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Galaxy S 4: A custom OS can cause critical problems
today I restarted my cell and suddenly this message appeard when I turned it on.

I've already looked thought many forums and tried out different things to make it work. But nothing helped yet.
I got to know that it can happen if the volume button is jammed, but nothing changes even if I poke it with a knife.
I tried to start it in recovery mode, but it doesnt work. When I press volume up + home + power button the galaxy logo and then the samsung logo appear and cellphone runs in safe mode. There isn't any blue text at the top of the screen when its turning on. I don't know if its even able to run in recovery mode. And I have no idea what to do with it in safe mode.
I also shut it down and left it without battery for quite a while (some people claimed it helped). But still no success.
Does anyone have an idea what I can do else? Thanks in advance
Add: When I normally start then this warning appears. Each damn time. And the buttons don't work, i can't do anything.
No, my cell doesn't work normally. It can only boot in safe mode and that's it.

Actually, it's the ODIN/Download mode. And what exactly happens when you normally start your phone, i.e without the combo buttons

Yep, this is called "Download mode" and is usually accessed with a device powered off by holding down Power, Home and volume down buttons. It's meant to be there, and if you aren't using the program Odin or Heimdall, or if you aren't sure what they are, then you can ignore it. Does your phone boot up normally now? Is it running?

Add: When I normally start then this warning appears. Each damn time. And the buttons don't work, i can't do anything. No, my cell doesn't work normally. It can only boot in safe mode and that's it.

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Can't get GPS Lock on HTC M8
Currently I have an HTC M8. I bought the AT&T version and converted over to GPE without a hitch.
Lately I've noticed my GPS apps have not been working. So, I did some research and downloaded GPS ToolBox to try and refresh the A-GPS Data. When loaded, I noticed that it would not lock on to any GPS satellites. It could see 15+ (which i think is pretty decent.)
I did a complete restore after making a backup to no avail. I am not sure what could be the problem, is there a best route in order to troubleshoot this?
I can provide further detail if needed.

Did it work before you ran the Google Play RUU? It could be a ROM problem also, it's hard to pin down to be honest. Try another ROM maybe and see if that works.

I have identified same problem with the stock firmware 4.4.4 even after a factory reset.  This seems to be an issue with the stock ROM.
Other info: I contacted HTC.  First I was told that my phone would be replaced, now I am told it is a known issue and they are working on it.  But I have found very few reports of this problem online.  I would think that it would be affecting a lot more people.

Ok I had the same issue! I noticed this occurs when the phone is on the fringe or outside cell tower range in a remote location. The symptoms present, as location reporting becoming very inaccurate and often jumps miles from the actual position. The M8 was purchased mid-December and fully updated to 4.4.4, it seemed there was a serious bug with the way the phone detects and prioritises GPS correlation with respect to other forms of location fixing until....
I did some further research and found the M8 had reverted (after upgrade) to battery saving mode under location sources in settings (some how I had passed over this setting when looking for a fix) which references wifi and cell networks for rough location fixing. After changing the setting to High Accuracy the issue was resolved so to do this choose Settings-->Location-->Location Sources-->Mode & choose from the 3 options and you are good to go.

Welcome to Android Enthusiasts. This was posted as an answer, but it does not attempt to answer the question. If you can not find the answer to your problem you should ask your own question.

Good call Ryan, found the answer and posted my findings.

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Remove GO Keyboard language notification icon
I am using the latest version of GO Keyboard from the Play Store on a Nexus 5.
Whenever the keyboard is active, there is a notification icon on the right side that says the language selected, in my case 'En' over a green leaf icon.
Is there any way to remove this?

Yes. Long press on the notification and check 'hide app's notification icon'.

That means I won't get any notifications from the app, which should be a last resort. Also, I just tried that, and it did not prevent the notification icon.

And if you do what I said now that I edited my answer? I never did that so I don't know if you will not receive notifications but it does take care of the icon.

It still doesn't get rid of it. I can't long press on it. It is on the right side of the notification area, not the left side if that makes a difference.

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How to stop phone from savings all images in my emails
I have a samsung galaxy s5. for some reason it saves every email image in my photo gallery. meaning every image from the signature lines of all my emails keep saving as pictures inthe gallery and junking up all my memory...any suggestions so the gallery only saves pictures i actually take and not the same images over and over?

I imagine there must be a setting in the email app for whether or not to download images. Your other option is to find the directory where the images are stored and put a .nomedia file there.

If i set it to not download images, will that affect what i see when i am looking at the email itself?

Well of course it will. There will be no images.

you will find an option to turn off auto downloading and saving of images in your mail settings.


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OneDrive not syncing properly
OneDrive Android does not update OneDrive on PC, but OneDrive PC does update OneDrive Android:
    - If I edit a file on my PC, both the PC and Android will open that version.
    - If I edit that file on Android and save, then Android opens the new version, but the PC opens the original version.
    - If I edit the original version on the PC, Both the PC and Android will open the 3rd version.
Am I the only one? Is there a setting problem?
It seems like OneDrive Android App does not sync to the cloud even if refresh is pushed.
Galaxy S4
Kit-Kat 4.4.4
OneDrive 2.8.2

I have this problem too. Open a Word document on OneDrive using Hancom Office, for example,  edit and save it.
The document is saved in a cache on my tablet (labelled onedrive) but never updated elsewhere. The only way to update is to "save as" somewhere you can find it an reshare from the tablet manually.
This makes it a half useful app on tablets. Works fine'ish between PCs

You need to verify that you are editing the cloud version of the file.
Some apps download the file locally for editing, so it would need to be re-uploaded for the changes to be visible in the cloud.
So it depends on the file being edited. For simple text files, changes should be updated automatically.

"There is no auto synchronisation back to the cloud with these kind of storage apps." - untrue, DropBox auto uploads/syncs the files.  This obviates the entire concept of cloud storage.                It begs the question, how do you upload the new file, I cannot see how....

I just tried.  If I edit the cloud version it updates.  If I "Favorite" (D/L a copy 'within' DB) and edit the Favorite it is updated.  What do you mean by "Download"?  If you save a seperate copy outside of DB of course it won't sync.   In fact, when I save the file on Android, My PC pops up a notification saying Dropbox updated the file - no extra activity needed.

It begs the question, how do you upload the new file, I cannot see how....

There is an upload button at the bottom of the screen. You just pick the new file from your device storage.

Let me get this straight, to use OneDrive I need to explicitly and manually D/L the file to my phone, navigate to that location on my phone to open and edit it, then manually upload the file back to the cloud?!?!?  When I edit the "OneDrive file" using my phone it is a "hidden" and "duplicate" file somewhere on my phone but not available on OneDrive?  Best to use DropBox.

My Android OneDrive app was not displaying my updated files.
I followed Microsoft advice and Force stopped, cleared data and cache, uninstalled and reinstalled with Google Play.
I tried this 3 times and it didn't help.
Then I installed the Amazon app and downloaded OneDrive app through the Amazon app, and it worked!!
I can now view all my latest updated files.
I thought I should share my experience so that it may help others with a similar issue.

Try OneSync. OneDrive support recommended it.

Can you link to this app?

And also some explanation and how-to if possible.

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Nexus 7 wont appear on my PC in the bootloader, semi bricked
So I tried to root my nexus 7. I realized I done screwed up. However, when I looked for my SuperSU installed file in TWRP, I forgot to install it before hand, when I was at my bootloader, or before that. Now my Nexus 7 will not appear on my P.C to save my life. I have tried it one 2 different cables and PCs. It won't appear as a media device no matter what I try. I also cant open up the OS for some reason. I followed this guide and that did solve my issue of having TWRP. Say I have 0mb internal storage, but I still cant install super SU, or boot up my OS. Whenever I try and start it now I get a slightly lit black screen forever.
EDIT: despite all this I am able to do commands like flashing
EDIT JUST A FEW MINUTES LATER: removing TWRP via fastboot erase or something, then reinstalling allowed me to see my nexus on my computer, install super SU, and reboot... into a still black screen. i guess ill try and reinstall the system os rom?
EDIT: A few hours ago I reinstalled and flashed the System.img Straight from motorolas website. It worked. Thanks if you helped.
TL/DR:
Device won't show up on my PC. Device is semi bricked in bootloader.

Consider posting the edited (solution) part as the answer so that you can accept it and indicate that this question is already answered. Self-answering is encouraged :)

Did you ever tried using Wugfresh? Try it, they have everything explained in their software, how to install/remove drivers, easy root, bootloader unlock, and many other tools.

A link to the software would be useful, as well as a bit more information on how it applies specifically to this situation.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475 - Here it is.


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How do I mount an external disk drive formatted in ext4 via USB Host?
I plugged a 2.5 inch 1Tb drive into a Nexus 10 and I cannot see it anywhere really. Something pops up in ES File Explorer, but I cannot access the drive.
Do I have to root my device, or is there some other way?  Would formatting it to a different filesystem help in any way (to access it for r/w)?

How would you use your ext4 formatted thumb drive via OTG on Android?

How to read ext4 filesystem without mounting on a non-rooted device?

You have a couple of options. The easiest way is to buy nexus media importer - it was $4 last I checked. You can use the nexus photo viewer app to make sure it will work. I used it with a flash drive on my nexus 10 and it worked great.
The alternative is to root and use stickmount. I prefer to root my devices, so I would recommend that way, but is does come with some security issues. It is pretty straightforward on the nexus 10, but if you are uncomfortable with the idea, nexus media importer is worth the $4.
Note that that drives like that need to be externally powered or they will not work - I don't think tablets can put out enough juice by themselves.
If you would like to root I'd be happy to walk you through it, but it'll probably take enough time that it is worth just buying the app, unless you are interested in learning more about this kind of stuff.


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How to lock device and turn on display using tap/slide
My phone's power button is messed up. So am looking for something which will help me lock my phone and turn it on using either tapping or sliding. The knock lock app is great for locking but doesn't wake the phone. Is there an app/something that I can install that will help me lock/unlock without using my phones power button ?
Details :
Android version : 4.4.4
Phone : Nexus 4
Although I dont know the pros and cons yet but I don't want to root my phone

I had a similar problem with my n4's power button, but after searching for everything, ended up repairing the phone. It won't cost more than 10$.

Yeah, you need to repair the power button. If the phone gets turned off or the battery runs out, only the physical power button can turn it back on.


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Galaxy Note 4 KitKat 4.4.4 - want to perm sort mail so that unread is on top
I just got this phone and love it. But I'd like the default mail client to allow "UNREAD" on top and then the read ones below. I have to constantly change that each time I check mail. My previous version would only change that if I shut off the phone.
I can't find anything that allows me to default FILTER BY to be UNREAD. Annoying!


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I want to upgrade my samsung s3 mini sd card
How do i change the sdcard without losing all my games pictures ect and does every thing on the phone on on the chip or do you need to do something to put it all on the chip (YES im thick when it comes to phones LOL thankyou paula

Just copy all your data from your previous SD card to your newer SD card. Everything would work fine if nothing is left behind.


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Sync local calendar entries with Google
I want to sync my calendar entries in my Galaxy S3 (Android 4.3) with Google. I am using the Google Calendar app but unfortunately I have entered everything into the default "My Calendar" local calendar rather than choosing my Google account when adding events.
I have not been able to find an easy way to transfer events from this calendar to my Google account, and hence it is not syncing (it seems you have to choose the right calendar to get it to sync).
Is there a way I can transfer my calendar entries to my Google account without manually re-entering everything?

The procedure to do this has been outlined on XDA thread:

Firstly download this app from playstore: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idea.backup.smscontacts
Open it and go to Calendars Backup ➡Backup
Chose the file name and start the backup.
Then transfer the backup file to your pc. It will be in /sdcard/SmsContactsBackup/calendars.
Open up the backup file on your pc. I'd highly recommend you to use Notepad++ for this. You will see multiple Calendar entries at the
  top of the file. Look for the entry which has this attribute:-
  account_type="LOCAL" Note down the _id attribute for this Calendar
  entry.
Now look for < Calendar entry which has name="xyz@gmail.com" attribute and note down the _id attribute. Here xyz is your gmail
  username.
Now open Find & Replace and replace this :

calendar_id="1"
with
calendar_id="2"
Here, 1 is the _id for LOCAL Calendar entry and 2 is the id for your Google Calendar (in this case). It could be different for you. So
  basically whichever calendar entry is set as local, will be converted
  to the google calendar's entry so that it can be synced.

Now transfer the modified file back to /sdcard/SmsContactsBackup/calendars
Now open Superbackup  ➡Calendars and click on Delete all calendars.
Then restore the modified backup and re-sync your phone with the google calendar.
All your local entries will now appear as Google calendar entries and
  will get synced properly to your account.

The technique from XDA didn't work for me when migrating contacts from a local calendar on Android to a Google calendar, but the technique here worked pretty well. The only problem I had with the suggestion was that importing using the phone didn't work, but taking the exported ICS file and importing it using the Google calendar website on a desktop machine worked flawlessly. The free version of this app allowed me to export just the calendar I wanted as an ICS file without issue. Here is the direction:

you can migrate the events you've already entered on the Phone's calendar (to which you've been adding events with the Samsung Calendar App) into Google Calendar for free using a tool such as Calendar Sync Trial. Open the app and go to "Export" to create an ics (iCal) file containing the phone's calendar events, then import that file into a Google Calendar using a browser, or the same app. You can get Calendar Sync Trial from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.icalparse.free

I used the open source "Calendar Import-Export" app that let me export all calendars as .ics files. I copied them via USB to my computer and imported them in my Nextcloud calendar.

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.sufficientlysecure.ical/
https://github.com/SufficientlySecure/calendar-import-export

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What is Launcher3 4.4.4-9 application?
I'm new Android user. I just found that I have "Launcher3 4.4.4-9" on my Moto G 2-gen.
It has permissions to make calls. I cannot uninstall it.
Is this normal? This is system app/service?

From F-Droid wiki,

Name: Launcher3
ID: com.android.launcher3
Description

Android 4.4 homescreen from AOSP ...

The version (4.4.4-9) also confirms that it is the Android KitKat (4.4.4) AOSP Launcher. It's normal and it's a system app.

Where can I see app ID? Can't find it in KitKat.

Please read View app's full package name for further info.

It's especially confusing, because the app icon is pixel art and looks outdated. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CJbVqSiUAAAwk0R.jpg


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Can a Custom ROM affect the performance of my battery?
My Device is Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500. A week ago, I flashed a custom ROM on my Device, now my phone's battery drains out even if the phone is on stand by. Previously, it degraded but not so drastically. Sometimes the battery percentage increases automatically.
Is it a battery problem or Is it due to the Custom ROM?

It's the custom ROM but it may not be the ROM itself. Most of the times it is the kernel that comes with the ROM that is most influential. But, it is possible that the ROM has a feature or two that is draining the battery.
Also, since it is an S4 I have to ask, is it a Samsung ROM or AOSP? Because AOSP is so much different that usually because it is not the most compatible with the hardware it will take a toll on the battery. Samsung knows how to customize it's software the best so generally Samsung ROMs (doesn't have to be stock) are better than AOSP ROMs on Samsung phones or any OEM phones for that matter.

It's Samsung's Ozcan ROM.

But how can battery increase itself?
I keep checking through battery percentage.

I'm sorry, I didn't notice that. Did it happen only in this custom ROM or in your previous ROM (stock?)? If it happens only on this custom ROM then it's definitely the reason.

Happened in stock ROM too, but not in that great extent as compared to Custom ROM. Actually my friend said me that's it battery fault so I'm confused.

One good thing about Galaxy phones is that they have removable battery. Put a different battery in your phone (from a friend or just buy a different one) and see if it keeps happening. If you are reluctant to buy a second battery just remember that it's good to have a second one, for backup or just because battery life tends to decrease after some time (1-1.5 years). By the way, I recommend Anker's 2600mAh battery (I bought an Anker battery when I had my S1 and it was better than the original).

Ok thanks, I'll try replacing battery, and will let u know.

Good luck and I hope it works :)


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Save (not just show) device contact only in device
Device : samsung galaxy note 3 neo
Os : kitkat 442
Short : I wanna get rid of every non-device contact (mainly gmail) from my device. So they won't shows up even if I use the search.
Long : So, I want to SAVE only my device contacts in my device. I want to get rid of all facebook and google contacts.
I've succeeded in unsync and removing facebook contacts. But it seems my google contact (the gmail contact) is still there, while not seen if I browsed through the contact, if I use the search feature (in contact) the gmail contact still shows up.
Checking or unchecking "show contact with phone number only" doesn't affect this at all. Neither with unchecking sync contacts via setting > account.
If I want to delete the contact, it said that the original source will also get deleted when sync turned on again.
Any idea??

Are you asking about where new contacts are saved, or showing & hiding existing contacts? It's not clear, as the start of your question mentions saving, but the rest talks about contacts "showing up" and deleting.

Not new contact. But existing ones. Saving the existing device contact only in device.

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Google Play Music: Download Entire Library through USB (instead of internet)
I've used Google's Music Manager to upload my entire iTunes library (songs and playlists) to Play Music.
Now I need my library in my phone as well but the Play Music app on my Android phone only lets me download over the internet. I have 15 GB of songs and I was wondering if I can transfer my songs via USB instead.
Will the USB-transferred songs conflict with my Play Music library?

Seems as though you might be able to test this for yourself with just a single song.

Do you mean, copy your music library from local storage via USB directly to your phone? Google's Play Music appears to store the songs in it's own database format once downloaded to your device so I imagine there would need to be a process of "importing" if this is going to be possible.

I just tried copying an mp3 file to my phones "Music" folder, but after 2+ hours Google Play Music has not picked it up.

I just copied into the Media > Audio folder and Play Music picked it up. You may need to reboot to re-run its media scanning.

Yes (as @RossC mentions above) the next day (having switched my phone off overnight - Media scan on boot I suspect) my mp3 (copied to the Music folder) has indeed been picked up by Play Music. :) (I used to have the "Rescan Media" app installed, but that seems to have stopped working with KitKat!)


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Does android save a log of its own IP addresses?
I have a Wifi network to which I connect at work. The IP address has always been DHCP, but today the DHCP server is down. If I can figure out what IP address I had, I can set it statically (after checking to make sure another device hasn't already taken it, via ping from my desktop).
Does Android have a log anywhere of the IP addresses it is leased? I have root and thus can look at any file on my phone.

If you have USB debugging turned on, you can see the DHCP activity in the logcat. Unfortunately, without a working DHCP server, you're not going to see anything.  And the logcat doesn't stick around long enough for you to see the previous day's successful negotiation. You can also see the currently-assigned IP address in Wi-Fi settings under the advanced menu. But again, this is only when everything is working right.
Without some inside knowledge about the subnet, you're reduced to guessing. Try 192.168.1.xx, 10.0.0.xx, 192.168.0.xx, etc. But you could also just check with one of your IT people.
If this happens often, I suggest checking your logcat or the settings menu when it's working and making note of the address. This will get you prepared for the next outage.

The DHCP server came back up, so I got the IP address. When I got home, I ran a several-hour-long recursive grep. In the end, I couldn't find a single file with that ip subnet. The logcat probably has the only reference, and as you said it is ephemeral. So I'm marking your answer as accepted.


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adb sync shows Product directory not specified
I am using android in an emulator integrated with eclipse. I was trying to import my gmail contacts into my emulator. For that purpose, I exported my gmail contacts to a .vcf file (contacts.vcf) from my gmail account. Then I used adb push contacts.vcf /sdcard/contacts.vcf to make it move into my emulator sdcard. And then, I used adb sync to sync the contacts with my emulator. Unfortunately, I got the following output: adb sync showing product directory not specified. Somebody help me resolve this.

The adb sync command is for people to use while developing Android ROMs. The "product directory" mentioned is part of the Android source tree, and adb sync can only be used with a ROM you've compiled yourself.
It has nothing to do with syncing contacts or any other app data.

Set your PRODUCT_OUT by exporting path as explained below:
Open bashrc from terminal
nano ~/.bashrc

Scroll to the bottom of the file and add ANDROID_PRODUCT_OUT like this
export ANDROID_PRODUCT_OUT= <PATH TO AOSP SOURCE>/out/target/product/<TARGET>

CTRL+X to Exit
Choose Yes when asking for an override
close the terminal and now it should work in a new terminal.

Note that this answer is only useful to solve the issue in the title regarding adb sync (if they have a need with this command), though this doesn't help in solving the background issue about syncing Gmail contacts to the emulator.


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Moto G 2-gen - can I recalibrate automatic brightness mechanism?
Is there any way to recalibrate/reconfigure automatic brightness behavior?
I would like to make it a little bit brighter in low light conditions.
I'm using Moto G 2-gen with KitKat without root access.

It is not possible to calibrate the mechanism normally. The screen brightness values are fixed.
You could use an app like Lux Auto Brightness to manage your screen brightness instead of using the default auto brightness setting. This isn't a perfect solution but it is probably the easiest to implement. Alternatively, you could root your phone and install the Xposed Framework. You could then use a module like Gravitybox to manually set your preferred auto brightness values.


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Finding ways to root my TWM Amazing X2
I want to root my new phone, TWM Amazing X2
But I can't find it anywhere, seriously. So I'm stucked here.
I've tried doing some google-surfing, bing, and all sorts of China softwares to root but none of it returned suceed.
Some infos:

Phone: Taiwan Mobile Amazing X2 Model number: Amazing X2 Android
  version: 4.4.2 Kernel: 3.4.0 ZTE-kernel@Zdroid-SMT

Could you try Farmaroot? It supports a lot of devices.

Tried and it failed. D:

At last, I've rooted my phone using the way on http://apk.tw/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=622501&extra=page%3D5

Can you link to the page/instructions rather than the archive?  Future readers have no context or reason to trust this.

oops, accidentally pasted the direct link instead of the forum link, didn't see that. Link changed to the original post.


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How to block some SMS, but only allow phone calls?
Hi I have a Samsung Galaxy 2S. How do I block SMS texts of my choice and only allow the phone calls? How do I block certain numbers from texting and not all of them, in other words, but allow the ones I'm blocking from sending me texts to call me instead if they so choose?

You can't prevent your phone from receiving texts except at the network level.  But you should be able to have them auto-deleted/ignored pretty easily at the user software level.  What have you tried?  "SMS Filter" is one of the top results for me and looks promising.

I use QKSMS for SMS. I integrate QKSMS with Should I answer?. If I block number in Should I answer?, I not will receive SMS from this number too. Thanks.

Blocking Contacts entirely is easily enough done. There is also SMS and call filtering applications that are free on the market- ESET AV is also a paid alternative. SMS filter and clean inbox are two alternatives for SMS blocking which both work quite well.
To combine both, there is a aFirewall SMS and call filter.  With many of these apps you're able to create set filers for calls, SMS or contacts to prevent them from bothering you.

There is no blocking system built into the default messaging app. However, you can also block unwanted SMS or messages on your phone with other apps. There are already a few other apps here you've found. There is also the Google Messages app that you can find on the Google Play Store. By using this app, you can report any message as spam and it will be sent directly to the spam folder.


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Nexus 5 charging problem
My Nexus 5 recently has a charging problem.. If I wiggle the charger a little it sometimes give the notification that the charger is not connected and if I release the charger it says its charging, I guess that problem is because my nexus 5 charger input is broken ??
And if I charge it while the screen is on ( and using the phone ) the phone takes a long time to charge and if I leave it with sometimes the screen of ( and not using the phone ) it charges 0 to 100 real quick.
If somebody know what I can do, I would be very thankfull
Phone information:
-Rooted Nexus 5
-Version 4.4.2

It just sounds like the plug is a little loose in the socket. This can often happen with cheaper USB cables. Just try a different USB cable and you'll probably get a snugger fit.
It's entirely normal that the phone charges more quickly when you're not using it. When you're using it, you're draining the battery at the same time as trying to charge it. It's like trying to fill a bath while the plug's out.

If somebody know what I can do, I would be very thankful

You don't need to do anything. Your phone is working correctly.

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modiying vold.fstab
I have tried to swap phone storage to external storage by modiying vold.fstab.  After rebooting my Kata i3, I can't access phone storage, sd card and extnal usb storage.
Previous storage setting
 Internal storage - working with (1gb)
 Phone storage - working (13gb)
 SD CARD - working
 External USB Storage - working

After modifying vold.fstab:
 Internal Storage - working
 Phone Storage - not working/no access
 Sd Card - not working/no access
 External USB Storage - not working/ no access

Please help! Thanks in advance!

Can you show us the vold.fstab before and after your changes?


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Auto changing lock screen backgrounds from my facebook photos
So I just purchased a oneplus one and am switching over from a windows phone. One of the features I like on the windows phone is the ability to auto change my facebook photos as my lock screen background. Basically within the settings, I can choose the facebook app, pick which albums I want, and then my lock screen background gets automatically set to a new photo from those albums every few hours. Anything like this possible on android? I don't remember it being possible when I last used Android.
Thanks
Jakub

Sync your Facebook album to your phone and then use a live wallpaper such as Photo Album. Finally, set the live wallpaper to be your lock screen. Not intuitive, but hey, that's the flexibility of Android! :)


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Root Samsung Galaxy S5
I have rooted my Samsung Galaxy S5 using Odin to first download (Philz Touch) Recovery, then downloaded Custom Rom 'Omega'.
My first question is if I unrooted it, would I get my Warranty back?
Second, how can I unroot it?
Third, before I rooted my phone it used to lag a lot and the battery used to drain fast. When I used to open my battery settings, it showed me that (Android System) was draining my battery. I did factory format, and still the same thing. I did everything from Force close unwanted apps to turning off unneeded options (GPS, Mobile Data, Bluetooth) and it did not improve. Then I decided to root my phone, and nothing improved. What should I do?
My Phone is SM-G900F, 4.4.2 Kitkat, bought it from overseas and now using it in the US.

You've asked three questions here. This site works best when you ask each question in a separate question post. That way, people can answer whichever of your questions they know the answer to.

No. A warranty is a legal agreement between you and the manufacturer. You can't break a contract and expect to "undo" it as if it were a typing mistake in an email.

if you rooted your phone and want to unroot it now, you can do it. And you still have the warranty. For unrooting, you can search some other free tools for help.
Then, after rooting, you can use some battery life improve apps. This is one of the most benefits for rooting, remember that? The only reason that your device still drains a lot is that you have not exploited the utmost function of your rooted phone.
Plus, I enjoyed my rooted One Plus very much, freely remove the preinstalled apps, and improve my battery life sooo much.
Hope you can solve your problem soon.

I just start by saying that my english is a little bit bad!
First: No! when your warrenty is void, it will be void!
To find out if your warrenty is void, just reboot into Download mode, press volume up, read the text in upper left corner. If the line that says something about warrenty looks like 0x0, your warrenty is NOT void. If it's like 0x1, your warrenty is dead!
Second: You can use Kies! Samsung's program for computer to update, backup, restore and get the original software to your phone back ;)
Third: I'm sorry, but I can't help :/


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Change system language from Chinese to English?
So I bought an Android phone that is shipped from China. The default language is Chinese. All the preinstalled apps are in Chinese. I live in the US and do not know Chinese and would like to know if there is any way to change this. When I dial a number there is a row of Chinese letters on the screen. I want to switch the language to English.

Go to Settings>Language and input>Language and pick English if provided already or download English language pack from the options.

Try this :

Go to Settings [app look like "Gear" Sign]

Go to language and Input [Find "A" sign icon]

Change the Language, usually the top option is used as Changing Languages

You will get a list of languages, select your appropriate language, That's it!

Original Source :
https://rumorscity.com/2014/12/25/how-to-change-the-language-on-android-from-chinese-to-english/

Try downloading an app called morelocale 2 (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.c_lis.ccl.morelocale), you should be able to change your language with that.
If it doesn't work there are other apps that should do the trick:
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=morelocale%202


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How to load a preset list of Tasker profiles into another user's installation of Tasker
I'm new to both Android and Tasker. I have two Android devices, and have created a bunch of Tasker profiles/scenes/tasks on Device 1 and would like to have those same profiles/scenes/tasks on Device 2, but don't want to enter all of them in again. Is there a way to do this automatically?
Thanks in advance for any advice!

There's indeed a possibility:
Hit Menu (the three dots in the top right corner if you don't have hardware buttons) -> Data -> Backup. Then copy the Tasker folder on your SD-Card to the one of your second device. There, hit Menu -> Data -> Restore. That should do it!

I believe Tasker has the ability to perform a backup and export. If not, find the directory in which the above are stored and copy them to the other phone?
Try reading this blog: http://almost-a-technocrat.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/how-to-export-taskers-projects-profiles.html?m=1


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Restrict accounts that can delete data with Android Device Manager
I have setup two Google accounts on my phone.
I want to configure it so that only my primary account can erase data using android device manager.
Thanks


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How to export bookmarks from Chrome in Android?
I need to import bookmarks from my Chrome Android mobile. Is there any direct way to do it? Please do not suggest to sync Chrome account in desktop and do import from there, my Sync rights has been disabled by admin in Chrome desktop.

Nowadays (2023), for this question, one can try my Xposed module ChromeXt, which is an active open source project.
From its README:
Bookmarks can be exported in HTML format through the Developer options menu.
There is also a dicussion about this function, which might be helpful for you.

Google offers downloading your data from the Google products you use. If Chrome's data was synced on Android side, you could download from here.

This gave me an archive with a bunch of files, all of them containing between one and 600 repetitions of the string "Encrypted": "Your data is encrypted and cannot be exported.".

@DanielSaner This is strange and do not reflect my previous experience with this.
Maybe the archive (a zip archive I suppose) is now encrypted globally with some password you only can have? Maybe are you enrolled in their Advanced Protection Program that requires physical token?
Beside of this, apart from any security settings changed on Google or, things they may have changed lately, or a bug in the late time, I dunno, you could try to reach them asking directly to Google support.

Worked. Imported bookmarks into duckduckgo

OP specifically said NO sync stuff.

@Frotz anyway, yes it requires to have Chrome Android synced with Google, but does not require to have the Desktop synced with Google also, that was the OP problem.
Sadly there's no way AFAIK to handle and save the data only locally, both on Android or Pc. I have also tried some applications in the past, promising to do this, but they were outdated and not working at all.

can't comment "Google Bookmark Import tool" response (no reputation) @Igor_K
I want to point out Store App description info:

"will download bookmarks from https://www.google.com/bookmarks (...) add them on (...) browser." - App will try to do REVERSE transfer respect OP request, and, will read from Chrome Synced data online. Google address obsolete also.
"Chrome ... will not import/export folder structure"
App will garble bookmarks by removing folder structure
App latest update 19 nov 2015: totally obsolete , and totally unsupported on creator's site http://www.it-dan.com/

@Frotz OP said exactly that:
<<Please do not suggest to sync Chrome account IN DESKTOP and do import from there, my Sync rights has been disabled by admin in Chrome DESKTOP.>>
It is really different form what you say. It says to not suggest to use sync IN DESKTOP, not in Android. Please don't complain about a thing without taking time to understanding it well.

@Frotz My solutions is:

currently only viable solution, because all previous extension made to work with Chrome bookmark are obsolete and made not working by the subsequent Chromium code modifications
not requires using Sync ON DESKTOP, as required by Original Poster
let you free to transition to any browser and bring your bookmarks (simply let the new browser read the Google Export uncompressed file).
yes, it requires to have a Google account to be able to sync the data ON ANDROID (as NOT expressly excluded by original poster, this should then be deemed as PERMITTED by him).

Moderator's warning: don't use comment thread for debate. Once is enough to state your opinion, no need to push it. Just vote (or don't) and move on.

(can't comment other response for: reputation) The new 2023 solution by @jingmatrix seems to be able to let users to export bookmarks from Chrome on Android directly, only it seems little difficult to implement on a standard user's phone. If someone could test it, we should check if it is able to export the full tree structure of the bookmarks, or only the links as other old Chrome extensions were doing. At the moment I can't test it (no phone)

Google Bookmark Import Tool helps in cases when you need to backup Chrome Android bookmarks.
It is simple to use and generated file can be transferred from phone/tablet easily.


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How can I add the user of an application to the group of another application?
I'd like to add the user of one application to the group of another so that I can read the other applications private content without doing a su every time.
I can't find the adduser or the useradd command on my device running Cyanogenmod. It doesn't seem to be a part of the busybox that came bundled with Cyanogenmod.
Since the Android follows a very different permission system from Linux, I'm wondering it is in possible to do this and if so how can I get the useradd or the adduser commands.


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How to turn off data usage for all but specific App in android?
I want to disable the auto sync(i.e mobile data) for all of my App ,except whatsApp when I am in mobile data connection.So basically talking , when I am on mobile data I only want to use whatsApp to connect to internet.
But when I am connected to wifi , any of App can update,sync and do things whatever they want. How can I do that ?
EDIT: MY PHONE IS NOT ROOTED

possible duplicate of How do I enable Mobile Data only for select apps on a rooted phone?

my phone is not rooted so that answer is irrelevent.

There are a number of applications (3G Watchdog for example) which allow you to restrict background data to WiFi; therefore when you've left the application it cannot continually use data.
In later versions of Android you can go to Settings > Data Usage > Apps and restrict background data, thus not needing a third party app. Both methods do not require root access.
Here are a few related questions:MMS and Restricting background data, Restrict Mobile data but exclude some apps or How does "Restrict background data" work?.
The above mentioned will give much more explanation on what to do, why to do etc. but I will just give you the means to read it. It's quite an easy process to compelte. I will, however, give an alternative which is not often used: AutoMateIt. Let me know if you manage to incorportate this into your issue!

I just restricted background data .


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Eclipse is not able to detect smartphone
Debian 7.6, Eclipse 3.8.
When i program with API8 for my HTC Froyo I have no problem: running the debug session i see the device in the device list and I'm able to debug my app.
Since I started with a API14 for smartphone and tablet, I'm not able to detect that devices.
When I connect them to the PC i only see ????????? as Serial Number.
If I check the USB connection with lsusb or dmesg, the devices are detected correctly by the system.
I tested Smartphone LG L5II and Hamlet tablet XZPAD0970H and, of course, the debug option is checked.
I read about a potential problem with permissions but i don't understand how to solve the problem.

I found!
I followed the article Configuring ADB for Nexus 4 on Ubuntu 11.10 adding a find and a row for my smartphone, inserting its VID e PID. Then I restarted the adb.
Now the smartphone is visible to Eclipse!
Next I'll try with the tablet inserting its VID and PID ..

I'm very sorry but this morning, when i turned up the system, I have the same original problem  :(  Again ????????? as sn! - I don't understand ...

The definitive answer: adb tool MUST run as root by 'sudo adb start-server' or by suid-ing the adb file


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How to restore my deleted songs?
I have cut all my songs from my pc and transferred them to my tab via USB cable. They were stored under a file named 'File Manager'. I saw that I didn't need to copy them to the tab's 'Music' folder (or I couldn't) because they were already in there.
Then I deleted a song from the file manager and it automatically got deleted from the music folder. Then I thought, how about adding the songs to a playlist? Maybe then I can clear my file manager,get more space to get other files in there(right?) and my songs will be saved too. But when I deleted most of my songs from the file manager,they got deleted from the playlist too.
I couldn't find any recycle bin in my tab. Some of them were left in the manager and I tried to delete them but now it shows that 'no permission to delete' and they aren't getting removed from there and the music folder.
Why did it happen before then? And how am I gonna restore my songs back? Please help me and correct me if I did any mistakes mentioned above.

There are multiple misconceptions in your "workflow", so let me try to explain them one by one:

You've copied the files to your device and placed them into a directory.
Once that was done, Android's MediaScanner found them and added them to its "library"
I've never heard they are added to the Music folder, so that might be something specific here. They were obviously not duplicated (that wouldn't make sense), so what you see as "Music folder" (you didn't specify where you checked that) is most likely rather a "virtual folder" / "Library" / "View".
As the second place was not a copy but rather a pointer, that pointer disappeared as well as soon as you deleted the file.
A "playlist" can be compared to a text-file listing up available music files, it doesn't contain the files themselves. So as you removed the files, their "pointers" were removed here as well.

So much for what has happened. Next point is that Android is not Windows (but rather based on Linux). By default, there is no "recycle bin" (though there are apps available to emulate that). Gone is gone.
For recovery (and recycle bin) you might wish to take a look at:

my listing of De-Deletion (Recovering) apps
questions tagged data-recovery
our data-recovery tag-wiki

I recommend following these links bottom-up ;)

Thnx Izzy! I sure will follow them.

If that solved you issue, don't forget to "tick" the check-mark next to the answer to indicate ;)

Since Android tab also uses FAT32 or NTFS file system, I think the deleted one just like the file on PC. It is still there.
Therefore, pull out the SD card, scan it with some recovery tools. Things should be done as you lost a file on PC.


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How can I factory reset my Android TV?
Is there any way to do a factory reset somehow from the welcome screen as I can go through to do anything?
After prompting me to choose the language it keeps returning to the Welcome page to start over. Yes I tried every possible combination (wifi, cable, buttons, etc) but there is no way to go through so maybe a factory reset will do the trick.

Try going to Settings --> Privacy --> Factory Data Reset
For More Detail You can check Here:
www.allview.ro/uploads/tx_allview/Manual_AllDro_TV.pdf

I think I mentioned that I can't get pass the welcome screen..


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Accidentally bought OMTP headphones for a CTIA phone, what now?
I made the mistake of buying the old Sony Ericsson MH1-LB LiveSound headphones for my Sony Xperia Z1 phone, thinking the two would work together, sound, microphone, controls and all.
I have found out that this is not the case, and the reason is that the headphones use a standard called OMTP, while my phone uses another standard called CTIA, which basically just switches a couple of things around - as far as I've understood.
What options do I have now? Should I start looking for other headphones, or is there a way to use these headphones with my phone after all?
I've looked around on Amazon, and found CTIA to OMTP adapters, branded as "iPhone to (older) Android converters". Is it safe to assume that these can be used the other way around as well, that is, to convert OMTP to CTIA? The way i see it, the cable just switches around the mic and earth components, so it should be able to work both as CTIA to OMTP, as well as OMTP to CTIA. Is this correct, or am I missing something?
In case someone would like to know, this is the adapter I've been looking at.
PS: In case an adapter like this can work as an OMPT to CTIA adapter as well, people are welcome to leave a comment, if they know a similar but better product. Note however, that this is not the purpose of this question.

I think the OP has already bought a converter and is enjoying the MH1, but in case someone else stumbles upon this, I have Xperia Z2 and an old MH1. I use a Sony Ericsson EC250 adapter. Everything on the MH1, including the mic and all four buttons are working fine. The converter is basically a CTIA to OMTP converter for old phones, but those converters work in both directions. You don't specifically need the EC250. Any OMTP to CTIA or CTIA to OMTP converter should work.

I still haven't bought anything, and might not need a converter anymore - but thanks a lot for your answer. :-)


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Install custom ROM without using CWM or TWRP on a rooted XOLO Q1000
I have a rooted XOLO Q1000 device. Due to a problem when installing the stock ROM using SP Flash Tool, I am not able to see the displayed content on my screen.
I am sure my device is working fine. It just needs to install an updated version of any ROM. As nothing is displayed properly, I am not able to start CWM. Hence, I am planning to flash custom ROM without using CWM.
Is it possible to flash a custom ROM without using CWM or TWRP on a rooted XOLO Q1000?

If your phone has an advance recovery with this option:

Install from sdcard
Install from extcard
(... or other similar options)

then it is straightforward.
However, if it doesn't exist, then you have to install an advance recovery like CWM or TWRP. I'm not sure what is the problem, but I think only this way helps you to install it.

license: Creative Commons - Attribution Share-Alike - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/


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Cannot use keyboard in Google Chrome app
Update (20/10/2014)
After a routine update of installed apps everything seems to be working as expected. I suspect that updating the LG Keyboard app (which came with the phone) did the trick.
Original
I have a rooted European LG G3 32 GB on KitKat 4.4.2. Up until a day ago I could happily browse the internet using the Google Chrome app. However now I am able to do everything but typing using the keyboard.
I can press on links, go into settings and use voice control to browse but I cannot type anything. When I press on the search bar, the keyboard shows up as usual but it is completely inresponsive. And if I keep on pressing the keyboard the app freezes. I had to press the back/home buttons over ten times to leave the app.
I have tried clearing both cache and app data, force stopping the app, reboot, uninstall updates and reinstall updates but no joy. Next I tried Chrome Beta, but it's all the same.
I have also tried the stock android browser and Dolphin, those two do work. So my issue seems to be concerning the Google browsers only.
What could I do to fix this malfunctioning?

What keyboard are you using? Have you tried using a different keyboard to see if it is a clash between the two apps (Chrome and Keyboard)?

I am using the default keyboard that came with the phone: LG Keyboard. No I have not tried other keyboard apps.

I like @RossC's suggestion - even switching keyboard to a different one and then back to stock may reset something.

This may have something to do with using and uninstalling a third party keyboard. Installing Google Keyboard seems to fix it.


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Locked out of my phone!
I'm locked out of my phone and I need to change the password on it how do I reset it and clearing everything off my phone?

Use Android device manager

You might be able to use recovery mode to perform a wipe and factory reset.


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Factory reset problem in LG F160
I have installed an English ROM in LG Optimus F160
So, the question is if I soft reset my phone will the installed rom be uninstalled or remain installed?

The system ROM should remain on the device after a "soft" factory reset.
A normal factory reset only clears the user data, applications, and settings from the device. A factory reset does not remove the ROM or other data on the system partition.
Under most conditions the system ROM will usually only be removed when formatting the system partition in recovery mode or installing a new ROM.


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flash-all doesn't work, command not found - Ubuntu
Trying to install the new Android 5.0 Preview. I first installed it a while ago on Windows with no problems. I switch over to Ubuntu a few weeks back, and now, after unlocking, I can't flash-all.

Figured it out. Had to actually extract the thing, navigate to it(I navigated to the zipped file, not the unzipped) with the cd ~/... command and run the ./flash-all.sh file.


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adb shell remove directory with patenthesis windows
I'm trying to delete a directory that contains parenthesis in its name. So far I've tried:
adb shell rm -r "sdcard/music/SomeArtist - (good stuff)"

And I get:
/system/bin/sh: syntax error: '(' unexpected

I'm on windows btw. Any suggestion? Cheers

The problem is that the quotes are being interpreted twice: once by the Windows shell when it parses the adb command, and again by the Android shell. Remember that adb shell foo opens a shell on the device and runs the foo command there. When you run
adb shell rm -r "sdcard/music/SomeArtist - (good stuff)"

Windows is using the quotes to see the whole path as one argument, and then removes them. The command that actually gets sent to the device is then
rm -r sdcard/music/SomeArtist - (good stuff)

and the shell on the device interprets the ( as a special shell expansion. There are two ways to avoid this. One way is to double the quotes, so that there's still a set left when the command gets to the device:
adb shell rm -r "\"sdcard/music/SomeArtist - (good stuff)\""

The second, and more generally useful, is to avoid trying to do everything at once. Use adb shell to open an interactive shell on the device, and then
rm -r "sdcard/music/SomeArtist - (good stuff)"

inside that shell to run the command you want. You can use ctrl-d to exit the shell when you're done.

Do you know perhaps how to do it together with "su" yet in a batch file? I tried adb shell "su -c rm -r -f THE_PATH" but it didn't work as it complains about the "-r".


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How do I restore my storage space?
After download a big app,I it says that there is insufficient space; and it stopped downloading. After this i checked application manager and it said that I had low space despite the app not downloading what do I do?

That's a very loose question. If your phone comes with an inbuilt File Manager, use that to navigate to the location and delete and residual files.
You could also use third party applications such as Clean Master to detect and remove unwanted files.

Try deleting the cache in Settings -> Storage. It probably holds the downloaded part and it could be already large from earlier as it contains other apps caches.

Try uninstalling high mb apps that you don't need anymore,also try using SD Maid to remove useless files.


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Cannot delete hundreds of duplicate contacts
I have a Google account and a MS Exchange account (Outlook). There are multiple instances of hundreds of duplicate contacts for a single name; e.g. John Smith. They are in "not assigned" groups. If i go into contacts and delete all 200-400 of them, they all reappear in a couple of hours.
They take up so much space; there are thousands of them.
I very much appreciate your help and ideas.
I"m using a Galaxy S3, v4.4.2.

Firstly where are the duplicates from? You should be able to selectively sync items from exchange, thus uncheck the contacts section. Furthermore, some default contact apps allow "link", where you can link all aspects of the contacts. I gather your issue is for phone, mobile, email etc it is creating another contact.
The fact that they are reappearing backs the theory it is due to repeated sync. A handy alternative would be grab any contacts from your exchange, tick the option to migrate to SIM then disable sync. You'll still be able to search for them via email etc by selecting "search on server" etc.

On my phone this problem appears to be caused by LinkedIn.  Try disabling that sync and then clean again.  It only happens to certain contacts for me.

Disabling sync usually isn't enough to hide contacts.

You can manage duplicate items in Google contacts. For that your phone contacts need to be synced with google contacts. After the sync you need to visit Google Contacts Preview website to find/manage the duplicates. You'll be able to see on the left side of the screen that an option to "Find duplicates" avaliable. Just click on that and google will manage to find and arrange the duplicates for you. You can merge all the duplicates into one contact by clicking "Merge All" button at the top. Now that it is a single contact you can either wish to keep the contact or delete the merged contact. This way you merge all the duplicates and delete them at a single click. ;)
Note: If you don't have any duplicate contacts in contacts.google.com then you'll see "Yay! No duplicates found." which means you are having no duplicate messages. Before mergin contacts see if they are duplicates by checking the phone number or the contact name sometimes

I had a similar problem a few minutes ago. I had literally hundreds of duplicates for two of my contacts. When I selected any of them, nothing opened except for a tiny message saying "The contact doesn't exist." I couldn't erase them.
I read this: http://www.anushand.com/2015/04/my-nexus-5-couldn-connect-calls-with-my.html
and tried what they suggested (uncheking the contact syncing boxes of all accounts from the Accounts section in the Settings), but it did not work.
What I had to do is go to the Outlook app and THERE uncheck the contact syncinc box. Now everything seems to work fine, all the duplicates are gone.
I'm not sure if I had to uncheck both boxes, the one from the Accounts section in the Settings AND the one directly from the app, in order for this to work. Maybe only one of them is buggy.
Anyways, right now I'm not taking chances: I'm only syncing Google contacts.
I have a Nexus 4, 5.1.1.
Cheers.


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How can I enable USB Debugging on an LG G2 (vs980) with a broken screen?
I have an LG G2 (vs980 - Verizon). The digitizer and screen is broken - I can view it, but not submit input.
The device has fastboot and TWRP capabilities, and I can get to ADB from TWRP.
The device previously had USB debugging enabled and was associated with my PC's public key.
It seems the only thing preventing me from accessing the device via ADB while booted normally is LG's 'USB connection type' setting, which defaults to 'as a media device' or 'as an installer'. This phone requires me to choose 'as an internet connection' / 'ethernet' once I hook up the USB cable from the notification panel for ADB debugging to work. As the screen is broken, I cannot do this.
How to I write this setting to the system from recovery mode? Perhaps a build.prop tweak or a sqlite3 edit? (I have sqlite3 on the device; I just enabled my wifi with it).
$ adb shell getprop | grep persist.sys.usb.config
[persist.sys.usb.config]: [mtp,adb]

Since I can access ADB from recovery and my rom has a /system/etc/init.d, i can run commands after the system boots from here.
My current plan is to switch ADB to connect over wifi and proceed from there.

enabling adb in recovery mode:
http://android.stackexchange.com/a/69600/60711

@tomasb I saw that, but it does not work. This is a LG specific misfeature - it presents as a CD to install drivers or as MTP, and ADB fails to work.

Also see: Broken screen while debug mode was disabled. How can I re-enable adb?

In this situation, since you have rooted your phone and can access the device via recovery adb, create a startup init.d script to set adb to wifi listening and then connect via wifi.

/system/etc/init.d/97adb
#!/system/bin/sh

if [ -e /sdcard/adb_wifi ]; then
    /system/bin/adb_to_tcp &
fi;

/system/bin/adb_to_tcp
#!/system/bin/sh

# Close STDOUT file descriptor
exec 1<&-
# Close STDERR FD
exec 2<&-

# Open STDOUT as $LOG_FILE file for read and write.
exec 1<>/sdcard/did_adb_tcp

# Redirect STDERR to STDOUT
exec 2>&1

while :
do

/system/bin/iptables -F
/system/bin/iptables -P INPUT ACCEPT
/system/bin/iptables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT
/system/bin/iptables -P FORWARD ACCEPT

setprop service.adb.tcp.port 5555
stop adbd
start adbd

/system/bin/sleep 120

done

/sdcard/adb_wifi

Ensure the former two files are +x and that the final file exists. Reboot. Wait. You now have 120 second intervals to:
adb connect [yourip]:5555
adb shell ps | grep sh
adb shell
> su
> kill -9 $PID_OF_SH


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Can I use an Adafruit Trinket as a simple Android peripheral?
I want to control the standby state of an LCD panel through an android media PC. I'm thinking of using a Trinket as a cheap android USB peripheral. Is this possible?
I'm new to Android and Adafruit but really keen to learn. Previously, I controlled my LCD panel through my Raspberry Pi GPIO interface, but I want to move to some hardware with a little more oomph!
The LCD Panel accepts a 3.3v signal to switch the screen on. Is the Trinket the right piece of hardware for this application?
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
Best Regards, Jabah

The answer depends on what kind of interface you're hoping to use between the Android device and the Trinket, and whether the Android device has drivers for that USB class. For example, if you made the Trinket act like a mouse, and your Android device has USB HID (human interface device) support, then that would work fine - but a mouse isn't much use for controlling your LCD panel.
You need to look in the specs of the particular Android device you're using, or try it out with some existing USB devices, to find what USB classes it supports: in particular, you'll likely be wanting to use a USB-serial interface.
You'll probably also need to write some special-purpose software for your Android device, to communicate with the Trinket. I'm afraid as this isn't a programming site, we can't help you with that.

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How do I reinstate the little number circle onto the yellow text message envelope icon please?
I want to reinstate the little Number Circle that (use to) appear on the yellow text message envelope as its completely disappeared from my Samsung G4, which is annoying!? I receive audible notifications when I receive a text but they are no longer 'tallied' up in a number circle, which I found very useful! How do I reinstate the little number circle onto the yellow text message envelope please?


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Power on S3 Mini without working power button
A friend of mine has got an Samsung S3 Mini. Recently the power button broke (could not turn off screen by pressing the button). Now the mobile got accidentally turned off and wont turn back on, because the power button is broken. Is there any way to turn it on again? Like boot into recovery/download mode somehow? Or using some ODIN magic? I already searched a bit, but everything I found did not work.
I tried charging it, removing battery and inserting it again.
I read about a "Samsung JIG" which is used to boot the device into download mode. Could I turn it on from there?
Any ideas?

Okay my solution was to buy a cheap Samsung JIG from eBay (~2.5€). You can also build one yourself, but I did not have any resistors laying around at the time, so I just chose to buy on already made.
I plugged it into the mobile and after just a few seconds it turned on into download mode.
I then removed the jig, and connected my samsung s3 mini to my computer. I had to install the correct drivers and started odin. I did not find a way to simply boot my device, but I was able to create an emptpy .tar file to flash. I chose this file via the "BL" button in Odin. I made sure "Auto Reboot" was enabled and hit Start. It worked like a charm. Because the tar file I provided was empty it did not actually flash anything, but the device turned on.
I can now turn on the device whenever I need, using the jig and  my pc.
One other problem I ran into is: How do I turn the screen off, having no working power button. The Solution: Apps. There are a number of apps out there which enable you to turn off the screen via many different methods. Choose one that fits you best :)

I had this problem with my Samsumg S3 Mini. The power button is not working and I looked for ways to turn it on all over the internet and nothing worked (didnt try the JIG thing).
Trying different ways, I found one that may work for you too. It works every time, 100%.
First of all I put my phone to charge until it shows the battery icon charging, then you take it off and plug to another charger right away (It doesnt need to be real fast). Then my phone starts normally.
The weird thing is that the charge that makes it turn on does not charge the phone. Don't know if this is just an odd method that works only on my phone, but you can try some variations of this method and it may be helpful for someone.

When in download mode, connect it to Odin on your pc. There is the option to automatically reboot after flashing. If you are not able to hit flashing without an archive, try flashing something harmless.


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Is it possible to reach hidden SMB/CIFS share from Android?
I am using ES file explorer to browse my Windows shares. Now I made some SMB/CIFS shares with Linux, and it is able to make "hidden" shares, like this:
[priv]
comment = Private
path = /media/VIDEO/prov
available = yes
valid users = dims device
read only = no
browseable = no
public = yes
writable = yes

I can use this share from Windows if explicitly enter it's name. But looks like ES File explorer can't remember the link if it is not browseable.
How to overcome?

You can add a share directly in ES. From the LAN window, click New. In the Server text box, type the address and path of the share (e.g. server/priv), and fill in the rest of the form appropriately.

It does not work for me this way. If enter only server name or server IP, then it creates a server icon. But if I enter servername plus share name (like server/priv) it says "Server not found". For any share, both browseable or not.


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ServiceProvider eating my battery after SIM unlocking
I had my Samsung Galaxy S3 SIM unlocked last week. It runs a rooted Android 4.1.2. Since then, I've noticed that ServiceProvider is consuming much more battery that I have ever noticed before. Can SIM-unlocking a phone lead to a higher battery consumption from ServiceProvider, and if so why?

I haven't found any solution so far.

So I am still interested if someone has any idea.


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Highlight autocorrected words
I've been using my Android phone for typing more lately, and decided to turn on autocorrect to try it out (it was off by default). While it's handy, as the entirety of the internet already knows it's frustrating to have an autocorrected word change to something completely different, and then have it be a total pain in the ass to try and get it to type what I meant to type.
For example, I was searching for 'Wifi Direct' recently, but it kept being changed to something like 'whifflefart' or something else completely wrong. Tap-holding the autocorrected word didn't give me any options, and I eventually had to type 'direct', move the cursor back, and type 'wifi', so it wouldn't consider the two words as one word. This is the most egregious one, but it's happened fairly frequently, especially for unknown terms.
The solution I'm imagining is having each autocorrected word highlighted similar to how urecognized words are, with the word being squiggly-underlined in blue or green or something. This would help you notice words have been autocorrected so you can check them before sending, and then you could tap-hold the word to get a list of other corrections or have it revert to what you typed.
I've tried to search for an app or utility that does something vaguely like this, but haven't found anything remotely relevant. I'm not really sure what this type of app would be called, though, which hasn't helped in my search... if it even exists in the first place!
I'm using Android 4.1.2, rooted, and the default keyboard.
Thanks for your help!

As far as I know, there is no such app. But you can still solve your problems. There are many keyboards available to try out whose auto-correction features are totally acceptable.
You can try these from Play Store:

Swift Key
Fleksy
Swype

Assuming you're using the standard AOSP/Google keyboard, any auto-corrections can be immediately undone by pressing the backspace key.


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Unable to set pattern lock on S4 KitKat 4.4
There is an identical question on stack already, but I've already tried the accepted answer:
4.4 Update (Sprint Galaxy S3) disabled pattern lock, can i reenable?
I had a rooted 4.3 Galaxy S4. I put off the OTA KitKat update for several months and then finally got around to updating it to 4.4 NC5. I used this xda thread for my instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2726868
This is the state of my phone prior to the NC5 upgrade(aka "the clues"):

Installed FoxFi, which requires installing a cert
Set up pattern lock (again for FoxFi)
Connected to company exchange server with stock android mail client
Device wasn't encrypted

Then I updated and The lock screen page in settings says that all the options are turned off by administrator. Here is what I've tried:

In Settings -> Security -> Device Administrators: Ensure everything is unchecked (nothing was)
In Settings -> Security -> Clear Credentials: No errors received
Tried booting into recovery and do 2 different wipe / factory resets.

Am I missing something here? Why can't I set my screen lock / pattern?

Try re-flashing the stock NC5 firmware using Odin. See this answer for instructions.
I have no idea why this is happening, but logically, I think that would have to work:

You've already tried clearing the sources of security policies that disable settings (credential cache and device administrators). Also encryption, but you say the device was never encrypted.
The problem persists after a wipe / factory reset, so it can't be caused by any of your apps or settings.
I'm 99.999999999999% sure that this cannot possibly be caused by a hardware issue.
I don't believe in black magic or possession by ghosts or demons.

So there's really nothing else left; whatever the problem is, it pretty much has to be caused by some problem with the firmware. Not only does that seem to be logically necessary, the circumstantial evidence heavily supports this theory: it happened when you upgraded the firmware, without (I infer) making any changes to the configuration or installing any apps.
And since the NC5 firmware isn't supposed to disable these settings, it's probable that either there's something wrong with the firmware you downloaded, or something went wrong with the upgrade process. So re-downloading from a reliable source (I've used the firmware linked above at least a dozen times, and never encountered a problem) and re-flashing should fix it.

One more thought:
Since I'm deducing that the firmware upgrade is the source of the problem, it might have something to do with the fact that you obtained the NC5 firmware from a source other than Verizon's OTA upgrade. I know that Verizon's OTA upgrades do more than just flash the firmware, as proven by this process for rooting an NG6 device (which I've used successfully) by temporarily downgrading to NC5, rooting, and then upgrading to NG6 from a non-OTA source.
Note that the instructions stress that it won't work if you leave out any of the steps, and the first step in the process is to take the OTA upgrade to NG6, then downgrade to NC5, root, and upgrade back to NG6 from a non-OTA source linked from the instructions. The fact that the author is providing his own link to the NG6 firmware, yet instructs you to start by accepting the OTA update and only use the non-OTA NG6 firmware he's providing in a later step, implies that while there's no problem using a non-OTA NG6 after you've done the OTA update, you'll have problems if you never accept the OTA update in the first place.
So, try re-flashing the previous firmware, then see if you can still get the NC5 OTA upgrade (or even the NG6 OTA upgrade). I strongly recommend taking a nandroid backup before trying this, because I've seen cases where downgrading the firmware can cause serious system malfunctions that I've only been able to remedy by doing a factory reset. Also, check whether the screen lock settings are enabled both before the OTA upgrade (but after the downgrade), and after the OTA upgrade.
I'm not 100% certain what the previous firmware was, but I'm pretty sure it was MDK, also available from the GalaxyS4Root page I linked at the top of this post.


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Can I flash a custom boot.img to Nexus 5 when "Secure Boot" is enabled?
I have compiled the Android Linux kernel for Nexus 5 with some modifications.
My phone is LG Nexus 5, whose bootloader has been unlocked, but the "Secure Boot" is still enabled.

As I understand, if secure boot is enabled, the bootloader will verify the boot.img when booting.
Obviously, my custom kernel cannot pass the verification.
In such a case, how to correctly flash my own boot.img?

my custom kernel cannot pass the verification.

This doesn't imply that you cannot boot into the Android with your custom kernel. When the verification would fail, your device would warn you about that and you would be given the choice to continue the boot process or not.
Google mentioned about this here

RED, indicating the device has failed verification. The bootloader must display a warning to the user before allowing the boot process to continue.

So now, you can flash the kernel in the same manner those having secure boot disabled would do.


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Migrating game data from Windows 8.1 to Android 4.4
I have been playing Asphalt 8: Airborne on Windows 8.1, and now I want to continue playing it on Android without starting over. I read that you cannot save data on cross-platforms.
Can I go into a folder in Windows and copy current data to Android? Otherwise, are there other options?

@Beron as far as the edit if this is what you really want to achieve then you need to use the help option in your game wherein you will have a chance to contact the customer support and you may tell him your problem.

No, you can't get around it by copying the save data yourself from your PC to your phone. The reason the game doesn't support cross-platform sync isn't just because it doesn't know how to copy the files. (Obviously it does, or you wouldn't be able to sync on the same platform either.) It's because the different versions of the game have different data formats. So even if you did copy the save data, the game on Android wouldn't be able to understand it. It might ignore it completely, or it might crash trying to load it.
It was the developer's choice to do it this way. They obviously didn't think that spending time on making the different versions compatible was worthwhile.

You need to log in, once you do whatever progress you do is saved on the cloud, be it that, if you do log in on another OS , it will continue from where you left it.
References or more information , please visit :
http://support.gameloft.com/OnlineAndSocial/showSelection/283/

Nope. Same link: "Please note that only devices with the same operating system (Android, iOS, Windows 8) can be synchronized."


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I want to play my new game!
I recently downloaded an app off of an unknown site because it was too large to install off of Google Play. It downloaded as an apk and now I do not know how to access it.

First, avoid downloading APKs of the apps, always install from Google Play. To access the downloaded APK, open your phone's file manager or install one (like ES File Explorer). Navigate to the path where you have saved the APK file, and just tap the APK file. It will take you to the installation process.

You don't necessarily need to install a file manager just for this. If it was downloaded from a web browser, it'll be in the Downloads app. That way, you don't need to navigate to a path or anything complicated like that.

It is very simple ! just to the downloaded file and click on it ,it will be installing on your device .After completion it will show an open dialog.Cheers!


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Why can't I change my location in Google Wallet?
I recently bought a Google Play gift card (in SGD). When I tried redeeming it, an error was shown,"cannot be redeemed in your country"
Then I went on to change my location in the settings.

It thus gave me another error. I have 0.00 money in my wallet. I don't understand why I have this problem.

At present, the Google Wallet app is only supported in a few countries.  The only form of Google Wallet available in other countries is the desktop version.
This is stated in Google's  FAQ .

You won't be able to change your country from within the Android app.

Yes, I'm using the desktop version :)

Well, I have been looking over the Google FAQ about Google wallet.There's a category gift card under which question is asked

Q. Why don’t I get balance automatically for all gift cards I add to Wallet?

and according to them there are "Certain types of gift cards don't support automatic balance updates. For these gift cards, you can type in the original balance and update it manually from within the app." So I am going to advise you the same.

No, I cannot even add the gift card to my wallet.

How does this answer the question at all?


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Insufficient device memory
my galaxy note SHV-E160S have 200 mb free device memory but still it donot even download 5 mb apps from play store and the warning message of insufficient memory displayed... Any so;ution???

First download "Easy app backup and restore" app from app store.It will save all of your app apk file in your memory card.Now restore your phone(factory reset).After completion install app again from the folder where apk file is present. Cheers!

Try heading over to the Settings>Application Manager>Tap over the Google Play Store app and try clearing the cache and the data stored. Now again try opening the the play store and download the app it should start working fine.


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android error 495 while downloading application , why is there no solution for it?
tried almost every solution but faced very frequently.
Android should deliver a fix for it and at least show more details on the failure.
almost could not download from weeks due to 495 error.

Well, what you can try following methods:
Step 1. Clearing Cache and Clear Data stored over the Google Play Store:
Go to Settings -> Click on Application Manager or Apps -> Open “All” apps
If that still doesn't helps you:
Step 2. Clear Cache and Data for Google Play Service Framework - For clearing the cache and data of frame work you can use the same steps mentioned above, what you only need to do is search for the Google Play Services app and clear its cache and data stored.
If you still encounter the error then head over to Step 3
Step 3.Remove Gmail Account and Add it again:
Head over to Settings>Accounts and sync> Tap over the Google account> Tap over Remove account. Once done again clear the cache and the data of Google Play Service app which I already mentioned over STEP2. Once you cleared everything up add the google account again.


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My Samsung Galaxy S3 keeps on restarting every time
Why does my Samsung Galaxy S3 phone keep on restarting every time. It's getting worse. Now even without touching the power button it starts by itself. What might cause this and how do I resolve it?

I think you need to restore your phone (factory reset).This may be due to auto running of an application which is consuming your memory .


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Ultimate solution to delete a word from Android slide keyboard's core dictionary
Everytime I write my daughter's name (Ala) on my Galaxy Nexus (with Android 4.3), slide keyboard always corrects that to Alla. There is no such word in Polish (used by me) language / directory. And this word in 100% not added by me to user-directory. It is in core directory, that slide keyboard uses.
I think, I passed through all similar questions here (see resume below) and still found not solution. So, I have to ask again: How can I remove a word, that is incorrect and shouldn't be in dictionary?
So far, I've tried:

checking both personal and general dictionary: word, I won't to remove / is incorrect isn't there,
typing and correcting word many times, so keyboard / dictionary "learns", what I want: I'm writing and correcting this (and others, that are incorrect) word for as long as I have  slide keyboard on my Galaxy Nexus; that would be about 1,5 year now; no luck -- it's still there,
adding correct word to personal directory: I've added correct word months ago; still no luck,
wiping out Google Keyboard cache, though I still haven't tried wiping data, as I'm pretty sure (as per comments), that I'll loose all my personal dictionaries, not getting anything in exchange -- incorrecto word seems to be in Android's slide keyboard's core directory,
long pressing correct / incorrect word to get to delete option: no way, there is no such option anywhere; all, that I see, are just other suggestions to typed / corrected word,
clearing Search engine storage: I doubt, this could do anything, but I tried that as well; no effect,
removing incorrect word from my personal dictionary: since, this word is not there.

Things, that I didn't try or I failed trying:

removing all updates to Google Keyboard: I didn't found proper option to do so; another thing, that I hardly doubt, if uninstalling software updates has any impact on core dictionary,
deselecting Google Voice Guide: cause, again, I didn't found, where to to that and because I doubt, this has any relevance to my question / problem.

Anyone knows a solution, that I haven't tested, that works on Galaxy Nexus / Android 4.3?
Situation is the same, as pictured in this question (only I have Android 4.3), so I won't repeat nearly the same screenshots. Slide keyboard is correcting my entires all the time to some strange / incorrect words and none of this words are in my personal dictionary. So, I'm looking for a solution (if any exists) to remove these words from keyboard's core dictionary.


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Unable to upload attachments in the yahoo mail
I am currently using the Xiaomi Redmi 1S device with Android 4.3 operating system.I log-in through yahoo in my mi browser and try to attach an image.The problem comes in attaching an image under the attachments option.
Steps Followed to attach an image:-
1)Clicked on Attachment icon under the mail.
2)The browse page loads and i click on browse and select the image which i want to send.
3)After selecting the image it instead opens another blank page.
4)Tried going back and re-select the image but again upon selecting the image it opens a new blank page.
I cannot pin point where exactly the problem is(whether the WiFi or the browser).
Note:-The image gets selected under the browse option very rarely(i.e in 4 times i try the image gets selected only once and it get's difficult if i try to attach multiple images )

My original answer got a downvote, despite being a valid suggestion. :P
So, I'm going to try a different answer.
You are using a Xiaomi device, and you probably won't find a lot of Mi users here. They (MIUI) have their own forum, and you will probably find better support there.
The Mi browser you talk of is not available in Google Play. So, I'm willing to bet it's a custom browser packaged with the MIUI ROM, and I'm willing to bet it's not a very good one, given the problem you just described.
So, I'd suggest that you install a 3rd-party browser like Dolphin Browser. In the screenshot below, you can see that the image was attached even if Yahoo Mail was either in desktop mode (left) or in mobile mode (right).
Otherwise, just save yourself the trouble and just install the Yahoo Mail app.

It seems that the whole MIUI5 has the same problem.(Throughout the device where ever there is an attachment option available the whole process of adding attachment has to be done twice)

@user285oo6 Try a different custom ROM then?

If the website is giving you problems, why not use the Yahoo Mail app instead?


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Can I use my Galaxy S+ (or S4) in the shower safely without electrocuting myself or damaging the device?
I just had this tweet pop up on my feed (Translation: "True or False? In Japan, 90% of the mobile phones are waterproof". Reason why? Women use them in the shower!"):

Please ignore the racist image in there.
this got me thinking: Is the Galaxy S+ safe enough to use in the shower? if not the S+, what about the S4 (not the active variant)? Or are both of these claims by Telenet just a legend?

No, the phones you mention are not IP rated and thus not safe to use in the shower or anywhere else they might get wet. They won't electrocute you, because they operate at low voltages, but it will probably cause irreparable damage to the phone.
They're also not Japanese phones, so this has very little to do with the tweet you saw. Samsung is a Korean company, and Android penetration is actually pretty poor in Japan. The Japanese phone market is dominated by flip phones, and touchscreens haven't caught on very well - perhaps for the reason they suggest.
(To avoid confusion, the "IP rating" mentioned above is nothing to do with networking. It's the name of a rating system for electrical devices' resistance to environmental factors like water, dust, and impacts.)


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CyanogenMod comes with inbuilt busybox?
Does CyanogenMod 11 come with busybox pre-installed, or does it need to be installed separately?

yes cyanogenmod always provides a busybox installation.
The repo manifest file contains an entry as following:
<project path="external/busybox" name="CyanogenMod/android_external_busybox"/>

You can see it here: https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_external_busybox


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Can one make shortcuts (launchers) to Settings actions?
I have a Samsung tablet with Kitkat and I'd like to be able to access some of the setting fast. For example I'd like to unmount the SD card or change the screen lock from "None" to "Password" using a shortcut or launcher on the desktop. Is this possible without 3rd party apps? Right now I have to dig through the settings to do these tasks.

I think it is not possible without third party apps. At least not on stock Android. But you could check out Secure Settings. It provides access to a lot of settings.

"I think it is not possible without third party apps." -- why so?

@Firelord Because I do not know of a way to do this with android itself. As far as I know you always need a third party app/widget.


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Deleting hidden pictures
When I download my pictures from my Samsung Galaxy S3 onto my desktop, hundreds of screen shot pics download.  These are those annoying pop ups that come up trying to get you to select the app to purchase.  They are not in any picture folder in my phone - I only see them when I download all pictures.
How can I find them in my phone and delete them?

What annoying pop ups? Could you share a picture with us to help us identify them?

Just a bit of warning: Even if you do delete these pictures that come from in-app advertisements, you'd have to block those apps from accessing the internet otherwise they'll download those pictures again. [Unfortunately, that's another question entirely]
Otherwise, to fully delete these pictures, it'd be best to use a third-party app, as follows:
http://features.en.softonic.com/how-to-permanently-delete-files-on-android
The reason why I suggest using an app instead of, say, deleting them right off your SD card is that most of them won't be on the SD card. Most apps usually hide them inside their own personal data folders, so the link above should help you.


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Tablet not connecting to my home wifi router
I have a micromax funbook p300 tablet with a custom rom installed android ver 4.1.1
Before some days it was connecting to my wifi router. But now it is not getting connected to the router, though it can find the wifi network. I have tried to factory reset many times. And the rom I am using is bug free and has no issues with wifi connectivity. pls help

Have you hard reset the router?

Yes many times. My router is TPLink WR743ND v2

Check router mode (b/g/n/ac), change channel (1,6,11)


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Recover media after factory reset (One Plus One)
I've recently done a factory reset on my OPO. I though I didn't need anything on it anymore but now I do actually need some pictures who were on it before the reset.
I'm trying to get those pictures back. However, recovery programs do not work because the OPO does not get recognized as a USB mass storage device, since it only has internal storage and there isn't any SD card to find.
Is there anyone with similar problems or does anyone know how to solve this?
Android version 4.4.4
CyanogenMod version 11.0-XNPH38R

You can try DiskDigger undelete (root) or Undeleter Recover Files & Data app.
I had more success with DiskDigger though.


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Zooper: How do I change the font in part of a Rich Text element?
I want to make part of a Rich Text item in a Zooper widget a different font. For instance, making the hours on a clock Roboto Black, the colon Roboto, and the minutes Roboto Thin. However, I don't see anything in the BBCode samples that can do this. Is this possible?

If it isn't in the BBCode Reference, then it's probably not supported. I would suggest contacting the developer instead.

It can not be done in one Rich Text block. Try making three separate blocks for hours, colon and minutes which are text-aligned right, centre and left respectively and position them next to each other.


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Use Virtual and Physical Keyboard at same time
Previously I've read this article: Article, but it did not help.
I have an android device Samsung Galaxy V (Duos) - KitKat 4.4.2. I use this device to process the input using the Barcode Scanner.
I understand the barcode scanner will be detected as a physical keyboard, and I also understand that when these devices are connected, then I can not use the Virtual Keyboard.
The question is, how do I be able to use virtual keyboard while physical keyboard connected?

As far as I know adding a keyboard will edit a setting. The keyboard doesnt show up instantly when you put your cursor into an input field, but when you press more often (at least at my s3) the regular keyboard pops up on my screen.
I hope this works for you.

What do you mean by "adding a keyboard will edit a setting"?

Still I could not use my virtual keyboard even though I touch input box repeatedly.
How many times have you touch input box until appears a virtual keyboard?
Is your physical keyboard are still connected and can be used both?


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Add WiFi connection settings for an Android device using computer
How do we setup WiFi connection settings for an Android device using a computer?

I think the only way would be to use one of the apps recommended in http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/45289/control-android-device-from-pc to control the phone and input the settings into the GUI in the usual way.

Why are you not using the device itself?

Also which direction is the internet coming from? From or To PC? Are you wanting to tether the connection or what are trying to accomplish?

@rrirower I'm using the device itself but I want to try setting it up via computer.

@HasH_BrowN From PC. I just want to try setting up the connection settings of the phone via computer.


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Allow specified apps write access to external sd card in kitkat?
Is it possible - and if so what options are there - to allow only some apps access to all files on the external SD card in KitKat on a rooted device?
I see the value in proper permissions on the SD, but I'd really like to let a couple of apps have free reign.
Specifically, ES file explorer is fine as I've granted it root and it seems able to do anything.
But I like using FX file explorer and the root integration there isn't as easy to use as ES. And I like folder sync and would like it to do some internal to external SD syncs.
Is there a way to just grant some apps full write access to the external SD without opening it to all users?
I wonder about using titanium to turn an app into a system app. Or adding a group to the list which has write permissions, but I have no idea how to maintain the users and groups on my phone.

This is pretty close to the SD card permissions introduced in android 5 I think, when my devices get updates I should be able to do this OOTB.


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How to change font in Huawei Honor 3C without root
I have a huawei Honor 3C phone. I want to change font in this phone ( English to Sinhala ) But there are not option to do this.


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How to read geolocation using adb shell
Is it possible to read geolocation data (either one provided by GPS or by GSM) using adb shell?

Possibly related: Stack Overflow - How to get GPS data from Android phone?

@lou…stephen is correct, this is a duplicate. Check out the link he provided and read the accepted answer by keir finlow-bates.

Input adb shell dumpsys location and look under "Last Known Locations".


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Multiple devices on a single Google account - App/Setting Syncing
I have a few Google Nexus devices that are all set up with the same Google Play account. They are all set to backup and restore and when setting up new devices they seem to pull down all the most recent changes I've made however if I download an app or make any changes they do not sync with each other.
Is there any way I can set this up to happen or any apps that can do this for me?

No, there is no built-in way to sync apps between devices. Google Play backups are generally only accessed when restoring apps onto a new device (or one that was factory reset).
If you have root on the devices, you can manually sync app data. You could copy the data folder for each app manually. Or you could use Titanium Backup or any other backup app to do it for you.
With the paid version of Titanium Backup, you can back up and restore from Google Drive or Dropbox, so it can be done wirelessly. And you can set up schedules to automatically backup certain apps. Restoring on the other devices would still be a manual process, though.
Essentially, if the specific app developer didn't create a built-in way to sync itself across other devices, you'll have to do some tedious manual work to shuffle data around.


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Launcher stops working when scrolling through widgets
I'm using Android 4.4.2 on a 2013 Moto X. Every time I scroll through my apps and then to my widgets, the launcher stops and gives me the message:

Unfortunately launcher has stopped

I tried restarting the phone but that didn't work.

I'm pretty sure it is a launcher problem, therefore I recommend you download a different launcher. I love Nova launcher but you can download others per your preference, for example themer, Next launcher, Google now launcher, etc...

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Samsung galaxy 3S, battery is good, phone won't charge or power up
I have a samsung galaxy 3S, about a week ago it rebooted itself, since then it will won't charge or turn back on, I have tested the battery to see if it was that, the battery works perfect, I have cleaned the connections to the battery and the battery itself, when i do plug it in the red charge light will come on for about 2 minutes then goes off, but still won't power up, please help, i have lots of picutures i would like to get off the phone

If your device is not modified, the best option from here may simply be to contact Samsung and ask about using your warranty to get your device fixed. All Samsung mobile phones have a two year warranty from the moment you receive the device, so if your device is still within that period of time you should be able to, for free, have Samsung fix the device and your pictures retrieved.
Use the Samsung website for more information regarding this.
USA: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/
UK: http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/


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Locked-out Samsung GALAXY Tab 3 asking for GMail pass and username
My 8 year old son has locked himself out of his Samsung GALAXY Tab 3. It is now asking for GMail password and username. I have no clue what they are.
So far, I have tried:

Hard reset, but it didn't work.
Downloaded Samsung Kies and tried to update the tablet, but I need the password to proceed.

One more thing, we have new WiFi, so the tablet does not have the access code since I can't get into the Settings to change it.

I'm not a Samsung user, so I'm not sure, but I think it should be the GMail account used to setup your account for the first time, or maybe GMail account used for administrator (if it has multiple users). Who setup the tablet for the first time?

I think my husband did it with my son but we have tried all of gmail accounts he has and no luck!


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What is the other number in the alarm notification?
I set up an alarm (using Google Now) for 55 minutes, so the end time was around 20:13 (and therefore the start time was 19:18
When I looked at the alarm notification, there's another little number in the right hand side which said 19:43 (so 30 minutes before the time the alarm was set for)
It would make sense if it was the start time (19:18) but by itself it makes no sense.
Edit: I just tried it again and the same thing happened. I set the alarm for 55 minutes at 20:36, and it says 20:36 on the right hand side of the notification, then when there's 30 minutes left, it changed to 21:01 (which is 30 minutes before the end time)

Is it just the current time?

@eldarerathis nope, it seems to be the time the alarm was set, and then for some reason it changes when it gets to 30 minutes before the alarm time.

What happens when you set the alarm for longer than 1 hour? Have you gone into device settings>time & date and make sure set time is correct with automatic time from internet?

The time on the right-side of the notification is, just like all other notifications, the time when the notification appears.
The alarm notification is a new feature from Android stock Clock app on KitKat.

Google's latest Clock app ... now notifies you two hours ahead of when your alarm is set to go off ...

The clock app will display the first notification 2 hours before, then the second one 30 minutes before the alarm goes off.
By looking at how Android works on the notification, when the notification is displayed using same ID and it's not dismissed yet, it will be updated instead and the "time when notification appears" will also be updated (overwritten) to the new (current) time.
In your case, when you set the alarm for 55 minutes, the notification appeared since it's already less than 2 hours. Assuming you didn't dismiss the notification, when the alarm was less than 30 minutes, the app updated the notification. Since there was no info changed (alarm's time & name are still the same), you wouldn't even notice that the notification was updated, except the "time when the notification appears".