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Automatic time on Nexus 5X says it's 2017 already, one day ahead
This morning I woke up to my phone, a Nexus 5X, telling me that it was already 2017, by saying the date was 1 January 2017. The time was/is still correct to the second, but it is only one day ahead.
My girlfriend had the same issue on her Nexus 5 this morning. Is there more people with the same problem? Can this be fixed or should it be reported?
EDIT: The problem was automatically resolved when I tried a day later

maybe this can  help you: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/calendar/Bhm8y5gXsw0

Not really. The problem is that, on automatic time, my phone tells me it is January 1st. I've now manually set the date to December 31, but reverting back to automatic date and time, switches my phone back into 2017

check the timezone, please

if that doesn't help, see this link: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/nexus/lchcdN5boRI

The timezone is correct, GMT+1, CET, so the first link in your link doesn't provide a solution. The Time Calibrator app in your link provides me the correct date, but my phone keeps the wrong date.

Hmm, this might take some research. Would you mind sending me a quick email at yisrimark@gmail.com?

I was just reading this article:
http://android.wonderhowto.com/how-to/set-your-android-atomic-time-for-perfectly-synced-clock-0170500/
It suggests your phone is using the NITZ service to sync time, which relies on good carrier service.
The article says that if this service is bad, it might take your phone out of properly synced time.
You can try installing the suggested app.
Without root, you won't be able to sync automatically, but you can sync manually every week or so.

I expect there is no problem with my carrier service, eg. I'm in an urban area with full reception. I'm therefore bound to believe the problem is somewhere deeper than on the NITZ-connection to my phone. I will temporarily solve the problem by using the app you suggest


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USB Drivers for Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Duos GT-I9060I?
I can't find the USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Duos, GT-I9060I, on the Samsungs Official site or anywhere else?

Try ADB drivers and see if it works.
The download link is here - http://adbdriver.com/downloads/

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Is it possible to get a visual indication of the status of the alert slider on Oneplus 3?
I have a OnePlus 3 and I wasn't able to get any visual indication of the state of the alert slider (all/priority/silent). I keep missing calls because I forget to take it out of silent mode. On OnePlus 2 there was an icon showing the state of the slider - how is it possible to get one for OnePlus 3?

Well, after a support representative on their official chat told me that it was apparently a software problem and recommended that I perform hard reset (on a device a week old), it turns out that if you go to Status Bar settings, you need to turn on the switch called Do Not Disturb and you're done.

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How to remove the contacts
My daughter (7 years old) has a tablet. However, Google won't allow her to create an account due to her age. As such, she is using mine.
The issue is, she has access to all my contacts. I would like to only allow her access to the contacts she adds and not the ones I have associated with the account she is using (seems counter intuitive when I write this).
Whilst the obvious answer is create a new account and lie about her age, my question is if I can remove access to the shared contacts and only provide her local contacts. EG, she can't access any contacts under Google Contacts but can from her local device (such as her parents and friends email address).

This is likely impossible. Google keeps all contacts in one account. I recommend just making her fake age to be 14 or something.

I'll agree with @MarkYisri here. Some devices can filter between SIM, local, Google, Skype, Facebook and other types of contacts I think. My old Samsung used to at least. But why take the chance? Create a new account and have no worries.

Yes, it's possible. Probably creating your second email ID or creating her fake email ID will be the easiest solution. But try this -
With each Google account you have privilege to Sync only thing you want. I better recommend you to go to Settings on Android, then tap on Account > select Google and tap on your email ID and turn off Sync Contacts. I read it on Selective Sync Google Account Settings and I believe that should work.


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How can I make GMail display whole email thread?
The GMail app groups together email chains in reverse chronological order.
The idea is good, but I am now missing emails. It says 10 emails in the header in the inbox, but it only shows the last 2 and I know there should be more.
Google's own mail does not allow switching off conversation view, I think? Their web mail has the same problem.
How can I see the remaining 8? Once I have opened the chain, there appears to be no buttons to press. The "..." one is not there.


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Can't pair my phone with my Windows 8 computer on a Cyanogenmod 13 install without Gapps
Long story short, I managed to pair once, but I couldn't send files. I un-paired and can't re-pair to it.
The phone keeps saying "Failed to communicate, incorrect pin or passkey" and my computer says "Adding this device failed, please remove the device and try again" during the pairing process.
I have installed Cyanogenmod 13 over the Android 4.0.1 kernel it had before, but I haven't installed gapps on it yet. I've seen some other issues here and there, but they haven't really impacted much, but I'm worried it might have something to do with it.
Edit: I should mention that I want to send files both ways, forgot to in the original question.

I assume you are sending files from your android device to your PC.
Just download the Xender app from google play store and open that app.
I will provide you 2 solutions.

Both PC and android device should be on same wifi network. In PC,
open a browser and type web.xender.com. You can pair the device.
In your android device, create a hotspot and connect the PC with it.
Just proceed with respect to the instruction given by the xender app.

I had similar problem before and I have documented the same.
https://tjosepraveenblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/14/transfer-files-from-my-phone-to-pc-without-using-a-usb-cable-and-vice-versa/

I'm actually trying to send both ways, but this is also helpful, I'll add some more to the question for the future. Thanks for the link, I'll be using this for now at least.

It's my pleasure


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Remove recent texts from phone contact screen
Nexus 6 Android 6.0.1. Somehow I managed to turn on a function that displays my most recent texts when I access the contact screen. I don't want that info displaying every time I access a contact. How do I turn it off? Thanks in advance folks!

Do you mean the text itself or information like when the text was received/sent?

The text itself. When I bring up my contacts (say, to make a call) and pick one, it lists the last couple of texts underneath their name and number.

I think I found the fix. Settings -> Apps & notifications -> App permissions -> SMS permissions.  Remove permission for it to access Contacts.  It's kind of backward thinking.  It looks like the Messaging app (default on my Pixel) was posting my recent text activity to the Contacts app.  My phone history is still listed under each contact as most apps do.


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What does "Enable OEM Unlock" do, and how can I do it through a root shell?
Looking at this Samsung Galaxy A8 question, I was looking to do something on my Nexus 6p.  I would like to enable OEM unlocking, the developer setting.  Due to the problems my device is experiencing, I would like to do this through the android root shell.  What does "Enable OEM Unlock" do on the device, and how can I replicate that change using a terminal.  It's on pure nexus, if that helps.
For anyone who wants to know, this is the current state of my device, if there are other possibility:
My recovery partition appears to be corrupted enough to be unusable, my main os (pure nexus) appears to be fine, but considers my phone to be corrupt and tries to reboot into recovery after I give it a password to decrypt my device (which I never set, and any password it calls correct and corrupted data).  So, I have root access in adb, including shell access which as far as it looks from me is the full device.  Using adb, I have tried opening the settings menu, which tells me that the current user(none) cannot change the "enable OEM unlocking" status.  But, that setting must be doing something simple to allow the device to be unlocked, right?
So, this is probably my fault, and will NEVER be done again, but I got to this state from trying to lock the boot loader after I got most of pure nexus working, as I just wanted to wipe it from any excess, figured I could kill 2 birds with one stone.  Since then, I have tried every factory reset I could find out there, all either need a working recovery(for the side loading a google signed recovery) or need an unlocked bootloader.

I believe you can flash a stock ROM without unlocking bootloader, and it will reset the recovery partition as well. Use Odin.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge keeps freezing/restarting randomly
This issue started yesterday. I was playing Hearthstone but all of a sudden, my phone froze for about 30 seconds and then restarted. I went on my phone again but this time it was frozen and I had to leave it overnight to discharge. Today I found a way to restart the phone if it is frozen by pressing Power + Volume Down but I still get freezes. Sometimes the phone just randomly restarts. Occasionally I get this thing with a flashing red light and I am unable to turn the phone on. I fix this by plugging in my phone to the charger but I don't want to keep doing that. I factory reset my phone but problem still persists.
P.S: My phone is hotter than usual.
Any ideas about what the problem can be and how to fix it?


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How to recover data from flash or fully formated mobile?
My mobile was dead in warranty period, but after repair from service center I lost my all data.
Is there is any way to recover data from flashed Mobile. Suggest methods with computer or without computer. Is there is any app For mobile like esus for mobile.?

Did they replace the mainboard or logic board? If so, the storage chip has been replaced and your data was and is not on the current storage chip.

@GiantTree No they just reinstall os.

Did you enable encryption? This may prevent you from other ways to recover data. Is your device rooted? This is also a prequisite to gain full device access (needed to recover any data at all).

@GiantTree No. I wasn't encrypt my device. It's gr8 hope.

Is your device rooted? This seems like a way to recover data:https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/general/guide-internal-memory-data-recovery-yes-t1994705

@GiantTree No rooted device.


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How can I transfer offline songs from Spotify into a dual app of spotify to access downloaded music
I am from a country where Spotify is not supported so I have installed it using vpn. I am using the 7 day premium trial which allows one to download and access music files. Can I reinstall the app and transfer spotify cache from previous version to the cache of the new app and access the music files?


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Change keyboard input on ultra power saving
I own a gallaxy s5. And my battery really sucks so I often switch to ultra power saving mode.
I type a lot and I don't really like the default Samsung keyboard. I want to change the default to Gboard. Any help is greatly appreciated!


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S3 i9300 Soft Bricked. Heimdall says: Failed to receive handshake response. Result: -7
I have

S3 i9300
CWM working w/ cannot mount errors
Download mode is fine
It is stuck on Samsung i9300 logo

What I have tried

Odin3 all version w/ pit file: fail
Heimdall running on Ubuntu 64: fail

Heimdal reports
fabio@fabio-VirtualBox:/$ sudo heimdall print-pit --verbose --no-reboot
Heimdall v1.4.1

Copyright (c) 2010-2014 Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
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This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is
encouraged.

If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future
development please consider donating:
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Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
      Manufacturer: "SAMSUNG"
           Product: "Gadget Serial"

            length: 18
      device class: 2
               S/N: 0
           VID:PID: 04E8:685D
         bcdDevice: 021B
   iMan:iProd:iSer: 1:2:0
          nb confs: 1

interface[0].altsetting[0]: num endpoints = 1
   Class.SubClass.Protocol: 02.02.01
       endpoint[0].address: 83
           max packet size: 0010
          polling interval: 09

interface[1].altsetting[0]: num endpoints = 2
   Class.SubClass.Protocol: 0A.00.00
       endpoint[0].address: 81
           max packet size: 0200
          polling interval: 00
       endpoint[1].address: 02
           max packet size: 0200
          polling interval: 00
Claiming interface...
Setting up interface...

Initialising protocol...
Protocol initialisation successful.

Beginning session...

Some devices may take up to 2 minutes to respond.
Please be patient!

Session begun.

Downloading device's PIT file...
PIT file download successful.

Entry Count: 16
Unknown 1: 1598902083
Unknown 2: 844251476
Unknown 3: 30797
Unknown 4: 0
Unknown 5: 0
Unknown 6: 0
Unknown 7: 0
Unknown 8: 0

--- Entry #0 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 80
Attributes: 2 (STL Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 0
Partition Block Count: 1734
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: BOOTLOADER
Flash Filename: sboot.bin
FOTA Filename:

--- Entry #1 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 81
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 1734
Partition Block Count: 312
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: TZSW
Flash Filename: tz.img
FOTA Filename:

--- Entry #2 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 70
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 34
Partition Block Count: 16
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: PIT
Flash Filename: mx.pit
FOTA Filename:

--- Entry #3 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 71
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 50
Partition Block Count: 2048
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: MD5HDR
Flash Filename: md5.img
FOTA Filename:

--- Entry #4 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 1
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 8192
Partition Block Count: 8192
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: BOTA0
Flash Filename: -
FOTA Filename:

--- Entry #5 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 2
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 16384
Partition Block Count: 8192
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: BOTA1
Flash Filename: -
FOTA Filename:

--- Entry #6 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 3
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 5 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 24576
Partition Block Count: 40960
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: EFS
Flash Filename: efs.img
FOTA Filename:

--- Entry #7 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 4
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 65536
Partition Block Count: 16384
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: PARAM
Flash Filename: param.bin
FOTA Filename:

--- Entry #8 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 5
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 81920
Partition Block Count: 16384
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: BOOT
Flash Filename: boot.img
FOTA Filename:

--- Entry #9 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 6
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 98304
Partition Block Count: 16384
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: RECOVERY
Flash Filename: recovery.img
FOTA Filename:

--- Entry #10 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 7
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 114688
Partition Block Count: 65536
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: RADIO
Flash Filename: modem.bin
FOTA Filename:

--- Entry #11 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 8
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 5 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 180224
Partition Block Count: 2097152
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: CACHE
Flash Filename: cache.img
FOTA Filename:

--- Entry #12 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 9
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 5 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 2277376
Partition Block Count: 3145728
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: SYSTEM
Flash Filename: system.img
FOTA Filename:

--- Entry #13 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 10
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 5 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 5423104
Partition Block Count: 1146880
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: HIDDEN
Flash Filename: hidden.img
FOTA Filename:

--- Entry #14 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 11
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 6569984
Partition Block Count: 16384
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: OTA
Flash Filename: -
FOTA Filename:

--- Entry #15 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 12
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 5 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 6586368
Partition Block Count: 0
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: USERDATA
Flash Filename: userdata.img
FOTA Filename: remained

Ending session...
Releasing device interface...
fabio@fabio-VirtualBox:/$ heimdall detect --verbose --usb-log-level debug
[timestamp] [threadID] facility level [function call] <message>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ 0.017617] [00000ebe] libusb: debug [libusb_get_device_list]
[ 0.028439] [00000ebe] libusb: debug [libusb_get_device_descriptor]
Device detected
[ 0.028512] [00000ebe] libusb: debug [libusb_exit]
[ 0.028534] [00000ebe] libusb: debug [libusb_exit] destroying default context


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Xbox ONE Bluetooth controller won't pair anymore
I bought an Xbox One Bluetooth controller and it worked just fine. I tried to pair it again, but the controller turned off mid process and now a "Cant pair with Xbox Wireless Controller because of an incorrect PIN or passcode" dialog box appears.
I tried formatting the phone, removing the device, soft reset both phone and controller, booting on safe mode and booting to recovery and wiping cache data – but nothing of that worked; connecting it via OTG doesn't work either, it receives power but is not detected by the phone.
I'm using a Moto G 4 running Android 6.0.1. Any ideas on how to get that working again?

Did you use the "forget this device" function in the Bluetooth menu?

Yes, I already tried that

Did you update the xbox one controller? If so, Microsoft might have actually bricked this feature.

I thought the same, the weird thing is it pairs with any other android device, my phone is the only one that doesnt pairs anymore

I have exactly the same issue. Upated through xbox app and now it stopped working..


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Samsung J5 | Overheating after restart | TouchWiz has stopped working
After restarting my Samsung J5 (8gb) , it started overheating and then all of a sudden it said "TouchWiz has stopped working" (I was unable to interact with the touchscreen thereafter). After pulling out the battery and restarting the phone , the exact same thing happened. I am now charging my phone (While its switched off), and it is overheating .
What should i do to rectify this problem ? Please give some advice.

TouchWiz is the user interface. When it crashes, you can't interact with the touchscreen. Why is it happening I really don't know. But starting with a factory reset is always a good approach to see if it fixes anything.

Sounds like a bug in the eMMC as it overheats or any other chip on the motherboard. Hardware issue.

@SarpSTA , thanks for the feedback guys. My phone isn't starting at all now

@esQmo thanks for your feedback ! Do you think it's advisable to get another Samsung J5  or another smartphone  (perhaps a Huwai p8 ) ?

I think so, but I would try flashing it first.

@MichaelAndréSlimz Cellphone recommendations are off-topic. We can only use the site for Android related user problems. I'd suggest doing a factory reset first. Problem might be related to cache or data and factory reset might fix that. Try it first.


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Why init domain failed to execute shell_exec type though there is "domain_auto_trans(init, shell_exec, init_shell)" in the sepolicy?
I'm trying an root exploit on android 5.1.1 and I have gotten root permission with u:r:init:s0 context now. But when I tried to execute system("sh"), it was denied:
type=1400 audit(62.480:16): avc: denied { execute_no_trans } for pid=1166 comm="sh" path="/system/bin/sh" dev="vda" ino=349 scontext=u:r:init_shell:s0 tcontext=u:object_r:shell_exec:s0 tclass=file permissive=0

I looked into sepolicy file and I got this:
domain_auto_trans(init, shell_exec, init_shell)

Is it not enough for this execution? If so, what should be added in sepolicy?


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How to chose the right version of SuperSU.zip for flashing?
I flashed TWRP on my ZE551ML (Z00A-WW-2.20.40.198) and wanted to root a clean stock rom. I have successfully done so before on the same device by installing BETA-SuperSU-v2.67-20160121175247.zip downloaded from the official Chainfire site. I thought it would be better to have the newest version, so this time I tried to install SR1-SuperSU-v2.79-SR1-20161221223537.zip from the same source. However, after installing that file, the phone stayed in a bootloop for around 10 minutes.

Is it normal for it to take that long, or does that mean that the second file is incompatible with my phone?
Did I chose the wrong file, and should I have installed BETA-SuperSU-v2.67-20160121175247.zip instead?
Which zip should I install?

I have uninstalled again, and my phone boots. What I am asking about here is which file to install.

I'm guessing this is a systemless thing... In TWRP go to terminal and enter "echo SYSTEMLESS=true>>/data/.supersu" press enter and reflash SuperSU, and reboot.


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VERIZON rom on non VERIZON phone
I own a galaxy s5 out of the USA, I want to install the new Galaxy S5 VERIZON Lineage 14.1 ROM on my phone, i am not sure what dows the VERIZON part means and if i can install the ROM on my phone, could anyone explain me that?

Verizon is a US carrier. What's the exact model number of your S5? Never install one that's not specifically made for it.


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Unable to download apps from Play Store using cellular data
Hi while i am in home network i can easily able to download anything in playstore with my mobile data when am in roaming that time i cant able to download anything from play store it is showing downloading when i click on install but it wont download....please help me what to do

It appears your shift key may also be broken.  Perhaps you can update your questions after getting it fixed?

There is an issue on android - https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=211038
It's reported almost 6 months back, since may! ( In developer preview).
It's supposed to be released in the next update.


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execute ussd from shell-script
Every month I need to execute USSD-command. I want to automatize it. My idea is to write shell-script for SManager. I found two ways to make a call (tested from adb):
service call phone 2 s16 '*100#'

and
am start -a android.intent.action.CALL -d tel:*100#

But this commands call to *100# instead of execute ussd.
My Android is 4.2.2, rooted Cyanogen 10.1.3

replace # to %23, so:
service call phone 2 s16 '*100%23'

or
am start -a android.intent.action.CALL -d tel:*100%23

Hello, did you manage to solve this? Coincidentally, I need the exact same thing, "call" the USSD code, and based on the parsed output, select some USSD menu options (most likely using input command).

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How to turn my android to a wacom tablet?
I want to try drawing digital but I don't think I'm ready for something like wacom tablet and it's kinda expensive so I don't want to waste my money for something I can't use well. I have a samsung galaxy tab and when I search for a way to avoid buying it, I found that I can turn my tablet to something like it but when I try to download the programs that they recommend in the playstore it said that I have to root my tablet but I don't want to root it.
I was wondering if it is possible to use a tablet (i.e. my samsung galaxy tab) as a Wacom-esque drawing tablet when connected to a hp laptop (without rooting my tablet)?

There’s “GfxTablet“, an Android application that…

makes it possible to use your device (especially tablets) like a graphics tablet, sending touch data (including pressure!) to any compatible (e.g. GNU/Linux) computer. Requires running the uinput driver on your PC (see website for details).

Resources:

F-Droid page
repository on GitHub
website

GfxTablet is no longer maintained.  It seems there are very few tools for doing this...


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How can I used my old whatsapp account with new sim
Good day,
My old sim is expired and I bought  new one , I forgot to change my number in whatsapp before I formeted it...
It is possible to retrieve my old whatsapp account?
Thanks

Yes you can, only if you have access to the number with which your WhatsApp account is associated. Your question does not give all the necessary details.

My old sim is expired already i can

My old sim is already expired

Can you receive messages on that SIM? If yes, you can use your old WhatsApp account.


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Create a folder on android A3 2016 6.0.1 marshmallow
I want to create a folder on my samsung A3
When i search the web i find 2 things

Press the edit button on the right top of the screen and then drag amd drop an app on top of an other to create a folder.
Not working . When pressing the edit button the only thing i can do is remove the apps or add new apps .all the apps have a minus sign on them .

Press and hold on an app and then choose "create folder" choice that appears after holding the app.

Not working . When press and hold on the app nothing happens.
Any suggestions ?

Tested on my S7 Edge:

Open the App Drawer.
Press Edit in upper-right corner.
Press and hold an app, then drag it on top of another app to create a folder.


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Make youtube play in background
Is there any mechanism for playing youtube in background? When i am playing just audio songs from youtube, i need to play it as on background, since there is no video in it.

Install Xposed framework (root required), and then YouTube background playback module. Reboot, then play any video you want, and just exit via home button, audio will continue to play.


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Android can´t see the Internal Storage
My Android tells me I don´t have anything on my Internal Storage, but adb shell says I have a file on my Internal Storage (/storage/emulated/0) for example an apk file. Furthermore I haven´t any access to look to the Internal Storage from my android device and computer. What can I do? I have root permissions with adb shell. Could I do something with adb.

Have you checked that the device isn't in "Only Charging" mode when connected via USB to your computer?  If you swipe down the notification area while your device is connected, you should have options like "Charging Only", or "MTP Access" (could be called "USB Access", every manufacturer labels this slightly differently).


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Why can't I fastboot flash TWRP?
I have adb and fastboot installed, but when I got into fastmode on my Zenfone 2 Laser it won't list the device anymore.
I am using Ubuntu and the adb/fastboot seem to work just fine in the terminal. However when the phone is in fastboot mode it is lost from the list. Debugging is on too.
Basically I am trying to do this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-2-laser/general/guide-marshmallow-root-guide-ze500kl-t3380461
I am trying to boot TWRP without flashing the phone, so that the bootloader and SuperSu could be installed.

Fastboot only works when the device is booted to the bootloader screen.  If you type in fastboot devices, what happens?  For Linux, have you added the file for udev rules to /etc/udev/rules.d/ ?

Thanks for the reply. That's interesting, because the tutorial says it has to be in fastmode.
I am on in recovery at the moment and can see the device either in recovery or sideload mode (in the terminal....depending what I choose).
I am fairly confused. I thought I could just install TWRP and then the bootunlock and supersu, but it doesnt seem to be that easy.
Basically I'd like to unlock the bootloader and root the device using ADB sideload. So, that I could install TWRP from Google Play and then using TWRP install a custom ROM.

@RMarkwald it says no permission, so I tried using "sudo fastboot devices", then it gives the ID and the status "fastboot". So, it seems to work.
I have typed "sudo fastboot boot recovery.img", but it says "cannot load", but it is there for sure. I copied it to the main folder of the phone memory.

What if you put the TWRP.img file in the same folder of your computer that fastboot is in, then running that command?

I have just managed to install TWRP. It wasnt difficult, but I simply can't root the device. Nothing works. None of the things on the internet. I have tried this:
http://www.asus-zenfone.com/2016/05/how-to-root-asus-zenfone-2-laser-ze50kl-marshmallow.html
I have no clue what is wrong with this device. So, TWRP is installed, device is unblocked, but I can't root it.


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how to uninstall apps installed on non existing sdcard
I've moved some apps on my lollipop to sdcard after I formated the sdcard I cannot uninstall those apps from the device they appears like this :

Did you tried just uninstalling it from app manager in settings?

Go to Settings > Applications/Apps
Find the App you want to Uninstall, then Clear Data, and Clear Defaults, if any.
Try and Uninstall it.

I don't even know there name to look for them !

When you tap and hold on them do you get a button as "App info" or "Uninstall" ?

when I want to uninstall them from the menu I got App not found with button OK

Well then, you can perform factory reset, but probably there must be easier solution.

yes, that's what I'm looking for :/

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Dropbox: I can only view old files
I can no longer view new files in Dropbox on my Android phone. On investigation, I find that it says Offline. How do I change the settings to see all the files online?

Try logging out then back in. Is Syncing activated?

Thanks for your suggestion, but see the solution below.

In desperation, I went to Settings then Connect a Computer and went through the routine of installing Dropbox on my desktop (in spite of it being there already). The installation took much longer than the original, but all files are appearing on the Android devices which I use.
Not very intuitive...


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Google Wi-Fi Assistant VPN
I have a Google Nexus 5, running 6.0.1.
I'm trying to figure out how to reconnect to the network I'm on through the Google Wi-Fi Assistant VPN.
Today is the first time I ever used it, because I got a notification for it. I went through the steps to turn it on and it worked great. I then got curious, wondering if I could get around the WebSense blocks (security crap) at work by using the Wi-Fi Assistant VPN.
To do this I had to turn the Wi-Fi Assistant VPN off for a moment. After I tested to see that using the VPN does indeed allow me to get around the security block, I can't seem to get it to use the VPN again.
I go into Settings -> Google -> Networking -> Enable Wi-Fi Assistant, but I never get the question in the notification area asking if I wanted to allow Wi-Fi assistant to connect through the VPN.
So now I'm connected to my network like normal, but it's missing the key icon and it does not say Connected, via Wi-Fi assistant.
Is there a way I can manually do this?
Update: The Google VPN was not working because the network is password protected, rather than an open network. I'm not sure what caused the VPN to connect when I initially enabled it. The answer below describes how to reconnect to an open network to start using the Google VPN.

If you want to use the VPN, the documentation suggests

If you'd already connected to the network manually, you can "forget" the network. Wi-Fi assistant will then re-connect automatically.

because

Wi-Fi assistant doesn't connect to networks to which you've already connected manually.

I forgot I had this question up. I've assumed that it isn't working because the Wi-Fi network is not open. I tried to forget the network and reconnect at the time, but it didn't work. I don't know why it connected with the VPN in the first place. It must have been a glitch or something. Assuming the network is open, your method would work.


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Why can't I root my Zenfone 2 android device?
I have managed to install TWRP, unblocked the bootloader, but I simply can't root my device.
I have tried this: http://www.asus-zenfone.com/2016/05/how-to-root-asus-zenfone-2-laser-ze50kl-marshmallow.html
I have also tried this one:
http://technoplanners.blogspot.in/2016/02/root-asus-zenfone-2-laser.html
It doesn't work either.
Do I even need root access for a custom ROM installation?
I am trying to install Ressurecition Remix. I was wondering if that grants root access during the installation?

I don't know why can't you? What problem do you encounter? Is it simply not working where it should or does it give an error?

It looks all fine (I mean it gives no error message), but then when I check it with the app..it says the device is not rooted.
I have just tried again from this website:http://technoplanners.blogspot.com/2016/02/root-asus-zenfone-2-laser.html
and it gives this error message in adb:
"downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [  0.669s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: dtb not found)
finished. total time: 0.690s
"

Add that to your question. Your question, as is, very non-detailed and is very hard to answer. Detail it to your best effort to boost your chance of someone posting a good answer that'll solve your problem.

Ok. I'll do my best, but I just simply want to root my asus device and none of the 2 tutorials cited can do so. It's weird. There seems to be no definite solution to rooting asus zenfone 2 laser ZE500KL devices. A bit weird.
I dont get any error messages, nothing....but then when I check it, it is not rooted.

What is the output of adb shell su ? does it change from $ to # ?


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How to add custom language layout inside Gboard (Google Keyboard), created by me
The problem is that I want to use modified layout for Google Keyboard and use it inside Gboard app (because of its features).
I don't want to:

create separate own InputMethod
use another app (Hacker's Keyboard or SwiftKey)

Does anyone know how to edit Gboard .xml files maybe? Or do it officially through plugin or some code? PS. I can code.

Do you want to use the the custom layout within Gboard in another application?  Is the other app a keyboard app that would allow you to use the GBoard within it?

Gboard does take several system propertie to allow customization of its look and feel such as visible key border and default keyboard height ratio. To my knowledge it seems there's no interface for a full layout customization.

It's very easy - just follow the instructions below:
Open Settings/Language and Input/Gboard/Languages/(Your Language);
Then scroll the keyboard to the right and select whichever input layout suits you best.

I needed the custom layout, e.g. where I can specify what letters and where would be. You suggest choosing from Google predefined list of languages & layouts. This is not a solution to my question.

Ah, I'm sorry. I guess I didn't know how to read back then :/


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Does the installation of the custom rom like "resurrection remix" need root?
I was wondering if root is required or only unlocking the bootloader will do for custom ROM installations?
I already have TWRP installed.

In almost all cases: No.
Flashing a custom ROM is done in the recovery.
The recovery is independent from the system (which you can root) and thus no online/active system protection is present.
Sometimes you need to unlock the bootloader in order to write to the system partition at all (comparable to hardware write protection).
This can often be done in fastboot (fastboot oem unlock).
Many custom ROMs will provide root access (for developers of the ROM, no custom ROM is/will be in a production-ready state).
Thus flashing a custom ROM is way to gain root access.
For the cases where it won't work (weirdly locked bootloader), you need a rooted device to unlock the bootloader from within the running system (because of signatures, for instance).


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Android File Transfer cannot connect to device from Mac
Trying to find a way to transfer a video file onto my new S7 Edge from my Mac and it seemed like Android File Transfer was the only way to do it, but no matter what I do, I can't get past an error message saying "Could not connect to device. Try reconnecting or restarting your device."
I've restarted my phone and my computer, used different USB ports, uninstalled and reinstalled the program itself, and still no luck :( I've heard that the Samsung program Kies can cause problems, but I've never installed it. Help?
Running OS 10.12.1

@UnknownDeveloper :(
It's a new phone and a fairly new computer. There's got to be something I'm missing. sigh

My MAC is running MacOS 10.12.2, and my phone is an S7 Edge running the UK release Nougat 7.0. With Android File Transfer (AFT) I was also getting the error "Could not connect to device. Try reconnecting or restarting your device.", until I uninstalled Kies on the MAC. Thereafter AFT connected to the device and I was able to transfer files from the phone simply by dragging them to a(ny) folder on the MAC.
I have USB debugging enabled, MTP mode selected in phone's settings, and I had to respond "Allow" to a pop-up on the phone.


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Samsung J3 2016 (SM-J320F) is lost
My son as just lost his phone yesterday. I have tried using find my phone but it's only coming up with a serial number.
not the phone number. Is that because someone as taking the SIM card out and using a different one and if so can I track the card that they have put in it. I need to find it cause we can't afford to buy him a new one. Please help someone.

This is unfortunate. If the phone is lost and no number is present, this can mean anything and nothing. Not all SIM cards report the phone number to the system, but Find My Phone is not tied to a phone number, it's tied to the serial number of the device. My advice: Go to the police, report it as stolen and ask them to locate it (bring the box with all the numbers like IMEI, serial number, proof of ownership/receipt). They can help you to get it back.

Ok thanks. I have reported it online as that's what they said do. The number I'm getting on find my mobile is apparently the serial number.


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Do I need ARM or ARM64 Gapps for an asus zenfone 2 laser ZE500KL?
I was wondering if there is significant difference regarding compatibility and readiness when it comes to ARM or ARM64 Gapps?
According to the qualcomm website, the chipset I have supports both 32 and 64bit. I was wondering which one to choose for more stability.
UPDATE: http://www.devicespecifications.com/en/model/d8d3356c <----it looks like it is ARM, but on the website of the chipset it say ARM64. Confusing.

Rather than wasting time checking your SoC architecture, why not check your ROM's build architecture instead? The following methods are available for you.

The existence of /system/bin/linker64 indicates that your ROM is built for ARM64 (or more formally, AArch64), as well as these things
File: /system/bin/linker64
      /system/bin/app_process64
Directory: /system/lib64/
           /system/vendor/lib64

If these things don't exist, it means that you're running a ARM 32-bit ROM.

Open /system/build.prop in any text editor and look for ro.product.cpu.abi. If its value is arm64-v8a then your ROM is ARM64. If its value is 'armeabi-v7a' or something else, safely believe it's an ARM ROM.

I suggest checking your ROM architecture instead of CPU architecture, as it sometimes occurs that an ARM ROM is installed on an ARM64 device.
FYI, your SoC, Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 is in fact ARM64 as its core architecture is ARM Cortex-A53, the very first 64-bit core architecture from ARM.

...it sometimes occurs that an ARM ROM is installed on an ARM64 device. - well observed. +1

Qualcomm website says "CPU Bit Architecture: 64-bit" therefore I would flash opengapps arm64, if you get an error during install (it won't affect your system), use the arm version instead.

Checking your phones hardware is easy.
Open a terminal and
$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
The os being 32bit or 64bit is a different question. And ibug answers it well.
Which answers my question. Are arm64 soc's compatible with 32 bit apps.
That is down to the os being 32bit or 64bit & multi-arch.

Where do I find terminal on my phone?..

Download a terminal app in play store.

the trick to check the BUILD.PROP file is pretty neat.
Open /system/build.prop in any text editor and look for ro.product.cpu.abi. If its value is arm64-v8a then your ROM is ARM64. If its value is 'armeabi-v7a' or something else, safely believe it's an ARM ROM.


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Does Resurrection Remix exist for Asus_Z00E_2?
It is not on their website, but I can't believe they have skipped making a ROM for this device.
It looks like none of the official releases support this device. I really don't know why though.

Well there are a lot of ROMs for the Zenfone2 (https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2) but many, if not all of them, are for the Z00A/Z008 variant. I don't know much about the Zenfone2, so I'm sorry I can't help you more.

Thanks for the input. It is just horrible that I am stuck with the default ROM. It is a nightmare. :) I was hoping to try Resurrection Remix, but until I started the installation I didnt realize it was not available for my phone. Cheers anyways.


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Google play voucher option displayed for in-app upgrade but not valid after all
I just wanted to buy the pro version of an Android app (Memrise). The Pro version is not a separate app but an in-app upgrade function.
So I chose my preferred subscription, and the usual Play Store dialogue popped up and asked me to choose a payment option. Since I got a 50 Euro voucher I chose the option "Gutschein einlösen" ("redeem a voucher" or something similar in English). So I typed in the code and my payment validations and the cash transferred to my account. But before I was able to complete the transaction the Google Play Store told me, that a voucher is not a valid option to pay the app upgrade.
So why was there the voucher option in the first place if it is not a valid option? I have no use for other apps/music and stuff except for that specific upgrade. Is there a way to get the upgrade / the money back anyway or are the 50 Euro just gone?

is there a more proper stack exchange category to ask that question?

Not very sure, maybe you can try [android.se]?

Yes. [android.se] or [webapps.se]


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Authy: Is it possible to gain access via backed-up filesystem?
If a user makes a complete backup of an android file system, is it possible to subsequently install authy on a different device, but authenticate as the original identity?

Copying the contents of /data/data/com.authy.authy from one phone to the other seems to accomplish this.


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How can I remove Android devices from my Google account?
Why cannot I remove Android phones from my Google account? I don't find any button for remove! I want to do that since I did factory reset of my phone and when I login again, it says (login using the owner's account of this phone) so I though if I remove it from my Google account, it will help. Kindly, can you guide me toward removing it?

That's odd.  Are the other entries for that device missing the "Remove" button as well?  I see this for mine: http://i.imgur.com/enwlF1N.png (Note to others, that page can be accessed from https://security.google.com/settings/security/activity)

@MatthewRead Yes all of them have no remove button!! I am trying to workaround this message that I am getting when I login my phone via Google account please sign in using one of the owner's account for this device even though I am using the correct account and correct password !!!

@MatthewRead I think it is due this http://www.pcnexus.net/2015/12/what-is-factory-reset-protection-google-72-hour-lockout-android-lollipop.html

Oh, I see!  Yes, to get through Factory Reset protection you will typically need to log into the device with the first account that was added on the device prior to the factory reset.  If that's not possible, there are more solutions here: http://android.stackexchange.com/q/127739/1465


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How to remove the bootloader unlocked sign while restarting device
Ever since I unlocked my Nexus 6p to root the device, I started getting the boot-loader unlocked sign with a big flashing yellow icon telling me to go to some link to reset my device. It is quite annoying when this happens. Is there a way to remove this icon without re-locking the device?
Android: 7.1.1 Nougat (rooted w/ TWRP)

There is no way to remove this warning. The only way is locking the bootloader.

I believe nothing is impossible, whatever the cost

The warning is a part of boot verify process - see Fig 1.This Reddit explains that it is a hardware fuse, which cannot be undone by locking the bootloader. So i guess there is no way

Someone found a way to get rid of this screen on a Nexus 5X by replacing the imgdata bitmap files. Not sure if there is a one for 6P.
XDA forum link here


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Would it be possible to use a image/video file as an emulated camera?
Hi I was wondering if it would be possible at all to 'trick' a real or emulated android device into thinking that an image or video file is the camera feed. So that you could open an app like Snapchat that takes content from the camera feed and press record and it would record whatever file you selected. I imagine this might be easier on an emulated android device however I am not sure.

I think Snapchat has the use of the camera integrated into the app, so to do this you would need to replace or hook into the camera driver or firmware.  (Or alter the Snapchat app.)  Most ways of doing this would require root, I'm not sure about a method to do this offhand.
However, some apps will use an activity from an external camera app.  For those, it's totally possible to use another app that registers as a camera app and then does whatever it wants.  Here's one app for this: Fake Camera


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Different sounds play at different volumes in the same app
This just started happening, and it's affecting multiple apps.  On my Axon 7, certain sounds in certain apps are consistently playing at a louder volume than other sounds in the same app.  If I turn up the volume enough to hear those other sounds, the loud ones are deafening.  And all this is happening at the lowest volume settings.
Example: a Spider Solitaire app makes a shuffling sound when it deal the initial hand.  That's very loud.  But each time you deal a new round within a hand, it makes a similar sound, and that plays normally.  It's as if there are multiple sound players, and the app doles out sounds to different ones.  And one of them is set louder than the others.  Does that make sense?  Is that how sound playing in apps works?
It seems like a reboot fixed this one time, but it came back, and rebooting doesn't help now.  I've tried wiping cache.  Don't want to factory reset unless I have too (does factory reset wipe data too?).

Just tried disabling the Dolby Atmos feature of the phone, and the issue isn't there without it.  But it returns when it's reenabled.

False alarm.  Turns out the Dolby Atmos module has a 'volume leveler' feature that I must have turned on.  It's hidden behind the equalizer screen.  Anyway, turning that off returned things to normal.


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MIUI 7/8 has no way to disable the global Google Spell Check
I am the happy owner of a brand new Xiaomi Redmi 3 Prime. It comes with the MIUI 7, and there is a free upgrade to MIUI 8 via the built-in upgrade software.
My only complaint, so far, is that it comes with a utterly annoying spell checker that applies globally to all text inputs, and has no user-friendly way to disable it, as you'll see in the following link. As I found out, this is a problem in the MIUI system. I've tried all the solutions from this thread, but to no avail:

Trying to set the spell_checker_enabled to 0 requires su, and it says su couldn't be found, either from Terminator Emulator for Android and from ADB remote shell.
Trying to set the Google Keyboard language to QWERTY worked, untill I decided to disable this Keyboard, because I won't be using it.
Disabling Google Keyboard Autocorrection doesn't work.
In the Google Keyboard app detail from system configuration, it doesn't let me disable it.

Would be really glad to disable it.
Side note: this is irrelevant to this question, but as I tried to install minimal ADB and Fastboot on my Ubuntu, it suggested me to run apt-get -f install because there were unmet dependencies. After I did it and rebooted my laptop, my graphical UI was broken and I've just installed a fresh Ubuntu on it.

To access su you need to root the device.

@MatthewRead Well. I can't root it via KingoRoot because it fails at 90% of its rooting routine, and hadn't had time to read the full flashing instructions yet. Any wasy way?

Are you sure you enabled USB debugging on your phone? Is your phone listed when you enter "adb devices" in cmd? When you connect your phone to your PC, your phone should ask for a confirmation to start USB debugging.
The problem I had with these instructions was that my phone didn't actually connect to my PC, so ADB did not recognize the device.
After installing PDA-net on my PC, that issue was resolved. It installs the correct drivers.
Also make sure that in the USB debugging menu on your phone, you have enabled "USB debugging (security settings)" (you'll need a Mi account).
Then, enter adb shell, and settings put secure spell_checker_enabled 0. That should do it.
Complete instructions

Enable developer options on your phone (search for it in the settings app)
Enable USB debugging on your phone in the settings app
(This might not be required) Enable "USB debugging (security settings)" in the same menu.
Install ADB on your PC (use your favorite search engine to look up "ADB, Fastboot and Drivers - 15 seconds ADB Installer". I'm not allowed to post more than 3 URLs here)
Open a command prompt (cmd) and type cd [folder path where adb was installed].
Connect your phone through USB. Confirm USB debugging on your phone. If you don't get the confirmation window, download and install PDA-net on your PC.
Enter adb shell.
Enter settings put secure spell_checker_enabled 0. Done. Don't forget to disable USB debugging after you're done.

Yes and yes. It doesn't find the command su, meaning it's not rooted. If I'm not mistaken, the last command in your recipe requires SU previleges.

(I am using Swiftkey Keyboard)
Google Play Store - Help & Feedback - Browse all articles - Delete or disable apps on Android - Tap to go to Application Settings - Gboard - Disable

I have finally found the solution, please watch the video carefully and do exactly as shown, it's easy and I was surprised that the app that supposedly only creates shortcuts in this case add the ability to disable system apps on miui 8.
https://youtu.be/-ywkVg9YzgI

Although external links are welcome in answers as a reference, it is required to at least summarize the operations needing to be done, although detailed instructions are preferred. Please see https://android.stackexchange.com/help/how-to-answer for more information on how to answer a question properly.


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Will a factory reset launch to the android stock launcher or can I use my own?
I was silly enough to uninstall my android 4.2.1 stock launcher and instead, installed nova launcher. I works 100% but this one annoying message keeps popping up every 5 seconds saying that the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped, so I looked at why, came to the conclusion that a factory reset would solve that. now I was wondering whether a factory reset would boot to nova launcher? I have a feeling that it will but I wasn't sure so I am just asking.
thank you for all answers.

Factory reset will wipe all user apps, thus if you installed Nova regularly (not as a system app), then it will be gone, and after the reset you will be greeted by the default launcher. If there isn't one and USB debugging is not enabled (very likely), you're stuck.
At this moment you should definitely install a launcher (Nova or whatever) as a system app to prevent the worst case.


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In a dual sim phone, must both sims be used?
I'm looking at getting the Xperia X Performance. It has two slots for SIM cards. Will the phone work alright with only one normal SIM and will all the apps still work ok? A long time ago I red most apps don't work for dual sim, but I'm not sure if this has changed. (if this question is too specific, feel free to answer it for any phone)

It most likely will - on dual-SIM phones I've used, when a single SIM is inserted, all card #2 options are simply hidden or grayed out.

user manual for your specific device does not mention such restrictions and it also gives out the combination of SIM networks permitted when both SIM's are inserted, so there is no reason to believe app restrictions whether you use one SIM or both
PS: My device is Moto X Play normally used with one SIM but works fine with both SIMs

You won't have any problems if you insert only one SIM into dual SIM phone, i have dual sim phone myself with only one SIM in it and it work without any problem. Phone will work even you don't have any SIM in it.


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I accidentally checked a "never send SMS" box on my phone, so now I can't find how to change that
So I can't send SMS messages on my Samsung On5...is there a way to fix it?

Go to the Settings -> Apps -> to the app which you used to send SMS -> Permissions -> SMS and Click the checkbox next to it

go to Application Manager.

Scroll down to locate Messaging app and tap it.
Touch Clear Data.
Restart your device.
Try sending a text message. If it doesn't work perform a factory reset on your device.


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How to find the right ROM to unbrick device
I forgot to enable the OEM unlock while rooting a Galaxy Tab A 280 following the guide at XDA-developers. Now the phone is only displaying a FRP error on boot and shuts down again.
Download mode is working, but needs the correct ROM. I downloaded one ROM from sammobile, but installation resulted in the same error.
Where is the correct ROM to download? (Or is it possible to OEM unlock in this state?) If it helps, the serial number is R52H81KCSVW.

To "OEM unlock" one usually has to enter bootloader/fastboot mode (see our fastboot tag-wiki) and run fastboot oem unlock. Some devices require special measures here (e.g. another parameter to the command), but it's worth a try.

@Izzy: Thank you. Both key combinations to enter fastboot as of the tag page mode yield the same error: Custom binary blocked by FRP lock.

@Izzy: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67734932&postcount=7 says: This device does not have FASTBOOT mode

FRP = Factory Reset Protection. It wants to to first confirm you're the real owner, by providing the credentials of the last Google account used with that device. How that should work in the current condition, I have no idea.


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Not receiving past messages on WhatsApp
Recently I've ported my number from Idea to Vodafone, after doing this and reinstalling WhatsApp after a couple of months I've been removed from all the groups and am not receiving any messages. How do i get bach the messages of the past month?

You can decypt the .cyrpt12 file which will output a .db file which can be viewed easily using a SQLite viewer.


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Get computer to mount Android phone at root directory
I have noticed that whenever I plug my phone into a computer through USB, it gets mounted at /storage/emulated/0. Is there a way I can get it to mount at /? I am running Resurrection Remix (7.1.1) with root.
Thanks

@GokulNC Yes. I said "I am running Resurrection Remix (7.1.1) with root."

Oops, didn't see that.. Cleaned it up

Why do you want to do that BTW? Any specific reason?

Possible duplicate of Why Android can't be just mounted?

/storage/emulated/0 is used as the mount point for the external storage (actually, internal storage which is mounted as external storage through kernel FUSE). / is the mount point for the root filesystem. I don't think you can modify this behavior even if you have root privileges.


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Why are Zygote and Whatsapp asking for root?
Since yesterday, WhatsApp and Zygote have been asking for root permissions on my phone via supersu. Apparently zygote is a system app.
Is this malware? Lookout scan came up clean.

On another note, if you allowed them to get root, you should consider your device to be compromised and wipe it completely.

I have got the same on Android 6, rooted with Xposed Framework.
It suddenly happened, I did not install some suspected stuff. Whatsapp works normal. P | grep Zygote brings 3 entries: Zygote, Zygote64 and xposed_zygote_service.

Are you using Xposed ? Seems like issue with Xposed

Do you have the whatsapp extention exposed module installed? check the xda-thread.

It is unlikely for WhatsApp to need root privileges, and impossible for zygote to ask for it.
Zygote is an essential system component that is started by init process itself while booting, so it does implicitly inherit root privileges.
Matter of fact, zygote is responsible for starting every other app, be it system apps or other apps.
Having said that, these two apps (installed in your device that asks for root access) are strongly MALWARE.
If you have ADB, issue the command adb shell ps | grep zygote. (Or from Terminal Emulator as ps | grep zygote)
I believe the output will be two processes: one is the real zygote, and the other 'zygote' is part of a package name, which is a malware.

To clarify are you saying WhatsApp is strongly malware? Or the specific program calling itself whatsApp that op has installed is malware? (I'm asking from an unrooted Android phone that has WhatsApp installed)

@BruceWayne The real WhatsApp is fine - it would be all over the news if it weren't as it is the #18 free app on the Play Store. He's talking about the fake WhatsApp OP may have.

I always has the real WhatsApp and it also asking for root


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How to disable Google Talk on Android Prestige ZTE
I've been trying since forever to do it. How to do this?

What have you tried so far? This can help to answer the question by picking up where you left off.

Root the mobile, search on XDA forum on how to root your particular device. Every device rooting technique is different... Go through comments, reviews before rooting..
Once you have successfully rooted, download application eg: "system app remover" or similar apps. Open the app and now you uninstall your google talk app.
It is not possible without root because it is a system app & you require sudo permission to uninstall it. In upgraded version of mobiles these days there is option to disable system apps.

This answer, in its' current form, is a bit short. To improve this answer I suggest adding an example of how to uninstall the system app and why disabling is not possible.

Edited the answer..  I hope you remove the downvote and upvote it

The downvote was not mine, but I upvoted your answer because it basically answered the very general question.


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Galaxy S GT 19000
Trying to download the firmware for my phone as it`s stuck in boot loop, tried all other options with no joy! On the Samfirware site , I have registered and got as far as the ready to dowload page, when I accept download the page tells me error 404 ....annoying is only the beginning, can anyone help me ?

Did you try this site : http://samsung-updates.com/gt-i9000-samsung-galaxy-s/

yes, that`s the site i was downloading from, but what is error 404?

Error 404 : Page not found. The page no longer exists. There are many similar sites whete you can download the firmware.

An alternative for samsung-firmware is sammobile. I just downloaded a firmware from there. it's working.


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How to type fractions like ⅝ in keyboard?
Is there any way to create fractions that are not listed on the pop-up list?

They differ between keyboards you use.

This site tells you how too.
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2272156&seqNum=4 I was confused by finally learned how

For Gboard: Just enable longpress for symbols in Gboard settings. Than find textbox and in lower left corner of keyboard switch to symbols, than longpress on some numbers will give you fraction or exponent.

With the SwiftKey keyboard navigate to your Numeric keys and long-press the number 5 to get ⅝ as an option.
Go to numerical keys in bottom left and long press 1-3, 5 and 7. It will give you options if there is more than one available fraction for that number, for instance long pressing 1 will offer ⅛, ¼, ⅓, ½. Otherwise it will just give you the one available fraction for that number. Just choose the first number you want. So if you needed ⅝ you'd long press 5, ⅞ you'd long press 7 etc.

For MessagEase keyboard, there only seems to be three values supported out-the-box via the combine function: ½, ¼, and ¾.  To input them, type out the numerator followed by the denominator, then swipe up-left on the a key.


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Android X86 – No Mouse Cursor in Oracle VirtualBox
I have recently installed AndroidX86 (android-x86_64-6.0-r1.iso) in VirtualBox 5.1.12 r112440 (Qt5.6.2) following these instructions.
But I see no mouse cursor on the screen. Do I need to set some special preference?

The solution is change Pointing Device type to PS/2 Mouse:

Make sure the VM is not running (powered off)
Click on the VM name in the list (e.g., Android X86)
Click Settings
Click on the System category
Make sure you’re on the Motherboard tab
Change Pointing Device to PS/2 Mouse

Detailed instructions are here: Android X86 – No Mouse Cursor in Oracle VirtualBox.

I did same and it worked!
But when I switched guest to Host (alt+ctrl+arrow)  and then again switched to guest
Same mouse pointer issue again ! not able to fix, even selected ps/2 in settings

@Chandrakant I only saw that issue in the initial Setup Wizard. You can either not switch to host until the wizard is complete, or use a separate USB mouse and assign it as a USB device to the VM.


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How do you edit the hosts file on rooted Nougat
I have a Google pixel xl that I have rooted. On my G3 I was able to use Hosts Editor (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nilhcem.hostseditor) without any issues. When I tried on my xl I can see and accept the SU request but the hosts file does not get modified.
I then tried manually editing it with a text editor and I've confirmed that it's modified but using Chrome I still get navigated to the old original website.
I have a test server in my home network and I'd like to be able to use my phone to hit the test site instead of the live one.
Is there something special in Nougat that is making this not work?

What happens when you ping the custom address you added to /etc/hosts from an adb shell? Does it resolve to your custom address or to the public one?

I did a ping using terminal Emulator for Android and it resolves to the public address so I guess it's not doing the lookup in the hosts file.

I've managed to figure this out and it was due to some strange encoding issues with the text editor I was using (droidedit). I should have known that a 2KB file with only a few lines was not correct. Once I used a different editor the file became 82 bytes and everything works as expected.

Could you by any chance try this method: https://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus5/comments/3nzg6q/dont_want_to_root_but_still_want_to_block_ads/ to try and modify the hosts file without root?  Apparently it works on Marshmallow, but people have had no luck getting it to work on Nougat.  See https://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus6P/comments/4zof9c/buildprop_and_hosts_file_can_they_still_be_nodded/  I'm wondering if your encoding discovery might solve the problem.

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Google Play Store won't download apps after reinstalling
I had mistakenly uninstalled the stock Play Store on my rooted Lava Iris X1 Mini running Android 4.4. I reinstalled it as a system app after downloading the apk from an external site. Now, I cannot download any apps from the store, because as soon as the download starts, play store crashes. It doesn't even work when it's installed as a user app. Clearing data and cache of Google Play Services also doesn't fix the problem. Any way to prevent this problem? Thanks in advance.

You can try downloading the play store from GApps. You will probably want the pico version... You then have to flash it with a custom recovery (e.g. TWRP).
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How do I avoid splitting albums on Samsung's default music app?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S7. I am trying to organize music in the default music app and running into some issues. For example, no matter how much I try and group music into one album or to one artist (on both the phone and my computer), songs are split up by each individual contributing artist to an album.

How do I avoid splitting albums on Samsung's default music app?

Probably due the way music app is made. I don't think you can change it.

Fill in the "album artist" field and make it identical for album fragments you want to see as one.


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Galaxy s 3 overheating seemingly out of nowhere
Phone is fairly new to me, I got it November or so. It's always worked just fine. Today I had it plugged in, walked into the other room for a few minutes and came back. Phone showed an error something like "Charging paused. system is too hot." So my Boyfriend told me to restart it and put in my extra battery (because I have two batteries for it). Did that, powered back up, was working on where in settings I could find the battery temperature and (less than 5 minutes)it told me something to the effect of "System overheating. all apps have been closed, phone can only be used for contacts". So I powered off, pulled out the battery, and now I'm nervous to try and turn it on again.
Any suggestions?
EDIT: I'm not rooted

I think there is no problem with the charger, but with the phone itself. This may happen when there are issue in the motherboard. If the problem persists, you should try contacting a repair shop to make it checked.

interesting... I used to have a tablet that gurgled and became very hot while charging.

I had an S4 for a while and now have a Galaxy Note 4. My family has the S5 and S6, I believe, and all of them have gotten very hot while charging at one point or another, but not with an error.
Check to see if your charger reads 5V - 2A, which is what should be on the S3. You could try charging while the phone is off - just watch its temperature.

The charger I've been using for it IS a Samsung charger, it was given to me with the phone. The output however, reads 5.0v-0.7A. I don't know jack about chargers and the like. I tried a few others when I first got it, and this was the only charger that worked while it was on, so the battery didn't drain faster than it charged.
Is that what might have fried it?

I found a usb to wall port that says 5V-2A. It also is samsung brand. Any advice on how to know what USB cord to use with it?

I tried a USB cable with the port I found that had the right numbers on it. I don't know if the USB cord i used was bad, or if the port was bad, but the phone didn't do anything. I plugged it into the cord i was using (Because It drained the battery when it overheated. It was at 46%, and then I let it rest with the battery out and it told me 1% when I tried to power up to see if it was still overheating) and it showed me a warning triangle and a thermometer.

It starts flashing the triangle/thermometer as soon as I plug it in (even though it's not hot) and then starts getting hot after disconnected from the charger now.  I can't power up to check anything else because the overheat killed both my batteries.

@Amyautopsy I think there is no problem with the charger, but with the phone itself. This may happen when there are issue in the motherboard. If the problem persists, you should try contacting a repair shop to make it checked.

It is something called short circuit, easily repairable by a technician.


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Is it required to unlock the bootloader to root (normally)?
So, a long time ago I rooted my device using a Windows app called KingoRoot, and after that my tablet didn't boot. The exact same thing happened with my other device. I did not unlock the bootloader because I didn't even know what it was. The tablet will sorta boot but the OS just refuses to load. Is this device bricked? Is it fixable? If it's any help the device is a Thomson QM-736 running Android 4.4 KitKat. I also have both the ADB and Fastboot installed on my PC, however the tablet will not connect (I assume the charging port is dead) so I don't actually know how those will be helpful. Thanks in advance.

To answer your title, no you don't need to unlock bootloader to root your android device. I rooted my device two months ago, with bootloader still locked.
Unlocking bootloader lets you change to which operating system is launched, install/remove operating systems in your device, etc. While rooting gives you root/admin right INSIDE the operating system (i.e. after the OS has been launched), via an exploit. I also used KingRoot, but I installed the KingRoot apk on my phone and let it do the trick. Had ADB and Fastboot configured on my computer, in case it didn't go right, but I didn't needed them.
Remember, unlocking bootloader will wipe all the user content from your phone, like a factory reset. Plus it will wipe the TA partition (which holds DRM keys that lets you use manufacturer's proprietary technology).
In your case, it seems the rooting process wasn't successful. So you can either unlock the bootloader and then reinstall the android operating system (or install a custom version/fork of android), or perhaps you can get your manufacturer's stock OS and install it using some tool that does not require you to unlock the bootloader. Can't say whether it's available for your device/manufacturer though, but I got XperiaFirm and the android image in (.ftf format) ready for myself if my root failed.

Some devices need boot loader to be unlocked even for rooting. Similarly, unlocking bootloader usually wipes data buy not always. Example Honor 6. You may like to edit your answer suitably

Addition: the section about TA partition and DRM only rings true for (newer) Sony devices.

Small question: How do I unlock the bootloader or reinstall Android if the device won't boot and the buttons are gone?


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questions about an SD card
I encrypted my cell phone with my SD card in it. Recently my phone was stolen I managed to get it back but they stole my SD card. So I was wondering even though they stole my SD card would my files still be encrypted or will they be able to see them.
Thanks

They would not be able to see the contents of encrypted card without the phone, since encryption is tied with the device. Exception possible if they are highly skilled and the information is important enough for then to invest hugely. Adding OS details to your question and if it is adoptable-storage would help

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How can I decrypt / move the adopted storage from my SD card?
Apparently the SD-card in my phone was a fake. It reports 32Gb, but it only seems to store 16Gb.
Now, I had that thing in my phone for a couple years now, it worked great, but this morning my smartphone reported that the SD-card was missing and I should put it back in. I'm on a non-rooted device, and according to this answer I need the decryption key if I want to get my data back. Now I'm stuck with half an SD-card, unable to get that key.
Any ideas?

Without root, no way I'm afraid. Good research on you end, you point to the correct answer which has all the details. Unfortunately, that won't help you out unless you can root your device.

But rooting will wipe all the data I could try brute forcing that thing or copying the card onto a different 32Gb card. Do you think that could work?

Rooting usually doesn't wipe data (unlocking the bootloader does), but that might depend on available methods. You could try duplicating the card (I'd use a different brand of card then, just in case, as at least in the past there were some combinations of "device brand" vs "card brand" which caused trouble) and check whether the new one is accepted. There's a slight change it might be, but less than 50:50 IMHO. Worth a try, though.

@Izzy so what you are saying is that when I flash my device with a custom rom I might be able to read that key? Because I can flash stuff to it, it seems to be unlocked. That'd be awesome!

I didn't say that (I referred to duplicating the SD card). But with a dirty flash (no wipes, as otherwise the key is lost) you might succeed as well in obtaining the key. But you also might end up with a broken/unstable OS. I'd try the SD duplication first.

This is really odd. A moment ago it seemed like everything beyond 16GB was not readable, and now I can read it just fine using my laptop. I don't get it.

What the heck, I'm just gonna smash the damn thing to pieces so tiny I don't  even have to sweep them off the floor. Holy crap.

@Izzy yup, that sd card is just dead. IO-errors everywhere, its not writable, gonna throw that thing away.

So were you able to at least create an image of it (to write to another card)? When using adoptable storage, it seems one should do so regularly (so one has something to recover from), and if possible, also export the key to a backup.

Yea, I got an image. But still, its a bit disappointing. I don't really like the way smartphones and SD-cards work together with that cheap quality storage that can fail within a few months...

Then better don't use adoptable storage. IMHO the disadvantages are bigger than its pros. I don't use it at all because of that, and consider it nothing but a "last resort" when one has no other choices left.


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I accidentally removed the Google Search Bar how do I get it back?
I have a one plus 3.  It runs Android Oxyget.

Long tap on screen, then choose "Add widget", then find google search widget and place it on screen where you want.

As Alex.S said above, you can re-add the widget. However, if you removed/disabled the app, here are the steps to get it back:

Open Settings->Apps->swipe to All
Check if the app Google is visible in the list (white circle with a G in the middle)
If it is, touch it, and hit the Enable button.
If it is not, go to the Google Play Store, and reinstall Google by searching for it.


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Chrome bookmark on home screen to BBC News opens as webapp
Using my Samsung Galaxy Tab3 10.1 (4.4.2) I have just started using Chrome as the default browser instead of the built in "Internet".
I have recreated many of the bookmark links on the home screen without issue, and they open Chrome as expected.
However if I open http://www.bbc.co.uk/news and then "Add to Home Screen", the bookmark opens Chrome as a webapp meanng there are no tabs or any ability to use it like a normal browser.
How on earth can I stop it opening as a webapp, and make it open as a normal tab?

Thanks @beeshyams, but the blog shows the <meta> tag from the site itself... which I obviously have no control over.

@beeshyams, it means that the BBC website developers are the only ones who can change the instruction. But you have helped,  as it is has shown that it's simple not possible for me to override it,  which is highly frustrating (at least not that I've found)

I've just found this answer which has worked perfectly :-)


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Micromax nitro a311 fastboot connection error
I'm trying to flash custom ROM for Micromax a311 when I enter fastboot devices it is stuck at < waiting for device >. I think this is driver problem, I tried with some drivers that I found on web, but nothing help me,
that phone is not having any OS right now, and it is showing command not found error in Chinese. I can't install OS from sdcard either!
please help me

"Command not found" is usually present in stock recovery mode, not fastboot. How did you even wipe the phone previously? What steps have you done? Please clarify with an edit.

I don't know! That is my friends phone,

< Waiting for device > is caused by the Android Debug Bridge interface driver missing.  Go into Device Manager and you should see the failed driver.  Right click on the driver and update it.   Microsoft Update now carries the ADB driver.

Yeah. I tried all those things. It says windows unable to install driver when I choose Search driver online, I tried to download and install driver ofline, but I didn't find suitable driver. Can u give me link for driver. Plz


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MTP device acess denied
I'm using linux kde, I was able to use mtp device on it but recently I'm facing problem error is mtp device access denied but it working with kde connect. How I can get rid it of ? I had also checked with live media if driver is corrupted but problem is still same.

What linux distro and version are you using? What kernel version?

Assuming you have rebooted the device and are not forgetting to activate MTP on each connection from the notification drop-down which is required on Marshmallow and newer Android OSes, it is likely that your Media Storage and External Storage databases are out of sync and not updating properly.
Note that none of the following actions deletes or modifies your files, pictures, or other data, just the databases that index those files are forced to be rebuilt.
Disconnect the USB cable, although the exact menu entries could vary by OEM, here are some general instructions on how to rebuilt those databases... Go to Settings - Apps and tap the 3-dot menu and select Show System. Then scroll through and find External Storage and tap into it, then select Storage, and inside that select Clear Data and Clear Cache, then press back twice to the main Apps menu and scroll down to Media Storage and perform the same action. Go home and reboot. DO NOT CONNECT THE USB cable at this time, once the phone is rebooted and the startup appears complete, wait at least 5-10 minutes (the databases are rebuilding in the background, without watching the logcat there is no way to see if they are complete, sometimes it is a quick process and sometimes it can take 30+ minutes depending on your device and number of files), then connect the USB cable and the folders and files should appear.
If this doesn't work, your issue is likely not Android related but a permissions or setup issue in your Linux distro with your user, and that question would be more suited to the Super User, Ask Ubuntu, or Unix & Linux sites.

I'm using ics phone, I don't think there any issue with pc because I've already checked with live bootable and there problem still remained.


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How do I tell the YouTube app to play a certain resolution by default?
I have capped internet and it gets very quickly consumed when YouTube keeps playing videos in 1080p by default. How do I set it to play all videos in 480p only?

On mobile devices, adjust quality settings by tapping Menu(3-dots vertical), then Quality/Settings icon .  Here you can choose what Quality you need. The video player will remember this for future playbacks.You can read more info here

I did change it but it goes back to 1080p after some time and by the time I notice it, it has already done the damage.


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How to handle disconnections from wifi on an app in kiosk mode
at work we use an android device (a Famoco device updated to Android 4.4) to register the employees clock in|clock out, similarly to a time clock.
We use Famoco to help ensuring our app is always on top and to update remotely the app without relying on the Play Store.
The device is connected in wifi to our server and our app upload the clock in and clock out to the server.
Sometimes it can happen that the device lose connectivity (we still don't know if it's a bug in the device wifi chip) so we want to ensure that in those cases the app promptly retry connection to ensure the correct use).
The IT department normally does not have physical access to the device, so the app must know how to handle those cases autonomously.
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Not able to Track and search stolen android phone
Recently my Smartphone (Lenovo Vibe X3) stolen by someone. It’s very painful for me.
When it was stolen, I was able to ring my phone till 10-15 min but that time I was not able to sign in my gmail account on desktop computer so that I can track it using Android Device Manager. My phone was locked with fingerprint and patterns both. And some apps were locked with App Locker..
After 2-3hrs, I was able to sign in my gmail on the same desktop computer and with the same password but Android Device Manager couldn’t locate device. I don’t know how that stealer manipulated everything. Even an anti-theft application was also installed. However, it couldn’t be traced.
I request to all expert users for assisting me for two concerns.
Is it possible to trace device with IMEI? Please let me know, how to do this? How to tackle such problems? And
Please let know some best apps that can trace a device even with IMEI and mobile GPS.
I complaint to nearest police station but it doesn't seem helpful. That's why I need assistance from expert user. If stealer removes my gmail account from phone but GPS is ON, in that case will ADM work?
I have gone through a link. Is it helpful for an android device, if these are installed before device lost/theft?
Apart from this please provide me better tips & tricks.
Regards
GNS

Have you already consulted our fine lost-phone tag-wiki? You're not the first one asking this. Being rather a frequent issue, we've compiled some first-aid and links you should try. We don't want to repeat the same things over and again :)

If your GPS on phone is off you will not locate it via ADM.
Yes, phone can be located with IMEI but you can't do that, police can. So go to police and report stolen device and bring box of the phone for the IMEI and proof that is your device, but keep in mind that police doesn't really bother with stolen phones.


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How do I recover my data,? please help!
What basically is I have ZTE ZMAX pro , and now I have factory reset it accidentally. All my pics and videos deleted.
I want to recover them at any cost.
I don't want to overwrite anything , so that my possibility of getting recovery of data decrease.
How do I recover, plz help,

Did you used back up & sync on Google Account / Photos..? If so you can sync those from the cloud again using your google account.

Have you checked with our data-recovery tag-wiki already? As this is a quite frequent issue, we've collected some first-aid and links there. Also see other questions using this tag, especially My Android phone is completely reset, whats the best way to recover the deleted data?


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How do I troubleshoot my IR Blaster (Samsung Galaxy Tab 4)
I've had my Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 for many years now and I have occasionally used the built-in "IR Blaster" with the Peel Remote app.  Now I have a more pressing need to use this, I found that the Peel app no longer shows any remote configured, and when I go to set it up, the only options offered are to connect to a ROKU device via bluetooth or to setup a 'Pronto' external IR Blaster device. This tells me that Peel no longer 'sees' the internal IR circuit.
I compared this to my Samsung S5 phone which also has an IR blaster built in.  Peel Remote app on the phone correctly sees the IR Blaster, and will change channels, etc.   On my proven Samsung S5 phone, I downloaded a simple 'remote control' app called ASMART Remote IR, which I then configured it to control my Vizio TV.  Worked. I downloaded the same App onto the tablet and it failed to work (no error messages, just failed to work).
I figured some combo of apps / settings had messed up the tablet so did a factory reset, and chose NOT to restore any prior apps or data - a totally clean start.  On this clean tablet, I then installed Peel again; but again, it did not 'see' the local IR blaster, and offered to setup a Pronto device (which is a 3rd party IR Blaster). I also re-downloaded the ASMART app, and it also failed to work.
So I'm baffled as to what could have happened (other than the IR blaster circuit is dead).
Anyone have any thoughts?  Thanks!
Edit To Add: looks like the Android 5 (lollipop) upgrade from Samsung removed support for the IR blaster. So I may have to downgrade to Kit-Kat (Android 4). Darn. There's some suggestion out there that this can be made to work, but I haven't figured it out yet. I guess it's time to get a standalone IR device that talks to the phone wirelessly.

In galaxy S5, we can use *#0*# to open the Hardware module test app. So I guess it needs to work for your galaxy tab 4. If it works, then click on the IR module to test it.


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Another control tab in AVD
I have Android Emulator from Android Studio and from some days I have another basic controls tab (on dark gray background). I don't want it, because it's second tab to controls emulator. Anyone kwow where I can turn it off?
https://i.stack.imgur.com/UxS1D.jpg

This is probably answer for my question:
https://developer.android.com/studio/run/managing-avds.html?utm_source=android-studio#skins

While creating Virtual device when you select "new Hardware profile" then windows open there is option Input. In front of input there is select box "Has Hardware Button" Unchecked that select box.
If you Already created virtual Device
then edit your Virtual device configuration. There is above mention option when you click Advance settings.
There is an option "hardware back/home keys". Specify the option and set it to "no" when creating the virtual device.


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How to access internet behind proxy with authentication
Our University provides internet behind a http proxy. To use internet we need to go through a http proxy server (proxy address and port) with authentication (username and password). Also the external DNS servers are not reachable from our institute network. We have our own DNS servers (addresses known).
As Android does not have any option to use proxy authentication with Wi-Fi and moreover all the apps does not obey android proxy settings we usually used Drony. For a non rooted device it creates a local VPN (with proxy authentication) and compel all the apps to pass through the VPN to connect internet. Everything was mostly fine.
The problem begins with upgrades beyond Kitkat (Android 4.4). Drony stopped working. It is a robust app with lots of options. I made a few changes but not succeeded and now kind of lost. I have tried few alternate  apps for non-rooted devices like Psiphon (got large delay over network) and proxyauth (few apps do not obey its VPN) but their performances are not as satisfactory as Drony.
Could you please tell me how can I use Drony (setting details) in Android 6? Other way it will also be a great help if you suugets any app that can reach the internet through the above network settings for a non-rooted device.

As Drony was just updated a few weeks ago, did you approach the dev with the issue? He should know best how to fix that up.

I completely agree. I did not think about it. Will try to contact the dev. Thank you.

Don't forget to keep us updated once you got a response. Also consider to answer your own question when solved :) Good luck!

Surely I will do. In the mean time any advise is welcome.

Be welcome to check my list of Proxy apps. Looks like the top-rated candidate (Shadowsocks) meets your requirements as well. As I haven't tested any of them, I cannot post an answer, though.


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How to stream screen from two phones to one video?
I am trying to do a Challenge with my friend, (who gots faster to arena4 in Clash royale) and I need to stream from two phones in one video. I have computer and Asus Zenfone ZE551ML (mine) and Lenovo A536 (from that phone will be streamed friends' screen). Can you help me? I also have additional wi-fi receiver.

You could use a vnc server on each phone, and use a vnc viewer on your computer to connect to both the phones. You could then just record your computer screen.


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Boot Samsung Galaxy S7 Android when charger is connected
I want to boot up my samsung s7 when charging is end and on connecting charger that it get auto boot.
 I have lpm file in /system/bin directory but replacing the script , it does not work for me.Any help ?
#!/system/bin/sh
/system/bin/reboot

Macrodroid automation app can help. Trigger: power connected *Action:Reboot

@beeshyams If I read the question correctly, the device is turned off when connected to the charger. I don't think Macrodroid fires then :)

@Izzy: possible that your interpretation is correct and so is the obvious conclusion of being unable to awaken the dead :) let's hope OP clarifies

Yes actually i researched google lot of articles that asked me to root the mobile and find the script that cause charging animation so i found it in samsung s7 with name lpm. i replaced the animation script with reboot script but its not working . may be samsung made it secure or i am mistaking something.
http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/20021/automatically-power-on-android-when-the-charger-is-connected

yes
"Macrodroid"  is not booting android mobile when mobile is turned off.


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How to import multiple images at once from camera to Samsung tablet
I'm trying to import multiple images (chosen ones) from a Canon camera to a Samsung Tablet 4. The problem is that the upload button is visible only at the beginning when camera is connected and each image can be imported one by one. When I select multiple images the import function dissappears. Tablet is running Android 5.0.2.
I would be grateful for your help.

It's certainly clear for you but not for us - how do you import images? What saftware do you use?


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Notification settings reset after reboot
I just bought a new smartphone and the new Android (6.0.1) has this peeking thing that really annoys me. I wanted to disable it, for example for WhatsApp, so I went to
Settings -> Sound & notification -> App notifications -> Whatsapp -> Allow peeking (off)
This solves the issue. The problem is that when I turn the device off and then turn it on again, these settings go back to default and the peeking is re-enabled without my doing anything.
Is there a way to permanently disable peeking?
EDIT:
I've found this link and option 1 seemed very promising. However, I did that and it didn't work either. Still looking for the solution, though.

Wondering if your WhatsApp is on sd card ( not phone storage)- if so, reverting to phone storage and checking may help?

@beeshyams I've been looking this up on the Internet and that seems to be the problem for almost everyone. However, in my case, I have no apps on the SD Card, so this wouldn't be my case. It's really driving my crazy.

Is it only WhatsApp or with all apps?

@beeshyams I don't know if all of them, but it appears to be a general problem, because I had turned peeking off for 6 or 7 apps and all of them reset after reboot.

@beeshyams I just checked again, and it is only WhatsApp that is having this issue. I was wrong before, I got confused with all the tests I did and they were all on normal because I had put them like that the last time.

Good you posted a solution +1

Well, I finally got it to work. I'm going to post the solution just in case someone is having the same problem. I did exactly as it is stated here: just toggling another one of the other two options in the notification settings did the magic.


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Password Recovery
Hoping you can help me fix my problem. I reset my phone (Acer z150) , all data erased. This is my problem how can I sign in in Clash of Clans without my google password. All I know is my Google email.

You need to either follow the instructions in forgot my google account password to reset your Google account's password, or follow Supercell's instructions (quoted below) about recovering your lost account.

If your account was at any point linked to Game Center or Google Play, logging into the respective account and opening the game should retrieve it.
If that does not work, please start a new game, and message us directly from within that new game.

okay .. but is it possible to retrieve my coc account even without the password only the email.? what is the fastiest way to retreive it ? can you help me? I will give you my email. or village name of my coc .

I'm not Supercell, so giving me your email or village name won't achieve anything. You need to contact them following the instructions I linked.


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Some apps' notifications disappear after half a second
I have an Acer T07 (aka Liquid Zest 4G aka z528) with Android 6.0. I got it for Christmas so I did not have the time to tweak it for now !
Whenever I recieve an SMS, a notification does show up, and then disappears after half a second. This is particularily annoying since I am not always looking at my phone and when I check it I see no notification. Then, I open the SMS app (currently using Pulse SMS but the same happened with Textra and basically any alternative SMS app - tried a lot of them) and see unread messages I was not aware of. However this problem doesn't happen with the stock SMS app.
I thought this was just with SMSs but from time to time the phone vibrates and when I turn on the screen to see what's hapening, I see nothing - which is certainly because a notification arrived just to immediately disappear.
I don't have a list of the application that do this mostly because I never see those notifications. Apart from SMS, I use very few apps that generate notifications (no social networks or similar apps) so it's hard to tell how many apps have the problem and what they have in common.
I found no one with the same problem by googling it and neither by searching this SE.
Any help on how to fix this weird problem is highly appreciated !
Thanks :)
EDIT : I found out that Discord app does it as well. I also found out that some notifications don't even show up, but just make the phone vibrate without letting me know at all what app it comes from.


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Pixel C no longer connecting to wifi
The Pixel C (serial # 620*******) is no longer connecting to wifi. We have 3 wifi networks and it does not connect to any of them (it did before). It vacillates between saying "Obtaining IP address" and "Ip configuration failure". I've tried "forgetting" each of the wifi connections and reentering the password, but this does not help. Also tried restarting the device.
I discovered this on Tuesday morning, coming back from the holiday. During that time the device's battery went dead. Not sure if that is related or not. The battery is fully charged now.
What can be done?
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Just noticed the clock has been reset to Jan 1, 2000. Fixing that fixed the wifi problem.

Our network has a security feature that checks any connecting device for a correct date and doesn't allow connection if the date is not correct.


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Micro SD card stopped functioning after inserted when phone on. Android and Windows recognize the card, but can't read it. Can I recover my data?
Android and Windows say I have to format the card in order to access it, but I don't want to lose my data. I have tried to read the card with Recuva and iCare Card Recovery Pro, but they can't access the card either. The card is partitioned, I don't know why. Disk Management, at Control Panel, shows one partition of 16mb and other of 7,2gb.
Is there a way I can recover my data?
Android version: 6.0
The card was used as internal storage.

Welcome to Android Enthusiasts! Can you please [edit] your post and fill some gaps: What Android version is running on your device? If 6 or above, did you use the card as "internal storage" (aka "adoptable storage")?

Or did you encrypt the card?

Hi, thank you for your answers! I made the changes on the post.

"The card was used as internal storage" - This means it is encrypted and tied to the decryption key on your device. If your device is already rooted, you Might be able to access the key and use this to access it, it requires Linux and some terminal use, Windows will not be useful for this operation.
If you removed this card while the device was powered up and the card mounted, which it will always be as internal storage, you likely corrupted the drive's file system, and recovery of data from a damaged, encrypted file system is extremely difficult and often requires professional forensic data recovery if the decryption key is available, it's impossible without it, and those services are rather expensive and can be thousands of dollars in some cases.
When a drive is adopted as internal storage, it is reformatted to Linux ext4 file system and encrypted, it is intended to never be removed from the device, ever, unless you go through the process to convert it back to portable storage. The encryption used is very secure, without the decryption key it is generally considered impossible to access the data even if the file system is completely intact and undamaged.
So basically I am saying you're most likely out of luck... The chances of recovery of the data is near zero.