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How can I permanently disable (not uninstall) a stock app?
I want to disable some of the stock apps that I don't use (e.g. Drive, Keep). These are stock Android/Google apps, not third-party apps. When I attempt to disable them:

I get a warning that disabling them may break things (I accept)
I get a request asking if I want to install the factory version (I accept, because if I don't, they are not disabled)
they are removed from the apps menu
when I restart the device, the newer version is downloaded and the app is no longer disabled

As a side note, other users on the same device (with their own accounts) may want use some of these apps. Can I disable them for my account only?
If it matters, I'm running KitKat on a Nexus 7 (2012).

Disambiguation: I have not found a duplicate of this question because it is:
a) about stock Android apps, not so-called stock apps from a third-party vendor
b) about disabling these apps, which the system at first permits me to do, not uninstalling them

I've added the tag you were looking for (the "official" feature to "disable" an app was introduced with ICS, while "freezing" via e.g. Titanium Backup was already available before – and princically is the same; so no "new tag", though a "synonym" might be helpful).

Not an answer but with [tag:root] Titanium Backups 'Freeze' functionality has always worked for me with ANY apps.

@RossC for me, too. As for the "tag request", I've opened a synonym request at Meta: Should we introduce 'disable-app' as synonym to 'freeze-app'?. Be welcome to up/downvote (all of you, including d3vid ;)

There is no way to disable an app for some users of a device but not others; it's possible to freeze an app using a third party program (ie, disable it by changing it's permissions so it can't run) but that will disable it for all users.  Android apps and services don't distinguish between physical users of a device - they all run using a single logical device user account.
That being said, depending on what exactly you're looking for it may be sufficient to disable data synchronization for a specific Google account in the settings.  In Android 4.4.0, this would be under Settings->General->Accounts->Google->[account name], which will bring up a checklist of services for which data syncing can be disabled.

thanks for the insights, I've clarified the question re users - separate logins - does that make a difference?

"Login" here is ambiguous, as the term is often misused :(  If we're talking about logins to Google accounts then no, it makes no difference.  Android runs all apps and service under a single local operating system user account, regardless of how many Google accounts are associated with that device's local user.

In 5.x the option to disable the stock mail app may be greyed out if you have an active mail account. First, delete that mail account. This is not done over the app but rather over Android's settings > Accounts > [Email] > [Your Email Account] > 3 dots on top > remove account.
Only then you can actually deactivate the app over Settings > Application Manager > All > Email > deactivate. "Delete data" in case you want to delete local emails, as well.

Note: Please be sure with what kind of Application you are going to Dis-able as disabling a wrong app(Factory app like keyboard will not display keyboard) could cause your phone to miss-function(not able to Enable the mobile data etc.)So please proceed with caution
As you see that Google has some pre-installed apps which are loaded on the phone at the time of purchase like  Google maps, Google Play music, Google Drive, Google Chrome etc.(let's say  Google Play Music is the most unwanted app you want to disable).
You can do it very easily just follow these steps carefully.
Step 1:Go to settings>Application Manager.
Step 2:You will have three side scroll options under the Application Manager.
- Downloaded:
It will list the apps which you have downloaded from the play store or any third party apps.
- Running:It will list the apps which are presently running on your phone in the background.
-All:This will list all the apps i.e.the installed apps from the play store , running apps on your device, Stock apps from Google.
Step 3:Choose the All option by scrolling to the extreme right/left.
Step 4:Choose the app which you want to disable.(Say Google Play Music.)
Step 5:After selecting the desired app you will have some options like

Force Stop.
Disable.
Clear App Data.

Step 6:Choose clear App Data to remove any data stored by the application.
Step 7:Choose Force Stop to stop the application from running.
Step 8:Choose the Disable option to disable it from running again (it will be in your phone but will not be displayed under the Menu).
Step 9:After selecting the Disable option your App which you have disabled should appear in the bottom of the All screen. (Say you disabled Play Music then Play Music will appear in the bottom of you All list apps along with a Disabled displayed to the right).Also in the play store under All Apps the application will be displayed at the last with the same disabled  next to it.
After doing all the above 9 steps correctly and in order your disabled application will not be enabled automatically and will not show any updates to you as it has been disabled Permanently.Also if you choose auto update application even then your application will not be updated.

He already did all those steps, it say so in the post. The apps come back (re-emable) after a reboot despite the fact he has disabled them. Also the OP stated 'other users may want to use them' which further complicates the issue, and afaik cannot be done at all.

Did he try to un-install the updates and then disable it.

You have to reset to factory image to disable it in the first place. @d3vid I tried this myself on a few ROMs and devices and this appears to be a 'feature' of Kitkat :O It's doing the same on mine, once I reboot the app is back and looking to update itself again. I have auto update off so it wants me to manually update (same issue as you though) and I have to disable it again. The only solutions I have require [tag:root] access I'm afraid.


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Connecting tablet to VGA projector
Is it possible to connect an Android tablet to a VGA projector to make presentations of what's on its screen – and if so, how can this be done?
TL;DR:
I am searching the market for purchasing an Android tablet. The only feature that I want it to have is being able to be connected to VGA projectors for making presentations concerning my Android applications. So before buying any device, I need to know if this is possible (not looking for "device recommendations" explicitly here, but for the technical possibility).
I've searched similar question but I didn't find a definitive answer. I know I must also buy a converter but I've found out that is more difficult than it sounds. So I would like to hear some suggestions, better yet if you have achieved such a connection.

Yes, it's possible. Some devices even have an official (branded) adaptor for doing this, such as the Asus Transformer TF-101. As you surmise, though, if the tablet doesn't support it, external convertors are quite unwieldy and typically need their own power supply, as they typically have to buffer a whole frame at a time in order to work.
Newer data projectors support HDMI or even MHL input, which allows you to use any tablet or phone with micro-HDMI or MHL output, with the appropriate cable.
Using either method, the presentations don't have to be of what is on your screen. Android 4.1 and up provide a way for apps to send different visuals to the external display from the built-in screen, so (for example) presentation apps can show your slide on the big screen and notes and controls on the tablet itself.

you can simply go for a tablet that comes with a mini HDMI port then buy a HDMI TO VGA cable or converter to connect the tablet to your projector. you can follow the link here to get a list of six tablets that comes with an integrated HDMI port:
cnet.com/news/top-tablets-with-hdmi-connections
hope this helps, and that if its coming too late you already found a better solution.

The tablets listed in the article you linked to are very, VERY old (most if not all are older than this question itself)... Consider finding an up-to-date list.

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Nexus 5 Unroot: Update Possibilities?
I somehow one-click rooted my Nexus 5 (without a computer) but want to unroot. If I go to Settings >>,About Device >> Update and install an update if there is one, will it delete root or get stuck on the boot logo because I'm root? I don't want to have issues but I also don't want root. Now I downloaded SuperSu and used the Temp Unroot option which basically just deletes root temporarily unless that option is DE-selected. So basically I don't have root now (I checked) but it's still there, I just want to know
1) Can I update without having problems? I have T-Mobile.
2) Is there an app that can just delete root for good, permanently?

I've found a solution.
Go to SuperSu >> Settings >> "Fully Unroot This Device." Done.

To unroot the device all you have to flash the stock rom on your phone and lock the bootloader again. To do this you have to download the latest android 4.4.2 for Nexus 5 on your PC and Flash the same on your device with ADB commands. So before that you have to install the Android ADB and Fastboot drivers on your PC.
First Download the newest factory images to your PC And save the folder on your desktop.
Download Link
Read the Full guide here with Step by Step Instruction

I already have stock, I didn't change ROMs.

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Google Play updates on mobile connection despite setting
Even though I have set the option not to update apps on mobile connection, it still updates them and Google Play app is the number one in my mobile connection usage. How to fix it?

I've seen plenty of apps suck data after turning the "Restrict app background data" on for those apps.  I'm beginning to wonder is this feature is actually just vaporware.  Using a Moto-G.

AFAIR that setting is only applied to apps installed thereafter, so you've got to disable it for each app separately in addition. I've made that back then right when the autoupdate feature was introduced, so I don't remember anymore where exactly this has to be done (Playstore app or playstore website).
Doing a little Google Search brings up e.g. this article: How to Disable Automatic App Updates on Android, which in short describes the required procedure as follows:

Globally disable/enable auto-updates (applies as default to apps installed after changing this setting):

Open the Google Playstore app
Head to Menu→Settings
Toogle the Auto-Update Apps setting to the wanted value

Adjust it for apps already installed:

Open the Google Playstore app
Head to the list of your installed apps ("My Apps")
Open each app separately, hit the Menu again, and toggle the Auto-Update checkbox

Restricting Google Play to WiFi: (also see my answer here, with screenshots)

From your homescreen, go to Settings→Data Usage
Enable a "global limit" (can be pretty fake, e.g. "5 TB" – it just needs any value, which one doesn't matter for this case)
In the list of apps below, scroll to the Google Play Store app
Open its entry, scroll to the end of the page
tick the checkbox to "restrict background data"

Above order (1 & 2) applies to "I want auto-updates globally, just not for certain apps". If I understood correctly, the "Auto-Update" checkbox on the apps' pages only becomes visible when auto-updates are enabled globally. So if you want to deactivate that for all apps, you might have to reverse this order:

Enable auto-updates globally
Disable it for each installed app separately
Disable it again in the global settings (so it will automatically be applied to apps you install from now on)

Not very user-friendly, especially with many apps installed – but it at least should work.
Item #3 will stop Google Play Store from working while on mobile data. While usually, this just affects background data, Play Store will most likely refuse to work altogether, as it relies on GCM (Google Cloud Messaging), which relies on background data to receive messages.

More references:

How to stop Google Play Store from auto updating (YouTube video)
How can I turn off the “allow automatic updating” for all apps? (right here on Android.SE)
Is it possible to disable Google Play updates? (specifically for Google Play and Google Play Services, which – according to the answer there – can not be excluded from auto-updates)
How can I turn off the “allow automatic updating” for an app? (again right here on Android.SE)
How to enable Play Store auto-update for just a few apps? (one more here on Android.SE)
Is it possible to selectively limit background data usage?
How does “Restrict background data” work?

There are many more links, not all fitting in this answer :)

In case someone wondering where exactly the Play Store is keeping this info for each app, I was digging around the db's and found it's inside: "/data/data/com.android.vending/databases/localappstate.db"  inside table: "appstate" The field name is: "auto_update" with default value = 1, means do auto-update, and = 2, for don't.  Interestingly, if you copy that db file and open it it has "com.google.android.gms" (GP Services) listed as one of the packages. But if you open that file live, it's not there.


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Is it possible to take slow-mo video in high resolution on Galaxy S5?
Just discovered that I can take slow-mo videos (8x slowdown) on my Galaxy S5. It is wonderful. However resolution is, softly speaking, bad. Guess because it wants to save memory. But I have 128gb micro SD, so I almost don't care about my memory ;-)
Is it possible to take slow-mo in max (3840x2160) resolution instead of just 1280*720?

I expect not: 8x slow-motion means it has to encode eight times as many frames of video per second, and write those frames to the SD card, so that means the limit on pixels-per-frame is an eighth as much. The limit is caused by the rate of production, not the size of the end product.


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How to fix AVD Manager unable to detect device even though adb commands work on PC?
I am trying to connect my Google Nexus 5 so that I can debug my Xamarin code from Visual Studio with it.
I have downloaded all the drivers and all that. When I type in adb -d devices it finds my phone. I can do all sorts of things with it from there, so the phone is for sure connected to the computer.
My problem is how do I get the AVD manager to realize that? It just won't find my phone.

The AVD is not in charge for real devices.
There is a Step-by-Step Tutorial from Xamarin for Nexus devices:
http://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/getting_started/installation/set_up_device_for_development/
http://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/deployment,_testing,_and_metrics/debugging_with_xamarin_android/
If this won't work, try to stop your Firewall.

The "V" in AVD Manager stands for virtual, which is your clue that this tool is only for managing virtual devices (i.e. emulator images), not real devices. Accordingly, you shouldn't expect your real device to show up there. You don't need to use AVD Manager at all for debugging, if you're using a real device: the tool you're using should just show a list of devices.

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Sending data/obb to external SD card
I had a phone with CM11 and I was used to having an option, on the app detail screen, to send an app to the SD card. Now I have bought a new phone, with near-stock firmware (4.4.2), and that option is missing. The phone only has 8Gb of internal storage (~5.5 after OS), so I really need to move some larger apps (San Andreas for instance) to the external SD card (32Gb C10). Is there a straightforward way to do this? I am rooted and I have xposed installed, but I can't find any simple solution to my problem.
I could technically manually move the relevant data/* or obb/* to the external SD and use Lucky Patcher or some tool to bind folders, but this seems like such an important point (with 1-2Gb games being common; how I am supposed to install Bard's tale?) that I wonder if there is a simple tool to achieve this.

As your device is rooted, and you even have Xposed running on it, you have a pool of choices – e.g. Obb on SD would probably be your first choice, as it exactly matches your requirements. It lets you move all or only selected OBB to the external SD card. There are several alternatives; be welcome to check my list of helpers with storage media for that.

If your rooted you can make system link or make data partition for sd and mount it.
system link will be easy solution. ln -s command will do the job.
Careful you may not able to start phone in case of storage card(mmc) is removed or corrupted.
second method for easy steps is check magisk custom module method to mount your own obb /data/data every booting.

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Why can't I install safestrap on galaxy s4 nc1
I am on a galaxy s4 on KitKat and I am rooted with towelroot. When I tried to install safe strap I downloaded 3.7.2 but when I hit install it says it is installing but once its done it says that the recovery is not installed and I confirmed that by booting to recovery. What am I doing wrong? Does safe strap work on galaxy s4 nc1 build

Found this on XDA:

You can solve Safestrap installation issues by downloading the Selinux Mode Changer app from the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrbimc.selinux&hl=en. Install the app and set selinux to permissive. Done! Please thank @Maribou for this great find!

Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2787681
I had the exact same issue and this worked for me.


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Is it possible to disable confirmation dialogs in Android 4.4?
I have an LG G2 which came with Jelly Bean, and I have recently updated it to Kit Kat.  I have noticed that the amount of confirmation dialogs when changing phone settings seems to have gone up from Jelly Bean (although Jelly Bean had a lot as well, IMHO).  I am of the opinion that if I change a phone setting, I want to do it, and I am sure of it.  I don't want to confirm every thing I do with the settings every single time (maybe the first time I do it on the phone, but not forever).
For example:

On Jelly Bean, if I enable GPS via the quick settings, it would just enable.  With Kit Kat, every time I enable it via quick settings, I have to confirm twice that this is what I want to do (once for "Location consent" and again for Google's location service).  Since I like to leave GPS off until I need it to save battery (such as for my traffic app), this gets annoying really fast
Another example that bugged me with Jelly Bean is the same on Kit Kat: every time I want to reset the phone, I have to confirm it
Turning off mobile data warns me that I will not be able to use apps that require a data connection.  I know this.  I don't need to confirm this every time I want to disable data
Airplane mode produces a dialog stating that I will be unable to make or receive calls with it on.  Again, I know this.  I don't need to be reminded every time
Oddly enough, enabling/disabling Bluetooth does not produce such nags.

I was wondering if there is any way (mod, app, hack) to turn off these confirmation dialogs.  Thanks in advance for any insight.

I only recently updated and have the same issues (also, the sync switch in the quick settings need to be confirmed every time...). Did you find any solutions?

Try LG G2 tweak progs / xposed modules, like LTweaks, GravityBox, G2 Xposed, G2 TweaksBox. Or install Lollipop on it.

Hello. Can you tell how to use any of them to achieve the objective in question? It would be very helpful.


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Sliding to change tabs in Chrome
When I opened Chrome for the first time on my tablet, it told me (among other things) that I can switch tabs by sliding on the side of the screen.....have since tried, and it did not work.
What am I doing wrong? Is there some setting that needs to be tweaked, or am I just that bad at swiping a touchscreen?

Not really sure about the tablet version, but in the current mobile version you need to swipe on URL bar.


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Failed on cp file to /system - Cross-device link
I'm trying to mv .apk file from my /sdcard to /system and getting following error:

failed on 'XXX.apk' - Cross-device link

I did remount my /system as rw
root@ghost:/ # mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system /system
root@ghost:/ # mount | grep system
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system /system ext4 rw,seclabel,relatime,data=ordered 0 0
root@ghost:/ #

I also tried following, but without luck(
mbp:~ alexus$ adb root
adbd cannot run as root in production builds
mbp:~ alexus$ adb remount
remount failed: Permission denied
mbp:~ alexus$

Why can't I still move apk file to /system? What am I missing?

and the answer is pretty simple, use cp instead of mv)

for completeness: subsequently rm i.e. delete the original

This is a limitation of the Busybox mv. When the original mv encounters a move across device borders, it just does exactly cp followed by rm, tho I think it sets the file's time to the old values.

Adding to alexus's answer: If you don't have busybox, you can simply use cat SOURCE > DESTINATION to imitate cp

use "busybox mv  ". Works for me all the time.

@johnny you can't use cat to copy binary, cat would only work for text file.

@alexus Sure? I doubt that. There are even instructions to "flash" recoveries this way, and they work (I have an LG P880 whose bootloader is so rudimentary that it doesn't even offer support for fastboot flash (at least I never managed to get to that), so this is how I installed TWRP to it: cat /sdcard/twrp.img > /dev/block/mmcblk0p1). So are you saying that's a "text file"? :)


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Can Llama events call other events?
I find that I have a number of different "trigger situations", or sets of conditions that trigger an event. So I have an event for each one. But I also find that many of these events have basically the same actions, so I'm looking for a way to separate conditions from actions.
1) I have an idea to set up trigger events that only have one action each:, which is to set a Llama variable to a specific value. And then I'll set up action events that each have one of those values as their only condition, and put all the actual actions in there.
2) There are also the OR/AND conditions, where I could build something like:
OR
( AND
  ( actual_condition_1
  , actual_condition_2
  )
, AND
  ( actual_condition_3
  , actual_condition_4
  )
)

... but that gets ugly fast, and hard to maintain.
Is there a more elegant method that I've missed?

looks quite elegant to me.

Create an Application Shortcut Action, then select Llama as the application.
This gives a list of all the Llama Events, Actions and Profiles and allows you to determine which one to run.


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Poor NFC recognition after replacing Nexus 4 back cover
After replacing the back cover on my Nexus 4, the ability to read NFC tags has decreased significantly. I replaced the back cover of my Nexus 4 with an original(!) replacement because the glass had broken. Yes, the new back cover has NFC and I've confirmed that by scanning the tags I used even before the cover replacement. It does work, because the tags can be scanned, but it takes a lot of tries and often I have to give up.
I test NFC capability by holding a known valid NFC tag at the center of the phone's back, and if that doesn't trigger then I very slowly slide the tag around the back, and repeatedly remove/reapply the tag. All my tags are the "sticker" type, and they're placed on a wooden surface (not metal), so it's not a matter of material or thickness.
I don't think I did the cover replacement badly, because it does work occasionally. Is it possible that the replacement is a poorer quality than the first? What can cause this problem, and how can I determine & fix it?


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Tracking down which app makes HTTP requests
After configuring my Galaxy S4 (Android 4.4.2) phone to use a proxy server for debugging an app, I noticed that other apps on my device were making some suspicious HTTP calls.  I would like to track down what app is doing this.
Unfortunately, the request itself didn't have any clues... it only contained a generic User-Agent header:
User-Agent: Dalvik/1.6.0 (Linux; U; Android 4.4.2; SPH-L720 Build/KOT49H)

The response was also generic, and not related to anything I have knowingly installed.
Is there a way to log apps making HTTP requests on my Android device?

@DanHulme The answer on the question you linked to isn't appropriate in my case.  I'm not looking for network connections, I'm looking for information from HTTP requests.  In addition, I have considered running a packet capture over time but there isn't enough storage on my SD card to capture very long.

In that case, [edit] your question to say what information you want to capture. All you asked for is which app is making requests.

@DanHulme Yes... which app is making HTTP requests, not just general network connections.  I've edited the title to make it more clear.

HTTP is just one level above TCP, so use netstat (as described in that answer) and check outgoing TCP connections to port 80.


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Disable booting into Safe Mode on damaged S3
I have a rooted i9300 (Samsung S3) that is damaged, and only boots into safe mode.
You can read about some people with the same problem HERE and HERE.
Took the device to Samsung Tech Center, they wanted to replace the motherboard. That's 2/3 of the secondhand price of the device. Big NO.
There is also this question that may be related, but to me the why is already settled. Damaged motherboard. Now...

After this debrief, Here goes my question:
Is there a way to make the S3 NOT boot into safe mode? Disable booting into safe mode? A ROM that can do that?
I know it sounds stupid, but its better than throwing the device out.

Install the MIUI for S3. I have the same problem with mine. I tried all there is to try and finally this is something which worked for me.

Instead of only giving an option to install a custom ROM, also explain why that fixes the problem...

I dont' know why it fixes it, I just know it does.


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Properly migrating app+data backup from one phone to another with a broken digitizer
I have just cracked my Nexus 4 screen, which seemingly has completely destroyed the digitizer, as I cannot interface with my screen anymore.
Luckily, I had a TB schedule that ran on my nexus 4 every day, which backed my apps+data and pushed to box cloud storage. So, what I did with my new nexus 5 is I went through the unlock, root, and rom flashing process. Then, I installed Titanium Backup and synced from my box folder, which I confirmed with ES that all of the app/data that I need is indeed there (apks, .properties files).
The problem that I am encountering is that my "restore missing apps + data" does not show many of the applications that I need to restore. I am not really sure why this could happen, unless maybe TB is noting the fact that the apps state that the device is "Nexus 4" in the properties file? (probably not, all of them do) I have attempted to refresh TB, which did cause some more apps to appear, but I still am missing a huge chunk of applications. To further complicate matters, when I go to my "delete backups for uninstalled applications" menu, I see a couple of the missing applications ( but not all )... only they seem to be missing icons and do not have fully resolved application names ( instead listing their com.x.x.x package names).
I'm quite confused.
What I'm trying now : I have a computer that (hopefully) has been auth'd for ADB access, so I'll try to pull the TB folder from my actual phone and see if I can overwrite the files and restore them that way.

I wanted to be able to use ADB's ability to simulate touch input to pair a bluetooth mouse to my phone, but it does not seem like this is going to be possible because I am running 4.2+ which requires RSA fingerprint authentication... which none of my computers have permission for.
I will order a USB 3-way Y cable and use a hack version of USB OTG to plug in a physical mouse. I can do this because I can use ADB through fastboot to temporarily boot a non-touch CWM recovery, then use ADB to push the modified kernel img and flash using the non-touch interface, which should then hopefully boot up. Since I'm on CM10.2 I already know Franco Kernel causes soft-brick, so hopefully the modified OTG stock kernel does not cause soft-brick. Once I have the phone fully booted, it should just be a matter of connecting a power source and pointing device to interface with my device.


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Is it possible to connect Nexus 4 to Windows Server 2012 R2?
I'm trying to connect Nexus 4 (Android 4.4.4) to Windows Server 2012 R2 DataCenter for purpose of debugging from Xamarin Studio.
What I did:

Activated Developer Settings
Checked USB Debugging
Installed Google USB driver from Android SDK Manager

But Windows doesn't see it when I connect by USB cable.
Maybe it isn't possible with Windows Server?
PS. But it's charging and I see connected as MTP in USB computer connection.
UPDATE: I tried to connected it to Windows 7 and it's working. But I still have problem with Windows Server 2012 R2.
So question is: should I change some settings in Windows Server 2012 R2 or it is not available to connect Nexus 4 at all to Windows Server?

Does the phone think it's connected? You get a "USB Debugging connected" notification with a picture of a KitKat if it does.

no, I don't see any notification.

Do you have the SDK Tools installed? Install adb by running tools/android and selecting the latest platform tools and then try running adb devices in the platform-tools directory

I have Android SDK Manager. Is it what you mean?

@Alex The notification for USB debugging shows up regardless of whether ADB is running or connected on the host PC, so my first suggestion is to double-check that USB debugging is enabled on the phone. In particular, note that the on/off switch at the top of Developer Options doesn't turn on USB debugging: you need to check the check box labelled "USB debugging".

yes, just looked again USB Debugging is checked. Maybe it's Windows Server fault? I will check it with Windows 7 at work today.

I would check in services.msc and see if anything sticks out to you that is disabled.  Windows Server is a "core" installation of Windows, with most of the desktop services stripped out.  Something in there is preventing device connections.

which services should be enabled?

Actually Windows Experience Feature is the answer!
I had the same problem and could not install usb drivers for a MotoG on a win2012 Server, but when I installed Desktop Experience feature, all runs flawlessly, drivers auto-installed and all!
BUT it is a little weird to find it...
Go to:
Server Manager -> Open Add Roles and Features Wizard -> Features -> User Interfaces and Infrastructure -> Desktop Experience

We just found out that you need to install Windows Media Player through Desktop Experience to get MTP functionality on Windows Server.


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How to prevent specific apps from using mobile data?
So there are some mobile apps that love to use lots of mobile data, and sometimes use it when the wifi signal isn't good (e.g. Spotify). Which then leads to a nasty surprising spike in data usage during those times.
My phone is rooted, btw.

possible duplicate of Preventing mobile data use for select apps on non-rooted phone?

Sadly doesn't answer the question. :( The apps aren't using the data in the background, but often use it when wifi signal becomes weak and the phone autoswitches to 4G.

The answer is in the question itself. You are rooted. DroidWall should work for you. Can you try?

Yeah - just tried. Surprisingly, still doesn't work (doesn't allow me to go into options). I have a Galaxy S5

Try Xprivacy of xposed repository. I'm sure it must work. You need to use it carefully.

@InquilineKea Galaxy S5 has a built-in feature called Smart Network Switch which causes this. Go to WiFi -> Uncheck this option.

Android itself does not provide such a tool,
but you can use firewalls that require root,

If your device is not rooted, so no problem, there are some applications that use some trick that can prevent apps from being connected to internet, such as NoRoot Firewall.

The Trick of NoRoot Firewall is that it opens a Fake VPN connection
  for making the phone to send all the packets to the Application then you
  can define for the application which one to allow and which one to
  deny.
  So it does not require root access.

If your device is rooted you can use Droid Wall  and it will do what you want.

you can download it from Google Play Store.
Note:I'm using NoRoot Firewall on My Xperia S and Xperia Z1 for a long time, even my Xperia S is rooted but i still use this application for blocking apps from being accessed to Internet.

Okay I'll try that.

It's my pleasure to help you.

Stock un-rooted Android has a feature in the "Data Usage" sections of Settings that shows you a sorted list of the apps consuming data.  For each app, there's a checkbox to block background usage of mobile data, but only allow background WiFi.  (To block foreground usage, don't run that app when you're not on WiFi...)

"(To block foreground usage, don't run that app when you're not on WiFi...)" What if I want to use the app offline but not have it use any data? (E.g.: Spotify)

disable wifi and mobile data globally then

This is not enough. When I use the Google Duo app, if it thinks the Wi-Fi quality is bad, it will switch to using cell data for video calls--even though the phone UI shows that the Wi-Fi is connected!

There is a tool in your mobile data setting that is turned on by default that makes this happen. Go into data settings and uncheck the box.

That option disables the background data for all apps -_-

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Android L Preview After device unlock Contacts app open
In My Nexus 5 after I unlock my device ervery time contacts/people app is open up automatically. Do I Need to change any settings??

Do you have a secure lock screen? How is it being opened automatically?

I do not have a secure lock screen with face unlock or pattern or pin. If I unlock phone then then on swipe of lock screen directly contacts app opens up.

Is it possible that you are swiping sideways?
the contacts app is on the left of the lockscreen, the phone app on the right, and to unlock you must swipe up

I've found this is a feature
Swipe up = unlock normally
Swipe down = notifications
Swipe right = contacts
Swipe left = camera


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What is the diff between the Media transfer protocal and Picture Transfer Protocol
After connecting my device for data transfer the device asks for mode of USB transfer MTP or PTP.
I googled it and found that MTP(Media transfer protocal ) and PTP(Picture Transfer Protocol) are some sort of protocols for data transfer but didn't get why is it been used as we can transfer data easily with the previous USB mode as an external storage device.
The new USB device modes is somewhat complex for me to understand as I am used to data transfer only as an external storage device but not any PTP or MTP.
Which mode is suitable for what kind of data transfer?

MTP is the better option in most cases, since the protocol is actually designed for this use.
PTP is offered as an alternative since Macs don't understand MTP by default (you need to install "Android File Transfer" on the Mac to make MTP work). This protocol was designed for PCs to access photos from digital cameras, so it can only access the photos on the phone, and it might trigger a photo management app on the PC instead of a file manager.
To learn more about why MTP was introduced, see my answer to Why is Android File Transfer necessary?

What's an "extended storage device"? Also, if you have a new question, click the Ask question button to ask it.


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Delete individual cookie on andriod phone?
I have an android phone (Samsung s3 mini). Can I delete an individual cookie?
I can see how to delete all cookies, but this isn't what I need to do.

The cookies form the default android browser are stored in /data/data/com.android.browser/databases/webview.db. The problem is that other applications, for security reasons, do not have access to this file.
Since the Browser application hasn't implement this functionality, it is not possible.


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how can I control the second internal clock
My alarm clock app has been occasionally failing to ring in the morning, but I don't believe the problem is due to the app.
In other news I recently added a lock screen app that happens to display the time in two locations on the screen (one from app itself and other my widget) and on days when the alarm fails to ring I noticed that the second clock just stops, (which today says 3:52 am)
I have been checking the two clocks before bed, but last night when I checked it was good, yet the alarm failed this morning and now the times are different
I presume there are two internal clocks and the lock screen and alarm app are both using the problem clock, which is probably being killed by some task killer.
I can't afford to oversleep again!
Have Note 3 with latest android update
Any ideas?

"some task killer": do you have a task killer installed? If so, uninstall it!

+1 to that – especially if it's one of those "auto-RAM-optimizers" using Chuck-Norris-Roundhouse-Kicks to "clean up stuff". Those almost always backfire more than proving useful.


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Internal storage full but explorer shows less
My space in the internal storage is full and I can't install any more apps or even updates. But when I open the storage in Windows explorer I can't find the folder that cotains so much data. There are bunch that sum up to 50 MB only (the total size is 1,13 GB) and many folders show up as "0 bytes" in usage, which is strange.
DiskUsage app shows that "system data" takes 90% of the storage, but I can't figure out what to delete or uninstall to free some space. How or what can I delete to free up space (I believe that apps themselves can't take up this much storage, I don't have that many I think).
NOTE: I moved hopefully all the apps to the SD card before.
EDIT: Connecting my phone with USB to the computer and opening the device and the storage in Windows explorer.
Android version: 4.1.2
HTC Sense version: 5.0

Android version? How do you make your phone's storage show up in Explorer?

Edited the question

As usual, I'd recommend to first take a look at the associated tag-wiki – here the one for internal-storage – and see if the first-aid there get's you started. Especially see: Something is secretly eating up my tablet memory and I need help finding it / What can I do to manage my phone's internal storage? / My internal storage capacity is running low, what can I do? (linked from there)


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Viber does not detect my contact list on BlueStacks
I use BlueStacks.
I installed Viber before importing contact list to BlueStacks. After importing contact list to BlueStacks list, Viber does not sync the contacts.
After importing, I installed Whatsapp. Whatsapp detected the contact list, and showed the list in Whatsapp's friend lists. I installed Line, and it detected the contacts list too.
I re-installed Viber, but it did not the solve problem. The contacts still do not show in Viber.
When I invite a friend to Viber, my contact list not show any number.
What can i do?

To be honest I'd contact Viber developers and see what they can do.

Viber has not been tested on Bluestacks, as it is not a platform that supports Viber on its  own.
However, in order to have a contact list, Viber syncs to the device on which it is installed. You can try deleting Viber and re-installing to see if it syncs with your contacts. Other than that, there is not much that we can assist with.

after several days i check and see , viber sync contact numbers that not have country code


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Camera not Working
Since a couple of days, my brand new Sony Xperia M2 (less than a week old) now has the error message '"unfortunatly, camera has stopped' every time i try to use the camera.
I've googled, and even tried "reset to factory", but nothing worked so far.
Of note: the device was rooted with "towelroot".

There is a known issue at Android 4.4.1 KitKat with the camera.
Try another camera-app instead and see if it's an Android Problem.
When the other App is working, i recommend to upgrade to 4.4.3 with the fix for this.

Android Version says it's 4.3, Model D2303, Kernel 3.4.0+, Build 18.0.C.1.13.
I'll try installing another camera app.


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How to Install App as System App
My S3 has a damaged motherboard (says Samsung Tech Center), only boots into safe mode.
If I am to keep using the device I have to make the apps into system apps, so they run in safe mode.
One way is to use titanium backup (or other root file app) to make the app system, but the phone came back from Samsung wiped clean. It is still rooted, have SuperSu app installed.
Does anyone know how I can make a Play_Store or Downloaded_APK app system?

I won't tag this question as S3 or root because these details are specific to my own case, and have no relation to the broader question.

Yes, it is a duplicate.

Carl Parker writes about it on Android Authority:
(partly reproduced here in case the original post goes down)

For Apps Installed on the Device

Assuming you have installed the app on your device, go to the app’s
  Google Play Store link and take note of the words after “?id=” and
  ignore the rest.
Connect your device to the computer via USB
  cable.
Open the command prompt on your computer and type the following
  commands:

adb remount
adb shell
su
cd /data/app/

Type the command ls appfilename* (where “appfilename” is the app’s ID on Google Play
  Store; make sure you include the asterisk at the end).  This command
  will display the app’s complete APK filename.
Enter the following command:

mv apk_full_filename_here /system/app/apk_full_filename_here
exit
exit
adb reboot

The device will now reboot. Your app is now saved as a system
  app.

For Apps Whose APKs Are on the PC Hard Drive

Open a command prompt on your computer and navigate to where the APK
  file is located.
Enable USB debugging on your device and connect your
  device to the computer via USB cable.
Enter the following commands:

adb remount
adb push apk-filename-here /system/app/
adb shell chmod 644 /system/app/apk-filename-here
adb reboot

Your phone will automatically reboot. Your app will now be saved as a system app.

Hi, but where is the configuration of the system app is saved ? Is it also saved in /system/ ?


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Installing Custom Rom on a S3 with Damaged Volume Down
Is it safe to install a custom ROM on a S3 with a non-functional volume down key?
What should I circumvent or be ware of during the install?
p.s: the key cannot be repaired.

You might be able to get it into the right mode with adb reboot recovery or adb reboot bootloader.

Additionally to adb, Samsung phones can be forced into 'download mode' through a USB jig, and therefore gets you to a state where you can flash whatever you need over Odin/Heimdal/KEIS/etc. You can purchase them online for cheap or make your own. Just something to note.

Without a volume-down key, you can't:

go into recovery mode/download mode without a PC
reduce the volume (duh)
select options in CWM
take screenshots in AOSP-based ROMs

Possible workarounds, by order of mention above:

use adb reboot recovery / adb reboot bootloader, as said in the comments
use a USB jig to force the phone to boot into Download Mode
go into Settings > Sound > Volumes and change values from there
use TWRP or CWM Touch instead
use third-party apps. I think GravityBox for Xposed has the option to add a screenshot option and advanced reboot to the power menu, but I haven't been using Xposed for a long time.

Having used GravityBox for a long time, you can also enable a setting to have "Recovery" and "Bootloader" as options to reboot to; that way you don't actually need a PC. There is a Volume toggle in QS options as well.


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Wifi automatically turns on persistently, despite configuration
I am using a Sony Xperia L (C2104) with Android 4.2.2 (Build number 15.3.A.1.17).
I can only find one setting that would turn on Wi-Fi automatically, and it is the "Location-based Wi-Fi" setting in the Power Management settings category. Of course, I have disabled this option, but I frequently find my Wi-Fi on. How can I fix this?

This problem might be caused by some third party application installed on the device. I faced this problem with quite a few applications like "Fast File Transfer", "Super Beam", etc. Applications that require to use the wifi-direct feature seem to create the problem. I uninstalled both the applications and the device wifi was normal again after a reboot.

Hm I seem to have no applications that require Wi-Fi direct feature; the closest thing I have is the bloatware File Commander, which I use and has Wi-Fi direct capabilities (although I never use the latter). Do you think it may be a culprit? Is there some way I can debug this?

My devices problem was solved by uninstalling the applications and since then, any other application hasnt caused this. Did you try SafeMode?
I have been using ES File Explorer for Wifi direct transfers but it hasn't ever created this problem. Might be your Firmware is corrupt, try reinstalling or Upgrading.
I searched Xperia Forums and found out its a common problem faced by many users. Need not to worry, sony will fix it (Hopefully!)

How do I enter safe mode? I would remove it but I don't know if I would be able to fetch it back afterwards :/ I hope Sony realized that this issue exists.

People have added it into the forum for Bugs/Errors on Sony's site, so we assume Sony knows.
Now, to enter Safe mode, go to the power menu, i.e. the one which you get after keeping the power button pressed. Then keep the "Power off" button pressed on the dialog box that appears, it should ask you to reboot into safe mode.
The File manager, and even better ones are available on the play store, don't worry about that.

you can try this ...

settings > apps > all > smartconnect > clear everything


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Insufficient space message when downloading applications
I am using a Huawei y210d, and when I try to install any app, after downloading I get an insufficient space warning. Can anyone tell me how I can solve this problem?

AnotherUser just added the insufficient-memory tag to your question. I'd suggest following up to its tag-wiki, which contains first-aid, a lot of hints, and links to resources on this topic. Having checked that, please answer your question if you were able to solve the issue, or [edit] it and elaborate on what you've tried and where you're stuck. Thanks!

um....free up space? "insufficient space" means that the memory on your device is running out; to download an app (which actually does take up memory!) you need to uninstall some other apps, or delete some pictures/video from the memory.
Alternatively, you might want to look into getting an SD card for external memory, and either put apps, videos, or both on the card, which would help prevent this from being an issue in the future.

No solution from those methods buddy

Maybe try describing your problem some more? You can edit more info into your question.

@isuruprasad I edited your question for clarity, but maybe try looking under the [tag:insufficient-memory] tag for more questions similar to yours


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Where does the system saves wallpapers in (official) Kit Kat?
I want to copy my current system-selected background from the system directory in a Nexus 7.

If my understanding of your question is correct, your current system-cropped wallpaper is located at /data/system/users/0 under a filename of wallpaper.

I went to "/", then "data" and this last folder is empty, @aureljared

Are you sure you have root access? /data/* is only visible to those with root privileges.

I never said it's rooted. My phone is rooted, not my tablet. So then, rooting is mandatory for doing this...

Sorry! I assumed that you were rooted since you mentioned that you were going to get the image from the "system" directory, but yes, rooting is mandatory for file viewing on /data.


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Retrieving contacts from Android phone (Sony Xperia Z)
My Xperia Z recently suffered from a broken screen and is now not functional at all. YOu can see the screen, but the touch facility has completely gone. I can't even turn the thing off.
I have a really cheap alternate phone that I would like to use temporarily but I could do with getting the contacts from the Xperia, on to my SIM card, then in to this cheap phone.
This alternate phone I have has no functionality which will allow it to connect to a PC, so I need to get the contacts on to the SIM via other methods.
A couple of methods I have been thinking about, but don't know if they are possible or not are:

Connect the Xperia to my PC and some how manually move the contacts from the phone to the SIM (I am not even going to be able to enable USB Debugging so I doubt there will be a lot I can do with the phone connected to the PC except explore the files).
Move the contacts from the phone on to the PC, then some how store the contacts on to my friend's phone (Samsung S3 Mini), and copy them to the original SIM from there? (I have no idea of how contacts are formatted so unsure whether or not they could just be moved from Sony to a Samsung so simply).

They are the 2 main thought processes I have - any feed back on whether these are possible would be greatly appreciated as there are some very important numbers on this Xperia that I need for work!
Thanks in advance (Apologies if this is in the wrong section, or doesn't necessarily class as an Android issue!)
UPDATE: Seems I can't use adb Shell due to USB debugging being disabled and Screencast is a no go due to the phone not being rooted.
I can see files within the Internal Storage such as .anchor, Alarms, Albums), is there a particular file within these subfolders which may contain the contacts which coul potentially be read? Even if I had to manually enter the numbers in to another phone, that wouldn't be so bad!

Thanks for the link! Seems I am in a bit of trouble as the adb shell requires USB debugging enabled and Android Screencast requires your phone to be rooted, which I'm pretty sure mine isn't!

I had a similar problem on my Android Tablet, not sure if my solution will work for you.
I had a Chinese Android Tablet where you can see the screen but the touch was not working. I used a USB mouse by connecting it to my tablet using a cheap USB Female - Micro USB Male connector. That allowed me to use the mouse as an alternate input.
If this is possible on you phone, you can export your Contacts to a SIM or SD card.


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Strange Gallery Folder
Every once in a while, a folder simply titled "Images" Will appear in my LG G2's gallery. It comes back even after I delete it.
For reference: http://imgur.com/e5s0IOc
Is this just Android being Android, or is an app causing this?
Thanks

The image is 404

Check if any application you installed creates this folder. For example, "Easy Battery Saver" app creates its own image and video folders when you open it. I suspect, there is some application, which when you access, creates this folder.


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Move photos from Android to PC wirelessly *in one step*
My Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx HD is full of pictures. I have Windows 7, the USB cable, WiFi and Bluetooth. Photos are stored both on internal storage and overflow onto the SD.
I want to take all photos from my phone and put them in a folder on my PC in one step (i.e. not dealing with e.g. navigating to both SD and internal storage and copying DCIM files in explorer). I'd like to be able to do this possibly without an internet connection (e.g. USB could be ok if necessary, or an ad-hoc network from my laptop). This seems like a reasonable use case for a device with a camera, I just cant seem to find the app for it.
Everything I find is for "synchronizing" but I want the photos off the phone without having to delete them one by one when I'm done.
The best would be with both on WiFi I press a button and maybe type in a destination LAN IP address and boom, the photos appear in a folder on my PC and are removed from the phone.
Surely moving photos from a phone to a PC so more pictures can be taken on the phone is not a rare or unreasonable use case...something must exist to do this in one step
How do I do this?
Essentially, I'm looking for something even my grandmother could do.
The device is a Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx HD. Photos are stored both on internal storage and overflow onto the SD card (which adds a few steps to file transfers as well).

What I've found so far
I found an article on PCWorld.com but

The first option is the file transfer; which is fine but not what I'm asking about
There is Dropbox but it leaves the photos on the phone then I have to delete them manually
There is DoubleTwist but it also leaves the photos on the phone

Also:

AirDroid (suggested by keepcalm) is close and supports delete, although zips all the files (which can be time consuming to unzip especially for e.g. 15GB of videos) and for large numbers of files (> 150 or so) "select all" doesn't reliably select all. The other issue with the one massive zip file is theres no good way to resume on failed download (most of the zip will be recoverable but its not easily possible to go back and figure out which pictures werent included); and it fails for large files often because the connection timeout is shorter than it takes to transfer 15gb over wifi. Lame.
Photo Transfer App is great except it does not support delete (I contacted them and they say it is because on iOS apps are not allowed to delete user content; but I put in a feature request for their Android version - hopefully they implement it). Also "backup" mode must be used instead of "download" for large numbers of files because "select all" only selects the current page and the max page size is 400 files. Also all albums must be done separately (the Razr sometimes has 3 albums, two internal areas and the sd card). Not sure why nobody seems to be able to get "select all" right...
ES File Explorer running in local mode and transferring files to the PC is a pain because the UI is so tiny and hunting through folders for files is not what I'm looking for (plus for some reason this app crushes the CPU on my phone). Similarily, in remote (FTP) mode, and other FTP servers such as FTPServer, it's easier to do the moves on the PC side but still involves hunting through /storage folders and such. Plus you have to remember to delete the thumbnails because the Android gallery does not refresh them accurately and provides no way to force a refresh (yet another UX win for Android). Scripts could theoretically be written on the PC side to automate this; ideally I'd avoid complex initial setup as well even though it does potentially reduce the task itself to one step.
The suggestion below to copy photos then wipe the device...no

Can't you just buy a microusb cable? You can get them for 99c on ebay

@keepcalm OR is there a convenient way to perform the seemingly simple task of moving photos from a phone to a pc using ubiquitous, available, built-in wireless technology? or do i need like a custom kernel mod to move photos from an android phone, because android.

And even with a cable, surely that cant be how they want e.g. my grandma to transfer pictures off a phone. Set to mass storage mode, plug in, navigate to the appropriate folders on both internal storage and sd, move files. I mean thats the kind of software it should ship out of the box with... this isnt exactly a specialized niche task...

Heh. Have you seen AirDroid? It might let you transfer and then batch delete.

Wireless charging, maybe? Surely the price of such a device left no money for the cable ;) But using the data-transfer tag suggests checking its questions for solution. They name plenty. What about e.g. How can I transfer photos on Samsung galaxy note 2 to computer? Or questions tagged file-transfer: Copy data from phone to wifi network?

@Izzy but i'm asking for a convenient way to do it, which surely must exist. the first answer suggests rooting the phone (lol) to get mass storage enabled; not an issue for my droid but don't you think it's bs that somebody asking to (holy crap) move photos from their phone is met with a suggestion to root it? the second answer is airdroid (addressed below; requires internet connection?) or use adb (again, lol). the third is direct transfer, addressed in my comment about the cable above.

@stanza to LOL a little back: there's wireless ADB as well, see here for a list of helpers. And sorry for the "pricy joke", made up by a +1 to your answering comment. I understand you're after a convenient solution. I've used Airdroid in the past, didn't require Internet back then (just WiFi). You might wish to take a look at this list for other Alternatives to that.

I've cleaned up the comments a little.  Please make sure to head to the chatroom for extended back-and-forth.

I don't know about Windows, but on Ubuntu Linux this is easily scripted using the photo management app Digikam. Digikam can be configured to recognize the device and automatically download the pictures.
You just plug in the phone and it starts automatically, no need to do anything with the computer or the phone.

ah also +1 if i had the rep; i dual boot ubuntu and use both about 50/50; ill give some scripts a shot next time im on the linux side, thats a good idea. this also has me thinking about possibly setting up e.g. samba server on the phone and writing some windows scripts to transfer photos when the share is detected. my hypothetical grandma couldnt set it up but she could certainly use it.

Download ES File Explorer (the best file explorer no doubt) and share the pictures folder on your PC. In ES File Explorer you just enter LAN, find your computer and transfer any files you want.

Switch on the internet on your mobile and connect the laptop by wifi tethering on your mobile.
Now the laptop connected to your mobile by internet, now use Airdroid android mobile application to transfer the files from your mobile to laptop.

airdroid isn't bad except it zips the files (which requires an unzip step and can be time consuming esp. for e.g. 15gb of video; also the archive gets corrupt if the download fails and theres no good way to resume - and it fails because airdroids connection time out is shorter than it takes to transfer 15gb over wifi). also airdroid has trouble with "select all" for large numbers (> 150) of files.

simple use "ES FILE EXPLORER" to cut and paste any files from your phone to a network folder...

Not sure why this got a downvote? ES File Explorer has a network / LAN option and you can move things around to your PC...

i didn't downvote, but this isn't the solution im looking for. surely there is e.g. an app for the mind blowing task of... wait for it... moving photos.

@stanza you've noticed that ES File Explorer has a remote mode ("manager"), which lets you access your device from your computer? So it works both ways: Access the computer from your device, and the other way around.

@Izzy it's an ftp server; ive updated my question with info about the results here.

Yes, that's true. And the answer to the "thumbnail issue" is triggering the Rescan (see this list for "trigger-happy widgets" and the like :) Figuring their "intent", that could also be triggered via adb shell remotely.

On MSWindows 7, when I connect any USB device including my phone it asks me if I want to import the pictures. There is an option to delete them also on the USB device. It does it also for my Galaxy tab. But I never let Windows delete automatically, because I suspect it would take all images, not only camera images.

an issue with this is it does not handle the thumbnails well (it imports them as photos, which at least removes them from the device so that the gallery isn't confused - but then you have junk thumbnails cluttering the imported photos that you have to take a step to remove).

When you have a solution, please let us know.

I found two possible solutions.
1st just search or program an application that sends the pictures and next deletes them.  No idea if any exist.
2nd just install and configure an ftp server using filezilla ftp server and get an ftp client for Android and just cut and paste the pictures to the ftp and you are done..

actually, setting up the server on the Android isn't a bad idea. copy + pasting files on the phone stinks as far as ux goes but doing it on the pc side isn't bad. i could set my wifi router to reserve an ip for the phone's mac and have a script on the pc side that i can run to connect, download and delete. +1 if i had the rep.

If you device is Samsung then through Kies you can easily transfer data through Wi-Fi.
If not then as you said in drive you could first upload them in Cloud later download on Laptop.
As far as your concern for photos staying in the phone you can wipe all your data by a simple format

why would i want to wipe all my data? i just want to move photos to pc so i can take more. crazy, i know. maybe my expectations are too high.

then you can simply upload on the cloud(drive) and without deleting the photos how can you make space for more

a "simple format" deletes a heck of a lot more data than just photos. and i don't want to rely on an internet connection, especially when the technology does exist to send them directly...

without internet which technology are you asking about is it NFC or bluetooth or through WiFi

either bluetooth or wifi

You must be aware of Motocast or the WiFi File Transfer for transfering files over the Wi-Fi.If its still not clear then Try this link

@stanza Did you even try the above link

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DNS not resolving
Both on WiFi and mobile data, DNS resolutions fail instantaneously.  I can load sites by IP address in Firefox, and I can connect to other machines using SSH by IP address, but anything that requires a hostname fails.
nslookup claims to using 0.0.0.0 as its name server.  When I specify the server to use, such as 8.8.8.8, nslookup always fails: nslookup: can't resolve 'startpage.com'
Sometimes after rebooting DNS works for a few seconds.
This is a rooted Samsung Galaxy SIII running Cyanogenmod 11 nightly build, Android version 4.4.4.  The problem was the same on SlimKat.

When did the problem start? Was it as soon as you installed a custom ROM? Have you installed an ad-blocker, firewall, or similar?

I can't think of any changes that correlate.

I flashed an update to CyanogenMod and the problem is gone for now.

If the problem is solved, you should answer your own question so it no longer shows up as unanswered. CM nightly builds commonly have problems like this: that's why they're not recommended for everyday use.

The problem disappeared when a newer CyanogenMod build was flashed.
(The problem was present on a stable SlimKat ROM as well.)


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Modify settings parameters through database
I have been able to successfully modify and update the settings in the Android phone using ADB commands such as these..
Enable GPRS data:
adb shell sqlite3 -batch /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db "update system SET value='1' where name='gprs_connection_setting'";

Enable GPS :
adb shell sqlite3 -batch /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db "update secure SET value='gps' where name='location_providers_allowed'";

While these were successful, I couldn't find the database or xml where the option for enabling disable data while roaming can be modified. I have been trying with many databases one after another with no luck. Can anyone help me in pointing the database or xml which gets modified (from the settings are taken) for the data roaming setting:

Screenshot of Roaming Option

Note: This answer is tested on Android 4.2.1.

To enable data roaming for default SIM, enter:
adb shell settings put global data_roaming 1

Changes would take effect immediately. Note that for a dual SIM phone, change the key to data_roaming_2 if roaming has to be toggled for SIM2.

Use this command:
adb shell sqlite3 -batch /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db "update system SET value='1' where name='data_roaming'";

On which Android version did you test your solution? data_roaming is under the table global for Android 4.2.1, 4.4.2, and 5.0.2


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Samsung s3 makes "plugged in" noises while charging
I have recently bought a third party USB cable. I am still using the original wall adapter that I got. Now, I noticed that while charging, it sometimes makes the "plugged in" sound as if I had just plugged in the cable onto my phone. It does that several times randomly and I thought I just hadn't plugged it in correctly, but I've checked and that is not the case? Is there a problem with NON-Samsung USB cables (if such thing even exists)? The phone does charge, it never stops charging, but it makes that notification sound as if I had just put it to charge, even though it has been charging for some time already.

Seems like you have an intermittent connection. Have you checked the quality of all related wires and plugs?

I agree with @aureljared. Sometimes cables (third-party or not) just wear out, or have defects that cause an intermittent connection. There's no difference between Samsung and non-Samsung cables.

I had this, I bought a cheap micro USB cable, it worked fine. Tried the old cable again and now it also works fine :| Was very odd. It kept "charging" then "not charging" in a loop amd making the beep noise. Easiest thing to do is try a different cable (they're all the same)

This is odd. I have this external battery pack and I use the same cable to charge my phone and... guess what? It stopped making that noise. It could be the wall adapter after all...


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How to stop speech recognition download?
http://postimg.org/image/qyxwjj2f1/
Here is a picture of the screen.
It says Downloading English (US) Offline speech recognition data 108%.
When the download started itself I lost the internet connection so it never succesfully downloaded. Now even after I restart I still get "Downloading..." in the status bar but nothing happens (even when connected to the internet).
I just want to clear the status bar of this stuck download.

Have you seen How do I stop a download? / How do I force stop an application downloading from Android Market?

Yes. It doesn't appear in the download list. Also, I don't know what app to stop. I tried google search but it's still there.

Usually you don't stop "an app", but "a download", as far as I understood. As I never had that issue, I better leave a good answer to someone who really can give it – unfortunately, I was only able to provide you with some links. You might wish to check other questions tagged downloading, with some luck you find a better hit.

Tap and hold , then a window will appear, "App info". tap on it, it will bring you to the app manager, then tap on "Force stop"

Settings > Language & Keyboard  > Voice search > Offline Speech recognition > All.
Cancel the download and restart the download if required.


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accidentally deleted the samsung apps app that I need to use for my phone and gear2 watch. how can it be reinstalled?
accidentally deleted the samsung apps app that I need to use for my phone and gear2 watch. how can it be reinstalled if it's not in Google or anywhere else?

You didn't say what device, but you can unroot and re-install the Stock Samsung Firmware: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477   that's for the S4 adjust your search accordingly.

And just in case your reply is "I didn't root the device": in that case you most likely also didn't delete the Samsung Apps, as they come pre-installed, but just de-activated them (check Settings→Apps, "All" tab, watch out for the app in the list, and re-activate it then).


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Nexus 5 stuck in boot screen
My phone is Nexus 5, not rooted, android version 4.4.4
I hated the "swipe up" gesture for google now, bacause I'd sometimes do the gesture by accident.
So I read somewhere that I should disable "Google Search" from apps, to disable the gesture.
But that just messed things up. After disabling, it showed a few errors, so I powered off the device, thinking that a restart would fix things.
Now I'm stuck in a boot loop ( four circles converging into one ).
I read elsewhere that I should hold power + volume down button, and go into Recovery Mode , did that, but it then got stuck in a screen showing "No command".
How do I fix this ?
I'm a newbie in this, so please answer in detail.
Also I have my data backed up, so if I could somehow just reset it, that'd work too.

I recommend trying to toggle with your volume button up or down to when the screen shows "recovery" in red. press the power button once again for selection, your screen would go black and reboot.
See this post for more info.
Hope that helps. Good luck.

Apparently, the 'Google Search' app now contains large parts of the application launcher in Android 4.4.4. Thus, disabling it also stops the launcher and the next reboot leaves you in a catch-22 situation.
With previous versions of Android 4 this wasn't a problem - one could disable 'Google Search' without such drastic side effects. Use-case: make the annoying search bar disappear from the home screen.
The tricky part then is to get into the settings to re-enable the 'Google Search' app.
Booting into the recovery mode does not help. It just reports 'no command'.
But, fortunately, you can still talk with ADB (Android Debug Bridge) to the device (after a normal boot, when the 4 circle animation is playing).
Thus, you can connect your device via USB to your computer. Assuming a Linux system you can enter the adb shell via typing
$ adb shell

in your terminal.
The ADB prompt is something like:
shell@hammerhead:/ $

There you can directly start the settings via:
shell@hammerhead:/ $ am start -n com.android.settings/.Settings
Starting: Intent { cmp=com.android.settings/.Settings }

In the settings you can go to 'applications' there swipe right to the 'disabled' category - where you can find 'Google Search' and you can enable it again.
One can probably install an alternative launcher - and if that works the disabling of the google launcher (aka 'Google Search') should not be a problem.

Okay, same thing happened to me: I disabled the Google search (on Kitkat 4.4.4) because it was draining battery and then my homescreen disappeared. I restarted my phone and it got stuck on the four circles.
Possible solution
As strange as it might sound, once you have the four circles displayed, have someone call you and then the call screen will appear. Answer the call and hit the speaker button, so you can access your phone. When in the call screen, just slide the home button up to access Google Now and perform an update through Google Play (it will offer you to update to a newer version). Once the update is completed you should see the homescreen again.


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How to find an app is compatible with Intel based Android device or not?
Intel based Android devices are in the market now and I am drooling over new Asus Zenfone series (which packs Intel Atom processors). However, I am concerned with app compatibility issues.
If an app is developed using SDK, it'll run on Intel based devices, but if it's developed using NDK, it'll surely not run on Intel based devices as instruction sets are different.
Before purchasing any Intel based device, I want to see my favorite apps/games are compatible with it or not. How to get this info without really testing those apps in a virtual machine?

Most application will work fine except the ones which rely on libraries and do not have compatible libs packed in apks.
One quick way to check for a specific app is to open its generic-apk with 7z and check lib folder
Structure of /lib directory inside APK archive is:
/lib
    /arm64-v8a
    /armeabi
    /armeabi-v7a
    /mips
    /x86
    /x86_64

if it does not have x86 or x86_64 while it has libs in other folders, the chances are that it won't work on intel processors.
You can also use DroidInfo app from playstore to quickly check supported architecture for any installed app on current handset.


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Disable "Enjoy your app!" popup
Every now and then, after installing or updating an app from the Play Store, a popup with the following text appears:

Enjoy your app! If you ever forget your password, we can help you restore access to your Google Play library and purchases. Tap "Continue" to tell us how to contact you.

I won't forget my password and I'm certainly not going to provide Google with information that might allow them to enable 2FA.
How do I disable this naggy popup?

AFAIK they will never enable 2FA without your explicit consent and it's easy to turn off again, so if that's all you're worried abb=out don't be.

This message is because you do not have any Account Recovery information tied to your account. This is not some Malware, or anything harmful. They will not change any of your security settings by clicking it.
Clicking "continue" will ask you for additional information to verify your account and your device. You should enter the information, it is the information if you need to perform a password reset, or if you are unable to access your account via password and 2-step authentication, this will give google another way for you to verify you are you.

Sorry, but this doesn't answer my question. I know what the popup is about. I want to get rid of it without entering account recovery information.

Well, to be fair, you asked how to disable it. And the answer is to enter the recovery information. Google does not offer a way to disable this. It will stop asking once you give them the information. Entering this information will not enable 2-factor authentication. That is completely separate from this.

I would have said the same a few years ago. Then Yahoo permanently shut me out of my account when they suddenly enabled 2FA without my consent (and the recovery information wasn't up-to-date). Not a big deal as I wasn't using Yahoo for anything important, but it would be a minor disaster if it happened with Google.

Not having the recovery information is worse that having it out of date. And I am curious how yahoo enabled 2fa on you without your consent. Really though, you should use 2FA. Why would you want to rely on just a password that could be brute forced.

Apart from agreeing with you that this is a correct answer, @RyanConrad (+1 given) – I agree with the OP that this should be a decision left to the user. Give it a couple of "do you really want..." warning screens is OK, but forcing me to reveal details I don't want to give is blackmail. Not that "how to change the policy" is something for Android.SE – but I'd love to hear whether there's another way, and be it with "root powers". Same issue is bugging me, and like the OP, I don't want to give more details (but unlike him, no important things in my G-Account ;)

There is a solution to this problem, but is only a temp fix. Go ahead and tap the button to continue and and it will take you to the recovery setup screen, then just tap the back button without inputting any information. Doing this will make Google Play think you've completed the recovery process, at least until it checks again, which seems to be every time they update the Google Play app[or 30 days, haven't quite figured out which].
I agree with you that it is a serious annoyance, but then again, if you've used the Play store on a phone or purchased anything then Google already has the information they're requesting and they simply want to encourage you to setup an account safeguard, which isn't unwise in some cases. They can NOT, however, force you to use anything you don't wish to as there are laws in many places that strictly prohibit them from forcing the public to use something they don't wish to. If they did, you'd have the full right to civil claim for damages, depending on where you live.
It's an annoyance for sure, but a minor one if you know how to work around it.

There is only one way I have found to disable this popup is to remove Gapps upon installing a different rom for your android device. Or install a rom that has Gapps ommitted.  Of course this will "throw the baby out with the bath water", you will have to live without Google play services, and pretty much anything google.  Loss outweighs the gain in this case, so just make a VOIP number and give it that number instead of your cell or home.


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SGS3 LTE (GT-i9305T) Set preferred network type
Looking for a way to perform the function equivalent to: *#*#4636#*#* --> 'Phone Information' --> 'Set preferred network type'
Because above code is not working on my both phones SGS3 LTE (GT-i9305 and GT-i9305T)
The article Change WCDMA to GSM automatically is for SGS2 and it doesn't work for SGS3.
Are there any alternatives?

Exactly what are you asking?

I am a mobile field technician needs to change my mobile settings from 3G to 2G to LTE to do test call

What phone are you trying to do this on?

Both Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE (GT-i9305 and GT-i9305T)


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Telegram shows contacts from different phone?
Recently I installed Telegram on my SGS3 and surprisingly the Telegram contacts show me the contacts from my father's phone!!!! My father has an SGS2.
By the way, on my SGS3 the "Contacts to Display" option is set to show 'Gmail account', and none of my father's lists are there.
Who can explain this?

Same problem here. Telegram is showing contacts from an older google account that was delete from the phone.

Probably you have both google accounts (yours and your father's) synched with your phone OR you are  running Telegram with the same phone numbers.

Both of us have different gamil account and my father didn't install Telegram on his mobile. Regards


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Note 3 Won't Power On
Ok so less than 30 minutes ago my Note 3 was working fine! I put it in my pocket and looked at it again and it was off and wouldn't turn on. It had plenty of battery left at the time though I don't know exactly how much. First thing I did was take it to the charger. The battery icon wouldn't show up so I pulled the battery and tried booting into recovery. That did not work either. I tried to power it on without the battery in via the AC charger. (Yes some phones will boot without a battery). That also failed. I tried a different AC adapter of the same rating. It failed. I tried a different cable, fail. Etc etc. Any ideas? Also it's worth noting that when it was plugged up to the charger it got reasonably warm. The battery didn't get warm. The area around the Snapdragon 800 got warm. With and without the battery in whilst on the charger it still got very warm. (Like it was trying to do something very load intensive?)

How old is your phone? Did you drop on ground, in water or other liquid to compromise hardware? Have you tried reseting to factory settings? have you ever had so many questions thrown at you?

@Mr.Concolato Got it about a week after release. No, it's been in an Otterbox it's entire life with no contact of the outside elements whatsoever. (It's antisocial) I can't reset it to factory as it won't even boot. Yes, yes i have.

It sounds like a defective unit. I would send it in for warranty replacement. If it is getting warm while plugged in the power is shorting out the unit causing it to show no life but receive power.

Thank you! I figred something was shorted. It's weird for the CPU to get hot like that. But thanks!


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How to quickly lock the screen?
If you leave the android phone idle it will lock the screen, so you need draw lines in the dots to unlock it.
But I need quickly lock the phone when I will put in my bag, by example. Basic phones I simply hold the # or * button and the keys will lock.
How do I do to get this in android phones?

Press the power button on the device. All phones should have them and they are usually the buttons that lock the screen as well. If you happen to not have a lock button you can change how quickly Android will lock the screen on idle in settings. The way to change this varies from different flavors of Android.


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I have lost my MOTO E
My device has stolen by someone,,, i need to block the Device as completely useless
Find the following IMEI Details,
IMEI No.: 359299053253550
          359899053253568

You can use Android Device Manager from the web to try finding your device. It can "call" and maybe lock & wipe your device, too.
Android Device Manager: https://www.google.de/android/devicemanager


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Connectivity issues with Windows 7 "hostednetwork" wifi hotstop
I have a 3g USB stick modem, connected to my Windows 7 laptop. I am sharing the internet connection using hostednetwork (Windows 7 facility to turn a laptop's wifi into an Access Point). Now... it works. Mostly.
My girlfriends iphone connects and works fine all the time. Her laptop connects and works fine all the time as well. An android phone (XPeria Z) I have connects all the time, wi-fi stays connected but network connection (not just internet) is very flaky. Sometimes it drops in 5 seconds, then at some stage it comes back again in a couple of minutes, then drops again and so it continues. Sometimes it may even stay working for 15 minutes but not often, most of the time it lasts a minute or two. I can reconnect wi-fi and get another minute or two of internet or just wait until it starts working again (also for a minute or two)
It's not just internet that is not working. I used a ping utility on the phone and when it can't connect to internet it can't even ping the host laptop.
I compared the wifi settings on the iphone with the android phone, they are the same. It's not the problem with the default gateway settings, because it does work from time to time and because, when it doesn't work, pinging the default gateway (laptop ip address) doesn't work either. For the same reason it's not a dns or other TCP/IP settings problem. It's also a quiet place around here and there's no other wi-fi networks around either. The problem happens with or without other devices connected to wifi.
The only thing that seems to make it work for longer is constantly using the internet. Well I am not entirely sure about that but that's what it feels like. If you keep it loaded non-stop sometimes you can get it to work for like 15 minutes.
Any ideas what I could try, how I can diagnose the problem? It's extremely annoying.

Does the same phone work normally on other Wi-Fi networks?

Yes, absolutely no problems.

If you have "Avoid poor connections" enabled in your Xperia's wifi settings, try turning it off:
Settings > WiFi > Advanced > Avoid poor connections

Good idea, haven't looked there. But Avoid poor connections was off already. Thanks anyway!


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Package verification failed in recovery mode
I have one tablet and I'm installing a .zip file from stock recovery, but it gives the following errors:
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
Verification failed
Installation aborted.

What causes this type of errors?

What is this zip file?

zip file containing custom recovery

It sounds like the bootloader on your tablet is still locked. By default, most Android tablets will only boot and run stock recovery images and ROMs, for security. It verifies that the ROM is signed by the original manufacturer (or the carrier, for carrier-branded devices). You need to unlock the bootloader to let it know you want to run an unofficial image.
See the bootloader-lock tag for more details, and a starting point to find out how to unlock the bootloader on various devices.

As far as I know, behavior of stock recovery is not related to the state of bootloader.

You usually cannot install anything but the official updates using the stock recovery. It checks signatures of the update files, for a good reason. Without that, anyone being able to modify the ZIP file (during download or on the storage, which can be available to ordinary apps) could get a root access and modify anything. It has not been intended for installing custom packages that are not signed by the manufacturer.
You need to use a custom recovery that is free of this restriction. It depends on your phone/tablet.


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ADB has stopped working for me; *** LOCKED *** is at the top of the fastboot screen
I'm trying to root my phone (with a view to putting DebianKit onto it), and have had several attempts, each time getting a little further before stopping to look more stuff up.  But now I seem to have gone back a step; in the past, "adb devices" has worked (with the phone displaying the fastboot screen), and I've been able to use "adb backup", but now, "adb devices" doesn't find anything, and "adb backup" can't see anything to backup from, when in the fastboot state.  However, to my surprise, when the phone is running normally (i.e. Android is fully running --- I hadn't tried adb with it running before), "adb devices" does see the phone, and "adb backup" asks me to unlock the phone.  There's no screen lock set, so it can't be referring to that.  "fastboot devices" can see the device just fine.
The change I suspect is that I set the phone up to talk to my employer's outlook/exchange server, and their security arrangements require the phone to have the PIN lock.  I've removed that account from my accounts list, so I could turn the PIN lock off for my next attempt at rooting;  however, at the top of the fastboot screen, the first line says "*** LOCKED ***" in white on a purple background, and I don't remember that being there before.
What I really want to do at this stage is ideally take a backup, or at least get my photos copied from the phone; I do have Dropbox, and can presumably ship the photos out via that if I have to; and then could do a factory reset; but I like to understand things, and would rather know what is stopping the device showing on adb, and what this LOCKED state is.
Device info: HTC One M8, and I'm accessing it from Debian Wheezy (with ratpoison window manager, so there's no Gnome to get in the way).  I'm using a motherboard USB 2.0 connection, so it's not the known problem with USB 3.0; and it has worked on that USB connection before.

Having looked again at a screenshot in some of the instructions I found, it appears that the LOCKED message was probably already there.

You need to unlock your bootloader. You'll need to go to the HTC dev website and select your device in the menu on the right, and then follow the instructions it gives you. (Note that this might void your warranty)

Thanks, but the problem is that I'm trying to take a backup in preparation for unlocking the bootloader; I understand that when I do unlock it, my device memory will be wiped.  Also, it doesn't fit with the fact that I was able to take backups using adb previously, but can't now.   However, looking back at the instructions I found, it seems that the LOCKED message was probably already there.

Is USB debugging enabled? Follow the steps here to enable it.


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I accidentally deleted all applications from my Android phone
My phone is Samsung S4 mini CLONE GT-i9190 (CHINA)
Accidentally I have deleted all the applications, what I did is that

I installed V root on my pc, and through this program  I rebooted my phone.
I installed MoboRobo on my pc, and accidentally marked all applications for delete.
I went outside and when I came back and saw mobile screen was black, it was lighting (I think there is no any application and mobile has nothing to show that's why it is just lighting)
I put out battery and put back and try to turn on and showing Android logo and can listen start up tune, after that the screen is lighting (the display is lighting)
My friend told me to install the ODIN 3 program  on your PC and download firmware for GT-i9190 and install in the phone, but my phone is not debugging.

I think my mobile is empty. If you know solution please tell me.

Typically, you can reset your phone to its factory settings using this answer: https://android.stackexchange.com/a/77088/67135
However, that won't work: it will only wipe /data, restoring your phone to it's factory settings, not restoring the entire ROM.
The reason why ODIN did not work is that ODIN only works for genuine Samsung phones, with Samsung firmware.
You'll need to get a update.zip file for your phone to flash in recovery. Unfortunately, clones don't usually have these files available.

It sounds like you were trying to root your phone. If this is the case, then part of that process is completely wiping your /data and /system partitions. So yes, all of your applications, pictures, music etc. are gone.
I would recommend reading the documentation you have, and completing the rooting process. Then sign back into Google, and download all your apps from the play store again. (From the slide out drawer on the left side, select My Apps, then slide from right to left to switch from Installed to All. This will show you a list of all the apps you've ever downloaded. Long press on an app, then tap your way down the list, and you can mass reinstall.)
Things you'll need immediately after rooting:
1) a ROM, for a beginner I'd recommend CyanogenMOD, but I'm not sure what is available in Chine
2) Gapps, these are all the essential Google applications. (Play Store, Play Services etc.)
After you root your phone, and put a ROM on it I would highly recommend buying a backup app. I use Titanium Backup Pro, but I'm not sure if it is available where you are from, you'll have to do a little research.
Lastly, once you root your phone, welcome to the wonderful world of root. You can flash custom roms, use the Xposed framework and much more. You can make your phone do tons of stuff that it could not normally do.
Good luck, have fun.

Looks like you confused a few things: a) one doesn't need a new ROM after rooting (basically, rooting just adds a few binaries), b) OP removed SYSTEM apps (not "user apps"), so the device doesn't boot up completely, and no install from Play (or "completing the rooting process", for that) is possible) – OK, and that makes him needing a ROM ;)


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Android Device Manager can't locate my phone anymore
I have used ADM before and located my phone and also tried to 'ring' the phone and both worked (After a few tries, but it worked).
Now it's not working at all. I have both WiFi and GPS on and I could find my location using 'Maps' and another GPS app called 'OSMAnd'.
I also checked that ADM is selected as 'Device administrator' and that 'Remotely locate this device' is selected in Google settings -> Android Device Manager.


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Dead spot in Android screen - can't press some keys
There's a dead spot on the right of my Nexus 4. It interferes with pressing some keys.
Is there a solution?

Your screen is broken you need to buy a new one. Even if it's not showing any scratches.

The solution that I've found is to use the SwiftKey keyboard but choose the "compact" layout.

Then by pressing on the arrow, shift it to the other side, and resize it to the maximum.
Works pretty well.

Is your screen broken in even the slightest bit? It is very common for an LG phone screen to become unresponsive when broken. Also, is the phone second hand? If so it might have had the screen replaced which could have installed a defective screen into your unit.
If either of these are true i would recommend replacing the screen. It is a relatively easy repair.


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no matter what i do my tablet has 0mb space available
Even after a factory reset when I go to settings>storage my tablet has about 120 MBS of space taken up between apps, audio, cached, and misc. But 0 available, can't download anything because of it, and I don't know if there's some sort of virus  that does this or what but any ideas on how to fix would be appreciated.I have an envizen V917G 9" 8GB Android 4.2.2

Please don't ask the same question repeatedly.

Try getting a memory card if you don't have one. Move apps from Phone to SD card. Hope this helps.

You clearly didn't read the question,its a tablet and the problem is I have no apps on my tablet and can't get any


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How to encrypt android device without screen lock?
I want to encrypt my phone to protect sensitive information. But I do not want to enter a password every time I pick up my phone. That seriously hampers the usability. Particularly because the password must be of sufficient complexity for the encryption to be secure.
What I want is a boot time only password.
Most thieves switch off the phone after stealing it. Or remove the battery to change the SIM (so it won't get tracked). When he starts it again it'll be locked. There is a risk that he may mail my sensitive information to himself before switching off the phone but that is a risk I'm willing to live with.
How do I encrypt my phone with only a boot time password?

Cyanogenmod has this exact feature

Set up encryption normally, then disable the lock screen via an app such as No Lock: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jraf.android.nolock (Better test the app before encrypting,  try the different no-lockscreen apps to see which one works with your phone model)

@Colin: Cyanogenmod does not have such a feature. You are forced to use a PIN or a password after encryption. It might be achievable with some tools but it does not work out of the box, even for Cyanogenmod.

This is a known defect.
See this bug report. And this discussion here at google groups.

All you need (private space, anti-theft and much more):
Comodo Mobile Security
Also you can use Android built-in encryption which asks for password only on boot:
Settings ➡ Security ➡ Encrypt

The built-in encryption option asks for lock screen password to be set before encryption can be done.

Personally never used it since entire home partition would be encrypted and has performance penalty. For small size of sensitive data use 'EDS Lite'.


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Application to block icon movements on home pages
Is there an application that doesn't allow me to move icons on the home page when I long press them in order to prevent accidental movements?
So for instance if I long press the Camera icon on the main screen I'd like nothing to happen while this application I'm asking about is active/installed.
LE: Of course I search the Play store and haven't found such an app.

Nexus 7 , Android Ver. 4.2.2, Locking icons down on home screen, Can I prevent home screen shortcuts from getting deleted or moved around?

It highly depends on what device you have, because of different ROM and launcher variations. You may download a different (3rd party) launcher from the Play Store and easly lock its layout: GO Launcher and ADW support this. I don't know, maybe Nova also.


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Need help in unbricking soft bricked LG G2 LS980
I recently purchased LG G2 LS980 (locked on Sprint network in USA) in India and unlocked it to work in India. The build number of the software that came with phone was LS980ZV7.
The phone kept downloading OTA updates (which I could never stop) and I kept installing them. The software version updated from ZV7 to ZV8 to ZVA. After ZVA, the phone downloaded ZVA to ZVC update (611 MB) several times, installed but never updated the software version. In every update, the phone rebooted, optimized apps and booted normally.
One day, I installed TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project) on my phone. The phone again downloaded an ZVA to ZVC OTA update . I went on to install the OTA update. The phone rebooted into TWRP and never booted back into normal mode since then.
In an effort to restore the phone, I did what ever possible to restore the phone. I even did the hard reset of the phone. But the phone still boots into TWRP.
Now, in a way, the phone is "soft bricked". And the only option (I may be wrong) seems to flash the phone with a custom ROM.
Any help please.
Thanks in advance

Flash with custom ROM.
Important:

Backup IMEI and WiFi MAC address before flashing (nvram folder).
Use a laptop with fully charged battery, same for device.
You may need try different ROMs, don't worry if the first one did not work.

I am afraid but I suppose I no longer have access to the file system of the phone.

If you don't check format option, that folder would not be overwritten by new ROM. Most flash tools are aware about this and support the option.

I have installed the custom ROM using the instructions as mentioned in the link below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
Thanks