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How to block ads on Chrome for Android?
I am using Adaway & ads are blocked across different apps on my phone. However, Ads on Chrome Mobile are not getting blocked. Can someone help?

AdAway (root) SHOULD block all ad-hosts. So in my case, chrome blocks all ads on webpages because it can not load them cause of blocking the ad-host system wide.
Try updating the host lists in AdAway.

not working for me. I updated Adaway, still no luck

Unfortunately chrome still doesn't support extensions.  You should look at Firefox if you want to block ads. Firefox for android support extensions just like desktop version.

Adblock plus is available for Firefox...

Adaway is not a chrome extension!

I didn't say it is a chrome extension. Adaway like apps won't work for the browsers. So I suggested Firefox for you.

Adaway works for browsers, because it blocks the hosts system wide.

Then why do you think it is not working for chrome?

It could not work because the ad's host isn't registered in the AdAway host lists or AdAway wasn't applied properly.

Try AdFree Android from Big Tin Can and see if that works, I have never had adverts in any browser using it. The only time they get through is if it is a new host and AdFree hasn't yet updated to block it.

just turn off reduce data in settings and you should see no ads!


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Twitter app not showing any pictures
I updated my Nexus 5 to the official Android L factory image yesterday, and Twitter was working fine for a while after that. Now, however, the app won't load any images at all--no tweet images, no profile pictures, nothing. If I tap an image I get an icon like I'm disconnected and it can't load.
I've tried clearing the data and force stopping the app, then uninstalling it entirely, but neither approach worked.
How can I get the app to show pictures again?

This sounds obvious, but do other internet apps work normally? What kind of internet connection is it?

All of my other apps work as expected. I tried both over wifi and my cellular connection, same problem both ways.

Yes, the webpage works as expected through Chrome on my phone.

It turns out that the Twitter app uses data stored at /sdcard/Android/data/com.twitter.android. I deleted that directory and reinstalled the app and everything works now.

I had the same problem, turned out my Nand flash storage was full. Deleted one file and restarted twitter, all working.

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Phone doesn't start. USB Debug is off, can't connect pc for recovery
I have a Huawei Ideos X5 phone. It is rooted. When I took the battery out and restarted it the other day, it didn't open: the device starts, shows the "Ice Cream Sandwich" logo – and there it stays (even when waiting for 7 hours).
I was going to try the recovery mode but, because USB debugging is switched off, my PC doesn't see the phone.
Is there any chance that I can change the debug mode without opening the phone? The phone is old but really want to save it.

Sorry for the really late answer. With didn't open, i meant as phone starts, shining Ice Cream Sandwich logo appears but it just stays like that. It even stayed like that for 7 hours or so.

Thanks for the update! I've integrated that with your question. Please take a look at Broken screen while debug mode was disabled. How can I re-enable adb? and the questions linked to it.

Boot into recovery mode by holding the Power & Volume Up buttons on your phone. (if Volume Up doesn't work, try Volume Down).
I've used this method to get an unresponsive device to respond.

Do you have CWM recovery installed? If yes, then try going in CWM and format your phone from there. It may help.

It is installed but my main problem is that i can't connect my phone to pc while in recovery- pink mode.

You don't have to. Just goto the recovery mode by pressing appropriate buttons specific to your device. When you enter recovery mode, do a full data wipe.

Hussain, did you consider that wiping the device is not really the intention of recovering data, as the OP requests possibly? @STAR1B2UTY What Hussain is suggesting is a factory-reset. You might get your phone working that way, but lose all your data.

That is a problem too.When I press appropriate buttons specific to my device, I can't even see the options. Like rebooting or other stuff appears in the screen.That's what you're talking about right?It doesn't appear on the screen. I can only go into the pink screen.That's all.

This is called Freezing. Your device has got freezed. You have 2 options:
1st option-
Remove battery
Then place it again in its place.
Then carefully hold the volume up or volume down button along with the power button. Your device will now boot in recovery mode.
Now using the volume keys navigate to factory reset and using power button reset it.
Now reboot again.
If it doesn't work then 2nd option will definitely work-
Download ROM for your phone by googling it.
Place the ROM in your Memory card.
Now again boot in recovery mode as described above.
Choose apply update from sdcard.
Navigate to that .zip file which is the ROM you downloaded.
Using power key select it.
Wait for some 15-20 minutes.
Hola. You are ready to go.
Note: The above steps will delete all your data in phone memory.

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WiFi Drops When SIM Inserted
When I insert SIM card in my ZenFone 5, it WiFi is disconnected and stucks on "Serching for WiFi..." and don't show any WiFi. I think its because of WiFi regional code. I live in Iran. How can I fix this problem?
Thanks.

It seems to be WiFi region code problem or something.
I also had the same problem. My parents live in Iran and when I brought the phone to Malaysia, it's fixed. But when I sent it back, same thing happened after they inserted the SIM card.
I found a link that might be useful, it might help: http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.majidse.xwifix. I still haven't tested it yet though.


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How to backup/restore specific apps for factory reset?
I have a Nexus 7 2013 and now with Android 5.0 I would like to get rid of all the try and error I made with my first tablet through a factory reset.
I want to backup and restore most of my apps but not all. So I can't make a full backup, I must be able to select which apps to backup (and later restore).
Do you know any app or tutorial backup a selection of apps from your Android (without root please)?
I just don't want to loose my games' progress and apps' preferences.

Though you don't want to make a full backup, you might still wish to take a look at Full Backup of non-rooted devices to get an idea what is possible. That page also mentions some helpers for your issue:

Simple Backup runs from your computer and, as the screenshots indicate, can also be used to backup a single app (so you could use it for each app you want to backup)
Helium Backup (formerly known as Carbon Backup) is an app you can install to your device. Select the apps you want to backup, start the process – and it creates a separate backup file for each app. Which means, you can restore them separately/selectively.
It's also possible to do this via the command-line, which might be a little non-intuitive.
Not on that page, but making the latter a little more easy: Adebar is a tool I wrote (and am still on it – it's far from being complete yet). It creates you scripts for backup/restore (where you simply can comment-out/remove those apps you don't wish to take care for), plus more. Possible drawback: Adebar is written for Bash, so you will need an OS that has this (Linux, and possibly also Mac should do).

There's one thing all those have in common: they require ADB-tools to be available. For that part, you can take a look at Is there a minimal installation of ADB? to avoid installing too much with too much hassle ;)

EDIT: WARNING!
If you find another app promising easy backups without requiring root or ADB, be aware it might leave your apps' data out! To my knowledge, before Android 4.0 only root-apps were able to backup app data, and with 4.0 only the option via ADB became available. Make sure to read the description of such an app very carefully.
To pick an example (experience of the OP, sadly): There's an app called App Backup & Restore. On a quick view it sounds like a perfect match. But looking deeper into the description you will find:

App Backup cannot backup data or settings of apps for you, but it only backup the apk files.

Which means: It only cares for the apps themselves (which you always could re-install from their respective sources anyway – with the added work of looking them all up separately, and maybe some of them disappeared, or are no longer available in a specific version you might want for some reason – so this app still has a good reason to exist), but doesn't cover their data.

Thx Izzy. Meanwhile I found App Backup & Restore that enables me to select every app (even system apps) I want to backup and doesn't require root or ADB. Backups are exported as .apk files. Seems legit?

Almost – if you don't want the app's data. .apk usually is just the app without data. From the app's description: App Backup cannot backup data or settings of apps for you, but it only backup the apk files. So you'll lose your settings and all data entered into the app, including game levels etc., unless backed-up otherwise.

oh sh!t... too late. thx anyway

If it had been that easy, I hadn't left that option out of my answer. But I should have left a warning – my bad, sorry. Will edit that in, might save somebody else a lot of trouble.

I would upvote it again if I could :P Thanks again Izzy, it was really my fault, I'm an Android noob and I was trying to avoid rooting the device, so that application was really tempting :P

Understandable – but "lesson learned" I'd say: Always read the full description, especially in cases where your data is depending on it. I'm sorry you had to learn that "the hard way" – that's the trouble if one is "used to" something (to me the difference was clear). Well, past is gone – next time both of us know better :)

Without root it's impossible, the quickest way is to root your device and use titanium backup.

Not quite correct (see my answer). Though I won't say anything against TiBu :)


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How to get stock Android for Gooophone i6?
I bought a knock-off/replica iPhone 6, Goophone i6. It's the original Goophone i6 and it's running on Android 4.2 with an ugly iOS 7 skin over it.
Specs:

i6 Quad Core
MTK6582
1.4GHz
1GB+8GB/16GB/32GB
Android 4.2
GPS, WiFi, 3G
WCDMA
Single Nano-Sim Card
13.0MP Camera Smart Phone

I was wondering if I could delete all of it and just get stock Android?

For some background, also see: Is there an official Android “Google” ROM? / Can I install any ROM for my Android device? / Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?

I found a tutorial blog to flash KitKat 4.4.2 stock firmware for Goophone i6.
I'm not affiliated to the creator of the blog or the blog itself.

Download the latest KitKat 4.4.2 Stock Firmware for Goophone i6 smartphone from here, here or here.

Update file name: Goophone-i6 fw
Archive size: 296 MB
Model: Goophone i6 Smartphone
Config_version: V1.1.2
Platform: Mediatek MT6582
Project: hedy82_wet_v116_jb5

How to install the ROM:

Unpack FlashTools, and open Flash_tool.exe
Select MT6592_Android_scatter.txt from /ROM
Wait for the file to be added into the Flash Tool
Choose Option -> USB Model, click USB Model –> Choose Option -> DA DownLoad All -> Speed -> High Speed, click High Speed
Turn off the phone, then remove the battery.
"Press F9 (hit Download button)" OR "if upgrade ROM Firmware -> Upgrade"
Connect your phone to the computer via USB data cable.
The process will start and a red progress bar will appear after color purple, yellow and green circles display.
Finish!

I cant remove the battery?

Also, my brother bought a note 3 clone, SM-N900 can he get a good rom/stock android on that one?

Really sorry that I can't help regarding battery removal, I only found the article and I don't have the device to test it. As for Note 3 clone, does your brother have the real SM-N900 or the "clone" of it? I checked that SM-N900 is by Samsung, and I think CyanogenMod 11 is good enough, if not the best.


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How to change the Play Store language?
I live in Hong Kong, and the Play Store displays everything in the local Cantonese language.
I have set everything I can (Android language, Account language, even the app locale via Xposed Module "App Settings") to English, but I still see all the categories in the store in Chinese. Can someone help me change those to English?
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If I'm not mistaken, Play Store also uses IP address to check the location, though I'm not sure if it also affects in-app language.

Short answer: You can't!
From How can I switch language in google play?, you used to be able to work around this via a proxy:

Basically the market is determined automatically based on your IP. You can change some local country settings from your Gmail account settings but still IP of the country you're browsing from is more important. To go around it you'd have to Proxy-cheat. Check out some ways/sites: http://www.affilorama.com/forum/market-research/how-to-change-country-search-settings-in-google-t4160.html

For the current versions of Google Play, it will always go for your IP address and geo-ify it. Therefore, if you're really determined you can use VPN to route through some servers with Geo-IPs.
If VPNs are not a solution for you (They weren't mine: Too expensive, too risky and depends on trust of the host, ...) you can mess with a GeoIP database (and have Hong Kong become US), alike as this XKCD comic:

Now what?
If you're a fan of Google products and want to keep using it, you will have to deal with it, or use the web based market as pointed out in another answer. What I did instead was that I rooted my phone to remove Google Play store after installing Amazon app store, and used it instead.

Is this still the case?

I haven't seen any credible sources stating otherwise, so until someone shows me some, probably yes @FrazerKirkman

Aug 2020, Still not fixed.
I get the Swedish language for my movie descriptions. Everything else in Google is English (including language account settings) and I live in Denmark (which is not the capitol of Sweden :) )

The best option would be head over to your Google account and change the Language settings to something you preferred. Once done open the device head over to settings>application manager>Clear the cache and the data stored by the Google play Store and close the app. Once done, try opening the Google PlayStore and this time the language will be changed.

That's what I tried already, it did not work.

Well, that's something weird,do one thing create new Google account over web and upon registration select UK/US as country and then again try putting that google account over your device and yes remove the older one and then see if you can see any difference ?? Anyway one more thing which device you are experiencing problem with?

I have two devices, same issue, once HTC One M8 and once old Samsung Galaxy note

No, problem at all you can put the new gmail account created over both of the the device ! Try doing that and see if it can be of any use !


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Is there any way to disable the "connect charger" dialog?
When I unplug my phone from the charger, it pops up a dialog that it's low on power.
Is it possible to disable that? My charger isn't that good so it looks like it's going in and out the whole time. The phone is still charging but I can't use it because the dialog is model and steals control the whole time.

Its time you should replace your charger... or you may lose your battery in some days. Because when a charger seems to behave like this, the voltage fluctuations so frequently, might degrade your battery life.

So it could permanently kill the battery?

There is a high probability that your battery may get damaged due to intense voltage fluctualtions. That's why I recommended you to replace your charger as soon as possible.


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Wifi Networks Always in Range
I'm using a samsung galaxy s4 on T-Mobile and I have been experiencing a problem where two wifi networks always appear in range. These networks are not my own, and do not appear to be my hotspot name. They appear even when I travel from one city to another. They always appear with the same name. I am beginning to think it is something malicious because the networks disappear after I perform a factory reset of my phone, and reappear within a few days.
I am pretty selective of which apps I allow to run on my phone. With very few exceptions most of my apps are from trusted developers like google, microsoft, facebook, dropbox etc.
Has anyone experienced a situation like mine?

Well, that's weird anyway, is it possible for you to share a screen shot when it all started appearing ??

This might be an ad-hoc network that you have accidently connected to. Ad-hoc netowrks is like a network where every device is a router (Very brief there). You can check this just by clicking on the network. You can also just click "forget" on the network after clicking on it in wifi menu.


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while setting Google + account ... getting error: "couldn't find the server"
While setting Google + account ... getting  error: "couldn't find the server". Please assist, non of the app is working in my mobile (App like: you tube; play store etc.).
Have already tried to delete my Google account and re- create it.

You can try a hard reset on your mobile by removing the SDcard and SIM card  but make sure you are  taking a backup of the data that you have on the mobile . You can even try a factory reset option under settings . After doing this try to create an account .


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How to import contacts from a delimited list?
I use an Android phone, and recently I had to delete all my contacts because it was cluttered, and now I have to add all of them again. There are about 200 contacts, and I have them stored in a text file.
My list of contacts are in this format:
Henry Warren  | 9336982147
John  | 9012345678
William Lance Berkman | 9011423655
John Michael Stipe | 9123457819

How can I add these contacts to my phone? I have been trying for the past 2 hours to convert it into CSV format and Import it, but it's a painful job (and messy) because of the several fields. I've also tried various apps from the Play Store to try and import these, but none of them worked either.
There's probably an easier way to do this, so I figured I'd ask here. Any ideas?

If you've spent hours doing it the automated way, you didn't spend it typing in, and ended up with zero records. If you had spent it typing in, even at 30 seconds each, you'd be done by now. Sometimes manual is still better.

@wbogacz: I finally had to do it manually, but still, this is something I could use later. I suppose others may find this useful as well.


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Galaxy S4 Battery Drain
I recently got an S4, and the battery drain is huge. I'm not even using it with a SIM card yet because it is that bad.
Over 10 hours, Phone idle used 36%,  and time on was 10 hours 29mins. The screen used 23% at 9mins 20s.
Any idea how to make this battery last longer?

There are some apps that can diagnose your problem and may help fix it. Check the play store.

Is it a new one or used? I think battery life time is over. If the handset is new, get it replaced under warranty.

Its a used phone just over a year old. I tested the battery on a work colleagues phone and it held a charge fine.

Does your phone get hot very often?

Occasionally it would get very hot yes.

Is Data always on? How old is the phone? Do you always charge with Mobile Data on? One of my friends had his S4's battery die(battery became fat and stopped fitting in the back). I think it's best to go to a service center and verify if the battery is past its lifel

It's your apps and services running in the background. Try to kill as much proccesses as you can. I used to put different apps in pause mode just by hitting home button, and I noticed the battery draining like crazy.
I also killed lots of services in App Manager (All proccess tab). I found lots of useless services draining my CPU and battery. Try that.


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Removing the default guest user account on Android Lollipop
How to remove the default Guest User on Android Lollipop in Nexus 5?
In the user settings, I am presented with option to add the guest user. However I am unable to remove the default guest user already present. I am able to remove the added guest users but not the default guest user. The phone is not rooted yet.

Yeah, you can remove it. Just switch to the guest user, pull down the notification with two fingers and tap on the user icon in the top right corner. It will then offer you the possibility to remove the guest user.

Thanks that worked. Still the user is able to guest log from lock screen using add guest option

You should be able to disable that feature in the user options

that will delete an existing guest account, but not disable the feature of creating them in the first place. Yes, there's a checkbox to disable adding users (including guest) from the lock screen.

@RickyBeam See my answer: Is there a way to remove guest in lollipop?

@Ricky where is the check box to disable adding users from the lock screen? Please tell me.


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How to identify the hardware of my phone?
I have a china phone and it has a quadcore processor. Now how do i figure out what chipset,processor it has and which roms is it compatible with????

This may help if Google Play is installed on the device  List of all devices supported by Google Play

There's a bunch of system info apps available on the markets. Apart from those monitoring resource usage are also some showing you details on the hardware components, such as Hardware Info and System Info Droid:

Hardware Info and System Info Droid (source: Google Play; click images for larger variants)
These two should tell you everything you need – except for "which roms is it compatible with". That's always hard to tell if you don't know the exact name (and sometimes even if you do).

"hardware info" is a free app that can show you the capabilities of your phone.like proccessor rom chipset type etc... just install it on your phone and once you start it,it will show you all the hardware details of your phone.

It would help to include a link to the app you are describing.

Download this one - Droid Hardware Info. This is the best one for newbies. You can find more apps similar to this by searching in Play Store. Your search string can be 'Device Hardware'.


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How can I run Android applications on my computer?
Is there any method for using Android applications on a computer, because I found this tutorial but my laptop just has 1 GB of RAM and works very hard. I want to use WeChat on my PC because I like it very much.

You need either Bluestacks or Youwave. I think Bluestacks can not be installed on your PC because of less RAM (minimum of 2gb recommended). So Youwave is your only option. It is easy to install and use.

Click here to download YouWave for Android on PC

Bluestacks is the best so far, but I don't think it will run on a PC with 1GB of RAM.
As for YouWave, you need a few bucks to use it, so it's not a free tool. But there is another tool that might work well on your PC, it's called Andy and it's the best free alternative to Bluestacks so far.

here is a link to Andy http://www.andyroid.net/ good luck bro.

You might wish to take a look at my list of emulators – the ones you will need are to be found at the end of the page. I personally use android-x86 in VirtualBox, which works fine – but you might have different demands. For just one app any of them might be a little "overkill" – and you might find it easier to install a VNC-Server on your Android device to access the app via that. Which would have the advantage of doing even more on your device remotely ;)


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How to make screencasts on Samsung Galaxy SIII?
Is it possible to make a screencast (video) with a Samsung Galaxy SIII?
I want to record what the screen looks like as the user interacts with
it. I know I can take a screenshot with Home+Power but I'm not sure
whether besides screenshots it is also possible to make screencasts.
Thanks.

I have not tried any of those, but for a starter (while waiting for good answers) you might wish to take a look into my list of apps for Screen Recording. Also worth a look: other questions tagged screencast, e.g. How to capture screencast video and root not required? / Is it possible record videos of my screen?

Theres an app for that:
SCR free.
You will need root for this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iwobanas.screenrecorder.free

SCR Free moved to https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iwobanas.screenrecorder.free2


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K-9 Mail not working with Openkeychain
K-9 does not seem to find the installed Openkeychain app. OKC works fine and so does K-9 except for this problem. Both programs have been installed from F-Droid and are the the latest version. I am using a Moto G ("falcon") with ParanoidAndroid 4.6b5 without Gapps. APG used to work.
Thanks in advance for any help.

This issue has been raised over on the K9 GitHub repo: https://github.com/k9mail/k-9/issues/3420 - there may be useful discussion there too.

Apparently on the "Accounts" screen, one has to long press the account.  Menu will pop up.  Click on "Account settings".  Another menu will pop up.  Click on the "Cryptography" item at the bottom.  The Cryptography menu will open.  Click on "OpenPGP Provider".  By default, "None" is selected.  Click on the "OpenKeychain" and you're set!
Hope this helps!

This may work but in my experience it doesn't "stick". AFAICT (see this GitHub issue) it's an issue with K9 being unable to launch OpenKeychain.

I also struggled with setting up Open Keychain with K9 Mail, and I was able to solve it.
Even though the recipient's key was in Open Keychain, and even though Open Keychain was selected from Settings>Account Settings>Cryptography,  when I tried to send to send an encrypted message, it would show the message that said "private mode is enabled but some recipients don't have keys."
What I did to solve it was to open Open Keychain and select the recipient's certificate, click the three dots in the upper right corner, and then selected "Confirm with fingerprints>Finger Prints Match > Confirm Key
That turned the contact a green color in Open Keychain.
Finally, I went back into K9 Mail, and was able to send encrypted emails.
I don't know if my experience was unique, but thought I would share it since it took me hours to solve this problem.

My platform: Samsung Galaxy A9100, Android 6.0.1, with OpenKeyChain 4.8.1 && K9Mail 5.400.
I'm also stucked here and problem is (unperfectly) solved. I tried:
Open OpenKeyChain, click '三' to open left sidebar, select 'Apps', run K-9 Mail here.
Now, check K9Mail->Global Settings->Cryptography, OpenKeyChain is successfully detected.
However, with this solution, I must launch K9Mail from openkeychain app. Hope my experience could provide some help.

I finally found an answer. There is a setting in K-9 to use any encryption app installed.

Could you expand this answer at least explaining the steps to do that?


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Revert to normal recovery mode from CWM recovery mode
I am using Micromax Canvas 2.2.
I wanted to install a custom ROM on it, so I backed up the the original ROM (normally, without using CWM recovery). After that, I installed CWM recovery mode on it. Then, I wiped my data & cache and installed a custom ROM, but I forgot to backup the previous ROM using CWM! Now, when I wanted to restore the previous ROM, it is impossible!
The previous backup is a .backup file & CWM can't restore it. I have to restore it via normal recovery mode, but whenever I turn on recovery mode, CWM mode automatically comes there! How to restore my previous ROM?

so, are you trying to "go back to stock"?
try to find nand backup of it somewhere, then restore it with CWM, and then restore your backup in the stock ROM

Just flash stock recovery.img file through Mobile uncle tools.
But in case you want your stock rom back, this will not be helpful to you.
You will have to flash stock firmware through mtk droid tools.


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fastboot flash bootloader = FAILED (remote: (InvalidState))
I'm trying to flash bootloader on my Nexus 7 (2012) and getting FAILED:
mbp:nakasi-lrx21p alexus$ fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-grouper-4.23.img
sending 'bootloader' (2100 KB)...
OKAY [  0.305s]
writing 'bootloader'...
FAILED (remote: (InvalidState))
finished. total time: 0.445s
mbp:nakasi-lrx21p alexus$

What am I doing wrong?

or maybe it's due to I already have bootloader-grouper-4.23.img installed?

According to this XDA thread it's an issue with the bootloader file. You could try downloading a different factory image for your device and try the bootloader from there instead (the recent images have all had the same 4.23 version, although different files).

Does anyone else get a "invalidState" and "signature mismatch" message
  when trying to flash the bootloader.img from the new JWR66Y factory
  image? Flashing the previous bootloader.img from JWR66V image or JDQ39
  image works just fine though.

Although the thread refers to a JellyBean issue I encountered the same problem when flashing my Nexus 7 to the Lollipop (LRX21P) factory image as well. As I already had v4.23 I did not flash a new bootloader, my Nexus 7 has booted ok so you could skip it all together.

Thank you for pointing this out for me, I'm using Nexus 7 (2012) aka first generation.

Thanks. Yes good is to just skip this step :-)

Issue 62198 - android - FAILED (remote: (InvalidState)) - Android Open Source Project - Issue Tracker - Google Project Hosting

I had this problem. I fixed it by updating fastboot and adb from the latest SDK. I had older versions installed from the Ubuntu repos. Note: I still got that error message, but the flash proceeded rather than halting.


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Disable emoji suggestions when using gesture typing with the default Google Keyboard
I use gesture (swipe) typing on my phone to enter text.
However, sometimes when I enter certain words, the keyboard suggests emoji icons instead of the word I typed.
For example, when I gesture type the word 'man', I am suggested the male symbol, but if I tap type the word 'man', it works fine and I am suggested the word instead. See images below.

As you can imagine this is frustrating when typing quickly.
This happens in all applications.
I'm using a Nexus 5 running KitKat 4.4.4.
How can I disable emojis from being suggested when gesture typing?

It worked for me to go into the Text Correction section of the Google Keyboard settings and then to Add-On Dictionaries.  Emoji for English words said it was available so I installed it and then removed it.  The auto correct of emoji icons has stopped for me since.

I had to do this too. The emoji dictionary said "available" but I was getting emoji suggestions. I installed, then deleted, and now I don't get them anymore. Thanks!

Go to Settings of your phone.
Then choose Languange & input. On the default you can see keyboards.
Click emoji's setting.
Uncheck the Enable gesture typing.

Go to
Language & Input
Google Keyboard
Text correction
Add On Dictionaries
Now click on the "Delete" button next to "Emoji for English words"
Done. :-)

I will expand on the answer above for those unfamiliar with android. For android 5.0 Lollipop, go to phone system settings, then choose language and input. Press on Google keyboard under the subheading "keyboard and input methods", then choose text correction. Click on add on dictionaries. The "emoji for English words" listing will be shown as installed. Just press delete and you're done.

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'User' has disconnected
I just received two scary messages on my phone LG VS980 running the Android Os
"[some name starting with H] has disconnected"
"MSN:[some name starting with H] has disconnected"
Back to back in like one second
How did they get connected in the first place? My Bluetooth is off
I am on wifi, and the phone is charging via the USB port of my computer.
How can I determine if someone is connected to my phone, and what can they see?

Since you're on WiFi, I suspected "MSN" is for "Microsoft Messenger" and you're using an all-in-one messenger app?

No, that is what is freaking me out.  I have the default Messaging and Google hangout.  Neither actively running at the time.  I was in the middle of playing a game "Phase 10" when these two messages came across the bottom in the standard white text and black background.

and they don't match any of my contacts.  The name starting in H was something weird like Habryien or something.  Again clearly not in my contacts.

Then, my last guess is it's a notification from the game itself, indicating that a player has disconnected from the game. I have yet to test that, but if you can confirm, then it's good.

What kind of "messages"? Text messages? Notifications? Toasts? Messages inside some app? Can you add a screenshot?

@DanHulme by his explanation on the comment, "two messages came across the bottom in the standard white text and black background.", I guess it's a Toast, but screenshot definitely helps

@DanHulme I can't add a screen shot because it happen so fast.  It was like a notification message at the bottom of the screen but it is not in my notification screen.  I was in the app "Phase 10" to Andrew's point, the app doesn't have multiplayer however it was connected to google play.  For right now I change my profile settings.

Yes after looking for 'toast messages' this is what it looked like.


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How to know which applications are using the Internet?
I use a lot of applications on my Android phone, and I'd like to know which applications are using the Internet at a given point of time, and also the bandwidth consumed by each one of them. This question from 2010 suggested OS Monitor, but it's not currently available for download.
Is there a way to accomplish this?


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Trying to set up SSH with shared key, but the server is not recognizing the device's key
I'm running an Amazon Fire HD 7 first gen, with CyanogenMod 11 on it. Here are my system settings since they're required on Reddit:

I'm trying to set up SSH with a shared key on CyanogenMod. Normally, it's very easy to connect to my server, but I'm having difficulty setting this up.
I did
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096

on my Kindle as root, because the user didn't have access to the folders (why is this, by the way? Why can't the user even see the data folder?). I put the key in the default folder with the default file name, which was /data/.ssh/id_rsa. Then I copied id_rsa.pub over to the authorized_keys file on my server, where all the other keys that work are. I restarted the SSH server, but it keeps telling me the public key failed. I ran SSh with the -vv option, and it tells me the same thing, that the keys are not matching with the error message Permission denied (publickey).
What do I need to do to get the server to recognize the key?

Are you sure it's even looking at the /data/.ssh directory for the key? That seems like kind of an odd place for it to go since it's not a directory user processes could access without root. Are you basing this setup on some sort of instructions or documentation? Maybe it would help if we could see the steps you're trying to follow in their full context.

@eldarerathis unfortunately I haven't found a guide that involves setting up cyanogenmod as a client, only one that sets it up as a server. These are exactly the steps that I have followed, based on my experiences in setting up ssh and some googling for information. I have no idea why ssh-keygen would choose /data/.ssh/id_rsa as the default because, as you said, it is not accessible to the user. I only ever use ubuntu, so this flavor of linux is completely new to me, so I'm struggling through it.

Why not just move the key to somewhere the ssh binary can read it? You'll probably need to check the owner and permissions on it too.

@DanHulme Sorry, I think I'm not being very clear with this. I'll go back and edit the question. After I got root to ssh using the -i option, I moved the private ssh key to a location readable by the user and did chown u0_a67. The issue is that I'm not really sure where to put the key so that I don't have to use the -i option. I am also trying to create an alias so that instead of having to type ssh -i /folder/secondfolder/anotherfolder/file theuseriwanttouse@thehostimtryingtoconnecto.co.to I can type a short command that will be interpretted as that.

@DanHulme still not sure why, as root, it checked /data/.ssh/id_rsa and, despite the file being there and apparently correct, it said rejected the key. also not sure how I'm supposed to do this without the -i option using the default user.

I did more digging, and it looks like this has been a pretty typical problem throughout the versions of CyanogenMod. Not sure if it's a bug or I just lack understanding of the problem.
I was able to connect using ssh -i and specify the address of the key. When I had set the -v flag, it checked the key I was using and said it didn't match. So I'm thinking at best ssh ships so it's not set up correctly, and at worst something is broken.
I made an alias so that I don't have to type out -i, then the address, then the other options I want, then the user and hostname every time I want to connect to my home server.

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Select which application to (NOT) update
I always knew how to disable the auto update for a specific app.
But since some time Google decided to forbid this useful functionality and force the users to update their app.
And I mainly do NOT use the Google Apps and don't want to update them (but I want to  update all my others non-Google apps).
How can I do it?
Before I could:

Go to Google Play
Select My apps
Select the desired app
Click the phone Menu button
Deselect the Auto-update tick box

Now is no more possible.
How could I achieve the same result?

Am I missing something? If you go to Google Play's product page of the specific app, and bring up the Settings, the setting allows you to toggle Auto-Update by individual app. Is this a different version of Google Play? mine is v5.0.31

I guess my smartphone has some problem. I tried for half an hour and no menu was appearing. Tried now and the voice "auto-update" appears, but it disappear if I click on it..
And it doesn't deselect. Mmmmh..


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Can one determine the kernel version of a Samsung device from the Android version?
Basically, does an Android version map to a specific kernel version on Samsung devices? For example, can I assume that Samsung devices running Android 4.4.2 will have kernel version 3.4.0 (or some other version)? If not, can I tell from the build number? I am aware that this question exists, but I am looking for a concise answer.
Also, related to this, does the build number of a device map to a specific Android version or are all these three properties, Android version, build number, and kernel version, independent ?

Yes they are independent in Android version and Build number but may share same Kernel version. Android version and Build number depends on manufacture/launch date of handset.

But can I tell one from the other, like what kernel version from the build number?

No.... You can not.

Anything to back that up?

No, the Android and kernel versions are numbered independently of each other.
For example the Galaxy Note 2 (KitKat stock ROM) has a kernel version of 3.0.101. The Galaxy S4 (also KitKat) has a kernel version of 3.4.0.


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kindle fire 4.1.1 Google play services
Within the last few days, Amazon updated kindle fire is to include a bunch of new features. Before the update, I had side loaded many of the Google apps, including of course the compulsory Google play services. However, after the update, I could not start the YouTube app whatsoever. I tried many combinations of old versions of the YouTube app, and old versions of the Google play services app, but it still did not work.
I then triedbusing the google play music app, which told me that google play services was not supported on the device. I could not even open Google settings.
Is this a problem that many people are having, or is it just me? Are there any work arounds?

Did the update "bump" the Android version? Then you might need to re-flash the corresponding GApps package to match that.

Just to let everyone know, this has now been fixed. I'm not sure when, but the latest versions of Google Play Services and YouTube now work on kindle fire OS 4.1.1.


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Cant connect to my Wi-Fi due password length
Today I bought a LG L70 wich has android 4.4.2 and wanted to connect to my Wi-Fi, but after entering the password the "connect" button doesnt light up (it stay grey instead of black) it seems that the requiered characters to make it able to connect it's 5 and 13 characters, while my house password its 9 characters long, is there any way to make it able to input any lenght password?
My local wi-fi it's WEP, and I have no issues connecting to networks using WPA/WPA2, so this seems to be an issue with WEP only.

It would help to name the encryption standard used (WEP? WPA? WPA2?) The character length sounds strange to me; I was initially thinking it might require a HEX value instead of "plain text" (often the case with WEP) – but odd numbers make no sense with that either (and would rather be 26 chars then).

my local wi-fi it's WEP, a WPA2 PSK web let me input more that 8 characters

Every WEP, or WPA/WPA2 networks as well? Moreover: What type of WEP? 64bit or 128bit keylength? In the past I'd setup my router with the latter, and had 26 characters HEX to put in. Are you by any chance still using WEP64? In that case, you urgently should consider switching to something more secure! Takes a hacker only seconds to break that one.

I edited my comment, the only WEP network arround its mine, so i cant test on another, but if i try to input a password to any other network with WPA/WPA2 SPK i can input more than 8 characters and it allow me to connect, also i dont know if its 64 or 128 bit keylength ):

I've included these important details directly into your question (note you can always [edit] it, and should do so with key details like these). As already pointed out by my previous comment: best solution is switching to a more secure encryption on your home network. Could well be WEP is going to be dropped soon.

Yeah, I think that I'll grab my router manual and set a password with the desired length, according to this site http://www.andrewscompanies.com/tools/wep.asp WEP keys should be 5, 13, 16 or 29 characters long


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WiFi proxy config not working
PREAMBLE:
I had a weird proxy server config issue that I have now resolved but the answer to which does not seem to be covered anywhere as far as I can tell - so I'm describing the issue then will answer my own question. If you have a similar problem it's just another thing to check off.
MY PROBLEM:
I've configured my WiFi to use a proxy server via Settings, WiFi, then long press on Network Name. I have a local Squid proxy server running on 192.168.0.60:3128 (Internet gateway is on 192.168.0.1), so that is the setting I use. However when I run Chrome, it is not connecting to the Internet via the proxy server.
MY DIAGNOSTIC AID:
The WiFi server I'm connecting to (192.168.1.1, I'm 192.168.1.xx) is also running an internal VPN so by using an IP Geo-locator (http://www.iplocation.net), I know if I'm connecting to my local proxy server or getting tunnelled thru the VPN to a remote geo-location. (The VPN server does not tunnel local IP addresses and the proxy server is local.) This aspect is not relevant to the actual issue of not connecting to the proxy server. It's a diagnostic aid.

In Chrome Settings there is an Advanced option Reduce Data Usage. It causes Chrome to connect to Google servers to deliver compressed pages.
When this option is ON my proxy settings are ignored.
When this option is OFF my proxy settings work.


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How to change various settings of wireless connection in Android
Short story: I upgraded my phone to Kitkat and can't get to the Internet using wifi. After a few check I detected Android had wrong setting: my wifi router use AES, not TKIP (WPA2,802.11n mode)
I find it nowhere to change the setting, is there anywhere to set it? Google ain't my friend this time :(
Any ideas are appreciated :)

I don't know for Kitkat (cannot check, have none). But with ICS and up, in the list of networks you can long-press a network's entry to edit it, and there have an "advanced" button to reveal some more details (usually IP, gateway, and the like). Not sure whether it has the details you require there – and I'm not sure the only tools I know for that still work with Kitkat. Might be worth taking a look at them, though.

Thank you for your suggestion :) Android default setting definitely can't switch from TKIP to AES, only static IP, proxy things :(

Have your checked some apps from the link of my previous comment? Are they capable of doing what you need?

Glad to read you've found a solution! May I suggest you put that as an answer and then "accept" it (clicking the check-mark next to it), so others can identify it as solved? It's perfectly fine to answer your own question on SE :) // Btw: If you don't have a device still bound to "802.11b" (11MBit, pretty old stuff), you might wish to leave that off if possible (i.e. use "gn mixed"). Dropping that old "compatibility mode" will gain you some speed on g/n ;)

Thank for your suggestion Izzy : )  Will do as you recommend !

I manage to get it works by change the router wireless mode from 802.11n only to bgn mixed, or better option like Izzy suggests gn mixed

@HasH_BrowN As it is his own: wasn't there a 2-days delay before he can?

Didn't think about that.


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How can I diagnose slowness in an Android device?
In Windows PC, when some computer is very slow, I use software like SysInternals Process Explorer to check background programs that is using more CPU/RAM. I use SysInternals AutoRuns to disable auto start programs too.
In android device, what tools/procedures can I use to diagnose this kind of problem?

I don't think you'll be able to control start-ups but you can surely monitor CPU usage. Open Settings>Developer options - and under Monitoring section enable Show CPU usage. CPU usage and processes will be shown as overlay on screen. Also there are number of apps in Play Store to serve the purpose.

You can go to Settings -> Developer Options -> Running Services to see the active services that are running. From there, you can click on "Show cached processes" to check the apps that may be not running but are cached by the OS in case you need to run them so they can be started quickly. You can then stop running process or cached processed.
In Lineage, Settings -> Privacy, you have options to disable permissions given to apps. You can even disable apps that start at boot.

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Nexus 5 stuck on boot when trying to update to Android 5.0 Lollipop
I was trying to update to Android 5 using Nexus Root Toolkit. I clicked the "Start" on my Nexus 5 by mistake. Now, my phone stucks on the Google logo.
I tried to wipe and restore so I can start over, but the same thing happens; it stucks on Google logo. How to fix this?

In order for a proper answer the question needs to be edited to contain more information. Such as what steps and other.

Had to flash the image from google, mine was previously rooted. Had the same issue though.

I had the same issue. It turned out to be an issue with the rooted boot.img.
Try the option to flash stock rom with the 'soft brick/bootloop' option checked.
I now have lollipop working, but no root access yet. But this is better than a bricked phone...


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Radio error when flashing new ROM (Samsung SGH-T989)
Here's the log.
Installing '/sdcard/cm-11-20140923-Sultan-hercules.zip'...
Checking for MD5 file...
Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found
assert failed: run_program("/tmp/test_radio_version.sh", "T989:UVMC6", "T989D:TLMC4") == 0
E:Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/cm-11-20140923-Sultan-hercules.zip'
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2-tmobile/development/rom-kernel-unofficial-cyanogenmod-11-t2885259 (LINK to the ROM and kernel I used)
What's the deal with this error? Do I have the wrong radio version or something? I did a factory reset before flashing. I can give more info if needed.
Thank you!

Bwah. I really need to do some more research before I post silly questions like these. My modem was not the correct version, and I couldn't find where to see this info. I took a shot in the dark and just flashed the one stated in the error message and it worked.

And in our zealous rush to make our devices awesome we forget things, sometimes. :)

Lets clean our comments up. Glad I could help you.

When flashing a ROM, make sure that all required packages are the right version. Usually it will state in the error which modem is needed. Since you are using the latest android build, you would want the latest modem version.

Also read the thread on the ROMs forum and search for modem within their thread for extra info.


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How do I know if Odin is hang/error/stuck?
I am planning to install stock ROM on my Note 3 but, Last time I did it was longer time than Tab2.7 and my GYoung.. So I plugged the USB out and boom! Kies Error... Just tell what is the sign of Odin Freeze/hang/error?

Don't EVER unplug your device while Odin is doing stuff. If it failed it will display an error after a little while


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Stay connected to WiFi that requires sign-in
I recently upgraded my Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini to Kitkat (4.4.2), and I noticed a new behaviour that I'd like to disable: when I'm connected to a wifi network with a captive portal that requires sign-in, and I don't actually sign in, the phone will disconnect from the network after a while, and I have to reactivate that wifi network manually.
That's normally a useful thing to do, in order to maintain some kind of connectivity, but less so when the wifi network in question is the one in the London Underground, where there is no mobile phone signal.  While using a normal web browser requires sign-in, there are some apps that work without it, such as Opera Mini and Facebook Chat, and sometimes I'd rather not spend my time on dealing with the sign-in page.  Disconnecting from the wifi network will in this case only make connectivity worse.
Some googling suggested that I turn the option "Smart network switch" off, but it is already off and I still see this behaviour.  Is there anything else I can do to make the phone keep the wifi connection regardless of whether I'm "signed in"?

Try a VPN hotspot shield application, they MIGHT work but I am not 100% sure.

the VPN method only works for a little while like 2mins or so until it disconnects you because you wernt signed in

You could disable captive portal detection altogether. On Android <= 7.1.1 that is done by:
settings put global captive_portal_detection_enabled 0

For later versions:
settings put global captive_portal_mode 0

For more details please see: Captive Portal parameters.

go to a site that updates constantly, keeping the connection alive.  Something like "chaturbate"  ;-)  funny but true


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Blue ticks in whatsapp
Would the blue ticks appear if a person does not have you in their whatsapp contact list?
Although you can see whether the message is delivered, you cannot see their name or status. So I wasn't sure what was the case with whatsapp's new 'read' feature.

You cannot control this thing in whatsapp as of now. Read status is enabled for everyone by default. The only thing you can control is 'last seen status'.

Looks like whatsapp is working on this problem.


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How to have the alarm audible when on vibrate or silent?
I have an issue with my Android 4.4 Nexus 5. When the phone is on either silent or vibrate modes, the alarm is also either silent or just vibrates, which does not wake me up.
I need the alarm to be loud even though my phone is set to vibrate or silent. Currently I'm turning the volume up on my phone just before I go to bed, but that annoys my wife because text messages etc. then wake her up. This is annoying as this is my first phone after coming from iOS for several years, where this wasn't an issue.
I have tried an app to fix this (Persist), but that didn't work. I can probably set a tasker profile up to turn volume on at 6am in the morning, but that seems overkill for what should be a simple fix. I've had very mixed results with third party alarm apps. Lollipop will help in that I will have a "do not disturb feature" again, but that still requires me to ensure my phone is set to ring so I get my alarm to go off properly.
Am I missing something?? Should it be this hard to get an alarm that wakes me up? What do people recommend?
Edit: When I go to Settings > Sounds > Volumes, if the Ringtone & notifications volume is down, the "Alarms" volume is automatically turned off, and I can't change it. In fact the alarm icon even gets a cross through it. So it looks intentional, but I can't for the life of me work out why that would be desired behaviour.

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I'm using AlarmDroid as alarm clock. This has a setting to "override alarm volume". Worth a try, I'd say – and please report back if that solves your issue, so I might make it a proper answer ;)

It seems this is a new "feature" introduced some time last week. Everything used to be fine for me too, now I cannot change the alarm volume when the notifications are on silent or vibrate. This sucks even more because I want to make my phone silent so I can take the notifications on my pebble.

Are you using the stock Clock application? If so, have you unchecked "Vibrate" from the alarm settings?

Go to the stock Clock application.
Select the (leftmost) alarm tab in order to configure or add new alarms.
Uncheck "Vibrate."

This should solve the problem. I have the same device, which I usually keep in silent mode, and my alarm is audible.
As a side note, you could put the device in Airplane mode at night so that texts/calls don't come in. Either way, the alarm will still sound normally.

Alas - tried this and the alarm is still inaudible. I've updated my question with more information.

I hate this as well. My solution has been to turn my volume up and put my phone in airplane mode before going to bed, but I wish I didn't have to count on remembering.

I know it's a bit late, but you can track the problem down to the source code. In my case, this was set up inside mediatek-framework.jar (mediatek phone), but yours will differ. I edited it so the alarm volume is not changed with the audio profile changes.
Alternatively, if the exact responsible code is not easy to find, I was able to set a fixed non-zero volume for alarms when in Silent or Vibrate by adding a couple of lines of codes in systemui.apk.
Taking advantage of the method that sets up the audio icon in the statusbar when the audio profile is changed, we can make a call such that the alarm volume is set to a value:
const/4 v11, 0x4    # stream_alarm
const/4 v12, 0x9    # volume index
const/4 v13, 0x0    # no flags
invoke-virtual {v1, v11, v12, v13}, Landroid/media/AudioManager;->setStreamVolume(III)V

(v1 refers to "audioManager" which should already be set before)
This is the change in Smali file PhoneStatusBarPolicy (should be similar in any model), just at the beginning of method updateProfile and the call is to the Android class AudioManager, so it should be fine for any phone model.
The volume index is putting volume to number 9, this certainly is subjective and fixed, but at least it will wake you up in case you don't remember to set the alarm volume.

I'm going to blame a third party app for this - Alarmy (sleep of you can). I had uninstalled it about the time this issue started happening. The solution was to reinstall it, but not have any alarms set. Under Alarmy settings, set the alarm volume. This affects the default clock alarm volume as well.

You Can install the "Alarm Clock Xtreme" application and it will sound even if the device is on silent mode. My problem also solved using this application.

user140212, you are 100% correct. Not only does Alarm Clock Xtreme sound the alarm when volume sliders are fully down, it doesn't raise any volume sliders after the alarm goes off. IMO this is desirable behavior. Impressive!


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Google photos shows no photos in All tab
I have been noticing that the Google+ Photos application does not show any images in the All tab (the Highlights tab works fine). I have a lot of photos but they show up fine in the stock Gallery app. Any ideas?
The device is the Nexus 5 which does not have an SD card.
I tried clearing the cache (suggested here) but the Photos app is not listed in Settings > Apps.

Google+ Photos doesn't exist separately - it lies within Google+ main application. I mean Google+ Photos app comes along with Google+. So you need to clear the data of Google+ in app manager. Also you can uninstall the updates of Google+ and update again if clearing the data doesn't work.

Good call pointing that out. Clearing cache of Google+ did not solve problem however.

Have you tried the second method?

Second method did it, thanks! Saw the images when I uninstalled the updates. Reinstalled the updates and as it says "Updating Library..." at the top, the images are there.


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How can I remove the "+" button on the new Material Design Google Calendar (or revert to an old version)?
How can I remove the "+" button on the new Material Design Google Calendar (or revert to an old version)?  The add appointment button is large and annoying; I prefer to double tap the calendar to add appointments.

Reverting back is easy. Just open Settings>Apps>All Apps>Google Calendar>Uninstall updates.


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why wont my nexus 10 hold a charge?
I've had my Nexus 10 for a while and it's been great until recently and the battery now won't hold a charge. Whenever I unplug the charger it just turns off right away and when I plug in the charger that goes from 0 percent to a hundred percent in like 5 seconds

It could be that your battery or some other piece of hardware has died, unfortunately. Have you tried different chargers or cables just to rule that out? It sounds like it would likely not help, but may be worth doing if you can.

It may be because it came out on an earlier android version, requiring less power and battery to run. If you have a newer android version, e.g KitKat or Lollipop, it may be more intensive both visually and in terms of the power required to run it. Battery Doctor is a good application, (available on the play store), which might solve you issue.

There were issues with newer Android versions wobbling down a charge faster. But five seconds is a bit real fast (and a charger which charges a device in 5 secs is neither out for sale), so that part of your answer doesn't make much sense. Neither is the second part, as that app won't work when the device shuts down immediately.


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Samsung Galaxy S3 (GT I9300) does not restart. It does not go into download mode as well. Please Help
My Samsung Galaxy S3 (GT I9300) does not restart. It does not go into download mode as well. Please Help.
Today morning I was checking the weather wizard of my samsung galaxy S3 home screen. Then suddenly the screen got horizontal white, black and pink stripes. I tried back button, home screen button but it kept flashing. Then I even started power off button. Nothing happened for 10-12 seconds. Then suddenly it turned off and at the same time I removed the battery. When I tried to restart it does not boot. I can see the blue LED indicator flashing when I switch on but the screen remains black. It even shows red LED when I tried to charge it. I tried removing battery and replacing, removing sim and even holding start button, home and volume down button to get into download mode. But nothing happens. I can connect to laptop but the folder shows no content. Please help. Thanks!

There are two possibilities:

Broken screen
Hard bricked

To find out what you can try doing the fastboot combination for a couple of seconds and then connecting it to your computer and see if it shows up in fastboot devicescommand (with correct drivers installed.


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Moto E changes to wrong time or wrong time zone
My dad is using a Motorola Moto E, running Android 4.4.4 (not rooted).
He has noticed that it frequently displays the wrong time or date. Sometimes this is just the wrong time zone, other times it is completely the wrong time or date. I have set the time, date and time zones correctly, but they still seem to end up wrong again.
This seems to happen whether the options to use network provided time and network provided timezone is enabled or not.
Maybe it is due to him accidentally pressing the buttons to change this. But I have asked him about this, and he says he isn't doing this as far as he is aware. Or is the phone changing the time for some other reason?
Anyway, how to prevent this, and keep the time correct?

You could ask your dad to set the correct time, and don't touch it for the next 24 hours (or less if he MUST). This filters user error vs. the phone being buggy. You could also disable automatic time

Yes, could try that sometime. Though it seems a bit random - it may keep the correct time for a few weeks, or it may change after a day or so.


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Seek Thermal Temperature Range
Can I manually set the range the Seek Thermal camera displays?  Currently the color mapping changes dynamically; I'd like this to be static.

Also, there should be a Seek-Thermal tag.

No, there shouldn't. Yours is the only question about it.

Good point.  If there start to be a lot of questions (it's a new product) then I guess we can revisit the issue of a tag.


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Disabling the notification tray in Android L's (5.0) lock screen
I think that this is a rather large security issue that has come with the release of Android L. I've always had a password on my lock screen for as long as I can remember, but in Android L it becomes nearly useless.
After locking my device I noticed that I can still pull down the notification tray from my lock screen with which I could toggle Wi-Fi, bluetooth, and data.
If someone was to steal my phone, they could easily turn off any wireless connection even with the phone locked - preventing me from tracking my phone (I realize that they can just turn off the phone and use fastboot to flash a new ROM onto it, but let's assume they're not that smart).
Am I just missing some magically hidden setting to disable the notification tray in the lock screen?

See if my answer works: Lollipop hide quick settings on Lock screen

No, you're not missing a setting. This particular decision seems very unfortunate, and a ticket opened with google to resolve this has already some support : Google code ticket.
We can only hope that this will be reverted to the previous behaviour (allowed only when the lockscreen had no pin/password/gesture) or made into a setting.


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Show tasks in Google Calendar app
There is a "Tasks" calendar that can be selected on the Google Calendar web interface, that displays all Gmail tasks deadlines. This calendar is not shown/synced in the Google Calendar app. Is there a adapter app that works for tasks like maybe the Birthday Adapter app works for events? I'm not looking for a separate tasks app unless it can also hook into Google Calendar to show my tasks there.

Have a look at Reminders, the successor of Google Tasks. You can switch back and forth between Tasks and Reminders by opening the web interface, clicking the arrow next to 'Tasks' in the sidebar and selecting 'Switch to Reminders' from the menu.

I was using Reminders but switched to Tasks after an answer to my question https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/134945/how-to-mark-google-calendar-reminder-as-done-with-a-prior-date suggested it. Then I discovered this problem. Such a pain; I wish Google would integrate Tasks and Reminders taking the best features of each.


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Why can't I move a game to the sd card?
I read that you cannot move system apps or apps that have widgets to SD card.
This game doesn't provide a widget.
Is there anything I can do to make it move to SD ? Maybe fix something in apk ?
Storage:
Application 8,32 MB
Data 44,00 KB

NOTE: Never put system apps or apps including widgets (if you are using the widgets) to external storage. This can make them misbehave or even force close.

Download Android platform tools here
Turn on USB debugging on your phone and connect it to your pc (make sure the drivers are installed)
Extract the zip file to a directory of choice (on your pc)
Open cmd on your pc (assuming you're using Windows) and navigate using cd to where you extracted your platform-tools
When you have navigated to the folder using cmd type

adb devices

Check if you see your device on there, it should look something like this:
If you can see your device on the list then move on to the next step. If not your drivers are not installed and you need to install them from your manufacturers website
Now type
Android 4.1 and above:

adb shell pm get-install-location

Android 4.0 and below:

adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2

This should return either auto or phone. We need to change this.
Now type
Android 4.1 and above:

adb shell pm set-install-location 2

Android 4.0 and below:

adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2

This will switch it from auto to external.

Complete! Now you should be able to move apps to sdcard.

Sources:
http://techgage.com/article/moving_your_non-movable_android_apps_to_an_sd_card/

Please write as much as possible on an answer and as less as possible through links since links can go offline. This will help other users in the future who're experiencing the same problem.

Sure I'm new xD

I know, that's why I've been requesting you to do that :) when I've been posting my first answer to someone it was similar with what you did. And just like you I had received a request I gave you :)

Fixed my mistake :)

Thanks! That would help the community. Your answer deserves +1. It might also be smart to add this: Apps that Shouldn’t be Moved to the SD Card  Widgets – no matter how menial in usefulness or design. System tools – many might not operate as intended without being on the phone’s storage. Important apps – you don’t want to risk an important app becoming inaccessible when you need it. I can’t stress the above enough, so be wise!


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running base android on S4
I have an s4...tired of the bloat I rooted and flashed CyanogenMod onto device...
Frustrating...nothing on phone works...Facebook YouTube and other apps crash on load...
Unfortunately X has stopped is the error I get
Facebook just closes...no error
The time system tray display doesn't update I have to use clock app to get time at which point the system tray 'sometimes' updates.
My alarms don't work...I can configure them but no sounds...volume is cranked
I am certain something fubared during flashing I had several problems getting it going
I am looking into other distros...but base android appeals to me...however I understand the base won't likely have required drivers hence mods like cyanogen for S4
Restoring the default ROM is an option I think...I believe I backed up before flashing...
Anyway...what are my options here... Suggestions??

Your options are:-

Re-flash the stock ROM, either from your backup or by finding it on sammobile.com.
Flash a working Cyanogenmod. Be sure to use a stable release, not a nightly build. Nightlies are not suitable for day-to-day use and often contain serious bugs. And to use the apps you've mentioned, you'll need to flash the gapps package that matches your Android version.
Flash some other ROM. Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?
Ditch your phone and buy one with a minimal ROM, such as a Nexus.


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How to download apps on 4gb storage so I can move it to the SD card?
I have a HTC Wildfire S, and it's only got 4GB storage. I have a 16GB mirco SD card, but I can't download things because I'm out of the 4GB space (I don't know how ... ), so I can't get them installed so I can then move them to the SD card. I'm not great with technology, so I may be missing something, but this is just really annoying.

Welcome to Android Enthusiasts Stack Overflow!
To answer your question, you will need to move apps to your SD card off of system storage after their downloaded.  You can't download directly to the SD card, unfortunately.
Once an app is downloaded, open up Application Management in Settings and click the check box next to the apps you want to move to SD.  This should free up some space.  Be advised, however, that not all apps can run from the SD card.
It's in your best interest to clean up as much as you can, rather than trying to stuff apps on your SD card.  In the Data section of Settings, you can see what items are taking up the most space.

You'll need to move apps from the internal storage into the SD card. Go to settings app -> apps -> (select large apps). Next, you'll need to move the apps you've installed on that list. System apps are not allowed to be moved. In the app settings under storage, there is usually a move to SD card option, although not all apps support it. Look for ones you can move. You can move some apps to get your 4gb storage clear without uninstalling any application
I've added some photos of where you'll find this setting.


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Does rooting stop OTA updates for nexus 5
I have nexus 5 with 4.4.4 and rooted it with towelroot.
will i be able receive a lollipop OTA update or should i flash a factory image manually.
my build number is KTU84Q.
Will i get lollipop 5.0 for my rooted nexus 5.
i didn't use any custom recovery ..please answer my question.


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Delete unused apk files from system memory
I own a Xperia M running on Jelly Bean 4.3. I have uninstalled unwanted apps like PicsArt, Cricbuzz, Xperia privilege and so many so on... a long time ago. Now I found the apk files of those apps here -
System memory/etc/customization/applications/
System memory/product/applications/
All the apps consume an amount of 250mb internal memory. I want to delete them all as I don't need them anyway. So is it safe to delete all the apk files?
Note: Device is not rooted so I don't have an option of moving applications to SD card. I want to free some memory so that I can download some more apps ;)

Deleting system apps won't help free up storage, since they're on the system partition, not the userdata partition.

Okay I got it myself. I can't delete these files until I'm rooted.

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How do I sync S Planner in Galaxy S5 with Galaxy Note 10.1?
I am trying to sync the data from S Planner in my Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 to my new Galaxy S5. Sync Settings (Settings > Accounts > Sync) on both devices show that I have ticked all the boxes relating to my Samsung and Google accounts. Are there any additional steps I have to take in order to sync the data in the S Planner app?


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Wifi is not working after installing MIUI
I have HTC Desire S and i was using android 4.0.4 ROM from HTC but it was too slow and I decided to install a new ROM - MIUI 3.2.22 for Desire S. When I installed it, my wifi didn't work. I tried to install other versions of MIUI but wifi didn't work in any of them. Can somebody help me?

I had exactly the same problem with my Xperia M (C1905) and Miui 4.9.26.
It turned out that the cause was that I didn't wipe the old stock android.
So the solution was:

enter TWRP
advanced wipe and wipe everything except sd card (I also didn't wipe the last item USB something).
Install MIUI again


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Upgrade from Android L to Android 5
I rooted my nexus 5 and upgrade the developer images of Android L (build number LPV79) back in June or July. Now. I'm waiting for Android 5 OTA. Will I be getting it? How can I check when it will come? All my apps updated to Android 5 so they are not working and crushing because they are not compatible. And I'm not getting any support from Google / Android. Who can help me?

There is no OTA update from the developer preview to the official release. You have to download the release version and flash it using fastboot.

theres the official OTA updates knocking around online, but just 4.4 update to 5.0. you will need the stock "locked" bootloader with kitkat for it go ahead and you need to sideload it via adb. not sure if you can wipe the rom and install it fresh but there is the official full rom from the dev sites anyway. mine took an hour from start to finish from 4.4 offical to 5.0 OTA. all apps updated and works great. I never jumped onto the pre release as i wasn't desperate for it. I have no critical apps and all mine use current APIs anyway.
sorry if you already know this but im sure at some point this will help someone :)
OTA ROM nexus 5:
http://android.clients.google.com/packages/ota/google_hammerhead/c1a33561be84a8a6a7d5a4c8e3463c4db9352ce6.signed-hammerhead-LRX21O-from-KTU84P.c1a33561.zip
FULL ROM
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images

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Unable to activate Tasker as Device Administrator
I'm using a rooted Note 2 GT-N7100 running DR.Ketan Custom ROM v14.
After flashing this ROM today, I'm unable to use Tasker as a Device Administrator. The check box does not get checked when I click it in order to Activate Device Administrator permission to Tasker to perform certain tasks.
Kindly help me find a solution – Thankx in advance!

Do you have any screen dimming/brightness apps installed (Such as Lux)?

In the file /data/system/device_policies.xml remove everything and  add the following lines,
For Lollipop 5.x.x:
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' standalone='yes' ?>
<policies setup-complete="true">
<admin name="net.dinglisch.android.taskerm/net.dinglisch.android.taskerm.MyDeviceAdminReceiver">
<policies flags="8" />
</admin>
</policies>

For Android 4.2.1:
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' standalone='yes' ?>
<policies>
<admin name="net.dinglisch.android.taskerm/net.dinglisch.android.taskerm.MyDeviceAdminReceiver">
<policies flags="8" />
</admin>
</policies>

Reboot the device and Tasker would now be found enabled as Device administrator. However, all other apps previously enabled as Device administrator would eventually be found stripped from that privilege. You would have to manually grant them the privilege from Settings app.
For any reasoning, see my answer here: How to enable device administrator for specific apps using Tasker?


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Remove my Google account on other people's device
I once had to log in my Google account on my friend's phone and I forgot to delete my account on his phone. Is there any way for me to remotely delete my account on my friend's devices?

Go to Google's security manager page, find the phone you logged in on and click "deauthorize".

I was just too late to give the same answer you did.....

Thanks. it works. really appreciate it. Once again, thanks for helping me.

That link is (now) for apps, https://security.google.com/settings/security/activity is where one should go

The "Account access" and "Remove" button is not shown in https://security.google.com/settings/security/activity?pli=1 page.  Do anyone know why?

@EugineJoseph, you must click onto the device you wish to disconnect. Then a menu will come up with those items.

I wonder if there is a way to "gracefully" disconnect/remove a device. When I remove a device now it suggests that I lost the device. It still shows up in the list, but without the "Remove" button.


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Full disk encryption affects remote wipe ability?
Android's FDE affects remote wipe effectiveness, say, with Android Device Manager?
What I mean is this:
If one does not have system encryption enabled, to safely wipe all your data would require overwriting all your data. One would think that having full disk encryption enabled would allow wiping by just erasing the encryption keys. Is this so?

I think you still would be able to remotely wipe it as encryption only as the name says "encrypts" the data. That means that after provided a password the file will unlock itself for read, but this doesn't affect deletion :)

There is no link between FDE and remote wipe. The effectiveness of remote wipe is as good with FDE as it is without it. All that remote wipe depends on is that the phone is switched on and able to access some form of network.

Do you have any link for this?


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Syncing iPhone contacts to Google so I can have them in my Galaxy Tab S
I still currently have a iPhone and I want to sync my iPhone contacts to my tablet to through google. How do I do this?

Transferring with Gmail and iTunes
First, you’re going to need a Gmail account, which will make moving contacts to any platform simple. If you don’t have a Gmail account, quickly sign-up for one on Gmail’s homepage. Before you even touch your new Android phone, plug your old iPhone into your computer and open iTunes. Then, find the Info tab on the menu bar at the top of the window. In the drop-down menu next to the “Sync Contacts With” box, select Google Contacts, and then type in your Gmail account information in the window which appears. This allows Gmail and Apple to update your contacts so all of the names, numbers, and emails from your phone’s contacts are now stored in your Google account.


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Tasker duty cycling wifi profile
I'm trying to get the hang of Tasker but failing a bit.
I was wondering if somebody could explain how to create the following profile? I think if I manage to go through an intermediate profile, I'll understand it better.
So basically, I want a profile that duty cycles my Wifi/Location/PowerSaving mode when the display is off or the device is locked and do so differently depending on the time of day.
What this means is the following:
If day (say from 6:30-22:30)
=>Then if the screen is locked or the display is off for longer than X seconds (say 60s)
====>Then disable wifi, location and enable powersaving
====> And
====> Every 3 minutes, activate wifi and location for X seconds and turn off again(enough to ====>retrieve email, facebook messages,  etc... I think 15 seconds?)
Else (so if it is night, not day)
=>Then if the screen is locked or the display is off for longer than X seconds (say 60s)
====>Then disable wifi, location and enable powersaving
====> And
====> Every 30 minutes, activate wifi and location for X seconds and turn off again(enough to ====>retrieve email, facebook messages,  ====>etc... I think 15 seconds?)
So, can somebody help me set this up?

Here is the XML of a Tasker Profile and Tasks that cycle WiFi on the cycle you describe above, as well as screen shots. The only difference between the Day and Night tasks is the time between Wifi Enable. GPS and Power Saving are abit more tricky. GPS may require root and Power Saving depends heavily on the phone make/model.
XML File: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzsMV39gBg6rZXZQdnhGTmEwNm8/view?usp=sharing


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How can I put the Google Now widget on the lockscreen with Andoid L?
I cannot figure out how to replace the clock with the Google Now widget.
I tried long tapping or pressing in any direction. Couldn't get to the widget selection.

Lock screen widgets were removed in Android L.
Citation: Exploring Android L: Lockscreen widgets also bite the dust

Now that would be very saddening :(

At least there's the lock screen notifications which can work in the same way, but yes they are indeed removed


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Android phone water damage or changed setting?
TL;DR: Recently I dropped my phone into water and ever since then I've been having 2 problems. The display has some darker spots, but they are clearing out so I don't even pay attention to them and the microphone volume is extremely low. You can barely hear what I scream to the phone. I've been looking for ways to increase or boost my microphone volume but I haven't found anything. I've tried the "secret" dial pad codes, of which none worked - the code is deleted from the dial pad and nothing shows up and some applications that let you increase your voice volume - the volume was set to 5 by default and did not change at all. The phone model is Huawei Ascend Y511.
My question is: is there a way to increase the volume back at it's normal or should I orient at buying a new one?

What's your question?

I would try using a bluetooth headset.  The reason is this: if your microphone is damaged, the bluetooth headset should work just fine.  If there is an input volume setting gone wrong, using a bluetooth headset will not fix the problem.  This tells you if you want to look at replacing your phone or do you want to look for a setting to boost the microphone gain.


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Bypass "Swipe up to unlock" on Android Lollipop lock screen
I recently flashed my Nexus 4 to Android Lollipop using the factory image.
I have set a pattern lock for unlocking the device. But whenever I turn on the phone, I have to click on the little lock icon or swipe upwards to bring up the pattern unlocker dots.In KitKat or earlier versions, those dots would come up as soon as I turn on the phone.
Is there any way to set the pattern dots visible on lock screen by default? I went through all the settings but in vain.

Nope, but please vote on the tracking issue: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=79889

As far as I know, currently there is no setting to turn off the "safety lock" due to the addition of notifications on the lock screen. (Strangely, the lock is still there even if the user chooses not to display any notification)
The best bet to bypass this is to use Smart Lock's Trusted face, a new feature in Android 5.0 Lollipop similar to previous face unlock. You can bypass both "safety lock" and "pattern lock" simultaneously by looking at the phone while on the lock screen. I would say there is no downside (as far as my experience goes). If it fails to detect your face, then you just have to swipe up and draw the pattern normally.
How to set up:

Go to Settings - Security
Tap "Smart Lock", confirm your current pattern lock
Tap "Trusted face" and follow the instruction

Good point, it works. However, I think the face recognition is to slow (using the HTC One), even if I "trained" the face recognition. In most situations I would be faster in sliding up + using my pattern. Therefore I hope Google will fix this by adding the option to disable lock screen but use a pattern, pin, what ever.. Another point is to add trusted places. This works great at home.

@Michael yeah, I also feel the same. About 'Trusted places', at that time Nexus 4 didn't have this feature yet, only 'Trusted devices' and 'Trusted faces', so I didn't include it since I couldn't test and evaluate it :)

Adding to what Andrew T. posted, one can also have

Trusted location: Phone will not challenge user with the pattern lock
if the user is present at the location added in this setting. Home
and Work locations will be present by default, more locations could
be added.
Trusted devices: One can add bluetooth devices such as Android wear
or bluetooth headsets etc. Phone will recognize those devices and
will bypass pattern unlocker.

Where does one add a trusted location? The only options I have under smart lock are trusted devices and trusted face.

You will find it on this link:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/11/18/google-play-services-update-adds-trusted-places-feature-to-lollipops-smart-lock/

@derobert regarding Trusted Location on Nexus 4 issue: see this question

@AndrewT I'm checking for it on a Nexus 5 and Nexus 10. The play services update hasn't hit my devices yet. I presume Google is doing a phased rollout like normal.

This does not get rid of the pre-lock screen nag screen though.

Official stock Android doesn't support that, but Cyanogenmod does since September 2015 in CM 12.1 ROM.

I have 12.1 and I don't see the option anywhere.


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Add fonts to Hancom office, Samsung Galaxy Note Pro
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note Pro, which came with Hancom office.
I write many multilingual documents and the fonts that are available are just boring. I have many fonts, (.ttf and .otf) that I have downloaded but cannot use them.
Is there a way to use these fonts with Hancom's office for Android?

Welcome to the Android Enthusiasts! Always a good idea on our site: checking the related tag-wiki. Here fonts had pointed you to: How can I install custom fonts on Android? and some more helpful posts. Good luck!

@Izzy, I have seen this question and it seems to be asking a different question. I am able to change the system font but not the fonts in Hancom Office.

Ah. Always good to point out such things. I'd recommend you [edit] your question and include that fact, before the threshold of "close as dupe" is reached (I'm retracting my vote now due to that fact).

This question is not a duplicate of the generic 'how to add fonts to android' link you provide.  If you view that posting it says - no you can't do it, but your specific app might allow it.  And here the OP is asking about a specific app

Font directory is /storage/emulated/0/.Hnc/HOffice9/Shared/Fonts.
To add additional user fonts, put the fonts in this folder.


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How can I stop Lollipop ignoring my wifi network?
Android 5.0 has a new "feature": If a wifi network has no connection to the internet, it will remain connected to it but route traffic over mobile data instead. A small exclamation mark shows in the status bar over the wifi symbol.
Unfortunately, for some reason Android has decided that my home wifi does not have a good internet connection - which is not true, as I'm using it to access Stackexchange at the moment - and is, instead, trying to send everything over GPRS.
With mobile data disabled, things work over wifi just fine, despite the exclamation mark - so it isn't a problem with the wifi not working, per se.
Is there any way to override this "smart" feature? The only way I have found to make things work at the moment is to disable mobile data while I am in my house - which is not a practical long-term solution.
EDITING to add that I have now solved this problem by buying a new router! I was using something very old... But, I'll leave the question here for the benefit of anybody else with the same difficulty.

I'm a developer and I connect to a special device via WiFi, I've the same problem but I've no solution for now. Let me know if you find a something, thanks.

I remember there is a similar option to enable/disable this on KitKat, but yeah, I don't know why Google removed it on Lollipop. Then, there is a WiFi dropping case on Nexus 4 that made this a lot worse.

@Andrew What are you talking about on Kitkat? Please explain :)

@Seraphim ah, I was talking about "Avoid poor connection" on Jellybean and KitKat WiFi advanced setting, which I don't see it anymore on Lollipop. I thought it's replaced by "Aggresive WiFi to Cellular handover" on developer menu, but it seems I was wrong.

Just disable captive portal detection. In the terminal, or in adb shell, issue the command
settings put global captive_portal_detection_enabled 0

and reboot.

When you are connected to your home wifi do you see the notification to 'Sign into Wi-Fi network'? If you tap on that item and then the 3 dots menu you will have the option to 'Use this network as is.' I'm in a similar situation as @Seraphim's host and so far this solution seems to be working.
edit: This solution isn't working 100% fo my situation, hopefully it will help for yours though.

No, I don't see that.

This option is on the "Sign in to network" dialog/screen - see here.

@Mr.Buster ...which would be great, if I ever saw that screen :-) Presumably that page is only shown if Android thinks it is behind a captive portal.


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Sim change alert - Unforunately, Settings has stopped
I'm trying to disable the SIM change alert in my phone, but both "Remote Controls" and "SIM change alert" options in my Settings app are crashing it with the message "Unfortunately, Settings has stopped"
The phone keeps sending SMS to a friend's number every time I restart the phone. I had set this up a long time ago, but now that I changed the SIM on my own phone I need to stop it (or at least make it know that it is me and not a thief who changed the SIM).
I can log in to my Samsung account successfully on the Find My Mobile website, but I can't find any way to authenticate my Samsung account in my phone. Samsung Account is not even listed as a choice in the Accounts section of Settings app.
Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9305, rooted Stock Android 4.3

Posting question and answer, in case someone else encounters this problem :)

I found the issue is because I had disabled the Samsung Account app using CleanMaster's App Manager (which allows me to disable any app including system apps). Once I re-enabled it and updated it, I was able to sign in to my Samsung account and change the settings.
I disabled (saved) and re-enabled (saved again) the SIM change alert feature, after also changing the custom alert message. SMS messages were not sent out anymore.
This also restored Samsung Account as a choice in the Accounts section.


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How to prevent removing notifications from the lock screen in Android L?
I can remove notifications on the lock screen without unlocking. How can I disable this?

Sorry, but this is not possible.


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LED status light
The light at the top of my phone is always flashing various colours. How do I know what they mean and how do I turn them off? It's Kitkat on Xperia Z2.

Not sure what the default colours are, but with an app called "Light Flow" on Google Play, you can change & add colours for almost any app or notification, or indeed turn all off as you are looking to do.

Navigate here.
Settings - Display - Light effects.
You can find various options on LED flashing.

mine doesn't have "light effects" it only has a check box for "notification light"


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Android 4.4.2 youtube/video stuck in pause
Got me a shiny new Hudl 2 (8.3" Wi-Fi tablet with Android 4.4.2).
It's nice. It does the gmail and the facebook, etc.
What it doesn't do is play video from youtube, or other sources such as the BBC. This is either using the Youtube android app or inside the android chrome browser.
The behaviour is as follows:

Video box is displayed but is paused and shows the 'play button' in the centre (the right facing triangle).
Clicking on the play button, a few frames will play, maybe less than half a second of sound.
Then it wall pause again. 'Play' button is displayed in the middle of the frame.

It's like as soon as you press play, it immediately pauses again. Constantly tapping the 'play' button gets a stop animation of the video.
I have tries the following to fix it:

Un-installing and reinstalling the Youtube application.
Clearing the Chrome browser cache (don't know why that was necessary but one website seemed to think it could fix it).
Lowering the quality of the video, even down to the lowest possible setting.

I've tried this on both my home wifi and one other. In both cases, my Samsung Galaxy S4 (also Android 4.4.2) has no problems playing the exact same videos.
So, any advice?

Does your tablet have motion controls or any smartpause thing like Samsung does? If so disable it.

The trick was to put the tablet into Airplane mode and then to take it out of Airplane mode again.
Unlike just disconnecting and reconnecting the wifi link, this actually unloads and reloads the wifi stack.
Since I did this, it plays videos from youtube, iPlayer, etc just fine.

Thanks for your solution. Does this get worse over time? Thoroughly frustrated with this bug

:O works.... what is the reason for this? I not find a way to tell my client to do these steps so that can work. I am ashamed

I don't know why this problem occurs. However, Air-plane mode will completely switch off the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth RF and I am told that when you exit air-plane mode these protocol stacks are re-initialised.

Thanks man, i found the reason here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/32238156/youtube-api-player-on-android-automatically-pauses-every-2-seconds#38772274

I had similar problems, but after un-rooting every YouTube video seems to be working perfectly again.

That's very odd. Have you tried finding a reason for this solution?


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How to set a default folder for downloads from facebook in htc desire 816?
When downloading a pic from fb, it automatically saves in the camera gallery in htc desire 816. Where to set an option for default folder?

There is no option for that. Sorry


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Need Root For Asus Zenfone 5(T00J) 8 GB(Kitkat ROM)
I Need to root my Zenfone 5 (Asus T00J) - 8 GB Kitkat ROM, But I can't find any solution over Internet. Please help me to get the root for Asus Zenfone 5.  Also need The CWM.
Thank you....

For Android 4.4.2
I've tried solution here with success. Just need to run bat file to root or unroot.

Notes:

Need windows pc
Needs to rename "recovery-ww.img" to "recovery-root.img" (look
comment section of link given above)
Only for android version 4.4.2


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locked galaxy tab 3
Please help. Am locked out of tablet. Keeps saying wrong password even though I know it is correct. Have tried on and volume. Have tried on and home button. Can only get password screen. What next?

Welcome to the Android Enthusiasts! I've just added the locked-out tag to your question. Please first check its tag-wiki for some first aid, which hopefully will already solve your issue. Then come back here and either answer (and accept) your question if solved, or [edit] it to explain what you've tried and where you're stuck. Thanks, and keeping my fingers crossed!

First go to the recovery mode of your device. Every device has its own method for recovery. If you are able to go to recovery then go to it and navigate to factory data reset and select it. It will reset your phone and after turning on your phone, the lock system will be disabled.

Hard method. There are alternatives in many cases, see Can not unlock my Android device as have no internet connection? ;)


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Why can't I install apps after a factory reset?
I factory restored my samsung galaxy S3 its not letting me update or download and apps on google play when I do try at the end it says unknown error install of191 I believe that what it says can someone tell me what I should do

Are you sure the error number isn't 919?

What Dan refers to: Application downloading error (919). Links for other playstore errors can be found in our google-play-store tag-wiki (in the "troubleshooting" section).


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Huawei Ascend Y300 - only 1GB space for applications available
I have a Huawei Ascend Y300 phone. It has a total of 4 GB internal flash memory and 2 GB of those are accessible by user. However, of those 2 GB only approximately 1 GB can be used for applications and the rest can be used for other user files (photos etc.). Like this, the number of applications that fit into 1 GB is greatly limited...
Is there a way to make the application storage bigger and maybe grow it to the whole 2 GB? Do I need to root the device for that? One can set the SD card as default storage location but still part of the applications seem to be installed to internal storage.

Questions like these were made a lot of times, and require the repartition of the internal memory.
As you can read in  this question , this requires a custom ROM.
I own an Huawei Y300 too, and I've found lots of ROMs and information there


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Difference between /mnt/local and /mnt/internal?
I have a WonderMedia 8650 based tablet running Android 4.0.3.  The File Manager app shows the internal flash file system as "/mnt/local", I can also see a "/mnt/internal" filesystem that's identical.  Running adb shell and using the mount and df commands I can see this:-
1|root@android:/ # mount
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/dev/fuse on /mnt/local type fuse (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=1023,group_id=1023,default_permissions,allow_other)
/dev/block/vold/31:13 on /mnt/internal type yaffs2 (rw,relatime)

root@android:/ # df -h
Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
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/dev/fuse                 5.9G    119.0M      5.8G   2% /mnt/local
/dev/block/vold/31:13
                          5.9G    119.0M      5.8G   2% /mnt/internal

To me it looks like /mnt/local is a "fuse" loopback filesystem sitting on top of /mnt/internal, but I have no idea what the fuse layer give me.  Does it add something like the virtual directories we see in the Microsoft Windows "Libraries" view?
My main concern at the moment is that I've had reports that files written to /mnt/internal have disappeared.  Is this something that might happen, and if so should I make sure we only ever use /mnt/local and leave /mnt/internal well alone?
Thanks for any advice.


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'No pictures are available on the phone' after selecting contact picture
After upgrading my Nexus 5 to vanilla Lollipop a few days ago, I'm no longer able to assign pictures to my contacts. I can tap "Choose photo" and select a picture, but when I confirm I get the error "No pictures are available on the phone". How can this happen? It doesn't make any sense. I already tried wiping cache from recovery because some people say that it can fix some upgrade problems, but that didn't solve anything for me.

I've got the same problem. It seems a proper bug. I've opened an issue on android.

Here's the link for future readers: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=80352

You need to have a gallery app installed like the default "Gallery" or "QuickPic" app.
I had the same issue since "Gallery" doesn't come with Android 5.0 Lollipop, only "Photos" (which I disabled since I don't use Google+)

I was able to browse through my photos but after selecting the photo the error popped up. I was able to resolve it by installing a third-party photo editor.


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Normalization - Automatic global Android media sound (music videos on YouTube) adjustment
I'm using this app: PVSTAR+. I have my list which plays in an endless loop, but the problem is that some YouTube videos are louder and some are quieter. I want the audio to be constantly at a certain "loudness level". What I need is a way to "normalizes" the Android volume on the fly.
I found an app called Waver - Volume Control, but it says it is not compatible with my Android 4.1 device; the app requires 2.3. Anyway, I downloaded the APK of waver and installed it but it seems not to be working.
Is there a way to adjust the media audio on a certain level automatically, so it automatically detects that the current audio is too low and increases it?