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help how to root HTC desire s
Please help me how to root HTC  desire s

Check out this link:
How To Root and Install Custom Recovery On The HTC Desire S
ONLY FOR WINDOWS COMPUTERS

Take note of your phone’s serial number. Look for it in the battery compartment. It’s usually beside the label “S/N” in the battery compartment. Copy the serial number accurately.

2.Find out the HBoot version of your phone. To do that, reboot your phone into bootloader mode. First, turn off your phone. Then, turn it back on by pressing the Volume Down button and Power button together for a few seconds. Your phone will start in bootloader mode. The screen will show you the HBoot version. Copy the HBoot version number.

Turn your phone off and turn it on again normally.

4.Download su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip. Save it to your desktop. Do not extract the ZIP file. Copy the ZIP file to the root of your phone’s SD card.

Enable USB debugging in “Settings > Applications > Development > USB Debugging”.

6.Turn off the Fast boot option from “Settings > Power > Fast boot.”

Download the HTC Sync drivers into your phone. Install the drivers to your computer. These are for Windows machines only.

8.Go to http://revolutionary.io and download Revolutionary: S-OFF & Recovery Tool 0.4pre4 by clicking on the “Download for Windows” link in the Downloads section. A form will also appear below the link after you click the link.

Fill out the form with your operating system (Windows), device name (HTC Desire S), HBOOT version (you copied this as instructed in a previous step), and your device’s serial number (you also copied this as instructed in a previous step).

10.Click the Generate Key button. The page that appears will show you your beta key. Copy this key exactly as shown. It is case-sensitive.

Extract the contents of revolutionary-0.4pre4.zip into a folder on your computer.

12.Connect your phone via the USB cable. If your phone asks you for a connection type, choose “HTC Sync” and just ignore the warnings.

Launch the Revolutionary tool (revolutionary.exe). A command prompt window will open and will ask you for the beta key.

14.Type or copy-and-paste the beta key for Revolutionary into the command prompt window. The beta key is case-sensitive. Press Enter to allow the tool to proceed.

Wait a little bit for Revolutionary to enable S-OFF and unlock the rewritable NAND on your handset. If the program asks you to install ClockworkMod Recovery, choose to do so.

16.Reboot your phone. Then, turn it off again.

Boot into bootloader mode by pressing the Volume Down and Power buttons together. Enter recovery mode by selecting Recovery from the list. Use the Volume Up/Down keys to scroll through the list and use the Power button to select.

18.In ClockworkMod Recovery, choose “install zip from sdcard,” then choose “choose zip from sdcard.”

Find su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip on the list and press the Power button to select it. Wait a little bit for the process to finish.

20.Reboot your phone. It is now rooted and already has custom recovery installed.
Hope It Helps!

It will be helpful to elaborate on the process on-site (here) before referencing to a full off-site resource!


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Adobe Acrobat Reader's scanner produces blue image
I just scanned an white sheet of paper with the scanner in the Adobe Acrobat Reader app and I got a blue hued image. I tried changing the scanned image to original and I still got a blue image.
I tried scanning the same document with CamScanner and there was no problem there. I recieved a normal image with no blue tint.
What should I do?

My phone is Samsung Galaxy J5 2015 model running Android 5.1.1

Can you clarify what the issue is?  Apps can work differently.  Do you need to use Acrobat Reader for scanning?  Does CamScanner not output to the right format?  Etc.

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Preloading images over WiFi from New York Times app for Android?
I've set the NYTimes app to download over WiFi twice a day.  But it just downloads the articles, not the pictures.  So if I'm out and about, I either get no pictures or I burn cellular data.
How can I get this app to download the pictures over (free for me) WiFi?

There's an option as of app version 6.10 to preload images.

However it only preloads some images, leaving you at risk of using a fairly substantial chunk of data simply by flipping though sections in the app.  As of this writing, there seems no better option.
Feedback to the Times is accepted at android@nytimes.com

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Turn off the notification sound when I turn the phone on
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S3
Model: GT-19305
Version: 4.4.4
Good day! I want to know if there is a way to turn the notification sound off every time I turn my phone on. It is unnecesary.
Thanks!
Greetings.

Why not just turning notification sound off completely then?

Go to Settings › Sound
If it exists and is switched on, switch off "Use same volume for ringtone and notifications"
Now set the notification volume level to zero.

In case the system changes that back to default on reboot, you could use some automation app like tasker (might be a bit overkill) or any other simpler solution (see my app listings on Automation (Profile Switching and more) for possible candidates). Several of them should support actions on-boot (Tasker does), or alternatively let you have a profile valid from 0:00-23:59 (i.e. always) you could assing the task "set notification volume off".

Thank you! I just turned the system notification sound completely off.

Glad to be of help! If you consider this solving your issue, please tick the check-mark next to the answer to indicate such (makes it easier for other folks in similar situations to identify solutions). Thanks, and enjoy!


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Unable to use PIN or fingerprints at start up
My LG G5 request PIN at start up. It always work except for twice where my PIN won't work and I have to do a hard reset and losing all my data. For the second time, I tried locking into my Google account and using Google's Android Device Manager to reset the PIN with the lock feature (I suspect the PIN somehow mysteriously got reset to something else), but I Google said I already have a screen lock (PIN) and adding lock code is not needed.
So I am stuck again other than doing a hard restart. Local repair shop won't take my service because I lost my purchase receipt. Has anyone experience the same issue and have a work around? Thank you.

Is debugging mode enabled? There is an app that bypass the lock screen.

Nope. And I of course cannot login to turn on the debugging mode. There must have been some strange startup bug in LG G5. Twice happened this year forcing a hard reset


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AVD Dose not start, No Errors Either
I have my AVD setup with a Virtual Phone created, but when i click start. It shows me the window that it is starting the AVD, and then when the prograss bar gets done, the window closes and nothing starts up.
Any Ideas?

I had a similar issue, turned out to be a fault with my graphics driver . Assuming you're running windows check your event logs for more info


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Unbrick lenovo vibe shot z90a40
I have tried a lot to unbrick my Lenovo Vibe Shot. Now I am helpless and looking for some workable solution:
I used Lenovo Smart Assistant to download a proper firmware so it turned out it is:
z90a40_USR_S363_1606250500_Q202533.1_ROW.zip
I tried to use Lenovo Smart drive assistant to update ROM or Device Rescue, but both wont detect phone. The phone default Lenovo recovery can be loaded by pressing VOL+, VOL- and power button, and then releasing power button
when logo appears. I used an Update.zip in 8GB mem card and used the option: ‘install update package’ then it complete the process 100% I was happy that I was going to get my phone unbrick
After trying a lot of things I realized the actual problem is with
partition table of its internal memory, so whenever I try to connect phone
via USB cable to PC and turn it on simply with power button or trying
with fast boot mode (VOL - and VOL + then pressing power),
it shows all the following partitions that are write protected. So is
there any way I can forcefully remove the write protection and delete
all these partitions ??? I have tried with Disk part as well but
no luck. Plz help
PS if some one wants to read more about this problem, plz check
following thread of mine that is still unreplied:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/unrbick-lenovo-vibe-shot-z90a40-t3505789

Actually I bricked my phone a whole lot of times even after my post.
That's because once I knew that it is just soft bricked and I can get it back somehow, I got the confidence
and tried advanced things that bricked my phone again and again.
And it was only the recent time (around 3 weeks ago) that I figured the 100% working 9008 method for my phone.
Actually you have to drain the battery completely out. Then it will get into 9008 mode.
To do it youu need to try turning your phone on again and again so that the battery goes off.
For example:
Press Power button for a few seconds to turn it on.
Or press 3 buttons at same time (VOL+, VOL- and Power), then release only Power button when
you get vibration. Then after 2 seconds release both VOL buttons as well (this is for going to recovery mode).
This way you can drain the battery of the phone completely, and you will know when the battery is all gone when
you press the Power button and the phone will not show any LED light or screen light, it will just vibrate and stay turned off.
Now you connect your phone to a PC in the following way:
If at bricking you you were on Lollipop (Android 5):  Pressing VOL+ key and plug the USB cable in without pressing the power button.  9008 will open. Use Qfil to flash the ROM you want.
OR If at bricking you were on Marshmallow (Android 6): Plug the USB cable into the phone, then connect the cable to a PC and exactly at the same time press the power button (sometimes you don't need to press the power button so try with both options). Then if you see 9008 mode in
Qfil, immediately press the Download button in Qfil.
If you see an Qfil error then repeat the above process to get 9008 mode and use miflash instead of Qfil. Miflash worked for me
better than Qfil because Qfil often gives error in between.
And when you get the flashing 100% then phone will either auto restart or you have to restart it manually.
Using Qfil it shows you a message when it is restarting the phone, and I think using miflash it just says process 100% complete.
Then you have to restart the phone yourself.
Remember at this point (after restart) connect your phone charger properly into an electricity power socket instead of to the PC
as the battery was already drained -- you need to charge the device while it shows the long booting process due to the newly flashed ROM.

I figured it out from my semi-sleepless nights. But b4 the solution that worked for me, I had to
learn a lot out of my desperation to finally get it worked on the day I decided to hand over to
some technical guy from local market
The full comment form Francisco Kadzi helped me finally do it from following youtube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmMg00Wqabc&t=1s
Besides I had to take care of many things. First here are the things I was doing wrong:

Not taking care of a heavily charged phone, I would try to unbrick after just 1 hour
or less charging from a total uncharged device.
I was going to a backward step whenever I failed on something (Reboot in
fastboot mode, trying with QFIL etc.). Whereas many different forums (mainly XDA),
people were saying to try again and again.
I was using improper ROMS or flash files my device was: Z90a40_USR_S363_1606250500_Q202533.1_ROW
When I would see 9006 mode again I would be disappointed and would try different solution.
The correct thing to try was uninstall this driver and then connect the device again with
PC in fastboot mode .

Then I used Lenovo Smart Assistant and got this proper file:
Z90a40_USR_S363_1606250500_Q202533.1_ROW
OK read my first post to know what problems I faced, but at the end the multiple
partitions were not really the problem. The actual problem was getting 9008 mode
in Device Manager of my Windows 7. I always got it as Diagnostics 9006 mode. One
I started getting 9008, things went in my way gradually. So the person posting on
above comment from youtube link helped me
Am a happy fellow at the moment and will help anyone with same problem if needed
My email id is: usman400 on G Mail

Been there, done that.
I took me almost 15 days to research, try, and experiment and finally I was able to revive my Lenovo.
Basically, you have messed up the partition and now all you need to do is to delete them. try MiniTools to delete partition, it is a free to use software.
You are not able to delete partition from windows, because for that you'll first need to have your Windows in TEST MODE. without that, I don't think you'll be able to delete any of the partition.
Next is you'll have to check in which "Hard-Brick" mode your device is: OLD or New. Because recovering process for both modes are different. There are lot of other things you'll need to do before actually getting your device back.
I have also made a "TL;DR" kind of tutorial for the same problem. I don't know if I am allowed to post my blog links here or not, I am new. But anyways check the below link from Step 1 to getting your device back.
http://www.dotandroid.com/android-root-guides/unbrick-qualcomm-mobiles/

If you are promoting your own web site, you need to be explicit about it.  See how not to be a spammer.

Not promoting, but I have personally faced the problem mentioned in this post. Inspired from that, I have made that post. The post is too big with lots of images, so it was no point copy pasting it here. If it is not allowed, I can delete the link.

I guess this is fine.  Just be careful when posting links to your own content, and make sure the answer is useful even without the link.

Yes, sure. I have edited my answer with all the basic possible information I can provide. Rest is a lot technical things.


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Is this a phishing or hacking attempt using a survey? How do I get rid of this popup?
For the last few days I have been getting a really annoying popup. Every half an hour or so my web browser randomly opens up when I unlock my phone (Samsung Galaxy S5, running Android 6.0.1) and opens up this site:
www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3191047/mul-widget-uninstall-survey

The thing is, I don't even know which app or widget they are talking about. I did not recently uninstall anything on my phone, and I don't know what the "mul widget" from the URL is. So I figured it might just be a phishing or hacking attempt by a dubious website or ad, and I just closed the tab. Then, annoyingly, the same site popped up again after a while, so I clicked on "other", added a random reason. Which did not help either. Obviously I did not submit my e-mail, but nothing helped so far and it's starting to piss me off. I couldn't find anyone who had the same issue on the internet, and the only other thing I could think of is adding a random e-mail address but I keep thinking that it looks like there is some software on my phone that has been installed by somebody else, which activates this popup.
I must stress that this popup turns up even if the browser is closed, and it opens the browser by itself.
I also ran Malwarebytes and the AVG AntiVirus multiple times, to no avail.
Does anyone know what I could do?

There are 2 apps associated with this problem, Amber Weather and Histogram. Histogram is a weather widget that has its roots in Amber weather.
I had the same problem. It started after is uninstalled Amber weather but the problem kept occurring. I searched for "Amber" in all of storage and found a folder linked to Histogram called Amber. I uninstalled Histogram and the problem went away.

Try to open the list of installed apps and then inspect the list. Uninstall anything that you think you hadn't installed
especially something like mul widget .

I tried that, but there was nothing suspicious. Everything that I did not install was a default app by Samsung or Google. And I couldn't find anything related to mul widget...

Unfortunately that did not help either... It just popped up again.

I assume you are talking about Samsung's built-in browser?  Try deleting your personal data (menu->settings->privacy).
It could be a piece of code in the cache using it's own delay.  To be sure, delete cookies too, but that might inconvenience your browsing elsewhere.
Have you checked Device Security on Smart Manager?

Yes, I am talking about the built in browser. Thank you for your suggestions, I deleted all cookies and other personal data. And I'm also running a Smart Manager scan right now. I hope that does it! I'll let you know if it does.

Please don't ask questions in answers, use comments instead.

After a while I seem to have figured out what caused it. I do not use that many widgets so I figured I'd just try to uninstall one after the other and wait for a while to see what happens. This is a rather tedious process but I reckon beggars can't be choosers. After I had uninstalled AmberWeather completely I haven't heard anything for two days now.
First I tried uninstalling any widgets I had installed and then uninstalling the app and reinstalling it, or Amber Weather Elite instead of it, but that did not solve the issue. Only after I completely uninstalled it kept it that way did the popups disappear.
I sent an e-mail to the developers asking for information as to why this is happening and how I can get rid of it but I haven't heard anything back from them yet. If I do I will post it here, since some people told me here that they are having the same issue.


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Auto-start and Closing Apps
My android device is rooted and its 4.4.2.
To control auto-start app, I installed Clean Master and allowed it for root access. I stopped many apps that start automatically. To control start-up app, I installed Boot Manager Xposed. Apart from these I installed other apps also for controlling auto-start and start-up app.
However, I have following concerns.

In spite of above, I see many apps like browsers, shopping, news,
etc; automatically in Running Apps.
Whenever I close any apps, I remove them from Recent Apps also. And I keep Recent Apps empty/clean. However, most of time I see closed apps are still in Running Apps. It means those apps not closed completely.

I do End Process for all unwanted apps manually every time from Running Apps which is ridicules for me.
Till the time, I don’t call/tap any apps, I don’t want see them in Running Apps and once I close any app, I don’t want to see them again in Running Apps.
Please let me know to control them.

Android keeps some processes in background! Killing them won't help because they will be opened again by the system! You can limit background processes though.

I do understand.. Android keeps some process in background but applications for which I am talking are user applications that we download like shopping apps, news apps, etc.

Yeah even for third party apps, their processes are kept by the system for optimization purpose.

OK. What about closing apps that I explained in concern no. 2.

Can you post a screenshot?

How to post screenshot here? I don't see any option here.

Edit your question.

Thank you for guiding me that how upload a screenshot but I could only one screenshot. I have three screenshots that show a list of apps in Running Apps. Also I would like say, Recent Apps are blank and I didn't tap most of apps that you see in running apps.

I don't have issues with Google Play services. However you there are many services of Google Play are running. Like Hindustan Times apps, there are many other user apps services are running in background.

Please see this new article 2017/02/10 10 most useless apps and games for Android. Most prominent, but specifically named in the list: Clean Master (along with quote-Booster apps, Anti-Virus apps, and Task Killers-unquote)

What's the actual problem you're trying to solve? It looks like everything is working as intended here.

Try "Prevent Running", This app will help you to prevent apps and their services running in Background services(Including system app and their services).
This app will not work With out "Xposed Famework" and "Framework Installer".
http://repo.xposed.info/module/me.piebridge.forcestopgb


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Location and filenames of wireless drivers on Android 5.02, Kernel 3.10.49?
I am looking to fuzz the wireless drivers and linked / associated files on Android 5.02, kernel version 3.10.49.
I am looking for vulnerabilities in those files.
I believe I need to know what the files are called, and where they are located - this is what I'm requesting.
I have searched via google, and believe they may be part of specific builds of Linux kernel.

Welcome to the Android Enthusiasts! This site is for users of Android, which means that questions about development/programming are off-topic here (see the What topics can I ask about here?). Development questions are on-topic on our sister site Stack Overflow. You might also wish to consult Where can I ask questions that aren't Android Enthusiast questions? for a fitting place to your question.

@izzy Hi. This is not development nor programming related in my opinion, rather is is security related. Hence to me the vote to close should be reconsidered please, and a suggestion to a better SE site for this question?

I'll reopen it as fast as I've put it on hold – but you'd need to [edit] it and make clear what it's about: What are you trying to achieve? What's the background of your question? What problem to solve? Ping me again once you've updated your post accordingly, and I'll see if I can reopen it then (expect so ;)

@izzy ok, I need to know what further details I need to specify please? - I have added what I am looking to do a moment ago & to me your other points were already covered in my question. If you don't see this please expand with specific examples

As it's not my specific area of expertise, I cannot provide all details necessary. Afraid that goes beyond the scope of this site (which is targeted at and-users of Android); while that includes "power users", looking for vulnerabilities in drivers is a bit far-fetched I'm afraid. Unfortunately you lack the rep to bring that up in Meta or discuss it on chat yourself, so I'll reopen it for now and leave it to the community to decide (5 votes from community members with sufficient rep can close this again if the community decides it doesn't fit).

@izzy can you or another move it to a better area?

If I new some "better area", I had suggested it already – so sorry, I don't know where that better place would be. As I wrote, I'm not active in that field. Checking with my co-mods on other sites, it seems Android.SE is already as close as you can get...

@izzy. I have found via search a SE site that could suit this question better. Can this question be moved to Information Security SE?

When I asked yesterday, the answer was "No": while your goal is security, your question is not. You're just asking for file locations.

Ok I understand. I will wait.

While waiting, you might consult alternative sources, as I initially pointed out. If you find a solution there, be welcome to answer your own question (and afterwards "accept" the answer to show your issue was solved).


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Why should I trust SuperSU / TWRP / Clockwork / ...?
One more phone, same questions. Despite being a developer myself, I am quite a bit far from Android development. However I prefer having something from SlimRoms rather than stock bloatware. But the question arises:
Is there any sensible reason to trust my credentials and privacy to popular software like SuperSU, TWRP, ClockworkMod, custom CyanogenMod builds and so on?
I am also aware that TWRP is open source. Though I have no clue how to build it, and who did it for me with which modifications.
Sorry if the question sounds a bit unethical for somebody.

The "price" you'll have to pay if you want their advantages. I weigh that far heavier than privacy. Besides, it's still better than trusting app developers (you don't know what it feels to be a Chinese Android user).

The same reason that people trust already-compiled builds of Ubuntu, LibreOffice, Linux kernels and mainstream-compiled builds of thousands of other open-source efforts.
Namely that they are being backed by large organisations of people, the code or patch file used to build it is required to be submitted (and is most likely diff'ed against the original build, making the insertion of malicious code extremely hard to hide), and the maintainer is usually a trusted member of the community around said program.


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Insufficient free space on SD card when there's still some room on it
I'm experiencing a weird behavior on my Neffos C5 smartphone with Android 5.1 . The phone is rooted, and I have the ability to write directly to the SD card because of editing the /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml file.
I was able to copy some files from my linux (Debian) using jmtpfs tool to SD card (32G) in my phone. But I also removed some of the files. For now there's around 10 G free space left on the SD card, but when I want to copy a file 500M is size, I get an error that there's insufficient space on the device.
When I take the SD card out of the phone and mount it via SD card reader on my linux, the problem doesn't exist, but I can't write the same file via MTP.
Sometimes when I remove files directly from the phone, my PC still sees them and I can remove them once more via MTP. Sometimes when I write some files to the SD card via MTP, the phone doesn't see them. I don't know if that's related, but it might be.
Is there a way to fix this? Is this a problem with a phone or Android or something else? How to avoid this kind of situations?

Maybe SD card is 'fake'. Download app 'SD insight' and see what it says for size and manufacturer? And one dumb question are you sure that you pasted that file on right place (not on internal storage, than on external).

No, everything with the SD card is fine. I tested the card after buying it with f3 (http://oss.digirati.com.br/f3/). Yes, I'm sure I pasted it on the right place.

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Tapping on a notification from lock screen opens app notification settings instead of the app
Sometimes (not always), tapping on a notification from the lock screen opens the App notification settings instead of the app.
For example, a K9 notification takes me to this screen:

This happens totally randomly and I don't understand what's causing it.
Anybody else noticed this?
Galaxy S6 / Marshmallow

Changing the press and hold delay from the accessibility settings fixed the problem.


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Zeroconf / Avahi mDNS resolution on Android
I'm running CyanogenMod 12.1 Android on a tablet. I'd like to access local servers and services that I have on my LAN which are advertised using Avahi with foo.local style names. When I try this in Chrome or the built-in browser, the DNS lookup fails.
Is there any way to enable this?
-Olin

Did you find anything?


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Xiaomi 5S keeps losing Nova Launcher as default launcher
I can set Nova Launcher as default launcher in Settings -> Installed Apps -> Defaults -> Launcher, but whenever I tap the home button, the device loads the system launcher.
In the settings of Nova Launcher I keep getting the following message: "Not set as default - Nova launcher is not set as the default launcher. Tap to set."
I tried all combinations of rebooting / re-installing / clearing caches and whatnot. It all doesn't help.

Got it after some research.

Make sure developer options are enabled: Settings -> About Phone -> MIUI Version, tap it 7 times (no kidding). Should turn on the developer options.
Turn off MIUI optimizations: Settings -> Additional Settings -> Developer Options -> Turn on MIUI optimization: Turn it off.

Next time you'll use the home button with your custom launcher running, the system will ask you what app to use for the "home" action. Just select your launcher and set "remember my choice".
From now on the settings will stick.
See also:

Thread with similar issue on miui.com, check idiotmissilex's
response
How to enable developer options on xiaomi handsets


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How to import bookmarks into Chrome-for-Android without syncing via Google account?
I am moving into a new Android 7.0 device (a Nexus 6P). On my Mac computer, I have an .htm file with a dozen bookmarks. How can i import these bookmarks into the stock Chrome-for-Android browser?
I am aware that Google will sync bookmarks between Chrome on a desktop and Chrome on Android via my Google account. I do not want to do that, because I want to avoid leaving that digital trail.
I see a number of apps on the Google Play app store, but none seems to be doing just import and nothing else.

Assuming something like EverSync won't work, maybe you could just use the HTM file. Either post it online (as e.g., a page in a Wordpress blog) or save it on the device (accessed via shortcut as needed). Either way, it should open in a web browser, and its links should work.


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How to disable all notification sounds in Android 6?
I want the simplest way to say that I should never hear audible notifications from apps.
I don't want to have to configure apps individually, and once I set all app notifications to mute, newly added apps should still be mute.
I am happy to install a new app to do this, if needed.

Go to Settings>Sound & Notification>Volumes and tap on 'Notification sound' icon to mute it or drag handle to the left.
Or press Volume + or - than expand volume panel and drag handle to the left or tap icon (for notification sound)

I do not have a "notification sound" option /icon. I have "when device is locked", "App notifcations", and "notification access". I had expected it ot be in "App notifcations", but that doesn't help :-(

Press volume - button on your phone you should get slider for ringtone, and expand button, what do you get when press expand button? What phone do you own?

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Anybody can help? My File manager shows 2.46gigs but there are not many apps in it!!!!why?
My android internal storage is 8 gigs totally. In the storage, it showes 2.46gigs for 'file manager' while there is not a considerable number of apps or any heavy app installed. The file manager app is 22meg but its data size is 2.43gig. I HAVE moved Most of the apps to my sdcard. Moreover, when I unistall an app, there seems to be no difference in its size. It looks like there remain some files in it that I cant see!
What if I uninstall the file manager or clear its data? What would I loose, doing so?
Thanks in advance!

No you wont loose any data rather than its own data . The memory you are seeing can depend on many factors your file manager might also showing the memory consumed by operating system which can take huge amount of memory. Try changing the file manager. Hope this helps.

Tnx a lot. I uninstalled the uodates and  It worked without loosing any data. Now i am enjoying not seeing the full storage icon;).  Though solving the problem with my tablet is fascinating to me, I just wonder what was included in the 2gig data of the file manager! Could it be any sign of intrusion into my tablet?

Some of thee memory is consumed by cache but thats not very much , it must have some files related to android OS. If my answer helped you please rate


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Phone is not booting
I recently bought a new Moto G4 Plus. I tried to root it.
When I installed the .zip file it finished successully. I rebooted the phone but it did not boot.
So I went into recovery mode and installed CyanogenMod 13. After that, I tried to reinstall the original (XT1463) firmware. It also finished successfully.
I rebooted the phone and now it is totally dead. What do I do?

So instead of fixing the initial problem (which would have been simple), you continued to compound the issue by trying more and more stuff? Anyway, what state is the phone is now? What do you mean by "totally dead", can you get to the bootloader, or won't it even turn on?

@acejavelin is right. We need more details.

it did not boot Is it stuck on the boot animation (never ending) or does it stop before loading the boot animation? Also, did you wipe data and cache after flashing the device?

You should be wiping the data before rooting it. It might be bricked or if you try opening the recovery mode wipe and clear every data on the device then reboot. Wait for it to boot.
Sometimes it works with this method but you should search the internet for millions of methods for millions of android device models out there.
Sorry if your device is bricked that's a bad feeling.


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Can't clean format in TWRP Recovery
Phone Moto X, "Ghost" 2013, 1st-gen., Developer's version and unlocked with Motorola code.
Maybe this is not supposed to be cleaned off, but thought I'd ask as I am far from an expert with this stuff. I am moving up from CyanogenMod cm12 to cm13 and it is strongly suggested to clean before an install up to the next level.
Using TWRP "wipe" and selecting everything, I get this error...
Formatting USB OTG using mkdosfs...
process ended with ERROR=1
unable to wipe '/usb-otg'.
unknown MTP message type: 1
unable to wipe '/usb-otg'.

I searched online and found a Fastboot command using '$ fastboot format userdata' on a Ubuntu PC (with ADB) that returned the same error after completing the format.
How can I get a complete clean system to start with?

In this case, meaning "clean" flashing a ROM, what is meant is you wipe all user and system data... not everything (this could cause a potential hard brick situation in rare cases). You would open TWRP and go to Wipes and Advanced and select caches, boot, system, and (user)data, that is all that is needed for a "clean" install. USB-OTG shouldn't be cleaned, that is an external device. Wiping additional stuff, like EFS, internal storage (where your rom/gapps likely are), or recovery, could potentially be disastrous.

Thanks, but I think it is a virus-type issue. I just installed a fresh copy of cm13 and opened the PlayStore and the only app in my list showed App Ops which was supposed to be a permissions manager. But every time I uninstall it it re-installs itself. I am now thinking that the usb-otg partition is encrypted. This makes me even more determined to clear that /usb-otg partition.

USB-OTG is an EXTERNAL device partition connected via USB like a thumb drive or external hard drive... do you have any external storage device connected to the device? Unless it's a simple thumb drive connected via an usb-otg cable, I sure wouldn't format it.


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Android 6+, how to revoke sub-permissions?
In android 6+ we  can control the permissions granted for all the apps installed but there's something I call sub-permissions.For example, when you grant whatsapp the contact permission you're giving the app the ability to read AND write contacts. I'd like to let whatsapp only read the contacts but not create new ones.
In Lollipop I could install App Ops that does exactly what I'm describing here but it's not working with Marshmallow.
Do you guys know any trick I can use in Marshmallow?

I found out the solution to this problem. Actually, Marshmallow has an option to do this. Settings>Memory>Apps started on boot> Click on the app you want to change permissions. In my case, I could revoke whatsapp permission to modify contacts.

Pierre, could you post your solution as an answer and accept it? In a comment it might get lost. When doing so, including some screenshots might be helpful as well. Thanks!

Because it we removed from Marshmallow... that granularity doesn't exist anymore. My best guess is it was causing more problems than it was solving by users not knowing what it really did so they simplified permissions in Marshmallow.
http://www.howtogeek.com/230683/how-to-manage-app-permissions-on-android-6.0/

Could you please take a look at what Pierre just found out himself? Looks like there is a hidden possibility. Lacking an Android 6 device, I cannot verify.

@Izzy I don't see anything like Pierre mentions in any of the 3 devices I have access to at the moment (MXPE, Moto G3, and Axon 7 Mini). It has been my understanding that the kind of granularity we had with 5.1 and previous Android versions accessed via App Ops has been removed from the base AOSP code in MM and newer Android systems. Even custom ROMs do not have that kind of granularity, if you give an app Contacts permissions, its all or nothing, they can read/write/change contacts, or not access them at all, you can't say "you can read, but not write" contacts to an app like before.

That was my understanding as well – which is why Pierre's comment surprised me. Still, it wouldn't be the first time that something was hidden in unexpected places. Thanks for checking!

First I have to apologize cause I made a mistake here.
I'm not using Marshmallow, actually. I put android 6+ because Nougat is a brand new android system and doesn't have many users yet. So that plus sign (6+) means Marshmallow and above and it's supposed to include Nougat as well. After I have discovered the solution I googled it to check if that function is available in Marshmallow too and the site Webandother (http://www.webandother.com/how-to/android-marshmallow-startup-apps/) says yes and I trusted them and came here and posted the solution like it was a hidden option in android 6, but NO. That site is wrong. I shouldn't have trusted them.
Sorry again. Now, if you're using Nougat and wanna know how to revoke sub-permissions like 1-Contacts > 1.1-Read contacts > 1.2-Write contacts, read the following:
Android Nougat has an option to do this but it's hidden and I found it by chance. You can acces it in Settings > Memory > Apps started on boot > Click on the app you want to change permissions. In my case, I could revoke whatsapp permission to modify contacts.


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Customize interface for elder / older users
My father in law asked me if a "elder smartphone" is good for him, since he is having difficulties with an old iPhone his wife gave him. After digging a little bit I discovered that the "elder smartphone" being sold is nothing more of an Android with a better launcher with bigger font and easier to comprehend icons.
I've done some searching here and only found this answer below:
Is there a larger interface for older owners?
Which is from 2014.
The question is: Do you guys have any experience with launchers designed for elder people ? What would be the do's and dont's that such launcher should have ? Are there any native settings that would help him to use an Android smartphone better and easier ?
His basic use is to send/receive SMS, place and receive calls and use WhatsApp. No games, no need for a fancy camera. A large battery would be nice too.

I've got no experience with those, but there are several Launchers for "old folks". You could check with their reviews while waiting for answers here – and after that, maybe even provide an answer yourself.

You don't need a phone specifically geared to "elderly people", as you will likely just end up paying more for less just to get that tag.
The latest Android N (Nougat) version offers a quite advanced Screen Zoom function that can enlarge all screen items. You can see it in action here.
On older Android versions, you mostly have the option of setting text size, and if you have root or install a custom ROM like Cyanogenmod (which in its official versions is usually totally unproblematic for daily use even by non-tech-savvy users), you can change the device's DPI setting, which basically lets the system know about the physical screen size of the phone.
By setting the DPI value higher, the system believes your screen is smaller than in reality and makes both text size and icons larger (in a limited number of increments, not continuously). I have found in the past that this works quite well (using it for instance to enlarge all items, including map scale, in navigation apps).
So I would recommend choosing a well-reviewed large-screen phone (the largest your father-in-law cares to pocket) with Android N software (or with Cyanogenmod support) and enlarging the screen items as detailed above.


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"Ok Google" Greyed Out / Unavailable After Hard Reset
After Android phone was hard reset to factory settings and restored from backup, inside Google Services Settings, "Ok Google" function was Greyed / Unavailable.
This is even after language selected was English(US) and updated language.
How to solve this issue?

The solution that enabled the "Ok Google" function was to Clear the Storage Data of Google Services Framework.
Caution, this will invalidate GCM ids of applications that have registered for one.  May require reinstall of those applications.


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How do I change Whatsapp tones to my own not from the Whatsapp predefined ones
I want to change it to one that I downloaded off the internet but I dont know how to do that.

Open WhatsApp > Settings > Notifications

Put all your tones in InternalStorage/Notifications or InternalStorage/Ringtones. You'll now find them in ringtone list like esQmo said in the comment above (WhatsApp > Settings > Notifications). This works for all messenger apps.


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Internal memory almost full
I've got Samsung Galaxy J5 with Marshmallow 6.0.1 and in this phone I've got internal memory of 8 gb and a memory card of 8gb. I've stored every little picture and audio in external memory and many apps too but the system memory takes up 3.28gb and the apps take 3.83gb and there's no space left after that. I don't know what to do I don't even have many apps and games in this phone. Please help me on how to save up internal memory space without having to move everything to external memory?!!

Welcome to Android Enthusiasts! Have you already checked with our insufficient-memory tag-wiki, which contains a lot of first-aid and other helpful links?

Adopt SD card so it becames like internal storage, but backup data from SD first. Also you can disable (uninstall updates) for google apps you don't need.


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Travelhacks pop up ads
I keep getting a Travelhacks pop up ad. Chrome just opens and the travelhacks site pops up then I get a video ad thing in my notification bar. Idk where its coming from or how to stop it from continuing. Does anyone have this problem or know how to stop it. I have an Android( marshmallow) lg stylo 2. Oh and lately my phone has been very slow and lagging a ton this all just started recently. Someone help please!!

Welcome to Android Enthusiasts! We've had several such reports here already which got answered. You might wish to check with them.

This sounds like you have installed some AdWare on your phone. The best and easiest thing to get rid of that is factory resetting your phone.


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Separate SIM cards for different users?
is it possible to assign the different SIM cards in a dual-sim phone to different users in Android?
-- I tried this with my Moto G4 Plus phone, but did not manage to set this up.  It seems that the SIM card settings are global and not per user.
What I'd like to achieve is having one user profile and SIM card to private usage, and the other SIM card assigned to a separate user for my work.
Is this a systematic Android limitation, or is it only that the Moto G4 Plus does not support this kind of setup?
Thank you.


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Can't remove Half-root caused by KingoRoot
I have a Huawei AT&T Fusion 3 (Y536A1) with Android 4.4.3 which I attempted to root with KingoRoot but it ended up giving me a half-root after testing it with the Freedom app.
I tried uninstalling it using the KingoRoot Superuser, but it just deletes the Superuser app and restarts but doesn't delete the root itself. I tried manually deleting the su files (with Root Explorer and ES File Explorer), but I don't have the right permissions to do so. I also tried using SuperSU but the binaries always failed to update and when I tried full unroot it still didn't unroot. I also tried to install KingRoot over KingoRoot but it said that it couldn't root (even though the device is compatible).
How do I remove this half root so I can fully root?

Use SuperSUme The Latest version supports New versions of kingroot. This app allows switching of Kingroot(so reinstall that) to SuperSU.

If you have a PC, then you must download the Huawei PC Suite (HiSuite)from its website (Huawei) and do SW update of your smartphone by USB connection as many times. It will do the works according to the reviews I listened to.
Another method is to find the root files using ES File Explorer and you have to track those files by browsing to system files that are written on the Kingoroot website. The next step is to delete those files but be careful as this requires expertise.
This must work as I have checked.

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How to download old app using Play Store?
I want the old version of a particular software from the Google Play Store.
Is there any way to get the old version of that software?

Not from the Play Store... Have to get them from a 3rd party like APK Mirror or similar site.

@acejavelin how to get mirror of old apk.

search google for apk of that app, and, download from links other than google playstore(search with version number if you knows it). We are not responsible for any security issues,if occur.

Ok got it. But it's unofficial. But no problem.

There is no official method to get old versions. Remember that using old versions will require you to turn on Unofficial Sources, which can be dangerous... http://www.apkmirror.com/

Maybe you should check Aurora Store which is an open-source alternative to Google Play Store with privacy and modern design. You can check your software with this program.

Hello. The question is about downloading an older version of an app from Play Store. Your answer does not address that. By the way, I use Aurora Store and I don't see a way to do what the question asks for.

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How to back up game data in galaxy y s5360
I have Samsung galaxy y s5360 in which i installed hill-climb racing  i want to backup game data but i dont have google play service and cannot installed it because of low space is there any way to back up without google play service and transfer it to another phone

try Backup Android App and Data With Ultimate Backup Tool

The Ultimate Backup Tool requires Android 4.0 or higher and can't be used in this case as the device is on Android 2.3.


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How to hard reset MI tablet when the volume down key and power key combination leads to fastboot screen
I want to hard reset my MI tablet as I have forgotten the pattern and the developer options are also not turned on. By try all the key combinations, the fastboot screen comes up and the boot menu doesn't show up. Is there any way through which I could hard reset my tablet?

Is volume up + power button loads Mi Recovery?

No it doesn't. I have tried all the key combinations, either it loads the fastboot mode or the normal boot continues.

Is the device Xiaomi? Do you have unlocked the bootloader?

Yes the device is of Xiaomi. How do I unlock the bootloader ?

You can wipe the userdata partition  in Fastboot mode.
Connect the device to an USB cable. Install drivers if needed, you'll have to download them.
Download Minimal ADB and Fastboot (link 2), it a command-line utility. Open it and tape, the following:
fastboot -w (confirm by hitting ENTER)
The device shall reboot and all settings reset.

where and how should I use this command ?

check my edited answer.


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Unknown status icon that looks like a broken "N"
There is an unknown status icon that looks like a broken "N" on my LG G4.

What is it?

The icon is for the NFC, short for Near Field Communication, a feature that helps you use tap-and-go services such as Apple pay, Google Wallet, Amiibo and so.
Switch NFC on or off:
From the Home screen, touch and slide the notification panel down with your finger, then select the NFC icon (N) to turn it on or off.


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Since which Android version is exFat supported?
Which Android version supports exFat, if at all? The web seems unclear about that.
Thanks!

It seems that, according to plugable - Adding MicroSD and USB Storage Support to Android Devices, it's been supported since KitKat (whether using apps or not) but (as always) it's down to the OEM's discretion if a device can run it.

The several USB OTG apps for Android include various levels of support for different disk formats. Recent Android versions typically support FAT and EXT3/4 out of the box, and may support read-only NTFS mode on some devices. NTFS write, HFS+, or exFAT will require other adding driver support for these additional formats, and may not be supported by all applications.
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On our example Nexus 5 with root access on stock Android 4.4.2, using StickMount (free to try) is easy, and enables access to FAT, exFAT, and NTFS formatted storage, even when all three exist on the same storage device. The Nexus 5 supports USB OTG Host mode without any extra apps or work, as confirmed by USB Host Diagnostics.

Chances are, if a device supports SD cards bigger than 32GB, it supports SDXC, which has an exFAT filesystem

Type of card
Max Capacity
File System
Backwards Compatibility

SD
2GB
FAT32
SD

SDHC
32GB
FAT32
SD, SDHC

SDXC
2TB
exFAT
SD, SDHC, SDXC

Table from Android Authority - High capacity microSD cards and Android

That makes sense, also the OEM's omission of support if a device does not have an SD card reader.

I have found my Pixel in 2018 on Android 8.1 does not support exFat.

From this post it indicates Samsung devices are compatible.

@Adam Hurwitz hi there! I'll have to invite you to read the post again; I noted that it's OEM's discretion on whether it's supported or not. Also, your links is about NTFS while this question is about ExFat.

Thanks @DanBrown. I was considering NTFS as a potential alternative to exFAT which makes it relative above. After further research, exFAT seems to make the most sense for compatibility across Linux, Mac, Windows, and Android. Here are the steps I used to implement exFAT read/write capability on Android.

As of today (03-Apr-2020), exFAT is not yet officially supported in AOSP.
exFAT - a filesystem developed by Microsoft - was (is?) not open-source, so it was never a part of Linux (and hence Android) kernel over patent issues. However a FUSE-based driver (exFAT-FUSE) has been around since long. But it's not a proper in-kernel driver, so lags in performance. Also there are properly licensed commercial-grade and for home users exFAT implementations from authorized Microsoft partners like Tuxera and Paragon.
Following a leaked release of exFAT filesystem source code, Samsung properly open-sources an exFAT driver back in 2013. It's available as exFAT-nofuse Linux kernel module. In 2018 another exFAT driver was released as part of Samsung Galaxy S8+ source. It's available as exFAT-Linux out-of-tree kernel module.
However none of the above drivers were ever merged to mainline Linux tree because of license issues. The other answer correctly states that it's up to OEM's discretion if they include exFAT driver in their kernel (and executables in userspace) after having an agreement with Microsoft or their partners. But almost every custom ROM includes one or more of the above drivers. exFAT-FUSE support is also available as a Magisk module: vold-posix which can be used almost with any ROM (at least after some modifications). With Android 9, a very basic support was also added to AOSP:

"Android doesn't natively support exFAT, but we're at least willing to try mounting an exFAT filesystem if we detect the Linux kernel supports it, and if helper binaries are present."

There came a big news from MS in 2019:

"Microsoft ♥ Linux – we say that a lot, and we mean it! Today we’re pleased to announce that Microsoft is supporting the addition of Microsoft’s exFAT technology to the Linux kernel."

And with that a community user (who already developed an exFAT driver for Linux based on 2013 release) made the initial commits to staging (unofficial, going to be part of mainline kernel) tree. After getting into "real" shape, it's being merged to Linux kernel v5.7-rc1 (test release). Hopefully exFAT is going to be a part of future Linux/Android kernel stable/LTS releases. It can possibly be backported to current Android LTS releases (3.18 or 4.*) but there can be license issues, I'm not sure of, as Paragon states: "Microsoft’s statement is related to future versions of the Linux Kernel."

exFAT has been natively supported since A13.

Why not earlier?

In August of 2019, Microsoft published the technical specification for exFAT and endorsed its addition to the Linux kernel. While Microsoft still holds patents on exFAT, its announcement means that the thousands of members of the free-to-join Open Invention Network — of which Microsoft is a part of — can freely use the technology in their Linux-based products as it’s covered under the OIN’s Linux System definition.
Immediately following Microsoft’s announcement, an old version of Samsung’s exFAT Linux driver that was in legal limbo for years was submitted to the staging area of Linux 5.4. Many kernel maintainers were unhappy with the code quality of the old driver, however, so several alternative implementations started to pop up, one of which was from Paragon Software. Eventually, though, the Linux kernel community settled on a newer exFAT driver developed by Samsung, the same one they’ve been shipping on their own products already. Samsung’s implementation of Microsoft’s exFAT officially landed in Linux 5.7.

How?

With a Microsoft-endorsed exFAT driver finally available in the upstream Linux kernel, shipping exFAT support in Android became a lot less complicated for Google and OEMs. Since an Android Common Kernel fork of Linux kernel 5.7 doesn’t exist, the first ACK branch to include the new exFAT driver was based on Linux 5.10, hence the line mentioned at the beginning of the article about exFAT being supported in kernel 5.10 and later. CONFIG_EXFAT_FS has been set in GKI builds for over a year now, including kernels based on the android12-5.10 branch, which is why the kernel on my Pixel 6 Pro running Android 12L reports support for exFAT. However, there’s one missing piece of the puzzle to actually get Android to mount exFAT drives, and it involves vold.
Vold is short for “volume daemon”, and it’s the service that handles the mounting and unmounting of storage media. Vold actually added basic support for exFAT all the way back in early 2018, provided it detects that the kernel supports it and “helper binaries” are present. Those “helper binaries” are mkfs.exfat and fsck.exfat, tools that respectively build and check the consistency of exFAT file systems. They’re included as part of exfatprogs, a set of userspace utilities for creating, fixing, and debugging exFAT file systems. If those helper binaries aren’t detected, then the file system check will fail, and the volume won’t be mounted.

Why not A12?

If you haven’t guessed by now, those helper binaries aren’t present in any stable Android 12L builds for the Pixel 6 Pro, but they are present in the Android 13 beta builds.

The Android Platform Manifest, which Google’s repo tool uses to find the various repositories in AOSP when checking out a specific branch, added external/exfatprogs to the default manifest in the AOSP master branch last year. This means that anyone checking out the AOSP master branch during their build process will have included the necessary helper binaries to pass vold’s file system check for exFAT. The default manifest in the android-12.1.0_r8 branch, however, does not pull external/exfatprogs, so those builds will lack the helper binaries.


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Android: How to force an application to display itself as portrait no matter what device orientation
I have a rooted device, and the device orientation was in landscape mode but some of the application only designed for portrait screen. Is there a way to force the application to fit inside the landscape screen so the whole application can be visible within my rooted device.

Try Rotation Control app..

If you can install the Xposed framework, try the module App Settings which allows you to feed each app its own specific settings (including orientation).


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Move playlist from one application to another in android
So I have Google's Play Music application that I used till now. But since couple of days I'm facing issues with this app, it hangs a lot, doesn't respond to the commands, and I even updated it few times and currently its updated to the latest version.
Now I have another inbuilt music app of Asus and I am wondering if there's a way to transfer the playlists that I have in Play Music to the Asus Music player app? I mean, idk, is there some playlist file which if I'll transfer will create the playlists in the Asus Music player app. (I know it sounds kinda lame, but would be very helpful)
Also, the playlists that I currently have, has too many songs in it. So creating these playlists altogether from the beginning in the other app (Asus one) wouldn't be a proper solution here.
Thanks!

Google Play music playlists are saved in a .pla file which can be found in Playlist folder in the internal memory. I don't know if your built-in music app can read it.

@esQmo okay,  will look into it. fyi, the inbuilt app is the music player app of Asus.

I've found this post which seems to contradict what I said: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/15045/where-and-how-does-android-store-music-playlists

Besides, some apps can do the job also. Try Playlist Backup from Google Play

Your best bet is if your new music app has an "import playlists" option. Google's Play music is no more, but if you have good music apps they should have options like somewhere in settings to both export and import playlists.


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Re-sign APK to prevent updating - crashes "divide by zero"
I'm using an app that has been updated, but doesn't work on my phone on the current version. So I'm currently using an older one. But of course it always shows up with an update in the PlayStore.
Now I've found one workaround to be signing the apk with my own key. Therefor, it would not be recognized anymore by the PlayStore. It is a banking app (code verification). The app at first seems fine. Unfortunately, when I try to scan the activation code, the self-signed version crashes. Via adb logcat it throws this error:
java.lang.ArithmeticException: divide by zero
Is this some kind of security mechanism inside the app to check whether the certificate is the correct one? Shouldn't it be possible to alter this check? Or is there a way to trace with action causes the divide by zero exception?

This app developer should have set an exception handler for this kind of exception. You should ask this question to StackOverflow cause it related to programming.

Dude, just tell Google Play not to automatically update the application.
Given that this is a banking app, I would be VERY surprised if there was not some kind of anti-tamper mechanism in place, and this could be a part of it. Of course, this could have been a basic coding screw-up too. From the information you provide, we simply do now know.
Apktool might give you more information as to what is going wrong.

How to? If I click "Update All" it will update everything in the list...

@TJJ See How to get rid of update notifications for a given app in Google Play Store? No real solution for everyone, but a couple of work-arounds mentioned there.

Well, it talks about re-signing the apk, but only lists a very simple restriction for it not being possible. With root, I can easily convert any app from system to user partition and therefor completely uninstall. He doesn't mention if re-signing is a problem for possibly certificate checks from within the app. I don't know if that is possible at all.


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Cant manage to mount sdcard on cyanogenmod
So I know that you are not found of cyanogenmod but I don't really know where else could I ask that.
So I'm trying to use a classe 10 SD-card which is called "corrupted" when I first insert it.
From this post I tried to used mount | grep sdcardbut the output is empty even if I have a little icon of an sd card on the top of the screen.
Is there an other way to find this sdcard ?

Corrupted SD cards can't be mounted. Did you try formatting it first? Using a computer

@esQmo  I can, What shall I convert it in ?

FAT32 is the default filesystem


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Is the process of rooting related to the kind of CPU? If yes, why?
As far as I know the "root" of a device means that you have a /sistem with rw permissions.
Is the process of rooting related to the kind of CPU? Often I read that a device has changed processor (e.g. Intel or MediaTek or ARM...) so you have to wait to have a way to root the device.
Why (technically) this process is related to CPU?

Not really. I would advise a lot of research on what root is.

The process of rooting essentially installs a su binary and optionally a management tool (e.g. SuperSU) into your /system. Both need to be compiled against each CPU architecture (x86/arm/arm64/mips/etc.) individually - if you look inside a flashable SuperSU package, you will see the different architectures lined up in separate folders.

But concerning the wait for different devices, it's not that related to the CPU/SoC. If you were to root using a custom recovery, then the bootloader is the hurdle - you usually need it unlocked to be able to flash the recovery and proceed, and the wait is either for unlocking it, or for someone to make a recovery image suitable for the device. If you were to use one-click rooters, how the manufacturer patches against the root exploits they use is the key, and this can be applied regardless of architectures (e.g. Android monthly security patch).

This is because to gain the root access, you have to first get the bootloader unlocked, which is closely tied to chip powering the device, so every motherboard needs a native bootloader.
So, all devices running different ROM's using different processors having different bootloader, which are highly processor specific.

Yes and no. There are many ways to root a device, however all of them involve the installation of su, a native binary that will only run on the CPU architecture it is compiled for. That said, Most phones use one of 3 CPU architectures (arm, arm64 and x86), and it's trivial to compile Android su for any one of them, so that part is not really tied to a specific chip or even brand of CPU.
The process for getting said binary on the device can vary from dependence on the CPU and other phone hardware (unlocking bootloader and using a rooting image) to completely processor independent (using Android vulnerabilities).

Yeah, and most of iT is Linux kernel vulnerabilities- just Google dirty cow exploit

That does not make the use of such exploits dependent on a specific type of processor - the same kernel compiles for many different types of processors without altering the code.


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Does a minor software update effect rooting method?
I'm a newcomer to Android, so I'm not very familiar with how rooting works on Android. In IOS minor updates such as going from 9.0 to 9.1 can sometimes result in a jailbreak method not working, I was wondering would that be the same if a Samsung S7 edge is updated with a minor security update from Samsung.

If you're rooted, you can't install an update; you'll get an error (unless you had used systemless root). Even if it's systemless root (Android 6+), you'd have to flash the old boot.img (which is automatically done by unrooting in SuperSU) inorder to successfully install the update; which ofcourse means you're unrooted and have to root again. If minor update, the same rooting method should work.

Also since it's Samsung, I recommend you search and read about "Knox". If it's tripped, you won't get updates I guess. Knox is tripped upon rooting (unlocking bootloader)

@GokulNC so basically like IOS I have to find a rooting method that doesnt trip knox for whichever particular version of the software I'm using if I'm going from Marshmallow to Nougat for instance but should be fine with any minor updates from Samsung?

Generally the rule of thumb is to never do any ota  updates while rooted unless you plan on starting from scratch. You can check out Xda forums as to whether or not there is a root for that version. I have a s7 edge as well and Samsung is a pain with updates. I wouldn't try the same root method until it has been verified with the security update. Could get you into a bootloop. Please post version/build number and carrier and I'll look into it

This ultimately depends on the manufacturer. Samsung is not at all friendly to the rooting of it's stock ROMs, and does lots of modification to it's Android ROMs, so I'd say it is a real possibility. If it were me, I would install Cynaogenmod instead if I were to root but still wanted OTA updates.
Google itself, which is where the baseline Android comes from, usually doesn't care all that much if people want to root their devices, and usually doesn't plug holes that allow rooting unless customer data is at risk as a result.

for android apps on the market, rooting is like exploit the mobile system and get root privilege. Therefore, if the system gets updated, the update patch might fix the vulnerability, same attack approach might not be working again.

Every update may contain security fixes (for ex. monthly security patches) and the security fix may address the exact exploit used by the root method.
So yes, even the smallest update may break rooting methods.

Major updates of Android may include firmware updates/bootloader updates, which can change the process of rooting!


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Tcl S960 not booting
My tcl s960 didnt come with the playstore and some essential google services to make some apps work, while trying to fix that i had to root the phone and mistakenly deleted frameworks from system folder, in root and the android has been unable to boot, it keeps loading and loading, any help would be appreciated.
I alread did the wipe data/factory reset via power button and volume + up key, it still didnt work.. os is 4.4.2.

Resetting the phone won't bring the framework back. You need to flash a stock firmware to solve the problem.
Download the ROM from here. Gapps (Google apps) included and rooted. Use SP Flashtool for flashing. MTK phones are easy to flash.


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moto g2 XT1068 not turning on
I was rooting my XT1068,after rooting root checker displayed root accesses is not complete.i thought it was because of old superSU so downloaded latest superSU v2.67 installed it in fastboot and rebooted my phone. and from them my phone is stuck in warning display [warning bootloader unlocked] phone not turning on... plz juys help.. and if any one has stock fermwear to restore plz direct me thank you.

You can try relocking the bootloader. If it doesn't help, flashing a stock firmware is the last chance.
Download the file from here. Unzip the file and use RSD Lite to flash to the phone.


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Can't install apps on SD card
I'v got the Alcatel One Touch Pop C9
It has not much space by itself, thats why I use a SD card.
I tried to set the SD card as default install.
But everytime I want to install something I get the error that I dont have enough space and first need to delete someting.
Can somone help me please?
With Kind Regards,
Vlusion

Some apps can't be installed on the SD card. What apps are you trying to install?

No app can be installed on SD card if it isn't set as adoptable. Some apps can store it's data but thar isn't much space if you want to really move apps to SD use app like link2sd, but your phone has to be rooted.

Ok, do you know a good root app?

@Vlusion Hmm, you can try this: https://youtu.be/ykMbJ9EbNTc

ALready done xD, but It just installs crap and it was still not rooted

@Vlusion then try apps like kingroot and such, but be carefull they may screw up phone, so do a research first, there must be a way to root

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Android can't access services hosted on my own LAN
My girlfriends Sony Xperia X cannot currently access any internal services on my network.
access to the external internet is fine.
I have a very simple home network. single wireless AP running a single 192.168.1.0/24 network with DHCP provided by the router.
I have a ESXi host with a variety of services running. Included amongst that is a media centre running SABNZBD/SONARR & Couchpotato.
I set my girlfriend up with NZB360 a few weeks ago so she could control the media downloads. This has stopped working.
I have tested NZB360 from my own HTC M7 and it works fine. I have also tested all web services from the hosting machine and other devices across the network. All systems are up and working as expected. Attempting to access the web services via Chrome does not work (ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED).
On my GF's phone I have installed fing, on running a scan on the network I can see all the devices on the network, but running a service scan against the windows box hosting the media centre I see zero services listed. Running the same scan in fing on my own phone shows ~15 ports open.
I've installed a simple shell on the GF's phone and IFCONFIG shows a proper network configuration. Ping responds as expected.
I can access my own phone from other devices on the network, and it responds to ping/icmp. Hers does not.
To all intents and purposes it looks like a firewall or equivalent is running on her phone, however she it not aware of any changes made in the couple of weeks since NZB360 was working.
Any thoughts?
Note : Android v6.0.1, no outstanding updates. Several listed over the past few weeks.

My only suggestion beyond going through her phone to check the wifi settings for a proxy/firewall is to see what differences over the wire there are between your phone and hers. Use wireshark or Charles or other proxy man-in-the-middle program to see what if anything is different - especially with a standard web interface running on you media server.


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Wifi and cellular data keep turning off by itself.
I have an Alcatel onetouch fiercexl.  All of a sudden my wifi and Metro PCS cellular data keep turning off.  It only stays on for a few minutes. If try to use any app or go on the internet by the time I load it it says no internet connection.  I use my data if I'm not home and wifi at home and they both keep turning off.  Is there anything I can do about it?

I had the same problem.  Android Samsung S5.  Wifi kept turning itself off. Very annoying.  I had the smart network switch on or off...didn't matter.  I discovered that I had the ATT Smart WiFi app enabled.  I turned that off and it solved the problem.

That definitely should not happen. Few things to try:

Did you install / Do you use any program that can change these settings? Something like app for changing the status by your location or by time or by its profile. It might be some application that came reinstalled with your phone (do not know what was there)
Is there newer version of firmware for your phone? If so, consider upgrading. This might be radio ROM issue.
As last resort on your side, you could try to perform factory reset on your phone (however you LOSE ALL YOUR DATA) to see if the problem persists afterwards.

If nothing above helps you it might be hardware problem and you should return your phone for warranty repair.

[Please note, this is a Windows phone and this is an Android forum.  So this answer will quickly disappear.  If it's useful, please up-vote and/or mark the question as answered?  I could do with the reputation points.]
According to the Alcatel One Touch Fierce XL Manual, as well as a full factory reset it is possible to reset the browser, camera and storage separately.
But before that, have you tried simply turning the phone off, waiting a little, then turning it on again?  [It is, after all, a Windows phone :-) ]
If the suggestions by Aries fail, you will probably have to try a Factory Reset.  (Alcatel require this before contacting them, see the Troubleshooting section of the Manual.)
First save all your data:

Make a note of the email account and password you used as the phone's first account.
Under Settings->Personal there is an option to backup the phone's internal data to Google Servers (if you registered a Google account).
Be aware that you will have to back up any documents, music or pictures separately.  Plugging your phone into your computer using a USB lead (the charging lead?) is one way of doing that.
Make sure your emails are safe by checking you can access all of them independently (on your computer or from your email provider's web interface).  If necessary, Forward them to your email account.
Make a note of any Apps you've downloaded from Windows Store.  The Store should have a record of any you have paid for. and will allow you to restore them later.

Then do a Factory Reset from Settings->Personal->Backup & Reset.  Or, with the phone turned off, hold Volume Up and Power keys until the screen lights up.
Finally, log in using the original email and password, restore the settings from Google and copy back your music, photos and any other files.

I know this is a really old post but i thought i'd still post this if anyone comes across this while having similar problems...
I solved this by removing the SIM card and putting it back in.
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What do I do about OTA upate notifications on my rooted Galaxy S7?
I rooted my S7 using the Odin method found in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-s7-edge/how-to/root-guide-verizon-s7-s7-edge-sm-g930v-t3411015
I'm getting daily popups on my phone for a system update. For now I just reschedule it for later. Does anybody know if this update will cause problems with my rooted device? Will I have to re-root?
Should I block the update, and if so, how?

Usually those updates should fail, if you have modified even a single bit on your system partition. It should rather annoy you with a warning about a modified system. My advise: don't install them, they may unroot your device or cause other things to fail (don't fix it, if it ain't broken)


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How to install Stock (original android that came with nexus) Android on Rooted Note5?
I want to install the stock Android made by originally by Google that is not Samsung modified without breaking the device.
Can I return back after doing this?
How can I do,
Thanks!

You won't get exactly the same ROM made by Google because Google didn't make one for Note 5. So let's start with ones that are closer to Vanilla.

Note - You can skip to the last step if you already have a custom ROM installed.
Steps for installing custom ROM
Install Recovery
Follow the steps to install TWRP Recovery for your device. It will enable you to root your device (sometimes this step is included and need not be done separately) and install a custom by flashing (android lingo) the zip file.
Find out your device model
You can find it in one of the following ways

System - Go to Settings > About
Back Cover - Printed on the cover or the battery or underneath the battery
Boot Screen - Restarting the device will show it on screen

Download and Install Custom ROM
Note - Steps for installation is given in respective ROM's forum.

Resurrection Remix is a good ROM, giving you vanilla experience with useful extra features.

Here's the link for ROMs and other cool stuff for Note 5.

OP, do note that anything based on AOSP for Exynos 7420 devices is heavily bugged at the moment ("Bugs: too many to count" as said in the XDA thread). If you need the phone to be fully functional then what you want can't really be achieved - blame Samsung for usign Exynos and locking down devices so hard.

If you want a pure nexus experience, the best way would be to build yourself a ROM.
It would basically be downloading AOSP code and adding vendor binaries (drivers) so the skill required is much lower than with custom ROMs because you dont need to edit the system itself.
The instructions can be found on Google developer site and also there is a nice guide on CyanogenMod Wiki site.
The issue here is that the binaries are proprietary and not available most of the time so you wont get the same experience as with the stock ROM.

Thanks for the answer @Chapz. I'm currently making a research about a bunch of ways doing this but I want so much to do this. I hate Samsung's modified AndroidOS.

As a small "workaround" you could customize the stock ROM, I think it would be a better solution considering the situation but you must be very careful about it.

Root your phone
Delete all system/bloatware apps that you dont need
Replace TouchWiz with Google Launcher

You will get a aosp-like feeling, it will run better with unnecessary apps removed and if you add Xposed on top of it you can add features from other ROMs and you keep some beneficial stuff like the Camera which would surely loose quality on other ROMs. Just - be careful.

Different devices has different hardware, which needs different configuration of the OS.
Because of that, Google releases Stock Android for its devices like Nexus, Android One, Pixel. Which is the base OS upon which Mobile Companies work and set it for their devices.
So Basically, you have to be dependent on Open Source Android Developments.
Cyanogen is a very good choice!

Thanks for the answer but can you also edit your answer and add how can I install Cyanogen. I've heard about it but I don't know how to set it up. :D

And for an extra, in the cyanogen mod wiki, the Note5 is not on the officially supported device list.


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Disable expanded notifications in Android v6
Is it possible to disable expanded notifications in Android v6? I can't even "collapse" them with two fingers. They start to collapse but go back to "expanded" when let go. Looking to prohibit expansion by default. Don't mind it being expandable manually but not by default without touching it.


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Blank Locked Samsung S5
I have been searching internet for hours.  Ran over my phone so LCD not working.
Does not appear I had debug activated on this phone.   Phone comes up locked and I can't unlock it.    Any suggestions.  Really need help as is a work phone.
I can connect ph to computer how do I bypass this so I can backup all my contracts and get my photos.

Welcome to Android Enthusiasts! As similar things are reported here quite frequently, we've set up some basic first-aid and useful links in our broken-screen tag-wiki. Please have a look there and report back if something was solving your issue. Good luck!

There is a software for Windows that emulates a second screen of an Android phone. Used it for a similar situation where I had a broken LCD screen  and USB debugging mode ON! I don't know if it will work for newer Android version. Just give it a try.
Download Droid@Screen from the official page.
Grab the application JAR file (droidAtScreen-xxx.jar) and double-click it.
Plug-in your Android device using the USB cable and a device frame will shortly pop-up.
Prerequisites:

Java installed
Android SDK, installed and configured.
Environment variable ANDROID_HOME (or ANDROID_SDK_HOME) pointing the the Android SDK installation directory
USB drivers for the  Android device installed

You said it was on! Or I didn't get the line:  I had debug activated on this phone


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Activate Debugging on broken Nexus 7
My Nexus 7's touch screen is completely broken, I know I can manipulate the device using adb commands, but debugging mode isn't enabled on the devices. Is there anyway to enable debugging mode from a PC or any easy way that wont break any files, I would preferably like to just turn on debugging mode and not have to reset the device or anything, cheers!

Welcome to Android Enthusiasts! Have you seen Broken screen while debug mode was disabled. How can I re-enable adb? (plus the questions linked/related to it)? Did it help, or where you've got stuck there?

I'm trying to like out it in debug mode without doing any of that stuff, is it possible?

Not that I know of. How should that work? In order to enable debugging you need to access the device somehow.

That was my thoughts just was hoping there would be an easier solution thanks for the help though

With broken touch screen you won't be able to enable USB debugging mode using your PC.
Tried Solution:
I had tried the adb method but it doesn't ends well, however you can try to take a backup of your phone as described in Broken screen while debug mode was disabled. How can I re-enable adb?.
Well if you are going with my Solution No Need to Backup. Since Nexus 7 supports OTG (On the Go) connections, you can always connect your Mouse/Keyboard/Secondary Storages using your OTG Cable.
So try to Connect your Mouse using the OTG cable available for your device, then Go to your Settings and Enable USB Debugging mode.
That's all. Hope it will Help.


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"Casting to Locked"
I purchased a LG Style X over black friday.  Everything is stock and I don't even know if it can be rooted.
I connect it to my apartment's wifi and I get a notification stating "Casting to Locked".  I don't know what locked is.  I don't know who owns it.  Why am I casting to an unknown device and how do I prevent this from happening in the future?


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How can I connect Android to my PC for backups?
When I plug in my Android into a WIn7 or Win8 machine, they tell me that the device is unrecognized.  Yet the manual that came with the Android clearly shows this being done.  This is an RCA Viking Pro.
Question:  Are there drivers that need to be loaded on the PC first?  If so, where can I get them?

This is a problem in Windows, you can do it manually. Check this website, http://windowsreport.com/windows-10-doesnt-recognize-android/ This should help!

The answer is found in this article:
Fix: Windows 10 Doesn’t Recognize Android Phone
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Android device manager unlock
i was trying the feature lock by Andriod device manager but now the fone is not accepting my password . how do i unlock it? please help

What password did you put in the Device Manager? you have to put the same on the phone to unlock it

Have you seen these related questions, especially How can I unlock my phone? I locked it using Android Device Manager, but it claims I entered a wrong password and How to unlock Google Device Manager remote lock?


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Vibration / sound priority notifications for a Gmail label that continue until dismissed
I know the Gmail app has some per-label notification settings, however I don't see an option for a notification to appear when you have priority notifications only or an option to repeat the notification until it's dismissed.
Gmail Label Notifier used to do this perfectly when it existed. Is there nothing else?
This is essential for being on call. It seems like even if Gmail access was limited, that some program could tap into notifications to kick off the alert.
Same question: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/gmail-label-notifier-alternative-t3204315


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Unknown error in bootloader during unlock after crash
With my ACER a700, Android crashed. Now, each time I turn it on it starts in fastboot mode. I tried to unlock bootloader to install Cyanogen, but after command line I have an response like "Error: Unknown error".
Is there a possibility to reset completely the device in order to reinstall a ROM?
EDIT:
I downloaded rom from this link and move update.zip onto SD card. I would boot in recovery mode but I can't, because of bootloader. I have the following output:
Booting failed
Bootloader vJB-663b3d3: Starting Fastboot USB download protocol

It seems I have not recovery menu. Also, I can't doing 'factory reset', I have the same failed.

Did you try flashing a stock firmware?

Thank for your answer @esQmo! No, I didn't. How could I do this?

Check my answer. And did you try fastboot -w conmand to reset the device?

I did not try fastboot -w, I did try to unlock bootloader. What should it do?

It will reset the phone and reboots.

I just tried fastboot -w, it does not work because bootloader is locked. I'll try your answer.

The issue can be solved by flashing stock firmware to your device.
Download the firmware and flashing tool from here.
Edited: List of A700 ROMs and updates from XDA Developers + Flashing procedure.

Another download links

I'll try to do this. I just need to download one zip, right?

Just one zip file.

Have you tried? I'm trying to download one of the ZIP, but I have the following error on the website:
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The public file you are trying to download is associated with a non-valid account.
Please contact the owner for further assistance.
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No, I didn't download any file.

It seems files are no longer available because of owner account.

Check my edited answer

I'll try it now. But with un a locked bootloader, will I can install a ROM ?

Yes, those ROMs can be flashed on a a phone with locked bootloader. Just follow the process.

Links seems unreachable.. I'll search others.

I'm not on a computer, I can't test the links.

Try these links: http://chinagadgetsreviews.blogspot.com/2014/04/download-stock-firmware-android-40-ics.html?m=1

It worked. I've edited my question to explain why I can't reboot in recovery


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Google assistant on Google pixel can't find a contact on whatsapp
I have a Google pixel and I Google assistant can't seem to find a specific contact when I say "send a whatsapp message to contact".  The name is spelt correctly, and if I scroll down the whatsapp contact list, it's there.
Other contacts I've tried are fine.
What could be wrong?


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How do you find the detailed app data usage in android7.0
Before I was able to go into data and on the list of apps pick one and get a chart comparing the global use and the apps use:

Has this detail view disappeared in Android 7.0?

No. You can try wiping your cache partition as suggested here:

Turn off your device
Press a combination of Vol +  + Vol - +  Power key buttons and hold them down.
Release only the Power button when the device vibrates
Release the other buttons when the Recovery Menu screen appears
Using the Vol +/Vol - buttons to navigate, select Wipe cache partition
Press the Power key , which will act the enter key on your keyboard.
Wait for the process to finish.
You can then reboot the device and see if your problems are fixed


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How to allow read/write access in a specific folder on the SD Card with Android 6.0.1?
I like to move my AnkiDroid storage to the SD-Card, because my Anki-Decks get huge, in terms of filesize, and my internal storage is full.
Anyways (seemingly because they did not like to took the effor with permissions on all Android versions), external-storage for AnkiDroid is officially not supported. But one can edit the file path and put "/a/random/path" into a text field to be used by the app.
So permissions still seem to be a problem to do so.
There is a workarround, which allows to save files and read files into a specific folder on the SD-Card. The workarround is built by naming a folder, equal to the package name of the AnkiDroid app.
This worked for some users, but not for me.
How can I solve my storage issues, when using AnkiDroid?
My question seems to be highly related to this one.

I am using an Samsung Galaxy S4

Does the SD card have to be removable? If not, Android 6 (Marshmallow) allows write access to a suitably formatted SD card (HowToGeek article).  It effectively makes the card an extention to internal storage, so use a fast one (PCAdvisor article). Also be aware that reformatting makes the card unreadable by any other device.
I had a similar problem with several apps not having write access to my extension card.  It was solved by:

Resetting all apps moved to the SD card back to internal storage (not needed on 6.0.1+).
Backing up all my own files to my laptop using USB link.
On Settings->Storage->SD Card choose to Format as internal storage.
Restoring my files.

I expect you will then be able to link to your AnkiDroid folder.  But you may not need to.  In theory, Android will do the memory management for you.  If it does, please let us know.


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Android Samsung S7 Auto boot on charger plug Script not working
I have successfully rooted my samsung Galaxy S7 using this tutorialhow-to-root-galaxy-s7-on-android-6-0-1-marshmallow/
Now i want to boot my mobile on charger plug when mobile is off. i found my lpm file in system/bin/ using ES file browser and changing lpm file content to
#!/system/bin/sh
/system/bin/reboot

and also tried
#!/system/bin/sh
su
/system/bin/reboot

and also tried
/system/bin/reboot

But none of method works for me on s7. also change the file permission for file for root,Group&World to rwx-rwx-rwx. I don't know why it is not working either i am conduction any mistake or its issue with latest technology of Galaxy S7 that preventing me to do this. It just showing empty battery now with a charging signal. No animation any more and also by replacing orignal file its doing nothing.
when i hit script from adb shell system/bin/lpm mobile reboot successfully.
Any help. Thanks is advance.


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Wallpaper automatically blurring after a while
Since a few days the wallpaper of my Samsung Galaxy S7 is getting blurred after i use it for a while (10 minutes to an hour).
i just select a picture, tried 5 different ones, (even the stock wallpaper) and after selecting the wallpaper it looks perfect and as it is supposed to be.
then after not using the phone for a few minutes and i unlock it again or after a reboot the wallpaper looks totally blurry.
i haven't installed any apps the past days before this started happening. anyone got an idea what is wrong?
extra info:

using the default Samsung Launcher. tried Nova launcher same problem.
used multiple apps to set the wallpaper (using settings of the launcher and using Google wallpapers app both same effect)

@MukulKumar I have an S7, and I don't see that happen.

seeing a few replies yesterday that people had the same problem (as answers which were deleted now) i think it has to do with an update of some kind but i don't know which app. also found this: someone with a Nexus 6 having the same problem: http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-6/749210-wallpaper-periodically-blurring.html so it doesn't seem to be Samsung related

@GeertvdC try a different launcher, please.

@MarkYisri i've seen reports from people using other launchers (and other non samsung devices) having the same problem. I've now changed to Arrow launcher to see if this is helping. i'll let you know if it still happens.

@MarkYisri tried arrow launcher and same thing happens.. so no luck :( any other ideas? one other thing I noticed was it keeps blurring my blurred image. so every few hours the image is blurred more.

I personally don't have this issue, but this is how I solved a friend's phone with this problem:

On your phone, go to Google Play and install the app Muzei
Once installed, tap the open button in the Google Play app. You will be greeted with a splash page with a button that says "activate". Tap the button, and then click set wallpaper at the bottom of the screen.
Now you will see a new screen telling you to double-tap your wallpaper to see it in detail. There will also be an icon near the middle of the screen. Tap the icon.
At the bottom-right corner of the screen, tap the three dots, and then in the new menu tap customize.
Drag left to reveal an option reading "my photos". Tap it.
After tapping it, a small settings icon appears under it. Tap it.
At the bottom of the screen, tap the "+" button under the text reading "Choose specific photos instead".
It will then open the documents app. to get to your photos you can tap the button at the top-left corner of the screen, revealing a new menu. In this menu, tap gallery. Now you can choose one of your photos (or multiple photos).
After choosing a photo, tap the back button at the top-left corner of the screen. You should see the screen you saw in step 5.
Now tap the text at the top of the screen reading "Sources", and in the new menu that appears tap "advanced".
You will now see sliders labeled, "blur", "dim", and "grey". For a completely clear image, drag all of them completely to the left, but you can set these however you want. You should uncheck "apply blur on lockscreen" and you may also want to uncheck "New Wallpaper Notifications".
Tap the check mark at the top-left corner of the screen. Now you can close the app and go home to see your clear image.

With this method, you are also able to adjust the brightness of the image by opening the app and following steps 4 and 10-12 in that order. To change the image later open the app and follow steps 4-9 and 12 in that order.
If there are any more issues, I am very happy to help.

I don't have this issue, but I can approve this solution. Based on my research, this approach seems to be suggested in many forums too. Basically, the trick is to use "static" live wallpaper (like this app), so that the OS doesn't tinkle with it.


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Determine which app connects to a specific host and port?
As the title says, I need to know which app establishes a connection to a host on a specific port (in my case within LAN).
In case the answer depends on the platform: The device is a Moto G (xt1045) with the stock Android 5.1 which is not rooted (and not rootable).
I think the question is meaningful as is, so it should not be necessary to read the following to answer it. As it will probably be asked anyway and should help establish context, here is my broader problem:
I have a homeserver that also acts as home entertainment system using Kodi. Kodi starts when any packet is received on port 8080, which is the case when remote apps like Kore or Yatse are used on android. With my old phone (older android version) it worked fine. With my new phone Kodi starts whenever my phone is in the LAN. Logging on the homeserver confirms the received signals originate on my phone. However I have removed the remote app from the "app switcher view" and it is not listed under running apps. So I want to know which app actually establishes this connection (the remote app shouldn't be running and other apps shouldn't connect to that specific port, so I can't figure it out in any other way).

This is kind of the opposite question, but the top answer there should help solve your problem as well.


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My google play store keeps saying its stopped
Can you please tell me how to fix it. I have an LG android.
I have Force stopped it twice and disabled it and it's is still saying google play has stopped.

You may have been hit by malwares that preventing it to work correctly.

Try going in the general settings, app settings, Google Play settings and clearing all cache data and uninstalling updates.

clear the data/cache for Google Play Store, Google Play Services and Google Services Framework.


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Lookout gives malware scare when initializing phone or after factory reset
When initializing my new (not pre-owned) Samsung Galaxy S7 for the first time or for subsequent times after factory resets, the notification shade shows regarding the Lookout app: "Scan complete. 323 apps scanned - all safe. Get advanced protection today!" Tapping that notification makes it attempt to open a window, presumably for Lookout, but it closes immediately and then a grey bubble notification comes up stating: "Malware no longer exists on your phone." Regardless of whether this notification is tapped, Lookout triggers more notifications when other apps finish loading or have updates installed. For me, the next one is, "Scan finished: Google Play Store is safe. Click to activate total protection, or to change settings." Tapping these opens Lookout properly with a Lookout account login prompt. Does this mean malware is/was on my phone or was it merely a poor design choice of words for first-time initialization?

Probably the Latter. Its branches, so I highly doubt it already had malware.

I tried this with 2 new Android LG phones that have Lookout preloaded and got the same behavior. It's not specific to the Samsung Galaxy S7. It's Lookout's poor design choice of words for first-time initialization.


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How to fix "Oh no! Your login temporarily failed" in Snapchat?
Every time I try to log in to the app I get a message shown in the image below.
Yes, I've tried what the link tells me, and yes, I have tried the Xposed framework as well but no luck. I have a rooted OnePlus 2.

Did you try visiting the support page?

yes I did , i said that in the explanation.

Snapchat only gives out a login token without Xposed.
Uninstall Xposed, log in to Snapchat, and install Xposed again.

Tried that and it did not work.


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How to block specific notifications from an app?
A certain app I use gives me crucial notifications that I need, but also notifies me almost daily that over 80% of my RAM is used. I would like to allow this app to send me all notifications except those that contain the string "80% of your RAM" in the text of the notification.
Obviously, there is no way to filter a certain app's notifications in stock Android (other than blocking all of a certain app's notifications, but that's not what I want!), but is there a way that I can block notifications if they contain a certain string of text?
Nexus 6P running Android Marshmallow 6.0.1, if you're curious the app in question is CM Security.

I suggest you use MacroDroid or a similar app, such as Automate.
MacroDroid defines a set of trigger(s), action(s) and constraint(s) as a macro. You must enable Notification access permission and Usage Access permission in it.
You would be needing the following macro.

Trigger:  Notification → Notification Received:

From: choose your app
Text Content: here's where you can play. Choose Contains or Matches to filter your text specific notification.

Action:

Clear Notifications → Select Application(s) → select your app → provide the filtering details again

Constraints: none

Save the macro and you're good to go.
Note: MacroDroid can remove sticky/persistent notifications only in Android Oreo and above.

Update in 2022: this solution reportedly worked on Galaxy S10+ (presumably running Android 12) too.