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update failure galaxy core 2
well first of all, my phone is rooted. the phone notified me about an update I accidentally pressed update and now its in an endless loop where it will update then fail and update again. please help, I'm getting desperate

Take a look at Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?. You will need to flash a "stock" version of the ROM. You might even find one that is stock, but also contains root if you want that.

The update should have stopped as soon as it found that the phone was rooted and not updated it. (Boot-looping is one of the mildest problems if you update a rooted ROM with a non-rooted update that hasn't been modified to update the modifications done to the rooted one.)

Go to SamMobile Firmwares and find the stock ROM for your device (use the model number, not "core 2")
Download Odin and install it on your computer
Download the ROM to the computer (you'll have to create a free account on SamMobile to download anything) and flash the stock ROM to your phone.
Then update it. (If the latest stock ROM is a couple of versions old, you'll have to update more than once to get to the latest version, and you can only update once every 24 hours.)

Flashing the ROM is simple:

After installing Odin, unzip the downloaded ROM.
There will be files starting with AP, BL, etc. Load the files into the appropriate slots in Odin (the AP file goes into the AP slot, etc.)
Plug the phone in and one of the boxes at the top of Odin should show COM and a number after a short time. (You have to have the SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones installed in the computer.)
Once you see that (the number doesn't matter) and you have the files, run Odin and wait for the phone to restart.

If the ROM isn't the latest version, you'll start getting "there's an update ..." notices. If you want the update, press OK (make sure the battery is up to at least 75% and keeping the charger plugged in isn't a bad idea either) and the phone will download the update and install it.
If that's not the latest update (some are cumulative - they include all changes since the version you have, others aren't and you have to update a step at a time), you'll get another notice the next day, and so on, until you're current.
Then root the updated ROM.
The next time you want an update, you're going to have to do the same thing - revert to stock, update, root. (If being rooted is important to you, make sure there's a current rooting method for your phone for the updated ROM version before you update.)
By the way, the 0.95MB update is probably the "get the phone ready for the next update" update. They do that every so often - some things have to be changed before an update. Or it may be a minor bug fix.
In any case, if the phone is rooted, something wasn't where the update expected it to be, so the updated software is crashing. It's possible to successfully update a rooted phone, it's also possible to hard brick it (it acts the same whether there's a battery in it or not - like a brick). What happens depends on what happened while the phone was rooted and what the update does. Since there are so many variables that winning every throw of the dice in Vegas is a sure thing by comparison, the updating process checks 2 things - that the ROM is the stock one and that the phone has never been rooted. If either test fails, it's supposed to stop with an error message (to the effect that the update failed, even though that's not really true). Evidently, for some reason, yours failed to stop.


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Bluetooth headphones won't re-connect automatically
I'm using an old HTC Sensation XE with Android 4.1.2. Recently I bought a Creative WP-250 and encountered a weird issue with it. It paired with no problems, sound is going out through those headphones, mic is working as well but if I turn them off and on again it won't reconnect automatically and I have to manually go to Bluetooth settings each time and tap on the on it in the devices list.
Isn't there any way to make Android reconnect to a Bluetooth device automatically if it's available? My friend's Nexus seems to be doing it but I can't find any such option in my phone.

I have heard of that but I don't know what to say. There is auto Bluetooth (Tasker extension) that works. But it costs money.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Active no SIM Card
I tried rooting my device with towelroot only to find out it didn't work. I went to bed before doing this, and when I woke up my phone said no SIM card, please insert in the notification bar. I got rootchecker from the playstore and it said my device wasn't rooted. I tried removing the SIM card, and then re-inserting it, which didn't seem to work. I then tried to factory restore my phone. It still didn't seem to work, so then I googled the problem. I checked my "about device" and everything seems ok. I then went to status and it seemed alright, I had IMEI number is there, but my mobile network type is unknown so is my service state, mobile network state, phone number. I have no idea how to fix it, so I thought I would make a thread of my own before I go into AT&T and try to talk to them about it. I can't call, access my mobile data, or text. Basically just an iPod with wifi.
Model Number : SAMSUNG-SM-G870A
Android Version 4.4.2

Just download the original firmware for your device and flash it.
Everything should be back to normal.

You have destroyed your gadgets mother board while trying to root your device with towelroot. Now the only solution is that you have to change the mother board
of your device.

This sounds like nonsense.  How exactly does towelroot affect the board?

And how did you reach this conclusion? How about citing some sources?

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Can I have Gmail and Inbox by Gmail installed together
I am a Gmail user but would like to try Inbox by Gmail. But.. I don't want to have Gmail removed as part of the "upgrade".
Is this possible?

You can indeed! Inbox will give you a pop option to disable notificaitons from Gmail and get them from Inbox, or you can just get the usual Gmail notification. They are completely separate applications, both just happen to link to your emails, which are online so the Gmail app will have the usual layout, and Inbox has its bundles, previews etc. If you wanted you could get notifications from both of them (though that would be more of a pain I'd imagine)
I've been using it for a few weeks now with both installed and I have no conflicts bar one small one: Tesla Unread Plugin. This is an extension for Nova Launcher Prime that shows the number of unread mails/texts/missed calls etc over the icon for an app. On a rare occasion Gmail has a '1' over it after I've read the mail in Inbox. Opening and refreshing Gmail, or just leaving it alone for a few minutes solves it.


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How do I add a second Google Apps account to my Nexus 9?
I'm trying to add my school Gmail account to my new Nexus 9 tablet. The OS is 5.0.1. The account is a Google Apps account. I've entered another Google Apps account without a problem. After I enter the username in the "Add account" screen, I hit Next. The password screen goes white, with no button or fields.
Does anyone have any idea how to fix this?

I ran into this issue after updating to Android 5.0 and reported the issue to Google. I was promptly told "it's a known issue, but no ETA on fix". I ultimately resolved the issue for me, using this process below. I hope it helps you!
I was trying to add an account (from my school) that used web-based authentication for Google apps. After running adb and trying to add the account, I captured the following error when the white screen was displayed:

I/GLSActivity( 5367): [AuthUrlChecker]Untrusted Auth URL: \http://my.pcc.edu/ProcessResponseServlet
  I/GLSActivity( 5367): [AuthUrlChecker]Untrusted Auth URL: \http://my.pcc.edu/ProcessResponseServlet
  I/GLSActivity( 5367): [AuthUrlChecker]Untrusted Auth URL: \https://my.pcc.edu/GoogleAltLogin-2.0.7/GoogleRedirect.jsp
  I/X509Util( 5367): Failed to validate the certificate chain, error: java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException: Trust anchor for certification path not found.

I visted the url "https://my.pcc.edu/GoogleAltLogin-2.0.7/GoogleRedirect.jsp" in Chrome on my desktop, and noticed that there were no certificate issues (go figure!). I used Chrome to view the certificate trust chain for the website, and compared this to the certificates installed by default on my Android 5.0 device (go to Settings->Security->Installed Certificates->System to get list).
I noticed one certificate that was missing on the Android device, "VeriSign Class 3 Secure Server CA - G3". Google Chrome on the desktop thinks this is trusted, so I exported just this one certificate using Chrome, and saved it in the DER-encoded format with a .cer file extension. Then I copied this to the Android device and imported it into the certificate store (Settings->Security->Install from Storage). After doing this, I was finally able to add my Google apps account that uses web authentication!


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How to pick the desired contact/contact image when dialing a number shared by two (or more) contacts
This is something that's bugged me about Android for a while and I can't figure out how to change it. Basically, it seems like when I add a contact entry to some app, in particular a launcher app that lets you set a button to direct dial a particular contact, if that contact shares the given phone number with another contact, then it just picks one, and in my case it always picks the WRONG one, lol!
An example: Right now I'm trying to set up my mom with her first smartphone, and I put Big Launcher on which will have buttons to call each of us, both cell and home. The problem is that me and my wife both have separate cell phone but share the same home number, of course. So, I add direct dials to both our cell phones and our appropriate images show up. However, when I add a direct dial to MY home phone number, for some reason my wife's image comes up. It is her home number as well, but I would think that especially since it is created via my contact record that it would use my image. The same exact thing is true between my sister and her husband's phones.
Is there any way to get around this? I tried tricking it to see if just formatting the number differently and putting a 1 in front of the area code on one of the contact records would fix it, but it doesn't. It just seems odd that this issue has not been resolved and that there isn't a simple way for apps to let you pick the image/avatar based on the contact record that's chosen...
The phone I'm dealing with right now is a Sprint LG G Flex with Android 4.4.2 Stock, but this is a problem I've noticed on every Android phone I've owned...

I assume the profile photo chosen is based on the contact ID, however an easy (albeit less than ideal) workaround in this situation is to create a unique contact for "Home", set the desired photo there and add that as a separate direct dial option.

Yeah, that seems to be the consensus in other forums I've seen this.  Sad that this fairly basic functionality is a big kludge even after 7 years of development of Android. :(


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"Error: Invalid Number." when sending an SMS
I have the 2014 Moto X, running Lollipop. For some contacts, when I try to send them a message, I get an SMS saying "Error: Invalid Number."
I have noticed that this happens when I go to compose a message in the stock Messages app and then search for a contact. For example, if I start typing "Ka" in the search box,it will suggest all contacts with "Ka" in the name. Then I tap the one I want to send a message to, and for some reason, the number gets truncated. If the contact has the number +1 (123) 456-7890, then after I tap it, it shows up as +1 456-7890 and hence is unable to deliver the message since it is an invalid number.
This also only happens with some contacts, seemingly at random, since all my numbers are formatted the same way, so it can't be because of the format.
Has anyone else experienced this and what can be done to fix this?

I have the Moto X as well, same issue (kept showing 7 digit number instead of 10). Read somewhere to delete the entire conversation (all text messages to/from that contact) and after that when I went to compose a new message, the contact showed up as 10 digits and the text went through.
I hope this works for you!


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Samsung Galaxy S4 verizon stuck in bootloop
This is my device info:

What forums refer to my phone as: JFLTEVZW
Name that comes on box: Samsung Galaxy S4 Verizon SCH-I545
Carrier: Verizon
Unlocked: Yes
Root: When my phone was working, Yes

I used safestrap to install hyperdrive ROM for my phone, and now it is in bootloop. I cleared my cache partition, and did a factory reset. I need to wipe DALVIK cache from my laptop because Clockwork mod and twrp does not install. is there any way to do that on linux... if there isn't is there another method. thanks

The easiest way with a Sumsung device to fix a "soft-brick" is to use ODIN and flash the stock firmware. You may be able to find stock firmware that is already rooted if you want that.
You can look at "Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device".
More information on what all the checkboxes mean in the ODIN tool.
Since you are on linux, you cannot run ODIN as it is a Windows only tool. However, you can run Heimdall, which is an open source version of ODIN that a group of developers have created. Heimdall uses the same protocols as ODIN, as it is basically a reverse engineered version of ODIN that is designed to be supported by the community and run on multiple platforms.


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Nexus 7 gets stuck in loop and does not boot
Recently tried to update to Android Lollipop. It downloaded the update but upon restart never installed Lollipop. Kept it for a few weeks and restarted it, could not load after that and the tablet keeps getting stuck in a loop from powering up it shows the bubbles then restarts, sometimes gets stuck on the bubbles screen for hours until the battery drains.
Tried restarting the bootloader and doing a factory wipe but still nothing, just made things worse (lost all my data for nothing). What can I do to make it boot properly?

Did you wipe cache and dalvik-cach?

yes i did wipe the cache,not sure about the dalvik cache bt there was an option that said 'wipe  the cache' @HasH_BrowN


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How do I unlock my Nexus 5 without touching the screen to back up my pictures and videos before re-setting?
My touch screen won't work at all and if I have to replace the screen,is it going to reset my phone. OR I just might buy a new phone, but to get my pictures and videos, I need to get my phone unlocked.

Is your N5 rooted?

no, I don't think so,I'm not even sure how to do that..?

Get a USB OTG cable, and connect a standard USB mouse to your phone. You can use the mouse on the lockscreen; no need to enable anything in advance.
I tried this with http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B009DFCCKO and it worked perfectly with my Nexus 5. It took a few weeks to arrive from China, but luckily I wasn't in a hurry. I'm sure it's possible to get something similar sooner if you pay a little more.
To answer the other part of your question, there's no need to reset a device just to replace the screen (I changed the screen on my Nexus 7 without resetting it). But if it was me, I'd feel happier about sending it off for repair if I had all the photos safely backed up, just in case.

Thanks! Is there any other place I can find that cable though?

You don't need that specific cable; it was just an example. Any USB OTG ("on the go", also called "host mode") cable with a micro USB plug should do. You'll need to search for one with faster delivery, or try a local electronics shop (wherever local is for you).

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How can I customize notifications in Android Lollipop?
They are driving me insane!
I have set my device to be in priority mode indefinitely, and also set downtime for every day of the week from 7am to 7am the next day.
I have customized notifications so that only gmail, my work email app can show when priority mode is on, and set the general notification settings to show only calls and messages when priority mode is active.
I am still getting notifications for anything, and it is particularly annoying.

Use GravityBox with Xposed Modules. You can basically remove the notifications of the apps which show frequently.
GravityBox

The OP would need the Lollipop version of this module.


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How to install system app on Lollipop as su doesn't exist
I want to install a system apk (its the Dialer.apk) on Lollipop and am following these instructions
How do I properly install a system app given its .apk?
However after doing adb shell I get an unfound error trying to run su:
/system/bin/sh: su: not found
What's the problem?
UPDATE
------ After a bit of googling I found something that says the SU binary isn't present in Lollipop. If that's the case then how can I install an apk to system?

Not an answer to su command, but you can use this app /system/app/ to switch to system app. Just install normally then open the app I provided the link for. Then reboot. I hope it helps.

Thanks, but what app are you talking about? There's dozens of apps in the link you provided.

Android never ships with root access (su) unless you use a custom ROM. You need to root your device.

@Sausages - Here is the correct link. Sorry about that. You need root for this app.


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How to unroot Motorola Moto G 2014?
I have rooted my Motorola Moto G 2014. But now, I want to unroot it to get Lollipop update. I followed  few suggestions, but in all of them stock Android download link is not working.
And, can I get the Android L update prompt even if my phone is rooted?

i'm not sure, but I think you'll get it anyways. Also, I'd say that some developers find L very hard to root, so I'd leave it rooted and wait for a stock-L-based custom ROM

You can go to SuperSu app or any other Superuser app you are using, and go to Settings and you will see a Full unroot option, press that and restart the phone when prompted. This should unroot the phone. But the boot loader will stay unlocked if you have unlocked it.

Thanks buddy, I think i have unrooted the device some how nut now i need to relock the bootloader can you help ?

go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537119 its an extensive guide for unlocked moto g , but its for 2013 edition but you will get an idea from it anyway, its a general method. On the page , press ctrl+f and type relock.

and I think you should go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014 here is a community of people with moto g 2014's , hope this helps , and yeah vote up my answer please if it helped.

this will help you too http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/general/index-start-t2894742

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Sony Xperia L WiFi and Bluetooth not turning on
It happened a couple of months ago when I accidentally relocked my bootloader through the Flashtool instead of Backup TA , wifi and bluetooth became inconsistent and kept on crashing the phone.
It sometimes starts to work for a short period of time , but then phone crashes and it doesn't work again for a long time and sometimes on a random reboot it starts again, only to crash the phone. It keeps on showing Turning WiFi/Bluetooth on... but it does not turn on.
Here's what all I have tried...

Going back to stock ROM and relocking bootloader through restoring TA. (But it didn't help , its worse on stock ROM my phone freezes and I have to go back to custom ROM)
I visited the service centre after doing a software repair and relocking it.(They told I might need to replace the motherboard to get it right , its 10 thousand rupees making it senseless option)
Tried to look into phone's important files related to wifi and bluetooth to see if something can be done( I don't have enough coding knowledge so I couldn't understand much)

I need help of anyone with knowledge on this topic to kindly help me. I have my TA backup with me. I am ready to provide you with any logs etc. you might need to diagnose the problem.
Also , I have seen some related questions like this but I want a specific solution for a Sony device.And for Android 4.4.4. After reading related questions I think it has to do something with wpa_supplicant files and other module files.
Here is a logcat output:-
--------- beginning of /dev/log/main
I/dalvikvm( 2960): Enabling JNI app bug workarounds for target SDK version 11...
E/Term    ( 2960): onCreate
D/Term    ( 2960): TermService started
I/TermService( 2960): Activity called onBind()
I/Adreno-EGL( 2960): <qeglDrvAPI_eglInitialize:381>: EGL 1.4 QUALCOMM build:  (CL3869936)
I/Adreno-EGL( 2960): OpenGL ES Shader Compiler Version: 17.01.11.SPL
I/Adreno-EGL( 2960): Build Date: 03/28/14 Fri
I/Adreno-EGL( 2960): Local Branch:
I/Adreno-EGL( 2960): Remote Branch:
I/Adreno-EGL( 2960): Local Patches:
I/Adreno-EGL( 2960): Reconstruct Branch:
D/OpenGLRenderer( 2960): Enabling debug mode 0
I/Term    ( 2960): Bound to TermService
I/TermService( 2960): Activity binding to service
D/dalvikvm( 2960): Trying to load lib /data/app-lib/jackpal.androidterm-1/libjackpal-androidterm4.so 0x41f95c48
D/dalvikvm( 2960): Added shared lib /data/app-lib/jackpal.androidterm-1/libjackpal-androidterm4.so 0x41f95c48
I/libjackpal-androidterm( 2960): JNI_OnLoad
I/Term    ( 2960): waiting for: 2976
W/IInputConnectionWrapper( 2960): showStatusIcon on inactive InputConnection
I/Term    ( 2960): waiting for: 3133
D/dalvikvm( 2960): GC_CONCURRENT freed 616K, 15% free 4143K/4836K, paused 9ms+4ms, total 35ms
W/InputEventReceiver( 2960): Attempted to finish an input event but the input event receiver has already been disposed.
I/Term    ( 2960): Subprocess exited: 129
W/InputEventReceiver( 2960): Attempted to finish an input event but the input event receiver has already been disposed.
W/InputEventReceiver( 2960): Attempted to finish an input event but the input event receiver has already been disposed.
W/IInputConnectionWrapper( 2960): showStatusIcon on inactive InputConnection
W/IInputConnectionWrapper( 2960): showStatusIcon on inactive InputConnection
W/IInputConnectionWrapper( 2960): showStatusIcon on inactive InputConnection
W/IInputConnectionWrapper( 2960): showStatusIcon on inactive InputConnection
W/IInputConnectionWrapper( 2960): showStatusIcon on inactive InputConnection
D/dalvikvm( 2960): GC_CONCURRENT freed 1240K, 22% free 4823K/6140K, paused 3ms+29ms, total 68ms
W/InputEventReceiver( 2960): Attempted to finish an input event but the input event receiver has already been disposed.
I/Term    ( 2960): waiting for: 5269
I/Term    ( 2960): waiting for: 5284
I/Term    ( 2960): Subprocess exited: 129
I/Term    ( 2960): Subprocess exited: 129
W/InputEventReceiver( 2960): Attempted to finish an input event but the input event receiver has already been disposed.
W/IInputConnectionWrapper( 2960): showStatusIcon on inactive InputConnection
E/Term    ( 2960): onCreate
D/dalvikvm( 2960): GC_CONCURRENT freed 2139K, 33% free 4669K/6880K, paused 1ms+9ms, total 76ms
I/Term    ( 2960): Bound to TermService
I/TermService( 2960): Activity binding to service
W/InputEventReceiver( 2960): Attempted to finish an input event but the input event receiver has already been disposed.

It could be useful to have any log files or at least some Warning or Error messages in "logcat"

Could you please guide me which log files you need? I made a logcat file though but it doesn't state anything about Wifi or Bluetooth.

just post it to pastebin, for example, and share the link to it here.

You could focus on the Errors only with the specific filter spec, by doing something like adb logcat *:E or Warnings and Errors with adb logcat *:W

to focus specifically on "WIFI", for example, do adb logcat |grep -C 5 WIFI on a Linux machine; or maybe adb logcat |grep -i -C 3 network.

I don't have a Linux machine , sorry, can you please guide me if I have a Windows machine or at least show me a online guide page.

Also there is a copy of what I saw in logcat in my question.

Use Root Browser and Navigate to device/system/etc/wifi
Replace all the files with Sony Xperia L (stock Firmware) ROM's /system/etc/wifi files.


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Show boot process on screen
I've borked something in my nexus 4 stock rom playing with system files over ADB, and my device no longer boots past the animation.
Is there any way I can make the system show it's boot process instead of the animation? Or at least a way to enable adb at this stage so i can logcat and try to identify the problem
I still can do whatever I want with the device - I have cwm and the device is unlocked but I'd prefer to fix the problem instead of backing up my files through adb for hours and reflashing stock rom
Thanks

Have you tried this app from Chainfire?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.liveboot
From the description, it shows a logcat of the boot process over the boot animation.

Yeah, I can't really install an app before I boot into the system.. That's the whole problem. I'm looking more for a solution involving some modification to android files allowing me to do something similar to this.

Oh yeah. Missed that part!


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Restrict/remove delete functionality
Is there any way to remove delete functionality from the easily accessible UI components, especially the photo gallery? It's way too easy to access and delete things you shouldn't, e.g. friends trying to delete bad pictures of themselves and accidentally deleting other photos, not to mention issues like deletion by clueless law enforcement officers who don't know the law. The ideal behavior would be to leave the "delete" function in place but move all deleted content to a hidden location rather than actually deleting it.


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How do I create a shortcut to another file or folder inside a folder?
How do I create a shortcut to another file or folder inside a folder?
Example:
Suppose I go to a folder A /storage/sdcard0/pictures. I know that I have another folder B /storage/sdcard1/music. I want to create a shortcut inside folder A that point to folder B such that when I click on the shortcut, it goes to folder B.
I would appreciate if the answer is not about creating a shortcut on your home screen because this question is about creating a shortcut in a folder, not on the home screen. Thank you.

the only thing i could think of would be creating a bash file in your Directory A in which you "cd into B" .. but the Problem is If you run a bash script then it will operate only on its current environment or on those of its children, never on the parent or a completely different directory.

From a file manager? From an adb shell? Are you looking to set this up purely for navigation within the filesystem, or do you have another goal, like trying to get an app to recognize files in separate locations?

@eldarerathis, actually, I would like to set this not just only for navigation within the filesystem but also to get apps to recognize files in separate location too.

For the benefit of future visitors, Android's /sdcard is an emulated storage, not the real filesystem. It doesn't support symlinks (what you call shortcut).
See this answer for details.

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HTC One E8 phone app lists just the top contact while dialling
I am beginning to use this new device of mine, one major downside is that when I try to call someone, in my old HTC desire, I just used to type in the name and it used to list all matches, most of the times I used to select the second or third name in the list, now I have lost that flexibility.
What are my options now, is there an app I can install that will show all the matching contacts rather than the top one contact that I get now (it almost feels suffocating).

Ok after struggling for about a week, I found that selecting "Show Large Dial pad" from the menu in the phone app showed the list making it possible to call others as well.
I now need to find how I can see more than two at a time in the background list and shall update this answer once I find.


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Updating Nexus 5 from 4.4.4 to 5.0 a month late
So my parent's nexus 5 is currently on 4.4.4 and I want to upgrade them to 5. When the initial 5.0 OTA was released they told me they got the notification to upgrade to 5.0 but they didnt update because they didnt want to relearn all functions changed until I got home. So I am home and when I go into "about phone" in settings and go check for updates it always says the OS is up to date. Even though when I check the version its 4.4.4. Meanwhile all the native apps have updated to their latest verisons. I have already upgraded my phone to 5.0 and today I got my 5.0.1 update today. I get that google doesnt roll out its updates all at once but its been a month since the initial 5.0 update and why is it that I cant upgrade my parents phone and it says its up to date even though its not?

Well, that's weird you must have received the update a long time ago, but now anyway as you have got the update 5.0.1 then I would say if things ends well then everything is well and good and there is no reason to panic now I would say wait week and then again try tapping over the update button it will update. Sometimes this happens because there are number of users on the line up to update!

I had also the same problem (+1), with the only difference that I downloaded the update but at the end I did not install it due to the issues that some people reported. Now that 5.0.1 is out I decided to update from 4.4.4 but it says that the system is already updated...

Have you tried downloading the factory image and flashing that over a adb with a USB cable? This will normally nuke everything that was on the phone, but if you change one line in the shell script or batch file which carries out the upgrade (removing the "-w" switch) you can upgrade non-destructively. That's what I have done twice now and it works fine.
Unless your parents are rooted, which sounds unlikely, there are no complications. If they are rooted you have to reroot after the upgrade. But that's not really complicated, and it does mean that you can have an adblock.

I can recommend this, as i have done it on my Nexus 7 and was able to update using the 5.0.2 factory image without wiping my data. Great if you have missed the OTA.

Problem is you need to unlock your bootloader in order to flash a factory image, and that will wipe all your data. Once it's unlocked, future flashes of factory images can be done without wiping data.

I had the same problem two months ago, today I received the update for 5.0.1. Seems that waiting is the only thing you can do if you do not want to get into complications by downloading the factory image and take care of do not wipe your data. The update will eventually arrive, although it can take a decent amount of time.


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How can I send WhatsApp's image captions to email with images?
I am using Whatsapp 'Email Conversation' option that allow me to share pictures through email, but it doesn't send the caption of images.
Is there any solution so that I can send both Image + its caption to email address?
and where are caption stored in whatsapp data?
(I have root access)


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Is my Android affected by malware?
Occassionally when I click on a link in Google Now for one of the cards for something I've searched for (in this case, it was SmartPhones), it'll open up the site and then immediately open up a popup.
For example, I went to this site (http://www.knowyourmobile.com/android/htc-one-m8/22962/htc-one-m8-and-htc-one-m7-android-lollipop-update-confirmed) and it immediately opened up this site (http://mostawesomeoffers.com/mobile/en/iPhone/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsofcotrk.com%2Fmt%2Fw284y284d4s233r244r2r234%2F%26subid1%3D14121906_04_219_5493b18c27b16cf2)
I've opened up the site on my computer but it doesn't open up this popup. It's only when I click on the link from Google Now.
So is my mobile infected with a virus or is this just part of the site? KnowYourMobile seems to be a pretty popular site and not the type of site that would put in these types of ad.
It seems weird that I would get a virus on it but I only install apps from the google play store (and not a lot either) and my phone isn't rooted or unlocked or whatever.
If it is a virus, how do I get rid of it and how could it have infected my mobile (eg. browsing the net?)

It is a just a pop-up (ad) and you can keep the phone away from ads using an app called AdAway.

possible duplicate of Is this notification that keeps coming up on my phone a virus?, though not dialog, but same approach.

Well, that gives me a feel that you have installed some app over to your android device that's pushing ads over your device better option will be heading over to the application manager and remove the app you doubt about or you can also install ad blocker application available outside the PlayStore! :)

I recommend actually removing the offending application. I am 100% against any kind of ad blocking software. The developers are (usually) offering the app for free because of the advertisements. If you block them, you are taking from their revenue. If you don't like the ads, there is usually an ad free version that you pay for. Ad blockers are a form of piracy, which is why they are not allowed on the Google Play Store.

@peter - which application is the offending application though? As far as i know all the apps i have gave good ratings on Google play and wouldn't be the type to hijack my browser or Google now app

You can try installing AirPush Detector it will let you know which application is pushing ads over your device ! See if this helps !


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How to root a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo bought in China?
I bought a brand new Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo here in China, just to find out that all the major Google apps are obviously not working.
I found some comments in this forum that gave me hope, apparently you just need to root it and install something, and then it works out like a phone bought in Europe.
Could anyone give me some detailed and simple advice on how to do that? I'm not experienced at all with this and I'm afraid to damage my phone entirely if I intervene there through rooting.

Try using this guide over the PrimeHowTo which I think is going to help you in getting things step-by-step. Nothing much is changed over here I guess, things are mostly the same and for self-satisfaction, I would say you can work with this one.

There are many clones that originate from the east like China. Meaning, things like CF-ROOT are made for that particular model and not a clone.
The build.prop could have been modified to state those things, most likely if it has a MediaTek processor - it's a clone.
If you are sure it's not a clone, root the phone, google TWRP and download their custom recovery for your device (as a tar file) then use Odin to flash the tar (AP). Then go to XDA Developers and flash any ROM from the recovery and it acts like a European device.

If it is a clone, do not flash a ROM for the Note 3 Neo. It will likely softbrick the phone. If it's a clone, it will not have the same hardware that the real model will have and the ROM will not work.

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My android phone is not displaying apps in the sd card
I open my settings and go to application manager. Then i move some apps to sd card. After that, i insert the sd card into another phone. But the apps doesn't appear. Help me pls.

It does not work this way. The native app2sd of Android does never move the entire app to the card – parts of it always remain in internal-storage, as do the apps data.
There are advanced versions of the "App2SD principle" like link2sd, where you can move the entire app including its data to the card (those will require root). But still, it wouldn't work to simply move the card to a different phone and have the apps there. On installation, apps have to be "registered with the system" to be used on the device, to e.g. deal with app permissions and more.
So in short: There is no way to simply "move an app to SD card" in order to use it on a different device. If you need to transfer an app, you will have to chose a different approach (e.g. create an adb backup and restore that on the other device, or use an app doing that for you "on-the-fly", like Helium - App Sync and Backup).
For more details, please take a look at our app2sd tag-wiki.

That's because not all app data has been moved to sd card. If you look at App info(Settings->Apps->App that you moved to sd card) with your sd card in your first phone you will see that not all storage of an app has been transfered to sd card app. For example I have Firefox on my sd card but Storage shows how much MB does it take on phone or sd card:
Total: 48.11 MB, App: 6.53 MB (on phone), SD card app 37.59 MB, Data: 3.74MB, Sdcard data 256 kB.

You can not simply move apps from phone memory to sd from one phone to another.
You have only moved the storage data of app, not the actual app data.
If you want to move the apps from one phone to another. Try thisapp2sd. This is a cool app which moves the backup of apps to sd card from phone memory. And these apps can be installed in any other phones.

Here are some solution
1. Restart your phone
2. Go to settings > apps and clear the data of app that causes problem.
3. Head to settings > storage > unmount SD card, then click on mount SD card.
4. Just go to task manager and on the RAM tab, click to select and buttons and press clear button, your sd card shortcuts are now displayed.
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Hide folder only from stock gallery without using Samsung's private mode
I know this might seem like a very common question, but when I have searched for a solution it seems almost no one has this same problem, all that is discussed is how to hide pictures that no one should see, which is not my case.
I need to stop the media scanner from scanning several folders and subfolders for pictures, but still scan them for audio media. My case is that I have a lot of music albums in folders with album art in the same folder. So in the stock gallery app I get all this album art which is meaningless.
The following found 'solutions' would not work in my case:

to create a file named .nomedia, since that would stop the music from being scanned.
to use the privacy mode (I have a Galaxy S5), since that would still display all this album art when I am in the privacy mode
to use some kind of file vault, since that would hide everything in the folder from every app (I guess)
to use another gallery app, since KitKat doesn't allow non-stock apps to modify the external SD card

I might consider rooting if that would enable non-stock app to modify the SD card, since I use ES File Explorer anyways.

I wanted to do this and the .nomedia file approach is the way to go as it is used by certain apps to hide images that they don't want indexed (such as pics of birds in the birds of Britain app).
However it's a bit of a devil to do. Firstly you must create this .nomedia file in every directory that you don't want indexed, not just the top level one.
The main difficulty is trying to get the gallery app to forget the indexed images. It goes without saying that the next step involves clearing the app's data and cache to force a reindexing (this will also possibly require a reboot of the phone if the gallery app refuses to work afterwards - this happened to me and I had to reboot the phone to get it to work again - sometimes it just worked after clearing it's data, sometimes it didn't - random pot luck). I had to repeat this a couple of times to get it to work. Go to settings -> apps -> all apps -> gallery and tap on stop app, clear cache, clear data.
If you decide to create a new folder and create the .nomedia file inside that and then move the images you don't want indexed into that directory then that should just work as it does for other apps. The difficulty comes when you try and get the gallery app to honour the .nomedia file on directories that it has already indexed.
This worked for me on a Nexus 4.

As I stated, .nomedia would make the music files in these folders invisible for the media-scanner, which I don't want.


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Stream audio from any app on phone to receiver
I have an HTC One m7 phone and a Marantz NR1604 receiver (with a nice set of speakers).
Both are connected to my home WIFI network.
How do I stream audio from any app on the phone to the receiver over the WIFI network?

You can use XPosed Framework and BubbleUPnP's Audio Cast Feature.


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Turn off screen but still let video and streams running
Sometimes, I want to listen to streams or videos while I'm on the go, but I can't put my phone in my pocket because that would press buttons on the display. Is there any way to turn the screen off and still let the stream/video running like it does with music players?

If anybody else stumbles upon this: firefox on android does that for youtube and for local videos, but to open a local video I haven't found a better way yet than to paste file://<path>in the url box

Download MX Player
Play YouTube/Sdcard video using MX Player.
Press Menu button (or the 3 dot icon), and then select Play
Make sure "Background Play" is checked
Now, you can press Home Button and listen in lock screen.

There is also a shortcut for enabling Background Play, which is tapping and holding the Play button, instead of just tapping it to play a video
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Only For Rooted:
You can install Xposed Modules Installer and use Repository called Youtube Background Play

Copied from my own answer on this post

Update #2
If you are open to installing mod YouTube Vanced is the easiest way for getting background play feature and it works well for non-rooted Android too.


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WhatsApp restored my older backup, not the latest backup
Today, 19th December, I was trying to reset my phone, but I had backed up WhatsApp first.
After that I reboot my phone (Xperia Miro) and installed WhatsApp.
Problem came while WhatsApp was restoring msgstore-2014-12-13.1.db.crypt7, not msgstore-2014-12-19.1.db.crypt7.
Even though, in folder WhatsApp databases, there are seven backup files: those two files and msgstore.db.crypt7, msgstore-2014-12-12.1.db.crypt7, msgstore-2014-12-14.1.db.crypt7, msgstore-2014-12-15.1.db.crypt7, and msgstore-2014-12-16.1.db.crypt7.
Why did WhatsApp restore 13th Dec backup? Not 14, 15, neither 16 nor 19?
I have to get 19th December's conversations.

Simply move All backup files to another folder or delete them (If you dont want your old conversations restored in future) Execpt backup file you want to restore (i.e - msgstore-2014-12-19.1.db.crypt7 )
-Now again try to restore with whatsapp
-Since there is only one backupfile in whatsapp - databases folder it will restore that file(i.e backup of 19th December 2014)


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android lollipopupdate 5.0.1
I am getting the latest OTA update(5.0.1) on my nexus 5, but when the phone restarts and goes to the recovery for the installation of the downloaded file, just 25% into the installation it gives me a error. I do not know what is going wrong. please help

What is the error?

it just shows 'error' under android symbol with a red triangle.

I have the same error on my Nexus 4. Is your phone rooted? (mine is)

If it's rooted, then there is a chance it's due to custom recovery. But as of know, it's still not clear yet.


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Custom ringtone not working on Nexus 4 since OTA Lollipop
My problem is exactly the same as in this question: Custom ringtone not working on Nexus 5 since OTA Lollipop

I have Nexus 4, never rooted, never jail-breaked
after I installed the update to Lollipop, the problem occured
now I have already 5.0.1 but the problem still exists

Problem:

I select my custom ringtone on the Sound & notification settings panel and it plays right
when someone calls me, only the default system notification sound is played repeatedly

What I already tried:

re-uploading the ringtone, using AirDroid (I also uploaded them with AirDroid before the update to Lollipop)
clearing cached data (via Settings > Storage > Cached data) and then rebooting
checked the directory of the ringtones: it's /sdcard/Ringtones
checked the permissions of the ringtones: it's the same as for system-ringtones: -rw-rw---- root
I found out, that when I select the ringtone in the contacts-app as a specific ringtone for one person, it works!

Any ideas?

possible duplicate of Custom ringtone not working on Nexus 5 since OTA Lollipop

I wrote in my description that the answers in that article didn't work for me. I wanted to write an answer or a comment to that article but I couldn't because I don't have enough reputation points. So the only solution I saw was to open a new thread.

On my Nexus 4, for ringtones snipped by Ringdroid the following worked:
Ringdroid saves to the following folders:
sdcard/media/audio/ringtones
sdcard/media/audio/notifications
sdcard/media/audio/alarms
I copy-and-deleted the ringtones from those locations to the following folders:
sdcard/Ringtones
sdcard/Notifications
sdcard/Alarms
This left duplicate entries in the Android settings and messaging settings.  To fix that I then cleared the Cache Partition from the recovery in the bootloader by the following directions:
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-5994
Here's a short version:
Power off
All three hard keys for about 10 seconds to enter the bootloader menu
Uses arrow keys to select Recovery Mode and power to activate
Power and Volume Up (to actually get into recovery menu I guess?)
volume to "Wipe Cache Data" and hit power
Return to bootloader
Start
You can now set ringtones and they will actually work.

Over the holidays I found a solution :)
I connected my phone via usb-cable with my computer and used "adb push" to copy my ringtone into the folder /sdcard/Ringtones. This is the same folder that is used by AirDroid for ringtones. And the new ringtone-file (that was added by adb push) had the same permissions (-rw-rw---- root) like the ringtone-files that were put there by AirDroid.
Then I restared my phone (just simple turn off, turn on, no deletion of cache), selected the new ringtone and -- it worked!
I think it has something to do with AirDroid but I can't tell what AirDroid does wrong, because I can't see any differences between the files I put by "adb push" and the files that AirDroid put there.


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Prevent outgoing international calls except when made through Google voice
Is there any way to prevent outgoing international calls except when made through Google voice, and without having to ask the mobile network carrier to block them?
I am the way of Is there a way/app to block outgoing international calls, without activating the network provider's International Call Barring? but I still want to go voice to be able to make international calls.

I haven't found any solution so far.

So I am still interested if someone has any idea.

Here is how you can set up such configuration:

Go to Outgoing calls setting in GV preferences

Tick International calls only inside this menu


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Creating restricted accounts on phone running Lollipop
Can we create restricted user on phone running Android Lollipop? Seems that restricted users are not supported on mobile but only on tablet (mobile has only simple user no restricted user option).
Reference: http://www.howtogeek.com/205301/how-to-use-android-5-lollipops-restricted-user-profiles-for-basic-parental-controls/

+1 because every so often some children ask me to play games with my phone

Although it is not possible to create restricted accounts, you can achieve almost the same effect using a "normal" account.
This is the recipe:

Create account, go into its properties and select whether you want it to be able to take/make phone-calls
do NOT log in to your Google account during creation of that account
after creating the account, deactivate any system-apps you do not want for that user and uncheck notifications for that app. Note that you need to uninstall updates to do so (you can update on your original owner account afterwards)
log in to Google play using your owner account
go to all apps
"install" all wanted apps that are already on your mobile. This will NOT download that app again, but seems to simply create a link to that app, activating it within the mobile for the current user (similar to restricted accounts, but more complicated in the handling)

do not forget to install any keys-apps for bought apps after the app

Now enter the properties, accounts select your google account and delete it (just for that user)

The result will be a user without your google login but with some of your apps.

This will also lose apps auto-update ability, right?

@Sarge Borsch As long as the app is also installed on your main account updates will take effect for all other accounts, too. Only if your "restricted" account is the only one with that app you will loose the update function for this app.

Very interesting workaround! Will it work in the latest Pie as well? One if the main reasons I was looking for restricted profile is because of the option to limit access to settings, specifically the data limits. Is it still possible with this workaround?

Never mind, I just followed some of the steps to create the account and haven't setup apps yet, but I can see that the user has full access to settings, including the data usage of the primary account. There is probably some way to install an app and lock down access to settings, but it will not be granular.

I thought about this approach a bit more, but one gaping hole is that the alternative user can login to play store with another credential and install whatever they want, so this doesn't present access to apps. However, only the main user can set data limits l so with some additional planning and monitoring this could work.

@haridsv you can install locker-apps that forbid access to some apps and/or system settings.

@Nils You mean, with apps like AppLock? Yes, that is what I finally did. I actually used SafeKids (Free) to not only restrict the apps, but also to websites. SafeKids has a parental dashboard and I get some ability to remotely monitor and modify controls. The only additional thing I did was to install Incognito Away. The kid can still install apps using Play Store on desktop, but I will know it via Safe Kids. Two annoying thingswith this setup are 1) After restart, primary user needs to login first. 2) Safe Kids makes it hard to use the primary account as it thinks it is a violation.

Using stock Android unfortunately the answer is No. It may be possible using a custom ROM but as the site you've linked to suggests, Restricted profiles are only supported on tablet devices.
On a phone you can configure whether the user can receive phone calls and SMS but this is the only option available.
Unfortunately I've not found any information on how to enable restriced profiles in a custom ROM either. As Android can be built from source I'm sure it will be possible but it does not appear to be something that many people have investigated yet. You don't mention what phone you are wanting to set this up on but it might be worth asking over at XDA in the relevant forum as they may be able to shed more light on it.

No workaround possible? I do not want to waste space on reinstalling apps that are already there.

I think the only workaround possible will be custom EOM or some  hack, but nothing official until  Goggle itself adds support for restricted accounts

Updated answer for 2019 - it appears that Google Family Link let's you lock down an Android phone (including restricting apps).
It works by creating a "child" Google account which is locked down, and you simply have to log in with that child Google account.
Here's a guide I found with step by steps on how to set it up https://www.howtogeek.com/205301/how-to-use-android-5-lollipops-restricted-user-profiles-for-basic-parental-controls/


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Unusually large file size of recorded video
The videos I record on my phone are significantly bigger in size than videos of similar or higher quality that my friends seem to record. I've tried to change the settings but to no avail. I'm currently using a resolution of 640*480 and have set the quality to normal (there is also fine and super fine). It's still taking up about 15 MB per minute. I've asked some friends and their videos are between 4 and 5 MB per minute and they're using similar or better settings.
What can I do to fix this and reduce the file size?
I have a Huawei Ascend Y300 running Android 4.1.

May I know what's the format of the video? Is there any setting for the frame rate?

It's an mp4 file. I'm not sure how to check the frame rate. Will keep looking but it's not in the file details.

Video record size depends not only on resolution and framerate but also on the compression algorithm - the encoder used by your phone.
I suggest you transfer a video recorded with your phone and another recorded with your friend's phone to a computer and analyze them a bit with MediaInfo.

Look for format, width, height, framerate and bitrate (probably the video quality setting affects bitrate) and if there are small differences between the two files then there may be a problem.

I don't seem to have as much info as you, but it's still useful. Here is my video and here is my friend's. I use a different ratio and also use 1924 Kbps as opposed to 450. The bit rate is also substantially higher, obviously. The quality doesn't seem different though. I seem to be using a different Baseline. Any idea what that is?

@duxk.gh You have the same amount of information if you go to View and select HTML. Obviously, the bitrate is making the difference. It's more than 4 times greater which justifies the file size.

Oh right, thanks. And yes the bitrate seems to be the issue. I'm trying to see if there is any way to reduce that but so far haven't found anything.


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Developer Mode on VSN Mobil V.50
I have a phone made by VSN Mobil called the V.50.  It's running their own mod of 4.4.2.  The normal method of tapping Build Number seven times to access Developer Mode does not work.  I just need to be able to install and debug.
Has anyone successfully gotten a V.50 into Developer Mode?
[UPDATE]
After some back and forth with VSN's customer support, VSN confirmed that there is "no access" to Developer Mode on the V.50.  The V.45 does display the Build Number and it can be tapped seven times to access Developer Mode, but the V.50 does not display Build Number, so therefore Developer Mode is inaccessible.  Boo VSN.

It might be possible that the developer mode is only hidden, but still accessible using 3rd-party apps. You might try this and other similar apps from Play Store.

@AndrewT, I installed Developer Options by uDroid and it worked.  If you make it into an answer, I'll select it and upvote it.

Sometimes this can happen, whether it's a decision made by the vendor, or it's really an accidental mistake.
However, it doesn't mean that the whole developer option is removed from the system (though, this could really happen, as shown on the linked question). The workaround is to invoke the developer option through 3rd-party apps, such as:

Developer Options by uDroid (free)
Developer Options by SingleByte (free)
Developer Settings Shortcut (free)
and many more...

If it's still inaccessible, then the developer option might be really removed from the ROM, and you should contact the vendor regarding this.


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HTC Desire P voice/MMS works, but 3G doesn't
I brought a phone (HTC Desire P) from overseas to U.S.A. I got a voice/data plan with AT&T. We tested the voice but forgot to test data, and later found that the 3G data isn't working.
I tried to turn on mobile from the both from the UI (it auto disconnects after several seconds) and with the android debugger:
adb.exe shell data enable

but I get "Permission denied".
Does anyone know anything that could point me in the right direction?

The HTC Desire P does not support AT&T's 3G frequency bands. Its antennas support the 900 and 2100 MHz frequencies, whereas AT&T has deployed 3G on the 850 and 1900 MHz bands.
You cannot use your phone on AT&T's 3G network. If you want to determine if another device would be compatible, you may wish to look at Can I use my device on a different carrier?


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S4 won't see connection to PC at either end
Have a Verizon 4.4.3 Galaxy S4 using the standard cable. When I connect to the PC, the PC doesn't show it in explorer. The phone doesn't bring up the connection notification. I have enabled/disabled developer options. Re-installed the drivers. Tried different USB ports. In the end all it does is charge. I know this worked before as I have done it before, but this was before many updates ago.
The reason I need this is for debugging an android application I am developing.
Any ideas?
Thanks

Have you tried with different cables?

I do not have any other cables

Buy a different cable

Samsung usb cables have a history of being finicky with data connections. I know it personally from trying to root several Galaxy phones over the years. Your best bet is to buy another usb cable. I highly recommend cables from Monoprice as they are cheap and high quality. However to be fair, any good quality cable you can find from another manufacture would be your best bet.


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How To Edit TwLauncher lnk path/application/label
How does one edit TwLauncher home-screen shortcuts (lnk) internal information (NOT JUST ICON) to change application/path/title-text?; Where is the homescreem layout/presentation/shortcut information hiding? Why isn't this information available from the HelpSystem? How can I edit my help system? What evil has hidden this information so effectively? How do I edit shortcuts on ADW .launcher? How do I go about finding/learning how to findout how to edit information on ANY given launcher?

You have 3 separate questions. You should post them separately.

As far as I know the TW launcher stores the informations about the home screens icons and the packages icons in a SQL database file inside its data folder for which the full path can be, as for example for the stock TW launcher on a Galaxy Y phone (GingerBread v.2.3.6), /data/data/com.sec.android.app.twlauncher/databases/launcher.db
To view the content you need a SQL viewer app, to edit the content you need a SQL database editor.
I don't think Evil has any part on hidden so well what you are looking for; I think is just a kind of obscurity by complexity ;)
And for the Help part of your question, I'm sorry but I don't have clues.
Anyway, hope that my answer will be of some help to you.
All the best.
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Define Gesture in ES File Explorer
I'm using ES File Explorer. There's one thing I want to ask, what is the purpose of the small spot at the center of the screen when I turn on the app?
Whenever I click on it, a toast message show

No gesture defined. Please add or disable gestures in fast access

I've searched the web for the answer but there's no answer. Could anyone explain it?

The gesture feature is explained on its official manual (scroll down to Gesture), albeit slightly outdated.

What is the purpose of the small spot at the center of the screen when I turn on the app?

The small spot (or the "gesture water drop", as it's officially called) is the trigger to start gesture action.
As hinted by the error message, you have to add a new gesture for this feature to work as supposed to be:

Open Fast Access (the drawer on the left side) by tapping the "three horizontal bars" or by sliding a finger from the left side of the screen to right.
Open Tools, there should be a Gesture with on/off button. From here, you can disable/enable the feature. Disabling the feature will remove the water drop.
Tap Gesture.
Select Add a gesture.
Choose the action you want to do.
Draw the gesture on the middle of the dialog
A new gesture will be added. You can also delete/edit the gesture.

Red dot is the starting point (i.e. gesture water drop)
Light blue line is the gesture path

Now that you have gestures defined, you can use it on the app:

Go back to main screen
Draw the gesture starting from "gesture water drop", following the path you've defined.


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I accidentlly wiped my device with Android Device Manager
I accidentally deleted my phone through Android Device Manager as I thought it was stolen. I have found the phone.
Can I still use the phone, or is it no longer usable since it has been wiped from Android Device Manager?

Yes you can. What you did only completely wipes the phone(all stored data, contacts, etc will be lost). You should be able to set it up again and get it running for you.


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How Google can check whether an application is installed from Play Store or Not?
If a developer turns ON Google Play's Anti-Piracy setup, the application cannot access the play services if it is not installed from Play Store(so says Google). My question is how Google verifies this? More than that I need to know, if I can install an application from the play store, then modify the apk and then re-installs it in my phone manually(by enabling 'install from unknown sources') AND then use the play services?

i think following link can explain how google Play knows or in fact how any dev can know if a given app was installed from play store or side loaded:
How to know an application is installed from google play or side-load?


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What are the build.prop settings for a modern tablet?
I want to install a tablet-only game via the play store, and I am at the build.prop file, only I don't know what to change the device to - does anyone know what values I can put in for the ro.product.name and ro.product.model for a new-ish tablet? something along the lines of a galaxy tab s for example?

Which phone and which game you're trying to install?

You CAN'T just change the model number/name. What you have to change is the DPI setting of your phone for this specific app.
For that, follow up this explanation to do so with XPosed:
http://highonandroid.com/android-apps/how-to-run-apps-in-phone-or-tablet-mode-on-any-rooted-android-smartphonetablet/

Err.. pretty sure I can change the model/name, as I have done it before to get Google wallet before it was released to non-nexus phones.. either way, I am still looking for what those two lines would be on a tablet

@user2813274 Yes, but Google play is looking for the DPI setting to look if your device is a tablet or a phone.

Dpi seems like a poor choice considering how some newer tablets have a very high resolution compared to slightly order phones

@user2813274 Note: DPI ≠ PPI


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WhatsApp is stuck at initialzing
Restored phone to original factory settings on 22nd November 14.Today I downloaded WhatsApp from the Play Store(and it installed correctly).
After entering the phone number, WhatsApp has been stuck at the Initializing screen. I tried clearing the Application data. Reinstalled the app but to no avail. It's been stuck at the initializing screen for 2 hours now. Installing via the APK didn't help too.
I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S3 and have 4170 contacts (could that be the why the reason why sync is taking so much time?).

Yeah the 4170 contacts is the thing because of which it's taking so long. What I'd suggest is, try removing your Google Account(after syncing everything ofcourse) so that contacts are removed and THEN try starting WhatsApp.
Enter your number with no contacts and let it initialize. That should fix the problem. After WhatsApp is running just log into your account and resync contacts to phone and WhatsApp.

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Link to download adb for Mac,please?
sorry but i cannot find a link to download adb for Mac..can somebody provide me a link,please?thank you!

http://android.izzysoft.de/downloads has downloads for Linux, Mac, and Windows – for a minimal installation of ADB (see the linked question and its answers for details).

Here is the home project page for adb and fast boot install for Mac from Google.
Here is the download page from the same source.
description
this script installs ADB and Fastboot to /usr/local/bin/ on Mac OS X. You can uninstall using the Uninstall ADB.sh script provided.
how to install

from terminal

Run ADB Install Mac.sh from Terminal (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app) and then restart Terminal. If you wish to uninstall, simply run Uninstall ADB.sh ADB and Fastboot will be moved to /usr/local/bin/

from command

On Mac OS X (and some Linux distros) you can drag and drop your install file into your terminal windows and press return (or enter) and the script will run.


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Can multiple user profiles see each others' data or photos?
Some specific cases:

What about browsing the drive when connected to a computer via USB?
Is the owner profile able to see other users' data or photos?

In my basic tests, it seems that the user data and photos are isolated when using USB MTP connection. But what if a user installs a File Manager app? Or is there a way to do USB Mass Storage that would expose all the data for all users?


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Is there a way to "mute" an alert tone that's already in the process of playing?
I've got a Samsung Galaxy S5 and have it set to play a fairly loud 15 second alert if I get a text message in the middle of the night (I'm frequently on-call).  I usually wake up within the first 5 seconds and would like an easy way to stop the alert from finishing the rest of the playback.  Is this possible?
On other phones (for example Blackberry), pressing virtually any button would silence an alert in progress.  That doesn't seem to work for the Galaxy S5.

What happens if you move your phone to silent mode while the sound is still playing?  2.  Could you get your boss to phone you (instead of sending an SMS) when s/he needs your services in the middle of the night?


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What's really 'third party applications'?
I would like to know what's really third party applications in android.While I was referring Android development it says that application layer consist of:

Native apps
Third party apps
Developer Apps

I know that third party applications are those which are not developed by the first party(provider of the operating system) as mentioned in third party applications.But I think when it comes to android third party apps and developer apps are same isn't it?Could anyone help me.

I honestly couldn't understand the separation between native apps, 3rd-party apps, and applications (all of those are applications on my dictionary). As it was quoted from the book (which we couldn't get access unless we buy it), does it also explain the difference between those, or only mentioning this? If it does, could you also quote and add it on the question?

@AndrewT.:Oh sorry.It was really Developer Apps not Applications as I edited the posted.Could you tell whether third party apps differ from Developer apps.As the answer stated by Izzy both should be same because both are neither developed by the OS nor the manufacturer.

I guess in this context, "developer apps" stands for apps not installed from any "market" – but those you write yourself and test-install via the corresponding development frameworks. In the context of "signatures" (see my answer below): AFAIK those apps are signed with "development keys", so they again have a kind of "special signature". I must investigate deeper into this to tell the exact difference from a user's point of view, though.

Short version
Every app other than "OS and manufacturer apps" means "third party apps".
TL;DR
Third party apps are those provided by a, hrm, third party. Though the following terms are non-existent, you can visualize this as follows: First party is the one providing the OS (AOSP/Google), second party the manufacturer (adding his own apps).
Basically, this can be read as: Everything that didn't come pre-installed. This is what the term "third party" normally is used for1.
Technical background
You find some technical background in Android's permission system. If you browse the related pages on Android Developers or see my App permissions explained, for some permissions you will encounter the phrase "not for use by third party apps" (or similar). How does the system decide what makes a "third party app"? It looks at its signature and compares that to the OS and manufacturers' signatures. If the app's signature doesn't match any of the two, it's a "third party app".
"Developer Apps"
In your question, the focus was to decide between "third party" and "developer" apps. Basically, in practice developer apps are rather a "sub-group" of "third party" apps. As the corresponding developer page states, to make debugging an app during development easier3, it can be signed "in debug mode":

You can sign an app in debug or release mode. You sign your app in debug mode during development and in release mode when you are ready to distribute your app. The Android SDK generates a certificate to sign apps in debug mode. To sign apps in release mode, you need to generate your own certificate.
[…]
You can run and debug an app signed in debug mode on the emulator and on devices connected to your development manchine through USB, but you cannot distribute an app signed in debug mode.

Thus "developer apps" can be told by using a known "debug certificate". As the quoted source states, this should not be used with "released apps" (e.g. a developer shouldn't publish any app signed this way)2.
Further readings

Application Signature Verification: How It Works, How to Disable It with Xposed, and Why You Shouldn’t
Android Fake ID Vulnerability Lets Malware Impersonate Trusted Applications (describes a bug exploited to work around signature protection, allowing any app to pose as "signed by OS or manufacturer", which was fixed e.g. with Kitkat)
Android signature mechanism (describes the difference between "ROM signature mechanism" and "Third party APK Signature mechanism")
Digital signature (general background of what a digital signature is and how it works)

1: though technically it might be not fully correct (example: in this context, what would an app be called which you manually installed, when it were signed with the same key as the ROM itself – i.e. was coming from the manufacturer?)
2: This is for security reasons. Apps might be able to access other apps' resources when using the same signature – a fact used e.g. by "addons" for specific apps written by the same developer (as the already named source e.g. puts it: Android allows apps signed by the same certificate to run in the same process, if the applications so requests, so that the system treats them as a single application. And: Android provides signature-based permissions enforcement, so that an app can expose functionality to another app that is signed with a specified certificate. By signing multiple apps with the same certificate and using signature-based permissions checks, your apps can share code and data in a secure manner). Using "your own" certificate protects "your" app from being accessed by "other developers' apps".
3: AFAIK you cannot install an "unsigned app", so signing it is a must. When "signing" an app, one usually needs to provide two passwords (one for the keystore holding your signatures, and one for the signature itself). Using "debug mode" signing, this can be avoided, as this uses an internal signature of the SDK with a password known by the development tools. This makes debugging a lot easier, as you don't have to type the two passwords over and over during the "compile › test › compile › test again › .." process.

:That's a good elaborative answer.But could you tell is there any need in signing an app in debug mode.

As described by my (again updated) answer: "make debugging an app during development easier". I'll include a little background on that with "yet another update". After that, let's clean up our comments (deleting those obsoleted by my updates to the answer), shall we? ;)

:Okay.But could you tell me what really means by the signature of an app.Does it mean who really developed it(whether it's OS,manufacturer) or does it mean anything else?

That's going a little deep into the technical part. You might wish to refer to Wikipedia for this. Basically, it means who signed the app, which usually is the developer. As with a paper being signed by a (hand-written) signature, a digital signature demonstrates the authenticity of the signed data (here the .apk).


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Which custom recovery to use for Chinese Samsung Note 3 Neo SM-N7506V?
I bought a Samsung of the above mentioned model here in China and I want to flash Gapps on it. I understand the process to do so is

rooting it,
flash a custom recovery program like CWM or TWRP
install the gapps zip in the recovery mode of the phone.

I successfully rooted it via Odin and C-Flash.
The problem I encounter is that I can't find a custom recovery that works on my model.
CWM does not offer any.
I tried TWRP, but with this my phone got bricked and I needed to install a new firmware.
Repeated googling did not produce any answers to my questions.
Please help me out,  I would be happy to use gapps as on a European phone.

Try putting all .so files from the zip into /system/lib and all apk files to /system/priv-app (4.4+) or /system/app (<4.4)


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Where are Messages and other data like Application caches or even Applications saved?
Where are the Datas like Messages or Applications exists, i have looked at many stackexchange's Android questions and found that its in data/ location, but when i tried searching for data/ but find data/ in android/ folder i.e Android/data/**, i did'nt find anything in it like .APKs, and even i tried formatting both internal and external(SD Card) storage, but after opening "Messaging App" it shows every messages, even tried restarting my phone because i thought the messages should be loaded up already in the memory, and the applications still exists in my phone after formatting internal memory and removing external memory card, are they installed on a other disk where the OS is installed, because even 3rd party apps can be seen in the Apps list like Hike and WhatsApp, where are the 3rd party Apps installed other than SD card and Internal memory, i have'nt done anything like rooting, i have Micromax Canvas 2+ A110q (Jelly Bean OS), Can anyone tell where does my device installs those third party Apps.

In short: I have formated my Internal SD Card on my PC through USB cable, and removed the External SD card, and restarted the device, but still Messages and Apps can be seen even 3rd party Apps messages(i.e hike's and WhatsApp's Messages).
Thanks in advance!!

You might wish to see Android Folder Hierarchy, where the locations in storage are explained.

You might wish to see Android Folder Hierarchy, where the locations in storage are explained. Basically, you need to distinguish between different partitions:

System partition (/system): This is were the Android system resides, together with the "pre-installed" applications.
Device internal storage (/data): This is were your 3rd party apps go by default. All your user data (including data from all apps) usually go here as well (/data/data/<package_name> for apps' data)
Internal and external SD cards: They serve as "external storage", mostly for your music collection and documents. Apps might place data here as well, and – depending on device and ROM – you might be able to partially move apps here (e.g. using app2sd).

So it's pretty clear: Even if you formatted all the "external storage" (your SD cards), most apps would remain – as they are installed on either internal storage, or in system space.

And i was searching data\ in my int. and ext. cards, but can i access the system\ and data\ Partitions through my PC? i mean is it possible to get into those partitions even through my phone, but through PC would be better, thanks for your intrest!! it really helps...

Whether on the device or from the PC, that's only possible if the device is rooted – as Ash-Ishh already pointed out. Though you can access the partitions also without, you can't access the directories you're interested in (e.g. /data/data).

Messages are stored in /data/data/(apps package name) folder which you cant access since your device is not rooted.
There are built in options in these app to delete conversations
( e.g in whatsapp go to settings>chat setting>delete all conversation)
You can also delete this data by going to settings>apps>App  which you want to delete data e.g:Whatsapp>clear data
(NOTE: If you will clear data you have to log in agian in app(whatsapp/hike) and dont select restore conversation in whatsapp)

Oh so it means i have to root my device to get the data\ folder??, but i dont want to do such a thing to my phone, but as many developers(No matter of which platform) knows every apps needs to load their datas on startup of the application, so there must be a disk or storage device where the applications and the OS is installed, becase i found that hike and whatsapp applications can still be opened after formating and removing bothe int. and ext. cards, so where is the applications placed in the device??

if not in the inernal SD card and External SD Card??

Its not in Internal or External Sdcard there is seprate space for this in ./data/data directory.
If you want to delete you can also follow other option available in answer.

I dont want to delete any thing but just want to know how to get into it and copy it, im not an Android developer, i will use my PC to get into it, as the SDK i heard provides ADB, which can be used to talk to my device thorugh my computer...

You need Rooted device  to access it without which you can not do it even through adb


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Nexus 5 with cracked screen - Screen is always off when in a call
I cracked the screen of my LG Nexus 5 (running Android Lollipop 5.0.1). This seems to have made the proximity sensor go haywire. Now, whenever I make a call, the screen immediately goes black and stays that way. Hitting the power button makes it come back for a fraction of a second sometimes but not reliably.
I've enabled 'power button ends call' just to have the option of ending a call, but calling automated services to top up my phone credit or pay a bill is impossible since I have to use the on-screen keypad to which I have no access.
I have used the ProximityScreenOff-Lite app before upgrading to Lollipop and it was working. After the upgrade, however, no matter what settings I use it doesn't work any more. Is there a way to force the screen to stay on during a call in stock Android 5.0.1? Are there any other apps to try? Anything to just completely disable the proximity sensor since its useless as it is anyway?

Just so you don't think you're crazy, I have this exact issue.  Cracked screen, can't use Google Hangouts for calls because the screen immediately goes black.  Sometimes cleaning the glass over the sensors at the phone helps for a call or two.

See https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/133160/screen-turns-off-during-call-due-to-problem-with-proximity-sensor-xperia-z3-co

Proximity Fix app helped me on Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and in the reviews, fixed it for Nexus 4 as well. Maybe it is worth a try?
EDIT: Disable Proximity Sensor AOSP thread may give a pointer on disabling proximity sensor by echo command.

Sure! Keep up the good work. :)

Proximity Fix app doesn't exist anymore...


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Control android tv-box with my tv's remote?
I have an AmLogic M8 android tv-box which has an ir-reciever on it. The box came with an ir-remote that works fine. But I would like to use only my universal remote that comes with direct tv to control everything (I'm already using it to control my tv). I'm wondering if the is an app that can learn arbitrary ir codes and assign them to remote control functions.
I know how to control the box with my phone through ir as well as VNC, UPNP,DLNA etc, but I don't want the phone involved (so the kids can use it as well, they don't have phones).
I'm also aware that there are "learning remotes" that you can point your crappy remote at and it will learn it's signal and you can assign it to a button. This does exactly what I want, and I'll get one as a last ditch effort, but I'm wondering if I can do the same thing on my android box without buying another remote.

After much reading, I ended up achieving what I wanted thanks to CEC. Thankfully the M8, and my VIZIO TV support CEC, which I had never heard of before, and I can control the M8 with my TV remote control (actually I'm using my direct TV remote which is programmed to control the TV). The signals get passed through the HDMI cable.
I had to enable CEC on both the M8, and my TV. At first it didn't work, but I tried with another HDMI cable and it started working. Apparently not all HDMI cables implement the pins that are used to do CEC, and the cable that came with the M8 did not.

Yep, swapped cables. Stated on it in writing on the cable, HDMI with Ethernet.


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Mobile Data is Off but still i am being charged 0.041INR..Crazy issue on MOTO E.I am using Vodafone Karnataka SIM
I have very recently purchased Mote E. I have disabled Mobile data and work only with Wifi.
Even after this I see I am being charged with 0 MB data usage.
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I don't understand what is happening here. It is coming very frequently. I am very sure none of the Apps are using it since I uninstalled almost every app that I installed after this problem has arisen. I have checked data usage logs and it says 0 MB data usage and that none of my app have used any mobile data.
Why is this happening? Probably some check after wifi gets disconnected? I checked with android debugger but there is too many log statement... anything particular I should be looking at?
Any help or suggestion is apprecia

Guys..I have copied the Descripton here from one of the previous member who had the exact same problem..Since i felt why think and write the same thing when it is already written...

Well, first of all, I would check if mobile data is turned on/off on your mobile. If it's always turned off, then I suggest to contact their customer service and ask about the 0.041INR charge. Is it really because of mobile data? Is there any error from their side? Btw, I don't see the image. (PS. I would recommend to remove out your telephone no. or delete the comment altogether to prevent undesirable thing.)

First Check Out Settings>Data Usage  that if there is any usage of data connection by any built in app (as you mentioned that you have deleted third party apps)
If there is not any usage there.As @Andrew T mentioned It must be some problem with your network providers side. Contect them to sort out the matter.


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How to forward emails in MailWise
I use MailWise to check my Exchange emails.
Now I need to forward an email, but I can't find the function for it.
Can you tell me where it is?

Open the email you would like to forward.
Click on the "more" 3 dots. it is there under Reply all.

Yes, it works, if the mail has content. My email is a forwarded one and when I press the 3 dots, it just collapses or expands. Strange behavior.

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Two-finger swipe 'breaks' heads-up notifications on Lollipop?
I have a Nexus 7 (2013) and a Moto X (2014) running Lollipop. On both of these, if I get a heads-up notification (i.e., those that show up on top of the screen when the device is unlocked) and swipe down on it with 2 fingers, it 'breaks' further heads-up notifications:

I can't tap on them to open the responsible app
For, e.g., an incoming phone call with 'answer' and 'dismiss' buttons, tapping the buttons does nothing. I can't answer phone calls anymore!

I can still swipe to the side to dismiss the notifications, and they still disappear on their own after a few seconds. I haven't been able to find a way to get the correct behavior back aside from a restart.
Yeah, the obvious workaround is to not two-finger swipe on them, but it's second nature as that same gesture expands notifications in other contexts.
I'm guessing the problem is generic, but I've triggered it on Hangouts and Phone notifications.
Do others experience the same thing? Any known 'fixes' aside from restarting?

This is a bug, and it has been reported on AOSP Issue Tracker #79583.
As of current writing, the issue carries on to 5.0.1 Lollipop, reproduced on a Nexus 5. One claimed that the issue has gone on 5.0.1 (but didn't mention the device), and the rest still reported the same issue on it.
If you are interested in the follow-up, you might "star" the issue (I have done it myself).

Thanks for the pointer to the bug report - I've starred it as well.

I also posted this in the bug report thread, but if you are rooted, running pkill systemui will fix the problem (until the next time you try to do a two-finger swipe).
I created a small APK that runs this command as root (if your phone isn't rooted, I don't think there's any way to restart systemui):
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95864024717072257


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Can I safely downgrade my Sony Xperia SP?
I just upgraded my Sony Xperia SP (C5306) with Sony's horrible tool from 4.1.2 to 4.3 (build 12.1.A.0.XXX to build 12.1.A.1.207), but my phone now runs worse, and I don't like the changes at all!  Unfortunately, it seems there is no legal/official way to revert.
I am not computer illiterate, but have no experience with rooting and such, and everything I read warns about possible bricking and whatnot, so I am a bit weary of jumping into something and breaking my phone.
Is there something I can do that is safe to return to the old OS?  I'm so bummed as I seem stuck with this OS and I've deleted all my stuff when I tried doing a factory reset. :(
Thanks for any help!!!

Is there something I can do that is safe to return to the old OS?

Easy answer: No, there is not. You should flash it manually using, for example, flashtool (you don't need root).
Here is great guide which may help you.
Chance, that you hard brick your phone is really small If you flash right firmware.

Even if you downgrade, you are likely to get a system update again, as your device is "out of date". Additionally, "hard bricking" your device is very difficult, and really only achievable if you flash an incompatible bootloader. Everything else (often called "soft-brick") is easily fixable by just flashing the "correct" firmware, or sometimes as easy as wiping data/cache.


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Why is Call Waiting not available on Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread)?
From my Samsung Galaxy SIII's Phone application (on Android Jelly Bean 4.3), as long as my phone has credit, I can access the application's "Settings" screen via the menu key and then tap on "Additional settings" to check the "Call waiting (During a call, notify me of incoming calls)" feature. With this feature, when I am on the phone, if someone else calls me, then the speakerphone emits two beeps, followed by a pause, followed by two beeps, and at the same time displays a screen where I can answer the incoming call. The beeps are not audible by the party already taking part in the phone conversation. I then have the option of answering the new call, while putting the old call on hold, or reject the new call, optionally rejecting it by also sending a text message displaying the reason for the rejection (e.g. busy, etc...). In case the new call is answered, the other call is put on hold, and I can then either swap which party is on hold and which party is online via a button on the screen. I can even merge the two calls in which case I will be hearing both other parties at the same time and they will also be able to hear each other.
So, all in all, Call Waiting is a great feature because when someone calls you and you're busy on the phone, you still have a chance of at least answering the new incoming call if it is more important than the current call. However, this feature seems to be lacking on Android Gingerbread devices.
So, my question is, why is the Call Waiting feature missing from older Android devices? After all this feature has been available for a very long time on phone networks (including those times when there were no cell phones and this feature was available on landlines and was used mainly by people at work who made use of the feature at an additional cost)?
Thanks.

You'd basically have to ask Google (or the manufacturer, perhaps) this. From a completely literal standpoint, the answer is "because it was not implemented", but I assume that's not what you're looking for. I doubt anyone but Google would know why they chose to implement the features they did, though (and, conversely, why they omitted the ones they didn't).

It may be a Samsung omission rather than an android one as from manuals that Google has provided, Call Waiting is referenced in their documentation.
http://www.google.com/help/hc/pdfs/mobile/AndroidUsersGuide-2.3.4.pdf

Thanks for posting the link. How did you find it. I would like to view the manufacturer-independent Google guide for other versions of Android as well, such as 4.3, 4.4, and 5.0, to see what's different and what I can find. How did you find the 2.3.4 PDF and where can I find the PDFs for the other versions? I've searched the web but no luck. Thanks!!!

I looked up a Nexus S guide as this device runs the stock version of Android. For the versions you're looking at try finding manuals relating to Nexus devices i.e. Nexus 4 (Android 4.0) http://static.googleusercontent.com/media/www.google.com/en/us/help/hc/pdfs/mobile/AndroidUsersGuide-40-en.pdf


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HTC One V (GSM) Ruu
I would like change back the original factory/stock ROM on my HTC One V devices.
Currently is run an Cyanogenmod 10.1, but the device frozen in boot loop.
Device data:
Primo U SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.18.0000
RADIO-3381.24.00.23_M
eMMC-boot
How can I get back the stock/factory ROM?
Any help?
Thank you for your help!
Daniel

PrimoU RUU
This is about the most complete set of PrimoU RUU's I could find. There is also OTA's as well.

Can't answer on the boot looping without further details


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Google Contacts not Syncing to Phone
Although everything else is syncing from my Google account to my phone, my Google Contacts won't sync!  I have all of my friends' and family member's numbers in my Google Contacts.  Any ideas as to why everything but my Contacts would sync??

Maybe the SyncML library is missing. Please add your phone brand and model so we can assist you further.

http://www.droidforums.net/threads/when-does-google-sync-contacts.14278/

Head to your settings and find the personal account/sync option and then select google. Tap on the account in question and then if your calendar sync is off, tap it to enable it.


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Why does Google Now never think that I will arrive on time?
I have a Nexus 5 running Android 5.0.1.
Whenever a notification appears in Google Now about an upcoming event, it always tells me "The transportation mode you selected will not let you arrive on time", no matter how close the event is, and how long in the future the event is.
For example, I had the following notification today:

Something doesn't add up:

You can see from the clock at the top that it was 9:27.
The event was starting at 10:30, not that far away.
It tells me to leave at 10:23 (seems reasonable, given the distance)
But then it tells me I won't arrive at time

What's going on here?
By the way, I have Location Services turned on.

Maybe google now knows you are always late to events... kidding. That is interesting. Maybe even though you have location services on, it is unable to get an accurate location.

It wants you to leave 7 minutes before the party. It states that it takes 8 minutes to get there. Therefore you won't arrive on time. Just me, or is this logical?

@saloalv - but why not suggest leaving 1 minute earlier? Pretty much every time i have an event, it says the same thing.

@LeopardSkinPillBoxHat I do not know why it doesn't suggest leaving earlier, I was just stating the fact that if you leave as late as it wants, you'll be late, which is the reason behind the message shown in the app

@saloalv - fair enough. Unless the extra 1 minute is from the "light traffic" which is always added on to the minimum time.

I have the same phone and I'm getting the same message. I don't think it has to do with the traffic, or if it does it isn't calculated, because I have over an hour drive and it is always off by 1 minute. Did you ever find a reason or a fix?

I can hide the "error" by clicking the down arrow and selecting the car as transportation mode.

No fix yet @mikeyprog

@LeopardSkinPillBoxHat Ok, next time you get it try what I wrote above. It doesn't answer the why, but it has hidden the error for me.

Does it hide it permanently @mikeyprog, or just the one time?

It appears so, it lasted through a reboot, but after I added a test event I accidentally swiped away the card, so I'll have to wait.

It turns out it does not hide it permanently. It only works for that specific event.


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Ebook reader: open file (and the overall problem with closed source, dumbed-down app ecosystem)
I am a long-time, experienced Linux user, but I am a newbie android user. I am struggling with android: it seems the OS has been dumbed down so much for regular users, that even the simplest operations are difficult or impossible to achieve.
I have an un-rooted xperia tipo. The inbuilt 2GB memory card is almost full of applications. I have purchased and added a 32GB sdcard. Apparently with the xperia tipo, it is impossible to use the added sdcard to install more applications. I thought I would at least use the 32GB sdcard as a data store, for videos and misc. files. The problem is that none of the applications have "open file..." nor "save file as..." dialogs. The TED talks application allows to download videos, but saves it in the inbuilt, 2GB card, and not on the extra card. There is no option to say where to save the files to. I checked all the mobile phones settings and none seem to apply or to have any effect.
To make this question more concrete, here is a related problem I have with the google ebook reader. I can connect the phone on my kubuntu computer, mount the extra sdcard (but not the inbuilt one!), and from my computer's command line, create directories and copy some ebooks from my computer to the cell phone. The problem is that the ebook reader does not see them. There is no "Open file..." dialog.
Is there any, better ebook reader application that I could use to open ebooks that I have transferred to my big sdcard? Is there any way to have a "open file.." dialog? Is there a way to get google ebook reader to discover the ebooks I transferred on my card?
And, if you can answer this, is there a sane way to go beyond the dumbed-down limits of the "smart"phone? Would rooting the phone help in this respect? Is it the only way? Or should I put this to the dumbed-down application themselves?

I found a partial answer to my overall problem, and a good solution to manage my ebook collection.
The key was to go back to the sources of the Spirit of Open Source software. I installed F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/  a catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform. Browsing the repository, I found some good ebook readers, including 'Cool Reader' which fairly deserves its name. The good thing is that there is an embedded file browser, so that I can now easily browse and open my collection of ebooks that I copied over from my computer to the external sdcard.
Overall, I found that the problem is the messy ecosystem of closed source, dumbed-down applications found at Google Play. From now on, F-Droid will be my first source when looking for applications for specific needs. In the best tradition of Open Source software, the applications there will certainly evolve into solutions that are friendly both to the newbies, the average users and the power users.


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How to upgrade rooted Lava Iris 354E running Jelly Bean to Kitkat
My phone is rooted, has a 1GHz dual core processor and 215MB ram, and I want to upgrade it to KitKat from its Jelly Bean OS. Can I upgrade it?

This device doesn't meet the minimum hardware requirement to run Android Kitkat. Google has mentioned here:

Device implementation MUST have at least 340MB of memory available to the kernel and userspace. The 340MB must be in addition to any memory dedicated to hardware components such as radio, video, and so on that is not under the kernel's control.
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[The] /data partition MUST be at least 1GB.

In short, you should stick with your current OS, or buy a new device with better hardware specifications. Even if a hack is available out there to somehow run Kitkat, it's not worth considering the severe limitations on the hardware end.


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How can I block a service without uninstalling the app?
There was a similar question (How can I prevent services from running in the background? ) but it has been marked answered without an answer to the OP. And so, I'm asking a narrower question because I really want to block quite a few services I don't want to run. So, I have an app and need it, but to my surprise it keeps a service running, and no option to control it. I use the app say twice a month and don't want cpu and memory locked all the time. E.g. Rocket Player or 3D Live Weather or Maps.

There is an app called Greenify in Play Store. What it does is stopping the selected apps when the screen is locked. Will be very helpful in your case.
Note:  Rooting is not required.

I tried Greenify for some time but the net result on my battery life was zero or negative.  This is android 4.2.1.  Has anyone seen similar behavior?

I m using a 4.2.2 jellybean device.
I m suffered from same problem,but donn't worry i help you,
You have some options
1. You uninstall the app when you need install with cache by Es file explorer.
2. If you have root permission so frost it you can use some applications like titanium backup & restpre,lucky patcher,hide it pro...
It can freeze them when ever you want them unfreeze it...

I second MANI's answer to use Greenify. However, if you rarely use that app, there might be another interesting alternative:
You can use Titanium Backup to freeze an app, and create a specific shortcut to that on the desktop (chose Shortcut › Titanium Backup). The icon would show a locked app then. You could use it as any other app shortcut: it would unfreeze and launch the app, then freeze it again.
Similar behavior can be achieved using tasker, which has the possibility to change the "package state" (at least when using the Secure Settings addon).
Note that both options require the device being rooted – while Greenify in most cases works even without root access being available.