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Wifi connects for sometimes then disconnects and then never connects
Their is a big issue of WiFi in my phone when i first bought it...
My phone is a Spice Stellar Mi-439, Android KITKAT v4.4.2, 1GHz Processor, 512RAM, 4GB Internal, currently 16GB Expandable.
The problem is that Wifi connects when i switch ON the Wifi and enter the WiFi network but disconnects after sometime of browsing and never connects again even by switch the WiFi ON-OFF-ON and not even by disabling Data Connection. Neither it disconnects when in Sleep or StandBy Mode, it disconnects during browsing or any time. Whereas other users on that WiFi network don't complain about any issue like that. I have no control over that WiFi Network.
It only works when i reboot the set but again disconnects after sometime.
I didn't got any solution from internet for it.
Any knowledge about this issue?

I didn't find the solution for it but i found an app that automatically fix this issue without rebooting the phone...
WifiFixer
Hope this works for people having issues with wifi...
Thanks

I have been testing one of my app on spice stellar phones. The problem seems to be with the phones as the Mac ID keeps changing (yes, that right). It starts with a specific Mac and then suddenly the Mac ID exposed to the network changes and the phone is dropped from the network. If I Forget the wifi connection and reconnect, the same behaviour is observed at random intervals.

Hi, thanks for reply... So, have you got any solution for this, could this be resolved or not???

No buddy, only the developers who ported android on this model or just the wifi stack can fix the issue. In all probability spice doesn'the even have a team to do that. Most of the low cost mobile phones from these companies are straight pick ups of assembled pieces from China with their branding on top. I am not very sure about spice though. Long and short of it, buy another, Intex aqua Y (y something model) in the same price range is a better pick so far as performance and reliability is concerned.

ok, i can admire your anwser, bad luck for me... Thanks for the answer...

hi @Bhasar could you tell me which app you uploaded to test Mac ID of the phone???

If that's the culprit, I might have a work-around: one of those automation apps could be used to either periodically drop and re-establish the connection, or even check when that's needed (e.g. by monitoring the MAC address) and acting such only when needed.

What type of wifi network it is? Office, Institutional or personal home network?
Have you tested your phone for different wifi connection other than the one on which you are trying to connect now. If not test it. This would at least let you know where your problem lies whether the wifi router or your handset.

Thanks for reply @rajat, well its an Office Wifi network, i havent connecting to any other wifi network but i have tested my wifi with wifi hotspot, i didnt know where the problem lies...

Did it work on hotspot? And on which device did you tether hotspot?

yes, it works on hotspot unstoppable, i have tested it via Samsung Galaxy...

This conclusion is drawn as your phones wifi works perfectly with hotspot or other network. So there should be some problem with the WIFI provided by you company and your phone. May be you have to register and get some space for your device in the network ( IP ). Try to contact the Network Administer of your company. Many a times there are proxy networks, firewall installed in wifis provided in private organisations.

How far are you from the Wi-Fi router?
You might get disconnected, because you are simply too far.
I've made some measurements and from my experience, devices have different network detection ranges - my tablet disconnects when I'm 6 meters away from the router, mobile phone - 12 meters and laptop - 20 meters.

well, for this i have installed Wifi Analyser App previously, it always shows strong signal...

Go to your phone dialer
Dial *#0011#
When you see the "ServiceMode" screen, press the left menu button
Select "WiFi"
See that "Wifi Power Save Mode" button that is "ON" - well turn it "OFF"
Exit this menu, turn off your Wifi and turn it back on.

If you already entered all your wifi credentials, forget your network info (remove it) and re-enter it again.

This should fix your problem. Had the same problem with my S4 but it's fixed now.

Hi @LucasVL7, the second step is not working on my phone, it says "Connection problem or invalid MMI code"...

Oh excuse me. I think it's an Samsung related code then. Thought it was a default code.

any alternative idea about this u have???

No man, I'm sorry


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Xiaomi Redmi 1S: Deleted system and framework folders
I have a Xiaomi Redmi 1S. Through Root Browser app I unfortunately deleted system and framework folders. From then onwards my phone is not getting booted up. I tried wiping and resetting my phone from recovery (holding volume up and power button), but this did not work.
I backed my data up with an app called App restore and backup. The bakcup is in my SD card.
I'm waiting for a solution...

You will need to flash a new ROM, either the one you are currently running or another one for your device. Take a look at Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?

Go to your customer care of your mobile and they will repair your mobile free of cost if you are under warranty and if you are out of warranty then you will have to pay for it.

@Varun going to customer care will not solve the desired output they will simply re-flash it with the MIUI v5 software.So its better to reflash with the custom ROM previously flashed with.

The /system folder contains your operative system. That is why it won't boot anymore.
Xiaomi's default MiRecovery permits only installing a ROM located in your root directory (the main folder, corresponding to location /) and named update.zip. Since you can't access your phone directly, you have to put this file in it using your computer. This will include installing a better recovery.
This instructions are for a Windows system, if you are using another OS just tell me.

Step 1: Install Fastboot on your Windows system

Download this file, it is an installer for the strict indispensable tools you need to put files on your softbricked phone from your PC.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
Install it and say yes both to the adb and the driver questions.

Step 2: Download latest MIUI ROM for Xiaomi Redmi 1S

Download the last MIUI ROM for you device from the official MIUI Eglish forum. Move it to the C:\adb folder the installation process created.

Step 3: Reload your phone to fastboot and flash CWM

When your device is turned off, connect it to your PC via USB and hold the power and volume down button. You should see the MiBunny operating as a mechanic to an Android robot.
Open a command prompt in Windows (Start --> cmd.exe). Type cd C:\adb and then fastboot devices. You should see an hexadecimal code followed by "device". If not, tell me in the comments.
Now download the file you find at this link, it is our recovery.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95747613655040280
Extract the .img file you find inside and rename it recovery.img. Place it in C:\adb.
In the command prompt, address this command
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

Now reboot your phone to recovery using the power and volume up buttons. You should see the new recovery.

Step 4: Copy the ROM in your phone

While your phone is in recovery mode, type adb devices and you should see again a code and "device". Then move your rom .zip file in your C:\adb folder and address these commands:
adb shell
mount /data/
adb push nameofrom.zip /data/

Obviously replace nameofrom with the name of the zip archive of the rom you have downloaded (probably miui_HM1SWC_JHCCNBL50.0_42c35e6c1b_4.3). If you want, rename the zip to address the command with more ease.

Step 5: Install the ROM

When the push process has succesfully finished, navigate through your phone's recovery to install zip, install from internal memory or something like that. Select the zip you just pushed. It will start installing and, after finished, your phone should boot again upon reboot.

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I can't see new files throught windows explorer
i can't see my new(!) files on android throught windows explorer while i can do it by ES explorer or adb shell. Is there any way to fix it?

This is a common problem with MTP (Media Transfer Protocol). Android's file scanner hasn't added your file to it's index yet so you won't be able to see it in Windows Explorer. The scanner also runs only when your device is not connected to your PC and runs once at boot (usually at least) and once you plugged it out.

Thank you! But is there any way to programmicaly force its execution? For example by running an shell command.

As I have said: Usually if you unplug it, it will run.

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Nexus 7 (2013) stutters while playing games
My Nexus 7 device runs smoothly, until I try to play games with it. Whenever I try to play games such as Real Racing 3 or Riptide GP 2, it runs somewhat smoothly, but stutters randomly.
I ran some benchmarks for the device and nothing seems to be terribly wrong with my scores...although they seem to be slightly lower than average. (5-10% lower)
I'm guessing that the stutter has something to do with background processes....but there was over 1 GB of ram when I checked. (not playing the game) And I know its not a wifi issue because it stuttered with WiFi off.
Any ideas?

Try to clean cache, clean memory using some task manager. If it doesn't help, the stutters while playing games may be caused by lack of optimization of the games.

Also you can try factory reset.


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LG L5 E612 Random Restart Problem
I have an LG Optimus L5 (LG-E612) that has been acting up since five days ago. I would like to wipe device clean and do not mind if I lose data I have on device, however, I unable to do this.
Observable problems:

Device randomly restarts and subsequently ends up in state it was in when I first noticed problem---on December 25
An attempt to uninstall apps the normal way results in immediate device reboot
An attempt to uninstall apps via adb results in immediate device reboot
Factory reset fails

Configuration details are as follows:
Android version: 4.0.3
Baseband version: MSM7225A-1-AA
Kernel version: 3.0.8-perf
Build number: IML74K
Software version: V10b-NOV-12-2012

This is what I have tried so far:

Factory reset

Factory reset via 'Settings > Backup & reset > Factory data reset > Reset phone > Erase everything' fails---nothing happens
Factory reset using hardware keys combination(Volume- + Power + Home) fails---mobile device reboots after five seconds

Fastboot

Attempting to erase seemingly problematic partitions (cache; userdata) results in immediate reboot

ADB

'adb reboot recovery' results in device reboot after five seconds

KDZ Updater

I have attempted flashing... flashing process appears successful but problem still persists

Official LG Software Updater Tool

This was probably the last straw. I hooked up phone via usb, in debugging + PC Suite mode... this was a success but problem is still there

PS: I tried asking for help on XDA when I initially noticed problem, but nothing useful has come out of that thread.
Update #1: Observations Whilst in Safe Mode
When I boot device in Safe Mode (Power on and then pressing Volume-& Volume+ together), random restart behaviour diminishes. I can even uninstall apps. I even have full root access. However, problem resurfaces the moment I reboot device---the installed apps pop right back...
Is there anything I can do to permanently clean up and fix device?
Update #2: Manual data purge in Safe Mode
In a desperate attempt to delete all apps, I manually ran rm commands on /data and /cache... still no luck. Device returns to previous state after rebooting. I believe it is safe to say I have completely run out of ideas here...

What I do not understand is how the apps are being restored when I explicitly purge then. Running mobile device in Safe Mode would have been an option if only I could run apps I use often...


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phone crashing constantly
can you help me discover what is causing my phone to crash?
I've been having this problem for a while now but it seems to be getting worse. it happens at random and is almost like a RAM seizure.
the phone will freeze completely. whatever previous images will become suspended on screen and any audio playing will go into a stutter loop until either I yank the battery or it restarts on its own
I need to know whether this is hardware related, or if is an app causing problem or some kind of malware. how can I find a log or something to show what happened right before crash?
phone is a Samsung Illusion, SCH-i110 with 2.3.6 gingerbread
SuperSU pro and terminal emulator installed

For the starter, could you explain what do you mean by "phone crashing"? Does an app crash inside Android (successfully booting), or the phone suddenly freeze/shutdown/reboot?

sometimes it freezes and restarts on its own , other times it freezes and I have to pull the battery

Integrate these info from comment to the question by editing it. Also, what is your device model and Android version?

I put in the details


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How to make full backup of encrypted Lollipop Nexus 5 device?
This guide describes how to make full backup of whole memory block.
My N5 is encrypted with Android 5.0. As far as I understand new mechanism, it envolves dependency on some external data taken from separate hardware component (part of encryption key). Is it guaranteed that it will not altered after I factory reset and flash Android 4.4 ? And even if it's ok, is it possible finally to restore such backup ? (May be /dev/mmcblck0 is read-only or otherwise restricted due to way hardware-accelerated encryption/decryption works.)

The question is NOT about how to make full backup in general. It's already described in the guide I referred to. The question is about specifics applied to encrypted Nexus 5.

Related: Full Backup of non-rooted devices & How to backup an Android device? & How to do backups and updates properly with full device encryption?

I removed the Nexus 5 tag, this would relate to All encrypted devices with android 5.

You could decrypt the device for a backup, as that would make things much easier and I hope you make backups infrequently. Then do a Nandroid backup, and then reencrypt.

@Tamogna, it's not possible to decrypt already encrypted device (at least on Marshmallow). Only factory reset.

You can install TWRP for your nexus 5 (just Google it...).
It will ask you for your password when you enter the recovery. Then you can do a full backup.

I'm familiar with TWRP a little. It can not do full backup simply because it uses internal storage to save backup data. (At least for Nexus 5.)

Why you can't copy that backup data to your computer?

Why? I can. I said it's just not full backup, because it doesn't backup part of memory (userdata partition) used for storing backup being done. That's why I referred to the guide at very start of my question, which describes how to perform block-level copying of whole(!) memory directly to PC.

@ArtemPisarenko The link you posted shows how to do a backup of the whole memory block (in section "Back up of the whole memory block (via adb)"). That includes the userdata partition. You don't need to do it over wifi either. The problem is that userdata is encrypted. So you could instead copy just the decrypted block device, if you enter in the right password for TWRP to decrypt it. And yes, you can do the reverse and write the backed up userdata partition back to the android device.

The best option I found is making unencrypted backups with WugFresh NRT:

Turn on airplane mode (not related to encryption, just recommendation in order to prevent sudden changes in data during backup)
Make nandroid full backup (select all partitions available, for 'recovery' partion ROOT required)
Make data/media backup
Turn off airplane mode

These backups will be unencrypted.
Restoring process is symmetric and also doesn't depend on whether device encrypted or not.
If you want to keep backup data encrypted, just use encrypted virtual drive (BitLocker, TrueCrypt, etc.).

How does turning on airplane mode make the partitions unencrypted? Can you link to something that documents this? Also, in order to perform a nandroid backup you have to be in recovery, how do you turn on airplane mode in recovery? The radio would not be on in that state, so the device would already be "in airplane mode".

@RyanConrad, airplane mode isn't related to encryption, it's just general recommendation for overall process, because it consists of several steps and reboots in different modes (data/media part is done in normal operating mode when radio is on).

Just install CWM Recovery on your device. You will get some options under backup and restore.

You can effectively backup your current data/ROM and later restore at any stage.

Does it allow to import/export data directly(!) to external storage ? (Otherwise I don't see any difference with TWRP.)

Yes,  it allows backup to external storage.


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How can I root my Xolo Q1010i?
I have tried kingoroot, Towel Root, Framaroot as well as WMShua to root Xolo Q1010i but at last stage the message "Sorry Root Failed" appears.
Kernel version : 3.4.67
Please provide me with other ways.

It appears that the mentioned Root apps are unable to find a working exploit as I noted bellow, I think you will have more luck with rooting your device if you flashed a different ROM on it. (pre-rooted if possible).

Nup it didn't work..whenever I try to flash with different ROM,in fastboot mode it says that your phone didn't support flash..now what to do..

Okay, did you try this yet?

Okay will let u know if it works...thanks @Jordy..

Hello @Jordy..Thanks for your help.I have rooted my device.

Great to hear, enjoy your rooted device!

@GulamMohammed As you succeeded, may I ask you to answer your own question? There's another user in need who would profit from it. Thanks a lot in advance!

After Successful attempt, here's the complete step-by-step procedure of rooting Xolo Q1010i.

Root Xolo Q1010i Using Kingroot Android App

Download and install KingMaster, Kingroot and Kinguser android application from official website. The website is in Chinese language, but you can easily download using blue download buttons.
Open Kingroot android app and click on green round button. Your device may restart.
Now open KingMaster application from app drawer, you will get a pull down window! Click on root now button. You can also watch video for the same.
After few minutes KingMaster will root your Xolo Q1010i without KitKat update.

Root Xolo Q1010i By Flashing Pre- Rooted Android 4.4.2 KitKat Stock ROM

Framaroot will not work on our Xolo Q1010i after KitKat update. If you have stock Jelly Bean then you should use Framaroot method.
If not then, First we need to flash custom recovery on our Xolo Q1010i in-order to flash Pre-Rooted stock ROM.

Downloads:

MTK USB Drivers (Driver_Auto_Installer, 9.2 MB)
MT6582 Scatter File (500 KB)
CTR Recovery for Q1010i Only (6 MB)
SP Flash Tools v3.1352.01 (5.1352.01) (23 MB)
SuperSu Zip (2 MB)

Rooting Instructions

Download and extract all files. Place all Downloaded Files in the same place for easy access. I recommend you to turn off your antivirus to avoid permission related issues.

Install The MTK USB Drivers on Your PC by Clicking on Install.bat in Driver_Auto_Installer_v1.1236.00 folder.
Open SP Flash Tools folder and click on flash_tool.exe.  In The Flash Tool window Click on Scatter-Loading, Select MT6582_Android_scatter_emmc.txt and Press Open.

In Flash Tool Window Tick RECOVERY and Click on the Blank Green Space Beside It and select recovery.img.

Switch Off Your Device and Connect it to your PC. Now press on green download button at the top.
The status bar at the bottom will Change it’s Color Red Then Yellow and Finally show a Download OK Dialog Box.
Now disconnect your phone and close SP Flash tool.
Press and Hold Volume UP and Power Button Together till it powers UP.
Now your phone boots into Recovery Mode, In it Press Install Zip -> Choose Zip SDCard -> Select the SuperSu.zip You Placed Earlier in Your SDCard and Press YES to Install.
On Complete Installation, Reboot Your Device, CONGRATULATIONS ! You’ve Successfully Flashed carliv recovery on your device!

So now we need to flash Pre- Rooted Android 4.4.2 KitKat ROM into our Xolo Q1010i smartphone.

Download Pre-Rooted Flashable Zip of Stock Android 4.4.2 KitKat ROM.
Place SuperSu Zip (downloaded in first step) and Pre- Rooted KitKat in your SD Card.
Goto Recovery Mode, Go To Install -> Install from SD -> Select the ROM File and press YES to Flash it and Do the Same for the SuperSu Zip after Flashing completes.
Reboot, now you successfully flashed Pre- Rooted Android 4.4.2 KitKat Stock ROM on your Xolo Q1010i.

In other words, now you have successfully rooted your Xolo Q1010i with Android 4.4.2 KitKat update.
Source : Brief-Tutorials.

Thanks a lot, Gulam – also in the name of the "other user in need", who lacks the rep to comment here. Quoting him: Before I could read your reply, I rooted my phone through iroot. It got stuck in the first attempt. In the second attempt it rooted but did not install any superuser. I downloaded supersu and installed it. Also checked thru rootchecker. Its working fine. Thanks for all the help. Guess that means I should also upvote for him :)

Anytime @Izzy..:)

It appears that the mentioned Root apps are unable to find a working exploit for your device.
Did you try Towel Root yet?

I have tried it and it says that "This phone isn't currently supported".

Can u provide me some other ways @Jordy19 and thanks for the Towel Root...

Yes there are more Root apps. Please tell me which version of Android you use.

M currently using android 4.4.2...

Can u please help me @Jordy19

I suggest flashing a different ROM on your device and then you can root it.

Okay will let you know after trying with different ROM...thanks @Jordy19

I have tried flashing ROM but in fastboot mode message "phone doesn't support flash" appears...now what to do..

Take a look at this.

Hello @Jordy...I go through the link u described but it needs a rooted device for that and the first line in that has a link providing "How to root Xolo Q1010i"...In that they used framaroot..I have also tried it but it didn't work as I mentioned earlier..

Thanks for the help man..please suggest me other ways because I want to root my phone by any ways...

Here is the info I have found on how to do this:

Download and install Framaroot (donation app)
Open the application
Select "Install SuperSU"

Click on Barahir

You will now see a popup. Reboot your device now and you are rooted

I have tried it but it says exploit error...

Any other way to root @Ryan Conrad..


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insufficent storage space for apps
Have a new zenithink C95 tablet.Getting insufficient storage space error when installing apps.Have 16 gig internal flash drive and 16 gig SD card which still have 12 gig and 14 gig still available.Have nearly a page of apps loaded.Going into storage menu there is a 1 gig partition that the apps are loaded into,which is now full.Even though it is advertised as having 16 gigs internal storage for apps ,music,videos etc,you can't get any more than 950mb of apps on it,which is pretty useless for a tablet. EBay supplier of tablet says they are all like this,but will try and contact zenithink for maybe a firmware update.
Any ideas on sorting this out?
Thanks steve

Doesn't sound like you can do anything yourself (short of rooting the device, and installing a different ROM version).
I don't think as an Android user, you will be able to change how this (poor) design was implemented without changing the OS.

I don't have any ideas regarding your hardware configuration problem. But to solve your problem you can move your apps to SD card using stock android move to SD card feature or try third party apps such as Link2SD available on play store


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Is there any way to give phone rating according to its ram and processor data ? except benchmarks
I am trying to cluster phones of similar specifications together ie phones that have near about same performance i have only data of processors and ram associated with each phone , is there any way i can calculate which phones will have near about same performance ?

If the amount of RAM and the CPU's specs (no. of cores, clock rate) is about the same (+/-200MHz for clock rate) then you can assume they perform about the same.
Some manufacturers have inbuilt "Benchmark detection" that boosts up the CPU for instance to gain higher listings but practically you are unable to notice and use that.

Conclusion: As long as the amount of RAM and the CPU power is about the same, they all perform the same. Currently there is no major performance boost by other architectures, CPU models etc.
  Look out for different storage rates. A faster internal storage makes a phone perform way better in normal use.


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Does flashing a recovery only affect the system?
I am trying to get my stock recovery back so as, I could install my updates 5.0.1 on my nexus 5. I flashed my recovery from TWRP to stock recovery but my phone is now looping on boot animation screen.


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"APN settings are not available for this user"
My phone is a stock Nexus 4 from Google with the 5.0.1 Lollipop image from Google.
I've mistakenly hit "reset APN settings". Instead of resetting them to defaults, it wiped them off and grayed out the "add access point" button. I don't know what to do to gain access to this back.
I've tried launching the "Settings" activity from the terminal with root access (using the "su" command), see this answer, but the "Settings" activity crashes right after its launch.
What can I do? There seems to be a user permission problem. I'm using the only user account configured on this phone, besides the "guest" user.

Would factory resetting the phone be a viable option for you (losing all data in the process)?

Rather not. And it wouldn't guarantee this not happening again anyway, because the phone was freshly reinstalled  when I lost this permission.

I've found the problem: I had bad permissions on various MMS-related files that I've copied from a backup, especially inside data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/.
Files inside data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/ have to belong to the radio group and be owned by the radio user. CHMOD has to be at least 761.

So how did you fix the permissions problem ?

IIRC files inside data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/ have to belong to the radio group.

This didn't work for me. When I changed permissions in the telephony directory to 660 from 751 and rebooted I got non-stop com.android. phone error messages

Try 761, don't downgrade any permission

I encountered a different solution, as this didn't work for me. I wrote it up on this related post


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Adding events field to contact
I have a smartphone that running on android 4.1.1. When I create new contact or edit existing one, I want to add field with birthday of the person. The problem is I can't choose to add new field with type 'Events', there is no such option in menu after I click button "Add another field" when I edit/create contact. So the question is: how can I enable Events to be added when I work with my Contacts (like on the image below).

Maybe this post is related?

@AndrewT. , I have another smartphone (one I've taken screenshot from). It's Huawei Honor u8860. Its default Contacts app has Events. Of course, it might be only modification by Huawei developers and other Android devices doesn't necessarily have it.


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Sdcard not recognized after formatting
I own a mtk phone, a Wiko Rainbow (Wiko -- a french low cost phone brand) and I recently got a quite awfuling problem: the sdcard is no more recognized afetr having been formatted
The sdcard of the phone was no more recognized on any PC for some time. So I decided to format it so this issue be fixed.
Then I did.
But now, the phone doesn't recognized the sdcard at all. No way to see it in phone browser. the sdacrd doesn't appear in Settings> memory too.
I tried many kind of formatting : fast formatting, or not with Windows 8.1, I also delete the FAT 32 partition on sdcard, then recreate it in FAT32... No more success...
So I tried to access trough adb but no success...I get a strange error I've never seen when trying to cd to usual mouting point of sdcard (/mnt/sdcard1/)
The error: Transport endpoint is not connected.
Any idea so I recover my sdcard please ? that's really boring !
Thanks in advance
The phone has a stock recovery, is running android 4.4.2 KitKat, and is rooted.
[Edit] tested with an other Wiko Rainbow (which had some sdcard problem too) and same issue !! Exactly the same ! sdcard no more recognized with "Transport endpoint is not connected." issue trough adb ! I precise I used an other sdcard, but same brand that the first
So, to resume we have 2 phones Wiko Rainbow, 2 Samsung class 10 SDHC card, and exactly the same issue for the 2 devices ! Problem can't be software, because it's been updated some days ago for the both smartphones, and the problem didn't solve.
So I tend to think the samsung sdcard may be defective, due to too many R/W perhaps ? I have no idea.... Can somenone enlight me ?
Thanks in advance

Which software did you use to format the card?  Were you using a built-in or stand-alone card reader?

Hello, I used the basic format software of Windows fisrt (right clic > format > ), then I used Minitool partition software.  I used a SDHC card reader

I have found that any time I have formatted an sdcard in windows, android has an issue reading it. If you can, use linux (or a mac) to format the card, or have android format it. You can use a Linux "LiveCD" to boot in to linux to format. But really the easiest way would be to format it in android, on the device.

Hello,
First, have a great year :)  (it's 00:33 where I live). I hesitated to format with gparted because having very hard problem with the last time I formated a sdcard for Android. But I will try this, thanks for your advice. I hope it will resolve that issue... :)


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Kindle Fire Freetime Wifi Password
I bought my kiddo a Kindle Fire HD 7 Kids Edition for a present. I've set it up with a child profile and an adult profile. My problem is that no matter what settings I change, it always asks for the adult password when we tap the Wifi button when using the kids profile. Since the device is fairly non-functional without wifi, this is going to be a big problem when kiddo visits the other parent.
Settings I've tried:

Parental Controls -> Off and On makes no difference
Parental Controls -> Password Protect Wifi -> (Off) makes no difference, always asks anyway

I'm at a loss for what other settings to try changing, or if there is a way to make it ask for the parental controls password instead. It seems like it should ask for it by default, but it only accepts the lockscreen password for the adult profile. Which is really not in any way ok when she visits the other parent.

Add two adults profile...

Thank you for that suggestion. I managed to set up a second profile with an expired credit card number (it requires one). If you add that as an answer I'll accept it.

Add another Adult Profile for another parent. This way another parent can assist your kid with her own password.


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LG G2 sound randomly turns on from vibrate mode
I have a Verizon LG G2 (VS980) updated to Android 4.4.2, which I always keep on vibrate mode.
However, every day, at exactly 3 PM, without fail, it turns itself from vibrate back to sound. It doesn't matter whether or not it's charging, if it's on wi-fi or data, or anything else.
Any idea what may be causing this, or how I could fix it?

I had the same issue. Here is the solution which works perfect for me.
Settings>Sound>Quite Mode>Set quite time
after enabling quite timing, unselect all days and then disable quite timing.


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How do I do the emergency turn off Android device with embedded battery?
Imagine your device is hacked and you want to turn it off now (because of it is using network in bad manner), but the rootkit blocked all functions.
How do I forcibly turn off the device? I've tried holding the power button and the devide said it will reboot instead of shutting down.

Maybe it depends on the device, but on Nexus 4, when you hold the power for more than 5 seconds (someone said 15 seconds), it will be forced shutdown. What's your device?

I've tried on some HTC One (just the nearest device at the moment). I expected it to be device-independent.

Is this "forced shutdown" really hardwired or it is actually a command to some chip with flashable (i.e. infected) firmware?

I'm not sure on that, but it works on Nexus 4 running on stock Android (not infected at all). I'll test on other devices when I can access them.

Devices that have inaccessible batteries "hardwire" the power button to be a force off when held for a time, usually between 5 - 15 seconds. For the HTC One, I have read that putting the device under a bright light source is needed while holding the power. Source

On other device ("Huawei Honor 6") I see this tip in power button menu: Press and hold power key for 10s or more to forcibly reboot. OK, maybe force reboot is hardwired, but what about force shutdown?


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What is this Phone/Eye Icon in my notification bar on LG Volt?
This icon appears seemingly at random, especially on my lock screen but not always. I can almost guarantee it pops up if I make a screenshot but I am not sure. I am on an LG Volt phone from Boost Mobile, and I was able to (finally) screenshot this icon after wondering about it for over a month.
A screenshot of the image is here:
Any guesses or preferably solid answers to what this could be are very much appreciated! It only appears for a brief moment (sometimes not even a second) before it disappears again.
I want to reiterate I see it most on my lock screen, but there could be other times it happens that I am not noticing.
Thank you in advance for your assistance in identifying what this is!

This icon seems to be some "user is active" icon that notifies you when the device captured you looking at the phone, but not actively using it.
There is a similar icon I know from my Samsung device that is meant to do this. It will prevent the display from becoming dark/locking the device so you can read your article, book etc. without tapping on the screen to keep it bright and unlocked.
If you like you may be able to disable that feature (active camera uses quite some battery) in the Display settings under Smart Screen.
Reference: How to Enable Smart Screen on LG G2

Yes, this feature is like the "Smart Stay" feature on Galaxy S devices. Where it keeps the screen on while you are looking at the device.

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USB to ethernet not working on Samsung Galaxy S
I have Samsung Galaxy S Blaze with the following specs

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G SGH-T769
Android version = 4.0.4
Baseband version = T769UVMB1
Kernel version = 3.0.8-perf-T769ULVH5-CL990184
Model Number = SGH-T769

I am following this thread on XDA as I had the same problem reported on page 4.
I am using AX88772 compatible USB to Ethernet adapter (pluggable USB 2.0) and have successfully compiled drivers for Android ICS. I have also put the asix.ko into /system/lib/modules directory and loaded it with insmod.
I have connected the Samsung phone with Inateck USB 3.0 four-port hub where I have also connected pluggable USB 2.0 ethernet adapter. But the ethernet is not working:
root@hammerhead:/ # netcfg eth0 up
netcfg eth0 up
action 'up' failed (No such device)

1|root@hammerhead:/ # netcfg
netcfg
rev_rmnet8 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00001002 72:21:40:52:3e:20
rev_rmnet4 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00001002 9e:5b:78:bd:4b:89
rev_rmnet2 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00001002 a6:e7:62:d2:fc:c5
rev_rmnet3 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00001002 8e:9d:a8:c7:cc:94
rev_rmnet7 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00001002 ea:82:2f:72:9d:fc
rev_rmnet5 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00001002 82:db:fe:b7:a9:1d
rev_rmnet6 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00001002 be:db:eb:ab:b3:17
rev_rmnet1 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00001002 ae:87:e2:c4:c8:4e
rev_rmnet0 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00001002 4a:49:58:b0:1d:e4
rmnet4 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00000000 00:00:00:00:00:00
rmnet2 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00000000 00:00:00:00:00:00
rmnet3 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00000000 00:00:00:00:00:00
rmnet7 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00000000 00:00:00:00:00:00
rmnet5 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00000000 00:00:00:00:00:00
rmnet6 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00000000 00:00:00:00:00:00
rmnet1 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00000000 00:00:00:00:00:00
rmnet0 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00000000 00:00:00:00:00:00
p2p0 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00001002 8e:3a:e3:4c:21:28\
sit0 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00000080 00:00:00:00:00:00
lo UP 127.0.0.1/8 0x00000049 00:00:00:00:00:00\
wlan0 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00001002 8c:3a:e3:4c:21:28

root@hammerhead:/ # ifconfig eth0
ifconfig eth0
eth0: No such device

There is no mention of OTG driver and USB host driver. Are they installed by default? How do I check if I have these installed? Or, are they not needed?

Well, I got the solution. I was using Inateck HB4004G 4-port USB3.0 hub. I should have used an on-the-go (OTG) cable instead. When I used the OTG cable, the ethernet interface eth0 came up.
Here is the OTG cable for your convenience.

Some older USB OTG ports needed a powered OTG.  Even powered hubs didn't work on my Motorola Droid 1, whereas that did. Also, some USB Ethernet chips don't work on Android.

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Problem with Partitioned Internal SD card! I can't get full size back!
I have a Android Matricom G-Tab Quantum Tablet with 1 GB of internal memory (tablet and system Space) and a 16 GB internal storage.
I was running out of space in the 1 GB memory and since Android doesn't use the internal storage just for pics and videos I decided to partition it so I could move some apps with Link2SD.
I partitioned the 16 GB internal storage using MiniTool Partition wizard like this:

8 GB FAT32 as primary partition
The rest as an ext4 partition

The partitioning was done correctly, but when my tablet tried to read the internal SD it didn't show 8 GBs as I expected. It only showed 363 MB. So I connected the SD card to my PC again, and I ran diskpart and "supposedly" cleaned all the partitions from the SD card, deleting any partitions in the process and restoring back its original size and everything and formatting it as FAT32.
The PC shows that the SD card has a FAT32 partition of 8 GB and it lists 8 GB as the whole space of the SD, card so it's missing the space from the ext4 partition. When I open the Minitool Partition wizard it only displays the 8 GB FAT32 partition as the "whole" space and only partition of the SD card. There are no signs of the ext4 partition (or its space).
I put the SD card on a Linux based system to look for the ext4 partition, but with no effort Gparted only shows the FAT32 partition just like Minitool Partition Wizard!
Also, now when I connect the tablet to the PC, it also reads a second disk of 1kb but you can't open it or format it! I'm suspecting this has something to do with the issue, but I don't know what do with it!
Now in the tablet it only displays the 363 MB as internal storage, but I can't seem to access it from anywhere. I don't know where this 354 partition came from. If I put files on the 8 GB partition I can't access them on the device, and If I boot to recovery (Stock Android recovery) and try to open a file from the "internal SD card" it says:

"Cant mount /sdcard"

If I insert an external SD card I can only access it from the recovery, but from the device always shows the 354 MB as the only storage.
I also noted if I open the storage folder with a rooted file explorer it reads these folders:

sdcard0
sdcard1
sdcard2
extsd
usbhost

I remember that before all of this happened the sdcard2 folder didn't exist.
I have tried these apps to "restore" my internal SD card back to its full size but none of them has worked:

SD Card Formatter
Mini Tool Partition Wizard
EaseUS Partition Master
HP Format Tool

It's important to know that now when I open Mini Tool Partition Master and the tablet is connected, it crashes. If I open it without the the tablet connected it starts fine. After it starts, if I connect the tablet to the PC and refresh the device list, it loads the 8 GB FAT32 disk and the 1kb with no partition disk. If I click the 1kb disk it crashes and closes abruptly!
I also tried a bit of testdisk but I don't understand it very well. Supposedly it restored my partition table but I cant see a difference.
If I connect the tablet as an media system I can access 354 MB storage!
I inserted a 2 GB external SD card and it reads the external SD card, so I partitioned the it (1 GB FAT and 1 GB ext2) and when I inserted it back it only read 354 MB just as the internal SD card! Also, if I connect the tablet with the external SD card to the PC, it only lists the 1 GB FAT partition and doesn't list its ext2 partition nor the internal SD card! I went back and deleted all the partitions from the external SD card and inserted it again, and now it displays its 2 GB size correctly!
Is there other way to access the internal SD card?


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Google Earth opens to a black screen after latest update
Google earth want black screen 2 updates ago, is there a fix for this yet? I have tried twice to reload and it still comes up black screen. I have also tried reverting to an older version, that worked until a new update made it go black screen.
Device is Samsung Galaxy Tab 4

Similar to http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/87141/google-earth-showing-only-a-black-screen-on-samsung-gt-s7582l-how-to-solve

What worked for me in a Samsung Galaxy Duos 2 may work for your tablet too. It look like the same problem.
The solution is to downgrade to version 7.x of Google Earth.
To downgrade, for example, download apk from here: http://google-earth.en.uptodown.com/android/download/52238
You will have to enable installation from unknown sources: http://gs4.wonderhowto.com/forum/enable-unknown-sources-android-install-apps-outside-play-store-0150603/
Then disable auto updates for Google Earth: http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/08/21/psa-as-of-play-store-v4-3-10-you-can-finally-disable-automatic-updates-for-certain-apps-and-update-all-will-honor-these-settings/
Periodically try to go back to newest version and check if the BUG, if it is a BUG at all, resolved.


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S4 cant unlock my phone
I have a galaxy s4. I had the screen locked with a pattern. My 1year old daughter got a hoed of my phone and after the 5 incorrect patterns it asked for the pin. I entered the pin incorrectly  5 times so it asked me to wait 30 secs before trying again. Now I have the bar that says type pin code but when I tap the bar to type it in the keyboard does not pop up as usual so how do get the keyboard to pop up to enter the pin. I have tried restarting the phone, by pressing restart and shutting down and powering back up the phone  and  taking out the battery.

What specific code is it asking for? Cell phone companies can give u your plu code to enter and unlock to restore phone. Or performing a master reset manually..keyboard won't pop up right?


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Nexus 7 + Windows 7 = "A device attached to the system is not functioning." when transferring files from Nexus to Windows
I connected a Nexus 7 (rooted Android 4.4.2) to my laptop (Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate). I see Nexus 7 in Windows Explorer and can browse the files in the Nexus 7, but when I tried to move files from Nexus to Windows I get the following error from Windows Explorer:

Reconnecting the Nexus 7 didn't help. Restarting Windows 7 did solve the issue, but I'm curious to know what can caused this error.

Same here. Don't know why this would be downvoted.

If you haven't already, try a different USB port and make sure your Nexus is unlocked. Afterwards get the newest Google USB drivers and manually replace the drivers through Device Manager.

Didn't work but accepted to avoid Roomba.

@FranckDernoncourt No need: open questions will only be roombad if they don't have any answers. Accepting the answer doesn't make any difference to roomba.

@DanHulme Prevent Misha / community from removing answer

@FranckDernoncourt Upvoting is enough to prevent that. If the answer doesn't work for you, accepting it just makes you less likely to get better answers.

@DanHulme Upvoted answer may be removed by the poster

using another cable solved this problem for me.

IMO if it works than it is an answer. There is not more that can be written though the poster could have commented on the  usefulness of the accepted answer to them.

Same here. With a good quality cable I still found that it would fail after the first few files. Tried with the original manuf cable (LG) and it worked much better.


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thomson android mid1002
i have just recently got a thomson tablet for christmas after having it all set up it worked great for a couple of days when i turned it on a couple of days ago it booted up great until i got to the lock screen the a message saying android is upgrading starting apps came up when the slide screen appeared again after 2 seconds it jumped back to the android word logo and has been doing that for three days now. every now and then it will bring up an error message saying "unfortunately the process.com.android.phone has stopped working"how do i fix this please help.


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Bind action to hardware key combination
I know that long-pressing power + volume down hardware buttons for a second or so on any screen takes a screenshot - I was hoping to bind an action to the power + volume up combination (specifically I was hoping to make it take a photo without having to open the camera app).
I've looked at a few apps that I thought might do it but they all seem to only allow for remapping of individual hardware buttons/long-presses of individual buttons, not assigning an action to a hardware key combination like this.
I'm currently using cyanogenmod 11 with xposed installed, so an answer requiring either or both would work (although I didn't see any options in cyanogen or modules in xposed that would do this).

Related: How to create a hardware shortcuts in Android 4.3?

I've come close but I still can't launch an action at the same time when two keys are pressed in combination like the way we do for taking a screenshot. Anyhow, you would need:

AutoInput (for Android 4.3 and above) with Tasker, both are/have paid/7-day full trial, or
Xposed Additions (needs root access) with Tasker  to make key combination(s).

The inconvenience in this solution is that unlike pressing both keys at the same time you would have to do it in sequence. That is, press/hold Vol Up followed by Power button. The timing between these key-presses is flexible.
Single key-press
Use AutoInput with Tasker if you want to launch your action with single  key presses combination i.e. only press a key one time but don't want to long-press the keys.

In Tasker create an Event based profile from Plugin →  AutoInput →  Key → Configuration:

Keys: Volume Up
Key Action: Key Down

Create a task in it named "AutoInput Volume Up" and create following actions in it:

Variable → Variable Set:

Name: %Kset
To: 1

Task → Wait → Seconds: 1
Variable → Variable Set:

Name: %Kset
To: 0

Explanation: When the single Vol Up press is detected the custom variable %Kset would be initialized to a custom value 1 and then we would wait for one second (under this one second you would've to press the Power key). We're then initializing the variable to 0 because our solution demands it, otherwise, our main task of capturing a photo would be executed just by  a single press of Power key.
Repeat step 1 but select Power key instead of Volume Up key.
Create a task in it named "AutoInput Power" and create following actions in it:

Task → If → Condition: %Kset eq 1
Plugin → AutoInput  → Modes:

Configuration:

Key Suppress: Enable
Keys: Power

Timeout: None

Optional action -- Alert → Flash → Text: Commencing launch
Media → Take Photo → customize it as per your needs.
Repeat sub-step 2 of step 4 but do Key Suppress: Disable.
Optional action -- Task → Else.
Optional action -- Alert → Flash → Text: Psst: You're too late Jim!

Explanation:

In our first action we are checking whether the variable %Kset is set to 1 and if yes then the second action would block Power button press from getting passed to system since normally Power key-press would put the device to sleep and lock the screen.
Optionally flash a custom toast signalling that combination was successful.
Let the Tasker capture the image using the settings provided in that action.
Disable Power key suppress since otherwise, you would never be able to use that button normally, as long as key suppress is not explicitly disabled  or AutoInput's accessibility is running.
Else statement is optional but could come handy since in the beginning your consecutive key-presses may not be in coordination so the custom toast in next action would hint you that the combination wasn't successful.

That's it. Go to Home screen or to any non-Tasker app, press the Vol Up key and then the Power key under a time period of one second (don't worry, you would get a hang of it, or else, change the wait period) and you would see Tasker opening its custom interface, a picture would be captured automatically and you would be taken back to what you're originally doing.
Hurray!

Long key-press
Some people may not like single pressing both the keys since they are not habitual or may feel odd to use them in that coordination. In that case, provided that you've root access and Xposed Framework installed, you can use Xposed Additions to set long key-press actions for your keys.
For custom action to be set to those keys we would need Tasker. Create the two tasks named "AutoInput Volume Up" and "AutoInput Power" explicitly in Tasker, only if you didn't follow Single key-press section.

In that app go to Button → set Long press delay time → Add new key → tap Vol Up key → select the new key entry.
Tap Add new Condition  → Screen On → → select the new entry → check Long Press and tap on that entry  → scroll down to Shortcut → Task Shortcut → AutoInput Volume Up.
Repeat step 1 but do it for Power key.
Repeat step 2 but select AutoInput Power under Task Shortcut.

Whenever Xposed Additions is enabled and activated in Xposed Framework, on any long-press of a button/key set under that app, you would feel a slight vibration. That vibration would help immensely to know when to release the first key and long-press the other key.
Try it because it's fun.

Note that AutoInput is available only for Android 4.3 and above

Given the amount of time between between my original post and this response I suspect this is as close to the original goal as is possible at the moment. Sadly my power button is broken at the moment (and I've already got long press actions for the volume buttons) but I'll give this a go once it's fixed, thanks :)

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How can I root LG G3
What do I have to do to root my LG G3?
There are multiple variants of this device:

D855 : International Version
D850 : AT&T
D851 : T-Mobile
VS985 : Verizon
LS990 : Sprint / US Cellular

To add to the How do I root my Android Device

DISCLAIMER: ROOTING YOUR PHONE WILL PROBABLY VOID YOUR WARRANTY FROM BOTH THE CARRIER AND THE MANUFACTURER. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO ACCEPT FAULT FOR ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS OF ROOTING, THEN DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER. HERE BE DRAGONS.

For more information, and other devices see How do I root my Android device.
PurpleDrake is a set of scripts that will root your LG G3 device and optionally install TWRP recovery by TeamWin.
It works with just about all variants of the LG G3. You can see the PurpleDrake supported devices in their spreadsheet on Google Docs.
TWRP will allow you to easily apply new ROMs to your device. Which is especially helpful, since it is recommended that after you root you should disable OTAs.

You will need the USB drivers if you are on Windows:

Verizon
All other models

Download PurpleDrake Scripts (currently R03)
Extract the files to a folder you can easily get to.
Open the folder
Run PurpleDrake

a. OSX: Doubleclick purpledrake_osx
b. Linux: In a terminal.

chmod +x purpledrake_linux.sh
./purpledrake_linux.sh

c. Windows: Doubleclick purpledrake_windows

Follow the instructions from within PurpleDrake.
After running PurpleDrake, you will still have to install an app like SuperSU, as PurpleDrake does not include one.
Disable OTA [Source]

You will probably want to disable the OTA's. From here on out, if you get an update Over-The-Air, you may lose root, or worse, your unlocked bootloader.
From Dialer: 3845#*851# [Replace 851 with your device model number, 850, 855, 990]
Go to WLAN Test => OTA Setting => OFF

If you install TWRP, then you must be aware, you may run in to issues if you do not disable OTAs.
Some "patches" that come down from the carrier will still notify you even if OTAs is disabled. DO NOT INSTALL OTAs IF YOU INSTALL TWRP, YOU WILL GET STUCK IN A RECOVERY LOOP.
If you get stuck in a Recovery Loop because of an OTA, do not panic, these things always have a fix.
From the TWRP recovery terminal commands enter the following:

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fota
  PRESS ENTER, THEN TYPE
  dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/misc
  PRESS ENTER
REBOOT


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Move multiple apps to SD card
Is there an app or a way to transfer multiple apps to the SD card? It's slow and tedious to just use the "move" button in the app settings.

I used to use two related apps which were quite helpful.

SDMove - Lists all currently installed applications which can be moved to the SD card and facilitates doing so.
SDWatch, which runs in the background and watches for app installations. When it sees one, and the app can be moved to the SD card, it gives you a notification which takes you to the settings for the app so that you can move it.

You'll still need to move each one one at a time, but SDMove does reduce the number of taps required.
There are other, similar, apps in the Play Store.

The above app links are dead

These apps don't exist anymore.

A late post but I think AppMgr III
can help.
In order to move apps directly you must have a pro version of it . Although the free version is not that bad. It shows you the apps that can be moved, along with the consequences (like unavailability of widgets, etc). It also reduces the need of some extra clicks for moving apps to SD, so I think it's cool, though not the best.


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Android simulator on Eclipse eats HD
I've found that the Android simulator in Eclipse eats up my hard drive.  I use an app to monitor my hard drive use, and I've found that when I start it up, it uses about 150MB of space on my hard drive while it's running.  When I shut it down, I usually get that space back.  However, if I have to close it due to it hanging or something else it will sometimes not give me all the storage back.
As an example, I was just using it and had to open 2 instances due to the first instance not working.  When I closed Eclipse and closed all the instances of the simulator, I was not able to recover 100MB of data from the simulator.  The simulator (and Eclipse) was the only application running on my computer, my computer was not connected to the internet for the duration of my use of the simulator (I had the Wifi card turned off), and this only happens when I use the simulator, so I doubt it's malware or a virus (plus I use a Mac, which makes it even less likely).
How can I clean up the disk space used by the simulator?  My hard drive is not that big, so if it costs 100MB of space every time I use the simulator it will kill my hard drive very quickly.
Thanks.


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Sending mulitple pics via email
How do I send multiple pics via email on my Android Samsung S5? It says only 10 pics can be sent... when they are attached and emailed... recieve error 'failed' as a result in the outbox. Is there a setting that needs to be turned on and if so where?


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Rooting my Galaxy s4
I just can't.  I just switched from an iPhone to a galaxy s4 and i don't even know whwhere to start. It's version 4.4.4 model sgh m919 and it's so complicated I dont even know where to begin.

possible duplicate of How do I root my Android device?

Possible duplicate of http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/1184/how-do-i-root-my-android-device. Please use the search first before asking questions that have already been answered.

This is not a duplicate. If you look at the How do I root my android device you will notice that the SGH-M919 is not in that list. We allow a "how to root" question per device. A search for SGH-M919 did not return anything that told me how to root that device. Once a device is answered, that question is updated to contain the question. I also suggest you look though the rootint tag-wiki.

Furthermore, if you take a look at our rooting tag-wiki, you will notice we don't close any rooting question as duplicate to that one (at least not anymore since 01/2012). One rooting question per device is permitted, and then will be linked from that index. A second question still might be valid in case the described method is "expired" (e.g. only valid for a previous version of Android).

I ran into this problem with the SGH-M919 NK2 (4.4.4) build as well.  Unfortunately, none of the one-click Root programs work as of right now, such as Kingo or iRoot.  BUT!!  Good news is that the NH7 Odin root package works to root the device.  So, to  go to this link, and download the root file.
http://download.chainfire.eu/328/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-jfltetmo-jfltetmo-sghm919.zip
Next, download Odin3, and follow these simple instructions from XDA:
http://www.jayceooi.com/how-to-install-galaxy-s4-firmware-i9500-i9505-with-odin/
Now, manually download SuperSU, or SuperUser from the Play store.
Voila!  You are now rooted on the NK2 build!
REMEMBER...you will be using the CF-Auto-Root[.tar.md5] in the PA box.

Thanks for providing an answer. But, really, as it stands, this is only a partial answer. The actual steps are linked to an external site. Which you state "instructions from XDA", but the link is not XDA. You should see the help center: How to reference material written by others.


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How can I root my 4.4.2 Razr Maxx HD Verizon
I've tried everything that I can think of to try and root my Razr Droid Maxx HD Verizon phone, running 4.4.2.
Towel root, sunshine and I can't even remember all of the others I tried. Nothing works!

I changed your tag from root to rooting. while waiting for answers you might wish to follow up to our rooting tag-wiki – and from there to the "rooting index", which also includes some generic methods. Note, I added this question specifically for the Razr Maxx HD in the rooting index, so there is not a specific solution there, this will be it or "generic" methods.

Verizon bootloaders are all locked. So there is no way to root Verizon-custom phones. Consider buying an international version next time. :)

How in the hell would somebody know that...damnit

Successfully used the Hydrogen Peroxide method as outlined at this link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-razr-hd/general/root-droid-razr-hd-xt926-183-46-15-t3062040
Had to reflash stock firmware a priori though. Others had success without flashing, only factory reset prior to attempt.
Newest Kingroot or KingoRoot would be worth trying 1st.

Hi! Can you list the instructions needed to use Hydrogen Peroxide? I know I can read them in the link but we've a policy of removing answers which are not self-sufficient but heavily relies on a link.


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How do I recover photos taken from guest account in andriod 5.0
On my Nexus 5, with Android 5.0.1, I had switched to guest user and had taken some photos. Then I switched back to my admin user. A day after I switched back to guest user to get those photos and started a new session instead of continuing the previous session and I lost all my photos. I know starting a new session would have deleted all data of previous guest user as it is temporary data, however is there any way I can recover those photos deleted from guest account.

No, if it's right what you say and all guest data from the previous session was deleted you can't find anything back. If it isn't deleted completely you can try to look for it in the system folders.
Have a nice day,


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recover whatsapp messages (database folder deleted)
Problem
I accedently formatted my memory card which had the database folder of whatsapp which had the last backup of my messages .... Now how can I get all my messages back ?? is there an online backup of my messages ?? Is there a way to get the messages back or should I stop searching for solutions since there is no backup in the sd card nor phone ...

I'm sorry for you but that isn't possible. Whatsapp only stores message backups locally. The only things on the Whatsapp servers are messages that hasn't been delivered yet. I.E. Skype doesn't backup messages on their servers and they also don't store messages on it which haven't been delivered yet so the 2 contacts have to be online to receive the message. If one of them isn't the message will never be delivered to the other unless they come back online at the same time. It might be usefull to backup your Whatsapp message backups to the cloud. I.E Google Drive.
Have a nice day,

oh dear GOD ... well thankyou for google drive advice ... i guess thats it ... thanks again for replying


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Network not changed from 3G to 2G on Xperia L
I am using Xperia L, If i used 3G connection in one place then i moved to other place if 3G connection is not available means my phone not changed to 2G connection, i set network setting mode is WCDMA/GSM. In that time if any one called to my number its says "not reachable" what i do please help me.
i am using
Phone Name      : Sony Xperia L C2104
Android Version : 4.2.2


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How to install apps directly to the external sd card on the samsung galaxy y?
Everytime while downloading apps from play store an error message occurs saying:"error while downloading insufficient space".what should i do to overcome this type of problem..can anyone help me out.I have already tried by installing "Android SDK" trick but it does'nt be helpfull because..... i think it works on windows 7 and i have windows 8.


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No recovery mode .. Stuck in Fastboot mode (RAMDUMP)
i have my cherry mobile Omega spectrum ..
i was supposed to reboot my phone after installing a custom
i can't find any answers in my  group so i decided to post here about this problem anyone here can help me ??
i'm new here ..p thanks a lot

If you are in fastboot, you should take a look at my answer on What are all the functions of fastboot. Fastboot can allow you to push a recovery image to your device if you don't have one for some reason.

Could you clarify the question once more? "after installing a custom".. ROM or recovery?

As Ryan commented, you can use fastboot commands to push a recovery image to your phone.
download a recovery image for your phone if you don't have one, then connect your phone to your pc and, via the fastboot tool on your computer, type
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

where "recovery.img" is the absolute path of your custom recovery image (path is not required if you placed your img in the same directory of your adb-fastboot toolkit).
Afterwards, get into recovery (it should go automatically there if system is missing/corrupted, if not try pressing the power/vol combination for you device)
As you are into recovery, flash your OS as you normally do.
PS: before flashing your system via recovery, remember to update your custom recovery, to avoid using a buggy one. Also, be sure to make it check MD5 sums before flashing.
It is also possible that your problem is temporary: a lot of people got through this just by extracting battery, SIM and SD from the phone and then booting normally. Try this before doing anything.


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How do the various tools to convert a system image to f2fs work?
Recently I've been trying to install a f2fs compatible rom to my old and slow nexus7. I got as far as flashing a new recovery image and reformatting the device partitions to the new file system, but after trying to install a couple of supposedly compatible ROMs (cm11 and slimkat) and having the tablet stuck at boot I had to revert to the stock image I was running. After some googling it seems I missed a step: "converting" the ROM image to f2fs. There are tools to do that, so I was wondering how do they work actually?

Looking at the tool described in this howto it seems that it's a simple matter of replacing the boot.img with somethink compatible with f2fs and doing a bit of text search and replace on the unzipped image, replacing the strings
format("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system", "0", "/system")
format("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/APP", "0", "/system")
mount("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system", "/system")
mount("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/APP", "/system")
mount("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/APP", "/system")

with
run_program("/sbin/mkfs.f2fs", "/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system")
run_program("/sbin/mkfs.f2fs", "/dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/APP")
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mount", "/system")
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mount", "/system")
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mount", "/system")

respectively. (The strings may vary for different devices).
I've tried unzipping a cm-11 and a Slimkat image and the source strings are actually there so the above should work, but I had no such luck for a lollipop factory image, which after unzipping has only .img binary files.


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Camera is unable to initialize
This after noon I wanted to take a photo with the camera 8Mpx my Razr i (the large, not the front one) and my phone told me "Camera is Unable to initialize."
The front camera works fine however.
I deleted the cache and data from the "Camera" app and it worked once.
Some hours later, I had the same problem, deleting data changed nothing. I rebooted, no change either.
My phone is modded a lot, I started it in safe mode to avoid starting all my Root apps. Apparently it works, the camera starts up just yet.
I have a lot of Xposed module. The only one that is likely to use the camera is Snapchat. I disabled it and she still did not work.
I don't think I am going to bother uninstalling my applications one by one. I'll flash a clean ROM and test the long term.
I read on a forum that someone had the same problem he had opened his mobile phone and re-tensioned springs that serve as connectors between modules attached to the casing and the motherboard.
Before flashing a new ROM and disassemble it, can someone advise me some tests?
Maybe we can identify the issue before using "the hard way".
In advance, thank you
Titus.
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I rectify, in safe mode it does not work either.
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How can I recover contact information from a stolen phone?
My phone got stolen yesterday. The problem is that all phone numbers are in it, and I don't know any numbers now.
I tried many different solutions to get my contacts to PC.

Google
I went into my Gmail account, and on the left side of the screen selected Contacts > My Contacts, but none of my phone contact's names or numbers are there. Only the e-mail contacts are there with the e-mail addresses.

Bluestacks
I installed Bluestacks on my PC, managed to login with my Google account, but the contacts are not there, and most of the apps require SMS verification.

Is there any way that I recover the contact information from my phone?

IT depends, if you were using the built-in Contacts, then the contacts are stored on the phone. There are apps. that allow you to remote control your phone via Internet or SMS, but, if you didn't install any of these (like Lookout, etc.), then your contacts cannot be retrieved.


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How to run android apps on pc?
Now i want to run android apps on my pc.I runned apps on pc by using bluestacks but i want to know any other way to run android apps on pc.Is there any alternative to this one.

An quite easy way is to configure an android virtual machine (using virtual box or VMware). You can find   the Android ISO image here: http://www.android-x86.org/
It exists many guide on the Web to install Android on a virtual machine. (only google "Android x86 virtualbox for instance)
You can also use Genymotion (requires register) which configure a VM according to the device you specified

Andy/Andyroid  is another alternative based on VirtualBox


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how to disconnect asus usb connection from eclipse
im a beginner in android apps mobile. i already launch it in my phone asus T00Q, but i have problem to disconnect the usb from eclipse. some said we should put the mode on charging mode and not Media device(MTP) mode, bcause it will corrupt the sd card. the phone showing its charging. but i cannot change it in charging mode as the only option is Media device (MTP) and camera (PTP). how can i disconnect it properly from eclipse?

Modern devices and especially devices with their own power supply are not harmed if you simply unplug the USB cable.
Most storage controllers have enough power left even if the device shuts down to flush the read/write cache and prevent any corruption.


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AC3 Codec for MX Amlogic MX2 Android Media Player Box
OK, so I have just bought the MX Amlogic MX2 Android Media Player, and I see that it doesn't play the most common audio file, AC3. I know that there are some licencing issues, and I also know that there is some workaround for this, but as I am a technophobe for all things with googly amps, could anyone please provide me with a step-by-step walk-through to show me how to get AC3 Audio?
For instance, do I need to connect the box to the internet to connect to the appropriate website, or can I just download the needed codec onto a memory stick (via my PC) and upload it to my MX2 Player? Aaaaand, where can I find the codec?
Hoping someone can help me..... :-)

AC3 is not by any means the most common file type/format for audio files.
MP3 and Apple's AAC/m4a is do l far more often used especially on mobile devices and on the internet.
Downloading codecs like on PC is not possible. Android has to ship it in it's system or your media player has to support AC3 files.
This is also not very easy because AC3 is patented and licensed so developers have to use free codecs.

The MX device I have is a media player. I use to watch films on my TV. Most of the films have AC3 audio. On another thread here (AC3 Codec for MX Player) I saw info that I believed would enable me to download an apk file onto my media player to enable AC3 audio for my films. It seems this is not the case & applies only to the MX Player program, not media players? If so, is there another option  to enable AC3 audio? FYI, I did download the 1.7.32 version of MX Player and downloaded it to my media player, but of course, it didn't change anything.... that shows you my level of technophobia! >-)

I quickly check this on my device. Also: As far as I know there is no way to enable AC3 for media players that are not designed for playing those files. Many utilize the Android internal MediaPlayer which is limited to the formats specified by the Android docs.

I haven't found a way to play those files. I think this is mainly because of the audio output stream which is limited to 2 channels (left/right) only.

Well, the media player was designed to play AC3 audio, but the player manufacturer had to remove the function due to them not paying the licence fee.

That makes sense. I remember that MX Player was advertised to play surround audio (ie. AC3). Seems that we have to convert it back to a normal format (WAV/FLAC for lossless, MP3 for lossy).


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link2sd doesnot work please help
Link2sd not working on my rooted phone please help.
trying from 2 weeks. having Android 4.2 jellybean. it says Mount script cannot be created. no such file or directory.

No its not duplicate because i have downloaded it from Google play store. Please tell me another reason or sollution.

You can take a look at the related links on the right, both here and in the other link I provided. Also take a look at link2sd working issues. Also, a search turned up mount script cannot be created. no such file or directory

I had read the given answers before also but i cant find my answers. Its not working. I have increase my internal memory before also but that time no problems arrived but now its not happening. Please help.

I will ask you the same question that is in the mount script cannot be created. What did you use to create the partitions?

I had used mini tool partition wizard on computer to partition my sd card.

Since you have to partition and format some as ext4/swap, i would suggest a LiveCD of linux and use GParted. windows doesn't know how to do anything with those partition types, so I would not trust anything on windows creating them. You will have problems like this.

I had used an application called Aparted(an application to manage partitions on android) also. It also detected that the partition is ext2 and its working correctly but link 2 sd dont detect that partition. Not only this, i had tried every partitions except fat16,fat32, and swap in my second partition but it also didnt work. Please help.

Please somebody help. My phone has low internal memory. So i cant install much games, apps or softwares.

You should edit your question with all the additional information instead of listing them in the comments. This way your question becomes more readable and attracts more potential answers.


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Gmail offline mode
I'm connected to my network and Wi-Fi is on but I cannot search in google nor can I send email.  It says that gmail is offline.  How do I change this?
I'm using a ProScan Android tablet.

Just because you are connected to WiFi does not mean you are online.

Try browsing using your built in browser. If you can then post it.
If you can't, then check if you can browse in other devices connected to the same WiFi network.
If you can't, then try running diagnostics in your router. This will show if your router can connect to your ISP. To do this, you have to open router settings in a web browser. Check your router manual for more info on this.

Please post the result from all the abide tests.

which android do you have ? what version of gmail do you have. Tell in detail that what your gmail is actually telling. Do you had forced closed it? if force closed, then try clearing its data and later do everything that you have done in the first time.


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Fast switch between lock screens?
I know there is "No Lock Screen", which is a great musthave app that I have been using for months on all the devices I own. My friends/relatives love it too.
My only problem with it it's that I cannot switch to "Swipe" instead of no password. Since I have an LG, I unlock the screen with double tap. But accisental input also happened with my other Android phone.
So it would be cool if I could just rotate between swipe - pin/pass - no lock screens.
Ps: the app "No Lock Screen" works by using Device Administrator privileges. I have checked the 4.4 API and it is only possible to set no pass, or pass.
However I have root and Xposed on all my phones.


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Stock voice recorder, camera(video recording) and alarm not working in LG L90 dual D410
I have an LG L90 dual D410 running on Kitkat 4.2. Everything was working fine and I don't remember what caused these problems to occur. May be an update?

When I tried to record using the stock voice recorder, I get a message saying "Cannot start voice recording while other application is using audio", but record was success when tried using another app from the store.
The default camera's video recorder says "Unable to record video during call" but taking photo had no problem. And again video recording with another app was successful.
Stock alarm automatically goes to snooze mode without any sound but another alarm app works fine.

How do I solve these problems?

Problems due to OK Google enable in all screen. To fix this, find the Google folder in apps, tap on Google settings, tap on Voice, then "Ok Google" Detection, uncheck the option From any screen, and make sure to check From Google Search app, if you still want to use Ok Google from Google app screen. Problems will be solved....

That solved it. But is this a bug? Should it be reported? This happens in LG only?

Most likely so. I did not know any report to Ok Google problem on other phone.


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What is the difference between chromebox and "android tv"?
What is the difference between Chromebox and "Android TV"?   I was thinking of buying either a Dell Chromebox or a Lenovo Touchscreen Chromebook to go with my Chromcast on my living room TV but I don't know if Chromebox is designed to work like the Chromebook.   Also, would a Chromebox be a good replacement for my Chromecast?

@Huey, do you have source on that? Because Google just released the Nexus Player a little over 2 months ago, which runs the new Android TV. Google TV, which was the predecessor  to Android TV is no longer updated, and most devices have reached their EOL.

Chromeboxes, such as Dell Chromeboxes, are essentially small computers with video output. They are designed to run Chrome OS on a larger monitor - think of these as Chrome OS Desktops, whereas Chromebooks are Chrome OS Laptops.
Android TV devices, on the other hand, are media devices designed to run a version of Android and deliver media (video, music, pictures, and games) to your television. They are more similar to a Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV.
Chromebooks & Chromeboxes are very similar, however with different form factors; they should run the same Chrome OS versions and act very similar.
Chromebooks & Chromeboxes work nicely with Chromecast - you are able to cast Tabs, and various apps to the Chromecast.
Using the Chromebox as a replacement for the Chromecast could work - but it would be like connecting a PC to your TV and be very mouse and keyboard driven.
It is a usable solution, but it is not ideal. An Android TV device might be easier, as its interface was designed to be more simple, and easier to read from "couch distance."

A chromebook (or chromebox) runs Chrome OS. This is basically a very lightweight version of Linux that runs a Chrome Browser. You do not have the ability to install "native apps", with the exception of recently, it was announced, you can now install some Android apps.
The difference between Chromebook and Chromebox is a Chromebook is a laptop, which has a screen, keyboard, mouse/trackpad. While a Chromebox is the desktop version. It does not include a monitor, nor a mouse or keyboard.
Android TV runs Android. It is designed to be connected to a large display, like a TV. Its UX is designed for the 10 foot experience. It runs Android applications, but may not run all the same apps that you can run on a tablet or phone, because of the different user experience. Apps need to be tailored to use a remote or a gamepad.
Android TV would be a better "replacement" for a chromecast. As they usually offer the functionality that a chromecast does, and more.
A chromebox is not necessarily designed for that 10 foot experience, and may not offer you the apps for streaming content like Android TV would.  While you could probably log in to the service websites and stream from there. But you would need to have a mouse and keyboard connected.


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Samsung S3 neo battery life started to reduce rapidly from 2 days
I am using a galaxy s3 neo phone from almost 8 months, from two days I was using my computer internet in my mobile through usb. Then yesterday night while sleeping the battery was 47 percentage , and morning when I got up and used my phone it got off because of low battery. I dint face this problem from past 8 months, but from two days the battery is reducing a lot even if I am using or not using. Please can anyone say what measures should I take to make my battery as normal???
Thank you in advance

related: What can I do to increase battery life on my Android device?

Try to calibrate your battery, after a lot of discharge cycles it is probable to face these problems


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Set up new device with very long Google password
My Google Account password is hundreds of characters long. It's intractable to type. That's normally OK, because I use a password manager, but I recently did a factory reset on a 2012 Nexus 7. Tap & Go from my Nexus 4 phone copies all accounts, but asks for my Google password and I can't figure out a sane way to get my password to the device. Here's what I've tried:

I actually tried typing it in, once. It took about 15 minutes and I got something wrong.
I tried creating an App Password. The Nexus 7 said it was incorrect. I tried this several times, and I'm sure I didn't get the app password wrong, so I can only figure that app passwords can't be used to sign into new devices (?).

I really don't want to change my Google password to something insecure just to get past this step. It shouldn't be necessary. At this point in setup it's too early to install a password manager, and even if I skip sign in now, I can't really install a password manager without access to the Play Store, right?
Is there a way to get my password into this prompt without arduously typing hundreds of complex characters onto a tiny default keyboard? Perhaps a way I can get the password from the Nexus 4 using NFC or any other protocol, or trick the 7 into treating a device plugged into the USB port as a keyboard?

#2 that you tried is if you have 2-step authentication on. The App Passwords are for applications (like some windows apps, for example, that authenticate to google) do not work with 2-step verification. These passwords are meant to be used with those apps. App Passwords will only work if you have 2-step authentication enabled on your Google account.
I would suggest that you change your password to something that you can actually remember, and type in less than 15 minutes, then enable 2-step authentication.
2-step requires you to use an app like Google Authenticator (or SMS)

This app will provide an access token that is only valid for your account, and for like 60 seconds. It is similar to SecurID.
Notice that Google Authenticator will provide me tokens for use with multiple google accounts, and other services as well, and the tokens are different for all of them. The Pie is a countdown, and once it reaches 0, that token is no longer valid and a new token will be displayed.

Gotta hide your tokens, we know your password(s) and tokens totally don't expire

if you are talking about OAuth tokens, and they do actually expire. They just last longer than these codes. When using OAuth, a "refresh" token is also supplied. This allows the requesting application to request a new auth token, when the previous one has expired.

great bit of information, thanks! Was actually referring to you blurring 2fa codes

2fa code also expire. If you enter a code and wait for the code to change (60 seconds) and try to use it, it will tell you the code is invalid.


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Mount Binding to move App data to External Memory
I recently came across the idea of mount binding in Linux. I am wondering if I can mount bind the /storage/emulated/0/Android to /storage/sdcard1/Android. Will this extend my internal storage?
Should I partition my sdcard into 2 partitions with one being ext2 file system for this to work?
Will apps whose data is stored in the internal memory work if I do this and then move the data to the external sdcard? Where will the apps I download in the future store their data?

How to bind-mount “data” and “obb” folders from external SD card in “/sdcard/Android”?

Yes, partition the SD card into 2 primary partitions with one being ext2 and the other FAT32. Then download the newest version of Link2SD from Play Store, patch with Lucky Patcher's custom patch. When you load Link2SD, you'll be told if everything is set up right. If it doesn't say anything negative, then open the settings, and make sure to enable auto-link and a few other settings you'll notice you may want to enable. After that, set the default install location to the external SD, and then you're all set. For all the apps you already have installed, just change the filter so it displays the moveable ones (almost all will be) and touch each one, and hit link to SD.
The biggest thing to avoid while setting all this up is to not do any unnecessary actions other than what I just said. It's a simple process but if you are like me and think oh I better clean my Dalvik cache while I'm here in recovery mounting my card or hey I better uninstall Link2SD I already had and reinstall with an already patched ver, etc. keep it simple and what was said, you'll have no problems. Took me 3 days to get it to work. I was told exactly what I just told you and in the end that was exactly what I had to do to get it working.

Hi, I know about link2sd. I want specific answer to my question about mount binding. I an interested in knowing how to do this manually. Thanks for attempting to answer.

@GiantTree I want to manually bind mount an ext2 partition to increase my internal memory. The answer provided does not deal with the question. I can't accept this answer

If it's this then just unmount /storage/emulated/0 and mount your own partition there. You might want to repeat that for all the other places where your internal SD is mounted (/sdcard, /storage/emulated/legacy, /storage/sdcard0)

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Nexus 9 stuck on setup screen because of Wi-Fi?
I performed a factory reset on my rooted Nexus 9, and when I tried to start anew, I can't connect to any Wi-Fi network (with the exception of my phone hotspot), and I'm stuck here.  Since I factory reset, I lost access to developer options and I can't USB debug.
I have tried wiping the cache, factory resetting, and wiping all data, but nothing seems to get the Wi-Fi working (The Wi-Fi works fine on my computer and the family iPad).  It's always saving the network, but never actually connecting to it.  In the end, the Nexus 9 tells me "Avoided Poor Internet Connection" when in reality, the internet connection is excellent.
Is there anything that I can do to fix this, just in case Best Buy (where I purchased my tablet) says that my warranty is voided?
Any help would be appreciated.

Reflash? Although it's probably not the "good" solution, try doing it. Also, in the eu, if you didn't destroy the tablet because you had root, you're still covered

So how would I reflash my Nexus 9 if it doesn't even show up on USB?

use fastboot, you know

To reflash: Download stock ROM zip or tar.gz, and run flash-all.(bat/sh)


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Does replacing a damaged SIM slot changes the IMEI as well?
I damaged my 3G (WCDMA) SIM slot which I need to get replaced/reparied.
I'm curious whether the replacement will also change the IMEI no or the slot? i.e. is IMEI info linkedup with the SIM SLot (Hardware) or is the information embedded in the phone's ROM

If it is just the SIM slot, no. The IMEI is flashed to the chipsets on the device when it is manufactured. I do not know what chipsets, it could be multiple. It is illegal (in the US and most other countries) to change a device's IMEI.

Thanks @RyanConrad, I was afraid to get the Slot replaced/repaired due to the legal issues :)

The SIM slot is independant from your antenna/radio so your IMEI will remain the same.
No need to worry about it at all.
The IMEI itself is usually inside your phone's internal read-only memory (On Samsung phones it seems to be inside the /efs folder).
Sidenote: Your IMEI + your IMSI are unique identifiers for your device. It's similar to a MAC address but works for cellular networks. Every IMEI can only connect once to every transmission tower, two devices with the same IMEI would cause both to lose connection.


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I used Android Device Manager to lock my phone but now it will not unlock
I have looked at the other questions about this, but none have yet to help me. I locked my phone using the Android Device Manager because the pattern had been put in incorrectly too many times. I have tried using several different passwords, yet it always pops up as being incorrect. Does anyone know any trick or something that can help me out? I really do not want to reset to factory setting because I have several very important things on my phone.

Well, you can unlock the device again and for that first restart your device and make sure that your device is connected over the Mobile Data/Wi-Fi network and then log yourself into the Google account associated with the device using your Laptop/PC and then head over to the Android device manager and again try unlocking. I am sure this time things will work out for you anyway all the best !


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5.0 update not received
Hi guys I searched alot but not found any thing related to this. So if anyone tell me what's the reason for this.
I just purchased Google nexus 5 and upgraded from 4.4.2 to 4.4.4 and now waiting for 5.0 update on my device. But It has been over a month that I didn't received any updates and where others guys have received 5.0.1 as well. So anyone having same issue or something wrong with my device.
Thanks in advance

Well, that's weird Lollipop for Nexus5 device have already been rolled out all over, I wonder why you haven't got your hands over the Lollipop? Did you tried checking your device check for updates button under the settings ?? If you still didn't get the update then maybe you should wait a little more while for the update to show up or if you don't want to wait then can always flash the factory image downloaded and flashed over the device manually!

Yes Peter.  I tried hitting check update button several times. But always a message your system is upto date. And flash is an option but just wanted to know why this is happening.  Is there any way to ask Google or report for same?

No @Karnal vaid, I think still OTA update haven't been rolled out over your region I would say either wait a little more while and if you don't want to then head over to the https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images and get the stock factory image for Android Lollipop downloaded and flash it over to your nexus5.

Well friends in my circle already got the update and we live in same region as well. But their purchased nexus 5 almost 10 months earlier . And flashing phone will also flash my phone guarantee agreement :-) ... So was finding a way to reach  Google for this.

No, @Kamal Vaid flashing the device with factory image isn't going to void your warranty. And one more thing that's weird your friends have got the Android Lollipop update but you don't have ??? maybe you should try visiting over to the nearest support seeking answers or you always have the option for flash factory image over your device. One more thing do make a backup of your data if you decide to go forward in flashing factory image !

Thanks Peter.  Seems flash factory image way to go right now.  But will wait for one more week before opting the solution you suggested.

You could use the Nexus Root Toolkit to flash lollipop, and then check all the config to make sure it's fully back to stock - so not voided warranty and then when the time comes in the future you will still receive OTA updates. Easiest way for a Nexus device.

@kamalvaid No worries at all that totally depends upon you! I wish you should receive Android Lollipop update by the end of this week :) maybe you should keep your fingers crossed!

Thanks Novocaine.  So I followed your link. I ve to hit to back to stock button in this one?

@peter ya I just hope your wish come true otherwise I've to forcefully to that :-D

You could just wait it out, as you will eventually be prompted, or you have a couple of options.
You could try and speed up the update by trying to trigger it again, try wiping google play services data (it worked on my nexus 4).
Or you could flash the system image
A better option however would be to just flash the ota file, which can be done without unlocking your bootloader.
Get the ota, and follow the instructions at this link:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/12/23/flash-all-the-things-lollipop-ota-update-zip-file-roundup/

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insufficient space on the device in my Micromax canvas 4 what to do
What to do ?
I can not install any application in my device?
I have tried clearing cache of all the applications .

Start with reading our insufficient-memory tag-wiki. this is a pretty frequent question, so it has been answered several times already. The tag-wiki sums it up.

Your best chance is try and move as many apps as you can to External Storage such as SD Card. Remember, you can only move "Certain" apps to SD Card, and not all.
Also, check below link.
What can I do to manage my phone's internal storage?
You may be able to find useful tips which should help you mitigate the problem that your currently facing!


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How do I remotely unlock Google Device Manager remote lock when I know the password?
Is there an option to remotely unlock the online Android Device Manager's lock feature if I have the password?
I have read "How to unlock Google Device Manager remote lock?" but I do not have my phone, it was stolen. Also, I have the Google Device Manager password I used to lock my Samsung Active S5 after it was stolen.
If anyone wants to help me find it I would be very grateful.
I installed the GDM before it was stolen and did not know about all it's features. I locked it because of the data overages. I wish I had not done because it was being tracked by the google maps Location History feature and was tracking every movement until I locked it and shut off the data via my provider. I turned back on the data but the provider said that the phone would have to be manually restarted for the data to start working. So I am hoping that if I unlock it they will start using it again and I can alert the police or get it myself.
I am trying to track the phone before I goto the police. I read the police very rarely recover a phone and this has my life on it and was not backed up properly I just got it and I traded in my old phone. I am a screwed idiot big time...

There is no method for unlocking in google device manager, but, you could try setting the password to password, and setting the text as, 'the password is password'.
However, if you can't contact the phone, it is probable that they have wiped it an set up their own google account.
There isn't much you can do, except, tell the police your IMEI number, they probably have a database of lost and stolen phones.

Thank you for the information. I used "the password is password" suggestion, I'll let you know if we get my phone back.

Go to Settings > Lock Screen > Security. Make sure everything is clear and then there are other security settings, it will allow you there to deactivate.


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Why did auto-upgrade Lollipop not hit in my Moto G 2nd Gen?
All,I am very excited to look forward to taste Lollipop in my Moto G 2nd, From the read, I was told Moto will auto-upgrade the Android system in their device from 4.4 to 5. I already checked my phone, In the "About Phone" , it shows "Moto G 2nd", But Why the upgrade notice doesn't show .Did I missed something ? Please help me .Thanks.

Unfortunately, it's not something that we can answer factually. Other devices (even including Nexus) face the same issue. Whether they decided to skip 5.0 to more stable version or not, only Motorola can answer.

Hi Andrew ,Thanks your help, So , I should go to the Motorola support forum to get some help. Right ? thanks.

In this case, it's better... or probably the only way to know the reason. If you feel generous, you could link back the forum post from there so that our community may follow up this issue :)

Rollouts are done in stages, so you may not have been selected (automatically) yet.
This could be for a number of reasons:
-The rollout is still in progress
-They have postponed the rollout due to bugs
There are methods that allow you trick the rollout system (they will only work in the first case, not the second), but they aren't guaranteed to work, on my old nexus 4 you could wipe google play services data and reboot, there is probably a motorola equivalent.
Other than that, sit tight, motorola are probably acting in your bests interests (neither of my friends with moto g (2) have receive the update either)

Found answers in the Motorola support forum. It just need more patience. Thank you guys!


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How to get Dialler Call Option "Viber, Skype" on Android 4.4.2 with Samsung Galaxy S5
At the dialer screen I do not receive the option to call using regular number, Skype or Viber.
How can I fix this so that I'm prompted when I want to make a call?
Any suggestion would help me a lot.
Best wishes,
Martin

I have found a solution. In the contacts, tapping twice on the picture by a specific contact opens up the option to contact the person via all available means.

You might have set the default dialing option in the past. Go to Settings > Apps, from Options select Reset App Preferences. But this will reset all the defaults you have set for the dialer and all other apps.

Try Sky Dialer for Skype App, It lets you make Skype calls to your android contacts without merging the contacts with Skype (It requires the Skype app to be installed to work), lets you mark and organize favorites for easy calling too.
Full Disclosure: I am the app's developer