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Transfer downloaded google play music from phone to computer?
I downloaded some music from Google Play on to my phone. Right now I cannot get my (Ubuntu Linux) computer connected to wifi. So my question is if there is any way that I can use a USB/micro USB cable to get the music transferred to my computer?

On rooted android, you can find Google Play Music library in
/data/data/com.google.android.music/files

There is no other way to extract music library from android. You can probably use friend's computer to do that.


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Prevent Lenovo Phab2 from automatically activating mobile data when WiFi is switched off
My device is Lenovo Phab 2 running Android 6.0. I enabled the "turning on mobile data when WiFi is turned off" feature and cannot disable it again from Device settings after a lot of searches.
The only solution I have now is to restore my device to the factory, but this is my last choice.
Is there any other way?

Go to Settings → Apps settings → Storage → Clear Data. This worked for me.

It's in developer options section.

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Which option is it then? I can only see an option to always have mobile data on. OP asked for "turning on user data when wifi is turned off". Or did I miss something?

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How to make Gboard (Google Keyboard) look like the 4.4 version?
With the advent of Android 5.0, Google has switched to a new design (Material) for their keyboard.
Can one install a theme (or change a setting) to make it look like the classic version again (or close to it)?

Still looking for an answer.

There is a way to do this, but it doesn't necessarily solve the problem.
http://www.howtogeek.com/253941/how-to-change-google-keyboards-theme-on-android/
which makes the keyboard look like this:

However, the keyboard still doesn't look much like 4.4's keyboard:

Yes it does, unless you're using an outdated Gboard or the AOSP keyboard.

Mark, Just Nab the AOSP keyboard.

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Some folders and files not showing up on PC when connected via USB
My phone doesn't have an SD card in it right now, so all storage is on internal memory. I have a bunch of folders in my Pictures folder that don't show up on my PC when I connect it via USB (but most folders do appear). I know they're there because they appear in my phone's file manager (in both the native Google one and a third-party one). How come I can't see them?

How do you connect to the computer ? MTP or Mass Storage ?

@esQmo it's android 6.0 so mass storage is unavailable.

need to sue Google for my data losing. Did a factory reset and only realise my backup data is not latest.

You want to sue Google because you did a factory reset and forgot to backup your data. Yeah, that makes sense.

This is a known issue. Go to app manager and find 'external storage' and 'media storage' and clear data and cache for them, then reboot, and wait up to 10 minutes and then connect to PC via USB.
Sometimes media scan apps from play store help if you don't want to reboot.

What is app manager?

@Bluefire go to settings>apps

There's no section for external or media storage.

Select show system apps when you go to settings>apps

If your problem is solved please mar answer as correct. A little check mark on the left from question.

Have the same problem, I do not know how it works, but it is like a magic. Thanks!

Stopping the DiagMonAgent App works for me. Go to Apps > ... > Show System Apps > DiagMonAgent > Force Stop.

@jlhoward that does not make any sense since diagnostic monitor agent has little to do with storage, but if it fixes problem for you, great. Also DiagMonAgent is only present on Samsung phones.

I'd installed a few new apps, and just rebooting the device worked for me, using the latest Android as of 1/12/2019.After reboot explorer took longer to open the storage folder and lots of new folders appeared.

On a LineageOS 15.1 (Android 8.1) device I did not find this app (or the setting to show system apps). However, a simple reboot of the device and waiting for a minute solved the issue.

This worked for me on Samsung Galaxy S9.  After clearing the data/cache I did not reboot or wait 10 minutes.  I simply connected the phone to the PC and now all the files are there.  Thank you  Једноруки Крстивоје !

I find another trick that works on Android 8.1, not sure other versions, that you can reboot your phone to recovery mode, specifically I installed TWRP, then the missing folders show up on my computer.
Note, for Android OS developers, if you just flashed the system image, you have to at least boot into desktop once, the computer then can recognize the phone under recovery mode.

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"Wrong Pattern" After Flashing Image
I wanted to update my OnePlus 3 to OxygenOS 4 using TWRP but that resulted in an error. I tried again, same error. I flashed the old image again, no error, phone was usable again, updated TWRP, flashed the new image again, different error. I then flashed the old image, again, no error.
However, my phone isn't usable right now because I can't unlock it. I definitely remember my pattern, I had it since I bought my the OnePlus 3 and I bought it right when it came out. I have to enter it every time I reboot so I entered it several times just today and there is just no way I remember it incorrectly. Furthermore, I have a second phone with the same pattern. I drew it on both phones simultaneously and only the other phone unlocked.
How can I log into my phone, again?

Note that @dan-brown seems to be right about the root cause of the issue - it looks like a corrupt install after flashing a new TWRP.
However there is a non-destructive fix, as documented here.

Boot into recovery
Navigate to /data/system
Delete the following files:

password.key
pattern.key
locksettings.db
locksettings.db-shm
locksettings.db-wal

Reboot

Thanks. I accepted this answer because it looks promising but I can't check it as I reset my phone.

This method definitively works, as long as you can decrypt&mount the relevant partitions in TWRP.

This is a Bug I've encountered on all my devices in the Past three years. It comes from a minor fault in installing, and Is CyanogenMod/CyanogenOS based. Essentially, some partitions have become unstable. When this first happened to me, I (like you) had a scrambled pattern- even though I used a PIN. The second time, My phone could not delete anything. The third time, Everything was inverted. The list goes on.
Thanks for the Bedtime Story, but how do I fix it?
Well, this error normally comes from a dirty flash,but can be fixed with a factory reset (Tell TWRP to Wipe Data, Cache and Davlik) In some Cases, A CLEAN install of your OS is needed. Have ye Full stock ROM/Nandroid backup on an external SD, Do the factory reset, then wipe /system, then install from SD. If all goes well, problem solved!

Will wiping Data delete the contents of the emulated SD card? (Phone doesn't have a physical SD card.)

Yes it will. If you need to do a clean install, use the NORMAL FACTORY RESET in TWRP (Saves ye pics and downloads, while wiping what matters I.e. apps) TWRP will say that it won't delete some stuff, but only on the right menu. If you have to type, its the wrong menu.


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Ran "adb reboot bootloader" now can't boot past logo (Azpen A746)
So I bought a cheap Azpen A746HD tablet to tinker with (running Android 4.4.2, I believe). This is my first time messing with an Android tablet, and it seems I've probably bricked it, but from what I can tell I didn't do anything "dangerous." I'm hoping for some insight from more experienced folks and any possible suggestions on how to get it to boot again.
I did not yet root the tablet (I was in the preliminary steps of figuring out how to do that). From what I can tell, what bricked it was simply running adb reboot bootloader. The current state of the device is as follows:

The device won't boot past the initial Azpen logo screen. Doesn't appear to be looping. Just stuck.
Pushing the device's "reset" button with a paperclip doesn't help.
I can no longer boot to recovery mode (power + volume up) because it doesn't boot far enough to register the volume up button being pressed.
The device no longer shows up with adb devices and it isn't listed in lsusb from my Linux terminal (it was showing up previously after I added the vendor id to ~/.android/adb_usb.ini).
I've tried pressing the volume up/down button and power button in various combinations from the logo screen, with no result.

I don't have access to the battery, so I can't disconnect it. The device appears to be heat or glue sealed, so I can't disassemble it to access the battery (without making it unreturnable). Currently I am trying to fully drain the battery by leaving it powered on in its current state (stuck at logo screen).
Since I'm new to this, here are a few questions: Am I correct in understanding that this state a "hard-brick"? Why would adb reboot bootloader cause this? Is there anything more to try beyond the battery drain I'm currently doing? (I will just take back to the store and exchange if I can't get it booting again.)
FYI, the manufacturer's site is pretty much devoid of information, but what would you expect from a company that sells tablets for 30USD?

It sound like you killed it. That was quick! The real question is, as you say, why did just break over one of the more harmless commands? If there was no bootloader, it would obooted into an equivalent, or just rebooted normally.

@DanBrown, thanks for the reassurance that what I had done should have been harmless. Looks like draining the battery worked. I'm going to try to brick it with adb reboot bootloader again to see if the process is repeatable before posting it as the answer to my question.

Have you tried just holding the power button until it reboots on its own? Might take 15-30 seconds...

@acejavelin Yes, that was one of the first things I tried. From what I understand that would only recover from a soft-brick state, though. Mine was definitely hard-bricked.

Fully draining the battery will unbrick an Azpen A746HD in this situation.
I did further testing and was able to repeat the conditions for bricking and unbricking the tablet:

Running adb reboot bootloader will render the tablet unbootable as described in the original question (hard-brick).
Fully draining the battery will clear out whatever issue was preventing boot, unbricking the tablet.

Shame that I got IRULU X17 (board TZX-723Q B6) instead of that Azpen A746HD. Because my tablet wont boot anyway after adb reboot-bootloader

Update: not sure what exactly happened, but when I powered it with pressing Volume Up + Volume Down + Power buttons it showed low battery screen and after that it worked normally


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Can't flash using fastboot
I lost access to my OnePlus 3 and removed TWRP as a side effect of my attempts to recover from that situation.
To get TWRP back, I installed adb and fastboot on my laptop running Ubuntu 16.04. I tried the packages adb and fastboot as well as the packages android-tools-adb and android-tools-fastboot. Same result in either case.
If I boot my device up (system is still on it but I can't unlock the device) while my phone is connected, my laptop shows me 2 devices. One is the device's data (which I can't access because I can't unlock the device) and one contains among other files a configuration file for adb. I ran it after it didn't work before stumbling upon it and running it but it still doesn't work in exactly the same ways as before.
Here is part of my console history:
christoph@christoph-laptop-16-04-2:/media/christoph/OnePlus Drivers$ sudo adb connect
Usage: adb connect <host>[:<port>]
christoph@christoph-laptop-16-04-2:/media/christoph/OnePlus Drivers$ sudo adb reboot bootloader
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
error: device '(null)' not found
christoph@christoph-laptop-16-04-2:/media/christoph/OnePlus Drivers$ sudo adb reboot bootloader
error: device '(null)' not found
christoph@christoph-laptop-16-04-2:/media/christoph/OnePlus Drivers$ sudo adb reboot bootloader
error: device '(null)' not found
christoph@christoph-laptop-16-04-2:/media/christoph/OnePlus Drivers$ sudo adb reboot bootloader
error: closed
christoph@christoph-laptop-16-04-2:/media/christoph/OnePlus Drivers$ sudo adb reboot bootloader
error: closed
christoph@christoph-laptop-16-04-2:/media/christoph/OnePlus Drivers$ sudo fastboot flash '/home/christoph/Downloads/twrp-3.0.2-0-oneplus3.img'
< waiting for device >
^C
christoph@christoph-laptop-16-04-2:/media/christoph/OnePlus Drivers$ fastboot flash '/home/christoph/Downloads/twrp-3.0.2-0-oneplus3.img'
< waiting for device >
^C
christoph@christoph-laptop-16-04-2:/media/christoph/OnePlus Drivers$ sudo adb sideload '/home/christoph/Downloads/twrp-3.0.2-0-oneplus3.img'
Total xfer: 0.06x
christoph@christoph-laptop-16-04-2:/media/christoph/OnePlus Drivers$ sudo adb reboot
error: device '(null)' not found

The line where it says Total xfer: 0.06x in the output was executed after going to the sideload option in the recovery. Doing a sideload there is the only thing which appears to work.
The 2 line above it (the fastboot ones) and the one below it were executed in that mode, too. The first 2 were executed while the device showed the lock screen. And the rest was executed while in fastboot or recovery (I don't remember but they seem to behave the same way).
Starting out using sudo turned out to be unnecessary and to create a .android folder located in my home directory which only root can access. I deleted it, purged the packages mentioned above, and tried it as normal user executed the configuration script as a normal user, with still the same behavior.

Main question: How do I get TWRP back?
Overriding question: How do I get access to my phone back preferable after reading the SD card so I can retain my data?
Sub-Question: Why doesn't any of the commands work, except one in a special mode?

I suspect the last one has to do with my phone not knowing about the public key which has been created by adb and stored in ~/.android but if a public key is needed to be authorized to make changes to the phone by default and to issue an authorization requires a working and accessible system, that seems like a bad setup for something you can't just boot a live system on and chroot into the installed system from there.
Regarding the likely-to-be-posed question of how I got TWRP onto my phone in the first place: I don't remember. I remember that I once got my hands on a Windows machine because I didn't manage to do something that had to do with adb/fastboot on my Linux computers and ran some graphical software to get the job done but I don't recall whether that was about my OnePlus 3 or my Nexus 4. I currently have access to a Windows PC via an admin account if I ask nicely, for about the rest of the week. After that, in regards to having elevated privileges, it's back to 4 computers (which means that I should be able to rule out connection problems due faulty USB hubs or configuration mistakes) which all only run GNU Linux operating systems, but I have restricted access to Windows machines at uni. Edit: I remembered that my laptop came with some kind of windows (I think it's either Windows 8 or 8.1) but I removed the HDD right when I got it. I still have it and am currently where that HDD is and can take it with my to plug into my laptop in case I need a Windows with admin privileges.


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Use phone interactively with TTS
I am speech impaired and trying to find a way to use my phone using TTS and have an active conversation without having to go through a 3rd-party.  There are plenty of apps for the TTS, but I have not been able to find one that I can incorporate into actually speaking (me texting) to a live person.
Currently, I am using the "TALK" app from Google Play Store just to use my phone and TTS and communicate with someone I am face-to-face with, but would like to do the same thing via phone.
If anyone knows of such an app or a way I can accomplish it with multiple apps, any help would be appreciated.

I don't really get it... You want to send the voice of TTS through a regular phone call, so that you can communicate with others away from you? Why is instant messaging not an option?

Hi Andy, IM works fine with friends and family and email works in some cases. but I need something for calls to other places, such as making a doctor appointment, or a business that does not have IM or email available to the public. Also it would help for when someone calls me and they are not aware of my speech impairment. I hope that clarifies it more.

Ah that, makes much sense. Upvoted for awareness.

This feature is called TTY (Teletypwriters) or RTT (Real-Time Text) and can be enabled directly via the Phone by Google app. The following instructions are for the default Phone by Google app, but may vary depending on your phone model, app, and carrier.
The instructions below are detailed on the Google Support pages for Enabling RTT and Change phone settings -> Use TTY or RTT with calls.
Using RTT

Turn on RTT in Phone app settings
Dial a number or select a contact and tap RTT to place the RTT call
After the other person answers, the text you enter is visible in real time as you type

Using TTY

Turn on TTY in Phone app settings

To hear and speak on the phone with no text support, tap TTY Off.
To use typed text in both directions, tap TTY Full.
To type text and hear the other person reply aloud, tap TTY HCO.
To speak aloud and read the other person's reply as text, tap TTY VCO.


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How do I change default apps used from the Google drive app on Android 6.0?
When I open a file from the Google Drive app for Android (I'm using 6.0 on a OnePlus 3), it uses some internal viewer, and not the system-wide default app. How can I select different apps as default viewers within the Google Drive app?
Examples: use Adobe reader for PDFs, or MX Player for videos.

I can select other apps of I click "Open With" under the 3 dots, but I'd like it to be automatic when I just click the file

You can use better open with app and set the default as also the time you require to choose it you want select from multiple apps

@beeshyams I tried the "better open with" app, but it only works for normal files, links, etc., and not within the Google Drive App

You can try local storage, it see the Google drive, but I haven't tried manipulating files on drive

I have the same problem...


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Play RTSP stream from stock Android video player?
Is it possible to configure the stock android video player (Galaxy S3) to play an RTSP stream as defined in an .xpsf file?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<playlist version="1" xmlns="http://xspf.org/ns/0/">
    <trackList>
        <track><location>rtsp://192.168.8.108:554/live/ch00_0</location><title>Full resolution</title></track>
        <track><location>rtsp://192.168.8.108:554/live/ch01_0</location><title>Half resolution</title></track>
    </trackList>
</playlist>

If you have successfully performed this task, please state this in your response and any lessons-learned.  Thank you

You can simply place one of the url from the .xpf fileand run it in browser.It opts you to choose media players from device and selects one of them.The stream runs smoothly.


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What is the solution for external sd card unexpectedly removed
Please give me the solution to this problem. My external sd card memory is about 2 gb available, yet is is removed.
When I reboot my phone then it supports but in a few seconds it gets removed.
Please give me solution

Change your phone. This is happening because of the Card slot error. Hardware problem.

Do u had also the same problem? How u knew that it is hardware problem? Pls explain me.

What is the solution to repair the card slot? Do we have to buy a new phone?

@VaibhavKumar there is maximum chance that your phone has a damaged card slot or your memory card is corrupt. You can opt for a repair or you can go for a new Phone.

There are many possible causes for this issue. Usually it's one of these:

Your SD Card is malfunctioning. Try if it's working on other devices reliably.
Your Android is corrupt. Depending on what you have done (root, custom rom, etc.) your Android might be buggy (e.g. a system component relevant to storage might crash after startup).
Your SD Card Slot is malfunctioning. If it's none of the former causes your phones SD Card slot might be defective. There isn't much you can do about it, besides sending it in for repair or buy a new phone.


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Whatsapp Problem - How to Restore my Phone number after changing to a new one on whatsapp
I have been changing my whatsapp number by using my son's phone for a short time, but just notice both my son's account and mine has been join together, any suggestion how can i separate up both account now, or how can I restore the setting to the original number.

This happend because of the database stored in your phones storage. Two accounts cant be merged in one. You have been seeing the chats of your son. Just delete the database from the storage and then reinstall Whatsapp with your number.


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External monitor display in vertical (portrait) format
The Samsung 7's default is output only in horizontal format, as far as I've read. There is a way to wipe the phone, then change the code and restart it. I've tried all the orientation apps, but they only work on the phone, not the monitor. Also looking at Odroid.
Can I cast an Android screen onto a TV Monitor via Windows Wireless Display Adapter, but the image is vertical regardless of the phone's orientation? Perhaps 3rd-party hardware? software? etc.?


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Can't access photos on Nexus device
I have connected my phone (Nexus) to my windows 10 computer. I have entered the pin number on the phone and the driver for the phone is installed on the computer. The device shows up on Windows Explorer but the folder is empty so I can not access my photos. Any ideas?

Which Nexus and which Android version?

Android Version 7 and Nexus version 5x

On Android 6.0 and above you have to select USB connection type on your phone after you attached a computer or other device because the default USB connection type is charging.
You can do that when you plugged in your phone to your computer pull the phone's notification bar and tap on the appearing notification, something like this: USB for charging and select the desired USB connection type - in your case: File transfer (aka MTP).
There is a way to set the default USB connection type to MTP. You should enable Developer options on your device and in it search Select USB Configuration and set it to MTP.


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How to disable auto shutdown on low battery?
I'm using a custom ROM (danielpinto8zz6's Cyanogenmod 12.1 build for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2, in case anyone is interested) and there's an issue with what I guess is the coulomb counting profile.
The battery drains incredibly fast under certain circumstances leading to a force shutdown. When I then remove the battery briefly and boot the phone up again it shows a realistic charge value instead (like 30% or even 80% depending on the circumstances). I guess removing the battery resets the coulomb counter and causes Android to rely on voltage only?
Anyway, is there any way to disable the auto shutdown without using the Xposed module? I can root the phone and edit the system partition -- I just don't want to keep it rooted afterwards.
Alternatively, can I force Android to always use voltage only instead of coulomb counting?

Are you sure it's the ROM's bug and not the battery is dying?

Try to recalibrate battery, you have apps for that on play store. What do you mean you can root the phone if you have CM it's allredy rooted. If nobody else have that problem with that ROM, your battery is probably duying, or maybe even some other hardware problem.

@ЈеднорукиКрстивоје there's no such thing as "recalibrating the battery". It's just a scam to sell in-app advertising. This is all behavior of the kernel, which isn't something you can't readily fix.

Thanks for your thoughts! Yes, this is definitely a software issue and not the battery dying. As I said, removing the battery briefly (which probably resets Android's coulomb counter) results in a realistic value and yields quite a lot of usage time. This is an issue with this inofficial Cyanogen mod build.

@ЈеднорукиКрстивоје: I unrooted the phone. Yes, this is beacause of Pokemon Go. I know, don't judge me. :D

Well if it's ROM based bug, we can't help you conntact him about bug.

Just to give you guys an update, I did replace the battery as it was in fact rather old and this solves most of my problem. The coulomb counting issue persists, though -- when I remove the ostensibly empty battery after forced shutdown and immediately replace it I get quite a bit of usable additional capacity.

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Change USB connection mode while on Fastboot mode
I would like to unlock the bootloader of my Huawei P8 that has Android 6.0 and is not yet rooted.
It is shown as connected to the PC when running "adb devices" before rebooting to Fastboot&Rescue mode but after that I cannot change the USB connection type so that it can be connected to the PC in order to unlock it.

It has nothing to do with changing the connection type to access fastboot mode.. Just make sure appropriate binaries and drivers are installed..

Since upgrading to Android 6.0, every time the device re-boots, it does not retain the former option regarding the type of USB-connection and reverts to "Charge only". So,  is this not in any way interfering? Thanks.

No, it's not interfering. Whenever you boot into fastboot mode your device USB connection will be the needed one, you don't need to change it.

You don't need to change the USB connection type of the device due to whenever you boot into fastboot mode your device connection type will be the needed one.
So if your computer not recognize the device in fastboot mode you have driver(s) issue(s).
Try to reinstall your phone's driver and ADB.


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Trying to Root my phone
I have a Samsung on7 phone which works on android 6.0.1 marshmallow. I want to root my phone but I'm not able to root my phone with any third party software. I always get the error message "root permission acquiring unsuccessful." Is there any other way I could root my phone?

Could you add more details about your phone (exact model...)?

First of all, install a suitable and supported custom recovery on your phone then try flashing the popular SuperSU's zip.. this would successfully root your device... (this worked on my Samsung J2 Pro '16 edition)

Could u send me the links? Coz i dont know much abt cutom recovery and thngs like that

Kingroot is also good

To root your device first you need to install a particular custom recovery for your device like TWRP . then only you can root your device running on marshmallow.

Isn't CWM better for Samsung?

U can look at cf auto root website just type it in to google the scroll to down to Odin flash able list and find your model download that and then.  look up how to root your phone with cf auto root and Odin you didn't say the if it was a edge or standard s7 and what carrier you have so I can't post a link but prosess is very very simple


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2X Parallels Client App - Too Many Shortcuts!
Without going into too much painstaking detail, I'm connecting to a 2X server setup remotely on my Android phone (LG Nexus 5X) using the official Parallels 2X client app from the Google Play store.
It works well enough, but every time I log in to my work servers... the app creates a shortcut on my home screen for every application link we have, of which there are a ton.  Pages worth.  If I don't remove them, the client just keeps piling copies of the shortcuts on top of shortcuts on top of shortcuts. It's a huge mess, and I have to manually delete each shortcut one by one every time I log in to clean up my home screen.
Is there any system-wide setting on the Android OS (v7.0) to not allow apps to create shortcuts (not just when they install, I know how to disable that, but in general)?  Or perhaps anyone with knowledge on the official Parallels 2X client app might know how to stop this?  Thanks!

As far as I can tell, you only have the possibility to block an app from creating a shortcut on install.
I believe that it's against Googles Playstore rules to spam the user with such shortcuts. You can try to contact the developer and if they don't react you can contact Google.
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Additional information:
How to Block Third Party Apps from Creative Spam Shortcuts on Home Screen?


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how to offload contacts through USB?
I have an old Android phone with a broken USB port so that it doesn't charge properly.  There are multiple Google accounts so that different contacts are associated with different accounts.  Possibly, some contacts have no association.
Can I hook up the phone as a USB mass storage device and off load all the contacts?  Based on similar questions, I'm primarily concerned with "Device Contacts" which were never associated with an account.
Having contacts spread across multiple accounts is a secondary concern.
I synced the accounts and will look into uploading the account contacts to Google contacts.  Still unsure how to deal with device contacts.

I recommend one of these two free Android apps, both of which I find easy to use:

Red Rock Backup Contacts, which exports to Google CSV, Outlook
CSV, or a custom CSV, and has no builtin restore (You can easily
restore using Google Contacts).
OBSS MCBackup exports to vCard
(one file per contact) and does have builtin restore.

Both of these apps export files that can be imported into most contact managers (not just Android ones). Also, both of these can email them to you if you are having trouble with your USB connection.
Note that files created by these apps, like all Android files, are subject to a bug where you may need to restart android before they are visible over MTP to transfer to your computer.


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How to recover deleted photos from Android's internal memory
I have Redmi Prime 2 mobile and I accidentally deleted some of my pics and now I have tried as much I can to recover them but I can't recover them. I can recover by using some tools(Mini tool power data recovery my Fav.) but the android device shows only two options i.e MTP and PPT. Mini Tool only works on when I choose USB Storage. I don't know what should I do. Can somebody help me to recover my photos or give a way so that I can connect my Redmi Prime 2 android as USB Storage. I have tried my recovery tools for android but they only shows gallery photos which are not deleted.

Is the phone rooted?

Yes, I have rooted android

If fortunately, you have backed up your photographs in Google Photo, then you can simply open it, go to the "Trash" and choose the photos that you've backed up and tap on the "Restore" option.
Note:
1.This method is only useful for the data that have been deleted within 60 days.
2.Be sure that the option "Backup &sync" in the "Settings" of Google Photo has been turned on.


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Can I report phone numbers as spam callers?
Google recently introduced a feature that lets me know if someone is a suspected spam caller. However, sometimes I get calls from numbers that aren't listed as spam callers but are still spam callers. Is there some way I can report these?

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Yes, you can report callers as spam.
From Google support:

You can mark all calls from a number as spam to keep from getting any more and to report the spammer.

Open your device's Phone app phone.
Go to Recent calls Recents.
Tap the call you want to report as spam.
Tap Block / report spam. You’ll be asked if you want to block the number.
If you have the option, tap Report call as spam.
Tap Block.


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Your connection is not private - NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID
I'm using: Huawei Nexus 6p with Android 7.1.1 and latest stable version of Google Chrome Browser, and whenever I'm trying to access my website and I'm getting:

Your connection is not private (see screenshot)

I removed my website name out of screenshot(s):

Please advise.

Are you sure that this isn't a website releated problem?

@ЈеднорукиКрстивоје it most likely is, but it could be a device/software problem as well (missing CA certs pre-installed by the vendor).

@ЈеднорукиКрстивоје yes, as I'm able to access it from other devices without any issues.

@GiantTree nothing is missing (CA certs are included) and SSL works properly from desktop and other devices as well.

I was able to address my issue with following steps:

chrome://net-internals/#hsts
input FQDN in Delete domain and followed by Delete button.

This may or may not be an issue on your side:
Make sure you are not using a proxy, VPN or any other kind of traffic redirection.
Inform the owner of the website that because of HSTS, you are not able to visit his website.
He needs to configure a trusted SSL certificate that is neither self-signed, nor expired (read as: You can't connect via plain HTTP for the next year, until the HSTS entry on your device expires. This implies that the site in question was not added to the HSTS preload lists of any browser vendor).
The error you presented implies an untrusted certificate chain, with the certificate used by the Certificate Authority not being trusted.
This could be because of a private certificate authority (often used for VPNs to revoke certificates) or an outdated system configuration (CA certs are updated regularly, CAs like Let's Encrypt are very young and switch their CA certificates/add new ones once they are approved).

If you are the web admin: Configure your Web Server to serve HTTPS requests with a valid certificate.

I'm an admin) SSL is configured (with valid certificate) and even though I took out HSTS  configuration, I'm still experiencing an error.

@alexus you can't take out HSTS. HSTS is enforced for a long time (configurable, should be at least 6 months) and a client won't connect to a server without HSTS (or even HTTPS). Basically: Once HSTS is enabled, you can't disable it.

sure you can) just follow my answer I just did it (without waiting for 6 month).

Now tell all your visitors prior to the removal to do this.

this is private website and my users are numbered (so that's not an issue), however I do see what you're saying..

authors: Једноруки Крстивоје


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Any way to circumvent Nexus carrier lock?
I have a brand new Nexus 5X locked to a Japanese carrier called y!mobile (run on the Softbank network).  They won't unlock the phone unless I open up a contract and stay with them for 6 mos.  This is not an option.
I tried two online unlocking services (simdoctor and sim-unlock) and neither of their NCK codes did the trick (they were identical, btw).
Prospects are not looking good.  I saw a reddit thread where someone suggested reflashing with a stock Nexus ROM.  I'm curious if this will be a waste of time, as I've read that the carrier lock resides nestled away on hardware somewhere unaffected by OS.  On the other hand, this phone, as far as I know, has no carrier-specific alterations whatsoever (other than the lock)--so I guess I'm holding out some hope the Nexus devices might be an exception.
Will re-flashing do anything for me?  Any alternatives you can think of?  Why are the brand-specific unlock codes choking on the 5X?
Thanks!


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How to auto-close the Sound Bar Indicator
I have an issue (or at least I perceive it to be since it wasn't like that in the first place) on my Nexus 6p where after I click the volume buttons while my device is on, the sound bar indicator does not auto close like it used to. I am forced to click somewhere on the screen for the sound bar to close, rather than waiting a couple seconds for it to automatically do so. This is a small but rather annoying problem for me and occurred after factory resetting my device. I am running stock Android 7.1.1 Nougat and am not rooted.

It requires you to click outside to indicate you are through with it. People tend to finagle the sound slider to taste - a little up - a little down - a little bitta dis - a little bitta dat. It will not know your intentional changes are complete until you indicate you are through by clicking outside. It is being courteous, believing taste is continually refined, rather than singly perfected.

I understand but it wasn't like that before. I would like the device to be at it's previous state where the sound bar auto-closes in around 5 seconds or so when you don't touch your phone.


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Why can't I sign into google map when being away from my apartment and using mobile data?
My phone is Kyrocera Hydro Icon, with Android 4.4.2. I am in US and using Sprint network.
When I am in my apartment, google map will automatically log into my google account, no matter whether my phone is using mobile service or wifi.
When I am away from my apartment and my phone is using mobile data service, google map app will say that something link "can't sign in using my google account". The result of that is I can't retrieve the history of places which I have looked up, and I can't access the places which I have saved.
Why is the problem, and how can I solve it?
Thanks.

At least tell us the country & carrier name that you are using. Metro region or state/province may be helpful as well.

Is mobile data working at all? Can you visit websites that offer HTTPS? Sounds like a networking issue.

@G mobile data is working. I can visit https websites. Can it be a problem of account management by Android?


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How to "really" delete whatsapp images that were already deleted?
I've deleted around 800 images from WhatsApp folder using Google's Photos app, but the problem is no space was free'd at all, I'm guessing those images are still available at /sdcard/WhatsApp/Media/WhatsApp Images.
Is there a way to delete those 800 "original photos" without having to manually select them again?
I'm using Motorola Moto X Play, Android 6.0.1, no sd card at all.
PS: I have Google Photos backup disabled even before that event.

It turns out the pictures were actually totally removed, I didn't notice any significant space change because WhatsApp compress every image, so 800 pictures probably was less than 200MB.

If you are deleting all the images in the directory, just delete the directory. If not, unfortunately Google Photos is a backup and unless you have it enabled to delete backed up photos off your device, I don't believe there is a way to mirror the deletions.

I already have  Google Photos backup disabled before that happening, does that change anything?

@Edson if you deleted the photos on Google Photos then it would have been the backups most likely. When you were deleting the photos, did you press delete device copy?

Yes I did chose that option @MitchB

@EdsonHoracioJunior, have you verified that the files can still be accessed from within whatsapp? I deleted a few recent photos and received an error message that the media was not available on my device. After doing some digging in the backup settings, it does mention that the app makes local backups as well as cloud backups, perhaps this is why you see no space savings?

I just checked it, it's actually been totally removed. I guess I didn't noticed any significant space change because WhatsApp compress every image, so 800 pictures probably was less than 200MB. Thanks for your help! Should I erase the question?

If you mark it answered, other people can use it for reference in the future.


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Get ADB to trust all computers
Is there something I can do to make my phone trust all computers to use ADB on my phone? I have root, Resurrection Remix on Android 7.1.1, and I am open to editing some files. I will only be plugging my phone into computers that I already trust, so I'm not worried about security.
The reason I want this is because I use a different school computer every day, and I don't like the pop-up. I trust those computers and don't need the prompt.
Can somebody please get an answer? YES, I ONLY PLUG MY PHONE INTO A USB PORT I TRUST!!!

How many computers will you be plugging your device in? If it isn't that much, you can probably just accept them once individually and never ask you again.

@GiantTree The school computers. I use a different one each time. The popup is very annoying.

Do you trust every USB port (including charger) you plug your phone in to? Not just computers—nothing guarantees that thing that looks like a charge port actually is only charging. And of course that no one else will grab your phone, and plug it in to something you don't trust?

I don't think you can, short of copying the key stored on the PC to each and every machine you use - bu t by then, it would be quicker to do it normally. I know you DGAF about security, but one wrong move on even a scroll network can end your fun. I accidentally put VBS dunini onto the network once, requiring a full rebuild of about 70 PC's and two android tablets.

Huh, It turns out you can
It turns out you can disable the verication check to bypass the ask for authorization.
On a authorised computer:
Firstly, run adb version and check its at least 1.0.32
Give adb root permissions, adb root
Then, connect and run adb disable-verity
Then it should be fine!

Source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/37624959/4992064


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Can I use ext4 on my SD card on a non-rooted android 5.1.1 (lollipop)?
I'd like to use ext4 on my SD card, or anything besides fat32 really. Something which supports files > 4GB in size.
Unfortunately, unlike it apparently was back in the day, now ext4 and even exfat-formatted SD cards are met with a message like "filesystem missing or not supported, click 'okay' to format", which when clicked, causes android to happily reinstate a fat32 filesystem.
Is there any way around this on an unrooted system?
Or am I stuck?

... and any Storage Access Framework-degraded Android? :)


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Stuck in recovery after CF root
I tried rooting my Samsung Galaxy J3 and now it says:

"recovery is not seandroid enforcing"

I used CF root and now it wont boot out of recovery.
How do I repair?

I had experienced that before, 2 times ( one with CWM and one with TWRP). I fixed it by:-

Pulling out the battery, re-insert it, and boot into download mode
(vol up + power button + home button).
Use Odin (if you don't have one, download it here)
Download the stock firmware for your specific device here
Once your stock firmware finished downloading, head over to Odin and click AP. Browse for the stock firmware you've downloaded and
click OK.
Connect your phone to your computer and click start at Odin.
Wait for a couple of minutes, and there you go! You fixed your phone.

Hope this helps.


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Where'd the Google camera app go?
I have a Motorola Moto Z but I can't find the official Camera app by Google. Can anyone provide me with the Play Store link?

According to this last reported blog, Google camera app is missing from PS in some regions. This blog has a link for download

As @beeshyams said in their comment, the Google Camera app is not available in some regions on the Play Store. This link is to the listing on the Play Store. If you can access the listing from that link, then you're one of the lucky few countries that can. If you cannot, you will have to download it from a reputable third party website such as APKMirror.
Do take note of the minimum supported Android version when using APKMirror as well as the fact that there are two variants for different processor architectures. If the minimum version is too high, I recommend moving to the most recent one that supports your OS version. If there are two variants available for whichever version you choose and if your first download doesn't install, try the other variant.
DISCLAIMER: You will have to enable Installation from Unknown Sources in order to install from a third party site. This is highly recommended against as it enables the possibility of malicious applications being installed on your device.

@AbAppletic they tend to make the release worldwide compatible then proceed to lock it out of the majority of regions, just the way is unfortunately :(

I think this is the first time that I faced this: I can't search Google Camera on Play Store (browsing all apps by Google doesn't include this too), but I can install it through the link to the Play Store listing you provided. Usually, when I can't search an app on Play Store, 99.99% I won't be able to install it using its direct link to the listing, either due to country restriction or unsupported device. Weird... but true story...


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Phone is booting with a specific battery on Samsung Galaxy S3 with CyanogenMod11
Yesterday my Samsung Galaxy S3 fell and shut down.
I have tried many solutions to turn it on but the only thing I could do was to enter download mode.
Today I tried to replace its battery with my old one's battery and the phone is working good!
So what with the other battery could be problematic?
Both batteries must be good because I can turn on the cell with them (even though with one of them I can't boot past download mode) and the rest of the hardware must also be fine because phone works fine.


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Simultaneous audio to headphone jack and bluetooth
I would like to output audio both to the headphone jack and to bluetooth headphones simultaneously.  The purpose is for two people to listen at the same time (and we don't have a headphone splitter at hand).
Is this possible on Android phones?
The phone in question is a Samsung S5 mini with Lollipop.

Unfortunately, this can't be done.
Android can only output media to one of them at a time.
When you plug in a new device, the last one used will be overridden.


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Android does not detect a captive portal
I have an access point hosting a login page (which doesn't have actual internet access) and I'm using dnsmasq to answer all DNS requests with the IP address of this page. If an Android device connects, I want it to know that it's connected to a captive portal and show the "Sign-in to wifi network" prompt but this doesn't happen (the device just silently connects to the AP), although Wireshark shows that the HTTP GET requests for /generate_204 are properly responded with HTTP/1.1 200 OK.
Any suggestions why this could be happening? Could there be something other than the response for /generate_204 that Android checks? I'm guessing that the detection fails if the device finds out that there's no internet access.

you should return "HTTP/1.1 204 OK" if internet is ok

I have this exact same setup and was having the same problem. I solved this by having the web server return some content as well as the status code. In my case, I had the web server respond with the index page for any requests not found on the web server.
Note that this is being done by an access point that does have internet access.


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The songs I downloaded online do not show up with the same name in the player
I download music from various sites offering music for free (because I lack any sort of disposable income to legitimately download them). After changing their names into ones that make sense on my computer, I load them onto a memory card and then try to play them. They play just fine but their titles seem to be totally different from what I changed them to on my computer. For example, I renamed a file to "The Chainsmokers-Closer"  on my computer, but in Google play music it reads "TERGOS. RU". What is causing this and how can I solve it? Should I format the memory card as input? Should I put the renamed files directly onto my internal memory? Re downloading the song doesn't seem to help

Google Play Music is most likely reading the MP3 tag instead of the actual filename. There are two ways to edit the MP3 tag.
To do it on your computer, I have used in the past mp3tag. To do this from your phone, you can use the application iTag - Music Tag Editor. If you prefer neither of these methods, you would have to find a music player that does not read the MP3 tag but instead reads the filename. I use Poweramp and in the settings of that application, under Look & Feel > Player UI, you can set the player to read the titles from the file names.


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Why are all apps disabled?
All of my apps are gone.  All of the built-in, external storage apps had disappeared.
It happened when my phone's battery was dead, and when I turned it on after charging, everything was gone.  I can see my apps in the application manager but it shows that all of the apps are disabled and I can do nothing.
I cant even add a picture here.
Phone: Samsung Galaxy Grandneo Plus

Try booting into safe-mode and see if you can re-enable the apps from there. Wiping cache (that's the app cache, not Dalvik/ART) cannot hurt either; all recoveries offer that (see our recovery-mode tag-wiki for how to enter recovery, and for other details).

All I know about "disabled apps" is when the device is booted into Safe Mode.
Maybe your device is on Safe Mode.  This happened, when you "accidentally" pressed a button on your device while booting up.  Try checking, if it has a "Safe Mode" displayed on your screen, usually at the corners.
Rebooting the device normally would surely fix the problem.


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Accessibility services get disabled automatically
This Christmas I gave a Wiko Lenny 3 to my son, it comes with Marshmallow.
When trying to install a parental control I sadly discovered that there's a bug (I suppose) that is well documented for Lollipop/Samsung, that prevents accessibility services to be activated.
In other words, as soon as I activate the parental control in the settings/accessibility/services option, it always appears off, although it's on, and resets to off randomly and at every reboot. This makes totally unusable the parental control.
The questions are:

is there a fix for this? (Any solution with battery savings was tested with no success)
is there a way to understand, via logs or monitorings, what is preventing the services to be activated?
would rooting some how change something?
is it safe or even possible to install a different and clean Android version?

Changing the launch setting to start manually and not automatically seems to work.
In Huawei devices, it can be found in Apps - app name - Battery - Launch.

Battery saving options, on the other hand, didn't help in my case.


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How to open a message database(.db) file from Sony Xperia phone in computer?
So I had backed up my files and messages from sony xperia phone and saved all files in the computer....
Now I need to open the messages file in the backup folder which has the format of .bk...
I tried to use 7 zip to extract the .db file...
But when I opened the .db file in Notepad it appeared haphazardly with many characters and the messages were there but were jumbled in between the characters...
So I want to view them in a proper format..... Any suggestion or advice?

.db files are not plain-text files, so Notepad is the wrong approach. Those are SQLite databases, so you will have to use some SQLite browser for the task. The linked Wiki page gives you some more details. SQLiteman would be a good choice, and there's even a portable version available. For an alternative, there's also SQLite Browser.

I tried SQLite but i dont know how to handle it.....

I mean to say I opened the file in the software but there were so many options like tables,indices,triggers ...etc which I could not understand anyhting about......I need to view the message part from it.....if that is relevant

@IshanTaneja We can't teach SQL here since that is obviously off topic. Izzy explained as much as he can explain while staying on topic. Search internet for more relevant information about .db files and database browsers.

@SarpSTA Ok then............but I was hoping for a more organised user friendly gui.....

@IshanTaneja browse the tables, that's where the data is. Ignore the rest. You'll have to do some digging on your own, we cannot tell how to extract the messages. I don't even know whether those are stored "in one piece", or spread across multiple tables/columns/rows: each application handles that in its own way.

Anytime – always glad to help!


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Added lock screen pin to encrypted device - can't unlock on boot now
I have an encrypted cyanogenmod 13 device. I set the password manually via the command line using a guide like this. More recently I added a lock screen pin, and I think I set it to not ask on boot but I'm not certain now. I rebooted the device for the first time since adding the new pin but I can't unlock it now.
When it boots, it's loading the same disk unlocking screen as before, but it's asking for the pin instead. Entering it doesn't work, however. Since it's expecting a pin all it presents is a number pad - can't type the encryption password in case that's what it wants.
The question is, obviously, how can I unlock it. I know both the encryption password and the lock screen pin so I could do it via the USB+command line but neither ADB nor fastboot detect any devices.
Some users elsewhere have suggested trying the sim pin but a) same thing happens when sim is removed and b) the sim pin doesn't work anyway.
I'd like to get this unlocked soon, if not possible I need to do the whole setting up from scratch process as soon as possible.
Note: I have access to the device via the teamwin reovery thing which has a filemanager and terminal. Is there some command I can run to set the unlock type/keyboard back to normal?

Edit: I was able to use ADB when in recovery mode, but obviously changes made to settings.db don't propagate. What do I need to do to regenerate the "initramfs" or whatever android uses that contains all the necessary data to boot when encrypted? I assume that it has it's own copy of settings.db.

possible dupe of http://android.stackexchange.com/q/86752/186920

I explicitly said I know the password, the linked question is about hard resetting a device when you don't know the password. I just want to know how to make the device present the right keyboard so I can type the password in.

Since I have access to the recovery, I simply backed up everything, did a full-format (which wipes the encryption), restored, disabled the damn lock screen pin and then added the encryption again.
Not the ideal solution but hopefully helps someone in a similar situation.


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Moving files to memory card
I am unable to move files to my memory card from phone.

Htc 620g
Android 4.4.2
Memory card 32 Gb
Please let me know what to do in this situation.there is 31 Gb free space in memory card.

try an Internal File Manager

Tried files did not moved

added another image

are you rooted by the way? There is a workaround for rooted devices


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Can't recover data on honor 5x Android 6.0.1
I have done factory reset of my honor 5x Android 6.0.1 by mistake. This phone is rooted and I have tried disk digger pro, desktop applications like easeus recovery via USB debugging. It detects only recent data but not deleted one.

I have not overwritten any data ;
Phone did not has encryped storage before reset ;
It has fingerprint lock before factory reset ;
I want to recover phone storage data ;
PC applications unable to find any deleted data after scanning all sectors on phone storage.

I have done recovery on Android 5.0 lenovo s850 and it was fine so I have recovery experience.

Has factory reset cleared all sectors ?
Does Android 6.0.1 not support recovery ?
Should I rollback to 5.0 and then try ?
Any method available ?

Android factory reset will erase ALL DATA. The chances of you recovering the data are very slim.
If you didn't erase the internal SD Card, you may have your files.
But all game/app progress and data are gone.

Is Factory reset on honor set every bit of remaining storage to logic 0 or 1 bcz I have recovered lenovo phone data after factory reset.

factory reset erases everything

I know it erases everything but indeed on other devices it removes only files and folders references written on some area of storage thats the reason we can recover most of storages after a full high level format or erasing everything from a storage.

if you read my answer, if your phone has an internal SD card, you may have unchecked the erase checkbox for that section, keeping the data. But no matter what, the game/app progress and data are gone

Oh..let me tell you I have done hard reset from recovery not from android setting menu.


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Monitoring my android phone
My friend's gmail I'd is logged in my mobile I think he is monitoring my call logs ,is there any way to monitor my call logs?

What phone? What version of Android?

Lollipop 5.1,lenovo a6000

From my experience with flashing different roms on different devices over the years, it is highly unlikely or even impossible that they are monitoring your call logs.
Google accounts do not keep track of your call logs unless you are a Google voice user. If your friends account is the primary Google account on the phone, they would have access to any information synced with Google from your device.
I would be more worried about other information they could access such as your location, installed applications, synced contacts, etc.
Now if their account is only signed into your Gmail application, they would not have access to any information on your device.
I highly recommend removing their account from your system accounts. This can be done in system settings.
Settings > Accounts & Sync > Google > select friends account > Remove Account
For a little bit of background, I have found that the only way to access call logs on a device is to extract them with a third party app or by contacting the network carrier.


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TowelRoot v3 User Interface Anomaly
I downloaded the latest TowelRoot (v3) from the official website and I noticed a UI anomaly and wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this. Most screenshots of the "make it ra1n" screen (from other peoples' phones in tutorials) are complete, however on my tablet the last part of the "n" was cut off making it appear to be "make it ra1r". (Screenshot 1)

After switching to portrait I was a little more assured when I could see it was just cut off. (Screenshot 2)

I want to know if this was a known problem or a mistake by someone trying to reissue a counterfeit. I've looked at the whois domain registration and it appears to be under the control of the same owner since 2014. (Screenshot 3 and 4)

I downloaded the same TowelRoot APK from the same source, and for me the string make it ra1n is perfectly visible. Might it be an issue with your system font?

Yeah, that changes things. It's strange though: Tiny, Extra Small, Medium and Huge render normal, but Small, Large, Extra Large don't. Just for future reference and out of curiosity: Would something like this be device specific? Does yours render incorrectly when you change the font size?

No, I changed the font size to 85% and 130% of its usual size, and I spotted no difference outside TowelRoot's title breaking in two lines with the 130% font size. If I recall correctly from my past experience, though, if no sufficient care is put when creating the single glyphs that compose a font, this behaviour is certain to occur. It is caused by either a concentration or lack of pixels in a given area, and it is indeed experienced when stretching the font size. Not a sign of font quality.


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whatsapp from old phone to be used in new phone in different country
I was living in Syria in middle east, and I'm visiting USA.
I still have my phone with whatsapp installed using my Syrian's number, then I bought a new phone Samsung S7, and I removed SIM card from old phone to my new phone.
I installed Whatsapp in my new phone and put my Syrian number with area code and wasn't able to get the verification code to activate whatsapp in the new phone.
is there a way to do so?

Yes

Enabling roaming to receive verification
Through voice mail

See WhatsApp FAQ for details


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Removing contact's number from Whatsapp
I have removed a contact's number from Contacts. Also blocked the number on Whatsapp but number is still there in Whatsapp. How to remove it from there as well?

This question is a duplicate of this one posted 3 years ago. I verified that the steps outlined in that answer still work by deleting a contact on my phone and following the instructions.


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Android as WiFi adapter?
How do I use my phone's USB hotspot to transfer my WiFi network connected to my phone to my laptop? Is it possible? I'm running CyanogenMod 12.1 on my Galaxy Note II. Thank you.

Your question is unclear.  Can you please explain a little more.

Yes, this is possible.

Plug your phone into your laptop
On your phone, go to settings
In the wireless & networks area, more -> Tethering & portable hotspot
Enable USB tethering

Already tried. Connected to WiFi on phone, used official Samsung cable, turned on USB tethering and it didn't work. The computer did detect my ethernet however can't ping.

That's strange. Do you have access to another computer or another phone to try it with?

No I don't. But what I do know is, if I have 3G/4G on my phone, the USB tethering would work well

From what it says here http://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00032109/ it would appear that Samsung devices can only tether mobile data, not WiFi.

What if I'm using CyanogenMod? And I'm running a Note II, International version to be exact.

It seems that cyanogen mod also has a USB tethering issue. Some people suggested enabling USB debugging, but if that doesn't work then I can't help you any more!


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Android VPN (PIA) and Location Settings
I am currently using a Private Internet Access (PIA) vpn on my S7 Edge.
If I leave the location/GPS function on while surfing the web "anonymously", will having the location feature on make my VPN useless by providing my location?

Please read the tags before posting your question.

You are asking an off-topic question. Please read On-Topic, How do I ask a good question? and What types of questions should I avoid asking?

@DavidPostill - I appreciate the additional information. I'll make sure I check out the sources and reading material before posting in the future. Thanks again.

I also use PIA for Android. Through my experience and also from my knowledge of networks, yes, the location of your phone is still your actual location. The only difference using the VPN would have is that the location would be associated with whichever external IP address that has been assigned to your session by PIA.
The only way to hide your location would be to turn it off or spoof your location through developer options. There is currently no option in the PIA for Android app to hid location.


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What permissions are granted to an app with device administration privileges?
Does a Device Administrator application have any/all permissions such as contacts, storage, etc.. ?
It's not clear from developer.android.com device-admin whether or not these admin rights also imply application permissions.
Or does device administrator simply mean that it can only do the things in the policy it's allowed to such as lock the screen, wipe the phone, prevent (easily) uninstalling the app, etc.. and that permissions to access private information is managed via the permissions settings only ?

Yes, a device administrator only has permissions to do what it says.
If you change the permissions of the app that the administrator is associated with, the administrators permissions will not change
(Answer made from the following sources):

Do you have evidence for this? I'm just curious how you found that out.

From my personal experience, and from research online

It would be nice of you, if you added your online sources. The answer is good but could be better.

As you explicitly pinged me for an answer:
AFAIK, apps can only use permissions declared in their Manifest – so there should be no way an app could add itself permissions it never requested there.
DeviceAdmin gives high extra powers (apps are e.g. protected against uninstall, and can access some extra stuff they couldn't do without). What exactly this includes, I'm not sure. I only can refer to a specific part of the page you've linked, where the powers are explained. I cannot vouch for the pages completeness (or correctness at that: wouldn't be the first time some error made it in there).

Enabling Device Administrator (source: Android Developers; click image to enlarge)
You might remember there's something else carrying a similar name: ADM, the Android Device Manager. Checking above screenshot with that in mind, gives you an idea on the basics: ADM allows you to permit those functions (though AFAIK it doesn't feature "Monitor screen-unlock attempts" and "Disable cameras"). But this is a typical example of using most of those features.

TL;DR: AFAIK DeviceAdmin cannot grant permissions to any app (including the DA-app itself), especially not if the app-in-question did not declare them in its Manifest. It just gives the app carrying this permission access to specific system features not available otherwise.

I take it that this passage on that device administration page:
Once users enable the device admin application, they are subject to its policies. Complying with those policies typically confers benefits, such as access to sensitive systems and data.
means that an example company app could allow access to company sensitive data, not the other way around.

That's correct, @ChristophAlrich – but at the same time, the company gets the permission to remotely wipe your device whenever it wishes, or have your password changed. I'd be very careful with whom I grant this. If some company wanted to force it upon me, I'd tell them to rather give me a device of theirs, but wouldn't let them manipulate my own.


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How do I wipe the data from a hard bricked phone
I think I've hard bricked my Android, and the phone had sensitive private data on it while it was still functional. I plan to try and get it repaired, but is it possible to wipe this data first?

If it's hardware brick than phone is literarlly brick there is no repair.

If by hard bricked you mean you can't even access recovery, then as @ЈеднорукиКрстивоје says, no chance.

Repairing a phone like that is often more expensive than buying a new one.  And the good news is that if you have synchronized with Google then a new phone will have the option of restoring your apps and settings.

The very definition of bricked is that the phone is totally inoperable.  But on the off chance that it is just a screen problem there are a couple of possibilities.
Try the HDMI output.  See if there is any sign of life.  If so, then either using the screen digitizer or an external USB mouse, do the normal Settings, Backup/Restore/Set to Factory thing.
Another idea is to try booting up a PC with a Linux LiveCD of your choice and see if you can access the phone at all.  If so, then go about deleting what you can.
If it is truly bricked, then perhaps it is time to go shopping.  Walmart Online has some good deals.

DO THIS ONLY TO WIPE IT THERE WILL BE NO RECOVERY!!!
Try the Google Lost My Phone Method to wipe the phone clean:
1.go to https://www.google.com
2.Simply type "Lost My Phone" or "Find My Phone"
3.Click On Recover (You may or may not need to log in, MAKE SURE TO LOG INTO THE SAME GOOGLE THAT IS ON THE PHONE)
4.A page should appear, all the way at the bottom there will be "Consider Erasing your phone"
5.Click on that and follow further instuctions
Good Lucks.

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How to save a edited PDF opened from google drive with Adobe Acrobat Reader
My problem is long to read, but elementary:
Introduction, not the actual problem: suppose we have a downloaded file in internal storage "file.pdf", we open it with Adobe Acrobat Reader. We edit the file, for example by adding annotations. Now in order to save it (to the same location in internal storage where it was when opening, as opposed to saving to Google drive or adobe document cloud) we just close it and it says "saved" in grey text, and indeed that works, the edits are saved, replacing the old file there is the new one.
Now the problem: I'm actually trying to do that, except with a file in google drive. That is, I open google drive, I look for my file2.pdf, then I choose "open with" adobe acrobat reader. I edit the file. Now when I want to save it, there are two options that don't work:
-If I just close like before, indeed it says "saved" but, it doesn't save! Changes are lost. Why this happens?
-If I choose "share" and then choose share to my own google drive, instead of saving it creates a new version and puts it in the root google drive folder. Then I have two files, the old one and the last edited one, and this is very messy. I would want instead to save in the same place and replace the old file with the new one edited.
Important note: This procedure works FINE (without the problems described) in  my PC (windows 10) using the analogous programs, that is Google drive for desktop and adobe acrobat reader DC. That is to say I open pdf from the google drive folder in windows, edit them, save, and the changes are saved.

When you open a file from Google Drive with Adobe Acrobat, it doesn't actually open it in Google Drive because that is another computer that you can't access.
The file that you open with Acrobat on Google Drive is actually downloaded to your device and is stored in temporary memory. When you save the changes you make, they are not applied to the actual file in Google Drive, but to temporary file in the memory, which gets deleted once you are done with it.
Share option is different. Due Android's sandboxing and user restrictions, Adobe Acrobat actually never even accesses your Google Drive storage. It tells Android that the user gave a command to share this file to Google Drive. Then Android takes the file in temporary memory that had its changed saved and loads it into your Google Drive storage. So your complaints are not originating from Adobe Acrobat but due the way AndroidOS works and its could-have-been-better calibration for Google Drive.

I find you explanation self-consistent, and I believe humbly you are on the right track. This answer supports you. I thought your first paragraph was sort of wrong, because my files are (obviously) on the cloud on https://drive.google.com/drive/my-drive, not on my computer. They aren't only on my computer. And by computer in the first paragraph, do you mean MY computer or google's server comptuter? If you mean, mine, it's on the cloud too, so what you mean?

However, I could understand your answer and then it seems I can't do what I want with those programs. Maybe I can if I edit with Google drive PDF or something "closer" to drive. Second option, I will "share them" to myself (to my own drive) and then replace the old file with the new shared file. (Because I edit them while I'm offline).

@Santropedro In my first paragraph, I refer to Google Drive's cloud storage. When you select a file from the Google Drive app in your device and select to open it with Adobe Acrobat, the file is downloaded from the cloud computer into your phone's temp storage where it then is picked by Adobe Acrobat and is brought on screen for your to do as you wish. Problem here is that there are two apps here that aren't specifically configured to work with each other. Their only common denominator for interaction is through Android's Share function, which has limited to none customization.

You clarified the doubt about my. computer or Google computer! Thanks!. However I'll be pedantic and point to a error: you say that if I select a file in Google drive app to open with adobe ,it is inmediately downloaded from server. However I just tried to do that with wifi off and mobile data off and it opens the PDF fine. And they weren't offline available. This contradicts you. I note that the the app tells me it can't refresh. With your last part of the comment I agree.

@Santropedro It might be still in the memory. Try it like this: Install a new file to Google Drive from another device like your computer. Then open Google Drive on your phone. Kill the internet connection of your device and try again. An app that is on your phone can't open a file that is not. You can open them with Google Docs while on cloud because Google Docs is also installed on the cloud computer. But Adobe is in your device and must have the file in your device also. Even if you don't see it happening, it is happening in the background.

Great! you nailed that indeed that happened! It didn't load as you said. I realized this things: If I upload from the PC, the phone google drive app will realize the filename and location, and display it in place. However, when you click on it for the first time ever in the phone, it needs time to load! The second time not. Also, for the first time to open it needs internet, for the second doesn't. Yes, it makes that it is on memory.


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Nexus 7 2013 screen won't come on. When to give up?
My Nexus 7 2013 is no longer working properly: I cannot get the screen to come on, and I don't see any evidence of back-lighting even in a dark room.  I believe the device starts up and shuts down properly because when it's connected to my computer via USB, I can browse the files on the tablet.
On two occasions, I was able to see the boot screen ("Google" logo with an open padlock at the bottom of the screen). The 2nd time it happened, there was an unusual white horizontal line (typically the background is solid black) crossing the screen. That was two days ago; nothing since.
I suspect it's a hardware issue, but I don't know how to test. So I have two questions:

What can I try to fix the problem? I'm open to using ADB, fastboot etc, but need detailed instructions (am noob).
If the problem can't be fixed, how can I safely clear all my info from the device before I dispose of it?

The Nexus is on Android 5.1.1, and is rooted with an unlocked bootloader. The device is also fully charged.
More info:
When I plug the device to my TV's HDMI, the Nexus outputs the Android UI to the television, and the tablet screen can sense my touch (I can navigate the touchscreen, although nothing is displayed on the tablet itself). So if any diagnostic or fix requires me to see what's on screen, it's doable

Did you have ADB activated before this occurred? If you can "pretend" to unlock the phone

@EthanZ not sure what you mean by "ADB activated", but I think the answer is yes: I've used ADB with this tablet before and I don't remember disabling it since.  How can I "pretend to unlock the phone"?

Turn the phone on and let it sit as if it was starting. Then, do what you'd do to unlock the screen. Plug it into the computer you used to root it and See if it shows up in the ADB device list

I updated my answer. Sorry about that.

This is hardware damage. Your local electronics repair shop can probably replace the screen if you would like. The manufacturer is a possibility too, but it will be expensive.
As for recovering data, most of what you will need to save is stored to the SD card (emulated most of the time), and you said you could view the internal storage. Save whatever you feel you want (always downloads folder and DCIM). Most other data is saved to the cloud by Google and can be automatically imported into a new device.
If you were able to access ADB, you can take a full system backup using the backup command. When it requests access, tap the bottom left corner of the screen after unlocking the screen as if it worked correctly. It's okay if this doesn't work, what you can already access should be sufficient.
You're lucky. Most people cannot access the internal storage when this occurs.
As for wiping the device, you have access to the screen! Navigate to Settings-> Privacy -> Factory Reset. This will delete all data on the phone.

Ethan I've added a bit of info to the OP. I'm trying to figure out how to get ADB working (I used it a couple of years ago with this tablet, and I use ADB to sideload apps frequently on another device). adb devices doesn't list the tablet while it's connected via USB. As for the data, you misunderstood my question. I was asking how can I securely clear my data from the tablet; given that it's still working behind the screen, someone who gets it can access my private data.

@BeetleJuice Since you can see the screen, you don't need ADB to wipe it anymore.

If you can see the files on a PC, perhaps try booting the PC with some kind of Linux LiveCD and then go through the phone that way.  You might be able to even do a total wipe.

@SDsolar that would probably hard brick the device. If he wants to have it repaired, that's not a good idea.

Valid point, but I am not qualified to speak to his point #1 so I commented on his point #2.  Besides, there is a lesson in life here:  Don't get to attached to individual devices.  They're inexpensive.  And if things are sync'd to Google (like they intended) it is a  piece of cake to restore apps and settings on a new one.  Anyway, I have since added an answer below that describes how I handled the identical situation.

@SDsolar completely agreed. We live in a world of electronic gadgets that are becoming more and more insanely expensive. You don't need that new $1000 iPad or iPhone. Get a cheaper device, use it while it lasts, and don't get too attached to it. I'm using a 4 year old Moto X I got for only $200 when it was 2 years old, and, with some TLC and CyanogenMod (RIP), is still chugging along.

I had this happen to a Nexus 8 (which is the same, basically), though mine would not show files from the PC.  I could see enough on my screen to know it was booting, with weird lines and shapes changing as it did so.
But I was able to see the screen output on the HDMI output.  So I connected a regular mouse to the USB port and went into the backup/restore section of settings and there is an option to reset it to factory.
Upon contacting the reseller, I found they would exchange the unit for $40 if I shipped it back to them.  That is more than half what I paid for it.
So then I decided to explore fixing it myself.  To replace the screen and/or digitizer is very intricate.  The digitizer alone was about $20 on Amazon.
There is a very detailed Youtube video on the process.  I suggest you watch it and decide for yourself what you want to do.
After watching that video, I canceled my order for the digitizer and never even looked up the price for a replacement display portion of the screen.  It wasn't really beyond my skill level, but I already didn't like the memory limit and decided to look around for other options.
My answer:
I put it in a junk box then bought a refurbished 10 inch RCA Viking Pro with 32GB and 1GB Ram, from Walmart, for about $80 or so, then a nice soft black carry case with a handle on Amazon for about $15, and have not looked back.
In the end I am glad my Nexus broke.  I could still use it with a mouse and HDMI if I wanted it, but at least I got my personal info erased from it, and all my personal apps and settings came right back from Google onto the new device.  I use my phone as my Google Authenticator for the 2FA security.
The Viking Pro (with the keyboard) is so nice it was worth going through all that.  It is 10 times the machine for just a few dollars more than trying to cobble together a fix for a broken one.  What really makes it shine is the full detachable keyboard.  It is not a cranky bluetooth keyboard, either.  It has a back button and a screen-off button, and it does copy/paste and all the other control characters just like my desktop - (and that makes it work much better for Lastpass - without the paste function you might as well not even try to use it, and there goes your security).
The carry case is what really makes it work out well.  I can still carry it to church and use it as my Bible.  One more thing:  superb battery life, and easy access to airplane mode when you want.
--EDIT:  More info based on comments:
Here is the video:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2O5Dt1ITD0
Here is the Viking Pro:  https://www.walmart.com/ip/134784177
Here is the carry sleeve:  https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HJCUBZ6
Another interesting development:  Since it has so much memory I was able to get my Google Voice running on it, and there is an app that allows it to make phone calls and do SMS messaging via WiFi with no voice or data plan.  All using my Voice number which rings on my home computer, the cellphone and the tablet.  That alone has saved more than the unit cost.
Plus, the sleeve has a pocket in which I carry my phone for authentication.
That 32 GB storage (plus the 32 GB SD Card) makes a huge difference.  It integrates well with Google Drive and with EF Explorer I can move things around however I want, including some fairly large videos, so I don't have to play them directly from Drive.  And Netflix allows you to download Netflix Originals onto the card, too.  All in all, it makes me wonder why I bothered with the Nexus in the first place.

Thanks for taking the time to share; links would have helped :-)  I'll look for that video, and try to get a price quote from the nearest repair shop if those are still around.  About the Viking Pro: if I get another tablet a 10in is too big for my taste. 7 is ideal, but 8in is acceptable.

You got it.  I just edited to include links.  The 10 inch is perfect, when carried in the case.  And there is no substitute for the keyboard, which is detachable.  It allows all the ctrl commands you use in Chrome and word processor on your desktop, for instance.  copy/paste, new tab, close tab, etc.  Love it.  Have a nice day.

Did you root the tablet? When was the last time it received a Google security update? (go to Settings -> About Tablet and look at Android security patch level)

Funny you should ask.  That's the reason I kept the Nexus in my junk box - so I might do that later.  But since it is not a phone I don't really see much point.  And I have adequate control over storage and such on the new one.  But one of these days I will try that out, hooked up to an HDMI monitor, just to see what changes.  Here is an article about that topic:  https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-easily-root-an-android-device/

As for updates, I don't remember about the Nexus.  The Viking (Lolipop 5) gets app updates regularly.  More than once a month.  But I don't think I have ever noticed a Kernel update.  By way of comparison, my cellphone is a Tracfone Sonic OneTouch - Alcatel A851L - $19.99 for a 5 inch screen,  triple minutes, and 4G data, 4GB memory, and it allows you to move apps to the 32GB SD card - Kit Kat 4.1.2, and it gets some app updates now and then.  Thanks for the tip about the security patch level - I'll check that out.

Please post  the patch level when you get a chance.  It will be a date. For instance, my phone's is 2016-08-01. I think Google releases a patch every month so my carrier is 4 months behind.


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Accessing an Android watch via USB COM port through command line to install applications on it
I have a Goclever watch that runs a dummy Android. It has a USB and Bluetooth, but no Wi-Fi. It has no device info in its menu and the .apk files are not installable from its file manager (only mp3 and jpeg files can be opened). When plugging it to my Windows desktop it's recognized as a MediaTek USB COM port device, but adb devices returns an empty list.
Is there a way to somehow hack into it via command line, installing applications from .apk files onto it? I need at least Sleep as Android, because though the watch has its internal accelerometer it's not acting in behalf of the phone's accelerometer (so whenever I launch Sleep as Android on my phone the sensor signals are not picked up by it).
BTNotification is up and running perfectly, the selected applications keep pushing the notifications to the watch and even phone calls can be made through it.
The BT device list in my phone identifies the watch as 6261 so I guess it has an MTK 6261 processor in it though I'm not completely sure.
UPDATE: upon *#8375# I get the following:
[VERSION]
NX9_61D_240_V1_8_XWDZ_W02Z_CHRONOS_32_T9_L2_C5_B_IPS_160921
[BRANCH]:
11CW13522MP
GPLUS61A_11C_NX9
BUILD: BUILD_NO
SERIAL#:
[BUILD TIME]:
2016/09/21 18:42
[MRE VERSION] 3100
HAL_VERNO:

What OS does the computer run on?

The desktop has a 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium. I have absolutely no info about what version of Android is running on the watch.

Do you happen to have a Mac? Macs do not require drivers to use ADB.

Sorry, no Mac. What else could Windows require in order to recognize the watch as a full blown Android device so that ADB sees it?

Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do. Windows requires that the manufacturer creates custom software for the PC to talk to the phone using ADB.

I see. Any ideas where I could look around to find some specs by which I could write myself a driver for the watch?

You can't. Only the manufacturer knows the exact behavior of the device at that level (kernel level, which is closed-source) and the driver would have to be written in assembly, a language very few programmers use today. Sorry.


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Unable to read internal storage/SD card on Samsung Grand Prime Plus
I follow a tutorial for setting my SD card as part of Internal storage with adb. Here is a photo of how it looks like:

As you can see, I have 7.88 GB used out of 37.47 GB and my device tells me I don't have enough space (the capacity of cellphone storage is 8 GB), so I'm guessing there is something wrong with the configuration or something.
Can someone help me?

Cellphone: Samsung Grand Prime Plus
Model number: SM-G532M
Android version: 6.0.1

Remove the SD card
Remove apps
Reinstall the card as adopted storage
Then reinstall the apps while adopted storage is on
That will make the physical space of your phone stay empty and disable the notifications about low memory


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S3 On CM 14.1: Made SD Internal Storage, Reversed, Now "Empty" Internal Shared Storage On PC
I have a Galaxy S3 on CM 14.1 (Android 7.1.1).  I formatted the SD Card as internal storage.  Then I couldn't access my internal storage from my PC, so I switched back.  I formatted the SD Card to portable storage.
Now, my internal storage (now listed as "internal shared storage") is "empty" when I connect it to my PC.  I've tried:

wiping data, cache, and reinstalling CM 14.1
taking out my SD Card
reconnecting to PC as PTP, etc.
using another USB cable, port, etc.
restarting multiple times

Nothing seems to work.  What can I do?

I fixed it by doing the following on Clockworkmod Recovery:

Clearing all caches (go to mount/unmount --> clear all caches (system, etc.))
Unmounting, then mounting everything (System, SD Card, Media, etc.)
Format SD Card (from CWM).  (then I had to restart to connect SD Card with CM 14.1 zip file).
Reinstalling CM 14.1

Now I finally have the internal storage and portable SD Card formatted correctly.


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Android Factory Reset
After a factory reset on my Note 5 the first step after selecting language Google requires is the previous email account entry, I've entered my gmail account and password 10 times and it keeps telling me to use the original. It is the original. Except for an updated password. It is an endless loop; how do you get out of it?

If you are completely positive that that email is correct, try these things:

Resetting the password to the original (if you know it).
Make sure you're using a Google account (Or Gmail).
Contacting your service provider's help line or contact support.
Contact Samsung here.

Good Luck. I would recommend contacting Samsung BEFORE your service provider.

Tried that, didn't work

Only email account I use regulary is gmail. 3. Going to service provider to get a new phone after I finish typing. 4. Samsung - no thanks

You are doing something wrong here. When you enter your Google Account credentials, there you will be asked to enter email and password. Once that is filled, in the next screen you will be asked to type your recovery email. That's it. Only the recovery email, Google doesn't ask password for it.
You did something wrong.
Anyways, you can change your email password right now. Here is the official Google guide - https://support.google.com/mail/answer/41078?hl=en

I wish that were true, the message I get after entering my google account credentials and having them accepted is: "This device was reset. To continue, sign in with a Google Account that was previously synced on this device." Over and Over and Over ; like I said stuck in a loop.

Sorry prior to the aforementioned quotation for a brief instant this message flashes on the screen: "Please sign in using one of the owner's accounts." Note: 1. When purposely entering the wrong password you get: Wrong password. Try again." 2. When purposely entering the wrong Google Account name you get: "Couldn't find your Google Account" Following that thread lands you right back where I started!

Perhaps your issue is complicated and unique. Have you tried logging in with that gmail account on PC? Is that working? And if you are familiar with Recovery mode, then you can factory reset your phone that way. Sometimes there might be cache files that might be causing the issue. So hard reset via recovery mode might help. Google it and read guide on how to do it. Also you need to wipe of Cache.


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Mobile always going to recovery
I tried to update my mobile (who had cenymotion based android) using the update feature. And now it is always going to recovery (TeamWin 2.8.6.1) mode even if I switch it on only with the power button.
I tried with factory reset, swipe everything and install the OS with adb and nothing seems to work.
How can I make to go to the OS instead of the recovery mode?

You need to flash the whole phone. But simply flashing the boot partition may solve the issue, since you haven't specified what device you have, I can't tell more.


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WhatsApp with asterisk but not bold
In WhatsApp how to send *something* with asterisk before and after the word without getting bold?

From WhatsApp help:

There is no option to disable this feature.

However you can type a space between asterisk and the first letter after it and MAYBE the text will not be bold on the receiver side (this "hack" depends on the smartphone model and does not work on iPhones).

I found this out by accident trying formatting out for the first time:
If the first asterisk immediately follows an emoji with no space between them, then the asterisks appear verbatim instead of making the word bold.
e.g.
(punching fist emoji)*BOOM* appears as (punching fist emoji)*BOOM*
but
(punching fist emoji) *BOOM* appears as (punching fist emoji) BOOM
I am using WhatsApp Messenger Version 2.17.24 on a BQ Aquaris E5 4G with Android 6.0.1


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Replacing Boot loader
i want to replace my nexus 6 stock boot loader with the one i customized based on little kernel. but as long as i know there is a authentication chain from the very start of booting process in boot ROM to the start of android itself. so is it really possible for me to change the boot loader? cause it should break the chain.

Replace bootloader or recovery?

i want to replace the boot loader not the recovery image. i think it is called aboot.

A customized bootloader based on a kernel? Please let us know what you want to achieve, and get your terms straight.

actually i don't have the bootloader yet. but with doing a little search i come up with little kernel which is Qualcomm project. as i know it's a partially open source project.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9isi40J7RAhXLDiwKHX7oBw0QFggbMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.codeaurora.org%2Fblogs%2Flittle-kernel-based-android-bootloader&usg=AFQjCNEA4J42BSna8mSCc3f1V-a_kHQdQQ&sig2=T0t2O4QA2L0MVxfTnsLhMA&bvm=bv.142059868,d.bGg

I really appreciate if someone tell me is it possible or not to replace a nexus device boot loader

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Copy Album Art from One Song to Rest of Album
I'm uploading music and Google auto-detects some of the artwork, but not all of it. Is there a way to copy the detected artwork to all of the songs in the album?

Easy!
1. Select album with missing or incorrect cover art
2. Goto iTunes or other music app that contains that album with your desired cover, select or right click edit, select cover and drag to your desktop (or copy and paste on desktop)
3. Go back to google album with missing cover, right click and select edit, in the edit screen select the up arrow in the cover section and select the cover you placed on desktop, then save edit screen and voila: the cover is where it belongs, hurray!
4. This way associates all tracks with the same cover, easy!
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APK install error "App Not Installed" Unity App
Im not particularly sure where to go for this question but this seems to be an error more with Android than my development software.
I have created a Unity Application that does not seem to take much space, Only around 90MB currently.
The previous versions were able to install it no problem from an APK file but now that I have the fourth level created, It says "App Not Installed" when I try to install it.
I removed the fourth level and tried installing it thinking it could be just an issue with Unity. But then when I tried to install it with just the First through Third Level, it did not work until I dropped the game down to 29.92MB which is only the first and second level.
so I figured it was an Issue with my Android System and not the game itself.
I see alot of people with the same question but I havent seen one yet with this type of error.
Any help with this issue would be greatly appreciated
feel free to ask me any details because Im still a bit new to this stack exchange thing
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ASUS ZenFone 2E
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Can I wipe a Galaxy S4 Mini with dead screen and digitizer?
I have here a Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (GT-I9195). It has met a terrible fate on a parking lot, and is damaged beyond repair: broken screen and digitizer, battery bent out of shape.
Apart from these terrible wounds, it appears to still be working fine: it boots and vibrates, the side and home buttons work fine, and USB access is operational. In particular, I was able to backup all that I wanted using MTP.
We are going to buy a replacement of course (though finding a good 4.3" phone is not easy nowadays). My question is: can I wipe this phone? If yes, how?
Obviously, anything involving reading or touching the screen is a no-go: that part is truly fully dead. I am hoping I can access and blindly use some kind of boot menu using only the side keys, or that I can somehow perform that over USB, or that I can press or short some internal reset switch inside the phone.
(Software would preferably be run from Linux, but Windows 7 or 10 is also possible.)

oh oh, battery bent out of shape, i'd hurry on this if i were you

Why'd you still want to wipe it? Break out the motherboard and break the chips like biscuits, no one will ever be able to recover anything from them.

@MarkYisri you're right, this is the part that truly worries me.

@AndyYan Physical destruction is a possibility, but it is not that easy to do, nor that easy to recycle afterwards. I'd rather keep it as a last resort.

Take the HardDrive Out Burn it
Also if Your google account is Connected:
1.Go to google.com Enter "Find My Phone
2.There should be a little Window with the last known location of your phone
3.There should also be 2 little buttons there a "Ring" and a "Recover"
4.Once you click on that all the way at the bottom there should be consider erasing your phone (The page where it should send you)
5.USe that and follow the instructions.
Good Lucj

There is no hard drive in the smartphone. But I understand you suggest physical destruction, and this is indeed a last-resort possibility. Thanks a lot for reminding me that I can wipe the phone from the Android Device Manager web interface.


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My phone starting acting weird please help
I have been having trouble with my phone lately. I looked into my apps and there is so many that I don't understand also I have two Facebook apps running at the same time and also to Messenger apps running at the same time I then clicked into them and it said 1 is 4 pictures and once for video. When I click on the messenger it's not my normal Messenger on my phone when I'm on Messenger account looks like it's taking a picture of me my Facebook from email says a normal Facebook and then there's Facebook too and then that URL or whatever says M Facebook at the top. Also my phone contact says Milo R with a weird e-mail address that I don't understand. I really need help with this I've gone to counseling over this and phones and I thought things were going well until this happened I don't understand why this is happening to me and it's got to stop. Any help would be much appreciated please please please and thank you

You probably have been hit by some malwares. You'll need to remove them. Please give more details about your device.

Sounds like paranoia, how you possiblly know that phone takes pictures and ss? Which device you have and also few screenshots would be nice, from app manager and running processes

Please post some screenshots.

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