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what will happen to built in apps in galaxy note 1 n7000 after hard reset such as s pen?
my gt n7000 is getting slow, sometimes it restarts by itself and some application close by itself. i presumed the low device memory was behind all f this.i want to ask if hard reset will solve my memory problem and what will happen to my built in apps such as S-pen? will they still working or i have to reinstall it again? please i need your suggestion. thanks.

The types of problems you're describing are generally best solved by, indeed, factory resetting. If you can't find another solution, it's pretty much always the last resort. So if you're willing to do it, it's all but guaranteed to fix the problem, unless the problem is being caused by a hardware issue.
Built-in apps will all remain. Anything that shipped with the phone will still be there. Some may have updates that need to be reapplied, but you won't lose anything that was there when you first turned on your phone after buying it.

so i just go to setting- backup and reset- factory data reset? so the only missing apps are the additional one which i downloaded from google playstore? how do i backup my apps to my sd card?

sorry i was too exited to hear your answer, thanks so much for your reply.

That's correct. And unless you're rooted, you can't backup your apps to your SD card. But you may wish to try the app Helium which has some limited app backup abilities without root.


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why android takes so long to start up?
I met a strange problem when i started up a android device. Below is the log i got from the console port. I found it took more than 4 minutes for function rknand_buffer_thread executed. But before with the same device, it only takes only 10 seconds. Is there anyone meeting this issue? Why it happens and what this function is used for? My android version is 4.2.

[ 13.430222] init: sys_prop: permission denied uid:1003 name:media.cfg.audio.soundeffect
[ 17.935034] warning: `zygote' uses 32-bit capabilities (legacy support in use)
[ 26.592006] rknand_buffer_thread write data begin 224000 0
[ 278.908582] request_suspend_state: wakeup (3->0) at 278857509285 (2000-01-01 00:04:56.640167033 UTC)
[ 280.226573] Current WiFi chip is AP6210. [ 280.232740] init: no such service 'dhcpcd_'

Finally I got the reason. Because i called a API function which needs WAN, so it retrys all the time during android starting up.

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Android app drawer hides
It happens on my Samsung Galaxy S4. Here is when the issue happens:
I go to applications and hold & draw an application to any folder. Before I do this, my screen looks like this (I can see the Messaging, Contacts, Phone and Apps icons):

However once I drag an app from applications screen to any folder, the bottom bar goes away. I am not sure how to get it back. Please note that the apps option is no longer available.

It gets resolved once I restart the phone. How else to resolve this? If not, at least how to get back my bottom aaps bar once it goes away?
My Android device info:
Model number: SAMSUNG-SGH-I337
Android Version: 4.4.4
Baseband Version: I337UCUFNJ4
I am running stock Samsung UI

Not really answering the question – but the simplest solution would be trying an alternative homescreen/launcher. Apex and Nova are good choices to start with.

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Alarm Not Displaying When Ringing
I have a Nexus 5 running Lollipop 5.0.1.
I use the built Clock app for an alarm every morning. This morning, the alarm went off, but did not display any UI or turn on the display. The volume buttons, which are set to dismiss the alarm did not work either. I had to unlock the phone, open the Clock app, and dismiss the alarm from there.
What might have caused this behavior and how can I correct it?

I was checking the notification for different app and noticed that the notification for Clock was turned off. I turned it on and now it works as i expect. Now it does shows up on the screen and I can dismiss or put it on snooze.

You should submit a request for your accounts to be merged.

How can I do that...???

http://android.stackexchange.com/help/merging-accounts


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How can I uninstall updates to Google Play Services? The buttons are greyed out
I'm trying to uninstall updates to the Google Play Services app but the Force Stop and Uninstall updates buttons are greyed out.
"Android Device Manager" was set as a device administrator but I've unchecked it and it hasn't helped.

Note that even if you manage to uninstall those updates: they'll be back pretty soon due to its auto-update :)

If you have the Android Device manager app installed then this can also make the force stop/uninstall updates buttons be disabled.
If you uninstall the Android Device manager app and disable "Android Device Manager" as a device administrator then those options should be enabled.


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Create Calendar events via Tasker that starts when entering a location and ends when leaving it
I want to use tasker to log how much time I spent at a location.
I would like tasker to create a calender entry when I enter a location and have the end of the calender event be when I leave the location.
Is this possible?

Direct answer: Yes.
What you didn't ask: How :)
Have a location-based profile which fires when you reach the location in question. In the entry-task, create the first calendar entry ("Entered [location]"). Then, add an exit-task – in which you create the second calendar entry ("Left [location]").
You might have to add some checks to compensate for "drops" (e.g. entering the basement of a building might drop you to de-facto "airplane mode" with no cell network, no WiFi network, and no GPS coverage – which might "accidentally drop you out of the location"). So the exit task should contain something like setting a variable with the "current time", then a loop for e.g. 10 times having a Tasker › Wait › 10 seconds and location re-check, and then only log the "exit" when you really "left the building".

If you wish a single calendar item with the start time set to the locations entry, and the end time to when you exit it, a little modification is required:

in the entry-task, set a variable holding the current (entry) time
in the exit task, when submitting the calendar item, use the variable's content for the start, and the second variable's content for the end time of the event.

If your willing to try Automate, another automation app. Here's a flow for it:
http://llamalab.com/automate/community/flows/14


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Can't connect Samsung Galaxy S3 to my laptop
My phone (Samsung Galaxy S3 running Android 4.3) is charging but, will not connect to my laptop.
The data cable I used first charges my phone but I cannot see it on my laptop.
It also instantly stops connecting to my phone but it supports other phones.
How can I access my phone on my laptop?

To access files from your phone on your computer, you need to have it hosted as a media device. Often these are found in your settings (in my case, when I plug the USB cable my phone asks me whether to charge phone only, or host as media device.) These are most likely found in your settings if it does not ask. Once you get that far, you need the drivers for your phone to be installed on the computer. Often they automatically install once your phone connects, but you may need to install them manually. Feel free to comment for anything you don't understand, but please try to make it understandable. They can be found here for your phone: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads


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How to connect Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom to MAC?
I have been unsuccessful in my attempts to connect my Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom (os 4.2.2) to my Macbook Pro Retina running OSX 10.8.4. I have Kies for MAC installed, I'm connecting my device with a USB, and I'm Scanning for devices using Kies via Wi-Fi on my phone. No luck, this shouldn't be a terribly difficult thing, does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

Do you have the proper USB driver for the Zoom installed to be recognised by the Mac?

Yes, but I just found my solution here. I just had to use a different USB Cable. Someone can go ahead and mark this question as a duplicate.

Duplicate: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/61641/why-is-my-galaxy-s4-still-not-appearing-as-a-device-in-mac-os-x

Try a different USB cable, for some reason not all cables will connect your device as a Media Device.


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switching off finger debugging infos in android
My Android phone (sony z3, running 4.4.4) keeps showing finger tracks as well as the finger tracking debugging infos. How can I turn that off?
The feature got accidentally turned on (for me unaware) while the phone was in my pocket.
a screen image is attached

These features are part of Developer Options.
Settings > Developer Options > Input
Turn off Show touches
Turn off Show pointer location.
This terminology is from my Samsung S3, yours may be similar.
This is deep into the settings heirarchy, it is unlikely accidental.


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Galaxy S5 / Lollipop: video player not showing video, only audio
I have a strange problem with my Samsung Galaxy S5 running Android Lollipop 5.0 with all available OTA updates up to today.
I wanted to remote control a specific app from my Mac and tried out a few 'remote control' apps from the App store for the purpose. Some of them required access to the screen (recording / screenshots) upon first start. Unfortunately, none of them worked properly, so I uninstalled all of them again.
But since then (I think this is related but I don't really know), I cannot play my recorded videos any more using the built in "Videos" app. I only get a black screen with a large grey "screen mirroring" icon and I can hear the sound. It seems something activated screen mirroring but I cannot deactivate it in the app or in the settings, and there are no mirroring devices attached either.
Youtube and other video apps seem to work.
What went wrong here? How can I completely disable this feature and get my video screen back on my smartphone? "Screen mirroring" in the Android settings is disabled and was never enabled (by me).

Solved. It was actually this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teamviewer.quicksupport.addon.samsung
After deinstalling this app and restarting my phone the Android video player app works again. Just deinstalling Teamviewer Quicksupport itself neither deleted this add-on nor helped with my problem.
EDIT: Also, deinstalling this app removed very strange lags and pauses at certain display animations (fade effects, e.g. of the lock screen camera button and in apps) that I experienced while I had this app installed.


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error: only position independent executables (PIE) are supported when I try to run curl on android 5.1
I'm trying to run curl on android 5.1,but this error doesn't help :
root@manta:/root/home/curl/data/local/bin # ./curl
error: only position independent executables (PIE) are supported.

I've got the curl executable from here :
http://curl.haxx.se/

how can I fix this error ? thanks.

Bypassing the new PIE security check : http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/development/fix-bypassing-pie-security-check-t2797731 maybe can help.

I have tried,but it didn't work. Android said that a lot of applications have stopped working.

@LinX64: I flashed that thing, and got a boot loop (CY12, Android 5.0.2, Galaxy Tab 8.4). I had to flash CY12 back again.

Curl is an open source project, so the straightforward answer is that you compile it yourself and enable position independent code (pic) for the compilation. This is very inconvenient, I admit, but I strongly discourage using solutions that disable security features. There are good reasons to only allow PIEs.


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No option to switch dalvik to art on galaxy s5 android 5
I was looking for an option to switch from dalvik to art on my galaxy s5 g900f with Android 5,but it was not in the place it should be. Is it because of the Android version? Or maybe only one of them is available?

Yes, you're right, Android 5.0 (and 5.1 for that matter) uses only ART.

Thank you,  I was wondering because of some ago that said that I have dalvik. Probably bad app

Dalvik version 2.0.0 and above is ART


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Can't access photo stored in SD Card from computer
I have Android 4.4.2, and when i plug my phone in my pc, and try to access to my picture (i changed the settings to make it save the picture to my SD Card) from the folder: Galaxy\Card\DCIM, i dont see a thing, although when i go (in my phone) to "My files", and select "images", i can see all the images, and when i see the details, the path of the picture is /storage/extSdCard/DCIM/Camera/2015....jpg, but i cant even see the "Camera" folder in the pc.
UPDATE:
Even if browse to the /storage/extSdCard/DCIM/ folder with the file manager app it's empty!

You're using MTP right? or PTP? What is the last folder you see in DCIM? Can you  see or read DCIM folder?

im using MTP (i even tried PTP) and the folder is just empty

Most modern devices don't give you direct access to the sdcard from your computer. The "sdcard" is just an emulated storage area which can not be separately unmounted and provided to your computer via USB.
They explained this sometime ago when it was introduced with 4.0? 4.1?
What you see on your computer is what the Android Media-Content-Provider knows.
In your case it's not up to date with the current content. To get it syncronized you will have to trigger a media scan.
See this question for how: How do I refresh/rescan the SD memory in Android 4.4 KitKat
If a normal media scan does not bring it into a consistent state:
There is a system app called similar to "Media storage" (packagename com.android.providers.media on a Nexus5), you can clear it's data and then do a media scan to start from a clean state.

Newer Android versions have prevented this for a while by default but it is easy to change. When plugging in your phone using a USB cable there is a drop-down on the status bar with a few options. To see the card and navigate to it directly, select Transfer Files or something similar (It used to be labelled Mass-Storage Transfer).
This is working right now on my phone. Just mounted the device and it shows on the Desktop. Open it shows Internal Shared Storage plus the label of my MicroSDXC Card. Open that allows me to navigate and see all my images which are being stored on the card, just like with your setup.

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Prevent Apps from Hiding Navigation Bar
I am using CyanogenMod 12 (Lollipop) and I have Expanded Desktop disabled for all apps.
However, there are some apps that either "minimize" my Navigation Bar, turning the buttons into small dots and I have to touch them to enable again. An example is CameraZOOM (slide.cameraZoom).

There are also other apps that hide the Navigation Bar completely, usually putting some Ad behind it. An example is Jelly Jump (com.ketchapp.jellyjump).
Is there any way I can disable this functionality, and make my Navigation Bar completely unchangeable? This is very annoying and I think apps shouldn't have any control on these buttons in any way.
Thank you.

The solution I'm using to control this behavior is App Settings Xposed module. If you've never used Xposed before, it's fairly easy to install, you just flash a zip, install an app, and you're ready to go.
App Settings enables you to control the immersive behaviour of your app, on per-app basis.

Thank you very much, I'll definitely try it. I do have Xposed installed, actually, but I never enabled it since I don't know it it will be compatible with CyanogenMod. Have you ever experienced any problems with CyanogenMod + Xposed? Regards.

@Nuno , no, I've never experienced any problems with it, it worked as expected and never caused instability to the system.

Hey! I've just made sure Xposed is working and installed the App Settings module. I went to CameraZOOM options and set "Full Screen" to "Prevent" (there's the Immersive option there as well). It doesn't seem to stop the navigation bar from minimizing the buttons (turn them into dots). Any ideas here? :) but there are many interesting stuff here, though! Thank you very much.


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How to Delete Lollipop Update From" LG Nexus 5"
My LG Nexus 5 shows a Lollipop update prompt. I do not want this prompt to sit on top of the device.
How do I remove this Notification from the home screen?

Download this app : 3C Toolbox  (from Google Play)
Go to :

Application Manager > Apps Tab > Google Play Services > Manage Button > Permissions Button > Services Tab

then touch : uncheck update.SystemUpdateService
Reboot.
There may be another way availabe for doing this, example :
Go to :

Lollipop Settings > Apps

and find this Program then, touch for uncheck Show Notification if availabe in Lollipop.
hope this help.

When you get the software update notification. Just Long press the notification you will get a small icon "App info".  Press on it you will be directed to app settings.  Uncheck the show notifications option. You won't get any further notifications about system update..


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Consuming lot of data by android os
My device is Micromax a110q. I rooted it and changed my rom to sony pure xperia z2. After changing my rom the data is much more consuming by android os. So help me how to reduce data..

Restrict background data of your android os (in settings -> data usage). Hope it helps

I do so but it consuming data and i want to explain briefly my device is rooted and i changed my rom from micromax a110q to xperia z2. So can you help me how to reduce data consumed by android os


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Error while installing app
Received error of "Your device is rooted, You have been denied access", while installing my co's email software developed for android phone, the same application was working in other phones (Samsung , nexus 4 & 5, HTC etc), can anyone suggest how to resolve this.

Contact your company's IT department? Rooting is a security risk, and I'm sure they are just doing this to prevent propagation of malware through your device to the company system. Your other devices may not have made the rooted condition clear.

Most organizations don't want to allow use of company software on rooted device as it is considered undesirable for following reasons:
Warranty – Some manufacturers assert that rooting voids your device’s warranty. However, rooting will not actually damage your hardware.
Security – There are some security issues, like Google Wallet, in particular, has a vulnerability on rooted devices that could allow other apps to access your PIN and other wallet information.  Google Wallet displays a warning message if you run it on a rooted device.
Bricking – Rooting a device is a very safe process. However, there’s always some danger of “bricking” a device when you go outside the normal parameters and hack around with it — particularly if you’re trying to root a device or operating system version not supported by a tool. “Bricking” refers to breaking the device, making it about as useful as a brick. When you root, jailbreak, or install a custom ROM, or otherwise hack around, you do so at your own risk. It’s a good idea to do a little bit of research first and see if other people report success rooting your device.
AFAIK, you have 2 choices
1.You need non-rooted device to install your company's proprietary software 2. you may reach to IT Dept. of your company and request them to allow installing  company's proprietary software on ROOT-ed device. They need to disable the checking of rooted/non-rooted device while installing the software.

Thanks for the response, I will check with IT dept. to allow installing on rooted device

@sanjaymalviya. Sure. In case if the mentioned answer solved your issue, ACCEPT it as Answer so that others too can benefit from it.


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Disable notifications while watching videos or listening to music
Is it possible to disable WhatsApp Status bar notifications while watching YouTube videos on a Android device or while playing music on Android device?
I don't want to disable WhatsApp notifications in any other conditions, but only when I am watching videos or while listening to music/song.
I know it is possible to disable notifications of an app (like WhatsApp), but that will block it for all the time. This I don't want to happen. I would like to continue to receive WhatsApp notifications but not while watching videos or while listening to music/song.
My Device: Micromax Canvas 4
Android OS: 4.2
Is this possible?

http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/147995/do-not-mute-sound-on-incoming-notification-android-youtube

When you are watching youtube, temporary put your phone on silent.
However you can also use this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pierceholdings.dontpause&hl=en

Of course I can do that, but don't think that is smart way of using Smart phone :)

Try this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pierceholdings.dontpause&hl=en

Thanks for the link! Looks promising while Music Listening, Will give it a try with YouTube!

the app link that you gave worked perfectly. It puts device always in VIBRATE mode while music is getting played! And this is enough for me as it dont make notification sound!

Or activate the blocking mode from the notification panel then disable it when you finish. It's just a five second easy process!

With new Android 8, you can use Game mode to stop that.
It will activate and turn off automatically depending on what app you want.

I just want to know which Android device  you are using. AFAIK, only selected devices such as OnePlus' devices comes with it. BTW, OP asked for Android 4.2.

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how to change the storage from phone memory to internal storage?
Everytime I try to install anything from google playstore it says insufficient internal storage but actually it has internal storage. How can I solve this problem

Not clear what's the difference between "phone memory" and "internal storage" and which one has "actually storage".

Apps are stored on the /data partition, while the empty space you have is probably located on some other location, like internal SD card. Even if you have empty space elsewhere, apps couldn't be installed nowhere but on the  /data partition.
There is a way to make /data partition bigger by resizing your partitions (I've done it myself), but it's not recommended if you don't know what you're doing, since you can end up making your phone unusable.


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How to unlock the Lock Screen in Android Lollipop
How can I unlock the screen lock in Android Lollipop without losing data?
I have forgotten the pattern.

I have just added the locked-out tag to your question. Please follow up to its tag-wiki for first-aid. Hint: Answers on Can not unlock my Android device as have no internet connection? cover pretty much any known method concerning your issue.

method 1Try using adb pull with the android SDK
In recovery mode.
method 2If you have a phone without an SD card wiping data will only remove the apps otherwise the data will be fine. This works even in some phones without SD card.
method 3 easiestAfter several tries it will give you option of forgot password. Which will ask you Google account details. Fill it and you are good to go.

How do method 1, or method 2, unlock the phone?


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Restoring wpa_supplicant.conf [root]
I have a rooted Nexus 5 (Lollipop 5.1) which just decided to restart itself and clear out my saved WiFi passwords!
Luckily I make regular manual backups of the wpa_supplicant.conf file from /data/misc/wifi to /sdcard.
However I am trying to restore this file so that the networks appear again under Wifi > Saved Networks but I am having no luck!
I have tried to copy the file from /sdcard to /data/misc/wifi and /system/etc/wifi (even though I'm pretty sure it's the one in /data that Android uses) using ES File Explorer. The networks do not show up and after restarting the phone, the file in /data resets itself and the one in /system is remains.
I have also tried copying the file using Terminal Emulator and also running chown on the file in /data but this also hasn't worked.
Any ideas as to why Android doesn't accept the restored file?

My guess would be that it is loaded into RAM before you can copy it over, and then saved back from RAM on shutdown.  Possibly you could create an update.zip and flash it from Recovery.

In my case it was necessary to change the owner and group of the file to wifi:
mount -o rw,remount /system
chown wifi:wifi /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf
ls -la /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf
-rw-rw---- wifi     wifi         2343 2016-07-11 10:31 wpa_supplicant.conf

Note: you need a rooted device to do that.

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Remove Quick Settings from notification pulldown
I've been trying to find a way to hide or disable the quick settings toggles in the notification pulldown. I'm using an LG Optimus Fuel running a rooted LG-stock Kitkat ROM (Xposed Framework is installed). Any suggestions?

Bumping this because I'd like an answer as soon as possible. :)

After a lot of searching, I've found my own answer. The Xposed module "LG G2 TweaksBox" works with the LG Optimus Fuel for reasons unknown and allows changing what's visible in the notification pulldown, as well as the every other option of the module. Hopefully this provides help to others with the same issue.


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Is it possible to assign a static IP address without a DNS?
Is it possible to assign a static IP address without a DNS in Android 5.1? Is there anyway to achieve it? I can do this in iOS so I'm wondering.

First, without DNS the network connection won't be much helpful to you: you will need DNS to resolve host names to IPs – or entering something like www.google.com into the browser's address bar will just give you an error.
Which does not mean you cannot use a DNS server other than Google's.
From your homescreen:

Press the Menu key, select Settings
Go to your WiFi settings, where your list of known/available networks is displayed
Long-Tap (tap-and-hold) the entry for your AP
Select Edit
Tap Advanced

Now you will see a form allowing you to override things: you can disable DHCP, then specify a fixed IP plus the related network settings – mask, default route, and – Tada! – DNS servers.

Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner!.....I forgot about the advanced settings.

@HasH_BrowN Oh! A little hidden they are, aren't they? :) Hm, winner without upvotes/acceptance currently ;)

Maybe you've hit the design changes #D Thanks!

Ok let me give you a more broad explanation to show you what I want to achieve. Thing is I'm using a Raspberry Pi to stream music wirelessly inside my car. The Pi has a wireless network without real a exit to the outside world. I want to connect to that 'internet-less' network and still be able to stream music with my mobile LTE connection. My device works perfectly with iPhones. I set a static IP on the iPhone without specifying DNS and works as intended. I cant achieve that with my Nexus 5. As soon as I connect to the Pi network LTE network is gone, no Pandora, nothing.

Hopefully that gives you more insight of what Im trying to do. When I get to advanced settings in the nexus it defaults Googles DNS's in the advanced tab. Cant give 0.0.0.0 cant delete them. Its either Googles or another valid DNS.

@Rhyuk that's a completely different thing you're describing here (seems your original question was a perfect XY problem). Please, ask a new question on that. What you want to know is: "How can I keep my mobile data connection up when establishing a non-internet capable WiFi connection". It's not the DNS being the issue here – but Android taking down the mobie connection as soon as a WiFi connection becomes available. (you could still accept the answer here, as it solves the issue as described in the question ;)

Thank you for the clarification! (And also teaching me what an XY Problem is!)

Anytime! That's one of our major issues. Knowing helps you avoiding it – and getting better help here that way :)

Check this : http://androidforums.com/threads/set-up-static-ip.503213/
if doesnt work or you can't find it, for dns,
set Google dns. Example :
Dns1 : 8.8.4.4
Dns2 : 8.8.8.8

hope this helps.

Thing is that Android forces me to use Googles DNS. I would like to use none.

@mohsen :  The link might go down in future. Please consider posting synopsis so that the future reader becomes aware of what the link was all about in details?

@Rhyukmy : i think it doesnt matter, anyway, if google Want to Abuse, can do it :).@FireLord : this is about set or dont set DNS, take it easy.

So how can I connect to a Wifi using a static IP and no DNS? iOS is perfectly capable of doing this :(


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how to recover the back-up data from google account?
I backed-up my passwords and data from phone on to my google account. Then reset the device. how can i recover the saved passwords?(specifically wifi password)

As soon as you log back in to your Google account, your old apps should start reloading and their data restored. Of course, if you don't have your WiFi password, this is all happening over your cell data link, which could take a while. You might want to enter the password manually to make the process go more quickly & not consume your data usage.
You should probably note that not all apps, including built-in apps, save all data.

I think, This can help you :

Open your device's Settings menu.
Under "Personal," touch Backup & restore.
Check the box next to "Automatic restore".

Back up or restore data on your device
good day.

I just replaced my Nexus 5X as it got stuck in a boot loop, they sent a replacement. I got the new Nexus 5X, signed in as I always do, but it did not restore.. This is the first time it's NOT restored. It has done it since Nexus S > Nexus 4 > Nexus 5 > Nexus 5X.. Always copied all settings and background images and apps. But now.. It has not.. Any way to FORCE it?

Backed-up data will be restored as soon as you login to your Google account. See -

Settings>Backup & Restore>Automatic Restore

for more details.

As soon as you log back into your Google account, go to: Settings -> Backup & Restore -> Automatic Restore.


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Move DCIM .thumbnails to external SD
My phone has 1.5 GB internal memory and it's always full with gallery thumbnails (500 MB) . Every time I delete it for more space after one day it's full again .
How can I move it to external micro SD memory ?

Moving this folder to sd woun't help, cause android would recreate it. For me, this folder is shown as 6.5 GB (the real size was aprox 80 MB).
WorldCAD Access posted an interesting solution, how to prevent Android for recreating at least the db files.
Another soultion, if you have root access would be to symlink this folder to sdcard. You can do this via command line or using tools like Link2SD or FolderMount.
here you also can find some suggestions/solutions.

500 megs seems awfully big for thumbnails. As for moving them to an external SD card, you can't move anything except music, videos, and pictures to an external card after the 4.1 or 4.2 version of the Android operating system. Since thumbnails are pictures of the pictures, they should move. Try doing it through a gallery program such as QuickPic. It's free. On the other hand, if the extension of the thumbnails is something else besides a standard image file extension (. Jpg,. Png, etc,)... Well, maybe you can't move them.


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Internet does not connect despite WiFi
I was making an Android app that sends data using Bluetooth. My internet was working fine until I started using my app on the phone. I noticed that the WiFi would randomly disconnect (the WiFi icon in the status bar disappeared). Weird. Now, the phone refuses to connect to the internet.
Here is what I did so far:

Switch off the WiFi and turn it back on.
Restart my phone.
Power off, wait, power on my phone.
"Forget Network" and then connect to my home network, again. Ironically, my phone authenticates with the home router but refuses to connect to the internet. It even refuses to connect to 192.168.0.1 which is the IP of the home router with which it just authenticated.

Chrome says that 192.168.0.1 is an unreachable address but the phone is assigned 192.168.0.101 as the address which means they are on the same network.
Can someone please tell me what is going on?
Stock ROM, Galaxy S3 International Edition GT i9300. Mobile data works flawless.
Update:
Iface   Destination Gateway     Flags   RefCnt  Use Metric  Mask        MTU Window  IRTT
wlan0   00000000    0100A8C0    0003    0   0   0   00000000    0   0   0
wlan0   00000000    0100A8C0    0003    0   0   312 00000000    0   0   0
wlan0   0000A8C0    00000000    0001    0   0   0   00FFFFFF    0   0   0
wlan0   0000A8C0    00000000    0001    0   0   312 00FFFFFF    0   0   0
wlan0   0100A8C0    00000000    0005    0   0   0   FFFFFFFF    0   0   0

Have you grabbed the default route with your bluetooth app?

@ott-- what is that? :/

Open a terminal, run cat /proc/net/route and paste the output here.

@ott-- check update. I even tried FXR WiFi fix but to no avail

@ott-- I used 00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB as my UUID in my app. I can make a GIT repo of the source if you wanna see.

This is sometime because your phone save the paswrd of your wifi and sometime it doesnt connect it just show this that it is connecting to but does not become successful in doing so . . . . so remove or forget your wifi connection
restart you phone
and try to connect again with that wifi
may this can help you
worked fine with me many times

Magic. It worked. What causes this?

i cant send you the link if you message me your email then i can send you some article where you can get your answer with very clear concept

You can post the link in the comments here

http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-note-3/389494-wifi-saved-secured-but-won-t-connect-no-matter-what.html this is one of the discussion ...... se if this explains your doubt .

http://androidforums.com/threads/wifi-doesnt-connect-only-saved-secured.717231/ ... this is also good sort of discussion  . check if it helps you


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Odin does not Detect "Samsung Galaxy Note 3"
I'm trying to upgrade the firmware from 4.3 to 4.4.2 or even 5.0.
But; Odin does not detect it !
Is there a way for fix it?

Odin only recognizes a device when it's in download mode.  Have you rebooted your Note 3 to Download mode?  You do this by turning the phone off, and then turning it on while holding Power + Home + Vol Down buttons together.  When a Warning message pops up, press the Vol Up button.  Now connect the phone to your computer via USB, and assuming you have Samsung's drivers installed Odin should recognize the phone.

I´ve done exactly what you say.

Download Samsung Driver With below links :

http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads
http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/DR/201406/20140624231220544/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.5.45.0.exe

Or Download Samsung Kies.

Thank you! Downloaded drivers again. Problem remains, equally Kies does not detect this unit, Windows detects, so it´s files can be seen with file manager. When started with Home+Power+Volume Down buttons to "Download mode", shows chinese text!

hey ron.can you take a picture ?

A picture of chinese text?

yes sir.or ask a question with that for other helps and ...http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/ask

I found a video that shows the chinese text (at 1mins 40 secs) exactly same than in my phone. The phone in the video can be factory reseted pressing home (Vol UP in my phone) button on the text "XXX eMMC". Yes, it resets the thing, but still it Odin does not work!
the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdc5SnSmx1I

Can you try this with another Usb Port or another Pc ? test it with main usb port and disconnect another usb cables.


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Cannot access hidden files on Nexus 5 after root
I'm making some apps for android and wanted to change files in the data/data/com.myapp/ folder, so I decided to root my Nexus 5.
This did the opposite of what I wanted. I used to be able to VIEW hidden files, but not modify them. Now, after root I cannot see anything but default folders (DCIM, Download, Music...) on my phone in windows explorer.

Windows explorer file options is set to see all files
I think this may be a USB driver issue, but have tried all the drivers in the sdk folder
I do not want to use ADB commands to manage files, i do not think this is necessary

I'd be grateful for any help with this. I've looked at other posts and forums and cannot find anything similar to this.

Is your phone in MTP, PTP, or Mass Storage mode?  Is USB Debugging enabled?  Try various combinations of those.

I did. It looks like this has been a bug in android since 2012. The one other thread I managed to find basically said it was a stroke of luck that I could see those files in the first place.

I used ADB to give myself access to data/data/my.app.dir as well as the folders and files therein, then to pull them to my computer.
For some reason I could not pull files directly from their location (even with the ABD shell closed), so copied them to a the phone's emulated storage and pull them from there.
I wrote a simple batch script to easily pull the files I wanted:
@echo off
echo Database transfer progress:
adb shell su -c "chmod 777 /data"
adb shell su -c "chmod 777 /data/data"
adb shell su -c "chmod 777 /data/data/my.app.dir"
adb shell su -c "chmod 777 /data/data/my.app.dir/databases"
adb shell su -c "chmod 777 /data/data/my.app.dir/databases/MyDatabase"
adb shell su -c "cp /data/data/my.app.dir/databases/MyDatabase /sdcard/Download"
adb pull /sdcard/Download/MyDatabase C:\Temp
adb shell su -c "rm /sdcard/Download/MyDatabase"
echo[
REM - pause and check for errors
pause

I don't care about reverting permissions on this device, but rebooting the phone seems to reset them.


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Recover photos and/or bypass lock screen on Android 5.0
I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 which I dropped on the ground so the screen broke. I had a swipe lock enabled. To be able to unlock it before it was repaired I locked it through Android Device Manager and tried to send commands to it from ADB. I was unsuccessful. The phone was repaired but wasn't wiped but now I can't access it. It keeps saying incorrect pin even though I know I've entered the pin I set through Android Device Manager.
I can't seem to set a new pin through ADM it says it's not needed since it is already protected by a pin.
Is there any way I can access my phone? Either:

Backup my pictures and then reset the phone
Bypass the lock somehow (I have ADB access and debug mode enabled)

I've tried all sorts of guides with ADB shell to remove *.key files but they don't work either because I don't have permission or because su or sqlite3 doesn't exist.
I'd prefer if I could keep the stock android image on the phone.

I've just updated the tags on your question. Two places you want to see first are our locked-out tag-wiki (for bypassing the lock screen), plus the data-recovery tag-wiki for the other part of your question. Our tag-wikis often contain some first-aid or links to the "top" related questions – always a good idea to check :)

Thanks for the suggestion. The locked out wiki seems to apply to older versions of Android and/or rooted devices. As for data-recovery, it seems to be for deleted files. My files are not deleted, just not accessible.

There might be some version-specific hints in, but also many version agnostic hints (as e.g. installing that app to disable keyguard, see second item). As for data recovery: here you're right, the wiki focusses on exactly that – my bad, sorry for that. Though I still thing the tag is correct, as the data is currently inaccessible to you.

The Screen Lock Bypass specifically says "This app will not work on Android 4.1 or above" so it's not version agnostic.

Ouch – sorry, I didn't check the app for a while. What about the ADB tricks mentioned there? I know, you've tried "something" with ADB – but was it especially that?


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Samsung Galaxy S3 does not appear on Windows computer or Mac?
I'm trying to unlock a Samsung Galaxy S3 Gt-i9305 on EE running Android 4.3. I know how to unlock the phone however, when I connect the phone to my computer it does not appear at all. Usually, Android  phones have a notification saying the phone is connected as a media device or something but it doesn't appear.
I've tried this on Windows 10 technical preview and Mac Yosemite. I've tried the following:

Installing new drivers (however I don't know if they were the correct drivers I tried    several though)
Installing Kies and updating to the latest version on both Mac and Windows
Putting my phone in download mode to download drivers (no drivers downloaded)
Restarting the phone and taking out the sim

Is there anything else I can possibly do? Is it a hardware problem? I don't have USB debugging on either. Thank you for your help.
EDIT
I've tried different USB ports, they work with my S4 but not my S3

I had the same problem of not having my device appear on my Mac running OSX Yosemite. The only difference is that I am using a Galaxy Note 3. What made it work for me was to change the USB port. I think it may have to do with the COM port not automatically selecting or something similar.


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Galaxy Note caught in Cyanogenmod initialization loop
My original Galaxy Note has been replaced with a Note 3. Hence, I was curious about installing Cyanogenmod on it. I did and it worked fine, a little while ago I wante to update to a newer version, that also had a different desktop UI than the previous install.
This time something went wrong. I'm now caught in a boot lopp with the greeting Cyanogenmod "cat" on the screen. I can also do the vol down+Power reboot and is then presented with the recovery screen. However, Odin doesn't seem to get any contact with the Note.
Do I have any options? Id so, what are they?

I've just added the boot-loop tag to your question. Please take a look into its tag-wiki for the "first-aid" offered there – so we don't need to repeat that again :) Then let us know what you tried, whether you succeeded, and if not where you're stuck. Good luck!

To use Odin you need to be in Download mode, not recovery. Download is Volume Down + Home + Power button.

@Izzy Sorry about the tags, first posting here, takes some time to get used to. Ryan Conrad  Nice tip, didn't know about that difference. Will check it out and get back here.

Was not to critisize – information only :) We are fully aware that the site has is complexities, especially to new users. We're just trying to be helpful. :)


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Error "mount: operation not permitted" when trying to mount system as read/write
I am trying to mount system as r\w and every app couldn't do it including root explorer and link2sd. I am using Xperia z2 android v4.4.4 and I the device is rooted and I have restarted the phone.
I get the following eeors when trying to do this:
mount -o mount,rw rootfs /
 mount: operation not permitted

rootfs is not your system partition. Is that what you actually intended to remount? What's the end goal that you're trying to achieve? More context might be helpful.

@eldarerathis yes I intended to mount the root of my device

Possible duplicate of How to mount /system rewritable or read-only? (RW/RO)

This is how you remount root as read-write:
 mount -o remount,rw /

If you want to remount the system partition as read-write:
mount -o remount,rw /system


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QFOTA always downloading always 0%
I saw the question about the qfota download update package is always loading but never is complete. I have turned my tablet off and back on. No help.  Called Verizon customer service and they had me do a factory reset. It is still trying to download but always on "0%"....... Help!!!

Q fota,always downloading.
It is over the air,turn off WiFi
Then you will see it downloading,
Then you can turn WiFi back on.

Keep letting it update. Eventually it finishes. No help from Verizon and so I had no choice but to let it run. Took about 6 weeks.


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Android Facebook Sync doesn't activate in System"Accounts/Sync" Setting
I re-added my Facebook app account to "Accounts and Sync" (in System Settings) but it won't activate sync. The button stays grey.
Sync of overall phone is on. This is after a delete and reinstall of the App.
I have Huawei m931 running Android 4.0.4. Here is what I did:

Reinstalled app on phone, after clearing cache+ data, signing out of chrome.
(not sure correct procedure).
New username/Email of my Facebook account is same as my primary Gmail/Chrome email address.

Of note is I have 2 gmail, and 1 Yahoo accounts on phone.
Also, the phone's number is used in both gmail accounts for security alerts (don't know if is relevant)
Help!, am new at this

Please provide more details of the error. Did you remove the old account? Are you adding the new via email address or username?

I added new account after removing existing one. I changed username of FB app to phone #. But my primary gmail email is in account email.of fb.

authors: حسین امیدواری۵۴


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when sending text it directs me to use skype instead why
when i try to send a text to someone new it sends me to skype. why. SayI get a call and want to send them a text it sends me to skype instead of allowing me to send a regular text message

What is your default sms application?

Check your default SMS application. Go to Settings > More and tap Default SMS app.You can select the desired one from here.


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Can the previous version overwrite the currently installed app?
Suppose the new version of APK of any project is currently installed on the Android phone, but I want to install my previous APK on the phone. In that case, what will happen? Will it be updated to the previous build or showing error?
If it's updated to the previous build, will it only show specific things from that build, or also include the current (latest) things?

Downgrading used to be possible before Android 4.0.

Since Android 4.0, downgrading an app is not possible anymore. The installation will fail (with error code [INSTALL_FAILED_VERSION_DOWNGRADE] if installed from ADB).
Normally, app/update uninstallation is needed before installing the specific version from the APK, but doing so will also clear the data. There are alternatives to prevent that:

For ADB users, adb install -r -d <link to apk> allow downgrading (from an answer by supereee on SO)
(need root) Use AppDowner to downgrade the app (more detail on AndroidPit)
(need root) Use Titanium Backup root to backup the data, uninstall the app and install using APK normally, then restore the data (from AndroidForums)

In case of using the first 2 alternatives, only features from that build are available, ignoring the data from newer version. (This may or may not affect the app compatibility)


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How to troubleshot: IpcThreadState log spam / system_server eating battery
The last days, i encounter the issue of my phone draining its battery fast (about 10-15%/h when idle).
I'm trying to see what's happening, there are no unusual or suspicious alarms or wake locks.
system_server has took a large slate of the phones cpu processing time (according to BetterBatteryStats), it isn't entering deep sleep.
According to logcat that doesn't wonder me - every 50ms a lot of [E] error log lines are logged.
they are
*tr[0]=value1: value2,
*tr[1]=value1: value2,
...
*tr[9]=value1: value2,
*mIn.mData[2]=value1: value2
...
*mIn.mData[11]=value1: value2,

i suspect value1 to be pointer adresses, and value2 to be values - value2 does match between most of the logged lines, and also between tr and mData  (so tr[0].value2 == mIn.mData[2].value2 )
i know that IpcThreadState is related to the android binder ipc mechanism, but i don't really find something logging out lines like that in the repositories i've found.
Ah: Could be related: my phone is a SM-G850F Build KTU84P.G850FXXU2BNK3 Stock Firmware, rooted.
And the Question I've got is: how can i find out what is causing this extensive spam (i guess the binder is going circles due to some misbehaving application?), without doing a factory reset and reinstalling applications one by one...

Did you find out anything about this? I have a customer (user of my Android app) who sent me a system log and I see tens of thousands of these entries in that log as well. The customer has Samsung Galaxy s5 mini SMG800F phone.

I did a wipe data and reinstalled everything, this fixed it till now...
I guess its a modification by Samsung that produces this exact entries (didn't find log lines like this in AOSP kernel source), but i don't know the root cause

Thank you! Guess I should advise this to my customer as well. I assume you did a "factory reset" of your device, right?


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"Wrong file type, please select again" when choosing a ringtone
I have a Nexus 5, all my ringtones and notification sounds returned to default, and when I try to set any file as a sound I get this message:

Wrong file type, please select again

I get the same message no matter what file type I choose, including the files that were my sounds until this morning. I tried to delete cache memory and reboot but that did nothing.

Maybe related: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/85592/ringtones-incompatible-with-custom-rom-how-to-improve-compatibility

As a temporary solution I can only suggest you get a ringtone app that allows you to set ringtones and use it just for that, I've had this issue for a while and nothing solves the actual problem. Just curious. Have you done a firmware update before the problem occurred?

José Mejuto Was correct in his 2nd Point.
deleting the /.nomedia file has no effect.

1: Go to "Settings -> Apps (All) -> Media storage"
2: Clear Cache & Data
3: Change your ring tone or notification tone

Thanks José :)

On newer versions of Android, you may have to pull down the menu on the Apps list and select Show system in order for Media Storage to show up.

Today my Nexus 5 starts to do the same, default Ringtone and "Wrong file type, please select again". After several hours trying different solutions I came to the conclusion that the problem is in -or related to- the "Google Play Music" which do not work for local files anymore. I was able to finally get my custom ring tones again to life performing two tasks, but I do not known which one solves the problem because a reboot is needed and I perform both before reboot.
1) In my case in the root of the SD card there was a ".nomedia" file which could prevent multimedia use in this folder and below. So try to delete this file and reboot terminal, then try to set a custom ring tone.
Note: My Nexus is in spanish, and options could have a different name.
2)  I suspect that multimedia SQLite database was corrupted in some way, so I went to Settings -> Applications -> "Almacenamiento de medios" (Maybe Media storage? com.android.providers.media) and deleted data, then reboot.
After the reboot all multimedia data was rescanned and I was able to change the ring tone again.
Note: I had detected that my old custom tone for notifications was gone, the file was gone and I was unable to find it in my storage media.

Copy to existing Ringtones folder on device, go to choose ringtone and select media storage and amongst the device ringtone selection will be your file

Please change your audio file format to .wav; now you give it a try to assign the ringtone. It will work! Since, I had this same issue when I tried to assign a ringtone in an .mp3 file. Then, I changed the .mp3 format to .wav format; it works!

This worked for me.

I'm using the Moto G and I had the same problem. Solution for me was to

Download a file manager app
Save the ringtone mp3 file in my music folder
In settings\ringtones (in the file manager), select your ringtone from the music folder.

I stayed with the original folder named "Ringtones" and just renamed it to "ringtones" [lowercase].
Rebooted.
Problem Solved


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Unable to use Android Device Manager to reset my Password
I recently locked my Nexus 7 (2013) having Android 5.0.2 with a password, which I forgot. I, then, thought to use Device Manager, since I've authorized it from Google Settings to make changes, such as locating and changing password.
Previously, my PIN used to get reset from ADM, but, this this time I am using a Password. Is that the reason?
This is what it says, "We successfully sent a lock request to your device."
And after that when I rejoice and feel a bit relieved, "Since Google has verified that a screen lock is already set, the password that you entered won't be needed."
I am trying to override my previous password over this new password..
Screenshot is also attached!
This is the error
Is there any other way of resetting the password except ADM, on Android 5.0.2, like that Google Account's credentials it used to ask on Froyo.
P.S. I've set all permissions for ADM at Google Settings on my Nexus.

Have you tried entering the wrong password until the "Forgot password?" button shows up, and resetting your password from here using your Google account?


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Root Archos 101 xs running Android 4.1.1
I just got an Archos 101 xs Tablet from a friend of mine who has asked me to root it. I'ev had it a whole week and can't figure out a proper way to do so. I have tried searching for one-click tools and other more complex solutions like downgrading, then rooting and then install an already rooted OS. but none of it has worked.
How can I root this device?

Sorry typing mistake: 4.1.1

do you try this for 4.1.2? : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2165673 - if you can update to this version, maybe can rooted.

also : http://www.arctablet.com/blog/featured/archos-101-xs-easy-root-method/ -said : it will not work with latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. If you are running an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean firmware, you will need to downgrade

okay thx... I already tried to downgrade the Tablet. There was only one problem: I didn't find any firmware suitable for the Archos 101 xs. Where can I get that from? (The links on the websites you wrote are not available anymore...) :'(

ARCHOS 101 XS firmware update 4.1.2

I tried both solutions now, but it didn't work. When downgrading i tried your image (tablet brought up the error that the firmware was for another tab) and also searched other images (which came up with the same error).             I just don't know what to do anymore... =P      PLS help if you have any ace in the hole... ;)


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lollipop update for hp 7 voice tab 1351ra
i am using hp 7 voice tab  1351ra
i am not getting update of lollipop operating system
if you are interested to give the update from other external sources please give me or else please tell me might hp give update for this tablet?

According to this site, the only way to get lollipop with your HP tab, is to use a custom ROM.
You will find tutos on this site to upgrade your device.
Hope this helps.

Lollipop Not available yet for your Tablet.
update for hp 7 voice tab
as Maxime said, you should use Custom Rom.Follow Below Link for find :
Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?
good day.


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Configure Google Voice/Hangouts to work like T-Mobile's wifi calling?
I have a Google Voice number, and I have Hangouts on my phone.
What I would like to do is forward my Google Voice number to my "real" phone number when I'm in range of a cellular network, but answer it in the Hangouts app when I only have access to wifi. Effectively identical to how the "wifi calling" feature works on T-mobile.
Right now, I've got Google Voice configured to forward calls to my real number, and I've also got the Hangouts option checked to receive incoming calls. But when I call my GV number, my phone rings in 2 different applications simultaneously on the same device (dialer and hangouts) and I have to choose which one to answer, which is less than ideal.
Is there any way to configure Hangouts to only notify of incoming calls if my actual phone isn't already ringing? Or a way to automatically toggle "answer incoming calls" on and off depending on my data connection (maybe with something like Tasker)?


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Please any ideas for installing settings.apk to system without root on 4.4.3?
I will answer any questions you have for me....but I am just in need of an answer to the question as posted
I cannot access the settings on my device, as the settings app is not showing on the installed system applist.
Simply put, it seems the setting.apk must be replaced to save the phone.

non rooted
kitkat os 4.4.3
sgs4g
no usb hub working on unit
no recovery working
no settings menu access
(therefor, no dev settings menu either)

i have :
good full twrp recovery backup
good generic flash .image
(recovry can be set up once root is achieved)
Thus:
I have:
good apks/apps to get root access cable free
(but this can only happen when I am able to install apps from unknown sources)
I look forward to your comments
Thank you
and thanks Izzy for the suggestions

you said : but this can only happen when I am able to install apps from unknown sources - why you can't ? do you touch Unknown Sources for install? i can't underestand what you want exactly :-?

my problem right now i just need settings menu to work, which it does not.... due to the settings app not showing on the installed system applist

"i think",without root you can't.it's better to flash a rom only.

i can not flash...as noted in body of question; "no recovery working, no root, no usb hub". i simply need to see if anyone knows a way at all to install or enable the settings app, cause it may just be disabled

scenario ;  flashed a rom and after all settled lost bootload recovery twrp somehow, lost root, and no settings menu.... and to top it off the usb micro hub does not work.  what would you do in this case ?

i have one idea, if you can get access on number > keypad then you can use this code's for example : *#*#7780#*#* or *2767*3855# for factory reset or full reset.maybe it can help."but maybe..."

Suggesting a little more, as this time it got much clearer: If the settings app is not visible, it might simply be disabled (should not happen usually, but it might). If you've got a file explorer, you could check (/system/apps is usually the place it resides in). In that case, there are ADB commands to re-enable it or, worst case, a factory-reset should restore it. // Btw: If that turns out to be the case, that was a classical XY problem :)

okay thanks Izzy for joining.  and yes in conment above from 6 hours ago i stated it was possibly disabled .... i am ready to run some commands in term if you have something i can run.  please please. itd be great

M4T -  thanks i have been attempting all kinds of codes, but I get no reply when executed.. maybe something reaching out to cell network settings in the UI cause its blank as soon as code entry is completed (dialer digits dissapear but nothing happens). anyt other ideas...throw it my way...i am hoping the app is disabled and i can enable it..., thank you sir

hey Izzy,  you got me there..been dealing with this XY my entire life.... my apologies and nice link there... i will attempt to persue the proper agenda and better help others assist me. thanks again


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How to insert a SIM card on a MyWigo City?
First of all, excuse me if this is not the correct site to ask this question or if it seems too stupid, but I have been struggling with that for some hours and I couldn't solve it yet.
The point is that I want to insert a SIM card to a MyWigo City (http://www.mywigo.com/smartphones-mywigo/mywigo-city.html) but I don't know how to do it. It's a dual-SIM phone, but I can only see one slot for SIM cards. In the pictogram next to it, it says that I have to insert the SIM cards horizontally and one overlapping the other? It doesn't make any sense for me.

I tried all possible ways I could imagine and none of them worked.

That's really confusing.  From the drawing, the bottom card (#2) should be upside-down.  Is there a way to insert it under one set of contacts while exposing the others for #1?

I agree that this is exceptionally confusing, as the indications end up with the contacts face-to-face. That said, looking at their other phones, one interesting and important clue is that the size differences are valid. It takes one micro-SIM and one mini-SIM (what people consider a "standard" SIM, which is the larger one). It's possible that that's part of what's tripping you up. I'd take a bet that counter to the photo, the micro goes on the bottom, face-down, and the mini on top, face-up.

Well, finally I had to contact the company to figure out how it works. The pictogram shows 1. a micro-SIM (on top) and 2. a standard SIM (below). I didn't notice the first time but below the slot for the micro-SIM, there is a small space where the standard SIM is supposed to go.


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Google Play, can i get past purchases on new tablet?
I am halfway through season 3 of Homeland and bought a new galaxy tablet. It was purchased from the Play Store on my old galaxy tab.
Since I have the same Google account associated with both tablets, is there a way to download the show to the new tablet?

Welcome to the Android Enthusiasts, Len! For generic info like this, be welcome to see our google-play-store tag-wiki – which tries to aggregate central questions on this.

When you download a paid or free app on Google Play, the app is connected to your Google Account. This means you can reinstall downloaded apps to new or reset devices without purchasing them again.
source : Reinstall apps & games
This is About Apk apps.but for Download this, if you can download this again in Old Device so you can Copy Downloading Link and Sign In With Purchased Device in New Device.
Also, as this link said : OIT HelpDesk - Knowledge Base

Your purchases are tied to your Google Account and can be installed an
  unlimited amount of times on any device. So, for example, if you
  remove "My Favorite Game" to save memory, you can reinstall it at a
  later date with no charge by simply visiting My Apps. You can also
  re-install apps from play.google.com from the My Android Apps section.

So, just Sign in With purchased Google Account in New Device, and Find what you want and Downloaded it.
Hope this helps.

Thanks. I'm actually trying to watch a tv series i purchased not an app. I don't have my old tablet with me so I'll try fooling around more with this tonight.

iknow this is not an app.(as i said).but for this, you need old Account password or download from other Sources.your welcome :).

The answer is simply yes. As long as you've added the same account the TV show was purchased from to the new device, you're good to go. Open the Play Movies & TV app, swipe in from the left and verify you're using the account that owns them, and tap My Library. And then everything you own will be visible.


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Unable to Bypass Activation Screen S5
I've tried every combo I've seen for bypassing the S5 Galaxy (SMG900VZKV) Samsung's activation screen.  Phone is Verizon branded.  Anyway around this screen with 4 corners or volume button presses?  Or any other combo?  I've tried them all

Remove sim, boot and select run on wifi.  :)


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Should I switch to F2FS?
I've heard a lot of hype about Samsung's filesystem named Flash-Friendly File System (or F2FS for short). I've heard about cases where the device apparently worked faster after switching to this filesystem, and I've also heard where the filesystem didn't work well and some data got lost.
Should I switch to this filesystem? Are there really objective improvements to device's preformance, or is it just a false positive? Are there any hidden risks?

if this is have an Stable version, It might be a good idea to test.also see this : http://www.xda-developers.com/f2fs-put-to-the-test-against-ext4/ and read comments.


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Disable screen turn-off during phone call
I know this might be a possible duplicate question but I haven't found an answer yet.
phone>call settings>proximity sensor is not available in my version of android.
Is there another way to disable the screen turning off when i dial or receive a phone call?
Is there an app i can install that does it?
Regarding the duplicate question: This question is different because i'm targeting android 4.x and beyond and because I want to disable the proximity sensor completely, it's broken on this device but even if it did work, I would like to override it somehow, preferably without having to install an app with ads etc.

May I ask why you want this? I've found that when my screen fails to turn itself off, which happens occasionally, the problem is quickly solved by my cheek hanging up the call for me. Regularly. Turning off the feature purposefully would prove disastrous.

Android screen blanks out during the call so you can't press 1 when they say: "press 1 for whatever".  Nothing brings the screen back up, volume buttons or power buttons.  Even holding the power down for 20 seconds does nothing.  All the thing does is occasionially flash the screen at you according to the proximity sensor, so waving your hand in front of the proximity sensor sometimes gets it working, but other times the entire phone is useless.  I can't press 1 to get to sales/service.  Forcing the screen on corrects for this Google/Android show-stopper bug.

if you change your screen, make sure the new one does not have any space on the part where the proximity sensor is, otherwise the mobile will get confused and think that the screen is actually your head answering a call

Proximity sensors allow the screen to turn off when close to the ear during a call. It should automatically come back when it's uncovered i.e. when it's not close to the ear.
That said this app seems to promise that functionality -> Smart Screen On Off

I have found this app to be ineffective on phone model Sony Xperia Z3.

I also found this to be ineffective on a Nexus 5X.


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Why I cant scan the the Whatsapp QR code?
I have tryed to scan the QR code using whatsapp for web, also I see the: ok, I got it, then a green line start to scan but noting happened, I just downloaded the app yesterday night and also Im in the right position of the phone and monitor.
Please can you help me? I have a: Samsung Galaxy Pro B7510.
Thanks a lot!

http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/96546/why-i-cant-scan-the-whatsapp-qr

Personally I noticed that if I move the device further back from the screen it seems to help.Try moving it a bit from the screen.


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How do I set the duration of a "calendar insert" in tasker
Declaring the starting time to be now seems to be easy in tasker. I just put 0 into the "In / For(Minutes)" field. However how do I define the length of the calendar event?

The In / For field actually serves both purposes. You can enter two numbers, delimited by a / such that:

The first number is the number of minutes from now when the event starts, and
The second number is the duration of the event

If you wanted to insert a one hour event starting "now", you would, for example, set the value of the field to 0 / 60.
This is summarized from the "Calendar Insert" entry in Tasker's Action documentation.


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How do I Delete the 5.0.1 OTA Update on my Rooted Nexus 4?
A while back I rooted my phone with the stock 5.0 image, and was then pestered by the OTA 5.0.1 update that came shortly after.
Research led me to find a way to disable the event listeners that pop the notifications -- FANTASTIC!  This worked for months...
Today, Snapchat decided to reboot my phone (as it regularly does) in a spectacular fashion that included a long vibration while the screen went dark.   Since my phone's come back online, the "System Update Downloaded" notification is sitting at the bottom of my notification tray; something that wasn't there before.
I've dug through my event listeners and confirmed the correct ones are still disabled, but now I'm hunting for a means to delete the downloaded update so as to remove the notification (Hopefully?)...
Most of my search results show the files should be .APK files in the /system/apps folder, but I have a /system/app folder -- no /apps.  Another post mentioned they'd be in the /cache folder --- they are not....
Does anyone know where these OTA Updates are stored on Lollipop 5.0 so I can nuke 'em?
Thanks in advance for your assistance!

So what is it you want ? 5.0 or 5.0.1 ?

I'm fine staying with 5.0 --- I don't want to redo everything and set it all back up, which I understand is required in order to update a rooted device.
I want the 5.0.1 downloaded update to be deleted, which I understand will delete the notification.  The "Update Available" notifications are disabled; somehow the update downloaded, and now it's letting me know...  Where is the file, to delete?

So, turns out disabling the Google Play Services notifications did it...  I was looking for it earlier, but the instructions were different from the articles I was reading.

OTA is a little different from other .APKs Can be hard to find. Maybe you should go through every folder with the app: ES3 File Explorer ?

Disabling GP Services Notifications is a brute way to go about it - unless you don't want any notifications ? There are apps out there who can clean-up notifications etc. even a background task killer and boosters ;-)

I totally agree, Pete -- I don't want to disable ALL the notifications for Google Services... Just the "You have an update waiting to be installed" one (which is actually different text).  It seems like deleting the downloaded OTA update should remove the notification, but I don't know what file I'm looking for, and I'm leary on just nuking files willy-nilly.
I figured someone would know something, somewhere... Here's where I posted first.

So, back to the original question then:
Does anyone know where these OTA Updates are stored on Lollipop 5.0 so I can nuke 'em?

What are your comments on my former comment about ES3 File Explorer ?? Anyway, if you want to do anything with OTA I still suggest unrooting. You can always root it back again. If it starts updating to 5.0.1 after unroot don't worry. Maybe some settings need to be sat again but then so be it. You can usually "rollback" to 5.0 after that operation.

Just download an factory image From :
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
Steps :

1.Unlock bootloader
2.root phone
3.flash new image
4.lock Bootloader

How do I uninstall the Android update 5.0.1 back to 5.0?
hope this helps.

Not at all helpful, but thanks.  I figured out how to flash the necessary partitions to update to 5.0.1 without losing data, from a rooted OS.

Resolved by successfully updating to 5.0.1 without losing my data: http://aaronhastings.me/updating-to-android-5-0-1-on-rooted-nexus-5/


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Can Hangouts limit the number of SMS messages for specific contacts?
One of my SMS contacts has several thousand messages; I'd like to limit the number of messages per contact to a much smaller number (my prior SMS app had a per-contact setting).  I found an option "Delete old messages -- delete old messages when storage is low" and enabled it, but it hasn't helped.
Is there a way to limit the number of SMS messages kept by hangouts?


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error:not enough internal storage
I have 12 GB remaining on my SD card and 200 mb remaining in my phone storage than also when I went to install a 800KB app then it says "low internal space" in my phone geoniee M2 and have android jelly bean 4.2.2

try cleaning applications like clean-master https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cleanmaster.mguard&hl=en

Well this is quite a common problem for some users.
Try this out...

go to settings
then go to apps section
then go to all apps section
find google play store
click on clear cache

Hope this will work...


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"Incompatible with other application(s) using the same shared user ID" when installing Google Play services
I am using Samsung Galaxy Tab 3. I use it to play games and I have one that needs to be backed up by Google+. Unfortunately, my tablet doesn't have Google+ and Google Play services app installed in it. So everytime I try to sign into Google+, it always direct me to Play Store and ask me to install Google Play services.
So I did follow the steps required. I tried to install Google Play services, but it always gave an error message below.

Incompatible with other application(s) using the same shared user ID.

How to handle this issue?

Whoops! Meant to say improve the answers. These seem really vague :(

@DanB I clarified the existing answer. If it's still vague, please let me know which part.

@AndrewT. Sure, just looking now. -Edit- could you edit the part from the comment below in?

The steps which I followed (when it happens to me) :
1.Backup all the data and apps you already have on your phone as we are going for a factory reset.
( To backup current version apks of the app use root explorer and copy all apks from /data/app and some apks from /mnt/asec/ )
2.Downloaded latest signed Google-Apps for your Android version (like Jellybean, Ice Cream Sandwich, KitKat etc).

Turn off your phone.
Boot phone in recovery mode and Wipe data/factory reset. (This is why you need to back up everything).
Flash the latest signed Gapps downloaded earlier.
Wipe Dalvik cache and cache partition then reboot.
Download the latest version of Google Play Store and install it.
Update all the Google-Apps via Play Store.
Then install Google Play Services and done!

Note:- Alternatively, At step 7 you can open the Market (Play Store) and tap agree. Then press home and leave it for a while. After the Play Store is updated, open it and tap agree again. The new Play Store should download Google Play Services and install it.

Best one so far :) quick question, could there be an alt no root method cough adb sideload cough

Also: no root option in general???

Bounty awarded. Reason: this randomly came up on my phone, doing this method worked.

Steps to solve your problem:

Download Google Play services APK from APK Mirror (you can use your tab for this)
(Download the appropriate version by following the code on the Notes / What's New section)

Install the APK by opening it.
(If it gives you warning of "unknown sources", go to Settings > Security > tick "Unknown Sources")

After installation is complete, update all Google apps like Gmail, Google+, etc.

Please download appropriate version for android system only(kitkat is 4.4.x, JellyBean 4.1.x, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.x)


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how can I usb tether between two android phones
I want to access the internet connection of my first android phone with my second android phone, via usb.
I am sensitive to wifi/network radiation emissions, so I want to connect the first phone via wifi or 3G network to the internet, and have internet access through a long usb cable, from my second phone, set on airplane mode.
I have a Galaxy S2 HD LTE SHV-120S Android version 4.0, rooted and stable
The second phone I have yet to purchase.
Are there apps to enable this? Drivers?

A similar question has been answered here. Perhaps, it can help you.

Thank you for the link. In that situation, they wanted to have access to their second phone's files. I want to have access to the internet connection of the second phone. I am quite a novice at Android, so if you could suggest any settings, drivers, etc. I would appreciate it.


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Can I connect my android phone to the LAN, via an ethernet cable?
I want to connect my Galaxy S2 HD LTE SHV-120S Android version 4.0 (rooted) to the internet via a LAN connection. I am sensitive to wifi and network radiation, hence want to make a line connection and keep my phone on airplane mode.
BobjGear mentions some tablets have the required settings, but no phones.
I have an OTG cable, a USB LAN adapter, and a usb cable. I did not find any ethernet drivers on Google Playstore.
Would CyanogenMod or Ubuntu OS have this support?
If it is not possible with this phone, which phones can be configured for it?

Look for an adapter for the ethernet cable and plug it in your usb port with an otg cable

@SuperThomasLab But will the android device both detect and work the Ethernet connection at all. That's my question. Have you ever read or been through such scenario? Consider sourcing it if you did.

Yes I have a usb to LAN adapter and an OTG cable. I have made all connections but the phone does not recognise the adapter, Even after connecting to a live ethernet port there is no recognition. Should I change any settings on the phone? Are there any drivers I can install? I found a couple apps on PlayStore but they did not work. I am quite new at Android, so any recommendations would be very welcome. How would I "source" it?

For the completeness of the thread, here is a list of USB OTG compatible devices: http://plugable.com/products/usb2-otge100

http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/53443/how-to-use-an-usb-attached-wired-ethernet-adapter-through-usb-otg-on-an-android

"I am sensitive to wifi and network radiation". No you're not. Nobody is. I'm not trolling, just pointing out that there's no need for you to go to these lengths. Also, your symptoms might be symptoms of something else. Again, not trolling. Concerned! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_hypersensitivity

How to make Ethernet work on Android over OTG?

@OnePablo this is presumptuous and reminds me radium girls

You'll need a USB-OTG adapter, or equivalently for newer devices with USB-C ports, a USB-C to USB-A adapter, to be able to physically connect a USB Ethernet adapter to your phone.  It'll only work, though, if the phone has a driver for the Ethernet adapter you're using.  That may vary from phone to phone.
This USB Ethernet adapter has worked for me on several Google-branded Android devices: a Nexus 5, Nexus 5X, and Pixel C tablet.  I've been told by a friend that it also works on the Wii U.  It's an older device (note, doesn't support gigabit) and apparently pretty widely supported.
However, other Android device makers may have removed some drivers from the version of the OS that they ship on their devices, so there's no guarantee that it'll work with every phone.

You need a powered USB hub to make the LAN connection work. Amazon does a cheap powered hub. I have used this set-up for a tablet so it should work with your phone, which has a USB port. You should not need a different driver.

I don't know about your phone but the Nexus 7 can be configured the way you want, view the following video.
Alternative Method :
Buy a phone which has a usb internet option in settings (like my htc 816g), and just connect your phone via usb to your computer and share computer's internet with the phone.
In both methods you are safe from radiations of wifi or mobile data.
Hope it helps.

You can use something called reverse tethering, it is done by connecting your device with a computer via USB connector.. then you can connect your Ethernet with your computer.. that's how you can use internet in your computer as well as your Android device..


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Problem in wiping cache partition?
I'm a moto g first gen user on 5.0.2 and I want to clear my cache.
I've done it before on kitkat, and I've had no problem.
But now, I'm having a problem. After pressing the volume down and power button, I reached the list of options. Then I selected recovery. But after that, I get the moto symbol, then a black screen for 2-3 seconds, then the android logo with an exclamation mark saying "No command."
The next step is to press and hold the volume up button for 10-15 seconds and then while holding, to press and release power button. But nothing's happening. I get stuck over there. On other forums I've read what people have suggested but it's basically the same thing.
I tried this 6-7 times but not happening. What should I do?

try this if you haven't figured it out yet..
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/nexus/HRALDucgBq4
Wiping the System Cache Partition
Wiping the system cache partition will not delete any files or data but always remember to backup anything important on a regular basis, ie/ photographs, music or document files.
If your device is switched on, power it off.
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You'll see an image of an Android robot with a red exclamation mark
While holding the Power button, tap and release the Volume Up button - a menu should appear. (Do not hold the Volume Up button down as this will reboot the device).
Use the volume buttons to scroll to "wipe cache partition" and press the Power button to select it.


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Reenable Setting app on rooted Galaxy S 4G
I need to command my  partially rooted Samsung Galaxy S 4G on KitKat 4.4.3, to simply re-enable the core app: settings.apk (a.k.a com.android.settings).
After flashing a ROM, I found no settings UI nor root capabilities. I see the APK is where it belongs, so I just need to enable it. How do I enable this app service (what terminal commands)?
APK location: /system/priv-app/
Data path: /data/data/com.android.settings

What do you mean by "partially rooted"?

Hello Andrew T.,hey buddy you keep editing posts to help which I thank you for, however I notice critical errors sometimes, such as this post was not about a galaxy S4, I posted about a Galaxy S 4G....its an entirely different animal...it's an S1 if anything...not an S4...please get this rectified and re-posted, as since your updates I haven't had any response.  Thanks Andrew T.

Fixed, sorry for the mistake since I'm not used to the abbreviation of SGS4G (though it'd be better if you could spell it out in the first place :) Also, you are very allowed to edit your own post to fix the mistake, and you can do it next time by clicking the edit link on the bottom of your post :)

please just don't rename my device... I didn't say it was a galaxy s4...thanks

If you have a root shell via ADB, try pm enable com.android.settings

ok ill try that.  ....and anyways for your question... i just did a rom flash same as usual which appears to have left traces of rooted artifacts but apps do not get the hand shake for root

and SuperSU apppears to have been updated so it just sticks or says it cant update...long story....i thank you for the suggestion

system responds after couple seconds with : "Killed"     help please


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How to disable street names in android voice navigation?
I'm stuck with a quite simple problem, still can't find the solution.
I'd like to disable street names reading in voice navigation, to keep just simple guidance like "turn right" or "turn left". Can't find an option in settings so maybe configuring text to speach engine somehow would help?


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Filter out ARM native apps in Play Store
I have ASUS Zenfone 5. How could I filter out or identify ARM-native apps on x86 phones in Play Store or in other app market?

The Google Play Store automatically filters your application to devices with compatible CPU architecture. E.g. if you have a library which is only compiled for ARMv5, your app will only show up for devices with ARMv5 and ARMv7 processors. Your device should show you only apps that are compatible to your device.
Source: Android Developers - Filters on Google Play

Short answer: no, you can't filter those apps manually. You may try to uncompress the APK file and check its configuration, but it will be too much complicated work.
If you need a detailed answer, read further. You may not have understood me completely with above answer I gave, let me explain in details:
There are two types of applications based on native library use (native library is compiled with Android NDK)

Apps with Native library (i.e. these apps use native library with CPU specific architecture and these libraries directly execute on CPU instead of using Dalvik VM/ART)
These kinds of apps are filtered in Play Store, because there are multiple version of apps present in the Play Store specific to device (for x86 with x86 compiled library, and for ARM with ARM compiled library. Source - Developer can publish multiple APKs with different configuration)

Apps without Native library (these apps execute on Dalvik VM/ART)
These apps are CPU-architecture-independent, so there is no effect with which device you use these. Also here Dalvik VM will be compiled for your device by device OEM (in your case, ASUS)

All the intel devices that are commercialized as of now also support ARM architecture on top of x86.
Hence the Zenfone 5 see all the compatible apps, including the one with libraries compiled only for ARM.

Yes but arm-native apps on x86 consumes more power as some work (some library is there on x86 phones to make arm apps compatable )is to be done to make it run ........  so I want to filter out  native-arm apps to avoid them

@ph0b support ARM architecture on top of x86 - Wrong assumption, this concept is called virtualization of ARM on x86, which is done using QEMO.

@ramkiran  "filter out native-arm apps to avoid them"  - playstore is already doing it for you.

The play store doesn't filter these out, because they are supported by the x86 devices. The question here is how to have them still filtered out. One way may be to root your device and edit build.prop to remove mentions to armeabi-v7a, but you wouldn't be able to install these apps anymore. It's easier to check if they are ARM after the fact, you can use this app for that: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xh.nativelibsmonitor.app&hl=en

@ph0b Agreed on supported apps. But this app will allow those apps to be filter out AFTER the installation not before, and we can consider this as partial solution until play store app filters are available for common user.

Hopping that feature will be added in play store .... for now I think I have to adjust with the app suggested by ph0b .  Thanks all


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How to fix stuttering audio playback with Soundcloud?
On my HTC desire 510, Android ver. 4.4.3 audio playback is unreliable. I encounter stuttering playback when using Soundcloud. As Soundcloud buffers everything locally and the problem is reoccurring when playing offline this can't be a streaming (network) issue.
Are there any knobs and wheels I can fiddle with?


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Creating a script that cleans RAM upon locking the screen
I own an android with cyanogen mod installed and would like to add a script, that cleans the RAM automatically each time i lock my screen.
I seek to achieve that remains of the encryption key are getting overwritten in order to prevent a boot attack.
Thanks in advance if anyone can help.

Try installing Clean Master. In older version (Not sure about last update) you could select an option to clear RAM when screen was turned off.


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Number displays instead the saved contact name on Samsung note 4
As per the title, its just the number which displays instead name. I've noticed that multiple contact syncs are active and disabled all except for one which I require. But still the problem persists. I've also selected the preferred contacts which needs to be sorted on contact settings which didn't work too.
On a related note, our network provider does not send the CLID with the country code but just raw number... Nevertheless, the contacts on my account stored are with the country code including + sign. Whatsoever, the contact app should display the saved contact name despite how it is saved since the number is available.
Are there any work  around to over come this issue? or is this really a bug in the OS?
About the phone

I've not found an answer for this but I've flashed another stock from SAMMOBILE using odin which did the trick. Now I can see the contact names properly when I receive a call.

I went to my gmail account in settings and turned on the sync in all of it. I also went to settings within the phone app (when the recent, contacts, favorites etc. are at top of calling screen) and imported contacts from the g mail account. Obviously, I'm no expert, but this worked for me.


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Nexus 6 OTA from 5.0.1 to 5.1 fails - Error in block.map
I am trying to upgrade my Nexus 6 with version 5.0.1 (Build number LRX22C) via OTA to Android 5.1.
The OTA update is downloaded successfully and after pressing "Restart & Install" I see a dead droid with the message "Error!".
The phone was rooted and I unrooted it via SuperSU. Did not help.
Wiping cache partition also did not change anything.
These are the logs:
Finding update package..
Opening update package..
Verifying update package..
Installing update..
Verifying current system..
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system has been remounted R/W: reflash device to reenable OTA updates
E: Error in 0/cache/recovery/block.map
(Status 7)

Installation aborted.

I would really like to upgrade without wiping the data.

Same problem here but with a Nexus 5.  I upgraded from 4.4 to 5.0.1 while rooted (had to re-root afterwards of course) without any problems, so I guess it's a bug in this upgrade.  Might have to wait for a fix once Google realise what's broken.

@Malvineous - It's not a bug, it's intentional. It's a security precaution so potential security vulnerabilities don't get passed into a new version. SuperSU/root is technically a huge security vulnerability as is having an unlocked bootloader. What you have to do is reflash that versions system.img again to get it back to stock and then the OTA will go through fine assuming you also reflashed the stock recovery. After the OTA you can re-root/TWRP.

@Enigma: Yep I worked that out in the end - it's a shame they don't have a more helpful error message.  Rather than reflash the system.img I just uninstalled SuperSU and renamed a few of its backup files back to their original filenames through the shell, and this allowed the OTA upgrade to proceed.

Unfortunately it will not work, google checks some files for integrity (meaning: that they were not changed) and it seems that some of the files have been changed, possibly by the  root process.
I assume you have no other option but to install the image manually, which will wipe your phone entirely.
You can learn more about the process here:
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images

The OP could probably just flash the system image that's provided in the archive. As long as the bootloader is currently unlocked, doing so would not wipe the phone.

@MosheElisha can you try eldarerathis solution? and let us know if it works for you?

I'm sorry I already upgraded with factory reset.


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Nexus Software Update Debate
I need you end a debate me and my friend are having. He claims that the Nexus phones only have the capability of one software update in the sense that it'll only update to whatever is next after Lollipop and that's it while i claim that it'll update to every software update. Who's right. Thank You In Advance

It's a bit of both, it will get each RELEVANT version of android. E.g the Nexus 5 runs 5.0.1   (let's ignore 5.1 doesn't exist for a second) but the Nexus 7 runs 5.0.2, the phone didn't get this as the changes are fixes for tablets only. The Nexus devices WILL get 5.1 as it is for all currently supported devices. So yes, they do get all updates as they come out, with the odd little exception (a small change for one device only or such). All older versions are available as factory images also. You're right, but not 100%

Nexus devices will receive updates at least 18 months after their initial release. There are some minor releases 5.0.1 or 5.0.2, which are not distributed to every Nexus device because those releases may only fix bugs associated with specific devices.
Also, some devices will receive updates past the initial 18 months of its release. For example, the Nexus 4 was released in November 2012, but has still been receiving updates more than 2 years later.
It is also possible that a device will get no more than 18 months of updates. A famous example is the Galaxy Nexus, which included hardware made by Texas Instruments who moved away from phone processors. As a result, Google decided not to upgrade the device beyond Android 4.3, which means it only received 20 months of official updates. Despite this, it is still possible to upgrade to KitKat and Lollipop if you don't mind using community-created ROMs.
For an official resource directly from Google, they explain the Nexus update process as the following:

Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7, Nexus 9, and Nexus 10 devices receive the latest version of Android directly from Google. Once an update is available, it can take up to two weeks for it to reach your device. Based on your carrier, it may take longer than two weeks after release to get an update.
Nexus devices may not receive the latest version of Android if they fall outside of the update window, which is usually around 18 months after a device has been released.

Considering Google's recent emphasis on Android One, the system requirements for Android are likely to remain pretty lean for a while to accommodate the lower-end hardware Google seems eager to support. Since you tagged your question as "Nexus 6", it is unlikely you'll need to worry about Google upgrading your phone to the latest version of Android for a long time since the reasons of the past (lack of hardware capability) won't be an issue for you.


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How to retrieve data from vault android app
I am using vault android app for hiding my secret data. Unfortunately i have moved every things in Internal memory to External SD card. Now I am able to see my secret documents,photos and videos while opening the vault application. I am able to locate the folder SystemAndroid but i don't know what to do for retrieve my data.please help

Welcome to Android Enthusiasts! This happens to be a question frequently asked on our site. Have you tried our on-site search? See How do I search? for help using it. Quick starters: retrieve vault / restore vault. Please check if any of those (5+8 links altogether) solve your issue, then let us know the outcome. Thanks, and good luck!

go to Systemandroid  then MXGKJHzyoi== like folder then .image contains photos and .video contains videos. Hexedit any file from .image folder and find data starting from FFD8 AND FFD9 IS end . and save as jpeg. you can see all images.

Can you format this better? It's hard to follow what you're saying.


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Alcatel one touch pop c9 mobile
I keep getting "superuser out of date" "install new superuser. Have tried superuser
update fixer.It does nothing. Busy box does nothing. I keep getting "problem installing
Superuser" as well,but it doesn't tell me
what's wrong. Can someone help me, please

You could try kingo root win32 application.
http://www.kingoapp.com/

That should install a modified version of superuser app that might work for your device.
If that works, then never update superuser app, because that update will delete that right version of superuser app.


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alternative to android build in encryption?
I have got a Samsung S3 that forces me to use a 6-charakter password for the phone/SD card encryption. I would like to use a PIN (4-digits) as it was possible in earlier Samsung phones. I am aware of the reduced security but for practical reasons I want to use the PIN.
What are my options? I see there is the option to use any kind of "file vault" app, but they require to move my files and folders into the apps container.
Is there any option to encrypt the android leaving the files in the original place?

You already indicated the possible use of an app. And indeed, next to the so-called "vault apps", there are several options for Encryption of Files and Folders which work transparently on the file system. For some, you still will need to use "specific folders" which you encrypt, though – while most of the others fall into the category of requiring root access.
Some example apps you might wish to take a closer look at include, but are not limited to:

Cryptonite (based on EncFS)
EDS (uses TrueCrypt containers)


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How to tell if a dual sim phone is dsds or dsfa?
I recently learnt that there are different types of dual sim; i.e. that having slots for 2 sims doesn't mean they're both fully active at the same time.
Looking through the documentation included with my phone & attempting a few searches I haven't been able to find the answer; before requesting my office provide me with a work sim I'd like to know that my phone can handle it.
Is there a way to tell if your phone is dsds or dsfa (i.e. without using a second sim to test)?

Related info (though not an answer to the above) here: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/34632/how-does-gs3-dual-sim-adapter-work/34633#34633

Also related: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/41927/can-a-dual-sim-android-phone-receive-voice-calls-to-both-sims