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New, created contacts sync, but imported contacts do not, towards exchange
The phone is a sony xperia V with android 4.1.2.
I have some contacts from my old phones imported trough google, next to that is my business contacts who are all from our company exchange system. Creating a new contact under my exchange account works well, that contact will sync nicely and show up in outlook within a few short minutes, but the contacts that I've imported from my google account will not sync. I tried to "cheese it" by backing the contacts up on the SD card, and then import them back in under the exchange account, but they will still not sync. I've toasted all my knowledge as well as google for answers, but no dice. I've also attempted to see if a recreation of the exchange account would do anything, but no.
I do suspect that either there is something with the contacts, or there is something with the exchange client on the phone, but I have no clue how to test this properly. While I did try to set the scenario on my samsung galaxy SIII, the results came out the same. Newly added contacts sync, imported contacts do not.
So my pleas ask for a hero who can give me a final answer to this mysterious behavior, so that I can finally put this silly issue behind me...
EDIT: The contacts are listed as exchange contacts after import. All sync options are on, and I've even performed a forced sync to make sure that the phone had actually synced after the importing of the contacts. Imported contacts will still not sync towards the exchange server.

Can you export the contacts as a vCard, email them to yourself and import to Outlook on a PC? Since new contacts sync OK, this could be a one-time operation.

I see your point but for some strange reason, importing the contacts trough a vCard file does not seem to work, they do not show up... And yes, I did google it to see if it was done correctly. I will dig into it a bit more, of course, but I still would like an answer to my primary question.

Found out I had to run the vCard trough gmail to "convert it" to a CSV file. Now the contacts show up, but... they are all "blank", listed as "name not available". I remember now that I've encountered this issue before, did not really find a straight up solution to it then either.

Did you specifically export them as "Outlook CSV"? Google contacts also offers "Google CSV" as an export possibility, and has different headers and field order for the details of the contacts. Outlook looks for fields such as First Name,Middle Name,Last Name,Title,Suffix,Initials... whereas Google CSV contains Name,Given Name,Additional Name,Family Name,Yomi Name,Given Name Yomi...

Yes, I made sure that it was to an outlook CSV file. I've actually tried all the options, just to be 100% sure that I did not leave anything untried, but nothing granted a positive result.

Is Contact syncing enabled in Settings/(accounts)/Corporate/(your exchange account)?
View one of the contacts and go to menu/edit. At the very top, does it show that it is attached to the exchange account or the Google account? If it is the Google account, you need to make sure to select the exchange account when adding the contacts. If it does show the exchange account and syncing is enabled, edit your comment to reflect this for further support.

I've added the information you requested to my initial question. I will also quote myself: "I've toasted all my knowledge as well as google for answers, but no dice. I've also attempted to see if a recreation of the exchange account would do anything, but no."
I work with IT-support, so you can go full on technical with me if you want. Tho this issue has left me completely blank...


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Does charging a phone with another phone's charger affect it in any way?
I have a Samsung S4 and because its charger is short I charge it with a Samsung Wonder charger. I am afraid that it can damage the battery or something. Will it?

Generally speaking the wrong charger to the wrong phone can cause damage.
However in your case, I do not believe that there is much to worry about.  The article below is a gizmodo article that explains in pretty good detail.
http://gizmodo.com/can-i-use-the-same-charger-for-multiple-devices-510829339
Basically the whole using the "wrong charger" was an issue back before the micro-usb standard.  Now that there is an international standard for the micro-usb, the voltage is limited to 5V.

This used to be a much bigger issue on account of the wide variety of proprietary charging units and pin connectors that came with each device. Thankfully, the advent of USB changed all that and has provided an easy, standardized platform for charging devices. All USB cords carry the same 5V, regardless of if it's got a 30-pin head or a microUSB plug, whether it's first-party or third. That means DC chargers are now brand agnostic; if the volts, amps, and connectors are compatible, an Apple wall wart can charge an HTC just as easily as a Samsung. That if, though, is where people run into trouble.

In terms of the current, there can be issues that arise in the amounts of amperes that are flowing through  Take for instance the iPAD can charge off of 2.1 amp.  If the charge to it is only say 1 amp, then it won't charge as quickly.

Because they have consistent, standardized voltage, USB chargers need another means of putting more power (in terms of watts) into larger gadgets faster. To do so, the system will increase the current (measured in amps). Most USB cables designed exclusively for charging (as opposed to data transfer) limit the current to between 1 and 1.5 amps, although new iPad chargers can deliver 2.1amps, and a standard USB port on your laptop only puts out .5 amps. This is why a 1 amp charger isn't effective on a 2.1 amp iPad. The device consumes power at the same rate that it's added.

Gizmodo also discusses things such as chips in the battery that monitors the charge (why you can plug your phone in at night and go to bed).

Smart chargers are those that utilize a small CMOS chip to monitor and manage the state of charge (SoC) and state of health (SoH) of similarly-equipped batteries. This is a de facto feature on most every modern secondary battery on the market, and it's ubiquitous among Li-ion systems. This feature allows the batteries to be left unattended when charging without the fear of having them overheat and explode, and while maintaining 100-percent capacity over long periods via a trickle charge.

The author of the Gizmodo article, ANDREW TARANTOLA, does not think that you should use a different phone charger and that you should use the specific device's charger with the specific device.

Once you're sure that your device's needs line up with your charger's output, all that's left is ensuring your USB cords are equipped with the proper pin connector. The micro-USB to USB cord that came with your last phone works just as well with your new one and can plug into any suitable USB power brick, so why do you have multiples of it—each with its own brick?
Instead, just stash a single spare brick in your bag, bring only the cords you need, and stagger your device charging so that one is always plugged into a port on your computer.
Tl;dr? While you can use the same charger for multiple devices, you probably shouldn't. Not unless you want to ruin your gear, or wait a lifetime for it to recharge.

So if you do not want to take the risk or what not, then you can use the correct charger (specific charger for specific phone).
I'm currently using a motorola backflip usb cable with the iPhone wall charger to charge my Samsung Galaxy S4 Active.  I have not noticed any issues at all.

Can you elaborate on how the "wrong charger" can cause damage? As they are pretty standardized (voltage etc.), that's hard to imagine.

If you read the article you'll see that not all chargers have the same specs.  By "wrong charger" I mean a charger that did not come with the phone.
However, like I said.  I do not think that you will have an issue.
Also, now days, if I am not mistaken, there is an actual chip inside the device that prevents damage.

The following link refers to the new international standard requirement for micro-usb cables. Based off this, again, I believe you should be fine.
http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/34573/is-using-chargers-of-phone-not-meant-for-it-harmful-to-the-battery?rq=1

Thanks for the explanation! But could you please include that with your answer? I read that article, yes. But in case of "link rot" (it means, when that article becomes unavailable), that information would be lost here. That's why we prefer to have at least an excerpt of the relevant facts included directly with the answers, while keeping the link for reference. Thanks a lot!

As long as the charger volts and amps are the same, you shouldn't have any issues. Take a look at the charger and it will have the stats you need to be aware of written right on it. Seems like in your case, you have both chargers handy (because you said the reason you wanted to use the other was the cable being too short).
I've personally been using chargers from phones for my tablets and vice versa for years without any issue. Obviously, it's best to use the charger that was designed for the device, but with everything being micro-USB these days, most of the time things are pretty safe.

Thx everbody for answers really appreciate it.(^o^)

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How can I recover from flashing broken ROMs on my HTC One X?
I am seeking your help to clear up some of my confusion in solving a problem with my HTC ONE X. I tried flashing a custom ROM on my HTC Android phone but all the files and partitions got messed up that every time it boots up, it is on a bootloop. I know the cause to this is due to a mixture of inconsistent (boot, recovery)partitions libraries that I have on the phone.
Therefore, I want to FULLY WIPE OF ALL the data on the phone's storage and reinstall a clean set of libraries and stock rom. However, before I wipe off all data and install the new stock rom, I want to know all the commands that I can issue to correct this problem but the problem I have is that the stock zip has a boot.img, hboot.img and recovery.img along with a set of folders (System and Meta-inf folders) and I don't know the command that I can issue to push the folders I mentioned in the right partition, "/system" partition. Moreover, I cannot boot into any recovery modes (CWM or TWRP) so everything has to be done via fastboot commands, I think.
I know I can execute the following commands if everything was an .img file but for the folders I do not know how to push them onto my phones storage.
For example to push the boot content on the boot partition, I issue the following command to flash the device
fastboot erase boot
fastboot flash boot boot.img

and the following for the rest of the partitions:-
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

and so on..
So what would be the solution to push those folders that are non image related onto the right partitions?
Lastly, the phone is unlocked, CID: 11111111, Hboot: 1.09 and can only boot into fastboot mode for now. I also tried running the automatic RUU files via zip and exe formats but always fail due to signature or some other missing file error.

What files are in this "system" folder in your zip file? You can ignore the META-INF directory: it's part of the zip file, not part of the ROM image.

Dan, thanks for taking the time to look into this. The system folder contains all the libraries that are part of an os. I don't know if you are familiar with linux but its essentially the same thing. This folder contains all the other folders that are required for all functionalities of an OS to run such as "bin", "etc","usr", "xbin" folders that one would find in a linux distribution within the root folder.
On a second thought, I am wondering if I flash this as a zip file, if it would automatically extract them in partition that it needs to be in.
Thanks

Download the latest recovery image for your device:

International HTC One X
AT&T HTC One X

Connect your phone to computer via USB cable. Boot your phone into bootloader and issue:
fastboot flash recovery path/to/your/recovery.img
Boot your phone into recovery. Mount SD Card to USB in TWRP Recovery or use adb push to copy your custom ROM .zip file to phone.
Install your custom ROM from .zip file in TWRP.
Extract boot.img from root of your ROM .zip file to your computer.
Connect your phone to computer via USB cable. Boot your phone into bootloader and issue:
fastboot flash boot path/to/your/boot.img
Restart your phone to see if it can boot okay now.

I did not kinda get what did you mean by "folders". But I will still tell you a general method to push folders into phone without actually flashing non-stock recovery.
Base procedure->
You download a recovery. Yes, twrp or cwm, not stock. No we wont actually flash them.
We boot into recovery right from pc, without flashing recovery.
We use adb, mount folders and then push file using adb.
Now for detailed produre. Download cwm or twrp (I recommend twrp, a bunch of extra features than cwm in my opinion). Go into fastboot mode. Then,
Use this command->
fastboot boot recovery.img

This will boot into the recovery lying on your computer instead of one on your phone, hence twrp/cwm. Now go to Mounts option in recovery,  check mark system and whatever partitions you will be pushing data too.
Then use adb commands to push the files. I will go with your question, since you want to push to /system folder, lets go with that.
1) We mount system folder through adb.
adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /system

2) We push the folder from pc to phone using adb.
adb push "pathToFolderOnPC" /system/

And this will push contents into system.
Remember to fix permissions.
Another way is to do this->
Boot into recovery. Then instead of mounting system (in case you are unable to mount system for whatever reason), push that folder into sdcard (since sdcard doesnt need special commands to be mounted).
adb push "pathToYourFolderOnPC" /sdcard/

then in twrp recovery, go to advanced/Terminal Command and use the command:
cp /sdcard/system/ /system/

This will push system files from your sdcard to /system partition.
Again, fix permissions. And make sure you have check marked "system" in mounts.
NOTES:

Remember to wipe the old system partition data first, using fastboot or from recovery, whatever method you like.
There is no direct way to push folder through ADB.

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Rooting Nexus 7 - SuperSU Binary Update Installation Failed
Can someone please help me find the correct SU binary for this device? I am trying to install the SU binary for SuperSU, and I get an installation failed every time.
I have been looking for information on this specific problem, and from what I have read, I may have to download a new binary file and download it through flash recovery (shrug). I thought I would try that, but I cannot find anywhere with information specific to my device.
If you think the problem could be caused by something else, please let me know.
Thanks in advance.

I updated SuperSu from the google play store, and now I am getting the following error:
"There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it."
This seems to confirm that I do need to install the SU binary for my device version, but I still not found where I can find the SU binary.

You should be able to download the latest SuperSU from Chainfire.  Push that to your Nexus 7 using adb push and install it from your custom recovery.  I'm guessing you have that already?

Yes, I just installed "UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.93.zip", and I am still having the same problem.

Do you have a terminal emulator on your device?

I can download one, if that would help some how.

After having the 'no SuperSU Binary' error message I followed this guide :
How to Root Nexus 7 2012 (Wi-Fi) and Nexus 10 on Stock Android 5.0 Lollipop via CF Auto Root
that worked after several attempts.   most importantly  I had to be in the stock rom ( lollipop)  then run the root-windows command.  then  while it says  "waiting for device", I the switched tablet off, then  vol down+power to go into bootloader. Then the magic happened.
hope this helps

Welcome to the Android Enthusiasts! Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference. Otherwise, your answer becomes useless in case the link dies. For further hints, please see: How do I write a good answer.

Check this link. Install the SU Binaries from here than update to latest version.
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HTC Rhyme - official update
My HTC Rhyme is now on Android 2.3.5 with HTC Sense 3.5.
So, last year I've rooted a phone probably via clockworkmod and after that I've back to the unrooted.
Now, I have unrooted device but it will not give on updata a new Android 4.0
Here is official update from HTC but a HTC Rhyme will not upgrade to a new Android 4.0 version.
Today, because my phone a past was rooted, i'm unrooted using this.
I can't update to Android 4.0 unrooted version.

That's one of the drawbacks of rooting: when the update checks the CRC of the installed "ROM", you've got no chance to install it (rooting manipulates /system, so the checksum fails). What's the error message you get? Is it an OTA update, or are you installing manually from a download? To check for alternatives, see e.g. Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?

Is it possible to update ROM using stock rom from HTC?

A "full installation" of a stock-ROM should be possible. But you will have to backup your data first, or lose them. A "differential update" will fail for above given reasons.

i was  searching how to update firmware.. and i couldn't find, so i unroot w " installing" same fw and everything went well. he booted now its time to root. i have tried almost 10 root apps  and every time my PC said its rooted but with root check "no root" i dont know what else should i try?

First congrats for solving the issue! Could you please make that an answer (like a mini-howto on what you did)? Might help future visitors! // As for the rooting question: Please, use a separate post for that, as it's a different issue.


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Nexus 7 (2013) OTG cable with flash drive doesn't work
I just bought Nexus 7 (2013) and an OTG cable. I wanted to connect a flash drive to it. When I connected it, nothing happened.
I tried to find the folder with my flash drive contents in /etc - there was nothing about my flash drive. I searched in /storage/emulated/0 - there were contents of my internal SDcard. I downloaded some applications from Google Play (e.g. Nexus Media Importer, OTG disc manager). It worked, but only for reading.
Is there a way to write to my flash drive? Please notice that I DON'T want to ROOT. (And sorry for my poor English)

Unfortunately, root is required to be able to write to flash drives using USB OTG on the Nexus 7. You can only read files without root.

You need to root your phone for using flash drive. After rooting, use Super SU binaries and stickmount app. Now you can easily use your flash drive. It will be mounted in your root directory

Either root your nexus 7 and follow as per the other answers(i.e. use the stick mount application). To root go to this http://m.blog.laptopmag.com/how-to-root-the-nexus-7-2013.  Don't do this if you don't know about rooting, you may brick or destroy the tablet for good.
Or the safest way buy Nexus Media Importer application from the Google play store.


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What causes "could not be downloaded due to an error. (498)"
I purchased an app from Google Play and I uninstalled a while back.  I wanted to get it installed again but when I try to install it I get the error message:
"Appname" could not be downloaded due to an error. (498)

What does that mean? And what can I do about it?

Solutions (though not the reason behind) are explained e.g. on Appslova.com. Taking a look at them, those are more or less the "Generic Google Play Solutions":
Method 1

Go to Settings→Apps, Select “All” tab
Find Google Play Store, open its entry, Clear Data and Cache
Find Google Service Framework, do the same
Now restart Google Play Store and try to download/update the app or games

Method 2

Open Google Play Store
Go to Settings→Accounts, Choose Account or add new account
Now try to download or install the app or game

Method 3

Go to Settings→Accounts→Google, remove your Gmail account
From Settings→Apps→All: Force stop, Clear data and cache for Google Play Store, Google Service Framework and Download Manager (like in method 1)
Again, go to Settings→Accounts→Google, Add your Gmail account
Restart your android and then accept all the Google terms and setup Google settings
Run Google Play Store and update or install your app.

Some more hints are to be found in Google's product "forum". Reasons here were e.g. storage full: Clean up, delete stuff, try again, worked.
Find a bunch more hints, all on the first result page to a Google search on "google-play error 498" :)


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YouTube Acting Up?
My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G running Android Gingerbread 2.3.6. My YouTube application is version 5.3.32. Lately (for a while actually), YouTube acts strange. Nowadays, a normal startup results in the app taking several seconds to start and locking up my home screen in doing so. A "messed-up" startup results in the app freezing and not even opening, and my home screen locking up. When this happens, I usually have to press (more like spam) the Home key until the phone finally responds and the app closes. Sometimes, when a "messed-up" startup occurs, I can go into my application settings, force-stop YouTube, and it works fine. Other times, I have to play around with app startups and force stopping before, eventually, it'll let me in. Then, the problems aren't limited to startup - On random occasions, the application will freeze up and crash, whether I'm refocusing on it from something else or randomly during the video. Can anyone please provide help or feedback on these issues?

Have you tried the usual stuff: clearing the app's cache and data?

I cleared the cache from recovery mode, and that seems to have done something good.

I somehow expected that :) Are you considering your issue solved? If so, maybe write up an answer?

We'll have to see. At the moment, it's kind of hard to test it, seeing as my phone is currently having a bigger problem in the form of boot loops. :c


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Virtual machine of android with added samsung os layer?
Is there a way to run a virtual machine of android like in avd, or in genymotion, but with added os layer that samsung adds in their phones? Also emulating the usb ports that the phone have when you plug into the computer.
I'm asking this, because their docking software, kies only runs with samsung phones stock roms, and i'm working with that.


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How to change system fonts and Sounds
How to change system fonts using adb and also system sounds using adb? I have sucessfully changed system sounds:
adb devices
adb remount
adb shell rm /system/media/audio/ui/Unlock.ogg
adb shell rm /system/media/audio/ui/Lock.ogg
cd %~dp0
adb push Lock.ogg     /system/media/audio/ui/
adb push Unlock.ogg  /system/media/audio/ui/
adb shell sync
pause

but Sound is not heard on camera click, lock and unlock of screen.

Try editing /system/build.prop and change default item to the files you just added. This should fix the no sound issue.


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No Longer Receiving Message Notifications on Lock Screen
I have a SG3 recently updated to Jelly Bean 4.3. When the update ran, I received message previews on the lock screen, accessed them without trouble, and enjoyed the feature. In the last 24-36 hours, these previews have ceased, and I can no longer swipe to the lock screen where the message previews used to appear.
The preview setting is still checked, and I continue to receive notifications and previews in my status bar.

Is the widget still on the lock screen? It may just be that you need to add that back in.

@RossC I don't think this can be a duplicate because the answers on that question don't make any sense as answers to this question.

@DanHulme Yeah I made a mistake, sorry. I coudn't undo it so I gave an answer to make up for it.

Android 4.3 has protection by default to disallow Lock Screen Widgets:

Firstly you need to go to Settings > My Device > Lock Screen as above and enable "Multiple Widgets"
You can change the SMS notifications in the SMS app > Settings > Notifications
As an alternative for anyone interested I would recommend Dash Clock lock screen Widget
This is a HIGHLY customisable Lock Screen Widget. You can have SMS/Missed Calls/Stardate (seriously)/Hangouts/Battery and lots more via extensions. You can customise the look and feel of the clock to be JellyBean, KitKat etc too!

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Disable Carrier Phone Number for Google Voice Number
This seems similar to this question, but that one doesn't have a clear answer, and this is a bit different.
Is there a way in Android to block all incoming calls that target the carrier number, but still receive calls that target the Google Voice number?
General problem I'm trying to solve:
I use Google Voice and all valid callers have that number. The carrier-issued number was previously used by at least two people who are being sought by many debt collectors, and has started to get a large number of calls from scammers. I have no reason to ever receive a call at this number.
I currently use on{x} to manage various functions on my phone, but as far as I can tell, it does not offer a way to detect which of my phone numbers was called, only the number of the caller. I'm not sure if another management app (e.g. tasker or locale) would be more helpful, since I don't own either.
I've been blocking numbers as they come up using AVG Anti-Virus, but since what I really want is a white-list for callers (those who know my Google Voice number) rather than a black-list it isn't really doing the trick for me.

Since Google Voice just comes in as a normal carrier call, there is no simple way to separate those calls. It doesn't pass any identifying information that the phone could use to identify it is a Google Voice call versus a carrier call.
You can, however, change your Google Voice settings (on the website, not the app) so that it always shows your Google Voice number as the caller ID on incoming calls. This means you could just whitelist your Google Voice number and block everything else. Then you will receive only GV calls, but you will lose the ability to see who is calling since all calls coming to GV will just display as your GV number. You could then use the call screening features of GV to identify unknown callers.
It really isn't an elegant solution and the loss of caller ID is a big inconvenience, but if you absolutely have to do this, it is about your only option.

That is pretty inconvenient, but if it gets bad enough I might have to resort to that!

Or try your luck with requesting a new number from your carrier. You may get lucky and find one that doesn't have every bill collector on the planet calling it.

If you get enough unwanted calls from the same numbers you wish to block, make sure you add them to your address book (Google Contacts list).  Add "Blocked Caller" or similar as the caller name.  This way you can use caller ID and know what calls to not answer.  True, this method may not work if they use a different number to call you each time but it might work slightly better than using AVG.


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5-6 duplicate calendar items
I have the same appointment 5-6 times throughout my calendar on Samsung Galaxy 3.  I merge 3 separate accounts onto my calendar.  This has never been a problem before.  If I try to "clean it up", I end up canceling meetings.  I tried uninstalling the calendar but same thing happened when I reinstalled it.  Any ideas?

The data for the calendar is probably backed up to Google, so you end up with multiple "Person x's birthday" entries etc. I have had this issue for years now and the only way I've found is to start deleting things, and that does not suit. I hope someone has a more elegant solution to this.

Thanks RossC - it is really frustrating to have to week through all those entries everyday.


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Reboot touchphone without touching the screen
Sometimes touch screen on my phone is swithced off and does not switch on again. The phone is working, you can ring it, even the touch keys have light.
Can you say, it there a method how to reboot it not touching the screen?
My phone is I-Mobile IQ 5.5 (bought in Thailand).
OS: Android 4.2.2.
I've searched the phone's manual, there is nothing about this topic.
I know there is a combination of keys from other manufacturers like Samsung, but as I said here there were no word about it in manual.
Maybe there is an app, which can help me reboot the phone by pressing several hard keys?
Now, I am just taking off the battery to reboot the phone.

Sounds like a hardware problem honestly.  The process of rebooting an Android phone depends entirely on the hardware itself.

hold power button ?

Have you tried adb reboot?

Yep, I was trying (it works), but I don't need the solution with smartphone connected to computer.

Pressing and holding the phone's power button for a few seconds might do the trick.
It switches off my Android phones.

yea, hold it for a long time, 10seconds for this one, 15seconds for my old thing. cool, i had forgot that.

I've hold it for 30 seconds. No reboot.
Only the menu for reboot, shotdow, scrennsho, etc. appeared.

@Alex Does your phone have the ability to connect to USB devices like a keyboard and mouse? I once used this method to help someone get stuff off of their phone after they smashed the screen.

@ chritohnide No. But can you point me to this information about reboot with keyboard? Just interesting .

@Alex I don't have a link, but I can explain: fortunately there was an adaptor device for the phone (galaxy s 2) that plugged into the phone's micro-USB port and provided a full size USB port into which I was able to plug a keyboard and mouse (via a hub). This then allowed me to interact with the phone. Presumably, you'd be able to shutdown the phone in this manner.

Total noob with this stuff myself, I have been reading around,
Some applications given access like admin(?) , will have been allowed to install in critical locations to do the special tricks they do.
To fully remove these applications the special permission change made has to be disabled by the program first, then the program itself can be uninstalled.
If the program was allowed (the special permission) to make changes to critical section, then removed without the permission, it is possible for critical changes to be left.  (source: fails done by commenters in google play store)
 Anytime these high permissions are allowed, and these changes made, it should be turned back off first in the program, prior to uninstalling the program, or unexpected things could occur.
It is possible that a cool trick software has been installed, and forgotten, or not un-installed properly.  Maybe an app that turns the screen on or off based on sencors or cameras , or phone or messages, like the proximity, or a shake , docking ?  That the application has made changes, or even changes to more critical areas.  Lock screen app, lock screen customiser, launcher , special trick home changes, there are hundreds of less documented tricks.
There are "safe Mode" ways of getting into the phones which keeps 3rd party items from operating, the https://android.stackexchange.com/search?q=safe+mode Android site has lots of information on it.
Also
 The search of https://android.stackexchange.com/search?q=boot+loop Bootloop.  We know you do not have a boot loop, but you still cant do much when this happens, so some of the boot loop information could be applied, which is this safe mode.
Different phones use slightly different methods for getting into the safemode, adding to the fun, finding an expert with the same phone might be a thing to do if you wanted to access safe mode.

My android LG phone had the same problem. I tried the power button, with no success. Then I took of the back cover and then removed the battery, then put it back in. Next, I held the power button down. This rebooted the phone back up. Hope this works for you, and good luck!


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Change auto-brightness levels without rooting
On my Android 4.4 device, is there a way to change the auto-brightness values without rooting the device, e.g. by writing a tiny application?

apps exist that attempt to perform this function. do any of them work with 4.4?  "what have you tried?"

It is perfectly possible or you can use one of existing solutions on Google Play (for example Lux)
EDIT: OFC it works with 4.4, using it myself.

Screen Filter changes brightness below what is possible using auto or manual settings. It works on Android 4.4. Great for bed time reading.
Correction - (and contrary to the down vote) it does let you set the Auto Brightness Level to a level below what it normally would be - without rooting. I just tested it.


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Avoiding status bar while using Papyrus app
I use Papyrus app to take notes. One big problem I encounter is that my hand occasionally touches the bottom right corner of the screen, prompting the device to open the menu there.
This hinders my writing process and spoils my handwriting. Is there a way to disable or hide the status bar?

Would hiding the system bar really solve the problem, or would it just mean you end up with little marks in the bottom-right corner of your notes, because your hand still touches the screen there? (I'm not a Papyrus user, so I don't know how it uses the screen.)

Switch on Immersive mode ! It will make it full screen and remove all the bars :)
I am guessing you are talking about the system notification bar ?

@DanHulme: Papyrus detects only stylus; so no marks will enter the note. The problem is I need to close the menu every time it springs up.

@AadiDroid: Is it there in JellyBean? I googled and I seem to find it is available only if offered by the app.


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Unix utilities (cat, grep, ls etc.) for Android?
I'm transitioning to one folder with many (txt-)files, adapting (letters instead of symbols, lowercase only, no spaces) Merlin Manns txt-setup. With cat, grep, head and other Unix-utilities, it's better than a folder structure.
I use this on Ubuntu, storing the files in my Dropbox-folder. I'd like to have the same functionality on Android, but have come up empty handed. They don't have to be the same tools, and if I can only cover part of the functionality, that's a great start.
How can I get this (or similar) functionality?

Busybox is a single utility that contains the functionality of many of the basic Unix tools. It's used on most embedded-Linux systems instead of having separate executables for each utility, which wastes space owing to code duplication.
There are several Busybox installers available on Google Play, and one on F-Droid. Custom ROMs often have Busybox built-in.
In addition, grep and cat (and a few more) are already built into Android. Android has its own Busybox-like called Toolbox, but it's a lot smaller (i.e. more limited) than the full Busybox.
You can access Toolbox commands (or Busybox commands once you've installed it) from a terminal emulator, in just the same way as any Unix system.

+1. Busybox brings everything OP seems to want and a lot more.

Android toolbox is a small set of utilities taken from NetBSD, whereas BusyBox provides a lot of most-used "almost fully" functional programs.

Busybox is not a full replacement. For example, i'm missing --binary-files in Busybox grep.
Alternatively, there's GNU CoreUtils on XDA-Developers.

Go get Termux if you want full grep and something else.


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Android browser red lines at the bottom and right side
When using chromium I get a red line at the bottom and right side (Not the square red frame set by strict mode), within the rendered web page when viewing some pages requiring WebGL. What does it mean? It usually doesn't appear right away when loading the site and takes a while but even after it appears, the WebGL apps seem to continue working properly.
An example of such a site is http://webglsamples.googlecode.com/hg/lots-o-images/index.html.

You should [edit] your question to include what device and Android version you're using, and ideally a screenshot of the problem.

I see your problem on Chrome for Android.
Looking at the stylesheet (CSS) of the page on Firefox browser for PC, I see that the background color of the page is red. I can't be sure with Chrome for Android, but it could be that there is a margin at the right and bottom side, and the application did not take up that space. That's why you see red.


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What are .patch files in Android
I downloaded the PDroid source from the XNA forum and fount 3 files in it with the .patch extension. Could somebody please explain me what are files with this extension for? Ignore the fact that they are from the PDroid source since I think there are other projects using them. As I can see these files can be opened in text editor and there are some script lines in them but I don't know what they are for?

Patch files are not specifically to do with Android. They just represent a difference between two text files (or two folders of text files). They can be produced by the diff tool, or by a version control system, and the same change can be applied to files by the patch tool, or by a version control system.
Patch files are often used by programmers to communicate a change that should be applied to source code.

Thank you for your explanation. So these are in essence files of differences between older and newer version of source code. For example I download a source from git repository and then run the patch tool on those folders with patch file as "argument" as I understood it? Why not just do a sync to pull changes from the central repository?

In this case: because it's not possible that way. It would mean to do that for each and every ROM existing. PDroid install involves patching parts of the ROM installed on the target device, see their install instructions (and the answer by RossC).

From the  XDA thread for PDroid these are if you are building PDroid from source.
EDIT: The specifics of what a .patch file is are in Dan's post.
If you are building the source you need to take the following steps:
Download: PDroid 2.3.4 source (v1.27) (yes it is based on 2.3.4 but also works with 2.3.3 and 2.3.5 flawlessly)
Get the 2.3.4 source from AOSP (branch: android-2.3.4_r1)
Extract the patches from the above archive to the 2.3.4 tree root
Run:
Code:
patch -p1 -i build.patch
patch -p1 -i frameworks.patch
patch -p1 -i libcore.patch

Building from source:
Make a clean build
Apply the patches (see above)
Run:
Code:
source build/envsetup.sh
make update-api
mmm frameworks/base
mmm frameworks/base/services/java
mmm libcore

Thank you for detailed example. Core of the question was not really about  PDroid  but about the format itself but these examples that you wrote are quite helpful in understanding. So those files are nothing more then the differences between original android AOSP source and changed files that author of PDroid used to build his app? So instead of downloading new 9GB repository one can just run the patch on existing one and get the changes that author made?

Exactly that. So the download gets lot smaller. That's also one of the reasons .patch files are used in general: saving bandwidth and storage. And for devs, making it easier to see what exactly was changed, and how.

Yeah that's why I mentioned Dan's answer in mine, no point in replicating it. You now have the 'what' and the 'how'!

Using git am:
go to the repository directory and execute the command:
git am <path-to-file.patch>

It will find the correct file in the repository directory and execute the changes.


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Secure Galaxy Star GT-S5282 using simcard change alert
How can I secure my Samsung Galaxy Star GT-S5282 using the simcard change alert option. In other words, when a simcard is inserted in my phone a notification SMS is sent to other phones.


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Nexus 5 Dropbox Photo Duplication
The Camera Uploads folder is filling up with duplicates with -1, -2 etc. appended on the end of each file. I can't understand why it doesn't detect they are the same, I assume something is changing the metadata slightly. Does anyone have experience with this issue?

Just checked and I'm not seeing this happening with the Camera Uploads from my Nexus 5. Do you have any other software installed on yours that does anything with pictures, any photo editing software, any photo sharing software, any alternate gallery/viewing software?

Not that I am aware of. I'm new to Android but other than the default apps and Dropbox I don't think so. Also I have Auto Backup turned off.

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What is the name/version number of the stock browser that comes on Android 2.3?
I am doing research on mobile web design for an upcoming project and part of what I need to find is the marketshare of mobile browsers so we can determine which ones we will support. I have found statistics of mobile browser marketshare but I now need to clarify exactly what I am seeing.
I see statistics for "Android Browser 4.0" and I assume it is the stock browser for Android 4.x devices. But if that were true I would expect to see statistics for an "Android Browser 2.0" or "Android Browser 3.0" in the statistics but I do not. I can't imagine that all Android 2.x users don't surf the Internet or use non-default browsers so it appears that my assumption is incorrect.
So what is the name/version number of the stock browser in Android 2.3 (or all 2.x) devices?

Did you see this? The name of the default android browser

I guess what I should say is, "What is the version number"? I'll clarify my question now.

Do you have one? http://whatsmyuseragent.com/ might be helpful. (My Galaxy Nexus reports "Android/4.2.2", which matches the current version of my OS.)

Please see this link on wikipedia:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history
See usage share wikipedia reference, obtaining user agent and application is not straight forward.

Many Android browsers identify themselves as Safari on iOS (among
other things) in order to aid compatibility
Many Linux Browsers identify themselves as Safari on Mac OS X
(among other things) in order to aid compatibility

When I  use Dolphin my user agent does not show anything resembling Gingerbread 2.3.4 or my browser.  The following is by default though I can change my user agent that's part of using a browser.
Dolphin showing as a mobile device:
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.3.4; en-us; A1_07 Build/GRJ22) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
Dolphin with user agent as desktop:
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10_6_3; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0 Safari/533.1
For the default Android browser on my tablet:
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.3.4; en-us; A1_07 Build/GRJ22) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
And for Firefox
User Agent: on my tablet
Mozilla/5.0 (Android; Mobile; rv:31.0) Gecko/31.0 Firefox/31.0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_sniffing
To go much beyond general user oriented information/interest, you would have find out more from developers.


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Android tablet, user profiles, change owner?
How can I change which user profile is the "owner" profile?  Possible?  Running 4.4.2.

I read from a forum that for security reasons, the only way to change the owner is to do a Factory Reset.

I just kept removing other Google accounts (all in this case) until the one I wanted was listed as owner. Not sure how the owner was changed from the initial Google account. It should selectable.


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LG G2 - USB debugging disables when I connect to a PC
I'm trying to set up remote debugging on my brand new LG G2 phone.
Seen here: http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/developertools/mobile/
So far, I've:

Enabled developer options
Enabled "USB debugging" on the Developer options screen
On the "PC Connections" screen - I've set "USB connection method" to "PC Software"

So - everything looks good at this point.
However, as soon as I connect the device to my PC, the "USB debugging" setting on the "Developer options" screen turns gray (disabled). If I go to DevTools on Chrome on my PC (chrome://inspect/#devices) and check "Discover USB devices", my phone is not listed.
What else do I need to do?

Installed the correct drivers (Windows) / adjusted the configuration of your computer (Linux/Mac) accordingly? Without that, your computer will not be able to recognize the device.

I had the same problem with my G2 D802 only mine did work before when still running android 4.2.
It was a driver issue and fixed it by the folowing steps:

download the Android SDK at : http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
unzip the package and run the file : SDK Manager.exe
Scroll down to extra's and check google USB driver and install packages
http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html#top for a little more info

My usb setting is set at (MTP)
That did it for me.

The PC Software setting is just for installing and using the LG PC software. Once your drivers are installed, enable USB Debugging, plug it in, change it from "charge only" to "MTP" and USB Debugging should work.

Thanks for your help. I followed all the steps in this video to install the drivers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltd2bfCpMB4. However - as soon as I connect the device, the "USB debugging" option within the "Developer options" screen (which is checked) grays out. (It's not gray before I connect). In other words - it's as though connecting the device causes the option to disable. Any idea why?

Did you change the connection mode to MTP? "Charge Only" & "PC Software" will disable USB Debugging.

No problem. Glad to help.

Had the same issue with LG G5... I had to install the CORRECT original drivers and afterwards be sure to use MTP connection (Media Transfer Protocol). Only after reading this answer I got the second point.

Look for "LG united mobile driver" on google and install those drivers, then with the usual procedure you should manage to connect


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Mounting problem for second partition
I am unable to mount the second partition of my SDCard using the Link2SD app. My phone is a Samsung Galaxy Ace. I enabled superuser root access also for Link2SD, but still it does not work. My phone is rooted and I tried everything.
What could I do?

Please [edit] your question and add details on "everything", also possible error messages. further see these questions, especially Link2sd gives “Mount script error” / cannot mount sdext for link2sd? / Second partition can't be mounted (link2sd).

Could be more than one problem.
You could try:
su
mkdir /data/sdext2
mount -o rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,nodiratime /dev/block/vold/179:2 /data/sdext2

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568686
http://androidforums.com/optimus-v-all-things-root/695963-link2sd-tutorial-new-updated-version.html
in terminal, if you have access to:

Folders:
 /data/
 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2/
 /dev/block/vold/

Files:
 /system/etc/init.d/11link2sd
 /system/etc/init.d/


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Find where the wifi router is
I wish to get the best possible signal from unknown Wi-Fi routers (i.e. ones you don't own, say public hotspots) - that is, getting as close to them as possible. However, just moving [let alone finding algorithms that optimize moves] and checking if the bars go up or down seems too slow and inefficient for me: so, what can be done?

You might wish to take a look at my answer here about a similar issue. Though that was related to 3g, same solution can be applied to WiFi.

If you move and the signal gets stronger, that doesn't mean you moved closer to the Wi-Fi hotspot. Because of shadowing and reflections, the signal strength varies unpredictably from place to place. The signal your phone receives is almost never a direct, line-of-sight signal, unless both you and the hotspot are in a huge, empty field.
You'd have to measure almost every point in the room to find the very best signal: any kind of "warmer, colder" method isn't going to work at all.
Your best bet is just to tune it like a TV: try all the places you can put the phone down, and just see which one gives you the best signal. You don't need to go by the indicator on the notification bar, though: there are many apps that will tell you the received signal strength of all the Wi-Fi networks in the area. Wi-Fi Analyzer is one ad-supported example, and there are lots more.


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how to turn on the vibratiton when moving icons?
I just got my replacement Samsung Galaxy 3 phone, and every time I moved my icons around my phone would slightly vibrate but now after I made some changes to the settings I lost that feature. It's been driving me crazy trying to get it back.please help!
I've gone to the sound settings and turned the haptic feature on and off and still no changes to my phone.

Are you using a third party launcher? What version of Android? Stock or cutom ROM?

Have you checked the settings for the launcher? Many launchers have this option in their settings menu. Go to your home screen, press menu and choose Settings. Look there for a vibrate or haptic feedback option.

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Odin Flashable Backup
Ok.  So, lucky me, I just got a galaxy s4.  Unfortunately it's the AT&T version, already updated to MK2.
It is rooted, and I've gone through and removed all the bloatware apps through Titanium backup.
My question is, now that I've got this basic stock system, how can I make a Odin flashable tar out of it?  I mean a complete one... bootloader, system, phone, etc...

Unfortunately since you got it with mk2 you can't just install cwm or twrp. You can make a stock nandroid recovery backup. If you want to be able to flash roms in the future though, your going to need to look into the thread on XDA for your phone named Safestrap. I know they were working on getting it working on 4.3 but I'm not certain. It was originally made for anyone who took the mf3 firmware ota update which locked down the firmware and patched the loki exploit. I'm still using the old mdl bootloader so I haven't checked the status of Safestrap recently.

yeah, I do know that safestrap does work with this update.  I had another MK2 that I had before this one, and tested... had a custom rom installed in another slot...   I don't know how to make a nandroid backup tho...

I am creating a backup right now of the stock rom slot using SafeStrap.  Is there a way that I can convert that into something I could Odin flash?  I ask just in case I need to be able to do this after screwing up my phone LOL

I don't know if you can get an Odin-flashable one, but you can do it with ClockWorkMod Recovery and then restore it with it.
You will have to install CWM recovery first if you don't have it already and then just make a backup which can be downloaded on the PC.

There is no CWM or TWRP for this.  Due to locked bootloader.  Safestrap does work though.


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I've lost SuperSu
I have a rooted nexus-5 but the only problem is I don't have the SuperSu application on my device. I have tried to re-flash the zip but that doesn't do anything. Its in my application list in the settings but It's not in the app drawer. It was there before but somehow it just disappeared. Please help. Thanks.

The binaries should still be there so just install it again. Updates sometimes make the icon vanish, but it's still there. Do you have the APK file anywhere or is it purchased?

eu.chanfire.supersu.mainactivity-xxxxx
(xxxxx would be the SuperSU icon you picked).
If that activity is disabled/restricted it will remove the icon from the app drawer.

Since rooted you should use the app My Android Tools to check.

From menu select Activity
Select the System tab
Scroll down to SuperSu app
Select it and look for disabled main activity
Enable the activity

It is safe to enable this activity for just this instance. Don't go through the list of apps and start enabling and/or disabling things without understanding what they do. You can brick your device. You do so on your own. And always make a backup before changing anything
As I stated above, if the MainActivity-xxxxx is disabled it will remove the icon from your app drawer. This is the cause of the disappearing icon.

I have checked this myself on each of my devices. Disabling and enabling activity for SuperSU, then checking app drawer for the icon each time.

If you see it in applications but not in the app drawer just reinstall it from the playstore. Also make sure your launcher isn't hiding the app icon, which is a possibility depending on what launcher you use. Also in the supersu app under customizations launch icon, there is a setting to hide the icon. If you want to make sure the binaries are still there you can always check easily with an app called Root Verifier.

Try opening dialer then type *#*#1234#*#*
If you cannot see the asterisks, please read below:
(Asterisk, hashtag, asterisk, hashtag, one, two, three, four, hastag, asterisk, hashtag, asterisk)
It should open SuperSU
Then Change SuperSU icon on the SuperSU settings


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Nexus 4 problems when charging
My Nexus 4 is not charging when plugged into wall but it charges when connected to PC USB. When plugged into wall nothing happens, the battery icon shows nothing.
This problem appears and disappears randomly. Few weeks ago I had this problem, then it disappeared and now it reappeared again.
I tried to enable and disable MTP and PTP but didn't solve it.
I tried to use the wall charger on other devices and it wors (sometimes work also on this device)
I tried to plug it in different places and it doesn't work.
I tried to move the cable to check if contacts are good and nothing happens.
I tried different USB cables and the behavior is the same.
What can I do?
EDIT: The issue is temporarily solved. Here's what happened:

The device was charging only from PC
I plugged it to PC and the charge was 11%
I came back after less than 10 minutes: the device was off and pretty hot
I turned it on and the charge was 1%. The icon said "charging" but it seemed to charge very slowly
I turned it off.
I unplugged it.
I replugged it to PC: it was charging.
I unplugged it and I plugged it to wall charger. It was charging.
Initially the battery monitor reported AC, however after some minutes believed that the phone was connected to USB mode.
The phone charged very slowly.

OTHER INFOS:
Today I was run out of battery and I plugged the cable.

The battery was 18% but in few minutes went down to 4% (I was gaming with a poker game but it went down too fast as it was short circuited)
The device has shut down automatically
The device was warm
After rebooting it I saw the battery charging but a red exclamation mark was blinking
The red led (which turn on when it's charging) was noisy.
The system was extremely slow also when I tried to check the battery manager.
It was not charging. Sometimes a "flash" was on the battery sign but the manager reported "not charging". Another battery manager reported 38mA and then 0 (as if battery was not working).
I cooled it down with a fan and it seem to start charging but very slowly (from 1% to 4% in 15 minutes)
I shut it down and after 10 minutes I turned on again and it was 12%. Then it seems to charge properly (from 12% to 14% in a couple of minutes and current was 34mA), but after some seconds current went down to 9mA and then to 0.

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Soon after this screenshot it seemed to start charging better, current was more than 200mA, but as soon as I took a screenshot it went down to few mA and then 0 again.
Another update:
Today I plugged the cable when battery was 29%. During the day I checked current usage, it was fine with an average of 200mA. When I plugged the cable (either via USB or from charger) the current usage went up to 1A, again with red exclamation mark, warming etc. I don't know what I should do now.

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NOTE: it's not a short circuit in the Nexus pins because if I plug the cable in it but I don't plug the other end, nothing happens.
UPDATE: I tried to plug the phone to other USB ports and it works with higher probability. Sometimes the problem appears also in the other USB ports, but less frequently. However the charging current is only 200mA, which doesn't seem correct, in my opinion. Sometimes the phone appears to be in discharge while plugged via USB. I download a CPU monitor to check if the dicharge was due to high CPU load and I verified that when I plug USB the CPU load increases near 100%, see image:

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From 19:26.03 to 19:28.49 the phone was plugged to the first USB port, then I plugged it to another port (CPU went down to zero) and the I plugged it again into the first port.
The process which consumes high CPU is system_server.

I am getting a similar experience with my Nexus 7 (2012 Wi-Fi only) and I observe it happened exactly after 4.4.2 kitkat update. I plan to downgrade it to 4.3 to check by this weekend. If you can you too can try downgrading it and have a try.

It seems that there is something that is draining the battery for some reason, even when I have shut down my Nexus 4.
The good thing is that I have always been able to wake it up by the help of my Samsung charger even if it has lost so much power that I've got the red led as the sign of SOD.

I also have a similar problem, but I discoverd that my Nexus 4 will gladly accept my Samsung Tab2 charger for some reason. I can charge the Nexus 4 till full, power it off and the next morning it can have gone to Sleep of Death. But when I connect the Nexus 4 to my Samsung Charger, after a couple of minutes it has woken up and is charging as normal, but with an empty battery.

There are a few things that could be happening here:

It could be that the charger is not powerful enough (either something happened to it or it never was). This means that although charge is going into your phone the phone is using it too fast to add any battery life. To see if this is the case try to charge your phone when it is off or in airplane mode.
A software issue could be causing the charging circuit to disengage due to excess charge (this is pretty much a guess).
The battery level on the phone (or charging symbol) may not be accurate and therefore not give an accurate representation of charging. To test this see if the phone gains actual usable charge when plugged in (leave it overnight starting at close to 0% and if it makes the night your all good).

Hope this helps.
[EDIT]
Looking at your CPU monitor I have a few more suggestions that might help (more in diagnosing than anything).
Attempt to connect your phone via ADB and access your phone via adb shell (there should be some tutorials around the web which I may post later).
Then use the "top" command to view all running processes.
Identify the offending process (it should have a high CPU load and be named system_server)
Get the PID of the process and run the command: "kill PID" with PID being the PID of the process.
See if this fixes the issue.
Let me know what happens or if you run into any issues (I really want to figure this out now).

The charge icon would be "in charge" but it's not.
it's my opinion too.
when plugged to PC works correctly.
I temporary solved it, I update my question.

What should I do in the case of a software issue? (now I'm 0.999 sure that charger and cables are working)

If software is causing the problem a factory reset will fix it. Just ensure to backup your device before so you don't lose any data. You could also go into recovery mode to see if there are any options that look promising there.

Found a good one http://www.vogella.com/tutorials/AndroidCommandLine/article.html

about killing system_server: I already tried it using a CPU monitor from device but I don't have root access and I cannot kill it. I don't think that I can killing it from ADB without root access. Am I wrong?

I am not completely sure but its quite possible you could simply use the sudo command on the command line to give yourself root (for that command at least). I'm at school now but I will do some more checking for you later.

I don't think that it could work, read this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16934551/how-to-get-root-access-in-adb-shell-for-unlocking-pattern

It sounds similar to a problem I had with a Nexus 7 (2012). I could get it charging by connecting it up to charge then rapidly plugging in and unplugging the USB cable from the power brick (not the phone). This usually allowed it to charge although slower than it should. I called Google and they said it needed replacing. In the EU we have directive 1999/44/EC that allows phone replacements for 2 years. A factory reset did not solve the problem. You could try different leads and open the contacts on the phone. An Apple power brick worked best for me.
Unfortunately it appears to be a hardware fault. Good luck.

Thank you I will try to contact Google if the next OS update won't resolve this.

i edit my post to tell you no it's not english , i agree i was not way clear , but remember im tryin to help here so be polite
well you know the apple charger you need like this one and you use it with a usb cable that you use to to coonect your phone to a pc and it ll work
the issue is the hole in your phone get bigger than the charger thats why it works only with a usb cable

@kosaidpo please attempt to use proper grammar when answering a question

I tried to do a factory reset and it worked.


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How would I reduce the number of clicks required to answer this LG phone handsfree in the car?
The specs:
I have the phone LG Optimus G pro in a (DIY) car mount, there is no docking.
The NFC Tag system is not operational (case changes).
Magnet docking is not an option because of compass (navigation sensor).
There is no at&t drive mode app running (does not help).
The Operation in the Car:
An offline navigation app is running. Music is playing 50% of the time.
The music properly cuts down when a call arrives (great).
The Event:
A phone call comes in, the phone popup covers the navigation screen, the call needs to be answered or rejected 1 click, or rejected with a SMS 2 clicks. The phone needs to be put into speakerphone mode 1 click. This method is not safe or simple for the drivers.
The Need:
The car is being driven, be that navigating a parking lot at 0 MPH or driving 70 the driver should be able to:
A) answer or reject the call easily
B) The speakerphone should already Be on
For the purpose of this question, Finding an app in the store does not help, unless you have tested it for months driving. I have done a lot of useless store research.
Method to use:
I need to know from experts who actually do this regularly How these methods stack up for the safest, most practical and least fallible for reducing the number of clicks?

Proximity, would proximity sensing be a reliable way of answering by putting a hand up to the general area of the proximity sensor without taking your eyes off the road? The possiblity to ignore (do nothing) and have the call eventually go to voicemail with zero interaction. Please explain why?
Voice, would talking to the phone in short phrases, knowing the bugs that can exist with speech methods , be a reliable and safe way to answer, would something with that complexity work every time?   Please explain why?
External power condition, Is it reliable to have a program use the condition of the external power plugged to set the speakerphone? (obviously this has a lot to do with the phone which is being stubborn).

It is a start:
The extended goal would be to also place calls while on the road, but one thing at a time.
No rooting
There will not be any rooting or ROM changes in the phone, these things are not an option at this time.

Time for the "standard-reply": tasker. I will not go so far as to give you a complete "profile" (as I don't use that exact combination), but at least a raw idea (as for general info on what Tasker is, please see its tag-wiki).

Tasker understands the required triggers, so you can use a combination of e.g.

power connected
proximity sensor
bluetooth connected
voice-control
call state (e.g. "incoming call" or even SMS)

Tasker can deal with the necessary actions, and for many more things there are additional plug-ins available. It supports e.g. (without plugins)

call divert (even restricted to certain numbers)
enable car mode
load or kill an app
volume control
popup task (e.g. with 3 buttons: accept, reject, message)
send SMS

Much more is possible. So you could setup your very special and personalized solution – not only for car-mode, but for many other situations. And while root would give you additional possibilities, it's not required for the described purpose (as far as I can tell).

Got it,  so i will need to learn tasker, thats going to take some time.   Most of my question was not about the application, there are hundreds of apps that do the above , 15 alone that will autoanswer fine using some method. The question still is the reliability of those methods based on the expertise of people who use them regulary, without that I have another app, while that is helpfull, it is just making this harder.

I cannot tell you how reliable your profile will be, depends on too many factors (make a wrong turn in it somewhere, e.g.). I'm using Tasker for several years now, and am pretty fond of it. Only thing I know where it's not 100% reliable is to determine signal strength in certain conditions; but that's not related to your issue.


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Get back cards in google now
I turned off navigation suggestions in google now by mistake. I hit never show this card again. I was driving, honest mistake :P Now is there any way to get them back? I have tried anything I can think of. Does anyone know how to do this?

Magic wand at the bottom of Google Now should do it (that is if you turned them off). If you just flicked the tile away they will be back so don't worry. If not just go into the magic wand menu and set the way you "get around" to another mode of transportation, then change it back to driving.


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APN doesn't save in Tablet AOC Breeze
I have a tablet AOC Breeze model MW0712 with Android 4.1.1.
When I want to save an APN I do: Settings -> Mobile networks -> Access Point Names -> New APN
But after editing the APN settings, there are no button to save the changes.
The only proven way I have to save an APN is typing in the fields:

Name
APN
Username
Password

and leaving blank the MCC, MNC, Authentification Type and APN Type fields. With this way the APN is saved but doesn't work. If I edit the APN I've saved and I put the values for these fields, the APN disappears.
With Root Explorer I open the apns-conf.xml file (readonly) and I see full of different APNs, but APN selection screen (Settings -> Mobile networks -> Access Point Names) is empty.
I haven't rooted the tablet.


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How does Android determine if it has an Internet connection?
My Nexus 10 (Android 4.4.2, unrooted) is not playing nice with my wireless network. Although it can connect and I don't have any problems browsing the web, for some reason Android thinks that it doesn't have an internet connection. As a result, the wifi icon in my Quick Settings is dimmed to orange, and, more importantly, apps seem to be unable to check for updates in the background (e.g. I have no problems opening Gmail and manually checking for mail, but Gmail won't give me notifications while running in the background until I'm on a different network).
This issue usually only happens on one particular wireless AP in my house, so I believe the problem lies with that AP rather than with Android itself. But I don't know how Android determines whether or not it has an internet connection, so I can't do much to try to solve the problem. I've heard that Android checks with Google services to test for internet connectivity, but given that I'm not having trouble using Google services otherwise, I don't know what the problem could be (well, the YouTube app seems to take an unusually long time to load video metadata, but that might not be related).
So, exactly what does Android do to determine whether it has internet or not? What might be causing that check to fail while not affecting anything else? Thanks!

Note that Android also has captive portal detection, which might be relevant if the Internet connectivity is spotty or inconsistent. See https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/123129/how-does-wifi-in-android-detect-if-the-device-has-to-sign-in-or-not

When the data indicator is orange (on Kit kat ; grey on older versions), this means that the device is unable to receive a response from GCM (Google Cloud Messaging, the framework that handles push notifications). This traffic is sent through ports 5228, 5229, and 5230. If the AP is blocking or interfering with traffic on those ports, push notifications won't work and the data indicator will be orange. Manual refreshes and other Internet traffic will still work fine if the ports used for those transmissions (80, 443, etc.) are not blocked.

That's exactly the information I was looking for, thanks! Turned out that the AP had NAT turned off for some reason.

Yep that will do it. Glad you were able to find the problem. Cheers!


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Battery getting very hot and draining unusually quickly on the S2, S3, and now the S4?
This is a pretty unusual problem, and I've encountered the question in various forums but never the answer. I've had this problem on and off since the Galaxy SII. What happens is I'll take the phone off the charger in the morning, and it will be extremely hot in my pocket all day, then it will die about 10 hours later. This is an intermittent problem. I thought it was loosely associated with the alarm clock, but I got a new phone yesterday because the SIII died a few months ago, and I have not had this phone for more than 24 hours and already it has the same problem.
I haven't installed anything on it, and I've barely used any data. I have a 200 mb plan, so I can't even use data that often. The only other weird thing that's persisted is that the red arrow on the wifi and on mobile data seems to always be lit when I turn on the phone.
Has anyone seen this problem or know how to fix it?

I experience such issues when I have location is on! Can you just see if switching off location colls down the hot brick? I use a Note 2 and face this problem when I have navigation.

I've switched off everything in order to mitigate it- GPS, wifi, sound, all the different add-ons and features

Custom ROM or TouchWIZ ?

Whip out your battery and check if the serial starts with "BD". If so it's defective and will be replaced by Samsung. Unlikely though as it happens all your phones.

@AadiDroid TouchWIZ

The most common denominator for this is Maps on my phone; I believe it may be the issue here. Whenever I open Maps, when I'm finished with it I close all my programs, clear the memory, restart the phone, then clear the memory again, and it seems to most of the time go back to normal. I do this each time I open maps, when I can, and it seems to be less of an issue afterwards, but now that maps is integrated into hangouts, I have been accidentally opening it more frequently. This could also be a red herring.

Since this is getting a lot of views, apparently, I'll answer my own question about how it was fixed. The other answer is a distinct possibility, and it seems that quite a few problems cause this behaviour.
I wound up contacting Samsung, and the rep promised resetting the cache would fix it, and it seems to have done that, so now I have a heat free phone that I charge every 1-3 days.
To reset the cache:

Turn off phone
Remove the battery and reinsert.
Hold down the Home and Volume Up keys
Press and hold the Power button while still holding the other keys.
As soon as you see the Samsung logo, release all keys/buttons.
Press on the Volume Down to scroll down to Wipe Cache Partition.
Press the Power button to select it.
Press the Volume down button to highlight "Yes" and press the Power Button to select it.
Wait for a few minutes for the phone to clear the data.
Then press the Power button to select reboot system now.
Wait for your phone to reboot.

(From http://www.androidpit.com/forum/608584/how-to-clear-the-system-cache-for-the-samsung-galaxy-s4)

what do you mean by resetting the cache is there an app that would do it?

You do it when the phone is off and you start it in a certain mode and go into a certain menu. I don't remember exactly, but I think it's online somewhere

I've added instructions on how to do a cache reset to the answer. I hope this is ok.

@yochannah that is helpful

On these phones, the behaviour you describe can be caused by a corrupted SD card filesystem. The media scanner runs all the time, trying to read the SD card.
This problem immediately suggested itself as a possibility as it would be natural to move the same SD card to your new phone, transferring the problem there. That would explain why it started right away.
You can check if this is what's happening by going into the device Settings, then Battery (on the More tab). If this is the problem, Media scanner will be at the top of the list.
Once you've confirmed the problem, take out the SD card from your phone, put it into an SD card reader in a desktop computer, and use the computer's filesystem check (i.e. fsck on GNU/Linux, ScanDisk on Windows) to repair any problems.
Even if you checked the battery stats and it wasn't the media scanner, that might give you a hint of what has been causing the problem.

Thanks - that seemed to work. I was having issues with the Application used space, too - it said I had 480GB of Applications :) Formatting the card seems to have fixed it.

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Is there a way to turn an app into a floating one?
I want to search a specific installed dictionary app which is on my device while I'm reading a book in the Kindle app.  Is there a way to turn an app into a floating app?  Anything even close to this idea even exists?
Note: I'm aware of pre-made floating dictionaries but I'm looking to use the one I have.
OS: 4.1
S3

Kindle has a built-in dictionary that you can download. When you highlight a word, it shows the meaning to you. Is that not good enough?

Screenshot (click for larger variant)

I know on the PC version I can download a dictionary but I don't see a setting in my Android one.  And, I need a French one.

@verve I'm not sure if there's a setting. Just long-press on a word, and something should pop-up. I don't have a book that's French, so I can't test. But the dictionary is English; not sure if it has French. See if it works.


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Floating browser window that can be minimized?
My problem: I need to have an open web page floating on top of my Kindle app which can be minimized to the screen and not on the status bar as that covers the book.  What I need is an open resizeable window with transparency settings so I can read and research at the same time.  How do I go about solving this?

This is also a duplicate of your other question,Is there a way to turn an app into a floating one?

@onik: I'm not that stupid.  I'm asking two different things.  This question has to do with one thing: browsers and the existence of a solution for my problem.  My question pertains to whether you can make your own floating app out of any app.

I meant "my other question pertains to..."

Browsers are Apps. The only difference I see between the two questions is that this one asks "how to make a browser window float" while the other asks "how to make an app window float". I don't think that, if a solution exists, that there will be one specific to browsers, therefore I also consider this a duplicate question.

@Flow I think they can be considered as different questions. If no generic solution exists (e.g. making an app float), then it may be good enough for verve if a specific solution exists (e.g. making a browser float).

Boat Browser has a floating tab feature that can minimize to the notification bar (pulldown menu). You can also resize this window. It's the closest I can recommend.

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Does Android block any ports when tethering?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini running Android 4.1.2. I have a regular 3G voice & data plan with an Optus reseller in Australia. I often access the Internet from my laptop via bluetooth tethering on this phone and it works beautifully, except for one small problem.
I have several web servers that I access via SSH but I have configured the SSH servers to listen on non-standard port numbers. Although I have selected very large port numbers (ie. greater than 33,000), according to the TCP/IP standard they are valid numbers so they should work fine. Indeed, I have been happily SSH-ing to these servers for years on my wired connections at home and work, but have never been able to access them when tethering.
I have just spent several hours searching the web trying to find out if this is a carrier issue or an Android issue but found nothing useful.
[Additional Notes] The configuration is as follows: laptop is paired via Bluetooth to the phone. The phone has "Bluetooth tethering" enabled so that I can share the phone's Internet connection with the laptop. So the laptop connects to the phone, the phone connects to the Internet via 3G.

Can you please [edit] your question and include some details on the "when tethering" constellation? Where is the device you want to reach? WiFi or USB tethering? Normal or "reverse tethering"?

Hopefully my additional notes have cleared this up.

Connections are clear now, thanks! Can you also give an example of where you have been unable to connect: where is the server you try to connect, from where are you trying, and what would be the "path"? I guess you try to connect from your Android device to e.g. (behind) the tethered laptop?

laptop -> bluetooth -> phone -> 3G -> Internet -> server

That should do. Do the logs on "server" show anything concerning an incoming connection? Can you reach the very same server on the same path with other protocols (e.g. http, ftp)? If "yes" to the latter, and "no" to the former, I'll have to pass this on to someone with some tethering experience (I myself didn't "play" much with it yet).

I can reach the server through ports 80 and 443 but not the high, non-standard port that I'm using for ssh. The laptop just times out trying to connect and there is nothing in the server logs to indicate that a connection attempt reached the server. Thanks for you continued attention to my question.

For the record, I just had the opportunity to set up a new server so I left the ssh server listening on the standard port (22). I could connect OK when tethering. So the problem really does seem like either Android or my carrier is arbitrarily blocking a certain range of ports.

Could be the carrier, but could also be the tethering device here. To check which one is the case, you could try with a port-scanner directly from the Android device (or simply using some SSH client on the Android device, e.g. JuiceSSH). If that fails as well, it's your carrier – otherwise the tethering device.

The answer to this question is that no, neither Android nor my carrier are arbitrarily blocking traffic on high-numbered ports.
The problem is that I had forgotten how paranoid I am about security and that, in addition to making SSH listen on a non-standard port, I had also created an iptables rule to only allow connections to that port from my home IP address and my work IP address. Obviously I was using a different IP address when attempting to connect via my phone, hence the failure to connect. (And I probably didn't look hard enough when prompted by @Izzy to check server logs, because I'm sure there is a record of the blocked connection attempt in there somewhere). D'oh...
My apologies for wasting people's time, but in case anybody else thinks they have a problem with Android or their carrier arbitrarily blocking ports, hopefully this answer will prompt them to triple check everything about their connection, including their server firewall, before they go off logging tickets.


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How to know if my tablet is compatible to a later Android version?
I have a Pandigital Star tablet with Android 2.2.
But now Pandigital have closed their business.
I would like to Upgrade to atleast Android 2.3 myself.

Can I do it?
Should I do it? Will it make my system slow?
How to do it?

Can you do it ? Yes you can, how hard or time consuming is it going to be? A lot of time for sure.
Sure you can go ahead! Many people run custom roms or build their own roms from AOSP on their android devices.
You can either search for compatiable custom roms for your device else go pull a branch of AOSP and build on it!

Please answer in details. Where to get custom roms etc.

Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?

I actually did a little searching for you, just a little, couldn't find anything solid! Looks like you will have to do some deep searching on your own. The comment by @Izzy seems to have the sources you should look at.
PS: I think this answers your question

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How to Increase RAM in my karbonn s2
my karbonn s2 has 512 MB RAM but it is always shows 85 % full I have installed RAM cleaner app but not happy with it. sometimes my phone hang down. what can be done to increase the memory (RAM) ?

Free RAM is a bad sign. See: 0 ram free on ICS, and also Are there guidelines on how much free RAM a phone should have - specifically Samsung Galaxy S? / Can you upgrade the RAM of an Android device?

I am guessing you are not considering adding more physical RAM to your phone, because it is not possibly at least not safely!

You could try and remove applications you dont use, many of them have background services running.
Disable live wallpapers if any!
Root your phone and remove all bloatware.

Install a light launcher on your phone and see how that works out!
Link for rooting instructions : Root


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Hiding images from android gallery
I dont want to install any 3rd party apps for hiding there images stored on device . How can I hide my images from the gallery app without installing any other app like Hide it Pro or Gallery lock? I use a low-end device and these apps use up my memory which would have otherwise been used for different apps.

You can use the 'nomedia' file generally stored in whatsapp directory at  Whatsapp/Profile Pictures. If you dont have whatsapp installed, you will have to create a blank document and simply rename it to .nomedia this is simply an extension like .txt. Make sure that the name is only .nomedia and nothing else. The leading dot is important, too!


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boot animation loop on nexus 4
I realise this is a common problem and have read many solutions, but many seem to not work in my case. I got into this situation after flashing cwm (in order to later root the device).
I can get into cwm easily and wipe cache/dalvik and factory-reset easily (and have done so a few times). I do get the following mounting errors when doing the factory reset (i copied only the error lines):
Error mounting /data!
skipping format...
formatting /sdcard/.android_secure
E:unknown volume "/sdcard/.android_secure"

One lead that I currently have for the problem is that I'm not sure whether usb debugging was enabled.
On Skipsoft Android toolkit for example I'm stuck on "waiting for adb mode".

Could you try a different version of CWM or a totally different recovery?

And could you please elaborate how title and tags correspond with your question text? What is your problem: a) you want to root (tag), b) you've got a boot-loop (title), c) you've got trouble with your CWM (text)? Please [edit] your question and clearify.

sry for being unclear. anyhow, wugfresh solved the problem.

@falafa you can help me. I am stuck with my nexus 4 boot loop problem. Please help me how can i slove my phone with wugfresh tool?


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Tablet idle issue in New Nexus 7 (2013)
Lately my new nexus 7 table's battery has been draining incredibly fast during idle. I noticed that the "tablet idle" item in the battery life menu is the highest out of all of them (sometimes up to 34%). Any idea why this could be happening? Additionally, I know what "tablet idle" means but what technical components actually summarize to that battery level.

Tablet idle makes up the battery usage that isn't tied to a specific app or function. The less you actually turn the tablet on, the higher tablet idle will be.
Your battery usage stats are a percentage of a percentage. Think about this. If your tablet battery is at 50% and tablet idle is 34%, this means that 34% of 50% of your battery was used by the tablet sitting idle and just remaining powered on. So this would equate to 17% of your battery actually being used by the tablet sitting idle. Now let's change this example. Now your battery is at 90%, but tablet idle is showing 65%. This means that only 6.5% of the 10% used was used on tablet idle.
Tablet idle should never be something to worry about. If it is high, that means it wasn't actively used much and if it is low, it was used a lot. It really is just a space filler that is comprised of everything that isn't attributable to a specific app or function of the tablet (aka everything else in the battery stats list).
If it is draining a lot more than usual in idle, it isn't tablet idle doing it. It would be the usual suspects. An app or the battery itself.


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MIUI dial pad is not working
Recently  I have installed MIUI on my Xperia p. Everything is working fine except the dial pad. When I open the dial pad it automatically disappeared showing UNFORTUNATELY DIAL PAD HAS STOPPED WORKING. How can I resolve it??

It sounds like a problem with the ROM. Try installing a different ROM.

Is it official MIUI or a port? Is there a known bug list? Can you reinstall the apk? Would you consider another dialler, the stock kitkat one is pretty great (though you need to sideload a lot to get it) and there are lots of other ones.

@RossC it is an unofficial rom. Is there any way to install these firmware in clockwork mod?


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Sporadic incorrect time on Galaxy S3
My S3 has been displaying the wrong time lately; maybe 3 or 4 times in the last week.  It's not off by exactly an hour, so I know it's not a timezone or daylight-saving-time issue.  It's usually off by 15 to 25 minutes; just enough to make me late to work.
It's not only a 3rd-party app or widget issue; the actual phone time is wrong (in the upper, right-hand corner near the signal indicator).
My wife has an older Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and this never happens on her phone.  We live together (obviously), so our phones are in the same location, and we use the same provider; so I don't think it's a network/signal/tower issue.
Any ideas what would cause this.  I've searched around, and all I can find are forums w/ 6 pages of "Me too" responses.  A couple definitive answers/suggestions would be welcome.
UPDATE - I've disabled the automatic date/time settings, but the problem still comes back.  I've worked on desktops and laptops for years, and they all use a CMOS battery to keep track of time... even when a computer is off.  Do phones have anything similar?

Does this happen at a particular location? Do you have the setting as "Automatic date and time", or "Network provided time"? If you do, I assume the cellular region has incorrectly set time and is providing it wrong. The phone adjusts when you move to a well-maintained region.

I'll have to check the time setting in a bit.  As far as cellular region... I updated my question, because my wife and I are both on Verizon, and she never has this issue w/ her older Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone, so I doubt it's a network/tower issue.

To further wbogacz's response, I would disable the automatic network time and just set it manually. See if that works. It worked for my coworker who was having the same issue. It isn't a fix for the underlying issue, but it did eliminate the problem, or so it would seem. It hasn't happened again in the week since he disabled the network time setting.

This worked temporarily, after I manually set the time.  However, a few days later, it was a few minutes behind again.  I'm disabling Automatic Timezone as well just to see if that helps.

Nope, no luck here.  Any other ideas?  Do phones have something like a separate CMOS battery (like computers)?

No they don't have a separate battery. Considering the number of times I have seen this since the 4.3 update, makes me think it is a bug with the ROM itself. You are on the 4.3 update, right? If so, have you done a factory reset since you got the update? It fixes all sorts of problems and is nearly essential. If you haven't, you should look into it. Back up everything you need to your PC like internal storage. If you need more than that like contacts you can use Kies to back it up. Then do a factory reset, reinstall your apps and move your data back and see if it helps.


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Is Android game bundler ikoid.com a scam site?
I recently purchased an Android game bundle from https://ikoid.com/.
The purchase was successful (at least they took my money), and I was told I'd receive a link to log in with and collect my purchase.  No such email arrived, and I've had no response from service@ikoid.com.
Has anyone had experience of successful purchases from this site, or similar failures?
Do you know if the site is genuine or a scam?
Update: new purchase successful; the site seems legitimate.

It doesn't look like a scam, but I guess you already thought that. You might contact the developer of one of the games in your bundle directly: they'd know if the site is genuine or not. If you do, please post an answer with the result, to help out other visitors.

We did respond to every e-mail, so it is likely that our e-mails went to your spam folder.
If you still have problems with any purchase please contact us at service@ikoid.com.

It seems that the original purchase failed (no money was taken) despite receiving a success message. I tried again with a new bundle, and the purchase really was successful, so I'm reassured that this is a genuine site.  I couldn't find any email from service@ikoid, even in my in spam folder, so you may want to double check/update your customer service setup.

I purchased the first bundle and had no problem. The link took a few hours to come by email, but that's all.
EDIT: just purchased this one, got my games added to my account instantaneously (but yes, I already had an account).


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Couldn't open connection to server
I have a problem on Micromax Canves 2, and my colleagues experience the same. I don't understand why some times it works and some times not.
It works if I connect to WiFi. But not when I switch to my mobile network Internet. Then I get a message on outgoing server settings for my mail client: "Couldn't open connection to server".
Strange: when I used 2G network I was able to connect – but not when I switch to 3G network.
But now on both networks I am unable to configure my mail settings. This started after the Mail box password was changed. I have checked with my IT guy and all the inputs are correct and the new password.
Any suggestions how to solve this problem?

Same problem as what? Are you referring to another question here?

@AlE. OP and colleagues share the same problem (the one described), as I understand it.

vinod: I've re-phrased your question, hope I got that right. If not, feel free to [edit] it again, or leave a comment when unsure.

Some carriers block connections to TCP port 25 outside their own network. This is done to reduce spam, since that port is most often used by unsecure mail server default configurations. You should check with your IT guy if it's possible to use TCP port 587 with authentication.


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Syncing google task
I am knew in android family and recently purchased note 3 all the fuction and details a well operated but I cant sync task from google calender in my s planner . The other details from google calender sync very well but not the task.  Can any one pl help?

Google does not provide a native client for syncing tasks. There are plenty of good apps on Google Play that will do this. GTasks is one good example.


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Export SSL certificates from Chrome for Android
I have a Nexus 5 with the latest Android 4.4.2. I'm registered on using Chrome. They use client certificates to authenticate the user. I installed the certificate and could successfully use the site on my mobile. However, now I want to use the site on my laptop, but Chrome does not seem to sync these certificates.
I did not find an option in Chrome on my mobile regarding certificates. I also could not find anything in Settings > Security > Trusted credentials
Is it possible to export these client certificates from my Android device, so I can import and use them on my laptop?

If you root the device and get a prompt, you should be able to just search the entire device for a .crt in what looks to be a Chrome path, no? For a non-rooted device, using only stock functionality, I'm almost sure you cannot do this.

Just faced with exactly the same problem. I googled for an answer but this is page the only case I found.
Solution is simple for rooted device:

Open and file explorer with root-access (I prefer ES file explorer)
Go to /data/misc/keystore/usesr_0 and find there the cert and key files.
Transfer it securely to your desktop.

If you have a non-rooted device then root it and start with step <1>.

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Using Android w/ broken digitizer
My Nexus 4 digitizer is broken but I have several things I could use it for that don't need a touchscreen, or a screen at all....if I install Ubuntu Touch.
Here are instructions for installing Ubuntu Touch on Nexus 4 (stable release): https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Install
It appears that a few of the steps (such as "accept the unlock agreement on the device's screen" or "enable debug mode on the device") require using the screen.
Question: is there any way for me to do those without touching the screen? Can I pair a BT keyboard+mouse or enable a VNC server or something else?

Any way to get a "host" USB input device (like mouse). From old to new it is the one thing I can think of that would have no security, no passwords, not touch needed, they just started moving a curser around when plugged.  Even a wireless, but the kind of wireless that requires a dongle (not bluetooth pairing).

@Psycogeek so are you saying that if I connect a USB mouse via OTG adapter to a locked Nexus 4, I will immediately see a cursor and can click through to the settings screen to enable debug mode?

I do not know,  if already locked it might add its own difficulties. that would just be what I would try


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Google Now reminder sound settings
Is there a way to set a Google Now reminder so it makes a sound through phone speakers even when headphones are plugged in? Like alarm does?
The problem for me is that I always have headphones plugged into the phone. And reminder only makes sound in the headphones, so I do not hear it most of the time.
Android Version: 4.4.2
Phone: Nexus 5

Are you referring to Google+ or Google Now? Your post is tagged google-now but the title/question says Google Plus. Please edit your question to clarify. Thanks.

@abqnm, I meant Google Now, not Google Plus. Thanks for correction.


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Xperia V can I relock my bootloader for Bravia Engine to work again?
I have unlocked the bootloader to try some roms, but too late I understand that this will make the Bravia Engine to stop working...
If I relock my bootloader will that make the Bravia Engine to work again?

Just relocking won't work, you need to restore the TA partition (which contains DRM keys for Bravia Engine) that you must have backed up before unlocking your bootloader.

so is it reversable?

@БориславМинчев: If you have a TA backup yes, if not no.

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BRAVIA Engine 2 after rooting
I have a Sony Xperia SP running jelly bean 4.1. I wish to root my device using the Doomlord exploit and run kitkat 4.4. But will that affect the working of the Bravia Engine 2 in my device in any way?

The bravia engine would need to be included in the new ROM you are installing. It is a software screen enhancement.
http://allenramos.blogspot.ie/2013/05/enhance-your-android-phones-display-w.html?m=1

The Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 3 is a video enhancement program for Sony phones. It uses filters and algorithms to create a clearer and more contrasted picture and an overall smoother experience.

Alternatively there are often flashable zip file mods for the bravia engine for different devices.

I recently upgraded to Android 6.0.1 with Cyanogenmod 13. I also flashed Bravia Engine 4
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/recompeliren-bravia-engine-x-reality-t3141461)
as per the link mentioned here. But I don't see any changes even though the developers say that it worked for Xperia SP.