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Prevent Auto-download/ install of Apps/Ads on Micromax Phones
android installing apps without my knowledge. It also showing annoying popups.
How to resolve this issue?
Android version : 5.1 Lollipop
Device: Micromax Canvas 6
Everytime i factory reset, it will fix the issue. After some days, it will start to show popups from Amazon, Myntra like shopping sites.
Phone is installing apps in the background.

Give the screenshot, pls

This is almost certainly caused by an app you install yourself.

@DanHulme No its not, because only stock apps can get this access when your device isn't rooted!

@Stackcraft_noob It's not unknown for malware apps to download other APK files and trick the user into installing them. We've had questions like that before.

@DanHulme Ok!?! Now I learned something new! I always thought that on a non-rooted device something like that is impossible

@Stackcraft_noob Anything is possible if you can con the user into clicking "Accept" when you need them to.

As I know every Android OS phone have the option "Auto-update apps" in the Google Play Settings. For the first, I would completly disable that!
On the site of a Micromax Canvas blog, there is already an article about this issue. I found serval solutions below there  ⬇ ⬇ ⬇

If your Device is rooted then our friends of XDA-Developers already have it:

Disable the Software Update application

Now that you have gained root access and ADB is up and running, you
  can continue with disabling the dreaded application responsible for
  the silent installs and unwanted ads. All you need to do now is to
  fire up a command prompt, make sure the prompt is at the directory of
  your ADB binary, and execute the following command:
adb shell pm disable com.adups.fota

For non-rooted device you can try to disable the Software Update package:

Go to Settings
Apps
All Apps
Then disable or uninstall there all apps/ packages that are responsible for updates and install. I don't know which and what they're called. I tried to find out but I looks like it is always an other. Whether it's FWUpgrade.apk or Software Update or the app itself.

Try also to uncheck: Settings–>About Phone–> System/Software update
For more just google itself, I found many other possibilities but I can't list all them.


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Does the LG V20 use a modified Android OS, or is it stock Android OS?
I am looking at buying a new phone, and I would like to make sure that the OS that comes with it doesn't have an OEM modifications. I like stock android.
Does the LG V20 use a modified Android OS, or is it stock Android OS?

Depending on how you define "stock" - and LG phones are always quite far from any of the definitions - you pretty much have no choice.

Stock android is very much similar to pixel/nexus devices. LG uses customized UI designs than stock android.

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Is Fennec F-Droid an official product by Mozilla?
Is the Fennec F-Droid Browser an official product by Mozilla? All the links from the F-Droid page link to official Mozilla pages, but I cannot find any hint on one of the Mozilla pages that they distribute Firefox under the name of Fennec on F-Droid.

I agree that the description is ambiguous on this matter — i.e., is the Fennec F-Droid app an official Firefox release, or a fork like Orfox or Iceweasel? The different branding implies the latter, but the lack of any dedicated repository and all the Mozilla links imply the former. The answer is somewhere in between.
The first thing you have to understand is that F-Droid does not package any supplied apks, but instead builds everything from source. Therefore, nothing is truly an official release from another project on the main F-Droid repo, even if that project gives F-Droid its blessing. At the end of the day, you're trusting F-Droid's build environment, and not that project's. The way a project is added to F-Droid's app repositories is by adding a metadata file to a particular git repository that specifies how to build it. In the case of Fennec F-Droid, that file is here:
https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/blob/master/metadata/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid.yml
While that looks like a 4,354 line, single-file build script, and yes technically it is, the overwhelming majority of it is just repeating the same  ~40 lines for every release they've shipped. Those lines are basically just passing options into the build process (e.g., use the generic branding, build for ARM CPUs, etc.), and don't contain and code that needs to be compiled. All of the actual code comes from upstream.
It's also worth noting that this isn't some random person's hobby project, the way a lot of F-Droid apps are. The main contributor to that file is relan, who is currently the largest contributor to F-Droid's build scripts, and a prolific contributor to F-Droid in general. Mozilla is also aware of Fennec F-Droid, and does what it can to help. For example, see this thread:
https://forum.f-droid.org/t/making-it-easier-for-f-droid-to-package-mozilla-firefox/1649
tl;dr: It's as close to an official release as you can get without being one.

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How much free storage space is necessary to stop receiving camera warning?
I'm trying to use the camera on my android phone but for a while I've had low storage and been getting the message "your internal storage is running out of space".
I have about 20MB free but am still receiving this warning. I even receive this warning with 50mb. How much space do I need to free up before this message goes away and is there any way to bypass or ignore as I know a couple of HD pictures aren't going to use up 15mb.
I'm using a fairly old version of android, don't know the exact one but it isn't really relevant anyway.

As camera needs memory to run as well as memory to store images. So if you can afford memory of 200 mb or more, your camera can run well. Every application you run takes some memory.

You're talking about RAM, I'm talking about non volatile storage


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Disable "displaying over other apps"
On most Android 8 phones you can remove these persistent and annoying notifications from the notification center.
My phone with the EMUI skin cannot:

image of settings with no switch (click to enlarge)
I'm wanting to disable them either with an app, probably with permissions granted with adb, or directly from adb.
I know they are managed by "Android system" what I don't know is anything to disable the notifications externally hopefully without root or custom rom


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Android: Can I force app input from phone mic with bluetooth connected?
My car a Nissan Leaf does cell and ad2p bluetooth connect. The car mic works fine for cell calls, and ad2p works fine for audio output of apps.
However, neither the car mic or the phone mic takes app mic input when bluetooth is connected.
This makes the google assistant and any other audio input oriented app useless including a VOIP app for my home phone. Hands free via voice commands (other than cell) is lost.
Is there some way to force the phone to use the phone mic for apps?


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Issue with work profile deletion. Remove profile left work profile half deleted
Having an issue with work profile, created through Mobile Iron Go.
After de-registering the device, tried removing work profile. On selecting "Delete" on prompt, the profile got deleted from Accounts. But re-installing Mobile Iron Go is not allowing re-configuration:
The message I am seeing is:

You have set up a work profile. To continue using MobileIron Go, please use the badged version of the application

Is there any way to remove work profile left-overs without resetting mobile or removing cache from recovery console?

I was able to delete the work profile.
Reference: OnePlus Forum discussion thread
Root cause: Oreo allows to have more than one work profile and OnePlus was adding a work profile by default (not sure).
We have to use adb to remove it.
These are the commands:
adb shell pm list users

Now you will get this list of users (or profiles) running in your device:
Users:
UserInfo{0:Your Name:13} running
UserInfo{999:Multi-App:4000030} running

In this case, the default profile ("Your Name") has the USER_ID 0, and the work profile has the user USER_ID 999.
The second one is the one created by OnePlus to get parallel apps, so you have to launch a command to remove it:
adb shell pm remove-user 999

And there you go. Work profile deleted successfully.

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Is my Galaxy s7 edge hacked?
My phone's volume gets messed up. It turns all the way up and down even without headphones. My google assistant keeps popping up, my music gets skipped or interrupted by google assistant, and the google sound is almost constantly going off. Even when my phone is off this happens. My ringer goes up and down and vibrates all the time. It can be a little awkward in public. I've suspected for a few months that it has been hacked because it will also heat up so bad it will actually burn me. I used to get adds on my phone but they're gone. Although, a while ago I thought the adds were gone after a few weeks they did come back, but they are gone now.
I'm also only fourteen years old and have taken baths with my phone to listen to music which is scary. It's getting worse everyday and I'm not sure what to do. If you could help that would be great, thanks.

It sounds more like you've got water into your volume buttons than anything else.

I suspect that it is not a hack. Hackers typically hack to gain benefit somehow, and they don't benefit from adjusting the volume on your phone.
That being said, a lot of your problems seem to stem from your hardware buttons. It is possible that your buttons may have excess dirt or dust inside the housing or became sensitive due to overuse, mashing, or just plain wear and tear. Those could be some possible causes of your volume issues and random Google Assistant activation. It would also explain the vibration as turning your ringer volume all the way down causes your phone to go to vibrate mode.
And for your phone heating up, it is common for phones to heat up while charging, if the screen is on for a long time, if the phone has been left in direct sunlight, or if the phone battery health is deteriorating.
If you are still very concerned about yourself being hacked, you can back up your files to a computer or cloud and factory reset your phone. If the issues persist, then it is just due to hardware issues and not hacking.


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Can Android turn the mobile access point on automatically on my home?
I share almost always my mobile data to my laptop because I like to use faster web as my home offers. Is there a way on Android 7.0 such that it turns and keeps the mobile access point on if I am near enough my home whose coordinates are fixed?

Can you check in Settings if your device supports "profiles"? If so, you could configure a profile that checks if your home WiFi is connected and switches on the hotspot then. If you rather want to do that via "location", you'd probably need some [tag:automation] app.


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How to root honor 9 oreo?
I updated my honor 9 to oreo few days ago and I'm trying to root it but i can't find a twrp version for it or another method to root it
I tried an alpha version of twrp and flashed it using fastboot but when i boot into recovery mode i find the stock recovery instead of twrp

The solution is to root using magisk manager via twrp or adb
Checkout this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-view-10/development/magisk-root-honor-view-10-mate-10-pro-t3749280/amp/


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How to force apps to use different language instead of system language?
I am a Czech, however i like english language much more so i like to have most of apps in english(besides very crappy translations). Is here any way how to set language pre-app instead of globally ? I'm sure there is no built-in way, how to do this. I'm not asking for tutorial for something what does not exist, but what i want (and I'm sure it exists because of creativity of humans) is any kind of hack or workaround how to set language pre-app.
Phone Details :

model : Lenovo A7000android : 5.0.0 - ROOT

It took some time but I found solution. As I mentioned in original question, I was asking for hacky workaround and , well, what I found is very hacky.
step 1 : Have a root, the root is power. You need to have something to "flash" files to system from .zip. Clockwork recovery mod is more than sufficient. Alternatively, you can use computer with ADB and flashing tools.
step 2 : Xposed. Now we getting to core of it, literally. Xposed is framework, core for so called "Modules" With its help you can modify your android down to last variable. Great tool by itself.
step 3 : Module "App Settings". Hell yeah, now we are getting to it. Besides many ways how you can screw up your application there is field called "Locale" where you can set pre-app based language.
.... and when you are on it, you can install GravityBox too. Don't ask for what is used but you can thanks me later.


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Set default texting application of Google Assistant
Is it possible to make Google Assistant to use a custom application (e.g WhatsApp) instead of SMS when I say "Tell Steve I'll see you in 30 minutes"?

Google Assistant recognizes commands for WhatsApp, such as “OK Google, send a Whatsapp message to [contact].” It will then prompt you for a message to send. You can't set a default texting app because Google recognizes "send a text/message to [contact]" as a command to send an SMS.
With an app like IFTTT you may be able to set a custom voice command to send a message if you do not like the default one from Google. However, as of now, I have not found a custom applet for WhatsApp messaging, but if you are looking for this functionality for other apps as well, such as Telegram, there are applets on IFFTT that will help you.


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Apps can't see my pictures
Apps like Facebook or Tinder or any other can't see my freshly uploaded pictures (via USB cable)... File explorers can see them without any problems... what is going on? I even tried to post them to my GMail and download, but apps can't see those pictures even after downloading (file explorers like EZ can see them in Download directory)... that really makes me mad... what the is going on?
Nexus 5.

Did you check for a file called .nomedia?

Are you able to see other Photos in those apps or no Photo is available in those Apps?

I am able to see other photos. Seems that new ones don't appear. Like they wouldn't be indexed or something...

I discovered a solution, that someone may find useful:
There is a way to make your photos visible for apps that are not seeing them by just opening the photo in original Android photo app. Doesn't work with ES or similar, has to be original build-in app. After that, photo starts to be visible everywhere.


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Old phone stolen
My old phone was stolen during a B&E. No SD card, no cellular connection, locked with a PIN. question: if pin is mis-entered multiple times and the phone factory resets, will my old text messages be viewable? alos- any way for me to remote wipe now or too late?

If it was an Android phone (I'm assuming it was) then your SMS messages will be wiped if there is a factory reset performed on the device. HOWEVER if you manually stored any messages onto your SIM card (and only if you manually moved them there and if the SIM is still in the phone) then those will remain on the SIM card and can still be viewed on the device. Otherwise, they will be wiped along with all other personal data on the device in the event of a factory reset.
Best bet to wipe your phone remotely if you have not installed any remote wipe software is Google Find My Device which is activated when you use your Google account on any modern Android phone. You can see the location of, ring, and wipe your phone remotely. While your phone has no cell service and could be wiped, you can send a wipe request which will wipe your phone on the off chance that the phone is connected to a network while your Google account is active on it. Then, the next time the phone connects to a network while your Google account is still active on the device if it was not already wiped.


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Android-x86 7.1 Unidentified video number - HDMI from laptop to TV
I'm trying to set up a nice little Android 7.1 system to attach to my TV using an HDMI cable, though I'm having a bit of trouble with the resolution. I'm getting a black border around the screen.

This is what the laptop screen looks like without any black border

I've plugged in another laptop that has Windows installed and noted down the resolution which is 1280x768. I've also found the corresponding VGA values both 16 and 32. 1280x768x16 = 888 and 1280x768x32 = 889.
When I add either of these to the menu.lst file, I get a message on boot stating that I'm using an undefined video number.

I've typed scan to get the video modes available, but there are no resolutions that match the aspect ratio of my screen. I've tested the ones listed, but they still either don't take up the whole screen or match the aspect ratio.
The below image shows a list of codes that I have found.

The laptop I'm running this on is pretty old, but with Windows or any of the other Linux distros, I've found I have no problem.
System Specs
Is there any way of getting around this? Or am I going about this the wrong way?

OK, I've managed to figure it out, in case anyone was wondering.
Instead of booting with a vga=someNumber I used video=LVDS-1:d. This works a treat! :)
The only problem with this is would be that it doesn't use the laptop screen at all. But for me this is not a problem really.


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Turn off tablet desktop noises
I'm sure this is pretty basic but its driving me nuts. I have a new tablet (cheap one) with Android 6.0 on it.  When I touch an icon on the desktop I get a vib and noise. The only way I've found to shut this off is to turn off all sound and vibrations - is there a better way of just stopping the touch noises.  I've found how to turn off the keyboard noises, but not the "icon" noises.  Any help would be appreciated.

You can get an option in your settings of haptic feedback. Turn it off and ping back if it was worked


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How to prevent pop up PDF file automatically after downloading it?
I use lenovo phone where I faced this problem but I got no solution to fix the problem.
After download of any PDF file it pops up automatically and automatically it opens . This problem is really irritating when I download more than 10 PDF file together . After downloading one file it pops up then I need to close it then return to my download page and download another file it really takes lot of time. Any solution ?

Long press on the download link, and press on open in new tab this will download the file in the background instead of opening it right away. You will then be able to access the file by going to downloads in chrome or using a file manager.
(Tested on Moto x4 using chrome. Can't vouch for other devices)


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Android Marshmallow does not detect an SD card formatted as internal when inserting it
I have an el cheapo burner smartphone I bought due to my previous phone getting stolen, running Android 6.0. I formatted an external SD card for use as internal, and proceeded to spend the entire night downloading about 1 GB worth of apps and migrating them to the SD card. Then I rebooted my phone, and ran into a boot loop. To break it I started my phone without the SD card. It started properly, but now it won't detect my SD card when I insert it. Google didn't turn up any meaningful results for my issue. If I tell Android to forget that card, I'm going to have to spend another 4 hours downloading apps.
Is there any way I can get Android to manually try to mount the SD card again?

If it lost its encryption key (or scrambled it), chances are zero. Apart from that: Your title says "Nougat", but description and tags say "Marshmallow"; which one is it?

The same thing happened before the boot loop happened and I fixed it by just restarting the phone. I'm not sure if it's a problem with Android or with my phone's hardware, but it seems to only detect my SD card on system boot. And when my phone fails to start with the card inserted, that's where I'm in a pickle.

I've never used adoptable-storage. But considering it means the card is used as internal-storage, it makes absolutely sense it might have to be mounted during boot (and not after the system is fully up and running). // No further ideas, so someone else has to pick up here.


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Missing of info symbol in whatsapp
I lost the info symbol in whatsapp, but the info option is there in the upper three dots menu. I don't know what is the reason. How can I regain it?
My phone is samsung galaxy J7 nxt.
Below is a screenshot of where the option used to be:

I edited your question to make it clear what you're talking about. You can revert or edit in case I got it wrong.

WhatsApp has changed the location of the option in it's latest update. That's not an issue, it's just a little change to the design. All you have to do, is press on a message that was written by you, and press on the three dots on the top right of the page.

If however you'd like to get the option back, the only way to do that would be by downloading an older version of whatsapp from apkmirror.
You can also leave them feedback letting them know that you'd like the option moved back. To leave them feedback, open WhatsApp settings → help → contact us.

WhatsApp has made several recent amendments in its interface. Though these are not big ones. So there is absolutely nothing to worry about it.
Another change that WhatsApp has made is with the Online Status Check. Previously, a couple of weeks ago whenever we open messenger to message a person say XYZ, we could clearly see the line "Last Seen at sometime.
But now we can only see the time.


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Website shortcuts icons lost after a crash
I am using Nova launcher and after a crash, all shortcuts to websites on my home screen lost their icons. Right now, all of them look the same: with the default green android icon. They still work - but icons are lost. I've tried restarting the launcher, restarting the OS - no difference. Any ideas how to restore / refresh them without recreating each one of them manually?
OS: Android 7.0
Browser: Google Chrome

Please specify which browser's shortcut you have created. Nova launcher have a backup and restore utility of launcher data. I think you haven't done that, so you need to create them again and backup them next time. If you were using SD card as internal storage and when SD card is removed, app that stores data to SD card are showing similar to green android icons.

It's Google Chrome. Thanks for the reply and workaround with backing up nova's settings. It would be nice to have a way of refreshing all icons at once though.

This links may help you: https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/36426/where-are-displayed-shortcuts-stored?rq=1

https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/54228/android-4-1-2-apps-shortcut-disapperead-from-home-screen


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LG Sport Watch - Call Audio To Bluetooth Headset Instead of Watch Speaker
I have a LG Sport Smartwatch that I have been enjoying a lot. However, one very annoying thing is the way it handles calls. If I make a call from the watch the audio comes out of the watch speaker and I have to talk into the watch. I would instead prefer to use my Bluetooth headset (I have the kind that sits on your neck so they are basically always with me) to make phone calls from my watch.
I figure this way I can make the the audio from calls made from the my phone got to my watch and still be able to use the headset to talk and listen that way as well as make the call from the watch and have it work the same way.
I do not know if I am just not configuring it correctly or not or if this is just not possible.
My phone is a Note 8, if that matters at all.

I didn't quite follow your second paragraph. Are you saying you want to use the headset regardless of whether you start the call from the phone screen or the watch screen?


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Incoming calls are identified as coming from Mexico incorrectly by area code?
I have a Verizon Galaxy S8 and I was traveling in Mexico a couple weeks ago, and when I came back, all incoming calls are saying Mexico on the screen.
As far as I know, I don't have any special apps on the phone identifying caller info, but it's just using the area code.
Any idea where to go to fix this?
Edit: Here's an image:

Where does it say Mexico? Can you post a screenshot?

Next incoming call I get, I'll try. It shows it right on the lock screen when you receive an incoming call. It's a stock thing. It's not Verizon's caller ID thing and it's not a special app.

@aBochur - I've added an image now

Strange indeed. You can try clearing data for the calling app. Go to settings>apps>in the menu, select show system apps > phone > storage > clear data. This should not delete any personal data, it will only refresh the calling app.

@aBochur I see 3 Phone icons that are all identical looking, but different sizes. I tried your steps for all 3. It doesn't do it for every call, but many of them. I'll wait for the next call and see.

@aBochur - It happened again and I have some interesting info. I received a call from a 972 number this time (says Mexico) and when I go to recent calls, it says Oaxaca instead of Dallas. If I go to Phone>Settings>More Settings , it has current country selected as United States of America. I clicked on it a couple times to try and "reselect" it or something. I think you are correct that the core of the issue is the Phone app somehow. I tried dialing *228 to see if it was a Verizon thing too.


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"Couldn't move app"
First of all, this seems to be a DIFFERENT problem than the one which is often discussed. Don't flame me. I've searched for 2-3 hours for a solution on this forum and several of the other major Android forums including Google.
The phone is a Motorola (Lenovo) XT1527, also known as "Moto E (2nd Generation) with 4G LTE" running Android 5.1. This phone is known for its tiny internal memory, 8GB with 5GB usable. It was bought DIRECTLY FROM Lenovo, not through any carrier so it is their generic GSM/LTE phone with US LTE frequencies. There is NO carrier involvement. (Sorry for the caps but I am trying to forestall incorrect answers.)
The problem is that when after installing apps designed to be moved to the SD card, some apps move and others (which have moved successfully in the past) now report "Couldn't move app." with a tappable "OK."
The common solution reported in many fora is to:

Unmount and remove the SD card
Mount it in a PC and delete the appropriate blah.blah.tmp.asec file
Replace it in the phone and all will be well

Unfortunately this does not help. (Not to digress but it does have one minor side effect. If I try "MOVE TO SD CARD" more than once, I get the "Couldn't move app" message twice on every attempt after the first. Deleting the *.asec file results in only one message appearance for the first subsequent attempt.)
After that detailed preamble, the questions are short and simple:

What can I do to correct this?
If that's unknown, what additional information is required to diagnose the problem and how do I collect it?

I should also have specified that this does not occur for all apps. Some move, others don't. Last week Waze moved. This week it won't. I should also have specified that this problem continues to occur after backing up the phone to Google, wiping it, and re-installing all the apps.
Thanks in advance.

Possible duplicate of Couldn't move app. Not enough storage space. Besides that, I have noticed that issue before. Could not move a 40MB Pinball app, even though there was enough space on my SD card.

No, this is not the same problem as " Couldn't move app. Not enough storage space." The message is distinctly different. I quoted it in its entirety above as "Couldn't move app." If I recall correctly, that problem affected a different version of Android than mine which is 5.1. However, I am more than willing to try the solution to the problem you referred to. Please post it.


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Fully clear dalvik cache in Android 7
In past versions, I used to delete all files in /data/dalvik-cache to clear the dalvik cache, which is the only directory that shows up in TWRP log:
Wiping /data/dalvik-cache

In Lollipop and Marshmallow where Android uses ART VM, the dalvik cache is often a gigabyte or so big, and more if you installed a lot of apps.
In Nougat, however, with 200+ total apps (system + user), the dalvik cache folder is less than 800 MB as large, so I doubt it contains all dalvik cache: some must be residing at somewhere else.
How do I clear all dalvik cache? They're useless when backed up in a recovery.

"backed up in recovery" suggests you're using a custom recovery (which?). If that's not too old, the "Wipe Dalvik cache" should already include wiping ART along. AFAIR, some recoveries even renamed that menu item to "wipe Dalvik/ART cache". Have you checked that?

@Izzy It only shows "clearing /data/dalvik-cache" in the (latest!) TWRP recovery log, which is why I'm asking here.

That part is missing in your question :) Maybe you move it there (feel free whatever sounds helpful from my comments), and we clean up comments? // Funnily, even the corresponding TWRP FAQ doesn't clarify this. This related question confirms the suspicion in my previous comment. That the logs don't explicitly mention ART might be simply a place forgotten in development.


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Yuphoria optimizing apps loop
I have YU Yuphoria 5010...When i start  Mobile it shows CYANOGEN then "optimizing apps ..." and then it complete and again starts optimizing.
My main concern is internal data... I don't want to wipe it out. Please help me out as soon.
Also my mobile is not rooted and does not have twrp.

I got my solution to this  problem. In one of post it is mentioned that start phone in safe mode. And i do so and really it WORKS!!!!
Just press volume down key after first time optimizing ends and then it will boot in safe mode.Here is detailed answer that i mentioned

I was once struck in a boot loop and when I  went to service centre, they found that it was not a software but a battery problem. Try getting it changed.

Thanks ansh. I had do that but in my case it is not battery issue. I have heard many of device had battery issue.


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Get IMEI number with ADB command
I am working with ADB on my Samsung Galaxy device. I want to get the IMEI number of the device using ADB, but I have been unable to do that.
I tried the following:
adb shell dumpsys iphonesubinfo

but it returns nothing.
I also tried with Service Call Command:
adb shell service call iphonesubinfo

but it gives me a strange result like this:
Result: Parcel(
0x00000000: 00000000 0000000f 00350033 00390038 '........3.5.8.9.'
0x00000010: 00320037 00380030 00350034 00350031 '7.2.0.8.4.5.1.5.'
0x00000020: 00300031 00000033                   '1.0.3...        ')

Can anybody help me out with this?

You could try  calling an intent like below:
am start -a android.intent.action.DIAL -d "tel:*%2306%23"

@esQmo_ But that will just open Dialer wirh IMEI getting code. I don't user to manually do anything.

Related: How to get 2nd IMEI number using adb?

Try putting this code in to a .bat file and running it:
@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
for /f "tokens=6*" %%a in ('adb shell "service call iphonesubinfo 1 ^| grep -m 1 \"'\""') do (
set imei1=%%a)
for /f "tokens=6*" %%b in ('adb shell "service call iphonesubinfo 1 ^| grep -m 2 \"'\""') do (
set imei2=%%b)
for /f "tokens=4*" %%c in ('adb shell "service call iphonesubinfo 1 ^| grep -m 3 \"'\""') do (
set imei3=%%c)
set imei=!imei1!!imei2!!imei3!
echo !imei! > imei.txt
for /f "delims=" %%d in (imei.txt) do (
set DeviceIMEI=%%d
set DeviceIMEI=!DeviceIMEI:'=!
set DeviceIMEI=!DeviceIMEI:.=!
set OIMEI=Phone IMEI  !DeviceIMEI!
)
echo %OIMEI%
pause

I got it from this StackOverflow thread:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/34362809/8173870

Given the tag 7.0-nougat, I'm assuming you have or are targeting Android Nougat. Android Nougat comes with toybox which acts as an alternative to busybox and has some useful utilities. I managed to use those tools to print IMEI like this:
adb shell
service call iphonesubinfo 1 | toybox cut -d "'" -f2 | toybox grep -Eo '[0-9]' | toybox xargs | toybox sed 's/\ //g'

Since you wouldn't be getting an interactive shell when using a script or an app, you can pass the commands like this:
adb shell "service call iphonesubinfo 1 | toybox cut -d \"'\" -f2 | toybox grep -Eo '[0-9]' | toybox xargs | toybox sed 's/\ //g'"

The following ADB command works on my Windows PC to get clear IMEI result:
adb shell "service call iphonesubinfo 4 | cut -c 52-66 | tr -d '.[:space:]'"

thanks for sharing the best code. I get IMEI result by this code, but it's only show 1st IMEI.
If I want to get result 2nd IMEI what should we put the code ? thanks for Answers.

I changed the code from iphonesubinfo 1 to iphonesubinfo 4, which is the correct service code to get the full IMEI.
So try: adb shell "service call iphonesubinfo 4 | cut -c 52-66 | tr -d '.[:space:]'", and see if you get also IMEI 2.

adb shell dumpsys iphonesubinfo works only for phones below Android 5 Lolipop.
Because Android Nougat is over 5.0, you need: adb shell service call iphonesubinfo 1 | awk -F "'" '{print $2}' | sed '1 d' | tr -d '.' | awk '{print}' ORS=

i am using Windows as OS so it gives me Error awk not found. What would be Equivalent of awk in windows Command Prompt?

There is no equivalent to awk on Windows. But you can simply install all the *nix tools also on Windows. A very simple way to do that is scoop. Or you have to create a windows tool that parses the command-line result without those tools.

Using android-svc:
android-svc --adb call 'iphonesubinfo.getDeviceId();'

would return something like this:
358972084515103

You may not have realized it, but you've actually posted the answer to your own question:
  Result: Parcel(
0x00000000: 00000000 0000000f 00350033 00390038 '........3.5.8.9.'
0x00000010: 00320037 00380030 00350034 00350031 '7.2.0.8.4.5.1.5.'
0x00000020: 00300031 00000033                   '1.0.3...        ')

Specifically, the portion to the right:
'........3.5.8.9.'
'7.2.0.8.4.5.1.5.'
'1.0.3...        '

Simply put it all on one line and remove the single quotes and it becomes:
........3.5.8.9.7.2.0.8.4.5.1.5.1.0.3...
Now remove the dots and you get:
358972084515103

(aka your IMEI number)

esim imei is available via:
input keyevent KEYCODE_CALL;
sleep 1;
input text '*#06#';
uiautomator dump --compressed /dev/stdout\
    |tr ' ' '\n'\
    |awk -F'"' '{print $2}'|grep "^[0-9]\{15\}$" \
    |nl -w 1 -s':'\
    |sed 's/^/IMEI/g'

IMEI1:xxxxxxxxxxxxx
IMEI2:xxxxxxxxxxxxx


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What's the fastest way to logout GMail weblogins via an Android phone
Sometimes I log into GMail on a computer and after leaving the computer I notice that I forgot to log-off.
In those cases I don't have direct access to a computer but I have my Android with me. What's the fastest way to log-out? (Not counting the time for the initial setup)

Using any browser open https://mail.google.com
Open the hamburger menu (3 bars on left). Scroll to bottom and select view Gmail in desktop
Go to the top right and sign out
Create a shortcut: If using Chrome tap the 3 dots menu and Add to home screen so that a shortcut is created on your home screen and you can jump directly to third step to sign out. On other browsers, this shortcut may be named differently


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Google drive links. What version they shows?
Does links from drive give a connection to the last version of a file or to the one at the moment of link creation?

Link always points to the file you  linked at that point of time
If you want to update the link to point to revise version of the file so that others with whom you shared view the latest version, open the web version of Google drive either using a PC or from Android using  browser desktop view, select the file and upload as shown below

Select the file (highlighted in blue), tap the 3 dot button (greyed out in pic below) and choose manage versions

Upload the latest file (Upload New Version)


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'Rear Camera' and 'Flash light' Not Working in Lenovo k6 Note (Custom Rom)
I am not able to use Rear Camera and Flash Light in My Lenovo K6 Note. Front Camera Works Well.
When I open Camera App, by default it Opens with Front Camera. Rear Camera Option is Not Found. (Front Camera works Perfectly Fine)
Even when i opened WhatsApp and Take a pic, only front camera is shown. No Button to switch To Rear Camera. (Front Camera works Perfectly Fine)
When i swipe Down the status Bar and try to switch on 'Flash Torch light'. it is not working.
In Stock Rom, Front and Rear Camera Works Fine even Flash Light Works Fine.
Solutions Tried

https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71423852&postcount=112 Tried But Not Working (Both Solution not Working)
Download libmmcamera2_sensor_modules.so from my github, override /system/vendor/lib/libmmcamera2_sensor_modules.so in your phone, take care file permission, then reboot your phone. Even This Is not Working
Used Rom lineage-14.1-20180319-UNOFFICIAL-karate . Not working
Used Validus_Karate.zip still not working same Problem As above

Device:
Device : Lenovo K6 Note
Android Version : 7.1.2
Os : lineage-14.1-20180319-UNOFFICIAL-karate (Flashed Using TWRP)
Rooted : Yes
Just a Doubt
I downloaded 'karate' and there is a rom with name 'karateP' . I have a no idea what is it, Im a noob. Am i facing problem because of this ? I am Not sure.!

As this is an unofficial build: have you checked with its corresponding forum thread whether those are known issues? Also see: Recommendation for questions pertaining to a problem specific to a nightly build of a ROM, as "unofficial builds" (with issues like that) often fall into that context. // BTW: The XDA link in your question does not work.

You probably need to port your stock firmwares camera libs and lib64's along with the stock camera application... Usually some files from system/firmware as well

@Zillinium and lzzy thanks for suggestions..!
I got the solution..! I flashed a wrong ROM. it should be karatep, so i flashed karatep, now everything works great.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/k6-power/development/rom-lineageos-15-0-lenovo-k6-power-t3685009
K6/Power (karate).
K6 Note/Plus (karatep)

u need to flash the rom named Karatep. the one you flashed in for k6 power.
K6 Power(Karate)
K6 Note (Karatep)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/k6-power/development/stable-unofficial-lineageos-lenovo-vibe-t3635064

Thanks, you are right.


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Difference between drive, file manager, and downloads on my android phone?
I know that Google photos access my pictures, no matter what device I get on, as long as I enter my email address. But, my question is that, what's the difference between drive, file manager and downloads app on  android phone?

With Drive you can view and manage files stored on your Google account. Those files are also accessible on Google Drive website.
File manager lets you browse your phone's internal storage, SD card and USB OTG storage, if supported by your device.
Downloads app only shows files inside default downloads directory (which is usually called Downloads and is placed in your default storage). So you can access files you have downloaded earlier using both Downloads and File manager.


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How to see which countries the app is allowed?
I am trying to find where I can install Epokrates Plus app. In Finland, it is not allowed.
Having my devices, I see in all:

This app is incompatible with all of your devices.

I tried to send email to the developers but I could not, since Email page just kept loading, and did not let me pass through. Either they are geoblocking or having server downtime.

I doubt there is a way to see that, as the developer specifically set the filter. However there are still ways to bypass that: Using a VPN or manually downloading the .apk file via online downloading services e.g apkleecher or evozi

Sensor Tower overview says USA, Canada, Brazil form 90% of user base remaining being others.
Sensor Tower Reviews shows Mexico and Saudi Arabia.

That makes it 6 countries, including India (I see it on Play Store). You could write to them and check for a full list.
Edit: I mailed them using Play Store support mail, linking this question and they reverted very promptly. Non availability in some countries is because of GPDR issues. Details pasted in chat.


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Disable the "screen is pinned" toast notification not rooted tablet
I want to disable toast "Screen is pinned" message.


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How can I bulk install apps from market links without confirmations?
I'm searching an app (or whatever) in order to be able to re-install the apps I've currently installed, after performing a clean flash.
I found apps that can list the apps installed in a file with market links, but if I want to bulk install these apps, it's asked my manual operation for each.
How can I bypass this operation?
(For anyone wondering, I'm searching for something different from TitaniumBackup).
Thank you guys!
Cheers
edit: This solution seemed to fit my needs but the app "Fast Web Installer" is no longer available unluckly

If you have access to the APK files you can simply create a batch file containing an install command for each apk: adb install app1.apk (ADB on device has to enabled of course, and adb must be available on your PC).

But with this procedure the apps are not going to install through the PlayStore right? I would like to install them from the PlayStore using the market links.


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Installing custom ROM in Android studio AVD
Is there any way for installing a custom ROM in Android studio Android emulator?
I have Resurrection Remix Naught 7.1 ROM downloaded on my computer.
In Android studio, I didn't found any option for choosing downloaded ROMs.
Please help....

It is very unlikely that regular custom ROMs will work in the emulator:
For the android emulator special device drivers like display and other fake drivers/services (e.g. for telephone, GPS with is usable but there is no GPS chip) are needed. Regular custom ROMS don't contain those drivers and therefore can't be loaded in the emulator.
If you want an adapted ROM for the emulator you need an image that bases on the AOSP emulator image.

Even I have that kind of ROM, how do I install it on Android studio? I didn't found any button saying "install ROM from storage". Is there any ?

If you have a ROM that is prepared for the emulator I would assume that the creator includes an AVD file to run in the emulator. Otherwise if i remember right the AVD files is an INI file which links the different system image files together. It should be possible to create a standard emulator and then replace the different image files with those from your ROM.


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Music played via Amazon Music app cannot be controlled by Pebble Music app
Many a times I use my Pebble time watch to control the music played on my smartphone. Pebble connects to Smartphone via Bluetooth. I use Pebble Music app to control the music played on my device. I can perfectly control(pause/next/previous song) Spotify, Google Ply Music and default music apps. Recently amazon launched Music streaming in India and I have been trying for last two weeks to control the music via Pebble music app with no luck.
I am on Android version 7.1.1, LG Skin UI, using Pebble Time with latest firmware, the official Pebble app and Amazon Music app version 7.5.4
Anyone facing similar issue?
What could be possible hack/solution to this issue?

What Pebble app are you using on your Android device?The "official" (no longer maintained) one, or Gadgetbridge (FOSS, available via F-Droid)?

I am using the official Pebble app.

I've integrated that with your question. Might be worth to try Gadgetbridge (which is well maintained, I'm using it myself) and see if it works with that.

Ok. Will give it a try.


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Android 6.0.1, Samsung S5: Storage issues
My Samsung S5 with Android 6.0.1 has not enough storage memory. By default, it has 16GB available of which 4.2GB is used by the system (according to the "Storage" information page in the settings). My phone says, I'm using around 10GB of storage memory.
Up to this point, I moved almost everything except for some very small apps to my SD card and removed this SD card from my phone, so it's content won't show up in the stats.
To find out which places eat the most storage memory, I used a File Manager app from the App Store ("File Manager") which can access the root folder of my device. It turns out that the folder /storage/emulated/0 (the place which you can examine using the default file manager) only takes up around 4GB!
However, the other folders in the root folder only contain very small data in the range of megabytes.
How can I examine where these 6GB went?!
By the way, of course, I deleted all cache files which I can delete, I even deleted the logs from *#9900#.


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Battery drains very rapidly on my phone (Oppo F1). What could be the reason? (Please read details before answering)
There are no apps running in the background (I recently factory reset it, no third party apps have been installed except one or two; and I am sure they are not the ones draining battery) and I have tried replacing the battery too; but the drain is 5℅ per hour when the phone is idle. The network signal is strong all time. I have never faced such issues earlier.
The phone is around 2 years old and the new battery is 3 days old. The new battery is genuine. Even the older battery (genuine) is perfectly alright, I know that.
Every app that I use drains up lot of battery, say for instance I use Calculator for 5 minutes, Whatsapp for 2 minutes (making sure that after using they do not keep running in the background) and Chrome browser for 5 minutes, battery drain will be: for Calculator 25%, Whatsapp 20%, Chrome 30℅.
What could be the reason for such an issue?

Although you seem to be having issues with battery life, nothing in your question sounds unusual or odd, except the 5%/hr drain. There is no usable information in your question to determine an answer at all. Try installing GSAM Battery Monitor, enabling enhanced reporting if possible, and run it through a cycle of 100% to least 30% a couple times and include screenshots of the main screens in GSAM. Android has the statistics in itself to determine the cause, you just need something to interpret them.

I get that, but something is draining it and that is what GSAM can help you determine... The cause of the unusual drain. It isn't to test the battery.


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The back, home and menu buttons are not lit
but they work. How can I make them backlit again?
I have an ALCATEL ONETOUCH IDOL 2plus
Thanks and regards

@RahulGopi Please don't post answers as comments.

Please check through these steps.

Just reboot and see whether it functions or not.
Goto recovery mode and clear cache data and check.
Do a factory reset and check.

After all these if no response, it may be a hardware issue, take the device to manufacturer's service center and check.


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Open links in corresponding app instead of browser
When I click on a link, it is always opened in a browser, even if I had installed the corresponding app. For example, YouTube, Reddit, etc.
In Settings -> Apps -> Configure apps -> Opening links -> YouTube, there is the option Open supported links set to Open in this app and Supported links are youtu.be, m.youtube.com, youtube.com, www.youtube.com. Nevertheless, YouTube links are still being opened in browser.
This answer suggests installing Open Link in App, but I think that the system should handle this without any third-party app.
I am using a phone with Android 7.0.

Open your Android settings and search for "default". This should open App Permissions; near the top, under the Default heading, tap on "Opening links." Near the top of the page should be a toggle for "Open links in apps" - set this to on/yes, and restart both the browser and YouTube to reset with the new setting (you may need to reboot your device, I'm not sure).
basically, the option in YouTube tells it to watch for those links so it can open them when it sees you click on one, but the Android system settings are what give it permission to actually open them. You can scroll down through the list of apps on that screen to the bottom and tap on YouTube to see exactly what links it will look for and open.
[Note: these steps are based on a tablet (Lenovo Tab 4 10 Plus) running Android 7, so they may be slightly different on a phone or a different tablet. You should be able to get to this setting via the Apps menu though in Settings, just it might be kinda buried and hard to find, which is why I use the search function.]

Hi, thanks for answer. I recently updated to android 8.1 and it seems that it's working since then.

Can you put a screenshot, I see nothing

how does app opener link generator work without these settings?


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What is the impact of (slow) wireless charging vs (slow) wired charging on the phone battery?
Can someone give me some feedback related to BATTERY LIFE in terms of wired vs wireless charging?
I already know that fast charging CAN reduce battery life. Do we have any info on wireless charging? Since it's an inductive charging, some part of it's energy it's released as heat (not used for charging) and I think it SHOULD affect the battery.
The wireless charger I bought is a Wireless Qi Fast Charge Standing Samsung EP-N5100 with fans incorporated to reduce the heating. (Yeah, I use it on a compatible Samsung smartphone)
I made the mistake to have the fast charge active for some time (didn't know it was active by default), but I only charge it from 40 to 80 so I hope no less damage has been done. Since I plan to keep the phone for a while (I doubt I'll switch in 2 years), I want to try and be careful with the battery.


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WiFi Calling on an Unsecured network
I recently upgraded from a Samsung Galaxy S7 Active to an S8 Active(G892A). In doing so I have encountered an issue with the new OS and WiFi calling. Thus far, I have been unable to establish a WiFi Calling session in the OS (7.0 Nougat) when connected to an Unsecure guest network - which happens to be the only option for data at work as the building is not suitable for cell service. When at home, I am able to establish a connection to the service.
This was not an issue with my previous GS7 Active running Android 6.Som.Ething
Has anyone else experienced this issue or have any insight into fixing it?
I have a sneaking suspicion it might have something to do with security certificate requirements
New Tag for WiFi-Calling? VoIP?


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Sony Experia E5 microphone only produces static when I talk
I noticed that in my last two phone calls noone was able to hear me talk. I tried to send a Whatsapp voice message. When I listened to it, I discovered that when I talk the only thing that can be heard is some weird static noise.
Is this a known problem or has anyone else experienced it? And if yes do you know how to fix it?
This happened out of the blue - my phone didn't recently fall or anything like that it worked fine until it just stopped working fine. The android version is Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)

Rub over the microphone hole with a magnet.
This will work if there is metallic dust stuck to your microphone, or if the cone is stuck inverted. The magnet can dislodge the metallic dust and force the cone to move.
If that doesn't work, bring the device in to a repair facility. It might be physically damaged.


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Note 4 SM-N910F Flashing Problems
N910F model which is proving extremely difficult to flash. I firstly flashed the latest Marshmallow UK BTU firmware on it which resulted in a boot loop. I cleared cache partition and wiped data/factory reset in the stock recovery (and TWRM recovery) but this did not fix the problem. So I flashed the phone again and this time it was stuck in a boot loop with the text "recovering booting..." at the top left. Tried the same as before and still didnt fix it.
So I then tried a different stock rom - Lollipop UK BTU firmware. This gave me the exact same problems as before. However on a few occasions, I also got an error on the recovery screen saying cache could not be mounted. I cleared the cache partition, tried reformatting cache using TWRM but none of this worked. Eventually I reflashed and it went away but the boot loop doesnt go.
Lastly I tried an even older firmware - Kitkat UK BTU firmware. This again gave me a boot loop problem. It also kept displaying the cannot mount cache error as well. I tried using PIT file to repartition the device and eventually the error went but the device would still be on boot loop. However on two occasions the phone did go past the Samsung logo and show the first setup screen (where you select initial settings like Wifi etc). After like 10-15 seconds it would just switch off and then go back into boot loop. I havent managed to get to the first setup screen again.
I have tried flashing with various different Odin versions but still no luck.
I feel like I have exhausted my options and not sure what to do. Do you think I should try a custom rom? If so, for the sake of getting it to start, which is a good lightweight rom?
Does anyone know what I can do to make these infinite boot loops and/or "cannot mount cache" error go away?

This looks more like a fried NAND. If even Odin couldn't save you (and you even did multiple), then only customer service will.

Is there anything else I can try to really rule out a fried NAND?


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On Android 7, when using a TTS engine, would power use show for the engine itself or the app using it?
For example, would power use be attributed to a navigation app or Pico?

Did a test. You can clearly see use on the engine itself.


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Unable to open Progressive Web App after adding to home screen
I'm running in to some very strange behavior when trying to use Progressive Web Apps (PWA) after saving them to my home screen.
Every time I try to open on, the OS prompts me to install Chrome (which is already installed). I've made sure that Chrome is up to date and I have even tried remove and re-installing Chrome, but the result is always the same.
Here is a screenshot of the prompt:

Here is a video demonstrating the behavior: https://youtu.be/yxclkaWVefc
Any help in figuring out what is causing this and how to solve it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance :-)

Device: Galaxy S8+
OS: Android 8.0.0

Try setting Chrome as your default browser (if it isn't already), or making the home screen shortcut in Samsung Internet instead? If all else fails go with the wonderful Hermit app for adding web apps to your home screen.

Have you had this behaviour with more than one web app?

@owlswipe Chrome was already my default browser. I tried saving with Samsung Internet... and that does NOT have the same issue as Chrome. It works as expected in that case.  I have never heard of Hermit until today, it looks pretty neat.

@DanHulme yes sir. same behavior with any PWA I try (dev.to, Instagram, Starbucks, etc)

@Maurice It sounds kinda like a Samsung software-related issue then. You'd best stick to Samsung Internet or Hermit for this I guess.:)


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Always open to Android Home Page?
On Android devices, is there a way to always default to the "home page" of apps when you open the phone?
On the Android phone, the user can make multiple "app pages" that contain app shortcuts. There is a "home page" for these apps.

Well, Android by itself means rather little. It depends on which launcher you are employing

Sorry! I meant Galaxy S8 Standard Launcher. Android 8.0.0. Samsung Experience 9.0.

I know it sounds like a very "StackExchange-stereotype-answer"-ish, but could I recommend you to switch to a generic launcher?


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Lenovo Tablet 2 1050L boot failure after attempted root
I hope someone can help me. I have a LTE enabled Lenovo Tablet 2 1050L which I attempted to root using the instructions given here ... https://forum.xda-developers.com/thi...let-2-t3251571 ... but I have managed to brick my device. I successfully installed SuperSU but then read that Magisk was better and tried the same procedure with that but it didn't work. Now when the tablet starts up, I get a message which says ... "EFILINUX ERROR [android_image_start_buffer:737] boot image digital signature verification failed : 0000001A" which appears over the initial Lenovo splash screen. I then get to the Android system recovery menu but I can't get the table any further than this. I have tried wiping data / factory resetting but this does not work.
I can boot the tablet into recovery mode using CWM or TWRP but I have no idea what to do now. I guess I shouldn't have messed. I hope someone can help.
Kind regards

Check for instructions how to restore the original boot image. That is what Magisk replaced after creating a backup. Raw approach: find that image file, then use Fastboot to flash it back. I've never done that, so I cannot give detailed instructions (hence a comment only).

I've booted back into CWM and TWRP and there are no backups to restore. Does it matter that, following instructions from elsewhere, I wiped the 'data' and 'cache' partitions?

I didn't tell you there were any backups in the recovery. Magisk creates a backup and places it in its own folder. That's why I wrote "check for instructions". And yes, if you wiped data, that backup is gone. Which leaves you with finding an image of your original boot partition.

OK - thanks for your help. Can I download a stock ROM and extract boot.img, say from here?

Can't tell, I don't have that device. Btw: If your Lenovo tablet is MTK based, Flashtool (cross-platform) could be helpful as well. I've used that in the past to perform a full backup on another Lenovo tablet before I started playing with root etc. A real life saver, as that gave me the chance to restore all partitions after a similar issue. Might not help now (as you didn't use it to backup before), but might come in handy in the future ;) Good luck!

Thanks for the tips - I've flashed this ROM and everything seems OK now - do you think I can trust the ROM from 'http://lenovo-forums.ru'?

No idea. I'd check that with the folks at XDA (in the appropriate forum area).

Install latest ADB drivers
http://download.clockworkmod.com/test/UniversalAdbDriverSetup.msi
install intel android drivers on pc
Intel_Android_Driver_1.10.0
https://androiddatahost.com/wp-content/uploads/Intel_Android_Driver_1.10.0.zip
download restore-kitkat-bios-830-1050-v2.exe
http://lenovo-forums.ru/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=53522
power off tab, start tab by pressing vol+,vol-,power buttons simulteneously and after a short vibrate, leave power button. Tab should now be in boot mode
start restore-kitkat-bios-830-1050-v2.exe and finish process as per instructions in the app
download android version kitkat 4.4
Lenovo_Yoga_Tablet_2_1050L_USR_S000215_1503241130_WW21_ROW
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=385035244224392223
install via intel platform flash lite tool
http://www.mediafire.com/file/d4be3zrf189k28n/PhoneFlashToolLite_5.5.2.0_win32.zip
and YOU ARE DONE.. NJOY


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Auto SMS reply a missed call from a specific contact anytime
I am looking for a solution to auto SMS reply a missed call from a specific contact anytime. All solution I found are either for all contacts, or for limited time intervals. Anyone has an idea?

It might be worth trying to achieve this with [tag:tasker] or another programmable automation app.

As stated in the comments by Dan Hulme, what you ask can be achieved through automation.
Using Macrodroid:

Add a macro.
Select Call Missed on the Triggers section, then select the contact number.
On the Action sections, select Send SMS. Enter the phone number of your contact or select it from the contact list (you will need to give the app the appropriate permissions). Enter the message that should be automatically send to the contact.
No need to add a constraint. Give the macro a name, then save it. It will look like the following image:

Whenever you missed a call from the contact number you selected, an SMS will automatically be sent with the message entered.
Disclaimer: I am not related to Macrodroid developer(s).


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Is it possible to share a VPN connection over WiFi Hotspot?
I have an S8 And a Nintendo switch, The switch doesn't support VPNs. Is it possible to share the VPN Connection to my Nintendo switch over hotspot? My PC Can already do this but I want to play outside!

Yes its possible, I have covered one method to achieve this already on this post.
Alternatively, our fellow user, Mygod has shared one application to achieve this called VPN Hotspot and is available both on XDA Labs or F-Droid. As expected both these methods need root,  for non root solution you may have to look at something like PDANet+

Download the VPN-Client-App from any provider on your Android
Setup and connect the VPN (an instruction you find on the site from your vpn service)
Turn on the mobile Wi-Fi hotspot feature from your Android settings

Then it should work!

It "should" work, except that Android deliberately prevents tethered devices from connecting to the VPN on the Android device (i.e. it won't share the VPN connection).  You need root to enable that -- or to do something else, like set up a port forward via ssh, etc.  More information at https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/60819/can-i-share-my-androids-vpn-connection-over-a-hotspot

If you run a pie rom with aosp updated kernel just enable acesses point, usb wired alternative: pdanet ... or http injector in rooted devices can run a proxy server

And the restrictions described in this comment no longer apply on Android 9? The second part of your post has already been covered by the answer the comment is on.


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can't uninstall a harmful app

Screenshot (click to enlarge)
a pop notification is being shown about running a harmful app on my android phone Symphony H300 with an option disable. when I'm clicking disable, notification is disappeared and showing again after some time. If I click the notification two option is there, one is keep anyway(unsafe) and the other is uninstall. i'm clicking uninstall. but the notification is being shown again after some time.

Can't you just turn off it's SMS permission? Is this a system app?

You have a few options:

instead of uninstalling the app through the notification, uninstall the app directly from the "Apps" menu in your settings. Click "Settings", scroll down to "Apps", find the app in question and tap on it, depending on the specific version of Android you have the options will vary, but you should have an "uninstall" button. Press that.
some apps are a bit nasty to remove and require root privilege. If the above doesn't work, consider rooting your phone so you can get at the app and uninstall it. This should only be required if the app came pre-installed on your phone, or if the app is truly being nasty and blocking the uninstall.


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Android Preloaded apps - Does Google Play take them into account to compute total number of installs?
I would like to know whether or not preloaded apps are taken into account by Google Play to compute the total number of installs of an app.
I read many articles, among which this one, but I did not find yet a clear answer to this question.
Can someone provide an answer to this question? Hopefully a link to some official Google Play / Android Developer Documentation page.. ;-)
Thanks.
PS:
I sent a question to Google using contact form on Google Play Console, but did not receive an answer yet.
And, of course, I also read many documentation pages on Google Play Console portal.

@beeshyams I am sorry, but do not follow. Can you explain more and hopefully give me some links / urls? I am searching for certainty about that. Thanks

Sorry can't share anything concrete that can help. What I was saying was that it won't count as install as a best guess

I cannot say for sure, but I'd say the download/install counter is triggered only when accessed via Playstore. Preinstalled apps get on devices a different way (to my knowledge, OEMs get one package and install that on as many devices as needed), so Playstore most likely couldn't even know the numbers. As said, my assumptions – I cannot tell for sure.

@Izzy thanks for the info. But what if a user go to the Play store app and update the preloaded app? Will it then be taken into account?

That I cannot tell. The question then must read: "Do updates count as Installs for an app's 'number of installs'?" Logic would say: No. Because even if I installed an app from there, I should still be just "one user" of that app, regardless of how many versions I tried.

@Izzy No, the question about "updates" you mentioned is not what I mean. I think my initial question is clear enough. Anyway, thanks for your time trying to help ;-)

Then the fact that preloaded apps are not installed from/via Playstore should answer your question?

I'd suggest programming this into the application, If you truly want to total number of installations then have your app access a website when opening, the website can count the different devices that have accessed it and Viola


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Telegram contact addition problem
I'm trying to add a contact on Telegram, the specified number can be added through other phones, but not the same here:

Screenshot (click to enlarge)
[Name] is not on Telegram yet, would you like to invite them to join?

Any suggestions?

You're trying to add a Telegram contact, which only work if this user has a Telegram account.
It's not just like adding a contact to your phone.You can add this number to your regular contact list, and search it (by the saved name) in Telegram. If the user has a Telegram account - you'll see it.

If you mean that in other phones you can add him as a Telegram contact directly, you might want to try and share the contact from one of the other phones with yourself:

Open Telegram, find the contact, open its details and select share. Send it to your Telegram account. Don't use the contact attachment button, it works differently.

If that's the case, it's very weird. I really can't see any reason it would happen.

Maybe the user you're trying to add doesn't have a telegram account or go to settings app manager telegram clear the cache out only the cache then try again


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Can't root LG H500 (Magna)
I've been trying to root my LG H500 (Android version 6) sporadically over the course of more than one year, with many combinations of software, each tried multiple times. None were effective. I had USB debugging enabled during all those attempts, and I also used a Windows 7 PC to connect the phone to.
USB drivers used (all of those were tested separately):

LGMobileDriver_WHQL_Ver_4.1.1
LG-Mobile-Driver_v4.2.0.0
LGUnitedMobileDriver_S51MAN313AP22_ML_WHQL_Ver_3.13.2
An LG United Mobile Driver less up to date than the one above that
was recommended to me as compatible with my phone by the LG Mobile
Support Tool, don't have the exact version at hand

All of the above were downloaded from sources as official as possible.
Most testing I did was with LG-Mobile-Driver_v4.2.0.0, under which I tried to install the drivers for as all the possible forms of connection between the phone and the PC. There were 4 modes:

Charge-only
MTP
PTP
MIDI device

The PC attempted to install drivers for each mode. All drivers were installed except for one or two drivers that failed to install under MTP mode. I exclusively used MTP mode for rooting the phone, by the way.
Drivers were also tried to be installed when the phone was off (but at the same time connected to the PC). None of these were installed successfully. One of those was "LGE Android MTP Device". Same problem appeared when I tried to set the phone to "Download mode".
Rooting programs used:

Kingo Root (latest version)
LG One Click Root (versions 1.3 and 1.2)
RootGenius

Kingo Root was always spiking from around 26% to 80% to 100% in mere seconds, then just gave me the "ROOT FAIL" message after it failed.
RootGenius freezed the phone while it was on, but a simple reboot fixes the problem. I used it only once and didn't bother afterwards.
LG One Click Root always gets stuck at 60% (Rebooting into download mode), but I do the reboot manually so no problem till now. Whether I actually go into download mode doesn't matter because the program says it "manages" to root my phone (goes at 100%). This is not the case, however, because Root Checker still says it isn't rooted. When I actually DO go into Download mode, it gets stuck at 0% with a small message underneath saying "Unknown B92" (the numbers change every time this happens).
What can I do from now onward? Are missing drivers causing a problem? Will maybe trying to root the phone on a connectivity mode other than MTP change anything?

Is that particular model root-able?  Just because there are tools out there, doesn't mean they are designed to work on everything.

@SiXandSeven8ths
I don't know if it isn't rootable at all, only that it isn't rootable by Kingo Root and LG One Click Root (again, excluding RootGenius because it gave me a bad experience). However, the programmers of both say that my phone not being listed doesn't necessarily mean it isn't supported.
Moreover, I used Kingo root on another not listed phone and it worked perfectly.


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TWRP RECOVERY in ANDROID
I have a doubt that why TWRP Recovery tool is being developed for each smartphone specifically even it does an almost same thing in android phones?

So what is your question?

Can we use a TWRP recovery of one brand smartphone another brand smartphone. ? For instance, using Moto X4 TWRP recovery image to the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.

No, you cannot. TWRP is highly device-specific. See official FAQ.


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Notification vibration of Nougat system
In the Nougat version of the Android system is it possible to disable the notification vibration?

Refer to https://android.stackexchange.com/a/118817/96277. Should be compatible with Android 7 I suppose.

Yes, there are 2 ways to achieve your goal:

Hold the notification and select Show notifications silently, then press Done
Go to Settings -> Apps -> choose the app you want to mute -> Notifications, then toggle Show silently option.

You have to do this for every app you want to be silent, as notifications are handled per app. This will prevent them from making sound, vibration or peeking.


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App not available for your country
I'm currently in my home country. I purchased my android mobile from the same, i.e. Huawei Mate 10 Lite.
I want to install an application (FOODPANDA) which is also available in my country but unable to do so. There appears a message "App not available for your country" and Play Stores does not allow me to install this app.
Your urgent piece of advice will be highly appreciated. Thank you very much.


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How can I cancel a Huawei system update?
This morning I turned I my Huawei Mediapad M8 and it tried to do a system update, although I don't remember seeing a notice about one. However it fails with the error "The update package does not exist. Please download the package again."
The only option available is to reboot the system, I cannot even turn it off.
The correct method to reach the android recovery menu I  this device seems to be different depending on which website I look at, but I tried them all and I always end up with the same screen.
Is there any way to escape from this wretched update that I never wanted in the first place, apart from to somehow flash the device through an external data connection?


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Dual sim phone - work / private how does it work?
I have a work and a private phone which can be a bit annoying at times carrying them both around. I like to keep them both separate so i can turn the work one off when on holiday etc to avoid the temptation of checking e-mails, returning missed calls etc.  If i had both these sims in a dual sim phone, if i go away on holiday or just want to turn the work one off for instance, can this be done so i don't receive calls / e-mails from the work one but maintain the private one without having to physically remove the sim.
A dual sim phone may be what i am after, but if i can't do this it will be a non starter.

Yeah you can actually do that just go to settings then simcard management then switch the simcard you don't want off for turning it on back do the same process again


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I bought app when it was paid, now it is free and I have to watch ads
I bought game a few years ago. I performed factory reset on android tablet because it was slow. Installed game after some time. Now I see ads. But I paid for that app? What can I do to get add free version? Or can I get refund?

A reboot does not change anything on the installed apps. Most likely you mean that you reinstalled your tablet (factory reset + reinstall), right?

@Robert  Right :-)

Are you sure you installed the exact same game app? The PlayStore name may change over the time. Use the "collection" app list in PlayStore which contains all apps you had ever installed.

If it is a popular app there are lots of sites on Google that displays past app downloads/versions.  Try "app name apk"

Follow these steps

Contact the app developer if they are not able to resolve your problem follow other steps.
Use Net Guard app or any other network blocker app to block that app's internet access.
Use LuckyPatcher and remove google ads package (before you try this step I tell you in 3 option google-play-store give you warning to remove the lucky patcher app). Try 3 option at your own risk.

If you are going to recommend Lucky Patcher to anyone, you should let them know that it is pirating software, and is not supported by any respectable developer... In most legitimate developer circles, anyone using Lucky Patcher is labeled a thief as the software has little other use.

Their might have been an ad supported version released after you purchased the Paid version, Usually looking through your purchased apps on the PlayStore you'll find the Paid version to download again.   I use My Paid Apps on Google Play to reinstall any of my purchases.


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How to extract files from Huawei backups to SD card
I've backed up my Huawei P9 lite to the SD Card using the native backup app provided by Huawei.
It backs up each APK and along side each a sqlite DB file that seems to contain all of the files that makeup the settings of the app.
In this case I want to extract the SQLite database, so it seems that I need to access an SQLite database that's stored inside an SQLite database.
The files seem to be stored as blobs, any idea how I could extract them?


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Canceling accuracy setting on android- nubia Z17
when I first used the GPS while driving i accidently checked 'Remember this setting' and consented into the program (high accuracy). I would like to undo this, but i dont know how.
Can someone please help me? i dont want to erase all the data from the device of course...
Nir

Depending on your Android version, this may change a little bit:

Open your app drawer
Click Settings
Click on Location
Click on Mode

hi, once we turn on the GPS the mode is automatically is on high accuracy. still, the GPS is not working, any other solutions?


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How to extract sound files from an Android dictionary?
I downloaded a free dictionary (Teanglann) and would like to extract its sound files for free listening to facilitate language learning. I've already did a backup of the app in the .ab format and converted it to a .tar but cannot extract the contents in any way. I've used an emulator as it grants root access by default (that app's data is normally inaccessible - even through Solid Explorer ...). Any ideas how to do it?

You if you try to extract Teanglann dictionary app then you won't find that's sound because sound file is store in your device
When you install that application some options is suggest like this
So steps that can extract sound file for you
1.Open Any file explorer and then go to internal storage
May be the method is different from device to device
2.go to Android-->data-->com.idmgroup.fng.retro (a folder name look like this) and after you can you see there is any sound file inside that's folder
This method does not give guaranty of success


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SGH-T989 (UVLDH firmware) Goes into Recovery mode, but not Download
I'm trying to get my SGH-T989 into Download mode so I can flash TWRP with heimdal. It's been awhile since I've done this and from what I recall (and have researched a bit) I need to:

unplug cable
power off
hold Vol_Down + Vol_UP
plug in cable

This isn't working though. All I get is recovery mode and what I want is Download mode.
Not sure if the device/cable/PC is bad. Using Linux. Tried a 14.04 box and a 16.04. What have I missed?. Been googling, but lots of mixed info. Anyone help?
Thanks
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You probably need a special dongle like this one.

Thank you. I have seen this referenced in a few posts on XDA but why would it be needed (I did just pick the phone up off Ebay) ?

Odin itself is intended only for authorized repairsmen/shops - makes sense that it once was not easily accessible. The dongle itself is just a resistor in essence though so you can make one yourself if you're up for it.

Thanks again for taking the time to answer. I ordered one but soon after, remembered I had purchased a dock for this phone off Ebay months ago. Only fits if the phone case is removed so never used it. Thought I'd try it while waiting for the dongle to show up. It worked to get into download mode! Maybe it's a resister built in the dock or something? I must have tried 3 different USB cables which have all worked with other phones in the past.  One cable even worked yesterday with a friend's SGH-T989. Soooo baffling.

Awesome. I'll put it into a formal answer for you to accept.

Added pic of usb jigs I purchased in case anyone else stumbles across this. Picked up  another  sgs2 and ended up using the jig on it. Worked great.

Older Samsung devices might require a special USB dongle/jig like this one to trigger Odin mode - just plug it in when the device is powered off. It's essentially a resistor between USB pins so you can also make one yourself if you're up for it.


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How to highlight/outline buttons on Android (for TV box)?
I bought a Android TV box and the biggest problem I'm having is to use apps that wasn't made for tv cause I can't control it using the Tv box's remote control.
See this image, it's the homescreen of a tv box.

As you can see, Kodi app is highlighted in the first image, and Music app in the second, and you can move that outline using the remote control buttons to select other apps.
The biggest problem is that apps that wasn't made to Tv have not that outline. Is there any way to add it to apps that don't have it?
I've tried Google TalkBack, it does that in my phone but somehow I couldn't install in on my tv box (and it don't select just buttons and inputs by all elements in the app, like text and images)...


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Changing default phone for Google login device
So the following annoying thing happened to me. I wanted to print some documents at my local printer shop from my Google Drive.
However, Google decided I can't log in because it doesn't recognize my device. It wanted me to go to my phone and get a security code.
However, I didn't have the phone Google thought to be my default phone (Android device) and didn't allow me to choose my other phone, which I actually use (an iPhone).
Just like that, I was locked out of my own account, unable to print anything. So my question is:
Where can I change my default phone so it sends a push confirmation to my iPhone when I log in from an unknown device instead of the Android?

Go to myaccount.google.com, sign in and click on Sign in and Security.
Scroll down and go to Account Recovery Options and click on Recovery Phone
Add/remove the phone numbers according to your preferences.
Then go back, scroll down and click on Recently Used devices and remove all the devices that are not in use. If your Iphone is not displayed here then make sure that you've signed in in your IPhone with Google Account.

I did not need a phone number on my Android, is it an option not to have a phone number added, and still being able to let myself in via the iPhone? I'd prefer not to give Google my phone number. Basically I want to get a push notification for logging in on my iPhone instead of the Android - is this possible?


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Remix OS for X86 - does it still exist?
I tried to download Remix OS from http://www.jide.com/remixos-for-pc#downloadNow
The links to mirror downloads lead to a non-existent domain:
"This site can’t be reached www.support.jide.com’s server IP address could not be found. DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN"
The Torrent links don't seem to work either - zero peers, nothing downloaded, ETA infinity.
Is there any other source for Remix OS, or is it discontinued?

Have you tried a little Google Search before asking? Just using the same terms as in your last sentence, brings a ton of results. Short answer to that last sentence: Yes. And before I'm blamed to be Vorlon: Yes to the last 3 words ;)

I did search on the torrent file name looking for another source, but the sites that came up looked sketchy, so I asked here. Now that I see it is discontinued, I'll keep searching for alternatives.

Some of the links of above search had lists of alternatives, which might be good starting points.

Wikipedia says it was discontinued July 17 2017.
Remix OS Wiki

Interesting find! I feel there was problem with the x86 version, I also use the x64 bit version of it.


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How long before apps bought on play store on one device, are synched and able to be installed on another device?
If I buy an app from Google Play Store using my Android phone, how long before Play Store will allow me to download the app on my tablet (using the same Google account) without having to re-buy? Said another way: how long before purchase through Google Play Store are synched and available to all devices on the account?
Thanks

Where should it be synced to? That check happens server-side AFAIK.

Usually instantly, It also depends on the license you're granted, sometimes you only buy the rights to use the application on a limited number of devices, usually around 5 devices... sometimes uninstalling from an old device will allow a new device to download it.


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Galaxy Tab E won't turn off
My grandson added a passcode to my Samsung Galaxy Tab E and can't remember it. I cannot shut it off to do a factory reset. Please help I am a dummy at this also. Thanks

Please check out https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/188505/lost-password-on-galaxy-s2-cant-shut-down?rq=1 answer, hope this helps...

Hold power and volume down (this simulates battery disconnect).
Once the screen shuts down, press (and hold) volume up, home, and power.
It will boot into recovery mode.

Mine doesn’t go into recovery mode  so I’m literally stuck and not able to get into my son’s tablet.

Any other suggestions? Holding the power and volume down restarts it immediately, it does not power it down. And there is no home button.


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Mobile phone internet USB tethering very slow
I have Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+. My download speeds on my phone is 33+ MB/s with my mobile carrier. I connect the phone to my PC and use the internet from the phone with USB tethering enabled. The download speed is now 30KB/s on my computer but still 33MB/s on my phone.
I have tried changing/updating the USB tether driver via Device manager to Microsoft:

Remote NDIS based Internet Sharing Device, and
Remote NDIS Compatible Device

but neither helped.
Why has the speed been very limited via USB tethering, and how can I fix this issue?

Mobile network carrier often have transparent gateways installed all mobile network traffic have to pass. Such gateways are able to "detect" (smart guessing) if traffic comes from the Smartphone or a tethered PC.
Depending on the data plan contract, tethering may be prohibited and in such a case the carrier can just forcefully slow down the tethered connection.
As only the tethered connections are slowed down you can end up in a situation where identical downloads get a totally different download speed.


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Folder "mtklog" on SDcard keeps getting full
I have a Jiayu G3S android phone.
Its system is a rooted Android version 4.2.1.
I've noticed that a folder called "mtklog" on my SDCARD was getting full with files (log files, I guess) until there was no empty space left.
So I learned on the internet that there is a "MtkLogger" app. This app is accessible via the "Engineer mode" (or some MobileUncleTools app of sorts).
The solution found on internet was to check the "/etc/mtklog-config.prop" file on my cellphone.
I looked into it, and indeed it exists on my phone. It contains some tags like mobile.log.enabled=false.
The solution guided to set all to false. Much to my surprise, all of them were already set to false.
All the logs were disabled already.
(Another kind of line referred to was max log size=300, and I've already changed it to 0 and 1 with no effect)
After lots of tests and research, I opened the MTKLogger app, which I had never done before. I had never seen the app screen. It allows to log events of 3 types (network, disk and cpu).
Ever since, this app opens on startup with all logging options set to on. It even started appearing on running process accused by the terminal.
Now, when that happens, I open the app via the notification, and use the options to STOP all logs and Delete all logs.
But when that happens (That is, the MTKLOGGER is logging and showing me it is logging), the log files go to "SDCARD/mtklog/mdlog" or "SDCARD/mtklog/netlog". These folders refers to the different log types I mentioned earlier.
What is strange is that none of these is the folder that originally bothered me. (i.e. "sdcard/mtklog/aee_exp")
And this folder keeps getting filled even with mtklogger not logging anything.
So now I have 2 problems: 1) MtkLogger keeps opening by himself, showing on the notification bar, with all logs enabled.
2) I still haven't found out the cause for the aeeexp folder to get filled. My guess is that another app is using it.
I have a Terminal Emulator app (with busybox commands installed).
Here's what I've already tried:

I've tried to create a file with the same name of the folder, so whatever is trying to write there, won't be able to. With that, all the logs went directly to internal storage. (Didn't work well and I gave up on this approach)
When I cleaned the internal storage, I cleared some *.zip files with random numbers as name.
I've tried to delete "/system/app/mtklogger.apk" and all the mtklog files that appeared as a find result on terminal.
I've tried to check running processes on terminal but no logging one appeared to me.
(The only one is Mtklogger, with started to run only after I opened it for the first time)
Is there a way to check what app/process is writing on that folder?
How can I  really unninstall the mtlogger app once and for all? What files should I delete? It has no option on
How can I investigate further on this?

I'm sorry for the long text and story-like question, I just couldn't sort clearly what informations would be useful or not.

After a while, and no valid answers, I have come up with the following workaround. The required steps are:

Have "Android Terminal Emulator" app installed, with busybox commands also installed (as described in question)
Make a list and check the folders that bother you. The list I've provided contains only files that I'm sure my phone won't need.
Create a bash script (.sh extension) with remove commands on that specific folders. Here is mine:

#!system/bin/sh
rm -rf /sdcard/mtklog
rm -f /data/log_other_mode/*
rm -f /data/core/*.zip
rm -rf /sdcard/DCIM/.thumbnails

Place this script on an accessible folder. I've chosen mine to be /system/etc just as a convenience related to chmod'ing and such. And because unfortunately the sd-card is always mounted with "noexec" which means that you can't execute anything from here.
If you are not able to do so, it may be because your system folders are mounted as read-only. To change that, you need to do the following command in the terminal:

mount -o rw,remount,rw /system

and to revert it back to read-only:
mount -o ro,remount,ro /system

Note: You probably will need super-user (sudo) privileges in order to do these commands.

The terminal emulator contains an "Widget" option which allows you to place a shortcut to a command in your phone home page. I've used that option with the following command:

su -c /system/etc/scriptName.sh; exit

Every once in a while I click on this icon to make a clean. This asks permission for the user, since it contains a su command. When clicking "allow" the terminal finishes and closes automatically.

It's not an optimal solution since it needs the phone to be rooted, and you have to manually click the widget button. However, it was the best one for me, since making it run automatically would require it to ask for permission. I didn't want also to give the terminal emulator permanent access to su-privileges. My guess is that a more complex script can be made (e.g. one that monitors the size of the folders with the Disk-Usage command), but I'm happy as it is.


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Read Whatsapp message from Google Drive backup
I have WhatsApp backup file in my Google Drive account. How can I read WhatsApp messages on my laptop? I have tried it but can't be open on my Google account.

Sorry to say but there is no way to Access the WhatsApp or any other app backup in google drive only app can access their backup files we cannot access any file that is saved by any other application
But you can use WhatsApp web if there is any option for you


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What does this icon (screenshot) in status bar mean?
(First, yes, I did RTFM and so my homework is done.)
My phone shows this  icon.
I looked into the manual of my phone, it lists about 20 status bar icons, but this one isn't among them.

I found out that the icon represents enabled 'Data Saver', which should also prevent background data transfers.


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5 min video taken by LG G5 is corrupted. Anything to do?
I have an LG G5, and I recently took a video of 5 minutes with it (the maximum) which appeared to be corrupted.
The phone stopped the video alone since it arrived to the maximum recording time, and started saving - something that took some pretty long minutes.
After a while of not touching my phone (to not accidentally interrupt the saving) I wanted to watch the video and realized it's corrupted and can't be open.
In the file explorer, I found two files in the format of DATE_TIME.mp4 (1.6GB) and DATE_TIME_temp.mp4 (0KB).
Any possible (free) way to fix this video?
How can I make sure it won't happen next time?
Thanks!
Note: If relevant - not rooted, stock rom, latest update.

MP4 Fixer

MP4 Fixer on Google Play

This used to be a common problem with Screen Recorders that didn't save the information of recorded videos correctly. Using MP4 Fixer i could read the video and fix the duration information allowing normal viewing.

It worked, but unfortunately it costs money to save the video :(

This app works by cutting the videos last second or two off, Usually this can be achieved by using another video editor, be careful when trying to edit the video on android because it usually crashes the application if you don't trim enough off, It's like the video has finished but the application is still trying to read the last 1 second of it, you need to end the trim right before the video has finished

Didn't knew that! I'll try that in the next days on my computer. Thanks!

First, try some converters from play store. It's hard to name a converter because some of them checks the file for errors before converting them and ignores if they can't convert it. Try Freemake video converter on PC first. It's a commercial software so make sure that it helps before buying it, use a free trial. There are many open source alternatives as well, you can search for them in sourceforge, github etc. iTunes is the last option, if you have an iDevice.
Another tip: Try to play the file with VLC on PC, and an error message may pop up. It might say what's actually wrong with the file.
Good luck!

Copy that file to a PC and use a video converter to convert it to a different format, such as .mov or .avi
You'll be able to enjoy your movie after conversion. You can convert the working video back to .mp4 too if you wish to.

The file is corrupted, it won't convert to another just like that..

Yes I'm aware of that. Conversions can restore such damaged files in most cases. You may not be able to open the 1.6 GB file, but go ahead and convert it. The generated new file will work. Knowledge on file systems such as CRCs is required to explain how it works. Go ahead and convert it!

I tried it before my previous comment. If you have a specific software recommendation for doing that, I'd be glad to know!


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Dual SIM: is it possible to have two Android user accounts each using one SIM
I am planning to purchase a dual-SIM Android smartphone to use it with two user accounts, completely separated. To clarify: user account One would receive all calls, SMS etc. to SIM card 1 and user account Two would receive all calls, SMS etc. to SIM card 2. Each account should have full rights to make calls, install apps etc. within their account. I just want to switch the users, not manually switch the SIM card used after every account switch.
Is this possible with Android currently?

SIMs cannot be tied to users... And even though there are different users possible in some Android devices, they still have many shared resources which can vary by Android version and OEM implementation.

This is a very special use case and is not covered by the common way how devices usually work as acejavelin already pointed out. However Android is an open system and a lot of vendors heavily modify it. Therefore you never know - may be one device exists on the marked that would allow Android the way you want. But I never heard something like that.


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Filesystem for sdcard to store large file and apps access
I am running android oreo 8.1 (custom ROM) on Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro.  I have a 64GB memory card in which I want to store large files of size 15GB, 20GB etc. So I can't use FAT32 filesystem.
I formatted it to exFAT but battery started draining faster as mount.exfat process uses CPU above 20-30% during read/write operation.
If I format to ext4, How can I made sdcard files available to all android apps ?
 Is there any other filesystem which can store large files and android apps can access it as well ?

extX filesystems are in general not supported for external storage, only Fat/exFat. Perhaps you should be looking at using your card as adopted storage, but you did not give any details as to your device make/model.

I don't want to use it as adopted storage.

ExFat would be the preferred method here, if it is causing battery drain there is a problem with ROM, you should go to your maintainer and report the problem through the ROM's appropriate channels. A card's type of file system should have negligible effect on battery life.

I think your Micro SD card is not compitable with Android system try to use class 2 micro SD card sdhc(secure digital high capacity) type see if it's work. I do have same problem I have used 16GB Uhs-1 class 10 A1  (ultra high speed) micro SD card  but it's not compitable with the Android system it says can't read and Android system notify it's corrupted sd card, but soon after I try another micro SD card which is class 2 sdhc its work fine no countering any problem at all it's working  smooth when transferring data and fast rendering any apps I want to open that i have installed in my phone. There's so many type of micro SD card out there but need to see carefully some of it only suitable for hi digital camera which is usually using different file format system.


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Should I redownload apps for 64bit version?
I had a 32bit mobile(Snapdron 400) now i have a 64bit(625).
I have apks from the old phone.
Can I install the apks (converted downloaded apps to apk using “Es_file_explorer”) from old phone.Or I need to re-download all apps again for 64bit version?
q2 : When I download a app from google play store does it download app for “specific device”(or something) or the apk contains all the stuff?
q2.1 “Specific device”(above) - it only depends on cpu arch?

Most Andriod apps contain all the platform dependent parts (if they have such) for multiple platforms: ARM 32 (ARMv7) and 64 bit (ARMv8), x86 and sometimes even MIPS.
Therefore most likely all APK files you already have will work even on the new phone.
However the Google PlayStore allows to specify special version for certain groups of devices. But as an end user you don't know what groups the app developer has defined. You can identify such apps in the PlayStore by the download size "varies by device" (additional information section at the end).
On common example that exists in multiple versions for different devices is  Google Maps.