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Error in installing lollipop 5.0.2 on Samsung s2 (19105p) pluse
Im trying to install lollipop on my Samsung s2 pluse (19105p). But at installing time got a error in " E:failed to  verify whole-file signatures "

It looks like you are trying to install CyanogenMod 12 custom ROM using the built-in "3e" recovery.  This will not work, as the stock recovery only allows updates that are signed by keys only known to your carrier, manufacturer (Samsung in this case) or Google themselves.
You will first need to find anf install a custom recovery image that is built specifically for your phone's model, which is GT-i9105P.  A quick Google search leads to these instructions on XDA-Developers forum on installing a build of ClockworkMod  (a.k.a. CWM) recovery on your device.
You will need USB drivers for your phone model installed on your computer, Odin utility, and the custom recovery image from here.

First, turn your phone off completely.  Remove the battery for good measure.
Boot the phone into Download mode by holding Power + Home + Volume down buttons together.
Connect the phone to your PC and wait for drivers to install and recognize it.
Run the Odin utility, and ensure that one of the squares highlights, signifying that it recognized the phone.  If this doesn't happen it means the USB drivers are not correct, and you will need to find different ones, probably from Samsung's support site.
Select the "PDA" (or "AP" depending on version) button, and select the recovery image file you downloaded.
Un-check the "Auto-reboot" option and click the "Start" button.  This may take a while.
Once the flashing process completes, the highlighted square should say "RES OK" or "PASS!".  Disconnect the phone from USB, and take out the battery.

Now you should be able to boot into custom recovery, and that will allow you to flash a custom ROM like CyanogenMod.

ClockworkMode(cwm) recovery posible in android 4.1.2 jelly Bean ?

My phone is not updated still nw. My phone have android 4.1.2 jelly bean. So here possible to do cwm recovery ?

Android OS version is not important.  As long as the bootloader is not locked (like on new phones,) you should be able to flash CWM recovery via Odin.


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Problem with updating from cm-12-20150228-NIGHTLY-taoshan
I've installed the cm-12-20150228-NIGHTLY-taoshan to my C2105 and now I want to update to cm-12-20150303-NIGHTLY-taoshan but I get this error.
This package is for device: C2105, C2104, c2105, c2104, taoshan this device is .

What can I do to solve this problem?
Same problem is with the cm-12-20150301-NIGHTLY-taoshan and also with downgrading to the cm-11-20140827-NIGHTLY-taoshan (which I had previously installed). It seems to me that the information about my device is missing. How can I add the information that this device is C2105/taoshan?
I've tried to get some information from my /system/build.prop file but it looks like the C2105 identifier is OK. Is it possible to turn off the device validation during new CM installation? This is what my current /system/build.prop looks like:
# begin build properties
# autogenerated by buildinfo.sh
ro.build.id=LRX22G
ro.build.display.id=cm_taoshan-userdebug 5.0.2 LRX22G a166b92e84 test-keys
ro.build.version.incremental=a166b92e84
ro.build.version.sdk=21
ro.build.version.codename=REL
ro.build.version.all_codenames=REL
ro.build.version.release=5.0.2
ro.build.date=Sat Feb 28 10:03:21 PST 2015
ro.build.date.utc=1425146601
ro.build.type=userdebug
ro.build.user=jenkins
ro.build.host=cyanogenmod
ro.build.tags=test-keys
ro.product.brand=Sony
ro.product.name=C2105
ro.product.board=qcom
# ro.product.cpu.abi and ro.product.cpu.abi2 are obsolete,
# use ro.product.cpu.abilist instead.
ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v7a
ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi
ro.product.cpu.abilist=armeabi-v7a,armeabi
ro.product.cpu.abilist32=armeabi-v7a,armeabi
ro.product.cpu.abilist64=
ro.product.manufacturer=Sony
ro.product.locale.language=en
ro.product.locale.region=US
ro.wifi.channels=
ro.board.platform=msm8960
ro.build.characteristics=phone
ro.cm.device=taoshan
# end build properties
#
# from device/sony/taoshan/system.prop
#
#
# system prop for taoshan
#

ro.sf.lcd_density=240

#
# ADDITIONAL_BUILD_PROPERTIES
#
keyguard.no_require_sim=true
ro.com.android.dateformat=MM-dd-yyyy
ro.carrier=unknown
com.qc.hardware=true
ro.vendor.extension_library=/vendor/lib/libqc-opt.so
ro.telephony.ril_class=SonyRIL
wifi.interface=wlan0
wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=15
persist.hwc.mdpcomp.enable=true
wlan.driver.ath=0
dalvik.vm.heapstartsize=8m
dalvik.vm.heapgrowthlimit=96m
dalvik.vm.heapsize=256m
dalvik.vm.heaptargetutilization=0.75
dalvik.vm.heapminfree=2m
dalvik.vm.heapmaxfree=8m
ro.opengles.version=196608
ro.ril.transmitpower=true
persist.radio.apm_sim_not_pwdn=1
DEVICE_PROVISIONED=1
rild.libpath=/system/lib/libril-qc-qmi-1.so
ril.subscription.types=NV,RUIM
telephony.lteOnCdmaDevice=0
ro.use_data_netmgrd=true
ro.telephony.call_ring.multiple=false
ro.ril.telephony.mqanelements=6
ro.qualcomm.cabl=0
ro.cwm.enable_key_repeat=true
persist.debug.wfd.enable=1
persist.sys.wfd.virtual=0
ro.qualcomm.bt.hci_transport=smd
persist.timed.enable=true
qcom.audio.init=complete
persist.audio.fluence.mode=endfire
persist.audio.vr.enable=false
persist.audio.handset.mic=digital
persist.audio.lowlatency.rec=false
media.aac_51_output_enabled=true
ro.qc.sdk.audio.ssr=false
ro.qc.sdk.audio.fluencetype=none
lpa.decode=true
persist.gps.qmienabled=true
ro.gps.agps_provider=1
ro.error.receiver.system.apps=org.cyanogenmod.bugreport
ro.rommanager.developerid=cyanogenmodnightly
ro.com.google.clientidbase=android-sonyericsson
ro.url.legal=http://www.google.com/intl/%s/mobile/android/basic/phone-legal.html
ro.url.legal.android_privacy=http://www.google.com/intl/%s/mobile/android/basic/privacy.html
ro.com.android.wifi-watchlist=GoogleGuest
ro.setupwizard.enterprise_mode=1
ro.com.android.dataroaming=false
ro.build.selinux=1
persist.sys.dun.override=0
persist.sys.root_access=0
ro.cm.version=12-20150228-NIGHTLY-taoshan
ro.cm.releasetype=NIGHTLY
ro.modversion=12-20150228-NIGHTLY-taoshan
ro.cmlegal.url=https://www.cyanogenmod.org/docs/privacy
persist.sys.recovery_update=false
ro.cm.display.version=12-20150228-NIGHTLY-taoshan
ro.config.notification_sound=Argon.ogg
ro.config.alarm_alert=Hassium.ogg
ro.config.ringtone=Orion.ogg
persist.sys.dalvik.vm.lib.2=libart.so
dalvik.vm.isa.arm.features=div
dalvik.vm.lockprof.threshold=500
net.bt.name=Android
dalvik.vm.stack-trace-file=/data/anr/traces.txt

EDIT so I checked the "updater-script" file and it seems that the CM installer is trying to validate the property ro.product.device which is missing in my build.prop. So I've added it to the build.prop file and tried to install the CM again but... Still the same error!
I also tried to modify the build.prop and remove the validation but now I get error that the package is not valid because of checksum or something like that (I don't remember exactly)

I faced the same problem, exact same error message and was going crazy. :P
The problem in my case was that the recovery was corrupted. I just downloaded the recovery from here and update successful.
Hope this helps :)

You are already very close. If you are sure that the download isn't corrupt and you are sure that the file downloaded is indeed for your device, you can open the zip file, go to the updater-script and remove the part of the script where it validates which phone you have.
After this edit, the update should work fine.
Also, I'd mention it to the maintainer of the ROM, as multiple people may be experiencing the same issue.

Thanks for answer. The problem with this is that the checksum can't ve validated after I edit the updater-script. Do you have any idea how to solve the checksum problem?

Honestly, I would always just install it and test it for a few minutes, if nothing weird happens it's probavly all good. I always had a backup ready so I coould go back if neccesary and I've personally never bothered using checksums myself...

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wifi hotspot is not working on my motorola droid razr maxx android 4.1 jelly bean
I am unable to activate mobile hotspot on my Motorola Droid Maxx running Jelly Bean 4.1. When I try to do so it comes up with an error: "you are not subscribed to the service".
What can I do to fix that?

You will need to sign up for this service with your mobile provider (Verizon, TMobile, etc).
Without paying for the ability to use this service, you cannot use it on your device.
There are ways around this (involving Rooting your device, or trying some 3rd party apps) but in standard OS, you can't tether your device without paying your service provider for this capability.

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How to access hidden pictures on Galaxy S4 with broken screen?
I have Samsung Galaxy S4 from T-Mobile, but I happen to break it. I still can turn it on and hear it, but the screen won't light up at all. Now, I have certain pictures. I put them in the stock hidden picture folder within the Gallery on the phone so no one will find them.
I tried plugging it into my Windows 8 computer to get everything off of it (music, videos, pictures, etc.). I couldn't get to the pictures in that hidden folder. Can someone help me how to access those images on PC?
Here is a video link to show you where I hide the pictures and everything:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aWzsLMwG10

How and where do you hide that folder? If you have file explorer (e.g. ES File Explorer) on your phone, can you access it?

well if you go into the gallery on the s4 and press the menu button on the phone when you select a picture you can hide it and view it later, and i have the normal file explorer the phone comes with but i cant see the screen because its broken so that is useless...

Sorry, I didn't notice the broken screen on the very end of the post. I cleaned up your post for now.

Do you usually have to enter a password of kinds to access that "hidden folder"? If not, it's most likely just a "normal hidden folder" in terms of the file system. Make sure all files are displayed, and watch out for folders/files having their names starting with a dot (.).

no you cant have a password on it, but i will try and see if i can display them all

Ok i tried lookingto hidden files but nothing came up... and i looked for anything that startedwith (.) but still nothing

How did you get this problem fixed ?


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Change volume of noficiation with ringtone on vibrate
I was wondering if it is possible in Android 4.4.2 to change the volume of the notifications while the ringtone is put on vibrate.
I'm using an Samsung S4 mini with the stock OS that was installed on it. The problem is, once I enable the volume of the ringtone, I can change the notifications volume independently. But once I put the ringtone on vibrate, the notifications volume gets disabled.

AFAIK, on stock, the notification sound will usually follow the ringer volume. I might be wrong though. In the meanwhile, could you mention your device model, and whether you're using stock/custom ROM?

Sorry I forgot to mention it, I'm using an Samsung S4 mini with the stock OS that was installed on it. The problem is, once I enable the volume of the ringtone, I can change the notifications volume independently. But once I put the ringtone on vibrate, the notifications volume gets disabled.

Consec, note you can always [edit] your post to include additional details – that makes them easier to detect, in the comments they might get lost (did that for you now). Apart from that, you might wish to check some helpers for Volume control, giving you better/easier access to those settings.


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internal memory
My phones internal memory is only 2GB. I only have very few apps like facebook, viber, etc.
When I bought my phone I installed a lot of apps and games but did not have any problems with the internal memory. All of my apps, photos, musicc etc are saved in the SD card. How come I now have a very low memory left internally when I have a lot less apps and games compared to before?

Bigger apps? Storing more data? When I look back a few years, an app of 1 MB size was considered big. Today it sometimes seems that's the minimum size you can get.

Various crash logs tend to clog up internal memory on older devices.  You can try clearing them out by doing the following:

In Dialer app dial the following: *#9900#  Note that this may not work on all devices (specifically on tablets, since they don't have a dialer to begin with.)  Some devices require you to tap the "call" button, while on others the code should start running the moment you hit the last "#" sign.
This will open up the SysDump utility as shown here:

Tap the "Delete dumpstate/logcat" button, and exit out of the app.

This should hopefully free up some internal storage space.

Sounds like a cleanup job ?? The internal storage is also called sdcard. Cleanup first, cache included. Then make sure that most or all apps are moved/installed to external SD.

First off, be careful in what you mean by "memory" here. You've got RAM that's used by running and cached but inactive apps, and you've got internal storage. I'll assume you're talking about internal storage here.
Apps don't necessarily get stored to the SD card (or "external storage" under KitKat). Some apps cannot be stored there. All apps keep a portion of themselves in internal storage. Apps also store data, including their own caches, in internal storage. Then there are the ad add-ons that may be consuming more space than in the past.
Start first by clearing app caches. Since you're running low on internal storage, I suggest doing this by hand. You may also find some apps you didn't realize you had. As you go through each one, also see if you can move any of them to the SD card. Don't go crazy over this, because some of them won't be worth the time, but it could help.
If all else fails, it might be time for a factory reset and reload of everything.

Here is a rundown of steps that can help remedy your problem:

Open up downloads from app drawer, delete all incomplete downloads.
Use a file browser and move all music, movies, videos, photos, and documents to ext SD card.
Open up settings/app manager/all, scroll to Media Storage. Force stop first, then clear data.°
Use a cleaning app such as CCLEANER OR CM SECURITY; to remove old, useless left over data.
Perform a factory reset, backup essential data first.
Go into recovery wipe cache and dalvik-cache, reboot.
Install custom recovery and custom ROM for your device.

° This will not erase any existing files, this will force the system to rescan your device. Any entries for non-existing (left over) files will be removed


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Moto G2 doesn't boot, fails to load recovery
Everything was fine till yesterday but suddenly my moto g2 got stuck and when i tried to go to recovery mode it didnt get started and a message was displayed "failed to load recovery image" and normal boot and factory reset is also not working.Please help me.

Anything special you did yesterday (i.e. before it "got stuck"), which might give us a clue what might have caused the situation?

yes day before yday i tried to installed clash of clan .but i was not able to installed it.

Did it show any errors when you tried? Or were any other errors shown then (e.g. shortly thereafter)?

after i downloaded that game a message popped up "unfortunately clash of clans could not be installed on your phone.download again".

Doesn't give me a clou, sorry – a failed app-install shouldn't really cause such a situation (especially concerning recovery mode). Where did you download it from?


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How can I stop yahoo starting up (trying autorun manager by mob)
Yahoo mail is starting automatically
How can I stop it from doing so?
I have tried autoruns   MobiWIA - AndRS Studio
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rs.autorun&hl=en
which shows a bunch of "intents" for yahoo mail but I don't know what to do from there.
My phone is rooted.
I can see it looks like I would have to uncheck certain intents but i'm not sure which

Have you seen How can I stop applications and services from running? As for "what to do from there": unmark the checkboxes that would be. But that also might render the app unusable, so you've got to experiment which to uncheck.

@Izzy yes I saw that, he has a section about preventing apps starting up and mentions autoruns, hence i'm using autoruns that he mentions, and yes uncheck, but what checkboxes that's the question, what intent(s) specifically to uncheck.

Hard to give general/generic advice on that. I always try to figure by their names (which are not quite readable in your screenshot) what they are about, and decide on that. If you'd e.g. uncheck #4 (PushNotificationReceiver), you'd no longer get informed you've got new mail unless you check for yourself (Cloud Messaging). The others I cannot read.

well, the aim is to stop it starting up.. i've just tried another app called startup manager. I did something and they might not be starting up now. looking under settings running apps

Of course it is. But it starts up whenever one of its intents is called. That can be boot_completed – but as well one of several other things, such as "network state changed", "sd card mounted", or even "battery low" – depending on what it registered listeners for. If you're rather looking for an "easy way out", you might instead try Greenify, which can "hibernate" an app when you don't explicitly run it in foreground.


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Can I globally set all Android apps to prefer WiFi for data?
My cellular carrier just alerted me that we've exceeded our data usage. They show that I used more than 500MB at once a few days ago at a time when I was at home in bed, and the phone in range of my WiFi. I assume the phone downloaded an update automatically, but there was no reason for it to use cellular data when WiFi was available.
The device is a Nexus 5 and it recently updated its OS. I don't have it nearby or I'd check the version.
Can I set an Android phone to always use WiFi, for all apps, if its available?

Android does this by default. If you have a connection to the internet via WiFi this will be used by all apps. Android Lollipop added the ability for it to revert to cellular data if the Wireless network you are connected to does not have a connection to the internet. This is signified by an exclamation mark (!) on the WiFi icon in the top right. More information on this can be found here

is there a way to turn this off? To let apps use Wi-Fi even if it doesn't have Internet (I have local server running with Wi-Fi connection without Internet).


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SD card is damaged, even after I format and get new sd card, I'm still seeing the same error, Please help!
Hi I've found my 8 GB SD card damaged this morning. And I was able to access it on my computer and I collected the files on it, then FORMATTED it. However, when I put it back in my phone I'm still getting the same error : Damaged SD card.
So I've bought a brand new 2 GB SD card and I'm still receiving the same error: SD card Damaged. I'm using TECNO M3 , android 4.2.2
Please I need help fixing this problem.
PS: This problem has started when I put wi-fi on this morning, and the apps started updating automatically. And suddenly majority of my apps were removed on their own.BTW, I've check different threads here but it seems nobody is having the same problem as mine. I appreciate any help.
Thanks!

Try formatting the SD card on your phone instead of the PC. If it still shows the message, then your SD card might be broken.

The SD card was ok when you accessed it with your computer. Could it be some malware on your smartphone instead?

And suddenly majority of my apps were removed on their own. Is your device Rooted? @ott : I'm kinda skeptical about Malware doing so without Root access. To install/remove Apk's requires very higher privileges which certainly a malware (alike other apps if device not rooted) shouldn't be able to do. But may be a Vulnerability could've been exploited here or else, I could be wrong all along. Care to enlighten here. @Pearl : I agree with @gianttree, try formatting the card only in Smartphone from Settings > Storage > Format External Storage

I've tried formatting the SD card on my phone but I'm still having the same problem.

And I've tried using a new SD card and same problem happened, btw my phone is rooted. I'm thinking it could be a malware the way I'm seeing thing going. Anyways until the moment I didn't manage to fix it. Do you have other suggestions? Thanks

Could be multiple things. With the "first card", you might have formatted it using a file system not supported by the device (e.g. NTFS). The second card might be broken/corrupt, though I think that unlikely. If a third card (maybe you can find one to try from another device?) doesn't work either, I'd rather consider the problem is with the device's card slot (e.g. contact issues).


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is there a way to recover partially received contact files from bluetooth
I recently bought a new Galaxy s5 phone. when I tried to Bluetooth my contacts over, it only partially sent the file is there a way to open the partially send file?

What phone are you sending the contacts from? If the phone is older, and especially if it's not Android, the files are most likely not compatible. You'll be better transferring the contacts via the Internet, if possible. You can use either Google account and sync your contacts with it, or use one of those sites dedicated to backing-up and transferring contacts.


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HTC One internal storage performing very slowly
Using A1 SD, I can see that my HTC One (M7)'s 'internal SD card' (ie, the embedded storage) is incredibly slow compared to other benchmarks listed by anonymous users for the same phone. I'm only getting  6.68MB/s read, and 2.76MB/s write. However, others are getting 50MB/s read and 33MB/s write (for the same HTC One M7 and the same storage location)
Any idea why my phone might be performing so slowly? And how might I improve its speeds?
Its important to note that I've run this diagnosis because for months I've put up with slow speeds and only now getting around to doing something about it. Quite often when saving a photo or a video it will hang for many minutes. I typically find that performance is worse when the card is nearing on full, but now even clearing out storage doesn't seem to give back much performance.

Resetting my phone did the trick.
This isn't a very good answer, as I don't know the root cause. I'm going to slowly add back apps and see if there's a particular one that might have been a bit IO greedy. So far I've added most back and its still fantastically fast again. Haven't signed into Facebook yet... I've always had my suspicions...

Hi I have the HTC one Max and have had this exact same problem as you describe.  Really slow laggy performance on the phone and was considering a new one even though I am happy with the Max apart from the lag.  I ended up buying a faster SDCard to see if that improved things then tried A1 Bench.  My SDCard was fast 70MB/s read 30MB/s write but the internal storage was slow as treacle reading at 6MB/s.  I did a factory reset last night and now the internal storage is running 43MB/s read 32MB/s write.  I uninstalled the FB app and messenger before the first benchmarks as well so dont think it is that.
I didnt exactly have lots of rubbish apps installed anyway so its strange, I did read somewhere that its best to do a factory reset after upgrading to lollypop so maybe its just that.  I have put most of the apps I regularly use back on except for FB so far and benchmarks are still looking good.  I may put FB app back on as prefer it to just using chrome.
What we really need is something like windows resource monitor that shows all the processes running that we can sort by disk io, memory and cpu usage so when its running dog slow can see exactly what is causing it.

I just had the same issue on HTC One X. After trying many things, the action that seems to have fixed the problem was deleting two big (almost 500MB each) thumbnail-metadata files for the images.
I hope this helps others, too.


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Unexpected behavior after rooting
I Just rooted my phone (Motorola RAZr D1) in order to allow aditional space for instalations. I could not find a proper way to root this device on XDA fórum so I went to internet. I got root acces by instaling Kingsroot app but since then the phone is showing strange behavior like consuming more batery, auto enablig data of the SIM, and not allowing some aplications to be installed (espacially those related to security like SuperSU and some AV), etc.
I suspect the phone was hacked so I perform factory resset via the system management tools. But the malware is still there...
And if I try the reset via initialization tool (power+volUP) the options are all in chinês which I am not able to understand....
what can I do to recover control of my device?
UPDATE:
I have android 4.4.2 (KitKat) installed in which Framaroot does not work.
I want to get superSU installed on /system and set it as the default root manager but kinguser (that is the malware, I am almost sure) doesn't prompt for authorization with other superuser applications of android market (like superSU in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNrny2A6g1g or superuser).
Some apllications got autorization now (like root explorer and Avast) but not the terminal which could also de helpful.
How to make it?

Please post back when your issue has been resolved.

If you're certain that malware is still there even after Factory Reset, it means it is now in /system or a location outside the ambit of Factory Reset. In such case, you need to format the various partitions, or to be precise, you need to install ROM from scratch to completely get rid of Malware. Look for fastboot type ROM for your device on WEB. And from now on, use APK's that are well trusted in the Android Communities. Rooting can be done easily from Custom Recovery. So never try Rooting using APK's unless no option works.

Thank you for the suggestions... Actually I searched a lot tutorial on how to root my device without any APK but nothing... And even on fóruns I trust a little bit I found ways to root the system (e.g. Framaroot does not work after android 4.4.2 KITKAT)

Are you sure that you have malware, not just wrong settings in kinguser? (Ones that revoke and run in background using battery)
Please take look at this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl8z37PhEe0, each screen is viewed
Pause the video on each screen and match the screen up to yours (since in Chinese), taking note of settings - placement of options should be the same between languages.
Once understood and set right, follow this guide for properly rooting your device (start 8/27/2013). This guide is from the XDA developer chrono_s3rge and in English.
How to Root Motorola Razr D1 XT914:

Download the latest version of Framaroot, from XDA developer alephzain
Install and open Framaroot (you will have to enable unknown sources)
Select "BOROMIR"
Reboot device
Enjoy

Check application list for SU to confirm that root worked. Update the binary, then once up and working, uninstall kingroot.
Always perform a backup, in case of issues and for data replacement.
Rooting your device is potentially dangerous, security issues arise, and other problems that could brick your device - making it unusable. Please know that you and you alone assume responsibility from rooting your device. That being said enjoy responsibly

The asker already (unintentionally) made a terrible mistake of using Apk inside Android to root Android which led to malware infection. Even though Framaroot works well, it is not very trustworthy from the standpoint of ROOTING (Supreme access) and I suppose it shouldn't be suggested without a warning. The issue the asker mentioned is to recover now, where Factory Reset isn't helping. Framaroot definitely can root the device here but it certainly cannot get rid of malware which is the pivotal issue.

@Firelord When another superuser app is installed, which can be accomplished in askers present staste, older superuser apps are overwritten. Thus their data is flushed. Corruptible malware should stop running. Should be able to manually locate malware and delete. I didn't suggest a warning, asker should already be aware of potential security problems from website they downloaded kinguser from. But your right, I will edit that in

It is true about the fact of overwritten, nothing stops the malware from downloading other Root binaries which should work alongside with the Current or future Root binaries installed by ROOT apps (This is hypothetical, I'll search more to back it up). That said, if the malware is able to access ROOT in asker's present scenario, it can easily block 'Framaroot' ((which is actually nothing but exploiting vulnerability and pushing binaries to exploit)) from Rooting the device. Besides, a presumption that User should be aware of something more or less beats the purpose of Q/A here.

@Firelord This all comes back to using incompatible firmware and not fully searching information out. Not warning them about something that they should have realized before initially attempting to root their device, doesn't beat the purpose of Q/A. User didn't ask about potential threats of rooting, but rooting with wrong software and undesirable results. We are past the point of warnings, its already too late. But I digress, I am thinking this just might be the settings in the kinguser app restricting everything. I will research.

I have ICS 4.4.2 and Framaroot doesn't work anymore. And about the kinguser it is working the same way that shown in the video. I suspect Kingsroot is the malware because it insists on enabling data even during night. SuperSU is now installed but kinguser doesn't prompt the window to allow it to run. And it is not updating the binaries :(
I think maybe I workaround can be useful. I want to get superSU installed on /system but have no idea on how.

I want to get superSU installed on /system and set it as the default root manager but have no idea on how. kinguser may be the malware and it does not prompt for authorization with other superuser applications from android market (like in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNrny2A6g1g). How to make it? [original post updated]

Inside kinguser settings, basically set everything to allow changes.There should also be some setting for switching to another superuser app. I don't use king user, so not sure where. Recheck videos screens against yours. I'll find out more after work and post back.

The video is showing Avast Mobile Security is installed, and that is uninstalling kinguser after installing SU (from Play Store and also updating binary). Do you have a custom recovery installed? (CWM,TWRP, or ???)


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How to manually flash your android device?
Want to update my android version myself. The phone manufacturer isn't providing any updates. Is there a way to update from Jellybean to kitkat manually?
I'm using Micromax A76 Canvas Fun. Currently on Jellybean 4.2.2

What kind of phone do you have?  Possible your model doesn't plan to upgrade Android versions.

Your question will most likely get flagged, without the necessary info like New-To-It suggested, as being too broad (vague). Please edit your question so it can be answered properly.

I'm using Micromax A76 Canvas Fun. Currently on Jellybean 4.2.2

@RoufRafiq You need to search for a custom ROM that is built on Android 4.4.x Kitkat, e.g. Cyanogenmod, MIUI, etc. Once you find it, you need to flash your Stock Recovery with a custom recovery like TWRP, Clockworkmod, etc. You can do the flashing using ADB or your choice of tool provided that it has your phone drivers. Then, you need to sideload your custom ROM through your custom recovery that you installed just now. If everything is good, your device will be running on Kitkat in no time.

Custom ROMs (the unofficial ROMs made by the community) are usually mostly made for popular phones (there are usually more developers), so obscure OEMs like Micromax usually don't get custom ROM ports. Safest place to look for phone modding and customizing is Xda-Developers, if you find a suspicious site that claims to have ported KitKat (in this case), it's usually too good not to appear on xda, in other words, it's probably fake.
Android ROM needs to be tailored for each specific model, you can't just, for example, go somewhere and download the universal Android update and install it on your phone.  You can always try to port CyanogenMod (the most popular custom ROM) to your device, but the process is rather complex and you'll have to learn a lot of things before you get to do such feat.
In case you find a ROM, you'll need to have your bootloader unlocked, so that you can install custom recovery image that will let you get into recovery mode (similar to BIOS on the PC), from where you can install actual ROM files, after which the flashing process is done.

But your answer is incomplete accounting the question here How to manually flash your android device?.


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Why is my screen turning blue?
i have a samsung galaxy 3 and I dropped it and it cracked which has been fine. Just lately the top left corner has been turning blue and is spreading to the right side and lower what is it and what should i do?

LCD is short for "liquid crystal display".  The liquid is leaking out due to the fractures.  Really the only thing you can do is to replace the screen.


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Storing & getting the device orientation (yaw, pitch, roll) when taking a photo
I want to take a photo and use the stored GPS coordinates and the orientation of the phone to do some calculations. How can I access that information?
Alternatively if there is an API to do that I could make my own app.

Android provides Sensors API if you want to create yourself an app.

Of course! You can use Metadata viewer  to see the GPS coordinates and other information of your photos.
Android has  Handful of APIs for anything you want. If you a developer you can make use of that.
Here is all you need.

Tutorial to get yaw, pitch, roll in android.
Simple Camera API tutorial
Google documentation about accelerometer api
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This is one of those problems that I believe requires a documented standard:  the same reason every platform trivially accesses the GPS location of a photo is because of EXIF and it's standardized tags.
EXIF is not user-extensible, and side car files are too namespace-y (proprietary).
Unless I'm wrong about there not being a standard place for Euler angles or even the quaternion that establishes device attitude.

After WWDC 2017, ARKit mostly addresses this for iOS.


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Icon pointing to app upgraded through Play Store no longer works. What's up with that?
Sometimes when an app is upgraded through the Play Store, the icon for it in the launcher no longer points to the app.  Other times, it works fine.  What's up with that?  Seems totally random for which apps it happens with and when.  Why does it happen?
Update: Andrew asked what happens if it doesn't point to the app.  Great question.  The launcher presents a dialog box that states: "Item is not installed.  Search Google Play, or pick another app?"  It has three buttons, which are: Cancel, Select app, Play Store.  I also should mention this happens on multiple devices running KitKat.

Could you clarify the issue a little bit? When it's no longer pointing to the app, what does really happen? (Cannot open? Open to random app? Any error message?)

@AndrewT. Great questions.  I updated the question to answer yours!

Mostly the shortcut associated with the app is not valid after upgrading. This is associated with that particular app rather than the phone/OS. The thing can be done is removing the shortcut and adding the shortcut again.

Ah, that dialog. I remember I have seen it before, maybe from self-experience, or on somewhere else, but now I couldn't remember it. Will try to research it again. Meanwhile, please mention the device model and Android version, just in case it's related.


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LG G3 (d855) Lollipop: cannot set custom ringtone
I'm having a weird situation: I cannot add a custom ringtone to my LG G3.
I made an MP3 file with Audacity, I uploaded it using AirDroid and set it as default ringtone (like I used to do on my GT-I9300 with CyanogenMod) but it won't take it, when I receive a phone call the default LG ringt one is used.
But apparently everything is set up correctly, after setting the ringtone with AirDroid if I go on the phone settings I see the correct file seleced, not LG's one.
I tried playing the audio from there and it works.
To make sure it wasn't a problem with the mp3 file itself I tried:

cutting down the size of the file: from a full song (3M) I tried stripping it to something like 30s (1M)
changing format: the short file, saved as OGG instead of mp3
manually uploading in a different directory (instead of using AirDroid)

All tests have the same result: LG's ringtone!
What works is using one of the other default ringtones provided by vendor. If I choose one of the existing tones the setting is correctly honored.
I'm getting mad, I don't understand what I am doing wrong.
I'm now running the latest version available for my phone (V20h-EUR-XX). I had Android 4.4 for a week or two, and as far as I can remember (it wasn't my priority) this wasn't working with that version either.
I found a popular AE question about ringtones and Lollipop, but sadly I cannot find the Clear cached data option on my LG.

Did you place the ringtone inside the ringtones directory in the /sdcard folder?

No, it's in the /Ringtones but on the main memory (full path /storage/emulated/0/Ringtones). Since Lollipop only system app can write to sdcard, and I haven't rooted the device. Along with my ringtone there are also hangouts_*.ogg files

have you tried another phone app? Also, /sdcard is symlink to /storage/emulated/[userid]/

what do you mean with another phone app? tried what?

another dialer. Just search gplay for dialer. Could possibly be bug with stock dialer?

Thanks to the useful suggestion of a forum post I managed to fix by

copy the ringtone in the /Music~ folder (instead of/Ringtones`)
start the bundled music player, play the song I want for ringtone, then in the menu select Use as ringtone

This way I could finally change the ringtone with a custom one!

U delete the internal memory Ringtones folder then create the small letter use ringtones folder copy the ur song paste the ringtones folder then select the song
Its work for moto g2

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Battery Drain from mysterious wake locks
I have an huge battery drain issue on my OnePlus One running Android 4.4.2 on stock ROM CM11s O5Q with FrancoKernel R35. I googled and searched so many times but couldn't find anything and I am really desperated now. And hope you guys can help me out.
So, some time ago I noticed that my battery drains over night in "Deep Sleep" 2-8% per hour which is really unusual. I installed "BetterBatteryStats" to look up whats going on, noticing that strange wakelocks are draining my phones battery. Here are to wakelocks event0-875 and event2-875 (see screenshot, this screenshot was taken after charging so dont wonder the -0,5%) which iI dont know and I also dont know to what they belong to.
I read so far that event0 are androidOS stuff wakelocks and at the end of a day I have round about 30-40% left mainly drained buy AndroidOS, as I can see from the built-in Bettery Stats. We have to see that its a 3100mAh battery and i usually dont use my phone at all during the day.
I already greenified some apps to see if its an app which is causing the drain but no success so far.
Today in the evening I cant post you another screenshot from WakelockDetector app. The statistics resets after charging the phone.
I hope you guys can help me, thanks so far!

BetterBatteryStats (click image to enlarge)

does rebooting/restart the phonef fix it temperary?

No I tried it several times inlcuding clearing cache and stuff at the end of a day the same result showed up

what if no internet access ( OS update )?

I dont understand the question :) I am usually all day connected to WLAN. The phone turns WLAN of if not necessary and in sleep i guess

check 'data usage'. can you see 'android OS' in the list.

I see Android System with 8.5MB

possible OS update. Can you try this : recharge to 100%, switch to flight mode , restart phone. watch for some hours/day.

If you're rooted, try Greenify. It will hibernate all the unused apps and thereby releasing resources which sucks up your battery juice.


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Digital Audio out
I have recently been trying to pipe spotify from an android device via a Cambridge Audio Dac Magic (USB, Toslink, SPDIF) into my home stereo system.
Basically I am trying to run Spotify Connect into my home stereo. The  current solutions are

Spend a lot of cash purchasing a spotify connect hifi component, there only appears to be one of these, and it is hugely expensive
Gramfon - cheap, but only has headphone jack output, and it seems to want to set up its own wifi hotspot
iDevice - with a dock, there is direct digital output! but since I don't own any, it would cost as much as 1
a tablet etc with an otg cable, plugged into the Dac Magic - this works, but I can't charge at the same time so it can't be a permanent solution.
Amazon Fire TV, the most promising solution so far, but it only works when plugged into a tv! (A port of android to this would be perfect, but it isn't quite there yet)

What I would really like to do is find something that runs android that has a direct digital audio output. That I can hide away behind the hifi and never think about again! I have tried running Android on the PCDuino v2, but it is Android 4.2 and it doesn't seem to pick up the Dac Magic (otherwise it would be a perfect solution)
I'm considering waiting for Win10 on the Raspberry Pi, but I would really like to come up with an Android solution
So if anyone knows of any sort of android device, or a device capable of running 4.4 or 5 that can be charged and have a USB connection

Regarding #4, there are USB OTG cables with a splitter for charging, such as this: Amazon: Micro USB Host OTG Cable with Micro USB Power for Samsung i9100 i9300 i9220 i9250 by AtomicMarket

This is an option, but it seems very hit and miss about what devices it actually supports, most devices don't allow charging while an OTG cable is in use. - If I can't find a more promising solution, I'll likely pick one of these devices up and use that, but it feels like a hack! and I'm wondering if anyone here has a better solution...

Its not really an answer! but I don't think this is actually possible via Android at the moment. So I'm posting this to help those that land here via googling!
I purchased a Panasonic SH-ALL1C which was more expensive than I'd wanted to pay (£200 GBP) but it sounds good, and works with Spotify well.


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How to redirect sound to loudspeaker from arbitrary app
My Samsung Galaxy SIII comes with a front-speaker and a back-loudspeaker. From some applications, such as the Phone app, it is possible to press a software button during a call to redirect the sound to the back-loudspeaker (so that more than one person can hear what the person on the other side of the phone call is saying).
However, I couldn't find the same functionality on the Skype app (or any other videoconferencing or other app).
I would like to know whether there is a system setting somewhere or custom application such that whatever app is running in the foreground, the sound it produces can be somehow redirected to the back-loudspeaker from some external software, so that this can work no matter what app (Phone or other) is running.
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Delete the app folder in system accidently
I delete app folder in system folder which have preloaded .apk , now after i delete , every thing in my phone gone stopped working i turn off my phone and try to turn it on but stuck in boot load and wont come up
whats happened to my phone?
can i solve this problem and how?
i have xperia m dual

You've deleted the System related files. A lot of them. That's why its stuck. You need to download ROM for your device and flash it on your device. That's only option left now for you. Never mess up with System Folder. In fact, never ever delete anything other than what is in Internal/External Storage.

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Play store won't let me download any apps
My internal storage is about 50MB and my SD Card is about 300 MB. When I want to download an app that only need 20 something MB, it says insufficient storage. Even though I delet most of my apps and make my internal storage to about 100MB, it still says insufficient storage when I want to download an app that need 20MB. Please help me to solve this problem as soon as possible.

Use high storage SD card if possible (at least 2GB)
Move your installed applications into SD card from the settings.
Reset application preferences from the 'settings > apps'.
Go to 'Settings > Storage' and choose SD card as a preferred install location.
Reboot the phone.
Download any application after above steps.

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Temporary root Nexus 5 in adb shell to access a /data folder
I want to backup a data/data/com.package.name folder but the app manifest is set to backup=false.
To access the folder I want to temporary root the phone in the ADB shell and then access the folder to copy my files. There's no need for me to make root persistent.
The nexus runs on Android 5.0.1. Is there a way to get access to my data without installing a custom recovery, and others?

There is a way (or there was) to boot your device and access to it as root using ADB. First, you have to boot your device into the bootloader.

Turn it off. Press and hold Volume Down and press power.
You need to find and download boot insecure image (boot.img) and boot your phone using that image
fastboot boot boot.img

Now you should be able to access your device as root and copy your files
adb shell

will give you root access to it
To put a file into it do:
adb push file /phone/folder/

Be careful since an old boot insecure image in Android 5.0 or above can mess up with your phone. In my case an old image ruined my sensors and WiFi, and the only way I could fix it was by erasing the user data.


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I can't boot into recovery on my C6603
So Basically I put a recovery into my sony xperia z and i tried flashing an unofficial cyanogenmod 12. But afterwards the phone could not boot up to recovery due to the way i get into the recovery. Usually, the sony boot up sign would show up then i would press the volume up or volume down button to get to the recovery. But the phone can't even boot up now. What do i do?

Can you go into the Bootloader? If yes, you can flash the ROM and Recovery and save your device.

Besides, are you certain it is charged enough?

After flashing a custom ROM you have to press the volume key when the LED lights up (purple, if I remember correctly), not when the logo appears.


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Diagnosing as possible GPS issue with a Nexus 5
My Nexus 5 has developed some GPS oddities that lead me to wonder if I've dropped it one time too many. I write this question to ask for some diagnostic procedure to tell.
Situations:

Inability to get a GPS signal across much of Massachusetts for an afternoon.
Landing in Washington, DC, and having location services place me in Phoenix, AZ.
Walking along the sidewalk using Maps and having it decide that I'm going the opposite direction from my actual progress.

Yet nothing is complaining at me (except in the first case, where Sygic and Maps did complain about lack of a GPS lock.)
Is there anything I can do to determine if, in fact, something is broken, bent, or otherwise malfunctional?


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LG G2 screen isn't working in partial areas
So the other day I dropped my LG G2 from about 5 feet high and it smacked the ground. The screen was not damaged and everything looked fine with the phone, but when I started using it that wasn't the case. About 75% of my screen works when I touch it but a certain section of it does not. It isn't cracked or anything and you can see everything on screen, only the touch screen will not work in a certain section on my phone. Please help!

The (very small) cable that runs from the digitizer (the thing that reads your touches) to the motherboard (the part that does the thinking) was probably either damaged or knocked loose.
ifixit.com has a section on do-it-yourself hardware repairs or, it's time to find a repair depot.


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Trying to root and install Xposed on Nexus 5 with Lollipop
I'm trying to install Xposed on my Nexus 5 running 5.0.1. I used Wug's rootkit on Windows to root my device, but first of all it seems that I cannot root. I have gone through the whole process listed on the XDA page. And everything the root kit itself walks me through.
I don't see SuperUser installed after my device reboots; I have done a second test to see if I'm rooted by going into the terminal on my device and checking the symbol after the prompt is a '#' instead of a '$'. It's a '$' currently, which I'm told indicates that I'm not rooted.
It's worth noting I suppose that my device is encrypted, but I don't think this would affect anything since the encryption function encrypts only the /data folder and not the /system folder.
Does someone know if there is an issue with 5.0.1 or perhaps something else I need to be aware of? I'm not sure why this doesn't work.

Well, first of all $ does not indicate a non-rooted device; it indicates a non-rooted user, try the su command. If it succeeds, then your device is rooted. Also it's still unclear to me what Xposed has to do with your attempt to root your device.

su doesnt work either

@GiantTree device must be rooted to install Xposed framework

Hopefully I don't get burned too badly for this, but I thought I would share this info for people who haven't rooted/unlocked their phones lately (or never have).
In order to root one must unlock first; this functionality is provided in Wug's rootkit as well as the rooting function.
I was trying to mod my phone as little as possible, and I was told by several people that I could root without unlocking first, but it appears that this can never be done (perhaps Wug's rootkit should make that a pop up notification that the user must read in case a scenario presents itself where a user tries doing what I did; this way they can take recourse). In short, I had heard long ago that rooting and/or unlocking could potentially permanently disable Google Wallet, (more deeply speaking, I believe it would disable the use of the NFC chip) and I use NFC for lots of things so I didn't want to risk it if I didn't have to.
I've restored now, and everything has been tested and is fully functional.

Use chainfire's autoroot for root.
This requires adb.
http://autoroot.chainfire.eu


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HTC and Win XP mystery
At work I use windows xp and every time I connect my HTC One for charging, I get messages that prompt me to download HTC Sync. I can't  stop these disruptive messages and there's no other way to charge my phone. Any ideas?

You get this on the PC side?  It's probably due to AutoPlay which you can turn off in Control Panel.

Thanks Matthew, how do I do that? I can't find AutoPlay in the Control Panel

I'm afraid it didn't work. Any ideas?


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Where did Knox go after Lollipop upgrade?
I have Samsung Galaxy S4. I use Knox for my work email setup and it worked well.
After upgrading to Lollipop, it disappeared. I can't find it in applications. When it tries to start itself and I type in my password it says:

Failed to mount knox partition. Restart device.

Is it possible to have it back?

From this forum thread, it seems that you have to do full wipe (internal+external storage), then do factory reset. Search for "knox" on that thread.


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Problem answering calls on with Moto G (2nd generation) with Lollipop
When I receive a call I am not able to answer the call. When I try to move answer option to right it moves but call is not getting received. After that it just shows there is missed call and on other device it shows my phone is still ringing. But when there call for second time I am able to receive it without any interruption. What can I do?

Hi and welcome to Android Enthusiasts Stack Exchange! Have you tried phoning Motorola for advice? What did they say?

Also, which version of Lollipop are you using: 5.0, or 5.1?

What happens if you attend the call using an headset?


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Galaxy S4 keeps rebooting
I recently updated my galaxy s4, and after this update contacts app keep force close from yesterday night my device keep rebooting constantly. already did Google and tried so many things.
I have tried a number of steps,

such as taking battery out
removing SD Card and Sim Card

but still it remain same. even device is not going for recovery mode and when i tried to go for Odin mode device is not going in downloading mode and its just restarted.

For me a factory reset helped somewhat, although sometimes it still shuts off (about 3 times a week, better than every hour).


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My Rooted Note 4 needs a new carrier
I have a galaxy note 4 from T-Mobile the phone is rooted. Now I need to switch carriers to At&t. I have the code to unlock the phone but I need to know (if I put the new at&t Sim-card in my phone will I brick my phone? Do I need to unroot phone?) The phone is running stock rom t-mobile right now.

Putting in the SIM will not hurt your phone at all. Even if you don't have the unlock code, your phone will be fine. The unlock code just allows the phone to be able to read the SIM of the other carrier.
You do not need to unroot, nor do you need to do anything beyond entering the unlock code.
T-Mobile is a great carrier when it comes to giving customers the unlock code for their devices. Usually as long as you are in good standings with T-Mobile, and have been a customer (I think for at least 90 days) they will give you the code.


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Xperia Z2 Won't install rom's
This is my first time posting here, but I've used this a fair amount on previous phones to get root and rom's on.
I recently bought an Xperia Z2 online. I've spent the last few days trying to install cyanogenmod on the phone to no avail. Currently. So I'll outline the full process I'm using. I initially unlocked the phone using fastboot and sony official unlock method. I don't know fully if that carries over, or if it's problem if not. Then I flash on D6503_17.1.2.A.0.314_UK_Generic.ftf with the flashtools program. Using this video link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEWheFGJRJ0, including all their specified files, I then root the phone, which is all fine. Then using another of his videos, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubwdracEvyc , I install TWRP recovery, however his link is broken and I instead use the most updated zip file in the xzdualrecovery tab of nut.xperia-files.com/ . Downloading the latest xperia z2 nightly build from cyanogenmod website, I then load that onto the sd card, backup my system then do a full reset+wipe. It's here that I run into my erros. After clicking install from zip and selecting the CM12 nightly build, it begins running through the script and will then abort installation with the error
"This build is for D6502, D6503.. Sirius; This phone is "Castor"
Castor being the xperia z2 tablet. Loading on the Castor CM build will soft brick the phone and require a fresh restart from stock rom.
Loading up CM12's script file and removing the checks for phone version, I then get the following script install problem with no error code or message.
Installing update...
E: installation aborted
I've tried this with another rom running into literally the same 2 issues.
Does anyone know what is going on and how I can fix it to install CM?

Alright, so I found the solution and it was all to do with my own incompetence.
I was flashing on the wrong recovery, instead of the recovery for the Xperia z2 I was putting on the Z2 tablet recovery. Hence why the recovery mode was detecting "Castor" instead of "Sirius". Flashing on the right recovery immediately solved my flashing problem and now I'm running CM12.


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How can I connect a Shure BETA 58A Vocal Microphone with a Samsung Galaxy S4?
How can I connect a Shure BETA 58A Vocal Microphone with a Samsung Galaxy S4?

You can use a cable like this to connect the microphone to the 3.5mm jack headphone slot in your smartphone. That one is said to be working with a Galaxy Camera, be sure to check on Google and on users' feedback for the compatibility.
Important: you have to search, in general, for a cable which switches from XLR (the connection present in your microphone) to mini jack or 3.5mm jack (the headphone slot in your phone). The XLR has to be female (holes for the pins), while the jack must be male (the jack pin coming out, to be inserted in a jack hole). Be sure to check five times in the internet for compatibility issues and extra steps needed to make it work.

uhh the link links to a, uhh HDMI, uh, thingy.  Not an XLR-to-3.5mm adaptor, at any rate.

Thanks, I have no idea of how that thing came out. Inserted an appropriate link.

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Server error launching Google Play store
When I start the Google Play store, I get a white page with the message
"Server error" and a "retry" button.
logcat tells me:
03-07 11:31:29.148: E/Volley(7984): [13] BasicNetwork.performRequest: Unexpected response code 400 for https://android.clients.google.com/vending/api/ApiRequest
03-07 11:31:29.156: D/Finsky(7984): [1] 2.onErrorResponse: Metadata failed: com.android.volley.ServerError

But the internet browser and youtube both work fine.
I found the advice to remove my google account and recreate it.  It doesn't let me remove it because it says the account is used and I should do a factory reset instead.  Of course, all my data would be cleared.
I cannot install any backup app because play store doesn't work.  So no factory reset for now.
I tried to create a new google account but it fails.  It waits a while with the message "Your phone needs to communicate with Google servers to set up your account.  This may take up to five minutes.", then "Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server.".
I tried to clear the data of Google Play Store and Google Services Framework and power the device off and on.
Is it some known problem?  Anything else I can try?
I am on Android 2.3.6, Play Store displays build 3.4.7
PS: While checking the build version, Play Store crashed unexpectedly.  Probably because of previous errors.

When I randomly get server errors from Google Play, I usually resolve by removing /etc/hosts file (a rooted phone and an ap like Root Explorer is needed). Sometimes I have to reboot the phone, sometimes it works straight away.
Tip: To be sure avoiding system breaks and soft bricks (for how unlikely it is doing this operation), instead of removing the file rename it to something else, so that you can restore it back if needed.

Thanks.  But in my case it is not random, it is systematic.  And I looked at my /etc/hosts it only contains the 127.0.0.1 localhost line.

Random I mean they randomly occur, it may trigger tomorrow or the next month, but when they do they stay until solved. My hosts file contained only two lines like this, but still it did the trick.

I did.  I had to remount the file system to read-write before that.  I renamed hosts to hosts.old and rebooted.  No difference.

Change /etc/hosts content to what?!

To nothing. The solution I proposed consists in completely deleting the file. It did not work for the OP, anyway.

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Songs on memory card does not appear in music player on Samsung Galaxy S2
I recently bought 16 GB SD card to store music on my Samsung Galaxy S2. I transferred about 500 songs from my pc to this new SD card but when I open the default music player app on my Galaxy S2 I can see only 15-20 songs. Where are the rest of the songs? Same SD card works perfectly on my brothers Sony Xperia Z1. Can anyone please help me to figure out what is wrong with my Galaxy S2?

Have you rebooted your device? Check whether the Media Scanner successfully scanned your SD card and make sure that no .nomedia file is present in any of your folders. Also make sure none of the folders have a . (dot) as their first character.

You are right. There was a .nomedia file in the folder. Thanks!

Check if those songs are in a format which is supported by the music player you are using. If they are in Mp3, this is obvious. If not, check your app's compatibility.
Check if the SD card is recognized by your phone at all: open a file manager and see if you see it and can navigate through it
Check if your media player is looking in the SD card: go in your player's settings and check your library options. Note that music players offer filters (to avoid ringtones and such be included in your library): they go from name, to format, to length, to folder. Check all those filters. Then do a library rescan
Check for .nomedia files inside the main folder of your SD card or of your music archive: if such a file is included, your media player is told to skip that folder in order to avoid including ringtones and such, again
Check if your songs are properly tagged. Music players will organized your library with tags (informations about Artist, Album, Genre, Year, Track Number and Title) rather than location and filename.

Thanks! This .nomedia file was the main culprit. Everything is working fine now.

What if it's none of these? The only thing that ever works for me is to use a third party rescanner. Is this how Android is supposed to work?...

My best solution would be to open up the "MyFiles" Application (I believe the S2 has this) and transfer those songs to the default mp3 folder. If you experience issues with that I would recommend downloading and using a  different music player application.

I tried transferring music files to default MP3 folder but it didn't work. Same issue with the other Music apps like Poweramp.

This solution worked for me on Android 6 marshmallow:

Go to USB storage settings, unmount then mount SD card (no need to physically remove)
Go to app settings, clear cache and data for the music app
Open the app again. Bingo! It worked


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Huge contacts storage in galaxy 4
In my galaxy for some reason my contacts storage grow to almost 6Gb (should be some sync problem.) I dont have SD . I deleted all the photos but still grow by itself and cannot open in the phone. How can I fixed?
Regards
Ricardo

I have a similar problem on an "LG Viper 4G LTE" running Android 4.0.4 ,,, "Contacts Storage" takes up 920 MB for date (and 0 for app), whihc is more than half of the phone's internal storage. I have maybe a couple hundred contacts, how is it using more than 1MB per contact? Is there a setting I can change to shrink that?


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If a Android device is turned off, does the alarm sound?
If a alarm is set and a Android device gets turned off (for whatever reason), does the alarm still sound?
I want to generically refer to Android (latest version if it makes any difference) and we are talking about stock Android

Wouldn't an experiment take less than a minute or two? Set an alarm for 1 minute into the future, turn off the phone and experience your answer.

Why do I have to have a Android device on hand? Why should it be running the latest version of Android?

See: Does the alarm work when my phone is turned off? and What's the reason that the alarm clock isn't working when the phone is turned off?

Read those already. I just wanted to confirm that it was not in Android.

This site is (obviously) entirely devoted to Android, so you can rest assured that those answers apply to Android.  Please don't ask questions you know are duplicates.

You misunderstood my statement. I wanted to confirm that it was not in the source code for the Android operating system.

It depends on the phone and on the alarm app. Some offer this specific function in case your phone does not wake automatically. Some other offer a scheduled wake to turn your phone on just before your alarm has to ring.
Anyway, if you put your phone into airplane mode, it is much like turning it off: provided background apps are closed, all your phone is gonna do is wait for the alarm to ring. It will not send or receive data (for those who don't like waves near them all night when they sleep), and it is gonna leave your battery level near untouched.

Stock Android, latest version. True turn off, no sleep or anything else.

I said it depended on the phone, not on the ROM. Do you mean stock Android's alarm app? Also, I never said anything about sleep, I just mentioned airplane mode as an alternative to turning your phone off during the night. If you want to know in case of an accidental turn off, the first paragraph is my answer.

How can it depend on the physical phone? It has to be a software feature. This is a question, not geared towards alternative answers.

unfortunately, arplane mode cannot be scheduled. It would be a replacement for me otherwise.


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Huge unexplained data transfer - investigating
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3, and I do normal usage with it (web, reddit, mail, texts no netflix some youtube clips and not much streaming overall). Have been using it for about 2.5 year, without ever being near of busting data limits or reaching what could be considered heavy user (ex: from my records, 300 mb 4G  and 1.5 Gb wifi a month would be typical). wifi and 4G providers are distinct.
Never had a problem with the device. Device is rooted and unlocked. No bogus app on it (I try to be serious about this - and manage applications permissions with this registered XPrivacy module ) Device memory is 16 Gb (internal) and SD card 32 Gb - overall 2/3 full
then this week I check my provider account for wifi as I do each month before being billed to see if I need any adjustment. And I see this:

We see by looking at this figure that between the third and the sixth of March 2015 - there was a lot of data transfer - that I cannot explain. 25 Gb the 3rd, 49 Gb the 4th, 38 Gb the 5th and 8 Gb the sixth and then a return to something normal after.
Quickly I start investigating my various devices and found this on my mobile: (sorry for the weird colors it is not on purpose - but data is still exact)

The right section show 113 Gb of traffic between the 3rd and the 7th which concurs with the previous figure showing the usage (provider report). And to the left we see a peak in traffic for the same period, this one on 4G. I have no space on my phone to accomodate this transfers - and I still have about 15 Gb /48 Gb free space on it.
So since I am using a VPN service Private Internet Access showing in the left and right part of the figure as the top traffic application, I cannot tell which specific application triggered the traffic, as all traffic is redirected to the vpn interface. So for example, if I start a movie on Netflix, the Netflix application usage won't grow, but Private Internet Access will.
I tried to investigate - a bit more to not avail, using various shell utils (logcat, netstat, ps/top for processes) but I realized the problem way to late and connections were dropped and/or no relevant info was obvious to me.
I was wondering :
if anyone would have a hint as to how I should continue this investigation.
thanks

My first guess would be some OTA update pulled, which would explain the size in that short period. Not sure whether that would show up in the logs (or even if, if it is still there, as the logs are ring-buffers: Securing what you have ASAP with adb logcat cannot hurt, see How can I view and examine the Android log?).

@Izzy > I am currently installing SDK, will investigate with logcat and share some output. About the OTA - a 3 day long 110 Gb sized OTA is not usual I hope! We will see

Oh – a double sorry! It's GiB, not MiB, OMG... No, definitely not. Second sorry for not having included the link to Is there a minimal installation of ADB? – you wouldn't need the complete SDK for that...

OK a quick update. I am not able to get my phone to be detected via USB to any computers (winxp, macosx, win7) using any cables, with usb debugging mode enabled. This need to be resolved before working with SDK. I followed half a dozen tutorial on the matter to not avail, still investigating. My guess is that it have something to do with the rooting procedure. BUT I just found some logs I have not checked yet and those correspond with the 3rd of March, I am trying to figure this out, (I got a lead)

ok no lead finally.. I'll keep investigating if anyone have some suggestions I'll check the thread

As for the device detection: At least on Windows, that might need the appropriate drivers. Also: it cannot hurt asking your provider if he logged the traffic and can tell some "remote IPs" (or URLs) to shed some light.

I have a few suggestions. I had my phone go over my monthly average by only about 5GB and just about threw my phone in a lake.
The VPN app claiming all the data transferred as its own is a problem, but I think you can get around that with third party data management apps like 3G Watchdog and My Data Manager. Based on my research on several sites this seems to just... kind of... happen to people randomly across many different configurations. For me the Android OS service was reporting huge spikes, but My Data Manager broke that out into a different service that was running.

In Apps, clear data and cache for Google Play Services, Google Play Store, Google Services Framework, and Google Backup Transport.
Go to Settings -> Storage, Cached data, reset. Restart your phone.
Until you've figured it out, try to not be on data but wifi instead. That will minimize overages.
If you're feeling proactive, download one of those data management apps, or both. Then wait.

If it never happens again, I bet you'd be happy.

Gentry, thank you for the follow up; actually, in the end I did not found any real solution. I cleared my programs cache and I am quite careful on data transfer - I monitor a lot. I have no clue what it could be - maybe some kind of overflow. I did not have the time to do it but I think I should reinstall the whole thing, (OS, ROM, latest version)  just did not got the time. Still curious of anyone found something


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Can I use Google Cardboard with non-NFC phones?
I have recently got a hold of new phone which has 5 inch Full HD screen, so the first thing that I wanted to do is checking out the Google Cardboard VR.
But I recently learnt that my phone doesn't have NFC in it, and I heard Google Cardboard needs NFC to do some things.
So my question is, can I use Google Cardboard VR with my phone? If yes, then how can I?

As far as I'm aware, NFC is just used for auto-launching the app.

Thanks , i tried installing and launching app, but it shows 2-3 horizontal lines and nothing more, i dont have google cardboard VR headeset, i just tried installing app without VR headset. does google cardboard app must need cardboard Vr headset to start app ?

NFC is used to auto-launch the application when inside a Google Cardboard device.
It's a way of the app to know that it is inside a cardboard device and it can launch the application in VR mode. When in VR mode, the display is split into two parts.
So, in short you can directly launch the application normally and select the cardboard demo app and then insert it inside the device.


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How to root samsung galaxy note2 n7100?
I want to root my samsung galaxy note2 n7100. I saw lots of tutorials on internet. But no tutorial give me a 100% guarantee. :( can anyone help me to root my mobile?

You can never get a 100% guarantee from anywhere. You gotta try the one which is close to surety and if you run into any problem, seek help here.

See: rooting Samsung Galaxy Note 2

Google This exactly

CF Autoroot Note 2 "n7100" [Insert Version Os Here, IE: 4.4.2]

Also Try

Casual root "n7100" [Insert Version Os Here, IE: 4.4.2]

Match your OS version to the thread, and it should work.
Note
 1. Back up stuff, like everything will be deleted.
 2. Wipe the phone before starting it (Some software can interfere and mess it up.
To increate your od
Easiest way for Note 2, If you havent updated in a while,
As for specific thread and links - It will take some searching. I dont have one saved.
But once you find it its easy

"Google this and that" is not the kind of answers we favour on SE. You should include the essentials, and a link for references.

Useless with these models; Cause the links and its relevance will change, and theres seldom reliable statics. So I put "Google for" and [An exact keyword] because of its dynamic nature.

No problems to mention that along, but the recommended solution should be on our site still.

i suggest you, use autoroot for this phone :

download for 4.4.2

add to odin, then flash !
and finally, install last version of Super su
or use this :

How do I root my Android device?

there's not any guarantee for badmistake or other something, only you & your phone.!


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Win8.1 doesn't see Android device?
Not sure why, but even though my Android is connected, charging, and set to Media Device mode, Win8 will not even notice it. Any advice? Ask any questions necessary.
It's an Moto X 2nd gen KitKat and I'm trying to connect it to a Win8.1 laptop. It doesn't have a slot for SD cards, and for some reason my cell provider isn't letting me update to Lolli.
Update: Just installed Motorola Device Manager, and nothing changed.

I believe your computer does not have the drivers needed to communicate with the phone. It is like speaking german to an american, you do not understand what they are saying.
First of all, You can search for your phone's drivers via google search. Trust me, i know what the problem is, this also happened to my Nexus 4.
It all should be good from their. If there are still problems, just PM me. Or you can tell me the device name. (ex. Samsung Galaxy Note 2, Nexus 5, OnePlus One, etc.) or if it is a generic phone. tell me.
EDIT: Search ADB Drivers on google. It is a universal driver, and its the one I used with my phone. If this doesn't work, then I don't know what.
MORE GOODNESS:
Also, I forgot to point out. You have to enable USB DEBUGGING on your phone. If you already have developer options enabled in settings, it should be there. IF YOU DONT HAVE DEVELOPER OPTIONS UNLOCKED, go to settings > About Phone.  And tap on the build number 5 times.
IF YOU NOW HAVE DEV. OPTIONS, go to settings > developer options. And click on "Enable USB debugging"
Hope this works.

You can PM someone? #noob Anyway, I think I found the driver site, just didn't think I'd need one, I thought it came pre-equipped like with a flash drive. Thanks for pointing it out.

... Wait, that didn't work. I just got Motorola Device Manager (Phone is a Moto X) and nothing changed.

Then you should google ADB on google. It is s universal driver and it worked for my phone when mine didn't want to connect.


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Is it possible to use Gmail Android app without SSL?
I'm interested on using my email without SSL on my Android phone, yet I haven't been able to find the option to do it or to load the emails server without SSL.
I want to be sure it's not possible before giving up. Is it possible to use the Gmail app without SSL on Android?

Gmail has been HTTPS only since early 2014. Even if plaintext connections were still supported, it would be insecure. Gmail has fully supported HTTPS since it launched, so there was really never a reason to disable it anyway.


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My LG G2 phone won't receive texts
I recently switched from a iPhone to an LG G2 and now my phone won't receive texts. But it is sending them just fine.

Do you have the correct APN settings?

Ask your network provider. It seems like it can't be a phone defect, just go to customer service and it should go alright

the test messages might be going to your iphone. go to apple De-registration website and unregister your number off of imessage.


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Installed CM12 on Sprint Galaxy S4, GAPPS crashing upon start
So I just installed CM12 for my Sprint Galaxy S4 using TWRP 2.6.3.0, after doing the format of the internal SD and factory reset (guessing the factory reset after format is probably not needed). I installed the cm-12-20150302-NIGHTLY-jfltespr and gapps-L-2-25-15. It loads the splash screen for CM, upgrades all the apps, and then once it comes up for me to start configuring CM I get tons of pop ups stating all the gapps have unfortunately crashed. Any idea what I've done wrong and how to fix it? Unfortunately, I think I deleted the backup I took when I did the format. I'm looking for an old backup I think I saved to my gdrive, but hopefully there is a simple fix to my dilemma?

Have you tried flashing the gapps package given in the official CM website?

Try different Gapps package, my recommendation is PA-GAPPS (notice: they work on all ROMs, not just Paranoid-Android)
This is in case that the only apps that are crashing are Google apps. In case all apps crash, you might not have wiped correctly before installing.

Had this problem while upgrading from CM11 to CM12.1 doing a dirty upgrade. Tried several version of Gapps, all crashed.
Finally, problem was solved by upgrading TWRP to the latest version and then upgrading.

Yes, this is a common problem. Here's the fix: flash CM then flash Gapps then do a factory reset, preferably in TWRP. Boot into CM and everything should be fine. Good Luck.


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How to configure smartphone/tablet to have no data connection?
Before going on a trip overseas with no data plan, I need to check how well my Google Nexus 7 tablet works to geolocate me with just GPS + Glonass + GSM towers.
From experience, I know that just relying on GPS with no data connection pretty much doesn't work: Even after being outside in open skies for hours riding a bike, my GPS-only smartphone had a very hard time geolocating me, and wouldn't follow after it did, while it did work in just a few seconds when connecting to the Net through wifi.
So, I'd like to experiment while I'm still home: Is it possible to configure an Android device to have no data connection and only rely on other means to geolocate the user?
If needed, I don't mind moving to different ROMs such as CyanogenMod.
Thank you.

In theory, any GPS device should be able to decode ephemeris and almanac data from the raw GPS signal, without requiring a wireless connection.  However, I know there are some Android devices that were engineered to supply this data only over a wireless connection.  This is defined at the GPS chipset layer, and typically you can't find any documentation this - you have to actually try it out (or deep dive through online forums to find someone else who has).  To my knowledge there is no way to change this by loading an alternate ROM such as pure AOSP or CyanogenMod, since they use the same underlying GPS drivers.
One way to test is to put your phone in Airplane Mode, turn GPS back on, and then use an app like GPSTest (disclaimer - I maintain that app) and the option to "Clear Aiding Data" to force the GPS back to a clean state.  You'll then be able to see if it gets a fix without a network connection.
Alternately, you can put your phone in Airplane Mode, and reboot it, and then turn on GPS.  This usually clears the assistance data and forces the phone to find a fix again.


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Where is the apk file stored in android phones?
Where is the apk file stored when it is downloaded from 9apps? I can't find it.

See: Where in the file system are applications installed? / Where are the .apk files of currently installed apps stored on my Android device? when talking about installed apps.

apks are stored in /data/apps/ when its installed in your system.

@ShihabSoft : But the question is about where it is downloaded not Installed? Unless the location is same for 9Apps. But that's good you mentioned it.

If you downloaded the apk from the internet like it sounds it would most likely be stored in your download folder.


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Notification remain on home screen
I am using GFive Presdent Tango 7. Its showing notifications Like "Viber is denied to read sms" and "android.google.setting denied to read location".These notification appear on screen one by one .. and not disappear.

This is because you have enabled App Permissions in Security Settings of your phone.
So for making it dissappear.Just go to Settings>Security and disable App Permissions.
And one more those notifications where shown because your have denied accessing specific permission requested by the app before sometimes.
This is a security feature.If you want to enable it and still wanna get rid of it.Jz goto App permissions and select specific application for which you want to grant access specific permission.
Hope it answered the question.


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Retrieve files from broken Samsung Galaxy S 4
I ended up stepping on my phone and cracking it to the point where I can see ink (liquid) coming out of the cracks. I need to know if there's some way I can get back photos and files off of it. There are a couple of catches though:

The phone is locked by a pattern
The screen is completely broken, does not respond to touch.
The panel (home, back, search) is broken, and does not light up.
Sound does not work (hitting the volume up button to the max does not make the beep I am accustomed to, and the start up noise does not play).
It does not show up with ADB (even after installing the "universal ADB drivers")
When I plug it in, it shows up in the explorer, but no files are visible.
It shows up in Kies, but again, it's locked.
Most of these files were stored on the internal memory, as I let my girlfriend use my SD card.
MOBOROBO does not recognize that a device is connected.
The USB A Male to USB B Micro adapter does not work, and keyboard input and mouse input don't work.
Bluetooth was not on before it broke (and is still not on).
Wifi was not on, and is still not on.
I did not have a Samsung account associated with my phone, so I am unable to unlock it via the Samsung website.

Is there any way that I can retrieve any data? I think I've nearly exhausted all of the suggestions I've seen (e.g. from the broken-screen tag-wiki). I did have Lookout installed, and I told it to backup the data (I was able to scream with the device somehow), but it hasn't showed up yet.

I have a feeling the device is completely broken, rather than just the screen. It sounds like the chipset is cracked. If it's that broken it's pretty much dead.

Thanks for the update, Zymus! I've integrated that with your question directly, so we can delete the comments now (note you always can [edit] your question to include further details – makes them easier to spot than in comments).


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Photos/Media/Files and Full Network Access
Does anything stop an application with Photos/Media/Files and Other ("full network access" and "run at startup") permissions from simply uploading ALL of your photos and videos to some stupid server they control?
Is it access to store and read their own photos/files, or total access to everything on the phone? Does it matter if it's on an SD card or internal storage?

If an app has access to your data and the Internet, there's actually nothing to keep it from doing such things indeed. But if it did, it probably won't go unnoticed (as it would use bandwidth for that, someone surely would have noticed). Which is one reason one should prefer apps already used by many people, and from a trustworthy source.

Why doesn't Android let you choose which permissions to give an application???

That's a speculative question we cannot answer here – while most of us wished it were that way. It even looked as if Google were taking that approach, when "AppOps" was found with 4.3 – but then again that was buried. For alternatives, take a look at my Permission Manager list; but most of them will require your device to be rooted.

Yep, it was more of a complaint than a question.

Granular permissions management will be introduced in Android M. For those of us stuck with Android L and below, privacy issues are indeed a concern. Even apps with hundreds and thousands of downloads may not be trustable! No one takes time to audit everything. Bandwidth usage isn't a good guide unfortunately. Just be careful.

Btw, the photos media and files permission group should apply to both internal storage and the external SD card. Note that a portion of the storage is private no matter what, e.g. every app has its private folder due to app sandboxing. It's up to the developer on how they use the private or public folders. Photos are stored in a public folder.

Is there any change on what can a user do about this as of today?

@sancho.sReinstateMonicaCellio depends on your device and software. Some ROMs offer to disable network permissions as well (stock Android does not). And you can use Firewall apps (e.g. AFWall+ if your device is rooted, or NetGuard otherwise) to achieve the same. Or you can deny those apps access to your media. Third variant is using only trustable apps where the question doesn't come up – which to my experience is the case for apps you install from F-Droid (I've dumped PlayStore altogether and only use F-Droid).

@Izzy - I also prefer F-Droid, if possible. but as of today, the options are much more limited.
As for trustable apps, of course that is one criterion to follow... but it is much worth adding further scrutiny.

If your device is Android version 4.3 and 4.4 or above, Google introduced AppOps application permission manager functionality,You can control the way an app can access specific permissions like Internet,File read or write,Read gps locations,etc.
Just goto Setting>Security and enable App permission.So each and everytime an application tries to access anything specified in its permission.And notification will be shown asking you to confirm access or jz deny it.
Hope it answered the question.

I have Android 4.4.4 but I can't find anything like that under Security.

Jz look out one more time.In phone settings not google settings.Then go to security there is an option called "App Permissions" Jz click the button along with that option to enable.

@ShihabSoft That AppOps interface has never been official. It was a hidden activity when found first with 4.3, got harder to unveil with 4.4, and AFAIK finally disappeared again altogether. There are several apps which can make it visible (see my Permission Manager list), but those are often depending on specific Android versions (due to the fact described before).

So if I root my phone I can do this? Android 4.4.4

@Perce Definitely – with more than one app from the list I've linked. I do so for years already, forbidding apps access to location, contacts, and more.

Always been reluctant to root (warranty void scare for a brand new Note Edge) but this might be the motivation.


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Droid Explorer does not recognize my HTC Incredible S
Please note that this question is now resolved (March 10, 2015) by new release of DE version 9.0.0.1 with thanks to Ryan.
My phone is Rooted and has BusyBox installed and USB Debugging enabled.
Device Manager shows Android USB Devices \ My HTC - device working properly.
DE shows blank 'Select Device' screen.
I am running DE version 0.9.0.0 (x64) on Windows 7 Pro.
I have done the following..

uninstalled all software that included a copy of adb.exe including Android sdk
uninstalled DE
uninstalled USB phone drivers
re-booted the PC
installed USB phone drivers by downloading and installing latest version of HTC Sync from the HTC web site.
installed latest version of Android Studio
installed DE
copied android sdk (from the Android Studio installation) to c:\program Files\DE\Android\
Updated the sdk path in the DE config file (in folder 'data') accordingly
Run CMD.exe and, using the DE copy of adb.exe, killed the server, started the server, listed the devices; my phone was listed......

Run DE and DE shows blank "Select Device" screen....

DE Config file....
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<DroidExplorer>
    <PluginSettings>
        <Paths>
            <Path>Plugins</Path>
        </Paths>
    </PluginSettings>
    <SdkPath>c:\Program Files\Droid Explorer\Android\sdk\</SdkPath>
    <Window>
        <Size>
            <Width>0</Width>
            <Height>0</Height>
        </Size>
        <Location>
            <X>0</X>
            <Y>0</Y>
        </Location>
        <FolderView>Details</FolderView>
    </Window>
    <ApkPaths>
        <Path>/data/app/</Path>
        <Path>/system/app/</Path>
        <Path>/data/app-private/</Path>
        <Path>/sd/app/</Path>
        <Path>/sd/app-private/</Path>
    </ApkPaths>
</DroidExplorer>

DE Log.....
2015-03-06 08:27:11,672   [1    ][ DEBUG] [DroidExplorer.Core.Logger] Settings Loaded from file 'C:\Users\Helen\AppData\Roaming\DroidExplorer\Data\DroidExplorer.config'
2015-03-06 08:27:11,720   [1    ][ DEBUG] [DroidExplorer.Core.Logger] Using build tools version 21.1.2
2015-03-06 08:27:11,721   [1    ][ DEBUG] [DroidExplorer.Core.Logger] Checking for adb.exe
2015-03-06 08:27:11,722   [1    ][ DEBUG] [DroidExplorer.Core.Logger] Using build tools version 21.1.2
2015-03-06 08:27:11,722   [1    ][ DEBUG] [DroidExplorer.Core.Logger] Checking for aapt.exe
2015-03-06 08:27:11,828   [1    ][ DEBUG] [DroidExplorer.Core.Logger] Using build tools version 21.1.2
2015-03-06 08:27:11,828   [1    ][ DEBUG] [DroidExplorer.Core.Logger] Checking for adb.exe
2015-03-06 08:27:11,828   [1    ][ DEBUG] [DroidExplorer.Core.Logger] adb.exe start-server
2015-03-06 08:27:12,093   [1    ][ DEBUG] [DroidExplorer.Core.Logger]
2015-03-06 08:27:12,094   [1    ][ DEBUG] [DroidExplorer.Core.Logger] Using build tools version 21.1.2
2015-03-06 08:27:12,094   [1    ][ DEBUG] [DroidExplorer.Core.Logger] Checking for adb.exe
2015-03-06 08:27:12,094   [1    ][ DEBUG] [DroidExplorer.Core.Logger] adb.exe devices -l
2015-03-06 08:27:12,507   [1    ][ DEBUG] [DroidExplorer.Core.Logger] Using build tools version 21.1.2
2015-03-06 08:27:12,507   [1    ][ DEBUG] [DroidExplorer.Core.Logger] Checking for adb.exe
2015-03-06 08:27:12,507   [1    ][ DEBUG] [DroidExplorer.Core.Logger] adb.exe devices -l

On March 8, 2015....

I would appreciate receiving advice as to how to solve this problem.
Please note that this question is now resolved (March 10, 2015) by new release of DE version 9.0.0.1 with thanks to Ryan.

It looks like your adb is still an older version that is running. When you run adb devices -l it should list something like this: LGD85xxxxxxx          device product:g3_tmo_us model:LG_D851 device:d851. Make sure you run the SDK manager after install, and get the latest version of the tools. Unable to locate SDK when starting Droid Explorer will help with that. What does adb version say?

Part of the problem here had to do with Droid Explorer. There was a bug in version 0.9.0.0 that did not support when adb devices -l returned the "slimmer" format. This bug was corrected in 0.9.0.1.
I just had a breakthrough.
The device is not responding correctly to the adb devices -l because the adbd that runs on the device, in this case, the Incredible S, has not been updated to support the newer commands. The -l switch is a newer addition to the devices command. It only knows how to respond to adb devices, not adb devices -l, so it just ignores the -l and responds to the devices request as it normally would.
Since you have an SDK from when Droid Explorer used to install it, here is what I suggest.

Uninstall Droid Explorer
Go into C:\Program Files\Droid Explorer\ and delete everything.
You can also delete C:\Users\Ryan\AppData\Roaming\DroidExplorer.
Open Registry Editor (WIN+R -> regedit -> ENTER)
Delete any of the following (if you don't have one or more that is ok, but delete all the ones you have)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DroidExplorer
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wow6432Node\DroidExplorer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DroidExplorer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\DroidExplorer

Reinstall Droid Explorer
Make sure you pick the location of the Android SDK that you have installed

The SDKPath is no longer pulled from that config file. But I do actually have plans to put it back in the config file in the future.
The reason you have to uninstall is because we are deleting the registry settings, all of them. If you would like to try the Advanced Route, you can try the following:
Instead of deleting all the registry paths above check for one that contains InstallPath\SdkPath. This is probably in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\DroidExplorer, but could be in one of the USER locations as well. Change the value of SdkPath to be your path to where you have the Android SDK installed.

my adb version is 1.0.32. FYI The SDK tools installer has the "run SDK Manager" check box checked and unless one unchecks that box, the SDK Manager runs as soon as the installer has completed. In any event I did run the SDK Manager again to ensure the latest updates were installed.

@lahara I have published the new version. Please clean up your comments here and if you have any further issues that relates to the bug that was discovered, we can discuss on the http://de.codeplex.com discussions. Hope this gets your device connecting.

@lahara I added some information as to "why" if you are interested. see where I said "I just had a breakthrough".

yes, I am interested so thanks for the info. Also - FYI because I have a production build ROM I am running "adbd insecure" on the phone then ADB ROOT before running DE which seems to handle the warning re DE not running in root. I will remove this comment in, say, 24 hours.

@lahara could you leave this comment. I think it is useful to the discussion. I only wanted to clean up comments before that were later addressed in the question or answer. I am interested in ADBD Insecure. I want to look in to that and see about maybe recommended that app to others when you get the warning message.

I will hold off removing my comment pending your investigation of adbd. It is possible that, whilst my procedure prevents the DE warning being issued, it does not (completely) resolve the issue re production builds.


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Moving NFS MW TO SD CARD
I am using Asus zenfone 5 running 4.4 kitkat, i have moved many games with obb files to sd card but when i was trying to move nfs most wanted to sd card but i noticed that it doesn't have an obb file rather it has multiple game files in android data folder, when i moved it to sd card via settings the data wasn't moved it is still occupying 1.95 gb on my internal storage, please help me move the game, and yes, my phone is under warranty so i don't want to root it


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How to disable data roaming notification? ('solved')
Is there a way to disable data roaming notifications?
I get them every few minutes when I'm working abroad. And it happens on every acceptable roaming setting (off/national), international roaming setting is no option.
Also, long press > App info (Phone app) > uncheck 'Show notifications' doesn't solve anything.
Android: 4.4.4 & 5.0
Phones: Sony Xperia Z1 compact and Z3 compact (but was also a problem on my previous phone on Android 4.1)

Screenshot with notification (click image for larger variant)
Edit: This issue has solved itself as there's no extra charge anymore roaming within the EU.

Might be a carrier setting or app (like Sprint's Connection Optimiser). Some people seem to have been able to resolve it by accessing the carrier menu (##25327## or ##25327#)

Thanks for the advice. I'm with KPN in The Netherlands and the code doesn't work. But if it's something the carrier can resolve, I'll contact them and come back here with their answer.

I assume you are not using data, then?  Have you tried toggling data off entirely?

This was a big annoying factor for me and I eventually solved it, but it requires Xposed (which needs root).
If you have root and Xposed, you can install XphonePlus to disable the data warning and modify the phone's notifications for calls, mobile data and many more.
Not sure if there is an alternative without rooting.

Temporary solution:

Change APN to anything out of thin air.
Set phone to use it.
Enable all data and roaming; national and international.

This solved my problem with annoying notifications. Don't forget to revert to normal APN after returning to original country.

That's a dangerous idea. I've heard of at least one carrier that reroutes your traffic from an invalid APN address to an APN for WAP with crazy prices. They dare to call it customer care.


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how to setup tasker for bt on call
could someone help me with this?
I want the tasker to automatically turn on the bt,and switch off wifi and data when a call is made or received...
also to undo everytning after the end of the call....rreturn to previous state....
Also need to connect automatically to my headset after the bt is enabled...
I cant cope with the % % and the orders of the tasker...
please if anyone could help it would be great

Solution:
Profile : Event > Phone Offhook
              Enter Task: BT On, WiFi Off, Mobile Data Off
              Exit Task: BT Off, WiFi On, Mobile Data On
As long as your headset is paired and on, it should reconnect automatically.