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Will launcher dry the battery quickly?
I like to install doldol launcher will it dry battery quickly? or maintain battery backup normal like default launcher?

Compared to the screen no, unless the launcher is madly bloated.

There will be subjective opinions, however, the battery life will depend on what launcher you use. For instance, if the launcher makes heavy usage of internet for fetching data for its widgets, etc., it will surely end up in poor battery life. But again, it will vary from launcher to launcher and what settings you enable/disable in the launcher. I have been using Nova Launcher for a long time, and having no trouble with the battery life.

I have been using many launchers since past 2-years, i have more battery life as compared to my stock launcher.
I believe it all depends on the usage, widgets which you are using on your launcher.
My personal opinion just give a shot to Dodol launcher and try to avoid using widgets which are less required.


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Always-on VPN sends no traffic
I've set up a L2TP/IPSec VPN server with pre-shared keys, and everything works fine when I connect to the VPN manually.
However, when it's set to be the always-on VPN, everything changed. It seemd that no traffic was sent to the Internet anymore. If I opened a URL, the browser would return Error code: ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED.
Is there anything wrong with my configuration of my phone or the VPN server?
I'm running android 4.4.4 with a recent CM nightly build.

After upgrading to lollipop, always-on vpn just works... FYI

I think the problem is an bug in android kitkat listet as  Issue 64819.
it says:

Android 4.4 VPN: DNS request packets' source IP address is always private address
A packet capture shows that the DNS packets are sent out of the public
  interface, as expected, but source IP address is the VPN-assigned
  private address, which is not publicly routable.
This issues does not occur on Android 4.3.

see here:
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=64819

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Bricked my Xperia SP in CWM recovery
It seems like I have bricked my phone. I have installed CWM recovery, and I accidentally wiped all the data it had. Now I can do nothing with it.
When I choose "mount sdcard" it says "error mounting sdcard". I was trying to install cyanogenmod, but I didn't find any update.zip in the downloaded file (I have followed the tutorials in their official site).
How can I fix my device? I don't want to throw away my brand new shiny phone :(

What tutorials did you follow? Most phone manufacturers don't have an official site where they explain how to install Cyanogenmod.

I mean the tutorial on official site of CyanogenMod. Here is the link
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_huashan

If your phone won't mount your SD card, there are a couple of recourses. Take faith- as long as CWM is working, your phone is not really bricked- just soft-bricked.
If you haven't installed ADB on your device, you'll need to for this method. I'd recommend Minimal ADB and Fastboot for this.
So I have the answer to at least part of your problem. The "update.zip" file doesn't exist- in the instructions any instance of that should be replaced with the version of Cyanogenmod you downloaded- for example, cm-11-20140923-NIGHTLY-huashan.zip.
Per the instructons here:
"Push and install method: Open a command prompt (or Terminal on Mac and Linux) and navigate to the directory holding the package(s) you would like to install. On the device, navigate to the mounts and storage menu. If you see /storage/sdcard0 as a mountable volume, go ahead and mount it. If you do not see this directory, then instead mount the /data directory. Take note of which volume you mounted.
Now, push the package(s) to your device:

If you mounted /storage/sdcard0, then: adb push update.zip /storage/sdcard0/
If you mounted /data, then: adb push update.zip /sdcard/0/

where update.zip should be replaced with the package filename. Go back to the main menu and select install zip. Choose to install from the same directory where you pushed the package(s). If you are installing multiple packages, install CyanogenMod first and then install any subsequent packages on top of it."
If you still have issues mounting the storage, please reply. I'd be happy to help.

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How can I deny "android:keepScreenOn" to a misbehaving app?
There is a misbehaving app (com.funplus.familyfarm) that keeps the screen on even long after it is ever needed (the app re-synchs with server and reloads the interface after some idle period).

The app is not running in background. It is the active app currently shown on-screen.

It makes my device almost too hot to touch, not to mention the battery drain.
Is there any way for me to deny the "android:keepScreenOn" to the app, or to do something (like a Tasker task) to kill it after an idle period?
I am running ICS 4.0.4 and the device is rooted. I have purchased Tasker Pro, but really do not know much how to mess around.

I am not adding the Tasker tag, because any solution that solves the problem (given the OS version) is acceptable, and tagging it would make people think I want only a Tasker answer.

Greenify?

@MrPablo Does greenify work on the current active app?

Greenify will show you potential apps to hibernate, which you can then select and let it do its thing.

@MrPablo, I am sorry, my bad for making a huge confusion between keepScreenOn and wakeLock (they are related but two different things). greenify would've worked if it was just a wakelock problem, you are correct.

Xposed Module
Since your device is rooted, you could install the Xposed framework and then install a module such as App Settings. It lets you tweak settings for an app. In your case, it lets you tweak whether to keep the screen on or not (according to its page, at least).
The Xposed framework has tons of other modules for tweaking the inner workings of Android.

Thanks for the prompt answer Stephen. I will mess around with Xposed at last... (was skirting Xposed for a long time), but that douche app cannot continue to suck juice like that. (and I really love nobody slapbashed the "just stop using the app" - yet).

Get Xprivacy. Best exposed module, let's you allow or deny fine grained permissions to each app.

@Mindwin Just stop using the app. ;)   There we go, order has been restored to the universe. +1 for this, Xposed is great for this sort of thing.

@Rex I agree that Xprivacy is awesome, and I would have mentioned it as well. Except that it doesn't have controls over every permission possible, including this particular keepscreenon one. It is designed for privacy (hence the name), not complete control.

I was daydreaming yesterday, I think what we need is an app called "No you Can't", that would deny everything to apps (subject to users allowing stuff on a per-app basis. Its icon would be that megamind poster. Seriously, users need more POWAAAAA


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Calendar Plays Wrong Sound
I have set the sound in both Personalize->Sound->Notification Sounds->Calendar and Calendar->Menu->Settings->Select Notification to the same sound, but Calendar refuses to play the correct sound. It always plays some chime-sounding thing that doesn't get my attention at all. Any ideas how to fix this?

What phone do you have?

I have an HTC One X.

Can you identify the sound? (Is it one of the other notification sounds in the list?) Is it the Google Calendar or is it some custom jobbie from HTC, or is it something else?

The sound is "Daybook." I searched for a file named "Day*" but didn't find anything. It's available for notifications and ringtones. Perhaps it's hard-coded?

If you have a "Calendar Event..." app, the settings in there can override other settings.

For a quite comparable reason (missing appointments as I missed the "alarm"), but with a different cause (alarm didn't repeat until it got my attention), I've found two different solutions. Both are involving a third-party paid app, but there might be free alternatives as well – so let me use my solutions as examples first:

At first, I used Calendar Event Reminder. Here you can define per calendar what sound to use, and how often to repeat alarms until dismissed. You also can "snooze" an alarm to "buzz you later".
Finally, I've switched to a different calendar altogether: Business Calendar Pro (which has a free test version to try out first). Same principle as described above concerning repeating buzzes and snoozes, and of course you can select your sound.

What both solutions have in common is using an independent alarm system. So both recommend switching the notifications off in your default calendar, and only using the "new alarm system". Both variants worked perfectly for me, so I can really recommend them (depending on your requirements, chose what better fits you).
As for alternatives, you might wish to take a look at my lists on Calender-Alarm-Fixes (alternatives to CER), or check whether another calendar app comes with its own alarm system (I vaguely remember there was at least one more).


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How to update or remove pre-installed Swiftkey from Alcatel One Touch 2 Mini S
My girlfriend's new smartphone comes with preinstalled Swiftkey 4.1.
She installed 5.0 (so she can download her dictionary from cloud), but the old version still exists. How can we uninstall, or update it?
The phone has Android 4.3. She doesn't want to root it.

You can only uninstall with root.
If she doesn't want to root it, you can uninstall all the updates, and disable in the options to dont show in the keyboard selector.
More Info: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2614022


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LG G2 (VS980) stuck in boot loop after flashing cm-11
Following http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_VS980 to install cm on my Verizon VS980, I completed the steps and got a successful install but on reboot, my phone entered a boot loop, stopping at the LG logo. I can't seem to access TWRP recovery either, I tried multiple combinations including the instructions on the cyanogenmod wiki but still no luck.

Once it starts, hold the power and volume down keys. It'll go black and once you see the LG logo, release them, and hold them again. It will take you to LG's factory reset screen, hit the power button twice and your phone will get into TWRP.

Doesn't work, just goes black and vibrates while also flashing a red LED.

most likely you didn't actually wipe data/factory reset. You can leave the internal storage /sdcard alone, it's the rest of the stuff. Every time I've flashed CM and had boot loops it was because I forgot to factory reset. They don't do this in the zip because many people hot-flash a newer build on top of old.

I've got the ls980, and while they have their distinct differences, I have had the opportunity to flash ROMs on the VS for my friends' as well, and I can't say I ran into the same issue. I did manage to brick it with an incompatible kernel though.
Download the lg flash tool (you can also find it at XDA with screenshots and instructions), and follow instructions listed EXACTLY to flash a LG KDZ Rom (stock ROM). It seems way worse than it is.
Also, while I refrain from endorsing products from anyone, I do have to say that on your particular phone I think you'd be WWWAAAAYYY happier flashing the Exodus ROM, as you are given the ability to "morph", without any additional flashing, between cyanogen, aosp, and my favorite, Exodus. To each their own though. Hope the tool helps. Happy Modding


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Trying FTP file located in /data/data
I'm trying to use WinSCP to FTP a file out of /data/data (well, it's directory is contained in the /data/data directory, which is the important part). But I get a "Code: 5" error from WinSCP, access denied, that is. I've tried to chmod the file I need. But still no luck. Is there any way to FTP a file out of /data/data?
I know the directory is protected. And I know I can use adbd Insecure to pull a file through adb. But I need to be able to pull the file at any time, without a USB connection. And adb tcpip is only good until a reboot. So adb is out of the question, it seems.
Thanks for any help!

Turns out it works to just remount the system partition as read-write:
In a shell instance:
su
mount -o remount,rw /system /system

I had read before, somewhere, that this didn't work and caused some people issues. But I tried it as a last-ditch effort. It worked for me, at the very least.

You could try to find an ftp server app that supports rooted devices to access system folders. If you don't have to use ftp, you could use airdroid, which also has a remote file manager.
Another option (if your device is rooted) would be to symlink the folder so that it's stored on /sdcard, which you can easily access

Well, I'd really like to figure out the permissions issue. It could cause me trouble down the road. And I don't want to have to FTP files to my computer for everything. Being able to chmod would be really nice. But, if it comes down to it, that's a decent option. Thanks!


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Oneplus One only working in 2G, loses carrier with 3G/4G
Unless I select 2G as the "preferred network type", my oneplus one disconnects from the carrier. Not just the data connection, even the phone one.
My operator is I WIND.
It's not a SIM problem, since that same SIM works fine on my old phone, and it's not a "it's not inserted well" problem, since if I select 2G it works.
What can I do to investigate the problem? Is this operator not supported or is the phone defective, or maybe some strange misconfiguration? On the official site they claim it is supported "with limited LTE", but it doesn't work with 3G either, while I obviously assumed it did.

Updating to 4.4.4 solved the problem (it came with 4.4.2 installed).

Hey, don't forget to accept this as the answer, as other users may have this problem and this will (hopefully) help them. Glad you got it fixed! (Have some +1s)

@RossC sure, but it says I can't accept it in the first two days, quite handy!

I guess that is the risk you (and I) take with semi-community developed software

My OPO works fine with 3g and 4g, have you checked the 4g bands are compatible (there is a list on OPO website, and there should be one on I winds).
Are you sure it is losing connection, not just the signal icon showing a drop when switching between sources.
For 3g have you tried restarting (and would you normally get coverage in the area), if so you could try another sim (a friends on a different network) see if it works, if it doesn't it may be a hardware fault.
If another network works and the network bands say your network should work I would contact your network and if they can't help switch network (which you have the freedom of doing, thanks to buying upfront).
If other networks don't work I would recommend reflashing cm11s, especially the radio.IMG, as that will reset the 3g/4g firmware.
If all else fails, contact One plus.

It's really losing the carrier, I also get the warning message "No service" and doesn't ever come back up.

Officially it is supported: "Wind (Partial LTE)" "-- --- (Partial LTE) means 3G is fully supported, and one or more LTE bands is not supported."

Ok, have a go at the other things i ve suggested


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how to stop auto login on Skype for Android
Please help me to stop auto login in Skype. There is an account that is always login again and again, although I chose to logout and sign in with another Skype name. I tried on Settings/applications/Skype to kill the account and to quit synchronise, but still whenever I open Skype again, I'm logging in automatically.

possible duplicate of How to quit Skype on Android?

In the current version (5.7) you need to follow these steps:

Sign out (click on your avatar and then choose "sign out")
Go to the Android application manager, find Skype, then click "Force Stop".

Of course this works, but it's far from optimal.

On the latest version of Skype (5.0.x as of this writing), if you log in using the offending account, click the menu button and choose Settings, there is a "Sign In Automatically" option under General settings:

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Make sure that is unchecked.

The latest version (5.7) doesn't have this option.

Have you tried clearing data and reinstalling?
If so try using greenify (play store) to greenish the app (will prevent it from running), if that isn't your problem, try deleting the offending Skype account (from the web)


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Clearing recommendations in the Google Play Store?
Due to some careless browsing being hacked, definitely hacked, my Play Store recommended apps are somewhat NSFW...
I looked in privacy settings for my Google account, but only found the option for search.
Is there some way to clear those recommendations or do I have to just keep browsing and installing other apps?

I believe (based on past 'hacks') that the search history and installed apps are the two sources Google uses to make recommendations.
If you go to Settings and Clear Search History that should help, also if you go to My Apps, swipe left and click the x by the offending NSFW apps.

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Unlock to different background images
Is there a way to set up Android's "Slide" lock screen in such a way that swiping to different directions changes the background image to a specific image? Such as, swipe left for a personal image, swipe right for a professional image.  3rd-party apps would be acceptable as well.

Welcome to  Android Enthusiasts! Please note that recommendations like Is there an app for X are off-topic here (see What topics can I ask about here? for details). For where your question might fit better, you might want to look into Where can I ask questions that aren't Android Enthusiast questions?. With the correct phrasing and details provided, you might try your luck at SR.

I re-worded the question to be less of a shopping suggestion.

I've never heard of this. However, you may be able to set it up if you have a couple of different home screen launchers installed.
Some lockscreens let you open a specific app depending on where you drag the unlock icon. You could set it up to open one of your launchers depending on which side it gets dragged to.
Then, just set the background for each launcher. Note that, with separate launchers, you'll have separate home screen layouts as well. If you want the same apps on the home screen, you'll have to manually duplicate your effort of setting up the home screen on both. Of course, this may be an added feature for you, as you could have business apps on one and person apps on the other.


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Need advice on problem using TeamViewer to remotely control a PC
I am running Windows 7 on my PC and the latest version of Android on my Samsung 7" Galaxy 4 Nook tablet.  I installed the newest versions of TeamViewer on both as I wanted to be able to control my PC remotely from the tablet.  Setup went easily and flawlessly and the connection does allow me to take full control of the PC. This is a dynamite app!
However, one annoying idiosyncrasy popped up.  As soon as the connection was initiated, TeamViewer caused the PC display to change resolution and size to match the landscape format of the Samsung screen.  Looks great on the Samsung but miserable on the PC's display.  Moreover, when I broke the connection, the PC display did not return to its former resolution or display shape.  I had to reboot to return to its original condition.
Any suggestions on how to keep the PC in its "normal" display mode during the remote connection, or at least how to immediately restore the format as soon as the connection is broken?
Thanks, Phil

Just click on the "VIEW" voice. There are two voices: quality and scaling. I disabled "auto select" under the quality menu and just left "scaled" active under the second menu.
This way your desktop will be scaled to the screen of whatever device you use, without modifying desktop's resolution...


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Resume an open application on Android Wear
If I'm grocery shopping and have Google Keep up on my watch with the list, I'd ideally want the watch to go directly to the application every time I wake it until explicitly exiting. Under present behavior, it's necessary to navigate back to the application every time I want to look at another list item -- a step which makes its use utterly inconvenient.
Is this behavior configurable?

I discovered the PinAnApp app for android which provides a nifty swipe gesture to keep the current app open and/or the screen on. Fills the current hole until app vendors take advantage of the new Android Wear "always on" functionality directly. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trigonesoft.pinanapp&hl=en

Unfortunately, watches tend to have a fairly low battery life. As a result, there are no settings that allow you to do an "always on" screen. The closest to what you may be looking for is Ambient Mode on the Moto360 - but even that turns off after about 15 seconds.
In later generations of the watch and Android Wear OS, I'm sure they'll begin implementing features that allow you to resume/pause apps and keep the screen on for longer periods of time.

I don't want the screen to stay on. I want the application to still be there when I reactivate it, instead of going back to the watch face and needing to navigate the menu again.

It's standard in Android Wear for apps to close when the screen turns off. That's just how the OS operates. You can verify this behavior with the built-in apps on the watch you're using. The only work-around solution for what you're looking for would involve keeping the screen on so the OS doesn't have the opportunity to close the app - which, again, isn't a current setting on any of the watches that I've used.


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How do I enter recovery mode on LG G2?
"With the device powered down, hold Volume Down & Power. When the LG logo appears release the buttons and then press them again. Then, press the Power button three times!" (from cyanogenmod wiki) doesn't work for me. I can't seem to figure out how to get to TWRP to restore my phone (currently in a boot loop).
Doesn't connect to adb either because the boot loop stops at LG logo and reboots.

How to Enter Recovery Mode on LG G2 (quick easy steps)

Press the Volume Down and the Power Button at the same time, about 2-3 seconds until the LG Logo shows.
When the LG Logo shows, release the buttons and then press and hold them again.
Keep pressing the buttons until the Recovery Mode Menu displays.

Try This :

Turn off the device
Press and hold Volume Down key + Power Key about 6-7 seconds
Release Power key when LG logo appear
When still pressing Volume Down key, press Power key one more
Release Volume down key when Factory Data Reset menu appears

I think this should work, as this is the only way, it opens recovery mode.
Helpful Links :
http://www.recovery-mode.com/android/lg-g2-ls980.html

THIS HELPED ME !!! and im on V30 Thank You !!!

Enter Recovery Mode Using adb.
If you are experiencing inconveniences rebooting in recovering mode using the Volume Down and Power buttons, then this method could help to ease the reboot process. It requires adb.
adb reboot recovery
I used it many times to restart the device in TeamWin Recovery Project, and worked like a charm.

On LG G2 ls980 I had to run adb shell and then run the command reboot recovery or it would just do a regular reboot for some reason.

From Android Geeks:

First of all, take your phone and press the power button; the select “power off”.
Wait while your phone is shutting down; wait a few seconds and then proceed.
Now, press the volume down and power button at the same time for 2 or 3 seconds until the LG logo appears on the display.
Then release the buttons and then press and hold them again.
Keep pressing the buttons until the recovery mode menu will be displayed on your LG G2.
That’s it.
If you then want to go back to Android OS, just select “reboot system now”.

Unfortunately, this doesn't work for me. Is it because I am still using the stock ROM and am unrooted?


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Fastboot doesn't recognize moto g 4g on linux
I have a Moto G 4g. ADB recognizes the cell and I can restart it in fastboot mode, but when I check in the terminal with:
fastboot devices

Nothing appears, and if I go on with
fastboot oem get_unlock_data

It gets stuck at
< waiting for device >

I tried as a user and as root on an Archlinux machine with android-udev rules as shown in the Archlinux wiki.

What is the status of Bootloader? Locked or unlocked?

It's locked, according to the ap fastboot flash mode

It must be unlocked for continuing. Visit XDA developers forums for more info.

How did you manage to resolve the waiting for device issue?


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Rooting for Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 Model SM-T231
I would like to ask is there any possibility/ method that I can used to root samsung galaxy Tab 4 7.0 model SM-T231?
I have tried used vroot and towel root but does not work.


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USB Connection Not Working After Recent AT&T Update on Galaxy S3
I found I failed to transfer pics in galaxy to my computer using USB connection after my recent AT&T update. I chose settings->network->more network. And there is an option to tethering via USB and it did prompt with a connecting sound. However, my Samsung device displays as unrecognized device and there is no extra drive popping in my computer. Does any one may know the solution to this?

USB tethering is for sharing the phone's internet connection with the PC. You need to turn this off. When you connect the USB cable, tap the USB notification in the notification drawer, and select Media device (MTP).

Dan, for some reason, I no longer see that notification after I made recent update installation. I knew before I can choose MTP option.


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How to chat from my S3 to my PC?
I want to chat in realtime with my family who uses my Windows 7 desktop with their own profile account. Problem is they don't want to sign-up for anything on their end.  Now is there a such an app I can install on the desktop and my S3 that will pop-up messages on all the accounts on the desktop and not just my own Windows 7 account since I'll be the one signing up for whatever the chat app is...Viber needs a number so I will just end up messaging myself...I want to just be able to message using an installed app on the PC and not something that requires a browser window to be open.  Anyone know of anything like that?
os: 4.1

Do you want to just send a message to the PC, or do you also want them to reply from the PC?

@geffchang I want them to reply! :-)

There's a Chrome hangouts extension, but you'd have to sign in, any chat app will require a sign in. Most have died though (MSN is now gone) so I can't think of any way without using Hangouts or similar.

@RossC I know the desktop has to be signed in but unless my family uses the browser while I message them then it's pointless. I was hoping there was something that I can leave signed in and send messages to that will popup in all accounts not just my personal one.

Well I don't think there is such an app.
You either send message to yourself (Viber, Skype etc.) and your parents answers to you (but basically to themself at the same time) or they sign up to something (perhaps you could sign them up, without having them do it).
I have an idea, but that's kinda "original" (aka stupid): use something like TeamViewer to take control of the pc with your S3 and just use a blocknote to write.
Easy, fast and no one has to signup to nothing xD


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How to restrict stranger messages in WhatsApp
How can I restrict other WhatsApp users from messaging me, who are not in my mobile contacts. Me and my friend have given a try by simply deleting my fiend contact number from my mobile, and he's still able to send me message in whatsapp-messenger.
So, is it that, anybody can send messages to anyone in the world, provided if they know the mobile number? If so, where is the privacy? Is there a setting option?
Do I have only one option to block them? I would like to see only people in my contacts list message me.

Whatsapp allows you to hide your profile photo, status and last seen from strangers if you turn it on as part of there policy.
This can be done by going settings->account->privacy and choose "My contacts" or "Nobody".
If you want stranger can not send you messages, all you can do is block that person.

That's a bad solution I think. How many can you block?

That's the only solution that whatsapp provide. there is no limitations for blocking.

There's no method of blocking messages
Ex:Let's say you receive a message on what's app from an unknown number not in your contact list.Whatsapp will undoubtedly display that message as it's functionality say's so.
Once you have received the number you are aware that the number is unwanted and you can block it.
Note:-Here you are only blocking the number from seeing your last seen,read,display picture,name but it will not refrain/stop the number from sending messages.
There is no feature in what's app to block any number from sending messages.The feature may be added in the upcoming updates

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Customizing virtual home button's app launcher
I currently acquired a Motorola G and I'm wishing to add another application to the pop menu that appears when press-holding the home button besides the one that calls the search engine. I'm currently using Nova Launcher but I couldn't find any information in system configurations or Nova configurations.

Nova launcher/Nova launcher Prime doesn't offer this feature. Also, to my knowledge, there is no such launcher which can customize the behaviour of soft keys. Have only seen this thing in custom ROMs.

You can use SwipeUp Utility to change the behaviour of the search action (swiping the home button) to launch a different app or shortcut.
I've contributed to this app (I helped the author fix a bug) but I've no financial interest in it.

That's pretty cool! Must give it a whirl.

Thank mate, this helped me a lot, I wanted something else to pop-up instead of the search engine.


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Secure ADB connection over network
I am using Geniatech ATV Android Set Top Boxes running android 4.2.2 for a current project. I might put some of those devices in public places like shopping centers. These boxes are connected to the local network there by cable or wireless.
I have a VPN connection to ssh remotely into the boxes (using debian kit) and on the boxes USB debugging is enabled, so that i have ADB access, which I use for chrome browser observation as well as for updating or installing new applications.
The problem is that everyone on the same local network as the box can also use adb to connect to the boxes and then have full access to everything, which is a big security problem.
What I want to do is restrict the interface of adb to only work over the vpn connection.
Alternatively I need a way to stop and start the adb daemon using my ssh connection to the box. The problem here is that I only connect to a debian kit instance running on the same box, which uses the same filesystem but doesn't have access to the start or stop adb commands.
Does anyone have an idea how to achieve this? I can't find a lot of information on this special requirements.

What I ended up doing was starting another ssh server in the android environment using another port, from which I then can stop and start the adb daemon. Not nice, but it gets the job done.


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How to disable redirects from Google Search results to Android apps?
I had the Wikipedia app installed a few weeks ago. It lacked the ability to switch between different languages (link to read the same article in a different language), and it still does. This bothered me a lot since I know more than one language and some articles are much better written in other languages. So I like the ability to easily switch language. This is something that works very good on the mobile versions of Wikipedia (e.g. m.en.wikipedia.org).
Here's a screenshot showing an example.

Click on the image for a larger view.
So I uninstalled the Wikipedia app in order to go back to browsing Wikipedia content normally via the Chrome or Firefox Web browser. But now when I do a search with Google, and I see a Wikipedia link in the result, it says "Wikipedia app" underneath it. If I tap on it, it tries to open it in Wikipedia app, and since it is uninstalled now, it brings me to the app page in Play Store.
Is there a way I can disable or disallow this behaviour? I certainly don't approve of it, but I was never asked about it either. I'm not interested in using the Wikipedia app any more. I just want normal Web browsing to be back. Is that too much to ask? I tried re-installing and uninstalling the Wikipedia app two times, it didn't help.
Update

You may have noticed that there is an "Open on wikipedia.org" link further down the page. This will certainly open the article in the browser, instead of insisting on opening in the Wikipedia app. But the problem with this is that it's much harder to pin-point the link, because it has smaller font size.
As for "Default applications" menu option, I don't have any option to disable Wikipedia or wiki links. I only have "Home", and "Message" options.

Update 2

The problem is with Chrome
This problem is clearly related to Chrome browser only. Here are two screenshots of Chrome and Firefox respectively, showing the same Google search results.

Firefox on the left, Chrome on the right.
Firefox (version 32.0.3) clearly doesn't even have the ability to link to the Wikipedia app. Instead, it would show the article as a normal web page. Regardless of whether or not the Wikipedia app is installed or not.
There are no default options
As can be seen from the screenshot above, in first update, the "Default applications" option has no options to set or reset defaults for wiki links (or other types of app links in Chrome). Additionally, there are no default settings that can be reset under Application manager. Not for Chrome, nor for Wikipedia app. It just says "no defaults set".

Chrome on the left, Wikipedia on the right.
Latest Chrome update solves the problem
Chrome version 33.0.1750.517 came with the latest Android 4.4.2 (or a few versions below that, for this phone model anyway). In this version, tapping on a link for a Wikipedia article redirects to the Wikipedia app automatically. If the Wikipedia app is not present, it brings up the app page in Play Store. This behavior can't be change through setting in the Chrome browser or some default settings in the phone menu. However, updating Chrome to the latest version, which at the moment is 37.0.2062.117 does away with this problem. The first noticeable difference is that it presents the "Complete action using" dialog, which was not present with version 33.x.

Chrome 33 on the left, Chrome 37 in the middle, Wikipedia 2.0-r-2014-08-13 on the right.
The second difference is what's really good! When you uninstall Wikipedia, it no longer shows the "Complete action" dialog. Neither does it bring up the app page in Play Store. Instead, it opens the Wikipedia article like a normal web page. The normal behavior one would expect. Yes, it still says "Wikipedia app" underneath the link, but it opens like a normal web page. The same behavior as seen in Firefox.

I have installed the Wikipedia app again, and the Google Search results appear as normal in it. In other words, the links to Wikipedia articles don't link to the Wikipedia app. Not even when the Wikipedia app is in fact installed! So this is definitely just Chrome browser goofing about.

Update 2! There you have it folks. This issue has been resolved through updates of the Chrome browser.

Note that there is no option in Chrome settings to disable linking or opening web content in other installed apps. This is by design. The idea is to create seamless transitions from Chrome to other apps for better user experience.

Several new (March 2016) "answers" show that the problem appeared in a new form recently. I tried to summarize it in a new question: http://android.stackexchange.com/q/139489/126176

This is in part because the Wikipedia app is set as the default app for Wikipedia links, and in part because Chrome is not up to date.

Go to Settings menu.
Tap "More".
Tap "Application manager".
If the Wikipedia app is installed, go to step 4. Else, go to step 7.
Locate "Wikipedia" and tap on it.
Under "Launch by default", tap the "Clear defaults" button.
Go back to Application manager.
Locate "Chrome" and tap on it.
If Chrome version number is equal or greater than 37.0.2062.117, press the home
button to go back to the home screen. Else, go to Play Store, locate
"Chrome" and make sure to get the latest update.
Open Chrome. The following steps are optional.
Press the Menu button on the phone.
Tap on "Settings".
Tap on "Content settings".
Tap on "Website settings".
Locate "en.m.wikipedia.org" and tap on it.
Tap "Clear stored data".
Press the home button to go back to the home screen.

These steps apply to Android 4.4.2.

That sounds about right. But unfortunately, I don't have that option. I do have "Default applications" option in the menu. But in there, I only have "Home" (set to TouchWiz home) and "Message" (set to Messages). That's it. No option for Wikipedia links or app.

It's not clear from this answer WHAT defaults. It will possibly be the Chrome in your case, since you don't seem to use the Google Search app, go to Settings > More > Application manager > Chrome and clear defaults, HOWEVER, this will clear ALL defaults (so you'll have to reset them for youtube, imdb or whatever apps you have installed)

@RossC It says "No defaults set". So there's nothing to clear, the button "Clear defaults" is grayed out for Chrome. What then?

@RossC No, I was not using Google Search app (I have it installed though). I used Chrome omnibar to do the search.

Instead of posting my own answer, I will take the freedom to update your answer to better address this question. I hope you don't mind. You were on the right track with this issue from the beginning. So I want to give credit to you.

Follow this workaround: Go to Settings → Applications → Internet → change the default search engine to Bing.  Bing will not automatically redirect you to Google Play and it opens the page in browser.


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Why does my phone show less storage than it's supposed to?
I have a Lava Iris X1 (8GB ROM), but the storage shows up in two types.
Internal storage total space is 3.54GB:
Available                         : 2.52GB
Apps (app data & media etc.)      : 0.97GB
Cached data                       : 48.17MB

Phone storage total space is 2.50GB:
Available                         : 8.55MB
Apps (app data & media etc.)      : 27.54MB
Pictures, videos                  : 1.85GB
audio (music, ringtones etc.)     : 313MB
Downloads                         : 25.92MB
Cached data                       : 64.14MB
Misc.                             : 223MB

I am confused about why my phone memory is less than 8 GB. Is my phone's total ROM capacity 8GB or not?

The flash chip inside your phone is 8gb, but not all of that space will be available to the user - some of it will be used by the other partitions, such as /system/ where the Android OS is installed, and the /cache/ partition which is used for temporary storage, among other things.
You can install this app to see how your storage is partitioned:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cls.partition
For example, my Xperia SP also has 8gb storage
According to that app:

/lta-label - 16mb
/system - 1211mb
/cache - 542mb
/data - 5500mb

The /data partition is the one you'll see as internal storage.
Note that this doesn't actually add up to 8gb (more like 7gb) - the other point to remember is that device manufacturers always lie about capacities - e.g. my 16gb microSD card is actually 14.8gb. (It'll usually be a gig or so below what's reported, possibly much more for bigger devices.)

I think a lot of SD card makers use 1000 to mean Mega, rather than 1024, so you get 1000 Kb in a Mb, 1,000 Mb in a Gb etc, so each time the actual size is decreasing. 1,000 x 1,000 x 1,000 = 1000000000. 1024 x 1024 x 1024 = 1073741824  And that's not factoring in Kb etc below these values!

Agreeing to Ross' comment, one more thing to consider concerning your SD card: storage media usually have "reserved areas" to e.g. be able to prevent data loss in case of block errors, usually 5..10% of the available space, and the file system has such as well (see e.g. here, first paragraph and the layout table). Hence the usable space of a 16 GB card is something around 15 GB – and the manufacturer did not "lie".


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3g network connection Problem while using data
For last two months or so, the situation in my two years old international HTC One X is that the data is not connecting when it is on 3g network but it is working absolutely fine with 2g network. when its connected to 3g, the mobile network fluctuates, data works with 3g speed for only few minutes and signal drops out. In simple terms, on 3g it fluctuates in data access and network access whereas on 2g it works absolutely fine.
I have changed two 3g enabled sim of different carriers they are also performing the same way in my HTC one x. I have changed the location of the phone, the problem persists. My sim also works fine with another handset in 3g as well as in 2g. So the conclusion is that there is fault with my HTC one x but the question remains what is the fault. Whether software or hardware. I have also done the factory reset but to no avail and I have also switched to custom rom but the problem is still there.
Any solution would be of great help.

Well researched (+1 for that). Really looks like a fault with either the hardware or the ROM of that specific device. If still under warranty, I'd contact the dealer (to either have the device reflashed or replaced). Did you apply some OTA/ROM upgrade at the time the trouble started? Could be connected then.

No I didnt apply any OTA/ROM upgrade at the time the trouble started. Its not under warranty and I have also flashed custom ROM myself. The problem is still there.

Yuck. Pretty strange then, as almost all possibilities have been ruled out with that. Only thing left I can think of then is a new radio image (if available). If that doesn't help either, guess you've got to live either with unstable 3G, stable 2G, or having to get a new device.

Is there any chance of hardware issues which is used for network purposes and instead of replacing the device, replacing the hardware could work? Hardware is working very well with 2G and not with 3G, are there separate hardware for both or there is one hardware working for both 2G and 3G.

I'm not really familiar with the hardware question, but AFAIK most of that are integrated multi-purpose circuits, so I doubt it would be an easy task. You can ask a service tech on that, but my guess is a repair would be more (or almost as) expensive than buying a new device.

In your mobile network settings ensure that data in roaming is enabled and working. Secondly, the data channel option will be there in the mobile while addressing the APN and advanced settings. In that option you choose your service provider channel.

It seems like the problem has to be with Hardware. On the software side, everything is fine. Might be the hardware of the phone and ROM are not in Sync and thus you are not getting the desired performance for 3G service. Consult official HTC service providers and tell them to address this issue.


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Samsung Galaxy S7562 Force application to start on power up?
Is there a way to force an application to start automatically on every power up on my Samsung Galaxy S7562?
Thx

Do you mean an app you have installed already, or is it possible to create an app that does this? For the first, I think you need root, and something like Startup Manager (not sure you can add apps to it though) and for the second, definitely.

Yes,I meant for an already installed application, like a Startup Manager.

There are several apps capable of doing exactly that (adding other apps to the "autostart ramp"). Some of them you can find in my Auto-Start Management listing. I'd recommend you taking a look at Autorun especially for mainly two reasons: 1) it's the best rated I've seen so far, and 2) it's pretty permission-friendly (only requesting 1 permission: to be informed when the device boot completed). Quoting the app description:

A simple autorun service that allows you to automatically launch selected applications upon your device power up. No more missed messages because you forgot to start your favorite chat client, just setup an autorun and always be online.

For alternatives, please consult the list I've linked above ;)

Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my question so quickly. Very much appreciated!

Glad I could help! If you consider this a solution to your issue, please do not forget to mark it such (click the check-mark next to the answer you chose as "preferred solution"). Enjoy!


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New contacts added to my phone get deleted after sync with my Google account
Any time I add a new contact to my Google contacts, the second I turn on my WiFi it gets disappeared. It's been for over a month on Android 4.3 and 4.4 I have tested. This is new and I have not had this before. I guess the problem lies with the synchronization with Google account.
Note that this is not the case with Phone or SIM card contacts. That's why I am sure the problem lies somewhere in sync.
Is there any official issue that I'm not aware of?

Did you mean the contact is deleted when you say disappeared?

Yes Yes Yes. Deleted from my contacts.

I think you need to filter out the contacts in Contacts menu. There's a filter option if you see clearly. Click on the particular Google account and then select 'All contacts'. One thing must be made clear that contacts won't be deleted themselves.

I know about that filter and it was one of the first things I checked. In fact 3 of my friends with different android have the same problem as me. I am sure it is not from my side. I am absolutely sure the problem is with the contact sync. When Android wants to sync my contacts with my Google account contacts, it thinks those contacts that are on my phone which do not exist on my Google account it thinks they have been DELETED from account (not added on my android) so it deletes the contacts from the phone.

Same here! Android 5.0.1! No solution?

Same question (no answer up to now): http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/82717/contacts-phone-numbers-disappeared-after-sync-to-google

Same here with Moto G2 4G marshmallow... maybe is a configuration issue?

solved!
I had the problem for a while, I now tried to add the contact to another google account (I have 2) - this time to the main account the phone is registered on.
The contacts have yet to disappear!
hope this will continue working (I know this isn't the best solution, cause what if you don't have 2 accounts?!)


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No storage on my samsung s3 mini
Why is my samsung s3 mini saying that I have no storage when I clearly have aload of space from deleting data; pictures, apps and music files?

Welcome to Android Enthusiasts, harriet! From what you specified, I can only guess – it would help if you [edit] your question and provide some more details. Where does it say "no storage" – and what exactly does it say? A screenshot would be helpful, too – also a summary of what Settings → Storage shows. I'm guessing it says "insufficient storage", and further guess you've deleted stuff from your SDCard only. Could that be? If not, where did you delete "data" from?

More info needed to give you an answer!

For user @conpertura : Is there free space on BOTH the internal memory and SD card?Have you tried deinstalling apps?Are you confident with replacing your phone's operating system? If you are, I recommend the third option since Cyanogenmod 11 uses a lot less memory than the preinstalled Android system and also lets you use the whole memory capacity. There is a stable version for your phone available in this xda thread. Just keep exactly to the installation guide!

You have to ensure that you have space in the internal memory of your phone, and not just on SD card. You can see it on Settings->Storage. If you have internal space, I recommend you install and run Ccleaner app. Otherwise, a radical solution will be a reset in your device. Don't forget to create a backup first!


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How can see Google Now flights cards on my LG G2?
How can see flights cards on my LG G2? I have Google Search, Google Now Launcher and G+ as well. I was looking at this article on how to activate flight search,  but I don't see these settings on my G2.
Can anyone help?

If you've already activated the Fligth's card, then you only have to do a simple search on google.
You WON'T have a card that let's you search for flights. Instead you'll have a card that remembers you of all the flights you searched.
For example: if I search a flight with Emirates that goes from Milan to Dubai, then Google Now will keep track of all the flight's info. After I make the search and close the browser, in Google Now there'll be a card that tells me if there are delays, the airport of departure and the airport of arrival and all the other info.
Long story short: there ISN'T a Flights SEARCH card in Google Now; there is a Flights Card and that's different ;)
P.S.: if my answer helped you could you accept it? :)

"If you've already activated the Fligth's card" Where do I see this? I dont have this in Settings. Any screenshots?

Open the Google App (the one with the blue icon) -> tap the gear icon in the top left corner. You'll see the cards's settings there. Tell me if it works ;)

I have Google's app with Blue background that says lower case G. When I click on it, it goes to Google Now. But there is no gear icon on Google Now screen. Settings open when I click on 3 dots and select Settings. But when I click on middle (I guess Magic Wand or soemthing) icon, it opens "Customize google Now" screen. In that screen, I see "Sports", "Stocks", "Places", "TV & video" and "Everything else" options. I dont see flights.


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Why doesn't Google+ auto upload all my pictures consistently and in the right sequence?
Google+ doesn't upload my photos consistently, and sometimes it uploads them out of order.
Why would the app not do its job consistently? There are missing pictures, and then a week later they randomly show up (sometimes, sometimes not), and sometimes out of sequence, which is very frustrating.
If I uninstall and reinstall Google+, will it have to reload the last 4 years of pictures? Or worse, lose my pictures from my old droid that died? I have plenty of storage space left (several GB).
It is a new Samsung S5 phone, but I have the same problem on the old Droid Razor. Auto upload is enabled, and if I try the "upload now" option, it tells me everything is already uploaded, when I can clearly see I am missing pictures.

Fwiw I'm having the exact same problem. Auto backup says it's all done when there are clearly some photos not in the backups.

I know when using G+ to look at the photos make sure to select View All, I think it defaults to Highlights.
Also you can view them all via google drive. You should have a folder called Google Photos. I notice from time to time. Photos that dont show up on G+ are in my drive under that folder.

Maybe because you choosed "Only WiFi" when the app asked you if you want to upload photos via wifi, mobile or both...
Try clearing G+'s data and restarting the settings step from zero...
I had a similar problem with a S4 and this was the problem/solution ;)

There is also an option for only when charging, check that too!
Also is your sync always enabled? As far as I know the google+ photo's will only back up when sync is enabled

You can access the site of Plus (plus.google.com) and see if your photos are ok. If everything is fine, you can even reset your phone and your photos will be safe. After check your photos on the site, you can try to uninstall and reinstall the app. Maybe it solve the problem.


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Cannot change lockscreen shortcuts on Samsung Galaxy S III, Android 4.3 JellyBean
I have Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III running on Android 4.3 JellyBean. I am unable to find a way to change the shortcuts on the lock screen.
Here is the available settings:

I tried all the settings, but it doesn't work.
Could you guide me through how I can achieve this?

More details needed and question is not clear.

@MANI that's for sure, but I've made a guess at it being the lock screen short cuts that Samsung have on the rightmost lockscreen. It is disabled by default, and the method for navigating the options on Samsung devices is..... confusing at the best of times.

You need to enable lockscreen widgets, to allow the shortcuts to be shown.

Go to Settings > My device > Lock Screen and tick the box "Multiple widgets"

The actual layout can change from device to device slightly, but below will give you a rough guide to how to find them.

Now click on "Lock screen widgets and turn on the button "Favourite apps or camera" on.
Now click on the actual option (by this I mean click the text, not the button) "Favourite apps or camera and select "Favourite apps" and hit save.

(source: laptopmag.com)

Thank you. I did everything that you said.
but the problem is that I don't have the shortcuts on the menu at all. I think. you think the shortcuts switch in not avtive in my mobile. but I don't have that option at all.

@givarawan What version of Android are you on? That could be the issue. I definitely have this option on 4.3 and 4.4.2 on the S4.. I don't have an S3 to hand here, but I'll look around in a bit.

Samsung Galaxy s3 GT i 9300 version 4.3

@givarawan that's very odd, it is possible the network carrier locked these down (I know Orange used to do it) but I have the option here on a friend's S3 matching my own... What are the options under the 'Lockscreen widgets' option?

@givarawan sorry the second one didn't load in for some reason. All I can see is that you don't have the option, but I don't know WHY it has been disabled, or isn't available. This article suggests that you can add a few shortcuts to the screen also, but you don't have the "shortcuts" option at all. I'll have to keep digging to find you an answer.


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How to check logs with no adb on KitKat after a reboot crash?
Navigating the site I see reboot questions are common, and there are two main suggestions for log viewing: (1) adb, which requries a computer nearby, and (2) aLogrec, which seems to not be working for 4.x according to reviews in the Play Store.
As it happens, I'm having this problem, but only when I'm out on the street, only around noon, only in certain parts of the city, and usually when I have BeyondPod playing in the background and/or Ingress running on the foreground. Usually the first reboot happens when both are running, then I try to use whichever I want the most at the moment, and it almost always fails, rebooting within seconds after I open either app.
My first thought was temperature (I live at latitude 11°S), but these reboots happen even when I stand in the shadow at windy spots. To compare, I've seen my phone withstand at least 10 Kelvin (18F) worse when I play other 3D games at home, that do heat it from sheer processing.
Storage is about half full, so is RAM. Processing, again, I've done much worse to my phone at home. I'm simply out of ideas to guess. I need some way to collect log data.

My phone was stolen, and this model is old by now anyway. I guess this question is now inherently dated and unverifiable.

Neither of those will help you. The log in Android isn't written to disk: it's stored in a ring buffer in memory, and is lost when the device reboots.

Is a ring buffer the same as a circular buffer? I've never heard of either before!

Yes. The idea is that once the log gets to a certain size, new log entries overwrite the oldest entries, so it never gets any bigger.


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Can I play movies on an Amazon Fire HD from an external USB hard drive?
I read the some Android devices are able to mount USB hard drives or pendrives connected directly to the miniUSB of the Android device:
http://www.greenbot.com/article/2155300/how-to-hook-up-a-usb-flash-drive-to-your-android-device.html
I would like to know if the Amazon Kindle Fire HD is able to do so.
Can I play movies on an Amazon Fire HD from files in an external USB hard drive?

Edit: I didn't realize you are pretty experienced and probably know most of this already.
TL;DR: root device, install Stickmount via ADB, profit. Physically speaking, grab a USB-OTG cable and use that to connect your device. Probably a bad idea to run any hard drive that isn't externally powered, but flash drives work great.
So I don't have one of the devices physically, so I can't guarantee that this will work. However, I have fiddled with one of my friend's devices separately, and have done extensive work on my FireTV, so I'm fairly optimistic this will work.
Your first step will be to root the device. This means that you have access to all parts of the OS that Amazon was previously restricting. This will allow you to install Stickmount, which is an app that enables your device to mount external storage.
Once you have downloaded the APK, follow the XDA-Developers page on installing Minimal ADB and Fastboot. This will be used to connect to the android device.
You have a couple options on how to connect. You can either use a USB cable, and there's lots of documentation for that, or you can connect via wifi. I find wifi connection to work fine, so I'll leave instructions for that method.
1) Drop the apk of stickmount into the same folder as adb.
2) Run adb per the instructions for your machine from XDA-Developers.
3) Find the IP address of your Kindle.
4) Run the following commands individually:
adb kill-server
adb start-server
adb connect (IP address of your device- probably 192.168.1.xxx or thereabouts)
adb install (filename of Stickmount- probably something like stickmount_xxx.apk)
If successful, Stickmount will have been installed on the Kindle.
Run Stickmount to make sure it works, then restart your device. On reboot, you can plug in the external storage via a USB-OTG cable. I'd strongly advise against using a self-powered hard drive- I'm not sure how much power SSD's draw, but a spinning drive is definitely out. You're totally safe with a flash drive or card reader though. I did this a lot with my Nexus 10 on a road trip- worked great.
Once rooted, you have a couple other options. I won't clutter this response here as they are unrelated, but you can install the google play store, use XBMC/Kodi, and a lot more. Feel free to ask any questions you have about that.

Just curious, what did you mean by "I'd link, but I can only do two" ??

Oh, at the time I didn't have enough cred to do more than two links. This post bumped me up above it though :)


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Connect to local network with OpenVPN . Problem: Local IP address unset but adding route?
The goal
I do want to connect to some services (e.g. file server, IP camera etc) in my home network from my mobile phone by using VPN. I use Tomato Version 1.28 (shibby) on my Netgear WNR3500L v2 Router and I set up an OpenVPN server following the instructions here.
The Problem
I then try to connect my OPO with Cyanogenmod 11.0 based on Android 4.4.4 by using the OpenVPN client. The handshake seems to work okay but then I receive the following error message on my phone in the OpenVPM app:
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2014-09-25 21:09:07 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'needok 'ROUTE' ok'
2014-09-25 21:09:07 Local IP address unset but adding route?! This broken! Please contact author with log
2014-09-25 21:09:07 Open tun network interface:
2014-09-25 21:09:07 Refusing to open tun device without IP information
2014-09-25 21:09:07 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'needok 'OPENTUN' cancel'
2014-09-25 21:09:07 MANAGEMENT: Client disconnected
2014-09-25 21:09:07 ERROR: Cannot open TUN

The server log says:
Sep 25 21:28:29 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 TLS: new session incoming connection from [AF_INET]11.22.33.44:7066
Sep 25 21:28:30 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 VERIFY OK: depth=1, C=AU, ST=ACity, L=ACity, O=Private, OU=changeme, CN=ACity.mooo.com, name=changeme, emailAddress=admin@example.org
Sep 25 21:28:30 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 VERIFY OK: depth=0, C=AU, ST=ACity, L=ACity, O=Private, OU=changeme, CN=carl, name=carl, emailAddress=admin@example.org
Sep 25 21:28:30 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 Data Channel Encrypt: Cipher 'BF-CBC' initialized with 128 bit key
Sep 25 21:28:30 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 Data Channel Encrypt: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Sep 25 21:28:30 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 Data Channel Decrypt: Cipher 'BF-CBC' initialized with 128 bit key
Sep 25 21:28:30 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 Data Channel Decrypt: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Sep 25 21:28:30 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 TLS: move_session: dest=TM_ACTIVE src=TM_UNTRUSTED reinit_src=1
Sep 25 21:28:30 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 TLS: tls_multi_process: untrusted session promoted to semi-trusted
Sep 25 21:28:30 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 Control Channel: TLSv1, cipher TLSv1/SSLv3 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA, 1024 bit RSA
Sep 25 21:28:32 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 PUSH: Received control message: 'PUSH_REQUEST'
Sep 25 21:28:32 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 send_push_reply(): safe_cap=940
Sep 25 21:28:32 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 SENT CONTROL [carl]: 'PUSH_REPLY,dhcp-option DNS 192.168.0.1,route-gateway 192.168.0.1,redirect-gateway def1,route-gateway dhcp,ping 15,ping-restart 60' (status=1)

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What does this error message mean
Local IP address unset but adding route?!

What setting am i missing? Why can't I connect to my home network via VPN?

I managed to resolve what I think was the same issue as you (I am also using Shibby firmware for OpenVPN and using an Android client).
I believe it comes down to how the routes are pushed to the client and the Android app not liking it (the refusal to open tun interface is an error message belonging to the app).
I'm not sure why the routes aren't pushed successfully, but if you set up your client profile under IP and DNS, disable Pull Settings and set the IPv4 address to be the same network/cidr as whatever bridge your TAP OpenVPN interface is (default is br0 and 192.168.1.0/24).
This also even gives me internet access over the router.
Note I'm using the latest versions of the Android app and Shibby firmware as of writing.


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Does InBrowser have a separate clipboard it copies to by default?
I'm old and trying to learn how use an LG smartphone. InBrowser is telling me I'm copying to a clipboard. How do I see what I am copying? Do I actually have a clipboard?
Sorry if this is a dumb question. Never asked a question online before. So, I don't know if anybody is even out there. Please remember that I'm probably an idiot. So, be gentle.

I have not used InBrowser, but most likely it is the same clipboard that every app uses, and it is probably not InBrowser telling you that either but the Android system or the phone itself. The "clipboard" is just a space/memory where the text you copy are temporarily saved. The contents disappear when you restart your phone. They also get replaced when you copy another set of text.
Anyway, you can install a third-party clipboard app like aNdClip Free (just search at Google Play for more apps) to see what you copied. Or if you don't want to install anything, just open any app that has a textbox (like your Messaging/SMS app) and paste whatever you copied. You probably have to long-press on the text box, and a menu that says "Paste" will appear.

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Is my phone destroying my sd card?
Recently, whenever I install an application on my phone, I get a notification: "blank SD card detected", then I will have to repair it using a computer.
I tried using another SD card but the problem persisted. I didn't have this problem before I rooted my phone. Instead, all media files will be deleted.
I tried formatting both the phone and the SD card (using Ubuntu), but the problem persisted. I installed an antivirus but it is useless.
Note: I have installed Link2SD to gain more space and I think it might be the problem: The ext2 partition works fine but the fat32 will always crash. I get:

SD card blank or has unsupported file system.

I can format the SD card so it works but whenever I install anything the error will come back. What is the solution?

Looks like the problem lies in the custom ROM. Can you flash another ROM in to it? (or try resetting the existing ROM again.)

It seems like a very common problem among Android-based smartphones.
I had a Samsung S3 (or GT-i9300 if you prefer) and it burned six microsd cards...
I tried doing a factory reset (since I had a custom rom) but nothing changed. Thought it was the microsd manufacturer, so I began buying expensive and faster cards but, again, nothing changed. Then I returned the phone to Samsung but they told me nothing was wrong.
After nine months of memory cards being broken at a speed unknown by human race, I decided to sell the S3 and move to another company (Google and their various Nexus products): I don't have the chance to expand the memory with an external card, but at least I don't have to spend hundreds of dollars to buy new sds xD
BTW the only reason I can think of is that moving an app to the sd requires the phone to continually read data from the card, causing an over-heating situation that damages it...

Seconded. Reading from a card leads to overheating. Not sure it's Samsung to blame, though.

I think the problem is in partitioning the sd card itself. Some phones/sd cards are not compatible with such change and hence your sd card will be destroyed as long as you keep partitioning it.


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How to get max of sound quality for music listening?
Yo,
I like to listen to music through headphones, so I'd like to tweak the sound parameters on my phone and tablet to my taste.
What can be done in this direction? My devices are not rooted.

What kind of parameters are you trying to tweak? It's not as simple as setting sound_good=true.

Sound purely depends on phone make and model and the headsets too. Most of the phones support 5-band custom Equalizer (you can tweak them just like that) and some phones only support the given presets like Bass, Flat, Treble , 5.1 Channel etc. Sony phones have their own technology like xLoud and ClearBass. So it depends on various things. Also you can download music players from Play Store if the stock music player doesn't support all these options.
Try all of these and pick the best as you've not mentioned your phone and tablet model and are not rooted.

There are numerous Equalizer Apps on the Play Store for those who haven't got root access.
If you want to manipulate / enhance your sound quality even more there are a lot of improvements for rooted devices.
I know that CyanogenMod has some features especially for music enthusiasts. i.e a very customizable Equalizer.
Having the root access which comes with CM you can also install MOD's like the ACID audio engine which is said to improve audio quality significantly, especially when listening with headphones.
FYI: the CyanogenMod Installer is back which allows you to install it without having much knowledge of rooting devices.


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How to set sim card contact's contact picture in galaxy ace duos
Am saving one contact to the sim card in Samsung galaxy ace duos. when am trying to set a contact picture from the gallery for that contact even though am getting message like contact icon have been set still contact picture is not present. They are not in any social media's. This works fine for the phone memory contact.

I don't think you can add a picture to a SIM contact, there is certainly no space on a SIM to store a picture and AFAIK android doesn't synch SIMs with a picture unless you move them to the Phone Storage / Google

i know sim won't have the space for saving our stuffs. but phone has right phones know our sim card is placed. and one more thing is this happening for all phones?

It happens for me on a HTC One M8, an S4, an S5 and a Nexus 5. I just have them all on Google so I never lose them, and can add as many details as I want. There might be contacts apps on the play store that allow this, but I don't know any off hand.

i heard for moto g and s3 also it is happening. but not this phone.

As Ross suggested in his initial comment on the question itself: contact photos for SIM card contacts are not supported; so if you store that contact on SIM only, it will not be possible to link an image to it.
You could however have a copy of that contact stored either with your Google contacts or the "local" ones (which do not get synchronized). Some contact apps support "linking" contacts (kind of "merge" them for display), and have the picture attached to that – though this doesn't make much sense.
I'm not sure for what reason you want to have that one contact stored on your SIM. But if it's for "backup purposes", you'd better use one of the other contact storages (Google, Local), where it can have a picture and all, and use the feature of "copy contact to SIM" for a backup – while not displaying SIM contacts to avoid "duplicate entries" showing up. The SIM-copy then of course will not have all the details, as SIM storage doesn't support them all.

is this for all phones am having a doubt because some of my friends telling they are adding up the sim contact picture in their phones?

I don't know of any such work-arounds. As Ross wrote, there's no space for that on the SIM card itself. It might be possible to create "links", but I'm not aware of any API doing that – so if someone has such a solution, it's most likely app specific (and not global).


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Galaxy S2 Philz Touch 5 Bootloop
My girlfriend's phone is a Galaxy S2. The battery was crap and the phone started bootlooping. We've replaced the battery but it is still happening. I can get into recovery mode, but I don't know anything about Flashing Roms. We're trying to avoid Factory Reseting the phone, in order to save the data. I have tried wiping the various caches. Is there anything I can do? The recovery screen also has a Philz Touch 5 menu, I believe the phone is rooted (although honestly I know nothing about it, I never rooted my phone).

Philz recovery is a custom recovery, so something has definitely been done with the phone. You could restore to stock (but that will wipe the phone), or try and flash a custom ROM over the existing one (dirty flash) and see if it boots and retains data. For how to flash head to XDA developers for the EXACT device she has (the specific type of S2) and you download a zip of the ROM and in Philz "install zip" and that's about it.

You might wish to see our boot-loop tag-wiki for some first-aid. Though most of it you probably already tried, it still might contain something additional (like the safe-mode hints).

It's definitely rooted..
So it's better to completely wipe the phone..
But as you need your data, you can try and run it in safe mode.
As soon as you boot your phone , press down the volume down button, keep holding until you reach the lock screen. then press the safe mode button on bottom left..
http://www.tested.com/tech/android/3071-how-to-use-androids-safe-mode-to-save-a-phone-from-boot-loops/
In case you are flashing the best rom for Galaxy s2 is the Pound rom(Unsung Hero) or Cyanogenmod(popular)..


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what is reason behind android update application
What things responsible for android update. . Means if i have a android phone which will not upgrade my os version .
In this scenario , why it is not upgradable ?.. what factor make it .?
Any hardware problem or
any other ?

Recommended reading: Our update tag-wiki. It contains links to posts dealing with stuff around "how to update", etc. For a short answer: If your manufacturer doesn't offer an update, there will be no "official update". Especially see: Can every Android device be updated to the most recent Android version?

One of those reasons:

Manufacturer of your phone is too lazy to issue updated compatible ROM with your phone.
Your phone has old hardware that may not work with new android versions, or it's very hard to modify it to become compatible.
You played with your original ROM, that is some companies checks if you are rooted, or if you reflashed new ROMs on your phone, and consider it as you don't deserve to update your phone :D

While #2 is often mentioned by manufacturers, it's rarely true – as the community proves often enough. My oldest device (HTC Wildfire/Buzz from 2010) is currently running ICS thanks to CM, my Milestone² can be updated to Kitkat thanks to CM – just to mention 2 examples. But building updated ROMs doesn't bring in additional money plus, thanks to "specific GUI modifications" (Blur, Sense, YouNameIt) is not that easy.


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spike in battery charge
Today when I was charging my Redmi 1s mobile I restarted the mobile. Then I saw that there was a sudden increase in the charge of the battery by 80%.
What could have caused this?

Smartphones have a particular text file in which is contained the drain value...
If you delete this file the device recreates it when it boots and the battery percentage may display a 50% to 70% difference.
Chances are you use to charge your phone everytime you want without completing a full cycle of recharge once a month (at least).
This way the phone displays a percentage that is different from the real one...
So when you rebooted your phone it automatically (and somehow) deleted this file and then recreated it again with the right drain value and battery percentage...

my mobile is only one week old.

That's why I said: "chances are" and not "this is the problem" xD  BTW just keep attention to the overall duration of the smartphone. If you notice that it is too short then you have a hardware problem. But I'm sure this is not the case ;)


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How to get rid of "Battery not charging dialog"?
I have a Sony Xperia ZR phone with Kitkat 4.4.2 and when I watch HD movies on non-MHL TV connected to the phone using a HDMI-miniUSB cable with external power source auxiliary cable, I often see a message during the movie.

The connected power source is not sufficient. The battery is draining faster than it is charging. Please connect your phone charger.

I don't mind that the battery is discharging. I tried 1.5A power source and it is still not enough. Someone suggested the phone might be overheating, so I am now cooling it down, still didn't help. I can't get rid of the auxiliary power cable, because the MHL then won't work. My TV is not MHL enabled.
I want to get rid of that dialog at least temporarily. Is it possible?

I disabled similar thing in Xperia Z1 with GravityBox as I remember, it is a module for Xposed Framework, you will need to be rooted to do those things..


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How do I print from Android through my LAN?
I have a HP f380 printer, which doesn't have wifi connectivity. I managed to share the printer through a computer used as printer server and print to it from different computers. Now how do I print to it by using my android device?
I found HP ePrint and Google's Cloud print, but they tend to go over the internet to connect to my printer, which is quite the detour since I'm on the same network as the printer anyways. So is there a way to print directly to the printer from my Android device?

I've used the app "HP print service plugin" to print to my HP printer that's on the network, and it doesn't seem to use the Internet. The plugin was preinstalled on my device, and may not be compatible with your device, but you can have a look here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hp.android.printservice
Oh, and the plugin seems to support USB OTG too.


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Can not connect to PC from Android via ES Explorer
I was using ES Explorer to connect to a PC okay but recently I changed the modem then my Android phone can't connect to the computer anymore. I thought it would be caused by a setting on my modem, but searching on Google cannot help me find out. Please tell me how to get my android connected to the PC so I can access files again.
Details:
I have ES Explorer 3 on Android.
My Android is connected to the internet through the same modem as my PC.
The D partition has been shared as "Everyone to view.
When I add a new server from ES File Explorer, it says "Error, Can not find the server"
Update: I have turned off Windows Firewall.

I have just found out the answer after visiting here. Instead of inputting 192.168.1.104, we must input smb://192.168.1.104/

However, I tested a SMB connection without this prefix in version 4.1.6 and it worked so this appears to be no longer needed.

I had the same problem after updating Windows 10. This is what I did to fix it:

Select the LAN connection of the Win10 PC (under Network tab in ES Explorer. If you deleted it, scan again to get the connection).
Select "Edit Server" option.
Enter your Computer name in the "Domain" textbox. Don't change any other thing.
OK, and enjoy the SMB re-connection!!

Thx, this did the trick for me on win 10 with outlook account, though I don't really understand why.

Windows 10 by default disables SMBv1. So, go to "Turn Windows features on or off" > enable SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support. Now Restart your PC.

I had the same problem. It was with the router. The router was DLink Dsl 2750 u. In wireless basic settings > enable multiAP isolation. That was enabled, I disabled it and I was able to access my pc. Check it if multiAP/multicast isolation is enabled on your router. If it is disable it.

This worked like a charm for me since I have DLink router. Nothing was working until now and I had spent weeks. I just disabled multiAP isolation which, I figured out, prevents mobile devices connected to AP from communicating directly with each other. Problem solved.

I tried the solutions mentioned above and in the linked thread. None of them worked.
What did work was disabling password protected sharing. This works on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10

Go to network and sharing center
Change advanced sharing settings
All networks (at the bottom)
Turn off password protected sharing

At that point I was able to use the ES file explorer scan option to detect the machine. It should show up as grey. Now edit it and enter your Windows 10 account information and you are good to go.

Here's a summary of some important LAN (SMB) connection options to check and edit
(using the ES File Explorer "Edit Server" option of a selected connection in the Network tab):

The "Domain" option - try putting the computer/server name in this textbox.
On Windows, I think this is the first part of the full user account name (separated by "/").
On Unix/Linux (Samba file servers), this is the setting called "workgroup/NT-domain name".
(from the answer at https://android.stackexchange.com/a/150598/239104)
The "Server" option - before the IP address, try adding smb:// (the URI protocol scheme).
However, I tested a connection without this prefix in version 4.1.6 and it worked so this appears to be no longer needed.
(from the answer at https://android.stackexchange.com/a/83428/239104, information originally from https://superuser.com/questions/605452/connect-from-android-es-file-explorer-to-windows-7-share)
Old/new Windows password, username (check with the whoami command), sharing permissions/configuration file on the Windows computer/Linux Samba share (e.g. password protected sharing), network router options, network connections.

If they don't work, try switching the WiFi/wireless off on the Android device then reconnecting, checking the server/computer is connected to the network/internet (hostname -I on Unix/Linux) or restarting the Android device.
Alternatively, if you're trying to connect to a server that has a SSH (Secure Shell) service (port 22), you can use SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) to access files with a user account on the server.
This connection type is available in ES File Explorer - just use the "Network" tab "New" button.

Type whoami in command prompt, it will retrieve the full username of your computer.
Copy the part after backslash and keep it somewhere ready. Type ipconfig in command prompt again and find out what is the IP address of your windows machine.

Usually it shows as this "Ethernet adapter Ethernet: IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.102.
Copy it and keep it somewhere. Now take your windows machine's password as well and keep it somewhere.
Go to Windows explorer, and type the following address in the address bar, and press enter "Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Network and Sharing Center\Advanced sharing settings"
In Private Network section, select these "turn on network discovery and its subordinate checkbox", "turn on file and printer sharing", then again use this address in windows explorer "Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Network and Sharing Center" and make sure your ethernet adapter is a private network.
Now go to android, open your local network app (in this case es explorer, but this works for other apps as well), use the copied ip address in the host name/ip address textbox, use the copied username and password, and press connect.
It will instantly connect to your windows PC where you will see all the shared folders.

In my case, there was a bug with the password. I recently changed the password of my Microsoft Account (which I used to log in to my PC) so I was trying to use my new password in ES Explorer. However, the password that worked was my old password. I guess this is a bug where Windows doesn't update the password used for remote connections and file sharing.

I have a laptop with non updated Windows 10 - sharing is no problem with passwords
My computer updated to latest Windows 10 version is showing in ES File Explorer.
But received error: "Error, Can not find the server" with password protection on Windows 10.
Tried the tricks mentioned here but no luck.
Only thing that works is to;

Turned off password-protected sharing
Tick the Anonymous box in ES File Explorer

This temporarily allowed access to public folders but not access other folders that are displayed!!
And this access to public folders was only temporary (once off) now only displays the shared folders but cannot open any of them!!!

I have solved my problem by 'changing PC name'
recently I have changde my PC name and write it in small letters, so write in Capital letters
after much struggle I found solution by changing PC name,
If you change your PC name then try this solution
under
my computer →
properties →
advance system setting →
in computer name tab find change in bottom
write with capital letters

I have got this from time to time, e.g. after the computer has reloaded with a different IP or if I have changed the computer name. When it occurs I usually delete the server from the app, unload ES File Explorer completely, and restart my phone and/or tablet, then when it comes up I re-scan and it seems to be OK again. I have never had to add 'smb://' to the IP, or change from Anonymous, to fix the problem.

Those who didn't set a user password for your PC:
You will have errors connecting to server (to your PC) if you leave the password blank. Set up your account password in your PC then use that to connect.

Just saying, I didn't set up a password on my Windows PC, but I could see the shared folder from ES Explorer.

So, the only way I got this working was to turn off password protected sharing. Then on es file explorer press and hold on my laptops icon in the network search then click the pencil at the top right then in domain entered the name of my laptop then entered my username and password and then that was it. I was able to see all my files but I cant get into the c drive only my files in my user folder are accessible and obviously public folders. So even turning off the password sharing it still seems secure.
Hope that helps.

On Windows Vista:
In Network and Sharing Center there's a button for Media Sharing. I clicked on the drop down arrow and got an option of Change.  On the next screen were permissions. Share My Media To Other users of the PC was not ticked, so I ticked it.
This solved the problem in my case

Instead of using the full e-mail address of your Microsoft account, just use the first five characters. I'm not sure if that's how it generates the username, but you can check what it exactly is by typing 'whoami' in command prompt, and your username will appear after the slash for the domain.

In my case ES File Explorer was not listing my PC under LAN Connections. I solved it by disabling Enable Wireless Isolation under Basic Wireless Settings of my Router's Settings Page.
Follow this if your PC is not listed under LAN Connections in ES File Explorer.

Open your Router's Settings page in browser. To do that enter your router's IPv4 Address in Address bar. To Find Router's IP Address run "ipconfig" on your Command prompt. Find IP Address adjacent to Default Gateway (IP format would be 192.xxx.x.x).
Login to your Router's settings. If it is public Wifi and you don't know the password, ask the authorities.
Go Wireless Settings -> Basic Wireless Settings (Options might differ for different routers, mine was Digisol Router). If your Options are different go to Settings similar to Basic Wireless Settings.
Once you are in Basic Wireless Settings Find Enable Wireless Isolation or enable multiAP isolation and disable it.
After disabling check in your ES File Explorer whether your PC is listed under LAN connections. It must be listed.


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Nexus 7 Sleep timelimited to 10 minutes?
I just purchased a Nexus 7, and wanted to set it to sleep after 15 or 20 minutes of inactivity.
I don't have this option, as the most I can set is 10 minutes.
When I search about this everything seems to indicate I should have the option up to 30 minutes.
I am on 4.4.4
Am I missing an option or was it removed? Is there a way around it?

The time you can set before the screen locks can be limited by a device policy, just like how a policy can enforce a particular security level for the screen lock (e.g. you must use a password). You might have a device policy if you use a corporate VPN or an Exchange account.
In this case, to increase the timeout or disable the lock screen completely, you'll have to ask your corporate IT to remove the policy, which will also remove your access to the work resources (VPN or Exchange server).

Ahh, that makes sense. Is it possible to use another program with device administrator privs to override that?

It would defeat the object if you could.

Well I'm not meant to be rooted, but a hidemyroot app takes care of that. Thought there might be a similar way to get around this issue.


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Downloading from Play Store gives error 491
When I try to download anything from the Play Store it shows error 491 and can't finish the download. I have a Samsung Galaxy S 7582. How do I fix this?

All I had to do was clear the cache for services and store. No need to clear data and waste time re-entering your account details.

In our situation, the problem was that the clock was on the wrong time. User had disabled automatic date and time, clock was at least several hours off, and this caused lots of 491 errors. Sorry, can't post this as an answer, since I don't have enough reputation.

You will need to do the following:

Open Settings
Go to Apps
Scroll down to Google Pay Services and open it
Clear data and cache
Do the same thing for the Google Play Store
Restart your phone
Open Google Play Store, let it sync, and you should be able to download whatever app was giving you error 491

Just a minor correction, it's "Google Play Services", not "Google Pay Services" :-)

Try to go to play store properties page in your phone settings, and delete it's cache there, then reboot your phone, it should ask you to accept again terms of use when you start play store again.

It shouldn't ask you to agree to the TOS if you just clear the cache. Did you mean to specify clearing the data section instead?

Go to Settings-Accounts-Google account-
Delete or Remove your account
Then go to Settings-Apps-All-Google play store
Clear Cache and Clear data
Reboot, Enter your account details again..

You really don't need to remove your account. You just need to clear data and cache for play services and play store.

If nothing of the aforementioned worked for you, try to install APKpure or something similar. Then update Google Play and try to download the app you wanted. This was enough for me(htc desire 610, android 5.1.1, custom build), but you might consider mix of this solution and others, if that's not gonna work in your case.
Credit goes to Frank Innocent's answer


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How to disable Android Wear's "Listening via TCP" notification?
I don't have an Android Wear, but I always get a notification from the Google Play Services app with this content:

Android Wear
  Listening via TCP on 127.0.0.1:5601

I want to disable this tracking. Any idea? Also, how is it tracking my phone?
Quick fix: stop the process.
rooted Device

Try downloading the Android Wear app. Open it up and see if it says Emulator Connecting in the top left. If it does, go to the menu and select Disconnect Emulator and then Forget Emulator. It worked for me. I was getting the same notification.

That did it for me. I accidentally enabled the emulator mode in the app, and uninstalled the app afterwards. Looks like the app enable some settings in the OS, which leave the emulator mode active even if the app has been uninstalled.

If you're rooted:

Download ROM Toolbox (paid app) and run the app
Open the App Manager
Select the Google Play Services package
Select Advanced Freeze
Scroll through the list of activities/services and disable all Android Wear items

I did this on my device yesterday because I was sick of having useless services running on my low memory device. Lo and behold, my device now has more free RAM and is working better in general.
P.S. Don't forget to do a nandroid backup first.

I have seen that when I had the Android wear app installed from the Google Play store. Check your app drawer and uninstall the app if it is there. You might have to restart the phone after. I can't remember if that is necessary or not,  probably not.

isn't installed | I've only a Chromecast

it doesn't work


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adb device not found
When I enter ./adb devices  I get Device not found.  Yet I can successfully unlock my phone via ./fastboot oem unlock.  I can't turn on debugging since my phone is stuck in a bootloop and won't start up.
I am in fastboot mode, and I don't have an sd card.
I'm using a Mac, Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Maguro), SDK, and terminal

Find a recovery, such as CWM or TWRP, and download an image. Then use "fastboot boot recovery.img" to boot into the recovery file and reflash a stock ROM, which should solve the problem. Note that even if you don't have a sd card, you should have a partition called /sdcard on the internal memory, which you usually can push files to. Also note that adb access can usually be gotten in recovery. Good luck!


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Why does my tab 4 lose apps
After downloading some apps on my Galaxy Tab 4 they have disappeared. I downloaded them again but the same thing keeps happening, any idea why and how to stop this.
FPR


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I do not wish Gmail contacts to appear on my device
I'm using the same Gmail account for Google Play with two cell phones. I do not wish for one of those phones to sync the contacts in my account, but it has done so automatically. How can I fix this?

Go to the device's Settings, under Accounts tap Google, tap the @gmail.com address, uncheck Sync Contacts and Sync People Details.
To remove already synced contacts go the phone Settings menu, Application Manager, go to All applications, then Clear Data for the Contacts and Contacts Storage apps.

If you look on your settings depending on what phone you're using there should be an "account" section where you can click on your gmail account which will bring up the sync settings, in these settings there should be a contact tick box, untick this box and the contacts should be removed.
As mentioned, this is depending on the make of the phone as steps could vary
In future, it is best to give as much information as is possible


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Voice on calls are too quiet
I got a new phone and sometimes it's hard to hear the person on the other line. Sometimes people say it's hard to hear me. This is a high end phone and I don't think this should be happening. What options are available to change? I've pressed the volume-up arrow to the top when I'm on a call and it's still too quiet.
What exactly do the options: Speaker voice enhancement, equalizer and microphone noise suppression do?

Audio volume during phone calls appears to be a common complaint made by many Sony users.
I recommend turning off all the extras/enhancements to make a final determination regarding call volume. A different device may be better for you.
Below are the various options described:

Speaker Voice Enhancement provides "richer" voice listening during
phone calls (impacts what you hear). Turn this off.
Equalizer fine tunes the pitch of the call audio (impacts what you
hear). Turn this off or choose the most level/smooth option.
Phone Noise Suppression reduces background noise on your end (impacts
what other people hear). Turn this off if other people can't hear you
or experience breaks/skips in your voice. This feature may be useful
when you are outside.
Enhanced Voice Privacy provides an additional layer of voice
encryption (impacts both sides of conversation). Turn this off if the
option is available.

After many months of suffering that others cant hear me, i found whats wrong with my Z2.
Go to settings - sound&notification - Accessory settings - Mic sensitivity
Set it to "High"
Auto does not work good for me...
Yes I know that it looks like this seting is for acessories.. but no, its for internal mic, you can test it in settings - about phone - diagnostics - test - microphone.. change mic sensitivity and try this test.. on high you can hear yourself back.. on low you almost can't hear yourself back.

Reason for this problem  :It is a bug in the xperia software, which lowers your call speaker volume also whenever u connect a headphone for phone call and reduces it's volume.
Solution :connect a headphone. Call someone and maximize the volume. Then, remove the headphone and see that your call speaker also has maximum volume.


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What is the minimum number of modifications in order to install a custom ROM?
I am planning to upgrade my wife's Galaxy Ace II from 4.1.2 (the latest official firmware offered by Samsung, installed via Kies)  to 4.4.4, which is available via http://novafusion.pl/downloads/ as an unofficial CyanogenMod 11.0 variant.  I have tried to gather as much information as possible, but some things are not clear yet.  I am seeking short, precise, technical answers; there are enough "10 steps for ... your phone" out there already. ;-)

I know what rooting means, but apparently it is not always necessary in order to install a custom ROM? (This seems to differ from Jailbreaks on iPhones.)
However, I probably have to "unlock the bootloader" in order to make the phone accept a firmware that is not signed by Samsung? (I understood that this is what "unlocking" the bootloader means.)
If I understood correctly, the (/a) recovery mode is always available and mainly offers the features to a) wipe the data partition, b) wipe a cache partition (which seems to be hidden from the UI, so I did not know about it before), or c) install an update.zip from an SD card.  Apparently, there are more advanced custom recovery ROMs/firmwares out there, too, which is probably analogous to installing Grub instead of Windows' default bootloader.  But do I need no install a custom recovery ROM, too?  (Why) Is that recommended?

To install a rom you have to root your device, there is no way without rooting your phone as long it isn't rooted yet
Sorry dont understand your second question.
You have to flash a custom recovery such as Clockwork Mod Recovery. You need a custom recovery because you can't control the default recovery (no way to acces it). So you have to set your phone in downloadmode and flash the root and the recovery.

Have a loook at this step by step  tutorial where everything is explained ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2215996).

Thanks for you answer.  However, I think it is not true for all phones.  For instance, I could easily access the default recovery, by holding Vol-, Home, and Power at boot, and got asked whether I really want to install a custom ROM.  I think by saying "yes" (Vol+), I already unlocked the bootloader (2), but that may be Samsung specific, see http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/37702/do-i-need-to-root-my-phone-before-installing-cm-on-my-s3

Okay, didnt know that. At least it's not Samsung specific because on my phone i need a custom recovery and its a samsung too.  Anyhow i wish zou good luck and if you think my answer is right please mark it as right too.  Thanks