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What can I do to fix the volume button back onto my Moto M?
Heres a set of pictures depicting the problem.

Any form of help will be much appreciated !!!

See this https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Motorola+Moto+G+1st+Generation+Power+and+Volume+Buttons+Replacement/30931

im sorry, but this is a single piece phone(not sure if thats the right term) ie, cant be opened. COuld you please suggest some other way? @beeshyams

I guess service centre is the only way out IMO

There does not appear to be aftermarket/3rd party parts, instructions, or tear-down tutorials for this device yet. That would mean your only recourse is to take it to an Authorized Moto/Lenovo service center for repair.

a cell phone repair shop is probably the cheapest option other then doing it yourself assuming they can do it.

Your best option is to take the phone to an Authorised Motorola Service Center to get it repaired, but it may be possible to attempt it yourself.
As there are no iFixIt guides available currently, your only other option would be to refer to videos a video on YouTube, where the screws on the bottom of the phone are removed to access the internals (and volume button)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CmvQPpTgfc

I suggest you don't try to fix user self-take it to the service center and make it be fixed because if you fix it won't be the longer best way is to take it to the customer service center.


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How to video call
Hi im new to ask a question. I have 7 inch tab with 1GB ram 4G volte android 6.0. And i want to make the video call without any 3rd party app. There is no icon only sms icon shown. How can i make a video call. Can we have some app which can enable the feature to call directly. or if any additional app added and make the feature directly call without using other 3rd party app (skype, whatsapp, etc.) Any help or suggestion. Thanks

What makes an app 3rd party?

I've done this for a G903F with CSC Options to enable IP and video calls and the needed menus.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ma.wanam.cscexpert

Can you share a screenshot of your native dialer?

i do not have samsung tablet. The app works with samsung mobile only.  i have iball its not working in my tablet any other method

Is there something similar?

@lemrm i did not get what you mean.. I said i have iball 4G tab and i want to make direct calling without any 3rd party app. Can you plz explain me now after installing its asking for search what should i search for?. Plz explain in detail. Thanks

I'm not sure if you have CSC on iball. Could you see this folder /system/csc/feature.xml with ADB

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How can I manage my RAM on a Nexus 5X?
I recently switched from a Samsung GS4 to a Nexus 5X. With my Samsung phone it was easy to clear out my RAM. I did it throughout the day to keep my phone running smoothly.
With my Nexus 5X, I can't figure out how to do it. Under settings, it tells me the average RAM usage (1.7GB) and which apps are using it but not how to free up RAM. When I google it, all the results suggest I clear the cache which is not the same as RAM. I even installed an app, Greenify, to try and help free up RAM but I couldn't get my phone to allow the app the permissions needed in order to force stop and control apps running in the background. I'm using Android 7.1.1. I regularly clear open applications but that doesn't seem to help.

You usually don't need to manage the RAM on a modern phone unless the manufacturer has a flawed configuration for the internal RAM management built into Android. The fact that there isn't even a built in way to easily clean RAM backs this up. If you really need to manage the RAM manually, start by rooting your device to be able to stop system processes and resilient services.

I play Pokemon GO and that uses a lot of RAM. I'd really like to close background stuff so that I can switch between Pokemon and another app without it restarting every time. I don't want to root my phone.

Oh, I see. You may want to add this information to your question. I don't know much (or anything) about the RAM management present on the Nexus 5X but I'm pretty sure you will find an answer soon.

I'd say that 2GB RAM on the 5X is simply not enough, especially with the OS itself eating a considerable portion of that up.

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Simulate powerbutton
I want to use terminal task to to turn the screen off using tasker. I have tried a code like this, and some variants, without success.
am start --user 0 -a android.intent.extra.KEY_EVENT --es KEYCODE_POWER ACTION_DOWN

I have also tinkered with
android.intent.action.SCREEN_OFF

 but with even less success.
Any ideas as how how I can get this to work? Either with terminal emulator or tasker send intent task?
Note: Not rooted, som shell task in will not work.
And System Lock doesn't work well with finger print reader

By use adb shell input keyevent <key_code>
And for simulating your device power the key code is 26
Adb shell input keyevent 26

Doesn't work on an unrooted device, when you want to do it on the device itself (not through adb)


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How to connect external codecs/filters to KMPlayer?
There is players that supports either DTS and AC3 or custom aspect ratio, I need both these features in one player. But it seem that there is no such player, but it is possible to use codecs/filters. Here is some info from quora, but can understand exactrly how to do it: https://www.quora.com/What-Android-video-player-supports-a-custom-aspect-ratio-and-MKV-with-DTS-and-AC3/answer/Lareina-Bronte?srid=qgmD


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Note4 freezes and crashes except when running aLogrec
My Note4 started locking up and crashing after the last OS update a week or so ago (to 6.0.1). I ended up having to do a factory reset twice. The first time I tried to restore from Google's backup and had the same problems.
I also installed aLogrec and found that the problems seemed less frequent.
Unfortunately i never managed to get at the logs before the reset.
After the last reinstall I just kept aLogrec running and had no problem for about 2 days. Today I turned off  aLogrec and had 2 lock ups within several hours.
The lockup are so severe that I need to remove the battery. Holding down the power button for over a minute does not help.
What would explain this behaviour?


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how can you bypass the factory settings password of a display sample tablet
I was given a rca 9" tablet that I want to give to my 9 yr old daughter. it powered up but had a display video showing.  I followed video to get back to factory reset but it only gets to a point where it needs a password saying settings locked . I found out more about tablet it had a sticker that said not for retail sale this unit is a display sample and is not for consumer use . it has limited functionality and will not work for normal use.
am I waisting my time with this tablet ..how can I find out what the password is to unlock settings
it is a rca 9" display tablet model#RCT6293W23
ANY HELP WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED

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How to view devices connected to hotspot on Android?
This has been asked for a few times before, but none recently or with the Pixel/Nougat specifically that I was able to find.  Root is unavailable, so I need a way to do this as a regular user.  I really just want to see what IP my Raspberry Pi got assigned by the Android DHCP.  Also, if there's a way to set DHCP reservations to avoid having to look it up every time, I would love to know how to do that as well.

You won't find DHCP reservations but I observed that devices tend to get the same IP address they had earlier (don't know the time frame, though).

How about using third-party applications? I use Pixel Netcut for that. I also have a feeling Tasker can do this, but I will have to figure it out

@xavier_fakerat I'd be willing to use one if needed (and feel free to write up an answer if you have something in mind).  When I searched the app store, most things seemed geared towards the phone connecting to a wifi router and then viewing networks on that device.  I didn't come across something that did exactly what I wanted (and was free, which would be my preference.)

Honestly, I attached an LCD screen to my pi and got that to just output its IP, which resolved my personal problem, but I still would like to know the best way to address this for other devices in the future and think that it's a useful question others will undoubted have.

Most of the solutions known to me require root (as I noted in comments). However there is a third-party application that seems to be able to handle this task as well.
Hotspot manager1 claims to be able to monitor all connected clients on the hotspot. It gives the MAC Address as well as IP address of connected clients
Some other features include:

Managing multiple WiFi hotspots for different scenarios.

Monitoring all connected clients to your device.

WiFi auto recovery: WiFi state will be recovered if the hotspot is turned off (assuming either widget or the app to toggle).

See screenshots:

1: This app is no longer available on Play Store.

This app is not working anymore on even Android 7

App crashes on Android 13

Hello, try to use terminal

Another  "uglier" workaround involves using terminal , but it has an advantage if you already have terminal installed in your device.
Simply type ip neigh in terminal and you should see an output showing connected devices' ip addresses as well as mac address (but it looks a bit cluttered though)
See screenshot:

Screenshot (click image for larger variant)
The information in the terminal output includes
:

IP address of connected client
MAC address (obscured in screenshot)
interface (wlan0)
state of connection (i.e STALE, REACHABLE etc)

Note: This does not need root permissions

This is the method that works even on Android 11. If you are using termux, make sure to install the iproue2 package.

On Android 13 I get Cannot bind netlink socket: Permission denied

On the stock HTC tethering app, there is a view called "Manage users" which lets you see a list of connected devices listed be resolved hostname. Touching each device reveals its hardware address and currently assigned IP address.

As far as I can recall it is the same for the stock Samsung Galaxy S2 (at least in this region - Northern Europe).

There's nothing like this for Galaxy SII.

If you've got access to a terminal on your phone (I guess that requires being rooted), then you can also run ip neigh show dev wlan0 to see what's in the ARP tables.
That should tell you the MAC addresses and IP addresses of everything connected.

In some cases, it would be ap0 not wlan0, but the best is to simply type ip neigh. And yes, it does need root access.

This doesn't require root, btw. Just a terminal app.

Thanks, this really helped me. ip neigh show dev bt-pan for anyone else with a Bluetooth hot spot.

Take a look at Network Discovery1 -- it lists all devices within the same network, together with some details on them, as e.g. IP, MAC address, available services:

Network Discovery (source: Google Play; click images for larger variants)
Other port scanners will do as well.

1: This app is no longer available on Play Store.

Does it scan the WiFi hotspot the phone creates or/and the WiFi network to which the phone's connected ? (I'm asking this because I don't have my phone right now)

It does scan the network the device is in. I don't think it matters if it itself is "master" or "client" in the network -- but I never tried.

It would be needed to enable in options 3G scanning.

@Vadzim not much chances. I'd bet port-scanning is blocked there by the providers/carriers for good reasons. Apart from that, the question was about WiFi, not 3G ;)

@Izzy, I was solving the problem of finding MAC of one device connected to Wi-Fi hotspot of the second device. The first device was in process of initial setup not allowing to view MAC from inside.

You can use Fing - Network Tools. It's a clean way for your task.

Fing worked, though not quite in the way I had expected. It can't actually see the hotspot from the phone. However, it works great from my tablet which is generally the reason that I turn on the hotspot anyways. Thanks

Fing doesn't scan the phone's hotspot, only the wifi network to which the phone is connected.  This answer is incorrect.

Another alternative is Wifi Watch.

Could you elaborate a little more? Link-only answers are not considered that helpful. What details does it offer?

Sorry! but the questions says that it should work for mobile as hotspots. Wifi Watch is not for that. It scans if your mobile is connected to wifi hotspot

Use Ksiri tool to list devices connected to your hotspot.

Updated information on request:
I was facing same issue on my Android Oreo, some tools on net available is filled with ads or asking for unnecessary permissions.
Just for this simple listing of which devices are connected, ads and special permissions, both were not necessary, so I have created this app, which will not ask for any permissions and neither shows any ads.
This is the first step of "Ksiri Tools" that I have created, further if any tooling things comes up, I will add same app.
I have not released any of my apps on play store, as I feel it's unnecessary to pay Google.
You can download apk file and install. While installing you will be clearly shown by Android that this app doesn't require any permissions.
So safe to use.

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Android Phone connected as ttyUSB device
I need to connect my Android phone or tablet to my Ubuntu 16.04 and use smstools or minicom for reciving/sending sms for further data processing. In all tutorials about minicon or smstools they discribe connected Android device as ttyUSB*, whereas in my case every time I connect my Samsung S6 (stock Android 6.0.1) or Samsung Tab S2 device (stock Android 6.0.1) it shows up in dev directory as libmtp-1-2. not as tty device.
When I point in minicon to /dev/libmtp nothing is happening.
Are my devices incompatible to run such software or do I need to root my devices to deal with stock system limitations?
Thanks in advanced

Because Android doesn't talk on USB that way anymore... Not for many years, your tutorials are out-dated.


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No Internet using dual sim as mobile hotspot
My phone has two sims both with large data caps that I'd like to use. I use my phone as a wireless access point for my laptop.
To switch between SIM 1/2 for data, I have to go to
settings-->wireless networks --> more-->mobile networks

and then set the network mode. The one which I wish to use for internet goes to GSM/WCDMA/LTE auto and the other 'just phone calls' I switch to GSM only.
I then go to
settings-->wireless networks --> dual sim cards --> data network

and set "Sim card to use" to sim 1 or 2.
This seems to work fine for access data on the phone. However, when I'm connected on my laptop via the hotspot, I only get internet access on SIM 2. With SIM 1, the computer wifi connects but says "no internet access". When I run the windows troubleshooting wizard, it says "failed to find DNS". I set my DNS to 8.8.8.8... but no joy.
I've also tried to connect via macs and Linux boxes with the same result. I think that the issue is in the droid.
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance :-)

Solution 2:
Please Run "ipconfig" command in your Command Prompt. After running command you can find information's like "IPv4 Address", "Default Gateway", Subnet Mask, etc.
Use those values in respective fields of :
Open Network and Sharing Center-->Change Adapter Settings-->Right click on "Wireless Network Connection"-->Properties-->Select "Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)"-->Select Radio Button for 1)Use the following IP Address, 2)Use the following DNS Server automatically --> and finally "Ok"
Field to be filled:
1)IP Address
2)Subnet Mask
3)Default Gateway
4)Preferred DNS Server
NB:"Default Gateway" need to given as "Preferred DNS Server"
Best Regards

I have the same issue.
My phone is now three years old and the problem remains even after upgrading from kitkat to lolipop.
From allbthe tests I did it's an Android issue.
If I remove the SIM where hotspot is working and reboot the phone I can switch the hotspot to the other SIM.

It's an android problem and there is an easy fix.
Connect to the 2nd sim start the hotspot then you will be connected but without internet.
Now let the hotspot running and switch off data and on again....Voila... worked for me

Solution 1:
In laptop please modify wifi settings as follows:
Open Network and Sharing Center-->Change Adapter Settings-->Right click on "Wireless Network Connection"-->Properties-->Select "Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)"-->Select Radio Button for 1)Obtain an IP address automatically, 2)Obtain an DNS Server automatically --> Ok
NB:Please make a note of values currently in "Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)".
Best Regards

Thanks Sreerag. Alas, that was the first thing that I tried. It didn't work.

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secret test menu (ie *#*#4636#*#*) has no battery, network locks, or phone tests
just got a refurbished moto g4. I wanted to run some tests and check the battery health status, using the secret code, but there's only those 4 in there. How come?
In the mean time, I tried using apps to check battery health (not sure how accurate it was), and manually test other things (any tips?)

Not sure where you got the impression that this menu would contain such tests - AOSP implementations has only contained the items in the pic since the beginning (?).


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Android boot/radio/vendor images: What needs to be matching?
Today i got a replacement phone for my nexus 5x and i wanted to use a TWRP (disk image) backup from the old one. It's running now after quite a bit of experimenting to find matching images, including the problem of images which were no longer available (i.e. radio for MOB30R), vendor.img from an older ROM (MTC19C) and the choice of several factory images. The ROM in the backup is a 6.0.1 CM13 build.
First i it did not boot, then i restored the boot.img from the TWRP backup. Then everything ran smoothly, but the phone did not recognize the radio. After flashing radio and vendor.img, it did not boot again, so i tried to flash boot,vendor,radio consistent from a factory image, then it stopped booting again, until i flashed a vendor.img from an old backup and the boot.img from the recent backup and got it working.
Now my question is, what depends on each other and what is unrelated?

ROM version
vendor.img
boot.img
bootloader.img
radio.img

I understood the files as mostly unrelated, so that the latest radio would just improve the baseband and the latest vendor.img would have better hardware drivers, and so on. But obviously they have some more complicated dependencies.


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Missing Quick Settings Panel in Ultra Power Saving after upgrade to android 6.0.1 (Samsung S5)
I have recently upgraded to Android 6.0.1 in Samsung Galaxy S5. After the upgrade the Quick Settings Panel in Ultra Power Saving Mode has disappeared. The panel was available before by swiping the top of the screen, just like in the normal Non-Power Saving Mode. Currently there is only

time and date,
a gear icon for accessing settings,
a button to turn off the Ultra Power Saving Mode.

How can I bring back the "Quick Settings with a swipe" feature in Ultra Power Saving mode?


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Android Power button shortcut
I am using android Marshmallow. I want to know about a shortcut method to power off my phone without power button. Without using any external emulators as explained here. I searched it for many hours couldn't find any solution.
I like to use a solution without any app using.
Thanks in advance.

On Huawei GR5 and Huawei Y7 models, I found a solution using default Android settings.
Settings -> Smart Assistance -> Scheduled power on/off
There I can tell when to switch off the device.

If you are rooted, you should be able to set up a Tasker task to do that, and then create a shortcut to that task.
In Tasker, click Tasks > Add new task (call it "ShutDown", or whatever) > select "System" > choose "Reboot" > set its option to "Shutdown". Then you need to give it an icon (click on the icon in the bottom right corner to do that). Now you can create a task shortcut on your home screen to that task


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I can not use my play store app
I want to log in my play store app but it's not letting me log in instead it's asking me redeem your code:

Make sure you have internet connection. Such screen appears when there is no internet connectivity. As I can see from the screenshot, that you are connected to a WiFi, make sure internet is available from that source.
I have recreated the similar situation. Connected my device to a WiFi which has no internet connectivity; Opened Play Store and this is what I got.

Screenshot (click for larger variant)
So, just connect to a stable source of internet and you will be good to go :)

You may want to edit your picture in order to hide your email address.

@DeathMaskSalesman yeah, did that :)


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"Access to Keep is unauthorised" error message
I started seeing this error message today whenever I open Google Keep. It reads, "Access to Keep is unauthorised".
So I have archived my notes and taken a screenshot to post here.

Can't find anything about this on Google. Any idea what this is?
OnePlus One, latest stock ROM, COS13, non-root. All apps updated to latest versions.
And this issue seems to extend to the Google Keep web app also. Its says, "You’ve been signed out. Please reload the page to sign in again and continue working."
UPDATE
I no longer see the error message. It resolved somehow, and it's probably due to some work done from Google's server side.

I'm getting the same issue. Looks like it's happening to heaps of people

It seems to be resolved. I no longer see the error.

Yep it looks like it's resolved for me now, too

This is an outage on the Google side, see their G Suite Apps dashboard. Fix should be on the way.
The current outage (as of 11 April 2017) has its own status page, and you can get details on future outages via the above dashboard link.

+1 Thanks for that link. But I'm not sure what it means. Is it resolved already? I started seeing the issue only today.

What timezone is the time you quoted?


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There was a temporary error when trying to login to game account through facebook
As the title says, whenever I try to login to any game through the facebook option it throws out the there was a temporary error error code:FFFFFF and it's been like this for days now. I have no idea why this happens or what causes it.

So I need more details for helping you, but consider to make a screenshot and send it to the manufacturer. Send him wich Phone you have(Phone with model, Android version, ram, rom etc.)
Hopefully he wil help you, and for the time in between you can try to download an APK from another mirror(try several versions...) Or just login without Facebook.


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Galaxy Tab S (retail mode) bricked - HELP!
i have a problem with my Samsung Galaxy Tab S SM-T700 (WiFi) that I couldnt solve even after a lot of googling.

Main Problem: It won't boot after I did some software updates (stuck on Samsung logo)
Complications: Retail mode (MDM does not allow factory reset)

The data on the device is not important, it would be no problem to lose it, if I could somehow do a factory reset.
I tried re-flashing with the stock rom, but it still won't boot and still is in retail mode (actually, it "half-booted" once immediately after the flash, the OS started just to tell me it's not working and "has been quit").
Any ideas? Is it actually possible that there is no way to revive it?
Thank you all in advance!

Have you tried this

Sammobile Firmware
Odin
For the next time, keep the retail mode in the developer section ALLWAYS ON


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HDMI connection between HD TV and Asus ME 302C
Will a HDMI cable with Standard male connector on one end for a HD TV, and a  Micro HDMI connector on the other to connect to my Asus ME 302c tablet allow me to view photos and video from my tablet on my TV? or do I need some special cables or devices?

Related Connecting Samsung Galaxy Note to TV

Yes, with a HDMI to Micro-HDMI cable, just plug the tablet into the TV and select the HDMI input on the TV. It will mirror the tablet display on the TV.


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How to resolve Get Google Play services error
I have an LG H440 (Spirit) and I have restored it to factory settings because it was in a "bootloop".
Upon restarting the device there is an error message that is titled "Get Google Play services" the body of the text then says "Hangouts won't run without Google Play services,which are missing from your phone".
The phone still reboots from time to time when I open a couple apps and my playstore still will not open. I'm not an advanced user and my attempts of rooting the phone have failed mostly because the phone restarts before the process is complete.
Please advise on a resolution.

Simply click this link below it will redirect you to "google play services" in play store. There can be options:

To update(you need to update in this case), or
To deactive(nothing needed, it is already up-to-date).

Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.gms&showAllReviews=true
Enjoy!

After factory reset the core Google Play Services application needs to be updated,
which is most probably you are getting the "Google Play Services missing error"
Try this to resolve the problem:

Go to Settings → Applications → Google Play Services → Clear cache/data.
Go to Settings → Applications → Google play store → Clear cache/data.
Go to Settings → Applications → Google Services Framework → Clear cache
/data.

The next step needs an active internet connection..

Now open any Google application (e.g Gmail, Google+ or Google maps) this prompts to update Google Play Services and be sure to update.
You also need to update Google playstore

Reboot device.
Alternatively if you can't update with your device, then I suggest you get the .apk file from apkmirror or webinterface (via apkleecher.com / evozi.com) , and install it.


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Why is there no built-in terminal emulator/console app in Android?
There should be at least a console accessible since Android uses the Linux kernel.
Why is there no terminal emulator or console installed by default in Android OS? Is there a particular reason?

A console app would be useless. Starting from some Android version (don't know which one) android apps can't list the binaries under /system/bin/ and /system/xbin. They can execute them with absolute path if permissions are correct. So what good is a console app if no commands are available for it to run? Besides, a console app starts becoming slightly useful only when adb client is available on Android (which is not) or the device is rooted. Both are missing in devices, so why bother with a useless console app?

Terminal emulators are developer-level apps, and thus not easily usable app for general users. Consequently, there is no obvious public desire for mobile manufactures to load this app at the time of manufacturing.
Even most users of desktop Linux distributions tent to be inept at terminal usage.

ok,then what about the console?

If you are talking about CLI it is same thing, even most of the user don't have the iota of that the android is based upon linux kernel, leave alone the console or terminal. click selfies, chat, use tinder that's it.

ok about regular users,but there is "developer options" and still no terminal,why?

Use the Android Debug Bridge (https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/adb.html)
It's on the PC and you need to connect it. I think it's not necessary to have a "Terminal APP".
For tasks wich need root privilegues, you also need to root the phone.


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Can't recover Whatsapp messages on new phone from Bluestacks
I've tried all the possible methods of restoring Whatsapp messages from a backup - via Google Drive and via copying the Whatsapp folder manually from Bluestacks to the corresponding new phone's storage folder. However, each time Whatsapp failed to recover the messages. The new phone has a different number than the one which was used in Bluestacks, but according to the guide in the official Whatsapp site it shouldn't be problematic. During the attempt to restore I was connected to Wifi (tried 2 Wifi networks) and not to cellular communication.
I really hope someone can help solve my problem please

First you have to change your whatsapp number in bluestacks and backup your messages to google drive. Then you have to install that number on mobile and follow the steps. Through that you can see a backup recovery option on whatsapp. Give your gmail and download the backup to mobile. Enjoy as like in bluestacks android emulator.


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View running processes and CPU usage in Android 7 (Nougat)?
In previous versions of Android, when my phone battery was going down quickly I could open an app like OS Monitor, see what process is using a lot CPU (often it was Evernote or Maps.me), and then kill that process.
However, OS Monitor and similar apps aren't working with Android 7 anymore, I guess due to some change in the system.
So I'm wondering, is there a way that would allow me to see what's consuming CPU in the latest version of Android?

In developer options, you can see the "Running Services" which will show all services with their RAM usage.

Thanks, but is it possible to also get it to display the CPU usage too?

Have you tried other alternatives like system monitor, I think they pretty much do the same job

@xavier, yes I've tried a few of them, but couldn't find one that was working.

Thats okay its only I am not using android 7 now, could have tested a few, but will check in my emulator for compatibility

@this.lau_ Apps like "Kernel Adiutor (ROOT)", "Cpu Monitor" will give the Total CPU usage with each core usage (with graph). But they will not show individual process (app) CPU usage.

You can use adb shell /system/bin/dumpsys cpuinfo.
This should also work with Oreo.

(Edited - confirmed also not working on 7.1.1 unrooted.)
This should work on any Android version, but you might find the output a bit unfriendly:

Install and launch Termux (Google Play)
Open Termux and run apt install top
Run top

This definitely doesn't work on 4.4 or lower. Because Termux doesn't support 4.4 and below.

Thanks, but it doesn't work either, it only shows two processes (bash and top). I guess low level access to processes is now disabled in new Android version so no app can view them.

You can use"su" command before "top".

This requires root?

same problem, only shows two processes with 0% cpu usage, while my phone is seriously overheated. su command doesn't work as well :-(

answers is correct, but in my case i just use "pkg install htop" and then htop

Apps on Android can see only its own files and processes, that's why you see only processes started by Termux. Using root is probably the only way to see other processes, unfortunately.


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How do I add album art to music on my Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016)?
I was looking on some other forums on how to change the album art but for some reason I couldn't change it, no matter if I deleted the thumbnails thing or applied the art in Windows Media Player I just don't know how to do it.

Here you can see that the 'In Utero' album has art however I have not done anything to it, this is default for the album but for the other albums they just show the default icon.

Some media players will download it if your phone is connected to the Internet and automatically load it, others won't.  When ripping music on my computer, I use MP3Tag to apply album art to all tracks for albums that may not have it for whatever reason.  That way no matter what media player I use, or file type (MP3, specifically FLAC) will have the album art regardless.

Thank you so much, this has worked for me I appreciate your help. I can finally have music on my phone without being all OCD about it, appreciate ya, papa bless. :)

Some media players will download it if your phone is connected to the Internet and automatically load it, others won't. To avoid this across the board, when ripping music on my computer, I use MP3Tag to apply album art to all tracks for albums that may not have it for whatever reason. That way no matter what media player I use, or file type (MP3, and specifically FLAC) will have the album art regardless or the media player (as long as the media player can display Album Art).


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Is there a way to reduce the contrast of the screen without dimming it?
So I was trying for the umpteenth time the other day to watch video content in bright sunlight, and it occurred to me that if I had some kind of app that reduces the contrast by raising the level of black to dark gray rather than lowering the level of white, the picture would be a lot more viewable. I searched for such an app, but all the ones I found that claim to control contrast have a dimming effect. I don't want to dim the screen. Does anyone know how I can keep the screen bright and still achieve the desired result? I'm using an LG VS810PP (Transpyre) running Android 5.1.1 Lollipop.

Could this be a hardware issue? Could my phone be so old that the backlight isn't bright enough anymore? The phone was used when I purchased it, and I've used it a lot in the nearly 2 years since then. I don't remember having outdoor viewing issues when I first got it.

One way of achieving the desired result might be to subtract the colors from maximum, apply an ordinary contrast algorithm, subtract the result from maximum again, and apply the result to the pixel, then repeat the process for the next pixel, etc., etc. May require a large amount of computing power.


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android as a portable device location
I have connected an Android cellphone to the PC through a MTP connection. it brings a folder under Portable Devices section in My Computer.
I want to get the location of this folder. how can I do that? I right-click and choose properties and it says the Location as: Computer/Mo A.Z
But I want to access it through C drive. is it possible?!

Which version of android do you have? Also are you rooted?

It is impossible.
https://superuser.com/questions/369959/how-do-i-access-mtp-devices-on-the-command-line-in-windows
You could try your luck mounting it from a recovery or using adb push. Another option would be installing a SSH (or FTP or ...) server on your phone if you want to be able to manipulate files on your device easier.
(No clue whether this question is a duplicate if it's located on a different SE resource.)

Here are some workarounds:

Using QtADB

QtADB is a full-featured tool (designed for windows )and has a plethora of features to manage your droid. Some of these include:

File manager (copying files and dirs between phone and computer, delete , creation of dirs)
App manager (installing, removing, creating backs ups etc)
Shell and  more..

The essence of this is that it alows mounting of external sd card to a computer without giving annoying notifications. Check here for more info: QtADB

Using USB MASS STORAGE Enabler (root)

This is one of the  few apps offering to restore the lost Universal Mass Storage (UMS) option.

After downloading the tool ,connect your device using USB cable to your computer.
Open the ‘UMS Enabler’ app and press ‘Enable Mass Storage’. Remember,  give the app root access if it asks.

At this point, you might get various messages by the app, for instance, there a message asking you to set SELinux – a Linux module Android uses to make it more secure – to permissive state; this is required for the app to run properly.
Hope this helps
Credits

Any way to get USB Mass Storage instead of MTP?
How To Mount Android Device As USB Mass Storage (UMS)?
QtADB  for android


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Cannot disable com.motorola.ccc.ota
Since "Motorola Software Update" decided to download Nougat OTA without asking my opinion, I declared a war. But the weapons I use are broken.
Withot su:
shell@athene:/ $ pm disable com.motorola.ccc.ota
Error: java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: attempt to
change component state from pid=22598, uid=2000, package uid=10009

With su:
1|shell@athene:/ $ su
root@athene:/ # pm disble com.motorola.ccc.ota
Error: Could not access the Package Manager.  Is the system running?

How can I disable this app?
I wouldn't like to rm the app entirely (if possible), have everything system-less so far. If relevant, I am using Moto G4 with Marshmallow.

Maybe you just didn't remount you system partition before disabling?

@Suncatcher Good idea, but... I can only remount system in superuser session, and pm doesn't work in it. Superusers have either separate mount namespaces or share it with init. I cannot see a way to make system rw for unprivileged user. Maybe I miss something? :\

You can try to remount inline with adb shell su -c "mount -o remount,rw /system" and then run pm, however I am not sure it will work.

It throws exactly the same exception :(

To stop OTA updates (and notifications) on Moto devices, you don't use Package Manager, you will need to "freeze" the service...
Google Play Store has many apps that will allow you to 'freeze' the OTA Update service. Titanium Backup is a common example.
Alternatively, with a 'root access' file explorer, you can delete or rename the following files:
/system/etc/security/otacerts.zip
/system/priv-app/3c_ota/3c_ota.apk
These additional files can be removed or renamed: (If you still get an OTA Update notification)
/system/priv-app/3c_checkin/3c_checkin.apk
/system/priv-app/3c_devicemanagement/3c_devicemanagement.apk
/system/priv-app/3c_notification/3c_notification.apk
Reference

AFAIK Titanium Backup uses exactly pm disable to "freeze" an app, so it  shouldn't work either. Ended up making a backup and just renaming the OTA app :( I guess I just won't find a nicer solution. Neat idea with removing the certificates btw.

Looking at

With su:
1|shell@athene:/ $ su
root@athene:/ # pm disble com.motorola.ccc.ota
Error: Could not access the Package Manager.  Is the system running?

I've noticed that there is a spelling error in the "disable"  The original statement says "disble".  This message is just FYI.


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Bought my friend's Samsung S6 but can't restore with new Google account
Title pretty much sums it up - I bought my friend's old Samsung S6, did a factory restore but when I try to set up the phone for myself, it won't let me. It says "This device was reset. To Continue, sign in with a Google Account that was previously synced on this device".
How do I bypass this and start fresh with a new google account? Do I need them to log into the phone themselves to do something?
Please note I'm planning on using this without a sim card, just as a portable video device.
Thank you!

It's a new Anti-Theft feature of Android since 5.1. Your variants:

Wait 72 hours and try again.
If that didn't help, you should find 5.0 stock ROM, flash it and then upgrade back to Marshmallow or what have been previously there.

P.S. Of course, the fastest way is to cooperate with your friend, log in to his account and then enter the new account :)


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Where has the normal Energy Saving mode gone in Nougat?
When I had Android 6 on my Galaxy S6, the quick options drawer had two different symbols for saving energy: Normal and Extreme. Normal regulated background apps and dimmed the screen a bit, but wasn't too noticeable; Extreme turned off any themes and didn't let me start most apps.
After update to Android 7, there is only one such symbol left in the options drawer, and tapping it leads to a dialog "Maximum energy saving mode" which basically does what Extreme did before.
Now, how do I enable or disable the Normal energy saving mode?

The battery saving button in the quick options tray enables the energy saving option that was last chosen in Settings -> Device Maintenance -> Battery.


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Google Play Music Icon Is Incorrect
I was adding songs into my Google Play Music on my Nexus 5X and noticed something: The song icon is incorrect. Look at the following picture:

As you can see, I imported the song "Faded", but the icon is the cover of another song#, which is incorrect.
# The icon is correct on my Win7
Note: Here's what I've done so far

Rebooted my Nexus 5X
Re-downloaded the music for serval times
Cleared the Google Play Music cache
Cleared the Google Play Music data

Please help me fix this issue, any help will be appreciated.

A simple, although superficial, solution would be to manually change the cover cover image (download it using a web browser and set it as the album cover). The following link has instructions on how to edit metadata and album art.
https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/1100174?hl=en
If the problem persists with other songs in the future, you could try using a file managing app to solve the issue by searching for and deleting the image you are seeing (might be a leftover thumbnail somewhere or in the Google Play Music folder).

When I change this incorrect song's icon, the others songs' icon also changes....


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Where does Android store the snapshots used on the recent apps?
iOS takes a screenshot of an app every time it is sent to the background (maybe to show as a thumbnail when viewing recent apps. Details are available on this Stack Overflow question).
I did a little research and came to understand that the same feature is used by Android also. This Stack Overflow question deals with it.
This is a security issue if these snapshots are being stored somewhere in the device and are accessible to other apps.
I wanted to test this feature for my app, but I have no idea where Android stores these snapshots. I did some Googling but found nothing about the storage location.
Where are these snapshots located? Is this accessible to users other than root?

If what are you asking for is the location of the thumbnails displayed by Android when switching apps, then (on my LineageOS 13) they are stored inside /data/system/recent_images as PNG files called x_task_thumbnail.png (x being a possibly random number).
Since the thumbnails are owned by user system and group system, and their octal permissions are 600, you do need root to access them in whatsoever way.

Couldn't find the directory in my Lenovo running Kitkat. :(

As a follow-up to Death Mask Salesman's answer, Irfan Latif's comment, and also based on a self-experiment on Nexus 5 running Lineage OS 14.1 (Android 7.1) and self-research,
The directory is <SYSTEM_DIR><IMAGES_DIRNAME> where

SYSTEM_DIR:

Default: /data/system/
On device that supports file-based encryption (FBE): /data/system_ce/<USER_ID>/

IMAGES_DIRNAME: common values are recent_images and snapshots, but might be customized by vendors/ROM makers.

The snapshots filename format is <TASK_ID><TASK_THUMBNAIL_SUFFIX><IMAGE_EXTENSION> where:

TASK_ID: task ID (arbitrary increasing number).
TASK_THUMBNAIL_SUFFIX: default is _task_thumbnail
IMAGE_EXTENSION: default is .png

Accessing these directories and their images needs root access.

Sources:

XDA Developers Forum
Related commits on Android Source Code: 1, 2

/data/system_ce/0/snapshots is in AOSP code, not customized: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/f9084ecae2e0f042730ab32b9c94204a0e21bb2a%5E%21/#F5.

@IrfanLatif interesting, because it's /data/system_ce/0/recent_images on Nexus 5, LineageOS 14.1 (Android 7.1). Reworded as best as I can.

May be something to do with ROM build type or build flags or system properties, will have to look into code deeply (which is far from my reach). On my device (AOSP Extended Pie) also both directories exist.


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Restore an android system that will access my google account
Hi I bought my tablet in China but they have blocked access to my get to my google account. How can I install the core component that allows me to access my google account and download apps from the playstore?

Android devices made for Chinese market don't have Google apps installed. You need to download GAPPS packages and flash it (from recovery).
Download link : Open GAPPS
Download the one that matches your android version.


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Disable particular orientations, system-wide
I'd like to install some software (willing to write it myself if necessary) on Android devices which will restrict them from rotating to particular orientations.
There are plenty of apps that will lock a particular orientation, but what I would like to do is say (for example) you are allowed any orientation but not reverse portrait.
How can I achieve this?

Wait a minute, isn't reverse portrait disabled by default in Android? There are a number of people looking to enable it, even.

It is on most phones, but not all, and not tablets. I realize now my post only mentions phones, I'll update it.

Try Ultimate Rotation Control, it has a "forced 3/4 auto" mode that forces no reverse portrait globally (bonus: it also forces apps that usually do not rotate to rotate as you wish). If that does work I'll make it into a proper answer.


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How can I add a Shared partition that Anbox can access?
I know it's a relatively new and unstable application but I figured if anyone has suffered through the issue and solved it then they can help me too.
I've got Anbox running and Apps open up really quickly but these apps can't access storage making them unusable.

(Tap to Enlarge)
So is their a way I can make these apps access a certain folder or .vdi file or a partition? I'm trying to do this in Ubuntu 16.10 but it's still an Android Environment or Emulator,so  posting it here.

I managed a limited workaround using ES File Explorer installed on Anbox and adding a shared folder via Network → LAN

Adding more details as to what the limited workaround was can help


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Disable notifications for subsequent messages from same sender
Is it possible to, either through the OS or third-party app, to disable subsequent text message notifications from the same sender? For example, Sender A sends four text messages in the span of 30 seconds. I would like to receive a single notification rather than four separate ones.

Give Tasker (Found in the play store) a try! It's a great app for things like this.

Ah, I have Tasker, but didn't know it had this capability. I'll check it out. Thanks!

Maybe using the plugin called AutoNotification would be even better


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Issues installing Android apps in Anbox
Anbox doesn't come pre-installed with Google Play Store and there's not even a package installer, so the only way to install applications in Anbozx is through Android Debug Bridge, aka ADB.
adb install /path/to/file.apk

which would result in installing the application in Anbox, which worked for me for installing QuickPic and Snapseed, but it failed in installing Opera Mini and WPS Office giving the following error:
Input:
adb install /home/sumeet/Downloads/opera.apk

Output:
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
30103 KB/s (4597754 bytes in 0.149s)
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_NO_MATCHING_ABIS: Failed to extract native libraries, res=-113]

Is this an Anbox problem, an Ubuntu problem or an ADB problem that can be fixed? Since Anbox is essentially just an Android emulator running on top of Linux, how can I fix this?

Let's take a look at the error message again:
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_NO_MATCHING_ABIS: Failed to extract native libraries, res=-113]

This means that the app in question uses native C/C++ libraries, but the APK doesn't include that library compiled for the CPU architerchture of the the target device. Unlike Java, C/C++ code is not cross-platform, nor is it cross-architecture.
Some apps have different APKs for the different CPU architectures.
But, bottom line, this is the app developer's fault, not yours.
Original Source


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Pixel MTP Drivers for Windows
Is there someplace I can download the Windows MTP drivers for the Pixel that is not Windows Update?
Plugging my Pixel into a Windows box results in the following:

Trying to update the driver fails:

I have tried several different 3rd party cables after reading the supplied cable caused some people problems. I have tried rebooting my computer after some had said that fixed the issue. I have tried switching from File Transfer mode to Photo Transfer mode and back again. No difference.
I have also read that some people were able to manually select MTP Device from the list of available drivers in Windows Update. There is no such listing in my list.
Is this driver available anywhere other than Windows Update so I can just use the Have Disk install method? Can someone pull the .inf or .sys file off their system and post it some place? I can host it in Dropbox or Drive or someplace but I currently have no way to get it in the first place.


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Android forgets ringtone settings after USB connected as mass storage
Every time I turn on USB as mass storage device, my phone forgets its ringtone.
This is somewhat reasonable, because the OS doesn't have access to these file while the flash belongs to another computer. But I expect that the settings to revert or be kept after it's disconnected.
Is there a way to keep it remember ringtone settings?
Current settings (but it happened on other models as well):

ZTE
CM12

Since it's on CM12 (rooted, naturally), could you just move your desired ringtone to /system/media/audio/ringtones?

thanks. it's important to remember to set permissions at least 444 (my copy command didn't set the last 4, and the phone was not able to play these files)
please write it as an answer so I can accept it

Just move your desired ringtone to /system/media/audio/ringtones and set proper permissions (refer to other files in the folder).


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How to send and receive SMS remotely (thru HTTP server)?
I would like to

send SMS
receive SMS
get log of incoming calls (phone number, date & time)
drop the incoming call

with some app installed on my old Android phone. Can I do it? Ideally, I think it should be some app with HTTP server running, so with usage of app's API I will be able to do all these actions. Does such app exist?

@Psychozoic, I haven't found any ready-for-use solution, but you can write your own solution with twilio api usage, for ex.

Is it this what you are looking for?

MyPhoneExplorer
AirDroid

No, since both apps require their application to be installed on PC, when I am looking for HTTP (API) access. SMS Gateway (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.apksoft.android.smsgateway&hl=en) is more close to what I need, but  calls are not supported.

Not AirDroid ... It's only browser


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How to use/install Xperia lock-screen on any Android?
I'm trying to see if there's a way (maybe an app) to change the built-in lock screen to one that either imitates or full-on emulates Sony's Xperia's lock-screen.
Forewarning: I'm not going to root my phone for this. I have enough problems with Google snooping around. Don't need malware getting more than it needs.
I understand that there are plenty of apps that include a customized lock-screen UI/design, but I specifically want the lock-screen that Xperia uses/implements.
What I don't get is if people have been able to come out with the apps that do this, what's stopping someone from porting the code or creating an app that let's the user select from different themes with regard to lock-screen design?
What I'm asking for seems to be possible by rooting my device, but I'd rather not do that.
For reference, I'm running Android Marshmallow on my Samsung S5.

After doing some extra research (5 or so sec), I found that there's an app that gets close. It's called XZ Locker. You can get it from the Play Store.
It has what I asked for.
Pros:
*Very flexible in controlling what elements show up on the screen.
*Let's you customize many aspects of the look and feel of the elements on the screen (e.g. font-size/color, swipe animation, etc.)
*Lightweight and allows for additional options some implementations don't have natively
Cons:
*Security isn't the best. It allows for a maximum pin number of 6 digits. If that isn't chosen, then it gives the option of a defined sequence of gestures using the common dots on the screen.
*Kind of buggy. Certain things create a weird behavior on the app, but not the representation itself (e.g. extra app instance when testing screen).*Can be slow at times, depending on app usage and etc.


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What's it mean when my phone vibrates without showing a visual alert?
I've just got my first Android phone (Galaxy S7) and so am still learning the ropes.
Occasionally, when I am using the phone, it will vibrate quickly twice, like I am receiving an SMS. However, there's is no visual information along with the vibration.
I thought it might be reminding me of unread messages, but this happens regardless. This also does not happen when the phone is locked, but does happen whilst I'm using other applications, like games, am on the home screen, or immediately after I unlock.
Would anyone know what my phone is trying to tell me?

Samsung Galaxy S7 has vibration patterns, which can be attached to, and most importantly changed, for many triggered system events. It is impossible to define exactly what your double vibration is attached to, since it is modifiable, and may be already changed from its default. However, you may find out what your notification vibration is by going to

Settings->Sounds and Vibration

and searching for what sounds to me like "Heartbeat" (defined as pulsing, double vibration). There are other vibration patterns you can set instead defined from the following list:

Basic Call (continuous, even vibration)
Heartbeat (pulsing, double vibration)
Ticktock (two long, even, vibrations)
Waltz (long, quick, quick, vibration pattern)
zig-zig-zig (three, even vibrations)

This, and other settings can be searched using the term "vibration pattern", and of course, by reading your device's User Manual. Here is a quick link to the relevant section of a guide (Thanks, Sprint! ).

In a lot of cases the "double buzz" indicates that your device has just created a Bug Report in the background. I'm not sure if this is exactly true unless your device has enabled Developer Options previously, but I know that for my Nexus 6P (rooted, stock) this happens to me OFTEN, and following it I will have to swipe a notification away that says "Bug Report #1 Captured" or something to that extent.


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IMEI null/null?
My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9305T, and I am getting a "Insert SIM card to access network services" error. I dialled *#06# and it said null/null, meaning I have a null IMEI. How do I fix this? Is it fixable?

Not all phones use the same dialing codes... You should update your question with your make and model of device, Android version, how you happened to lose your IMEI number, link to your "tutorial", and any other information you think is relevant (do NOT include IMEI numbers) otherwise your question will likely be flagged for closure as too vague/broad.

Also be aware that most modern devices cannot have the IMEI number modified through a simple service menu, some cannot have it modified by the user at all and if it gets "lost" it is a brick condition. Not trying to scare you but there are lots of old tutorials out there that just do not apply to modern devices.

@acejavelin I updated the question.

I second @acejavelin. Not all phones respond to secret codes uniformly. Indigo this app and check for IMEI number. You can verify number displayed against the number on the box (if you have it) or against sales receipt ( if it had that)


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How to add Google Play support in Anbox?
Anbox doesn't come with Google Services as Google Services can't be installed on an unregistered device / firmware, but there are ways to achieve that in Custom ROMs or even emulators. If you want to use Android to its fullest then Google Play Services is a must.
What have I tried so far?
I've tried to install Google Play Services x86 apk, which successfully got installed and also appears in Settings -> Apps.
I've also tried to install Google Play Store which also got successfully installed and appears in the App Drawer of Anbox (also in GNOME), but it doesn't work as expected. For example, the YouTube app loads content but can't play videos and Google Play Store doesn't even load content, I think maybe because Google Play Services isn't installed as system app or maybe because there are some other Google apps that these things depend on which I'm missing.

You could see if Anbox emulates Android's file system somewhere and from there you can see to installing Gapps similarly to how you would do it with custom roms

See any Gapps installer script from open gapps used for custom rom and follow the process for anbox

Check out this blog post: http://geeks-r-us.de/2017/08/26/android-apps-auf-dem-linux-desktop/ It is in German but can be translated to English with high levels of success using the Google Translate plugin for Chrome. For a more detailed discussion, this thread on the projects Github page is helpful: https://github.com/anbox/anbox/issues/118

This is the script that @Freedom_Ben's answer is basically telling you to run: https://github.com/geeks-r-us/anbox-playstore-installer
There's a pending pull request for a non-snap Anbox too, if that's what you're after.

Try that. It worked greately to me on my PC (Ubuntu) and my laptop (Ubuntu) https://www.linuxuprising.com/2018/07/anbox-how-to-install-google-play-store.html

Run these commands:
snap install --devmode --beta anbox
wget -O -  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/geeks-r-us/anbox-playstore-installer/master/install-playstore.sh | bash

This answer still works, however I had to manually give permissions to the Google Play Store app to make it work.

I'm not really sure about Anbox, but I've made and modified several Android distros, that are unregistered, as you had said. What I had done on these devices was:

Either go to Open GApps and then download the app. Then run it, choose the package and wait for it to download. Use a superuser, to grant GApps permission, and allow it to install all Google apps (as per your package selection).
The second thing you can do is, use flashify, to flash a zip that you can download from Open GApps again.


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No Internal Storage in One Touch 8020A
http://es.tinypic.com/r/2vx3zwn/9
I have only 2 apps and I can not download anything, its a One Touch 8020A.
I have nothing in the internal space, onlynin the SD Card and I am not able to download anything.
Any ideas or solutions?
Thank you

I had the One Touch before the phone I have now. It am sad to say that thr phome itself causes the problem. I could barely install an app. Every app would install on internal storage.
You have to try install a app on internal and than move to your SD card

I do it, no space anyways

I am not sure, but with my One Touch this problem was never solved, hope you will solve it.

RIP, I got it as a kinda B Day gift so I couldnt research


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Bluetooth reverse tethering
Hey all so I have connected my HTC to my laptop via Bluetooth ( they're paired and connected)

the Bluetooth Tethering option in the phone is Enabled
I can see a Bluetooth network connection has been added in network
connections and adapter panel
I'm stuck after this....
the problem is that when I go to the sharing tab of the network
connection which I'm trying to share it's internet, there it asks you
to select a network connection which the internet is going to be
shared too but the Bluetooth connection wont show so I could select
it...

Bluetooth reverse tethering for Android on Windows 7/8/10 is not possible out of the box. It might be if you have installed the Toshiba Bluetooth Stack (see below).
As of Windows 10 1809 the Bluetooth PAN network generated by Windows' own BT drivers technically is not a "full blown" network like wired LAN or WiFi. Thus it does not show up in the list of network adapters to use the shared internet connection.
For the same reason you cannot bridge your wired LAN ethernet adapter with the bluetooth PAN (Microsoft documentation says bridging needs two "highspeed" connections - which PAN obviously is not).
As some googling reveals Mac and Linux folks are better off because these OSes can do reverse tethering with bluetooth.
If you really desperately need to do it based on a windows machine your only choice is to set up a virtual machine with Linux as guest OS and do it from there. There is a how-to in German on this solution at PC-Welt.


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It Type of Hacking
 in google play when i am installing something it is showing two devices associated with my gmail id.How can i remove another device?I think Its some kind of hacking.

If a device you no longer use is listed (or if you don't recognize the device), you can remove it from your account. To remove devices from your account:

Use your phone's browser to go to myaccount.google.com.
In the "Sign-in & security" section, touch Device activity & notification.
In the "Recently used devices" section, touch Review devices.
Touch the device you want to remove > Remove.

Source: Google Support

I would like to add to the above answer:
If you fear about security of your playstore Gmail account
you can go for Google two step verification
Everytime you sign in from any device or anywhere you will be asked for OTP.
It gives another layer of security to your account.


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Gboard Personal Dictionary not working
I have added a few words to the personal dictionary in Gboard settings and they aren't working. Trying to create shortcuts for things like my email address, but when I type the shortcut into Gboard, nothing happens.
I've scoured the web for answers to this and have yet to find a solution. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling Gboard. I emptied the Gboard cache. I'm currently using a Samsung Galaxy S5 and it's on Android 6.0.1, all software is up-to-date. Nothing helps.
How to fix this?

As noted, special characters may be a problem, but if others have this issue with all shortcuts, clearing Gboard's data (in system settings -> applications -> Gboard) fixed the issue for me.

Just needed to clear the cache and force stop; not clear the app data.

For me, this worked after I killed the messaging app too.

It would seem that Gboard has a hard time with shortcuts containing punctuation. Ampersands and colons did not work for me, but shortcuts without these characters work fine.
A little digging on the web would imply that punctuation in shortcuts used to work in previous versions. I'm not sure if this applies to your situation or not, though.
Gboard 6.2.34
Version = 20170404

The solution to the problem is as follows.

Visit APK Mirror - Android Keyboard (AOSP) 8.1.0.

Download the AOSP keyboard and install it on your phone.

Enable the AOSP keyboard from the virtual keyboard section in the languages and input section.

Do not set the AOSP keyboard by default. We will use Gboard.

Now go to your personal dictionary in the Languages section. You will see two of your own language.
For example: For all languages, Turkish, and Turkish (Turkey). Select Turkish and enter your words here and shortcuts are now running, not Turkish (Turkey).
An error occurs when you enter your words and shortcuts in the dictionary where the language and region are together.

My Gboard shortcuts weren't expanding because I had unknowingly been adding a space at the end. I thought I'd added "foo", but I'd added "foo ": that space was the problem. Any time I'd enter "foo " in an app—notice the space—the question to ask yourself is, "which of the following took precedence:"

the confirmation of the end of a word1
or the OS's having confirmed the recognition of my desired shortcut?

(1) had been winning out, trumping (2) and—correctly, unfortunately—winning out over (2) and never allowing (2)'s replacement to happen. As soon as I got rid of the trailing space in my personal dictionary's shortcut replacement string, it worked. It makes sense.
Incidentally, in one of my user-defined dictionary shortcuts, I have the octothorpe, or hashtag, "#" working, too, so it appears that some special characters are also working and now not causing problems. So if this is not new news, please don't shoot the messenger!
1 An additional wrinkle I can't unravel is "is it the app or the OS doing the detection and identification in (1)?" I can't tell—I think I'd have to be able to trace a single step through the kernel to be able to answer that one. (-;
Gboard 12.6.02.491625702-release-arm64-v8a102451622


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In-app purchase got cancelled, but money debited from bank
Yesterday I was trying to make an in-app purchase (via netbanking as the payment option). After making the payment from the bank site, I was being returned to the app, when I was told "purchase cancelled". However, the money got deducted from my bank account. The transaction details in playstore web site shows that the purchase was "cancelled", and not "refunded". What do I need to do now to get my money back?
Please suggest.

I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is about billing issues.  Please contact Google Play support and/or the app publisher and/or your bank.

If it's banks payment error you get refund in around 6 days. Or later you can ask the developer for a refund. You can mail the developer to his email given in developer details


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2 buttons in android bar
Now I would like to have as few buttons in the android bar at the bottom as possible but I'm pretty sure both the back and home buttons are required. I believe this is true.
Could I assign the home button to activate the menu button on double click and just have the home and button button?  I'm rooted on 5.1.
Alternatively can I make Android activate home and back with volume up and down https://www.quora.com/Can-I-make-an-app-which-tracks-the-Android-volume-control-button-and-does-some-tasks-if-I-long-press-say-volume-up
Picture of idea

Sorry, missed that. You can have a look at option 4. I don't think you can reduce the number of soft buttons though I could be wrong

This might work https://www.google.com/amp/www.addictivetips.com/android/ultimate-dynamic-navbar-for-android/amp/

Quite possible - it is similar to other options in earlier suggestion. Only reason for suggesting option 4 is that it retains flexibility of being hidden plus offering normal button option which the muscle memory remembers, though in a pie layout. Ultimately, it is your comfort level

Yet another option is Gravity Box Xposed module, which can be configured to hide when required and pulled up when needed. I use that on Marshmallow, with extra buttons for custom actions

Gravity Box has a bunch of out customisations and navigation bar is one part of it. Since device is rooted , this may help in customising your device in other ways too, instead of just having navigation bar focused app

The whole features that you want (modify navigation buttons & double-tap Home button) exist on LineageOS natively if you're willing to flash. Since I'm not sure how far you're willing to do, I just put it as a comment first, not an answer... (also, I think there's a typo on second paragraph: "home and button button"?)

@AndrewT could you provide a link so I could read about it

Navigation Bar Tweaks (apparently it's from N Developer Preview) and Home Button Double Tap (image from OnePlus device; CyanogenOS/CyanogenMod). Source: I'm using LineageOS 14.1 on Nexus 5. Now, since you didn't mention your device model, I'm afraid if LineageOS doesn't support your device...

@AndrewT Motorola moto G. I believe it is supported

"Now I would like to have as few buttons in the android bar at the bottom as possible" - so can you just hide the bar and use something floating on-screen like LMT?

@AndyYan Could I define the 3 buttons to activate depending on where I swipe from bottom maybe?  I'm not sure of the right name for this but maybe hot spots that separate the bottom screen into three places.

Never heard of such implementations.

So I am self answering this can all be done using Lineage OS.  Install Lineage
OS then go under Settings->Buttons->Buttons & Layout.  You then can add and remove buttons to your hearts content.  Once you are done change Home double tap action to activate Recent apps switcher.


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Backup encrypted data from Android with broken screen
short story is as follows: I have a Sony Xperia M2 with display suffering from water damage. It's completely black but it's still working, booting and responding to touch. However, I need to enter my PIN because the device is encrypted. I want to back up some data before I toss that phone. All I would really need to do is enter the 4 digits, then I'd have access to all the files from my PC, but somehow that doesn't work, I tried it a hundred times blind-typing, but I keep messing it up. Does anybody have a solution for that, or a similar phone and a screenshot that could show me what I am doing wrong? (Trying to type the digits, then hitting lower right "Enter" button. Does not work. I get haptic feedback on the "back" button on the lower left corner and I can do something like emergency call in the top middle of the display.)
Apart from that, I tried to access the phone from my Linux laptop. adb does not work at all, probably because USB debug is disabled. I tried to enter fastboot mode and flash a TWRP recovery image like it has been suggested multiple times here to bypass the USB-debug-issue, with no luck. I get into fastboot mode, fastboot sees the device, but when I try to load the boot image, this message pops up:
creating boot image...
creating boot image - 382976 bytes
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [  0.014s]
booting...
FAILED (status read failed (No such device))
finished. total time: 5.286s

Then the blue LED turns off and gets back to red -> orange, which I assume is nothing but a normal boot.
Does anybody know anything else I could try or why the recovery image does not work? Any suggestion is really much appreciated.


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Transfer adoptable SD card to another ROM
Is it possible to use an adoptable SD card on another ROM, by copying the encryption key located at /data/misc/vold/*.key?
According to the Android documentation :

.. Keys are associated with adopted devices based on the adopted partition GUID...Because the contents of an adopted storage device are strongly tied to the
  Android device that adopted it, the encryption keys should not be extractable
  from the parent device, and therefore the storage device can't be mounted elsewhere.

Apart from some errors that may be caused by the different ROM, is it possible to access the SD card across ROMs? Or is adoptable storage only accessible on the ROM it was created with?


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HTC Desire stuck on HTC Logo on start up!!! Only able to open recovery
I was trying to root my HTC Desire 820 device and followed all steps as recommended by the XDA Thread.
Now my issue is that it is stuck at HTC logo screen and not moving forward at all.
Below are the steps I followed to recover:

Tried recovery, Factory Reset, Wipe Dalvic Cache, wipe all. ----> No difference
Tried recovery, reflash recovery---> No difference
Volume Up + Down + Power Button ---> performs reset,..again stuck on logo
Tried battery full charge ---> no effect

Can anyone help please?

if u are gonna down vote, then at least mention why..??

How long are you waiting? First boot can take 10, 15, even 20 minutes or more after a factory reset.

waited about 1 hr...:(

How did you get in this condition, I am guessing due to your tags you were attempting to root? Can you describe what you did prior to it getting in this condition (be specific, what TWRP version, SuperSU version, methods used, etc. just saying "recommended by XDA thread" tells us nothing)? Can you access the bootloader, fastboot, recovery, etc? Is your bootloader locked or unlocked, and are you S-ON or S-OFF?

I ended up wiping my complete phone, even the OS...
had to go to the service center to get it fixed...
Now fixed...No resolution given from service center..


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How to disable OTA update of some specific apps?
My android device is 4.4.2 with no root access.
I would like to disable OTA updates of some specific apps like facebook and other apps.
Can it be possible?
Please let me know, how to do this?
Regards
InTech

Do you mean application updates via Google Playstore?

In some cases, we see application updates on Play Store. And in some cases we see frequent notification for application updates on an application screen. If I would be able to disable both for some applications, it will be really great for me.

If you are rooted, you can use Titanium Backup and Freeze the system app named "Software Update MUC". This prevents the phone from self checking for updates and the notifications will stop.


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How can I remove A friends phone from my google account? I used it and didn't sign out
I have been on the security manager page and although the device is there, there is no option to remove it or deauthorise it. I have changed my password but am unsure if they can still gain access without needing a password as I have just clicked on my phone to gmail and it opened without needing a password. I'm not good with computers so don't know what else to do. Help would be appreciated x

If you changed your password, your account is signed out everywhere and requires the password to log in again. All is safe.

Ethan's answer is correct, but for peace of mind: You can also log in to Gmail on your PC, hit "Details" at the very bottom-right of the page, and choose "Sign out all other sessions".

If you are really worried about security you can go for Google two step verification
Everytime you sign in from any device or anywhere you will be asked for OTP.
It gives another layer of security to your account.


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Is Uninstalling built in apps safe?
I have a rooted Lolipop 5.1 phone and I was wondering if uninstalling built in apps safe like Lookout, Hangout or Google+.

Duplicate of this question.

Possible duplicate of How can I uninstall applications that are locked by phone vendor?

Yes you can. You can manually delete them from the /system/app or /system/priv-app directory, or maybe using an system remover app.
Also, not all apps can be removed safely, for example, there are some core phone apps like framework-res, SystemUI. Do not delete them! If you're unsure, I suggest you to get information about it first.

The OP mentioned in the question that his phone is rooted.

Whoops, ok edited

You can use a app like System app remover for that.
And most of the apps are safe to remove, as the mentioned app shows if the app to be removed is a core component.

Please add a link to the mentioned app. Also, most apps are not safe to remove - very few system apps are safe to remove. However, in case of the OP, the apps he/she is considering for removal is safe to remove.

My bad, I tought adding links was illegal.

It's not illegal - it's recommended as per site policy (even when you are involved with the app, like being its developer - then you have to disclose your involvement).


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How can I factory reset a European Huawei phone in China without access to Google?
Well, as you can see in the title......I am having a hard time in China. :)
My phone is from Spain and I had to factory reset it (it got soft-bricked...just on its own. Weirdest thing ever). It is a Huawei P8 Lite 2017 with literally no support. Whatever is on the internet (PC suite) can't be used because it says it is not a supported phone.
Is there a way to continue the factory reset without the Google service? It is blocked here.
This is the screen where I am stuck atm:

You could find a PC with access to the outer web (e.g. with VPN) and use a proxy software on it so that all other devices in the same network can use the PC as proxy and get through. Not sure if you're willing to take the complications though.

Short answer... You cant. Long answer, see Andy's comment.

@AndyYan I am willing to do that and I have a PC with VPN on it, but I have no clue how to do such thing. Do you have a walkthrough or something?

To reach Google and proceed with the next steps, you need to set up a PC that's capable of penetrating through that wall (e.g. with VPN), and make it a proxy server on the local network for your phone to use. Here's the way I do it:

On your PC, install Privoxy and let it through your firewall (if exists)
Go to its installation directory and open config.txt. You might need to open it with administrator privilege to be able to save it later.
Search for "listen-address" and you should get something like this:

listen-address  127.0.0.1:8118

It should be right above the chapter "4.2 toggle" and not have a "#" before it. Edit it to:

listen-address  0.0.0.0:8118

Now save the file.
Determine the LAN IP of your PC, usually by running ipconfig in the Command Prompt. Suppose it's 192.168.0.1.
Fire up Privoxy and connect to the VPN you use. Now your PC is ready; move on to the phone.
While in Setup Wizard, connect your phone to the same network as your PC. If you have already connected to the network, make the phone forget it and set it up from scratch. When entering setup details, check Advanced Options, then choose "Manual" for Proxy. Enter the IP and port you got previously. It should look like this:

Proceed to connect.

Your phone should now use your PC as a proxy, and therefore should be able to reach Google. Follow the on-screen guidance afterwards.

I like your answer..although I used the tutorial on the VPN express wbsite to create a virtual network on the windows side of my laptop and updated the phone via that. Cheers Andy.

Interesting, let me try Privoxy.


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/sdcard/alt_autocycle - what is it?
I have an empty folder called /sdcard/alt_autocycle.

What creates it?
What is it used for?
Can I delete it?

Are you using a Motorola device? This seems to be related only to Motorola devices, per the threads across the forums on Internet.

Yes, I am. I searched just now but couldn't find the purpose of the directory.

This folder is created by CQA-Test. It has a service called com.motorola.motocit.alt.altautocycle


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Updater process ended with ERROR: 1
I just wanted to root my galaxy note 5 (sm-n920c (dual sim)). I used SpaceX-Kernel-v0.1_N920CD(official).tar.md5
 and SpaceX-Kernel-v0.1_N920T(official).tar.md5and Noble_Kernel_Auto-Root_N920T_v0.1_Rebuid3.tar.md5 but they didn't work an gave me an error about kernel is nor seandroid enforcing  with red line above the startup page.
So I searched again and found this tutorial http://galaxynote5root.com/galaxy-note-5-root/how-to-root-galaxy-note-5-on-android-7-0-nougat-w-magisk/2/
everything was ok but in last step I got this error:
Updater process ended with ERROR: 1
Error installing zip file'/sdcard/samsung-antiroot-removal-2.4.zip'

Also I have 6.4G free space on my phone!
What's the problem and how can I fix it?


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Firefox DB doesn't include the latest bookmarks
I've located the browser.db (\data\data\apps\org.mozilla.firefox\files\mozilla\%$#!.default), but opening it and looking at the "Bookmarks" table doesn't show the latest bookmarks.
Seems like the bookmarks created today (a few hours ago) are not in the table.
Is there another place holding "recent" bookmarks?

Did you try checking after restarting app (closing and then launching)?

@beeshyams, that seems to do the trick. Thanks!

Good you can post the solution yourself - it may help others in future


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How to bulk move Android apps to the SD card?
I have an Android 4.4.3. Currently, all my Android apps are on the phone's internal storage, which is quite low @ 8GB. I've recently installed a 32GB SD card into the phone.
I understand that I can go to Android Application Manager > Apps > click on app > click "Move" (to the SD card). For the several apps I've tried to do this, the "Move" button was grayed out. Only one app I've tried has had the "Move" button enabled.
Is there any way I can bulk-move all Android apps to the SD card?

Can I assume you are not rooted, if you were any number of apps could likely do this such as Titanium Backup, but if not Android 4.x was weird with SD card permissions and many functions like that could be only be done by the system and not a 3rd party app

Yeah, not rooted. Having trouble rooting my phone here. I can't install SuperSU.

Without root it's one at a time... Sorry.

Okay, no problem. Add an answer if you like.

Also be aware some apps cannot be moved to the SD card; but some of those apps can store data for the app on the SD card.

Moving apps to the SD card in bulk requires root, with root access apps like Titanium Backup should be able to move them easily. Otherwise you must move them individually.

As per Mario's answer:
There is an easier way than manually finding and moving one by one. I'm aware it's no bulk, but it helps.
App2SD
It helps to find all movable apps, and gets you to the move screen one by one, after you perform the move (manually), also instructing on impacts for each app.

2022 update: App2 SD finds all apps that can be moved from device to SD. The app has an automatic mode for then moving all these apps to SD card (via Android accessibility tools, easy to use).


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Unroot phone without root access
I remember rooting my LG G3 like two years ago with Stump Root. Now I don't use root anymore. My bank app doesn't work because my phone is rooted. Now I want to remove root from my phone. I found out that I can remove root access from my phone when I remove the su binaries from the phone. I downloaded ES Explorer to do so. ES Explorer told me that I don't have root access. Now I can't remove the su binaries.
How do I unroot my phone now? And why thinks my bank app that I have root even though ES Explorer and root checker both tell me that I don't have root access?

Install the SuperSU app and go into settings and perform a full unroot... If that fails you will likely need to flash the full factory KDZ image and return to pure stock, be aware this procedure will wipe your device and all user data stored on it.

SuperSU also tells me the phone doesn't have root access. Isn't it possible to remove the binary through ADB?

Not without root, kind of a double edged sword, you can't remove the root binary without root, and you can't access root without the root binary... Your best option is to reflash the factory image. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785089

I don't know if I understood you correctly. The su binary is still on my phone. That's propably the reason why the bank app thinks my phone is rooted. So shouldn't it technically be possible to gain root access with ADB?

@Aaronmacaron Try it... Without the management app it likely won't work but there is no harm in trying


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How to set custom sound for SMS from certain sender in MIUI 8.x?
I used to own Huawei device with MIUI 5, and there was an option to set custom melody for SMS from a certain sender (so you could understand if you received an SMS from this certain sender just by hearing the sound).
Now I own Xiaomi Mi5 with MIUI 8.1 and totally can't find such an option by myself: there is only option to set the sound for SMS on 1st and 2nd SIM-card.
Is there a way to get custom sound for SMS from certain sender in MIUI 8?

If you are fine with automation, try using Macrodroid. Trigger: SMS received from (choose) Action: 1. Volume change> notification set to 0 (so that you don't get the normal sound) 2. Play Sound> choose 3 wait 5 seconds 4. Volume change (reverse action 1- so that for outlets you get the normal sound). MIUI and Huawei modding often do not conform to stock Android behaviour, so you may need to play around with other serums in actions 1 and 4

On second thoughts, simpler would be to replace action 1 by notification sound > choose sound and not have any other actions


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Can't find option ‘Install zip from SD card’ after installing Clockworkmod
I'm following this guide to root my HTC Desire 510.
I reach the step Step 4 – Root the HTC Desire 510.
I perform the command fastboot flash recovery recovery.img in a cmd prompt, and I receive the message:
sending 'recovery' (10594 KB)...
OKAY [1.352s]
writing 'recovery'....
OKAY [0.731s]
finished. total time 2.085s

I rebooted my phone, then powered off the phone.
At Step 5 – Install SuperSU, I don't see the option ‘Install zip from SD card’. I don't see Install Zip either.
This is what I see:
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
CHECK SMARTSD
IMAGE CRC
SHOW BARCODE

What do I need to do to Install SuperSU?
Help appreciated.

The guide seems very incomplete... I'll try to find a better guide and post a link shortly.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/desire-510/general/guide-how-to-unlock-install-recovery-t2988292

Also, to start the recovery you flashed, select Recovery with the Vol Up/Down buttons and press Power to start it.

FASTBOOT REBOOT RECOVERY
ONE THAT RE STARTS
adb usb
adb devices
adb -s sideload nameofzip.zip
(-s is the serial # of device)

After adb usb I receive error: no devices/emulators found. The phone is connected on USB okay.

try adb kill-server then run adb usb again

I should have of this right away but its 7 in the morning here

Same error after adb kill-server then run adb usb again.

do you have google hangout? add me on there ill help you get this resolved and also you running windows adb or Linux?

Thanks for carrying this conversation to another venue. Don't forget to update this answer with the relevant steps or changes that would benefit all readers.

I forgot to enable debugging on the mobile. Now, I run the command adb -CCXXXXXXX sideload UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.16.zip and I receive a help output, basically explaining how to use the adb command, but not giving a specific error message.

How do I add you on Google Hangout? I'm using Windows ADB.

sign into google via internet explore then go into hangouts add my email
reaverdroiddeveloper@gmail.com


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Google map's timeline is missing
I'm from Sri Lanka and recently I found out that "Google map's timeline" option is missing on my Google maps Android application and even on the website. I've heard that some countries don't allow for such services. But I've used it before. Is there any way of using this feature?


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signing in youtube without other google service
I have android tv box and wants to access my youtube subscription.
is there any way to just login youtube without the rest of google service? I dont want to see email pop up when watching videos... of cos, i wont want to have hangout chat on my tv.. etc

If your device is indeed an Android TV box, it won't show email notifications, or any sort of notifications while in use.

actually, it is android box not android tv.


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Rearrange items in a Google Keep list
I maintain a master to-do list and a master "topics" list.  Often an older list item becomes more urgent and I want to move it near the top of the list (so I can control which undone items show up in my Android widget)
Is that possible?

Alternatively, for my use case, any idea if there's a way to add an item to the TOP of the list rather than adding to the bottom and DRAGGING it to the top? If I add 4 items to the top of a long list it ends up taking a couple of minutes to get them all where I want them

There is a small ribbon next to the check box. You can drag and move list entries with that.

It makes sense, but the ribbon never worked for me. I tried click-n-drag, press-n-drag, double (click then press and drag), but I can never move the items. I seem able to mark the items as done, I can edit items, etc. but not move them. Is there maybe some lock I have to release or something along these lines?
Thanks in advance!

It's difficult to press this control, but this answer works as of the latest update (4.1.131.18.40) 11 Apr 2018.

Not working in 95% of tries. This should be fixed.

Any idea if there's a way to add an item to the TOP of the list rather than adding to the bottom and DRAGGING it to the top?  If I add 4 items to the top of a long list it ends up taking a couple of minutes to get them all where I want them

@BrentBow I do that by hitting return before the first item. Pictures explain better than words... https://youtu.be/cfsrO4L4HpY

Thank you, @TimoSchwarzer!  So simple and effective

In order to get the drag to work, I had to first click "+ List Item".  This made the ribbons "dragable"for me.

The + doesn't have a "List Item" option. The last update to Google Keep broke the ability to move list items. Workaround: Highlight the list item, cut and paste in new spot.

When using my phone, I finally figured it out after trying just about everything. Make a very slight sweeping/swiping motion over the dots to the left of the item will stick it to your thumb right away so you can drop it elsewhere. Note, your thumb needs to be in the swiping motion before touching the icon... touching the icon and  then sweeping will not work.  Just touch the icon midway during the swiping.  Just do the slightest little sweep or swipe, no clicking or pressing and holding worked for me. Works easily now 100% of the time with this itty bitty sweep on the icon, at least for me. Good luck, hopefully they will improve this.

Sweep the dots to the right first, so it is indented. Then move it up to wherever you want.


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LG G4 Showing Wrong 'Recovery Mode' Screen
I have a LG G4 (International) and I'm trying to boot into recovery to install Lineage OS. The instructions are to hold down the power button and the volume down button, which I do, I then get booted into what apparently is recovery mode but there's no options to do an advanced wipe and clear the cache etc. I found a picture online as to what it boots into:

As you can see it's still some LG screen, not the actual recovery mode screen you'd expect to see. Am I missing something here?

you need to click yes (for wiping phone), twice

But if you don't have custom recovery installed, it will wipe your device

If I select 'yes' it just wipes my phone so that it's back to it's factory default. It doesn't allow me to install a new ROM from .zip. So this screen is the wrong screen.

@beeshyams So should I install custom recovery? There's noway around it?

Yes, added that to answer

You would need to choose and click the yes option in your screenshot twice:

If custom recovery is installed, you will boot into it
If you are on stock recovery , your device is wiped , i.e, factory reset (that's the only option )

See XDA source for more details, including installing custom recovery that gives you the option of advanced wipe and clean cache for flashing custom ROM. Without a custom recovery you can't flash custom ROM
Here are instructions for flashing custom recovery
Disclaimer: Never owned LG device, it's Google-fu


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Smart lock not present in Security Settings
My device is listed to support Smart Lock, which bypasses the lock screen security when in a trusted environment. A saved location, bluetooth device, trusted face or voice is required to use this feature.
The location of the Smart Lock is normally in Settings → Security → Smart Lock , but it isn't present.
Is there a setting which disables Smart Lock? and how can it be re-enabled?

Smart Lock can be re-enabled by activating it in

Settings → Security → Trust agents → Smart Lock (Google)


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Recover Whats-app database files (.crypt12)
Today I had to uninstall whats-app as my storage was 100% and all the apps were constantly crashing. I thought I would recover it later. However my file manager app ES file explorer offered me to delete app data which I accidentally okay-ed. Now I have only backup of Media files as of date and Google drive backup of a month back.
My phone is running Android Kitkat 4.4.4 and is not yet rooted.
Is there any way to restore msgstore****.crypt12 files from whatsapp databases?
I have all the whatsapp media but without messages it wont make much difference.
Please help.
P.S I have uninstalled whatsapp and have disabled sync so not new data could get overwritten to simplify recovery.

Is there any way to restore msgstore****.crypt12 files from whatsapp databases?

Yes, but you have to deactivate Google Drive sync. The only way is to remove Whatsapp from the authorized apps on this page:
https://myaccount.google.com/permissions
After that, locate the backups directory where the .crypt12 files reside.

Make a copy of the newest one that you would like to recover
Call said copy exactly msgstore.db.crypt12
Reinstall WhatsApp
Wait until the setup asks you if you want to restore from the local backup (it won't suggest the one on Google Drive because you removed the authorization before)

Done!

Hi, I have deleted all the .crypt12 files from local storage. These is only one copy which is same as Google drive.

Wait, you deleted the contents of the SD card as well? O.o

Yes sadly.
I was thinking about this recovery tutorial but its way back from 2013
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/general/guide-internal-memory-data-recovery-yes-t1994705

OK then the first step is taking out the SD card and doing a simple undelete with proper data recovery software. Then proceed as specified in the answer.

Which software do you suggest?
Most of them do not restore .crypt12 extensions. Only pics and videos can be recovered.

It seems you are already thinking about file carvers, while what you have to do is an undelete. Totally different things. The usual Testdisk might be a nice start.


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My HTC One M9 has a pattern lock that I forgot (I know, dumb). Used Android Device Manager. No prompt
So the screen actually appears saying "Locked by Android Device Manager" but I have absolutely no prompt to type or a keyboard or anything. Hitting the home button just brings the pattern back up. I would much prefer not having to factory reset this phone. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

What os version is your phone? If it's kitkat, it should have a Forgot pattern below it if you don't draw the correct one.

Here is my blog check this out...
https://techicraze.wordpress.com/2015/12/16/hack-android-pattern-or-password/
Helpful if rooted only
You just have to remove "gesture.key" file from your system and then reboot mobile and then any pattern you draw will unlock the mobile.


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Flashing LG G4 H815(International Version) rom onto LG G4 H812 (Bell Canada) hardware
I am going on a long trip to the UK and Middle East, and want to take my LG G4 with me and use foreign service providers. I am planning on flashing the H815T (Similar to H815 International Version but supports more bands) KDZ file onto my existing LG H812 (Bell Canada) hardware, so I can have support for those frequency bands in the UK and Middle East.
According to my understanding, the H815T rom is compatible with the H812 hardware, as both the Bell Canada and International Versions have the same underlying hardware, but I would gladly appreciate if someone can confirm this. I have attached the phone details below.
Thanks and all the best!

"According to my understanding, the H815T rom is compatible with the H812 hardware" - how do you know?

They have the exact same hardware: CPU, GPU, chipset, instruction set, RAM, etc

And so what? All G4 variants share those, yet you see them configured and locked to certain network types. Baseband hardware is just different. Also, good luck flashing anything for non-T-Mobile or non-European LG phones, they are heavily locked down.

The H915T is the international version not T-mobile. I checked the supported bands, the H812 is a direct subset of those supported by H815T

What I mean is, presumably you won't be able to flash anything on a phone that's not from Europe (H815) or T-Mobile (H811) because of their locked bootloader. Also, H812's bands being a direct subset of H815T likely means that the hardware (e.g. antenna, as Sean pointed out below) isn't prepared for the extra bands.

Hi Andy, you bring up a valid point, saying the GSM frequency bands are hardware based. That could very well be a possibility. But if that were the case, then howcome when you unlock the phone, it suddenly supports all the frequency bands? This leads me to believe bands are purely software based.

one thought and I don't know for sure but it's ok if the ROMs say they support those freqs but does the internal antenna support those freqs as well  being that it's a T-Mobile phone

If the supported frequency bands are hardware based,, then howcome when you unlock the phone, it suddenly supports all the frequency bands? This leads me to believe bands are purely software based.