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Enable "Install via USB" without creating MI Account
I am trying to create some apps on my xiaomi smartphone (MIUI 8), but when I try to run an app, the error INSTALLATION_CANCELED_BY_USER appears. I found that the problem is that I must enable the "Install via USB" option from developer settings. When I try to do so, I get a screen that says I have to login/signup with an MI account in order to enable this option, which is something I am not willing to do. So, I have 3 questions:

Why did they make it neccessary to provide an account for enabling an option like this?
Is there any way I can bypass the MI login screen and enable the option?
The reason I don't want to connect my phone to an MI account is that I am concerned about personal data being uploaded. Is it a logical concern?

Instead of adb install app.apk use adb push app.apk  /sdcard/ and then tap the apk from a file manager on the device to follow the usual side-loading install. Of course, Unknown sources must be enabled in settings. Not a solution per se, but a cheap workaround.

Possibly related on Stack Overflow: Install app via USB: The device is temporarily restricted

What I didn't want was to continue having an MI account connected to my device. So I just created a temporary account, enabled the "Install via USB" option and then logged out from the MI account. So, now I hope the option stays enabled :)

Just want to add that in my attempt to enable Install via USB MIUI v9 asked me to insert SIM card.

@ADNow Xiaomi seems to be going further than most other phone manufacturers, though. My Mi Mix 3 is the first phone I've owned requiring me to sign into the company's service to enable usb app-installation, as well as the first requiring a SIM card to be inserted. They must specifically have added those requirements, and I don't see a legitimate reason why.

For those who have already inserted their SIM card into the Xiaomi phone, the other answers would work. But, if you are using Xiaomi Redmi 5 only for development purposes, you will need to do as below:
You will need to sign up/sign in for a Mi account before you continue.

Extract the SIM card from your non-Redmi phone. (It should be nano SIM. Contact your telecom provider to get one if you have a micro or normal SIM).

Insert the SIM card into the Redmi phone.

Go to Settings -> Additional Settings -> Developer options.

Under Debugging, click on the 'Install via USB' option.
The phone will enable this.

Remove the SIM card.

That's it. You should now be able to install your apps via USB from Android Studio.

Please remember not to disable this option, otherwise, you may need to re-insert your SIM card.
PLEASE NOTE: The above steps are guaranteed to work on Xiaomi Redmi 5 phones.

Also works on (based on the commenters' feedback): Redmi 6, Redmi 6A, Redmi 8, Mi 9 Lite, Redmi Note 9.

These steps worked for me for Redmi 8 Pro. Follow them in the exact same order.

Enable Developer Options.
Settings -> Additional Settings -> Developer Options -> Disable MIUI Optimizations
Reboot Phone
Settings -> Additional Settings -> Developer Options -> Allow USB Debugging
Security (system app) -> Manage apps -> Permissions -> Gear icon (in top right) -> Install via USB (true)
Reboot Phone
Settings -> Additional Settings -> Developer Options -> Enable Install via USB

It will ask for MIUI account. Don't close it and reboot from there. From next run onwards you can install apps either using adb install or via Android Studio.

Also works on (based on the commenters' feedback): Redmi 8 Pro, Redmi Note 5 Pro, Redmi Note 10, Mi 10T Pro,

Didn't work for me on Redmi S2. I rebooted after 7th step and Install via USB option is still unchecked. And adb install filename still results in the same error, [INSTALL_FAILED_USER_RESTRICTED: Install canceled by user].

Thank you, worked for my Redmi Note 10 Pro as well. Even though "Install via USB" is still unchecked after completing the steps, I could install an app via Android Studio.

On a Redmi 9, in order to have "Disable MIUI Optimizations" switch, I had to click multiple times on "Restore default values" in developer menu.

On Xiaomi Mi Pad 6 (Tablet) Android 13, MIUI 14.0.2: Already signed with Xiaomi account, still can't install apps through ADB. 1: I can't find "Disable MIUI Optimizations" under Developers Options, 2: Permissions -> Gear icon (in top right) is missing; There's "Install via USB" entry but there's nothing to enable/disable there, 3: USB Debugging and Enable install via USB are enabled. If anyone got a working solutions, please message me. Thanks. Jun 27, 2023

None of the other solutions floating around the internet worked for me (Chinese VPN, Disabling MIUI optimization...). I also could not temporarily sign into a Mi account, since I'd uninstalled as many MIUI system apps as I could and thus sign-in wasn't working anymore (and I just didn't want to sign in to begin with).
YMMV - it worked for me when I did it in early 2019, but it may not work any more if they changed something. I changed to custom ROM and can't test it anymore.
If you want to change it back, just re-run the commands with a 0 at the end and remove what you added to the text files.

This requires root, shell access with su, and a way to edit text files as root. I used Termux and and an android root file manager that can edit text files.
First, run the following command (su first, to switch to root):
setprop persist.security.adbinstall 1

If you also want to enable "USB debugging (Security settings)", for granting permissions, simulating UI input, etc. via ADB, run the following command too:
setprop persist.security.adbinput 1

Next, we need to edit the file
/data/data/com.miui.securitycenter/shared_prefs/remote_provider_preferences.xml

so that MIUI actually lets us do these things:
Add the following line to the XML file (with all the other ones, before the closing  tag, or change it to true if the line is already there):
<boolean name="security_adb_install_enable" value="true" />

Or, if the line is already there, you can can use sed to change it from false to true:
sed -i 's,"perm_adb_install_notify" value="true","perm_adb_install_notify" value="false",' /data/data/com.miui.securitycenter/shared_prefs/remote_provider_preferences.xml

No reboot necessary. MIUI annoyingness circumvented :-)

I get Security Center crashed message, when trying to install apk after these actions.

@ArtemMostyaev Hmm, maybe this doesn't work for everyone then.. If you can upload a logcat somewhere, I could have a look at it and see if I can figure out why it's crashing.

Here is the logcat https://pastebin.com/XAjmqAWq
I also deteted miaccount app, maybe I touched something else too..

@ArtemMostyaev It looks like the system can't start the part of the "security center" app that handles this. Did you uninstall the "security center" app, or one of the other "security" apps / components ? Or perhaps you uninstalled some other system app that I didn't, hence it works for me.

Yes, now I remember. I uninstalled some 'security' app in hope to get rid of that, but the 'security center' still presents on the phone. Looks like ROM reinstall is the only choice for me.

I reinstalled my ROM and this way is working :)

the last line is wrong. use sed -i 's,"perm_adb_install_notify" value="true","perm_adb_install_notify" value="false",' /data/data/com.miui.securitycenter/shared_prefs/remote_provider_preferences.xml

This method worked, but instead of editing the existing "perm_adb_install_notify" parameter, I added this line - <boolean name="security_adb_install_enable" value="true" /> Here's the source - a post on xda-developers.com

"Install via USB" wont work if your Xiaomi phone is running MIUI 8 or above. Looks like when you try to Enable this option, your phone trys to connect to some chinese server and fails.
I got a work around and it worked for me. Idea is to connect to Chinese-Shanghai server through VPN. Try the following:

Install PlexVPN from Playstore and login into it. You will a 24 hr free VPN service.
Select China-Shanghai server and connect.
From developer option in your Xiaomi phone, Enable "Install via USB".

You can then disconnect the VPN and logout from PlexVPN.
Enjoy!!

I tried this, it still ask me to sign into MI account.

First question: I think it's a bug
Second: The are some workarounds (suggested in Mi forums)
Try the following steps to bypass mi account requirement for USB installation:

Settings > Additional Settings > Privacy: Check the Unknown Sources option.
Settings > Additional Settings > Developer Options > Turn On USB Debugging
Settings > Additional Settings > Developer Options > install Via USB
Settings > Additional Settings > Developer Options > Turn off MIUI Optimization.
Restart your Mobile.

Third: Yes is completely logical and justified to protect your privacy, you never know the 'intruders'
Acknowledgements

Install Via USB not working - The device is temporarily restricted
Android Install on Device Failure [INSTALL_CANCELED_BY_USER]

Thank you for your answer, but my main problem (bypassing MI sign in) wasn't solved. When I try to check the install via USB I still get the sign in page. I checked the links you provided but I did'n manage to enable install via USB.

This solved the problem - Was able to enable installation via usb this way without network access or SIM card. Device: Pocophone running MIUI Global 11.0.5. adb install my.apk now works as intended.

On a Redmi 9, in order to have "Disable MIUI Optimizations" switch, I had to click multiple times on "Restore default values" in developer menu.

I managed to enable Install via USB on MIUI 14, device: Redmi K60.
The problem: The option to enable "Install via USB" in Developer mode requires a Xiaomi account.
Solution: Go to Settings -> Apps -> Permissions -> Click the icon settings on the top right corner. Here, you can see the option to enable "Install via USB" without any Xiaomi account request.
This method is similar to the solution other users already posted. However, the steps are a little different because MIUI changed the layout.

I have a Redmi 10C with MIUI 14 and can follow Settings -> Apps -> Permissions but not Click the icon settings on the top right corner - can you add a screenshot of what it should look like?

Awesome, this fixed the problem for my Pad 6! :)

I had this problem with my Xiaomi Mi 5 in India. I did some RnD over it and finally got its core reason and one solution which is working on all devices.
You would have noticed that to toggle the ‘Install via USB’ option on Mi phones, you need to be connected to the internet and logged in to Mi account. Due to some reason, requests triggering from India are getting rejected by Mi servers. So, I connected my phone to an open VPN in China and made a request again and it got SOLVED.
You can refer to my video for detailed information: https://youtu.be/MeKUJlD-Ke4

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Factory reset has frozen
My phone has recently given up and freezes on the Samsung logo screen. Having tried all the soft reset options I knew of, I have decided to wipe the data/ factory reset.
The steps followed are outlined here but should be pretty similar for most Samsung Android phones.
I have initiated the reset process, but now my phone has frozen on that too. My screen displays
-- Applying Multi-CSC --

-- Wiping data...
Formatting /data...

And what appears to be a fully-loaded progress bar (just a guess) - but that's it.
Any idea where I should go from here, as the phone's beginning to overheat so I may have to remove the battery again!
Specs: SAMSUNG S5830i Galaxy Ace
No SD card or SIM in at the moment

You should try flashing the phone, this should solve the loop. Downloaded flash files/ROM from the internet then Use Odin on a Windows computer.

How long are you waiting? This process can take 15 minutes or more, with some users reporting it takes as long as 30 minutes (it should never take longer than that).

@acejavelin I'd say at least 30 mins, but it was getting pretty warm by then, and showed no indication of progress so I switched it off. I'll try again perhaps, but I'm fairly certain it's not working as it should. I wonder if there's a test to see if it's unresponsive - like the ability to turn off the screen while the process is running (which I can't)?

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Where do Sony Android phones store deleted pictures?
I was thinking to copy the specific file to my PC and scan it with third party application. Is this possible?

As far as I know, Android has no "recycle bin" concept.

If you use Google Photos it should be saved in trash

You might wish to take a look at our data-recovery tag-wiki – and my list of de-deletion apps. As @DeathMaskSalesman correctly pointed out, Android has no native "Recycle Bin". My app list has some apps adding that (or trying to recover even if you had none) – and the linked tag-wiki additionally has some alternative hints of how to recover via your PC.

Like Death Mask Salesman said, there is not an Android recycle bin. However, there are apps you can download on your PC to scan your phone and potentially recover a deleted photo. Here are a few (note: I haven't tried any of these and am not affiliated with any of them):
https://airmore.com/recover-deleted-android-photos.html
https://www.easeus.com/android-data-recovery/how-to-recover-deleted-photos-from-android-phone.html
or look up fonepaw
Good luck!

Um. Looks like some community members consider this spam (due to the websites linked, which make it look promotional). Maybe rather link to the apps on Playstore instead – and include a few details on your choice? Other pointers you could integrate: our data-recovery tag-wiki and my list of de-deletion apps, which also includes some "recycle bins"?

Yeah, Airmore are frequent spammers of this site, so I wouldn't recommend their software at all, especially when it works by rooting your phone, and you don't know what else they might install on there.

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Romanian Layout for Physical Keyboard is absent
I have just picked up my Samsung Tab S2 Keyboard a couple of days ago. The tablet is amazing, but the thing is I need to type Romanian text with specific accented characters (ie ș, ă, î, ț). This is a must-have feature. Without this, I'll probably try to return the tablet.
It never crossed my mind that Android would not have Romanian Language on the physical keyboard! The virtual keyboard has it, but what I'm particularly interested in is having the physical keyboard configured with the Romanian layout. To clarify, I don't want a keyboard with Romanian characters painted on it, only the software layout to be Romanian. That is when pressing such keys [ ] ; ' they should produce such characters ă î ș ț.
Under  System -> Language & Input -> Physical Keyboard, selecting the keyboard and then "Set up keyboard layouts", Romanian is absent:

So, can I set this up?

Have you tried this? https://android.stackexchange.com/a/103494/241518

What you have to do is pair your external keyboard then
Go to Settings -> Language & Input -> Physical Keyboard Then tap on
  your keyboard and a dialog for choosing the keyboard layout should
  appear. Choose the layouts you want (note that you have to select two
  or more to be able to switch) and then press back. Near the bottom of
  the dialog a label saying "To switch, press _____ " which, in my case,
  is
CTRL + SPACE Hope this helps!

I don't have a way of trying it out myself, so I don't know what languages are available for physical keyboards.
If that doesn't work, perhaps this app could help (External Keyboard Helper Pro- looks like there is also a demo version)? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apedroid.hwkeyboardhelper&hl=en or free demo version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apedroid.hwkeyboardhelperdemo

A a complement to the other answer that mentions External Keyboard Helper: testing the demo version, this app brings a new list of physical keyboard layouts that includes Romanian.

Only one can be selected. After enabling the desired layout in that list, switch the virtual keyboard to External Keyboard Helper:

The full version is worth it as far as I'm concerned.

This one is working very well:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=varzan.extraKeyboardLayouts

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How to bypass FRP on Google Pixel(1st Gen)?
First, It's not a duplicate post. I have already tried the methods written for different phones like this generic one but it's for LG and Samsung phones.
Also, I have watched this video but "Maps" is not shown as an option along with cut and copy.
Please help me get this phone to work.

Try this: https://www.hardreset.info/devices/google/google-pixel/faq/bypass-google-verification/ [Edited by Moderator Firelord]

This has been discussed on site meta and currently all questions dealing with FRP are marked as dupe, though that question is for a specific device but the logic in the answer linked earlier holds


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Android browser TLS1.0 support
Is there a browser for Android 7 that supports TLS1.0 and SSLv3?
I would need it to access my server's iLO 2 console.
Thanks in advance.

Update: Pyrope and UC Browser work perfectly.


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Why does my apps disappear randomly after a reboot?
Sometimes when I reboot my LG G3 (about every other time I do that) some apps show up in the main screen with the default Android icon and the app name underneath, but when I tap to open the app it says "Application not instaled". When I look for the app in the app list it does not show up there.
This problem usually happens to Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Translate, Google Photos or Google Maps. Less comonly also happens to other apps too, but the mentioned ones are responsible by the vast majority of the "app abduction" phenomena. It does not happen necessarily with all of them at same time, sometimes one or two, sometimes 6 or 7, being the mentioned ones the usual victims.
I saw some people who reported this problem in other LG devices when the apps are moved to the SD card, but I don't use any SD card on my phone.
I'm afraid that my SSD is dying. The problem with other people pointed to Android having difficulty to read the app from the external SD card. Since in my case the apps are installed in the SSD, so it may be failing intermittently. The phone sometimes freezes and reboots itself from time to time too.

The LG G3 was released May 28, 2014, putting it at about 3.5 years old, that coupled with the other issues you are having lend to your deduction that the eMMC (internal storage) chip is failing. If it was me, I would look at replacing this device as soon as possible.

That's sad that a single component failure is junking the whole device. I want to replace only with a device that is more serviceable. I do not want to make handset makers happy because my phone failed.

Well, then you are in for a real disappointment... All devices are this way and have been for well over 5 years, they are not desktop computers where you can just swap out a video card, hard drive, processor, or power supply. Although, some mobile devices have some replaceable parts such as the headset jack, USB port, screen, or camera module, in general core components like internal storage, processor, RAM, etc. are all micro-soldered to the main board, the only way to service it would be to replace the entire board. Modern devices are engineered to last about 2 years, sometimes you get more.

It is possible. It is just that the manufacturers solder everything in to prevent servicing. There were a few Fairphone built but I guess that they may have difficulties to get investment since they don't practise programmed obsolence.

I never said it was impossible, only that you would (likely) be disappointed looking for a more serviceable device. It is possible for people with the correct skills and equipment... but it is not possible for the average enthusiast, much less a "normal" user. Like or not, things in life are becoming more and more disposable.

So I will dispose my interest on smartphones :-)


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What is this BUD folder?
I noticed a folder named "BUD" on the SD card of my Android 4 phone, containing 5 10-byte files with .med2.gz extensions. The .med2 files are empty. What is this clutter? This thread didn't help, nor did Google know what a .med2 file is.

Sorting all files by their modified date, i noticed the mystery file dates match with those of the Navfree app i used at that time. So aside from being slower than its previous version, it also litters temp files all over my card.


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Developing Android apps from within Android
I want to be able to develop Android applications from my Nexus 6p. Basically, just have a project, and compile it into an installable apk, but from within Android itself.
I have heard of AIDE and Java N-IDE, but neither are satisfactory. The AIDE developers seem to be to greedy for money, and the app rarely works. Java N-IDE cannot seem to compile my app with libraries.
I would prefer to do this from a command line, but it doesn't matter too much. I have adb working on my phone, and I also have aidl and aapt on my phone too.
Thanks!

There's a Premium Key ( Separate App )
I think AIDE Is your best bet !

I don't have the money. My parents are really controlling of how I use my money. I am rarely allowed to spend any of it.

PC and Android Studio then, If you don't mind just compiling the apps manually or building the source code with java text editors ( syntax highlighted ) then you just need to copy it to the PC for final build and/or export


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How to get rid of Google Now?
I have a Moto G4 plus, and I don't see a way to Deactivate the Google app in my home screen (far-left screen).
I have the last Android update installed.
Also, it would be great if I also could get rid of the Google search bar (in order to use duck duck go, for example).

Possible duplicate of How to remove the Google Now search bar from Nexus 5

That's how the stock Google launcher is designed (to get to search quickly). You cannot change it.
Also you cannot disable the Google app as it is a system app like @Tinkerbell91 said. But you can try something - uninstall the updates for Google app and there are chances that you can see the Disable button. I've done that before and it worked. BTW I got the same mobile.
Regarding the Home screen use can use other launchers from Play Store. I use Nova Launcher which is very close to stock launcher and provides you to customize the appearance. That is my choice but you got numerous options out there.

That might be apart of your launcher. If it's not you'll have to  be rooted because the app is a system app. But, removing it can cause problems such as bootloops so be very careful.


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Does installing a terminal emulator from play store root my phone?
I recently Termux terminal emulator in my phone to copy files from my phone to my mac through a ssh connection. But I fear whether installing such emulators root of damage the OS.

Simple answer - No

Not at all, a terminal is just a command-line utiity useful for executing shell commands, that might otherwise be difficult to input without such a utility, or alternatively can be achieved using adb via your PC.
On the other hand, rooting involves putting (and modifying) the su binary (that previously didn't exist in the device) giving appropriate permissions, in order to allow certain apps/proceses to execute with elevated privileges.
Furthermore a terminal app can even be used to carry out normal tasks that doesn't require root.


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How to add support to an external monitor in Android?
My Samsung Dex (with Android 7 in a Samsung Galaxy S8 phone) won't work with my LG 23MT75D-PU monitor. I think because the Android driver are not ready to talk with this monitor yet. I will want to know where i can fire a bug related with that fact or find a fix, by myself.
I really think this is an android question by nature. My Galaxy S8 have not a problem and also i considered, this is not a problem of Samsung Dex, but instead, this is a problem in the Android kernel, because it's where reside the modules to load the most commons drivers by default.

You should contact Samsung customer support.

Thanks, I live in Mexico City, and custtumer support really only ask me if i connect the cables correctly to the monitor or then the monitor have a problem. They really don't take in consideration a missing driver or something that really it's in his side. For another hand android developers recommend me the same as you recomed me, because they don't know what Sansung is doing. I ask to LG for tecnical specifications and the monitor satisfy the teoretical requierimens of Sansung Dex.

I finally found the problem. The Samsung Dex work only with an specific voltage, you can not connect it to any different power supply (like the usb ports of your computer). If I connect it to the power manager that come with the phone, it will be working well on my monitor.
Thanks all involved.


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touchscreen broken, how to enter encryption password via adb
My touch screen is insensitive in some parts, and my phone is encrypted, and one of the keys needed for the password cannot be entered.
I have TWRP installed. I remember having entered the password via adb, so there must be a way, but I don't find it.

I found it out now:
adb shell twrp decrypt $PASSWORD


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Update review on Google Play after refund
Yesterday I've downloaded a paid app from Google Play store but it didn't work as I expected so I gave it a 1 star rate and I asked for a refund.
Then i've read again the app description and I realized I did wrong assumption about how it gotta work.
Now I would like to remove or at least update the review I did because it was my bad and the app got no trouble at all.
Apparently I cannot do it and the bad review will stay there forever.
Any idea about how to fix this?
Do you think Google should give the chance to update reviews despite refund?
Thank you

Found this page that seems to address your issue. Maybe try to delete the review whilst on your computer if you've been trying on your phone or vice versa. It does say ''Note: You can only review apps you have previously downloaded and installed. When you download an app, it's linked to your Google Account. '' I'm wondering if the link between your account and the app is only deleted if the app was a paid app. Because I have previously downloaded free apps then deleted them from my device and the link between my account and the app is still present.
Hope this helped
link to google support page


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Why does Google Play show the currency AED for Egypt?
I used HMA to change my location but the google play didn’t show the corresponding currency. For example, it showed AED for Egypt, CZK for Myanmar, UAH for Congo. Which location should I move to get the currency of Egypt?
For more information, when I haven't logged to google account, google play store shows Egypt currency. However when I create new account, add a Egypt Billing address, it show AED currency.

As bizarre as it may seem, this is likely happening because you are signed in with your Google Account while accessing the Play Store. Sign out of your Google Account, clear all caches and history and then visit the Play Store and you should see that the currency will now be changed to the currency in Egypt.

For more information, when I haven't logged to google account, google play store shows Egypt currency. However when I create new account, add a Egypt Billing address, it show AED currency.
Of course I would like to change to Egypt currency to buy app with better price

When adding a Egypt billing address, did you also add a credit card which was issued in Egypt?

No. I used a card from Vietnam. I wouldn't be surprised if it showed Vietnam currency but actually showed aed. However I accepted yout answer. The reason why Google Play shows aed for account in egypt may be out of this question's scope

The best practice is to clear cache and cookies when changing IP (remember to clear flash cache too). Alternatively you can use incognito mode.
Furthermore I have strong feeling this has to do with VPN servers being used by HMA during the connection. On HMA support page, they actually have acknowledged that they're testing new servers and often times these may not reflect true location (I recall experiencing these same issue with Psiphon VPN showing a mismatch between selected and apparent locations):

During the recent upgrades of our network we have replaced certain
  servers with the new, better ones, allowing greater speed and a more
  stable connection. We are aware that when connected to these new
  servers, our customers are getting Google results in Czech. As these
  servers are brand new, it may take some time for the Google to reflect
  their true location.

Additionally I suspect, the VPN configuration somehow gets buggy especially when congested with traffic such that it "auto-picks" servers close to your actual location, probably because there is faster speed and lower latency than servers that are much further from real location.
You may therefore wish to check if the IP location of the chosen connection is correct on geoip.hidemyass.com or similar IP checkers (such as maxmind.com or whoer.net).


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Apk file not installing in android says "You may not have proper app for viewing this content"
I'm trying to install apk file in Samsung but it says "You may not have proper app for viewing this content". I've checked "allow installation from unknown source" option in security, but no luck. Please help me to sort this out.

Are you sure the file is an APK file?

Can you link us to this file you're trying to install, so that one of us can inspect it?

Either it's a broken .apk file or not actually .apk file, or your file manager is dumb for some reason try with some other file manager to locate and install app from .apk. Also do as DMS said upload a file and give us a link to see what it is actually

It's not that the file is neither APK nor a broken one. I've installed the same in another mobile phone and it worked well. I've downloaded the file from below link. [link]https://www.apk4fun.com/link/3684/a/

@learner1 What browser did you use? What's the file size, as reported by Samsung's file manager?

Where did you tap the APK file? It's application-dependent. Some apps just deny access to some file types.

Such Issues generally occur when you try to open the file from within an Application (Messenger, Whatsapp etc.) other than File Manager (any such application with similar privileges) or Play Store.
So, please make sure you are accessing it from File Manager.

If you are not aware of the source of the APK and if it's not from a trusted source please don't install it directly.

This is not a problem only in Samsung, but in all mobiles including latest Xiomi not supporting installation from messangers like WhatsApp.
If you want to install apps you can open your file explorer and go to WhatsApp folder -> media folder and then WhatsApp documents. There you can find the apk file
or
you can search your apk file name
or
just search .apk and you can find the apk file.
For Xiaomi uses :
Open file manager,
you can find the latest files in the first page, or
in the second page you can find an option 'apks'. In that you can find your apk file from WhatsApp.

Go to any file managing app , search your .apk file and install from there. I had got the same error when I tried to open the .apk I sent via whatsapp in whatsapp.

I was also facing the same issue.. But its installing when i open in FileManger App

I think it is not caused by whether apk installer is present or not in your system. As far as I know, WhatsApp (or Android) still doesn't support installing app from inside app other than file manager. The only way is installing it from a file manager app.

I got same error because I was trying to install it from whatsApp and also I forgot to uninstall previous version of same .apk file from Mobile.First check if you have any previous version of apk. If you have it then uninstall it.Then go to File Manager->Internal Storage->WhatsApp->Media->WhatsAppDoc. Here you will find your apk file.Install it from there.Also turn on the option Allow installation from unknown sources from Setting->Security.

I found an easy way to install app showing error.. "unable to read properties for this app"
It is bcoz phone internal installer is unable to read said app properties
Simple install file manager from playstore like astro file manager or ez file manager
I installed astro file manager and find the app you downloaded then hit the app apk file and here its prompt to install..
Thank you.

I think that might be because you don't have a .apk installer app on your device.
If you do have one then try opening that and installing the app from there.
If it does not works that means that the APP is broken, requires a newer version of Android than the one you have on your device or it was designed to be used on a different type of device than what you have.
If you don't have an APK installer you will need to install one from the Google Play Store.
Alternatively you can also use adb (Android Debug Bridge) to install apps, but that requires a computer.

The APK installer is built into Android core – so it's very unlikely that it's missing. Much more likely that it's no APK file, or a broken one.

How do I find if my mobile has APK installer ? Just not to miss any option.

It is just a regural app, it should be at the same place where your other apps are. In my case it is located in a folder with other utilities such as Lamp, Voice Recorder, etc. (but my phone is not Samsung so it maybe somewhere else on yours). If it is not there try looking at the settings. It is very unlikely that you don't have one on your phone.

@learner1 From the phone's Settings, check for an entry called Apps (or a similar one), then allow showing system apps. The Package Installer is what you're looking for.

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"Can't play this video" error AFTER the video finishes playing
I get this error AFTER the video plays. This comes up when the video ends. And it was recorded on the same Pixel phone where I play it. Tried different apps to play the video, same result.

Possible that the last few seconds are corrupt. Or maybe it's trying to play the next video and that one is corrupt


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Samsung j7 (2016) Beta Program
I want to get Beta Updates. So i signup here http://static.samsungmembers.com/betatest/binary/nos/US/faq_sub.html with my Samsung account. But i can't find Samsung Beta Program App and Samsung Members App in play store. So i downloaded apk and install. But i am having service error in both apps. I am not sure my device and region are eligible for Beta Program. Or am i missing something?
Is there any other way to get Beta Updates?

Available devices : Galaxy S7 / Galaxy S7 edge (with Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon contract) You just answered your own question if you just read what is written in article

Agree with you!
Is there any way to get beta updates on my device samsung j7?

According to this your phone doesn't have beta updates, I doubt it get any system related updates, maybe quarterly.

Samsung j7 is not eligible for Beta Program.
Available devices for Beta Program : Galaxy S7 / Galaxy S7 edge (with Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon contract).

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In Galaxy S7, cannot disable Samsung Reactivation Lock
Summary
I'm trying to install a custom build of LineageOS following the instructions here. I was attempting to load a recovery image using Heimdall when I'm told 'Recovery Check failed'. It turns out Samsung has something called Reactivation Lock, but the settings to disable it aren't present on my phone. I actually called them and they said it had been replaced by Google's Android Device Manager, but there's clearly something preventing me from loading a recovery image.
I can't link to it because of reputation limits, but the recovery image I was using I built from source; it's linked on the homepage of LineageOS. I did also try it with the images built by Team Win Recovery Project with no luck.
I appreciate any help you can give me.
Steps
I rebooted into 'download mode' using $ adb reboot-bootloader. Heimdall recognizes the device:
$ heimdall detect
Device detected

but when I try to load the recovery image I get an error:
$ heimdall flash --no-reboot --RECOVERY out/dist/recovery.img
Uploading RECOVERY
100%
RECOVERY upload successful
Ending session...
ERROR: Failed to receive session end confirmation!
Releasing device interface...

and on my Android, it shows SECURE CHECK FAIL : recovery in the top-left corner (in red, if that matters). Rebooting into recovery mode just reboots the phone normally.
Specs

Model: heroltevzw
Model number: SM-G930V
Android version: 7.0
Patch level: August 1, 2017

Use the combination firmware available for your bootloader version, this will help resolve your problem, if you have not already.

Sounds like your bootloader is locked. Going from your model number I'm guessing you have the snapdragon variant with Verizon. If that is true just flash stock firmware through Odin. Stock meaning the last version your phone was running on before this happened. I'm not familiar with anyway to unlock the boot loader. Also I personally use Odin when I flash my s7.


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Help unbricking my nexus 5
let me tell a story first, i want to flash new boot.img for my nexus 5, but i'm also curious what happen if i do re-partition. I delete boot partition ./parted /dev/block/mmcblk0 rm 19 (my boot is 19) then restart it without reformat or even making the partition. Now my nexus 5 can't boot into system or recovery but can boot to bootloader. Search here there, no answers until i have an idea, flash the stock ROM, since it's ok in bootloader i think it is fine if i flash my phone with stock ROM via fastboot, then i do it. After the CMD show results finish flashing bootloader and then restart bootloader, now my nexus 5 won't turn on like no power at all.
Please help this moron, my nexus 5 is the only phone i have and i don't have money if i must buy new phone or even change the nexus 5 board


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How to delete a corrupted file on SD Card
I have a NVIDIA Shield Tablet K1 running Android 7.0 and SHIELD tablet software version 5.2(24.29.404.153).
My relatively new SD Card has a file which has been corrupted although I'm not sure exactly how this one file was corrupted when everything else seems fine.
If I access the folder through Windows I can delete the file but it does not actually delete on the tablet. If I browse to the folder through the Android file explorer there is nothing in the folder and deleting the folder fails.
I've tried installing SD maid & ES File Explorer and both apps were unable to delete the file or the folder.
I was able to rename the folder through ADB Shell but if I try to delete it or try and list the file it throws the following errors
shieldtablet:/storage/sdcard/BrokenFolder $ ls
ls: ./Noisecontrollers - Pillars Of Creation (Full) [HD].mp3ß▒Ñºíü: No such file or directory

shieldtablet:/storage/sdcard $ rm -rf ./BrokenFolder
rm: ./BrokenFolder/Noisecontrollers - Pillars Of Creation (Full) [HD].mp3ß▒Ñºíü: No such file or directory
rm: ./BrokenFolder: Directory not empty

Is there anything else I can try to delete this file short of formatting the hard drive, its a 128gb SD card that is almost full and transferring 128gb over USB 2 is quite slow. It is not rooted and i'd rather not root it if not necessary

Did you try with rm -rf ./BrokenFolder?

Get a computer, preferrably with a Linux system. You should be able to remove the file on the computer.

@DeathMaskSalesman Yes you can see in the terminal log I posted the result that was thrown when i did rm -rf
"No such file or directory"

Go and get a computer, better if it's running Linux or macOS (OS X). Then you can delete the file with the file manager, or via terminal and commands if you prefer, on the computer.
Android utilizes FUSE (Filesyetem in USErspace) based on vold, which often runs into various problems. Yours is just one of them. I'm afraid you can't remove the file simply with your tablet.

The result in Linux was the same as with windows. The folder showed up as empty and can be deleted, but on the tablet the folder is still there. And if i disconnect and reconnect it, the folder reappears. Good idea though.

Go run fsck (Unix) or chkdsk.exe (Windows) on it.


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Is Google maps more accurate than other geolocation apps?
I'm trying to record way points to locate features in open areas. Ideally, I'd use an app like GPS Waypoints, where the waypoints can be tabulated and exported. However, I've done a bit of testing and it seems like Google Maps can achieve better accuracy. Is that because it 'snaps' your location to features on the map (e.g. road)? Does is use location data more effectively than other apps (by incorporating wifi signals etc)? Or is location calculated by the operating system (android), and all apps simply use that (meaning all apps should have the same accuracy)? Thanks!

To my understanding, calculating your position is the task of a process called "LocationProvider" – and all apps should get the same results.

Combine that with the details given in mattm's answer, and you might wish to accept that answer. Think of the "LocationProvider" as the middle-man to chose from available sources as listed in that answer – depending on the precision requested by the app and your corresponding system settings.

Android defines interfaces for interacting with its location sources. The location information returned will be the same for all applications.

GPS - Your phone locates itself using a constellation of satellites. This can be done without any data connection, but usually uses a data connection to assist and reduce the time to first fix.
WiFi/Bluetooth - Your phone scans for transmitters, and sends the list in a location request to Google.
Cellular - Your phone scans for towers (transmitters), and sends the list in a location request to Google.

How an application chooses to use location information may be different, as in your snapping example. Usually the best accuracy source currently available is used, which starts as WiFi then switches to GPS. But an application can choose to ignore WiFi and only use GPS, for example.
If you are trying to map locations in open areas, then application heuristics like your snapping example will not help; any application with GPS that records coordinates should be fine.


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How to get wget on my non rooted Android device
I installed an app from the Play Store called Material Terminal.
It allows me to enter Linux commands and run them such as: cd, mkdir, touch, etc.
I wonder if it is possible to get the wget command running on my non rooted device running Android 4.4.
If it is, than how?

Material Terminal is only an interface to the commands already present inside your phone. In order to get access to other commands, it would be best for you to use Termux, which is a self-contained barebones OS, not requiring any root privileges.

I checked Termux, it looks great, but requires Android 5.0 at minimum. I have a phone running 4.4. :-(

It would be best to include this info in your question.

I think it's possible to install busybox on non-rooted Android devices.

@ Arkadiusz Drabczyk   But how?

This free Busybox (also on Playstore) claims it can work without root. Instructions in the app description. Not sure if it contains wget.

related: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26775079/wget-in-android-terminal


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How to remove a widget from the home screen on Oreo
I used the  Widgets app (press and hold on the home screen) to install the calendar schedule widget. I no longer want it displayed. There must be a simple way of removing it, but I can't seem to do it.

You can remove a widgets by long clicking on it and dragging it to the top of the screen where a text is saying remove.

Worked like a charm. Thanks very much. I had been trying to press on the "X Remove" text after the widget was selected.

Please don't forget to accept my answer if it worked.


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Can I grant permanent access to external storage to an app in Nougat?
I'm using OnePlus 5 running stock 7.1.1.
I use the OTG function to transfer file between my phone and my flash drive very often, and my preferred file manager is Root Explorer. Every time I try to copy stuff to flash drive, I must first grant it access.
Can I permanently grant Root Explorer access to external storage? I don't mind messing around with system configuration files (like packages.xml).

Manually granting permission
For rooted devices, there is a way to inject a specific permission inside the /data/system/packages.xml file, which details any and all installed apps, alongside their signatures and permissions.
The permission mentioned above is <item name="android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE" granted="true" flags="0" />, which is usually granted to system apps only. This line must be added under the <perms> node of the package name one wishes to grant permanent access to the external storage, be it an SD card or a drive attached via OTG.
For Android to acknowledge the new permission, a reboot is needed.
Revoking permission
To revoke the abovementioned permission, one just needs to remove the <item name="android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE" granted="true" flags="0" /> line they themselves added.
Automated alternatives
If one does not want to manually edit packages.xml but has Xposed, it is possible to achieve a similar result by using the XInternalSD module. Upon activating it, enter its settings and disable any checkbox but the one next to Full access to external SD card.
This, depending on the Android version in use, is able to grant read-write access to external media. It is tested and running up to Nougat 7.1.2. This method is not granular, hence any app will be able to access any external media.
I am not affiliated to either XInternalSD, or to its developer.

I agree for sure.

I edited the packages.xml for an app called Termux, as per your suggestion but I still can't write to the  External SD card from the app. I am not really familiar with Xposed and would rather not go down that road. Any other suggestions?


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Copy (duplicate) a file in the OneDrive app
I have a PDF I want to duplicate into another folder on the OneDrive app. However, the only way I've been able to make it work is by saving the document, editing it, and then re-uploading onto OneDrive. I want to use OneDrive's built-in PDF editing tool but this just throws a spanner in the works.
I cannot find an option to copy/duplicate a file within the OneDrive app on Android.
Is there a way to copy/duplicate a file in the OneDrive app?

As I cannot add a comment being a starter to this forum, I would like say that I am not sure how to do it other ways, but I am good at Rest API and have done it through this earlier. Let me give you a code for that if you are interested, else give me a comment and I would delete the answer.

COPY
  https://apis.live.net/v5.0/file.a6b2a7e8f2515e5e.A6B2A7E8F2515E5E!126
Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN
  Content-Type: application/json
{
      "destination": "folder.a6b2a7e8f2515e5e.A6B2A7E8F2515E5E!114" }

Also, as you rightly said, there are forums like forums.dev.windows.com where you can ask such questions.

If you really like the OneDrive app, good. But i use ES File Explorer File Manager, it has many options. To get OneDrive in ES File Explorer, you go into Network, then add, and you can add your google drive, OneDrive, etc. Then it's simple to add, hide, encrypt, copy, and do whatever else to folders and files. All within the file explorer. I tried to edit a pdf with my version with the built in text editor, but it didn't work. If you want to edit pdf's you could get a pdf editor.


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Why I can't see Viber Videos folder in Windows Explorer (on Huawei P9)
When I connect my Huawei P9 to a PC and browse folders I can see viber/media folders on both Internal Storage and SD Card. In this folder I can see Viber Images and some dot folders, but no Viber Videos or User Images.
When I browse folders on the phone itself it shows these folders.
How can I see them in Windows Explorer?

Really not sure, see maybe those are hidden files? They shouldn't be but if they are, go to the view tab and select "show hidden files"

They are not hidden. I see a bunch of hidden folders like .ptt.

I think that folder has some kind of system protection.
However, there is a way to see images and videos (at least on Huawei P8): Open Files app (Huawei's default file explorer) and go to /viber/media and rename it's child folders (Viber Images and Viber Videos) and you'll be able to see them in Windows 10 Explorer.


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flashing my a3900 lenovo mobile
please house help me I can't flash my lenovo a3900 phone because it can't connect to my Laptop using the usb cable and it keeps hanging and showing "no command" MY usb cable works perfectly.

You're in recovery mode - stock recovery to be exact - it's not supposed to be responding to anything in the first place.

Since you didn't provide infos about the platform, I assume its the Mediatek version.
To flash this phone you'll need SP Flashtool and ROM file with scatter. You'll also need USB drivers which make it possible for your device to communicate with the computer. The phone needs to be connected in Preloader mode.

Downloaded SP Flashtool
Download MTK USB drivers
Download the Firmware


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What is the difference in a app and a apk?
App vs Apk ? Can someone plz explain the difference, and which one is it best to use ? Thank you for your help, Eveon J.

Short variant of what the answers explain in details: You speak of the APK if you refer to the file an app ships as. In all other cases, you speak of an app.

There aren't two different things like app and apk from Android's context
App is a Application that as a whole presents a group of services and features provided by app whereas apk is extension of android app i.e android app files have .apk extension like music have .mp3
Hence when you install app you install apk and vice versa

This is my take on the answer.
An APK file is an app in its installable form. It contains anything needed for the installed app to run, such as code, graphic resources and so on. It is basically a ZIP archive, signed by its developer.

An app is a rather complicated concept: when one installs an APK file via a special software known as a Package Installer, certain of the file's contents are extracted, such as the libraries.
The .dex file or files contained within, being what makes the app work, are optimized for Dalvik or ART, which is the Android component in charge of running an installed app.
Additional procedures such as the creation of the app's data directories and its declaration in a special file known as the packages.xml occur as well. This file is used by Android in order to know which apps are installed, where their APK file is located and what permissions are in use by them.
Knowing where the APK is located is important, because Android keeps a copy of the original APK file, from where it loads an app's necessary resources, if they have not been loaded into a special cache yet. This means, that an APK file is vital to an app.

packages.xml or AndroidManifest.xml?

@esQmo_ packages.xml. While AndroidManifest.xml is contained within the APK itself and written by the developer, the former is located under /data/system/, and lists every app installed, along with any permission an app requires, and if a permission has been granted or not. If root, one can add permissions at will, and they will be accepted as legit.


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How to root Gionee M5 mini
Good day,  please I want to root my Gionee M5 mini without swapping roms I.e changing the rom, please any solution?  I've used almost all rooting softwares both PC and phones... And what Is the oem feature?

Which version of Android your phone is running?

It's a Mediatek device, powered by MT6580 chip, so rooting should not be difficult. Most one-click rooting softwares are able to do that.
You should try KingRoot desktop version, worked for a similar phone weeks ago.


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SMS group text alerts
I'd like to be able to send out occasional group text alerts via SMS blasts to a small set of people.  I'd rather not use a standard group text message because I want everyone's individual number to be private.  I don't want people to respond and bother everyone else on the list, so it seems like a tool that could send out several individual messages would be the right way to accomplish this need.
What options, if any, are available to accomplish this?

If you want recommendations for a specific app, you better ask at our sister site for software recommendations (as those are off-topic here). I'm not aware that's possible with what "stock Android" ships with. Hint: Take a look at Wishy, which seems to meet your requirements. But asking for other means (as you've just done) is of course fine here :)

The Google Messages app can do most of other than process unsubscribes. Just go to settings, advanced, group messaging:

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WhatsApp Intent
I'm trying to automatically change the text status (not the photo/video status) in WhatsApp via Tasker by sending an Intent. My problem is that I don't know if it's possible to call the status to change it, and if it is possible, how to do that.
Any help is appreciated!

If such a way exist, it would pose a "huge" privacy risk since a rogue app can easily wreak havoc in somebody's life.

There is no intent to change text status directly but you can use a workaround by using Autoinput which is a tasker plugin.
Here is the profile description.
You can download XML for easy import here.
First, you need to set a variable for text for your WhatsApp status.
A1: Variable Set [ Name:%content To:intent test Recurse Variables:Off Do Maths:Off Append:Off ]

Next, Launc WhatsApp
A2: Launch App [ App:WhatsApp Data: Exclude From Recent Apps:Off Always Start New Copy:Off ]

Click the menu of whatsapp
A3: AutoInput Action [ Configuration:Type: Text
Value: More options
Action : Click Timeout (Seconds):20 ]

Wait for 1 second
A4: Wait [ MS:0 Seconds:1 Minutes:0 Hours:0 Days:0 ]

Click status in Menu
A5: AutoInput Action [ Configuration:Type: Text
Value: status
Action : Click Timeout (Seconds):20 ]

Again, wait for a second
A6: Wait [ MS:0 Seconds:1 Minutes:0 Hours:0 Days:0 ]

Click edit to edit status
A7: AutoInput Action [ Configuration:Type: Text
Value: edit
Action : Click Timeout (Seconds):20 ]

Wait for a second
A8: Wait [ MS:0 Seconds:1 Minutes:0 Hours:0 Days:0 ]

Paste the whatsapp status from variable named content.
A9: AutoInput Action [ Configuration:Type: Focus
Text to Write : %content
Action : Write Timeout (Seconds):20 ]

wait for 1 second
A10: Wait [ MS:0 Seconds:1 Minutes:0 Hours:0 Days:0 ]

Finally, click ok to update the status.
 A11: AutoInput Action [ Configuration:Type: Text
Value: OK
Action : Click Timeout (Seconds):20 ]


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Galaxy Tab A's Bluetooth draining battery when Bluetooth isn't on
My Samsung Galaxy Tab A just upgraded to Android 7.1. My battery life decreased dramatically after the update. What used to give me days of battery life now only lasts me hours. I checked my battery stats, and this is what I found:

Bluetooth was using most of my battery, but Bluetooth isn't even enabled! What is causing this immense drain of battery from a feature that hasn't been enabled?

A friend I have that also recently got the update on a different Samsung device has been having issues with shortened battery life as well. I'm not sure if it is the Bluetooth on his though.

If it's an option for you, you could try performing a factory-reset of your device (WARNING: All data will be lost, so be sure to have relevant stuff backed up). It could be the update messed up some configuration.

You can also turn off those 2 flags in GPS settings.

Yeah this fixed it for me. Since I forgot to post this answer on my own. You can have it. Welcome to Stack Exchange!

Settings is broken.
Either it's not turning off Bluetooth or the battery history is flat wrong.
I've seen both types of errors over the years.
If the set won't turn off Bluetooth radio power, no amount of force stopping or add on apps is likely to save you.
Nonetheless, maybe they missed something so go at it from another angle.
Check out "Power Toggles"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.painless.pc
If you're using an add-on task manager, stop, most of them flat out lie, and try GSam Battery Monitor.


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Change video timestamp on non-rooted device?
I thought I'd be clever and compress some old video files taken with my phone camera using the Video Dieter 2 app. It worked fine, except the new files have new (random) names and their modified timestamps are set for todays date. Result - they all appear to be shot today when browsing the gallery app.
I need some way to either set the file modified timestamps to the correct dates, or set some type of metadata date on the video files.
The phone in question is a Huawei GR5 (Honor 6x) running Android 7.0.
I have tried using Total Commander but it says it can't modify the files, even when I copy them to the internal phone memory. I also tried using the ADB shell to touch -c -m -t the files, but I get a touch: bad '201708211200': Value too large for defined data type error. Possibly because my phone is not rooted.
I also tried copying them to my Macbook (using Android File Transfer) and altering their timestamps there, but of course they revert to todays date when transferring them back.
Is there a way to set the date (either the file modified timestamp or a metadata field) for video files? There are a lot of apps that can modify EXIF data for photos, but it seems to be near impossible to do this for video files without a rooted device...
The last resort I can think of is to take out the SD card and put it in my laptop (Mac) and directly alter the files, but I'm a bit cautious about doing that since the last time I did it (like 7 years ago on a Windows machine and a Nexus One phone) the phone could no longer find most of the files on the SD card afterwards... but perhaps this is a 100% safe operation nowadays?


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How to block/disable Snapchat's in-app web browser?
In snapchat, if you type into a chat a website URL you can then access snapchat's browser. For personal reasons, I've taken the time to remove my phones browser via rooting so that I can't access the web. However, I really enjoy snapchat and don't want to have the temptation of using the internet at any point via snapchat.
I can't find any settings to block it. The only way I can think of blocking websites is via the hosts file, but it only works for individual sites; I want to have no access whatsoever via the snapchat browser.
Any suggestions on how to do this?

Bump. I really want an answer


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How can I use my Android phone as a voice changer?
Trying to use Robovox Pro on my android (samsung phone) and i have a bluetooth speaker yet want use real time voice changer with my external mic under my mask (to disguise my voice) like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_k4Z9j5PEY (We do not have this in australia) HELP please

It sounds like you already have everything you need. Where's the problem? What do you need help with?

Well when i use the app it's keep's getting feedback so wondering which external mic would be useful with samsung phone ?

That's not really an Android problem. If you have problems with feedback, you need to change the physical layout of the system, to isolate the Bluetooth speaker from the mic you're using. If you need shopping advice for microphones, that's not really something we can help you with.

How do i that if i was to isolate bluetooth speaker ?

I mean isolate acoustically, i.e. with foam or by moving them further apart

Use this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.baviux.voicechanger I tested it and it's fun

I want a REAL-TIME voice changer not a recording :(


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What is debug? I want to know maybe my device has virus?
What is debug? I want to know maybe my device has virus? And mayby you can tell me what is this in the second screenshot?

/d is just a symlink to /sys/kernel/debug, nothing to worry about it. For more details about that, check this.

What is shown in your screenshots are just normal system files/directories:

/sys/kernel/debug provides information for developers to closer investigate "system stuff" (here: Kernel information)
the files in your second screenshot are system configuration files (*fstab* stands for "file system tab", a "table" with information of file systems existing on the device, and init* files are used during system startup, to initialize the components).

For some background, you can check our file-system tag-wiki and the questions linked at its end, plus corresponding Wikipedia articles.
As for viruses: There are no viruses for Linux or Android. If something bad happens, one has to find other reasons. But while malware indeed exists, it usually can only become active with active help from the user's end.


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CMD cannot "read" my phones /etc/hosts file when editing it via adb
I have to configure my /etc/hosts file on my rooted device(Lineage OS). I can see the content with cat but when I try to open it with vim/nano/vi I only get these questionmark boxes. Screenshot: https://puu.sh/y6WzY/38fcef5594.png
I also tried modifying it in any possible way but this seems like the only one where I actually can get read/write permissions.

I managed to do it via pulling it on my pc and pushing it back on my phone:
adb pull /system/etc/hosts F:\hosts # then edit it with notepad, etc
adb push F:\hosts /system/etc/      # pushing it back on my phone


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How to Enable OTG Compability On my Samsung SM-T231
Yesterday I bought one OTG Cable just for my tablet but for some reason it isn't compatible or it doesn't Read my OTG cable..Any solutions??

It depends on your device
If it doesn't support then you have to deal with it


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I can't turn on the phone or enter recovery mode (bootloop)
My Model: Alcaltel OneTouch Pop c7
My Problem: I can't seem to start the phone it is just showing the pop c7 logo and restarting itself
I can't open recovery or my turn off button + volume up, or down or both are again entering the boot loop
Any help please :\

What model number is this ?

This is a soft brick and can be fixed. You'll need SP Flashtool and flashing files for your exact model something like this: 7041x or 7041d etc.

Download SP Flashtool
Download MTK USB Drivers and install them.
Download Flash files (model 7041d) or browse all files.

See this tutorial for a step by step flashing guidance.

That's impressive. I deleted my answer and up voted yours. I actually searched for a while to find a solution for this! This will definitely come in handy!


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How to disable dashboard summary in Settings app?

I find the dashboard conditional summary infuriating. How can I have it disabled?
I earlier thought disabling the following receivers would help, but to no avail. (Yes, I did verify and reboot post disabling them.)

com.android.settings.dashboard.conditional.HotspotCondition$Receiver
com.android.settings.dashboard.conditional.AirplaneModeCondition$Receiver
com.android.settings.dashboard.conditional.DndCondition$Receiver
com.android.settings.dashboard.conditional.CellularDataCondition$Receiver

I'm currently using stock Android 10 on OnePlus 6 with Magisk and Riru.

I vaguely remember having seen a similar question recently, so it might be worth checking with our search engine. Don't remember the phrasing, though – but AFAIR it was about "no SIM card" (OP didn't want to use the phone functionality anyway).

I don't know Izzy. Before posting this question I did try the search but with the terms "dashboard" and "settings" app for Nougat tags. Didn't find anything relevant so posted my question.

I couldn't find it either (just checked). I don't think it used the term "dashboard". IIRC it was about a Samsung device, so at that time I wasn't sure if it was talking about some AOSP generic feature or something Samsung special. Well, just thought to mention it – not crying "dupe" or the like :)

Simply swipe from right to left on the conditional summary and it will disappear.

It's a temporary solution, but a reboot or toggling the corresponding option on and then off will bring it back again. OP made it clear that he want a permanent disable ("not show up for ... settings change").

I agree with @Andy.

I mean its the simplest solution I found, and it literally takes less than a second to remove the conditional summary this way, but lemme see if I can find a "permanent" solution.

Could not find any permanent solution, seems like swiping it is the only way to dismiss the conditional summary

If only you can prove it.


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How has USB File Transfer changed in Android changed over the years?
In Windows
I remember many years ago when I got my first android that USB connection seemed to work more like a flash drive. You could do multiple things at once without it saying the device was busy.
In all newer android versions I've seen I get an error saying the device is busy if I'm copying something and trying to browse files at the same time. Also I've noticed newer android devices seem to be slower with file transfers or even generating all the files in a folder.
So my question is what changed exactly and why was it implemented?
Bonus question: Can you give a detailed history on what happened with android USB and with what versions of android did it change with?

You might be referring to the USB Mass Storage Mode.

USB mass storage is the standard protocol used by flash drives,
  external hard drives, SD cards, and other USB storage devices. It also
  was used by Android devices and even many basic phones.

At some point most  Android developers decided to discontinue with this handy feature. They have legitimate arguments or at least justifiable reasons against the feature. It was discontinued sometime since Android 4.3 and later versions don't have this feature.
As one reddit user explained the reasons behind such discontinuation:

Earlier Android used to have /data partition for app data and
  /sdcard for movies, music and rest. Say you are an app freak and
  have installed lots of apps, what happens in /data fills up but still
  you can't use space from your /sdcard as it's a separate partition.
Now what Google has done is used unified file system. So that you can
  share space between /sdcard and /data. USB mounts storage on host
  and gives entire block level access to the host. If this is done the
  partition is unmounted from your phone. It was fine when /sdcard was
  separate now since both /data and /sdcard reside on same partition
  Android can't afford to allow full block access to another host. This
  is solved with MTP.
Another reason, Microsoft holds patents for long file name support on FAT filesystem. That's one patent for which they demand royalties
  from OEM's. If you use USB mount, you need to format your /sdcard as
  FAT because most users use windows. If you use FAT, you need to pay
  MS or risk a lawsuit. With MTP, Google can use ext3/4 btrfs whatever
  they please and there is no risk of lawsuit.
Finally, formatting filesystem with ext3/4 instead of FAT gives lots of read/write improvements since Android uses linux kernel.

The new options, Media device (MTP) or Camera (PTP) mode, are either unavailable to earlier editions of Windows and particularly difficult to use on other OSes e.g. Linux , or too limited in terms of functionality as well UI feel.
Credits
USB Mass Storage on Android Devices

MTP was added to Android in Honeycomb (3.0) https://developer.android.com/about/versions/android-3.0-highlights.html

@MorrisonChang Well yes there were introduced there, but the answer is just describing from the point where usb mass storage stopped and remaining options in these new Android versions, think of it as from 4.3 onwards


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New Acer Iconia tablet
This is a new tablet and it very slow . My previous Iconia was so much better.  It is only a few months old and I have very little stored on it.  Could I do a factory reset and is it likely to sort this out?  There is no stored data to worry about only apps and websites that I have downloaded.
Thank you.

can you tell the specs of that tablet? or the model number so we can check its tecnical specifications?

The label says Model A6003

In my experience, resetting Samsung devices does make them faster, so resetting an Acer device will also likely make it faster.
If you don't have any important data stored, then its definitely worth trying to factory reset your tablet to see if it gets faster.

That is not a Samsung device, it seems.

Ya, I meant to say that since it makes Samsung devices faster, it should make your Acer tablet faster, guess I phrased my answer the wrong way.

Try doing Full Factory reset I did this once in my laggy phone and it doesn't lag Anymore


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What does "no visual interruption" for notification importance mean?
When configuring notification categories, you can change the Importance to Urgent, High, Medium, and Low. The description for Low says "No sound or visual interruption." What does no visual interruption mean? I want to set certain notifications to the lowest possible, but I still want them showing in the notification bar, so if no visual interruption means that it will disappear from my notification bar, then I'll leave it at Medium.

I assume that, as the answerer said, those notifications will be visible in the notification bar, but not pop up above what you're currently doing.

No visual interruption means that the notification won't peak at the top of your screen. It will still show up in the notification bar.
https://www.androidcentral.com/notification-channels - This article further confirms that setting notification importance to Low just means you will not be getting any indication that you have received a notification, the notification will still show up in the Notification Bar though.
The only way a notification would not show up in the Notification Bar would be if you completely disabled notifications for an app.


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Android OS on VirtualBox very slow mouse
I am running Android x86 on Virtual Box 5.2.0.
After disabling mouse integration and setting up Pointing Device to PS/2 Mouse, I have a mouse when I start Android OS but it is so slow that it is impossible to click on any icon.
Is there any solution?
Thanks, T

And your pc is?

Mac OSX 10.12.6

Hardware, mate. I tought maybe it was throttling because of low end hardware

I have tried it on two different Mac computers and I have the same problem. Maybe it is my iso file. I guess I will try different source.

Maybe it's ISO and maybe it's some kind of incompatibility with mac, just guessing..

It is definitely not iso and I also tried Android 6 (still the same problem). Also I tried this on two different MACs.

I have a slow mouse, on the installed version (not virtualized).

I have the same issue from Android x86 6 upper version in VBox. It runs in a MacBook Pro Late 2013 with 16GB RAM. I tried to set different size of CPU/RAM/VideoRAM but no help.
When I installed it in VMWare, there is no such issue. So it looks related to VBox.

VMware supports up to 2GB virtual video memory and VirtualBox supports a maximum of 256MB. That's why it works.

I am not Sure if this Was the Factor of the problem but worth giving it a shot
On the Android VM

Go to settings
Select the "Language & Keyboard" option towards the bottom of the screen.
Select "Pointer speed" under the "Mouse/trackpad" heading.
Set the speed

Thanks for suggestion. In my case it did not help. Someone responded to me that "slow mouse" on VirtualBox and Android OS is a normal behavior. Since I needed it to work I tried another software from VMWare and it worked much better.

I finally have an android VM working on my mac using VMWare Fusion and the androidx86 images for VMware on this site: https://www.osboxes.org/android-x86/
For whatever reason I wasn't able to do a successful self install using the androidx86 isos on VMWare.

You can increase the video memory to 256MB by command line and it should help the speed and accuracy of the mouse in your Android VM.
Here is the command:
username$ vboxmanage modifyvm "Androidv9" --vram 256

Here is a video that will help: Virtualbox 6 Performance Trick to Get More Video Memory

I managed to have a usable mouse for android-x86 on VBox by using 128MB display memory (maximum in my case) and VBoxVGA (instead of VBoxSVGA)

authors: Једноруки Крстивоје


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Samsaung S7 Edge, LCD and glass damaged, turns on but black screen. How to mirror on PC ? without installing anything on the phone
It`s a S7 Edge sliver T-Mobile smartphone, the LCD and glass is shattered. It turns on and off when the phone is charging, you can see it in charging mode. And when you're turning it on, you can see the startup screen and the boot-up logos. Besides that everything else is working.

USB Debugging is enabled?

Unfortunately, it's very impossible to that..Unless..
IF YOU HAVE ALREADY TURNED ON USB DEBUGGING SKIP THESE
1.) If you have a TV, you need to buy Micro USB to HDMI Adaptor
2.) After connecting Find the HDMI Mode on your TV
3.) Then Turn On Your USB Debugging

Go to Settings > About Phone > Scroll down And find Build Number
> Tap it Seven times > Go back to Settings > Developer Options (A new option you will see now) > Scroll down and enable USB Debugging

Now that you have enabled USB Debugging don't forget to connect you phone to the computer
In Your Computer
1.) Download Google Chrome and the Vysor Chrome app. Since Chrome works on Windows, Mac, and Linux, this app will work on all platforms, including Chrome OS, which you should give a chance
2.) Start Vysor from the Chrome App Launcher
3.) Click Find Devices and select your phone
4.) Vysor will start up, and you will see your Android screen on your computer
Optional: You can set your phone to connect automatically every time the USB cable is plugged into it
 DONE
Glad To Help :)


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Blue light blinking despite no notification
On my phone, the blue  light is blinking. However I have no notification. What could explain the blue  light?
I use on Android 6.0 with LG G4.

Are you aware of the fact that an app could be configured to control the notification light (and color)? I had set up Signal to make it light blue when there are new unread messages.

@U.Windl thanks, yes indeed I've seen different notification colors. But typically it's accompanied with a notification in the notification bar

I just bought my Alcatel Idol 3- 5.5 just a week ago and I had this same problem. The way I fixed it was by doing a device reset (Setting- Backup&Reset-Device Reset) when I restarted my phone it prompted me to do a system update. I did that and the problem went away.No more flashing light!

Thanks for the feedback! Hopefully someone has less brutal solution :-)

this might help..To clear cache, shut down the phone. Then press volume up key, home button, and power button at the same time. This will boot you into a menu where one of the options is to clear cache. Do it, then restart. Hopefully that will fix the issue. Its a less brutal solution


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How To Check What Apps Is Eating My CPU
My device is so laggy so I downloaded CPU - Z to check my CPU
and I see 50 - 70% CPU load
I tried Cache deleting and RAM Cleaning but it's still using a lot of CPU
Are there any Add-ons so I can see which of my apps are Using my CPU?
sorry my grammar, English isn't my first language
Device: Samsung Tab 4
Model: SM-T231
Rooted: Yes
Busybox: Installed

Without knowing which device you have and what android version it is on and further if it's rooted and xposed is installed or not, chances of getting answers are very low, so do add above mentioned details

There are several tools available for system monitoring (link goes to my own Android site). For "quick glances" I'd say take a look at "OS Monitor", which gives you very useful details also in other cases.

I added my device information


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How can I turn on text to speech in Android?
I'm not an Android user and I'm stumped. I've got a friend who wants to turn on text-to-speech on his new phone.
His old phone has a "speech" icon on the screen. When he taps that and then taps text, the text is read out loud. In the screen shot below, the "speech" icon appears near the bottom of the screen between the Música and myMetro apps.

I can't find a way to turn this option on on his new Android phone. Even worse, I haven't been able to find that "speech" icon anywhere on the internet. What is that and how do I turn it on? Help!

It looks like the icon for Google TalkBack  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.marvin.talkback

Did you try checking at Settings > Accessibility ?

Found it! The option is "Select to Speak" but it wasn't available in the version of Google TalkBack installed on the phone. I had to download a new version of Google TalkBack and then the option was there. Thanks to "kirodge" for pointing me to TalkBack.

Here is how you can activate Android Text to Speech on your device: Go to the Language and input panel and tap on Text-to-speech options at the bottom of the screen. Click on your Preferred Text to Speech engine. You will be able to find Google text-to-speech engine, as well as one from your device manufacturer if any.

The option appears to be installed and turned on. Google is selected as the engine. The speed and tone are set. I can listen to an example. But the "speech" icon shown in the screen shot above (on the old phone) does not appear on the screen (on the new phone).


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"Incognito Away" - No way to hide App, as Advertised?
I just installed Incognito Away on my cheating husband's Android LG G2, Version 5. I have everything set up but the "Hide App Icon ".  I have two choices at the bottom of the page : Cancel, or Keep Icon Un-Hidden. In other words, I have absolutely no way, apparently, of hiding this icon from my husband. The Google Play Store was very specific that this was a credible and easily performed option within the application. I need help !! ASAP !!

So you ask us to help you committing a crime?

You need help but Android support is not the kind of help you need :-(

You need to download Apk editor to change the Icon and disguise it...goodluck


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Phone storage upgrade from 8gig to 16gig
How do I upgrade a phone with internal storage 8gigabytes to 16gigabytes

ROM- It is a file congaing a system image of the Android OS. Like for example a Samsung android phone has some version of touchwiz android installed. You can flash in a custom Rom on your own. But sorry to say that the physical Rom cannot be replaced.
RAM- It is Random Access memory which temporarily stores your app and system data to make it faster so that your phone does not have to fetch it from the hard drive every time, and again sorry to say unlike computers and laptops in android phones the RAM cannot be replaced you are stuck with what you get.
Internal Storage- Again no you can't replace it, that is why it is important to know your needs before you buy a phone especially if the phone does not have a sd card slot.


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What does Discharging means on battery?
So I checked CPU - Z then I saw my battery status is discharging
Which scared me a little so I am here to ask..what does it mean?
Technology: Li-Ion
Health: Good
Voltage: 3722mV
Temperature 32.0°C (98.6°F)
Status: DisCharging

Discharging is the opposite of charging.
When you charge some electric component, such as a battery, you are storing potential electric energy in it.
When you discharge that battery, you are reversing the charging process and using the potential electric energy to drive other electric components.
Don't be scared, most of the time you are discharging your battery.
Reference: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discharge (see c electrical engineering)

Any electronic device must be powered somehow.
In case the device is not attached to an AC line,a charger, a powerbank or other external source, it draws needed  energy from the device battery. This state is called battery discharging, as the opposite to battery charging. The discharging current depends on power consumption of the device.
It is the same process if you power a flashlight, an MP3player or a camera by the included battery.


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Adjust how much data I've already used this month
I got a new phone and I need to tell it that I've already used 25 megabytes this period. With the stock app I can I can set a usage limit, but I can't tell it how much I've already used this month.

Afraid that's not possible (except with some "root tricks", maybe). As a work-around you could set the limit lower by those 25M and re-adjust it to the real one next month.

@Izzy Indeed that is probably what all users getting a replacement phone in the middle of the month must do. Thankfully the pain only is for the first month, and I suppose we all will be using our new phone for many more months...

…with hopefully very few factory-resets :) I'm still having my 2013 device as "master". Thanks to custom ROMs I wasn't nailed to the "latest official" (Android 4.1.2) but can go at least up to MM (Android 6) with it. A clean flash (for a stable device) requires a factory reset, so this data stuff would be a task for "once per major upgrade". Thankfully I stay far below my allotted data plan, so I simply ignore those "wrong data" in the first month :)

OK submitted https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/68463955

Go to Settings > Data usage, and you'll see a graph showing your data usage over a certain period. The coloured bars can be adjusted to set a warning, and also a limit, to stop you using too much data. Further down the page, you'll also see a list of your apps, and how much data they use.
You can also download alternative data monitoring apps https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobidia.android.mdm

Yes, but I was hoping to do it with the stock app. It is apparently more impossible than adjusting the odometer on one's automobile.


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Xbox 360 controller is not working on my Moto E4 Plus
I don't know what happened. My USB OTG cable is working fine and also my Xbox controller on PC. In fact, I have another Android, Sony Xperia Z3 plus. Here it's working just fine. But I don't know what prevent to do so in E4 Plus.
Any ideas

I don't know what happened. Do you mean it was working before and it doesn't work anymore?

Actually xbox360 gamepad is working just fine through Bluetooth

So try to connect it through Bluetooth instead of USB cable as your phone might not be compatible with USB OTG. Edit: Turns out the phone support USB OTG (just checked), so the issue might be with the cable or the phone connector.


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Old Chats disappearing from Whatsapp
Old Chats are disappearing from my Chat-Overview in Whatsapp. I did not delete them, and they are still there: When I search for a contact and then click on them, I can see all the messages of the chat, but nevertheless this chat is missing from the Chat-Overview.
Now my problem is: One of my contacts has quit whatsapp over a year ago, so their account is not active anymore. And therefore I do not see them in my contacts-list. If only I could click (or tap) on that contact, then all the messages would be there again, I am quite sure.
But how can I open this chat, which is not visible in the chat-overview anymore and does not have a valid contact attachted to it?

As suggested bellow, try search a specific word you wrote to them (your inactive contact) or write their name in the search bar.

My guess is, that you archived your chats. To find your archived chats, scroll down to the bottom of main WhatsApp page and you'll see the archive tab. Open it and your chats should all be there. Long press on any of them and move them back.
You can also try searching for a word that you might have written to a contact. For example, if you search for the word "thanks" in WhatsApps main search bar, that should bring up any chat that the word was written in.

You can also search for your friends chat by entering his old number in the main search bar

Unfortunatly the chat is not archived, I checked. And I did not delete it either. I also restored an old backup into whatsapp. At the time of the backup the chat was definetly there. Restoring the backup did reset all chats to their respective state at the time, but the chat in question remained invisible.

entering the old number in the search bar does not yield any results for that specific contact

I'm understanding from your comment that now all chats are back to normal, besides that one friends chat.

no, backing up to 3 months before just deleted the messages of the last three months (as expected), but did not change anything else. One chat is still only accessible over the contacts-tab, and that one special chat with the inactive contact is still not visible anywhere

Here's a few things to try: 1. search a word that you might have written to him. For example if you search the word 'thanks' in WhatsApp, it will show all chats that you ever write that word to. 2. If you were in a group with him, go into that group and look for a post from that contact, click on the phone number, and it should open the chat with that contact. If none work, i have a few more suggestions

searching for the word I had written in the chat did the trick! I did find the chat!!! You should definetly update your answer so that everyone else will be able to find your solution! I am voting up your answer now :-)

Great! I'm still perplexed as to why some chats are hidden. If you open one of the "hidden" chats is there anything in the menu that would be similar to an "un-hide" option?


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How many type of video format supported in native android device?
Basically i refer the android developer site and also search on google but did not find any proper solution.

Basic supported video format are
3GPP (.3gp)
MPEG-4 (.mp4)
WebM (.webm)
Matroska (.mkv, Android 4.0+)
More Information on Developer site

Android Supported Video Format/Codec

H.263
H.264 AVC
MPEG-4 SP
VP8
 Supported Video File Types/Container Formats

 H.263 >               • 3GPP (.3gp)
                         • MPEG-4 (.mp4)
H.264 AVC >      • 3GPP (.3gp)
                             • MPEG-4 (.mp4)
                             • MPEG-TS (.ts, AAC audio only, not seekable, Android 3.0+)
MPEG-4 SP >     •3GPP (.3gp)
VP8 >                 • WebM (.webm)
                            • Matroska (.mkv, Android 4.0+)


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Oneplus 3 - Oneplus3 randomly shutdown with glitches in screen
My oneplus 3 got this problem from last 2 days, i have unbrick my phone with Magic Unbrick tool for oneplus3. Even after that problem still persists
.

Step 1: Unbrick Phone with mega unbrick tool for oneplus 3.
Step 2: After unbrick, start phone normal, if problem still persist, download lastest rom from oneplus store.
Step 3: Flash latest rom to oneplus device with side load.
Hope this works for you too!


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I don't want ANY action to take place within the Google Now launcher for default browser
This seems to be a totally unanswered topic, please enlighten me but...
I don't want ANY action to take place within the Google Now launcher for default browser. I simply want to click on the search box and have it display results for me within Google. I can't get it to stop "asking" for a browser or going to Chrome or going to the default browser. Why can't I simply turn this off?
The default browser constantly pops up unrelenting, not allowing me to use my Google card settings, and simple search box.   If I set a default browser, it will actually launch Chrome right out of the Google app, not allowing a simple search within the app.
Going into privacy and turning off "Open web pages in app" does not work, it still opens Chrome. There must be a way, beacuse essentially Google Now cards is useless and the Google Widget is useless, because it always opens Chrome under all circumstances.
Similar to Stop Google Search Opening in Chrome

I don't understand what result you expect.  What do you mean by "display results for me within Google." ?  What do you mean by Google in this context?  Of course the results of your search are going to open a web browser, how else are you going to see web search results?

On my android, I have the Google app, widget and Cards installed.   When I do a search within cards it actually does a search within the Google app itself, and does not launch a browser, or tab.    The problem is that once a search displays the results it immediately launches a Chrome browser/tab with the exact same search and shows it there.
Further, when in settings for Google cards add-on, I go into settings and it constantly pops up asking for which default browser to use.  When instead I just want to edit settings.

If I have some unique problem, perhaps thats why I can't find any answers on this.   I can offer a video, if there was a way to take a self video on the phone.

Going into privacy and turning off "Open web pages in app" does not work, it still opens Chrome.

Actually make sure that setting is on being that you want it to open in the Google app
Then go into settings>manage apps. Open chrome, Google now, and any other browser apps and clear their defaults.
If that doesn't help, clear data of the Google app.

These are great suggestions, I didn't before do them in that exact sequence.  However, it didn't solve my problem.   I cleared not only cache, but all Google data i.e. losing all settings, I uninstalled Now launcher, cleared all default of open apps even rebooted phone.
With generic config and new settings, when entering the Google app, I am presented with the slide up dialog "what browser to use".    Its like something, maybe not even Google is forcing a decision to a browser open.

Its back to Now launcher cards in Google which is stable, until I go into Settings.   This itself launches the slide up window, asking for a browser.   The only way to manage this is I installed "Better open with" and it allows a 5 sec gap to choose things.   The only thing I cannot seem to do, is get the system from asking for that prompt.
The "Open web pages in app" does react differently if I turn it off, so I know its doing something.   Something just causes that "choose a default browser" slide up.  Strange....Anyway, still searching for a whitelist to tell it not to ask.

I wonder what would happen if you disable all browsers. Make sure to keep in app browsing on. Cuz if it's if it will obviously ask for a browser (i know you did that, I'm just saying that that is not the issue. Otherwise I'm really unsure what's the deal.

Btw what phone do you have?

Yes, I did as you said, and in fact it does ask me what browser.   There must be something which is intercepting a call.   I just need to figure out what it is.  I am looking for a debugging tool which will intercept program launching and tell me what is calling the "browser" to load.  I have a Samsung AMP Prime with default software.


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Is there anything I can do to similarly access my smartphone?
I recently went to SOpt for Google Chrome and found an interesting feature that is the "Tab to Search" (Omnibox).
In short, typing a website address and pressing the  Tab  key performs the search directly on a specific site without the need to change the search engine and other solutions.
The image below best illustrates what I am saying:

Following the example of SOpt by pressing  Tab  and performing a search, the browser redirects me to the site search page, in this case ** https: //en.stackoverflow. with / research? q = term% 20search **.
Faced with this, I have a question
Is there anything I can do to similarly access my smartphone?

No you cannot do the same thing with any browser on your Android phone.


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I cannot stop my Google contact addresses from displaying in Maps
On my phone (Note 8, Android 7.1.1), when I go into Maps and Your Places, I see hundreds (around 400) of addresses from my contact list under the Labeled tab.  Everything I've read says that if you don't want these address to display, you should go into Settings | Personal Content | Google Contacts and move the slider to the off position.  I did that (Google Contacts is now grayed out), but all of the contacts are still showing.  Hiding them one at a time would be a nightmare.
I've tried forcing the Maps app to stop hoping that would force the app to refresh the address list, but that didn't work either.  I have even tried clearing the cache and saved data for the Maps app but these Contact addresses are still showing up.  Any suggestions?

The setting you are talking about will only remove contacts from showing up in the actual map.
To remove contacts from showing in my places tab, do the following:
settings  → Google  → [general]  →
Personal info & privacy  → Activity controls  → Web & App Activity  → Turn "Web & App Activity" off

Thank you for that information.  If I turn off Web & App Activity, what other important features may I lose?  I like the overall functionality of Maps I just don't want to see hundreds of addresses under Your Places,  95% or better of which I will never need to access in Maps.  I guess one person's "feature" is another's PITA.

See the following link for more info: https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/54068

Tip: To hide all of your Google Contacts' addresses on the map, open the Google Maps app Google Maps and then tap your profile picture or initial Account Circle and then Settings and then Personal content and then next to 'Google Contacts', turn the switch off. The switch will turn grey when it's off.
https://support.google.com/maps/answer/3131570?hl=en-GB&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid


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"APN Settings are not available for this user" Help?
I bought a Mi MIX 2 and it is not connecting on mobile data. WiFi everything else works perfect. But in the APN settings menu it reads that "APN Settings are not available..." I am using Verizon BTW. MIUI 8.5.7.0 How would I fix this?

Try creating one. Menu > New APN ?

Unfortunately Verizon locks the APN settings. So if a reboot of the phone doesn't help, i would say the only option is to call Verizon


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How do I unlock bootloader and root LG Optimus Zone 3 (VS425PP)?
How do I unlock the bootloader on LG Optimus Zone 3 (VS425PP) in a simple, easy to follow steps?
Then how do I root the device and return to a fully functional cell phone that is stable and rooted? Can't get any help from using FlashFire, KingoRoot, SuperSU.

Verizon -> don't expect anything like that.

Verizon devices have locked bootloaders. Don't think this could be unlock-able.

You cannot unlock the bootloader on the LG Optimus Zone 3.
However, you can root the device using a system-wide root strategy -- thus avoiding the inevitable risk of modifying the boot image, KingoRoot is the best method -- however, you must be running an older firmware build such as vs425pp2.
To downgrade to vs425pp2, you will need a KDZ or TOT firmware package and LGUP Dev Edition.
Once the root is established, you may use SuperSU-Me Pro to substitute the KingoRoot binaries with SuperSU root binaries. Then you can use FlashFire to upgrade back to a more recent firmware build, maintaining root with the EverRoot feature.


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My question is about diabled apps that my husband diabled
My apps including some of green robots have been disabled and I don't know how to restore. My space for new apps is messed up also. Help

Go to Settings-> Apps-> select disabled app. Tap on ENABLE button, to enable them.

Depends on what phone you are using but usually you have to go to Settings, then Apps, and there, you can filter by "All apps" and see which ones are disabled(and then enable them), or you can filter by "Disabled".
If you don't see these options, maybe you could install some package disabler from the Play store that can list disabled apps. Just look for one that doesn't ask for too many permissions.
There's one called "Disable Bloatware - Hide Apps" that may be useful to you.


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Problem with coping mmcblk0 to pc
I want to clone internal memory of my android phone. Version 5.0 lolipop.
I have found an tutorial website but this is not working. Web site link given below.
http://www.fciotti.com/2017/02/26/clone-android-memory
chmod +r /dev/block/mmcblk0 returns Bad mode
shell@M1:/ $ su
root@M1:/ # chmod +r /dev/block/mmcblk0
Bad mode
10|root@M1:/ #
and adb pull /dev/block/mmcblk0 "mmc.img" returns
adb: error: failed to copy '/dev/block/mmcblk0' to 'mmc.img': remote Permission denied

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To copy mmcblk0 or any partition directly to pc, you need root access and busybox installed on your android phone.
Working ADB command is adb -d shell su -c busybox dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 bs=4096 > D:\mmc.bin
Or try these following links
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWgJdwn0-4M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo5lBWAIb4g

Isn't unlocked bootloader enough? (according to some other sources)


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Hidden file on internal storage
I really like to delete some spaces on my internal storage, i checked all the folders on internal, mostly it was 4 GB only, my question is how would i find the remaining 6gb space because my internal storage have a total of 10gb only regardless of 5 gb space for system.
I didnt know how to find it, please do help me to solve this problem.
thanks.

What device and Android version? Is the device rooted? What did you use to check? Have you already consulted our internal-storage tag-wiki and insufficient-memory tag-wiki?

You should know that the operating system itself may take up to 5Gb of disk space, depending on the Android version your phone is running.

My internal storage is 16GB, and i am using Marshmallow OS, as far as i know the 6GB will deducted because it was dedicated to the system, so the remaining 10GB will declared as my internal storage.

i already checked all the folders on my internal storage but i was just found that 6 GB was missing. thanks for those you will answer. ^_^