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Can I install a custom recovery and the Xposed Framework from the recovery in Samsung galaxy C7 pro?
No one can deny that one of the greatest advantage of having a rooted device is having the Xposed Framework running under the hood. But that needs rooting my device. I'm unwilling to do that as it's my dad's new phone and is less than 6 months old. I've recently hypothesized a way to install the framework without rooting the device. But I cannot test it as I mentioned the phone is damn new, so an advice is welcome.
In the android recovery there is an option to apply update from sd card. I think I can flash the image file of the custom recovery TWRP from the recovery. After I'm done and things go the right way I can flash the Xposed installer .zip file from TWRP and then will get Xposed working fine.
Note
The Xposed Framework after installation behaves as a system app and can work fine without root access, it only needs the root access while installation of the .zip file.
It would be a great help if anyone can help me. Please guide me through the process so that I can have the Xposed Framework w/o rooting my phone.

Ever tried Magisk? It's "systemless root" with "systemless Xposed", and even "root hiding" and more. Check this thread for the most recent version and installation instructions.

"I think I can flash the image file of the custom recovery TWRP from the recovery." Sorry, nope, since it's only meant to accept stuff signed by the manufacturer.

By the way, certain Samsung phones (such as the Galaxy A5, 2017 model) detect boot.img tampering, so systemless root is out of the equation. I've smashed against the "feature" myself.

@AndyYan so u say no hopes here. Btw thanks.

@DeathMaskSalesman please elaborate. What are the risks for trying out systemless root. Thank you.

@Izzy Can u inform me more about systemless root. I'm the noob here.

Not in the comments. But check these posts for some background. If that leaves open questions, ask them separately :) Best post to start with: "What is systemless root?"


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Strange navbar always on bottom of the screen
I have this problem for more than a month and I just can't find the problem that causes it. Can someone can help find the reason for it? Another problem with it is that you can't see it in the screenshots I took, what can I do, I feel helpless
I have Nexus 6P

That is navigation bar, what is problem with that?

There are two of them, it also has different background color

Judging from the edited-in camera shot of your screen, unfortunately you've fallen victim to the notorious screen burn-in problem of OLED displays. Since Nexus 6P is a 2-yr-old phone at this point, most of them probably already have it by now, albeit in different severity (mine has a very light shade of the navbar burnt in, too).
This is a hardware aging problem and can only be fixed by replacing the screen assembly. Apps that claim to "fix" the problem usually attempt to burn in a negative image of what's already burnt-in, which only worsens the color characteristics of the screen and makes it deteriorate even faster.

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Restore Pixel C backup
I had a Pixel C, which I backuped (System -> Backup -> ...). I can see that backup (1) in Google Drive.
After the Pixel C died I now have a new Pixel C and would like to restore that Backup (1).
When setting up the device, it gave me no option to restore from the previous Backup (1). So I enabled backing up the new device and now have a second Backup (2) in Google Drive.
Now my question is - how do I restore the previous Backup (1)?

Related: Google Backup: Multiple devices using the same account - what happens on Restore? – especially check lapis' answer, which seems to match your issue.

I had the same issue and Google support pointed me to this link.
There is a section on restoring from backup, which references Nexus devices but apparently works for the Pixel tablets as well.

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whatsapp not displaying contacts in alphabetical order
In my phone i saved some contacts start with "1" as below
1 Alex
1 Joseph
1 karthik
1 Rajesh
Anderson [ without 1]

so in  whatsapp also those contacts are displayed first as above order. now i removed "1" from those names , so after "Alex", it should display "Anderson" in whatsapp now, but still whatspp displaying contacts in same above order.
I cleared cache from whatsapp, still same result, I dont want to reinstall, any other solutions ?

Try force quitting WhatsApp From Settings and see if the issue is resolved.

@MarkHettwer i tried, but not worked......

What user12345 is saying is that whatsapp now shows the contacts without the figure 1, but fails to reorder the names to be in alphabetical order. I and my colleagues have similar problems. When we edit a contact name, it retains it's former position in the contact list. Whatsapp doesn't refresh the list to the point of repositioning the new name to where it should be in the alphabetic order. Please how can we fix this

You can also try refreshing contacts in WhatsApp. From the main screen click on the new chat tab (green circle on the bottom) then open the menu and select "refresh"

So you said you removed the "1" and the contacts still have "1" before them? In that case refreshing should definitely help

Thanks, i tried as you said, but it didt worked for me , also i removed 1 from contacts, it succesfully updated in contacts , but not in whatsapp......

Try force stopping WhatsApp, or reboot the phone

i tried both , but not worked......

Must be the same contact is saved twice on the phone. Try this: delete the contact from your phone then refresh WhatsApp, if the contact name is still there, that means it saves somewhere on your phone. If it does get deleted then add it back and the 1 shouldn't be there


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Samsung S6 screen is out. Can I recover my files?
My issue is pretty much what the title says. I dropped my Samsung Galaxy S6 yesterday, contacted my insurance company, and will be receiving a new phone tomorrow. I work in the vet med field and have a ton of patient pictures on my phone that are needed for consultations with clients and varying specialists (not to mention my personal memories). My screen is in the process of being taken over by a black and purple blob and is completely out of order. I can still make calls via my Jeep's BT connection since I never disconnected. Is there any way to salvage my files and upload them to my PC? When I attempt to open my cell phone's folder after connecting to the PC, the folder is emtpy. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance for any helpful advice or straight truth in the "I'm SOL" department.

The empty folder is there because the device is locked. Are you able to unlock the device somehow (fingerprint)?

Fingerprint stopped working a while ago when my phone was ran over (miraculously it survived). I have no idea how to unlock it. My screen doesn't react at all to touching.

Please take a look into the data-recovery section of our broken-screen tag-wiki, which has some approaches.

Anytime! Let us know when your issue is solved – and if one of the questions linked from the wiki is a direct hit, espacially that :)

As mentioned earlier the empty folder is there because your device is locked.
Try unlocking your device by using Samsung's Find my Mobile Service - https://findmymobile.samsung.com/
If you did not create a Samsung account or do not remember creating one then try signing in with your Gmail ID and password.


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Can I try the new font Google Sans from Android 8.1 on my phone?
Google has introduced Google Sans to the upcoming Android 8.1. It looks great and I want to try it on my OnePlus 5 running stock 7.1.1. Is it possible?

If you can get hold of the font file, check with our fonts tag-wiki :)

There's a zip file on XDA you can flash if you have a custom recovery

The fonts have now been extracted and repackaged for flashing at XDA-Developers. Basically, just download the zip for "stock ROMs" (verified working for OnePlus devices as stated on the page), flash it with TWRP and you should have it.


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Stuck at Teamwin recovery Gionee P5W
let us start with ground zero, so I had my Gionee P5W running very well until the update for nougat came.
Actually my phone is rooted and we should avoid such stock updates, but my brother wasn't aware of this, and he downloaded and clicked install which took him to Teamwin recovery and there it shown that it is updating, but finally it failed and from there, whenever we try to reboot, first it shows the Gionee logo and then goes to Teamwin recovery.
And let me tell you data for me is not important, only I need that my phone should start.
I have tried many solutions to get out of Teamwin recovery, but nothing works, I tried to flash custom recovery along with required open Gapps, but it also failed.
So ,this is all I did with my phone, please help me as I am losing my hope and its been a two weeks since finding solution but again no success.
Thank you in advance.

I am not familiar with your brand and model, but the standard procedure is either to grab a stock or custom ROM and flash it.

I think you didn't read my problem properly, that what I did as one of the solution.

I have tried many solutions to get out of teamwin recovery, but nothing works, I tried to **flash custom recovery** along with **required open gapps**, but it also failed.So , this is **all I did with my phone** […]. This is what I've read. Stock recovery and stock ROM are very different things.

you mean to say stock recovery will work as against custom recovery???

And let me tell you that, all the stock rom for my phone which are available  are coming with flash tool, which cannot be used to flash in twrp mode.

Try Formatting your phone I am sure there's one there in the recovery

i tried that but no help

It seems like you have Hard bricked your device..the only one way is to adb install the Stock Rom

can you help me with that???

Here http://www.droidviews.com/sideload-roms-mods-using-adb-sideload/

I think you could get your phone fixed by simply flashing it with SP Flashtool, it is a Mediatek MT6735, so should be easy.

Download the firmware from here
Download SP Flashtool (if the firmware doesn't contain one)
Download MTK Drivers and install them.

Now simply follow this tutorial.
Come back to us whan finished or if you have questions.

given link to mtk drivers is for windows but I have linux

I don't use Linux. I think you need a Windows computer.

ok let me try with windows in virtual box


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How can I enable adoptable storage and get my Samsung Galaxy on5 to use my external SD card as it's Internal Memory?
I may have @ the time I put my SD card in originally but I don't recall ever coming across that feature/option. Also, I definitely do not wanna erase/reformat my 128 GB SD card (that's about 3/4 full) to be able to see if that's is/was ever given as an option when putting a brand-new card.
If ANYONE'S able to offer me ANY advice/ideas, tips/tricks, choices/options on this matter as well as ROOTING and/or UNLOCKING for my Samsung Galaxy on5 SM-G550T2 phone.

What is version of android your phone running?

You can use the SD card as both internal and external storage without rooting.
Infact there is already and answer here in SE in how to do just that:
https://android.stackexchange.com/a/145458/127015
I would strongly recommend you backup your SD card, just in case.

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Unable to unpin an app on my Lenovo tab
I am using a Lenovo tab, it is pinned with Ola play app. I tried many times to unpin it by pressing back, multitasking at a time. It is showing unpinned. Again it is automatically pinning to the same app immediately. I am also unable to access Settings > Safe Mode option also.
Please tell me a solution other than factory reset option.

Can you reboot the device? Or if the battery is removable just remove it and place it again.

Try to perform a soft reset by holding the power and volume down button until the screen goes blank. If it has a removable battery, take it out and then put it back in. If neither of the above work, google soft reset lenovo tab (model)

TQ one and all ..it was solved by soft reset tq

I have managed to unlock my OLA play tab through following steps:

Unpin it
Press "no thanks"
Press lock button with home key and hold both of them. It will show power off and restart options.
Release lock button only
Hold the home key and click on power off, and don't remove your finger. Keep holding it. It will ask you to run as "safe mode".
Click OK and release home key. It will turn on in safe mode.
Go to Settings, press home and deselect OLA launcher.
Select your tab launcher
Restart. It will start as a normal tab

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How do I get rid of uneccessary System Memory?
So, it is as the title says: my Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) is filled up. Not with apps, but with "System Memory". The device only has 8 GB of storage, and about ~48%+ of that (3.3 GB) is used by System Memory. Well, apps fill 4 GB, but that is why I have removed about 20% of the system apps (like Google, Hangouts, and many more).
What do I do? How do I get rid of extreme amounts of space used?

Even if there were tons of "system memory" free: there's nothing you could do with it. System storage is reserved for the system (oh, and for pre-installed undeletable bloat, of course) – and mounted read-only. So to install apps and have them store their data, that area isn't available anyhow.

There's a new software called Universal Android Debloater Download Universal Android Debloater.
It removes bloatwares on any Android phones by using ADB.
By removing bloatware you can get rid of unnecessary system memory.
The main goal is to improve battery performance and privacy by removing unnecessary and obscure system apps. This can also contribute to improve security by reducing the attack surface.
Packages are as well documented as possible in order to provide a better understanding of what you can delete or not. The worst thing which could happen is removing an essential system package needed during boot causing then an unfortunate bootloop. After about 5 failed system boots, the phone will automatically reboot in recovery mode and you'll have to perform a FACTORY RESET. So make a backup first!
You can also root your device and take control in your hand. Remove unnecessary applications.
Even you can install a custom rom, most of the custom roms have a bare minimum apps so less storage usage

To clear the system memory, you would have to delete the app and then re-install it from the Google Play Store.

Pardon, but without root powers, "system memory" cannot be dealt with.

I did this with Amazon Prime and it cleared up over 2.5 GB.  That did not include downloaded content as I had that saved on my external SD.  It was just app bloat that the uninstall and reinstall got rid of.

The "system memory" Is where the Android OS is installed so there is no possibility to delete that

System storage includes the cache of system apps. It shrinks when you do a factory reset, which indicates that the system storage does not only cover the static part of the OS but other files which get created along the way as well.

Just to be clear, you can't get rid of system memory but you can disable some apps that comes with the phone. I've answered something like this Here on how to free up space on your device
Cheers :)

I have a Samsung s9 plus and the app that was taking up all my storage was My files (ironically). I went to settings/apps/My Files/Storage and the data was a whopping 6GB. I hit Clear Data and freed up the space. I'm not sure why a file browser would need to hold on to that much data, but it's working fine without it.

Maybe you simply deleted the files you stored in the internal storage which Android could not relate to a specific app.

My phone use system memory 120 GB. and apps around 6 GB so I have only 2 GB left. I try clear clash, delete some apps it's increase about 2 GB. so I do this...

back up your phone, mine via google account
factory reset
reinstall your phone again

it's take some times but I gain about 80% free space (more than 80 GB)

TL;DR
My system storage size would not stop increasing on my Android 12 Pixel 4a (similar situation to the OP). I was able to reclaim it by saving large dummy files into the free storage (on the user side, internal storage) and then removing them again.
Detailed instructions
Pick a large file you have at hand: movie, Linux ISO, Android ROM, etc. Create multiple folders inside the internal storage with dummy names and copy the same file into each one of the folders. You will see the system storage size shrink as you use more and more space on the user side. Once the system storage has shrunk a bit you can copy the next batch of files. Rinse and repeat.
My experience
In my case I started with a system storage using 72 GB of my 128 GB memory and ended up with only 14 GB of system storage, hence freeing almost 60 GB. I found out that Android would free 1 GB when the storage is full so I worked with around 700 MB of files at a time.
How to optimize the process
I found out that using a FTP server on my phone and uploading the file from my PC slowed down the process in a way that Android could keep up with the copy and free enough storage in time for the next file. Hence I prepared a large amount of files on my PC and let it run for one hour, until a warning popped up that my phone is running out of storage. I had to fiddle a bit because many apps would crash at this point but after freeing some storage the phone resumed normal operation.
My theory on why it works (at least for me)
The rationale behind this mechanism is that Android (at least recent versions) will make use of all the free storage it can grab for its internal use, especially cache for system components. Many people already hint at this behavior on the Internet and recommend clearing the app cache, which I did with no result. The catch is that while the user can empty the cache of user installed apps the cache of system components cannot be cleared without rooting the phone or doing a factory reset and none are practical for daily use. I guessed that Android will give up that storage whenever the user needs it and it worked.
Last words
So at the end the system storage size continuously increasing is probably not an issue which requires fixing. It's unfortunate and inconvenient though that Android shows the internal storage as full when it's actually not and presses the user to delete "useless" pictures and videos instead of cleaning up all the mess inside the system storage.
References
This issue is documented in different places:

Anyone else's system taking up ridiculous amount of storage
Massive Memory Leak leading to fuller system storage
My Android phone is always showing storage space is running out but I had deleted everything in it
System takes over 62Gb of storage, Pixel 5

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App icon with heart inside of a square speech bubble!
My father sent me a screenshot and on the notifications bar I saw an icon with a heart inside a square speech bubble (please see attached image). I've been looking for this specific icon online and from what app it belongs to, but I haven't found anything. I am not sure if it could be from either an diet and exercise app he's been using or something else, specially because my mom has been suspecting of his behavior lately. An insight of what a possible app could be would be nice.

Research on the internet indicates this is a "like" icon for a message posted through the GroupMe app. See if this app is available on the phone used by your father.
Here is the Google Play page for the app.
Here is the Reddit thread I found indicating the purpose of the icon.


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Moto G4 Plus doesn't boot after root
I have a rooted Moto G4+ running Lineage OS...
Due to fast battery drain, I want to revert to the stock ROM, but I still want to have root. I managed to restore an old backup with no errors.
Now, when I tried rooting it by flashing SuperSu zip from TWRP, it just didn't boot afterwards. It didn't even show Motorola's annoying unlocked bootloader warning. (I could still get to bootloader mode and recovery)
I restored the backup again, then tried to root with other versions of SuperSu, but all resulted in the same black screen and wouldn't boot.
I then tried to root with Magisk by flashing Magisk zip file, but I ended up with the same issue.
I have a strong suspicion that the cause of this problem is the modification of the boot image because both of the zips modified the boot image, yet other zips such as a boot animation worked perfectly fine.
So my question is:
How can I get my device rooted on stock ROM without losing my ability to boot?

What is the stock version you are restoring that is working properly, Marshmallow or Nougat?

Go to recovery and do "Wipe" or "Factory Reset"
It should help the bootloop problem

King Root doesn't have a root method for my phone

Try SuperSu....

Note, I mentioned in my question that I already tried that...

I'll try the factory reset

Oh there are thousands of rooting application on the Internet try KingoRoot

I've tried a bunch of them, none seem to work...

I've also noticed if you Factory reset a device The root won't get deleted

Let us continue this discussion in chat.

Do not use any Kingroot/Kingoroot on a Moto device, it often leads to bricking. There is no need for these exploit based rooting tools on a Moto device, the methods of rooting are different, but clearly documented and working. Please update your original question with the version you are restoring, as specific as possible, that is functional.

@acejavelin I'd never thought about that...I am currently using Samsung Tab 4 Which king root works well

@Android_Helper King(o)root and other "one click root" methods are all exploit based, and in Lollipop and older Android versions it can work where more standard methods were not available. In Marshmallow and newer there are more security measures than older versions of Android and using these exploit based rooting methods can cause lots of issues, not to mention the known spyware/malware issues that can occur with many of these tools. This isn't really the forum to discuss it, but I always suggest looking in XDA Developers for known working methods prior to attempting any exploit method.


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boot loop with complete(write) faliure
My phone has been rooted with custom ROM resurrection remix 5.8.4. it is a samsung galaxy s4 mini gt 19190. it is stuck in a boot loop in both normal and in twrp recovery mode. i tried changing my recover and my firmware but they show this complete(write) faliure

This isn't really a question, more of a statement of facts as you understand them... what are you asking, how it happened, how to restore it to stock, how to boot TWRP, or something else?

Most likely, you will need to restore to stock with ODIN/Heimdall, and if that doesn't work then the device's internal storage chip has likely failed and the handset will need to be retired/replaced or have the mainboard replaced (which is often more expensive or difficult than replacing the device, especially on of this age).

Go to Recovery and do "Wipe" or "Factory Reset"
it should solve the problem


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Why is Install button still greyed out in absence of screen filter apps?
As you can see in the image, the Install button is greyed out. I have Unknown sources enabled and no screen filter app or Twilight or Lux are installed in my phone.

I am using Samsung 6 Edge latest version.

Is there any other way I can download the app?

It means Your Device Doesn't Support the app


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How do I set Google Chrome to close when I swipe away the last tab?
On another device, when I swipe away chrome's last open tab, the whole app closes. I don't know how I got it to do that.

On newer Chrome versions, to get the app to close itself when you close tha last tab, setting homepage on is not enough. When you set homepage on, you get to choose between:

Chrome's homepage
(enter custom web adress)

The trick is to select the second option and leave it blank!

This is automatic for Google Chrome, if it has no tabs open then it closes everything, I know it's annoying, and there's a fix. Go into the top bar, settings, and the 7th option or so should be called Home page. Turn this off and it won't happen again.

Regards

Look like this is basically the same answer as the existing answer, which OP also stated that they didn't see the Homepage setting.

It is similar to the existing answer, but more detailed, and I am a newbie, I can't edit other people's answers

For some reason that will only happen if you have home page enabled.
Open chrome, open menu>settings>home page>on.

I don't have homepage option on the other device, how do I enable it?

So device 1 closes the chrome app when the last tab is closed and device to doesn't correct? (I'm giving them numbers so i can understand what you mean when you say 'other'. When you go into chrome and press the menu (three dots on the top right) then press 'settings' in settings the 4th option should be 'home page' open it and select 'on'. You can change the page that should open first to any website you want. I have it set on Google.com. don't you have that option in settings on phone 2?

If the home page option is not there, can you tell me what phone you have?

Yeah I don't have the homepage option, ASUS Zenfone 2

Try this: Go to the top right of the browser, select the menu > Settings > Appearance. Check the box next to "Show Home Button," and then Change. Type www.google.com in the text box, click OK, and close and open the browser to see the new homepage.

These are the only options I see https://i.imgur.com/Cv6gmvK.jpg

Strange. I couldn't find anything online as to why homepage option might be missing. Make sure you're using the latest version of chrome, also try deleting data of the app (settings>apps>chrome>storage>manage data>clear data.) That should delete any of your saved history or anything as long as you're signed into an account. If you're not signed in, try signing in and see if home page shows up. To sing in, search anything in Google, now go all the way down on the results page and sign in.

Well it should've signed in when I connected Google account to the phone itself but anyway, my research has pretty much just summed up as "it's like that on some phones for some reason". Which was why I asked here, to see if somebody knows an unorthodox approach to enabling it. I guess it will remain a mystery.


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How to get rid of a malware app "Chromes"?
A few days ago I noticed a new app on my phone. It's called Chromes and it has a logo really similar to Chrome's logo.

It was detected as Malware by my antivirus at first, but after a few hours, I got a notification saying it's safe.
I can delete it, but it returns after a few hours. I tried resetting my phone, getting it back on factory settings, but it keeps returning.
What should I do?

Just flash stock firmware on phone. Do you have root? And what is your phone?

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Can I keep my WhatsApp videos on the cloud?
My Android smartphone only has 4 GB and the WhatsApp folder already has 500 MB in the WhatsApp Video sub-folder.
I know I can make a one-time back up my WhatsApp data on the cloud but I need a permanent solution like keeping all the videos older than 3 days on the cloud, in order to permanently save my storage space.
Does WhatsApp have such a feature? It should not be very difficult for them to do that because WhatsApp can keep a single copy for each video shared by millions of different users (and the people share mostly popular videos, not personal videos), therefore the space consumed per user should be quite low.

WhatsApp doesn't have the feature to save videos to a cloud. As soon as you download a video sent to you, WhatsApp deletes it.
You can have all your WhatsApp messages and media backup to Google drive, but that's not easily accessible unless you restore all messages from Google drive (usually done when switching phones or data loss.)
My suggestion is to get an app that will backup your phots/videos. Like Google phots.
Or you can move all videos to your SD card and then delete them from WhatsApp.

I do agree that WhatsApp should allow cloud storage like Telegram (similar app to WhatsApp) does


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Xperia M4 Aqua loop-crashes infinitely when trying to connect to my wifi network
This morning I woke up and dropped my xperia down to the floor. When I would connect to my wifi network, my xperia would loop-crash infinitely. My xperia runs on Marshmallow (6.0.1)
To fix this situation, I used Xperia PC Companion to repair and reset it. Yet, any time I would connect to my wifi, my xperia would loop-crash infinitely.
The situation became quite irrecoverable applicatively.

Dropping it to the floor may have broken somthing inside the phone, this is definitely an hardware problem. You should take it to a repair shop.

Intuitively, I'd think dropping the xperia might have unconnected some hardware inside, most likely hardware linked to the wifi.
I watched the following videos to get more knowledge about what is inside that sealed water resistant phone.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=xperia+m4+disassembly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIvllLIefxcac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-QRcGrUK8M

From those videos, I planned I'd open my phone with an airdryer and small screw drivers. It's more sketch than what is suggested in the videos, but the phone is 2 years old already and I don't plan on keeping it many years longer.
So, I opened the phone and it was a scary experience. Hopefully, I managed not to screw up much of the glue setup. Like in the videos, I disassembled the battery and the bottom part of the phone in order to get to unplug and replug several components to make sure they are properly plugged.
I put the cover back on the phone and it sticked ok... From now on, I won't put it into water anymore, I can live with that.
Booted it back up and set it up. It works just as new.


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Verizon app on UK Pixel
I have an original Pixel, running Android 8.1.0(OPP5.170921.005), but the update seems to have added the Verizon app. (I'm in/from the UK and use EE.)
I have 2 questions:

Is this expected behaviour?
Can I remove it without rooting my device?

Screenshot of added app:

From the screenshot, it seems like it is no possible to uninstall this app, you can only disable it as it is a system app and you need root access to uninstall system apps.

Is it meant to be in the image I got from android beta, and is there a setting to get a clean image instead?

All factory images can be downloaded from here: https://developers.google.com/android/images


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Chrome: "Failed to add bookmark."
I am running Google Chrome 56 on Android 4.4.4 and starting today I am no longer able to add bookmarks. Every time that I click the star a nessage pops up that says "Failed to add bookmark.". I do not know what is causing this.
Note that:

I am NOT using syncing, so syncing is not the cause of this problem.
I do not want to use syncing.
I tried rebooting, but that did not fix it.

How do I fix this?

I believe this issue is caused by using the same chrome login for both desktop and Android and adding a bookmark on desktop. That folder is used for subsequent bookmarks but for some reason, the Android app doesn't know where that is. It could be that it saves a booking folder that was deleted. Anyway, here's what I did to fix this issue on Android:
1) Load an existing bookmark.
2) Press the bookmark star.
3) Change the bookmark's folder to another folder that exists.
4) Change the bookmark back to the original folder.
5) Navigate to the site you were trying to bookmark.
6) Bookmark it. The previously-used folder should now be set correctly.

Spot on. In my case this started after syncing went south, and I deleted the server contents through https://chrome.google.com/sync, after logging in again solved the syncing but somehow did not find the old folder.

I already said that I did not have ayncing enabled.

Have you tried clearing the app data? And since you're not syncing, try reinstalling it again or disable it and return the app to factory then enable it(and update).

And lose my bookmarks?

That might be the only option you're left with. You can note them down somewhere

I had the same problem. Lokked in a number of different sites with no answer. I saw something about it being a sync problem, so I turned it off. (Note: I don't know if that was part of the answer or not.)
I edited an existing bookmark in the top-level-Mobile-Bookmarks folder and changed it to another folder - just like so many of us do nearly everyday to keep our bookmarks organized.
Then I opened a page I wanted to bookmark and tried it.
VOILA! Problem solved.
I turned Sync back on and it still works. The "fix" was so stupifiyingly simple that it makes me wonder if there was something else I did on earlier attempts that made the difference. I dunno - - it just works now where it wasn't working before. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

I said I wasn't using sync.

i did it my self. just go to your Google chrome settings then privacy then click clear history. select everything caches history etc.its done .now your bookmarks can be add.


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Is it possible to use usb drive/sd card as internal storage?
Phone internal storage is damaged and unavailable. Is there any other way to fix the phone than replacing internal storage (or entire motherboard), perhaps using usb drive or sd card?

Possible duplicate of Using SD card as internal storage and migrate date

I don't see any other options than either replacing the chip or the entire motherboard!

SD card can be used as adoptable probably otg device too. But adopted storage unit can only be used for data if system partition is corrupted then there isn't other cure than replacing storage chip

What does "damaged and unavailable" mean? What are the symptoms?

I added picture. When I try restore factory settings it won't do anything, and restaring phone does not help either.

A feature called Adoptable Storage allows the Android OS to format an external storage media as a permanent internal storage. The data on the adopted SD card is encrypted and it can’t be mounted on another device.
Here are the steps to adopt your SD card:
Put the SD card inside your Android phone and wait for it to get detected.
Now, open Settings.
Scroll down and go to the Storage section.
Tap the name of your SD card.
Tap the three vertical dots on the top right corner of the screen.
Tap Storage Settings.
Choose format as internal option.
On next screen, you have the final chance to decide whether you want to change your mind. Tap Erase & Format if you want to format your SD card as internal storage.
You will be notified if Android finds that your SD card is slow. Tap OK to continue.
You can start the data migration process now or do it a later stage.
Tap Done to finish storage adoption process for your SD card.
Source: https://fossbytes.com/android-sd-card-internal-storage-adoptable-storage/

authors: Једноруки Крстивоје


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Temporarily read an encrypted file
I want to store an encrypted .txt file (encrypted with a password, with AES for example) in the interal SD memory or µSD card of my phone. I want to be able to read it every now and then, but:

I don't want the unencrypted plain text file to be extracted and stored in the SD card (even as a temp file).
I don't want the unencrypted plain text file to transit via network (internet, etc.)

Is there a solution / app that would display an encrypted text file?
PS: I already tried full encryption of the phone, it's not what I'm looking for (other reasons, off topic here)
PS2: I don't want to use an online service

While app recommendations are off-topic here (there's SoftwareRecs.SE for that), you might wish to take a look at my list of encryption apps. I vaguely remember some of them described exactly your use-case.

Thanks @Izzy. Is there one which is open-source, ad-free, and that uses no permission except reading a file on sd card (I don't want it to access internet)?

See the list – or use the search, which allows you to exclude apps requesting given permissions. For open source, watch out for the F-Droid and IzzyOnDroid icons next to the app name. Ad modules (and other trackers) are often indicated by "monitor icons", but that information is not complete (not known for all apps).

Thanks for your list of apps @Izzy. It's very useful, and all the little icons (0, 2, etc.) for the number of required permissions are very helpful to see what we're looking for.

Thanks to this list of encryption apps, I found Encrypt It MkII which does exactly when I need:

The only problem I still have, is that I don't know how to decrypt it on Windows. (Does anyone have any idea for this?)
As an example the plain-text
COUCOU
COMMENT CA VA?

was encrypted by Encrypt It MkII with password abcdef as:
9XWIf05d8m2+1lhdJa+mzhChq6+8SmMu6D5UsWNFNcCNmE0fcPZghaR3C7VZVlTDxHcqazBUwBcs
6Ts2R81cfCo=

That app uses AES256 to encrypt your text with a salted password – so without the "salt", you won't be able to decrypt it. Apart from which, that app was last updated in 2013. Maybe SealNote would be a better option? Open source, also AES256 (but no salt – so knowing the password, you should be able to decrypt on your Windows machine with an appropriate program), and (as that seems important to you as it is to me): no Internet permission. Oh, and more up-to-date (3/2017).

Thanks @Izzy. So it seems that this app (Encrypt It) is finally still not exactly what I'm looking for ;) SealNote isn't the one either because it has a "notes" structure, and I just want to open a single encrypted (possibly large) .txt file. I posted a Software Rec question here: https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/46932/app-that-decrypts-and-displays-an-aes-encrypted-file


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Why does Chrome drain more battery compared to Edge beta?
I'm currently using Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge together on the same smartphone. They share the same data, book marks etc. But even with data saver chrome kills the battery.
Not related: Even on the PC it's the same, chrome eats more resources.

On going investigation points out to the sync feature, and play services hurting the battery pack and using up RAM.

Chrome is draining the battery at 5% per 20 minutes.
Edge is at 2% per 20 minute drain interval.

Same forums, same accounts.


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How to downgrade Sony Xperia Z1s C6916?
Edit: I got flashtool to work on pc. It seems the device and everything, but the program does not see downloaded firmwares, even if they were downloaded from the software itself.
What I'm trying to do is Downgrade my Xperia from Lollipop to Kitkat. I have looked this up, and this  requires me to use a tool called Flashtool and I don't know how to install the drivers for it, and I don't trust it because I think installing the drivers for my pc and I don't know how to install it in linux.
Because I basically can't install the drivers (im pretty sure I can't turn off driver authentication on my pc) and can't figure out how to install it on linux, I'm at a loss. I'm trying to use a .ftf file.
Does anyone have any pointers? Does this even have to be done with FlashTool? Could I use ADB? I would prefer installing Flashtool with Linux, if I have to use flashTool.

I don't know if there is a linux version for Flashtool. You'll need a Windows computer and it should be easy to flash then.

I edited the post. Basically, I got it to work on pc, but it won't see firmwares.

Can you explain how you did? There is a process you should follow to make things work.

I installed flashtool and the drivers normally. I then located a FTF file I had to the default location, then hit flash, flashmode. It comes up with the dialogue to select firmware, but absolutely nothing is listed. I then launched XperiFirm and downloaded a firmware through there and it still doesn't show up under flashmode.

Did you click on the 3-dots to select the firmware manually? Some files don't show on newer Flashtool versions.

Do you mean the source folder button? I can't seem to select a specific patch, the firmware selector only has the 3 dots with folder selection. If you meant that, it doesn't help.

Exactly, the source folder. Hummm, weird. What version did you install? Can be found in Help > About. Besides, does the file ends with .ftf? You probably downloaded in rar or zip fomat.

I am running version 0.9.23.1, I think it's the latest version. And I did verify they are FTF files. Remember, one of them I did download through the XperiFirm portion of the software.

Let us continue this discussion in chat.


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How to unbrick a samsung galaxy S5 (Softbricked no hardware keys)?
So the phone is a S5 SM-G900P, it is stuck in the Sprint logo when booting and the volume keys are broken (power and home keys work).
Developer mode and adb weren't activated in the phone previously
What I have tried:

adb (doesn't recognize my device)
bought a JIG that gets me to the download mode screen
I have flashed 3 official firmwares using odin (
G900PVPS3CQD1_G900PSPT3CQD1_G900PVPS3CQD1_HOME.tar
.md5
G900PVPS3CQC1_G900PSPT3CQC1_G900PVPS3CQC1_HOME.tar
.md5
G900PVPU3BOK4_G900PSPT3BOK4_G900PVPU3BOK4_HOME.tar .md5).
Tried flashing TWRP recovery via odin so i could do the factory reset without pressing keys, it gave me a pass and i was hoping that it took me to that screen after that but same story getting stuck

All the flashing goes smoothly, but like i said gets stuck in the sprint logo
   on all 3
I've read that going into recovery mode and wiping dalvik cache and cache plus factory reset fixes the stuck in carrier logo screen, but with no volume keys i can't access recovery mode.
So i'd love to hear any input or any ways you guys come across that can help me
Much appreaciated

You didn't mention what caused the brick as it can be a hardware issue, a damaged eMMC chip for example.
However, instead of flashing one file, you should try flashing ''repair'' files which are 4 flashable files you can load individually. These files contain the full set of Samsung firmware files. Inside these packages you will get PDA, AP, Modem, Phone, CP, BL, Bootloader, and CSC file.
Download theme from here and flash using Odin.
Fell free to ask if you encounter any problem.

well when i got the phone it didn't register the volume keys, and had android 6.0 got it to a repair shop to unlock the phone to use with a local carrier (outside the US) and then tired of the bloatware flashed a custom rom (lineage OS to be specific) when i did that the local carrier stopped working both phone calls and data plan/internet so i decided to go back to the official firmware and that's when the stuck in sprint logo happened.
P.D: Downloading the repair firmware from the link right now

So in this case, the files should fix that. Just load everything correctly.

just checking, i downloaded the file now and is a single tar.md5 like the other ones instead of the separated ones you pointed do i proceed?

The description said 4 files.... Yes try flashing and see the result.

It worked!!!!! thank you so much! I have been trying for weeks and read all the internet. Wish i could give you thumbs up but i dont have enough reputation for that

I'm glad that I helped. :D


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Bypass Account Security
I received four used a6 tablets in a school closing sale.
I want to login but need to verify the account.
I tried rebooting, but still get blocked.
NOT a duplicate of this question. Google has updated so that fix no longer works.

There are hundreds of videos on the internet that explain how to bypass the FRP. You need to try them all and perhaps you will succeed. As you pointed, Google regularly patches every flaws that can help bypass the security lock.

Not familiar with the A6, whatever that may be, but can you not boot into recovery and factory reset it?  Are you trying to get into the gmail account or the device?
EXPERIMENTAL:
I don't know much about Samsung devices, or the A6, but could you load into fastboot, or it's Samsung equivalent, and flash TWRP / CWM, then root the device, do a full system-wide reformat, and install a custom ROM?  Please check before doing this, as I have no idea what I'm talking about in regards to this device.
Cheers,
Neveraht.
P.S. : I want one of those, and they're not supercheap; how much did you get four of them for?

Try doing some researches instead of giving bad information this may mislead people!

I explicitly said that I was only giving ideas, and that I don't really know what I'm doing.

So use the comment section to suggest ideas instead of giving an actual answer.


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Google search widget has bad quality images
When i search from the google app widget, the images are low quality. How can i fix this?

Are you allowed to share your device and system software, to narrow the possibilities?

Yes, i have an lg k20 plus, but this happens on all my devices, and multiple different networks. I even tried android x86

Maybe your Internet connection is the cause of the problem..

Multiple devices, multiple networks. Including my neighbor's top tier cox internet

Is it better resolution when searching in chrome browser? Is it possible that the specific images were posted in low resolution? What happens when you open the image?

yes in chrome images have great res

The whole reason for having a low resolution picture to begin with is so that you save on data costs. Why load 10 images in HD when you actually only need one?
So load 10 in low res and then high res for the one you want. As usual there should always be an option to chose what quality you want just like BBM which allows you the option to automatically accept HD images.

there is no option this is the googlequicsearchbox widget


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With the Pixel line, Google has abandoned Android Open Accessory 2.0. What do they use for USB audio now?
I recently got a Moto X4. Unlike my previous phone, the Nexus 5X, this one does not support AOA 2.0, meaning it cannot digitally connect to the Kenwood head unit in my car. Previously, I was able to broadcast sound from my phone to the car stereo, and could use the pause and navigation buttons to control my phone. No more.
I emailed Project Fi about it, and while they couldn't tell me for sure whether the X4 could do this (it can't), they did tell me that the Pixel phones do not support AOA.
So, if Google doesn't support AOA on their phones anymore, is there any new protocol or API to replace it? Has Google given up on USB audio? Or are there USB headphones you can connect directly to the Pixel? For car stereos, is Android Auto support the only way to go from here on out?


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Access WhatsApp and transfer to new phone
I got a new SIM card, but never changed it in WhatsApp to the new number. Now my phone is broken (screen is broken) and I cannot retrieve my WhatsApp account as I would first have to change to the new number from the broken phone. I don't have the old SIM card.
Here is the official WhatsApp help center for lost and stolen phones, but it only works if the new SIM card has the same number.
Any thoughts?

The only way to move messages to your new phone would be if you somehow access your old phone. But, if you want to save the 'account', then have in mind that there is no real difference between switching your number on the old phone as apposed to simply registering your new number on a new phone. The reason for that is: even if you switch numbers on old device people sending messages to old number will NOT get redirected to new number. So the only difference is that you will have to be re-added to the groups you were on. If you were the only admin of a group that would be a problem.

My suggestion is, to email WhatsApp and ask them to deactivate your account so that people sending messages there will at least know that they got the wrong number. In general i suggest not to use WhatsApp with a number that you no longer have access to. Because you never know when someone will get your number (after three months of not paying for a number, the phone company could give it away) and activate their account with it

Thats very true @Abochur i will do that

If you still have the old SIM card, try to install WhatsApp on the new phone using the old SIM and it will automatically restore your contact to your new phone. After that, you can change to your new SIM card.

unfortunately, no sim card and new sim card has a different number


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IMAP Email Sending Failure
In Email, I have 3 accounts, 2 x hotmail and 1 x IMAP. Since the last update (4.1.83.3) where it demanded I give Email access to the Phone, I have not been able to send any emails from the IMAP account. The Hotmail Accounts are both fine. Samsung S7. Can anyone help me?

I have a couple of questions reading this: What app are you using for email? I'm not familiar with one called "Email" in stock Android. Did all three accounts work fine before the update? What happens when you try to send from your IMAP acct? Is receiving also broken or just sending?   I recommend editing your question (rather than just replying to my comments) so that others can better help you troubleshoot.

Go to Mail - Settings - Accounts and re-input all of the settings, one may be corrupt even though it looks fine.


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Phone on Bluetooth acts as if making a call but no actual mobile call - Bluetooth HFP
Summary
Samsung S8 when connected via bluetooth will randomly open an HFP SCO connection without initiating or receiving a mobile call.
Bug Description - User Story
I listen to music with Bluetooth headphones (Sony SBH60) all through my workday, and my phone will automatically connect to my car's media headkit (Kia Cee'd) when I am driving for handsfree phone calls.
I first noticed the problem just over two weeks ago.
When listening to music with my headphones, I would hear a 'click', the music would become flatter and external sounds would be louder sometimes. At first I thought the music codec used by A2DP was changing. After a while, there would be another click and the music quality would improve again.
When in my car, I listen to the radio but my phone is connected for handsfree (HFP/HSP). I noticed the radio would cut out and the head unit would display:
Calling...
07564627133

However, my phone's display has NO indication of a mobile originated or mobile terminating call. If I hit the 'call hangup' button control on my steering wheel (AVRCP Bluetooth control), the radio comes back on and the  head unit display goes back to the radio station display.
Eventually, I put two and two together. When on my headphones at work I realised that 'click' and strange audio quality is actually mono not stereo.
* I am not sure if the headphone mic becomes active or not.
* I am not sure if the audio is mono because it is now SCO and not ACL A2DP streaming.
When this happens, if I click the 'user action' button on my headphones, it acts like a call hang-up and audio quality is restored.
Again, the phone does not indicate an incoming our outgoing mobile call.
Theory
Some aspect of the HFP Call Setup procedure is occurring on Bluetooth, without a call actually being in place.
Since two different Bluetooth remote devices have exhibited a variant of this HFP behaviour, the issue is with the Samsung S8 gateway not the headset.
Since this behaviour is recent, a recently installed application could be doing this and it may not be the phone or Android that is responsible.
Background
I am an embedded software engineer, I work for Qualcomm on System on Chip Bluetooth Devices and my area of speciality is Bluetooth Profiles above HCI. That's lucky... or suspicious.
To be clear, I know about Bluetooth but I don't know much about Android or Bluetooth on Android (Bluedroid). I have messed around with Android, written some simple apps and I know a little about Android Debug Bridge (ADB).
Yes, it has occurred to me that one of my colleagues has done something to my phone as a prank.
I am posting this to see if anyone else has seen this issue, and as an initial investigation bug report.
Next Steps

Look up the phone number.
Nothing comes up from an internet search
Call the number (UK mobile call).
'The number you have dialled is not recognised'.
Use a Stereo Headset Dev Kit and Frontline Sniffer to get an airtrace.
Enable developer mode, use ADB to get the BTSnoop log from the phone.

This is a bug that appeared a couple of weeks ago. There is an open issue on the issue tracker. You can star it to be kept informed of any updates. (but please don't comment unless you have something useful to add, it just spams people with emails). Although the bug says it is with Android 8 (Oreo) there are reports of the same issue on previous versions of Android too.

Thanks, I looked but didn't find anything but I was probably using the wrong terms.


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USB Debugging: PC doesn't recognize that my Moto E (2nd Gen)(Upgraded to Marshmallow) in on debugging mode
So I'm trying to root my Moto E (2nd Gen) using PC apps such as Kingo Root, One Click Root etc. But the problem is that my PC doesn't recognize that my phone is in debugging mode. Moreover on my Android the following dialog box appears:
Please help me.
I have installed the Android drivers on my PC.

Maybe get rid of the app that shows this popup?

Thanks for the reply iBug, but this pop-up pops up when I enable  USB debugging.

It's probable a builtin app that can be removed only if you have root access. Anyway it's not an Amdroid's feature

Ironic. I want to enable debugging to to root my phone.

No offense, but why are you trying to root with exploit apps? The Moto E series is incredibly easy to root using "official" documented methods... Unlock the bootloader using Moto's official website, flash or boot a supported version of TWRP, and then just flash SuperSU or Magisk and reboot and enjoy without all the King(o) spyware.

The USB Mobile Monitor allows you to connect your Android mobile phone
  or tablet to your PC with a simple USB Cable. All that is required is
  the download of the USB Mobile Monitor App on your device and the
  installation of the USB Mobile Monitor software on your PC.
The USB Mobile Monitor allows you to replace the keyboard, mouse and
  computer screen of your PC with a single device.

Source: http://www.usbmobilemonitor.com/home.html
This is a kind of built-in system shipped with your device I guess. So,I think you need to install the APK version to get this works. It can be found here. Then follow the usage on this page.
After that, try enabling USB Debugging again.
For the rooting part, follow this guide on XDA Developers.

Try factory resetting, then attempt a root with direct flashing through ADB.  Probably would work better, and if you're rooting then you'll lose all your data anyway.
Cheers,
Neveraht.

Go to Settings → About phone, tap Build number field 7 times.  You will begin seeing a message as you approach the 7 touches as shown below.
Ater that hit the back button and scroll down and enable usb debugging mode


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How to skip formatting SD Card?
My android phone keeps saying my fully working SD Card is damaged and I have only the choice to format.
I tested it on every smartphone I have, the same error.
But when I put this SD Card in my laptop or Windows phone smartphone:
 - the SD card works fine;
 - can listen to the music just fine;
 - no problem when watching a movie from it;
 - working just one more time on a single Android phone, then the error again.
I tested it with chkdsk, no problem.
What can I do? How can I skip the formatting?

Which is its filesystem?

FAT32 filesystem

Have you tried copying off the data to your PC, inserting the card in the phone and formatting it, then putting the card back in your PC and copying the data back? This is likely one of those issues where there is an inconsistency between the implementation of FAT32 in Windows and Android, this action will usually correct it.

I think the best answer here is by @Android_Helper. I would recommend backing up the data before doing what I'm about to suggest. I have been able to skip formatting by repeatedly removing and inserting the SD card until it detects it. This method does not always worK but sometimes it would work for me the 10th time or so.

Thats another alternative..for the solution

It's what I'd do in a desperate/lazy situation. Not really recommended, but I thought I'd leave it here as an option.

Try to backup your data to your laptop then Format it to your Android smartphone then restore your backup data.

I have done that, the same after smartphone reboot. I think I will stick with opening it on my laptop just to save some time and not copying/backing up the huge amount of movies and music all the time.


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Disable "Upcoming Alarm" Notification (without disabling alarm)
I'm fairly new to the Android platform so hopefully this is a silly question, but since I've had my Pixel (Pixel 1, Android 8.0.0), it's been giving me notifications for alarms I set in the Clock app two hours prior to their occurrence (disregard actual time in the screenshot). Note that I do not want to delete the alarm, just this notification about it.
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I know this isn't a huge issue, but it's just more annoying notification clutter that I don't want. What's weird is, I've apparently found the settings to change this behavior - but the toggle is disabled and I can't modify it.

Is there another way to do this that I'm missing, or a way to enable that toggle?

What if you toggle the allow notifications to off. And anyway hope did you get to the second screen? Are you using Google clock, cuz i didn't find the notifications screen you're at.

@ A Bochur - that toggle controls the "allow notifications dot" setting which dictates if it shows the blue dot on the app icon if there's a notification (it took me a minute to notice the "dot" in there). I reached this screen by holding down the "upcoming alarm" notification and then selecting "all categories". I can provide a screenshot of that if it would be helpful.

(My bad, didn't see the dot.) Now, on my phone when i long press on the upcoming alarm notification, it bring up the default notifications settings asking if i wanna block notifications. Apparently on your phone it's different. Is it the same when you go to settings>apps>clock> notifications? If you're able to block it from there, the alarm will still sound but you will not have a notification about snoozing.

After spending an hour on the phone with Google tech support (don't know why I didn't think of this earlier) their representative was able to replicate the issue.
At this time there appears to be no way to disable this notification on a stock/unrooted Pixel. I'll update the answer if I get any further information.

Well, this is a late response but I just ran across this as I am having the same problem. Thank to jszpila here for posting Google's response so I didn't have to waste any more time trying to get rid of the "upcoming alarm" notification.
As a work-around, I changed the sound for the "upcoming alarm" notification to "None". The notification still comes up but it is unobtrusive.

A long press 'upcoming alarms' will bring up another screen where you can customize the 'upcoming alarms' notification category.

But it says "Notifications from this app can't be turned off".  And I found no way on that other screen to turn them off.

This one worked on Pixel 2 with Android 10!

I managed to do it by setting an alarm and waiting for the notification to come up. Long press and go to more settings. Weirdly, as you said, it's already disabled, but if you tap on the bottom line with the disabled setting, you get a new menu and then select notification priority (the top option) and select "low priority".

Alas, this doesn't actually disable the alarm; it just makes it less obtrusive.  Other things that pass along the notifications (like Microsoft Band) will pass along the pre-alarm alarms.  (I can selectively disable the Clock app from being allowed to send notifications to the Microsoft Band...but presumably that disables the actual alarms too, and not just the stupid pre-alarm alarms.)

This is from a Mate 20 Pro with Android 9, and Google Clock app version 6.2.
It is now possible to disable the annoying notification.
For me, it was SO annoying, because I use a Garmin smartwatch that vibrates when a notification arrives, and it ended up waking me up 2 hours earlier!

Sorry for the screenshots' language, it's in Italian which is my native language, but I hope that they can help.

I have Android 9 on the Pixel 3XL. I have the same issue with smartwatch waking me up 2 hrs early.   My settings for the Clock app look entirely different. Could you state exactly which setting you changed to disable the advance notification?

In Italian, it is "Orologio" -> "Prossime sveglie" -> "Consenti notifiche" -> Off. Screenshots show each page, one after the other, until the setting is set to Off.
Last screenshot shows the EMUI version.

There is a function called "alarm skip" that lets you dismiss/turn off an alarm two hours before it rings.  I hadn't realized that I had turned it on, but I was missing alarms because of that notification (and dismissing it turns the alarm off).  I turned off Alarm Skip in settings, and things should work better now. Sharing in case someone else needs this.
(ETA: I'm on an LG V35 ThinQ so I don't think my phone is completely stock Android, but perhaps looking for some variation of this function will help you find the setting to turn it off?)

Welcome to Android Enthusiasts. The OP is trying to disable the alarm notification, not skip the alarm.

While not really addressing the original question, this answer would help me if it works (I've yet to test it)

Note: the question was specifically talking about the Google Clock app. Meanwhile, manufacturers may also customize their stock apps, thus this answer may only apply to LG's stock clock app.

Not entirely sure, as I use a modified 7.1.2, but I got the impression you could disable individual, or at least app-wide notifications, by swiping to the side and tapping the settings button.
Also, in MM / N there's a menu somewhere in the notifications settings that let's you block notifications from an app, I know that for sure.  As I said before, I don't use Oreo, though if I found a ROM for my device that did, I would.
Let me know if this works, or if it doesn't.

@N 3 V 3 R A H T yeah, that's what gets me to the screen displayed in the second screenshot. The issue being that the toggle that would control that functionality is both on and disabled by default, so I can't change it.

Do you have power notifications enabled, or is that a Resurrection Remix only feature?  If not, go into notifications > the settings wheel in the right corner > Power Notification Controls and turn it on, assuming you have it.  If so, go to notifications > Clock, click on the A symbol under "importance", and set the bar next to it to the farthest left.
Again, keep in mind that I'm using a custom Nougat ROM, and that this might not exist on stock Oreo.

I would also suggest rooting and flashing a custom ROM anyways, it adds a ton of functionality to your device, especially if you like insane customization like me.  You can also do a lot more in terms of blocking things, and removing unnecessary system apps.

Rooting: https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel/how-to/guide-root-android-o-dev-preview-1-pixel-t3591548
I have to go, let me know what you've figured out, and tell me if I've helped at all.

I'm not totally against rooting but I've had trouble caused by carrier updates in the past, and it really seems like overkill for this situation. I'll do some reading on it, though.

Disabling notifications stopped the 2-hour-early reminder for me without affecting the alarms themselves.

Did you intend to reply to this answer? If not, consider mentioning how you disabled the notifications so that others can benefit more easily from your solution. :-)

Install AutoNotification which can be flexibly configured to block almost any notification.
Install the app.

Make sure the Upcoming Alarm notification is active (set an alarm for a few minutes time if not)
Open AutoNotification
Choose Notification Blocking in the Standalone Features section.
Touch the +
When asked for help setting up the block filter, Press Yes
If you have more than one notification active, it will ask you which one to use - tap on Clock: Upcoming Alarm.
Choose Title when asked about about Title or Text.
Press OK if it tells you about Partial Blocking.
The Filter setup screen should already be pre-populated with the right information, on my phone it looks like this:

Press OK and you're done - the Upcoming alarm notification should disappear.

I've found a partial answer, after going to
https://support.google.com/android/answer/9079661?hl=en#contact=1
selecting the Samsung helpsite, and chatting with Pete.
He instructed me to go to Settings > Accessibility. At the top of the list was something that said "Using 2 functions". I was able to turn off the upcoming notification of notifications in Timely there.
The Timely timer still doesn't have any sound. (I've added "The Clock" to my list of apps to have a timer that rings.) Nudnik works, but it still doesn't unlock my screen. And I still haven't figured out how to turn off the damned bubbles that are cluttering up my screen.
But avoiding 25-minute advance notifications of notifications is progress, at least.

Note: the question was specifically talking about the Google Clock app. Thus, this answer may not apply to that app, but only to the mentioned apps on this particular answer.

Evidently this is possible now with newer version of Android. I just wish they made the distinction between having the notification be available to see, but not "wake" the screen at 120 minutes and 30 minutes before the alarm.
I'd still like to see the upcoming alarm if I wake the screen manually, I just don't want it waking my screen twice on its own.
Disabling "Upcoming alarms" means everything goes away. Oh well.

https://www.androidsage.com/2018/08/09/how-to-enable-system-ui-settings-on-any-android-device/
Install a System UI Tuner launcher, then go to Status Bar.  Scroll down to Alarm and turn off.  Now the Alarm icon will be hidden from the status bar.

This may hide the alarm icon on the status bar, but not preventing the notification itself.


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Android ignore the hosts (etc/hosts) when it's in LTE network?
I use hosts to block some sites, which works in WIFI connections,
but when I am in LTE mobile network, these sites seems accessible, I thought somehow android ignore the hosts.
I am in Lineages OS 14.1 (android nougat)
anyone knows how to fix this?

Any VPN involved maybe? Not sure whether that's really relevant, but it's the first thing coming to mind.

This is most likely due to proxy enabled in your APN settings, you can try disabling the setting first and see if the hosts are still blocked.

@xavier_fakerat Since that was the correct answer, would you mind posting it as an answer so the questioner can accept it.

As already suggested by OP, the issue was caused by proxy in APN settings.
Disabling proxy in APN settings (which interferes with host blocking usually by ignoring the hosts file) solved the issue.

thanks for your hint, I finally manage how to set up an APN without proxy, and problem solved. Didn't know had a default proxy there.


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Android Box crash, how to restore /data files
I have an Android box that has the app Termux (command line app) and in there I have some node apps made by me that are important.
I have screw up my Android by modifying the /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml file in a way that Android doesn't like it (I was being to creative with it :/ ). So now my Android doesn't boot.
I'm wondering if there is a way to restore my node apps now that my Android doesn't boot.
My android box is a Mini M8S

I used an male to male usb cable and the Amlogic Burning Tool to flash a new .img to my box.
That was the only solution that I came accross. And I lost all my node apps.


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Detect which application is playing sound / video
I sometimes have applications that keep playing video and/or sound when in the background. These applications do not always show up in the notification area on my Samsung S8+ - but I guess this is not device related.
Is there anyway of detecting which application it is? Currently I'm having to guess which application to shut down. E.g. the Dutch NOS news app does this: it suddenly replays video after a while with sound. Needless to say, this can be really annoying.
Either programming or Android UI solutions welcome.

When it starts playing again, check your active applications (not recent apps) it might show there what app is active now


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Issue with Samsung S5 Music player
My Samsung S5 music player no longer shows the track alphabet on the right side on my screen. How to get it back?

Go into phone settings>application manager>music>storage>clear cache. The press the back button and press force stop. See if that helps. If not, go to where you cleared cache, and press on 'clear data'

Sorry that didn't work and I will not "clear data", that would erase everything I've recorded.

The only thing clearing data should erase is settings and playlists. No music or recordings will be deleted, unless you found a way to record voice in the music app. If you didn't yet, you should reboot your phone. If that doesn't help, you can try uninstalling updates (you might not be able to re-download updates so see if it's worth it) just to clarify you are using the stock s5 music player and in the artist tab there are no letters to press on in order to skip to artists staying with that letter, correct?


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How would I go about fixing SIM card not registering after flashing a custom ROM made for a clone of my device
So, I have a BLU Life One X, which is a clone of the Micromax Canvas 5 and a few others.  I've installed a ROM made for the Canvas 5, after making a bunch of mistakes, including wiping my entire system.  The ROM is working just fine except for the actual phone part, which is not registering the SIM card.  WiFi works just fine.
More details here.
Cheers,
Neveraht, or whatever my name is on here.

More to your question, in general, ROMs are VERY specific to devices, one that is a "clone" or nearly the same often has enough differences that the ROM cannot be shared directly. In this case you said you wiped your entire system, does that mean the /system partition, or ALL partitions? If all, you likely wiped your IMEI number and if you do not have it or the tools to correct it, it may not be possible to fix this issue. I would try to go back to pure stock with the correct firmware and test before continuing.

I wiped the whole thing, not just the /system partition.  However, it's not registering the IMEI at all, and everything I've used to try and fix it haven't worked.

Please include all details of your question or issue in your question, having an external source is acceptable, but it should not be necessary to understand the issue. (updated original comment)

I would recommend restoring a stock, factory image for your device and see if you can get it working, otherwise the loss of IMEI may not be recoverable.

I fixed it by doing the following:
Wiping Dalvik/ART Cache, Data, System, and Cache.
Flashing the ROM (Resurrection Remix).
Flashing the kernel fix.
Restoring Tee, NVData, and NVRam from my TWRP backup.
See this XDA thread for extra details.

Welcome to Android Enthusiasts! Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference. Otherwise, your answer becomes useless in case the link dies. For further hints, please see: How do I write a good answer.

The link probably shouldn't disappear - it's XDA - but I'll paste the main section for reference anyway.


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Nexus 4 does not seem to boot. What options are there?
I had not used my nexus 4 for a long time. Took it out recently charged it up and when attempting to boot, it just does not start. Some times it turns off at "Optimizing apps" screen and sometimes it won't even go past Google logo.
Tried to boot into recovery mode with power and volume button but no luck. It just shuts down after Google Logo.
Could you please let me know if I could wipe it clean and flash it ?

Try getting into fastboot mode via the other volume/power combo. If that works, flash a factory image.

Nexus 4's are the biggest troll phones ever. I had one, used to think it's a good phone until it decided that it won't work anymore for no reason. It's like it has a built in expiration date after 2  years, my friends reported similar issues where one's screen acted erratically like the phone was possessed. Ever since, I've had an samsung s4 that I'm still using today for 4 years with custom roms and still fast. Do yourself a favour and just throw it in the trash and never look back and don't ever buy a nexus or google phone.


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Is there an English locale with SI units?
I hate using devices in my native language, so I normally use the US locale. However, I also want to have Celcius, meters, kilograms and sane date formatting :)
I have a Wear watch and it uses the phone's locale to know what units to use. This means I get Fahrenheit weather and mile distances.
Is there a locale setting I can use to get SI units but retain English?

Have you tried setting it to Canadian or Australian english?

@zdan Canada did the trick! I'll probably have to suffer through some weird spellings, but Australian English likely has more. If you add that as an answer, perhaps with a link to https://lh.2xlibre.net/locale/en_CA/, I will accept it as the answer

Try setting the locale to Canadian english (en_CA) which sets its units to metric. Things like dates and currency are fairly compatible with the US.
You could always set the dictionary for spell check to US english under Languages & Input in settings. Though, as you point out in your comment, you may have to deal with some "misspellings" in some menus and messages. It will add some colour to your android experience.


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What is this icon is notification bar?
I can’t work out the icon on the top left, the message with a cross through it.
Any ideas?

What happens if you pull down the notification tray to see the full notification?

That means you've got a text message stuck. Either incoming or outgoing. I don't know what version of android you have or what phone so it doesn't help much. It could be that you have data turned off so you can't receive or send a MMS.


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Script to disable email signatures in default Android email app
We use Airwatch to manage our company phones, and the task was handed to me to make sure the "Sent from..." default was disabled.
Is it possible to create a script that could be pushed out to turn off the Signature option on the default Android email app?
Thanks for any help you can give!


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How to turn off shutter sound on LG G5?
How to turn off shutter sound on LG G5 with latest official firmware (Android 7)? "Do not disturb" sound mode does not working for shutter sound.

Put your ringtone in silent or vibration and try taking a picture

This also does not help. Model F700S (Korean, can't be rooted).

Phones with a Korean SIM, or sometimes Korean phones with any SIM, do not allow the user to turn off the shutter sound for legal reasons. I don't think there's any reasonable way around this.


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Why doesn't my "Trusted Places" work anymore in my Samsung Galaxy s7?
Since I just got an update for my Samsung Galaxy s7, my trusted places quit working. In fact, I cannot even find the setting in my settings section.

Go to settings/accessibility see if the app needs permission

Read the update FAQ. Maybe they have removed it.

I learned today from Samsung via the Smart Tutor app that Smart Lock trusted places can have trouble inside buildings if the location service is set to high accuracy using GPS. If the GPS signal is not found it causes a delay of 10 seconds which is too much for unlock to work.
To get it working I should set the location method to battery saving via:

Android Quick Settings menu (pull down one finger from top)
-> location symbol (slide one finger to the left)
-> long press the location symbol for a few seconds to open the Location menu
-> Location method -> Battery saving

However, Smart Lock still doesn't unlock sometimes. Adding more trusted places which differ only at the last digit seems to have improved the situation a bit. However, it is also still not working well for me.


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How toEliminate Google from S8+
How do I get Google completely off of my Galaxy S8+.

You mean the whole Gapps?

Yes, all links/connections.

You can disable most of them in settings>application manger>[app name]>disable/uninstall. Fully removing them would most probably require root

Or a custom ROM. My articles on that topic are not that fresh anymore (being from 2015), but for a raw idea, check my series on Android without Google.

Go to settings->app settings and select desired app in that menu you can disable the updates and it will still be installed but not executable until you enable it again, the size will reduce since it will keep an executable APK to install updates


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How to play Bluetooth speaker and device speaker at the same time?
I'm on the Moto z and on 7.1.1 nougat. I have the JBL speaker mod and a Bluetooth speaker. But I want to use them both. How do I do that? If I connect to the speaker the mod speaker turns off.


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Setting up a pay as you go phone for a friend, it asked for an email, and i entered mine. Now they have access to my emails. How do I take it off?
Setting up a pay as you go phone for a friend, it asked for an email, and i entered mine.  Now my friend has access to my emails.  Why did they need this? and How do I take it off?

You should have had your friend enter their Gmail account, have them setup a new account if they don't have one, or just skip that portion. Logging out or changing your Google password could be more dangerous, without removing the account from the device properly could kick in Factory Reset Protection. Work with your friend and deleted the account from the phone.

You can revoke access to your account on your Gmail settings page
Please take a look on this answer
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6264236?hl=en

Or simply remove the account from the phone Menu > Account > Google

On the problem it looks like it is not your phone, so you dont have access to it.. @esQmo_

Open settings>accounts>Google>open menu (three dots on the top right)>remove account.
Some phones will not let you remove the first account, in that case you can
1.factory reset the phone (settings>backup and rest>factory data reset) have in mind that this will delete all saved data on the phone.

Or root your phone and remove account manually.

When setting up the phone there should have been an option to skip, instead of adding Google account.
The point of adding your Google account would be to have everything backed up and sync all data between all devices.


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What is EFS and MSL in android?
I just bought a flashing box for Samsung mobiles and I am trying to use efs and msl imei repair options in Z3X pro box. I just want to know about them let's say how they works and how to write certificates using this.

Cert file is used to unlock the network so that another sim card can be used with the phone or changing the IMEI number, country code... (all these are illegal in many countries).
The EFS is a special partition dedicated for your phone's info like radio signal info, imei, serial number and lots of files revolving around your SIM card and Wifi, Bluetooth (this includes your MAC address for all the radios of your phone).  Imagine the EFS as a big folder containing all of the important stuff that makes the "phone" part of your phone.
The MSL just allows you access to dangerous menus that could actually screw your device up if you set something wrong. So, in your case, Z3X needs to bypass MSL to be able to modify any setting, such as have write access to the EFS partition and change IMEI/unlock the network, etc.
There are thounds of videos out there on how to use that feature in Z3X Box.
You can find more help from here.

Thanks Bro, it's help me alot  but i have a mobile how show emergency call but internet or mobile data is still available to open someone call me call not coming   but other one who call me just fine and say why you are not attending my phone i have z3x please help me to do what in this case

That's something I'm unable to help. Try contacting your carrier or something. Or check if the IMEI is still present. Try flashing the baseband... I can't help you remotely.


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Path for bash in Android termux
Regular paths for bash do not work in termux app.
I tried:
/usr/bin/bash
and
/bin/bash
Also 'whereis' command gives the following output:
$ whereis bash bash:
/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/bash
But this path also is not correct. So, I have to run every bash script with the word 'bash' before it. And cannot run bash scripts without it.

/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/bash is the only correct path.

What are you trying to achieve?

As in regular linux, I want to pass: /bin/bash  or  /usr/bin/bash  in order to run scripts.  But not to write 'bash' before every script name.

Just as @DanHulme, I don't understand where the problem is. With #!/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/bash as the script's first line, it's then possible to execute the script by just /path/to/the/script.sh.

$ ls
myscript.sh
$ cat my*
#!/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/bash
read -p ' enter what to echo ' inputs
echo "u have inputed $inputs"
$ myscript.sh
myscript.sh: command not found

Command not found...

If myscript.sh is not in your $PATH, you need to run it by its path, not its basename. Assuming you're in the same directory as the script, run
./myscript.sh

Note the leading ./

Hey ♦, I could've appreciated had you left the chance for me... It's the 3rd time the same answer is posted.

@iBug You certainly deserve the credit for digging into the problem. I looked and Josef's comment made it obvious what his mistake was. I was going to comment under your answer to suggest this but realised I was really writing an answer.

Ah sí. I see the difference now.

In September 2017 the maintainer of Termux released a package termux-exec, which wraps up execve(2) so that files that has a shebang line like #!/bin/sh or #!/usr/bin/env will run correctly in Termux. Just run
pkg install termux-exec

and restart Termux (or open a new session). You'll now be able to run #!/bin/sh scripts.
The previous solution was as following:

Termux provides a handy utility
termux-fix-shebang

Whose description reads:

Rewrite shebangs in specified files for running under Termux,
    which is done by rewriting #!*/bin/binary to #!$PREFIX/bin/binary.

Just apply it to the scripts you wish to run. It does what its name suggests: fix the shebang line #!/xxx of your script files. It can also fix other scripts like Perl or Python.

Also note that by default your working directory is not in $PATH, so you cannot directly type myscript.sh, but instead
./myscript.sh
^~

... or explicitly specify an interpreter shell (in which case you don't need the directory prefix):
bash myscript.sh
^~~~

Still. $myscript.sh
myscript.sh: command not found

@JosefKlimuk Would you please type ./myscript.sh?

It was answered already by Dan Hulme on 1 Nov.

It looks like termux-fix-shebang is obsolete, since termux-exec is a better solution? If so, upvote @s-d-rausty's answer.

@CarlWalsh I'm aware of it and upvoted already.

Install termux-exec.  It's a new utility that should resolve your $PATH issue.  Termux-exec allows you to execute scripts with shebangs for traditional Unix file structures.  See https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Termux-exec for more information.


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Disable torch shortcut
The Redmi Note / MIUI has an in-built feature that enables the torch on home button long press (~3 sec) even when the device is in locked state
http://c.mi.com/thread-171963-1-0.html
I tried a number settings and solutions to disable this feature but with no success. Is there a way in which this can be disabled?
Edit 1:
Upon checking on devices other than MI too the same functionality is noticed.

I have not scene this on my redmi 1s or note 4. I always keep recents on my home/Longpress. From settings buttons.

Apparently this functionality cannot be disabled on Xioami phones.


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How to restore/recover accidentally deleted key from google Authenticator?
Is there any way to recover my accidentally deleted key from google authenticator app ? My android device is not rooted and am not able to access the 'com.google.android.apps.authenticator2' package. I have already tried adb pull/ adb backup but it is not usefull for non rooted device. Is there any way I can access to the database folder without root or rooting is the only option. Also I am not sure key will be there on the DB if I have manually deleted the key. Can anyone confirm.
Thanks in advance.

By deletion of key, if you mean to say that you've deleted your account from Google authenticator app, you'll not be able to recover it by adb systems.
Simply go to Google my account, log in, and if it asks for authenticator pass code, choose a different methods of verification, and then either backup codes or through mobile verification (whichever you've got active). Then switch off authenticator system of verification. Again switch it on, and follow on-screen processes. Done. This is the simplest method to regain authenticator access.

I was using authentication for non-google sites and their support team is not responding. So as an alternate solution, I was trying to access the database folder of the app. But it was not possible without root. As per your answer, I will not be able to recover it in any case.

Can't you disable the authentication and then enable it again? Are there no other systems of accessing your account on those sites? If so, disable and then again enable the authentication.

When I try to login into my account it ask for token after entering the password and I don't have that token(which is generated by that authenticator app). I have tried almost all the possible solution availablefor unrooted devices  on google/youtube. Now looking for expert advice.

Unfortunately, you cannot recover your secret keys in your Google Authenticator app.  If you haven’t saved the QR codes or secret keys, you should contact the support team of service which you protect with Google Authenticator and they will help you to restore the access to your account. After this, you will be able to issue a new token. In order to avoid reoccurrence, you can use hardware tokens.

Even if there's disclosure, this looks really spammy...

What if I have adb backup of the app ? Will that work ?

As I know it won't work (for devices without root access)


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Multiple users on Android 7.0, need to extend privileges of the first one
I have an Android 7.0 phone with two users (OnePlus 3, Oxygen OS 4.0.3). The first user (as it was created first in order of time) seems to have more privileges than the second one. For example, the phone boots on the first user, he can tweak certain configurations that the second cannot, and some apps (WiFi monitoring for example) don't work on the second user and more.
I'd like to extend the privileges to the second user, or at least to switch the main one so that the second will become fully operational on the phone.
How can I do that?

Looks like the only way to do that, would be by deleting the first user account and then creating a new user account.

I was afraid of that, this means I'll lose all the files and apps and configs from the first user?


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SuperSU not installing on HTC One S
I am trying to root my HTC One S. The bootloader is *** UNLOCKED ***, TWRP is installed, and it's S-ON.
From these instructions:

I downloaded SuperSU-v2.82-201705271822.zip from the TWRP / FlashFire installable ZIP link.
I did adb push SuperSU-v2.82-201705271822.zip /storage/sdcard0/foo
I booted into TWRP and installed the above zip. Apart from complaining that /data could not be mounted (EDIT: fixed this by turning off encryption), it claims to have worked.
I wiped the cache and rebooted.

Nevertheless, if I adb shell and su I get /sbin/sh: su: not found.
There is a /supersu/ directory which contains su and some other stuff, but I can't run /supersu/su: permission denied. The find command finds no other file on the device matching /su$/.
I also tried flashboot boot superboot.img to get Superboot, but if I do this, the device does not boot past the initial splash screen (the one saying "This build is for development purposes only...").
What went wrong?

The failure in mounting /data may signal that the phone is encrypted. As of now, you have a half-working SuperSU.

@DeathMaskSalesman I ran recovery --wipe_data --set_filesystem_encryption=off and now the /data warnings go away, but su is still not installed.

Did you reflash the SuperSU .zip?

Yes. Wiped everything I could and reflashed that zip.

@DeathMaskSalesman I also tried Superboot, see edits to question.

Sorry, but I'm clueless when it comes to HTCs. Better wait for someone more knowledgeable in this regard.


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recover data from samsung galaxy s4
I have samsung galaxy s4 broken touch and display.
 i want to recover data from it such as videos,photos,contacts and whats app chat without pc.

WhatsApp - usually it's automatically backed up to Google drive, so when you download WhatsApp and use the same number on a new phone, it should give you the backup. Contacts - if you had them backed up to Google they will also come to your new phone as long as you sign in with the same account (see contacts.Google.com). Pic/vid if you had Google phots backup that data you can check www.photos.google.com

Welcome to Android Enthusiasts! As this is a frequent question here, we've already collected some information on it. Please start with the data-recovery section in our broken-screen tag-wiki and see if those links help you. Then report back if and how you were able to solve your issue, or what you tried and where you're stuck. Good luck!


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How to remove the white frame around icons on Mi Pad 2 running MIUI 8.5?
I've noticed my Mi Pad 2 running MIUI 8.5 has this ugly white frame (certainly a poor design choice from Xiaomi's under-qualified design director). I can use a different launcher but when the share menu (for example if I like to share a Youtube video on Facebook) pops up, the icons on the menu still have this ugly white frame (and the icons look very tiny as the result). I tried using the theme manager (link: http://en.miui.com/thread-563883-1-1.html) and it does not show any theme in the store (because there is no theme for Mi Pad 2) and I tried to import themes (.mtz files) via both theme manager or theme editor (link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mixapplications.miuithemeeditor), but when I chose the theme, the theme manager will show an alert and tells me it has failed (likely because the theme doesn't work on a tablet or because they are designed for the ARM architecture). Is there a workaround to this?

You can download this ROM here (http://en.miui.com/thread-358607-1-1.html), it does not have any frame. Use DNX fastboot method to flash.


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How to use USB debugging "by air"?
On my PC is installed Android Studio and ADB. I can connect with Android via a USB wire. But in the settings there is a function

where can I write 0.0.0.0:5555 to connect to a PC by air?

0.0.0.0 is not a valid IP. Mobile carriers don't expose IP addresses for external connection.
Instead, connect to a WiFi network which your PC is also connected to. Then turn on the option, after which you should see a valid local IP address. On your PC, run adb connect your.local.ip.address:5555, and provided that the network is properly set up (e.g. no firewall rules blocking access), you will be wirelessly connected to the device via ADB. Use adb disconnect when you're done with it.
More general info about adb (and how to do it wirelessly even if your device doesn't have that option in Developer Options) is available here.

Where i can see valid local IP address? In Wi-Fi menu

Turn WiFi on and come back to Developer Options. Think you should re-toggle "ADB over network" too if you left it on.

@AndyYan If one uses tethering, though, they'll be able to connect to the phone without an auxiliary Wi-Fi.

@DeathMaskSalesman Hmm, right. Never used it that way so didn't think of it.

thanks, did. Very cool: D Just happened when I gave out WiFi from PC to phone, but not vice versa


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How to get current (foreground) activity name?
Hoi! I'm trying to make an automatic night mode for my phone using "Automate", but I can't find certain app activities. How do I get to know what activities are executed in the foreground at the moment, so I can start it?

Legit question, but you probably want to edit to make sure it doesn't appear off-topic. (lemme do that for you this time, hope I understood it right) // Unrelated: that "hoi" sounds a lot like Temmie.

Forgot to add: feel free to edit on top or even perform a rollback if I put it wrong - it's your post after all.

Using apps: Current Activity and some similar apps will display the info in the form of floating texts above the screen content.
Using adb (from your PC): dumpsys window windows | grep -E 'mCurrentFocus', or dumpsys activity top (for full info meant for developers)

Note: it's adb shell ...

To add to @AndyYan's answer, you can also use a terminal emulator app, if you don't have a computer but have root privileges. In this case, execute su first. Then, to dump the focused activity, the command is
dumpsys activity activities | grep mFocusedActivity

The command, if e.g. executed from Terminal Emulator, gives the following output:
  mFocusedActivity: ActivityRecord{415c7ae u0 jackpal.androidterm/.Term t96}

The command above, as Andy pointed out, merely shows the Terminal's own activity, though. In order to give yourself enough time to open the app you wish to investigate, though, you need to prepend
sleep <seconds> &&

before the actual dumpsyscommand, replacing <seconds> with the number of seconds you want the shell to wait. An example of complete command, thus, will resemble
sleep 10 && dumpsys activity activities | grep mFocusedActivity

After executing the command, open the app you wish to investigate, and keep it in foreground for the number of seconds you specified. Once the time has elapsed, the shell will report the activity's name.

I'm not affiliated to the abovementioned app.

@AndyYan Who said they can't? It's just a matter of adding sleep x &&  before dumpsys (x must be replaced by how many seconds the terminal may wait), so that one can open the app they need to investigate, and let the terminal handle the rest. I'll add this to the answer later.

(facepalm) Obviously I'm no terminal guru...

@AndyYan Me neither. iBug's the one.