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Phone kept awake for half an hour after arriving home
My Moto X (2014) running Lollipop 5.0.1 sometimes starts chewing through battery upon arriving home after being away (or, possibly, getting back on a wi-fi connection is the trigger?). It does this for 30-45 minutes or so, then returns back to normal. The battery usage looks like this:

The high battery usage looks to correspond to the device being kept awake, unsurprisingly. Looking through the top battery users, I see 'keep awake' times of around 25 minutes for Google Play Services, Android System, and Google Search; I'm guessing the latter is the root cause.
I am running Google Now launcher.
I hardly touched the phone during the time it was chewing through battery, so I don't think it's anything I'm causing explicitly.
Any ideas what might be going on, or how to diagnose further?
UPDATE 2015-01-22:
The problem is broader than originally reported. Sometimes when CPU usage peaks, it returns to normal after 30-60 minutes. Other times, it seems to continue indefinitely, and I restart the phone, which temporarily resolves it.
I no longer thing arriving at home has anything to do with it. It seems to happen more in the early evening, but sometimes would happen overnight.
Quite a few things stop working when the problem happens:

Timers and alarms won't ring. I had a timer that was counting into negative time, but I never got a notification.
Apps won't install or update. They'll start to download, but will stall and never complete, until restarting the phone.
Google Voice texts (and maybe SMS) don't arrive in Hangouts.
Calendar notifications don't show up when expected.

In short, the phone is simply broken.
I finally contacted Motorola support, who quickly suggested replacing the phone, so I took them up on that. The new phone experienced the same symptoms today.
The new phone went several days without problems, and the first problem happened after I made some changes to Google account sync settings. If memory serves, I turned on Inbox, Ingress, and My Tracks syncing. I've now tried turning those off again and am waiting to see if the problem continues to happen.
When the problem happens, it correlates to continuous high CPU usage by the Android System process.
For what it's worth, I don't see this problem on my Nexus 7, also on Lollipop, with very similar configuration.

Eventually, more through luck than anything, I discovered that this problem stopped happening after disabling 'Ingress', 'Inbox' and 'My Tracks' syncing in my Google account. I.e., under:
Settings → Accounts → Google → <account name>
Probably only one of these is the cause of the issue, but I don't want to risk bringing it back by experimenting further. I note that Ingress syncing is back on now, presumably because I have used the app, so it's probably not to blame. I think I've had Inbox syncing on without the problem occurring, so if I had to guess, My Tracks syncing is the culprit.
I haven't had the problem in more than a week now, whereas I previously saw it around twice a day.

Because the problem is only happening at your house it is mostly likely something using your GPS. Do you have moto assist turned on for when your at home? If you do I would suggest turning it off and seeing if the battery is still being drained. If that isn't the cause try turning off your location services and see if that fixes it. If that fixes it you can look at which apps use the location service through the Google settings app - > location. It also tells you their effect on battery. Finally if none of the above work then disable Google now by going into the Google now->settings-> slide the Google now option and disable location history. You could also try another launcher like nova launcher: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher

Do you have the option on to only download updates when connected to wifi?
Perhaps when you arrive home it starts updating your apps (though 30 mins every day sounds a bit long for this)

I'm pretty sure it's not app updates - I've now set it to wifi only, but previously it wasn't, and in any case, no updates happening when the problem occurs. Actually, I've found that app updates/installs won't complete while the problem is happening.


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HTC Desire 516 dual sim ROOT FAILED (BRICKED?)
I've tried to root my HTC Desire 516 dual sim by following this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/bootloader-fastboot-recovery-htc-desire-t2845467/page8
But obviously, I did something wrong. Now, when I turn on my phone and unlock the screen, suddenly there is a message saying "Unfortunately, HTC Sense has stopped", and I didn't make a backup and now don't know what to do. Can someone help me to fix it? I cannot do anything on the homescreen or even to get in the app menu, only in settings menu.
Also, when I try to wipe cache or go for the factory reset it returns a string saying "E: failed to mount/sdcard (no such file or directory)"
I tried to find a stock ROM for this phone but seems that there's none on the internet.

I just did what you did , i was already ready to brick my phone.
I received the same error of HTC Sense Stopped.
you can still reach settings menu. just pull the menu from the top of screen , and enter settings. and stay away from home screen as much as possible. thats where htc sense stucks.
from your computer play.google.com and install google go launcher to your phone.
from settings->apps>find htc sense . enter inside do clear cache, data and app defaults.
Now press home button . it will ask which launcher do you want to use . choose google go launcher , ALWAYS!
there you go.

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Add Permissions to Installed App
I am having problems with 2 apps, QPython3 and SL4A.
I want to read my contacts from QPython3 and my user dictionary from SL4A.
The 2 apps do not have the relevant permissions.
Is there any way to add permissions to an installed app?
My phone is a rooted Nexus 5 running Kit-Kat.
Thank you

Even if you'd give the app those permissions, they'd have to implement the functionality you need

Why would you need to "add" permissions to an app? What purpose are you trying to accomplish?

They are both scripting apps. I want to write scripts that access those features. Thr functionality is already there

You cannot add permissions to an installed app - they have to be declared in its Manifest before uploading to Google Play.

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Galaxy S5 answers calls automatically
I'm not sure if there is a setting or if this is a bug, but my Verizon Galaxy S5 has auto answered incoming calls on at least three occasions. The phone is usually on my desk when it happens and no other devices are connected to it (no usb, no charger). I also don't have any apps on my phone that should be answering by themselves. I've had 10+ other non-samsung android phones and I've never had this happen before, so I'm a little concerned and not interested in having an "open" mic.
Very similar to this S3 question, but I don't think its a dupe since its different devices and android versions. GS3 automatically answering incoming calls

This is probably going to be a long shot, but do you by any chance wave your hand over the phone when it is ringing? There is a setting under settings > accessibility > answering and ending calls

I was only close to it once out of the total times, but I'll check that setting anyhow, thank you

The option to answer via wave of a hand was not enabled; thanks for pointing me at this option set, I didn't know it was available.

I only found out when looking at your issue, there is also a similar function to wake up your device which is also pretty good! Sorry couldn't help out more with your situation. Only thing I can suggest is putting your phone into recovery mode (hold power, home button, volume up button all at once when your phone is off) and navigate to clear cashe and reboot phone to see if it has worked


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SNS has gone can't be re enabled again
Following this thread
http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4/296366-facebook-log-sync-applications.html
I have disabled the SNS service
now Yahoo mail app does not notify for Facebook emails, it does notify about everything else. In status bar i got the emails but not from facebook and if i manually refresh email list i get the facebook email but no notification about it.
I tried to uninstall facebook and yahoo mail then re install them but SNS still missing from services > All
Now everytime i login to facebook i get this annoying (other type of message) Samsung galaxy would like to access your account if i add the sync it keeps asking me again each time i login. It was
"Log in to sync Facebook with your other applications" message before disabling the SNS
What can i do please help? Been hours i am trying with no avail.

If you can't re-enable SNS,then it sounds like you ended up disabling something that the SNS was dependent on. Recheck all other disabled apps.

That's the biggest problem. There is no longer SNS app under all applications. And no any other app that has been disabled.

Go into settings>apps>all apps>, then scroll to the bottom (first will be enabled apps a-z, then second will be disabled apps a-z)...if not following it then it should be in its own tab (disabled apps) after all apps.

I have checked every single App there is just no more "SNS" no disabled apps too. Have a look here http://i.imgur.com/tSUKuw8.png and http://i.imgur.com/jSik82h.png I think there is no solution but to do a factory reset damn :(

Did you try re-installing SNS.apk? Here is a link to SNS.apk https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=13858035414129967191. Its for S2 epic 4gtouch, but should work.

Thanks for your help. I tried to install the apk but unfortunately APP installed  error http://i.imgur.com/CKBU3eI.png :(

Looks like a factory-reset. Backup your photos and other info first.

BUT did you uninstall facebook first before installing SNS?

Yes Facebook is already removed and still same error App not installed. Going to last unwanted .solution factory reset :(

Sorry that link didn't help. Good luck.

Thanks HasH . The SNS has been restored after factory reset however the main problem still exists. Facebook emails go silent to Yahoo mail with no notifications (I tested sending email my self from my gmail to yahoo i get the notification email in status bar fine). I can't seem to find the cause of this problem.

Have you looked at any of the SNS Managers on the Play Store? There's a few that look promising for notification control. Might help on re-establishing connection between the two.

After long day of trying and searching i think i finally found the solution to this problem. I have tried to use Gmail and that does not get notifications about Social emails too so i thought it is a generic problem. Turns out that gmail splits the emails into categories and the Social category has notifications off by default. So what i did i have turn the inbox type to Default and went to settings > manage labels then enabled notifications and notifications about every message. So i think this is a problem from Yahoo SmartView feature.

If it works, take your comments and form an answer - comprehensive as possible. Then accept your answer. You did all the work. And kudos for the perseverance.

Ok so after i tried everything to recover the SNS process nothing has worked but a factory reset, however Yahoo mail still gets Facebook emails without notifications so i am guessing this is a problem at their end. I would not recommend to stop the SNS process to get rid of the message "login to sync facebook with your other applications" as you can see a small issue turned into a big one. I am using Gmail now to get Facebook emails and everything works just fine. Big thanks goes to HasH_BrowN for trying to help me out solving this issue.


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Motorola moto 4g, battery drain, always high media server actitivity
I recently bought a motorola moto 4g, and I quickly noticed that the battery is going low very fast! With no use at all, it's going down 15% percent per hour...
The mediaserver is always taking up 50% of the battery, even when I deleted all the apps (really, áll the apps..). I did some restarting, reseting.. Nothing is helping...
Any suggestions??
By the way, sorry for my bad English ;)

Are you on a custom ROM or stock?

A bug in media server seems to causes it
to get stuck in a loop indexing media files.
I've had the same issue and it used up 40% of my battery over 8 hours.
Restart your phone, then do a force stop on anything that might use it. I stopped google play music,  deezer and amazon music, if that fixes it you can disable them.
Seems to have worked for me so far.
Some say its an error on indexing the media on the sd card, you can create a .nomedia file to stop media server indexing it. Just add a file called .nomedia in the directory you do not want indexed.
This is a very irritating bug and hopefully google will fix soon.

Is this a documented bug in android? I have no issues with the media service. If it is documented, could you add a link to the documentation around the bug, as it will add to the answer.


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Samsung Kids Mode - rewrap the presents
I didn't spot an option for this in a quick review, but my 3 year old would like for all the apps and/or all the videos in the Kids Mode application to get re-wrapped so she can open them again.

Go to Parental control (Adult+child icon next to open door exit icon)
Tap Activity at top and tap Media
Remove items you wish to 're-wrap'
Go back to the Kids mode (back arrow) and visit the videos app
Go back to Parental control and re-add the media.


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How to use Android tablet as a ebook reader?
If the screen resolution is high enough, there should be no difference between a tablet and an e-ink ebook reader (I read in several reviews).
However, when I use my Android table (2560x1600) for reading by Adobe Acrobat, my eyes get tired soon comparing with Amazon Kindle.
I tried several bluelight filter, but it makes the color unnatural.
What are the best apps/ways to use an Android table for reading colorful PDF documents for long time without eye strain?

I think you misunderstand what e-ink is. It is nothing like LED or LCD pixels. Resolution has nothing to do with it.

Typical displays emit light. You can use them in the dark and they
will light up your face.
E-ink displays reflect light, like standard
paper. This is why they strain your eyes less.

As far as reducing eye strain with a non-e-ink device, try the following:

Use bright text on a dark background. Dark text on a bright background (such as this website) is typical however many find it to cause more strain. There are apps that will invert colors of a PDF for you. Depending on the app, images may or may not be inverted. (APV PDF Viewer is an example, although I haven't tried it personally).
Reduce the color temperature of your display. This means making the display's colors more "warm" (the colors are more red-ish), although after a minute your eyes will adjust and you won't notice. This can be done with an app (try Lux) which has the ability to automatically change the color temperature with the time of day.

Good suggestions! I did not mean resolution of e-ink. It is said what causes eye strain with LED/LCD is low resolution and number of pixels. If the resolution of LED/LCD is high enough, it should be like e-ink or even paper. If adjusting the light, emitting or reflecting are almost the same from the optics points of view, as eyes can receive the same amount of light. However, as LCD/LED is designed for eye-catching brightness, the light adjustment is not in favor of long reading like e-ink. My question was about the ways for this adjustment.

Good answer. But the OP question is off-topic, being primarily opinion based. But excellent answer +1


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Attaching contact info in sms message
When I first got my Moto G, I was able to attach contact info in a message.  Now that it updated its OS, I can no longer do this. How can I attach contact info to an SMS in Oreo?

I am not sure what version of android you are on, but here is what I just did to share a contact in Android Lollipop 5.0.2. And this solution doesn't have anything to do with lollipop, as it has to do with the People app. The same version is available on 4.0 versions of android as well.

Open People app
Select the contact
click on the "3 dot menu"
click on "share"
click on "hangouts" (or your SMS / MMS app)
clicked on "new message" (or an existing message)

It adds the contact card to the message.
click send

Open Contacts
Click on Edit Contact
Copy Data to Clipboard
Return to SMS App
Long Press on Screen
Select Clipboard Option
Paste Data from Clipboard.

In this way You will be able to add Contact Data as in Text format.


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Why won't my Android phone access any HTTPS websites through WiFi?
My Samsung Galaxy Note 3 can not access any secured website while connected via my home WiFi – even applications like Google Search and Facebook can't access the internet and give an error saying "error connecting". Everything works fine when connected via 3G.
Note that my PC and my laptop, using the same router, have no such issues – so it shouldn't be a firewall or the like causing this.
Does anyone have any ideas please on how to solve this problem?

Thanks for the feedback, which I've integrated with your question (so we can delete above comments now – note you can always [edit] your post ;). This rules out the two reasons I thought of first. A few more details: Could you get some logcat of such an event? If you don't know how to achieve this, please see How can I view and examine the Android log?

Thank you for the editing and the comment. I will check and let you know. Thanks a lot.

Even I had a similar problem with my One M8, switching to a new ISP helped.


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How to add memory on an android phone
I brought a sandisk memory for my android but its still saying insufficient space on device. What do I do about putting the memory on the phone?

Are you asking about ram space or sd space?  You need to provide more details.

I've just added the insufficient-memory tag to your question. Please take a look at its tag-wiki for first aid. Short hint: this error always refers to device-internal storage, no matter what big SD card you put in and how much space is free elsewhere.

I assume that you are asking about your internal memory on your phone and how to free some space.
What do I do about putting the memory on the phone?

Move your medias such as photos, videos to your SD card with a file
explorer
Move some of your apps to SD card

This process should free some space in your internal memory


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Change default storage location of Screenshots
I have been able to change the storage options for the camera (e.g. from internal storage to external SD). However, I have no idea how to change that setting, or even control in which format the screenshots are saved. Moving the "screenshots" folder to external storage manually had no effect.
I have Jelly Bean 4.1.2.

You can achieve this using Foldersync app.
Add folderpair and select account: SD CARD.
Then you can select source by finding your screenshot dir and select target dir on your SD.
It also has full range of advanced options if you don't like how default options work so everything is covered.
Bonus tip: this app can also do backups of your SD (or internal) card to remote storages such as Dropbox, Google Drive, Owncloud, etc.

I don't think you can change this in your phone settings. If you are interested in third party apps then try this app Screenshot and this app Screenshot
Note: Both are different links.

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Are there Android devices without a camera, but with a torch?
Flashlight in Android seems to be "entangled" with Camera, leading to UI, power consumption, privacy and other issues.
Are there Android devices with a torch, but without a camera at all? How the LED is managed there?

I don't think there is any Android phone with a LED flash but without a camera. There might be a few low end phones(with a generic OS) that are available with a small LED for flash for using flash.

Are there Android devices with a torch, but without a camera at all? How the LED is managed there?

Even if there is such a phone, Android has a Camera API that will let the app control flash.

Camera API without a camera?

The API is a "feature" on Android not the camera itself.


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I hate the analog time picker, can I force apps to use something else?
I really dislike this:

I would love to be able to force all of my apps to use this:

I realize that everyone has their own opinions about good vs bad UX.  I don't want to start fights, I am just wondering if there is a way to force my phone to always use the digital time picker rather than the analog clock face.

Android OS has a built-in date and picker that can be used in any app, but app developers can create and use their own picker.
The time picker that is shown in the question was Google apps' own customization. Thus, other apps will normally show like this instead:

Android doesn't have a setting for date-time picker customization, thus it is not possible to change it, other than perhaps using a custom ROM that implements a built-in date-time picker similar to Google's.
(As a reference, there is a 3rd-party library that implements the digital time picker from the previous Google Calendar, but it's only useful for developers).

If that's the case, nuts.

Well, don't count on me on this thing. This is only from app developer point-of-view, not from ROM developer. Perhaps there is a way if using custom ROM, but I don't have experience on that.


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How do I add a new ROM/ Moto G 2013?
I was flashing a new ROM to my Moto G and I accidentally put a normal file instead of a ZIP file. I accidentally wiped the OS off the phone and I can't get the ROM back onto the phone. Not Sure What To Do. Moto G 2013 I also used twrp

First make sure you have the zip file on the internal storage of the phone or sdcard. Go to recovery and press install zip and then select the ROM zip and install it. Also you may want to wipe cache , data and dalvik cache before installing zip.
This is a bit searchable stuff you should not ask this types of questions , first you can search on Google or search on this very website about similar questions, that will help keeping out duplicate questions , hope you understand me.


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How do I install an apk on PC
I am having trouble installing apk files on my PC which has Windows 7 OS .The apk files are backups from my android mobile. After double clicking the apk files it starts initializing and automatically opens the Google Play Store.

Are you trying to install an android application directly onto a Windows machine? You can't do that. Are you running the android emulator or are you just trying to use apps on a PC?

i m just trying to use app on pc

It can't be done, they are written and developed for an entirely different operating system. You can't install Android apps on Windows, iOS, Linux, UNIX, AIX or any other OS. Much like you can't install Windows apps on Android (or iOS etc).

what can i do now to run android apps on windows??

You could install the Android SDK, boot up the emulator and try to run the APK that way. Or, you could use BlueStacks (http://www.bluestacks.com/) and see if that suits your needs.

i have downloaded bluestack but it doesn't works.After double clicking the apk file,bluestack start initializing and opens play store.

Nope, you can't install apk file over the desktop, what are going to require is the emulator to do that !

what is emulator?

i have got it..

You are first going to need to install an emulator like BlueStacks, GenyMotion, or AVD (from the Android SDK).
With any of these emulators, the most universal way is from the ADB tool. This tool can be found in the Android SDK or from a program like Minimal ADB and Fastboot.
In the ADB directory, run the following code after connecting your device to the computer:
adb install app.apk

replacing app.apk with the full path to the .apk you are trying to install.


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CM11 com.android.themes.provider and com.android.settings crash
Dirty updated from OmniROM to latest CM11, fixed permissions, and got crashes. Firstly crashed com.android.phone, I have removed some files and managed to fix it. After it I have tested a little and experienced other crashes: com.android.themes.provider (when trying to enter to any submenu of themes menu) and com.android.settings (when trying to enter cellular network settings) . What files should I remove to fix it? I tried to clear .themes.provider's folder and .settings' folder, it doesn't help.

A dirty upgrade is never 100% error free. You have to either fix permissions (worked out for me) or wipe data and reinstall everything. Also check the owner and group of all the files and folders, they tend to be different even on the same Android version.

I have already done fixing permissions: both via recovery and via nandroid manager (fixes permissions for apps, recovery doesnt do it)

I mean manually eg with rootexplorer. Check read, write and execute permissions as well as owner and group. Fixing permissions with recovery didn't work for me, only the manual way.

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root device install again
I want to root my s4 phone I have some apps on it which are no longer are availeble for download, do I have to reinstall them (in other words some programs are lost)
Hans

Rooting doesn't wipe your data.

But if you also have to unlock the bootloader see this question - http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/44574/does-rooting-erase-anything

If you just root your phone and do not flash a custom rom you won't need to reinstall all those apps.
If you are planning to flash a custom rom you will need to backup all those apps. For backing up system app i use es file explorer to go to root> system folder then to apps you will see all the system apps installed in your device copy those apps in your sd card and after you flash your rom you can reinstall those apps . No need to download those apps

Though rooting itself should not erase any data, it's always good to have a backup available in case things go wrong: "Better safe than sorry". So:
If you're just interested in the apps (but not their data), take a look at helpers like [AppMonster](Google Play, AppWererabbit Backup, and comparable apps. They can grap the .apk files of installed apps, and "back them up" to your SD card – so you can later re-install them from the .apk files directly.
You could also do that manually without the help of any app. .apk files are stored in /data/app. Without root privileges, you are not allowed to list the contents of that directory; but if you know the names of the .apk files, you can access them. In case you're running Linux on your computer, Adebar lists the complete paths to those files in the device documentation it creates. Without that, adb dumpsys package provides the necessary data; watch out for the keyword codePath in its output.
Having the "codePath": adb pull <codePath> <appname.apk> would pick the .apk file and copy it to your computer.


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Samsung Galaxy Ace doesn't see sdcard
My Galaxy Ace was working fine until this morning. it's now failing to read any sdcard. I have tried factory reset but still it doesn't recognize the sdcard.

Try connecting the card to a laptop or a PC via a card reader and see if the card is working correctly.Also format the card from the mobile and see if that works.


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Can Android 4.1 Jelly Bean open MS-office and PDF files?
I want to buy a HCL tablet that have Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. I want to know if it can open MS-office and PDF files.

No, you can't open MS-Office and PDF files directly from Android.
You have to install a third party app.
A few nice apps available in market for this:

WPS
Microsoft Office Mobile

Another good solution is OfficeSuite. It opens and edits Microsoft office documents. But I would recommend something else if that's what you want to do with it.


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How do I silence "Galaxy Apps"?
By "Galaxy Apps" I don't mean "apps installed on my Galaxy S4", I specifically mean the app called "Galaxy Apps". Apparently, the purpose of the app is to keep the pre-installed junk that cannot be removed Samsung's own apps up-to-date.
Just like "Play Store", "Galaxy Apps" shows a notification in the notification tray when updates are available. That's a good thing. However, unlike "Play Store", "Galaxy Apps" makes a noise when doing so. The noise is the same as the default SMS notification tone. That's a bad thing (or, at least, an annoyance), because it makes me think that I got some important text message when, in fact, I didn't.
To make a long story short: Can I somehow tell "Galaxy Apps" to:

do tell me when updates are available (I don't want security issues on my mobile phone just because some junk that I don't use some pre-installed application is not up-to-date), but
be silent while doing so?


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Turn off served by Google feature in Chrome
Whenever I visit a webpage in Chrome, the pages are being served by Google which is a plain version of the webpage.
Here is a picture describing the same.

Screenshot (click for larger variant)
How do I turn this feature off?
EDIT: On clicking the i button on the right of stackoverflow.com I get
"This page is generated by Google to use less data than the original page. This page and its links are all served by Google to make your browsing faster. This is an experimental feature."
I understand its meant for saving mobile data. But I mostly like visiting the original webpage and with this feature on, instead of saving data I end up going to the simplified page and then the original webpage costing me more data. I'd really like to turn this off.
EDIT : Not sure if it matters but I'm using android 5.0
EDIT : I can confirm that it's happening on wifi as well. Any update on how to solve this or any workarounds?
Update 14/8/15 : This is still happening on my device but it looks like this feature is not experimental anymore and Google provides documentation about what is going on.
Here's how the page looks now -
(Click image to enlarge)

Clicking on learn more takes me here. Unfortunately, the support page only describes how the website providers can turn this off. No information about how users can opt out of it.

I don't use Chrome – but that looks to me as if it would use the "mobilizer" (having Google convert the page for mobile use). You might wish to check the settings with that in mind (might have keywords attached like "saving bandwidth" and the like). Moreover: taking a look at the URL in the browser bar, you're not browsing SO, but "googleusercontent.com"?

There's something called Reduce data usage in chrome. I checked before posting the question and it was already off.

And I am not browsing googleusercontent.com. I click on a webpage link and it would automatically redirect me googleusercontent.com showing me the simplified web page.

@Izzy check the edit

Strangely, I couldn't find any hint about this when searching "served by Google Chrome" or "This page is generated by Google to use less data than the original page". Anyway, the screenshot shows that the mobile data is roaming, which might be one of the cause. Is it still the same if you use WiFi? I don't know if it's possible, but I have a suspect that it's controlled by your network provider.

Neither did I find anything on Googling. Hence I posted it here. I think it's because of roaming too. I will confirm that with Wi-Fi as well. But I'd really like this feature turned off altogether.Served by Google and experimental feature tells me it's a new chrome feature.

As the info reveals, it's an "experimental feature" (@AndrewT. so I think that's not the network provider behind it – I rather go with zachk's last comment here). Usually, such features can be turned off somewhere in the setup. Doesn't that info page give any hints on that?

I've gone through chrome://flags but didn't find relevant feature. I didn't experiment on all of them though.

@Izzy Not any hints that I could find

Just a small update, I managed to find the pattern to load the page as shown on the screenshot; the URL is http://icl.googleusercontent.com/?lite_url=<other_site> (ex: Android.SE). Looking from the URL itself, it's a proxy by Google. Still, the bad news is, the page is cached (not updated realtime), and I don't know the cause to load this version or how to disable it.

Sigh. It's still happening and it's really messing up my browsing.

I can confirm that it's happening on wifi as well. Any update on how to solve this or any workarounds?

Possible workaround: use Firefox instead. You can get it from the Google Play store. Does this work for you?

Ummm, I'm pretty much used to chrome. I am a full time chrome user on PC and it automatically synchronises with my phone.

Please check the update.

When will a user see these transcoded pages?
Users will see these pages only if Google has detected that they are
  on a slow network connection in a country in which we enable
  transcoding.

Source:  https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/6211428#faq
This can be experienced in countries like Indonesia, India, etc. where the internet speed is considerably slow. Googlebot does this based on the network speed and then it "transcodes" the page with any images. But there is no way to turn this off in the Browser Settings. Only way a website can do this is by using the Cache-Control: no-transform header in the HTTP request.

Opting out of transcoding If you do not want your pages to be transcoded, set the HTTP header "Cache-Control: no-transform" in your
  page response. If Googlebot sees this header, your page will not be
  transcoded.
Please note that pages that opt-out of being transcoded will be
  labeled in search results to indicate to users that they may take
  longer to load and may use more data.

Will my pages be transcoded for users on faster networks?

Pages will not be transcoded if the user is on a fast network.

So if you are on a faster network you won't experience this.

Check if the same websites are working cool in the incognito mode if the websites do work properly it is definitely the problem with the "reduce data use" option .
Turn it on and off . Even if the problem does not get solved try to clear the application data in settings>application>system>Chrome then clear data.
Still the problem does not get solved post your problem on google forum or chrome for android support page .

Strangely this doesn't happen in incognito. But continues to happen in normal tabs. Toggling reduce data didn't work.


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Xperia Z3 DRM Restore
I unlocked my Xperia Z3 without read risks (I'm in shame). Now I can't update phone with Sony Bridge, also read that I lost DRM licences.
So If some of my friends who has Z3 and still have bootlock, can take a TA partition backup for my device ? Can I restore this partition to my device ?

I'm not a Sony user, but that should be as easy as re-flashing the stock ROM. I wouldn't fiddle with partitions separately unless I knew exactly what I'm doing.

I couldn't update phone cause of bootlock. I relocked it and updates are working... But keys are gone forever.


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WiFi won't turn on in most recent CM11 Nightly for Samsung Galaxy Exhilarate?
So I flashed CM11 nightly back in November making sure to perform the boot.img fix and things worked OK. I recently decided to update. I will confess that I updated without fixing the boot.img and soft-bricked the phone. Had to re-flash Philz Touch using odin and eventually re-installed the CM11 .zip.
Now WiFi won't turn on. If I go to the WiFi page in settings it stays stuck on "Turning Wi-Fi on...". I've tried 1223 nightly and the 1217 nightly (the earliest link which works).
Is there a way to find old nightlies? Most of the links on the Exhilarate page are broken. How else can I troubleshoot Wi-Fi?
UPDATE:
I installed the most recent available CarbonRom and the problem is not fixed.
UPDATE 2:
Dialling *#*#526#*#* doesn't do anything. When I enter the last * the code vanishes and nothing happens.
UPDATE 3:
Relevant log?
[ 01-04 00:14:29.413   680:  844 E/WifiHW   ]
Unable to open connection to supplicant on "/data/system/wpa_supplicant/wlan0": No such file or directory
[ 01-04 00:14:29.924   680:  844 E/WifiMonitor ]
startMonitoring(wlan0) failed!

[ 01-04 00:14:29.924   680:  844 E/WifiStateMachine ]
Failed to setup control channel, restart supplicant

[ 01-04 00:14:32.406   680:  844 E/WifiMonitor ]
startMonitor called with unknown iface=wlan0

Did a backup of apps using adb.
adb backup -apk -all -f backup.ab

Then booted into Recovery and performed a factory reset. Rebooted and Wi-Fi worked.
Restored apps using
adb restore backup.ab

I had the same problem on my Nexus 4 with Android 5.0.1 and I fixed it by removing this folder /data/misc/wifi or the equivalent in your phone and then rebooting.
You can try this by booting your phone using a boot insecure image.
$ fastboot boot boot.img
$ adb shell rm -r /data/misc/wifi
$ adb reboot

Can you elaborate on "boot insecure image"?

Also this did not work for me

http://blog.djodjo.org/?p=221


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What can one do with the Android Wear AOSP? Is it possible to build/flash a rom on a wearable?
I've previously modified/built/flashed the Lollipop AOSP for a Nexus 5 but now I want to modify/build/flash the Android Wear AOSP for an LG watch but have no idea where to begin - I can find no instructions online nor in the Android Wear AOSP source about how to do this.
If its the same process as building a phone AOSP then there are still multiple unanswered questions such as:

After downloading the Android Wear AOSP source and then typing "lunch" doesn't list any additional/different configurations. The lunch menu lists the same things for the Android Wear AOSP as it does for a standard AOSP, so how can the Wear AOSP be built?
Are drivers for different watches necessary to be downloaded to include in the build process?
Can a wearable device be flashed using fastboot flash XYZ.img just as a phone can?
Are system images available for download for wearables?

I'm confused why Google have released an Android Wear AOSP if there doesn't appear to be any instructions or means of actually doing anything with it.


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Random crashes on Nexus 5 after installing (and uninstalling) Lollipop
I had been happily using a Nexus 5 for the past year until I did an OTA upgrade to Lollipop, after which it began crashing (powering off) multiple times per day without apparent pattern (sometimes during GPS navigation, during phone calls, while taking a picture, etc.)  In addition to requiring a reboot, these crashes sucked down battery.  I did a fresh factory install of Kitkat, which I expected to fix the problems, but they continued, even in safe mode.  Is there anything else to try, or is it time to buy a new phone?
Update: After posting, I installed the latest version of CyanogenMod, and my phone only crashed once, right after enabling location services for Twitter. Besides that, it worked fine, although it was not heavily used (on vacation) and battery life was poor (lasting only an hour or two). After getting back from vacation, I did the full wipe and factory install of Lollipop 5.0.1 suggested in comments. The phone crashed twice (sucking down battery) during the subsequent setup, although I made it through on the third try.

It occurred to me that I could try installing a third-party ROM.  I'm recharging my phone and will then try CyanogenMod.

Did you do a complete wipe? Wipe data partition, wipe cache partition and dalvik cache?

@VishnuPrasadKallummel I don't know if that was part of the process on the burn station I used; probably, they were.  Are the activities you described part of a factory reset? I've done that too.

Just check this answer http://android.stackexchange.com/a/90090/74590. Let me know if you have done these.

@VishnuPrasadKallummel Thanks for the advice. I did a total wipe with Lollipop 5.0.1. Phone crashed twice during setup. I'll update question.

The Lollipop update was a red herring.  My phone was failing at the hardware level.  Unfortunately, the weeks I spent fiddling with it took me beyond the warranty period.

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How do I install cyanogenmod on a Galaxy Tab 3 (7.0)?
For Christmas I got a Galaxy Tab 3 (7in, SM-T110) for the wee ones to play with. I want to secure it as much as possible so they cannot accidentally buy stuff or get tracked or whatever. So I thought I'd install Cyanogenmod.
However, the device is not officially supported. From what I understand, I can still install Cyanogenmod on the device, it's just a bit more complicated. Obviously, it is possible, because there's "tutorials" out there about how to do it by people who have successfully done so. Never having done any of this, though. I got lost pretty soon among instructions on rooting, using ODIN, CWM, TWRP, ROM managers, and whatnot. Sigh.
So what do I need to do in order to install Cyanogenmod? I suppose I need to root the device? Do I need a ROM manager? Or is it advisable? What do I need ODIN for? Do I need ODIN? What I need is 1) a thorough explanation what all of these buzzwords mean and what they are good for, and 2) a step-by-step for dummies for how to put them together.
Note: I have seen this answer (which assumes the device to be supported) and this answer (which assumes too much knowledge).

If the device is not supported officially, you may be able to find an unofficial build for the device. If you find that, then the first answer you linked to is your instructions, as installing CM on any device basically requires the same steps.
If there is not even an unofficial build, then I do not recommend you install any build of CM on your device. All you are likely to do is 'soft brick' the device. ROMs have to be built specifically for the hardware, and hardware can differ even between variants of the exact same device. Like a T-mobile version versus AT&T version.
Rooting the device will not get you any closer to installing cyanogenmod. You will need a custom recovery. ODIN is usually used to install Samsung based ROMs, so you shouldn't need to use ODIN. But, this really all depends on if you have found an Unofficial build of CyanogenMod for the SM-T110. Without that, your only other option is to build an unofficial build yourself, that does require a lot of knowledge of how linux, android, and build systems, etc. work.
On the cyanogenmod forums there is a request to add support for the device.

Thanks! Would this qualify as a link to an "unofficial build"?

Looks like that is for the SM-210, which probably won't work for the SM-110.

Thanks. The link leads to a page that also lists 110. However, my problem is that, while I am able to find bits and pieces that might be needed for doing this, I lack the overview of how this all fits together.

So the link you sent for the 110 is for ClockworkMod which is the custom recovery. That would be "step 1" of what you need. This is a better source, but just at my quick glance, I do not see even an unofficial CM build for your device.

Installing Cyanogen Mod means you are installing a ROM that is bulit on Cyanogen.
So basically installing any of ROM(Cyanogen built) will give you Cynaogen on your phone.
Installing these ROM require the following steps:
1.You need to ROOT your phone/tab (Caution:ROOT voids warranty)
2.Install recovery (Samsung has inbuilt) (Caution:Soft brick in case you don't follow proper steps)
    Follow the link to root and recovery :
    http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2437219
3.Install ROM using recovery
  You can find varoius ROMs and information related to development on XDA forum.
  Visit the link for Galaxy Tab 3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-3/development-7

You do not need root to install cyanogenmod. you need a custom recovery, which you can flash if you have an unlocked bootloader. An unlocked bootloader is not the same as root. Usually to get past the unlocked bootloader they make use of an exploit, and usually the same exploit is used to root the device, but they are not the same.


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Samsung Galaxy S4 will not boot, turns off after 2 seconds
My Samsung S4 does not fully boot. It turns off after two seconds after the Samsung screen and before the Cyanogen boot screen. How do I resolve this issue?
I can't boot into recovery -- it never gets that fair. I also can't reflash as the phone turns itself off shortly after it gets to the flash screen. The phone also randomly restarts. I've tried swapping the battery too.

This is the infamous power button problem. I had this too. There are some guides that speak of cleaning the power button, but for me I found this rather rough solution to be effective.

SOLUTION: Galaxy S3/S4,S5, Note, Tabs ALL Samsungs (not Booting Up? Keeps Rebooting? Not turning on? (just hit the phone HARD on the power button)

UPDATE
Alright guys, so I'm back -- it's 2016/04/25. My S5 just broke so I'm downgrading until it comes in the mail. Googling for the same problem and I found my own answer. This time hitting it hard didn't work. So I sprayed the button liberally with DeoxIT D5 and violla, back in business. Hold the phone button side up and just soak it!

LOL I can't believe that worked

I found the solution. The power button is stuck. Just flick the power button a bunch of times with your finger. If that doesn't work try compressed air, shoot that in there a bit, so  it gets unstuck.
If you spilled soda in there maybe try getting an alcohol wipe and try to wipe it down a bit (make sure battery is off) maybe squeeze a very very small amount of rubbing alcohol in there. I mean very small amount, then wipe with Q tip. The flicking technique works for me every time.

Could be dust in there.
Try banging the corner where the power button is, on a hard rubber surface. Be careful not to crack the screen. Remove back of phone and battery first, of course. It worked for me.

I think this might be the power button that got stuck and need replacement.
Here's the link for troubleshooting and solutions. You might need some simple electrical skills. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l_6fwzuIwA


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Android Device not detected by adb on Xubuntu 14.04
My phone (Micromax A092) running stock Android 4.3, has recently got factory reset by mistake. Using Photorec, I was able to recover all my files stored in the part of the phone memory, used as an sd card. However, to recover my contacts, I need to access the partitions which I believe, need root access. However, trying to root it is a challenge altogether in itself, as my PC doesn't detect my device in any mode except in "sideloading" mode. I've edited 51...rules, with info from lsusb, but it still has not worked. I run Xubuntu 14.04, and am in desperate need of my contacts.
To clarify my earlier statements:-

$adb devices
returns a blank line
$adb {anything else}
returns device not found et al.
In "fastboot
mode", only the Micromax logo is displayed on the screen, and nothing else.
My USB Debugging is enabled I've tried using it as USB, PTP, MTP, and in charging mode to see if anything happens, but it has all been in vain.
Even fastboot does not detect my device
In USB/MTP/PTP, it mounts as usual and I've tried the commands, with the device mounted and unmounted.

Can someone please help me recover my contacts? If not, atleast in rooting my device?
Thanks in advance.

[Solved]
I had to edit my ~/.android/adb_usb.ini file; it was written with something else.
I found the vendor id from lsusb and replaced the contents with 0x{vendor id}
0xlc9e
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How do I run apps without Google Play Services?

"This app won't run unless you update Google Play services"

I know a lot of users managed to even uninstall Google services already, but I'm wondering how are they able to run the apps independently? I'm sure I'm missing something.
When I update Google Play services my phone becomes super slow and laggy.

They probably won't use that app, or use something like nogapps

actually most apps cant run unless i update G services i dont want to update it i might as well uninstall it

with a rooted device xprivacy or luckypatcher might work. beware the latter has some not-so-legal features though...


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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (SM-T110) missing tethering option
I just got my Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (SM-T110). I want to tether my tab to my PC, but I can't find the tether option under more settings.
How to fix it?

I have similar problem with Samsung Galaxy Tablet S7 FE, the tether option is nowhere to be found :(

Search it properly under the more settings option or use the wifi tethering app to tether your device.

I've search it properly like 10 times. I go through everything, checked 1 by 1 and cant find it. I've tried easy tether app, I cant find the solution to the error. The error is no connection

Hi, note that the app is not available on the Play Store anymore (you may still be able to see the entry on the Play Store if you have installed it before).

Download WiFi Tether Router by Fabio Grasso (costs $2), it's well worth it. You need to be rooted and have your WiFi turned on before you Enable Wifi Router.
Config settings for Sprint Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 SM-T217S:

Interface wlan0
Method 3 - HostApd
Encryption wpa2-psk or open (your choice)
Channel 1
Drivers nl80211
ApType master
"HostApd Patch" <- UNCHECKED

Hope this helps, it takes me a few tries with settings and a few apps to figure which one worked.


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Rooting Samsung Galaxy sDuos s7562
I followed the steps mentioned in the link below:
http://www.androidrootguide.com/2014/01/root-samsung-galaxy-s-duos-s7562.html#comment-45216
I got an error on step 13, where we need to install SuperSU from recovery mode,
while installing the Update-SuperSU v1-1.80 (which i downloaded from http://download.chainfire.eu/370/SuperSU/) it gives the following error message:
— Install /sdcard– Finding update package… Opening update package… Verifying update package.. E: failed to verify whole-file signature E: signature verification failed Installation aborted.
android android-resources samsung-mobile

Sounds like you are using the Stock Recovery. In which you won't be able to flash the SuperSU that you downloaded because it will not pass the signature validation.
You will need a custom recovery, or some other way to install SuperSU as a system app on the device.


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how to find out secret service codes for android
I have a Spice Dream Uno (Android One) and none of the secret service codes I found on the internet (like ##197328640## and ##7378423##) work on it. Do I have to root my phone in order for these to work?
Is it possible to pull it from the source code (google has released the kernel source code)? Where should I be looking for?

I use Secret Codes.
From the site:

Secret Codes is an application that allows you to scan the secret codes available on your device through the dialer app.
  The application will scan through all available secret codes on your device. Then you will be able to executes these secret codes and discover hidden functionalities.
  In Android a secret code is defined by this pattern: ##code##.

I tried out this app. It finds the various applications' codes but not the code for phone's service menu.

@svarog - that will only show application secret codes, it doesn't show any codes for the phone. Link is useful and open sourced, but not correct for answer.


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set Video as Ringtone in Samsung Galaxy s4
Is that possible to set Video as a ringtone in Samsung Galaxy S4? It's perfectly working in my NOKIA Lumia 630. But no in Samsung Galaxy S4.
Any ways if you have. Thanx

First convert video into mp3 using third party app like  convert video to mp3 and than set ringtone.

OR

Simply change the extension of file from (.mp4/.3gp/.flv/.avi) to .mp3 and set it as a ringtone

No. I want to set as Video. When any call arrived play that Video song.

@MD I don't think Android supports video format as ringtone. Converting to audio file should be the solution, as explained on this answer.

@AndrewT. That's what i am talking about?

@AndrewT. I think Android and  iOS phone not support that feature. Nokia is best on This.


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Need manual update for samsung s3 I9300
I am having Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300XXELLA (O.s JB 4.1.2). Its update not available throught phone. So can I manually download JB 4.3 of I9300XXU. will it work or my phone with I9300XXELLA.

I suggest you to go to http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ and search for your device (i9300). There you can see all available firmware versions and download them. Please note that you need to register for an account to be able to see the download links (I don't know why).
If you don't like to register you may ask me to send you a specific link.


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Can't install xposed framework
I want to install the xposed framework on my Nexus 5 and in the framework, the install/update option doesn't work.
My Nexus 5 runs Android 5.0 (Lollipop).

Are you running Android 5.0 (Lollipop)? The xposed framework doesn't support it yet...

The xposed framework does not currently support Android 5 (Lollipop). More specifically it doesn't work on the ART runtime which is available as a developer option on 4.4 and the only available runtime in Lollipop. You will have to wait for the xposed framework to be updated in order to install it on your Nexus 5 (or downgrade to 4.4 if it's that important).
Ryan's comment appears to show that it's actually the API level but I believe that's a side effect / symptom of running the ART runtime.

ART isn't the problem with xposed any more. I had xposed running with my LG G3, while running in ART. xposed doesn't yet support SDK version 21, or armeabi-v7a. http://i.imgur.com/2rzvG5g.png

@bmdixon Time to edit this answer.. ;)

The Alpha version of Xposed is now available for Lollipop on ARMv7 and higher devices, so you should be able to install it without issue on the Nexus 5.  Refer to the XDA thread for all the details:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/official-xposed-lollipop-t3030118

Welcome to Android Enthusiasts. Link only answers are not good answers. You could include information like how it is alpha release. How it currently only works on ARMv7 devices. The link itself does not explain how it helps answer the question.

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problem installing over an app installed from google play
I encountered The following issue on two samsung galaxy s4 devices:
When trying to install a newer version of an by clicking an APK file in an email message it works o.k..
If trying to install another new copy from a new APK over the previously installed one it also work.
But if the original version from google play is installed and we try to install the APK from the email we get a message App not installed and obviously the app does not get installed...
just to clarify - both the versions are written by me, both signed and use the same ID.
and there is a major version number change between them.
How can I know if things will go o.k. if I submit the new version to Google play?
Is there an official limit that refers the the source of installation having to be the same for an update?
Is there any way to override this limit?
UPDATE:
I followed the advice given by @GiantTree in this conmment
I installed a terminal emulator and executed pm install -r mypackage.apk which gave something like 60 lines saying try again in 1second (missing space in original message) then it said twice failed to connect to dumpstate service and finally killed.
Executing logcat >log.txt I found the line:
`java.lang.SecurityException:

Neither user 10210 nor current process has android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES.

UPDATE 2:
upon better examining of the log file I found this line:

D/InstallAppProgress( 8973): Installation error code: -25

but I can't find what does this error code means...
Still Looking for further suggestions...

Are you by any chance trying to install an older version over a newer one? // With the exact error message (and number), you might also wish to take a look into the list of errors in our google-play-store tag-wiki.

@Izzy - you where right - my version code was accidentally lower then the one in my production version. please add as an answer and I will accept.

Done! Now that you've updated your question with the error code, I've even found a reference. I knew it sounded familiar, but couldn't find that initially.

Yep, only that this reference did not have the answer within it until I placed it there :)

This error often occurs when you try to install an older version over an already-installed newer version of the same app. If that's really what you intend to do, you might first have to uninstall and then re-install the app in question. To not lose its data, you can try uninstalling via adb uninstall -k <package>: this would uninstall the app, but keep (-k) its data.
For further details, you might also wish to see:

Unknown error code during application install: “-25”

There is no limit for anything. As long as the package name and the used signature remain the same it's considered the same application. Try to install using adb: adb install -r <apk>

if you have the apk already on your phone try using terminal emulator and run that command.
Alternatively try pm install -r <apk> on your phone; that is what adb does, too.

Might also be helpful that I say that the device is not rooted AFAIK.

Oh. I thought you'd be able to install applications without system permissions. Try installing with the standard method again and check the logcat. It should say why the application can't be installed.

Let us continue this discussion in chat.

Even if the version is newer, I have not been able to install an custom downloaded app over the same app but Google play version. I have experienced this several times with different apps while testing.
I have had to uninstall the Google play version and then only was allowed to install downloaded application. In fact the app installation will proceed till the very end when the installer displays error.

you should look into the versionCode for both those versions and make sure the new one is higher than that of the old version...
Maybe there are other reasons why such an update would fail - but for me it was the versionCode.

Ok, will do so if I get an error like that again. What happens if the version is the same? (Like in a beta update)

I did not test it so I don't know. logically I would expect it to work... but just try and see for your self.

Ok will try next time. The problem is I am not a dev only a tester.


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Transfer "Injustice: Gods Among Us" saved game from iOS to Android
I have been playing Injustice: Gods Among Us on my iOS on the iPad and now I have an Android phone. I want to transfer the saved game to my Android: characters, challenges, cards, money, all of that.
I have downloaded the game already, I only need the data.
Is there any way I can do it?

It's not very common for locally saved games to work across platforms.  We can't help you with getting app data from iOS on this site though, even if this game's data is cross-compatible.

If the game is using a platform independent way of saving the game (eg. Facebook) then connecting the game to that account is enough and it should ask you to restore your save state like in Clash of clans or Boom beach.


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Update to Android 5.0 Lollipop on Nexus 7
I currently own a Nexus 7 (2013) device, but after updating the OS several times, I am stuck at Android 4.4.4. I know that Android 5.0 Lollipop has been released for the Nexus 7, but I don't know why I can't download it.
Is there a way for me to download it without sideloading/factory imaging my device?

You can sideload without wiping your data, if that's what you're worried about.

I'm not worried about wiping my data, I'm just worried about accidentally messing up my device. So if it comes down to either sideloading or waiting a couple weeks for an update, I'll just wait.

First of all, you get updates to your device from google on the basis of the date on which you bought the device. That is if you bought a tab 5 months ago and one yesterday the one which was bought earlier will receive update first. So don't worry when you have upgrade chance you will be notified.
Did your tab notified you that you have a upgrade available?
If yes did you actually download the upgrade for 5.0?

Okay, thank you. I had just purchased it yesterday, and I was able to update to 4.4.4, but not any further than that. I have checked multiple times, and it says my device is up to date (at 4.4.4). Do you have any guess as to when it should receive the update?

In about 15 days or a month.

share your joy here when you get your lollipop...!! :)

Yes please do let us know, I bought my Nexus 7 2013 Wifi at release 18 months ago and its sitting at 4.4.4 with no update.

It still hasn't updated... Is it possible that I missed the rollout and its done?

You should have a look here. http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2015/01/11/nobody-is-using-android-lollipop/

If you are ready to spend some time and manually upgrade to Lollipop, follow instructions given here. http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/12/23/flash-all-the-things-lollipop-ota-update-zip-file-roundup/


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Google Plus - Party Mode
So I created an event for Xmas today and I set the start time for the midnight and then 5 minutes ahead of creation of the event.
But I haven't been given the option to enable party mode. And I have searched everywhere to enable it.
Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do?

From this article - "How It Works": Once someone confirms they are going to a G+ Event, the Party Mode becomes available on that person’s smartphone immediately when the the Event is scheduled to start. So I guess, it will be done automatically, and the event creator doesn't need to do anything. That's what I understand (but never tried, so I don't know)

So I have taken a few photos and so have other people since the event started. And none of the photos have uploaded to the event.

from the looks of it this awesome feature has been removed


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Asus Zenfone 5 phone not turning on after factory reset
I received an error message on my phone

Unfortunately, the process.android.process.acore has stopped.

So I have tried to factory reset it. Now it doesn't turn on at all. It just shows the Intel Inside logo. I am clueless about what to do. Any help?

You have two options, either you can send it to the service center of ASUS as it is still in warranty period, or you can flash the stock rom. But you may have some warranty issues in future if you flash it by your own.
For stock rom and guide visit following.
Asus Support
XDA

Can you boot into recovery (power +volume up) if yes then again click reset phone with the help of volume buttons if that doesn't help then either give it to service center(if in warranty)or else flash new stock ROM
As I know it is having Snapdragon™ 636 processor so how can you get "Intel inside "message well here is a way to flash stock ROM on your phone just make a Google search " Asus zenfone 5 flash stock ROM " and view the top result in video as I can't provide specific tutorials for each device.


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Zero Percent Brightness Bug?
Device: TorqueXT, Android 4.4.2
When I set the brightness to zero, and I turn off the screen and turn it back on, the screen is brighter even thought it still says it's on zero brightness (and when I raise the brightness and bring it back to zero it becomes darker than when it turned on). This only happens with the zero percent brightness.
I have completely formatted the device to see if that fixed it, but no success. Also, after formatting, I've installed a third-party app to control brightness, and it still does not maintain the zero percent brightness.
Any ideas how to fix this?

@GiantTree, thanks for the input. I hope it is software however so that it might get fixed for next update. My solution has been using a blue-light filter that can "dim" the screen as well (I'm using Twilight, and pretty happy with it)

This seems to be an issue  some users, including me, are experiencing. There is nothing you can do about it, as it seems to come from the hardware level (the screen) not maintaining the brightness level.


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How to copy games data
Can I copy the data of a game and transfer from my old tablet to my new tablet and if so, how do I do that? Both tablets are samsung tab4 10.1
( my old one doesn't have an sdcard )

What Android versions are running on the devices? Are they rooted?

By data you refer to APK and its OBB files (I mean, data as you downloaded it) or the data that the game have generated like score leader databases, game characters, etc?

Depending on the game, the save data might be saved inside the /data/ partition. If you want to copy files from that partition you need root access.
Some games offer a function to save the game data to some online account (Facebook, Google Play etc).
I suggest you first check for an online method and then think about rooting both devices to copy the files.

If one must root the device just to be able to copy user data, then the design is very broken!


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Front camera on Nexus 4: no HDR, and downgraded from 2MP to 1.2MP?
In Nexus 4, why is the front camera downgraded to 1.2 MP only, as it was 2MP initially? And also, we had an option of HDR in that as well, which is absent in Lollipop 5.0.1?

From GSM Arena, the secondary (front) camera has 1.3 MP, and the camera settings provide 1.2 MP as the highest, so I'm not sure if it was 2 MP before. (Camera resolution is related tightly to hardware capability, so it's strange to be able to have higher resolution in the first place).
As for missing HDR, it seems it's caused by Google Camera, as reported by other on Google Product Forum. Google Camera is the default camera app on Lollipop. Previously, Android uses AOSP (Android Open Source Project) Camera as the default camera app, and it supports HDR on front camera. The intended solution is to use AOSP camera back, as some people have ported and published them on Play Store, since it's open-source:

Nexus Camera: KitKat Camera (free)
Camera KK (adware)

But how can camera settings be changed as it is the hardware property?? & are these camera options provided by you fully proven??

It's possible to use smaller resolution (MP) because camera app will capture raw image, and compress to designate resolution. As for HDR, it's a technology in photography, and it's not related to hardware. There is a different HDR technology used in stock and Google camera, so maybe that's the reason Google remove it's HDR for front camera. As for the options, I have tested it personally on my Nexus 4.


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Adjust SMS length limit?
I just bought my new Samsung Galaxy S5. When texting, when I exceed 160 characters it automatically converts to MMS. I have researched the remedy,gone to settings and clicked the MMS Alert to 'on' which alerts me when I have exceeded the maximum amount of characters, but it still converts to MMS.  How can I revise the amount of maximum characters so I won't need to use my data? I certainly don't want to have to send multiple texts every time I text over the 160 limit.

Use WhatsApp or hangouts or similar

I find it a bit strange that it got converted to MMS. Usually, when the SMS exceeds the size limit, it will be continued as concatenated SMS, sent as multiple SMSes, but not MMS. I don't know if this case is specific to Samsung only or not.

There is no way to increase the number of characters you can send via SMS. SMS (Short Message Service) is a fixed standard that is currently defined as a way of sending messages up to 1120 bits in length. This means 160 7-bit characters or 140 8-bit characters or 70 16-bit characters. More here http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Message_Service

That's technically correct, but a protocol to split and reassemble larger messages has been around for many years and is supported by almost every phone since the early 2000s.

@lxgr while your comment is technically also correct, the protocol is dependant upon the sending device, the receiving device, and the service provider. So a user would have no control over this as they wouldn't have control of the receiver, nor the service provider.

man, this is the classic problem , if we wrote in 7-bit characters we got 160 characters , on first type of an non-ascii character , you will have 70 characters per sms .

I had the same issue with my Samsung Galaxy S4. When I exceed 160 characters, it automatically converts the message type to MMS. I installed Google messenger app to solve this issue.

good solution google messenger doesn't convert 3 sms to mms !

I found that using a 3rd party messaging app would solve the problem! But then, the functions of the built-in Samsung Messages app would be gone. Such as the swipe to call and also my favourite feature, the quick contacts.

i think you are using s5 prime. With 160 sms limit.there's no way to increase it. But if you root your s5 prime to s5 It can be solve.

Could you expand your answer by explaining how to achieve that if the device is rooted? As of current, it's not so helpful, since (I believe) rooting doesn't automatically remove 160-character limitation on SMS. And what do you mean rooting from S5 Prime to S5?

Also, what has the device name to do with the 160 byte limit of SMS? As that's a limit in the SMS service itself, how should rooting be able to fix that? It's simply not possible to put more than 160 bytes in a single SMS, as the protocol is setup such.


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Download manager apk
I made a mistake... I incorrectly thought the "download manager" apk was a worthless Virgin Mobile stock one, so I deleted it. Well, I'm a bit wiser now, and I now know that the Google play store requires it. My question is this: is there a place where I can download the apk?

I dont think that the play store requires a download manager. However if you want to download something from a browser es explorer can provide you a download manager. So download es explorer from play store. Its a great app with tons of functionalities.

The download manager apk is different for each device as it gets compiled during the final build. I suggest you reinstall your firmware if your device manufacturer allows something like that.

You can find other expert users on here or xda who use the exactly same device you use but rooted. So they can extract that apk via titanium or root explorer and give it to you, so you can push it again in your device with root explorer.

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How to root the HTC One S (VilleC2)
I finally managed to unlock the bootloader of my HTC One S.
Now I want to root it to install CyanogenMod but I can only find guides for the normal HTC One S. However, it is a One S VilleC2. As far as I know, flashing the wrong ROM could brick my phone.
Well, I was able to find exactly one guide but I would have needed the HTC Sync Manager which I cannot install because the installation gives me a Blue Screen of Death on windows 8.1... So I'd need a guide that works without the Sync Manager (Windows 8.1 or Linux - Linux preferred).
Unfortunately I'm completely new to rooting Android and don't know what to pay attention to while doing so.

possible duplicate of How do I root my Android device?

Check the duplicate link on the flagging, then check out this Google search - https://www.google.com/search?redir_esc=&redir_esc=&hl=en&client=ms-android-virgin-us&source=android-browser-suggest&v=210020111&qsubts=1419535865037&devloc=0&q=one%20s%20villec2 or just type One S VilleC2

@HasH_BrowN Not again. Please read the rooting tag-wiki. We don't close as duplicate to that since January 2012 :)


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android.process.acore crash loop when removing accounts
I am currently running rooted stock android 4.4.2 on Galaxy S4 (i9500). Oddly enough EVERY time I remove an account (mostly tested with google) I trigger an android.process.acore crash loop. (Which always leads to loss of contacts due to the solution nature)
I know I can fix the crash loop by clearing contact storage data, but is there any way to prevent the error on account removal in the first place?


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Configuring a google account for a child
My kids each recently got tablets, but I am struggling with setting up their accounts. I have 'temporarily' set the one up to have my google account as the account holder, because I was not able to 'legitimately' create an account for my child (younger than 13, so Google refused to create the account).
Now, I use my Google account as my primary OpenID authentication for many things, including here at Stack Exchange, and, as a moderator on one site, I have discovered that the tablet inherits the authentication from there, and my kid's tablet now has moderator 'permissions'. This is obviously untenable.
My questions are:

do people just 'lie' on the google forms for account creation in order to create new accounts for their under-age kids?
do you create a new google account with 'my' details and let the kid's tablet borrow them? (and, if I have a separate account do I need a separate Credit Card?)
is there a system I missed when setting things up, such that you can avoid the trickery?
if I want to install non-free apps on the device (to remove advertising, etc.) how does one go about 'adding' a credit card to an account like that? Can you use your credit-card on multiple accounts?
if I buy apps now with my google account, and then later change accounts for the kids, will I have to re-buy the apps?

I am not sure what version of Android you have on your device, but in 4.3 there is the concept of secondary users and restricted users. You can read more in What is the difference between a Restricted Profile and a User in Android 4.3? - Obviously this is additional information, not an answer, which is why it is a comment.

Usually we say "please stick with one question per post", as that's how a Q&A site works. But I see the topics somehow belong together, so let me try a "multi-answer" as well:

I cannot tell for other people. But I'd not even give my full/real details for my own account unless really required (and I don't see that requirement for Google)
No, I wouldn't do that. And for sure not bind a "credit card" to a kids account (unless it's a pre-paid CC especially made for the kid)
Never heard of such.
You can either take a pre-paid CC and load it just with a minimum (say, USD 10). Or you could simply use a "gift card", which are available here in Europe for EUR 15/25/50 (I assume similar values elsewhere).
Yes. Bought apps are always bound to the account you've acquired them with.

The gift card is a valuable insight (well, all your answers are). This will not solve all of the Christmas Day disappointment of not being able to play with them, but it gives me a strategy. Much appreciated. More searching ahead.

We certainly cannot solve the "13-year" boundary here. But there are means to make Android devices "child prove". I wouldn't have a "bad conscience" creating an account with "fake credentials" for child-use. Keep the credentials to you, and configure the device accordingly, it should be fine. You later can "losen the locks" one by one as the child grows, so it can take the "paid apps" along. Enjoy the holidays! :)

Yes, you have to lie.
A separate google-account is the only way to protect your under-age kid.
All other options have these restrictions:

no privacy settings.
apps using of private data can not be restricted.
child can not install child safe games.
child is not allowed to communicate with parent using text messages.
child always uses parent account.
only one age, so only one child possible.
all data of child is lost when the child is allowed its own account.
apps of all children are also your apps.
child can not have contact information.
you are not allowed to create a google+ page for your child.
children receive all notifications. E.g. your private e-mail.
etc.

I just found out again by not lying. All drawings, letters to grandma, games and in-game-progress, pictures etc are gone.

Depending on the Android version you can setup the whole thing with your primary account. Then you create a second account on the tablet. Since 4.3 you have the choice between a full account and a limited account.
The limited account is controlled by the main account. For instance you install all apps as main user and then decide which ones are available for the limited one.
Only thing I don't know for sure is whether it also inherits the main accounts authentication and authorisation.

Have a look at this article on AndroidCentral. Restricted accounts, Family-friendly Play Market, parent apps are things to note there.
http://www.androidcentral.com/setting-kid-friendly-android-device

It seems that Google is starting a new program, Google Family Link, to meet this need. It basically lets parents create accounts for their children under the age of 13 and manage the accounts for them. Here's the description:

The Family Link app from Google helps you stay in the loop as your kid
  explores on their Android device. Family Link lets you create a Google
  Account for your kid that’s like your account, while also helping you
  set certain digital ground rules for your family.
With a Google Account, your kid will be able to use Google’s broad
  ecosystem of services for the first time. Here’s how it works: First,
  your kid will need a new device that runs Android Nougat (7.0) or
  higher. Then, download Family Link onto your device (Android or
  iPhone) and create a Google Account for them through the app. Finally,
  sign them into their new device, and you can then use Family Link to
  help you:

Manage the apps your kid can use - Approve or block the apps your kid wants to download from the Google Play store.
Keep an eye on screen time - See how much time your kid spends on their favorite apps with weekly or monthly activity reports, and set daily screen time limits.
Set device bedtime - Remotely lock your kid’s device when it’s time for bed, or time to take a break.

If you’re a parent in the US with a kid under 13, you can request an
  invite to the Family Link early access program. After receiving an
  invite, download and try out the Family Link app.

Unfortunately, the program excludes people like me outside the US and those with non-brand-new Android devices (who buys an Android 7 device for their kids in 2017????), but I hope it will expand soon.

authors: พันธกร พันธนวาทิน


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downgrade to custom previous android os version [gt-i9190]
I have just got a new galaxy s4 mini phone and it sounds a fake galaxy phone due to bad specfications :
internal storage :0.13 gb and ram is 453 mb only
os :4.4.2 kikat and kernel version :3.4.5(eng.whl.1406695459)
hardware:mt6572 and board mtk5689_wet_lca
I believe if I can flash it with older version of android it may work smoother is that right ? and if so how to do ?please help

This definitely a fake phone. The problem is where do you want to get that OS? There is no support offered by those chinese firms which are faking phones.
My advice: Either get a proper, not faked phone or just stick to what you have. You may be able to uninstall some bloatware and you are good to go with that phone. It will not be as powerful as the original but it may help out.


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LG Optimus G fastboot not working
Alright, I have an LG Optimus G that I'm playing around with and trying to install ubuntu on. I'm following this guide I've done everything up to the point where you enter this into the terminal:
$ adb reboot bootloader

Which just reboots the phone but not into the bootloader.
when I check for adb devices:
$ adb devices
devices attached
LG-LS970-9c07c856   device

And when I run
$ fastboot devices

I get nothing. Any idea how to fix this so that it will reboot into the bootloader?

try using
adb reboot-bootloader

from the adb usage text

adb reboot [bootloader|recovery] - reboots the device, optionally into the bootloader or recovery program
adb reboot-bootloader - reboots the device into the bootloader


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How to access the internal memory if the screen is blacked out?
I dropped my Samsung Note 2, and the screen is now completely black. The phone opens & touch the screen seems to be only partly responsive because I can see the white previous & menu icons appear on the lower half of the phone.  I want to access the internal storage of the phone and store it in a different Note 2. How can I do that?

See How to access internal storage or internal memory of Android while conecting to PC?

Turn on the phone, and connect it to your computer via USB cable. It will get recognized by the PC as an MTP device from wich you can copy files.

Some extra details please, so anybody else with minimal knowledge would be able to follow along. Thanks.

There aren't any details, you just have to turn on the phone, plug it in via usb cable, it will get recognized by the pc as an mtp device from wich you can copy files.

That was more info than your answer. A lot of people that search the questions and answers posted here are relatively new to Android. So properly answered questions are important. Go the extra mile, provide a link that reiterates your answer. Remember the SE community depends on accurate, qualified, and descriptive answers.  :)

If there is a lock-screen this will not work on new devices because USB access (MTP, ADB) is disabled unless the phone has been unlocked.

For this there is a trick: print a screenshot or a photo  of the lockscreen on paper at real life scale and use it as a guide to draw the locksreen pattern


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No Micro SD Card Inserted but phone detects it
I have an Android 4.0.4 Myphone A919 Duo.  I go to Settings > Storage.  Internal Storage: Total Space is 0.98 GB. Phone Storage: Total Space is 1.55 GB.  Then on SD CARD, it says Mount SD Card which is greyed out.
One of my apps, AppMgr III, shows an ON SD CARD tab with 1.55 GB of space.  The tab next to it is PHONE ONLY with 1005.93 MB of space.  I can tap on an app in the SD CARD tab and it gives the option to Move to Internal storage and the app launches and runs just fine with no errors.
I have another app, File Manager, that shows the directory /mnt/sdcard and a bunch of folders.
So basically with or without an SD card inserted, the Mount SD Card in Settings is greyed out and both apps are reporting an SD Card.  How can an app show an SD Card if there is no SD Card inserted and the Mount option is greyed out?  Does it have to do with cache?

That SDCARD is technically your internal storage mounted at /sdcard or /mnt/sdcard or even /storage/sdcard0. They aren't your external sdcard you can insert. That would be mounted to /external-sd/ or similar. The option is greyed out because there is no external sdcard to be mounted. So keep in mind that  there is a difference between sdcard (internal) and external sdcard. Just so you know: With the update to android 4.0 the internal and external sdcards have become a thing.

This has nothing to do with 4.0, this distinction has been part of Android since at least 2.1

Didn't know that :) But the integration of the internal sd card into /data/media hasn't been a part of Android that time.


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Blurry images in gallery
Had a nexus 10 for nearly a year now. Before 5.0 came out w/e version I was on, the extra large images that I had imported from my computer to my nexus would properly resolve and keep their quality when I zoomed in. Now Post-5.0  my large images are just a giant blurry mess.
Any idea on how to fix this?

You could try going to app info of the gallery app and cleaning data and cache. That will force the app to rescan images again

You should try to clean the cache memory and data in app info. One more thing that you should take care of is, have enough free internal memory. If you dont have enough free memory the images wont load.


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Is it possible to configure the phone to charge when the battery left X amount of juice?
Illustration: I plug in an android phone to either a power bank or a charger. However, I do not want it to start charging immediately. I want to configure the phone such that when the android phone battery reached certain level (e.g. 35% or below), then it will start charging.
So, is it possible to configure the phone to charge when the battery left X amount of juice?

Can I ask what is the point of this?

Depending on the kernel the phone uses it may be possible. If you use a kernel with the ability to change the charging power like the Boeffla kernel then you can create a profile in the Configuration app that comes with that kernel and set the maximum power usage to 0mA. Then you can use Tasker, an app you can get from the Play Store, to send an Intent to that app to change to a specific profile eg. the one which changes to normal charging power and you're done.
As I have written: Check your kernel. If you don't know about anything I have written than just plug your phone in when you think it's time.


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How to export Astrid tasks into csv now that website is closed?
I was a little behind when the Astrid website was closed down because I only used the Android app and not the web app. I saw that the devs provided an export functionality to the web app, but I cannot find it in the Android app, and I could not find any clue on the web on how to do that.
Is there a way to extract my Astrid tasks now that the web app is closed?

I have looked on the whole web and could not find any way. So I tried to use the same method that I have recently seen applied to a similar problem: assume that the database is stored in a common format (like SQL) and is accessible in the data/data folder of the root partition (equivalent of Windows's Program Files).
This is what I did, and it worked. Here are the steps:
1- Use a rooted explorer like Total Commander for Android and explore in the root partition the folder /data/data/com.timsu.astrid/databases.
2- Open your rooted explorer and copy the file database (there's no extension) to your SD card so that we can extract it and copy to the computer.
3- Copy via USB or your BlueStacks emulator the databases file onto your computer, and open it using a SQLite browser like this one.
4- Now you should be able to see the tables structures and contents. The interesting stuff are in the tasks and metadata tables (the latter contains tags and notes).
5- Execute the following SQL statement to neatly format the pertinent data:
SELECT date(t.created / 1000,'unixepoch') as date_created,date(t.modified / 1000,'unixepoch') as date_modified,m2.value as tags, t.title as title,m.value as comment
FROM tasks as t
LEFT OUTER JOIN (SELECT task, GROUP_CONCAT(value,' ;; ') as value FROM metadata WHERE key = 'note' GROUP BY task ORDER BY created) as m ON t._id = m.task
LEFT OUTER JOIN (SELECT task, GROUP_CONCAT(value, ';') as value FROM metadata WHERE key = 'tags-tag' GROUP BY task) as m2 ON t._id = m2.task
GROUP BY t._id ORDER BY t._id

6- Export the result into the file format you want, like .csv.
It's interesting to note that this method is quite generic and may also work for other Android apps.


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can I flash stock sony z2 ROM on my Xolo play 1100 directly
I want to replace my full phone interface with Sony z2 I have both the phones right now. So I was thinking to make a full cwm recovery of my z2 and flash it my xolo.
I know might be it won't work like that but if suppose I download the stock ROM of z2 from internet and correctly flash that to my Xolo will it work. (Can one run another other companies stock ROM on other phone)
Plz advice me the most correct method.
hardware specification of both the phone are approximately same

Please don't do it, unless you were born with the golden spoon in your mouth. Ok on serious note, flashing different device's ROM to another device, will NOT work. It will brick your device. Once I flashed GT-S5570i ROM on GT-5570, My phone was dead, I thought a small "i" wont matter..But it did.
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How do I override charging current on Huawei Honor 6?
On SonyEriccson Xperia X10i I do this:
echo 1000 > /sys/devices/platform/msm_hsusb/gadget/chg_current

This allows faster charging from computer's USB port (if I know it can source more than 500mA) or limited/prohibited charging in case of I to economize the power of computer.
But how do I do this on Huawei Honor 6? It doesn't seem to have msm_hsusb.

I can find charger-related data at /sys/class/hw_power/charger/charge_data.
Current can probably be set using cin_limit knob (it does not apply immediately, I need to wait for several seconds. Current is in mA and is probably rounded somehow). Charger can be turned off immediately using echo 0 > enable_charger.

The path in this answer didn't work, guess it is not the true path.
Here is my own post at XDA forum showing a script running using a macro. The path according to what worked for me and steps involved are explained. It shows a macro based implementation allows the path which works for me.
I am thankful for the earlier post that pointed this file.
To summarize:

Path posted earlier lead me to the file but did not allow me to change values. Probably because this is a sysfs file and the path turned out to be
/sys/devices/amba.0/fdf0a000.i2c/i2c-0/0-006b.
For some reason I could not echo 0 to the file to change it. Only option I could think of was to copy the file when it's not charging into a separate
folder in SD card and paste this into the system at the desired charging level to fool the system into behaving as if it was charged.
To do this, I mounted sys as rw first making SELINUX permissive and copied the file into SD card. Next was writing a script  to copy this into system.
su –c "cp /storage/emulated/legacy/for_testing/enable_charger /sys/devices/amba.0/fdf0a000.i2c/i2c-0/0-006b"

To run the script at appropriate charge automatically I used a macro written using MacroDroid app (far more  easy to learn compared to Tasker)

This whole exercise ran smoothly.
I would be happy if someone can:

suggest a better way
help with file information pertaining to note 2 , my old device and if at all possible to do

please quote importing steps and tips from the website you have linked to. The website can be moved or changed and this would render your answer useless. Thanks in advance


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Can my Droid MAXX NOT delete everything if someone enters in the wrong password 10 times?
Recently someone was messing with my phone when they shouldn't have been, most likely playing with the password screen (I use the pattern thing with nine dots), and my phone factory reset.
I'm trying to find a way to password-protect my phone so that no random kid at school can access my email, but I don't need to be secure against North Korea trying to hack into it with brute force. I would prefer if this is possible in vanilla (obviously) but if there is a free app required, then that's okay too.
Thank you in advance!

To close-voters: this is perfectly on topic. It's asking for a way to achieve this natively (preferred), so it's not "is there an app for X".

I have found exactly what I'm looking for in vanilla Android: Settings > Security & Screen Lock > Device Administrators > Local Wipe Policy > Deactivate

There's no such thing built-in to Android currently. However, you might wish to take a look at AutoErase:

When the number of failed unlock attempts reaches the limit that you specified, AutoErase will reset the device to factory default and erase all user data.
When the unlock attempts fail, messages warning that the device will be erased after certain number of unsuccessful attempts, will be displayed on the lock screen at the timing of your choice.

A pure factory-reset is nothing super-secure, as with some knowledge and the right tools content can be recovered – but certainly enough "so that no random kid at school can access my email" (as it's unlikely that random kid has the required knowledge and tools at hand when at school).
A comparable tool would be Wiper, in case AutoErase doesn't fit your needs.

I can see it now: Somebody finds out you have the AutoErase installed and purposely fails at the unlock attempts just to erase your data.……but a jtag and some knowledge, then all the info on that device is theirs. Good links +1

To the point, @HasH_BrowN – which is why I at least would disable the "warning on the lock screen" to not raise suspicion :)

That sure would be an option to have disabled. ;)

If possible, you can use a different locker app like Next from Microsoft, disable the normal lock sreen and set a PIN or pattern in Next.


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Unable to view files (copied from computer)
I've been trying to transfer some apk files from my computer to my Galaxy Nexus.  From the information I read, transferring files from PC to android smartphone is supposed to be as easy as drag and drop. I connected my phone to the computer via usb cable, chose MTP option, allow unknown sources installation, and I can access the internal storage of my phone (DCIM, Download folders, etc) just fine.
Then I copied the apk files to a folder (say, Download), disconnect the phone from the computer. On the phone, go into downloads folder and I cannot see the apk files at all !
I dont have any file manager installed, could that be the problem ? How can I install my first file manager through pc ?

I believe you will not see apk files unless you have the proper security setting 'Unknown sources' checked to allow non-Google Play apks to install. See Settings>Security>Unknown Sources, then try to find and install it again.

@wbogacz quoting the question: "allow unknown sources installation" – so that was already done. Though it shouldn't be required to see the files, just to install them ;) // Lorenz: what did you use to browse your downloads? I'm not sure, but it could be the "shipped viewer" uses some database to record downloads, instead of simply "listing the folder". Using a file manager/file explorer should reveal the truth.

1.Enable USB debugging mode (Go to About Phone, tap the Build number field 7 times to enable Developer Options, then go there)
2.Open the internet browser
3.In the address bar, write the path of .apk file e.g. "file:///sdcard/example.apk".

I dont have any file manager installed, could that be the problem ? How can I install my first file manager through pc ?

Go to the play store and look
for a file browser of your liking. Install it on your phone.
Connect your phone to your computer. Go to command line/terminal. Make sure you have adb installed, if not install it now.
Use the adb command install <path-to-apk>.


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Notification on Connecting to Network Carrier
Simple question. I work in a basement office and my network signal is very patchy at best. Is there a way to get a notification (buzz preferably) when it finds a signal? I have an HTC One running Kit-Kat (4.4.3). My favourite search engine hasn't given me any joy.

AFAIK there's nothing built-in to be used. And for apps, I only know the opposite: buzzing you when the alert is lost (see: Bad Signal Alert).
However, you could use tasker to create your own customized solution. Tasker can monitor signal strength, and you can setup a profile to utilize that. I cannot give you the matching profile currently, but you might wish to take a look at What is Cell standby and how can I keep it from eating my battery? In my answer there I've introduced a longer configuration involving the necessary tasks, so you might be able to adapt them to your needs. In fact, the SigReturn task already does what you asked for: Whenever the signal is restored, it issues a vibrating notification.
Being older than 2 years already, it might need some polish, though :)

Keep in mind, signal strength is not always 100% accurate. What shows, or is reported, may not be the current signal strength. It's the strength that it had the last time it checked the signal strength.

@RyanConrad sure. That's why one always should have a "delay" in. If I remember correctly, I used something like "if signal strength falls below X, wait y seconds and check again. If it's still below X, act." Still not "really safe", but at least "safer" than acting immediately on a "fluke" ;)

Yeah, I wasn't calling your answer incorrect in any way, it is actually a really good idea and could be reliable enough.

@RyanConrad I didn't take it that way, no worries. I rather considered it a good and justified hint – and thanks for that! It's quite a while ago I last experimented with that profile (conditions improved, better signal now, so no need anymore) – so I really wasn't sure whether that was covered appropriately ;)


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How to debug non-rooted Nexus 5 Android 5.0.1 tethering issue?
I normally use tethering a lot but hadn't since the 5.0 update and so didn't notice this issue. Now my Nexus 5 is at 5.0.1 and today I needed to tether and found that it doesn't work.
Phone is Nexus 5, with 5.0.1, build LRX22C. Computer is MBP OS X 10.9.5.
IP address is allocated on tethering, but every query results in "Server not found" error. I think that I found a related issue here:
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=82545
The additional problem I have is that using different name servers (8.8.8.8) does not solve the problem.
The surprising thing is that tethering works on my wife's phone with the exact same configuration without any problem.
I am at a loss how to debug this. Any pointers would be appreciated.
It goes without saying that my data connection works, the carrier isn't blocking it in anyway.
Edit 1: So looks like that statement was not entirely true. I am roaming in the US using Roam Mobility SIM card. And this is what I found on their site:
http://www.roammobility.com/support/Cannot_use_Hotspot_with_Nexus_5.html
So I switched the preferred network to 3G from LTE, and the tethering works. It is annoying to not understand why this happens. Any ideas?