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Add a shortcut to a different home screen?
Is there a way that I can add a shortcut to another home screen?
What I'm aiming for is having my primary home screen that includes a shortcut to various topical home screens where I can have both widgets and app shortcuts.
Adding a number of home screens in this manner makes it difficult to navigate, which is why I'd like to add shortcuts to them.
For example, right now my primary home screen has a finance folder and a social media folder, etc that each contain app shortcuts. I then have a separate home screen that has a couple finance widgets on it, another home screen that has a couple widgets from my social media apps, etc. I am not using as many widgets as I'd like because I don't want to have to scroll through home screens to get to the widget I want.
My goal is to have my primary home screen contain a shortcut that goes to a home screen that has my finance widgets and app shortcuts, as well as another shortcut on the primary home screen that goes to a different home screen containing my social media widgets and app shortcuts, and so on.
(I'm using a non-rooted Samsung Galaxy Edge running 4.4.4.)

That might work with specific "Launchers" which support a direct "go to screen X" (not all launchers do). A launcher that does support this is Apex Launcher, even in its free version:

Screenshot of Apex actions and shortcut edit (click images for larger variants)
On the homescreen, press an empty space as if to add a widget/shortcut. From the popup, select "Apex Actions" ("Apex-Aktionen" in the screenshot). Scroll to the end of the list (red box in the screenshot), and you find a shortcut to each of your homescreens.
Note that after having selected the screen you want to link to (say, "Screen 1"), the link will be immediately created as shown and with the name "Screen 1" – which probably is not exactly what you had in mind. But we're not done yet: Long-tap (tap-and-hold) the new icon on your homescreen, until a context menu appears. From that, select "edit" – and you should see something similar to the second screenshot. Here you not only can change the description shown below the icon, but even the icon itself – to e.g. replace it by a coin for your "financial screen". You can chose from "standard symbols" included, and also from your own pictures.
Enjoy :)


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Does the Verizon HTC One (M8) restrict GPS in China?
This is a cross-post of "Why does my phone's GPS not work in China?"
Based on some of the answers and comments there, I am attempting to figure out what GPS sensor is being used in my phone, and what, if any restrictions Verizon and/or HTC and/or Google has placed on it.
I am currently in Beijing, China now, and have a China Unicom SIM card in my phone, not that it makes any difference - the GPS doesn't work with my Verizon SIM in either.
My phone:

Model number: HTC6525LVW
Hardware version: 0004
Android: 5.0.1
HTC Sense version: 6.0
Software #: 4.17.605.5
HTC SDK API level: 6.55
Kernel version: 3.4.0-ga9a3f03 and@ABM010 #1 SMP PREEMPT
Baseband version: 1.12.20.1211
Build number: 4.17.605.5 CL452965 release-keys
PRI Version: 2.90_002
PRL version: 00000
ERI Version: 5

Please note that crossposting is not welcome at SE sites, even if they would fit on multiple of them. Ask the question on the site you think is most applicable. Apart from that, this is an Android-independent device question, and thus even off-topic here.

As far as I can tell, it doesn't. I was simply running into a classic "urban canyon" problem.

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How to configure build.prop file to disable 3G internet?
I am using Android mobile with JellyBean 4.2.2. When on 3G, the device is heating – so I need to turn off 3G data. While that could be done by going to Settings and set mobile networks to "2G only" ("GSM only" on some devices), this does not apply here: we are providing mobile phones with our application. and user's should not switch on 3G. So we need to do that by other means, switching it off globally via the build.prop.
Below is the build.prop file contents, is there any settings to disable 3G internet?
#begin build properties
# autogenerated by buildinfo.sh
ro.build.id=JDQ39
ro.build.display.id=SM112_OTD_W_CORAL_V0.0.3_S0516
ro.build.version.incremental=eng.pengyinhua.1402318234
ro.custom.build.version=SM112_OTD_W_CORAL_V0.0.3_S0516
ro.internal.version=
ro.build.version.sdk=17
ro.build.version.codename=REL
ro.build.version.release=4.2.2
ro.build.date=2014年 06月 09日 星期一 20:52:21 CST
ro.build.date.utc=1402318341
ro.build.type=user
ro.build.user=pengyinhua
ro.build.host=buildsrv5-desktop
ro.build.tags=test-keys
ro.product.model=ISN707 CORAL
ro.product.brand=ISUN
ro.product.name=
ro.product.device=ISUN
ro.product.board=
ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v7a
ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi
ro.product.manufacturer=ISUN
ro.product.locale.language=en
ro.product.locale.region=GB
ro.wifi.channels=
ro.board.platform=
# ro.build.product is obsolete; use ro.product.device
ro.build.product=ISUN
# Do not try to parse ro.build.description or .fingerprint
ro.build.description=sm112_otd_w_ba_r-user 4.2.2 JDQ39 eng.pengyinhua.1402318234 test-keys
ro.build.fingerprint=ISUN/sm112_otd_w_ba_r/sm112_otd_w_ba_r:4.2.2/JDQ39/1402318234:user/test-keys
ro.build.flavor=
ro.build.characteristics=default
# end build properties

# begin mediatek build properties
ro.mediatek.version.release=ALPS.JB3.MP.V1
ro.mediatek.platform=MT6572
ro.mediatek.chip_ver=S01
ro.mediatek.version.branch=ALPS.JB3.MP
ro.mediatek.version.sdk=1
# end mediatek build properties
#
# system.prop for generic sdk
#

rild.libpath=/system/lib/mtk-ril.so
rild.libargs=-d /dev/ttyC0

# MTK, Infinity, 20090720 {
wifi.interface=wlan0
# MTK, Infinity, 20090720 }

# MTK, mtk03034, 20101210 {
ro.mediatek.wlan.wsc=1
# MTK, mtk03034 20101210}
# MTK, mtk03034, 20110318 {
ro.mediatek.wlan.p2p=1
# MTK, mtk03034 20110318}

# MTK, mtk03034, 20101213 {
mediatek.wlan.ctia=0
# MTK, mtk03034 20101213}

#
wifi.tethering.interface=ap0
#

ro.opengles.version=131072

wifi.direct.interface=p2p0
dalvik.vm.heapgrowthlimit=96m
dalvik.vm.heapsize=128m

# USB MTP WHQL
ro.sys.usb.mtp.whql.enable=0

# Power off opt in IPO
sys.ipo.pwrdncap=2

ro.sys.usb.storage.type=mtp,mass_storage

# USB BICR function
ro.sys.usb.bicr=yes

# USB Charge only function
ro.sys.usb.charging.only=yes

# audio
ro.camera.sound.forced=0
ro.audio.silent=0

ro.zygote.preload.enable=0

# temporary enables NAV bar (soft keys)
# qemu.hw.mainkeys=0

ro.kernel.zio=38,108,105,16
ro.operator.optr=CUST

persist.sys.timezone=Asia/Calcutta

#
# ADDITIONAL_BUILD_PROPERTIES
#
ro.setupwizard.mode=OPTIONAL
ro.com.google.gmsversion=4.0_r7
persist.gemini.sim_num=2
ro.gemini.smart_sim_switch=false
ril.specific.sm_cause=0
bgw.current3gband=0
ril.external.md=0
ro.sf.hwrotation=0
ril.current.share_modem=2
curlockscreen=1
ro.mediatek.gemini_support=true
persist.radio.fd.counter=15
persist.radio.fd.off.counter=5
persist.radio.fd.r8.counter=15
persist.radio.fd.off.r8.counter=5
persist.mtk.wcn.combo.chipid=-1
drm.service.enabled=true
fmradio.driver.enable=1
ril.first.md=1
ril.flightmode.poweroffMD=1
ril.telephony.mode=1
dalvik.vm.mtk-stack-trace-file=/data/anr/mtk_traces.txt
mediatek.wlan.chip=mediatek.wlan.module.postfix=_
ril.radiooff.poweroffMD=0
ro.config.notification_sound=Proxima.ogg
ro.config.alarm_alert=Alarm_Classic.ogg
ro.config.ringtone=Backroad.ogg
net.bt.name=Android
dalvik.vm.stack-trace-file=/data/anr/traces.txt
mot.proximity.delay=0
ro.lge.proximity.delay=25
ro.telephony.call_ring.delay=0
ring.delay=0

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Youtube 5 is always syncing on Android 2
since I updated my YouTube app from the pre-installed version to 5.5.30 on my Android (version 2.3.5, kernel 2.6) which is running on a Samsung GT I9003, YouTube tries to sync something all the time.
I'm logged in with a YouTube account an can play all the videos without problems.
But, YouTube uses most of the battery and the sync icon is always there.
Forcing the app to stop with the task manager sometimes fixes this issue.
Removing the update fixes the problem, but the default version is not really nice.
Any help would be really appreciated!

yes, they are. I tried to disable and re-enable them, but nothing changes. Some research about similar problems with Google Wallet showed that they only solved it by downgrading to an older version.

Probably a typo, but there's no Android 2.6. Did you mean Android 2.3.6?

thank you. I meant the kernel and forgot the android version.

You can also download version 4 of youtube from 3rd party sites. It's more powerful than default version and does not have sync issue.

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Remove other peoples' Google accounts on my device?
My friend used my phone to check his email but forgot to clear his account on my device, now his mails and notification come to my device, how do I remove his Gmail account and remain with only my account on my device?

Open settings, and go to "Accounts and sync", from there you can see currently logged in Google accounts, and you can sign-out from there.

Open settings -> go to "Accounts and sync" -> go to "Google Account", open which account you want to remove and there is "Delete/Remove Account" option in the menu(More option), you can delete the account from there.

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Locked out of a Samsung Galaxy S2
My phone was stolen recently, and I'm trying to use my wife's old S2 as a temporary replacement.
She had a password screenlock, and she can't remember what it was. When I put in my new SIM, the screenlock is still there. Is there a way to get around it?

was usb debugging turned on in the developer options? edit: is the phone connected to the internet

The phone is connected to the internet. I don't know if usb debugging was turned on, sorry.

then just try attempting to unlock it. After 30 tries, it will have an option to enter email id and password (Google one)

I am currently at 40 tries without any option to enter email id and password. Every 5 attempts it forces me to wait for 30 sec, that's all.

Have you checked with our locked-out tag-wiki already? Contains a lot of pointers.

I have. I'm gonna do that trick to factory reset now. Thanks for trying to help, guys.

This might work:

From your computer, open Play Store:Android Device Manager.
Log in from the same Google ID which you used to set up your phone.
Click on Install and select the locked phone. In few minutes, your Android Device Manager will be installed on your phone.
Now open Android Device Manager with your computer.
There will be a button named Lock. Click that and set up a custom password and finish by clicking Lock.
The screen lock will be replaced by the custom password you just set up.
Voila! Use the password and unlock your phone!


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retrieve logcat after a system crash
Is it possible to retrieve a logcat from before a system crash after the phone recovers?  I.e. my phone is running normally, then it crashes and reboots, and I want to view the logs when it recovers to try to determine what caused the crash.  I can't find any way to view logcat in anything other than realtime, except to have a terminal emulator running and execute logcat -f logcat.txt V, then just leave it running forever.  That could build up a massive file that eats up all my storage.
I can't believe there's no way to view a crash report, I just can't figure out how.

Unfortunately logcat does not survive a hard reboot because the logs are stored in circular buffers in memory, and are never actually written to storage.  Your solution to leave a terminal session running may work, but as you said may grow the file uncontrollably, and during a reboot it may corrupt the output file.  I would suggest adding the -r and -n switches so that only the most recent entries are written:
logcat -r 1024 -n 10 -f /sdcard/logcat.txt &

This limits the logs to 10 files named "logcat.txt", "logcat.txt.2", etc., each 1MB in size.  When that limit is reached, it will overwrite the first file, and so on.
You may also want to look into /proc/last_kmsg file, which stores kernel logs just prior to the last reboot.  Use cat /proc/last_kmsg > /sdcard/last_kmsg.txt command to write its contents to a file on your storage.

The first thing is probably the best option.  Is there still risk of the last file getting corrupted on the hard crash?  Also, will the most recent log always be called logcat.txt, with the older logs incrementing their suffix, or will the newest log just overrwrite the oldest and keep the same name?

Newest one will always be called "logcat.txt", and the others will be named .1, .2, and .3.  And yes, there is always the risk of the file currently being written to getting corrupted on crash.

ok new issue.  I kicked this off from an adb shell, which is nice because it runs in the background.  but I accidentally put the output files on my internal sdcard instead of external and I can't figure out how to kill the process.  I closed the shell but the process is still running

also, it's cycling at ~16KB and only storing 5 files

In adb shell top command will give you all currently running processes.  Try killing the process named "logcat" with owner "shell".  The syntax is adb shell kill NNNN where "NNNN" is the process ID (1st column in top.)  Also, rebooting the device will definitely stop it :)


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Samsung galaxy A5 USB Otg supported?
I have checked with few USB Otg checkers it said there are Apr are present in mobile. But i could not able to connect Pendrive. Many entry levels phones also have this feature. But this is recently launched metal body phone.  I really wondered why this feature is not present. Any way to enable this?


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Enabling OTG support in Micromax Canvas Nitro A310
Device info :

Model Number  : Micromax A310
Android Version : 4.4.2
Kernel Version  : 3.4.67

The question here doesn't clear out whether all Android devices has OTG support or not. I need OTG support for my device and used USB OTG Checker to check OTG support. The app says -

Your Device OS NOT Support USB OTG!

There is another general note mentioned there that interested me a lot which says -

Important Note: USB OTG function only able fully work if your device OS has USB OTG API and load with USB OTG Kernel.

But on the other hand, looking on Google for enabling OTG support in my device ended me with this XDA link which says that Stock Rom doesn't provide OTG support and solely rooting your device can sort this out.
So the questions are-

Does rooting a device really enables OTG support?
If not, can external API and a USB OTG Kernel be loaded in a Stock ROM to get the desired functionality? Can loading external API has ever been done before somewhere? I know doing such about kernel.
If (2) is true, then does the fact that compatible HW is also required becomes irrelevant?
Not to mention, I do need to know can I get OTG support if its possible?

Rooting alone does not enable USB OTG functionality.  Rooting (and having an unlocked bootloader) only allows you to flash a custom kernel that is built with proper support for USB OTG on your specific device.
OTG API has been included in Android since version 3.1.  Many modern Android devices have the necessary hardware as well.
USB OTG software alone without the proper hardware won't help at all.
There are many apps on the Play Store that claim to be able to tell if your phone supports (both hardware and software wise) OTG functionality, but most of these apps also require root.

if i installed cm 13 for canvas nitro a310 ,then it support otg or not?


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tmo nexus 6 update error 5.0.1 to 5.1
I have a tmobile nexus 6 and I received the update yesterday. After downloading and installing, during the install where the robot is on the screen, it says error. Phone reboots and I'm still on 5.0.1. I did this three times yesterday.
I am not rooted and I do not have my bootloader unlocked. I am stock all the way. I bricked too many phones in the past trying to pretend I knew what I was doing.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this without doing a factory reset first?

Do you have disk encryption enabled?


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Are flash counters a part of Android?
I have heard that many Samsung devices have a flash counter so that the company can know if the device had been rooted, even if the device was unrooted later.
Are such flash counters or any similar software default in every Android device ?
I have an Asus Zenfone 5. Does it too have similar software like Samsung's flash counter ?
Thanks in advance.

The easiest way to check is by booting into the bootloader and check the screen output. If there is a line like: Flash Counter or similar, then your device has such a flash counter.

By booting into bootloader do u mean download  mod?

I guess. I only own a Samsung Galaxy S3 and it is working like that: Boot into bootloader/download mode and read it out.

It is not built into Android, but is built into the bootloader. Not all Android devices have it.
As said by @GiantTree, the easiest way is to boot into the bootloader and checking the screen output. Asus devices in general, don't have any such counter.
Samsung uses a flash counter or the Knox counter, which is triggered when any changes are made to the stock partitions. Knox is tough to reset, but apps like Triangle Away can reset the flash counter.
Rooting usually does not trigger any flash counter, except in cases where you have to install the SuperUser (su) binary manually by flashing it. A clean unroot will, in most cases, restore the counter if it is triggered.
For more information, please see this link : http://www.kingoapp.com/help/samsung-knox-counter.htm
Although the above link contains material related to the Kingo Root App, it contains well-explained information regarding this topic.


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Fail to transfer whatapp chat - no option to restore
I want to transfer my whataspp chats from my galaxy s3 mini to my new galaxy A3.
I followed the guide (I think!)
I backed up my chats and then copied the database file over onto my pc. The files all look like msgstore.db.crypt.crypt8 or with a date msgstore-2015-03-26.1.db.crypt8.
When i installed whatsapp on my new phone there was no database file so i created one.
I then tranferred the msgstore files into it.
When i went though the verification process... i didnt get any option to restore and i have none of my chats...
now ive seen that my first overnight back up is in a new folder logs and is backed up as  whatsapp-2015-03-29.1.log.gz
what have i done wrong? what can i try?
Thanks in advance

You did it the wrong way around: as soon as you create a new WA database, the auto-restore is switched off. Just do as M4T writes, should work as a breeze.

According to this link :
How to transfer WhatsApp conversations to new devices: the easy way
When you have a backup, just you need to install WhatsApp on new device and,

Do not start the app in new device !

and then, Copy Database files in WhatsApp / Databases and finallly,
Setup your number in WhatsApp , and then go to Restore. or follow above link.

Apparently there are issues with the restore when you use a different phone number. I could not completely figure out what caused the problems in my case, but I was finally able to restore my data when I used the same Cell phone number for activation (I have a dual sim phone) as I uesd on my old phone.
I would want to share this answer here but I do not have enough reputation...
The answers there suggest that you should also use the same Google account information (not sure if "gmail" vs "googlemail" makes a difference here).

You can use Google drive backup feature of WhatsApp. Go to settings->chats->chat backup. You will see Google drive option. Select Google drive and then WhatsApp will upload you chat to Google drive.(if you don't see Google drive option in whatsapp  try updating WhatsApp and login to Google drive app on phone )
Now on your new phone login to Google drive app once before setting of WhatsApp and then setup WhatsApp. It will automatically check Google drive for backup and ask you to restore.
Make sure you use same Gmail id in step 1&2.

If you don't get a prompt to restore back up, make sure you have the backup file already in your computer, then reinstall WhatsApp and you should see the prompt to restore backup once you set up your WhatsApp account again in your new phone.


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Voice Notification can't be turned off?

I just got the Lg G3,
Android 4.4.2, and I can't seem to cancel the voice notification off,
it works just fine with my friend's phone, which is the same model and has the same OS version.
I go to settings> Accessibility or Settings>sound>Advanced Settings
and both show me that the message/call voice notifications are ON and locked.
I'd appreciate help asap.
Thanks in advance.


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How to use Tasker and call an activity within an app called WiWo?
WiWo is an app for controlling a WiFi socket. Unfortunately it has no Tasker integration or even a widget.
I was therefore wondering whether I could hook into any of the app's activities (image below) in order to toggle the switch for the socket on/off out with the app?
Other ideas/options welcome.

https://discuss.ninjablocks.com/t/aldi-remote-controlled-power-points-5-july-2014/1793/40

https://gist.github.com/u01jmg3/de953870a1d93d9a1733

If you're certain that calling an activity would get the job done then in Tasker you can use the action, Code -> Run Shell, and use the am start command.

I seem to be a bit late to the party, but here is my implementation for it.
https://youtu.be/lD4yFAB3s40
What it does, is:

Unlocking my phone if it's locked.
Opening the WIWO app.
Manually touching the toggle.
Closing the app.
Setting the display time-out to 15
Wait for 15
Set the display time-out back to 2

And here is the code (excluding the unlock part)
<TaskerData sr="" dvi="1" tv="4.8u1m">
<Task sr="task3">
    <cdate>1452450027774</cdate>
    <edate>1458814566803</edate>
    <id>3</id>
    <nme>Wiwo</nme>
    <pri>100</pri>
    <Kid sr="Kid">
        <launchID>3</launchID>
        <pkg>com.wiwo.for.tasker</pkg>
        <vnme>1.0</vnme>
        <vnum>2</vnum>
    </Kid>
    <Action sr="act0" ve="7">
        20
        <App sr="arg0">
            <appClass>com.orvibo.irhost.LoadActivity</appClass>
            <appPkg>com.orvibo.irhost</appPkg>
            WiWo
        </App>
        <Str sr="arg1" ve="3"/>
        <Int sr="arg2" val="1"/>
        <Int sr="arg3" val="0"/>
    </Action>
    <Action sr="act1" ve="7">
        30
        <Int sr="arg0" val="0"/>
        <Int sr="arg1" val="1"/>
        <Int sr="arg2" val="0"/>
        <Int sr="arg3" val="0"/>
        <Int sr="arg4" val="0"/>
    </Action>
    <Action sr="act2" ve="7">
        123
        <Str sr="arg0" ve="3">input tap 1270 370</Str>
        <Int sr="arg1" val="0"/>
        <Int sr="arg2" val="1"/>
        <Str sr="arg3" ve="3"/>
        <Str sr="arg4" ve="3"/>
        <Str sr="arg5" ve="3"/>
    </Action>
    <Action sr="act3" ve="7">
        25
        <Int sr="arg0" val="0"/>
    </Action>
    <Action sr="act4" ve="7">
        812
        <Int sr="arg0" val="15"/>
        <Int sr="arg1" val="0"/>
        <Int sr="arg2" val="0"/>
    </Action>
    <Action sr="act5" ve="7">
        30
        <Int sr="arg0" val="0"/>
        <Int sr="arg1" val="15"/>
        <Int sr="arg2" val="0"/>
        <Int sr="arg3" val="0"/>
        <Int sr="arg4" val="0"/>
    </Action>
    <Action sr="act6" ve="7">
        812
        <Int sr="arg0" val="0"/>
        <Int sr="arg1" val="2"/>
        <Int sr="arg2" val="0"/>
    </Action>

        <cls>com.orvibo.irhost.LoadActivity</cls>
        <pkg>com.orvibo.irhost</pkg>

</Task>

PLEASE NOTE!: It does require root permissions.

Pretty sure your input taps will be device specific, at least to a specific resolution. What is your screen resolution, for reference?

Yes it is, sorry I forgot to mention it. You should find yours by going to the developers settings and enable Pointer Location, then set the input tap location to the location of the toggle in the WIWO app.
I have a Nexus 6P 2560x1440

Ok. That resolution is 4K and only the latest flagships have it. The most popular resolution is 1080x1920 currently. Useful tip: if the app renders exactly the same on all screen sizes, you can use percentage coordinates for cross-device compatibility when emulating taps, but you'll have to calculate them at runtime. Ex: button centered on the screen: input tap {1080*0.5} {1920*0.5}


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how to transfer google contacts on S3 to phone memory for car syncing
new car has mobile sync which recognises samsung SIII, the old car didn't. Unfortunately all the contacts on my phone are in "google" contacts rather than the phone which the car system syncs with. How can I transfer the google contacts to the phone?

I did not understand the phone you have the contacts on... so I will try a general option answer: go to contacts and use the available options: e.g. Import/Export or "batch operation" followed by "select all" and "share".
other options are available just think out of the closet.


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How do I use VR on my HTC 816?
I installed Cardboard, now what to do next?

Now buy google cardboard and build it. Place the phone inside and launch the app. This will allow you to get VR effect.


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Unable to upgrade firmware on Vidonn X6 bracelet
I bought myself a Vidonn X6 sports band, and am having issues upgrading the firmware.
The new version released last week of the app on the Android adds support for the X6, and is offering a newer firmware version for my sports band. When I try to install it, the band's face shows up 'Up' arrow (taking on an upgrade), and stays for approximately one minute, while the phone stays on the 'Upgrading' screen in the app.
After a minute, the arrow disappears off the band, and the Bluetooth settings screen comes on. I have tried:

waiting,
backing out to the app, and
disabling the Wifi so Vidonn asks to turn it on.

None of these seem to finish the upgrade, and in all instances, I have to pair the sports band back to my phone. The battery was charged up to 100%, so I know it's not a power issue.
What more can I try to get the newer firmware installed?

I finally got it to update, after no help from their tech support.
Start the upgrade, and wait for the Bluetooth settings screen to come up. I scanned for devices, and got a new gibberish device to connect to, as shown below. It now successfully reads as an x6 bracelet, but was gibberish the first time I saw it.

(Click on the image to see enlarged view.)
I was then able to successfully upgrade the firmware. The upgrade bar turned green, and it copied over, using my only Android device, a OnePlus One.

Got the same issue on my OnePlus, unable to upgrade firmware, my smartband had some issues (screen not working). After long search, found it : uninstall vidonn2.0 app , download vidonn tool.apk and firmware https://goo.gl/BZYGsQ (read the text file) then install it, reboot phone, launch Vidonn tool then flash firmware. You can also try to flash the firmware in the Vidonn2.0 directory on the phone.

Please install and open the upgrade tool.
Search X6 and click to connect with X6.
after connected successfully and display "Unknown service 00001800-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb" .Click "Reset(upgrade)"
X6 will display arrow icon.
With arrow icon on smart band go Back to search page, it will display "DfuTarg".
Click"DfuTarg" and connect it.
Connected and it will display "Unknown service 00001800-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb", then Click "Select File" and choose the file. then it wil upgrade automatically.

I have THREE of these bracelets to be used as gift and yes, they are very flaky in the software.Mind you, the hardware bits are simple and (I think) pretty robust if the water-proofing works properly. Just DO NOT swim with this on!.
As to firmware upgrade. I have 3 phones and only ONE will upgrade the firmware. I found that the latest Android Kitkat V4.4.4 works in my case as it is a new phone I got from a warranty claim. The software upgrade goes into the screen, then the red letters on the bottom of the screen turns green and the big circle starts the percent count from 1% to 100% and device resets and repairs with the phone. So, it is a Bluetooth or software issue relating to bluetooth stack in the PHONE itself rather than the device. Since Bluetooth 4.0 is new, the profile part in the phone can be tricky and there is nothing you can do except to upgrade the software on the phone itself and try again.
My Lenovo phone upgraded to V4.4.2 also CANNOT upgrade the firmware of the X6 but works well with it. The ANdroid app is also poor quality and reliablity of sync is also about 80%. Not good but passable.

Ive now done 2 upgrades and figured it out.
After you try to upgrade the first time, the Vidonn phone app will hang.  You have to kill the app in the task manager.  Important:  Then go into bluetooth settings and unpair the bracelet from the phone.
Then relaunch the phone app and start the upgrade process again,  This time you will see the circle move and do the upgrade.

Just did a firmware upgrade of very old Vidonn X6 wristband by following this answer(this thread). I am using a Vidonn App and VidonnTools App from the website linked on that answer. My X6 now has a v2.9.0.0 release. Vidonn Android App version is v3.2.4.
Before upgrade Vidonn Android app told X6 was a version v2.7.0.6. Link above answer had a firmware file but it was v2.6.2.1. German website lists firmware history and latest one is v2.9.0.0. I could not find a binary in the same german website but they link to a russian(?) website with all firmwares available.
http://www.vidonn.com/en/faq.html
https://vidonnx6.tumblr.com/post/126413649799/firmwareupdate-durchführen
https://yadi.sk/d/jKHO8XrthJ63n/Firmware%20X6


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Difference between leaked android 5.0 and Official Samsung
Is there any difference between leaked version of android 5.0 for Samsung galaxy notes and the Official release from febuary

This case is about Download Server and also For Region and add Language & another reasons.
About Download server, it can maybe not safe and its better to download from Official, valid and Safe server.and also it can a Custom Rom.
like : Sam mobile
its safe and valid.

I am right now on leaked version and I consider whether to install official from Sammobile or not I mean if in the official release are something more or something important was fixed by devs.

Of course, but its better to tell us what leaked version and from where !

I have found this one on xda and was  excited so I have installed. The  version is N9005XXEGBNL8

I think, this is official and used by developers or after phone devastation.but, i can't make a decision right now, this is safe or work good.but, there's not special differents between one file (tar.md5) with this 5 file.

Ok so at the moment I will stay with this one I will wait for 5.1 update if it will come some day. Thanks for help.

your welcome, also use this for find : Sam Mobile-Firmwares


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How to troubleshoot overheating and high battery drain in an Android Device?
Device info:

Model  : Micromax Canvas Nitro A310
Android Version : 4.4.2
Kernel Version  : 3.4.67
Device Status : Rooted, Philz touch recovery, Xposed Framework installed

Issue:
My(relative's) device is getting overheated (avg temperature ~ 48 deg Celsius, max reached ~ 65 deg Celsius) and the battery drains (100% to ~9% in less than 7 hours with usage of attending few calls only) very quickly even when its idle.

About Overheating :
I used CPU Temperature for profiling the apps with respect to temperature. Based on that, I auto-hibernated those apps in Greenify(all experimental features enabled except Telephony Wakeup, working in Boost Mode).

One main culprit I noticed is the Runkeeper app which requires high-accuracy (more battery consumption) location mode for smooth working. If I put this app in Greenify then it can't possibly be used (will get hibernated) for its intended purpose if the device screen turns off or goes to sleep.
Other culprit noticed was Google Play Services and Gmail (both updated to latest version) which I don't have any option to hibernate the former in Greenify and I'm not supposed to disable the former because of Runkeeper's demand for Maps and location.

About Battery Drain:
Battery usage from Settings didn't reveal anything useful at all. At the time of writing this question, I've put to test three apps:

BetterBatteryStats and Battery Stats Plus for profiling battery usage;
DS Battery Saver(free) for keeping the drain low.

This profiling will take at least 1-2 days and I'm not having high hopes from DS Battery Saver. Another point, my relative keeps GPS Off when not using Runkeeper. Usage of Runkeeper is for around 1-1.5 hour roughly in the morning.

About Device:
The device is only six months old with 2500mAh battery. The surrounding environment temperature isn't much more than 34 deg Celsius to corroborate any additional heating. Furthermore, no new apps were installed before when these issues came into my relative's attention. I take it as some new update in Google Services or other app could be a reason for this. But that is just a wild guess.

Question:
I need to know how should I proceed to troubleshoot both of these issues effectively? Is there a guide here or elsewhere for such, to do this in a sound manner rather than being haphazard? I aim to pinpoint the culprits here.
Note:
Although I have already made Nandroid and ADB backup, I don't want to reset my device. That is left if all else fails.

Also try Wae lock detector.

It is tricky to troubleshoot some problems. Sounds like similar problem that I had, battery drain started happening for my huawei p9 a few days ago all of a sudden, no apparent cause. Google Play Services top battery user but also a variety of other apps. In the end a suggestion to turn off automatic app updates solved the problem for me (after I had done general cleanup and os upgrade which had not solved problem). I guess problem was with one specific app doing something bad but would be impossible to troubleshoot root cause without extreme debug investigation!

BBS is more confusing than GSAM battery companion. It provides more detail, but GSAM + root can tell you a lot. If you could provide screenshots of full charge, to fully dead we can point you in right direction; if this happens in 7 hours with the screen off and no interaction all the better it should be very trivial to find.
From there, you could use Xposed App Opps module to disable apps with excessive spyware.
I don't really help people (relatives, friends) with this stuff unless they're willing to understand 'why' themselves, easier to just recommend iPhone.
There's almost certainly a rogue app running around doing something. A picture would be worth a thousand words

Thanks for the answer. I'll try GSAM. Are you asking for a picture of battery statistics from Settings upon 100% and 9%, or, running processes, or am I missing something here?

9%. When you poke around in GSAM at lower battery I think you'll find it mostly self explanatory

@Firelord any luck?

It would be preferred to restart the device, but before you do that, try clearing the ram and recent applications ALL THE TIME. If this fails, try battery doctor. It is a very useful tool that closes background apps and things you are not using.

Thanks for the attempt to answer but I take it as you have missed my point overall. My device isn't short in RAM. And I've restarted it like 20 times since I installed xposed modules for profiling battery. But anyway, I'll do check what battery doctor can do for me.

My point was that programs could be running in the background. Battery doctor helps with that.


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All notifications have stopped
All notifications have ceased except for text messages and one shopping app. No audible notification, no notification symbol on my status bar at top of phone.How do I fix this? Thank you!

What Samsung model do you have, and which Android version? Did you recently installed an app?

Try going to the notifications page in settings and check if everything is set to on.


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Is there a way to back up a device so it can be executed in a virtual Machine (without rooting)?
The question is thus: It is very plausible for an android user to want to back up his information... completely.
In this case, I'm wondering if it is possible to backup an android device in such a way that the OS which resided on it can be executed in a virtual machine.  (There may be limitations inherit to the virtual machine, those are not the focus of this question and would perhaps even be outside it's scope.)
However, there is a caveat: I wonder if it is possible to do this without rooting.  There are numerous other questions along this vein, but none seem to provide a system-wide satisfactory solution.
Answers requiring rooting would be acceptable for edification (plenty who may want to do this have likely rooted their device).
However, for the preferred aspect of the question... I wonder if this can be done without rooting.  A partial solution of this can be found here: with this question.  The accepted answer is intriguing.
However, one good reason too root an android device is to examine it for spyware at  a later time.  (For example: let's say I'm signed up for a security class, and my professor would be willing to help.  Later, and who wants to root a suspect system?) And at the very least, the solution to that question needs serious clarification.  Are the gaps in the backup mentioned by the original poster the only gap in functionality?
I realize that the last end of this question could be construed as mere clarification on the referenced one: if you look at the number of upvotes, I think you'll find this to be of very broad interest.

I think this question will fit into Superuser more.

Related: https://android.stackexchange.com/q/86036


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does every menu item in an app have an intent?
In order to filter through my music better and get rid of 'stuff I know I don't want to hear again', I'm considering 'how to best go about writing a Tasker plugin' to 'delete the currently playing song'.
Detecting what's currently playing, searching for, and deleting it would be more complicated than being able to emulate the code that runs via menu item->delete->Yes dialog.

No. Every menu item doesn't need to have an Intent. In fact, many actions doesn't need Intent: deleting file, writing to DB, showing dialog, etc.

@AndrewT. Thanks. I've investigated several apps that purport to list the intents available in each app but haven't found the holy grail. Can you recommend a way to view all the intents an app contains? For example, a user reported that 'Action-org.prowl.torque.REQUEST_TORQUE_QUIT' is the intent to get Torque to quit. How did he find this information?

Perhaps this related question might help. Personally, I don't know any ways to view all app's Intents, I'm afraid I can't assist further than this.

the AndroidManifest.xml inside the APK [the APK is just a compressed folder that you can open with WinRAR] contains a list of the available intents.


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How to get the one-line clock on the lockscreen back on my Xperia running Lollipop?
I've just updated my Sony Xperia Z3 Compact to 5.0.2.
The clock on the lockscreen used to be like this:

but now it's stacked like this (two lines):

Is there a way to keep Lollipop but get the old one-line clock on the lockscreen back?

I own a z2 and about to get lollipop soon, and your post caught my interest. I would hate my lockscreen clock to be stacked vertically too. Did you check in the lockscreen settings under personalization yet?

@Banana I've checked in Settings -> Personalization -> Clocks, but there you can only choose between the two-line "Sony Clock", another digital one (Android default I guess) and an analog one.

you can try long press clock in lockscreen, and you can choose one line clock and analog clock.

Thanks, but that's not the Sony clock with the bold letters. Do you perhaps know of any way to also change that?

Somehow I accidentally switched to analog clock. Firstly I am unable to read analog clocks :), secondly it was causing significant battery drain.

Go to Settings, then lock screen, then Clock Style, then click the one-line option.

Yes, there is. You could use an alternate clock app, like Clock JB, that has the same widget's look and feel. I would recommend any of the Clock apps developed by Moblynx. They have the same look and feel, and can be customized to your liking.
But, if you can't add widgets to the lockscreen, you will have to resort to another lockscreen app. If you want to go for hardcore mods to make it look that way, I would suggest posting a question at the XDA forums. The mods over there might help you out.

Thanks for the tip, but with Android 5, it is apparently no longer possible to put widgets on the lock screen.

@Niko, Is your phone rooted and having Xposed Framework installed?

Press and hold screen until the option to remove apps appears then press the + icon, swipe left until you see clocks and select the format you prefer.
Hope this helps.

When the time is showing on your lock screen, press and hold on the time, and then you can choose from 3 options (Sony clock, digital clock, or analog clock)

I went to settings/personalisation/clocks then changed it to digital clock rather than sony clock

And did that produce the exact result the questioner asked for?

Go to Settings - Lock screen. Under "Display" uncheck "Enable Widgets".

This actually isn't the problem, read the OP, he's talking about the OEM clock.


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I can't modify Security settings of OS
After a reboot, I cannot configure my normal VPN connection, nor modify some Operating System security settings.
What can prevent me from making changes to security settings? Malware?

Should this question be closed? Or rewritten in a format of question: vague but index- & search-able observations with an answer: description of underlying issue and solution for that issue.

No need to close the question. You did a good job following SE's Q&A format. This might be useful for future readers.

Applications which interfere with screen appearance can prevent a user from makes changes to security settings while the app is active.
The operating system has to be careful to prevent a 3rd-party application from having influence over security settings by changing the appearance of security options to the user. (best guess speculation)
A screen-color-changing app, Twilight, may have been active, and therefore, from a Security Manager's point of view, able to influence a user's input to system security settings menus.


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Is there a way to revert an android version update without flashing a ROM?
I'm not very familiar with the Android system, but I recently updated my phone from 5.0.1 to 5.1. Unfortunately, one of the games I play doesn't support 5.1 yet, so I would like to revert to 5.0.1. From what I've read online, the main way to do this seems to be to flash a ROM on your phone, which, as I understand, is similar to factory resetting your phone with an older factory image. The problem with this is that it seems it would also delete the game data.
Is there any way to revert back to version 5.0.1 without this process?

AFAIK, no, the only way to downgrade is to flash the ROM you want. If you have unlocked the bootloader before, you could downgrade without deleting your data. On the other hand, you could just backup your data first, then flash the ROM, then restore the data. Lastly, if the game uses cloud save, then you won't lose the data even if you change your device.

One question per post please -- as Andrew notes we have lots of questions on backing up data, please check them out.

@MatthewRead Thanks for deleting the answer. I was only addressing the users main concern about the game data. However I think you are right, the question is not about users concern but what user asks. Its valuable lesson for me.

@prachil sorry, I'm not sure what are you referring to? I don't know if you answered. Also, that's why I only post my suggestion as a comment since I couldn't answer the question certainly.

@AndrewT. Sorry, the comment is meant for Firelord. deleting now

There's no sort of "rollback" feature on Android. Due to device space limitations the old OS image is not kept around.
So to downgrade you'd have to flash. It's not necessarily the case that you'll lose your data when doing this, but it depends what the ROM's updater script does and whether the ROM will work with the data left by the previous version (you might need to manually factory reset, which is generally recommended before flashing). As Andrew noted in the comments, unlocking your bootloader will wipe the device so if you need to do that to flash then you're out of luck. As such it is always recommended that you do a backup before flashing.


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Is it possible to batch remove apps in the Web Google Play
This question has been asked in the past (together with several duplicated pointing to it) but the answer is not relevant anymore (as of March 2015). The current version is 5.3.6 while the solutions are for 3.9.16 and not forward compatible.
I have lots of apps visible in the Web Google Play (under My Apps -> All Apps) and I would like to get rid of them (among others so that new devices do not try to install them).
They are not visible on my phone (neither in the 'Installed' nor in 'All' tab).
Is there a way to do that? (when clicking on the app on the web I just see an 'Installed' status (which is not correct, it is not installed anymore, anywhere) without the possibility of changing it).
The only idea I have is to force a synchronization between my device and the web Google play (via Titanium Backup for instance), clean up on the device and hope that the changes will be reflected back in Web Google Play.

authors: พงษสิทธิ์ คูณเศรษฐ์


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Xiaomi 16000mAH Power Bank Needs Charge-only USB Cable to Work with Z3
The Xiaomi 16000mAH power bank, using its original USB cable, didn't work on my Z3. Though, to my surprise, it worked on other smartphones (have tried samsung and lenovo). So I tried my friend's power bank USB cable albeit blindly (since the Xiaomi unit worked with other phones, there should be no problem with the cable right?), and strangely, it worked!
So what gives? Later on, I found out that the other cable is a "Charge-only" cable (cannot use for data transfer).
So why do you think exactly does this Xiaomi 16000mAH needs a charge-only USB cable in order to work with Z3 but not with other device? Also, do you think it safe to use it that way in the long run?
Lastly find it strange that I cannot seem to find (I mean Google) any case similar to mine (I don't think I'm the only Z3 user who purchased this power bank), but I also think it is genuine (from these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obYhTgzEVP8; https://www.techmesto.com/identify-fake-xiaomi-power-bank/) I've already contacted the supplier about these, I think I can still send it back, but I really had it on a good deal (from Malaysia, below $25, including everything, if converted).
What do you think?

Now this gets more interesting..
I've also purchased a Sony wireless speaker SRS-BTV5, and guess what, the same happens! Using a charge+data cable won't work, but a charge-only cable would!

I guess there is a protection circuit on these Sony device that disconnects the charging (at least for this Xiaomi 16000mAH power bank), but I can't seem to imagine what would be the problem that would only be present on charge+data cable and not on a data-only cable. After all aren't power banks also do what AC charger does namely short the data pins (I just guess this since both of them is indicated "AC mode")? If this is the case, then difference between charge+data and data-only cable seem to become more non-existent!
Any help would really be appreciated. Thanks!

I'm really trying to wrap my head around this (which is hard given only the facts without relevant techincal knowledge!).
What I considered facts:

USB cable only have 4 wires, two for power and the other two for data (presumably the inner two pins).
The only difference between the charge+data and charge-only cable is that the latter had its data pins shorted presumably to signal the phone that it could do a "AC mode" charging which means it could draw greater than 500mA which is not permitted on "USB mode".

That's presumably is what AC adapters also do (short the inner 2 pins), and that's why we have slower charging on laptop, presumably.
This (shorting of 2 inner/data pins) is also how "AC mode" and "USB mode" charging is indicated/differentiated.
Power bank also do this data pin shorting that's why they are also indicated as "AC mode" charging

Now if the said power bank also do this (since it is indicated as "AC mode" charging), then there's shouldn't be any funtional difference between the 2 cables (but, obviously, there is)!

So we are left with the case that the said power bank do not short the data pins, (which actually makes fact 4 and/or 5 false for how are power banks indicated "AC mode"), but what functional difference then could these 2 unshorted data pins make now when we are only dealing about a power bank, meaning power supply where only the 2 power pins should be relevant?

I think I also forgot to mention one important fact, that other power bank (Pineng for instance) works without any problem with my Z3 using any of the 2 types of cable I mentioned.
So in summary other phone works on Xiaomi and other power bank works on Z3 (and speaker) on both 2 types of cable. But there's a problem between Sony devices and the Xiaomi power bank when using charge+data cable. So what could be there in either or both of them that prevents the other?!

Well, i guess you probably only person that purchased it and use xperia z3.
Im about to purchase a power bank, and i have sony xperia Z3+
Im wondering if that power bank would work, and found your post. :)
So i guess i have to bring 2 cables for this combination...

I'm glad at least this rants has helped 1 person hehe. But I'd recommend that if you could try the power bank, then it would be better to pick the one that would work using the power bank's OEM cable (so you won't void any warranty by using another cable).
Though, the Xiaomi 16000mAH power bank until now works fine with my Z3 using the "power-only" cable.


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Security: how to prevent USB mounting of mobile device
I am running Android KitKat 4.4.2 on a Samsung Galaxy SIII Neo. As a security measure I would like to prevent my phone being automatically mounted whenever I attach a USB cable from my mobile device to a PC. This way if someone steals my device they will not be able to read or copy files stored on my mobile device. However I am not sure how to turn this feature on or off.
I have read this post but I actually have USB debugging enabled under Settings | General | Developer Options. But the answer found there does not seem to apply to my device.

If its Android 4.4.x, then USB connection option in Android should be having the option of Charge only unless Samsung removed it deliberately. Do you have such option?

Typically using a secure lock screen will solve this. You have to first unlock the device before it will allow its storage to be accessed, so if someone stole your device they'd need to also know the unlock password/pattern. Leaving adb enabled would not be probably not be wise if you are concerned about this, though.

@FIRELORD, my device doesn't have the option you mention.

I think it was in Android 4.2 a feature was added that requires the phone to allow each PC it is connected, which is identified by a unique key. You can save this key in your phone rather than having to click on accept every time.
If you want to clear the keys that you have already accepted:
Settings -> Developer Options -> Revoke USB debugging authorization
Now any device that is connected to your phone must be accepted by the phone again.
This should not really be a problem unless someone steals both your phone and your laptop. If you plug your phone into someone else's computer, the phone should require your phone unlock code and explicit acceptance to allow USB debugging.

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After playing some more with these settings, I think my above answer is not really related to the mounting issue.
I don't think there is a way to prevent auto-mounting. But if your phone is locked, it should not be readable. So lock your phone. You can test whether anything is readable on your phone by plugging it in the USB cable to a computer while the phone is locked.

Yes, I don't have a PC with me at the moment to test it but I have found the button and pressed it and revoked USB debugging authorization. Can you please confirm this works even when no password or pin is set for the phone? Also, why is mounting called debugging?

What good is disabling USB going to do if you don't have a lock that prevents someone with physical access from using everything on your phone? They can just enable debugging.
I think mounting and debugging get rolled together for this feature when developer mode is on, but I'm not sure.

I didn't get that dialog before 4.3 (so it might have been introduced then). But apart from that: what does ADB have to do with "auto-mounting on Windows"? Wouldn't that rather require something to be applied to UMS/MTP/PTP? Or did I miss something, and that dialog applies to all of the 4? Lacking a Windows PC (luckily), I cannot check – and I always use ADB to manually mount to my Linux box via adbfs :)

Try this from adb shell on your PC or from a root terminal on your device:
content update --uri content://settings/secure --bind name:s:mount_ums_autostart --bind value:i:0

Per the Android source code:
/**
 * Whether or not UMS auto-starts on UMS host detection. (0 = false, 1 = true)
 * @hide
 */
public static final String MOUNT_UMS_AUTOSTART = "mount_ums_autostart";

I don't recognize `content' as a standard Linux shell command. Is there a place where I can find its man page or a description of how it works?

@user100380 That's because it's an Android command.  It basically handles SQLite queries.  If you simply run it without arguments it will give you usage info.

Try cutting two sync wires inside the usb cable. Keep the red and black for charging only.
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/threads/i-can-not-find-micro-usb-with-all-connectors.131677/


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Disable prompt when sending an SMS that "may cause malicious charges"
Since I got my new phone Lenovo S960, I have a problem when sending an SMS. If I send an SMS to any numbers, it prompts me this message:

Try to send to 0784xxxxxx a sms may cause malicious charges, are you sure to send the sms?

I tried with several messaging apps, but they still give me this prompt message, and it bothers me because everytime I have to tap OK, but sometimes I forget and the message is not sent.

Do all your numbers have a 0 prefixed?

the romanian prefix is 40, so some of them start with +40..but the numbers are saved in the phone strating with 07xxxxx. its like the app sees them like foreign numbers and it is charging roaming fees

When you send an SMS with correct country code, does the message appear too? If it doesn't, then as a "dirty" (but recommended) workaround is to add the country code to all numbers (this is useful if you make a call/send SMS from other country). However, this question is still valid, and someone might know if it's possible to disable it.

On the other hand, is it possible that this is related to SECUREit on Lenovo S960?

I have uninstaled secureit, i have root so i removed it..should i flash a new rom ?


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Cyanogenmod Profile Issues
Every time I reboot my phone new profiles are created and existing ones lose all settings. For example restart my phone 3 times I will have 3 profiles of each default one all with no settings. Anyone else have this problem and know how to fix it?

What version of CyanogenMod is this? If you're on a nightly then it could just be a bug, and you might want to consider reporting it to the developers.

@eldarerathis CyanogenMod 11 stable build


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Manual Mouning from sda1?
Whenever I plugged in my mouse using the OTG cable the cursor appears.
But whenever my usb drive is plugged in the phone it didn't mount.
What I've tried:Paragon - Nothing foundStick Mount - Detects USB plugged in and prompt to mount but nothing happenedbusybox mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/otg - Nothing in the mounted folderLots of Google Searches.
More Info:Busybox 1.23.1-Stericson InstalledRooted(of course)External Powering don't helpOTG cable works on Galaxy S5(another phone)Current phone info:Labelled Model - Amazing X2Kernel Version - 3.4.0 zte-kernel@Zdroid-SMTRunning on Kitkat 4.4.2

Does the LED activate when you plug it in (does it react to being plugged)?

Nope, but sda and sda1 is created in /dev/block so I assumed that it reacts to the plugging.

Have you tried plugging in other, smaller drives?

Yes, a thumb drive(2GB) don't gets detected still(tried ntfs, fat32 and fat format)


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Play Music app is activated by Words With Friends
Let me just say that I have used both apps independently for a couple of years.  I have a Galaxy S III.  Recently I replace it with same due to battery issues.  I don't know if the replacement is new or used.  I play Play Music and I also play Words With Friends.  Recently I have had strange occurrences with the phone.  When I play Words With Friends the last song I listened to on Play Music will start playing.  The App is NOT running until I start playing WWF.  I think this is probably a unique situation and I'll just wait until the phone is eligible for an upgrade next month.

Go to Applications Manager > Play Music and clear defaults.


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NFC credit card
I'm wondering, if I can use my NFC phone as a credit card... how can I solve it? As I think, Google Wallet has this feature, but I'm not from US, I can't install it from Play.
Do someone know some other way, how to do this?
Releated, but not the same question: Do the new NFC options in 4.4 Kitkat allow one to have a combined digital wallet?

What country are you in? Your country may have similar platforms that support this. But without such an application, you have no ability to do it on your own.

I'm from Hungary, Central Europe.

I'm having trouble confirming its availability, but it seems like this may be to your interest: http://www.mobiltarca.com/en

Thanks, but it seems that it is just for T-mobile postpaid customers - what a shame... ( http://www.t-mobile.hu/lakossagi/tarifak/szolgaltatasok/mobilvasarlas/mobiltarca ) - is there anything else?

Odd, the article I read that led me to it said it had been made available to all carriers. And at the bottom, the founders are listed as T-Mobile, Vodafone, and Telenor, along with some banks. Unfortunately I don't have anything more than that. Without an app and a back end to it, there's no way for you to use the NFC functions for payments. :(

Ok, thanks - I may contact them, about a carrier free app.


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Nexus 4 does not turn it on and blinking red notification light only
This morning, my Nexus 4 (Android 5.0.1) had some issues about Google apps crashing. I decided to do factory reset, so I went to Settings and apply factory reset, it was showing power turn-off, then it has not been started again. I tried to plug charger and everything but nothing is worked out.
Now, when I plug it to wall USB charger or laptop USB charger, I can't see any charging icon. I tried to hold down power + volume down buttons, but nothing happen. However, when I hold power + volume down buttons and plug it to any charger, it shows red notification light which blinks for 10 seconds. Releasing the buttons made the light go off.
Tried below solutions, but nothing worked for me till now:

Put it charging more than 2 hours.
Checked solutions from Red notification light on Nexus 4, won't power on, device unresponsive too, but no success.
Checked this Deep Hibernate solution from here
Also tried XDA developers solution

Any other possible solutions?

Try to take out the battery and put it back in later. Or try with someone else's Nexus 4 battery.

Tried to remove battery and put it back. It does not work. Same thing as like previous.

I have the same problem once a week and have a little different solution (workaround):

Unplug the phone from the charger
Press and hold the volume down button plus power button for 15 seconds
Plug it into the wall-charger (while still holding both buttons!)
-> the red light should start to blink.
After 4-5 blinks release the buttons
Wait some seconds and then press the power button and it should boot

Maybe this workaround will help you.

I had luck holding the power and volume down button for 10 seconds, then plugging in the usb charger. I was presented with the technical boot screen which gave me a few options (start, recovery mode, etc) - I just selected start and it began to power on as normal. Now charging with the white icon from 0% charge.


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Using Android device manager to get the SIM details of located device
Thanks to this question on SU, I was able to locate my mobile which was stolen a month back, but after using ADM (Android Device Manager) service, it notifies the tracked device that "Your location has been shared", but now I am getting this message "Your device's location access is turned off".
I suspect that the thief turned off this feature after I successfully located the device with accuracy of 20 meters, in fact during the last instances I could clearly see the stolen device moving along a definite trajectory as I suspect the thief would have panicked on seeing the ADM tracked messages notifications on the stolen phone. The tracked location is also very close location and very familiar to me which means I can probably get back my device.
Since the tracked device shares the location info, does it also share the other details like which SIM card mobile number the thief has installed? Can we get this info from Google?

I don't know.. you can ask Google if that information are available or not. You can just lock (and reset device password) and ring it remotely and generally cause inconvenience to the thief (and hopefully you can locate the thief by finding someone who didn't manage to unlock or turn off their own phone). Good luck.

but it shows lock and erase?

When you hover your mouse over "Lock" it actually say "Lock and reset device password" so if you can lock out the thief out of their "stolen" phone...

AFAIK, no, Android Device Manager (and Google) can't share other details like SIM card mobile number.


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Can I suggest autocorrect change "u" to "I"?
My Hangouts typing often sees me missing i for u and moving on with a new word. If I correctly hit i autocorrect always capitalizes it to "I" and my sentence reads correctly. If I hit u however autocorrect does nothing. "u" is a valid letter and becomes a word once I lift my finger to start the next word. It is not, however, a valid word (and it's not in my dictionary nor contacts). Has anyone been annoyed by this AND found a way to stop looking a little crazy?
EG "No I was in the coffee shop" reads "No u was in the coffee shop" and the reader gets confused as to why I am asserting that they were in the coffee shop when they asked if I ran in the park yet today... even though I never use "u" to mean "you" it's still very confusing.

This annoys me, too. I constantly reject the autocorrect and drag it to the trash can, but it still suggests u when I meant I


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Always use desktop mode for specific websites on Chrome
When I tap one of my favourite site, Chrome suggests me the link to mobile version, but I do not want it. I want to disable it only for my favourites.
I want to set the desktop mode only for some selected website, not for all
I use Chrome with Lollipop on Nexus 4. How can I disable this feature?

possible duplicate of Set Chrome to use desktop version of website, but it seems impossible to do it for certain sites only.

I want to set the desktop mode only for some selected website, not for all


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How to set data usage cycle to non-monthly value?
My network operator charges to my account every 28 days rather than every month. How can I change the data usage cycle length under Settings > Connections > Data Usage accordingly?

You have no option to do so in the stock data usage controls. You will be better off installing a third party app, such as onavo count.

Thanks, but where do we find this onavo count? How about a hyperlink to help a reader not to go looking at shady websites inadvertently?

That's available in the Google Play store, hence I thought it wouldn't require a link. Nevertheless, the link : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onavo.android.onavoid&hl=en&referrer=utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_term%3Donavo+count&pcampaignid=APPU_1_4-pCVYzCFae4mwXHnQE

This feature is in Android roadmap. You can just wait or vote for it
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=23676


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Backup a Samsung phone before switching to Nexus?
I used to backup my phone through Kies. Now I'm switching to Nexus5, and I guess Kies won't work anymore to get my stuff back to phone. What should I do?
Also, I know that some data is automatically stored by Google and associated with my account, so as soon as I login with my new phone it should get it back to me. What is this data?
I could also backup my files by hand, but I would like not to lose apps and app data. Thank you!

There are many application backup programs available in PlayStore.

A very light weight application - Super Backup
ES File Explorer
If you are rooted then - Titanium Backup

Plus the data stored by google will be automatically retrieved by google once you login to nexus.

what is this data about? A list of application (to be downloaded again from the store) and their internal data, like settings?

The data is the list of application and the settings, like WiFi passwords, your mobile data network settings, personal dictionary etc. But the applicaiton data will not be restored. If the app has cloud back up then once you login with G+ or facebook account it will sync the data. For example candy crush, it will retireve the saved levels once you log in with facebook


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Xposed module for expanded volume panel
I own a Nexus 5, running stock Android 5. I'm looking for an Xposed module which allows me to adjust all types of volumes (ringtone/media/alarm) when I press the volume keys.
I've seen an extended notifcation panel in other ROMs where you could exactly do this.
Is there something similar available as a module?

Not really an answer since you asked specifically about Xposed module, but related question in general: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/9815/how-can-i-change-media-volume-when-no-media-is-being-played

The feature you have requested (Expandable Volume Control) is present in GravityBox (Lollipop).
You can find it at the Xposed Repository .
You can download it directly here (3.54 MB).
However, do note that the Xposed Framework is still in Alpha, so some features of the module might not work properly. If you find any, do report them at the official XDA thread for this module. Any discussions can be done there too.


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Extra icon by share button
I was playing around with Android's "share" feature and now I've got this extra icon which I really don't like and I can't figure out how to make it go away.
The icon is to the right of the share button and has the icon of the app that I was sharing to. In the screenshot below it shows as the Gmail icon.
http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah291/Micheal98/Screenshot_2015-04-01-11-17-14_zpskm0lit2i.png

Upload an image imgur or any other image upload sites and share link here.

I've added a screenshot.

Did you last share to Gmail? Looks to me like it's a "shortcut" to the last app shared to. Sharing to any other app will probably replace it by that app's icon. And most likely the only way to completely get rid of it is a reboot.

Yes I was trying it with Gmail. But I don't want to replace it with another icon; I want to get rid of it completely. And rebooting the phone didn't get rid of it.

I got rid of it by going to the app's "App Info" page and tapping the "Clear Data" button. Obviously that won't work if you want to keep any of the app's other data but in my case I was willing to sacrifice the thumbnail cache to get rid of the extra icon.
The strange thing is that I remember trying that before I asked this question but I guess not.

Unfortunately, I cannot use the comment system yet, but I know what you're referring to.  Once you access the "share" feature, it automatically provides a "shortcut" to the last app you tried to "share" with.  I actually find it a pretty convenient feature.  I don't think you can get rid of it (unless you find a custom gallery or something).  If you share your photos with anybody, I'd use the most-oft used app to share with, and just leave it there. i.e. messaging / facebook / etc.

I don't use the sharing feature. I was just messing around, but I want to get rid of the extra icon because it looks ugly. I use the gallery app a lot and I don't want that icon there every time I use it.

I've been unable to find anything that would help you get rid of it.  The only thing I can think of would be to reset your phone to default (which I'm sure you don't want) and never touch the share option again.

That sounds kind of ridiculous - you would think there would be some kind of "clear data" or "clear cache" or "clear history" option that would remove that.

What version of android are you using?

@MichealJohnson as Dithanial said which version you are using as in 5.0 its not there.

I'm using Android version 4.1.


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How to turn off Viber 5.3 vibration?
I upgraded Viber to 5.3 version last night. after that , I have vibrate on my phone when I receive new message on Viber.
There is "Vibrate when ringing" in notification setting that it doesn't select
before upgrading I didn't have this problem.
My phone is  Sony Xperia Z2 and Android 4.4.4
How can i turn off vibrate on Viber messages notification?
UPDATE:
Viber support :
Hello Mohammad,
Thank you for contacting Viber support.
We received numerous complaints about this problem and are currently investigating it.
We will contact you back if we need more information.
Thank you.
UPDATE 2
this problem solved in the new version

Thanks for reporting. We are aware and we're investigating the issue. We hope to have a solution shortly, so we thank you for your patience.


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Android 5.1 & Group SMS in Messenger defaults to MMS
Am I right in thinking that as of Lollipop 5.1 all group messages sent via Messenger are sent via MMS?
In prior versions I had the choice to send them as multiple SMS messages, which is what I want as my contract gives me unlimited SMS messages but charges me per MMS.

I noticed it as well and it really frustrates me, because MMS is barely affordable. I doubt however, that it is related to 5.1. I believe the OS update coincided with an update to the Messenger app - apparently a favor to the carriers, who can now charge us for something that is actually free.

I was recommended the Textra app to send group SMS as an actual SMS rather than MMS and I would recommend it to everyone else too. Cost me something like 60p after the trial period ran out, or about the same as 2 MMS messages!

-Open the stock sms app
-Open the menu
-Click on settings
-Scroll down to "MMS"
-Uncheck "SMS/MMS send to groups" (My language is german, so there is possibly a different test)
Working with CyanogenMod 5.1.1
regards
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Moving/copying an Appliction from one Tab 4 to another Tab 4
How do I copy/move an application installed on one Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 to another Samsung Galaxy Tab 4.  The application is no longer available on Google Play Store.

Multiple ways, depending on whether you only want to copy the app – or the data along:

you can use adb backup from your PC to backup the app from the original device and restore it to the other. For details, see:

Is there a minimal installation of ADB? (you will need that on your PC)
Full Backup of non-rooted devices (for ADB Backup itself)
How do you extract an App's data from a full backup made through “adb backup”?
our backup tag-wiki

without a PC being involved, the very same can be achieved using Helium - App Sync and Backup on both devices
there are several apps to extract the .apk files of installed apps. These can be used then for side-loading the app to the other device. Several suitable candidates can be found in this list.
You also can check on alternative markets whether the app is available there.


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Micro-USB to HDMI
I've bought this adapter, but I couldn't make it work. I've read about MHL, but I don't really know if my phone supports it: I have a THL 5000 (also I have a Sony Xperia M dual), and a Hyundai DLF40285 40" Smart TV.
Can someone help me to make it work?

Check this site: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/thl-5000-octacore-mtk6592t-root-recovery-t2835857/page21
THL 5000 phone supports HDMI?
I don't think so ;)

http://www.android-hilfe.de/thl-5000-forum/624999-thl-5000-bildschirmuebertragung-2.html
A german user posted: Das THL5000 unterstützt kein MHL. It simply means no. - Please rate my answer ;)


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"Storage Space Running Out" even though plenty of storage remains?
I've got a Samsung Galaxy i9000 equiv(T959) that has recently been showing "Storage Space Running Out".  I have been running Cyanogen 10.1 for a couple of years without any problems, until now.  But I have 400M free on my system partition and 3G on my SD partition.
From other posts I have read, options include:

deleting all logs in /data/log
*#9900# and selecting delete dumpstack
using adb shell to delete everything in /data/log
moving apps to the SD partition

However my /data/log foler is empty! (checked with ES file explorer and even Terminal Emulator).  And I have 400M free on the system drive!
With 400M free on my system drive (confirmed both with DataUsage and Storage Use), I do not understand where these messages are coming from!  I've tried wiping davlik cache, but that has not made a difference either.
Everything I have read points to log files being the culprit, but nothing I have run seems to detect any log file taking up room.
In the meantime, I can't seem to use the gmail client/app anymore (unable to sync), so cannot send or receive email.
I know that this may seem like a duplicate question, but I cannot find any postings that deal with this issue when there is actually significant space left on the device (>25%!).
From Terminal:
df:
Filesystem       Size   used    Free
/dev             198.5M  32K    198.5M
/mnt/secure      198.5M  0K     198.5M
/mnt/asec        198.5M  0K     198.5M
/mnt/obb         198.5M  0K     198.5M
/cache           17.5M   2.3M   15.2M
/radio           16M     14.3M  1.7M
/datadata        422M    395.6M 26.4M
/system          393.7M  334.4M 59.3M
/data            1.5G    1.1G   396.9M
/efs             12.5M   5.9M   6.6M
/storage/sdcard0 13G     9.5G   3.5G

There are also some app-specific mount points that I don't believe have value to list here.

As Alexandar already pointed out, there are different partitions involved. The "400MB on your system partition" (actually, there's only ~ 300 MB free) have no effect here at all, as you cannot use them: /system is mounted read-only during normal operation, and mostly reserved for the OS and its core apps.
Let's walk your tree one by one:

/dev, /system, /efs, /cache, /radio: these are "special locations" used by the system, and not available (directly) to your apps and your data.
/mnt/secure, /mnt/asec, /mnt/obb: similarly.
/data and  /storage/sdcard0: your SD cards are not related to that error message.

/datadata: here we go, this is the troublemaker: just 26.4M are free here. The error you're describing is triggered as soon as free space drops below 25 MB (or below 10% sometimes, which would be ~40 MB). No matter how much space is available elsewhere.

For actions to be taken, take a look at the insufficient-memory tag-wiki, which explains some more background and offers first-aid as well as links to related sources.

Thank you for your useful explanation. In my Android 6.0.1 I don't have a /datadata partition, but I have a /data/data one. Is this the same? Or should I care about /nvdata ? THANKS!

Yes, in most cases, it indeed is /data/data, @Metafaniel. But here I matched it to the OP's device (some use /datadata, mostly Samsung devices).

I have answered this here

Apps are stored on the /data partition, while the empty space you have is probably located on some other location, like internal SD card. Even if you have empty space elsewhere, apps couldn't be installed nowhere but on the /data partition.
There is a way to make /data partition bigger by resizing your partitions (I've done it myself), but it's not recommended if you don't know what you're doing, since you can end up making your phone unusable.

Try using df command in either Terminal Emulator or ADB shell, to see how much free space you have on each separate partition.

I had already done that and taken a screenshot, but am having trouble uploading it from my phone! :)  I've updated my question/post with the results retyped by hand instead.

Cleaning all the junk and app cashe's fixes it for me when I have that problem being told I don't have enough storage when I actually do. Clear the cashe for each individual app if corning from the system storage doesn't work.


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How can an app decide whether the device is trusted or not?
I downloaded the trustable app from the play store which identifies whether the phone is trusted or not.
I run the application and it gave me a score of 4.3 with a suspicious.
Is this a genuine issue or just an other spam application. If it's true then what do I need to make it a trusted device.

Instead of using such apps, install a popular antivirus app like 360 Security. It is a well-trusted app that scans for vulnerabilities and fixes them too, unlike the Trustable app which just gives a score.

Sounds pretty gimmicky even if it does check for known vulnerabilities and such.

I just tried it on my Nexus 5 running Lollipop 5.1 (rooted), and I got 8.6 (trustable). It seems valid given the details (e.g. "unknown source" is enabled, many 3rd-parties app installed). I'd say "don't take the score too seriously". Instead, try your best to fix the issues told in the app.

Also, this and this from BlueBox itself, though something like this also happened


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What is net interface 'vip0'?
When I list network devices on my Android phone, I see vip0 in the list and this is bugging me.
I can't find any information relating to this mystery device.
Can anyone possibly tell me what this device is used for?

Looks like a VPN tunnel to me...

As the starter, it seems like it's a virtual IP. However, I don't know much about network interface.


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Does wireless charging work in Cyanogenmod 12?
I'm curious if anyone has successfully tested wireless charging. I was thinking about getting the back cover for my S5 and a wireless pad, but don't want to invest if it doesn't work.
Thanks!

The software has no impact on the charging process. It's just electromagnetism. Whether or not the phone is able to realize it's charging is another matter, but it wouldn't affect your ability to actually charge it. I would imagine the notifications would work fine, though, since vanilla Android supports it.

Software absolutely could have an effect on it. I'm not saying that it does, but for example a switch could be in place that allowed software to activate or deactivate it. I'm just curious if anyone has had any luck with it. Also I've read posts in the past about how a kernal update was slowing down the charging process by limiting the intake rate. Regardless, thank you for your answer.

I'm using Cyanogen 12.1 nightlies on my Nexus 5 and while wireless charging works it does seem slower than with stock or cataclysm. I was using Franco and ElementalX on those ROMs but stock on CM12. Hope that helps!


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fail reading whatsapp backup files
Kindly help,how do i read or retrieve watsup backup files stored in database folder. Everytime when im opening a file it says 'no application can support this action"

This feature availabe only with WhatsApp for Backup and Restore.
(only whatsapp can Open and use it)
for backup and restore, follow below link.
WhatsApp FAQ :
How to save and restore chat history backups


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How do I go back to my original settings after installing Hola Launcher?
I just installed Hola Launcher on my HTC One m8 and it changed everything from my display to content settings. I would like to switch back to exactly how my phone settings were before installing Hola Launcher. I've been trying to find options but to no avail. I would also like to remove Hola Launcher.

I guess you installed Hola Launcher through Play Store so this is what you need to do:

Open Play Store
Go to My apps
You will see a list of recently installed/updated apps. If you don't see Hola Launcher directly, scroll down and search it in the list.
Tap on Hola Launcher to access detail information of the app
Tap on Uninstall (the left button) to uninstall Hola Launcher

After that Hola Launcher is completely uninstalled from your device and it should ask you which launcher you want to use, the next time you hit the Home button.

That will only change the default launcher. Not necessarily reset the phone to it's previous state.

@miva2 this is what I understand of the author's question. If you have a better answer then feel free to add it.

This is what happened to me. So, go to the Hola Launcher settings, then the first option will be "Set as default". Turn this option off, then your phone will be back to what it was. Then, go to Play Store, go to My apps, find Hola Launcher, then click uninstall.

None of these answers worked for my Samsung Galaxy S4.  However, I went to App manager in Settings.  Tapped on the hidden button in the lower-left corner of my screen (in the black area) and tapped on "Uninstall Multiple".  Then tapped the box next to the Hola application and was able to uninstall it.


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What happens if I uninstall the Google Settings app?
My android device frequently runs low on free memory space.
Can I delete the Google Settings app?
I want to install a game but it is not installing what should I do?

"Google Settings" app is actually a part of "Google Play Services". Uninstalling that may break most apps that rely on it, and it needs root access to do that (unless you meant "uninstall the updates, which is also not recommended)

I've just added the insufficient-memory tag to your question. I strongly recommend you reading its tag-wiki for better alternatives to your idea. Apart from that, your post is a classical XY problem: instead of asking what consequences your alleged solution might have, you'd better described your problem and asked for possible solutions ;) Good look, and I bet that tag-wiki really gets you started.

I don't think you CAN uninstall that App.  At a minimum, you would need ROOT to do it.
This probably wouldn't have any immediate effects, until you wanted to make any change to your settings (in which case, you wouldn't have the tool to do it).


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4.0 ICS: Access safe mode without volume buttons
My dad has a GEM7008 tablet running 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and has managed to acquire the Cheshire Police virus. Bear in mind that he's in his 60s and before getting this tablet, he'd never used a PC/Laptop/tablet/smartphone before. And I'm helping him over the phone.
The link above has instructions for removing this virus from tablets/phones and involves booting the phone into safe mode by turning the tablet off, then turning it on, and holding the volume buttons while it's turning on. The problem is, the tablet doesn't have any volume buttons. The route into safe mode for 4.1 doesn't work on his tablet, as expected.
How can I get into safe mode?

One thing you could try: with the device being running, long-press the power button. That should open the "power menu", which often offers to boot into different modes (including safe-mode). If that option is not present, I'm on a loss with further direct hints; though I remember a similar issue pointing out some "tricks" with the power key alone, I currently can't find it.


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Nexus 5 Android 5.1 Problems with mobile data
2 days ago I updated my Nexus 5 from Android 5.0.1 to Android 5.1. After the update was finished, everything worked as expected, but mobile data didn't work. I have tried turning on and off airplane mode, restarting the phone in safe mode, extracting and inserting the SIM...
What can I do?

Check the APN (Access point names) settings. It might be empty or reset to a default value.

I checked the APN and it's correct


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Is there a way to only load text for websites?
In an attempt to not waste time or data on loading images or videos on website, I've been looking for a way to setup my phone to only load text of a website.  Unfortunately, my Google-fu is failing me here.  How can I set this up?

If this were a normal desktop-based browser, a personal css file would help here. I'm not sure how this would be performed on an android; root would almost certainly be required in any case.      #a {} is probably a good start.

Perhaps related (though maybe too extreme) http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/18709/cannot-get-lynx-browser-to-work

Step 1 : Download the UC Mini Browser App and Install it.
Step 2 : Open it.
Step 3 : Go to the Settings part.
Step 4 : Set the Image Quality to Text-Only.
Step 5 : Enjoy.
Note : This option is only for the app, there is no system-wide option to do so.

Only problem I have with this browser is that enter on the phone's keyboard just acts like a "hide keyboard" button.  Still, worth it to use when not on WiFi or wanting to speed up load times.


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Is there any kernel requirement for installing Android Lollipop?
Is there a special requirement for a newer kernel in Android Lollipop?
Can I use it with 3.4 kernel?


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Android x86 (Lollipop 5.0.2) stuck on logo during boot
I downloaded Android Lollipop x86 for my Toshiba Satellite L505D-S5965 and installation went perfectly. I pressed reboot when it was finished and the GRUB menu was there and I started Android. Everything worked perfectly until I got to the logo. I pressed Ctrl+Alt+F1 to see if there was anything in the terminal but I found nothing.
SIDENOTE: I got my ISO from this link since the Google Drive link doesn't work on my PC. It may or may not be broken. I tried it in VMware Workstation it did the same thing.

any development? I have the same problem with Android 5.1 In terminal I typed top -m 10 and I see that /system/bin/bootanimation takes almost 100% CPU but nothing else seems to be happening.

@Vitas Same problem to me. Any solutions ?

I gave up on trying Android in Virtualbox and found out that specialized emulators are much better. I used AmiDUOs since then and it works nicely.

May be graphics card problem - check on android x86


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Nexus 5 Update To Android 5.1
When I try to download the OTA for 5.1 it gets stuck at "Waiting to download". Am I the only one that has this problem or is there a fix? Also, if
I manage to download it, will I be able to update or will TWRP get in the way?

To download the update, I have to reboot my phone a few times.
To install the update however, I will need to unroot (to get the stock recovery), install the update (after downloading it you get the option to install) and then re-root my phone (not necessary but if you're like me, you will want to).


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How to install OxygenOS on OnePlus One phone?
I have OnePlus One (not rooted) and I'm interested in trying OxygenOS. I tried to follow the instructions in OnePlus forum, but since I didn't have "fastboot and ADB" (& I didn't know what it is), I followed the link to download that. This link said that I'll be downloading a zip file and the steps involved process with that zip file. But what i got was an .dmg file (I'm using Mac), so I don't know if I was doing it right. Any advice? Do I need to root my phone?

Actually, you need to have USB debugging enabled in your phone (Settings->About Phone->Tap build number 7 times->Go back->Developer Options->Enable USB Debugging).
fastboot is used to control your bootloader, and adb (android debug bridge) is a tool for debugging your device. It would be 10x easier with Windows ...

Before you start back up all your data, you will lose all your data in this process!
The first problem you have is that the stock recovery tool by cyanogenmod doesn't allow you to put Oxygen OS on there, in other words you need a custom recovery tool.
In order to achieve this follow these steps,

First lets download the fastboot tools here. After going trough a small setup it should generate a folder in your users folder "adb" enter that folder and right click then hit "Open command window here".
Connect your phone to your computer and then hold the power button as well as volume up for approximately 7 to 9 seconds. After that your phone should shows the fastboot screen.
You can check if this works by entering "fastboot devices" into the console.
Next we are going to unlock the bootloader so we can put a custom recovery on there. Doing this will remove all of your data! To do this enter this command "fastboot oem unlock". The phone should restart now.
Go into the phones settings and scroll down to "About Phone". In
here scroll down the the "Build number" item and tap it 7 times.
After this developer options should be enabled.
After this leave the "About Phone" menu and go into developer options. In           here uncheck the "Update OnePlus recovery" item.
Now enter fastboot mode again (Step 2).
You have a number of choices by way of recovery tools, my favorite is TWRP, download one and rename the file to recovery.img (this isn't necessary but it makes your life a lot easier later). Then move it into the adb directory.
Its a good idea to remove the old recovery software first, do this by entering the following commands in console you have open from step 2.

fastboot erase recovery
  fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
  fastboot reboot

If you went with TWRP recovery follow these steps, if not search for a guide on how to flash a image with the recovery you choose.

Download Oxygen OS from the OnePlus website.
A problem that I see a lot is that people are trying to flash the downloaded   zip file on their device. This doesn't work since you need the zip file in here.  Extract this to your desktop and copy it over to the phones internal storage.
Now you have to enter recovery mode, this is similar to fastboot. Only now you have to press volume down instead of up.
Go back to the main menu and hit "Install". Select the zip file you downloaded and extracted in step 1.
Then go back to the menu and hit "Wipe" and then swipe to the right to do a factory reset.
After this it asks you if you want to fix root, if you want a rooted phone hit yes, if not hit no.
Your phone now reboots and you should have Oxygen OS!


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Reboot Android 5.x with no user apps (Facebook etc.) opened
I have a Google Nexus 7 tablet of the first generation. I just use it occasionally and turn it off, when unused.
With Android 4.x I always got a cleanly booted system, without any user app opened (like Facebook, Stack Exchange App, News Apps etc.).
It increases booting time immense and bothers me a lot.
Is there any way to get the old starting behavior of Android 4.x back?
On a desktop PC I'd say I'd like to have a Shut down, but my tablet behaves like sleep since Android 5.0, even when turning it off.

Are they already running after a device restart and you had manually closed them or not?

@Ramhound I deleted that sentence, it just worked now, when I closed the apps before. It's still not the desired behaviour.


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Changes the voice from woman to man in Google Translate
In Google Translate, how do you change the English voice from female to male?

What languages are you using? AFAIK, the speaker/voice is based on the language you're translating to.

When I change the English Dialects to UK Australia or Us it's the same woman speaking.

It's 2021 and this does not yet seem possible (android 11, pixel 4), (existing answer option exists, but didn't make a difference)

Go to Settings > Language & input > Text-to-speech output.
Hit the Settings icon next to "Google text-to-speech engine". Under installing voice data you can select if you want male or female.
Link to related answer

This answer does not seem to apply to google translate (the option exists, but has no affect on the translate app) (Android 11, pixel 4)


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Ringtone is starting late as a result of this it gets cut
When we receive a call the ringtone is very slow for the first 3 secs and after that the ringtone plays with full volume. Is that a fault of my phone or everyone is facing the same? The first 3 secs of the ringtone is getting cut as we are hardly able to hear the song.

This might be a configurable feature. Check your settings and watch out for something like "Ascending ringtone volume". I'm not sure which devices/Android versions/ROMs have that – I just remember there were apps adding this feature, so it's most likely not "omnipresent".

That's how it is on every device. The ringtone starts with a low volume and increases slowly. Set the ringtone volume very high and choose a ringtone with high pitch. I'm not sure if that'll solve your problem but just give it a try.

Isn't that a configurable feature?

Root your phone, Install Xposed, Install GravityBox, Disable Ascending Ringtone volume, and Kaboom ! Your phone did not explode.


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Cannot connect to WiFi • MAC address unavailable every time after restart
Since some days it doesn't load my MAC - so I cannot connect to WiFi.
If I remove everything in /data/misc/wifi folder and restart again it works again..
Of course I've to save WiFi networks.
I'm using PAC ROM on my S3 (with root).
UPDATE
now if I restore / copy my backup files and turn WiFi on it got overwritten by default / empty files
is there a better or quicker way to do that?
UPDATE (150708)
found that blog: MAC address unavailable
I think that my kernel/modem/... is defect.
Is there a way to fix it?

Dors not load your MAC? What do you see when you go to Settings -> About -> Status?

"Not available"

And in a terminal cat /proc/net/dev?

what do you want to hear? | wlan 0 0 0 ...

What ROM are you on? Do you have root?

post updated also with phone model


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How do I prevent unauthorized accession of my data when my phone is connected to the internet ?
I have an Android smartphone and my data connection is always enabled. I often use browsers like Opera Mini and UC Web as they are faster than the inbuilt browser apps. I often use Mobile banking services for several purposes. I have heard that the  hackers can steal data from Android smartphones without my permission when my phone is connected to the internet.

How do I get to know that my private data is being accessed by others without my authorization?
Other than installing an Antivirus app, is there a way to prevent my smartphone from allowing access to my data? Like, is there any default inbuilt security option in Android smartphones as of such?

Yes, just like for any Linux PC, you can install a Firewall to block wifi/mobile internet accesses and XPosed to keep track of all access attempts made to you device from programs. But unlike what Google and Samsung want to make you believe. Rooting your device is essential to allow you to have far better control of leaked data and unauthorized access. I highly recommend using apps like:

AFWall+ (The firewall to control internet access.)
XPrivacy
(Uses the
XPosed
framework for fine-grained access control.)
App Quarantine ROOT/FREEZE (Temporarily disable unruly apps.)

These are just a few fundamental steps to take to better protect your privacy, to mention a few. In addition you should also know that Google AOS/API often circumvents iptables based firewall settings on many devices. This is especially true for mobile carrier provided phones. See for example, Android betrays tethering data.
Finally, Anti Virus, is almost useless in the mobile device world, as there are so many other attack vectors that can be far more easily exploited, than what's detectable by signature based heuristics.

You can disable background data. That way applications will use data only when they're running in the foreground. For this, go to

Settings > Data Usage
Menu > Restrict background data


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How to use the camera on my tablet android 13mP as a webcam for my computer?
I tried DroidCam and USB WebCam On Tablet PIPO T9 but they offer poor quality. Can anybody suggest me way to increase the quality through above mentioned apps or any other way that I can try.


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How to remove images from dictionary
How can I stop Google dictionary offering me pictures when I type words?
If I type "happy"... I want the word not the image (☺).
It's so annoying. Thanks.

are you sure that it is not your keyboard app? mine has a setting about 'emojis'

I just have stock keyboard. Android 5.1... How do I change it please?

I assume you're using Google Keyboard. Check its keyboard setting (Settings - Language & input - Google Keyboard - Text correction - Add-on dictionaries - Emoji for English words)