# Question
Title: Eight seconds after powering on, my phone goes dark and becomes unresponsive. What can I do?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S Relay. (This is kind of like a Samsung Galaxy S III plus a slide-out physical keyboard.) It's running stock Android 4.1.2, rooted using TWRP and SuperSU.

I was using Spotify yesterday when things started to go wrong. Soon, I saw only blackness and the phone's buttons stopped working — even the power button was useless. Also, when I connected my phone to my computer using a USB cable, the computer's `lsusb` command reported that there were no USB devices plugged in, and the `dmesg` command indicated that there had been nary a peep from the phone. Maybe the phone was off.

I had no choice but to remove and reinsert the phone's battery.

When I reinsert the battery, the phone seems to start working again, but only for eight seconds. I can take advantage of these eight seconds in different ways:

* I can attempt a normal boot. I see the "Samsung" logo screen, then the Galaxy S Relay logo screen, then everything goes dark.
* If I press certain buttons, I can enter Download Mode very briefly before the screen goes dark.
* If I press other buttons, I can ask the phone to enter recovery mode. I see "Samsung" and "Recovery booting...." before everything goes dark.
* If I connect the charging cable and the battery at the same time, I see the usual graphic telling me to wait for the charging status display software to load and start itself. But the screen goes dark, and the charging status display never appears.

Once the screen goes dark, it stays dark. Even if I hold the power button down for 30 seconds, then let go for a bit, then hold it down for another 30 seconds, nothing happens. If I want to make the phone work for another eight seconds, I must first remove and reinsert the battery.

I don't think the battery is empty. My multimeter says that the battery is at about 3.9 volts. For a lithium-ion battery, 3.9 volts means "90% full".

What troubleshooting steps can I try next?

\[Edit: This post is basically a verbatim copy of a Reddit post of mine.\]

# Answer
I have owned several Samsung galaxy devices (including an S3 which is somewhat similar to your phone). Often I find that the battery becomes faulty after 2 years of usage. The symptoms you mention also sounds like battery related problems. The key giveaway is that you unable to sustain download mode before your screen goes dark.

**Troubleshooting**

1. Try replacing the battery. This will eliminate the possibility of a faulty battery. After replacing the battery, see whether your phone will stay on for more than a few seconds.
2. If you unable to acquire a second battery, try booting your phone whilst in the charger. It should be noted that using the phone whilst charging isn't usually a good idea, however for troubleshooting it should be fine.
3. Check your charger, wires should not be frayed or worn. Worn chargers can affect your phone's battery.
> 1 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-3, screen, troubleshooting, shutdown
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# Question
Title: OnePlus One (CM 13.1.2) persisting boot loop
My OnePlus One phone got stuck in a boot loop over night without, as far as I know, a specific reason to do so (no new update was installed). Before this it was running perfectly fine. The phone was running the stock CM.

The phone boots and shows the Cyanogen Mod Ready logo and then restarts (Android version 6.0.1, Cyanogen version 13.1.2).

I tried numerous things so far Booting in safe mode, wiping the caches and a factory reset (as suggested on the boot loop info page) all did not solve the problem.

Using ADB sideload to push and flash a zip of the ROM from the computer did not work. Yet no error was returned.

Furthermore, flashing the ROM with fastboot, as described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/general/guides-bacon-timmaaas-how-to-guides-t2839471 did not resolve the boot loop. Also here, no errors were returned when flashing the individual files.

I'm not sure what other options I could still explore.

# Answer
After contacting OnePlus they set up a remote session. During this session they also flashed the phone using their own files. This, however, did not solve the problem.

The phone was still under waranty so they arranged it to be send for repair. They found the motherboard to be faulty, which has been replaced and the phone works perfectly fine again.
> 0 votes

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Tags: cyanogenmod, adb, rom-flashing, boot-loop
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title: Phone numbers won't save

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# Question
Title: Phone numbers won't save
My Samsung-g890a phone worked great until about a month ago, now when I put a phone number into my contacts, it stays for a short period of time but the disappears. What is causing this and how do I fix it?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Problem seems to be that your settings has changed, you probably store the numbers under one default account (gmail, hotmail , yahoo) and you display another.

Try to save a number and check under wich account are you saving, then check with account are you displaying.

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Tags: backup
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# Question
Title: Why do APKs never seem to be available directly from the developers, but only through third-parties?
I'm playing with my first Android device.

First thing I discovered is that Google Play isn't installed. If I search for an APK for Google Play Store, the results are from third parties such as apkmirror.com *rather than from Google itself.*

This seems to be the norm. When I discovered how many permissions Google Play wants for itself, I declined and experimented with looking for APK files individually.

Same story, APKs seem to be available through myriad third-party websites, none of which I trust not to repackage an apk with malicious code.

This device is just for experimentation, so I've been installing things anyway just to see what happens. I'm amazed that there seems to be no indication whatsoever that app developers are publishing cryptographic signatures or SHA hashes or offering any sort of authoritative statement that an apk is authentic.

Generally speaking, if I google `apk site:foo.com` I get no results, or only a link to get the app through a store.

Why don't developers release the raw APK files or any means to verify the APKs available through third-parties?

# Answer
If you'd install apps from the developers website directly, you had to trust each of the developers *personally* that their apps do not contain any malware etc. That's why there are "app markets" (see our tag-wiki for details). Choosing wisely, the user then just needs to trust that market to do the necessary checks. Most of them have such checks in place:

* Google Play Store has e.g. its "bouncer"
* F-Droid compiles the apps from the resp. sources, which it checks beforehand
* Aptoide uses several sources to validate packages (e.g. VirusTotal, comparing signatures, and more).

Besides (and the last item implicitly mentions this), developers provide means to check the validity of their `.apk` files: they sign them with their certificates. Only the dev has the "private key", and validity can be checked using the "public key" – or simply the key's finger-print. Which is what e.g. Aptoide includes in its "malware check": It compares if the finger-print matches with what `.apk` files of the same dev from other sources (mainly Google Play Store) shows.

As your device doesn't ship with Playstore (and I fully agree its permission hunger is excessive), I would recommend you using F-Droid. Their repository isn't nearly as big as Googles, but the security measures are good. And you can use additional repositories with their app to cover a larger pool. I definitely and strongly discourage using `.apk` files you found "somewhere in the wild" unless you know exactly what you do (i.e. either you can trust the source, or know how to check the `.apk` for yourself to establish trust).
> 1 votes

# Answer
The answer "why" is very simple: Developers are humans and humans are lazy. Or from a business side it is the maximum "outcome" (app is available from a high-available site and the download capacity is very high) with a minimum of invest. Google Play Store does a god job for 99.999% of all Android users.

Publishing it on a separate webpage costs additional effort. You need a nicely designed web-page and you have to keep everything in sync.

Google hosts the file for you, Google provides and automatic update system and furthermore you can sell your app for money.

BTW: If you know what you are doing it is not impossible to download apps from Google Play Store without having Google Play Services installed. There are a some scripts (Python and others) available for downloading APKs from Play Store.
> 1 votes

# Answer
The separately available APK can be redistributed over multiple devices and also reverse-engineered. While most of the developers would not care about re-distribution of they apps that are free anyway, they do not want you just to change the icon and then re-upload app to the Play Store as your own.

Open source apps that allow you to distribute the modified version are most often part of the F-Droid project. You can download the APKs there no problem.

Also, developers usually do think that anybody would be interested in installing they APKs directly. You need to tweak device settings to allow this.
> 0 votes

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Tags: google-play-store, apk
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# Question
Title: Can not install/download APPS via Play Store to my Tablet ....how can i fix this?
Over the past 2 days, whenever I try to download/install an APP via the Play Store/Market app on my TABLET, the app thinks for a while and then displays this error message:

*Authentication is required. You need to sign into your Google Account.*

But I am indeed signed into my Google account, and as seen if I open the menu in the Market app and click the "Accounts" button.

Does anyone know how I can solve this issue?

thank you in advance!

# Answer
I had to re-authenticate on my tablet, too. I assume Google is trying to detect fake accounts used to push fake-apps into the top apps list.

May be in your case there is a conflict between the cached data and the actual store data.

You can try to clear the app cache of "Google Play-Store services" app and the Google Play-Store app.

Additionally you should check your Google account in "Settings" -\> "Accounts". Manually perform a synchronization.
> 0 votes

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Tags: installation, tablet, google-apps
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# Question
Title: My moto 4G play treats incoming messages as if they are group messages
For some reason the messenger app that came installed with my Moto 4G Play is treating some messages as if they are group messages. Even though these messages were sent from a friend to only me when I receive them on my phone they show as a group message, with myself, the friend, and 1 other phone numbers not contained in my address book all showing. If I try to reply back it sends the message to all those in the group message, including resending the message to me.

I have noticed this effect occurs when different people message me. When someone messages me it may come in as a standard message or the odd group message, with no apparent indication for why some are converted to group messages and other's aren't. The very first text I got was a group message like this, before I installed any apps other then those preinstalled by Amazon.

Has anyone seen this behavior before or know how I can prevent it from happening?

I'm running Android Marshmallow 6.0.1

# Answer
> 0 votes
After some experimentation I discovered that the other random number that was being texted was my number. I had been assigned a number by my carrier (republic wireless) and them immediately switched over to my previous phone number. The number I believe republic wireless originally assigned me is the other number showing in group texts.

I believe the problem is therefore with republic wireless trying to send text both to the default number and the number I switched to. Since these issues mostly showed up right after I changed phone numbers I would guess this is an intentionally attempt to ensure I get the text regardless of rather I switched over to my new number yet? I'll wait to see if they stop doing this in a week after their confident my phone change over has stopped, and if not contact them. However, in any case I think this is an issue with the carrier rather then the phone.

# Answer
> 1 votes
1. Try uninstalling any updates, disabling and re-enabling the stock app. To do this go to settings \> Apps \> (your default messenger app). Then press disable/uninstall updates.
2. Try using an alternative messenger such as WhatsApp , BlackBerry Messenger or Telegram. All of these are available for free on the Google Play store.
3. Try resetting your phone by doing a "Soft-Reset". To do this go to settings \> Backup and Reset \> Factory Data Reset. Be sure to backup all your data, app data, documents and media on your phone before doing this.
4. If a soft reset doesn't work, try resetting your phone using a "Hard Reset". This completely reinstalls your Android system. Like before, be sure to backup all your data before doing this. Here's a link with instructions to do so Motorola G 4G Factory Reset Instructions

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Tags: sms, mms
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title: USB not recharging anymore

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# Question
Title: USB not recharging anymore
I have a Samsung Tablet 10 and so far it recharged when connected to my computers usb plug.

Suddenly i am not able to connect my device anymore.

With a recharger cable I am able to charge the device.

Any thoughts ot help ?

# Answer
> 0 votes
If you can still transfer data between the phone and the computer via the cable, the computer might have an issue with powering the USB port. Maybe you somehow exceeded a current limit.

If you can no longer transfer data, and you can using a different cable, then your cable is broken. I think this is the most likely case.

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Tags: samsung, usb
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title: updating apps without play store

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# Question
Title: updating apps without play store
How can I update apps that I've installed via .apk file on a phone without Google Play Store?

I would not mind downloading the updated .apk files manually, but is there a way to get notified when an update is available for one of my installed apps?

# Answer
> 2 votes
There are several possibilities, depending on your sources:

* use one of the **1** as source (recommendation: F-Droid with its pre-configured main repo plus some of the additional repositories accessible with their app), and get information about available updates via the corresponding market's app
* use an alternative "update checker" such as App Watcher - Updates notifier (you can find some more in my App Markets listing)
* use an application on your PC to check for updates (see the same listing**2** for candidates). For example, *Raccoon* is planning such a feature for its new version (not sure about its release, though – the author was quite busy with its "graduation" and just finished his university degree recently).

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**1:** Also see the alternative-markets tag-wiki and follow its links
**2:** I won't list all the candidates here, as they might be subject to change. The linked lists however will be kept up-to-date.

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**Disclaimer:** For those not aware, and in case I didn't make it obvious enough: those listings reside on my own website.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Using the APKPure app, it is possible to receive Play Store-like notifications about updates.

I frequently use this app instead of the Play Store. It also allows you to download previous versions.

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Tags: applications, updates
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# Question
Title: Any way to have hardware accelerated virtualization without changing HW?
when I installed Android Studio on my Windows box, at the end of installation it told me "Android SDK is up to date" but it complained that "your computer does not support hardware accelerated virtualization". Then it listed some alternative options. Looks like this is because my native HW has non-Intel (AMD) CPUs.

So my question to Android developers is, does anyone know of a way to have hardware accelerated virtualization without changing my PC hardware?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Basically you can't.
Your best bet would be a Virtual Machine in VirtualBox but this is more like hoping for it to work and not break after installing.

The reason is Intel HAXM that is building on Intel's virtualization technology, VirtualBox also supports AMD's virtualization technology and should be better than using no hardware acceleration at all.

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Tags: android-sdk, hardware-acceleration, hardware-requirements
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# Question
Title: My apps can't save my input or choice in android 6.0.1, how to fix it?
I'm using Nexus5, it's original version is 4.x, later on I upgraded it to 5.0(Lollipop) and recently I updated my system to 6.0.1, via internal upgrade mechanism. But I found a serious problem. Many apps can't store cache inputs now. Which works fine on my 4.x era before.

There is a background I need to mention, as I'm in China, many of my apps are download from local apps market, but not google play market.

Here is an issue description about using a food-ordering apps in my mobile.
At the final step of a food-ordering, I got to choose my current address.
Then I was prompted into a single page-view where I can choose between all my addresses. After I finished choosing, I was redirect back to the order main-page.
But there I found my address-choosing behavior was not saved.

Three of my frequently used apps has this issue.
Even after I uninstalled them and reinstalled them later won't fix the issue.

Yesterday I downloaded another film app, but I stuck in the login page, every time I typed my infos and press OK. After a flash, It redirect me to the login page again. It drives me crazy. I opened all permissions for it, restart my phone, but still I was stuck at the infinite login loop.

All those apps I mentioned above has hundreds of millions of users in China. I believed they have considered the compatibility with 6.0 version. So I'm wondering something may went wrong during my upgrade.

Does anybody have any idea about this issue? How to fix it? (It's the best if the solution doesn't require to reinstall my system manually.)

PS: I just did another upgrade to 2016.08 patch for my mobile. And hilarious things happened. When I opened my shadowsocks app, the system requires my to verify the connection permission for it. I chose OK on my screen. Nothing happened, shadowsocks didn't start proxying. I touch the button again, the same require permission screen pops up. I tried it for 5 times. Can't start my shadowsocks, it seems after this upgrading, the system pops-up can't save my choice/input, either.

# Answer
> 0 votes
It's not the answer you were looking for but what I would do if I were in your shoes would be to install the latest TWRP (assuming you rooted) and download the latest "hammerhead" for Nexus 5 (GSM/LTE) 6.0.1 (M4B30X, Oct 2016).

After you get the .zip, unpack it to a folder. You'll see

* bootloader-hammerhead-hhz20h.img
* radio-hammerhead-m8974a-2.0.50.2.30.img
* image-hammerhead-m4b30x.zip
* flast-all.bat

Unpack that enclosed zip as well to get:

* boot.img
* cache.img
* system.img
* userdata.img
* recovery.img

Edit `flash-all.bat` to something like this:

```
@ECHO OFF

::PATH=%PATH%;"%SYSTEMROOT%\System32"
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-hammerhead-hhz20h.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
ping -n 5 127.0.0.1 >nul
fastboot flash radio radio-hammerhead-m8974a-2.0.50.2.30.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
ping -n 5 127.0.0.1 >nul

fastboot erase boot
fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot erase cache
fastboot flash cache cache.img

fastboot erase system
fastboot flash system system.img

fastboot erase userdata
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img

::fastboot flash recovery twrp.img     // this one if rooted
::fastboot flash recovery recovery.img // this one if not rooted

echo Press any key to exit...

```

You mentioned you flashed a factory image before so I ommited the information about how to set up and use `fastboot.exe` but the details can be found here: https://developers.google.com/android/images

I don't know that this *will* fix your cache issue but it is a more complete flash method than running the stock `flash-all.bat`.

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Tags: 5.0-lollipop, 6.0-marshmallow, 4.2-jelly-bean, nexus-5, 5.1-lollipop
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# Question
Title: Remove account without affecting the data
I have a phone with a Google account from an external provider (namely gazeta.pl). At one moment, due to policy reasons, the mail provider changed the platform from Google to proprietary system. So it's no longer a Google account.

I have all the contacts connected to this old account. The same situation with all the apps in the store. I can't log to it anymore via Google means. I have another regular gmail connected as well, I can install new apps, but cannot update anything (especially Google play services).

I need to have access to Play Store and update system. My best call is to remove the old account, but this will lead to losing all the contacts (SMS as well? I'm not sure). How to proceed without manually rewriting contacts? I would like to have them connected to my new gmail.

# Answer
> 1 votes
The way I see it, the only problem you have is losing your contacts if you sign out of your Google Account.

First of all, your contacts on your Google Account can be accessed on Google Contacts, so signing out of your Google Account on your phone doesn't necessarily mean losing all of your contacts on that account.

Secondly, transferring contacts from one Gmail account to another is fairly easy, and you can find a step by step guide on how to do so Here

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Tags: contacts, google-account
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# Question
Title: Will other members get notified when an admin makes someone a group admin in WhatsApp?
In WhatsApp groups, I don't want other members to get notified that it is I who made them group admin.

Will other members get notified that 'certain person has made you admin' when an admin makes someone group admin in WhatsApp?

# Answer
> 1 votes
On WhatsApp, anytime someone joins/leaves or there is a change of privileges, in the chat there is a green notification in the middle saying that X person made Y person an admin.

There is a notification for it, although if you don't want your friend to see it you might be able to get away with it by spamming a bunch of stuff afterwards, although I wouldn't necessarily call that foolproof.

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Tags: whatsapp-messenger
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# Question
Title: Is Qi / wireless charging safe? Heightened temperature not an issue? (Nexus 7)
A friend of mine told me, like it was a fact, that qi (wireless) charging is not safe and it damages battery because it heats it. I just bought one charger, but would like to avoid damaging my Nexus. Could not find out any information about it on the internet though, which makes me even more sceptical, that it just might be a rumour of some kind.

I am currently charging right now and it is getting kind of warm. The temperature according to a system monitor is just 32 degree Celsius. Seems normal to me.

# Answer
> 2 votes
I am charging the device regularly and checked with a system monitoring app the temperatures, that I reached. It was never more than 33 degree Celsius, while charging or after charging, still laying on the charger.

This is to be considered a completely normal temperature. Just today I was out with the tablet on the sun and I reached more than 40 degree Celsius, just because of the sun, so I wouldn't really consider charging with Qi an issue.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Used a fantasy wireless charger It heated the battery up so much it pushed the back of my Galaxy S6 and ruined it

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Tags: wireless-charging
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# Question
Title: power button defect: how do I turn my device on
Recently my power button stopped working, meaning that it does not accept *any* input. With Cyanogenmod, it was easy to add easily accessible buttons in the notification area to turn the screen off.

However I fear the time when the phone is turned off some time in the future (maybe through 0% battery level). How do I turn the device on?

I hesitate opening the device (which I've done before) because of this very same situation. I'm not sure if the button is repairable, so I'd very much like to have a backup plan to turn it back on (since for opening the device, the battery must be removed).

# Answer
If it's a hardware defect, I would suggest sending it to a service center for repair. You could plug it to a portable power bank so it lasts longer. But before you do that, you might want to back up your data to your PC or somewhere else first.
> 2 votes

# Answer
"plug into charger or computer while u press power button + vol down + home when the os screen"

Should be without power button pressing because power button does not work.

But when this is followed it DID WORK! Thanks!

(exiting firmware menu boots the phone)

Worked with Galaxy Note 3.
> 2 votes

# Answer
User1504... Was on the right track kinda. If you can remove your battery this solution worked for my s3 with a broken power button.

1. Remove battery or turn off device some how (can use adb I believe. If you need some help with that lmk) if completely dead let it charge for a bit (5% ish maybe more) then unplug it and continue
2. Insert battery if you removed it
3. Plug the phone into a charger
4. Immediately after plugging in phone hold down the Volume down button and home button.

It should ask you if you want to continue to download mode by pressing the Volume up button or to restart device by pressing the Volume down button.

You want to press the Volume down button to restart the device.

Hope this helps. The broken power button on my s3 happened to fix it self some how but before it did I removed it since it kept rebooting. Anyways this should work wish you the best.
> 1 votes

# Answer
This worked on my phone. Take off the back to have quick access to the battery. Plug in the phone to charge it. When the green battery icon is showing the phone is charging, QUICKLY unplug the phone, remove the battery, then reinstall the battery. You must do it as fast as possible.

An odd thing, but it works.
> 0 votes

# Answer
plug into charger or computer while u press power button + vol down + home when the os screen comes up is will ask you if you want to continue press vol or exit press vol down you press vol down to exit phone will boot up
> -2 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-note, power-on
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title: Flashing Lenovo Vibe K5 to Stock ROM

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# Question
Title: Flashing Lenovo Vibe K5 to Stock ROM
Lenovo Vibe K5 is up and running in CM 13. But, I need to flash stock ROM on it. Now, I have tried to flash with TWRP, but that didn't worked for stock firmwares. I have seen multiple tutorials, in that, they are using QPST and flashing it easily. While I am having problem, because my device shows as non Qualcomm device. It shows as `RELINK HS-USB QDLoader` instead of `Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader`. I have installed the Qualcomm drivers correctly.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Finally i have done it. So i am sharing with all of you, you should turn off your internet while doing all these steps , because when you press and hold **vol up + down button** and insert usb cable, it automatically downloads Relink driver because of running internet in the background and even if you uninstall and reinstall those drivers it wouldn't work unless you format it .

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Tags: rom-flashing, device-firmware, lenovo, stock-rom
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# Question
Title: Kedacom USB Device doesnt work with fastboot Nexus 5x
Trying to flash TWRP and root my Nexus 5X.

I'm running the N 7.1.1 preview.

I've got the adb and fastboot files downloaded and allegedly working

```
adb devices

```

and

```
adb reboot bootloader

```

work as they should.

The Android bootloader info shows that I'm in FASTBOOT MODE, SECURE BOOT is enabled, and DEVICE STATE is unlocked.

But

```
fastboot devices

```

doesn't list anything at all.

I'm running windows 10, and when viewing Device Manager, it shows my bootloader-ed nexus 5x as a "Kedacom USB Device" and "Android Bootloader Interface" in the sub list.

But, it won't allow me to replace the drivers with the Google USB Driver, it doesn't even recognize the driver files in the extracted google driver files I downloaded from the Android Studio software.

Not sure what the issue is, but I'm thinking it's an issue with the driver on my end, but then why did the adb half of this work by default?

# Answer
As for my phone (`Xiaomi Mi5`) the cause of this problem was driver. I couldn't delete driver and istall another one because Win10 install driver faster. The decision was a changing OS on to `Ubuntu` or `Windows` (7, 8.1) than device was not recognized. And install drivers from `Android SDK`.
> 1 votes

# Answer
after many attempts of uninstalling and reinstalling blah blah I managed to get it working by going device manager \> right click kadeacom interface \> update \> browse my computer \> let me pick

then I noticed there was nearly 5 different options (probably from previous installs and such) so saw one listed as 2014 so thought let's give that one a go and it worked! it replaced the Kaedacom with just a general "Andriod device".

So my suggestion to you or anyone coming along this in the future is do the above to load a previous driver you have installed or if you haven't had one before see if you can find one online.

Made an account just to say this so hope it helps someone haha
> 0 votes

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Tags: rooting, fastboot, nexus-5x
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title: Missing Uber and Lyft on Android Wear

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# Question
Title: Missing Uber and Lyft on Android Wear
I am currently unable to order a Lyft or Uber on my Moto 360 2nd Gen. I've been using the watch for almost a month and have not yet found a way to order a car from the watch, despite seeing numerous references to a Lyft app on Wear.

**Here's why I think there are Lyft and Uber apps for Wear:**

Despite this, neither a Lyft or Uber app has appeared on my watch's launcher, and the "Call a Car" action in the Android Wear app is grayed out (not letting me choose an app); other actions work just fine with third-party apps. I'm in the US and have both Lyft and Uber installed and working on my paired Nexus 6P.

**What I've tried so far:**

I contacted Lyft about Wear support, and they responded by saying, "At this time, Lyft doesn't work directly with Wear watches and the best way to still interact would be with a Smartphone at this time."

I contacted Uber as well, and they responded by saying, "Unfortunately, Uber is accessible in app form only through Android mobile device, iPhone and Windows Phone 8 and 8.1 at this time."

Both responses are at least slightly inaccurate (I know that Uber works on the Apple Watch and Pebble Time watch, Lyft works on Apple Watch and *should* work on my Wear watch), so I was left even more confused.

I also contacted Android Wear support via Twitter, they suggested that the "Call a car" action being grayed out was a bug and had me submit feedback through the app (to no avail even after 3 Wear companion app updates).

I also tried deleting and reinstalling Lyft, as well as restarting my watch and phone a few times, all to no avail.

**Here's my setup:**

* Non-rooted Nexus 6P running 7.1.1 preview 1 (issue also existed on 7.0) with latest Android Wear companion app.
* Moto 360 2nd Gen running latest Android Wear version 1.5 (based on Android M), otherwise working just fine.
* Android Wear app, Uber app, and Lyft app are all installed on my phone, yet neither Uber nor Lyft shows up on my watch.

The "Call a car" action (where I believe Lyft should be appearing) is grayed out and nothing happens when I tap on it:

How can I order a Lyft or Uber ride from my Moto 360 2nd Gen?

# Answer
I can suggest sideloading the Lyft app. Earlier versions of Lyft had Android Wear support, but it was later removed (for some reason).

**Here's how to get Lyft on Android Wear watches:**

1. Delete the Lyft app from your phone.
2. Allow downloads from unknown sources.
3. Download the Lyft APK version 3.50, the last version available on APKMirror to support Wear.
4. Sign-in to the Lyft app.
5. Wait a few minutes, then go into the Android Wear app on your phone. Scroll down to "Actions", then tap "Call a Car" and then tap "Lyft".
6. Now you can say to your watch, "OK Google, call me a car" and it will order a Lyft to your current location.
7. Turn off Lyft auto-updates in the Play Store: go to Lyft's page, hit the three dots in the top-right, and uncheck auto updates.

Note 1: The Lyft app will appear on your watch's launcher as well. For me, it didn't work initially (it crashed on launch for a few hours), but now I can order a car from that app as well, giving (me at least) two ways to order a Lyft from your watch.

Note 2: I'll be sending an email to Lyft asking them to add Wear support back to the latest version of the Lyft app.
> 2 votes

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Tags: android-wear
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# Question
Title: Moto G phone continuously shows dialogs saying "Unfortunately, SomeApp has stopped"
My Motorola G phone continuously shows crash dialogs of the app. Multiple dialogs appear on top of each other and if I press ok, the dialog reappears immediately. Due to these dialogs, I cannot use the phone. I am not even able to turn on developer options as the dialogs are not letting me do anything.

I tried to format the phone by pressing power and volume down option. But when I press recovery or factory option, the phone reboots with the above issues.

I also tried fastboot commands to erase data but I didn't get success in formatting the phone.

How can I fix this issue?

# Answer
Flashing the phone should solve the issue if it is not hardware related(damaged eMMC). The issue may occur when phone is infected by malwares.

This guide on XDA Developers may help you out.
> 0 votes

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, fastboot, motorola-moto-g
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# Question
Title: "Verification failed" for OTA "April 2016 patches" on a Nexus 6P
I have a brand new Nexus 6P that gives me the following error when attempting to install the next OTA update.

Clicking the "Check for update" button doesn't help.

I've tried a factory reset but that didn't change the situation.

How can I come past this point?

# Answer
> 1 votes
You should try with a different Internet connection. That is often the problem.

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Tags: ota-update, nexus-6p
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title: unkown android icon

text:
# Question
Title: unkown android icon
I saw this icon and I wanted to know what application it belongs to (it is in the gray area, not the top bar):

# Answer
The icon with 6-curved lines is the logo of Swiftkey keyboard.
> 2 votes

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Tags: android-versions, notification-icons
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# Question
Title: Computer does not recognize Galaxy S4 after upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10
I have updated from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and now can't get my Galaxy S4 to connect via USB to my computer to download photos etc.

I have Kies ordinary and lite, both up-to-date, but still nothing. The computer says to put the phone into MTP mode, but that is nowhere to be found. Please advise.

# Answer
> 1 votes
1. Connect your galaxy S4 to the PC first (don't bother if not recognized). Go the the **Device Manager** (Right click on ‘My Computer’ and select ‘properties’ then ‘Device Manager’ in the left sidebar, or go to ‘Control Panel’ then ‘system’ then ‘Device Manager’ from the left sidebar).

Next, find the Android device driver if found then right click uninstall. The driver may be listed under ‘Portable Devices’ or ‘Other devices’ or it may be listed under it’s own name.

Once the drivers are uninstalled, unplug your device from the PC. Make sure your computer is connected to the Internet and automatic updating is turned on, then replug your device and allow Windows to find and install the drivers all over again.
2. If your device is not listed in the drivers list then check whether you are using the **Right cable** ( cable with data transmission capability not just charging).
3. Provide the unlock **password** on your device in order to view external or internal memory on your PC.
4. In windows 10, go to setings-\>Devices-\>**AutoPlay**. Tap to choose what happens to the devices after connected.

**Alternative or best solution**

Move to AirDroid for transferring contents from your system wirelessly to your phone or vice versa.

# Answer
> 1 votes
This still seems to be a problem for many people.

1) Download the Samsung mobile USB driver.

2) Unplug phone & install driver.

3) After install, plug in phone. It should be recognized but open Device Manager and scan for hardware changes. Windows may possibly then do a driver update.

**AND/OR:** TRY ANOTHER USB CABLE! This has worked for many people including myself. I'm a fan of Monoprice cables. I throw away any cables that "seem to work" under some circumstances (like charging) but not others (like MTP connections in this case.)

# Answer
> 1 votes
I was experiencing the same issue and it was rather flustrating. However, thanks to a source online, i was able to get this fixed.

First, you need to make sure you have usb debugging turned ON on your android phone. Although not compulsory with some android smartphones, it's kinda compulsory on some others. But it wouldn't hurt to have USB debugging turned on anyway.

Next, you need to update MTP driver on your computer. Plug in your device to your computer using a working usb and follow the steps disclosed in the screenshots below:

Right click on the windows start icon and click on Device manager, then go to other devices and right click on the unknown device or MTP (whichever your computer currently displays):

OK. It seems as though stackexchange only permits only one image. Or maybe i don't know how to add more.

But here is the link to the source. Perhaps, you could check and fix your issue.

# Answer
> 0 votes
AirDroid is probably your best bet. Depending on your wireless carrier, the drivers may be unsigned and not current enough for Windows 10. For Verizon, my Galaxy S4 drivers aren't signed so I can't install. AirDroid provides me the ability to transfer content. Some wireless FTP apps, even installed from the play store, can result in mixed results.

# Answer
> 0 votes
We had tried pretty much all of the recommendations found on various sites. Nothing worked. The lower-level error was "Port Reset Failed". I discovered that using a POWERED USB hub between the phone and the computer eliminated the problem. Later we learned that one of the three cables we had would work without using the hub. My speculation is that the amount of power the phone is allowed to draw from the computer is somehow controlled by the Samsung cables. Those that ask for a higher draw will only work thru the powered USB hub (because the computer doesn't power the device then).

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-4, file-transfer
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# Question
Title: Fairphone Open stuck in “optimizing app” loop after OS update
After a routine system update from Fairphone Open 16.08.0 to Fairphone Open 16.10.0 (Fairphone's customized version of Lollipop 5.1, rooted edition), my Fairphone 2 did not reboot. After rebooting, it got stuck in a loop: the initial splash screen, then “optimizing app 1/106” through 106/106, then “LOADING” flashing for a while, then repeat. A hard reset (yank out the battery and back in) did not help.

How can I recover? There is TWRP on that phone, but it doesn't offer any option to restore the previous version that I can find.

# Answer
After scouring the Fairphone forums, I found a solution that worked (among many that didn't). So thanks to https://forum.fairphone.com/t/stuck-optimizing-apps-after-updating-on-fp-open-os-16-07-1/21146. The important thing was to reinstall OpenGApps. In more detail:

1. Yank out the battery to break out of the boot loop, and put it back in.
2. Ensure that you have a copy of the OpenGApps package on the internal flash or on the SD card. Select Platform=ARM, Android=5.1, Variant=pico (other variants presumably work too). It doesn't necessarily have to be the latest version (it worked for me with a version that was a couple of months old that I still had on the internal flash).
3. Press and hold the Volume Up and Power buttons for a few seconds, to load the phone's recovery image (TWRP).
4. From TWRP, choose “Install”, then select the OpenGApps zip and install that.
5. TWRP prompts to clear the cache partition. I did that, I don't know if it's actually necessary.
6. Reboot.

freibadschwimmer's update guide suggests doing the same for Xposed Framework, if you have that installed. Other package managers such as F-Droid may also need to be reinstalled; it isn't clear to me whether that's actually necessary.

I recommend keeping zips of extra software such as OpenGApps on the internal flash all the time, in case another update causes the same problem.
> 1 votes

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Tags: updates, boot-loop
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# Question
Title: What are the differences between ClockworkMod and Team Win Recovery for the Nexus 7?
My Nexus 7 is running on 4.2.1 and has the latest build version. According to the Nexus 7 Root Toolkit, it is giving me an option to flash one of the following recovery menus:

1. CWM Touch
2. TWRP Touch

What is the difference between them? How can I determine which would be most suitable for me?

# Answer
> 3 votes
I'm partial to TWRP. The biggest difference I've noticed is that CWM requires you to either boot into recovery or use Rom Manager to flash a rom, while TWRP allows any program with root access (goo manager, Rom Toolbox, etc) to flash roms. There are probably some other differences, but this was the big one for me.

# Answer
> 3 votes
**TeamWin Recovery Project** (TWRP) - This is a very widely used custom recovery. It is fully touch-driven, has one of the most complete feature sets available, and uses a themable UI. TWRP is maintained by Ethan Yonker (Dees Troy) and sees a number of contributions from the community via OmniROM's code review.

**ClockworkMod Recovery** (CWM or CWMR) - This is one of the original custom recoveries that is still widely used today. Most of its functionality was written by Koushik Dutta (Koush), but it has since seen significant code contributions come from the community via CyanogenMod's code review. Several variants are available, including: standard (hardware keys navigate the menus), swipe (basic up/down/left/right navigation by swiping), and touch (fully touch-driven menus). More information on ClockworkMod usage can be found at ClockWorkMod Recovery Instructions.

**Active Development:** **T**eam**W**in **R**ecovery **P**roject(TWRP) and CMR(**C**yanogen**M**od **R**ecovery)
**Development Ceased:** **C**lock**W**ork**M**od **R**ecovery(CWM or CWMR) and PhilZ Touch

source

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Tags: nexus-7, clockworkmod-recovery, recovery-mode, twrp
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title: Self bricked with bootloader

text:
# Question
Title: Self bricked with bootloader
I install a Flashify on my Huawei Ascend P7 to make my .img files run and I can install a Custom ROM, because always when I try to install it from ADB it shows

```
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)

```

All files what I want to boot from ADB, shows this line. I add to boot a twrp.img file to get TWRP and install ar CustomROM

When I turn on my phone, blinks red, 2 times green and then again the same. Also Power + Vol Up or Down, doesnt work, even I cant run a update from SD Card, and HiSuite doesn't show my phone as connected... Similar problem is in this post - http://forum.xda-developers.com/ascend-p7/help/unfortunately-boot-failed-information-t2908514

There's full CMD lines from my try to run recovery and boot

```
The system cannot find message text for message number 0x2350 in the message file for Application.

Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
Not enough storage is available to process this command.

C:\...\ADB Flash Tools>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (12510 KB)...
OKAY [  0.480s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.481s

C:\...\ADB Flash Tools>fastboot boot BOOT.img
creating boot image...
creating boot image - 9660416 bytes
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [  0.363s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.365s

```

Only thing I can get into fastboot.

Whats the problem? And how I can get back my phone to work?

# Answer
> 3 votes
***Commands not allowed*** shows when the bootloader is locked. Try `fastboot oem get-bootinfo` to get the lock status. This guide shows you how to unlock the bootloader.

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Tags: recovery-mode, fastboot
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title: su does not change prompt to #

text:
# Question
Title: su does not change prompt to #
I am trying to root a device. I have pushed su , busybox to device, but on doing "su", it seems that I have no root privilege:

```
shell@nemo:/ $ su
1|shell@nemo:/ $

1|shell@nemo:/ $ whoami
shell
shell@nemo:/ $

```

How can I understand what's wrong with su and how to fix it ?

**EDIT**:

I am actually trying to root LG W200 device, having real trouble with it.

EDIT2:

I've set 7777 permission (suid), but it still fails.

```
chmod 7777 su-arm

 shell@nemo:/ $ ls -al /system/xbin/su-arm
-rwsrwsrwt root     shell      467952 2016-11-20 12:01 su-arm
shell@nemo:/ $ su-arm
255|shell@nemo:/ $ id
uid=2000(shell) gid=2000(shell) groups=2000(shell),1004(input),1007(log),1011(adb),1015(sdcard_rw),1028(sdcard_r),3001(net_bt_admin),3002(net_bt),3003(inet),3006(net_bw_stats) context=u:r:shell:s0
shell@nemo:/ $whoami
shell

```

EDIT3: I've updated su binary and busybox binary, but each now fails differently:

```
shell@nemo:/ $ busybox su
su: unknown user root
1|shell@nemo:/ $ su
error: only position independent executables (PIE) are supported.
1|shell@nemo:/ $

```

Thanks, Ranchu

# Answer
You have to unlock the bootloader first. Here is a page to help you do it:

https://developer.android.com/wear/preview/downloads.html

Here are step by step instructions:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/watch-urbane/development/everything-urbane-root-how-tos-files-t3243975

That page also contains the files you need to flash.

**IF YOU ARE NEW TO THIS PLEASE READ THE POST ENTIRELY BEFORE TRYING TO FLASH OR INSTALL ANYTHING. I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANYTHING YOU DO TO YOUR DEVICE.**
> 0 votes

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Tags: root-access
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# Question
Title: How to update gt p1000 system 2.2 in 2016?
I got an old Gt P1000 Galaxy and I have been studying Android stuff first time in my life. I have watched youtube videos about updating 2.2 system to new ones but the thing is that nothing supports the machine anymore. I cannot root the thing or do any preparations that updating needs. Any ideas what should I do? I don't undestand why the previous owner didn't update even Gingerbread in it when it was still possible. Is there something I can do or the equipment ready for recycling bin?

# Answer
> 0 votes
As long as SamMobile and XDA-Developers still exist, you will not toss that thing into the recycling bin without a try.

Start from updating the thing to official Gingerbread firmware available for download from SM (download page also offers tools and a brief guide), then install custom recovery and flash whatever you want from there. If you don't mind the lag you could even install CM13 (Android 6.0.x) for some fun.

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Tags: root-access, updates, 2.3-gingerbread
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# Question
Title: Cannot click Evernote clipper from Google Chrome for Android
Why can't I click the Evernote clipper from Google Chrome?

Is there a way to do this?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Here's my recommendation to anyone who encounters a similar problem: if Chrome fails, another browser should work.

Try these browsers (you may even like them better):

1. Firefox (or Adblock Browser, which is Firefox with an adblocker)
2. Puffin Browser (Flash browser, allows you to play Adobe Flash content)
3. Opera Mini (or Mobile)
4. Dolphin Browser (thought this used to be called Dolphin Browser Mini)

Now if it still doesn't work, then you can try the Evernote for Android app and use these instructions to clip.

In general on Android, it is better to use an app if it exists, as the interface is designed for mobile use. Evernote's clipper is designed for desktop users, but the mobile app should have an interface for clipping in mobile browsers.

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Tags: chrome-for-android, evernote
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title: Wifi On/Off toggles 5 times per second!

text:
# Question
Title: Wifi On/Off toggles 5 times per second!
* Phone: OnePlus 2
* OS: Marshmallow 6.0 latest updates

When I go to the Android system wifi settings and click the slider to turn wifi off, the slider starts toggling back and forth very rapidly (4-5 times a second) and it seems to be almost impossible to stop it from doing so. If I get lucky and hit the slider at just the right time it turns on the wifi again and seems to settle down. This problem is easy to reproduce, and a reboot doesn't solve it.

Going into airplane mode turns off the wifi but coming out of airplane mode causes the toggling to resume. This is a recent issue but I have not installed any apps lately nor changed any of the phone's settings so I wonder if it's a system update that has broken something.

When I am at home and connected to my home wifi this issue doesn't occur (as far as I've noticed). When I am at work I usualy turn off wifi to save battery power and use LTE for data when I need it. There are wifi networks available at work but I do not connect to them (I always remove the passwords to prevent accidental connections).

I can't find anyone else online who has had this exact issue.

What should I do to solve this? Could this be an app-related issue?

# Answer
fixed it this way: Settings, location, improve accuracy and turn off wi-fi. So far problem seems to be fixed.
> 0 votes

# Answer
I currently am using the same device OnePlus 2, on Android 6.0.

Here are some other threads that describe these symptoms that also have occured within the past week:

This had started happening on the week at the earliest on the week of November 14th. I am experiencing the exact same symptoms you are describing. I hadn't changed any system settings that I believe would have caused this. **My hunch is that it is related to Google Play Services affecting version 10.84 (448-137749526)**. It is the only app that has all of these system wide permissions that updates in the background. I have turned off `Can modify system` settings and will see if this resolves the issue.
> 0 votes

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Tags: wi-fi, 6.0-marshmallow, settings, oneplus-two
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title: Why wont apk files download

text:
# Question
Title: Why wont apk files download
I used to be able to install apk files on my phone before I factory reset it and now it does not work I have a sony m5

# Answer
> 1 votes
In your settings there is an option to allow APKs from unknown locations. This is under Security for me, can't be sure where yours is but it will be there. A factory reset most likely returned it to the default off state.

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Tags: apk
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# Question
Title: Opening a .gpg file via emacs under termux
I have installed the termux and app and used it to install emacs on my android phone, i.e.

http://endlessparentheses.com/running-emacs-on-android.html

I then installed gpg via termux, i.e.

```
$ apt-get install gnupg2

```

However when I try to open a symmetrically encrypted .gpg file (private key) in emacs (running under termux) I get the following error:

```
Error while decrypting with "/usr/bin/gpg":

gpg: CAST5 encrypted data
gpg: problem with the agent: Not a typewriter
gpg: encrypted with 1 passphrase
gpg: decryption failed: No secret key

```

Its as though it doesn't know that I have to provide the decrypt key via the emacs minibuffer in order to open the file

I've tried various permutations of the following elisp in my .emacs file:

```
(require 'epa)
(epa-file-enable)
(setq epg-gpg-program "/usr/bin/gpg"))
;; Don't display graphic prompt in terminal
(when (not (display-graphic-p))
(setq epg-gpg-program "/usr/bin/gpg"))

```

but all to no avail thus far

anyone with any pointers/experience in this area gratefully received..

# Answer
> Error while decrypting with "/usr/bin/gpg":

On Termux there is no `/usr` folder, so you need `/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/gpg` (or perhaps you can just specify `gpg` without full path?).

Also, note that you should use `gpg2` if you want to use `gnupg2` \- the `gpg` program is from gnupg version 1 (and would require `apt install gnupg`).
> 1 votes

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Tags: encryption
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title: Sony xperia z2 how to factory reset

text:
# Question
Title: Sony xperia z2 how to factory reset
i have a sony xperia z2 d6503 running on android 6.0.1 and has two users. ive forgotten the pin for the owner account and using the guest account i created for my kids now i want to factory reset but havent been successful. please help

# Answer
I'd assume since you were willing to do a factory reset, that you're also willing to forego all the data currently possessed on your phone.

You could hard reset your device through the following method.

**Procedure**

1. Switch your phone off.
2. Wait at least 15 seconds before simultaneously pressing the volume down key + power button until the device vibrates.
3. Through use of you're volume up and down keys, highlight factory reset and hit the power button.

> **Ensure that you have enough battery charge** to do this(recommended 40% and above; your battery shouldn't also drain fast). Failure to do so could result in soft bricking your phone rendering it useless.

This will reset your phone back to its original state.

**Update** The following links provide methods used to hard reset the z2 that I have already outlined in my answer. Hard reset z2 verizon Hard Reset z2

As has been raised in the comments, that Sony devices do not support hard resetting. The above links provide those methods while I have indeed myself been able to reset sony xperia z4 and the c5. Attached is the method I used to hard reset those devices.
> 1 votes

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Tags: factory-reset, hard-reset
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# Question
Title: Internet connection checking blocked by AFWall+?
I have recently installed Android 6 on my Nexus.

I also have AFWall+ for \[un\]blocking selected application from accessing internet.

However, every time I connect to a wifi an exclamation mark will appear and Android will soon disconnect from it. Also a popup message asks me to disconnect because it cannot connect to internet.

However I can access internet indeed via wifi.

What process should I add to whitelist in order for Android not to disconnectme after a few minutes?

# Answer
> 2 votes
I had the same problem. To find which app you need to allow you can turn on firewall logs in AFWall+. The log gives a log when traffic is blocked and shows which app was blocked.

* Enable AFWall+ (if you had it disabled temporarily)
* Settings-\>Preferences-\>Log-\>Enable logs
* Menu-\>Firewall logs-\>Menu-\>Clear log
* Disable and then enable WiFi to trigger the log
* Menu-\>Firewall logs

The apps involved might vary from one device to another so you should check your own log rather than assuming it's the same as mine. I saw log entries for "root" and "com.quicince.cne.CNEService" (Qualcomm specific, and counts as part of "Android system" in AFWall+).

I have solved the problem by allowing traffic over WiFi for both the above entries. In fact I think I probably mostly don't need root, but without root the solution was not quite as reliable to remove the error.

# Answer
> 0 votes
As the other answer and its comment show, the culprit is *Data Usage Provider*, which tries to connect to Google servers to test connectivity.

You could of course whitelist it in AFWall+, but if you'd rather not have your phone announce your IP to the mothership you need to disable "captive portal detection": as root, run in a terminal (or in `adb shell`)

```
settings put global captive_portal_detection_enabled 0

```

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Tags: 6.0-marshmallow, firewall
---


# Question
Title: Installing an app I created solely for myself
I was wondering whether I could install an app I create to cater to my personal needs solely for myself? Like a private app! (I know there are other applications to do this, but I want to learn something in the process)

# Answer
So the question can be boiled down to

> Can I install an app I created only on my own device?

Yes you can! If you create the app yourself you are not forced to share it on the Play Store. To actually install the app you will first have to accept apps from unknown sources in your settings. This can generally be found in the security section of the settings. While the Play Store is the most popular app store on Android (I assume), it has nothing to do with android itself. You can find apps on alternative app stores or even on forum boards or in email attachments.

**If you don't share your app in any way, you will be the only person with that app.**

Of course, once someone gets access to the apk file it becomes trivial to install it on another device.
> 3 votes

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Tags: applications
---


# Question
Title: Settings has been deleted with root system app remover
I know its dumb I deleted my settings on accident with a root system app remover please help i cant factory reset my phone and i really want to reset it to give it to my brother for christmas

# Answer
You need to flash the stock ROM of your phone. The process for doing that, and where you can find a stock ROM for your phone, are both different for each model of phone.
> 1 votes

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Tags: applications, settings
---


# Question
Title: Android says Damaged SD card at EVERY card
I faced a problem with my `32 GB SD Card` on `Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime`. Device says `Damaged SD card`. I changed it to a brand new (also 32 GB) SD card... And problem didn't gone. Each card read perfect via card reader, but not on my phone.. What can I do?

# Answer
> 0 votes
The grand prime is known to cause electrical damage to sd cards and without warning. I have two of these phones and they each destroy an sd card every 3 months. The cards may have self sensed damage and dropped into read only mode, in which case you can read them with a usb reader on a desktop but the phone will refuse to mount at all, and the will not be writable in any case.

# Answer
> -1 votes
Sounds like it's the card reader in the phone if the cards are working perfectly with other card readers. Also alot of people with the grand prime have been having the same problems at you.

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Tags: sd-card, samsung
---


title: Google+ Background Data Usage

text:
# Question
Title: Google+ Background Data Usage
My 1GB data pack (3G) was running out a bit faster than normal, so I started investigating using the Data Usage tool (Android 4.1.2 Nexus S). That's when I found out the Google+ app had used 300 MB in 3 days, and all of it was background data. Here's the graph:

Graph (click to enlarge)

I don't remember using the app much at all, yet it almost burned through my data pack. I've set the Instant Upload settings to only upload when connected to Wi-fi, and roaming uploads are disabled too. I disabled background as soon as I figured it out, but I still don't know how and why it used up so much data. Any pointers?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Google Photos auto-backup may sync automatically the local photos to account.turn of this feature if you don't need it.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Just check "limit background data" and the app will not use your data volume if it is in the background.

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Tags: 4.1-jelly-bean, data-connection, google-plus
---


# Question
Title: how to reinstall os in samsung galaxy sII GT1900
How can i reinstall android 4.4 in Samsung galaxy s2 GT1900. when i turn on on logo appear and off automatically. I try odin but it cannot scan id com .

# Answer
> 0 votes
When you connect your device via USB, a windows popup should appear and telling you that it is installing some samsung drivers. In linux, you can use lsusb to check if you device is recognized.

If odin is not seeing you device, I think either your charger cable is damaged or you should use another USB port, I would suggest an USB2 port directly at the PC.

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Tags: rom-flashing
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# Question
Title: If there is no corresponding cyanogenmod rom for my Samsung Galaxy On5, how do I install Cyanogenmod?
My phone is rooted and I have the TWRP installed. I am not sure where to go from here though.

# Answer
> 1 votes
If there isn't either an official or unofficial port, you can't, and don't try to with a version that has not been specifically been made for your device. I'd recommend installing plain Android (with or without Gapps, as you wish) and wait for someone to do the port. Developers tend to port Cyanogenmod to the device they have if there is no port so far.

Of course, you could do the work yourself, but I don't think you want to do that because it involves messing with the core software of your phone and you need much experience in quite a few programming languages to make a port yourself.

# Answer
> 0 votes
There are likely sources to build CyanogenMod from scratch. I did find the forums at xda helpful http://forum.xda-developers.com/t/samsung-galaxy-on5 I wouldn't be suprised if you see CM 13 or 14 in the near future. If you are on a linux box you could possibly build from scratch.

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Tags: cyanogenmod
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title: Install Nexus Android on Samsung S4

text:
# Question
Title: Install Nexus Android on Samsung S4
The Android OS that comes with the Samsung S4 has quite a few unwanted extras. The Android OS that comes with the Nexus 5 is quite slim and I prefer its interface.

Is it possible to replace the OS running on the Samsung S4 with the Nexus-flavoured android?

# Answer
Yes; The Nexus Android is closer to AOSP which is a minimal OS all the other Android distributions are built on. You probably want CM though as it's the most popular pre built ROM for your device.

https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Jfltexx\_Info

Also unlike the Samsung ROM, CM gets security updates every month and unlike Samsung will continue to for older devices like the S2, S3, etc.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOSP
> 1 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-4, nexus-5
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title: Package manager for android terminal

text:
# Question
Title: Package manager for android terminal
Just wanted to ask whether there was a package manager which could be installed on android terminal like homebrew cask, macports (macOS). PS Just wanted to install small application like wget and curl.

# Answer
> 4 votes
No.

There are some projects to port Debian `apt` but they were unusably unstable last I tested.

**2018 update**

Termux is reliable and can install select packages (I use `ssh`/`rsync`), more packages are available in termux-ubuntu etc, but many won't work or require workarounds due to the unusual environment.

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Tags: terminal
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# Question
Title: Decrypting Adopted Storage: What's wrong with this process?
Just want to say I've read just about everything I can find about this Marshmallow 6.0 adopted storage issue.. The most helpful of all of the different slight variations on the same answer was: How to decrypt Adopted Storage?

**I've followed it, but I'm having problems. So I'm here to ask some for some clarification. Any help would be greatly appreciated!**

The current symptoms:

* SD card not recognized by phone
* when inserted into my mac (i'm using terminal in el capitan), it shows up in disk utility but it's not mounted (can't be opened)
* on running `diskutil list` I can see the card as shown below:

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```
/dev/disk2 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *32.0 GB    disk2
   1: 19A710A2-B3CA-11E4-B026-10604B889DCF               16.8 MB    disk2s1
   2: 193D1EA4-B3CA-11E4-B075-10604B889DCF               32.0 GB    disk2s2

```

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So, what I've done so far:

* My phone was already rooted, so I was able to extract the encryption key.
* I used the guide to convert it to hex, yielding `7342560bad2454835235517e6a0df2f0`
* So, with the sd card plugged in to my mac, I try to run the command:

> dmsetup create crypt1 --table "0 'blockdev --getsize /dev/disk2' crypt aes-cbc-essiv:sha256 7342560bad2454835235517e6a0df2f0 0 /dev/disk2 0"

* As you can see, I replaced the /dev/\*** portion with my own finding, and the encryption key with my own... So far so good?
* **Now, this is where the confusion comes...**
* This is what I get when I execute the command

`-bash: blockdev: command not found`

`-bash: dmsetup: command not found`

* Since it says to ignore any errors, I did so (although I feel like these errors are a bit different...), but upon executing the following command `mount -t ext4 /dev/mapper/crypt1 /mnt/1/` I'm told: `mount: realpath /mnt: No such file or directory`
* So obviously it didn't work, but I'm not exactly sure where it went wrong.
* After a little research I discovered that maybe my path might be incorrect for terminal, so I tried executing `export PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin` and then tried re-executing the decryption command, but it yielded the same results.

I've been scouring around looking for information, but I figured it might save me some strife to just write it up and see if anyone with more wisdom in this area help point me in the right direction.

Thanks in advance for your help!

**(Oh, and just as a side note, I'm trying to get my phone back in working order, but I don't want to ruin any chances of being able to recover the data from the sd card. So the question is, now that I have the encryption key and the sd card out of the phone, is it safe to flash a new rom and start over? Or is there still other data on the phone that's important to keep around during this recovery process?)**

**EDIT:** I followed the user's comment below, I'm using ubuntu with virtual box, but when I run commands to find all attached devices, my card isn't showing up like it does in the Mac Terminal. Any ideas why that's the case?

**EDIT 2:** Here is a picture of my terminal in Ubuntu trying out the command. Any clues as to the errors?

# Answer
> 1 votes
MacOS is not GNU/Linux it's APPLE/BSD so use Ubuntu in VirtualBox, or get ypur Phone to mount it and copy it from there.

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Tags: 6.0-marshmallow, external-sd, encryption, terminal, adoptable-storage
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title: my s3 lock screen is all black

text:
# Question
Title: my s3 lock screen is all black
My galaxy s3 lock screen is black. No time or shortcuts at the bottom. I went into the settings and couldn't find anything to change this. I deleted an app I thought was causing it..but nothing. I even tried to change the wallpaper and nothing happened. I also checked for viruses but I have none. Someone please help me get my lock screen wallpaper back

# Answer
> 0 votes
Re-install with kias or because samsung dropped support gor it, if you want a secure ROM use CM;

https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/D2att\_Info

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-3
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# Question
Title: Is it possible to manually patch Stagefright?
Is it possible to manually patch the Stagefright vulnerability?

It looks like the latest OTA update that patches Stagefright also blocks many common avenues for rooting. Obviously, root + vulnerabilty = really bad. Is there some utility or console method of replacing, updating or disabling the affected media modules? If not: Why must I be so dependent on the manufacturer?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Yes but It's a lot easier to install CM for monthly security updates;

https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Main\_Page

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Tags: root-access, updates, ota-update
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title: Downloading music tracks

text:
# Question
Title: Downloading music tracks
I have tried to download (sync) music tracks from Win10 to Android & it seems to go OK but I cannot find it anywhere on my Phone (marshmallow).Where do I look please

# Answer
> 0 votes
find / -iname \*.mp3

or esfileexplorer and the like have a show by type feature.

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Tags: 6.0-marshmallow
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title: Locked screen shows track name

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# Question
Title: Locked screen shows track name
Recently my Galaxy S7 started to show last track's name when the phone is locked. Even if the music player is turned off. How do I turn it off?

**Edit** Looks like track information comes from any app: music player, Spotify, YouTube, chrome. Whichever app plays music/video last - it leaves a name on my lock screen.

# Answer
Settings \> Notifications \> Don't Show

Blocks VLC, FBReader TTS, etc for Android 6, so probably similar on a Samsung ROM.
> 0 votes

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Tags: samsung, lock-screens, media-player
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# Question
Title: Stock Android 6 (Motorola Moto G 3rd gen) has no 'Exchange ActiveSync' account option
I own a Motorola Moto G 3rd generation that's running Android 6 Marshmallow.

I'm trying to do two way contacts/calendar syncing with my outlook.com account.

By using the Microsoft Outlook app, one way syncing is working, but that's not good enough.

Most tutorials I find talk about adding a 'Exchange ActiveSync' account to 'Accounts' under 'Settings'. However, I don't have this choice.

Why is this? What should I use instead?

# Answer
> 0 votes
http://vodafone.intelliresponse.com/index.jsp?id=1593&question=Set+up+Hotmail%2FOutlook+as+an+Exchange+account+on+your+Android+device&requestType=NormalRequest&source=100

The trick is picking manual and then Exchange. The link above walks you through the screens. Won't be exact but close enough.

Ken

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Tags: 6.0-marshmallow, active-sync, motorola-moto-g3
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# Question
Title: Dismiss autocorrect suggestion without space+backspace+space
Sometimes when I'm typing a unique word or proper noun on my phone, Google recommends for it to be autocorrected (I can tell because the word itself is underlined, and out of the suggested replacement words, the middle one is in **bold**). If I hit `space` to proceed to the next word, the underlined word (which I don't want changed) is replaced by the **bold** recommended word. This can be undone by hitting `backspace` (which reverts the word to what I had originally typed) and then `space` again (at which point it doesn't attempt to autocorrect).

Is there anyway to keep my word, as originally typed, without having to hit `space`+`backspace`+`space`? On Gboard for my iPhone it will *always* have my word as currently spelled as a suggested word that I can just touch to maintain. Is there a way to enable this for my Android?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Install a different keyboard like hackerskeyboard.

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Tags: keyboard, 7.0-nougat, auto-correct
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# Question
Title: Transfer free Play Store apps to another account
On my tablet I installed a few free apps from Play Store using my account and then created a new google account removing the old, but now every time I visit the Play Store although I see which apps are installed, under "My Apps" is empty. How can I transfer the applications to a new account?

# Answer
Re-install them. Google is not flexible in that way.
> 0 votes

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Tags: applications, google-play-store
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# Question
Title: How to make screen stay turned on while charging?
I have 2 devices: one with Android 4.2.1 (Emotion UI 1.6), one with Android 5.1.

Android 4 device has an option in "developers" settings to always keep screen turned on while charging. Android 5 device seems not have "developers" settings at all, and I couldn't find such an option to keep screen turned on while charging anywhere.

Could I somehow tell my Android 5.1 device not to turn off the screen after timeout, when charger is plugged?

# Answer
> 3 votes
This option is still there in developer settings. Those settings have just been hidden since around Android 4.2/4.3. Our developer-options tag-wiki shows you how to enable them:

1. Go to *Settings → About*
2. tap the *Build number* entry 7 times (hammering the item)
3. Go back to the *Settings* main page, *Developer Settings* should now be visible

In there you'll now find the option to "keep display on".

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Tags: charging, 5.1-lollipop, screen
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# Question
Title: Connect to Wifi network even if it doesn't have internet access
I have a LAN accessible over wifi that I'd like to connect my Android device to, but when I go to Settings-\>Connections-\>Wifi and try selecting the network, it doesn't connect. If I enable internet access on the wifi network it will connect, but then as soon as I disconnect the wifi network from the internet, the phone disconnects from the wifi network. Is there a way to force the phone to connect to a wifi network, regardless of internet accessibility?

The phone is a Samsung Galaxy S4, with Android 4.3. Thanks!

# Answer
> 2 votes
Got it - went to Wifi-\>Advanced-\>Unchecked "Auto Network Switch." It seems to be something specific to Samsung phones with Android 4.3: see here

# Answer
> 2 votes
If you have root access to your phone, then this solution is the best in my opinion https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37218510/android-6-0-1-force-wifi-connection-with-no-internet-access

Simply run `adb shell settings put global captive_portal_detection_enabled 0`

Edit: please upvote original author's post instead of mine

# Answer
> 0 votes
If you are using a wireless router, what is the brand and model? Your device should be able to connect to the router regardless if you have internet or not. Unless the wireless network was disabled instead of the internet connection. Cheers.

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Tags: wi-fi
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# Question
Title: Amazon Underground APK download location?
I am trying to download a game for my child in the Amazon Underground app store.

The problem is, the Underground app refuses to install under my child's login (it claims to be incompatible with my device!?!). I can install both the Underground app and the particular app I want to install under *my* login, but I don't allow my child to know my PIN or use my login as I have other things install I don't want her to mess with.

If I could find the APK before it is installed I figured I could just manually install it under my child's login, but I can't find it! I have run a file manager and did a search under the entire filesystem (as root, no less!) for all files within the last hour, and did not find *any* APKs. Some other answers here and here claim it is stored in `/sdcard/Android/data/com.amazon.venezia/cache/` or `/sdcard/Android/data/com.amazon.venezia/files/apks`. However, both of those directories are empty after the download is finished. I am looking when it tells me the download is ready to install, but before I allow it to install, so I know the APK must be around there somewhere. Where is it?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Look in `/data/data/com.amazon.mShop.android/files`

I had to use Fx to search my entire device to find the Amazon Video APK.

# Answer
> 0 votes
The smaller size apps are located in `/data/data/uk.amazon.mShop.android/files/` and are named `update.......` \- you must be root to see/extract these.

The larger size apps or games are located `/sdcard/apks/` as they are too big to store in the apps private /data/data directory and are also named `update....` \- a stock user can see/extract these.

This was correct at time of posting as the location has changed i nthe past, it may well change again.

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Tags: apk, amazon-underground
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title: Unable to download apps

text:
# Question
Title: Unable to download apps
I have a zte phone. No space pops up when downloading apps; however, have phone storage space of 411MB available and SD space of 1.82 GB available. Can someone help me with this problem?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Upgrade to Android 6 or 7 and use sdcard as internal storage. Use cyanogenmod if zte won't accommodate.

# Answer
> 0 votes
If you try to download an app from Google Play App Directly, I would suggest to try an alternative approach - install the `app` through web open a browser either in PC - Google Play

1. Search for an app

2. Choose Device
3. Click install, and view your phone for the push notification (Turn on WIFI).

And better check in the `Settings` \- Transfer some app in SD card.

The other step will be - download APK watch the video here

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Tags: internal-storage
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title: Adaptive internal storage : analysis

text:
# Question
Title: Adaptive internal storage : analysis
What are the possible difficulties occur if I use external SD card using `Format as internal storage` ? I have checked this link: How does the "Format as internal storage" feature work in Android 6.0+?

Here are some doubts:

1. Does `internal storage space` increase, if no why?
2. Whether any memory problems with TWRP, Titanium backup?
3. What to should I do, If I need to `switch with another SD card` as external OR restore to earlier?
4. What will happen, If I accidentally `boot device without SD card`?
5. What to do after `upgrade`? (upgrading to higher android versions OR to lower android versions )
6. Will this action improves performance?

# Answer
> 4 votes
1. The internal storage doesn't increase itself, but external storage start behaving like internal (you can move apps to it and so), so you can say you have more internal which is used for apps mostly
2. With titanium backup you shouldn't have any problem as with other apps, for TWRP I can't say anything because I didn't have that experience, but since adopting is android feature recovery shouldn't make you a troubles
3. If you pull out SD card which is adopted app which is on SD card (adopted storage) won't function for obvious reasons, and SD card can't be used with other phone because of encryption. If you put other SD card instead of one you have adopted new card will behave normal, like external storage.
4. Nothing special, just apps which were on adopted storage (SD card) won't work, and instead of their icons there will be little green android, also data stored on adopted storage won't be there (obvious).
5. Don't know about this one, but as I said adopting is android feature so there shouldn't be any problems, but as we know sometimes after upgrading phone goes little crazy, so there is chance you maybe should perform factory reset, but just maybe.
6. If on performance you think on faster loading apps, that won't happen, SD card are way slower than actual internal storage, but there won't be much difference in loading time maybe for some big, very big games/apps, basically, most of people who adopted their SD cards done that because they needed more space for apps So if you want to adopt SD card make sure that is at least class 10 that would be minimum, and speaking from my experience adopting could kill your SD card not really kill it but kill r/w speeds so it becomes 10x slower, happened to me with 16 GB transcend, also it is possible that SD card was crap.

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Tags: 6.0-marshmallow, 7.0-nougat, adoptable-storage, redmi-1s
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# Question
Title: What does Android rooting imply in terms of user accounts?
I've read dozens of articles about rooting Android, all explaining how and why, but couldn't find one explaining what really happens to the user. I don't have an Android device, I'm writing in a Linux user perspective.

Which one (if any) of these scenarios is true:

1. Once rooted you always log in as root. It's the end of individual users.
2. Once rooted all user accounts still exist as before but now have full root privileges. Created files still get the user:group of whoever is logged in. 2.1. If the above is true, can it be enabled for some users and disabled for others?
3. Rooting is nothing more than having access to a 'sudo'-like command. You can use it when and only when you decide. All user accounts are unchanged. 3.1 If the above is true, can it be enabled for some users and disabled for others? Is there a 'sudoers'?
4. If none of the above, what?

# Answer
As you might have expected from the "Linux user perspective", item #3 is the correct answer. With a little adjustments: apps that come with "root features" can use the "root functionality" as well. When they try it the first time, you'll have to approve that, though:

Basically, a "clean rooting" brings in two things: a `su` binary and a kind of "supervisor app" (SuperUser/SuperSU). The former you can use e.g. at the shell to obtain root access – and the latter controls whom superuser powers are granted. The first time an app tries to obtain those powers, you will see a popup on the device asking you whether you confirm or deny. A check-box lets you store your decision permanently, if you wish; leaving that unchecked, the popup will re-appear the next time.
> 1 votes

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Tags: rooting, accounts
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# Question
Title: How can I set up my Google account without syncing Gmail?
I got a Nexus 7 tablet. Is it possible to use my Google account just to download apps and for backup purpose?

I'd rather not see my emails, chats and contacts on the device as it's not with me all the time and shared with kids, and basically anyone in the house has access to it.

I couldn't find any options to do this. Without logging in with my Google account, the device is kind of useless. I tried turning off sync for everything after I logged in, but the emails are still syncing. Plus it's only a couple of clicks away to turn back on if anyone wished. I can't add password just for these apps either.

Please don't ask me to create another Gmail account just for this. Are rooting and installing custom ROM the only option? Any other suggestions?

# Answer
> 3 votes
Here's a working solution to add a Google account and prevent it from syncing everything.

1. Before adding the Google account, disable Sync (from system settings or from your pull-down menu).
2. With sync disabled, add the Google account.
3. Enable Airplane mode to prevent all data transfer.
4. Enable Sync. You must do this to modify the specific sync settings next.
5. Go into sync settings for the Google account, and uncheck all services you don't want synced. For your case, you only want `Sync App Data` enabled.
6. Disable airplane mode.

You now have the google account on your phone, and it hasn't synced anything except the services you chose to let it sync.

I follow this procedure to prevent emails and contacts from syncing. Contacts in particular are very annoying, since disabling sync doesn't delete the synced contacts from the phone, so you must prevent them from getting on your phone in the first place with this solution.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I would suggest you to have two users configured as Al Everett suggested and additionally configure to your need.

1. The first user as a main user use your Google account to have all the bells and whistles. Have a screen guard configured for this account so that no other user will be using it.
2. Then create a second user and use your Google account to install all necessary apps that you think necessary for the second user. This can include the apps that you had purchased with your Google account.
3. In Settings you can then opt out not to sync emails, contacts, photos and all the stuffs you wouldn't like to share. Again Settings-\>Apps, open GMail and clear its data to remove all the previously synced data.
4. Install App locker apps which will prevent unauthorized use of any apps by protecting with a password.

With the above both you and your kids can use the tablet in their own space with you worrying to share your mails and contacts with them.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Google allows to use application-specific passwords. I have not used them, especially not in an Android device but this may be a solution for your problem if it is possible to use a "Market-Only password" on your device.

BTW: The Google backup works AFAIK only for apps that explicitly support it (therefore not of every app). If you have an Android 4.0 or higher device you may want to try the local backup via ADB which saves all user data on the device.

# Answer
> 0 votes
**Steps:**

1. Go to **Settings** --\> *Under* **Wireless&Networks** select **Data Usage** --\> click **Menu**--\>check **Auto- Sync**.
2. Then go back to **Settings**--\>**Accounts**--\>**Google**--\>uncheck **Gmail** .

Or else you can **uncheck Auto-sync option** to **disable automatic synchronizing all options**.

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Tags: sync, gmail, google-account
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# Question
Title: Can't set cortana as default voice assistant
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3. I recently downloaded Cortana for android. There are multiple articles showing how to set her over Google now as default voice assistant. None seem to apply to my phone.

Is it simply not possible, or am I just doing it wrong?

If it's not possible, which Samsung Galaxy series does it start at? S4, S5?

If it's possible, please provide details of how to go about it. Because simply holding down the home button does not give me the option.

Thanks,

Alex

# Answer
http://wccftech.com/how-to-select-manage-default-apps-in-android-marshmallow/

Go into Settings --\> Apps --\> "Cog wheel in upper right corner" --\> Default Apps --\> Assist & voice input --\> Assist app --\> Choose Cortana

Cortana will now open when you hold LONG on the Home button instead of Google App.
> 0 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-3
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title: My s6 does not have a USB icon

text:
# Question
Title: My s6 does not have a USB icon
Trying to move a photo album from my S6 phone to my HP computer. I asked computer for help and it told me to go to drop down bar on my phone and hit the USB icon. There isn't one there. I went to settings and could not find it there either. All I really want to do is move some photos from my phone to Shutterfly. Can anyone help me?

# Answer
> 0 votes
First, you need your phone to be connected to your computer
If the icon still doesn't appear, go to settings, storage and after hitting the 3-dot menu you should see a USB mode button

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Tags: usb
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title: App turning my WiFi on?

text:
# Question
Title: App turning my WiFi on?
Due to the time it happens, I'm highly suspicious about WhatsApp and the Drive upload function.

I put my phone in Airplane mode before going to sleep, and this is what I see the day after.

Note that my WiFi appears as OFF when I wake up, yet the phone indicates it has been turned on for the whole night...

Battery graph and proof it turns on "ghostly" (click to enlarge)

The Drive backup starts uploading in the morning when I turn WiFi on. But I think it's around 2 AM where you see my WiFi turning on (after WhatsApp backup?)

# Answer
On your screenshot, you have Wi-Fi enabled, even though you have airplane mode on

If that isn't the cause of your problem, background Wi-Fi scanning might be the cause You can turn it off by going to Wi-Fi -\> Advanced -\> Scanning always available Or for \>=6.0 Android versions, it's Location -\> Scanning That feature enables Wi-Fi even if you disable it
> 0 votes

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Tags: wi-fi, battery, whatsapp-messenger
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# Question
Title: Why does my downloaded MP3 files need to be unziped?
I don't know why, but for some reason, the google music don't play them directly, everytime, it opens winRAR on my Nexus 5X then plays it.

This only happens to the mp3 that I downloaded from internet, ie. sites like: youtube to mp3, clipconverter.cc

I am trying to make a playlist of youtube podcasts, and for somereason, I need to click the file, it opens winrar, then plays it, and if I uninstall winrar, then i can't play the music...

How do I solve this? I quite like the current music player native to my nexus 5x, and it's not working out after a few weeks of trying....

# Answer
> 1 votes
Right, when we download the mp3 files using websites like youtube to mp3 etc etc they provide us mp3 songs in zip files. so in order to avoid it, you need to follow few below steps.

first click on **SETTING**

then go for **DOWNLOAD SETTINGS**

then at the end there is an option names **MORE OPTIONS**

Just check the **DOWNLOAD DIRECTLY**

that's it, it will solve your issue

# Answer
> 0 votes
It sounds like the music you are downloading is being delivered to you as a compressed file--that is likely why winRAR opens up before you are able to listen to it! WinRAR is able to unzip files on the fly so that you can use the file without having to actually extract them first.

To stop this from happening, extract the music and save it on your phone. (then go ahead and delete the original archive to keep things tidy, if you wish)

Are you able to tell us what the file extension of those files are that open in winRAR?

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Tags: music, mp3, compression
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# Question
Title: Home Screen and Recent Apps buttons don't work
I am using Moto G3 TE. I was happy with the 5th version but because the frequent alert for 6th version was killing me, I gave up and updated to Marshmallow. It's been like 8 days and now my mobile is showing issues which I listed below:

* *Home Screen* and *Recent Apps* buttons are not working. Though they show effect on touch but nothing happening.
* I am unable to see *Quick Settings* through swiping from up to down
* Pattern lock is not visible, when I press the lock button on side. My phone can be easily access by anyone now.
* Moto's special feature of showing notifications on screen when I touch the phone, isn't working.

I am assuming the problem might be because of the upgrade to Marshmallow.

Other possible problems could be (*considering today's activities*):

* Trying to upload around 2GB of data to Google drive. (*When I tried this, unknowingly whole drives' data was downloaded to my phone until there was no space and then the "DU battery saver" app crashed, this is the first issue I observed*)
* Giving some security permissions to "CM Security" app.
* Inserted micro USB pen drive and moved some files from internal storage to pendrive through inbuilt explorer.

What I tried (*in sequence*):

* Uninstalled "DU battery saver" app.
* Uninstalled "CM security" app.
* Installed "Clean master" app.
* Reinstalled "CM security" app.
* I restarted my phone several times but no use.
* I take off the screen glass from the screen, still no use. (*unfortunately, the screen glass broken*)
* Tried to reset factory settings but it seems the "reset" button is disabled.
* It seems I even can't able to do "Hard reset" which I tried by holding the lock and volume up button. The phone just gets restart. It is not that I want to do this but I just thought to give it a try.

PS: My phone is six months old.

Please help.

# Answer
> 12 votes
I was facing a similar error with the Nexus 5. Safe mode and wiping the cache partition were not working for me. People also complaining about not be able to use the `adb` commands because the phone does not connect.

One option I read about was doing a factory reset. This is probably not the preferred option so I found another one. This worked for me although it seems a little unconventional.

1. Download/install/open Nova Launcher
2. Long press on screen
3. Click on widgets
4. Create a nova activity
5. Scroll till you find setup wizard
6. Look for setup wizard test activity
7. Click on the icon you just created
8. Run through setup

I also read that it is caused by almost full storage. Unlike in the description I did not get a message telling that the storage is full and the phone is going into a mode optimized for low available storage. After, the phone rebooted (I also can't confirm that the phone rebooted).

Source: http://forums.androidcentral.com/android-6-0-marshmallow/600742-nexus-5-marshmallow-home-button-not-working-many-more-problems-3.html#post5344015

Nova Launcher: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher

# Answer
> 4 votes
AFAIK, there are 3 solutions for this issue (try it in below order): (2 & 3 need adb drivers or terminal app)

1. Switch to guest and come back

> Settings-\>Users-\>Guest (or)
>
> Swipe down the notification bar and click on profile icon on the left top

2. Start the initial setup and complete it or skip it

> adb shell am start -n com.google.android.setupwizard/.SetupWizardActivity
>
> --or if above doesn't work: --
>
> adb shell am start -n com.google.android.setupwizard/.SetupWizardTestActivity

3. Give below command to mark that setup is done

> adb shell
>
> $ settings --user 0 put secure user\_setup\_complete 1

# Answer
> 1 votes
apps like du saver / clean master /cm security is totally useless on Android phones they do nth much removes Android's garbage collection causing phone to again and again collect garbage....firstly uninstall all task killers and battery saving apps .

try cleaning cache partition and perform a factor reset if problem presets for factory resetting you need to follow this power button + volume(-) now select recovery mode wait until no command appears then first press power button then just click volume (+) you're good to go now

# Answer
> 0 votes
As Harshal Borade said, clean the cache partition. I had this issue with a new LG Phoenix 2. I wiped the cache and I was able to see recent apps. Google how to wipe the cache for your OS flavor.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I had exactly same problem on my Moto X Play. I was running out of space and I used to get alert all the time. 2 days back my phone restarted just like that and after that notif. drawer, home and recent apps buttons stopped working.

I could not even factory reset phone via Settings, that button was disabled. So, I searched through and got this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0eaBzUUKqw) and got to know how you hard reset Moto X Play. I got into recovery mode and wiped data/factory reset. All back to normal now!

Hope it helps :D

# Answer
> 0 votes
After selecting a factory reset on Android 6.0.1, and unsuccessfully trying a lot of stuff for hours, I finally ended up with a solution that works for me.

In short:

* Enable Debug mode on your phone. For me this was Settings/About and tap 7 (?) times on the Build number.
* On your PC, install the Android Studio, to get the ADB program. After install you might find it in "C:\Users\your\_username\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools".
* Open command prompt in that folder.
* Run this command: adb shell wm overscan 0,0,0,15

The result is that you get a small area (15 pixels) on the bottom of your screen that is not in use, but your Home button(s) will again work. You can experiment with the value 15, maybe you need 25 or only 10. To reset to original settings, use the value 0.

Hope this helps someone.

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# Question
Title: Samsung Galaxy S2 black screen
My Samsung Galaxy S2 turned off suddenly and it is not turning on any more. If I put it for charging, it will heat up the device and not able to power on. All data stored in internal memory. Is there any way to get data back from device . USB also is not detecting.

# Answer
I think your battery is broken or there is another hardware problem. You can do this; try to borrow a similar battery as the one used by your device, use it on your S2 and see if it turns on. If it does turn on then do a backup immediately. If it doesn’t turn on then try connecting the device to your laptop and see if it is recognized. If it still doesn’t get recognized you better go to an authorized repair center but, there is still no assurance that the data can be recovered.
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# Question
Title: How to find the Wi-Fi Password of a Connected Network on Android mobile
Is it Possible to know that in android devices, what are the supported versions are available, please share your ideas.

# Answer
> 3 votes
You will be needing a rooted android for this.

If you want to view your saved WiFi password in your Android phone without using any apps, follow these steps:

1. Using your file explorer navigate to `/data/wifi` or `/data/misc/wifi`. This directory varies by device. Just know that you are looking for a folder named "wifi" (or for easy approach direct search for `wpa_supplicant.conf`).
2. Once you are inside the directory, open the file `wpa_supplicant.conf` with a text viewer.
3. You will find all your saved passwords inside that file. Password will be stored as:

```
network={
    ssid="WiFiName"
    psk="password"
    key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
    priority=1
}

```

Note that this requires your device to be rooted. Good Luck!

# Answer
> 3 votes
First off, you usually need a rooted device. Secondly, you can find the info usually in `/data/misc/wifi/wpa-supplicant.conf`. You can use `cat` via `adb shell` to get to this, or read it in an Android text editor of your choice.

# Answer
> -1 votes
What you will have to do is go to Chrome, type in the IP address of the router and proceed to your WLAN settings. This will yield the WiFi password.

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# Question
Title: redmi 2 prime not charging and phone not going to turn on
Its battery drained to 0% and I plugged the phone for 1 hour but its still not turned on.How much time its takes to charge 0 to 1% and I cant find also that the phone is charging or not because it is not showing any logo or battery sign.

# Answer
The same thing happened to my phone I just removed the battery for about 2 min and then connect the phone with pc through usb cable and after few minutes it starts showing charging icon
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# Question
Title: How to lock touchscreen without turning it off?
Pressing power button both turns off the screen (even if some application holding wakelock) and stops receiving input from it.

How to stop receiving input (and require password to get into normal mode again), but still show what is the foreground application displaying, like "view only" mode.

Example scenario:

1. I open compass application;
2. I use that "lock, but not hide" thing;
3. Now touching the screen just does nothing, but the application is still updating things on it;
4. I press power button (unlock);
5. It asks to slide for unlock and/or password;
6. Unlocked.

# Answer
> 3 votes
There is an application which does it pretty well.

Check out at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.argotronic.touchblocker

# Answer
> 1 votes
I have same issue with my s5, the screen flickers and once it dims it's hard to turn back on. So i downloaded keep screen on app so it doesn't turn off, then i downloaded touch lock app to prevent apps from being pressed when it's in my pocket.

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