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

# Answer
Depends on what phone you are using but usually you have to go to Settings, then Apps, and there, you can filter by "All apps" and see which ones are disabled(and then enable them), or you can filter by "Disabled".

If you don't see these options, maybe you could install some package disabler from the Play store that can list disabled apps. Just look for one that doesn't ask for too many permissions. There's one called "Disable Bloatware - Hide Apps" that may be useful to you.
> 0 votes

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Tags: 5.0-lollipop
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# Question
Title: How to enable device administrator for exchange after user has declined
it appears that a user has declined the device administrator prompt for an exchange email account on samsung galaxy. It doesnt prompt anymore just displays a message about requiring a device administrator, but in the setting\>location & security\>device admin there are no options at all and nothing displyed. Is there another menu option somewhere to enable the device administrator for exchange after it has been declined?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Make sure you have asked for the right permissions in manifest. Also check your manifest declarations Check your xml file. For reference check this https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/admin/device-admin.html

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, exchange, device-administrator, activation
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# Question
Title: Why does Google Play show the currency AED for Egypt?
I used HMA to change my location but the google play didn’t show the corresponding currency. For example, it showed AED for Egypt, CZK for Myanmar, UAH for Congo. Which location should I move to get the currency of Egypt?

For more information, when I haven't logged to google account, google play store shows Egypt currency. However when I create new account, add a Egypt Billing address, it show AED currency.

# Answer
> 0 votes
As bizarre as it may seem, this is likely happening because you are signed in with your Google Account while accessing the Play Store. Sign out of your Google Account, clear all caches and history and then visit the Play Store and you should see that the currency will now be changed to the currency in Egypt.

# Answer
> 0 votes
The best practice is to **clear cache** and **cookies** when changing IP (remember to clear **flash cache** too). Alternatively you can use **incognito mode**.

Furthermore I have strong feeling this has to do with VPN servers being used by HMA during the connection. On HMA support page, they actually have acknowledged that they're testing new servers and often times these may not reflect true location (*I recall experiencing these same issue with Psiphon VPN showing a mismatch between selected and apparent locations*):

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

Additionally I suspect, the VPN configuration somehow gets buggy especially when congested with traffic such that it "auto-picks" servers close to your actual location, probably because there is faster speed and lower latency than servers that are much further from real location.

You may therefore wish to check if the IP location of the chosen connection is correct on geoip.hidemyass.com or similar IP checkers (such as maxmind.com or whoer.net).

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Tags: google-play-store
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# Question
Title: whatsapp not displaying contacts in alphabetical order
In my phone i saved some contacts start with "**1**" as below

```
1 Alex
1 Joseph
1 karthik
1 Rajesh
Anderson [ without 1]

```

so in whatsapp also those contacts are displayed first as above order. now i removed "1" from those names , so **after "Alex"**, it should **display "Anderson"** in whatsapp now, but still whatspp displaying contacts in same above order.

I cleared **cache** from whatsapp, still same result, I dont want to reinstall, any other solutions ?

# Answer
You can also try refreshing contacts in WhatsApp. From the main screen click on the new chat tab (green circle on the bottom) then open the menu and select "refresh"
> 1 votes

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Tags: contacts, whatsapp-messenger
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# Question
Title: How to disable dashboard summary in Settings app?
I find the dashboard conditional summary infuriating. How can I have it disabled?

I earlier thought disabling the following receivers would help, but to no avail. (Yes, I did verify and reboot post disabling them.)

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

```

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

# Answer
> -2 votes
Simply swipe from right to left on the conditional summary and it will disappear.

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

# Answer
> 0 votes
Judging from the edited-in camera shot of your screen, unfortunately you've fallen victim to the notorious screen burn-in problem of OLED displays. Since Nexus 6P is a 2-yr-old phone at this point, most of them probably already have it by now, albeit in different severity (mine has a very light shade of the navbar burnt in, too).

This is a hardware aging problem and can only be fixed by replacing the screen assembly. Apps that claim to "fix" the problem usually attempt to burn in a negative image of what's already burnt-in, which only worsens the color characteristics of the screen and makes it deteriorate even faster.

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Tags: stock-android, nexus-6p, 8.0-oreo, navigation-bar
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# Question
Title: Does Sony Bravia 2015 Android TV allow extending internal storage with a USB drive?
According to Android TV support, I can expand my internal storage by adding a USB storage device and formatting it using the TV's settings.

> The USB drive can be configured as internal storage or removable storage:
>
> * Internal storage increases the storage capacity of the Android TV. If you choose to set the drive to Internal storage, you won't be able to move data to another Android TV or device.
> * Removable storage lets you move the content on the USB drive to another device. You can store and access digital content. Apps and games won't be installed on removable storage.

The first option is what I want for my new 55W809CBU that I bought recently. The TV only has 8GB of built in storage, which I think will be decimated pretty quickly if I download some of the supported games. However, when I insert the USB, I'm presented with an option of opening apps to make use of the storage, but I'm unable to format it accordingly when I visit **Settings -\> TV -\> Storage & reset**.

I've been unable to find out if this is a limitation of the 2015 Sony TV range or perhaps there's a problem with my USB stick? I don't really have any other devices to hand to test the compatibility theory.

# Answer
There is no problem with your USB. Use ES File Explorer or a PC to crosscheck. I have a Sony W950C model with latest android update installed. It doesn't show up USB drive in **Storage & reset**. May be we can expect this in future updates.You can still view Sony support page for KDL-55W809C to check if you have the latest version of Android.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Contrary to Sony's advertising, extending internal memory using a USB stick DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. Not since I upgraded to Android 7. A couple of firmware updates have passed since and this has not been addressed.
> 0 votes

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

# Answer
> 1 votes
As mentioned earlier the empty folder is there because your device is locked.

Try unlocking your device by using Samsung's Find my Mobile Service - https://findmymobile.samsung.com/

If you did not create a Samsung account or do not remember creating one then try signing in with your Gmail ID and password.

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

# Answer
Research on the internet indicates this is a "like" icon for a message posted through the GroupMe app. See if this app is available on the phone used by your father.

Here is the Google Play page for the app.

Here is the Reddit thread I found indicating the purpose of the icon.
> 3 votes

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Tags: applications, notification-icons
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# Question
Title: Where can I find the Caller ID settings on BQ version of Android N?
I have a BQ Aquaris U, which I have upgraded to Android 7.1.1, but now when I call somebody, my number is private. I cannot find where the related setting is moved. Thanks for the help!

# Answer
> 1 votes
After hours of searching among the settings: Phone -\> More options (three dots) -\> Settings -\> Calling Accounts -\> SIM -\> Additional Settings and voila, there it is :).

# Answer
> 0 votes
Go to the phone dialling pad screen. Then go into the 3 little dots top right of screen. Select 'Settings', then 'More Settings' and in there you'll find the setting you're looking for.

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Tags: 7.1-nougat, caller-id
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title: Android browser TLS1.0 support

text:
# Question
Title: Android browser TLS1.0 support
Is there a browser for Android 7 that supports TLS1.0 and SSLv3? I would need it to access my server's iLO 2 console.

Thanks in advance.

# Answer
Update: Pyrope and UC Browser work perfectly.
> 0 votes

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Tags: browser
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title: boot loop with complete(write) faliure

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

# Answer
> 0 votes
Go to Recovery and do "Wipe" or "Factory Reset"

it should solve the problem

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Tags: root-access, boot-loop, samsung-galaxy-s-4-mini
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title: Moto G4 Plus doesn't boot after root

text:
# Question
Title: Moto G4 Plus doesn't boot after root
# I have a rooted Moto G4+ running Lineage OS...

Due to fast battery drain, I want to revert to the stock ROM, but I still want to have root. I managed to restore an old backup with no errors.

Now, when I tried rooting it by flashing SuperSu zip from TWRP, it just didn't boot afterwards. It didn't even show Motorola's annoying unlocked bootloader warning. (I could still get to bootloader mode and recovery)

I restored the backup again, then tried to root with other versions of SuperSu, but all resulted in the same black screen and wouldn't boot.

I then tried to root with Magisk by flashing Magisk zip file, but I ended up with the same issue.

I have a strong suspicion that the cause of this problem is the modification of the boot image because both of the zips modified the boot image, yet other zips such as a boot animation worked perfectly fine.

# So my question is:

How can I get my device rooted on stock ROM without losing my ability to boot?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Go to recovery and do "Wipe" or "Factory Reset"

It should help the bootloop problem

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

I am using Samsung 6 Edge latest version.

# Answer
> 1 votes
It means Your Device Doesn't Support the app

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Tags: installation, side-loading
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# Question
Title: Xperia M4 Aqua loop-crashes infinitely when trying to connect to my wifi network
This morning I woke up and dropped my xperia down to the floor. When I would connect to my wifi network, my xperia would loop-crash infinitely. My xperia runs on Marshmallow (6.0.1)

To fix this situation, I used Xperia PC Companion to repair and reset it. Yet, any time I would connect to my wifi, my xperia would loop-crash infinitely.

The situation became quite irrecoverable applicatively.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Intuitively, I'd think dropping the xperia might have unconnected some hardware inside, most likely hardware linked to the wifi.

I watched the following videos to get more knowledge about what is inside that sealed water resistant phone.

From those videos, I planned I'd open my phone with an airdryer and small screw drivers. It's more sketch than what is suggested in the videos, but the phone is 2 years old already and I don't plan on keeping it many years longer.

So, I opened the phone and it was a scary experience. Hopefully, I managed not to screw up much of the glue setup. Like in the videos, I disassembled the battery and the bottom part of the phone in order to get to unplug and replug several components to make sure they are properly plugged.

I put the cover back on the phone and it sticked ok... From now on, I won't put it into water anymore, I can live with that.

Booted it back up and set it up. It works just as new.

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Tags: sony-xperia, crashes
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# Question
Title: Are Google Photos' high-quality pictures compressed even if they're under 16 megapixels?
Recently, Google has changed the Google Photos app so that everyone has free and unlimited access to store 16 megapixel files.

The camera on my phone is under 16 megapixels. When I downloaded the app, it asked me whether I wanted to keep the photos in original or high quality.

I would like to take advantage of the free storage so my question is if the photos are originally less than 16 megapixels, is high quality going to be the same as original or would Google compress it more?

Also, what happens to the existing photos on my Google Drive that are less than 16 megapixels? Are they automatically not counted toward my quota or do I need to somehow migrate them to Google Photos? Just that, the majority of the files on my Drive are photos (which are less than 16 megapixels) and since I've downloaded Photos, the space available has not changed.

# Answer
> 11 votes
I just took a picture with my phone (8MP) after configuring auto backup with both Google Photos (with "high quality" option enabled) and Dropbox.

I compared both images and I can't see a difference between them, although the file sizes differ (the image in Google Photos has 1.3 MB and the one in Dropbox has 2.2 MB). I made the same comparison with an older image (when I had the "original" option enabled in Google Photos), and the files are exactly the same.

Seems like Google is really compressing the file, although keeping the image quality.

# Answer
> 9 votes
No, High Quality won't be the same as Original as Google will compress it again using a similar method to JPEGMini. See this and this comparison tests for more information.

Your space available hasn't changed because Photos might be accessing your photos on Google Drive. You don't need to migrate them, just make them available to Photos.

# Answer
> 7 votes
Pictures uploaded using Google applications with enabled free option will be recompressed even if they are less than 16Mpix.

Pictures uploaded using 3rd-party software will be as-is regardless option and *will use quota* if their size is bigger than 2048px by longest dimension *even* if they are less than 16MP, even if options is set to free.

# Answer
> 6 votes
Google openly said in its announcement as well as in its help pages that the free unlimited High Quality option will compress photos 16 MP and under - but will still keep the same resolution and "almost" the same indistinguishable quality.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Photos less than 16MP will actually be compressed. Just try it.

# Answer
> 1 votes
The compression does not apply only for photos, but for videos too.

When you choose the "High Quality" option even with a camera of 8MP, you won't be able to upload a video of more than 1Gb. On the other plan (i.e. "Original Size") you can.

# Answer
> 1 votes
There is at least one review of that feature where the testers found that for one of their test pictures, Google Photos reproducably reduced the resolution even though the original picture didn't exceed 16MP.

> Original image (3024 x 4032 = 12.19 MP; 7 MB)
>
> Google Photos 'High quality' (2268 x 3024 = 6.86 MP; 2.68 MB)

However, they don't write how many images they tested in total, just that all others did not exhibit this behaviour.

This is enough for me to avoid Google Photos's recompression, which otherwise seems to use very sensible settings and methods.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Basically, the question can be answered by the two customer plans Google offers as of 2015.

* **Free**: Allow Google to process the photos, alter Exif information and be subjected to changes and new features that may or may not affect your photo's metadata and quality
* **Paid**: Upload and retain a byte-original file by using your Google Drive's storage, which is fully integrated with Google Photos as per 2015. Every user has a 15 GB storage for free, of which you will likely already have consumed some of its storage-quota if you have been using Google Drive for a while.

Links:

# Answer
> -1 votes
Google in I/O have said that the photos which are **less than 16MP will not be compressed** and the ones above the 16MP are the only ones which if chosen to be stored under the "unlimited storage" space will be compressed.

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Also from my experience I've not seen any change in my drive storage after the new "unlimited storage" option. So it should only mean that the **present ones would stay the same**.

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Tags: google-drive, google-photos
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# Question
Title: Can I keep my WhatsApp videos on the cloud?
My Android smartphone only has 4 GB and the WhatsApp folder already has 500 MB in the WhatsApp Video sub-folder.

I know I can make a one-time back up my WhatsApp data on the cloud but I need a permanent solution like keeping all the videos older than 3 days on the cloud, in order to permanently save my storage space.

Does WhatsApp have such a feature? It should not be very difficult for them to do that because WhatsApp can keep a single copy for each video shared by millions of different users (and the people share mostly popular videos, not personal videos), therefore the space consumed per user should be quite low.

# Answer
> 2 votes
WhatsApp doesn't have the feature to save videos to a cloud. As soon as you download a video sent to you, WhatsApp deletes it.

You can have all your WhatsApp messages and media backup to Google drive, but that's not easily accessible unless you restore all messages from Google drive (usually done when switching phones or data loss.)

My suggestion is to get an app that will backup your phots/videos. Like Google phots.

Or you can move all videos to your SD card and then delete them from WhatsApp.

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Tags: whatsapp-messenger, storage
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title: How to uninstall android lost app

text:
# Question
Title: How to uninstall android lost app
I have installed android lost app from www.androidlost.com in my Samsung Tab 2 GT-P3100. How can I uninstall it?The app is not visible in the list of apps.

# Answer
> 1 votes
To control the breadth of activities this app declares for itself, it probably has set itself up as a Device Administrator, to control the ability to run many aspects of your device automatically. It probably hides itself from uninstall while Device Administrator rights are active. I would start by searching Settings\>Security\>Device Administrators, and deselect the Android Lost App. Once deselected here, check the Task List to see if it has stopped running. Force Close if necessary. It may then appear on the Settings\>Application manager list to allow for uninstall. If not, attempt a reboot, and check the Task List again. If necessary, Force Close the app again and attempt an uninstall. Understanding of these types of apps and their unmittigated control is why downloading from Unknown Sources is intentionally complicated.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I had to go to their web site, choose "push from google play" and then when I used the menu button on my Samsung I could access a menu that allowed me to revoke administrative privileges and then remove the program.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Go to 3 stripes appearing on the left corner of the screen. Click it. You will get next screen with few option in which 'Remove Administrative Rights'. Click it once to disable to the administrative rights. Now, you can delete the app like deleting any other app. Cheers!

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Tags: applications
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title: Mount `corrupted` adoptable storage

text:
# Question
Title: Mount `corrupted` adoptable storage
I have an SD card that is formatted as an adoptable storage.

This morning, I tried to delete photos from my phone but the operation failed and after that my SD card cannot be read by the device.

I inserted the SD card in my tablet and the tablet says the device is not supported.

I also tried accessing it from my Linux computer but running it can't be mounted. Running `sudo fdisk -l` displays in the following:

```
Disk /dev/sda: 238.5 GiB, 256060514304 bytes, 500118192 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x870c5a1b

Device     Boot     Start       End   Sectors   Size Id Type
/dev/sda1  *         2048 459380735 459378688 219.1G 83 Linux
/dev/sda2       459382782 500117503  40734722  19.4G  5 Extended
/dev/sda5       459382784 500117503  40734720  19.4G 82 Linux swap /
Solaris

Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 59.8 GiB, 64222134272 bytes, 125433856 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: A5B52D41-3B56-978D-9A23-B12B54DAD545

Device         Start       End   Sectors  Size Type
/dev/mmcblk0p1  2048     34815     32768   16M unknown
/dev/mmcblk0p2 34816 125433822 125399007 59.8G unknown

```

I'm assuming the details of the SD card is the last 2 entries there and their `Type`s are unknown...

According to the answer here, there's a way to decrypt and recover the files but given that I can't even mount my device on my computer, I'm lost.

Any ideas, guys?

# Answer
In my case, mounting the volume as f2fs did the job.
> -1 votes

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Tags: adoptable-storage
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# Question
Title: Why does Chrome drain more battery compared to Edge beta?
I'm currently using Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge together on the same smartphone. They share the same data, book marks etc. But even with data saver chrome kills the battery.

Not related: Even on the PC it's the same, chrome eats more resources.

# Answer
> 1 votes
On going investigation points out to the sync feature, and play services hurting the battery pack and using up RAM.

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

Same forums, same accounts.

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

# Answer
A feature called Adoptable Storage allows the Android OS to format an external storage media as a permanent internal storage. The data on the adopted SD card is encrypted and it can’t be mounted on another device.

Here are the steps to adopt your SD card:

Put the SD card inside your Android phone and wait for it to get detected. Now, open Settings. Scroll down and go to the Storage section. Tap the name of your SD card. Tap the three vertical dots on the top right corner of the screen. Tap Storage Settings. Choose format as internal option. On next screen, you have the final chance to decide whether you want to change your mind. Tap Erase & Format if you want to format your SD card as internal storage. You will be notified if Android finds that your SD card is slow. Tap OK to continue. You can start the data migration process now or do it a later stage. Tap Done to finish storage adoption process for your SD card.

Source: https://fossbytes.com/android-sd-card-internal-storage-adoptable-storage/
> 1 votes

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Tags: internal-storage, usb, sd-card, usb-on-the-go
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# Question
Title: How does Whatsapp store the chats and contacts of any given user, and are they recovered if one installs Whatsapp on a different phone?
I currently have a Nokia Lumia, with Windows Phone 8.1 installed, and an Asus Zenfone 5, with Android 5.1 Lollipop. Both of them are old and outdated, but the Lumia is horribly so. In fact, I almost exclusively use the Zenfone, and I've kept the Lumia because of one thing only: I do not want to lose my Whatsapp chats and contacts.

Now, though, after the launching of Whatsapp Web, it seems to me that these things are actually backed up on the Whatsapp cloud, and that it would be safe to toss the Lumia and install Whatsapp on the Zenfone. Actually, to be honest, I'm thinking of getting a new phone entirely, and leaving both of these obsolete devices.

My question is, should I get a new phone and install Whatsapp on that device, when I desperately want to keep all my chats and contacts that I have on my Lumia?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

# Answer
Your data is stored on the device and encrypted using either an encryption key that is also in the device or a key generated based on your account. The best advice is to do as whatsapp suggests and before you uninstall anything, you make from the Windows phone a copy/back-up on your cloud (google-account). It is under options/back up. Then (re)install whatsapp on the Android and import the data from the cloud. Confirm the number and done!

Or you can try exporting a database on an SD and then try to import that on the Android, but that is definitely not suggested. It seems to never work. There are some discussions here on the matter.
> 0 votes

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Tags: 5.0-lollipop, backup, whatsapp-messenger, windows-mobile
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# Question
Title: How to unbrick a samsung galaxy S5 (Softbricked no hardware keys)?
So the phone is a S5 SM-G900P, it is stuck in the Sprint logo when booting and the volume keys are broken (power and home keys work).

Developer mode and adb weren't activated in the phone previously

What I have tried:

* adb (doesn't recognize my device)
* bought a JIG that gets me to the download mode screen
* I have flashed 3 official firmwares using odin ( G900PVPS3CQD1\_G900PSPT3CQD1\_G900PVPS3CQD1\_HOME.tar .md5 G900PVPS3CQC1\_G900PSPT3CQC1\_G900PVPS3CQC1\_HOME.tar .md5 G900PVPU3BOK4\_G900PSPT3BOK4\_G900PVPU3BOK4\_HOME.tar .md5).
* Tried flashing TWRP recovery via odin so i could do the factory reset without pressing keys, it gave me a pass and i was hoping that it took me to that screen after that but same story getting stuck

All the flashing goes smoothly, but like i said gets stuck in the sprint logo on all 3

I've read that going into recovery mode and wiping dalvik cache and cache plus factory reset fixes the stuck in carrier logo screen, but with no volume keys i can't access recovery mode.

So i'd love to hear any input or any ways you guys come across that can help me

Much appreaciated

# Answer
You didn't mention what caused the brick as it can be a hardware issue, a damaged eMMC chip for example.

However, instead of flashing one file, you should try flashing ''repair'' files which are 4 flashable files you can load individually. These files contain the full set of Samsung firmware files. Inside these packages you will get **PDA, AP, Modem, Phone, CP, BL, Bootloader, and CSC** file.

Download theme from here and flash using Odin.

Fell free to ask if you encounter any problem.
> 1 votes

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Tags: recovery-mode, unbricking, samsung-galaxy-s-5, sprint
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# Question
Title: How can I enable adoptable storage and get my Samsung Galaxy on5 to use my external SD card as it's Internal Memory?
I may have @ the time I put my SD card in originally but I don't recall ever coming across that feature/option. Also, I definitely do not wanna erase/reformat my 128 GB SD card (that's about 3/4 full) to be able to see if that's is/was ever given as an option when putting a brand-new card.

If ANYONE'S able to offer me ANY advice/ideas, tips/tricks, choices/options on this matter as well as ROOTING and/or UNLOCKING for my Samsung Galaxy on5 SM-G550T2 phone.

# Answer
> 1 votes
You can use the SD card as both internal and external storage without rooting.

Infact there is already and answer here in SE in how to do just that:

https://android.stackexchange.com/a/145458/127015

I would strongly recommend you backup your SD card, just in case.

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Tags: rooting, adoptable-storage
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# Question
Title: I can't turn on the phone or enter recovery mode (bootloop)
My Model: Alcaltel OneTouch Pop c7

My Problem: I can't seem to start the phone it is just showing the pop c7 logo and restarting itself

I can't open recovery or my turn off button + volume up, or down or both are again entering the boot loop

Any help please :\

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

See this tutorial for a step by step flashing guidance.
> 1 votes

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Tags: rom-flashing, recovery-mode, boot-loop
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# Question
Title: Can I try the new font Google Sans from Android 8.1 on my phone?
Google has introduced *Google Sans* to the upcoming Android 8.1. It looks great and I want to try it on my OnePlus 5 running stock 7.1.1. Is it possible?

# Answer
The fonts have now been extracted and repackaged for flashing at XDA-Developers. Basically, just download the zip for "stock ROMs" (verified working for OnePlus devices as stated on the page), flash it with TWRP and you should have it.
> 0 votes

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Tags: 7.1-nougat, fonts, 8.1-oreo
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# Question
Title: Access WhatsApp and transfer to new phone
I got a new SIM card, but never changed it in WhatsApp to the new number. Now my phone is broken (screen is broken) and I cannot retrieve my WhatsApp account as I would first have to change to the new number from the broken phone. I don't have the old SIM card.

Here is the official WhatsApp help center for lost and stolen phones, but it only works if the new SIM card has the same number.

Any thoughts?

# Answer
> 0 votes
If you still have the old SIM card, try to install WhatsApp on the new phone using the old SIM and it will automatically restore your contact to your new phone. After that, you can change to your new SIM card.

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title: IMAP Email Sending Failure

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

# Answer
> -1 votes
Go to Mail - Settings - Accounts and re-input all of the settings, one may be corrupt even though it looks fine.

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Tags: email, samsung-galaxy-s7, imap, hotmail
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# Question
Title: Google search widget has bad quality images
When i search from the google app widget, the images are low quality. How can i fix this?

# Answer
The whole reason for having a low resolution picture to begin with is so that you save on data costs. Why load 10 images in HD when you actually only need one?

So load 10 in low res and then high res for the one you want. As usual there should always be an option to chose what quality you want just like BBM which allows you the option to automatically accept HD images.
> 0 votes

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title: how to offload contacts through USB?

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# Question
Title: how to offload contacts through USB?
I have an old Android phone with a broken USB port so that it doesn't charge properly. There are multiple Google accounts so that different contacts are associated with different accounts. Possibly, some contacts have no association.

Can I hook up the phone as a USB mass storage device and off load all the contacts? Based on similar questions, I'm primarily concerned with "Device Contacts" which were never associated with an account.

Having contacts spread across multiple accounts is a secondary concern.

I synced the accounts and will look into uploading the *account* contacts to Google contacts. Still unsure how to deal with *device* contacts.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I recommend one of these two free Android apps, both of which I find easy to use:

1. Red Rock Backup Contacts, which exports to Google CSV, Outlook CSV, or a custom CSV, and has no builtin restore (You can easily restore using Google Contacts).
2. OBSS MCBackup exports to vCard (one file per contact) and does have builtin restore.

Both of these apps export files that can be imported into most contact managers (not just Android ones). Also, both of these can email them to you if you are having trouble with your USB connection.

Note that files created by these apps, like all Android files, are subject to a bug where you may need to restart android before they are visible over MTP to transfer to your computer.

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Tags: contacts, backup, usb, usb-connection-mode, google-contacts
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# Question
Title: How do I export all contacts (names and phone numbers) to a text file on SD card offline?
How do I export all contacts (phone, SIM) with phone numbers to a text file on SD card? Without Google, without connected computer, without network. Just save everything to a text file.

# Answer
> 3 votes
It is function integrated into build-in Contacts app.

1. Open Contacts
2. Switch to "Contacts" tab
3. Press the tree-dots button at the bottom
4. "Import/Export"
5. Export to storage
6. Check all checkboxes
7. Check file like `00002.vcf`

This is a vCard file. One can manually open it in a text editor and search for contact names and phone numbers even if no special program for vCard is installed.

# Answer
> 1 votes
If you're looking to export all contacts to a single file, I recommend Red Rock Backup Contacts, which exports to Google CSV, Outlook CSV, or a custom CSV. It has no builtin restore feature, so you might need to connect to a network to restore them again with Google Contacts.

If you don't mind multiple files, I also recommend OBSS MCBackup, which exports to vCard (one file per contact) and does have builtin restore.

Both of these are easy to use and are free, and both of these apps export files that can be imported into most contact managers (not just Android ones).

Note that files created by these apps, like all Android files, are subject to a bug where you may need to restart android before they are visible over MTP to transfer to your computer.

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Tags: contacts, backup
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# Question
Title: How can I backup my contacts and get them back?
My question might sound stupid, but I want to backup my contacts, so even when I lost the phone or deleted the contacts, or factory reset the phone, I can still have the contacts. I never backup contacts before, so pls offer a detailed guide, thanks.

# Answer
> 2 votes
Use google contacts sync. to backup online, so your contacts will be safe there.

Read more at https://www.google.com/sync/index.html

# Answer
> 0 votes
1. open dialer/contacts
2.choose import/export by clicking on top right corner
3.click Export to .vcf file

# Answer
> 0 votes
I recommend one of these two free Android apps, both of which I find easy to use:

1. Red Rock Backup Contacts, which exports to Google CSV, Outlook CSV, or a custom CSV, and has no builtin restore (You can easily restore using Google Contacts).
2. OBSS MCBackup exports to vCard (one file per contact) and does have builtin restore.

Both of these apps export files that can be imported into most contact managers (not just Android ones).

You'll want to export the files created by these apps somewhere off your phone. For that, you have two options:

1. Use either of these apps to email the exported contacts to yourself.
2. Use a USB cord to get the contacts on your computer. Steps:
    1. Use one of the above apps to export the contacts onto your phone's SD card.
    2. Restart the phone to deal with a bug in Android.
    3. Plug your phone into a computer with a USB cable.
    4. Open your phone's storage in your file manager (eg. Windows Explorer or Finder)
    5. Copy the backup files to your computer. For OBSS MCBackup, you want the folder com.vcast.mediamanager/contacts. For Red Rock Backup Contacts, the file you want is called Backup.Contacts.\*.csv by default.

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title: Issue with Samsung S5 Music player

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

# Answer
> 0 votes
Go into phone settings\>application manager\>music\>storage\>clear cache. The press the back button and press force stop. See if that helps. If not, go to where you cleared cache, and press on 'clear data'

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title: Bypass Account Security

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# Question
Title: Bypass Account Security
I received four used a6 tablets in a school closing sale. I want to login but need to verify the account.

I tried rebooting, but still get blocked.

NOT a duplicate of this question. Google has updated so that fix no longer works.

# Answer
Not familiar with the A6, whatever that may be, but can you not boot into recovery and factory reset it? Are you trying to get into the gmail account or the device?

EXPERIMENTAL: I don't know much about Samsung devices, or the A6, but could you load into fastboot, or it's Samsung equivalent, and flash TWRP / CWM, then root the device, do a full system-wide reformat, and install a custom ROM? Please check before doing this, as I have no idea what I'm talking about in regards to this device.

Cheers,

Neveraht.

P.S. : I want one of those, and they're not supercheap; how much did you get *four* of them for?
> -1 votes

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# Question
Title: Every App crashes, if you connect a BT input-device
I have a problem with my Android-tablets and a connected Bluetooth remote control. (It gets detected as a BT-keyboard, which is fine to me)

The remote control is a BT 4.0-remote control and is already paired with Android. Once it is connected, it is working fine.

The problem is the connection process itself: When the remote control is not connected - e.g. after some idle time, or after a reboot of the system - you press a button and it immediately reconnects. This part is working good.

**However while it is connecting, the current foreground activitiy crashes!** This affects every app, no matter what.

E.g. if I am in the launcher, the screen goes black for a split-second until it redraws everything. If I am in a game-app (for testing), the game completely restarts. While it wouldn't be a problem if it goes black for just a split second, it is a major problem in my own app, that I am currently developing: The app completely restarts. The user sees nothing for 3 seconds (that's the time the app needs to load).

First I thought it was a programming issue on my side, that's why I posted a question on Stack Overflow

But now I found out, that it is not a programming problem, because every app crashes and restarts, once you reconnect the BT-device. What can I do to fix this?

**Devices, where I tested the BT Remote:**

* Android 4.4.2 tablet ("no-name" product) - The error is present
* Android 5.1 tablet ("no-name" product) - The error is present
* Android 5.1.1 phone (Samsung xCover) - No problem!!
* Android 4.4.2 phone (Samsung GALAXY S III Neo) - No problem!!

I hope somebody has an idea how to fix this.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I'm seeing the same behavior between my Samsung Galaxy A tablet and a Zagg Flex Bluetooth keyboard. When it connects or disconnects, the current app reinitializes itself or force-closes. In order of misbehavior, I see apps do one of three things (with one example each): force-close (Lightning Launcher), reinitialize and lose any work-in-progress (ES File Explorer), or gracefully handle the connection event as if nothing happened (Chrome). Performing a search on Google, it seems that this is "by design:" Android will reinitialize an app when the BT keyboard connection status changes, but apps can declare to Android that the app will handle the event itself and therefore avoid the reload.

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, bluetooth, 5.1-lollipop, remote-control, external-keyboard
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# Question
Title: MIUI 7/8 has no way to disable the global Google Spell Check
I am the happy owner of a brand new Xiaomi Redmi 3 Prime. It comes with the MIUI 7, and there is a free upgrade to MIUI 8 via the built-in upgrade software.

My only complaint, so far, is that it comes with a utterly annoying spell checker that applies globally to all text inputs, and has no user-friendly way to disable it, as you'll see in the following link. As I found out, this is a problem in the MIUI system. I've tried all the solutions from this thread, but to no avail:

* Trying to set the `spell_checker_enabled` to `0` requires `su`, and it says `su` couldn't be found, either from Terminator Emulator for Android and from ADB remote shell.
* Trying to set the Google Keyboard language to QWERTY worked, untill I decided to disable this Keyboard, because I won't be using it.
* Disabling Google Keyboard Autocorrection doesn't work.
* In the Google Keyboard app detail from system configuration, it doesn't let me disable it.

Would be really glad to disable it.

Side note: this is irrelevant to this question, but as I tried to install minimal ADB and Fastboot on my Ubuntu, it suggested me to run `apt-get -f install` because there were unmet dependencies. After I did it and rebooted my laptop, my graphical UI was broken and I've just installed a fresh Ubuntu on it.

# Answer
Are you sure you enabled USB debugging on your phone? Is your phone listed when you enter "adb devices" in cmd? When you connect your phone to your PC, your phone should ask for a confirmation to start USB debugging.

The problem I had with these instructions was that my phone didn't actually connect to my PC, so ADB did not recognize the device.

After installing PDA-net on my PC, that issue was resolved. It installs the correct drivers.

Also make sure that in the USB debugging menu on your phone, you have enabled "USB debugging (security settings)" (you'll need a Mi account).

Then, enter `adb shell`, and `settings put secure spell_checker_enabled 0`. That should do it.

**Complete instructions**

1. Enable developer options on your phone (search for it in the settings app)
2. Enable USB debugging on your phone in the settings app
3. *(This might not be required)* Enable "USB debugging (security settings)" in the same menu.
4. Install ADB on your PC (use your favorite search engine to look up "ADB, Fastboot and Drivers - 15 seconds ADB Installer". I'm not allowed to post more than 3 URLs here)
5. Open a command prompt (`cmd`) and type `cd [folder path where adb was installed]`.
6. Connect your phone through USB. Confirm USB debugging on your phone. If you don't get the confirmation window, download and install PDA-net on your PC.
7. Enter `adb shell`.
8. Enter `settings put secure spell_checker_enabled 0`. **Done.** Don't forget to disable USB debugging after you're done.
> 1 votes

# Answer
(I am using Swiftkey Keyboard)

Google Play Store - Help & Feedback - Browse all articles - Delete or disable apps on Android - Tap to go to Application Settings - Gboard - Disable
> 0 votes

# Answer
I have finally found the solution, please watch the video carefully and do exactly as shown, it's easy and I was surprised that the app that supposedly only creates shortcuts in this case add the ability to disable system apps on miui 8. https://youtu.be/-ywkVg9YzgI
> 0 votes

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title: How to fix the recovery mode error?

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# Question
Title: How to fix the recovery mode error?
I am trying to root my Samsung Galaxy Ch@t GT-B5330 (4.1.2) following this guide. I have reached the point when I am intended to use the recovery mode menu (that is reached by holding volume-up when turning the phone on) but here am I stuck: whatever I choose gives me the error icon

I am still able to boot the phone the normal way (though it has became a little bit slower than it was before flashing and starts Firefox on itself occasionally).

How do I finish the rooting process?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Hit the Volume Up and Power Buttons simultaneously ( Do not hold the keys).

# Answer
> 0 votes
I recommend you to Flash Stock Firmware using Odin, but remember to backup your data first to a SD Card , when you flash the stock firmware , it will fix your recovery mode ...

Once you install Stock the firmware, download and install this software King Root

After downloading the Software to your computer , enable **USB Debugging Mode** you can find it in **Developer Options** in your Device.
Then connect your Device to your Computer and the device will be detected by King Root and you just click Start Rooting

**Note**

* You have to install proper drivers required for the Software to detect your phone.
* The best way to install the driver for your Samsung Device is Installing **Samsung Kies**

I hope it helped you

# Answer
> 0 votes
You have to find your ROM according to your model.. below is the introduction

https://lifehacker.com/how-to-flash-a-rom-to-your-android-phone-30885281

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# Question
Title: HP Stream 7 originally runs Windows - Can it run Android viably?
I have an HP Stream 7 that I'm not using here (since I've bought my Asus T100), and I was thinking about putting an Android to run, instead of the Windows OS. I know that is possible, but my question is: is it viable? Has someone already tested this using the same model? Does it have any problems with drivers, or something that Android does not recognize? If it works, I'll definitely give it a shot.

# Answer
> 0 votes
After a little bit of work, I was able to run an Android live version at the HP Stream 7. Unfortunately, it's a little bit buggy, mainly because there is no drivers available for the device. I will make some researches on, to see what I can find. Thanks for the answer

# Answer
> 0 votes
Drivers are the largest issue, trying this. LUbuntu (ubuntu lite) or XUbuntu (runs x11 gui manager, even lighter) BUT, you'll need to know the CPU type on your tablet. Most all 'nix' software is ported to run on x386 (aka Intel Atom) processor. The ARM architecture is more of a challenge. NOOBS the standard Raspberry Pi image, gives you a 50/50 chance.! IMHO Some of the ARM xuntu distributions would probably run fine. You'll have to read on those OS and Platforms. The new Allwinner Tech ARM CPU's are forcing their way into being the ARM standard. you'll then have to worry about drivers, & not be afraid of downloading and installing APK files... good luck, keep us posted. I have a couple allwinner white box tablets, that bricked themselves, it would be nice to have them run "something" , even if it's a remote video cam to watch the kid go in/out of the house!

# Answer
> -1 votes
It's months later, I can add a new ponderance to your problem and the solution. All Android OS on any device is really a Java Virtual Machine.

Download for Linux, Windows, Mac.... the Android SDK you can build from almost any version, to almost any hardware. You will have to read, read, read.

# Answer
> -1 votes
no you cant, its just impossible. Drivers are a huge problem as android os needs not available on the stream 7

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# Question
Title: my samsung galaxy tab GT-P1000 is not charging
my samsung galaxy tab GT-P1000 is not charging after i plugged in the usb cable in my laptop. but when my tablet is off it is charging but it takes so long to chrge my tablet. what will i do?

# Answer
try screw the 2 dot behind the USB cable then release the cover housing using Safe Open Pry Tool then remove your battery that's it
> -1 votes

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title: How to skip formatting SD Card?

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

What can I do? How can I skip the formatting?

# Answer
> 3 votes
I think the best answer here is by @Android\_Helper. I would recommend backing up the data before doing what I'm about to suggest. I have been able to skip formatting by repeatedly removing and inserting the SD card until it detects it. This method does not always worK but sometimes it would work for me the 10th time or so.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Try to backup your data to your laptop then Format it to your Android smartphone then restore your backup data.

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title: What is this icon is notification bar?

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

Any ideas?

# Answer
That means you've got a text message stuck. Either incoming or outgoing. I don't know what version of android you have or what phone so it doesn't help much. It could be that you have data turned off so you can't receive or send a MMS.
> 0 votes

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

# Answer
You can revoke access to your account on your Gmail settings page Please take a look on this answer https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6264236?hl=en
> 1 votes

# Answer
Open settings\>accounts\>Google\>open menu (three dots on the top right)\>remove account.

Some phones will not let you remove the first account, in that case you can

1.factory reset the phone (settings\>backup and rest\>factory data reset) have in mind that this will delete all saved data on the phone.

2. Or root your phone and remove account manually.

When setting up the phone there should have been an option to skip, instead of adding Google account. The point of adding your Google account would be to have everything backed up and sync all data between all devices.
> 0 votes

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title: How toEliminate Google from S8+

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# Question
Title: How toEliminate Google from S8+
How do I get Google completely off of my Galaxy S8+.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Go to settings-\>app settings and select desired app in that menu you can disable the updates and it will still be installed but not executable until you enable it again, the size will reduce since it will keep an executable APK to install updates

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# Question
Title: Do I need to format my external SD Card?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S 5 and will be adding a Class 10, 64 Gig micro SDXC UHS-1 Card. I've seen people refer to formatting an SD card. How do I know if that's necessary in my case?

\*Edit: I should have said it's a brand new, unused card.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Not to remain in any doubt, its the best practice to get your card formatted from within your android device. In setting... storage settings you are going to find the options to do so.

# Answer
> 0 votes
It is not necessary to format your SD card, sometimes the SD card may not be formatted correctly or may have some virus on it, so it is generally advised to format it and then use it. If there is some important data on it or if your are feeling lazy, just put the card in and see if it works or not. If it does not then you need a format; if it does then there is no need to format.

Hope this helps!

# Answer
> 0 votes
Its generally l good idea to so format your card once it begins to get above 3/4 full or around once every 3 months if you use it frequently (every day). Over time your card collects small fragments of erased images. The accumulative effect of fragment build up begins to reduce memory and slows performance. This also makes the card more likely to become infected by harmful viruses that can cause corruptions and loss of important files. (In which case you'll need to format the card anyways just to rid the SD card of the virus). Lastly, and I mean no disrespect but you can never harm your SD card with a simple format. That's nonsense. Its actually quite the opposite. Formatting is recommended and often even encouraged. Don't listen to anyone who says otherwise.

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# Question
Title: Android ignore the hosts (etc/hosts) when it's in LTE network?
I use hosts to block some sites, which works in WIFI connections,

but when I am in LTE mobile network, these sites seems accessible, I thought somehow android ignore the hosts.

I am in Lineages OS 14.1 (android nougat)

anyone knows how to fix this?

# Answer
As already suggested by OP, the issue was caused by proxy in APN settings.

Disabling proxy in APN settings (*which interferes with host blocking usually by ignoring the hosts file*) solved the issue.
> 1 votes

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title: What is EFS and MSL in android?

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

# Answer
Cert file is used to unlock the network so that another sim card can be used with the phone or changing the IMEI number, country code... (all these are illegal in many countries).

The EFS is a special partition dedicated for your phone's info like radio signal info, imei, serial number and lots of files revolving around your SIM card and Wifi, Bluetooth (this includes your MAC address for all the radios of your phone). Imagine the EFS as a big folder containing all of the important stuff that makes the "*phone*" part of your phone.

The MSL just allows you access to dangerous menus that could actually screw your device up if you set something wrong. So, in your case, Z3X needs to bypass MSL to be able to modify any setting, such as have write access to the EFS partition and change IMEI/unlock the network, etc.

There are thounds of videos out there on how to use that feature in Z3X Box. You can find more help from here.
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title: Stuck at Teamwin recovery Gionee P5W

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# Question
Title: Stuck at Teamwin recovery Gionee P5W
let us start with ground zero, so I had my Gionee P5W running very well until the update for nougat came.

Actually my phone is rooted and we should avoid such stock updates, but my brother wasn't aware of this, and he downloaded and clicked install which took him to Teamwin recovery and there it shown that it is updating, but finally it failed and from there, whenever we try to reboot, first it shows the Gionee logo and then goes to Teamwin recovery.

And let me tell you data for me is not important, only I need that my phone should start.

I have tried many solutions to get out of Teamwin recovery, but nothing works, I tried to flash custom recovery along with required open Gapps, but it also failed.

So ,this is all I did with my phone, please help me as I am losing my hope and its been a two weeks since finding solution but again no success.

Thank you in advance.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Try Formatting your phone I am sure there's one there in the recovery

# Answer
> 0 votes
I think you could get your phone fixed by simply flashing it with SP Flashtool, it is a Mediatek MT6735, so should be easy.

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

Now simply follow this tutorial.

Come back to us whan finished or if you have questions.

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

## More details here.

Cheers,

Neveraht, or whatever my name is on here.

# Answer
I fixed it by doing the following: Wiping Dalvik/ART Cache, Data, System, and Cache. Flashing the ROM (Resurrection Remix). Flashing the kernel fix. Restoring Tee, NVData, and NVRam from my TWRP backup.

See this XDA thread for extra details.
> -1 votes

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title: MOTO E battery drops suddenly to 0%

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# Question
Title: MOTO E battery drops suddenly to 0%
My moto E phone is not even a month old, and already I'm having a HUGE problem with it.

I charge my phone to full battery, sometimes during a whole afternoon or night. In the morning or at 100% I unplug the USB. The phone then last a while on battery, but suddenly the battery drops to 0% and the phone shuts down. I can't get the phone back on again unless I plug it in with the USB to charge it.

Then, the battery charges ridiculously fast to 100%, sometimes in just a few minutes. When I check the battery graph, it shows that the phone uses the battery steadely for a while until there is a sudden and steep drop for no reason whatsoever. This drop occurs seemingly randomly sometimes happening at around 90% charge, sometimes 80%, 70%, 60%... There are no special apps running, and the phone is not even connected to the internet, not by WIFI or the phone network.

Why is this happening? I can't leave my house with my new phone without the charger cable, even at 100% battery, because often I end up looking for a computer to charge my phone on after only an hour or two because my phone has shut down!

Can anyone help?

# Answer
> 2 votes
OK - This issue is still happening. I hope, since your phone was new and under warranty, that you took it back to get a new one.

There are people still experiencing this same thing. It is being discussed in the Levono/Motorola forums.

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/MOTO-E-2nd-Gen/Moto-E-2nd-sudden-battery-drain-and-power-off/m-p/3862539#M4467

The solution presented by a Motorola Agent was to plug the phone in to a wall charging unit, let it charge to 100%, and then keep charging it for awhile. This seems to have worked for me. My phone is about 2 years old. So, I can't take it back for an exchange.

But, another user isn't as lucky as me. So, any addition information or solution suggestions would be helpful here or on that other forum.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Your phone (or possibly the battery) is faulty. Return it to the shop for a replacement.

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# Question
Title: Multiple users on Android 7.0, need to extend privileges of the first one
I have an Android 7.0 phone with two users (OnePlus 3, Oxygen OS 4.0.3). The first user (as it was created first in order of time) seems to have more privileges than the second one. For example, the phone boots on the first user, he can tweak certain configurations that the second cannot, and some apps (WiFi monitoring for example) don't work on the second user and more.

I'd like to extend the privileges to the second user, or at least to switch the main one so that the second will become fully operational on the phone.

How can I do that?

# Answer
Looks like the only way to do that, would be by deleting the first user account and then creating a new user account.
> 0 votes

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title: Disable torch shortcut

text:
# Question
Title: Disable torch shortcut
The Redmi Note / MIUI has an in-built feature that enables the torch on home button long press (~3 sec) even when the device is in locked state

http://c.mi.com/thread-171963-1-0.html

I tried a number settings and solutions to disable this feature but with no success. Is there a way in which this can be disabled?

**Edit 1:**

Upon checking on devices other than MI too the same functionality is noticed.

# Answer
Apparently this functionality cannot be disabled on Xioami phones.
> 1 votes

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Tags: miui
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title: How to use USB debugging "by air"?

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

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

# Answer
> 3 votes
0.0.0.0 is not a valid IP. Mobile carriers don't expose IP addresses for external connection.

Instead, connect to a WiFi network which your PC is also connected to. Then turn on the option, after which you should see a valid local IP address. On your PC, run `adb connect your.local.ip.address:5555`, and provided that the network is properly set up (e.g. no firewall rules blocking access), you will be wirelessly connected to the device via ADB. Use `adb disconnect` when you're done with it.

More general info about `adb` (and how to do it wirelessly even if your device doesn't have that option in Developer Options) is available here.

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Tags: adb
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# Question
Title: Android 4.3: How to get the notification history
In the recent days, after the release of Android Jelly Bean 4.3, I've heard about a new feature: something like a *notification history*, which would be a screen showing not only the current notifications but *also past ones*. Is it true or is it just a rumor? If this actually exists, how can I get to such screen?

# Answer
> 35 votes
This is not a rumor: the notification history is a true feature from Android 4.3, although they don't make any mention of it in their What's New page.

The following steps will allow you to take advantage from the **Notification History** in a *vanilla* Android Jelly Bean 4.3:

1. Go to your app drawer, then tap the ***Widgets*** tab. Scroll until you reach ***Settings shortcut (1x1)*** widget.
2. Drag and drop this widget to your *home screen*.
3. You'll see a screen where you can select the type of settings this shortcut will open. Select ***Notifications***.
4. The shortcut ***Notifications*** will be in your *home screen*, tap it.
5. The screen ***Notifications*** shows the *notification history* we are talking about. In this screen currently active notifications appear in full intensity, while dismissed ones are dimmed.
6. Tapping in each notification from this screen will open the corresponding ***App info*** screen, where you'll be able to toggle the option ***Show notifications*** as you wish.
7. Remember: if you turn off notifications for an app, its icon will disappear from the status bar, all its notifications will be dimmed in the *Notification history* screen, and you may miss important notifications about this app from now on. Only do this if you are completely sure.

# Answer
> 1 votes
A few popular devices like Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, LG V20 completely removed Android's default Notification Log.

If your device has no Settings shortcut in Widgets, you need to use third-party apps like Notification History Log.

This is a free app which will store all your notifications locally. Here are the features of this application:

* Default Notification Log (If supported)
* Advanced Notification History
* Unlimited Notification Log
* Blacklist apps to exclude from Log
* Search Notifications
* Swipe to Delete Single Notification
* Clear All Notifications at once

The paid Pro version has Export/Backup and Advanced Filters if you need.

PS: I'm the developer of this application. You can find more details on my blog.

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Tags: notifications, 4.3-jelly-bean
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# Question
Title: Installing LineageOS OTA update from the recovery manually
I installed LineageOS on my OnePlus One, and today I got the latest nightly. The OTA update system downloaded the file, and I clicked install. However, it says

> Note: This feature requires a compatible recovery or you will have to install it manually.

Then it sends me to recovery and nothing happens.

Can I get some help as to how to update?

# Answer
> 8 votes
If the auto install doesn't work you can go to `/data/lineageos_updates` and install the update manually.

Remember to wipe dalvik cache after flash ends.

Updated (thanks to Sup3rHugh): LOS changed the OTA folder from `/data/data/org.lineageos.update/app_updates` to `/data/lineageos_updates`.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I had the same problem: nothing happened other then being send to the TWRP home menu screen. On the Internet, the most seen solution is to manually update from `/data/data/org.lineageos.update/app_updates`, but that didn't work for me, because that directory didn't seem to exist.

My solution was to turn off zip file verification in TWRP and then try it again. Step by step:

1. Go to the LineageOS update screen: `Settings` \> `about phone` \> `LineageOS updates` \> choose to download the update \> choose to apply the update.
2. While applying the update, it will reboot the phone in TWRP recovery mode and will send you to the TWRP home menu screen instead of installing the update. Check the log to see what happened: `Advanced` \> `Copy Log`\> slide to copy \> this will not only copy, but also show the log. If you see something in red text with a warning/error like: unable to verify zip, or md5 verification failed or something like that, than you need to turn off zip verification.
3. To disable zip verification: go to the home menu of TWRP \> `Settings` \> uncheck `Zip signature verification` \> and reboot the system.
4. Perform step 1 again, this time it should succeed and install the update automatically after it reboot automatically.

# Answer
> 0 votes
1. Please go to the Settings\>about phone\>lineageOS update Often download the update long tap the center of update, then selected update and you can select the save icon in top Windows to save to card.
2. now go to the Settings\>about phone\>lineageOS update again and click to install and reboot your phone automatically.
3. after reboot go to the boot recovery and you can click the install and selected the zip file and swipe the scroll to install update.

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Tags: custom-roms, ota-update, rom-update, lineageos
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# Question
Title: Does Google Play Store not want to support the bandwidth of download?
If an app such as Pokemon Go isn't available on Google Play store yet, and millions of people download it from apkmirror.com for three days, does that mean during this time Google Play store doesn't want to support or pay for the download bandwidth?

Or does it mean the app is still under verification and Google still has to verify the app? But if so, millions of people still download it regardless.

I am somewhat concerned because if it is the director or CTO / CFO or government officials thinking apkmirror.com is 100% safe and download the app, you never know whether the app is tampered and what the app can be doing. It gives a security hash but even that can be tampered or hacked. If it is Google Play store, at least you know you have Google to stand behind it.

P.S. Niantic announced the update on Nov 1, 2017, and right now is Nov 6 and the update is still not out on the Google Play Store yet. But it has been on apkmirror.com since Nov 1. It doesn't show how many downloads so far, but it could be hundred of thousand of people, if not millions, because the update has bug fixes and also said to allow users to power up Pokemon to level 40, which was affected by a bug since one year ago that only allowed people to power up to level 39. Well, the "bug fix", after one year, turned out, reported by other players, to only allow players to power up to level 39.5, but due to this fix, it could be many users already went the apkmirror.com route to download it.

# Answer
> 1 votes
No, it doesn't mean that at all. It just means the developer of the app doesn't want to launch it on Google Play yet. In the case of Pokemon Go, it's because Niantic want to have a closed beta period to limit the load on their game servers, but people are pirating the app through sites like apkmirror.com.

Unlike the Apple App Store, Google Play doesn't have a manual verification process on apps, so there's no week-long delay between the developer uploading the app and it being published. Apps on Google Play are published immediately when the developer chooses to publish them.

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The above applies just as much to updates as to the initial version. When a developer uploads a new version to Google Play, they can choose to roll it out only to a list of chosen users as a "closed beta", or to do a "staged rollout" to a randomly selected subset of users (say 5% of users). Again, this is the developer's choice, not Google's.

Staged rollouts are good for developers of the most popular apps, because it exposes the new app to some live users in real-life conditions. If there's a problem it's easy to revert the update or just avoid sending it to the remaining 95% of users until the problem is fixed, depending on how severe it is. That way, most users aren't affected by the problem.

When a closed beta or staged rollout is happening, the majority of users won't see that there is an update at all, and they can't access the update through Google Play. A closed beta might last for a few weeks or a month, but a staged rollout is typically less than a week. After that, all remaining users get the update.

It only takes one user in the beta to upload a pirated APK file to a piracy site, which is why you'll see the update there before you get it officially.

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Tags: google-play-store
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# Question
Title: Is there /etc/shadows in android termux?
I tried the following:

```
$ pwd
/system/etc
$ ls | grep 'shadow'

```

But nothing was found.

# Answer
## No. There isn't

Keep in mind that Termux is only a Linux **environment**. It's at least vastly different from a real GNU/Linux system.

Android has its own Unix user system, which does not have logins and passwords. So you'd not expect `/etc/passwd` and `/etc/shadows` to exist.
> 2 votes

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Tags: termux
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# Question
Title: How to show date in status bar in Android 7?
Back in Android 4/5, date was shown in the status bar along with time. However, I recently upgraded to Nougat/7 and now date is gone from the status bar and there doesn't seem to be any setting to re-add it.

Has this feature been removed? How do I get date to show in the top status bar, either in it's active or passive state?

# Answer
Change your display size to small (in settings --\> display).
> 2 votes

# Answer
I can't answer your question as adequate as you may want it since I don't know if this option was completely removed or if it is present in a hidden state. Anyway, I can recommend you to install GravityBox \[N\] Xposed module which allows to display time along with date in status bar.

If you don't know what Xposed Framework is, just Google "Xposed XDA" and read description. And, I also can't remember this feature available in older versions of Android at all, to be honest. Maybe it was added as part of manufacturer-provided Android modifications.
> 0 votes

# Answer
I have the same issue. After upgrading my Xperia Z5 from Android 6 to 7, the date is gone from the status bar. When pulled once on the bar the date used to be next to time, now it's gone. Potentially similar issue with alarm - the alarm time used to be shown next to time and used to be clickable to launch the alarm app. Now it only shows the alarm icon which is not clickable. I found a workaround for this issue by using the new Api that allows apps to add icons into the quick settings bar. So I used "quick settings" app to add the alarm app into the bar. I know there are apps that add the date into the status bar but I found none that would be nice and neat.
> 0 votes

# Answer
Now we have Xposed Framework (As of Oct 10, 2017) and GravityBox \[N\] (As of Oct 11, 2017) for Android N!

As a regular notice, flashing Xposed Framework may cause instability and unexpected behavior of your phone. Proceed at your own risk.

Get both of them, flash the Xp Framework via recovery, then install GB and reboot. Now open GB and navigate to *Status Bar -\> Time Modification*. There you'll find the option named "Show date in status bar". Tap on it and it'll immediately take effect

Problem solved :)

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P.S. I've never heard that Android has this function rawly supported. Is it a custom ROM?
> 0 votes

# Answer
Just pull down with 2 fingers and your date should be there.
> -1 votes

# Answer
On Android 6: Tap and hold the notification bar to see the date. Might still be valid for Nougat.
> -2 votes

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Tags: 7.0-nougat, notification-bar, date-and-time
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# Question
Title: How to get current (foreground) activity name?
Hoi! I'm trying to make an automatic night mode for my phone using "Automate", but I can't find certain app activities. How do I get to know what activities are executed in the foreground at the moment, so I can start it?

# Answer
> 10 votes
Using apps: Current Activity and some similar apps will display the info in the form of floating texts above the screen content.

Using `adb` (from your PC): `dumpsys window windows | grep -E 'mCurrentFocus'`, or `dumpsys activity top` (for full info meant for developers)

# Answer
> 3 votes
To add to @AndyYan's answer, you can also use a terminal emulator app, if you don't have a computer but have root privileges. In this case, execute `su` first. Then, to dump the focused activity, the command is

```
dumpsys activity activities | grep mFocusedActivity

```

The command, if e.g. executed from Terminal Emulator, gives the following output:

```
  mFocusedActivity: ActivityRecord{415c7ae u0 jackpal.androidterm/.Term t96}

```

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

```
sleep <seconds> &&

```

before the actual `dumpsys`command, replacing `<seconds>` with the number of seconds you want the shell to wait. An example of complete command, thus, will resemble

```
sleep 10 && dumpsys activity activities | grep mFocusedActivity

```

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

---

*I'm not affiliated to the abovementioned app.*

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Tags: applications, automation, logging
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# Question
Title: Getting "OK Google" to play music from non-downloaded songs in Google Play Music Library?
I have many songs uploaded to my Music library on Google Play Music, but don't download more than a few of them to my Google Pixel.

When I say "Ok Google, play \_____", my phone will instead try to play a related station from the app, before stopping and saying that option is for subscribers only, of which I am not. Is there a way to get the Pixel to directly stream it from my Music Library where I've uploaded my owned music via voice command, and not the music station in the app?

# Answer
> 0 votes
I don't Subscribe either and I'm having the same issue. It started about a month ago. Before that OK Google would do exactly as NFG requests: Me: OK Google, Play Foo Fighters Run Pixel: Playing Foo Fighters Run Play Music app opens and Foo Fighters Run plays

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Tags: google-play-services, music-player, google-pixel
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title: Folder on phone not showing in Windows

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# Question
Title: Folder on phone not showing in Windows
I'm in the process of developing an Android app and using my Nexus 4 as the test device. One of the functions of the app is to create a folder on the phone for storing data. If I browse the phone using ES File Explorer I can see the folder/files, but when connected to a Windows 7 (64bit) PC I cannot see the newly created folder. The missing folder is called "Cruise Speed".

Desktop screenshot:

Mobile screenshot:

# Answer
This is a famous issue affecting USB file access over MTP.
I can't even remember how many hours I've lost trying to access files created by my first app on a PC (and I'm talking about GBs of important files).
If you start the app and it creates the folder, then you have to reboot the device in order to let your PC be able to correctly display the folder.
This happens only if you use USB and MTP.
You could solve the issue using MediaScannerConnection in your code or cleaning Media Storage's cache but I suggest you to do the simplest thing: use AirDroid ;)
> 6 votes

# Answer
I was having the same issue, a folder was created by Vuze app on my nexus 6 phone. This folder was accessible/visible on my phone but not on PC when phone was connected through USB. I simply copied another random file on my phone to this folder which was not visible on PC. After this copy I was able to see the folder on PC.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Just create the dir on the pc first then copy it over to the sd card/phone storage.

you can either put in the contents into folder first and copy over or just the folder first. as long as the folder is created from pc, any content can just be copied directly to internal/external mobile devices.

for zipped contents they cannot be directly unzipped and copied over unfortunately, you need to unzip them first manually onto the desktop.

good luck and have a good day! :)
> 1 votes

# Answer
In my case, clearing the cache didn't work. However, I managed to access the hidden folders/files by renaming the parent folder. Remember to dismount the phone and connect it again after renaming the parent folder if the phone is connected to the PC.
> 0 votes

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Tags: nexus-4, 4.3-jelly-bean
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# Question
Title: Homescreen toggle shortcut for color inversion under accessibility in Android 6.0
Is there any way, shortcut or app which just toggles the color inversion option which is under Accessibility in Settings.

It is cumbersome to go to Settings ~ Additional settings ~ Accessibility ~ Color inversion.

# Answer
> 0 votes
LineageOS allows this but as Android features vary from device to device...

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Tags: accessibility
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title: Can not upload folder

text:
# Question
Title: Can not upload folder
I'm trying to add folder in Degoo app for backup, but it is neither showing my sd card nor phone memory. It shows 'Recent' but in it nothing is there. How do I fix it. This problem is not only with Degoo but I've faced it many times among various apps.

Device :: Lenovo K4 Vibe

Android :: 5.1 Lollipop

Screenshot (click image to enlarge)

# Answer
It's not easy to say that the issue is related with the application or the phone, but it's obvious that Degoo servers are challenging with upload problems and receiving files which make many users to think it's a prank; also you should know that Degoo is a fully beta backup service with many bugs in coding, even without a web file manager. **I would stop using it as a serious backup cloud storage for my important files**, instead there are many tested storage services like Google Drive to be used; it's a fact that quality is not cheap or a speedy object. If Degoo solves issues faster and prove itself as a huge cloud storage (not 100GB but more than 1TB for free) during next years it can be a successful innovation, but time matters.
> 0 votes

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Tags: backup
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# Question
Title: What is this icon in the notifications bar
Hey anyone know what this symbol means? Thanks

# Answer
Icons show that apps were updated by Google Play Store.
> 2 votes

# Answer
The icon is from Google Play Store, meaning that you have multiple apps installed. One for each icon, or you have some apps updated, in which case there's an extra icon.

Pull down the notification center and you'll see all the related activities, which should read "xxx installed", or "# apps updated", along with their names.
> 1 votes

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Tags: notification-icons
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# Question
Title: Using apps from two countries on the same device
I split my time between Canada and US among other places. Let's say I have things like bank accounts in both countries, and it is often the case that the mobile banking app for a bank is only available in the play store for the country the bank is based in1.

My phone is connected to the US app store, and my payment information is from the US, so I can get all the US apps fine. Is there any way I can get the Canadian apps as well? I don't want to permanently change my app store country, but adding another account or something would be fine. I don't need any paid apps on the Canadian side, only free ones.

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1 This is the case for TD Canada, for example, which only makes its app available on the Canadian app store. The other big banks, however, all put their app on the US store as well.

# Answer
> 2 votes
Adding a second Google account should work. If you're in the US and you're trying to download Canadian apps try this:

(It worked for me without the vpn but you can try with)

1.Download a vpn from play store. Make sure it's one that allows you to choose the county your 'in'

2.Turn off location on your phone

3.After successfully setting up the vpn, to the desired county, add a Google account to your phone (settings/accounts/Google/and account.) You might need to create new account in case Google 'knows' your spare accounts location

4.Now, go into play store, open the menu and change the account to the one you just added. Try downloading the app.

After that you could switch between accounts within the play store app depending on which apps you need to download

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Tags: google-play-store, 7.1-nougat
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title: Problem with my Phone charger

text:
# Question
Title: Problem with my Phone charger
When I connect my phone to the charger it indicates its charging but the charge is actually dropping. I disconnected the cable from the ‘head' of the charger and tried using my friend's ' head' and it worked fine. What could be the problem with mine???

# Answer
I have had this experience too. There are a couple of possible reasons that I have found:

* your phone is using more power than the charger is supplying
* your phone has detected the charger is connected but is not being charged

The first, and possibly most obvious answer is that your friend's charger supplies more power than yours. Check the current rating on the charger, is it 1A, 2A, etc. But usually the charger, if it is the one supplied with the phone, should be charging the device whatever the current rating.

When the phone has been using more power than it's getting from the charger (with a 2A charger) I have had the screen on and usually some apps running. Closing open apps and locking/turning off the screen has usually fixed this.

The second, and usually more common problem that I had (with my previous phone) was that the connection wasn't always "good" on the phone's micro-USB. I use the quotes because I had no problems with transferring data over the USB connection yet the phone wasn't charging. Simply unplugging and re-plugging the micro-USB connection usually fixed the charging issue. Weird.
> 0 votes

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Tags: charging
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title: My voicemail number transfers to 000

text:
# Question
Title: My voicemail number transfers to 000
My voicemail number #101 when dialled, dials the emergency services #000 how do I stop it happening?

# Answer
Go to settings\>call\>voicemail. Change the number to the one your carrier requires. Check online to find out what number that would be. I'm not sure if dialing #101 will do the trick, but after changing the above settings, long press on number 1 in the dialing app and that should bring up your voicemail
> 0 votes

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Tags: calls
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title: Regarding internal storage files

text:
# Question
Title: Regarding internal storage files
I'm new, hope I do everything right. Ok, I found a file in my internal storage where the path includes DRAWING/TRACKING/DRAFT . I found out there are 907 files within this main file. I hope i make sense. How did these files get put here & how can I delete them. When try accessing the files, I get the error msg that I don't have the correct app to open it. I'm on a samsung galaxy J7-perx. Thanks

# Answer
> 0 votes
You cannot open those files simply because your phone does not have any app to open such files. For example, if you don't have a word processing app, but try to open a .docx file, you'll be unable to open it. Similar is the case here.

If you cannot open those files,you don't need to look for an app to open them, because I can assure you that you'll not be able to understand what is written in then.

Here is what you can do:

**Step 1:** Scroll through the files, and see if you can associate the file name to any app already present in your phone.

**Step 2:** If you cannot do that, then copy the whole main folder **as it is**, with the subfolder, to the sd card.

**Step 3:** Delete the main folder.

**Step 4:** In the next few days, try opening every installed and enabled app and use it as normal. Make sure that you use **each and every app** at least **twice** after deleting the folder from device storage.

**Step 5:** If any app misbehaves, then those files belong to that app, and restore then from the sd card to the device storage.

If no app misbehaves, then those files are residual files of some app which you have uninstalled recently or in the past. You may try using **each app** for a **week** or so to make sure they don't misbehave. If everything is alright, you can delete that folder from sd card.

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Tags: internal-storage
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# Question
Title: How prevent Pixel 2 from sleeping while dictating?
I just dictated a long email message, but several times during the dictation, my Pixel 2 went into sleep mode, so I had to unlock it to continue dictating. Is there a setting I have to modify to keep it from doing this?

# Answer
I saw a reviewer talking about that and i believe there is no fix in settings for that but I can recommend you an app called caffeine that keeps your phone awake for a set amount of time
> 1 votes

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Tags: voice-recording, google-pixel-2
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# Question
Title: Oneplus 3 - Oneplus3 randomly shutdown with glitches in screen
My oneplus 3 got this problem from last 2 days, i have unbrick my phone with `Magic Unbrick tool for oneplus3`. Even after that problem still persists .

# Answer
Step 1: Unbrick Phone with mega unbrick tool for oneplus 3.

Step 2: After unbrick, start phone normal, if problem still persist, download lastest rom from oneplus store.

Step 3: Flash latest rom to oneplus device with side load.

Hope this works for you too!
> 0 votes

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Tags: stock-android, unbricking, oneplus-3
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# Question
Title: Can Liquid screen protector be applied to the back of a phone
This is more of a hardware question... I got my LG V30 recently, and after a few days of usage without a case, I noticed I got a feel minor scratches, and one bigger one.

My question is this? Can I apply a liquid glass screen protector to the back of my phone too, to add some protection, qnd cover up the scratches I made.. Would that interfere with things like wireless charging or NFC?

Thank you in advance!

# Answer
A screen protector, except a minority of extreme ones, don't interfere with any electric parts of your phone. It doesn't even contain any metal, usually. So there's no way that it can affect your mobile signal, NFC and blah blah blah. Its only use is to protect surfaces from scratches.
> 0 votes

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Tags: charging, hardware, lg, nfc
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# Question
Title: Google Play Services Error: This app won't run without Google Play Services
I recently got my new OnePlus One and it worked fine. Today I unlocked it and noticed that it rebooted because I needed to enter my PIN code (it crashed).

After I entered the pin code I got some warnings about the missing play services. All the apps were gone to, accept for the default ones.

As you can see in the screenshots, I can't login to any application that uses the google services. It prompts me with the option "Get Google Play Services" but when I click that, it redirects me to the Play store were I need to login... Because of this I can't reinstall the play services using the Play Store application. I also tried to install it from my computer but my google account says it's already installed.

Is there a way to reinstall the play services without doing a hard reset?

Screenshots (click images for larger variants)

# Answer
> 2 votes
I would sideload the play services app.

You can download it from here, no play store needed

http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-google-play-services-t2795911

Just download it to your PC then transfer to your device via USB.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Google gaaps or goo.im you might have to reinstall them using your pc. If you don't have it yet you might need terminal emulator. Also I'd suggest ROM toolbox pro. Any modded android should have those two apps.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Search 1Mobile Market and download it directly to your Android device or from your pc and install that. In the app look up and download Google Play Services. Note your device should be rooted.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I'm not positive if it's related but I was getting this message consistently with Gmail and I wound up uninstalling a free app I downloaded the other day. It was some vibration meter software that records data and stuff. I hit this email data log feature and it triggered an in app purchase that I declined but I think it messed with the email somehow.

After uninstalling I was fine.

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Tags: cyanogenmod, google-play-services, oneplus-one
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# Question
Title: Calling adb through command line ignored
So the problem I am having after a Windows reinstall, is that whenever I call ADB, it just gets ignored.
Calling adb from my custom tools seems to be working (have a d.bat file, that calls python, that calls ruby, that does some advances magic with adb, the d.bat is in environmental variables, so just writting 'd' in cmd calls it fine. Why the bat -\> py \> rb? don't ask. It works. I use it for work..)

If I path *to* adb (D:\Android\sdk\platform-tools) then adb is called fine. From anywhere else - nope. But the same path is in Environmental Variables, I restarted the command lines to make sure it takes affect, that didn't help, so even restarted the pc. Still nothing. I'm out of ideas. Would be great if anyone is able to help..

CMD: https://puu.sh/ydFo9/7b9b58f456.gif
Env: https://puu.sh/ydFqh/0d8717dce0.png

# Answer
Izzy was correct. My own files were fighting with the sdk's. Bumping '\sdk\platform-tools\\' to the top of the Environmental Variables list fixed it..
Probably should also rename my files to not 'adb'.. But they have a lot of dependencies on each other so that's on 'TODO' list.
> 1 votes

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Tags: adb, command-line
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# Question
Title: How does Google test and check Android apps uploaded to Play Store?
I have found so many apps on the Google Play Store which are just useless. There are so many apps whose names are like "Useless App", "Nothing" and just rubbish, even in their app descriptions, it is written that this app does nothing, and those apps really do nothing. And the irony is that even these apps have hundreds of thousands of downloads.

How does Google test the apps uploaded?

# Answer
As per my personal experience, Google does not check each and every functionality of the app, it just does some routine validation check for publication. Whereas Apple's App Store does the opposite, Apple requires working login credentials for checking each and every screen at least.

Now, it is perfectly fine to publish an app in Play Store, which does nothing, i.e., useless till the time it is adhering to the Play Store's policy. Now if you found some apps which are violating the listed policy Play Store Policy, you can always report it to Google and most probably Google will unlist that app for sure.
> 2 votes

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Tags: google-play-store
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title: Missing many UI elements

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# Question
Title: Missing many UI elements
In an attempt to clear device from tons of ads randomly opening and covering whole screen, I have uninstalled majority of preinstalled software (like TurboCleaner and MegaShop or something like that). After doing it there are no more ads covering whole screen, but also system UI is broken - there is no status bar (the top bar with notifications), software buttons are not present (device doesn't have hardware buttons), after installing app for software buttons I also discovered that showing all running apps (the square button) is not working (I think it was broken even before a restart, when status bar was still present). Tried installing Nova launcher in hope that it could fix the missing status bar, but even after toggling the option in settings it did nothing.

Any ideas? I would prefer not to do a factory reset - I think it will only bring back those full-screen ads displaying every few minutes, in lock screen and so on.

Device: Prestigio MultiPad Wize 3131 3G
OS: Android 6.0
The tablet is not rooted or modified in any similar way.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Most of the time these bloat-wares are included into the ROM itself and removing these can cause system issues, you are facing the same problem here.

I would suggest you to -

* reinstall all the preloaded apps and check the result.

For preventing unwanted ads you could disable those apps or, use some sort of ad-blocker/ network firewall app.

Hope this helps.

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Tags: 6.0-marshmallow
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# Question
Title: Can I run a Linux executable on Android?
I wondered if it is possible to run a Linux executable on Android so I made a simple console application in Code::Blocks in C++ (I am using Ubuntu Linux), built it in release mode and copied it into a virtual device in GenyMotion (because I don't have a real x86 Android device).

I installed the app called material terminal on the virtual device and moved the executable into /data/local/tmp.

I gave it execute permissions by typing: chmod 777 hwrel.

Then I tried to run it by typing ./hwrel ,but it said sh: ./hwrel: no such file or directory.

Is it even possible to run Linux executables on Android?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Yes it is possible but due to Android using a different libc and architecture you'll need to compile your program with android-ndk.

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

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

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# Question
Title: How to add support to an external monitor in Android?
My Samsung Dex (with Android 7 in a Samsung Galaxy S8 phone) won't work with my LG 23MT75D-PU monitor. I think because the Android driver are not ready to talk with this monitor yet. I will want to know where i can fire a bug related with that fact or find a fix, by myself.

I really think this is an android question by nature. My Galaxy S8 have not a problem and also i considered, this is not a problem of Samsung Dex, but instead, this is a problem in the Android kernel, because it's where reside the modules to load the most commons drivers by default.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I finally found the problem. The Samsung Dex work only with an specific voltage, you can not connect it to any different power supply (like the usb ports of your computer). If I connect it to the power manager that come with the phone, it will be working well on my monitor.

Thanks all involved.

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Tags: samsung, 7.0-nougat, hardware, kernel, system
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