# Question
Title: How to delete an app that keeps the phone from successfully booting up?
I need to delete an app but I cannot access anything with out it restarting every 5 seconds (this is an infinite restarting process, so the device never fully powers up to become usable). How can that be achieved? Is it possible to do so from the recovery menu?

# Answer
> 0 votes
As I've pointed out in my comment on your question, this rather is an XY problem – your real issue is to delete that app.

That's what safe-mode is intended for. You can find a detailed tutorial at HowToGeek, describing how to enter , and what steps to take from there. I'll try to sum it up in a short list here:

* Usually you'll find an option to boot into safe-mode when invoking the power menu (long-press the `Power` button while the device is operating in "normal mode" – not an option for you, as your device is stuck already. Refer to our safe-mode tag-wiki for alternatives: usually it's long-pressing power to switch it on, and as soon as the logo appears press `vol+` and `vol-` simultaneously. Hold them pressed until you see the text "Safe Mode" appearing in the lower-left corner of the screen
* While in safe mode, none of the user-apps will be executed – they will be disabled. So your app should not be able to "intervene" here
* System stuff is still fully operational, so go to *Settings › Apps*, scroll to your app, open its entry, and from that screen uninstall it

Problem solved – hopefully :)

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s, boot-loop
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# Question
Title: How to make Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 play AC3?
I have a film in the .AVI format, with an SRT subtitle file, and an AC3 audio track.

I used the S/W decoder function.

The film can be played with/without the subtitles, and the AC3 file itself can be played. I have tried MX player (not PRO) with the ARMv7 codec and VPlayer with the ARMv7 codec. I have the same problem on my Nook Color. If I stop the film and try to select audio, I have the only item which means embedded audio track.

# Answer
**The solution.**

I ended up preferring films in the .MKV format and using mkvmerge for merging audio tracks and subtitles into a video file.

**However,**

for those who want to watch films with an *embedded* AC3 audio track, this solution could be useful. It worked on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 SM-T530NU, and I'm sure it would work on any other device.
> 0 votes

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Tags: audio, media-player
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# Question
Title: Only vibrate when there are no active notifications
Is there a way to tell android only to vibrate if there are no active notifications?

Example: I use telegram messenger, and when receiving a message the phone vibrates. Even so I do not use the phone in the meantime, it will vibrate again for each incoming message. This holds also true for email notifications, SMS etc. This is very annoying when you take part in Group chats in Telegram or WhatsApp, as in a short timeframe lots of messages can arrive.

What I want: I only want the phone to vibrate ONCE. I then know "okay, there is something new that i need to look at, but I am currently busy and will do it later". Until I do not check the phone, I do not want to receive any further vibrations (the led light on my MotoG is flashing already, telling me that there are notifications).

Can this be done?

# Answer
You could use tasker this way:
-First, deactivate notification sounds for all apps.
-Then, configure tasker to suit your needs. This resource might help.
Note that root access might be required.
> 0 votes

# Answer
No doubt there is a solution out there, however if you're not rooted you probably can't access it.

Xposed or tasker will probably have some solution.
> 0 votes

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Tags: sms, notifications, whatsapp-messenger, vibration, telegram
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# Question
Title: Galaxy S3 mini only boots to recovery - how can I fix it?
I was installing CyanogenMod when something went wrong and now my phone will only boot to recovery mode. I had made a backup but it somehow got deleted, I don't know why that happened. My computer doesn't recognize my phone when I connect it.

My phone is the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini and I used ClockworkMod recovery. What can I do now, to fix my phone?

# Answer
> 1 votes
You're probably not in trouble, you can go ahead and follow this link, follow the directions, and get the stock rom back on the phone. Would probably avoid rooting the phone again if I were you.

Flash Stock Rom

Requirements:

* Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini GT-I8190 ( N / L / T )
* USB Data Cable
* Windows Laptop / Desktop
* Odin3 v3.07
* Stock Rom ( Main / Mirror )
* Stock Recovery ( CWM / Odin )

Install Recovery:

CWM =

* Copy File onto sdcard
* Place sdcard into Phone
* Boot phone to Recovery Mode ( Hold Vol Up + Home + Power )
* Click Install Zip from sdcard
* Find downloaded file on sdcard
* Click Install this Zip
* Wait till completed install
* Click Reboot Device

Odin =

( DO NOT LOAD PIT FILE IN THIS METHODS )

* Extract Zip Folder's
* Boot up Odin
* Ensure that the RE-PARTITION is unchecked, only the AUTO-REBOOT and F.RESET TIME are both remained checked.
* Place Phone into Download Mode ( Hold Vol Down + Home + Power ).
* Plug Phone into Laptop / Computer via USB
* Wait till get Connection Sign.
* Press PDA and select downloaded recovery ( .tar file )
* Click START
* Wait till get a PASS.
* Boot up Phone

\[2\] Install Rom onto Phone

Single Package =

( DO NOT LOAD PIT FILE IN THIS METHODS )

* Extract Zip Folder's
* Boot up Odin
* Ensure that the RE-PARTITION is unchecked, only the AUTO-REBOOT and F.RESET TIME are both remained checked.
* Place Phone into Download Mode ( Hold Vol Down + Home + Power ).
* Plug Phone into Laptop / Computer via USB
* Wait till get Connection Sign.
* Press PDA and select downloaded Rom ( .tar file ).
* Click START
* Wait till get a PASS.
* Boot up Phone

Multi File Package =

( DO NOT LOAD PIT FILE IN THIS METHODS )

* Extract Zip Folder's
* Boot up Odin
* Ensure that the RE-PARTITION is unchecked, only the AUTO-REBOOT and F.RESET TIME are both remained checked. Image 1
* Place Phone into Download Mode ( Hold Vol Down + Home + Power ).
* Plug Phone into Laptop / Computer via USB
* Wait till get Connection Sign.
* Press PDA and select the .tar file associated with a name CODE after the build number example ' CODE\_I9300xxxxx\_xxxxx\_.tar '
* Press CSC and select the .tar file associated with a name ‘CSC’ after the build number example ' CSC\_XXX\_I9300xxxxx\_xxxxx\_.tar '
* Press PHONE and select the .tar file associated with a name ‘MODEM’ after the build number example ' MODEM\_I9300xxxxx\_xxxxx\_.tar '

Image 5

* Click START
* Wait till get a PASS.
* Boot up Phone

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Tags: cyanogenmod, clockworkmod-recovery, usb-debugging, samsung-galaxy-s-3-mini
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# Question
Title: Force settings button on Chrome for Android on Samsung devices using AOSP rom
Is there any way i can force settings button to appear on Chrome for Android on a Samsung Galaxy S4 after flashing to any AOSP ROM (Current: SlimKat 8.9). I found out that Chrome does not create a Settings button which you can find on other devices that has the navigation bar instead of hard keys. Other apps work fine and has the settings button appear.

# Answer
> 0 votes
i just got a Galaxy Note and I noticed that the button was missing; however, this tablet comes with a physical menu button that you can use for that purpose

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, samsung-galaxy-s-4, chrome-for-android
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title: How to get photos off device?

text:
# Question
Title: How to get photos off device?
My samsung galaxy s4 screen and touch no longer work and I am trying to move my photos to my mac. The screen is locked and the mac is not authorized to connect the phone. I've tried to use a mouse to control the phone, it didn't work. I do not have a samsung account so I cannot unlock the screen that way. I know the problem could probably be solved by rooting but because I need my warranty this is not an option. I have onedrive(skydrive) installed, maybe it is possible to remotely activate photo backups?

**My question:** How can I get my photos off the device? or how can I unlock the screen so I can get the photos off the device?

# Answer
> 0 votes
One thing that could be very useful is adb commands, but that only works if you have USB debugging enabled under developer options. If you happen to be in that situation, you can connect your phone to your computer and you can easily unlock your phone that way.

Otherwise, using a mouse is the only other option I can think of. The easiest solution is adb, however, if you can find a way to make it work.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Is the Bluetooth on and paired with a device? If you were signed in to a google account on it, the photos should be `Auto Backed Up`. You said you tried using a mouse, you could try using a keyboard with a OTG cable (Use the ←↑↓→ keys to select items and then press enter to click on it). If you had android device manager enabled then there is ways to change the password (That probably wont help though, unless you had the keyboard working with the OTG cable). You could try unlocking it using the bootloader (I don't know much about this so i cant give you any info)

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-4, screen, remote-control
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# Question
Title: I can't put my email in when i try to sign in
Every time I try to sign in like when you restart your phone I go to the play store and I press existing I when I do my email and password it says I can't sign in. And its an ice cream sandwich.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Check your google account credentials on google.com when/if those are correct then go to settings - scroll down to user and backup section and select accounts - select google and redo your google account settings. After that turn syn on through the top drag down menu and everything should function correctly.

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Tags: google-play-store, google-account
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# Question
Title: Exporting progress from Google Play Games to iOS Game Center
I used Google Play Games to connect to Despicable Me: Minion Rush!. Is there any way to export my progress to the same game on iOS (which can be connected to iOS Game Center)?

# Answer
Apparently, exporting progress from Google Play Games to iOS Game Center is possible if the game can also connect to Facebook:

1. On your Android device (where the game progress is located), log in to Facebook (see screenshot below)
2. On your iPhone device, log in to Facebook, and it will retrieve all game information.
> 2 votes

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Tags: ios, google-play-games
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# Question
Title: Can't find "iplink" program on rooted phone
I'm using LG Optimus Black P970 with ICS 4.0.4. After rooting my phone, when I'm writing in the terminal the command `busybox iplink show eth0`, it shows `iplink applet not found`. What should I do? Also how do I find `/data/misc/wifi`?

# Answer
> 2 votes
It's "`ip link show`", not "`iplink show`". You're missing a space.

As for "how to find `/data/misc/wifi`", it's unclear what you mean by "find" it; that's the path that says where it is. In the root directory (`/`) there's a directory called `data`, and in that there's another directory called `misc`, and in that there's a directory called `wifi`.

It sounds like you're following a tutorial and typing commands without having any understanding of what they mean. It'd be a good idea to familiarize yourself with the basics of how a Linux system works before you go mucking about with root on your phone.

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Tags: terminal, busybox, mac-address
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title: process system not working

text:
# Question
Title: process system not working
Phone is not starting at all. From the last few days it was showing `LOW space` notification as usual it does when the memory is low. But this time the phone is simply not responding. What will be the solution for the same. How can I enter into my phone to free up some memory space?

I have tried rebooting it several times.Also, tried hard reset but hard reset screen is not showing up.

Phone Model -Micromax Canvas A116.

# Answer
Try connecting the device to your computer and cut and pasting all your pictures and vidoes to your computer.
> 0 votes

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Tags: boot, reboot, processes
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# Question
Title: Lost .vcf file while doing factory reset , can I recover it?
I performed a factory reset on my Lenovo A390. I forgot to keep backups of my contacts, and I lost a .vcf file and my contacts are gone. I have important official documents and contacts. How to get that .vcf file back?

# Answer
> 2 votes
Sorry to say that but i think your contacts are lost forever...you can download an app that may scan your drive for deleted files and that may need an root on your phone and is not 100% guaranteed.

Very likely the space where your contacts were has been overwritten so is not possible to recover it. Next time keep an backup on your external SD card they are not deleted in factory reset and/or your PC or gmail account.

That is true for photos documents and all your data is lost forever if you do not have an backup.

If you want to try an app google for something like "recover deleted contacts android" that should point you to an app capable of that if there is any.

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Tags: 4.1-jelly-bean, data-recovery
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title: KitKat wireless keyboard support

text:
# Question
Title: KitKat wireless keyboard support
I have a Nexus 7 2013 Wifi running KitKat 4.4, unfortunately the glass cracked which has affected the digitiser meaning it no longer responds to touch. I have a micro USB male-USB female adapter with allows me plug in a wired keyboard and mouse via a USB hub. This allows me to use the tablet just fine, however when I plug in the receiver for my 2.4 GHZ wireless keyboard with trackpad I get no functionality.

The wireless keyboard works on my mac and pc without the need for drivers, and I would have thought this lack of need for drivers makes it a suitable candidate for working with the Nexus 7, has anyone had any success with wireless keyboards and or mice?

By wireless I mean 2.4 ghz wireless, not Bluetooth.

# Answer
You can buy a OTG USB cable and plug in your wireless keyboard and it works like a charm. I tested this in many ways. Just like the wired keyboard and mouse, it pretty works the same.

Note: some devices may not be compatible with this method but check with your manufacturer to see if it works.

Amazon

Hope this helps.
> 0 votes

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, external-keyboard, mouse
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title: Nexus 4 won't upgrade to Lollipop

text:
# Question
Title: Nexus 4 won't upgrade to Lollipop
Bought a factory refurbished Nexus 4 today. It started with jellybean on the first boot, a few updates later it gets to 4.4.4. Now it tells me that my system is up to date. I have another Nexus 4 running Lollipop 5.0.1. I am on T-Mobile if that maters.

# Answer
> -1 votes
Not matter. But not a sw upgrade uploaded on nexus user center for nexus 4. All u can do that is wait for sw release

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Tags: updates, nexus-4, 5.0-lollipop
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title: Access Denied to site using Chrome app

text:
# Question
Title: Access Denied to site using Chrome app
When attempting to access the NASA ADS ( http://adsabs.harvard.edu/ ) site via my Samsung tablet (SM-T530NU) connected to a WiFi network I get the following message:

http://ads.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/access\_denied

This does not happen when I try to access via my laptop connected to the same WiFi network. This also does not happen if I use the default browser that Samsun ships instead of the Chrome Android app.

I contacted the administrator of the site and he told me that there's an issue where Chrome is apparently "sending out HTTP requests with X-Forwarded-For set in the header", which is causing this. My IP is not blacklisted by the way, I checked.

I have no idea what this means or how I can fix this. Any help will be much appreciated.

# Answer
> 2 votes
Google Chrome's traffic compression servers may be blocked.
They work as proxies and compress your traffic from non-secured websites. Also they are fully transparent so that the server always knows who you are even though you used that proxy.
This means they send the `HTTP-X-FORWARDED-FOR` flag which seems to be blocked by the website you try to access.

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Tags: chrome-for-android
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# Question
Title: Is factory reset neccessary when updating cyanogenMod?
I have rooted my phone and have TWRP installed.

I am updating CyanogenMod 11 to 12.

Do I need to do a factory reset/ Clear data partition to proceed or can I do without it?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Yes, it is always recommended to do an factory reset and wipe cache data after every update or change of firmware to avoid problems.

You will **lose** all your data anyway so right after flash your new firmware, reboot the phone. You don't say your phone so just do as usual do the factory reset wipe cache reboot it again then done wouldn't spend more than 5 minutes.

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Tags: cyanogenmod, updates, twrp, rom-update
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title: does samsung galaxy ace support otg?

text:
# Question
Title: does samsung galaxy ace support otg?
I currently own a Sony z1 and had not hqve any troubles with an otg storage device. But I coulndt make the same storage device this to work with my galaxy ace. ROOTED Version 2.3.6

I have so far scoured google for answers but have found no satisfactory info.

So id like to know if there is any kind of step/procedure the I can do to make it work?

Im a fan of keepong old stuff from trash unless they really stop working specially electronics. Pls help

# Answer
It is not possible, this isn't something you can turn on in the settings, it's a hardware issue. The Galaxy Ace does not support OTG, so it's not possible to use it.
> 1 votes

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Tags: 2.3-gingerbread, root-access, samsung, samsung-galaxy-ace, usb-on-the-go
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# Question
Title: Moving app data from galaxy phone to tablet
I want to transfer a game with my progress form my phone to my tablet. The game is in my Google play account but it does not show my progress when I open the game. Please help!

# Answer
> 0 votes
If the devices are rooted you can use a program called Data Sync

If it's not rooted, you can use a program called Helium

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Tags: applications
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# Question
Title: can't seem to get rid of applications even after formating/restocking/flashing. help?
I have a galaxy tab p1000 I have been trying to upgrade it for 3 days straight now with many tutorials from 2.2 froyo to anything newer but i keep coming back to square one - my old applications keep appearing after flashing/wiping.

It looks like there is some protection on the partitions that doesn't allow me to change/delete data on them.

I tried: restocking using Odin (with the pit and original firmware) recovery mode factory reset + cache + dalvik reset settings -\> privacy -\> factory reset removing the applications one by one.

Usually it shows me that they are removed but after restart everything returns. Many of the apps (3rd party and google) keep crashing all the time.

Nothing helps. each time i bring up the OS again the old apps appear again. Same happens after connecting to comp and manually deleting stuff - after unmount, they return (everything i deleted).

help ?

# Answer
If you use recovery to wipe user data, and then wipe your dalvik cache in the advanced settings, then reboot all apps and data will be removed.

Ensure you haven't enabled google restore - when the startup wizard starts, it should ask if you want to restore to this device. Unstick this option.
> 1 votes

# Answer
I found the problem in the end... It was a faulty internal flash memory module. After researching the web I found that the p1000 has a common internal memory fault that happens after several years.

I can only say that i also found a tutorial that teaches how to remove (physically) the internal memory chip from the motherboard and changing the rom to know how to leave only on the external sd card.

I tried this technique in many variations but i never manage to make it work. Still stuck with the tablet
> 0 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-tab, factory-reset, partitions, formatting
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# Question
Title: Downgrade Nexus 9 running lollipop to KitKat
I'd like to downgrade my Nexus 9 to android 4.X (KitKat). Is this possible? I'm not the pro doing something like that and I could not find something with google.

Can you help me please? Thank you

# Answer
It is unlikely, since the Nexus 9 was a Android 5.0 Lollipop launch device. There are no official (Google developed & distributed) versions of Android 4.4 KitKat for the Nexus 9.

Third party roms would be the way to go - but I have found no KitKat roms for the Nexus 9, and I personally doubt one would be developed unless there was a massive interest in it.
> 4 votes

# Answer
This is how you can do it: http://thetechrism.com/downgrade-lollipop-kitkat-nexus/

You can't do it without doing some sort factory image/reset. Google has not officially distributed version of KitKat, however. So you'd have to use third party.
> 0 votes

# Answer
You can find the easiest tutorial to downgrade your device here : Downgrade Lollipop to KitKat

You have to wipe/ factory reset the device and flash the Factory Images to downgrade the Android version.
> 0 votes

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, 5.0-lollipop, downgrade, nexus-9
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# Question
Title: How can i undo "Remove bluetooth device" from kitkat?
Before i was able to connect my moto X with my PC windows 7 64bits via generic bluetooth dongle. But i removed the pairing from my moto x and now its undetectable by the PC. Every time i turn on bluetooth on the PC and on the phone , then a turn on bluetooth on the phone and make sure its visible for all devices, its not detecting the pc and vice versa.

So, how can i undo the unpairing and make my phone and pc connect again ?

EDIT: I tryied to remove the registry key ( HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\BTHPORT\Parameters\Keys ) from windows registry but no luck.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Make sure your both PC and PHONE are close to each other and the both Bluetooth are turned on and visible for all devices on both then go to your phone and search for devices and see if your PC will appear then try to pair then again. There is no such a thing as 'undo pairing" you just need to pair them again. Try that it should work usually if not check if there is any problem with your bluetooth on your pc in device manager.

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, bluetooth
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title: mp3wrap file not playable

text:
# Question
Title: mp3wrap file not playable
I combined six MP3 files, with filenames starting with `0`, into one MP3 with the following command under Debian Wheezy:

```
$ mp3wrap -v output.mp3 0*

```

Using `file` on `output.mp3` confirmed that it was an MP3 file. The file plays using `mocp`, but will not play on a Samsung Galaxy S3 with either the built-in player or an external player. How can I solve this?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Had the same problem with files merged with `mp3wrap` on my Nexus. The only working solution, I found is to use `ffmpeg` as a merge tool.

# How to

This will concatenate two mp3 files, and the resulting metadata will be that of the first file:

```
ffmpeg -i "concat:file1.mp3|file2.mp3" -acodec copy output.mp3

```

This is because, for ffmpeg, the whole "concat:" part is a single "input file", and its metadata will be of the first concatenated file. If you want to use metadata from the second file instead, you have to add it as a dummy input file and map its metadata to that of the output:

```
ffmpeg -i "concat:file1.mp3|file2.mp3" -i file2.mp3 -acodec copy test.mp3 -map_metadata 0:1

```

If you want to construct your metadata from the two metadatas, you'll have to do it by hand. You can dump a file's metadata with

```
ffmpeg -i file1.mp3 -f ffmetadata file1.metadata

```

After dumping both metadatas and constructing new metadata, you can add it to the output file with `-metadata`, and you can disable metadata copying by setting a `-map_metadata` mapping from a negative input file number. This sets a name value and no other metadata:

```
ffmpeg -i "concat:file1.mp3|file2.mp3" -acodec copy -metadata "title=Some Song" test.mp3 -map_metadata 0:-1

```

*Above instructions were copied from superuser.com answer from a similar question*

# Answer
> 0 votes
I use MP3Diags to fix the tags after joining the files with mp3wrap, but I'm not able to check that repaired MP3 tags will allow the Samsung Galaxy S3 to play the file, as I do not have one to test with.

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Tags: mp3
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# Question
Title: Galaxy S3 keeps switching wifi settings to use a manual proxy
I get no internet connection message. I go to wifi settings, and something has changed it to use a manual proxy setting. I don't have a proxy server. it's a home network. I switch it to no proxy, save, and all is good for about a minute, maybe less. I look at network settings, and boom, it's using a manual proxy again. How do I stop this?

# Answer
> 1 votes
There's either an app that's controlling this setting, or malware. On Windows behavior like this is caused by malware 9 out of 10 times, but on Android I'd suspect that some app is the likely culprit.

For a list of apps with permissions to monkey around with your settings, go to **Settings→Security→Device Administrators**. Anything listed there that has a checked box on the right has permissions to control settings on your device. See if there is anything in the list that stands out, such as security software or network-related software. Try to isolate which one is the culprit by unchecking the enabled device administrators one at a time and then checking whether changes you make to the proxy settings stick.

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I did a quick search on this and I'm seeing that Kaspersky Mobile Security comes up frequently as an app that makes changes to the WiFi proxy settings revert to "Manual" with a localhost IP address (127.0.0.1). Is that the IP address you're seeing, and do you have Kaspersky Mobile Security installed?

According to this thread in the Kaspersky support forums, there was a known bug related to this issue in version 10.4.45. A Kaspersky rep said it would be fixed in the next version in June 2013, but according to this thread in the Vodafone forums there was still an issue with this in a later version:

> Thanks for your suggestions guys, I think I have solved this one. I found other people were having the same issue who were using Kaspersky Mobile Security. I've just uninstalled it (version 10.4.47) and not only has this issue completely gone, another weird issue I was having where the WiFi connection took 3 - 4 attempts before it settled on a connection has also gone. Happy bunny.
>
> I need an internet security app though so I may try that Lookout app you mentioned.

I'm not familiar with Kaspersky Mobile Security, so I can't tell you whether that means that the behavior of changing proxy settings is itself a bug that has not been fixed, or that there used to be a more specific bug with this feature but the behavior in general is part of the functionality of the app. However, I can tell you that I've been using Lookout for about a year and haven't had this or any other problem with it.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-3, proxy
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# Question
Title: Wifi wont work in Samsung galaxy 3 even after a hard reset
I have a samsung galaxy s3 which was in excellent condition when I sold it. After 2 weeks, the buyer wanted a return, so, I got the phone back. Somehow, the wifi is not working. When I look at the firmware, it says 4.4.2 which believe is kit kat. It seems to me like he tried to hack it and now the wifi wont work. Plus, who knows which other program he altered? I end up paying him and end up with a phone I can't even use. Please help me. I followed the hard reset and it still wont fix the problem...:(

# Answer
Android 4.4.2 (Kitkat) was not officially released by Samsung for the Galaxy SIII.
You can search at SamMobile for your SIII (GT-I9300) and download the latest official firmware. (registration required but I can give you the links too, if you don't like to register there)
Then flash it using *Odin* (or similar) to get your stock firmware back.

> A private sale is free from any warranty by the seller, so you didn't even have to accept the return (in the EU at least).
> 0 votes

# Answer
My best guess is going to involve reflashing the ROM by using ODIN. There is a website that has all Samsung firmwares in zip files available for download, just get one and find instructions to use ODIN to flash it. Just be very careful, you could make matters much worse if you don't use a compatible ROM or don't follow instructions perfectly.

If that doesn't work, then it must be a hardware problem. In that case, there's not much I can recommend... Perhaps taking the back off and screws out and checking that everything is connected properly.
> 0 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-3
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# Question
Title: What is the internal storage being used for?
My Android phone is showing me a notification saying that the "Phone storage is low". So, when I click on the notification, it shows me this:

The total space used is 6.59 GB, but the space used by the apps (which, I suppose, include cache and data as well as the application binaries). So what is using the other 6 GB!?

Android version: 4.2.2 Manufacturer: HTC

# Answer
...or you can go to android settings for free and select storage option and see which category takes most of your space. If you want to clean your cached files (you can do it directly from storage screen, just click on Cached data category), I recommend ES Task Manager, its free and in the combination with ES File Explorer he's best option, at least for me.
> 0 votes

# Answer
A good few GB is only your OS (android) then you have all that sometimes useless apps pre-installed on your phone + the apps you installed yourself it is not possible to say from that image but musics and photos usually take a large amount of MB if let to indefinitely accumulation especially if you use whatsapp/other apps.

Cache of apps can really take up alot of space if not cleared regularly(you would be surprised) use cache cleaner app This is a major problem on androids because the internal memory is so low and you can't move apps to sd card so yeah its very annoying(i had to live with one with 2GB free only)

Clear your cache of apps using an app delete photos you don' want anymore uninstall apps you don't use anymore and if rooted uninstall all the blotware they forced on you is what you can do to get rid of that message.
> 0 votes

# Answer
If you want to know go to settings \> storage and wait for it to load all of the used storage, but more than likely the majority of it is the android system itself and misc files.

If you find you aren't wasting a ton of space, you can double your space for 5 bucks.
> 0 votes

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Tags: internal-storage, insufficient-memory
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# Question
Title: Only one head phone (Right) working on my andrioid razor
Has anyone had this issue on their android where only one headphone is playing music. I use Pandora and I already did a factory reset and still nothing. Anyone have any other ideas?\>

Thank you

# Answer
Try another headphone ? It's very likely the one you have its defective
> 1 votes

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Tags: headphone-jack
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title: View log files on rooted Nexus 9

text:
# Question
Title: View log files on rooted Nexus 9
I'd like to check some log files of a app I've downloaded from the browser. I rooted my device already and saw in the "SuperSU"-App a Logs-Tab. How can/do I use that? Or do I have to do something more?

Thank you

# Answer
> 0 votes
Download the app called CatLog - LogCAt reader it can read all your logs and it's open source

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, root-access, 5.0-lollipop, logging
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# Question
Title: Can't find some apps in Play Store while others don't work
After I factory reset my Samsung Galaxy S4, some apps were reinstalled easily, while others didn't work as they used, and some can't be found in Play Store (YouTube Downloader). All Music Downloader won't work. I had Simple MP3 Downloader before, now it doesn't work.

Why can't I find them anymore, and why some of them also don't work anymore?

# Answer
TubeMate (and all similar YouTube video downloaders) were removed from the Play Store for violating Google's Terms and Conditions. Simple MP3 Downloader was also removed for this reason. You probably downloaded the apps before they were removed from the Play Store, so that is why you had them before.

You can still install those two apps to your phone from manually installing the .apk files for TubeMate and Simple MP3 Downloader.
> 1 votes

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Tags: google-play-store, factory-reset, samsung-galaxy-s-4
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# Question
Title: How to access app menu without app button?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 and my app menu button is broken. (I accidentally destroyed it while replacing the screen.)

Is there any other way to access the app menu or view a list of running apps, switch between them, close unneeded running applications?

# Answer
> 2 votes
# **BUILD.PROP SOFTKEYS** (ROOT)

If you have root, you can emulate *soft keys*, like the ones on the Nexus and other devices, by modifying the `build.prop` file. To do this you will need root. There are many guides to rooting your device, such as this one on XDA.

After you are rooted, install an app like Build Prop Editor. Change (or add) the following key: `qemu.hw.mainkeys=0` (add a key named `qemu.hw.mainkeys` and set the value to `0`.) Be careful and make sure that you have typed it exactly as shown. After this, you will need to hard reboot your phone. Power off your device (or remove the battery, not recommended) and then turn it back on. *Note: For `build.prop` edits, **you will need a hard reboot; a soft reboot will not apply the changes** to the `build.prop` file.*

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# **THIRD PARTY APP**

If you do not wish to root, you can install an app like Handy Soft Keys. Please note that this may affect performance, battery, and data usage negatively, as it is not native to Android like the `build.prop` edit.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-5, task-management
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title: I hard bricked my phone, now what?

text:
# Question
Title: I hard bricked my phone, now what?
So today I hard bricked my week old Iocean X8, as soon as my phone arrived it came stock with a jellybean ROM so I flashed it to the KitKat ROM provided by Iocean which all worked fine but I decided I wanted root access so then I attempted to flash to the super user ROM and that's when everything went downhill.

As far as my knowledge goes a hard brick is were the phone will not turn on and the PC will not recognize the phone. I also do not believe Iocean X8's come with a recovery mode.

I have sent an email to Iocean asking for the next steps to take but they are taking a little while to reply.

Have the Android Enthusiasts got any suggestions?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Can you turn on your phone using special sequence of buttons like power + middle button + down volume ? I don't know what is for your device but you can google tjat quickly...see if you can turn on in download or recovery mode. If yes try a factory reset and wipe cache data and reboot.

If that not work then is time to flash your stock firmware again on it you need odin and the stock firmware image you can search on xda developers forum for your device both the stock firmware and the guide on how to execute.If you not find on xda developers forum then try google but be careful don't download the first thing you see try to get the firmware atleast from a trusted source.

Your phone is not hard bricked it is soft bricked you bricked the software not the hardware but stay calm the above steps if done right should make your phone reboot again.

You will lose all your data if you want do to a backup you can try an backup via ADB you can google for "backup via adb android" follow all the steps with calm and carefully and you can make your phone reboot again without lose nothing.

# Answer
> -2 votes
You could try install a RUU rom,bring the device back to stock,as explained by @freedom ,RUU is the stock rom, you must search for your device and xda dev should have working,trustable links for ruu rom/stock. then simply dont try gain root, if there is a reason for root, sure, but really you had a rom custom in there,you really didnt need root. How to get there? try hold power button+vol down , this should allow you to enter usb mode, try until you get there,because you must use recovery mode to fix problem completely, hence it is classed as a soft brick. Goodluck.

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, unbricking
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title: Browser redirects to coo123.net

text:
# Question
Title: Browser redirects to coo123.net
When I open my tablets browser to yahoo it automatically redirects to coo123.net page. How do I stop that from happening?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Delete the entry for yahoo in the host file. (It's most likely here it's happening)

Here's how: http://www.techrepublic.com/article/edit-your-rooted-android-hosts-file-to-block-ad-servers/

Essentially:

1. Use a file manager like ES File Explorer
2. Locate the file /system/etc/hosts
3. Remove the line that says anything about yahoo
4. Save the file
5. Reboot

If it doesn't work make sure that the file has the correct permissions:

> 1. Open ES File Manager
> 2. Navigate to `/system/etc`
> 3. Locate and long-press the `hosts` file
> 4. Tap the menu button
> 5. Select **Properties**
> 6. Tap **Change** in the Permissions section
> 7. Tap the check box for Group under the **Write** column (Figure B)
> 8. Tap OK
> 9. Tap Cancel
> 10. Reboot device

(Quoted from techrepublic)

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Tags: browser
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# Question
Title: Custom ringtone not working on Nexus 4 since OTA Lollipop
My problem is exactly the same as in this question: Custom ringtone not working on Nexus 5 since OTA Lollipop

* I have Nexus 4, never rooted, never jail-breaked
* after I installed the update to Lollipop, the problem occured
* now I have already 5.0.1 but the problem still exists

Problem:

* I select my custom ringtone on the Sound & notification settings panel and it plays right
* when someone calls me, only the default system notification sound is played repeatedly

What I already tried:

* re-uploading the ringtone, using AirDroid (I also uploaded them with AirDroid before the update to Lollipop)
* clearing cached data (via Settings \> Storage \> Cached data) and then rebooting
* checked the directory of the ringtones: it's /sdcard/Ringtones
* checked the permissions of the ringtones: it's the same as for system-ringtones: -rw-rw---- root
* I found out, that when I select the ringtone in the contacts-app as a specific ringtone for one person, it works!

Any ideas?

# Answer
> 1 votes
On my Nexus 4, for ringtones snipped by Ringdroid the following worked: Ringdroid saves to the following folders:
sdcard/media/audio/ringtones
sdcard/media/audio/notifications
sdcard/media/audio/alarms
I copy-and-deleted the ringtones from those locations to the following folders:
sdcard/Ringtones
sdcard/Notifications
sdcard/Alarms

This left duplicate entries in the Android settings and messaging settings. To fix that I then cleared the Cache Partition from the recovery in the bootloader by the following directions:
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-5994
Here's a short version:
Power off
All three hard keys for about 10 seconds to enter the bootloader menu
Uses arrow keys to select Recovery Mode and power to activate
Power and Volume Up (to actually get into recovery menu I guess?)
volume to "Wipe Cache Data" and hit power
Return to bootloader
Start

You can now set ringtones and they will actually work.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Over the holidays I found a solution :)

I connected my phone via usb-cable with my computer and used "adb push" to copy my ringtone into the folder /sdcard/Ringtones. This is the same folder that is used by AirDroid for ringtones. And the new ringtone-file (that was added by adb push) had the same permissions (-rw-rw---- root) like the ringtone-files that were put there by AirDroid.

Then I restared my phone (just simple turn off, turn on, no deletion of cache), selected the new ringtone and -- it worked!

I think it has something to do with AirDroid but I can't tell what AirDroid does wrong, because I can't see any differences between the files I put by "adb push" and the files that AirDroid put there.

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Tags: nexus-4, 5.0-lollipop, ringtone
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# Question
Title: Can I skip KitKat and flash Lollipop directly from Jelly Bean
I have a Nexus device with Jelly Bean installed. Can I flash directly to a Lollipop image or should I update to KitKat and then flash Lollipop?

# Answer
If you are flashing a factory image then you can skip KitKat and go straight to Lollipop (Assuming it is available for your device). Factory images will completely wipe your device and install the image, so are not dependent on the previously installed OS.

If you are wanting to use OTA updates then you don't have any choice what updates to install as they will be automatically provided to you.
> 10 votes

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Tags: updates
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# Question
Title: How can I have two names for same contact in android?
I want to have one name for calls and other for text messages for same contact. Please help!

# Answer
Save one contact number with country code and other without it . it worked in my mobile
> 0 votes

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Tags: contacts
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# Question
Title: On my Samsung S5 how do i get my emails to stay in my in box until i delete them
i set up my email on my samsung s5 and i get emails but they disappear after about 15 minutes and there not in my in box, junk, or trash bins. In my settings i have delete emails from server set at never. how do i get the emails to stay in my inbox until i delete them?

# Answer
Make sure your Email account is set up as IMAP (not POP3).

In theory POP3 downloads a single copy of the email to the device that requests it. In practive, i've noticed the same issue you described whereby Emails seem to disappear.

IMAP syncs a copy of the Email from the server to your device to ensure you can view the same mail on multiple devices.
> 1 votes

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Tags: email
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title: 40GB of thumbnails in a 16GB device

text:
# Question
Title: 40GB of thumbnails in a 16GB device
I just found that my `/sdcard/DCIM/.thumbnails` folder grew to more than 40GB. Two `.thumbdata3` files each large 20GB.

My Galaxy S3 has only 16GB of internal storage. These files prevent me from backing up my sdcard to SFTP.

I think I can safely delete these files, but where do they come from? And how to check if there are any strange ghosts left?

# Answer
The problem was ultimately fixed by **ignoring** the whole `/sdcard/DCIM/.thumbnails` directory in the synchronization.

Deleting the sparse thumbnails was useless as they will grow again but are basically waste. Another interesting point should be telling FolderSync not to sync hidden directories (all caches are hidden) but that will not save directories such as Boldbeast Recorder's `.BBRec` folder or, in general, any data folder incorrectly marked hidden by the creator app.
> 1 votes

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Tags: sd-card, file-system
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# Question
Title: How does one install an emulator onto the Playstation phone (Sony Xperia Play)?
I got a Playstation phone (Sony Xperia Play) and would love to play old video games on it for free. I was hoping there was an emulator (maybe mame?) I could install on it. Is there some way I could do this?

EDIT: I'd like something that makes use of the playstation control buttons on my particular phone

# Answer
> 3 votes
Yes there are! Currently I found a Mame, Gameboy, N64, Snes, ScummVM (emulates classic adventure titles like Secret of Monkey Island, THE DIG, Day of the Tentacle, Grim Fandango and Broken Sword) and a Genesis emulator.

All of them use the PSX buttons but you need to configure all of them in the internal emulator configuration.

I have them all installed but I only tested the MAME, Sness and ScummVM emulator. I also have been told that some of these were removed from the market since they were paid apps that were copied from open source emulators. I have no idea about the legality of the use of emulators.

Since some of the APKs are not available via Market you'll need to install a file manager and allow the android system to install apps that are not from the market.

I really can't find the direct links to the emulators, but here it is their websites:

*Btw:* The Tiger Emulator page says that it also emulates other platforms, I've only tried Marvel vs Capcom and Metal Slug.

Oh yeah, they also run great with zero lag but they'll usually suck your battery dry.

**Edit:** I tested all of them and everyone works like a charm, with the exception of the N64 emulator. Some games like Mario Kart 64 run OK and other like Pillotwings64 are unplayable.

**Double Edit:** I've been doing some research about PSX emulators and some close friends have recommended me FPse (Free Playstation Emulator) - it's supposed to be free but someone is selling it on the Droid Market.

I haven't got the chance to test it and I'll only get my PSX games after the weekend I believe that if someone does want to emulate PSX, it seems like a good way to start.

# Answer
> 1 votes
You should try PPSSPP, which is a PSP emulator. Although it's still in the beta stage it works fairly well.

# Answer
> 0 votes
There are huge number of consoles that can be emulated on android devices including gameboy, nintendo, myboy and some other similar consoles too.

The best by far is the PSP emulator for android called PPSSPP, it works best although might require good hardware configuration on your android device. Here is how to play psp games on android using ppsspp

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Tags: applications, emulators
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title: Android Encryption porting

text:
# Question
Title: Android Encryption porting
I'm currently trying to enable the full disk encryption in Android on my custom board. Some informations:

* The /data Partition is the 4th Partition on my SD Card.
* after the /data Partition there is \>2MB free space
* the /data Partition is ext4

If I run `vdc cryptfs enablecrypto inplace 1234` I get

```
logcat | grep crypt
E/Cryptfs ( 2407): Orig filesystem overlaps crypto footer region.  Cannot encrypt in place.

```

If I run `vdc cryptfs enablecrypto wipe 1234` I get

```
device-mapper: table: 254:0: crypt: Error creating IV
device-mapper: ioctl: error adding target to table
device-mapper: table: 254:0: crypt: Error creating IV
device-mapper: ioctl: error adding target to table
device-mapper: table: 254:0: crypt: Error creating IV
device-mapper: ioctl: error adding target to table
device-mapper: table: 254:0: crypt: Error creating IV
device-mapper: ioctl: error adding target to table
device-mapper: table: 254:0: crypt: Error creating IV
device-mapper: ioctl: error adding target to table
device-mapper: table: 254:0: crypt: Error creating IV
device-mapper: ioctl: error adding target to table
device-mapper: table: 254:0: crypt: Error creating IV
device-mapper: ioctl: error adding target to table
device-mapper: table: 254:0: crypt: Error creating IV
device-mapper: ioctl: error adding target to table
device-mapper: table: 254:0: crypt: Error creating IV
device-mapper: ioctl: error adding target to table
device-mapper: table: 254:0: crypt: Error creating IV
device-mapper: ioctl: error adding target to table

```

and the device reboots afterwards...

Some extended information: fstab

```
cat /fstab.boundary
....
$BD4    /data    ext4    nosuid,nodev,nodiratime,noatime,nomblk_io_submit,noauto_da_alloc,errors=panic    wait,encryptable=footer
....

```

init.rc

```
cat /init.boundary.rc
...
mount_all /fstab.boundary
...

```

Screenshot from the partition layout:

Any help is very welcome.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I assume you use the wrong parameter in your fstab. You can't place the footer in space already reserved for a filesystem. Either make an extra partition (sdc5) and specify footer=/dev/sdc5:0 (to put it at the beginning of this partition) or specify a negative offset to use the space at the end of the partition, e.g. to use 16k of the partition specify: encryptable=footer,length=-16384

Not sure if you'd need to make your ext4 filesystem not smaller than the partition, otherwise it could overwrite your footer.

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Tags: encryption
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# Question
Title: Securely wiping a phone with a broken screen
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 with a broken screen. The screen does not respond to any touch and does not display anything at all, it is black at all times. CyanogenMod 11 is installed on the device.

I need to securely wipe the device, but I've been having a very difficult time doing so, as CyanogenMod doesn't allow ADB to connect without user input, which in this case is impossible. I've done a factory reset on the phone, but didn't wipe the user data on the internal storage (not an external SD card, rather the "internal SD card" which is hosted on the main phone ROM).

How can I securely wipe the phone and delete *all* data left on the internal storage? I'd like to zero-out the filesystem, but still have a semi-working phone that will at least boot into Android for occasional tinkering over adb.

# Answer
If you did a factory reset, you should be able to connect it to the computer and it should allow you to delete files from the internal storage. MTP is limiting though in the fact that you can't use a secure erase program (one that overwrites the file multiple times with random data). This will be quite difficult to do with a broken screen.

The other option is to use Odin to restore it to stock. Odin overwrites all the partitions including the full /data partition which will wipe the internal storage. Just follow any of the guides on how to return to stock or unbrick the device, like this one for the international S3. If you have one of the LTE or carrier versions you will need an appropriate guide for that version. You can do everything blind in Odin, just follow the directions carefully.
> 2 votes

# Answer
Simply boot your phone to Fastboot and issue "fastboot erase userdata". This will not really wipe the data, but without huge efforts (modifying the eMMC controller) you will get just zeros when you dump the partition. Be sure to erase cache as well.

If you run Cyanogenmod chances are you have a recovery installed that enables adb by default. Try booting your phone to recovery and connecting then with adb. From there you get a shell and can use i.e. dd to wipe the data.
> 0 votes

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Tags: cyanogenmod, samsung-galaxy-s-3, security, screen, broken-screen
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# Question
Title: Can a flashed rom leave behind artifacts?
I found a few "unofficial" Lollipop ROMS floating around the internet.

I don't know how reliable are they, or how many viruses are there.

All I want to do is to play with it a little. I'm thinking of making an NANDROID backup, flashing the rom, playing with it a little (with no private information placed there), and restoring the NANDROID.

Is this safe? Can a malicious Rom writer intercept any attempt to flash a Recovery and keep itself on the phone (sort of like a rootkit)?

# Answer
> 0 votes
No, it can't.

As long as you don't flash any new firmware files (like we have to do with the HTC One M8 to get it on lollipop) you should be fine with a nandroid backup.

Long story short, if you only flash via recovery and not via fastboot etc. you should be fine.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I don't agree with the other posters and would say: "in theory yes!". The eMMC of today's phones is partitioned in a lot of partitions. For instance, the Nexus 4 has around 25 partitions. When you install a ROM, it typically only touches system, recovery, userdata, internal sd (if on separate partition), cache and boot. But since the ROM has full root access, it could write to just any partition and e.g. even manipulate your modem stack.

In practice, I didn't hear about a ROM which attempted that. And I if a ROM contains malicious code, it will only reside in system, boot or recovery.

My advice to be sure: before flashing, dump all partitions and compute their checksums so you can see which were modified by the ROM.

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Tags: custom-roms
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title: Are nightly CyanogenMod releases safe?

text:
# Question
Title: Are nightly CyanogenMod releases safe?
I am using a 2013 Moto X Developer Edition (XT1053) and am currently running stock Android, (with the exception of Motorola's software) and I am thinking of switching to CyanogenMod. However, after looking at the CyanogenMod download releases for the "ghost" model, I notice there are pretty much only nightlies.

I have never used a nightly release before, and I do have a nandroid backup if anything goes wrong, but are the nightlies stable enough to use daily?

# Answer
You can't use nightlies daily, you can only use them at night. (\<- That is a joke, by the way.)

Nightlies are the **most unstable builds** of CyanogenMod, but the number of bugs depends on the device. Typically, there are **few bugs**, as they still test the ROMs, but you will probably encounter (a few) more bugs than in a stable build. **Most people will be able to use the nightly build as a daily ROM.**

It is highly recommended that you make a backup **just in case** anything goes wrong, but you should not expect it to be filled with bugs. Remember, they test these ROMs before they upload them, so they are generally safe. Even so, you should refer to your device's CM changelog to see what they fixed and what to watch out for.
> 0 votes

# Answer
Back when I had a Samsung Galaxy Ace and wanted to use CyanogenMod on it, it almost always had a Nightly build. Encountered a few bugs, but not major ones.

Granted this is a different phone and CM version, point is you have to know which features/functionalities are working and not based on the wiki/release notes provided. Also, which bugs are present. You may want to wait for that information to be available before flashing. But it's always good to have a Nandroid backup.

So, nightlies could be safe, could be not. Always refer to the documentation.
> 0 votes

# Answer
Look for the appropriate discussion about the ROM, for which XDA is a good place. Usually, there is a reason why CM does not consider a ROM stable enough to tag the build as "milestone".

This does not mean it will be useless for you. Sometimes the ROM does not get the tag because something is not working like NFC or Bluetooth - and if you don't need that, you should be still fine.
> 0 votes

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Tags: cyanogenmod, custom-roms, builds
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# Question
Title: How to prevent tracking or hacking of a used phone
The used phone's IMEI is clean, so it's not stolen.
Looks like its seller did a factory-reset before selling it.
But how do I make sure that it doesn't have any malware or backdoors, and that its seller can't later mess with it, hack it, track it, or falsely report it stolen?

I know that if the phone is rooted, some anti-theft apps and malware can survive a factory-reset.
To make sure the phone is truly clean, should I flash the ROM, or is there a way to tell if the phone was ever rooted?

I suppose these questions could be asked by a thief, but a lot more people buy used phones than steal them.

# Answer
You can check if your phone is currently unlocked/rooted in bootloader (volume down+power for a few seconds when phone is off should do it. Otherwise Google for your phone.) I guess there's no way to check if your device was ever rooted.

Indeed, the safest\* is to root the phone yourself and flash a ROM. Another advantage of this is that you are up-to-date.

\*Of course, there's always the potential risk that rooting fails and your device explodes :)
> 1 votes

# Answer
For most phones, there is a way to flash the factory image (not to be confused with just wiping data) supplied by the manufacturer / ODM. Once flashed, compute checksums of all partitions (except cache, userdata and internal sd if on separate partition). To compare them, find the checksums for this phone and factory image somewhere or ask any owner of this phone to compute them for you.

Computing checksums may require root though, so your /system partition will be modified anyways. But since flashing the factory image usually wipes it, you should be safe regarding this.
> 1 votes

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Tags: security, malware, lost-phone
---


# Question
Title: Random crashes on Nexus 5 after installing (and uninstalling) Lollipop
I had been happily using a Nexus 5 for the past year until I did an OTA upgrade to Lollipop, after which it began crashing (powering off) multiple times per day without apparent pattern (sometimes during GPS navigation, during phone calls, while taking a picture, etc.) In addition to requiring a reboot, these crashes sucked down battery. I did a fresh factory install of Kitkat, which I expected to fix the problems, but they continued, even in safe mode. Is there anything else to try, or is it time to buy a new phone?

**Update**: After posting, I installed the latest version of CyanogenMod, and my phone only crashed once, right after enabling location services for Twitter. Besides that, it worked fine, although it was not heavily used (on vacation) and battery life was poor (lasting only an hour or two). After getting back from vacation, I did the full wipe and factory install of Lollipop 5.0.1 suggested in comments. The phone crashed twice (sucking down battery) during the subsequent setup, although I made it through on the third try.

# Answer
The Lollipop update was a red herring. My phone was failing at the hardware level. Unfortunately, the weeks I spent fiddling with it took me beyond the warranty period.
> 0 votes

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, nexus-5, 5.0-lollipop, crashes
---


# Question
Title: How do you maintain a constant load on the cpu?
I am looking at my phone with a thermal camera to watch the external heat distribution as I attempt to hold it at a constant high load.

What I need to do is hold the CPU at a constant load over the span of about 30 mins, I have achieved this with relative success using the two "burner" apps available on google play. I paired this with SetCPU to max out the allowable core frequencies.

I have used HWMonitor PRO to view the temp sensor values and record them on my PC.

Does anyone know if there is an app available that applies a repeatably constant load or how one would begin to do so through programming? The main issue I am finding is that the burner apps will shut down after a certain time (or temperature) and don't feel very consistent.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

# Answer
Install a terminal emulator and try the following:

dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/null

or

dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/null

It will write random values to the nirvana, should cause a constant load. But since you typically have a lot of different processes on your phone running, it is hard to assure some processes don't wake up and cause load interruptions. Therefore, switch the phone to flight mode, disable all other connections like wifi/bluetooth/nfc etc. and try to shut down as many services as you can. But still, e.g. the garbage collector could run at unexpected times. Android is just not a realtime OS, but for the measurement you are probably attempting it should be sufficient.

And in case your device has several cores: Open more tabs in the emulator and run more dd processes.
> 0 votes

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Tags: setcpu
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# Question
Title: update.zip just for fixing file permissions, possible?
I soft bricked my colorfly g808 by following this guide (Japanese)

http://bl.oov.ch/2012/12/android-421-mvno-sim.html

I didnt do it using adb shell but using a terminal emulator in the phone itself, so I don't have ADB debug mode enabled.

the file in question is

/data/resource-cache/vendor@overlay@framework@framework-res.apk@idmap

I need to set its permissions to "644"

I have access to adb sideload by pressing the volume key while booting while connected by USB.

I tried several tutorials for making a custom updater-script but I always get the message "Installation aborted." when I try to install it. I tried signed and unsigned, by the way.

Is it possible at all to create an update.zip for just setting a permission on a file? do I need an "update-binary" also present? (I tried including one from here http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=92493&uk=252038779 which I thought was targeted for my device)

My android version is 4.2.2... I think..

What I see in the computer:

```
$ adb sideload update-signed.zip
loading: 'update-signed.zip'
sending: 'update-signed.zip'  100%

```

What I see in the device:

```
Now send the package you want to apply
to the device with "adb sideload <filename>"...
Installation aborted.

```

The "Installation aborted" appears right after I send the file. It looks like it doesn't even try to analyze it. I tried simplifying the script using just

```
ui_print("Next time don't forget to enable debug mode before playing with fire!");
sleep(5);

```

(I'm taking care of leaving an empty line at the end also...)

The zip file I'm using: http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file\_id=79008422714753153826

Another trial: http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file\_id=00027545588116868142

# Answer
Sure. Just put it in the updater-script which is usually located in META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script

Make sure your script mounts the data partition and executes something like this:

set\_perm(0, 0, 0644, "/data/resource-cache/vendor@overlay@framework@framework-res.apk@idmap");

Not sure if the @ chars are not causing trouble in recovery though.

And yes, you need updater-script etc. in there.
> 1 votes

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Tags: updates, device-firmware, system, side-loading
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# Question
Title: Is it possible to install Android L on a device that will not get the update in the future?
I have Sony Xperia M2, and as you probably know, this phone **will not** get the new Android L update from Sony.
So is there any way to install the Android L manually?
I don't care to root my device and install a custom ROM which compatible with the new version... but is it actually possible to update my device version?

# Answer
Why yes, you can. Mind you that lollipop is not a daily driver for your phone yet, it's in alpha stage. Now, I don't have the same phone as you but the process will be pretty much the same.

Firstly, you need to understand what you're going to be doing so read any noob guide on www.xda-developers.com (it's this site you're going to be sticking to and I'm sorry I'm writing this from my phone and couldn't find the noob guide I was looking for, I'll edit when I'm on PC).

This is your phone's forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-m2

Now follow this:

1.Unlock your bootloader:Find a guide in android development section

2.Root your phone:Find a guide in android development section.

3. Flash a custom recovery:Find a custom recovery in android development or original android development. By now, you probably already know how to flash.
4. Flash CM12:Find CM12 in original android development, follow instructions.

Congrats, you will now be experiencing lollipop.

WARNING: Read and follow every post carefully and thoroughly, any mistake can end up bricking your phone. Do this at your own risk, I shall not be responsible if your brick your phone. You have been warned.

Happy flashing.
> 1 votes

# Answer
It is technically possible to install a newer version of Android on that (and probably every other) device.

First you have to make sure the *bootloader* of your device is unlocked. In doubt just try to unlock it, it won't relock again without notifying you.
Then you flash (in most cases) a custom recovery like CWM, TWRP or Philz.
After that you can install every custom ROM or other zip on your phone.

> The best place for specific Android devices is xda-developers. (imo)
> Most developers meet there and publish their custom ROMs like CyanogenMod as well as modded official firmwares.

For your device there is a big guide on how to unlock your bootloader right on xda: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2743694
Installing a custom ROM is then done through your recovery.
> 1 votes

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Tags: 5.0-lollipop, sony-xperia
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# Question
Title: Touching multiple web elements simultaneously brings out area with magnification for clarification of intended target – name of feature?
When you touch multiple web elements simultaneously, perhaps due to the widgets being too small, and/or too close together, the area around where you touched pops out, giving you a magnified view of that area. I suppose this is so that you can clarify which interface control that you intended to touch.

Does anyone happen to know what this feature is called?

Eye tracking interfaces have a similar feature called “Gaze Clarification” for selecting small targets. As you look at your intended target, a portion of the screen that includes that target becomes magnified, and the zoom level keeps increasing and increasing as you home in on your desired spot.

Thanks.

# Answer
It's enable-link-disambiguation-popup.

> It’s a handy feature and is now available in Chrome OS.
>
> Since this is experimental, you’ll have to enable it, which is an easy process.
>
> Simply type chrome://flags in the Chrome OS browser and find the enable-link-disambiguation-popup option.
>
> Enable it and restart the browser to activate the feature.

https://gigaom.com/2014/12/23/a-key-touch-feature-from-android-is-availble-in-chrome-os/
> 0 votes

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Tags: chrome-for-android, samsung-nexus-10, accessibility
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title: Problem PC stopped seeing S4

text:
# Question
Title: Problem PC stopped seeing S4
My S4 has suddenly stopped to connect to any computer. I tried with 3 different cables and 2 PC's with win7. I can't see it as a hard-drive. I can't see it in the device manager either (should I)? Any help would be welcome. Many thanks!

# Answer
> 0 votes
Uninstall the drivers from Samsung and download and install then again on your PC this seems to be an driver problem. If this not resolve your problem come back and I can suggest other options.

Does your phone recharge when plugged in?

Any sound on your PC when you connect or any notification on your phone about being connected via USB?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Thank you for your answer. The phone is charging and there is a beep when I connect it to the pc. I tried to connect it to other pc's where no Android were ever connected and I couldn't see it ether. Tried to reinstall the driver but nothing yet.

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Tags: connection-issues
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# Question
Title: How do app updates work if the system partition is read only?
I have a Android phone (Samsung). It comes with a whole bunch of pre-installed *stock* apps.

**Q1:** Is it correct that these stock apps are stored in the read-only partition `/system`?

Since getting the phone, I have updated most (if not all) of the stock apps via the *Play Store*.

**Q2:** Assuming app updates can't touch `/system`, how do they work? How can apps be updated if they are effectively read-only?

# Answer
> 4 votes
A1: I'm pretty positive that they are on the /system partition because you can't delete them, if you could, that would mean they are in /data partition or whatever it is called where the userspace is.

A2: I think they install updates in userspace, not in /system. The reason for believeing so is that after you update a system app, and you go in Settings -\> Apps, it allows you to uninstall updates only, meaning that the update that was installed in userspace will get deleted but the original app, the version you got out of the box, is still left untact in /system, and you can't delete it.

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Tags: google-play-store, updates, partitions, application-autoupdate, system-apps
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# Question
Title: i try to download games on my tablet and it keeps saying no space on device
I try to download games and it always say insufficient space on device what should I do. Google play or play store

# Answer
> 1 votes
You should ocassionally go to Settings -\> Storage -\> Cached Data and clear it, because over time it could use up more than a GB of storage. Of course, no need to do it to often as Android uses it to find data faster, only when it gets to big.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Go to "settings" and then "Storage", you'll see how much 'System Space' is left. You can uninstall useless app to make room for the game or go to "Files" and cleanup junk folders and files.

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Tags: google-play-store
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title: Download Photosphere images

text:
# Question
Title: Download Photosphere images
I have Google Cardboard which works great with Photosphere. I've created a few of my own, but I'd really like to get some spectacular images (e.g. Times Square, Grand Canyon etc) to install on my phone to demonstrate to people.

I have found Photosphere images online, but they are only viewable online - is there a way to download these images\** so they can be viewed as photosphere images on my Android phone ?

\** Assuming of course that appropriate license allows me to download a copy.

# Answer
As photosphere pictures are just "normal" jpg-files, you just have to download the photosphere image. If you use android you can view photosphere images with the google+ app. There is no real download-button, but you can use the share button and then send the picture to your email-adress for example. The standard android gallery viewer will open the picture like every photosphere picture you make with your mobile by yourself.
> 1 votes

# Answer
You need to add " PANO\_ " without the quotes to the front of the jpeg name, PANO\_ abc.jpg for instance. Then you also have to add metadata. You can do that here. http://photo-sphere.appspot.com/. This is a google page which you upload your image and then add metadata in respect of place. Then you download the image again and put it in the 360 Panoramas folder of your phone. Sorted.
> 1 votes

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Tags: photos, downloading
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title: Assigning a "default" wireless router

text:
# Question
Title: Assigning a "default" wireless router
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0, which I use with a Verizon wireless router. Somewhere nearby there is also an "xfinitywifi" wireless access point which appears in the tablet's wireless setup page.

I've noticed that when I walk out of range of my own access point, my tablet attempts to automatically connect to this open hotspot. Unfortunately, the "open" "xfinitywifi" hotspot actually requires some kind of Web login and the tablet stalls while attempting to connect to it. When I walk back in range of my own router, the tablet often continues trying to connect to the xfinitywifi router and I have to re-select my own manually.

Is there any way to configure the WiFi settings so this does not occur?

# Answer
Try to use WiFi Prioritizer. it aims to solve a simple problem by attempting to automatically reconnect to a higher priority wireless network when it comes in range while still being connected to a lower priority wireless network

hope it helps.
> 1 votes

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Tags: wi-fi, samsung-galaxy-tab
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# Question
Title: How can I access my Galaxy S5 from a PC to retrieve all of my files?
I broke the digitizer (LCD display/touch sensor underneath glass screen). The phone still turns on and can connect to computer but I can't access it because I have a passcode lock on it and it doesnt give me the option to type it in on my computer. The screen is completely blank and un responsive. Is there anything I can do to retrieve my files?

# Answer
It's possible to backup or access your files from Kies 3 installed on your PC even if it is password protected.

I've also tried it on my Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 and it worked.
> 0 votes

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Tags: files
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# Question
Title: Is it possible to print from an Android device (Samsung Galaxy Tab 3) via mini-USB to USB adapter?
I know you can hook up your printer to the wireless router and connect and print from the Android device via HP ePrint software. But is there a way to simply connect a device directly to the printer via USB and start printing? If not, what is missing? Linux drivers? A general printing interface? (I don't know how any of this works, so I'm taking wild guesses.) Printer is an HP LaserJet 2840, by the way.

# Answer
First of all, the device should have enabled the OTG in software and of course available as hardware. The other thing, that it misses is Drivers for sure. Maybe you could print out some photos from your phone, if there is an option to connect it as a PTP device directly to your printer, if your printer offers printing through PTP interface.
> 0 votes

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Tags: usb, printing
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title: Unable to install app on Micromax A106

text:
# Question
Title: Unable to install app on Micromax A106
I'm unable to install an app on Micromax A106. It shows sufficient space in storage, but an error comes out as not enough space.

# Answer
> 0 votes
This phone seems to have very little space for files. As you don't mention how much space has left for a user to install apps I will think it is too low to be any useful to any kind of user. The only real choices, that can work in this kind of situation, are the two I am describing in this question.

Be aware that these two solutions have as a requirement for the phone to be rooted. If these two solutions do not fit you, you can always try to uninstall big apps from your phone and install smaller ones that do the same job.

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Tags: google-play-store, installation, insufficient-memory, micromax
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# Question
Title: Merging a Crypt7 and a Crypt8 whatsapp backup
I have been searching a lot in the past couple of weeks on how to merge two whatsapp backup. Last month I got a new phone, installed whatsapp along with my old backup. During installation, whatsapp said, "backup found" and an option to restore. I clicked on it, it was processing for a very long time and then said backup cannot be restored **:(**

I started using whatsapp on this new phone and observed that the present database type is Crypt8 and my old database was of Crypt7 type (may be that it why the messages were not restored). I have still kept my old backup. Can anyone please tell me how can I **merge these two** databases (**old Crypt7** and **new Crypt8**) or is there any other file that I need to consider?

I also rooted my phone to get access to `com.whatsapp` folder. Found it in the root @ `data/data/com.whatsapp`

**File structure on the root**

```
+ com.whatsapp
  + cache
  + databases
    - axolotl.db
    - axolotl.db-shm
    - axolotl.db-wal
    - msgstore.db
    - msgstore.db-journal
    - wa.db
    - wa.db-shm
    - wa.db-wal
  + files
  + lib
  + shared_pref

```

**File structure on SDCard (*old backup* )**

```
+ WhatsApp
  + Databases
    - msgstore.db.crypt7
    - msgstore-2014-11-17.1.db.crypt7
    - msgstore-2014-11-18.1.db.crypt7
    - msgstore-2014-11-19.1.db.crypt7
    - msgstore-2014-11-20.1.db.crypt7
    - msgstore-2014-11-21.1.db.crypt7
    - msgstore-2014-11-22.1.db.crypt7
    - msgstore-2014-11-23.1.db.crypt7
    - msgstore-2014-11-24.1.db.crypt7
  + Media
  + Profile Pictures

```

**File structure on SDCard (*present backup* )**

```
+ WhatsApp
  + .Shared
  + .trash
  + Databases
    - msgstore.db.crypt8
    - msgstore-2014-12-9.1.db.crypt8
    - msgstore-2014-12-10.1.db.crypt8
    - msgstore-2014-12-11.1.db.crypt8
    - msgstore-2014-12-12.1.db.crypt8
    - msgstore-2014-12-13.1.db.crypt8
    - msgstore-2014-12-14.1.db.crypt8
    - msgstore-2014-12-15.1.db.crypt8
    - msgstore-2014-12-16.1.db.crypt8
  + Media
  + Profile Pictures

```

EDIT: Is it possible to uninstall whatsapp, reinstall and recover old backup (crypt7) first and when everything is working, import latest backup (crypt 8)? No replies so far - Is this even possible ?? Eagerly awaiting a response.

# Answer
This is how I solved the issue.

1. backup your existing whatsapp installation

```
 adb backup -f whatsapp-new.ab -noapk com.whatsapp

```
2. clear whatsapp data by going to settings\>apps
3. upload your old database to /sdcard/WhatsApp/Databases and delete other files in this directory
4. run whatsapp, restore messages and initialise app (you will have to reenter your phone number; if this doesn't work try installing older version of whatsapp - 2.11.432 worked fine for me)
5. backup installation with old messages

```
 adb backup -f whatsapp-old.ab -noapk com.whatsapp

```
6. download android backup extractor (https://github.com/nelenkov/android-backup-extractor), and its dependencies (bcprov-jdk15on-151.jar) and compile it (use Eclipse if you are not familiar with this)
7. extract files from backups

```
java -cp path-to-libs/bcprov-jdk15on-151.jar:path-to-comiled-abe/bin/ org.nick.abe.Main unpack whatsapp-new.ab wa-new.tar

java -cp path-to-libs/bcprov-jdk15on-151.jar:path-to-comiled-abe/bin/ org.nick.abe.Main unpack whatsapp-old.ab wa-old.tar

tar xvf wa-new.tar
mv apps apps-new
tar xvf wa-old.tar
mv apps apps-old

```
8. copy unencrypted databases to a new directory

```
mkdir plain
mv apps-old/com.whatsapp/db/msgstore.db plain/msgstore-old.db
mv apps-new/com.whatsapp/db/msgstore.db plain/msgstore-new.db

```
9. download sch3m4's wforensic from Github, install it and follow this https://github.com/sch3m4/wforensic#merging-all-msgstore-files-into-a-single-one (alternatively you could just merge both .db files - they are plain sql3 archives)
10. clear whatsapp data on phone again; upload the merged database to sdcard/WhatsApp/Databases and name it msgstore.db and delte other database files
11. repeat step 4

Now you should be able to see all conversations (hint scroll down to see all conversations - they are not sorted chronologically - but that sorts out with time).
> 3 votes

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Tags: whatsapp-messenger, sqlite, encryption
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# Question
Title: How to root my Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900A) (kernel version: July 22, 2014)?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900A). I am aware of towelroot, however it only works for "phones \< jun 3 2014" for and my kernel version is dated July 22, 2014:

How to root it, if possible without tripping the KNOX counter?

Kingo doesn't seem to support Samsung Galaxy S5.

# Answer
I think you should search on xda developers on the forum for your specific device but i don't think you can root it without flag knox and break the warranty i have an S4 with knox too and i couldn't find an way to root without flagging the knox counter

http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/#odin \<\< here you can find the autoroot for your device and will flag knox just download it and follow the steps you can easily find on xda developers on how to use odin
> 2 votes

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Tags: rooting, samsung-galaxy-s-5
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# Question
Title: Samsung galaxy S4 Blacked out Screen need to retreive files
Anyone know how to get photos/files from a galaxy 4 that has a broken / blacked out screen - Ive tried every method possible ive read online and im getting no-were and ready to scream ...I cant seem to unlock the screen to allow a computer to extract files - Ive pluged the phone into multiple computers it wont read the phone...ive tried the Kies Program...the Samsung recovery system - can I plug the phone into something and see the screen separate from the phone?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Your phone can be turned on and off? Your pc recognize your phone by making any sound? You don't say what caused your phone screen to break but anyway you can try to do an ADB recovery or an nand backup just google for if and you find many tutorials

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Tags: lock-screens, samsung-galaxy-s-4
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# Question
Title: Unable to locate SDK when starting Droid Explorer
When I launch Droid Explorer, I get an error message that states *Unable to locate the Android SDK tools, please reinstall the application*.

I installed the Android SDK tools from the SDK Download Page.

---

*Note: I am the lead developer of Droid Explorer. I am posting this question as I get a lot of bug reports for this issue. I am trying out using Android Enthusiasts as somewhat of a support Q&A for Droid Explorer. I will monitor any question tagged with .*

# Answer
Droid Explorer, at its root, depends heavily on the Android SDK. It communicates with your devices via ADB.

When Droid Explorer launches, it does some system checks to make sure the tools that it needs are accessible. These mainly include `adb` and `aapt`. There are some other tools that it uses, but these are the main ones that it needs to communicate.

There are 2 types of errors that can happen with the SDK not found:

---

## Registry Error

If you see the following error message:

***Unable to locate the SDK Version in 'HKLM\HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DroidExplorer\InstallPath'. Try reinstalling the application.***

When you first install Droid Explorer, it will ask you for the location of your Android SDK. This value is stored in the Registry.

**32bit**:

```
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DroidExplorer\InstallPath

```

**64bit**:

```
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\DroidExplorer\InstallPath

```

Under this location, you will see a value called `SdkPath`. This needs to be the location of the root of your Android SDK.

* Make sure Droid Explorer is closed.
* Open Registry Editor
    + `WIN`+`R`
    + Type `regedit`
    + Press `Enter`
* Navigate to the location explained above
* Set the value of `SdkPath` to be the path to your sdk: My location is `d:\android\android-sdk\`.
* Close the Registry Editor.
* Launch Droid Explorer

If you still are getting a registry SDK error after following these instructions, Ask a Question and add the tag.

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### File System Error

If you see the following error message:

***Unable to locate the SDK tools. Try reinstalling the application.***

This error usually happens when you install the Android SDK, but do not run the SDK Manager and add the required packages to the SDK.

As a rule of thumb, you should follow *Step 1*, at a minimum, for what packages should be added to the SDK.

Source

> ### 1. Get the latest SDK tools
>
> As a minimum when setting up the Android SDK, you should download the latest tools and Android platform:
>
> * Open the Tools directory and select:
>
> + Android SDK Tools Android SDK
>     + Platform-tools
>     + Android SDK Build-tools (highest version)
> * Open the first Android X.X folder (the latest version) and select:
>
> + SDK Platform
>     + A system image for the emulator, such as ARM EABI v7a System Image

Your SDK Manager should look something like this:

If you still are getting a file system SDK error after following these instructions, Ask a Question and add the tag.

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Extra information about how Droid Explorer looks for these tools:

It will look in 3 places for each tool that it needs to use.

* \[SdkPath\]/tools/
* \[SdkPath\]/platform-tools/
* \[SdkPath\]/build-tools/\[latest-version\]/

*Older versions of Droid explorer looked in `[SdkPath]/platforms/[latest-version]/tools/` but this path is no longer valid in the SDK.*
> 5 votes

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Tags: droid-explorer
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title: insufficent storage space for apps

text:
# Question
Title: insufficent storage space for apps
Have a new zenithink C95 tablet.Getting insufficient storage space error when installing apps.Have 16 gig internal flash drive and 16 gig SD card which still have 12 gig and 14 gig still available.Have nearly a page of apps loaded.Going into storage menu there is a 1 gig partition that the apps are loaded into,which is now full.Even though it is advertised as having 16 gigs internal storage for apps ,music,videos etc,you can't get any more than 950mb of apps on it,which is pretty useless for a tablet. EBay supplier of tablet says they are all like this,but will try and contact zenithink for maybe a firmware update. Any ideas on sorting this out? Thanks steve

# Answer
Doesn't sound like you can do anything yourself (short of rooting the device, and installing a different ROM version).

I don't think as an Android user, you will be able to change how this (poor) design was implemented without changing the OS.
> 0 votes

# Answer
I don't have any ideas regarding your hardware configuration problem. But to solve your problem you can move your apps to SD card using stock android move to SD card feature or try third party apps such as Link2SD available on play store
> 0 votes

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Tags: storage
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title: Why are some apps unmovable?

text:
# Question
Title: Why are some apps unmovable?
I recently just started downloading a lot of apps, and sometimes it will come up with saying insufficient storage available even though I've only used 4GB of a 32GB card. I'm not sure how it's not working.

So, I tried installing an app that puts apps straight to the SD card, but then it says some apps can't be moved because they are ROM only. It's taking up all the space of my 1GB internal storage, and I can't move them.

I really need help.

# Answer
> 2 votes
When making apps, there is a parameter that makes the card only installable in the internal memory, so you get the "move" option disabled.

You just can't move them. You can root your phone or install a custom rom to free it from wasted space.

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Tags: applications, storage, insufficient-memory
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title: Framaroot is not a permanent root app

text:
# Question
Title: Framaroot is not a permanent root app
framaroot is not a permanent root method, what does it mean?

My phone is no longer receiving updates, so root won't cause problems I think

# Answer
This could possibly mean that your device is rooted until the next reboot ie. temporarily rooted.
Also you can try another app/method of rooting which might be permanent so oyu don't have to root again.
> 1 votes

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Tags: root-access
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# Question
Title: Nexus 4 wont charge or turn on; LED is blinking red
I've been charging my Nexus with the original charger for 2 hours. It still shows red LED light when I hold the power button. I've tried everything:

* Different USB chargers
* Holding the volume button with the power button

It just wont work. I'm not the original owner so I can't get another one.

# Answer
Try to long press power in for about 30s. Then short press.

This is how I recover after a Nexus4 crash.
> 1 votes

# Answer
It sounds like your Nexus may not be getting enough power. Check out this related article (for Nexus 7) that sounds like your problem:

Since you are not the original owner, and not under any warranty, perhaps you'd like to try some DIY work. In this case, check out this article.

Good luck! I hope this can help you.
> 0 votes

# Answer
Possibility 1 (worst case scenario) - since you're not the original owner, you don't know what the previous owner did. In that case it can happen that he/she might have had experimented a bit and formatted the nand or the phone malfunctioned and somehow the nand got formatted i.e full clean no bios(download mode as in android). In this case, your phone is bricked. You can possibly bring it back if you have experience with rooting, custom rom flashing all that stuff. Plus you will need the restore bootloader file for the nexus. I had experimented this: nand formatting on my galaxy s3 showed the same behaviour. Go to the XDA-Forums and search. If you don't have any experience and don't know what I am talking about, I'd suggest taking the phone to a service center.

Possibility 2 (good scenario compared to the previous one) - battery is dead since the nexus's battery is inaccessible: the same solution here, also take it to a service centre.
> 0 votes

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Tags: charging, nexus-4
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# Question
Title: Is it appropriate to heat the device using CPU when it's cold?
If I want the device to heat up for some reason (to warm my hands, to keep the display responsive below 0 centigrades, to avoid battery frost damage), is it appropriate to load all cores of CPU and let it heat up?

Can it damage the phone (or damage it more than the frost can)?

# Answer
As long as you don't go full ham with your device's CPU load, everything should be fine in terms of damage/wear.

> Remember that keeping your CPU active will grind your battery very quickly, but it might be worth, if you need your device's temperature to be above 0°C.
> 0 votes

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Tags: battery, battery-life, overheating
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# Question
Title: Tablet and old Nexus don't appear in device manager
I have three devices, a nexus 5 that I use daily and a Nexus 7 and 4. The last time I used Android Device Manager I could see all three. Now I looked but I can only see the N5. The other two (N7 and N5) don't show up. Tried both on the app on the N5 and in Chrome on the PC.

I want to see when my N7 was last seen because it bricked a while back (probably within the warranty period) and I just sent it in for repairs (outside warranty period). If I have a screenshot I can prove it broke within the warranty.

Does anyone here know how I can get the N7 to show up in Device Manager again? Or any other trick how I can prove when it last worked?

Thanks GJ

# Answer
> 0 votes
If anyone has a similar problem, I was able to see the last seen date for all my devices here: https://play.google.com/settings

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Tags: android-device-manager
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# Question
Title: Calling address book contacts in Skype 4
I've just updated to the new Skype 4 on my Nexus 4. I regularly use Skype to call numbers saved in my phone's address book contacts, but can't find where to do this in the new version.

The previous version of Skype 3.2 had an address book icon at the top right (as seen here) but this is missing in the new Skype 4 (as seen here). Is there no longer a way to call my phone's address book contacts without adding them as a Skype contact as well?

I'd rather not set Skype to sync my contacts as I regularly jump back and forth between personal & work accounts.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Try Sky Dialer for Skype App, It lets you make Skype calls to your android contacts without even going to the Skype app(It requires the Skype app to be installed to work), lets you mark and organize favorites for easy calling too.

Full Disclosure: I am the app's developer

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Tags: skype
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# Question
Title: How do I make the priority menu disappear
I recently upgraded to Lollipop on my Nexus 5.

To put the phone on silent, I press the volume-up button and select Priority. Great.

Now how do I make that menu go away? I can click on an empty area of my homescreen, but that seems like a bad solution. What is there wasn't an open place to click on? Isn't there a sane way to exit that dialog?

# Answer
> 0 votes
I think you have to tap an empty space on the screen; if the screen is full of touch-sensitive stuff (homescreen) you can open Recents/Overview and swipe there, then close it again. Not ideal, but the best you can do.

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Tags: 5.0-lollipop
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# Question
Title: How to get Dialler Call Option "Viber, Skype" on Android 4.4.2 with Samsung Galaxy S5
At the dialer screen I do not receive the option to call using regular number, Skype or Viber.

How can I fix this so that I'm prompted when I want to make a call?

Any suggestion would help me a lot.

Best wishes, Martin

# Answer
I have found a solution. In the contacts, tapping twice on the picture by a specific contact opens up the option to contact the person via all available means.
> 2 votes

# Answer
You might have set the default dialing option in the past. Go to `Settings > Apps`, from `Options` select `Reset App Preferences`. But this will reset all the defaults you have set for the dialer and all other apps.
> 0 votes

# Answer
Try Sky Dialer for Skype App, It lets you make Skype calls to your android contacts without merging the contacts with Skype (It requires the Skype app to be installed to work), lets you mark and organize favorites for easy calling too.

Full Disclosure: I am the app's developer
> 0 votes

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Tags: settings, phone-app, skype, viber-messenger
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title: Sim-Toolkit is missing from app drawer

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# Question
Title: Sim-Toolkit is missing from app drawer
I am running Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) on an Nexus 4.

A day before I changed from Dalvik to ART, and after the restart, I noticed that the Sim Toolkit is missing!

How do I get it back?

# Answer
It may well just have changed name; check through all your apps. Happened to me a couple of times, so I assume it's just a carrier thing.
> 1 votes

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, art
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# Question
Title: How do I switch off loading of pictures in Chrome for Android?
In the Android browser one could switch off loading of images to save bandwith, battery and time when the images were not needed.

There seems to be no obvious way to do this under Android 4.4.2 KitKat with Chrome now that it has replaced the old browser.

Does anybody know a way?

# Answer
> 1 votes
You can do it with several 3rd-party browsers, but I don't think you can do it in Chrome. Possibly a root app to do it.

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, chrome-for-android, images
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# Question
Title: Setting a shortcut icon to switch to another home screen in Nova Launcher Prime
In Nova Launcher Prime, is there any way to set a shortcut icon to switch to another home screen? When going to the left or right home screen, I would prefer to tap on some icon rather than having to swipe.

# Answer
Long-press -\> Nova Action -\> Jump to page. You can choose the icon by long-pressing on the shortcut after creation.
> 2 votes

# Answer
I believe you would need to use a third-party automation app such as Tasker. Nova Launcher is listed in the *Go Home* section of Tasker documentation as supporting the required action `Go Home`.

For example, you could create a shortcut icon to a Tasker task named *Switch to Right Home*. The *Switch to Right Home* task would contain the action `Go Home` with parameter `Page` set to `2` (possibly the right-most home screen depending on how many are displayed).

It is a variant of the solution on this blog, where he provides instructions for switching the home screen based on device orientation.
> 1 votes

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, samsung-galaxy-s-5, nova-launcher
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title: HTC One M8 Screen Broke

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# Question
Title: HTC One M8 Screen Broke
Not sure if this goes here but I don't see any other section where it would go really. About a week ago, I found a HTC One M8 is a creek when I was hiking. I took it out and when I got home I placed it in rice for about 2 days. When I took it out, the battery worked fine because of the charging signal. I let it charge for about 8 hours and the signal is still there. The screen won't power up. Any tips on how to fix the screen without going inside the phone? Thanks.

# Answer
> 0 votes
The charging light means little - chances are it's completely non-functional except for the charging light itself.

However, you could check if it's booting and just the screen is dead by connecting it to a PC and observing whether the PC detects anything. If just the screen is dead, the PC should still see it as an external storage device. If the PC sees a USB device, you may be able to check further into its health by connecting via `adb`. However, keep in mind that these come in both Android and Windows Mobile varieties, and `adb` isn't going to work with Windows Mobile (there may be a logo on the back indicating which).

As far as fixing the screen if that's the only problem, there's no way to do it without opening the device and replacing the faulty component(s). Search YouTube and the like for teardown guides. However, given the device's exposure to the elements, there could be more faulty than can be replaced. Screen replacements are typically done for cracked digitizers, while your device may have fried graphics chips, etc., and changing the screen would be an expensive, time consuming, and fruitless endeavor.

Finally, although I don't know the circumstances of your find, I would point out that the device's IMEI (or equivalent) can be used by the carrier to return it to the rightful owner. If it's branded with a carrier's name, take it to the nearest store for that carrier and they can easily look up who owns it and get it back to them. Just sayin'.

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Tags: lock-screens, screen, htc-one-m8
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# Question
Title: Importing WiFi settings from Microsoft account
I have a bunch of saved WiFi passwords on my Windows 8 laptop that automatically transfer from one PC to another when I log in using my Microsoft account. Does anyone know a way to transfer these saved passwords to my Android device (Samsung Galaxy S4)? I've tried researching the issue to no avail.

# Answer
I don't know of any way to view all the saved passwords, but if you are currently connected to a network, you can search "View Network Connections" on your computer, then double click on the network you are connected to. Click wireless properties, and go to the security tab. If you check "Show characters", you can view the password for the network you are connected to.
> 0 votes

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Tags: wi-fi, sync, samsung-galaxy-s-4, windows
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# Question
Title: my mtk device with mt6572 (Karbonn a35) dual core and 512 mb ram crashes on gameplay
My phone crashes on some games but i have sufficient system requirement . Games such as eagle sim,robocop,shadow fight 2,exile far colony etc crashes frequently please friends gave any solution

# Answer
> 1 votes
shadow fight 2 needs at lest 1GB ram for smooth running..you can play dead trigger 1 on your phone. it is working on 512 mb ram dual core phones..

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Tags: crashes
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title: Nexus 5 Windows 8.1 Connection Issue

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# Question
Title: Nexus 5 Windows 8.1 Connection Issue
I have a Dell Inspiron 13 7000 running Windows 8.1 64bit. Upon connecting my Nexus 5 running Android 5.0.1 via USB, the device seems to keep connecting and disconnecting repeatedly. I don't have the chance to go to the Device Manager to update the driver.

I have a similar problem under Ubuntu 14.

Any help is appreciated, thanks.

# Answer
> 1 votes
If the same thing happens on another operating system, the problem is not the driver. It sounds like a power issue or the connector is not seating well on one of the two ends. See if a different cable helps.

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Tags: usb, nexus-5, connection-issues, windows
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# Question
Title: Changed my LG L70 (MS323) runtime from Dalvik to ART and my phone's not working properly. Help?
I switched my LG L70 (MS323)'s runtime from Dalvik to ART, after it restarted and said "Android is upgrading..." and it optimized my 64 apps. After it finishes, I get an error message saying something like Unfortunately the system ui has stopped and then my phone restarts and the whole process starts over again. Please help.

# Answer
ART is experimental at this stage, unless you're on android L (Lollipop) I wouldn't recommend using it.

If you are stuck in ART you can get back to Dalvik by following this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2707841

Your device should boot then.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Just do a hard reset on your phone.
> -3 votes

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Tags: art
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