title: Getting toast message with text sending

text:
# Question
Title: Getting toast message with text sending
I'm using Asus 551 with lollipop. I have numerous apps installed. Recently, I started getting toast notification with the text **Sending...**.

This usually occurs when I'm using Facebook, whatsapp and such apps. It seems fishy.

I recently uninstalled es file explorer after a similar issue was reported by users. It was showing similar toast with some Chinese text.

Is there a way I could find out what app is causing this?

Here is a screen shot:

I tried the `dumpsys` command, as suggested by @Firelord. Then used some of the apps, got the **Sending...** toast a couple of times, then again ran the `dumpsys` command, but there was no difference in the log. Here is how it looked before and after:

# Answer
Turns out that it was the **Sim ToolKit** that was showing the toast notification. I have recently switched to a Reliance Jio Sim (India), which has free unlimited calls and 4G data until December! Now that is too good to believe and fishy.

I used this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coconuts.pastnotifications&hl=en And allowed it to monitor the Toasts via Accessibility settings.

For now I have **Force Stopped** the process. The toasts are gone, should they come back, I will disable the Jio Sim itself.
> 1 votes

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Tags: malware, asus-zenfone-2
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# Question
Title: How to see pictures in your text messages
I have done what was posted before. When I tape the download button it doesn't download

# Answer
> 0 votes
Ensure your mobile data is on and that roaming is switched on. As I do not know your operating system I will post instructions for marshmallow.

Settings \> mobile networks \> data roaming

EDIT: based upon the newly supplied facts I viewed you need to change you apn login details as seen on this website.

Navigate to Settings\>More\>Mobile networks\>Access Point Names\>Menu\>

Once there delete any currently present apn profiles then restart (hold down the power button until the menu including a shut down button appears).

Once turned back on navigate back to the apn menu.

Enter these details in a new profile

APN: tfdata MMSC: http://mms-tf.net MMS proxy: mms3.tracfone.com MMS port: 80

Save and restart once more.

Your MMS should now work.

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Tags: sms
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# Question
Title: Can't use android pay after removing root
I had kingroot and I uninstalled it through kingroot uninstall option in the options menu. However, I still can't add a credit card to android pay. It says Google is unable to verify that your device or the software running on it is android compatible. I also tried deleting random folders I found with the name kingroot, I tried using ccleaner, and I tried deleting data from android pay and uninstall/reinstall android pay.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Turned out I had to re-flash firmware for it to work. Instructions for re-flashing firmware for my specific device (lg g3) were incorrect which bricked my device. Luckily I found that clicking the other action mode than the one stated did the trick and my device was un-bricked. Was a scary few hours. At the end though my lg g3 worked and all residue of kingroot was gone!

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Tags: root-access, google-pay
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title: I can't find my stock rom?

text:
# Question
Title: I can't find my stock rom?
Please help I need to flash stock rom on my dead samsung device but I can't find it, I attempted to remove the case but I don't know where sould I find it.

Here are some the phone info
**Model found on settings :** N5200
**Rom :** 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
**Processor in board:** MediaTek ARM MT6572A

Found this unknown numbers and letters
Rated 5V = 2A
FCC ID: A3LGTP1000
Dual Core2 Tablet: N5200
V710-1-V710\_bin\_V04
SN:8145051101607 14E08025
SAMSUNG ----- 410
KMN5X000ZM B209
T V710-1-2G
Thats All ! Thanks

# Answer
There is no GT-N5200 or SM-N5200 produced by Samsung, and Samsung never produced MediaTek-based devices. Add the fact that the FCC ID is that of P1000 (Galaxy Tab 1st-gen), and it's obvious that your device is a fake copycat, and a poor example at that. Don't expect to find anything for it.
> 3 votes

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Tags: samsung, stock-rom
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# Question
Title: My (other) Moto G3 won't update to the latest Android version
I have two Moto G3 phones (XT1541), the older one is on Android 6.0.1 and the newer(!) one is still on Android 6.0. Why is it not updating to 6.0.1 ?

The phones are international versions and the only difference I can think of is that the older phone is a 8 GB variant and the newer is a 16 GB variant...but the size of internal memory shouldn't matter, right?

# Answer
It seems that the updates to some units are just VERY late:

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/MOTO-G-3rd-Gen/Moto-G3-not-updating-from-Android-6-0-to-Android-6-0-1/td-p/3386562

I think that these were my last Motorolas now that even Samsung is better with updates.
> 0 votes

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Tags: updates, 6.0-marshmallow, motorola
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# Question
Title: Repeating “Unfortunately Google App has stopped” error on Nexus 5
My Nexus 5 stated acting strange in the past few days.

Here's the short history:

* A few days ago, I was prompted to install a new version in OTA update. Done.
* Yesterday, phone shut off just like that by itself. When powered on, it has a message on a black screen saying "optimizing app x/150". When it was done, phone booted.
* This morning: wanted to access Google Now, but it wasn't there - I couldn't flick to the left. Was prompted to 'reactivate' google Now, which I did. I should mention it was there after the OTA update.

Since then, every few seconds, and pretty much whatever I try to do, the error message in the title pops up. (side note: strangely, it says Google App and not Apps). Extremely hard to use the phone when every few seconds this pops up. Help, anyone? Thanks!

# Answer
As it says "Google App", it's most likely the app named Google (no kidding: there's such one, just follow the link – though I cannot find it in *Settings › Apps* by that name). Just tried the one from the drawer, brings me to *Google Now* – which again matches the app you've got trouble with, as your question states: "wanted to access Google Now, but it wasn't there".

Going by the icon, the corresponding app in *Settings* must be *Google Search* – which again makes sense considering *Google Now* is part of that.

So I'd suggest you try to go there (in *Settings › Apps*) and clear it's cache. If that doesn't help, try clearing its data as well (same place). If that doesn't solve it, open the *Google Settings* app (not the general device settings, but the settings app with the "g" for "Google" in its icon – you can find it in the app drawer) and deactivate *Now and Cards* there. This disables *Google Now*, but solves the issue (as you've proven).

Hint in case you cannot reach out to *Settings* or the *Google Settings* app (e.g. if that pop-up reappears faster than you can tap somewhere else): You can clear all app caches at once by booting to and "wipe cache". No data lost that way. Another good hint in this context is : if the troublemaker is a user-app, it won't be started here, so you can clear cache/delete data/deactivate/uninstall such an app from there.
> 1 votes

# Answer
The solutions posted so far failed to fix the problem for me, so I looked at the system log (`adb logcat`) and saw this error immediately after seeing the popup message:

```
F/libc (23416): Fatal signal 4 (SIGILL) at 0x5d7ca8f4 (code=1), thread 23528 (HotwordDetector)

```

I finally resolved the problem in Google Settings → Search & Now → Voice → "Ok Google" detection, where I disabled "From the Google app."

You may see a different "logcat" error than the above, but hopefully your specific error message will lead you closer to the answer.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Go to the app store and uninstall the updates. Then open the app without updating. Fixed mine.
> -1 votes

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Tags: 5.0-lollipop, nexus-5, crashes
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# Question
Title: apps fail to access orientation & magnetic sensors
I've just started using a Doogee Nova Y100X Android-based phone (it's android 5.0).

It seems that my apps can only access some of the phone's sensors: accelerometer seems to work, proximity and illumination as well - but not orientation and magnetometer. I tested using an app named Compass v0.1 and then with S Tools+.

Is this a hardware issue? A fundamental software issue due to the phone manufacturer? Or (hopefully) something I can fix with some kind of configuration?

# Answer
Indeed, as @AndrewT suggested, the device does not seem to have the extra sensors, physically.
> 0 votes

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Tags: sensors, orientation, compass
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# Question
Title: One Plus 1 - Logs out and immediately back in WiFi randomly
The phone from my girlfriend is a OnePlus 1. About 4 to 5 times every hour, it disconnects and reconnect back to the Wifi. Sometimes the disconnect time lasts 3 minutes, sometimes 10 seconds, but it happens continuously. I have tried to find out why, but I could not find any answer.

What could I do to stop this behaviour?

# Answer
I used to get these errors till a few weeks back myself,especially on a friend's wifi hotspot, and strangely enough,same problem was on friends' oneplus 2 and 3, and not even a stutter on other friend's nexus6p/iphone6/moto turbo.

Flashing a new rom helped a lot,currently running Mahdi rom, works pretty great and wifi stutters have reduced significantly(still,not zero, although barely once or twice per hour compared to the old 5-6 times back on stock), so if that's a possibility,go for it! PS Worked on oneplus 2 and 3 as well, Custom Roms in, wifi disconnections out!
> 0 votes

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Tags: wi-fi, oneplus-one
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# Question
Title: TWRP 2.8.7.0 asks for password on Marshmallow (Nexus 9), cannot mount anything
After flashing TWRP and booting it (situation described in title), TWRP asks for password. When I bypass it, TWRP cannot mount anything. When I reboot to system, it is stuck at the startup animation forever. Only can boot when I reflash stock recovery. Actually I have to reflash system too, it cannot boot otherwise.

I also tried boot.img replacement by Chainfire, result is exactly the same.

Has anybody successfully rooted Android 6 at all? What was the procedure?

**Update** Just installed apk for supersu 2.51 (beta) and it seems to work - at least adb now goes root (could not before). However twrp still asks for password and cannot mount anything.

# Answer
> 2 votes
Worked for me like this:

1. Boot into Fastboot
2. Flash Chainfire's WIP boot.img
3. Flash TWRP
4. Copy latest SuperSU BETA onto a USB stick
5. Use an OTG adapter to connect that USB stick to your Nexus 9
6. Boot into TWRP
7. Tap "Cancel" at the password prompt
8. Mount the USB stick
9. Install the `SuperSU.zip` from USB
10. Reboot

I didn't have to install stock recovery or anything else. It booted up just fine with all data still there.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Even I went into the same problem but finally I fixed it.

The reason why your phone gets stuck up on the start page is because android phones with lollipop and above version needs to unlock the boot loader to gain the privileges. This was implemented by google for the purpose of factory reset protection.

To do so you need to enable the **OEM Unlocking** check box in Developer Options.

This is what I did and i finally rooted my device using TWRP recovery. If it doesn't work try installing the latest version of SuperSu.

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Tags: twrp, 6.0-marshmallow, nexus-9
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title: battery draining when developing

text:
# Question
Title: battery draining when developing
I am connected via an USB port and have the screen constantly on, with the lowest brightness settings - by using the Lux app, that lowers that below the allowed level, making the screen barely visible.

Nevertheless, the phone is discharging fast.

Nexus 5 stock rom, rooted.

Only one process running in the foreground (an official play store app) which I am trying to automate via adb.

This didn't happen with a chinese MTK tablet, which stayed 100% charged all the time.

What can I do to work around this issue?

Thanks.

# Answer
How about underclocking cpu speed. since the device is rooted. or you can check other services that may not be usefull but running background.

if you have busybox or something installed. maybe you can look for processes and their consumption of cpu.
> 1 votes

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Tags: adb, battery
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# Question
Title: How can I forward a section of a WhatsApp conversation?
Suppose I had this conversation with someone on WhatsApp, consisting of several messages going back-and-forth. Now, I would like to forward that exchange to someone else...

1. on WhatsApp
2. via a plain-textu representation (which still makes it clear who says what, and isn't just a concatenation of the text)
3. via some reasonable structural represntation, doesn't matter exavtly which (e.g. XML, HTML, markdown, RDF, email-like quoting etc.)

Which of these options is feasible, and how?

PS - I use a Doogee X5 phone with Android 5.1, in case it matters.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Take Screenshots !!! Works for everything !

# Answer
> 0 votes
Simply *copy* multiple chats and *paste* to the third person . You will have time and sender information as shown below in the screenshot

In response to comment asking *how to copy*, simply long press the chat (S) and copy highlighted chat using the icon pointed. Next, to paste, in another chat, long press and you get the *paste* option

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Tags: whatsapp-messenger, instant-messaging
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# Question
Title: Can I flash a ROM of another Android version?
I'm currently having Android Lollipop and wanting to flash a Android 6.0 ROM. Would that brick my phone?

# Answer
Regarding your first question. In order to flash a rom with higher Android version you need to

* make sure the rom is for your device
* flash new bootloader
* flash new radio

Note: i recommend upgrading Android version with the OTA update from your OEM (Samsung, HTC, ... etc) because you cannot mess up. And then flashing the rom.

Then follow the usual steps for flashing any rom which are

* make sure rom can be flashed on your device
* wipe (optionally not including internal storage)
* flash rom
* flash gapps if not included in rom
* reboot

And if you want Root

* find a SuperSU version that your ROM supports
* reboot to recovery
* flash SuperSU zip
* reboot

IMPORTANT : after flashing twrp may ask you to root your device Select NO

Note: you know that a rom can be flashed on your device only if your device's codename is in the name of the zip file. For example : paranoidandroid6.0.1\_hammerhead.zip Here hammerhead is the device codename , specifically nexus 5.

Make sure to research before doing anything.
> 2 votes

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Tags: rom-flashing
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# Question
Title: What is that icon that looks like a ships wheel with a line through it and how do I remove ir?
I've tried every thing to remove this.Help!

# Answer
> 0 votes
that would be the location icon. By the looks of it, your location service / gps has been turned off. This means when you use maps applications, it won't be so accurate. You may preserve a little energy by turning off location service. Please go to the main "settings" on your phone and you can find the location option there.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Likely "GPS off".

The icon is believed to be (intentionally) enabled by some carriers. It likely involves rooting and modifying the framework (or using an Xposed module, e.g. Sense Toolbox) to get rid of it.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Press and hold this notification, this will show you which application is resposible for that icon. If it is third-party application you can uninstall or force stop it and if it is system app reply with screenshot.

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Tags: google-account
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# Question
Title: Google Play music won't play album in order
I've made a custom album/playlist and imported it onto my SD card on my phone. However, when I got to play the playlist, not only does it break up the album by artist, it won't even play in order. Every song has a track number, but it seems to be ignoring this. How I can I get it so the album is grouped together regardless of artist AND have it play the playlist in track order?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Sort by "time". Pick an album and set it. That will change the settings when playing the songs in the database. It will re-order the songs to the way they were loaded onto the memory card. They were originally loaded with a time stamp in sequential order, with one being slightly older than the other. It appears to be ignoring the proper order. That is how I got it to work without downloading another player. Nothing worse than trying to play "The Wall" out of order!

# Answer
> 0 votes
To play all songs by an artist when in Artist view, click the picture or album art to the left of their name. This will start playing a random song and then you can click the Mini Player at the bottom and you should then see the option to shuffle if it's not already enabled.

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Tags: google, music
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# Question
Title: How can you tell which version of an app is on your Android phone?
I was just browsing through the AppBrain Android store and saw as one of the popular downloads Gmail.

This made me wonder how to see the version info of an application on my Galaxy S mobile phone.

How can I tell the version so that I may update this application to a new version?

# Answer
> 15 votes
Go to `Settings > application settings > manage application` then tap on the app. It'll say the version you are running under the name. You shouldn't have to check though; If the app in the market doesn't say "Installed" then you don't have the most recent version.

# Answer
> 8 votes
**Play app**

Android 5.1.1 Xperia Z3:

* find app
* permission details
* right at the top is shows:

```
Version XXX can accesss

```

Note: this may not work for some "magic" apps, like the Play App itself.

**Device settings**

```
Settings > Apps > Downloaded > App name

```

and the version is shown at the top of the screen.

I was not able to search by the app name, so get ready for some scrolling.

Going under `Running` instead of `Downloaded` did not work: if you find your app there, it shows only runtime stats.

**adb**

Better method if you've got it setup.

Discussed at: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11942762/get-application-version-name-using-adb

The best command so far is:

```
adb shell dumpsys package com.google.android.apps.photos | grep versionName

```

How to get the package name: View app's full package name?

But this method is not perfect, as they can give multiple results because of the `Hidden system packages:` section.

**Feature request for Google Play Store**

Those would be ideal places for it:

https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/play/CfSPJbhB6-k

# Answer
> 0 votes
You can easily to settings then application settings after that choose manage application. you will find the infomations of the ***android apps***.

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Tags: applications
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# Question
Title: Something is blocking ads and I don't know what it is
I am not complaining, it's awesome, but strange. I have a rooted Samsung a5, sm a500h, android 6.1.

Few weeks ago I installed adaway, and removed it because it couldn't block youtube ads.

And now the vast majority of apps don't display ads anymore, with the exception of musixmatch and youtube. I browse webpages using chrome, i see no ads on any website, including forbes.com and it let me in without complaining about an ad blocker, on tumblr, the ad space says "couldn't connect to server x"

I did clean my device multiple times, using the likes of clean master, I did restart it multiple times. Is it possible that adaway did all that?

# Answer
# Somebody gone borked up their hosts file

Luckily, it's an easy fix. Your going to need root, and a root file manager (Like ES file explorer)

In your file explorer, go to /system/etc, and look for a file called 'hosts'. Open it, and remove **EVERYTHING except the top line** to disable the AD blocking. If you want to, of course

**But why?**

AdAway and similar apps use root auth to write to the hosts file the locations of ads. This then blocks them due to what said file does (it's a blacklist, essentially)
> 3 votes

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Tags: rooting, root-access, ads
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# Question
Title: Broke front camera on Nexus 5 and can't use any camera app
I just repaired a screen on my broken Nexus 5 but I also broke the front camera module. Now I can't get the camera app to work (for the back camera) or use Snapchat.

Is there a way to disable the front camera so these apps will open using the rear camera without trying to connect to the front camera and sending an error message?

I could get the back camera working before updating the phone when I went online so could it possibly be a software update. Any solutions would be much appreciated.

# Answer
It was an issue with the default camera app being out of date after an OS update, this inhibited it the rear camera working on any camera app problem resolved itself once the default camera app had updated
> 0 votes

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Tags: 6.0-marshmallow, nexus-5, camera
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# Question
Title: How to flash a rom to a phone under bootloop
I have tried to flash the custom ROM CM 13 to my Lenovo A6000 plus as described in the xda thread. My phone was running on Lollipop and was rooted. I had twrp in my phone. So I simply copied \[ED300-CM13.0-UNOFFICIAL-wt86518.zip\] and \[open\_gapps-arm-6.0-micro-,,,,,.zip\] to my external sd card and tried to flash them using twrp. Installation of ED300-CM13.0-UNOFFICIAL-wt86518.zip was seemed succes but open\_gapps-arm-6.0-micro-,,,,,.zip showed an error as `zip file corrupted`.

I assumed the installation of later was only to include the necessary Google apps. So I thought not to install them assuming that they weren't necessary. I simply reboot the phone. Now my phone is in an infinite bootloop. It just shows the Lenovo logo, stays for 2-3 minutes and again go back to boot.

I tried to enter into twrp but didn't succeed. I can access the bootloader. So I put the phone to bootloader and connected to my laptop. But when I type `adb devices` it doesn't detect the device.

Did I really brick my device? Is there a way to get back? I just want to flash any compatible ROM so that the phone stays up. Please don't tell me to get back to xda :(

# Answer
I've read the thread you linked and inspected the TWRP package inside. It looks like flashing for this device is incredibly simple, similar to a Nexus - it just flashes and boots a recovery image from fastboot. Lenovo even included a handy command to reboot straight to recovery from fastboot, which not even Nexus devices have.

Since you've flashed TWRP successfully in the past, I assume proper drivers have been installed, and you still have the whole folder on your PC. So right now what you're gonna do is boot your phone to fastboot, connect it to PC, open a command prompt window on PC then execute...

```
fastboot oem reboot-recovery

```

...which should take you to recovery.

If an error pops up then you might need to manually point to the fastboot location (drag the fastboot.exe in `tools/` to the command prompt window), so it becomes something like...

```
C:\TWRP\tools\fastboot.exe oem reboot-recovery

```

(your path will vary).
> 1 votes

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Tags: rom-flashing, recovery-mode, lenovo-a6000-plus
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# Question
Title: How do I get my S2 to communicate with the bluetooth keyboard again
I purchased the Samsung keyboard case when I bought my 9.7 inch S2 at Best Buy. After a short while, the bluetooth connection was lost and I was unable to get it back, so back to the store. They could not get it to work either, and replaced the keyboard with a new one, which paired up and worked fine for awhile... then after a few days, it stopped working. Both devices are fully charged. I have tried rebooting several times. The keyboard shows up on the bluetooth screen, but when I select it, it briefly pops up a message saying something like "unable to communicate with S2 keyboard". I plan to take the tablet to Thailand in a couple of months and would like the keyboard to function as more than just extra weight. Maybe I got two lemons, but I don't have much faith in just trading it in again for another keyboard... and other than this issue, I love the tablet. I am a touch typer, so using the onscreen keyboard is a big leap backward.

# Answer
Turn on the keyboard and go into blue tooth settings. Hold down on the selected device and it will pair. Mine prompted me to enter a code on the keyboard then it was paired! It just came to me all of the sudden after searching for answers so i figured I'd post what worked.
> 1 votes

# Answer
switch the keyboard off. on the top right center you will see a key that has the blue Bluetooth logo on it. hold that key down and switch on the keyboard. keep holding until the light turns blue, yellow, red. now you can pair the bluetooth keyboard to the tablet
> 0 votes

# Answer
keyboard was paired but wouldnt connect. tried in a different rooom from where my wifi router was andd it connected right away
> 0 votes

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Tags: samsung, external-keyboard
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# Question
Title: Hide media on external sd card, lollipop and above
I want an app that can hide/encrypt selected pictures and video on the external memory card without moving them to internal storage where space is at a premium. This is the problem with Keepsafe and other popular apps in this category. I have rooted my phone & am using the Xposed media scanner module to exclude a hidden directory on the memory card, and done the `platform.xml` workaround to make the external card writable.

I've also wanted to try the symbolic link trick by placing the files on an ext2 formatted partition on the memory card used for link2sd and then `ln -sf` from the internal storage, but that doesn't work either. The media scanner exclusion works, but the files themselves are still readable on the memory card. Is there any app, even a root requiring one, that can encrypt or hide the files as they are despite the stupid restrictions put in since Kitkat?

# Answer
I believe SECRECY will do what you want; I haven't used it for a while, but from what I remember it encrypts files on the SD card and doesn't need root.

Note: the app is no longer available on Play Store and the link directs to XDA Forums.
> 1 votes

# Answer
by renaming a file from filename.txt to .filename.txt (add a dot "." before the name) you will hide the file. I.e. it will not show up on any file explorer, (unless it is set to show hidden files.)

If you want to hide, say movie files from appearing in your media player, or music files from appearing in your music player, or even photos from appearingin your gallery, (or any other type of file from showing in an app except a file explorer), you can change the file extention to anything else or remove it completely. I recommend just changing the dot "." to a blank space, that way you can still identify the file yourself and you wont forget the file extension in case you ever need it.

like so: from "filename.avi" to "filename avi".
> 2 votes

# Answer
Use file locker app. This is very helfull app for ur problem.. I also use this and my problem has solved. Now I can hide my SD card file very easily. Only file locker app can do this. Once try brothers...
> 0 votes

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Tags: external-sd, 5.1-lollipop, encryption, media-files, media-scanner
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# Question
Title: Pushed apps into device from google play web browser, install failed. How to find out what apps failed?
Yesterday I browsed into the play store from my pc, and selected several apps to be installed onto my tablet.

The tablet attempted to install the apps later, but several of them failed. I have cleared the notifications, now I don't remember what apps were not installed.

How can I retrieve this list of failed install attempts? I don't know what apps I tried to install (or I would just re-install them).

Device is a Samsung G-note 2014ed, running on 5.1.1

# Answer
Your android version is lower version or, you must download the apps on your playstore tablet not on browser CMIIW
> -1 votes

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Tags: google-play-store, installation, logging
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# Question
Title: Unable to download apps from Play Store using mobile data
I have Mi4i mobile. I am trying to download applications from Google Play Store- when I click on `Install` it displays "Waiting for WIFI...".

I am on mobile data, but it is not downloading through mobile data.

How can I download through mobile data?

# Answer
For MIUI 8(previous versions also). Check your 'Security' app's -\> Data usage -\> Restrict data usage -\> System tab. Within system check Downloads is allowed to use Mobile data.
> 3 votes

# Answer
Im using mui7, try go to tools\>donwloads icon\>on uper right pres " ...."\>setting\>downloads size limit, u can change by mb or unlimited..
> 1 votes

# Answer
This will happen if you have Play Store: Settings set to Auto-update apps over Wi-Fi.

1. Cancel the download
2. Start the download manually

Manually started downloads will go through regardless of your data connection. You can also change the previously mentioned setting.
> -1 votes

# Answer
You may need to clear all data of Google Play store. I always prefer not to download from play store due to slow connection. There are many site which allow me to download apk file. See What are the alternative app markets? for more details.
> -2 votes

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Tags: google-play-store
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# Question
Title: Phone stuck on bootloop ? HTC desire 826
I tried to root my phone using twrp. after i rooted it using TWRP my phone isnt turning on... its stuck on boot logo (HTC) I cant turn it off ? How can I turn it off ?

Edit : it's solved and the answer is down below.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I managed to solve the problem. So here are the steps I did to fix my phone. First I turned off the phone by holding power button and volume up button at the same time. As soon as the screen turn off I quickly held the power button and volume down button to get into bootloader(if you don't get into bootloader as fast as u can. Phone will turn on again to normal boot and stuck there automatically). And then as I had already unlocked the bootloader and installed TWRP(there is info on how to unlock bootloader on HTC website, and u can find how to install TWRP a simple Google search), As I was too stupid not to backup my phone before trying to mess with the rooting. I had to download a TWRP backup from the internet (search google "HTC desire 826 megathread " there is a thread on XDA dev). I found a backup for TWRP for my phone and downloaded it. I connected my phone to PC while the phone was in TWRP menu. It gave me access to phone internal storage. First I made a backup in TWRP to find the location on backup files. Then I copied the files and saved it in the exact spot where the TWRP made the backup. I disconnected phone from my computer. And then clicked on "Restore" on my phone and accepted it. Then my phone worked fine after restoring the phone to a backup. So lesson learnt, always make a backup of your phone before messing with the ROM. I was stupid enough to think that everything will be okay when I was rooting the phone -\_-

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Tags: boot
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# Question
Title: Can't add second google account to google calendar app
I have one google account for my android phone. Now I set up a work email at gmail to use the shared calendar and keep things separated. For convenience I downloaded the google calendar app to display events from the calendar on my phone. I followed the steps to add another google account to my phone via **Settings -\> Accounts -\> Add Account -\> Google**. Everything worked out fine, but on the google calender no events are shown. When I go to **Settings -\> Accounts -\> Google -\> workaccount** I can't see the toggle for Calendar syncing. In the phone account I see this though.

With the same account I added the calendar to thunderbird using lightning and followed the procedure which worked out fine. Therefore I assume that the accounts calendar is visible.

My phone is a Oneplus One running CM 12.1 (Android 5.11)

# Answer
So the solution for me was:

First activating *Device Information* in my *Google Activity Settings*.

Second I deleted the account from the phone and added it again. There was the toggle for syncing the calender.

Third I needed to allow google calendar to have access to the calendar storage, which was prohibited by default from the *Privacy Guard* in CM. This solved the *sync error* problem.

Now all my calendars and events show up on my phone.
> 0 votes

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Tags: sync, google-calendar
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# Question
Title: Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) mobile hotspot not forwarding packets
I have a Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen/2014) phone. I have set up a mobile hot spot, and when I activate it, my laptop can connect to it. I can ping the gateway, so the wifi connection between phone and laptop is working. On the phone I can browse and check mail, etc, so the phone's mobile data connection is working. But I cannot use the internet from the laptop. It's not a DNS issue, because I can't even ping my work server by its IP, nor some common DNS servers like google's or OpenDNS.

Has anyone else had this problem, and if so is there a solution or workaround?

EDIT: after doing further digging, it seems only IPv6 forwarding is being enabled, and of course without root you can't enable it.

# Answer
I faced the very same issue with MOTO E, MOto G2, 3 and Now with 4. everything works fine if i use Bluetooth tethering or USB tethering. as soon as i connect my Laptop with WiFi of the G4 (WiFi threatening option) it connects but shows a yellow mark over Wifi.

I tried every single trick available over Internet but nothing worked. finally i did a small change and everything became fine. what i did is as follows:

click on wifi symbol and go to the available networks--\> find the network of your hotspot and right click--\> go to connection properties --\> change encryption type to "AES" if already selected go to advance setting--\> click over check box (enable FIPS compliance)--\> click ok --\> click OK again and you are good to go.

i tried this on windows 8, things must be more or less same for windows 7 and 10.
> 1 votes

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Tags: motorola-moto-g, wifi-tethering
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title: Mail client account colors

text:
# Question
Title: Mail client account colors
In the mail client of my Galaxy Tab I have three accounts. In the view "all mailboxes" there is a little line on the left for marking which mail comes from which account.

These colors seem to be defined randomly when creating the account. I can't find the setting where I can change these colors. The last thing I want to do is to delete and create a new account.

The problem is two of the colors are nearly the same.

My Galaxy Tab is rooted but I found nothing in the table "emailProvider.db".

How can I fix this?

# Answer
Is a third-party mail client a possibility? If yes, I'd recommend K-9 Mail, works great for me. And yes, it supports changing account colors.
> 1 votes

# Answer
eMail color is based on a fixed list of colors.
Every time you create an eMail account you get the next color, regardless it has already been used.
Every smartphone model has its own color list.
On my **Samsung S5** the list is as follows (RGB code and most similar color):

```
D74979 Red
3493F6 Blue
E07E00 Orange
18A1B2 Navy
8747DB Purple
D0B400 Gold
D72925 Red
32C47A Green
B16865 Red
B1B407 Green
2A67C4 Blue
B04993 Purple
0F9217 Green
DA5C1F Orange
836583 Purple
5C6E84 Navy
6B7CA3 Grey
4D8281 Green
7D7B46 Green
AB8655 Brown

```

If you want a particular color you only need to add and remove the eMail account until you get the color you prefer.
> 0 votes

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Tags: email, samsung-galaxy-tab
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# Question
Title: Do the rounded edges of the Galaxy 7 Edge cause distortion with Samsung Gear VR?
I plan on buying a Galaxy 7 and a Gear VR. I know the Gear VR is compatible with both Edge and non-edge models. But, do the rounded edges of the Edge model create clipping or visual distortion when viewed through the Samsung Gear VR?

# Answer
> 1 votes
I have the S7Edge and purchased the S-VR latest (black) model and have had nor seen any issues with the edge of the screen at all. Graphics are smooth and I didn't even think about this until stumbled across your question. A nice combo but you can't go too long (30min) before the S7 heats up and you need to take a break.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-7-edge, samsung-gear-vr
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# Question
Title: One of my phone's last location is in different continent
today, on my Google Account, I saw that one of the last locations of my phone is from the USA when I live in Europe? Is it right?

# Answer
> 1 votes
If you haven't been to the US recently and haven't used a VPN connection on your phone, this is not right. The first thing I would do in this case is to change your Google password. Maybe go through the Google security checkup, some good advice on there: https://security.google.com

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Tags: samsung, 6.0-marshmallow, google-account, samsung-galaxy-s-7-edge
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# Question
Title: How to lock bootloader with stock os in moto e2?
I have asked my to install custom rom. He unloacked the bootloader and installed custom rom. After installed, my speakers and calling features are not worked.

I thought the problem is with custom rom. So I have thought to install the stock os again.

But I don't know how to install. Can anyone please help me how to install the stock os and lock the bootloader again?

# Answer
Just reinstalling the stock rom will not give you a locked bootloader. You will need to factory restart the phone by either going into the settings on the phone, or connecting it to a computer and using a utility there to factory reset.
> 0 votes

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Tags: motorola-moto-e
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# Question
Title: Possibility of Hard brick with unlocking boot-loader and installing Custom ROM
My android device CPU is MT6592 (8xARM Cortex –A7@1664 MHz) with instruction set 32-bit ARMv7. Board and product is ht1\_107a\_iball\_mjk. Apart from this, Codename is REL, Internal Memory is 16GB and RAM is 2GB.

I did root and un-root my device multiple times.

I see connected device through **adb devices command**. After **adb reboot bootloader** and **fastboot oem unlock**, I confirmed on android device by pressing Volume Up key but there is no change on device screen and computer screen even after 30 min. I changed USB cable and USB port. However, there is no change.

Therefore, I am not able to unlock its boot-loader.

After **adb reboot bootloader** and **fastboot flash recovery twrp.img**, I found No TWRP or other Custom Recovery images are compatible for my device.

Therefore, I am not able to install Custom ROM as well.

I tried all above procedures multiple times and with multiple ways. However, at the end I am with Stock ROM (Android 4.4.4). And only two processes I can do successfully; rooting and un-rooting.

In such scenario, may my device be hard bricked, if I continue above processes multiple times forcefully?

# Answer
First of all your phone isn't Hard Bricked.. Hard Brick is something in which you can't go into OS or even in recovery or fastboot. Thats called Hard Bricked Phone.. As from your question, it's just a device specific problem..

Before going into answer, you need to know feww things,

1) Root/Unroot: Rooting and Unrooting are OS specific. Which means you can root or unroot any phone with supported android version.

2) Bootloader: However unlike root/unroot, Bootloader is Device Specific. If you think your bootloader is locked, then you need to find a way to unlock based on your manufacturer or device model.

2-1) Check If Bootloader is Unlocked :

* Open ADB Terminal
* Type "adb reboot bootloader"
* After it reboots
* Type "fastboot oem get-bootinfo"
* If it says your bootloader is unlocked you can proceed
* To reboot back type "fastboot reboot"

if the info retrieved says your bootloader is locked, then you need to find tools and files to unlock your device specific bootloader.. either your manufacturer released it or any other developer released it.. if you cant find anything.. then im sorry, you can unlock..!

3) Custom Recovery and ROM - as like bootloader, custom recovery and custom rom is depend on your device specific.. you cant flash other devices custom recovery or rom.. you may end up hard bricking your device for real if you did.. so beware..! may be the device's recovery you want flash may have the same chipset, but that doesnt mean it will work on you too..! cause a custom recovery or custom rom doesnt just based on chipset, it also based the device specific configuration and system files..! so beware..!
> 0 votes

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Tags: rooting, custom-roms, bootloader-lock
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# Question
Title: Downlading works fine on wifi but not on data
I am trying to download a season on my mobilw with android app. As soon as it connects to my office wifi it starts downlading but its not downloading on my mobile data. When downlaod was initiated it was downloading perfectly fine. My mobile data is much faster than my WiFi so i want mobile data downloading. Please help, from my end i have checked all the settings

# Answer
> 0 votes
Please mention through which app you are trying to download. one possible reason it is not downloading on mobile data is most apps don't download content on mobile data by default, you have to go to the app settings and check if there is any option saying **download only on wifi**, if that's the case then just enable downloading on mobile data from there.

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Tags: downloading
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# Question
Title: I am being stalked with Android device manager
I once had to locate my phone from my ex-boyfriend's cell phone. Now he is constantly locating my whereabouts with Android Device Manager. I have removed my device from his list of devices on his account. However, my device still shows up when I go to "find my phone". I do not have access to his cell phone or computer as he has moved 2000 miles away. I have tried everything I can think of online. Please help.

# Answer
> 12 votes
It's a really simple solution: change your Google password. This will lock him out of your Google account.

If he never had access to your Google account and he is tracking you from another Google account you are signed into on the phone, go into settings -\> accounts and remove the offending account that gives him access to you phone's location.

If neither of these solutions work, you can disable the Android Device Manager for your device entirely. Go to settings -\> security -\> Android Device Manager -\> Remotely Locate this Device / Allow remote lock and erase. This is a foolproof way of fixing the issue, but will remove your ability to use the Android Device Manager entirely and is a new setting added in Marshmallow, so you may not have it. The first 2 options, however should fix this.

As a side note, the fact that he is still tracking you with this against your will could give you legal grounds for stalking depending on where you live.

> Definitely add something about 2-step and make sure *not* to hook it up to phone number.

This is definetly something to be added, and I'll start out by explaining what it is since while it is thrown around as commonplace today, not many people really understand what it is. 2 factor authentification adds a second layer to the sign in process that makes it significantly harder to log in if you are not the account's holder. After entering the correct password, the application sends a message to the account holder with a second one time use code to log in. This code prevents others from logging in as you. However, this isn't terribly secure as the usual route of sending the message is with a text which can be easily intercepted. Instead, use `Google Authenticator`, which stores the second code in your phone. I won't go into the specific of why this is more secure. Just know that it is. It's an app you can download that will guide you through the process of setting it up. The second code will always be inside that app. When you need to sign in to a computer for the first time, it will ask for the second code. Open the app and type in the second code the phone is currently listing. Note that it changes every 20 seconds, so if you don't have enough time to type it in and hit enter, wait for the timer to reset.

# Answer
> 4 votes
I would go a step further than the great answer by @Ethan\_Z...

1) Change your Google Password and enable 2-Step verification and sign out all other sessions
2) Backup your device
3) Delete all Google accounts from the phone
4) Perform a full factory reset
5) Setup the phone again like a new device and do NOT restore apps automatically from the Play Store during the Setup Wizard unless you absolutely sure what each and every app is

Unless your devices is rooted, this will virtually guarantee that you will no unauthorized person is able to track your device via ADM or other means.

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Tags: geolocation
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# Question
Title: soft-bricked intex aqua young usb debugging disabled
I bought an *Intex Aqua Young* and got it rooted. I wanted a stronger supersu version app while the existing one was a bit slower in granting root access for the apps – so I uninstalled the present one and installed a new supersu app from the store. Then I rebooted the phone.

But now it hangs on the logo and doesn't boot. I had disabled USB debugging before it got bricked. I have the flashing tools and original firmware, but am unable to flash the device.

I came to know that I can flash through external sd, but how can I convert `.pac` to `.zip` (firmware with `.zip` extention is required to flash through external sd). Firmware is available only as `.pac` file for the model.

Please help me: I want to know if I can convert a firmware file having `.pac` extention into `.zip`? Or is there any other way to unbrick my phone?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Since you have a pac file, you can use the factory tool called Research Download or Upgrade Download to flash the firmware and you don't even need USB debugging to do that.

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Tags: 5.0-lollipop, unbricking, flashtool
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# Question
Title: How to bypass "enter SIM PIN" screen on Android Marshmallow?
The phone can't be accessed before PIN code is entered, the only alternative method is to remove the SIM card entirely. I haven't found a key combination that works on this version of Android.
Enter SIM PIN screen on Android 6.0.1:

# Answer
> 2 votes
Why not enter the PIN to access the phone. Well, I don't think you can bypass that. If its your SIM, I would advise you contact your service provider and they would help.

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Tags: 6.0-marshmallow, sim-card
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title: recover a number from call history

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# Question
Title: recover a number from call history
I called a number about a month ago but never saved it, now when I tried to look it up I couldn't find it

My phone is showing the calls of the past 2 weeks only

Is there anyway to recover that number on my 5.1 android phone ( I never deleted the number from the call history ) preferably without having to root the phone

# Answer
> 0 votes
i think your problem could be solved very easily if your phone is rooted. Try GT Call Recovery app

if your phone isn't, try this apps (try some luck, it worked on my HTC phone but kept crashing on my Sony Phone but i think still worth a try)

**call history manager**

or

**Call history**

play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.main.itinfo.tan.callhistory&hl=en apk file if you can't access Play Store: http://choilieng.com/apk-on-pc/jp.main.itinfo.tan.callhistory.apk

hope it help.

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Tags: call-history
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# Question
Title: Screen Overlay Detected, Permission problem
I keep getting this dialog that says "Screen Overlay detected" that basically tells me to turn of the screen overlay in order to proceed with the change in the permission settings of the apps. I have gone to settings and turned off all of the screen overlays but I keep getting this problem.

I would really love it if anyone could help me by telling me what to do so I can be able to make changes in the permission of my apps! Please Help!

Thank you.

# Answer
I also had this problem and it turned out that this was caused by Messenger's Chat Head. Maybe you have it opened?
> 0 votes

# Answer
In my case, this happens because of my blue screen filter app. Simply pause any such app and then give the permissions.
> 0 votes

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Tags: applications, settings, permissions
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title: Issues after Updating to Marshmallow

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# Question
Title: Issues after Updating to Marshmallow
I have a 3rd generation Motorola Moto G. I recently updated it to Marshmallow. After doing this, at first I did not encounter any issues but soon afterwards, I started to experience many issues with Android, including:

* The pattern lock is absent
* I am unable to connect my phone to my computer
* The button to factory reset the device is greyed-out
* The drop-down notification panel is absent

How can I correct these issues?

# Answer
I had the same problems. I followed the reset device in Recovery Mode instructions here, and it solved them for me -

https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/4596836?hl=en
> 0 votes

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Tags: ota-update, 6.0-marshmallow, motorola-moto-g3
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title: OverlayFS and external SD card

text:
# Question
Title: OverlayFS and external SD card
Last days I get (not so) old Samsung Xcover2, I root it and install CM 11 (KK 4.4.4). Unfortunately Samsung GT-S7710 have small amount of internal memmory (1.18GB).

Now I want to know if there is way to mount ext4 formatted SD card as overlayFS.

Thanks.

# Answer
This isn't a real answer to your question, but it is some hopefully useful information:

according to https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Overlay\_filesystem

"Overlayfs has been in the linux kernel since 3.18"

according to the answer and the comments here \>\>Which Android runs which Linux kernel?\<\<

linux kernel \>3.18 seems rare in Android. If your kernel is \>=3.18 you may be able to use some terminal commands to manually mount it how you want, I think your best bet would be looking up linux commands for using overlayfs.
> 0 votes

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Tags: root-access, external-sd, mount
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# Question
Title: Properly update a rooted Nexus 5X with stock Android 7.0 to October Security update
When I bought my Nexus 5X, it had Android Marshmallow on it. I immediately rooted it and flashed TWRP using the Nexus Root Toolkit (NRT) and it went well.

Along came the Android 7.0 OTA and I only had to remove the saved fingerprints and PIN (to make TWRP see the phone as decrypted) I was able to go through the update successfully with that current setup. Of course I had to re-root my phone after that.

But the 46.7MB October Security Update won't install via OTA. I've tried:

1. re-rooting it with the latest TWRP (via NRT)
2. re-flashing the stock recovery (via NRT)

but the OTA still wouldn't get installed. I checked the recovery log and it showed this line:

```
installing lge.bullhead updater extensions
Source: google/bullhead/bullhead:7.0/NRD90R/3141966:user/release-keys
Target: google/bullhead/bullhead:7.0/NBD90W/3239497:user/release-keys
Verifying current system...
script aborted: E3001: Package expects build fingerprint of google/bullhead/bullhead:7.0/NRD90R/3141966:user/release-keys or google/bullhead/bullhead:7.0/NBD90W/3239497:user/release-keys; this device has google/bullhead/bullhead:6.0.1/MMB29Q/2480792:user/release-keys.
Source: google/bullhead/bullhead:7.0/NRD90R/3141966:user/release-keys
Target: google/bullhead/bullhead:7.0/NBD90W/3239497:user/release-keys
Verifying current system...
E3001: Package expects build fingerprint of google/bullhead/bullhead:7.0/NRD90R/3141966:user/release-keys or google/bullhead/bullhead:7.0/NBD90W/3239497:user/release-keys; this device has google/bullhead/bullhead:6.0.1/MMB29Q/2480792:user/release-keys.
E:unknown command [log]
Updater process ended with ERROR: 7
I:Legacy property environment disabled.
Error installing zip file '@/cache/recovery/block.map'
Done processing script file

```

But I checked the `build.prop` file and found this:

```
ro.build.desciption
google/bullhead/bullhead:7.0/NRD90R/3141966:user/release-keys

```

Where could that `google/bullhead/bullhead:6.0.1/MMB29Q/2480792:user/release-keys` have come from? How do I proceed with the OTA? I've yet to try FlashFire because it won't detect the downloaded OTA file and I've yet to download that 1.2GB factory OTA file.

Also why only now am I having problems with OTA? It should have happened during the Android 7.0 update, right? I would like it very much if I could do this without wiping my data. Please help. Thank you.

# Answer
> 2 votes
From XDA Developer's \[GUIDE\] Unlock/Root/Flash for Nexus 5X, I went away and:

1. Downloaded the OTA zip file
2. Installed the Android SDK tools,
3. connected my device and rebooted it into TWRP
4. Then went to Advanced -\> ADB Sideload
5. Then from the command prompt, typed "adb sideload /path/to/OTA/zip/file" and hit enter
6. It took a few minutes to 100%, then I rebooted my phone and all is well and updated now.
7. Re-rooted my phone using NRT.

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Tags: ota-update, 7.0-nougat, nexus-5x
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# Question
Title: Google Keyboard settings occasionally reset to defaults
From time to time, Google Keyboard settings are reset to default with no apparent reason. It is frustrating and time consuming to set those settings again and again. Especially if you use device for multilingual communication.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I'm using Samsung Secure Folder (Knox) for some apps like mobile banking, and each time I opened Secure Folder and returned back to other non-secure-folder apps, the settings of Google Keyboard were reset. In my case selection of languages was reset to default system language, while I needed to use several different keyboards for different languages.

The solution to this was to add Google Keyboard to Secure Folder and setup the keyboard twice, on both the "normal app" list" and in the "secure folder".

To add Google Keyboard to Secure Folder:

1. Open Secure Folder
2. Click on "Add"
3. Find and check Google Keyboard on the list
4. Click add
5. Open Google Keyboard inside Secure Folder and setup the keyboard
6. Exit Secure Folder
7. Find Google Keyboard and setup the keyboar again

Hope this will help save you time, as it took me several weeks to figure this out.

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Tags: security, gboard, samsung-knox
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# Question
Title: How does Nougat encryption work technically?
I found the explanation for Android M, how does it work now in Android N? Bonus question: is it right to say that the encryption in N is weaker than the one in M? Because the OS can now be started up without pin/pass, so maybe this could bring some advantages to an attacker?

# Answer
This *doesn't* address how encryption is done in Nougat but addresses your concern

> Because the OS can now be started up without pin/pass, so maybe this could bring some advantages to an attacker?

The boot process is actually *strengthened* by *strictly enforcing* verified boot

As explained in Google is making it harder to root Android 7.0 Nougat,

> Google wants to make its OS safer and to do that it has come up with features like verified boot to make sure that everything is working as it should be, and that no one — not even the intended user — can do something to change that and expose themselves to unnecessary risks.

**What happens if your device fails the test on booting?**

> If your device fails the tests — Google gives a corrupt boot image and verified partition as examples — it may not boot at all. But if it does boot, it will do so in a “limited capacity” and only with your consent.

**Downsides of this**

* Difficulty in rooting, which would be overcome in time by developers or if OEMs don't implement this feature in their devices
* **Data corruption**

> Google says that by using verified boot the impact of data corruption **increases, and therefore reliability is reduced.** However, there is an error correction feature that will help recover from data loss, which should also minimize the chances of it impacting users. Google notes that there is an overhead of 0.8 percent with regards to space but no performance toll, unless, of course, there is data corruption detected.

(Emphasis supplied)

See for details on Strictly Enforced Verified Boot with Error Correction

**tl:dr;** : Theoretically, this ensures that your OS system is intact on booting by not booting or booting with reduced functionality **if** the system is corrupted / modified by malware or attackers - which **increases** your protection.
> 3 votes

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Tags: encryption, 7.0-nougat, disk-encryption
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title: Disable proxy configuration on android

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# Question
Title: Disable proxy configuration on android
I recently use VPN client on my Android 5.1.1 after network was censored in my country. Later, after uninstalling, I can remark that when connecting to wifi, my phone is still configuring proxy, and I cannot connect to internet correctly. Is there a solution ? What do I need to do ?

# Answer
> -1 votes
To fix this, I finally reset my phone.

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Tags: 5.1-lollipop, vpn, proxy
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title: How to increase internal storage?

text:
# Question
Title: How to increase internal storage?
I'm using CyanogenMod 13 and rooted. I'm over with my internal storage which was 1GB. Also, all my files are going to internal rather than external.

How to increase the internal storage to install new apps and for other functions?

# Answer
It's really too low for internal memory. But if you have SD Card, you can move some apps on it and then free more space on your internal storage. Check your camera config whether you're able to save pictures on SD Card. You can also manually move some files (downloads, for example) to the external storage.
> 0 votes

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Tags: internal-storage, insufficient-memory
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title: Help Identifying Statusbar Icon

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# Question
Title: Help Identifying Statusbar Icon
Is anybody able to tell me what this supernova looking icon in between the bluetooth and wifi icon is?

# Answer
Go to **Settings** -\> **Notification center** -\> **Status bar icons** there the all icons for your status bar will appear. Find what it is.
> 0 votes

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Tags: notification-icons
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title: Notification Icon

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# Question
Title: Notification Icon
I am puzzled by a notification icon in the status bar and I was hoping someone could help me. It's similar to the WiFi icon but is in a white square. Any ideas?

# Answer
> 0 votes
It is indicating that your device's **Personal hotspot** is turned on.

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Tags: notification-icons
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title: Camera App disappeared

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# Question
Title: Camera App disappeared
## My camera app on my Android phone has disappeared.

It all started yesterday. Everything had been working fine until then, but all of the sudden, my camera app didn't respond anymore (*Can't connect to camera* was the message I was getting).

I got the same message when starting apps that used the camera (e.g. Snapchat).

I went to *Settings-\>Apps*, and forced-quit every single app and stopped every process; still, nothing.

At that point, I decided to hard reset my phone, and now, there is no camera app at all.

I have tried looking for it in the disabled apps directory in *Settings-\>Apps*, and still, it is nowhere to find...

I am really frustrated, as I can't use my camera at this point in my mobile phone (neither rear- nor front-camera)...

Is there anything I could do to solve this issue?

**SPECS**:

# Answer
> 0 votes
Tap on Home icon \> Apps and widgets \> Settings \> Apps \> All tab \> Scroll down and tap on Camera option \> Enable button.

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Tags: camera, hard-reset, front-camera
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title: Proxyserver as Home button

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# Question
Title: Proxyserver as Home button
I am using Nexus 5 and recently did factory reset. Now I have Proxyserver as Home button in Android settings along with Google launcher and because of that I am able to see annoying Google ads on screen. Have any solution?

# Answer
> 0 votes
That should be a malware or something related. Try disabling it in Apps or root your phone and uninstall it. Hope it helps.

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Tags: stock-android
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# Question
Title: How do I verify my firmware is legitimate?
I just bought a "new" Galaxy S7, but the box was already open when it arrived.

Condition of the phone was perfect, so I don't mind if it's used/refurbished. What I worry about is whether the device has a keylogger installed or some other malware.

It successfully accepted an over-the-air update. This gives it *some* credibility (I don't know how indicative this is, but I believe OTA updates are only offered to stock firmware).

Samsung KNOX is enabled, and hasn't complained yet.

I've rebooted into recovery, and see the following text:

```
Android Recovery
MMB29K.G930FXXU1BPHJ
samsung/heroltexx/herolte
6.0.1/MMB29K/G930FXXU1BPHJ
user/release-keys

```

Those are real build numbers for stock firmware I have been able to find online.

I've rebooted into ODIN mode, and see the following text:

```
ODIN MODE
Download speed: fast
Product name: SM-G930F
Current binary: Samsung official
System status: official
FAP lock: ON
Secure download: enabled
Warranty void: 0 (0x0000)
RP SWREV: B:1 K:0 S:0

```

The KNOX counter (warranty void) is still set to 0. This suggests further that it has not been tampered with.

Are the checks that I have performed already sufficient? There are some further checks I would like to know how to do:

I expect anybody can just type a build number in. I would like to compare the checksum of the firmware with the real build. I also would like to check if it has been signed with a Samsung certificate.

There are no custom User certificates in its security section. But I would appreciate some way to compare my System certificates to confirm they are genuine.

# Answer
> 7 votes
IMO, your firmware is original, because it

* Received OTA - most clinching reason ( see edit for details)
* Knox isn't tripped
* Firmware number matches

For Samsung phones, there is a handy app that provides a lot of information about the phone, including **Refurbishment Check**. It also shows if the device is **original**. It is Phone INFO *Samsung*. App developer thread on XDA here

This question shows you to verify the checksum of OS. You could try that with the checksum available on OEM site or SamMobile Is there a way to verify stock ROMs?

**Edit**

Starting from Android 5.0 Block based OTA, in which the device can get an OTA when the **entire** `/system` partition matches with that does on their servers. Concerns of OP in comments are addressed here- if the system is modified OTA would fail

> ....File OTA tolerates some changes to the partition, such as the addition of files that are not part of the source or target build. However, **block OTA does not tolerate additions to the partition**, so users will need to install a full OTA overwriting any system partition modifications) or flash a new system image to enable future OTAs

(Emphasis supplied)

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# Question
Title: Is it possible to move an Andriod App and Account to iOS
This link, makes it sound possible.

So briefly why I am asking. I am a Note 7 owner still, I have tried 6 times now to exchange, return and even unwind my phone. The problem is I brought from a third-party seller Diamond Wireless and not Version directly. In talking to a friend he was like just switch the Iphone already. My argument was my love for the Android OS and all my accounts (and games) are purchased through the Play Store, I thought I would have to re-buy all the apps but the link above hints that you may not have to. Am I reading that correctly?

# Answer
Free apps will migrate if they are found in both Google Play and the App Store. Read below, taken from your link. Paid apps you will have to purchase on iOS:

> Here's what gets transferred: contacts, message history, camera photos and videos, web bookmarks, mail accounts, and calendars. Some of your free apps will transfer if they're available on both Google Play and the App Store. After the transfer completes, you can download any free apps that were matched from the App Store. Any matched paid apps will appear in your iTunes Wishlist.
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: horizontal and vertical blue lines across screen, galaxy note 5
I have blue horizontal and vertical lines across my screen(galaxy note 5) This happened once before and I was told to take it to best buy to refresh it. It worked well for 5 months, but is back.

I would like to find out what is it and how do I get rid of it for good before I need to refresh again.

I read online it could be developer options are on. I discovered how to shut it off, no change!

# Answer
> 1 votes
From your description, I believe we are talking about the "Universal Switch" feature.

> "A universal switch lets you designate certain touches or gestures to control specific actions on your phone..."

I had get in confidence with this unknown feature when my Samsung S6 was stuck, thus unresponsive, on this mysterious interface control. I finally got out of that hell by a "Power+Vol UP+Vol Down+Home" restart.

more on http://www.samsung.com/uk/accessibility/product\_galaxy\_universal\_switch.html

# Answer
> -1 votes
This is what i did. I kept pressing the home button till my phone came back to life.

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# Question
Title: Why am I unable to connect to certain WiFi networks?
We have a UniFi WiFi access point at our office, which has both a 2.4 GHz and a 5 GHz network.

I am unable to connect to either network, even though I have no problem connecting to any other WiFi network and other devices can also connect just fine to the UniFi networks.

Why is this and how can I fix it?

# Answer
> 1 votes
To be able to connect to the UniFi networks you need to change your **Wi-Fi frequency band** from **Automatic** to *either* 5 GHz or 2.4 GHz.

As long as the mode is set to automatic, you will not be able to connect to either network. *Why* that is, is unclear to me. However other users reported similar problems.

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title: Cannot hard reset

text:
# Question
Title: Cannot hard reset
I have a Mobicel Matrix. After some time using it the screen does not respond to touch. After i click on power it lights up and asks me to draw my pattern, but nothing happens as i draw it, then it goes back to sleep.

I tried a hard factory reset but i'm stuck at clicking the Options/Menu touch button \[=\] as it does nothing. Please Help.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Try removing the battery aside for a while, reinsert it and try again. If that doesn't work, it's probably an issue with the touch screen.

# Answer
> -1 votes
If your usb debug is activated you can use ADB commandes to rest you phone ( adb reboot-bootloader )

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# Question
Title: Preventing android OS from screenshot taking
The **task** is: Prevent the ability to take screenshots on an 6.0.x android OS globally. What I mean by "globally" is to exclude that function and block it completely so that even if the device is to be infected with a screenshot-taking **malware** it should not be able to do so. I am interested in screenshot-prevention in **all** apps and even when **no** apps are running, everywhere. Thanks in advance!

upd. I am really sorry if that question is not stated clearly but I thought I could find some help here at least some points in the direction I should look for. I think this question will be useful for others too if answered.

# Answer
> 1 votes
If the Android is rooted and is version 6.0 or above, then using console or , execute:

```
su 1000 -c 'wm screen-capture 0 false'

```

where:

* `su 1000 -c` \- switch to user with ID 1000 (System user) and execute the following command
* `0` \- user ID of the primary user of the device.

Now, whenever you or any app would attempt to capture the screenshot using the standard means in Android, a notification with title *Couldn't capture screenshot* would show up.

However, as long has the malware/app can gain root access or system level privilege or becomes a member of the user group *graphics* (through an exploit or other means), all restrictions would be in vain since the malware/app can access framebuffer. For details, follow: Why do we need a rooted phone to capture screenshots on older versions of Android?

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Tags: security, malware
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# Question
Title: How to access bricked phone /system folder? Fix corrupted file
I have a SK504, brazilian phone. Well, i was trying to change my boot animation, but downloaded and installed a corrupted one. So, when i rebooted, the phone shows ANDROID like always, but after, a black screen appears and stays forever. I can acess recovery, and the phone is rooted. No backup. Is there a way to get into the phone trough USB and change the bootanimation.zip file to a valid one? Because i don't want to reset it or install another ROM, unless necessary.

Besides the corrupted bootanimation.zip file, i have two more on the /system/media folder, they are bootanimation.old (the original one) and bootanimation(2).zip, a valid one that worked before, so there is no need to transfer something from pc to phone, just rename the files.

Thanks!!!

# Answer
On custom recoveries (CWM, TWRP) you normally are able to use adb. With that you can delete the corrupted bootanimation and replace it with your original one.

* Mount your /system partition using "Mount-\>System" on TWRP or "Mounts and Storage-\>mount /system" on CWM
* Plug your phone onto the computer
* Remove your corrupt bootanimation: `adb shell "rm /system/media/bootanimation.zip"`
* Restore your old bootanimation: `adb shell "mv /system/media/bootanimation.old /system/media/bootanimation.zip"`
* You may have to set the right permissions: `adb shell "chmod 0644 /system/media/bootanimation.zip`
> 1 votes

# Answer
Following is an extremely simple solution which is sort of cheating but functional nonetheless. Step 1: Extract the contents of the custom recovery (here CWM) to a folder (eg. `SOMENAME`. Step 2: Go to `META-INF\com\google\android`. Step 3: Open the file `updater-script`. Step 4: Where you find the indeterminate.png files being deleted and extracted, paste the following two lines between the above mentioned lines:`delete("system/media/bootanimation.zip");
package_extract_file("system/media/bootanimation.old", "system/media/bootanimation.zip");`Step 5: Save the file and exit.Step 6: Now zip the contents of `SOMENAME` to create a new flashable zip file `SOMENAME.zip`.Step 7: Save this file in the SD card and flash it in your phone.Step 8: Normal Clockwork Recovery Mod will open, but the required copying of the `bootanimation` file has been executed while opening.
> 0 votes

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title: How to unhide contact?

text:
# Question
Title: How to unhide contact?
I've hidden contact in hangouts' dialog for opening new hangout, by clicking on one of icons of most frequent contacts, then in "Contact options"-\>"Hide contact":

Now I wonder how to "unhide" it?

(Notes: Currently using "Hangouts Version 2.1.100 (1151589-30)")

# Answer
Problem solved with **Hangouts version 2.1.223**. In "settings" we now have an option do "unhide" contacts. Thanks Google.
> 2 votes

# Answer
If you have hidden any contact and now want to unhide, just see at the top, next to notification bar, you will find a dotted sqaure box which contain folders liek "My Accounts, Search, Map etc". Now see at the bottom, you will find option of more. Click on it. Now there you will find "Hangout" folder. Click on it. Once you click it, a handout page will get opened. Now at the extreme left, you will find "Menu, then at bottom you will find Contact, Conversation, Phone Calls, More". Click on "More". After that at the bottom, you would find "Settings option". Now in that you will find A box like "Share your status" and all. Again go at bottom, you will find "Hidden Contact". Go on it and you will find hidden contacts and now you can unhide whom you want. All the best.
> 0 votes

# Answer
If you have the contact in your contact lists then just type the name in search bar.
> -1 votes

# Answer
Go to settings page and select the account where you want to unhide the contact. Scroll down, you will find the hidden contacts option.
> -1 votes

# Answer
*On Hangout version 8.0.11.*
Hidden contact is in the **Archived Conversations**.
You can find archive on your left screen - Hamburger menu.
> -1 votes

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# Question
Title: Can I make a flashable zip executing commands?
I'm using cm13 on my OnePlus 3, along with systemless SuperSu and suhide. When I update cm (often), I need to flash both SuperSu and suhide. The problem is that cm comes with root access and when updating, makes a su directory in /system/bin/su that suhide detects so that it won't install. I need to delete that directory in between of the flashes, and I would like to make a script that does that for me when i flash it so that I can flash all files together on update using CyanDelta. I know that this is possible because I have seen other zips that execute command scripts as i flash them.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Find an empty flashable package somewhere; edit `META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script` and add `delete_recursive("/path/to/your/directory");` to remove the directory in question.

(On second thought, is it really necessary to make a flashable zip for this single purpose? If your phone has TWRP recovery available, why not just use its built-in file manager?)

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title: Enable Mobile Data on new SIM Card

text:
# Question
Title: Enable Mobile Data on new SIM Card
The challenge: I am not connecting to the new local mobile network for data after changing SIM cards.

Details:

\- Handset: Samsung Galaxy S6

\- Original service provider: Verizon - USA

\- New/current service provider: Econet - Zimbabwe

I recently moved from the US to Zim, and brought my S6 handset with me. Verizon informed that all the phones come unlocked and that I could simple swap out the SIM card to the local provider. I have purchased a new SIM card and loaded up the necessary money onto my new provider account. I am able to send & receive SMS text messages and phone calls, but unable to get any data service, so applications like Google and WhatsApp do not work (unless I'm on WiFi).

Wondering if there is some setting in android or verizon which is blocking the data connection from the new network. I have double checked to make sure airplane mode is off, and in Settings \> Mobile Networks \> Network Operators I see "ECONET" and there is sufficient signal strength.

I appreciate the help. Thank you.

Matt

# Answer
> 0 votes
For using Data Services You have to set APN first.

Goto **Settings \> Mobile Networks \> Access Point Names** Tap **More** and select **New APN** and use the following Settings:

Name: ZW - Econet Web

APN: econet.net

Proxy:

Port:

Username:

Password:

Server:

MMSC:

MMS Proxy:

MMS Port:

MMS Protocol: WAP 2.0

MCC:

MNC:

Authentication Type: PAP

APN Type: default, supl

Save the APN and use that APN. After doing all this reboot your phone and it should work like charm then.

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Tags: mobile-data, sim-card
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title: Killed my phone by USB tethering

text:
# Question
Title: Killed my phone by USB tethering
I couldn't connect to a WiFi network over my laptop so I used my phone to connect to the WiFi network instead and activated USB Tethering. When I started, the battery was empty. I started charging it via the USB cable connected to my laptop and I enabled USB Tethering.

The problem arised when the phone said that more power is being used than charged and that I should plug the phone into the wall socket. I did so and the battery wouldn't charge past 4%. It charges so slowly. When I'd turn on the phone or unplug it, the battery level would drop to 1%. I think I've destroyed it.

Has this ever happened to anyone? Is this a software glitch or a hardware problem? Have I destroyed both the phone and the battery?

# Answer
USB tethering by all means should not cause this and I do not believe that your battery is dead. Instead, it's more probable that you stumbled upon a glitch within the OS.

Back up all of the data in your phone including photos and other things in your external storage, then do a factory reset on the phone. If this does not resolve the issue, there may be more serious underlying hardware or software issues. Contact the manufacturer if a factory reset does not fix the issue.
> 0 votes

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title: Disable upside down rotation

text:
# Question
Title: Disable upside down rotation
My phone should have rotation completely disabled - i.e. "Auto-Rotate" icon in fast settings pulldown is grey, "Settings-\>Display-\>When device is rotated" says "Stay in portrait view", "Settings-\>Accessibility-\>Auto-rotate screen" is off. Actually they seem like shortcut to a same single setting, because they all change simultaneously when I change any of them.

Despite all that, when I turn the phone upside down or when vibration makes it think that it was turned upside down, image rotates upside down too.

It is extremely distracting, as I never actually do it myself - it would be uncomfortable to use hardware buttons - but pretty much any vibration in application makes phone think that it was turned for a moment. I always have to shake it a few times to make it turn back afterwards. Disabling vibration is not an option because it is used for important alerts and I often use have volume down or use phone in noisy environment.

Is there a way to completely disable this rotation?

# Answer
Use apps like Ultimate Rotation Control \- with proper settings, it seamlessly integrates with system rotation toggle, and on top of that you can disable any rotation direction you don't want (most phones *don't* have upside-down rotation, have to be *enabled* this way), force apps that don't usually rotate to rotate, and set per-app rotation behavior. In your case, just select "Forced 3/4 Auto" and "Lock Current" in rotation choices.
> 2 votes

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# Question
Title: I can not find informations about Hisilicon kirin 650
I want to know if Hisilcon Kirin 650 is a heterogenous or a homogenous processor!! (working all 8 cores or 4 by 4, not in the same time ) Please answer to my question !!

# Answer
> 0 votes
This is a Chinese review of Huawei G9 Lite, which has K650 built-in. As can be seen from the AIDA64 screenshot below, all cores are of the same arch, and are online at the same time, albeit at different freqs.

# Answer
> 0 votes
> The Huawei Kirin 650 is built on the 16nm FinFET plus process from TSMC, which is much better than the 28nm process used by rivals such as Helio X10 and even Snapdragon 616.
>
> As for the specs of the chip, it comes with ARM’s big.LITTLE architecture with 4 x Cortex A53 cores clocked at 2.0GHz and 4 x Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.7GHz.
> \- Source

and

> Homogeneous multi-core systems include only identical cores; heterogeneous multi-core systems have cores that are not identical (e.g. big.LITTLE have heterogeneous cores that shares the same instruction set)
> \- Source

Therefore the answer is the Kirin 650 processor has heterogeneous cores, and would be considered a heterogeneous processor.

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# Question
Title: Possible to use laptop's keyboard to type in Android?
Is it possible to use a laptop's keyboard to type in Android? If so, how?

Note my current setup:

* Freshly unpacked Samsung S4 mini
* Prefer solution which does *not* require rooting
* Laptop running Ubuntu (Linux), with Bluetooth etc

Further: Any security concerns?

# Answer
I haven't used it in awhile, but something like AirDroid or the like could be helpful. I've heard of a handful of apps that work in the same fashion, exposing your Android device to a browser on the local network.

With AirDroid running you can connect to it on your laptop using the IP address of the phone and a port number. Something like this: http://XXX.27.21.11:3456

The browser window will let you control the phone. I used it a few times to write long texts/emails. It does a lot, you should be able to initiate calls, browse phone data like contacts, look at media, etc.

I just scanned a review of the new version, it sounds much better and doesn't require your phone and laptop be on the same network.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Samsung phones above the S4 use a very cool app called "Sidesync". You install it from the app store on your Samsung and onto your computer from their website www.samsung.com/us/sidesync. Then you can connect via a usb cable or having both devices on the same network. A view of your phone appears on the laptop software and you can use the laptop keyboard to type. But you can do a lot more like drag and drop files.
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: SIM card undetected after adb reboot recovery
My SIM and SD cards are not detected by the phone (One Plus X) after I did this command : `adb reboot recovery` and then escape it with a hard reboot (pressing volume UP and lock button)

I tried to restore the phone to factory parameters, but it did not work.

Is there something I did wrong at this point ?

Now I've found a topic similar to mine : SIM Card not detected after failed recovery flash but it's seems solve by using an undocumented file.

I've tried to root my phone, but could this process solve my case ? How to unroot the One Plus X

# Answer
My sim was the source of the problem. I changed it and my problem was solved.
> 0 votes

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title: Storage issue doubt

text:
# Question
Title: Storage issue doubt
My phone is micromax canvas magnus Android 4.2.1 Here are two pictures from the settings app... Why the storage shown for Apps(app data and media content) is different from the info i get after opening it...

Then the storage used by apps is almost half.

Please tell us there a big in my phone or does this Halen with everyone

P. S i don't have any media files on my internal card... It is only and only for Apps !

After tapping into it says around 350mb other wise in the previous outer menu it says near to 536 mb

image 1 image 2

# Answer
One is the physical storage the apps themselves take up, and the other is the space the apps AND the app data and media content take up. Apps will create folders as needed to cache/store things they may need to access, etc.
> 0 votes

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# Question
Title: How do I factory reset when my Sprint LG phone that won't boot?
I have a Sprint LG model# LS670.

When turning on the power it just displays the Android logo in a loop.

How do I factory reset it?

# Answer
> 2 votes
1. Make sure the device isn't connected to power through the usb.
2. Take out the battery if the device is on to turn it off.
3. Put the battery back in.
4. For about 10 seconds hold the volume up, home key, and the power button to turn it back on. Keep holding until the Android system recovery menu loads.
5. Use the volume down button to navigate to wipe data/factory reset
6. Press the button with 4 squares (menu).
7. Another menu will appear to confirm you want to wipe the data. Use the volume to navigate down to Yes and press the menu button.
8. Reboot the phone through the menu.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Had the same problem. Started 1.5 months ago and after rebooting 5 times and taking it to the store (they charged it only) it worked well until today. I took it back to the store and they told me I needed to replace it. They placed the order for a new phone that will not arrive until next week Tuesday. Well I read in a blog of LG4 with different carriers not to give up with rebooting that is what I did (including removing the memory card - sometimes the cards get corrupted), I must have rebooted about 12 times and now my cellphone works again. I was able to back up all my pictures, videos, etc. Guys, do not give up rebooting. I know now this will happen again therefore ordering a replacement is just a matter of time. At least back up all the files you want on a weekly basis.

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# Question
Title: Infinix Hot 2 (X510) on Android 6.0 doesn't show names when receiving a call
My boss in the office asked me to help him upgrade his Infinix Hot 2 (X510) OS to Android 6.0 Marshmallow which I did. But after upgrading the phone, I discovered that when calls come in, it would only show the number but not the name.

How to fix it?

# Answer
Based from Shelaf.com, you need to remove and re-add the Google Accounts and wait for them to resync.

> **Common Problems and Their Solutions**
>
> **Problem 1: Contact not displaying names after making or receiving a call**
> Go to your Google Settings and remove all Google accounts. After some minutes, add them back and your problem should be fixed then.
> 1 votes

# Answer
The android marshmallow OS on the infinix hot 2 has quite a lot of bugs. In my opinion, the best option would be downgrading back to Android Lollipop. You can always choose to re-upgrade when the OS becomes more stable on the device.
> 0 votes

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title: How to backup Clash of Clan?

text:
# Question
Title: How to backup Clash of Clan?
How do I backup this game? I'm using a Nokia XL phone.

# Answer
Are you signed in with a Google account on your phone? If not, do so.

Next, do you have Google Play Games installed and a Google Play Games profile? If not, install it and/or create a profile.

Finally, in Clash of Clans, click Settings and connect your Google account. This will backup your game to your Google account, and any time you sign in with it you'll be able to play your save. You may wish to optionally also connect your Facebook account while you're here.
> 1 votes

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