# Question
Title: Asus ME302C tablet charging forever and doesn't start
My Asus ME302C tablet was giving charging problem lately and is completely dead now and not starting up. Around 5 days back, its charging got stuck at 55% and it never went ahead even after charging for 10 hours. I used it and then charged again and this time it charged few percentages and then stuck at 15%. My son then completely drained it out and the tablet powered off. I charged it overnight (the screen showed the battery symbol suggesting it is charging) but I was not able to start it.

I searched on internet and tried various options like: \- Removing battery connector (by opening up the tablet) \- Tickle charge, charging from PC usb port, phone charger. \- Pressing power on button for long time.

None of it worked. Every time i power on my tablet, it shows initial screen which says "Intel Inside" and then blacks out and shows battery symbol with indicators moving up/down as if it is charging.

I have charged it for long time now around 20-24 hours, but still same issues.

Any idea, whats wrong here: \- Is my battery dead or tablet OS is corrupted? \- Whats are the steps to go to Android recovery screen? Not sure if i can reach that screen considering it is not powering up.

I am out of warranty now as it started giving problem exactly after one year.

Thanks, Ripan

# Answer
> 1 votes
I had the same problem and discovered the problem is the digitizer board which the USB is attached to. I found one on eBay for $60 dollars and like magic, in twenty minutes it went from 80 to 100 percent while it was in use.

Out of desperation to fix my slow charging problem, I scoured the internet and one solution kept presenting itself, it's a hardware problem with the charging port. So I had planned to buy a new charging port and found them for under $7 on eBay. I don't solder very well, so I was dreading this process and then quite by accident I found the digitizer board which included a charging port. I was stoked, no soldering. It worked like a charm. You can save yourself some money if you can solder by just buying the port or else get a digitizer board. The part no is CL-2E241819.

# Answer
> 0 votes
It sounds like a hardware problem. A corrupt system would not result in your tablet instantly powering off. Your tablet is likely not getting charged (although it may be receiving power from the charger, it may be charging *very* slowly).

* Try different charging cables **and different wall adapters**. There may be loose wiring in one or the other.
* Check the charger port and see if there is any damage. There is likely to be undetectable damage as well, especially if you often move the charger cable around while it's charging (eg. resting on the charging wire, etc.).

# Answer
> 0 votes
I have had similar high power drain/not charging properly/poor battery performance issues with my own ASUS ME302C Tablet over the past few days as well and I noticed by looking at the Battery performance graph under **Settings \> Battery** that the Wi-Fi was never turning itself off when the Tablet was in sleep mode even though I had set it up long ago to always turn off when asleep.

This problem has only started up in the past few days so I don't know (yet) if it's as a result of some recent software update/change made to the Tablet from Asus. To further complicate my own situation, I noticed during my investigation of this issue that the Asus charger that was supplied with the Tablet seems to have developed an intermittent fault where it won't charge at various times depending upon how the USB cable is positioned when plugged into it. It looks like a faulty electrical joint inside the USB socket on the body of the charger itself.

So having also gotten that 'red-herring' out of the way by using another USB charger that I have here, I then found out after lots of mucking around and trying out different things that I finally managed to definitely improve matters by:

1. Going into **Settings \> Asus Customized Settings** and **unchecking 'Use Asus Quick Setting'**, then
2. Going back into **Settings \> Power management \> Power Saver** and **turned 'Smart saving' off**, then
3. Going down that same page to **Performance mode \> Power configuration \> Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep** and **selected 'Never'**.

I then rebooted the Tablet Off and On again before quickly turning off the screen by momentarily pressing the Power Button again and then immediately connected it to the charger and gave it an 8 hour long charge which has now restored the Battery state back to 92%.

When I looked again at the Battery performance graph after doing these Settings changes and this charging cycle I noticed that this time the Wi-Fi has indeed turned itself off whilst the Tablet is asleep just as it should have been doing all along. Don't you just -love- software controlled hardware...! :-)

Anyway, I hope that my workaround as described above helps you out of your predicament.

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Tags: battery, charging, tablet, reboot
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# Question
Title: Does Android locally encrypt your fingerprint?
I got myself a Nexus 6P with a fancy fingerprint scanner. So far I'm a bit reluctant to use it because I can't find any info on how Android Marshmallow stores those fingerprints. Are they hashed (as SHA2 or whatever), or are they in they stored in the clear? Is the fingerprint data kept on the device, or does it get sent up to the cloud?

# Answer
> 2 votes
Looks like the answer is in Google's Android 6.0 Compatibility Requirements, section 7.3.10:

* MUST have a hardware-backed keystore implementation, and perform the fingerprint matching in a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) or on a chip with a secure channel to the TEE.
* MUST have all identifiable fingerprint data encrypted and cryptographically authenticated such that they cannot be acquired, read or altered outside of the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) as documented in the implementation guidelines on the Android Open Source Project site \[Resources, 96\].
* MUST prevent adding a fingerprint without first establishing a chain of trust by having the user confirm existing or add a new device credential (PIN/pattern/password) using the TEE as implemented in the Android Open Source project.
* MUST NOT enable 3rd-party applications to distinguish between individual fingerprints.

# Answer
> 0 votes
As far as I understand it, the fingerprints are not backed up in the cloud - if they were, I'm sure someone would have noticed it and written an article on it and calling it a huge security risk as if hackers get your personal data, they'd have your fingerprint too. The security method I'm not sure about, but I doubt it would be left unencrypted - that would pose a security risk, however even if it was left unencrypted it would be very hard to actually access it (but most likely not impossible).

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Tags: security, encryption
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# Question
Title: Difference between 'Administrator' and root privileges
There is an app called smart app lock. It has an option to prevent uninstalling of the app. Ticking it gives confirmation to add app to system administrators.

Root was not required to make it work. What privileges does this 'Administrator' get? I know that root has more privileges as I could uninstall it with root privileges, but what is the difference between the privileges of admin and those of root?

# Answer
Device Administrators are apps which the user grants certain privileges. For example:

* Password policies (minimum length, expiration time, etc.)
* Lock screen (say, after a given time)
* Require storage encryption
* Remotely wipe the device
* Disable camera

And some other options, including the possibility to prevent uninstalling of the app.

So the difference is that with root you gain the possibility to *modify the system at all levels*, instead with administrator you can *gain control over a limited set of options* \- which are of course available to root.

Another difference is that administrator permissions are built-in in stock Android and available to apps developer through the dedicated API. You can see which permissions are granted to which apps and revoke them by going to Settings -\> Security -\> Device administrators.
> 5 votes

# Answer
A device administrator, when talking about an app, is basically an app which had extra privileges over other non-administrator apps. These "administrator" privileges do not require root access and only give the app certain extra functionality.

An app with root access is different and on a much higher and more dangerous level system-control wise. An app with root permissions can essentially do anything to your phone - delete virtually any file, secretly route your traffic to somewhere else, access things it otherwise wouldn't have access to.

However, that's not really a fair justification of what rooting can give you as it also provides benefits too, however this isn't really related to the question.

Rooting a device (to gain root privileges and to give an app root access) requires a process which usually voids a device's warranty, whereas for an app to become an app administrator you just need to enable it in your settings. A similar procedure is required for apps to request root access. However, while a device administrator can be enabled by tapping a switch and confirming a dialog, root access is usually presented to the user as a popup dialog with a timeout.

Also, the (main and most probable) reason why your app locker app requests to become a device administrator is because device administrators cannot be uninstalled without you first disabling them (this process is basically the same as enabling it, however without the confirmation dialog). This is because someone who might want to access an app which you have locked might just uninstall the app locker to access it - this adds some security in that they have to spend the (albeit small) amount of time disabling it, and if they don't know how to (as this isn't something you do every day, even though it is simple) it helps prevent them gaining access to apps you don't want them to.
> 1 votes

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Tags: root-access
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# Question
Title: Why is my new OnePlus One lack of options?
I already have a OnePlus One phone and I'm trying to configure a new one for a friend. Both of the devices are updated to the version `cm-12.1-yog4pas2ql-bacon` and also have root.

But for some reason my phone has a lot more options in the menus. For instance, I want to remove the camera and dialer shortcuts from the lock screen.

(Click image to enlarge; hover to know description)

Does anyone know what's causing this?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Thankfully, Manubhargav directed my attention to the "About Phone" section, and there was an option which I didn't remember that has existed, the option "Advanced mode" was turned off.

(Click image to enlarge)

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Tags: cyanogenmod, settings, 5.1-lollipop, oneplus-one
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title: can't scan whatsApp web qr code?

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# Question
Title: can't scan whatsApp web qr code?
i have htc wildfire 3 i can not scan qr code for whatsApp web i see the "OK, got it" button , no problem with that but it seems camera keep scanning but not getting anything any idea how to fix that ? every thing is updated already

# Answer
> 0 votes
It happened to me once because I had a slow internet connection. Connect to a high speed internet and try again.

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Tags: whatsapp-messenger
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title: Nexus 5 with zero-length partitions

text:
# Question
Title: Nexus 5 with zero-length partitions
So something is wrong with either the partition or the eMMC. TWRP is unable to erase/reformat/repair any partition (console lists partitions that fail to mount: /data, /data/media, /system, /cache) and e2fsck -pcfv /dev/block/mmcblk0p27 says it is zero-length partition. In fact, under TWRP, the partition sizes are System(0MB), Data(0MB), Cache(12MB), Boot(22MB), EFS(6MB). Any help?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Probably your best shot at this point is to flash a factory image. Complete instructions are at the top of that page, but the general gist is:

* Download and extract the factory image (you'll probably want the latest one - MRA58K)
* Boot your device into fastboot mode (in TWRP go to reboot -\> bootloader, or run `adb reboot bootloader`)
* Run the `flash-all` script (make sure that `fastboot` from the SDK is in your PATH - `set PATH=<path-to-fastboot-folder>;%PATH%` in windows, and `export PATH=<path-to-fastboot-folder>:$PATH` in OSX/Linux)
* Your device should work again! You'll have to flash TWRP again, though.

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Tags: nexus-5, hardware, file-system
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# Question
Title: Preventing installed apps from making calls or sending SMS
It seems like a growing number of (seemingly legitimate) apps casually claim the "**Services that cost you money**" permissions (making calls and sending SMS) for non-essential secondary features that aren't the main thing people download the app for.

A couple of examples I've seen recently are **Any.Do** and **2Do**. These apps' primary purpose is managing to do lists and projects, but they have secondary minor features that use these permissions (I think it is for scheduling responses to missed calls and sharing tasks by SMS).

I don't want to allow any non-official app on my phone to make phone calls or send SMS. It's just not something I need 3rd party apps to do for me, and I'm not interested in these secondary features. The developers look reasonably legit - but I generally prefer not to feel like I'm unneccessarily handing a company I don't know an open wallet. But I would, ideally, like to be able to use these apps for their primary features, which appear to be very good and better than the competition for what I want.

Is there any way to download these apps and prevent these permissions from being used? Or to make it so any time they did try to make a call or send an SMS, I get some kind of system confirmation notice and the opportunity to stop it before it happens.

*(please note this isn't a question about to-do apps, I'm aware there are loads of alternatives that don't use these permissions. It's a question about **any kind of app** you want for any reason, that requires call and SMS permissions for a non-essential minor feature you're not going to use)*

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Ideally I'd prefer **not to need to root the phone** to do this. I've looked at the app **Permission Denied** (requires root acces) and while I love the idea of what the app does, it sounds like a complicated road that I don't have time to go down. Likewise for custom ROMs.

I don't mind if it's a blunt solution that stops any app except the Android phone interface itself from making calls or sending SMS. In fact, that would be ideal. I thought about trying to use an app like Tasker to set up a trigger on any ongoing call or SMS that cancels it if it wasn't called directly by the Android phone interface, but I doubt that it would work (and of course Tasker uses these permissions itself...).

Also ideally I'd prefer not to need to spend lots of time in airplane mode unable to receive normal calls or messages - but I'll accept a strong solution that involves using airplane mode some of the time if there is no better approach.

I also don't mind if a solution causes the app to crash or force close any time it tries to use one of these permissions. If it thinks it needs to make a call or SMS, that itself is a sign that something is wrong.

This earlier question covers somewhat similar ground but with a focus on data privacy, monitoring, and proper sandboxing for rooted phones. Only one answer there seems like it could be a non-root solution to this specific problem - the app **App Shield** \- but it seems to be no longer available (dead link and nothing relevant in Google Play app search).

EDIT - I've added a seperate linked question trying to find out what the deal is with App Shield: Is App Shield safe, stable, available?

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Phone is a Samsung Galaxy Note if that's relevant.

# Answer
Marshmallow (Android 6) has a new permissions model. Applications targeting Marshmallow can now be restricted to fewer permissions at runtime, and these applications should fail gracefully, rather than the all-or-nothing permissions model of prior Android versions. In Marshmallow, this is a feature of the standard OS, and does not require rooting or additional applications.
> 1 votes

# Answer
The only right advise here is to download an app with the same functionality but that does not grants itself this permission.

Developers sometimes grant their apps permission their app in fact doesn't need. If you are aware and you don't agree with this trend, the only thing you can do is not download such apps. Or even better, you can consider contacting the developer of the application and ask him why this permission is required. Maybe they are not aware of the fact and are very willing to remove the permission if they can please their users with it.

A to-do list should not have the permission to send SMS messages, if I see a to-do app that requires this permission myself, I would just look for another app to use.
> 3 votes

# Answer
I recommend you to take a look at Permission Manager App Ops 4.4.I'm using it. It lets you go into each app and shut off the permission that you don't want them to have.
> 1 votes

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Tags: sms, security, calls, permissions
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# Question
Title: Mute text notifications for single conversation only
I have a single conversation on my phone that is updated often. I want to mute text notifications for this conversation only.

# Answer
If it is your app, then you could provide a provision for this by maintaining a flag. Else, if it is Android's SMS app or Hangout, then long press the conversation. It will provide mute notification option in Toolbar.
> 1 votes

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Tags: sms
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title: wfi to access point

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# Question
Title: wfi to access point
I have samsung s3 unrooted running on jb v4.3.i want it to be used as such that i can access my wifi and my family also does it.hotspot does not solve my problem as it disables wifi and enables mobile network.i want to use wifi too.is there a way to solve this by app or something. thankyou in advance.

# Answer
No. WiFi hotspot uses the WiFi radio, and so cannot be used for both tethering and WiFi reception at the same time. You would need 2 WiFi radios for that on your device, which I don't think any device has. You will be better off buying a router.
> 1 votes

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Tags: wi-fi, wifi-hotspot
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# Question
Title: When app is moved to SD card, where is the app data stored on SD card?
My phone (Sony E4g, running Android 4.4.4) offers the possibility of moving some of the installed apps partially onto the (removable) SD-card. I use this feature regularly, and -in theory- quite a big part of the apps are already moved on it. My problem is however that I can't find these anywhere on the SD-card, and there are no separate partitions on the card either. So my question is: where exactly are this moved apps stored on the external storage in KitKat ? Thanks.

# Answer
OK, after some research it seems that all the apps moved to external SD-card are in the virtual file system /mnt/asec, which is, in turn, an abstraction layer over the encrypted files stored in the hidden .android\_secure folder, on the ext. SD-card.
> 6 votes

# Answer
Generally, you cannot see app data files on internal storage unless you have root - I would assume that this is the same with data files on external storage. A quick check with one of my apps shows me that even after moving it to the SD card, the data is still in `/data/data`, without a symbolic link or anything. Of course, this doesn't mean that the files aren't on the SD card - maybe the Android system itself just "sees" the files as on internal storage but really they're on the external one. There also doesn't seem to be anything in the `/storage/sdcard1/Android/data/app.package.name` (or `/external_sd/Android/data/app.package.name`) folders, however that's where I would assume they're stored. I see your point though, and I would like to know myself exactly where they're stored - but I can't exactly fit this all into a comment. Some apps use root and a second partition to completely move app data and create "links" (specifically symbolic links) between where the actual files, libraries, APK files etc. are stored and where they normally would be. This is done on a second partition as there is a large risk that the first partition will become unmounted when you plug your device into a computer in MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) mode, and if it was unmounted it would render a large amount of apps useless.

When you've got a large amount of apps moved onto external storage, make sure that the microSD card is always plugged in and that you don't delete anything off it. You can run into issues such as the whole app being unavailable and yet still taking up space on internal storage if this happens.
> 1 votes

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, external-sd, app2sd
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title: Google account without gmail

text:
# Question
Title: Google account without gmail
I have a google account for G+ Picasa and some other services i like to use. What i do not like is gmail it is i believe complete junk. Be it as it may. I have purchased a new android device and wanted to sign in to buy some apps, using my already existing google account. But alas, i cannot do it without creating a gmail account it looks like. That is just crazy i have an account, if they really want to they can trace what i do already. Why do i need to have junkmail ... ehh.. i mean gmail also.

Is there a way around this? Please help. I have 14 days to return my phone so need to find a way to do it before that or abandon it.

# Answer
> 7 votes
No, there is no other way. You must have a Gmail account to download from Google Play Store.

From their site:

> To use Google Play to download Android apps, you'll need to have a Google account with a Google email (either Gmail or a Google-hosted domain) associated with your phone or tablet.

If you don't like Gmail, you don't have to use it. Just disable the syncing for emails, and you'll be fine.

# Answer
> 3 votes
# New facts as of 2015

* You can create a Google account *without* gmail
* You can *remove* gmail from your google account

On android, is there any way to sign into Google Play without also signing into Gmail?

# Answer
> 1 votes
I'd recommend setting up a separate google account for using the play store, which you use only for that purpose. This is more generally a useful, if insufficient response to a lot of google's connect-everything strategy.

# Answer
> -2 votes
There is 1mobile.com. I install this to get most of my APKs. Then, I delete it because it is like goo play and wants to run all the time. If I want another APK, I reinstall it, get the app, and uninstall.

Then, there is also:

* gooapk.net
* gizom's
* appsapk
* papk
* apktop
* etc

Gooapk should keep you busy for a day or two.

I'm getting a divorce from googirl myself. And "oh looky", a sign-in with googirl for posting on a how to NOT use googirl blog. Awesome!

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Tags: gmail, google-account
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# Question
Title: Android 4.4.2 not automatically connecting to wifi
I have a samsung galaxy tab 3 8.0 running android 4.4.2 unrooted. My tablet is not automatically connecting to wifi networks. It was previously automatically connecting to two wifi networks (both are home networks secured with a password) but now I have to re-enter the password every time I try to connect to either of these networks. How can I get my tablet to remember the wifi networks?

# Answer
Try Factory resetting the tablet or if you don't want to do that then try shutting down the tablet and then turning it back on,then remove the network and then re-add it.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Just restart the tablet it's annoying but it works for me
> -3 votes

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Tags: wi-fi, 4.4-kitkat, samsung-galaxy-tab-3
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# Question
Title: Error: Facebook cannot download due to an error (923)
I am using my browser to access my Facebook account since I cannot access it through Facebook app. What I did was to uninstall the app and reinstall it. However, when I was trying to reinstall the Facebook app, I was receiving an error message saying

> Facebook cannot download due to an error (923).

Why is it so?

# Answer
Do you have enough internal memory for the app to downloaded?! the facebook app is around 43mb in size...but on installing it consumes more than that!! But by android and Play Store conventions you need at least a minimum of 150-200mb free to be able to install an app apart from the size of the app you wish to install...so if you need to install an app which is around 50mb, you need to make sure that there is atleast 250mb of free internal storage(would be much more in case of the facebook app...coz on installing it takes up around 150mb) In case you have enough memory...move the app to external memory once installed and then open the app
> 0 votes

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Tags: google-play-store
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# Question
Title: What is this "wvm" file, and can I get rid of it?
I have a Nexus 7 running Jelly Bean. Using the Android File Transfer program, I was examining the contents of part of the internal drive and found this:

`/Android/data/com.google.android.videos/files/Movies/bWF0dGhldy5ob2x0QGdtYWlsLmNvbQ/framework_LFL4UnYvaGE.wvm` (2.82 GB, last modified 18 Jul 2012, 7:59 PM)

In another directory (adjacent to `bWF0dGhldy5ob2x0QGdtYWlsLmNvbQ`), there's a **subtitles** directory which contains two files:

`LFL4UnYvaGE.cc` (264 bytes) and `LFL4UnYvaGE.en.cc` (129 KB), both modified on the same day (18 Jul, but earlier in the day at 5:57 PM).

As you can see, the **.wvm** file is very large. I tried renaming its parent **Movies** folder to **Movies2** to see if it broke anything and so far it doesn't seem to matter. I tried copying it to my Mac but it says it is unable to copy the file (yet it can copy the parent folder(s) okay). And I don't currently have any movies (that I know of) saved to my tablet either from the Play store or copied over from my computer.

What does this file do, and would it be safe to delete it (and the associated subtitles) to save space?

# Answer
> 13 votes
These files are for the *Transformers: Dark of the Moon* film which was included promotionally with your Nexus 7. The movie was not, at least in my case, pre-installed on your device, as it takes a considerable amount of your available storage space (especially if you have an 8GB unit!).

I'm guessing you must at some point have unknowingly hit the small 'button' on the video telling it to download the film for offline use.

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The first thing that came to my mind was, that this may be a WebM video file (Matroska container + VP8 video stream + Vorbis audio stream). It would have made sense. But feeding the file to MediaInfo looks like this:

```
$ mediainfo Downloads/framework_BpAYRcyW2_A.wvm
General
Complete name                            : Downloads/framework_BpAYRcyW2_A.wvm
Format                                   : MPEG-PS
File size                                : 2.73 GiB
Duration                                 : 2h 34mn
Overall bit rate                         : 2 532 Kbps

Video
ID                                       : 224 (0xE0)
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : Main@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames                : 3 frames
Duration                                 : 2h 34mn
Width                                    : 1 280 pixels
Height                                   : 536 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 2.40:1
Frame rate mode                          : Variable
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive

Audio
ID                                       : 192 (0xC0)
Format                                   : AAC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Audio Codec
Format version                           : Version 4
Format profile                           : LC
Muxing mode                              : ADTS
Duration                                 : 2h 34mn
Bit rate mode                            : Variable / Variable / Variable
Minimum bit rate                         : 190 Kbps / 190 Kbps
Maximum bit rate                         : 231 Kbps / 231 Kbps
Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
Channel positions                        : Front: L R
Sampling rate                            : 44.1 KHz
Compression mode                         : Lossy

Menu

```

An AVC video stream and AAC audio stream, is what one would expect from a regular MP4, but MPEG-PS format (PS = program stream) is unusual. This is how a regular MP4 looks in MediaInfo:

```
$ mediainfo .miro/Movies/FLOSS-Weekly/floss0222_h264m_864x480_500.mp4
General
Complete name                            : .miro/Movies/FLOSS-Weekly/floss0222_h264m_864x480_500.mp4
Format                                   : MPEG-4
Format profile                           : Base Media
Codec ID                                 : isom
File size                                : 282 MiB
Duration                                 : 1h 5mn
Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
Overall bit rate                         : 605 Kbps
Writing application                      : Lavf54.3.100

Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : Main@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames                : 4 frames
Codec ID                                 : avc1
Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding
Duration                                 : 1h 5mn
Bit rate                                 : 500 Kbps
Width                                    : 864 pixels
Height                                   : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
Frame rate mode                          : Constant
Frame rate                               : 29.970 fps
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.040
Stream size                              : 233 MiB (83%)
Writing library                          : x264 core 120 r2164 da19765
Encoding settings                        : cabac=1 / ref=2 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x1:0x131 / me=umh / subme=6 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=12 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=2 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=60 / keyint_min=31 / scenecut=0 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=500 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / vbv_maxrate=1500 / vbv_bufsize=6000 / nal_hrd=none / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Language                                 : English

Audio
ID                                       : 2
Format                                   : AAC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile                           : LC
Codec ID                                 : 40
Duration                                 : 1h 5mn
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                 : 96.0 Kbps
Maximum bit rate                         : 1 500 Kbps
Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
Channel positions                        : Front: L R
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Stream size                              : 44.7 MiB (16%)
Language                                 : English

```

The file \[from the Nexus 7\] even plays for a few seconds in VLC and in MPlayer, but then I get error messages. So either the format is not yet supported or it's sort of encrypted.

# Answer
> 10 votes
WVM is a video file that has been encrypted using the Widevine (now Google) DRM platform. The first 10 seconds are not encrypted, that is why you can see it in VLC.

# Answer
> 3 votes
A wvm file is not the same as a wmv, the wvm is a video downloaded from Google Play Movies and is a type of MPEG-4 video file. It is currently unable to be opened by anything other than the Google Play Movies app because of the DRM properties surrounding the file.

# Answer
> 0 votes
All my wvm files that I found were copies of Google Play TV/movies that I'd downloaded previously and thought I'd deleted off the storage afterwards. I got rid of about 4gb of those files by using a file manager app and searching the device for wvm files.

# Answer
> -1 votes
WMV and WVM not same. İf you download some film in the android market inside this film format WVM. İf you want to check you can.this file inside ( STORAGE - SDCARD0 - ANDROİD - DATA - com.google.android.videos - FİLES - MOVİES -Yi5zZW43OUBnbWFpbC5jb20 ) All this film this folder inside. You can delete if you want.

# Answer
> -3 votes
WMV stands for Windows Media Video -- so what you've found very likely is a Video-file with subtitles. It could be a demo video shipped together with the application in whichs directory it resides (Google Play Movies & TV). I'd say it should be safe to delete it -- but I would first try doing so via the app itself to be sure (there you also could first play it to see what it is about -- plus deleting it from there would ensure all connected data is removed as well). In the worst case, you may need to re-install the app.

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Tags: file-management, nexus-7
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# Question
Title: How do I put only one SIM card in dual-SIM smartphone to "Airplane mode"?
In Airplane Mode, the device lasts noticably longer. The "Cell standby" shows 76% in battery settings.

There are two SIM cards inserted into the device, but now I only use the second. I expect that if I disable the first SIM card, it should consume less power. I don't want to remove the SIM from the phone though, as it's easy to get lost or to forget it when needed.

How do I disable (as in "Airplane mode") only one of two SIM cards on Android? If there is no proper way, can it be done by some root trick?

# Answer
You missed the very first configuration menu item: "SIM card management".

There are checkboxes to enable first and second SIM cards, as well as to choose which card is used for data and for calls/messages.
> 1 votes

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Tags: battery-life, dual-sim, airplane-mode
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# Question
Title: Manual update to marshmallow possible for rooted phone
Can an unlocked phone such as Moto be updated to Marshmellow upon release, or are we stuck waiting for Motorola or the carrier?

# Answer
> 0 votes
It depends if the manufacturer makes a version of the ROM for the device or not - if they do, then you'll probably be able to get your hands on a stock ROM and flash it onto your device. Some custom ROM developers may create custom ROMs which are based on marshmallow too, which would allow users of that device to experience marshmallow, especially if it won't be/isn't yet available for that specific device.

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Tags: 6.0-marshmallow
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# Question
Title: Download .mp3 instead of playing them in firefox for android?
Firefox on android auto-plays .mp3 links as you click them. How do I download them instead of immediately playing?

# Answer
1. In the Firefox address bar, enter `about:config`.
2. Search for `media.play-stand-alone`.
3. You can see `true` below the item's name.
4. Tap the item's name (not on the search bar).
5. A `Toggle` option has appeared at the bottom right. Tap it once. Notice the `true` has changed to `false`
6. Now, when you'll tap on a .mp3 link, Firefox will prompt you with a `Complete action using` dialogue. To download the file, choose `Download`.
> 30 votes

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Tags: firefox-for-android, mp3
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# Question
Title: None, or choppy, 3G/LTE data transfer with T-Mobile US on international HTC One M8
I have an international HTC One M8, and an off-contract plan with T-Mobile (highest priced, unlimited LTE).

If I go into settings and set mobile data to only use 2G, everything works reliably.

With either 3G or LTE, however, none of my apps can send or receive data most of the time. The notification icon reads "3G". Data is only transferred when it changes to "H+", which almost never happens to me.

What I've done so far:

I've gone into \*#\*#4636#\*#\* and switched between LTE/GSM auto, LTE/WCDMA/GSM auto, LTE only, and almost all the rest of them.

I've traveled in the States. I live in Puerto Rico, but I have been to New York, Washington and Baltimore with this phone and SIM card already.

I have tried APNs fast.t-mobile.com, fast.tmobile.com, epc.t-mobile.com, epc.tmobile.com, and even pcweb.tmobile.com.
I have tried combinations of APN types default, hipri, internet, admin, dun, mms, as well as leaving it blank / putting an asterisk.

I'm on a rooted phone with a custom ROM (Carbon), so I tried several different ROMs, both Lollipop- and KitKat-based.
(This is the only reason I haven't talked to T-Mobile reps directly yet, because this still *might* be an issue with the custom ROMs).

Symptoms are still the same.
Is it a known issue? What can be done?

# Answer
> 1 votes
For anyone experiencing this, it's very likely that your phone is intended for a different geographical region.
I will provide an answer **for my own device**, however **the rationale and the process should hold true for other cases** of this sort.

Mine was an Asian version that supports, at most, LTE bands 1, 3, 7, 8, and 20.
LTE in North America uses bands 2, 4, and 12.

A potential solution to get full LTE speeds is to flash custom radio firmware (at your own risk). I couldn't find a zip for T-Mobile, but the word is out that GPE radio firmware is the same.

**A solution** that gives you 3G (in my case) and doesn't involve flashing: go into \*#\*#4636#\*#\* and pressing the menu button in the top right. It opens a very old-school dropdown, and you can't really see which option is selected. Chances are, yours is in "Auto" mode. Try switching to particular bands instead. In my case, there was just **one band in common between GSM 3G implementations** for Asia and the US: `PCS 1900 MHz`.

*Additionally, you may want to switch to "GSM auto," and in "Settings -\> Mobile networks" to choose 3G as preferred rather than LTE. However, I haven't tested whether it makes any difference.*

Most of the credit goes to the posters in this reddit thread.

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Tags: mobile-data, data-connection, 4g, htc-one-m8, t-mobile
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# Question
Title: how to select boot mode if key is not working
My cellphone is not opening. It creat a lot problem. When I press switch on button.
It gives on plain light and switch off again. When I press switch and volume up key than it opened and written on screen that select boot mode use up volume key to select recovery mode or normal boot or fast boot and to select use down volume key.

# Answer
> -1 votes
Is your phone rooted? if not search "your phone model + root" in google.

If it is rooted then try to download an app called quickboot and see if that helps.

otherwise send it to customer care.

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat
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# Question
Title: Restore IMEI for Samsung Galaxy SL (GT-I9003) when there is no backup
Well I was on phone and suddenly I lost IMEI and my SIM card is not detected. So I tried flashing (to some firmware and I flashed back to original I9003XWKPG) and nothing.

I don't have any backups. I have Samsung Galaxy SL (GT-I9003).

How can I restore my IMEI?

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# Answer
> -1 votes
Were you messing around with poweruser settings because most of us don't suddenly "lose IMEI" but in that case if you are rooted get an app called root explorer and go to the following directory /system/efs and see if your imei is in there. otherwise you will have to buy a new phone.

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Tags: 2.3-gingerbread, sim-card, imei, samsung-galaxy-sl
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# Question
Title: If an APK is labeled "for Android TV", will it work with stock mobile phones?
I am looking for an APK for a specific application, and I found two APKs, both of which have the same version, but one has the minimum version 2.3 and the other has the minimum android version 5.0 and has the label "for Android TV".

The mirror I am browsing says that the former is "outdated" in favour of the latter that has the label "for Android TV". Does that mean that I have to take the latter, even though I am not using Android TV, for a mobile phone? Or should I take the former, which has the same version albeit a lower minimum-android version requirement.

# Answer
No, It simply won't work for a stock android phone. Because the app was created with a tv's resolution in mind so all you would see is misaligned screen or force crash.
> 2 votes

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Tags: apk, android-tv
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# Question
Title: How can I view a certificate's details in Chrome on Android?
I recently upgraded my smartphone (from Samsung Note II running KitKat to Samsung Note 5 running Lollipop).

The new phone uses Google Chrome Browser version 46.0.2490.76 and it is great, EXCEPT I cannot figure out how to view a site's certificate details when the padlock is not green. For example, visit http://www.papajohns.com -- this will redirect to an https:// site, but the https:// will not be green or red and hence there is no option to click for details.

The previous phone (like my other browsers) will allow me to inspect the TLS/SSL certificates (hash values, chain of trust, etc. as well as the negotiated connection details \[RSA vs ECC, AES256 vs etc.)

How do I do this in Google Chrome mobile on Lollipop?

# Answer
Click on *Green Padlock* symbol in navigation bar next to URL, click on *Details* and click on *Certificate Information* to view the Connection details.

(Click image to enlarge)

You can also view *DigiCert SHA2 CA*, *High Assurance CA* in the drop-down under *certificate viewer*.

EDIT:

For HTTPS websites without a Green padlock, Chrome will give an error saying **Your connection is not private** if you're visiting the site for the first time and you can click on the *Red Padlock* -\> *Details* -\> *Certificate Information*.

(Click image to enlarge)

Also, if you're not getting the *Red padlock* when you visit the page, that's because you've clicked on *Proceeed to Webiste, I understand the risks*.

To get back that *Red padlock* you have to Clear cookies. To do that, Chrome → Settings → Privacy → Clear Browsing data → Clear Cookies and site data.
> 8 votes

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Tags: chrome-for-android, certificates
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title: update failure galaxy core 2

text:
# Question
Title: update failure galaxy core 2
well first of all, my phone is rooted. the phone notified me about an update I accidentally pressed update and now its in an endless loop where it will update then fail and update again. please help, I'm getting desperate

# Answer
> 0 votes
The update should have stopped as soon as it found that the phone was rooted and not updated it. (Boot-looping is one of the mildest problems if you update a rooted ROM with a non-rooted update that hasn't been modified to update the modifications done to the rooted one.)

1. Go to SamMobile Firmwares and find the stock ROM for your device (use the model number, not "core 2")
2. Download Odin and install it on your computer
3. Download the ROM to the computer (you'll have to create a free account on SamMobile to download anything) and flash the stock ROM to your phone.
4. Then update it. (If the latest stock ROM is a couple of versions old, you'll have to update more than once to get to the latest version, and you can only update once every 24 hours.)

Flashing the ROM is simple:

1. After installing Odin, unzip the downloaded ROM.
2. There will be files starting with AP, BL, etc. Load the files into the appropriate slots in Odin (the AP file goes into the AP slot, etc.)
3. Plug the phone in and one of the boxes at the top of Odin should show COM and a number after a short time. (You have to have the SAMSUNG\_USB\_Driver\_for\_Mobile\_Phones installed in the computer.)
4. Once you see that (the number doesn't matter) and you have the files, run Odin and wait for the phone to restart.

If the ROM isn't the latest version, you'll start getting "there's an update ..." notices. If you want the update, press OK (make sure the battery is up to at least 75% and keeping the charger plugged in isn't a bad idea either) and the phone will download the update and install it.

If that's not the latest update (some are cumulative - they include all changes since the version you have, others aren't and you have to update a step at a time), you'll get another notice the next day, and so on, until you're current.

Then root the updated ROM.

The next time you want an update, you're going to have to do the same thing - revert to stock, update, root. (If being rooted is important to you, make sure there's a current rooting method for your phone for the updated ROM version before you update.)

By the way, the 0.95MB update is probably the "get the phone ready for the next update" update. They do that every so often - some things have to be changed before an update. Or it may be a minor bug fix.

In any case, if the phone is rooted, something wasn't where the update expected it to be, so the updated software is crashing. It's possible to successfully update a rooted phone, it's also possible to hard brick it (it acts the same whether there's a battery in it or not - like a brick). What happens depends on what happened while the phone was rooted and what the update does. Since there are so many variables that winning every throw of the dice in Vegas is a sure thing by comparison, the updating process checks 2 things - that the ROM is the stock one and that the phone has never been rooted. If either test fails, it's supposed to stop with an error message (to the effect that the update failed, even though that's not really true). Evidently, for some reason, yours failed to stop.

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Tags: rooting, boot-loop
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# Question
Title: Getting "Downloading... Do not turn off target!" when trying to boot into recovery mode
I just installed Cyanogenmod on my Samsung Galaxy S2. I want to install Google Services app ZIP. For that I have to reboot the phone in recovery mode. But it is only showing

> Downloading... Do not turn off target!

What should be done?

# Answer
> 1 votes
You have rebooted to Download Mode by mistake. You needed to reboot to recovery mode. To do that, follow these steps:

1. Press the Power button until the phone reboots normally.
2. Switch off the phone as normal.
3. When the phone has been switched off, press Power and Volume Up together until the Samsung logo displays, then release.

Alternative:

1. Reboot to system
2. Find the "Advanced Power Menu" option under phone customization settings, and enable it.
3. Press the Power button to get the power menu, and choose "Reboot → Reboot to Recovery".

That's it. I think you have a custom recovery installed and can find your way about it.

**Edit:**

So you don't have a custom recovery installed and have the stock recovery. I have no idea how you installed Cyanogenmod without a custom recovery (so please include the process of how you did it in your question), maybe through ODIN? If so, flashing a custom recovery like CWM or TWRP is similar in process to the way you flashed CWM/TWRP. I'll point you to a guide on how to do this here.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-2, recovery-mode
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# Question
Title: Getting "Installing..." for too long, during any app installation attempt
I cannot install any app on my Galaxy Note 8 N5100 tablet which is rooted and uses Android 4.4.2. It takes too much time with no result.

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And this is the status of my package installer app:

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**Edit:**
I think I found what's the problem. This is the battery usage of my device:
You see the usage of `Google play services` is very high about 47%

(Click image to enlarge)

I think it's the cause of these problems:

* When I try to play a film, it stops time to time
* Installation of applications takes a lot of time
* Battery usage is very high
* The devise is warm even if I'm not using it

What should I do to solve the problem?
It's not possible to uninstall `Google play services` and reinstall it

# Answer
Best attempts to make your phone fast and long lasting is using some powerful apps which work only of your phone is rooted. Root your phone and download apps like greenify (for battery purpose), roehsoft ram expander (for faster and smoother performance), titanium backup and link to SD (for uninstalling bloatware and transferring apps to SD card which cannot be done through setting without root. So u need root access for your phone to use these apps. Rooting your phone can be done through PC by kingoroot, volcano box, etc And through your phone by kingroot, super su and super user.

I guess this will solve all your problems.. All the best....
> -1 votes

# Answer
Even if your phone is rooted, you may be not utilizing the root access properly. Simply rooting the phone doesn't make it fast, save the battery and all.

By rooting the phone, you should even make use of the root by installing proper apps which need root access to work. For no ads in the phone, there is an app called adaway, for battery saving there is greenify, and the list goes on. Search in Google for apps which need root access and you will get fascinating apps.
> -1 votes

# Answer
When there is more ram usage or more internal memory usage, the phone will be slow and thus the installation. So u need to free your ram and your phone internal storage to speed things up.

So by using the above mentioned apps, you can speed your phone by making reducing the usage of your phone's ram.
> -1 votes

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, battery-life, installation, side-loading, samsung-galaxy-note-8
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title: Using Gmail app on a public WiFi

text:
# Question
Title: Using Gmail app on a public WiFi
Does official Gmail app use a secure connection?

This post above discussing whatever Gmail using a secure connection, but is it relevant to a public WiFi connection? Or in public WiFi, is there a chance for hacker to steal your data even with the fact Gmail using a secure connection?

# Answer
> 1 votes
The GMail application is now a general email application. You can set it up to talk to any email account. There are two important cases:

1. You use the GMail application with a GMail account, for example: my.user.name@gmail.com. In this case, Google only allows secure connections.
2. You access a non-GMail account using the GMail application. This may be encrypted or unencrypted depending on the configuration of server and client. You can configure this to be unencrypted, though any decent mail provider now should only allow secure connections.

Attackers will not be able to read your data unless they can generate a valid certificate that matches your mail server address or can otherwise compromise the TLS connection. This is not impossible, but if your server and your client are up to date on security patches, this is not something you have to worry about on public wifi.

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Tags: wi-fi, gmail, https
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# Question
Title: Android 4.3.1 : Touchscreen not responding on return from sleep / or after call's end
My phone has Android 4.3.1.

Sometimes, when it returns from sleep, or at the end of a phone call, the touchscreen does not respond. I have to press the power button several times to make the touch screen responsive. In the worst case, I have to remove the battery and turn it on again.

What can I do to resolve this issue?

Thank you!

# Answer
Yes !.... woke my nexus 7 after being in sleep mode all night and it fired up perfectly with no dodgy touch screen issues at all. Could it be that simple that Chrome browser was causing the problems all along ?

another bonus is using Opera Browser.... after being a die-hard fan of Chrome for many years on my desktop PC, it was a very slight learning curve to master Opera. It's running so smooth and quick !
> -1 votes

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Tags: 4.3-jelly-bean
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# Question
Title: Greenify kills apps, including system apps
How to fix my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 when Greenify close all apps, even system apps in my phone? My Samsung Galaxy Note 3 cannot open anymore. How can I fix my phone?

# Answer
> 2 votes
Power your Device into Safe mode, Uninstall the Greenify App, Exit Safe Mode and Check if your phone is working.

> ## Power the Device Up in Safe Mode - Samsung Galaxy Note® 3
>
> Website
>
> *\[Device-Specific Instructions\]*
>
> *Safe Mode puts your phone in a diagnostic state (returned to default settings) so you can determine if a third-party app is causing your device to freeze/reset/run slow.*
>
> 1. With the device powered off, press and hold the Power button (located on the right edge) until the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 logo appears then release.
> 2. With the logo on the screen, press and hold the Volume down button until Safe mode appears in the lower left of the screen then release.
>
> **Note:** The Phone goes through entire boot up process before showing Safe mode. This may take up to 45 seconds.

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**Sidenote:** If you actually froze an app like titanium backup does, you'll have to reset your phone as you probably have frozen all the apps.

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Tags: greenify
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# Question
Title: Samsung galaxy S3 GT-I9300 4.3 Jelly Bean to 5.0-lollipop
I would like to know if it is possible to update my Samsung Galaxy S3, which is in 4.3 Jelly Bean, to 5.0-lollipop. And in this case, I would like to know :

* If it is a good idea ;
* Will my phone support it ;
* What benefits it might bring me if it is possible.

I also would like to know the best way to proceed, to update my phone.

Thank you in advance.

Edit : I have a friend that has the same phone, and his phone updated itself. Why not mine?

# Answer
> 1 votes
1. Yes, it's a good idea.
2. Yes, your phone will support it. I've seen ROMs for the S3 (i9300) up to 5.0.2.
3. Benefits include: security fixes, better stability, improved battery life, new features and a lot more!

To update your phone, I would suggest

* rooting it (there's a lot of information on rooting over at the XDA Developers Forum,
* flashing a custom recovery like CWM, and
* installing a custom 5.0.2 ROM. There are lots of them on XDA, so I'd spend a little time having a read up on the various functionality available.

As for why your friend got the update: it's possible that he has flashed a custom 5.0.0+ ROM also.

# Answer
> 1 votes
**Not recommanded!** I tried it days ago on I9300 and the phone goes horribly wrong with some 5.x *Lollipop* specially 5.1.x :

* **Bugs** and glitchs.
* **Heating** problems.
* **Battery life** problems.
* App **crashs**...

I tested more than one 5.x ROM (Based one CM12,CM12.1,...) on it and the same result every time!! but it work so much better on i9305(with 2GB of RAM). for that i think it could be a **memory problem**. That's why, i recommande the *stock* 4.3 updated ROM or a 4.4.x *kitkat* instead..

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Maybe you can try and share your results, but dont forgot to backup your Data first.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Would not recommend it. My i9300 had a lot of trouble running 5.0.2 (CM12) smoothly. Furthermore, batterylife decreased severely up to the point that the phone even discharged noticeably when actively used whilst charging. I ended up restoring a backup to 4.4 after two days of use.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-3, updates, 5.0-lollipop, 4.3-jelly-bean
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# Question
Title: Fastboot not showing device, adb finds it
I'm having issues trying to get Fastboot to find my device. Interestingly ADB finds it. My specs are below:

* Computer: Ubuntu 14.04
* Phone: One Plus Two Oxygen OS 2.1.1

```
james@james-Aspire-3830TG:~$ adb devices
List of devices attached
3778baee    device

james@james-Aspire-3830TG:~$ fastboot devices
james@james-Aspire-3830TG:~$

```

# Answer
Make sure you are in fastboot mode before using fastboot devices for device to show up.

If it still does not show up, looks like you don't have the fastboot driver properly installed.

Use the following to install fastboot drivers:

```
sudo apt-get install android-tools-fastboot

```

If the repository isn't available add it using: `sudo add-apt-repository ppa:phablet-team/tools && sudo apt-get update`

Note: The commands are for distributions using apt. Specifcally Ubuntu and variants. Commands for others may vary.
> 1 votes

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Tags: linux, fastboot, oneplus-two
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# Question
Title: Whats app registration issue. Stuck on the 'Initializing' page
I 'Cleared Data' on whatsApp by mistake while closing some applications. Ever since, WhatsApp is trying to re-register me and I am stuck on the 'Initializing' page for the last 48 hours. However, I can continue to receive WhatsApp notifications and see that I am receiving messages. But if I click on WhatsApp, it takes me to the 'Initializing' page! Any solutions to this?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Please try to to make sure of the version of the messenger you have is (Version 2.11.169), and then try to download the application manually from whatsapp website (http://www.whatsapp.com/android/) and install it manually, while installing it it will ask for replacement, hit yes and continue installing, this will give you the previlage to avoid losing all previous data and to recover whatsapp's data.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Even i had faced this issue and my initialisation was stuck with the 4-5mins timer auto activation.I simply did a restart for my device and then after few time opened the application and pressed continue to load the initialisation page. With good internet connection I was able to get back to normal what's app and the best part is that I did not lose any previous chat history it loaded back as it was.

Or

Go for voice activation wherein you get a call for a one time password through which also you can get back in the account.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Kill the app, clear cache and if required, reboot. This is a common issue during setup. Wiping data and restarting the setup too will work.

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Tags: whatsapp-messenger
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# Question
Title: Moto E on Lollipop has KitKat's boot animation
I have a Moto E 1st Gen. When I updated to Lollipop, my boot animation updated too, but a few months later I did a hard reset to my Moto E. All was great, but yesterday I noticed that my boot animation is back to what it was on KitKat.

Is there a problem, and what can I do?

# Answer
My Moto X did this same thing for almost a month after Lollipop was released. Eventually, `Motorola Boot Services` updated through `Google Play` and the animation updated. It also introduced a few bugs Motorola has yet to fix, but give it time, and you will receive that update again relatively soon.
> 0 votes

# Answer
Motorola uses the Motorola boot services to provide custom boot animations that update frequently. As a result it stores the boot animation in the /data partition. Update boot services or clear data for it to bring back the lollipop boot animation.

The boot animation does not affect the device. You can continue using the device as is.
> 0 votes

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Tags: 5.0-lollipop, boot, motorola-moto-e
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# Question
Title: I had lost few of my data from my Android phone's memory card
I'm using gionee marathon M3 with android 4.4.2. I had purchased Sony Micro sd HC UHS-1 class-10 memory card(Purchased from PayTM) of 32GB.

I had downloaded this card with 15 gb of data using card reader. Then I had taken more videos and songs from my friends device using xender. Later I had also downloaded videos from whatsapp and web. And once I also attached it to pc using data cable and downloaded few photos into it. Finally it have data of 25gb inside it.

After three days, when I go to file manager, I had shown that My card had lost few data from it (Approx 10 gb) and there present other data as it is. The lost data or files became 0 bytes in size automatically.

I had checked for data by connecting memory card by card reader to pc, still lost files are of 0 bytes. I had connected my phone to pc using data cable, still the lost files are of 0 bytes.

Why is this happen? Is there any problem with memory card or with it's class, or with phone or with memory card's size? My phone supports memory card upto 128GB. Please tell me what to do? Should I purchase memory card of 16GB or of 32GB having class 4? And also please tell me about recovering this data(Videos, Pictures)

Please help me with this.

# Answer
Its most likely a one time issue. No, you don't need to run and buy a new SD card. There is a high chance that the issue was with your phone or a rogue app on it. Also, always back up your data to prevent a major loss. Its hard and many times costly to recover data from Flash drive unlike a hard drive. I would suggest you let go and if preferable format the SD card and forget about it.

Its a problem if this happens again anytime soon. Also check your apps to see if you don't have any rogue app or a pirated app.
> 0 votes

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Tags: sd-card, data-recovery
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# Question
Title: Is Microsoft charging for its patent from each Android device sold?
I read here that Microsoft is cashing Android handset ODMs for some patents that are allegedly used in their Android handsets. Why is Microsoft able to do that? Is this a HW or SW-based problem?

# Answer
> The list includes 73 standard-essential patents, but there’s also 127 patents that Microsoft claims are implemented in Android. Some on the list, as Ars Technica notes, include patents that Microsoft acquired as part of the Rockstar Consortium to bid on patents from Nortel. ... Microsoft is estimated to earn as much as $1 billion a year from Android-related licensing revenue.

ref : http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/16/5813710/microsoft-android-patents-list
> 1 votes

# Answer
Yes. Microsoft takes a small amount of revenue on OEM's device it has reached an agreement with. This includes Samsung, LG, Sony, etc. They are able to do it because they hold key patents to some of the methods most smartphones use to function. This includes patents related to interaction with user and network operations. Licensing fees for different OEM is different and not all device violate same patents. so it is both a software and a hardware problem.
> 1 votes

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Tags: hardware
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# Question
Title: Change Settings' color scheme in Lollipop
Someone was fiddling with my Android (version 5.1.1) phone and somehow managed to change the Settings' color scheme.

I've tried to reset the theme to no avail. I've also noticed some notifications come through with white text (assuming related issue).

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# Answer
From the screenshot, looks like you are using a phone with CM based rom. Make sure you don't have any theme applied. A dark/light theme mode option might be available in Display, personalization or Developer settings
> 0 votes

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Tags: 5.1-lollipop, customization, color
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# Question
Title: Does Odin wipe system image when flashing a new Rom?
I wanted to know when flashing a new ROM by using Odin does it wipe and clean the contents of the partitions(system, boot, ..) and then add the new content or just use some kind of replace over files?

The reason for asking the question is that I had my phone which was functioning normally but I decided to flash the new and updated stock ROM for my phone. So I went on with the process of flashing and after it finished and booted successfully, I noticed that stock apps are updated with some new apps but my previously installed apps and settings, contacts, ... all are there too! so I did a factory reset to have a clean start. (***Note:*** *I used a stock '.tar.md5' file which had everything in it; system,boot,recovery,...*)

So what should I do if I want to have a completely fresh ROM just after flashing? (any options in Odin maybe, what about 'Nand Erase All' option?)

# Answer
> 2 votes
As stated here by user90492, dont use the NAND erase all. It will completely wipe the NAND including bits required to boot.

Odin should theoretically wipe the partition before writing on it as it does a write by block. Odin did not format the data partition resulting in old contacts data being present. The tarball file you used must be missing the blank data which is typically used to overwrite the data partition.

# Answer
> 1 votes
**Do not press the nand erase option! Pressing nand erase will cause a hard brick.**

If you want to wipe data and cache you can do that from recovery mode: press Volume Up+ Home + Power keys

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Tags: rom-flashing, odin
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# Question
Title: How to use OTG cable in Motorola Moto G2?
Recently, I purchased an OTG cable model S-K07 to use with my Moto G2 mobile. When I connected the OTG cable with 4GB pen drive, FAT32 formatted, it did not work. After some time, the pen drive got heated up and I removed the pen drive from OTG cable. When I plugged the pen drive into my laptop, it was not recognized by the computer.

How can I use the OTG cable with my mobile?

# Answer
The device should be visible to use on any file manager that supports OTG (eg. Solid explorer). If your flash drive is not usable anymore, maybe your otg cable, phone or flash drive has/had an issue and burnt the flash. Its usually plug and play unless its an ntfs partition, in which case if your OEM/file manager does not support it properly you may have issues.
> 0 votes

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Tags: usb-on-the-go, motorola-moto-g2
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# Question
Title: Bulk manage Google Contacts with dual SIM card
I have a Archos NEON 45 with a dual sim option. Never had a use for it until my business phone stopped working. So I transferred the business SIM-card to my Archos NEON. I also added by Google Business accounts in order to have the business contacts available on my phone. Now I have to choose which SIM-card to use when making a phone call. There is the possibility to link a contact to a specific SIM-card. By now I have to edit all the business contacts manually to specify this link to the correct SIM Card. Is there a desktop app or Android app that can do this based on the groups I have specified in each contact?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Accidentally stumbled upon a useable solution. In the Settings menu on the top is a menu item 'Manage SIM". This is meant for setting up names and defaults for the SIM cards. At te very bottom there is a menu item 'Link contacts' (translated from the dutch 'Contact verbinden'. Next step is to select the SIM card and then you can select contacts to link to the selected SIM card. (Don't forget to press the 'Add contact' icon at the top-right after selecting the correct contacts, instead of the checkmark at the top-left.......)

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Tags: contacts, dual-sim
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# Question
Title: How to use multiple whatsapp, paytm, hike and more accounts in an Android phone?
How to use multiple whatsapp, paytm, hike and more accounts in an Android phone? Or any other android app which uses authenticated single user login apps.

# Answer
> 0 votes
You can login with another user, by adding multiple user in your Android device. We can Enable Multiple User Accounts on Android 4.2 and Above.

1. Create another User Account by opening the notification by `double pulldown notification` to get the `other quick settings`.
2. In that other quick settings, on top-right corner you'll find a round icon. That is Admin user icon(if you're using it for first time).
3. Click on it and create a `new user`(it'll remain until you delete it) or use a `guest user`(it'll be deleted after using it, but you can also keep it).
4. After creating `new/guest user`. Just go to `Google Play Store`, install whatever app you want. Don't worry it'll use your existing same app files but not users data, so it won't download a new one.
5. You can login those apps with another id. Like this you can use Whatsapp, hike, facebook, twitter, paytm and more...
6. Before that, go to `more settings` Click and open that created new/guest user's settings and enable `Allow phone calls and SMS`. So that you'll get verification SMS or call.

If any help you can comment it, i'll keep on updating it if any change or improvement.

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Tags: whatsapp-messenger, multi-user
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title: 720p or 1080p - How to verify the same?

text:
# Question
Title: 720p or 1080p - How to verify the same?
All, I recently bought a cell with 1920 x 1080 resolution. When i search for a 1080p video in Youtube ad play it, it plays fine. However, the same video is playable in another cell with only 720p screen resolution. How can that be possible? How can we verify if the video played in youtube is just HD or Full-HD?

# Answer
> 1 votes
You tube videos while titled Full HD do not appear to be playing at that resolution. When you click the three button vertical bar on top right, you get a menu option and the central one which is a gear icon displays resolution, which is lower.

For downloaded videos, you can always check the resolution using VLC player properties listed under video track

Some cell phones like mine Honor 6 have an option to lower the screen resolution to achieve better performance and battery life. Hence, as suggested in comments, please do check the properties of resolution

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Tags: video
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# Question
Title: Phone stuck at boot animation after Andriod 6.0 Update
The four dot animation is endlessly running after Android 6 update in Nexus 5.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I had this same problem on my Nexus 6 when I 'upgraded' to Android 5.0 and there was unfortunately nothing that could be done by the technicians I sent it to so they replaced it for me, free of charge.

What I would suggest you try first is doing a hard reset of your phone (Instructions to do so here) and see if that works. Failing that, talk to someone at Google (who'll probably tell you to do the same thing) and then, failing **that**, take it to a phone repair place and ask them to take a look at it for you.

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Tags: nexus-5, boot, 6.0-marshmallow
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title: Network unlock a cyanogenmod phone

text:
# Question
Title: Network unlock a cyanogenmod phone
I have a Galaxy S4, SGH-I337M. I installed an unofficial CM 12.1 ROM because they've only released official CM ROMs up to 11.0. I brought it into a store to get it network-unlocked from Telus Mobility, and they told me that since I installed CM, they'd have trouble finding a working unlock code. Will they be able to find one eventually (they said give them 24 hours to find one) or should I go back to a stock TouchWiz ROM temporarily?

# Answer
> -1 votes
It is better to install your stock rom and recovery because your phone will be originaly supported by the seller. Now they will probably contact CM somehow and this will cost you more time and money.

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Tags: cyanogenmod, sim-unlocking
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title: Lock screen timeout on Samsung Note 4

text:
# Question
Title: Lock screen timeout on Samsung Note 4
I click the home button to activate the phone. If I don't swipe within two seconds, it goes black and I have to hit Home again.

This is frustrating when I want to just view the time and weather on the lock screen. It's almost enough time to view time and weather, but if I also want to see what date it is, then 2 seconds isn't enough time to view all three things and digest the information.

So I find myself hitting the Home button 2 or three times. So I guess I might as well just swipe and activate the phone. But I really wanted to just set the screen to stay on a little longer. I set the display timeout to 10 minutes but this doesn't affect the lock screen. It still blinks off after 2 seconds.

Is there any setting or something from a Tasker app or something, that can extend the time the lock screen will appear?

# Answer
> 1 votes
All you have to do is apply pressure with your thumb on the screen, it will stay on forever until you lift your thumb, after which the non-adjustable timeout countdown begins...

# Answer
> 1 votes
Please check whether "power save" mode is on. If so, the lock screen will turn black very fast (under 2 seconds). Otherwise it will remain on for over 5 seconds.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Install hilocker and give it requested permissions. Go into its settings \> more \> select double tap dot to unlock. Cheers

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Tags: home-button, screen-timeout, samsung-galaxy-note-4
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# Question
Title: Apps & Galaxy 6's rate of battery life decline
Is the Android Galaxy 6's rate of battery usage more steeply affected by each additional application added to the phone, compared with the amount that an additional app would increase the battery usage rate on other types of phones, like the iPhone or the Windows phone? I ask because I just upgraded to an Android Galaxy 6 after years with one of the oldest Windows phones, and despite the many inconveniences I happily bid farewell along with the Windows phone, the battery life on the Galaxy, with no extraneous(by that I mean other than basic call, text, and voice-mail functions) apps other than yahoo email syncing, is TERRIBLE compared with that of the Windows phone with several more "extraneous": apps, even at that phones oldest. Hopefully some of you can speak empirically to this..?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Having more apps installed to your device storage will not at all affect your battery life, unless perhaps your storage is nearly full and the OS / storage controller needs to spend extra time finding free blocks.

*Running* more apps will certainly affect your battery life. Many apps will use services, or register broadcast receivers that get events and run a task, etc. thus using CPU time and battery. However, *this is absolutely not different from other mobile OSes*.

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Tags: applications, battery-life, samsung-galaxy-s-6
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# Question
Title: Default launcher broken, causing infinite loop of force closes
I've just installed a custom rom and restored my apps from Titanium. However, now the default Launcher app is broken and I can't get out of the infinite loop of force closing. I can't press menu or anything to remove it as default. How do I get out of this pickle?

I have a GT-i9000.

# Answer
> 3 votes
Did you have web install working? Then you can try installing an alternative launcher through the web-based Android Market, and that will (hopefully) cause the default launcher to be reset.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I had a similar problem after upgrading from stock 2.3.3 to rooted JVR 2.3.4. After the upgrade pretty much every app and background process constantly force closed - including launcherpro.

By pressing and holding the home button very quickly after I closed the FC messages I was eventually able to bring up the "recent apps" window, then select task manager, and from there I was able to uninstall LauncherPro.

However after a bit more mucking around I decided to do a factory reset, as pretty much every app on the phone was broken.

Before I did the upgrade I had backed up my call logs & sms messages, and used listables to generate a HTML file with all of my installed apps, and I used this list to install the apps I wanted to keep again.

# Answer
> 0 votes
If this infinite loop is causing Android touch / mouse to be unresponsive, you should uninstall the faulty App with an external Keyboard:

Connect an **external USB keyboard** -\> Then press **F3 key** to open Android Setting menu -\> Uninstall in Application Manager.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s, custom-roms, launcher, force-close
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# Question
Title: my phone is asking for a previous google account after reset
i reset my alcatel one touch and now it wants the previous google account to continue after I reset it and I don't know it how do I get passed this plz help so annoying

# Answer
> -2 votes
Go to youtube and look for this video. It'll show you how to bypass Google's FRP Security. Take it from me, I had the same problem but this method actually worked on my Alcatel Acquire+ from At&t.

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Tags: alcatel-one-touch-idol-s
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title: Note 5 freezes and restarts

text:
# Question
Title: Note 5 freezes and restarts
First of all, no root since I didn't want to mess with knox bricking my phone. The problem started tonight when I wanted to buy PlayStation Plus from the PlayStation App. For some reason, the app hung my entire phone so I had to do a soft reset. After that, it would boot up, but before everything would load up, it would freeze and then restart again. I tried to figure out what process was doing this by going into the running applications, but I could only get there sometimes before it froze, and the times I did get there I couldn't get any worthwhile information.

Next thing I tried was a factory reset by holding the power and volume down button during boot and it sat there for about an hour stuck at installing system update. The animated Android had stopped moving and the phone was basically melting the table it was on, so I soft reset it again.

After that I booted into the Android system recovery to try a factory reset from there so I wiped the cache partition and went to "wipe data/factory reset" the readout looks like this.

```
#MANUAL MODE#
-- Appling Multi-CSC...
Applied the CSC-code : VZW
Successfully applied multi-CSC

--Wiping data...

Formatting /data...

Formatting /cache...

-- Set Factory Reset done...

-- Copying media files...

-- preload checkin...

E:failed to mount /preload (No such file or directory)
Data wipe complete.

```

Also the recovery freezes up after a while as well...

I tried just a normal boot again and it seems like the phone has been reset to factory but the phone freezes during the setup and then resets. I am at a loss of what to do next I can't really be without a phone for a long period of time as I need it for my job. Any help would be very much appreciated.

# Answer
Use odin with official Samsung firmware, in download mode. It is knox safe.
> 0 votes

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Tags: factory-reset, boot-loop, system-freeze
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# Question
Title: Titanium restore vs. ADB restore. Which one is better after a system update?
I backed up my phone (HTC ONE M7, Android 4.4.2) with ADB backup -all -apk (one with -nosystem and once without it). I also backed up by Titanium Free (option system + apps). I also copied the media, download, music etc files into my computer.

Then I wiped my phone, factory reset and updated android to 5.0.2.

What would be the best way to restore the apps and the data that I had backed up? I am worried that by restoring the apps, some of them might be incompatible with the new android version, or the old system files might overwrite the current system files and cause problems, or the residues of the uninstalled apps from the old system are also restored and make my new installation slow.

what would you recommend for the restore procedure?

# Answer
I would prefer restore apps using Titanium, for the reason that it gives you total control on which user apps you want to restore. In your case restoring system apps is not a recommended option since you have upgraded OS. It would lead to a mess up. Hence, while restoring choose the option of restoring just user apps with data. Answer how to restore only user apps is covered here

As a general guideline, best not to restore system apps after upgrading or changing ROM. After changing ROM also it is better to verify and update only those user apps which are not included as system apps in new ROM. You may often come across this situation while flashing Gapps recommended with new ROM
> 1 votes

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Tags: adb, restore, titanium-backup
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# Question
Title: How do I know if a replacement screen is dead on arrival?
I dropped and broke my One Plus One's screen and subsequently replaced the screen/digitizer. However, there is a vertical strip on the screen where touch is not sensed properly. Before I replaced the screen, the areas where touch did not work was completely different on the original broken screen. What would be a way for me determine if this is an issue with my dis-assembly/assembly or if the replacement screen I got was already broken (dead on arrival)?

The replacement screen was this one.

# Answer
I tested the screen by plugging it in after disassembling my one plus one but not using any of the adhesives yet.
> 1 votes

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Tags: hardware, broken-screen
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# Question
Title: Support for Multiple Users on same device
Is there such a thing as a "current user" on Android and a way to switch it?

I'm interested in getting a Motorola Xoom and would like to share it with my wife when at home. For my Windows laptop we us fast-user switching so that we can keep our own tabs and logins. I'm not specifically interested in the privacy aspects of user-switching, so if the OS doesn't support separate users, is there a concept of profile switching?

# Answer
> 15 votes
This is available for phones starting in Android 5.0 (Lollipop):
http://www.android.com/versions/lollipop-5-0/

And for tablets starting in Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean):
http://developer.android.com/about/versions/jelly-bean.html#42-multiuser

As Tatjana Heuser mentioned, it's also available as hidden functionality in Android 4.1, but not accessible through the regular user interface.

# Answer
> 8 votes
Supporting multiple users has been discussed before, and I think that it is something that is needed as well. If I buy a tablet, and set it up for my email, calendar, etc. I don't want that device to be a community device. Which would mean that multiple tablets would be needed in a family household.

A problem with being able to support multiple users is the space required. If each user had their own settings, then the /data/data would have to be much larger to support these extra users. But not only settings, it would have to support all the apps installed by the user too, so /data would have to be much larger too. You couldn't use the same apps between users, because the paid apps are tied to the account that bought them.

I think this will eventually happen, but much larger storage would be needed for the devices. As it is, my device consistently fills the /data/cache and I have to clear that out because of the number of apps I have installed. Now just imagine have 2 (or more users) using the same device. And where do you set the limit on the number of users that can use one device? There are 2 adults and 3 teenagers in my household. So that is 5 people that could potentially be using one device.

I actually experience issues with Google TV about this very topic as well. It doesn't, currently, have gmail, or apps like that, installed, but I can log in to gmail via Chrome Browser, and then if someone else comes and uses the TV/Browser, now I am logged in. (I don't actually do this, but I noticed it to be an issue with services like youtube and such)

---

**update**

Google has been hard at work starting to implement this. No actually information on when it will be available, but the start of the foundation has been laid.

In the LockPatternKeyguardView is the following code:

```
public void onUserChanged(int userId) {
           mLockPatternUtils.setCurrentUser(userId);
           updateScreen(getInitialMode(), true);
}

```

So multi-user support is coming, at some point.

**Update 2 (10/29/2012)**

With the announcement of JellyBean 4.2, Multi-User support is available, but only on tablets.

# Answer
> 8 votes
SwitchMe app just appeared featuring profiles for root users. The free version is able to manage 2 profiles. In order to manage more profiles you need to buy the key for around 3$. SwitchMe needs, not surprisingly, **root**.

> SwitchMe is a unique application for root users that allows you to log in and out of multiple installations of Android just as you would on a desktop computer.
>
> The technology behind SwitchMe saves all of your applications and data, protects it and stores it as a file in memory. You can then log out of an account and log into a fresh installation of Android or another account with its own unique content.
>
> You may create as many profiles as the memory is capable of holding. Some of these may require very little free memory because they contain few apps, others will be larger as they contain many applications and lots of cache and data.

# Answer
> 5 votes
With the update to 4.1.2, multiple user profiles can be configured. There's some documentation on xda:

In JellyBean, according to XDA, using the commands (need root, so su prior to calling)

```
pm create user <name>
pm remove-user <number>
pm list-users

```

user accounts can be created, deleted, and listed (in this order).

# Answer
> 3 votes
I'll admit this isn't a great solution, but in case it helps somebody, Titanium Backup has very limited support for this:

http://www.titaniumtrack.com/kb/titanium-backup-kb/titanium-backup-howtos.html#multi-user-data-profiles

# Answer
> 2 votes
**There is an app called Devide by Enterproid that may do the trick.** It's meant to be for deploying in a work environment so that a user can have a work profile and a personal profile on the phone, each separate and secure with different settings and apps specific to the work or personal environment. I don't see why it wouldn't work with two different people's profiles instead of the work vs. personal setup. I don't know about compatibility with the Xoom, or cost (it's probably not cheap) and they are still in an invite only beta but it's worth requesting an invite and checking it out.

# Answer
> 0 votes
You can login with another user, by adding multiple user in your Android device. We can Enable Multiple User Accounts on Android 4.2 and Above.

1. Create another User Account by opening the notification by double pulldown notification to get the other quick settings.
2. In that other quick settings, on top-right corner you'll find a round icon. That is Admin user icon(if you're using it for first time).
3. Click on it and create a new user(it'll remain until you delete it) or use a guest user(it'll be deleted after using it, but you can also keep it).
4. After creating new/guest user. Just go to Google Play Store, install whatever app you want. Don't worry it'll use your existing same app files but not users data, so it won't download a new one.
5. You can login those apps with another id. Like this you can use Whatsapp, hike, facebook, twitter, paytm and more...
6. Before that, go to more settings Click and open that created new/guest user's settings and enable Allow phone calls and SMS. So that you'll get verification SMS or call. If any help you can comment it, i'll keep on updating it if any change or improvement.

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Tags: privacy, profiles, user-interface, multi-user
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# Question
Title: How to reset Google Keyboard language using ADB?
So I have to add an automation step wherein the keyboard language needs to be reset in case someone changes it.

I have used `adb` for this and it works well on Samsung phones, but it doesn't work on Moto X and Nexus phones.

This is the `adb` command I use for Moto X and Nexus phones, but this doesn't have the desired effect.

```
adb shell pm clear com.google.android.inputmethod.latin

```

For Samsung phones, which is working, the command is

```
adb shell pm clear com.sec.android.inputmethod

```

Anyone can help? The only constraint is that I cannot root my phone.

# Answer
Just found out that the command won't work for Google Keyboard because the selected languages are saved in the key `ENABLED_INPUT_METHODS` of the `Settings.Secure` table.

You can reset the selected languages of Google Keyboard with this command:

`adb shell settings put secure enabled_input_methods com.google.android.inputmethod.latin/com.android.inputmethod.latin.LatinIME`
> 1 votes

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Tags: adb, languages, gboard
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title: Forgot password. What to do?

text:
# Question
Title: Forgot password. What to do?
I recently forgot my password on my perfectly working Motorola phone. I tried everything but nothing worked.

What should I do?

# Answer
**Follow the below steps if you forgot lock screen password.**

1. Enter a wrong lock screen pattern five times (shouldn’t be hard if you don’t remember the correct one)
2. Select ‘Forgot Pattern’
3. Now you should be able to enter a backup PIN or your Google account login.
4. Enter either your backup PIN or your Google login.
5. Your phone should now be unlocked.

**You can also follow Device Manager by Android steps**

1. On a computer or other mobile phone, visit: google.com/android/devicemanager
2. Sign in using your Google login details that you also used on your locked phone.
3. In the ADM interface, select the device you need to unlock (if it isn’t already selected).
4. Select ‘Lock’
5. In the appearing window, enter a temporary password. You don’t have to enter a recovery message. Now click ‘Lock’ again.
6. If it was successful, you should see a confirmation below the box with the buttons Ring, Lock and Erase.
7. On your phone you should now see a password field in which you should enter the temporary password. This should unlock your phone.
8. Now, before you go on with your life, go to your phone’s lock screen settings and disable the temporary password.
9. That’s it!
> 1 votes

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Tags: password, locked-out
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# Question
Title: Disable vibration of the phone, but leave it on smartwatch
I'm trying to figure out the best setting for my Android 5.1 phone during my working hours.

When I'm at my workplace, my phone is constantly docked and in set to the Priority mode (this is automatic). When someone calls me, I get notification on the smartwatch. I set up Hangouts to vibration only and let it notify me in Priority mode (it is in the exceptions list).

I don't like the vibration of the docked phone, which may distract my colleagues, especially given the fact, that the only vibration I need is one of my smartwatch. At the same time I believe the smartwatch notifications are duplicates of phone notifications and if the latter are disabled, the former get disabled too.

Is there a possibility to disable docked phone vibration notification, while left smartwatch notifications intact? Any other suggestion to set up the phone in a workplace-friendly manner?

# Answer
Android Wear -\> Settings  -\> Mute phone alerts & calls
> 0 votes

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Tags: notifications, 5.1-lollipop, vibration, docking-station, sony-smartwatch
---


# Question
Title: Can't hear people unless switched to speakerphone on Galaxy S4
I have Samsung Galaxy S4 and I cannot hear callers unless the speakerphone is on. The caller can hear me well but there is only a very faint which is inaudible sound back.

I have gone to all the settings but it does not change anything.

How can I fix this?

# Answer
I fixed mine using following instructions:

Go to **Settings → My Device → Sound → Samsung Applications → Press Call → Turn Off Noise Reduction**.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Your earpiece speaker may be dead. When you put your phone in speaker mode it uses different speaker(s). Some people use a bluetooth earpiece to get around this, but if that's not something you want to do then you may want to check and see if your phone is still in warranty.

Also, depending on your phone you can try taking a small brush and cleaning around your earpiece speaker. In some cases dust and other debris can collect and muffle the speaker, and considering how tiny these speakers and their speaker grills are (again, depends on your phone) it doesn'take much dust or debris to make it hard to hear. When i worked for Verizon this was a common problem that we encountered on a daily basis. Hopefully, that's all it is.
> 0 votes

# Answer
I had the same problem and tried everything for two days, even did a factory reset, but nothing worked. Then I had an idea: the earpiece could've been blocked so I took an old toothbrush, brushed the ear piece for a minute to clear any debris and low, and behold it worked. So give it a try.
> 0 votes

# Answer
If you have the plastic screen protector on the front of your phone, make sure it isn't covering your ear speaker.
> 0 votes

# Answer
I tried many fixes but nothing worked. What worked was rolling a piece of hard paper to the size of headphone jack and inserting it to and fro several times until you see on screen headphones changing into ringer.
> 0 votes

# Answer
Plugging in and out the headphones multiple times worked for me
> 0 votes

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Tags: audio, samsung-galaxy-s-4, calls, speakerphone
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# Question
Title: Can I delete the log files on my device?
I'm currently developing on an Android 2.3.4 device. I've got root access to the file system, and I'm looking for the location of the system log files (like `/var/log`) so that I can delete them, but could not find these files on Android.

Does someone know where these files are located?

# Answer
> 8 votes
LogCat messages are not stored in files, but rather in circular memory buffers. You may clear these buffers using the following command:

```
adb logcat -c

```

Source: Using LogCat

# Answer
> 6 votes
On a Samsung `*#9900#`, this will take you to *SysDump*.
Select 2nd option(*Delete Dumpstate/Logcat*).

# Answer
> 2 votes
Here is an old question on StackOverflow about the same thing. It doesn't look like there's any way to view them directly, but there are various apps that can do it.

# Answer
> 2 votes
Yes, you can delete log files on your device...

Using the app SD Maid (Explorer tab) on a rooted Samsung Galaxy Note 1 (N7000), Android 4.1.2, LT5 Build, I found 900+ log files in /data/log. After clearing the literally hundreds of dumpstate\* files, I got my internal memory back from only 207mb up to 1040+ mb! Now I can complete all the missing updates. These files were dated back over more than 1 year and seemed to serve no valid function any more. Afterwards the device booted, was faster and no functionality was lost. Looking at the dates of these files they coincided with some system crashes and SD card mounting problems I had received in the past.

But in order to even see these files you will need a rooted device.

Using the clean master app on a rooted device also found a lot of files which could be deleted.

Here are the links to the Apps in Google Play Store as requested

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Tags: logging
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# Question
Title: Using 64GB SD card, yet Play Store doesn't install apps because of insufficient memory
I am using Android 5.0 with a 64GB SD card and I have approximately 500MB of memory left in the internal storage, but I am unable to install apps from Play Store on account of "insufficient memory for app size".

How to resolve this issue? Is there any way to install apps directly in SD card?

# Answer
> 2 votes
There are two solutions to your problem:

* Moving apps from internal memory to SD card (not necessary external SD card).

This will allow you to install apps on the internal memory while the data of the apps (which is usually bigger then the app itself) will be stored on your SD card. This is will give you a lot of free space for more apps of your choice. Downside is, every app you move to the SD card will not have a widget and will be slower to use. You can do this by installing App2SD from Play Store or any other app that can move other apps.
* Different approach requires more technical skills.

You can root your device and manually change the partitions so you get more space on your "apps partition", but less in system partition or cache partition. This procedure is a bit tricky and is different for each device. If you decide to do this a good starting point is the XDA developers forum or simply Google it for your specific device.

# Answer
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Go to `Settings` \> `Apps`. Choose already installed applications and move them to SD Card. (Preferably apps other than Play Store, Google Apps, etc, which may not be movable )

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I use AppMgrIII, I ALWAYS root my devices therefore enabling me unrestricted access to my devices. You can move apps to your SD Card in bulk with root access within AppMgrIII. Even those that fault under "boot complete" call.

# Answer
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When you uninstall an app from your Android phone it doesn't actually remove everything. The APK is hidden away still, therefore, using unnecessary storage.

I'd say the simplest way to resolve this is to clear up some space (photos, videos and more) and download CleanMaster. It clears out anything that doesn't need to be there and can even improve performance.

If you can't clear enough space with CleanMaster, it's probably worth your time to plug your phone into your PC and navigate through until you find the APKs and manually delete them yourself.

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Tags: google-play-store, 5.0-lollipop, insufficient-memory
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# Question
Title: What is the Enable lock screen notification in my Micromax a064
I have a Micromax Bolt A064 smartphone running on android 4.4.2. I know that KitKat have the option to enable lock screen widget in security. My phone doesn't support it. But that's not the problem. When I go to Settings-\>Display, I find an unknown option labeled as lock screen notification. So, my final question is what is it?. I tried to enable and disable it and see the changes but nothing changed.

Also, sliding from left to right have nothing. Anyone here just know what is it. I am attaching a screenshot for that.

Screenshot (Click to enlarge image)

# Answer
Lock screen notifications are only available since Android 5.0 (Lollipop). However you can use 3rd party apps - such as "NiLS - Lock screen notifications" from Google Play to be able to get notifications on top of your stock lock screen without replacing your lock screen app.
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# Answer
Enabling it must show notifications like messages, missed call events, mails or whatever, directly on the lock screen itself. Tapping or swiping on them must take you to the specific app or just dismiss the notification right on. For all this to work you need to use lock screen feature first (only the stock one). If its not working as it should you may repair the software using the company provided PC software like PC suite or something or reset the phone once after everything is backed-up.
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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, settings, notifications, lock-screens, lock-screen-widgets
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