# Question
Title: Get lat and lng based on my position from android phone
I feel myself so lame, because what I want, it seems so obvious, but for me, it's not.

I am developing a game in my city, where I want to place some NFC tags, and players need to visit these places. I want to give them the exact lat and lng coordinates. And I am stuck at here.

I opened the google map application in my phone, and my location is shown on the map, but I just cant see anywhere these informations. I tried to do it in a browser, but the same situation.

Can somebody guide me, how can I get the coordiantes of my position?

I tried to save it into a google drive, but there is only a document only with a link, what show me the map, but not the requested informations.

Thanks, and sorry, if this is too lame.

Ps: that would be awesome, if somehow I could save it directly to my phone, because I need to place 50 tags, that would be hard to write it down, and then write back into the computer.

# Answer
> 1 votes
There are several GPS apps which, amongst others, display the exact coordinates on your screen. Some even offer to export them. Moreover, there are apps for GPS tracking, recording your positions and usually allow you to export your recordings in GPS eXchange Format or Keyhole Markup Language. In both cases, exported files have the locations in plain ASCII.

For your case, a well suited app should support manual recording of Waypoints. This way you'd end up with exatly the locations recorded you want (and no extra ones).

A good choice would probably be GPS Status & Toolbox, which in its pro version (~USD 3) allows you to a.o. "show/store/edit/export multiple waypoints".

*GPS Status & Toolbox* (source: Google Play; click images for larger variants)

Note that the (implicated) other part of your question (how to process them for/in your app) is off-topic here, as this site is dedicated to end-users (not developers).

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Tags: google-maps, geolocation
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title: How to drain the battery quickly?

text:
# Question
Title: How to drain the battery quickly?
The scenario I would want to have this is if I want to quickly drain the battery so I can charge it fully again. Some say that this will help extend the battery life by fully draining/charging the battery.

How to drain the battery quickly?

# Answer
This question is along these same lines: What causes battery to drain faster than it can charge?

So there may or may not be an app *designed to drain the battery* but you probably just need to turn on an app that uses the GPS. This will help to fully drain your battery but I don't know that doing so before recharging will extend the battery life.
> 7 votes

# Answer
Enable your GPS and use navigator to some location you are not going to that is far away. Then watch a movie on your phone with brightness on max.

This will get the job done.
> 16 votes

# Answer
**Do not do this**. You are actually *harming* the lifespan of your battery when fully discharging it before a recharge. See this site for a discussion of how depth of discharge affects battery life.

The only reason you might want to fully discharge before a recharge is if you have a NiCad battery that is susceptible to the memory effect. Your smartphone most likely uses a Lithium-ion polymer battery, so there is no good reason for you to totally discharge your battery. The lifetime is longer if you have a shallow depth of discharge.
> 9 votes

# Answer
Watch a movie with full brightness, download a large file, while enabling WiFi tethering (this is a great battery drain), GPS, Bluetooth, and WiFi at the same time.
> 5 votes

# Answer
I know that my phone -- HTC's Evo -- actually has a diagnostic tool thats sole purpose is to drain the battery as fast as possible. Open up your dialer and enter:

```
*#*#3424#*#*

```

You don't need to press send or anything. A recent update for the Evo blocked these tools so hopefully you can still access them. You can also look up device specific codes if yours happens to be different. Rooted users have found a way to get these tools back.

The utility turns up brightness all the way, prevents sleep, turns on the camera and flash, turns on the GPS and constantly polls it, etc. Basically everything that can drain the battery but not damage the phone is done (ie it doesn't constantly vibrate because that would probably be bad).
> 4 votes

# Answer
If you know some basic programming, you can write an application that just do some random calculations (e.g. calculating primes, factorials, or even folding proteins), request CPU lock, prevent screen from turning off, turn on GPS, Bluetooth, Wifi, turn on vibrators, record videos, etc.
> 2 votes

# Answer
Activating WiFi network sharing should empty the battery in a couple of hours.

After the first couple of charge cycles, the battery should be at optimum performance. How this works, I don't really know. But after an initial couple of days, I had a little more use out of a fully charged battery.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Just play The Elements. A very CPU-intensive game. If you add a lot of stuff to make the simulation very slow, you are sure to use the CPU in full.

Meanwhile, you could use a GPS fix to constantly use your GPS. And you could leave your Bluetooth on. All this at the same time (especially with the Samsung Galaxy S2 & Cyanogenmod) you might end up using more power than your phone can recharge.
> 1 votes

# Answer
I found a combination that draws more than 2 Ampere on my phone without requiring any non-built-in app.

* Flashlight
* Brightness to the maximum. Obvious yet easily forgotten.
* Disable adaptive brightness. Sleep after 30 minutes, or better: play a video.
* Picture-in-picture video streaming (YouTube, Netflix,...). This keeps active:

1. The video decoder
    2. The screen
    3. WiFi (or cellular if you can afford it).

If you can't use the network, try Video Looper, no permissions required. There's also a "loop one" option buried in the options of MX player
* GPU load like for instance https://jbouny.github.io/fft-ocean/ or https://webglsamples.org/aquarium/aquarium.html keeps the GPU active with just a web browser; no app needed.
* GPS navigation
* A fan to avoid thermal throttling

Some apps show the total battery drain.
> 1 votes

# Answer
* Connect a USB device with a motor, like an external HDD or cooling fan (to the USB port using a USB OTG cable.)
* Play HD videos at full brightness and sound (from an external HDD)
* Turn on GPS, WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth, and do searching
* Unlimited vibrator
* Run a virus check
> 1 votes

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Tags: battery, battery-life
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# Question
Title: OneDrive error: Uploading is paused, Sign in to continue
Why do I encounter an error, "Uploading is paused, Sign in to continue" after uploading a large file (~100MB) to onedrive?

# Answer
> 1 votes
I have found the solution from here. Apparently, you should not allow your phone to lock when uploading.

> the app must be running in the background for the upload to continuously take place, which is why the uploading is paused when the mobile device is locked.

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Tags: onedrive
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# Question
Title: After updating to 5.1, phone wont get past black "Google" screen
Last night I upgraded to 5.1 via the built-in update functionality. This phone is not rooted.

Well, now my phone won't get past the black screen with the white "Google" logo when I try and boot it up. I can get into fastboot mode though.

However, fastboot is not showing the phone as a device in windows, so I can't just re-flash the stock 5.1 android rom.

Also, when I try and go into recovery mode I get an android icon with a red exclamation point in a triangle that says "No command."

Is my phone screwed?

# Answer
Looks like I'm forced to do a factory reset, and I am using the guide on this page:

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

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Tags: fastboot, ota-update
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# Question
Title: Setting up of multiple tablets from out the box
I have the task of setting up 50+ tablets (Binatone Homesurf 744, Yes cheap & cheerful!), which all need the same App installed and same wireless settings entered but require different configuration files (config files stored on SD card).

I was hoping there might be a solution which I can set up each of the tablets via ADB or a script **without** root access if possible (as this would an additional step and take more time). The tablets so far have come out the box with debugging mode already enabled. If I access the tablet via ADB and type "su", it does give me some kind of root access as the symbol changes from "$" to "#" but I'm unable to remount the /system a rw.

The process I would like to do is as follows:-

* Start Tablet and plug in via USB cable to the PC for ADB access
* Automatically Disable/Skip "Welcome" screen (Initial Setup Wizard)
* Install Wireless Settings
* Install Required APK
* Push Required Configuration Files
* Restart Tablet if Required

I think I may have answered the question about disabling\skipping the "welcome" screen after a bit of research. This I believe requires full root or rw access to modify system files (ro.setupwizard.mode=DISABLED, I believe?).

With regard to the wireless settings, I'm able to add the wireless settings manually in ADB shell via the following command after switching to the "wifi" user (issuing "su wifi"):-

```
echo 'network={\nssid="Wireless"\npsk="i*********m"\nkey_mgmt=WPA-PSK\npriority=1\n}' >> /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf

```

After restarting the wireless via ADB, the tablet happily connects to the newly added wireless.

I can install the required APK and "push" the required configuration files manually or via a batch script on windows.

Any help would be appreciated on automating this and making things as simple as possible.

Thanks in advance!

# Answer
> 0 votes
So here's a solution for Linux. The first part you already mentioned in your question, but for completeness I'll include it nevertheless:

```
#!/bin/bash
#
echo "Plug in the cable now, please!"
# Just kidding: That and skipping the intro you'll have to do manually :)
# As well as ensuring that USB debugging is enabled etc. Test with
# "adb devices". If it shows the connected device, go on.

# Install Wireless Settings
echo "Installing wireless settings..."
adb shell su -c "echo 'network={\nssid="Wireless"\npsk="i*********m"\nkey_mgmt=WPA-PSK\npriority=1\n}' >> /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf"

# Install Required APK
# assuming all the required APK files reside in a "install" sub-directory:
echo "Installing APKs..."
for apk in install/*.apk; do
   adb install "${apk}"
done

# Push Required Configuration Files
# these and all other files you want to push you've placed into
# the "upload" sub-directory **WITH FULL PATH** (e.g. to push "foo" to
# "/data/local", it would be saved as "upload/data/local/foo
echo "Uploading files..."
adb push upload /

# Restart Tablet if Required
echo "Rebooting device..."
adb reboot

```

Of course, this is just a skeleton; you might wish to have some "success checking" in place, or write a log to evaluate later. But it contains all the technical stuff you need:

* `adb shell su -c "command"` to execute a command as root – here for appending your wireless settings
* `adb install` to install your APK files. In case these are just newer versions of apps already installed on the devices, add the `-r` (re-install) switch; a simple install would fail then (i.e. make it `adb install -r "${apk}"`)
* `adb push` to transfer files to the device. Note a few things here:
    + Syntax is `adb push <source> <target>` (the counterpart would be `adb pull <source> <target>`)
    + you can push a file, or an entire directory
    + `<source>` and `<target>` must be of the same type (i.e. either both are a file name, or both are a directory name)
    + you can only push to directories you've got write access to. So in order to push into "system areas", the ADB daemon on the device must be running in root mode

As the last condition usually is a culprit (on "production devices", `adbd` runs in "secure mode" – i.e. non-root), use a work around by first pushing the files to a "common area" (e.g. the internal SD card), and then copy them over. Example:

```
adb shell "mkdir /sdcard/misc"
adb push upload/data/misc /sdcard/misc
adb shell sudo -c "cp -a /sdcard/misc /data/misc

```

And as a last hint: You might need to check permissions (incl. ownership), at least when it comes to system relevant files. So first try with one device, investigate the results, see if it works as expected (adjust if not – incl. adjusting your script(s)) – and if necessary factory-reset and start over to verify it's working now. And BTW: These "install and upload" stuff is the next item on my ToDo list for Adebar ;)

Good luck!

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, adb, tablet
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title: What is "Lost RAM" in dumpsys meminfo?

text:
# Question
Title: What is "Lost RAM" in dumpsys meminfo?
Below is a sample `dumpsys` with Lost RAM. What is its significance in KitKat? How it can be reclaimed and used?

```
Total PSS by OOM adjustment:
    31841 kB: Native
               13173 kB: zygote (pid 23001)
                4372 kB: surfaceflinger (pid 23000)
                3721 kB: mediaserver (pid 126)
                3317 kB: glgps (pid 22993)
                1656 kB: drmserver (pid 125)
                 995 kB: wpa_supplicant (pid 23148)
                 786 kB: netd (pid 121)
                 518 kB: sdcard (pid 132)
                 475 kB: vold (pid 119)
                 458 kB: keystore (pid 128)
                 448 kB: /init (pid 1)
                 412 kB: adbd (pid 134)
                 254 kB: ueventd (pid 108)
                 238 kB: dhcpcd (pid 10617)
                 229 kB: tf_daemon (pid 130)
                 200 kB: installd (pid 127)
                 185 kB: dumpsys (pid 14207)
                 144 kB: healthd (pid 117)
                 139 kB: debuggerd (pid 122)
                 121 kB: servicemanager (pid 118)
    48217 kB: System
               48217 kB: system (pid 23064)
    49095 kB: Persistent
               34012 kB: com.android.systemui (pid 23163 / activities)
                7719 kB: com.android.phone (pid 23357)
                4676 kB: com.android.nfc (pid 23371)
                2688 kB: com.nuance.xt9.input (pid 23344)
    24945 kB: Foreground
               24945 kB: com.android.settings (pid 24811 / activities)
    17136 kB: Visible
               14026 kB: com.google.process.location (pid 23472)
                3110 kB: com.android.defcontainer (pid 13976)
     6911 kB: Perceptible
                6911 kB: com.google.android.inputmethod.latin (pid 23298)
    14277 kB: A Services
               14277 kB: com.google.process.gapps (pid 23513)
    26422 kB: Home
               26422 kB: com.android.launcher (pid 23395 / activities)
    21798 kB: B Services
               16242 kB: com.google.android.apps.currents (pid 23767)
                5556 kB: android.process.media (pid 7738)
   145869 kB: Cached
               41588 kB: com.google.android.apps.plus (pid 24689)
               21417 kB: com.google.android.deskclock (pid 23966 / activities)
               14463 kB: com.google.android.apps.docs (pid 8644)
               14303 kB: com.google.android.gm (pid 9115)
               11014 kB: com.google.android.music:main (pid 7716)
               10688 kB: com.google.android.apps.magazines (pid 13892)
               10240 kB: com.google.android.gms (pid 23338)
                9882 kB: com.google.android.youtube (pid 5131)
                8807 kB: com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel (pid 8937)
                3467 kB: com.google.android.setupwizard (pid 8922)

Total RAM: 998096 kB
 Free RAM: 574945 kB (145869 cached pss + 393200 cached + 35876 free)
 Used RAM: 392334 kB (240642 used pss + 107196 buffers + 3856 shmem + 40640 slab)
 Lost RAM: 30817 kB
   Tuning: 64 (large 384), oom 122880 kB, restore limit 40960 kB (high-end-gfx)

```

# Answer
> 9 votes
Lost RAM is `TotalRAM - FreeRAM - UsedRAM`. That means, it is the difference between the RAM usage that Android is able to compute and the actual available RAM.

Sometimes it can even be negative, due to issues where RAM being shared across processes is counted more than once. Drivers are mostly blamed for that. There is a `memtrack` HAL for them to report their memory accounting to Android, but some of drivers just doesn't do it correctly.

If you see a large "Lost RAM" value (which isn't the case in the original question, but is what Wang is talking about), this is probably due to a bug, it can't be reclaimed, unfortunately. You can look into `/d/ion` virtual directory on your device (probably a rooted device is needed), and examine reports in it, looking for "orphaned" allocations.

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, ram
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title: Use android device to host a website

text:
# Question
Title: Use android device to host a website
I have an Xperia Mini which I want to make a web server, to host a website on it so me and other people can visit the website (it won't be something like 1000 visitors per minute). So, if this is possible, can you please:

* Point me at what to read about this, so I can set it myself
* Tell me if the phone can run only on a charger, without a battery (because I expect it won't live long if the battery is constantly charging)

# Answer
You can run Webserver on Android for example : KSWEB

but, there is 2 Case for use with Android Device :

**First** :

> your phone Broadband is how much ?
>
> this Broadband can support users and online at 24 hours of day ?

**second** :

this is not good idea for `start webhosting` or other something with a Android device.your hardware need backup and set other Options...

and about Questions :

***1.***

> Point me at what to read about this, so I can set it myself

yes you can.use below link :

```
http://www.androidguys.com/2014/04/22/host-website-android-device/

```

***2.***

> Tell me if the phone can run only on a charger, without a battery (because I expect it won't live long if the battery is constantly charging)

i have no idea, But this links maybe can help you :

```
http://www.makeuseof.com/answers/can-i-directly-power-an-android-device-by-circumventing-its-battery/

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp_sJYQR1Bg

```
> 2 votes

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Tags: web-server
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title: Background logcat with filter

text:
# Question
Title: Background logcat with filter
I have an app which seems to crash sometimes but of course not at that time when I have it connected to my PC and run logcat.

Is there a good method of grepping logcat in background (best would be filter by app but filter by text would already be helpful) and write the logfile to SD card for later inspection?

# Answer
> 0 votes
You could use a logcat app that writes the log to your sd card. Depending on the Android version on your device, that might require root permissions: latest with Android 4.2 "normal apps" only can see their own log. Checkout my list for Logcat & Co. for possible candidates. I know that e.g. aLogCat has the feature I've described. It also has filtering capabilities. Same applies to several other candidates of the linked list.

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Tags: crashes, logging, background-process
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# Question
Title: Disconnect/reconnect to wifi with same SSID
I'm playing with some more advanced things in Tasker, and I've set up an NFC tag to do various things when I return home from work each day. One of these is to connect to wifi and run an SSH command to wake up my computer.

I'm in a dorm at a university, so all of the wifi SSIDs are the same. Because of this, my phone (a Nexus 5 on stock/rooted 5.1) will latch onto one AP and hold on as long as possible, and eventually switch as I move further away. This means that when I arrive at my room and tap the tag, my phone is almost always in the process of reconnecting to the nearest/correct AP and my SSH command fails. Sometimes it's connected immediately, sometimes it doesn't connect for a few minutes, so a simple "wait 10 seconds" in Tasker doesn't cut it.

Is there a way to simply break the existing connection and reconnect to the same SSID (just reconnecting in general is fine, there's only one SSID)? I know that disabling wifi altogether, waiting a few seconds for the phone to do it, enabling it again, and waiting a few more seconds will do this, but it takes longer and I imagine there's a better solution.

**TL;DR:** How can I break a wifi connection then reconnect in Android 5.1 (stock/rooted) without actually disabling wifi? Terminal commands are fine.

# Answer
Checking the Tasker manual for the "WiFi Net" action shows:

> **WiFi Net**
>
> Change the wifi network connection status.
>
> *Reassociate: reconnect even if already connected.*

<sup>(emphasis mine)</sup>

That should be exactly what you're looking for – playing with Tasker anyway :)
> 2 votes

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Tags: wi-fi, 5.0-lollipop, tasker
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# Question
Title: get information from devices which connect to same wifi hot spot
After create public wifi hot spot through phone. How to get device information from those who are trying to connect the hot spot?

# Answer
There's an app on Play Store called Fing that's probably close to what you want. You don't even need to be the host, it detects all devices on your network.
> 1 votes

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Tags: wifi-hotspot
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# Question
Title: Samsung Galaxy S3 not detected on my PC after installing a custom ROM
While installing a custom ROM on Samsung Galaxy S3 (SGH T999), I think I deleted some key files, so now my PC is not able to detect my Android phone, nor do I have any saved ROMs on the phone to recover. I do not have an SD card slot but have Clockworks Recovery software.

How can I make my PC detect the Android phone?

# Answer
> 0 votes
There might be an option in CWM to enable MTP to gain access to storage over USB.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I managed to fix the phone. I flashed it with a custom ROM for T-Mobile using Odin.

Initially, the phone was not getting detected, so I tried using ADB to transfer a ROM. That worked, but IMEI no. was still not available. It showed null, so I flashed it with stock ROM.

Anyone who has the same issue can try my method. Here is the link to flash Stock ROM using Odin: http://androidxda.com/flash-samsung-stock-rom-using-odin

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Tags: samsung, custom-roms, usb-connection-mode
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title: Install Arabic language on Android ICS

text:
# Question
Title: Install Arabic language on Android ICS
I have Samsung Galaxy S2 running Android ICS. How can I install the Arabic language on my phone keyboard as it is not listed?

# Answer
**Step 1 :**

Download and install Language Enabler.

> ' Need Root ACCESS '

**Step 2 :**

and, add `Arabic language` for Menu. Then go to `Language and Input` from `Settings`. Tap "`Configure Input Methods.`"

**Step 3 :**

Uncheck the "Use System Language" check box. This unlocks the other active input methods for use.

Select the check boxes for the `keyboards and/or voice input` methods you wish to add. This adds them for use during text input, as long as you use the standard Android keyboard.

**Step 4 :**

then add Arabic Language, and enjoy.
> 1 votes

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Tags: languages
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# Question
Title: How to find out if my Device's Kernel has Loop Device Support
I would assume most all of you know why I am asking this, but for those who don't, Loop Device Support of a Kernel on an Android device is utilized to mount a Linux Distro IMG file (Ubuntu or Debian, & a couple others) to run the linux img in a Chrooted environment to run side by side next to your Android System.

So there is tons of information on what Loop Device Support is (if you need a good explanation see Wikipedia's article.), and why you need it, but there is a great lack of explaination as to how you find out if your device supports it. The most information relating to it is that "most roms support it"...

So down to the issue, how would one discover if my device currently supports it? Is there some script I can look at or something in the kernel I can view to find out if my device supports it?

# Answer
> 4 votes
You can verify by checking `/proc/config.gz` and search through it looking for the configure option - `CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y`.

To do that you need to do it this way:

```
cp /proc/config.gz /sdcard/kernel_config.gz

```

and

```
adb pull /sdcard/kernel_config.gz

```

Unzip the *kernel\_config.gz* and open it up in a notepad or text editor and search it.

If its either `# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP is not set` or `CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=n` all bets are off.

# Answer
> 3 votes
You can use the following command at the terminal:

```
export | grep LOOP_MOUNTPOINT

```

If there is a LOOP\_MOUNPOINT, probably you can mount loop devices.

*UPDATED*

HOW TO TEST?

Download a freedos image (http://www.freedos.org/) 40MB ISO.

Make a loop device association:

```
losetup /dev/block/loop4 fd11src.iso

```

Mount a iso device

```
mkdir freedos_img
mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/block/loop4 freedos_img

```

And there is this the mounted iso at freedos\_img

# Answer
> 1 votes
Just came across this. I was having the same issue. You could just do `zcat /proc/config.gz | grep CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP` from a terminal emulator. If you get a `y`, you are good to go.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Here is a shell function to check for loop support without creating a loop device. It should even work as non-root.

```
function check_loop_support {
    local tmp

    # assuming that losetup -f works ... to be checked somewhere else
    tmp=$(losetup -f 2>/dev/null)
    if test -b "$tmp"; then
        return 0
    fi

    # So far we haven't found any loop support. Let's check whether we
    # could load the module and assume that it would work.
    modprobe --quiet --dry-run loop &>/dev/null
    return $?
}

```

Note there exist losetup versions with different behavior of -f. Sometimes they would automatically load loop module if needed and possible. And some versions would even directly return 1 if no loop support available. Others just print "/dev/loop0" although there is no such device. The function above tries to be safe for all known cases.

Note that you may still need to load the loop module to have usable loop devices available. If you are root you could also run a real "modprobe loop" before losetup to be sure.

# Answer
> 1 votes
You can use Loop device checker to check if your device supports it.

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Tags: kernel, mount
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# Question
Title: How do I Install a custom ROM/recovery on a Galaxy Note 2?
I was trying to install CyanogenMod 12 Lollipop ROM on my Note 2. When I restart my phone in recovery mode, its giving me this screen:

After this I select the option "wipe data/factory reset" and then choose option "apply update from external storage" and when try to install, it gives me this error

> failed to verify whole-file signature. signature verification failed

Please help me to solve this problem.

# Answer
You are using the stock recovery, which only allows files signed by Samsung to be flashed. Flash a new recovery via Odin, such as CWM, TWRP or Philz.
> 3 votes

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Tags: cyanogenmod, recovery-mode, samsung-galaxy-note-2
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# Question
Title: How to disable Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Camera permanently?
Need to permanently disable Wi-Fi, bluetooth and camera for work on a few work only devices. Can this be done through Terminal? I've tried ifconfig to disable Wi-Fi but it just enables automatically after a few seconds.

I don't need something that literally "permanently" disables Wi-Fi, bluetooth and the camera, just something that isn't very simple for an average user to enable. For instance, I deleted the Camera.apk. I know a user could technically add it back to `/system` but in order to do so they would need root access as well as know to mount `/system` as `rw` instead of `ro`.

# Answer
The easiest way would be using a "profile switcher". As your demand is time-based, a good and easy choice would be Timeriffic (available for free and high rated). Here you could simply say: 24h/day disable these things.

An alternative would be ProfileScheduler, which also allows switching profiles by click (so you don't need to setup a schedule, just the profile).

Ah, btw: Needless to say that this does not require a rooted device ;)

**Edit:**

If your intention is to keep other people from tempering with certain apps, you might want to take a look at so-called "App Lockers" -- with which you can password-protect some/all your apps (including e.g. the play store app to keep them from installing something else). Here possible candidates include:

and many more.

And btw2: using an app locker, you can also protect the settings menu (to avoid easy changes to e.g. bluetooth status).

**Edit2:**

If the devices are rooted, you could even bring a "local firewall" into play: Use Droidwall to define which apps may access the internet (via mobile and/or WLAN separately), plus an App Locker to password-protect Droidwall. This way the apps themselves would be accessible (unless you lock them completely as well), but their access to the net would be handled separately (by Droidwall).
> 2 votes

# Answer
Check out this thread to disable WiFi on xdadevelopers: Permanently Disable WiFi.
Author: shmshd12

> First of all I recommend you to make a system backup with TWRP
>
> here we go :
>
> 1. Open ES File Explorer and get Root access
> 2. Go to system folder and open Build.prop using RB Text Editor (i recommend you to backup original file)
> 3. Remove the below mentioned lines in Build.prop Code:

```
     wifi.interface=
     wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=

```

> 4. save it and reboot
> 2 votes

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Tags: wi-fi, bluetooth, camera
---


# Question
Title: is there an app to filter out or identify ad-ware in Play Store
There is no content filter that would let me filter out Adware from the Play Store app listing, and apparently apps that display ads can identify themselves as "Free", and there's no "Adware" app-type.

Is there a 3rd-party app that will help me identify whether a particular app is ad-ware, or better yet, hook into the PlayStore listing and exclude such apps?

# Answer
In the past couple years of building roms, I have never come across an application that can detect adware from the playstore **pre** install. There are plenty of applications that will detect it on your device such as pretty much any antivirus software.

My advice would be to just make sure your phone/tablet/whatever is protected with a good antivirus such as Avast the same way one would protect their computer from the same threats.
> 0 votes

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Tags: google-play-store
---


# Question
Title: Can i use Samsung Galaxy Sm-T210R as phone?
I have Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 SM-T210R purchased in US. In India it is marketed as Neo 3 with voice calling facility. Is it possible to modify SM-T210R as Neo 3 and use it for GSM sim based voice calling ability just like Neo 3. Thanking you

# Answer
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Neo is not the same as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 SM-T210R according to the Samsung website, and the Neo uses a sim (2G or 3G).

The SM-T210R is a WiFi device:

http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab/SM-T210RGNYXAR-specs

The Neo is a GSM device:

http://www.samsung.com/in/consumer/mobile-phone/mobile-phone/tablet-smartphone/SM-T111NYKAINU

(And the dimensions are different as well)

GSM Arena confirms the non-GSM, though I can't post the link because I have \<10 rep.
> 1 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s, samsung
---


# Question
Title: Lollipop 5 overview / recent apps in landscape listed top to bottom? Put apps list down low to keyboard height like KitKat 4 cover flow recent apps
I'm not on Lollipop yet.

I just tried the Lollipop 5 carousel recent apps switcher (overview?) in a store with the Nexus 9, and once I had few apps open, some of the apps were covered, and in the top and back.

I use a Nexus 10 that is placed on a surface, and I think that I would have to keep lifting my palm to reach the thumbnails at the back and top.

The KitKat 4 recent apps (cover flow?) are at the same height of the top row buttons of the stock Android keyboard, and are thus easily reachable.

Perhaps the Lollipop recent apps view that I saw that had the apps out of keyboard-level reach was only for portrait view?

---

But then I found this site with a picture of the Lollipop recent apps in landscape view:

https://sarriest.wordpress.com/2014/12/01/lollipop-sweet-or-not-sweet/

I can access 6 apps in KitKat 4 recent apps, and they’re all at keyboard level.

I am concerned that even in landscape view, the recent apps in Lollipop 5 will be listed top to bottom, and there will be less apps at keyboard level.

---

I see another article that has this picture of a grid view of the running apps.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-M8-with-Lollipop-vs-One-M8-with-KitKat-UI-comparison\_id65309

I initially thought that you had 2 choices in Lollipop: grid and carousel.

It looks like having the choice of 2 options might just be for the HTC SenseUI.

---

Is the carousel recent/running apps switcher the only available option for Lollipop 5?

Are 3rd party apps allowed to let you choose a grid view, cover flow view, etc.?

I'm seeing mention of recent apps modifications with Cyanogenmod, Paranoid Android, Xposed, etc..

Does that mean that mean that you might need to root to change the recent apps layout?

Thanks.

# Answer
> 1 votes
That's correct. That's the only available layout in stock Lollipop. Any alternative Recents layouts would require rooting and/or custom ROMs. The alternative layout you're seeing is HTC's custom layout. OEMs are free to alter it in any way they choose, and many do.

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Tags: 5.0-lollipop, samsung-nexus-10, recents-screen
---


# Question
Title: Is it possible to change the button combination for recovery/download mode?
I had to press power + home + vol up/down, but my home button just stopped working.
Is there any way to change the key combination?

(I can go into recovery by using the reboot menu, but it would be better if it worked.)

Samsung Galaxy S (I-9000), Android 4.4 (CyanogenMod 11)

# Answer
Try holding down the volume up, then camera, then lock button. If this works then use the up/down volume keys to select what you want to do.
> -1 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s, recovery-mode
---


# Question
Title: Okay to install CWM Recovery on Galaxy Nexus 3 GT-i9250M?
This article is very explicit that installing CWM recovery is only for the GT-i9250 and that the:

> process here is not for other variants of Samsung Galaxy Nexus, like: GT-i515, GT-i516, GT-L700, i9250T, etc.

However this post says:

> There are no hardware differences, just tweaked software (specifically Radios)

Is there any real risk to installing CWM Recovery on the GT-i9250M?

# Answer
> 1 votes
> Is there any real risk to installing CWM Recovery on the GT-i9250M?

**Short answer** : *No*

More information :

> between Install `Recovery`, there is many reasons or problems or other Something you should attend ...

Do not Power off Device. Device maybe at `Flashing` or `Install CWM` Proccess can Break or Turn Off Completly.

or other something ...

but there's not fear or escaped from this Proccess.

Most of the Time, you can Flash a `Stock Rom` With `Odin` then, your Device is availabe for use. **But** :

you need Special CWM for your Device, ( Special For `GT-i9250M` ).

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Tags: rooting, samsung-galaxy-nexus, clockworkmod-recovery
---


title: Fastboot doesn't recognize Nexus 5 on L

text:
# Question
Title: Fastboot doesn't recognize Nexus 5 on L
I recently flashed the dev preview of android L on my Nexus 5, however, I did what is called a "dirty flash" - I just used TWRP and flashed the image as if it was a normal ROM. The result is that it's pretty bugged right now - many apps just crash or don't work correctly.

I'd like to do a proper install now, but the problem is that `fastboot` doesn't see my device, though `adb` does. Typing any `fastboot` commands just result in a "waiting for device" message. On 4.4.4 I didn't have any issues with `fastboot`. What might be the reason?

# Answer
```
adb reboot bootloader

```

then

```
fastboot flash <whatever-it-is-you-want-to-flash>

```

If you see at any point when executing fastboot command, the PC is not configured to use fastboot properly. Most typically, this is because you are not running fastboot with elevated privileges. It may also be that you do not have the drivers correctly installed, which may happen under Windows 8 because of its insistence on signed drivers. - Source
> 1 votes

# Answer
I tried using `sudo fastboot devices` like *psygik* said and everything worked perfectly. Maybe give this a try.
> 0 votes

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Tags: fastboot, 5.0-lollipop
---


# Question
Title: Unable to send attachment from Gmail using browser
I want to send PDF, and DOC file using Gmail on Sony Xperia. But there is no option to add attachment on Google Chrome, Firefox or Dolphin. Also, when I open Gmail on stock browser with desktop version, there is an option to add an attachment, but it doesn't actually add the attachment, and only text data is sent. How to send attachment using Gmail on phone?

# Answer
You are right, I tried your way just a while ago and I am unable to attach file in Gmail.

If it is possible for you, instead of using Gmail from browser, download Gmail app from Play Store and your problem will be solved.
> 1 votes

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Tags: gmail, attachments
---


# Question
Title: Rooted Galaxy Nexus GSM silently fails to reflash/erase - Unable to wipe and its rebooting continiously
I have been struggling for a week. Searching all though the internet.

My Galaxy Nexus has suddenly stopped working. It is continuously rebooting.

Its rooted but has stock rom 4.3.

My problem is, I thought of wipe everything and do a fresh flash and I started with fastboot commands.

So I ran all the commands below:

```
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primelc04.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader

fastboot flash radio radio-maguro-i9250xxlj1.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader

```

Both went well with out errors and OKAY for all erasing, sending and writing.

This was taking endless time.

```
fastboot -w update image-yakju-jwr66y.zip

```

So, I disconnected. And now:

I am unable to Flash or wipe partitions or even a single file (from fastboot or recovery screens - wherever applicable)!!!

I am not able to erase and do a fresh install. The height of the situation is when recovery is falking me showing that the files and folders are deleted, but after a reboot all files and folders which I just deleted are coming up in list!

Moreever, when I do a `./fastboot oem lock` (the bootloader screen shows that the lock status is locked) and do a reboot, the lock status again turns UNLOCKED!

I tried to flash the latest TWRP.

```
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.0-maguro.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader

```

Its showing successs. But when I run it after reboot, its my earlier version 2.6 of twrp shows up!

I am not sure what is causing this! but please help me recover my device.

# Answer
> 0 votes
So after searching lots of forum, chatting with experts in XDA, I found out that:

> Samsung used a cheap substandard emmc.

I have tried everything from adb, Odin to jtag. The emmc just died,no way to fix it.

First there was this awful lag issue : Galaxy Nexus GSM bad eMMC chip type V3U00M phone is almost unusable

Later within 2 years, **emmc will die** and you will stuck with bootloop issue :
Galaxy Nexus GT-I9250 with hardlocked NAND ?!? need help !
Galaxy Nexus S (i9250) stuck in reboot loop - gets to OS loading and restarts

Almost all of us with V3U00M chip and other defective mmc chips would have now got there emmc fried.

> What to say, on my side I'm blacklisting Samsung, this phone has been a joke for me since the beginning (the fstrim bug has been a nightmare), if you dare you can try to replace the board.

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Tags: rom-flashing, samsung-galaxy-nexus, troubleshooting
---


# Question
Title: How do I get my Clock & Weather widget on my homescreen?
I used to have a widget for Clock & Weather on my home screen but it vanished. I am trying to set it up again, but I am not successful. I am seeing that you need to press down on home screen and select widget am on Android 4.0.4, but all I get is "Choose wallpaper from".

I miss my widget. How can I get my widget back?

My device is an *Infinix Race Bolt 450* running Android 4.0.4. The "App Drawer" has a widget tab, but the widget is not listed there. It is installed, however, as the app providing it is still there and working.

# Answer
> 0 votes
**Try to :**

* Press Home button followed by Menu button. Select Add -\> Widgets -\> Clock & Weather.

**Or :**

* Press Home button to show the home screen. Tap and hold your finger on any available space, select Widgets -\> Clock & Weather.

Hope it will help.

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Tags: app-widgets
---


# Question
Title: What is the difference between the Tag Buddy and Face tag stock Gallery options, and where is the related info stored?
I would like to know what the difference is between the Tag Buddy and Face tag stock Gallery options (as available on the Samsung Galaxy SIII stock Gallery application).

Also, why is one option activated via a sliding-button and the other one via a check mark as opposed to both looking the same. I guess the only difference is that with the sliding-button one can also click on the text on the left-hand-side of the entry to view more information (in this case some descriptive help information), whereas this behavior is not available when an entry text is followed by a plain checkmark.

I also don't understand, if the Tag Buddy features are all enabled (Weather, Location, Person, and Date), then why can't I view any of these by clicking on the Details menu entry when viewing a picture with the stock Gallery app? Where is the weather information stored, I've installed the EXIF Tag Editor (Photo) app, but none of these are showing up in the EXIF info, and if I include a photo note or a sound file to the picture, these aren't showing up there either? Where are these pieces of information stored, and how do I access them and make sure they are copied when the picture is copied to another storage location?

The following screenshot shows these two entries under the Tags heading.

When the Camera app takes a picture:

* The date and time the picture was taken is stored in the picture's EXIF data.
* The GPS coordinates will be stored in the picture's EXIF data (but not the place name) as long as the Location tag's camera setting is set to 'On'.

However, **why is the Tag Buddy feature in the Gallery app instead of in the Camera app?** After all, if I take a picture:

* wouldn't I want the weather information to reflect the time the picture was taken, and not the time the picture was opened in Gallery?
* wouldn't the location information have to be the one corresponding to the GPS coordinates at the time the picture was taken, and not at the time the picture was opened (after all the user of the camera may choose not to store EXIF GPS info in the picture)?

Finally, if Face Buddy is enabled and the list of people is stored somewhere, then **how can I view such list of people as a list stored on the device?**

Thanks for clarifying these issues.

# Answer
Tag Buddy lets you store information along with the photo (though as Andrew T. noted, this might be stored on the device and hence won't necessarily go with the photo when the photo is copied to another device). It allows you to tag:

* Weather
* Location (though GPS should be in the EXIF and might be)
* Whom you are with
* Date (though this is in the EXIF)

The 'whom you are with' is just a list of people.

Face Tag, on the other hand actually tries to recognize faces in the photo so you can tag them, you can see that Facebook, for example, has both of these features, the ability to tag faces in photos versus being able to list 'With who..' for a photo.

Face Tag also allows you to click on the tag and do things like call or message the person. I'm not sure if Tag Buddy has this ability.

I believe Face Tag is an Android development and Tag Buddy is a Samsung addition, which might explain the somewhat overlapping functionality, not to mention the slightly different interfaces (such as check mark versus slide)
> 1 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-3, gallery, exif
---


# Question
Title: Stock android moving app to SD card force close applications
i am using stock android on my Micromax Canvas A1 (Android one) with android 4.4.4, it works pretty well but issue occurs when i move my install application to SD card and clear its data as well catch (tried in either way) then every application which i moved has been crashing on launching and can't use it, if i move them back to phone memory then strangely it works like charm, Other issue i been facing is sometimes i try to make call then contact/people have been force closed? does any one provide me solution? or anyone having information why it happens?

# Answer
> 0 votes
KitKat doesn't allow you to move apps to the SD card, only to "external storage," which is often a separate partition of **internal** storage. If your specific device doesn't have a separate "external storage" area, then it could actually be using the SD card (which is rare in KitKat), in which case there could be a problem with your SD card.

First off, make sure that the apps you are moving support running from external storage. The Applications Settings panel should be able to tell you this, just in case app2sd is getting it wrong somehow. You should also know that some apps don't work well outside of internal storage even though they've been marked as supporting it.

I'm also assuming here that you're not moving Package Manager or any internal app to the SD card, and that when you "move my install application" really means "move applications that I've installed."

Regarding Contacts stopping unexpectedly, I've experienced that as well. I'm afraid I don't have an answer for that yet.

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, external-sd, stock-android, app2sd
---


# Question
Title: Android Wear smartwatch Samsung Gear Live won't turn on, while charging
I have the Android Wear smartwatch **Samsung Gear Live** and it wont turn on. When I'm trying to turn it on while charging (and it was charging for at least 3 hours) it will show the initial logo, then the booting animations and at one point before completing the screen will turn black. When pressing the button to turn on again it shows the charging battery animation.

Is there anything I can do to hard reset maybe?!

I tried to hold the button for long time or unplugging it from the power supply, but it keeps trying to boot and stops without success.

# Answer
most of the time they will charge from a laptop usb and not an outlet.Also if you take it apart and disconnect the battery it will fire up 90 percent of the time.
> -1 votes

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Tags: samsung, shutdown, android-wear
---


# Question
Title: what will happen to built in apps in galaxy note 1 n7000 after hard reset such as s pen?
my gt n7000 is getting slow, sometimes it restarts by itself and some application close by itself. i presumed the low device memory was behind all f this.i want to ask if hard reset will solve my memory problem and what will happen to my built in apps such as S-pen? will they still working or i have to reinstall it again? please i need your suggestion. thanks.

# Answer
> 0 votes
The types of problems you're describing are generally best solved by, indeed, factory resetting. If you can't find another solution, it's pretty much always the last resort. So if you're willing to do it, it's all but guaranteed to fix the problem, unless the problem is being caused by a hardware issue.

Built-in apps will all remain. Anything that shipped with the phone will still be there. Some may have updates that need to be reapplied, but you won't lose anything that was there when you first turned on your phone after buying it.

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Tags: recovery-mode, factory-reset, default-applications
---


title: Samsung galaxy Nexus Dead/ Bricked

text:
# Question
Title: Samsung galaxy Nexus Dead/ Bricked
I have installed a custom rom (Cynogenmod 10.2) on my *Samsung Galaxy Nexus i9250* GSM three months before, and everything was running good.

But starting 4 days ago, my phone reboots constantly after every boot up. I am unable to uninstall apps, not able to do factory reset, also not able to wipe data from TWRP recovery, not able to copy files to internal sd card.

I tried flashing stock ROM from google using wugfresh toolkit, using fastboot commands and odin tool. Also tried flashing through adb, given permissions through adb. But none of them seems to work.

I erase all partitions through fastboot and created partitions, but everytime I flash a ROM, it stops at writing `system.img` file, giving an protocol error:

```
writing 'system'...FAILED (status read failed (Protocol error))

```

I tried all the possibilities I know, including wiping `/system` from recovery before flashing. Please help as I am getting frustrated as my phone is not working and is almost dead.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Have you tried a sideload?

I found I couldn't do anything after loading an initial release of the Ubuntu for phones OS and a sideload revived my Galaxy Nexus.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I faced the same issue. After searching lots of forum, chatting with experts in XDA, I found out that:

> Samsung used a cheap substandard emmc.

I have tried everything from adb, Odin to jtag. The emmc just died,no way to fix it.

First there was this awful lag issue : Galaxy Nexus GSM bad eMMC chip type V3U00M phone is almost unusable

Later within 2 years, **emmc will die** and you will stuck with bootloop issue :
Galaxy Nexus GT-I9250 with hardlocked NAND ?!? need help !
Galaxy Nexus S (i9250) stuck in reboot loop - gets to OS loading and restarts

Almost all of us with V3U00M chip and other defective mmc chips would have now got there emmc fried.

> What to say, on my side I'm blacklisting Samsung, this phone has been a joke for me since the beginning (the fstrim bug has been a nightmare), if you dare you can try to replace the board.

---
Tags: cyanogenmod, samsung-galaxy-nexus, boot-loop, reboot
---


title: Can I send a mass text in Hangouts?

text:
# Question
Title: Can I send a mass text in Hangouts?
Is there a way to send a text to more than one recipient in the new Hangouts/GVoice integrated app?

I see how you can send a plain (phone) SMS to multiple recipients, but can you do it using through the Google Voice number(note, I don't want a MMS group text. Just a plain SMS)

# Answer
> -1 votes
Go in **hangouts** -\> in the **list** of all your **conversation** -\> **click** on the "**plus**" in the **top right corner** -\> then **select** a **contact**. Now a new screen will appear and a **grey button** will show "**add someone else**" -\> **click** on it and you will be able to **add other contacts**.

Hope it will help.

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Tags: google-hangouts
---


# Question
Title: Putting in an SD card made my Zedge ringtones unusable and I can't access the pet shop app etc.,
I don't have an Android, but my girlfriend said she needed an SD card, so I got her one. She put it in her phone, it just said 'setting up SD card' and she didn't have to do anything else.

It made her ringtones for specific callers stop working. Then it stopped even showing her downloaded ringtones in Zedge and started using a 'default' ringtone which is one she had never heard, her phone is a T-Mobile Touch and its default ringtone is the T-Mobile theme, not the one that is playing.

She has also been using a pet shop game on her phone for about 2 years and now she can't use it. It will just say the app isn't installed. Going into the application manager, I can see that there is a file with the word 'petshop' in it saying it is on the SD card, the file and the other 2 (one is eBay app) are grayed out.

The whole purpose of the SD card was so that she could move all of her pictures of our son onto it in order to have them printed out or to move them to a new phone when she gets one. I don't honestly even know how to do that.

# Answer
The reason for the trouble is you've replaced the existing SD card without having copied the data. With apps installed on the (original) SD card, those are naturally "gone" as soon as you've popped it out – and did not "magically transfer" to the new card.

What you'd have to do is to first copy everything from the original card to the new one – including the "hidden directories". For how to do that, you might wish to consult How do I switch my Android device's SD card without causing problems?
> 0 votes

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Tags: applications, sd-card, ringtone, t-mobile
---


# Question
Title: With the stock Gallery app, how can I open an arbitrary image file by specifying its filesystem path?
I would like to know whether it is possible to open an arbitrary image file with the stock Gallery app (as distributed with the Samsung Galaxy SIII) by navigating the filesystem and drilling down the path to the image and clicking on the image to be opened. It seems to me that the only place it allows its users to select files from are the folders found under `/storage/emulated/0/DCIM` (normal pictures), the folders found under `/storage/emulated/0/Pictures` (screenshots), `/storage/emulated/0/PhotoEditor` for pictures created with the Samsung Photo Editor which can be installed from the Gallery application by clicking on the edit picture icon on the top-right-hand-side when viewing a picture, `/storage/emulated/0/Download` for images downloaded from the web via a web browser, and other albums taken from Google Picasa Web.

Right now I'm guessing that when the stock Gallery application is opened, it just traverses the entire filesystem and for each directory which it finds which contains an image it displays the directory name along with the last image in such directory (and switches to a grid view for the images in that directory if clicked).

In any case, I would like to know if there's an alternative way to open an image directly form the stock Gallery app, e.g. Gallery could launch a file explorer application upon request once a picture is selected? Thanks.

# Answer
> 1 votes
You're not limited to using the Gallery app to view your images. I've loaded a file explorer app called ES File Explorer File Manager that allows me to traverse not only the local content of my phone, but, also, any network drives I may have access to. When selecting an image file, you are presented with a list of programs that are registered to open the image. The program can use the Gallery app, or, its own built in image viewer, or, any other registered image viewer.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-3, file-system, gallery
---


# Question
Title: Anki - Next card review in <-36.2 years?
Was playing around with AnkiDroid, learning US of A state names as a test run. I just started today and AnkiDroid gives me the following options for cards I've seen already:

Again \>1 minute, Hard 20 years, Good 50 years, Easy \<-32.6 years

THat suppose to be normal?

# Answer
> 2 votes
**Solution:** Date & time were incorrect on the phone when I was studying decks in AnkiDroid. After syncing to the correct time - AnkiDroid thought I've been studying a set of decks for years, not minutes.

Therefore, make sure your time is correctly set and preferably doesn't change to an incorrect value, otherwise don't use AnkiDroid when your date and time are wrong. **Set correct date and time first.**

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Tags: ankidroid
---


title: Fastboot devices returns nothing

text:
# Question
Title: Fastboot devices returns nothing
I have Asus Fonepad 7 dual sim (Build ver. 5.5.1).

I want to root my device.

`adb devices` recognizes my device properly.

Debugging mode is on.

Even device enters in fastboot mode by executing `adb reboot-bootloader` in terminal (I am using Ubuntu 14.04).

I have set up android rules in `/etc/udev/rules.d/99-android.rules` .

I've found out my vendor id and product id using `lsusb` (when the device is in fastboot mode). I've made corresponding entry in android rules file. But even that didn't help.

I've tried `sudo fastboot devices` also. Every time I get nothing but a blank line.

Somebody please help!!

# Answer
A bit of googling indicates that several people have had to build fastboot specifically to work with this device. I found this one for Linux (last post) and have verified that it runs and isn't malicious: https://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/topic/494961
> 1 votes

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, rooting, root-access, fastboot
---


# Question
Title: How can I uninstall updates to Google Play Services? The buttons are greyed out
I'm trying to uninstall updates to the Google Play Services app but the `Force Stop` and `Uninstall updates` buttons are greyed out.

"Android Device Manager" was set as a device administrator but I've unchecked it and it hasn't helped.

# Answer
> 4 votes
If you have the Android Device manager app installed then this can also make the force stop/uninstall updates buttons be disabled.

If you uninstall the Android Device manager app **and** disable "Android Device Manager" as a device administrator then those options should be enabled.

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Tags: google-play-services, android-device-manager, device-administrator
---


# Question
Title: Create Calendar events via Tasker that starts when entering a location and ends when leaving it
I want to use tasker to log how much time I spent at a location. I would like tasker to create a calender entry when I enter a location and have the end of the calender event be when I leave the location.

Is this possible?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Direct answer: Yes.

What you didn't ask: How :)

Have a location-based profile which fires when you reach the location in question. In the entry-task, create the first calendar entry ("Entered \[location\]"). Then, add an exit-task – in which you create the second calendar entry ("Left \[location\]").

You might have to add some checks to compensate for "drops" (e.g. entering the basement of a building might drop you to de-facto "airplane mode" with no cell network, no WiFi network, and no GPS coverage – which might "accidentally drop you out of the location"). So the exit task should contain something like setting a variable with the "current time", then a loop for e.g. 10 times having a *Tasker › Wait › 10 seconds* and location re-check, and then only log the "exit" when you really "left the building".

---

If you wish a single calendar item with the start time set to the locations entry, and the end time to when you exit it, a little modification is required:

* in the entry-task, set a variable holding the current (entry) time
* in the exit task, when submitting the calendar item, use the variable's content for the start, and the second variable's content for the end time of the event.

# Answer
> 0 votes
If your willing to try Automate, another automation app. Here's a flow for it:

http://llamalab.com/automate/community/flows/14

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Tags: tasker
---


# Question
Title: Can't connect Samsung Galaxy S3 to my laptop
My phone (Samsung Galaxy S3 running Android 4.3) is charging but, will not connect to my laptop.

The data cable I used first charges my phone but I cannot see it on my laptop.

It also instantly stops connecting to my phone but it supports other phones.

How can I access my phone on my laptop?

# Answer
To access files from your phone on your computer, you need to have it hosted as a media device. Often these are found in your settings (in my case, when I plug the USB cable my phone asks me whether to charge phone only, or host as media device.) These are most likely found in your settings if it does not ask. Once you get that far, you need the drivers for your phone to be installed on the computer. Often they automatically install once your phone connects, but you may need to install them manually. Feel free to comment for anything you don't understand, but please try to make it understandable. They can be found here for your phone: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads
> 0 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-3, connection-issues
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# Question
Title: Where did all these photos and videos come from?
My phone's memory is so full that it won't let me take or download pictures anymore. Also cannot download almost any app due to low memory. When I look at memory usage, most of it is used for photos and videos. I plugged my phone into my computer and imported all photos and videos. I then would delete a bunch of them off my phone because they were now saved somewhere else. When I looked at what had been imported to my computer I saw hundreds of photos I have never taken or viewed before. Most of them were of people I know but have never taken pictures of. Also there were several video advertisements for brands like Colgate, McDonalds, and Gucci. I cannot find these photos or videos on my phone, or else I would delete them, they are almost certainly the reason for my phones low memory. All I can figure is that they must have come from Facebook. How do I find and delete these photos/videos, and also how do I prevent them from being saved to my phone?

Any help with this is much appreciated!

# Answer
> 1 votes
It sounds like your facebook app is keeping a cache somewhere on your phone. Using an app like SD Maid, or any other phone cleaning application that searches for and deletes cache files such as this should solve this.

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Tags: insufficient-memory, photos, facebook, huawei
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# Question
Title: How to automatically delete photos after google plus upload?
Once **Google plus** uploads the images, then it automatically delete the image files on the phone for more storage space. Is it possible? Can it be used with tasker or any other app?

# Answer
> 0 votes
**Tasker** does not support **HTML** response like when photo is uploaded, that's why you can't use it.

But App called **FolderSync** \- (paid version) to pack up my photos to cloud. You can set automatic delete of the local files, after transferring them. But with this you can't use **Google+** 's automatic upload.

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Tags: applications, tasker, images, google-plus, uploads
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# Question
Title: How to connect Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom to MAC?
I have been unsuccessful in my attempts to connect my Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom (os 4.2.2) to my Macbook Pro Retina running OSX 10.8.4. I have Kies for MAC installed, I'm connecting my device with a USB, and I'm Scanning for devices using Kies via Wi-Fi on my phone. No luck, this shouldn't be a terribly difficult thing, does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Try a different USB cable, for some reason not all cables will connect your device as a Media Device.

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Tags: 4.2-jelly-bean, samsung-kies
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# Question
Title: switching off finger debugging infos in android
My Android phone (sony z3, running 4.4.4) keeps showing finger tracks as well as the finger tracking debugging infos. How can I turn that off?

The feature got accidentally turned on (for me unaware) while the phone was in my pocket.

a screen image is attached

# Answer
These features are part of Developer Options.

Settings \> Developer Options \> Input

Turn off Show touches

Turn off Show pointer location.

This terminology is from my Samsung S3, yours may be similar.

This is deep into the settings heirarchy, it is unlikely accidental.
> 1 votes

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Tags: debug
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# Question
Title: No option to switch dalvik to art on galaxy s5 android 5
I was looking for an option to switch from dalvik to art on my galaxy s5 g900f with Android 5,but it was not in the place it should be. Is it because of the Android version? Or maybe only one of them is available?

# Answer
> 4 votes
Yes, you're right, Android 5.0 (and 5.1 for that matter) uses only ART.

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Tags: dalvik, art
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title: Android Wear Offline use of Audible?

text:
# Question
Title: Android Wear Offline use of Audible?
Is there a way to sync Audible audiobooks to Android Wear for offline use in a similar manner to how I can sync Google Play music? I would like to be able to listen to a book while out for a morning jog without toting my phone along.

# Answer
I've asked Audible and they said their app is not available in Android Wear yet, but encouraged me to submit feedback requesting support for it. Which I did.
> 1 votes

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Tags: android-wear, audiobooks
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# Question
Title: Lockscreen rolling notifications like iPhone
I like everything about my new Samsung Note 3. It is a superior device in almost every respect to my previous phone the iPhone 5.

But, I have one issue that I have not yet resolved. I cannot get the level of detail notifications that are automatically shown in a rolling notification queue like the iPhone (see images below, iPhone on left, Android on right).

The notifications are shown in the queue in the order they are received regardless of source (sms, email, calendar notification, etc). They are scrollable vertically, and a swipe takes you to that specific message, event, email, etc.

This is one area the iPhone did very well, and I relied on the timeliness and dependability of that feature.

I have downloaded several lockscreen and notifications apps, but none are close to what I described.

Any suggestion?

I really appreciate any insight. Thanks

# Answer
> 1 votes
Try Slide Lock. It is awesome. Just like iOS version.

<sup>(click image for a larger version)</sup>

# Answer
> 1 votes
Ok. I didn't get any specific responses/solutions (thanks for the comments I did get thought), but it did prompt me to dig deeper since no one had an answer.

I looked in the Google Play store and found several apps under "Lockscreen", "Notificaitons", or a combination of the two words. I found several apps that had some good features, but none really came close to providing rich/detailed notifications. Some apps that I installed and tested.

-NiLS Notificaitons

-WidgetLocker

-Lock Screen Notifications

-Espier Notifications- this one was promising, but never worked quite right

In the end, I found one APP that doesnt show up with the keywords "Lockscreen" or "Notificaitons".
This APP required a lot of configuration, and you have to install some helper email apps. But the final result is acceptable(image below). It also has some nice features, like the ability to add widgets (in this case I added a weather widget). I could never do that on iPhone, so it may be a good trade off.

Executive Assistant Paid Version AND Executive Assistant Free Version

I hope this helps anyone looking for rich "iPhone" like notifications.

# Answer
> -1 votes
You can try Echo Lockscreen which does this.

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Tags: notifications, lock-screens, samsung-galaxy-note, ios
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title: Error while installing app

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# Question
Title: Error while installing app
Received error of "Your device is rooted, You have been denied access", while installing my co's email software developed for android phone, the same application was working in other phones (Samsung , nexus 4 & 5, HTC etc), can anyone suggest how to resolve this.

# Answer
Most organizations don't want to allow use of company software on rooted device as it is considered undesirable for following reasons:

`Warranty` – Some manufacturers assert that rooting voids your device’s warranty. However, rooting will not actually damage your hardware.

`Security` – There are some security issues, like Google Wallet, in particular, has a vulnerability on rooted devices that could allow other apps to access your PIN and other wallet information. Google Wallet displays a warning message if you run it on a rooted device.

`Bricking` – Rooting a device is a very safe process. However, there’s always some danger of “bricking” a device when you go outside the normal parameters and hack around with it — particularly if you’re trying to root a device or operating system version not supported by a tool. “Bricking” refers to breaking the device, making it about as useful as a brick. When you root, jailbreak, or install a custom ROM, or otherwise hack around, you do so at your own risk. It’s a good idea to do a little bit of research first and see if other people report success rooting your device.

AFAIK, you have 2 choices

1.You need non-rooted device to install your company's proprietary software
2. you may reach to IT Dept. of your company and request them to allow installing company's proprietary software on ROOT-ed device. They need to disable the checking of rooted/non-rooted device while installing the software.
> 0 votes

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Tags: root-access
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title: Prevent Apps from Hiding Navigation Bar

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# Question
Title: Prevent Apps from Hiding Navigation Bar
I am using CyanogenMod 12 (Lollipop) and I have Expanded Desktop disabled for all apps.

However, there are some apps that either "minimize" my Navigation Bar, turning the buttons into small dots and I have to touch them to enable again. An example is CameraZOOM (slide.cameraZoom).

There are also other apps that hide the Navigation Bar completely, usually putting some Ad behind it. An example is Jelly Jump (com.ketchapp.jellyjump).

Is there any way I can disable this functionality, and make my Navigation Bar completely unchangeable? This is very annoying and I think apps shouldn't have any control on these buttons in any way.

Thank you.

# Answer
The solution I'm using to control this behavior is App Settings Xposed module. If you've never used Xposed before, it's fairly easy to install, you just flash a zip, install an app, and you're ready to go.

App Settings enables you to control the immersive behaviour of your app, on per-app basis.
> 1 votes

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Tags: cyanogenmod, screen, buttons, home-button
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# Question
Title: Disabling notifications for Samsung Messages
I'm using Samsung Galaxy S5. I switched to using Google Hangouts for SMS. I cannot disable the default Samsung Messages' notification, so I get a duplicate of each notification from the messages.

I unchecked "Show notifications" under Application Manager and it doesn't seem to work.

How can I disable it?

# Answer
Did you try to change this option in your default SMS app? It's under settings on the main screen.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Try to disable the default SMS app.

But be careful, you may face problems receiving and sending messages after that if you have a KitKat or Lollipop due to Google Android restrictions.
> 0 votes

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Tags: notifications, samsung-galaxy-s-5, samsung-messages
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# Question
Title: Is it normal for my Galaxy S5 to always bring up a prompt to "check battery cover" when powering up/rebooting?
I recently got a Galaxy S5 and I'm new to the android platform so apologies in advance if this is an obvious question.

I've noticed that my phone brings up a prompt during startup (after a full poweroff) stating to check my battery cover. It looks like this:

Does this mean that the phone senses the cover being loose? Or is this just a generic message that comes up every time I boot?

# Answer
> -1 votes
Generic message after reboot. It will show everytime and I think you cannot turn it off.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-5
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# Question
Title: how to change the storage from phone memory to internal storage?
Everytime I try to install anything from google playstore it says insufficient internal storage but actually it has internal storage. How can I solve this problem

# Answer
> 1 votes
Apps are stored on the */data* partition, while the empty space you have is probably located on some other location, like internal SD card. Even if you have empty space elsewhere, apps couldn't be installed nowhere but on the */data* partition.

There is a way to make */data* partition bigger by resizing your partitions (I've done it myself), but it's not recommended if you don't know what you're doing, since you can end up making your phone unusable.

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Tags: google-play-store, settings
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# Question
Title: Export SSL certificates from Chrome for Android
I have a Nexus 5 with the latest Android 4.4.2. I'm registered on using Chrome. They use client certificates to authenticate the user. I installed the certificate and could successfully use the site on my mobile. However, now I want to use the site on my laptop, but Chrome does not seem to sync these certificates.

I did not find an option in Chrome on my mobile regarding certificates. I also could not find anything in `Settings` \> `Security` \> `Trusted credentials`

Is it possible to export these client certificates from my Android device, so I can import and use them on my laptop?

# Answer
> 3 votes
Just faced with exactly the same problem. I googled for an answer but this is page the only case I found.

Solution is simple for *rooted* device:

1. Open and file explorer with root-access (I prefer ES file explorer)
2. Go to `/data/misc/keystore/usesr_0` and find there the cert and key files.
3. Transfer it securely to your desktop.

If you have a non-rooted device then root it and start with step \<1\>.

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Tags: chrome-for-android, certificates, export
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title: Consuming lot of data by android os

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# Question
Title: Consuming lot of data by android os
My device is Micromax a110q. I rooted it and changed my rom to sony pure xperia z2. After changing my rom the data is much more consuming by android os. So help me how to reduce data..

# Answer
Restrict background data of your android os (in `settings -> data usage`). Hope it helps
> 0 votes

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Tags: rooting
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# Question
Title: Why does the play store require multiple account login to display my apps in the Google play store
I recently changed my 2nd gmail account password.

When I open the play store to check my apps it gave an error:

Authentication required. You need to sign in to your account. (click image for larger variant)

Whereas I have already logged in my first Google account then why does it require the second account to be logged in when I haven't used this account any time for any Android apps till date.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Pretty easy to answer – let me use an example:

I add your Google account as my secondary. Now I log in with my primary. Would you be happy if I wouldn't have to authenticate for the secondary now? That would enable me to do all kind of stuff "on behalf of you".

So, putting it in short terms: Security concerns. Whether you have logged in with the second account from any apps or not doesn't matter – that account holds personal data, which must be protected.

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Tags: google-play-store, google-account
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title: Memory card formatting needed

text:
# Question
Title: Memory card formatting needed
I am using Micromax P470 tablet. My memory card was fine but suddenly it appeared that I need to format my memory card. I removed my memory card and connected to a PC. It was opening and I could see all my files. But if I put it on my tablet then it is showing "need formatting". I tried to format on phone. It is still the same. What should I do?

# Answer
I would connect your memory card to your computer and back up everything you can, then on your tablet, let Android format your memory card. Once Android formats your memory card, put it back in your PC and move everything from the backup to the memory card. Then just put it back in your tablet to see if it works.

If that does not work, you could try reformatting it on your computer. In Windows, just go to "Computer", then right your memory card and click format. On the window that comes up, everything should be set already, so just click start.

Note: Using Android or Windows to format your memory card will erase everything... That's why I told you to back up everything on your card.

If formatting it on Android and Windows does not work, then it is possible your memory card has died and you need a new one.
> 0 votes

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Tags: sd-card, formatting
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# Question
Title: Galaxy S5 / Lollipop: video player not showing video, only audio
I have a strange problem with my Samsung Galaxy S5 running Android Lollipop 5.0 with all available OTA updates up to today.

I wanted to remote control a specific app from my Mac and tried out a few 'remote control' apps from the App store for the purpose. Some of them required access to the screen (recording / screenshots) upon first start. Unfortunately, none of them worked properly, so I uninstalled all of them again.

But since then (I think this is related but I don't really know), I cannot play my recorded videos any more using the built in "Videos" app. I only get a black screen with a large grey "screen mirroring" icon and I can hear the sound. It seems something activated screen mirroring but I cannot deactivate it in the app or in the settings, and there are no mirroring devices attached either.

Youtube and other video apps seem to work.

What went wrong here? How can I completely disable this feature and get my video screen back on my smartphone? "Screen mirroring" in the Android settings is disabled and was never enabled (by me).

# Answer
Solved. It was actually this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teamviewer.quicksupport.addon.samsung

After deinstalling this app and restarting my phone the Android video player app works again. Just deinstalling Teamviewer Quicksupport itself neither deleted this add-on nor helped with my problem.

EDIT: Also, deinstalling this app removed very strange lags and pauses at certain display animations (fade effects, e.g. of the lock screen camera button and in apps) that I experienced while I had this app installed.
> 0 votes

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Tags: 5.0-lollipop, screen, video
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title: is fastboot a part of firmware

text:
# Question
Title: is fastboot a part of firmware
I was thinking of installing kali linux on my phone but before that I just had few doubts. Is fastboot a part of firmware and can any one overwrite it to brick my phone?

# Answer
"Fastboot" is another name for the bootloader. On the devices I've used (Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 5, Nexus 10), the bootloader is stored in a partition called "bootloader", and you can use it to overwrite itself by running `fastboot flash bootloader (filename)` from a PC. Overwriting the bootloader partition with something that isn't a working bootloader will presumably brick the device, though I've never tried it.

Google's official factory images for Nexus devices include bootloader images, and flashing a factory image begins by overwriting the bootloader with the version from the factory image. Custom firmwares (such as CyanogenMod) don't include a bootloader, so the device will keep the one from the official firmware.

On a rooted device, it's possible for apps with root access to overwrite partitions (including the bootloader partition) from within the running Android OS. On a non-rooted device, apps can't do that.

I've never installed Kali, but looking at the installation instructions, it apparently installs as a chroot environment, which doesn't involve fastboot or any partition images. So I'm guessing that your concern isn't with the installation of Kali itself, it's that a remote intruder who gets into your Kali installation might be able to overwrite your bootloader. That seems unlikely to happen, but it's possible if your Kali installation is able to run programs as root.
> 3 votes

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Tags: installation, fastboot, device-firmware
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# Question
Title: Why does Phone storage get full with ambiguous "Other" storage that wont let me use more than one GB of the supposed four that i have
My HTC keeps running out of phone storage, there is supposed to be four GB of storage but it always gets full at one GB of app data and 3 gigs of "Other" data which isn't cache and I can't even see what it is, I've had this problem with previous HTC phones, I've done what I can to move as many apps to my SD card but most can be moved there. What is this Other, is it important data, and can i move it or get rid of it.

Screenshot (click it for larger variant)

# Answer
"Other" is just anything that doesn't fall into one of the other categories. If you install a file-manager app (such as OI File Manager) you can browse through the actual files and see exactly what's there.
> 1 votes

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Tags: internal-storage
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# Question
Title: Is it possible to get Tasker to play the next song in Spotify
In Tasker, there is a Media Control action which allows me to move to the next song however it only seems to work for the default Android player.

Is it there a way to hook Spotify up to do this?

# Answer
Yes it is possible, but using Tasker's built in Media Control Next will not work.

For the action you need to use Script --\> Run Shell, and as the command enter "input keyevent 87" without quotes. This is the Android API:

https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html#KEYCODE\_MEDIA\_NEXT
> 5 votes

# Answer
The link says how to get tasker to make spotify play:

> Getting Spotify to play.
>
> * Click the “+” icon at the bottom.
> * Select the “System” category.
> * Select “Sent Intent”
> * Set these fields:
>     + Action: com.spotify.mobile.android.ui.widget.PLAY
>     + Cat: None
>     + Package: com.spotify.music
>     + Target: Broadcast Reciever

From spotify's `Manifest.xml` I can see that there is also a `com.spotify.mobile.android.ui.widget.NEXT` action so I would guess that if you used that instead of `com.spotify.mobile.android.ui.widget.PLAY` then it would play the next track.
> 3 votes

# Answer
Don't ask me how, but this worked for me:

1. Installed Spotify, iHeart and Poweramp. Disabled BT control for Poweramp.
2. Disabled Google Play Music. Google Now still works normally.
3. Using the Action Box extension, I stop all music by playing a 1 second MP3 of silence in Poweramp.
4. Tasker's Play and Next actions work fine with Spotify or iHeart. I haven't figured how the phone decides which one to start. But I don't care :-) HTH
> 1 votes

# Answer
Maybe... WaveControl says it can control Spotify and has Tasker integration. I'm not a Spotify user, though, and it's much too late to check it out right now.
> 0 votes

# Answer
Mybe this can help you :

http://androidtrix.wordpress.com/2013/11/05/tasker-spotify-plug-load-and-play/

Greetings
> -1 votes

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Tags: tasker, spotify
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# Question
Title: Moto G won't go th Home Screen when unlocked
When I unlock my Moto G, instead of going to the Home Screen, it goes to my Contacts page. I can't see where to change it so that it opens on my home screen. Any ideas?

# Answer
> 2 votes
You're swiping from the bottom left across. Swipe up from the bottom middle and it will got to the hone page. This was driving me nuts too.

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Tags: motorola-moto-g
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# Question
Title: Does Google still offer free incoming/outgoing voice calls with any of their Android services?
On Android, is Google still offering free incoming or outgoing voice calls to landlines/cellphones through any of their services?

It seems like they keep changing it, and everything I read has conflicting information.

Note that I'm talking specifically about VOIP to landline or cellphone, not VOIP to VOIP.

# Answer
"Most" calls to numbers in the US and Canada are free through Hangouts as long as you are also in the US/Canada. This is noted in Google's support pages and you can find all of the rates on this page. You need the Hangouts Dialer app in order to place a call.

There is no specific listing of the US/Canada numbers that incur a charge (it's $0.01 per minute), but you you can look up the rate for any number on the Google Voice calling credit page (requires signing into your Google account).
> 1 votes

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Tags: calls, google-voice, google-hangouts, google-talk, voip
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title: Use Android phone as bluetooth keyboard

text:
# Question
Title: Use Android phone as bluetooth keyboard
I am looking to use my android phone (samsung galaxy s5) as a bluetooth keyboard. Is my phone even capable of emitting a findable bluetooth signal which could be picked up by another device such as a laptop iPad or even another android, the same way which a normal bluetooth keyboard would work?

# Answer
No, that is not functionality that standard Android phones have. While it's not outside of the realm of possibility for a manufacturer to add this functionality, I've never heard of it being done.
> 1 votes

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Tags: keyboard, bluetooth, samsung-galaxy-s-5
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# Question
Title: Babbel languages learning apps won't play sounds
The Babbel language learning app doesn't play sounds anymore; this used to work for me for a while but now doesn't. Sounds are the central feature of the app which makes it superior to the PC web application, so this is very important for me. The Babbel support was not able to help me.

System information:

* Babbel app, version 5.2.1
* Android version 4.0.4
* Device Sony LT22i (Xperia P)
* Internal storage: 769MB free, total 1.2GB

What I tried:

* Clear the cache. This helped for a short while but no more.
* As per advice of the Babbel team, I uninstall the Babbels apps; then after a few minutes I re-installed again but nothing change to my sounds problems.
* Restart the device. Like for the cache, it worked again for a short while.

The problem might be related to the size of the lesson, or the amount of speach examples, respectively.

What can I try get the sounds running again? Thank you!

# Answer
I have installed Babbel app(version 5.2.1) and it works fine on my Xolo Q1010i.

I had even tried cleaning the cache and reopening the app again, but then also it works the same way. Maybe you should try restarting your Sony LT22i and give it a try then.

Hope this helps!
> 2 votes

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Tags: audio, troubleshooting, sony-xperia-p
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title: How to Uninstall the lollipop app

text:
# Question
Title: How to Uninstall the lollipop app
Could you please tell me how to go back to my old android? I have a Samsung S5 and I tried the factory reset and that did not work. I hate this new android version

# Answer
Download previous firmware. Try samfirmware.com Use odin to flash it. And you will be back to stock and dont forget to back up your data
> 0 votes

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Tags: adb
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# Question
Title: Why is WiFi on 100% of the time, even though Extended Standby Mode is enabled?
My Sony Xperia S has an Extended Standby Mode which states that WiFi and mobile data are disabled after a time when the screen is off.

However, sometimes this stops working and the battery starts falling quickly, and BetterBatteryStats shows that WiFi was on 100% of the time for the last 22 hours. Usually after I reboot the phone it starts behaving normally.

This is the explanation text for the Extended Standby Mode:

And I know for sure that I don't have any downloads or uploads running.

What is happening here? How do I make sure that Extended Standby Mode really works?

# Answer
Go to settings --\> wifi Press menu key or 3 dots Tap on advanced Untick always scanning option. And wifi will stay down when off
> 0 votes

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Tags: wi-fi, 4.1-jelly-bean, sony-xperia, sony-xperia-s
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# Question
Title: Unsure if 'adb push' has completed correctly in recovery mode
I did everything that the CyanogenMod wiki told me to, and I think I might be done, and I got this alert on my computer.

But I'm not getting any alerts on ClockWorkMod.... I'm using the international Samsung SIII. Please tell me what's going, and what I can do to fix it if I screwed up. Thanks!

# Answer
> 0 votes
After that line `(X bytes in Y seconds)` appears, transfer has been completed.

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Tags: rooting, adb
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# Question
Title: How do I use my Google account when I have a FIDO U2F Key attached?
I have recently attached a FIDO U2F Key to my Google Account to make it more secure. How can I now actually log into my Google Account on Android again?

Whenever I try to log in, it says wrong password, even though I know it is the right password. Does anyone know what is required to get it working again?

# Answer
> 1 votes
To log into GMail after attaching any sort of 2 Factor Auth, one has to create an Application specific password for use with your Google Account. For that, you have to to the Authorization Page in your Google Account, enter a custom name and google will create a secure password that one can use with any device. This password is only visible once after creation, so if you need to log in again, just create a new one, which is safer than writing it down.

Example:

# Answer
> 2 votes
Use a application token:

If familiar with Two Factor Auth. /Multi. Factor Auth. on Github or Bitbucket and use a ssh token essentially the exact same thing.

May I recommend using google authenticator ---which by default creates 10 OTPs (one time passwords) that can be used if the FIDO is not pre registered.

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Tags: security, google-account
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title: How to restart an Android device?

text:
# Question
Title: How to restart an Android device?
Is there a way to restart an Android device? Now I have to shut it down and manually turn it on again, but I'm looking for a solution where the whole process happens automatically.

This might be device specific, mine is Samsung Galaxy S.

# Answer
> 13 votes
The menu you get when you press the power button should give you a list of options including Shutdown, Restart etc. If it doesn't, your phone's manufacturer might have left it out of the ROM.

# Answer
> 11 votes
Use the app **Quick Boot** to restart your device (a rooted device).

Answer seems to be given partially here: I've rooted my phone. Now what? What do I gain from rooting?

Use the app Quick Boot to restart your device. Start the Quick boot app and choose 'Reboot' and there you go.

# Answer
> 4 votes
Press (volume up + Power) at the same time. It will reboot the phone. Tested on Galaxy S Captivate.

# Answer
> 4 votes
The volume up + power option also works for the Samsung Galaxy S. You have to hold for about 10 seconds before restart, but it works.

# Answer
> 2 votes
Actually, for the Samsung Galaxy S 4G just hold the power button for ten seconds and it will restart.

# Answer
> 1 votes
just found out with my galaxy y. hold Home button first, then hold Power button. just continue holding these buttons for a few seconds and the phone will restart itself. :D

# Answer
> 1 votes
There's a way no one has mentioned yet (for rooted devices): Use a shell application ConnectBot or SL4A and type:

```
$ su
# reboot

```

It will reboot instantly. With SL4A you can create a .sh script and add a shortcut to your home, something like `su -c "reboot"` would do the job, but I'm not sure.

# Answer
> 1 votes
@jadkik94, what you say is kind of true, it is true that you need root to use the reboot command INSIDE adb shell. Although! You can use **"adb reboot"** without needing root ;) this is a small trick that you have to know

same counts for

```
adb reboot recovery
adb reboot download
adb reboot bootloader

```

**So no root is needed to restart the device (when you have your pc with you)**

If you run windows you could also use my little tool called Android Reboot

Instructions:

1. Put your phone on debugging mode: Settings \> Applications \> Development (GB)
2. Put your phone on debugging mode: Settings \> Developer Options (ICS and UP)
3. Connect your phone with the usb cable to the computer
4. Choose one of the options

Download: http://broodplank.net/files/AndroidReboot\_v1.1.rar

# Answer
> 0 votes
For my FairPhone (first edition, FP1, Android 4.2.2), it's pressing and holding the power button for about 2 seconds. This brings up a little menu which offers to switch off, restart (both after an additional prompt), or toggle flight mode.

I suppose this is a common Android feature (because it is described in a beginners's guide to Android smartphones I bought), and thus should at least work for all Nexus devices as well.

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title: Alarm Not Displaying When Ringing

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# Question
Title: Alarm Not Displaying When Ringing
I have a Nexus 5 running Lollipop 5.0.1. I use the built Clock app for an alarm every morning. This morning, the alarm went off, but did not display any UI or turn on the display. The volume buttons, which are set to dismiss the alarm did not work either. I had to unlock the phone, open the Clock app, and dismiss the alarm from there.

What might have caused this behavior and how can I correct it?

# Answer
I was checking the notification for different app and noticed that the notification for Clock was turned off. I turned it on and now it works as i expect. Now it does shows up on the screen and I can dismiss or put it on snooze.
> 1 votes

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title: Keylogger for android

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# Question
Title: Keylogger for android
I'm in the process of moving from qwerty to another layout on my computers, and most other layouts are focused on the use of the home row. I also keylog myself to find out what layout would work best for me, with my usage pattern. (And it's a great backup if the program you're writing in crashes.)

Now I want to do the same on android. Home row isn't really a thing when you're typing with your thumbs, so I thought I'd make a new layout designed for thumbs, rather than hands. Step one is to figure out what I normally write, so a keylogger would work great. Then I can build markov-chains, do benchmarks and everything would be great.

Is that available, or do I have to write my own keyboard app that just does that?

# Answer
These are availabe for `free` use :

KidLogger (Download Page)

or `Xposed` :

Use a Keylogger to Record What Friends Do on Your Android
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: how to view a list of spam numbers in galaxy s3?
Ok, I knew how to make a number become spam number in Samsung galaxy s3. That is simple, just tap on that number and click "**Add to spam numbers**". But,

**how to view a list of spam numbers in galaxy s3?**

At this moment, the only way i can do is to check each number one by one by tap on that number and if it appears "**Remove from spam numbers**" then we know that number is spam.

# Answer
This is what you want : (**On Kitkat - 4.4.2**)

> "Settings" \> "My Device" \> "Call" \> "Call Rejection" \> "Auto Reject list"

or you can Create an List for Block Numbers.

also,

Samsung - Remove a number from the reject list
> 2 votes

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title: Toggle application with NFC

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# Question
Title: Toggle application with NFC
I am using NFC tag to run Car application, and to set volume up in car on my HTC M8. But after I go out of the car I must to manually close application and set volume down. Please, is there a way how to create task to toggle application and volume setting(if app is not running start it, when app is running close it)? Thanks a lot

# Answer
> 0 votes
Try an automation app like Automate (free) or Tasker (paid).

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# Question
Title: I uninstalled all apps on LG E440 using Es file explorer
I uninstalled all apps on on rooted LG E440 using Es file explorer. then phone can not boot . it restarts within a second . I need help. Android 4.1.2

# Answer
> 0 votes
Hope you have backed up all your contacts and docs. Then follow these steps to hard reset your phone:

Step 1: Press and hold the Camera button + Volume Down Key+ Power button.

Step 2: When the LG Logo appears on the screen, release Power key holding volume down+camera key.

This shall do the job for you.

# Answer
> 0 votes
The mean answer: restore your backup.

Expecting the answer already (you have no backup): Flash the firmware (i.e. re-install the ROM) – see Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?. Nothing else you can do. Just next time, please only do things you understand and know the expected result of ;)

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title: Motorola Xoom bricked?

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# Question
Title: Motorola Xoom bricked?
A while ago I had my Motorola Xoom (1) charging on the dock.

It got stuck at the Motorola logo screen, the first screen that appears when the tablet is turned on.

Recovery puts me at the screen showing the android lying down on its back with an exclamation mark above.

Is this solvable? Can I get the device to function again?

Note: Before this happening the tablet used to occasionally reset on its own. I think it was also heating up when not in use.

# Answer
I need some more details, like whether you are using stock ROM or custom ROM, stock kernel, etc. If you have ClockWorkMod, that will come in very handy. Devices do not usually brick without having root access first. If you have ClockWorkMod, restore your backup. If you don't, try and find your stock ROM from the Internet, although when you carry out the second method, you will lose all data on your phone (not SD card though, if it's one you plugged in manually to expand the memory).

Kind Regards,

Indraj Gandham
> 0 votes

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# Question
Title: Is Skype available for the Motorola Xoom?
Is Skype available for the Motorola Xoom?

# Answer
> 4 votes
I recently (two nights ago) installed Skype on my Xoom, and it appears to work fine, with chat, video, and audio calling available.

This was on the UK market, Wifi version (so no provider issues), stock 3.2.

This is the market item I have installed.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Yeah, it **is** compatible, but depending on which country you're in and how tight the laws are there, you may not be able to download Skype. However, there is an app called **Market Helper** which is for ROOTED devices which allows you to fake your location and download the app.

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# Question
Title: Skype cutting out on Samsung Galaxy Ace III
I've had my phone (Samsung Galaxy Ace III) for around 3 weeks now. Ever since I received it I instantly installed Skype and for some reason, when ever I'm calling any of my friends their voices cut out.

I have borrowed several other devices in my house to try and see if it was a local/generic problem but that was inconclusive as Skype worked fine on all of them.

It's really quite irritating when I'm trying to talk to my friend and when he replies I don't hear him, either at all or only a little bit. What's my problem?

Also I've tried re-installing Skype several times as well as cleaning caches etc.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Many factors can affect Skype:

* Try to move closer to your router/modem
* Close any unnecessary applications, and then go to Task Manager \> RAM \> Clear RAM
* Boot your device into recovery mode, and click on "Wipe cache partition". None of your data will be lost, don't worry.

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