title: External SD card keeps unmounting

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# Question
Title: External SD card keeps unmounting
Everytime my sd card unmount itself automatically and mount again and sometime... it won't mount. Restarting and/or shutting down the phone won't do anything.

I'm using Samsung Galaxy S5 with android 4.4.2.

Help someone.

# Answer
You have to format the SD card.
> 1 votes

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, external-sd, samsung-galaxy-s-5
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# Question
Title: Unable to copy files to Nexus 7 / Android KitKat
I've got brand new, factory-based, un-tweaked ASUS Nexus 7 II (2013) LTE tablet and I'm completetly unable to copy more than just a few files between my PC and tablet.

Steps, that I repeat every time are painfully obvious:

* plugs these two devices together,
* wait until Nexus device appears in Windows,
* open source folder window (any on Windows disk),
* open destination folder (any on my Nexus device),
* select some files or folders in source and drag them to destination.

Copy process starts and stops after sending about 10-20 files. On Windows side, copy progress freezes forever. On Nexus side, you see beatuful message saying that `com.android.media` process is halted.

I can repeat these steps over and over again. Changing cables, using different computers, restarting source computer or Nexus itself, all for nothing -- my Nexus 7 breaks file transfer after receiving about 20 files (sometimes it breaks after getting just one).

I know, that MTP protocol is very, very unstable and forcing users to use it (i.e. removing native USB support in Android 4.x) is a Google very not funny joke. But, for God sake, how can I copy my 20k photo collection to my brand new Nexus tablet, if it breaks copy transfer every tenth files?

Is this an identified bug, or with Android 4.4.2 Google decided, that we won't be able to copy files to our own devices at all? And the only way to get them there, will be to use stupid Google Drive?

Is there any fix or work-around to this problem? Other than my own solution, as stupid as setting up local FTP server, installing FTP client to my Nexus and copying files that way, through FTP protocol?

# Answer
> 2 votes
I was in the same boat as you for a while. I guess you could use FTP but I was looking for something more.

I now use AirDroid to transfer files over Wi-Fi. I have transferred files as big as 10GB and have no complaints. Plus it saves messing around with the cable and drivers.

# Answer
> 0 votes
MTP issues, related to Drivers. Also present on 2012 Nexus 7. I've learned that you're better off using a 3rd party software like Wondershare mobile GO or Moborobo etc to transfer files. Other stuff they can do is a bonus. Try it, you will like it.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Another option would be to use Solid Explorer Pro. Check out its "File Sharing" option and create a FTP server with password protection. Then create its widget on your home screen.

Now, in your PC \> My Computer ... Right Click in an empty area \> Add a network location ... Now add that FTP address you created in your tab.

This method is HIGHLY convenient for you but might give trouble on large file transfers (due to MTP) so better use it only with music or photo transfers.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I use either FTP (FastFTP on the Nexus, Cyberduck on the Mac), or more often, Dropbox, which is always running on my desktop, and DropSync Pro on the Nexus. Then files just 'appear' on the Nexus, possibly after a manual sync if I want to use those files before the next DropSync autosync is due (I keep it infrequent for battery life).

# Answer
> 0 votes
See https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/2840804?hl=en#ts=3457048. I tried the suggestion to change the storage setting to PTP which led to a new hardware installation of software on my (Windows) computer, and then rechecking MTP, which also led to software installation. After that, I was able to use the USB connection for file transfer.

# Answer
> -2 votes
I had the same problem, and it was being caused by the 360 Security app. Uninstalling that fixed the issue.

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, file-transfer
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# Question
Title: Create whatsapp database from emailed conversation?
I recently switched phones and lost most of my whatsapp conversations. However, some of them I emailed to myself previously. Is there anyway to turn the text file sent by email into a database so I can restore it to the whatsapp app?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Nope you cannot do it. This has been explained in a previous question which should help you understand the reason.

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Tags: email, whatsapp-messenger, restore
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title: Opera Mini saved web page location

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# Question
Title: Opera Mini saved web page location
I have Opera Mini 7.6.3. I had saved some web pages that I was hoping to transfer to my computer but I can't locate them using File Manager. I have searched both Internal storage and external SD card. Where does Opera store saved web pages?

# Answer
> 1 votes
AFAIK Opera Mini saves webpages for offline use in a native format it can understand. You won't be able to use the pages even if you found them on your phone.

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Tags: opera-mini
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# Question
Title: Retrieve back ONLY ONE deleted WhatsApp message
I have accidentally deleted ONE message from a chat conversation and I want to retrieve it back. I have read posts and articles on how to retrieve WhatsApp messages, but it talks about whole chat or whole conversation. There are solutions such as uninstall/reinstall WhatsApp before doing a manual backup and recover data, but this does not apply to my question.

I just want to retrieve the ONLY ONE message that I deleted a couple of hours back from a chat conversation. Is this possible?

EDIT: I assume something has to be done before whatsapp takes a backup. Appreciate an early reply. Thank you.

EDIT2 : Is there any way to change the autobackup time from 4AM to 4PM?

# Answer
If you didn't take a backup after the message was received on your phone(and before it was deleted) then no you can't recover it.
> 1 votes

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Tags: whatsapp-messenger
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# Question
Title: How do I transfer music To a Moto4g phone without using Google Play?
When I try to transfer music files a pop up box appears warning me that the files will be transferred but I might be unable to ply them which happens.

# Answer
> 0 votes
From what I understand, you get the default message Windows gives when you try to copy some files and it thinks your phone probably "wont" be able to play them.

Just select the "Ignore" option and go on copying anyways, the phone should be able to play the music fine.

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat
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title: Force new Mobile IP

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# Question
Title: Force new Mobile IP
I'm using my droid phone, running KitKat, to wifi tether my linux box to the internet. The application that I'm writing requires me change my ip address on occasion. Is there a way that I can communicate with my phone, connected via USB, and force it to obtain a new mobile ip address? Using a VPN is not an option...

# Answer
> 0 votes
What you can do is reduce the WiFi IP lease time to reduce the duration of time that an IP address is assigned to a device before a new one is assigned.

You could also manually assign an IP address from Settigns -\> WiFi -\>long hold the WiFi AP name -\> Advanced settings and manually assign a IP.

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, tethering
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# Question
Title: Where does SafariOnline store downloaded books?
I used the Safari Books Online "Safari to Go" app to download a book to its "Offline Bookbag". In what format is the book stored? I ask because I'm hoping to use a reader other than Safari's own app to read the downloaded book.

# Answer
On my Nexus 7, my downloaded books go in `/Android/data/com.safaribooksonline/files/zips`. They are stored in `xhtml` directories which includes various metadata, images and the chapters themselves as xhtml documents.

While these look vaguely HTML like, they certainly can't be rendered in Chrome or other web browsers directly, you just end up seeing all of the mark-up as text.

I don't know how standard the xhtml format is for e-books, or whether other readers could understand the format Safari uses, but hopefully this helps point you in the right direction.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Plain html, concatenate them, include the css and images and add html extension or so the browser knows what to do
> 0 votes

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Tags: ebook-reader
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# Question
Title: Installing custom ROMs: since most Android systems don't have a ROM, isn't this a misnomer?
My Samsung Galaxy SIII seems to have an internal SD card as internal memory, and no ROM (Read-Only Memory).
As far as I know, **ROM** refers to a type of memory which can be only modified by attaching a cable from it to a special device and flashing; once the ROM is flashed, it is for all purposes read-only from the point of view of the users logging into the OS. Many sites report that one of the benefits of rooting is installing custom ROMs.
So why is installing an alternative system UI such as CyanogenMod still referred to as installing a custom ROM? Isn't it just replacing some files in the `/system` directory with some other files, i.e., deleting or backing up some old files and copying the replacement files to that directory?

Thanks.

# Answer
Old things tend to stick around. In everyday things (toasters, microwaves etc) there is some kind of software to control the device. That software is installed by the manufacturer and is usually hard to change, in practice read-only. While you can flash the system partition on android, with some electronic devices you needed to and still need to plug in some specific pins to some manufacturer application on a pc.

Nowadays ROM refers to the software by the manufacturer that drives the device, such as the /boot and /system partitions.
> 2 votes

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Tags: rom-flashing, custom-roms, rom, stock-rom
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# Question
Title: Can't log into Google Play Store or my Google account
Through a series of mishaps, I deleted Google Play Services, Google+ and probably many other apps. I did a factory reset, but it did not bring back my missing apps. My phone was rooted and I used Titanium to delete them, not knowing services was needed. Now whenever I hit Google store and need to log in I can't because it says:

> Couldn't sign it. There was a problem communicating with Google servers. Try again later.

I am really confused as to what to do. I cannot download from online directly because it still wants me to put my Google account and I get the same message.

Any help or is my phone just done at this point? I have an android LGMS323.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Well, that sure looks like you have messed your device really well, I would suggest the better option would be downloading the stock ROM and flashing it over your device anyway there's also another option which you can use like get the apk file of the apps from sites like Android Police.

Google PlayStore, Google PlayServices, Google+

Install then over your device and I guess rest of the app can be easily downloaded over the Google PlayStore.

# Answer
> -1 votes
I would just recommend installing the zip file of the google apps usually called `gapps.zip`. You can find the corresponding files for download at goo.im; make sure to pick the one matching your device's Android version. Then copy it to your device's SD card, boot into recovery, chose to "install from zip", select the file – and once it's flashed you should be done, simply reboot.

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Tags: google-play-store, google-account, google, google-play-services
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title: Gmail consuming GB of data

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# Question
Title: Gmail consuming GB of data
My Gmail app has a huge problem: only in this month it has consumed around 1 GB of mobile data, and 22GB of wifi data. Today even though I haven't used mail at all, I have consumed 400MB of wifi data just by keeping the app installed.

I have already tried to:

* upgrade my Android to the last version
* remove all update of Gmail, and reinstall it from scratch.
* stop background data (which is a workaround and not a solution)

What else can I do?

# Answer
This seems the same problem these guys had solved in this 2 different 3Ds.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-4/310931-gmail-data-usage.html

https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/gmail/gF3b9Wi-XfU

The advice given there was to reduce the number of days of messages to sync (via Gmail app settings), and avoid building up a large number of messages in Gmail inbox (archive them instead). Although this solutions sounds good, they never worked. Instead, I have solved the problem using k-9 mail.
> 2 votes

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Tags: gmail, mobile-data
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# Question
Title: Can you set the colour for contacts in Android 5 Lollipop?
I just upgraded to Android 5.0 which made all my contacts' random colours even more prominent.

Is it possible to customize the colour for each contact? For example, if I don't like that Mister Brown got a green background, can I change that, haha?

# Answer
> 5 votes
Go to google messenger app. (The new SMS app from Google) -\> go into a conversation with the contact you want to change colors -\> press the three dots on top -\> pick People & options -\> around the end you'll see a small color palette where you can go in and change the color.

It seems that it currently works ONLY for people you texted (only through the messenger app).

# Answer
> 5 votes
I can't find a way to change the color of a contact either, but did find an inconvenient workaround. It's really only useful for a few contacts (I just cared about those on speed dial).

Find a contact with the color you do want, then change the name and number. Then make a new contact for the one whose information you deleted (or switch them). The color will stay the same.

So if I want Mr. Green to be green even though his contact color is blue, I can go find a green contact (say, Bob), change the name, number, and anything else to fit Mr. Green, then make a new entry for Bob.

Mr. Brown is out of luck though, since there is no brown.

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Tags: contacts, 5.0-lollipop, people-app, color
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# Question
Title: How do I clear the browser's auto-complete history?
My phone keeps saving what I type into chrome or the browser. I have tried erasing the history it still auto completes if I need to retype it. I understand it great to save all the info but I have typed my credit card in one of them and its saved.

How do I clear the browser's address bar auto-complete history?

# Answer
If it is auto-completed by Google Chrome, please follow the following steps,

1. Go to your Google Account Dashboard. This will list all of the information collected on you by Google.
2. Scroll down to `Web History` and search for your Credit Card entry or other entries to be removed, and remove it from the history. Or you can go directly to your Web History.
3. Further, in Dashboard you can scroll down to ``Chrome Sync` and click on `Manage Chrome Sync`.
4. Click on the `Stop and Clear` button to clear all the `Autofil` and `Omnibox History` and to stop syncing the data with Google Server.

Steps 3 & 4 will merely stop Google from collecting data on Google Chrome's Omnibar (I am not 100% certain on this).
> 1 votes

# Answer
Press and hold the offending autofill suggestion. A pop up appears to "remove a Learned word".
> 0 votes

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Tags: auto-correct, privacy
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# Question
Title: Unable to start chinese tablet even after installing recovery
When I try to boot my chinese tablet it halts on a small android icon and does not go ahead. It is not a boot loop. I just stays there.

It booted successfully a couple of hours ago after two days and after several attempts. At that time:

1. It showed up in device manager as Alcatel ADB Android Device (Windows recognized it that way - it did not ask for any driver).
2. I successfully accessed the SDCard in My Computer by going to "USB Connected" in the notification panel.
3. I followed instructions from @LyricWulf ( Chinese tablet does not boot ) and installed recovery (cwm\_recovery\_6.0.1.2\_a10) with the # sh install-recovery.sh command and rebooted with the # sh reboot-recovery.sh - I used ADB Shell for doing this.
4. It took me to CWM recovery with a hat symbol. Over there, by mistake I selected the reboot option and again I am stuck where I was :(

Now once again, the computer is not recognizing the tablet. It is not going to recovery mode with Power and volume key combinations. Please advice what could be the problem.

# Answer
> 0 votes
**That device doesn't have a button configuration to boot into recovery.** You are going to have to run `sh reboot-recovery.sh` from the SDcard, (posted in my original answer) after your device gets past bootloader.

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Tags: 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, adb, clockworkmod-recovery, tablet, shell
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# Question
Title: Why does Samsung GS4 pattern lock sometimes change to side-by-side layout?
I have the SGS4 SGH-M919, Android 4.2.2, WickedV8 ROM.

Normally my lock screen looks like this:

Once in a while, my lock screen unexpectedly changes to this side-by-side arrangement:

I have not done anything to cause this change, and I am unable to find a way to change it back to normal other than rebooting the phone. The "pencil" icon does not cause anything to move. If I try long enough, a message will appear that says something like "your security settings prevent changes to the lock screen". I can still unlock the phone, but the small pattern is less convenient.

I do not find anything in Settings that would control the layout of the lock screen. Can anyone explain why this changes and how I could prevent it or change it back to normal without a reboot?

# Answer
> 1 votes
That seems like it is a bug in the custom ROM you are using. *Many custom ROMs (or Xposed modules) that add a **rotate lock screen** function may have that bug.* If it is disabled, and the bug occurs, there only ways to reverse it are to either restart `com.android.systemui` or to enable auto-rotation of the lock screen and then turn the phone into landscape mode, then back to portrait (it may take several attempts; it may not fix itself at all for both methods).

Alternatively, if you do not have that option, you can install Xposed Installer and either the module Wanam Xposed for TouchWiz or Gravitybox JB / KK for AOSP. To change lockscreen rotation settings.

Personally, I recommend adding a shortcut to your homescreen to kill systemui. You can do this by installing an app like ROM Toolbox Lite. Create a homescreen shortcut from ROM Toolbox (or whichever script app you installed) and make it a script. In the script, issue the command `pkill com.android.systemui`. Make sure that you have **root privileges** and to (if necessary) tell the app to run it with root.

**BUG**: There is an existing bug where, if YouTube is running in the background, may inadvertently cause lockscreen rotation. This can be solved by killing the background process **YouTube**.

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Tags: lock-screens, samsung-galaxy-s-4
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# Question
Title: Can't login with Gmail App/Play Store on tablet; Username/Password OK on desktop web browser
I've spent the last 15 or 30 minutes trying to login to the Gmail app and the Play Store on an ASUS TF-101 tablet. During the same time, I've visited a desktop computer, logged out, re-entered the username and password, and logged back in just fine.

Here's a cropped image after attempting to login to Play Store. I'm certain the username and password are correct from testing on the desktop:

The tablet has internet connectivity, and the time is set correctly. I even performed a factory reset and the problem still persists.

A few questions:

* Any ideas why I've wasted 1/2 hour trying to login using this tablet?
* How do I login into Gmail App and Play Store using Gmail credentials on an ASUS TF-101 tablet?
* Why am I being forced to use a password mask created for a 1960s teletype terminal in 2014? I certify that no one is standing behind me.
* How do I remove the password mask so I can actually see what's being entered?

Related: I found a similar issue at Can't log in via Gmail app but browser login is fine, but the time is set correctly and there are no other helpful answers.

# Answer
> 0 votes
It appears Google Play and Gmail wanted an Application-Specific Password.

I can only say "appears" because I never got a message that remotely stated it, and when I created on the problem went away.

Great job Google. I can't image how many hundreds or thousands of hours have been wasted because Google can't be bothered to get the error message correct.

# Answer
> 4 votes
Did u set 2 step verification to your Gmail account? If yes then you need to set **Application Specific Password** to your account.

1. Login to your Gmail from Desktop.
2. Goto Settings page.
3. Find Authorizing Application & sites page.
4. Goto Application Specific Password section
5. Set your app name and device and Password, then click Ok.
6. Now you can login to your app with that new Application Specific Password.

For more help visit this page.

https://support.google.com/mail/answer/1173270?hl=en

# Answer
> 2 votes
As a workaround for not seeing the password, you could type your login name and password into an app that uses plain text, like a notebook or even an email. Then copy each, one at a time, and paste them into the name and password field for the login. It seems like I've seen an option to show passwords somewhere, but I enabled that, and I still don't see passwords, so I have no idea what that does.

If you still can't log in, then perhaps the server is not set to what you think it is for some reason. That's a long shot, considering the facts as you posted, but it's a possibility, I guess.

One more thing... you don't use two-step verification, do you? I had a lot of little problems with using that along the way, including not being able to log in to a few apps that didn't handle it correctly. And gmail requires a different password if you use it, for some reason.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Go to *Security* in *Settings* and check *Make passwords visible* so that you can see what you are typing actually.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I had a similar problem with another Android tablet. 2 step verification was turned on, but after typing correct password and code, I got a similar screen to the original post.

Google help was unhelpful but I managed to solve it by attempting to apply an app password. \[Note that in this fix, for me, I did not in fact need to set an app password\].

At one stage, in a seemingly Catch-22 style situation, I got asked for my password and a code as per standard 2-step verification, but this time it all worked and my tablet signed into my Google account. Fixed!

An inelegant but effective solution! Unfortunately I cannot seem to recreate the process, and I do not want to risk not being able to sign in again, so I cannot give detailed steps to follow.

Keywords: "app password"

# Answer
> 0 votes
I had a similar problem, until I found out that the touchscreen was messed up, and was typing a certain letter twice, so try typing your password in the username field and see if it's typing it right, just to make sure.

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Tags: google-play-store, gmail, factory-reset, asus-eee-pad-transformer, google-account
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# Question
Title: Does my galaxy s have a front facing camera or is it the just the light censor?
it doesn't have a self shot option. i got it from uscellular model number is SCH-I500

# Answer
> 1 votes
According to gsmarena.com, your device (Samsung Fascinate SCH-I500) does **not** have either a **secondary camera** (front camera):

> # **Camera**
>
> **Primary** 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
>
> **Secondary** No

It is most likely a **proximity sensor** (which can double as a **light sensor**):

> # **Features**
>
> **Sensors** Accelerometer, proximity, compass

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s
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# Question
Title: How to figure out which app changes pulse notification light in system settings?
The nexus 5 has this "pulse notification light" that blinks when the device is sleeping and you receive an email, sms or something like that. I don't like it, so I turned it off in Settings \> Display by unchecking "pulse notification light"

That works all fine for a couple of days/weeks but then suddenly the pulse notification light is back! And if I go to Settings / Display the checkbox is checked again! So one of my installed apps must enable this notification light again.

I want to figure out which app does that (most likely it is sms, mail or a chatting app). I guess notification light can only be enabled if the app has the System Settings permission, or is maybe the Vibrate permission enough? What is the best way to figure out which app actually made changes to my System? Is this logged somewhere?

# Answer
> 2 votes
You should check which is the first notification after your notification light is turned on automatically. Most probably that app is the one that is overwriting your permission, and as per my observation most of the apps that can access notification light have an built in option in their settings to disable led notification. You should try disabling it from there.

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Tags: settings, nexus-5
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title: execve permission denied under /data

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# Question
Title: execve permission denied under /data
I have met a weird problem on a Samsung Galaxy Note 2, running Android 4.3, with an origin-forgetton rooted rom.

1. getenforce returns "Permissive", so selinux is Permissive.
2. cat /proc/self/status returns CapBnd/CapEff/CapPrm ffffffffffffffff after su, so all the capabilities are granted.
3. su is from chainfire's SuperSU.

The syndrome is, after su any executable under /data calling execve() fails with EACCES. BUT, execve() under /data is permitted by a normal user.

To demonstrate, all the following experiments are carried out after su. Compile the following program into a static linked binary, say execve.

```
# gcc -static execve.c -o execve

/* execve.c */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>

int
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
  char *newargv[] = { NULL, "hello", "world", NULL };
  char *newenviron[] = { NULL };

  if (argc != 2) {
    fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <file-to-exec>\n", argv[0]);
    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
  }

  newargv[0] = argv[1];

  execve(argv[1], newargv, newenviron);
  perror("execve");   /* execve() only returns on error */
  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}

```

Running "execve /system/bin/ls" should be equivalent to "ls hello world".

But if execve is put under any subdirectory of /data, "execve /system/bin/ls" results in "Permission Denied".

1. If execve is put into any of /, /system, /cache, /mnt/obb. execve() works.
2. Remounting /data with exactly the same mount options as /cache does not help.
3. Symlinking a subdirectory from /cache into /data containing execve works.

ln -s /cache/test /data/test # /data/test/execve works

And in reverse, execve does not work.

ln -s /cache/test1 /data/test1 # /cache/test1/execve Permission Denied
4. Bind mount /data to /bind. /bind/execve works, but /data/execve does not.

mount -o bind /data /bind

Conclusion: There is soming preventing any executables under /data from making execve() syscall. The mechanism has nothing to do with the filesystem attributes, and symlink is dereferenced before the mechanism is applied.

Question: What mechanism in Android could give this strange behavior?

Reference:

# Answer
Samsung has some restrictions hardcoded directly into the kernel. These things differ per device, per kernel/firmware, and are a real drag to work with, or around. Try a different firmware.
> 0 votes

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Tags: security
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# Question
Title: Nexus 4 Smart Lock Trusted Places is not there!
I have just updated to Lollipop on my Nexus 4 and can't see "Trusted Places". I use "Trusted Face" which works pretty well, but I would like to use "Trusted Places" at work. However, it is not there.

I have rebooted, but it is still not there. I have looked for the Google Play Services. I cannot find it under Apps, but Google Play says I have it installed.

Can anyone help me?

# Answer
> 4 votes
From an article on Android Police,

> If you're on a Lollipop device and aren't seeing this yet, you can manually install the –438\* build of **Play Services 6.5** from APKMirror.

(Emphasis mine)

* The -438 build is for Nexus 5 on Lollipop.

The new "Trusted places" feature is available starting from Google Play services 6.5.85. You might want to check the version of your Google Play services:

1. Go to Settings - Apps
2. Go to "All" tabs
3. Find and select "Google Play service"
4. Check the version under the app name above.

As of 2014-11-22, Google has updated their Play services for Nexus 4 on Lollipop. You can either wait until Google push the update automatically, or sideload (install) it manually from APKMirror (version 6.5.87 (`1599771-436`)).

# Answer
> 9 votes
Sometimes you have to activate the **Trust Agent**: Settings -\> Security -\> Trust Agents -\> enable Smart Lock

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Tags: nexus-4, 5.0-lollipop, google-play-services, smart-lock
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# Question
Title: Trusted places not present under Smart lock in Nexus 5 (Android 5.0 lollipop)
I have just updated to Lollipop on my Nexus 5 and can't see "Trusted Places". I use "Trusted Device" which works pretty well, but I would like to use "Trusted Places" at work. However, it is not there.

I have looked for the Google Play Services and find the version is still 6.1.88.

Can anyone help me?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Sometimes you have to activate the Trust Agent: Settings -\> Security -\> Trust Agents -\> enable Smart Lock

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Tags: nexus-5, google-play-services, smart-lock
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# Question
Title: How do I disable the "Select input method" Notification?
I don't know if this is standard ICS behavior or if it's due to my Cyanogenmod based ROM, but every time I open the soft keyboard by clicking on a text box/area a notification appears in the notification drawer that says "Select input method." I don't mind seeing this notification one time, but I'm already using the input method I want and I'd like to disable the notification.

Is this standard behavior for Ice Cream Sandwich? Can it be disabled?

# Answer
This is a standard 'feature' of ICS. Aside from the notification, changing input methods can be accomplished through the "language and input" section of the phone menu. If you disable and uninstall all keyboards except for one, so there is nothing else to switch to, the notification may disappear.
> 30 votes

# Answer
I'm not sure about stock ICS, but in CyanogenMod 9 & 10.2 you can disable this notification by going to "Settings -\> Language & input" and de-selecting the "Selector notification" option just below the list of keyboards.
> 22 votes

# Answer
Go into language settings and disable(uncheck) all of the other keyboards but the one you wish to use. go to applications settings, find the "all" tab, find the other stock keyboards and disable them. restart. worked for me.
> 14 votes

# Answer
This is a feature in ICS and above. Its goal is to make it easy to switch input methods.

It only appears if you have more than one IME enabled. The sad thing is that if you use a non-stock keyboard this will **always** appear.

If you want to get rid of it simply go into

```
Settings -> Apps -> All (tab)

```

and find the default keyboard(s). Open the entry and choose disable.
> 8 votes

# Answer
Yes it is standard behavior in ICS. This appears if you have more than one keyboard selected in the ICS keyboard & language settings page, which is always the case if you use a third party keyboard. Some custom roms (particularly CM9 and AOKP) allow you to disable it in their extra settings.
> 5 votes

# Answer
On Xperia devices you can disable this by disabling the "Smart Keyboard" option in
`Settings->Xperia->Smart Keyboard`.
> 2 votes

# Answer
Use Titanium Backup to backup, then uninstall "Android keyboard"
> 1 votes

# Answer
> 1. You DON'T need to be rooted to do this. The "Disable" function is part of Android, it does not delete the app. Disable can also be used to turn off bloatware apps if your squeamish about rooting to get rid of them. It does however stop the app from working at all, so be sure that its not used or connected to any of the apps you use. Unlike using root and Titanium Backup to delete or "freeze" an app, Disabling will not keep you from being able to take any updates. When the update checks the app will still be there, just turned off
> 2. System Settings--\>Language & Input Go down to the Keyboard & Input Methods section and uncheck everything but the keyboard that you plan to use, including "Google voice typing" and "moto Chinese input" (for me that means leaving Swiftkey checked). having only one checked should stop the notification. However on the Bionic there are two input methods that the checkmark is blocked out on so you can't uncheck them: the stock keyboard and Swype. These two are what would keep the stupid notification coming back. So you need to go turn the things off manually in apps.
> 3. System Settings--\>Apps--\>All--\>Android Keyboard (AOSP)--\>Disable--\>OK System Settings--\>Apps--\>All--\>Swype--\>Disable--\>OK As far I know disabling these shouldn't mess with any other apps on your phone if you have another keyboard installed from the market, so don't worry about the notification that pops up when you hit "Disable".If you are worried about it...then you'll have to live with the notification. If something down the road does cause you a problem and you think this is it then just go back to apps--\>all, scroll all the way down, and hit "Enable", then reboot and you should be good to go. If you use one of these two instead of a third party keyboard I'm sure you could just disable the other one and get the notification to go away.
> 4. Power off and reboot your device.
> 5. Open up texting and test that when you select the input field A) you don't get a notification and B) That a keyboard shows up at all :icon\_eek: If you don't get a keyboard at all don't panic, there's just one more step to do.If you still get a notification go back to step one and make sure that any other keyboards are unchecked.
> 6. System Settings--\>Language & Input--\>Default--\>Select your keyboard (for me this is Swiftkey) Your keyboard of choice should be the only option in this list, select it and then go test to make sure everything works right.

Source
> 1 votes

# Answer
Go to Settings \> Language and Input and uncheck Google Voice Typing.
> -2 votes

# Answer
If all else fails just disable the stock Google search (which automatically reactivates Google voice typing & therefore 'select input method') and use Google search from a downloaded app. Yahoo or Bing can also be replacement search engines.
> -3 votes

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title: Battery drain RATE alert?

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# Question
Title: Battery drain RATE alert?
i've used multiple generations of Nexus devices, some more stable some less. It seems like there is always some combination of hardware, system image and installed app set that creates a situation where your battery suddenly just drains at a rapid rate.

I have seen the battery drop from what i expected 4-6 hours of life down to zero in fifteen minutes in a situation where i really, really needed the battery.

Normally you can take action if you notice this : close apps, switch off gps/bt/wifi/camera , shut down services, reboot or whatnot. The really sucky situation is when you DONT notice it and then are left with dead battery.

So, wouldn't it be nice to have higher than usual battery drain rate alert ? Havent found an app that would do this, but IMHO that actually should be a system level function.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I'm about to try out this Battery Drain Rate Alert :)

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title: Camera button reassign function

text:
# Question
Title: Camera button reassign function
So my power button broke on my droid 1 (yes old phone). Until I can get a new phone soon, I need a better way to lock and unlock my screen. Sliding up and down the keyboard slows down everything.

Is there an app or a way that lets me re-assign my physical camera button to do this?

# Answer
Yes, there is. The first one coming to mind (forgive me, it looks like this is one of my standard answers here meanwhile) is Tasker, the most complete automation tool for Android. It lets you define actions based on events; so for your case, you could let the event *Hardware -\> Camera button pressed* trigger the action "Display off".

You want to turn it on again the same way -- so simply make it two "profiles", and combine two events: *"Camera button pressed" & "State -\> Display: On"* (with the "task" to turn the display off), and with "Display: Off" the other way round.

Remark: There's a 7 day trial version available on the developers website, so you don't need to buy Tasker straight away without being able to test it. As soon as you've got everything configured, export your configuration. So if after those 7 days you still cannot decide whether to buy, simply uninstall *Tasker*, install it again, and import your configuration. Before you hit me: That's what the developer himself wrote, so nothing illegal.
> 4 votes

# Answer
You could try Camera Touch-Free.

> **Description**
>
> Solution for touch phones that did not have hardware camera button..
>
> Making shots on touch phone without touches
>
> Just use hardware buttons "Volume Up" or headset..
>
> Use "Volume Down" hardware button for exit from application..
> 0 votes

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# Question
Title: Sudden battery drain on Samsung Galaxy Ace 2x
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace 2x that is not yet a year old. For the last 6 weeks, the battery has been draining very quickly, even though I have turned off everything that would cause this (GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, etc.) I have an unlimited mobile browser, and since this started to happen, I have noticed that my data consumption has jumped considerably even though I am doing nothing different (normal usage was between 500-700 mB per month, now 3-4 gB per month). For some reason it seems that the data is constantly on, or the phone is searching for a network, even when I am not using it. I have to charge the phone at least twice a day. Any ideas??

# Answer
> 1 votes
Try this:

Go to settings \> Battery

There you can see the list of things that consume battery. This includes all the system processes, hardware such as the screen and the user apps. If there is an application that you installed that takes up more than say 20% in that list, that app is your culprit. There is also a good chance that it is the same app that is taking up all that data in the backgrounds. If your screen takes up more than 30%, try reducing your brightness and the amount of time the screen is kept active.

If you want to check your mobile data consumption, Go to Settings \> Data usage. This will list the data consumption of all apps on the phone.

Hope this helps.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I hava a Samsung S5. Before I charged my phone once per 24 or 48 hours and since a few days suddently the battery lasted only 4 to 8 hours. After several test I discovered the cause was a few corrupt images. I deleted the corrupt images and the problem was solved. I used this app to find the corrupt images.

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# Question
Title: Auto-sync killing battery all of a sudden on S3?
I have had my S3 for a good long while, ever since they were new with Verizon. Almost immediately, I bought an extended battery and all was good. In the last week or so, the battery has begun discharging rapidly. 50% in a couple of hours. I had extra batteries, so I switched out thinking I had a bad one. Same deal.

Looking around, I read that killing the cache should fix it. Nope. Then someone suggested turning off auto-sync. That did it. Battery drain want back to normal. Why? Why all of a sudden? Then, the Gmail app doesn’t want to manually sync… Annoying. I was hoping to avoid a factory reset, but would that be my next course of action? I’m wondering if the Gmail app is bad. Definitely going to dump that and re-install.

Any thoughts?

# Answer
> 1 votes
> It is not "Constantly" trying to update, and therefore it is not constantly using your battery.
>
> Autosync only transmits when the other side has something to send. It doesn't constantly ask if there has been a change that needs to be synced.
>
> This is accomplished by opening a socket to the server, then putting the radio to sleep. The socket stays open until server attempts to send something, or the socket times out. TCP/IP sockets typically time out anywhere from 12 to 18 minutes after they are opened.
>
> Each time the radio listens for traffic (which in GSM land is every 120 milliseconds) it will see that traffic is waiting if EITHER the socket timed out or the socket became readable (has data waiting). It would then power up the radio enough to read the data, or reestablish the timed out socket).
>
> Your phone is doing that all the time, 24/7 365 whether you have autosync on or not. That's how cell phones work. It takes virtually zero power.
>
> So if you sync your Gmail, Contacts, Calendars, Picasa, Documents, Books, Music, Reader, all of those things you sync with Google are handled by ONE socket. That one socket gets set readable when there has been any change in any of those services that needs syncing.
>
> Add another socket for Dropbox, or skydrive, or any non-Google mail accounts.
>
> (For non-google mail accounts ALWAYS choose IMAP accounts, never POP3. Pop3 has to wake up and check mail. Have your gmail account pull mail from pop3, and get that account off your phone. IMAP accounts use IMAP IDLED, which works on the open socket method described above, as does Microsoft Exchange).
>
> The vast majority of these services go hours if not days between any changes, so there are very few times that data needs to actually be synced. Most of the time its just a socket refresh. And all of these tend to happen at one time, because Android tries to get them to all drop at the same time by starting them at the same time when you bounce from one tower to the next or switch from cellular to wifi.
>
> But the key point to remember is that your phone is ALWAYS talking to the towers anyway, every 120ms, so these socket refreshes take almost zero extra power.

Source: icebike's answer on http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-one-x/181151-autosync-battery-killer.html

# Answer
> 1 votes
I hava a Samsung S5. Before I charged my phone once per 24 or 48 hours and since a few days suddently the battery lasted only 4 to 8 hours. After several test I discovered the cause was a few corrupt images. I deleted the corrupt images and the problem was solved. I used this app to find the corrupt images.

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# Question
Title: How do I transfer contacts from one phone to the other without a SIM card?
I have no sim card and a new Android phone. How can I transfer my contacts from one phone to the other without a SIM card?

# Answer
No 3rd party utilities or cloud services needed for that. On the "old device":

1. open your contacts app
2. enter its menu
3. select Export/Import
4. select to export to SD card

Now you should find a file named `0001.vcf` on the SD card (internal or external, depends on what the device has). Copy that to the new device, e.g. via Bluetooth, WiFi Hotspot. then, on the new device:

1. open your contacts app
2. enter its menu
3. select Export/Import
4. select to import from SD card
5. chose the file you've just copied here

Done. All your contacts including their contact pictures (if you had set such) should be available on your new device now.
> 7 votes

# Answer
There are a few options for your case.

* One option is to sync with Google cloud contacts. In most smartphones, there is a native function to set a contact as a Google contact. *Note: Depending on your phone, you may have to manually make all your contacts sync with Google individually. Some older phones may not support this functionality at all.*
* If you don't want to sync with Google, you can use a third-party app like Address Book & Contacts Sync to (ironically) sync your address book and contacts.
* Depending on your phone, you may be able to sync your contacts with a PC and transfer them, but *this functionality varies from device to device*.
> 3 votes

# Answer
You can use the Mobogenie Software for importing and exporting contacts,sms and any stuff on your phone. You can also get backup of your data on your computer.
> 0 votes

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title: Unknown tablet without Android

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# Question
Title: Unknown tablet without Android
A friend of mine offered me a tablet that he doesn't know the brand, he tried to install some version of Cyanogenmod with ClockworkMod.

Now the tablet just bootloops and I can only access Clockwork with recovery mode.

Factory reset or what-so-ever doesn't help now. I only have 2 options:

* Find out the brand with only Clockwork and get a custom ROM for it
* Install a general Android version (if that exists)

Can somebody help me with this?

# Answer
The reason it is bootlooping is probably because cyanogenmod was installed and it isn't for that device.

There should be serial/model number on the back of the device. This is a requirement (AFAIK) by the FCC.

> The certification mark is a stand-alone logo (as shown above) for the part 18 class of devices while, for the part 15 class, along with the logo, the label should display other data viz, the trade name of the product, the model number, and information whether the device was tested after assembling, or assembled from tested components.

You should be able to use that to figure out what device it is. Then you can see if you can find a version of android for it from that.
> 1 votes

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title: Undesired download of Baidu Browser

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# Question
Title: Undesired download of Baidu Browser
new Android user with the world's most low end tablet, Azpen A727. I'm enjoying learning about Android and have killed off most of the bloatware...but twice now "Baidu Browser" has been downloaded without my request. I'm using the bloatware security app Lookout now. Is there a way to find out what is requesting these downloads, stop it, or block it? I'm open to using a different security app.

Many thanks in advance.

# Answer
I'm using *LBE Security Manager* for a while now (as the "lite version", *LBE Privacy Guard*, is no longer continued and soesn't work with Android 4.1 and above). I first felt it a bit, umm, over-loaded – but it runs decently (no battery drain or performance issues), and after disabling half of its features I don't need, I'm pretty satisfied with it.

While my primary taget was its privacy protection (revoking app permissions), LBE-SM ships with a load of other features. One of them **watches over app installs, and places a note in your notification area when one happened. You then can follow that (tap the notification), and blacklist the app. LBE-SM then blocks all future installations of it.**

There are a bunch of additional features, many of them primarily targeted at the Chinese market (cloud anti-virus, call blocker, etc), a basic firewall (block internet-access per app and interface, i.e. separately for WiFi and mobile data), plus more.

It's a closed-source app of Chinese origin, which might sound suspect at first. But there's a huge follow-ship at XDA (and Xposed, and elsewhere), so it can't be that bad ;) Unfortunately, the app version available at Google Play is Chinese only (you won't be able to understand a thing if you're not used to Chinese). But there are ways, like localized English, Vietnamese, German, and other language's versions at XDA - or the LBE Xposed Module to be used with the playstore version, to get a usable installation. I'm using the linked English variant from XDA for a while, and already found it updated a couple of times.
> 3 votes

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title: android-x86 installation modes

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# Question
Title: android-x86 installation modes
I recently installed android-x86 in my PC. During the installation, I came across the following pic.

I don't know about the VESA mode and the Debug mode. Also, I've seen terms like HDPI and LDPI in android boot menus. Can anyone make me understand about the different installation modes available for android ?

# Answer
# Breakdown of menu

* **Live CD** (no installation at all): everything will run in memory, with access to the hard drive.
* **Live CD VESA**: allows you to do things like setting graphics modes and displaying images without needing to know the hardware details for every graphics chipset.
* **Live CD DEBUG**: basically a developer mode, also for troubleshooting.
* **Install Android to hard disk**: installs to hard drive, to be accessed like a regular PC.

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For more information about VESA see Wikipedia: Video Electronics Standards Association.

Also check out VESA Graphic Modes - a guide.
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: IP Address of desktop computer USB tethered to phone
> For my Internet connection I use a Motorola Electrify Android phone USB tethered to my desktop computer Windows XP. My service provider is US Cellular.

I would like to know the IP address of my desktop computer so that some friends in the outside world can connect to it, like for FTP and TelNet and Remote Desktop Sharing. My phone shows an IP address (it's currently 10.244.3.92, and I realize that this will change with every power-up.)

I've been told that this is the IP address I should use, but I have not been able to make any connection to my desktop computer from outside.

# Answer
The easiest way to see the public IP of a device is by a Google search. If that IP still doesn't let you connect from an outside source, check the following:

* Make sure your firewall isn't blocking the connection. You can temporarily disable it to troubleshoot this.
* Make sure your computer has services/ports/servers open that you can connect to.
> 0 votes

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title: USB Connection Not Registering on Phone

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# Question
Title: USB Connection Not Registering on Phone
Starting about two weeks ago, I've been having some issues with my HTC Vivid running 4.0.3 regarding the USB port

For charging, once I plug it in it takes about 20 seconds before it registers and shows the charging icon.

My real problem however is that the phone will no longer show up as a drive when I connect to my PC. The computer beeps, but the phone never responds. (After a while it will start to charge, and that's it)

How should I go about trying to solve the problem? Is it an issue with the hardware or Android? Any pointers would be great.

# Answer
> 0 votes
As per TheFutureIsWild:

> Doing a RESTART (not turning off and on) fixed the problem. Also make sure you have a USB data cable, not just a charging one.

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# Question
Title: Android keep saying "SD Card is mounted, do you want to change your default storage"
About two days ago, I received this notification. At first, I just click on "Change",and in setup, set default storage to SD Card. I'm using Android 4.2.2. But, this is happening in every half hour... I rooted my phone about 2 mounts ago,installed link2sd,and created second partition on my 16Gb SD Card. Both partitions are marked as Primary and both are FAT32. It's worked very well until 2 days ago. When I receive notification about SD Storage, my whole second partition stop working. Every apps on second partition is "unreachable" and I must restart my phone.
Do you know how to "fix" this, because, my SD Card is ok,it's seems that android unmount and mount SD Card and show this notification automaticly.

EDIT:
I forgot to mention, when I format whole SD Card,and delete second partition, this notification is not showing,but,again,when I create second partition, notification is shown on my home screen,and keep asking me to change default storage.

# Answer
do u still have this problem.? Did you get solution for this.?

If yes, just share how you solved it.

If no, then this following **FAQ** page 21th question will help you to find the solution.

They have said try to update your Link2SD app. That will solve your problem.

http://www.link2sd.info/faq
> 0 votes

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title: Multiboot with windows

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# Question
Title: Multiboot with windows
I would like to multiboot my SM-T210 with Windows 8.1 and Android. I have a windows 8.1 ISO file,A rooted SM-T210.

I do not want to remove android from my tablet because of all my game progress and i do not want to restart my progress in games.

# Answer
> 3 votes
No, currently, it is not possible. On smartphone software, the operating system is tied into the device's BIOS and configuration. You can only run Android/UNIX OS's that were built for that mobile device.

See @RyanConrad's comment for more info:

> … Normal Windows will not run on ARM which is the type of CPU this device has. And even if hypothetically you got it to run, Windows would likely not have drivers for the hardware like camera, touchscreen, and other chipsets. Not to mention the device as 1GB of RAM, and Windows doesn't run very well with that little RAM.

Alternatively, you can install an app like Complete Linux Installer or Debian noroot to install an *emulated* desktop Linux.

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# Question
Title: Nexus 7 (2013) 32GB Wifi only - difference between 1C010A and 1A034A?
I’m seeing these two codes appear in the product descriptions on various sites in my country (Croatia). What do these codes mean, why is the same product available via two separate codes and which one should I buy?

# Answer
> -1 votes
A store clerk informed me that those codes represent different suppliers and the the actual devices are identical.

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# Question
Title: Missing storage space due to 2gb 'system data' - how to remove?
I'm hoping someone can help.

My 32GB Nexus 9 tablet shows 21.64GB of available storage space out of total space of 25.61GB (3.97 used in total). The used space only adds up to 1.97GB. The diskusage app reports the remaining 2gb as 'system data' but doesnt show the details.

Strangely, My 32GB Nexus 6 phone reports the identical apps and data correctly - 24.07GB available out of 25.98 total, with only minimal 'system data'.

Does anyone know what this 'system data' is and how to remove it on the Nexus 9? A hard reset didn't help.

Many thanks

# Answer
"System data" is... Well, the **data that you need for your system to run**. They are the files in your `/system` directory. You need those files there, otherwise you'd have a brick; your phone would be unusable without an operating system. A factory reset does not remove it because it only removes all user data (all files stored in `/data` directory.

Also, you may be confused as to why the total storage doesn't add up to **32GB**. Hardware manufacturers refer to a GB as 1000 MB, which is 1000 KB, which is 1000 B. So there is a disparity here that gets bigger, the higher the number.
> 1 votes

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title: WiFi not getting ON and Off

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# Question
Title: WiFi not getting ON and Off
I have a Samsung S Duos GT-S7562. Its warranty is over. I am seeing that its **WiFi is not working now**. Whenever I try to switch it ON, it toggles between ON and OFF. I have tried a factory reset and that doesn't helped me. Request your suggestions.
My current version is Android 4.0.4

# Answer
I cannot comment because I do not have 50 reputation hence I am updating this as an answer.

Me too had this problem and I tried all possible troubleshooting steps with the help of almost every forum I knew to no avail. This is what I tried:

1. Installed 4-5 wifi fixer apps from play store - Did not help.
2. If you have a cwm or twrp recovery installed, try doing factory reset from recovery - I tried it on my mmx canvas hd a116 with 4.1.2 JB but did not work
3. I installed a custom rom. The device was working fine but no improvement in WiFi
4. Went to mmx service station, they asked INR 60 for checking problem and said it was a motherboard fault and would cost more than INR 4500

Finally I went to a local cell phone repair guy and got the WiFi & bluetooth IC replaced for INR 400. Now everything is working fine.
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: I'm having trouble getting into safe mode trouble on galaxy ace
I can't get into safe mode on my galaxy ace SM-S765C. I tried holding down power and menu buttons but it doesn't work.

# Answer
> -1 votes
Well, what you can try is firstly make sure that you have switched your device completely off, next step would be turning the phone back on, pressing power button+and also hold the menu button, now continue holding the menu button until you see the Home Screen ! This will boot you onto the safe mode ! :)

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# Question
Title: Galaxy Grand i9082 how to remove stability update package file
Hii everyone yesterday night i flashed stock JellyBean 4.2.2 ROM using odin tool and i kept WiFi on whole night for restoring apps but unexpectedly 198.59 MB stability update package as downloaded (Which is the root cause for all the hang issues in device ) and it is showing popup for every 3 hours to install the package. please tell me whether there is any possibility to remove the stability update file from device before installing

# Answer
> 0 votes
I was able to fix up the issue by clearing Software Update data. Go to Settings --\> More --\> Application Manager --\> All Applications --\> Software Update --\> clear data

and then i turned off software update

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title: How to change the Play Store language?

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# Question
Title: How to change the Play Store language?
I live in Hong Kong, and the Play Store displays everything in the local Cantonese language. I have set everything I can (Android language, Account language, even the app locale via Xposed Module "App Settings") to English, but I still see all the categories in the store in Chinese. Can someone help me change those to English?

<sub>(Click image to enlarge)</sub>

# Answer
## Short answer: You can't!

From How can I switch language in google play?, you used to be able to work around this via a proxy:

> Basically the market is determined automatically based on your IP. You can change some local country settings from your Gmail account settings but still IP of the country you're browsing from is more important. To go around it you'd have to Proxy-cheat. Check out some ways/sites: http://www.affilorama.com/forum/market-research/how-to-change-country-search-settings-in-google-t4160.html

For the current versions of Google Play, it will **always** go for your IP address and geo-ify it. Therefore, if you're really determined you can use VPN to route through some servers with Geo-IPs.

If VPNs are not a solution for you (They weren't mine: Too expensive, too risky and depends on trust of the host, ...) you can mess with a GeoIP database (and have Hong Kong become US), alike as this XKCD comic:

## Now what?

If you're a fan of Google products and want to keep using it, you will have to deal with it, or use the web based market as pointed out in another answer. What I did instead was that I rooted my phone to remove Google Play store after installing Amazon app store, and used it instead.
> 9 votes

# Answer
The best option would be head over to your Google account and change the Language settings to something you preferred. Once done open the device head over to settings\>application manager\>Clear the cache and the data stored by the Google play Store and close the app. Once done, try opening the Google PlayStore and this time the language will be changed.
> 0 votes

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# Question
Title: Are those dead pixels? "Dead Pixel Detect and Fix" apk did not work with them
I have a new LG L9 for about 2-3 days now (but it came to me without foil on the screen).

Today I've noticed that about 1-3 pixels near the middle of the screen are quite black. And they do not react to color changes like other pixels of the screens - whenever they should be black, red, white - they just stay the same color (they are easy to spot on white background and hard to detect on any other color).

**When I change the viewing angle, they disappear gradually.** So **they react to angle a lot**. When I have my phone in front of my eyes, I see them good. But when I look from the very low angle (screen is in the corner of my eyes, I look from far left/right side) - they are not visible on the screen.

**Is that typical for dead pixels? Or they are not dead pixels at all?**

**Is it possible to fix them?**

It's hard to make s photo of them, because my camera makes a bit too blured photos (so those pixels are not as visible as in real life) - **those are the same, viewed from different angles**:

I've downloaded and run the **Dead Pixel Detect and Fix** application, but it didn't fix them.

I use Android 4.

# Answer
Dead pixel is a class of manufacturing defects on screens which causes a pixel or sub pixel to remain permanently on or permanently off. The actual cause of dead or stuck pixel varies, and while some may fix itself over time, but many are permanent. Basically, as long as the pixel are stuck on a color that it shouldn't be, it can be considered a dead pixel. So yes, you have a dead pixel.

Depending on the device, the number and type of dead pixel, the manufacturer, and the seller you buy the item from, dead pixel may be covered under warranty. Check your warranty information on how to get a warranty and also ask the store you buy your device from, and you might be able to get a replacement. If this is a brand new device, some stores may replace even when the warranty doesn't require them to (under store policy, not manufacturer's).
> 3 votes

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# Question
Title: Regarding the "Error Downloading: insufficient space" error in the Google Play store
I've spent a long, long time searching for a viable, long-term fix for this problem; though I'm beginning to believe that Google Play (or Google Play Services) is to blame. I recently factory reset my phone running KitKat 4.4.2, which has both 16GB of Internal Storage (not an internal SD Card) and a 16GB external microSD card. Even with over 12GB of space remaining (after the factory reset, I was free to download apps from the store with no errors for a while, though it was visibly running a different version), it gives me this error. This is 12GB of Internal Storage, I have over 7GB more on the SD card.

I'm currently at a loss about this. I've attempted to rollback both the Store and the Services apps, and it only clears me to download apps for 5-10 minutes (if that) before giving me the same old error. “Error while downloading There is insufficient space on the device”.

Update: While writing this question up, yet again I attempted to download three apps. The first proceeded through the process without any issue (keep in mind that I had not changed anything since the last time an error was encountered - I simply unlocked the phone and clicked install on the already-open Play Store page for Facebook Messenger), while the second and third spat out the same old error.

I have attempted to clear my cache/move it to another partition, clear the data on both the Store and Services apps as well as the caches, and several other things. APK files never fail to install when attempting to install from an external source. This issue is also not local to this phone alone, my previous model did the exact same thing without the allowance for one download that I just experienced.

***Edit regarding "duplicate question":*** Whether this is a duplicate question or not, I have found no valid solution for this, regardless of how many threads I have looked at and how many different methods I have tried. I've purchased a new cellphone to try and bypass this error ffs. It is not my home internet, as I have attempted to update apps and download new apps from both my mobile internet connection ***and*** from several (more than five) different internet sources; inclusive of a USB-tethered internet connection shared from both my computer and a friend's computer. I would like to state that this question is different in the light that I have **tried** and *exhausted* every method I have come across, without a single ounce of lasting success.

To put it bluntly, I think that Google needs to get off their asses and fix the problems that so many people are so blatantly reporting.

# Answer
I fixed my problem by uninstalling Google Play's updates. After that, all the apps will start to update.
> 2 votes

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Tags: google-play-store, 4.4-kitkat, insufficient-memory, google-play-services
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title: OTA Update Query

text:
# Question
Title: OTA Update Query
I recently flashed android 5.0 to my Samsung Galaxy S5, it was a polish build for the SM-G900F which successfully installed

Today I heard that an updated version was available for again people in Poland via OTA, I decided to check if it would work for me as I live in the UK

It turned out that I could in fact get the update, I was wondering how this is possible as the OTA updates have not been released for UK

# Answer
OTA updates can vary, and in my experience be a little unpredictable. However, since you have a Polish ROM, your geographical region is irrelevant to the Samsung firmware and you will receive an update notification. As per your comment, since you are all stock then you can download and install the update.

If you want your official UK firmware there are 2 options really:

* Wait until the UK gets an update, download it from SamMobile and flash it via Odin. As per your current setup if the UK ROM gets an update you can install it as normal.
* Revert back to your most up to date stock ROM, and download the UK OTA when it is available. You will receive a notification as usual.

If you have a custom recovery you will need to revert to stock. It is the same as the second bullet point above: download the stock firmware and flash via Odin (PC) or Heimdall (Mac / \*NIX).
> 1 votes

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Tags: ota-update, localization
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# Question
Title: Determining/stopping random phantom notifications during calls
I recently switch carriers and got a used Galaxy S4 to replace the one I would no longer be using. The phone was already cleaned up but I did a factory reset on it myself to be sure. The problem I have is that one or more times during a call the phone vibrates and/or beeps as though it has a notification for me. When I check the notifications (during or after the call) there are none.

This happens almost every call, and within about the first 1-2 minutes of the call, but it is not at a consistent time. I am not getting these phantom notifications any other time, just when on a call. I'm not a very heavy caller, so I don't know when this started, but it has been doing it for more than a month at least.

It will happen even immediately after rebooting the phone and occurs whether using the handset or the wired headset (don't recall if I've tried it with BT). I have disabled all in-call alerts in the settings (including roaming, data, and connection alerts) and every notification option I can find within apps (excepting the ones I need) but to no avail.

Is there any way to disable this, or at least to determine what is causing the false notifications?

Additional info:

```
Carrier: Sprint
Phone Model: SPH-L720
Android Version: 4.4.2
Rooted: YES
ROM: Stock from carrier (Samsung Touchwiz)

```

# Answer
On some Samsungs, they have a feature called Minute Minder. It will notify you around every minute of your phone call (it is usually 5-10 seconds before the actually minute mark). For people who don't have unlimited minutes, this allows them to easily know how many minutes have passed.

For the original Galaxy S, the setting is located under

`Settings -> Call Settings -> All Calls -> Call Status Tones -> Minute Minder`

I think with the Galaxy S 4 it's been moved to

`Settings -> My Device -> Call -> Call Alerts -> Minute Minder`

I'm not positive if this is the cause, but it sounds probable.
> 3 votes

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, notifications, samsung-galaxy-s-4
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# Question
Title: Why is my Samsung Galaxy phone automatically moving read Yahoo email to the spam folder?
Why is my Samsung Galaxy phone automatically moving read Yahoo email to the spam folder? This usually happens when there is an attachment.

# Answer
> 0 votes
This is another post that I found on this. Basically the Samsung phone has it's own spam settings. http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/moves-email-junk-folder/ describes this, and then explains:

> **The solution:**
>
> 1. Go into the E-Mail app (on the phone)
> 2. Press the Menu Key, select Settings, then General Settings
> 3. Select Spam addresses and remove any addresses that should not be in there, such as your corporate domain.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-2
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# Question
Title: Change ROM of Galaxy Nexus Yakju with CyanogenMod of Maguro
I have a Galaxy Nexus "yakju" model and I want to replace the stock Android with CyanogenMod, but I have found only this page which talks about the "maguro". After some research it looks like it will not be different (only where the phone is sold and who update it) and looks like "maguro" is the generic name to mean the Galaxy Nexus phone. My problem is that i'm not really sure if i'm right or not.

Can I flash CyanogenMod without problems? Or could it brick my phone?

# Answer
> 0 votes
The Galaxy Nexus is something of an unusual beast. Because of some regional differences in the factory images (notably, the presence of Google Wallet on the US image) Google distributes multiple *firmwares* for one model of *hardware*.

When determining if CM is supported on your device, you want to ensure the *phone model* is correct. In the case of the GSM Galaxy Nexus, this is "maguro". You can flash a maguro image and it will work correctly. There is no "yakju" or "takju" when referring to CyanogenMod because they build for the device hardware: maguro.

In total, there are three hardware variants of the Galaxy Nexus, but **five** firmwares. They are:

* maguro: The GSM/HSPA+ GNex. This shipped with **one of** the following images:

+ takju: Devices sold via Google in the US. This firmware contains Google Wallet pre-installed.
    + yakju: Devices sold via Google internationally. This does **not** contain Google Wallet.
    + yakjuxw: Devices sold via Samsung.
    + All of these are interchangeable. Any maguro model can run any of these firmwares. The firmware you have determines where updates come from (Google or Samsung), so it was common for people to install takju or yakju firmware on devices that originally came with yakjuxw, in order to get updates faster (i.e. from Google).
* toro: A separate model, made for Verizon. It uses the "mysid" factory image.
* toroplus: A separate model, made for Sprint. It uses the "mysidspr" factory image.

You can find all of these factory images (except yakjuxw) on on Google's site.

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Tags: cyanogenmod, samsung-galaxy-nexus
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title: Enabling LTE on Nexus 4

text:
# Question
Title: Enabling LTE on Nexus 4
There seems to be various sources on the Internet on how this can be achieved. A Modem Flashing version that required a rooted phone and a code dialed on the phone.

Can someone tell me which of these two are valid?

# Answer
You need both pieces. The LTE radio was disabled, in software, by the 2.0.1700.48 radio firmware update. In order to enable LTE, you'll need to *downgrade* to an older radio image (2.0.1700.33 or earlier), then use the `*#*#4636#*#*` dialer code menu to enable LTE. If you try to use the dialer code on the .48 or higher radios, it will not work.

If you're comfortable with unofficial images, there are also "hybrid" radios that you can use instead of downgrading below the .48 one. These basically attempt to integrate the updates present in the later radio images, while maintaining the "bug" that allows LTE to be enabled. They are made by third-parties and not endorsed or supported by Google/LG.

There is an XDA thread that compiles a list of all official Nexus 4 radios, along with downloads to each version. If you want to enable LTE, you need to do the following:

* Unlock your bootloader. This will perform a factory reset in the process.
* Download the radio you want, then flash it from fastboot: `fastboot flash radio /path/to/radio.img`
* Boot into Android, open the dialer, and enter `*#*#4636#*#*`. This will bring up a new menu.
* Select "Phone Information"
* Scroll down a bit to find the "Preferred Network Type" option. Change this to "LTE/GSM". It should take effect immediately.
* At this point, you can re-lock your bootloader if you choose.

There is also an app on Google Play that attempts to streamline this process. It requires root, and I cannot personally endorse it because I have never used it. Based on the reviews, it appears to generally work well on Jelly Bean (or earlier), but may have trouble on Lollipop.

Also be aware that the N4's LTE chip only supports one LTE band, AWS band 4. If your carrier has deployed LTE in your area on a different band, then you won't be able to use it.
> 2 votes

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Tags: nexus-4, 4g
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# Question
Title: Can CM11 be installed on a Samsung GS3 that's running 4.4.2?
I'm trying to change to Cynaogenmod CM11 nightly on my Samsung GS3 but I'm receiving the error assert failed: getprop("ro.bootloader") not matching

I know this normally means you have the older bootloader but if I understand correctly after checking at the shell I'm running I747UCUFNE4 Samsung GS3 Android 4.4.2.

This is the latest bootloader isn't it? Can I not go over to CM11 nightly?

I have the latest CWM installed and I also tried the lastest TWRP but obviously the package has the check in it. Is there a solution?

# Answer
So the latest d2lte snapshot build installed successfully. It seemed to be satisfied with the bootloader and modem versions. I am now on CM11 and it looks great on the phone.
> 0 votes

# Answer
I gave the install script a look and it seems that it does not check for the bootloader version. It does install or patch the bootloader, and hence no check needed.
> 0 votes

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Tags: samsung, cyanogenmod
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# Question
Title: How to configure Push Notifications for CloudMagic with out Google Play Services enabled?
I am using Nokia XL.

I used to use AquaMail in Nokia XL with push notifications.

But for CloudMagic, it asks google play services for push notifications.

What's the alternative to use push notifications in CloudMagic?

Thank you!

# Answer
> 1 votes
According to an XDA post by one of the CloudMagic developers:

> ... CloudMagic rely on Google play services for notifications

Since they built CloudMagic on top of Google's frameworks, trying to bypass it will at best result in loss of push notification functionality, but would more likely cause the app to crash, since it almost certainly assumes Play Services will be available while running. AquaMail must be receiving notifications through some other means.

You'll have to either install Google Play Services somehow or find a different mail client.

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Tags: google-play-services, push-notifications, nokia-xl
---


# Question
Title: moving SD card in and out without messing up apps in it
I always leave my SD card inside my phone, but yesterday I had to use it in a Galaxy Mini 2 to install a custom ROM.

As I put it in my own phone, all apps which where installed in the SD card where missing (**"App isn't installed"**) fortunately my data was not corrupted, but I move my SD often and I'd like to avoid this kind of problems. How can I do that?

Also, I'd like to notice that the custom CWM was buggy (in fact the samsung was bricked), but I don't believe that's the cause.

thank you in advance! PS: I'm sure this is a copy of an older question, but I can't find anything similar

# Answer
> 1 votes
As you neither write what devices were involved, nor how you proceeded to "move the card", I can give just some generic information – though I think you're already aware of those facts:

Never simply "pick the card out" of the device (be it the phone, tablet, or computer). First you need to tell the system to close all files it might have opened from there: for performance reasons, they are always "cached", and only written back in intervals – so a file might be only partially written when you simply drag out the card. Preparation for a "clean remove" is done in different ways, depending on where the card is connected to:

* On Windows, it's usually called "safely remove", and found in the systray.
* On Linux, most graphical file managers offer an "eject" button.
* On Android, you find a corresponding setting in *Settings › Storage* to remove the card.
* On all systems, it's safe to remove the card when the OS is "shut down" and the device switched off :)

---

**Edit:**

When the problem remains despite of always sticking to above rules, the cause might be a different one. More than once I've read about specific combinations of device brand and card brand didn't play well together, and switching to a different card brand solved the issue. So in that case I'd recommend trying a different card. Several shops permit you to return it if it doesn't work out, so this would give you an option to try without to much (financial) risk.

# Answer
> 1 votes
you already know that apps are installed on SD Cards so it's normal not to work when SD card is removed because app files will be missing. you can avoid this by installing your apps on internal memory

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Tags: external-sd, sd-card
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# Question
Title: Fastboot flash recovery failed in adroid ZTE kis Q. Several methods tried
I'm trying to root my android using adb from a linux distro. When I run

fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-blade.img I get

**\> sending 'recovery' (3768 KB)... OKAY \[ 0.142s\] writing 'recovery'... FAILED (remote: partition 'recovery' not support flash ) finished. total time: 0.155s**

I'm following this site http://rootearandroid.com/zte-kis/

I have looked the solution since a while but there are not specifics about my android, I guess adb is not working correctly. What can I do?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Download SuperSU (zip) 4 on your PC, if you haven’t already.

Connect and mount your phone USB memory on your computer using the USB cable.

Now copy/paste the zip file to your SD card. Make sure the file is in the SD card root (not in any folder).

In ClockworkMod recovery, scroll down to “flash zip from SD card” and press the power button to select it.

Press the Power button again and select “choose zip from sdcard”.

Now using your volume keys, navigate to SuperSu zip and select it using the Power button. Confirm the installation on the next screen and the installation procedure should start now.

After the installation completes, go to “+++++Go Back” and reboot the phone by selecting “reboot system now” from the Recovery menu. The phone will boot now and it might take about 5 minutes to boot on your first time. So, please wait.

RTeran.

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Tags: fastboot
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# Question
Title: android.process.acore stopped - CM10 on Galaxy S3
I'm getting the error "android.process.acore has stopped" constantly, which makes my phone impossible to use. I have cm-10.2.0 on a galaxy S3. I have already tried factory reset and re-flashing the ROM several times. Any more ideas or is my phone now a brick?

# Answer
Is it possible that google restores faulty contacts each time you did a factory reset? deactivate google sync for contacts and delete data for contacts and contact storage. This will delete all your contacts so make a backup!

*(sorry I meant to write this in the comments section... now I don't know how to delete this.)*
> 0 votes

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Tags: cyanogenmod
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title: PIN on lock screen

text:
# Question
Title: PIN on lock screen
I have managed to install a wifi certificate, and it forced me to set up a PIN for the lock screen. I absoluterly DON'T want that, because it is very annoying to have to type it every time I unlock the device, which I do quite often. Only all other options save for Password are not selectable. Why is that and how do I solve this?

# Answer
> 0 votes
**EDIT:** **Looks like it may be the wifi certificate, it's forcing a higher level of security (pin or password). There's a highly technical discussion about that at this older question: Certificate Install without mandatory PIN lockscreen**

**So you 'll probably either have to deal with the pin or get rid of the wifi certificate.**

...
...
...

*Go to **Settings \>\> Security \>\> Device Administrators**. See if anything other than Android Device Manager is checked. Uncheck it if there is, and check the screen lock options again. Also, when posting questions like this, it's always best to also mention what Android Firmware you're running (KitKat, Lollipop...) and your device. Somethings settings option can differ between firware versions and/or devices.*

...
...

# Answer
> 0 votes
You probably cannot avoid that on a not-rooted device, as user-certificates enforce this. On a rooted device, you could make it a "trusted system certificate", and thus not trigger the described behavior – assuming you're talking about a certificate as shown in *Settings › Security › Certificates* in the "user" tab. The corresponding system certificates are stored in `/system/etc/security/cacerts/`.

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Tags: lock-screens
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# Question
Title: Nexus 5 stuck on "flying color dots lollipop" screen after Hard Factory Reset
I just did a wipe data/factory reset on my Nexus 5. I followed this YouTube tutorial.

I'm stuck on the boot screen, which was my problem in the first place, and it's been on the boot screen for 25 minutes.

Should I wait or do something else?

# Answer
If you have been waiting an excessive amount of time for your phone to boot (eg. leaving it overnight to boot) but it is still at the boot animation, you may be in *bootloop*. This is when the phone fails to boot due to some errors in the `/system` partition. As a preliminary measurement, you should perform a *factory reset* (or wipe `/data`) to see if that helps. If that does not help, you should reinstall the `/system` partition.

1. First, you have to format your `/system` directory; you will need a custom recovery to do this. I recommend TWRP (Nexus 5), but regardless of which recovery you choose, you should download the latest version.
2. Power off your Nexus 5, then press and hold Vol-, Vol+ and Power simultaneously. **Don’t release the buttons until *Fastboot Mode* menu appears.** *Excessive force is not necessary and may break your buttons.*
3. Now, you will have to use the adb and fastboot tools. Open a terminal/cmd in your adb/fastboot folder on your PC. If you have the Android SDK, they are usually located in `/path-to-sdk/sdk/platform-tools/`. *Alternatively, you can install the Minimal ADB and Fastboot tool for Windows (or `sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot` for Linux)*.
4. Now plug in your phone to your PC. Making sure that your phone is in *fastboot mode* , type into terminal/cmd: `fastboot devices` to make sure that your phone is properly connected (it should return a serial code to you). This next command will perform a factory reset on your phone, so be wary that **this will wipe all user data from the phone**: `fastboot oem unlock`. After you have issued that command, type `fastboot reboot`. You will be presented with a screen containing an android logo and a progress bar (this may take up to ten minutes to complete). After that, your phone will try to boot up again. Just power it off **after the android logo and progress bar are no longer on your screen**.
5. Now we will use that recovery.img file we downloaded earlier. Reboot your phone into *fastboot mode* with Vol-, Vol+, and power, as in step 2. Make sure it is connected with `fastboot devices`. In the same terminal/cmd, type `fastboot flash recovery /downloads/recovery.img`, replacing `/downloads/recovery.img` with the full path to your downloaded recovery.
6. After that is done, on the phone, use the volume buttons to scroll onto "**Restart Bootloader**" and hit power to select it. After the bootloader reloads, use the volume buttons to scroll onto **"Recovery Mode**" and power to select it. You should then be greeted with your newly installed custom recovery.
7. These are instructions for TWRP: Once your recovery is running, tap **Wipe \> Advanced Wipe** and tick only system, data, cache, and dalvik cache. Now swipe to **Wipe**. *This will wipe all system and user data from the device; data on external sd cards will be preserved if you only selected those 4 partitions.*
8. Now, you will download a fresh system image. If you want to stick with a stock ROM, here is one from XDA (This version is rooted). There are many custom ROMs available on the XDA thread. Download the ROM image.
9. Now, back in TWRP, make sure you are on the home screen (there should be a home button on the bottom) and go to **Advanced \> ADB Sideload** then swipe to activate the mode. Type `adb devices` to make sure your device is properly connected, then type `adb sideload /downloads/ROM.zip`, replacing `/downloads/ROM.zip` with the full path to the ROM (.zip file) you just downloaded. This may take up to ten minutes to complete.
10. After that is done, just reboot! From the TWRP home screen, go to **Reboot \> System** and it should boot correctly. *Keep in mind that the first boot may take up to an hour to complete, so **keep it connected to a power source!***
> 8 votes

# Answer
Posting this not so much for the asker, since it was asked ten hours ago, but for others who find this question:

Lollipop's first boot can take a long time. On my Nexus 4, after the OTA update from 4.4.4, it took about half an hour. At least 10 minutes of this was spent in the "flying colours" boot screen. I'd make sure it has power, and leave it for at least 30-60 minutes before getting too worried.
> 7 votes

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Tags: boot, nexus-5, bootloader, 5.0-lollipop
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# Question
Title: How to remove an image saved as wallpaper from lock screen on Android 4.4.2?
Micromax Canvas 2 Colors with Android 4.4.2 is my first smartphone and I'm finding my way around slowly.

I saw an image on a website of Google Chrome and I clicked on the image and pressed save image. I got a message saying image downloading. Later, I opened the image from the gallery, did some size changes as requested, then made it my wallpaper for the lock screen. However, I am unable to remove the image now from the lock screen and go back to the default image.

Where is the image stored for me to go ahead and delete this image so that it goes back to the default option of the phone, when it allowed the default wallpaper in the screen and if I played an app called Saavan, it would put that albums image as the lock screen image automatically?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Images downloaded from Chrome are stored in `/sdcard/download`. If you don't have an SD card, check in the internal memory's `/download` directory.

After finding the image, delete it and change your wallpaper either from settings -\> display -\> wallpaper or by pressing and holding on empty space on the home screen and then selecting wallpaper.

# Answer
> -1 votes
Your wallpaper should be the same regardless of whether you're on the lockscreen or not — it's not an iPhone ;)

Changing your wallpaper on 4.4 is easy, you just press and hold in any empty space on your screen after unlocking your phone. Choose "Wallpapers" and select your wallpaper. You can either choose one of the default ones, or select "Pick image" to choose one from your gallery.

# Answer
> -2 votes
Go to settings, wallpaper, lock screen and find or change the image there.

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, lock-screens, wallpaper
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# Question
Title: Can't open non HTTPS websites on mobile network. (Android Lollipop on Nexus 5, Nexus 4)
I recently updated my Nexus 5 to Lollipop. The problem is that when I am on a mobile network, I can ONLY open HTTPS websites. All the HTTP websites appear as a blank white page. When I am on WiFi, everything is fine. I am located in India, if that matters.

Any ideas why this might be happening?

Edit: Same is happening on another phone, which is Nexus 4. I have tried different browsers, and the results are the same.

Edit2: I used remote debugging on Android with Chrome.

Here is the response to `http://stackoverflow.com`

```
Remote Address:198.252.206.140:80
Request URL:http://stackoverflow.com/
Request Method:GET
Status Code:504 Gateway Time-out
Request Headers
Accept:text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,image/webp,*/*;q=0.8
Accept-Encoding:gzip, deflate, sdch
Accept-Language:en-GB,en-US;q=0.8,en;q=0.6
Connection:keep-alive
Cookie:prov=5a7a2230-005c-463e-afda-63c634dd4a73; __qca=P0-84958589475-140584875859968; _ga=GA1.2.749475574.1948596847
Host:stackoverflow.com
User-Agent:Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 5.0; Nexus 5 Build/LRX21O) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/39.0.2171.59 Mobile Safari/537.36
Response Headers
Connection:keep-alive
Content-Length:0
Date:Wed, 17 Dec 2014 03:42:50 GMT
Server:WebProxy/6.0

```

When I try to open `https://stackoverflow.com`, here is what I get:

```
Remote Address:198.252.206.140:443
Request URL:https://stackoverflow.com/
Request Method:GET
Status Code:200 OK
Request Headers
Accept:text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,image/webp,*/*;q=0.8
Accept-Encoding:gzip, deflate, sdch
Accept-Language:en-GB,en-US;q=0.8,en;q=0.6
Connection:keep-alive
Cookie:prov=5a7a2230-005c-463e-afda-63c634dd4a73; __qca=P0-84958589475-140584875859968; _ga=GA1.2.749475574.1948596847
Host:stackoverflow.com
User-Agent:Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 5.0; Nexus 5 Build/LRX21O) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/39.0.2171.59 Mobile Safari/537.36
Response Headers
Cache-Control:public, max-age=39
Content-Encoding:gzip
Content-Length:19401
Content-Type:text/html; charset=utf-8
Date:Wed, 17 Dec 2014 03:43:21 GMT
Expires:Wed, 17 Dec 2014 03:44:01 GMT
Last-Modified:Wed, 17 Dec 2014 03:43:01 GMT
Vary:*
X-Frame-Options:SAMEORIGIN

```

Obviously, the HTTP request is getting timed out. I am on the Vodafone India network. Any help?

# Answer
Changing the APN settings to "VodafoneMobileConnect" fixed the problem.
> -1 votes

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Tags: nexus-4, browser, nexus-5, 5.0-lollipop, https
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title: Limit download rate in android?

text:
# Question
Title: Limit download rate in android?
I have an irritating friend of mine who has evil eye on my unlimited data plan. I have a few time asked him to do his own recharge but he tends not to. It's so irritating when he asks to tether.

Can I limit my download speed to 1 kbps? Or maybe 1/2?

# Answer
> 2 votes
**FOR NON-ROOTED DEVICES**

\*Go to `Settings` \> `More` \> `Mobile Networks`

\*Uncheck **Mobile Data Service Preferred**

**FOR ROOTED DEVICED** (Copied from Mansour's answer on this post )

> Checkout BradyBound. It's a system wide download speed shaper/limiter. Few things to note:
>
> * The app requires root access.
> * It works by dropping packets using `iptables`. This wastes some traffic - how much depends on the type of traffic (e.g. long running download, web browsing).
> * Rate measurement is done by number of packets instead of bytes so the speed limit won't be accurate.
> * This only limits TCP traffic (it makes no sense to drop UDP packets).
>
> Note also that I'm the author of this app.

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, wifi-hotspot, mobile-network, asus-zenfone-5
---


# Question
Title: Xperia Z3v Simultaneous LTE and Voice Service
I'm told by Verizon that the Z3v will be unable to access mobile data while in a call until January. If only they told you this *before* the sale! In any case, does anyone know of a workaround, or a way to get the software update early? I considered flashing something from Sony's developer world, but as I understand it this will impact camera functionality...

Any known way to get around this without waiting until Sony/Verizon push the update?

<sup>"Mobile data not available" (click image for larger variant)</sup>

# Answer
I have been told that the Z3V will never be capable of simultaneous talk and Data by Verizon. Sony just confirmed that it isn't capable, but didn't say what the future holds. The Z3V was built with only one radio and was not built to support VoLTE. Verizon is posting replies on their Droid Turbo stating it will be getting it in a software update, but they are not doing that on the Z3V. I am guessing that is because it doesn't support VoLTE and that is how they are rolling this out now (phones coming to market after Aug2014). However, let me know if you get a different response from Sony or Verizon, because I have been told the Z3V will never get it. Thanks.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Just got off the phone with Verizon and they confirmed the z3v will get the update to fix this problem 1st quarter next year
> 0 votes

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Tags: mobile-data, sony-xperia, 4g
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# Question
Title: Where can I download the stock clock apk for LG G3?
I deleted the stock clock app on the LG G3 (Model D855) without knowing that I need it for the Quick Circle Case to correctly display the Clock Faces when the lid is closed.

Do you know a place where I can download the stock APK file, it goes something like "com.lge.alarmclock", the easy access from Google Drive is not longer working:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3dApvWjgNoKVmU5cjlUMFdwbW8/edit?usp=sharing *not working*

I tried doing the hard reset but the app did not get back.

Or if anyone would be so kind to back it up for me, I would deeply appreciate it.

Thank you in advance for your time and help.

# Answer
> 1 votes
A "hard reset" would not change the `/system` partition, which is where the .apk originates. Since you deleted the system app, I'm going to assume that you have root access. After installing the .apk, I recommend manually pushing it to `/system/priv-app/` (command: `adb push LGAlarmClock.apk /system/priv-app/`, replacing LGAlarmClock.apk with the full path to the .apk. *Alternatively*, you can change it from a user app to a system app (via an app like Titanium Backup if you install it from PackageInstaller, but **I highly recommend pushing it to `/system/priv-app/` from adb**. Here is a link to `LGAlarmClock.apk`, pulled from the latest stock lollipop 5.0 build on XDA.

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Tags: apk, alarm, lg-g3
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# Question
Title: Is it possible to restore apps/data from 4.2.1 to 4.4.4?
I'm prepping to upgrade from PA 4.2.1 to CarbonROM 4.4.4 (VZW Galaxy Nexus). I'd prefer using TB to restore my selected apps + data I've had running on 4.2.1, but understand that this is a big jump between Android OSes.

Is there any way to do this? If not both, then what about just the apps?

# Answer
Generally this shouldn't be a problem. The only problem with restoring between different Android versions is when you backup and restore the system apps' data from a different version. If you only restore the apps you installed and their data, you'll be OK in most cases.

A few apps might have different versions of the app for different Android versions, so those apps might not work properly because you've restored the data from a different version of the app. This is unusual, though, so you'll probably find that all your apps work just fine.
> 1 votes

# Answer
By default all the apps are forward compatible(moving apps from a previous version say 4.0 to 4.4.4 in this case) because there are only new API additions to the existing ones .

As mentioned by @Dan In Rare cases you may find the app not compatible with the latest version only because an API is removed possibly due to some issues.

Still if the app is not compatible an update is released by the developer's in order to make sure the App compatibility stays even with the future versions of Android.

**Note**:- Android applications are not necessarily backward compatible(moving back from v4.4.2(Kit-Kat) to 4.1(Jelly bean) or even 2.3(Ginger bread)) due to lack of supporting API's in the present which lack in the previous versions.

So you can go ahead with your restoration provided there's a backup ready for any unwanted issue.
> 0 votes

# Answer
I have experienced so very many problems with 4.4.4 which really SUX!!! It has been such a waste of time and effort after getting 4.4.4

> > > I sure do miss being able to just plug in the OTG to my Moto G XT1034 2298 and a flash drive to dump most any file I wanted into the flash drive. It was so very quick and easy. \<\<\<

Although I found the fastest way to transfer pics and files is with a free app from GooglePlay that is called ""SEND ANYWHERE"" It works a whole lot better than anything else I've tried... But requires a great deal of patience and time.

* One of my biggest REGRETS was the moment I "upgraded" to the Android 4.4.4 OS!!!

Please be kind to yourself... DON'T Subject Yourself to all the NIGHTMARES of 4.4.4
> -1 votes

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Tags: 4.2-jelly-bean, 4.4-kitkat, backup, restore, titanium-backup
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# Question
Title: How remove prompt messages on nexus 4 root?
Is it possible to make warning messages not appear? Example, when I try to turn off 'Cellular data' in data usage, I get the stupid question "turn off..?"

Is it possible to force the phone to do as you tell it without it playing smart asking you before executing?

# Answer
You can toggle cellular data from quick settings.

1. Swipe downwards twice to bring up the toggles.
2. Tap on the mobile network icon, which will open up another screen which shows the total data usage.
3. Then switch on/off the cellular data from this screen.

When you use this navigation, it won't throw a confirmation dialog.
> 0 votes

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Tags: root-access, nexus-4, 5.0-lollipop
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# Question
Title: sharing lan connection to android
I have a big problem. In the hostel in which i live has lan facility but theres no wifi in our hostel so i want to share internet through lan connection via wifi hotspot but the problem is this " lan is provided with proxy settings more over a username and password as authentication" so when i make hotspot it gets connected to phone but no data is transfer between my laptop and mobile. HELP ME FRIENDS

# Answer
> 1 votes
You need to enable Internet Connection Sharing on your lan network.
To do so you need to:
1.Go to your network icon after connected your LAN cable. Click on " Open network and sharing center."

2.Then click "Local area connection" \> "Properties" \> "Sharing" Tab and check "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection..." Then click OK \> close.

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Tags: wi-fi, settings, proxy
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