title: Fix for "Trebuchet has stopped"

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# Question
Title: Fix for "Trebuchet has stopped"
I recently installed cyanogemod 12 unofficial version on my xiaomi redmi 1s.But whenever I try to lock a folder on my home screen it says "Unfortunately trebuchet has stopped working".I want to know if it can be fixed.

# Answer
> 11 votes
**Method 1: Clearing data and cache**

* Go to system Settings \> Apps \> Open “All” tab \> Select Trebuchet
* Click Force Close\> Clear data and Clear cache of Trebuchet
* Restart the phone

**Method 2: Install a different launcher**

* Install a different launcher like Nova or Apex and set is as default launcher
* Since you already have Trebuchet it might conflict with the new launcher so with root explorer or file explorer go to System \> Apps \> Delete/Rename Trebuchet to something else

**Method 3: Weird fix**

* Simply press menu button and you should see “Trebuchet Settings” ( If you still can’t find the Trebuchet settings, install a launcher like Apex or Nova \> Widgets \> Activities \> Trebuchet \> Preferences. Now you can access Trebuchet Settings/Preferences from Homescreen.)
* From Trebuchet Preferences \> Go to Dock Divider deselect and reselect it.
* From Trebuchet Preferences \> Homescreen\> Set the number of Homescreen to 7.
* From Trebuchet Preferences \> Homescreen\> Enable search bar.

Source

# Answer
> 6 votes
Note: this is probably specific to latest Android 5x updates which are pushed out by Cyanogen.

You need to enable Google (Search ) App if it is disabled. You can find it in Settings → Apps → Disabled section.

Here is another specific fix.

# Answer
> 2 votes
Wipe cache and data in recovery. Reboot.

If problem persists install latest version of Cyanogenmod (dont dirty flash) ---\> CM12.1 R8 link

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Tags: cyanogenmod, home-screen-folders, trebuchet
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# Question
Title: How to set a lossless quality wallpaper?
I'm trying to set a .png file I had prepared myself as the wallpaper, but the thing apparently (as in EVIDENTLY) gets converted to a .jpg.

It strikes me odd google.com has nothing on this issue, that's why I've come here.

**Is there a way to set a .png wallpaper without it being converted to .jpg?** A workaround app maybe?

This is a png screenshot, scaled x2. Note the artifacts by the edge of the shape.

**EDIT: 6 JUNE 2015** Conclusions from my investigation (and answers below) so far:

* Android stores the wallpaper file in a png
* This means the fault lies within the piece of code doing the cropping and saving the new file
* In my context (samsung a3 original firmware) I have yet to find a resolution which would bypass the cropping tool, allowing me to set the file as is

THERE ARE MEANS of achieving the effect though:

* Muzei app is quite easy to set up, streaming whatever source you like to your wallpaper (including unconverted image files -- or a single file)
* Surprisingly, Moonshine's wallpaper setter does its job the right way too, although it only handles the few graphics that are bundled with it (however lovely they are).

# Answer
> 1 votes
If you're looking for a workaround, you could try Muzei: it is a live wallpaper, which you can set your own wallpaper to.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Apparently if you set an image as wallpaper and if you have to crop it to fit as wallpaper then it gets saved as JPG as a result of image processing.

Please try this once...Find out the target devices' resolution and then create a wallpaper in the exact dimension. This way you just set a wallpaper without any image processing.

But interestingly, the Android developer page says the images for wallpaper are saved as PNG.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I would recommend trying ES File Explorer. Along with its many features it allows you to set wallpapers from both within the app or from selecting from a list when choosing what wallpaper app to use.

Hopefully ES File Explorer will use the file as selected.

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### Steps:

(Use this method if you want to select the whole image, because if you set the background from within the app it wont be able to select the whole image.)

1. Download and install ES File Explorer
2. Long press on your home screen until you get to select your wallpaper
3. Chose ES File Explorer
4. Navigate to where your image is and select it
5. Re-size to fit the whole image

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**Side-note:** I don't know if this will convert your image, but from the best of my knowledge it just uses the file as is. This will allow you to select the image as a full image so hopefully it won't get 'jaggies' as shown above.

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Tags: images, home-screen, wallpaper
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# Question
Title: Reconfiguring volume up and down buttons?
A few days ago, I came to know about apps such as Tasker and Locale. Today, I have purchased the Tasker app from Google Play. I have spent around more than an hour, going around and exploring the app.

I didn't find any option that would reconfigure/reprogram the volume up and down buttons (whereas camera button can be). Instead of having various different gestures and shakes to trigger/change/alter/start something, it would be lot more easier to just press the volume up and down buttons (or may be even different binary combinations of these two buttons).

Is it possible to reconfigure these buttons on automation app such as Tasker and Locale?

# Answer
For Android 4.3 and above, I would recommend using Auto-Input by joaomgcd.

> It allows you to create a series of input actions, including physical button presses and various taps and swipes, to emulate some sort of macro sequence that can be executed inside any app of your choosing. And if you happen to be rooted, AutoInput has a Root feature that can literally simulate any input on your phone. "Android Police"

So in essence you can use the Volume up and Down buttons to do anything you want and to also make them do different things within different apps.

**Here are some links to help you get going:**

AutoInput

Autoinput App Projects

**Examples of Use of Volume Buttons:**

Double Click Volume Up in Chrome To Share Page \- *Learn how to react to the volume keys so that you can share your currently opened web page in Chrome*

Volumecomboskip \- Tasker Profile that Incorporates The Volume up and Down Button To skip songs
> 3 votes

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Tags: tasker, volume-control, buttons, locale
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# Question
Title: Can you dump the contents of your phone (os + apps + data) and run that in an emulator/Android Studio?
Is there a way to dump the contents of your phone (OS + apps + data) and run them on a PC in an emulator of some sort?

I feel like there are security implications to being able to do this but with physical access to a device my experience has been that for the most part security simply disappears. I'm not knowledgeable about how custom ROMs etc are made but feel like there might be tools to do what I'm speaking of.

Backstory: Basically, my phone's screen died and I am in the process of pulling contents off of the phone. I'm using AndroidScreencast to interact with the GUI. This is a slow process as the update of Android Screencast is a bit slow. I'm using adb shell to simply `cat` files to the sdcard.
This process made me wonder if there was an easier way. Is there a way to use `dd` (or some other application) to pull the entire ROM and then emulate that such that I don't have to use the android screencast?

The device in question is running an unrooted version of Android 2.3? (I don't have the device in front of me now so I can't post that.) I have been able to get root access using `exploid` and that is how I've been sending files to the sdcard for retrieval.

To reiterate in a slightly different way, can you backup your os+apps+data via a dump and then run them locally on a pc somehow?

# Answer
No, generally speaking there is no way to do this. Your ROM is customized for your phone and is pretty tied to that specific hardware.

You could, of course, pull the apps and install them into an emulator, and then back up the data for them on the phone and restore that data on the emulator. With root and 2.3, the simplest way to do this might be via an app like Titanium Backup.
> 2 votes

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Tags: rooting, adb, backup
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# Question
Title: What can happen when you flash a bootlocked device?
This will probably not be done in practice, but I like hypotheticals.

I believe that when you flash a custom recovery on a *bootlocked* device the stock recovery will just be flashed back on reboot. This is because stock ROMs have a backup image of the stock recovery. But what happens when you flash a custom ROM without touching the stock recovery? I doubt it can be flashed back.

I can think of two ways to flash the custom ROM: 1) fastboot 2) boot into a non-flashed custom recovery image (using fastboot), then use that to flash the ROM. What will happen if either method succeeds in flashing the custom ROM on a device with a locked bootloader?

# Answer
Yes, with root it is typically possible to edit/remove/replace the image that is restored by the bootloader and thus prevent the ROM/recovery restoration. Whether that is done with a custom ROM or not isn't actually relevant. I've done something similar (editing the script that verifies/installs the recovery) on my Dell Streak with stock firmware; check out this answer.

Of course, it's always possible for the bootloader to refuse to boot the phone after you do this, though I don't know offhand of any that are that strict.
> 0 votes

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Tags: rom-flashing, boot, bootloader-lock
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# Question
Title: Are the custom ROMs different for different phones?
Are custom ROMs different for different make of handsets? Or is there only one CyanogenMod for, say, Android 2.2?

Can someone please elaborate why a 'ROM' is called as such? I mean has it any similarity to Read-Only Memory?

# Answer
The simple answer is **Yes there are usually multiple versions** of each Custom ROM. If not the ROM may be only usable on some devices.

Usually for each device model (or group of very similar devices) there is one custom ROM version. The reason are the different hardware each device is equipped with. Like in your desktop computer each component needs a suitable driver for being used. This starts with the display which sometimes even changes from model revision to revision and ends with WLAN chip used. As space and memory are significant on a Smartphone a custom ROM only contains the drivers needed.

Another reason for having different custom ROMS are the different cell phone standards. You have devices built for GSM/UMTS and some are designed to work with CDMA. The telephony stack has to be either the one or the other - again a reason for different ROMs.
> 10 votes

# Answer
ROM here would mean Firmware, which would be the Android OS in the device.

And like Robert has said, with varying hardware specifications across the devices, the ROM needs to be modified to include the respective hardware drivers so that every functionality of the phone works fine.

Also not every phone may be supported by custom ROM developers. Forums like xda-developers.com may have more information about the ROM's available for your phone.
> 1 votes

# Answer
As your first question was answered properly, I will address your second question:

ROM is an umbrella term for any data you can flash to NAND. In this context flashing ROM = installing mobile operating system. In other contexts it may just mean replacing some files to customize your skin. Etc.

While ROM may be a bit of a misnomer (actually refers to non-volatile memory--not data), most people don't know the difference between a kernel, OS, bootloader and etc. So many modifications just get called ROMs, this avoids confusion and flamewars (like when people call linux an OS instead of saying GNU/linux is an OS or even GNU/linux/X).

So we kinda accept the nonsensical language "Flash this ROM to your phone" because the meaning is obvious to experts, and language purists like me be damned ;)
> 1 votes

# Answer
Yes, custom ROMs vary by device models and configurations supported. You can always Google for a specific ROM for your device model. And never use a ROM of a different phone on your phone (unless you really know what you are doing and know that one phone is a re-brand of the other). It will certainly lead to soft or maybe even hard bricking of your device.
> 1 votes

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Tags: custom-roms, rom-flashing
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title: Where are my lost photos

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# Question
Title: Where are my lost photos
I had a few years of photos on my phone. they were backed up onto google+. Google had gone into them and put some together making a video. My phone was recently reset but that should not have anything to do with google+. But yet my photos are not there from and on. Just recent ones. Where did they go and how did it happen? Can I get them back?

# Answer
Try checking at 'Google Photos' app...Google had recently announced that they were no longer going to support g+ photo backup...but not to worry!! All your g+ backed up photos would've been shifted to Google Photos
> 0 votes

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Tags: google-plus-photos
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# Question
Title: How do I turn off email notifications on my Gmail app on Android?
I'm using an LG Tribute phone which I recently purchased for Virgin Mobile. I have Gmail installed and by default, whenever I get an email, it generates a notification (in my case a buzz since I have my phone on vibrate).

How do I turn off notifications entirely for my Gmail app (don't want any sounds when I receive an email)?

# Answer
Also, if you wanted to disable notifications entirely for the Gmail app (or any other app for that matter), you could do this:

1. Go to Settings → Apps → All Apps tab.
2. Find the app you want to stop receiving notifications for and tap on its entry.
3. Find a check-box for "Show Notifications" and uncheck it.
4. A warning that you might miss important updates will be shown, tap "OK" to continue.

You have now successfully disabled notifications for the app!

(Click image to enlarge)

Image Credits Google Images
> 1 votes

# Answer
In the Gmail app itself:

1. Slide open the hamburger (3-lines) menu and tap on "Settings".
2. Then tap on the Gmail account that you want to disable notifications for.
3. In here deselect the "Notifications" check box.

(Click image to enlarge)
> 4 votes

# Answer
On Android 5.0 and up, go to Settings \> Notifications \> App notifications \> Gmail \> Block.

You will not get any notification from Gmail app until you change this option.
> 0 votes

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Tags: notifications, gmail
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# Question
Title: Sony Xperia Z1 compact w/ Android 5.1.1: how to change locale setting?
A few days ago I realized that something / someone *partially* changed localization settings on my (non-rooted) Xperia Z1c. Default language and locale is German / Germany ("de"), and to the day numbers, times and mostly dates are in correct format - with one exception, the simple date format: if all was fine today would be "07.10.2015" (DD.MM.YYYY), but on my device it's showing as "10.07.2015" (MM.DD.YYYY); it's a bit like US locale but with dots instead of slashes as delimiters. And only for simple dates: other date formats are showing alright (07. Oktober 2015, 07. Okt.). As far as I can tell right now this applies to all apps (custom and system default) that are using this date format (e.g. WhatsApp, Evernote, WetterOnline as well as system pages like list of downloaded apps and many more).

I don't have a clue what or who made those changes (maybe unknowingly I did it myself?), nor do I really know when this happened; only thing I know is that the last system update (5.0.2 \>\> 5.1.1) was pushed from Sony sometime early September, and I *think* (but I'm far from sure) that before that everything was fine. On the other hand, I also own an Xperia Tablet Z as well running 5.1.1, but **NOT** having that problem.

I searched every page in system settings but there's no trace of an option to change locales. I can switch languages but that doesn't change locales.

Is there probably some very well hidden setting allowing me to switch locales back to standard? Will I really have to factory reset my device then reinstall everything, and would that even help? Would it probably help to root the device?

# Answer
Finally I got an answer from Sony's helpdesk: only solution is to reset then re-install the device :( And so I did, and - although this took me quite a bit of time - at least everything behaves as before; too stupid Sony doesn't allow to alter localization settings as others do (like Samsung, HTC, and even plain Android...)
> 0 votes

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Tags: settings, 5.1-lollipop, localization, sony-xperia-z, locale
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title: View Android phone's call log from PC

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# Question
Title: View Android phone's call log from PC
My Android phone's screen suddenly stopped working - gone totally blank. I am getting lots of incoming calls, but am unable to view who is calling or pick the call. Also just before it stopped working, I had put it in Silent Mode with Vibration. So I have to listen to vibration to know that someone is calling, and there is no way I can turn Sound On now.

I want to access my phone's call log from PC by connecting using USB cable. There are many softwares, but they require to be installed on phone also. While I can install the software on the phone using MobileGo, but I may not be able to read the port no. on which the software is listening.

Is there any software which I can install just on my PC (like MobileGo) and directly access phone's Call Log? MobileGo has many useful features but this one is missing.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

# Answer
> 3 votes
You can also install the software directly from the Android market. But you won't be able to start it easily. You can use ADB to start the app as described here

I recommend MyPhoneExplorer. You'll also need to install the desktop program and then start the app on your phone as mentioned in the link above.

Be mindful of any optional toolbar that might ask to be installed on your desktop though.

UPDATE: I didn't need to start the app on my phone, merely connecting the cable was enough. Galaxy S2 on Gingerbread 2.3.3 (rooted, but that shouldn't be a factor).

# Answer
> 0 votes
You can install any software from the Market / Google Play. Log in using the account used on your device and you can install any software. The app will be automatically downloaded (pushed) and installed onto your device when the device is online.

Via USB I think you can only access such information in case the *USB debugging* is enabled on your device. With it enabled you have access to the file system and further options via Android Debug Bridge (ADB).

But as your device is defect it would be much simpler to just buy or lend a cheap device and use it instead...

# Answer
> 0 votes
Use Android Device Manager. Install the device both in your android phone and your machine (pc) . Then sign in using your details and you can view all the details in your PC. That's like basically remotely controlling your device. Hope this helps.

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Tags: call-history
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title: note 5 signal refresh

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# Question
Title: note 5 signal refresh
I am using a galaxy note 5 running android lollipop 5.1.1. At times, my phone will show "Emergency Calls Only", alerting me to the loss of signal. I can restart my phone and re-acquire signal successfully. My question is: is there a way to refresh network signal without restarting the phone?

Thanks

# Answer
> 0 votes
Try enabling Airplane Mode, wait about 15 seconds, then turn off Airplane Mode.

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Tags: 5.1-lollipop
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title: Voice activated bluetooth recorder

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# Question
Title: Voice activated bluetooth recorder
Apps like Babbler and Automatic audio recorder are noise activated, but none I've found are Bluetooth compatible. Do you know any? Is there a way to make them recognize the Bluetooth recorder?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Autovoice and autoinput can provide voice-activated functionality for a bluetooth recording app, though you will be fiddling with setting it up like a pianist.

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Tags: applications, bluetooth, voice-recognition, video-recording
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# Question
Title: What is the offical name of the third on-screen button?
I am searching for the official name of the third (right) Android on-screen button.

| Android version | On-screen buttons |
| --- | --- |
| 1-4.4 |  |
| 5.0+ |  |

The left and middle buttons are clear:

* Left: **Back** button
* Middle: **Home** button
* Right: ???

Please include a reference where the name of the third/right button is stated in your answer.

# Answer
It's called Overview button. I originally came to know about this from the Screen Pinning settings' description.

Google on Get around on your device (see *Get around with navigation buttons*) has noted:

**Overview**: Opens a list of thumbnail images of apps and Chrome tabs you’ve worked with recently. To open an app, touch it. To remove a thumbnail from the list, swipe it left or right.

* It looks like this
* If your device is running Android 4.4 or lower, your Overview button looks like this
> 49 votes

# Answer
~~This is called 'Recents' - you can see info about it here~~

**EDIT**

As Dan Dascalescu points out, it's now called "Overview".
> 31 votes

# Answer
I don't know if there's an official name, but it's usually called the Task Switcher or Recent Tasks button. If you're writing instructions/manual, you may want to avoid calling it a button since older Android devices don't have a dedicated task switching button (the task switcher on my old phone was accessed by long press on the home button, for example). Instead, try to word it so that it's clear that you want them to switch to another task and leave the specifics for several common ways in various devices on a side track.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Different makes call it different things.

Android calls it the recent apps list (press it, it say's recent apps).
> 0 votes

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Tags: buttons, terminology
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# Question
Title: How to start AVD emulator without device frame
When starting avd emulator, there is phone device like border around the emulator. How can I start emulator without that frame? It's taking too much screen space.

# Answer
> 5 votes
The following was implemented on a default configuration.

Open AndroidStudio (AS) AVD Manager, click the "pencil icon" to edit the virtual device settings, uncheck the box next to "Enable Device Frame". Click "

NOTE: you may have to click the "Show Advanced Settings" button and scroll down to Device Frame.

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Tags: android-emulator
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# Question
Title: Willl unlocking my Bootloader delete my OS
I have decided to install Cyanogen Mod Android 5.1.1 onto my Xperia SP\[C5302\].

I am about to unlock the bootloader(the first step).

I have followed the steps and downloaded Android SDK(downloaded and installed google usb driver separately) and FastBoot driver.

Am about to perform the unlocking but am hesitant in doing so because am afraid whether unlocking my bootloader delete the OS.

It's running on official 4.3 update from Sony and no custom works have been done ever since.

My question is whether unlocking bootloader will delete the os and I'll not be able to boot the phone again?

# Answer
> 1 votes
No. Unlocking your bootloader will not delete your os. It will delete your userdata which is not related to the /system partition.

But always keep in mind that, especially with Sony devices, there are solutions without having you to unlock the bootloader.

Cheers

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Tags: factory-reset, bootloader-lock
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# Question
Title: Disable "Get google play services" message
So I have a rooted Lenovo P780 with VibeUI 2.0 KitKat, without google play services.

Some apps give the "Get google play services" popup, but don't actually need it. It's a bit annoying and I remember seeing an app someone made that disables that message. I remember seeing it on the xda-developers forums, but can't find it.

Does anyone have any idea where I could find it, or something similar?

I'm aware that such an app wouldn't fix anything, I just want to disable the message so I don't have to dismiss it every time. Especially since it pops up without warning, so I sometimes accidentally click it.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Here's one way that you can try and remove the Google Play Services dependency using Lucky Patcher. Install lucky patcher (a simple search should give you it), give it root permissions, and then you can do one of the following next:

* Create a modified APK file which has the dependency removed
* Or directly patch the app

# Creating a modified APK file

Open up Lucky Patcher. Find the app you want to patch, tap on it, and select *Open Menu of Patches*. Select *Create a modified APK file*, then *APK without licence verification*. Near the bottom of the list there should be an option labelled *Remove dependencies*. Make sure that only it is checked (ie: all others are unchecked), and then select *Rebuild the app* at the bottom of the dialog. Wait until it's finished (it may take a while), and voilà, you'll have an APK which *shouldn't* require Google Play Services. With this method, chances are you'll have to uninstall and reinstall the app with the custom APK, thus loosing all data (unless you somehow back it up).

# Directly patching the app

This method is (probably) simpler and doesn't require you to uninstall or reinstall anything. First, if your app has been moved to the SD card through the normal method through settings, move it back to internal storage. Next, open up Lucky Patcher like the above instructions, and find your app. Tap on it, select *Open Menu of Patches*, then select *Remove licence verification*. You'll want *Auto Modes* here, so select that. Now check the *Remove dependencies* box and make sure any others are unchecked (however, if you want to, you can select *Backup APK file* in case something goes wrong, because then you'll have something to revert to). Select apply, wait for it to finish (again, it might take a while), and there you go, you should be done.

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Tags: lenovo, google, root-access
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# Question
Title: Strange WiFi battery usage on Marshmallow Nexus 5
I have a question about the WiFi battery usage on the Nexus 5. In the first screenshot you see my battery/WiFi usage. The second screenshot shows the battery/WiFi usage for the Nexus 5 of a colleague of mine.

Strangely enough, my WiFi is disabled. Why is this so?

# Answer
There is a known issue on Nexus 5/6 with Marshmallow and wifi. This wifi drain has been noted by many users, me included.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/wifi-plaguing-android-marshmallow-t3220031
> 7 votes

# Answer
A few days back I had the same problem and I was able to fix it!

Now all you need to do is go to Settings → Location → options (3 Dots top right corner) → Scanning → Uncheck Wi-Fi Scanning. This is for Marshmallow update.
> 5 votes

# Answer
@VenomGT rightly pointed out the 'new feature' which affects the battery.

You might also want to adjust your settings to not use wi-fi when your screen is black/off. To do that, use:

> Settings -\> Wi-Fi -\> Advanced -\> Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep.
> 3 votes

# Answer
As I have found out, the problem lies in the 'Location' settings. After a while and some reboots, I found out that the Wi-Fi drain suddenly came back. Now I have set the location 'mode' to do the determination as device only.

(Click image to enlarge)

And now after about 3 reboots and 3 full charge cycles the Wi-Fi problem is gone.

(Click image to enlarge)

Battery by the way is now capable of lasting at least the work hours but after 12 hours I already do need to charge.

Hopefully, this is the final solution that I can give.
> 1 votes

# Answer
One reason for this could be the amount of signal/strength of your Wi-Fi as this can have an effect on battery usage.
> -1 votes

# Answer
**SEE MY OTHER ANSWER, THIS ONE ONLY HELPED FOR A FEW DAYS BUT NOT PERMANENTLY**

I reverted my Nexus 5 by downloading the lastest 5.1.1 Android Factory image and after 'downgrading' I let the device update OTA to receive the 6.0 update. From this point on my Wi-Fi issue is not occurring anymore.

So my workaround after I upgraded to 6.0 by the factory image and had the Wi-Fi drain issue:

Go to: **Factory Images for Nexus 5** and download the latest 5.1.1 (LMY48M)

> **I did it through a Linux distribution (UbuntuGnome) so my steps were slightly different from the Windows users. Follow these steps for flashing through Windows**

Extract the downloaded '**hammerhead-mra58k-factory-52364034.tgz**' and also extract the '**image-hammerhead-lmy48m.zip**'within the extracted folder; '**hammerhead-lmy48m**'

> **BACKUP ESSENTIAL STUFF FROM THIS POINT**
> Next steps will erase all settings and data on the Nexus 5

Connect your Nexus 5 to the PC/Laptop where you downloaded the files to and open a terminal or command prompt.

In Terminal:

`$ adb reboot bootloader` to get your phone into the bootloader screen.

(*Sometimes this doesn't work and you can still do it by using the keycombo for the Nexus 5: Turn the device off, then turn it on and immediately hold down Volume Down + Power, as the device begins booting up the Nexus 5 ("hammerhead") will go into fastboot mode.*)

When the Nexus 5 is in fastboot mode type in the Terminal:

`$ fastboot oem unlock`

Beware, if you select yes by selecting it through the Volume+Up button and submit it by clicking the power button, **ALL DATA WILL BE ERASED**

after the 'oem unlock' is successful, go within the Terminal to the folder where you extracted all the necessary files for the flashing of your Nexus 5.

To flash the files:

`hammerhead-lmy48m$ ./flash-all.sh`

This took me about 4 minutes until completion and after that the phone rebooted into Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), almost instantly I got the notification about updating to 6.0 (Marshmallow) and I upgraded immediately without playing or configuring the phone at all.

After all this, no drainage of Wi-Fi anymore and over a period of 7h Wi-Fi 'on' overnight, a battery usage of 26mAh (instead of the 'normal' 700+mAh)

Hopefully this also works for you!

**SEE MY OTHER ANSWER, THIS ONE ONLY HELPED FOR A FEW DAYS BUT NOT PERMANENTLY**
> -1 votes

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Tags: battery, nexus-5, 6.0-marshmallow
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# Question
Title: Nexus 4 - Bootloop after screen replacement
I've replaced a screen on a Nexus 4, and now I can't turn it on, it goes into *bootloop*. I can enter recovery mode, and even tried to wipe cache partition but it didn't help. One more detail, I'm trying to turn it on without backcover, because I'm going to replace digitazer, don't sure can it affect in such way my phone or not. Before I replaced the screen, everything worked fine.

My big problem is that I haven't done backup before performing this maintenance and therefore I don't want to do the *hard reset*. Can I in some way to make a backup of my phone right now or cause it to work?

Thank you in advance.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Ok, I've found what was a problem thanks to that thread : Nexus 4 Stuck at boot screen after replacing the LCD/Digitizer, I've forgotten to attach the headphone connector, after I've done it, it begun to work.

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Tags: 5.0-lollipop, nexus-4, data-recovery, boot-loop
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title: Silent mode on Z1 Compact Lollipop 5.1?

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# Question
Title: Silent mode on Z1 Compact Lollipop 5.1?
I have a Sony Z1 Compact. Android 5.0 had a beautiful silent mode. Pushing the power button the screen went on, locked, and when you pressed the volume button you could set it to silent, optionally for several hours.

Recently I've upgraded to Android 5.1, and this option has disappeared. The strange thing is that when I google for this, I find that Android 5.0 had no silent mode, and 5.1 has exactly what I want and how it was for 5.0 on my phone.

**How can I use silent mode on my Z1C with Lollipop 5.1?**

# Answer
> 0 votes
Just press the volume-rocker while the screen is locked. Then choose the ringing-mode by pressing the bell-icon on the left side of the volume-slider until the phone is silenced.

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Tags: 5.0-lollipop, 5.1-lollipop, silent-mode, sony-xperia-z1
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# Question
Title: Is it possible to reinstall an android that has a pass lock?
I bought a new **Sony Xperia Z C6603** phone last week and first thing I did was set a complex pass code. Unfortunately I forgot it shortly after and now I have no access to the phone. Is there a way to reinstall the entire operating system so I can start new and have no pass code?

# Answer
> 0 votes
That won't be necessary.

Open up the Android device manager on a PC or Mac and log in to your google account. If you mark the device as lost, you can set a temporary password. Use the temp password to get past your lock screen, then promptly go to the settings and change your password back.

Also, after 5 failed attempts of entering the password your device should let you override it with your Google password.

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Tags: installation, password, uninstallation
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# Question
Title: Recover From Bad Flash, Recovery Gone, ODIN no go Galaxy S6 Verizon
I have a GS6 on 5.0.2. I wanted to get rid of my root and go back to stock firmware while upgrading to 5.1.1. So I flashed official 5.1.1 using odin but it failed. Recovery mode no longer works.

Odin seems to always fail. I can go back to download mode or be instructed to restore via Verizon's software assistant. Verizon's software is not supported on Windows 10 and won't detect my device on Windows 8.1. Smart switch is not recognized. Here is what odin has to say. It fails at the system.img

Verizon G920V

```
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Binary Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Odin engine v(ID:3.1100)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/004> sboot.bin
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004> cm.bin
<ID:0/004> boot.img
<ID:0/004> recovery.img
<ID:0/004> system.img
<ID:0/004>
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

```

I have tried multiple firmwares. If I could find a pit file to flash I would.

Anyway, I went to Verizon and they are sending me a replacement in two days. In download mode it still says that the firmware is official. However it also says samsung custom. (Assuming the root) I don't know if Verizon will backcharge me for this. Is there any way to get rid of the custom status? When I put it in the box to return it I'll leave it on the System Software Update Failed screen.

# Answer
Just in case anyone finds this in the future. I figured out how to fix this. I had have a working phone to install verizon's upgrade assitant. It would not work from the exe I found on the internet. From there I had to install it in a virtual machine because it did not like Win 10. From there I simply plugged in my device and it restored it. Use this method if odin doesn't work. I WILL NEVER ROOT AGAIN!
> 1 votes

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Tags: samsung, odin, verizon
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# Question
Title: Tasker: How to trigger recheck of state context?
As I understand it, when I set Tasker to execute a *tasks* in a profile that has a *state context* it executes the tasks **once** \- when the state condition becomes true.

Is there a task command to make Tasker re-run the profile (in case the state condition still remains true, of course)?

*Background: I'm trying to make Tasker do some actions when net wifi closes, wait a while, then check if net connection is still closed to run the same actions again (effectively creating a loop that only ends when net connection becomes active).*

# Answer
Add a time context to your profile. There is a repeat option (check box).
> 4 votes

# Answer
It is possible very easily.

1. First make a profile for the context you want to trigger a check for (this is optional as you can select the same profile also)
2. Then make a task about for what you want to do if the context is still satisfied
3. Add "IF" condition to the task with variable %PACTIVE (for Profile Active) and put the name of the profile with the context you want to check in the 'Value'
> 2 votes

# Answer
Another workaround: do a wait on entry to the task, and then for subsequent actions check if the current context is still active, using %PACTIVE. Example:

* profile "NoWiFiAtNightAndSleeping" (time context 23:00 till 08:00, no repeat; Display state off; WiFi connected)
* action 1: Wait 15 minutes
* action 2: WiFi set off `IF %PACTIVE ~R .*,NoWiFiAtNightAndSleeping,.*`
> 1 votes

# Answer
One workaround for this seems to be to add a variable state check as additional context for the profile - then adjusting that variable to a different value and back triggers the check.

Seems like a rather silly way to do it, though. :)
> 0 votes

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title: Viewing Google Earth in offline mode

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# Question
Title: Viewing Google Earth in offline mode
I have a tablet (Android 4.1) which does not have 3G internet. I have installed Google Earth and I heard that there is a solution for viewing maps offline.

How do I do that?

# Answer
As of current writing, Google Earth doesn't support full offline mode, in which you can specify to download certain location's satellite imagery in detail. However, just like Google Maps, you can cache a small portion of it for offline viewing.

Quoting Google Earth product support,

> Google Earth works best with a live internet connection. You can, however, cache (save) small amounts of data that you can access when you're offline.
>
> To do so, log on to the internet and visit the imagery you'd like to view while you're offline. Please pay attention to the Streaming indicator, which appears just below and a little to the right of your images. When this indicator has reached 100% for the imagery you're viewing, Google Earth has gathered all available data for that specific altitude and settings, so you can disconnect from the internet.
>
> Please remember that once you're disconnected, you'll be able to view cached areas only.

Note: there's no streaming indicator in Google Earth app. Instead, you can wait until the images are fully loaded.
> 1 votes

# Answer
If its not too much data you are looking for, you can try to clear the cache before you want to save something for offline use. But the cache size is not too big, so don't expect too much.
> 0 votes

# Answer
As far as I know of, there is a "make available offline" option which allows one to select and download the most recent version of a portion of the map. Of course, you'll need an Internet connection to download it first. How to: Menu\>Make Available Offline; From there you should be able to select a region to download.
> -2 votes

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# Question
Title: Why copy within or upload to ES File Explorer rename php file as txt?
I am using ES File Explorer FTP service to upload php scripts, to be used with a web server on my android device. I noticed all php files get renamed with .txt suffix, which make them unsuable. Files with another extension do not seem to be affected. This problem only occurs when copying or upload to extSdCard, on a non-rooted device, but allowed by a permission workaround.

Is it a bug? How could I fix this?

# Answer
i guess that is a bug but you may use bulk rename utility

Section 1: match: (.\*).txt replace: \1

section 11 remove

Section 12: filter: \*.php.txt

hope it helps
> -1 votes

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Tags: 5.0-lollipop, file-management, ftp
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# Question
Title: Google Search Bar Widget is gone from Galaxy S5, it is not in the widgets section anymore
My Google Search Bar went missing (I did not delete it). Every fix says to hold down the home screen and re-add it, however, it is NOT in the widgets section anymore. It is completely missing.

I've tried finding it in Play Store (not there), I've tried using a different launcher other than Touchwiz (Nova), etc. I just want the bar back and have it Google Voice enabled.

# Answer
> 1 votes
The same thing happened to me and here's what worked:

Go to Application Manager and keep rolling right until you get to the "Turned Off" header. My Google Search was there. I simply had to turn it back on and then it appeared back in the widget options and I was able to pick it up from there and move it to the home screen.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Lost my Google toolbar after a Lollipop update. Find a space on your main screen (without icons) and hard press for a second or two until your widgets screen appears. Flip through the screens until you locate the Google toolbar. Press down on it and move it to your main screen. Voila!! Problem solved. Hope this helps.

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Tags: app-widgets, google, samsung-galaxy-s-5, search
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title: LG G2 not picking 3G and GSM Signals

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# Question
Title: LG G2 not picking 3G and GSM Signals
I just bought an LG G2 32GB Version from China. The problem is it does not pick up any network connection, it keeps saying Searching for service. I just noticed the box is written 100%LTE. Is there any way to unlock it to recieve 3G Signals. Help!

# Answer
> 0 votes
So apparently i bought a phone locked to sprint network, i found a sweet guide on how to unlock it on another forum. Thanks though. Not sure if im allowed to post links to other forums here so PM me if you need the link. Thanks

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Tags: mobile-network, lg, 4g
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title: Manually Updating Galaxy S3 Firmware

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# Question
Title: Manually Updating Galaxy S3 Firmware
I own a Samsung Galaxy S3 (SCH-I535), Stock ROM, rooted, running android 4.4.2

For a while now, since updating to 4.4.2 through OTA, I have had horrible battery life. **Android System** constantly uses 20%+ of the battery life, and can get to upwards of 40% for no apparent reason. I made an attempt to factory reset, but I messed up the backup process, and lost a lot of data. I decided to root the phone and explore other options for saving the battery. The factory reset hasn't worked, and although using some root-worthy apps like Greenify and others, nothing has helped significantly.

I asked a question on Android Enthusiasts a while back about this battery issue, and a user replied saying he experienced the same issue, but he fixed his by doing a manual install (through a PC connected to the phone with USB). Apparently the OTA update can get messed up somehow. I want to try this but I'm running into some issues.

When installing the Samsung Desktop Update Utility (or whatever it's called), it installs, but will not run. As soon as I run it, WerFault.exe also runs, and then they both close a few moments later. So this option is out.

Now, I moved on to Kies. I installed this program since it was said I could update this way. But, I see a lot of people saying that Kies is unreliable. The alternative is a program called ODIN.

TL;DR--

1. What could my issue with the Samsun Update Utility be?
2. Is Kies a reliable way to do this process? Or will it brick my phone as I so often see?
3. Is ODIN a reputable and competent alternative?

Any help is appreciated, and I can provide whatever extra information is needed!

# Answer
> Is Kies a reliable way to do this process? Or will it brick my phone as I so often see?

I only install Kies for the USB drivers.

> Is ODIN a reputable and competent alternative?

I need Kies for ODIN to detect my Samsung Device. So yes, ODIN is a reliable alternative.

As from what I read, you already messed up your files, so there are few files left to backup. Backup those files.

### Method 1:

You can do a manual flash. Guide

### My steps:

(**Disclaimer: Do at your own risk**.)

1. Download a Stock ROM (`.tar` or `.md5` file) for your Samsung S3 and ODIN 3.07 (I frequently use).
2. Install Kies. Make sure that you have installed Kies. Then terminate all processes that have linked to Kies.

heck your Task Manager \> Processes \> Look for processes with the `Kies` name in it (e.g. `KiesTrayAgent.exe`).
3. Make sure your device is charged, around 80%-90%. Power off the device.
4. Boot into ODIN mode (press and hold Volume Down + Home + Power keys together). a new screen will show up. Then press Volume Up key.
5. On your PC open ODIN, then plug-in your device. There will be change in ODIN, like this

6. Follow the options on the picture. Do no change anything. Then click PDA and locate your Stock ROM file.
    7. Hit Start. Let the devices do the work. Do not power-off and/or interrupt the PC and Device as this may cause the device to get brick.
> 0 votes

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, ota-update, device-firmware
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# Question
Title: Creating problems in wipe cache partition
My phone, moto e 1st gen is very slow after i updated to Android lollipop. So, I gone to recovery mode after switching off my phone. The "no command" message came. Then, i pressed power button 2-3 seconds and volume up button as given in some genuine website. I did not get the wipe cache partition. I tried it multiple times.,

How to overcome this problem in my phone ?

# Answer
> 0 votes
You had pressed Volume Up button. Try with Volume Down button. I had seen the same problem with Asus Zenfone 5.

Try this:

1. Ensure the device is powered off and unplugged
2. Press and hold the Volume Down button and Power button (located on the right edge of the device) for approximately 3 seconds then release.
3. From the "Boot Mode Selection Menu" screen, select Recovery.

**Note**: Use the Volume Down button to scroll through the menu options and the Volume Up button to select.
4. From the "No Command" screen (Android figure lying on his back), press and hold the Power button then press and release the Volume Up button to display the menu options.
5. Select "wipe data/factory reset".

**Note**: Use the Volume buttons to highlight and the Power button to select.
6. Select Yes -- delete all user data.

**Note**: Allow several seconds for the factory data reset process to complete.
7. Select reboot system now.

**Note**: Allow several minutes for the reboot process to complete

Original sources:

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title: Reconnect to WLAN automatically

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# Question
Title: Reconnect to WLAN automatically
Android sometimes has this strange habit of not automatically reconnecting, when it looses connection to the router. I have an Android tablet running 24/7 using a bot to do stuff on the Internet. But sometimes, the connection breaks, and i have to manually click on the wlan symbol in the dropdown thingy the force android to reconnect the the router. This is annoying, because I have to check multple times a day, whether the bot is still working and reconnect if not.

This happens approximatly once/twice a week. I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Tab SM-T230, Android 4.4.2

Does anyone know how to fix the problem/why android does that?

# Answer
You may be able to fix the problem using Tasker (paid; 7 day free trial) or MacroDroid (free/paid) or AutomateIt Pro and I don't have a reliable way to test my answer so I can't fix some flaws.

# MacroDroid

The macro would be:

* Trigger: *Wifi State Change → Disconnect from Network* → select your network
* Action: *Wifi Configure*:

+ *Connect to Network* → select your network

or

+ *Disable Wifi*
    + *Enable Wifi*
* Constraint:

+ *Wifi State → Not Connected to Network* → select your network

and

+ *Wifi State → Wifi Enabled*

# Tasker

Profile would be:

* Trigger: *State → Net → Wifi Connected* → check *Invert*
* Task: Action(s):

+ *Net → Wifi Net*:

    - *Action*: *Reconnect*
        - check *Force*

or

+ *Net → WiFi → Off*
    + *Net → WiFi → On*
* Additional trigger: *Net → Wifi Near* → select *SSID* of your network

# AutomateIt Pro

The free version requires me to connect to internet (which I'm unwilling to) to unlock a feature, so perhaps, free version can also do the job here.

The rule would be:

* Trigger: *\[Composite AND Trigger\]*:

+ *Wifi Network Connection State Trigger*:

    - *Monitored Network*: select your network
        - *Connection State*: *Disconnected*
    + *Wifi Network Available Trigger*:

    - *Network Name*: mention the SSID of your network
        - check *In Range*
* Action: *\[Composite Action\]*:

+ *Set Wifi State Action → Wi-Fi Disabled*
    + *Set Wifi State Action → Wi-Fi Enabled*

That should work.
> 0 votes

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Tags: connection-issues, wlan
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title: Nexus 5 not connecting to PC

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# Question
Title: Nexus 5 not connecting to PC
I tried connecting it nexus 5 to my pc via USB. Although it shows as connected in my external devices and also shows up in My Computer, but when I try to open it and don't files to my phone, it just shows a plain, blank screen with the green placing had on top.

# Answer
1. Enable USB debugging: Go to phone settings -\> About -\> Tap build number repeatedly until developer menu is enabled. Go there and tick USB debugging.
2. On your PC, go to your device manager (You can find it in Control Panel, System) when the Phone is plugged in and set to MTP. Locate the phone, (it might come up as "Android Phone" if so open the tree a level. On my computer it says "Google Nexus ADB Interface" but it might be different on yours depending on how you've got things configured) right click on it and chose "properties" from the fly out menu.
3. Go to the Driver tab
4. Click Update Driver. . .
5. Click Browse my Computer for driver software
6. Click Let my pick from a list of devices on my computer
7. select USB Composite Device
8. Close the driver assistant

Your Nexus 5 should now appear as an MTP device on your computer.
> 6 votes

# Answer
Connect your mobile, slide down from the top of your mobile to find **USB FOR CHARGING**, select MTP.
> 2 votes

# Answer
I had similar problem at first. Try this:

1. Uninstall the driver (`ADB Driver`) manually from `Device Manager`.
2. Unplug the device.
3. Plug it so that windows automatically tries to find it.

Must work.
> 1 votes

# Answer
1. Unplug USB cable from your PC.
2. Go to 'Settings' \> 'Storage'.
3. In options, click 'USB computer connection'
4. Now check on 'Camera (PTP)'
5. Connect your device to PC.
6. After connecting, if drivers are installed successfully, unplug device, switch back to MTP mode and connect to PC.
> 0 votes

# Answer
I've had a similar problem for some months after over a year of normal operation but with a Nexus 4 Android (now Lollipop) phone and an Acer laptop running Windows 7. The Nexus would not show up in Windows Explorer in MTP mode, only PTP mode. That is ok for moving photos over to my laptop but not for making a backup of Android files, or data such as an exported Contacts list. On revisiting this problem and finding this page I did the following:

1. Plug Nexus 4 into laptop (laptop acknowledges the connexion with its sound-effect)
2. Go to Control Panel \> Devices and Printers and click on Nexus
3. Select Hardware, which shows Acer ADB Interface -- this seems to be what was wrong
4. Go to Control Panel \> Drivers, select Acer ADB Interface and delete it
5. Unplug Nexus 4 and plug it in again, Windows goes off to find a driver for it
6. Windows then installs a Nexus 4 driver, not the Acer ADB driver, and all is well.

Strangely, the Nexus driver has an earlier date and a lower version number than the Acer ADB driver had, suggesting it had somehow got upgraded. Perhaps I needed the Acer ADB driver for something, but I'll worry about that when I find out what.
> 0 votes

# Answer
Sometimes the driver update alone does not work. For me, I also had to use a better USB cable. The cheap ones you can buy online are a lower quality. If I use the one that came with the phone, it doesn't do that disconnecting thing the whole time.
> 0 votes

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Tags: usb, usb-connection-mode, nexus-5, android-pc
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# Question
Title: Is it possible to remember a network but manually initiate connection every time?
I occasionally use my phone to connect to the work network for quick diagnostic purposes. I do not like being connected to it for regular use, as I don't like my phone activity to be traceable by my employer.

Is it possible to remember a WiFi network, but only connect when manually triggered?

# Answer
This is not possible, but as Matt said, the best thing to do is just to **turn off your Wi-Fi.** There are apps that you can download that will be able to automatically turn off Wi-Fi at your workplace. However, I personally keep my Wi-Fi off at all times, regardless of whether or not I am home. Wi-Fi, despite what most battery saving apps will tell you, consumes *more* power than cellular when you are not using it heavily. For streaming and updating apps, I connect to Wi-Fi, but that is about it.
> 2 votes

# Answer
> I don't like my phone activity to be traceable by my employer.

Perhaps, you should consider VPN.

Anyhow, there are measures you can take here, all of them would require the help of apps, such as Tasker (paid; 7 day free trial) or MacroDroid (free/paid).

(**Note** that AutomateIt (free/Pro) may also be able to achieve the following examples.)

For example:

* If your quick diagnosis always runs or requires an active screen (i.e. no screen off) then you can make Tasker or MacroDroid wait for X minutes and then disconnect or disable the Wi-Fi.
* If your quick diagnosis always requires or ends up after X minutes, use Tasker or MacroDroid to configure your Wi-Fi to disconnect or get disabled.
* Because Android is all about apps, your quick diagnosis probably involves the usage of an app. In that case, use Tasker or MacroDroid to enable the Wi-Fi if only the diagnostic app gets active on the screen and disconnect/disable the Wi-Fi either after X minutes and/or once the app closes.
* If the device is rooted, you can use AFWall+ in combination with Tasker to switch to a firewall profile which would effectively bar all the app (excluding the diagnostic apps) from using internet when connected to a particular Wi-Fi. Optionally, create a persistent notification. In this fashion, you would always know that you're connected to workplace Wi-Fi.
* Any scenario that suits you would probably fit under the scope of Tasker or MacroDroid.

## Relevant triggers and actions

## Tasker

Triggers:

* Applications → App
* State → Net → Wifi Connected
* State → Display → Display State

Actions:

* Net → WiFi → On/Off
* Net → WiFi Net → Disconnect
* Task → Wait
* Plugin → AFWall+
* Alert → Notify
* Alert → Notify Cancel

## MacroDroid

Triggers:

* Wifi State Change → Connect to Network
* Screen On/Off → Screen Off
* Application Launched/Closed

Actions:

* Wifi Configure
* Display Notification (not persistent)
* Wait Before Next Action
> 2 votes

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# Question
Title: CyanogenMod 12.1 on Samsung i9500 intl caller echo
I've installed CM 12.1 nightly (currently nightly 20151013) and people who call me complains that they have an echo, and they hear them selves.

I already tried the following:

1. Update Nightly (started at 20151008)
2. Doing a fresh install clearing all cache.
3. Flashing the modem with different versions (currently i9500XXUBMG9)
4. Stop "Ok Google"
5. Changing the voice recognition to "Basic Google recognition"
6. Try different ROM (PAC Man)
7. Edit the build.prop and modify the `persist.audio.fluence.voicecall=false`

I'm 90% sure that the problem is with the noise cancellation, because when I mute my mic the echo on the other side stop.

This problem did not occur on the stock (4.2.2) I had before moving to CM.

On the stock ROM I had an option to enable/disable the noise cancellation, this feature seems to be missing on CM12.1 ROM.

Do you have any suggestions? Do you know how to enable/disable the noise cancellation?

**Update:** I've installed the stock rom with Android 5.0.1 and everything works well.

Thanks,

Liron

# Answer
> -1 votes
I have the same problem with the same rom just lower the call volume two notches down from the max and it works fine

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Tags: cyanogenmod, samsung-galaxy-s-4, 5.1-lollipop
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title: Android kernel decompiling?

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# Question
Title: Android kernel decompiling?
I want to decompile kernel to add features like OC. I extracted ram disk, dts (device tree source) and compiled kernel from boot.img. I also have other files like recovery, system, data, etc. How to decompile this kernel or add features other way?

# Answer
> 2 votes
I am bit confused, why do you want to decomplie something that is open source? You only need to grab the kernel sources, make your edits and compile it for your device.

Here some links to get you started:

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title: How to root HP Pro Slate 12 tablet?

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# Question
Title: How to root HP Pro Slate 12 tablet?
Is there any **working** rooting method for HP Pro Slate 12 tablet (Android 5.1.1)?

I tried Kingo Root (both Windows and Android versions), Kingroot, Ding Dong root and none of them worked.

update 31-10-2015:

Still no solution. I'm still looking for an easy method of rooting this device. The suggested solutions were rather too complicated or contained fake links to virus apks. I need a step-by-step tutorial especially for ROOTING (not for something else, such as modifying booting or removing system files). A simple working rooting apk would be the best.

# Answer
Even if there isn't a working root method for Android 5.1.1 devices yet, I found a working solution! The app is called Helium. (https://www.clockworkmod.com/carbon) There is a free version of the program too. It has an Android and a Windows version too. You need to use both of them together. With this app combo you can backup any android apks (with all the settings and their data, not just the apk itself!) even on unrooted devices! Data can backed up to sdcard or cloud too. I have two lollipop devices, both of them unrooted and this program combo works on both of them! So I don't even want to root them anymore. I just wanted to root them to back up my settings and program data.
> 0 votes

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# Question
Title: Problem in downloading apps from Google play
What does the message, "your account wasn't signed in for Google play store" mean?

# Answer
> 2 votes
The message means that you haven't signed in your google account, due to that you can't access your google play store, play store needs verified email to access the application.

* Do one thing, go to settings- \> Accounts -\> Add Account and add your Google account.
* Again go to your Play Store, choose your emailID if play store prompts you with any mailID, you must be able access it now..

Hope that helps

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Tags: google-play-store
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# Question
Title: What is the difference between archiving and backing up, a WhatsApp chat?
Both are some kind of storing mechanisms. Both occupy memory space. But what is the difference between archival of a whatsapp chat and backing up a whatsapp chat?

# Answer
An archived chat is simply *hidden* from the Chats tab, which means it requires the same storage space as if it weren't archived. It is meant to be a way to keep your messages organized and don't fill your chats' list. On the other hand chats backup takes all your chats and *copies* them to a separate file, either on your phone's storage or on the cloud, so that you can restore them in case you loose WhatsApp data or change phone. For more informations go to WhatsApp FAQ.
> 0 votes

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Tags: backup, whatsapp-messenger, chat-history, file-archives
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# Question
Title: What is the point of archive in the Hangouts messaging app?
Is the archive in Hangouts storing the messages somewhere or is it just hiding them from the inbox?

# Answer
> 1 votes
It just hides them from the inbox, which means they aren't copied somewhere else. For more informations check out Google support page here.

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Tags: google-hangouts, instant-messaging
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title: Is my .img file corrupted?

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# Question
Title: Is my .img file corrupted?
I downloaded the firmware (.img) of my Android device (Boyue T62D) just to have a backup of it. I'm in the Indian countryside with an extremely limited internet connection, so this is a huge file for me. The reasons I'm unsure are:

1. I can't extract the file (just to look at the contents) in any way on my computer (OS X 10.10.1). Is this to be expected with an Android image? I tried to unpack it using a variety of methods (like converting it to iso first). (none too fancy though).
2. I was out of the house when the file was downloading, and when I came back it looked like the file was done, but the Internet connection was broken. But the file seems to have the same size as it is supposed to have. So what got me wondering was the fact that I can't unpack it. If you guys could just tell me that this is standard, and that .img files are very hard/impossible to extract on OS X, that would be great.

# Answer
Usually when downloading files (very likely for software) you have a checksum provided by the supplier. The checksum is nothing else but the hash value of the file you're going to download. Quite often this is MD5, but due to the collision potential in MD5 it starts to drift towards SHA (SHA1 mostly, somtimes SHA2).

After your download has finished, you compute the hash on the file yourself and compare the value with the one presented by the download page (or other source). If the two values match, this means that your download equals the file supplied on the website.

I started my VM for accessing such sites and had a look if there is a MD5 hash present. Right next to the download link, it was and that's the value I have copied to my comment. Therefore, if you follow the procedure I have written down above and look for such a hash value (check for MD5 or MD5SUM, SHA1 or SHA1SUM) you don't need any third-party assistance.
> 0 votes

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title: Offline YouTube feature suddenly gone

text:
# Question
Title: Offline YouTube feature suddenly gone
Till yesterday noon I was using this offline option, but from yesterday night I can't get the offline option. My YouTube app is built-in app, will that make any difference?

I even tried re-installation of the app, but I still didn't get it. Help me to get my offline option back.

I found that my YouTube was updated on 18th September 2015. But since I used the offline option since yesterday (21st September 2015), I think the version is not the problem.

# Answer
> -2 votes
offline mode is for youtube red users now

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# Question
Title: Lock screen won't reset to swipe from numeric
My Galaxy Note 3 won't go back to swipe to unlock the home screen after I set it to a numeric code. I see a note on the screen that says "Android device administrator has turned off the...." or something to that effect.

How can I remove my numeric lock and go back to using a swipe to unlock? Would unlocking or rooting help at all?

# Answer
> 3 votes
There are a number of reasons why you may not be able to downgrade to a swipe-unlock.

### Exchange Email

If you have an Exchange email account set up, many times the Exchange admins won't let you connect unless your phone agrees to certain security precautions, such as setting up an unlock code.

Solution: Remove the account, or install an Email app that lies to the Exchange server, saying it is compliant when it really isn't.

### Device Administrator

Check in Settings-\>Security-\>Device Administrators to see if there are any active apps listed. One or more may be requiring an unlock code.

Solution: Uncheck the apps listed. Note that those apps may no longer function properly.

### Device Encryption

Not applicable in your specific situation, but enabling Device Encryption will also prevent you from removing a screen lock.

# Answer
> 1 votes
If you have the option, set up your mail account as IMAP. I had this problem on my Nexus5 with Marshmallow update and could not figure out how to resolve this for the life of me. One of the other IT guys (I'm in the IT department, lol) told me to set up my mail as an IMAP account. After that, no more forced security policy, and I was able to specify how I want to unlock my phone for normal use.

Clearing credentials did not work for me at all.

Also, to clarify, this had nothing to do with the update/patch. It happened after I changed my email password and tried to change on the phone as well. I suppose you could say that the update did it though. :)

# Answer
> -1 votes
Firstly go to settings \>security \>device administrators and check what isn't checked. If you realise something that is supposed to be checked isn't .. Check it and then see if the problem still exists !

# Answer
> -2 votes
Go to Settings → Security then hit Clear Credentials.

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# Question
Title: Does Google offer a support number for the Android OS as a whole? If not, why?
My grandfather's contacts are missing on his Galaxy, and a quick Google search on the error "Sync is currently experiencing problems. It will be back shortly." shows numerous results, solutions, etc etc, none of which seem to be applicable in this situation.

Now, obviously I could ask here, but that guarantees no quick solution, and the contacts are needed soon to make important calls. I looked into Google Support, and that page doesn't offer an option for support with the Android OS in general. Instead, it sends you to support at Samsung.com, since this is a Galaxy, and that page is a dead end in regards to my problem.

We dont have time to wait for an answer from a support forum or ticket. I'd like to just get on the phone and call Google for a general Android OS issue. Is this possible? Where can I find the number? I've looked everywhere.

# Answer
No, Google does not provide a general service support number. Google provides the base Android operating system with components like a contacts manager. Both the phone manufacturer and the service provider may customize the OS, use their own applications, or replace stock applications like the contacts manager. Google is not able to support these customizations.

In the US, I would expect the best tech support service to be from your carrier at local stores. They are the ones with dedicated personnel who can physically touch your phone and show you how to do things.
> 2 votes

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title: Can't access my apps

text:
# Question
Title: Can't access my apps
My primary shortcut is missing on my galaxy s4 phone and I can't access any of my apps and I'very tried everything can anyone please help me.

# Answer
You can get back your primary shortcut app by long pressing the app that you want to get back. When you Long press the particular app, it will automatically create a shortcut on the home screen.

Check this link : http://eguides.sprint.com/support/eguides/samsunggalaxytab3/index.html#samsung\_galaxy\_tab\_3\_ug/adding\_and\_removing\_primary\_shortcuts.html
> 0 votes

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# Question
Title: OTG Support on latest Nexus flagships 5X, 6P
The recent flagships featuring USB Type-C connections have no mention of on-the-go USB flash accessory support. Does anybody know whether it's there, has anyone tried it? What are the necessary cables for the same?

# Answer
> 2 votes
Google search on XDA forums shows both phones support OTG

Nexus 6P. USB OTG. Shows connectors and retailer info

Nexus 5X Nexus 5X OTG support from Google product forums

USB standards from USB.org also has pictures of three types of connectors and general info

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Tags: usb-on-the-go, 6.0-marshmallow, nexus-6p, nexus-5x
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title: Marshmallow only displaying https sites

text:
# Question
Title: Marshmallow only displaying https sites
The network connection on my Nexus 6 with Android Marshmallow (rooted) is messed up, and right now the only pattern I can see is that only pages with HTTPS are displaying. I can supply a bug report.

# Answer
Don't know why, but changing the SIM card seems to have fixed it.
> -1 votes

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title: Uninstall apps installed from their APK

text:
# Question
Title: Uninstall apps installed from their APK
I'm developing a game from Unity for Android, I created the first version, uploaded the APK to the phone, tap it, installed, nice.

Now I have a new build, if I do the same, it won't install because the app is already installed.

How do I completely remove the app? If I long press and drop into the bin, it does nothing. The app does not appear under "My Apps" in Google Play Store.

Using Android 4.1.2 and Samsung Galaxy S2.

# Answer
It won't be shown in Google Play Store because you have not uploaded it to the store. To uninstall the app go to

Settings -\> Apps -\> *find your app* -\> Uninstall
> 7 votes

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# Question
Title: Are there any disadvantages of enabling LTE on Nexus 4?
I've heard it is possible to enable LTE for the Nexus 4. Are there any disadvantages of this? I assume there is a reason why it isn't enabled by default.

# Answer
> 1 votes
To enable LTE, you run a older build of the modem firmware or a hybrid custom build. They might have security issues theoretically.

Practically, the only downside is you might have lower battery life. LTE on Nexus 4 is only supported on Band 4. Make sure your carrier uses that band for LTE. If you experience any issues with the modem, you can reflash the newer build easily via fastboot or recovery.

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# Question
Title: Unable to mount a 64Gb SD card on Qualcomm's SnapDragon 810 MDP smartphone
I tried to google but didn't see the problem reported anywhere yet.

I was playing around with a Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 MDP smartphone, while developing an app which makes heavy usage of data stored in the SD card.

I have a San Disk Ultra 64GB, formatted exFat. It works without problems in a Note 4 (where, in fact, I also re-formatted it), but, although detected, I cannot get it mounted in the Snapdragon device. So far I could only mount an 8 Gb and a 16 Gb SanDisk card there.

Applying the Upgrade Package 2.2 available here (after registration) did not improve things.

# Answer
I was in contact with Intrinsyc Support, apparently "only FAT32 is supported for that size".

Now the problem was to format with FAT32, as Windows (arbitrarily) doesn’t support formatting FAT32 above 32Gb. I tried this tool but it didn’t work: http://tokiwa.qee.jp/EN/Fat32Formatter/

What worked was:

* Mount SD card on the phone
* Settings -\> Storage -\> SD card -\> Erase USB Storage

Apparently this doesn't just "erase", but also format the drive FAT32 (as I could verify afterward mounting it on Windows). The SD card is now mounted and running!
> 2 votes

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# Question
Title: how to connect to hdmi TV by non hdmi mobile?
I want to know how to connect my in focus m810 with HDMI tv. Note my TV doesn't have WiFi, so wireless display can't be used.

# Answer
> 0 votes
This question has been asked and answered many times before... usually by me.

I personally use Amazon Fire TV and the Amazon Fire Stick and it works well connected with my Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Tab 4. The Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter is supposed to work with Android devices as well.

How to use display mirroring on the Fire TV and Stick (from Amazon's website):

> To quickly start display mirroring, on your Amazon Fire TV remote press and hold the Home button and select Mirroring. Then connect your compatible device. Swipe down from the top of the screen to open Quick Settings, and then tap Settings. Tap Display & Sounds, and then tap Display Mirroring.

Also note that Chromecast doesn't stream everything from the device. It streams from the Chrome browser and select apps. Miracast enabled devices, like the Fire Stick, stream any video and audio that is on the mobile device screen (with a slight delay, of course).

Hope this helps!

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# Question
Title: Is it safe to disable Network Location process?
I only use GPS in case of navigation and not the others methods(determine location using wireless networks); so is it safe that I disable 'Network Location' process? this process spawn three other processes named:

```
com.google.process.gapps
com.google.process.location
com.google.android.gms.persistent

```

# Answer
> 1 votes
Leaving network location enabled will save battery power, and in some cases increase location accuracy (especially when you have a weak or no GPS signal).

If you disable network location but leave GPS location you can still use the location services of your device. However, there is no guarantee that *every* app will work perfectly (some may crash, but probably shouldn't), and you may get a less accurate location or get drops in the location service's ability to provide a location.

But generally it is "safe" in that you can still use location services without it.

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# Question
Title: I can't find my .nomedia folder or the folder it is in anymore, but the files still seem to be there
I recently followed the advice posted from How do I keep audiobook separate from Google Music? by @Tzunki in order to keep my audiobooks out of Google Play Music.

I made a `.Audiobooks` folder and put them all in there and then added a `.nomedia` folder for good measure. It worked great, but now I'm trying to delete out an old audiobook and add a new one, and I can't find the folder or any of the audiobooks.

I've tried searching for the files and the folder names, etc., but it looks like they are all hidden somehow and I can't find any of them in order to edit them. I went back to my audiobook player to make sure they are still there and played them and they play. I checked the root folder for the files in my audiobook player and it shows `/storage/emulated/0/.audiobooks` (which is not where I told it to look when I created the `.Audiobooks` folder) but I looked there and there is some data file instead of the audiobooks, so I'm thinking it is just like a bookmark so it knows where in the audiobook I left off?

I've tried to just type in `Computer\Galaxy S6\Phone\.Audiobooks`, but it says Windows can't find it. Also, I thought I might try to re-create it, and see if it repopulated with my files but when I try to change the name of my `New Folder` to `.Audiobooks`, it won't change, it just reverts back to `New Folder`.

Any help you can offer would be great.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Many thanks to @gertmenkel. I found the hidden files using ES Explorer and deleted out the "." so that the file wasn't hidden anymore. The audiobooks are still not in my Google Play Music because of the `.nomedia` file I have in there. So the "." in the audiobooks file name was overkill.

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# Question
Title: How do I keep audiobook separate from Google Music?
So every time I add an audiobook to my Nexus7 it automatically put it into google music. And then of course if I'm listening to music I suddenly get part of a story, which is really annoying. I tried putting .nomedia on the audiobook file but it doesn't make any differences

Does anyone have any ideas?

# Answer
Google Music will ignore the `.nomedia` hint file. But you can create a folder beginning with a "." and put there all the audio files you don't want to be indexed by Google Music.

For example:

> /sdcard/.AudioNotToShowInGMusic/
> 3 votes

# Answer
I have a different phone, and have issues also with the media applications ignoring the .nomedia flag.
A web search indicated that the .nomedia flag is not working as expected because of a Cache. (the previously scanned data remains in said cache)

Renaming the folder, then re-scanning the media seems to fix this issue with the cache holding the data even after the .nomedia item is present. After scanning, the folder can then be renamed back, and additional media scans seem to properly ignore the folder.
I am not sure if this is a long term workaround, or just another bad workaround, but so far it has solutioned it for me on my device.

Update, renaming and rescanning the media has worked 100% for month now, only if a new set of items are scanned prior to the .nomedia flag being placed in it's folder, do I have to apply that method again. So .nomedia goes on first :-) . I see many programs are tossing the flag in early , even if thier folder is empty at the moment.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Creating the .nomedia file worked for me, as did @Tzunki's additional solution of putting a "." in front of my audiobooks folder name. However, adding that "." made the folder hidden and so i couldn't access it to add and delete new and old audiobooks on my computer. I couldn't find it on my phone or on my computer until I installed ES Explorer and checked the box to show hidden files. Then i could delete out the "." from my phone to then make the file accessible on my computer.
Thanks again to @Tzunki for the original answer and to @gertmenkel for the solution to finding the hidden file (that discussion here)!
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: Flash a smartphone with vanilla Android ROM
Is it possible to flash a smartphone like the Samsung Galaxy SIII or an LG Optimus 4X with a vanilla Android ROM like the one that has been flashed on Galaxy Nexus or Motorola phones (I think)?

I am asking because manufacturers like Samsung, LG, HTC tend to make ROMs for their smartphones and tablets with preinstalled launchers like Touchwiz or HTC Sense. They explain their decision by saying that they want to make their devices to look unique against their rival devices. The problem is that Android updates for their phones and tablets get delayed and there are incidents in which some devices - which are more than capable of running the upcoming version of Android - fall way behind or never get updated at all.

So, what I am basically asking here is if there is a way to install vanilla Android, excluding CyanogenMod or any other modified vanilla ROMs, on an Android based smartphone?

# Answer
Well Google only develops "vanilla" Android (called AOSP for Android Open Source Project ) for some selected phones (the Nexus Series).

Manufacturers use this as base for their phone's OS. So you probably won't get a "vanilla" Rom from your manufactures, but there are probably a few AOSP-based Ports for your phone. (CyanogenMod is also based on AOSP) Rom-Developers tend to use an existing ROM like AOKP or Cyanogen as base because it's already compatible with a lot of devices. Porting "vanilla" AOSP is quite difficult and time-consuming because it lack's drivers and phone-specific code.
> 2 votes

# Answer
http://www.androidcentral.com/why-you-ll-never-have-latest-version-android.

I found this link on android central which basically explains the same thing that ***wayback*** mentioned as well with more details and comparisons with iOS and Windows Phone.I found this very informative so I though that it would be nice to post it here. :)

Basically it explains that the variety of the Android-based devices uses different hardware.As a result of the aforementioned is that there are different drivers for the variety of hardware that can be found on different devices.Unfortunately Android Jelly Bean (4.1) itself was build by Google on TI's OMAP 4460 chipset,like the one that we find on the Galaxy Nexus and NVidia's Tegra 3 chipset like the one that it can be found on Nexus 7.So when it comes to flash the Android on the device in order to make a device usable over the Android UI manufacturers start to modify/enhance Android in order to enforce it to use/handle/manipulate the hardware that they have used to build their device.This is something very difficult and demands a lot of time to implement and because time == money they just decide to drop the updates on older devices.

Even if they are some similarities in hardware in between different devices there are other hardware and not only hardware mismatchings.For example,Nexus 7 and HTC One X (International Version) have the same Tegra 3 chip.The problem is that HTC uses also another chip,the HTC ImageSense chip,which can not be found on the Nexus 7.Plus consider the fact that the internal storage on the HTC One X is defined/used/organized differently from the one on the Nexus 7,as it uses a different partition for the media.All of a sudden,as Android Central's article mentions,porting the Jelly Bean update on the HTC One X from the Nexus 7 or vise versa becomes very difficult.

Moreover,consider the carriers' custom Android ROMs as well.Well I am not an expert in this field,because in my country carriers do not lock the devices,but I will try to explain it with the help of Android Central's article.Carriers,such as Verizon,I suppose,use different/custom ROMs than the one that it can be found on the unlocked version of the same device.For example,if I am not wrong,in order to make an OS to start whenever you push the Power Button,a bootloader starts to load basic/necessary files for the OS from the storage device that it is programmed to do so.What carriers do is that they lock bootloader,in order to restrict users not to boot other ROMs that they may have transferred in some storage device on the phone.So what do they care if we boot something different from the official?They care,because they want to prevent users to use other cellular networks(such as AT&T,Sprint,Vodafone) because that way they are going to lose their customers (==money).It is not only the bootloader of course.If you have already done a small research over the Internet,you will see many valid website that offer unlocking services on carrier's devices for a small amount of money without reflashing you device with a different ROM.If you notice in the whole procedure of the unlocking they will ask the user to type on the dialling pad a string of numbers and symbols such as pound key and the star key.If someone types the string write the device will open a hidden menu,which contains information about the network settings.The whole point of mentioning this is to show you that this menu requires more coding,which differentiates the Android OS from device to device in order carriers to use it and manipulate it they way the want and insert their own settings according to the operation of the network.Of course,the procedure that you have to follow in order to unlock your device may vary from unlocking service to unlocking service.For example,most of these services ask only for the device model,IMEI and the carrier who has locked the device,so may not come across to that menu that I am referring to. Carrier's as the article mentions are moving very slowing on the procedure of approving an Android ROM for a device that they offer on their networks.This happens because they "move" with caution and they have limited resources in order to approve software for the devices offered alongside with their network's services.And because they care about profits,they do not waste time on older devices or devices which haven't sold many units.They will pay attention on the newer and the one that sells the most in comparison to the others.Thus,they approve devices which are already profitable for them or they will be profitable if we are referring to something newer or something that it will keep selling for a longer period of time.Let's face it,most people would not care about the Samsung Galaxy SII,they will care about the SIII(a.k.a : "THE NEXT BIG THING") and in a few weeks they would not even care for the SIII they will care about the LG Optimus G (for example),which is the newer and the more improved in comparison to the SIII.It is like somehow the new ruins the older.But it is doesn't.It's all in our heads.Like Jimmy Kimmel said on his show when he referred to the iPhone 5 and to how iPhone 4S owners react to the announcement of the 6th iPhone.

And now you may be wondering why many or most of the Windows Phone or iOS smartphones receive update to the newest version of the OS that they have installed.The answer is simple.There are fewer devices who have installed these platforms and most of them are carrying the same or almost the same hardware.Even if there are some dissimilarities they spent time to adjust their platforms to make them work on every on almost every device that they have.

But it is not only that.iOS and Windows Phone are more static to changes like memory quotas or button setups,or changes at the UI.I mean take a quick look on iOS 6 and iOS 5.Both look very similar in terms of visualisations on the UI and the buttons on the newer devices are the same in number and in operation with older ones.They might have added a few extra operations on some buttons but it is not like they changed something dramatically.They same thing with Windows Phone 7.5 and 8.The UI is the same and if you take a look to the buttons on the older and newer devices you will find out that they are pretty much the same.On the other hand,Google does some heavy changes from an update to another.Take a look on Gingerbread,Froyo,Honeycomb,Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean.ICS and Jelly Bean look the same,but what about Jelly Bean and Gingerbread or Ice Cream Sandwich and Froyo or maybe Cupcake and Honeycomb.They hardly look the same in terms of UI.Consider this,when it comes to build a device which is planned to run Froyo and you intend to update it to Jelly Bean.Basically this happens because manufacturers lack of warning for what it is going to follow to the Android updates.This was mentioned by Sony and Google responded by stating that is going to help manufacturers with PDK (PDK stands for Platform Developers Kit) which it will give the manufacturers a limited sneak peak to the framework of the upcoming Android versions.Limited because it will give early access only to some parts of the Android's upcoming versions framework.
> 1 votes

# Answer
TL;DR - No, you can't.

But your understanding of vanilla (in the question) seems flawed. Technically Motorola (and any other non-Nexus!) uses a modified vanilla.

The reason they don't update much is just to save money. Google develops android so their "vanilla" has almost no upgrade cost. For vanilla derivatives used by other hardware (from Sony phones to chinese tablets) it requires re-modding the newest vanilla--this is non-trivial in the case of major version changes. Even in the trivial cases updating may not be worth the cost if it means supporting old phones.

So your non-vanilla phone lags behind because the OEM doesn't bother to "copy-paste" their drivers and tweaks to the latest vanilla (or gives it a low priority). Google is just more diligent in copy-pasting drivers (due to being very familiar with the OS), but even older Nexus phones eventually get left behind.
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: How can I get a list of all my paid (only) apps in the Play Store?
I'm interested to know all of my apps that I paid for in the Google Play Store. Is there an easy way to retrieve this list filtering only paid applications?

# Answer
> 10 votes
(1) Check out Legacy Play Store. You can get the list on UNINSTALLED PAID apps. INSTALLED list includes both PAID and UNPAID.

If you decide to install it, you may need to:

* use Root Explorer (I had troubles with Astro and File Expert)
* copy the apk to /system/app
* chmod the apk to 644

NOTE: It works on my Samsung Galaxy S2, running CyanogenMod9.

EDIT: Hmm. Website is currently unavailable. Post a comment if you can't access it. I could probably upload the apk somewhere. \[Or you could search for the app elsewhere\]

(2) AndroidPolice just featured a GreaseMonkey script that allows you to separate your paid apps in Google Play. You might also want to check it out.

# Answer
> 5 votes
If you want this list on browser then you can go for the Greasemonkey Artem script which can show your paid and free apps in different lists.

Check out full detail and installation guide here Greasemonkey Artem script

# Answer
> 4 votes
Right now, you can do the following:

1. Open the play store app.
2. Open the options by swiping in from the left of the screen.
3. Select my account", then scroll down to see your order history.
4. Tap " more" and you'll see a list of everything you've paid for on the play store.
5. Success!

This worked as of November 2015 with Android 6.0. I'm sure Google will change it soon enough.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Another method (if you only use Google wallet for Google play purchases) is to simply look at your Google wallet purchase history. If you only use it for Google play app purchases, they will all be listed here.

To keep things organised in the future, if you wish, you could always create a folder on your home screen containing all your paid apps and drop in any additions as you go.

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# Question
Title: Issue on adding home screen shortcut on ZTE Overture 2 running Lollipop
I have ZTE Overture 2 running Lollipop and I can't figure out how to do this at all. In my Android 4.0.x phone, I would simply go to the Apps button/icon, press and hold any app's icon, and drag it to any of the home screens. Now, when I do that in Android Lollipop, the icon stays in the home screen and there is a bar to the top with a trash can icon to the left and the word Uninstall to the right. I can't figure out how to cancel this act, so I am forced to restart my phone and I am left still not knowing how to add a shortcut to an app to the home screen.

I moved some programs to the SD card and now that I restarted my phone, they are no longer on the home screen and one folder in which I had some icons, is gone entirely.

# Answer
> 1 votes
> How to add a shortcut for any app to the home screen in Android Lollipop?

I'm aware of two app based methods that can do the job on Lollipop 5.0 and are listed below:

# Method #1

Install and launch QuickShortcutMaker → under **Applications** choose the app whose shortcut you want at your Home screen → select **Create**.

The app shortcut is now placed at Home screen. During the shortcut creation you can change the icon or name of the shortcut too.

**Note** that if your Launcher isn't showing the shortcut using the aforesaid instructions then go to **Widgets** section of your Launcher and add **QuickShortcutMaker** widget to get the job done.

# Method #2

If Method #1 didn't work, or you've Tasker installed then you may use it for the objective.

Pressing Back Key saves the changes in Tasker app.

1. Go to **Widgets** section in your Launcher and choose **Task Shortcut**
2. Select **New Task** → name it (name of the app shortcut) and select **OK**
3. Tap `+`**App****Launch App** → choose the app for the shortcut → tap Back key
4. In the **Task Shortcut** window tap **Application icon** → choose the icon you want on the shortcut → tap Back key to come back to Home screen.

Your shortcut is now placed at Home Screen and is ready for launch.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I use the paid version of Nova Launcher (Nova Prime) as my default home screen. It allows to set shortcuts to any activity by long-pressing anywhere on the home screen as well as placing any icon of your choice

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# Question
Title: How to install Nexus 6 / 5X / 6P Drivers in Windows 7 properly where fastboot can see it?
I have the Nexus 5X drivers installed properly on Win7 64bit and it shows up in my device manager as Nexus 5x. I can verify that it gets detected as I see it in chrome inspect page. But when i try to do a adb devices or fastboot devices, it wont see the phone. what could i be doing wrong?

And yes I can transfer files when I select MTP mode.

# Answer
> 2 votes
ADB devices was detecting the phone, but fastboot devices wasn't. I had to do the following to get it to work on Win 7 64bit:

* Reboot Win7 and Press F8 on boot screen and select: **Disable Driver Signing**
* Boot phone into bootloader
* Device Manager you should see an **Unknown Device** popup
* Manually install the driver by selecting: android \> android adb (screenshot)
* Then goto command line: fastboot devices

Let me know if it worked or not. If it did, all I ask is thumbs up this post! I spent a good 3 hours to figure it out. No where on the net has a solution that I've found.

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# Question
Title: Can other apps play music from my Google Music library?
I have uploaded my song collection to Google Play Music, and use my phone to listen to them.

Now, if I copy the original music files directly to my phone storage, I can then use any app I want to play them. But what about music synced via Google Play Music?

If I download the songs to my phone in offline mode, can any other app be used to play the same collection (just like with the files), or are they only accessible by Google Play Music app?

# Answer
> 7 votes
They're only accessible from Google Play Music. It stores them somewhere in the internal space of the app, not in the music library of the phone. There is no way to tell the app to move the file somewhere else at the moment, and no way that I'm aware off to point other app to that specific folder.

That's the main reason why I don't use Google Play Music. I want to be in control of my music folder.

# Answer
> 1 votes
It appears that this is possible in Lollipop using the API's Google Play Music has implemented for use with Android TV. We'll see how many music player apps support it.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Cloud streaming from Google Music is available through Tomahawk for Android.

Might have to join beta https://www.tomahawk-player.org/#page-about

# Answer
> -1 votes
You can. Try doubleTwist Music Player. Just so you know, this feature requires ROOT.

p.s. I don't know if this feature is still available, I haven't used it for a while now.

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Tags: google-play-music
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# Question
Title: Android tablet, user profiles, change owner?
How can I change which user profile is the "owner" profile? Possible? Running 4.4.2.

# Answer
> 2 votes
I read from a forum that for security reasons, the only way to change the owner is to do a Factory Reset.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I just kept removing other Google accounts (all in this case) until the one I wanted was listed as owner. Not sure how the owner was changed from the initial Google account. It should selectable.

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Tags: settings, 4.4-kitkat, profiles
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# Question
Title: Mobile data and Wi-Fi turning on automatically in Samsung Galaxy S3
My phone turned on Mobile data and Wi-Fi automatically. Battery also drains very fast. I checked "Mobile network usage", and turned it off for some apps, but suddenly, I started to receive messages "Unfortunately, Google apps have been stopped".

I don't know what happen. What should I do resolve the issue?

# Answer
As per this Thread problem was solved by below steps:

* Go to Menu
* Settings
* More Settings
* Mobile Networks
* Connection Optimizer and uncheck Sprint Connection Optimizer
> 1 votes

# Answer
I had the same problem. Data and Wi-Fi automatically turned on at same time, even though I turned it off it turned on again. Then I tried "forgetting" all the Wi-Fi access points which had been scanned and saved by my phone before and then it stopped.
> 0 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-3
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# Question
Title: Upgrade my rooted device to 5.1 Lollipop
I have a rooted Lenovo A369i phone. Now I want to upgrade it to 5.1 Lollipop, So What steps to follow to get Lollipop in my device ?

# Answer
Lenovo A369i device is not so famous and there seems to be no developer support for this phone..

It doesn't even have KitKat update I think.. There seems to be no CyanogenMod ROMs or even any other simple custom ROM. The device is completely outdated and you are not going to have any update.

You're stuck with Jelly Bean 4.2.2 :(

Better get a new phone, or if you want Lollipop like UI (design), you can install Xposed (google to know how) and then install the module MonsterUI (Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/mod-monsterui-theme-device-to-material-t3055569) to give your phone Lollipop-like look.
> 1 votes

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Tags: updates, lenovo
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# Question
Title: missed calls not appearing as notifications
I have a HTC one x with the default HTC sense. Missed calls do not appear in the notification list which is frustrating ... The calls appear in the call history log so it knows about them. I've also tried calling myself with a another phone and it all appears as normal but when the call is hung up, no notification appears.

I'm sure it use to show notifications and I cannot find any settings that would control this.

Will factory reset if this just seems wrong/buggy.

# Answer
No need to factory reset.

Just go to `Settings``Call`. Scroll down to the bottom and enable `Show caller ID for missed calls on lock screen and status bar`.
> 2 votes

# Answer
Under settings go to Application Manager. Search for "BadgeProvider". Tap "clear data" Tap "ok".

Your green phone icon should now show number of calls missed. This does not delete any personal data.
> 0 votes

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Tags: notifications, htc-sense, htc-one-x, missed-calls
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title: The power of galaxy tab 4 7,0 charger

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# Question
Title: The power of galaxy tab 4 7,0 charger
Please what is the power of tab 4 7.0 charger

Is it like 1 or 2 Amp

# Answer
The charger that came with my tablet is rated at 5V and 1.0 amps.
> 1 votes

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Tags: tablet
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