# Question
Title: Cant' uninstall app; it shows up on home screen but not app drawer or installed apps list
An app called APP Lock installed on my phone yesterday and I have no clue how it got there. I can't find the app under the Play Store installed apps, my app drawer, or any folder within the system that might be related to it. I've looked in different folders to find where it might be installed but can't find it at all. It doesn't show up under Device Administrators either, the only trace of the app existing is it's icon on my home screen.

When I open it it lists my installed apps and asks if I want to "protect my privacy" in broken English. I think it's malware so I want to get rid of it.

Is there any way to cleanly remove it or at least find where it's installed?

# Answer
Is the app in this question the same as the one you're talking about? If so, you might be dealing with malware.

The reason the app might not be showing up in the installed apps list in the Google Play Store is because it was installed outside of the Google Play Store (by a different app). Try finding the app in the installed applications list of Android itself. Do this like so:

1. Open the `Settings` app.
2. Scroll down to `Apps`.
3. In the top right corner, click `...` and then `Show system apps`.
4. Search for the app name in the list, presumably `APP Lock`, and select it.

Have you found it? Great! Uninstall it by clicking `Uninstall`. If this button is greyed out, then the app might have installed itself as a system app and you will need root to remove it with Root Uninstaller, for example.
> 1 votes

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Tags: applications, internal-storage, malware
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# Question
Title: How to Block Pre-Installed Auto App Installer Malware?
1. I dont know which pre-installed app is auto installing new apps. But I think its `com.android.system.service` (also on few other phones: http://en.miui.com/thread-459132-1-1.html)
2. Firewall is not supported for this old OS phone (I think its gingerbread)
3. Also No root available for my phone. I also tried all auto rooting apps for android and PC.
4. Because its old Android OS, there is no option to disable any pre-installed app.
5. I think antivirus is deleting only few harmful apps which are downloaded by pre-installed malware app.

The malware app is downloading apps to a hidden folder (`.sysAndroid/Download`) in sd card, I have no threat to my internal memory because its full.

How to make a folder on sd card unwriteable without root or with any trick? like making a fake folder with same name to stop virus app from saving new apps in folder again(`.sysAndroid` or Download)

Or any other method?

# Answer
> 1 votes
First, you could make that folder "un-writeable" easily without rooting. As it's located on the SD card, and you're on a pre-Kitkat device, any app should have full access there:

1. Get yourself a file manager
2. navigate to `/sdcard/.sysAndroid`
3. delete the `Download` folder
4. create a new text file called `Download`, and make it read-only

Now, that malware app can no longer create the directory, as a file with the same name is in that place.

For other measures, we'd need more details (and I could update my answer then):

* go to *Settings › About Phone* and check what Android version is running on the device
* find out which app is installing the unwanted apps. I didn't test it with pre-Icecream devices, but my tool Adebar should be capable of that¹: Among other things (which require at least Kitkat), it creates a list of apps installed on the device, grouped by their installer (see here for an example: as you will notice, the package name of the installer is noted along). If your Android version indeed is older than 4, you most likely will not be able to "kill" that app, but other measures might be known.

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¹ <sub>*Adebar* will require installed on your computer, and Bash being available – so a Linux machine is best suited for that. But it's reported to work well on a Mac, and even on a Windows machine running Cygwin.</sub>

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Tags: malware, system-apps
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# Question
Title: Settings, App and Messages Backup AND restore of non-rooted Android 6+ devices?
I need to send in my phone for a repair. The phone still works normally, so I like to backup all my phone specific data (SMS, whatsApp messages, app settings, account settings (contacts and calender sync), ...) and wipe the phone before I send it in.

I read Full Backup of non-rooted devices \- but the question is basically from back in 2012 - and so is the most upvoted answer (`adb`) which also disclaims *"This solution will not back up and restore contact, SMS or calendar information"* which makes it seem rather half-baked to me. (sorry.)

Also, Android 6 has a built-in backup, I'm just totally unsure how well that works. (And what app stuff it does or doesn't backup.)

```
settings > backup&restore > more > manual backup > (sdcard)

```

Here's what the backup (to SD card) confirmation looks like: (sorry German)

* So what did it actually backup (seems like SMS are included / bullet Gespräche") and how can I verify that?
* How do I check whether some app settings are included or not?
* Can I be confident to get that stuff restored to the factory reset device once it is returned from repair?

Android Version is shown as 6.0.1

# Answer
Question and answer you refer to (Full Backup of non-rooted devices) are mine – so I can assure you they are still valid. As for the "built-in" backup: that's usually backing up to Google's servers, which works pretty well. What has mixed results, however, is the restore of that – which the user has very little means of controlling. It either works on first startup and configuring the Google account, or it works partially, or not at all.

I'd suggest you follow the procedure described there, and backup your contacts and messages separately. You can find some suitable apps in my app lists.

If your device were rooted, you could simply use *Titanium Backup* and be done with that, but I understand that's not always an option. If you have a backup device, I'd additionally suggest doing a "test restore" to that, to see that your crucial data can be restored properly. *WhatsApp* is a completely different case; though it has its own built-in backup, restore to a different device is tricky at best. If you don't mind (and using WhatsApp suggests as much), use it's Google Drive capabilities which should make things easier. Not that I have much experience with that (I wouldn't use WA unless threatened really hard).
> 1 votes

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Tags: 6.0-marshmallow, backup
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# Question
Title: What's the "Thumbs up" setting in Motorola Camera app
I have Motorola Moto Z Play phone. **When switching to front-camera** in Camera app, there is a setting that I haven't figured out it's purpose. It has three possible options:

* Off
* Manual (shows a slider which its value can be chosen from 1 to 7).
* Auto

Here is a screenshot of this setting:

There is no reference to this setting in the official manual and I haven't found any resources that explains it. Does anybody know what's it for? There could be a similar front-camera setting for other phone brands too, but I haven't much experience about that.

# Answer
I believe it is the beauty mode

> The 5MP front-facing camera adds one extra control to this menu and that is for beauty mode. There are three options: auto, manual, or off. The manual option lets you move a slider like most other smartphones that offer a beauty mode which blends the skin tones to hide imperfections

Also called beautification mode

> We start off with self portraits, which include a Beautification mode, which is a first for Moto, but not a first for Lenovo at large. It mainly enhances clarity and colors while smoothing out lines on the face, to varying degrees of success.

*Off* would be to disable the mode, *manual* would be adjust the beauty effect and *auto* would let the camera decide

**Edit:** It's not a *thumbs up*, it is a silhouette of a female face sideways - you can see that clearly from Lenovo feature, with the 7 step sliding scale. Moto seems to have added auto feature in addition
> 2 votes

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Tags: motorola, front-camera
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# Question
Title: Lost weather "widget" after factory reset
I was having some hardware trouble with my Pixel (not resolved, but that's another issue). I ended up doing a factory reset.

Now, however, my home screen time/weather information. Instead of the date, time and (when available) weather showing at the top of the first screen with an abbreviated search field (see image below)

The above is what it *should* look like. Now, that "widget" is gone, and the search field takes up the whole top line of the screen.

There are no updates for the Pixel Launcher for me in the Play Store (and, in fact, no buttons to go with it).

I've tried force-stopping the Pixel Launcher app.

If there's a setting for this I can't find it.

Any ideas?

# Answer
> 2 votes
Have you tried the steps from Scrapshark's reddit post?

Also, I'm reading that this problem could be the result of the Pixel launcher losing its location permission, so you should check if it still has that by following the steps in Google's help article under the section called `Turn permissions on or off`.

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Tags: home-screen, google-pixel
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# Question
Title: I can't purchase anything on play.google. I get error "error retrieving information from server [DF-RPC-01]"
It's not just in the play store, it doesn't work on mobile or on PC, and I also can't do any in-app purchases in any app. I tried reinstalling apps, clearing phone, but I believe it has nothing to do with the phone because it's not working on PC as well... If I go to google payment center, I get "You haven’t signed up to pay for any Google services yet", and I successfully bought an app a few months ago.

# Answer
This usually happens for one of two reasons:

* The payment information registered to your Google account is invalid and causing problems.
* The application data of the Google Play Store is corrupted

**Managing your payment information**

Verify if your payment methods are still up-to-date in Google payments center and in the account section of the Google Play Store. Note that they should match the personal information of your Google account.

**Clearing the Google Play Store cache**

* Open the `Settings` app.
* Click on `Apps`.
* Select `Google Play Store` from the list.
* Click the `Force stop` button and confirm. The application is now forcefully closed.
* Still in the same window, click on `Storage`.
* Click the `Clear cache` button.
* Now reboot your phone and try again to see if the problem went away.
> 4 votes

# Answer
**Possible resolutions to the \[DF-RPC-01\] ( Remote Procedure Call Failure error)**

Well certainly I too believe it has nothing to do your device, even a lot of people have complained about the issue:

Based on the following evidence;

1. Google Play Help Forum

* It is usually occurring when there is **no payment method** linked to your account (as suggested on Google Play Help forum). Users have noted it appears to be a **back end issue with Google**.
    * You may wish to check your current payment options including any updated information such as address, payment choices (especially credit cards because of late Google has beefed up its security on use of credit cards for making app purchases).
    * One user did resolve the problem by reactivating the Credit card which had been blocked due to the suspected tampering. The incident is described here: How to resolve "Error retrieving information from server DF - RPC - 01" on the android phone? .

You may need to contact Google support to present your query.

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2. From the above discussions this error is said to be different from other errors which are **normally fixed by clearing data, clearing cache or updating google play services**, based on evidence above.

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3. Strangely some users claim the problem was caused by having **several google accounts** on the device some of which weren't linked to Google Play and removing these extra accounts resolved the problem (however I don't think it’s too convenient but if that’s the only way out then it’s worth a try).

* Opening up settings
    * Navigating to accounts settings
    * Selecting "google accounts"
    * Delete all unnecessary accounts
    * Re syncing all accounts and making sure none of them fail to sync properly because the device doesn't notify of any failures.

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**Update 1**

For some reasons, it can happen that checkin expires. Here are some independant tricks you can use to force new device checkins: Google Checkin is the service responsible for “checking in” to google servers (also readies important updates and syncing of data(dropbox etc))

* Compose *#*#2432546#*#* (which stands for *#*#CHECKIN#*#*)
* If you don't want to dial or can't because there is no dialer on your device, use an ADB shell as root and type this:

`# am broadcast -a android.provider.Telephony.SECRET_CODE -d android_secret_code://2432546`

Somehow this fix helped me fix one of the infamous errors: **"Error retrieving information from server. \[RH-01\]"** Which is the reason I am attributing the issue to be related to syncing issues with Google servers.

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**Update 2**

* Check if debit/credit card(s) have expired. When these cards have expired you can longer be able to make new purchases and this error appears so you need to renew/reactivate these. After which you need to enter new details.

When entering new card details make sure you clear cache of play store and google play services:

**Settings \>\> Applications \>\> Google play store :Force close \>\> Clear cache/data**

**Settings \>\> Applications \>\> Google play services : Force close \>\> Clear cache**.

Reboot device, then when re-opening Google Playstore you made need to reenter details (account with payment info). Afer successful sign-in you should see your billing info.

Error retrieving information from server \[DF-RPC-01\] While making IAP

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**Google Wallet**

* If you are using **google wallet** check if you not accidentally disabled the payment services. You can add debit cards or link bank accounts to your Google Wallet. Fore details see here: Add, update, or delete a debit card

Make sure your google account address is the **same** as the address you had your my google wallet payments

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**Possible syncing issues between google play store and other google apps**

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**Other workarounds : Using VPN connection**

Through some seroius experiments, one user claims that after changing the connection and using VPN tunnel solved the issues with this error. Getting error \[DF-RPC-01\], cannot purchase apps or in-app purchases

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Remarks: I myself have not yet encountered this error, but other minor errors which were resolved by basic troubleshooting (i.e. clearing cache, data, and updating google apps),

however have taken time to research on possible fixes and from my understanding this kind of error is likely to be related to Google itself, based on the evidence that it still appears on web interface apart from device. Hope that helps.

References *(Some Included in body text)*
> 3 votes

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Tags: applications, google-play-store, 5.1-lollipop
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# Question
Title: JuiceSSH android rsa key
I am using JuiceSSH on android to connect to an ssh server running on my linux box.

I would like to authenticate using an RSA key pair.

Am I able to do this using JuiceSSh on android?

Does anyone know where the settings are to import an RSA key. I can't seem to find them anywhere.

# Answer
> 2 votes
When you create New Identity you have Private key option, you can paste or generate new keys.

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Tags: ssh
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# Question
Title: Can I Make One-side/Two-side Video Call To An Android Phone Using HotSpot Or Within A WiFi network (without internet charges)
File Transfer Apps like Shareit can transfer files with both methods:

1.With Mobile Hotspot (without internet)

2.Through WiFi Router when both phones connected with same (without internet)

Is there any Android App available to make video call to another android device without internet charges (through phone hotspot or same WiFi router with no internet)?

# Answer
> 4 votes
After searching around on the internet I found two apps, one called `WalkieTooth` and another called `Atasoy LANPhone`.

# WalkieTooth

WalkieTooth allows video and audio chat over WiFi, WiFi Hotspots, Bluetooth and WiFi Direct. To set it up:

1. Download from Google Play on both devices
2. Select the Camera icon on both devices
3. On the first device select 'Server', under 'WiFi'
4. On the second device select 'Client', under 'WiFi' and input the IP address displayed on the first.
5. You should now be in a video call, press the camera icon to turn on your camera

> Walkietooth allows to establish a full duplex communication channel between two Android devices, letting them to communicate for all the time needed, better than having two walkie talkies.

# Atasoy LANPhone

1. Download the APK from the 'official' site
2. Install the APK by opening it (You may need to enable '*Unknown Sources*' in `Settings > Security` first)
3. Open the app and press the menu button on the navigation bar
4. Select '*Settings*' to open the settings page
5. Find the option named '*Camera*' and choose which camera you want to use
6. Repeat process on other device and press `Menu > Refresh List` to scan for devices

**Screenshots:**

For just WiFi chat, files and *audio calls*, then these apps support it:

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Tags: applications, wi-fi, wifi-hotspot, video-calling
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# Question
Title: Why contacts are not display in address book but available when typing number?
Rummaged through a bunch of articles in search of an answer to this question, but nothing helped. I ask for your help.

Android 6, LG

The contact book displays only a part of the numbers (124 contacts from applications such as Skype, Weiber, etc.), but in fact there should be much more contacts and they are in the phone (confirmation of that - when entering phone number +7 there are 449 numbers).

How can I make these 449+ contacts appear in the contact book?

In the display settings of contacts, it is possible to display contacts from all sources (phone memory, SIM, applications). I tried the sources one by one, too.

# Answer
> 2 votes
You have 124 contacts saved to your phone. When you press +79, you get 449 in the dropdown. This 449 represents the number you have dialled (starting with +79) till date, from your device. Those may be the saved numbers or unsaved too. This is not a bug. Hope this satisfies you query.

Update - adding the screenshots of my Lg 5.0.1. When I search for contacts starting with 7 in **Contacts** tab, 250 contacts are shown.

While, when I type 7 in dialer, 396 contacts are found.

That's what happens with every phone. It's not a bug.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Touch **three vertical dots** at top right corner. It should let you change settings related to your contact book. Look for a setting named as - Contact Display or something similar. Make sure you have selected **All Contacts**

# Answer
> 0 votes
In **Contacts** click the 3 vertical dots on the upper right, select **Filter** , and then in **Display contacts** section select only **Local**, in order the device displays only your locally stored contacts (phone numbers). This holds for Sony Xperia M4 Acqua Android 6.0.1 version.

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Tags: contacts
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# Question
Title: New Facebook app activates GPS when launched -- how to disable?
This started happening with the latest Facebook app update.

I don't want to disable my GPS outright -- I like that it comes up automatically when I call Google Maps. (Which usually is in a "where the hell am I" situation.) But I see no valid reason to allow Facebook to query where I am all the time. Facebook's settings don't have an option to disable this.

Since my phone (Milestone I) is rooted (but still with Motorola's official 2.2.1 OS), I wonder if there's some app through which I could enable/disable GPS usage per app. Is there such a thing?

(If there is, I'd like to disable it in the browser too.)

# Answer
> 8 votes
Similar to Permissions Denied, mentioned by Matthew is LBE Privacy Guard which also allows you to selectively disable permissions for apps. Also good for disabling geo-tagging on your photos as well as preventing Facebook and/or Twitter from broadcasting your location.

# Answer
> 7 votes
Stock Android doesn't offer ability to disallow apps use of specific permissions. At install time, once you agree to accept whatever permissions the app requests - you are stuck with them unless you uninstall the app.

Since you are rooted, you can try using Tasker to automate enabling of GPS only when using certain apps like Maps, and disabling it when the app exits. This way you can keep GPS disabled, so that Facebook and any other apps don't automatically lock in on you.

Also, the CyanogenMod 7.1 custom ROM does have this feature. Here is a step-by-step installation guide on installing it on your Milestone. In CM7, on the Manage Applications settings, when you tap on any app you can tap on any permission to revoke it (it will get crossed out.) Tap it again to undo the change. Keep in mind that although apps usually handle absence of Internet or GPS permissions gracefully, some more basic permissions (e.g. writing/reading to/from SD Card) might cause the app to crash or become unstable.

# Answer
> 4 votes
An app like Permissions Denied (requires root) can help with that. It says it doesn't work on every device and ROM but there are other similar apps that might if this doesn't do the trick for you.

Generally you could also unpack the APK, edit the AndroidManifest.xml file to remove permissions, repack everything, and install that modified version. I'm not sure if it works for signed apps (are there encrypted apps?) though, I can't currently find the guide I had read to do this. It may also be against the terms of use and so on, so make sure you know and take responsibility for what you're doing :)

# Answer
> 0 votes
very simple :)

goto `settings -> Personal -> locations` & turn off GPS satellites

worked for me

# Answer
> 0 votes
Tasker is nice, but I found another android app - "GPS Privacy", that removes the GPS coordinates automatically. You just define your "Privacy areas", and your pictures won't have GPS tags when taken in these areas. Very useful if you have kids who have the pictures uploaded automatically online. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details

Hope this would be helpful for you as well!

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Tags: gps, facebook, privacy, motorola-milestone
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# Question
Title: Installing APK signed with different key possible through adb install -r?
Android will refuse to upgrade a package, if it is signed with a different key, making me to uninstall first (and lose user data) and re-install.

If I install the new APK via `adb install -r XYZ.apk`, I switched to the other APK and kept user data. Is that a correct workaround?

# Answer
## Rootless method:

As is mentioned above, you can uninstall an app while keeping its data with adb.

```
adb **shell pm** uninstall -k PACKAGE
```

> Do note that **it failed to keep data in my test case**.

Then you can install the new app with `adb install`.
Be aware that `adb uninstall` is invalid as there's no `uninstall` subcommand for adb. You must connect to a shell on your device and run `pm` from that shell. ~~However `install` is a subcommand for adb but it **does not** take any options, so if you want to run `adb install -r` you must type in `adb **shell pm** install -r` instead.~~

## Root method (Recommended):

If you have root, you should never miss Xposed Framework. Get Xposed Framework and get XInstaller. Navigate to "Installer Settings", scroll down and tick "Disable Signature Check". Now you can install the replacement app in any way you like.
> 0 votes

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Tags: adb, apk, signature-error
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# Question
Title: Which is less insecure - mounting /system rw or disabling SELinux
I recently upgraded my (rooted) Oneplus 3 to Nougat, and Adaway - which modifys the hosts file broke.

I have been unable to get symlinking the hosts file to work because SELinux gets in the way. Unfortunately I appear to be unable to remount /system rw temporarily, presumably due to a large number of processes started from it at boot.

I believe I can hack the ROM to mount /system RW instead of RO, however I'm uncertain whether mounting /system rw or disabling SELinux is less secure. If I disable SELinux, I need to do it permanently - otherwise the hosts file is unavailable.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I'm not an expert, but disabling SELinux is almost certainly more insecure.

Nothing that's not already in `/system` should be able to write there without root in either case, or an exploit that would let malicious code remount it anyways. But disabling SELinux hamstrings Android's process sandboxing and access controls, meaning a malicious app could modify or steal data from others.

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Tags: security, system, selinux
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# Question
Title: Help Please! Lost my Samsung Galaxy S7 edge!
I lost my Samsung Galaxy S7 edge in OLA Auto on March 23rd 2017 chennai (Driver detail is known and already inquired. He is pointing out the passengers who boarded next saying he is not aware of my mobile). I just put my mobile in power save mode by switching off mobile data and GPRS before getting down from auto. I was in the assumption that I placed the mobile in the bag while I had slipped it down in the auto seat. Since there is no internet connection, I am unable to track my mobile using findphone or ADM. The IMEI numbers are known. But helpless knowing how to track and get my treasure back. Please help.

One person attended my mobile saying that he is the customer who boarded the auto and when I asked for his mobile number and address to come to his home and collect and mobile, he cut the call. since then, i kept calling my number, he dint pick up and cutting the call randomly. by 10 pm night, the mobile got swtiched off and it is saying switched off till now. Please help. Thanks much.

# Answer
Call the police (you should have done that when the person had picked up your call, as the phone was on and the number could have been tracked).

Do you have Android Device Manager on phone? Then you can lock your phone from net, it'll be locked as soon as it goes online with any sim card, and you'll be able to see the location.
> 2 votes

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Tags: applications, samsung-galaxy-s-7-edge
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# Question
Title: how come google contacts on web have no last name, only name
On my android the contacts have first and last name, where in contacts.google.com there's only a name field?

I'm asking because whenever I change my name there I see no effect on my android device, and thought this might be related.

# Answer
Please see if sync is activated on your phone. It may be because of syncing problem that the change is not reflected.
> 0 votes

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Tags: contacts, sync, google-contacts
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# Question
Title: Replacing default phone application with other one on rooted device
I'm on Android 4.1, rooted, with ClockworkMod Recovery. I want to replace the default `phone.apk` in root with my custom downloaded APK, and cumbersome is my default `phone.apk` that is shipped with my custom ROM.

Can I replace my `phone.apk` from the system/app with a new Phone application such as Swipe Dialer Pro? Will it do any harm?

There is also one additional APK in the system/app called `phone service.apk`. What's the purpose of that?

# Answer
> 0 votes
There is only one way I found. Just download some system app installer APK and install it. Then get `phone.apk` and `contact.apk` from any custom ROM which is for your device and install them using the system app installer. That's all you can do

I've tried a lot to find the way, but it didn't work. Good luck.

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Tags: root-access, system-apps, customization
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# Question
Title: Google play stuck on "Waiting for network..." when installing an app on mobile data
I recently bought a Meizu m3 note. Everything works fine in the play store (after I put the SIM in), except the downloading on mobile data connection.

I can browse, search apps and request to install. But the download won't start. It's stuck on the "Waiting for network..." message. See screen cap below.

When switching to WiFi, everything works OK.

# Answer
It seems that when disabling `Data on WLAN only`, in the Download app, Google Play's app download started. See screen cap.

Strange that the Download app and Google Play are connected.
> 2 votes

# Answer
I have the axon 7 go to settings then apps then Google play then tap 3 small boxes in top right corner and uninstall update.... This worked out for me
> 5 votes

# Answer
I had same issue on my Xiaomi Mi5, reseting preferences and changing setting didn't work. Finally I tried uninstalling updates in Google Play Store app and that worked.
> 2 votes

# Answer
Goto All Apps settings and Force Stop default(preinstalled) download manager app. Cheers!
> 1 votes

# Answer
just got done troubleshooting with Google via the play store help feature. I was told that i am experiencing an issue with the current nougat 7.0 OS. I know this thread started before nougat was released, but I just started experiencing this. Running nougat on Axon ZTE 7. They're flavor of nougat is MiFavor 4.2. developers are aware and are"working on the issue work phone manufacturers."
> 1 votes

# Answer
Uninstalling the google play update worked for me..

This now raises new questions and concerns, but yeah this got the downloads going again for me
> 0 votes

# Answer
Same issues here. ZTE Axon 7 running 7.1.1 with "waiting for network" message when attempting to download anything from the Google Play Store.

Only fix thus far is to "Uninstall Updates" from the Google Play Store application. Be careful to cancel the automatic update of Google Play Store app the next time you open it, or you'll have to repeat the process.

I have found that doing this seems to bugger my Android Auto, and basically removes links to any 3rd party apps (Like Slacker or Pocket Casts) and requires an uninstall & reinstall of those apps for Android Auto to "re-link" them into the app. This seems to be a Google Play Store issue, not an issue that is specific to one particular manufacturer.
> 0 votes

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Tags: google-play-store, downloading
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# Question
Title: Metered wi-fi connection on Android tablet?
I have a non-rooted Nexus 7 (2013), and connect to the internet via a Mi-Fi hotspot.

I have a low data cap, so I need to track usage closely. I'd like to be able to mark my connection as metered, but since this is a tablet, those options don't exist in Data Usage.

Is there any app or alternative method to enable that functionality?

# Answer
> 0 votes
At least on my Nexus 10:

Settings → Data Usage → ⋮ menu → Network Restrictions

brings up a screen where you can set whether each WiFi network is metered or not.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I'm equally searching for another option as my phone keeps forgetting the metered networks immediately after I set them, google has alot of noise on the issue pointing to the inbuilt feature.

Try using Netguard from Google Play. Its working for me. Appeared on Make use of article:

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/prevent-any-app-using-mobile-data-android/

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Tags: wi-fi, tablet, data-monitoring
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# Question
Title: Galaxy s5 stuck in reboot loop after root
Today I tried to root my galaxy s5 with Kingo Root for android. My phone restarted during the rooting process, but it keeps looping over and over. I have tried resetting the cache and even factory resetting it (by booting it up in recovery mode), but after the reset the same reboot logo appears. Any help at this point would be great.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Your device is *bricked*, this means that unless you have a **custom recovery** installed then you cannot access your device. If your phone is still under warranty, then you may be able to get it fixed for a low cost, as this is a quick fix with the right equipment.

If you want to attempt the fix yourself, here are some articles:

MakeUseOf

XDA

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Tags: root-access, reboot
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# Question
Title: In Samsung Galaxy S3 mini TalkBack is always speaking when switching home screens
From one day to the next, TalkBack started to tell me on which home screen I am. It is always using the Google voice, even if I set it to Samsung TTS.

Texts:

* Page 2 of 5. (German pronunciation)
* Der Ordner ist geöffnet.
* Der Ordner ist geschlossen.

(My locale is German)

TalkBack was switched of before and when I go to settings, the text entry of TalkBack reads "off". When I enter into the TalkBack settings however the slider is switched to "on". Switching it of does not help as it always stays on but displaying off in the textual list view.

My next try was deactivating the TalkBack app completely. This did not solve the problem either.

Is there a setting I do not know about or another trick I could try?

# Answer
Problem can also be caused by airDroid. Go to settings accessibility and ensure AirDroid notifications are turned off. It took nearly 2 hours to find this one as I had done everything suggested in this thread. Frozen screens just remember to use 2 fingers
> 2 votes

# Answer
go to application manager and find the google text speech and disable it .
> 1 votes

# Answer
Go to application manager then to All down to Google text to speech and clear data and back out. This worked for my Samsung 3.
> 1 votes

# Answer
I just encountered this problem - I seem to have solved it by doing force stop on the app 'Google Text-to-speech'. (I also cleared application data, but I guess it's the stop that worked.)
> 0 votes

# Answer
LOL, wooow. One really irritating feature if you aren't visually challenged.

My toughest challenge was switching this talkback feature off again for I couldn't scroll down my screen. I would only manage to get the first few options which appeared on the first display of the screen and could see nothing lower down.

To overcome this, try to double swipe instead of single swipe your finger on your screen.

To solve the problem. Just go to your setting, my device, accessibility, then talk back and then disable it from there.

Once you can navigate by double swiping, it's pretty straight forward. Good luck.
> 0 votes

# Answer
A bit late I know, but I've just been having a similar problem with a Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini.

This is how I got rid of it. I tried other ways, but found that if I turned the phone on and off again, the speech would come alive again. This was the only way I could kill it off for good.

Go to Settings -\> Accessibility -\> Text to Speech and there will be a list of current text to speech providers (I had 2, Google and Samsung)

Go to Application Manager -\> All Find Google Text to Speech and disable it If there is no disable button, you will have to click Uninstall All Updates first, then go back, and the button should now read Disable You'll want to do the above step for each Text to Speech option you had in your list. I had 2, so I did it again for Samsung TTS.

Now if you go back to Settings -\> Accessibility -\> Text to Speech there should be nothing left in the list and your home screen will finally be silent. Hooray!

I also have driving mode and TalkBack disabled. I already had them turned off, but they didn't help.

Hope this helps.
> 0 votes

# Answer
Disabling "Samsung TTS" app and also Google text to speech.
> 0 votes

# Answer
1. Open `Settings`
2. Go to `Application manager`
3. Scroll left to `All`
4. Scroll down to `Samsung TTS` and click it
5. Click `disable` and `force stop`
> 0 votes

# Answer
What is working for me is to have disabled AVG Antivirus. Settings--\>Accessibility--\>Services--\>Antivirus: Disabled
> 0 votes

# Answer
I tried all of these options; disabled everything and the voice kept turning back on. Eventually I uninstalled the cleaning app - AIO Cleaner - and the voice stopped.
> 0 votes

# Answer
Disabling "Google Text to Speech" worked to kill it for me.
> -1 votes

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Tags: settings, home-screen, talk-back
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# Question
Title: App update/install claim insufficient storage with 3GB free on SD
As you can see, the default write disk is set to the SD card with more than 3GB free, but it still complains of insufficient storage even for apps that do not exceed 100MB total size (I did not check the minimum size to trigger it, however).

What can I do to get around it?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Whenever you try to update and app, it first gets moved automatically to phone memory, even if the preferred install location is set to sd card.

Now, it is quite possible (like in my case), the phone memory does not have sufficient storage for the app, or to hold the update along with the previous version. In that case, the apps will not get updated.

Whenever any app that was on the sd card is updated, you must again manually transfer it back to external storage, or it'll remain in phone memory

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Tags: installation, insufficient-memory, storage
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title: Restore data to android

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# Question
Title: Restore data to android
I Backed up my data on Google, as instructed by a Samsung representative, then reset my, as instructed by same. He never told me how to recover the data. After being disconnected, during reset, he never got back in contact with me. I did all the recaver methods that are listed here. I also contacted Google, a week ago, no reply

# Answer
Usually with the backup it will save things like your contacts, messages, photos remotely. It can save apps data also like settings and files but not all apps utilise this and you could potentially be left not backup up.

These are usually synced from the settings / accounts / google and each one can be toggled.

What data exactly was it that you got instructed to backup ?
> 0 votes

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Tags: data-recovery
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title: Recover photos from Google Photos cache

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# Question
Title: Recover photos from Google Photos cache
About two months ago (just over 60 days so they are no longer in Trash), I manually deleted thousands of photos off my Google Photos account due a problem I had with duplicate files. I had a back up of all the photos on SD cards which I needed to clear. I moved the photos to an external hard drive. Later, I discovered that Windows had somehow decided to not copy about 1600 of the files.

The only trace I have left of the missing photos are the cached images on Google Photos on a broken android phone (LG G3) which I've turned on without any access to the internet. Even if they are low quality, I am desperate to recover these photos. Does anyone know how to access the cached photos (or thumb nails) of Google Photos?

My plan, if I can access them, is to create a wifi hotspot with another android phone without access to the internet and use something like airdroid to move the images to a computer. I could also maybe put an SD card back in the phone and move the files there instead?

The phone is not rooted. I've looked around using the file manager but have not been able to locate them. Does anyone have any suggestions?

# Answer
> 1 votes
You're best option is to try recovery software such as Recuva or EaseUS Data Recovery on one on the SD cards which once contained the deleted photos. The chances of recovering your data this way are slim, as even just a *few missing kilobytes* can corrupt whole photos and videos.

Android stores cached images in the following locations:

> /sdcard/DCIM/.thumbnails
> /data/data/com.google.android.apps.photos

If you're not rooted, then refer to this guide on how to use `ADB` to pull the data from the Google Photos application.

If all else fails, then your last two options would be to try *contacting* Google Support to see if they still have the files on their servers. Hardware data recovery could restore your photos at a price.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I think you can Android Data Recovery software to scan your LG phone and find the deleted photos for you. This software can scan your phone and SD card deeply to find the deleted photos for you. You can preview them and then recover them from your LG phone to computer. Try to find the best Android Data Recovery software on google and download one of them. Good Luck!

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Tags: data-recovery, cache, google-photos, thumbnails
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# Question
Title: google play services crashing on login attempt
I have a Moto E gen1 and android 5.1 installed on it. After factory reset , google play services crashes every time, whenever i try to login to my account. Apart from this login problem everything is working smoothly.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Maybe just try to go in developers mode Google service, google+, app store etc stopped working

I tried all the recommendation to clear cache, etc etc and after the factory reset still getting the error. What finally worked for me is going to Developers mode (easy to do, search how to for you phone in google).

I bet some developer tested something and push his code to PROD without testing real user mode. Once I did, the error magically disappeared.

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Tags: google-play-services
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title: Where can i find my Model numbers

text:
# Question
Title: Where can i find my Model numbers
Just wondering how do I find which model number my galaxy s4 is? I see people writing Gt- numbers. I can't find anything like that. Any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks

# Answer
> 1 votes
Note that not all S4 models start with "GT" - see a not-so-complete list of variants here.

You could either see it under Settings - About phone - Model number (in this example, SCH-I545):

Or on the sticker underneath the battery (in this example, GT-i9505G):

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Tags: updates
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# Question
Title: How can I delete data from phones that won't start up?
I have 2 broken Android phones that won't power up. An LG G4 (bootloop issue, but bought used, so no warranty), and a Moto G3 that fell in a puddle. Neither will power up, so I can't remove my personal data from them. Is there any way to delete my data on these before recycling/selling for parts/donating? I don't know what to do with them. I don't want to risk my personal data being recovered.

# Answer
Physically breaking them is the only way to be relatively certain the data isn't compromised by someone else somehow.
> 2 votes

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Tags: security, factory-reset, privacy, formatting
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# Question
Title: Unable to confirm installation on program from unknown source
I have a few programs I want to install that come from "Unknown sources" (The latest Humble Bundle to be precise).

When trying to install the application, I get the normal "Do you want to install this application?" followed by the list of permissions required.

At the bottom, I can either "Cancel" the install, or proceed by pressing "Install".

Unfortunately, in my case, the "Install" "button", is not a button at all. It's a completely inactive text, and no matter if I tap it multiple times in different locations or long press it, it reacts in any way at all. Cancel works fine.

I've tried disabling the setting allowing installation from unknown sources and re-enabling it, and I've tried restarting the phone. Neither helped.

I've tried several of the humble bundle applications, and the issue is the same with all of them. Since the confirmation dialogue is a part of Android, I assume the issue is unrelated to Humble Bundle.

# Answer
Turns out this was caused by Twilight, which had an option that can fix the install issue.

With "Auto-pause in specified apps" ticket, and "APK Installer (button fix)", the problem goes away.
> 2 votes

# Answer
My problem was fnally solved after i downloaded an app permission manager, and disabled the draw-over permission in an app called solver for pad (no shame :) ).
> 0 votes

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Tags: unknown-sources
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# Question
Title: Moto G3 (Android Marshmallow) not detecting SD card anymore
Moto G3 (Android Marshmallow) not detecting SD card anymore. It was stored as internal storage. The SD card when in the phone says "not inserted" and it's the card I've always used for it. The card shows up in another device and other cards show up in this device. I stupidly didn't have a backup so can't retrieve my images. I can't even access the SD card on my PC without formatting. Motorola told me that it's because the card is encrypted.

I think I'm going to end up formatting then trying data recovery software and hoping for the best. Because the card was treated as adopted (internal) storage, I can't access any of my phone's contents via a USB wire either.

How to fix this issue?

# Answer
> 1 votes
From what I have seen, it appears to be a known issue with the phone. I have had two SanDisk 32GB Class 10 MicroSD cards that have both had the same problem. However, I have seen forums that say the Class 6 cards work fine.

I have yet to test the new card, so I don't know if it fixes the problem, but I will update this post after testing it for a month or so.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I fought this problem over and over until today I called Motorola support and learned that they will fix or repair these phones because it’s "a known issue". They will either

1. have you return the phone for a free examination and fix (i.e. be without your phone for at least a week and probably much more, no guarantees) or
2. send you a refurbished phone that they say they will guarantee will work for $24.95 + $75 + $11+ hold on your card until they get your old phone back

I chose option 2) so I could have a phone in the interim even though I am really upset with Motorola about charging me to fix my defective phone that they should have recalled and that they really should be refunding my lost money in multiple SD cards.

So, forget all the people are saying about defective SD cards, clearing cache, reinserting cards, etc, and go to the source of the problem - the Moto 3G.

# Answer
> 0 votes
So on my wife's MOTOROLA as of this morning, I see 2 notifications:

* Lexar SD Card - Not inserted
* Lexar SD Card - Unsupported

> I called Motorola support and learned that they will fix or repair these phones because it’s "a known issue"

I had turned it into internal storage 2 months back because it wouldn't work recording photos to SD card otherwise.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I tried one way. Remove SD card and try disabling Motorola Gallery and install any other Gallery app. Then try inserting the card.

This worked for me when I am using it as external storage, not sure about formatted as internal storage.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I had the same problem with my Moto G3. I did not contact Motorola (or Lenovo) because I did not think they would talk to me as I have had this phone for more than 12 months. Anyway, I tried several fixes and none of them really worked. The phone would work for 24 hours and then it would lose its SD card.

So, here is what worked for me. I did a complete factory re-install. This is a little drastic but I felt it was my only option. I took note of installed apps I had installed. I had a good backup but I did lose some photos. The whole reinstall took me about 2.5 to 3 hours and my phone has now been working for 2 weeks with no issues yet. Just google "How to perform factory reset for moto g3"

# Answer
> -3 votes
Yes, after formatting it as internal, it won't work anywhere besides the phone itself. You can revert it from Settings → Storage.

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Tags: sd-card, 6.0-marshmallow, motorola-moto-g
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# Question
Title: Google Now "Shazam this song" not working
I'm trying to use this feature https://support.shazam.com/hc/en-us/articles/205024298--Ok-Google-Shazam-this-song-

But when I try it just google searches "Shazam this song" like any other unrecognized phrase. I also tried "What's this song" and it said "Action not supported in your country"

I'm in Canada and have a Samsung Galaxy S5 with Android 6.0.1. I have Shazam installed, and reinstalling it didn't fix it. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shazam.android&hl=en

# Answer
> 0 votes
Try holding your `home` button down for 3 seconds. When Google Assistant appears, ask your question. Same thing happened to me with sluggish responses from google now requests after the 6.0.1 update rolled out. Google Assistant taking over for Google Now going forward.

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Tags: google, shazam
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# Question
Title: How are "ShareIt","Xender" etc able to install APK without requiring "unknown source" permission?
Normally, if I have to install an apk(say from SD card), I need to enable “Unknown Sources” in my phone's settings. But when I transfer and install any APK from another phone using "ShareIt", no such permission is required by my phone.

How is ShareIt able to bypass this permission?

# Answer
> 8 votes
I did a bit of digging and it is possible without System permissions from API 21 onwards https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/pm/PackageInstaller.html.

In fact, there is a code sample by Google which shows how to do it. https://github.com/googlesamples/android-testdpc/blob/master/app/src/main/java/com/afwsamples/testdpc/cosu/CosuUtils.java

# Answer
> 4 votes
If the apps are installed silently (i.e.without the usual installation dialog), presumably these apps directly call `pm`, i.e. `PackageManager`, which as a system app bears the permission `android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES`.

The phone has to be rooted so the app could call `pm` in a root context, else you will be greeted with the message "Neither user xxxx nor current process has android.permission.INSTALL\_PACKAGES".

EDIT: As @Izzy pointed out in the comment, `android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES` is also granted to apps installed to `/system`. See below comment and this SO question for more insight.

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Tags: apk, unknown-sources, shareit
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# Question
Title: Why does my samsung galaxy s4 say 'Charging Paused,Battery Temp too High'?
Ok so i have already brought a new battery and done a factory reset and tried different chargers and still says it is over heating . Please anyone got any ideas or solutions?

# Answer
> 0 votes
There might be a fault with the battery temperature sensor, due to which it detects high temperature every time the battery temp rises a bit over the normal (which is common when you use the phone too much or you're charging it).

Does the phone feel ***very* hot** when this is shown? If not, then the sensor has to be replaced, and take your phone to an authorized service centre.

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Tags: charging
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# Question
Title: Want to update Samsung Galaxy On7 to Nougat
I want to update my Samsung Galaxy On7 to android 7.0 Nougat.

The OTA updates haven't been rolled out.

**I want to use all legal software that won't void my warranty or get me into Police trouble.**

I found this link: http://www.android.gs/update-samsung-galaxy-on7/

I have Android sdk on my computer (all the build tools, and Android versions 5.0.0 to 6.0, and will download nougat also if necessary.

Can anyone please see the link and tell me whether it is safe and legal?

If not, then please suggest any other legal method.

**I want to use no custom ROM.**

# Answer
Yes, that links seems safe to me. It tells you to download the official firmware for your device from the official Samsung page or SamMobile, which is a trustworthy website. The problem is, you won't find the Nougat firmware there either, because it's not released yet. The only thing you can do is wait until Samsung officially publishes Android 7 for your device.

By the way, flashing any kind of Android firmware is never illegal, since Android is open source (only exception is when paid content is included for free). It can only void your warranty.
> 2 votes

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Tags: 6.0-marshmallow, samsung, updates, 7.0-nougat
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title: How to add Google Now On Tap in a ROM?

text:
# Question
Title: How to add Google Now On Tap in a ROM?
I have ROM which doesn't have Now On Tap on Long Pressing Home Key. How can I add it?

# Answer
> 1 votes
First of all you have to set up Now On Tap in Google Now settings. After that you go to settings and find the "Buttons" section (usually on main settings screen or in rom tweaks section) and then for "long home button press" select "Open Google Now" or "Google Now On Tap" (whatever it is called there).

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Tags: custom-roms, rom
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title: Instagram Error 504

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# Question
Title: Instagram Error 504
my play store is not installing Instagram, I tried a hundred times. I even clear cache, disable Play store, play services and everything. I even did Reset my phone 2 times, tried to install it with another Google account, tried to insta it with APK file. But it won't install. Please tell me what to do.

# Answer
> 0 votes
If you are also one of them who are getting this Error Code 504 problem and finding the solution but couldn’t find any right guide, then check out this once, and I will surely think that you can easily get rid out of this error problem.

Error 504 is a google play store gateway timed out the error that occurs due to the slow internet connection on your Mobile Data or the WiFi.

How to fix and solve Error Code 504 Problem:–

1. Clear the Google Service Framework Cache –

Go to the Settings Click on Installed Apps or Apps Search for Google Service Framework & Click on it Select Clear Cache button After completing, close the tab there That’s it, Done 2. Clear Google Play Store Dat….. Check out the full solutions at; How to Fix Error Code 504 Problem

contact instagram support

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Tags: instagram
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title: Apps Automatically Installing

text:
# Question
Title: Apps Automatically Installing
Each time I connect to WiFi or the internet, my Samsung Galaxy Note 1 automatically downloads apps (mostly games) from the Google Play Store. This is not only annoying, but uses precious memory. I have already tried filtering in the Play Store, clearing the cache and clearing Play Store data.

What could be causing this, and how can I stop it from happening?

# Answer
Please define what you mean by automatically downloads apps:

1. downloading updates for the installed apps
2. installs new random apps from the playstore

If it's the first one, then you need to go into Menu -\> My apps & games -\> Installed, click on one of the apps - then look for the menu button ( or the 3 dots in the upper right corner ) and disable auto-update.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Assuming you are certain these games are being installed as time goes on rather than merely being part of the myriad apps Samsung preinstalls on all is phones, I would consider backing up your data and doing a factory reset although it is annoying. It sounds like there is some kind of malicious code that is installed on your phone and it could be doing worse things than installing games (eg capturing your keystrokes). Search Google for how to back up your Android phone - there are lots of guides. The factory reset will put your phone on the same condition it was in out of the box software wise. From then on be very careful about what you install, what webpages you visit and what email attachments you open. Good luck!
> 0 votes

# Answer
I had a similiar problem. In my case it was the android emulator "BlueStacks". I connected BlueStacks to my google account and (automatically) activated synchronising. BlueStacks provided some games and installed them on my phone. Long time I dod not know why this happenes but than I saw this sync seeting in BLueStacks.
Maybe you hava similar problem.
Alternativly there are apps downloading other apps. There is an app checking if this happens. But unfortunately I don't remember it's name.
> 0 votes

# Answer
This is due to some virus activities. I am also facing problems like this but when I factory reset my phone it is doing well and running smoothly. This may be due to any app that allows to download some specific apps to your phones.
> 0 votes

# Answer
Seems like you have some malware installed in your device.

If you try clearing the playstore data, it wont work at all.

If you think apps are being installed alutomatically after you have installed any third party app out side of playstore, then try to detect the app and look for its permisions. If it seems suspicious, then uninstall it.

And the kill switch to solve this problem is to use an Antivirus.
> 0 votes

# Answer
You can use this free antimalware to search your phone for malwares:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.malwarebytes.antimalware

You may also restrict background data for PlayStore so that it is unable to download anything in background.
> 0 votes

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# Question
Title: How do I change the lock-screen wallpaper?
I've lost the ability to change my lock screen wallpaper (in the course of trigger-happy removal of some phone company apps). I used to be able to do `'Menu > Wallpaper'` and be prompted for either the phone or lock screen, but now this stage doesn't appear and I'm taken straight to the `'Select wallpaper from'` screen.

I'm looking for a way to get the lock/home screeen prompt back or failing that, possibly the location where the active wallpaper is stored in the file system if that would work, or an app that would let me change the lock screen wallpaper directly. (No luck with Google.)

I'm using an Orange San Francisco (ZTE Blade) running Android 2.1.1

*Edit*: and Launcher Pro.

# Answer
I also had this issue. I'm using LG GT540. When using default LG home screen, I can change the LockScreen Wallpaper.

But if I use any other Launchers the option is not there.

Now what I'm doing is: I will switch to LG Homescreen just for changing the Wallpaper and then will switch back to LauncherPro.

You should do something like this. I know this is not the answer you are looking for; I'm just giving you some hints.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Go to your gallery select which picture you want to use. Then press set as and it will bring up the choice to set as wallpaper or set as lock screen. Crop the picture and you're done.
> 1 votes

# Answer
On the ZTE axon mini.. Goto your lock screen then swipe from bottom to top while phone is located, that brings up the gallery for the lock screen... Pick a wallpaper and that it.... For Android lollipop...
> 1 votes

# Answer
I have a zte max and I'm also using Launcher pro and found a way to change my wallpaper for my lock screen.

Go to GALLERY THEN CHOOSE A PHOTO SELECT "SET AS" Then you should have a choice between Wallpaper and lock screen wallpaper...

Hope that helps..
> 0 votes

# Answer
If you go to the gallery and choose your picture, there should be an option to set it for the lock screen. Or as someone previously said, try changing back to the default launcher. And usually launchers have their backups which do store whatever changes you have made. If yours has a restore backup option you can do that too
> 0 votes

# Answer
If u swipe up from the vary base of your phone on the lock screen and keep trying periodically, I managed to get the wallpaper options come up eventually
> 0 votes

# Answer
Simply set the lockscreen image from gallery then restart your phone, it'll be there ipon reboot
> 0 votes

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Tags: settings, lock-screens, 2.1-eclair, launcherpro
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# Question
Title: How can I stop whatsapp message to get deliver to my device?
I want my whatsapp to not fetch any message even when my internet connection is on. I want to use my device with internet and also want other's people whatsapp message that are sent to me to not to get deliver to my device.

# Answer
> 0 votes
**Your question is unclear, please try reframing it.**

If you want that WhatsApp should not work, then you should uninstall it.

If you want to still keep it and see that it does not use data on background, you better turn off background data for the app in settings.

If you want to only send message and not receive, that is not possible.

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Tags: 6.0-marshmallow, whatsapp-messenger
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# Question
Title: android thinks accounts.db is corrupted and deletes it
After a reboot, i lost all my accounts. i looked into the logcat and got:

```
04-02 11:54:01.535  5305  8068 E SQLiteLog: (11) statement aborts at 24: [SELECT key, value FROM extras WHERE accounts_id=(select _id FROM accounts WHERE name=? AND type=?)] database disk image is malformed
04-02 11:54:01.537  5305  8068 E DefaultDatabaseErrorHandler: Corruption reported by sqlite on database: /data/system/users/0/accounts.db
04-02 11:54:01.538  5305  8068 E DefaultDatabaseErrorHandler: deleting the database file: /data/system/users/0/accounts.db

```

I restored the file completely from a TitaniumBackup XML-file (so the database is created cleanly again, no backup of a possible corrupt db file). After a reboot, android deletes it again and recreates it, accessing it just after restoring (i.e. using a program, which looks up an account) gives the message

```
04-02 11:45:22.855 12225 12225 W System.err: Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: The database '/data/system/users/0/accounts.db' is not open.

```

just after restore, i can open my accounts.db with `sqlite3` and `SELECT * FROM ACCOUNTS` returns a correct list and `SELECT key, value FROM extras` works as expected, too.

The file permissions are

```
-rw-rw---- 1 system system  72K 2017-04-02 11:55 accounts.db
-rw------- 1 system system  17K 2017-04-02 11:55 accounts.db-journal

```

My ROM is a CyanogenMod 13.

# Answer
I got it fixed, even when i do not understand what happend

I checked the created sqlite file with `PRAGMA integrity_check;`, and after reindex and vacuum i actually got a message its corrupted (not before).

I tried to recreate it like in this blogpost and set the file permissions, which caused a bootloop.

Then i rebootet to recovery and replaced the `accounts.db` with a empty one from a second account on the phone and then read the `dump_all.sql` created before into the database.

Now it works, even when i do not know what's the difference between reading the data into a fresh database (which caused a bootloop) and reading it into a android created empty database. It may be related to missing selinux contexts or something similiar.

So the working steps for anyone with a similiar problem:

* dump the data from the possibly broken db (even when freshly created by TitaniumBackup)
* copy an empty db
* import the data into the db
* reboot
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: My Android phone shows insufficient memory even after deleting all the apps on internal storage
Please help me on this. My android phone started behaving weird these days. I have 32GB internal memory on the phone. earlier i had only 17% used. but one fine day it started showing 99% used even after deleting all the apps on the device. I cleared the cache, user data. it would come down to 97-98%, and that space is also consumed in no time. Cleared unwanted data, moved apps and media to SD card etc, still same issue.

Thanks in advance!

Madhuk

# Answer
> 0 votes
32GB internal memory! I envy you!

Anyways, it might be because of the android is, which is perhaps taking up too much space.

Moreover, built in apps like Google apps and chrome cannot be moved.

Lastly, if problem persists, take your phone to an authorized service centre and explain the issue. Be sure to take a backup before going there.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I recommend you to analyze what eats your storage at first, and then try to eliminate the root of the problem. The root cause can be anything: a greedy (standard) app, a virus or forgotten files, copied by you, or whatever. For analysis you can try:

1. Standard Storage applet. By tapping on **Cache** you can easily clean app's cache, which can free up to several gigabytes.
2. Special apps like this

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# Question
Title: How to access content of the Google Drive app backup?
I accidentally uninstalled an Android app (GPSLogger) and lost all the app data (GPS tracking files). Now I can see there is an automatic backup in Google Drive, but the app does not recover it when I re-install it.

Is it possible to access the backup with some other tools and to extract the contained files manually?

# Answer
> 0 votes
This is a not complete answer to the above question, but just a helpful hint. As it is stated on Android Backup Service help page

> Not all apps use Android Backup Service. Some apps may not back up and restore all data.

So you should at first check if GPSLogger utilize Android Backup Service and then try to extract backup data.

The most proved way to backup app's settings is to copy folder

```
/data/data/com.some_vendor.some_app

```

**beforehand** and then to restore it manually. Or use some professional tool like Titanium, of course.

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Tags: backup, restore, google-drive
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# Question
Title: "Warning: camera failed" after update to marshmallow
The update to marshmallow (finally) came through on my Samsung S5 mini yesterday. The update seemed to go smoothly, but now starting the camera app or the torch app immediately gives a "Warning: camera failed", and exits the app.

So far I've tried everything on this list, which is the most comprehensive I could find (short of a factory reset - I'd like to avoid that if possible)

* restart camera
* restart device
* clear camera cache and data
* clear gallery cache and data
* smart stay was already off
* safe mode (same error message)
* wipe cache partition

What else could I try?

It may (or may not) be relevant that I took advantage of the major new feature of marshmallow to restrict permissions for many apps, and to disable some of the bloatware. Of course, the camera app still has permission to access the camera. As part of my troubleshooting I have restored full permissions to the camera and gallery apps.

If nothing can be done, is it correct to assume that it's impossible to roll back the update? And that Samsung/Android developers won't release a fix unless there are a large number of people with the problem?

# Answer
> 1 votes
As Murphy would have it, I spend 10 minutes putting together a question and then the next thing I try solves it...

In the end it was fixed by switching off and removing the battery for a while (~30s). This is mentioned in one of the comments in the linked article.

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Tags: updates, camera
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title: Can I put a widget inside a folder?

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# Question
Title: Can I put a widget inside a folder?
I have a number of widgets that I really like, but my Droid takes an awful long time to draw the home screen, even using the Zeam launcher replacement.

Can I use folders on my home screen to hold widgets (and keep them handy) and will that improve my performance any?

# Answer
> 3 votes
After much experimenting, it is apparent that you *cannot* put a widget inside a folder. Folders will only hold shortcuts.

I have a stock Motorola Droid with Android 2.2.1. Admittedly, there may be a ROM out there that lets this happen, and perhaps even a customized version from some carrier/manufacturer that allows it. But without *significant* modification, this just can't be done.

# Answer
> 1 votes
There is a widget that allows you to combine widgets into a 1x1 square, called WidgetFolder. Unfortunately, it's not as sleek as even the standard folders, as clicking on it doesn't slide out a pop-up with the contained widgets (or files, apps, contacts etc), but opens up a separate screen where you can open, arrange and add widgets (or other folder items). Opening up that screen takes a good one or two seconds, which can become quite frustrating in the long run. It also crashes to force close every now and then, especially when you're arranging or deleting icons from it. But so far it's the only one I've found. Sadly, it's definitely not good enough for me to stop looking.

# Answer
> 1 votes
This might be a late answer, but Lightning Launcher is free, and allows you to put any widget inside a folder. You can even put more than one widget in a single folder if you like.

The downside to this launcher is that when you restart your phone, the widgets don't reload, but it could just be my phone.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Yandex launcher.It's free and I'm using it. It have some pretty cool features and nice clean looking. Its fast and can put widgets inside folders.

this is the play store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yandex.launcher&hl=en

# Answer
> 1 votes
Almost 6 years since the question was asked, but posting it here since I myself had been here on this page looking for a way to put widgets in folders, about 2 years back.

Frustrated by the lack of a proper solution for this, I set out implementing my own launcher app.

After about 1.5 years of development (Everyday after my dayjob), today we have released Launcher++(Currently in Beta). Lpp can support full sized, resizable widgets in folders. Get more details here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/118333464355905775192

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Tags: app-widgets, home-screen-folders
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title: Rooted my phone now it won't turn on

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# Question
Title: Rooted my phone now it won't turn on
So a couple of minutes ago I rooted my phone ( well I think I did anyway ). Then all of a sudden, it went to the lock screen. So I tapped the bar where you put in your password and it was kind of glitching, I don't know how to explain it. I put in the first two letters of my password and it switched off. Pressed the power button, and it wouldn't turn on. I held it down for about a minute. Still nothing. I tried pressing the home, volume and power button at the same time but still nothing. I know at least half of you will say "That's why I hate 'one-click' rooting" or "Should have done your research!" but I'm not good at this stuff, and I knew it was a bad idea. I just wanted to get cheat droid for a game I really like. I don't understand these things. I'll give you some information, but I don't know if it will help. ( By the way, my phone doesn't have a sim, it's my moms old phone, I have another question up telling what happened, but that's fixed )

Battery Percentage: 100% and it was charging

Version: 5.1.1

Name of phone : Samsung Galaxy Core Prime

Root app name: 360 Root

Please help me. I'm terrified, I never did this before :( Thank You.

EDIT : Alright, so I just restarted it somehow and it's on, turned out its not even rooted...? I didn't link it up to my computer, as mine is broken. Does anyone have any idea on good rooting apps that are easy ( KingRoot won't work, and I don't have a computer that's working as I just said )

# Answer
> 3 votes
My number one advice for people that are new to rooting, flashing etc. is, read at least 5 times before you do it. One-click-root Apps are almost a thing of the past nowadays because manufacturers are stepping up their game with securing their phones.

In your case, that means that you would have to reflash the stock ROM (I doubt that everything is still in tact after you tried to root it) and root then root it properly, for both of which you would need a working PC. Also, you will loose all the data that's on your phone.

For reinstalling the stock ROM, you'll first need to download a few things:

Drivers for your phone: http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/SW/201306/20130610184736640/SAMSUNG\_USB\_Driver\_for\_Mobile\_Phones\_v1.5.25.0-retail.exe

Odin: http://odindownload.com/

Stock firmware: https://www.sammobile.com/ (I can't link this to you directly since I don't know your model number, just click on firmware and search for your phone)

Install the drivers, unpack the firmware, connect your phone via USB, put it in download mode (turn it off and hold volume down, home and power at the same time) and start odin. On the right, you'll find many buttons named "Modem", "PDA" and so on. Click on the buttons and select the corresponding file in the firmware folder that you extracted earlier (For "PDA" select a file called "PDA" + extension etc). After all buttons have the corresponding path behind them (only leave those out which you don't have a respective file for, differs in some firmwares), click start.

Now your phone should be running stock Android again. For rooting your phone, you need to download:

TWRP: https://dl.twrp.me/core33g/twrp-3.1.0-0-core33g.img.tar.html

SuperSu: https://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/

Open up Odin again (after connecting your phone and putting it into download mode), click on "PDA" and open the twrp file you just downloaded, then press start.

Disconnect your phone and restart it holding down volume up, home and power at the same time. You should see TWRP come up. Now connect your phone again and copy the SuperSu zip you downloaded earlier to your phone. Next, on your phone go to "Install" and select the SuperSu zip, then swipe to confirm. After that, click "Reboot System now" and when your phone booted, you should be rooted.

Good luck :D

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Tags: rooting, samsung
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# Question
Title: Moto G Unable to Factory Reset "boot failed"
I have a Moto G which spontaneously went to a white screen with a blue "M". It will only display that screen or a battery level screen. If an attempt is made to recover or factory reset, it either shows the blue M, or the fastboot program says the boot failed.

What are the tools which are used to recover from this type of a condition, perhaps to load a boot image which will work?

# Answer
> 1 votes
This is one of two conditions... either the ROM has been corrupted, or most likely (since recovery won't start) is that the internal emmc chip (internal storage) is defective.

You need to attempt to reflash your device with it's specific factory firmware image. Since you didn't state which model specifically, it is hard to tell you where to go for the answer. (If you update the original question with your specific model and comment on this answer, I can update it to specific links for your device).

To be honest, there is only a 50/50 chance of recovery at this point. The symptoms you describe are most likely a defective internal storage chip.

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Tags: factory-reset, motorola-moto-g
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title: How do I move apps to my SD card?

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# Question
Title: How do I move apps to my SD card?
Recently brought a new phone and put an SD card in it to store some of my apps but I can't move my apps from internal storage to SD? I've installed 2 apps since I got this phone so far and phone is already saying "internal storage running low"... I have already cleared data/caches from preintsalled apps...

# Answer
> 0 votes
Some apps can't be moved to the SD card, because they wouldn't work properly anymore (widgets would suddenly dissapear, services would randomly stop).

The normal way to move apps to the sdcard is to go to settings \> apps \> * app you want to move\* and click "Move to sdcard". If the app prevents that, the button is grayed out.

If you're running Android 6 or higher, you can format the sdcard as internal storage, then apps would be moved to the sdcard automatically. To do that, go to settings \> storage \> sdcard, then click on menu and select "Format as internal storage".

If you have a lower version of Android, the only solution would be rooting, which I wouldn't recommend if you don't know what you're doing. It would also allow you to move apps to the sdcard, but you can also destroy your phone completely when you're rooted and you don't know what you're doing.

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Tags: sd-card
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# Question
Title: Lost pin, no Google account, can I factory reset?
My friend's daughter can't remember her screen lock PIN.

I googled and found found how to get to the factory reset menu.

BUT, it also says that after factory reset, the phone will ask for a Google account, and she does not have one

Is there any way to totally factory reset without a Google account?

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Related, for others with this problem, see this question. Personally, I am am afraid to try it, and it is not a Samsung device anyway, but that might help someone.

# Answer
> 3 votes
I think you misunderstand what it is saying here... It is referring to FRP (Factory Reset Protection) which is a method of protecting the phone from unauthorized access by third parties when it is factory reset by requiring you to log in to the Google account that was setup on the device prior to the factory reset.

Three outcomes are possible here...

1. There was no Google account setup on the device, a factory reset will clear all data and the phone will startup to the Setup Wizard like normal. FRP will not be a part of this situation. If there was no Google account on the device then you would not have been able to access the Play Store either, if your friend's daughter was able to access the Play Store then she had a Google account on the device.
2. There was a Google account setup on the device that is not known now and there is no way to recover it. If you factory reset at this time, the FRP will kick in on the first boot as part of the Setup Wizard and you will be required to enter the email address and password of the Google account that is not know. FRP will prevent any access to the device. In 99% of cases there is no way around this situation and the device will be permanently unusable.
3. There is a Google account setup on the device that is known. If you factory reset at this time, the FRP will kick in on first boot and you will enter the Google email address and password and FRP will be completed and turned off. The Setup Wizard will complete normally.

Unfortunately, we see more and more of #2 recently, and the device is basically a brick after a factory reset. A few specific models have a bypass for FRP, but those a few and far between and often require ADB and/or fastboot access to the device.

If this is an older device, prior to Lollipop (meaning Android 4.4 or older), then FRP is not an issue anyway since it is not incorporated into ROMs that old. Lollipop or higher is required for Google FRP.

Also, this is nothing new, in fact Google has been a bit behind in this are for a while... Apple's iOS and Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating systems have been doing this for some time now.

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Tags: factory-reset
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# Question
Title: Can't access internet in Chrome, Internet Browser
The problem is little weird, I'm unable to access internet via Chrome and Samsung's default internet browser.

The error that appears is : **Connection Refused**.
Whereas I can easily access from other Apps like Opera and UC Browser. Everything else is working fine.

For example - When I open facebook in app it works fine whereas when I try to open in Chrome/Browser. I get this error. This happens both on WiFi and mobile data.

Please help.

Device Information - Samsung Galaxy S4 - I9500, Ozcan ROM, 4.4.2.

# Answer
I guess the problem is with the adblocker, try uninstalling the adblocker services and try restarting the device, and open Google Chrome to see if that works out for you !
> 2 votes

# Answer
For everyone who is facing the same issue: I had the same problem, I couldn't use Chrome with mobile network and turning off the adblocker didn't help. What I did to resolve the issue was to set up a new APN. Try every possible APN for your provider.
> 0 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-4, browser, internet
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# Question
Title: Apps not appearing in Device Administrators
I'm running `Nougat 7.1` on device and I've came across a strange issue.

Newly installed applications are not listed in the `device administrators` page in security. The list just *doesn't* show newly installed apps, they used to appear on Marshmallow, but the Nougat update broke it. This means that I can't enable *any* newly installed apps as device administrators.

Some apps show the popup to enable them as 'device administrators', but clicking on `Activate` does nothing

**'Greenify' should be in the second list, but it isn't:**

**Things I've attempted (That failed to fix the problem):**

* Clearing Dalvik cache and reinstalling apps
* Booting into safe-mode
* Performing a factory reset

# Question:

The device administrators are stored in a list at `/data/system/device_policies.xml`.
**Is there any other configuration files relating to the entries of the Device administrators that could prevent new entries from being listed?**

# Answer
> 2 votes
After thoroughly debugging this issue, I've found the cause. It seems to be a *bug* with how **Adoptable Storage** is implemented on my ROM. Any apps that are stored on external storage *are not* shown in the Device Administrators screen.

When using Titanium Backup, I came across the *same issue* as newly installed applications were not visible.

As Android automatically manages storage, it installed **all new apps on the External Storage** which led to this issue. Applications marked as device administrators *are forced* onto the internal storage, meaning any updates they receive won't move them onto the internal storage

**How to fix:**

1. Open up `Apps` in Settings and navigate to the problematic application
2. Click on `Storage` and select `Change`
3. Select `Internal Shared Storage` and then confirm by pressing `Move`

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Tags: 7.0-nougat, adoptable-storage, device-administrator, lineageos, 7.1-nougat
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# Question
Title: Delete VIBER account from one number forever
Can you help me how should I delete my VIBER account from number +38xxxxxxxxxx because I cannot use two VIBER accounts at same mobile with two SIM cards?

# Answer
I'm guessing you want to deactivate the account associated with the number so do this: 1.Open Viber. 2.Enter the More Options menu. 3.Select Settings. 4.Select Privacy . 5.Select Deactivate Account.
> 0 votes

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Tags: settings, delete
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# Question
Title: Where I can find files with language on android custom rom
I have custom rom MIUI 4.7.23 default language is Chinese. I can't set to other language because I am on first setup. I don't know Chinese and can't skip this welcome screen. I want to change or add Polish language but this is not possible it can be English version I can't find this as global version of this rom.

The structure of .zip file is META-INF/, system/, boot.img, logo.bin

I suppose there is .xml file if it is?

The first I know this is welcome MIUI I click on the one button something like next by intuition

The 2nd is WLAN I switch it off click something like next in Chinese

# Answer
> 0 votes
# Own answer but no solution related to this question

Think too fast asked question

**Ok I found it!!!**

but this not the answer on this question because this isn't related to file with language but is very helpful I also changed language to English in settings by luck `:)`

I did this:

(I type in English because I changed the language on it)
Just remove SIM card and by intuition press next and turn off 2 switches and had something Chinese text with `!`

1. Clicked `Settings` blue gear icon
2. the tab on the right (this is `general settings`) there are 2 tabs
3. icon with keyboard is the language! press it
4. next press the first button and change to English for example `:)`

But I can't take screenshots of phone `:|`

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Tags: settings, custom-roms
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# Question
Title: Google backup issues after factory reset: required to enter the Google account last synced
I recently purchased a RCA Voyager tablet from someone off of Craigslist. I'm trying to set it up as they factory reset it but it says I have to enter the Google account last synced to the device. I have no way of getting that info as I don't have the contact number of the person anymore. Is there any way around it?

# Answer
Factory reset doesn't ask for that, so there is something amiss. Somehow it is not doing a real factory reset. Try powering it up while holding the volume up (+) button.

Mine was really easy. Just went to the settings menu and all it did was ask if I was sure.

When you do log it into your Google account it will find any and all Android devices you have sync'd and it will ask you which one you want to restore into the unit.
> 0 votes

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Tags: factory-reset, google-account, rca-voyager
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# Question
Title: android 4.4 phone not charaging and no sync when pluged into computer
My phone

* manufacture: Samsung
* Model number: sm-j110f
* android version: 4.4.4
* rooted: Yes

Charging only works if

* Phone is turned off
* Phone is in recovery mode
* Phone is plunged into an ac charger.

Connection to computer only works if

* Phone is in recovery mode adb
* Phone is in Download mode

things i have tried

* flash stock firmware with Odin

I don't know how to start to trouble shot this issue or fix it.

I would like to be able to charge my phone when plugged into the computer and copy pull files off the phone.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Fix this by using the oldest firmware build on sammobile i thought the newer firmware build would be better but flashing an older firmware build fixed all my usb problems.

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Tags: charging, usb-debugging, system
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# Question
Title: What is the baidu symbol in the notification bar mean?
After updating to MIUI 8.2.2.0 i have notices this persistent baidu symbol on my redmi note phone. \[highlighted in red box, to the left of the alarm clock symbol\]

I am unable to attribute this symbol to any of the background processes..?

should i be concerned privacy or similar such concerns?

Screenshot (click to enlarge)

# Answer
> 0 votes
I think you were in MIUI Chinese build. Baidu app may be running in background.

Try these:

1. Try to close the Baidu app. Goto Settings-\> Installed Apps-\> Running-\>find Baidu and close it. Also, follow step2 to prevent app running automatically.
2. Goto security-\> permissions-\>Autostart-\> find Baidu and turn off Autostart capability.(This prevents application autostart, application runs only when you open it.)

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Tags: security, notification-bar, notification-icons
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# Question
Title: Ia there any way to lock just a single app on my S6?
I want to lock just one app for a set period of time on my S6 daily. Where it will remain locked even after restarting the phone and also automatically lock an app at a specific time. Is there any way to do this?

# Answer
> -1 votes
Yes try downloading app lock pro from playstore.

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title: How do I make reverse tethering work?

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# Question
Title: How do I make reverse tethering work?
I've been trying this for a couple of days and I've to say it's not getting any better. I've tried stuffs from here and here, but unfortunately none helped.

So if there is any alternative solution to use internet on my phone from my laptop please do humor me.

> Please do not suggest opening a hotspot from my laptop as my hardware doesn't support the hostednetwork capabilities.

Note : I'm running lollipop.

# Answer
After being confused and helpless for couple of days I found a very clean and simple solution that only involves installing a small app that neither needs root nor configuring anything on your laptop. (It needs drivers though.)

Fun fact: You can run this on all operating systems(Mac, Linux, Windows).

**Things to download**

1. Reverse tethering app for android (This app is free for download and gives 10 minutes of connection every 30 minutes.)
2. Reverse tethering server app on Laptop

**ReverseTethering Server Requirements**

1. Java Runtime Environment 1.7 or newer (Download here)
2. x86 Processor

**Instructions**

1. Enable USB Debugging in the Developer System Settings on your device.
2. Connect your device to your computer via a USB cable.
3. If you are using Windows, you have to install USB drivers for your Android device now. These drivers are typically provided by the device manufacturer as a download. For some devices, Windows can automatically find, download and install the drivers when you connect your Android device for the first time. Please note there is a difference between MTP drivers (for file exchange) and ADB drivers (which RevTet needs). Many computers automatically install the MTP drivers, but not the ADB drivers. In order to find the appropriate ADB drivers for your device, please do an Internet research.

(If need be: Download ADB drivers from here.Takes less than a minute to install.)
4. On Linux, you have to set up your system to recognize the Android device. Download the right archive of the Reverse Tethering server application from above mentioned link.

> Unzip the downloaded file
>
> On macOS: Double-click ReverseTetheringServer.app
>
> On Windows: Double-click ReverseTetheringServer.exe
>
> On Linux: Double-Click ReverseTetheringServer.jar

**Also remember**

*Transfer rates are below average. You won't be getting A-one performance using this method.*
> 0 votes

# Answer
Check out Gnirehtet from Genymotion. It's the most simple solution I've come across. There's no root required. The only requirements are that you should have Java 8 and recent version of adb configured.

Root: Not required

OS: Linux, Mac, Windows

Android device : Android 5.0+ \[API 21\]

Steps

1. Download the latest version of gnirehtet from this link.
2. Extract the zip
3. Connect the phone to computer with usb debugging enabled
4. Run `./gnirehtet rt`
5. Accept the VPN request on phone and enjoy.
6. To stop, *Ctrl*+C

References:

1. https://github.com/Genymobile/gnirehtet
2. http://openjdk.java.net/install/index.html
> 2 votes

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# Question
Title: forbid ADB install apk through a password
pls is there a way to forbid the adb install to install apk into tablets unless there's a password?

Android 5.0 - rooted devices?

thank you

# Answer
The simplest solution is to turn off USB debugging.

If you want to disable `adb install` from computer while enabling USB debugging, you can try XInstaller (Requires Xposed Framework). In its settings you can disable "Auto Install" to prevent ALL kinds of silent installation.
> 0 votes

# Answer
well simply, activate the developper options & then disable usb debugging then decativate the developper otions & delete the settings! Hope this will help others.
> -1 votes

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title: Bluetooth sbc parameters

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# Question
Title: Bluetooth sbc parameters
From http://soundexpert.org/news/-/blogs/bluetooth-audio-quality-a2dp, and How do I determine which A2DP codecs my phone supports/is currently using?, I can see that when I listen to bluetooth audio from my phone to my car, I am getting sbc with these parameters:

Middle Quality Joint Stereo Samp Freq 44.1 kHz Bitpool value 35 Resulting Frame length 83 bytes Resulting bit rate 229 kb/s Block length 16 Allocation method = Loudness Subbands 8

Can someone share an equation of how these parameters relate to each other? Does any sbc at 44.1 KHz and bitrate 229 kb/s have to have bitpool = 35 and frame length 83 bytes?

# Answer
OK, I found my answer:

Direct link: https://www.bluetooth.org/DocMan/handlers/DownloadDoc.ashx?doc\_id=303201

Alternative: https://www.bluetooth.com/specifications/adopted-specifications and search for a2dp

The equations are in section 12.9.
> 0 votes

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title: Is the Google Nexus program dead?

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# Question
Title: Is the Google Nexus program dead?
Has Google dumped the Nexus program?

The Pixel is more than double the cost of the previous generation (5X /6P) - nor does it carry the "Nexus" name.

Historically they have released a "Vanilla" phone as a tech showcase and developer friendly price-point approximately annually.

# Answer
From Google Nexus wiki:

> With the expansion of the Google Pixel product line in late 2016, Google stated that they "don’t want to close a door completely, but there is no plan right now to do more Nexus devices."
> 4 votes

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