date stringlengths 10 10 | nb_tokens int64 60 629k | text_size int64 234 1.02M | content stringlengths 234 1.02M |
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2017/12/26 | 255 | 1,054 | <issue_start>username_0: I am based in India and my account has a billing address of USA. (this was long ago) I have made another profile which has a billing address of India, and I need to use the Direct Carrier Billing payment method but my Play Store is still showing me my USA profile.
How do I change my Payments ... |
2017/12/26 | 544 | 2,233 | <issue_start>username_0: My new Christmas Galaxy Tab S2 7":
I was prompted to download an updated OS. I did so successfully and was prompted to restart. Okay, now I need my password. That is *ONLY* the password works, since the fingerprint won't work until the TAB is restarted after the update. But what *WAS* my passwo... |
2017/12/27 | 753 | 3,059 | <issue_start>username_0: I'd like to choose something other than chrome for my android. But, don't know what specifically I can do to uninstall it. Also, is my Google account automatically linked to my chrome? I'm not satisfied with either one but am apprehensive about removing both since I don't quite understand what ... |
2017/12/27 | 476 | 1,841 | <issue_start>username_0: I used to select a google account each time I needed to add an app from google play. Then I would remove the account afterward. It is no longer possible. Are you aware of any changes on Android? I have android 6.0.1 phone Samsung SM-J510FN.
](https://i.stack.imgur.com/p4HrVm.png)
I'm using macOS 10.13.2 on a MacBook Pro (2016, with Touch Bar, 13", 512GB SSD, 8GB RAM).
I've tried th... |
2017/12/29 | 289 | 1,108 | <issue_start>username_0: I noticed that pictures I took with my Android smartphone while connected to my home ADSL/wifi router were silently uploaded to Google Photos.
How can I disable this "feature" ?
Thank you.<issue_comment>username_1: You can deactivate syncing of photos or disable the Google Photos app (you wil... |
2017/12/30 | 639 | 2,371 | <issue_start>username_0: How to take a selected-area screenshot, so that it's copied to the clipboard automatically once it's selected? (exactly like [`Win+Shift+S`](https://www.askvg.com/tip-use-winshifts-hotkey-to-take-selected-area-screenshot-in-windows-10/) on Windows, but I need it for Android)
This will enable m... |
2017/12/30 | 319 | 1,216 | <issue_start>username_0: My SGIII phone has an issue with the main board and will not start at all. Can I desolder the internal memory and move it to a Samsung Galaxy SII?
Or is there any other way to retrieve the information from the internal memory?
 with Lineage OS because I begin to be really annoyed by google's intrusions in private life. But the thing is that I've to admit that google has some great tools (like google maps/Play store), and even if there exists some very good alternatives (like... |
2017/12/30 | 1,549 | 5,168 | <issue_start>username_0: **Device**: Google Pixel 2 XL (taimen)
**Carrier**: Unlocked (purchased from the Play store)
**Image**: image-taimen-opm1.171019.011.zip
Ultimately, I'm trying to root the phone by flashing a batched `boot.img` to the stock image, but I'm unable to flash *any* images, whether that's the patc... |
2017/12/31 | 797 | 2,889 | <issue_start>username_0: Okay, so I've figured out how to set up ADB on Mac OS X and I've followed all the instructions on how to get to Fastboot from ADB. The last command I use is:
>
> fastboot oem unlock
>
>
>
This command in ADB is supposed to unlock the bootloader. On my device, it asked for confirmation to ... |
2017/12/31 | 738 | 2,591 | <issue_start>username_0: Forgive me if this is a duplicate post as I couldn't find a solution in post history.
My question is concerning Split-screen/multi-screen functionality in Android Nougat. Is there a way to disable app split screen functionality? My device is a rooted Motorolla Nexus 6 with Android 7.0. I was w... |
2018/01/01 | 1,338 | 5,383 | <issue_start>username_0: My moto G allows HDR (in the camera app ) in three settings:
* Always on
* Off
* Auto
I was wondering, what's the downside to keeping HDR always on? Is there such a thing as spoiling a shot with HDR when none was needed?
I sometimes feel the HDR in Auto does not always kick-in in situation... |
2018/01/01 | 324 | 1,240 | <issue_start>username_0: My father has a Samsung Galaxy On5, Android 6.0.1-Marshmallow.
Today, all of a sudden, the WhatsApp on his phone started showing this:
I quickly restarted the phone, but the notification again came back after some time. Mor... |
2018/01/02 | 577 | 2,117 | <issue_start>username_0: I had ADB working just a few days ago, but now, whenever I try to run adb.exe, it will start the daemon successfully, and then after a couple of commands the adb.exe file itself will disappear. When I try to uninstall then reinstall platform-tools via Android Studio's SDK manager immediately af... |
2018/01/02 | 911 | 3,448 | <issue_start>username_0: For a few days now, I've been trying to recover my phone. It's a XT1069 (a brazilian dual-SIM Moto G 2014 with 16 GB of storage and DTV). It had a Resurrection Remix ROM with Android 7.1. The battery died, and then whenever I tried to turn it on, it got stuck in Resurrection Remix's loading scr... |
2018/01/02 | 432 | 1,910 | <issue_start>username_0: If someone takes my SIM card and puts it in their phone, will they be able to read my text messages?
What will they be able to access in terms of my personal information other than make outgoing calls using my SIM card and receive my text messages?<issue_comment>username_1: Text messages are s... |
2018/01/03 | 263 | 1,042 | <issue_start>username_0: Hi Guys I am trying to make a profile to turn on Bluetooth when I open Spotify. That works but as soon I switch the app to browse something while playing the music Tasker turns the Bluetooth off ;(.
So I want an Event when Spotify is opened turn on Bluetooth even if I delete Spotify it should ... |
2018/01/03 | 273 | 1,056 | <issue_start>username_0: with recent riot's in Iran, there is saying that even with the phone in `airplane-mode`, it's pinging nearby towers, giving away location data and information such as that.
this is a really big security risk and may get people into jail.
is that true? if so, how would one fix this problem on t... |
2018/01/03 | 990 | 3,066 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to flash `cm13` `boot.img` to my phone and it stuck on this for more than 20 minutes:
```
$fastboot flash boot boot.img
target didn't report max-download-size
sending 'boot' (5760 KB)...
```
and after I disconnect the cable I get this error:
```
FAILED (data transfer failure (Pro... |
2018/01/04 | 293 | 962 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Xperia Z3 running on Android 6 (Marshmallow). The phone is rooted and Xposed.
I need a way to play `.m3u` or `.m3u8` files on Android, not streaming them, and I want to be able to shuffle the songs.
Tried "MortPlayer Music", but the interface is terrible and there's no shuffle feature.... |
2018/01/04 | 693 | 2,832 | <issue_start>username_0: My smartphone has ability to use two sim card or one sim card plus sdcard. Generally, I'm using second option (sim+sdcard), sdcard as adopted storage. I want to use second sim card temporarily. But if I will unmount sdcard and pull it out will I be able to use it later without problems?<issue_c... |
2018/01/05 | 354 | 1,124 | <issue_start>username_0: I see this battery with recycle symbol icon to the left of the alarm icon for about 3 days.
I'm afraid it's a malware app. I tried to find it but couldn't. Also, Bitdefender anti-virus says your phone is safe.
What is this icon? How can I find what th... |
2018/01/05 | 2,041 | 5,242 | <issue_start>username_0: *I'm sure this question has been asked before, but I'm unable to find a good answer that I can understand, so bear with me:*
I've recently installed TWRP & LineageOS 15 on my Moto G5 (cedric), although I'm sure I messed the process up a bit, because I had almost-bricked my phone in the meantim... |
2018/01/05 | 715 | 2,739 | <issue_start>username_0: When opening Chrome browser on Android (brand new Pixel 2 XL with no root or customization and with all latest updates), it goes to a cluttered page with the Google logo and a bunch of nonsense I'll never use. How do I get this to be BLANK when I open it, and that goes for new tabs as well?<iss... |
2018/01/05 | 453 | 1,574 | <issue_start>username_0: When screen rotate lock is off, the screen on my tablet has four possible orientations: A, B, C, and D, as illustrated below:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/7YnJW.jpg)
I know that it is possible to lock the screen to one orientation -- A *o... |
2018/01/06 | 307 | 999 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to pull SMS messages from an old Nandroid backup, but need to find the database before I can. I found an article listing its location in Kitkat, but can't find anything for Nougat/Oreo. (Or even Marshmallow for that matter.)
Anyone happen to know where the files for SMS/MMS messages... |
2018/01/06 | 783 | 2,856 | <issue_start>username_0: Like some people here before me, I have problems installing GMS core packages on my brand-new Huawei that I bought some weeks ago in China. (EMUI 5.1, Android 7.0, Model number TRT-AL00A, Build Number TRT-AL00AC00B210)
I read through some of the posts here and in other forums, but whenever I t... |
2018/01/06 | 325 | 1,331 | <issue_start>username_0: The screen is still way to bright at it's dimmest setting at night. I don't want to use an app that places a filter with an opacity setting over the screen because it just makes the screen look crappy and just makes everything bright grey instead of actually lowering brightness very much.
Is i... |
2018/01/09 | 297 | 1,022 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm an Android novice. I want to determine if my Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2017) supports [MHL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_High-Definition_Link). Two obvious ways of doing this are:
1. Consult the manual.
2. Connect the tablet to an HDMI display using an MHL adapter, and try it!
But, I... |
2018/01/10 | 321 | 1,127 | <issue_start>username_0: I am wanting to type a word in Japanese that has a unique reading (not the standard onyomi or kunyomi). As such, I'd like to add it to the Google Japanese keyboard so that I can simply type the kana, and the desired kanji will show up. At the moment I have to type out each individual kanji by t... |
2018/01/10 | 511 | 1,870 | <issue_start>username_0: I've a notification from *Android system* that I can only snooze, not remove permanently, about an app running in the background. It's specifically about Keepass2Android:
>
> Keepass2Android is running in the background
>
>
>
I know it's running in the background so I don't need to be rem... |
2018/01/11 | 420 | 1,533 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a shortcut in Samsung DeX to minimize all windows and display the desktop?<issue_comment>username_1: I am on Oreo 8.0.0 and couldn't find a setting for this so ended up using this [Hide "running in the background" Notification](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iboalali... |
2018/01/12 | 387 | 1,625 | <issue_start>username_0: So I was seeing dangerous command in linux and I found a command which seemed funny:
```
:(){ :|: & };:
```
So I ran it on my Samsung Galaxy A7 term non-rooted phone and guess what it hung immediately. So I tried powering off my phone by holding the power button. But it did not respond and t... |
2018/01/12 | 248 | 1,062 | <issue_start>username_0: I installed AFwall+ to block internet connection for my keyboard. Is there a way I can test if this is actually working? The keyboard is Swifkey.<issue_comment>username_1: Modern Android Kernels are smart enough to shut down the entire system before any hardware damage occurs. Even when you're ... |
2018/01/12 | 825 | 3,049 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm roaming in Mexico with an international plan via a US-based GSM carrier. This gets me 4G on TelCel in Mexico, and it works great.
However, occasionally, for reasons unknown to me, sometimes my phone will switch off of TelCel, and switch to a cell network named "334 01", which does not prov... |
2018/01/12 | 561 | 2,147 | <issue_start>username_0: In WhatsApp for Android, are the chat backup features activated by default? If so, how is the backup interval by default? Daily, weekly or monthly? Are the chat backups being stored on the phone or on Google drive?<issue_comment>username_1: There is a setting to "fix" your device to a given net... |
2018/01/13 | 1,191 | 3,965 | <issue_start>username_0: I've been poking around using GParted on my 128GB microSD card so it can use two partitions for link2sd. Problem is, no matter what I do, each time I place the card in my phone, it says that the card is corrupted. I had been using the card just as storage (it was formatted by Android itself).
... |
2018/01/13 | 218 | 870 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently factory reset my phone, I have Android 7.1.1. I want to disable the vibrations when typing. I go to Settings, Sound, Other sounds, and all options are OFF there, including "Vibrate on tap".
However, my default keyboard keeps vibrating :(
How do I completely silence my keyboard?
De... |
2018/01/13 | 680 | 2,805 | <issue_start>username_0: Recently, I purchased a 32Gb Kingston MicroSD card for my Alcatel Onetouch Pixi running Android 5.1 with all the latest available updates.
When I first inserted the card, everything worked as expected and the phone detected the card. The only odd thing was that, on starup, the phone would disp... |
2018/01/13 | 606 | 2,399 | <issue_start>username_0: When I travel to Europe, I buy a SIM, stick it in a Moto-E that has a European radio, then tether my regular cell phone. This has been an effective solution since I'm using my regular phone, and I have all my apps.
But, last time I traveled, I got a LycaMobile (Denmark) SIM, but they blocked t... |
2018/01/13 | 358 | 1,327 | <issue_start>username_0: I just got a LG V30, and noticed an odd mark at the top of my screen:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/XVxjM.jpg)
I'm guessing this is some kind of factory defect. Does anyone know if indicates deeper flaws in the screen? Conside... |
2018/01/14 | 618 | 2,453 | <issue_start>username_0: When I first inserted my SD card, it showed a notification with an "options button." I proceeded to format the card as external, portable storage, although the system storage format option was available (a mistake on my part). I later realized this when there was no option to move apps to SD ca... |
2018/01/14 | 642 | 2,638 | <issue_start>username_0: I removed my phone battery when the phone was on without turning it off first, my SD card was encrypted, so now I cannot access my SD card contents on my phone while phone detects the SD card.
Moreover, when I turn my phone on, encryption page shows after boot, giving me the option to encrypt ... |
2018/01/14 | 695 | 2,789 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Snapchat 10.23.11 on Huawei and my friend has the same version but on a Samsung device. I have muted the system Camera app and in the system app, there's no shutter sound. In Snapchat, when I'm taking a photo using the back camera without a flashlight, there's a shutter sound but my frie... |
2018/01/14 | 573 | 2,354 | <issue_start>username_0: When attempting to create a Google Play Family group, Google asks for credit card information.
Is it possible to create a Google Play Family group using a Google Play Gift Card?<issue_comment>username_1: First, apparently, the phone thinks that the SD card is in the middle of encrypting/decryp... |
2018/01/15 | 218 | 858 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an Amazon Fire HD8, and I need to know how to screen record the best way possible! Please help, because I'm a fairly newer youtuber, and I don't know what I'm doing, honestly!<issue_comment>username_1: You would need a third party app to record your screen. Install any screen recording a... |
2018/01/17 | 314 | 1,243 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Samsung SM G930V, Android v 7.0
My phone is set to lock with the fingerprint scanner, but when a call comes in the phone automatically unlocks and when I pull it out of my pocket half the time I inadvertently hang up because I touch the hang up button as I am pulling it out of my pock... |
2018/01/18 | 660 | 2,693 | <issue_start>username_0: This is not duplicate of other questions. I've been struggling with this issue for last 3 weeks and have contacted Google over chat, forums and other avenues too without any luck.
I moved from USA to India and now some of the apps can't be downloaded due to payments profile being in USA with a... |
2018/01/20 | 416 | 1,629 | <issue_start>username_0: 
There is a square chat balloon icon or chat bubble appearing on the notification panel on the top left of screen. What does that indicate ? It has a call out arrow on the bottom left.<issue_comment>username_1: Add a new gmail... |
2018/01/20 | 429 | 1,788 | <issue_start>username_0: Unable to tap on the INSTALL button for an app (that I created). Cancel button works fine.
I have looked into other answers and they all seem to be talking about screen dimming / blue light filter apps - I am not using any screen dimming or blue-light filter app/tool, or have any such setting... |
2018/01/21 | 231 | 833 | <issue_start>username_0: I have just found an app in my apps menu (pictured below), but it doesn't have a name or proper icon.
I have looked in the app info menu in settings, but I can't see anything.
My phone is a Sony Xperia XZ. It's running android 8.0.0
Does anyone know how to get rid of this?
[<issue_c... |
2018/01/22 | 435 | 1,615 | <issue_start>username_0: I followed the guidance [here](https://rizvir.com/articles/two-factor-auth-android-backup/) to do a FreeOTP backup with `adb backup -f org.fedorahosted.freeotp`. After I wiped my phone and tried to do an `adb restore I get the message "Now unlock your device and confirm the restore operation."... |
2018/01/23 | 647 | 2,799 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 model 60451 running Android 6.0.1 and it updated a few days ago turning File Manager into adware that would reinstall itself no matter what I did. I tried everything I could find on the internet, including from [Is this "Boost" / File Manager app a true system... |
2018/01/23 | 690 | 2,774 | <issue_start>username_0: There are links such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Quora, Play store. etc. which can only be opened with one application.
If I accidentally tap on *“open inside Quora app”,* Android does not ask me for confirmation and directly switches to the Quora app.
I would like Android **still to ask m... |
2018/01/23 | 548 | 2,226 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been trying to get the full signature that I normally use on desktop Outlook to work on my mobile phone for the Outlook for Android app. So far I have tried multiple solutions such as
[facemail](https://facemail.click/set-up-email-signature-for-office-outlook-android/) however I don't r... |
2018/01/23 | 477 | 1,486 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to root my shiny and new [Nokia 8 64GB](https://www.nokia.com/en_ae/phones/nokia-8#details), running mostly pure Android 8.0.
This will later become part of the "[how to root](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/1184/102422)" series we have as a CW, following the wisdom of [this meta](h... |
2018/01/23 | 371 | 1,255 | <issue_start>username_0: Why is Android on mobiles made by different companies different, and why do apps like Facebook also differ likewise?<issue_comment>username_1: at this moment there is no way to root the nokia 8 because of the locked bootloader it has.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: **Update April 23, 201... |
2018/01/23 | 325 | 1,296 | <issue_start>username_0: lets say, someone gave me an android phone ( with custom rom, lets say CM or etx). i did hard reset to erase alll data and usr apps.
but i am interested, how to know if that custom rom is not modified ( if i am afraid of spyware hard-coded into that os).
how to check if that system is clean fr... |
2018/01/24 | 335 | 1,309 | <issue_start>username_0: I have set autoplay to off in settings, but when I enter a playlist video, the next video still starts when the one I am on ends.<issue_comment>username_1: No, you can't set Autoplay to OFF for playlist.
Since it is a play**list**, so the concept of Autoplay doesn't lies here as you are play... |
2018/01/25 | 386 | 1,459 | <issue_start>username_0: When i connect my android 5.1 phone to pc as mtp device to send and receive files it shows unrecognised device in Windows (tried in win 7and 10) and can not open mtp device on linux (tried in ubuntu 16.04).
I also tried to update mtp drivers on Windows but still it doesn't work.<issue_comment>u... |
2018/01/25 | 408 | 1,527 | <issue_start>username_0: Hi guys After rooting my andoid phone to prevent excessive data usage by Android system and installed AFWall+ that is based on iptables.
U have two users on device both account are handled by me by this It is easier to separte work and home profile separetly
AFWall works as supposed in owner mo... |
2018/01/25 | 1,065 | 3,717 | <issue_start>username_0: Followup on [How has USB File Transfer changed in Android changed over the years?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/185326/how-has-usb-file-transfer-changed-in-android-changed-over-the-years)
I've learned that Android 4.3 and later versions don't have this feature because Micro$oft... |
2018/01/26 | 1,093 | 4,010 | <issue_start>username_0: My fathers phone is an absolute mess every time I look at it. When I passed him the phone, there was one home screen, and the default thing on the bottom launcher bar like phone, messages, browser.
Now, there are something like 8 home screen with numerous duplicates of apps, numerous folders ... |
2018/01/26 | 594 | 2,438 | <issue_start>username_0: As reported in the links below, there are malicious apps on Google Play.
Would android antivirus apps like Avast or AVG detect malicious apps that Google Play missed? Has it ever been document or have you experienced a situation where an anti-virus app detected a malware app?
PS Is there a d... |
2018/01/27 | 576 | 2,437 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a new Moto E4 running Android 7.1.1. The system and all applications are up to date, as of today. However, when I try to open certain applications (Mendeley, Fitbit, and MyTracks, to name a few) the apps just show a blank white screen. They don't load.
My phone is not rooted and is usin... |
2018/01/27 | 546 | 2,237 | <issue_start>username_0: I've accidentally deleted some photos on Oneplus 3T and would like to get the full disk image so to be able to perform recovery using `magicrescue`:
```
magicrescue -r jpeg-exif -d output-dir disk-image.img
```
<https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29442630/disk-image-dd-from-android-to-my-co... |
2018/01/28 | 310 | 1,237 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I export my push notifications so they can be imported again on accidental deletion?
If I accidentally wipe out a notification or press the clear button, Android does not ask me for confirmation and just cleans up.<issue_comment>username_1: Here's an app that saves your notification hi... |
2018/01/30 | 884 | 3,548 | <issue_start>username_0: I am using a Samsung J3. I suddenly have problems with Google Play Services, with the message that unfortunately, it stopped. I took the following steps:
1. In apps, I forced stop, cleared cache and restarted but didn't work
2. Then I uninstalled Google Play Services with a view to reinstallin... |
2018/01/31 | 750 | 2,962 | <issue_start>username_0: I am using a device running on AOSP 8.1
Recently I wanted to automatically turn hotspot on when device boots but Macrodroid is unable to do so
Help required!<issue_comment>username_1: 1. **Before doing anything else, BACKUP ALL DATA that is important to you.**
2. Reset you phone to factory s... |
2018/02/01 | 799 | 3,170 | <issue_start>username_0: I am not computer savvy, I don't want you all to laugh at me. When I set up my cell phone I used the same email address that I use on my home computer. Needless to say, I get all my emails on my cell as I do my home computer. I don't like that. Can I set up a different email address for my cell... |
2018/02/02 | 469 | 1,607 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently downloaded an app for free from Google play store. It usually costs $0.99, but is now free.
If I were to delete it, will google remember that I purchased it, even though I paid nothing? Can I delete it now, and install it later without purchasing it?
Thanks in advance!<issue_comment>... |
2018/02/02 | 497 | 1,711 | <issue_start>username_0: Whenever I search for a Word document in Google Drive on the Android app I can view it in Google Docs. I can also open it with Word, but then it tells me that this is a read-only version and I cannot edit it.
Is there a way around this? It works on OneDrive, but I really can't find a way to ed... |
2018/02/03 | 1,378 | 5,281 | <issue_start>username_0: How do I convert/export WhatsApp chat (by chat person/group) to PDF/Excel/ HTML so that I can open it in a computer? I've tried several methods:
1. Manual way using screenshot and stitching it using Android app. To be honest, I really don't want using this method. It's the most cumbersome way.... |
2018/02/03 | 826 | 3,243 | <issue_start>username_0: My Samsung Note 3 SM-N900 got fully discharged and now it's stuck at the samsung logo when I power it back on.
Things that I have tried to fix my mobile:
1. Wiped the Cache partition from the recovery mode.
2. Used platform tools for adb recovery, but the device is not recognized in the PC pr... |
2018/02/03 | 952 | 3,710 | <issue_start>username_0: I know that it's a often asked question, however, none of the answers are applicable to me.
I read [this](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/7788/how-to-disable-screen-timeout-for-a-particular-program-only), [this](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/4595/screen-timeout-when-... |
2018/02/04 | 453 | 1,844 | <issue_start>username_0: I have several WiFi APs for different purposes. One is for printing, one is for smart devices with access to the internet, another for devices with no access to the internet for security concerns, and some others like repeaters, guest APs or streaming devices.
Android 7 always switches between ... |
2018/02/04 | 617 | 2,615 | <issue_start>username_0: Although I have been a long-time user of Google Voice and Hangouts, I only recently got my first Android tablet (WiFi only, no cellular).
The way the first two interact with the tablet is puzzling and frustrating:
* As far as I can tell, Hangouts is the tool that Google wants us to use for Go... |
2018/02/06 | 1,349 | 4,281 | <issue_start>username_0: I had to edit my emulator' hosts file in order to connect to a local development environment. I have followed this steps:
Run the emulator:
```
~/Library/Android/sdk/tools/emulator -writable-system -avd Nexus_5_API_19
```
In another terminal/cmd prompt:
```
adb reboot
adb root
adb -s emu... |
2018/02/06 | 482 | 1,702 | <issue_start>username_0: is there a 'format painter' function in Excel for Android? I'm starting to feel like you get what you pay for here - not much, by that, I mean, that the Android version of Excel is short on features that I find useful.<issue_comment>username_1: The closest I've been able to come, is:
1. Click ... |
2018/02/06 | 773 | 3,082 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been recently concerned about a malicious software on my phone, basically - the trojan/virus acts silently in the background, it increases battery drain, gives regular (and system apps) overpowered permissions and installs 'icon' programs that are a link shortcut to a possibly malicious ... |
2018/02/07 | 501 | 1,984 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I fully rotate my screen and not only resize it like in the picture?[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/UAdQS.jpg)
In already tried several rotation apps in the play store. I tried via **root shell** the commands: `wm size`, ... |
2018/02/08 | 406 | 1,577 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently got a Huawei P10, but there is only Huawei HiApp store, not Google Play Store. I want to download the Google Play Store, but I cannot find it in the HiApp store.
How can I install Google Play Store on this Huawei device?<issue_comment>username_1: The Google Play app should already b... |
2018/02/08 | 611 | 2,414 | <issue_start>username_0: I asked this question [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48667418/how-to-uninstall-button-savior-non-root-from-samsung-galaxy-note-4) and somebody suggested to me that I should asked here.
A friend of mine installed an app called Button Savior (non root) from google play and then decid... |
2018/02/08 | 548 | 2,084 | <issue_start>username_0: background:
* I have a new phone, Google Pixel 2, that does not have a 3.5 mm headphone jack
* about 4 times out of 5 times when I try to use wired headphones --> the sound does not come out of the headphones but instead is emitted from the phone's speakers
things i've tried:
* I have tried ... |
2018/02/09 | 453 | 1,857 | <issue_start>username_0: I set Android's Google Chrome's default downloader to ES File Explorer and now I want to reset it back to Google Chrome. I found this to be impossible on Android 7.0 - I tried to uninstall both Chrome and ES File Explorer and then cleared all default application in app settings yet when I downl... |
2018/02/09 | 630 | 2,147 | <issue_start>username_0: I purchased a game yesterday, however due to some issue the purchase failed, yet the amount was deducted. I contacted the bank and they registered my complaint and informed me that either I'll receive the money back or the merchant will. Being impatient I purchased the same game later, but my p... |
2018/02/09 | 543 | 2,018 | <issue_start>username_0: When I tried Kingroot apk to root, it says that there is no root strategy available for my phone.
Is there any working method available for rooting my android phone?<issue_comment>username_1: **Disclaimer I take no responsibility for this info whenever you root a device there is a chance that ... |
2018/02/09 | 592 | 2,151 | <issue_start>username_0: I've got a Samsung device on Android 2.3.6. The message says the version on my phone became obsolete on Feb 24, 2020, but we are still in 2018. It is asking me to download the latest version.
When I try to do this, it says WhatsApp no longer supports my phone, I should switch to a supported ph... |
2018/02/09 | 343 | 1,448 | <issue_start>username_0: I do not want to update any apps automatically. I want this to happen at home when I am not charged for data volume. Are these settings correct for my wish? If not, which settings do I have to change also? I do not care about possible security issues that may arise. I can update from home manua... |
2018/02/10 | 352 | 1,506 | <issue_start>username_0: As far as I know, older Android tablets/smartphones have the Android web browser and email app as their built-in web browser and email app.
But my Android smartphone does not have those. My Android smartphone's built-in web browser and email app are Google Chrome and Gmail. I guess that is bec... |
2018/02/10 | 1,516 | 5,346 | <issue_start>username_0: From the beginning. I was using Link2SD in order to save up some internal memory, but today I noticed that all apps moved to to second partition (EXT2) magically disappeared. I don't want to repair Link2SD because I'm going to change phone very soon. I want to recover data from **/data/sdext2**... |
2018/02/10 | 595 | 2,237 | <issue_start>username_0: I would like to listen to my [Audible audio books](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.audible.application) on external speakers because the tablet's internal speakers are too weak and headphones are not always practical.
In another my post, [Stream any audio to DLNA/UPNP speaker... |
2018/02/12 | 285 | 1,022 | <issue_start>username_0: Title says it all
By way of background [Project Treble](https://source.android.com/devices/architecture/treble) was announced with release of Oreo to speed up OS updates by reducing OEM delay . Devices running Oreo out of the box are expected to have it , so how do I check if my device has it ... |
2018/02/12 | 390 | 1,538 | <issue_start>username_0: I gave admin rights to two apps I have on my Motorola Moto G5 Plus (Android 7.0): Find My Device; Greenify Automator. The first one I mean to keep it as admin, but I would like to remove Greenify. When I try to do so, it simply won't let me.
I try selecting "Deactivate this device administrator... |
2018/02/12 | 3,016 | 6,231 | <issue_start>username_0: I cannot start the (android) emulator64-x86. It always fails with:
```
--> ./emulator64-x86 -avd loli -gpu off
This application failed to start because it could not find or load the Qt platform plugin "xcb"
in "".
Available platform plugins are: linuxfb, minimal, offscreen, xcb.
Reins... |
2018/02/13 | 885 | 3,050 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Google Pixel 2 and I would like to add an external calendar to my Google Calendar.
If I use my computer, I can login into my Google account (the same account I'm logged in with my phone), go to the apps and open the Google Calendar. Once there, I can add a new calendar by providing a ... |
2018/02/13 | 545 | 1,996 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to figure out why my Android smartphone isn't showing notification on the lock screen when I receive a new Skype message. After some researchings, I found that it seems to have something to do with a featured called "Ambient display".
As [this article](https://www.technologyhint.com... |