Questions tagged [stock-android]
The version of Android originally on the device as supplied by the manufacturer or phone network, including any customizations, alternative interfaces and updates.
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Is it possible to keep the touch sensor on while the screen is off?
I know that the touch sensor of a phone's screen requires power to operate. So, my question is that, is there any way to keep the touch sensor on while the screen is off in Android OS?
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Inserting incompatible SD card?
I have an Android phone which supports 32GB SD card. So, if I insert a 64GB SD card, I know that the device will not recognize it. But, if I create two partitions in the 64GB SD card (32GB each), will ...
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Huge battery power consumption with one particular SIM card
I have a Vodafone SIM card in an Android phone. In that phone, there is a 2000 mAh battery. I had noticed that the battery was discharging very fast, about 2%/hour when idle!
At that time, no battery ...
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Why do the system apps show 0B memory space occupied?
I had noticed in my phone's applications manager, that the size of the system apps are displayed as 0B, which indicates that no memory space is occupied by that particular app.
Please see this ...
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TWRP loop after factory reset from stock android on moto m
I just used the factory reset from the android backup and reset option to reset my moto m. But there seems to be a problem.
It automatically restarted into TWRP, so I did a factory reset from there ...
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Can I update my Redmi 5 beta to Stable manually?
Can I update my Redmi 5 beta to Stable manually by going to
About phone > system update > choose update packages.
N select the stable zip file n flash.
Can I do that ?
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Print Spooler is crashing in 480 dpi screen
Please understand this question before marking this as duplicate.
In my phone, the Print Spooler app is working perfectly fine when the screen density is set to less than 400 dp. But, when I set the ...
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How to reduce the minimum screen timeout?
I was trying to programmatically set the screen timeout to 5 seconds, because the minimum value provided by my Android OS is 10 seconds, which is more than enough for me. But I was out of luck!
Is ...
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How to change the lowest and highest screen brightness in Android?
Is there any way to reduce the lowest and highest screen brightness settings by editing the build.prop file in Android? If yes, then how?
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How to use the power provided by USB OTG?
I know that USB OTG supplies at least 5V of power.
I am trying to run a small LED or other types of loads through the USB OTG, but I was out of luck! How to enable the power supply through the USB OTG ...
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How to replace Android's Download Manager by an other default app?
I got enough of the poor functionality of com.android.providers.downloads
So I decided for a better alternative download manger.
But how can I choose the alternative as preferred download manager? ...
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Why is the '/storage/emulated/' directory inaccessible?
The /storage directory and the /storage/emulated/0 directory is accessible in a non-rooted Android OS.
So, why is the /storage/emulated directory not accessible in a non-rooted Android OS ?
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Is it possible to change file permissions on Android's internal storage?
How can I change file permission of a file on Android without rooting? I actually want to prevent some files from deletion.
Note: I am asking of changing the file permissions of user-created files in ...
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Does the Android OS supports playing two or more audios simultaneously?
Does the Android OS supports playing two or more audios simultaneously ?
I am asking this because I have seen some apps playing audio without stopping the audio that's already playing in the ...
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Google play services won't run unless you update Google play services
I am constantly getting a notification about every 1 or 5 minutes since I had updated the Google Play Services app. It's a very strange type of notification. It says "Google Play Services won't run ...
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Launchers and features analysis
I am using stock moto launcher on my device. And, the night drain is about 6%. So, I decided to use Nova launcher. Installed Nova launcher, and after that night drain is reduced to 3%. I need to know ...
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Not getting the lock icon in the recent apps list
I came to know that there is a lock icon on every app in the recent apps list in the overview in android that allows us to pin some apps to the list.
I am using Android 7.0 , but I am not getting any ...
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Flashlight problem on Android
I have recently faced a problem on Android regarding the flashlight.
When the flashlight is turned 'on', the flashlight icon in the status bar gets highlighted.
When I am turning 'on' the flashlight,...
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Has android inbuilt support for zip files?
Please try to understand this question carefully before marking this as duplicate.
Do the Android OS has inbuilt support for .zip and .rar files ? I am not asking about any third-party software, ...
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For basic users - Any reason to install mobile security App?
For users that play it straight, never going to doubted sites, never enabling APK from non-play sources... (e.g typical seniors)
Any reason to install a mobile security app?
Because
Such users ...
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VPN not working in kitkat 4.4.4
I am using Lenovo A6000 running stock rooted Kitkat 4.4.4. And since about 6 months the vpn has stopped working properly. Everytime I connect to a VPN via mobile data, it connects and then gets ...
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Does Android supports .wav audio?
In many internet blogs I read that wav audio files are not supported by Android OS. I have also tried to play .wav audio files with the default music player software in Android, but it couldn't be ...
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Why doesn't BOINC use the CPU power fully on my Huawei P9 lite?
I installed BOINC on my Huawei P9 lite.
model VNS-L31
build VNS-L31C432B414
Android 7.0 (stock)
CPU Kirin 650
RAM 3 GiB
I want the phone to run BOINC applications, when fully charged and connected ...
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Is there a way to pull stock rom from android using adb and a non-rooted android device?
I know that in a lot of cases adb can be powerful, but adb requires root access under certain circumstances, so my question is, if i wanted to pull my stock rom or firmware from my device, can i do it ...
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Bug: Oreo keeps changing the notification sound for all apps instead of just one [duplicate]
When I try to change the notification sound for an app (e.g.: WhatsApp), Oreo (Android 8) sets the new sound as the default notification sound (changes the default notification sound for the device). ...
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Hotspot Internet Problem
I am giving hotspot to laptop via android mobile but in laptop it is showing there is no any internet connection when I connect via laptop wifi. In my android phone I am using internet with 4g speed.
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How to bypass the Goggle account password request on a Z353VL ZtE flip phone both touch screen and hard keys [duplicate]
So I have this old ZTE and I can't find a way to bypass the frp I looked all over online and nothing for the touchscreen hard button model like this I just bypassed a galaxy s7 running oreo for a ...
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How to root android one without pc?
When i try to root my spice dream uno mi 498 without pc with kingroot it give me the error above👆👆👆please prefer another app or give the solution
I am begging🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 please!
Device: spice dream ...
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Remove app notification when app opens from launcher
I have looked all over the place and cannot seem to find a way to automatically remove an app's respective notification upon the app opening from the app launcher. In iOS this behavior was just a ...
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Install Lineage OS on Samsung Galaxy S4 and S5, heimdall problems
I'm trying to install Lineage OS onto my Samsung Galaxy S4 and S5, following the instructions on https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/jfltexx/install
I've successfully installed Lineage to an S4 before,...
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How to Copy Link from android app?
Hello sir/mam how can i copy a link from any android app that has link inside pages
I have some whatsapp group joining link inside app
Every pages has a link of Whatsapp group i want to copy that ...
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Reinstall a new OS on zigo nebula 6.9 tablet
I have no idea about hardware, installing and configuring Android OS. I have Zigo nebula 6.9 tablet, which has MediaTek 1.3 GHz Dual Core - Cortex-A7 processor and 512MB ram. The tablet's OS is ...
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Is there a way (not date) to number photos sequentially.
My regular digital camera assigns numbers sequentially. My Android 8.0 Galaxy S8+, after the date, assigns random numbers to each picture. If copied to a computer the pics all become "created" at the ...
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Play store downloaded more than 100%
What is happening? Play store keeps downloading after 100% how to fix this ?
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signing custom OTA update .zip file
We have a kiosk application that needs to be able to periodically do OTA updates using our self-made OTA update .zip files.
Our custom OTA update .zip file have the following files:
/data/misc/adb/
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is there a common symlink in android multi-users, access use's `root directory` ？
On test tablet.
There are two users:
/storage/emulated/0/AAA --onwer
/storage/emulated/10/AAA --nomal user
My attempt:
adb shell "ls -l /storage/emulated/legacy/AAA" file dot exist. --failed
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Access files or ADB on locked Galaxy S7 with broken screen
I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 SM-G930F that is fully functional with the exception of the screen and probably the capacitive buttons too.
All I really need to do is to access my files. As a minimum, I ...
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Need Data off of a Locked, Unrooted Nexus 5 Stuck on Pre-Android Logo Splash Animation
Alright, this is a long shot, but I really would like to get my data off of my old, soft-bricked phone.
It's a Nexus 5 (running Android 6.0.1), which has never been unlocked or rooted. It gets stuck ...
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Damaged Sd card. Sd card is damaged. Try reformatting
While i am using my android phone i get this above error .
1.I have tried rebooting phone.
2.I also have tried to reformat in android but it shows same errors again and again my phone also not ...
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Facebook videos playing in low quality
I recently purchased a new phone that uses android 8.0, whilst viewing a video on Facebook the thumbnail is clear and then when the video starts the video becomes very pixelated. The issue only occurs ...
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How do I view root ( / ) with Termux if termux-setup-storage doesn't help?
After reviewing this, I used termux-setup-storage on my phone and Andy Android emulator.
After running the above command, I am able to view root directory with ls
on Andy emulator but not on phone.
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How can I cast only my android screen to my tv
I have a Chromecast and I want to cast my android screen to my tv (mainly youtube) but not the audio, I looked online to find any answers and I found that I have to double broadcast I did it once (I ...
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How to fix "Encryption unsuccessful" and bootloop issue on Andriod 8.1?
My Nexus 6p boot looped and is showing "Encryption unsuccessful" error with a RESET PHONE button. Resetting the phone is not helping and it shows the same "Encryption unsuccessful" error again.
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Flashing update.zip signed with OEM keys return "failed to verify whole-file signature"
I have an update.zip which include an APK in the system/priv-app/ folder, a boot and shutdown animations and an SSH server among other things. I have the private and public keys of the OEM who sold me ...
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Flashlight Enabling for a video call
As far as I know, there is no support for flashlight while we are chatting via video call in a smartphone. Why it is not present? Is there any hardware limitation? Can someone explain?
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How to remove apps which doesn't allow uninstall option without rooting smartphone? [duplicate]
I'm using Samsung J7Max recently I updated MY AIRTEL app and try to uninstall it app uninstalled but leaves an duplicate MY AIRTEL app which tell me download MY AIRTEL app from playstore. I can't ...
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What is USB BICR function in android?
In the build.prop file I found an entry commented "Enable USB BICR function" (ro.sys.usb.bicr). I searched in Internet, but I did not find anything useful. Maybe you know?
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How to dim any ongoing music when receive notification?
How to dim any ongoing music sound by certain percentage (let's say 20%) when I receive message instead of pausing the current ongoing music and play the notification sound and continue play the ...
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MotoG5s encryption switch "on" but doesn't ask for pin on restart
I've had encryption turned on on my MotoG5s since I bought it last year. It used to ask for a pin every time it was turned on and at every restart.
Since updating to 7.x.x (currently on 7.1.1) it's ...
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What system should i back up ? system_image or system
I am trying to backup my system but i have two partitions, system_image and system.. from inspection i can see that system_image is bigger and the format is ext4, While system is smaller and the ...
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