Questions tagged [5.1-lollipop]
Only use this tag if your question is specific to Android 5.1 Lollipop, an incremental update over 5.0 announced on March 9, 2015.
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How can I permanently change my hotspot tethering IP address?
IP address is 192.168.43.1 by default and there is no option to change it permanently. Is it possible to change it without root access?
My phone is Huawei Android 5.1.
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Google Play Services stopped working on my device that uses an AOSP Android 5.1.1
My Juniper Mesa2 tablet has stopped working with anything requiring Google Play Services. I have tried sideloading the APK file and directly loading it. Nothing seems to be working.
Is there an ...
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save game progress with adb. non rooted phone
i backed up an app with the command
adb pull data/app/com.tictactoe.wintrino-1/base.apk c:\tc\aa.ab
but when i restored it with
adb restore c:\tc\aa.ab
nothing was restored. When i manually ...
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How to prevent apps auto-reinstalling?
Almost every time I connect my phone to my PC apps auto-reinstall in the background. I say "auto-reinstall" rather than "auto-update" because the versions aren't changing.
Auto-update is disabled but ...
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Trying to debug a network error of a 3rd party application sniffing the HTTPS traffic, but the error stops when enabling the proxy, what can I try?
This is a somewhat silly situation, we have this third party application that stopped working on our work devices, its pretty obvious that some request is failing under the hood, so I set up a HTTPS ...
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Massive increase in data usage with no change in behaviour
The primary purpose of data connectivity on my phone is checking email. I don't surf the Web when I'm "bored" (I occasionally look up something that I absolutely have to know that can't wait until I ...
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Can user data be recovered after formatting and flashing stock ROM?
I am exchanging my old Android L phone for a new one. I have formatted the whole phone including bootloader and flashed its stock ROM using SP Flash Tool twice. I hope my data has been overwritten.
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How to open multi task window 5.1?
I have Karbonn Quattro L50 with Android 5.1 mobile. Then i have to open another app. Cant find Multi task window options. When i open a app and to open other app i have to go back back until its on ...
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Ambient display on odexed roms
I'm running on 5.1.1 odexed stock rom... Is there a way I can get ambient display on my device without xposed ☺.. Also can I install xposed after deodexing my rom coz it got into bootloop when I ...
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Local offset of clock
I'm using the App ClockSync on a Android 7.0 device (Huawei P9 Plus) and on a Android 5.1 device (Huawei MediaPad M2) and I face two problems.
I'm synchronizing the time with ClockSync on my Huawei ...
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Call custom emergency number from lockscreen
Ok, basically, what I want, is to provide Android phone to child, locked by passcode (or gesture), and allow the child to call parents (two numbers) from locked device.
My current available target ...
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What happened to the sound profiles that were in Lollipop?
I recently bought a new phone to replace my old one. The old phone is running 5.1 (Lollipop) and has "Predefined [sound and notification] profiles" (see screenshot). However, there seems to be no ...
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Lengthy sleep command not working in script
I've written a su.d script to periodically (every 4 hours) back up data from an app using a looped sleep command:
#!/system/bin/sh
(
# Wait for boot to complete
until [ "$(getprop sys....
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can i flash flashmode in android from flashtool?
that is a lot of flash hehehehe I can't enter download mode(flashmode) from holding the usual keys anymore since I wiped the system from TWRP :D. Now I wonder if spflashtool can help me with this ...
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Xperia Z1 freezes and reboots
I know that this is bug in Stock Lolipop 5.1.1, still i haven't collected any kernel logs because when i need root i just use custom roms, because they are more flexible and there i don't have that ...
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I wiped everything from my phone with TWRP and my version is too old
i have a few ROMs and some backups in my computer so I tried to flash them but I always get "Error executing updater binary in zip" which I heard means my version is too old.
EDIT: I tried to flash ...
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Android's in built browser's “launch by default” cant be removed
Mobile- Yu yunique (lollipop)
Problem- My mobiles inbuilt android browser named as 'BROWSER' launches by default when I click on Google-drive/Telegram/Youtube links while browsing in google-chrome ...
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How do I remove Incognito mode on a rooted phone? [duplicate]
Device : samsung galaxy j3 2016 sm-j320fn android 5.1.1
Root : Kingoroot
So how do I disable Incognito mode (chrome) using SuperUser?
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Consequences of removing Launcher3's APK (com.android.launcher3)
I have a rooted tablet with my own custom launcher which is already the default launcher. Are their any side effects if I delete the Launcher3's APK (com.android.launcher3) which is stored in /system/...
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How to fix damaged ext.SD card?
I think my ext.SD card is damaged,every time I select mount it says SD card safe to remove. I downloaded Aparted and it says problem detected in /dev/block/mmcblk.
Does anyone have a fix?
(tap to ...
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How to spawn “sign-in to network” page for a captive portal?
How do I execute captive portal?
On a Z828 from ZTE, Android version 5.1.1, I'm trying to get something like:
While Starbucks generally works for me, all too often, other networks, when using public ...
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SyncThing, Lolipop, and “Transport endpoint not connected”
I'm trying to get 2 way sync going with Syncthing on OctOS L (Lolipop, based on Cyanogen) with folders on the SD card. Backup from Android to other Syncthings works fine. The Syncthing devs say it's ...
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What does the read contact permission really mean in Android 5.x?
I've been playing around with the XPosed module ProtectMyPrivaccy, and I noticed that Offline Maps requires "read contacts" permission when doing a POI (Point Of Interest) search.
I can see how ...
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Remove mystery alarm from Android 5
I'm using a lender Android 5 phone. Apparently it's default settings were set to update over WIFI only. I do have an alarm program I explicitly installed however it is clearly not the cause of the ...
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Open with %APP% Always option not remembering
I have a intranet webpage that has a button that launches a barcode scanner app, basically by calling the app through a link to the company's webiste:
<a class="btn btn-lg btn-block btn-success" ...
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Touchscreen keeps freezing repeatedly
I have an Android device (Yuntab K107, Android 5.1, rooted w/SuperSU) that was working perfectly - until now. For some reason, the touchscreen will respond just fine for 6 seconds and then freeze for ...
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CPU usage unusually high
My phone has become very slow suddenly. No new apps were installed. RAM usage seems fine. Can't open some apps like Chrome, it just freezes.
I opened Developer mode > Show CPU, and this is what it ...
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Lenovo Vibe p1m suddenly slow
Today I notice my Lenovo Vibe p1m is running slow. It coudn't open Chrome without freezing. The whole UI is basically sluggish. It also couldn't open the flashlight.
I have tried removing the sdcard ...
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com.qualcomm.embms keeps popping up every few minutes
In Lenovo Phab, a message : "Unfortunately, com.qualcomm.embms has stopped." keeps popping up exactly twice every few minutes, to which I've to click 'OK' every time.
I've tried force stopping it ...
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Adding Init.d support to Android 5.1 Pimp My Rom didn't work
what I need to do is to create a sym link to the dalvik-cache folder and execute it in boot time, in order to free some internal memory space. I had done this before with an old 2.3 Android, but it ...
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Use of “Mounted /system” with secret key combinations in recovery;
I just discovered that after pressing a secret key combination in recovery mode, the log below shows a message "Mounted /system". What's this used for? Thank you!
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Switch chrome interface from smartphone mode to tablet mode
I want just a little: change interface of Chrome on my Mediapad T2 7.0 Pro (PLE-701L). Now it looks like smartphone version (picture at right side):
But I want to change interface to tablet mode (...
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How to enable the radio transmitter on yureka
So just a couple of hours ago, I unlocked the device's boot loader and after boot up, I noticed a strange app in the app drawer which was called radio transmitter. I excitedly opened the app. But, the ...
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Uninstall the dangerous ImeMess app from my tablet
I have the ImeMess app warning keeping popping up even after I have done the unistall instructions. Where is it located? How do I permanently unistall it?
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Unable to change default launcher
I have Lenovo k5 smartphone with Lollipop 5.1.1.
As stock "Lenovo Launcher" sucks, I installed Nova Launcher and set it as default.
Unfortunatelly, after each restart (or even without restart, after ...
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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM7505 won't connect to laptop via USB
I am using Note 3 but I'm unable to connect my phone to PC or laptop. MTP or USB bar option did not pop up when I connected my phone. Please help.
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Google contacts not syncing
I have a Lenovo A6020a40 with Android 5.1.1.
Local GMail contacts and cloud ones have always been in sync till some day ago.
Then, suddenly, without any modification on my phone and/or on the cloud, ...
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“Couldn't move app”
First of all, this seems to be a DIFFERENT problem than the one which is often discussed. Don't flame me. I've searched for 2-3 hours for a solution on this forum and several of the other major ...
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Phone only turns on when it's plugged in but then works normally
The problem regards a cheap 5.1-based Android phone, manufactured by a company named Manta. A few days ago it randomly shut off on its own and it was impossible to turn it on because it got stuck on ...
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How to set the OS to main start instead of the recovery?
I have a Moto E 1st Gen and it got into a loop, so I flashed it, installed TWRP and upgraded to Android 5.1, everything went fine (I guess) but when I power on the device, it starts on the recovery (...
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Some disabled function on Huawei CUN-L21
usually I can free space on the internal memory of the phone in this way: settings - memory - internal archive - cached data (translation from Italian, excuse me). with my current phone, Huawei CUN-...
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Restore Firefox icon removed by mistake from the screen
I don't know how I did removed the firefox app icon from the main scren
How can I restore it?
My phone is using Android 5.1 and it is a TPLink Neffos C5
Edit:
The icon is not present in the app ...
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moving apps to sd card is prevented by Huawei EmUI 3.1?
I wanted to ask you a question. why can not I move the apps on my sd card? my phone is a huawei cun-L21, android 5.1. the option is shown, but it is disabled. because? while, with another sd card, I ...
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Android Assistant on Lollipop
Is it possible to get Google Assistant on Android Lollipop smartphone?
I wouldn't prefer to root my phone.
Edit(2 March 2017): Today, as I woke up Assistant suddenly appeared in my app drawer.
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Samsung FRP lock - Android 5.1 have access to Settings
Not a duplicate as per other threads, due to the final step, Go to Backup and Reset and do a Factory Data Reset. As per my other answer, this will remove FRP from the device. The FRP lock is still ...
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Whatsapp crashes
I have updated my Whatsapp to the latest version (2.18.46) but it crashes as soon as I open it. I don't get any."Whatsapp has stopped working" message.
Here's what happens:
1) I click the icon.
2) ...
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Proximity Sensor problem with my Samsung Galaxy J3 2016
I have a Samsung Galaxy J3 2016 with android 5.1 and whenever I receive calls, the screen keeps flipping on/off. I guess my proximity sensor is busted ? I also didn't see anything in my settings ...
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Can't get passed Setup Wizard after Factory Reset cause Google Play Services keeps stopping!
after Factory Resetting my Lenovo Tab 2 A8-50F Tablet with Android 5.1 i can't get passed the Setup Wizard after selecting the WIFI you want to connect it.. After Checking the Connection then it's ...
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Cannot connect android phone to pc on both Windows and linux
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 ...
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Android 5.1 full phone encryption stuck 12+ hours in
Similar thread to this one.
None of the answers were helpful.
It's an unrooted Android 5.1.
The device has been factory reset.
Once I begin the encryption process, screen is stuck with displaying ...
