Questions tagged [7.1-nougat]
Only use this tag if your question is specific to Android 7.1 Nougat, an update from Android 7.0.
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Intercept system commands from app
I'm on Android 7.1.2 (Nougat). I have an app that I am trying to pull the exact command /parameters that it is sending to one of my /system/bin apps. It is not in logcat and I haven't been able to ...
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Getting IR codes from rooted android box
I have a rooted Android 7.1 box probably rebranded (Amlogic S905W I think) with an IR remote that's unreliable and battery hungry, I'd like to configure the remote on my phone with IR blaster but I ...
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AOSP 7.1.2 - Firefox (Fennec and IceCat) result with just a white screen [closed]
I have installed a Custom ROM (AOSP 7.1.2) on a Samsung tablet. It is rooted, and also has gapps (pico).
Most everything works - except, when I installed both versions of Firefox for mobile - Fennec ...
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downloaded file disappears from file manager, but chrome wont re-download (replace), or re-name (create new file)
Android 7.1 on LG phone
"stock" chrome
I download a movie,
its a really long filename,
and the file didn't show up in downloads
so few days later I stumble upon same movie,
try to download, ...
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Audio & Video Codecs not working on Android 7.1.2 phone
Since recently the phone i have been using for about 2.5 years has developed an issue with it's audio and video codecs.
Videos won't play in the Google Chrome app, in the YouTube app, not in Whatsapp ...
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unlock developer options for new user?
is it possible to enable/unlock developer options for a second user
Android-version: 7.1 nougat
does it reqire root access to enable it
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How to take a screenshot using a keyboard shortcut on an android device?
I find using the power-button + down-volume button extremely cumbersome especially when taking time sensitive screenshots.
Is it possible to do this using a shortcut key on a bluetooth keyboard?
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Dialogs of Apps don't show
I am running stock Android 7.1.1 on a Moto Z Play.
Recently I noticed that popup dialogs from apps running in the background or also in the foreground don't show automatically any more.
So, e.g. I ...
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How to flash a custom rom on galaxy on5 pro
I'm an Android fan and I have a Samsung Galaxy On5 Pro.
It is currently running Android Marshmallow 6.1.
I want it to get upgraded to Android Nougat 7.1.1.
I don't have a recovery.
How can I install ...
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What is the most stable kernel for my ALE-L21 (2015) alice and ROM?
I'm pretty sure that this is already a weak legacy device but I want it to be useful and stable in performance to the max. Can you suggest the ultimate kernel for my 7.1.2 AOSP based custom ROM?
Note:...
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How safe is my Nexus 6 with Android 7.1.1 and the possible latest update (Oct 5th 2017)?
I found my old Nexus 6. No SIM in it, just connects to the Internet via my home wifi.
I've tried to catch the latest updates, upgrades, and security patches, then I realized, unless I doing something &...
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Restarting a bricked Android phone
My Lenovo K8 Note has bricked. I am able to format it with ‘Smart Phone Flash tool’ (Mediatek). I wanted to know how I can load Android on it and restart it. I tried to format it and it was successful....
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How to upgrade my Android device to latest Android version
I have very little experience with Android, or any other mobile device operating system.
I'm accustom to using Linux operating systems, where any time there is an update I can typically upgrade to the ...
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System Application was uninstalled and could not be recovered in android
I have rooted my device. I have installed crDroid-7.1.2-20171202-j5nlte-v3.8.3 and android 7.1.2
I am using j5nlte model of samsung.
I have accidentally uninstalled contact and contact storage ...
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how to get battery percentage back in status bar, Android 7.1.1
I have a Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro running Android 7.1.1, and Samsung Experience version 8.5.
How do I get the battery percentage into the status bar? I am sure it was there until yesterday (unless I am ...
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music is stuttering
So I have a zte z557bl running android 7.1.1 and ive been using google play music, but every time I would open a app, open the notification bar, lock my phone or go to the home screen, it would stop ...
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Contacts app in Android 7.1 claims that I have no images on my device
On my Motorola Moto Z2 Play with stock version of Android 7.1.1 currently I have:
188 photos in DCIM > Camera folder,
10 pictures in Pictures > Contacts folder,
5 pictures in Pictures > Icons folder,
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How to wipe and reinstall an encrypted device with 7.1.2 if TWRP won't boot anymore?
I installed an unofficial build of Resurrection Remix 7.1.2 on Meizu Pro 5 (M86) with TWRP 3.0.2. Out of curiosity I then enabled encryption with the thought that even if I don't like it and cannot ...
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How to run a mouse on android 7.1 (TV Box)?
I got gifted a nice wireless mouse this morning.
I've seen android work with a mouse before so I figured it can handle it as a plug an play, given that this one doesn't have fancy buttons that can be ...
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Restored "App+Data" with Titanium Backup for com.android.providers.telephony and now Messaging is crashing
I have a Moto G 4th Edition (harpia) running LineageOS 14.1 nightly. I was trying to debug some issues with its MMS and I used Titanium Backup to take a backup of the APN settings because I was about ...
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How can I permanently assign a static IP address to Wi-Fi or USB tether clients?
I use my phone as an extended display with x11vnc, which works as intended.
The only issue is, that I have to change the IP address on the VNC client on my phone, very often. Because of dynamic DHCP, ...
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Getting signature error while installing a different version of the app
Recently I install a custom ROM named eelo https://e.foundation/. It comes with pre-installed Telegram app. After much research I was able to uninstall if from the system with the command adb shell pm ...
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How to make wifi list show duplicate SSID when different mac address
I have a home modem and a repeater, both have the same SSID. at some cases want to connect to one and not the other, but android automatically chooses the one with the highest signal strength which ...
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Customization beyond just the app drawer and home screen?
I have a Motorola E4 running Nougat, and I was wondering if there was a way to customize the colors (and fonts if possible) used in the GUI menus? I have Nova launcher installed, and while it is nice ...
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Where Recent Apps specific files are stored?
Android 7.1. Messed up with «Eternal Process Lock», the xposed module. Activated its features, but forgot to activate the module. Now recent apps stopped working, reboot doesn't help, activating/...
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Android Rotation issue
I am a complete noob with Android so please forgive me.
I am tasked with installing Android on a Custom Board from China. Its InsydeH20 BIOS and something called "BayTrail".
Basically, the board is ...
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Shutdown/Reboot Process Hangs Device
Is there any reason a programmatic or command-line shutdown (or reboot) process in Android 7.1 might randomly result in a hard freeze-up, requiring a long (~8 second) press of the power button to ...
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How to safely root the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2017 (SM-T380)?
I am wondering what would be a safe way to root my Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2017 (SM-T380)?
I understand there is CF-AutoRoot and such but I have no experience in rooting any device with that method and ...
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Rooting ASUS MeMO Pad (Nougat 7.1.2)
I'm a freshman that just started working as a research assistant for my school's computer science department. My advisor is having me root some Asus tablets and install Lineage OS 14.1, and I have ...
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How can I add a system service to Android?
Me and another person are attempting to enable NFC on the Verizon Wear24. The watch itself has a PN548 NFC chip inside of it and was missing the kernel drivers as well as the NFC service.
We have ...
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What are the "dctp" and "did" files in my Android storage?
I have noticed two strange files in my Android storage. They are named "dctp" and "did". They don't have any extensions and my programs cannot read them. What are those files and what are their ...
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What's the downloaded_rom folder and what's its difference from the Download folder?
I have a Redmi phone with Android Nougat 7.1. In the file explorer I found the downloaded_rom folder, next to the Download folder. The first one is empty. What's its purpose?
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Have oem unlocking option available in nokia 3 ,do i have to unlock bootloader?
there are guides on rooting and it first requires to unlock bootloader on nokia3, at first i did do it but due to some issue i had flash firmware ,after flashing back there was a option available of ...
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How to get an overview of which app are allowed to background data for Android 7
A user can enable or disable background data usage by following the following steps:
From the Home screen, tap the app slider, then open "Settings".
Select "Data usage".
Select "Cellular data usage".
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Does "Data Saver" also apply to metered Wi-Fi?
The section Use Android Nougat’s "Data Saver" (Android 7.0+) under this site How to Restrict Background Data for Metered Wi-Fi Networks on Android mentions:
Android 7.0 Nougat introduced a much ...
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How to set data limit to a metered wlan?
For Android 7, we can set a WLAN (wifi connection network) to a metered WLAN, which work similar like a cellular network.
For cellular network, we are able to set data limit.
So, the question is, ...
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How can I speed up sidereel.com using Chrome on my android TV PCs?
I have several android TV PCs, all with the same apps and configurations. One use is watching streamed shows on TV. I use sidereal.com to keep up with my shows, but it takes forever for the site to ...
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Copy an entire Android Image to multiple devices
First and foremost, let me tell you that I am everything but a professional when it comes to the Android OS. I've just been using it casually up to now, but I do have a rather annoying task at hand ...
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Equivalent ADB command in Termux
Is there any command equivalent to adb cmd package compile -m everything -f in termux?
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How do I disable Google Play Store apps such that it will not enable itself without my permission
When I restart the Android 7 device phone, which is not rooted, the Google Play Store apps must not run again unless I implicitly enable it to run again. (Currently, the disable button for this app is ...
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How to prevent SECUSO Privacy Friendly Net Monitor apps from shutdown without my permission
I download the SECUSO research group - Privacy Friendly Net Monitor from https://f-droid.org/packages/org.secuso.privacyfriendlynetmonitor/ and install on my Android 7 phone which is not rooted. I run ...
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Does LineageOS disable the Android Easter Eggs?
I'm currently running LinageOS 14.1 (Android 7.1), I found a task in Magisk named com.android.egg. It's described as being "Android Easter Egg". Researching it, I found out how to trigger it here,
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No home button (ViperOS for Motorola Moto G5)
I just installed ViperOS on my Moto G5 – and I cannot find the bottom bar with home, back and the other button. It is just not displayed. And I have not found anything on the Internet on how to solve ...
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How to mount sdext2 partition by Apps2SD script, before system mount?
Using Apps2SD Pro app on Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9005, Resurrection Remix Nougat v5.8.5 with Magisk v17.1.
I lose the linked apps again & again after reboot. This happened several times already. ...
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Can video recording be auto activated when camera app is started?
In Nougat, the camera app can be started by double pressing the physical middle button on the phone. Many times I forget to press the video recording button and keep holding the phone up, thinking ...
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How to set default Home screen on Nougat/7.1.1?
It's driving me crazy.
On a Moto G5s Plus (with Android 7.1.1) how do I set the screen I want as the default one, so that is shown when I press the Home button?
At the moment the left-most screen (...
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Add new account to Twitter app on Samsung Tablet
I am on Samsung Galaxy Tab S2, Model SM-T715Y, running Android Version 7.71.1-release.15,
trying to follow the instructions from
https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/managing-multiple-...
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SD card write permission issues after restoring from backup to an identical phone model
I've been using LineageOS 14.1 on a rooted unlocked Samsung S7 (G930F) for a long time. My phone started dying, so I rebooted to TWRP and managed to take a full backup to the SD card before it died. ...
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Why my phone is sending some other phone number as my caller ID and for SMS?
I've been using LineageOS 14.1 on ZUK Z1 for quite a while now. One problem I am facing is, sometimes my phone sends text messages from some other number which I don't even know. This also happens to ...
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After flashing TWRP, device no longer boots
I just got a device running Android 7.1.1 (an BQ Aquaris X5 Plus to be precise). Fine device, and all – unlocking the bootloader was as easy as enabling bootloader unlock in settings, and running ...
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