Questions tagged [bugs]
A bug is a problem or unexpected behavior that needs fixing.
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Why does my phone keep restarting when trying to dial any number?
My Yureka Cyanogen restarts whenever I try to make a call. When I dial a number it restarts but not when I receive it.
What could be the problem and how to solve it?
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"Sorry, something went wrong" when trying to "Set up nearby device"
I have a new Google Nexus 5X model LH-H790, that's meant to replace an also new Nexus 5X LG-H791.
When I try to transfer the account from phone to phone ("Set up nearby device") I see the ...
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SMS bug: "@" at the end of messages
I recently started receiving a lot of messages ending with the "@" character. I asked why and they said they weren't doing that. We both use android, both use Textra, and I checked in other SMS apps ...
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At 2016-oct-16, calendar goes back to 1970 (or, "cannot disable Tardis")
So... How do I disable time traveling?
I have Cyanogenmod 13 on a Redmi 2 Pro (a snapshot version), with opengapps 6.0-pico-20160704. I recently noticed that, when I get from 2016-oct-15 on the ...
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1 blue bar, but Google search results don't load
I typed something into the address bar of the builtin browser, Android Browser 4, and it tried to load Google but the browser said, "There was a network error."
Does anyone know why Google searches ...
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Is this android vulnerability bug #8219321 fixed?
In 2013, Bluebox Security announced that they had found a bug in Android that could be used to modify the contents of any application package (including ones distributed as part of the system software)...
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Apps always autoreload
I bought my Nexus 6P in Canada. Occasionally, I travel to China. Then this weird issue starts happening: for every app, the top activity refreshes itself periodically. For example, when I am reading ...
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How to Put Mi Band 2 to Silent Mode Now with Android Phone?
Situation: to put Xiaomi Mi Band 2 to Silent mode when configuration with two Internet Gadgets in connection to Android 6 phone as described here; Android's own silent mode does not work as expected ...
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Apps got weird names and icons -> virus?
So, for instance one of apps renamed itself to "Content on this profile might be inappropriate for those under a certain age" and displays that message (and "Stopped.") in a MessageBox when started. ...
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How can I exit "Quick Mode" on Acer Liquid smart phone?
The Acer Liquid 630 received a Lollipop update in December.
I accidentally launched Quick Mode and now I am not able to exit. If I choose to end QM, the phone asks for confirmation but stays in Quick ...
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System sounds but no other sounds when use headphones
I plugged in my headphones this morning, which were working fine yesterday, and went to try and watch a video only for there to be no sound.
But all notifications and click events seem to be ...
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Brutal bug "android.process.acore has stopped" doesn't solve after factory reset
Apparently this bug is prevalent and some are lucky enough to solve it by simply clearing data of Contacts storage but not me. I believe I have tried it all. Even after factory reset (via stock ...
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On Android, what is a "blue screen", and what should you do about it?
Some Android users complain about seeing a "blue screen", also known as a "blue screen of death" or "BSOD". They add that their device has become unresponsive.
(Here is one example, including a ...
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How To Get Files Off a HTC M7 That Won't Stay On
I have a HTC One M7 that I need to get all the (~1GB) files off. The problem is that the phone restarts after about 10-30sec, so I don't have time to manually copy the files.
Phone Info:
USB ...
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Economist app stuck with old issues
This has happened to me repeatedly with the Economist app on Android. Basically the app usually automatically downloads the weekly issue by push notification, but sometimes it simply doesn't do that. ...
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Home button, quick settings, lock screen won't work on Moto G 2015
We have a 2015 Moto G that's less than 2 months old, and already exhibiting all the symptoms shown in this forum thread:
Home button doesn't work when in an app, but does work in application switcher ...
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Where can I report vulnerabilities to Google?
Where can I report glitches/bugs/vulnerabilities to google? I would look it up, but I don't know how to word it. Besides, I am working on more devices I can count (don't ask) and I have found some... ...
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Adding a new account to Gmail/Youtube shows a Password Error
I recently goy myself a Moto G3, that is running Android 5.1.1.
I have 3 e-mail addresses, all of those I wish to keep in my Gmail app (I did that in an older phone I had), so I go to "Add Account" ...
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Android error - No SIM card/Emergency calls only
The problem: phone doesn't want to register in network.
Android device shows No SIM card.
After playing with menu *#*#4636#*#* it starts showing Emergency calls only.
Phone displays available ...
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Custom notification sound for particular Hangout keeps reverting
On my stock, unrooted Samsung Galaxy S3 running Android 4.4.2, with Hangouts version 6.0.107278502 set as my default SMS app, I have the following settings (only giving you those I deem potentially ...
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How can I save bug reports from my Android device to my local storage using ES or any other app?
When I take a bug report (e.g. through the power menu, after this option has been enabled in Settings), a notification appears and after tapping this, I get a number of options to complete the action. ...
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Unfortunately, Process has stopped
Ok so guys I'm getting kinda irritated by this problem. It is telling me Unfortunately, <process> has stopped. Meaning, when I go to launcher, it says Unfortunately, Launcher has stopped; to ...
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LG G2 sound randomly turns on from vibrate mode
I have a Verizon LG G2 (VS980) updated to Android 4.4.2, which I always keep on vibrate mode.
However, every day, at exactly 3 PM, without fail, it turns itself from vibrate back to sound. It doesn't ...
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contacts not displaying
Out of the blue, I looked at my messages and noticed that the contacta were not displaying. Only phone numbers.
I then tried to access my contacts and my phone icons but it would freeze up for a few ...
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Google Play stopped syncing and loading game saves
So Google Play randomly stopped working. I can see my games achievements and so forth, but loading the game loads me as a new user completely and I have tried on 9 devices all with the same issue.
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Final Fantasy VI Timed out, crashes on start
I get the following errors when trying to start Final Fantasy VI on my Galaxy S5. Running stock rooted rom. I have cleared the cache, I have uninstalled/cleaned all traces from my phone, then ...
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Crossy Road on Android (Fire Stick) Issue
My nephew plays Crossy Road on his Amazon Fire Stick Android device.
He's earned almost every different character. He hasn't had to pay for any... he's earned them all by playing... a lot.
Suddenly,...
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Ad Videos Won't Play
on my device, ad videos just won't play. In some games you need to watch ads in order to get in game currency, which is not possible for me. When I click on "Watch Ad", a black frame pops up and ...
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Debugging bootloop: Get an information log without ADB? Can an emulator help? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Android boot-up messages for debugging?
Related to this post I created: Does the Android emulator generate some sort of log file I can access if it crashes?
I have been ...
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Bugs on Nexus One running Android Gingerbread
I love Android and have been a proud Nexus One owner for over a year now. I was also really excited when Gingerbread dropped and flashed my phone before the OTA update (who can wait for these things ...
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Serious bug in Android 4.4.4_r2: Not sending BOOT_COMPLETED Intent
There seems to be a serious bug in Android 4.4.4_r2:
BOOT_COMPLETED not always sent bug
Causing BOOT_COMPLETED Intent not to be sent. Does anyone know if this issue can be fixed on an Android 4.4....
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My phone has a touch/pointing bug
I bought a new phone the other day and I noticed I can't deactivate an alarm from the Clock app, when I pressed the pink checkbox, it would not check. But this happens only for the top alarm, the ...
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CM 12.1 Nightly Mako Home Button Not Showing
When I go to landscape mode on my Nexus 4 with a CM 12.1 Nightly, the home button gets cut off, and the other buttons are not showing. How can I fix this?
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Why is my Android phone not receiving text messages from certain contacts?
I'm in the UK.
My phone:
Samsung Galaxy A3 (SM-A300FU)
Android 5.0.2
three.co.uk branded Android & SIM
The symptoms have been detected for these contact situations:
Swiss phone (unknown make/...
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Nexus 5 Lollipop losing cell signal when wifi connected
I believe I first noticed this when I got version 5.1, and am still getting the issue with 5.1.1. If I keep the phone with wifi off, the phone works fine. If I connect to a wifi access point, at first ...
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Resetting SMSC for Lollipop 5 SMS bug
Ok, so I tried to do this tutorial to fix the SMS bug that was keeping me from texting my buddy in Switzerland (I'm in the US using AT&T on a Samsung Galaxy s6 Edge with Lollipop v5.0.2);
I ...
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Android 5.0 display keeps turning on with black and white notifications
I have an Oneplus One which just got its Android 5.0 version released.
It is known that there are still plenty of bugs issues, but a very annoying one is that if I have notifications and turn off the ...
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Deleting 'infinite' recursive directory
I created a new folder inside /sdcard/ and something went wrong with it since other 600 sub-folders (one inside the other) were created as well.
I noticed the problem when trying to rename the 'main'...
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How to determine in which version an Android bug was fixed?
How does one determine when a specific Android bug was fixed?
Specifically, I'm interested in learning in which Android version bug 58779 was fixed.
Someone marked it obsolete, which either means it ...
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Username is replaced with a number when login on Facebook app. Is it a bug?
I logged into Facebook on an Android tablet (on Norwegian language) using Facebook app. And do as usual:
Wrote the username and password.
Then I click "Log in"
As you can see on the image ...
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SD Maid on Rooted Roger's Galaxy S3 hanging on "System Cleanup" and "Duplicate"
My phone is a rooted Canadian Samsung Galaxy S3 (SGH-I747M) running stock 4.4.2. I've had SD Maid installed for a very long time and it's worked great up until now. I've never had any issues with it. ...
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Why aren't all my tabs listed when trying to close all?
I'm running Android 5.0 on a Samsung Galaxy S5.
One thing I've noticed when trying to clean up program tabs is that there seems to be a limit on the number of tabs displayed any time I press the Tab (...
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Is my device vulnerable to the SwiftKey update bug? (June 2015)
Quoth The Independent:
There are usually protections in place that stop hackers from performing what is called a “man in the middle attack”, by encrypting communication with the server, as well as ...
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Incorrect Read Receipt generated by default mail app on Android 4
The default mail app on Android 4 seems to generate incorrect Read Receipts.
Here is the case:
User ORIGINATOR sends email (using any mail client software), with request for Read Receipt (SMTP ...
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Random headphone/icon bug? LG G3 running Sprint Android Lollipop 5.0.1
Last night, when I was attempting to use my headphones, the first 3 times I inserted them, they were detected by my phone as an Auxiliary Cable. The 4th time, however, it correctly detected them as ...
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Keyboard stucks in lock screen on my Galaxy S5
If I use the keyboard in a texting app or somewhere and the screen locked automatically, keyboard stucks at the lockscreen and it looks really weird.
This is a screenshot of what is happening on my ...
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Calander events shifting days
In September I added 26 calendar events, one every other Saturday, to set personal goals. Each calendar entry is a separate event, I am not using the Recurring Event feature. I've noticed that some ...
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Battery quickly discharged after installation of Lollipop
I have Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5. Recently I've updated it to Lollipop 5.0.2 through Odin. Then problem with battery have arisen: charge falls on one percent each three minutes when brightness is ...
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Wi-Fi antenna seems to work when the device is off
When I was looking at battery statistics I've found something strange: the bar showing wether a component is running or not indicates that wifi were active when I took off my phone. Is this a bug?
I ...
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Galaxy S5 Active home button - weird long press behavior
I've got an S5 Active on AT&T. After the latest update, my home button started registering almost any press as a "long press." Does anyone have an idea of how to fix or mitigate this problem? Also,...