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What's the best way to restart Android via command line (remotely)?
What is the device doing exactly when I'm pushing the (hardware) power button? I guess that's the most friendly way.
You get to see a dialog with an option to power off the device (stock Android ...
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Successfully download app 100% but wont install after that
I have the same problem. It get stuck at 100% and doesn't give any notifications.
Nexus 6p running Android 7.0 (not rooted).
After the app reaches 100% I close the play store (swipe it away from ...
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How to make android prefer mobile data when wifi signal is very weak
From Android 5 onwards, there's a setting in the Developer options called Aggressive WiFi to mobile handover.
Enabling this setting makes your phone switch to mobile connection when the WiFi signal ...
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No confirm prompt when trying to use adb backup
I'm digging up this question since I found it looking for the same problem.
Putting single quotes around the parameters solved it for me:
adb backup '-all -apk -shared -f mymobile.ab'
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How to disable sound from an app
If you happen to be on a Samsung phone, there is an app called "Sound Assistant" which is excellent - adding volume sliders for whatever individual apps you like.
They waste a lot of money ...
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How to allow auto-update of apps in Play Store only when plugged in?
Note:
Following solution:
is tested on Android 4.2.1, COS12 (Android 5.0.2) and CM12.1 (Android 5.1.1) - all of them running Play Store v6.0.51
requires a rooted Android
here is a short demo of ...
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Is 4.1 the best for this 4? yr old device?
4 years is ancient in tech years. Your first pic holds your answers. The model Gt-p5110 and with Google it states that it was released in 2012. Came with android ice cream sandwich 4.0.3 and it is ...
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Play video with 2x speed in MX player kindly help
I just realized that when you move two fingers up and down the left side of the screen (like when you adjust brightness, but with two fingers) the playback speed adjusts accordingly.
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Difference between /mnt/sdcard and /sdcard
The directory /mnt houses the mount points of different Android partitions. (hence the name mnt) Actually the "real" directory is /mnt/sdcard. /sdcard is a Symlink (short for Symbolic Link) to that ...
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How to remove KINGroot?
Firstly, soon after uninstalling KingRoot be sure to get another SU management app, to protect your device against malicious attacks since it has elevated privileges than a non rooted device,
A ...
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get cellinfo with adb shell
Both of these worked for me:
Option1: grep AT command for cell info
$> adb logcat -b radio | grep ": +CREG:"
D/AT ( 873): +CREG: 2,1,"2444","0FA2A694",6
D/AT ( 873): +CREG: 2,1,"2444"...
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How to make android prefer mobile data when wifi signal is very weak
In Android 4.4, there is an explicit option for this:
Settings -> WiFi -> Advanced Wi-Fi -> Avoid poor connections
In Android 5, this option appears to have been removed. There is an Android bug/...
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Pop up message when sending large amounts of SMS messages
The other alternative (or probably the best one too) is to use ADB shell which may work on a non-rooted device as well:
zeroflte:/ $ settings put global sms_outgoing_check_max_count 999999
zeroflte:/ ...
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How to hide calendar but receive reminder notifications?
I know the original post is now ancient but I haven't found any recent discussion on this and I believe the behavior is still basically the same. That is, if a calendar is "hidden" on your mobile ...
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How to Enable Android phone for full Tamil Indic Interface
Buy Redmi phones. It has pre installed Tamil language. I am using that phone only.Or else Flash phone with Cyanogen or MiUi mod. But it will tamper your phone warranty. Do it at your own risk. The ...
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get cellinfo with adb shell
You may need to use adb logcat and filter using grep. Try this
adb logcat | grep -E 'MCC|MNC'
Credits
Getting cell id through adb
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Successfully download app 100% but wont install after that
return your playstore to it's stock version, then update it to the current version. This will temporarily fix this installing issue, which I've been having as well. Other than that, I'm waiting in the ...
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System apps location on Android Jelly Bean
To my knowledge, before Kitkat .apk files of system apps all went to /system/app. Kitkat added the /system/priv-app directory. The structure having an additional directory level came later (LP or MM).
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Micromax Canvas 2 Restarting Problem. Show modem log on the way?
Try this,
formating your device that will solve your problem regarding to restarting device sucessfully.
I hope above solution will help you.
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Moved apps to SD. SD was full, Apps are vanished now, but phone storage stays clogged. What should I do?
Had a LG G2 do (looks like) precisely the same thing, I finally connected to a friends laptop via USB the laptop had some type of factory software that recognized the phones OS and actually gave me ...
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Moved apps to SD. SD was full, Apps are vanished now, but phone storage stays clogged. What should I do?
Sometimes the OS misinterprets files inside of the sdcard. However, it is possible that the applications failed to move. I would suggest trying to try reading the contents of the sdcard from another ...
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Image and Video Files not showing up in Gallery
I found that when I charged via computer USB all my photos were in the folder \Phone\DCIM\Camera.
All I did was move the photo files to a folder in the computer then copy them back to the camera ...
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System icon that looks like ear with line through it on JellyBean
This symbol was frustrating me,
on my phone I managed to turn it off with this setting
Settings --> Call --> Accessibility --> Hearing aids (turn off)
I have no idea how it got turned on in my ...
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Does a software update affect data?
No it doesn't but make sure you perform backup's before updating.
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Re-install app without losing personal data
You can also just reinstall the APK file that already exists on the device. After an upgrade to Android 6 somehow default permissions like android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE were lost, that is ...
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How to skip music tracks with screen off?
Try Smart Pocket app, you can skip tracks with single or double volume clicks.
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What time does Google Play update apps when it is set to auto-update?
My phone's Google Play app auto-updates around 1:30 a.m. daily (phone is never plugged in at that time), so there is definitely no connection of update with phone plugged in.
Phone must have WiFi on ...
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What time does Google Play update apps when it is set to auto-update?
Adding to @Josh's experience mentioned in the comments above, the auto-update is not time-specific - I too have only seen the auto update proceed when on WiFi (my chosen setting) and plugged in ...
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how to sync phone memory with pc?
If MTP transfers are unstable, you can try using FTP over a local network (Your home WiFi router, USB tethering)
Possible example. (For security, use this guide only on home networks)
Install an FTP ...
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How can I find obb folder in a rooted device to copy a game's sd data files and play game?
Here is a backup tool by Koushik Dutta (aka Koush) : Helium Backup
Using this you can backup complete app including data and restore it back. Just backup on your device, copy the files to your other ...
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