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Is there any way to re-render a photosphere?
To recover from a crash during a panorama stitch I did this:
Use a file explorer on Android to copy the folder containing the unstitched files from the cache:
/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com....
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Selecting a range of photos in gallery
I found I could multi select pics by touching the first one, holding my finger on the screen, and then dragging across the screen to the last one. They all turn to selected as I pass over them. A bit ...
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Is it safe to clear data for gallery?
You will not lose any of your photos, if CLEAR DATA operation is performed, it is completely safe to do so. This just means that your preferences have been reset and the cache has been cleared.1 ...
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Can't reinstall an app uninstalled through ADB
The solution can be found in the question Reinstall System app which is uninstalled for the current user? (which is unanswered):
adb shell cmd package install-existing com.android.gallery3d
Note ...
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How do you save an Instagram picture to the Android gallery?
Instagram does not provide any options to download images or videos to the phone. However, you can use third party applications like "Instasave for Instagram" for doing this.
App Link: https://play....
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Is it safe to clear data for gallery?
The given answer is correct, I just want to clarify:
By pressing Clear data on any app, you're clearing application's data, stored in /data/data/[package.name]. It doesn't contain any images of yours,...
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Is there a better way to hide TV shows from the gallery?
The solution to that is pretty easy: Instead of renaming the folder to .Video (and thus "hiding" it completely), simply place a file named .nomedia inside it. That way you hide it from the media ...
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Resize photo before sending it by email?
I recommend taking a screenshot of the image, and cropping it.
It should reduce the size a bit without an app.
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How can I regenerate .thumbnails folder in DCIM
Looking for something else & came across this...
The pathway to an apps cache has changed slightly since original posting back in 2012.
In Marshmallow (at least):
Settings→Apps→Gallery→Storage→...
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How can I change the naming convention of the stock camera/gallery app?
try our new app Rename Photos. It is an app that quickly and easily rename photo and video titles in the DCIM directory, where the Camera App stores it to the selected format.
There are two renaming ...
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Pictures and videos not showing in the gallery
Workaround: In my case, the images with a very long name didn't show up in the Gallery. After I renamed them, they showed up.
Update: A rename by adding one more character (in the Total Commander
/ X-...
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Selecting a range of photos in gallery
Works also in Total Commander, an otherwise very clever and powerful two pan file manager: long-tab the icon of the first file, in the menu choose SELECT or DESELECT, glide till the other end of the ...
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Why did a .nomedia file get added to my device? Showing 0 Image, Audio or Video Files?
I think the file got created by some app on your device.
You can delete the file by using any file explorer. In the My Files app on Samsung devices you first need to go to its settings, and enable '...
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How to get the full path of an image viewed in the default Gallery App on the Samsung Galaxy?
I was able to figure out how to get to the path by this message and steps provided by beeshyams.
The menu button on the Samsung Galaxys is the hardware Return Key.
The problem is that, there isn't ...
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Stop Google Photos from Retaining Deleted Photos
If you are using Google Photo to backup your photos, you should also use it as your "gallery" app on your phone to manage photos.
When you delete a photo in the Google Photo app, it will delete it in ...
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Should I clear my Gallery Data?
Data store by the gallery apps are thumbnails it generates to preview the pictures and videos. The Gallery app can be considered as a movie theater where you go to watch a movie (in your case, viewing ...
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Photos and videos visible on phone., but impossible to import to a Mac
If the physical transfer does not work, you could try an app like WiFi File Transfer
It uses your WiFi to transfer files, so that might be worth a try.
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How to sync deleted photos with google photos/drive?
Do not use Gallery to manage your photos. Use the Google Photos app to manage your photos on your device, when you delete a photo in the Photo app it is deleted from all attached devices as well, ...
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Gallery is not opening
Your phone has malwares that hide files by adding a .nomedia file in every folder, and such folder should not be scanned and indexed by multimedia players.
Download ES Explorer, go to its settings ...
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No Gallery app on Lenovo K6 Power
Recent models of Lenovo K-series are running on PURE UI, which is similar to/the same as stock Android experience, thus Lenovo did not preinstall their own Lenovo Gallery app. Some models have Google ...
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Android phone automatically deletes photos?
I actually solved the problem. In Samsung device or take any Android, there is a feature called Storage Booster which automatically deletes unnecessary data as multiple same photos from the device, so ...
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Android phone automatically deletes photos?
Photos could be removed by a cloud sync/back up application.
One example is Google Photos. You may have chosen to remove photos which have already been backed up. You may not see them in the Gallery,...
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I can't install apk file: App Not Installed
Generally you can't install one manufacturer's built-in apps on another manufacturer's phone anyway. The built-in apps are written to take advantage of the specific hardware on that phone and/or extra ...
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Cloud agent has stopped working
I came across an answer at another forum and it worked for me. Sigh out of Dropbox and then sign in again.
I hope it works for you all ;)
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Cloud agent has stopped working
If you have too much memory used up in your gallery delete photos. If that doesn't work what fixed it for me was logging out of drop box on my phone then logging back in. Good luck!
(I also have note ...
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Gallery and Google Photo Syncing
Depends on your Google Photos app version. As of v1.23, deleting local gallery photos should prompt you -- Read more about it here
As quoted in the article --
Say you took a few photos on your ...
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.nomedia file not hiding newly created images. Solution?
I'm having the same problem in android 6.0 but only in the pictures and movies folders and subfolders. My solution is to remove a recreate the .nomedia after each new download! However if the folder ...
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Weird Video Found In My Phone
It was most likely an add video from an app. I find weird videos and pictures on my phone all the time and then later find out they go to an app. If you delete it, you will be fine. If it was ...
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Reduce image size in Android Gallery Album view
You might have changed the DPI from 480 (default) to 560. Keep it up to 520 DPI (go to Settings → Display & lights).
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