Why "adb remount" returns "remount failed" on Android emulator?
I'm using Android Studio. I was trying to set up a dev environment and it requires modifying the hosts file. So,I created new devices in ADM (Nexus 4, Android 10 x86_64 without Google API and without...
View ArticleADB command to permanently disable Android 12 microphone & camera indicators
I want to permanently disable the microphone and camera usage indicator on Android 12.I tried the following ADB command, but it only disable for some minutes: adb shell cmd device_config put privacy...
View ArticleHow to tell an Android device that only has ADB connectivity about an NTP...
In a comment on this question Robert asked:Have you tried to provide an NTP server in your local network and announce it via DHCP?How can I do that, please? I have several development devices whose...
View ArticleA way to set time on Android phone with unaccessible settings through ADB or...
I'm trying to set the time on an Android phone with inaccessible date & time settings, and the automatic date and time is on along with the GPS.I've read most of the threads here and on other sites...
View ArticleIs there a way to see when developer options were enabled?
One of my phones has had the developer options enabled and I don’t remember doing it. It’s not rooted and does not have bootloader enabled. I’m wondering if this happened when someone else had physical...
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Missing "Manage root accesses" under developer options in LineageOS 16
My phone is Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus 6GB/128GB. After a clean installation (flashed MIUI 9.6.27 first) of official LineageOS 16.0 Sep 19, 2019, I can't find "Manage root accesses" under developer...
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Half of touchscreen is unresponsive. How can I make Android only use the top...
So I have a broken LG G2 and a near-empty bank account, so buying a new phone isn't exactly an option right now. The bottom 50% of the screen doesn't respond to touch. Right now I am running BlissPop...
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Moto M: Phone in "Red State". Does not boot. Cannot enter fastboot or recovery
I tried to install a custom ROM on my Moto M, and failed in the attempt.I uploaded TWRP, and misguidedly executed adb flashing lock afterwards. Now my phone says:Red State.Your device has failed...
View ArticleHow does the Android Studio transfer a folder to device?
When I useadb shell "run-as com.example.myapplication push C:\\Users\\x00879271\\Desktop\\ttest /data/data/com.example.myapplication"I get run-as: exec failed for push: Permission denied.And I can drag...
View ArticleADB SU root inputs location
Simply, where do I enter the commands for SU abilities and root access or settings? No, I'm not doing this for any reason and I don't need to throw an explanation at all. I'm just tooling around and...
View ArticleHow to flash twrp via cmd?
When I want to flash the twrp.img file I get this error in cmdC:\Users\KAPI\Downloads\platform-tools>fastboot boot TWRP.imgFAILED to upload file 'boot.img' (26974 KB) (remote: 'unknown...
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How to reinstall all Google Play Store dependencies, specifically Google...
I'm using GNU/Linux and the adb command connected on a Samsung phone (specifically the SM-N9600 model, on Android version 10) without root, and also termux to find paths easily on the phone. I...
View ArticleHow to pull only newer files with “adb pull”? (Android SDK utility)
With the command adb pull /sdcard/ I can copy all the contents of the internal memory of my Android phone into my current local directory.And adb pull /mnt/extSdCard/ does the same with the external SD...
View ArticleHow can i adjust android timezone that appears set at OS level?
I've been maintaining an Android 5.1 custom ROM for some older tablets. Recently our base of operation moved, and it created a never-noticed/never-addressed issue: the timezone is fixed to Eastern...
View Article"How to activate the system app 'Setup...
The command adb shell pm enable com.google.android.setupwizard returns an error:Error: java.lang.SecurityException: Shell cannot change component state for com.google.android.setupwizard/null to 1.The...
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(Island) Action not allowed?
I've been trying to contact numerous people considering the problem I'm havingDeveloper is not answeringSome people are telling me that work profile shouldn't allow developer options anywayWhenever I...
View ArticleIs `mv` in adb shell limited in moving a directory?
I enter a shell on Android bysudo adb shellNow I want to move a directory (of files) in Android into another, but why does it fail$ mv english/ ../mydata/ mv: bad 'english/': Directory not emptyIt says...
View ArticleGetting the private IP of the phone on my hotspot when it's connected to data
I want to use scrcpy remotely if I'm on mobile data, so I decided to turn on my mobile hotspot, connect to WiFi, and connect my laptop to it. Of course, that works. But if I disconnect from WiFi and...
View Article'adb help' for 'root' says "restart adbd with root permissions", but 'adb...
Can't make sense of two 'messages':.\adb rootadbd cannot run as root in production buildsanother one.\adb --helproot restart adbd with root permissionsseems unrelated to one another, only to me I...
View ArticleIs there a way to delete from /data/local without root access?
I copied a file to my phone with this command:adb push large.zip /data/local/It took a few minutes and copied successfully, but then I realised that I couldn't find it on my phone. I copied it again to...
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