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Installing apps on external SD card on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
I am using Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean on TI OMAP 5 platform. I want to install applications on an external SD card, but even if a lot of space is free (more than 25MB), I am getting an error "Insufficient storage". 1. Is it possible to install applications on an external SD card in Jelly Bean? 2. How...
I am using Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean on TI OMAP 5 platform. I want to install applications on an external SD card, but even if a lot of space is free (more than 25MB), I am getting an error "Insufficient storage".
1. Is it possible to install applications on an external SD card in Jelly Bean?
2. How can I move an application installed on internal memory to an external SD card?
tiwari deepak
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Aug 29, 2013, 07:43 AM
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Why my device is giving the error "Kernel Panic Upload Mode"?
I have a Samsung Galaxy P5100 Tab 2 10.1 running Android 4.2.2. I have been using it for around two years and I have been getting the error "Kernel Panic Upload Mode" twice, almost every year, and when I update the software using ODIN it disappears completely. But now it keeps appearing once a day....
I have a Samsung Galaxy P5100 Tab 2 10.1 running Android 4.2.2. I have been using it for around
two years and I have been getting the error "Kernel Panic Upload Mode" twice, almost every year, and when I update the software using ODIN it disappears completely. But now it keeps appearing once a day.
I tried everything here to no avail:
* update the software
* hard format
* delete cache
* unplug the battery jack for 10 seconds
Mohammad Al Baghdadi
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Jan 30, 2016, 11:31 PM
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Pressing # before * clears all code in checkin
I want to dial `*#*#2432546#*#*` so aka `*#*#checkin#*#*` to check updates http://lifehacker.com/5719657/force-your-android-phone-to-check-for-a-system-update but when I press # in this place `*#*#2432546#` <- this place it clears and can't type all code Make: Goclever Model: Quantum 350 android ver...
I want to dial
*#*#2432546#*#* so aka *#*#checkin#*#* to check updates http://lifehacker.com/5719657/force-your-android-phone-to-check-for-a-system-update
but when I press # in this place *#*#2432546# <- this place
it clears and can't type all code
Make: Goclever
Model: Quantum 350
android version: jelly bean 4.2.2
Grisza
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Mar 22, 2017, 12:19 AM
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Can't play any video online
I can't play any video online, not on YouTube or Chrome or stream via VLC player. But when try to play video which I have on phone it's ok. Also if I scrol to video on Instagram app freezes, same thing with 9gag. Does anyone have any clue how to solve this, without doing a factory reset? I've allred...
I can't play any video online, not on YouTube or Chrome or stream via VLC player. But when try to play video which I have on phone it's ok. Also if I scrol to video on Instagram app freezes, same thing with 9gag. Does anyone have any clue how to solve this, without doing a factory reset? I've allredy tried clearing app cache and clearing cache and dalvik from recovery, I even changed kernel but everything is still same..
Edit: when device is freshly booted I can play videos on YouTube and from storage and Instagram, but when try to play any video in Chrome it becames unresponsive and after that I can't play any video anywhere - app freezes.
Једноруки Крстивоје
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Jul 31, 2016, 11:10 PM
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Open Web Page in Browser (not on SD card)
My question is similar to [this one][1], but my HTML file and resources are not on an SD card, as my phone does not accept SD cards. It is currently at `file:///Download/AnotherFolder/here.html`. I have resources like images and javascript in a subfolder. How can I run this is in a browser, preferab...
My question is similar to this one , but my HTML file and resources are not on an SD card, as my phone does not accept SD cards. It is currently at
file:///Download/AnotherFolder/here.html. I have resources like images and javascript in a subfolder. How can I run this is in a browser, preferably Chrome? Just entering file:///Download/AnotherFolder/here.html does not work in Chrome.
user21760
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Jun 29, 2013, 02:46 PM
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Need to reboot Android to see new files
After recording with [Field Recorder][1], I connect my Lenovo S6000L via USB to my PC. However, the newly recorded audio files in WAV format are not visible until I [reboot][2] the tablet. Android version is 4.2.2. *Is that likely an OS or an app issue? Can I avoid the lengthy reboot?* [1]: https://...
After recording with Field Recorder , I connect my Lenovo S6000L via USB to my PC. However, the newly recorded audio files in WAV format are not visible until I reboot the tablet. Android version is 4.2.2.
*Is that likely an OS or an app issue? Can I avoid the lengthy reboot?*
feklee
(510 rep)
Nov 9, 2014, 02:52 PM
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How can I transfer photos to my Android Jelly Bean device while preserving the original timestamp?
I recently bought a Nexus 4 and I would like to transfer my photos of my previous device to it. My previous Android phone used the standard USB mass storage which gave 0 problems to copy back and forth stuff, but the Nexus 4, like many other modern Android phones I suppose, uses MTP instead, which h...
I recently bought a Nexus 4 and I would like to transfer my photos of my previous device to it. My previous Android phone used the standard USB mass storage which gave 0 problems to copy back and forth stuff, but the Nexus 4, like many other modern Android phones I suppose, uses MTP instead, which has the interesting feature of refusing to copy the original dates/timestamps of the files, using instead the date at which the files are being copied.
This is obviously a huge bummer when it comes to photos; not only because one cannot check the original date at which the picture was taken while browsing on the phone, but also because they end up completely unsorted.
Is there a way to transfer photos to a Jelly Bean Android phone that doesn't support USB mass storage preserving the original timestamps?
Things I've tried so far:
- Transferring via USB MTP
- ADB push (both full folders and individual files)
- Transferring via SSH (using SSHDroid + WinSCP)
- Uploading and downloading from Dropbox
- Transferring a ZIP file via MTP and uncompressing the file on the phone
- Transferring from the other phone via Bluetooth
None of them preserved the timestamp, and this is driving me insane.
(Also, I am not rooted yet, but if the only viable way requires root I would welcome that answer as well.)
Mahn
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Dec 17, 2012, 01:43 PM
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How to enumerate all possible `adb shell input keyevent` codes for a device?
I have a damaged screen and touch digitizer on an automotive head unit. I am trying to access the diagnostics menu for the unit (Honda Clarity 2018 PHEV non-touring), but the touch input keys are not (to my knowledge) among the standard Android keyevent codes. Is there some way to pull these directl...
I have a damaged screen and touch digitizer on an automotive head unit. I am trying to access the diagnostics menu for the unit (Honda Clarity 2018 PHEV non-touring), but the touch input keys are not (to my knowledge) among the standard Android keyevent codes. Is there some way to pull these directly from the head unit itself? I have root on the unit, and I did find some keyboard data files but the enclosed keyevent codes don't appear to all be functional, and it isn't clear from the descriptors which keys would match with the necessary inputs (Power, Menu, and Screen Brightness, the first two of which are not the standard Android ones).
EDIT: here's a picture of the keys in question. Note that these do **not** correspond to the Android generic equivalents, e.g., 
keyevent 24 & 25 will invoke the Android native UI's volume control, but not the same as these keys; same for the rest of the keys.
Arctiic
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Jul 21, 2023, 08:36 AM
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How to enumerate a list of all possible inputs on a device?
I originally asked [this question](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/252453/how-to-enumerate-all-possible-adb-shell-input-keyevent-codes-for-a-device), but it never received any responses save for a few comments. I'd like to broaden my approach, and ask if there is anyway to enumerate a li...
I originally asked [this question](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/252453/how-to-enumerate-all-possible-adb-shell-input-keyevent-codes-for-a-device) , but it never received any responses save for a few comments. I'd like to broaden my approach, and ask if there is anyway to enumerate a list of **all** possible inputs that an Android device can receive?
I've come across [this](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6990978/how-can-i-know-which-of-the-dev-input-eventx-x-0-7-have-the-linux-input-stre) post as well just earlier (currently still attempting to digest the information).
Here is a list of devices, output from
cat /proc/bus/input/devices:
I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=0100
N: Name="gpio-keys"
P: Phys=gpio-keys/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/gpio-keys.0/input/input0
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event0
B: PROP=0
B: EV=3
B: KEY=8000 0 0 0 0
I: Bus=001c Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="a3g4250d"
P: Phys=
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/spi_tegra.4/spi4.2/input/input2
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event2
B: PROP=0
B: EV=9
B: ABS=7
I: Bus=001c Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="a3g4250d_temp"
P: Phys=
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/spi_tegra.4/spi4.2/input/input3
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event3
B: PROP=0
B: EV=9
B: ABS=100 0
I: Bus=0018 Vendor=0001 Product=0002 Version=0000
N: Name="uinput4strgsw"
P: Phys=
S: Sysfs=/devices/virtual/input/input4
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event4
B: PROP=0
B: EV=3
B: KEY=1fff0000 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 f8000000 0
I: Bus=0018 Vendor=2222 Product=2222 Version=0000
N: Name="uinput4lvds"
P: Phys=
S: Sysfs=/devices/virtual/input/input6
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event5
B: PROP=0
B: EV=b
B: KEY=1000 40000800 0 0 0 0
B: ABS=600000 0
I: Bus=0003 Vendor=0e8f Product=2519 Version=0110
N: Name="HID 0e8f:2519"
P: Phys=usb-tegra-ehci.1-1/input1
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/tegra-ehci.1/usb1/1-1/1-1:1.1/input/input9
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd mouse0 event1
B: PROP=0
B: EV=1f
B: KEY=4837fff 72ff32d bf544446 0 0 1f0001 20f90 8b17c000 677bfa d941dfed 9ed680 4400 0 10000002
B: REL=143
B: ABS=1 0
B: MSC=10
Arctiic
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Feb 11, 2024, 09:41 PM
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How to watch videos in 144p, 240p, 360p, 480p, 720p on YouTube app?
While watching videos in browser it shows me options of 144p, 240p, 360p, 480p, 720p and so on. But on YouTube app for Android I only see option of HD/HQ (I assume its High Definition / High Quality). How can I watch videos in 144p, 240p, 360p, 480p, 720p on YouTube app?
While watching videos in browser it shows me options of 144p, 240p, 360p, 480p, 720p and so on. But on YouTube app for Android I only see option of HD/HQ (I assume its High Definition / High Quality).
How can I watch videos in 144p, 240p, 360p, 480p, 720p on YouTube app?
Naveen
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Nov 1, 2013, 03:19 AM
• Last activity: Jan 5, 2024, 04:17 PM
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No Move to SD Card or Move to USB option in android 4.2.2
I have a Carbonn Phone (model: A18+) http://www.karbonnmobiles.com/karbonn-A18+-proid-193.html Android Version is 4.2.2 Under Settings -> Storage -> 'Preferred install location' and it has three options for it: 1. Internal device storage 2. Phone storage 3. Let the system decide there is no option f...
I have a Carbonn Phone (model: A18+)
http://www.karbonnmobiles.com/karbonn-A18+-proid-193.html
Android Version is 4.2.2
Under Settings -> Storage -> 'Preferred install location' and it has three options for it:
1. Internal device storage
2. Phone storage
3. Let the system decide
there is no option for "External storage device"
but below Preferred install location there is another option: Settings -> Storage -> "Default Write Disk" and it has two options:
1. Phone storage
2. SD Card
I have "SD Card" selected here
But I don't have choice to choose SD Card or External storage to install apps and when I install any app from 'play store' that goes to either to phone or to internal storage.
Even after going to the Settings -> Apps ->
I only see 4 tabs
Downloaded | Phone Storage | Running | All
there is no 'SD Card' or 'USB Storage' tab and when i tap any app here it only shows "Move to Phone storage" or "Move to Internal Storage" on 'App Info' Screen.
My question is How can I move or install apps to External SD Card. I have tried many apps like APP2SD or similar ones. But no app gives me to move apps to SD Card. Even I have tried rooting my phone, that also doesn't work.
Vipin Kr. Singh
(151 rep)
Jan 14, 2014, 09:36 AM
• Last activity: Nov 20, 2023, 09:03 AM
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Installation of Jellybean or Kitkat on Micromax A89?
I have Micromax A89 mobile with ICS 4.0.4 OS AND MTK 6577 processor. I would like to install Jellybean 4.2.2 OS on my MMX A89 device. Is it possible? Even I would like to install Kitkat 4.4 too if possible? 1. What are the steps to install Jellybean 4.2.2 (or 4.3) on my MMX A89 device (safer way to...
I have Micromax A89 mobile with ICS 4.0.4 OS AND MTK 6577 processor. I would like to install Jellybean 4.2.2 OS on my MMX A89 device. Is it possible? Even I would like to install Kitkat 4.4 too if possible?
1. What are the steps to install Jellybean 4.2.2 (or 4.3) on my MMX A89 device (safer way to install)?
2. If I could able to install Jellybean 4.2.2 on MMX A89 then further it is possible to install Kitkat 4.4 in future?
Can anybody help me for this?
NullPointer
(249 rep)
Apr 30, 2014, 11:26 AM
• Last activity: Nov 12, 2023, 09:02 AM
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Can I have different volumes settings for notifications and ringtones with Nexus 4/Android 4.2?
My old Gingerbread phone would let me have a low volume for notifications while having a high volume for ringtones (very useful at night). My new Nexus 4 seems to have these volume settings tied together. Is there any way to separate them? I'm running Android 4.2.1 stock. Have looked at a Nexus 7 ru...
My old Gingerbread phone would let me have a low volume for notifications while having a high volume for ringtones (very useful at night). My new Nexus 4 seems to have these volume settings tied together. Is there any way to separate them?
I'm running Android 4.2.1 stock.
Have looked at a Nexus 7 running 4.1.1 and it has separate volume streams so this looks like a phone specific bug/feature.
**Update**
Tried various apps but couldn't fine one which separated the Ring and notification audio streams.
In the end I downloaded the Cyanogenmod notification sounds , selected the ones I liked and processed them to -10db and -15db versions. Then copied them to the 'Notifications' folder on the phone. (The phone looks at the title tag in the mp3 file rather than the file name so needed to change that as well.)
I now have the ringtone as normal but a quieter version of the notification sound that doesn't wake me at night or sound ridiculously loud in meetings.
pelms
(719 rep)
Jan 9, 2013, 03:34 PM
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moving whatsapp data from Android 4 to Android 13
As you probably know (https://faq.whatsapp.com/1150261202542208), Whatsapp is not going to support Android 4 phones from 23rd of October this year; the minimum supported Android version will be 5.0 I want to move and merge all my conversations and files from my old Android phone to my newer one (the...
As you probably know (https://faq.whatsapp.com/1150261202542208) , Whatsapp is not going to support Android 4 phones from 23rd of October this year; the minimum supported Android version will be 5.0
I want to move and merge all my conversations and files from my old Android phone to my newer one (they both have been used with the same phone number).
Unfortunately, I don't have any Google Drive backups on the old phone. Also, I hadn't done any other transfer/migration to my latest phone. I remember that when I'd installed Whatsapp on my newer phone, the application stopped working on the older phone.
Old phone:
- Android 4.2.2 (Samsung Galaxy S Duos GT-S7562)
- Whatsapp 2.21.17.23 (installed from here );
- no Google Drive backups;
- WhatsApp is no longer working (only on the old phone), since I'd installed it on my latest phone;
- at some moment I had to install the Google Play Store 25.2.27-16 for the Whatsapp to continue running (installed from here ; more here ); it now displays "Your phone date is inaccurate! Adjust your clock and try again" (but the date displayed is correct)
New phone:
- Whatsapp 2.23.14.79
- Android 13; OneUI 5.1
Thank you very very very much!
radui
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Sep 21, 2023, 12:55 PM
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"System has been modified please contact the manufacturer, thank you!" message appears on the lock screen of SKK Mobile Prime
My phone is an SKK Mobile Prime on Android 4.2.2. I accidentally deleted my Android device manager and other folders on my phone that I thought were not useful at all. After that, this message appeared on my lock screen: > System has been modified please contact the manufacturer, thank you! I can't...
My phone is an SKK Mobile Prime on Android 4.2.2. I accidentally deleted my Android device manager and other folders on my phone that I thought were not useful at all. After that, this message appeared on my lock screen:
> System has been modified please contact the manufacturer, thank you!
I can't unlock my phone without having to touch the upper portion of the screen where it will show you the time, date, and the setting icon for your phone. So, after doing so, I tap the "back" button or "home" just to see the phone menu and do stuff. I know something on those deleted folders has something to do with this.
This has been my problem for 4 months already. I've been to different technicians, but all they do is charge me overprice.
Can somebody help me?
troubledLady_86
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Jun 2, 2015, 07:36 PM
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How to switch user profile based on password / lockscreen pattern
Currently, I have a family use tablet running on 4.2 Jellybean Model is [Ainol Novo7 Flame](http://www.ainol-novo.com/ainol-novo-7-flame-dual-core-1-5ghz-7-inch-1280-800-ips-screen-android-tablet.html), a cheap Nexus7 alternative. Nexus7 is quite expensive in my country on its release so I bought th...
Currently, I have a family use tablet running on 4.2 Jellybean
Model is [Ainol Novo7 Flame](http://www.ainol-novo.com/ainol-novo-7-flame-dual-core-1-5ghz-7-inch-1280-800-ips-screen-android-tablet.html) , a cheap Nexus7 alternative. Nexus7 is quite expensive in my country on its release so I bought this one instead.
The problem is that the tablet is shared. I already set-up multi-user profiles for each of us.
1. Family mode
2. My mode
3. My sister's mode
The default user set is family but I want it to automatically switch user-profiles based on the entered password or pattern lock.
example: password
1358 triggers My mode while entering 2467 triggers My sister's mode profile
I would also like to have an option to lock certain apps automatically when in family mode but unlocked in My mode
Is there a way to do this? or is there an app that can closely do some of it?
forums
(890 rep)
Mar 2, 2013, 09:36 AM
• Last activity: Aug 17, 2023, 08:01 AM
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Decrypt encrypted Android Phone (MIUI 4.2)
I've encrypted my Phone because of my organization's policy. Unfortunately the device is a bit slower and moreover I am not able to update ROMs anymore. I do have root access and my device is running fine, but I'd like to undo the encryption of my Android-device. I've searched for several solutions...
I've encrypted my Phone because of my organization's policy. Unfortunately the device is a bit slower and moreover I am not able to update ROMs anymore. I do have root access and my device is running fine, but I'd like to undo the encryption of my Android-device. I've searched for several solutions on line, but it appears as if no one really has THE solution. Could anyone help me solving this issue?
Some extra information that I've used so far:
- https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/52046/ways-to-remove-android-device-encryption
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1187741
- Factory reset/data wipe (results in errors, because of encryption)
- reflashed ROM, didn't work either: /data remained untouched
- forum . xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25635462&postcount=54
- 0xfeedface . org/blog/lattera/2012-06-04/installing-cm9-encrypted-android-tablet
MY Phone is: Xioami Hongmi with MIUI 3.8.11 (Android 4.2)
user46891
(11 rep)
Nov 25, 2013, 02:46 PM
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How to display the on screen keyboard when Bluetooth keyboard is connected
I use a Bluetooth keyboard with a variety of Android devices. Most versions of Android (below 4.2.2) when the external keyboard is connected the on-screen keyboard is still available. When I pair the Bluetooth keyboard to a Nexus 7 running Android 4.2.2 the on screen keyboard is disabled. I cannot f...
I use a Bluetooth keyboard with a variety of Android devices. Most versions of Android (below 4.2.2) when the external keyboard is connected the on-screen keyboard is still available.
When I pair the Bluetooth keyboard to a Nexus 7 running Android 4.2.2 the on screen keyboard is disabled. I cannot find a way to enable the on-screen keyboard from the tablet.
Some Bluetooth keyboards include an 'eject' button which toggles the on-screen keyboard. I'm concerned about the times that I'm far enough from the Bluetooth keyboard that I can't reach it but still within Bluetooth range and I can't type on the screen.
Is there a way on an Android 4.2.2 (or higher) device to enable the on-screen keyboard while a Bluetooth keyboard is connected?
jsl4980
(311 rep)
Aug 29, 2013, 01:44 PM
• Last activity: Nov 19, 2022, 02:48 AM
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How to disable autofocus and set focus to infinity?
I almost never take any close up pictures with my Galaxy Nexus (and when I do, it'd be more convenient to manually switch into some kind of macro mode). How do I stop the auto-focus from trying all possible focus positions every time I take a picture? Such behaviour makes me lose all the good moment...
I almost never take any close up pictures with my Galaxy Nexus (and when I do, it'd be more convenient to manually switch into some kind of macro mode).
How do I stop the auto-focus from trying all possible focus positions every time I take a picture?
Such behaviour makes me lose all the good moments that I want to capture in the first place (due to a focus delay of about 3 to 5 seconds), and often results with pictures being taken out-of-focus, especially at night or through a windscreen or something. Is there a way to disable such bogus autofocus?
cnst
(859 rep)
Jan 6, 2013, 08:18 PM
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No charging or transfer despite USB debugging and working cable
Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 lite (SM-T110) OS: Android 4.2.2 I want to connect the device with my computer. In the developer settings I activate USB Debugging - but nothing happens. There is also no option to select the USB behavior. Even more: Unlike [this](https://android.stackexchange.com/questi...
Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 lite (SM-T110)
OS: Android 4.2.2
I want to connect the device with my computer. In the developer settings I activate USB Debugging - but nothing happens. There is also no option to select the USB behavior.
Even more: Unlike [this](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/67563/having-problem-in-usb-connection) case, my device doesn't even charge. There's a red cross on the charging-battery icon.
What I tried so far:
- The cable works with other devices (charging and data), so it's not that.
- Factory resetting the device didn't help
- There's a setting to connect media with Kies. But I doubt that would let me us adb for management.
- In recovery mode, there's an option to install programs via adb. When selected, I'm told to install packages with sideload now. But neither adb nor heimdall manage to detect the device.
- My laptop runs gnu/linux, so I don't assume it to be a driver issue.
So now I'm turning to you ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯ Thanks for any pointers*.
Mat
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Sep 18, 2022, 09:55 AM
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