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Questions about Android devices are off-topic for Super User and should be asked on android.stackexchange.com unless they specifically involve interaction with a computer. Questions about Android app development should be asked on stackoverflow.com. For app recommendation please ask on softwarerecs.stackexchange.com. For non-coding/development questions about the Android Studio software, use the [android-studio] tag instead.

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Android is an operating system for smartphones, tablet computers, and other mobile devices. Primarily developed and distributed by Google, Android is an open source operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel.

Operating system for mobile devices. Developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance.

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Delete (not backspace) on Android keyboard

I can't find delete button on android keyboard (not backspace). How to proceed delete action? Should I setup something?
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How can I access my desktop computer when its tethered to my Android phone?

Is it possible to access a computer connected to the internet through an Android phone? (the internet goes through the phone by tethering) I want to use ssh to connect to the computer (from a different computer in the same network), but I am not…
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Open AVD or emulators without opening Android Studio

90+% of the time, I open Android Studio just to open AVD, then I close Android Studio. Is there a way to open AVD or emulators directly? I'm using Windows 10. I tried the avdmanager command, but there doesn't seem to be a way to open an emulator…
Leo Jiang
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Prevent/Configure Androids unloading/suspending of apps not 'on top'

I often switch back and forth between two apps (for example at the gym between JEFIT and Kindle app, or on the train between IRC and Firefox, or while hiking between a map/route app and the Camera), and many apps 'break' when they go to the back for…
Torque
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adb fails with "cannot bind 'local:5037'"

Any adb command results in the following output: * daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 * cannot bind 'local:5037' ADB server didn't ACK * failed to start daemon * error: cannot connect to daemon There is no running adb instance, and…
user49740
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Cannot install TWRP on Nexus 6 (Android 7 installed) via MacOS

Purpose: Install TWRP into Nexus 6 with Android 7 via macOS. (I have tested in Windows, it works) Problem: I have a nexus 6 device with Android 7 installed. I would like to install TWRP into Android 7, but I cannot copy TWRP to my nexus. The error…
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Is there an alternative for bindfs for android?

I want to bind directory with fake permissions on android. I tried bindfs on Ubuntu and it's working very well but there is not bindfs for android. I'm using this to command to achieve this on Ubuntu: bindfs -u 1000 -g 1000 -p 0755 /path/to/src…
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Android sh: rndis0: not found

I'm running the Android Terminal Emulator on my Samsung Galaxy Grand. And I am trying to set up USB reverse tethering with some tutorials online, though I ran into some problems. When I type in: # netcfg It shows "rndis0" in the UP state and the…
user3091895
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Can't connect android emulator to look at local sites and services

I'm trying to use an Android emulator to use services running on my local machine. I have a site running under IIS which in my host file looks like this: 127.0.0.1 www.local.company.co.uk I have several sites running under Apache Tomcat. My…
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Two USB folders appear when connecting Samsung Infuse USB

I am trying connecting my Samsung Infuse to MAC and Win7 Machines. What I often see is a folder shows up after connecting that says NO NAME It contains only a few folder ANDROID, DCIM, LOST.DIR, etc Then a few minutes later another folder shows up…
Code Droid
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Downloading Android apps from Google Play to PC

I want to download Android apps from Google Play but it only gives an install feature to install directly from web. Is there any possibility of downloading these apps to PC and then later transfer it to Android device?
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YouWave doesn't load apps

I added default "android apps" folder but my application windows is empty. Why? I can see "localapps.xml" in that folder. I tried: Uninstall YouWave. Delete all relative things. Restart. Reinstall. Restart. It still doesn't load apps.
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How can I copy a number of photos off my G1 to my computer?

I have a number of photos stored in my G1 which I can view in the Gallery app. If I mount my phone to my computer over USB I'm able to brows folders but I can't find the photos anywhere. Are these photos stored on the SD card or the phone's internal…
aireq
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Android Studio Emulator not launching with message "Emulator: Warning: Unable to open default EUDC font: "EUDC.TTE" ((null):0, (null))"

I already have virtualization technology turned on, Intel x86 Emulator Accelerator also installed. This is the error message I'm getting: Emulator: Warning: Unable to open default EUDC font: "EUDC.TTE" ((null):0, (null)) Emulator: Process finished…
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LineageOS stuck in boot animation

I got a new FairPhone 2 today, and I followed this guide I got the latest TWRP (twrp-3.2.3-0-FP2.img) - and I can get into recovery mode fine. I sideloaded the latest build for Fairphone 2 (lineage-15.1-20190327-nightly-FP2-signed.zip), and…
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