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HTC ONE M7 STOLEN! CAN I RECOVER PHONE, WILL SETTLE FOR FILES OR MUSIC LEFT?

I think you have very little chance of finding it, but here goes:

Your best bet is your Google account (I owned this phone and don't recall every having an HTC account). If you had the service enabled you can use Google's Find My Device website to locate it (it would have been called something different on a phone as old as the M7, I think "Android Device Manager", but it's the same service and the same website will work). The catch is that this will only work if the phone is connected to the internet, logged into your account and has location enabled. Unless all 3 of those conditions are met this won't work. So what are the chances that a year after it was stolen someone is keeping the phone charged-up and powered-on and still with your account on it (i.e. without doing a factory reset to get past your lockscreen)? This phone does not have the modern factory reset protection system, so someone could reset it and then put their own account on.

I think the chance of this working is basically nil, but at least it won't take long to try.

If you had Google Location History switched on you may be able to log in to your Google account and find where the phone was last seen (i.e. last location update).

The catch with all of this is that Google will disconnect devices from your account if they haven't been used for some time (I can't remember whether it's 3 or 6 months, but it's less than a year). Using them again will reconnect them, but that's not likely unless someone has reset the device (in which case it won't reconnect to your account anyway). So chances are none of this will work anyway. The Google Location History is your best bet, but since I keep that turned off myself I cannot check whether it will say anything about my M7 (which has been disconnected long enough that it no longer shows amongst my devices in my Google account).

The other consideration: did you report the phone as stolen to your service provider? If you did they will have blacklisted the IMEI, meaning that it will not be able to connect to any cellular network (not just yours: in sensible countries the providers share blacklists).

I'm afraid the real lesson here is that if a file is important you should never have only one copy, and that the backup should always be on a different device from the original. This is particularly true with phones, which are more likely to be lost, stolen or damaged beyond recovery than most other storage devices.

Cannot use SciChart in Android Studio because of license.

Hello everybody,
I'm new in Android Studio.
Recently, I get a trial license key for SciChart Android v2x. I read many times tutorial to set license(https://www.scichart.com/licensing-scichart-android/) but cannot activate my license. Because it is not written in which file should I put the licence code. So I tried to write it in my MainActivity.java file of my application like below:
"
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

private AppBarConfiguration mAppBarConfiguration;

String license = ("<LicenseContract>\n" +
" <Customer>nnuni@mail.ru</Customer>\n" +
" <OrderId>Trial</OrderId>\n" +
" <LicenseCount>1</LicenseCount>\n" +
" <IsTrialLicense>true</IsTrialLicense>\n" +
" <SupportExpires>12/31/2019 00:00:00</SupportExpires>\n" +
" <ProductCode>SC-ANDROID-2D-ENTERPRISE-SRC</ProductCode>\n" +
" <KeyCode>28a24cba44.........038a6c</KeyCode>\n" +
"</LicenseContract>");
// Use Static method SciChartSurface.setRuntimeLicenseKey()
SciChartSurface.setRuntimeLicenseKey(license);

@override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
Toolbar toolbar = findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
........................................................"
But it gives me the error <Cannot resolve symbol"setRuntimeLicenseKey">
Perhaphs it is because I did't intialise static SciChartSurface class. But I think it is built in class so I don't know how to do.
Second issue was I right to put this code in this MainActivity.Java class or Should I create new file for it.
If everybody has experience with setting SciChart license in Android Studio, please help me with real example.
Thanks in advance
Khadicha

Google maps -search from the client, or from the backend?

(I think I've posted ths in the wrong forum, repost...)
Hi, there I'm Bledmuts and this is my first post.
I did a google search but couldn't find an answer to my question. Telling the truth, I didn't know exactly how to search.
Suppose I have an app that integrates google maps API and performs searches using the location api. Should the calls for the APIs be made directly from the client app or should the app ask my backend server to do the searches thru an intermediate API?

This are the advantages I see of doing this:
-I could log user searches
-I would not expose my google maps API key
-I could search, do more stuff, and then return an answer to the client (like gather extra data from a BD for instance)

What would be the cons besides this one?
-I would get more load in my server

Thanks!

Google maps -search from the client, or from the backend?

Hi, there I'm Bledmuts and this is my first post.
I did a google search but couldn't find an answer to my question. Telling the truth, I didn't know exactly how to search.
Suppose I have an app that integrates google maps API and performs searches using the location api. Should the calls for the APIs be made directly from the client app or should the app ask my backend server to do the searches thru an intermediate API?

This are the advantages I see of doing this:
-I could log user searches
-I would not expose my google maps API key
-I could search, do more stuff, and then return an answer to the client (like gather extra data from a BD for instance)

What would be the cons besides this one?
-I would get more load in my server

Thanks!

How to identify origin APK files from Google?

yeah but how can you tell APK file is original or not?? that was the point
Well that's more of a simple question to a complex issue. There's little you can do to verify any APK you install is definitively the exact same duplicate file the original developer(s) created, unless you do something like use their source code (easier if the APK is Open Sourced, a daunting task if not) to make your own APK and then do a one-to-one comparison between your APK and the target APK.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_application_package
Basically,it would be more prudent to just focus all your attention on where you obtain your APK files from, verifying every app you install/upgrade isn't just something that requires one to build up their development skills but will also involve a lot of time and effort each time.

Apps RECOGNIZE_SPEECH (asking 2 items)

1) This android site:

https://developer.android.com/reference/android/speech/RecognizerIntent#ACTION_RECOGNIZE_SPEECH

..has the references to speech recognition.

Straight to the point, why does it says "Constants", As I see (the way I know) this defines a "Method". Could some one release me from my confusion? Wich gould be the right use of "ACTION_RECOGNIZE_SPEECH"?

2) This "ACTION_RECOGNIZE_SPEECH" starts an activity, so how can I exctract it, to not to repeat code, writing it each time I need it? Shoul I use EXTRA_RESULTS_PENDINGINTENT instead?

Thanks!

Managing Contacts

I have tried asking Pushbullet, both through their web 'Contact Us' and their email address - supplied by them. Neither has elicited a response. Mind you, I have been struggling with this problem for a while, and above is a much more polished version of the problem than was sent to Pushbullet.

I have received an email with a question about which phone I use, but although that email linked to this thread, the actual email's content I have not found in this thread.

Can we download APK files on Android Wear??

i don't get it, but in general, if we use APK files from thoses sites, we will have to download it and activate it on our phone then it will shown on our watch or sth ??

This device was only released a few weeks ago, and is only officially available here in China so far.
https://item.mi.com/product/11220.html?selected=11220&pClass=p (Chinese)
The thing looks very much like an Apple Watch.

The Xiaomi Mi Watch definitely won't use or download APKs because it's NOT running Android
, and I don't think it's Wear OS compatible either. Xiaomi are using something they developed themselves and is proprietary. It should sync information with a phone, like messaging, notifications, email, etc. It will have a walled-garden of apps, optional faces, etc.

It has Bluetooth, WiFi, NFC, and can also use an eSIM(provided you have a carrier that supports eSIM activations).

Help Camera photo location changed by phone

I realised my phone has changed to location of where it saves photos from my camera.
For years it's been on the SD card. Now it has changed to internal storage.

I tried to change it back to the SD card, but when I do I see this message:
“Cannot save file to SD card, default location changed to internal storage”

The SD card isn't full - I've used about 4Gb, with 12Gb free.

Any ideas why this is happening, and I can go back to saving on the SD card somehow?

Constant reboot

Well, I downloaded Odin3 (v3.12.3) and downloaded the FW update (XAR-T380DXU3CSK1-20191125134039) from https://samfrew.com/model/SM-T380/. I selected the AP file and after the MD5 was confirmed (this page said I only needed the AP file), I clicked start but it failed (see below).

<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1203)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/003> boot.img.lz4
<ID:0/003> FAIL!
<ID:0/003>
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

So, then I saw this page which says you always need to flash all of the files. This set didn't include the CP (modem) but I tried flashing the BL, AP, and HOME_CSC. But it got to a point and just stopped (see below). It is still just sitting there.

<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1203)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> skip file list for home binary
<ID:0/003> aboot.mbn.lz4
<ID:0/003> sbl1.mbn.lz4
<ID:0/003> rpm.mbn.lz4
<ID:0/003> tz.mbn.lz4
<ID:0/003> devcfg.mbn.lz4
<ID:0/003> cmnlib.mbn.lz4
<ID:0/003> keymaster.mbn.lz4
<ID:0/003> apdp.mbn.lz4
<ID:0/003> msadp.mbn.lz4
<ID:0/003> NON-HLOS.bin.lz4
<ID:0/003> lksecapp.mbn.lz4
<ID:0/003> sec.dat.lz4
<ID:0/003> boot.img.lz4
<ID:0/003> recovery.img.lz4
<ID:0/003> system.img.ext4.lz4
<ID:0/003> persist.img.ext4.lz4
<ID:0/003> userdata.img.ext4.lz4
<ID:0/003> modem.bin.lz4
<ID:0/003> adspso.bin.lz4
<ID:0/003> cache.img.ext4.lz4
<ID:0/003> Home Binary Download
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
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I've uploaded the image of the download screen where it is sitting and of the model tag.

I found this page which describes applying a custom recovery. Best next option?
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Root Getting a "seandroid message" after rooting

James,

Sorry to say that using the TWRP file I believe to be correct yielded nothing. I cannot access TWRP by any means I know. I either get the standard Android screen and apps with the message RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING Set Warratny Bit recovery. Or I can get to the Odin screen. I have installed TWRP twice today with the same results. At one time this phone was rooted with Kingroot... could that be the source of my misery? Of course its not rooted now with that method but maybe it's causing me the trouble. I did flash the stock ROM so maybe any KR leftovers are gone in that process?

Or is this a phone that can't be rooted for whatever reason? I'm at a dead end.

Thanks a lot!

Snapper 7

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