Questions tagged [samsung-mobile]
This tag is for questions related to application development issues affecting just Samsung Mobile devices.
samsung-mobile
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sendUserActionEvent() is null
I've got a real doozy here. When I click on spinners, open menu items, or open context menus on long-clicks I get the same Logcat message:
08-02 21:20:57.264: E/ViewRootImpl(31835): ...
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No debuggable processes in logcat when phone detected by Android studio
Everyone!
I got so confused by android studio.
when I plug in my phone to debug apps, logcat can detect my phone, but I can not choose process. It said "no debuggable processes",not common &...
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Chrome's remote debugging (USB debugging) not working for Samsung Galaxy S3 running android 4.3
Ever since I upgraded my Samsung Galaxy S3 to android 4.3 (from 4.1.2) I am unable to use Chrome's remote debugging for android (more details here).
I have the developer options and USB debugging ...
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appcompat-v7 v21.0.0 causing crash on Samsung devices with Android v4.2.2
We just changed our application to use the appcompat-v7 support library in order to take advantage of the support actionbar and support Material themes. Using v21.0.0 of appcompat-v7 (andv21.0.0 of ...
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Capture keys typed on android virtual keyboard using javascript
I have a web page with a textarea, and I need to capture the keys typed by the user (so that I can substitute different unicode characters for the keys typed). My current code is as follows:
$("#...
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WebView native crash: libwebviewchromium.so "Operation not permitted" - ILL_ILLOPC
I'm seeing a lot of crash reports similar to the crash below, and I'm at a loss for how to diagnose the issue.
Crash heading in Google Developer Console:
Native crash at
/data/app/com.google....
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Samsung Galaxy s3 emulator settings
Can anyone with galaxy s3 access confirm the below emulator settings for Galaxy s3?
Target: Google APIs - API Level 15
Skin: Built-in WXGA720
Hardware Back/Home: yes
Abstracted LCD density: 320
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Why can't OSX detect android Galaxy S for USB debugging?
I searched for similar questions on this issue but found none related to Mac OSX.
Situation:
Trying to test android apps on a Galaxy S (Details below) but Mac is not detecting the device. Tried all ...
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Android Usage Access for Android 5 Samsung devices
As you might know, since Android 5 was launched, accessing the recent tasks (usage stats) of your device requires the user to enable this feature manually (Settings->Security->Usage Access).
My app ...
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Getting DeadSystemException on Samsung SMG950U (Android 8.0.0) and SM 955 (Android 8.0.0)
I am working on a native android app & getting the following report in my Crashlytics but I am unable to figure the the exact reason for this.
I have two activities SplashActivity and MapActivity ...
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INSTALL_FAILED_DUPLICATE_PERMISSION with Samsung Galaxy S8
I am attempting to install my app on my new Samsung Galaxy S8 for the first time from Android Studio. When I do so, I get the following error message:
Installation failed with message Failed to ...
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Prevent Samsung predictive text in HTML form
I have an HTML form with a text input field. As the user types, we do AJAX requests to get predictive text suggestions, based on a list of values in our database.
We display that list and the user ...
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RuntimeException with Dagger 2 on Android 7.0 and Samsung devices
On my Google Play console I see quite a lot crash reports since I started to use Dagger 2, but only on Android 7.0 and mainly on Samsung devices, some Huawai and Motorola devices and some rare Xperia ...
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Samsung hovering API with finger
Samsung has done something great with the hovering API, and I'm interested in including it in my app. The problem is that the hovering API included in the SPen SDK only work with the SPen and not with ...
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Eclipse Android SDK cannot see new Samsung Galaxy S4 device via a USB connection
Using Eclipse (Juno SR2) with all the latest updates for Android (ADT plugin v21.1.0) cannot see the new Galaxy S4 as an available device via the USB connection.
Per the Samsung website the correct ...
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Samsung Galaxy Phone is not recognized on Android Studio
My Samsung phone was not recognized by Android Studio on windows 7. I repaired it by installing the Samung Driver here:
http://developer.samsung.com/technical-doc/view.do?v=T000000117
I tested with ...
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Android: AVD-Settings for Galaxy S3-Like AVD
I need help with the AVD-Settings for my new Virtual Device.
I need the settings for an AVD that has the same size like the new Samsung Galaxy S3.
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Adding Samsung multi-window support to Android application
I went and tried to add Samsung's multi-window support for my app following this link. My app did appear in Samsung's multi-window applications tab, and I was able to drag and drop it into the screen, ...
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Samsung system image for Android emulator?
Is there any way to get the Android emulator to run a system image other than vanilla Android? I'm developing an app that works fine on the emulator, a physical Huawei device and a physical Motorola ...
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DatePicker crash in samsung with android 5.0
I am having trouble with creating a datepicker in samsung note 2 device with lollipop 5.0.
The exception is:
java.util.IllegalFormatConversionException: %d can not format java.lang.String arguments
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Enable real fixed positioning on Samsung Android browsers
The Android browser, since 2.2, supports fixed positioning, at least under certain circumstances such as when scaling is turned off. I have a simple HTML file with no JS, but the fixed positioning on ...
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How do I make my android app appear in Ultra Power Saving Mode
Some samsung devices have an Ultra Power Saving Mode which turns off wifi, turns the screen grayscale and limits usage to a few basic apps.
It however does allow you to add some apps which can then ...
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In galaxy tab , onCompletionListener of videoView is not getting called
For video view in Android, I have added some media player listener such as onPreparedListener, onCompletionListener etc.
But when video get completed then onCompletionListener is not getting called.
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Android native crash initiating from /system/framework/arm/boot.oat
After recent update of my application in Google Play, I started receiving lot of crash reports, all of them are from Samsung devices with Android 5. Lower android versions work fine and devices of ...
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Connection stuck while using Samsung Remote Test Lab
I want to track down a bug on Samsung Devices using Samsung RTL. Sadly i cant get that client to work on my System (macOS 10.13.1):
It just says Connecting...
Nothing happens from here.
Steps i did ...
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Keyboard hiding EditTexts in Fragments
edit:
I need to use the keyboard, but it hides my EditText, I need it to scroll so the keyboard is not hiding it.
I am using a Samsung tablet.
My style:
parent="android:Theme.Holo.NoActionBar....
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Camera : setDisplayOrientation function is not working for Samsung Galaxy ACE with Android 2.3.6
I was trying to create a simple camera application for research.
I Read Android Camera Official Document and then started coding.
so I did some steps to get it work
1.Added required permissions for ...
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Getting an error on Android 8 on a Samsung device using SCameraCaptureSession
I'm trying to capture a video using SCameraCaptureSession class. While using a function of this class - setRepeatingRequest (which described here), I'm getting the following error:
java.lang....
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Serial number from Samsung Device running Android
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.0 (7")
On the back of this device is a serial number of the format
RF3C6000MNA
When I go into settings on my device, and choose About Device->Status->Serial Number, ...
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MediaPlayer error (1, -1004) aka MEDIA_ERROR_IO trying to stream music on Samsung S3
NOTE: I'm not working at the company where I worked when I posted this question, therefore, even though some great answers might come
in, I won't actually be testing them since I don't have a reason ...
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Can't call void android.view.View.setTranslationZ(float) on null object
I am using library recyclerview-multiselect in my project to select multiple items on recyclerview
On samsung device:
When I longpress and select a item the multiselector starts but as soon as I ...
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Android: variable has incorrect value in while loop
When developing an Android app in Android Studio, a variable used within a while loop has an incorrect value. I reduced it in a test case to a very simple case:
Create a new project in Android Studio,...
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java.lang.NullPointerException with Nougat
My app has been humming along nicely through various Android versions. I have users running it on Android 4.3, 5.0, 5.1 and 6.0 with no problems. However a user with a S7 Edge has just updated with ...
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Turn ON/OFF Camera LED/flash light in Samsung Galaxy Ace 2.2.1 & Galaxy Tab
I am turning ON Camera LED light using FLASH_MODE_ON.
Samsung Galaxy Ace have only three flash modes : on, off and auto.
FLASH_MODE_TORCH not working in Samsung Galaxy Tab & Samsung Galaxy Ace ...
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Resources$NotFoundException on Samsung
One of my app is crashing on Samsung S5 (SM G900V to be precise) with this exception:
android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException: File res/drawable-xxhdpi-v4/...
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Layout on Samsung Galaxy Note
I have a weird issue that only occurs on the Samsung Galaxy Note.
I have landscape and portrait layouts , in normal and large , as per : http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support....
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http://seller.samsungapps.com/ - Choosing a Category?
How can I choose a category when submitting a new app in http://seller.samsungapps.com/
Under the Category menu all I see is "Main Category" or "Galaxy Specials"
When I choose Main Category, then I ...
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jquery ajax GET request executing twice
I have the following ajax request that is executed at a click of a button:
<a href="javascript:test()"><img src="css/images/test.png"></a>
function test(){
console.debug("*");
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YouTube iframe embeds cannot autoplay on Android
I'm using a webView in my Android app to load YouTube iframe player and auto play videos. It works fine on Samsung Galaxy S2 & S3, but when runs on Samsung Galaxy S4, it always results in gray ...
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IndexOutOfBoundsException on Samsung devices
I'm getting an IndexOutOfBoundsException on Samsung Galaxy S5 and Note 3 and 4. It doesn't reference my code. Has anyone encountered this? I haven't been able to find anything on here.
It appears to ...
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Samsung Multiwindow crash
I have an app on the play store which supports Samsung's multiwindow mode,
before the 4.4.2 version of the Samsung ROM, everything was fine,
however, I noticed that the crash reports started to rise ...
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How can I create an Android AVD for a Samsung Galaxy Note 2?
I want to create an AVD to test apps on a Samsung Galaxy Note 2.
I have checked similar questions, but they are intended for older AVD versions.
Which device should I use?
Should I set the target as &...
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BiometricPrompt crashes on Samsung S9 with Face unlock
I am using the new BiometricPrompt API in Android P (API 28) in my application. (I am actually using it inside a wrapper based on this project so that it functions on older devices too, but that is ...
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Non-game App gets treated as game by Samsung game launcher
Whenever I open my android app it triggers the game mode/game launcher on samsung galaxy s8. But the app isn't a game. In a previous version the app used opengl and it seems like samsung treats an app ...
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Activity won't render randomly, shows only white screen on Samsung
So, I acknowledge that this is a truly vague question. What happens is that very randomly and rarely on only Samsung devices (2x S3 and 1xS4 mini) the starting activity (basically any activity, I have ...
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AssetManager$AssetInputStream.finalize() timed out after 10 seconds
We see an stream of the following crashes, all on Android 4.3 Samsung Galaxy s3
java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: android.content.res.AssetManager$AssetInputStream.finalize() timed out after 10 ...
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MP3 streaming in C# .NET 4.5.1 MVC 5.2.2 on Samsung 6S
I have to use a TTS (Text to Speak) SaaS from ReadSpeaker in order to add audio to the application that I am developing.
Now the basic SCAPI account that we are currently using has a basic setup ...
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Disabling or detecting the app specific power saving mode
Samsung devices (well, at least some of them) add all installed apps to an "App Power Saving Mode" list which affects the background services listening to some crucial info for the app.
Some apps, ...
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Android browser / Samsung Galaxy SII scrolling bug on web forms. Select list hitboxes don't scroll
EDIT: I've uploaded a video to youtube demonstrating the bug here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkDYlgtX5Hk
I've got a really weird bug that I found testing my new web application on a Samsung ...
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How to record video of particular width and height on samsung device android?
Hello I am making an android application in which I am using custom camera for recording camera.I am having problem on samsung device.I can not set the profile of Media recorder to CamcorderProfile....
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