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« on: March 15, 2015, 09:41:37 PM »
Thanks Prime. I don't want anyone to see my notifications on the lock screen. So I'm trying an alarm app that overrides the notification setting. But... why doesn't the built-in Clock app override as well...?
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« on: March 04, 2015, 11:08:47 AM »
Can anyone explain how to get the Clock alarm to make a sound when the Nexus7 is showing a lock screen under Android 5 Lollipop? I see there are different volumes for Alarm and Notifications, but I don't get any sound from the alarm no matter what I do with the volumes. My Nexus7 has multiple users -- does it matter who sets the alarm? Does it matter whether notifications are on or off for the Clock app? I have "notifications when screen is locked" set to "Don't show any notifications" -- assuming that "show" doesn't mean "sound". But obviously I'm doing something wrong.
When I set the alarm and leave the Nexus7 alone for several hours, it will be showing the lock screen. Do I have to change something about that to get the Clock alarm to work?
The KitKat Clock alarm worked perfectly without any exasperation.... I just set it and it rang when the alarm time arrived.
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« on: February 12, 2015, 03:57:53 PM »
You can disable the notification for the upgrade. When there is a notification, long press on it, click on app data and turn off notifications.
If I remember correctly, the actual downloaded file is in /cache.
Yes that worked for getting rid of the notification. Yes, the zip file was in /cache and I erased it. The name of the file told me what Build I want to upgrade to (LRX22G) Thanks
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« on: February 11, 2015, 04:36:13 PM »
Thank you. In the meantime, is there some way I can erase the 5.0.2 installer file that Google downloaded and remove the notification that the OS upgrade has been downloaded?
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« on: February 11, 2015, 10:15:19 AM »
I have a rooted Nexus7 (2012). An update of the OS, going from KitKat to Lollipop, downloaded without my doing anything, but I didn't accept the update. Do I have to root all over to update to Lollipop? If not, what do I need to do to wind up with a rooted tablet running Lollipop? How do I specify the correct 5.0.2 build for my Nexus7?
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« on: October 22, 2014, 09:12:48 PM »
I am posting the answer to my question, as the thread is lengthy.
1. I wanted to get wifi passwords off my old Nexus7 (not rooted) to use on my new 2nd gen LTE
2. All the apps that would show wifi passwords needed root
3. But I was told if I installed the program adb on my Windows computer I could pull the file /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf, which contains the wifi passwords, even without rooting
4. This advice is NOT TRUE --you need root to pull this file to your computer using adb
5.I rooted my old Nexus7. But on startup it did not offer a choice of restoring from Google's servers
6. I installed a terminal emulator and ran bmgr restore
Google downloaded my wifi passwords and all apps to my Nexus7
7. Since the Nexus 7 is now rooted, there are various ways I can see the passwords.
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« on: October 21, 2014, 04:56:32 PM »
It may be that the backup wasn't completed on the server
Thanks. I used "bmgr list sets" and find two sets, one for each of my Nexus7s. I cannot tell which is which, because the hex number is not the serial number or MAC address or anything I can find.
Well, well! I used "bmgr restore" for the first-named Nexus7 and Google restored all my apps and WiFi networks. My project is finished! Thanks for your help, Matt... this solution to my "adb pull" question certainly is not well documented.
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« on: October 21, 2014, 04:21:35 PM »
It may be that the backup wasn't completed on the server
Thanks. I used "bmgr list sets" and find two sets, one for each of my Nexus7s. I cannot tell which is which, because the hex number is not the serial number or MAC address or anything I can find. Now I'll look up the subcommands for bmgr ....
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« on: October 21, 2014, 01:47:50 PM »
If I use Quick boot Recovery mode and choose "Wipe data/factory reset", will the Nexus 7 still be rooted after that?
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« on: October 21, 2014, 01:45:50 PM »
There should have been a dialog for restore in the setup process.
Sadly, I think I am not getting a restore checkbox because for some reason there is no backup stored by Google.
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« on: October 21, 2014, 10:07:06 AM »
I use es file explorer. In the left side expand tools and turn root explorer on. With the app root explorer there's a mount rw button for read/write operation, default is ro read only.
Thanks, that works. I can read the wifi passwords file that I wanted, but it does not have the info from before rooting. So I am trying to restore from Google backup again. I removed my Google account and then, on the new setup of the same account, the only check-choice I have is "BACKUP AND RESTORE.....[] Back up data to your Google account" I have not checked that because of your advice.... and I don't get any restore option. Now what? I am thinking of checking the box because I am assuming I can't be worse off than I am now (which is, no access to my previous WiFi passwords file). What do you suggest?
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« on: October 20, 2014, 08:44:34 PM »
I rooted my Nexus7, but when I set it up with my username, etc., I somehow did not choose the option to restore my data from Google backup. Is there a way I can get the Nexus7 to reset to the initial screen (like a factory reset, but not actually factory)? If I do that, will the pre-rooting Google backup be lost anyway (so that I can never get it back)?
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« on: October 20, 2014, 07:32:33 PM »
if you enable backup, then root, then check restore when setting it up again, the WiFi passwords should be there.
By the way, after rooting, the only apps that were on my Nexus7 are the apps that Google supplies with a new Nexus7. (This is how I wanted it.)
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« on: October 20, 2014, 07:26:09 PM »
if you enable backup, then root, then check restore when setting it up again, the WiFi passwords should be there.
OK, Matt, thanks, my Nexus 7 is now rooted, following your annotated instructions. SuperSU is working on my Nexus 7 and also BusyBox. However, I still don't understand how to give myself root access to be able to see and copy the file I want in /data/misc/wifi. I was able to give "adb shell" root access, so I know the file I want is there, but I can't figure out how to give root access to adb itself.
I also installed RootExplorer on my Nexus 7 and don't understand it at all (maybe not the right RootExplorer). Please tell me how to give root access to root explorer or another file explorer on the Nexus 7.
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« on: October 20, 2014, 07:16:56 PM »
I just rooted my Nexus7 (2012), which was (and is) running KitKat 4.4.4. Now, if the time comes when I am offered a later Android OS, what do I do?
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