Questions tagged [android]
Questions about connecting an Android device to Ubuntu. Questions targeting the device itself are better suited for android.stackexchange.com.
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Copying files from Ubuntu 18.04 to Android device
[I know this is duplicate but all the answers here didn't work for me.]
I am a life-long Windows user who has migrated to Ubuntu since 5 weeks.
I am trying to copy files to my Android tablet and for ...
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Ubuntu GNOME 16.10/17.04 issue with creating hot-spot using Network Manager
I've experienced the following problem on Ubuntu GNOME 16.10 and 17.04.
Using Gnome-Network-Manager (I don't want to use other tools) I have issues when I create a wifi hot-spot to allow my Android ...
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Music control with android and ubuntu desktop
Is there a application/synchronization (not entirely sure what I am supposed to look for) that makes it possible to play music on my ubuntu desktop and then change/pause/play it with my Android phone? ...
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Where can I find ubuntu one contacts for android?
I'm able to stream my music to my android device but I still can't sync my contacts. It was impossible for me to find ubuntu one contacts in the android market and funambol doesn't seem to work. So ...
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Can't connect Pixel 4
I have a Google Pixel 4 phone. It used to mount no problem. Plug in the USB and Select File transfer/Android Auto on the phone and it would show up in Dolphin. This no longer happens. Now I plug in ...
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Android devices not recognized in Ubuntu 16.04
I'm trying to set up my app development environment and have hit a snag. When I connect an Android device to my laptop running Ubuntu 16.04, it is not recognized in any way. It starts charging, but I ...
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No sound on Genymotion 2.8 emulator
OS: Ubuntu 16.04
I have installed genymotion-2.8.0-linux_x64 on my Ubuntu 16.04, with virtualbox version 5.1.8. when launching the emulator, there is no voice at all. I tried to change android ...
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Sync list of custom words in spell checker
Is there a way to sync the list of custom words I added to the spell checking dictionary of firefox?
I would like to sync this list to a different pc.
It would be even better if I could sync this to ...
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how to enable unity global menu on Android Studio in Ubuntu 14.04
I just installed android studio in ubuntu but I expected something like this:
however I have this:
what do I need for enabling unity global menu on Android Studio???
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How to sync Android with Rhythmbox?
I have a Samsung Mini 2 and my wife has an original Samsung 2. I am working with Rhythmbox on 12.10.
I was initially able to sync my Mini with Rhythmbox when I first set up. Then I deleted all the ...
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Why is ADB not working on Ubuntu 11.10?
I'm on Ubuntu 11.10 64bit and adb is excutable but when I use the commands in the terminal I get this:
adb: error while loading shared libraries: libncurses.so.5: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64
How ...
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Mount Android media folder in Kubuntu instead of using the Dolphin/KDE KIO process (open file directly instead of copying to cache)
I want to open some videos located on an Android phone before saving them on local drive or any other location.
I can do that in Xfce. But on Plasma, when I want to open the video, Dolphin starts ...
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How to stop Android Studio emulator from freezing my desktop keyboard and mouse?
Within a few minutes of trying out the emulator it seems to freeze my desktop (running Ubuntu 20.04). After this happened I noticed however that desktop apps such as browsers playing clips were still ...
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Error installing DroidCam in Ubuntu 20.04
I want to use my phone camera as a webcam in my computer with Ubuntu. I read that DroidCam is the easiest way...
So, I tried following the official script: https://www.dev47apps.com/droidcam/linuxx/
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unable to connect to my android phone [duplicate]
I am trying to connect to my phone with android. Seems to have to do with Media Transfer Protocol (MTP).
$ mtp-detect
libmtp version: 1.1.13
Listing raw device(s)
Device 0 (VID=04e8 and PID=6860) ...
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Browse Android's external SD card from Ubuntu PC [closed]
I followed this guide to get access to my Android phone from my Ubuntu PC and everything went well except I don't have access to my Android's SD card.
The guide uses the "mtp-tools mtpfs" to browse ...
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android-sdk - unable to run the SDK manager
I'm trying to run the Android SDK manager tool using the following command inside the folder where android-sdk-tools are located.
./sdkmanager
It gives me the following error.
Error: Could not find ...
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Connecting Google Pixel 2 to Ubuntu
I just bought a Google Pixel 2 (Android 8.0.0) and tried to connect it to my PC (Ubuntu 16.04).
I tried in developer mode and changed to USB connection setting as MTP (Media Transfer Protocol), ...
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How do i install Andy the android emulator on Linux?
I can't find a tutorial about this for whatever reason, so does anybody know how to install Andy? I have pretty much all the software I think I would need (Virtual box, an Android ISO,Andy.EXE which I ...
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File manager detects Android device but gvfs folder is empty. How can I access the MTP device from terminal?
Directories /run/user/1000/gvfs and ~/.gvfs are emtpy and non-existing, respectively. My graphical file manager (Thunar) is able to detect and access the internal and external memory of the device.
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Folders on Android Internal Storage show as files via MTP?
I recently bought the new Nexus 5x and Google's official USB Type-C to USB A cable. Weirdly, upon plugging my N5X into my computer for the first time, the file system did not come up as expected. What ...
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How to share Desktop PC internet with android [duplicate]
I'm using Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS on my desktop pc . I've a android phone with kitkat update . I'm using a broadband line for internet . Now how can I use my pc internet in my android phone . I can do in ...
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Device not found when setting up android usb debugging in Ubuntu 14.10
I have an HP 10 Plus 2210xx tablet, and I want to use it for Android USB debugging. I followed the following steps:
Enabled usb debugging in developers option on phone.
After connecting to PC, phone ...
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Wifi hotspot to connect to Android using Broadcom 43xx
I'm running Ubuntu 13.10 64b on a Dell Inspiron N5010.
My wireless device (found using lspci) is Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01).
I bought a new android ...
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How to connect laptop to internet via android phone
I have a laptop with Linux OS (Debian or Ubuntu) and a Samsung Galaxy S III mini phone that is connected to internet with Mobile Data. how can i share mobile internet with laptop?
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Network sharing for android
I am on ubuntu 12.04 and I want to create a wifi hotspot to be used with my android device. Now I know there are so many tutorials available every where and that I have all options in network tab to ...
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Boot Ubuntu on smartphone SD card?
Now here's what I want: Ubuntu on the SD card that lives in my phone.
I like using Ubuntu portably and my phone as a flash drive, but I haven't been able to make these work together yet.
I've ...
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19.10 and android mount : no such inteface org.gtk.vfs.Mount
I have installed gmtp:amd64 and jmtpfs:amd64 and on connecting via USB and granting access from the phone get error dialog:
No such interface "org.gtk.vfs.Mount" on object at path /org/gtk/vfs/mount/...
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How can I install/emulate Swift on Ubuntu 19.04 for Android's Termux App
This is my very first question in this forum.
Sorry for my bad english, please advise if it is not the right place to do it.
I've tried to install Swift for Ubuntu 19.04 on Termux App for Android ...
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Keep a folder on my computer in sync with a folder on my android device
A simple requirement over which I am breaking my head!
I want to keep a folder on my computer in sync with the folder on my android device. There are times when the file on the computer will be 'new' ...
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ERROR: The checksum of android-studio-ide doesn't match. Corrupted download? Aborting
More than three times:
thufir@dur:~$
thufir@dur:~$ cat android
Script started on 2017-10-26 05:49:38-0700
thufir@dur:~$
thufir@dur:~$ umake -v android android-studio --accept-license
INFO: Logging ...
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login error in Ubuntu 16.04 with X authority problem
I've Installed Android Studio and wpscan metasploit and LAMP Stack server on my system.
The next day when I've tried to login to my system I got that black loop page and backed to my login page.
I'...
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Android M phones don't display all content in Thunar via MTP
After initially not recognising MTP at all (here) I have an issue with both my Nexus 5 and my new Nexus 5x whereby some - but not all - DCIM (camera) and Music folder content shows up in Thunar. I can ...
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How to install Cordova on Ubuntu 14.04 to develop hybrid apps?
I want to install Cordova on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. I want to convert my web application to android app.
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Will I be able to install ubuntu touch on a Meizu MX4 with android?
I'm thinking about buying this Meizu MX4 that comes with Android.
I was wondering if it would be possible to install Ubuntu Touch on it and keep receiving OTA updates. Being able to dual-boot it ...
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Android studio only starts with sudo
I just installed Android Studio, but I can only start it with root permissions: sudo ./studio.sh otherwise it fails with Error: Could not find or load main class com.intellij.idea.Main
I am not sure ...
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How to install Moto drivers for ADB
As stated above, I want to install moto drivers on my laptop thats running ubuntu 14.04. I have adb installed but im not sure how to install my drivers.
http://developer.android.com/tools/device.html
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How do you quickly transfer a link from your computer to an Android smart phone?
I need a way to transfer links quickly in order to open them from my Android smartphone.
Any ideas?
Note it's not about files, It's just links and I'm looking for a manner to do it properly, easily ...
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Galaxy Nexus fails to boot after unsuccessful Ubuntu Touch installation
I tried to install Ubuntu Touch on my new Galaxy Nexus toro (which I bought today specifically for Ubuntu Touch). I followed the instructions I found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Install (...
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HTC Android device mounted as USB drive is read-only unless I'm root
When I connect my HTC Incredible S to my Ubuntu 10.10 system as a USB drive, the device seems to mount OK, but is read-only unless I access it as root. For example, if I run nautilus, I can't drag and ...
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Using your laptop as loudspeaker for your mobile
I'm thinking on how to use my laptop running Ubuntu (with its loudspeakers) as "headset" for my Android mobile.
For instance: I listen to some music on my mobile and I want to connect my laptop as a ...
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Ubuntu One Files for Android will not let me log in
I installed Ubuntu One Files on my Nexus One phone. When I tap Log in on the main screen, the app tries to log in then after a few seconds returns the following message:
Log-in failed, please try ...
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How to access contents of an old Android SD card?
I have an SD card with lots of important personal documents on it. I've used it with an Android phone as an 'Adoptable Storage' so it showed up as internal storage on that device, which, according to ...
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I am unable to connect my Google Pixel 4a to Ubuntu 20.4 or 20.10 to tranfer files [closed]
I am trying to connect a Google Pixel 4a to a Ubuntu desktop via USB to transfer files in Music and Photos. I am not using the lead supplied by Google because it is usb c male to male, but a usb ...
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Viewing Thumbnails Over USB (MTP)
When managing files on an Android device over USB (MTP), and in particular photos & videos, it's essential to be able to see thumbnails. They appear painlessly & automatically on Windows, but ...
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How can I run f-droid apps on ubuntu?
Is there a lightweight, opensource solution, which integrates well with gnome to run f-droid apps on the Ubuntu Desktop?
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Android phone very slow to connect to Ubuntu 18.04 using USB
My android phone (Samsung C9 Pro, Android 8.0.0) takes several minutes to connect to Ubuntu 18.04. As soon as I plug USB cable in, it is immediately detected. But clicking on the device in Nautilus ...
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android phone not showing up when connected
I have a desktop and laptop both running ubuntu 16.04. My android phone is configured as 'MTP' mode when connecting. When connecting the phone to my laptop, ubuntu displays a nice icon on unity launch ...
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Nautilus freezes when unmounting Android Device
Pretty new at Linux(very happy with it), still at learning mode
When plug in my device it mounts successfully opens Window with my files on the phone and I am even able to copy from PC to it or ...
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Make and receive calls on Ubuntu using an external android phone
Is there any way that I could use my old Android device by connecting it via USB or even using the wireless LAN and make/receive calls and traditional text messages (SMS) on my laptop running Ubuntu?