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[Q] Gallery shows no media.

Hi everyone. Its my first post on this HTC Glacier forum. My wife owns the Glacier but I don't really have time with her phone to mess with it and figure this out myself (we are both very busy through out the day). The stock gallery shows no media (pics or videos) in my phone, but I have QuickPic installed and it shows all the pics and videos. It wouldn't be such a problem cuz I don't care for the stock gallery itself (I prefer QuickPic) but if you are texting and decide to add a attachment there is no option to use Qickpic to get that file (only the stock gallery). You would have to use QuickPic to view the file first then from there use the share option to sent it as MMS, but since my wife is learning to use the phone (she came from a Blackberry) she finds it anoying that way. I later installed the Gallery 3D to check it out but it also shows no media in her phone.
The phone is pretty much stock 2.2.1, perm-rooted with Visionary (haven't done the s=off option though). Thank for your time and I'm sorry if this has been discussed cuz I searched but didn't find it

...if you are texting and decide to add a attachment there is no option to use Qickpic to get that file (only the stock gallery).
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I can't give you a solution to your problem, but I'm pretty sure the stock messaging app lets you take the pictures from QuickPic. I do it all the time.
Try going into "Manage Applications" and click on and clear the defaults on your stock gallery app. Once you do that, the next time you try and attach a picture it will ask you which application you want to use to attach it, then you can just re-select QuickPic.

Thx Alan, I'll try that.

Ok so I figure out what the problem was (had to steal the phone from her for about 30 min). It seems DRM Protective Content has to be running for me to view my media. I had it frozen with TB since that's the way I have it in my Vibrant and it causes no issue there, its just one of those system apps that I didn't want/needed to be running but for some reason the stock galley (in the Glacier) needs it to view your media... weird. Anyways when I plug the phone to the PC it turns DRM off and then I cant view my media again. Even after I disconnect it and go check to see if DRM is running (which it is) my gallery still says "no media" but Quickpic shows it though. I have to go back to TB then freeze then unfreeze DRM and then I'm able to view my media in the gallery... weird also.
Also... with QuickPick and Gallery 3D installed, I still don't have the option to choose either one when applying a attachment while sending a text message (only the stock gallery is available to choose). I cleared the data on all 3 galleries and also on the messaging app to see if then it gives me the option to choose, but nothing. Any ideas people. THX ahead.

Hmm had no idea the stock gallery was linked to DRM. Probably has something to do with HTC Sense and it's closed sourceness.
Does the DRM get refrozen when you actually mount your sdcard on the pc or just by plugging it in on charge only? It sounds like some sort of bug created by TB. If that DRM actually is a vital(or semi-vital) piece of the stock sense, then perhaps when you froze it that created bugs for the parts of the system that used it.
I've noticed in certain cases some actions will stick to the settings even once you undo the changes through the app you created the changes with. For example, on my stock Rom I used automate it pro to set my Bluetooth to power on when an external power source was connected. Eventually I disabled this rule and uninstalled the app, but those settings stuck permanently and now whenever I use my stock Rom and plug it in to charge, Bluetooth will turn on. Perhaps something similar is happening to your wife's phone...
I'd say try downloading a different messaging app like handcent or go sms and seeing if they have the same problem attaching photos. Perhaps the stock sense message app is linked to the stock gallery and I just don't remember that. I'll check one of my old backups and let you know what I find.
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Error Network Google Play/Market

I have an annoying problem with the Market.
Initially I used the 2.1 version of Android Market and it worked, after a while, without a specific reason, it has stopped working. I use it with WiFi. It loads, it opens, but all the applications, often do not have the photos, and if I try to download something remains suspended in download! I tried deleting the data, but nothing! So I decided to install a cooked rom with SamKitchen. I installed the ROM, everything was fine, I play worked perfectly but now I'm at the starting point! Application opens, it works, but no picture and download it gets stuck in "Download Paused" .. I do not know what to do! Moreover does not work even the application of Youtube, unlike Talk and Gmail that work. I opened the modem also open TCP and UDP 5228 but the result does not change. Any idea?
I should add that the other applications, that are not google, work very well with internet! Even the Browser! This is very strange and rather boring.
There is some Picture from the phone attached
NEWS:
Without any specific explanation (I have not restarted it, it did nothing) the Play Store works .. you see everything and get well! I have no idea how this could happen .. if someone has an explanation ..
NEWS 2:
After installing this app on Market does not work again .. explanations?
-ADWLauncher EX_v1.3.3.56
-Aptoide_v2.7.1
-Audio Manager_v2.9.4.2
-Barcode Scanner_v1.6
-Battery Solo Widget Pro_v1.5
-BatteryCalibration_v1.2
-Burger_v1.0.4
-Chainfire3D Pro_v3.3
-Chainfire3D_v3.3
-ClockSync_v1.2.3
-Cut the Rope_v4.0.0
-Drive_v1.1.4.29
-Easy Installer_v1.1.0
-ES File Explorer_v1.6.2.2
-Fast Reboot Pro_v3.7
-Fast_v1.86 (Facebook Mod)
-FasterFix_v1.6.1
-ICS (theme)_v1.9.6 (ADW)
-ilMeteo legacy_v1.1.3
-Impossible_v1.5.2
-Jelly Bean Gallery_v1.0
-Link2SD_v2.2.3
-Lucky Patcher_v2.6.7
-Metro_v4.0
-Note Everything_v4.2.6
-Pou_v1.1.21
-Root Explorer_v2.21.1
-Shazam_v3.11.1-BB76415
-UberMusic_v1.0.1
-WiFiKill_v1.7
-Wolfram Alpha_v1.1.0.3475034
-Wpa Tester_v4.0rc2 cate
-Zune_v4.0
Can someone explain whether any of these apps is the problem? All of these are connected with Link2SD app.

Apps crashing when trying to load web content, Android System Webview problem?

Hi, so I've been having a serious issue with my Oneplus Two that I've been trying to troubleshoot for 2 months now and I feel like I've done everything but still have the issue. Wondering if I can get a second/third opinion or something.
My OS is currently Oxygen 2.2.0.
I've noticed many of my apps very frequently crash to the launcher when attempting to do specific actions. No messages, no "app has stopped responding". Just freeze, then launcher. These actions include:
* Opening an email in gmail
* Searching for something in Google now (what's funny is Google New will respond, and then mid-sentence stop, and boom crash, every time)
* Opening specific pages in the Steam app that looks like it loads web pages in the app?
* Pretty much every time a webpage is loaded in an app.
It doesn't crash every time, but I would say 85% of the time it does. After doing some research I started to look into the Android System Webview app as a possible source, since the phone runs flawlessly in every other aspect with no crashing, except when I specifically do those actions listed above. Also, when I notice that it keeps crashing, I've force stopped the Android System Webview app, then went and tried to open an email for example and it works. But 15 minutes later it begins crashing again.
What I've tried:
* Force stopped the ASW app
* Uninstalled all updates to ASW
* Re-installed the updates to ASW
* Factory reset the phone (what's funny about this one is even after factor resetting, there's a point in the initial setup where the setup app actually crashes when it tries to load the Google authenticator page and goes back to the beginning, thus making it impossible to complete the setup. Eventually after trying like 20 times it doesn't crash and allows you to complete.)
I'm convinced it's ASW and that's the only thing that makes sense, but I've tried everything to get it to work but this problem is still present across multiple factory resets and TWRP installations. I'm at a loss. Any ideas?

Strange, works great for me every time. Did you delete /Android/ folder when you resetet your phone? Maybe the failure sticks in there.

Donald Nice said:
Strange, works great for me every time. Did you delete /Android/ folder when you resetet your phone? Maybe the failure sticks in there.
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No I didn't, I just did the standard TWRP wipe data/factory reset bit. I'll give that a shot though and see if it helps. Will edit back with results.

Uninstall updates of web view and see the difference.
If problem persists than format and don't update web view.

Firestick and kodi playback stutter

I notice my firestick make a tiny video playback glitch probably every 4 or 5 seconds. You have to look but it is there and most noticeable on moving scenes. I have Comcast blast 75 and stick connected to 5ghz WiFi which per my phone is 30-40 mbps.
Kodi was previously installed when purchased and settings show 2gb free. Sometimes movies buffer, I let download prior to watching to see if it would help the a I've glitch but it didn't.
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Happens on mine too, but I do my best to ignore it. It happened on a few other devices I've run it on as well. Wish I could help, but at least you know you're not alone.

Fire sticks tend to skip, freeze more then fire tv's . Have you cleared cache ? also try a different source or lower quality . Also, sometime when my kids are on youtube, and playing on steam or xbox or whatever, sometimes i get choked up, and I have 150/150 fios .

I haven't cleared the cache, thank you glad to know just not me. I'll try the cache, would removing add ons I don't need help any?
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I found out a while ago (from XDA) that it has 1GB RAM but 512mb is reserved for the GPU meaning it only really has 512mb to play around with.
I run a AFTVG1 downstairs and AFTVS upstairs running the same skin setup, SQL connections and shared resources.
The G1 runs perfectly on the 2GB but the AFTVS just cant cope.
Even using Confluence and very few addons, even on full factory reset and base Kodi install I can easily drop to 20MB free RAM and watch Kodi grind to a halt.
A lot of it is the Amazon crap running in the background draining resources and nothing to do with your WiFi or net speed (I'm 200mb cable).
If I hadnt had got it for £19 it would have gone back and replaced with something like a RiPi2 or spent a little bit more and got a cheap crappy Android TV box, they would run a lot better than the AFTVS!

Buffer FIX
Buffering sucks, but guess what? I have a fix for you!
Install ares wizard.
go to system, file manager, then go to add source on left pane.
press NONE
type in exactly:
http://www.areswizard.co.uk/zip/
then go press done.
Choose name for media then select done and press ok.
Go back to main menu bar and press SYSTEM
go down to addons
install from zip file
then select the one you named.
Then select the ares wizard script .26 at this time
If you get errors, go into repo folder and select ares project then go into modules folder and select both. you will see the addons becoming enabled.
Then final select the script again.
Then go to programs from main menu
select ares wizard
let it load, you may need to force close a few times (kodi)
Then when go in to programs and launch it
then go to tweaks
select advanced settings
click next, generate settings, then apply settings buttons. It will tell you to restart kodi
R\Force close kodi
then BAM no more buffering! You can also install custom kodi builds with this puppy
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defaultzero1 said:
Buffering sucks, but guess what? I have a fix for you!
Install ares wizard.
go to system, file manager, then go to add source on left pane.
press NONE
type in exactly:
http://www.areswizard.co.uk/zip/
then go press done.
Choose name for media then select done and press ok.
Go back to main menu bar and press SYSTEM
go down to addons
install from zip file
then select the one you named.
Then select the ares wizard script .26 at this time
If you get errors, go into repo folder and select ares project then go into modules folder and select both. you will see the addons becoming enabled.
Then final select the script again.
Then go to programs from main menu
select ares wizard
let it load, you may need to force close a few times (kodi)
Then when go in to programs and launch it
then go to tweaks
select advanced settings
click next, generate settings, then apply settings buttons. It will tell you to restart kodi
R\Force close kodi
then BAM no more buffering! You can also install custom kodi builds with this puppy
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What's this do? Is it one of the zero cache buffering fixes? Cause some many people are saying the zero cache fix just makes things worse

What's this do? Is it one of the zero cache buffering fixes? Cause some many people are saying the zero cache fix just makes things worse[/QUOTE]
what this wizard does is create an xml to adjust your available RAM and use it towards kodi. This is not another zero cache program. This wizard has custom builds you can install as well. I suggest looking into it

defaultzero1 said:
What's this do? Is it one of the zero cache buffering fixes? Cause some many people are saying the zero cache fix just makes things worse
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what this wizard does is create an xml to adjust your available RAM and use it towards kodi. This is not another zero cache program. This wizard has custom builds you can install as well. I suggest looking into it[/QUOTE]
Ok I will but most of the time if it don't play properly it probably just a bad link, cheers mate

defaultzero1 said:
Buffering sucks, but guess what? I have a fix for you!
Install ares wizard.
go to system, file manager, then go to add source on left pane.
press NONE
type in exactly:
http://www.areswizard.co.uk/zip/
then go press done.
Choose name for media then select done and press ok.
Go back to main menu bar and press SYSTEM
go down to addons
install from zip file
then select the one you named.
Then select the ares wizard script .26 at this time
If you get errors, go into repo folder and select ares project then go into modules folder and select both. you will see the addons becoming enabled.
Then final select the script again.
Then go to programs from main menu
select ares wizard
let it load, you may need to force close a few times (kodi)
Then when go in to programs and launch it
then go to tweaks
select advanced settings
click next, generate settings, then apply settings buttons. It will tell you to restart kodi
R\Force close kodi
then BAM no more buffering! You can also install custom kodi builds with this puppy
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soooo does this work lol?????

Awesome, thanks! Will Def try and report.... Actually had first success using MQ instead of the HQ. Will definitely try the above, must have notification turned off on here =/
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Slammed01 said:
I notice my firestick make a tiny video playback glitch probably every 4 or 5 seconds. You have to look but it is there and most noticeable on moving scenes. I have Comcast blast 75 and stick connected to 5ghz WiFi which per my phone is 30-40 mbps.
Kodi was previously installed when purchased and settings show 2gb free. Sometimes movies buffer, I let download prior to watching to see if it would help the a I've glitch but it didn't.
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Have you tried switching to 2.4GHz wifi?

I did, messed with my Vizio TV and shut it off
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black bar and some pop up ads

Hi,
Today, I started seeing two weird things and have no idea if they are related.
- sometimes, while I am using any app like facebook, browser, or even dial, out of no where I see a black bar appearing at the top of the screen and at the bottom a hand icon appears beside the back button. I pressed this hand it showed me a message (game in progress swipe to unlock) as if I am playing a game in the game launcher.
- a pop up ad appears in the middle of the screen out of no where and I just close it.
I checked the recent app's, I got no clue, I didn't install any new app. the last one I have installed was a week ago.
I checked battery usage and didn't find anything suspicious.
any clue what is that?
Thanks,

i think its related to an app, did you install useless apps like clean master , antivirus , battery saver , speed booster etc etc? or check your downloaded stuff on a file manager, like apks or strange files, even if the app is not installed because sometimes on some websites there is suspicious stuff downloaded automatically
or try to do the big cleanup I mean delete everything you dont use anymore or dont need , maybe it can help
and check on settings/apps/3dots/special access /draw over other apps and see which apps are allowed to pop up and appear on top of other apps

robhug said:
i think its related to an app, did you install useless apps like clean master , antivirus , battery saver , speed booster etc etc? or check your downloaded stuff on a file manager, like apks or strange files, even if the app is not installed because sometimes on some websites there is suspicious stuff downloaded automatically
or try to do the big cleanup I mean delete everything you dont use anymore or dont need , maybe it can help
and check on settings/apps/3dots/special access /draw over other apps and see which apps are allowed to pop up and appear on top of other apps
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Thanks alot
I uninstalled a game called (Siberian survivor Winter 2) and the problem stopped happening.

a_k_gano said:
Thanks alot
I uninstalled a game called (Siberian survivor Winter 2) and the problem stopped happening.
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Happy to see that it helped when I install apps that don't come from Samsung, google, electronic arts etc , I mean developer I don't know , I always check on the settings/apps/ the concerned app or game, and see all of its permission to see if its normal for the app category. I mean a game that request access to camera,contact , dialer location storage.. display on top or change system preferences, you can uninstall because all of permissions are not hazardous but for a purpose and sometimes an app is just a pretext