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42287 | Select music quality when syncing Google Music with Android | I uploaded my whole music library on Google Music (through Google Music Manager) in order to have quick access from the web and sync it with my android phone (Galaxy Nexus). The original size was slighly more than 2GB but when I try to sync after a restore on my phone, the new size is nearly 10GB since Google performed... |
21480 | Disable "vibrate" in lock screen | When in lock-screen, I have to move the middle circle over the "lock" on right hand side. The device vibrates 3x during it - is it possible to disable all the vibrations? (Using ICS) |
21481 | Galaxy Nexus going into Airplane mode on its own | Sometimes I will notice that my phone has no signal and if I hold the power button down it will tell me it is in airplane mode. To fix it I need to reboot the phone. Clicking the airplane mode option once, waiting and clicking it again will fix it but often not. While in this mode wi-fi continues to work fine, just con... |
21482 | How can I save contacts on the SIM card alone by default? | Using ICS, is it possible to store and use all my contacts on SIM only? If it is possible I don't really want to copy all my contacts to the phone and I would prefer all the new contacts to be stored only on SIM card. |
21483 | Why did the Market app disappear on its own, and how can I get it back? | The Market application recently disappeared from my device. I did not install any OTA updates or other system upgrades to cause this. Why has the Market disappeared on its own, and how can I get it back? |
49738 | Extract the apk of Live wallpapers | To extract the apk of any android application , it is simple just use any apk extractor tool and get the apk. However in the case for live wallpapers the apk extractor do not show the apk for wallpapers . I just want to get the apk for live wallpapers from my phone . |
21489 | How can I wipe data with no display ( e.g. magnet )? | I dropped my phone and broke the LCD. Now I _can_ turn the phone on ( I feel the little quick vibrate that happens when you power the phone on ) but I have no display at all. I got a replacement with the insurance plan, but I need to send the broken phone back. How can I wipe my data? Can I just rub a magnet all over i... |
15388 | How can I make a 3G-324M video call? | I tried to place a 3G-324M video call to my Incredible, but the other phone says that mine doesn't support it. On the web I found someone mentioned that Incredibles do not support video calls in 3G at all. Others mention that this is possible with Skype. **The question is** \- can I make my phone use 3G video calls wit... |
48788 | Video call on android via 3g | I want to know if there is any way to make video callls on android via 3g without an internet connection like my old samsung and nokia phones do without using any apps like skype, gtalk or anything else. I know this isn't available in the us but i live in europe and i get a free number of video minutes from my carrier ... |
46901 | Trying to Make WIFI connection on android 4.1 jellybean | New Nextbook tablet Android 4.1 Jellybean. trying to make WIFI connection. Ensured that SSID is enabled. Password entered. Device says its obtaining IP address, then avoided poor internet connection. How to I fix this? |
46905 | Reject calls with WhatsApp message | Is there any app or any way to reject a call with a message sent via WhatsApp? Normally when we get a call there is an option to reject it with a pre-written SMS, but I was wondering if you can use WhatsApp to send these template messages. |
32752 | How does one root a Vodafone HTC One XL? | We're attempting to root a new HTC One XL. The bootloader has been unlocked via HTCdev.com but none of the online methods of acquiring root access have worked. Relevant phone information: > * Android 4.0.4, HTC Sense 4.1 > * Software-Number 2.33.162.2 > * HTC SDK API 4.23 > * HTC Extension Version 403_1_GA_20 >... |
53072 | Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 restarting randomly | So I have the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 and I've used it for about a month. Last week, the device froze and restarted abruptly. I didn't know what had caused the problem so I had a poke around and people recommended to me that I should do an anti-virus scan and a factory reset. So now I've done both and the issue persis... |
18214 | How is Anker battery for Android phones? | I've heard people talking about Anker on big forums about Anker battery, basically cell phone batteries and external batteries, and it seems people speak highly about it. So have you have any idea about how it works? |
13481 | Stop Android GMail from receiving GTalk offline messages notifications? | I've been trying to find a way to stop getting notifications on my phone when I receive offline messages to my GTalk account. It's highly annoying to be falling asleep and suddenly receive an email notification on my phone and once I open it, it's someone saying good night or some such. Anyone know of a possible soluti... |
13485 | Save an image in Android browser | When I save an image from a WebPage in android browser, can you please tell me where does that go? Which directory does that file go? I tried mounting the phone to my computer, but I can't find that file. Please help. Thank you. |
32755 | Video showing up as Audio in media library | I use Jelly Bean on my Galaxy Nexus. I have copied a .avi File to the 'Movies'-folder of the device using mtpfs. I expected the file to show up as a Video in the Media Library so I can use Skifta (a DLNA server) to stream it to my TV. Instead it showed up as Audio and therefore it cannot be watched. I can view the movi... |
58624 | How to create a hardware shortcuts in Android 4.3? | I have Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-i9500 running the latest firmware with Android 4.3. I want to create "hardware shortcuts". For example, if I hold `volume up` and `home` at the same time, then it'll open an application that I set, for example "Firefox". As a Linux user, I know it's possible in Fedora and Ubuntu. Is it possi... |
58626 | How to root LG Optimus P500 | I have no experience and I would like to root my LG Optimus One (P500). I have checked some guides online but got more confused. Is there an easy way to do it? I want to install Cyanogenmod. |
58620 | Android OS uses a lot of data in background, how to turn auto system update check off? | I have a nexus 5 with Android 4.4. If i look at data usage, it shows that Android OS is using a couple of megabytes per day. I tried disabling sync and backup but it didn't help. What could be causing the background data usage? One thing that I could think of is automatic system update check, but there seems to be no w... |
58621 | Can't make gallery photos lock screen wallpaper (Samsung S2) | I have a Samsung S2 and until recently changing the lock screen was fine, however suddenly (potentially after apps were synced), I am unable to change my lock screen using a gallery photo, using both the change lockscreen prompt through Gallery itself, from holding down the homescreen as well as through the Settings. I... |
59664 | Possible to turn on Airplane mode with WiFi on only? | I know the definition of Airplane mode is all communications and radio signals are blocked. But is it possible to turn off the "calling/receiving" part of the phone so your phone is not connecting to a cell tower and only allow Wifi? I've looked into a couple of apps in Google Play but they're either not working or out... |
58629 | 4.3 Jelly update problem-random screenshots | I recently updated my Samsung galaxy S3 from 4.1 to 4.3 jellybean on 12/7/13. Right after I updated my phone would download 2 screenshots every time I turn on my wifi (which I never took). It would read: "Screenshot_2013-09-1.." on my notification bar. And when I click on it to see what it is, it says "unable to find i... |
13157 | Can Android 2.3.4 be rooted? | I have a Samsung Mesmerize and I've recently upgraded to my carrier's official release of Android 2.3.4, but to my dismay SuperOneClick doesn't seem to be able to root the device, it's always worked with past versions. Does Gingerbreak no longer work with 2.3.4? Is there any simple way to root 2.3.4 yet without reflash... |
13156 | Change "contact" photo when making a call | I've started using Google Plus and I want my Android "contact" picture to change to the picture used in G+; a real photo of me. It's currently using an old avatar picture I once set for Google Talk, so when I call them it pops up with a silly avatar instead of my real photo. This shows up as my Phone contact picture as... |
13154 | Upgrading MIUI when installed on SD card | I have MIUI 1.7.22 Italian installed on my HD2 running from SD card. I found that there is version 1.8.5 available from the MIUI updater program on the phone. However, even if I download the ROM it doesn't get installed. It asks me to reboot in bootloader mode, so I suppose it works only with NAND- installed ROMs. Do y... |
20683 | How can I sync iTunes with a Galaxy Nexus | How can I sync my music from iTunes onto my Galaxy Nexus? How-To Geek has a good article about using Salling Media Sync, but apparently the Galaxy Nexus isn't supported because it only shows up as a MTP device in Windows. Also I'm outside the US so I can't use Google Music (no sure if that would even help though becaus... |
10592 | Number of Wi-Fi channels to be used? | Under advanced wifi settings one can change number of Wi-Fi channels to be used (11, 13, 14). Does anyone have a clue on how does this property affect battery drain? I know it should be configured depending on how your Wi-Fi router is set-up, but maybe one number of channels should be ("defaultly") preferred over anoth... |
10596 | SMS to contacts with multiple numbers | I use to forward SMS to many contacts, most of those contacts have multiple numbers with one number as default. **Handcent** When I select a group to send a message, handcent asks me to choose number for each contact with multiple numbers. **GO SMS** It does the same as handcent **Pansi SMS** It picks the num... |
10595 | Locus Maps - adding additional zoom levels | The Locus Maps app allows downloading maps and using them offline. When selecting a map region, the zoom levels have to be selected. I've downloaded a map at a specific zoom level (23) expecting that I will be able to use lower zoom levels as well (1-22). However - I can now only go through the map at zoom level 23, wh... |
10598 | Port forwarding for wireless tethering | I have an HTC EVO 4G and I've been using the manufacturer's supplied app for wireless tethering. It works great but is missing are several key features I require: * Statically assigned IP addresses for connected clients * Port forwarding Is there a way to enable this functionality? |
55578 | Download one thread of text | How do I select one string of text messages and download to PC so that I can print? I've tried downloading and it provides a .hbk file which I can not open. I don't even know where to look on my HTC to look for my SMS card file information to convert to something else. |
20356 | Are all prepaid phones able to use google voice? | Seems like some have a problem? -- http://support.google.com/voice/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1205636 |
20352 | Personalized Mass Text tool (app)? | I want to: Send massive personlized text messages. Example of what I want to do: Send the same template to George & Juan * `Hey Juan, how are you doing?` * `Hey George, how are you doing?` without having to type the same text twice, if not more. What I have found so far: * Group SMS: a far from finished and polis... |
20351 | Android hangs after rebooting when upgrading to 2.3.5 | I used HTC's update software functionality to upgrade my Android to version 2.3.5. Though, upon reboot all I get is the cryptic icon (a phone and a red triagle with an exclamation mark inside). When entering System Recovery (volume + power button) I see: Copying fotaBoot to /data/system for customize relo... |
20359 | Install built-in system languages | I open **Settings->Language and keyboard->Samsung Keypad->Input languages** and there is a very limited range of languages there. In my friend's phone there are more locales I'd like to support in my phone, is this possible (not via installing an external keyboard like MultiLing Keyboard etc.), in my friend's phone, my... |
20358 | how to forward calls to my phone to my google voice number | I have two phones, one of them a droid the other one a brick. Most of my friends have my brick number so it would be hard to make them change my number in favor of my droid. My droid uses google voice to receive and make calls. What I want to do is to forward calls to my brick to my google voice so that my droid picks ... |
44505 | How to prevent automatic aggregation of contacts | I have more than 3000 contacts and maintain the master copy on my PC. I regularly create a CSV file from the master and then copy the data to the Contact Manager on my Samsung S3. I have done this for years, with a Blackberry and then an iPhone. Android Contact manager arbitrarily joins contacts together. People who wo... |
44508 | How can I get back access to the media interface drivers? | After much waiting and tribulation, I've finally successfully unlocked tethering and installed Paranoid Android on my Nexus 7 3G device. In the progress, I had to tell Windows to ignore its default MTP drivers and use Google's debugging own to interface with Android, fastboot and the like. As a result, I now can't go b... |
29535 | Vibrator not working after upgrading to ICS - Samsung Galaxy S2 | I have upgraded to the latest official version available through Kies. And I have noticed that after the update the vibrator of the phone is not working. Actually its working but not in Silent mode on receiving a call. When we switch to vibrating mode or at the boot-up the phone, the vibrator vibrates. So the vibrator ... |
29536 | Sync Native Calendar (Galaxy S3) with Windows Live Calendar | I currently have a Galaxy S3 unrooted with the shipped ROM. I am attempting to sync the native Calendar App with Windows Live Calendar. I can see under the Calendar list that my @live.com calendars are there, however when selecting the correct calendar to sync to and adding the event it doesn't appear on the web. Are t... |
285 | How can I use shell commands and interact with the Linux system underneath? | Android is based on Linux and has a Linux kernel underneath. Is there any way I can use shell commands and interact directly with the Linux system? E.g. A shell app that has access to the Linux system? |
1340 | How to show the battery percentage remaining in numbers? | At the moment Android 2.2 has a pretty incomprehensible icon of a battery that shows remaining strength. Is there a way to switch that to a numeric display (like is available on the iPhone)? |
1341 | How to close (shutdown/kill) the Android web browser? | I did read this question What is the right way to close apps in Android? but I want to know how to close - that means **close** \- application to save power and download limit. My observations tell me that `Back` button brings me to the previous page (something I am not after) while `Home` seems to me leaves the page l... |
59289 | The link APK Downloader is not working. Is there any other convenient method to download the APK file to my notebook? | The link APK Downloader is not working. Is there any other convenient method to download the APK file to my notebook ? |
59288 | Where does Android store clipboard data? | Where does Android store clipboard data? I have a rooted Android phone. Where are clipboard files stored? I can find that in a rooted Samsung device at `/data/Clipboard`, but am not able to find in other Android phones (e.g. Sony, HTC). For phones running GingerBread. I'm able to see the clipboard data using `adb shell... |
59285 | Getting rid of obsolete notifications in the notification panel? | Is there any built-in feature or non-root app that can allow me detailed control on how to (selectively) clean up the notification tray? The Clear/Reset button is too indiscriminate... I have some games set up so they notify me when some events trigger, but they over-do it, and i routinely get tens of notifications fro... |
59284 | How do I associate a file type such as .js or .html with an editor app such as emacs? | I downloaded the emacs editor for android. Now I want to edit files in Dropbox. But when I select the file, I am not given the choice to open with emacs. How do I tell Android to associate a given file extension to an arbitrary app? I read in several places that Astro File Manager could do this, but they appear to be r... |
59287 | Is it possible to return back to jelly bean OS after upgraded to cyanogenmod? | I am using samsung galaxy Star Pro 7260 (rooted). I would like to install cyanogenmod on my phone. But, I want to know is it possible to return back to jelly bean OS after upgraded to cyanogenmod ? If it is possible then tell me what I have to do before installing cyanogenmod on my phone ? Do I have to take any backup ... |
59282 | How to add a contact to People from Hangouts? | I'm using KitKat. I have Hangouts conversations with people who are not in my contacts (this may be an artifact of using a Google Apps account provided by my school). How can I add someone from one of these conversations to People? I have tried double-tapping and holding down their icon or their chats without any succe... |
50757 | Samsung Galaxy S2 boot loop | Today I updated my S2 with the android version provided by the carrier, but I thought it went wrong because of the lack of space on /storage and afterwords some of the apps lost their settings. Also after the update all the apps started to have disk space errors when trying to update, so I deleted some of the apps or m... |
341 | Is an antivirus really needed for Android? | I use Linux for half a decade now, so I am not used to dealing with viruses anymore. To my surprise, I saw some discussion about antiviruses in Android. I haven't installed any yet, but this bugs me: are they really necessary? Are there (or were) any known viruses in the market? Doesn't Google runs an antivirus before ... |
48266 | Is it important to have an anti-virus application running on your phone or does the carrier protect it? | I use my phone like I do the computer. Shopping online with a credit card etc. Surfing unknown sites... Does my phone require an anti-virus application to protect the internal drive of my phone? Can it be damaged by a virus like on a computer? OS: Android 4.1.1 Phone: Samsung Galaxy S3 |
68822 | Antivirus for Android? | Ever since I got this phone, I have had Avast installed. I'm just being a little picky, but I'd like to know if antivirus software is worthwhile, or even necessary at all, on Android. For your information, I am running 4.4 on an unrooted Moto G. In my opinion, the Android OS is quite limited to a PC's, especially if yo... |
4236 | Android and antiviruses | This is actually three questions: 1. Are anti-viruses needed for smartphones running Android OS? 2. Is the Android Market absolutely safe (because all precatuions are taken by Google to prevent any problems)? 3. Which are the big players in the Android Security Software market? Thank you. |
50758 | how to open a .hbk files which contains the sms backup from htc one s | I can't open the backup of sms because after sending it on my mail I discovered it's a hbk file. How can you open this type of file? I need to print them! thanks |
66623 | how can I tell if someone has read text message? | Does delivery report mean that the person reads the message on android phone? |
66624 | Galaxy Tab 3 GT-P5210 Downgrade to 4.0.3 ICS | I was searching the web trying to find ROMs for downgrading my Galaxy Tab 3. No matter how deep I have gone, it seems that there is not any available ROM for Android 4.0.3 dedicated for my device. A little more searching gave me the feeling that this kind of ROM **will never be available** for downgrading. Does anyone ... |
66628 | Find downloaded video files via coursera app | There is a possibility to download and play videos via coursera android app. But I want to play the downloaded video with my desired video player in my android device. where is the downloaded video file saved? In other words, how can I find the video file with my file manager and in which directory it's been saved? |
8373 | Widget to immediately phone a specific contact? | I have a widget that places an icon of a specific contact on my home screen. Whenever I touch it, the phone immediately dials that person. Problem is - I already forgot what the widget is called (I'd like to install it on a new phone). Can you help me identify it? |
8371 | Market app crashes when I try to scroll | For the last day or two I have had trouble in the default Market application. When I try to scroll in the "Just In" area the application just stops working. I get a black screen for while then I get an error that `process com.android.vending` has crashed. My device is a Samsung Galaxy Tab and I get crashes in all "Just... |
6331 | "Converting to multimedia message" when forwarding large SMS | When I receive a large SMS and when I select "Forward" from options, it shows "Converting to multimedia message" and I'm getting charged more. Furthermore, if the person on receiving end doesn't have a multimedia phone he is not able to receive it. I have un-rooted Samsung Galaxy 3 I5801 I don't want to convert it to M... |
22442 | How to use my mac as a bluetooth headset? | My phone and the mac is already paired. What do i need to do next? I can't seem to find anything on the internet. I think the correct term would be to tether the phone call. Pretty similar to this one, except I'm on a mac. And my phone is not rooted. Over at System Preferences, it says that the phone is already paired.... |
22444 | Can we watch "live" broadcast videos from YouTube Application | From YouTube.com in PC, we can watch live videos from here - http://www.youtube.com/live But how do we watch them from the default YouTube mobile application in Android. |
22448 | Clear Google Maps search history without removing the cached maps? | I've been using the Google Maps app to cache the maps on certain places where I might be going in the future. I don't always have internet access which is why I'm doing this. Now that I've cached most of the places I might possibly go to, I want to clear my search history to remove the clutter. I don't want to clear th... |
26351 | Phone thinks it is charging when not plugged in | Quite often my phone lights up the charging symbol even if the phone isn't charging. It applies when it's of and on. The behaviour seems somewhat glitchy, it turns on and off. Is this a well known error? Can I do something about it? |
26352 | Is it possible to improve word suggestions? | I used to use the "swiftkey" app for writing, and was very pleased with the suggestions they generated. I have now changed to 8pen "keyboard" instead I'm very pleased but miss the good autocompletes, is there someway to improve the autocompletes without using swiftkey? Changing suggestion engine, importing language fro... |
26358 | The power button on my Galaxy Nexus stopped working | I got a galaxy nexus at Google IO, and randomly today the power button stopped working. I was on a call, used it to lock the screen after I got off, put it in my pocket, and when I got home the button wasn't working. The rest of the phone works if I plug it in to charge (waking up the screen), but the button doesn't re... |
32500 | Motorola Fire XT on boot loop - flash/recover without powering on? | I rooted my Fire XT with SUT and SuperUserOneclick .. so far all seemed good. Then I ran Android_AIO_Flasher_1.00 and tried to install the NoLock apk. After that the phone has just been going into a boot loop.. constantly booting up, and then rebotting (without reaching the home screen). ADB recognizes the device in of... |
32502 | Using OTG cable, transfer file from cardreader to external harddisk, is it possible? | I will be going on a holiday and I want to be able to back up my photos to my external harddrive. Usually this means bringing a laptop with me. However I have : * Galaxy Nexus, rooted and unlocked * OTG Cable * Powered USB hub * Standard, fullsize SD card reader So I hooked up everything. Nexus-> OTG -> USB Hub... |
51083 | copy my exchange server settings password | The password field under "exchange server settings" is blocked out. I want to add my business email to another phone. Is there any way to reveal the password? Thanks. |
55702 | Why does Google Wallet depend not only on the Phone but the Carrier as well? | I'm trying to use Google Wallet on a Moto X at Duane Reed. I'm under the impression that this _should_ work. However, when I browsed the help file for Wallet, it lists a number of Moto-X compatible devices, but they also list the cellular service. * What is the technological, or vendor relationship that is needed in ... |
55703 | push allert to my phone that will ignore silent profile | How can I make my phone check my website in a background every 30s and activate voice alert that will ignore silent mode if website says for example '1'? Pushing from server to phone is also acceptable but I guess much more difficult and is susseptable to hangs when conectivity is bad. So far i;ve been using Light Flow... |
55709 | HTC Desire S-Off | My HTC Desire is stuck in a boot loop: HTC Desire Boot Loop I am trying to set S-Off so that I can use the Windows version of ADB and delete some apps/data off the phone memory. I don't want to wipe all the data off the phone memory and reset back to factory settings. I have tried using Revolutionary on two separate co... |
51088 | take Nexus 7 from android 4.3 to 4.2.2 | I have just purchased a Nexus 7 (2013) and it auto updated to android to 4.3 as I was setting up. Unfortunately USB OTG now does not run. I purchased the Nexus 7 for it's OTG feature. I've done a factory reset but it still loads 4.3 Is there any way I can go back to 4.2.2 - which does support OTG on the Nexus 7 |
3629 | How to switch the layout of a hardware keyboard without changing language? | I have bought German T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream), and thus I have German hardware keyboard. In stock firmware I used English language, but the keyboard was still German - that was OK. I got used to that layout, and all was well. Then I upgraded firmware to CM6.0, keyboard was still German. Then I went restored backup of st... |
3621 | Why does "Preparing SD card" message appear on Optimus One P500 3-4 times a day? | On my Optimus One P500 it shows. Preparing SD card The above message shows at least 3 to 4 times in a day. During this Apps on SD cards are automatically closed. Any files opened(Music/PDF) as not accesible. Is this a issue with me or Optimus or android 2.2 |
3624 | How to deactivate Motoblur and undesirable services on Motorola Defy? | Is it possible to deactivate Motoblur sync and undesirable services on Motorola Defy like: * `FeedRecieverService` * `NewsRecieverService` * `WeatherService` (all lanched by `app.`) Because I really don't care about Weather, news, feed, and must of all, I HATE this Motoblur account who "backup" my personal data w... |
57700 | Need help restricting Android tablet to SSH/VPN access only | I want to set my Mum's new tablet so that it can only access the Internet via the SSH server running on her Buffalo router (with Tomato firmware). I've got the server working and accessible remotely and so far the only app I've found that has a Global Proxy setting to redirect everything via the SSH server is SSHTunnel... |
8143 | Audio dropouts over Bluetooth on Nexus One | Ever since the Gingerbread update, my N1 has been experiencing random audio dropout problems every 5-10 minutes when connected to my car's audio system via Bluetooth. The audio will be streaming normally, then I'll hear a "pop" sound and the volume drops to zero, then immediately fades back in. The whole process lasts ... |
57704 | Contact synchronization on older droids | Having had the "activate auto-sync" checkmark off for about a week (not that i expected this time-out to matter in any case), i've recently tried to find a manually-driven option, but without success. My 2.3.4 Gingerbread (Level 10) doesn't even animate the curved arrows anymore. After giving up, i've even activated th... |
57705 | Getting verification error when attempting to "adb sideload" the OTA update on Nexus 7 (2013) | Notes: * Tablet is unlocked and rooted (SuperSU Pro v1.75) * I have the following recovery flash in place: TWRP 2.6.3.0, but I am booting stock recovery for the `adb sideload` invocation * The drivers are installed, host is Win 7 x64 and the device is detected in every mode (MTP, USB debug, bootloader) When attem... |
60111 | Why do people recommend rooting a device before flashing a custom ROM? | If rooting isn't required to flash a new ROM (unlocking your bootloader is), why do many people recommend rooting your device before flashing it? |
60110 | ffmpeg - Permission denied when running binary, even as root | I've compiled ffmpeg for Android with the NDK and transferred the compiled binary to /data/local, but when I try to execute the binary, even as su, the terminal returns 'Permission denied.' The configure script I use for ffmpeg is: `NDK=/home/adam/ndk/android-ndk-r9c PLATFORM=$NDK/platforms/android-19/arch- arm PREBUIL... |
60116 | How can I get Android to prompt the client for which application to use to handle the PDF file? | I produce PDF documents for my customers to download from my website (which I write using HTML and php) and read. How can I get Android to prompt the client for which application to use to handle the PDF file? Other applications do this on Android, but my download just goes straight to a directory, and then you have to... |
82515 | Cannot root Verizon Galaxy S5 with towelroot | I have downloaded towelroot `tr.apk` for my Galaxy S5 from Verizon which I purchased recently. I have heard of people having success with towelroot on their S5 devices bit for some reason I have been unsuccessful so far in rooting my device. If I press the "makeitra1n" button I receive an error message saying my phone ... |
82511 | Recommended App for Shopping List | We are three user who want to cooperate regarding to the shopping list. We want to use a app that act as a shopping list. What app can you recommend us to use? Criteria. * We use android and iphone. * The users should enable to add, delete and update the shopping list automatically (if possible). * If possible, u... |
82513 | How to verify an ADB backup file is complete and in a good state? | This is not a duplicate of How to verify a backup file from ADB backup. The poster there probably didn't know that an unrooted phone requires `-nosystem` (ref) and ended with a 0 byte file, where my backup file is almost 8GB. Given that adb gives almost zero feedback on it's backup progress and success or failure. How ... |
24847 | Remotely uninstall apps? | I have tried through the Google Play store and it does not seem possible from there, but does anyone know if it is possible to remove an application remotely? In other words, _if I do not have direct access to my phone_ , can I make use of some website, app or service to uninstall an app without being able to interact ... |
24843 | Can still sync email after revoking app specific password on gmail | I was rather shocked today to discover that my android phone was still syncing email after I had revoked it's app specific password on gmail. Can anyone else confirm that this happens on their devices too? Found another users post about it here but there is no reply from google. Feeling very uneasy about the security o... |
24842 | Sync SMS inbox and Google Voice | I use Google Voice for my phone, for voicemail and SMS. It is very convenient to read and send texts from my computer, but if I do not use the Google Voice app on my phone (which, unfortunately, is rather ill-designed in my opinion), the texts I send from voice.google.com or the Chrome extension (or, incidentally, the ... |
24840 | How to convert a .odex file to a dex file | I am trying to decompile a system app. Unfortunately there is no classes.dex for this particular system app. There is only a *.odex. I know I have to deodex this so that I get a .dex file. I have looked at smali but evry time I run it I get the following error. Baksmali tells me to use the following syntax:(I am runnin... |
18908 | How to transfer SMS message store to new phone which does not have an SD card | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How do I backup and restore SMS Messages? There have been many duplicate questions asking about transferring SMS messages from one Android phone to another. The agreed answer recommended using SMS Backup & Restore. However, it involves the use of an SD card. My old HTC T-Mobile G2 has an ... |
15065 | Save txt messages to PC? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How do I backup and restore SMS Messages? Is it possible to move/backup txt/sms message from my phone to my PC? I have Android 2.2 If this could be done via a usb cable, that would be ideal. |
55189 | How to save or back-up whole SMS threads on SIM | I have a Samsung-SGH -I927 and would need to save on my SIM card or send to my email for back up several text SMS messaging threads. I know that I can do this with an individual SMS' by lightly tapping on them and choose the save to SIM option, but I do not know how to do it with a whole thread. How can I do it? |
12703 | Transfer SMS messages from Android to new Android phone | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How do I backup and restore SMS Messages? Is there a way to easily transfer my SMS messages to my new phone if both are Android? |
9357 | SMS backup in Android | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How do I backup and restore SMS Messages? How can I make a backup of SMS messages to the SD card in Android 2.2? |
1159 | Can I turn my Android device into a webcam? | If so, how? Could it be implemented via a USB, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connection? |
3197 | Does assisted GPS fix Samsung Galaxy S's GPS problems? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > Does Froyo fix Samsung Galaxy S I9000's GPS problem? the GPS on Samsung Galaxy S is said to be somewhat broken. Is this true even when using assisted GPS? |
2468 | I keep losing my Swype keyboard | I'm running CM6 on a Motorola Droid. Every now and then (at least once a day), my keyboard will revert from Swype back to the Stock Android Keyboard and I have switch back to the Swype keyboard to be able to use it again. And sometimes (at least once every other day), the Swype keyboard will be completely disabled and ... |
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