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16050 | Haptic feedback turns on only when I insert the jack... why? | My phone (Galaxy S II) is behaving in a rather strange way: haptive feedback seems not to work even when the battery is full, the "haptic feedback" checkbox is checked and the phone has been rebooted several times. The most strange thing is that haptic feedbeck turns on again when the earphones jack is plugged in(!) an... |
61885 | Change MAC address on rooted Zopo c2? | I have a rooted Zopo c2 Platinum with Busybox and MAC Spoofer but still I am unable to change the MAC address. Maybe I need to change the ROM? If yes I need suggestions, if not, other ideas would be great. |
61886 | Why is the size of my Google Play Magazines app 357MB when it's empty on my S3? | When I look under the size of this app under Application Manager I see that the size is 357MB under data except that I had one magazine on it which I deleted but it still says the app is 300+MB! What is the cause because the app is not 357MB itself. I'm running out of space so I need to fix it. Any explanations? OS: 4.... |
19550 | How to connect Galaxy Spica 2.1 to tv using RCA/ Phono cable | I bought an RCA phono cable 3.5mm. Connected it to my phone and to my tv but I only hear the audio that I play. I wanna watch the movies of my phone on the tv. Any help? |
13625 | How can I install ClockworkMOD Recovery on a Sony Ericsson W8? | Is it possible to install ClockworkMOD Recovery on a Sony Ericsson W8 with Android 2.1? ROM Manager is asking for the phone model, and W8 is not listed nor any Xperia phone. Is there a different version for my device? |
2331 | Is it possible to clear the "Notifications" on Facebook for Android? | I have **enabled notifications** in the 'Inbox' section of my **Facebook for Android** program. **Does anyone know of a way to clear the 'Notifications' list ?** _Reason I ask :_ Every time I start up Facebook , I get the message that I have 4 new notifications. Over and over again , the same notifications. Under Windo... |
69623 | Still prompted to sign in after Google account removal | We have a Galaxy Tab 2 that is primarily used by my wife. Until recently my Google account was on there too, I removed this on the device in Settings > Accounts. But... for some reason she still gets alerts in the notification shade to sign in to my Google account. I can no longer see the device in Device Manager, so c... |
13620 | What determines which application acts to a bluetooth AVRCP command? | _Background:_ I have a A2DP/AVRCP bluetooth headset (Nokia BH-505) which I use actively to listen to both podcasts and music. Of course, I listen to these with different apps. The bluetooth headset has some "command" (AVRCP) buttons, relevant to audio - in specific: "next track", "previous track" and "play/pause" Curre... |
69626 | NANDroid backup/restore of CM11 encrypted device after wipe | is it possible to restore a NANDroid backup of a encrypted device running CyanogeMod 11 (KitKat 4.4.2) after performing "Format Data" in TWRP recovery (this function wipes the encrypted partitions)? Here is scenario for such a case: 1. So, let's say I have an encrypted phone, which I back up periodically (with TWRP: ... |
69628 | Application not installed (different) | So when I updated my Android to _4.4.2_ , the default Samsung Gallery app disappeared. Now, I decided to dig into the files of the Android 4.4.2 update and extracted the system.img and found the application, named **_SecGallery2013.apk_** I copied it to my SD Card and tried to install it normally, it gave the error "Ap... |
69629 | fsck.auto: No such file or directory | So I'm trying to run fsck on my sdcard's ext4 partition and it doesn't work for some reason. sh-4.1# fsck /dev/block/vold/179:2 fsck (busybox 1.21.0-Stericson, 2013-01-28 21:49:55 GMT) fsck: fsck.auto: No such file or directory Any idea why is says "No such file or directory"? |
49109 | Go into recovery mode in Sony Live With Walkman | Does anyone know how to get into recovery mode for Sony Live With Walkman phone? _**These key combination not working_** 1. Volume Up / Down 2. Volume Up / Down + Power Button 3. Power Button + Home button Is there something I'm missing? I am finding solution for this question, Sony Live With The Walkman : Phone ... |
49108 | on oplus 8.31 android how do i put my own contact photo so it will appear on message thread? none of there answers work out! | How can i put my contact photo so that it will appear in message thread? I already tried any solutions that is possible. Help me please. |
46333 | how do you turn off the vibration alert for incoming text messages on a samsung galaxy s3 mini? | I've gone through the settings menu but can only find options to change the vibration pattern, not to turn it off completely. Any ideas?? |
46335 | Can I remove silent mode from the volume rocker? | I've got a Nexus 4. I keep accidentally going into silent mode by hitting the volume down button. My intention is to only put it into vibrate mode though. Is there a way I can just get rid of silent mode from the volume rocker so that I don't do this by accident anymore? |
49105 | No encryption option on Huawei g510 and Android 4.1.1 | I recently bought a Huawei g510 with Android 4.1.1 and I was going to encrypt it, but I just can't find the encryption option in the settings panel or any other place. I looked around on the net but I just can't find a solution. Is it a limit of the rom that comes with the phone? |
56818 | Huawei Mercury stuck in boot loop | about 4 weeks ago, i was developing a paranoidandroid rom for my huawei mercury. well, after the download, i needed to unzip the .zip file (using the base/port method). well, that was taking WAY to long, so, i decided to just flash the rom to my phone. well that didnt go so well. ever since then my device has been stuc... |
56817 | How can I set a data cap per application? | In Android, you can see how many data each application has used. You can also forbid an application from using data by hand. And you can set an automatic data cap for the entire system. But is there a way to **automatically cap how much a certain application can use**? An example scenario is how Cyanogen (a custom ROM)... |
56812 | How can I hide the Status/Notification Bar on Android 4.4? | I'm trying to replicate Paranoid Android's "Expanded Desktop" with PIE controls (as much as possible) on my Nexus 5. Until PA is actually released, however, I've got to hack it together myself. So far, I've successfully... * Hidden the Navbar (Lots of methods work. Editing build.prop still works. In this case, I'm ju... |
43677 | How to download pictures from Google Nexus? | With **T-Mobile myTouch 4G** and T-Mobile's default Android 2.2, I can download the camera photos by pairing the phone with a computer through Bluetooth, and using an integrated file browser functionality of the computer (e.g. the `Browse Device` option on OS X). But Google's **Galaxy Nexus** with Google's default Andr... |
60288 | Saving content from web to Android and making highlights | Currently I am using Pocket to save content from the web and read it on Android. However, I want to be able to highlight parts of the content (like I can for example with Kindle for Android) and: 1. See those highlights in the context of the whole article 2. Export those highlights to a text file for quick reading ... |
2489 | Listening to NBA.com audio on HTC Evo | I have a stock evo with froyo. I'd like to listen to the audio streams from nba.com. Even using wifi, the stream is slowed down and unintelligible when using the default browser. I can listen to the same stream, same network, on an ancient Pentium 2 with better quality, so I don't believe it's a hardware problem. I'm r... |
2486 | Non-root tethering app with Ubuntu client for Moto Droid on Verizon | I love PDAnet for android, works great on my Windows machine. Unfortunately, I just found out (after installing Ubuntuon my HP mini) that there's no Linux client. Can anyone recommend a tethering app, non-root, with a Linux/Ubuntu client? |
60280 | Automated deployment of app to multiple devices | I have a business android app and I need to deploy it to 2000 android devices. Is there an automated way to do this? Can I deploy my app, install a widget app from google play and configure it in an automated and tested way? Coming from a web background I'm thinking of something like web deploy. Octopus deploy for exam... |
60283 | KitKat calendar defaults to AllDay on new day event | In month view (my default) is there a way to stop new events defaulting to all day? Other views use my default setting of one hour. |
81085 | Play Store crashes when menu or back button are tapped | Since the Play Store was updated to version 4.9.13 on my LG Optimus L5II (LG-E450f), it crashes every time the menu or back button are tapped.  Click image for larger version. Everything else appears to work fine. Clearing the ca... |
81083 | Twitter Feed is auto refreshing | This has been happening for a while and I'm finally trying to fix it. Whenever I open my twitter application, it always auto refreshes the timeline feed. If I haven't checked it in a while, it automatically goes to the top of my feed. I've tried clearing the data, uninstalling, even switching phones. Does anyone know w... |
60287 | exporting my list of contacts without using the tactile screen in a readable format Android 4.3 | I have a problem with my friends phone. She has a Samsung Galaxy S3 and the display is broken, and not functioning any more. The phone is running Android 4.3. I would like to know if there is a way to restore the list of contacts by connecting the phone with my laptop? |
57148 | Motorola Droid Razr Maxx HD HDMI Portrait Mode | I have Razr Maxx HD with a broken screen and partially functioning digitizer. I am attempting some data recovery. I have an HDMI cable and monitor, and I have a USB OTG hub on order (for mouse control) but it has not arrived yet. I'd like to do this ASAP and not have to wait for the hub to arrive. It is stock, no root.... |
63950 | how to free unused memory in android? | i had downloaded an app but after connecting my phone(HTC ChaCha) to pc and after disconnecting my phone from pc,i found that the app is not working any longer.Rather the phone was failing to recognise the app.So i uninstalled it.But after uninstallation the memory occupied by the app was not freed.how can i free that ... |
57141 | I lost my phone, can I recover the data from my Google account? | I've lost my smartphone (Samsung Galaxy Star duos) last month. And now I realized that it contained very important data of mine. I believe that my phone was connected to the Google account almost all the time. My question is, "Can I get my data (photos) back, from my Google account (connected to my phone)". |
11707 | Fixing "Couldn't install on USB storage or SD card" issue | I recently had a problem that prevented updating any application installed on the SD card. When trying to update the application in the market, the update failed and the following message was given as detailed error: > Couldn't install on USB storage or SD card. A possible workaround is to move the application back to ... |
63959 | Chrome JavaScript stops - reloading tab fixes it |  On my Samsung Galaxy Note II, when I visit StackOverflow it occasionally doesn't highlight interesting questions (which is done after the page has loaded). I believe this is a Chrome issue, where JavaScript stops working. Closing the tab and reloading the site fixes ... |
11702 | android browser with 3rd party image blocking capability? | For Firefox 4 for Windows there is for slow connections a really useful image block addon https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/quickimage/ Unfortunately Firefox mobile is pretty slow and the addon doesnt exist for it. Most browsers can turn off image loading in options/settings. But often this causes horrible si... |
11703 | Does Android tethering support promiscuous mode? | Because my desktop computer doesn't have a wireless card, I'm tethering to my Android to connect to my Wi-Fi network. I was wondering if Android supports promiscuous mode, so I can monitor my wireless network traffic? |
60757 | Samsung Galaxy Note 3 won't sync with google play | I just got my new _Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900,_ but I've already got problems: First, everytime I sync my phone with google it always comes up with sync error, I don't know how to fix this. I've tried removing the account then putting it back on but it still doesn't work. Second is that my phone doesn't even have th... |
64077 | Lock icons on Nexus 5 | App icons are deleted or getting moved to other screens by mistake. Is there any app to lock the icons? I don't want to install a launcher if I can get an app to lock the icons. |
17019 | How can I disable the Android Market temporarily? | My kids play games on my tablet, and I would like to **disable the Android Market and in-app purchasing for the duration of their use of the device**. Is there any option, third-party software or any other way to stop my kids from buying stuff inside their games or installing any software? I understand that I can remov... |
64073 | Possible to do Nandroid Backup BEFORE unlocking bootloader? | I have a stock Atrix 4G with Froyo (2.2.2) (Version.4.1.83.MB860.ATT.en.US). It's past warranty, so I'm not worried about voiding the warranty. As one would expect, the stock recovery doesn't offer me the option of doing a Nandroid backup. I'd like to flash a custom recovery like ClockworkMod so as to give myself the o... |
52667 | Can I override page buddy's recommended applications settings? | When I plug in my headphones, an Earphones page appears on my device with the title "Enjoy listening to your device", which is part of page buddy. I have a music widget and a video widget, which is fine. My first two applications are fine, Firefox and YouTube, _but my last two applications are Messaging and Email_. App... |
64078 | Factory installed video app removed? | Tablet was running slow so I deleted some apps that I no longer used. Now I am unable to pull up videos on YouTube and tablet won't play Pandora. I must have deleted on of the factory installed apps. I have added some video apps from the Google Store but still not working. Would prefer not to do a factory reset and los... |
52665 | How do I troubleshoot the touch screen on an HTC Evo Shift? | My husband's HTC Evo Shift took a swim in some iced coffee and the touch screen doesn't work at all anymore. I did a full factory reset, which didn't accomplish anything. The screen doesn't respond at all. I can flip it open and use the keyboard, but that's not hardly convenient. So ... what do I try next? I'm game to ... |
63482 | Battery getting very hot and draining unusually quickly on the S2, S3, and now the S4? | This is a pretty unusual problem, and I've encountered the question in various forums but never the answer. I've had this problem on and off since the Galaxy SII. What happens is I'll take the phone off the charger in the morning, and it will be extremely hot in my pocket all day, then it will die about 10 hours later.... |
63483 | Is there a way to turn an app into a floating one? | I want to search a specific installed dictionary app which is on my device while I'm reading a book in the Kindle app. Is there a way to turn an app into a floating app? Anything even close to this idea even exists? Note: I'm aware of pre-made floating dictionaries but I'm looking to use the one I have. OS: 4.1 S3 |
80681 | Lockscreen shortcuts missing on galaxy S3 | I have a problem with missing shortcuts on my galaxy s3, I've tried many different things to do but still no shortcuts for me to enable or disable, the shortcuts just missing :(. The android 4.3 jelly bean is vodafone germany. What should I do more specifics please anyone can help me? ![enter image description here](ht... |
80686 | Lost Phone Storage and external storage after editing vold.fstab file | I have a Micromax Canvas Juice A177 . As it has a very small internal memory , so I tried to swap the external sd with internal sd . # WHAT I DID ? : I rooted my phone and then I installed ES FILE EXPLORER . : Then I edited the vold.fstab file in etc folder and replaced sdcard0 with sdcard1 and sdcard1 with sdcard0 . :... |
63484 | Floating browser window that can be minimized? | My problem: I need to have an open web page floating on top of my Kindle app which can be minimized to the screen and not on the status bar as that covers the book. What I need is an open resizeable window with transparency settings so I can read and research at the same time. How do I go about solving this? |
7953 | How do I detect if I have a Super AMOLED or LCD Screen on my Nexus S? | Many sources are citing that the Nexus S is shipping with 2 different types of screen due to Super AMOLED shortages. As I am in the UK it is likely I will have the Super LCD, which I read somewhere is inferior compared to the Super AMOLED. How can I tell which one I have? What are the main differences? **Update:** Foun... |
63488 | Does Android block any ports when tethering? | I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini running Android 4.1.2. I have a regular 3G voice & data plan with an Optus reseller in Australia. I often access the Internet from my laptop via bluetooth tethering on this phone and it works beautifully, except for one small problem. I have several web servers that I access via SSH but ... |
80688 | Google Maps History | I am an active Google Maps user and use the History feature extensively. I recently changed by gmail password using my laptop and changed it to sync on my Android Samsung phone. My History list is now gone and I am getting "No Network Connection" error when I go into Settings / Maps History. Yet I know that I am on a v... |
20509 | Google talk in Sony Ericsson XPeria Mini Pro | I've a Sony Ericsson XPeria Mini Pro with Android 2.3.3 and GTalk didn't came installed. I search it in the market and can't find it. Is there any way to get it installed? |
20504 | Can I share my Google Play "cloud" music with a family member? | I've uploaded all of our music to Google's "music in the cloud". I can play it on my Android phone (Droid X). I'd like my wife to be able to play it as well on her HTC Incredible). Is this allowed? How do I do it? (One way would be for her to log in as me but that seems like it might cause problems with both of us logg... |
10692 | Is battery calibration important for Android phones? | I heard that battery needs to be calibrated for a first few usages. I heard that battery needs to be calibrated every 40 charge cycles. I heard that i must not let battery get too low and not overcharge it. I heard that i must recharge battery at the end of every day until morning. Is this all true? If i only have 1/4 ... |
42103 | Only types 1 letter at a time | My girlfriend just bought a New Samsung Galaxy S3 (SGS3), everything is good however, when she tries to type something into a field box on the internet, it only types one letter at a time Eg: Signing into hotmail, when typing in her email address you can only input one letter at a time, so as u press a letter it does n... |
42101 | Reducing notification frequency | I would like to find a way to reduce the global number of notification sounds my phone (4.0) plays, setting a maximum number of plays per minute to avoid multiple applications sending a bunch of noisy messages. Is there a way to do this? |
9163 | How do I change the time zone (which is disabled) in Honeycomb on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1? | When I first turned on my Galaxy Tab 10.1, I told it to automatically set the time. Unfortunately now the time zone is set to GMT+00:00 in the Date & time settings, and is disabled (so I can't change it). How do I enable the time zone setting so I can change it? |
48764 | Nexus 7 not visible on PC after upgrade to 4.2.2 June 2013 | I've looked at the other posts on this topic, but my problem is that I cannot get the Nexus 7 to be seen at all by the Win7 OS. I've tried * 3 cables * switching between MTP and PTP * turning on Developer mode * enabling and then disabling USB Debugging * attempting to upgrade the USB driver using Asus' lates... |
53535 | sd card homescreen shortcuts dont appear after re-boot, galaxy advance, jelly bean | Got a irritating problem with my phone maybe someone can help me with. Basically when i move an app to sd card the shortcut on the homescreen disappears. I can reinstate it but then when i reboot my phone none of the sd card based apps have a shortcut again. Quite annoying especially now my phone memory is getting full... |
53537 | Reinstalling Samsung Home on Samsung Galaxy Y Duos | I had removed Samsung Home and made another launcher as the default home screen. I now need to reinstall Samsung Home; and I have tried moving both the APK and the ODEX file for Samsung Home into the `/system/app` folder, and tried to set the proper permissions, but this didn't work. Any other suggestions (other than r... |
53536 | HTC ONE hung and can not restart the phone | I have a HTC ONE. While using the phone it got hung. And when i tried to use the power button the Display as well got switched off. Now When i try to hold the Power button for ten seconds and try to hard restart its of no use. When i connect the phone to a pc via USB i get the device detected sound on windows but HTC O... |
53530 | How to stop "Cell Info Display" in HTC Desire X Duos | this question is with regards to HTC Desire X dual Sim. I have this device and since the day I purchased this device I am suffering a lot with the CID massages, in a minute I am getting 10-15 messages, and I am not able to turn that off. So please suggest me how to turn the CID massages off. |
16065 | I have full service but all my messages refuse to send? | Yesterday I encountered a problem with my phone: I have full service and I can make phone calls, download, and use internet without a problem. I can also receive messages, but anytime I try to send it seems as if it doesn't even make an effort trying to send. It instantly says 'message not sent'. I have factory reset m... |
57858 | DNS resolution based on connection? | On my Galaxy Note 2 phone (Android of course), is it possible to edit the hosts file so that it resolves 'example.com' to a public IP BUT resolves it to a local private IP if connected to wifi with a specific SSID? i.e. connected at home to the wifi, it resolves a domain name to a local server on the LAN, but anyplace ... |
63222 | How can I have a better ID3 tags integration? | I am a freak who likes to keep things organized. I have spent past year collecting accurate information for my song collection (i.e. info on Singer, Contributing Artists, Album, Year, Songwriter, composer etc.) & editing this info (in id3 tags) on my PC using Mediamonkey. Now I want my cellphone to accurately use this ... |
63220 | WhatsApp thing? | So, I want to restore my phone to factory settings, which means whatsapp will be deleted. I use my old number on whatsapp, and I don't have the SIM Card. My question is if I downloaded WhatsApp again and tried to sign in with my old number, can I do that ?? ((e.g.)) old no. 0598514173 - whatsapp new no. 055112233 - NO ... |
63221 | How do I transfer media from a Mac to Android? | Please help me with this problem, thanks |
57852 | Phone won't boot after Cyanogenmod 10.2 update | I just updated my HTC One X from Cyanogenmod 10.1.13 to 10.2 RC1, which seemed to go smoothly. It completed the "Checking apps" stage, and when it rebooted, it got stuck on the boot screen (the spinning concentric circles) for about 15 minutes, at which point I held the power button to turn off the phone, but it just r... |
29302 | Which service provides Facebook notifications and how to disable it to use mobile network | I'm having a bit of a problem trying to disable services from using mobile data connection on my Galaxy Nexus with Jelly Bean. I've disabled Facebook to use mobile data connection, but I'm still getting Facebook notifications1 which is very odd. I'd like to disable it on mobile network completely and only have it enabl... |
29301 | How do I test that proximity sensor on Galaxy Nexus works as expected | I've noticed two days ago that I've initiated some random things while having hands in my pockets and phone was in as well... And today I just picked up a call and while talking on the phone I realised that I turned on stuff with my face... It seems that proximity sensor isn't working or working improperly. How do I te... |
57856 | Is there a way to have pattern lock that doesn't prompt for X minutes yet still requires some action other than pushing a button (e.g. like iOS)? | I want the lock screen for my Android (currently running a CyanogenMod 10.2 nightly) to behave more like that of iOS, where I can have a delay on when I need to re-enter the pattern/pass-code, but still require a swipe every time screen is turned off. The existing "Automatic Lock [after X time]" feature lacks this addi... |
78429 | Battery goes down from 100% to like 80-75% so fast | Why does my LG L90 battery goes down from 100% to like 80-75% so fast (about 30 mins) and then the battery lasts quite a while? Is it because the battery has been charged only a few times? Because I bought the phone week ago. |
57854 | Disable browser prompt when using ADB to open an URL | I'm trying to open an URL using the ADB command: ./adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d URL When I have multiple browser support applications, I'm trying to open this using google play store. Is there a way I can set this to open this URL by google play store app and nothing else? Th... |
63229 | rescale data usage graph | The 'Data Usage' screen is scaled to 100GB . My data plan is limited after the first month to 500MB because I am somewhat Scots. How do I rescale that graph? My Samsung Meta has Android 4.2.2 |
54620 | Is it possible to recover deleted text messages after a factory reset on LG Optimus One 2.2.1? | I have never backed up anything off my phone. The text messages I need are from within the last month. The factory reset was done a week ago.. |
54623 | Microsoft Exchange contacts duplicating | Why are my Microsoft Exchange contacts joined/connected with "phone" contacts with the exact same information? I have tried removing the duplicate but when I call a person the "phone" contact is created again. |
8812 | How to update the picture of my contact from Facebook in HTC wildfire? | How to update the picture of my contact from Facebook in HTC wildfire? I am able to update all other contacts but not able to update my contact from facebook. I am using android version 2.2 |
8811 | Why does phone keep switching off? | I have an HTC Desire Z which I have bought 3 months ago and I usually use it for phone calls. I don't have many apps in it. Sometimes when I call from my phone it switches off and then I have to remove and reinsert the battery to restart it. What could be going wrong here? I have Android version 2.2 on my phone. |
54627 | whats the use of my places in android 4.3? | I noticed there is my places under location services. It saves the office home and car location by a format I specify (wwfi bluetooth or map). How is this used in android? Am I able to find my car location for example? |
54629 | Is there an Android equivalent for iPhone's "mobileconfig"? | iPhone provides an easy way to add Email accounts using .mobileconfig files, "installable configuration profiles" or whatever they call it. Its basically a XML file containing all the parameters needed to install the Email account, its extremely handy. But I'm in need of something similar for Android. Any ideas? Or per... |
59450 | doubletwist auto start up | I downloaded doublet wist, just for playing music, so I don't need it to start when my tab is on. I just want the program to start when I want to play music. I closed it in several ways, just keep getting back. |
6495 | Why Does My Phone Keep Linking Facebook Contacts? | I have an HTC Desire HD with Android OS 2.2.1 installed. The phone keeps telling me I have to link contacts that I've linked before, the problem looks to be with Facebook for HTC. For the first couple of times it happened I actually linked all of them and now my calendar is full of repeated birthday events from Faceboo... |
59453 | Why is Windows Explorer unable to access folder created by Solid Explorer? | In my Nexus 7 G1 (Android 4.4.2 KitKat), I created a folder with Solid Explorer. All Android apps are able to access it. After connecting the device to PC over MTP, I came to know that Windows Explorer is unable access this folder. An empty file with the folder name is being displayed instead of the folder. I can't ope... |
34358 | What is yakju, gn, yakjuxw, takju etc? | I'm in the market of buying a Nexus 7, and these are what I understand some kind of firmware/maker identification. Can someone please explain all the different names? Google sadly wasn't much help for me today. |
34357 | Google Reader widget items blinking | I have both a smartphone (Motorola Defy/MB525 running CyanogenMod 9) and a tablet (a cheap "generic" Genesis GT1230 running some obscure custom ROM). When I add the Google Reader widget (official app), after some time the items in the widget start blinking (not the widget itself, just the entries in the widget). Same i... |
34355 | How can I root my Verizon HTC Incredible 2? | I am technically inclined, I work as a IT technician and study computer science and engineering. Does anyone have a guide or guides, or can help me root my HTC Incredible 2? |
34350 | "remount: not found" error | I want to install an application as a system application. To do so, I must remount the system partition RW, to do so I run the command `adb shell remount rw` in a terminal, but I get the error `/system/bin/sh: remount: not found`. How can I remount the system partition RW? |
63794 | Run native executable in Android | When I install FaceNiff on Bluestack and try to run the executable file from adb shell by ./FaceNiff I get the error: /system/bin/sh: ./FaceNiff: not executable: magic 7F45 I have rooted the phone, su the adb. I think i need correct su and busybox. I tried but failed. |
12279 | How to preview all UI elements/widgets and dialogs | I need to view all the different UI elements and dialogs on a device. This would be helpful while developing new platform level themes. Is there an existing app that will do this? Are there other ways to view all the UI elements (e.g. android.widget.Button, android.widget.CheckBox, etc). |
6493 | When phoning, is there some way to 'say' the digits to a menu system in stead of having to enter them on the keyboard | On my Samsung Galaxy S (running Froyo) I was phoning my voice mail system, where I have to press _1 to hear the message_ , _2 to erase the message_ ... you know what I mean. When choosing a number I constantly have to **remove the phone from my ear** , **enter a digit** and than (quickly) **put it to my ear again** to ... |
52681 | What is rooting? How to root an android phone? | Explain what is rooting? How to do it? Does rooting affect the phone's performance? Can samsung galaxy fit be updated to present android version? can anyone refer sites that explains the inside of android? |
67837 | Phone not recognising contact names | I have a Lenovo S650 running Android 4.2.2, I'm in the UK but I purchased this phone from Malaysia and I believe it was imported from China. For contacts saved in the +447xxx format, sometimes I recieve a call and all I see is incoming from 07xxx with no name, changing the contact number to the 07xxx format doesn't hel... |
67836 | Samsung sdxc 64gb appears empty | I bought this card from a trusted web store the other week and almost immediately it started to behave badly. My phone Samsung galaxys3 jelly bean 4.3, seem to not be compatible with the card as it sometimes show the card as empty, as in not showing any of the files that's supposed to be there, but at the same time it ... |
67835 | Change device name on EXIF file | Recently I've been flashing some ROM s on my Moto X, and I noticed that the EXIF data from photos show my device name as: Phone. How can I change this information on the system so it saves correctly my phone name? PS. Changing build.prop doesn't change anything. Thanks for any help! |
67833 | Simplest way to transfer files from PC to Android device (wireless) | What's the simplest way to transfer files (often around 100 MB) from PC to Android device, **with wireless connexion** ? Should I use an application for this? _Remark 1 : I want to set "wifi=off" after the file transfer is done, because I never use it except for the file transfer. Moreover I really would like to do a d... |
67832 | Call Log is not being updated | I am facing a very weird problem. I have a Lava Iris 455 Dual SIM handset. Few days back, I changed both of its SIMs and right now using only one SIM on slot 2. Unfortunately the slot 1 is not working as I broke one of its contact pin. Ever since, whatever calls I'm having or receiving, it is not being updated in the c... |
67838 | Poor Performance at Low Battery | I'm having an issue where my phone gets sluggish and non-responsive when the battery level gets to around 35% or less. Apps will freeze, it will take the keyboard a long time to appear, and the unlock pattern will sometimes not show up at all when turning the screen on. Any ideas would be appreciated. Phone - Galaxy S3... |
58504 | How to clear my autocorrect's word history on S4 mini? | I let my younger cousins play on my S4 Mini from time to time, but now I have found that all their words they have used are the first to come up when I use my phone to text. It has gotten quite irrititating. Samsung seems to have very hard to find settings compared to my old sony Ericsson so I cannot find where to get ... |
58507 | how can I randomize my MAC address every time my WiFi is turned on? | Given the increased prevalence of systems which track people's movements by their Mac addresses I'd like to obscure mine. I have a rooted galaxy note 2 with busybox installed. I can change my MAC address like so: busybox ifconfig wlan0 hw ether 11:22:33:44:55:66 however, if I disable and re-enable my... |
58502 | How do I enable all the functions of an Apple EarPods? | Is there any way to make ALL the functions of an Apple EarPods work? The volume up/down won't work. |
24506 | Can "adb remount" be used on a stock phone (unrooted)? | Is it possible to use `adb remount` with a standard firmware and without having rooted the device? If not, is there another way to force the system to make /system writable without rooting the device? |
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