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517 | How to stream sound from Android phone to PC? | Is there a way to stream all sound from an Android phone to a PC to be played by the boxes of the PC? At best wirelessly? |
33491 | Play store not registering my phone after root | I rooted my phone and after that for the 1st time, as i was just checking out stuff, google play recognized my device and registered it. Later i did a factory reset and now for some reason it is not registering my phone ad I cannot download anything! Entering the "My apps" section only lists the installed apps. No upda... |
30380 | Is it possible to do a complete image backup of an Android device via USB connected to a Windows PC without the Android device being rooted? | I recently purchased a Nexus 7 tablet from Google and I also have a Samsung Skyrocket from AT&T. Neither of the devices is rooted. I'm not too enthusiastic yet about rooting either of them, especially since it voids warranties and severely limits support options. Is there a way to obtain a complete image backup of eith... |
77416 | How can i turn off charging when my phone connected to my computer? | I have Android device Samsung S4. Is that possible to turn off Battery Charging when my phone connected to my Computer via USB Cable. Any ways to turn off or disable it from settings? |
6531 | How can I sync .vcf contact photos between Android 2.2 and Gmail? | I can save all of the contacts to one .vcf file, then use a PC to import it to a Gmail account but there are no photo in the Gmail contacts. I checked the .vcf file there is photo data in it. Is there any function or app can sync the photo from an Android phone to Gmail? |
30388 | Can Android Chrome be linked to an account other than your main Android account? | Say that your main Android account is account1@gmail.com. Can you set up Android Chrome to use account2@gmail.com? (Ideally Chrome would allow multiple users, which will no doubt happen in Android too eventually.) |
21892 | How can Google Maps accurately locate my phone when GPS is disabled? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How does Google Maps estimate my location without GPS? I was wondering how Google Maps on my Android phone can locate me with a good accuracy when my GPS is disabled. At first I though it was with the cell tower but I'm not sure it can achieve this precision and it is way better when the ... |
18475 | What is the ODIN tool? | Recently, I've been learning about rooting/flashing android devices and I often come across web-pages mentioning "ODIN". From my common sense, I've come to realise that it is some sort of Windows GUI software that helps you in flashing/tweaking android devices. However, my concern is that wherever it is talked about, i... |
77806 | android v4.4.2 add own avatar (Motorola Moto G) | I have difficulty finding out how to add my own picture avatar, as is in the SMS dialog for example. I have added pictures of my contacts, and I can see them on the contact list and the SMS messages history, but I can not add mine. Is there the only way I can do it via Google+? Do I have to add my own picture in Google... |
77804 | Why is the play store displaying same app twice under the My apps section |  4 Under the All apps the true caller is shown twice by the play store / Under the settings there is only one app not two.... |
58879 | Kitkat keyboard no suggestion on text fields | I noticed that when slide-typing (does it have an official name?) into text **fields** (as opposed to text **areas** ), suggestions do not appear. It just puts in the first word it guesses I was trying to type and doesn't give me any other options. Why is this and is there a solution to it? |
35800 | How to get notified of new automatically archived emails in Gmail? | I am a very organized person, and thus also in the case of my emails. I have taken the time to set various filters and labels to keep my emails organized, some of these filters automatically archive messages, i.e. labels are applied to emails, and they get archived (hence these messages skip the inbox). ![Setting a fil... |
4166 | AVG by DroidSecurity - legit? Useful? | Re-post from StackOverflow, when suggested this was a more appropriate forum. I originally posted this on Whirlpool as well - I am very interested to see what new input I can get from this community. I was looking at AVG by DroidSecurity in the marketplace today and am a bit confused. On the free version there is recen... |
4163 | open messages to a contact at bottom of list | When I open my messages list with a contact ~~(I presume this is the same across all androids, and not my htc legend)~~ it has the message history with that contact...if you have just received a message from them, the new message is at the bottom and you always have to scroll to it...is there a way to make it so that t... |
69529 | Offline voice recognition Kitkat | Got a Moto E recently. I was checking out the Google voice commands. It works great. But offline commands are not working. As soon as I open the voice search/Google Now offline it gives error saying not connected. I tried downloading offline language and installed the same. But still not working. Anything else am missi... |
69528 | Can't pass the initial setup wizard on SG3 with broken screen digitizer | So i **burned digitizer** on i9305 by flashing corrupted recovery. Then i flashed **new** working custom **ROM** and recovery, after Stock JB tried some KitKats like MoKee, Omni, CyanOgen 10/11 but i'm facing the same problem with all of them. After booting fresh android i got stuck on the **welcome screen** / first ru... |
69520 | How much "Keep awake" is normal for Google Services? | How much, in general, of "Keep awake", and "Wakeups" is normal for Google Services? When should I be alerted that something is wrong? For example, would 2 hours of "Keep awake" be normal for 24-hours? Or 6 hours? At what point is it "too much" and I should look for the culprit? |
48599 | Problem viewing SD card contents while connected to PC | I have a problem while connecting my Samsung Galaxy Y Duos to my computer using a USB cable. My mobile displays "NO memory card. YOU cannot view Your photos, music etc" I do actually have the memory card in the mobile. What can I do about this? |
43556 | Android GTalk, Chromium Gtalk, Gmail Gtalk - how can i send files such as image, music, video clips like whatsApp? | I am using on my Android Gtalk where i can only do chat text send and receive. But how can i do all the features of WhatsAPP from Gtalk? Features like: * file transfer (image pictures, music, video clips) * Audio replay from the chat by history * Video reply from the chat by history Is there any way to make Gtalk... |
43554 | Camera Icon disappeared and camera screen blank | 2 tablet and it has been fine, noticed that the screen capture Icon has disappeared I click the camera app, all the controls etc appear but the screen is blank, both on camera and movie, I have tried to take a picture but nothing appears in my movie or photo folder. I dont want to have to reset, as I have loads of stuf... |
19634 | Lost sound on my Xperia X8? | I'm having problems with my Xperia X8, where it doesn't have sound from it's speaker. No phone sound, music, games, and even alerts. On the sound settings, the volume settings are set correctly. Sound is coming fine while making calls, both ways. It is even giving proper sound with headsets but sound is not coming from... |
74861 | Galaxy S4 Turning on problem | My lock button was having some problems such as when I clicked it it wouldn't do anything or it would glitch and hold down, so I restarted my phone now nothing is happening, I can't get anything on the screen to work at all I tried to boot into savemode, and download mode, dev move, nothing is working. I tried taking o... |
74862 | samsung galaxy s duos s7562 update is not installing | I have Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562 and recently received a notification about Software Update so that i proceed to install but update is not installing my mobile. I tried using Kies also and getting the same result. Note: I rooted my mobile and i disabled few services. so i need to know, Is there any service should be ... |
74867 | S4 NFC tag connection lost problem after firmware update | I wrote an app to read some RFID-Cards an everything works fine. In last few month samsung/mobile carrier updated the firmware on S4 devices. The consequence is that on some phones the app still works and on others it doesn't (I changed nothing). Debugger says the tag connection is lost again and again. I think it is a... |
74868 | Android OS installation to tablet | I have a tablet X touch, But its operating system has been damaged. Now I want to install fresh one to it. How can it be done? Someone help please? Thanks in advance. |
74869 | How to boot an HTC Cha into Safe Mode | On my HTC ChaCha I've been having problems with the bottom menu keys being periodically flakey and non responsive for which I wanted to try booting into Safe Mode to see if that fixes things. Does anyone know the key combination needed to boot HTC ChaCha into safe mode? I tried a generic HTC instruction I found online ... |
19639 | Guitar recording on Android? | I've tried to plug my electric guitar into Toshiba Thrive tablet and record some music using the default Sound Recorder app. I found that the tablet recorded sounds as if the guitar is not attached to the tablet, there was a lot of noise and the guitar sound was not clear. When I plug my guitar to the sound card of the... |
17573 | Save merged contacts information | I just spent a lot of time merging contacts from different sources (two Google accounts, Google+, Twitter, Facebook, Skype), and now my contact list looks somewhat clean for the first time in months. So far so good. In the past, when I reset my phone (I'm a CyanogenMod user, so resetting my phone happens from time to t... |
17572 | How do I increase the log size of dev/log/main? | How do I increase the size of dev/log/main by a factor of 10? My understanding is the log has a fixed size (16K?) and rolls over when that limit is reached. I'd like to find out what the log size is currently set at and increase it by a lot. I'm debugging an issue that occurs infrequently when the device hasn't been us... |
17574 | Samsung Galaxy 7" (GT-P6210) USB debugging is not detecting in Linux? | I am using ubuntu Linux 10.04 Pc in that my **Samsung Galaxy 7"** (GT-P6210) **homeycomb 3.2** is not detecting for development its showing in eclipse as `DeviceMonitor] Failed to start monitoring ????????????` in **console** and in **device tab** its showing ?????????????. Except this **7' GT-P6210** Samsung tablet al... |
17578 | Why isn't the name of my device changing? | I changed the name of my new Kindle Fire within my Amazon account by going to `Manage My Kindle -> Manage My Devices`. Everything seems to have gone fine on the account side, but the upper left hand corner of my Fire still just says "Abby's Kindle". Lamest name _ever_. It's been about 24 hours since I made the change i... |
13400 | Several general questions about Sony Ericsson Live View | First does it have an acceleration, compass, or "gyroscope". Second can it make noises? Third does it work for HTC Sensation? Thanks ahead of time. |
13406 | Is there any way to filter out Tegra-only games? | I've noticed that Android Market sometimes allow me to download 3d games even when they are not compatible with my device (LG Optimus One p500), for example because the games require a Tegra GPU. Is there a way to filter Tegra-only games from the Market? |
67857 | Backing up broken android device | I have an android device running KitKat 4.4.2 (not rooted; developer stuff turned on) and I shattered the digitizer. I can still see what's on the screen but I can't interact with it1. I tried using `adb` to back it up, but I was unable to press the "confirm" button on the screen. Is there anything I can do now [i.e. w... |
20601 | Disabling smiley key on keyboards with the stock messaging app in ICS | I'm using a custom ROM for ICS on my Samsung Galaxy S. I like being able to create a new line in a text message, but the 'enter' key on all keyboards I use (though primarily Swype) is replaced with a 'smiley' key. Is there any way to change this behaviour? Some research shows me it's to do with the field type used in t... |
45185 | Samsung Galaxy S4 eye tracking | In the Samsung Galaxy S4 connection eye tracking video it shows a person watching a video. While watching the video if they turn their head the video will pause. I want to ask, if the video is seen by two or more people what will happen to the video? |
53903 | Pulling an apk of paid app from the device | I was pulling the .apk files from the device using the following command: ./adb pull /data/app/com.example.tracker-1.apk When I tried using the same command for the encrypted app as below: ./adb pull /mnt/asec/net.stfj.spelltower-1/pkg.apk I get the following message ... |
62437 | Xposed module for home key configuration while phone is locked | Is there an Xposed module for configuring the home key behavior (and maybe other hw keys) while the phone is locked or in sleep state, and will it also affect the home button default unlocked behaviors? e.g. torch on long press home key while locked/sleep. |
81929 | Incoming SMS link to wrong contact | I have incoming SMSs from Bank/Providers/etc without phone number, the name only . The native sms application show these names ok, until I try to open sms sender contact's details. In this case it will show the same wrongly choosed contact for all such SMSs. Other applications like Hangouts, various SMS apps, etc show ... |
81928 | Nexus5 identified as Media Player (Device), instead of Storage Drive, Windows 7 | I've had the Nexus 5 for a few months, and exchange files between my PC and the phone using the USB cable frequently. I also charge the phone using the USB connected to my PC. Usually, the window pops up asking what I want to do with the device, which I ignore if I'm charging, or select Explore if I'm file-transferring... |
81924 | Micromax A60 releated quetion | I am using a Micromax A60 phone which just hangs. I tried to use stock recovery which showed the following options: Android System Recovery -reboot system now -apply sdcard : update.zip -wipe data/factory reset -wipe cache partition -finding packege -opennig packege -verificati... |
81927 | How can I determine USB host controller type | I'm trying to determine wheter my tablets have: * Open Host Controller Interface (OHCI) * Universal Host Controller Interface (UHCI) * Ehanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) Is there any tool that could help me to determine it? My tablets are: * Samsung GT P3110 * GoClever R76.2 |
46981 | Android accessibility / convenience: Color settings | I found that when using my Android phone for reading webpages reading is often made unnecessarily straining due to the combination of background and foreground color used by websites. Using anything other than black text on white background reduces the effective contrast. In outdoor usage I thus have to increase screen... |
42202 | When I write an email using the Android mail apps, how can I send it 2 hours later? | When I write an email at 2:00 AM or 2:59 AM I don't want to send it at that time (because I want to go to sleep), but instead tell Android/GMail to send this email a few hours later, because of timezone differences. Right now I can only send immediately, not planned email. Are there any GMail apps which can do that, or... |
48469 | Google Books errors on HTC Sensation on application launch | Google Books Android crashes on loading, and whenever I have auto-sync enabled (which is hence very disruptive) I always get the error twice: > The application Books (process com.google.android.apps.books) has stopped > unexpectedly. Please try again. The actual stack trace shows the error to be: > java.lang.RuntimeExc... |
48467 | View a PDF with two columns by displaying it one column by one column | Is there a way to view a PDF with two columns by displaying it column by column? I can certainly use any viewer to look at such a document but leafing around from column-to-column is very cumbersome. Even more so for scanned-in bitmaps. The layout of many Android devices would be ideal to read a single column at a time... |
48464 | How can I easily copy files from an Android device to a computer wirelessly via command line? | I need to copy jpegs from an Android phone's sdcard to a computer, ideally through command line (/storage/sdcard1/*.jpg to a remote location) I've tried Izzy's solution from this post like so: scp -p -P 2222 root@192.168.1.19:/storage/sdcard1/*.jpg ~/Desktop/pull/ but got this error: sh... |
48461 | Using Google Play music as an alarm | I downloaded a song from the Play Store to use as my alarm on my S3 but for some reason can't find it. When I go into Play Music it's there along with all my other downloaded music, but when I go into my alarm and try setting it it doesn't appear. Some of my other music appears, but not my music I've downloaded from th... |
48460 | Connecting to COM serial port through USB with Putty | I am trying to use my android phone connected to my PC as an SMS gateway by executing AT commands. I have attached the phone to the PC (Windows 7), and device manager shows that it is in COM4 port. I opened PUTTY in administrator mode and tried connecting to COM4 but it just shows a black screen with the green cursor b... |
7361 | How can I get an offline version of wikitravel on my Froyo phone? | I'm looking for a way to get an offline version of wikitravel on my Froyo phone (Desire if it makes any difference) I know of wapedia, but I really need an offline copy of the site... Any obvious way to achieve that? Note that the stock browser doesn't even let you save single web pages! |
7362 | How can I have SMS texts read out to me? | How can I have incoming texts read out to me? It can be useful when I am driving. |
44583 | Can't access Samsung Galaxy S2 (GT-I9100) storage? | I'm using `Samsung Galaxy S2` and I was able to access its storage before. But now, it does not appear in `My Computer` anymore. I tried reconnecting it and even restarted both the S2 and my PC but to no avail. However, when I typed `adb devices` on cmd, my device is listed there. In fact, the connector icon is also pr... |
7366 | Is it safe to manually delete the contents of the .Trash-1000 folder on my SDCard? | Can anyone please provide an explanation (or a good resource) of how the folder `/mnt/sdcard/.Trash-1000` functions and whether or not it was safe to manually delete its contents? Based on the name and the way it seemingly acts it would be logical to assume that it's a garbage folder, but you know what happens when you... |
11939 | Enter username or password via voice? | Is there a way to enter a username or password by voice? Google's Voice Search only interprets entire words or phrases but I couldn't find any way to dictate **letter-by-letter** to an input field. Is this at all possible in Android? |
11938 | How can I install swype on HTC Wildfire S? | I have an HTC Wildfire S and want to install Swype. I understand from a bit of searching that I need to download it. When I search for "swype" in the marketplace there are dozens of results which all don't seem to install the Swype functionality. Some forums even mention that this is not possible. **How do I install Sw... |
11937 | How can I increase the brightness of photos on the HTC Wildfire S? | I just moved from a Sony Ericsson C510 to a HTC Wildfire S. Although the Wildfire as a flash and the C510 doesn't, I was able to take pictures in dim rooms better with the C510 than the Wildfire. **Even using the flash creates dark pictures.** For example, in this picture you can see in the reflection in the picture gl... |
11934 | Display the reason I just got an alert? | My phone makes a noise when I get a text or email. Can it also display a line of text saying what the text or email is from? I hate having to check all my apps to see which one wants my attention. I also want to know why it wants my attention, as in, who just texted me? Who just emailed me? what did they say? |
54523 | How to signout google talk from a lost android phone? | I lost my andoid phone. When I open my gmail in browser and put it in an invisible mode, it still displays > "Oops! You are not invisible because you're logged into Google Talk from > another client, device, or location that doesn't support invisibility." I tried Sign out all other sessions option, I changed my passwor... |
54521 | How do I factory reset/wipe Galaxy Note 2 with no screen? | My phone's LCD is broken but the rest of the phone works 100%. I can't do the normal steps to erase the phone because I can't interact with the menu on the screen to do so. I would like to erase everything so I can sell the phone to somebody willing to have the screen repaired. |
54520 | How to enable backlight of control buttons in Xperia miro st23i? | Very first i have disabled this, after that i can't find the option to enable it  |
59177 | how do i get out of safe mode on htc desire s? | Just put music on SD card, started up phone after re-inserting SD card, but it came on in 'safe mode'. Any ideas on how to switch safe mode off? |
59176 | Play Music (KitKat): update library not working | I use BitTorrent Sync to transfer audio files to my Nexus 5. All files are transfered to the 'music' directory. When new files are added to this directory, the only way to update Play Music's library is rebooting android. There is an update button in Play Music ("Vernieuwen" in dutch) but this does not add the new file... |
59171 | How to disable the Denial Log Reporting Service on SGS4? | On my Samsung Galaxy S4 I've accidentally accepted a privacy policy for the "Samsung Denial Log Reporting Service" in a popped notification. I've found in Google that it "Captures SE for Android denials in Enforcement mode on the device and uploads them to a Samsung Server". Does anyone know how to disable this ~~crap~... |
59170 | Samsung Galaxy Note 2 wont charge while on and battery is discharging | So after reformatting my phone, resetting to defaults, nothing has seem to work. I even took it to my cell provider to see the tech, they didn't do anything. Whats weird is that it had 20% and so i took the battery out of the phone and stuck it back in, right when it turned on says 55%, strange right? Does anyone know ... |
51120 | Orbot not starting on rooted Samsung Galaxy S4 (Verizon) | I have recently rooted my Samsung Galaxy S4 (Verizon) using the method found here. I am trying to run Orbot(Tor) with the Tor Everything option enabled. The application will not get past "Orbot is starting...". I am connected to WiFi and am on Verizon's service. Unfortunately I had not tested this prior to rooting so I... |
60785 | network problem | I'm having a network problem with my Samsung Galaxy grand device. Sometimes while trying to make a call, the device displays a message like "Not registered on network" and the call doesn't get through. I have set the mobile network to the GSM/WCDMA(AUTO) mode. Is there any solution for this? |
4421 | Is there any way to move apps to my sd card in android 2.1 on my phone? | Is there any way for me to move apps to my sd card in android 2.1 on my phone? Everything I've read so far just talks about how easy it is to do it in 2.2. I have a Milestone, but apparently my carrier is not yet able to support 2.2. Am I just pretty much screwed until it does? |
15941 | How to work bluetooth with asus eeepad? | Odd question.. How do I get my bluetooth headset to handle the audio/mic for my tablet? |
56188 | No connection when trying to access google play store on my galaxy note gt- n7000 | When i try to access google play store on my samsung galaxy note gt- n7000 i get no connection message even though im connected to the wifi and mobile network. I also get an error message when trying to access the youtube app. This occured after i removed the battery pack to check if my phone accepted micro sims. |
15944 | Configuring DHCP client on my android board | I am running android on my development board and want to configure DHCP client on it. Can anyone tell the details of what steps to be followed to configure dhcp client on android. |
15945 | Can I safely uninstall Flash and Facebook apps? | From this question I known how to remove vendor installed apps. However is it safe to uninstall Flash and Facebook? I guess that the Android browser depends somehow on Flash and might brake after I remove Flash package. I simply want to have more space for other apps and don't want to be reminded every time about updat... |
38064 | What's causing my phone to freeze? | I Have a Samsung Galaxy S2. I had it for around 2 weeks, when it first turned itself off and wouldn't turn back on again. The keyboard would glitch and stop working. and apps like Facebook, or Google Play, Internet etc would freeze then the error `'Application' Is not responding` send error report etc. I've just got it... |
1039 | HTC HERO OTA update to Android version 2.1 firmware deleted the Calibrate Touch Screen feature from the menus. How do I get it back? | HTC directly updated over-the-air (OTA) from 1.5 android to 2.1 android firmware on my handset. Since that time, the touch-screen (which is miscalibrated) can no longer be recalibrated, because the menu item has disappeared. I have, of course, requested support from HTC via email, but I doubt that they will find an ans... |
12234 | My HTC Desire Keeps Overheating, what can I do to stop this? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How can I prevent my HTC Desire from overheating? I've just purchase a HTC Desire and after about 10mins of using it, it will overheat and crash onto the opening green HTC logo which you get when you turn the phone on. What can I do to prevent the phone from overheating? |
17290 | New battery - any special treatment required? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How to break in a new cell phone battery? Admittedly this could be aimed at any mobile device, but I have a new battery for a HTC sensation. To get the best out of it, does it need any special charge/discharge cycling? |
11068 | Galaxy S keeps accidentally taking screenshot | Galaxy S on 2.2 supports taking screenshots by holding the back button and tapping the home button simultaneously. However I find my phone occasionally doing it when I only tap the back or only the home button (which I do a lot). This is inconvenient, but I don't mind too much it taking screenshots, but the bigger prob... |
28267 | Trouble with Wi-Fi on GSM Galaxy Nexus running Jelly Bean | Am running 4.1.1 on a GSM Galaxy Nexus and continue to have very poor connectivity issues with Wi-Fi (everywhere, not just in my house). Other than having an unlocked bootloader and being rooted, the device is stock. My AP in the house is running on Channel 1, and there's no other WiFi that's close to my house. No RF i... |
28266 | How to control the file system on Android from Win7 file explorer? | I haven't found any good solution for managing files on my Galaxy S2 from Win7. I've tested Kies and some other software but I'd like to be able to move files, create directories etc. through file explorer in Windows. There was some talks about installing a server also but it feels like using nukes on a mosquito. Prefe... |
28265 | Avoid reload when activating browser | When I start my mobile browser it is usually to browse some other place than what it currently shows, but both firefox and the default browser insist on reloading what random page they hold before I'm able to proceed. Is there any way to avoid the reload in these browsers? **Edit** The answer from _NDgeek_ works as a w... |
28264 | How to quickly change the language in the latest Swype beta? | According to Swype's advanced tips page: > Switching languages: To switch between the two most recent languages, Swype > from the Swype-key to the key with the language initials on it. Since I updated Swype, the language initials are on the space bar and this tip doesn't work any more. I can still switch languages by l... |
28263 | Does Huawei Honor support silent camera mode in Ice Cream Sandwich? | I use the app `Camera Zoom FX` for taking photos. On Gingerbread, I was able to mute its sounds via the settings. After updating to Ice Cream Sandwich, I always hear a sound when taking a photo. Since I updated the app too, I was wondering: Is this a bug in `Camera Zoom FX` or doesn't ICS for Huawei Honor allow to mute... |
36363 | Selecting 720p format on Nexus 7 | I have rooted, unlocked and modded my Nexus 7 with the 720p camera mod. If I go to `system/etc/media_profiles.xml`, it shows the 720p format. The only problem is, that when I film with the default camera app, it films in 352x288. How do I select which video resolution I wish to use? Screeny, but so far I have either woken others or I have not woken up. IS there a good hybrid solutions, like some "Phoene only apps". I would like an increasing "disturbance", like first only wibrating gear. Later attamps should start with the same, but move to... |
61317 | How can I read the chat logs from WhatsApp messenger on my Windows machine? | How can I copy over the whatsApp chat messages to a text editor? Are there any specific files I need to copy? I don't care for the media files, I just need the transcript of chat. I am using the Motorola G phone. I have noticed the files are stored using some encryption on the phone. I am able to copy the files from th... |
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