Local Address Book

Disclaimer: I'm new with Android. I have a 2.3.6 device. So I'm on my phone, I hit the little address book button. I can see I have "contacts" Three of them. Yay. One has a little phone icon. Two have little 'g' icons. My "history" has heaps of contacts. When I click on an entry in my history which is obviously on Gmail, there's no option to add them to a contact. They're not in my contact list, but they show up when I try to add a contact, so I can't add them. When I click on an entry in my history which is obviously not on Gmail, I have an option to add them as a contact.... and my contact list suddenly has hundreds and hundreds of entries. They're all people I've emailed at one point or another, but lots of them are useless ungroomed contact entries... they're probably out of date. Why does this not make sense to me? Meanwhile, I have a giant address book in Thunderbird with hundreds of entries, and an old Nokia phone with hundreds of entries. Ideally, I'd like to reconcile all of those into a single address book, and ideally, not on Google's servers. I don't care about the hundreds of outdated contacts in Google. I'd be happier if my phone didn't know they existed. Is this even possible on Android? Is there a good local calendar app where I can use my existing contact list?


Is there a way to perform a memdump of an android device? I need the content of the entire memory (RAM). Maybe there is a shell command (meminfo will not do because it displays only memory information, not the content of RAM) or maybe somebody has a program which does this.


How to prevent buttons from activating screen

When I take my Android phone from my trousers pocket the screen is often activated since any press to the search, home, back or menu button activates the screen. Of course, this is a major battery drain. Even worse - sometimes the phone takes or rejects an incoming call while being in my pocket without me noticing. 8-( So: is there any way to prevent these buttons from activating the screen? Only the power on button should wake it up, since it is much better hidden and cannot be accidentially pressed in the pocket. In case that matters: my phone is a LG-P500 with Android version 2.2.2


Can my Android device replace a heart monitor watch? Maybe there are good apps out there for monitoring heart rates? Many people use special watches, so I wonder if their phone can do it already instead.


Cannot install apk file on my phone

I developed an app in Eclipse, and emailed to me the `.apk` file. It correctly downloads to my phone, then I go in `Downloads` and tap it. I choose Install and I'm getting `App not installed` message. What's the problem? I have a Nexus 4 phone, and Unknown sources option is selected. I can successfully install the app through Eclipse. The .apk file was exported in Eclipse from `Android tools->Export unsigned application package`. Best regards


Is it possible to add an audio bluetooth profile to my phone?

I want to make my phone act as a bluetooth speaker/headset because the audio jacks connection on my laptop is kinda broken (won't play audio on both ears unless the headset plug is midway inserted). Add to that the fact that the audio coming out of my laptop's speakers aren't too loud. My phone, however, fills in that gap by having quite good and loud audio and the headset jack on my phone isn't messed up like the one my laptop. So upon thinking of ways to do this, I realized that I could add a bluetooth profile to my phone so that the laptop will be able to detect it as a bluetooth headset. However, I couldn't find any info about doing this. I'm using an SE ST17i and I'm rooted so rooted solutions are applicable. I hope someone can help me out. P.S. I know of the AirFoil approach but would rather prefer my above approach if possible because I don't like keeping my wifi on all the time.


Backup of existing firmware?

Recently I bought my Xperia Z with Jellybean, and its showing available update of Kitkat, so before updating the firmware, how could I take backup of existing firmware, so that I could load if required in future?


How do I get emoticons to show as images rather than text in SMS messages?

I've got a Motorola Droid X running Android 2.2 (Froyo), and when sending and receiving SMS/text messages in the default text messaging program, I don't see the Android emoticon images in the message. I instead only see the text representing that emoticon. For instance, I only see `:-)` rather than the smiley emoticon image. Is there a setting somewhere that turns that feature on or off?


Install Android on PC

I have a PC with 512 MB RAM and`3Ghz` Pentium Dual Core Processor. I want to install Android on it. Please tell me how can i do it. Regards, Utkarsh


how to install android OS on desktop pc?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Is it possible to install Android on a PC? Can we install Android OS on to a desktop? If yes can some one share the same thing. I have tried steps from How-To-Geek and from Android-x86 - Porting Android to x86. Whenever I try to boot from the USB it says "error: unknown filesystem." and stays on grub rescue prompt.


Any fix for audio stuttering (incoming and outgoing) when making Skype calls?

I have an HTC hero with Android 2.1, and the latest Skype available in android marketplace (december 2010) stutters badly on wifi. (I did not even try to make a skype call over 3g data, i think that would be silly, and in my market where data charges are exorbitant, a waste of money.) I believe it's a performance problem with my phone. I have tried to uninstall some other apps, and not very much seems to be open and running on my phone (just skype, the phone main UI panel). Audio coming to my headphones stutters terribly and is full of clicks. The audio going out is reported to be bad when I tested it with human callers, but when I used the echo123 skype service, my audio came back to me mostly perfectly. It looks like Skype's website lists the following as compatible android handsets: "Android devices: DROID by Motorola, DROID ERIS by HTC, Motorola DEVOUR™, HTC Droid Incredible, LG Ally, Samsung Fascinate™, Motorola Droid X, Motorola Droid 2, Samsung CONTINUUM, Motorola Ciena, Motorola Droid 2 Global." [Note that HTC hero is not in that list]


How can I deal with "Low on Space" messages on my Android?

I keep getting the "Low on Space: Application data space is low. To free up" [the rest is cut off] message. I've moved every app I can over to the SD card, cleared the cache, compacted my K9 mail cache. Advanced Task Killer (ouch!) says I have 98M Available Memory File Manager says I have 223M/748M (29%) free. That's not so bad -- but I'm stuck in the no-updates scenario. The market downloads won't really start, gmail won't update, etc. I've rebooted several times, and nothing changes. Aaaargh. What can be done, other than uninstalling **everything** ?


Insufficient storage error on Google play store

I tried to install an app from Google play, which said it was about 12mb to install. According to Storage in settings, I have 90mb available on external memory and 144mb in internal memory. When I install it, it downloads, then comes up with an error 'insufficient storage'. Which storage is it referring to and how can I free it up? Thanks in advance.


How to stop Message memory full Internal phone storage is getting low?

I have been trying to get rid of this but nothing is working, and its super annoying please help! I've tried clearing cache but it didn't work.


Whats the core difference between Kies, New PC Studio, PC Studio 3.1 from Samsung?

The web site doesn't specifically say...but I assume that Kies is for Android based devices, NPS and PCStudio are for W7p and other Phone OSs?


Why is the SD card mounted as read-only on PC when shared from HTC Desire HD via USB?

I just discovered that the SD card is now read-only when I use "disk drive" connection on the phone. Why do I have to do in order to be able to write on the SD card from the PC? I mention that the phone is rooted and is using the latest version of 2.3 available for HTC Desire HD (original rom).


Not receiving whatsapp messages unless I open the app when on 3G - on wifi there is no delay

I have recently bought a _Samsung Galaxy S4,_ Android version 4.4.2, and for some reason I only receive my _Whatsapp_ messages when I open the app. This only happens when I am on 3G. When connected to a WiFi network, there is no delay at all. I have uninstalled and re-installed, I have checked the restricted data setting (it is not ticked) and I am now officially loosing my mind. What did I miss?


Caller ID doesn't match similar numbers except when there is a perfect match

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Contacts with and without international extensions Is there any way to make the caller IDs work like in older non-Android phones? For example, the following numbers are similar / the same:               +541122223333     +549112223333     01122223333     1522223333      In older phones, the phone detects the caller and makes a match in the agenda. Why is this not working in Android? Thanks.


unknown error code -24

I have Android 4.1.2 on Samsung galaxy S2 I install an app and get this error: unknown error during appliaction install -24 googling this line should clearing Google play cache might help but it didn't work for me. Any other solution?


Unable to install wordweb dictionary

Initially I was having wordweb dictionary installed in my android phone(4.2.2) , but suddenly it disappeared. Then I tried to reinstall it from the .apk file which I was having, but it is showing "Application not installed." Also when I tried to download a fresh copy of the software from Android Play Store, again it is showing "Unknown error code during application installation - 24". Although, all other applications are running and downloading perfectly fine, but this particular application is not installing. Kindly someone help me.


I did a factory reset and flashed a custom ROM recently. Afterwards I tried to restore some apps I had backed up with ROM toolbox pro. Some of the restores were successful, others not, without a reason. When I tried to reinstall those apps from the Play store I got after downloading: Unknown error during application install "-24" In some cases I managed to overcome this by going to the /data directory and delete everything related to the specific app that couldn't be installed. Afterwards the install from the store worked. But I have a few cases of apps in which there are no related files in /data I can find, and I still get the same error message again and again. Any ideas what is causing this?


unknown error code during skype application install

When I tried to install Skype in my phone, I encountered some error. It says `Unknown error code during install: "-24"`. I tried to reinstall it many times, but still the same. How can I solve this?


unknown error code during application install -24

More than an application removed from my Samsung galaxy s3 device and I can't install it from my storage or from play store


I just updated my Moto X to latest and greatest Android 4.4 KitKat (I even did full factory reset just to be sure) and now I'm trying to install WhatsApp Messenger but unable to do so, I'm getting following error: > Unknown error code during application install "-24" Please advise.


ERROR : Unknown error when installing the application "-24"

Every time I try to download an app called icoron on my Galaxy note 3 an error message appears,   `Unknown error when installing the application "-24`   Can anyone please help me?


Can I repartition the internal storage of my device to make space for apps?

I have a T-Mobile Concord and it has little memory (probably standard amount). It is used up by applications that I don't use or don't need. I would like to partition the OS so that I can increase the internal memory so I can download other apps or play games that I have downloaded. Is this possible or am I just S.O.L.?


Skype does not use the proximity sensor

Skype does not use the proximity sensor, i.e. when I hold the phone to my ear the screen stays on and most annoyingly still responds to touch input. What may be the cause? The sensor works fine for normal calls. I didn't find a related setting within Skype.


Galaxy S3 stuck on Samsung logo, is there anyway i can backup my data in recovery mode without rooting?

i have the original Firmware, no rooting. Recently, i got this issue where my s3 doesn't startup, it just keeps flashing the logo over and over again until the battery drains. I've already tried pulling the battery, wiping cache partition several times but no luck. So is it possible to root my device without losing any data or at least can i backup from the recovery mode? I'm an Android newbie, so i have zero background on this stuff. What am i suppose to do ? Edit: i'm specifically asking about backing up my data, is it possible?


Will flashing other region's ROM unlock GT-I9515?

I bought a Samsung S4 GT-I9515 from Saudi Arabia. But returning to my country found that this phone is locked and I don not know of any unlock code. It is also not possible to contact the seller in KSA. Now I'm thinking if flashing stock ROM from other country will solve the issue. Any help appreciated. Even any known unlocking technique.


How can I control which apps are able to use the data connection while roaming?

I am planning a trip to abroad and need to use my Android phone while roaming. But i couldn't disable all data roaming because i need my company emails. So i want to disable WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Play Store and etc; except Exchange. Is there any way to achieve this?


Why can't some apps be moved to the SD card?

I am finding the move to SD card option disabled for some apps


Unable to move apps to the SD card

I have certain apps, like Google Maps, on my phone which I am unable to move to my SD card from the internal memory. I tried moving it from the App management menu in Phone settings, but the move to SD card option isn't enabled. Is moving these apps going to affect the working of the device?


Why do some applications have `Move to SD card` button disabled?

I've just downloaded an app, and I want to move it to SD card. At the application setting, the app has data like this: Total ... 10.05MB   Application ... 9.97MB   Data ... 80.00KB Next to 'Clear data' button, 'Move to SD card' button is disabled. Why?


internal memory Vs SD card

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Unable to move few Apps to SD Card   >  Can I force move to sd card applications that don't want to be moved there? Why do Android phones require installations mostly in internal memory? Is there any application which supports to transfer the root directory to SD card?


Adding apps in the unlock screen

I have a Samsung tablet (not sure of model), running Android 4.0.4. When I unlock my screen, I have four default options that I can choose from, or I can use the empty area to unlock the main screen. How can I add apps like my favorite games to this menu so I can go directly into those games? If you need more information, please let me know. Please provide steps for getting the information also.


Keyboard shortcut to enter commonly-used email address

Is there any keyboard shortcuts on Android? I want to enter my commonly-used email address easily, because most apps require an account.


connect android devices in ad-hoc mode without needing to net connection?

can we get android devices in ad-hoc mode using WIFI-card but without access internet ? i mean to connect peers to send and receive messages between them but without having internet connection ? i see this  link talk about **wpa_supplicant.conf** to enable ad-hoc mode, but it seems that there are problems in this thing. and see this command `iwconfig` but this doesn't support on android !!


Disable or uninstall side bar on android

I'm wondering if it is possible to disable or uninstall this bar that I show on this image. I'm sorry i don't know what it is named that is why I included the image (click to enlarge). I'm using Android version 4.1. ![side bar](http://i.stack.imgur.com/jFNT0.jpg)


How to turn off apps toolbar?

I have a _Samsung Galaxy S3_ with Android 4.3. Some time ago a toolbar with list of applications appeared. I can edit its position (right or left) and I can edit apps on toolbar, but a cant remove it. It's visible in every place in OS and even in other apps. Below I'm adding two screenshots. On the first one you can see the toolbar and on the second one the apps edit page. I'm not sure if it is because of I installed something or because of some update. How to remove it? ![what app is it](http://i.stack.imgur.com/cFYNqm.png) ![what app is it?](http://i.stack.imgur.com/AN6Ugm.png)   The _Toolbar_ (left) and its _Edit_ page (right; click images for larger variants)


How to get rid of the auto hidden bar?

I think I get this bar after system update a couple months ago. How to get rid of this? ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Avs2F.png)


How to hide / show the pull out drawer that is pre-loaded on some Samsung devices

Some newer Samsung devices have a pull out tab that stores some of the commonly used applications. I have accidentally enabled and disabled it a number of times, but I don't know how. I don't see anything related to it in device settings or any of the installed apps that would control it. How do you hide / show this pull out bar? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/1E8Scm.jpg) (Click on the image for larger version)


Samsung galaxy note knocking off other computers wifii

My Samsung galaxy note 10.1 32gb knocks off the other computers on the WiFi network when I connect. Mine connects fine, but the other computers (laptops) get knocked off and have to be rebooted or repaired to gain access again. Why does this happen and how can I fix it?


Can I disable the volume warning if I raise the volume too much?

Occasionally when I raise the volume on my HTC-one, I get a warning message which stops me until I click 'Ok'. It's more of an annoyance than anything else. Can I disable it? I can't seem to find an option for it in the settings. This question has already been asked here, but it was over a year ago. There was no solution then, I'm wondering does anyone know if there is a solution now?


How do I escape a crash/reboot loop without losing data?

My Motorola Atrix 4G (MB860) is stuck in a crash/reboot loop. I believe it is running Android 2.3.6, but the phone doesn't stay on long enough to confirm. It seems this is a common problem (why is that?), but most of the potential solutions I've seen on the Internet haven't been particularly helpful. I can't seem to boot into Safe Mode, because I instead get stuck at a "Starting RSD protocol support" message that does not progress. I have tried clearing the cache, but that has no effect. I have had this happen in the past, but in those cases I was able to escape the loop by powering down the phone on purpose and restarting it manually. That solution is not working this time around. I have a lot of data on this phone that I would like to at least be able to salvage before I have to wipe the phone with a factory reset (if it does indeed come to that), but the phone does not stay on long enough for it to detect a USB connection or for me to turn USB debugging on to access it with adb. I have not modified the phone in the past, but I would be willing to do so if it meant that I could get adb working. I would prefer, however, to get at the source of the problem and delete any offending app file that might be causing this to happen (if such a file can be determined). What is going on here? Why does Android even allow this sort of thing to happen? And why is it not easier to get into Safe Mode? I suppose those are the more academic questions in this situation, but my primary concern is: How can I gain access to my files to back them up before having to do a factory reset? Or is there another way to escape this crash/reboot loop? **EDIT (2013-02-14):** To be clear, let me elaborate on what I mean by "crash/reboot loop" in this case. When I power on the phone, it goes through its normal display of the Motorola and carrier screens. Then the lock screen begins to load, as it normally does. It seems to me that it takes longer than usual for it to detect a cell signal and identify the carrier network (AT&T), but I can't know for sure. At this point, if I don't unlock the phone, it will eventually reboot on its own and continue to loop through this process until the battery dies. But if I do unlock the phone, I am immediately greeted by a series of "Force close" dialog boxes informing me that the following processes/applications have stopped unexpectedly:   * com.motorola.service.main   * Google Partner Setup (com.google.android.partnersetup)   * Google Play Store (com.android.vending)   * Webtop (com.android.portal)   * Bluetooth Share (com.android.bluetooth) I generally have to select "Force close" on the first few in order for the next few to appear, though the Bluetooth one appears immediately on top of the Webtop one. The phone will generally reboot immediately after the Bluetooth error appears. If I have the phone plugged into my computer via USB, I will get a USB connection notification immediately before the phone reboots. I should also note that the com.motorola.service.main error occurs multiple times. (If I "Force close" it, it reappears in between the other errors.) The Google Partner Setup and/or Google Play Store errors sometimes appear multiple times, as well. **EDIT (2013-02-20):** I'm still having issues, so I thought I'd go through the whole thing again, looking for new information. It turns out I missed one key part about booting into Safe Mode: You have to wait until the boot ANIMATION starts before holding both volume buttons down. (Then you keep holding until a long vibration occurs.) Anyway, when I booted into Safe Mode, things got worse, not better. The phone didn't even stay on long enough for it to complete the Android initialization! I don't know what that means, but maybe it's another clue?


Why do I see adverts after closing WhatsApp?

Every time I close WhatsApp I get some sort of an advertisement. According to their site they don't advertise, but I see adverts like this after closing the app: ![screenshot of advert](http://i.stack.imgur.com/zTC3Fm.png) Click image for larger version I have contacted the WhatsApp support team and their reply was: > WhatsApp does not advertise. If you are seeing advertisement on your device, > it is from your device and not WhatsApp. How can the device advertise on it's own??


Italian Froyo not show Month Name

After update my HTC Desire to last Froyo Update, I can't see anymore Month Name or Day Of Week name.   Instead of **January** I see _1_ and instead of **Wednesday** I see _2_.   This happens in all my App (even Facebook).   How can I restore the names?   Do I have to root it? My HTC language system is Italian.


Battery Issues-Moto E

I am facing battery issues from days,the battery does not survive even a day even without using the internet. Tried uninstalling some apps but to no effect.It is happening 10 days after 4.4.4 kitkat update. Are there any other solutions?


Is there a widget that allows for speed dialing?

Is there a widget that would allow me to have, for instance, 9-10 names so I can call them quickly? Maybe 10 icons associated with 10 names/numbers?


Quickly connecting to Wi-Fi with Android

I'm having Android Froyo (2.2), in Archos 32. The only way I found for connecting to a Wi-Fi wireless network is through               Settings -> Wireless & Networks -> Wi-Fi Settings -> "Wi-Fi networks" list      Very cumbersome! Isn't there a faster way to do it? After all the only internet connection Archos 32 has is the Wi-Fi...


Installing command line apps

I have an unrooted Samsung Galaxy S4 Active running Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. I have installed the Terminal Emulator and am wondering how to install apps to the command line. Is it possible for me to install applications such as `alsa-utils` or `cowsay` like you would with a normal Linux machine. At the moment there isn't much you can do with the terminal that's of interest.


Change image size before sharing an image via email

When I first used the share functionality (Share via email) from the gallery, Android asked me what should be the size of the images (fullsize / normal / small) that will be shared. I opted for regular then, and now I want to change this setting. I cannot seem to find this setting option anywhere, anyone knows where I can change this ? (Note: The "crop" feature in the gallery).


Change application to be launched using Voice Action

Is there a way I can change which app will launch upon Voice action? For example when I say "Listen to Pink Floyd", it currently opens Last.fm app which is more or less useless for me since Last.fm doesn't have streaming in my location. Can I configure it to open, say, Winamp instead of Last.fm? If yes, how?


What information does the colour-coding of contacts (green, yellow, red, blue, etc) convey? See example screenshot here (blueish, greenish, reddish): ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/FoAIN.jpg)   Screenshot (click image to enlarge) PS: Though this question seems related, I don't think it's about the same thing.


Are there any downsides or risks to limiting background processes?

I enabled developer options on my Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos and then changed "Limit background process" option from _Standard limit_ to _No background process_. After that my phone is working fine, with no hanging problems or no slowness as before. But my doubt is, will this change affect any process, updates, applications or anything which might cause an error or failure?


Android power button doesn't lock the screen after reboot - Nexus 5

I've been using my Nexus 5 for like a couple of months now and last week I tried switching to ART. After the process is finished the phone rebooted and the power button didn't lock the screen. Long pressing it displayed the power menu but a regular press didn't lock the screen. Then I switched to Dalvik but still the power button doesn't lock the screen for about a minute after a reboot.


Problem installing Facebook and other apps

How can I download apps to my Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 after I reset to its factory settings? A message keeps on popping: `error while retrieving information from server`. What should I do, or what is the solution? I already tried downloading Facebook, but same message occurs.


Gallery images appearing in mixed up order

I have an HTC One X with stock Android 4.1.1. As you know, Android 4.1 introduced a "nice" feature to the gallery which allows grouping images by events. Unfortunately, after this update I started to notice a very annoying and intermittent bug: sometimes, if I have a group with hundreds of images, some of them appear in jumbled up order. I use Dropbox to sync them to my PC, so I don't usually connect my phone via USB to the PC. After seeing this issue, I browsed via USB to some of the images that appear in the wrong position and it looks like the EXIF date is correct, but, for some reason, the phone shows a different hour for this images in the "Details" section. It appears as if it misreads the hour when indexing them, showing them as having been taken one hour before the date in the EXIF data. I have tried to clear the cache of the `Media Storage` application and restart the phone, but, unfortunately, this did not do the trick and I think that a few more images got mixed up after it finished rescanning. Does anybody have any idea what might cause this bug and how can it be fixed? **PS:** I installed Total Commander on the phone and it displays the proper date for the images and it also picks them up in the expected order, so this is clearly a bug in the `Media Storage` app.


Format SD card after playing with fdisk (No card reader)

After playing with partitioning using FDISK (from busybox) i finished and now i want to format it back to whatever is usable under Android.      Using same FDISK via Android console i deleted all partitions, made a clean DOS partition table, made a new partition and changed its type to b (Win95 FAT32).      I got no microSD adapter to read the card from my linux PC and format it there. What should i do to format it into a usable condition?


Problem with Samsung Galaxy S2 Driver on Windows

I updated Kies today and my Samsung Galaxy S2 phone doesn't connect to my pc via Debug Mode any more. Below is the screen shot ![Missing driver in Windows Device Manager](http://i.stack.imgur.com/E9ut9.png) When I uninstall that and try to reconnect I get an error saying driver install failed.


Is it possible to change the answer swipe direction on Android 4.3, Motorola Moto G, or Samsung Galaxy S4?

I have a problem. My personal phone is a Samsung Galaxy S4 Android 4.2.2. I just got a new company phone which is a Motorola Moto G Android 4.3. The problem is that if I swipe left when answering a call on Samsung it answers the phone. If I swipe left on the Motorola it ignores the call. Needless to say, I keep ignoring people on my business phone. I need to figure out a way to change the direction of the answer swipe on one of them, preferably the Moto G since I'm already used to the Samsung way but I will settle for changing it on the Samsung if need be.


Shortcut to particular document in Google Docs app?

Is there a way to make a shortcut to one particular document? I frequently need one particular document from a secondary account, so it's always a pain to come out of current document, change accounts and load the required document. Any ideas?


Can I change the level for "Connect your charger"?

My phone HTC Desire on **cyanogen mod 7** shuts it down if the **battery level is 18%**. Can I change this level to something lower?


Galaxy s2 will not boot, wrong bootloader

My Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I1900 won't boot.   1. I tried to update to ICS with Kies which crashed, wherefore I unplugged the USB to start over.   2. Now my phone had no OS, and wouldn't respond to Kies anymore.   3. By mistake I flashed the downloaded original firmware into the bootloader section in Odin.   4. Now it just shows a screen that says Samsung Galaxy SII GT-I9100   5. Next I tried to recover with Odin. I flashed another firmware, and the old bootloader and attached a PIT file which worked for me earlier. I want to now how I can make it work again. I have been looking for days for the following files:   1. Original .PIT file    2. Original Firmware    3. Original Bootloader  What should I do? I am using Odin v1.85.


Galaxy Tab 10.1 doesn't keep wifi connected despite settings

My **Galaxy Tab 10.1** , 16GB Wifi only version, **disconnects the WiFi whenever the tablet goes into sleep mode**. I have ensured that I have selected to never sleep in advanced WiFi settings. I downloaded and experimented with the Wifi Keep Alive and REGPON wifi KeepAlive apps, but they have had no effect. I even tried rooting the device, and put on this ROM, in hopes that maybe some change would take effect, but it hasn't. Is this a known issue with the Galaxy Tab 10.1? I've done some Google searching and I've seen other people report it, but most fixes seem to just describe how to go into the advanced settings and enable "never" as an option. Is there any kind of fix I can apply? This is a somewhat critical feature for me, as I intend to be able to receive Skype calls, which can't be done if the WiFi disconnects.


Apps can't connect to internet

I have a connection problem with any app on Android 2.3.5. I can access the internet with the stock browser but any other app with full network permissions isn't able to connect to the internet. My handset is a Simvalley SPX-5. Any ideas?


Music App changes track after 40 seconds on rooted phone

I recently rooted my htc desire and installed cyanogenmod 7.0.3 and now whenever I use the music app it will play the first 40 seconds of a track then there is a long pause and the next track starts. This happens both with and without headphones plugged in. Can anyone suggest what might cause this and how to fix it. EDIT after upgrading to cyanogenmod 7.1 I started to get Force Close after 40 seconds on DSP manager. EDIT 2 I have cleared the data on the music app and tried alternative music apps and the problem persists, also as I said it happens with or without headphones so it's not headphone related. EDIT 3 This problem seems to be specific to ogg files. EDIT 4 The problem occurs with winamp, songbird and the built in music player but not PowerAMP


How can I get the new Google Talk on a Droid Incredible running 2.3.4?

I have the original Droid Incredible (hardware rev 0003) with the new Market. I just got the Gingerbread OTA but it didn't include the new Google Talk. I know I could manually install the new apk from some random website, but I'd rather get it the "official" way, if such exists.


what is the difference between Dolphin Browser HD and Mini versions?

I look at the official Dolphin Browser page, but I can't seem to find any differences, besides:   * Dolphin Browser Mini – Fast & Simple   * Dolphin Browser HD – Powerful & Elegant In what sense is HD powerful or elegant? In what sense is Mini simple? What am I missing out on if I use Mini instead of HD?


How can I set the locale and language?

How can I set the keyboard and language in Android, and how can I add more languages to the device?


How can I change the language on my phone?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I set the locale and language? Is there some way I can change the language of my phone's operating system? I mean status bar, options, everything -- I want it to be in Spanish.


How does Android calculate battery consumption by apps?

How does Android measure energy used by individual hardware component? How does Android measure energy used by each individual process?


Sprint Galaxy S4. Javascript required random popup

I get a random popup on my S4. "Javascript required" and then it gives me instructions to enable Java on various browsers. This error has nothing to do with me actively using a browser on the phone. How do I cure this? Thank you.


How is an Android application installed?

What program installs other applications? Is it the package installer or some other internal system application? I stopped the package installer manually, but when I access Google Play from my browser and install an app from there, it automatically installs regardless. What application or process is responsible for installing applications from the Google Play Store?


Does GPS require clear view of sky to lock satellites?

I have been reading conflicting information about the GPS signal lock in the XDA Developers Forums. Certain users say they have to be outdoor to get any lock in to satellites, others say they could lock in their home basement. Which one is it?


What can cause a Droid Incredible to stop connecting to a PC via USB?

When I connect my phone to my laptop via USB, it is able to charge, but I am not able to mount it as a drive. Neither my computer nor my phone recognize that there is a device plugged in. This happened within the past few days, and I don't think that I changed anything on either side. I already checked the settings and USB debugging is on, USB debugging notify is on, and Stay awake is on in the Development settings menu. I also tried rebooting both devices to see if that would fix it, but it hasn't. My phone is a Droid Incredible running CM7.0.3. My laptop is running Windows 7.


How to migrate accounts and data from one Android phone to another?

I have a HTC Magic phone with Android 2.2.1 and I want to migrate all accounts (9), apps, sms, settings, etc... to a new phone with Nexus One. Do you known some Android service/option or free app on Market to do it? Thanks a lot! **UPDATE** I have migrated successfully :) Old phone: HTC Magic rooted with Android 2.2.1   New phone: Nexus One rooted with Android 2.3.3   * At first, backup google accounts with Titanium Backup Rooted   * Then, backup SMS and Call logs with Life Saver 2   * At end, restore in the new phone Some problems with settings restore (Wifi, Bluetooth, apps, etc...). Thanks!


Will I get automatically lifetime FREE updates if I pay for an app?

If I buy a paid app, will I be able to get free updates for the rest of the lifetime of that app or should I pay later for the updates? What's the norm? Can you perhaps give 1-2 examples? Thanks!


Is there a way to easily record a phone conversation in-progress?

I do not own an Android device. I was thinking about getting one, and an important feature for me is the ability to record a phone conversation which is in progress - meaning, while I am in the middle of a conversation, I could touch a button which will save a two-sided audio recording of that conversation from the moment onward. I am aware that recording a conversation I am participating in without notifying the other members is illegal in some places - I have already checked this and have verified that it is _completely legal_ in my country. Is there is such a functionality in Android, through core features or available applications? **EDIT:**   * I prefer a solution which does not notify the other side of the recording, though it's not a must.   * I need a solution which works in any country.


How can I record phone calls on Motorola Atrix 4G?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Is there a way to easily record a phone conversation in-progress? I'm using a Moto Atrix 4G (MB860) running Android 2.3.6 bought from AT&T, and have tried a wide range of call recording apps but have yet to find one that actually works on my device. I notice that some apps explicitly explain that they don't work on Moto phones. Is this a hardware problem? Can I do anything to make it work? I would like my phone to automatically record all incoming and outgoing calls, and save them in a common audio file type in the SD card or internal storage of the phone. I've search the website, but the posts I found about call recording are _neither specific to Atrix nor Motorola_ , which I believe are the key to the problem I currently have. (Despite that I bought the phone from the U.S., I live in a country where call recording is perfectly legal to the best of my knowledge.)


How do I record all my phone calls?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Is there a way to easily record a phone conversation in-progress? What I mean is, to record by default all incoming and outgoing phone call (both sides of the conversation), without having to do any manual action in every call. Secondly, is this legal?


how to call record in micromax unite 2 A106,android version 4.4.2?

how to call record in micromax unite 2 A106,android version 4.4.2 ? i tried ,download the call recorder application what its not working


Call recording app

I would like to get an app, that can record also incoming and outgoing calls and it should record mine and also my partner's voice.


Any voice recorder app for Nexus S?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Is there a way to easily record a phone conversation in-progress? I've seen Android call recording apps, but they don't support call recording on Nexus S. Anyone know of an app that will work on the Nexus S? Thanks


On it's own, my Verizon Droid Razr (recently with ICS), went into debug mode. How do I get it out of debug mode?

This evening I took my phone out of my pocket and the screen was on and it was in debug mode. I assume it is debug mode - there is a column of text right justified near the top of the screen that changes with time. When my finger touches the screen a vertical and horizontal line appear and track my finger movement and there is a trail left showing where I moved my finger. Along the top of the screen there are fields which display info about the finger movement. I am not a developer, but I assume this is debug mode. My question is: How can I get it out of debug mode? HELP!!!


What is the difference between: Rooting, Jailbreak, ROM, Mod, etc.?

What is the difference between:   * Unlocking the bootloader (prerequisite for doing many, though not all, other things below)   * Rooting   * Jailbreaking   * ROM   * NAND and Nandroid   * Operating System   * Mod (e.g. CyanogenMod)   * Recovery (ClockworkMod, Amon Ra)   * Custom Kernel (e.g. LeshaK's kernel)   * Firmware   * Driver   * Over The Air (OTA) update   * Fastboot   * SIM unlocking   * Flashing   * SPL (Second Program Loader) (any other often-confused terms that I've missed?)


What do "NAND", "ROM" and "to flash" mean?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What is the difference between: Rooting, Jailbreak, ROM, Mod, etc.? I'd like to know the meaning of the following terms:   * What does NAND mean?    * What is a ROM? Is it a custom OS?    * What does "to flash" refer to (as in, to flash a ROM)? Does it mean to copy?


What are the technical differences between bootloader, recovery, kernel and ROM?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What is the difference between: Rooting, Jailbreak, ROM, Mod, etc.? I'd love a reference (or an explanation if anyone has the time) on what characterizes these different concepts, in what order they start and what role they play. I think I'm fairly certain of kernel and ROM, but the lines are a bit blurry when it comes to the bootloader and the recovery. Basically I have about ten questions related to this, but I think it would be best if there's just some pedagogical article somewhere that lays it all out :) All the results I've found on Google basically explain it as "when you choose boot into recovery it boots into CWM if that's installed" and that doesn't really help me to understand the purpose of the different parts and how they work. Thanks in advance! **edit** Some questions I feel wasn't answered in the linked thread: 1) The difference between bootloader and recovery 2) CM states that improper ROM flashing can brick a device, how? Shouldn't recovery be left intact? 3) Can you install a custom recovery (CWM) without unlocking bootloader on any device? 4) Is fastboot the same as recovery? 5) What component is "responsible" for the SIM lock? Why doesn't it go away completely if that part is removed? Thanks in advance for your patience :)


What is the difference between rooting and unlocking the Boot Loader in reference to Android?

I have heard these two terms the most, whenever people talk about Android OS. One of them is Rooting or root access, and the other one is unlocking the Boot Loader. Are these two terms exactly the same ? If not, kindly let me know the differences. P.S I am a beginner to android, and already searched a lot on the google, but could not come to a conclusion. A specific answer would be really helpful. Thanks in advance.


What is the meaning of "flashing a custom ROM"?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What is the difference between: Rooting, Jailbreak, ROM, Mod, etc.? What is a custom ROM, and what does "flashing a custom ROM" mean?


How to explain rooting, recovery and custom ROMs to a beginner?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What is the difference between: Rooting, Jailbreak, ROM, Mod, etc.?   >  What is the meaning of “flashing a custom ROM”?   >  What do “root,” “flash,” and “ROM” mean? I've got Dad a Galaxy Nexus as Christmas present. Being the obsessive tinkerer that I am, I already loaded CM10.1 nightlies on it. But I don't want to take care of the phone for ever. He's a normal computer user, not exactly a noob in gadgets, so how do I explain rooting, custom recvory and ROMs in clear, non-jargon language? Last time I tried to explain, he stopped me at custom recovery and said he's better off using what I loaded on his Galaxy Ace. The problem with that approach is that it leaves him incapable of solving all the minor niggles that come with custom ROMs. Also, I live on campus (college) and troubleshooting online would be so much easier if he knows the basics.


What do "root," "flash," and "ROM" mean?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What is the meaning of "flashing a custom ROM"? I have been looking for some good explanations of some words that have been frequently used the android developer communities like the XDA forums. Some words I've seen but do not understand are: root - (as far as I know it's the way of getting the super user access) flash - don't know what this is ROM - don't know either I need a more descriptive explanation about these words and the related tools, mechanisms, etc.


How can I unlock my Samsung Galaxy Ace?

I have just purchased a Galaxy Ace locked to a specific carrier. I was wondering if it is possible to unlock the phone for free without having to pay for it?


Can I connect to WEP-secured MyWi network from iPhoDroid?

Yesterday, I installed Froyo on my iPhone 3G with iPhoDroid. I'm trying to connect to the WiFi using MyWi on my jailbroken iPhone 4 but the network isn't visible at all. The network is WEP secured. That's not a problem with Android is it? I see lots of unsecured networks around, but I'm at work and they're all through proxies anyway, so that wouldn't work. Anyone have any insight on this? I'm completely new to Android so this is exciting to me!


How to re-enable the People application?

I am not able to add contacts on my Nexus 4. It keeps saying "Re-enable People's application to use this feature".


Sleep Tracking App connected with google health

Do you know if there's an app :   * Dedicated to sleep tracking   * Connected with Google Health  I'm interested in such an application, so if you know one, please share it w/ me. Thanks. Rob


Google Nexus One Android 2.2 -- Listen Volume very low

I find that podcasts have very low volume on my nexus one, using the google listen application while using headphones. My headphones have no volume control, and the nexus one is turned up to the max. I don't suppose there's any way to up this more? As it is now, I can't listen to podcasts while I'm on the bus/metro since the ambient noise drowns them out. Maybe I can talk to the city to see if they will lower the volume on their public transit systems!


Why does my EVO Android phone screen keep turning on?

I have an HTC EVO and I can be sitting around doing nothing, when all of a sudden the screen comes on and stays on. I try to turn it off, but it keeps turning back on - sometimes after a second, sometimes after a few minutes. If I just leave it, it will not turn off by itself, as it would if I manually turned it on but didn't enter the password. This is killing my already horrendous battery life! I have killed almost all background processes except some of the ones by HTC that looked important. I have also turned off application refresh, wifi, blue tooth, tried rebooting ... even put it into Airplane mode. Arghhh! Nothing helps! I thought I hit pay dirt last week - I replaced the factory 1500mAh battery with a 3500mAh for obvious reasons. For a few days the auto-turn-on seemed to be cured but now it has started happening again. Any ideas how I can get this paper weight to be more obedient? Thanks, Victor


Regarding adb command: Error while loading shared libraries

aneesh@nb-14:~$ adb devices     adb: error while loading shared libraries: libncurses.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory      I would like to understand the error above and correct it. This is just one instance, I get the same error on giving any adb command! Be it push, install, etc. Any help is appreciated!


How do I switch off the internet after use on the Samsung Spica?

Using the Spica for the first time. How do I know if I am off the internet after using the phone to browse?


Rooted, but su hangs

I've had my phone rooted and flashed/reset/reflashed it several times in the last couple years. However, I recently reflashed to the stock image found here. When I try to use SU apps, it prompts to allow, I say yes, it seems to proceed as I'm used to, but nothing happens. So I open up trusty terminal and get a $. I type `su`, prompt/approve, but it just hangs. I never get a #. No error, no permission denied, nothing. I'm assuming this is the underlying cause of why SU doesn't seem to work for anything. I've checked and confirmed that setuid is set: `-rwsr-sr-x root root ..... su` So I'm kind of at a loss here. Any help would be appreciated.


Computer does not boot when Galaxy 2 in USB port

Yesterday Samsung Kies updated my phone to Jelly Beans. After that if I leave my phone plugged in usb port of my Dell Precision, the computer does not boot. It loads the bios, but never goes to the bootloader (Grub) selection screen and the screen remains blank. No hardware beeps or anything. Once I remove the phone, the computer starts fine. The phone did not do that with Ice Cream Sandwich before. This is Rogers version of Jelly Beans. Don't they look the bootloader? Does somebody know what is the cause?


How to set AutomateIt to active a task in "AND" or "OR" condition?

I want to make my smart phone smarter and I try AutomateIt because it is free. However, I don't know how to make it run a task when the task needs multiple conditions trigger. Thanks


Resistive Screen Zooming Option for PDF files

I'm looking to buy a resistive screen android tablet for reading PDFs. Is there an app that lets resistive tablets to zoom into the text for a PDF file? Or is their a specific resistive screen for it I heard there was a 2 point and 5 point but not entirely sure or are all resistive screens the same.Thanks.


Why is device not showing the phone signal bars anymore?

It's been happening for a while now but I've just gotten around to posting this issue. I'm running Cyanogenmod 10.1 on my Galaxy Note 2 but one fine day, it stopped showing me the signal bars. I've even updated my ROM twice but it hasn't resolved the issue. The phone calls and text messages work just fine but it always shows me that I don't have signal. Here's a screenshot: ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/wGNqn.jpg)   Screenshot (click image for larger variant) Would any of you know why this is happening and how I could resolve this issue? Thank you.


Google Apps won't flash on HTC Desire (Cyanogenmod)

One of my co-workers has a HTC Desire CDMA phone and is having a problem with flashing CM7 with Google Apps. It flashes CM7 just fine, and it even says that it installs the Google Apps zip (the GB version) just fine, but in reality, it isn't flashing any of the Google applications. I can try manually flashing the gapps zip file and it will still say it installs successfully, but there are still no Google Apps on the phone. What else can I try to get Google Apps installed on his phone?


Problems with changing the default country in Google Play Store

I need help regarding changing my country on the Google Play Store. I tried everything from hard resetting my phone to changing all the details in the settings but it didn't work. I changed all my Google Wallet details to the US address, even added a US-based payment method, set the US address and payment method as default, then I tried clearing the cache, purchasing an app using the new payment method. I even did another hard reset, but unfortunately for me, nothing has worked so far. I would be really grateful if you guys could offer me some help regarding this problem. Please don't redirect me here: How do I change the Google Play country? I tried that already but doesn't work for me. Unfortunately I also can't root my device (Xperia Z Ultra) since root is not yet available for it and I am using a Mac.


Changing (Forcing) Screen Resolution on OUYA

OUYA doesn't provide any built-in (UI-based) way to change or force a resolution. This is a problem for some (like me) who have no HDMI devices, and use HDMI to DVI adapters, or simply have devices which do not correctly display the best resolution. (For clarity, OUYA defaults to 640x480 if it can't display a higher resolution). To clarify, I'm using a 20-something inch "normal" monitor (no HDMI input), so I see very pixelated writing that's hard to read in the OUYA menu. Some games, like Final Fantasy, appear to display decently though. This XDA Developers thread found two methods that works for some OUYA users. It's not clear if these actually change the resolution though. **Method 1:**   1. `cat modes` displays all the possible display modes. (`cat mode` displays the current mode.)   2. `echo 0 > /sys/class/graphics/fb0/device/enable`   3. `echo (videomodefrommodesfile) > /sys/class/graphics/fb0/mode`   4. `echo 1 > /sys/class/graphics/fb0/device/enable` **Method 2:** Run `am display-size (resolution)`. For example, `am display- size 1080x720` should change the (virtual?) display size to 1080x720 px. But other users in the same thread report that this causes other display issues, like shrinking the display. Is there a consistent way to change the display resolution?


Manually switch from ART to Dalvik

I wanted to try out the new ART runtime, but didn't realize my custom ROM doesn't support it. So now I am getting recurring Force Closed messages after booting, and can't get through to the settings menu to switch back to Dalvik. So before I wipe everything and spend hours setting up my phone from scratch, is there a way to manually change back to Dalvik from the recovery menu? I think there should be a flag somewhere, that instructs Android to do the 'recompile' after a reboot. Via the recovery menu, I have full root access over a adb shell and can mount all filesystems.


Connect to Wifi network even if it doesn't have internet access

I have a LAN accessible over wifi that I'd like to connect my Android device to, but when I go to Settings->Connections->Wifi and try selecting the network, it doesn't connect. If I enable internet access on the wifi network it will connect, but then as soon as I disconnect the wifi network from the internet, the phone disconnects from the wifi network. Is there a way to force the phone to connect to a wifi network, regardless of internet accessibility? The phone is a Samsung Galaxy S4, with Android 4.3. Thanks!


Text Messaging stacking

I have a Samsung galaxy s4 and when I send a text it is not the usualy "he said" "she said" bubles. It stacks my messages on top of each other and the other persons messages on top of theres. I would like to have ot where I send a message and then under my message is there message. What do I do to fix this?


Is there a way to access and edit Apple's Reminders.app database from Android?

Is there a way to access and edit Apple's Reminders.app database from Android, I didn't find a way to do it, how can I do that? _(searching both google and play store I've found tons of unrelated stuff, and exactly **zero** related)_


How to change android primary google account

During the "in-app purchase" I am unable to switch the Google account I would like to use for "in-app purchase". Currently, in order to change the primary Google account on Android operating system, we have the following ways:   * Perform factory reset on our devices.   * Remove other Google accounts, leave only one Google account.   * If we perform factory reset, we will lose all data that we have not backed up or unable to do backup. And, we have to re-install the applications that we need to use. If we choose to remove other Google accounts from our systems and leave only one Google account, if there are applications installed from Google Play Store by using the Google account that we want to remove from our systems, then we will not be able to remove the account from the system unless we remove those applications. However, sometimes we may forget which account we used to install an application from Google Play Store. My question is that is there any other way to switch between the accounts?


How do I add a widget to my lock screen?

I am running a fully stock Android 4.4.4 Nexus 5, with Nova (Premium) Launcher. Since I first bought this device, I have heard, read, and been told that adding widgets to the lock screen is possible, as long as it is enabled in settings. Well, it is, but I can't figure out for the life of me how to actually add them. Sorry if this is a Super Newb question, I've Googled, Binged, etc... With no luck whatsoever. The only thing I seem to ever come across are instructions on how to enable them, which as I stated, I have done.


Note 3 "Security information" notification

I've just set up a new Galaxy Note 3 and I keep getting the following notification: > ### Security information > > An application attempted to access system on your device without > authorisation. This attempt has been blocked. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Aps18.png) I have no idea what's causing this as there is no application listed as the culprit. Some forums point to disabling Knox as a solution, but I've done that and still get the same. (Anyway, the phone only includes a link to download the full app, so I doubt that would have been it.) I also know that I can hide the notification for 30 days, but that's just hiding the problem, not fixing it. What is causing this to keep popping up and what can I do to fix it?


Galaxy nexus is not turning on after being turned off

I have a Galaxy Nexus. I switched it off. But now I cannot turn it on. It's not even showing the bootscreen. I faced the same issue yesterday night too. But it went away after putting my friend's Nexus battery and again installing my battery back (it didn't turn on on my friend's battery too). And today afternoon i got the same issue and i cannot resolve the issue by proceeding the same steps and i feel the phone is bricked


Using Popen to invoke adb sendevent

I am running into a strange issue, running `adb shell sendevent x x x` commands from commandline works fine, but when I use any of the following: `subprocess.Popen(['adb', 'shell', 'sendevent', 'x', 'x','x'])`   `subprocess.Popen('adb shell sendevent x x x', shell=True)`   `subprocess.call(['adb', 'shell', 'sendevent', 'x', 'x','x'])` They all fail - the simulated touch even that works in a shell script does not work properly when called through python. Furthermore I tried `adb push` the shell script to the device, and using `adb shell /system/sh /sdcard/script.sh` I was able to run it successfully, but when I try to run that commandline through python, the script fails. What's even stranger, is that he script runs, but for example, it does not seem to execute the command `sleep 1` half way through the script, `echo` commands work, `sendevent` commands don't seem to work. Doesn't even seem possible, but there it is. How do I run a set of `adb shell sendevent x x x` commands through python?


Android App to read current time out loud?

I am looking for an Android app that would read out loud the current time. For example if I'm in bed and don't want to open my eyes, I would just press a button or something, and it would read "It is now six thirty four". Does anyone know about an app that does that?


Where is the music folder Android 2.3

I have a file exploring program, but I can't find the folder with my google play music. I used google play to download music to my phone (not the SD). I would like to transfer the music to my SD, but I can't find it on the phone's memory? Which folder is it in?


Where does Google Music store the “offline tracks”?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Where does Google Music store offline songs? I have about 8 gigs of music stored within Google Music, and I recently got sick of streaming (and risking data charges), so I painstakingly allowed it to be stored offline. So my fresh 16 gig SD card now only had 8 gigs left. Then, I flashed a new rom, thinking that all my music would still be there cached (or however it works), but I was wrong. When I click "show offline tracks only" within the Google Music app, it shows nothing, yet my SD card still only has 8 gigs of space left. So, my question is, where are these offline tracks stored on my SD card so I can go in and delete them, to free up space so I can back them all up again? Thanks! And also, why won't the app recognize that there is offline music stored on my SD card after a new rom is flashed? I figured that data would be untouched across roms.


Where are the downloaded Google Play Music files?

I've looked in /Android/data/com.android.google.music/cache and nothing is there. I don't have an SD card.


HTC One is not charging

I have HTC One since few months. It worked fine, this is great device in my opinion. Today my battery ran out of energy. I plug in the charger, and there is no reaction over 30 minutes. It has happening for the first time. Any solution?


reverse tethering : share laptop internet connection thru bluetooth

im rooted, nexus 5 I work in the middle of the bush, no cell coverage. **NO ROUTERS ALLOWED**. I would like to share my laptop's wired internet connection. Either create a *** _hidden wifi** hotspot **that no one will be able to detect_ *** or share my laptops internet thru Bluetooth could someone pleaaaase help :)


Orbot on HTC DNA running Viper DNA not requesting root

I have a rooted HTC DNA running Viper DNA and when I try to request root through orbot, the wizard skips to the next step. Here is the log when I try to run orbot:               Orbot is starting…     Orbot is starting…     Tor binary exists: /data/app-lib/org.torproject.android-1/libtor.so     Privoxy binary exists: /data/app-lib/org.torproject.android-1/libprivoxy.so     Obfsproxy binary exists: /data/app-lib/org.torproject.android-1/libobfsproxy.so     Xtables binary exists: /data/app-lib/org.torproject.android-1/libxtables.so     link RM err=0 out:      link LN err=0 out:      libtor.so: PRE: Is binary exec? false     (re)Setting permission on binary: /data/app-lib/org.torproject.android-1/libtor.so     libtor.so: POST: Is binary exec? false     tor: PRE: Is binary exec? false     (re)Setting permission on binary: /data/data/org.torproject.android/app_bin/tor     tor: POST: Is binary exec? false     libprivoxy.so: PRE: Is binary exec? false     (re)Setting permission on binary: /data/app-lib/org.torproject.android-1/libprivoxy.so     libprivoxy.so: POST: Is binary exec? false     libobfsproxy.so: PRE: Is binary exec? false     (re)Setting permission on binary: /data/app-lib/org.torproject.android-1/libobfsproxy.so     libobfsproxy.so: POST: Is binary exec? false     libxtables.so: PRE: Is binary exec? false     (re)Setting permission on binary: /data/app-lib/org.torproject.android-1/libxtables.so     libxtables.so: POST: Is binary exec? false     Orbot is starting…      Please tell me if you need any more information. I will be happy to supply


Force volume buttons to always change Media Volume

I want my phone to be on "Vibrate" mode about 99% of the time. I've found that every time I hit the volume buttons on the side of my Evo, it's either accidental (and I don't want the phone to either go silent mode or ringer mode), or I was trying to control the media volume. Is there a way to force the phone into interpreting every volume button press as a media volume change, and not a ringer volume change?


What is material is the HTC Nexus One Screen made out of?

Some say it is plastic, others insist it's glass. Wikipedia provides shady information.


Transforming SMS conversation to Inbox and Sent Items

Is it possible for me to receive the SMS not in a conversation style, but in a traditional way like what NOKIA does? Inbox is separated from the Sent items.


Google Hangouts gives "Can't sign in because we couldn't reach Google. Try again" error

I have updated and replaced Google Talk with Hangouts on my tablet running Cyanogenmod 10.1. Now every time I open the Hangouts app it shows me the following error message: > Can't sign in because we couldn't reach Google. Try again How can I fix this?


External usb bluetooth do not work in android 4.0.4 kernel 3.0.8+

I have insert a external USB Bluetooth dongle to a Tablet via the USB port and try to turn on the Bluetooth in the Android but fail. So, how do one know if the USB Bluetooth dongle can be supported for a tablet that have a USB port? (Given that the USB Bluetooth dongle have been tested to work fine in a desktop PC and there is no further information on the tablet manual on which Bluetooth dongle is supported for the tablet.) This is the problem with all tablets which do not have in-built Bluetooth support. is there any application which can compile/root/install Bluetooth device driver to my android tablet?So that I can use it for headphones/ file transfer etc.


Set different default location for apps and media

My phone has the following storage devices:   * **Internal storage** \- Internal storage for the OS and non-movable apps **(1GB)**   * **Phone storage** \- Integrated SD card **(1GB)**   * **SD card** \- Removable SD card I'd like to configure my phone so I can move all movable apps to **Phone storage** but still keep all my media (donwloads, music, camera images...) on the larger **SD card**. When I set the default write disk to **Phone storage** , it stores images on my that, but if I set it to **SD card** it saves everything, including apps and all other android crap, to my removable **SD card** and when I unplug it, half the phone breaks. Is there a way to make my phone store all media and stuff like that on the **SD card** and apps and other system stuff on the **Phone storage**?


Disable opening app in app

When I am in the file browser and open a PDF, the PDF viewer will be shown as the file manager in the list of the apps. When I press back in the PDF viewer, it will go back to the file manager eventually. Is there some way to make the app open on its own, with the given file as a starting point?


Anyway to get off the photos from a broken Galaxy S4?

My Galaxy S4 took a bath in the Pacific Ocean and now won't turn on. I tried to have it fixed, but it really is gone. Is there anyway to retrieve the photos from the hard drive of the device? Assuming that it didn't get destroyed as well. If so, how???


creating new folder hangs current window on pc?

As all of you might know the galaxy note 2 (n7100) doesn't provide the usb mass storage option when connecting to pc. It connects to the pc as a media storage or camera storage option. Upon clicking on it, I am able to access my card and internal memory. But when I try to create new folder in the card or internal memory, the current working window freezes. Also reading writing everything works just fine. And I can create the new folder on windows desktop and then copy to card or internal memory it works just fine. But not able to create folder directly in the card or internal memory, as every time working window hangs and I need to re connect the phone to pc.


Using Connectify with Proxy

I connect to the internet via a http tunneler which uses a proxy, Is there any way I can channel all incoming connectify connections through that particular IP and port address? . . .


Galaxy Note 2: connectivity problems

How can I make all my net using applications to work again in my Galaxy Note 2?   1. My play store display **no connection-retry**   2. Chrome says **check proxy sensor**   3. Maps says **check your data connection**   4. **can't download** from WhatsApp, etc.


whatsapp message deleted from my chat history

I have uninstalled whatsapp from my settings and a couple of hours later I reinstalled. I have successfully recovered all my chat messages back except an important message that I sent yesterday, which is the only message I haven't got back. Why is this? Is this because he has blocked me even although I can still see his last seen or is it because he did not open and read the message?


Control Android device when USB cable plugged in from PC

I'm looking for an app that is able to control a Galaxy S4 from my PC when the USB cable is plugged in please? I have used TeamViewer and although that is great, I was hoping there might be a more direct way (not via TeamViewer) to do this? Many thanks


How to browse Internet in Samsung Galaxy Fit using Broadband in Windows 7?

I have a Samsung Galaxy Fit smartphone and want to browse the web on it using BroadBand connection (the one i use for my pc connection to Internet) in Windows 7.


How do you trace incoming/outgoing HTTP connections on a rooted Android?

I would like to get a trace of any incoming & outgoing requests over HTTP from my android phone over a period of time (like you can do with Fiddler on a PC) - is there tool apart from WhisperCore that can do something like this? The reason i don't want WhisperCore is because it needs to encrypt your whole device before it lets you use the tracer


Displaying age of contact on birthday calendar events

When entering birthdays on a Galaxy Ace S8530i (e.g. Tim 1993), how can I get the calendar to show Tim 1993 20 where the 20 on the end is Tim's age?


Remove password from Galaxy Tab4

My wife set password to her tablet and asks me to remove it. I opened `settings -> security -> device encryption` entering password but option `none` (i.e. no password) is disabled (with message `turned off by administrator, policy...`). As I understand if I am able to set password to `none` then password should disappears. But I cannot do it, so I suspecting that she is encrypted device somehow. Is there way to ensure that device encrypted or not? If it is encrypted there is only one way, as I know, hard reset it to remove encryption. But if it is not encrypted, how to remove password?


Install 4.3 (OTA) on rooted Nexus 4 (CWM + stock rom, kernel)

I'm running Android 4.2.2 on my Nexus 4. It is rooted, and I have ClockworkMod recovery installed, but rom and kernel are stock. I received the OTA update to 4.3, and would like to install it, but it failed. (With a message that CWM couldn't verify a signature. I remember that the previous OTA worked, and I think I had to re-root, but that was easy.) How can I get the stock 4.3 update on my phone, while keeping root and CWM, and especially keeping all my data? Step-by-step instructions would be great. Also, I'm curious, what is the technical reason that the update doesn't install? * * * Update: I found some instructions here, however they didn't work for me. I get the following error from CWM while applying update.zip:               Installing: /sdcard/0/update.zip     Finding update package...     Opening update package...     Installing update...          Warning no file_contextsVerifying current system...          assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/bin/app_process", "76c3a9a7a6d400a9ff3e4db391327daa33aa0663", "2a221441bf06f2618aa6c35ae0cade13bd4f6e1b")     E:Error in /sdcard/0/update.zip     (Status 7)     Installation aborted.      Update 2: I forgot that I tried out Xposed some time ago. Apparently this modified /system/bin/app_process. I removed it by starting _Xposed Installer_ , and then selecting "Uninstall (restore app_process)" and (probably not neccessary), "Clean up (complete removal of the framework)". I did one complete reboot, and then rebooted into recovery mode to continue the update. But now it hangs because "build.prop" is modified (don't remember changing that). I wonder if there is a way to just flash the new OS files (not patches), overwriting any modifications, but keeping all settings and user files...


Unable to upgrade rooted 4.2.2 with OTA update 4.3

I bought my Nexus 4 from Google a while ago with 4.2.2 on it. It's using the stock rom, but it is rooted and has an unlocked bootloader. When I try to install the OTA 4.3 update, the phone reboots and goes into Teamwin Recovery. Then it looks like it tries to install it and then goes to the normal Teamwin recovery screen where I have to select Reboot > System to get back into the OS. And when I go back into the OS it's still 4.2.2. What should I do? I think my best option is to manually install the update, but I don't know where it got downloaded to.


Can I use my bootloader-locked phone with a different network?

I just bought an Xperia Z and the bootloader is locked. Do I need to unlock it in order to run it on a new SIM card and can I switch to Virgin? It's OK if I can't: I will just buy a Bell SIM for $10, but will the phone be able to be switched to Bell pay as you go? It was previously on the prev. owner plan with Bell.


Google Play Music - Edit tags of Remotely Stored Music?

I am often surprised by the treatment of MP3 names by the native music player, Play Music. Fairly frequently albums are split, or unexpected titles pop up, etc. I am pretty meticulous about ID3s in my collection, and I often can't exactly determine the reason for the unexpected behavior. Luckily, for those files I copy directly to the phone (Nexus 4), I can fix the issue fairly simply with an app called MP3dit (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ADnet&hl=en). For those that I upload to the cloud via Google Music Manager I am not aware of any such option. Is there a method for changing these? I can't find any alternatives/plugins to Google Music Manager, or at least not yet. I thought of trying the "Keep on Device" thumbtack button - doing keep, making the edit, and then unkeeping it. However, this is would be tedious and unwieldy, plus I can't seem to find the location of the file once it is downloaded. One, but far from the only example. Tags looks uniform, but player splits album. And that one funky artist name with all the extra spaces! ![Back on the hard drive - looks well tagged and uniform](http://i.stack.imgur.com/cl8jp.png) ![From the phone - far from it!](http://i.stack.imgur.com/d8Z1v.png) So... 1 - Is there a way for me to change the artist/track/album info on these cloud-stored songs? 2 - Can anyone shed some light on the naming system in general? I'm fairly certain it isn't simply ID3s. Some albums that look totally uniform on my hard drive are then split when copied to the Nexus 4 (both on device and remotely stored, but at least those on the device are fairly easily fixed)


Attempted installing Google Play Store, but ended up installing Android Market!

As seen below, anything to do with Google Play is installed in the Android SDK in my Ubuntu. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/mZeBM.png) In light of this SDK Extras set above which has the Licensing Library, it is perfectly legal to have Google Play in emulators created here (correct me if I am wrong). Google Play is a factory default. Yet, when an emulator instance is created (even for that matter, a Nexus with Google API (say 10)) Google Play isn't already there. So, in an attempt to install Google Play the closest I got is using this guide, as per which, I downloaded `gapps-jb-20130307-signed.zip` (the ZIP file for Gingerbread 2.3.3) and unzipped it and just executed the adb commands in the script given at the very end. What I ended up installing was the Android Market! Why?


Is there any method through which I can make the YouTube app use https connections instead of http?

Well the question describes the problem. I know that the YouTube app is not using secure connections, and I want to force the YouTube app to use secure connections. Can this be done?


Why is "Force GPU rendering" disabled by default Developer options?

Why is this feature disabled? When I turn it on, many apps and become snappy and awesome with smooth graphics. Seems like it'd be nice if it was enabled by default. The linked article in this question says that hardware acceleration wasn't default up until 4.0. Is the "Force GPU rendering" option then targeting apps that use API for 3.0 and lower?


Google location

Using a Samsung galaxy 4s. I'm using Google location. I pulled location history and broke it down by the minute. GPS was not on only mobile data and location services. I drove through and area and it just kept showing me on the map with a large circle around me. When I pulled the times it has me in one location and the next minute jumping to a location that is 10 miles away. How can that happen? Did I lock onto a cell tower? The previous 3 days passed the same place but never picked me up. Times of travel were different on the previous 3 days. Do thanks for responding.


Will factory resetting my device remove the Android upgrade?

I have upgraded my phone to Android 2.1. I need to reset my phone but I don't want to lose the upgrade. Is it possible to do this? How?


Nexus 4 factory reset

My nexus 4 originally came with android 4.2 JB. Since then I have gotten the 4.3 update. If i perform a factory reset sometime in the future will it go back to 4.2 or will the update be still in place. Also is there anyway to downgrade the os?


Ringtones ring only once for alarms and calls in Cyanogenmod 11

I have the latest monthly Cyanogenmod 11 installed on my Samsung Galaxy SII phone. This past week, I noticed that the alarms I set (with both the built in alarm app and the I Can't Wake Up app from the Play Store) only ring once then goes silent (the alarm is still on the screen and the phone still vibrates). This is also true for incoming calls, the ringtone rings only once. I tried changing ringtones to no effect. Looks like this is an issue that's not limited to a specific ringtone or app. How can I troubleshoot this? Thanks!


Samsung Galaxy S III i9300 Boot Loop, No Recovery, after Cyanogenmod Installer

Some threads with similar issues are already around, but I didn't find one with the same problem as me. What I was doing when the issue happened: I was trying to install cyanogenmod from the isntaller method (apk isntalled on the phone, application running on windows that installs it automatically). At certain point, it rebooted the device and the cyanogenmod logo was on the screen. After a while, the program gave an error "'We couldn't talk to your phone' - Samsung devices ONLY", which is described in their wiki. So the pc lost connection to the phone. What I did: 1 - Since I had installed the clockwork recovery and tested it before, I thought "hey, no problem. I'll hust recover this S*it". So I disconnected the SIII from the PC and tried to enter recovery mode pressing "volume ip + home + power". While I have these pressed, the phone in in an infinite loop on the initial screen showing the brand and model. When I release them, it goes straight to the cyanogenmod blue creepy robot just there staring. 2 - Since that didn't work out since I now don't have a recovery mode and I don't have any functioning rom either, I found several tutorials for using Odin and reflashing and or repartitioning. PROBLEM: Odin seems to recognize the phone (com port), I click on the option and... FAIL! 2.1 - What I have tried: Different Odin versions (1.83 and 3.09), stock drivers from Kies, Zadig drivers. So. There you go. I pretty much exhausted everything I could get from my head and interpret from google. So, No recovery, no ROM, fail at odin. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.


How can I make my Galaxy Tab 3 authenticate with my Sky Router?

I have just tried to connect my Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (8") to a Sky Netgear Router. In the black bar at the top the WiFi icon has a question mark in it. On the Settings page, in Wi-Fi, it alternates between:               Wi-Fi networks Connecting...     SKY00000     Authenticating...      and               Wi-Fi networks     SKY00000     Saved, Secured      I wondered if it could be the router but didn't have time to investigate. I've just arrived at another house with the same router type and I'm seeing the same thing. Neither router had been played with. I'm using my phone to submit this via the router, so it's working fine. The Tab 3 is new and I'm not at all familiar with Android. Is there anything on it I can tweak?


Navigation Buttons (Back, Home, Menu, etc.) in the Notification/Statusbar?

I am remotely controlling an old Nexus One attached and talking to a Lego NXT robot. The Nexus One has a broken Home button. In the past I remember overcoming that by finding an app which added an emulated Home button placed in the Android notification/status bar pulldown. The Nexus One is running CM7, I am controlling it by pushing/running scripts (ssh and http/https servers) and full GUI control (VNC server). Even with all of that control, I am still missing basic button/navigation control. Any ideas on how to overcome this? I once used an OSD trackball emulator. Anyone know of OSD buttons or recall what I may have used to get a Home button in my notification menu?


The process android.process.acore/com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again

This morning I tried to turn on my motorola xt-532 and right after the boot I get this two errors:   * "The process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."   * "The process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again." I can't do anything, because as soon as I press "force close" they appear again and again.. Any idea?


How to limit cache of internet browsers?

I use the default browser as well Opera Mini. I can't seem to find any setting to limit the cache to a certain amount (in MB for example). They eat up disk space quickly. Anyone knows if it's possible limit the cache disk usage of these browsers? If not, can you recommend a browser that can do this?


How can I install Google play services on Android 2.2?

I have an unbranded tablet running android 2.2. I was trying to develop an application using gcm and wanted to test it on the tablet. But somehow SERVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE error was coming. I then came to know that for android devices having version less than 4.2.2 , google play services has to be installed in the device for GCM to work. Firstly, i tried to search for Google Play Services on PlayStore app. No result was shown. So instead i tried searching for it on phone's browser. So when i saw the link on browser, a popup appeared asking for whether to open with browser or Playstore. I chose playstore and the link opened. Which was kinda surprising because no result was shown earlier when searching through Playstore. Secondly, when i tried to install the app it gave an error saying that Incompatible with other applications(s) using the sameshared user ID. So, this means i cant test GCM on my device. Any advice ? Thanks in advance :)


How do I wipe Nexus 4?

I think I got virus and have no idea how to get rid of it. Heyzap ads in every app I think wiping phone will delete virus. I have Nexus 4 with Android 4.3 Phone is not rooted but I am ready to root as I got virus without root. **PS I know about Factory Reset button** https://support.google.com/nexus/4/answer/2936226?hl=en I am not sure if that is enough. I seen some ppl wipe phone from command line from PC. By uploading new firmware from PC. Is that different from Factory Reset button? The reason is that I wish to delete virus that shows ads in Google Play, Desktop, etc


Root Galaxy S2 with Android 2.3.XX?

I need to Root Samsung Galaxy S 2, GT-I9100, with XXKI4 I need to Root it with Room Android 2.3.5 or any version within 2.3.X while searching I just found Android versions above this version all with 4.XX?? Any suggestion for Android version 2.3.X ??


How to make camera start faster

Everyone knows that start Android camera sometimes is a pain, specially if you wish to take a picture of something that lasts only some seconds. What I want to know is: is there a way or an app that makes the camera start faster? **Note** that I'm not asking about picture shot, though this is important too. I think that as soon as the camera is started, this is not a big deal.


Physical (USB) keyboard keeps waking Android ICS tablet from sleep

With (or without) my USB keyboard attached... my tablet will sleep after 1 minute of no activity, or if I manually make it sleep by tapping the power button. However, with my keyboard attached it will wake the tablet again after 30+ seconds. And it will continue to do this sleep..wake..sleep..wake.. until I disconnect the keyboard. Is there any way to prevent the keyboard from waking the device? Just to add... if the tablet was already sleeping when I connect the USB keyboard, then the tablet will still wake up after a short period of time. (It is not just when the tablet sleeps having been using the keyboard.) The lights on the keyboard flash just before the tablet wakes up, as if the tablet has sent the signal to 'wake up'? The only related setting I can find is "Stay awake - Screen will never sleep while charging" (not selected) under _Developer options_. **EDIT:** The tablet is a DGM T-703 7inch \- a very generic/vanilla tablet AFAIK. The keyboard is an Afunta(TM) Artificial Leather Keyboard Case, but I have tried another standard USB keyboard and the same thing happens.


T-mobile myTouchQ Version 2.3.6. Can I root this phone?

I have a T-Mobile myTouchQ. im wondering if that phone can be rooted? If so how do I root it please? version 2.3.6


Android TOP command CPU usage

I'm running a simple command line audio processing program in a shell on my Nexus 10 (Android 4.4.2), and want it to consume 100% CPU while it runs. The reason being, if I know it used 100% CPU, I can compare the time it took to the length of the audio file, and work out the effective CPU load if my program were to run in real time. I have two questions:   * When running TOP on Android, does the value in the CPU column refer to the percentage of one core, or both (my program is single threaded, very simple)?   * When running my program, the CPU shown while it runs is 50%. Is it possible the system is limiting it?


Touch enabled monitors and Android

I need to buy new monitor for my PC and I'm thinking about touch enabled monitors like DELL ST2220T or IIYAMA T2250MTS. I recently bought Gooseberry Board with Android on it and it would be great if I could connect it by HDMI cable to one of these monitors and use touch screen like i would on a tablet. Does anybody know if Android can work with such touch enabled monitors? Maybe someone have touch enabled monitor and could check it somehow?


Internet doesn't work with apps without using vpn

here's my problem : in normal situation my Internet only works with browser (firefox) and not any other app like markets or Duolingo . But , when I use DroidVPN it starts to work with other apps as well . I suspect Google setting and Google market . I have uninstalled both of them because of some problems that they have . recently when I reinstalled them , this problem appeared . ( But I'm not sure , cause I think a while after installation it was working . ) by the way I am using my home wireless . my background data is on . I need my Internet back without any VPN app and I DON'T want any factory reset or any kind of reset and those stuff . I've read all other similar question and answers . non helps ! can you help me ? PLEASE ? any help would be appreciated !   p.s. I'm using the wireless with my laptop to . and every thing is ok with it .


How can I copy media files to my phone without adding them to the gallery?

I keep my media files (such as music) on my home server. When I add a new album to the home server, and want to copy it to my **Android 4.0.4** phone, I use a Samba client (such as AndSMB or X-plore) to copy the files to the phone. So far, so good. The problem is that the images in subdirectories that I copy over (such as album art) automatically get added to the gallery during the copy, although the root directory I'm copying into has a `.nomedia` file in it. If I start the copy, then check the Gallery app mid-copy, I see the images start to appear before I run any other apps. I don't want the images to appear in the gallery. If I "clear data" for the Media Storage app, then reboot, the gallery is rebuilt without the album art images, so the `.nomedia` file does seem to be doing its job some of the time. **Is there a way I can copy media files to my phone over a network, without them automatically getting added to the gallery?** Clearing the data in Media Storage and rebooting the phone works, but is tiresome and has other unwanted side effects like resetting my ringtones.


Trying to install ADB USB Drivers, but Nexus is never appearing in Device Manager

I'm trying to install the google-adb-drivers.zip file (obtained here) on a Windows 7 64-bit system. The phone is the Nexus S 9020T. USB connectivity works correctly for file transfer mode. When I enable debugging, I expect to see "Nexus" appear under "Other Devices" in Device Manager, but it doesn't. After checking USB Debugging under "Developer Options" in the phone, the computer makes the USB disconnected sound. I was able to load the drivers on a different Windows 7 32-bit system, but that's not the system I want to use. Why is the debugging port not being recognized on the 64 bit system? I saw the other post with a link to download the SDK, but I also would like to avoid installing the entire SDK unless absolutely necessary.


Hard-bricked with dead bootloader Samsung Galaxy Pocket (GT-S5300)

You can see the original files that I used for the partioning from this website, as well as the other links : https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=F968213B88AADBF5!127&authkey=!AH0DTuPbDvUS7s4 I live in Sri Lanka, and apparently it is not official in my country. The Samsung Service Center does not support my phone, as I bought it from another shop. I followed all the instructions in the guide. Everything went fine, and it said that it had finished partitioning 512 MB from my 2GB Internal USB Storage (My 16GB SD card was inside the phone as well during the time of partitioning, but it was not partitioned and works fine when inserted it to my SD card reader/writer). it came back to the screen that said Re-boot into recovery mode. I pressed the reboot into recovery mode, and the screen went blank. After that, I could not boot it normally, and also into recovery or download mode. My phone is a Samsung Galaxy Pocket (GT-S5300). My phone was rooted with a file (I do not have that file, and the Dropbox download link was lost), but my phone worked perfectly after that with no bugs. It ran on Android Gingerbread (2.3.6) and out of the 960mb of internal space, about 880mb was full. Note : The old links are no longer there and are dead. The only place to get the files is from the link mentioned above. I would appreciate if anyone could help me. Thanks and best regards, Sanoo


How do I include contacts when searching in Google Maps?

When I search for "Joe" in the Google Maps application, I'd like it to include "Joe Smith" from my Google contacts. How might I make this happen? I'm using CyanogenMod 11-20140604-NIGHTLY-hammerhead (on a Nexus 5, "hammerhead").


How to find android apps occupies RAM memory space?

I wish to know about which app is occupies more memory space in RAM when i use multiple apps Note: i just have RAM capacity of 256MB so that my battery downs soon.


Get my samsung password without reset it for my stolen android device

My galaxcy s2 is stolen and i need to track it using my samsung account but i dont remember the pass; Can anyone please tell me how could i know my samsung account password without resting it as used in samsung account SignIn procedure to find password by email


Fix permission option removed from CWM recovery 6.0.3.6

I updated to latest ClockWorkMode recovery in my **Galaxy S 3(AT &T,d2att)**.   **New version is 6.0.3.6.**   And noticed that Fix Permission option is removed from it.   I used that option when flasing ROMs.   I can't find why they did so. Will it affects flashing new ROMs? Is it not necessary? Anyone knows reason behind that update?


How do I stop Maps and Street View from auto updating?

I'm on Froyo. My phone internal memory is nearly full, so I've stopped updating my apps and uninstalled updates from the preinstalled apps. However, every few days, my phone keeps auto updating the Maps and Street View apps, filling up the internal memory and I have to uninstall them. Is there any way I can disable the auto update? As far as I can tell there's no entry for these apps in the Store.


Phone keeps restarting / shutting down randomly is there any logging to help debugging

Sometimes my Samsung Europa restarts itself when it's on standby. Does Android have any logging which I can access to see what caused the restart? I have installed a few apps from the Android app market and some games. Haven't installed anything that I've developed myself.


Android versions without DRM?

Since smartphones have become "the thing", it has somehow been decided that locking your phone to a particular primary e-mail address and having DRM is "okay". Android, despite being open-source, is somehow not the exception. Since Android IS open-source however, it would seem that a developer would be able to customize it to remove the primary-email restriction on the phone and to unlock all purchased applications to be available to whomever is using the phone at the time, only requiring a sign-in to purchase new applications or when using certain applications. I don't currently use Android, and bought a Windows 7 Phone only to find that it does the exact same thing as Android (and most other phone operating systems) Are there any Android projects that are attempting to move Android towards a DRM-less environment?


Flash the newer version of ROM over the old one on ART environment

I've flashed Carbon ROM on my LG G2 (D802) device and when e new Nightly release, I download it and put it on my SD Card and dirty flash it (Only clean Dalvik cache and cache partition). Now I've changed my enviroment from Dalvik ro ART and it seems that everything except nandroid manager is working fine, my question is, when a new Nightly release, what should I do now exactly? should I dirty flash like the other ones? and when I flashed the latest Nightly, what will happen to my environment, will it change back to Dalvik or it will stay on ART environment? Thanks in advance.


BlueStacks with proxy

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How to configure BlueStack AppPlayer to use Proxy settings when connecting > to Network? I am using BlueStacks 0.7.7.813. I want to run apps like whatsapp on my laptop and the internet is connected with proxy. Is there any way to run apps like whatsapp on BluStacks behind proxy server?


Is there a way to check how many hours a phone has been powered on?

I want to buy a new mobile and my mate told me that he has a new phone to sell. I don't believe him that the Samsung S4 Active is as new as he telling me. I want to check how many hours was this mobile was used. Is there any way to do that?


Android installation age

Is there a way to discover when my Android OS was installed? In other word: what is the age of the SO running in my phone (since the last FW upgrade)? I have root access and I prefer not installing any extra apps to this task (altough, if it is the only way, I may install one). I already have a Terminal Emulator App. I looked into "Settings -> About phone" and there is a counter since the last _reboot_ , which is **not** what I want. I am running Android 4.0.4 on a Sony Xperia P.


Find when device was activated

I am trying to figure out when my devices (tablet, tv dongle, etc) were activated. Is there a place (in google account settings, device files, anywhere) this data can be obtained? My devices are rooted, so I can use terminal access to read internal files if needed. Some suggestions in the net say to find the first day of data usage in the logs, but I want to find an accurate date (preferably a timestamp) of the device activation. I can't seem t be able to type dialer codes in a tablet, there's no phone app. Also this question is about android devices in general, not only phones.


Date of ROM installation

Is there any way to know when I flashed my last custom ROM? Atleast a smart way to find the approximate date/time using some logs deep down in my android would be good.


Jelly Bean resource Usage

I have a phone with 512MB of ram. The company has launched the Jelly Bean update for the phone. Currently my phone is running Android ICS 4.0.4 which has alot of lag and frameloss issues, So I am thinking to update to JB. However I am concerned about the memory usage of JB. So my question is: Whether JB uses more ram than ICS?


Different methods of moving apps to SD card

There is a native method for moving apps to the SD card, by viewing the app info and pressing the "move to SD card" button. (I don't know on which Android version this was introduced). Not all apps can be moved this way. There are other apps that promise moving apps to the SD card, such as Link2SD, App 2 SD, MoveToSD, Move2SD Enabler, and many more. Some require root, some (apparently) don't. Do all these apps work in the same (or similar) ways? Is it the same way of the native method? The native method works the same way as the apps do? Why do some apps require root access and others don't? Is it safe to move apps that have the native method of moving disabled (grayed out)?


My messaging application sometimes closes itself while typing - How can I fix this?

When typing an SMS message, the messaging application will automatically close and the typed text is deleted, causing me to have to retype the text. It seems to happen after two or three messages. I have clear data of Messaging software from `Manage Applications->All->Messaging->Clear Data` but the problem persists. Is there a way I can fix this?


Issues making or receiving calls and texts with a LG P500 (Software Version V20e)?

I just got a LG P-500 device and I want to deploy with it. Everything is working fine, except that I cant make phone calls, receive phone calls, send SMS or receive SMS. The phone is on its stock ROM (Android 2.3.3, Software Version V20e). The Mobile Company is Orange. The phone recognizes the mobile company, and even shows the signal bar as full, but when I'm trying to call I'm being directed straight to "Call Ended" screen, and when I send SMS, I receive back a "SMS wasn't sent" notification. The SIM is Working on my SGS. I tried everything, can anyone help me with this?


How can I diagnose this problem: Can't flash ROM to my Samsung Fascinate

When I boot into recovery all the text moves so fast I can't read what's happening, then it just boots normally without the new ROM. Is there any log I can review to find out what is happening? Here's a little background on what I'm doing: I started with a stock Samsung Fascinate fresh from a factory reset. I rooted it using this method. I installed ROM Manager from the Market then I installed Clockworkmod with this method. Finally I tried to install jt1134's Super Clearn 0.9 (DJ05) from ROM Manager. It downloads the ROM offers me the option to backup my current ROM (which I decline because it's already backed up) and the option to wipe cache and data which I choose then hit OK. From here it boots into Recovery and then the text scrolls up the screen so fast I can't see whats happening, then it boots into the regular stock ROM which would suggest the ROM installation failed. One other note, ClockworkMod recovery appears to work except when I manually boot into it and choose "reboot" it hangs on the clockworkmod icon.