How do I customize the look/feel of my lock screen?

I have a Samsung Droid Charge (running 2.2) and it comes with two lock screen slider styles: Glass and Puzzle. Is there any way to get additional styles? I've done quite a bit of searching but haven't found anything. **Note that I'm not looking for an app. I'm specifically looking for more system styles, if they exist.** Do they exist?


Pasting text into Android emulator

I need to paste text into the Android emulator for testing. I'm running Android 1.6 on the emulator on Mac OS 10.6. Any idea if this is possible?


Prevent Android ICS downloading updates automatically

Can I prevent automatic update(system and app updates) downloads on **Android ICS** in order to reduce the bandwidth usage while using volume based internet data packages?


Why is my Android fetching http://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin upon start?

I notice my HTC Desire fetches http://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin when it boots (and before I enter the PIN). What is that ? Here's the HTTP Request sent:               GET /xtra.bin HTTP/1.1     Accept: */*, application/vnd.wap.mms-message, application/vnd.wap.sic     x-wap-profile: http://www.openmobilealliance.org/tech/profiles/UAPROF/ccppschema-20021212#     Host: xtra3.gpsonextra.net     Connection: Keep-Alive     User-Agent: Android


How many times can I install an application I've purchased on the Market?

I have just bought an HTC HD2 and I immediately installed a custom Android ROM. I will probably change ROMs often. If I buy an application from the Android Market how many times can I download and install it?


Contact images cropped and downsampled when syncing with google contacts

When Syncing with google contacts the photos I chose for my contacts are cropped to a square, and are downsampled to a very low resolution. Is there a way to sync my phone contacts (without facebook), and keep the hi- res photos?


Is there a way to view the file size of an image without downloading any apps?

Got a new phone (Nexus S) and having some issues with picture messaging. I want to check the size of the picture I took with the camera, but I can't seem to do this. As I don't have a data plan yet, I can't download any apps to help me with this. Is there a way to find the file size on the device without apps or connecting to a computer (no USB cable)


Can you upgrade the RAM of an Android device?

I'm sure many people like me are aware and annoyed by the extremely limited amount of RAM in Nexus S (512MB but only 300+ is usable), I have searched all over google for a solution to increase the amount of RAM available and came up empty (I tried swap file applications but they just broke my system's SD card partitions causing a complete reset). I wonder if there is any hardware solution to this problem. Is it possible to swap the chip out for a bigger capacity one? I realize that it is not as simple as swapping out PC RAM from a dimm but I haven't seen any schematics for the chip layout on the ARM boards in the smartphones so I really hope that it is somewhat possible to increase the amount of RAM on the board.


Installing RAM Into Your Android Powered Tablet?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Can you upgrade the RAM of an Android device? I recently purchased the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. I am aware that it only has 1GB of Ram. I am running the Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4(?) Operating System. I am curious as to wonder if there is a possibility that I can put more RAM into this bad boy. Let me know, Thank you, Aaron


Upgrade RAM memory in Galaxy Y

I am using Samsung Galaxy Y Device . The device has only 512 MB RAM available. I want to upgrade the RAM memory to 1 GB. I have a SannDisk 8 Gb class 10 memory card. Is there any way to boost the RAM?


How can I add extra memory in my ram android?

I want to boost the ram's memory, but as I clean my phone,it's memory was almost full.


Why are Android games so much smaller than iPhone games?

I compared the size of some Android games with the size of iPhone games and I was quite surprised. For example Asphalt 6 is 6.1mb large on Android and 515mb on the iPhone according to the store websites. Did I miss something? How is it possible that this game is only 6.1mb large on Andoid but 515mb big large on the iPhone?


Why did a crash at 100% battery cause instant drain to zero?

After charging my Galaxy SII (ICS) overnight, I unplugged and started using the web browser. Battery indicated 100%. After 20 minutes the screen went black and the phone rebooted, then it popped up a battery low warning. On plugging back in, it seemed to charge normally for a while and then jumped from 80 to 100% almost instantly. I would post a screenshot of the battery screen but don't have enough reputation - it shows charge starting at 100%, dropping slowly for 20 mins, then instantly down to <10%. From there I plug in and it goes slowly up to 80%, then instantly up to 100% again. Anyone fancy having a guess at what is going on here?


How to access phone via USB cable (not SD Card)

I am using a HTC G2 running Android 2.3. I would like to access content on my phone (not on the SD Card). This includes phone contacts and any data in the phone memory. Also is there a way to access the contacts inside the SIM card via USB cable and the phone. Thanks for any assistance.


Backup/Restore Android

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How do I perform a full pre-rooting backup of an Android phone? I am considering rooting my Motorola Droid, and I am wondering if it is possible to revert back to the exact state that my phone is in right now (ie unrooted, with all my apps, settings, etc). I know I can backup all the files on my SD card (in fact I have that job running right now). But how can I backup/restore the phone's internal memory? Is this what SPRecovery does? All of the 'how-to-root-your-phone' tutorials say that you start by installing SPRecovery, but I can't find any details on what, exactly, SPRecovery does, and how to use it. I suspect it does more than what is necessary to load a rooted ROM, but I just can't find any details.


Backup Android 2.3.6 app data before rooting

I want to create a backup of application data (game highscores etc.) for Android version 2.3.6, before I try to root. How to do it? Helium (Carbon) and Z4Root aren't compatible with my OS version / device.


HF Connector - Replace parts in a Nexus S

I have a Nexus S device (model i9023). My current earpiece is torn - the wires are cut, and the body could not be screwed out because the specific body's screw is stuck. However, I can gently replace it without breaking the body. I see a "HF" connector connected to the left of what I see in the picture of the earpiece unit. To be more specific, I took some pictures of it, since I can't get the data from fixit. Here's a picture of what dealers are selling in eBay. This picture is pretty descriptive. All dealers provide a unit containing the earpieace speaker as seen upwards, a proximity sensor as seen below and the connector to the motherboard, to the right. ![](http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/1314/earpiece.jpg) This is what I saw in fixit: ![](http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/LFThSPLu2Iq2thZI.huge) as you can see upwards, there's another group of wires (orange) to the right of the proximity sensor, which doesn't exist in the seller's unit. The pictures I took of my device shows exactly what I mean: This **"HF" wires** down there doesn't exist in the units for sale ![](http://imageshack.us/a/img850/5519/emtecheme1511afrc.jpg) ![](http://imageshack.us/a/img850/739/emtecheme1511afrci.jpg) > Don't mind the fact that in my pictures there's no speaker, its because its > been torn. that's the reason why I was wandering around thinking of buying a > new EM-Tech EME1511AFRC replacement unit in the first place... So does anyone know what's that HF and what am I losing if I buy a new unit without it? Thank you.


Can't boot phone or access recovery mode

I tried updating a custom ROM on my Samsung Galaxy S: Semaphore Version 9 (Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean). The update was successful except that it produced an error after completion saying the process "android.process.acore" has stopped. So I had to restore to the previous version through recovery mode. However after the the applications were calibrated and the phone was supposed to start, it did not! The boot animation kept on going. I tried restoring my phone to the back up that I had created when I was using ICS 4.0.4, but I realized that I had deleted the ZIP file of the ICS version. Now when my phone powers on, it only displays the picture of the kernel version of the back up version of ICS. I cannot access recovery mode. I tried to hard reset as well, as described in one of the links, but that didn't work either. However, The download mode works fine. Is there anyway I can make my phone work?


Possible to connect Android device to Internet with Ethernet

I want to connect my Samsung S3/S4 to the internet using an Ethernet cable and USB network adapter. Is this possible? I have tried a couple different adapters, which don't work, and leads me to wonder if A. there is an adapter that works; B. If there is any software/drivers that I need; C. is there a way to do this with code? I have gotten this to work a Nexus Tablet. I'm wondering why it works on the tablet, but not on a device. I want to do this because I have some code that needs to be tested, and I'm looking for a way to ensure that I ALWAYS have an Internet connection. The wireless connections tend to be flaky on my network. Any insight would be helpful.


s5030C with broken touch

I have a S5830C (s5830i identically), but they're broken touch, and the other things are ok (LCD, buttons, camera, sensor is fine). and I need to do something with it, just not to let it sit, but I really do not want to buy anything else (really do not want to invest in a new touch ). I've been researching a bit and found several ways to access it via ADB debugg, the problem is that I suspect that the ADB is not enabled. however have full access to the recovery mode (with CWM). therefore my questions are: Q1: is there any way to activate ADB via recovery? Q2: is there any way to install another rom that already has adb enabled? Q3: Anyone know any other way to access or control the android via USB? Q4: any idea about any project that can be developed using these parts that are working? :D ps .: these were the possible solutions I found. pss .: any suggestion is welcome. psss. Sorry for the mistakes in English


Can't boot to Clockwork Recovery on Atrix (several methods tried)

I have a Motorola Atrix 4G, with AT&T Carrier. Android 2.3.4 EDIT 11/6/2011: I don't know if this means anything, but I don' have an sdcard in it. I have rooted it using this tutorial. I installed Rom Manager and installed the Clockwork Recovery Image, with success (supposedly). Here are where the problems occur. When I turn off the phone and turn it back on, while holding the volume down button, I get the big red M and scroll down to "Android Recovery" and select that. I then get "Failed to boot 2". Ok, so I reboot and go back to my stock rom and try reinstalling the rom, and it down nothing to change the situation. Next, I try running the fastboot software in the command window on my pc using the command "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" (recovery.img is the clockwork mod). On my phone it says "Flashing Partition Recovery" then "Flashing MBR to device" and finally "Failed to process command flash:recovery error(0x180002)". Any suggestions? I did google the problem, but the answers I have found didn't apply or didn't work. Please help, Thanks.


I want to do some video stuff on my device. Where can I download a static binary of ffmpeg with h264 support?


"Device management downloading" notification: why and how to get rid of it?

I see "Device management downloading" notification. It appeared when I was not using the phone: why did it appear and how can I prevent it from appearing again? I don't want to update my phone's OS. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Q427A.png) I use a rooted Samsung Galaxy SIII with Android 4.1.2.


app. Download failure from play store

I am trying to download apps. From play store. I get downloading. .status but it never downloads. After sometime error appears. My net connection is Ok and has sufficient working memory. Some problems with play store? ?


Can I adjust the output volume anymore in Liquidsmooth ROM?

I have all the volume levels at full but still the speaker volume is less than it was before I installed the ROM. ![Rom details](http://i.stack.imgur.com/7WMnXm.png)


Is there a way to log into and root my device without using ADB?

With the Android SDK it is possible to run the "adb shell" command to shell into an Android device plugged in via USB. I would like to know:   1. Is there another way to log into an Android device and gain root access to all its files and folders without having to install the Android SDK, for instance using Putty somehow once the device is connected via Wi-Fi to a router on a common network?   2. On Unix there is a program called "last" allowing you to see the most recent logins and the associated times. Is there a similar utility that can be run on Android once root access is gained that would allow you to view the most recent times when the device was used or unlocked?


Input via voice and handwritten works, but not keyboard on app on Galaxy 2

I am working within an app that has text fields for entry. I can highlight and cut the text if it auto-populates and I can even use the text-to-speech and handwriting input methods. When I use the keyboard to type, however, it does not populate the text field. Any thoughts on why this would happen?


How do I get permission to create this file in an android shell?

I'm trying to root a Kindle and I'm stuck. Getting permission denied and don't know how or what permissions to change.               mike@Inspiron:~/Downloads/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools$ adb shell     shell@android:/ $ echo 'ro.kernel.qemu=1' > /data/local.prop     /system/bin/sh: cannot create /data/local.prop: Permission denied     1|shell@android:/ $ sudo echo 'ro.kernel.qemu=1' > /data/local.prop                 /system/bin/sh: cannot create /data/local.prop: Permission denied     1|shell@android:/ $ sudo     /system/bin/sh: sudo: not found     127|shell@android:/ $      I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 if it makes a difference.


Can an app register itself to consume certain URLs?

This is _not_ a programming question but a usability one. News site example.com has an annoying habit: when I follow a link to an article, the site first displays a pop-up saying “come use our app instead!” So I did, but article links still open the web browser, and still bring up that pop-up. I’d like to file a bug with the app developer. Could the app have been designed to consume all URLs beginning with `http://example.com/`? (Otherwise I’ll complain to the web site designers.)


Streaming a movie from Windows (Media Center??) to A500

Simple straight question: I own an Acer Iconia Tab A500 w/3.2 OS and a Windows 7 PC with lots of movies, including H.264 HD in Matroska format. How can I stream that content, supposed that I installed K-Lite Codec Pack, on Android by installing the least possible amount of software? The tablet is already shipped with Acer ClearFi which is a DLNA implementation and looks compatible with Windows Media Center, however when I tried to play a non-HD movie in MPEG-4 format the default player reported that the fortmat is unsupported. I'm new and a bit confused to Android video and home streaming. I don't know how codecs work in the Linux-like world. [EDIT] About codecs (if these matter): on Windows, I can watch the videos with Windows Media Player too, not only VLC/MPC I remember that once I was able to stream to my Xbox 360 with Vuze's embedded media server with live transcoding. Do I need something like that for streaming to Android too? Thank you.


Restore only part of nandroid image

In attempt to install 2.2 **I've deleted all my contacts(contacts were saved on phone, not as google contacts)**   I've done full nandroid backup while phone still had those contacts; however when I try restoring image; I get bootloop.   Nandroid backup contains system.img, data.img, cache.img and boot.img; I'm wondering if I can restore only data.img to get contacts back. I have thought of 2 other solutions: a) make a new nandroid image of current status; verify that it's ok by doing restart; then open copy database with contacts from one backup to another. b) open database with contacts from data.img; and manually retype 200 phone records. Is there any smarter (quicker, easier) way??


Samsung Note Tablet usb problem with external drive

I bought an usb connection kit for my samsung note tablet so that I can transfer files from my sea gate external drive but unfortunately, my tablet cannot read my external drive..why?


All of my pictures are gone when I transferred them from Device storage to SD card! What should I do?

I have samsung galaxy S4, Android 4.4.2 ..Today my device storage almost got full so I transferred most of the applications and pictures to the SD card which was almost empty, I kept some pictures in the Gallery in 'Hidden items' but after I transferred almost everything to the additional memory they all had broken! Where can I find them? Help!


Consequences of rooting HTC One X?

All I want to be able to do on my device is to be able to use Titanium Backup. I don't want to install custom roms, I want to keep everything as-is but be able to run apps that need root like the above. If I do root my device, will that stop OTA updates from installing? If they do install, will it need re-rooting again? Can devices be un-rooted?


Do apps included in the gApps zip get updated via Google Play?

While using alternative ROMs like CyanogenMod 9(as i currently am), one flashes an additional zip file called gApps which contains apps provided by Google. As Google releases newer versions of applications, will the newer versions be updated via Google Play or do I need to manually flash a newer version of the gapps.zip? I'm asking because an update to the Google Play market app was recently released (which includes the ability to remove apps from the ALL MY APPS section) but I still haven't seen my market app updating itself.


closed ports wifi problem

I have these following issues : 1) wifi connects but the signal bars stay grey 2) I can open and search apps in market but when I try to download them , it says "waiting for network" 3) facebook does not sync, and the app says "no network" after some googling I found that google syncs through ports 5228-5230, which are closed in my router. I have no idea how to open these ports. Is there an on-phone solution to this ? my system is Micromax A116, NaturewizHD rom, jellybean 4.2.1 ( or 4.2.2 ? )


How can I install the vanilla Gingerbread launcher?

Is there any way for me to install Gingerbread's vanilla launcher application? So far, I prefer the "stock" Sony Ericsson launcher but I do want to know what the actual Gingerbread launcher is like.


All portrait pictures are upside down

All pictures that I take in portrait mode with the stock camera app are upside down. I assume this is because when I take them I still hold my phone like a camera, not like a mobile phone. I could use Camera 360 which has the option to adjust the orientation. It takes a couple of seconds to start up and is generally too bloated for my taste, though. Is there either a way to fix the orientation in the stock app or a more lightweight alternative that has this option?


How to get rid of update notifications for a given app in Google Play Store?

### General question I have an app X installed on my device in version Y. I don't want to update it to any newer version (Y+z) for some reason. Still, the _Google Play Store_ app always lists updates for X, which keeps me from a simple "update all". My question, put to a single sentence: > **How to hide updates for X permanently from the "available updates" list?** * * * ### Specific examples First, I know there are alternatives as e.g. the AppBrain Market App, which can handle this quite well (skip this update, skip all future updates). I prefer a "generic solution", which does not depend on a 3rd party's market app. Second, I know that Titanium Backup includes a "Market doctor", which can be used to disconnect an app from _Google Play_. However, in my specific case that only worked for a few hours: I disconnected _GTalk_ , as I don't want it replaced by _Hangouts_. The update notification disappeared for a few hours, then it was back. No idea what restored the "link". Third, just to make sure: I'm _not_ talking about the "auto update" feature as discussed e.g. in How to enable Play Store auto-update for just a few apps?. I was rather hoping for something close to Does the google play store not provide updates for frozen apps?, but without the need to "freeze" the app in question (which I still want to use, but in the version installed, not in a "future version" available). Fourth: No, uninstalling the app in question is no option here, though it would perfectly hide any future updates from being displayed :) Nor is "freezing", as the app is used regularly. Fifth: There is a related question for my GTalk example: Do apps included in the gApps zip get updated via Google Play? However, I want the opposite: No update. * * * It might very well be that "Google Apps" (and other pre-installed apps) are handled in some specific way, and restore their "market links" themselves somehow. For this case, my question includes: How to prevent that from happening? * * * ### Update There's a thread at XDA discussing the very same issue. Until recently, a work-around for "user installed apps" was to uninstall them and then sideload the `.apk` – but even that stopped working. Well, re-signing the `.apk` with a different key _might_ work for user-apps. But both would fail for pre- installed apps (can't sideload them to override; different signature would refuse that install completely). Moreover, there's an issue filed on this by some "joel.bou..". Not hard to guess, though blanked out: that would be Joël Bourquard. If it's really him, then that's really an issue (for those who don't know: Joël is the dev behind _Titanium Backup_ ). Let me quote from the issue: > For the record: in the Android Market days it was possible to "Attach" or > "Detach" apps (on rooted devices) with a system tool such as Titanium > Backup. But nowadays (with the Google Play Store app) this has become nearly > impossible to do, because the complete app list seems to sync from Google's > servers and the user has no control over that. Which explains why detaching with apps like _Titanium Backup_ is no longer permanent. And I'm afraid I've asked the impossible. But I thought the same in the past with other questions, and surprisingly got solutions here. So I do not yet give up hope on this one!


How to stream audio from Android to PulseAudio server?

I have a home linux server running the PulseAudio - with shared audio devices, that are connected to cool sound system. And I have an Android 4.4-based phone. I want to stream audio from my phone to the PulseAudio server. How to do that?


How to remove/disable Voice Talk on Ace 2?

_Regular (not rooted) Samsung Galaxy Ace 2._ How to disable or remove Voice Talk application? By disable I mean I don't want to see it ever again when I press double home button or anything like that.


Alternative Functions from Bluetooth Input

Is it possible to modify what a Bluetooth input effects, such as changing a key press of a Bluetooth keyboard to instead record a tap on a certain location of the screen on your device? (I am running a Kindle Fire HD.)


How can I deduce an app from a notification icon?

I'm concerned about an app on my child's phone. I saw an app icon in the notification area that looked strange ( _Andy Android_ head, slightly tilted as its icon). How can I find out what app it is from just having seen that icon in the notification bar?


Android Deep Sleep

I am confused about the utility of _deep sleep_ over _complete shut down_. When I am putting my phone to _deep sleep_ , I am no longer getting SMSes nor can people call me. I receive the backlog SMSes after _power on_. Why should I use it instead of _complete shut down_? What keeps running during _deep sleep_? What's the point?


How do I migrate from one SD card to another one?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How do I switch my Android device's SD card without causing problems? I just moved to Android from iOS. My new droid is Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V which came with a 2GB SD card. This card is almost full so I want to get a bigger and faster SD card. I have installed many apps on this SD card so I'm wondering how I can move all the content of the old card to the new one when I finally purchase it. How do I do this?


How can I force-link a Google contact with a Facebook profile?

Back when my HTC Desire had its stock Sense, there was an option to link Facebook accounts to Google contacts, by selecting them from the Facebook friends list. This created fields for my contacts such as:               <HTCData>     <Facebook>id:02394985720/friendof:2103910923|id:123768123/friendof:09812387</Facebook>        </HTCData>      Now, my phone is on CyanogenMod 7. I've added a Facebook account under Synchronization settings, but it seems it only matches contacts who have the same name as their Facebook counterpart. Those who are matched get a Facebook profile link: ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/o7KgE.png) The other ones aren't linked. Therefore: **How can I force link a Google contact with a Facebook profile?** This would allow me to link contacts even if their names are different. I'm aware of this question: how to link contact with facebook, gmail etc?, but there is no "Join" option for me, and it isn't really answered as well. I'm also aware of SyncMyPix.


Manage specific cookies in Browser?

I would like to manage cookies in the Android browser beyond just "Clear cookie data". What I want to do, ideally, is have the ability to delete individual cookies from a list sorted by domain name, like Firefox on the desktop. At least, I would like to be able to clear cookies per-domain, as I can manage storage & location access per-domain. Is there a way I can do this? **EDIT** How about with a rooted phone?


How can I limit the input languages?

How can I limit the number of input languages on the keyboard? I would only like to see the 3 I use. I have a HTC desire S.


Some of the Applications are getting downloaded more than once from Android Market

I observed one funny thing. I have the habit of installing the applications directly from Android market on PC. How to install the Apps directly from PC ?   Ans: I have a Google Account. I open the https://market.android.com/ site on PC and login with my Google Account. I have set this Google Account as Primary Google Account in my Android Phone. Now if I Click on Install of any application on my PC, I can see the same application downloading on my phone's notification bar. I saw the application 100% downloaded. And I wait for the application to be installed. Of course after downloading the application my phone will automatically installs the application. We need to watch thats it. But most of the apps are getting downloaded more than once. I don't know why it is happening ? I saw the application downloaded 100%. But again starts a fresh download without doing anything. I remember while updating the Google Maps and Facebook had the same issue.


How to keep the screen from going blank or locking for particular application

Edited question: Google Navigate app does have the logic to keep the screen from locking or backlight from switching-off, but a corporate BYOD software suite, I've had to install as my employer's policy, seems to lock-screen if an 'unknown application' is keeping screen unlocked/lit with no other activity detected (touch mostly!), after a timeout. Navigate is not on this software's goodbooks... So I was wondering if there is any app that can help me keep the backlight on and avoid the screen locking for google navigate ? I am on Android JB 4.2 if that matters.


native email client on galaxy S2 does not attach original message when I reply back to the sender?

When i reply back to the sender or people in CC, The email client shows me the original message while i'm typing my reply but somehow it gets removed/deleted when i send the email and it appears to come as a new message to the person.


Display timout resets to 15 seconds occasionally

Hi on my SGT the display timout resets to 15 seconds occasionally. I can't reproduce this behavior but it seems that this reset happens at every reboot at least and sometimes when connecting/disconnecting the powersupply. Can someone tell me how to have this setting fixed again at 10 minutes? If it helps, the phone is rooted, but I am not sure if this problem occurred already before root. At least unrooting did not help. Also I have my battery saving software let the settings back to default and then deinstalled, did not help either.


How can I recover the files in LOST.DIR on my SD card, and what are they?

I've always had a LOST.DIR folder on my external SD card, which until now has been empty. Today my phone complained that my SD card was damaged and wouldn't mount it, so I pulled it out and looked at it on my computer. There's now a `70237` file inside LOST.DIR which is 128 MB. It starts with something like "e<MSWIN4.1", seemingly to indicate that it's a dump of a Windows 98 FAT boot sector (which makes no sense). What did Android dump here and and why? (I think I may have disconnected my phone from my PC yesterday without ejecting the drives first, so that might be the "why", though it was from Windows XP and not Windows 98.) Is there a simple way to recover the information in this file?


Lost.Dir....music keeps disappearing

I recently got a new phone, so I inserted the card into it without formatting it first. I had about 3000 songs and about 75 videos on the card. Once inserted, the phone read all of my files without any problems. Day 3 of having the new phone, I woke and and discovered all of my videos and a HUGE number of my songs were missing. I put all of the songs back onto the sd card (well all the ones that I knew were missing). To make a long story short: every time I set up a playlist of music on my phone, I check `LOST.DIR` and discover a lot of songs have been stored there. I recently formatted my card and put all 3000+ songs on there and set up another playlist and once again, it removed some of my music. What is going on there, and what can I do to fix this?


My device is getting slow, apps start misbehaving/crashing. What can I do?

Everything was working fine for a long time. But suddenly the device is getting slower than usual (e.g. apps react slowly when starting an action -- like the RSS reader takes "ages" to open an article). Also, several apps start crashing: force-closes as well as unexpected restarts. Sometimes this even involves some automatic reboot of the device. Is there anything I can do, besides doing a factory-reset? Preferably it should work on un-rooted devices. Remark: not all described problems may occur together, so on one device e.g. there might be no automatic reboot involved. Question remains the same, nonetheless.


Why does my Samsung Galaxy S keep crashing/slow performance?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  My device is getting slow, apps start misbehaving/crashing. What can I do? I have a Samsung Galaxy S which I've had for less than a year now. It has been working fine until the last couple of weeks, when I've noticed the performance slowing down. I don't use many apps, but lately I've downloaded a few games and whatnot. One particular recent issue is that whenever I access the keypad to call someone, it closes down automatically without letting me finish typing out the number. Other problems include: mobile internet crashes systematically every other night (when I use it the most); the FB app force closes automatically and since FB is an integral part of Zynga games, my Words with Friends is almost inaccessible because of FB crashing. Anyone else with similar problems? I know HTC issues an automatic software update, but why haven't I heard of anything for Samsung? Any help would be appreciated.


Galaxy Note II slow due to lack of memory?

I have a Galaxy Note II and it's too slow due to low memory, I bought a 16 GB memory card and it still is slow, what to do?


Some apps closing, crashing, some not starting, flashing

I can very well see in the _Settings > Applications > Manage Applications_ screen that internal memory (ummm I think thats the ROM) of my phone is almost filled up. Although I can see in Running Services screen that more than 150MB of RAM is still free. My device started giving this behavior.   * some apps crash automatically   * Some apps does not start at all. When I click on them they simply simply flash the screen   * Some games after loading and showing the menu and main screen animation, when I click on Play or Start new game, it does not do anything Now I stuck with this ROM fill up. I have moved all apps that I can move to SD card through AppMgr Pro III (App 2 SD). But still many apps have some footprints in internal memory (or ROM??) since I can still see them in the _Manage Applications_ screen. Why is it so? What could be the other way out, apart from uninstalling unused apps.


Android had a native email client? Why/when was it removed?

I'm reading the description of K-9 Mail, and it has the following, emphasis added: > K-9 is an opensource email client **based on the Email application shipped > with the initial release of Android**. However, I cannot find any email applications already installed in my stock Google Galaxy Nexus (sans the Gmail app). Was it removed from the later versions of Android? When and why was it removed?


Installing Redir (and other binaries) to Android

I'm trying to get my phone to redirect all traffic from the Wifi/3G radios, since some apps won't even run if Wi-fi isn't turned on, to the USB Ethernet interface. I figure using redir would work, but my lack of deep *unix knowledge is and has been a struggle. Google hasn't been of much help in this regard, having only guides on Linux platforms with full package explorers and no (from what I've found) guides on doing any of this from a command line without apt-get. So, even though I'm only trying to install redir for now, I'd like a good place to go to understand how binary installation is done, specifically for Android.


Nexus one gapps not working ( Evervolv 4.2 JellyBean)

So I have phone (Google nexus one) with installed Evervolv 4.2 (Jelly bean), and I want google apps to be installed. But when I try to install them, either error pops up "Setup wizard has stopped" or nothing happens ( no apps installed ). What do I need to do? Where can I get good gapps to install? Thanks!


Prevent volume rocker from disabling silent mode

On my Galaxy S2 Skyrocket, everytime I bump the volume rocker the phone comes out of silent mode. I hate this. The only way I want my phone going into or coming out of silent mode with a hard button is by holding the power until the modal shows up. Is there any way to prevent the volume rocker from knocking the sound back on when in silent mode?


How to copy the current URL in Chrome?

I was sure in the version prior to 18.0 you could fiddle around and long press on the URL in the address bar and get a menu to copy the current URL. I just updated Chrome, now if I long press it I just get the magnifying glass which is incredibly frustrating. How can I copy the current URL to the clipboard in the Chrome browser? Chrome 18.0.1025469 Android 4.0.4 Sony Xperia P


Stop a mailbox syncing between 9am and 5pm

I have my work emails set up on my LG G3, but when I'm at work I don't want to be getting notifications on it whilst getting them on my laptop as well. Is there a way to stop a mailbox from syncing for a particular period? E.g., from 9am to 5pm? I still want my other accounts to sync and notify me though, like my personal/other work email addresses. Is there an app that can handle this? I've just come from an iPhone 4s (yesterday) so I'm still getting my head around the Android ecosystem.


Google accounts on my Galaxy S4

I would like to get rid of one of my Google accounts since I don't use it anymore. Currently I have both my Google accounts (gmail, Google+..) on my phone (Galaxy S4, had to link/transfer data from my old phone to my new) and all pictures and information and such gets saved to the old account I don't want to use anymore. But I still have some important emails on the old account as well as some contacts and such which I would like to keep. **Can these be transferred to my other Google account which I wanna keep and have as my primary?** What do I have to do in order to get rid of this old account I don't longer need without losing the data (pictures, some emails, contacts) which are currently under that primary gmail/G+ account which I don't want anymore? Otherwise, is there an option to say "lock/disable" that old account so nothing gets send or saved to it anymore?


Unlock Screen with ADB Android 4.2

Previously with Android 4.1, doing something like:               adb shell input keyevent 82       #(KEYCODE_MENU)      would unlock the screen at first boot and would then allow further commands to launch applications and have them displayed on the screen, etc. With 4.2, within 10s of boot, the lockscreen dims to black. Issuing the same ADB command no longer works and the screen remains blank. If I manually press the menu key, this brings the screen back on, and I can then issue the keyevent to unlock the screen. Any ideas how I can bring the display back up from ADB and unlock the screen from there? Thanks


Cannot play a video made with my Galaxy S3 camera

I took a video with my S3. After playing the video 3-5 times, this message appeared: `Cannot play video...sorry this video cannot be played...` Why is this? I have MX Player.


Unable to access Google Play

I have a Samsung Galaxy S Duos, and ever since I bought my cell phone, I am unable to access the Google Play Store due to the error message: > Authentication is required. You need to sign in to your Google Account. I had signed in my Google account already and have used it on my phone with other apps, like Talk, Gmail and etc. I have tried clearing the account and re-entering it, wiping out all the data and re-building a new account, and other possible solutions, but still my problem is there. My one possible guess is that it is due to the country I live in. It may be that Google has put some sanctions on my country, Iran. How can I get Google Play Store to work on my phone?


How to restore files on SD Card that was protected by Vault app?

I changed my Android mobile phone from one carrier to another. I installed Vault app from the Google Play store, and placed the old SD Card from the previous phone into this new phone. After installing the vault software in the new phone, I am unable to restore data (photos, videos) from _old_ SD card. What might be the reason for this? Is there any way I can recover the files from my old SD card, which was protected by the Vault app.


Default Music Player randomly playing while headphones are plugged in

This is _INCREDIBLY_ annoying. While listening to music, the headphone will somehow trigger an unplug event (the connection is loose and very bad apparently). The default player will start to play, and sometimes it will just keep playing and pausing rapidly. Sometimes, Pandora will also constantly play and pause music. This is so frustrating it makes me just want to smash my phone to pieces for the junk it is. What can be done? I have used this answer here, but it doesn't fix the problem _while_ playing music. The only way I can hope to currently listen to music on my phone is to make sure the connection from the headphone (any headphone) isn't disturbed. My phone basically doesn't play music well at all any more which means no more Pandora/internet radio. **What can/should I do?** I am using a Droid X with the latest update 2.3.3. I believe this problem has been happening for a while. I bought the phone in October and it worked without this kind of problem for about 2-4 months. Am I the only one with this bug?


Disable traffic when tethering Nexus phone to a tablet

Device: Nexus 4, Nexus 10 Is it possible to disable some traffic (e.g. app update or syncing like Google books) when tethering the mobile connection on a phone from a tablet?


Many people refer to Android versions by "codenames" rather than version numbers (e.g. Android "Gingerbread"). What are the names of the various versions of the Android OS, and how are these names chosen?


What is a "Froyo"?

The older Android versions are called "cupcake" and "eclair". Where does 2.2 get it's name from?


Does installing and re-installing my own app affect my app's rating/ranking?

I just released my first app not too long ago. To test it in the Play store, I installed my own app. After discovering some bugs, I uninstalled it, and installed the one I would code to fix from Eclipse. After fixing the bug, I post an update and re-install my own app from the store to test it out again. If I keep repeating this process (uninstalling and re-installing my own app from Google Play every time I release a new version), will my app's rating be degraded? Should I strictly stick to using my own app by installing the raw version (not the one on Google Play, but the one I built in Eclipse)? Thanks.


How to exit from an application which doesn’t exit on press back button?

I am using Maverick application for GPS navigation. In previous versions the `back` button caused to quit the application. (Which is also correct behavior according to question: What is the right way to close apps in Android?)   Currently I have **Maverick 1.94** Lite. When I press the `back` button, Maverick only hides to background. (The same as if I pressed `home` button). I don't see anywhere in menu an option to exit.   I wish to avoid task killers, or switching of my phone in order to quit Maverick. How do I **exit** from Maverick? My phone is SK17i aka Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini pro.


Force debug in safe mode via USB?

I did something so stupid I'm almost kind of proud of it. I rooted my LG Optimus T (Froyo) using Gingerbreak, cleaned out a bunch of stuff, and accidentally deleted the home screen launcher. No big, I'll just install a new one... but I have a chicken and egg problem now, that requires debug mode to get out of. I can't just open settings on my phone to set debug mode. And the phone only starts up in safe mode. So the tl;dr is this: I need to force my phone into debug mode via USB, in safe mode. If I can't do this, I will have to buy a new phone. Please help me!


Some groups are not visible in my whatsapp

I am not able to see some of the groups for which, I am a member. My name appears in the group admin phone. But he is also not able to remove my name and again add it. Other group members cannot see my name in the group member list. So don't know, exactly what is the real problem. I have uninstalled Whatsapp in my Phone and re-installed it. but still the problem remains the same.(Still i cannot see some of the groups in my phone). Can you please find some way to come out of this?


Tether from PC to android via USB

Is there a way to tether a PC's ethernet or WiFi connection to a Samsung Galaxy Fame using Jelly Bean 4.1? What I would like to do is to be able to access the internet on the phone using the PC's internet connection, via USB or wifi. My PC runs Ubuntu and Windows (Dual Boot) so either of these operating systems will work.


Is it possible to clear-default of an app using an ADB command?

Not sure if that's the place to ask this (maybe stackOverflow is better), but here we go: ## Background There are plenty of possible commands that you can perform by using ADB. I use many of them on my tiny **app-manager** alternative app. ## The problem I can't find a way to clears the default of a specified app. I mean the clearing of the app as the default one to handle some actions, as being shown on the "app-info" (AKA "manage-app") screen. ## What I've tried In the past, it seems that it was possible by having a certain permission and some API commands, but it's no longer possible. A possible workaround would be to disable&enable the app, but that causes weird things to happen on some other apps, for example launchers will remove the app's icon when it becomes disabled. I've also noticed a file on :               /data/system/users/0/package-restrictions.xml      that has some xml tags that include apps, and when I clear-default of an app, it is gone from this file. I don't think that playing with this file would be a good workaround, as things can change over time, and I don't even know if changing it will do anything, especially not in the current session. ## The question If there is no such a command? Is there any way to do it using root?


Create ad hoc network on phone

Simply, I want to connect my iPad mini to my android phone that has no internet connection. I need to be on the same network to airplay to the phone via dlna/airplay. I am fine with rooting the phone. What is needed to do this? The phone is a samsung galaxy nexus.


Is my device moving apps to the SD Card or not?

I have the LG Optimus F6 and I used Towel Root (one-click root for lots of devices). When I download App To SD card applications, it says "Your device has no real internal storage and does not support moving apps to the SD card." When I go to Settings >> Storage >> Apps, however I see that some apps are on the SD Card (because you can't click it and it says "Move to Phone.") But then when i go to other apps it doesn't show that any apps are on the SD Card. What should I believe?


What is mm-qcamera-daemon?

After my camera app crashed this process is running and consuming 42% of battery but today morning it disappeared but still my battery is draining out too quickly! Even restart doesn't help. ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/N7oJLm.png)   Screenshot (click image for larger variant) How can I get things back to normal?


Craig CMP741e boot-looping

Craig CMP741e is stuck in boot loop on the Android logo. When I try to install or mount I get read only errors and I have tried almost everything to recover/reset the tablet. There are no key ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/SbmOf.jpg)combos and the phonixcard does not work. I am able to get this tablet recognized with using the Android SDK bundle, but I do not how to use it really. I appreciate some help in getting this to work upon a hard reset or factory reset. recorded the process. http://youtu.be/RcykDInHsYE Here are some images to illustrate ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/baqtWm.jpg) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/6zbqDm.jpg)


Can I "clone" my credit card using the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus's NFC chip? If not, why not?

Can an android app read my credit card's NFC data, store it and then send this data to a contactless pay point (PayPass)? Thus I would use my Nexus to pay for my coffee, conveniently. If yes, is there an app for this? If not, why not?


init.d doesn't get executed

i am using samsung s2 and a custom rom, external sd card is mounted to /emmc but i want it to mount to /mnt/sdcard/external_sd, how could i mount it using init.d? i made a file called "99mount" with a the content               mount -o bind /emmc /mnt/sdcard/external_sd      however, it isn't being executed an start tried also               busybox mount -o bind /emmc /mnt/sdcard/external_sd      and no luck, do i need to add 99mount to some xx.rc file?


Encrypting SMS and calls

Is it possible to encrypt calls and SMS messages between two Android phones (or even from android to iPhone)? This firm delivered a beta on Android Market before: http://www.whispersys.com/


Changing Swype keyboard layout

Is there anyway to change Swype from QWERTY to something else, like AZERTY?


How to install a fresh Android 2.3 to my Spice Mi280?

I want to install fresh 2.3 Android OS on my Spice Mi280 over my previous installation. How can I do that? ![Spice Mi280 - About Phone](http://i.stack.imgur.com/QCLqS.png)


Will installing 3G ROM on 4G device (Samsung Galaxy S3) brick phone?

I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 I9305 LTE. Samsung is taking too long to release updates. So. I would like to know if putting a 3G ROM on a 4G device will either brick or make my phone unusable. Has anyone tried this?


LG LU6200 Drivers for Windows 8.1

LG PC Suite on Windows 8 is not detecting my LG LU6200. What could be wrong? My Phone is on ICS.


voice call problem

I have a _Samsung Galaxy S4 mini_ running Android 4.2.2. The problem I face is when I want to make a regular call, Android asks whether to make the call using VoIP or normal. If I chose normal, it first goes to _Skype._ I have to disconnect that. Then, if I call the same number again, it does a normal voice call. I have the _Skype_ app installed on my phone. Please advice me how to fix this problem.


Tethering an Toshiba AT100 to a Nokia E71

I want to tether an Toshiba AT100 tablet to my Nokia E71. Have installed JuikoSpot on the Nokia which creates an ad-hoc hotspot. It appears the AT100 only looks for infrastructure hotspots. Is there an app or other method of getting the AT100 to look for and connect to an ad-hoc hotspot? Alternatively, is there a cheap Android phone I could get that supports being an infrastructure wi-fi hotspot?


How to force google reader app to download mp3s

When I subscribe to podcast RSS feeds with the google reader app then click the link to the mp3 Google reader starts streaming it with the selected media player rather than downloading the mp3 file to the sdcard like the webbrowser does. Is there anyway to force it to download the actual mp3 file?


How to download and open PDF files?

I am a university student that has most of the lectures online as pdf files. How can I get them on my Android phone and read them through Adobe Reader? This is the first time that I have used Android. The version that I have is 2.2 "Froyo".


How does rooting work?

Or, how do I root my device without a rooter? Rooting instructions for Android devices that I have seen are typically of the following form:   1. Download `Gingerbreak.apk`   2. Run Gingerbreak, click “root device”   3. Observe that `Superuser.apk` has been magically installed, possibly along with `busybox` and other things, and enjoy your rooty goodness. What I am wanting to know is this: how does the rooting actually happen? What does Gingerbreak do? I understand the end result of rooting:   * `su` is present and working   * `Superuser.apk` is installed and controls access to `su`   * Various utilities are present, provided by BusyBox (optional?) I also think I understand the basic idea of how Gingerbreak gets started — it exploits some local privilege escalation vulnerability and uses its new-found powers to deploy Superuser and whatever else is necessary. So, unless I am wrong in some of the understanding I laid out above, the core of thing I want to know is what the root installer does to deploy and activate Superuser. It seems that just putting `Superuser.apk` in the right place wouldn't be enough — how does it get allowed root access? How does it get hooked up to moderate that access for other applications? What does Gingerbreak do post-exploit to enable and secure root access?


My phone number changed into "Unknown" when i put my new sim card in to my phone samsung galaxy grand

what causes my phone samsung galaxy grand duos phone number display unknown in setting >>>>about device>>>>>>status>>>>>>my phone number>>>>"Unknown"!!Can i create my phone number in somewhere else ?


How do I run a web application "offline" on my Android?

I have a web application written using HTML5 that leverages the application cache for "offline" access. On my iPod touch, I can go to the web while online, click the "+" icon, and set a shortcut on my home screen. This will launch the web application full screen and run the app, even when there is no Internet connection. Is there a similar process to use on my Android device, or will it vary by maker?


How can I listen to Youtube videos with switched off screen?

I would like to listen to Youtube videos in the same way I can listen to the radio. So I would like to switch off the screen and prevent any touch interaction. Neither the "Internet" Browser nor the Google-specific "Youtube" app seem to permit this.


YouTube - How can i play my youtube playlist in my android phone even my screen automatically goes to sleep mode?

In my samsung galaxy s4, i am playing my youtube playlists like 10 or 20 musics and when i switch off the screen then the music stops. How can i play forever the music even the screen is on or off? For example: 1) i am in Gym 2) i open the youtube music playlist and let it play by switching off my screen and head phone is on 3) now when i am doing my workout the music is stoopped How can i keep it play forever unless i manually close it.


Phone turns off at random

I have a note 1 N7000, and each time the screen began flickering and after that it shut down. This got worse after flashing a cyanogenmod rom. By plugging in the charger the battery seemed empty, but wasn't. After a while the battery indicator used to show charged 70 % or more. Put the charger cable off and the situation repeated after a short time of usage. Last night it started turning off at boot and wouldn't turn on unless on charge. I flashed a original JB rom since the problem doesn't happen when on recovery/download mode. but now it does it even when connected on charge. How can I fix this?


Cosmonaut stylus not working on Nexus 7

I received a Nexus 7 tablet, model K008 (2013 version) Android 4.4.2 build KOT49H, and a Cosmonaut stylus for Christmas. The touchscreen works fine when being operated with my hands, but is not responsive to my Cosmonaut stylus; it will require overly hard presses to make the tablet respond, and will often not register any touches made by the stylus at all. The stylus works fine with my Galaxy S3 and a friend's iPad 2. Is this a copatabilty issue with the stylus and tablet, or could it be the grounding issue that many of the Nexus 7s seem to be experiencing?


Google Nexus 7: I can't manage my device administrators

Can someone please help me? I've installed the McAfee protection on my tablet and later changed it to Kaspersky. When trying to deactivate McAfee as device administrator it didn't work. Therefore now I can't uninstall the app. I've also noticed that I can't deactivate any of my device administrators. I've tried to Force Stop the application on the Installed Devices menu, but the option isn't available. I don't want to reset my tablet and loose all the data. What should I do? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.


How can we see deamon proceses in Android?

How can we see all the daemon processes with their statuses on our android device? Reason for asking is that recently I came to know that `adb` (Android Debug Bridge) is a daemon process running on our Android device. Whenever we install the Android SDK adb server is installed which interacts between the client (IDE or the shell) and the daemon process running on Android (correct me if I have mistaken). So specifically, I want to view this daemon process's status and find more details about it like what port it is listening to. My device is running Android 4.0.4 (ICS). Device is rooted of course. I have installed terminal emulator and busybox. Any suggestion/help is appreciated.


Battery Life and First Time Charging on Li-ion Batteries. Myth?

"Ok you bought a brand new mobile phone with brand new battery, after checking its working ok kindly switch it off and charge it fully (100%) then start using it. IT WILL INCREASE YOUR BATTERY LIFE.", said by the Seller. Is this a myth or absolutely true when talking about Li-ion batteries?


Changing Vendor Id

Here's the context: subject - Mobile data (Internet) I have 4.1 (JellyBean) mobile phone. Everything works great. Of late I happened to travel to UK and my present service operator does not recognize this device for me to use the mobile internet. Everything else works as it should including Wifi but not mobile data. I was wondering if there is a way to tweak the settings to spoof the device settings to make it impersonate a known device recognizable by my service provider?


Is CyanogenMod Installer compatible with my Note 2 after updating it to Android 4.3?

Can I install CyanogenMod on Samsung Galaxy Note 2 after I updated it to Android 4.3? Will knox interfere? How can install it using the installer of CyanogenMod or with the conventional way?


Google Maps runs GPS in background even if the GPS radio is off - how do I fix?

_I have the T-Mobile version of the LG G2, running Android 4.2.2, everything stock except the keyboard. I'm not sure what version of Google Maps, but the Play Store says it's up to date._ Yesterday I noticed that the G2's battery was draining a lot faster than it had been. I had thought it was just because I had been listening to music a lot more that day, but then when I checked the battery app that night it said that Google Maps was responsible for _half_ the battery drain. I had used it earlier that morning for directions and it had apparently run the GPS in the background for 11 hours straight. I thought it was a one-off, but it happened again today. I've attached a screenshot. The GPS on my device is _off_ as far as I can tell (i.e. the visual indicator in the tray is dark), so I don't know whether Google Maps is turning it on stealthily and forgetting to turn it off, or whether it's trying to find a GPS signal, can't because the radio is off, and gets stuck in a loop looking for it. I'm assuming the former because there's no CPU activity, just GPS. When I click the "Location Services" button, these are the settings:   * Access to my location: **ON**   * GPS Satellites: **OFF**   * Wi-Fi & mobile network location: **ON** So it shouldn't be happening. Why does this happen and how can I fix it? I suppose I can just remember to force stop Google Maps every time I use it, but I'm hoping for a better solution. ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/zYd90.jpg)   Screenshot (click for larger variant)


Messages does not show HTC Desire Z

I have a problem with my HTC Desire Z, when I open messages it’s just blank, I have the option to write messages but I can see any of my old ones. I have tried restarting it and taking in an out the sim-card. Is this a known problem? Anyone have a solution?


Nexus 4 problem with red light

I have a Nexus 4, and I keep having to return it because of its red light of death. I usually am able to get back on my other phones with the same problem, but the new one I received just doesn't turn on with the red light incident. I was holding the power button for 10 seconds and the red light appeared and it was blinking. I had the same problems with my other returned phones, but this phone's light would disappear when I released my finger from the power button.


Exchange sync "Incorrect user name or password"

I am trying to connect a Samsung Galaxy S3 to an Exchange 2010 server for a client but it's causing me quite some grief. iPhones are connecting to this Exchange server without issue. I receive the error message:               Incorrect user name or password      The following account details have been entered: Domain\user name: clientdomain\username Exchange server: mail.clientdomain.com.au Use SSL: Have tried ticked & unticked Can someone please help? I have Googled high & low lookingh for an answer but without any luck.


Set equalizer settings that works for all sounds from any programs?

Can we set equalizer sound settings in some program, then go to any other program that produces sound knowing that those settings would apply? For example, set it so that bass is enhanced across the board.


Is it possible to set up an emulator with these specific requirements?

At work we've been given an opportunity to work with some hardware running a (semi) custom Android build. The long and short of it is the app we make needs to fit certain criteria. Uses TEGRA2, Android 4.0.3 Level 15, and supporting 1366 x 768 res with 90px system bar. Can I make an emulator to simulate all these? The API level is obviously easy to set up, and the custom resolution, however, I can't see any options to do with tegra2. As a note they do have a SDK available for this, which may include an emulator, but we don't have a copy yet so I'm looking for a quick temporary workaround until we get a copy.


Can an Android phone be used as a Bluetooth headset/speakers?

Is there a way to make an Android phone (HTC Desire HD) act as Bluetooth speakers or headset? I'd like to use the phone as wireless headphones whilst watching a movie on a computer (running Ubuntu).


Use And android Phone as a PC Headset

Is there an app which can make an Android phone into an headset in WiFi. Like use the mic of the phone to speak on Skype, and use the Speaker Phone on skype too. I know it sound silly (why not use the skype app for example). But for various reasons I think It could be really usefull. Like switch microphone when doing videos etc..


Using Android phone as Bluetooth headset to PC

I'd like to use my HTC One S (running Android ISC) as a Bluetooth "headset" for my computer, so I can use it to make VOIP calls. For devices without that capability built in, are there computer/phone applications that make this possible? Wo Mic is a start, but only supports the voice input, not output.


How to use one Android phone as a handsfree device to another (via Bluetooth)?

I have an extra Android device (a mobile phone, Samsung Galaxy Y Duos, S6102B, Android 2.3.6 - rooted), that I call D1 here, and would like to use it as my "car brain", like a low-cost multimedia central, to do a lot of things. On this question, I would like to know:   * If I have another Android device, called here D2;   * How to play every sound from D2 on D1 using bluetooth connection. Example:   1. I'm on a call on D2. When I enter the car and turn D1 on, when D1 and D2 become bluetooth-paired, I can drive and continue talking via D1 (like a handsfree device), with D2 on my pocket;   2. I'm hearing music on D2 with my headphones. When I enter the car and turn D1 on, when D1 and D2 become bluetooth-paired, I can hear the music from D2.


HTC One and Sendgrid SMTP outgoing mail server not working

I am using Sendgrid SMTP server for my emails on the default Mail cleint and I've set up the account on my HTC One android phone. The problem is it doesn't send emails, it keeps saying authentication failed. I've tried every combination of ports/ssl/tls and the same thing. My username/password is definitely right as I use it everywhere with no problem. I've contacted Sendgrid support but they can't figure out any problem with their servers so it may be just the way the Mail client communicates with their server. Other SMTP servers work fine on the phone, just Sendgrid doesn't. Has anyone has problems like this with their outgoing mail servers?


Sometimes Market update gets stuck downloading. How can I cancel?

Sometimes when I update an app through Market the download gets stuck at 0% or 100% and won't finish download or finish installing. The only way I've found to work around this is to uninstall the app, then reinstall from Market. Is there a better way to fix this situation?


Does Android indeed need defragment?

I have recently format(not just wiping) userdata partition on Note 2 N7100 and Tab 7.7 P6800. I also restore /data using nandroid and restore internal sdcard by manually copying files. I notice that my devices become much snappier. App installs and opens are much faster. It used to lag a lot when it gets connected to internet, triggering apps to run by Autoruns. After formatting, it just doesn't lag when connected to internet. I noticed that mmcqd0, kworker, system_server now use much less CPU than before formatting. I also do TRIM a lot, and it didn't help the device to become any faster. Both devices were heavily used, stored a lot of files to almost full capacity, cleaned up some space, and stored new files(app and internal sd) again, installed custom ROMs more than 10 times and always install without wiping data/media/, only wiping /data/. So is it possible that files on those device gets fragmented and slow down everything? I'm just curious why a format with restore of everything fix lags on my device very much.


Can anyone identify the widgets or software used in this?

I see this image and i would like to configure my Android phone to look like this too :) But I have trouble finding the software or widgets used. Can someone help me to find/identify them? http://www.flickr.com/photos/39965241@N03/3707753843/


SD Card Multiple partitions USB access

I want to split my SD cart in 2 partitions: one for android, and one containing a bootable OS used from computers through USB or by inserting in card readers. I can't access the second partition from USB! Specs:   * Phone: motorola defy+   * System: CynogenMod 10 (android 4.1.2)   * SD Card layout:      1. Primary FAT32, 1Gb, intended for android only (apps data)     2. Primary EXT4, 15Gb, invisible from android intended for computers (bootable linux system) Current status:   * Everything works with a laptop SD card reader: I can mount and browse both FAT32 and EXT4 partiations. I can boot from the SD card and boot to the linux I installed on the ext partition.   * From the phone: android can mount and access the FAT32 partition, the ext4 partition is invisible just like I want.   * Problem from USB: When accessing the card in the phone from a computer through USB (android is configured as USB mass storage device), I can only access the FAT32 partition. My question: Android seems to be exposing only the first partition as a block device through USB. Therefore I can't access the second partition, or even see it with partitioning tools. Obviously, booting from it also doesn't work. Can I make Android to expose the full SD card as a block device through USB, so that all partitions are visible from a computer and I can boot on it. Any help or pointers appreciated, thanks!


Location History Accuracy?

Ok, I have a big problem! My fiance says he was at lunch while google location history shows that for over an hour he was in the hotel next door to the restaurant. He has a Galaxy 3. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/XIOjt.jpg) The dots at the bottom of the screen are from the restaurant and the dots up at the top are the hotel. None of the blue circles from the 2 locations run into one another either. How likely is it that this is inaccurate?


Google location history wildly inaccurate

I may have set a new world record in travel according to Google location history. I've noted that on Wed, 18th March 2014 I was in Sydney at 5:28pm, then in Sale Morocco at 6:06pm, then back in Sydney at 6:08pm. At this rate, I have travelled (according to google) 11,169 miles each way in about half an hour. Also, I note on the 20th March 2014 that I did it again, this time:   5:25pm Sydney   5:27pm Jakarta   5:29pm Sydney   5:31pm Jakarta   5:44pm Sydney Now I know that google uses GPS satellites, Wi-Fi networks and the Cell networks to locate my location, but can it get the language, country and continent wrong all at once?


Why does my android phone think it was in Japan?

According to google.com/locationhistory, I was in Tokyo in February. It could be that I had so much saké I'm forgetting something important, but as far as I know I've never been to Japan. Other questions on inaccurate location history seem mostly related to minor inaccuracies because of phone connecting to nearby WiFi points. But what technical issue could cause the location to be off by ~6000 miles? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/BtH61.png)


Google Location history showing me in another continent? Did someone hack me?

I've just found out about Google Location history and it correctly displays all the places I've been to in Bolivia to-a-T. Really accurate. What concerns me is that there is a dot in Beking, Singapore! I've never been anywhere near that country. Not even 2000 miles near. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Pwdjk.png) My question is, if someone logged into my account from that country, would that dot load from there? Should I change my passwords ASAP? Thanks


HTC One Google Location History. Shoudl i be worried?

This question is regarding Google location maps. My Girlfriend recently travelled to San Francisco. The first picture shows a time stamp at her hotel. The next pictures shows her location to just down the street two hours later after she told me she was going to bed. then a couple hours later a little closer to her hotel and finally back at her hotel just before she had to leave for her plane departure at 7am. The first few pictures shows the blue dot pretty small and only covers the location pinged, but after a few second the blue dot grows and covers all three locations. I'm wondering if this is just her phone picking up on other Wi-Fi signals. It got me a little worried so I looked at the prior week when she was with me and throughout the entire night it shows her at my place and no where else, it also doesn't show any updates in the middle of the night. My other question is, when does Google maps location know to log your locations? when phone is turned on, messages coming on? Is this something I should be questioning or worried about with her based off these findings? She has an HTC one ![](http://i1374.photobucket.com/albums/ag426/andrew_gonzalez2/photo1_zpse094292f.jpg) ![](http://i1374.photobucket.com/albums/ag426/andrew_gonzalez2/photo4_zpsdde305c0.jpg) ![](http://i1374.photobucket.com/albums/ag426/andrew_gonzalez2/photo3_zps871d9e0c.jpg) ![](http://i1374.photobucket.com/albums/ag426/andrew_gonzalez2/photo2_zps01f90155.jpg)


Google maps location History is placing me in a different hotel

My wife thinks that when I am on a business trip I stay at a different hotel than I told her, I stayed at a bar all night and left my car at the corporate office over night. All of this is from looking at Google location history. From reading questions and answers posted here I think that I have some understanding of what is going on. Please review my explanation and critique/correct. I need to be able to explain it to my wife so that it makes sense to her and gives some credibility to my explanations. My understanding of how Google location history works:   * Location services uses GPS, Wifi and cell I.D. to formulate your location.   * In order to save power it will use the least power hungry of the three options for determining your location.   * If your location is within the blue circle then Location history will not change your location i.e. show you in a restaurant all night if your hotel is also within the blue circle.   * Location services doesn't necessarily show your exact route... It will show a Wifi hotspot or cell tower that it "hits" and the "route" that you use will include these various locations. These locations will show that you have been to a variety of places that you never visited. Thank you for you help. It is very important to my wife and I that we get this cleared up.


Gps mistaken my location and get me to trouble

I really need ur help I hope u will do CZ I'm so in trouble with my husband becz of Gps mistakenly located my position I'm. A specialist. Pediatrician working in hospital and that day I.have oncall duty and I was working in the hospital all that time my husband can not belive I'm oncall he was tracking my position I think by my Gmail. Because he knew my email password later Gps photo showed to him that I was not at hospital and I was go out to 3 different place and he do not want to believe. Me he insulting me although all what Gps point is not true and I ask him to asks the nurses and security that night when I was oncall where I am but he do not want to believe he is trusting that Gps than me I attached here the Gps he view showing where I have been although all the time I was working in the hospital ?is there anyway I can prove Gps being wrong or Can I contact Google Maps and can they give an official printout of that certain day and every location I was? I really need to prove my honesty to him and hope there is a way.


How can I change the lock screen on my Galaxy Note 2?

I got myself a new note 2 last night, and I'm trying to configure it. It's my first android device, so I'm not sure how the system works in some respects. I came from Windows Phone 7, and there were a few nice features on that phone that I find I'm missing - namely the ability to see upcoming calendar events on my lock screen, as well as the number of emails/texts/whatever I have waiting, and the number of calls that I missed. I found a couple of potential lockscreen apps on google play, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to enable them. There appears to be no option in my settings. Using android 4.1.2 - don't know if that's the latest version available for me, but I did update last night, presumably from 4.0.


Continue using app after developer refunds purchase?

I'm an app developer and wondering about refunding purchases. I use Google's standard License Check library. If a user requests a refund and I refund the entire purchase price, does that prevent them from passing the license check? Or do they get to keep using the app after I refund the money?


Upgrade Cyanogenmod from 9.1 to 10.1 without losing information?

I am running Cyanogenmod 9.1 on my Samsung Galaxy SII, and would like to upgrade to version 10.1. Is there a way to do this upgrade without wiping all my apps and settings from my phone? If not, is there a good backup strategy (what should I backup, and how) for relatively easy restoration after upgrading the Cyanogenmod rom? Thank you.


Will the AT&T HTC Aria Froyo (2.2) official upgrade solve the Bluetooth reset issue? will it allow free tethering as the unofficial 2.2?

Hi I couldn't wait and dowloaded the 2.2 upgrade for my AT&T HTC Aria just to find out the official one came one a few weeks later. The only reason I want to upgrade is the Bluetooth reset bug (phone reboots / resets after walking away from a bluetooth source, e.g. when I exit the car while using Vlingo (with car handsfree), my phone resets! **So my quetions are**   1. What is the best way to solve the Bluetooth reset issue? Will the official upgrade fix it?   2. Assuming most chances it will, will it hurt my phone in any way? (will it unroot it? will it block tethering?)


How can I mirror my samsung phone screen on my Tv

I have a upnp enable TV on which ImediaShare seems to work fine. But does anyone know how to mirror my phone screen on the TV


batch processing SNB files

I am running Android 4 on SAMSUNG Galaxy Note 10,1, and using the S Note app, Is there a way to process multiple SNB files at once? For example, S Note can export 1 SNB to PDF but not multiple, but it would be better if there's also a way to export multiple SNBs to a single PDF


Other appsare terminated when I try to copy an auth code from the Google Authenticator

I have the Google Authenticator app and I want to log into Stack Overflow with my Google account. But if I leave the login page from app to look at the authenticator code, the SO application refreshes. It can't use an application specific password. Any ideas?


Karbon Smart Tablet 1- Problem

I have an Karbon Smart Tablet 1 - Android version 4.0.3. Most of the applications like Watsapp, Viber, doesn't work. Whenever i try to install these apps from Google play store , it shows " YOUR DEVICE IS NOT COMPATIBLE". Is there any solution for this problem ?, Pls suggest guys >> THanks in advance


How can I ask the navigation for a fastest route (after traffic)

I recently started a job on a long commute. The default route provided by Google Maps Navigation is always the same route. After some double length commutes, I started checking the alternate routes button. Sometimes one of those routes is faster. Is there any way I can get the app to give the the fastest route, taking traffic into account?


Is it possible to track what information on your phone an app is uploading?

If you are concerned about what information an app is sending about you (your privacy concerns) is there any way of tracking this? Can you see if an app is sending photos on your phone? Can you see if it is sending the text that you type in it? In general can you log the information that an app (application) sends over the network from your phone? Would it be readable? Or at least should it be readable?


No network after installing CM7 on Xperia Arc

After successfully installing CM7 on Xperia arc by following the steps here, my phone doesn't pick up any network. I looked through the forums and see that some people have reported the same problem. I downloaded the stable image from CM home page for Xperia arc. After scouring through xda-developer forums I came across this new ROM for arc, does it solve the problem? http://forum.xda- developers.com/showthread.php?t=1310313 Also found these in the forums, http://forum.xda- developers.com/showthread.php?t=1102523&page=127#1263 which essentially says,   1. Use flashtool to flash baseband_36 (.tft)   2. Use fastboot to flash cm7 custom kernel (boot.img)   3. Use recovery to flash the rom (wipe cache & factory reset then flash the rom)   4. Start your phone and go to apps menu   chose "Dev tools" -> Bad Behavior -> Crash the system server -> reboot I am using linux and couldn't make sense of the first step to flash the file. Any help on solving this problem would be very helpful.


What is the difference between Widget and program that can be added to the home screen?

When I hold the home screen on a spot a set of options appears to add to Home. Two of these options say **program** and **widget**. To add my calendar app which syncs with my google calendar I had to use widget on the home screen. To add my task app which syncs with my google tasks, I added a program to the home screen. What is different from a Widget and a program. They both must be programs. Is a widget something which is dynamic all the time, and loads on boot so the viewer can see it on the home screen live and updated like a clock?


Downgrade 2.3.6 to 2.2.2 - Nexus One

I would like to downgrade my Nexus One to 2.2.2, because I've had non-stop problems with Gingerbread. I have the 2.2.2 update from android central, and going off the comments from a previous question, I'm under the assumption that this is doable. So I've gone through the Bootloader -> Recovery -> apply sdcard:update.zip steps, and it fails with the following message:               assert failed: file_getprop("/system/build.prop", "ro.build.fingerprint") == "google/passion/passion/mahimahi:2.2.1/FRG83D/75603:user/release-keys" || file_getprop("/system/build.prop", "ro.build.fingerprint") == "google/passion/passion/mahimahi:2.2.2/FRG83D/91102:user/release-keys"          E:Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip     (Status 7)     Installation aborted.      I would guess the OS is checking if I'm on either 2.2.1 (updating from the previous version) or 2.2.2 (reinstalling the target version), is this assumption correct? This begs the question, how do I go from 2.3.6 to 2.2.2? Do I need to factory reset, and apply updates sequentially?


folder not visible

I have a Samsung Galaxy S2, running Android 2.3. I have folder named `usbStorage`. After the firmware to latest version (via Kies), I can't see the `usbStorage` folder. When I mount the storage via USB mass storage mode, I can see that folder with all my content. I tried to copy some files in that folder, but no luck. When I connect the phone to MTP mode, I can see the folder but it's empty. Is there a way to get back that folder? I can move all my content to another folder, but then I need to rewrite my applications that depend on that.


Google music not syncing on Nexus S

I received my invite to Google Music a couple weeks ago. I've been using it in the browser since then. My Nexus S however, refuses to sync music. Some people on the web report the same problem but it always fixes for them after awhile or after they do one of the following steps which have not worked for me. The settings menu simply does not appear in the Music App which would allow me the option to sync music. I have tried the following things to no avail with exception of factory reset which I do not want to do.   * The Sync Music option is not available in Accounts and Sync so the problem is not that this is not turned on as the option isn't even there.   * I have uninstalled updates and re-downloaded the updates and that didn't help.   * I have cleared application data and that didn't help. I've probably tried other stuff too that I can't remember, and FYI, I'm using Google Apps so I don't know if this is a piece of the problem as well.


Droid Bionic loses all data connectivity (Wifi & 3G/4G) intermittently. Software or hardware issue?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Why does the 3G connection drop issue happen on all Verizon 4G LTE > handsets? Periodically (a few times a week), my Droid Bionic (stock Gingerbread 2.3.4) will lose access to all data services (Wifi, 3G/4G) for no apparent reason. The only sure way out seems to be powering the phone off and restarting it, although the last time I tried using Sleep instead of power off it did reset. When it goes out, the only icon in the notification area is the signal strength "bars" area, which goes white. No 3G/4GLTE, or Wifi icon is present. How do I determine if this is a Gingerbread issue or a hardware issue with my phone?


Add static IP settings to custom rom

I'm trying to store default static ip settings in a custom rom. I write the SSID and Password to /etc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf and that works well for Wi-Fi But how do I add the static IP settings (gateway, fixed ip) for Wi-Fi (and Ethernet)?


Nexus One can boot only with USB fastboot

After making some changes to my Nexus One, I can't boot it normally, but I can boot it with USB fastboot, like this:               $ cd 1.0-GRI40-nexusone-superboot     $ ./fastboot-linux boot boot.superboot.img      How do I make it work so that it can boot up by default, without an USB cable connected and the fastboot command issued on my PC?


Music just won't play loud enough on Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500

On my Macbook Pro, iTunes lets me take advantage of my Sennheiser HD 380 headphones. I can lift the sound as loud as I like. On my Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500, I just can't get near as loud a response from my headphones. It's very quiet. (How can my computer's operating system give me far greater feedback than the Android operating system on my phone?) Please advise how I can achieve the same sound quality with the Android OS. Thank you.


Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos not embedding GPS information in Photos

My Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos is not embedding GPS information(Latitude/Longitude) in Photos taken from the phone camera. I have enabled GPS option in main settings, and also set the GPS tag in the camera settings. The latitude and longitude information is not appearing in the photo details. I do not wish to enable the "Mobile Data" option. I do not need the location information like place name, etc... I only need latitude and longitude information. What other setting am I missing?


Site Specific browsers on android

Are are there any site specific browsers for android ? We want to allow accessing our web based ERP and nothing else. I tried Surefox - but it does not honour target="_blank" in my anchor tags (basically it works as a one window/tab only browser ). Our Web based ERP uses a lot of popup windows. Alternatively Can i lock down Chrome on android to open only one website in the URL bar ?


App2SD on rooted asus memo pad 10 me102a

I have a memo pad 10. Its has 8gb of storage, but only "4.5gb available for user", which is too small. I downloaded "NFS: Most Wanted" data, and after extracting, it's 1.7gb! And my free space with other apps is 600mb. So I need more space. My tablet is rooted with kingoroot. And I have a 16gb class10 sandisk sd is inserted. How can I move apps and their data to external sd? I tried gl2sd, move2sd enabler, link2sd, app mgr iii. None of them worked. * * * I'm not a noob in android, and I know a lot of the concepts. But I'm a noob in English, so please use easy words for me!


Do I need to flash stock recovery same as my stock rom's version?

I am using Android 4.1.2 with TWRP custom recovery, now I want to flash stock recovery, do I need to flash the recovery from 4.1.2 stock ROM or any version of stock recovery is ok ? Thanks


Response curve of TF300T

I'm using Asus TF300T for hearing tests. Would like to find out how well the device response to each signal. Does anyone know where I can get this information, the audio response curve? Thanks, Michael


App showing wrong location

When I text my husband, using instant messenger it shows I'm somewhere other than my home. Why is this happening and how do I stop it ? He pulled my location up on his phone using Google maps and it shows I'm at a house that I used to hang out at. I haven't been there in weeks,yet Google maps keeps saying I'm there. I need this to stop happening.


need to install gtalk on my HCL X1 tab and also Skype

My tab uses 2.3.3 android version and I need to install Gtalk and Skype. As I read thro threads only after 2.3.4 gtalk is available. But any methods available for Gtalk on 2.3.3? also on skype Please help


what is going on with my phone?

recently my phone has started installing invisible apps without my permission. I have three different security programs, and at random times they will pop up in the notification bar with " scanning installed app ". even though I didn't tell it t do that. at the end, there is no actual app there, so wtf installed? I'm not sure if it's some virus installing invisible apps, or if it is Google performing unpermissive updates, but I have told Google I do not want it to auto update and it's trying to do it anyway. I know that whatever this is, it has something to do with Google Play because. have a firewall. I have told my firewall to block anything from the google services framework and as long as the firewall is on it won't do this. however, if I turn off the firewall, it goes nuts. trying to auto update, and install all kinds of unwanted garbage. what can I do? can I just uninstall play store? Samsung Sch- i110 * rooted 2.36 Gingerbread Avast! mobile security * firewall Malwarebytes Anti- malware


"You are offline" when I clearly am not - works on Wi-fi but not T-mobile

I have a Galaxy S4 with the latest updates and most recent Spotify, premium account. I can stream all day on wi-fi, but as soon as I am back on the mobile network things go south. One song plays then Spotify stops. If I try to pick another song (in any playlist I have) it says "Track not available" or "No internet connection" or "You are offline" I have reinstalled Spotify many times, cleared the cache partition on the phone (the boot up method, not just in settings) but nothing seems to fix this. I contacted T-mobile and they are blaming Spotify so I have no idea what to do. I have no issues at all when on Wi-fi


Specific App install from Google Play fails, where to see log?

I'm trying to re-install a paid app from the Google Play Store I had previously installed before doing a system update. The installation fails silently after downloading. (Other installs from the Market work fine.) Where can I see a log of what went wrong? My System is a CM10 nightly built, so there might be all kinds of problems. The app doesn't show up as previously installed in any OS app lists, but turns up as 'not installed, no backups' in the Titanium Backup list, so there must be some residues from the former installation left.


Is there a good camera app for Android?

The camera in my Galaxy S3 is not everything I want it to be. It's lacking one feature which is important for me: timer. That pushed me to search for camera apps and I was hopping to easily find the app for people that care about taking pictures. Instead I found the apps for people that care about filters. This is my mental spec for a camera app:   * Take the highest possible quality of pictures.   * Timer with configurable time as well as amount of pictures.   * Widget to take pictures with one tap on my home screen. Is there such an app?


Unresponsive menu button on several Android apps

I have noticed on several apps there is a menu button/icon (three vertical dots) but it is unresponsive and I'm wondering if it's just me or the app. I initially assumed it was just the app, but I have noticed it in several apps now. The menu button responds to a tap, in that I hear the "tap" sound and the button highlights momentarily, but nothing happens - there is no menu?! ![Menu button/icon](http://i.stack.imgur.com/fspgO.png) Three apps I have noticed today that have a "do nothing" menu button:   * Compass (called "Tiny Compass" in the Play store)   * BBC iPlayer   * Stack Remote Is this really a "problem" in the app?


Missing mp3 files on SD card

I am trying to add mp3 files to my Toshiba Thrive trough an SD card. What I am doing is loading the SD card in my laptop and adding the files directly. I loaded around 6 GB to the (32GB) card. When accessing the SD card files trough the tablet it only shows half of the files. I've done this process a couple of times, also I reformatted the SD card but tablet only reads some of the files and some other folders that I created for other documents don't even appear when I load the card on the tablet. Any insights on this?


Synchronise intervall for Facebook for HTC Sense

I'm pretty new to the world of Android. Though I managed to solve almost all of upcoming problems on my own, I'm having troubles with this one. I'd like to increase the number of synchronisations of _HTC Sense_ with Facebook so its updates are in line with those of Twitter. In _Settings_ \--> _Accounts and Synchronisation_ \--> _Facebook for HTC Sense_ \--> _Update Frequency_ (the terms might be different; I've got a German UI and translated just on the fly) I can switch between   * every 1, 2, 4, 8, 12 hours   * once a day On the other hand for _Twitter for HTC Sense_ , I've got   * every 5, 15, 30 minutes   * manual in addition. As I'm using the _Friend Stream_ Widget, I'd like to have the Twitter and Facebook synchronisations of the same frequency. How can I achieve this? Preferably without installing any additional apps or widgets. Thanks for your answers.


Where can I locate the picture that is currently being used for my lock screen?

I have a picture that I cherish deeply being used as my lock screen. The problem is that the Micro SD card I was using became corrupted at one point and needed to be formatted so the picture was lost. I need to know if there is a location on the files of the phone where I can copy it from. I mean the picture has to be being used somewhere right? I was using an app called "File Manager" to search through the files and try to find it. If anyone can point me in the right location I would really appreciate it. Android Version: 4.0.4


I need a Handbrake preset for a Samsung GT-i5500 Europa please? This is to convert video clips and movies etc into a format that can be viewed on my phone. Many thanks


How do I remove a custom MIUI lockscreen via adb or other means?

So I downloaded a lockscreen for MIUI from the themes app but apparently it doesn't go well with my phone and it just displays the wallpaper without the actual lockscreen. The problem is, now, I can't unlock the phone as there is nothing to drag on the screen. My phone is also secured by a pattern. How do I remove this problematic custom lockscreen and revert to the stock one? Obviously I'd either have to do it via ADB or something. Can anyone help me out? I can restart the phone and all but that's really all I can do since everything else is behind the lockscreen.


Why is my lock screen scrambled sometimes?

Occasionally my phone (specs below) will awake to the dots on the lock screen being all the way up in the corner. I can't unlock it because the other 6 dots are cut off and turning the phone or sleep/awaking it doesn't change the layout. My only option, annoyingly, is to restart. Here's an image of it doing it this morning: ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/PIF1Om.png)   Screenshot (click for larger variant) The white chunk is an ICE number I've hidden. How do I stop this? My phone is:   * A Samsung Galaxy S2X SGH-T989D on Koodo   * Running Android version 4.0.4   * Kernel Version 3.0.8-perf-T989DTLLG2-CL836160 se.infra@SEP-89#1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jul 13 23:39:44 KST 2012   * Build Number IMM76D.TLLG2    * Using a stock lock screen  Thanks for any assistance.


Speaker went off - Xperia L

The loud speaker of my phone, Xperia L is off. I guess the headset plugged in event is triggered and so mutes the loud speaker. Can I do anything about it. I can't even answer or makes calls... have to put it on loudspeaker or plug in the headphones. I don't think it's a hardware issue.


Error installing Android 4.3 using adb sideload

Situation : My phone battery drains out completely one day and even after charging it fully the phone is still stuck in boot-loop with Nexus 'X' logo. What I did : Tried factory reset from recovery mode multiple times but no luck. I tried to install factory 4.3 as well as 4.2.2 using adb sideload but constantly get the error.. "Signature verification failed". I checked the md5 checksum for my downloaded file and it seems fine. What am I doing wrong here ? Amongst the images downloaded in a .tgz file what is the the file I should be using for sideload ? Note : I am using xubuntu to run the adb command


Google Keyboard vs Android Keyboard (AOSP)

Is there a difference between Google Keyboard, which was recently release on the Play Store, and the Android Keyboard (AOSP) in the open source project? Update: I need the difference from a feature prospective


How can I increase the number of volume levels?

Is it possible to increase the number of steps in the volume control? I'd like a finer grained control over the volume level. I have a Galaxy Nexus. Note: I don't want to boost the volume just change the number of levels so I can find a sweet spot when listening to music.


Does the built-in Google app data backup work?

This question is a long time coming I guess. I have been seeing claims in Android since the dark ages that our data is being backed-up to the cloud, and recently "Sync App Data" showed up as well in the account settings. However when I have to restore, all I get is the apps I had, and a very small restore.. perhaps wifi passwords and desktop wall paper from what I see. So my question is this.. **Does the in built-in backup service work?** I see from code documentation, that the apps need to manage it manually. I guess then it is possible that some apps do not support this? Is this backup service actually supposed to backup app data or only just system data? Is installing helium or similar 3rd party services the only way to go? Second minor question. Am I right in understanding that Helium and its adb backup bretheren rely on the opt in android service, and that Titanium backup and their ilk just copy all possible files of the app and thus do not require the opt in service? p.s. Am sorry if there is a good post about these details, much of what I see is very cynical posts which plug one of the aforementioned 3rd party software.


Samsung Fascinate - Custom recovery without USB

I have a Samsung Fascinate that has a faulty USB connection. No computer / cable connection will recognize that there is a USB connection, including Windows, Mac, Linux, and using ADB and "lsusb". But the phone is rooted. Plain and simple, is there ANY way to flash a custom recovery without USB? I get this when I try to flash Clockworkmod through the app or apply update.zip:               --Install from package...     Finding update package...     Opening update package...     Verifying update package...     E: failed to verify whole-file signature     E: signature verification failed     Installation aborted


Phone lists saved WiFi network that I do not recognize

I know my phone will not store WiFi hotspots unless I connect to them, but I've noticed one on my phone that I have no recollection of ever connecting or saving. It's out of range yet saved on the list. I am wondering if there is anyway this is possible. Obviously if WiFi is on it will scan whatever is around, but will not store any of them unless told to. I'm wondering why I have one stored that I've never connected to or saved. Nobody else has used my phone.


Unusual battery drain on note II

My Note 2 battery is driving me insane. I have been using my Note 2 for like 2 months. And I had been following the recharging cycle where you only charge the battery when it reaches 5% or less and remove from socket when it reaches 100%. This method has been working real well for me. I used to get really good battery life. I would recharge it to 100 and remove from socket and keep it there. I might only start working with it after 2 hrs of idle time a nd the battery percentage would be like 98 which is pretty normal. But two days back when I had to go out I found my battery level at 24 % and since I had no other choice I had to recharge it for 10 mins. That's when the problem started. After coming back home the battery had pretty decent juice left in it and I left it idle. After an hour or two when I checked the phone it had already switched off. I was in shock and tried to switch it on but it didn't work. So I thought of charging it to 100. After almost 3 hrs it was fully charged but since I don't work on my phone so late in the night, I removed it from socket, switched it on and left it there idle. And when I woke up after 5 hrs it had only 69% juice left in my battery. I checked my running apps and there were none. I had my data connection stopped. And still only 69? Thats kinda weird right? Is it because I recharged it before getting to 5 %. Is there a way I can remove the battery cycle cache or something?