Troubleshooting my WiFi - can't get an IP-address

I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Gio (Android 2.3). And I can't get a WiFi connection. My brother has the exact some phone and can get a connection. When I enable WiFi, it tries to connect to the router. It then says it's trying to get an IP-address. But fails to do so and closes the connection. When going to `*#*#4636#*#*` and into the WiFi Status menu it tells me the following:               WiFi state: On     Network State: connection lost     Supplicant State: DISCONNECTED     RSSI: -200     BSSID:      SSID:      Hidden SSID: False     IP-adress: 0.0.0.0     Mac-Address: /censored/     Network ID: -1     Link Speed: 1 Mbps      What should I try to fix my WiFi connection?


Effective way to merge contacts

Well, I suffer with that issue of merging contacts - name, phone, e-mail, birthday etc. info.   1. I backed up all my old phone contacts to Google Contacts (my old contacts were on a XLS file, so I converted it to CSV and imported it on http://mail.google.com/contacts ).   2. I already had a lot of Google Contacts, because of the bad default option to add everyone I sent an e-mail before...   3. I try to automerge contacts on Google Contacts, but it often merge wrong ones...   4. Merging manually on Google Contacts is so boring...   5. I tried some apps from Google Play to merge contacts, but they often merge wrong ones too... Do you know a effective way to merge them automagically?


How can I automatically correct tags of music files?

I've seen apps like Shazaam and TrackID, which can provide the Artist, Album etc. info, by recording a few seconds of a song from any source.   In my music gallery, there're lots of songs, with incorrect artist, albums or genre names. So is there a way that allows me to automatically correct these info, or at least fill up the missing info?


Smart Launcher - How do i change icon of an application on home screen

Smart launcher used to let me change icon of application shortcuts that are on home screen individually, by long pressing a shortcut. Now it doesnt work anymore. How can i do that?


How to unbrick a non responsive Gio

I downloaded ROM Manager today onto my Samsung Galaxy Gio, and after several attempts to back up my ROM in its current state I tried to reboot my phone into recovery mode through the app. It immediately died, and responds to nothing I do. I've tried booting it various ways, yet it remains as dead as a battery-less phone (no, charging doesn't do anything, although my battery was low at the time). The phone has been quite stable up till now. I don't have a custom ROM, it is rooted, and everything else is backed up. Is there anything I can do that will work?


Use Only Mic in Bluetooth Headset, While Outputing Audio to 3.5mm Jack?

Is it possible to use **only the microphone** in a Bluetooth headset, while letting my Android phone sound through amplified speakers connected via the 3.5mm jack? More specifically, I am looking to use my Nexus One that way. I have already solved the speakers via 3.5mm jack problem (thanks to @Adrian). I am now trying to see whether I can connect a standard Bluetooth headset and use its microphone. It's OK if the same audio comes through the earpiece in the Bluetooth headset (i.e. it doesn't have to be disabled). I just want to make sure that if I buy & connect a Bluetooth headset, it will not disable the 3.5mm jack. Is this doable? Do I need to change something in the setting? (I do have CyanogenMod installed, if this helps).


Record Nexus 10 screen

I am trying to find a way to record the screen on my Nexus 10 tablet. I make promotional videos for my company to show off our cloud-based software. I need a good way to show people that mobile devices can be used to make great use of our software. We use Nexus because it has the NFC chip reader and writer. Is there any way to do this that does not require rooting?


What is 720p video recording

I heard about the complaint of the Nexus S' lack of 720p video recording? What does 720p mean? How does it compare to the standard Samsung Galaxy S phones?


HTC Desire HD Micro sd Card Ejects

I had just bought a new Micro sd card and it worked fine, but suddenly the card physically ejects all the time, it wont sit in the micro sd reader. When I try to format the card on the on my phone, it won't finish the processes. I have tried formatting the card on my laptop, but it does not give an effect. I tried to format it on my phone, but that does not work. I also tried on my laptop with 32 byte fat32. Any suggestions


I installed another SMS application, now I get notified twice

I have a Google Nexus One with Android 2.2. I didn't like the default SMS- application so I installed Handcent-SMS. Now when I get an SMS, I get notified twice. How can I fix this?


Selectively restrict sync for some applications to wifi only

I know it's been asked here how to prevent applications from using data connections. But that is not my intent. I have a Galaxy Nexus running Jelly Bean 4.1.1 and I would like to restrict most of applications to use my data connection. But would allow some to use it. For instance I would like to restrict Currents, Google+, Facebook, Maps and Google Now from using my data connection. But I would like GMail and Talk to use it. How can I do this? And is it also possible to set sync frequency when wither on Wifi or Data connection?


Failure upgrading a rooted stock Nexus One to Android 2.2.1

I have a root Nexus one, that at one point ran a custom ROM, but now has the stock Android 2.2 release. I just got an update to 2.2.1, and it fails with:               Build : RA-nexus-v1.5.3     Finding update package...     Opening update package...     Verifying update package...     E:No signature (188 files)     E:Verification failed     Installation aborted.      What is the problem? Why does it say 1.5.3 in the build?


How can I chat with BlackBerry users?

Is there an app that lets me chat with BlackBerry users just by adding their PINs? Something that simulates that my Android phone belongs to the BlackBerry network? I know there are multiplatform options like WhatsApp but I am talking about an app that lets me chat with people who are using the native BlackBerry Messenger.


How to monitor child's SMS messages?

Is there any way to have my son's phone set to where any text message that he receives or sends comes to my phone too.


I'm seeing duplicated images and videos on Gallery

I'm facing a strange situation on my Nexus 4, with Android version 4.2.2. I've being using it for the past 2 months without any issues whatsoever (other than a "regular" battery performance), but since last week I started seeing some duplicated albums with images on the Gallery. So, some images and videos appear twice, both with the same album name, but on a different "physical" folder, one on the folder `/storage/emulated/0/` and the other on `/storage/emulated/legacy/`. I'm absolutely positive that this issue started only last week and the "duplicated" images existed before this issue ever appeared. I haven't installed any custom ROMs, I'm not rooted and haven't installed any apps in the las week (other than Google Translate, but I find it hard to believe that this is related). If this is a duplicated, please feel free to close it and point me to that discussion. If you need any more details, I'll update my question.


Autostart browser with a webpage

I would like to autostart chrome or the builtin browser on a certain url on a android tablet 4.04 is that possible?


Windows cannot detect the Galaxy S I9000 when connected through USB

When I connect my Galaxy SI900 with the PC, I get the message, "A USB device connected cannot be recognised". I reinstalled drivers on the PC and it resintalled Kies. Thses didn't resolve the problem. Any suggestions.


Bootloader unlocked

Rooted samsung galaxy s4 using odin& CF Auto root. Then flashed CWM using rom manager. Now I can go to CWM recovery mode (using power+volume up+ home) . I can get NAndroid backup. Does this mean that I have unlocked my bootloader? After a lot of googling I think I should use ADB 'fast root in order to unlock bootloader. but since I'm already booting cwm in recovery mode others say I'm alreay unlocked!!! the method I used from http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/ isn't for unlocking its for rooting. please explain Thanks. actually now that I read the instruction in chainfire website don't understand why rooting worked for me he has a warning that using those auto root files on a locked bootloader will brick the phone!!!


Suggest a bluetooth handsfree app

Is there any Android app out there for bluetooth handsfree control which requires no internet connection ? I want to make calls, receive calls, sent messages and I want my messages to be read to me. I looked around and I found that all of them use some kind of online webservices. I am using Desire S, android 2.3.3


Third party launchers keep crashing

Whenever I try to add widgets to my homescreen using any third party launcher like Buzz Launcher, Nova Launcher, etc. the launcher crashes immediately and I get an error message from the system saying "Unfortunately, Settings has stopped". Please help me. P.S. - My device runs rooted Android 4.2.2 Here's the Catlog of the error -               .148 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.148 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d49c58 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.148 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.148 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.148 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d49c90 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.148 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.148 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.148 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d49cc8 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.148 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.148 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.152 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d49d00 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.152 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.152 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.152 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d49d38 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.152 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.152 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.152 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d49d70 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.152 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.152 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d49da8 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d49de0 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d49e18 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d49e50 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d49e88 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d49ec0 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d49ef8 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a0c8 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a100 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a138 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a170 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a1a8 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a1e0 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a218 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a250 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a288 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a2c0 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a2f8 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a330 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a368 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.153 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.154 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a3a0 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.154 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.154 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.154 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a3d8 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.154 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.154 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.154 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a410 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.154 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.154 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.154 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a448 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.154 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.154 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.154 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a480 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.154 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.154 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.154 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a4b8 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.154 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.154 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.154 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a4f0 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.154 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.155 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.155 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a528 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.155 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.155 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.156 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a560 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.156 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.156 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.156 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a598 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.156 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.156 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.157 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a5d0 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.157 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.157 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.157 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a608 len=1,timeo=0     03-07 22:33:01.157 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Doing SSL_Read() ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.157 D/NativeCrypto(24460): Returned from SSL_Read() with result 1, error code 0 ssl=0x646966b8, appData=0x64697058     03-07 22:33:01.158 D/NativeCrypto(24460): ssl=0x646966b8 sslRead buf=0x41d4a7d8 len=1,ti


Search Play Store history for an app?

My droid phone died recently and I got a replacement. I was trying to install a phone silencer app that I liked which was on my old phone, but I couldn't find the exact one in the Play Store. Is there a way I can search my old Play Store history? Or is that information lost with the old phone?


Mobile Network goes off often in my Galaxy s2

I am using Galaxy s2 since 5 months. I have started facing Network problems recently. The mobile network goes off often and it resumes most times by itself.. but sometimes I need to restart my phone to bring it back in the network. I see the Unavailable (circle with a slash) symbol in place of the mobile signal symbol.. Also I see "SIM Refreshing data" often, not sure if it relates to the network going off.. Similar issues anyone and what did you do to fix this..


scalable icons in zooper

This is a complete newbie question. I am new to Android, so pardon me for this naive issue. I can see very nice themes in Themer where they have used icons in widgets. But, in my Zooper, I only have weather and battery icons. I downloaded some iconset from DeviantArt (like this) and put it in Zooper icons folder, but Zooper is unable to access it. Any idea what I am doing wrong? I am using an unrooted Nexus 5, with stock 4.4.2 Android KitKat.


Is there any way (or any iOS or Android app) which i can use to change the current location of my mobile device to be detected as a US location?

I want to test a mobile application which has map search and directions functionality, i.e driving directions from the current location. Is there any way in which i can change the current location of my device to be detected as a US location?


Apps on memory card taking internal memory

I noticed that many apps that are, according to Android, installed on the memory card are actually taking internal memory space, as when I delete their data or uninstall them I notice a change on the phone memory, and no on the SD. Why does this happens? I am moving my apps wrongly?. I run Cyanogen Mod, and some of the apps are ones that should not be moved (according to the app App2SD) or that couldn't be moved (but moved them anyways via other apps). Thanks.


Changing the default location of Receiving files of bluetooth

Hi I am user of Samsung Galaxy S4, I want to know how can I change the default location of the Received files to SD Card instead of the phone storage?


Non-HTTP connections time out

I have a Samsung Galaxy Player 5. Before, I could use everything (Facebook, etc) normally. I'm not sure if I changed anything, but now the browser (Internet) loads everything fine, but Facebook &co. are unable to make a connection (timing out, as far as I understand it) I'm not sure what I could of changed. This happens on numerous networks, so it's not a router-side thing. What should I investigate or check?


"App_Name" Could not be downloaded due to an error (500)?

I developed an app for android. I used my two devices (Galaxy Nexus running 4.02 & Galaxy Tab10.1 running 3.1) to test the app before I published it. When I published the app to the Market, I removed the tested version of the app from my devices and tried to install the one in the market but I couldn't install it ! In my Nexus device, It gives me this error: *"App_Name" Could not be downloaded due to an error (500).* In my Tab, a progress bar is shown then disappear with no error message. To solve it, I tried:   * Rebooting the devices.   * Removing my Google account from my Tab and re-adding it again. the problem still exists. I can install other apps with no problem. If you think the problem is from my app, try installing it. Search for "Untiny" in the market -Thanks


Phone enters bootloop whenever i press the lock screen button to lock my screen

I have cm 10.2 stable version installed for samsung galaxy s3 gt19300. I rooted and flashed cm 10.2 a few months ago and the phone has been running smooth until today. Whenever I tried to press the lock screen to lock it, the phone reboots itself and went into boot loop. This made no sense at all considering that the phone has been working fine since the day i flashed the rom. Anyone knows what the problem is?


Where are the bookmarks in Firefox for Android?

This may be a ridiculously simple question, but where is the bookmarks list in Firefox for Android? I'm looking at the interface on my Galaxy Tab 10.1, and I can't find the bookmarks anywhere. They're not available when clicking on the top right corner. They aren't available anywhere else. The only place I can find them is when I open a new tab, I get an interface which shows my bookmarks as one option, along with "History", "All Pages", and "Desktop". Surely I don't have to open a new tab every time I just want to go to a bookmark? This is one of those things that's so simple it seems they haven't even bothered to mention it in documentation. At least, not that I've seen.


How can I make a selected calendar notification behave like an alarm, that is, audible even on silent mode?

I keep my phone on silent most of the time but would like audible reminders for critical calendar reminders. Short of silencing everything else manually, is there a way to acheive this?


Mapping Xbox 360 (wired) controller buttons on SuperGNES

I'm trying to map A & B buttons on a android snes emulator (on ACER A500 running android 3.2) but it seems that A & B buttons are mapped as "back" action by default on android. Is there any way to bypass or change this configuration so I can use those buttons?


What parts of the regular Linux graphics driver architecture is used in Android?

For example, could the Nouveau driver be used and provide hardware accelerated drawing when Android is compiled for x86?


What does FOTA mean

I just got an over-the-air update from HTC for my Wildfire S for the "FOTA Client" (or something like this, can't see it anymore after the update and can't find any logfiles in the FileManager or elsewhere) and somne related component also with FOTA in the name. Googling FOTA only yields blog posts and news about "phone X getting FOTA update" with none of these explaining what it means. Searching here yields zero results... So, what does FOTA mean?


How to interrupt Android boot sequence to force it boot to Linux kernel only

I am trying to do some low level performance testing related to device processor cores through adb which I feel it is affected by Android background services and system stuff. As I know that the Android boot sequence stages are as follow:   1. Execute Boot ROM code.    2. Execute the boot loader.   3. Load the Linux kernel.   4. Launch Zygote, which initializes the Dalvik VM.   5. System server which loads the Android system. So my question is how can I interrupt this sequence to force it stop on stage 3 to load Linux kernel. This can help me implement my intermediary performance testings before loading again Android system. Does Fastboot or Clockworkmod recovery can help here and load my device to a kind of Linux kernel? Any hint will be appreciated. Thanks.


Freeing up space on SD card

I'm trying to clear some space on my SD card, so I can run AnTuTu Benchmark. Also, having some extra space for music would be great. I'm assuming apps installed to your SD card can eat up free space faster than you'd imagine. As of now, 19 (out of 65 apps) on my SD card which occupy appox. 197 MB total. I currently have 1.74 GB used and 103.47 MB free, would my ROM be occupying a lot of space (i.e. needing 4GB of HD space to install Ubuntu/Linux)? I want to figure out the best way to maximise space on my SD card without haphazardly deleting files. Also, knowing what are key folders would help too.


What happens to my google account if I factory reset?

I've been using this Android phone for just over a year, but I'm worried about my Gmail and Google account which is connected to my phone. I want to change the email address on my Android because it's my main one. If I lose my phone, someone can access my YouTube account which I've worked hard on. They could also access my emails. I'm worried if I do factory reset or the remove account, it will delete the account that it is connected to. Will it?


fastboot flash recovery doesn't work on HTC Desire

I'm trying to update ClockworkMod recovery on HTC Desire. Fastboot recognizes the device:               $fastboot devices     HT03PPL04520    fastboot      But flash recovery fails:               $fastboot flash recovery recovery.img     sending 'recovery' (3054 KB)...     FAILED (status malformed (1 bytes))     finished. total time: 0.002s      P.S. The reason why I want to update the recovery is that when I try to install zip from sd card I get something like this: "error can't open /sdcard/update.zip (bad)"


How to root my new Galaxy SII

I just bought my Galaxy SII. Can anyone here tell me how to root my phone with Lite'Ning? Baseband:I9100GDZKH5 Kernel: 2.6.35.7 root@DELL81 #2 Build: GINGERBREAD.JPKH8


Is it reasonably safe to use PIN code for encryption?

On the Android 4.0 (Samsung Galaxy Nexus) there is a posibilty to encrypt the phone. I found this about the encryption on Android 3.0, is the same algorithms used in Android 4? http://source.android.com/tech/encryption/android_crypto_implementation.html My main question concerns the use of a PIN code to decrypt your phone. **Why am I forced to use the same password to unlock my screen and to decrypt my phone?** This restriction will only allow me to use a password of low complexity (like a PIN number) since it would be to hard to write in i.e. 17 characters to unlock my phone for a simple phone call. Brute force attempts against the screen unlock could be prevented i.e. by a force reboot every 5 tries. So there is not any need for a very strong password there, a PIN might be good enough.   This type of protection can not be used on the disc, thus there is a greater need for stronger passwords here. (It doesn't help much that the entropi of passwords have increased since there will be very few users with a complex password, so an attacker could simply try most passwords with low complexity). What is the reasoning behind being forced to use the same password for both features?


Demoing Android Apps

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Android Software or Device to present Application on Screen What is the best way to demo Android apps over something like gotomeeting or at least being able to display the Android screen on a computer. I've used VNC, but the higher ups tell me that it times out after two minutes of presentation. What is the best way to move forward with this?


Record android screen

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Android Software or Device to present Application on Screen   >  How to plug in an Android Tablet and show it's screen on PC or Laptop for > training session?   >  How do I project the screen of my android phone for a presentation?   >  How to capture video stream from Android phone screen and show it on > laptop? I am planning to make a screencast of my phone screen. I need to know a way to record the screen Please note that the Screencast & Screencapture app won't work, as I only have an armv6 processor.


How to enable non-3G data

After I got my mighty Fly-Ying FG8 I didn't care for mobile data, mostly due to the measly 5MB data plan with extortionate overage charges. I miss the occasional emails on the road, Waze navigation and A-GPS so I thought to put these 5MB to good use. The problem is that in the Settings => Mobile networkד I have only "data roaming", "Access Point Names" and "Network Operators" on both SIMs. I couldn't make the device use its EDGE capability. Does anyone know how to turn it on?


What does "SNS" mean on Android?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What is SNS App? Everything I try to do (Text, Video, Email, Call out, Apps, Games) I get an "SNS not working" message and have to force close. I am having a lot of trouble with this phone. Its a Cricket LG Droid. Now a lot of my friends & family cannot receive my texts or calls. It seems that all calls from my phone go directly to their voicemail without it even ringing. No really, I stood right there with friends calling their phones and they never rang. What can I do?


HTC Desire Z setting up mail

I have a HTC Desire Z and a old mobileme account. I was young and stupid as I decided to have a mobileme account. Meanwhile I would never do this again! But, if you are using a mail address for a while it is somehow nasty to set up a new account. It is like getting a new phone number. That's the reason why I still use it. My problem occurred some months ago. From one day to the other (I'm using the pre-installed mail app from htc) the mail account wasn't working any more. I was not able to connect to the server. Setting up a new account on the htc with the following specs: Protocol: IMAP Email address: myname@me.com Username: myname Password: my password (it is correct :)) IMAP-server: imap.mail.me.com Security type: SSL Server Port: 993 I also tried different version of the above, e.g. Username: myname@me.com and so on. Nothing worked. I also tried TLS with port 143, same result. I always get the message: Your incoming server does not support SSL. Please modify your incoming serer's security type. Maybe there is someone who has the same problem and was able to solve it. Any hints would be appreciated.


Android tablet as music remote

I imagine a setup where I use an android tablet computer as a remote control for my hifi system - at least for selecting music. I have connected a low- power, cheap and small linux computer to the amp. The low-powered computer holds all music on a USB stick, SSD or similar. The computer has no screen or keyboard permanently attached. Can something like this work? All solutions I have found on the net require streaming from a NAS or the internet (internet radio) - e.g. Sonos. Ideas regarding hardware and software are welcome.


Unable to enable Mobile Network settings (options greyed out). Is there any way to restore lost mobile connectivity data?

I have a HTC Desire HD that up until recently has been running well with a custom ROM. For some reason, the phone started to "misbehave" in a number of ways after about 10 months of painless operation, so I decide to try and put the LeeDroid ROM on the phone. End result, the phone is now not much better than a basic iPod touch. My mobile network settings are all greyed out, and the phone is telling me that it no longer knows what its IMEI, IMEI SV, IMSI, Phone Number, and Base Band details are. Every other feature of the phone seems to be working OK, just not the mobile network connectivity. Yes, it's a very sad little brick indeed, and I now find myself going retro and using my old Sony Ericson Walkman phone which is SO old school that it's not funny! Yes, it looks really pathetic when I go to touch the screen and... well, you get the picture! LOL I am still hopeful that someone out there might know how I can restore the missing information. I have most of what I need documented, but no idea if there is a way to locate and restore the data more directly from the phone, or if there is a tool that will allow me to feed the missing values in (remember, these are meant to be unique identifiers) in order to help me to restore the phone in some way. **No amount of master resetting, or alternative ROM installing has been of any help so far** , and asking this question is really a last gasp attempt to try and de-brick the mobile features of the phone before I find myself either buying an expensive repair at the local authorized repairer, or buying an expensive replacement phone. Serious KUDOS to anyone who might have an answer to this.


How do I play videos in a loop in the Samsung stock player?

I want to play a video repeatedly in the Samsung stock video player. Is there a way? Samsung Galaxy S3 OS: 4.1.1


How to disable SMS notification during phone call?

I call somebody, or somebody calls me, we are talking. Now, during the call I got SMS and I cannot hear anything because the SMS notification is playing. So how to disable this notification when call is active? Thank you in advance. _Samsung Galaxy Ace 2, Android 2.3._ Note: I am interested in setting this once and for good. Not something I have to remember to switch off each time I make/get a call.


reply with a different account - multiple email accounts

I have an Exchange account, e.g. `hub@domain.com`, that I forward all my emails to from all my other accounts. But I need to reply to these messages using different accounts, e.g. reply to a work email with `me@work.com` \- how could I do that in Android? ### Default Email App in 4.2.2 Hitting reply on an email in my hub account does not let me change the account to send the reply with (e.g. work account). I can go to my work account and compose a new email there and copy paste the original email and subject and receivers manually, but that is cumbersome. ### TouchDown Only supports Exchange accounts, but no IMAP, which I need to set up my other accounts. ### Solution? Is it doable   * With the native app would be best solution (is there anywhere to submit feature requests for Email app?)   * With any other email app that I have not tried?


Boot loop data recovery

Cyanogen mod 9, ClockworkMod Recovery 5.8.9.2 I recently plugged in my phone after the battery completely died over night and the phone is stuck in a bootloop. I left it trying to boot for 30 minutes and it's just stuck. I've made a backup in clockworkMod recovery and am willing to flash the phone to a newer or the same version of cyanogen but I don't want to lose data. Is there any way I can make sure my contacts and SMS messages are recovered?


My Samsung S3 I747 is always Roaming

I am having a large issue with my S3. I bought a brand new S3 from a trusted friend, he explained to me that it was with Bell originally, (original carrier). So when he sold it to me he also said he unlocked it. When I got home I activated the Sim card with my Carrier wich is Videotron. I started receiving text messages but there was something strange, I was roaming data. Now this is where it gets weird, first off I had a double clock wich said roaming on one side and home on the other. Also on the top it said Rogers wireless. So I Disable data roaming. But it still seemed to be carrying the signal. When I went in mobile networks and searched for my carrier, all that showed up was Bell, Telus and Rogers. NO videotron? I called tech support and they have no idea what the problem is, because it's not there signal coverage. So it's pretty easy for me to know the problem is within my unlocked phone -- but I seem to have hit a wall. I really need help and I don't know what to do. Maybe my friend didnt unlock it correctly? If anyone heard of this issue before or has anyways to help me please share.


How can I force the Market to reinstall an installed app?

I have an app, installed from the Market, which I just updated. The "updating" notification was present for several hours, so it appears to have gotten stuck somehow. I believe it now claims to be the current version, but to be sure, **is it possible to tell the Market to re-download and reinstall the current version of the app?**


Why does HTC Incredible S on Android 4 not always switch the screen on?

I have a HTC Incredible S shich was recently updated to Android 4 and Sense 3.6. After that, it began to not always switch the screen on after pressing the power button. In 20% of the cases, it just turns the backlight of both the screen and the buttons on, but doesn't "turn on" the image on the screen, so it stays black. Pressing power button 2 times (1 to switch off again and 1 to switch on) does help, but it's annoying. What can be the reason? How do I troubleshoot it? My phone isn't rooted.


Phone won't boot

Hello I own a galaxy note one with cm 10 flashed onto it but now the phone won't turn on anymore all that happens is that the screen will turn on for a few seconds as if it were turning on properly but then turns off I've tried going into recovery and fast boot but no dice the same thing happens . I just want to know if there is away to recover the files


LG G2 proximity sensor

I found a big issue in my LG G2 proximity sensor. During a phone call the screen doesn't turn off and the automatic screen lightness doesn't work. This problems happened many times a day. I also tried to do an hard reset but I got the same issue just after the reset reboot (without any app). Sometimes also the gravity sensor holds (screen doesn't turn), but this not so often as proximity sensor problem. I installed a sensor test app and this app doesn't work too (sometimes got data sometimes not). What can it be? Firstly I thought about an software problem, after the hard reset I thought an hardware problem, but it is very strange all this trouble on a 2month old phone. These problems started 2 weeks ago. Is there in android a system log or something like this?


Free PDF reader for Android phone that has a "Go To page" function

Is there a free PDF reader for the Android phone that has a "Go To page" function? When I try to read a 600+ page document on my smartphone I find it tedious to scroll to the page I'm interested in. It takes a lot of time and is not precise. It would be much easier if possible to jump directly to the page I want (I know which page I want to see because there is a "Table of Contents" in the document - such a fresh and wonderful invention). I tried Adobe Reader X, and my phone's default PDF reader application, but they don't seem to have an option to jump directly to a page, or at least this is not a documented feature and I didn't find how to do. Is there an alternate (preferably free) PDF reader for Android?


Ignore crack in Android screen (and entire front panel) or take some action

My Galaxy S3 was in my jeans pocket when I leaned over to pick something up that I dropped under the table. A few minutes later, when I took out my phone, I saw a long diagonal crack from one side of the phone, straight through the middle of the screen area and all the way to the further edge of the phone. Thankfully everything still works. My question is, is there anything I should do about it - i.e. replace the screen, layer it with transparent tape - or just leave it and everything will be fine (i.e. it can't get worse)?


Attach webcam to android tablet, is it possible?

I have a Logitec C120 webcam (its wire is an USB). I also have an ASUS transformer infinity (which has an USB port). Guess what I tried... but the asus does not seem to respond to the webcam in any way. ... can it be made to work?


changing x10 mini pro keyboard from querty to azerty CM7 pro's ROM

I've just managed to install CM7 Ron on my Xperia x10 mini pro but when I type with the physical/slide keyboard I can't seem to change it from querty to azerty any ideas?


Using adb backup to recover files in Android

I encountered a situation similar to the question: How can I recover a deleted file on Android? I have a Sensation XE which is not rooted. From the previously linked question, is there away that I can achieve step 2 in the highest rated answer using `adb backup`? > Step 2: Acquire an image of that block device with `dd`: >   >   >     dd if=/dev/<blockdevice> of=/sdcard/image bs=4096 >


How to root Samsung galaxy chat B5330?

The title says it all. I have read this rooting tag info throughly and did all that was necessary to ensure this question is not duplicate. There are some guides on the web, but they only make me go mad as each has some issue (broken links, poor comments, etc). So if anyone can give trustworthy answers, please do. > Note: The OS for galaxy chat has been updated a while ago. Now, it has jelly > bean. * * * After checking all the generic methods,I've found only two methods that could possibly root galaxy chat.out of them ready to root has very bad rating * * * The second method is **Bin4ry method**.But there is no way one could understand if it's actually rooting or not(the app says,it will either show message on completion or show nothing). If anyone succeeds using bin4ry method.Do add the approx required time.


Is There A Keyboard Layout Creator for Android?

I have created a keyboard layout for the language I speak on windows using Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator. I want to port the same layout to Phones. Before the cursing starts, I have done a quick research.:) according to which:   * all keyboard layouts are located at `\system\usr\keylayout`   * all keyboard character map files are located at `\system\usr\keychars`   * I went through the official documentation on Key Layout Files **Where Do I Stand Now?** Well, as I said in the start I have worked with a MS based app for creating keyboard layouts on Windows (obviously), The whole thing in Linux world is a bit gibberish to me at the moment because of lots of manual text file editing I guess. So, my ultimate question is, Is there such a tool which can help me create a new layout or import the existing layout which I created for windows to Android?


Are apps in SD card available after a factory reset?

If I move some applications to a SD card and perform a factory reset, will they be available when I plug the card back again after the reset, even if the device's primary account changed?


Checksum error after crash install Android

I wanted to **upgrade my Android phone _(Acer Liquid Ferrari)_ from 2.2 to 2.3** but it crashed => I can't turn on my phone, When I do a clean boot (power + vol up + vol down) there are no problem but my phone doesn't reboot When I want to go into Recovery (power + vol up + cam) there are an error on the checksum               Partition: checksum      splash: chsum =00000000 OK      boot:chcksum=8fa17e51 != 0021fde4 **fail**      recovery:chsum =00000000 OK      system:chsum =00000000 OK     =====     <<FAIL>>      So when I want to do `adb devices` I have `error device not found`. The driver is correctly installed on my computer How can I launch the recovery mode ? Thanks


<HTCData><Facebook> auto sync after changing ROM

I had stock rom for my HTC Wildfire S with HTC Sense and facebook. I had joined contacts - Google account and Facebook friends. Now I flashed to Cyanogen mod 7 and they are not synchronised. But I noticed, that every contact (which was synced before) has Note with hash like: `<HTCData><Facebook>id:xxxxxxx/friendof:xxxxxxx</Facebook></HTCData>` Is there any way to put it back together automatically? Thank you


Can you read a USB flash drive from an Android phone?

I have a Samsung Galaxy S (i9000) with Android 2.1. I am wondering if it can read a USB flash drive. It will be really useful to copy files across USB drives so you don't have to carry laptops around. I think if there is a cable/converter to plugin a USB into the phone and there is an app to read the connected USB drive, I don't see why it can't be done. The problem is do the cable and app exist?


Multitouch partially not functional

I have problems with multitouch (2 fingers) on my Acer Z120.      Using MultiTouch Tester, I found out that when my two fingers are on the same y-axis, there is only one finger detected whose x value seems to be the average of the x values of the two fingers.      Here are some screenshots to make it clearer (the two manual crosses show where my two fingers really are) :      ![](http://i60.tinypic.com/9ien4p.jpg)   This screenshot illustrate my issue : my two fingers are on same y-axis and only one finger is detected by Android in the middle of the two real fingers.      ![](http://i61.tinypic.com/iont43.png)   This screenshot illustrate a working case : my two fingers are not on the same y-axis and both fingers are well detected by Android.      What could cause that behavior ?


What am I left with after rooting?

I have a stock Nexus 5 and I want to root the device so I can tether it with a laptop. I see instructions on doing this, and it all looks plenty easy, I am just concerned with what's going on and the mention of images. In the end, I just want to be left with my same stock android, just with the ability to do some things with elevated privileges. After the root process is the phone executing any other code or was that code just a temporary thing as part of the process to root the device? Also, if/when a new Android OS update comes along, will I still receive it like I normally would?


Alternative to 'Tab' for external keyboard hyperlink selection/navigation?

On Chrome for Windows using Ctrl-F to search for link text and then Ctrl-Enter (or Esc then Enter) to open the link is a method. But it doesn't appear to work on the mobile version (on my Nexus 7 with USB keyboard, at least). Has anyone had this work, or found an alternative method? Or another browser (perhaps uzbl-like) that is decent for keyboard-only browsing? Or an extension for Firefox Mobile? I am having no luck in any of these directions and endless Tabbing is getting me down.


Google+ video sync configured for WiFi-only but took place over 4G anyway

Two days ago, AT&T surprised me with three bandwidth warnings within a few _seconds_. In quick succession, our wireless account (i) exceeded 2/3 of the 300 MB limit, (ii) exceeded 90% of the 300 MB limit, and (iii) exceeded the limit, resulting in an excess bandwidth surcharge. I isolated the culprit to one of our S3 minis. According to the onboard usage log, **Google+** had unexpectedly burned 200 MB in background transfers. I guess that this was a transfer of a 200 MB video, because that S3 had just taken one. **Google+** came from AT&T preinstalled and preconfigured to automatically back up videos, _but only when there is a WiFi connection available_. I think this means a transfer should never have occurred over 4G. I have found numerous forum threads – such as "Suddenly high data usage (Google+?)" over at _AndroidCentral.com_ – in which identical experiences were reported, both in 2012 and 2013. Some of these threads implicate another app called **Gallery** , which also comes preinstalled and which I do not use and know nothing about. For more examples, Google `[ android google+ sudden data usage ]`. Is there a long-standing bug in **Google+**? How can I correct it going forward? Can I force Google+ to honor the WiFi-only setting? Do I need to change a setting in **Gallery**? Can I expect to recover the surcharge from AT&T, considering that they were the ones to preinstall and preconfigure the software so that this could happen?


Generally speaking why do tablets have lower quality cameras than phones?

I've done some comparisons looking at the specs on wikipedia and generally speaking tablets that have come out around the same times phones did, have cameras that are a few megapixels fewer than the ones on phones. Is there a technical reason why it's harder to have a camera in a tablet?


Comprehensive list of Android apps that detect and don't work with rooted phones

I've been trying to determine if there is a comprehensive list of Android apps that have root detection built in and do not run if root is detected. Examples would be Good for Enterprise, Fox Digital Copy, Barclays Mobile Banking, and DIRECTV GenieGO. Is there such a list?


How to root an android phone yourself?

I could find no working (but one not working and one based on very old Android version) root package (nor a custom ROM like Cyanogenmod support) for my Android smartphone (Samsung Galaxy Ch@at B-5330) but I need it desperately. I have general Java programming and Linux administration skills. Can I do the trick myself? How do the root ROMs authors do it? I know how to reset the root password on a normal Linux PC but have no idea of how to do it on a phone.


3G web browsing problems despite full bars

I consistently have problems browsing the web via my 3G connections despite the fact that it shows that I've got a "good" signal. Often I will have the blue bars but they eventually turn grey after the connection fails. If I keep hitting retry on Chrome it will eventually load the page. Does anyone have any ideas on what is going on here? Is my carrier doing something strange? ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/IzQgD.png) ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ZDKp1.png) (This is on a Galaxy Nexus running Jelly Bean, build number JWR66Y, baseband I9250XXLJ1)


Chrome browser immediately crashes and I cannot get to my bookmarks

Does anyone know why I'm no longer able to access my Mobile Bookmarks on my Galaxy S3 since the last major Android update several months ago? Prior to that update I had no problems with my bookmarks. Now all I get is a "Aw Snap" error message. The bookmark page will appear for a split second then turns into Aw Snap. So aggravating! I don't think the problem is directly within Chrome because I've followed nearly all the online fix instructions others have given to no avail. I think those fixes were for those having Aw Snap issues on their desktops. My last hope was one giving instructions to add Chrome To Mobile Extension on the desktop first but I was shocked that the Extension is not even a Google product! Needless to say I removed it immediately. I'm a baby neophyte in this tech world... All I want to do is get my Mobile Bookmarks that I've had for the 2 yrs that I've owned my beloved Galaxy S3...


Where are my Gmail contacts?

Where can I access my Gmail contacts on my ICS Android Tablet (DGM T-703)? This does feel like a silly question, but I cannot find my Contacts list anywhere?! Within the Gmail app I cannot see a "Contacts" option!? When I compose an email, contact suggestions do drop down as I complete the To field. Now I'm sure I entered some kind of contacts manager some days ago, but cannot find this again. Under Settings > Accounts & sync, my Gmail account is set to sync for "Calendar", " **Contacts** ", "Gmail" and "Tasks". Also, I cannot find an icon for a "Contacts" (or "People") app, despite having "Contacts" and "Contacts Storage" listed under Settings > Apps > All. I feel as if I should be able to simply run this as a separate app?! I'm fairly new to Android and do not have an Android phone, so I'm not too sure what should be where.


"USB Storage" Encryption

Samsung phones, Galaxy Note running ICS 4.0.3 in particular has System Storage, USB Storage, and SD Card. I wanted to know if I encrypt my device by going to Settings - Security - Encrypt Device. Will it encrypt the "USB Storage" as well aside from the System Storage?


Root Samsung Epic Galaxy 4G (SPH-D700) on FC09 Gingerbread?

I have been searching for a while and am trying to figure out if I can root the SPH-D700 on the FC09 update. I just cant find any information regarding that. Id like to Root the phone, either if I have to update or downgrade, and even preferably be able to flash CyanogenMod 9, and update to ICS. I know this is possible on the phone, I just dont know if this FC09 update will prevent this or something. I am trying to familiarize myself with this phone as its my freind's phone, and I am trying to root it for him, as he is still sitting with stock, and needs root for a few features. So what do you guys believe would be the best way to go about this? Should I just get a root image of an earlier update to downgrade? and then just do the updates after I am rooted? I am just not sure where I should start. Been searching this for most of the day, I just cant seem to find a definite answer yet. Thanks for your time guys, Hope we can work this out.


Reduce size from Whatsapp

Whatsapp backups take a lot of space. Is there any possible way to save more space without totally messing up Whatsapp?


Wifi issue on my Nexus 4

I recently updated android version to 4.4.2 on my Nexus 4. After this update my apps like "watsapp", "LINE", "VIBER" are having connectivity issue when connecting through WiFi, But I could open the browser and could access the web pages. I didn't have this issue with the previous android version. Can anyone suggest how to resolve this issue.


How do I switch off loading of pictures in Chrome for Android?

In the Android browser one could switch off loading of images to save bandwith, battery and time when the images were not needed. There seems to be no obvious way to do this under Android 4.4.2 KitKat with Chrome now that it has replaced the old browser. Does anybody know a way?


audible caller and text id for samsung galaxy s3

Is there any way to set up the audible caller ID and text ID but not to have it read your message as well? Using the _Samsung Galaxy S3._


Internal SD card does not mount on boot

I am using Clockworkmod recovery to install Cyanogenmod ROM. I see the internal sdcard at /storage/sdcard0 in my recovery. But, when inside the ROM, under Settings --> Storage, no internal sdcard is shown. I even formatted it from recovery in default/vfat format, but still no luck. Any pointers what could be wrong?


How can I can open local files in the default Android browser?

I want to open local files that are on my sdcard in the Android browser. How can I accomplish this?


What microphone can I attach via the 3.5mm audio jack @ Samsung Galaxy S4?

I need to attach an external microphone to my phone. Can I do this via the 3.5mm jack on my `Samsung Galaxy S4`? What kind of microphone would it be?


Android App - Same phone - Different versions on App Store

I'm using an Android application called 'Out of Milk'. I have it installed on two identical phones (hardware and software). However on one phone it is version 4.2.2 and on the other phone it is version 4.1.7. Looking at the Google Play app store on both these phones, they each say there are no updates available. Looking at the info page of the application in the app store show that latest version is 4.2.2 on one phone and 4.1.7 on the other. Both phones are running the free version only - the unlocker (pro) app is not installed. How can I make both versions identical? [Android version is 4.1.2 on both.]


How do I root a Samsung Galaxy Star Duos S5282?

How do I root my Samsung Galaxy Star Duos S5282? How do I put it in recovery mode?


Can't recover my .db files

I did a backup before reseting my phone. I've got two .db files (contacts & text messages); I really want to put them back into my phone but when I try to open them it says "unable to open". How can I recover them?


Is it possible to backup settings and apps for SGS with Samsung Kies?

I want to backup my phone (Samsung Galaxy S) before having the carrier upgrade the Android version. I don't want to root it because then the carrier won't upgrade it for me. Is it possible to backup all the settings, SMSes, phone contacts (i.e. not those on google contacts), apps etc using Kies?


Adobe flash for Samsung Galaxy 551 with Android 2.2

There is any way to view flash animations on web with a Samsung with Android 2.2??? I already tryed to install the Adobe flash apk from market but it is disabled for my phone.


Is there a ways to set data speed limit in android?

Is there a way to set data **speed limit** on android device(Samsung Galaxy GTi9003,Gingerbread 2.3.6)? Note :this is different from data limit. I want to use 3G network 300MB/month plan which I think can only be achieved by limiting data speed and also limiting net access to various apps NON ROOTED DEVICE


Improve GPS signal reception inside building

Hi I'm developing an application that requires a GPS also inside a building. Does anyone have an idea how to get a proper position system also inside buildings. Would it be possible to locate a cell phone based on the 2 or 3 wifi routers. When exact location of the routers are known and the signal strength from each of the router in an app is measured, there might be a chance you can get a good positioning system working.


Is there a task widget that only shows todays tasks? I have a had a few that I have downloaded, synced with my google account, and all was fine. I then added that task app as a widget and started completing tasks, and future tasks appear. For example, I have make; Make coffee (due 1-11-12) Make lunch (due 1-11-12) Do laundry (due 1-11-12) Make coffee (due 1-12-12) Make lunch (due 1-12-12) Now say I only see 3 tasks on the widget, so they all have a due date of 1-11-12. Great, all todays thing that need to be done, but as soon as I mark off make coffee, (due 1-11-12), it brings up make coffee (due 1-12-12), which I don't want. I only want to see todays tasks. Any help pointing me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated! If possible, I'd like the widget to be about the size of the calendar so it doesn't take up the entire screen. I'd like to keep the task and calendar on the same screen.


Can I run ICS on the Samsung Galaxy S+ I9001?

I have read a lot of documentation about how to run ICS on the Samsung Galaxy S I9000. Can I use the same approaches for the S+? Or is it not possible to run ICS on the S+?


How to get an .apk file from Android device?

I need to get the apk file for an app from a development device (Galaxy Nexus). I've had very little contact with Android before. I know the name of the app and have tried to search the "internal storage" that shows up in explorer when I connect it but no apk file with the app name shows up. I also tried logging into the shell using adb, but I have no "find" command and no permission to list "/data/" where the apk files are supposed to be. I'd really appreciate if someone could help me out here! Thanks!


Changed keyboard, now can't enter password

For some reason, I changed my keyboard to Greek, yet my password is in English. I am unable to enter the password to unlock the phone. I can't pair with Bluetooth without unlocking, and there is no option to change the language of the keyboard. Any help is greatly appreciated.


Why MP3 music files cannot be played on Note 3? ( It says, The music player does not support this type of audio file) This happens to some of my MP3 files when I try to play them on my Note-3. They were all fine when it was transferred to iphone previously. They can also be played by my Window Player. I've tried deleting them from my Note-3 and transfer them back again which does not work. Please help..


How can I turn off vibration without going into silent mode on a rooted Nexus 5 with stock firmware?

I see a related question but I do not see an applicable answer to my exact situation. I want to turn off vibration on notifications, without diabling notification sound along (so notifications should still play sound, just not vibrate). I'd like to do it using Tasker. @Izzy recommended the "Vibrate On Notify" toggle but that doesn't seem to be available for me; unsure as to why (see image below). I'd be open to installing Xposed Frameworks module if needed. Any ideas? ![tasker window](http://i.stack.imgur.com/dnh5Pm.png)   _Tasker_ window (click image for larger variant)


Unhide a Contact

I accidentally hid an individual contact. I cant' find a way to un-hide - I'm imagining an "Un-hide all contacts" option or something. Any ideas? I'm using a Motorolla Droid XT907, Android version 4.1.2 Edit: I did find this answer, but it's a bit invasive, as the original poster said: http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-razr-support/239955-unhide-read-only- contacts-2.html


Inbox messages auto remove once read Samsung s3

Have tried droid mail, k9 mail, as well as the local email app. My outlook is set to leave a copy of message on server. Emails that have been read, disappear when updating or polling for new messages. Verizon tells me gotta talk to google tech support. Does anyone know how to, or of a program, that will allow my messages to be saved locally and accessed even when outside of cell service range? My droid and droid 2 both had no problems keeping inbox messages, read or otherwise, in my inbox.


Does android keep a log of when it starts?

I'm making a parental control/accountability app for android. It consists of a monitoring service that runs in the background and starts when the phone is booted. Unfortunately, I have found that when android is started in "Safe Mode", services are not started automatically, and because of this my app has a serious flaw. While in safe mode, the web and other apps can be started without my monitoring service running. I thought that if it isn't possible to monitor app activity while in safe mode, maybe I could at least have my app detect if the phone was previously in safe mode. Then it could maybe alert the parent or accountability partner? Does Android keep any log of this? Or any boot log in general? I'm very open to suggestions and alternatives.


Where does the standard Android Web Browser keep its history files?

As in, the included web browser (which isn't Chrome or Firefox). I'm using a Lenovo ThinkPad, by the way. But the results might be generalizable to other tablets.


Broken screen, need to boot to original firmware

This is kind of an odd question, but I have a Razr with a broken screen which has safestrap 2.x (maybe .10) installed and CM10 currently booted up, using VNC/ADB/LOTS of patience, I managed to backup all my information in the CM10 partition. However, I need to boot to the original firmware (the other partition), however since the screen is broken I can't see safestrap windows to do so, **what I'm asking for is if someone has screenshots of the safestrap windows** that enable me to **blindly** navigate (since the physical buttons work) through the screens in order to boot to the original firmware, then I will repeat the ADB/VNC process to remove the safestrap traces so I can send it to Motorola.


Sudden boot failure after reboot

My HTC EVO 3D gets stuck at the black screen after htc logo on boot. It happened suddenly, nothing new installed, no settings changed. My phone runs on mwakious3d rom (i think it's v15) It is unlocked, s-on using 4ext recovery v 1.0.0.5 RC8 I tried to make a nandroid backup in order to do a full wipe, but i get an error saying that it failed to create an image of /data Seems like a data filesystem error to me. I wiped cache + dalvik cache + battery stats It is now fixing permissions, but it's like that for over 5 minutes now. What should i do? Wipe everything and lose my data? or restore to an older backup? Or is there anyway to make that backup using fastboot?(not adb)


how can i turn off cell broadcast messages in my xolo q500?

i just unselect all the options in setting menu but afterwards also it shows the notification. what can i do now? please tell me. Its gets irritating to me.


How to Root Xperia Sola (MT27i) Android version 2.3.7

I have to recover a deleted audio file from my phone memory. But a lot of recovery software need the ROOT access. I don't have any knowledge about Android rooting, developing etc. But I want to unlock my phone. My phone is Xperia Sola (MT27i), Android Version 2.3.7 Kernel Version 2.6.35.7+ Build Number 6.0.B.3.162 When I access _#_ #7378423# _#_ , it shows me this ↓ ![screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/3TT7bm.jpg)   Screenshot (click image for larger variant) It says, `Bootloader unlocked allowed : NO`. So does it mean I cannot root my phone? I have no idea. But if I can root my phone, please let me know how. I tried several ONE CLICK ROOTING cmd applications, but it didn't work. Do I have to install the Android SDK and root this? That's how it's gonna work? Please enlighten me.


Stock email client doesn't load email + images (screens provided)

I am trying the stock email client and I have used my live email account to check it out. Unfortunately, when I open a message I don't get the full email with the pictures like on the computer. For this to happen, I have to press at "load more details" on the end of the message. Also, I can't get the new emails without refreshing the account through the app. How can I "fix this?" ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/JowtE.jpg) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/7vImV.jpg)


ROM Manager: What is the difference between the MTD and the non MTD versions (e.g. "Samsung GalaxyS i9000 (MTD)")?

When I select "Flash ClockwordMod Recovery" from the ROM Manager menu a list of devices is presented ("Confirm Phone Model" dialog). There I can choose e.g. between "Samsung GalaxyS i9000" and "Samsung GalaxyS i9000 (MTD)". **What is the difference between the MTD and the non MTD versions?** When would I choose what?


Trying to setup my homecall.co.uk email on new Asus T300 Android. Followed screen instructions got this message: "email setup couldn't finish - couldn't open connection to server". Also tried entering exactly same settings as on my PC but with same result Any ideas, please? Alan


How frequently is it okay to let the battery discharge fully or as low as possible?

I know that atleast once or twice a month a full battery drain and then a 100% charge helps increase the battery life and also gives more accurate battery readings. I was wondering, how frequently is it okay to let it drain as low as possible or to zero? Like is it okay even if done most of the times(or all the times) or it should not be done more than like say max 5-6 times a month or so?? Thankyou!


How can I flash my Galaxy 5 (GT-I5500) via Linux?

I like to know if there's a way to flash my Galaxy 5 (I5500) via Linux. I found Heimdall, but it only works with Samsung's Galaxy S.


Where are the email folders in 2.3 gingerbread?

It seems to me that the previous version (2.2 Froyo), I had user folders in the email client. After I downloaded 2.3, now when I am looking at an email and press the menu key I only have a move button. The move button only gives me either trash or another email inbox selection. Where are all the folders?


RPC:S-5:AEC-0 error on brand new tablets

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Google play fails to install application with RPC:S-5:AEC-0 I recently bought 2 of these tablets, which had good reviews. I bought them for my young daughters for Christmas. So, the tablets didn't have to be the best in the market. They need to be able to download games, but I am having problems with downloading from the Play Store. The most frequent error is the RPC:S-5:AEC-0 error. All the fixes I have found for this are for problems following updates, and not for brand new devices. Nevertheless, I have tried clearing caches, re-installing GMail accounts, and restoring to factory settings but nothing is working. The above link shows that the devices are on 4.0.3. But when I checked the tablets, they are on 4.0.4. Any ideas?


How to protect my Google account credentials on my Android phone?

Currently I use Gmail on my desktop with 2-step verification (by SMS) enabled and I consider it secure. Now I'm buying an Android phone and I'd like to check Gmail on it _sometimes_ , but I don't want to save my password on the phone. When my phone gets stolen or lost, the thief would gain access to all my Gmail data. I've heard Android uses Google account for a lot of things, like downloading apps from the store. Is there any way to set it up so that it doesn't store my password and asks for it every time I'd like to access mail? I don't want to protect my phone entirely (with entering the PIN every time I use it etc.), as it's prepaid and I don't really have anything sensitive there.


How can I fix or troubleshoot my Internet connection problem?

I am using a Sony Ericsson Xperia running Android 2.3.4. When I try to access online applications like Gmail, Facebook, Android Market etc. I get an error that says `No connection, retry?` or `No data service provider`. How can I overcome this problem?


i have the samsung admire from metro pcs. would the new apple earpods mic work with my phone?

I have the Samsung admire from metro pcs. would the new apple I phone 5 ear buds work with my phone? now I know its a 3.5mm entry slot, and the head phones would obviously work. but how about the mic?


What causes the error "No certificate found in USB storage." when trying to import a certificate?

I have a Samsung S3 with Android 4.04 and to get on my WiFi at work I need to install a certificate .p12 file. So, I navigate to "Security and lock screen"-->"Install from device storage." BUT instead of giving me a field to specify the location of my cert ( on /mnt/extSdCard ) it just says "No certificate found in USB storage." There are some USB devices ( called "UsbDriveA" through "UsbDriveF" in my /mnt folder) but I cannot copy the cert onto them because they are read-only. So, how do I get this certificate imported? I tried using "Android Certificate Installer" from the app store and that didn't work for me either: it launches a browser and the browser fails to prompt for the cert password.


Can't find Google Now in Cyanogenmod 10.0 for Galaxy s2

I flashed CM 10.0 (Android 4.1.2 JB) to my Galaxy s2 (i777); it doesn't seem like Google Now is installed. When I go to Google Play, it doesn't show in the list. Any idea how I can install Google Now?


How accurate is the GPS in my Mobile Phone?

I was wondering how accurate is the GPS is in my HTC Desire Android compared to a dedicated hand held GPS unit or in car satnav? The reason I ask is that I have read articles complaining that the iPhone's GPS is not very accurate and wondered if it applied to all mobiles.


How do I get the GPS icon to show in the status bar in CM7?

Just did a fresh install of CM7 in my Incredible, it's fantastic, but whenever I turn on my GPS, it does not show in the status bar that it's on, like it does in the stock 2.2 OS. Is there a way to enable this show it shows when it's active?


root-android.org - A scam?

I would just like to know whether the website root-android.org and its product is a big scam when it comes to rooting Android devices. If it is, then I advice other would-be rooters to stay away from it if they were to come across it.


WiFi channel 1 issue with Android 2.3.6

I am writing as I cannot find a solution in answered question.   I'm using and Android phone with 2.3.6 Gingerbread. WiFi works on channel 11 (office), but does not work on channel 1 (home).   It (channel 1) connects but stops after 2-3 seconds.   I need to turn it on and off, and it works for 2-3 secs. At the office, the WiFi works great.   Note that at channel 1 (home), other WiFi devices - PCs, Android phones - work fine. Is it an Android version issue? I recently replaced touch pad under warranty. Afterwards, I had this issue.


Is it possible to read SMS headers?

Is there a way on Android (I've got Samsung Galaxy S3) to read SMS message headers? If yes, how can I do this?


(How) can I get contacts with no name to display the Organization instead of "Unnamed" on my Android phone?

I have an HTC Evo with contacts that were imported by Sprint from my old Palm Centro. On the Centro, I could have contacts with no name but a business/organization, and the contact list would use that as the display, and I could search on that field. (Handy for calling pizza restaurants!) On my new Android device, that sort of contact shows up as "Unknown", and the Organization name can't be searched.   1. Is there a way to get the Android contact list to mimic the Palm's (quite reasonable and user-friendly!) behavior?   2. Is there a quick way to copy the Organizations into the (say) Last Name field, if the above is not possible?   3. What is the "right way" to deal with contacts that are businesses, not people, on Android devices?


Increase RAM through SD Card

In windows we can make SD card as RAM, is something similar possible in android (with and without root)


Samsung Galaxy Nexus Charger - USB?

Does the Samsung Galaxy Nexus charger use a USB charger? If so, what kind?


Can the disk digger app restore a file even after factory reset

I recently read about how disk digger app works for android, I wanted to know if the app could search the memory and find the deleted files even after doing factory reset?


How to delete everything?

My phone is either infected or simply has an error in one of my apps and gives me the com.android.phone stopped error (plus the one like 44 01 21, don't remember exactly). I took phone to the service, they didn't fix it. I deleted all memory card, did factory reset like 5 times, but some apps are on internal memory and they stay there. How to completely wipe it all out? I made a back up of personal data, that's the only thing I want to keep. How to delete everything else correctly?


What phones support voice search?

I need a phone with Android operating system that supports voice search, and speech recognition. How can I understand if a phone supports voice recognition or not? Does each phone with Android support speech recognition? Or does it also depend on the hardware of the phone? Thanks in advance!


Nexus Root Toolkit (advanced util: boot <temporary> ]

Using NRT I have unlocked, and rooted my Nexus 10 (4.4.2 KOT49H). But it seems the standard ROM that I get with the NEXUS 10 (4.4) does not have an settings option under Wireless & Networks (MORE) [then] Tethering & portable hotspot. Am I correct that I need a custom ROM. If so which. And then I would like to try this withought flashing (just temporary). The NRT has intereting option in Advanced Utilities called (Boot/Flash Image) Temporary. But I have not got it to work CyanogenMod ROM (I picked up the zip from the web, exploded it) and then put it on the desktop of my win7 box. What do I not get?


Change Default Save To Directory For Content Downloaded From Apps

I've been looking all over and could only find information on changing the directory for the camera or for changing from the internal storage to an external SD card. What I am trying to figure out is how to consolidate my downloads, specifically all of my images, into one nice folder. For example, anything downloaded from Chrome is saved to the folder "Download" while everything I save from Reddit is Fun is saved to "Pictures." This drives me nuts when I am trying to send somebody one of these pictures and my Gallery is very cluttered. It would be great if there were an app and/or procedure that allowed me to specify which folder the content from each app should be downloaded into. I am on a rooted SGH-T889, 3.0.36 Perseus Kernel, running stock 4.1.2.


Is this AMOLED screen damaged?

1. When i display a black screen on my phone, it is still brighter than when i turn it to sleep, is that how AMOLEDs normally behave (trying to "shine" the black darkness)?   2. When viewing the totally black screen (sadly dark gray screen) in dark, i see real black lines and dots on my display, see the picture i painted in mspaint. Is that a damaged screen? They dont show on turned-off display. _I think some old tamagotchi did this too :)_   3. ![random black lines on gray display](http://i.stack.imgur.com/1fwyS.png)   4. I read AMOLED can shut down pixels when displaying black (and save energy), can they do it after all, when they display gray anyway? Or is it the dimming that saves battery? My phone is (should hopefuly be) Samsung Galaxy S III LTE (GT-I9305) so it should have AMOLED. **EDIT** Ad. 2.: I googled a bit and it seems a common problem for all AMOLED screens. But since it is so hardly noticeable it isnt nothing to worry about. One poster summarizes it nicely here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/260791-amoled-black-dots- dark.html#post2726685


S Planner (Mini) widget in Galaxy Note 2 (running on 4.1.2 JB) doesn't update

Recently added the S Planner (Mini) widget to the home screen to have a quick glance of my calendar for the current day. But the widget is not updating by itself. When I tap on 'Today' then the date and the events are updated. Am I missing any setting for the automatic update for the widget?


Multiple Touch Gestures in Android?

Does Android allow for multitouch input? I have a Samsung Galaxy Y phone with Android 2.3. On the Samsung Homescreen, when I rotate two fingers simultaneously in a clockwise direction, I get the option to add/remover spaces from the home screen. Because of this, I assume it must be possible, but I have never come across any app for Android that makes use of it. Several iPhone apps make use of them. Why is it? What is the state of multitouch in Android?


Open links in standalone dedicated application

Im not sure how to word the question exactly but I will try and describe what I mean. If im on a website, email or any app and there is a link that can be opened in a certain app, For example, clicking a youtube link, instagram link, pintrest etc it "opens" that app. But when I hit the multitasking button to look back on the site/email/source of the link, I find that the app is actually "inside" the source. For example, even though its opened the youtube app, when you click on the multitasking button it actually shows up as chrome (im not talking about it loading the youtube website). Can it be set so it physically opens that respective app rather than "virtualising it" inside the source app? I know this may sound very confusing...if so let me know ill try again or maybe do a video of what I mean...


It it possible to change bluetooth headset calling sound from beepin to something else

I wan't to change the sound that my BlueBuds X playing (simple beeping) when someone calling me to something else. Is this possible?


Can you restart data service with full strength & orange indicator?

With some regularity (6-7 times per month) my Android 4.4 phone gets into a data-wedged state where the connection is shown as full-strength LTE, but without connectivity (the icon is orange in the settings drawer). Toggling mobile data and toggling airplane mode do not help, but rebooting the phone does restore service. Sometimes simply leaving it alone will eventually result in data restoration (but that could be a case when it was a transient carrier issue). Is there some way to kick (restart) the radio or data service to get going again without a reboot? I have root and a terminal, as well as SL4A experience if that would help—I just can't find anything that fits this description in the developer docs. I can't figure out what would be lower-level such that rebooting would cause the needed "kick" but airplane-mode toggle wouldn't. Note that the apparent answer Restart data connection when stalled? doesn’t actually answer the question, it suggests diagnostics for verifying the connection really is stalled (I don't have any trouble with that part). (In case it matters, this is a Nexus 5, Android 4.4.3 KTU84M, T-Mobile LTE.)


Deferring GSM data connection

Frequently I am in the range of WiFi. Still when waking up my phone (Motorola Milestone) it usually makes a GSM data connection (visible in the top bar), and only after few seconds the WiFi connection is made. I understand that WiFi takes some time to connect to. Is it possible to somehow stop the GSM connection opening so quickly? I get billed for each such connection, and even though it is a very small price (0,01PLN/100kB), it is annoying to see all such attempts in billing, one by one. I think it would be enough if I could defer any internet connection for few seconds after wakeup to give WiFi channel to get opened. I do not want to block all GSM data connections, it would be a chore to unblock it when I really need it, and then I would keep forgetting to block it again when in WiFi range.


Is there a good USB debugging toggle widget for Android?

Can you suggest me a widget for toggling usb debugging mode for Android? Or could you code it and upload to market, please? (I need it because of HTC Desire and HD's init process consuming 100% cpu bug. When toggled, it resets to 0)


How do I find my Nexus 7 model number

I am building an adhoc network using Asus Nexus 7. I've managed to root using CyanogenMod and ClockworkMod recovery and establish the adhoc after installing Thinktube image-file. However, i need to buy similar tablets so that i can test the network for real. I am now trying to find out my Nexus 7 model number. But when i go to **_Settings-->About Tablet-->Model Number_** , All I can see is **_Nexus 7_**. how can I find the Model of my Tablet ?


short battery life

I have a gs3 running slim bean, and the battery life seems horrible to me. I woke up this morning at 8:00am with 100% battery life and by 1:30pm it has gone down to 23% I have been I barely use the phone throughout the day too. The entire time the phone is probably being used for 30 min to an hour the rest of the time the screen is off. What causes this?


Is Recovery Mode necessary to flash to newer Android version manually?

My phone (Sony Xperia Go) seems to be not able to boot into Recovery Mode Is there some alternative way or tool to use for flashing ROM? (to latest kitkat mod). To avoid recovery mode I have fastboot working on computer


Where does "Places" get all its information?

In my Nexus S, there is an application named "Places", which it is able to provide me the restaurants information near by me. Surprisingly, the information are very localize and accurate. May I know where does Google get all these information?


Does CyanogenMod Installer create a recovery image?

I'm looking at installing CyanogenMod onto my Galaxy S3 (i9300) and the CyanogenMod Installer looks to be the easiest way to do this. However I would like to get an image of my phone before I attempt to install CyanogenMod. This is so that if anything goes wrong (or I dislike the ROM) then I can just revert back to an image of the phone as if nothing had changed. Google searches suggest I need to root my phone, unlock the bootloader and then install ClockworkMod Recovery to create a backup. If I do go down this route then the automatic rooting and bootloader unlocking that the CyanogenMod Installer will do seems completely redundant, since I'm going to have to do it manually anyway to get an image. That doesn't really make sense to me - so can anyone please advise on what I should do to get this image before I start?


How to move Whatsapp chat history from iPhone 4 to Nexus 4?

Just upgraded my iPhone 4 to Nexus 4, and could not find on Google a reasonable answer to this question. Is there any good app that does this? Or, what should be the process?


How do I manage CalDAV-provided tasks?

On my phone I have a calendar synchronized via CalDAV-sync on a server of mine. On the desktop I edit them with Thunderbird, and since Thunderbird can associate tasks to a calendar, I was wondering, is there a way to see those tasks on Android too, since I can already see (and edit) the calendar itself?


Where are the downloads from the Amazon Appstore stored?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Amazon App Store - Location of the downloaded APK I like to grab the free app of the day but space on my phone is too precious to go though with the install. But I can't stop the download when I do purchase. Where is that download stored and how can I get rid of it?


Where does Amazon App Store keep the APKs

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Amazon App Store - Location of the downloaded APK I am trying to find an APK that I downloaded from the Amazon app store but it is nowhere to be found. I have looked in all the normal APK locations but none of the APKs from the Amazon app store are there. Does anyone know where they are hidden?


I move a folder in android root directory to SDcard directory in internal phone memory. Is there a way to restore it back?

The folder was custpack in root directory and the phone will not boot now. I can still access a recovery mode but it only have a stock recovery from the manufacture. No custom recovery available for my phone... is there any way I can grab contents of the SDcard directory using developers tools? one of the menu in the stock recovery is to adb side load file name is there any hope I can access the phone memory using a pc somehow and restore the folder ? thank you edit1: in android stock recovery menu, I have the option to install package from SD card. The phone does have an SD card slot. is it possible to create a zip file that will some how restore the custpack folder back to root directory? I do have the deleted folder in my PC....


How to get HTC Evo 4g out of bootloop?

How do i get my htc evo4g out of this boot loop it just turns on and off over and over never getting past the white screen? i can get to the bootloader screen by holding the volume up and power button but clear storage and recovery do nothing it just goes on and off aover and over? please help mesomeone? im running 2.3.5 and it says locked 2.18


How to mount disks of a Samsung Galaxy in a Linux System (connected with a USB cable)?

I have connected a Samsung Galaxy S i9000 to a Linux machine over the USB cable. How can I access the disks of the galaxy from the linux machine through this cable (and not through wireless or by opening the cover and removing the sd card). I cannot find anything under /dev/disk/by-id/ on the linux machine that could be mounted. Edit: While connected via USB, there is a USB icon on notification bar of the galaxy android device. When I drag the notification bar down, you I see a "USB connection" item. But I cannot do or change anything with it. * * * The steps from the accepted answer: 1) Go to Settings - Applications - Development and turn `USB Debugging` to off. 2) Go to Settings - About Phone and switch USB connection to `Ask on connection`. Maybe `mass storage` could also work, but in my case there was some samsung app `kies` still blocking the connection with this setting, so I prefer `ask` 3) Connect the device to the linux box with the USB cable. The android device brings up a menu, select `mass storage` 4) There should appear a USB icon on the notification bar of the android device. Drag it down and select `mount...` If nothing is mounted on the linux box automatically to `/media/` you have to mount manually. You can watch the syslog on the linux box with this command, type it into a console of a user that has sudo rights before you connect the USB cable: sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog Some messages should appear after you connect the cable that help you analyze the situation. This link is also a good resource: http://androidforums.com/android- lounge/115574-solved-cannot-mount-android-device-via-usb-linux.html


Does android, specifically the HTC Incredible, support headphone volume buttons?

Coming from the IPhone, I love being able to control my phone from my wired 3 button headphones. Center clicking to start/stop music or answer calls and using the 2 volume buttons to adjust the volume without pulling the phone out of my pocket. I've tried different 3 button headphones with my HTC Incredible and can answer calls and pause and play audio with the center button, but I've never been able to change the volume from my headphones buttons. Are volume adjustments via headphones supported in the HTC Incredible? Am I just using the wrong headphones?


Google Play Store behaving strangely: apps don't install

Lately, when I try to install apps from the GPS, the following things happen:   1. When I tap "install," the blue "waiting" bar shows up. (I don't know whether there's a better name for it.)   2. Instead of turning into a progress bar that shows the app downloading, the "waiting" bar just sits there. I eventually hit "stop".   3. When I go to the GPS on my computer, the apps I have unsuccessfully attempted to install show as installed, even though they're not. (And they don't show as installed on my phone.) Has anyone seen this behavior before? What is the remedy? EDIT. The phone is a Moto X, not rooted, on a cellular connection. It started maybe a week ago. I can't think of anything I might have done to provoke it.


Can I re-install a purchased app from Google's Play Store?

I've successfully purchased an app from the Market via my Android phone. It's currently too large for my internal memory (still running 2.1), so can I uninstall it and then re-install it at a later time? Will uninstalling the app (after the 15 minute eval period elapses), also ensure that I can't re-download it again or do purchased apps remain linked to my Google account even if they aren't currently installed?


I can't unlock bootloader of my moto g xt1033 android 4.4.4

Guys I've been stuck at this step for a while. My device as Motorola says is unlockable and I also have the unlock code but still it says in the command window that error occurred. I've installed android SDK and in it I've installed the platform-tools and all the other build tools. Link to screenshot:https://www.dropbox.com/s/wgqpq7jdki6sik5/Untitled.png


Can't connect Samsung Note 3 to a Windows 7 VM in VirtualBox

I'm trying to connect my Android to my Linux Laptop, I use VirtualBox and in it a Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit virtual machine. I've been able to connect in the past but it's not working anymore. I have installed Virtualbox guest additions and the extension pack. I've made usb filters to the VM. Still when I plug the phone in, Windows doesn't recognize the device. I've tried to uninstall the driver, disable/enable the device but nothing. I reinstalled all the "System Devices" and nothing. I have Kies3 and "Drivers for Samsung mobile phones" installed. The phone is: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with Cyanogenmod 11 installed. It worked before and I've flashed my phone many times with Odin in this VM. What can be the fault here? ![Image from the VM](http://i.stack.imgur.com/82YxV.png) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/8ytyA.png)


Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 Died

I updated my phone with Odin v.3.04 and now it is not working anymore. I took out the USB cable and I removed the battery while the phone was in download mode. When I went to turn my phone on again, it would not turn on. Can someone please help me?


Alternative file transfer clients

I think most people will agree that the official file transfer client for OS X is _painful_ to use. It seems to stagnate at version 1.0 and only offers the bare minimum. Since my camera connection still isn’t fixed I unfortunately have to use it quite frequently. Are there alternative clients that are better integrated into the operating system or are there any plans to make it obsolete (after all, neither Linux nor Windows require such a client, they can access the storage of the smartphone directly)? To clarify, I’m not necessarily looking for _more features_ but _better integration_. However, anything that makes it easier to use fits the bill.


Copying apk's from phone to tablet

I have a Marketless tablet (Coby Kyros), and I bought a Samsung Captivate (AT&T). Will I be able to copy the apk's I download from the phone into the tablet?


Does Android 4.0 support WPA2 Enterprise?

At the place I work, everyone can log on to the wifi network with an iPhone. They just need to add a new network, type in the network name and choose `wpa2 enterprise` and then add their username and password (their own unique). Everybody else with Android phones hasn't been able to connect, and it seems like they've tried for a long time. I have to buy a new phone this weekend, and I don't really want to buy an iPhone. So I was hoping if somebody knew if the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (or any Android 4.0 device) has better wifi support than the older Android versions? Sorry I don't know anything else technical about the wifi at work.


Disable camera completely

I'm writing a program that depends on the camera. I need to test how my program reacts when the camera is not present or disabled. Is there a way to turn it off completely?


Google "Play Music" app constantly running!

Why is Google Play Music constantly running on my galaxy s4? I don't use any music app.


Auditing application's use of GPS

There is an application on my phone that triggers the GPS at random intervals. The start of this polling doesn't correlate with any newly installed applications so I imagine a recent update or recently activated feature in an existing application is causing this behavior. What options do I have to audit the GPS usage on my phone (Galaxy S4 - Verizon)?


Set default "Add" calendar for google now

How do I make Google now add events (when I say "Add event for monday at 2") to my work calendar instead of my personal gmail one?


Stream music/video from phone to Apple TV

I'd like to listen to Google music from my phone via my Apple TV and also do the same with video. Are there any apps that enable this?


Using Alt Gr on external keyboard with Android 4.0.4

I have Sony Xperia P with official android 4.0.4 on board. The Polish language uses some letters, that normally (on PC) are typed by `Alt Gr`+`letter` (eg. `Alt Gr`+`a`=ą). But using `Alt Gr` on external keyboard does not work as intended on android. How to make it working correctly?


Bookmark current song

I don't know if I need an app for this or can I do it with the given music app. I've downloaded a bunch of lectures and they're all in one album. Sometimes I want to listen to music, but when I do, I lose my place in the lecture album. Is there a way to bookmark or save the current song/position so I can quickly switch back? Preferably free.