Fastboot Kindle Fire 2

**EDIT 2:** Thanks for all the help. I think I found it! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2035047 **EDIT 1:** Putting this edit on top of the post so that people read it first. I got the device recognized as a Kindle, and am now able to flash system images onto it. Anyone know where I can get a Kindle Fire 2 system image? * * * **EDIT 0:** The screen suddenly lit up and I have an icon that says "Fastboot kindle fire". I have a new device now: > TATE-PVT-08 However, `fastboot devices` still gives me a blank line, and I still get the "waiting for device" message. Also, my device did not "install correctly." I tried to install it looking for driver software online, but that didn't work. And _I am_ running fastboot with elevated privileges. * * * **ORIGINAL POST:** I succeeded in bricking my Kindle Fire 2 last month while trying to install an Android operating system (yes, I know, I should have been more careful). Today the fastboot cable arrived and I connected the Kindle Fire 2 to my computer. The screen is still black, but when you press the power button, a picture of a low battery with a charging sign pops up momentarily. I tried to flash my device with fastboot (in the android tools), but I get the text: > < waiting for device > When I run `fastboot devices`, I get a blank line (no devices). I'm running Windows 7, and when I looked at the device management, I couldn't find my Kindle or anything like it (might just be me, though). I unplugged the Kindle momentarily and saw no change in the device list (which usually refreshes when a device is added or removed). Any ideas on what's going wrong and what I can do to get my device recognized by fastboot?


My HTC Desire 500 won't start when i press the power button

Hi i gave my HTC Desire 500 Dual sim to someone so he root it for me but he says after he installed the costum recovery my phone wouldn't start and when i press the power button nothing happens i asked around and they said that it's because my bootloader was erased i can't undrestand how that's possible and it will only be fixed if they open my phone and connect it to some box named "riffo" so they can rewrite the bootloader. is that really true i just bought my phone i don't want them to open it and destroy it for me Please Help


Deactivate Talk Messages on Samsung

On my Samsung Galaxy S2, I am using Google Talk. I also use the preinstalled messaging app for SMS. This messaging app seams to read my Google account and shows Google Talk messages. Therefore I get Google Talk messages twice. Once in each app. How can I deactivate receiving Google Talk messages in the preinstalled messaging app without deactivating the whole Google account on my phone?


Why does the home screen stay empty (no application icons/no widgets) sometimes?

I have a Motorola Milestone, and sometimes when I press Home to go back to the Home Screen, the screen shows no application icons, no widgets. It simply stays blank, with the wallpaper on background. I can navigate to the other Home Screens by dragging to left or right, but every screen it empty. The phone seems normal, no slowness, the app drawer opens up normally. The only solution I thought was to restart the phone. I don't use any task killer. I also noticed this started to happen recently, after installing many applications. And it normally happens after running some heavy app, like Angry Birds. Did anyone notice this too?


How do I quickly change the default action of a contact in the favorites widget?

I see no obvious way to change the default action of a contact that's added to the Favorites widget. I have to remove that contact from the `Favorites` group, and re-add that contact (which then prompts me for the default action, like `View Contact`, or `Send Mail`). Is there an easier way?


Unable to access files in Samsung Galaxy Android 4.0

I am connecting a Samsung Galaxy Note II(Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich) to Ubuntu 12.04 laptop through USB. I am able to see the directories like Music, files, Bluetooth, ShareViaWiFi etc. I also see a message at the top right corner which says **"These files are on a digital audio player"** but when I open these directories I am unable to see any file. I want to copy a media file located in **ShareViaWiFi** folder to my Ubuntu laptop. But I am unable to see the file when I open the folder in Ubuntu. I can see the file in the Samsung Galaxy, so I know it is there for sure.


how to rename the new folder name

Hi Guys i need to know how to change the folder name in samsung galaxy ace duos. I will create it by Tapping up the settings key in the screen and then click on add then Folders but i couldn't able to rename it. how to rename the folder by default it is coming as folder


How to transfer WhatsApp conversations to a new phone?

I recently changed smartphones from an unknown to Samsung, and I've lost my WhatsApp conversations. I want them on the new phone. I have reinstalled it on the new phone, and the `msgstore.db.crypt` files are there, but WhatsApp does not read the older conversations back. What I would like to do is have WhatsApp appear as an unbroken list of chats so that the date that I changed phones is not apparent in the list of chats.


500 charge limit on wireless charger for Nexus 4 / 5 (QI)

I recently bought a QI compatible charger for my Nexus 5. On the box it states, that the wireless charges up to 500 times. I don't understand why the charger is only able to charge my phone 500 times. What happens to the charger so that he does not work anymore? Can someone explain that? Thanks for you help. It is exactly this device: QI charger from ravpower Edit 2: Looking at the website of the maker, it seems that they sell a mobile power bank as well. Perhaps they use the same packaging for the mobile power bank wireless charger and the wireless charger without battery. Edit 3: I found the packaging on the internet. Picture of the box


My LG G2X P999 doesn't boot into APX mode

I have a **LG G2X P999** phone and as with most of my phones I root them. I have seen many tutorials on how to root my version ( **Gingerbread 2.3.3** ) and in all I must boot the phone in **APX** mode in order to install the Nvidia drivers. The method is **NvFlash** which installs ClockWorkMod ( **CWM** ) which then serves as a basis to root the phone. But before CWM can be installed the phone battery must be removed, the volume up & down button pressed simultaneously and then connected via the USB cable to the computer. According to the tutorial I should see APX device with a yellow triangle. The tutorial already provides the necessary drivers to install. The problem is when I connect my phone I just hear the traditional windows sound which indicates that something has been inserted. Checking the device manager reveals no unusual device. It is really baffling me why the phone is not booting as it should into APX mode. This is fairly a straightforward process so I guess I most be missing something. **FAQ**   1. I have several USB cables and I have tried them all.   2. I have a clean install of windows 7 which I can revert back to a previous state. I have tried the process several times.   3. USB debugging is checked.   4. The phone doesn't have any physical defects; all buttons respond as should be. Everything is working.   5. I have several computers and in all I get the same results.


Stop gmail notification on android 4.4/Nexus 5

How can we stop gmail notifications on android 4.4/nexus 5? I cannot find `Gmail` in `Settings\Apps\<AppList>`. I have stopped notification of Google play, google services, google search, google plus, but seems like nothing has stopped gmail notification.


Pin lock screen - avoid pressing ok

Is there any way to avoid pressing ok on the stock Android pin screen? There was an option to do this in cyanogenmod (9?) for my Nexus S 4G but it's not in stock (which I'm using now, unrooted). Is there any way to make it so that pressing the correct code automatically unlocks it, without having to press ok?


Unknown email address showing in a contact card

I have a contacts issue. My wife, lets call her Jane Doe for example, is showing an unknown email address in her contact card on my Android phone. It shows her actual address then a second bogus one. Jane.Doe@gmail.com which is correct but then a second one shows as JaneDoe@gmail.com and this email address has never existed. This bogus email address doesn't show in my Gmail contacts under her name on the web browser interface and also she has a Google+ acount again with only the correct email address showing. It only shows up in my Android phone and if I edit contact, i.e. edit the contact info stored on my phone the bogus email address disappears and cannot be edited suggesting its pulled in from another source. The Android contact links consist of only the local (synced) Google contact, the Google+ contact and the Whatsapp contact that only contains the name and mobile number info.


Removing a phone number from favorite contacts widget

I recently upgraded Android system on my Sony Xperia M cell phone from 4.1.something to 4.3 and it seems that the new system comes with many changed widgets, one of which is Top Contacts widget (not sure if it was call that way in previous version). Is there any way to setup the widget so it displays only my favorite contacts in a certain order? Now it seems to sort contacts randomly all by it self without any regards to order in which favorite contacts are themselves.


How can I make navigation work again in Google Maps?

Device: Samsung Galaxy S2 For quite some time, I've been using Google Maps and Navigation. It worked fine with several app updates, until this week. Google Maps updated, and now Navigation crashes as soon as it actually needs to navigate. At one moment I really needed it, as I was having a business appointment. You can imagine how disappointed I became. How do I fix this, aside from using a different navigation app?


Poor battery after update to Android 4.0.3

I updated my non-rooted Samsung Galaxy S2 from 2.3.5 to 4.0.3. Now, I recognize a significant decrease in battery lifetime. Any idea what may cause it and how to get around it?


Email sending issue

So the other day I wrote and email and it tried to send and failed with a temporary server error. Now I can't get it to stop trying to send and it doesn't show up anywhere. I sent it using the email app my stratosphere came with under my gmail account.


Play store My App section

When i open the play store -> My apps section from my PC, i see a list of all the apps i ever used. This list is uneditable. When i check the same in the play store android app, i see the same list but this time i can delete entries. Questions: -Why this list shows all the apps i ever used? I would expect to show all the apps i currently have installed on my phone. -For what purpose this list exists? What happens when i delete entries manually?


I have rooted my phone, but why can't I Telnet?

I have a T-Mobile G1 and rooted it using AndRoot. I've confirmed that I have root by using Wireless Tethering, I get all the required request superuser permission dialogues. However when I go to the Telnet application and try to telnet it refuses to let me, I get: Error While connecting to server localhost/127.0.0.1:23 - Connection Refused. I've tried various different connection strings (e.g. just 127.0.0.1, 0.0.0.0) I read that you might need to reboot the phone after rooting so I did and then confirmed again that I still have su by using wireless tether and superuser permissions app. Is there anyway I can get this working as I'd like to flash Amon Ra's Recovery mod and start playing around with the Roms again.


Repeating Outlook calendar appointment on Android 2.3 calendar

I synchronize my Outlook 2010 calendar via an Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account with my Samsung Galaxy SII (Android 2.3.5). It works pretty good, except for appointments with repetition. I created a monthly appointment in Outlook with invited participants and then I see it as several sequential appointments per month on the Android calendar (e.g., I set last working day of each month in Outlook and instead of 8/31 only, it results in 5 appointments from 8/27 to 8/31 on the Android. After having had that for the first time, I deleted the appointment and created a new one, but with the same result. Has anyone experienced a similar behaviour and knows how to work around that problem?


Log or find what and which text a SMS app sent?

I did accidentially press YES to "[appname] wants to send a message to [premium-rate-number]. Do you want to allow this? [Coin Icon] This will incur additional fees. [Checkbox] Remember my selection. [Button: Cancel] [Button: Send]" Now it has sent a unknown message to a premium rate number, subscribing me to a expensive service. The app did send a "START [servicename]" to this premium rate number. Now its pulling Money from the bill every week. Uninstalling the app dont help. To stop, I need to send "STOP [servicename]" to the premium rate number. The problem? I dont know what the [servicename] is. Sending "STOP" is not enough, then it ask that I need to enter a correct service shortword. My operator wont help either, they say "If its hidden from view, you have to Contact the app maker. We wont reveal what shouldn't be for your Eyes". And app maker says I did agree to a lifetime contract with weekly fee, so no recourse there. Is it any way to log or detect messages sent from a specific app? I did try to install different "SMS Text Tracker app" primarly used for secret spying, but those do only reveal what I send myself through the standard SMS interface. In other Words, I want to install some logger app or log outgoing messages (even messaging attempts, since sending a additional "START [servicename]" is going to fail). Then I reinstall the culprit app, and then I can find out what it send as [servicename], so I can send "STOP [servicename]" to the number and stop the automatic billing. Any ideas how to log "hidden" outgoing SMSes sent by app? And Before anyone mentions it: Decompiling the app wont help. Its obfuscated AND the app does Contact a https server somewhere to get the "servicename".


Enable/Disable automatic SD card installations in android phone

i don't know why, but in recent 3 day, my memory card goes crazy! and sometimes (3 times in a day) notify me : "damaged memory card, do you want to format it?"   and when i format sd card, some applications corrupted and can't run, because it says : "this application not installed in your phone!"   is there a way to disable or disallow android from installing or storing any data related to application installed on phone?   phone Specs:   * model : samsung GT-I9100G   * Build number : Gingerbread.JPKK1   * android version : 2.3.6


Suggestion for a IP camera to stream to android device

I have a requirement to stream video from an IP camera to my custom Android app. This app must display streaming video as part of many other controls (buttons, slide-bars etc). Can someone suggest an IP camera that is known to work with Android (without the streaming problems noted here and here ). I mean, I am looking for any IP camera that can stream successfully to an android device. PS : I have used IPCamViewer app in Android market, which _can_ stream from most of the IP cameras in the market, but do suggest a camera whose stream can be received using simple **android mediaplayer**.


galaxy s2 wifi problem after updating to ice cream sandwich

hi guys i have samsung galaxy s2 and it was working very well before upgrade to ice cream sandwich i didnt face any trouble in upgrading and it upgrade well but i faced a problem with wifi connection after upgrading ... and the only solution i had is to reset the router...the problem that i search for this problem in the internet and i found this problem happened to others but i didnt found solution to that problem details: it connect normally and tell me that the device connected to the network but there is no internet and when i try to use the wifi to transfer data it says wifi not connected but when you go to the wifi settings it says connected!! i dont reach access and i dont get IP address when i go to advanced settings said IP unavailable when i reset the router it take an IP the router has no problem on the other devices so i need a permanent solution does not include factory reset if possible


Is it possible to limit the list of contacts in WhatsApp?

Today, I installed WhatsApp, and I know that it wants to upload my complete contact list to its servers to see who else has WhatsApp, so it can create a contact list. I don't like this, and I prefer to give it just what it needs, maybe only five contacts for now. I have LBE Privacy installed, and it blocks the contact list for WhatsApp. The result is that WhatsApp doesn't work. Now I can of course remove the entire contact list except for those five contacts, then unblock it, let WhatsApp connect, then block WA again, and hope it works. If I open the contact list, and go to the setting which contacts to display, I see several options: all contacts, whatsApp, gmail-account, and phone. Choosing one of these, only these contacts are listed in the contact list. But I guess whatsApp won't bother and use all contacts anyway. In the contact list I have hundreds of contacts with email-addresses and no phone number. Will it upload those as well? And if I take a closer look at those lists, they are not properly organized, so limiting If I add a contact later, will whatsApp know? Is there a way to handle this properly, let whatsApp have the addresses it needs, without giving it all?


What does the TO DO button in GoSMS do?

In GoSMS, an incoming SMS is usually shown within a popup containing buttons like DELETE / TO DO / OPEN. What functionality does TO DO provide? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Ny3TY.jpg)


Disable WhatsApp notifications in status bar and notification menu

I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos. I want to stop displaying my WhatsApp message notifications in the status bar and the notification menu. I found the answer for Galaxy S4 that suggests:   * Go to **Settings**   * Choose the **More** tab   * Choose **Application Manager**   * Choose **WhatsApp**   * Turn off **Show notifications** But in my device I am not able to find a **More** tab in the settings menu. Is there any other solution for this?


Can Android NFC devices be used to clock in a RFID/HID timeclock for work? (As a tag?)

Can Android devices be used to clock in a RFID/HID timeclock for work using NFC? Using the software, I can register the cards with the timeclock. But would I be able to register phones?


Permission denied for adb push file to /data/data/xxx/file/

I used "adb pull" to backup Final Fantasy III saved data and it worked well, but it doesn't allow me to push it back after the factory reset.               D:\AndroidSDK\sdk\platform-tools>adb push d:\save.bin /data/data/com.square_enix.android_googleplay.FFIII_GP/files/save.bin     failed to copy 'd:\save.bin' to '/data/data/com.square_enix.android_googleplay.FFIII_GP/files/save.bin': Permission denied      My phone is Nexus 4 with latest stock rom (4.3), not rooted, and I don't want to root it only for a game's save files. As a linux user, I understand the file/folder might have no 'w' permission for the adb user, but this link: http://androidforums.com/nexus-7-gen1-2012-all-things-root/683029-titanium- backup-saved-games-can-restored.html Says Titanium could restore the save file for Final Fantasy III, any idea how to do that with adb?


Does the Android emulator generate some sort of log file I can access if it crashes?

Let's say I am working with the Android emulator, and get it to run one of my custom images/custom kernels, and it gets stuck in a boot-loop or crashes after a little while in booting up, does it produce a log file that I can look through? And if so, where does it store this "boot" log? (most likely somewhere in the Android build tree)


Connecting Android Devices to Windows 7 via Bluetooth

I'm trying to connect both of my Android devices to my Windows 7 laptop, to see what I can do with them (file transfer, bluetooth tethering, etc.) Here is the hardware I'm working with:   * Samsung Series 5 Laptop - Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 / fully patched      * Intel(R) Centrino(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) 3.0 + High Speed Adapter     * Driver: Intel - 2011/12/09 - 1.0.90.20620   * Samsung Galaxy Nexus with Google official Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean ( _unrooted_ )   * Asus / Google Nexus 7 with Google official Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean ( _unrooted_ ) The pairing process between the Android devices and Windows 7 works flawlessly. Here is what I'm doing to pair them:   1. Put the Android device into discoverable mode (Settings --> Bluetooth --> Tap device name)   2. Open _Devices and Printers_ on Windows 7   3. Click _Add Device_   4. Select Android device in device list and click _Next_   5. When the pairing code is displayed, confirm on Windows 7 and Android device   6. Pairing is complete The devices are paired. However, they never seem to connect to each other. I see the device's icon switch between being greyed out and opaque, on Windows 7 _Devices and Printers_ briefly, and eventually it just goes grey. No matter how much I tap on the Windows 7 computer's name in the list of paired devices on the Android device, it does not re-establish a connection. One function that I tested successfully, is sending a file using **Bluetooth File Transfer** ( _fsquirt.exe_ ). When I attempted to send a file to one of my Android devices, initiated from that utility on Windows, the Android device prompted me to accept the file transfer. The Bluetooth icon on Android was still greyed out, however, which indicates to me that the devices are not connected to each other persistently. **Bottom line** : Does anyone know how to use Android Bluetooth features with Windows 7?


How can I make Google Now ignore some calendars for appointment reminders?

How can I make Google Now ignore some calendars? My wife's calendar is shared to my calendar and then synced to my phone through my account and I currently get reminder cards for her events in Google Now. I would like to only get cards for certain calendars.


Samsung Galaxy S3 WiFi Connectivity Problems with SOME Wireless Networks

I have a new Samsung Galaxy S3 that plays well with my wireless network at home and elsewhere but has major connectivity issues with the wireless network in my office. Nobody else has problems and I never had problems when I used to have an iPhone. I don't want to get into the technical details of the network setup, I just want to know what things I can try to fix this. It acts like it has a strong connection and the up and down green arrows seem to blink when they are supposed to, but apps seem to have intermittent connectivity at best. I've tried changing all the advanced settings under "Advanced Wi-Fi" and even tried going into service mode and disabling Wi-Fi power saving. Anything else I can try?


What launchers support Tasker's Go Home to a paticular page?

Tasker's Go Home action has a slider that lets you select _which page_ of your launcher will be displayed. Trouble is, the launcher has to be written to support this feature (specifically, it needs to recognize `net.dinglisch.android.tasker.extras.HOME_PAGE` as a parameter to the launch intent). Anyone know which launchers support this feature? ADW doesn't and Go doesn't. Tag Home doesn't. Nova does, according to its readme, but it's ICS only (I'm still on Gingerbread). I'm willing to download every launcher to see if I can find one, but I was hoping someone would know before I resort to that.


Installing stock Android on Galaxy S3 fails. How to see why?

I have tried installing AUT-I9300XXUGNA5-20140129183554.zip and O2U-I9300XXUGNA5-20140224162541.zip on my S3. They both fail with "Installation aborted", but I have no problem installing cm-10.1.3-i9300.zip. I have tried both from external_sd and sideloading. Same problem. I can see the information from the screen in /tmp/recovery.log:               -- Installing: /external_sd/O2U-I9300XXUGNA5-20140224162541.zip     Finding update package...     I:Update location: /external_sd/O2U-I9300XXUGNA5-20140224162541.zip     Opening update package...     Installing update...     Installation aborted.      The most prominent difference between AUT&O2U and cm-10 is size: The AUT&O2U are around 1 GB whereas cm-10 is around 200 MB. Can I somehow do the installation by hand through the shell, so I can see exactly why the two zips fail to install?


Nexus One overheats/restarts when connected to car dock or car charger

Whenever I connect my Nexus One to the official car dock, my phone heats up rapidly, and eventually restarts. Obviously, the phone is restarting to prevent it from damaging itself. So the question becomes why is it over- heating (the phone can draw too much current for its own good?) and how can I prevent it from happening. As a side note, I have never observed this happen while I had the phone charging in the official desk dock, although most of that time I was asleep, and it has happened infrequently while I was charging it and still using it. Thanks in advance.


Not seeing any notifications in notifications bar except srange icon

Recently I started seeing this strange icon in my notifications bar (see screenshot). At the same time, I stopped seeing any notification icons in the bar on top. I still get audibly notified, and they're there if I pull the notifications window down. But the notification bar remains as in the screenshot. Any ideas what this might be? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/au5JK.png)


Dell Streak 7 stuck on 2.2.2 ("read only" bug?)

I ordered two DS7s. One came with 3.x and one came with 2.2.2 and is pretty adamant about there not being an update available. So I decided to do it myself. I've got Clockwork Mod Recovery 3.0.2.0 (also tried many other versions) and I've tried numerous different ROMs. I got two to "work". They went through the motions, said formatting, copying, etc. Looked like it worked perfectly. When I reboot, it's still 2.2.2 with all my previous settings. I've done this multiple times. It is rooted. I've also done numerous factory resets before and after flashing the "working" ROMs. Suggestions?


Undeleteable blank contact on HTC Legend

I have a contact with no contact details, apart from a name and which can't be deleted. The option just doesn't appear in the context menu like for other contacts. Is it possible to delete this contact?


Standalone Chrome to phone outside browser?

Is there any standalone version of chrometophone ? I use the firefox one. I would like to be able to send text to the clipboard easily but with the browser extension I have to type into a form text box and then right click to send it to the mobile's clipboard. This is something I find I use very often but it's far from ideal especially for sensitive data. Jumpnotes is another c2dmm application that does help, but it's still not ideal. I would love to see some desktop client that can do all the c2dm functionality with keyboard shortcuts. One of the reasons I need this is that my gmail is filtered at work so if I want to reply to an email I have to scrape it out on the mobile itself or type up some text for the clipboard and paste it into a new email. Thanks in advance for any help


Seeing links in email before you click them

When you receive an email in ICS that has a link in it you can press the link and it will open in your browser. How do I know the URL of the link before I press it. I know on iOS you can do a long press and it shows you the URL - is there an equivalent feature in Android?


How to find out the amount of memory allocated to each application in my android phone?

When I was reading Displaying Bitmaps Efficiently I read the following sentence. > Mobile devices typically have constrained system resources. Android devices > can have as little as 16MB of memory available to a single application. My understanding is that the amount of memory allocated to each of the application in an Android device is different in different devices. How do I find out the amount of memory allocated to each application in any smartphone?


Asus Transformer : no more sound after update to Ice Cream Sandwich

I updated my Asus Transformer TF101 to Android 4.0.3 last weekend and I have no sound anymore. Is this a known issue? How can I solve this problem?


How can I check if busybox is working properly?

I have Busybox installed, but I suspect that it does not work properly. Total Commander ADB plugin invokes `busybox mv -f` and `busybox rm -f` commands, but it seems to fail silently. Is there a reasonable way how to check?


How can I update ROM of a generic Samsung Android device?

I have a set-top box which has a Google vendor ID 18D1:0005. I have installed it's driver with Zadig and now there is an Android device under "libusb (WinUSB) devices under Computer Management -> Device Manager named Android (Interface 1). But when I want to run an application I can not see my set-top box in Android Device Chooser. My set-top box has Android 2.2. This set-top box has a Samsung component in it: I wan to upgrade this device to Android 3 or 4.   Do you now a way to upgrade ROM of a device like this?


htc wildfire s after update to 2.3.5 - cannot install any app

After updating my wildfire s phone to android version 2.3.5 I cannot install any application or update existing ones. Downloading icon appears for 1 sec and instantly disappears - for some reason apps wont download. Friend of mine has very same problem with his wildfire s, so it looks like not an accident with my phone but real reproducable issue. Does anyone managed to fix it without factory data reset? Thanks


Application being closed due to low memory error in Samsung Galaxy S

I am using a Samsung Galaxy S device. For the last month my device is continuously showing "Application being Closed due to Low Memory Error" notifications. There is no any question about Internal & External Storage memory, both are 16 GB. Also RAM & ROM are almost clear every time. Please suggest a solution!


Samsung Galaxy 3 incoming call problem

Most of the time I receive incoming calls for few seconds, then it shows as missed call while my caller listens full ring, leading them to thinking that I didn't pickup the call. I checked all the settings but couldn't find anything. This happens especially when I connect 'vodafone' sim card. I didn't have this problem with other sim cards. My handset is Samsung Galaxy 3 (GT-I5801).


How does Google Maps Navigation know you are in a tunnel when it switches to night mode?

I suppose this isn't exactly a new feature but it is new to me since I don't travel through tunnels very often. What exactly is the software using when it decides to switch over to night mode when in a tunnel? GPS Location? A light sensor? A combination of both?


Google Japanese Input/Simeji warning about inserted data

I've recently bought a Samsung Galaxy Pocket with Gingerbread (Android 2.3). I expected Japanese not to be there as an input method, although Korean _is_ there (why Korean and not Japanese and Chinese?), and anyway, I looked for apps that allowed me to type Japanese. I found Google Japanese Input and Simeji. Both look wonderful... in the screenshots. I haven't tried any yet. The reason is that every time I try to turn them on, a warning appears that says (translated from italian): > Attention: this input method can gather all digited text, including > password, credit card numbers and other personal data. Continue? I didn't accept, but this means I cannot type Japanese. What is the exact meaning of this warning? I mean, other than the literal meaning that I can understand. Why should it take my credit card number, if and when I type it? Or my passwords? Or am I missing something?


Does allowing Bluetooth discovery consume more power?

Privacy issues and of course turning Bluetooth completely off-- all aside, if I enable "Make device discoverable" will that draw more power than not? As long as Bluetooth is "on", is it always drawing the same power regardless?


I have a Nexus One that I want to keep at v2.2 for testing purpose. But the update 2.3.4 has been pushed to my phone and I keep seeing the notification to install it. Is it possible to disable the system update notification?


how can I stop Outlook calendar from syncing?

since I updated the OS on my intercept, my outlook calendar is now syncing and I want it to stop. I only want to see my personal google calendar appts on my phone. Any ideas how I can turn it off?


Temporarily adjust message alert and call volume

I can't be the only person with the problem that you temporarily turn down the volume of your calls and texts (in a quiet place), and then three days later it's still quiet and you miss alerts. Is there any way to adjust the volume only temporarily? Or, to put it a different way, is there a way to automatically reset the ringer volume to a predefined level each day?


Does factory reset restore the Device ID or create a new one? I have a rooted device that I would like to restore but want to keep the ID so that I won't have the issue of creating new accounts on apps that were in use. Is it possible to preserve the Device ID while doing a factory reset?


Media audio plays through front speaker?

I've got a Nexus 5 running stock 4.4.2, not rooted. Sometimes, seemingly at random, I will go to do something that plays sound (watch a YouTube video, play a podcast, etc) and the audio comes through the front speaker (the earpiece, where you'd normally hold it up to your head) instead of the bottom speaker. When this happens, the volume buttons always change the "phone" volume (handset icon) instead of the media volume (speaker icon). Stranger still, some applications still use the right output - Amazon MP3 will play through the normal speaker, but Pocket Casts won't, and because of the volume button issue there's no easy way to change the actual loudness of the former. I'm having trouble finding this issue on forums. Does anybody else get this? Is it special to the N5? Is it caused by a specific app? Can I stop it from happening, or at least recover from it without rebooting?


Nexus One User's Guide Printed Book?

Does the Nexus One come with a **printed** (i.e. real paper, not PDF) User's Guide? Note: I know that the N1's User's Guide PDF can be downloaded from here, but I would hate to use my poor printer to print 334 pages...


Is PNC Bank's Virtual Wallet accessible from Android?

I am a college student in need of a new bank account. PNC Bank's Virtual Wallet service really appeals to me, except I have one unanswered question: Will I be able to keep an eye on it from my Android phone? Virtually every major bank appears to offer some sort of free downloadable app for Android, but I read comments that the standard PNC Bank app does not work well with, specifically, a Virtual Wallet account, due to it's three-fold Checking-Reserve-Savings system. Nowhere on PNC's website do they clarify this issue. Seemingly in response to this issue, PNC Bank has published an app specifically for Virtual Wallet customers, but this app appears to be available only on the iPhone, not for Android. Since a real app does not seem to exist, one might wonder whether the Virtual Wallet website is well-behaved in the standard Android mobile browser, and how much functionality I might be able to expect. There appears to be no way to find out except to open the account first and try it for myself, which is unacceptable, hence my question here. Can anyone with a PNC Virtual Wallet attempt to log into the administration website from their Android phone (I have a Droid2) and tell me if it's even slightly usable?


How come I get "This is a 'espresso10wifi'" when I try to flash recovery?

I'm trying to adb-sideload a new recovery (Philz Touch Recovery n5110) I get,               This package is for a 'konowifi.5110.GT-N5110.konawifixx' devices: this is a 'espresso10wifi'.     E: Error in /tmp/update.zip     (Status 7)     Installation aborted.


How can I give my Samsung Galaxy S2, with ICS, a name?

When my Samsung Galaxy S2 ran on Gingerbread I had a unique Bluetooth name set on it to differentiate from members of my family when I wanted to receive files by Bluetooth from their devices. However, since my upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich I cannot see how to give my phone a name so that others searching for my phone by Bluetooth can find mine without others having switch theirs off to distingiush mine as the only one with its Bluetooth switched on. Can anybody help with this? Thank you for any help offered.


My Samsung galaxy s GTI9003 stuck in flight mode

I want to disable the airplane mode in order to return to normal state. After a long press on power button, I do have the "device options", however nothing happens when I press Airplane mode (airplane mode enable). I am stuck in airplane mode I tried restarting, SIM change, removing battery ....but nothing worked. Have you experience this? Is it a known bug? How can I disable airplane mode.


changing the lock screen time and date display lg l5

How do i change the design and look of the time and date display on my lock screen? Where is the option that lets you change the design/way the time and date is displayed?


How to shutdown android phone from PC

The screen of my android phone sometimes automatically shutdown and cannot reshow again. So how can I shutdown my android from PC or other ways?


Galaxy Nexus always rotates a picture - portrait instead of landscape and vice versa

A pal of mine says his Galaxy Nexus always rotates a picture - takes it portrait instead of landscape and landscape when set to portrait. Any ideas why does it happen and how to fix it?


Android stock mail app does not retrieve IMAP mails

Last week my native Android mail client stopped retrieving mail. It can still send mail. An identically configured K-9 mail app does retrieve email. The server is a dovecot mail server, both clients use the IMAP protocol. When the Android native client connects, it sends:               239 SELECT "INBOX"     240 UID SEARCH 44:68 NOT DELETED     241 NOOP     242 NOOP     243 CAPABILITY     244 LIST "" "INBOX.*"      The server's reply to the UID SEARCH:               * SEARCH 11201 11202 11203 11204 11205 11206 11207 11208 11209 11210 11211 11212 11213 11214 11215 11216 11217 11218 11219 11220 11221 11222 11223 11224 11225     240 OK Search completed (0.000 secs).      These results look exactly like the results the K-9 app gets. Any idea why the native client does not pickup the mail? It doesn't show any mail at all.


How is it that Rooting is always possible?

Having spent some time researching what actually goes behind rooting an Android phone, the main reason that leads to the ability root is an inherent vulnerability on the Linux kernel that leads to the exploit and getting the 'su' binary to be installed. My question is: How come the OS is not hardened yet? Who is responsible? This is a Linux OS we're talking about, which is considered "secure". Yet, people always find a way to get in and root devices.


Phantom device showing on Google Play

I was going to install an app to my device from Google Play on my desktop, when I noticed a " **No carrier Samsung GT-N7000** " in my device list: ![Samsung GT-N7000?](http://i.stack.imgur.com/aKsL7.png) _(the Nexus 7 is mine)_ Apparently this device is the original Galaxy Note[1]. I've never even seen one of these devices, and there shouldn't be one registered on my account. It doesn't show on Android Device Manger. Is someone else on my Play Store account, downloading apps/media on my credit card? I use 2FA, so I'm worried about how that could have happened. Is there anything I can do to find out more about this device? Thanks in advance.


Extracting firmware from a device for reflashing?

OK, so I have a Ubislate 7C+ tablet, and it's screwed up and the Wi-fi is unusable. See Tablet won't connect to any WiFi network anymore, always shows "saved" for details on the problem. I've tried everything, and I've given up on it. But I'm sure it's a software issue. Factory reset didn't fix the issue either, so I guess the last resort is for me to re-flash my device with the original firmware. The problem here is that the manufacturers (Datawind) have HORRIBLE customer care, and they don't even have any software/driver/firmware downloads for any of their devices. (see petition) So, since the stock firmware isn't available as a download... is there any way of extracting firmware from a device? I know someone with the exact same device as mine, and it's functioning perfectly. He could help me, but neither of us know any way of doing it. The idea is to basically "leech" the firmware from his device, and then re-flash my device using it. Of course, this whole thing may not even be possible, but I'm lost here. Thanks. EDIT: Ok, I just realised that a Nandroid backup would include all system data, and it's a complete system image, including the device firmware. The thing is, such a backup would be huge in size. Is there a way to specifically make a backup of just the firmware of the device or something?


Connecting Sony Xperia U with my Windows XP laptop

I am unable to link my phone with my laptop. When I connect the USB it says st25i camera connected. I use a Sony Xperia U model and my laptop has Windows XP OS. What can be the issue?


YouTube "can not connect to server" error on specific videos

I started the YouTube application, looked up a song, and found it. Then I tried to load the vide, but I got the error message: > can not connect to server But I can play another version of the song on my phone, both videos can be played on my computer with Flash, neither of them without Flash. This is clearly not a Flash, and not a server problem. If I go back after restarting my phone, it is the same error message for the same video. What is really the problem? How can I solve it? Is it like on a desktop browser, some videos are in Flash, some are not?


Transfer a file from Android to a PC (not in the same network)

If I were connected by wifi in my network, there isn't any problem because with AirDroid I can access the sdcard files using the browser. However when I am out, how can I transfer a file from my phone to my PC? I can access my PC using SSH, but then from the PC I can't access the phone for get file using SCP. I guess the question is: Is there any app that allow do such action? I think the only possible thing is install a SSH server in the phone, isn't it? Any free (from Google Play) app? I've seen AndFTP but it only allows ftp in its free version.


Deleting albums from Gallery

I have an album called "23 Jan 2012", seems like it was empty when google picasa moved their data to google plus photos, and the thing is - there is no "delete" in the menu if I select it on the phone. And there is no such an album in the google+ photos. Any ideas?


Is there some SSH server for android-x86?

I am using Android ICS x86 build for debug purposes in VMware Workstation, but I can't find any ssh server, so how can I install ssh server on it? I've tried SSHDroid, Dropbear SSH and some others - all they doesn't work, because they request ARM architecture.


Is it possible to turn an Android tablet on or off over a wired connection such as USB?

I'm looking to use an Android tablet as a carputer, yet one problem I have is how to get the tablet to turn on and off when I turn my car on and off. With most carputers people will use special automotive power supplies to solve this problem. What I want to know is if there is any way I can simulate pressing the power button, but through one of the wired interfaces such as the USB connection? Or would my only option be to open up whatever tablet use up and solder extension leads to the power button contacts, and then figure out some way to simulate a power button press when my car starts?


Couldn't move app in Android 4.1 emulator

I am unable to move an app to the SD Card in Android 4.1 on an emulator. It is working fine in other versions (Android 2.3.3 to Android 4.0.3). In Android 4.1 it's giving dialog "couldn't move app". Even if I am trying to move app directly from emulator settings (Settings->Apps->App info->Move to SD card) then also it's giving same error. Is it a bug or security feature?


How to root my ASUS Eee Pad Transformer?

I need to root my Eee Pad Transformer. But how?


How to find how many hours an Android phone has been used?

I want to know if there is a method that can tell me how many hours an Android phone has been used. Just like we have cheat codes that we used for Nokia phones; they tell us the hours (regardless of factory reset). Any alternate for Android?


Get offline maps in new Google Maps

Google Maps was updated last night (9-July-2013 v7.0.0). While there's a lot they added, one thing they _removed_ was the ability to cache maps offline. I relied on that functionality in poor-coverage areas. Is there anything I can do?


HTC One display problem

I've bought this HTC One from one guy who had to change the display on it. It works fine but display has one problem. It has very high brightness and some buttons, icons and so on does not have the edges visible. I tried to download some applications to lower the brightness but I haven't found one that worked perfectly. Some of these applications lowered the brightness and the situation got a little better but I couldn't set the brightness low enough with them. I would like to ask if there is some way how to set the brightness or contrast manually via terminal in the operating system or this problem is more likely caused by bad display. Thanks very much for your answers (P.S.: I tried several Android ROMs, but no change occured). Here is a photo of the display how it looks like (e.g. the black color is not black but silver. There are almost no visible circles around the ticks on the right side): ![Photo of the screen \(click for larger variant\)](http://i.stack.imgur.com/DIRx8.jpg)   Photo of the screen (click image for larger variant)


How can I increase the size of the notification bar?

My mom recently got a nexus 5, and she really likes it, but she has moderately bad vision and so she can't see the icons in the notification bar (so she doesn't know when she gets a notification). Can I increase the size of these icons?


Cannot remove folder from Internal Storage

I have a Problem with my rooted Galaxy Nexus running Paranoid Android 4.3 (3.99). I have 2 folders in the main memory named rom and roms which I cannot remove. Nor with a file manager nor with a terminal. Can anybody help me? Here is my console output:               root@maguro:/ # cd storage/sdcard0/                                                 root@maguro:/storage/sdcard0 # ls -al     [[many more, I am hiding the rest]]     drwxrwxr-x root     sdcard_rw          2014-01-14 20:02 rom     drwxrwxr-x root     sdcard_rw          2013-10-12 11:45 roms     root@maguro:/storage/sdcard0 # rm -rf rom     rm failed for rom, Permission denied     255|root@maguro:/storage/sdcard0 # rm -rf roms     rm failed for roms, Permission denied     255|root@maguro:/storage/sdcard0 #


SGS2 screen gets more and more dark blue, possibly after overheated charging

My phone screen is gradually becoming dark blue and then black--see photo. Started with a single light blueish edge, and growing during the last hours to what can be seen on photo. ![photo](http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6727/212517.3/0_876df_2a0479cd_L.jpg) The only serious reason that I could think of is that the phone has recently overheated while charging: it stayed for several hours under the pillow, and it was very hot when I took it away from there. Another guess is a recent drop on the floor, but in its 2-years lifetime it dropped dozens of time, frequently much harder than today. What could be the reason, and how it can be fixed, ideally DIY or at all? It's Samsung Galaxy S II GT-I9100.


Why does my phone have no data connection when roaming?

My mobile carrier in the US (Sprint) provides free domestic roaming for data and calls. However, whenever I am roaming, I have no data connection (in-bound and out-bound calls work fine). I am using a Samsung Galaxy S3 with CyanogenMod. The signal indicator often shows several bars with an "R", but the bars are always grey (not connected). Under Settings -> More -> Mobile Networks I have "Data enabled", "Data roaming" and "National data roaming" all checked. Is there something else I should be looking at to figure out why I can never use data roaming?


minimum in call volume on lg g2 and samsung s4 too high using headphones

I have tried the Apple and Klipsch earbuds with LG G2 and Samsung S4, however, both phones have a minimum _in-call_ volume that is still excessively loud for me. What are some possible solutions? This is not the case when using an iPhone. I saw Minimum volume is too high with headphones suggested getting an inline volume control. Will this only work for music or phone calls as well? I have tried equalizer apps like Fine Volume Control but these work only for media and not in-call volume, which is my main issue.


How can I make my Android TV dongle support Anymote?

Google TV flavor of android has anymote protocol implemented. I would like to take this implementation and put it on my rooted android tv dongle running kitkat (which doesn't have this service running). I cannot seem to find anymote server binaries anywhere... How would I go about doing this?


How do i transfer files from my android smartphone to windows laptop?

How do i transfer files from my android smartphone to windows laptop ? NOTE : Bluetooth is working fine on both the devices and is in ON mode.


How do I prevent auto-mounting of ext2 partition on OSX?

I've created a 512Mb partition on my HTC Desire's (running LeeDroid) SD card to store apps. When I used Windows, I'd never had a problem with this partition becoming read-only, unreadable or corrupted. Since I switched to a Mac, this partition got corrupted several times. Somehow, I thought it was LeeDroid's fault, and didn't blame it on the Mac. I installed Cyanogenmod on the Desire to overcome this problem, but the ext2 partition on the card still kept getting corrupted. I read on the Cyanogen's forums that Linux and OSX automatically mount the ext2 partition when the phone is plugged in, causing the partition to become corrupted, and then this made sense. Question: Is is possible to prevent OSX from automatically mounting the ext2 partition on Android phone's SD card?


Using Swype, or a Swype-like keyboard, is there a way to type without lifting my finger up?

Swype is great, but I feel like it could be even faster/more fluid if you just dragged your finger over the space bar/performed some other gesture to insert a space between words, rather than having to pick up your finger. Is there any way to add functionality like this to Swype? Alternatively, are there any good gesture-based keyboards that support this?


App download from own server shows unknown resource, How to make it trusted one

May be I am asking discussion related question, I am sorry if you feel it wrong, but I am really stuck while deciding what to do. For first time app Installation I have to give Download link for users from My own server because users don't have access to other Internet (also play store). I have uploaded app to my own server and gave download link to other users from there. Now while installing that from that location gives warning that it is from untrusted location and ask to change the setting and tick unknown location. maybe because I haven't signed this app with play store. Now, If I sign it with play store key and upload it to app store also, but for first time If I give same app download from my server, will it give same warning ? Or else what things I can do to remove that warning while downloading from my own server. Any other ways of dealing with this scenario will be helpful.


Log off on Nexus 7 2013 V4.3

Can you log off gmail on Nexus 7 2013 V4.3 ? I would like to share tablet (to play games) without them reading my mail. I do not wish to open up new accounts. Thanx


Accounts inexplicably removed from "Accounts & sync"

I'm running CyanogenMod 7.1.0 on my HTC Desire. I have a few accounts added in "Accounts & Sync" (Last.fm, Facebook, Skype, Soundcloud, etc.), but on several occasions all of them (except Google) got deleted, and I had to log in again in all of them using the respective applications. This could be quite annoying, but fortunately happens only every few days or so. I can't quite understand why it happens and what causes it. I have some suspicion it might be related to the fact I don't have much space on the device (Desire notoriously has ridiculously little internal storage) -- although I always keep it above the "Low space" warning (which is something like 15 MB). Is this a known problem? What can I do to prevent it?


Why does the preview image for my FFC look sharper than the actual captured image?

I feel this has been a problem on my Sprint Galaxy S3. The preview looks very crisp but when I actually take picture it becomes faded and bit blurry. I know it's not motion from the tapping the button because it does not do it remains clear if I take a screenshot of the preview which is more shaky than just pressing the screen. I took a picture and a screenshot of the picture to show what I am talking about: ![Screenshot of the preview](http://i.stack.imgur.com/VaB0Lm.jpg) ![Captured image](http://i.stack.imgur.com/41YUMm.jpg)   Preview / Captured image (click images for larger variants) In the preview you can clearly see the texture of my shirt and the freckles on my face while on the captured image it is just a solid blur.


Arabic support for my Android device

I've got a new phone (Samsung galaxy SII) with Android 4 on it. I would like to be able to add Arabic support on it. Is there a simple way to do so ? I'm a newbie with Android related subjects, so I'm not able to handle complicated processes.


Stop from Samsung Galaxy S4 turning on when receiving text message

**Summary** : Is there a way to stop the Samsung Galaxy S4 screen from turning on when receiving text messages (without disabling the notification light)? **Details** : I've got a Samsung Galaxy S4 on Verizon. I've noticed that sometimes when it's in my pocket that it will turn on and access apps, etc. (for example one time I saw it had posted something to Facebook). I think that the problem is when I receive a text message that the phone turns on and then from there the touch screen might do whatever it wants. The reason I think the phone screen turns on when I receive a text message is I've noticed that happen sometimes. So really what I want to do is prevent the phone from turning on in my pocket, but I don't think that is an actual option. But I thought there should be a way to stop incoming text messages from turning on the screen, while still allowing the notification light to flash. But I haven't found an option that does that.


Alternative contacts app, faster than Google's with 2000 contacts?

Google's `Contacts` app is very slow to load when I want to quickly get a friend's phone number. Is there a quicker/lighter contacts app?   I have found nothing fast enough in the Market. My dream app:   * Loads the list of ~2000 contacts in less than ~3 seconds.   * No need for picture/details in the main list, just name.   * Can import contacts list from vcard or similar.


My alarm clock program is no longer installed. Can I re-download it?

I have an HTC Incredible 2. I went to check my alarm clock before I went to sleep last night by pressing the clock on the home screen and nothing happened. It usually opens up my alarm clock. After pressing several times and nothing happening I went into all apps and clicked the clock app. It said: > The linked program is no longer installed on your phone. I did not uninstall it. The only unusual activity I did last night was install the 5 Guys app, Opera Mini, uninstall Opera Mini because I did not like it, install Dolphin Browser. I went into widgets and selected the htc clock and put a different variation on my home screen, it did not work either. I tried to find it on the Android market to reinstall it and its not listed there either. Is there anything else I can try before I go to my Carrier?


ssh over wifi vs broadband weirdness

I have a really weird issue with connecting to an outside host from my android device (2.3.6) using ssh. I have no problem with connectbot actually, but when working on a terminal the weirdness kicks in. I've tried several solutions (terminal-ide, rsync4android, kbox) and the symptoms are all the same. If I'm connected to the net through the broadband link everything works find, host resolution, ssh, etc. However if I'm connected through my home wifi router host resolution doesn't work and neither does ssh (connectbot still works over wifi, but none of the terminal based solutions). It simply hangs when I do "ssh host.com" or "ssh x.y.z.v" so it doesn't matter if I use IP numbers or the domain name. I thought this has to do with the firewall setup on my wifi router, but on my laptop everything is working without a problem, I can ssh to any host, etc, and on the laptop the connection is also through the wifi router. So to summarize this is situation:   1. connectbot on device: works with both wifi and broadband   2. terminal/ssh on device: only works with broadband   3. terminal/ssh on laptop: works with wifi I should add that ping, wget, netcat, etc. all work from the terminal to the outside host also on wifi so the problem is ssh-specific. What can be the reason? Any hints would be greatly appreciated. Unfortunately strace or the -v and -vv options for the ssh client are not available on android, so I'm really at a loss how to debug this. In case you are interested why I don't simply use connectbot and forget about the terminals: I'd like to use rsync eventually which would operate over ssh.


Cannot sign-in Google account on Samsung Galaxy S with 2-step authentication

I recently use 2-step verification to sign-in my Google account. But after turning this on, I cannot sign-in my phone since no SMS is sent to my phone. What can I do to sign in now?


Is AndroidAP hardcoded to channel 6?

I've noticed that my `AndroidAP` _portable wi-fi hotspot_ always appears on channel 6. Is it just a coincidence, or is `chan 6` in fact hardcoded? Is there a way to change it? Or to use 5 GHz channels instead of 2,4 GHz ones?


Upload and tag video to facebook

Is it possible (using the native facebook app) to upload a video and tag it? I know they recently included the ability to tag people in photos, but I'm not sure if you can do it to videos as well.


Galaxy Nexus NFC Verizon

Does the Galaxy Nexus have NFC on Verizon? I remember reading about the phone being delayed because competing carriers wanted to avoid Google Wallet and that some carriers had even disabled the NFC chip to avoid that. But I don't know about the outcome of that situation. Do all US versions of the Galaxy Nexus have NFC enabled?


Is the data associated with an app cleared when an app is uninstalled?

The data associated with an app which we see when we go to Applications > Manage Applications > application, is it cleared when we hit "Uninstall" or is it left untouched by the uninstaller? The reason why I'm asking it is, I've heard from a lot of people who first hit "Clear data" and then hit "Uninstall" mostly because they're not sure so they just ensure that they get rid of the data and then uninstall!! So do one need to hit "Clear data" before uninstalling.


No Whatsapp notification in the pulldown menu in Xperia S

I had Ice Cream Sandwich running on my Xperia S and the notifications of a new message of Whatsapp appeared in the top notification panel showing an icon of whatsapp. I received and update to Jelly bean and after updating to jelly bean I'm not getting the whatsapp icon in the top notification panel when a new message is received. If the volume is high, all I can hear is the new message tone but there is absolutely no notification showing the new message received. Does anyone know how to solve this problem? Please help..!


Open SWF in Chrome for Android

I can open SWF URLs in Chrome for PC, however, I cannot open them using Chrome for Android on my device. Is there a Chrome plugin, or is there Java code that will do the mission, if there is, I will create a new Android project and program it then install the APK. **The URL that I test with is :** http://www.b7r11.com/tkber.swf


nexus 10 tablet characters illegible

I've installed two apps on my Nexus 10 tablet and the characters show up as boxes with x's through them as shown below. i'be contacted the developers of the Rosetta Stone app to no avail. I'm in android 4.3. any suggestions as to settings or installations that can solve this problem? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/81Ax5.png) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/iuahM.png)


Cyanogenmod - What is "Notification mode"?

I think I'm misunderstanding the profiles options in Cyanogenmod regarding notifications. Here's what I'm trying to do: I would like all notifications to pop in the status bar, but only the phone and messaging ones should vibrate. At work, the phone & messages shouldn't ring. I've configured my profiles this way: Group "Phone&Messaging" contains phone, messaging, email and gmail apps. **Work:Phone &Messaging**   * Notification mode: on   * Ring mode: off   * Vibrate mode: on **Work:Other**   * Notification mode: on   * Ring mode: off   * Vibrate mode: off **Home:Phone &Messaging**   * Notification mode: on   * Ring mode: on   * Vibrate mode: on **Home:Other**   * Notification mode: on   * Ring mode: off   * Vibrate mode: off But some stupid notifications still vibrate (when I download an app on the Google Play Store, my phone vibrates during all the download duration). So how should the "Notification mode" be used?


Hide labels side panel in Gmail for tablet

I just want to **not** see labels on the left side bar in Gmail with a Google Nexus 7 tablet, just as on Android phones like Galaxy Nexus for instance. In fact I want to use the whole width the screen for email summaries: titles and senders. How can I get this view?


Rooting Nexus 7 - SuperSU Binary Update Installation Failed

Can someone please help me find the correct SU binary for this device? I am trying to install the SU binary for SuperSU, and I get an installation failed every time. I have been looking for information on this specific problem, and from what I have read, I may have to download a new binary file and download it through flash recovery (shrug). I thought I would try that, but I cannot find anywhere with information specific to my device. If you think the problem could be caused by something else, please let me know. Thanks in advance.


I have an HTC desire C and want to turn off Google voice typing

The keyboard is so small that I keep hitting the voice typing microphone icon but I don't want to use that feature ever. It's too slow and lags. So, I want to turn it off completely. Under settings>language & keyboard> keyboard & input methods, there is no option to turn it off. This thread: How to turn on/off voice typing is similar but addresses another model that does appear to have an on/off feature or box to check to enable or disable. HTC Desire C does not seem to. So how can I turn it off or disable it?


Security options grayed out

I have my mobile phone (Samsung Galaxy S2) running on ICS. Recently I activated Microsoft Exchnage ActiveSync to connect to my corporate email. It disabled all the security options like 'Pattern Unlock'. I hated it, and removed my microsoft active exchange account from the phone, but these options are still disabled. How do I get it enabled?


If someone is seen online does that mean they have opened our conversation or any conversation on whatsapp?

When you open a conversation on whatsapp and the contact is seen as online have they opened your conversation or just any conversation?


TRIM command operability in Android 4.3

Has anyone been able to confirm the **usage** and **operability** of the fstrim (TRIM) functionality in the latest Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) release? I have seen multiple articles mention the operability of the TRIM function when certain prerequisites are met in the latest release but I have also read a few comments/blogs where they state that the functionality was added and functional in Android 4.1.


Is it somehow possible to sync data on two mobiles phones

I am using a Samsung Galaxy S (running Android 2.1) mobile phone and am thinking (only thinking mind you) of bying a Samsung Galaxy tablet (this one running Android 2.2). I am wondering: is it somehow **possible to sync the data used by programs on these two devices** so that software (like the marvelous Book catalogue) can be installed twice with the possiblity to copy the databases used by these program to both mobiles/tablets ? Preferably by copying them over using WiFi or so.


Are there any video players with variable speed playback?

I am looking for a video player that can play videos on my SD card with variable speed playback **Related Questions**   * Comparision of video players for Android


Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync - Contacts Storage

I use a Microsoft Exchange account for my business and use a Samsung Galaxy S3. If I sync my contacts to the phone from the exchange account, are they actually stored on my phone or SD card or are the actually just in the cloud? I want to have access to all the people, but don't want it to take up memory. I have over 1,000 contacts and it grows.


Auto correct mangling email addresses on web pages

For a while now I have been experiencing mangling of e-mail addresses when entering them using Google keyboard into login form within web browsers (both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox). This us happening on multiple devices (all linked to the same Google account) and with different versions of Android (4.01 and 4.44) and has been happening for several iterations of the Google Keyboard app. If the email address is not a primary email address I use, and I use aliases for most sites to help mitigate risks attached to data breaches and deal with companies selling email addresses - so almost never use a "primary" email address, then the email address is auto corrected when entering the first dot after the domain. For example screenshots see logging on to Facebook in Chrome and British Gas in Firefox. The email addresses are fake but indicative of real data. The problem only seems to arise with longer e-mail addresses, or rather longer domains. For the first few characters after the at symbol the email address (as typed so far) is the primary auto correct suggestion, the Google keyboard starts to try and form a sentence from it. I have to be sufficiently alert to immediately hit back space after adding the dot, to undo the auto correct change, or the replacement words have to be deleted and the email address started again from the beginning. I have, on occasion, had to completely re-enter the email address three or four times in a row following auto correction. Obviously this is more than a bit frustrating. Short of trying to find and register a domain that is just a few characters long for email purposes, or disabling auto complete altogether, is there any way I prevent **automatic** auto complete for input matching an email address pattern? Google Keyboard set to English (United Kingdom), modest autocomplete "aggression" and no words in the personal dictionary.


My Samsung Galaxy S2 Android v4.1.2 won't auto-update my apps

I have a Samsung Galaxy S2, SHV-E120K and auto-update from Google Play store won't start for already installed apps. The auto-update checkbox is checked and there is an updated version ready on the store. Similar question: xda Developers: My Samsung Galaxy S3 won't auto update my apps


Root Android Tablet without USB Cable

I have a tablet and its USB port is not working, I think it is broken or there is some hardware problem. I can not plug USB cable in it. Now my problem is, I want to root my tablet can I do that without using USB cable. And can I use bluetooth, wifi or HDMI for this purpose. There is a similar post (see link below) and it has answers put they are not applicable because they are suggesting some apps from market but these app will work only on rooted devices. Get root or re-install the OS without a USB cable?


Android won't boot after unsuccesful wipe operation

I rooted my Asus Transformer Prime and tried to install a custom ROM but I managed to fail. I selected the option to wipe data from the table in the bootloader menu (accessed it via holding power button and volume down) and then I cancelled it by turning the device off because I wasn't supposed to select that. It seems this wasn't wise... I tried to boot the device but now it's stuck saying "Asus" in the middle of the screen. If I try to power it off, it turns off but immediately it turns back on. I can't access the bootloader menu. Fastboot nor ADB sees the device via USB. How can I restore it?


Gyroscope not working for some games on Samsung Galaxy SII ICS and JB

The gyroscope works fine for most apps, and for all uses within the OS. But for some game apps, both temple runs and 100 Doors for example, it will not work at all. It's remained a problem after I've upgraded from Ice Cream Sandwich to Jelly Bean. Seems really strange, but perhaps someone knows what's going on and better yet how to fix it? Thanks.


Is it possible to set device's Latitude and Longitude using ADB SHELL?

I know how to set locatlon for emulators using device configuration interface from Motodoev Studio for example. But, how I can set locatlon for a device?


Android Experiments drain battery

While I am experimenting with Android I found it annoying that the device even if is plugged in on the PC using a USB is discharging. THe problem is that I am performing some intensive experiments and are consuming a lot of power. (processing, screen, internet) I know that every USB port or USB HUB port offers 500mA power in each connected Device and PowerTutor shows that the device consumes near 800-900mA thus it drains the battery. Can you please suggest me some options? For example: Are there any USB Hubs offering 1A as output? Can I use a dual usb cable instead? The same usb cables used to power hard drives?


change system wide the connect timeout

Is it possible to change the android equivalent of sun.net.client.defaultconnecttimeout? Many applications are not working correctly over an high latency edge connection, but work with H+ or WiFi. So maybe increasing the timeout globally could help. Is that possible?


I am running Paranoid Android 3.97 but Root Checker is showing me that my Nexus 4 is not rooted

I am running Paranoid Android and Franco Kernel but I do not have access to data/data folder is empty. Root Checker app is showing me that my phone is not rooted for some reason. It was working fine when i was on Android 4.2.2(Paranoid Android 3.67). How can i fix this? Thank You


How do I know which apps are actually using battery?

There is a Battery section within Settings on my Galaxy Nexus, which shows which apps are using the most battery. However, it would appear that not all apps are present. For example, my mail client is not present at all. But since installing said mail client, the battery does seem to discharge much faster than prior to doing so. How do I actually know which apps are preventing the phone from some kind of deep-long-time sleeping, and are using up my battery?


How can I download entire folders/albums or songs from my PC (over wifi, BT, or USB) to my phone to take on the go

I have tens of thousands of songs on my PC organized by artist/album in folders, and would like to be able to view my collection and manage what comes with me when I travel. Ideally I could browse and select what to download to the device over wifi/BT/cable, with some sort of server app running on my PC. Bonus points for some sort of "sync" type option where it maintains the directory of music that is on the PC (even when offline) so I can queue it for download as I remember music during my travels, then have it download it when I get home. I'm not necessarily looking for it to be a music player - just something to manage my 250GB collection between my phone and computer. **I'm NOT looking for a streaming app, but for downloading.** In fact, it doesn't really have to just be music - it could be movies, or even docs I guess...


Easiest way to automatically pause music when removing device from Dock?

I'd like the music on my Droid 4 to automatically pause when I pull the thing out of the dock, no matter what. I don't need it to auto-play again later, just go to pause and stay there. What's the easiest way to do this? I'm willing to buy an app if it makes this simple. I normally use the built-in music player, but again I'm willing to try something else if it would help. If it's relevant, I have the phone set to not go into the dock app for desktop use.


How to upload images onto Google Glass device and view them?

The first part of the question: I've got a Google Glass device and I plugged it into the USB port. The drivers install fine on my WinXP. I do see the Glass directory pop up in My Computer. I'm able to take a picture, as well as copy it to my PC. However, how do I copy or upload a picture to the device? It does not allow Paste. Right-click -> Paste option is disabled. Dragging a file also doesn't work. I've looked at the following links, here and here, but that's not what I want. The second part of the question is how to view all images on the Glass device, with something like VLC APK? **Update:** A workaround that I've found is to share images/videos from another Google+ account to your Glass device Google+ account. This seems to be the easiest way so far that I've encountered.


Sent text (SMS) messages sometimes show up under wrong contact's conversation

I'm on a Nexus One with Android 2.3.7 (CyanogenMod-7.2.0-passion), and recently I've noticed some sent messages go into the wrong contact's conversation: I send a message to person ABC, the person does receive it correctly, but when I check later the app shows it as sent to a different person XYZ. This really messes up the conversation and gets confusing quickly. This has happened thrice so far, and there doesn't seem to be any pattern to it except both the contacts involved were people I had been messaging recently at those times. Note that the correct contact does receive the message, it's only on the display of the Sent message that this bug happens. I'm using Handcent app, but the same display issue occurs in the default Messaging app. In both cases, the message details that comes up after a long press on the message shows the correct number. But somehow, it is still shown under the wrong contact. I've also tried restarting the phone, doesn't help. Edit: I checked them all, and there does seem to be a pattern here - in each case, if a message ("msg1") sent to A is wrongly displayed under B, it turns out that B was the person I sent the next SMS after "msg1". That is, I send "msg1" to A, then after some time (varies from a few hours to a few days) I send a different message ("msg2") to B, "msg1" and "msg2" both end up under contact B one after the other


how does an android rom decide the amount of phone memory?

I used to mod symbian roms, and would like to know if it is possible in android to allocate extra internal storage memory, by removing unneeded apps, as packed by OEMs. [NOOB ALERT] if I manage to find a custom ROM that is smaller in size, does it mean I get more free memory?


Disable dictionary popup

When I'm typing some text and I tap a word that doesn't exist, a popup shows up offering alternative words (as well as a "delete" and an "add to dictionary" option). This feature is useless for me, because the suggestions don't take into consideration the current language, which makes them strictly worse than the suggestions already displayed by the keyboard. The problem is that this popup covers up the keyboard's suggestions (which are the reason why I tapped the word in the first place) along with half the keyboard. This forces me to tap on some other region of the screen so that the popup will close and allow me to see the keyboard suggestions. Is there a way to disable this popup entirely?


Typing accented letters from physical keyboard

I use a SGH-i927 Captivate Glide (4.0.4 AT&T stock rom, rooted) which has a physical US-keyboard. I frequently type in my native language which uses letters with umlauts. I know the trick that keeping e.g. 'a' pressed for a moment brings up a popup that has different variations of 'a'. However, I find that very clumsy since it breaks my typing flow. I always use the same umlauted 'a' from the popup, so the other 8 variations of 'a' are useless. What I'm now looking for is some kind of a shortcut to 'ä'. Ideal would be the same kind of behavior that can be seen with the top row of a virtual keyboard and its embedded numbers. How can I make 'a' turn into 'ä' after keeping the key pressed for ~0.5 seconds?


Why has the delete function disappeared from my Gmail app?

I cannot see a delete function on my Gmail account for my inbox. I have a Galaxy smartphone.


What if I accidentally checked CDMA/LTE instead of GSM/HPA+ in the Galaxy Nexus Root Toolkit?

I tried to use WugFresh's `Galaxy Nexus Root Toolkit` to root my device, but I accidentally selected `CDMLA/LTE` while I have a GSM model. I tried flashing CWM recovery afterwards, but it didn't work. Now I'm stuck at the white Google loading screen. I tried doing a factory rest and flashing the stock rom, but it's still stuck.


Rooting HP Slate 21 all in one with built in Android Jelly bean 4.2.2

Any ideas on how to root a HP Slate 21 all in one with Android Jelly bean 4.2.2? I am going crazy trying to find a solution for this.


I have many test Android devices and added my Google account to those device to reuse my application collection. Recently I often recieve payment notification via gmail for application which I really don't buy. So my need is to see the list of devices which has been added the account to. This also related to the situation when someone try to use my account on their device and read my email/download my application. So my question is "How to see the device list of a given Google account"?


How do I check if Tasker is the application in focus using a Tasker profile?

I want to execute a few tasks whenever I am active on Tasker (e.g. editing profiles, viewing settings, etc). However, the problem is I can't see it on the list of applications that's usable when creating a profile. Am I missing something?


All communication apps show "Unfortunately, X has stopped."?

My phone is having a weird problem, whenever I get communication from anywhere (e.g. e-mail and sms), I get greeted with "Unfortunately, X has stopped." with X representing the application that handles the communication. The weird thing is, after showing that pop up, I can still use the application without problem. Let's say somebody texts me, that error will pop out but when I click on the notification, the SMS opens up without a problem. So far it hasn't affected anything (yet) but you can imagine the annoyance of seeing that pop up every time someone contacts you. What should I do?


If i install my app avast show like virus detected and showing popup dialog potentially unwanted program detected - Android:MMarketPay-A [PUP]. How to solve this problem


Both Bluetooth and Wifi not working on Galaxy S3 Mini

I have a Samsung Galaxay S3 Mini. I bought it from Canada and used there for 8 months without issue. However, when I came to Pakistan I unlocked it, and started seeing lots of issues. First, I have both WiFi and Bluetooth turned on, but they do not work, even though I have fast WiFi. The second issue is is that sometimes I lose cell service, and can't receive calls or messages.


How to clean up old application folders from prior ROM?

I installed CM10 on my GS2, and during the process I didn't format the file system as I wanted to retain my photos and music on the device. I was aware of an app called "SD Maid" that is _supposed_ to be able to be able to clean up all these old app folders, but it doesn't seem to work. Does anyone know how I can clean up all these folders, or does a person have to just go in and manually delete all of them? (For an app to do this, the OS would have to have some sort of a referencing system of known installed files & folders, don't know if it has such a thing though.)


Unroot my phone in recovery mode

I've just updated a firmware from archos website (OTA972121_8916_V007049.zip) for the archos 40 titanium. I reboot in recovery mode, and after plugin the USB, I selected update from ADB. SO I ran `adb sideload OTA972121_8916_V007049.zip` in cmd, everything seemed to work. I reboot and now my cell phone doesn't work anymore: i got a bootloop :(. I must precise that I performed full adb backups just before. I tried to reset cache and data, didn't worked. My cellphone is already rooted. **I contacted Archos they asked me to return them the phone. Since I rooted the guarantee isn't available anymore, unless I "unroot" it. How to do it?** After searching a while I know there is a way but only for I9001. After extracting it I could open update-script and see this, so I edited it to make it work for my phone (the partition name I got it in the official archos firmware update)               ui_print("***********************************************");          show_progress(1.000000, 0);          ui_print("  Mounting SYSTEM...");     mount("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p4", "/system");          set_progress(0.100000);          ui_print("  Deleting SYSTEM:xbin/su...");     delete("/system/xbin/su");     set_progress(0.200000);          ui_print("  Deleting SYSTEM:app/Superuser.apk...");     delete("/system/app/Superuser.apk");     set_progress(0.300000);          ui_print("  Deleting SYSTEM:app/XPosedInstaller.apk...");     delete("/system/app/XPosedInstaller.apk");     set_progress(0.400000);          ui_print("  Deleting SYSTEM:app/XPrivacy.apk...");     delete("/system/app/XPrivacy.apk");     set_progress(0.500000);          ui_print("  Deleting SYSTEM:app/GravityBox.apk...");     delete("/system/app/GravityBox.apk");     set_progress(0.600000);          ui_print("  Deleting SYSTEM:app/Busybox.apk...");     delete("/system/app/Busybox.apk");     set_progress(0.700000);          ui_print("  Unmounting SYSTEM...");     unmount("/system");     set_progress(0.900000);          ui_print("Install complete. Bye Bye!");     set_progress(1.000000);      **But is this script correct? Particulary, I'm not sure for GravityBox, XposedInstaller, XPrivacy, Busybox and SU (since when I root it it was w/ Boromir from Framaroot).**


How can I get the Windows 7 USB driver working for my Android Tablet?

I have a Tech_7 from Chinavasion, S3C6410 Android 1.6; When I plug it into the usb port, it shows up in the Device manager as HiDROID, but the driver is not installed. How can I get the USB driver working?


How can I organize items in a folder?

I created a folder for games on my homescreen. I added many apps to it, but now that I need to scroll I'd like to reorder them. Long pressing on an icon closes the folder (so I can drop the icon on my home screen). Is it possible? Or do I have to remove and re-add them in order. I have a stock Motorola XT720 running eclair.


Facing Xperia U problems after updated to ICS

1. I had updated my Xperia U to 4.0, after updating my phone am unable to use otg... one app was showing that drive unavailable.   2. Can't use call recording softwares it will record only my voice without opponents.    3. Getting too slow while using Chrome and few social working apps even camera.   4. How to downgrade to 2.3, & can we use pattern lock,music player, data softwares of 4.0 in 2.3?


Cannot find option to edit people in Nexus 4

My device is Nexus 4 with custom PACman ROM installed. It got into a bootloop while taking a pic,So I swiped the dalvik cache and system files using TWRP. It booted up finely But since then i couldnt find the overflow button in people. Anybody have any idea...?


Forward button functionality in the Play Store

l was watching one of the Play Store app videos on Note 3 and accidentally touched the back button twice. And That's when I realized HARD one more time that I can not do a forward (back to what I was watching). As a result, I could not locate that app again. This ( not being able to go forward ) becomes an issue on many other situations too.. So, forward button is definitely has its own place in the UX. ( Imagine not having the forward button on the internet browsers, that's exactly the situation here. ) Is there a history of visited apps on the play store on the device that I can navigate back _and forward_ through?


How to disable or remove Gmail account from my Android

I don't want to receive email on my Android device, so how do I remove my Gmail account from it? I realize that I need to have my Gmail account associated to the device, and that I would need to reset the phone to factory settings in order to remove this main account.. So do I have any options?


Hide the address bar ("omnibox") in Chrome for Android without scrolling?

I'm dealing with a web app that I can't scroll up and down or zoom (scale) in and out, and there is just a tiny bit of the bottom of the page that doesn't fit on the display. Since scrolling and scaling is unavailable, there is simply no way to access it. However, if I could just hide the Chrome address bar (I believe it's technically called the "omnibox"), then everything would fit. Unfortunately, the only way that I've been able to figure out to hide it is to scroll down the page--which, again, I can't do. Is there a way to auto-hide the address bar in Chrome for Mobile, without having to scroll down?


Gmail mobile website messed up in default internet browser

For a few weeks now the Gmail mobile site is messed up in default internet browser. The scroll doesn't work properly and when you "touch" things it doesn't work "visually" although it quite works. For example, if I click the 4th inbox message, it looks like it clicked the 2nd message instead of the 4th. It's confusing to use. Another example is when I click the Search icon, it disappears when I try to type something. I tried clearing cache, clear data from Manage applications, hard reboot several times, but it doesn't appear to get fixed. Anyone knows to fix it?


Where does the Play Store store the apps I am currently downloading?

I was downloading Facebook from the Play Store awhile ago when the phone suddenly hanged up so I forcefully shut it down by removing the battery. Now when I re-boot Facebook is no longer in the queue and I need to download it again. Now my question is, where did the Play Store temporarily store it while it was being downloaded? I fear that there's now a rogue incomplete Facebook apk file somewhere that's using up wasted space.


Samsung Galaxy S3 Won't recognize USB

When i got my gs3 i plugged it into my computer (Win 7) and drivers installed automatically. everything was perfectly fine i was able to access both sd and phone from my computer. i took it to activation with clear talk and it didn't recognize usb. I have reinstalled proper drivers from samsung web page. i have also tried kies. kies wont accept it. I have tried it on linux and didn't work. Both computers recognize phone but phone wont recognize computers. The thing is i won't get the option of mtp or ptp on the drop down notification menu. this is not a matter of drivers or usb debugging. i have tried to remove battery for 1 min and reset it. any ideas how to fix?


Warning: Camera Failed

I have a vanilla Samsung Galaxy S3, and just a month or two ago the back camera won't work. Whenever I use the default Jelly Bean camera app, it just pops up a message saying: "Camera Failed." then closes the app. I downloaded a third party camera app to use the forward-facing camera, which works fine. This happened very recently after I got the phone (it was a replacement) and has been in a rugged case the entire time. I don't recall any trauma to the camera itself, either. Any fixes or what I might be doing wrong?


Equivalent of CTRL + C (break) in android console

Recently I discovered, that via QPython console I can execute android (linux) commands. Ping works. Question is: how to interrupt it's output on smartphone? CTRL + C obviously isn't the answer.


How to root my Omnirom using Multirom?

I have Omnirom installed on my Nexus 4 inside Multirom. How should I root my Omnirom then? Problem is that the OS on which Multirom was setup always gets stuck in a bootloop for a reason not known to me. So I use other ROMs by getting them installed on my Multirom. How should I root my Omnirom then?


HTC One X won't charge

I bought a HTC one X in China, in order to send it to my girlfriend who's in UK, but she's constantly get charging problems. The problem is like this:   1. Can't charge at all using AC adapter if the battery is not empty. The battery bar just keep decreasing no matter whether you plugged the power line or not. (Faster with the line plugged). The only way to get it charged is to wait until the phone drain its battery and die. Then it charges again.   2. Battery can be charged with computer USB, but very very S..L..O..W. Maybe after hours and you get an 1% increase.   3. When using 1) the battery bar is around 50% after one night's charge. Restarting or shutting down\start again from the Android GUI won't help. But if we shut-down the phone and restart using the HBoot, it will show a bar of nearly 100%. My girlfriend didn't have the adapter shipped along with phone. She has a BlackBerry 5V600mA adapter and a 5V1A adapter bought from AMAZON. Neither of them work. We hesitate to use a 2A adapter because we fear it may do harm to the battery. I have read a lot threads these days. I think its maybe caused by some error on battery software of system or hardware error. But others' problems didn't seem totally the same with mine, and the solutions to these problems didn't work. Does anyone have idea to deal with it?


Difference between touching the screen with finger and S pen

What is the difference in touching the screen of Galaxy Tab (10.1) with Finger and the S Pen ?


Application missing from Settings > Apps > Running

After deploying an application in the Android emulator (I'm targeting Android 4.1.2 - API Level 16) and running it:   * the application is **not** displayed in the Settings > Apps > Running list   * the application is displayed when holding the home button for a long time   * the application process is listed by the "ps" command (ran from ADB) Is it a normal behavior ?


Can a cheap cable prevent AC charging from working?

A while ago, I had my phone repaired (the USB socket was worn out) and had to replace the USB cable as well. Since then I haven't been able to quickly charge my phone in AC mode. Previously it worked both on the dedicated charger that came with my phone and the "power" usb socket on my laptop. Is it plausible that this is because of the cheap cable? My phone is a Sony Xperia Neo V.


Always crashing Camera app in Galaxy Nexus JB 4.2.1

I experience crashes on the camera app everytime I launch it (I'm on a Galaxy Nexus under Android 4.2.1), and also when launching the camera through other apps (camera 360, barcode scanner, etc.). Is anybody able to understand the stack trace i get from the Camera app? it's the picture at post #8 of this link: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=42532 The phone is not rooted and I already tried wiping the camera data, restoring the factory settings, removing the battery and uninstalling the other camera360-like apps, but nothing just works. thanks a lot Luigi


Server Password changed for email on s3, unable to sign in, connection error

My email worked fine on Galaxy S 3 for 3 weeks, but all of a sudden I receive a message saying "Server Password changed, sign in failed connection error". I have changed nothing and was still receiving emails minutes before this happened. Also, the same password still works when logging into Virgin Media to see email online.


What is "Fast bluetooth connection" on my Cyanogenmod?

Could anyone give an explanation of the option called "Fast Bluetooth Connections" on CyanogenMod7? I don't seem to notice anything after selecting that option though. ![Fast bluetooth connections](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ICOzz.png) What does it possibly do?


News and weather app/widget crashes on startup

Over the past couple of days, the news and weather app won't start for me. I get an error message and I'm asked to force close or report the issue whenever I try to add the widget to a home screen or launch the app from the app tray. Does anyone know what's causing the issue, and if so, how can I fix it?


What does Hot Boot mean?

In Miui ROMs, there are four options for rebooting a phone from the power menu: ![Miui Reboot Options](http://i.stack.imgur.com/RAlsH.jpg) What does "Hot Boot" mean, technically speaking? Are there any circumstances where a hot boot could cause harm? Are there any reasons for choosing to hot boot at all?


Picture always appears on Facebook as "on line"

My picture is constantly being displayed as "on line" in Facebook even when I am not. I have completely uninstalled the Facebook app from my Droid 3 and all related apps yet my picture continues to show me as available on Facebook through mobile. How can I get my picture off. I am already "off line" on the actual Facebook program - I can't see anyone, but everyone can still see me. Please help...


Android Desk Phone Tablet

I have been using VoIP for my landline for years, with an analog telephone connected to internet via an ATA.   Recently, this Grandstream GXV3175 PoE video phone sparked my interest in upgrading and getting rid of the analog phone and ATA, but now I wish to upgrade to an **Android system with camera and market**. It could then also serve as a simple always-on portable PC for quick lookups or web browsing, and basic organiser/games/multimedia… There already are several ideas for using Android systems as a desktop phone:   \- Android desk phones with Power-over-Ethernet   \- Android desk phone tablet+dock, for landlines with xDSL Budget/specs-wise I like the Archos 80 G9 **tablet**. And ideally, there would be a Telpad-like dock but with PoE, but since that is not available for the moment, I was thinking about just connecting an **external handset** to the tablet in order to have proper microphone quality. Here I see 2 possibilities:   1\. via an USB port, e.g. Tiptel or Digitus   2\. via an earphone port, e.g. iPego or Moshi Moshi However, if I read up correctly, none of the above seems to be supported on Android tablets?!   \- Does the OS (3.x/4?) actually support the USB handsets or are there _drivers readily available_?   \- Are there Android tablets that have a 4-band or 4-pole earphone port with support for an external _headset/handset with microphone_? (Above-mentioned iPego or Moshi Moshi handsets are for iPhone/iPad only…) How can I do this? Any suggestions/alternatives? PS: sorry, `new users can only post a maximum of two hyperlinks` :/


Streaming captured videos to a PlayStation 3 via DLNA?

My Droid 3 captures video in the 3GPP format, and I'd like to stream some videos I've recorded to my PlayStation 3 using its DLNA support. When I use either the preloaded DLNA app or a third-party app like Skifta, the PS3 can find the video, but playing it produces a "file type not supported" error on the PS3. Is there a way to make these 3GPP videos available to the PS3?


how to sort my contacts from pc on google account to most frequently used. not including the default email list

How can I sort my contact list from my PC to show the most-used contacts or most-recently-used from my Google account without my Android in hand? This does not include the default 20-most-contacted email addresses that Google has. Basically, how do I sort by most-frequently-used contacts?


Possible to disable LG Cliptray?

My LG G2 (and I assume other LG phones) have a "Cliptray" which replaces the clipboard with one where you can access the history. I'd like to remove this function as 1Password cannot remove copied passwords after a set time. Phone is rooted, if that helps.


Use android phone as bluetooth receiver in car

In my car I have my old Android phone as the GPS and music player. I was hoping to use it as a receiver for my calls coming to my other phone and any bluetooth devices around it streaming music. Is there a way to do this? I have searched Google thouroughly.


Change sms signal for specific broadcast number

At work I'm on standby certain days and nights and get alarms through sms messages, I would like to give those messages another notification signal so that I know if it's an alarm or not. They seem to be some form of broadcast messages since when I press and hold on the thread in the messaging app I only get "delete thread" and "register as spam", neither "add to contacts" or "view contact", otherwise I figured I would just add it as a contact and give that contact a specific notification signal. I'm on a Galaxy S2 running Android 4.1.2, I haven't rooted or upgraded it except normal OTA updates.


HTC Thunderbolt Killing the home app?

Something that has been extremely aggravating me recently is that my HTC Thunderbolt seems to be automatically killing the home app whenever it needs space in it's ram. I notice that this happens when I do something processor intensive like downloading a new app. When I press the home button, it will just display a white screen that says "HTC" on it, and then go to the home and open up a toast saying "loading" just like when the phone first boots up. At first, I thought it was some of my other apps that were causing it, such as "advanced task killer" and "juice defender ultimate", but I uninstalled Advanced Task Killer, and disabled Juice Defender, and it is still happening. **Is there a way to stop this?**