Exception while receiving OTA update: TCP connection is not from a google app, closing it

I'm trying to update over the air the firmware of my Samsung Gear Live. Current build number is KKV81. But when I go to System updates I see the message: "Something went wrong. Try again?" In the same time in logcat (through usb dongle) I see this:               08-07 20:06:40.620      606-606/? I/SystemUpdateService﹕ onCreate     08-07 20:06:41.660      454-569/? I/ActivityManager﹕ START u0 {act=android.settings.SYSTEM_UPDATE_SETTINGS cmp=com.google.android.gms/.update.SystemUpdateWearableActivity} from pid 619 on display 0     08-07 20:06:41.720      606-606/? D/SystemUpdateActivity﹕ status=6 mobile=false batteryState=0 roaming=false lastCheckinTime=1407349343493 mSetupWizard=false     08-07 20:06:41.780      454-474/? I/ActivityManager﹕ Displayed com.google.android.gms/.update.SystemUpdateWearableActivity: +105ms     08-07 20:06:42.000      662-682/? W/bt-btif﹕ dm_pm_timer expires     08-07 20:06:42.000      662-682/? W/bt-btif﹕ dm_pm_timer expires 0     08-07 20:06:42.000      662-682/? W/bt-btif﹕ proc dm_pm_timer expires     08-07 20:06:43.620      606-606/? I/SystemUpdateService﹕ onCreate     08-07 20:06:43.650     606-1692/? I/SystemUpdateService﹕ network: NetworkInfo: type: PROXY[], state: CONNECTED/CONNECTED, reason: enabled, extra: (none), roaming: false, failover: false, isAvailable: true, isConnectedToProvisioningNetwork: false; metered: false; mobile allowed: true     08-07 20:06:43.650     606-1692/? I/DownloadAttempt﹕ current file is null     08-07 20:06:43.650     606-1692/? I/DownloadAttempt﹕ mSize -1 mDownloaded -1     08-07 20:06:43.650     606-1692/? I/SystemUpdateService﹕ status is 1 (ready)     08-07 20:06:43.650     606-1692/? I/SystemUpdateService﹕ starting download of http://android.clients.google.com/packages/ota/global_samsung_sprat/9463bb9866a01116311155b89e4aae4c436db98c.signed-sprat-KMV78Y-from-KKV81.9463bb98.zip     08-07 20:06:43.660      606-606/? D/SystemUpdateActivity﹕ status=2 mobile=false batteryState=0 roaming=false lastCheckinTime=1407349343493 mSetupWizard=false     08-07 20:06:43.660     606-1692/? I/SystemUpdateService﹕ now status is 2 (in_progress)     08-07 20:06:43.670     606-1693/? I/DownloadAttempt﹕ querying downloadmanager     08-07 20:06:43.690     606-1693/? I/DownloadAttempt﹕ mUrl is http://android.clients.google.com/packages/ota/global_samsung_sprat/9463bb9866a01116311155b89e4aae4c436db98c.signed-sprat-KMV78Y-from-KKV81.9463bb98.zip     08-07 20:06:43.700     606-1693/? I/DownloadAttempt﹕ including auth header <AUTH_HEADER_HERE>...     08-07 20:06:43.710     606-1694/? I/SystemUpdateService﹕ network: NetworkInfo: type: PROXY[], state: CONNECTED/CONNECTED, reason: enabled, extra: (none), roaming: false, failover: false, isAvailable: true, isConnectedToProvisioningNetwork: false; metered: false; mobile allowed: true     08-07 20:06:43.710     606-1694/? I/SystemUpdateService﹕ now status is 2 (in_progress)     08-07 20:06:44.690      168-169/? E/clockwork_proxy_native﹕ Cannot find uid for tcp connection from 192.168.167.239:44849 to 212.0.195.142:80     08-07 20:06:44.690    1378-1453/? D/ClockworkProxy﹕ TCP connection requested by uid=-1     08-07 20:06:44.690    1378-1453/? D/ClockworkProxy﹕ TCP connection is not from a google app, closing it...     08-07 20:06:44.700     606-1693/? I/DownloadAttempt﹕ caught ioexception         java.io.EOFException                 at com.android.okhttp.internal.Util.readAsciiLine(Util.java:342)                 at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.RawHeaders.fromBytes(RawHeaders.java:311)                 at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpTransport.readResponseHeaders(HttpTransport.java:135)                 at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpEngine.readResponse(HttpEngine.java:644)                 at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpURLConnectionImpl.execute(HttpURLConnectionImpl.java:353)                 at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpURLConnectionImpl.getResponse(HttpURLConnectionImpl.java:297)                 at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpURLConnectionImpl.getResponseCode(HttpURLConnectionImpl.java:509)                 at apc.b(SourceFile:328)                 at apc.doInBackground(SourceFile:44)                 at android.os.AsyncTask$2.call(AsyncTask.java:288)                 at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:237)                 at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:841)     08-07 20:06:44.710     606-1697/? I/SystemUpdateService﹕ network: NetworkInfo: type: PROXY[], state: CONNECTED/CONNECTED, reason: enabled, extra: (none), roaming: false, failover: false, isAvailable: true, isConnectedToProvisioningNetwork: false; metered: false; mobile allowed: true     08-07 20:06:44.710     606-1697/? I/SystemUpdateService﹕ now status is 5 (failed)     08-07 20:06:44.730      606-606/? D/SystemUpdateActivity﹕ status=6 mobile=false batteryState=0 roaming=false lastCheckinTime=1407349343493 mSetupWizard=false     08-07 20:06:44.730     606-1697/? I/SystemUpdateService﹕ download failed; clearing attempt     08-07 20:06:44.750      606-610/? D/dalvikvm﹕ GC_CONCURRENT freed 298K, 9% free 6140K/6724K, paused 3ms+11ms, total 41ms     08-07 20:06:44.760     606-1697/? V/SystemUpdateService﹕ retry (wakeup: true) in 19969 ms     08-07 20:06:49.230      454-483/? I/PowerManagerService﹕ Going to sleep by user request...      What can be done here to proceed with OTA update? Where can I fire this bug to Google? P.s.: corresponding thread on he xda.


Can't log in to Hangouts

I just uninstalled and reinstalled Hangouts to get the updated version. (Even though the market showed the new version, it didn't have "Update" yet). Now, I cannot log in to Hangouts... it keeps asking me to add a Google account. I've tried rebooting the phone, but no joy. Gmail and other google apps still work fine, it's just Hangouts. I've tried adding my account, and it tells me that it already exists on the device (which is true).


Restrictions of Play Store on custom ROMs

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Android SDK: Using the emulator to browse local websites

I'd love to be able to develop mobile websites on my **windows 7 pc** be able to see them instantly in mobile chrome/opera inside the android emulator. I own an android phone, but uploading to my site and then browsing to it on my phone is just way too cumbersome. I've downloaded the android sdk, but I have no idea how to start the emulator. I know nothing about java or android, and I can't make head nor tail of anything. Inside: > adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130729/sdk/tools/ there are a bunch of executables that seem to suggest they launch the emulator, but they just launch the command line and nothing happens. All I want to do is have a little graphic of an android phone floating on my screen, and be able to browse to my local websites inside its browser. Is this possible?


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Is it possible to perform a complete reinstall on an Android smartphone?

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How to make a schedule voice recorder using Tasker + easy voice recorder?

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How do I use the Root External 2 Internal SD app on a Galaxy S4 device?

This app I want to install Dragon Quest VIII, but Google Play automatically downloads straight to the internal storage. I tried using /mnt/shell/emulated/0 for the internal mount path, and /mnt/extSdCard for the external, but no luck. I also tried this post, but there's no "download settings" option for me. Did I pick the wrong folder paths? If so, how do I find them? The developer's instructions are pretty awful and don't explain half of the options in the app. I'm on an S4 with Jellybean, rooted. Thanks a bunch!


Black screen during outgoing call on Galaxy S3

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Samsung GT-i9300, JellyBean, Headset button changing sound profile

I'm running Android 4.1.1 stock firmware (JellyBean) on my Samsung GT-i9300. After updating, I'm having some issues with headset controls. I am using the official Samsung headset which came with my phone. The issue with long press opening Google Now is annoying, but it doesn't seem to have a solution that I can find. However, when I press the pause/play button on my headset, it changes my sound profile to Normal - this is really annoying as I tend to listen to music in work, and need to keep manually changing my profile to vibrate after EVERY time I play/pause/skip a track. I've tried using the Jays Headset Controls app to no avail... does anyone have any idea on what I could do to fix this issue?


Unable to update or uninstall LiveWare

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Where is the data for "Contacts Storage" located?

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Safe download URL for odin3?

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Is there a USB driver for the alacatel onetouch 983?

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Why does my phone sometimes reboot when playing music?

My Droid X spontaneously reboots when it's playing music. I've confirmed this behavior with the native music player, Amazon's MP3 player, and now Spotify (though, with Spotify, it seems to happen less often). No warning, and no pattern, the phone just goes silent mid-song, then reboots. Sometimes it does it on consecutive days, sometimes it doesn't do it for a week. It's perfectly stable at all other times, and has never spontaneously rebooted outside of when I'm playing music.


Cannot view bookmarked map in android eoogle-maps-engine app

I have a bookmarked map in my Google maps engine when viewing via Chrome browser. When I open the Google maps engine android app, I can only see maps created by me or shared with me. Not ones save as bookmark by me. I have seen posts that one should export the map to KML and then import upon his own create map, but import returns an error: not supported file. In addition I cannot delete old map create by me (the "delete this map" is grayed out) Has some encountered one of this issues before? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/0nbqt.png)


How to check update log for apps on the phone

I am suspecting one of the app update causing a problem on my Galaxy S2 after I did a app update (about 15 apps) through Android Market. Is there a way to find out the app updating history (dates/app names/versions)?


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I left my phone on the table with full battery without doing anything with it. After a few hours the battery was completely depleted, and the phone automatically shut down. What could cause such a thing, and what actions to take in such a situation?


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I dropped my Droid 4 in a clean toilet. The battery is not removable so I am concerned that waiting 2 or 3 days while it "drys out" in rice is a complete waste of time. I am hoping someone can tell me if there is any hope that it may function normally again or should I buy a new one. I'm not a patient person so waiting for it to dry out is sort of annoying.


Are there any video players with commercial skip for Android?

I have a TiVo Series 3 and the TiVo Desktop Plus software, which I use to convert shows for playback on my iPod Touch. I'd love to find a video player that would have 30 second/commercial skip for an Android phone (future purchase). It's hard for me to adjust the slider on the video player with that degree of precision.


Can I use ODIN to just back up my phone's data?

The goal here is to be able to quickly get all my settings and apps back when moving from ROM to ROM, but do so without overwriting the kernel, themes, etc., in the new ROM. I know I can use Titanium Backup, but ODIN would definitely be faster (and half the time with my Droid Charge, it's what I'm using to flash the new ROM anyway).


Restricted Access for SIM when use internet (3G, 2G and wi-fi)

I am using THL W3+ and i have some problems when I switch on the internet (3G,2G, wi-fi) - it is working in normal mode for not more than 5 minutes and then the SIM and voice calls are in restricted mode and PIN is required. Did somebody meet such problem and did somebody find a solution?


Galaxy can't boot up, stucked at Samsung logo

I recently upgraded my stock ROM of my Galaxy GT-p1000 from Froyo 2.2 to Gingerbread 2.3.6 and got stucked. I used the Odin to flash the ROM, it was successful by indicating that the ROM has been flashed OK, it rebooted and hanged at Samsung logo there rebooting & loop back to restart rebooting again over and over. Someone told me something about flashing the boot image with ADB, I do not even know what's ADB talking less of where find. I'm stuck, what should I do for my tab to boot up?


How to disable Verizon backup assistant?

My friend has an HTC Droid Incredible and his phone's battery is draining like nothing else. He says Verizon Backup Assistant seems to keep getting hung up while his battery is draining. During this time he also can't get Google to snyc. From what I can tell Verizon Backup Assistant offers no useful features once your contacts are already in Google so I'm thinking just disable it. Does anyone know how to do this?


No lock screen notification on JellyBean 4.3

I have a HTC One Mini. I don't get any notifications for missed calls or new messages on my lock screen since the 4.3 update. I have the option enabled in my settings. I tried resetting factory settings, turning on and off lock screen notifications but nothing helps.


Remove data usage statics of specific App

Any idea (or apps) which can remove the data used by the FB app (or any app) from being tracked for data usage stats? I've an unlimited FB plan, so removing that will make life easier for usage purposes. I run up very close to my 1.5gb limit, but the bill will show me using only ~1.2gb, which is annoying.


How to move system programs to sd card?

System programs like youtube, gmail and maps are consuming over 50 MB of my HTC Explorer (v2.3) which is a rather low end android phone and has only 128 MB of system memory. As a result the low memory notification is kind of consistently visible. Can I (how) safely move them to the sd card? EDIT: My device is rooted.


Switch to another keyboard language using stock keyboard

I have an Xperia (SOL21). How can I fast switch to another keyboard language, using the default keyboard? I'm mostly typing in Japanese, but usually swiftly change to Swedish and English (on a non-Android device). How do I do it on Android?


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I have problem with my HTC Cha Cha.   After trying to start I see welcome screen, then black screen and sound signal, then welcome screen... and in infinite loop, I have to take out battery to stop it.   Any suggestions what to do? I can plug it with USB cable to computer and try to perform some actions, but I have no experience in fixing Android.


Pattern lock screen on Froyo, what should I do if I forget the pass?

What should I do if I forget the standard pattern lock screen order/pass (the one that you need to join 4 or more points between the 3x3 matrix screen) on my android phone?


Suddenly can't find several apps in Market

So I've been using several apps for a while now, and all of the sudden, I can't seem to find them in the Market anymore. If I look on the "My downloads" page in the Market, it does show as installed, and I can even update them if I hit "Update all". However I can't seem to navigate to the apps's page, neither through the "My downloads" page nor through simply searching for it. It just says it can't find the item. Note that this doesn't occur with all apps, just specific ones. As mentioned before, the apps were installed earlier and I didn't have this problem back then. The apps I've run across that have this problem so far are the following   * WhatsApp   * eBuddy   * PingChat!   * ebuddy XMS I've tried uninstalling them through app management, but this leaves me with an uninstalled app with no possibility of re-installing it through the Market. I'm using a UK Motorola Milestone running the official Froyo update. Any ideas anyone? :D


How to change the color of specific calendars?

I'm using the default calendar application that came with my phone (Samsung Galaxy S 2), which is kept in sync with Google Calendar. I have multiple calendars there, but I was not able to find a way to change the colors of specific calendars, which is unfortunate as calendar #1 and #5 share almost precisely the same color by default. Those are _not_ the same color I see in the online Google Calendar. Is there a way to control the colors of specific calendars, or is there a similar, alternate calendar or tool I can use that will allow me to do so?


How to root my next book premium 8 tablet

How do I root my nextbook premium 8 tablet


Why does my Xperia X10 spontaneously reboot?

Several times a day I find out that my Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is waiting for PIN entry, probably because of a soft reboot. It annoys me to no end, and I end up missing calls beacuse of this. Is there a tool or another way to help me find out what actually happened, when, and what caused that?


Loss of Image quality when set as lock screen or home screen wallpaper

This is my original wallpaper: ![wallpaper](http://i.stack.imgur.com/eZhnl.png) After setting it as Lock Screen wallpaper, its quality got reduced and this is how it looks: ![wallpaper](http://i.stack.imgur.com/7blPw.png) Even when set as homescreen, the image quality is reduced. ![wallpaper](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ddCDU.png) How to improve the quality of the lock screen/home screen wallpaper?


What is default GMail setting for: number of days of data to synchronize?

Gmail allows to limit from how many last days it will synchronize the messages. E.g. from one day, two, etc. What is the default setting? I think this is phone independent, but I ask about Samsung Galaxy S, and SII.


Wifi connecting-disabled-connecting loop

My wifi was perfectly working a few days back, but now all of a sudden all I get is connecting-disconnecting-scanning loop. It never connects. Help. I'm on Android 2.3.5 | Wildfire S | Rooted Here's my log:               05-02 17:18:50.583: D/StatusBarPolicy(190): onSignalStrengthsChanged     05-02 17:18:50.583: D/StatusBarService(190): updateIcon slot=phone_signal index=20 viewIndex=13 old=StatusBarIcon(pkg=com.android.systemui id=0x7f0200d2 level=0 visible=true num=0 ) icon=StatusBarIcon(pkg=com.android.systemui id=0x7f0200d2 level=0 visible=true num=0 )     05-02 17:18:53.165: D/WifiStateTracker(118): Reset connections and stopping DHCP     05-02 17:18:53.165: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): Rx Data Filter Remove [5] command     05-02 17:18:53.165: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): auto ip enabled     05-02 17:18:53.175: D/NetUtils(118): ifc_get_info addr=0 !     05-02 17:18:54.176: D/WifiStateTracker(118): Disabling interface     05-02 17:18:54.186: W/wpa_supplicant(1323): l2_packet_receive - recvfrom     05-02 17:18:54.216: D/DrmScannerReceiver(398): android.net.wifi.STATE_CHANGE     05-02 17:18:54.246: D/DrmIntentService(398): TIME_THREAD     05-02 17:18:54.246: D/DrmIntentService(398): Wifi disconnected.     05-02 17:18:54.256: D/WifiSettings(352): isDisconnected=true, detailstate=DISCONNECTED, networkId=-1, wifiinfo=SSID: <none>, BSSID: <none>, MAC: 64:A7:69:93:4B:B9, Supplicant state: DISCONNECTED, RSSI: -200, Link speed: 72, Net ID: -1     05-02 17:18:54.276: D/NetSharing_NSReceiver(352): onReceive : android.net.wifi.STATE_CHANGE     05-02 17:18:54.276: I/NetSharing_NSReceiver(352): wifienabled:false     05-02 17:18:58.861: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): Authentication with 00:00:00:00:00:00 timed out.     05-02 17:18:58.861: V/WifiMonitor(118): Event [Authentication with 00:00:00:00:00:00 timed out.]     05-02 17:18:58.861: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=0 BSSID=00:00:00:00:00:00     05-02 17:18:58.861: V/WifiMonitor(118): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=0 BSSID=00:00:00:00:00:00]     05-02 17:18:58.871: V/WifiStateTracker(118): Changing supplicant state: DISCONNECTED ==> DISCONNECTED     05-02 17:18:58.971: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=2 BSSID=00:00:00:00:00:00     05-02 17:18:58.971: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): wpa_driver_wext_combo_scan: Start     05-02 17:18:58.971: V/WifiMonitor(118): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=2 BSSID=00:00:00:00:00:00]     05-02 17:18:58.971: V/WifiStateTracker(118): Changing supplicant state: DISCONNECTED ==> SCANNING     05-02 17:18:58.971: D/ConnectivityService(118): Dropping ConnectivityChange for WIFI: DISCONNECTED/SCANNING     05-02 17:18:59.542: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): got scan complete     05-02 17:18:59.542: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): wpa_supplicant_get_scan_results:return scan results2     05-02 17:18:59.542: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): AP:ssid[MoDroid],rssi[-30],BSSID=00:26:82:73:2d:d3     05-02 17:18:59.542: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): Received 201 bytes of scan results (1 BSSes)     05-02 17:18:59.542: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): wpa_driver_wext_get_scan_results---     05-02 17:18:59.542: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): wpa_disabled_ssid_list_clear     05-02 17:18:59.542: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): clear disable: MoDroid     05-02 17:18:59.542: W/wpa_supplicant(1323): [EAP-MSG] EAP wpa_supplicant_check_sim@436: eap_methods not available     05-02 17:18:59.542: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): Trying to associate with 00:26:82:73:2d:d3 (SSID='MoDroid' freq=2412 MHz)     05-02 17:18:59.542: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=3 BSSID=00:26:82:73:2d:d3     05-02 17:18:59.562: V/WifiMonitor(118): Event [wpa_disabled_ssid_list_clear]     05-02 17:18:59.562: V/WifiMonitor(118): Event [clear disable: MoDroid]     05-02 17:18:59.562: V/WifiMonitor(118): Event [Trying to associate with 00:26:82:73:2d:d3 (SSID='MoDroid' freq=2412 MHz)]     05-02 17:18:59.562: V/WifiMonitor(118): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=3 BSSID=00:26:82:73:2d:d3]     05-02 17:18:59.562: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=4 BSSID=00:26:82:73:2d:d3     05-02 17:18:59.572: V/WifiMonitor(118): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=4 BSSID=00:26:82:73:2d:d3]     05-02 17:18:59.572: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): Associated with 00:26:82:73:2d:d3     05-02 17:18:59.572: V/WifiMonitor(118): Event [Associated with 00:26:82:73:2d:d3]     05-02 17:18:59.572: V/WifiStateTracker(118): Changing supplicant state: SCANNING ==> ASSOCIATING     05-02 17:18:59.572: D/StatusBarPolicy(190): onSignalStrengthsChanged     05-02 17:18:59.582: D/StatusBarService(190): updateIcon slot=phone_signal index=20 viewIndex=13 old=StatusBarIcon(pkg=com.android.systemui id=0x7f0200d2 level=0 visible=true num=0 ) icon=StatusBarIcon(pkg=com.android.systemui id=0x7f0200d2 level=0 visible=true num=0 )     05-02 17:18:59.592: I/keystore(76): uid: 1000 action: t -> 3 state: 3 -> 3 retry: 4     05-02 17:18:59.592: V/WifiStateTracker(118): KeyStore.LOCKED     05-02 17:18:59.592: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): DISABLE_80211X     05-02 17:18:59.592: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): CTRL_IFACE: wpa_supplicant_ctrl_iface_disable_80211X     05-02 17:18:59.612: V/WifiStateTracker(118): Changing supplicant state: ASSOCIATING ==> ASSOCIATED     05-02 17:18:59.612: D/ConnectivityService(118): [embedded] ConnectivityChange for WIFI: CONNECTING/CONNECTING, default=-1     05-02 17:19:02.585: D/StatusBarPolicy(190): onSignalStrengthsChanged     05-02 17:19:02.585: D/StatusBarService(190): updateIcon slot=phone_signal index=20 viewIndex=13 old=StatusBarIcon(pkg=com.android.systemui id=0x7f0200d2 level=0 visible=true num=0 ) icon=StatusBarIcon(pkg=com.android.systemui id=0x7f0200d2 level=0 visible=true num=0 )     05-02 17:19:05.587: D/StatusBarPolicy(190): onSignalStrengthsChanged     05-02 17:19:05.587: D/StatusBarService(190): updateIcon slot=phone_signal index=20 viewIndex=13 old=StatusBarIcon(pkg=com.android.systemui id=0x7f0200d2 level=0 visible=true num=0 ) icon=StatusBarIcon(pkg=com.android.systemui id=0x7f0200d2 level=0 visible=true num=0 )     05-02 17:19:05.708: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): wpa_driver_wext_combo_scan: Start     05-02 17:19:06.078: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys     05-02 17:19:06.078: V/WifiMonitor(118): Event [CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys]     05-02 17:19:06.078: V/WifiStateTracker(118): New network state is DISCONNECTED     05-02 17:19:06.088: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=0 BSSID=00:00:00:00:00:00     05-02 17:19:06.088: V/WifiMonitor(118): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=0 BSSID=00:00:00:00:00:00]     05-02 17:19:06.088: V/WifiStateTracker(118): Changing supplicant state: ASSOCIATED ==> DISCONNECTED     05-02 17:19:06.178: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=2 BSSID=00:00:00:00:00:00     05-02 17:19:06.178: V/WifiMonitor(118): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=2 BSSID=00:00:00:00:00:00]     05-02 17:19:06.178: V/WifiStateTracker(118): Changing supplicant state: DISCONNECTED ==> SCANNING     05-02 17:19:06.178: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): wpa_driver_wext_combo_scan: Start     05-02 17:19:06.188: W/wpa_supplicant(1323): ioctl[SIOCSIWPRIV] (cscan): -1     05-02 17:19:06.188: W/wpa_supplicant(1323): Failed to initiate AP scan.     05-02 17:19:07.229: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): got scan complete     05-02 17:19:07.229: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): wpa_supplicant_get_scan_results:return scan results2     05-02 17:19:07.229: W/wpa_supplicant(1323): ioctl[SIOCGIWSCAN]: 22     05-02 17:19:07.229: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): wpa_driver_wext_get_scan_results:buffer is NULL     05-02 17:19:07.229: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): wpa_drv_get_scan_results2:Failed to get scan results     05-02 17:19:07.229: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): Failed to get scan results - try scanning again     05-02 17:19:08.340: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): wpa_driver_wext_combo_scan: Start      http://pastebin.com/r23NQ2VC


Wi-Fi of Galaxy S2 is not working after ICS update!

I updated my Galaxy S2 with the official OTA update to Android ICS 4.0.3 After the upgrade, my wireless worked for a couple of hours, but after a restart it doesn't work at all (for a week now). I tried a couple of tricks (none of them working):   1) `*#*#526#*#*` combination   2) WiFi Direct activation   3) Static IP   4) Changing to 2.4 GHz None of them are working!!! Somebody has any other ideas? BTW: I'm not getting an IP from my router. The router is working fine with other phones.


Does Android's Full Filesystem Encryption also Encrypt the SDcard?

In Android's filesystem encryption do they also encrypt the SDcard? If so Is encrypting the SDcard optional or is it encrypted by default when you choose to encrypt your device? Here's some info about Android's file system encryption and its crypto implemenation on android.com


Is there a way to select text directly in Android?

I would like to edit some text on my way home, however I found that in Android there is no way to simply select some text to delete or change it. You have to first locate the cursor or long press the screen to enable selection, then drag the cursor for selection. This is quite inconvenient. I tried Jota Text Editor, 920 Editor, Note Everything and Evernote - no one offers a simple method to select text directly. Is there any way to do this?


Insufficient memory nfs most wanted

I have samsung galaxy ace plus s7500 with 1.8 GB available internal storage and 8GB memory card. I want to run NFS most wanted on it that take around 2GB of space. Could you please tell me a way to run it on my phone. Please help. Thank you.


Android OS using a lot of background data

My phone (Xperia P running Jellybean 4.1.2) is consuming a lot of background data (about 70 MB in just 15 minutes) Since, I have a restricted usage of 2 GB, it's causing a great problem. I've already disabled auto sync, background data and other related stuff. Don't know the reason. Please help!


Market won't show some apps on custom rom

I installed cyanogenmod 10.2 on my samsung galaxy s3 and asus tf101g, and it looks like both of them have one problem with apps showing in play store. For example I have buyed Mantano Reader Premium and it's showing on "All" section, I can install it and it'll work, but it wan't show in "installed" section, so i'm not getting any update notifications or such. I tried to restore market links with Titanium backup, but it did nothing. In fact, i think the links are ok, because it was installed from market. App reinstall obviously not helping too. Searching solutions i got some varians: 1) Use Market Helper by Jummy: com.jrummy.apps.google.play.api Didn't help. I tryed to delete market cache and data, modify device properties in Market helper and reopen market. Nothing helped 2) Modify build.prop and set ro.build.fingerprint to some "good' value. Didn't help. Actually i found that cyanogenmod already have some value from samsung s3 stock rom, and I also tried to modify it to something from other devices, remove data and cache from market and restart device. Also got nothing. So, is there any good solution? What exactly is restricted:   * Device name?   * Android version?   * Region? How I can find and fix that? For example here is some affected applications:   * Facebook   * Mantano reader premium   * Whats app They appears in "all" tab, u can install, but it wan't came on "installed". Wan't appear in search also. I'm using market 4.4.21. Thanks for helping.


Huawei Ascend P6, Moving maps to external sdcard

I bought an Huawei Ascend P6, which comes with 8GB internal phone storage. But only ~4GB are available for the "internal storage". I installed my apps, which include Tomtom Europe and Copilot Europe, which respectively have maps of about 4 and 2 GB. Both of them only install the offline maps in the internal memory for this phone. I am trying to find a way to install those maps into the external SD. I tried, without success, the following solutions   * trying to move the apps to SD card after installing the maps. The App gets moved, but the maps remain in the internal storage.   * trying to create a symbolic link installing a terminal app and using the `ln -s` command. But it doesn't work since the /mnt/sdcard (internal memory) is VFAT.   * I tried some apps to move applications to the external SD card, but no success yet. (tried Link2SD) Any help would be appreciated. I read that FolderMount App can solve the problem, but it only works for rooted device. But my device isn't rooted (so, if anyone does have a good tutorial on how to root this device, it would be appreciated). But if possible, I would avoid rooting. I still have the last try in the arsenal, which is enabling the debug mode in the cell phone and trying to use the command `pm set-install-location 2` via adb or a terminal emulator app. I didn't try this yet, since at the moment my phone is installing the firmware update. Any help would be appreciated.


Samsung galaxy s4 long vibrate time on 'vibrate' mode.

I have Samsung Galaxy s4 - GT-i9500, running Android 4.2.2. Im using Facebook messenger to chat with my friend on Facebook. When Im on 'vibrate' mode, when I get notification, it's like one long vibrate, instead of two short vibrates. (as was in my Galaxy s3) it's very annoying. Any suggestions how to get back to the '2 short vibrates'?   * in' sound' mode, I get the normal case - 2 short vibrates. Thanks!


Why can't I access Google and other sites when tethering my phone?

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What are the android versions suitable for Samsung Galaxy Pocket?

Why can't samsung galaxy pocket GT-S5300 be upgraded to android version of jelly bean 4.1.2? It's just being upgraded to 4.1.1 why so? I've rooted my mobile, but its getting upgraded to ICS 4.1.1 only. I want JB 4.1.2. How can I get it?


Setting gmail to sync / push / notify on wifi only?

I have a droid mini that is running 4.2.2 and I want gmail to only sync automatically on WIFI only; never on 4g / network / whatever. How do I do this without rooting the phone?      When I first bought the phone, gmail allowed me to chose to sync on wifi only (and by sync, I mean that it would notify me of new emails and download them or what not on wifi only). This is how it was originally set up. I work for a local cable company and this was great. I know this is how it was originally set up because 1) I set it up that way and 2) when I setup up new internet connections in customer's homes, I would use the wifi on my phone to verify that their internet was working. As soon as the wifi would connect I would usually hear my phone announce I had emails, letting me know the wifi was connected.      Then today, I was having an issue with Google play store. I took my phone into Verizon where they claimed to only have 'soft reset' the phone. Now, not only does gmail download / notify /syn (whatever) whenever it wants but the setting for wifi only is completely gone. I distinctly remember something like 'sync on wifi only' or 'push on wifi only' or something like this. I assume there has been some update or something recently and I have no idea how to check this. I would, however, be happy to uninstall the update if i could get it to work on wifi only again.      So long story short, how the hell do I get gmail to 'whatever' on wifi only without rooting?


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Today i reset my phone samsung galaxy y. Then i go to google play to download whatsapp & wechat but they show your device isnt compatable with this version. now not supporting after factory reset. how to fix this problem?


Why does my ZTE Score have so much trouble emulating video game consoles + games?

I have an ARM v6 600 MHz revision 5 CPU with 512 MB RAM. The GPU is an Adreno 200 with 245 MHz clock speed. It seems that anything in the 3-D realm, including some 2-D games, have trouble emulating perfectly smooth. I realize that 600 MHz CPUs are pretty poor these days, especially single-core and with dated microarchs. Some emulators also exhaust the CPU. My question is, is this ability to perform emulation based more on the hardware or software on Android-powered devices? It has to be a little of both, but I'm using Gingerbread. Do any newer Android OSes have better demand, or am I limited solely by the CPU?


Block Connection to Specific BSSID's?

I am setting up my friend's network for his kids. I have Tomato firmware running on their Linksys with OpenDNS filtering as well as timed Access Restrictions (ie, no more internet access after 11:30pm). That's all fine and dandy as long as my friend's son's phone stays on his network. However, he is getting access to a friend's router nearby (however, he does not have data on his phone; so I don't need to worry about that). In Tomato, I can go to Tools > Wireless Survey and I can see all the BSSID's that are all around their house. I also have rooted my friend's son's Android phone. Is there any way to block the phone from connecting to specific BSSID's? I have AirDroid installed and can access the root files from my house. Is there some file in there that I can edit?


How to create duplicate bookmarks in Android?

I'm using the stock browser on my new Samsung S3 mini (Jellybean) and am having trouble with the browser. When I go to the bookmarks page it seems to have two sections, one called "My Device" and one for my Google account, which seems to contain my bookmarks from my desktop Chrome browser. I have 100 or so bookmarks on my desktop browser since I have a mouse and a nice big screen to go along with it but on my phone I don't expect to be able to browse more than a few very often so I'd like to create a set of bookmarks to access from the phone quickly and easily. I don't want to navigate around the complex directory structure that I have for my desktop. I'm running into a problem though. It seems that the browser won't let you duplicate any bookmarks. When you try to add them it just says "already in use" if the bookmark exists anywhere under "My Devices" or my Google account and no matter where I'm adding the bookmark. Have you all run into this problem and how have you solved it? Should I resort to stupid tricks like adding a "#" after all the bookmarks for the mobile version simply to convince the browser that it's a different page when it's not really?


How can I determine if my device has USB Host Mode (OTG) support?

Some Android devices can act as a USB host, so that you can use other USB devices attached to them. For instance, browse or import the photos stored on a camera from your phone, or copy files onto a USB memory stick attached to your tablet, plug a full-size USB keyboard or mouse into a tablet, or use an external GPS or wifi device. How can I tell if my device can do this?


How do you transfer a programs database to another device

I am using the **Book Catalog** program to scan and enter my collection of books. This program provides an export/backup and import feature, so I can transfer the entered data onto another device. But I am wondering now: programs can create databases on one device. **Can you transfer these database onto another device ?** More specific, could I buy another Samsung Galaxy (or any other Android powered device) and transfer the database onto it for use with the same program (without the export/import feature ) ?


Opening sms thread goes into incorrect thread

When using my mobile (HTC Desire), I would say I use sms more often than actually using it as a phone. Because of this, I have a fairly huge history of sms threads (I really like how HTC Desire displays the sms conversation). However, I've realised that every so often when I hit on say sms thread with "person A" I actually get sms thread with "person B". At first I thought it was just me accidentally hitting the one below. However, today this happened three times (tried to open personA, but got personB instead) and the thing is there is a gap of ~8 between person A and personB... so impossible for me to accidentally hit the wrong one...(plus the repeated occurrence is quite annoying!) Was wondering if anyone has a similar experience or know why this is happening... also preferably how to fix it :)


Can't Access iPlayer via Internet Pass-through - is there a workaround?

My HTC Desire HD plays nicely with Windows 7 and while at work I use it for personal web access, quicker than H/G/E connection and free. However when attempting to view/listen to content on the BBC's iPlayer I get a message which asks me to switch to a wi-fi connection to access their content. Is there a way of getting over this? Seems like very odd design ... Thanks.


Moving Robinson game files/user profile from one android to another

http://www.forumforpages.com/facebook/robinson-mobile/useful-tips/798367174/0 I tried the above but cannot find the below mentioned file which sound like what one needs to continue on playing the game at the level achieved on the old phone. I so do not want to lose the levels and enjoyment and hard work put in on this!! :) "UserProfile.json" The file path suggested is there, but the Userprofile.json file is not there!


Galaxy Tab 3 won't boot - dead battery?

I'm kind of disappointed, this morning I wanted to start my GT3 but I get this logo instead (sorry for the poor quality) : ![Battery Logo](http://i.stack.imgur.com/4PxR5.png) I've try AB testing with my Nexus 5 battery loader, both works on my Nexus. The GT3 flash sometimes and boot a few times but stop after less than 1 min. I can't launch the tests (`Power` \+ `Vol +`) because it "needs battery to be above 3.4V. Is the battery dead ?


What is S-OFF? Why would I want to do it?

I always root my android devices, but there's something called obtaining S-OFF for certain devices, and I have no idea what that means. What exactly does the term S-OFF relate to? Why would I want to obtain S-OFF for my device?


LAME3.98 encoded music has foreign title

I copied a couple albums to my Note 2 that have LAME3.98 encoding and they show up with maybe Chinese for the Album and song name, it does this on both the stock music and play music apps, the songs show up fine on my computer. Maybe this is an issue with how android reads LAME3.98 songs? How can I get them to show properly without converting my music? It also has ID3 tag v2.3


Receive calls on Wi-Fi via Google Voice

I don't have good cell reception in my house and I'd to have my Google Voice number forward to my phone on Wi-Fi when I'm home. Can I just use Google Voice or do I need a third-party app to do the connection?


Handsfree profile sniff mode

I recently connected a bluetooth module (BTM511) to my Android phone (SG2 running android 4.0), using both the handsfree and the headset profiles. I notice that the Bluetooth device never goes into Sniff mode to save power. As far as I understand only the master (the SG2 in this case) can put the slave into sniff mode. Is this not implemented in the handsfree and headset profile implementation on Android? Or do I not understand the master/slave role in sniff modes? I sure cannot force the BTM511 in sniff mode, it is nowhere to be found in the datasheet.


How to lock touchscreen without turning it off?

Pressing power button both turns off the screen (even if some application holding wakelock) and stops receiving input from it. How to stop receiving input (and require password to get into normal mode again), but still show what is the foreground application displaying, like "view only" mode. Example scenario:   1. I open compass application;   2. I use that "lock, but not hide" thing;   3. Now touching the screen just does nothing, but the application is still updating things on it;   4. I press power button (unlock);   5. It asks to slide for unlock and/or password;   6. Unlocked.


Proxy app which doesn't requie any root access in android 2.3.6

I recently installed proxydroid app in my android 2.3.6 This application requires root access. Every time to use it, I need to make root access to my device.   Is there any proxy app which does not require any root access?


Gmail notifications stopped working

I don't receive Gmail notifications on my phone recently, no sound, no light and nothing appears on the notification bar. Searching the web, I figured it might have happened because I turned syncing options off. So I turned it on except for some syncing options such as Pictures and browser. I still am not getting notified of new emails. What's wrong?


Camera - Using the flash to illuminate in camera mode?

On my HTC One-X the Camera app can take videos or photos. When recording video you can turn the flash on to provide some illumination. Is there a way of doing this while in the camera mode when composing a shot? The other night I was in the garden in the pitch black trying to take some photos of some nocturnal animals. When in camera mode the viewfinder is also pitch black which made it very difficult to line up the photo. I ended up having to record a video, turn on the flash for some light and then take photos while the video was recording. This is not ideal, and so I wondered if there is any way to get the flash to provide light while aiming the camera for a normal photo.


App searches in wrong directory

I just installed DroidID3Tagger, however it just searches for my music files in `/mnt/sdcard`, my music however is in `/mnt/emmc`. Is there anything I can do instead of moving the files? I'm using CM9 Nightly on a SGS1 with Icy Glitch Kernel. (for some reason the Kernel swapped sdcard and emmc)


answering machine app on Galaxy Note

I want to install an answering machine app on Galaxy Note, didn't find anything interesting in Google. What do you recommend? Or is there such a feature on the phone itself, in settings or somewhere? Something with a recorded message saying "I'm not available now, please leave your message or phone number".


Samsung Galaxy S2 Join contact Conflict

I have joined my facebook, google, whatsapp and phone contacts. The problem starts when the display names are different. Now the phone has its own mind which contact name to display. I tried un- joining them and leave the name i want to be displayed "in this case PHONE and join them back again. This resolves the problem momentarily, but whenever I come back again, its the same. This issue is also with Whatsapp, the contact name within wha Can I choose which account's name is to be displayed by default?


Is there any way to access Google Plus Messenger history?

Once you leave a Google Plus Messenger (formerly Huddle) conversation, it is removed from the main window of the application. Is there any way to view or search old messages?


Rooted Android 4.4 does not show mounted external-usb disk to all apps?

I am using a custom Android 4.4 ROM (rooted) with ext4 file-system support on my Radxa Rock ARM dev-board, the board shows detects the attached disk driver (shows USB device safe to remove notification) but fails to mount it - using utilities like "Stick Mount", "USB Host Controller" and "ntfs mount" also fails. However, if I use `mount -t ext4 /dev/block/sda1 /mnt/internal_sd/ehdd` the disk mounts but is ONLY visible to the same terminal session. How to make the disk accessible system-wide?


Odin doesn't recognize Galaxy S3

While I was trying to flash my phone to newer version of custom mod, I bricked my phone (Samsung Galaxy S3 for Verizon, SCH-I535). To debrick the phone, I've followed below precedure:   1. Confirm USB cable is not faulty.   2. Confirm my MicroSD is not faulty.   3. Format MicroSD to FAT32, then image Verizon Stock firmware through Win32 Imager.   4. Enter into "Download" mode on the phone.   5. Confirm my Windows 7 system recognizes the phone. To do so, I confirmed the phone enters into "USB Debugging mode". Window7 recognizes the phone as "MSM8960".    6. Confirm `adb` works and recognizes the devices. Then, I ran Odin3 (v3.09) to see if Odin recognizes the phone, but no luck here. What are some reasons Odin isn't recognizing my phone? What are some other alternative way I can debrick the phone (other than flashing the ROM through Odin)?


How to set Google search by voice command to include Chinese input?

I use google search in Android and I can set android to listen my chinese voice input. However, I don't know how to set the same thing in desktop. Every time I visit google.com, I see a mic icon. I click on there and speak English, I can do the search. However, it does not listen my chinese voice input. Please help


Alarm Clock Plus says wrong temperature; wrong by 20 or more degrees

I enabled the "Say time before alarm" and "say weather before alarm" features on Alarm Clock Plus, but when alarm activates the wrong temperature is being said. Not by a few degrees, but by 20 or more. For example, the temperature is 30 C, and I hear "It is 2 C"! I did not have this problem with the free version. I have Galaxy S2 and it seems that the temperature is read from Samsung's built in "News and Weather" app. I tried changing my location in "News and Weather" thinking that the data for my location may be corrupted, but it did not fix the issue. No matter which location I choose, it says the wrong temperature. How can I fix this so that the correct temperature will be used? I'd really hate to rate this alarm app badly as it's really good except for this irritating bug.


What is true octa core?

I found few budget phones are releasing with true octa core.What does it mean? I read that the powerful dual core snapdragon phone is snappier than the quadcore phone of mediatek processor. Is it true? I also read that from ics only android supports dual core. Is the latest kitkat version is made to support octa core?


Will a Factory Reset on an unlocked Samsung S2 4G T989 from T-Mobile relock the phone?

I have a Samsung S2 4G T989 from T-Mobile which is unlocked. It is currently using ion Indian carrier. I want to Factory Reset it. Will it be locked again after performing a reset? I don't have any code with me.


How to run virtual machine on my nexus device?

Are there any virtual machine players such as virtualbox, I can use to run `.iso` images on Android? If I need the device to be rooted that is fine, but I prefer a portable solution


Is there any way to install apps incompatible with Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

After looking around on the Google Play Store, I've found a lot of apps that 'I like the look of'. But by tapping on them, quite a lot of the time it says **"This app is incompatible with your Android version."** Is there any way around that? P.S:I don't have any other Android devices and no, I haven't edited any of the files.


how to solve Network not found problem in Samsung Galaxy s2?

I have UK based Samsung Galaxy s2 gt-i9100 and i was using since last 2 years without any problem in india but suddenly i found it says network problem so how to solve this ? model number - Gt-I9100 android version - 2.3.4 plz help


How to create a soft link between root partition and ext3 partition(on SD)

I am trying to create symbolic links of `/data/sdext2/app/*` on `/data/app`.   This is what I did in adb shell   `ln -sf /data/sdext2/app/* /data/app/`   But it is telling _"link failed No such file or directory"_.   Note that none of the partitions are of FAT32 format.   And without -f option it says _"link failed File exists"_.


"Settings" is crashing after installing gapps

I've install custom rom called JELLYTIME on my HTC Desire HD phone. Recently I tried to update it to most recent version. After the update I installed google apps from this website: http://goo.im/gapps. I installed version 20130301. Since then the settings section works very badly. It crashes often and I can't connect to any wifi network for example. I'm afraid that I installed the wrong version of gapps but according to the table I should have installed that version for android 4.2.2. Can anyone please tell how can I fix the problem?


Cannot restore Kies backup after firmware upgrade

I backed up my Samsung Galaxy S2 on Kies before updating to Ice Cream Sandwich. After the upgrade I tried to restore, but the restore fails each time I try.


What are the limitations of syncing PC settings (Firefox) with my Android?

Is it possible to sync the Firefox settings (including add-ons) on my PC with my Galaxy 10.1 tab?


SMS problem on moto g after updating android 4.4.4

I have updated my Moto G yesterday to Android KitKat (4.4.4.) Before that I have disabled the stock Messaging app and I used Textra SMS app instead. Everything was working fine until the update. Then I was not able to send SMS from Textra or Hangouts because they were crashing. After resetting the app preferences and re-enabling the stock Messaging app, I am able to send SMS again from both the stock app and Textra. But I want to disable stock messaging app again, because it shows the incoming message preview in notification bar, and I don't want that. I want privacy with my SMS. This feature why I use Textra. How can I disable the stock SMS app?


Android Service Menu without dialer

Following this question about how to access the service menu on android, I started wondering how to do such a thing, if there is no dialer app available (android tablet without gsm.) In my case that's a Samsung Note 8.0 WiFi only Version, but hints in general would be helpful as well. Is there a way to access (some) of the Service Menus without having the dialer app?


*#7284# not launching phoneutil

My tablet is not getting connected through USB. It's showing me the error" " _USB device not recognised_ " On one forum I read to dial `*#7284#` and it will launch Phoneutil. But in my case it's not working.


System file contain mount command

I'm searching for file that mount all android partition like system,cache,etc. Why I want to do that? Because I had partitioned my SD to Fat and Ext4 and I want the Ext4 Partition as Internal SD and Fat as External SD (My device doesn't have Internal SD). I'm using Ext4 because when I search in Google "fastest file system" then the result are Ext3 and Ext4. I have tried to edit vold.fstab but Android 4.0 or just mine doesn't support other filesystem except Fat. Then I have and idea why don't edit file that mount system or cache,etc then make my Ext4 partition as Internal SD


Display On when plugged in

Is there a way to keep the display "ON" whilst the device is plugged in? I am running Android 2.2 Froyo on Samsung Galaxy S.


Why does Google Talk never appear on the "Recent Applications" list?

I frequently will get a message on Google Talk. I will drag down the notification bar, click the message, and answer. However, if I then press "Home", and it occurs to me that I wish to send yet another message to this person, I am forced to go find the Google Talk app icon, launch it, select the relevant conversation, and enter my message. Why does Google Talk not appear on the Recent Applications list, accessible by holding down the Home key? Every other app I have does...


Internet becomes abeyant gradually on phone usage

Observed this problem in the following devices:   1. Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 GT-P3100. - Android JB.   2. Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 GT-S7582. - Android JB.   3. Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro Sk17i. - Android ICS. When the phone is new or, fresh factory reset, the mobile Internet connectivity is really active. This means, messages in WhatsApp, email notifications from GMail occurs properly in time. But gradually on usage, say 2 - 3 months, these apps take more time to notify new messages when the screen is off. When the screen is ON, messages are received instantly.   1. Observed only in mobile Internet. (H+ or H - WCDMA auto mode).   2. Not observed when in Wi-Fi.   3. Facebook notifications are in-time and this problem is not observed by the app. Only WhatsApp and GMail tend to suffer. What could be the problem? Any suggestions?


Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 - MicroSD Card not recognized

My Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 rebooted unexpectedly and when it came back up all my app symbols showed a grayed out android image with SD written in the bottom right corner. All my music was gone too. I went to check under "SD Card and Phone Storage" and under "Storage Settings" it said "Mount SD Card". I clicked on "Mount SD Card" and it turned into "Mounting.. Mount in progress" but nothing happens (15min). I tried powering off the phone and removing the battery and SD card, putting everything back and powering up again, but no success. I also tried a Factory Reset, the SD Card is not recognized. I inserted the SD card into my friends Samsung Galaxy S2 and it appeared on his phone and he could copy pictures and music to it, but on my i9000 the card does not appear. What do you suggest i do?


Clock widgets and other widgets freezing on GS4

Often when I charge my GS4 phone two different clock widgets and my GNotes widgets freeze up. I have to restart the phone to make the widgets work again. The clock widgets are BeWeather and Fancy Widgets. I never had problems with them on older galaxy. Does anyone know what might be causing this problem? Thanks! Edit btw I'm using Holo Launcher HD.


Connectify doesn't work with Android

I use Connectify Hotspot Pro to create Wi-Fi network. However, my Android phone is unable to display this Wi-Fi hotspot at all. What do I need to do to make it work?


Copy application data file from internal memory to sdcard via update.zip script

Unlock pattern has been used too many times on this android device and we don't have username and password. Most probably USB debugging might also be disabled. I can reset `wipe data/factory reset` from recovery mode, but I want to backup contacts and messages before I do that. Because we don't have username and password, so contacts can't be recovered even if it is synced to Google account (which I think won't be anyway). Only option I have is `apply update from sdcard` in recovery mode. So is there any way to write some update script to copy the contacts data file to sdcard and then run it from update.zip? Or if I can reboot the phone in USB debugging mode through update script as it happens after flashing some kernels? Or if I can install an APK through update script? Other details as below (in case if it matters)   **Device:** Samsung Galaxy S2   **Android version:** Never upgraded. So it is as it was bought.   **Root Status:** Unrooted


What podcast apps include variable speed playback?

I know about Astro Player. Any other apps that feature podcast managment and variable speed playback?


Free location-aware todo list

Is there a free location-aware todo list out there? I need something, that: reminds me to buy milk, when I'm near to my favourite shop.


Multiple update notifications from Android Market

I have recently upgraded my HTC Desire to run CyanogenMod 7. The main reason I did this was so that I could use a more recent version of the Android Market that supported multiple accounts. The reason for this was that I have moved my email address from GMail to Google Apps for Your Domain and wanted the main email address on the phone to be the Google Apps one, but the market to keep using the gmail one so that I don't have to buy apps again. I also have two other gmail/apps accounts configured on the phone (so that I can receive emails sent to these two accounts). Generally, everything works fine and I'm really happy with CyanogenMod. However, I have one fairly minor problem with the market. When new updates are available to the installed apps, I used to get a notification message saying (e.g.)               2 New Updates are available      (I'm paraphrasing as no updates are currently available, so I can't remember the exact wording of the message). This is quite instructive. With the new market, I get FOUR notification messages:               2 New Updates are available email@mydomain.com          2 New Updates are available other_email@mydomain.com          2 New Updates are available more_email@gmail.com          2 New Updates are available email@gmail.com      This seems a bit daft as they're all the same updates! Is there any way to sort this out? The market is set up to use the email@gmail.com account, but seems to be checking for all of the accounts. I'd imagine that if there are paid apps that need updating, they'll only be listed for the last account (although that's a guess), but for all the free ones I seem to be stuck with multiple messages.


Android internet connection related problems?

We can USB tether and use android internet connection on PC but How to achieve following: 1\. How to use pc internet connection on android device using USB cable on Windows machine? I can use my android service provides internet connection to turn on WiFi hotspot but I stuck with following question: 2\. Can my device access internet using WiFi and at same time can we convert it into WiFi hotspot? If yes How to do that? If not why it's not possible?


How can i update my experia x10 from 1.6 to 2.1?

Every time i try to upgrade it through PC companion it stuck in middle when of preparing the phone for installation. I have tried deleting, redownloading and reinstalling the PC companion. But still im not able to update my phone. What should be done?


CyanogenMod 7 Stable for Droid

I'm asking this here because the mods at CyanogenMod's forum seem pretty adamant about people not asking about the status of version seven for the Of Droid. I understand that CM7 hasn't been released for the Droid because of a few lingering instabilities in the ROM and that the CyanogenMod team is working on getting it to a stable state ASAP. My question is **will CM7 automatically show up in ROM Manager as a ROM available to download as soon as they mark it as a stable release, or will I have to do something to have ROM Manager manually check for an update?** If this seems like a fairly entry-level question I apologize, I only ask because I haven't been using ROM Manager long enough to experience an update to the ROM I'm using and don't want to miss out on flashing CM7 as soon as it's up to snuff.


How to extend the timespan of Google's calendar widget?

Or in other words: **How to show more dates in Google's calender widget?** The next date I added to my Google calender is an appointment I have in eight days from now. The Google calender widget does not show this appointment. Right now there are no other dates added to this calendar. So the problem is not, that there are to many dates. The problem is that the widget does not look into the future far enough. I want to see my next date, even if it is still a month to go.   1. How can I make the widget display dates that are scheduled farther in the future than it does now?   2. Is it possible to display all future dates? Of course the display of regularly repeated dates must be limited, but I would like to see at least the next scheduled of each one.   3. What is the reason, that this is not already the case? This seems really odd to me, because it does not look very complicated to find all the appointments in a database or sync them. To me it seems to be more work to limit those features this way. P.S.: I just saw that the "date-list-view" of Google's calendar app (not the widget this time) does show dates, weeks ahead. I don't see any limitation. I would like the widget to behave the same way.


Run Ubuntu from SD Card on Android Tablet

I'll be acquiring my first tablet in a few weeks, and haven't tinkered with Android much besides my 1st gen Motorola Droid (I had an HTC Sense, but a power surge fried it and turned it into a brick, same with my old laptop) I feel like such a noob asking this but first I want to clarify that.... I DON'T wanna install Ubuntu on the tablet! I still want Android, I just wanna be able to run Ubuntu directly off of a SD Card or Flash Drive. Now I have Ubuntu 11.04 on my old flash drive, and was wondering if I can boot directly to Ubuntu from my flash drive on the tablet. I figure it's possible, just don't know if it's a simple plug in and go type concept, not sure if I'll have to install any additional applications in order to get it functioning properly. I figure it's more then possible. I just want to know what I'm doing prior before I do anything. So if anyone has any tips it'd be greatly appreciated.


Samsung Galaxy SII: OTA ROM Manager update to CyanogenMod: Verification Failed

Howdi, Basically as question says; Download and Install Cyanogenmod 7.1.0 from ROMManager App, reboot into system recovery, and lo and behold               E:failed to verify whole-file signature     E:signature verification failed     Installation aborted.      Also tried with the 'standard' download from the website instead of OTA, same issue even after verifying md5 hash **Anyone got any ideas?**


How to create an update.zip file that can copy & rename a file?

Here's exactly what I'm looking for - I need an 'update.zip' file that can copy a file (example): /system/framework/file-to-copy.apk to another folder: /system/ and then it would rename the 'file-to-copy.apk' in the 'system' folder to: renamed-file.apk and copy it back to: /system/framework/ It would have to overwrite an already existing 'renamed-file.apk' in 'system/framework' folder. Note: The permissions can NOT change. Is it even possible to do this? Any help would be appreciated!


Jelly Bean search - only contacts and apps?

In previous versions of Android, the Google search widget allow you to choose what you want to search. I always configured it to search only contacts and apps. this way the Google web search results doesn't push down the phone search results, and still I can use the widget to search Google. It seems like in Jelly Bean you can't remove the web search results and they always push the phone search results down (an sometimes even hide them under "Phone Search"). Is there a way to remove the web search results from the widget search? If not, do you know any efficient search widget/app the can search the phone?


Sprint Android Sends Same Text 30 Times

Why does my HTC Evo 4G send a single text message to the same person 30 or 40 times? Sprint won't help us and it drains my battery and annoys people. Thank- you.


Allow accessibility service for an app without access to settings

For some reason the settings app that comes with my android crashes whenever I try and select an app (for instance NiLS), to access the android accessibility notifications service. Is there a way to enable android accessibility notifications service for an app using root? Where are the permissions for the accessibility service stored on the system? I'm trying to substitute the Settings.apk for a working version, but no luck so far as the OS only accepts the Settings.apk that came with the phone. It's running 4.2.2 btw. Thanks!


Google plus application is 24 mb after wrong update

I was updating from the market this app and I got a package error. I uninstalled it and installed it again from scratch. No problem. Now the app is 24 mb! To me it sounds like the broken package is still sitting somewhere in my internal memory... Cleaning dalvik and application cache didn't help :( Any hints?


SSH login disconnect with Operation not permitted [preauth]

I have SSH server running on an Android phone under GNURoot app with image file for wheezy. The sshd -d on the phone says: `Server listening on port 2233` and after I try to login the connection established and then I get: `chroot(/var/run/sshd)" Operation not permitted [preauth] do_cleanup [preauth] do_cleanup Killing privsep child 18597` The ssh client on my computer says: `Read from socket failed: Connection reset by peer` Anybody has any idea what went wrong?


Unauthorized Network

I recently configured my Samsung Galaxy Ace to provide internet access for my laptop. When friends visit and find the network, they get onto it and stream movies even though it is password protected. How can I identify the devices on the network and disable other unauthorized devices from connecting to my network?


How do I disable Fast boot without the Power option in Settings?

I went over some of the old forum posts about this issue and there seems to be a lot of confusion about this. I am planning to root my HTC Desire (GSM) which at the moment is running original UI/ROM and everything on Android 2.2 FroYo. One of the root guides said that I should disable Fastboot by going to Settings and then Power. But I don't have that option. And apparently I am not the only one. So what's this all about? And how do you disable something like that when the option is not there? Can this be done from HBoot menu?...


Keep the home launcher from being killed

I have a Motorola Milestone, and I've come to learn that it has a relatively low memory (runtime memory, not storage capacity). The problem that comes with this is that whenever too many apps want to run in the background, the android system starts killing stuff, and with my Milestone that happens very easily. That wouldn't be so bad, if it weren't for the fact that android seems to think the home launcher is the least important app of all (which is absurdly wrong). For instance, right now I have a series of apps poluting the background, some important (like _Swype_ ) and some pointless (like _Facebook_ ). If I open up even a simple app like _Messages_ or _Contacts_ or _Settings_ the homelauncher gets killed in the background. Once I press the Home button, I am greeted with an empty home screen, and have to wait around 1 or 2 minutes for everything to load again. This happens with all home launchers I tried, though it happens more easily with the heavier ones. So far, I managed to live with this behavior by religiously avoiding apps that run in the background (as well as widgets). But this solution is not perfect. It still happens more often than I'd like. Is there a way to change android's priorities when it comes to killing background apps? But why does the home launcher rank lower than _Google Maps_ ' location service **and** _Facebook_ 's (inactive) uploader **and** everything else? I want the home launcher to be last thing that gets killed when memory is low, or as close to last as possible (e.g. it obviously can't rank higher than the currently active app, but you get my point). I currently have Cyanogen mod 6 installed, but it also happened on the stock android OS, and I am willing to install absolutely **ANY** custom ROM to solve this issue.


Is there any app which can tell which app is using internet?

I have installed lots of apps on my phone. For the last couple of weeks i am facing one issue. Even when i am not using internet infact even when i am not using my phone at all, a window pops up and says you have just downloaded ??mb of data!!! and because of this my battery is draining very fast. I have to charge it twice a day. I don't even know which app is accessing net, I suspected the pulse feed reader and google+ for this. Uninstalled pulse reader but still there is problem. If i could got to know which app is that then i will just uninstall that. Phone: HTC Desire S OS: Android 2.3.3


No notification from my apps

I have a strange behaviour on a HTC Desire Android 2.2 phone: Some applications offer notifications that should appear in the _notification bar_ and should _make a sound_ \- for example Seesmic (Twitter client) and Huddle (from Google+). On one phone I have here for comparison that happens. Whenever I get a message on twitter or when I receive a huddle, the phone beeps and shows a little icon. On the other identical phone, which to me seems to be identically configured neither of those applications give me a sound - although sounds are enabled in the applications. Any suggestions where else I could have another look? Since there is no sound from any of those apps, it seems to be a "global" problem, but I don't see where...


Why can't I see these picture messages sent to my phone?

Every now and again, I get a picture message sent to my phone that I can't see on my phone. The only reason I know they are arriving is because I use MightyText, which lets me check my texts through my computer. I think the messages might be intentionally hidden; does anyone have any kind of experience with these "invisible picture messages"? I'm hoping they're not being used to track my location...


Sync failed when I have 2steps verification

I do on phone factory reset and after that I can't sync when I have turned on 2steps verification but when I turn off verification all works correct. Any suggestions?


Does 'Easy Battery Saver' work?

I ran some tests in my Moto G and it was quite disappointing. The first hour was dedicated to measure the performance in 'Intelligent Power Saving Mode', followed by an hour of the app uninstalled. This was repeated for a total of 6 hours and the results are in: **App installed**   * 1st hour: 66-61 = 5   * 3rd hour: 58-55 = 3   * 5th hour: 52-45 = 7 **App Removed**   * 2nd hour: 61-58 = 3   * 4th hour: 55-52 = 3   * 6th hour: 45-42 = 3 The numbers indicate the percentage of battery charge consumed. During the test, the phone was in standby all the time. What's going on here? This app has more than 800k ratings averaging a 4.5 score! Am I doing something wrong? Is the app supposed to run only when not in standby?


Can I temporarily use device with physical QWERTY in touch only mode?

I am looking for a new phone with a physical QWERTY keyboard (probably a "slide-down" construction). As I do not have possibility to test it, I would like to know, whether I can use the device as a standard touch phone without using the physical keyboard if needed. How does Android behave when the physical keyboard is not activated (the slide-down phone is folded)? Do I have to manually activate the virtual one or is it automatic? thanks


Song lyrics on Samsung Galaxy SIII

I've got a basic question relating to music files downloaded from Google Play. I want to know, if I purchase a song or an album from Google Play, then does the .mp3 file, or, supposedly, each of the .mp3 files that come with the purchased album, have meta-tags inside them containing the lyrics of the song? If the answer is yes, then how can I have my Samsung Galaxy SIII display the lyrics on the screen (or, if impossible, would there be a program that does this available preferably free of charge for the PC, so that at least I can do this there? Thanks.


How can I update apps using google play website?

Earlier, there was an option to update apps from Google play website. If new updates were available, it was showed in the homepage, but now it is not there. Can I do it now? Is there an option for that now?


Removing app from download queue in Amazon App Store

A few weeks ago I installed Amazon App Store and tried to download a game that was free for that one day. I "bought" it for free according to my Amazon account, but I've never been able to download it as the file size is large and download's wi-fi only. My wi-fi's very patchy so I've never been able to complete the download, apart from once when it said there was a "package error" after downloading. I'm not even that bothered about downloading this game - I just wanted to check it out since it was free - so now I just want to get rid of it from my "My Apps" download queue. There seems to be no way I can find to just delete it. Anyone know how I can get rid of this? Many thanks


Why does Navigation keep choosing a different route?

I have a route which I have taken a couple of times using Google Maps navigation and every time I go it takes me one of 3 different ways, even though I start and finish with the same location every time. In web Google Maps the directions returns 3 results which are 35mins, 40mins and 41mins with varying routes, one is using 3 motorways, another is motorway- town-motorway and the last is through the "backroads". Is GNavigation making this decision intelligently (traffic reports, time of day etc) or randomly picking me a route of the 3 available? This is in the UK.


How to stop LED flashing on standby

My xperia z tablet has a really bright LED that flashes when it is in standby (that is when the screen is blank). In fact I am not sure it does it all the time but it is very annoying if it is in the room at night. Is there any way to stop this from happening?


Can I record Google+ Huddle chat messages?

I thought they have being saved at Gmail chats like google-talk. But I was wrong.   How can I record Google+ Huddle messages? Saving at gmail will be best option.


Skype sound volume

I have Android 2.1update1 and I installed Skype from the Android Market. In many times when I use it to talk to other people using Skype the talking volume is too loud! How can I turn it down a little bit? I just didn't find any volume settings regarding Skype.


Unlocking Xperia x10 using a jacket

I have passed the limits for attempting passcode / sim code. Someone has advised me that I should use a jacket to unlock the phone (Xperia X10a) Where do I get the jacket from? Also, will the jacket solve my problem?