MightyText isn't working. Is it malware?

I needed to send SMS from my PC because my hands finger's are fat then normal, which does not fit with smartphone small tiny buttons while i type large sentences, it takes me while to complete a small sentence. So i searched and found this handy apps, i installed it, i got email i went to the web link but its not working https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.texty.sms Is it a Trojan horse, malware or its trusted apps? EDIT: this is the email               Welcome to MightyText!          Hi - Thanks for signing up with MightyText. You've joined over 1 Million people who use MightyText to text from their computer or tablet, using their Android phone number. To get you started, we've started syncing some recent text messages from your phone to MightyText.           NOTE: You will still get SMS text messages on your phone as you normally would, and when texting on your phone you can keep using the same SMS texting app you've been using.                Getting started - SMS from your computer now          To start texting from your computer, see instructions for your browser:          Google Chrome:          1 - Start Google Chrome browser, and install the MightyText Chrome Extension     2 - Launch the MightyText Web App on your computer: https://mightytext.net/app          Firefox:          1 - Install this third party Firefox Add-on to get notifications. (Firefox doesn't support HTML Notifications natively)     2 - NOTE: For Firefox Mac users only -- you'll also need to install Growl Notifications for Mac. Download free version of Growl here.     3 - Launch the MightyText Web App on your computer: https://mightytext.net/app          Internet Explorer, Safari, Opera          Follow the steps here                SMS from your Android Tablet          On your tablet, install using this link or search for mightytext on the Google Play Store from your tablet.          Any questions? Just reply to this email.          thank you and happy texting,          The MightyText Team      follow us on Twitter | MightyText on Facebook


Why Do I Need to Wipe Dalvik Cache?

When I'm updating a custom ROM, there's always an instruction to _wipe the Dalvik cache_. I don't see a reason why this is necessarily. Watching the logcat while the system is booting I can clearly see that if an app changed, its `dex` file is invalidated and then regenerated. Yet still when I mention this anywhere I'm met with silence. As if not even some ROM developers are aware of this and they're only doing this because everyone else does. So the questions:   * **Was there an Android version where Dalvik files were not invalidated during boot?**   * **Is there any advantage in doing this yourself, instead of letting the system do the work it's supposed to do?** An ideal answer would include references to the relevant code, so I would have a reference the next time this comes up.


can sony xperia u(st25i) 's otg be connected to external power?

Can Sony Xperia U be connected to a Y-Cable to provide extra power for OTG to avoid phone battery consumption? I'm asking this because the phone is already giving power ,will that make a short circuit or it's normal?


Set background to fill single screen on galaxy nexus

Currently galaxy nexus fits my image for all 5 of my screens, but I want my image to fill the whole screen, on every screen, so when u scroll between screens its the same background, and its the full image, not just parts of it. How can i Achieve this?


Lock screen but keep Google Maps turn-by-turn navigation and GPS active

I've a Sony Xperia Z with Android 4.2.2 and need to lock my screen but keep the (voice/turn-byturn) navigation active. How can I achieve that? As it's currently, as soon as I lock the screen, GPS seems to be disabled instantely (at least when I unlock the phone, it needs to reaquire a GPS fix) and turn-by-turn navigation in Google Maps is instantly disabled. How can I keep both things activated? Background: I want to travel by bike without needing to look at my smartphone every few crossroads. Since I don't have a handlebar mount for my smartphone I've to keep it in one of the pockets of my pants. For some reason (I guess the fabric is too thin) the phone registers touches all the time, leading to 'butt-dials' and similiar things.


Nexus 4 GPS uses mobile data even when data is turned off

My Nexus 4 running on Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) uses mobile data even when the mobile data is turned off, and I turn on the GPS. When the GPS is turned on I get the carrier message that data is used and the balance is reduced. Why is this happening?


My Android JellyBean Lenovo A600e stuck repeatedly reboots when on

My phone misbehaved last evening and went on to show that my internal sd card is faulty. It gave me the option to format, which I did. After that I realised that some apps are in my internal sd card. Now I believe that some of those apps getting removed due to formatting is the reason why the phone is crippled. Now I can't see which apps/components are missing, for, by the time I open any app, the phone reboots. However the reason can be anything, I am not sure. I even tried removing and re-inserting the sd card. Please help. P.S.: I have now switched my phone off so that the battery doesn't get drained and I can debug the phone.


How to enable the Native Library in OsmAnd?

In a 2012 thread about a case of OsmAnd being slow at rendering, one person advises this: > verify that you use Native Library (which definitely speed up rendering > process) And the replies seems to imply it works: > I selected the Native Library and deleted Ind.cache file. It has nearly > doubled the rendering speed of my map. I have the same problem of slow rendering, but I can't find the Native Library setting. **QUESTION:** How to enable the Native Library in recent OsmAnd?


Android on wifi - only local network, no internet

My phone (HTC One X) can't get internet when connected to my office wifi network. My office's wifi has no problem for me and my workers. By default, my phone uses DHCP mode when connected to local network. However, it adamantly picks the same IP that conflicts with another server in the network. In DHCP mode, I get no internet. I switch my phone to static IP (along with the correct gateway and DNS). Even with a good internal IP address (no conflict, I checked in the router), I still get no access to internet. I used Fing on Android to ping machines within the network successfully, but pinging any domain name at all would fail. I even tried switch DNS on my phone to 8.8.8.8 and it won't work. Pinging any external IP would fail I have no problem connecting to my home wifi (DHCP mode) that has the same router model. I'm out of ideas. Anyone?


Nexus 4 speaker no longer playing any audio

The speaker on my Nexus 4 suddenly stopped playing audio a few days ago. No sound at all, no music, ringtones, etc. Is this software problem or hardware? If I reinstall Android 4.3 again manually, will it unmute the speaker?


how to copy android home shortcuts from one device to another?

I have 2 Android (2.2) Galaxy Tab mini tablets with android 2.2 I am setting them up for show presentations. I put on both of them a directory filled with content. The directory is identical in both devices. On one I set up many home screen shortcuts to the files in that directory. How do i COPY all the short cuts from one device to the other ? Where are these shortcuts physically located ? in some kind of home application settings file ? where is it on the file system ?


Can Google services be firewall-filtered (market yes, sync no)?

I recently asked about the availability of calendars with limited sandbox permissions, since I felt that most of them ask for access that is too wide, and hence are not as secure as I'd like. I also explored in that question what options were available to sync only to local computers, and to _definitively_ prevent the device from syncing private data (calendar, contacts, todos) to Google. I plan to do my own backups locally. Side note: not syncing private data with Google is a little trickier than a new user would expect. This is because a Google account is required to use the marketplace, and once the phone has that account, it cannot be removed without a factory reset (at least in version 2.2). The sync to it _can_ be disabled, but if one accidentally turns it on - easily done momentarily, in my view - contacts and calendar are likely to whoosh to the cloud in short order. One of course has to balance security requirements with usability, and my favourite calendars thus far (Business Calendar, aCalendar) do not offer their own private calendar repositories (they just work with any calendar sync provider). Ergo, they are equally at risk of accidental cloud synching as the stock Calendar application. So, I am wondering if rooting the device and installing a firewall would be the way to go? I was originally of the view that I could grant application permissions to Market/Play to contact Google, but not Calendar. However I see in the DroidWall FAQ, if one wishes to continue using the market after installing the firewall: > Enable the following applications: > >   * "Market"; >   * "Media Storage, DRM Protected Content Storage, Download Manager" and >   * "Calendar Sync Adapter, Google Services Framework, Contacts Sync > Adapter" > It seems odd that, to use the market one needs to grant permissions to the latter, but would be entirely in keeping with Google's policy of making it hard to avoid their services. Any root owners here have thoughts as to whether it is possible? I'm hoping I can filter+block on `calendar.google.com` etc whilst permitting `play.google.com` \- or similar. (I suppose the easiest answer to this Q is "try it!", but I'm looking for expertise before I risk rooting my phone).


Download or get the Instagram video I saw earlier

Device: Samsung Galaxy S3 A person I followed had a cool video they posted on Instagram, but then deleted it later. I was wondering if there was a backup of the video in the temp folder, since I watched it earlier?


How is the internal storage of the Galaxy S III allocated?

I've noticed that Verizon offers 2 versions of the Galaxy S3: 16 GB and 32 GB. I'm trying to determine if it would be worthwhile to get the larger storage. Is the device storage an extension of the primary device memory, or is it treated as a separate memory area that can only be used for data storage (similar to an SD card) but not for running programs?


Can you remotely install apps to your phone if your phone is dead?

If your phone is dead, will it still download apps that you try to remotely install thru desktop? I'm trying to download a tracking device to find my phone but I think the battery is dead and I don't know if it'll still remotely install onto my phone.


All of my launchers keep crashing, my only fix is to factory reset. I need help for backing up valuable data

I have a Galaxy S2 running on ICS. It is not rooted. Recently it keeps crashing. No app will start with the exception of lock screen and the notification curtain. My menu button does not work so during my research on this problem the "download GO Launcher and set as default > clear data" solution will not work. I want to keep this post as short as possible so here are some links on my _first_ problem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1417244 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1541223 (These two posters fixed their problems due to their menu buttons being able to function). Looks like my only fix is to do a factory reset (though if anyone has a few suggestions, please post them!). Unfortunately not being able to access any apps means **I cannot do back ups**. I want to restore my phone to the pre-crash state as much as possible. I have a valuable memo on the "Memo" app that comes with TouchWiz. Can this be done? EDIT: Forgot to mention that it's best not to void my warranty by flashing or rooting. My S2 has some screen burn ins that I need to get fixed and they'll be checking.


How can I delete multiple emails on the HTC One X?

I just got the HTC One X and I cannot find a way to select all my emails and delete them in one go. I have to select them one by one the delete them, after which I have to repeat the process again the clear the trash bin. I had the HTC Desire before and that did it with no problems. Has anyone found a solution or am I missing something?


Removing desktop panes on Galaxy Tab 10.1

I have a brand new Galaxy Tab 10.1 and I can't figure out how I remove some of the desktop panes.


How to track reboots in Jelly Bean

Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Verizon) with Android 4.1.1 (unrooted). I seem to be having unusually frequent reboots of my phone; sometimes multiple times in a day. Certainly much more frequent than with Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0.4). Additionally, my battery life seems to be lower since the upgrade from 4.0.4. (It might be my imagination, but it might be running hotter than I remember, too.) I've been looking for some common denominator but I'm baffled. What can I do to try to find out what is causing these crashes? (No suggestions that require rooting, please.)


Why is it that whenever I partition my sd card outside CWM it doesn't get recognized by my phone?

I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace, running on its official CM7 ROM. I have an 8gb sd card and I just want to make a clean install of everthing starting with the sd card's partition. I've had sd-ext partition troubles when I partitioned my sd card using CWM, so I went and did it using GParted. Currently it has:   1. 6+ Gb FAT32 primary partition   2. 1 Gb EXT4 logical partition It gets recognized by my laptop, no problem. But my phone won't even detect it. Any ideas why this is happening? Thanks.


I cant move apps like twitter over to SD card?

Why cant I move twitter over to my SD card? I have a 16gb SD and all installed apps are there,exept for some, like twitter. Is it possible to move those apps over to SD card?


Cant open tar.md5 files to view the .img files

Im trying to open my stock rom file that i downloaded from sam firmware and when I try open it with winrar it says: The archive is either in unknown format or damaged. so i tried taking the .md5 extension away and still no luck? Other people have managed to do this besides me?


How to change the wake up Button on the Motorola Droid Pro to be any keyboard key?

I really hate that the sleep/mute key button is the same that wakes up the phone; I would want to be able to wake it up by pressing any key on the phone. Any ideas?


Is 150 MB / month enough for limited use?

I've been thinking about getting a pre-owned Samsung Fascinate from Verizon for $40. I can't afford a $30/month unlimited data plan, but I was considering the $15/month 150MB data plan. I'm planning on using it primarily as a phone/PMP, without heavy use of internet-related features. Most of my data usage will probably come from these things:   * Downloading apps   * Occassionally checking weather, maps, etc.   * Texting through Google Voice. I plan all cancelling my texting plan and moving all my texting activities to Google Voice. I only use around ~300 texts (sent and received) per month. Is it reasonable to expect these activities to remain within 150MB/month? On a related note, I am usually on my university's campus, which has wi-fi. Can I use the wi-fi network to avoid suffering data charges? Update: Verizon ran a promotion this weekend. For upgrading to a smartphone with unlimited data plan, you got a $10/month credit for the next 24 months. So the $30/unlimited data plan effectively becomes $20/unlimited, and I went with that instead of the $15/150MB plan.


How to improve the security on my Android phone?

When I use Android in business I have some secret data on my phone. So if I lose my phone this can easily be stolen. Is there any way I can secure my phone? E.g. adding password for unlocking it. Any recommendations? apps? or best-practice?


com.android.phone force closes constantly after a clean install of CM7.1 in SGS1

I installed a CM7.1 over a custom 2.3.5 installation on my Samsung Galaxy S I9000. I did a full wipe through CWM as well as wiping the cache, as explained in the SGS installation instructions. The installation completed without any errors, but when the phone booted the process _com.android.phone_ force- closed. When I dismissed the error, it force-closed again within less than a second, and continued doing so. I rebooted into recovery and made sure to wipe everything, but nothing helped. I finally reverted to my previous ROM in disappointment. What could be the causing these force-closes? How can I install CM7.1 successfully? Is there any specific kernel I should install? Any specific modem?


DroidWall and Wireless Tethering

I have a very simple problem: when I run `Wifi Tether` on my Galaxy S3 the computer won't get the IP address unless I disable `DroidWall` firewall. DW runs in whitelist mode, but I ran across its menu to enable all wireless related applications it found. Nothing. I have to stop it at all to make DHCP server work. What application in Android 4.1, or at least in the stock GS3 ROM, governs DHCP in wireless tethering and should be enabled with DroidWall? Or else, how do I find it out without try-and-fail across a large number of applications.


Is it possible to add a computer to Firefox Sync if I have my already configured Android phone with me? All the online tutorials cover the case where your computer is configured and you want to add your android phone to sync, but phone -> computer is much more useful since the phone is the thing you carry with you. I haven't been able to find the option in Firefox Mobile, is it at all possible?


How can I get my MK808 mini Android PC to output to my TV?

I had this mini pc from a friend. But I cannot power it up. When I connect it to TV with HDMI cable, the light is blue, but I got nothing show on the TV screen. I've tried some different HDMI cables, but it will not put a picture out to the TV. Can anyone suggest what the problem might be?


BSNL Penta TPad 701C Android ICS - Play store closes immediately after opening.

When I got the tablet, new version of play store was pre-installed and was working fine. Initially my 3G dongle was not connecting to Internet. After complaining to customer care, I was provided a firmware with which I updated my tablet. Then onwards, I could connect to Internet but Play store was gone. I managed to download it and installed it on tablet but now it opens and closes without any error message. I have already tried:   1. Re installing the given ROM   2. Done factory reset   3. Tried to install different versions (v3.5.19, v3.7.16, etc) of Play Store app. None of the above solved the probelm. Please help.


Can CSS be over ridden on Android the same way userContent.css works on Firefox?

This is related to another question I posed recently, but I thought I should keep issues separate and specific. On a desktop computer running Firefox, one can create a file called "userContent.css" and have the CSS in that file over ride the CSS for specific web sites. I'd like to be able to do the same thing on my Android 2.2 phone, especially since there are so many sites not optimized for mobile viewing. I am agnostic about how this is done, whether it's an app, or a setting in the Android default browser, or something else. PS: I've tried downloading the Firefox beta for my phone (HTC Magic), but it seems that it is not available for my model. Thanks for any advice.


I can't send a picture attachment together with a text message any more ( Samsung Galaxy S). Any idea why?

I tried to send a **text message** \- **attaching a photo** already on my phone ( the first time ) and attaching a picture taken at time of send ( the second time ). However, **when I try to send this text message** \- the status remains `sending` ( _an my correspondent does not receive the message_ ). Is this a problem with my phone company, you think, or can I have changed some setting somehow. Is there a setting that can be set, anyhow ? I did send picture attachments with text message before , some weeks ago , but not after upgrading to Froyo 2.2.1 ( just to be complete - can't think this has anything to do with it ). **\------------- [ UPDATE ]-------------------------** Something I noticed but did not mention before : if I view a **text message with a picture attached** , and press the image to 'view' it,*a sort of movie view is started*e.g. with the picture at the top of the screen, and a `Start`, `Rewind` and `Forward` button at the bottom. Pressing the `Start` will **'play'** the picture as move of about 5 seconds - since it is a picture, of course the image does not change. I am pretty sure this was not the case when I sent some image messages a couple of weeks ago. To be complete: even the image messages I did send before now show this 'movie' type of action.


Galaxy S2 turns off randomly

I got a problem with my Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100.   I have it for round about 8 monthts now and experimented with some custom roms. I installed cynogenmod 9, 10, 10.1 tested Syah Kernel and installed AOKP in DualBoot and so on.   Everything was fine until I installed CM10.1 as single boot.   There my phone started to turn off randomly and I thought that it would be a software mistake and reinstalled the Samsung stock rom. But the problem is still existing.   I dont use a firewall or antivirus program and did not checked up anything.   Can you help me with this issue or tell me how I should start detecting or solving the problem?   Thanks for your help!      Edit:   I installed awg Antivirus and scanned my phone. Beside SWFPlayer there was no app which is "dangerous". And my "marked" settings were "Enable Debugging", "Allow Third Party Apps". Edit 2:   I now updated my phone via Kies to Android 4.1.2 but the problem still exists.      Edit 3:   I think I got the problem. I already wrote it in my last comment. The batterie infalted and I think that's the problem. I ordered a new batterie and hope that's it. If not I don't know what it might be...


How do I install Google voice search on a rooted gb custom rom?

I recently moved to X-gamer, a gb based stock rom. I flashed gapps for gb thinking I would get back voice search and talk. However it seems only talk got installed. Voice search link on Google play shows 'item not found'. How do I install Google voice search?


Is there a solution for poor Acer Iconia A500 playback of MP4 video?

When playing back MP4 video files my Acer Iconia A500 will drop frames and produce video artifacts. Does it just not support MP4, or is there a better MP4 player I can download? **Update** : Turns out it was just an issue with 1080p video. 720p video plays back great.


Streaming UDP protocol on Android

I'm trying to stream satellite TV from my desktop PC to my Android phone. I'm using DVB Dream, the software is transmitting on `udp://@`. I've already tried downloading VLC for Android, but it seems like UDP streaming is not supported. Do you have any idea that could help me solve this riddle?


Is there an 'offline' version of Google calendar for Android?

For the PC there is a plugin for the google calendar so that edits to the calendar can be made offline. On my Android 2.1 there does not seem such an option. I am using the calendar though the browser and not an app. On the app market place I cannot find the app so I am using the browser..


"Parse error" when updating swype

When I try to update the swype beta via the Swype Installer app, it starts downloading the Swype Installer, but then I get the error message "Parse error". I tried downloading a new Swype Installer from beta.swype.com/android/get, but had not had any luck with that either. (same result) Swype however does not let me keep using they swiping technology (or whatever it's called) and tells me I should update. (While having no built-in update functionality) I am currently using Swype version 3.6.84.26668.t100.26701 (who uses version numbers like that, seriously...) and the Swype Installer version 1.1.26483 (12.15) My phone is a branded HTC desire with Android 2.2 How can I update Swype or get a new version of Swype without losing my dictionary. **Update:** I uninstalled and reinstalled the Swype installer (now v 12.16), but now it seems to think my version is up to date and does not provide me a possibility to update. (only the ususal menu - watch video, etc) My Swype however still is in the old version and gives me a warning.


Galaxy S II via Freebox server to TV

Any idea how can I connect my Samsung Galaxy S II to Freebox server? I have no idea how to set up wifi connection between them. Please note that I want to connect my phone to Freebox server as described here, I just want to get pictures straight off of my phone onto the Freebox server to TV.


Turn on bluetooth when USB is connected?

Is there any app, or other method, that lets me automatically turn on Bluetooth if USB is also connected, and turn it off when USB is disconnected?