Sim card reboots phone and stops working

I am using Lg L90 and the problem is, that every time I use Chrome app I get a message after a few minutes. It says something like "sim card shut down" or something like that and there is a progress bar going from "0/10" to "10/10" and rebooting my phone. That wouldn't be a big problem, but after rebooting the sim card simply stops working, and I have to remove the battery, pull out the sim card and put everything back together a few times until it recognizes sim card again. Have you ever gotten this problem? Can this be fixed? I'm scared of using Chrome again.


Is there a way to prevent applications from updating when running on battery

I know you can restrict applications to update on Wi-Fi only. Can you achieve the same thing with "update when charging on sector only" too?


How to charge device while using OTG contoller?

I want to be able to use a PS2 controller with my Nexus 7 (2012) tablet to play games while also charging it. I have found a PS2 controller adapter to usb that should work on otg. However, I also want to charge my device. How can I do this? I have seen otg y cables and usb power hubs but what will work the best?


Toshiba Thrive, changing system font

I am currently running the Favum 1.1 ROM on my toshiba thrive, and I tried to use Font Installer to install a new system font. For some reason the font will install, but the actual font on my thrive won't change even when I restart and wipe the davlik cache. Is there any way to change the system font? I can't find the system/font folder anywhere either.


Do some running apps not show in Task Manager?

I was using the Navigator app and I was still hearing voice directions even though Task Manager showed no apps running. How can Task Manager show no apps and there could be an app still running?


How to sync Facebook calendar in my Android phone calendar?

Is there a way to sync my Facebook calendar with the inbuilt Phone calendar of Android. I know there are many apps, but I do not want to give them permission to access my profile details.


Rooting and Network Capabilities

Will a rooted BLU STUDIO 5.5 work with Verizon Wireless? I don't know about their networking compatibilities, even though rooted. And when I mean work, I mean get LTE. or 4G.


Is there a way to play music from an android phone in a from an ipod/iphone dock

There are many devices on the market that have a docking station for iphones, ipods and ipads that allow to play the music from the ipod through their speakers, and many time also to control the ipod through the docking station. For me, it's the stereo of my car. Is there some way (obviously with an adapter) to use those docks to play music stored on an android device?


HTC One won't play any video after update

My Android HTC One is currently running Android Version 4.4.2, a few days ago it updated a bunch of apps, about 27 I think. I honestly can't remember which updated and which didn't. Since then it won't play any videos. It won't play any video files from my memory card and it won't play any videos from YouTube, Facebook etc...![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/bf4n5.png) A similar error pops up for every application. Has anyone else encountered this issue?


how to clear RAM on the click on a button?

I need some help regarding the performance of my phone. I have to clear RAM every time to free some space through the task manager. Can anybody please help me clearing RAM on the click of a button?


How do I install Google Play store?

I have a rooted Huawei G700-U10 with android 4.2.1. I removed the Android Play Store and Services, but now I need it. How do I reinstall them?


Can I do a NAND or full system backup from pc

I have an android tablet with os 4.2 rooted and want to do a full system or Nand backup from my PC. Is this possible?


Tethering using bluetooth via Galaxy Nexus to Galaxy Tab 7(P1000) tablet

Here is the point there is a secured WiFi connection - which password I don't know - but there is an device - Galaxy Nexus smartphone which is already connected to that WiFi and my Galaxy Tab tablet. There is any change to set GN as Bluetooth modem, to tether WiFi connection, for Galaxy Tab?


Have you got flash to play on your stock Froyo yet?

I have been playing flash videos using skyfire, but I would really like to play some games like chopper using flash. How can I get flash enabled on Froyo? I have heard that Froyo supports adobe flash.


software update available -- how to find out the details?

My UK HTC Chacha phone running 2.3.5 since the last few months shows a notification since the last couple of days that there is a software update available. But the menu only says that it's a bit over 7MB to downloads, it doesn't specify what software update this is which version -- how to find out the details?


Can my Samsung Galaxy Nexus and iPhone 5 share same micro USB charger?

Does the micro USB charger cable that comes with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus be used with the iPhone 5 and vice versa?


How to troubleshoot a lockup/freeze

I have a GNex running on CN(A) 3.8. It has started to lockup/freeze when the screen is off. So far it occurs mostly overnight while it's charging. I have to pull the battery to resolve. I believe it started a couple of ROM updates ago. I have not gone through the step of doing a factory wipe (but have cleared the cache/Dalvik), etc, but I was wondering what tools does Android have to troubleshoot freezes, etc. Is there a system log, etc that I can look at to see if there's a pattern of what is occurring at the time of freeze?


How does back up data works in doing a restore factory in android device?

Im planning to do a restore factory in my android device but I'm quite curious about this back-up data thing. How does it work? Does back up data means it will automatically restore my apps and other files after doing a restore factory setting (given there is a choice of auto restore). _Edit by Izzy:_ OP refers to _Google Cloud Backup_ , as the link to a screenshot in the comments shows.


Can Android 4.03 send file/image batches?

I'm looking around on the play store for an app that would allow me to select a set of images to send via smail. Because there's a 3 mb limit per e-mail (probably imposed by my provider), I was hoping a developer was intelligent enough to create something that perhaps used multiple smails (or somehow otherwise hacked things). Batch upload/download so I can send a bunch of pictures to my friends without hassle, basically, without logging into things. If there's an easy way to do this, please let me know?


Is there such thing as an android game market that forbids apps with in-app purchasing?

The Play store and Amazon app store are just full of these horrid, "free" games that are actually crippled unless you want to spend (a lot more than a game like that is really worth). You know the ones. I'm wondering if, among the various alternative app stores out there, there exists a curated game store that focuses on games with real content and transparent, up-front prices. Something reminiscent of the quality control present on the consoles of yore (at least, prior to the modern-day abuse of DLC).


Will flashing ROMs multiple times degrade the performance of phone? If yes, is it possible to retain the performance? If no, then is there any procedure or sequence to flash a ROM on a Samsung Galaxy S?


Taking pictures using an external (USB) camera on a Samsung Galaxy S2

Question: How can we take a picture using an external, USB camera, on a Samsung Galaxy S2 (setup in host mode, using an OTG (On The Go) cable), running Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Details: We are trying to build an app as part of a project, where the phone will be out of sight (e.g. in someone's pocket), but the external camera can take a picture (on demand) that our app can process. We have seen evidence of success using OTG and flash drives/mice/keyboards, but are unsure of what difficulties may arise (and how to approach them) for a USB webcam. Given that we are trying to write an app (API level 15), other pointers (with regard to interfacing with the external camera) would be appreciated (as a starting point, we really would like to just prove that the camera CAN work - that is, using any existing app, take a picture using the external camera). Beyond basic recognition and potential problems, we are concerned (perhaps needlessly) about the power that the phone can provide to the USB camera - is it likely that this will be sufficient to power the camera? If it is not possible to use a USB webcam as an external camera on an Android phone, other suggestions as to how we can setup an external camera to work with the phone, would be appreciated. **Specifications:** Android version: 4.0.3 - Ice Cream Sandwich API level 15 Device: Samsung Galaxy 2 Model GT-I9100M Build Number: IML74K.UGLD3


How to hide updates from market? (Given Titanium backup "detach from market" doesn't work)

I have an app that a recent update has removed functionality, so I would like to make the market think I no longer have this app so it'll stop trying to update it and I can safely use the "update all" feature again. If this question looks like an exact duplicate of this question, it is because it is, EXCEPT the titanium backup solution which I've tried dozens of times, while android market is stopped, restarts, rom flashes, etc will not work under any circumstances. The titanium backup "detach from market" doesn't appear to help in the slightest. I'm not actually sure what that does. My assumption is that recent versions of the market broke the detach functionality. **Titanium backup "Detach from market" doesn't work.**


Galaxy S II Default Video and Music Player apk for CM 10.3.1

I recently installed CyanogenMod 10.3.1 on my Samsung Galaxy S II (i9100) I lost my default music and video player. Can anyone provide me with working apks of the applications? Those were my favorite media players.


App not detecting sdcard data

I have recently downloaded NFS Most Wanted on my Samsung Galaxy Grand i9082.... the problem is that when I copied the data folder I downloaded into Android>>> Data>>> and I installed the apk file and when I check the app status it shows sd card data-0.00 B


How do I disable the on screen keyboard? I have a USB keyboard attached

I have a ZeniThink C91 using Ice Cream. I also have a case that has a USB keyboard. How do i disable the android Keyboard so only the USB keyboard is active? Ice Cream 4.0


Backup using adb on a phone with a dead screen

I have a Galaxy S3, screen is visually and touch impaired. It is USB debug enabled, un-rooted. I'm able to use Droid@Screen to see my screen, which i'm able to unlock. I then run this command: > adb backup –apk –shared –all –f /backup/mybackup.ab Which then initiates a backup on the phone. On the screen I can see it asking for an encryption password, which i provide by keyevent through adb. The final sticking point, is being unable to find a keyevent which will press the "Backup up my data" button. I am able to tab to it, and have it highlighted, but the 'space' and 'enter' events do not trigger it, as well as 'soft_right'. I'm getting my keyevents from HERE. ![\]!\[Backup Scr\]\[2](http://i.stack.imgur.com/tfyL0.png) If there is another way for me to dump the ab, that would be awesome.


Turn-by-turn navigation screen orientation

I had a question about screen orientation in the Google turn-by-turn navigation app. Previously the screen would orient as you would expect with the maps/arrows pointed in the direction of travel(with a 3D-esque view of what's coming). However of-late(I suspect after an update or so), the maps are always oriented to point north and the app just plots your current location giving you a top- view of the map(as you would see in the normal Google Maps app). Is there any way to change this back to how it previously was? I am using a Droid Incredible running Android 2.3.4(Gingerbread). Also, just to clarify the above post is about the turn-by-turn navigation app(which can be fired up from Google Maps or as a standalone - 'Car Panel' or 'Navigation') and not Google Maps, per se. Any help would be appreciated. TIA.


Either downloading images directly to SD card or moving to SD while retaining original time stamps?

I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 with 4.4.2. When I read manga online and save the images the files in a given sequence are generally in a 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. numbered format. When I copy these files from the DOWNLOAD folder to the SD card though it ends up arranging them like 1, 10, 2, etc. regardless of the file manager I use AND it changes the time stamps at the same time so that it's permanently stuck like that. At the worst, I had over 5k images get scrambled and I am NOT looking forward to sorting them out one at a time on a desktop computer. I would like to avoid this problem in the future. I would either like to have them save to the SD card right away, or I would like to be able to have the files retain their original time stamp when moved to the SD card so that I can retain the order of viewing regardless of the name, or both. (Renaming one at a time to 001, 002, 003, etc isn't really an option.) Note: After the update (which AT&T forced on me without my permission), I rooted my phone with towelroot and Superuser and edited permissions to regain the ability to copy without problems, so if there is a solution that requires a root I am ready for it.


Email notifications for google calendar events

I am trying to create a calendar event with email notification using my HTC desire, but I can't figure how to do it. I tried both the built-in calendar app as well as mobile Google calendar website. How can I make it work?


How to get full list of apps in play-store

Is there a way to get a list with all the apps in google play? And if so is there a way to find the SDK from any app created there?


Android apps not compatible between roms

I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 with CM10, I was testing SlimRom and notice that some applications that I bought on PlayStore showed the message "This app is not compatible with your device". It's the same device with different rom. Any ideas about why this happen? thanks!


How to voice command a music player?

I would like to know if is that possible to voice command music actions, like **next track** , and even **delete track** would be very nice. My sport, rowing, doesn't allow me to interact with smartphone through hands, so, these voice commands would be extremely helpful. In my tries, I just found **listen to** , which is not that interesting. _I am using Android 2.3.7 - Cyanogenmod 7.2 for Defy_


keep losing names from numbers on my contacts list in my HTC desire s

I keep losing names from numbers saved to SIM in my contacts list randomly on my new HTC desire S. If I reboot my phone, they come back, only to disappear again randomly! Only some of my contact's names disappear and all my contact's numbers are saved to SIM in the same way....!? What do you reckon?


NFC Peer2Peer Mode - Android Beam - ISO 18092

I need to find out how in Android Beam the P2P-Mode is managed. I found some general information about P2P: There is an active P2P Mode (not recommended by NFC Forum) and the passive One (recommended by P2P) where passive device works like a SmarTcard (Card emulation mode). I also know that an NFC Reader Device does usually the following steps:               Field on          Check for a card or a P2P passive device          If found then communicate with the device, if not then field off          Field off          Check for external field for around 500ms-1s at least          If external field detected act as a card or P2P passive target. Receive commands and perform the transaction as a target          Wait until no more field detected          Goto 1      Now my question is, in Android Beam what happens when the 2 phones are put together? 1.) I think they both create the field for scanning, and they both recognize them, by showing then the Android Beam Interface (the smaller windows with the information for sending) 2.) Then, the user types on the screen, and gets the iniator, while the other one goes to the passive receiver. 3.) They pair by P2P passive and change the information over LLCP 4.) The callback is sent to the iniator and the end. I don't know if this is correct, does someone have information herefore? What happens in Android Beam when the 2 smartphones/devices are put together, in which mode are they, and who gets when active/passive and which mode is used (p2p active or passive)? In LLCP there is no Master/Slave so both are master and slave what exactly means this? Thanks for your help!


Vold makes my SD card disappear

I flashed a newer (unofficial) version of CM on to my phone, and whenever I try and use this version the SD card disappears moments after it is inserted. The kernel finds the card, vold detects this and does something. I'm not sure what, but it essentially causes the card to disappear from /dev/block before it can be fsck'd. If I run this script, however:               while true; do       if ls /dev/block | grep mmc; then         killall vold       fi     done      The SD remains visible and also mountable, and it also remains mounted after vold has caused its block files to disappear (`/dev/block/mmc*` disappear and `/dev/block/vold/179:*` (the SD card) remains, but in an unusable state, but the mountpoint still writes to the SD card) The card has one fat32 partition that works in TWRP. Relevant dmesg sections (lines containing either "sd" or "mmc" in dmesg): http://paste.kde.org/pyrxbgd9z/c5fjco Logcat output:               D/Vold    (14152): Volume sdcard0 state changing 1 (Idle-Unmounted) -> 2 (Pending)     D/DirectVolume(14152): DirectVolume::handlePartitionAdded -> MAJOR 179, MINOR 1, PARTN 1     D/Vold    (14152): Volume sdcard0 state changing 2 (Pending) -> 1 (Idle-Unmounted)     W/MountService(  440): Duplicate state transition (unmounted -> unmounted) for /storage/sdcard0     D/MountService(  440): sendStorageIntent Intent { act=android.intent.action.MEDIA_UNMOUNTED dat=file:///storage/sdcard0 (has extras) } to UserHandle{-1}     D/DirectVolume(14152): Checking for bad partition major number     I/Vold    (14152): /dev/block/vold/179:1 being considered for volume sdcard0     D/Vold    (14152): Volume sdcard0 state changing 1 (Idle-Unmounted) -> 3 (Checking)     D/Vold    (14152): Trying to get filesystem type for /dev/block/vold/179:1     D/MountService(  440): volume state changed for /storage/sdcard0 (unmounted -> checking)     D/MountService(  440): sendStorageIntent Intent { act=android.intent.action.MEDIA_CHECKING dat=file:///storage/sdcard0 (has extras) } to UserHandle{-1}     D/MediaScannerReceiver(  974): action: android.intent.action.MEDIA_UNMOUNTED path: /storage/sdcard0     D/ExternalStorage(  989): After updating volumes, found 0 active roots     D/DirectVolume(14152): Volume sdcard0 /mnt/media_rw/sdcard0 partition 179:1 removed     D/DirectVolume(14152): Volume sdcard0 /mnt/media_rw/sdcard0 disk 179:0 removed     D/Vold    (14152): Volume sdcard0 state changing 3 (Checking) -> 0 (No-Media)     I/PackageManager(  440): Updating external media status from unmounted to unmounted     D/MountService(  440): volume state changed for /storage/sdcard0 (checking -> unmounted)     D/Vold    (14152): Found vfat filesystem on /dev/block/vold/179:1     D/MountService(  440): sendStorageIntent Intent { act=unmounted dat=file:///storage/sdcard0 (has extras) } to UserHandle{-1}     D/MountService(  440): volume state changed for /storage/sdcard0 (unmounted -> removed)     I/fsck_msdos(14152): FSCK wrapper - calling fsck_msdos with -p -f /dev/block/vold/179:1     D/MountService(  440): sendStorageIntent Intent { act=android.intent.action.MEDIA_REMOVED dat=file:///storage/sdcard0 (has extras) } to UserHandle{-1}     I/fsck_msdos(14152): ** /dev/block/vold/179:1     I/fsck_msdos(14152): Can't open: No such device or address     I/fsck_msdos(14152): fsck_msdos terminated by exit(8)     E/Vold    (14152): Filesystem check failed (unknown exit code 8)     E/Vold    (14152): /dev/block/vold/179:1 failed FS checks (I/O error)     D/Vold    (14152): Volume sdcard0 state changing 0 (No-Media) -> 1 (Idle-Unmounted)     W/Vold    (14152): Returning OperationFailed - no handler for errno 0     E/VoldConnector(  440): NDC Command {52 volume mount /storage/sdcard0} took too long (792ms)     I/PackageManager(  440): Updating external media status from unmounted to unmounted     W/MountService(  440): Insertion mount failed (-1)     D/MountService(  440): volume state changed for /storage/sdcard0 (removed -> unmounted)     D/MountService(  440): sendStorageIntent Intent { act=android.intent.action.MEDIA_UNMOUNTED dat=file:///storage/sdcard0 (has extras) } to UserHandle{-1}     D/MediaScannerReceiver(  974): action: android.intent.action.MEDIA_UNMOUNTED path: /storage/sdcard0     D/ExternalStorage(  989): After updating volumes, found 0 active roots      if you need any more info/clarification to help troubleshooting, ask and I will provide :)


Why does Facebook messenger stays active irrespective of the Mobile data being enabled or not

I have noticed that in my task manager Facebook Messenger stays active even thought the mobile data is enabled or dis-abled. I have tried doing the force stop many times when the app is not at all required.Also visited the site for some solution. But when I enable the mobile data I observe that FB messenger was active all the while in the background and I automatically get notifications without activating the app. Any suggestion or help accepted.


my samsung galaxy 2 battery is draining to fast!

I have an Samsung Galaxy S2 GT i9100. I have had it for quite a time, but today I noticed something strange: First my battery had not been charging while I was sleeping: when I woke up I had only about 13% charge left. So I put the phone on the charger while I was making breakfeast. When I came back to the phone some time later, it had nearly not charged at all: in fact the phone was using more battery then it was charging. Why is my phone battery's charge dropping when I'm charging? I had this problem the whole day -- it won't charge more then 30%, then suddenly the battery level drops. How can this be solved?


What's a quick way to turn on the torch?

In my accessibility settings on my Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus (GT-S7500), there is an "Assistive light" option that "Turn[s] on torch to see better". It activates the light on the back of the device. Is there a way I can activate the light quickly without having to go through the accessibility settings? ps: If someone could tag this with "torch" and possibly also "gt-s7500", that would be great.


Blue arrow pointer in Google Maps won't update whichever way I'm facing?

On the Google Maps app, I see a blue arrow pointer. I've seen this on a previous version of maps back in Gingerbread. I think at some point in time, they removed this feature and made it look simply like a circle. But now I see that it's back. However, it seems to be stuck on the same direction regardless if I rotate my phone in whichever way. Android reports on the notification bar that the "Location set by GPS" already so that rules out the possibility that it's still waiting for GPS data. The weird thing is it will sometimes change direction but on random occasions only. Is there a way to force it to re-calibrate or something? I find it really useful back then for navigating places where I'm not familiar with and would like to use it again now. I'm now on Ice Cream Sandwich. Same phone. EDIT: I have downloaded 3rd party compass apps from the Play Store and they work without problems. The phone is ST17i.


How do I set my Android Nexus 4 via bluetooth MAP to get messages in car

I have a Nexus 4 and I am trying to get it to work with my car computer, and for most parts via Bluetooth it works, especially for audio. I cant get the text messaging part to work, and that has to do with MAP profile for bluetooth. When I had a samsung SIII it worked, but for some reason, with this it doesnt seem to work.. I heard from someone that it may be an issue and you need to install a custom rom. Is that true? Is there any other way around this?


how to assign an app to an event?

I would like to use NFC tags with NFC Task Launcher or AutomateIt but I get every time I scan the tag a popup asking for the application to use (I have a few NFC related ones). I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 and a Galaxy Notes 2. There is no "always use this application" choice (similar to the ones I had when clicking on a link for the first time - which popped up an app panel with a choice of "this time only" or "every time"). Is there a way to force the assignment of an app to an event? Thank you!


Changing input format for Android calendar

I have a Nexus 4. For the calendar, you have to scroll to enter a time, which is inconvenient for events starting at :30 (30 minutes past the hour). On the same phone, for the alarm clock, you manually enter the time using a keypad- type display. Is there anyway to use the keypad-type display rather than scrolling for the calendar function?


What does it mean by "Set permissions read, write / read, write / none for *.db file"?

I've come across a *.apk where permissions are needed to be set to the *.db file. But I don't know what's it meaning. Help?


How can I pipe the input audio of a Bluetooth headset into Google Now? I have Jelly Bean 4.1.1.


Where did the internal space go on my HTC Desire?

I know this a common problem, but my experience has been a little freakish. I am using an HTC Desire 2.2 and usually try to maintain approximately 40 MB space free. I have installed the bloody gigantic Google+ which took up about 20 MB and there was an option to move it the SD card, which I did. Apparently only some of the 20 MB was moved, I think about 12 MB. Okay no problem, I thought, used Google+ for some time, not my thing, so I uninstalled it and couldn't believe that I'm still short the 8MB of space! My question is where did it go? And can I get it back? 8mb is precious on the Desire.


How to use Wifi re-installation code?

Hi all I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace but my Wifi is always not in range. I think the solution may have been at Google Helps: > Use WiFi driver re-installation Code `*#*#526#*#*`...Reinstall the firmware > for Wifi. Try it on other Routers as well this is a common problem with > Androids. as i see (seen in lot of forums people discussing Wifi problem of > Androids) My cousin bought the same Handset and he is having same problem. > If it doesn't help show it to your vendor from where you have brought it I was wondering how do I use WiFi driver re-installation Code `*#*#526#*#*` ?


How do I change the delay between rings?

I have an HTC EVO Shift running Android 2.2 (Froyo). When I receive an incoming call the ringtone plays constantly. Each cycle starts immediately after the previous cycle finishes with no delay at all. This happens regardless of which ringtone I select. Short of editing the audio files, is there any way to set the delay between subsequent ringtone cycles?


How to get more screen lock options?

In my Nexus 4, I have the following screen lock options.               None     Slide     Face Unlock     Pattern     PIN     Password      How can I get options other than these for my lock screen? I prefer non-rooted ways to get this done. (The option I prefer is what I have in my Jailbroken iPod Touch - AndroidLock XT that allows me to use an unlock pattern with the nine points to create the pattern, invisible. But I don't mind any other interesting options available for a screen lock on android)


How do carriers block tethering?

What are all the different technical options that a carrier (i.e. T-mobile, Verizon, etc) has to prevent an Android device from sharing its cellular data connection with other machines over USB, Bluetooth, Wifi, etc? What's the most commonly-used of these methods?


Viewing local style sheets/javascript/html using Emulator

I want to view style sheets/html pages via the Android emulator. I pulled the html pages into the SD Card and was able to view them. However, I'm not sure how to pull the style sheets/javascript in to see specific styling. How can that be done? I'm not a programmer, but can find my way around Eclipse pretty well if that is needed.


Sony Xperia Z won't start up

So I applied custom font (I did it myself) via iFont (the phone is rooted), it prompted for a reboot for the font to be applied, but after that the phone just shows Sony, Xperia, then the wave animation but the animation just lasts for less than a second and it stuck there, and then repeat the loop. What should I do? Could it be bricked?


How to enable Ad-Hoc in **Rooted** Galaxy Tab 2 , GT-3113 , Android 4.2.2

I have a Rooted Galaxy Tab 2 GT-3113 and need to enable support for ad-hoc on it. I have searched all around the Net and I did all of suggestions (all of them were tested in other devices) and none worked for me. Anybody did that for GT-3113?


HTC Incredible is stuck in a boot loop

How do I get my HTC Incredible to start all the way up, instead of it going into a boot loop and repeating _droid_ over and over?


Set custom DPI for different apps?

I own a rooted Nexus 7 16GB running on 4.2.1. The default interface (stock ROM) is the phone UI. I have read mods and a certain app that changes the DPI to enable the tablet UI. I would like to have the phone UI primarily but I want certain apps to run in the tablet UI mode. Is this possible? If so, how?


where is factory data reset option on Android 2.3.5?

Where is the `Factory Data Reset` option on an HTC ChaCha Android 2.3.5 phone? I haven't been able to find the option anywhere, and it is recommended to free up memory, which is short in this phone. Could it be that I can't do a "Factory data reset" on this model? I am looking at the Settings -> Privacy menu, and I only get:               Display message text [x]     Back up my settings [x]     Automatic restore [x]      nothing more...


was my phone hacked?

I look at my dashboard and saw activity in a town 4 hours away from me and everything Google on my phone is acting weird, I think my phone was hacked what can I do? I have it in safe mode now, but I don't know what to do to fix it. Like trying to sign into my gmail account it kept telling me my password was incorrect over and over and I know I was putting the correct password. So it kept asking me to recover my account, and when I will try to click on the link to recover the account the same screen kept popping up saying incorrect password, like over n over n over n over


Restore deleted system

I have formatted the system using twrp now I can't flash the stock rom on my galaxy s3 sprint. I am getting the `file_getprop: failed to stat "system/build.prop" status 7` every time I try to flash the stock rom. Is there any possible fix for this problem.


What precisely is CloudAgent process? Its files eats space like crazy

I have bunch of usual stuff going on in my phone (Samsung Grand, Android 4.1.2) like app auto-updates, Twitter, Dropbox, etc. Most of the time it's clear what the network-related settings for them are (wifi-only all the things) and they are clearly reflected in data stats. The one exception is "CloudAgent" process, which:   * does not really make it obvious what it belongs to (is this part of Android? Samsung custom stuff?)   * eats space like crazy (its folder was well over 1GB out of 4GB system space)   * eats network, even when not on wifi While it doesn't really cause any serious issues, it is highly confusing - what it is, what it does and which settings control it?


Phone mutes ringer when I dismiss alarms

I have a Motorola Electrify (the Photon but on US Cellular) running Android 2.3.5. Sometimes when I dismiss my alarm in the morning, my phone mutes its ringer for some reason. I'm fairly sure it didn't used to do this, but I used Alarm Clock Extreme for a while so I'm not sure. Why would dismissing my alarm mute my phone and how can I stop it? It's the default "Alarm and Timer" app on my phone which seems to be Motorola's customization. It's intermittent but very annoying.


How can I delete all Winamp playlists at once?

How can I delete all Winamp playlists from an Android device? I currently have to delete them one file at a time.


store data partition of an Android device for later flashing

Does anybody know of a procedure where you can essentially take the /data partition off of a device and flash it to another one? (IE, to generate a userdata.img file from a device.)


How to adjust ringer volume while listening to music?

When listening to music on my phone (running Android 4.0.4 ICS), I am unable to adjust the ringer volume with the hardware volume controls. Pushing either of them adjusts the _music volume_ and not the ringer volume. If I hold down the power button, a menu appears that provides me with the choice of turning off the ringer completely, enabling vibrate-only mode, and restoring the ringer volume to its previous level. However, there appears to be no way to actually _adjust_ the ringer volume level. Am I missing something?


Are images in HTML emails blocked by default on Samsung S3?

I have a client complaining that images in his email signature are not showing on his Samsung S3. So I wanted to know if they are either blocked by default or the email client is set to display plaintext emails by default?


Why does the email App on my galaxy note 2 crash when i click that an item is spam

When I get a spam email I used to be able to check the item and then click spam and it would go away, Now when I click spam the email app crashes and the offending email is still there. Any ideas? Anyone else? Thanks Woody


How can I remove a blank homescreen page once I've moved all the apps off it

I've consolidated my 5 'pages' of apps into 3 pages. Now I have two blank pages that have no icons in them. These are the pages that are represented by the small squares on the home page screen that take you to these various pages that have colletions of app icons. Having moved apps/icon to other pages, the last two pages are now blank. How can I actually remove them? This is a Samsung Galaxy s5 running Android 4.4


Samsung Galaxy Tab: Cannot download from Google Play

I bought this tablet without a SIM card. I have a WiFi connection, but it still doesn't let me download from the Android Market. How do I fix this?


How would you turn a tablet into a keyboard + easy-to-reach touchscreen (mirror the desktop) (not a touchpad) for a desktop PC? ### Numerous remote touchpads on Android I asked a question on askubuntu.com (Can you design buttons on a Ubuntu/Android tablet that is to be used as a virtual keyboard for your desktop?), and someone mentioned RemoteDroid. I haven't used it, but from the videos that I see online, your Android tablet becomes a touchpad. In a question on superuser.com (Use a touchscreen as a keyboard and mouse for a desktop), and in the answers here, Bob speaks of the “indirect virtual touchpad”, and Lèse majesté notes that “you can only use the touchscreen as a laptop-style touchpad, not as an actual tablet device”. I want the cursor to move to where I touch.


Watch and download youtube video simultanously

So I can watch a youtube video, great. But once I go out of range of wifi I can't play it. So the other option, is, I use a program to download the video. But I can't play it before it's downloaded. So is there like a program that you see the video, but after it has been downloaded, it's not discarded but permanently saved ?


Hotword detection of google now / search not woking

After switching to a new ROM I restored Google Now using Titanium backup but however I no longer have hotword detection enabled neither do I have the option to enable it (It is simply missing)! It used to say _Search, or say "OK Google"_ but now it only says _Search_ However, speech recognition in general works fine! **Other relevant information:**   * Using Samsung Galaxy SII   * Using Vivek ROM but experienced same problem on CyanogenMod


How do I force stop an application downloading from Android Market?

As I posted Some of the applications are getting downloaded more than once ... I need to stop the downloading an application from the Market. Its really waste of time and waste of data(I use 2GB data plan for my mobile). I restarted the phone, killed the Market app from Task Manager, but still no help. It still continues to download. After complete downloading its going to start download again. For this reason I wanted to stop the Download. (Android 2.1)


What is the easiest-to-explain way to read a QR Code?

What is the easiest way to teach/enable someone else to read a QR Code? Please notice, I'm not asking how to read a QR Code. I know there's a lot of apps to do it. I'm asking what is the easiest way to enable someone else, perhaps someone without much technical knowledge, to scan a QR Code? For example, this would be great if it actually worked: http://www.labnol.org/software/scan-qr-code-with-google/27955/ It does not require downloading an app, therefore it's easier to show someone how to do it. Unfortunately, for the 2 android phones I tried that on, it did not work. (there was no image search option as described in the post) Is the easiest way really to have someone download an app and run it?


Is it normal for the Galaxy Nexus to have an Odin mode?

I just received my apparently new Galaxy Nexus, and I noticed that it has an "Odin mode" bootloader, which is strange since Nexus devices use fastboot. Should I be worried? Did someone mess with my phone?


Does Android (4.0 +) automatically sense what time zone the device is in and change the time display accordingly?

The title pretty much states my question but mainly I want to know if I say hope a flight in NY to California will android pick up on the time difference between the time zones? Or do I Manually need to set this? The reason I am asking is for an app I am developing and the way I see it adding duplicate code of something that android already has is pretty much re- inventing the wheel.


droid 2 lock screen problems

I just broke my _Droid DBA_ so im switching back to an old phone ( _Droid 2_ ). But my lock screen is not responding properly: it shows, I grab the lock, but it doesn't unlock (or it just doesn't register). Does anybody know whats wrong?


Possible to answer a comment made at the Google Play Store?

Is it possible to answer a comment made in a review at the Google Play Store?


Music Player over Bluetooth Issues

I've been wrestling with getting numerous music players to work as intended with no luck. I am currently using a Samsung Galaxy S4 (ATT 4.3) connecting to a Mazda3 2012. I first started out using the Google Play music player and everything worked fine except whenever I connected to the car to play audio, the equalizer would stop working. On the phone it would say it was on, but as soon as the phone connected to the car, the audio would stop reflecting the changes I would make on the equalizer or any preset settings I had selected. Without the equalizer, the music sounds flat and dead, so I switched over to PowerAmp and gave that one a try. Well, the equalizer issue was gone, but now whenever I go to skip tracks from the cars steering wheel control panel, the song will skip, but immediately pause. I've tried everything I could, Googled for days to find a fix, and nothing has been able to alleviate this issue of pausing after track skip. Fed up with that, I went over to PlayerPro and everything is good now, but the track info that shows up on the dash is always stuck on the first song to play when the phone connects to the car. So if track 1 was the first song that I play when I get in the car then it' stuck on track 1's info displaying even if I switch tracks or even albums. That last one is a minor issue, but it's getting very frustrating finding a player that will just WORK with out having all these erroneous issues pop up. I just switched over from using iPhones for 5 years now and love this phone. So much more customization and ability to do what you want with your phone. I wish I would have switched over earlier. This has been the only issue I have so far faced that has really bugged me and cause much heartache. Has anyone had these issues and if so, did you find a solution, or is there another player out there that I am missing that might work with my setup. I've been to numerous Mazda forums, and the developer forums, and alas nothing and no one has had a solution to my problems. I'm hoping I can get some help here. Thanks in advanced for any and all help. D.


Saving files to internal storage on Android

On my mobile phone I have not got SD card. When I receive something via Bluetooth, it shows me that I have no SD card and I need to insert SD card to receive files. Can someone tell me, how can I set my phone to automatically save files to internal storage? Thanks.


Audio only calls with google hangouts

Is there a way to make audio only calls with Hangouts? My data plan is very limited (100 MB), and I do not want to waste it on video.


Unbricking HTC Desire HD - really need some help here!

Been given a Desire HD that seems to have had a bad Radio Flash I have spent perhaps 50 hours on this problem as follows: Screen is always black whatever I do (unless /sbin/recovery - see below) **Power on:** 3 Vibrates and Orange light (flashing) and in Windows Devices shows: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM **Power on + Volume up:** same as above **Power on + Volume Down:** 5 vibrates and Green light and in Windows Devices shows: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM **Connect device power lead and don't turn on:** One Vibrate Shows in Device Manager as Android USD Devices -> "My HTC" (installed OK) Also shows an "HTC DIAG" device with question mark (can install this with software from the web) F: drive comes up but cannot be accessed can be seen in ADB devices as: HTCxxxxxxxxxxxxx RECOVERY **fastboot devices** _NO_ fastboot... (not seen whatever I do) **adb shell** At this stage I cannot adb shell into the device as the "sh" is missing, so I adb push /system/bin and/system/lib over to the Desire HD (from another Droid) and can then adb shell to a root ('#') prompt. I seem to be in a ramdisk, with no changes saved across reboots (not persistent) - _but_ I do have write access to /dev/block/mmcblk0 partitions!! **NO SDcard mounted** The sd card is not mounted and seems not be recognized due to the faulty (radio?) flash.androidboot.cid is totally _corrupt_ (crappy strange characters) if the kernel boots why doesn't the screen come up??? Also: **dmesg** msmfb_probe() installing 480 x 800 panel mdp_lcdc_probe: initialized (probably probing for the display???) ...some stuff.... err: Device config mismatch is this where the screen fails? also **#reboot** Issuing reboot from adb root shell # and the phone vibrates continuously and green led flashes!! **My only hope of recovery it seems is:** 1) Reflash all mmcblk partitions with stock from adb (but I don't have the images). 2) Somehow rebuild the bootloader so I can get some life on a reboot/power on. 3) Flash a radio.img via adb (I don't have any fastboot access). And perhaps this will 'repair'the device. 4) Make PD98IMG.ZIP (or whatever) persistent in storage to allow me to access it on an /sbin/recovery reboot (somehow get it into /data which at the moment isn't persistent across reboots). 5) "fastboot oem enableqxdm 0" somehow from adb (I don't have fastboot) so that an /sbin/recovery can retrieve the PD98IMG.ZIP from the sdcard and reinstall stock. Any help appreciated. I really believe it can be done!


Droid Eris CELB Rom compatible with ROM Manager?

I've got a Droid Eris that I've loaded the CELB Froyo 2.2 Rom, which is based off Cyanogen Mod 6. I know before that ROM Manager was basically useless with the Eris but I was wondering if it works now.


Android lock screen password not being recognized

I flashed the latest Cyanogenmod ROM for my device (Samsung Captivate) last night and after doing so I set a numeric lock screen password. I then customized my phone and spent a goodly amount of time working on it and locked and unlocked it successfully multiple times. This morning when I woke up and went to unlock it, my password did not work. I have tried the password (and combinations thereof) over 100 times and it never unlocks. I also never get the "Lost Password" button on the lock screen to use my Gmail account to unlock the device. Does anyone know if there is a way to connect to the device using an ADB shell and reset the password? I am able to get to a shell and can run commands. Any help is appreciated.


How can I "right click" with a USB mouse on Android 3.1?

I've got a Logitech USB mouse and keyboard plugged into my Xoom, which is running Tiamat 1.4.4 kernel on top of Android 3.1. Both are recognized and provide input correctly, but I noticed that the right mouse button is treated just as a left mouse button click. I had hoped that this would instead act like a long press since that's something of an analogue to the right click concept, but I can't find a way to do so. This is particularly annoying because I'm trying out Splashtop and it makes a lot of things really awkward or downright impossible. Is there any setting (or other method) to make the right click button actually perform a "right click" type of action, such as a long press?


All apps moved onto the SD card have disappeared

On My phone LG E460, all the applications moved on SD card, have disappeared. On play.google.com (and play store) these applications are marked as installed. I don't know how to reactive these applications. The app advanced SD card doesn't see them.


No contacts showing in list in messages

I have just purchased a Galaxy s4 mini and I can see all my contacts in the contacts list but when I want to send a message and add a recipient the contact list is empty. How can I fix this?


Can I restore an app I removed from list on my Droid Razr?

I just got a Motorola Droid Razr M. I've deleted some apps by accidentally tapping `Remove From List` rather than just swiping them off the screen. Is there a way to get these back?


bricked generic chinese android tablet - AlldayMall adm-tp001

I have a generic chinese tablet running Android 4.1.1, stuck on boot. I can get into recovery mode and I did a factory reset. But it is still stuck. I am not sure what to do at this point. I can't find a factory image so I can push it using adb. please help! AllDayMall adm-tp001 **EDIT** I narrowed it down I was able to get the build.prop from the device using adb. Now I am looking for the original build so I can push it back on the device               ro.serialno=     ro.bootmode=unknown     ro.baseband=unknown     ro.bootloader=unknown     ro.hardware=sun5i     ro.revision=41275     ro.factorytest=0     ro.secure=0     ro.allow.mock.location=1     ro.debuggable=1     persist.sys.usb.config=mass_storage,adb     ro.build.id=JRO03C     ro.build.display.id=nuclear_evb-eng 4.1.1 JRO03C 20130628 test-keys     ro.build.version.incremental=20130628     ro.build.version.sdk=16     ro.build.version.codename=REL     ro.build.version.release=4.1.1     ro.build.date=Fri Jun 28 17:10:22 CST 2013     ro.build.date.utc=1372410622     ro.build.type=eng     ro.build.user=android6     ro.build.host=Linux2     ro.build.tags=test-keys     ro.product.model=SoftwinerEvb     ro.product.brand=softwinners     ro.product.name=nuclear_evb     ro.product.device=nuclear-evb     ro.product.board=nuclear     ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v7a     ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi     ro.product.manufacturer=unknown     ro.product.locale.language=en     ro.product.locale.region=US     ro.wifi.channels=     ro.board.platform=exDroid     ro.build.product=nuclear-evb     ro.build.description=nuclear_evb-eng 4.1.1 JRO03C 20130628 test-keys     ro.build.fingerprint=softwinners/nuclear_evb/nuclear-     evb:4.1.1/JRO03C/20130628:eng/test-keys     ro.build.characteristics=tablet     ro.com.android.dateformat=MM-dd-yyyy     ro.config.ringtone=Ring_Synth_04.ogg     ro.config.notification_sound=pixiedust.ogg     ro.carrier=unknown     ro.config.alarm_alert=Alarm_Classic.ogg     dalvik.vm.heapsize=48m     ro.kernel.android.checkjni=0     persist.sys.timezone=Europe/London     persist.sys.language=en     persist.sys.country=US     wifi.interface=wlan0     wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=15     debug.egl.hw=1     ro.opengles.version=131072     rild.libargs=-d/dev/ttyUSB2     rild.libpath=/system/lib/libsoftwinner-ril.so     keyguard.no_require_sim=true     persist.sys.strictmode.visual=0     persist.sys.strictmode.disable=1     persist.service.adb.enable=0     hwui.render_dirty_regions=false     ro.property.tabletUI=true     ro.property.copySystem=false     ro.udisk.lable=NUCLEAR     ro.product.firmware=v0.4rc3     eken.board.platform=exDroid     eken.hardware=sun5i     eken.hardware.screen.size=7     eken.hardware.screen.res=800x480     eken.build.version.release=4.1.1     eken.build.version.sdk=16     eken.product.model=A73     eken.product.device=nuclear-evb     eken.product.name=nuclear_evb     eken.product.manufacturer=eken     net.bt.name=Android     net.change=net.bt.name     dalvik.vm.stack-trace-file=/data/anr/traces.txt     init.svc.ueventd=running     init.svc.recovery=running     init.svc.adbd=running


How to change PPTP VPN client's port number?

I saw this post: Change PPTP control connection's TCP port number and I successfully did it on my PC. But how do I change Android's PPTP VPN client's port number? My Android phone is rooted and I installed a terminal emulator so I can run Linux commands. Which commands do I need to run?


HDMI connected on Google Nextbook 8 when no HDMI connected

Recently, my Nextbook 8 has been acting oddly. What it does is switches into HDMI mode, though there is no HDMI cable plugged in. I first noticed this on Sunday. The screen was refusing to rotate, even for apps that required a different screen orientation. When I figured out that HDMI Switch was on, I turned it off and that fixed the problem. Temporarily. Now, the screen flashes frequently as it "connects" and "disconnects" from HDMI, which makes using it next to impossible. Sound stutters when it does this, and if it's "connected," I can't watch videos on it. I've never once connected HDMI to it, and I take care of my electronics. I've never dropped it, I have anti-virus on it that finds nothing wrong, and I haven't downloaded any new apps. I've found nothing online to help me solve what could be causing this, though I've been searching since Monday. All problems I've found through searching have been "HDMI not connecting" issues instead. Any help would be greatly appreciated in this matter.


How to disable lock pattern/pin on lock screen with new Android 4.3 update?

I just did an update on my Galaxy S3 and now it is required that I have a lock on my lock screen. Before the update, I had the simple "Swipe to Unlock." Now, when I go into Settings>Lock screen>screen lock, I am unable to select the swipe option. It says "turned off by administrator, encryption policy or credential storage." Does any one know how to disable any of those so that I can go back to my swipe lock screen? It is really annoying having to type a dumb password in every time i want to get into my phone.


How to control my device from HTTP?

There is AirDroid, but it is   1. Focused on contacts/messages/files, not on settings   2. Too Web 2.0-ish, not easy to script I want a simple tool to build my own solution with instead of mis-using some user-oriented application. It should listen some HTTP port and allow   * to turn on/off wifi,   * take photos,    * pause/resume music,    * adjust volume    * adjust brightness   * (and so on) without any bells and whistles, so I can control the device using simple requests like `curl http://localhost:8080/wifi/on` or `curl http://localhost:8080/music/pause`. /* Actually I want good and easy android control from Linux command line tools, but remote HTTP control tools seem more likely to exist, so asking about them */


Find out ROM version

I just got a Galaxy Nexus and I want to revert it back to it's original condition for starters ( I'm talking about the software ). I noticed I have ClockworkMod installed, does that mean I have a custom ROM installed?


Voice Recorder app on Gingerbread vanilla ROM?

Please correct me if I'm wrong but.. is there a voice recorder app that came with the vanilla gingerbread (having no mods and skins of manufacturers)? If so, can anyone be kind enough to share it with me? (The APK) I know there are a lot of apps like that on the play store but I'd still prefer the one straight from the OS itself.


Lost Native Dialer and Contacts App after upgrading to 4.0.3

I have a Samsung Galaxy Note GTN7000 Android Phone with Vodafone Connection in Mumbai. I upgraded to 4.0.3 last Saturday after which the Phone and Contacts Icon at the Bottom disappeared. I can't add it from App Menu either as it seems the application itself has been removed somehow. I don't see them in the list of Application installed in ALL Tab. Please help me restore it. Any help is appreciated.


Can the camera options on Samsung Galaxy S be imported to Samsung Galaxy SL?

The Samsung Galaxy S (I9000) and Galaxy SL (I9003) are very similar.. ofcourse, except for a few differences. I use Galaxy SL (I9003). The camera options in Galaxy S seems to have more features than SL. So, can i import those camera options (Shooting mode and Scene mode options) in Galaxy S to my Galaxy SL ?? is something like that possible?


USB Driver for HTC Dream G1 - 64 bit Windows 7

I have a HTC Dream G1 (T-Mobile) - android version 1.5 and I have 64 bit Windows 7 on my laptop. I am unable to access the memory card in my phone through my laptop. Can someone tell me how to install the USB driver for my phone? Thanks in advance.


What is the FastBoot? and what is the difference to obtain the root on Nexus devices?

I have some doubts about fastboot and some other stuff. I am an owner of an old HTC Desire on which, a long time ago, I installed **Cyanogen Mod** Android distribution. Although I installed the Cyanogen I have many doubts about the fastboot and the Android architecture. What exactly is **FastBoot**? What it is for? I also have a doubt about how obtain **root permission** on the new **Nexus 5** , reading online I have understand that to obtain root permission on the Nexus devices I have to connect it to my PC and to execute a program that give me the root...but this is the same thing that I did on my HTC Desire. What is the difference? Why many people say that obtain root permission on Nexus devices is easier than on others devices? It seems to me the same thing !!! What am I missing?


will i lose my pictures during a factory reset?

I accidentally deleted my app store and cant figure out how to get it back or open it again. I've read that I should do a factory reset. What will I lose if I do that? Im worried about my pictures.


Does rooting mean I will always run my device as root?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How exactly does "root" user access/account works? Do all applications run > as root on my phone after rooting? I understand the root user under Linux and the goal of rooting an Android device. Though, when people say "rooting", does it mean I will always use my device as root? Or just while I apply my changes?


How can I root my Samsung Infuse 4G (AT&T)?

I have been looking everywhere online, but I cannot find anything helpful in rooting my Samsung Infuse 4G. I have even tried (once) with SuperOneClick, but it never worked. Didn't affect my phone, but it did lock my pc up for a bit. Does anyone have any helpful advice?


App for sharing words between PC web browser and Anroid device

I often surf www on my PC. For foreign language pages I use Firefox add-on gTranslate 0.9. It's quite convenient, just highlight a word in browser, right click, translate. But I'd like to remember those words (along with its translation) in cloud and then have an application on my Android device which shows those words so I can learn my vocabulary. Is there any similar application somewhere? Eventually it can be only bare foreign word without translation, as it could be translated down in the Android application.


How do I backup and restore a Moto X to a replacement Moto X? (Apps, icons, and SMS)

I used the Motorola Migrate utility to copy my data such as SMS, photos, and other stuff to my replacement phone. What I'm missing is my apps (Google Authenticator) and the data that goes with those apps (all the saved OTP pins in Google Authenticator). Id also like to keep all the icon positions and not have to re-drag them into the specific places I'm used to. How do I copy this data to my new phone?


Low phone storage with Motorola Triumph

Device: Motorola triumph I have been having issues with low phone storage, and I have tried EVERYTHING!!! I cleared the cache off of all the files. I only have two apps, and I moved them to my SD card. I deleted all of my music and pictures. I have almost nothing on my phone, and this "low phone storage" won't disappear.


How can I use internal sd for ClockworkMod on a Motorola Defy?

I've got a Motorola Defy I want to install CyanogenMod on. I have been following these instructions: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_jordan?setlang=en I have got as far as running ClockworkMod but when I select "choose zip from sdcard" I get the following errors.               E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0)     (no such file or directory)     Can't mount /sdcard      A bit of Googling suggests that I won't be able to access my SD Card using ClockworkMod on the Motorola Defy and need to use the internal SD instead. So what I'd like to do is put my ROM .zip files in the internal storage and have ClockworkMod access them there. There seems to be a reference to this on the CyanogenMod wiki instructions: > "If you boot directly to recovery and have an internal sdcard, you may need > to run adb shell mount /data or mount data through the recovery menu before > transferring." But I don't understand what I need to do for this to happen. Any help would be much appreciated.


Change auto-brightness levels without rooting

On my Android 4.4 device, is there a way to change the auto-brightness values without rooting the device, e.g. by writing a tiny application?


How to simulate long press home button?

I'm running ICS on HTC Desire. Long pressing the home button brings the list of recently opened apps. Is there a way I can launch this without using the home button? Please note that I want to do what long-pressing home button does, i.e. bring the stock opened app list not any third party one.


Whatsapp sync issue in Google Nexus 5 its not deleting the contact

I have Google Nexus 5. My Whatsapp contacts are not deleting. When I am trying to delete the contact from People (Contact App) it shows the error message "You can't delete contacts from read-only accounts, but you can hide them in your contacts lists" I deleted the contacts from my Google account but I am able to see those contacts in Whatsapp.


Android lost some apps - how do I dl Whatsapp again?

My HTC Evo 4G piece of trash all of a sudden deleted some of my contacts and apps - including the app market (google play?). How do I get Whatsapp back - which I paid for through paypal - if I can't access the market store? Google play asks me to sign in with a gmail account - but I didn't use a gmail account when I bought the app so it doesn't show up when I sign in.


Photos synch google+,picasa,gallery

I'm trying to upload on google+ photos all my old pics so I have it backupped and ordered there, but unfortunatly I encountered some strange behavior. Here is what I did:   1. Uploaded from my pc with picasa all my album to google+ (checked the date were correct)   2. On Google+ web everything is ok (date and order of the album)   3. On google photos app on my Nexus-4 everything is fine as well.   4. If I go on picasa web album some album have incorrect date (seems they have the date of upload instead the date when pics were taken, but it's the same album on G+!!!)   5. If I synch picasa album in my gallery on Nexus-4 pics have the same problem with date. Anyone has the same problem? Also, if I turn off google phots synch and I clear the gallery app data all the picasa album disappear but if I do refresh from gallery they appear again and I didn't turned on google photos synch. Again anyone with the same problem out there? Any solutions?


How to sync my Facebook contacts?

How do I sync my Facebook contacts with the contacts on my Samsung Galaxy Spica?


How to transfer data from android device using MTP and having the ext2/3/4 file format to computer on Windows XP

I'm trying to learn. I have an android tablet from Kocaso. Apparently to transfer files from my computer to the tablet you need to use MTP. This seems to imply that I need something for Windows XP to detect the file format ext/2/3/4 of the device so I can transfer stuff like a good old usb key. So what do I need exactly?


How can I manually tilt the screen when auto rotation is disabled?

In android is there some way to toggle the screen orientation manually (for eg: by pressing some special key sequence) if the screen auto rotation has been disabled. I know a similar question has been asked earlier, but that was two years ago. The answers may be different now.


Developing applications under Cyanogenmod? How compatible to vanila Android? (Nexus devices)

If I am to develop (and test) my application under Cyanongenmod (base install, without any additional changes), how confident can I be that I would see similar performance of my application on the vanilla Android version? In particular I am interested in the base/hardware performance that is not so much affected by changes to GUI, animation or depends so much on user interactions. Is the default frequency governor on Cyanongenmod (OnDemand) is the same as default frequency governor on vanilla Android? What other things could affect performance on Cyanogenmod versus vanilla/stock Android? ** I am using Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 devices.


Treat Android as USB for forensics

I have a Galaxy S3 Mini. I want to plug it into Linux and treat it like a hard drive or USB device so I can use `Recoverjpeg` to recover photos from it, and use `dc3dd` so I can take the image of the Android files. I tried to do it on Kali Linux but when I tried use the command:               fdisk -l       I can't find it. Is what I want to do possible?


Galaxy note II will not update from 4.1.2 Failed code# 402

My phone has been trying to update the software via WiFi for the last 2 weeks or so. It starts downloading the file, no problem but when it reboots and the little green man comes out he tips over sideways and has a triangle with a red explanation point in the middle of it. then it says error and when you go back into settings/about it says error 402 My phone was rooted but I unrooted it and uninstalled busy box and restored the busy box initial backup. Can anyone help?


How to enable device administrator for specific apps using Tasker?

I would like to make a profile in Tasker to enable device administrator privilegies to "Android Device Manager" when a text message is received. This way I could keep Device Manager disabled, while I can re-enable it remotely (by a text message for example) in case I lost my phone. Is there any way to do that using Tasker?


Finding a way to create a WLAN between tablet and phone

I currently own a nokia N900 and am waiting for the my pre ordered Nexus 7 to arrive. I was wondering because since android does not support p2p adhoc networking, as far as i know. Is there any way to create a private lan wirelessly over bluetooth? Maybe setup the tablet or phone as a wireless router? Also, I am also considering modding a usb cable to be able to plug into the tablet and phone, because from what i heard the tablet also supports host mode, and linux supports IP over USB. I just need an SSH connection between the two so nothing special as regards protocol usage. Thanks, and I hope i got my question across clearly.


asus transformer tf300tg - will this 3g work in uk/usa?

I'm looking to buy the 3G version of the transformer TF300, but due to its availability I'm buying it from Taiwan. I currently live in the UK but next year I move to the USA so I'm trying to figure out if the 3G on it will work in both the UK and USA. The relevant specs are: > "HSPA+ UL:5.76 Mbps/DL:21 Mbps | 3G : WCDMA : 850/900/2100 | 2G : GSM : > 850/900/1800/1900" I'm having trouble figuring out if this would work in other countries. Can anyone help me out? I found a wiki page titled 'UMTS frequency bands' which looks like what I need but I still can't figure it out, haha. My UK sim card is with Orange at the minute but I'll obviously be changing it when I go to the USA. Thank you!


will I get android updates on Moto G after Cyanogenmod 11

I'm about to flash Cynogenmod 11 on my Moto G XT1033. I was wondering that, will I still get android OTA updates even after installing CM11? If anyone have an answer then please tell me.


How do one know what is the reasons why an android apps exit with exceptions?

Sometime, when you install a particular apps in the emulator, it work perfectly fine. So, you install the apps into your phone and/or tablet and it throws an exception when you run it. Similar, when you install a particular apps in the emulator, it does not work & throws you an exception but when you install the apps into your phone and/or tablet, it was able to run perfectly. So, my question is how do I know what is the reasons behind why apps exit with exception? Where can I find more information so that I can actually know the reasons why the apps exit with exception? Example: One can go to a particular folder of the apps and open the logs which tell the user that the apps exit with exception is because it does not have a GPU or it does not have enough RAM and so on. IMPORTANT: This question is from the **end-user** point of view. This is NOT a question from a **developer** point of view. Thank you.


Droid Charge SCH-I510 Memory Dump Crash

I am a Android developer who has been noticing horrible performance and memory dumps that are crashing my Droid Charge SCH-i510. Besides the lack of roadmap for the phone ( because obviously they are targeting newer models) I know it will never really be updated again. ~~But I would like to see if any one else is having these issues and if they were able to pin point it.~~ Does anyone know how to solve this issue or overcome it? Obviously not everyone will have the exact same issues. But I notice the issue when processing images as well when a specific thread is chewing resources. I reached out to Samsung and I was told to "Not have a lot of apps installed on the phone" or to "Not use so many apps on the phone" I tried to explain to them that Android when not using an app has a lifecycle that will free up resources from apps not being used so that it will not run out of resources. They just responded to that as "We are sorry you are mad" Great job helping your dev's pin point an issue.


Android 4.3: How to get the dial pad autocomplete

One of the most exciting features announced for the release of Android Jelly Bean 4.3 was the ability to get autocomplete when dialing a phone number in a similar fashion to text keyboard autocomplete from previous versions. I just updated my Android to version 4.3 but I don't see any difference with dial pad from previous versions.   Does that feature actually exist? Do I have to follow some steps to activate it?


Samsung Galaxy S 2 4G phone won't start up.

I do not have a data card in this phone. How can I salvage my data and 1300 photos? I have talked with T-Mobile and Samsung Techs. I can get to a "reboot" screen, but the phone won't complete the reboot.


Why do games keep crashing on my phone?

I have Samsung Galaxy Ace. I'm installing apps from Google Play or just download them on my PC and then transfere them with Bluetooth. Now my problem is that some games crash or be white on some spots, for example there is main menu and play, and thay play is a just white square and it starts the app so it is just a graphical bug. But game like Blood Zombies HD just keeps crashing with report/force close. I have lot of free memory on my phone and on SD card and my phone had needed requierements and no backround apps running. And like a half of games on Google Play have same force close/report thing. So please answere me to fix this problem


HTC ONE X: The process "com.android.phone" has stopped?

I have just brought a Second had HTC ONE X from an auction site, When booting up the phone it works fine, with no sim card. However I have a 2degrees (New Zealand) Micro SIM which is a `snapper sim` I.E. it has a java applet on the sim to work with NFC as a payment method, when I insert the SIM I get a few seconds later. > The process com.android.phone has stopped. I have no cell reception, and, in the settings for "Mobile Network" It has: > Disconnected because service is unavailable The process then proceeds to crash again every ~30 seconds. Often displaying the quick notification > Preparing Sim Card... The Sim toolkit usually displays: > SIM Toolkit is not ready or is unsupported. But the one time I did manage to get into it, it did say it was 2degrees. I have a custom ROM installed, when I brought the phone it came with a custom ROM, thinking that was going to be the issue I have reflashed it with a different rom, with the same symptoms. I attempted to log what was going on using logcat, but it got 5K+ entries in a few seconds with the majority seemingly important, so this is viewable here: https://gist.github.com/3977367 Below is my `device.txt` from logcat               build.board=unknown     build.brand=htc_europe     build.cpu_abi=armeabi-v7a     build.device=endeavoru     build.display=IMM76D     build.fingerprint=htc_europe/endeavoru/endeavoru:4.0.4/IMM76D/89015.2:user/release-keys     build.host=ABM041     build.id=IMM76D     build.manufacturer=HTC     build.model=HTC One X     build.product=endeavoru     build.tags=release-keys     build.time=1344347715000     build.type=user     build.user=root     version.codename=REL     version.incremental=89015.2     version.release=4.0.4     version.sdk_int=15


Can I use Google Play gift cards in my country?

I recently found out that there are now Google Play gift cards. Something I've been looking forward to. The downer? It's not available for sale at my country (Philippines). So I want to know, if I get a friend from the US buy a card for me and send me the card code, will I be able to use it on my account that is based in the Philippines? I'm asking this because when I tried going to the redeem page, it said it's unavailable for my country and thus, didn't provide me with any way to enter a redeem code. What I have in mind is I would TeamView my friend's PC on the US and log-in my account there then I will top-up my Google Play account that way. The question is, will it work? I mean, won't it detect that I was logging in from the Philippines just awhile ago? I wouldn't want to waste money with buying a gift card if it won't be usable anyway. My friend is an iOS user so I can't just sell it to him either.


Is there a weather app that can be moved to an SD card, with a separate widget program?

In know some apps offer separate widget apps so you can move the main app to the SD card. Is there any weather apps designed like this? I haven't been able to find one, so does anyone know if one exists?


Hard Bricked HTC One X AT&T

Ok so I have a qualcomm based HTC One X for AT&T that had cyanogen loaded on it. I unknowingly forced an official RUU update to the phone. Now the phone won't power on, no LED light when on the charger, when connected to the computer it displays as "QHSUSB_DLOAD". Tried running Jet Tool under Linux but it can't seem to find the phone. Tried Windroid Universal HTC Toolkit. Can't find the phone. It has a charge to it because when plugging and unplugging via USB into a windows machine it. If anyone know of a process short of a RIFF JTAG box lmk. Also ADB won't see this device. Thanks, Pat


Huawei Y330 bricked

I have a problem with my y330 device, I rooted my phone and then I tried to install CWM but when I rebooted my phone, it started to reboot gain and again and I can`t enter the recovery. What can I do? Thanks


How to take screenshot on GT-19100 with ICS 4.0.4?

My Samsung Galaxy GT-19100 phone is stopped taking snapshot after my up- gradation from ICS 4.0.3 to ICS 4.0.4. Volume (-) key and power button pressing together is not taking snapshot now. Is this version of ICS doesn't have screenshot facility or something else is the reason?


How do I empty the Downloads Folder

My internal sd card is full because the downloads folder my browser saves stuff to contains a bunch of old files. How do I empty this downloads folder in android?


Is there a way to back up Amazon Market via Titanium Backup without 2Gb backup file size?

I was trying to figure out what was taking to much space on my SD card, and found out the following file in Titanium Backup directory:               com.amazon.venezia-20120409-052438.tar.gz    - 2,020,523,913 bytes (2Gb)      This is obviously a backup of Amazon App Store. I am guessing the size is so large because for some reason, the Amazon App Store app stores a copy of ALL the apps installed through Amazon App Store (including several very big games, thus 2G size). **Questions:**   * Is this theory correct? (the file being 2Gb tgz file, I'm somewhat hesitant to gunzip and untar it to investigate the internals).   * If so, is the size due to storing a copy of installed .apk files in Amazon App Store itself, or the cache? (I suspect the former, since cache backup is turned off in my TitaniumBackup preferences).   * How can I back up just the Amazon App Store app and not all the apps downloaded from Amazon with it (since, obviously, those are backed up separately by Titanium Backup anyway)


Change desktop icon of an app (.apk file)

I have an app that I like very much, I use it everyday, but I dislike its desktop icon. **How can I change the desktop icon of this app ?** Should I do it directly by opening the .apk file (with which tool?) ?


What is a "Top Developer" in Google Play?

When I see "Top Developer" in Google Play, what does that mean exactly? ![Top Developer in Google Play](http://i.stack.imgur.com/xlTqg.png)


Show the time an SMS was sent, not received

Scenario is as follows-   * Switch flight mode on. Go into meeting/go to sleep.   * Switch flight mode off. Receive a message.    * Timestamp on the message is the time received. With my old Nokia, under details it would show the time the message was actually sent. Is it possible to show this on Android?


Set default mail application on Samsung Continuum?

I recently picked up the Samsung Continuum (love the phone!). The ticker is awesome except that it launches the default mail application when I click the mail icon. I don't mind the mail application but I much prefer the Gmail application. I've noticed that it will launch whatever default application is set. The problem is I can't seem to change the default mail application. The Mail app is not listed in the Applications list, so I can't use it to "Clear Defaults". I've also tried the DefaultApp application and that doesn't list the application either. Any ideas? Many thanks in advance!


Accidentally turn on silent mode

On my LG-ally, I keep accidentally turning on silent mode. What exactly am I doing to cause this, and is there any way to disabled whatever the action is?


I have a droid eris running android 2.1...the dialer for it is awful. I dont know why they chose to put the end call button and send call button in the exact same area. It is also very laggy. Sometimes I will try to call someone and the send button gets hit twice which will initiate the call and then end it immediately. Is there anyway to speed up or replace the Sense UI dialer? Note: I do not wish to completely remove my sense ui...only the dialer.


Rooting and run adbd service automatically

I try to use create root package that run adbd service automatically,so:   1. I download root package for gti9300 from autoroot.chainfire.eu   2. I extract package multiple times to get recovery.img and cache.img   3. Unpack it   4. So I opened and edited default.prop like this: > ro.secure=0 > > ro.debuggable=1 > > persist.sys.usb.config=mtp,adb   5. Pack recovery ...   6. Going mobile to download mode   7. Upload it with odin It roots completely OK but it's not running adb service. How can I root and run adb server at the same time? (I want avoid going to download mode one time)


Allshare Cast on Samsung Galaxy S III

How can I use Allshare Cast feature on my Samsung Galaxy S III? I have a samsung LCD with internet, Do I still need allshare dongle to use this feature?


Can't log into google apps after sim card change

I went to Germany and I had switch my PLAY (PL operator) SIM card with Blau.de SIM card. Everything was good, I had Internet connection and full facebook/twitter/google sync. After return to Poland, I switched to my original SIM card and my android phone failed to log into facebook/twitter/google. I'm sure I'm using good passwords. Error message says that phone was unable to establish Internet connection. But Internet is fully working (now I'm using my phone as a modem). I have correct apn's and I can use for example gmail through default web browser. I found in Internet that this is common problem with android phones, and it can be repaired after factory reset. It's very important to me to avoid factory reset. Anyone know other way to log in? My telephone: Samusng i5500, Android 2.1 Update: I found that I can't fully use applications such as Waze, Glympse, Opera, basically all applications that use internet - they cannot connect to internet. But, I can use default browser to check gmail, and surf net. It looks like phone has disabled ability co connect to internet for every application except default web browser. Update2: I can log into google account and fully sync phone when I'm using wifi. After disconnection from wifi everything is stopping despite the fact that I have GSM internet connection working. **Solution: My operator has 3 different APN's, one for WAP, one for MMS and one for internet. First two was automatically configured, third one have to be added manually**


How to automatically connect to a wiFi network and turn off 4g LTE

I'd like my Samsumg Galaxy S4 verizon phone to be able to connect to my preferred wifi networks (office and home) automatically, while at the same time turn off the 4G LTE data plan. As of right now, I have it set up such that it'd connect auto to wifi, but when I am connected to wifi I still see the 4g LTE active. I could deactivate the 4G LTE and activate it later, but I am looking for a way to do this automatically, no user involved. Any ideas?


External keyboard for Galaxy tablet 2 7.0

I'm trying to use an external keyboard with my Galaxy tablet 2 7.0. My tablet isn't detecting the keyboard, but it works when I plug it into my computer. This keyboard uses a normal USB male to connect, but my tablet uses samsung 30-pin to male. So, I bought a female-to-female adapter. I'm assuming this is the equivalent of a USB OTG adapter but still no joy. How do I get this keyboard to work?


Fastboot command returns a list of question marks

I am trying to root an **Acer Iconia Tab A200** tablet using a script. I have adb working and fastboot works too, however, command `fastboot devices` returns a list of question marks. Eg: ???????????? fastboot Image ilustrates the steps followed and the result:![fastboot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ar84d.png) I execute command `fastboot devices` in the bootloader which is already unlocked. Using Ubuntu 14.04. udev settings are already set (the file with vendors IDs). What can I do to get the correct result? How can I make fastboot work well? Thanks in advance!


Can a USB pen/hard drive be used with a Logitech Revue?

Can the Logitech Revue play videos and display images from a USB pen/hard drive? What are the hardware specifications of the Logitech Revue?


Add mobile number to Facebook contact?

My Android phone connected to Facebook and grabbed all my friends. Now I want to edit their info and add a mobile number, but it does not let me do that; it only lets you change their ringtone and a few other little options. I am also using GO Contacts from Go Launcher. It's a little annoying when I click "edit a Facebook contact" and it goes to the phone's default contact sheet. If I click a person I input manually it will go to that person in the Go Contact app and give me extra options and all that good stuff. Is this a problem with Go Contacts or something? Can anyone recommend something better? Needs to have a dark skin.


Why do Seidio's battery charging instructions say to leave it charging after it's full?

I have an HTC Droid Incredible. I bought the "Seidio Innocell 1750 mAh Battery for HTC Droid Eris/Droid Incredible", and the instructions that come with it say... > In order to obtain the full capacity of your Seidio battery, we highly > recommend that you leave the battery/your phone on the charger for an > additional 2-3 hours after the charging indicator turns green or the battery > status shows full. Does this advice apply to the Incredible or is the phone smart enough to charge the battery to full (or at least near full) without any extra charge time? If not, does the battery keep getting charged up after the light turns green?


Can't write an SMS for some of my contacts

I'm using an LGP500 Android Phone (Android 2.2). In the default SMS application, when I select a discussion, I see the previous SMS (both sent and received), and there's a text area at the bottom of the screen to write a new message. For most of my contacts, this behavior is working correctly, but for a few of them (which I use quite often), the text area is not shown. Those contact have a mobile phone number, and I can send SMS using the long way (create a new sms, search the contact ...). Does anybody have an idea of the cause or the solution ? **Edit** I tried a few things to fix this : clearing the data, deleting any previous sms history, changing the phone number from the local (06xxxxxxxx) to international (+336xxxxxxxx) format (french phone numbers), changing the mobile phone number as default phone for the contact, in vain.


How can I sync Yahoo Calendar on my phone?

I want to sync my Yahoo! Calendar on my phone. An article on Yahoo!'s help page seems to suggest that the only way to access it is by viewing their mobile website in a browser. I've tried adding the iCal link provided by Yahoo! Calendar in my Google Calendar account, but Google seems to be unable to fetch the contents of my calendar. What other options do I have to sync my Yahoo! Calendar on my phone - either within the stock calendar app, or using a third-party application? (In case of a third-party application, it would be nice if it 'looks good' and/or comes with widgets.)


Android X86 and Grub

So I've installed Android X86 on my wetab tablet, using the corvus mod files found here, but for some reason, my tablet now boots right into a grub 0.97 command line (I suspect it does this because there are no grub menu options configured). At this point, loading the kernel and initrd manually results in a frozen tablet, and I can't for the life of me figure out how to get grub to boot android from the hard drive properly. My only thought was to boot from a liveCD and take a look at the grub config files, but I cannot actually look at the hard drive in the tablet from the liveCD, since I don't have write permissions and thus cannot use the `mount` command. If anyone has any idea as to what I could do to get grub to boot android from the hard drive, I'd appreciate it. Thanks beforehand! EDIT: Also, I used the installation instructions from here, so I have sda1 and sda5 partitions, and I ran the installation with `DATA=sda1 SDCARD=sda5` options.


Samsung Galaxy S3 WiFi authentication error with A&TT U-Verse router

My Samsung Galaxy S3 won't connect to my AT&T U-Verse router. I've gone through AT&T help and they say it's the phone. I've gone through Sprint (phone & service provider) and they say nothing is wrong with the phone. Samsung support also says nothing wrong with the phone. It connects to unsecured networks no problem. If I turn security "off" on my U-Verse router, it connects no problem. With security "on", I get an "authentication error occurred" error message on the phone, even though the status bar on the phone shows it sees my router at excellent strength. I have verified the password with correct upper and lower case. I've connected to several unsecured WiFi without issue. The only secured network I have connected to is at work. I know they don't have U-Verse, but I have no idea what the WiFi brand is. It connects no problem with security on and my office password. The phone is running Android 4.0.4. I've changed router settings to use channel 11 and power level 400. I've rebooted the router and reset the phone. I can also see the phone's MAC address on the router, so I know they are seeing each other.


Automatic Download of Youtube Channels

I have a couple of Youtube channels I subscribe to. I'm subscribed both on Google Reader and on Youtube itself. **Is there an app that checks for new updates to my subscribed channels and downloads them automatically (perhaps once a day)?** My objective is to always have a few videos I can watch while on the road (and offline). I love how Google Listen syncs really well with my Google Reader podcasts and downloads them automatically, but it doesn't work with video podcasts. So is there an app that will do the same with my video podcasts? (either with Google Reader or with Youtube) _Running 2.1-eclair if it matters._


Why do some Android devices (Samsung) show battery charge in steps of 10% whereas others (HTC) show more accurate percentage?

Why is it that Samsung devices (and perhaps others) show the battery charge remaining in multiples of 10% whereas other devices are able to show a more accurate percentage like 96% etc? Is this a limitation of the hardware or software and can this behaviour be changed to show an accurate (non-multiple of 10) display of the battery remaining?


Using Bluetooth headset for voice calling on Nexus 4 Stock

I know that people over the net have reported that they were able to place a voice call using one of their Bluetooth headsets. I have a Sony Ericcsson HBH-DS970 headset which pairs with my Nexus nicely and I am able to use it for audio with no issues, but while placing a call I have no option to use the headset instead of the default mic and earpiece of the phone. Am I missing some of the settings that make this option is available for me? The Bluetooth setting says that the headset is connected as "phone audio" as well as for "media audio". I guess "phone audio" means voice calling through this headset (which isn't working for me) and media audio is the music audio (mp3 players and normal android sounds) that's working fine for me. Then why am I seeing no option for placing voice call through the headset?


disabling sms content and just seeing name on the lockscreen

I have an htc one. Is there a way to disable the sms content in lockscreen and just see the name, without using any other application?


Hotmail option "Display as HTML" no longer works on my Galaxy SIII. Error message: "Connection failed"

Recently, emails arriving via my Hotmail account have ceased to open when using the "Display as HTML" button option provided at the top right of the message. I just get an error message saying "Connection Failed", with the not too useful facility of being able to acknowledge this by pressing "OK"! This did not occur for the previous 7 months or so I have owned the phone. Is it a result of the latest update?


Problem with creating an ext3 partition on SD card

I'm trying to partition my SD card with a ~31gb FAT32 partition and a 1024mb ext3 partition for A2SD. I've tried making the partitions with CMW-Alpharev Recovery v2.5.1.8 and with gParted (on a bootable live USB stick) and neither works. Basically, whenever I try to create a second partition on the card, the second (or later) partition doesn't work anywhere. It's not recognized by my phone, Windows or gParted (even right after parttitioning). The first partition does work, though. So if the ext3 is first, the FAT32 doesn't work and vice versa. I have no clue as to what could be causing this or how to fix it, any suggestions?


Change Launcher without starting it

I have installed GO Launcher and GO Locker. Now, when I updated them, they got an error. The problem is that, nothing shows up when I press unlock button (I have Nexus S). So, there's nothing I can do with the phone. There's no display at all. I know the phone is running in the background. I get the tone when I get a message. I tried to call my phone hoping it'd get unlocked for answering that call. It did get unlocked, but when I answered the call, it got locked again. No display again. But, when the phone was still ringing, I got a Force Close dialog for GO Launcher EX ( not for GO Locker ). I restarted the phone (removed the battery). When the phone started, it was locked (using the default Android locker). When I try to unlock it, the screen doesn't work. Now, I am unable to use my phone. The first thing that I'd like to do is change the launcher without starting the phone itself. Is that possible? Or do I have to restore the factory settings? If I can restore factory settings, I must be able to do so without starting the phone? Can we do that? In Nokia, we can do that by pressing some key combination and restarting the phone. Does that apply here too?


Earphone is not working well, volume is very low in Galaxy SIII

I have a Samsung Galaxy SIII. Please help me to find the problem. I cannot hear well when I receive phone calls. This problem started recently, before that, the earphone was working perfectly. Does that mean that I need to change the earphone or it is a matter of something that I need to do in the phone's options?


Can I use my iMac's mic and speakers for a call with my android 2.2 phone (through Bluetooth)?

I'd like to use my iMac's audio (i.e., microphone and speakers) for a call that is handled on my Samsung galaxy i5000 Android 2.2 phone. Is that possible? I've paired my iMac (OSX 10.6) and smartphone through Bluetooth. Then, during a call, I opened the context menu on my phone (where you can also enable/disable the speaker of the phone), but the Bluetooth icon is disabled. (although Bluetooth itself is active and working, e.g. from my iMac I can see the files on my phone). Is there any way to get the above working? _(I wondered whether to post this under apple- or android-stackexchange, but given the Bluetooth icon being disabled, I decided to post it here)_


Hide developer settings from menu

Most of us will know that tapping "build number" a few times in "about device" gives us access to developer settings. Is there a way to reverse this, and hide developer settings from the menu without doing a factory reset?


Google music player restores deleted playlist

Why does my Google music player automatically create some of the playlists I deleted before? When I delete a playlist, the playlist appears again after I turn off my Nexus 7 and turn it on again. It doesn't happen to all playlists, only specific ones.


Getting apps to work on Android-x86 with Virtualbox

Almost every app, from chrome to gallery simply crash right after launch, and others like maps have bugs that render it unusable (it all goes black and only the search bar and location button are visible). I'm running it with 2 cores, 2GB of RAM, 8GB of storage and 128MB of VRAM, better specs than many actual android x86 devices out there. Is this a virtualbox problem or an android x86 problem?


Where can I find the stock kernel for my Samsung Galaxy S2?

I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 phone (GT-I9100). I installed clockworkmod, a custom kernel and rom (Resurrection Remix) earlier this year. One day I couldn't boot it anymore. I restored a backup of the stock rom still on my sd card. My phone worked fine again, except that my camera doesn't show me any image while running. I can take pictures and videos, but I'm blind while filming. I'm presuming this is because I still have the custom kernel installed. I would like to get back to an official Samsung kernel compatible with my old stock rom.   1. Where can I find such a kernel?   2. How can I be sure that it is the right one for my ROM?   3. What steps must I take to ensure that I can at least get back to the current state if something goes wrong in the process? This is my current setup: Model: GT-I9100 Android: 4.0.4 Band: I9100XXLPX Kernel 3.0.15-TH codeworkx@cyanogenmod #2 SMP PREEMPT Sun Apr 29 10:50:29 CEST 2012 Version: IMM76D.BULPG I appreciate any help you can give me on this topic.


Galaxy S 2 iPhoto import lists no photos

This is an SGS2 with a Mac. When I connect the SGS2 with USB debugging activated, it mounts the phone and the sd card correctly. iPhoto starts and shows both devices. However, both are empty ('No photos'), although there are photos saved in phone/DCIM/Camera and other subfolders. I have moved photos directly into /phone/DCIM, but they are still not shown. I know that I can navigate there in Finder, then drag&drop. But I would rather like the native import functionality. What could be the cause of this? A conflicting folder naming convention? Is there something that I could reconfigure on the phone side to make it work?


App to automatically download and view a list of web pages offline

I have a very specific workflow that I can't find a simple solution for. I want to be able to make a list of web pages to read offline. Not articles, whole web pages. And I want to keep them up-to-date. I really want an app for Android (my phone: Galaxy S2) that does the following.   1. Lets me enter a list of webpages and maintain that list.   2. Hit a button in the app, and it'll update every page on that list and store a complete offline copy so I can pursue it while on the train.   3. Still maintain links, so I can click on them (so, no PDFs or whatever).   4. Optionally have the ability to set readable fonts.   5. Even better, if there was a way to export this list and modify it on my computer, share it, manipulate it etc. (or if there were a web serivce with an API). My personal use case is very simple. I'm a Wikipedia administrator, and there are a variety of public noticeboards for discussions of interest to administrators, like the administrators' noticeboard and the usually drama- filled administrators' noticeboard for incidents. I'd say there's probably about 10-20 pages I want. I'd rather like it if I could get either my phone or iPad, wake up in the morning, push the "update" button, go brush my teeth and by the time I'm leaving for my commute, have all the pages up-to-date and readable on the train. Answers you may suggest that are wrong up-front:   * Instapaper/Readability/Read It Later: those are for saving things broadly like newspaper articles for later reading. They are optimized for extracting text. They are fantastic, but don't actually meet the use case.   * Some combination of Evernote, Google Docs, AppleScript/Python/Ruby/Perl and sticky tape: I've got enough pain and broken software in my life already.   * Anything involving RSS. Again, look at the links above. There are RSS feeds for individual changes to the page, but I'm interested in saving the whole page, not getting an RSS feed. Basically what I'm looking for is an Android version of what they referred to as an "offline browser" back in the early days of the web. Is there such a thing that doesn't suck?


Can I install non-market apps on my AT&T phone directly (without a PC)?

I've installed non-Market apps on my AT&T Captivate using adb, but it'd be nice if I could download an APK directly and install it locally. I've heard of "App(s) Installer" and about a hundred variations on similar names, but it looked like those were just intended to work on devices with a _working_ package installer (e.g. not one that's had the ability to run unsigned apps stripped out). I've rooted the phone -- is there some way I can either replace the existing package installer with one from e.g. another Galaxy S phone on another carrier, or maybe just an app that asks superuser permission before installing the APK itself? Is this something I could just do directly from (su'd) terminal on the phone? I'm sure somebody has thought of this already but I'm having trouble finding an answer on the web... maybe I just don't know exactly how to ask. ETA: please note that this is original AT&T firmware. The carrier is blocking non-market app installs, I think by modifying the package installer. I'm aware of the setting to enable unsigned apps, but on my phone it has no effect.


Cannot enable GPS  on G510

I have an Android G510 running 2.3.4 but cannot access the GPS. In "Location & Security" there is no GPS item, just "Use wireless networks". Can anyone help please Is there any test I can do to check?


How can I forward texts to my  tablet and reply back?

I have a tablet running Android 4.0.1, and a cell phone running 2.2. **When I'm working on my tablet, I would like to be able to see my texts and phone calls get forwarded to the tablet** , which doesn't have a SIM card, and be able to interact with them as if I was on my cell phone, preferably over wi-fi and/or bluetooth. Is this possible? Paid solutions are acceptable as well.


Any way to push files onto android phones?

There is any way to push files from a computer to an Android phone? Maybe to its SD card. It may work like Android Notifier, but the opposite way (PC to phone), as in Chrome-to-phone. I looked some apps like FTP servers, web servers, but I would like something more close to "right click on file, push" than to "connect to server using a ftp client or browser, drag or select file, and send".


How do I keep my /system mounted as read+write all the time?

I'm running ChainFire3D and for some reason, the per-app setting doesn't seem to work at all. But when I set the default setting itself, it works. I saw that one of ChainFire 3D's requirement is for the /system to be always mounted as read+write. I experimented and by mounting it via Root Explorer and restarted the phone. After restart, /system was back to read only. So yeah, how do I force it to always be moounted as read+write? This is on CyanogenMod 9, ICS 4.0.4.