Has android 2.2 froyo being released in India for Galaxy I5500?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  When will my phone get the Android 2.2 update (FroYo)? If it has, from where do i have to download it and how to install it?? Can any one give me the steps of how to install it from kies??


Samsung Galaxy 3 (GT i5801) - Waiting for FROYO Update

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  When will my phone get Android 2.2 (FroYo)? I have purchased **"Samsung Galaxy 3" Model number is GT-5801** \- an android enabled phone, currently it is having Android 2.1 firmware, **`i would like to know whether it is upgradable to the upcoming version or not?`** I am not finding "System Updates" options anywhere in the phone so please let me know. I dont want to have updated firmware with the JailBreak or such kind of way !!


Upgrade Samsung Galaxy 5 I5503 into Android 2.2

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  When will my phone get the Android 2.2 update (FroYo)? I have a Samsung Galaxy 5 I5503 running Android 2.1. Does Android 2.2 is available for my device? If yes, How can I update the firmware and what should I do first before upgrading it? Thanks.


> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  When will my phone get Android 2.2 (FroYo)? will samsung galaxy 5 get android 2.2 update ??


Is there any Android 2.2 updrate available for Samsung Galaxy S?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  When will my phone get the Android 2.2 update (FroYo)? if yes, how to upgrade it with out going service center.


Upgrading from Android 1.6 to 2.2

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  When will my phone get the Android 2.2 update (FroYo)? I'm having issues to upgrade my tablet to the 2.2 system. It's a generic tablet, from Kaser, I'm using it to develop a specific application. Now the specs changed, and I need it to run on 2.2. I had a look at their website and there is no info about the upgrading. Is it possible? Thier page


Pull or backup only the contacts from Android

My phone is on a bootloope _ soft bricked. I have managed to detect it via adb on recovery mode. So now I want to know the exact command to pull contacts first from the phone to my pc.   1. Is this correct?  adb backup -apk -shared -all -f C:\test.ab   2. Next what is the generic (original factory) directory for phone saving all the pictures/pdfs? What is the command I should run to pull those from phone to pc?   3. Is pulling faster or healthier a bricked phone than backing up into pc?   4. Also due to UK language settings my pc has no backslash, is there a way to get it into command prompt? (Since I am nooby and I just crashed everything I know right now from last night - please have mercy. I want to make sure the commands are precise.)


Titanium Backup - sync via Windows File Sharing (SMB) after backing up?

I have Titanium Backup Pro with sync after backup option, but I don't want to sync to clouds, instead I want it sync backups to my PC via SMB. I also have Foldersync which supports SMB syncing but it works with scheduling only, what I need is syncing right after the backup procedure is done. Any suggestion ? Thanks


How can I restore the encrypted files contents from the Gallery Vault app?

I have reset my device and forgot to open the Gallery Vault app, but I still have my encrypted files while unable to open them. ## How can I restore the encrypted files contents?


How to install custom kernel from source? - Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (GT-P5113)

I have modified the kernel code in attempts to add a driver for USB to Ethernet. I have successfully compiled the code and am trying to install it onto my tablet. I am following the README that came with the source code provided by Samsung (making a .tar for the zImage file), but when I try installing it with Odin it gives me an installation error. Alternatively, I have tried making a zip file and installing with CWM and it again fails. I am thinking that I am missing some files needed to perform the installation. What else besides zImage do I need?


Tablet fails to boot up completely

My Crystal View Android Tablet wont turn on all the way, it shows a few power on screens but then stops on the Android loading screen and stays there, What do i do?


Black screen after Flashed ROM build from AOSP source

I everyone. I have compiled Android 4.3.1 for my device (Samsung Galaxy TAB 2 7.0). After flashed the compiled zip file my tablet stuck on samsung logo. After analyzed the Logcat i have noticed this part :               I/SurfaceFlinger(  109): SurfaceFlinger's main thread ready to run. Initializing graphics H/W...     D/libEGL  (  109): loaded /vendor/lib/egl/libEGL_POWERVR_SGX540_120.so     D/libEGL  (  109): loaded /vendor/lib/egl/libGLESv1_CM_POWERVR_SGX540_120.so     D/libEGL  (  109): loaded /vendor/lib/egl/libGLESv2_POWERVR_SGX540_120.so     F/libc    (  109): Fatal signal 11 (SIGSEGV) at 0x00000000 (code=1), thread 136       I am not sure but i think my problem is linked to SurfaceFlinger. My problem is SurfaceFlinger can someone tell me how to fix it ? **PS : In case someone ask for it, here's my full logcat :http://charly1811.ga/logcats/logcat.txt or https://gist.github.com/charly1811/7488508/raw/60cc1b4795159efb3a4daaf2c05d437d73e7aeac/logcat** Thanks in Advance


What happens when the Home button on Android phone is pressed?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What happens to a running program when “home” button is pressed in Android > phone? My friend raised a concern that pressing the home button is not advisable and it drains battery. Is it true? What happens when the Home button is pressed?


What can I do to manage my phone's internal storage?

If you're not used to seeing the 'low on internal storage' notification, what is it that you're doing to keep your phone's internal memory from filling up so quickly? The 'SD Card and Phone Storage' menu in the settings doesn't really tell me much other than how much is free. And, I don't really have that many applications installed. The top 5 storage hogging apps on my phone are Gmail (18.6 MB), Twitter (17.5 MB), Facebook (12.55 MB), Maps (9.63 MB), and Swype (6.06 MB). So, are there apps out there (besides your normal file manager ones, like Astro) that will help monitor internal phone storage? Is there something I should be doing to keep my phone storage use to a minimum?


Good ways of clearing internal space?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  HTC Desire low on internal storage, I'm clueless I need a good and solid way to find large things which are taking up lots of phone internal memory. My phone really just stops working, sync-wise, when I'm running low on space, which seems to be all the time. I'm running LeeDroid and have set my default install application as the SD card, but it seems that I can still fill up my internal phone storage quickly. I did try the App2SD+ setup, but couldn't seem to partition my card properly. So does anyone have any good tips? At the moment I'm clearing Maps data and Browser cache, but now that's gone also. Do apps on the SD card still put data on the phone? Or do I just need to make more effort partitioning my SD card to get App2SD working? Something which created a list or pie chart or both of internal space with links to clear data or uninstall would be idea.


My HTC Desire has suddenly become full and is displaying the "Disk Space Low!" Message

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  HTC Desire low on internal storage, I'm clueless -- Any help? I have always had a problem with my Desire's phone storage capacity so recently I did a factory re-set and started again. Everything was fine for a few weeks, I had loads of space and could download and install to my hearts content. Then all of a sudden I have the dreaded "Disk Space Low!" message again. Thsi is despite having only 39.116meg of apps installed on the phone. All possiable apps are on the sd card and there is nothing in the cache. Also all contacts, dates etc are stored on google. Can someone please explain what is taking up all this space i.e all 139 MB? I cant even download the latest software update!


Low internal memory, but high local and SD memory

I have a MID android tablet which has been giving me low storage messages during some downloads lately. But when I check, the local and SD have practically 3GB free. So, where is this data going, and how can i direct it to local or the SD? I'm new with tablets; this is my first one. the local and SD have 3 GB free combined(sd has 2 GB local has 1 GB), the system disk shows about half full (795 MB left) and I have no idea how to move my apps to the SD.


HTC STATUS-INTERNAL MEMORY LOW EVEN WITH SD-CARD?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What can I do to manage my phone's internal storage? I have the HTC Status, and love it! But lately I'm getting "Internal memory low" messages when I try to open or download something in my messages. It tells me to go to the "settings" tab and make space. I don't have many Apps on it, the biggest I believe is the FB App-but it's the so called "FB Phone" so why am I still having issues? I uninstall and delete data and try to move things to the sd-card and empty inboxes all the time and it just moves a few MB and leaves me alone. It gets bad sometimes, where it won't let me even ope and read a text even if there aren't any pics to load. Any help would be greatly appreciated!


Motorola Triumph - how to decrease internal memory (clear log files)

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What can I do to manage my phone's internal storage?   >  Something is secretly eating up my tablet memory and I need help finding it I am wondering if there is a way, without root, to analyze the details of the internal memory on a Motorola Triumph and clear some extraneous (if they exist) log files. Many thanks in advance.


Storage space running low

My Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo is saying that my storage space running low and I cant download any more apps. It's saying to delete files or photos. I have also deleted apps and files and it has not made any difference. What can I do?


An app that can give a clear overview of what exactly is eating up my phone space?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What can I do to manage my phone's internal storage? I'm curious to know how my 2GB memory card could fill up so quickly as well as my internal phone memory. I already cleared up all SMS, taken pictures, taken videos that I can find. But it only changed to mere megabytes of space. I have the Xperia Active and I'm using the Sony Bridge for Mac. From there, it only says that the rest of the space is being occupied by "Others". No specific definition about what those might be. On Windows, I use an app like http://windirstat.info/ to give myself an easily understandable overview of what's taking up the biggest space, etc. It would be appreciated if there's something like that for the Android or even just a simpler solution. I just want to look at more detailed statistics as opposed to the one the Sony Bridge is giving me (see below). http://i.stack.imgur.com/T46FY.png


Android phone system data is keep eating the space

My Android phone system space is keep eating by some unknown application or something which is now showing low on space in phone storage and many times phone gets shutdown'd. Please help me on how to remove the unwanted data in internal storage so that my phone keep working as usual. I have attached the log data from "Log Collector" app and a screenshot from "Disk Usage" app. Log File ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/kUsUJm.png)   Screenshot (click for larger variant)


What else is occupying my android phone's internal space

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  HTC Desire low on internal storage, I'm clueless -- Any help?   >  Something is secretly eating up my tablet memory and I need help finding it I have a HTC Desire phone with android system, which has 148M internal storage and 250M system storage. My internal storage usually works well, but as times goes on, it become less and less, and finally I have to uninstall some software in order to install a new one, and update several app at one time is not even an option as the storage limitation. But:   I only have 17 apps installed, each on average is less than 3M, and I even installed most of them in SD card, I really don't see any reason that my apps will eat up all internal storage, but, what else could it be? Thanks.


Something is secretly eating up my Acer Iconia A500 internal memory and I need help finding it

I've been a happy owner of an Acer Iconia A500 for a bit over a year now but a couple of weeks ago it started to complain about its internal memory being full. I was a bit surprised as I keep movies, and such on the external SD card but I assumed is was some browser cache, Maps or so which had eaten up a fair chunk of the 32G memory it has internally. However, that doesn't seem to be the case. I have cleared the data of almost every single App I have installed but still if I look at the Storage tab of the settings I see the following (a couple of hours ago): ![700M+643M+0.2M+64M+98M is clearly not 27G](http://i.stack.imgur.com/5mYGn.jpg) I get the feeling that the rightmost grey part of the bar should be a bit more than 379MB... (SD Card at the bottom of the picture is the external one, never mind that one). I've tried almost every disk usage app available out there and they all show similar results, the following is DiskView (picture taken after I removed a few apps): ![DiskView output](http://i.stack.imgur.com/dDI4Z.jpg) (in this picture "SD Card" is the internal one...) One thing all the disk usage apps seems to have in common is that unless the device is rooted, they cannot see what is in some directories (like /data) which makes me think it is either Android itself (4.0.3 on this device) which has some kind of cache which is misbehaving or that some process is producing extreme amounts of logs somewhere. Sorry for this long intro, but the basic question is: How do I proceed? I guess one alternative is to find what is worth backing up and do a factory reset or something but I wold really like to find out what happened first. Rooting it is an alternative which would probably help me find out more but I sort of like it as it is (except for this issue). If it is needed to resolve it I could of course do it but it feels like you shouldn't have to with an appliance like this. Is there another way forward? I have this naive hope that there is a button somewhere I haven't seen that clears all logs or reduce the log level from debug to info. **Edit:** One thing I've been considering but cannot investigate is if it could be cores. I've had a lot of crashes lately (presumably because it has been running low on disk). In response to Izzy's comment below. Apps adds up to more or less exactly the 700MB listed as "Apps" (seems to be the total of data and the apps themselves).


Phone Storage is getting low

I have a sony xperia neo. I usually had atleast 110-135 mb free in my phone memory. Whatever new apps I install I always move them to sd if it is possible to do so for that app. I also keep clearing the cache for every app almost once a week, infact I also clear the app data ocassionaly when I think the data is unnecessary. Recently, my phone's internal storage just reduced by itself. All by itself. I did not install any new app, infact I actually deleted some. Obviously I did not move any apps back into the phone memory. Yea, some apps like YouTube, Officesuite, Adobe Reader etc. that come pre-installed in the phone memory were updated recently bur these updates obviously weren't big enough to take up all that memory. I even un-installed updates on apps like fb which are on the phone memory n which I don't use often. From having over 100Mbs of internal storage, today I have between 35-25 Mbs available. Why?? Where did all that memory disappear?? How can I fix this?! Please Help. Note: 1\. I have viber, its moved to sd. Lately, the viber photos folder in the gallery has started having blank 0kb photos in thousands, all by itself. I have 5k photos in that folder of which 4.9k are blank and appeared there all by itself. Could this be a reason why the phone memory got so low, even though viber is in sd? If not, why is this happening anyway?   1. I have avg antivirus (free). My phone is scanned automatically every week.   2. I did not root my phone.


HTC Desire low on internal storage, I'm clueless -- Any help?

It's been bugging me for a while but getting quite bad lately. I get warnings that my internal storage is full, I have about 13mb left of what I believe is 512mb worth of rom. I have checked with the app "diskusage" and my apps take about 122mb, with about 20 more mb being used by "data" (unsure what this is). When I check the apps list, my biggest app is some 12mb, and even within the first screen of apps this drops to just over 6mb. So I don't have extremely big apps, and I don't have all that much of them either. I try to put most on my sdcard, so no problem there either. How do I figure out what's hogging all this space, and how do I fix it ? On a related note, what is the Android equivalent of "formatting" your phone? I believe factory settings doesn't remove all data (sdcard etc) or does it? **EDIT:** I have done a hard reset on my phone, and the free space available is somewhat similar to what I saw before. So, is it normal to only have about 150mb available for apps when the internal rom should be 512mb ?


I have insufficient storage space

On my Samsung Galaxy y, I tried to update watsapp but found there was insufficient storage space. I deleted apps, videos,pictures and downloads. I also tried all suggestion on the internet but none worked! What should i do?


insufficient storage error while updating installed apps

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What can I do to manage my phone’s internal storage? I recently purchased a new Android mobile (Samsung Galaxy Y duos), running on Android 2.3.6. It have 8 GB microSD as external memory. I installed quite a few application and unfortunately now I'm facing memory issue. While updating Facebook app (around 13 MB) or installing any other app with 10mb+ memory requirement, I got error message `Insufficient storage`. I checked available storage, which is as follow:               SD card     Total space: 7.39 GB     Available space: 6.90 GB          System storage     Available space: 22.47 MB      There is lot of space on SD Card but yes system space is low. What is the efficient tricks/best practices to make sure system utilize more SD Card storage and less system storage so that I can install few more apps. Is there any way to shift few installed apps from system storage to SD Card storage, un-installing and installing is also acceptable for few apps.


make external memory as default

I have 2 GB internal capacity and 16 GB as external. My internal memory is almost full. While I am trying to download, an error takes place saying "Low storage space delete some data". How can I solve this problem?


Really know what is using internal storage

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What can I do to manage my phone’s internal storage? I am constantly running into the "Low Space" warning so I would like to know what is really consuming the phone's internal storage. I've checked and removed app after app, moved them to the SD card and done everything else I can think of but can't seem to figure out what is really consuming the phone's internal storage. I can see the storage used per app but it seems like this not entirely correct numbers or something is not attached to an app and hence invisible to this app list. So, is there a way to see what is really consuming the storage?


Backup stock HTC Desire ROM with Unrevoked

I want to play with different ROM's for HTC Desire (which is still under warranty). Based on my understanding, in order to keep the warranty and still play with custom ROM's, the following steps are required.   1. Root the Phone with Unrevoked Method   2. Take a backup of the stock ROM   3. Restore a custom ROM   4. And when warranty is required restore the stock ROM from backup Am I going in the correct direction?. If yes where can I find the guides to perform all of the above mentioned steps. * _NOTE: I don't want to lose the warranty of the phone. I know it will get void once I root it but then there should be options to unroot the device and get it back to factory settings. *_


Which system files are safe to delete?

I got only 160MB internal storage out of which 100MB is reserved by android operating system. Which System files and folders are safe to delete? For example:   * de, fr, es and it files in `/system/tts/lang_pico/` seems useless    * `/cust/hw/es` folder seems uselss    * As I have moved many of my application to SD Card, many folders in `/mnt/asec` seems useless  So which files/folders of Android system are safe to delete so that I can make more space for applications


Did ICS stop supporting clicking a number in text to dial?

I used to be able to click a number inside text (email or web page) to dial it. After upgrading to ics this feature seems to have been removed. Is that so? Any way to get it back? UPDATE: it seems to work with US phone numbers, but not ones that are used in my country (Israel). Can it be that my carrier forgot to update the pattern for recognizing numbers as phone numbers?


What are the two linked contacts under "Myself"?

In my phone, there's a "Myself" contact that can't be deleted or renamed, which has two linked contacts inside it. Those can't be unlinked or deleted either. Both contacts are marked as "Phone contact". Why are there two and why are they not unlinkable? Can I link another contact under "Myself"? I want to add my phone number there; which of the two should I add this to?


Why can't I transfer data from my tablet with OTG support to my phone with USB?

## Problem I want to copy music from my tablet to my phone with USB. My tablet can't see the phone when connected which is somewhat strange because the phone sees that it is connected and the tablet has OTG support. Therefore I can't select the phone from 'Explorer', so I can't copy the files. I can connect the phone to a laptop with Ubuntu 10.10 or Windows 7 pro without any trouble so the problem shouldn't be on the phone's side. And the phone can't see an USB stick directly, so even that won't work as file transfer. ## Tablet: Wayteq xTab-100is with Android 4.0.3 and USB 2.0 OTG without Bluetooth ## Phone: Nokia 2700 classic micro USB 2.0


Copy Google talk chat messages to clipboard

I got some message over talk that I want to copy to clipboard. That is not possible. Long pressing does nothing. Tried on 4.0.4-ICS and 2.3.7-Gingerbread without succes.


Recover a cached page from the stock browser from my Xperia U?

I have a Sony Xperia ST25i (Xperia U) running its OEM OS (4.0.4) and I want to recover a HTML page from the browser cache. How to do that? I have researched a few things like root access to /data and have no idea of what is futile, actively harmful(clear the cache) and what works. Advice which is OK for one version does not work for me.


Is there an app to use PNG for the FFC?

This is semi-related to a previous question and I have a new theory I want to test. I am looking for a camera app that will store it's images in PNG format (what screenshots are stored in) instead of the lossy jpeg. Camera FV-5 is the only app I could find that mentions PNG support, but it does not support the FFC.


How can I prevent applications from running on startup?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I stop applications and services from running? I've installed some applications that I mostly like, except for the fact that they all decided they were too important not to auto-start. None of them give me any option _within_ the application to disable the auto-start "feature." Can I stop these applications from auto-starting? And if so, how? Note: My phone is not rooted, so I'm especially interested in solutions that do _not_ require a rooted device, but all answers are welcome, even if they require rooting the device, since I may do this eventually. Also note: I'd prefer **not** to fiddle around with clumsy auto-kill features in task-killer programs, as I've found them to be incredibly unreliable on my phone (Motorola Milestone/Droid).


How can I prevent unwanted pre-installed apps from automatically running on Android?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I stop applications and services from running? As I can't uninstall certain programs that come with a phone (My case HTC Desire (not rooted)) how can I prevent certain apps from launching or trying to sync? And hide them? Or "Auto-Kill" kill them For example   * youtube app   * faceboook app   * stocks (including the sync feature)   * twitter (including the sync feature)


How can I prevent services from running in the background?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I stop applications and services from running? Is there a way to prevent the service apps (or any other apps) from automatically running in the background?


apps automatically starting?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I stop applications and services from running? I noticed that some apps automatically starts without me opening it. Some of them runs everytime I turn on the phone (so they are like Windows startup apps in some way). Some others automatically run without an apparent reason, I killed it, and the next time i look at my phone it's there again. by the way I use Advanced Task Killer to kill and see the list of all active apps. And even weirder, some apps are apparently triggered by opening the android market. What is the mechanics of this, and how do I control which app can automatically run?


How to Stop Applications & Services from Starting on Boot?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I stop applications and services from running? I know how to kill running applications and services via `Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Running` but they keep coming back after I restart the phone. Is there a way (or tool) to suspend their restart on boot?


How do you prevent pre-installed (unremoveable) Android tasks/apps from ever starting without rooting your phone?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I stop applications and services from running? Some apps are necessary for notifications. For example, without the facebook process, there'd be no facebook notifications. But other apps, like Qik or Samsung MediaHub, don't need to be running be I don't use them at all whatsoever, and i do not receive notifications from them!!!! How do I stop that? Not just kill apps, but prevent them from ever starting without rooting?


How to prevent apps running in background

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I stop applications and services from running? i've an Xperia X10 Mini. This Android devices is limited in hardware: a 600Mhz processor and 128 mb ram. So i'd like to install new apps, but i don't like to have a lot of apps running in background. For example, Facebook app, GDrive, Dropbox ... are great, but why 'damn' thei must run in background either if i don't want to use them at the moment ? This cause my device to run slowly, very slowly... I know that facebook app for example, 'must' stay in background so it can inform me for a new 'friend post' .. but i don't need it! Also Gdrive, Dropbox, Gmail etc: they 'must' stay in background to inform me for something.. but i'm not interested !!! If i want to check mail... i click to gmail.. if i want to check my friend post... i click facebook ! What i want is a responsive smartphone for basic operation (call, sms etc.), and i'm sure a 600mhz processor with a basic 'android' installation and without background app can go fast as a double core Arm with 100 running app !!!! So, at the moment i disinstall them, and my device back to run good, with no slowdowns. I also have installed Advanced Task Killer, but it kills apps each hour, or 30minutes: it don't prevent an app to run in background. Does exists an app that kill others app each time they start in background, immediately ?


Preventing Application Startup

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I stop applications and services from running? I have an LG-P690b and I've rooted the phone and un-installed several applications that I really didn't want. All is well, however, there is one application that I haven't removed because it seems to be started up by the system during boot. In fact, it always shows that it's re-starting. Ideally, I'd like to remove this app but my fear is that if I do that it will bork the phone because it's been told to startup from somewhere else in the O/S. My guess is that if the app was not set to start up automatically elsewhere in the O/S I could remove the app. To that end, is my assumption correct and where would the O/S maintain it's list of services to be started so that I could address this app once and for all. What's the app? It's called GPS Navigator and it seems to be created by Bell. It will not work unless you have a data plan and I tend to use the native Google mapping programs (as they do). So it's not a necessary application by any means. It's just that the darn thing is set to run as a service and that precludes me from jusr arbitrarily using root explorer to remove it altogether. My specific concern is that if it's set to run as a service, and the program has been removed, then the phone may not start. How can I remove the auto-startup as a service for this evil app? Thanks in advance!


How can I prevent apps from running in the background?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I stop applications and services from running? There is already a similar question to this one, but mine is narrower in scope and not addressed in the other question: Consider the case of an app that meets the following criteria:   1. Let's take a file manager as an example, but it could be a different app just as easily. The specific app isn't important to this question.   2. This app has no legitimate need to run in the background. I only need file management when I'm actively using the app. (In case my specific example does turn out to have a need, suppose for the sake of the discussion that it actually doesn't.)   3. The fact that it runs in the background is confirmed by a system monitor.   4. Even though I believe that it has no legitimate need to run in the background and don't want it to do so, I _don't_ want to uninstall it. Can I prevent such an app from running in the background? # Practical application To illustrate the need for this specific question, and why I'm not naming specific apps, consider what I had in mind when I wrote this question: I would like to go through my apps and decide which ones I want to run as services. Some should run without restrictions. Some should never run. Some should only run when some set of conditions is met. Using the information from an answer to this question, I could implement this--possibly by some custom scripting, possibly using Tasker, or possibly using another approach. Trying to handle this via each individual app's settings would be well-nigh impossible. Of course, if what I'm asking in this question isn't possible, then this application of it isn't viable. # Notes based on the comments and answers   * The reason why I want to do this is irrelevant. Perhaps it's to save battery. Perhaps it's another reason. This question is about _how_ , not _why_. A warning that a particular solution could have negative side-effects is useful if presented along with that solution. Saying, "It's impossible" is legitimate if true. Saying "Don't do it" isn't useful.   * This is not a duplicate of the question I linked to in my first paragraph. That question was about saving memory. This one isn't. That one said, basically, "Don't try." That's not a valid answer to this question.   * The specific apps are unimportant, which is why I was vague. I did give a hint as to a specific example I had in mind, but I'm looking for a general answer here.   * A solution must also prevent an app from automatically restarting; otherwise, it isn't much of a solution.   * A number of people have stated that this is a duplicate. Let me try to explain more clearly why it isn't:      1. This question is about how to prevent an app from running in the background, which includes stopping it from restarting if killed.     2. The answers so far have fallen into a few general categories:        1. _You shouldn't try, because doing so is unnecessary._ I'm not disputing this point at this time, but "You shouldn't try" is very different from "You can't." Logically, it's addressing a different question, namely "Should I try to kill apps that I don't want to run?"       2. _Use method X to kill the app._ Unfortunately, when I tried said method, it didn't prevent the app from restarting, just like others predicted. So, it isn't really an answer.       3. _Ping the developer/it's a bug._ This is the most useful of the suggested solutions, but my question was looking for a generic solution.     3. The other questions that this question has been said to be a duplicate of cover the same ground as in my previous point. Thus, my specific question has **not** been addressed, despite many claims to the contrary. It's appearing, however, that the answer is a simple "You can't".     4. There's a related question on meta. In Jeff Atwood's answer, he says in part, "It's generally sufficient to link to the other question and explain why it doesn't meet your needs." The whole thread is apropos to this question. I've done this since the beginning, and provided further details in subsequent edits.


Applications keep restarting

Whenever I'm done with an application, I always exit using the back button. Somehow applications like Viber, WhatsApp, Facebook, Videos, Email, Google Maps, etc keep restarting on their own. I have tried:   * Using a task killer   * Force stopping the apps in the settings menu   * Killing them using watchdog ...but they still restart. Any idea how to solve this problem?


App Memory Hog Problem

I swipe apps closed and they still appear to be using memory. Then I use task kill, but I can immediately refresh and they're open again. So I goto manage apps and force stop. Once again if I click back and go back into the app setting it's open again! Why is this and how can I stop it? It's mostly system apps I don't want/need and I'm afraid to uninstall them and possibly wreck my phone. Already had too many problems fixing errors because of just that.


Make apps force close automatically without going into settings

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I stop applications and services from running? I have an HTC Desire and I have been trying to figure out how to always get my apps and things I don't use to force close when I close them with the home button. I have tried pressing the back button until it closed but that does not work as when I go into my app killer it shows that it is still running. Also, when I go in Applications --> Manage --> Running Service, some apps are still open. In addition, the app killer isnt properly working as when I close all apps in the app killer then go into the running services, some of the apps it killed are still shown as open. Can anybody help please?


How to Remove Autostart for Certain Apps?

is there any way you can install an app (for instance WhatsApp) on Android 4.2.1 ICS but at the same time remove its autorun properties sothat it becomes a standalone app and ONLY uses memory, processing power and even more dear battery, only during the time that I start the application. After closing it I want it to remain unstarted! Note: this is different than autokilling it with taskkiller and alike. I want the app to not start in the first place). I find myself installing and de-installing certain apps to overcome this dilemma and I hope there is a better solution otherwise whats the point of Android freedom feeling, right?


How do I disable an app from running at startup

I have a genymotion virtual device which has an app which runs at startup which make the device crash giving me no access to the device. How do I disable the app from my computer. (I am using virtual device)?


How to stop killed apps appearing again?

I have a 0.5GB ZTE Cheapo Android JB phone. I kill apps using Advanced Task Killer and then they start a few seconds later. As a result, I have constant low memory notifications. I've used Manage Apps to look at the apps in question e.g. Viber, Line. I've moved the apps, when I can, to the SD card. I notice that there is a 'Launch by default' parameter, but it's grayed out for the 'naughty' apps. Why do these apps keep re-appearing and what can I do bout it? PS I've tried rebooting but no improvement.


Howto avoid autostart of an app (non-rooted)?

I now and then use an app that is written to autostart on every boot of the device. This is pretty annoying since I don't use it that much. How can I stop it ? I know there is an "Autorun Manager" app, but it requires a rooted phone. Is there a way to do this on a non-rooted device ?


Hello. How can I forcibly prevent specific apps from starting at boot?

I would like to force a few apps in particular to not stop when I boot, reboot, etc. The reason why is irrelevant ... I would like to know if or how Aneroid OSes, in general, load apps into memory, and how I can alter the part of it that does that to load only what I wish(including system processes, of course). How can this be done? Again, I would like to prevent them from starting, or going to memory at all, not just kill them after they'ce started. Short of what conditions, how can this be done?


How to shut down Skype

First off, I know this question has already been asked three times, but since I can't comment (don't have enough points), I'll just create a new post! So, none of the workarounds mentioned in the other three questions solves the problem. First, I tried killing the background process, but I still get skype messages, for example. Then, I tried to force quit the application, but when something triggers it, it loads again! For now, I decided to uninstall it and install it whenever I want to actually use it. But the lack of respect is really annoying. And my feeling is that it's intentional, not a bug. Anyway... Has anyone found something that really works, except installing a firewall or installing another application that will specifically kill skype? Thanks and sorry for asking a question that has already been asked...


Stop Applications Loading

How can I stop so many applications loading, and slowing down the system. When I clear the Ram I usually see that at least 16 applications have been running. What for?


How to quit Skype on Android?

I'm using the newly released market version of Skype on my ADP1 running CyanogenMod 6.0. I can't seem to **quit** the Skype program. There doesn't seem to be any mechanism for signing out of Skype once signed in. I can kill the task, but the next time anything triggers it it think it has the right to sign in and be online again, bar nothing. The task bar icon just takes you to the program, but the program doesn't seem to have any menus, doesn't respond the the back button etc. Ideas?


Are Memory Cleanup Apps for Android Good or Bad?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Do task killers actually work? I was just going through this article on Lifehacker. Do these kind of apps really help in performance, or do they create more problems?


apps(tasks) restarting even after killing them

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Do I really need to install a task manager?   >  apps automatically starting?   >  How can I stop applications and services from running? I have some apps running in background using cpu all the time and draining my batery. I want to stop them. I have a latest `task manager` to kill the background tasks but BUT some of the tasks(apps) are restarting even after killing them, WHY ? Is there any way to permanently kill a particular task ?


Is it advisable to run a task killer app on Android

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Do I really need to install a task manager? Should I run a task killer on Android or does Android manage applications well enough on its own?


Bypassing a software that loads on startup

I recently acquired a Motorola Droid XYBoard loaded with GoPago. This software starts up immediately and I was wondering if there is a way to either bypass it or access the operating system around it.


Apps that start on their own

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  apps automatically starting? Hello! I am using Android 2.2. I've downloaded and installed an application called Advanced Task Manager from ReChild. It always shows lots of applications open, none that appear in the pre-installed Task Manager that came with the phone. Besides a few that I do actually use, there's some, like the Press Reader, that I have never opened, yet today I saw this particular app in the list of applications I could select to stop. Any idea why this happens? I normally wouldn't care too much if the device wasn't on battery and was plugged in. Thank you.


Do task killers actually work?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Do I really need to install a task manager? I am using ASUS Transformer. I think it uses Ice Cream sandwich, from the UI. I tried many task killers but wonder if they actually work. When I kill tasks, I still see them when I click the "Window selector" 3rd button of the bottom left screen (the 2 boxes). They do appear to take a while to load, so I suppose the tasks were killed but the thumbnails are still there?


How to stop Skype from starting automatically?

I close the Skype app in my Android phone (samsung s3 mini) If Skype is open on my pc and I receive a call it also starts automacically in my phone without my input! How can I avoid such a strange behavior?   Thank you


Is it bad to kill tasks in android, by using things such as holding down the home key and selectign "close all"?

I use advanced task killer pro and also hold down the home key until a list of apps open shows up and choose "close all". Someone was telling me this is bad for the device. Is this true? How else can I speed up the device when it is running slowly? I forgot to mention what I find strange is when I hold down the home key to display running apps, its list is different than the list of running apps advanced task killer has.


Do I really need to install a task manager?

Does one really need to install a task manager? My phone does slowdown on rare occasions but it's not something that hampers regular usage.


Android 2.2 - How to see applications that run at start-up

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I prevent applications from running on startup? Hello! Is it possible to see which applications are set to run at startup? For example, the idiots at Yahoo made the Android Messenger so that it starts on Android Start-up, but provide no way of preventing this behaviour. They always do this kind of dirty tricks... Anyway, is there sort of an `msconfig` as in Windows? Thank you.


Missing application from sdcard

I did factory reset. So, I lost application from sdcard but that application files still exist in sdcard. How do I recovery my application from sdcard. I do not have back up app data file. My phone is version 4.0.4 and non-rooted device.


Can you install MIUI themes from different sites?

I'm installing Miui from Miui.us, and I was wondering if I can install themes from http://miuiandroid.com/, or will those not work?


Unbelievable fast battery discharge on some games

I've submitted an issue about my phone crashing: Issue Link which nobody here was able to help understand and resolve. Now I have better observations: after starting a game with almost full battery, and about 5 minutes of gaming, my device after connecting to charger shows 15% of battery. It means that 80% of battery was gone within 5 minutes of gaming! Is it really possible that some heavy dynamic graphic game drains the battery to this extent, or is it physical damage of the phone? Other than games applications on my phone seems to function normally, for example Endomondo will discharge phone to null after running about 5 hours in background.


Use fixed keyboard for a given app

I would like to tell my Android that when I'm in a given app it should switch to a given keyboard. My use case is that I want to use Hacker keyboard with Connectbot.


My keyboard is no longer switching languages

I have a weird thing in my phone, usually I used to switch languages by swiping the `space` button. But suddenly its gone. This started after I added temporary a third language, and removed it. Now my only option to change the language is going into the settings and enabling only the language I want. If more that one language is used, the last one from the list is chosen. Is that a bug or did I mess up the settings? I'm using Android 2.3.5, on a Galaxy S 2. And I'm using the standard Samsung keyboard that can with the device.


Samsung Galaxy Gio network menu

I have a problem with my galaxy gio. It has a network lock (I think) and I've tried to unlock it. The problem is that I have the unlock code but the phone doesn't ask for it. It is there a menu or a key code to open that menu to enter the unlock code or any other solution ? Thanks


Mobile AP gives "error" when trying to enable

I'm running Android Gingerbread 2.3.3 on Samsung Galaxy S - Captivate (SGH-I896) I recently rooted my phone because my provider, SpeakOut, only allows internet access through port 80; apps weren't receiving or sending any data and neither was Mobile AP. I rooted the phone and installed Autoproxy to redirect all requests through port 80. Now when I enable `Mobile AP` it shows `Error`; no details given. Is there anywhere to find additional details? I have tried disabling Autoproxy and have tried enabling with both an Open security and a WPA2 PSK security setting. Mobile AP was able to enable before, but connecting to it gave "No Internet". Does anyone have any idea of why this may be happening? Thanks for the help!


Can I prevent the off button from locking the device?

I've noticed that tapping the off button locks the device under ICS. Are there any tricks for making it only shut down the touchscreen and wait for the timeout to actually lock the device? You must tap the off button to disable the screen when inserting the phone into your pocket because otherwise the phone gets spurious input, but frequently you'll want to pull the phone right back out again.


Better Autocorrection on Galaxy Note similar to Blackberry?

I got my first android device ever and it is the galaxy note. Previously I was on a blackberry. At the moment, I dislike the auto correction on the Galaxy Note. If I want to type "and" but accidentally typed "abd", the autocorrect puts "abduction". With my old blackberry, typing "abd" will display the suggested autocomplete inline. If you press the space bar, then "abd" remains. If you press enter key, then it will display the suggested autocomplete of "abduction". This is great, because you can easily choose between abd or abduction without needing to look to a separate userinterface control for autocompelte suggestions and moving your fingers to a separate userinterface control. Can anyone recommend a blackberry like keyboard for android? Or just somethign that let's me easily choose "abd" instead of "abduction" when I mispell "and"?


How do I send SMS from PC through Android Phone or to Android Phone?

I'm looking for an app that will let me type text messages on my PC and send the SMSs directly from the PC through my phone, or save the messages to the phone for later use. I'm basically looking at something like Nokia PC Suite's equivalent. EDIT: Google Voice is only for US, doesn't work in India at least, and also defeats the purpose (it will go through the internet, why, when it's possible through the usb cable/modem/wifi).   DesktopSMS is a good program, but kept crashing, for some reason.   PDANet worked for me.   But I liked the tiny EasySMS. It's weird, and I had to change the bluecove library jar file for Windows 7 x64, but it's compact (a concern for me).


There is an app to send/read SMS from the desktop using the Internet?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How do I send SMS from PC through Android Phone or to Android Phone? There are many apps to send/read SMS from the desktop using a Wi-Fi connection, but my cyanogenmod rom doesn't play nice with my Thomson router so I can't use them. There is an app that uses the 3G internet connection for that? Better if it's a webapp.


Why does TI backup say there's still unnecessary cache?

I noticed that the newer version of Titanium Backup says I still have unneeded Dalvik Cache to clean up, even after I reboot and wipe dalvik cache in Clockworkmod. Where are these extra cache files, and why aren't they in /data/dalvik-cache? Or, is this a bug in TI-backup?


How can I get backup the files from my semi-broken android before shipping it in?

I broke my Samsung Galaxy SIII (Red) last week, got a replacement in the mail, and I'm trying to back up my files (contacts, photos, etc.) onto my computer before I send the broken one in. The only problem is that when I plug it in it doesn't show up anywhere as a device. On my old Samsung it used to be that I would have to go to USB options in my phone before it showed up as a device, but being unable to do that now is my main problem. Is there any way around this? I went to my provider's store and they said they wouldn't do it for some reason or other. Also, I tried backing up my contacts at least through Gmail, but apparently that didn't work either.


Select text using keyboard only

I know how to select text (in a view) using the touch screen. Is it possible to do the same via keyboard only? If possible, please provide a way to do this on the emulator (I need this for a programming task).


How to record device audio output (record while listening songs online)

How to record songs while listening (from online source) on Android 4.4/Nexus 5. I am not able to find any apps for this. All voice recorder apps seems to be supporting only background sound, and not the device sound output (in earphone).


Battery charging issue in Samsung Galaxy S3

I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 and it is charging very very slowly when plugged into my PC. I deleted all my images and some videos and some other stuff and the charging seemed to speed up. Is battery charging is related to available memory? I didn't think it was.


Why do I sometimes get requests for root access from unusual applications?

I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 running a rooted stock firmware, Occasionally I get a popup from my superuser application saying that an application that I did not specifically install or launch has requested root access. I always deny these requests, obviously, but I'm not sure why they happen in the first place. The most recent was from "Google Backup Transport", which, being a preinstalled application, seems like it shouldn't be asking me for root. At least one other person appears to be having the same issue, but I can't seem to find much information about it. I don't remember the previous application names, as it only seems to happen every several weeks or so, but it is not the same application every time. Could this be indicative of a malware infection? If not, why is it happening? EDIT: It just happened again - this time it was SyncMLSvc requesting root access - it seems to be a Samsung service.


Is there a way to boot to the fastboot mode?

I booted to the TWRP recovery for the first tiem and played with it by wipping everything using all the wipe options. Then I ended up unable to boot to the fastboot mode, normal mode or recovery mode. And here is the message I got:               exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: No such file or directory      I read that I only have two options to boot to the fastboot mode: 1- Factory cable. 2- Opening the case and using the motherboard. Is there a new way other than these last options?


It seems that I managed to enable "mousekeys" on my android. How do I disable it?

I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. I am using it with the Apple Bluetooth Keyboard. From time to time, I use a VNC client (androidVNC or FreebVNC) to connect to different machines. At some point I must have pushed some magical key combination on the keyboard, which enabled the "mousekeys" mode. Namely, the arrow buttons on the keyboard now control the mouse (in the VNC window) rather than act as arrow buttons. It is not specific to the wireless keyboard. The "Hacker's keyboard" input method (which also has arrow keys) behaves identically. It is not specific to the machine I am connecting to - it seems the key-to-mousemove translation is happening on the android side. In all apps except for the VNC clients the arrow buttons work as expected. However, as the problem appears for both androidVNC and FreebVNC applications, it is obviously not a matter of misconfiguration of a particular VNC client. Rebooting does not help. Hence the question - could it be that I managed to somehow enable the "mousekeys" mode for the android by pushing something? Is there a way to disable or at least to debug it? I have root access. So far I managed to find out there is something fishy about Linux+MouseKeys+VNC.


How can I copy pictures to the Gallery?

I have some pictures in a directory on my phone. How can I make them appear inside the picture Gallery?


iMessage like group messaging

My friends with iphones frequently group message me and I am never able to participate because when i hit reply it only sends the message back to the original person sending the message, not the whole group. Does stock android have a feature that allows us to group message other iphone users the way they group message one another? If it helps I'm running an alpha version (albeit stable) of CM10.1 (android 4.2) on a Motorola Atrix.


Hacking HoneyTab

I found this strange "anonymous" device: HoneyTab. Never wishing to discuss whether it's worth to buy or not (it would be totally OT), my questions are simple and straight: does somebody know if this tablet can be rooted or not? Does somebody know if and how is it possible to upgrade its ROM to future versions of Android or just to modded ROMs? I have little experience with HTC devices only but I never really understood if the same ROM can be used with multiple devices, and if rooting is a standardized procedure or not (I have Android on SD on my HD2, so it's rooted already) Thank you.


Can not unlock my Android device as have no internet connection?

I have an Android device which is running Android 4.0.3 (or something like that). My little brother decided to try and guess my lock screen pattern the other day, and ended up locking me out. I have since been unable to log back in to the tablet using my Google Account details. I provided the correct login details, however it says they are incorrect. Could this be connected to the fact I have no internet connection? I have no internet connection as the device is WiFi only, and the WiFi is currently turned off. I cannot turn it on, as I am locked out. How can I log back into my tablet **without** wiping the user data?


Help me ! my phon is locked it has android os 2.3 gingerbread

After attempting too many patterns my phone of spice edge flo mi349 got locked an it is asking me to open through google account but the data connection is off . Pleaz hep me reguarding this ....... Thankyou !!!!!!


How does an android factory reset work?

When performing a factory reset, does Android remove all the added applications and user data or does it completely reflash an image of the OS I am running on jelly bean 4.3 stock


Locked out of my Samsung Galaxy S Duos (forgot password)

I had set a security password on my Samsung Galaxy S Duos mobile and unfortunately forgot the unlock password. I tried hundred's of times to unlock my phone with many possible passwords but was unsuccessful in each of my attempts. Please help me unlock my phone and send me the master code (if any) to unlock the phone.


How to save the data when phone is locked via too many patterns attempted?

I am using Samsung S2, due to my nephew attempting too many wrong patterns in my phone now it is locked and it is displaying " **Too Many Patterns Attempted sign in to your Google account** ". I want to know if I unlock it by using Google account, will it wipe out my all the data that is in my phone memory? If so, how can I unlock the phone without losing any data from my phone memory?


Locked out of my phone. How can I backup my sms?

I am locked out of my Samsung Galaxy y Duos Lite and I have forgotten my password. USB debugging is not turned on. Is there any way to backup my sms onto my pc??


How to control a Nexus 7 Tablet (Android 4.4.4) with Windows?

My Nexus 7 tablet glass' is broken but I don't want to repair it. Everything else of my tablet works. Is it possible to control my tablet by remote using my windows client over wifi?


Too many password attempts

While I was out, someone attempted to guess my phone password. They couldn't guess it and now it displays the 'too many password attempts' screen, which needs to be unlocked with a google account. However, my google account is not working. I enter the username and password correctly, and have attempted to do so about 10 times. So why is it not unlocking? Do I need an internet connection to unlock it?


Locked phone google error

Im locked out of samsung illusion after too many pattern attempts. Despite resetting my google password it still says incorrect/invalid username or password. Any suggestions??


is there any way i can unlock my samsung galaxy S3 mini when the data is off?

i have a Samsung galaxy S3 mini. recently my son over drew the pattern and the phone is locked and can not open. i am requested to log in with my Google; but my data is off and the phone will not work. i tried the fast boot mode but the phone does not work still. what should i do?


Locked screen on asus tf 300 t

I am willing to post a receipt and serial # if any one can help me unlock what what my girl friend did without losing all my customers info ( yes, I never thought of backing it up ). Boating season is starting, my company is insideoutboatworks.com, I cannot afford losing all my contacts. Any private mail or help will be appreciated and compensated, thanks. NOT A Stolen Item !! Will even send you a pic of my visa card to match the receipt, never hooked it up to any account to keep it private, guess that was dumb or ignorant What shows up on the screen is time and date on left top corner, a line with a small key board icon and qwerty key board, for umpteen times I have tried some resemblance of a password, only to say try again, after ten attempts it says to wait 30 seconds, and it carries on that way never asking for anything else, as I guess I have no account tied to it. I used it more like a customer Rolodex, with all contacts and customers yacht specifications, IE; engines, electronics, and systems.


Is it safe to Factory Reset my tablet to improve performance? Will I lose the uninstallable apps?

I'm going to reset my Android tab because its internal memory is low. Is it safe to erase the system data of my android tablet (not rooted)? If I restore the factory setting of my Android, will the uninstallable apps be also removed or only those that can be uninstalled?


locked out with wifi off

I have an Aakash android tablet. The tablet was locked by too many patten attempts. Now I have to give my google account to log in. But the WiFi is not turned on in the tab. So I cannot log in with Google account. There is no hard reset in this tab. Tryed to go to recovery mode my pressing volume and power on. It too didn't work. Now what can I do??


Security lock pattern

My son playing with my phone used up the number of times the lock pattern allows. Now my phone is locked. I use a Gionee Dual sim phone with 4.1 Jelly Bean. Any suggestion???


How to reset android phone which is locked and debugging mode is disabled, plus no recovery?

Anyone know how to reset an android phone which is locked and asking for gmail id/pass and can't boot into recovery mode, plus debugging mode is disabled?


Forgot login pattern on my tablet

I have forgotten the Patten to get in my tablet. It is an Android system. The brand is IMPRESSION, model no.: i10-LE.


Should i do the factory reset? If yes, what will i lose?

My android ( htc desire s ) phone is working fine when i don't put my micro sd card in it ( this card was free with the phone ). But my phone keeps restarting every few minutes if i keep the memory card in it. By that i could say that the phone is fine but issue can be with either the memory card or my phone no more support any memory card. The thing is if the same memory card is inserted in any other mobile, be it android or any other smartphone, that phone will not start and the data is completely readable too. So, memory card is fine. When I insert some other memory card in my phone then my phone too do not restart. So that means the issue is with the `phone + that particular mem card` combo. I am ready to uninstall each and every app from my phone, but will that solve my problem? Should I perform the factory reset? Will it solve my issue ? What will i lose if will do the factory reset? Like: contacts, sms, call logs, APN settings etc . Any free software to backup all these. But may be i am going in the wrong direction. May be there is some easy way to get the phone and memory card working. Please help. FYI The phone and memory card worked completely fine for 8 months


Locked out of htc wildfire, need to get some messages of the phone, pretty much at the end of the line

My HTC Wildfire got passcode locked (too many tries), and the Google account isn't working. I need to get some important messages off of it. I don't know much about behind the scenes stuff but I know I'm pretty much hopeless, because the phone isn't rooted and bootloader is locked too, so if using ADB to find the messaging database wont work since its secure. I guess I'm just looking for any last hopes before just factory-reset and forget about the messages. Anyone think they can help?


How to change a pattern unlock from the phone settings without knowing the original

I have two unlock security options set up on my phone (HTC One). Firstly there is the facial recognition (which works well and lets me in) but on the occasions when it is too dark / doesn't recognise my face then it falls back to pattern unlock. However, I have no idea what this pattern is as I set it up ages ago and the facial recognition works quite well so I've not had to use it. I can get into the phone fine with face unlock, and can get to the security settings, but I can't change anything without first having to enter my unlock pattern. If I can't reset this pattern that means I can't ever shave or change my haircut for fear of not being recognised by the phone! Can I disable / reset the pattern security from within the phone? I have also got AirDroid set up on my laptop so that might open another route if I can't do anything from the phone itself.


Tablet unlocking

I have Domo slate N8 3rd it show google sign in to unlock but it is in airplane mode (so there is no option to connect internet). Please told me how to unlock it.   thanks


how do i unlock my icraig jelly bean netbook

I changed the my password and when I went to put it in it would not let me in. I tried using wrong letters in the place of the original letter but that didn't work. I also used my old password but that didn't work. I tried resetting it but all it did was cut off and cut back on. I even tried to take it apart but the back wouldn't come off so now I'm looking for help wherever I can find it.


Broken screen/glass, turned off, pc-controll? HELP?

I was wondering if there is any ways for me to controll my phone (Sony Xperia V) with my computer? Half of the glass/screen is broken, so i cant write anything on the lower part of the screen! The phone is not rooted, and has also been turned off, so im kinda stuck. So, my question is: Is there any ways for me to controll my non-rooted, turned off, screenbroken phone with my computer? Cheers!


What will I lose when I do a factory reset?

I have Locked myself out of my phone because I entered too many pattern attempts. I can't sign into my Google account because my wi-fi isn't turned on. So I need to factory reset it. I'm just wondering what will I lose. My photos and videos are saved onto my phone, will I lose them? If there are any other options in getting back into my without factory resetting it, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks By the way I have a Samsung Galaxy Xcover


android tablet locked after too many unlocking pattern attempts

After too many unlocking pattern attempts, my android tablet have locked me out.. How do i fix this? Is there a manually direction on how to unlock my tablet?


conect to external display

my problem is that I broke my galaxy note 2 display(completely broken). I would like to connect my phone to PC via USB so I would be able to display my screen and interact with mouse. is this possible and if how? Thanks


how to unlock phone which gs no internate connection

How can I unlock my phone since it needs Google account sign in , while my phone has no internet connection neither wifi connection.


Ask for help according to samsung Galaxy Gio GT s5660

I am honestly ask any professional who have an idea about Samsung. I forgot my password i made by my own. as a result, i cant do anything on my phone right now. i can't get through the screen. because I've forgotten my password. could anyone help please? Thanks for your helps


phone screen runner program

The other day I broke my screen and digitizer on my phone, now its completely blacked out and won't respond to any touch at all, and there is stuff on my phone that i need to get and need to have the screen working to get to. Now here's my question, is there a way i can see and USE my phone screen using a computer or other device without having to buy a new screen? Please excuse the grammar!


How to unlock android phone which is locked by entering wrong pin

I have a Pantech Burst Android phone runs on ICS 4.0.4. Which got locked by entering wrong pin several times. Now it is asking to login to Gmail to unlock the phone but neither phone data nor wifi is enabled. How to unlock it. Any help will be appreciated.


Too many attempts displayed

My phone displays "too many attempts" and I'm not able to enter the user name and password. How can I unlock and use my phone without losing any data?


My screen got broken, how to see on the computer what I'm doing in my device?

My Android device screen got broken and I can't see what I'm doing. That's the only wrong thing with my device, the rest is apparently working OK. **Is there any way to send my device screen to my computer?**   I don't want to work blindly anymore!


Samsung GT-S5360 screen unlock

My mother has forgotten her screen lock password. is a four digit number. how can I reset phone so she can use it again? Please assist!


How to salvage a broken android phone?

I have a broken Karbonn A7 Star phone. It has a shattered touchscreen and a white non-functional display. Everything else of the phone works fine. I want to use it for downloading purposes but I'm stuck at the pattern lockscreen. Currently, I can see the screen of phone through androidscreencast software on my computer and access it via ADB.


Can't unlock LG Optimus P500

I have an LG Optimus P500 phone with Gingerbread. Suddenly I am not able to unlock it by drawing the pattern. I remember the exact pattern, but its not showing what I draw there. It's not even turning its light on when I draw it. Removed battery, re-inserted, and done every primary thing. Strangely I can receive phone call by swiping to answer. Tried turning it on by pressing power button + home button, but it went to some fast reboot mode and nothing happened. Can anybody help me in repairing my phone?


How to unlock the android phone after "too many patterns attempted"?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Cannot unlock tablet as have no internet connection? Just now my android phone ( HTC Desire S ) got locked ( apparently my nephew tried the unlock pattern hell lot of time :( ). Now it is asking for userID and password. This is not the first time it happened. But earlier I used to supply my userID/pass ( same userID/pass which I use for stackexchange ) and it always worked. But this time when I tried the same id/pass combination it didn't worked. Although I can login using those credentials to my gmail account.( that means password is not changed ). After doing the quick google I got to know that I will have to do factory reset, which I really don't want to do. Please help what can I do. My phone is on Android 4.0 if that matters.


How do I unlock my samsung galaxy s2 after many attempts

Someone tried to unlock my Samsung Galaxy S2. The result is "too many pattern attempts". I use Google account to sign in. I can't remember my Google account. What can I do?


Control Android with broken screen from PC

My rooted Galaxy Nexus has a broken screen. How can I use my PC (ie, via ADB) to control the phone? androidscreencast would be the ideal solution, but its keyboard/mouse control feature does not work in Jelly Bean. Perhaps someone knows why and we can patch the code? (see: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/androidscreencast/BAeW5iG55FI/ebTFodV-BZsJ) Installing a VNC server is another, but for the love of me I can't get it to work. Eg, using Droid VNC Server, I install the apk, and am supposed to execute /data/data/org.onaips.vnc/files/androidvncserver but there is no files directory inside org.onaips.vnc (instructions from here: https://github.com/oNaiPs/droid-VNC-server/issues/14). VMLite is another VNC server that can be started with a special Windows utility (and doesn't need root!) but it's not OSS so I can't get the apk in order to install (Google Play is not pushing apps to my phone prob because I disabled some service--let me know if I can force Google Play to update itself from ADB or install the app). fastdroid-vnc is a binary (not apk) and it runs fine via shell, but something is broken and it shows nothing. What are my options? Let's make this a community wiki, to help anyone who's broken their screen!


How to unlock pattern on Nexus 4 [Developer Option: ON]

Even I have seen duplicated thread as in: Cannot unlock tablet as have no internet connection? But Here's my situation:   1. I have wifi/data turned off.    2. I have the developer option turned on and my laptop does recognized the device with usb plugged in. (As I'm android developer)   3. I'm using unrooted Nexus 4 . * * * Is there any way of unlock the screen using adb way, i.e: turn on the wifi? If no luck I would probably go with hard reset.


Problems with a linsay f-10hd cosmos locked

so I have this tablet linsay f-10hd Specs 10.1 " 0S: 4.04 Google Android CPU: 1.5 Ghz CORTEX A-8 1 GB RAM 4 GB Hard Drive Internal Memory Web CameraBuilt in 3-D acceleration, 3-D Effect 2160 P HD Wi-Fi Supported: WIRELESS 802.11 B/G HDMI mini HDMI Support 3 D Vision 2160 P HD Video player: Mp4, Avi you can watch your favorite Movies! USB port to Portable External Hard drive up to 3 TB USB port for 3G use and I got locked out, forgot my email and password and I have been trying to unlocked it by doing a hard reset(vol+ and power)which takes me to the android logo so I try to use adb adb shell cd /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases sqlite3 settings.db update system set value=0 where name='lock_pattern_autolock'; update system set value=0 where name='lockscreen.lockedoutpermanently'; .quit reboot adb shell rm /data/system/gesture.key reboot so i start with adb devices and get 20080411 recovery but nothing I get and error. what can i do


locked out of my android tablet and am not connected to the internet

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Cannot unlock tablet as have no internet connection? I locked myself out of my Android tablet. I went to the forgot pattern, but I am not connected to the internet. How do I reset my password when I am not connected to the internet?


i am locked out of my android after forgetting the pattern

I forgot the lock pattern to my android zte groove and the phone has locked me out. I attempted to use my google email as it requests and it still won't let me in. Is there anyway to unlock my phone?


Cant access my samsung galaxy tab 3 for kids as my google account is blocked

My son has blocked my daughters Samsung galaxy Tab 3 for kids. It wont recognise my google account as it has exceeded the 5 tries. I have tried holding down the home, sound and power buttons and the little man appears but I don't get any msg about factory reset. Can anyone help?


Access phone screen from laptop because phone screen is pitch black

My phone was stolen retrieved and broken. The screen is pitch black, though the phone is on. How can I access my screen from my laptop to retrieve information?


My screen lock problem

Respected sir, With due respect & humble submission I like to inform you that my Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos S6802 phone is lock due to many time drawing wrong screen pattern. So, sir I request to you please solve my problem as early as possible


Unlocking samsung ace duos

When Android is locked after Too many pattern attempts, it will ask you to sign in with your Google Account to unlock, I have my username and password but the mobile data and the wireless are not enabled and i can't enable it because it's totally locked, i don't want to make a factory reset because


How to bypass lock screen for Samsung Galaxy S3

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Cannot unlock tablet as have no internet connection? A few days ago, my close friend's dad passed away suddenly from a heart attack when he was overseas, he left his phone among other things and she and her family really want to find out who he last called and messaged, just in search for answers. His phone was a Samsung Galaxy S3. It's not on developer mode (so I can't root it from USB), and from what I know, it's linked to his gmail. but nobody knows his password. (wee're trying to find that one out) Do any of you have any ideas? This would really help my friend a lot. And it means just as much to me as it is to her.


how to unlock my tablet's pattern

I forgot my tablet's pattern and my google account. I already tried android sdk/adb but cant find a driver that suits my tablet help please?


Locked out of Samsung Centura

I forgot the lock screen password for my Samsung Centura. I've tried logging in many times but it has never asked me for my Gmail info. How can I get my phone unlocked?


Samsung S2 locked due to many attempts - How can I recover photos

I have a Samsung S2 and it is locked, because of too many pattern attempts. It now asks for a username and password but I cannot remember the password. I have tried to reset password on the GMail web browser but I am not able to reset the password as I made the account a long time ago. I also am not 100% sure of the username either. More then anything I want my photos on the phone. When I connect my phone to the computer nothing shows up. There is no SD card in the phone either.


Simulate Touchscreen Input On Android?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Cannot unlock tablet as have no internet connection? I have had a very unfortunate accident with my Samsung Galaxy S2 and the screen has suffered a complete shatter (top to bottom! - was closed in a car door) I have downloaded and am running Droid@Screen to make sure the phone itself isn't damaged and can see that the screen is sat on the pattern lock screen. Is there a way I can simulate a touchscreen input from the PC? I just need to unlock the screen then can use Kies Air to remove all of my pics and videos and important files. Any help would be appreciated, I really need to get these files off :(


I can't access my old android device

I have Samsung Galaxy S1 and I don't use it for over a year. In the last time I used it, apparently I put pattern lock. I forgot it' and I can't access it with my Google account because it's my old password and don't remember it. Does Google can open it from their computers or is there any other way to access it or I can contact them?


Locked out of my Galaxy mini due to "too many pattern attempts"

I have tried everything on the website and on many others, but nothing has worked for me. What should I do?


How to unlock a Samung Galaxy S5 locked with a pattern on a broken screen

I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 that has a shattered screen. It doesn't unlock, but the phone works fine. I purchased a new phone, and I want to transfer all my contents from the old phone to the new phone. The problem is the phone is locked with a pattern, and I cannot accesses it as the screen is broken. Does anyone know how to access it?


S Memo missing after OS upgrade

I have upgraded Galaxy Note to Jelly Bean (v4.1.2). The problem is it does not have the S Memo application installed. Can I get that application and install it to my Galaxy Note? If not, then how do I get it back to its original state where I can use S Memo?


Disable Android Market localization

I'm using LG GT540 with (LG) official Android 2.1. The market has never been updated, but months ago, the top apps show my local (Vietnam) apps. Those top rated are actually very bad, can I disable it, use old international version?


Pandigital Novel running Android Eclair - Need User Manual - How do I access the External SD card?

I have a Pandigital Novel with Android Eclair, but I have no user manual for it. How do I access the external SD card? There is no app to do this, and no Device Manager or My Computer built into the operating system, except Astro, which only gives access to the internal SD card.


My HTC One X and media link

My HTC One X has configured with my media link and when plugged in my phone says the device has detected but it wont connect to it. It just times out. How can I solve this?


Cannot open message application on Samsung Galaxy S2 and Deleted all of my Contacts

I was originally getting an error message about the logserver not working, which I fixed through managing the application and forcing it to close, but now I get another error when I try to access text messages: > The application messaging has stopped unexpectedly. > > [Force Close] Then it doesn't let me access messages. When I cleared the data from my contacts like someone advised, I deleted all of my contacts, and messaging still doesn't work! There was not an option to clear the cache data, and when I try to sync my contacts to my phone from Facebook and my Google account, NOTHING happens. I need to get my contacts back somehow and figure out how to get the messaging app working. I have tried to look up solutions but I don't understand what most people are saying and I am so frustrated. I do not understand what it means to be "rooted", although I did install the app ES File Explorer which seems to have done nothing. Can someone please help me?


Turning off cell broadcast messages in HTC One X Plus

I have been receiving about 50 flash sms a day, with my service provider name TIM RS 51, from the number 50. As I read here, it might be a issue with activating and deactivating cell broadcast on the phone. However, I could not find the path suggested for the deactivation (Setting/Call/Other Call Settings). The option does not exist on this path. Any help?


How to fix download notifications?

From what it looks like, Facebook is just downloading an update, but it is not downloading anything. Even after multiple reboots and uninstalling Facebook app, it still continues. How to clear this up? Phone is Samsung Galaxy S3 running Android 4.1.2. With default TuchWiz launcher. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/OHG2x.png)


How to gain Root access on Sony Xperia Ray?

I recently rooted my phone. It did not give any root access. So i used root checker to check the root status. It said "your device is not properly rooted" what does this mean?. I am using xperia ray(ST18i) build number 4.1.B.1.13.enter image description here


How to root Sony Ericsson Xperia ray?

Here are the information of my device. Android version : 4.04 Kernel version: 2.6.32.9 Build Number: 4.1.B.0.587 Plz give step by step method and essential material downloading link. Thanks.


Samsung Galaxy 2 stuck at start up. Can I recovery the phone or at least the data?

My Samsung Galaxy 2 stuck every time when start up. It looks ok on the beginning, it shows "Samsung Galaxy S II ..." then change display to Vodafone logo then the shows word "samsung" and stuck here forever. It does not respond to any key after that. To shut it down I need to take the battery off. My questions are if I can recovery the operational system or at least data from the phone.


How to open a html file which is in a hidden folder?

I have a folder which has many html files and images. I set the folder to ".myfolder" to hide the folder because it has so many images and they mess up my Gallery app. After set the folder to the hidden folder, the Gallery problem is solved. However, I could not open the html from Chrome even if I update the path. How I could open the file in a hidden folder? Thanks


How to change the default contact saving location for HTC Desire HD 2.2.1?

How to set HTC Desire HD Android 2.2.1 to save new contacts to Exchange? With Samsung Galaxy S 2.2.1 it's super easy: Contacts > Menu > More > Settings > Save new contacts to... But with HTC Desire HD 2.2.1?


How can I get the Android to use wallpapers sized to my screen resolution?

When I only have one "desktop" on my Android phone and I select one of my photos for the wallpaper, it asks me to crop the image. The cropping tool only allows an aspect ratio that has nothing to do with the real aspect ration of my phones screen resolution. Why? I have a Samsung GT i5800 running Android 2.1update1.


Yellow tint on S4's screen

The phone's screen has an annoying yellow tint. Is there any app that can fix gamma correction ? Or shall I return the phone and get another one ? Anyone else has this ? This picture is from XDA-Developers and explains my problem : ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/EqRSC.jpg)


Do 3rd party camera apps really improve picture quality?

I've got a Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo (Jelly Bean). It has a 5 mp camera but I'm not satisfied with the picture quality. Will it help if I use another app like Camera Zoom FX or anything? If yes, then which app should I use?


Error: An application has been forced to stop for an unauthorized attempt to access system in your device.

I am getting the following error message every now and then. As far as I notice, it only happens if my phone has internet connection mostly on Wifi.               an application has been forced to stop for an unauthorized attempt to access system in your device. it may be    safe to delete an application obtained from an unauthorized route. Check now?      When i click Check Now it just shows me list of all apps but don't tell me which is having problem. It is Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and it is not rooted or i don't remember i installed any application which is not from Play store. I googled and researched and found other people is getting same problem but i don't see any way to solve it. Anyone here knows how to fix it?


Data Recovery - How to Restore Deleted / Formatted Files on HD Micro SD Card

Background: I put in a friend's SD Card to format it because it was having problems. Then I put mine back in and I think my phone formatted my SD Card. I had a ton of pictures on there that are now gone! I put the card into the computer and there's only 2mb of cache files on there and none of the original directories. I already tried the following freeware recovery applications:   1. Undelete 360   2. Recuva Neither of them were able to retrieve any files.   Undelete took 1minute to scan for files and came up with 0 files. Recuva took 10 minutes for their "deep scan" which doesn't seem thorough enough at all for this 8GB SD Card. I need something that's a lot more heavy duty. I don't mind paying for an application to get the data back if necessary... Questions:   * Which application can I use to recover my deleted picture files from my 8GB HD Micro SD Card?    * Why did Anroid format my SD card?    * How can I tell if it's a phone problem, data problem, or SD Card problem?


Help! Anyone know how to recover photos from Motorola Atrix HD?

A couple days ago I went into my camera gallery on my Motorola Atrix HD and noticed that all but four of my photos were gone. I cannot figure out how this happened?! I definitely did not delete them myself, and they have not been moved anywhere else. I'm thinking it might be an app I downloaded that wiped these or an automatic update, but not really sure. The weird thing is only my camera photos and videos are gone (except for four recent photos), but all my Instagram and Facebook photos and any downloaded photos are still in those corresponding folders. It seemed to only touch my Gallery folder (the photos were saved in my phone's internal memory). I really wish I could figure out a way to get these back, but so far, I'm not having any luck! I did a back-up in August so at least I have the majority of my photos, but I still lost a couple hundred since then. I tried using recovery software on my PC but the big issue I am having with it is that my phone doesn't use USB mass storage, so when I try to connect it to a computer via USB, it only uses MTP, and does not actually come up as a drive, so the recovery software does not see it, and basically that whole idea is useless. Does anyone know any way around this? I've already spent hours looking for possible answers and advice, but nothing has seemed to help. I tried restarting my phone too but that didn't help either. Should I go to the AT&T store to see if they can help? If anyone knows of things to try, or if this has happened to you and you might be able to tell me how it happened or how to get them back, please let me know :) Thank you!


How can I recover corrupt files from my SD Card on my PC?

My LG Marquee started boot looping four days ago and because of this, I have not been able to get into my files (photos, videos, apps, etc.) and back them up. I have not backed up _any_ of my files, unfortunately. A user on here gave me the idea to salvage my media content via copying my SD Card's contents to my PC, then copying these files to a new card and placing the new card in my phone - thus recovering my important files. My phone is **not** rooted. I bought a better SD Card and an SD Card reader and just tried copying my content to my PC. All photos and videos are showing up as _Invalid Image_ :( My Questions:   * **Does this "Invalid Image" prompt mean that the files are corrupt...forever?**   * **Could this be caused by the software I am viewing the files in, and if I view them in a different software, will they show up fine?**   * **Is there any way (via a photo recovery software) that I can recover these corrupt files? If so, what software(s) do you personally recommend?** Thank you for any and all questions answered. I really appreciate it, I am at my wit's end with this problem and I had thousands of photos that were _extremely_ important to me - losing them would honestly be devestating. **Update** : I ejected the reader and inserted it again, and instead of being able to at least view the "Invalid" images, now my computer is prompting me to format what it is calling the _Removable Disk (E:)_ Should I go ahead and format my card on my PC? I'm so lost :(


How do I recover my photos

i have Samsung galaxy gt-s7562 phone. i was wanting to reduce my phone memory. my photos and videos have all been cleared. i would like to know to recover them from my phone.


How do Android devices receive security updates?

I'm new to Android and I'm thinking about buying an entry-level Android device. Yesterday I read that Android passwords are stored in plain text. That got me to thinking... how do Android devices get security updates? I know that OS upgrades aren't available to every Android phone, so I was wondering how vulnerabilities like these will be patched. Does it depend on the goodwill carriers?


Why does my Samsung Galaxy S lose data for some applications?

**ANYONE WANTS MY BOUNTY POINTS ?** **I had a bounty of 150 points on this question but got no answer I could use.** **Anyone ? I have to award it in 22 hours.** * * * I am very happy with my Galaxy S, which I have had for about a year now. Recently I noticed that some of the installed applications seem to lose data. Because I do not know the file system nor the inner working of an Android device, I will give the specific apps in the hope that someone recognizes this or at least can tell me something to try.   1. The first program I noticed was Friend Caster. This is a (very good) Facebook client which worked fine for some weeks. But now I have to, at least once a day, re-enter my user id and password. The technical staff helped with some things to try (related to the Facebook integration), but nothing helps.   2. The second program I noticed was Business Calendar Free. Every once in a while (and I really can't put my finger on why) this program starts up as if it is just installed - i.e. it produces the start help screen, and I lose the settings I chose (f.i. the chosen colours for Saturday and Sunday). Although the installed and active calendars are kept. Also, the widgets of this program, stop updating themselves, which is rather useless for a calendar widget, of course :) I have lots of other programs installed, all of those seem to work correctly. None of them has an obvious function which could cause this. _Samsung Galaxy S - GT-I9000 - Firmware 2.2.1 - Kernel 2.6.32.9 - phone is not rooted_ The problem can be specific to those two program of course, so I also installed both of them on my son's Galaxy S, on my wife's LG and on my Archos 101 tablet. None of these phones present the same problem. **UPDATE** I have upgraded my Android version to version **2.3.3** , but this has not solved the problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated. **UPDATE 2** I received the following answer from the nice guys from the Business Calendar support. Can anybody verify this ( or knows a solution to the problem ): > This is a well known problem on some Samsung devices, since the update of > Android version 2.2.1. **The settings of some apps are not saved > permanently**. Once this problem occured, this will happen again and again. > > As the problem seems to be caused by a bug in Samsung's version of the > Android OS I am afraid to say that we can't do anything against it. We hope > that Samsung is about to fix the reason of this in the future. Maybe you can > contact the Samsung support, that they hopefully accelerate working on that > issue. > > So unfortunately your device is affected by this problem. Some people told > us that a factory reset helps them out of this really annoying problem, but > I won't guarantee for anything. That's up to you.


Google Voice : Your phone number couldn't be verified

After I sign in, i'm asked to set a voicemail PIN, and immediately after that i get the error: > Your phone number could not be verified. Please try again. How do I verify my phone for Google Voice usage on my Android? Note: I'm using `Nexus one` with the latest 2.3.6 update. I'm not a US citizen. And I can make calls from my PC.


Motorola Atrix 4g reboots itself

I've just got a new Motorola Atrix 4g and have experience random reboots of the phone, this generally happens when it is in my pocket or otherwise unattended. Usually during the work day when browsing, playing games, listening to music or using the GPS it behaves itself. Anyone got any ideas?


when does Android 4.5 comes and will my phone get update?

I got LG OPTIMUS G PRO (F240L) and I wanna know , will it get OTA 4.5 updates?


Error - Insufficient storage - Nexus 7

Device: Nexus 7 (2013 WIFI)     ROM: AOKP_FLO_KITKAT_NIGHTLY_2014-07-31     Rooted: Yes     Recovery: TWRP (Not sure if this is needed)      I am posting this because I recently started getting "insufficient storage" error on my device. I've had this before and I knew exactly had to fix it because I had come back from a vacation then and there were a lot of pictures on the device; So it was a simple matter of moving all the pictures and videos off the device for it to start working again. This time however it is a little confusing for me. I will start with some pictures: ![Settings > Storage](http://i.stack.imgur.com/95XYfm.png) ![ES File Explorer](http://i.stack.imgur.com/A9Eawm.png)   _Settings > Storage_ / _ES File Explorer_ > Top_left menu > Tools drop-down > SD Card Analyst (click images for larger variants) So far everything looks fine, I seem to have a lot of space left to install one measly app right? Just to confirm, I used Clean Master to try to move some apps to device storage: ![Clean Master](http://i.stack.imgur.com/9iRBpm.png)   Clean Master > App Manager > Move No gimmicks here, Clean Master sees that I only have one storage medium on my device. So why do I get these errors? ![Google play](http://i.stack.imgur.com/53pZjm.png) ![AIDE](http://i.stack.imgur.com/7WnjOm.png)   _Google play_ (Trying to install an app that is less than 1MB in size) / AIDE (Trying to run an app) I'm just confused about the whole thing. Everything else seems to be saying I **have** enough space, but apps are not being installed because I **don't have** enough. What can I do here? EDIT: Even more weirdness, it won't let me install the 300Kb file with the image I posted above, but it lets me install a 3Mb file from the playstore. Basically I can install some apps but not others and it doesn't matter the size, my device just wants to make me crazy no problem. Ex. This app (2.6M) installed fine, but this one (2.1M) didn't due to "Not enough space". **What I have tried:**   * http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1834105   * Installing and running DiskUsage and here is a screnshot: ![DiskUsage](http://i.stack.imgur.com/4LdLcm.png) Couple observations: \--> It let me install this App and still not letting me install the other apps I have tried with the insufficient memory message still showing \--> The above pic shows that I have enough space left on the `/data` partition to install atleast A LOT of apps!   * Output of running the `df` command: ![Terminal Emulator](http://i.stack.imgur.com/0CAQQm.png) Note I have tried the solution posted at the "Possible Duplicate" link and it did not work nor did I expect it to. The problem here is not that I have insufficient space to install apps because as you can see, I have a lot of space and I am able to install some apps. The problem is deeper than that and probably has to do with the way files are installed on my tablet


How can I update my HTC Desire when the OTA update is missing?

I have an HTC desire and have Orange as a provider in the UK. The software information displays my firmware version as being "2.1-update1". I discovered that my phone is not up to date, because after hours of searching I discovered that the reason I cannot find the google app 'phone to chrome' is because the version is not recent enough. There are no updates pending as I have the system software updates check box for schedules updates checked. On checking for updates a message states that there are no updates available for my phone. Is the reason that other users are able to update because they have different devices and service providers? From looking around for update news, my phone should be updating. From various webpages (example) it is said that this update can be done manually by using HTC sync; is this safe? Are there risks from not getting the update automatically? Or are you only bypassing the service provider in this way and not much harm can be done? A warning that this removes all previous saved data is given, but this will not equate to rooting and voiding any warranties though?


Could someone confirm the status of Google Gtalk App on Android?

I am a new android user but I am a computer and internet search veteran, however today I have been unable to find information about the status of google talk for android. I simply want to download and install the Gtalk app for Android, but I cannot find it on the market. I find many references to it elsewhere, but the app itself seems to be gone from the market. I also find many references to voice and video chat in Google talk on android, so is it the case that google have removed the basic chat app in favour of google voice?


Samsung Captivate AT&T OTA Update Stuck at 99%

I have a Samsung Captivate (Galaxy S). I recently returned to stock firmware (2.1) using ODIN 1-click and have been trying to do the standard update to 2.2 from AT&T. The download goes pretty quickly until it reaches 99%. At that point it is just stuck (I've waited about 20 minutes so far). I have tried to hit cancel and then resume. This just restarts my phone, goes to a white screen with an update bar, and hits 50% before the update fails and it boots normally. What could be wrong and how can I get the standard OTA update to work?


Music Player with a smart Shuffle option

One of the feature that I love on Amaro (Linux) or Winamp (Windows) is the ability to shuffle the playlist, ie take all the songs in the playlist and shuffle them like a deck of playing cards. That way, when I play the list, the same song never repeat after the whole playlist have been played once. In the basic music player on Android, and the few ones I've tried from the market, the behavior is the classical "Pick a random song" each time the previous one is ended, meaning sometimes the same song gets played 10 times in an hour, and others never get played. Is there an app that provide this feature?


Asus Transformer 101G layout switch problem

I have a following problem with Asus Transformer: When I open application (for example Smart Tags) it switch to the Chines layout. In layout configuration it shows correct one (Asus German Keyboard) The only way get German one is to switch to another layout (I have Russian too) and then switch back to German. Any Ideas?