"incompatible" apps through google play market

Just a quick one here, I've recently installed gingerbread to my HD2 using cyanogenmod 7, previous to this I was running froyo through a different mod. My problem is this, many of the market apps that ran fine on my phone before are now listed as incompatible and Google play refuses to let me download them. I know that they are compatible, because like I said, I ran them perfectly well on my froyo mod. Is there a way around this problem?


whether high CPU speed only help able when running multiple application?

whether high CPU will any infect on single application running at time(whether high CPU speed only help able when running multiple application or it will finish things earlier on that app ?)


How to Right-click in Chrome Remote Desktop?

I want to right-click in host OS Windows 8.1 using Chrome Remote Desktop app. How to do this? Android platform: Nexus 7 (Android 4.4.2 KitKat) - No OTG Mouse attached


Why doesn't Clockworkmod let me restore my backups on my Sprint Galaxy Note 2?

I made a backup with Clockworkmod and now when I go to restore it it just says no files found. I have tried moving the backup into different folders on the SDcard like `sdcard/0` and `sdcard/0/0` and it still can't find the files.


Has anyone found out why some BIONICs won't charge fully on non-BIONIC wall chargers?

This seems to be a fairly common issue. Upon attempting to charge my Motorola DROID BIONIC with two non-Motorola microUSB wall chargers, I couldn't get the phone past 40%. With the Moto charger, it charges fully (though apparently pretty slowly). I know the BIONIC's battery is a 3.8v, and my chargers are all 3.7, but the voltage difference doesn't seem large enough to cause a problem. Is is possible the BIONIC can read the difference in the voltage, even if it is small, and is coded not to fully charge on these non-Moto chargers? Both HTC chargers I've tried were 200mA. It seems maybe the amperage is too low to charge the phone. I'll try and find a higher power one to test.


Is there a way to reduce the CPU and memory usage of the stock Browser?

The stock browser in Gingerbread 2.3.3 seems to take a lot of resources in terms of CPU and memory. This causes other apps, including the launcher, to be killed. Are there any steps I can take to reduce the footprint of the browser? I have a Samsung Galaxy S (AT&T Captivate) running a ROM based on Gingerbread 2.3.3.


Is SD card damaged

I bought 32GB SanDisk class 10/UHS1 SD card from Flipkart.com Many times it fails to load all apps from SD card and many time it simply says in notifications "Damaged SD card", or suddenly notifies "Safe to remove SD card"!!! But it also loads all apps many times. What could be the reason? Actually I inserted this SD card by first copy pasting the whole content of old SD card to it. Can this be the reason for such behavior? Should I clean format this SD card and then insert clean ed one and then let Android to format it? And make up a clean start? Since in many instances it loads all apps, I am thinking it must not be damaged. But want some advice. Should I request Flipkart for re-shipping a new one?


android 4.1.1 network connectivity issues

device: asus memo pad mev172v issue: Apps (facebook, play store, ym, skype, etc) cannot access the wifi network. I can browse using Chrome (except for SSL sites) and can use the Youtube app. tried:   * rebooting via safe mode   * clear app cache   * removing and adding accounts


Android phone does not know its location despite all the sensors being turned on

We are facing a very strange problem while fetching device location in Android 2.3 handset. Google Map does not show proper location too. I have turned on Gps, mobile data and agreed to Google terms for the wireless based location calculation. Rebooting the phone also did not help. Right now, I have no idea how to make the device location-aware.


Is it possible to use 2 Bluetooth Unidirectional devices simultaneously?

Is it possible to pair (and use) both a microphone-only and a speaker-only Bluetooth devices so that they can be used instead of the built-in mic/speaker in the phone? If so, can you point to where I can find more information about how to accomplish that?


Galaxy Tab 10.1" 3G locked?

I'm on vacation in the UK and the Galaxy Tab 10.1" is coming out here the first week of August. I was wondering if the tablet is locked to one of the networks here in the UK or if it's unlocked and I can essentially take it back to Canada or on the rest of my European travels and use on any 3G network with that counties providers?


Is it possible to have Skype for Android automatically answer calls?

I have this working well for the Skype client on Ubuntu Linux, but I don't see any option to do this in the Android client. I would like to configure the Skype client for Android to automatically answer calls from contacts. Is this possible? Thanks!


Full screen Google advertising

Today I'm seeing several fullscreen banners in my Android phone. They occupy the entire screen so the top bar is not visible when those adverts are shown. The bottom part of the screen says they're "Google Ads". Sometimes the ads are for apps in Google Play and in other cases they're just regular banners. They always appear at random while using the phone. I guess some app installed that crap, but I can't figure out which is it. Holding the home button to show the recently used apps doesn't help since none of the apps listed is the banner. So how can I detect the app installing that? Any app to help with that? This is an screenshot of one of the ads I see in my phone: ![Advert shown in my phone](http://i.stack.imgur.com/8gdeL.jpg)


Resize /system partition of Galaxy S 2

I need to increase the size of my Galaxy S 2's `/system` partition from 503.4MB to... Well, anything possible. The (main) reason why I want to do this is because I want to install `GApps 20140606`, which is not compatible with devices with small _(under 500MB)_ `/system` partitions. The Galaxy S 2's internal storage is 16GB but I mostly use my SD card, so I don't really care how much of this will be taken to use in the `/system` partition. I've found a lot of pages explaining different methods to achieve this, like this one from TechoTV, and this one from XDA, but all of them were phone- specific and never gave the information if it would be compatible with other models or not, or they would resize to a specific set size. There's also this question from Android SE, but the answer weren't satisfactory enough for me, as the author limited himself to only say that it _is possible_ , but not saying _how_. To add a few more information, the phone is rooted and with CyanogenMod 11 (20140806-NIGHTLY), which is Android 4.4.4. It would be interesting if the information provided works under Linux. I have access to Windows but rather not have to use it. Aren't there any simple way of resizing the partitions, like GParted (but for Android)?


How to sync Thunderbird calendar on laptop with calendar on Samsung Galaxy S III

I want to sync my Thunderbird Lightning calendar on my office laptop with my Samsung S III calendar. How can I do that?


What if I don't want my music on the cloud?

I just got my Nexus 7 tablet and I was trying to load some music/videos to it. I have about 10 gigs worth of .mp3 files with no DRM in my computer. Since this is Android, I figured I would not be subject to the pain that is iTunes and I would simply be able to drag the music into a "Music" folder if I plugged in the tablet to my computer. Sure enough, I saw a folder named "Music" and tried dragging a couple of files to it. When I go to my Nexus, however, I don't see the files. I started reading up on this and it seems that the way to do things on Android is to use the Google Music Manager which would then put my songs in "the cloud" and make them playable from any device. That's all nice and everything, but is there any way to simply put a couple songs into my device locally without any of that funny business? TL;DR: I don't want to use Music Manager, how do I locally upload a song/video to my Nexus 7?


How do I fix my camera?

I have a Samsung Admire (running Android 2.3) & my camera won't work: it keeps saying cannot connect to camera & it always says multimedia scanning. I'm not sure but I think some pics have been deleting little by little. Could it be from the scanning?


Why does stock email app only keep 25 latest emails?

Why does the stock Galaxy / Android app only keep the latest 25 emails? Its pretty annoying and lame for me who receive well over 50 emails per day in my work email. That means I cant even see a whole day's email without "loading more" and I don't always have Internet connection where I am. Is there any way to work around this issue? Edit: I am on ICS


How to sync what I have on my ipad calendar to my Samsung s4 active?

How can I sync my ipad calendar to my samsung phone ? My samsung calendar syncs to my ipad but my ipad calendar doesn't sync to my samsung.


Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 drops home wifi connection and and can't reconnect unless the router is turned off and back on.

My girlfriend has had her Tab 2 for ten months and only recently it has this problem. She will be using the tablet on the internet and the connection will suddenly drop. The signal is strong and the tablet detects the signal. It will try to connect for 10 or 15 minutes until it says it can't verify the ip address or something like that. Turning off and on the tablet doesn't work, neither does forgetting the network and reentering the name and password. Turning the router off for ten seconds and restarting it **does** work. Laptops and playstation do not have issues with the wifi. Restarting the router is a solution except this occurs daily. I am wondering if the source of the problem is low internal memory. There are a ton of images because she takes a lot of screenshots.


How to replace system font of a Galaxy Tab 7.7?

How do I replace the default system font on a Galaxy Tab 7.7, by a `.ttf` font?


Need custom recovery that supports Kit Kat for Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7"

I really want to flash CyanogenMod 11 on my tablet. I have the file in CM Updater, but I can't find a custom recovery that will support KitKat for my device.


Reinstalling core / stock messaging app on android 4.0

I have got samsung galaxy nexus running ice cream sandwich (android 4.0). I accidentally uninstalled the core messaging app on my phone and no longer have the stock messaging app. Is there anyway I can reinstall it without resetting my phone? Please advise.


How to activate Android debugging mode

I've recently upgraded my Samsung Galaxy 5 from Android 2.1 to 2.2 and I can't find Android debugging mode in the settings. I need to root my phone.


How do I unlock my bootloader with Omnius?

I want to unlock the bootloader of my Carrier Locked O2-UK Xperia Play. When I go into the service menu and check if my bootloader can be unlocked it says "allowed:no". After further research I found out that there are multiple ways of unlocking it; one of them being Omnius. Which one of the licences do I have to buy to do one unlock? Some of them say "No Xperia" and thats why I am confused.


Once uninstalled, is data stored by an app on SD card also removed simultaneously?

As an example - newer games once downloaded and installed from the Market (Play Store), also subsequently download extra data to a user's SD card. When one opts to uninstall said app/game, is the additional downloaded data also deleted off the SD card?


Meaning of Options in FastBoot Flash Menu

I've just bought my first Android device, a Motorola Moto G. Following the official guide on Motorola website, I learnt about FastBoot Flash Menu. Here there are several options. I'd like to know what everyone means. ![Fastboot Flash Mode](http://i.stack.imgur.com/kqsPD.jpg)


How do I search for .gif image on my S3?

I want to find a particular .gif but I only have phone access. Can Google images search for .gifs or just images? I can't see an option to upload a.gif and try to find where it came from...is it possible? I have a .gif and I want to find the source on my S3? OS: 4.1


Can I prevent auto-update of apps with changed permissions?

I would like to auto-update any app that has no change in permissions. Apps with changed permissions, I would like to review the changes before updating. Is this possible?


Disabling "Show notifications" isn't always working

This scenario happens specifically on an unrooted/original SGS4 4.3 with the Glovebox app. See screenshots. I haven't encountered such a problem up until now. **Any idea why the notification is show even though it shouldn't?** Enabling and disabling the checkbox again does the trick and removes the notification - until the next time it is show. Notification: ![Notification](http://i.stack.imgur.com/eMGv6.png) App info: ![App info](http://i.stack.imgur.com/UDAsu.png)


Prevent ICS From Mounting USB Storage

I have a Motorola Droid Razr Maxx running Android 4.0.4. I'd like to prevent ICS from mounting USB storage every time I plug it into a USB host. I just want it to charge by default. I am very dissatisfied that they took away this option in the upgrade from Gingerbread to ICS. I am willing to do stuff in the terminal that requires root privilege to prevent this from happening, but I would be happier if there is an app for it. I want my phone to **Charge Only** when I plug it into a USB host.


WEP broken on CyanogenMod?

Ok, so WEP is lame but I have a wi-fi webcam and it does not work with WPA or WPA2 so I'm kind of stuck there. I recently flashed my Nexus S 4g with CyanogenMod 7.1.1 and it seems like WEP support is just plain broken. I can change wi-fi security to WPA, WPA2 or "Open" and CM works fine. Change it back to WEP and nothing. Same results with CM9. I've tried entering both the passphrase for the WEP key as well as the HEX key itself and to no avail. Is this a known issue or broken on purpose?


Reading .pdf/ebook

I have a couple of PDF files I want to read and probably more of those in the future on my computer. What is the best (simplest) way of transferring them to my Android 2.3 phone (Motorola Motoluxe). And how can I read them? I am thinking of Dropbox, perhaps, or are there any better ways of accomplishing this?


Sending & Receiving SMS via WiFi

Is there a way to send and receive SMS when a cellular signal is not available, but WiFi is? I'm often on-site at locations where the building has a strong WiFi (Internet) connection, but a simple cell signal is spotty at best.


Send/share option goes to sending a new email page in Gmail app by default

Whenever I try to send an application to another android device via bluetooth, when I hit the button "send" it opens a new message in gmail app and the application I wanted to send via bluetooth is attached there. How can I change this so that it asks how I would send that file/app? I have astro installed as a file manager. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/DfOXN.png)


Google Maps Not Showing up in my device

Whenever i open Maps in My Ainol Tab It's Always Blank and after search it is showing no route found with error symbol: ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/LSV7A.jpg) I have tried reseting to factory Settings but unable to solve my issue My tab Details : ![Tab Details](http://i.stack.imgur.com/KUhcA.jpg)   Device Info (click for larger variant)


Using ADB to change the screen lock

I am looking for a way to change the screen lock type from slide to password, and set the password via adb command line. I have a device with the setup I want, and one that has slide lock. I'm pretty sure this can be accomplished via sqlite3 "copy paste" of some fields, but not sure which fields, and how to do it. I'm open to pretty much all ideas except using `adb shell input` commands to accomplish this. Meaning - I can/know how to/am currently using commands `input swipe` `input text` `input tap` commands to change swipe unlock to password unlock. edit1: clarified `adb shell input`, and yes, my phone is rooted. edit2: relevant links:   How to change lock screen type   Pass encryption on android      According to the post in the first link, it should be easy to change the lockscreen type, the only problem is that I cannot find the lockscreen.password_type field in the database they refer to. Has it moved in 4.3? After reading through the article in the second link my idea became to use the salt number stored in the database to hash out a new password using the device specific salt, and override the existing (if any) password. I'm still trying to figure out how to do this.


Where are cached email messages stored in the Gmail app?

Google recently disabled one of my Gmail accounts (and will apparently take several days to re-enable it), but luckily I have some emails I need right now saved in the Gmail app. Is there any way I can download them to my computer? In what folder are they stored on Ice Cream Sandwich?


My Samsung Galaxy S2 is constantly shutting down

Recently, whenever I am using an app or doing something on my phone other than texting or reading, my phone will up and shut off on me. When I try to reboot sometimes it will get all the way back to the home screen, but it will show that I now have 90% less juice than I had before. Other times the start up will will get hung up on the sprint graphic and just shut back down. In either scenario I am not able to use my phone again until I plug it into the wall and restart. I also noticed recently that when I do this it will typically kick off yet another "update" from the playstore for an app... not sure if this has anything to do with it... Any help and/or guidance would be greatly appreciated.


What is the default Kernel Governor in Stock Samsung Galaxy Mega Android ROM?

I have rooted my phone recently and just installed ROM Toolbox which has several Governors available. It is using OnDemand by default, but I switched to Interactive. I just need to be as close to default settings in order to maintain stability. Btw, when I am using a third party app to change CPU Freqs, ROM Toolbox in this case, It seems to be a bit laggy. Is this normal?


How to delete frequent sms list on my HTC One S?

If I write a sms and go on contacts I see the list of frequent contacts. How do I delete this frequent contacts?


How can I disable automatic Facebook photo sync?

Device: XPeria P Android: JB 4.1.1 I recently enabled automatic photo sync, but I could not remember how I did it. Now, all of my photos gets synchronized to Facebook, and my data/3G charge is skyrocketing as the photos are always get synced. So, how can I disable this feature?


How do I deactivate voice dialer on Huawei U8150?

How do I deactivate voice dialer on my phone? I have tried the settings, but it's not working.


Restoring Nexus S to factory everything

I'm running a Nexus S i9020A on CM9 ICS 4.0.3, with a Matrix 1.46. I've found this website which seems to contain a fastboot image. I was wondering if I use the fast boot image on my Nexus S. Would this keep or get rid of my Matrix Kernal (I would like to get rid of it), and it would unroot my phone right? Basically, if I use this fastboot image on my Nexus S will my phone be exactly like it was, just on 4.0.4?


Is there a way to preserve tabs that were open in Froyo 2.2's stock browser?

When my Droid X's Froyo 2.2 browser gets killed for whatever reason (reboot, memory manager killing it), it loses 100% of its open tabs and reopens with Google's home page in a single tab. If you have 7-8 open tabs, restoring them from History (especially if some were used via Google Mobile URL that all look the same in history tab) is a uber-major pain. **Is there a way to preserve tabs that were open in Froyo 2.2's stock browser, ala saving session state in Firefox, IR or Chrome (at least on desktop)?** **NOTE** : "Upgrade from Froyo" is not an option, neither is "use FireFox mobile" - for some reason FF and my Droid X don't play well (FF gets completely frozen once an hour usually requiring full battery pull). The question is specifically about Googe's Android Stock browser. However, if the stock browser from Android 2.3 and on fixes the problem AND can be installed on Froyo 2.2, I'm quite happy with that as an answer. P.S. Ironically, my problem is the **opposite** of the one discussed here.


How can I set the lockscreen personal message after updating?

On my Samsung Galaxy S3, I had an option to change the personal message on the lock screen. After the system update, the option is still there, but it is grayed out. Does anyone know how to fix this?


Why does my myTouch 4G lose battery so fast?

So I formatted my phone today. I have not used it, and it was at 100% this morning. No apps installed, the screen was only on for about 10 minutes. Yet when I go to check it now, about 12 hours later, its battery is at 13%. I got a new battery a few days ago, so the battery isn't worn out. My phone is a myTouch 4G from t-mobile. My android version on it is 2.3.4


Stereo audio input on any Android device?

Is there **any** Android device with a stereo audio input available? I understand there is the analog microphone input commonly available on the headphone jack, but I am hoping there is a device out there that might have a stereo audio input hidden away on a dual-use USB port or something.


Change app label with Tasker

I created a toggle app using demo code as a base. This uses the Task 'Set Widget label', which works fine when I test the app using the widget Task. However, when I export the project as a standalone app the 'Set Widget label' task has no effect. How do I accomplish this? Is there a 'Set app label' equivalent? I need to do this dynamically based on a variable.


Must the Nexus 4 be rooted in order to install custom ROMs?

Do I need to root my nexus 4 in order to install custom roms such as cyanogenmod etc or just unlocking bootloader is enough as i have flashed my nexus with ubuntu 13.10 by just unlocking bootloader?


Can't use Kyocera FS-1030D network printer

I have a Kyocera FS-1030D printer in my network. I use socket printing usually:               socket://192.168.1.101:9100      Now, I'd like to use this printer with my Android tablet, but I can't figure out how. I tried several apps, the Kyocera mobile printing app, PrinterShare and PrintBot. None of those can't use my printer. I got the farthest with PrintBot, but I get only garbage, and I can't select using socket printing (AppSocket/HP JetDirect). I'm kinda running out of ideas, here. Is there something fundamentally wrong with my setup?


How to prevent someone from powering off an android device?

I have a Nexus 5. Even if I enable security passcode or pattern, someone can still switch off my mobile using the power button. How can I prevent it?


Galaxy S2 no USB Conenction after firmware update

I just got an automatic firmware update for my Galaxy S2               Android 2.3.6     I9100GXXKL4     Kernel 2.6.35.7 dpi@DELL164 #2     GINGERBREAD.XXLB1      Now the USB connection does not work anymore and I cannot continue developing using eclipse. Where can I find new drivers for the new version? Already checked samsung.com but did not find anything!


Android USB data/power over audio jack

Is it possible to connect my Android (Droid 2 Global) to my PC using an USB->Audio converter?   * Square is able to interface with their device over the audio jack on Android.   * iPod shuffles are accessible through their audio jack as well. So, I feel that this is _possible_ , but is it implemented/what is required to interact with my Android phone through it's audio jack?


Can one app read text field(s) of other apps?

I was wondering if it is possible in Android to write an app that runs in the background and gets the text entered into a TextField of another app. More concretely, is it possible to have an app run in the background that allows to obtain the content that is typed in the textfield for sending messages in WhatsApp or gtalk? Imagine for instance that before sending the content through WhatsApp, I want to preprocess the text and only then send it, but this pre-processing shall be somehow automatic. On a desktop this is possible to build but I am not sure if one can build this for Android phone devices. Maybe one could catch all inputs done with a keyboard that are sent to a certain app, but I guess this is not possible to prevent keyloggers etc. Is there any alternative to achieve this goal? I would like to do it without rooting the phone. Essentially, what I want to do is to have a keyboard where the user can type using the standard english letters but the typing is automatically translated to hindi text + some annotation added after each word.


How can I re-install my (accidentally deleted) contacts provider?

After trying without success to install stock Android contacts and contacts provider on my rooted LG Optimus F3 phone, I've ended up without a contacts provider (but I do have a contacts app from the Play Store). This causes issues with several other apps. Attempts to install downloaded stock Contacts Provider APKs with the default Package Installer have also been unsuccessful, resulting simply in the error "Application not installed". How can I get back my contacts provider? **Edit** : I neglected to take a backup before doing all this, so I don't have the original files to restore with. **Edit 2** : I haven't been able to extract the WDB file in the stock firmware found at http://www.lg-phones.org/official-stock-lg-optimus-f3-firmware- rom.html **Edit 3** : I'm in contact with someone from the XDA developers forum who has the same phone as me and is willing to send me any files I'd need. What specific APKs or other files should I ask for?


Unable to flash official Indian JellyBean ROM on Samsung Galaxy Note GTN7000 SHV-E160l

I recently purchased a _Samsung Galaxy Note GTN7000._ When connected it to Kies it shows as galaxy note SHV-E160l. I tried to flash Indian Samsung official JellyBean 4.1.2 update to it via ODIN. I have sufficient drivers (actually I went through a video tutorial). But ODIN shows fail. When I bought this device it was running JellyBean 4.1.2, but I have serious heating issues, camera problems etc. That's why I decided to install official JellyBean. But failed. How can I proceed and get it working?               Model number-gt-n7000     Base band version-N7000LXKJ8     Build number -JZO54.LXKJ8.F2A238.2JIA68


Installing exhange on Huawei P7 - could not connect to server

Following installation guide from IT department and ending up following the setting up procedure with my IT-colleagues, but without success. Anyone out there who can help? Thank you.


Baseband and radio in Android

In the below picture 1, It seems that the radio firmware don't need a linux driver in Android, It just need a user space shared library, is it? 2, what is baseband? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/AaVxr.gif)


Temporarily protect email/sms when giving device to others?

Say my cousin wants to play with my phone/tablet for a while. Let's pretend I'm really nice and pleased to let him play with it as long as he wants, but deep inside I'm a little worry about him reading my emails and sms out of curiosity. And I have other things to do so I can't stay around and watch. If the current GMail or SMS applications don't have a 'temporary lock' feature, is it possible to write a separate application that controls access to existing applications on the device? For example, something like "com.google.android.gmail.Main is temporarily protected, draw the correct pattern to open".


Is there a an app for recording voice notes that syncs to cloud storage?

I have been using Note Everything for making text and voice notes. However, the problem with it is that it stores everything locally, and if the phone dies, like mine recently did, I lose all the notes. It does have a backup function, but I have to take steps to save the backup files which I often forget to do. What I really want is an application that will always sync every voice and text note with a server somewhere, so that it doesn't matter if the phone is destroyed. I do not need to share these notes with anyone else, and I would rather that whatever service I used the default was that all my notes were private. However, if I could also access my notes via the web, that would be ideal. Critically, though, it needs to have both **voice** and **text**. Are there any applications like that?


Limit the Internet bandwidth of Android device

Is it possible to limit internet speed of Android device for example   * Nexus 7 only internet speed has 300 kbps / 1mbps   * Nexus 4 only internet speed has 150 kbps / 1mbps


Why does it seem like I have less RAM than advertised?

Why is that on my Galaxy Note 3 (3gb RAM) I only have .91 GB free, 1.5 GB used while doing nothing, meaning only 2.41 GB total. Is that because the rest (~.6 GB) of my memory is used for the OS? And the reason I only have .91 GB free when doing nothing isn't because 1.5 GB is cached because I cleared my cache and the number did not change. Why does it seem like ~0.6 GB of RAM is missing?


What exactly is the VPN mode IPSec Hybrid RSA?

I've been going through the VPN options on my Moto X running 4.4, trying to decide what to setup to be able to reach home (home being an Ubuntu server behind a NAT). I understand most of the options, but I can't seem to find any information about what IPSec Hybrid RSA is, or how it compares to IPSec Xauth RSA (which I'm currently planning to use). Can anyone shed any light on it?


How do I easily bookmark sites on delicious.com?

On my desktop I often use delicious.com chrome plugin to save bookmarks to interesting sites. Quite often I also want to save interesting sites to delicious.com when browsing on Android browser. What is the best way to do that?


Samsung Galaxy Y Hangs up when connected and tethered with USB

I just purchased a new Samsung Galaxy Y and it works fine normally. But when I connect my mobile with USB the explorer works fine in "my computer", but my phone gets hung up such that nothing works on the phone. It behaves like it has no resources to work with, as though someone might have sucked all the RAM/Processor from the cell. Please suggest what can be done in this case. I have tried clearing RAM before connecting to PC, but it did not help.


Htc one m7 International not recognized in adb mode

I have an htc one m7 running bootloader hboot 1.56. I unlocked the bootloader via htcdev.com The bootloader now shows _Unlocked_ My phone is recognized in adb when the phone is turned on. But when i go into the bootloader and get into the fastboot mode, the command "adb devices" returns blank in the command prompt. I have reinstalled the htc drivers thrice already. Twice using the latest version of HTC Sync Manager and once separately from a link on xda. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Can somebody tell me where I might have gone wrong? P.s. - Running windows 7 x64


See/Edit/Create Image Comments in Google Drive app?

I don't know if it's even possible, but I'd really like to at least be able to see image comments for Google Drive images. If it can't be done in the official Google Drive app, is there another app that can do it?


Why is Youtube draining the battery and what could we do?

A friend of mine just asked me a nice question: His (stock) Samsung Galaxy S4's Youtube is draining his battery. He said, that he hasn't been in the app today, and this morning he had the phone booting up. Now, Youtube drained 51% of his battery. I know, there are many possibilities, to "solve" this, like:   * Rebooting the Phone to get rid of the wakelock   * Terminating the Youtube-app via the Settings -> Apps menue   * Clearing Cache/Deleting Data   * Uninstalling Updates and deactivating the app But **besides** these workarounds: Is there any fix for this issue? What could one do, if he'd have to terminate the app everytimes he boots up his phone? Is there even something to do? **/NOTE** We try to achieve a better information about what exactly in the YT-app causes the battery drain using Better Battery Stats. Stats will follow.


android 4.2.2 out of space

My nexus4 2G RAM and 16G ROM, android 4.2.2. Got the root privileges afte bought it last year. The situation puzzled me these days. Each time I tried to install app from google play or somewhere esle. **Out of space error** came out and suggested me _Free up some sapce and try again_ , _Cancel_ or _Manage apps_. In fact 8.9Gb is available, Apps(app data & media content) occupies 733m. And this **Out of space error** doesn't come out when I updating apps. I did some seach, uninstalled some apps, cleared app cache(one by one), even entered **recovery mode** and cleared **dalvik cache** , but it doesn't work. Any help is greatly appreciated. thanks!


Frequent, unexplainable "Download unsuccessful" using stock browser on Droid 3

I have been experiencing this frustrating issue with my phone where it might take several attempts to download a file through the stock browser. An example would be how it took 5 attempts to download the dropbox beta apk file. This is frustrating because it wastes my time and my bandwidth. Downloading on firefox for android is okay, but probably because it caches the files, so if you save an image, it just copies it from the cache to your downloads directory. There have been a few instances where I have witnessed it hitting 100% complete and displaying "Download complete" but then changing to "Download unsuccessful" 3-5 seconds later. Until today, I didn't have an external SD card, so I figured that perhaps the file was getting corrupted because something else was reading or writing from the card at the same time. But I can't find a way to get the stock browser to change the path it writes downloaded files to. Is there a way to fix this? Perhaps a way to see why the filesystem is marking the file as unclean? I checked my logcat app, but didn't see anything useful. I'm considering using TitaniumBackup and freezing the stock browser and replacing it with Dolphin or something. I prefer having two browsers as some places I have two logins and hate constantly logging in and logging out, additionally when I need to look something up "real quick" I use the stock browser as it is light-weight for quick tasks. For record sake, I am using stock android on a rooted Droid 3, but this problem has been happening before I was rooted. Additionally, this is an insurance replacement that I got January 18 of 2012, but didn't touch it between January 31-Oct 11, 2012. So I do not know if the data radio is burnt out and is corrupting the packets. **Update:** I used a SQL Editor to look at the downloads database. It seems that the files that didn't download saved with a status code of _489_. At first I thought this was an HTTP status code, but turns out to be a SIP protocol status code. Research finds that it is returned when the client sends a malformed Event header. Any clue what is causing this? **Another Update:** Just adding more information has it becomes available. This seems to be happening beyond the stock browser. Last night I decided to finally update all of my apps that have been pending updates for a week. Several of them took several attempts to download as they'd error out like seen in this screenshot: ![Screenshot Showing Download issues](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ETNWq.jpg) Please note that the above screenshot happened while I was on wifi. Generally I am on mobile data, so the problem isn't because of a poor wifi signal.


GT I9300 clockworkmod Cyanogen 10 nightly external SD not mounting

I haven't played around with custom ROMs since my G1 back in 2008, so when I put Cyanogen 10 on Galaxy S3 last night I wasn't surprised that things have changed a bit. I rooted the phone first, then put on CM touch, then C10 and the appropriate gapps. My problem is that I can't see the ext sd that worked fine under the stock ROM. These are the specifics:   * recovery-cwm-touch-6.0.1.2-i9300    * cm-10.1-20121220-NIGHTLY-i9300   * gapps-jb-20121212-signed I'm trying to mount via the CWM menu but get this response: Error mounting /external_sd! I've also tried to use ICS SD Binder, but with no success. Any help would be grand.


3G/Wi-Fi Vs Wi-Fi Only Enabled Android Tablets: Pros & Cons to the Consumer?

Having never owned an Android Tablet I am thinking of purchasing one at some point during 2013. From what I gather in terms of connectivity, they either come as:   * Wi-Fi Only   * 3G & Wi-Fi Is it true that most tablets are Wi-Fi only enabled ? \- Those people who purchase them can therefore connect where ever there is Wi-Fi or a Wi-Fi Hotspot ? 3G/Wi-Fi tablets might be less common (or perhaps more appropriate to say popular) because they require a SIM card to be purchased and inserted (which leads to greater monthly expense....I assume), however they can therefore use the tablet anywhere they like because they are connected to a mobile, cellular network.(In the same manner that a SmartPhone is 3G/Wifi Enabled I guess) Anyone who can comment on the above, would be much appreciated...


Control phone on MacBook Pro via bluetooth?

I'd like to control my Galaxy Nexus via my Macbook Pro via VPN (Virtual Private Network). Since connecting the Galaxy Nexus to an Adhoc, WiFi created by the MacBook Pro doesn't work. That's why I'd like to do it via bluetooth. Is that possible and if yes, how?


Upon changing my wallpaper my app drawer background went balck

I have an Acer Iconia B1-720 tablet. Recently I tried changing my wallpaper to CSR Classic snaps, but it only changed on my home screen. When I go to my app screen it's totally black behind the icons of of all the applications, instead of showing my wallpaper. I've tried every wallpaper and even deleted a few apps, but it hasn't helped.


How can I access data (such as WiFi keys) in an encrypted Titanium backup?

How can I decrypt an encrypted "Titanium Backup" backup **using standard (linux) tools**? # Example: Wi-Fi serves as a practical example, many other uses may apply to the solution I'm looking for. If I quickly want to access backuped Wi-Fi credentials from my Linux box I know a fast way. With encrypted backups I'm currently out of luck. That's my quick&dirty way how to do it without encryption so far: > me@local:~$ adb shell   >  root@android:/ # cd /sdcard/TitaniumBackup/   >  root@android:/sdcard/TitaniumBackup # ls *W*46.*gz   >  com.keramidas.virtual.WIFI_AP_LIST-20120622-105046.tar.gz   >  root@android:/sdcard/TitaniumBackup # gunzip -c *W*46.*gz | grep -C1 > MyAccessPoint   >  network={ > >> ssid="MyAccessPoint"   >  psk="supersecrecretpassphrase" _Some_ details on the company's site: http://www.titaniumtrack.com/kb/titanium-backup-kb/titanium-backup- cryptography.html


Voice command when switching pages on home screen

On the main home screen when I slide between the different pages, a voice says "page 1 of 2" "page 2 of 2" etc. This also happens when my phone is on silent mode and out of driving mode. How can I get rid of it, or at least make it silent while my phone is on the silent mode? Very much appreciated!


is it possible to disable Google remote kill switch?

our company is considering using the Android platform for future developments. Some folks raised concerns over Google ability to remotely delete applications on the device. they are arguing that if Google can (and did) remotely un- installed apps from a device, than who knows what else they can do. this is a valid concern over the nature of our software (sensitive medical records managment) is there any way to block Google remote control? for instance by recompiling the OS minus any Google back-doors.


How to clear up SMS space?

I just got a notification that I can't receive an SMS because "the space/memory was full". Which is it, the internal or SD space, and what's the best way to free it up? Note - I just installed a bunch of apps, so I'm suspecting it's the SD.


How do I get the log files on my Optima Smart 220?

I want to access the log files of my tablet (Optima Smart 220, running 4.1.1 Jelly Bean). Also, how do I root this device so I can get the log files?


Losing network operator on Samsung Galaxy SIII mini

For some time now (I think it's from the latest Android update) I have this problem, that time to time (on daily basis) people can not reach me, like I would lose connection to the Network. I get an SMS after some time about all the calls I did miss. Sometimes I have a hard time to call as well. I did call my operator, and they didn't had any report like this so far, and I did call Samsung service, and they didn't know about this issue, so I guess is on my side. If you have any idea what would the problem be let me know.


Samsung Galaxy Apollo (GT-I5801) doesn't connect to WiFi connection. What should O do?

Currently my phone doesn't connect to WiFi connection, it always on and off everytime I open my WiFi connection. What can be possible solutions or what do I need to check in order to connect my Samsung Galaxy Apollo (GT-I5801) to WiFi connection and to stick to on when I open my WiFi connection?


Eclipse does not see my phone as a running android device

I have an Allview P6 ( running with 4.0.3 ) and I can't seem to be able to make Eclipse recognize it as a running android device. Is it in debugging mode, the application is set debuggable.


I recently bought a 32gb micro sd card for my galaxy exhilarate, but my phone says it has no memory?

I recently bought a new 32 gb micro sd card for my galaxy exhilarate. I have moved mostly all my apps to my sd card and it still has 31 gb of memory available. I took pictures and then my phone started saying it couldn't open the gallery to view my pictures and videos. I restarted my phone, took out the sd card, put it back in, everything and it still won't let me see my gallery. I need help!


Maximum SD card class for Samsung Galaxy S4

I am thinking of getting a 64 GB micro SDXC card, but I am unsure wether to get a class 10 or UHS-1 for my I9505G with 16 GB. I've read so many conflicting reports. Some say that the max the device supports for proper function is class 6. Others say that the UHS-1 card works just fine. What is the maximum class that the device allow to work properly?


Is there any way to listen to Zune Pass music on my phone?

I have a Zune and download DRM-ed music via the Zune Marketplace that I can listen to as long as I have a Zune Pass monthly subscription. Is there any way to listen to this music on my Droid?


Unable to connect my Nexus 7 to a PC

I searched a lot over the Internet and tried all the advice I found. I have installed drivers from the ASUS site and changed `C:\Windows\inf\wpdmtp.inf` so it now contains               ; Nexus 7     %GenericMTP.DeviceDesc%=MTP, USB\MS_COMP_MTP     %GenericMTP.DeviceDesc%=MTP, USB\VID_18D1&PID_4E42&MI_00      both in `[Generic.NTx86]` and `[Generic.NTamd64]` sections. My device is in MTP mode. Computer sees it in PTP mode. USB debugging is on. It was said that I need Windows Media Player 11, but I have Windows 7 so it should be included, although I don't know where to check the version. Here is what I see in device manager after all failed attempts: ![screen shot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/FhvFu.png)


Android Media Player Achieva Astone A100 missing VPN

I just bought an Astone A100 which is also known as an Achieva A100. It's an Android media player with WiFi, HDMI, and an Air Mouse. The ROM that comes with this device is based on Android 4.0.4. However, unlike my i9000 phone's Android 4.0.4 there doesn't appear to be a VPN option in the settings menu. Based on Google Play Store and the SystemInfo app, this ROM identifies as "SoftwinerEvb". Google says SoftwinerEvb is a ROM for an 8" tablet. Is the VPN option something I can just add in, like adding kernel drivers to linux, or drivers to windows, or do I have to recompile a whole ROM for this functionality?


Streaming radio in Android

I like a couple of Internet radios that I'm currently able to listen to using CorePlayer under Windows Mobile, VLC and WMP on PC. I own the .m3u files for both `www.radio21.ro` and `www.vibefm.ro`, but when trying to open with different players they won't get played. NSWPlayer crashes, RockPlayer says the file can't be played with System Player. Any tips?


Why do the "Successfully updated" notifications disappear?

I noticed a weird behavior when updating applications with the newer Gingerbread (2.3.5?) and now Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0.3) builds. It might also be the case with other versions, but I have not seen it with 2.3.3 and lower on my Nexus S. **EDIT:** As Chahk pointed out below, it might not be related to the Android OS version but rather to a recent change in the Market App. I have a lot of apps installed (currently around 160). Now when I go to the Market after a couple of days there are usually several updates available (say 10). **The way it used to be:** I hit "Update 10" and let the device download and install the updates. After that I had 10 separate "Successfully updated" notification messages in my notification window. **The way it is now:** During update installations the "Successfully updated" notifications seem to randomly disappear or not show up at all. Why is that? Is there a way to get the old behavior back? Otherwise there would be no way to tell which apps have received updates without first making a list of all the apps prior to pressing "Update".


Cancelling notifications for app updates

Every time an app automatically updates, it shows a notification. I find this ridiculous. For me, a notification means "something I should be notified about". The thought that I should be made aware every time a random app I never use gets updated from version 1.5.2 to 1.5.3 is so ludicrous that it makes me want to sit back in my reclining chair, take the backrest all the way down and think about how big the universe is and how small our lives are. Is there any way to make Android not show those notifications? (Note: I use CyanogenMod 9.)


SD card suddenly damaged

I'm using Xperia C. My SD card works perfectly fine but after I power down my phone and turn it back on, suddenly it says that my SD is damaged and I have to format it. I can't even mount it on my phone cuz when I do, it just unmount it again. This is not the first time it happen. Last time, it was with my first SD card and now, my second. What should I do?


Icon issues in Google Play Store 4.8.20

I'm running Android 4.2.1 and recently the Play Store app updated to version 4.8.20 and since then I'm facing icon issues within the store. ![Play Store view](http://i.stack.imgur.com/YsxfRm.png) Click for larger version As you can see, there's a weird black background for every app icon, this is the case for every page within play store, all the icons have this kind of background. I once tried un-installing Play Store updates and fell back to pre-installed version 4.1 of Play Store, which solved the icon issues (but left me with older version of Play Store). And obviously, the Play Store again updated itself to latest version and I again have same issue. Note that there isn't any such problem on my different Android phone (which is running Android 4.2.2 but has same Play Store version, 4.8.20). I've tried clearing Play Store cache, App Data, and as said earlier, uninstalling updates (which momentarily solves the problem), but nothing seems to solve the problem with this version of Play Store, only option I haven't tried is hard resetting my phone, which I want to avoid. Is this a known bug with this version of Play Store? what are the options I have to fix this?


How to place Apps on "Home Bar" for Logitech Revue Google-TV?

How can I add apps to the home bar on the Logitech Revue Google-TV box? I can remove them by pressing and holding the OK button and selecting _remove_ from the popup menu, but I haven't seen an option to add them. The Logitech Help has stopped working - all the link report "Unable to Open URL". I am guessing this is part of Logitech's dropping of support for this device.


how do you delete specific contacts in ICS?

I have a Nexus S phone just updated to ICS. This forum was very helpful in finding out ICS' now more cumbersome way to delete specific calls from call logs. Thank You. It's a new year, and I want to clean out some dead wood from the contact list. But for the life of me I cannot find a way on the phone to delete a specific record from the contacts list. Is a browser into my gmail contacts screen my only option to manage deletion of individual names on my phone's contact list? Is my only contact management option on the phone to clear the whole list and re-sync after updating the list on the web site?


File Transfer on LAN using wifi

User 'Logos' stated the following in another question's response: > If you just want to transfer files while on your LAN and you're using wifi, > Samba Filesharing works super well. You can just browse to your phone's SD > card like it was a regular network samba share from your desktop.". I'm using Ubuntu Lucid on my desktop and Cyanogen Mod 7.2 on my ZTE Blade phone. Could anyone define the steps required to do the above? * * * Silly me for not noticing Enable on the Menu options. I'm now getting on Samba Filesharing 'Title' screen: Enabled - Running,\192.168.1.4 (i.e. correctfixed ip address assigned by router using phone's MAC address), \ANDROID, Wakelock Active. But when trying (in Nautilus) to 'Connect to Server' (with parameters of SSH & 192.168.1.4), I get popup displaying 'Could not display "sftp://192.168.1.4/", because the host could not be found.'. Router's admin shows that phone is not attached! I can ping phone from PC. but not vice versa. Tried using Terminal Emulator to ping PC from phone: tested first by phone ping itself but don't know how to stop Terminal Emulator as no Ctrl key on soft keyboard. ATP does not kill it!


Backup gmail emails offline

I have an Android 4.1 phone. When I typically login into my gmail app, even if I am offline, I can see / read already downloaded emails. So, I have those two questions:   * Where are those emails saved locally on my phone? Is there a way to access this folder within Android or through a PC?    * Is there a way to backup all emails downloaded / stored on the phone, while still remaining offline?


ADB not working, but Fastboot is

I recently bought a used Nexus 5. It came with the L preview on it, and I decided to flash CM 11 instead. My last phone was a Nexus S, and I've flashed various ROMs to that thing in the past. Using the same machine that just re-flashed that Nexus S a couple weeks ago, I booted the Nexus 5 into fastboot mode, flashed ClockworkMod onto it and re- unlocked the bootloader. However, when I tried using ADB to push the CyanogenMod image over, I got `error: device not found`. Sure enough, `adb devices` fails to detect the device, even though USB debugging is enabled. I decided this was just an issue with L, so I used Google's `flash-all.sh` script to give me a stock KitKat install. This worked fine, since it's pushing the image via fastboot. However, I still can't get the device to show up to ADB. When I enable USB debugging with the phone plugged into my computer, I don't get a fingerprint confirmation dialog, and no icon notification appears to indicate that it's connected to a computer. I've tried 2 different OSes (Windows 7 and Linux Mint 14) on 3 different computers with 4 different USB cables. I've tried installing Google's USB drivers, and I have this problem with both fresh installs of the Android SDK and time-tested ones. I've already got `0x18d1` in my adb_usb.ini. On my Linux system, the output of the `lsusb` command gives identical output whether the phone is connected (with USB debugging enabled) or not. When it's in fastboot, it shows up as `Bus 001 Device 069: ID 18d1:4ee0 Google Inc.` The phone seems to work perfectly fine in every other respect. I'm pretty happy with vanilla KitKat, but I'd be happier at least knowing I had the option to use something else. I also like having access to `adb shell` now and then. I've seen plenty of people having issues with ADB before, but never without also having fastboot problems. Any ideas what might be going on? I'd prefer a Linux solution, but I can also work with Windows if needed. _Update:_ I was able to get the appropriate files into /sdcard/ by simply downloading them with a web browser, then flashing them with ClockworkMod. I'm now running CM 11, and the ADB problem hasn't gone away. Whatever is causing this, it persists through complete ROM replacements. I'm now curious as ever to know what could be causing this.


How can I browse my Mac's hard drives with my Android phone?

Is there any Android software that can understand afp or browse OS X filesystems some other way ?


How to kill terminal emulator, or should I stop caring?

I have a Sprint LG G3 running Android 4.4.2. I'm using jackpal's terminal emulator. It respawns after I close the app. I see the terminal process and the child shell but killing that way seems too manual. The only workaround I've found is rebooting. Any better ideas, or should I stop caring? I mean, maybe the load on the OS is so small from the app that it doesn't matter if I can't kill it without a reboot. What do you think?


Samsung Galaxy S3 Stock Calendar Entries Gone!

I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 running Android version 4.3. I have always used the stock Calendar app that appears on the home screen of my phone. Recently I installed the Google Calendar app to see which I liked better. I decided I liked the Calendar app that came with my phone better and I uninstalled the Google Calendar app. Since doing that all the entries on my Calendar are gone. It no longer syncs with my Google calendar online. When I go to Menu>Calendars all the calendars that it normally syncs with Google are gone. Sometimes when I open this they are there and checked, but when I click on Done then they all disappear again. When I try to add an existing calendar and enter my gmail address and password it tells me that an account for that user already exists. I am beyond frustrated. I wish I'd never tried the Google Calendar app. All I want is to go back to being able to use the stock Calendar app for my phone and have it sync with my Google calendar online as it did before. Any ideas or suggestions?


Rooting the Nexus 7 2nd gen 2013

How do I Root my Nexus 7 tablet.It's not straight out of the box I have quite a few app installed... Can I keep the apps and data already on the device ?


Samsung galaxy S2 Storage management

I used to have an HTC Desire: there was an internal memory and my micro-SD card. I could navigate easily via file explorer to each. With S II, I have also a micro-SD inserted however I can only navigate to the so-called USB storage section of the phone. I am confused, how is storage managed in the S2 and how I can eplore the content of my micro-SD card?


Accessing data while switched off/in reboot loop

I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and it is stuck in an endless reboot loop. It will not completely load up, just keep rebooting. I have tried everything else I could find on the internet but nothing seems to fix it, so I want to wipe data and do a factory reset. However, I do not want to lose all my data and I can't seem to recover it as it is on the internal memory. If anyone knows of a way that I can access my data to copy it on to my PC please let me know. I can get it into recovery mode so I can use ADB on it if that helps. Thanks in advance.


Samsung Galaxy S3 (i9300) "no network" issue

I bought my phone from a friend and I am the second user. It was rooted and was in modified status (when I checked About->device->status) but working fine and had zero issues. So yesterday I wanted to install a new ROM to get android 4.3 as what I had was android 4.1.2. I installed this Omega Rom (version is v58 - XXUGNB6). Now everything is working fine except the calling feature, phone is fast as well but when I try to make a call it says > "Not Registered on Network" This was working fine before, and a friend has the same ROM installed and it works fine without any problems at all. Even calling is working fine. What can I do to recover my phone? How can I unroot it? Does anyone know why I would be seeing this message? **UPDATE** I have found now that IMEI (under the battery) no of the device does not match with the IMEI I get when typing *#06# The IMEI I get when dial *#06# starts with 004999 but the IMEI under the battery starts with 355994. I flashed using ODIN again what I thought was the stock ROM. But it's not the original ROM which was in the mobile before, please find the below screenshot. I read here as well : http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/ref- imei-efs-stuff-i9300-including-t2393289/ ![About device](http://i.stack.imgur.com/vlqgXm.png) ![Error message](http://i.stack.imgur.com/zGOppm.png) ![IMEI](http://i.stack.imgur.com/BZzrdm.png) ![Homescreen](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ZW2AZm.jpg)


How to change bottom bar apps in MIUI launcher?

I have installed a ROM based on MIUI. The default launcher has 4 buttons on the bottom bar; is it possible to change the app shortcut of them?


Unknown Tag Type collection

Since purchasing my Samsung Nexus S I have been bombarded by 'New Tag Collected' Tag Type 'Unknown'. I have since learned how to turn this off, but I was wondering what these Tags are and where are they coming from?


Apps that can plot graphs of user entered data

I'm looking for an app that can produce graphs of data entered on the android device - scatter graphs in particular. Also the user must be able to create the file from scratch and enter their own data. So if there is a spreadsheet app that users can create a new spreadsheet, enter data into, and will then produce a scatter graph of the data, that would fit the bill perfectly. But other more limited apps (an overly powerful calculator?) could fulfil the purpose well enough. Also, this will be run on Android tablets that do not have the Google Android Market on them, so it must be possible to download the apk directly. Having to pay for it would be acceptable if that is the only option we get.


Motorola Motoroi South Korea o South Africa change over

I have a Motorola Motoroi XT720 that I bought in South Korea. My service provider is SK Telecom. When I insert my South African sim card (Service provider Vodacom, and using the phone while in South Africa) in to the phone, the phone simply states that it does not accept foreign SIM cards. I want to change my phone so that I am able to use it in South Africa. I am absolutely clueless when it comes to ~~rooting~~ unlocking, but obviously eager to learn.


Sync Outlook Calendar on my PC to Samsung Galaxy S4

I use Outlook Calendar on my PC. Can I sync it to Samsung Galaxy S4?


help me out making my transition from iphone please

I am used to doing a long-press-on-the-home-button to trigger the voice- search. That's a bad iphone habit. Here with Android, it is always switching to the currently-running-apps screen. I tried so many ways ( including the home2 share app) but I could not figure it out. Could you tell me an easy way to configure note 3 ( or s4) hardware buttons so that I can program them to do certain things upon long press, double click, even triple click etc... What's the best app for that? And secondly (and more practically speaking), please tell me how I can configure that a long press on the home button puts the phone into the listening mode? Thank you...


Does Facebook Home uninstall cleanly?

I am hardly a regular Facebook user, but am curious about Facebook Home – mostly curiosity about its design and implementation. I have a Nexus 7 running Jelly Bean 4.2.2. If I were to install it, can I be confident that uninstalling it will leave everything (home screens, etc) as it was?


How to backup phonebook and user data through usb or command code in a locked Android phone

My phone has a USB option. I want to connect it to the PC, and I need the command code to backup my phone book and all user data of my Android phone which is locked. How can I get the command code I need?


How many computers can I connect simultaneously using Android tethering?

Yesterday I tried to connect 5 computers with my Android smartphone to the internet, however, I could only connect two of them simultaneously, is this the theorical limitation or there is any configuration to be done to increase this number? Is this a limitation of my smartphone's wifi card? PS: Android 2.2 @ Samsung Galaxy 551


My EPC android 2.2 won't connect to internet

Bought this little netbook a few weeks ago. Seems good in many ways & useful for my work (I'm a writer) but cannot connect to the internet. I am using a dongle (HUAWEI E220, which is on recommended list) but think I cannot be entering right details. Have tried following user's manual, also suggestions from other internet sites, but nothing works. One problem may be that desktop on my device seems to differ slightly from others. I click on `3G settings` then on `Add 3G network`, after which I am faced by the following:   * Name   * Device number    * APN    * User Other option is to click on W-Fi settings, then `Add Wi-Fi network` \- after which I have to add `Network SSID` and `Security`. Whatever advice I am following, nothing seems to work with either. Can anyone help?


How do I disable the "Select input method" Notification?

I don't know if this is standard ICS behavior or if it's due to my Cyanogenmod based ROM, but every time I open the soft keyboard by clicking on a text box/area a notification appears in the notification drawer that says "Select input method." I don't mind seeing this notification one time, but I'm already using the input method I want and I'd like to disable the notification. Is this standard behavior for Ice Cream Sandwich? Can it be disabled?


Is there a 1-click method to do this 3-4 click task?

I'm on a pay-as-you go scheme using an HTC desire with Android 2.3 installed. Right now, to activate my mobile internet (which I do only when I need to check email) needs me to go to `Settings > Wireless > tick 'Mobile Networks'`. **Question:** Is there a 1-click way of doing this? I probably will need to install an app that helps me do this I'm guessing? _I spent several minutes looking for this over Google, but I suspect I didn't know what to search for_


MID-android tablet with no Bluetooth

All I ask is for an answer. Can I put a Bluetooth dongle on this tablet and run Bluetooth devices such as a keyboard/cover. It's a MID-android 4.1 with a mini USB port and adapter cable to a full sized USB. Everything else is stock. The kernel is standard 13.something, I think. thank you


Enterprise mass deploy Exchange account setup

Our company is switching over from on-premise exchange to Office365; This means that many users will now have to remove the old account on their Android device and add a new account. iOS has .mobleprofile configuration setup to make setting up exchange on an iOS device quick and simple for the below average user. What would be the best approach to our users with Android devices?


How to unlock device when I forgot my password?

I've read Recovering from forgotten lock pattern which states that there is an option to disable the lock using my Google account information. However I did not noticed such an option when I entered my _password_ five times wrong. (Although there was also a 20s or 30s delay to complicate brute force attacks.) I use Android 4.0.3 on a Asus Transformer Prime TF201. Would factory reset work?


Replacing the flash chip on a Galaxy Nexus

**A little background** * * * I have two Galaxy Nexus phones: one reported lost(was lost) 32GB and a current 16GB version. **Current Issue** * * * I'm trying to put the 32GB flash chip into the current phone. Which means moving the SIM tray/flash card from the old phone to the new one. Shouldn't be too hard, just replace the circuit board and use the correct SIM card. When I turn the phone on however, it says there is 0-1 bars of unusable signal(no data). I use the old tray and it works perfectly. Is there some chip in this board I don't know about?


How do I stop my phone from beeping when it completes charging?

I have a Samsung Galaxy 2 S running Android 2.3. When I plug it in to recharge, it beeps when it reaches 100%. I would prefer that it not notify me with a sound. However, I can't for the life of me find anywhere that this is set. Is it possible to disable this annoying chime?


How to buy an app for a friend?

I would like to buy a game (well several copies of it really) for some of my friends for Christmas. Is there any way to do this? Would I have to rely on the publisher, or is there some way to "gift" apps from the market?


Google Docs - Spreadsheet - Row selection issue

I have an HTC Desire and I'm using the Google Docs app to edit some spreadsheets. Most of the times, when I click (touch) on a row to begin editing, the application opens the row immediately below (and sometimes the one above). This is pretty frustrating and it happens even if I zoom in so much that it's obvious I'm not touching the adjacent rows. Has anyone else had this issue? If so, is there a fix?


Samsung Galaxy: Unlock gone haywire

I applied the procedure to unlock a Samsung Galaxy S3 on a Samsung Galaxy Express I437. It went through smoothly, and but the phone was not unlocked. Instead, it gives me the error message "Phone not allowed MM#6" after I inserted a foreign SIM card. The procedure is reproduced below: [1] UMTS [1] Debug Screen [8] Phone Control [6] Network Lock Options [3]Perso SHA256 OFF (after choosing this option, wait about 30 seconds, then go back one step by pressing the Menu button then select Back, now you are in [6] Network Lock then choose [4] NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZ ..... wait for a minute then reboot your phone Since this didn't work, I tried reverting NW LOCK back to the old setting. Unfortunately, it doesn't work. The unlock screen doesn't come up anymore. And I have no other way to enter an unlock code. Does anyone have any idea how to resolve this issue? Million thanks!


Is it possible to replace a carrier-customized system with the original version from phone manufacturer?

Is it possible to replace carrier customizations, and all of their junk, by, instead of rooting, removing undesired apps, and performing specific steps that by no means ensure a clean stock install, just replace _whole_ system with original version from phone manufacturer, just like we can reformat a PC and install operating system as it looks like originally? **Specifically, is it possible with Xperia J?** Has anyone with a carrier- customized unit upgraded from ICS to JB and checked if phone was reverted back to Sony version? They do not provide consistent information, some say it may be possible, some say it is not. But I cannot find a unit for sale with original Sony installation, not even on their website. All of the poor information I could get about this so far is unclear and does not explain well the principles by which it is or is not possible. Rooting and other procedures that void warranty are a non-go.


How install gapps with adb commands

How can I install google apps with adb commands ? I don't know how to unzip . I used busybox. But it is not useful. Please guide me . Thanks to all and everythings. :)


Missing "left screen" in my SGS1 . How can it be added?

I have stuff on the 7th screen and I've expected to be able to reach it on left swipe from homescreen, but it is not so. How can I configure it ? Does it require some non-default launcher?


Remove contacts from synced Exchange account, without removing them from the server

How can I remove contacts from accounts I don't sync with anymore? Without being afraid of removing them from the "source" exchange account now or in the future? **Background:**   When installing the email synchronization with Exchange, I thought it was a good idea to also sync the contacts. Now the internal memory of my phone is stuffed with thousands of contacts I don't really need. It seems I cannot move them to the SD card, so I want them gone. When I stop the synchronization (only contacts) with exchange, the contacts are not automatically removed. I'm a bit afraid that if I remove them manually, and click or accidentally enable the sync, the contact will also be removed from my exchange contacts list, that is linked to my companies contacts list. BTW: I know some Java, so if necessary I can develop an app to do this.


CM9 shuts off itself on SGS2?

I'm facing a very weird problem on my SGS2, using CM9 9.1.0 stable making me crazy. My device go to in deep sleep in 12-24 hrs once when I'm using Siyah kernel while CM9 stock kernel do it once or twice in a day. :'( I have Googled for it and got this thread where the problem is same. Cm9 Phone Shuts Off By Itself, phone actually doesn't switch off it just go to in deep sleep and start to eat battery like a crazy nut, also I can call on my ohone and caller can hear up the ring but there is no life sighn at that moment in my phone. How can I resolve this, I have did a clean install but no success, also battery of my phone is just new.


How to access intenal storage or internal memory of Android while conecting to PC?

I am connecting my Android device to PC, but its not show my internal storage. Is there a method to access the internal storage of Android while connecting the android device to PC.


How can I use a custom prefix for international calls?

In my country, we have to use a prefix before dialing an international number, depending on which provider we use. For example, I use an international calling company for which I have to dial 019 before dialing the international number. Now, having to edit each and every international phone number in my address book to add a 109 would be annoying. And when I move providers, having to do the whole process again would be very annoying. Is there a way to tell Android, "every time you see a +, just dial 019 instead"? Or any other solution? (I use Cyanogenmod.)


I cant update any of the google apps. When trying to update Google calendar app, it gives me the "package file was not signed correctly. Uninstall the previous copy of the app and try again." This problem also occurs with other Google apps such as maps, chrome etc. Deleting the cache and then trying to update the app doesn't work either. Im using Nexus 4 with 4.2.1 I haven't rooted it, no roms. Also when I tap "System updates" it doesn't update to newer Android version. How to solve this issue.


NEXUS S (t-mobile version) 2.3.4 / GRJ22 -- IS ROOT POSSIBLE?? can't mount /system mount /data

I have the Nexus S (t-mobile version) that is 2.3.4 / GRJ22 and just wanted to ask, is root actually possible now?? I see lots of posts about how to do it under 2.3.3, but all the posts I have seen so far mention doing a mount /System mount /data and these ARE NOT options on the bootloader screen under GRJ22. (these instructions do NOT work: http://www.techwhizz.com/root-google-nexus-s- android-2-3-4-gingerbread-grj22/   ) Am I totally missing something here? I'm usually pretty good at figuring this stuff out, but I am at a total loss here and any help would be very much appreciated!! Thanks!


In call Mute button sound. Can it be STOPPED?

Is there a way to set the MUTE button (the one on the in-call phone menu) to NOT make a sound when pressed. For instance, when I'm in conference calls on my GalaxyS4, and want to mute my microphone, I press the mute button which makes a "drop" sound. Which I do frequently when I am not speaking. Soon after, a colleague of mine sent me an instant message and informed me that they could all hear the "drop" sound every time I pressed the darned thing.. Is there any way to make it not do that??


Unlocking Bootloader

Recently I've unlocked my sony xperia p boot loader. I am sure that it is unlocked. But is there any option to find out that is it unlocked?


Problems with generic email app inbox getting full

Purchased a Droid Maxx in Oct 2013 with OS version 4.4. Set up corporate email on app that comes in the OS. Worked great till the Inbox appeared to get full of email and the app quit receiving new emails automatically. Had to go to the bottom of the Inbox and press “get more email” each time you wanted to receive new incoming email. Emptied the Inbox and email worked fine for a month and then quit receiving email. Then had to go to the bottom of the Inbox and press “get more email” to make the device receive new mail. Using Alt-N MDaemon for corporate email server. Anyone having a similar problem?


Multitouch hardware on Android devices

Are all touch-screens on modern devices multitouch capable on hardware level (if software supports it)? If not than how to detect if touchscreen screen by itself is multitouch or not?


Determine app sending SMS Premium messages

I normally have "Block Premium Messaging" set up on the phones in my family. This is a verizon content block the prevents you (or family members) from sending messages to premium services that charge. Recently, I had to replace a phone that broke and when the new phone was activated the blocks I had set up were cleared. On my bill was a $9.99 charge for a text to one of these premium services. I know nobody sent the SMS to the service to sign up for this. I suspect some application on the phone sent the SMS message. Is there a way I can find out which app on my phone is sending SMS messages to premium services? Can I view all the apps that have permission to send SMS messages? \-- update -- well, I ran RL Permissions and no downloaded apps have the Send SMS permissions. I must have already deleted the offending app or something else is going on.


I have Moto E with kitkat android. Recently I have observed that my phone is sending some sort of text message to the number +917760971500 automatically without my consent. The message reads '%ms%AAAAf9DZyyitci0h6A/8G0FbV2VVTeAlW1GGvovt0rRQld6nUTjUAgJ6tC7UQS7JJ48/a4ERd+cKQtvuO30ceXu3A/TjekrdYgKOMOBSyymq+f+iC9hjylQILP6h5IJsY8JE' Is it because of any app? Please advise the solution to get rid of this.


Recover contacts from Galaxy S2 when saved to an email

If I saved my contacts to an email on my Samsung Galaxy S2, and my email account was deleted on my phone, is it possible to recover my contacts?


Nexus 7 refuses to pair with in car audio?

I have a Nexus 7 running Android 4.4 and an in car stereo unit (Alpine CDE-178BT). I have enabled bluetooth on both devices but they refuse to pair with each other. If I attempt to initiate the pairing using the Nexus 7, it starts connecting, I am prompted to allow the device to pair on the Alpine unit, but upon allowing the pairing to take place on the Alpine unit, the device drops into the "paired" list on the Nexus 7 but doesn't connect. Subsequent attempts to connect by tapping on the car stereo in the bluetooth paired devices list on the Nexus 7 resumes in a momentary attempt to connect and then the entry resetting back to its "paired but not doing anything" state. If I attempt to initiate the pairing using the Alpine CDE-178BT, after making the Nexus 7 temporarily visible and searching for bluetooth devices using the Alpine unit, I see an entry for the Nexus 7 but any attempt to pair with it just results in a generic "Failed" message on the car stereo. The car stereo works fine for connecting to an iPhone/iPad/other iOS device and older (pre version 4) Android devices, it is just Android devices running a more recent version of Android that it experiences issues with. What steps can I take to attempt to resolve this issue?


PDANet+ Bluetooth connected but still offline

I have the full version of FoxFi on my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S4. The WiFi Hotspot will not work, so I'm trying the Bluetooth Mode instead. I downloaded PDANet+ on my Nexus 7. I did the Bluetooth configuration to connect to my phone. Both the phone and the tablet say they are connected, but I can not access the internet on the tablet. Any suggestions?


LG P880 Screen stays awake whilst charging

I have a phone that when I plug it in it turns the screen on and the doesn't go to sleep until I press the power off button. Is there a way to make the screen go to sleep automatically like when you just leave it normally and it goes to sleep after 30 seconds? I have googled and tried most things i have found like checking the developer options to make sure the stay awake when charging box is unchecked and using the original power cable but nothing seems to work and as my personal phone automatically turned off I have got used to just plugging it in and leaving it to charge. The problem with this new one is that when the screen is on whilst charging, it is so crap that the battery actually goes down rather than charging. I hate the phone but can't get rid as it's a work phone


Replacement for ability to "send tab to remote device" as removed from Firefox 29

Firefox 29 removed the ability to "send tab to remote device". Namely, you could send a share intent from any other app (select "share", select "Firefox", select any other Firefox Sync device you want to send the tab to) and a few seconds to minutes later it would appear e.g. in your desktop Firefox as a new tab. That was my main use of Firefox on Android. How do I get exactly that back? That is, I want send tabs _from_ an Android share intent _to_ Firefox on the desktop! _Not_ the other way (I do have FoxToPhone, but hardly ever use it). It should be a one-click operation, I don't want to copy/paste URLs, I don't even need a target device selection (although I would be okay with the two- click operation required in Firefox 28), because I always want to send to the same device. This should work even when the Android device is offline (plane), in which case the tabs should simply be queued and sent when the network comes back (that's exactly what Firefox 28 did). The use case is everything I spot on mobile (from emails, interesting stuff while browsing, reading articles on Pocket, etc.) but that maybe doesn't work on mobile (Flash), requires more screen estate or just requires some kind of action from me, which I don't want to perform on mobile.


Android < 2.3.7 shortcuts

In android 2.3.7 and older when I long click on the screen the menu shows a list of shortcuts. Is there an option to add my own shortcut to this list?


Sync music folders between phone and tablet

I want to use a DJ returnable app on both devices, send want a fast way (WiFi) to keep the music folders sync'd. I always buy from my phone so just need to transfer existing music and new downloads from the phone to the tablet, it doesn't need to sync automatically but I do need a way to do easy multiple/bulk file transfers. What is a good way to do this? Wifi preferably but bluetooth if I have to.


Headphone music controls not working correctly

I recently purchased a set of earphones (HTC RC E160) with music controls (next, play/pause, previous buttons). Strangely, they do not appear to work on my Samsung Galaxy Ace. The play/pause button works properly, but the 'next' button does the same thing as the play/pause button and the 'previous' button does nothing at all. I've tried making a testing Android app which tries to capture the button presses and obtain information about them. The previous button just goes completely undetected, but the next and play/pause buttons both display identical information. Does anyone have some insight into what is going on? I'm unable to tell if my earphones are faulty, or if there is a compatibility issue. EDIT - just tried on a Samsung Galaxy Tab, all three buttons work, except the next and previous buttons alter volume instead. Confused.


File transfer error between Samsung Galaxy S3 and Ubuntu 12.04 over Bluetooth

I got my Samsumg Galaxy S3 paired and connected over Bluetooth to my laptop running Ubuntu 12.04 Both the mobile and the laptop states that the bluetooth connection is up and running I can query the mobile from the laptop with hcitool, for instance:               $ sudo hcitool con     Connections:         > ACL [the_phone_mac_addr] handle 11 state 1 lm MASTER AUTH ENCRYPT      I can transfer files from the laptop to the phone using the ubuntu bluetooth menu, but if I try to transfer a file from the mobile to the laptop I alway got a "connection failed" error My idea is that the problem might be with the bluetooth profiles the laptop exposes; from the mobile I can see the paired device details, and the list of profiles are:   * Call Audio   * Media Audio Is there a way to add or enable profiles to the laptop? Can anyone confirm my hypothesis? Any other suggestion?


Android x86 Virtual box with Internet and connection to adb?

I have **Android x86 4.2** Installed on my **Virtual Box**. My main purpose is debug with eclipse and get internet on Android Some how i am able to get **internet** and also able to connect from **adb** (of **ADT** ) but not both at a time i have tried several combination to get both but no luck ## How i get Internet               I get internet when i use NAT in one of these 4 adapters       ## How i get connected with adb               I get connected with adb when connected to newly created Host Only adapter           note: the default host only adapter was not working      I have two questions: First is **how i will get both The Internet and connection to adb** Second is Can i get my **bluetooth** and **Wifi** device **available** to My Virtual box Android ## Note: My Internet connection type is either 3G HSUPA using Modem or WiFi no LAN **Note:** when both of them are connected then either of them works not both I have googled, Stacked, Virtual box site too but no luck Initially i was unable to connect to adb but I figured out the way i can! Please any one know the issue. ![NAT For Internet](http://i.stack.imgur.com/lDIce.jpg) ![Host Only Adapter #2](http://i.stack.imgur.com/z3QIf.jpg)


Why do I need more than 200 megabytes of disk space to install an APK?

I started to get not enough space errors when updating or installing APKs, but I have 200 megabytes of free space on my internal storage, 2,68 gigabytes on my internal sdcard, and 3,62 gigabytes on my external sdcard. I can't imagine what could use more storage than 200 megabytes in the process of installing a 4 megabytes APK. I'm constantly deleting apps, moving them to sdcard, but I only end up having less and less space remaining. How does this work? I want to understand the inner mechanism of how storage is handled when installing APKs, or in situations that can affect it, so maybe I could write an app to help this procedure. **Edit** : I'm using BAM Android on a Samsung Galaxy S2 (i9100).


Device Steadily Discharging While Plugged Into AC?

**Question:** My device (Galaxy Note 2 running the stable CyanogenMod release) is charging extremely slowly and discharges while it's plugged into AC power. **What happened to cause this and what's happening now:** My device has been wonderful for over a year. Yesterday it ran down to about 10% and I borrowed a friend's charger. It charged up to 100% surprisingly quickly. I then let it drain down to about 3% before putting it on the charger. I came back to see the OS wasn't booted and it was in the charging screen (provided by the BIOS?). I then left it to charge for several hours and it only got about 10%. Then I was using it and it drained down to 0% while it was plugged in the entire time. The icon showed the charging animation and the Battery Status page (the one with the graph) said that it's charging on AC. Every couple minutes the battery loses another percent even while it's plugged in. While in the BIOS charging screen, I left it to charge for about 6 hours and it ended up with only 34% charge. It would normally be fully charged much earlier than this. Plugging it into my computer via USB seems to also make it discharge. I have tried two different chargers (but the same cable for both chargers and the computer).


how to do connectionless udp broadcast using wifi

i'm hoping to broadcast udp using the wifi antenna to everyone else (running the same application) in range. i'm hoping to do this without having to establish a connection. is this possible? i'm able to p2p wifi connections and then do multicast, but that's not quite what i want.


Why does Android check email and play store when sync is off

At night, or at work, my Android is usually offline. For me it's enough to only check email when I like to do so. However, every time (or most times?) I switch on mobile data on wifi on my phone, it also seems to sync email (corporate Exchange account only, NOT the gmail app), and also checks for Play store updates for my apps. Same goes for Cyanogenmod updates. Why does it do so? What's the use in turning off Sync, when apps can just ignore the setting and run background checks whenever they like?


How to install an APK on an Android Tablet PC?

I had one normal Android apk. It is working fine on my Android mobile. Now I want to install the same .apk on an Android tablet PC; is it possible? If possible, how can I install it?


Can I forward/reply calls/sms to PC?

I wonder if its possible to forward calls or sms to PC where I can then reply or at least get notified of a call/sms? For example, calls might be forwarded to Skype, isit possible?


HTC Desire HD Crash on Photo click

Not sure if this is the right forum to ask this question. My phone crashes every time I try to take a picture with 20-30% battery. I have tried with Low and Mid quality picture (1-3 MB) but this didn't help. Phone Details:   * HTC Desire HD    * Android Version: 2.3.5    * HTC Sense version: 3.0    * Software Number: 3.13.110.4    * Kernal: 2.6.35.10    * Browser Version: Webkit/533.1   * SD Card: 8 GB (Available: 5GB) Hope this info helps. Let me know if any one need any more details.


Automatically replace app after opening APK

If I download an APK and open it, I get a "Not Installed" error if the app is already present on the device. Is there any way to automatically delete the old version? (Note I'm not trying to avoid opening the APK, which isn't allowed for security reasons. I'm just trying to avoid manually deleting the old app.)


How do I reinstall MediaScannerService?

I recently rooted my Samsung Exhibit II. and was going through and deleting some bloatware and accidentally fat fingered and deleted the MediaScannerService not realizing what I was deleting. Does anyone no how to reinstall the service? I have tried downloading applications but they are just accessing the service and restarting it. Since the service has been deleted the applications essentially do nothing.


Why are there so many different Android kernels (technical answer please)

Isn't Android a common kernel that is used across all devices? For example CentOS will install on Dell, HP, and a variety of other hardware. Sure there are different modules but it's still CentOS nonetheless. What is the reason why CyanogenMod is always "broken"? I always hear in forums they are working on porting this driver or that driver. If they used the same kernel wouldn't the drivers just work with it? I also see a million different types of Kernels for different devices.


How to call from console?

How to make or receive a call from console? Expecting something like this, UNIX-style:               make_call +3750291234567 < played_data.wav > recorded_data.wav          wait_for_call < played_data.wav > recorded_data.wav 2> call_info.txt      Preferably this should have no side effects like sounds from the device. The phone is Xperia X10 (for which the call recording is reported to be working). I want calls to be scriptable like other Linux things I've got used to.


No wifi after changing provider / sim card

Last Monday I changed provider and got a new simcard. I can use the phone and send SMS/text messages. Internet didn't work anymore. Wifi didn't work anymore. Both have not worked since. I do see the 3G or GPRS icon in the statusbar. I see the Wifi icon, and it's connected to the right network. I've tried this on several locations. The provider says they have a problem since Tuesday (not Monday), so 3G does not work. What baffles me is that wifi doesn't work anymore. Last weekend I've tried to get a paid proxy service working on my laptop, which didn't work for some reason. I installed OpenVPN on my phone. I didn't configure the proxy service on the phone however. I removed OpenVPN yesterday to be sure. I have used internet on the phone since installing OpenVPN, so I guess that can't be the problem. On Twitter I read about someone using the same network who could still use Whatsapp, so I tried that, and then saw a popup "unable to resolve host ota.avatarrom.com" (or something like that - it disappeared too soon). I've installed Avatarrom several months ago, and although I have problems with it (Settings crashes on and on), it works reasonably. Whatsapp couldn't connect by the way. The phone: Samsung Galaxy S2. The provider can't tell when their problems are over. I'm curious if that will solve anything, we'll see. Can you explain this? What can I do to get Wifi working again?


How to troubleshoot missing sounds?

I have a strange problem with my Droid 4: sometimes it stops playing sounds (or music, or ringtones), and I can't figure out if there's something in particular that triggers this. The only fix I could find is rebooting the phone. What could I try to diagnose the problem? (I'm using a Verizon-branded Droid 4 with Cyanogenmod 10.1.3, but I had the problem on 10.1.2 too. If it's relevant, I had to install "Tobby's mod" to enable GSM - I'm in Europe)


How do I root a Samsung Galaxy S4 SGH-I337?

I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 SGH-I337 with a I337UCUAMF3 baseband. How do I either root it and unlock the bootloader or install a mod? Alternately, can I change it back to a previous baseband and unlock the bootloader?


Sony Xperia Z1 won't start up again!

As you may know, you have to backup the TA-partition before you put a custom ROM on the Sony Xperia Z1. I've backupped the partition with this .bat file: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292598&highlight=ta I've rooted my Z1 succesfully and flashed a custom ROM on it (PACMAN-ROM). Right after that I've tried to restore the TA-partition with that same program (.bat file), because the camera didn't work well (the camera wouldn't focus and the flash wasn't working). Everything went well untill the program asked me to reboot the device. It shutted down and did not boot again. I've tried to put a boot image (adv-stock-v3.img) on it again with CMD (sdk, platform-tools, ya know) while the Z1 is in fastboot-modus. But I keep getting the "FAILED "-error. C:\Users\Teake\Desktop\adt-bundle-windows-x86-20130917\sdk\platform- tools>fastbo ot flash boot adv-stock-v3.img sending 'boot' (13254 KB)... OKAY [ 0.454s] writing 'boot'... FAILED finished. total time: 0.458s How can I get my boot image working again on my Z1?


Auto-Sync won't turn on

Yesterday I bought Videocon A27 with Android 4.2.2 I'm not able to turn the auto-sync feature on. It is located under Settings -> Data Usage -> Menu -> Auto-sync data. When I check the option and reopen the menu, the option is unchecked. I also tried turning it on using Power Control Widget, but that too does not work. Google account is already set up and I am able to sync data manually. I believe some sync service application is missing. Does anyone have faced such issue earlier? Which Application is responsible for syncing data? (Google Calendar Sync and Google Contacts Sync are pre- installed on the device.)


How can I reset the default app for opening email attachments?

Every time I try to open an attachment from emails from a specific person it goes to Stumble Upon. I think I clicked Stumble Upon and "Always" once, and now I can't undo it. How can I stop this?


GTA SanAndreas on Xperia L

I have Sony Xperia L (C2105) which is three months old. I have installed several games on it which worked fine. A little before San Andreas I have installed GTA Vice City on it and it worked very fine without any lag. Now I have installed GTA San Andreas on it which Google states that it is not compatible but on Rockstar's Website my phone is listed in supported devices. Also I have watched videos on youtube where guys are playing GTA San Andreas on Xperia L. I installed the game and it started. Play Game option, Settings etc are available. I have also checked it with low settings. When I touch Play Game option then loading screen appears and background music starts. But when the load completed suddenly black screen appears and game closes. Please help, I really want to play San Andreas (I have played it on my Laptop, it is very good). Also I want to state that it is rooted phone. Please tell if it may be the cause.


I want to restore my Galaxy Tab 10.1 to Factory settings?

As my question suggests I want to restore my Galaxy Tab 10.1 to factory settings. I read this previous question and it tells me how to do it and I will follow these instructions, however.... I am giving the device to a non-family member and need absolute assurance that all apps I purchased (free or otherwise) and that all log-files and personal information will be removed. Will the reset instructions in the previous question achieve this and is there any thing else I need to do from a privacy perspective other than the described factory reset?


Which Android Smartphones or Tabs are enabled with Wireless Adhoc Network?

I am planning to create an AdHoc Network with 3 Android Smartphones. But I am confused about the products. Is Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 enabled with AdHoc Network? I don't understand which Android smartphones/Tabs can be useful for building this type of AdHoc Network.... Please Help


How to push and install APK files from a PC over Internet?

I want to push **AND INSTALL** apk files from PC like Play Store does (when I send install signal from web interface). How to do this? **Note:** The PC and Android device may not be in same Wi-Fi network. So, I am asking for solution over Internet.   I am rooted..


What caches can be cleared, when wanting to keep settings?

I do not know enough about the original purpose of the different caches. If I do a cleanup in a few months and clear many app cache items, is it safe for me to assume that most programs will not lose `settings`, if I clear the "cache" cache and leave the data cache alone? _Most programs_ means if a few lose settings, it is not a problem. There are many settings in many programs that took me quite some time to setup (and test). By `settings`, I am referring to the applications own settings, not web settings, or settings that the application has access to. Take a game, for example. I do not care if the game is reset, levels are lost, or log-in is gone. But the `settings` for that game app must stay. In a program, I do not care if it loses its thumbnails, and add-in parts, just that the `settings` for the program stay the same. If this is all wrong, and programs are not normally supposed to use the data cache for settings, then tell me about it. I just assumed after losing some carefully selected settings that it is there in the data cache.


How do I download PDF documents from Gmail?

When I receive a PDF attachment, the Gmail app only gives the option to preview it, not download. It opens in the default PDF reader (I have Adobe's reader). How can I save the PDF instead?


Google USB driver cannot be found

I am trying to connect my phone (archos 40 titanium) on my computer (W7 x64) using USB Debug mode (to make a backup). Here is what I've done:   1. I've downloaded google SDK and extracted it in `C:/adtbundle`   2. I ran `SDK Manager.exe` and enusured google USB driver was up to date   3. I right clicked on `Computer` (in start menu) and I selected `Devices`in the right panel of the new window.   4. In other devices I select `A40ti` and right clicked, then `Update driver`.   5. Then, I choose `Browse my computer for driver software` and then browse. I selected `C:\adtbundle\sdk\extras\google\usb_driver`.   6. I get something like `Windows can't found any drivers` (I am translating since my system is in French). When I run `adb devices` it shows an empty list. **How to install them and get adb working?** EDIT: Here are the new steps:   1. I downloaded from here the driver, which I extracted in an new `archos`folder next to google's like this:      * `C:/adtbundle/sdk/extras/`       * `android/`       * `archos/`         * `amd64/`         * `i386/`         * `adb_winusb_driver.zip`         * `android_winusb.inf`         * `androidwinusb86.cat`         * `androidwinusba64.cat`         * `source.properties`       * `google/`   2. Same as 3-5 but with path `C:\adtbundle\sdk\extras\archos`   3. Same as 6


How do I copy text from my PC to my phone?

I am looking for a way to copy text from my home computer to my phone, sort of a shared clipboard. Right now I go to the zxing QR code generator and paste the code, take a picture of the screen with the phone, and set the barcode scanner to copy text to the clipboard. It seems like there should be a simpler way. Does anyone know of a way to do this?


Whatsapp keeps turning my GPS on, how can I stop it?

Whenever I use Whatsapp, my GPS turns on. Even after I go to the settings and un-tick the box that allows apps to use my GPS tracking, Whatsapp seems to be able to bypass the permission, turn GPS on and set the settings back on. What's going on? How can I stop it?


How can I turn songs from Google Play Music into ringtones?

Is there a way to easily use music from Google Play Music as ringtones on my phone?


SGS running CyanogenMod 10 headphone volume cap

Is there a way to increase the max volume cap for SGS running CM10, please? Thank you.


Does the YouTube App on the Nexus 10 allow the selection of a default video playback resolution?

Does anyone know if you can set the default playback resolution on the YouTube app? I can do this on my Motorola RAZR V phone, but can't do it on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2. Can I set it on the Nexus 10? Does anyone know of any other Android tablet that allows the selection of the default video resolution in the YouTube app?


Play Store server error

I have a Razr M and every time I hit the Google Play Store I get an error that says "server error". I have tried everything. The account is correct and that account works on all my other devices. I just don't know what to do anymore.


Android App (Lego Speedorz) will not run in restricted profile, crashes instantly

I have two little kids and for obvious reasons I'm not to keen to let them use my account. Since I have Android 4.4.2 on my Nexus 7 I set up a limited profile today and enabled the kids games for the profile. Sadly one App (Lego Speedorz) keeps crashing instantly when started. Since there is close to nothing one can setup for apps in restricted profiles I'm at a loss here :-( Any hint what I could try to get the game running?