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I want to install centOS linux distro on my desktop, which does not have a disk drive. Moreover, I posses a 4GB usb stick which is insufficient for installation. I need a usb stick with atleast 8GB to install centOS. However, I've Galaxy Nexus which has lots of space. So I was wondering as to can I use it as a bootable... | There is currently an application on the Google Play Store called DriveDroid that should be able to handle that task. Please note that it needs a rooted phone. After you install the app, it's a pretty straightforward process. If you need a helpful guide, this How-to by LifeHacker should help. | Is it possible to use Samsung Galaxy Nexus as a bootable USB stick? | android |
I'd like to be able to easily transfer large files wirelessly, fast, between Android devices - preferably without requiring root. As a secondary objetive, it wouldn't hurt if the same solution could be used, to transfer files between the Android devices and a Windows PC. Specifically, I'm trying to exchange files betwe... | Rather than sleeping, I spent a few more hours experimenting. I found what works best for my needs is an FTP server app. For casual transfers, when both devices are connected to the same network, I'll just transfer through my Access Point. With the limitations that implies. If I'm not near an AP or just want full speed... | Fast, easy, reliable way to transfer large files between Android devices? (aka. WiFi Direct stories from the field) | android |
Facebook app and the Facebook Messenger app often plays the same sound for new incoming chat message - this is the system notification sound. That makes me confused facebook chat with other notification, especially the calendar reminder, new incoming email, etc. ... How to customize it? | In Facebook, you can change the notification sound from Facebook > Menu > Settings > Notification ringtone. I assume it would be the same for Messenger, never used it though | How to customize Facebook chat notification sound? | android |
I'm pretty new to Android, but I have a bit of linux understanding. Do I need to use adb and do I need to type <code> adb </code> before every command? I have SSHDroid running on my GS3. I open my regular linux terminal and did <code> ssh root@<ip> </code> . When I got in I typed <code> abd logcat </code> , that ... | The answer depends on what you want to do. ADB and SSH serve different purposes, though they have some things in common: you can remotely access your Android device, and execute commands on it. With ADB you can do a lot more -- you will get an idea if you read the stackexchange-url ("ADB tag wiki") and also follow the ... | Do I need adb? Whats wrong with terminal? | android |
I have flashed the recovery.tar using odin by following this tutorial http://www.droidiser.com/2012/10/how-to-root-samsung-galaxy-s-duos-install-cwm.html but after this,when I try to boot into recovery mode by pressing <code> volume up+volume down+home+power </code> key simultaneously,it shows samsung logo followed by ... | I had to release the buttons just after samsung logo and not after seeing cwm screen | Samsung s duos not booting into recovery | android |
On my Note 2 I have two accounts configured my.email@gmail.com my.work.email@company.com Usually I have the Play Store configured to buy/install apps under my.email@gmail.com but somehow it got changed to my work email a while back. Before I noticed this, I installed ~20 apps using the my.work.email@company.com Is ther... | There's currently no way to do this. Free apps can be re-downloaded under the appropriate account, of course, but Google has no provision for moving paid apps (or free ones, in bulk) from one account to another. The Google Play support page has their official stance on this: At this time, it's not possible to transfer ... | How to transfer installed apps from one account to another | android |
I want to install a working call recording application on Galaxy S3, but I have found problems with a few apps. I have tried Auto Call Recorder but it doesn't allow me selecting more than Mic as audio source. Perhaps I can record only my own voice (I haven't tried further and I obviously haven't bought the full program... | If you don't want to root your phone or flash a custom rom, the only solution is Boldbeast Call Recorder for Android. Just install the app and go. No need to root. No need to "set speaker on" during call recording. Both sides sound in the recorded call are clear and loud. The developer said "optimized for Galaxy phones... | Is it possible to record calls on Galaxy S3 | android |
I'm trying to re-install a paid app from the Google Play Store I had previously installed before doing a system update. The installation fails silently after downloading. (Other installs from the Market work fine.) Where can I see a log of what went wrong? My System is a CM10 nightly built, so there might be all kinds ... | To answer myself: Downloaded the <code> .apk </code> of the app on a PC with the help of the APK Downloader tool, and put it onto the phones SD card. Used Terminal application (part of CM10) to switch to root ( <code> su </code> ), then tried to install the downloaded <code> .apk </code> file via <code> pm install com.... | Specific App install from Google Play fails, where to see log? | android |
I have noticed on several apps there is a menu button/icon (three vertical dots) but it is unresponsive and I'm wondering if it's just me or the app. I initially assumed it was just the app, but I have noticed it in several apps now. The menu button responds to a tap, in that I hear the "tap" sound and the button highl... | This menu button is a backwards compatibility feature. It's displayed on all apps that say they are designed for a version of Android from when Android devices had physical menu buttons. (That's Froyo or earlier.) The Android system can't tell whether such an app needs the menu button or not, so it has to display it to... | Unresponsive menu button on several Android apps | android |
Headaches with Android SDK again! I know how to set up the Android SDK. I have done this multiple times over the years. And I had to do some patching of the driver for the ADB every single time! I have done it so many times routinely, I can do it blindfolded! Why is it such a problem for Google to include a working USB... | I had to change the last part of the INF file. <code> [Strings] %SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0C87&REV_0226&MI_01 %CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0C87&MI_01 %SingleBootLoaderInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0C87&MI_01 </code> It worked... | How do I patch the Android ADB driver? | android |
I am running 4.5.91 currently on a rooted and unlocked Atrix. Will I brick my phone by updating to 4.5.141 from OTA source? Can I re-lock the boot-loader if that is the issue? | I don't think it's possible to re-lock the bootloader of a Atrix 4G. You should read this too | Atrix 4G update via OTA with unlocked bootloader? | android |
I want to use a Samsung Fascinate (model SCH-I500) in WiFi only mode for development and testing purposes. The device has been factory reset and boots to the Verizon activation screen. How do I bypass activation? Do I need to root the device? | After doing some additional research I finally came across a YouTube video on how to bypass a Samsung Galaxy S Continuum activation screen . The steps outlined in the video are very simple: From the Activation Screen select Emergency call. Enter the following <code> *#83786633 </code> which will disappear when you pres... | How do I bypass the Verizon activation on a Samsung Fascinate? | android |
I have a Mythbuntu computer on my home LAN where I store all my music and video files. I'd like to be able to watch video that is stored on my Mythbuntu computer on my Galaxy Tab 10.1. The videos are in a variety of formats and sizes. I understand that some sizes might be too large to stream over the LAN, but I think i... | As MythTV is uPnP compatible, you can use any uPnP client for Android . A great app for this purpose is e.g. BubbleUPnP , which not only serves as a client (so you can access what MythTV provides), but also as a server, so you can use it even the other way around and integrate it as a "media provider" with your MythTV ... | How can I play video over my LAN? | android |
When it comes to troubleshooting , I often read recommendations like "Use <code> adb logcat </code> to find some more details". Looking for a good way to backup all my apps including their data, stackexchange-url ("Full Backup of non-rooted devices") refers to <code> adb backup </code> and <code> adb restore </code> . ... | In fact, it is not necessary to install the entire SDK if one does not want to use it for development. To be able to run basic ADB commands in the context needed by an average user, a rudimentary installation is completely sufficient. I will try to explain how to do this, and hopefully cover the most used computer syst... | Is there a minimal installation of ADB? | android |
When I start my tablet <code> Archos 7 Home tablet </code> it shows this message box: <code> Sorry! The process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again. Force close </code> The only possibility I have is to press the button <code> Force close </code> and then the message appears again. I tried ... | What is a force-close? If an application encounters an unexpected state or some other programming error, it will issue an force close. In most cases you will be presented with a form that allows you to send log files and the cause of the force close to the developer. Doing so will help the developer to fix the bug. Fir... | The process has stopped unexpectedly - recovery | android |
I have a prepaid mobile subscription and I want to know how much I phoned between two payments. There are plenty of applications that can track my phone usage in general, but I am missing the feature to specify which days I paid my bills. Is there any such thing? | Try aPhoneMeTiX completely offline phone usage analyzer. Generates graphs and reports which you can share easily. PS - I'm creator of this application. | How can I monitor my phone usage between two top up | android |
On my laptop I have Ubuntu 12.04. 1) mounting the tablet <code> $ sudo mkdir /media/tb $ sudo chmod 777 /media/tb $ sudo mount /dev/sdc /media/tb </code> 2) downloading and updating Android SDK <code> $ cd ~ $ wget http://dl.google.com/android/adt/adt-bundle-linux-x86-20130219.zip $ cd ~/adt-bundle-linux-x86-20130219/s... | For <code> adb devices </code> to list your device (and other ADB commands to be able to work with it), you need to enable USB Debugging in your Android device. This will start the required services (the ADB daemon) on the Android device, which is what then responds to ADB commands issued from your computer. Besides: I... | Problem with attaching Archos device on Ubuntu | android |
I currently use SSHelper to transfer my data to the Android 4.0 device. The app displays the IP address that is currently assigned. Since this IP address changes regularly, I'd like to use a hostname for the device, with all my Linux computers, that works with Avahi/Zeroconf and I have computername.local. How do I get ... | I am leaving my stackexchange-url ("old answer") since the browse and parsing examples may still be useful for some people. Thanks to the developer's version 5.5 update to SSHelper, you can create a user defined name to be the phones Zeroconf instance name. SSHelper will run the SSH server on a non-rooted Android. <cod... | Set hostname for SSHelper | android |
On my phone I have a calendar synchronized via CalDAV-sync on a server of mine. On the desktop I edit them with Thunderbird, and since Thunderbird can associate tasks to a calendar, I was wondering, is there a way to see those tasks on Android too, since I can already see (and edit) the calendar itself? | There is work in progress to add support for tasks in CalDAV-Sync. Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3IJC6IcbiQ | How do I manage CalDAV-provided tasks? | android |
Can someone tell me how to change the country preference for Google Play? I have searched high and low but in most of the forums people ask you to go to gmail settings > edit profile and change the country there. But there is no place to change the country in settings! There is a something called place (which can be ma... | What turned out to actually do it in the end, was to make an actual purchase . In Google wallet, I had updated all my information, as well as added a new card with my new address attached to it. This in itself however didn't seem to be enough. Later though, I actually purchased something through Play using the new card... | How do I change the Google Play country? | android |
I just upgraded Google+ to 3.6.0.44338848 (released late March 2012) and now it won't launch. It says: This app won't run without Google Play services, which are missing from your phone. If I tap "Get Google Play services" I'm brought to Google Play where I tap "install" and "accept and download" but then I get "Error:... | I was able to install Google Play Services by browsing to its page at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.gms and then logging in, clicking install, and choosing my phone. Come to think of it, I might start installing more apps this way, from the comfort of a desktop browser. :) Anyway, I'm... | Can't install Google Play Services | android |
Is it possible to download an entire state offline map for Google Maps via a 3rd party app? I know that if you download the offline map through Google Maps it allows you to download an area roughly equivalent to a city. Currently I've been stitching the offline maps together but its a very long and tedious process. I'm... | It should work with Maps (+) (or its ad-financed free version Maps (-) Offline Navigation ). This app was developed for exactly this purpose (even before Google Labs introduced the "pre-caching" feature). I never tried it myself, but the comments look promising as well. Maps (+) (Source: Google Playstore ; click image ... | Download Region or State for offline Map | android |
Before I bought my Android, I heard that Firefox was its default browser. Upon noticing that this is not the case, I had assumed that the Internet browser on the Android was Google Chrome, but I just installed that today. Was Firefox ever the Android's default browser, and what is it now? | Firefox was never the default Android browser. The actual default browser is based on the open-source WebKit engine, which also powers the Safari browser on desktops, laptops and Apple's iOS-based mobile devices. In the other hand, Chrome is based in Chromium and offers more options and performance than the stock brows... | Was Firefox ever the default browser for Android? | android |
When I hold the Home icon down, several apps appear that I thought I exited - how do I actually close these? | The apps you see when long-pressing the "Home" button (or with newer devices, the "MultiTask" button with the two rectangles) are not the "currently active", but the "recently used" apps. With Android 4.0 and higher, you can simply swipe them out of that list -- which will not only remove them from the list, but also "... | Some applications seem to always stay open, even after I exit them. How do I close these? | android |
How much of an effect does it have on the phones battery life to keep applications such as the contacts application open. I ask because that app sometimes takes long to open the first time depending on how many contacts you have I guess. I'm running android 4.1.2 on an galaxy s3 if that makes any difference. But I'm wo... | In Linux/Android it is not recommended to close apps or use task killers. Unlike a Windows computer/phone, Linux/Android can keep applications "running" in the background which doesn't use any CPU or networking (unless it's a media player). It has actually been proven that closing apps causes more battery drain, becaus... | Battery usage for keeping apps open | android |
After the regular update of my Samsung Galaxy Note to Android 4.1.2, the font size in the messaging section is quite oversized. By using the volume keys I can indeed reduce the font, but this setting is not saved. My device is not rooted. | You could perhaps download a font from the Google play store? I've seen some fonts packs up there. e.g. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.develop.plugin.font&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5kZXZlbG9wLnBsdWdpbi5mb250Il0 . Some of these will more than likely require your device be root... | How can I decrease the font size of incoming messages on the Samsung Galaxy Note permanently? | android |
I've been trying to figure out how Android/CyanogenMod manages RAM internally, and what exactly I can trim down. I'm running CyanogenMod 10.1-M2 right now, but the memory usage has stayed fairly consistent over the updates ever since I installed the CM 10 about a half a year ago. Here are my questions : What could Treb... | These things helped a lot : Looking at which apps drained the most power. Performance improved a lot after uninstalling Facebook and a few other apps I had downloaded over time. Upgrading to CyanogenMod 10.1-M3 helped. They fixed a nasty memory leak , which probably accounted for parts of my issues. A little before the... | Android system RAM usage | android |
I uploaded my whole music library on Google Music (through Google Music Manager) in order to have quick access from the web and sync it with my android phone (Galaxy Nexus). The original size was slighly more than 2GB but when I try to sync after a restore on my phone, the new size is nearly 10GB since Google performed... | Unfortunately, I don't think there's a simple solution. Your simple options seem to be: Use Google Music and select a subset of music to keep offline Don't use Google Music for offline tracks; instead sync them yourself Use the "fix incorrect match" button on the web interface to force your low-quality songs to be uplo... | Select music quality when syncing Google Music with Android | android |
I have just bought Samsung Galaxy Grand phone featuring android jelly bean. I am trying to download some app using my mobile data. But, it doesn't download application, while I am not connected to wi-fi network. It downloads apps while I am connected to wi-fi without any issue. Can anybody suggest me, what setting is r... | Finally, I got it resolved. The issue was with APN settings provided by my service provider. Fixing that fixed downloading issue. | Play Store not downloading app without wifi | android |
EDIT 3: Someone pointed me in the right direction on another forum. There was a bug with HD Widgets that rolled out yesterday. HD Widgets Bug As of yesterday I am getting a 35%/hour battery drain. I have not installed any new apps that would have caused this, this literally came out of nowhere. I noticed my phone was g... | Unfortunately there was a rogue update from HD Widgets that caused this: HD Widgets Bug I have emailed the developer and hopefully they can update soon. This was insane how debilitating this was to my phone. | GPS Battery Drain -- LocationManagerService | android |
I just upgraded to Android 4.1 Jellybean (OTA carrier update to my Verizon Droid RAZR MAXX), and my Multipicture Live Wallpaper app is not loading any pictures. Previously, each screen would load pictures from a folder on my SD card. Now, it says "Picture is unavailable. Need to setup or reload". I checked, and the pat... | I solved the error. Instead of selecting pictures from a folder, use the album, and the picture folder will be listed as an album. Deselect all the other albums, and pictures should show up. | Why did my wallpaper stop working? | android |
When I write an email at 2:00 AM or 2:59 AM I don't want to send it at that time (because I want to go to sleep), but instead tell Android/GMail to send this email a few hours later, because of timezone differences. Right now I can only send immediately, not planned email. Are there any GMail apps which can do that, or... | check this article out. Using m.boomeranggmail.com you can sign in with your gmail account and schedule delivery times for your emails. As of now there is not a standalone app, only the mobile web app. But it will do what you're wanting! | When I write an email using the Android mail apps, how can I send it 2 hours later? | android |
In the web front end all my apps are still there and I added the google account in my phone. Now how do I get the apps down to the phone? | I installed them all again. While google play knew my apps, it did not automatically install them again. So pressing install on every app brought them back. About backup, I found that the android sdk has a backup function that backups everything, installed apps as well, next them I use that, maybe this makes reinstalla... | After phone reset - how to download all my apps from google play store? | android |
Since CM is based on stock Android (AOSP), and the Nexus 7 is a stock device, can I just flash the CM zip without first doing a wipe/factory reset? I just wonder if it's possible to avoid the hassle of backing up and restoring all my apps and settings, widgets, email settings, etc... | What you are describing is what's known as a " dirty flash " which is a no-no! Especially from AOSP to CM and vice-versa, could lead all sorts of force closes etc. Likewise, [a particular custom ROM (insert of your choice)] to another but different [custom ROM (insert of your choice)] and vice-versa. The only time a di... | Wipe before upgrading from stock nexus to CM? | android |
What is the launcher activity of Google Keep called? I thought a short Google search would help, but apparently not. | How to find the activity? Activities are listed in the <code> .apk </code> file's <code> Manifest </code> . This is e.g. explained in Run Android Application from Command Line . The linked page gives a short example: <code> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.iftitah.and... | What is the main activity of Google Keep called? | android |
It is nothing new that stackexchange-url ("one can use multiple Android devices with a single Google account"). Switching on a new device for the first time asks whether one wants to store one's data with Google, which then would always sync "some stuff" to the Google servers, basically some application data (if the ap... | Let's talk about sets, baby Android's backup service has a concept called a set : the set of all data backed-up from one device (on one transport , but that's a detail). Each set is identified by a unique string, such as the IMEI on the device. When an app (or the list of installed apps) is backed up, its backup data g... | Google Backup: Multiple devices using the same account - what happens on Restore? | android |
Using command from http://learnandroid.blogspot.in/2008/01/run-android-application-from-command.html I want to launch keep from shell. | Yay! Thanks to a lot of stackexchange-url ("help from Izzy"), I was able to extract the name of the launcher activity from Keep's <code> manifest </code> . So that means that the console command is: <code> am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.google.android.keep/.BrowseActivity </code> It goes without saying t... | How to launch Google Keep from shell? | android |
My Galaxy S with the Samsung Android built on it offers me the option the run the phone as a W-LAN acess point that connects to the internet via mobile data. I would like to configure the access point to start working immediately after booting the phone. How to do that? Bonus points if the setting can be achieved via a... | The WiFi password IMHO is only setup once, when you configure your device's hotspot. Lateron, you simply activate/deactivate it. To automate the latter, you could e.g. use Tasker : Profile "AutoHotspot" : Condition: "Device Boot" Task: "WiFi Tether" → set On With this profile activated, your Hotspot would be autom... | How to automatically launch android Acess Point on startup? | android |
I'm looking to create a shortcut that links straight to the 'My Apps' screen of the Google Play Store? Either that or configure the Google Play Store to always open in the 'My Apps' screen. I've downloaded and installed AnyCut 1.0 but I'm unable to find the activity for opening Play on that screen. AnyCut 1.0 Thanks. | You'll need an app like Tasker than can assign actions with activity launches. Action <code> com.google.android.finsky.VIEW_MY_DOWNLOADS </code> Package <code> com.android.vending </code> Class <code> com.google.android.finsky.activities.MainActivity </code> You can use QCustomShortcut to create this shortcut! I tried ... | How to add a shortcut to the 'My Apps' screen of the Google Play Store? | android |
This is regularly driving me nuts. Every once in a while, my phone freezes for whatever reason. I press and hold the power button to shut if off. Now comes the part that's giving me trouble. If I just press the power button, nothing happens. If I press and hold the power button, at some point a picture of a battery app... | I'm assuming you have a power cable plugged in. In that case you'll have to unplug the cable, turn it on and plug it in as soon as something appears on the screen. I've had this problem several times when trying to flash the phone while tethered to a computer and forgot to take out the USB cable when rebooting. | How should I correctly turn on my phone? | android |
Is there a quick (menu / tap) way of viewing the unread emails in your inbox? Or at least showing the unread emails at the top of the list of emails, in other words sorted by unread/read (temporarily)? The only way I have found to do this is to search for <code> is:unread in:inbox </code> which is not ideal on the phon... | Doesn't seem to be, the search is the only way as of now, however; if you use the browser there is an option to view only unread emails. | Quick way to show unread emails in inbox in Gmail app? | android |
Is might seem an odd question for some.. But I often find myself wishing that dropbox would wait 5-10 minutes before uploading my newly taken photos. The reason is that sometimes I take a blurry picture and delete it straight away - but dropbox alwas snap it before an upload it to my dropbox. So I have to delete it on ... | As stated already, one solution would be to use an app that lets you synchronize with dropbox. I personally already used Dropsync. It works flawlessly, however, the free version only lets you sync one main folder. So that was not really an option. The solution I just came up with is making good use of the Tasker app ye... | Android: Delay dropbox upload intentionally | android |
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 , ph... | Well I have got a workaround but not a permanent fix for this problem. I did a clean re-install and then don't restore any backed up data through Go Backup/Titanium Backup app. Then I don't get that suspicious shutdown every time in a day, but after 2-3 days yes you will. :( | CM9 shuts off itself on SGS2? | android |
On my Nexus 7 running Android 4.2.2, I can open Chrome and type <code> file:///sdcard/whatever.html </code> and it opens just fine. The problem comes when I want to bookmark this file. The bookmark gets created, but after tapping it, nothing happens. (Therefore, also adding it to home screen and tapping it does not wor... | This was originally going to be a comment, as I'm not 100% sure of its accuracy, but here goes: At least with the stock Gingerbread browser, every link that you click makes the browser broadcast an intent to see which apps respond saying that they can handle the link's target themselves (like when you follow a Play Sto... | Open bookmarks to local files in Chrome | android |
I have read that each android applications runs on a different Dalvik VM process (all forked from zygote). I also read that these VMs are really lightweight and use copy on write buffers and all that, so far so good. But, I also read that this was not done for security reasons (e.g. isolation) - in fact dalvik vm shoul... | In Android, every application runs as a separate user. In the Linux kernel, each process is owned by a single user, therefore it is not possible to run multiple Dalvik applications on a single Linux process. The overhead of running multiple Dalvik VM instance is lightweight because Linux <code> fork() </code> system ca... | Why each android application runs on a different Dalvik VM process? | android |
I know that now Google Play reviews and ratings are connected with my Google+ account and my name. But where exactly I can find list of my own reviews and ratings Google Play apps? | Unfortunately to this moment Google not provide such feature to list all our reviews and ratings from Google Play. But there is method to search all of ours reviews by typing to google.com phrase: <code> inurl:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details +"John Doe" </code> where John Doe is our name we use in Google+, b... | Where I can find my own Google+ Play reviews and ratings? | android |
I have a Galaxy Note II and I syncronized my Facebook gallery by mistake. I've tried to disactivate the sync from the Settings (Settings > Account) by unchecking the "Sync gallery" option but the photos still remain in the phone gallery. I can't even remove them from gallery beacuse there's no option shown. Thanks in a... | Unckecking the <code> Sync gallery </code> will not remove the albums. Just uninstall <code> Facebook </code> application from your phone. This will remove all your Facebook albums from the stock gallery. Upon reinstalling Facebook, don't forget to uncheck <code> Sync gallery </code> . This did the trick for me :) | How to remove syncronized photos from facebook | android |
What is the difference between the free version of OsmAnd and the Plus version? The only info I found seems to be outdated. While using the free edition the only limitation I noticed was the hint that I can only download 10 different maps. | As of 28/03/2013 the difference is that with the free version is limited to a total of 10 downloads (maps, voice packages, etc) and does not support offline Wikipedia content. I know because I tried the free version and then buyed the plus one to be able to download entire european countries. Also I think is a really g... | Differences between OsmAnd and OsmAnd+ | android |
I would like to find a way to reduce the global number of notification sounds my phone (4.0) plays, setting a maximum number of plays per minute to avoid multiple applications sending a bunch of noisy messages. Is there a way to do this? | Not really, no. It's generally up to each individual app to control how often it checks for updates and raises notifications. Not all apps allow you to control that (except, of course, for turning off notifications for that app altogether.) | Reducing notification frequency | android |
I am using LG optimus E 400 . Recently, I have rooted my Android phone. After rooting, it's not booting up now; just displaying white screen. I have tried go to the boot loader by pressing (Hold POWER + Vol Down) but it's not working in my phone. After some searching in Google, I found that the solution is re-installin... | Solution as per link provided by OP: Vijesh finally was able to solve his issue using the All-In-One Toolkit , following the instructions from this XDA thread . This toolkit requires Windows. Not explicitly mentioned in the XDA thread, but most likely this means you've also to install the appropriate device drivers for... | Re Install android OS in Mobile Phone | android |
I just deleted ALL my events from Google Calendar (website) by mistake! My calendar events are still intact in my Nexus 7 because I have not synchronized after the mistaken deletion. I would like to know how can I make sure that the events in my tablet will be pushed to the web on my next sync (I fear that syncing will... | My first thought is for manual sync. iCal import/export can export your events. The second step would be to import those events to google (in Google Calendar -> other Calendars -> import Calendar). Not tried it myself, but you get the idea. | Deleted all Google Calendar events by mistake (web). How to I push my local android calendar to the web? | android |
Root Instructions I've been following the root instructions above. I'm at this step: Using your custom recovery flash the download you chose above from Step 1 (#3) However, I had forgotten to move the SU/Bootloader zip file to my SDCard (not a removable SD, the system SD). So I connected to my mac, used android file tr... | I'll put this here so you can mark your question as answered. Some phones' stock ROMs automatically replace custom recoveries with the stock ones on boot, so when you rebooted to put the ZIP on your phone, TWRP was wiped away. So, simple, reinstall it. As for a good ROMs, I use ParanoidAndroid on my Galaxy Nexus and I ... | Stuck mid-way through Root process (Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-1535) | android |
There are numerous apps in the Google Play store claiming to double or triple the battery life. Is it just a myth? Or can they really? If they really do save some power, why doesn't Android do it by default? | Those battery saver apps probably work by killing tasks, lowering brightness, disabling data or internet connection, and several other things. Those little things will definitely save battery one way or another. Why doesn't Android do it by default? I don't know ; you'd have to ask the Android developers that. If Andro... | Do battery saver apps really work? Is it possible to save battery programmatically? | android |
I'd like to listen to music with Doggcatcher and record the routes with Endomondo while bicycling. The problem is, when I start Endomondo, after a couple of minutes Android kills Doggcatcher. When I start Doggcatcher, after a couple of minutes Android kills Endomondo. What can I do? I'd rather kill any other applicatio... | I'm answering my own question from what I've gathered. There seems to be no way to prioritize, say, Doggcatcher, if it's playing music in the background. When the operating system runs out of memory, it starts summarily killing background processes. The best I can do is kill dispensable background processes before star... | Can't run Doggcatcher and Endomondo simultaneously | android |
Hi I want to push an APK Expansion file to my phone so I am executing: <code> C:\Users\dogface\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb.exe push c :\main.1.com.redcricket.Audiobook.obb /mnt/sdcard/Android/obb/com.redcricket.Audiobook\main.1.com.redcricket.Audiobook.obb </code> But that fails with this er... | First, especially for "Newbies": Hovering your mouse over the adb tag will reveal some info. Clicking the stackexchange-url ("info") link there brings you to the tag wiki, providing you some information to get started. The second link there ( Everything about ADB ) contains the answer to your problem: <code> adb push C... | error with adb push | android |
I accidentally set a sharing intent to always copy to clipboard. I know that usually to unbind these defaults, you go Settings > Apps > All > [bound app] and hit the 'Clear defaults' button from there, but I've had a look at all the system- or text-related things in there and I can't find anything with such a default s... | There are multiple ways to clear "default actions": Walking through the list of apps in Settings→Apps→Manage Apps , looking at each entry whether it has a "Clear defaults" button, and hit that (not very user-friendly -- and in this special case obviously not applyable, as the action seems not bound to a speci... | How do you clear share actions bound to ‘copy to clipboard’? | android |
So I've just got a Nexus 4 (hooray for me!) and I don't know how I did it, but I've somehow got an analog clock perched over my Google search bar. I don't want it there. It doesn't appear to be a widget - I can't just hold and drag it and remove it, and it's constant across each page. How do I remove it / how did I put... | Go to settings --> apps --> clear data & cache of launcher(I think it is trebuchet ). | Remove analog clock from home screen | android |
I can't find the keyboard in my Samsung Galaxy S3. I only found "Google Voice Typing": In Settings → Language and Input → Keyboards and Input methods I have only Google Voice Typing . What's wrong with my device? How can I fix that? | While it sounds strange that there should be no keyboard present, and as trivial as it might sound: Simply installing an alternative keyboard from the playstore should fix that. Take e.g. Hacker's Keyboard , which is a very flexible one, and well rated (I'm using it myself on my tablets). Simply install it, and its set... | How can I enable keybord Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-i9300 Android version 4.1.1 | android |
How many cores does the Asus 7" MeMO Pad have? Is it only single core? The specifications only state that the CPU is VIA WM8950. | The tablet with the CPU you mentioned ( Asus Memo Pad ME172V ) is a single-core device. More info on the CPU can be found here . WonderMedia Technologies, a subsidiary of Via Technologies, has unveiled the Prizm WM8950, a single core Cortex A9 processor running up to 800 Mhz with a Mali-400 GPU. | How many cores does the Asus 7" MeMO Pad have? | android |
How would you turn a tablet into a keyboard + easy-to-reach touchscreen (mirror the desktop) (not a touchpad) for a desktop PC? Numerous remote touchpads on Android I asked a question on askubuntu.com (Can you design buttons on a Ubuntu/Android tablet that is to be used as a virtual keyboard for your desktop?), and som... | Use android-vnc-viewer to mirror the desktop PC screen, and control the desktop I had another question on android[dot]stackexchange.com: (In using a VNC to control a computer, is it possible to have the cursor go to where you touch? - android[dot]stackexchange[dot]com/questions/34668/in-using-a-vnc-to-control-a-compute... | How would you turn a tablet into a keyboard + easy-to-reach touchscreen (mirror the desktop) (not a touchpad) for a desktop PC? | android |
In <code> Settings > Display > Daydream </code> I have - selected one (any one, but right now it's just the standard Clock ) - when to daydream = either docked or charging - "start now" works fine. I've connected my Nexus 4 by USB cable to a wall charger and "Clock" confirms Charging (AC), 45% <code> Settings >... | As mentioned in comments, I also have a Nexus 4 (4.2.2) and it daydreams OK when charging (USB to wall charger) when set to sleep after 15 seconds. "Daydreaming" is triggered when the device goes to sleep (or when sleep mode would normally be triggered). It would seem that if the "stay awake" option is checked in "Deve... | Why doesn't my android start daydreaming? | android |
After my phone got wet, all my lower buttons (Home, Back, Options) on my Galaxy S (the first one) are broken and do not work anymore. I already did a factory wipe and re-flashed CM10, but nothing changed, so I think it is a hardware problem. However, recent Android does have this navigation bar on Tablets and newer Pho... | You can set a NavBar on your device by just adding a single line to your build.prop file. <code> qmenu.hw.maikeys=0 </code> also you can disable you current h/w buttons by give a <code> # </code> symbol before <code> key 172 HOME key 158 BACK key 139 MENU </code> in file <code> /system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl </code> ... | Enable navigation bar on CM10/10.1 on Samsung Galaxy S (1) | android |
Today the battery of my HTC One S got completely empty and when trying to reboot it's just stuck on the splash screen. I am rooted and have Trickdroid 8.1 installed. This is an 4.0.4 ICS ROM. I've already wiped cache+dalvik and reflashed the boot.img to no avail... What could be wrong? | Too bad Android SE is not as active as other SE sites, just did a nandroid restore from when I just installed the ROM and so far I haven't set up titanium backup. Well that'll teach me... At least it boots again. | HTC One S won't boot after battery fully drained | android |
As far as I know Android supports Ethernet via USB, right? If yes, since which version of the OS? What are makes of Ethernet USB adapters which are reportedly work with CyanogenMod? What are makes that don't work so well? Maybe one which are "plug and play" in Windows 7 work better on Android too, compared to those whi... | That is dependent: The kernel, along with the appropriate driver Chipset support for USB OTG The general consensus, if the kernel is modded and has support for OTG provided the handset supports it, then it will work alongside with the appropriate OTG cable with power support. It might need custom modifications to Andro... | Since which Android version can you use Ethernet through the USB port? Which makes are repotedly work with CyanogenMod? | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2, running the latest CM10.1. I lost the app drawer icon on my Dock; I must have deleted it. The app drawer icon lets you go to the app list, and the widget list. How do I get the app drawer icon back? The icon looks like a circle with 6 dots inside it. | Here are two things you can do: (1) Download the FREE AppDrawer app from Google Play. It gives you a shortcut to the app list. However, it does not give you the widget list. (2) Reset Trebuchet. NOTE: Use the procedure below at your own risk. It clears (or resets) the contents of your home screen. CM10.1 uses the Trebu... | App drawer icon gone from Cyanogenmod dock | android |
My LG Nexus 4 runs stock Android 4.2.2. I use Bluetooth for phone calls with a one-ear headset (Plantronics M100). Sometimes I notice in the power toggles menu that Bluetooth has turned OFF and when I go into the BT settings the slider is indeed set to OFF. When I touch the slider, it moves to ON but after a fraction o... | Seem to be an Android bug. I found this in the Android bug tracker. https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=42520&q=summary%3Abluetooth%20type%3Adefect&sort=-stars&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Owner%20Summary%20Stars | Nexus 4 won't turn Bluetooth on | android |
Where should I begin the hunt for the cause of crashes / reboots when logging apps do not work anymore? | As can be seen in this video from the Google I/O conference, in Jelly Bean applications can no longer read the system log for other applications, they can only read their own log. This has broken most (all?) system log readers, here's a blog post from a developer of such an application talking about how it has affected... | How to find the app that causes crashes? | android |
I own a Samsung Galaxy S2, running the official ICS OS. I want to use the Llama app (too poor for Tasker!) to tell my phone to update all apps whenever I am connected to certain Wi-Fi networks (but not all - my home Wi-Fi is volume-based). Llama allows you to signal custom intents, but I don't know how intents work. Do... | "to turn on automatic updating?" I highly doubt there is an intent for this - that is a user setting and Android doesn't generally allow apps to change user settings. I think the best solution is to, first, manually turn on the auto-updates feature of the play store, and set it to wifi only, and second, launch the play... | Is there an intent for telling Play Store to update all apps, or turn auto update on? | android |
My Samsung Galaxy S2 wont allow me to make or receive phone calls, messages, or texts. My provider is Vodafone; my Android version is 4.0.4. I have tried my SIM in other phones and it works fine. It is just in this one that it doesn't work. I have preformed a factory data reset and still have the same problem. How do I... | There are several things to check out. Walk the list until your problem is resolved -- then skip all following: make sure the SIM was inserted correctly (it easily happens to insert it the wrong way round) does the same SIM work in other phones? yes: SIM should be OK, phone probably "borked" no: SIM "borked". Ask your ... | Can't make or receive calls or texts, or connect to the Internet | android |
Is it possible to permanently uninstall the Google Settings application? update Thanks for reply! My device is <code> LG Optimus Me </code> , Android version <code> 2.2.2 </code> , rooted My problem has 2 aspects: 1. Simple technical . Due to quite low internal memory of device I had <code> memory low </code> message a... | It's a system service, not a standalone application. It is "Google Play Services". Can't uninstall system services without root privileges. If you do so with root privileges it may cause problems with Google Play. Settings > Apps > All > click on Google Play Services and uninstall updates will work, but it will uninsta... | Google settings permanent uninstall | android |
I'm not sure if it's a result of the recent upgrade to ICS 4.0.3, but when I connect my USB cable to my Mac, I no longer see the "Disk Drive" option on the Android. My only choices are: Charge only HTC Sync Media sync Is something broken? How can I transfer non-media files? I installed the HTC Sync app, but the "Files"... | When connecting to a Mac, it's no longer a direct option, but there's an easy workaround. From the Mac, download, install and start this app: http://www.android.com/filetransfer/ The Mac app will prompt you to connect your Android. Plug the Android into a USB port. On the Android, select “Media sync” mode. On the Mac, ... | Android USB "Disk Drive" disappeared on HTC EVO V 4G (Virgin Mobile) | android |
I have noticed a new Television icon appeared in my Android desktop. I have not clicked the icon thinking it could be a virus or spam. Never installed any Television application and I dont know how it appeared there. I have also Avast mobile antivirus installed. Just saw this thread, it could be the same issue but want... | The GPSFix app is known for this kind of spam (see its comments on the Playstore), even AntiVirus/AntiMalware apps classify it as adware (taken from those comments, again). Hence, my recommendation is: optionally post a comment on the playstore to warn other users uninstall that app delete that icon (do not "start" it,... | New Television icon appeared in my Android desktop | android |
I had some apps installed on my Galaxy S2 and configured them on screen the way I liked to have them. Today, the firmware got updated (it looks cool) and all my installed apps are gone from my workspaces. They are still available in the application menu. Also, a load of Samsung and Vodafone (my carrier) apps were put i... | By workspace you mean homescreen ? You could try a custom launcher, like Apex or Nova, which allow you to backup your homescreens. | Is there a way to preserve my configuration between firmware updates? | android |
I read about being able to revoke permissions on CyanogenMod , but it seems the devs took that ability out. I found some app out on the market for 6$ or so, but it doesn't look like it would be worth its price. It is called Permissions Denied . Any other way to block some permissions for some apps? Thanks. | There are at least two different solutions available for it: LBE Privacy Guard (careful when you're already running JellyBean: do not use the Playstore version then, but rather check with XDA-Developers , as the playstore version causes boot-loops with JellyBean and the dev did not even place a note for it), and PDroid... | Is there any way to block permissions on apps? | android |
Triing to use Barnacle Wifi Tether on Samsung Galaxy Note2 GT-N7100. And when I press start wifi tether, got error: <code> could 'not set ad-hoc mode on wlan0. operation not supported on transport endpoint' </code> And then: <code> Could not connect to NAT, will retry later </code> . Using other wifi tethers apps also ... | install this wifi tether and configure it according to video . It's working | could not set ad-hoc mode on wlan0. operation not supported on transport endpoint | android |
First of all, I understand that similar questions have been asked trillions of times before. But, as I've come to learn, not this specific one. So, here I go... I recently bought a Karbonn smart tab 7 and upgraded it to android 4.0.3. I've been using it a lot, and it has'nt given me any problems so far[Except the annoy... | I have succeded in rooting the Karbonn Smart Tab 7 and am apparently the first person on the net to do so. In your face Karbonn Technical Dept.. I have been using it only for a few hours now, and it is working fine (EDIT : I've been using it for 4 months now and it still works fine :) - August '13). Here are the steps ... | Rooting the Karbonn smart tab 7 | android |
I am wondering if there is a schedule for Android versions or devices to reach end of life some day? The term end of life refers to a state when developers decide to stop supporting a certain software version with updates. I was reading a related article on androidcentral . So, currently Android 4.x is pretty common an... | For android devices the answer is: 18 months is the maximum supported lifetime. I found this in the Google Android FAQ . It is said that the 2 year old Galaxy Nexus does not recieve an Update to Android 4.4 "KitKat": Galaxy Nexus, which first launched two years ago, falls outside of the 18-month update window when Goog... | Are there "end of life" plans for Android? | android |
I am using Jelly Bean on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. I have been trying to download an attachment from the GMail app. All I see is a progress bar which shows 0% progress and an icon added in the notification area. The download does not proceed beyond 0%. I restarted the tablet and the icon is back! But the download sta... | Though not the identical issue, the solution provided with the question stackexchange-url ("Download stuck in Gmail") solves it as well: Clear the cache of the Download manager. To do so, go to Settings→Apps→Manage Apps , switch to the "All" Tab, scroll to the "Download Manager". Tap that entry, and hit the b... | GMail attachment download does not complete | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3, purchased on July 2012. Sometimes, when I press the power button, the screen keeps black. The button LEDs turn on, but nothing else happens, and I have to remove the battery, or hold the power button for 20 seconds to force a reboot. It has happened to me 4 times; the first 2 were quite dist... | I gave up and did a factory reset. Since then, the phone has been working for 5 days in a row... so it seems like at least the reboots are gone (I hope not to jinx it...). I've also noticed that since the reset, the battery lasts at least twice longer than before. I've fewer installed apps, which should lead to a sligh... | Samsung Galaxy S3 black screen and automatic reboots | android |
From what it looks like, Facebook is just downloading an update, but it is not downloading anything. Even after multiple reboots and uninstalling Facebook app, it still continues. How to clear this up? Phone is Samsung Galaxy S3 running Android 4.1.2. With default TuchWiz launcher. | Try: -Long pressing the notification. -A small dialog that says "App Info" will appear. -Press "App Info" -Press "Force Stop" . | How to fix download notifications? | android |
I searched it a while and found some articles regarding rooting the Xperia Ray but I couldn't understand them easily. So I want help from you geeks who can give me the lighted way with simple steps to root my phone. I found this article from xda-developers.com but it sais there, that I have to have an "unlocked bootloa... | I followed these instructions for a "one-click ROOT" I downloaded Eroot 1.3.4: Link stopped all applications and started the eroot program clicked on "-Root" waited the 4 steps and there it was. (don't press again the "Root" button, that will remove root again) you can check with the Root Checker App if you have root a... | How to unlock and root a Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray ST18i with 4.1.B.1.13 | android |
I updated my voicemail and with out thinking I allowed apps that are not from google play to access my phones features causing some things to disappear, on my phone How do i change my settings back to where only things from the play store and so on can be installed? | The primary technique to reject applications other than from Play Store to install is in the Settings for Security. Make sure the setting "Unknown Sources" is unchecked. This setting normally allows 3rd party installation to occur. | Help On Changing Settings | android |
I think this is a pretty straight forward question. I have a Galaxy S2 (i727) and a Galaxy S3 (i747) and I'd like to use Heimdall with both of them, but can't seem to find which version of Heimdall supports them. Working with the 1.3.1, for example, when I boot my S2 into download mode, zadig.exe does not list the Sams... | I never did find out which version of Heimdall to use with either device, but settled on using ODIN3 v1.85 with my S2 (didn't work with an S3, after all). If you have the AT&T Skyrocket version of the S2, a great place to start looking is: [HOWTO] THE ULTIMATE NEWB GUIDE > | INSTALL CWM/TWRP | ROOT | UNROOT |the SK... | Which version of Heimdall to use with S2 or S3? | android |
I tried creating an Image with a JellyBean's LatinIME.apk, replacing ICS's LatinIME.apk, in system apps folder of ICS ROM, but it crashed. But when I put it in <code> preInstalledApk </code> folder, it got compiled and ran successfully. But it needs to be selected from "Language and Input" in Settings and also both the... | I literally had to scavenge the code up and down to get to the solution. A xml called defaults.xml contains the default input method node. That needed to be changed to the package name of the JellyBean's LatinIME. This is yet to be tested; will let you all know if it runs okay. | Compile JellyBean's Keyboard for ICS Rom | android |
I have an Android phone running 4.0.4 (ICS) and a Microsoft Wedge Mobile Keyboard . I have paired the keyboard with my phone and it works all right most of the time. However, every so often I will experience the following: after pushing some keys, nothing happens after a few seconds, the characters I have entered show ... | Based on what I've read so far, this may be a bluetooth issue. Some people have fixed the issue by: using only 1 BT device . If you have connected both a BT keyboard and BT mouse, disable one of them. disabling Wi-Fi . Having both Wi-Fi and BT seems to trigger a repeating key issue. using External Keyboard Helper Pro .... | How to prevent characters from repeating when entering text with a Bluetooth keyboard? | android |
I bought a basic female to female USB adapter and connected my Galaxy SIII USB cable to the mouse. This didn't work. What am I doing wrong? Do I need an OTG cable? Something about USB hosts? I don't understand how to get this to work. | Yes, you need an OTG cable. The pin layout is different than a regular micro USB to USB cable; essentially, it's equivalent to shorting pins 4 and 5 on a normal cable. This is what causes the phone to know that it needs to be the host rather than the slave . In fact, you can do this yourself if you're handy with electr... | Connecting USB mouse to Galaxy SIII | android |
On Ice Cream Sandwich (CyanogenMod 9), Under <code> Settings > Security </code> there is an option to "Encrypt phone". I understand that this will require me to provide a PIN whenever I start up my phone. But what wasn't explained was if it covers the micro SD data as well? I want to make it so that in case my phone... | Encrypt phone only encrypts the /data partition. Encrypting the SD card is a separate function and isn't implemented in stock android. Some manufacturers (I know Motorola and Samsung do) extend the encryption (optionally. Where you find "encrypt phone", you'll also find an "encrypt SD card" option) to the SD card. I ca... | What is covered by "Encrypt phone"? | android |
Sometimes I want to share photos my friend right after after we take the shots. I want those photos to appear in my Google+ Instant Upload album immediately, rather than waiting for it automatically do it. How can I force "instant upload" to run? | From the Google+ app, select <code> Settings -> Instant Upload </code> and press the <code> Upload all </code> item, it will just upload any photos that haven't already been uploaded. As noted in the comments, you can also <code> share </code> individual photos in your album via Google+. | How to force Google+ Instant Upload to perform an upload right away? | android |
Settings -> Applications -> All tells me that "Contacts Storage" uses 2.5MB which must be my contact data. Since I had to revert to 4.03 after a faulty update to 4.1 my contacts seem inaccessible although the data seems to be there. Could you please tell me where to find the associated data(base) for Contacts Storage? ... | The exact location of the contacts database might depend on your manufacturer's "customization". While "plain Vanilla Android" has them in <code> /data/data/android.providers.contacts/databases </code> , the stock ROM on my Motorola Milestone 2 e.g. uses <code> /data/data/com.motorola.blur.providers.contacts/databases/... | Where is the data for "Contacts Storage" located? | android |
As this question stackexchange-url ("Why is the SD-card mounted to "/sdcard/external_sd" instead of "/sdcard" (or "/mnt/sdcard")?") points out, newer versions of Android often point the /mnt/sdcard path to internal storage instead of the SD card, and the location for the sd storage is not ... | As eldarerathis noted in his comment, this will require root. But you don't need to manually edit the <code> vold.fstab </code> file for this, as there are some nice little helpers available: Root External 2 Internal SD can swap your cards (i.e. exchange their mount points): Root External 2 Internal SD (Source: Google ... | Change Mount Point for SD Card? | android |
I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy S2 with GB Samsung firmware, I have updated Viber through Google Play and now it won't even start. It gives me a crash error dialog and closes without even starting the UI. I've read the solution for this issue is to reinstall Viber, but it would also mean that all my chat history will be... | As your phone is rooted, you could use Titanium Backup to backup app and data. Then uninstall Viber, re-install it, check if it works, and use TB again to restore only the data. Keep in mind that when a mis-configuration is the cause of your problem, after restoring the app's data your problem might be back. In that ca... | Backing up Viber chat logs | android |
My OS version is 4.1.2. I'm currently using the "Turn off all sound" 2x1 widget on my home screen, but I feel it is too big. I'm looking for a widget that is 1x1 and has the same functionality: mute all (or as many as possible) sounds and leaves vibration notifications on. | You could try Elixir 2 . It lets you add different kinds of toggle widgets, including mute widgets. | Smaller "Turn off all sounds" widget | android |
When I turn off my phone, next time it says <code> SD card is damaged </code> and all data is gone, I can only reformat it. The phone is "gionee iq275" (also known as "Fly" in Russia), Android version is 2.3.4. What can be the source of problem? How can I get rid of it? I know, the phone is crap, but at the moment just... | Not sure why that happened, but I got rid of the problem by making 2 things: Performed full format of the SD card, and Safely eject SD card before reboot of poweroff (not sure if it's necessary) After that, I didn't see this problem again for now. Update That crappy phone sometimes damages SD card content regardless of... | SD card "damaged" after every reboot / power off | android |
I understand how partitions work on a harddisk, also how to use programs to create, change, delete these partitions. I am using also Android for quite some time - but never really tried to go very deep regarding the system itself. I would really get some more details regarding how the system works but I feel I cannot f... | The Android firmware is composed of several image files. These image files are flashed to (device specific) locations on your devices internal memory. Typically these images are for the bootloader, recovery, fastboot, and the system (OS). The remaining memory is mapped to your internal storage. Since each device expect... | Android Device Partitions | android |
I have HTC One X with Sense on it. Sense is a bit slow. So I installed Apex Launcher. It was fast but it required quite a few permissions so I uninstalled it. I looked at other Launchers in Google Play like Nova, Go, etc. but all of them had required some or the other permissions which were giving me goosebumps, like S... | Those permissions (call, SMS) are in most cases used for "quick-access-widgets/shortcuts" the launcher provides. To create a call widget for a contact, the contacts need to be read, which again might need the account data in some cases to retrieve them. So all those permissions are obviously making sense in context of ... | Is it safe to install Launchers for Android which require quite a few permissions? | android |
I'm using Galaxy Note 2 Nowadays, every link in FB app and in Whatsapp is opened in the native browser I want to make Chrome the defualt browser for all actions including these two apps. How can I do this? | Head to Settings -> Apps -> All -> Internet -> Clear Defaults. Next time you do a search or open a link, you'll be given a choice of which app you want to open it with. Select Chrome and put a tick in the "Make Default" checkbox and that should make Chrome the default browser. | make chrome default browser | android |
I currently have CyanogenMod 10.1 (Android 4.2.1) on my Galaxy SIII. I used ClockworkMod to flash the ROM. Now, after using the ROM for a while, I want to try some other ROMs, so I made a backup of my current ROM (CyanogenMod 10.1) in ClockworkMod recovery and the backup was saved to: <code> /mnt/shell/emulated/clockwo... | Wipe data will wipe everything on your <code> /data </code> partition (hence the name). A factory reset will wipe the same (additionally also cache and Dalvik cache), and put your device back to a virgin state. Usually, this doesn't touch the (external) SDCard, and AFAIK should not touch the internal SDCard either. I d... | Will the ''wipe data/factory reset'' in ClockworkMod also remove my backups I have done? | android |
What do the "Sync Internet" and "Sync Instant Upload" options do in Jelly Bean settings? | Instant Upload is a feature of Google+, which uploads the photos you take with your camera to a private photo folder on Google+ for easy sharing. This option allows you to enable/disable this feature, but it can also be controlled from other Google apps like Google+ and Google Settings. More info Sync Internet means sy... | What do the "Sync Internet" and "Sync Instant Upload" options do in Jelly Bean settings? | android |
Yesterday I bought a new Android smartphone & performed a factory reset on my previous HTC handset. Naturally (I think) I set up my new phone under the same Google account as was registered for my HTC. If I login to the Google Play Store, I was expecting, and maybe naively assumed to find, a way to delete the HTC h... | You can't delete it, only hide it. Go to the Google Play website . Make sure you're logged in. Click the gear icon in the upper right then click Settings . Your devices should be listed there. Uncheck "Shown in menus" on the device you don't want to see any more. | Deleting a device from the Google Play Store? | android |
I have a 32 GB Verizon Galaxy Nexus (toro). I am running Cyanogenmod 10.1 ROM nightlies and I use CyanDelta Updater to stay up to date. For a period of about 3 weeks, I updated to the latest nightly nearly every day using CyanDelta. Sometimes I'd download the full ROM instead of using CyanDelta. During this time, I nev... | I've come up with one potential answer myself: TRIM Solid state disks (SSDs) and some flash memory require the operating system to perform a kind of housekeeping task to maintain the efficiency of the device. The operating system command TRIM is explained in this AnandTech article: http://www.anandtech.com/show/2738/10... | Why does my Android device slow down after successive ROM updates without wiping? | android |
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