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Is it possible to manually change the contents of the databases an app uses to store all it's formation. | yes of course, so long as you have access to that database. if we are talking about mobile phone apps, then most will have an embedded SQLite database or equivalent. These typically are "stand alone" databases that don't have user authentication to access, you simply need access to the file ("someapp.db", or "someapp.s... | Android: Manually alter the contents of an app's database? | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3, and I just bought the Samsung HDTV Adapter (MHL to HDMI). However, my Dell U2412M monitor only has VGA, DVI or DisplayPort. So I also bought an HDMI to displayPort converter cable. Alas, the connection doesn't work. I know that everything is properly connected. The Samsung MHL is properly co... | That cable is not going to work. That adapter will only allow you to go from a (dual-mode) Displayport source to an HDMI input, not the other way around like you're trying to use it. To go from an HDMI source to a Displayport input, you need an active converter, such as this Startech unit , not merely an adapter, as Di... | Connecting Galaxy S3 to DisplayPort via MHL HDTV Adaptor | android |
Recently I've run out of room on my small (2GB) sdcard. What I want to do is copy all the contents of this card onto something a little larger. I have an FTP server (the one that comes with ES File Explorer) installed on my phone, and that's pretty much the only way I can copy from the card mounted in my phone to a com... | The least tricky way is: take your 2GB card out of the device, put it into a card reader, and attach that to your computer copy all contents from the card to an empty directory on your computer safely remove the card reader, replace the 2GB card by the newer, bigger one, and attach that to the computer copy the content... | Copy all sdcard contents to larger sdcard | android |
As the title says, how can I set the sound profile to silent for a given contact? Or in other words, how can I set that a given contact will have no ringtone assigned to it? I looked at it and apparently I do have the option to set a custom ringtone for a given contact, but I have to pick one ringtone. I cannot pick "n... | Instead of having no ringtone assigned to it, get a short silent ringtone (such as the ones found here and use that to set a silent ring. | How can I set the sound profile to silent for a given contact? | android |
I'm aware of this stackexchange-url ("question about different notification settings for different apps.") But changing the settings manually like that is time consuming. It would be nice to integrate these settings into profiles so: At night it would be nice to have SMS off, emails off and calendar on During the day h... | The Llama app supports “LlamaTones” — notification sounds which change according to the current profile. See this blog post for the description by the app developer. You could achieve what you want as follows: Create separate profiles for every different configuration you want to have. Edit one of profiles and create a... | Is there a way to automatically change notification ringer&volume, differentiating email, sms and calendar via profiles? | android |
If you go to settings -> apps -> all you'll be able to find the "Sound Recorder" built-in application in JB 4.2.2 Curious, how to run it?! PS: it's not a question about choosing recording application, but about curiosity of running the built-in one | I suspect the <code> Sound recorder </code> could be just a component that is used by several apps, such as <code> Google Now </code> and <code> Voice Search </code> . If you take a look at the list of apps, there are also others that can't be run directly, such as <code> MusicFX </code> , <code> NFC Service </code> , ... | Built-in sound recorder | android |
I've ordered a [Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini] (hasn't arrived yet) : http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i8190_galaxy_s_iii_mini-5033.php On the above link, it says that it uses "Mini-SIM". I've tried double-checking that info on Samsung's site, but there it only sais "Sim Support": http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/mobile-devi... | A Mini-SIM is the same thing as a standard SIM nowadays. The term was coined back in the day when SIM cards were the size of a credit card. Thus, the current-day regular SIM was known as Mini-SIM. Micro-SIM is the next step (used in newer smartphones, examples from GSMArena ) and then there is the Nano-SIM (used only i... | Galaxy S3 Mini - my provider only offers micro and nano SIM cards | android |
When I transfer an image from S3 to Nexus 4, Play store is opened. However, for contacts it works well and good. Do I need any app for transferring files over NFC? | The image transfer from S3 uses S Beam, which is a proprietary technology used by Samsung. It doesn't use NFC for the actual data transfer, but instead creates a WiFi Direct (ad-hoc) network between the devices and sends the image over WiFi. NFC is just used for "pairing" the devices. Since Nexus 4 is a vanilla Android... | How to transfer images via Android beam (NFC)? | android |
Is it possible to reroute audio (i.e. music) through the phone earpiece instead of the speaker? I've searched this site and Google extensively and haven't found anything yet. If it matters, I'm on the HTC Evo 4G LTE (Sprint). I'm also rooted and have CM10.1 on my phone. | You can simply use an app like Earpiece . It does what you want to do. You can pop Earpiece up on top of another application simply by holding down the SEARCH key. then check <code> Audio through earpiece </code> On a side note, USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Playing audio at high volumes, especially for a prolonged amount of t... | Is it possible to change which output the audio is played through? | android |
I would like to install AOSP version of Android OS on the Nexus 7. However, I am wondering what would I miss by doing so. I know that by compiling the AOSP <code> android-4.2.2_r1 </code> , I should get Android 4.2.2 that is pretty close to what is coming as the stock firmware images. I know that I can get drivers for ... | So there are still some differences between the factory images and AOSP builds. Here are some of the differences I know: "Gesture Typing" feature is missing in AOSP builds as noted by JBQ here . "Photosphere" feature is missing in AOSP, as noted here . The various Google Apps don't come included with AOSP (Play Store, ... | Nexus 7 with AOSP, what is missing from stock? | android |
I want to flash a custom rom on my S3. I was wondering if I take a Titanium Backup of all the applications and data on my phone, would I need to re-register (sim verification) for applications like WhatsApp, Tango, Viber etc. even after I restore the data? | I played with fire and went ahead and backed up my data with TB, flashed a custom rom (ParanoidAndroid 3.0) and restored the backup! Well, this is how it went: WhatsApp - restored the data without re-registration Tango - re-register Viber - restored Google+ - log in required and configure the settings Facebook - alread... | WhatsApp re-registration after backup | android |
When i pressed settings > About phone > Android version thrice quickly, it took me to another screen which displays Android version with Red Logo . I wonder this behavior is common in all Android Flavors. I have galaxy Nexus with Jellybean 4.2.2 | Its called Easter egg. All android versions contain same feature. You just hold that screen for 2 sec, and some more will be displayed. JellyBean Ice cream Sandwich Honeycomb Gingerbread | Press android version thrice took me to another screen which shows big Jellybean logo! | android |
I had this several times, my Galaxy S3 freezes and then the screen goes black and I can't wake it up. the only way is to reboot it and pull out the battery. What could be the reason for it? | The problem was in the android version, after I got firmware update it fixed the problem | My Galaxy S3 freezes and the screen goes black, what could be the problem? | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy SII GT-9100 with Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 XXLS8. I am using a PIN for my screen lock. If I make a call while my phone is unlocked, when the call is ended the screen goes to the lock. It is really annoying. How can I fix this? | This is a general problem with all Android phones. Best way to solve this problem is <code> On Call End </code> program. It provides user to select following actions to take after a call: Do nothing Go to phone Home screen Go to phone Dialer Vibrate Show a toast message with the call duration. Outgoing call duration in... | Screen locks itself after call | android |
As you are probably aware, when browsing the web-based PlayStore, it is actually possible to install an app right-away. Upon pressing the "Install" button (like the one in the image - taken from the app page ), I immediately receive a notification on my phone telling me that the app is being downloaded. I would be very... | The Play Store on the handset is running as a service in the background and by clicking on the ' Install ' from the web front-end on desktop PC browser, this triggers a push notification (Am guessing its GCM - Google Cloud Messaging) which is broadcast across the network only to designated Google accounts which you hap... | How is installing an app from web-based PlayStore implemented? | android |
I'm trying to find the manufacturer / model of gps chipset used in my galaxy Y. Can anyone help me? | Broadcom didn't specify it, it could be any from this list , search for the GPS category. Galaxy Y uses the Broadcom BCM21553 which is ARM11. Based on this, I conclude it uses the BCM4751 GPS module. You can also try this USSD codes that might reveal some information. | Galaxy Y gps chipset model | android |
I know this question is quite common, but nothing I've read so far really helped me. I have a Samsung Galaxy Mini, and had a similar problem with the stock ROM. For some other reasons, I've rooted it and put Cyanogenmod 7 on it. Everything works quite well, but the free space is just eating itself. All my applications ... | First a little explanation on the storage (you might also check the tag wiki of the storage tag for a short introduction): Why can't I use the free space available at <code> /system </code> ? The <code> /system </code> partition holds the often so-called "ROM", i.e. the Android core system (including the pre-installed ... | Android low on space | android |
One of my relatives sent me an email pointing to this URL: <code> http://www.flugversuch.at/cnu/kbdjobbwclikw/nbopigxdb/pxcbaolinizdg/qfktoohwzplsjsp </code> When I got there, it automatically downloaded an APK called <code> com.android.fixed.update </code> . What could this be and should I install it? | Are you sure it really was one of your relatives sending this mail -- and not just a spammer using their address as sender (as the URL suggests)? I would for sure NOT install that, to me it looks like malware. Ask that relative first if and why and what he sent. A Google Search revealed some related information: on XDA... | Got mail with URL pointing to an APK called com.android.fixed.update, what is this? | android |
I want to route all the internet traffic of my phone through my VPN. I configured OpenVPN on my htc Desire with Cyanogenmod 7.2.0.1-bravo through the integrated VPN settings dialog. When I activate the Redirect-Gateway option, DNS resolution (e.g. google.com) doesn't work anymore. So not like others where the resolutio... | I found now a solution myself: First, <code> cat /etc/resolv.conf </code> isn't a valid way to display the used DNS servers under Android. Use <code> getprop net.dns1 </code> instead. In my case the DNS server wasn't the Google server as set in <code> /etc/resolv.conf </code> , instead it was one of my ISP which accept... | Cyanogenmod 7 OpenVPN DNS not working | android |
I have got Karbonn A5+. I dont know how much ROM, RAM it exactly have. When I go to Settings > Applications > Manage Application it shows 191MB used, 11MB free. But, when I open Advanced Task Killer, it shows 220MB free. The same is shown when I go to System app, it shows: 220MB available. It also shows 48% used, 52% f... | Free Space Here you must distinguish between the several partitions: <code> /system </code> : This is mounted read-only in normal mode, and the place where "the system" is installed (Android core apps plus most of the pre-installed "bloatware"). No matter if it shows "220 MB available", as a normal user cannot make any... | Creating App and Swap partition for Android | android |
<code> aneesh@nb-14:~$ adb devices adb: error while loading shared libraries: libncurses.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory </code> I would like to understand the error above and correct it. This is just one instance, I get the same error on giving any adb command! Be it push, install, etc.... | While <code> dpkg --add-architecture i386 </code> command is not needed in the current version of Ubuntu (13.10), it is required in the current Debian versions (7.x) and it will be required in the future Ubuntu versions as well. So I am going to leave it in. Just ignore it for Ubuntu 13.10. <code> sudo dpkg --add-archi... | Regarding adb command: Error while loading shared libraries | android |
Since Google offers various location-based services for which it uses its maps, known as Google Maps, what is so special about third party software programs that also provide location-based services? Don't those make use of Google Maps, which Google in turn bought from NASA? Is there any legal restriction that Google p... | You can read more about Google's Terms of Service for using Google Maps APIs or Google Earth APIs. That should define the legalities of using their data. The APIs are used by 3rd-party application developers so they can use Google Maps/Earth data in their applications. They can build on top of that, providing additiona... | Google's location-based services versus third-party services | android |
A few days ago, I tried to save an attachment from official Gmail app and it could not finish download due to some connection errors. Now, I'm seeing the notification every time without any progress. It just stays in the notification area and sliding the notification does not remove the download. This file download was... | Have you tried a file explorer like ES File Explorer or My Files, which comes with later versions of Android? If go to the Download folder is the half file present? A completely downloaded file will present a long list of options if you long press the file, allowing you to cut/copy/rename/delete. Possibly it will also ... | How do I remove pending/in-progress downloads | android |
I have installed android-sdk-linux on my ubuntu 12.04 netbook and I see that the commands android (which opens the AVD Manager) and emulator (to which on appending the name of a specific AVD, the AVD boots) are not found! It suggested qemulator But that turned out to have nothing to do with the android-sdk-linux. I do ... | The Error stating that the AVD's config is missing a Kernel file is because when I checked the AVD Manager, the concerned AVD had a red cross-mark against it! Once I repaired this AVD I found that the error was eliminated! | 'android' and 'emulator' commands not found | android |
My Tasker version: <code> 1.3.3u2m </code> ; Android: <code> ICS 4.0.4 </code> To every Profile or Context I can set up Name. And I wanna use this Name with Tasks. Let's take an example: I have Profile with Name " <code> SampleProf </code> " In this Profile I have Context with name " <code> SampleCon </code> " Next I w... | There is no such option at this moment. We can use "Profiles Active" variable ( <code> %PACTIVE </code> ). | Tasker: Variable with value "Name of Profile/Context" | android |
I need a remote desktop solution, where it doesn't need an internet connection and I could see the desktop. So: TeamViewer is not an option as it needs an Internet connection Unified Remote is not an option as I cannot see my desktop Same as Gmote Any suggestions? | If you're asking for a remote desktop solution that allows you to view/control your desktop/laptop from your Android mobile device over local wireless network, the answer is: Any RDP/VNC app. Personally I use PocketCloud by Wyse. It supports both RDP (Microsoft Windows, built into the OS) and VNC (cross platform, if yo... | Android Remote Desktop thru Wifi Only | android |
This may be a duplicate question but it seems the bad guy has improved its technology and known methods don't work so far. Anyway, started recently, my phone shows a notification every few days. Addons Detector and AirPush Detector didn't find anything related. Using: <code> adb shell dumpsys notification </code> I got... | More and more developers are using these "marketing" methods of push notifications now that Google has their GCM (Google Cloud Messaging) service. The easiest way is to ask yourself the following questions: What Apps have I installed prior to receiving these notifications? What Apps have had updates around the time I s... | Find out which app is pushing ads in my notification bar? | android |
I have just installed 4.2.2 PAC and S2E later. I have everything on sd-ext, there's 1600MB free space on sd-ext, and 140MB inside. However anytime i want to install an app, it says there's not enough free space. I have restored some apps with MyBackup Root. I think that was the problem. How to solve it? I don't want to... | The problem is with the S2E on 4.2.2. I wiped everything, it worked. Now I reinstalled S2E and it won't work. EDIT: main user had no access to write sd-ext. I created a code added init.d to set sd-ext with chmod 777. | ZTE Blade S2E not enough space | android |
I am wondering how is push notifications system working? Is there an active TCP/IP connection that runs in the background to Google servers? | Yes, Android keeps one active connection to Google's servers, but it doesn't use much power or data, because no traffic is sent along it until something sends a GCM message to an app on your phone. There's only one connection on the phone, used by all apps: installing a new app that uses GCM doesn't add any extra load.... | How do push notifications work? | android |
Is there a way to pin websites to your homescreen in Android like an app? I know this can be done in iOS, Windows Phone, and Windows 8, but I don't see a way to accomplish it on a Nexus 7 Android device. The closest I've been able to come is to set the sites I want pinned as bookmarks and place the bookmarks folder as ... | Android has a <code> Bookmark </code> widget that supports individual sites, and a <code> Bookmarks </code> widget that will display all of your bookmarks. It looks like you don't want to use the <code> Bookmarks </code> widget, but rather an individual <code> Bookmark </code> . There are 2 ways: From within Chrome: Bo... | Pinning Web Sites to Android Homescreen | android |
My mobile, HTC One X was on CyanogenMod 10.1 which received a update cm-10.1-20130304-EXPERIMENTAL . Once the update package download is completed, I tried to update it via update settings but it restarted on recovery mode and restarted without being updated. So, I installed the update package via TRWP and once the upd... | Cleared dalvik cache and it worked. | CyanogenMod logo loop | android |
Just updated my HTC One X from cm-10.1-20130119 to cm-10.1-20130304-EXPERIMENTAL . The only difference I noticed is my android is now on 4.2.2 from 4.2.1 . Can anyone list me difference in between them ? | As far as Android is concerned, 4.2.1 to 4.2.2 contained only a few things. They include: Show remaining time for downloads from the Play Store Provide a system notification sound when wireless charging begins Allows long-pressing on certain tiles in Quick Settings In reality, since you have a device that doesn't suppo... | Differnce in between Android 4.2.2 and 4.2.1 | android |
I have an Android 4.0.4 device Sony Xperia MT27i. When this device connects in Mac then it looks like this. (click image to enlarge) Some services are started and also it displays an unwanted screen. I've searched all the settings and tried to stop this, but no success. Please can any one help me? | Those are due the debug settings enabled in Settings menu. Since I am not with any 4.0 device, I am unable to tell exactly what to be switched off. Probably while switching on the USB debugging, you might have experimented with with other settings. Turn off all other than USB debugging to see these to go off. Take a lo... | How to stop this type of service in Sony Xperia MT27i? | android |
Since a nice Wacom tablet is a bit pricey, especially for someone like me who doesn't do much graphic editing, I was wondering if it is possible to use a tablet (i.e. my Nexus 7) as a Wacom-esque drawing tablet when connected to a Linux computer? I did a bit of searching, however most of the info I found is for using a... | The GfxTablet project should allow you to do this. It's network-based rather than USB though. | Use an Android tablet as a Wacom drawing tablet for a PC? | android |
It seems as the default keyboard is removed from several Android devices. I have two, a Sony Xperia (4.0.4) and a Samsung Galaxy SIII (4.0.4) and neither of them has the default Android keyboard (or I'm missing something). Is there an official way of installing the default keyboard? (And why would hardware makers disab... | There's no official way of installing the default keyboard if it's not installed by the manufacturer. However, there may be unofficial ways using files stripped from other devices or compiled from AOSP. There are some keyboards on Google play, see for example Keyboard from Android 2.3 , which claims to be like the defa... | Install default Android keyboard | android |
I had been having this weird behavior with my BT - Headset, that it works fine if I pair manually, but when I try to reconnect to a previously connected device, it would connect, and then just fail, and I would need to unpair and repair manually every time . I have verified that this same headset works as expected with... | This problem was fixed when I flashed custom roms. It came with its own can of worms.. but still.. | Weird Bluetooth Behavior, difficulty reconnecting to paired device - Galaxy S II | android |
In Android, is it possible to block apps from accessing the Internet? Many apps will often connect to remote servers in the background, including Google's own apps or system services. Over time this can eat away at a user's data limit set by a mobile carrier. Does Android allow an app to act as a firewall whereby the u... | If you don't have root access on the device, then you can use mobiwol to control the access various apps have to the Internet. Mobiwol creates a 'virtual' VPN connection on the device which allows control of the individual app connections. However , although the app starts when the device starts it is possible that the... | Block apps from accessing the Internet on Android device | android |
I'm trying to edit the hosts file on a Kindle Fire. I should say that I'm not interested in rooting the device (unless I have to) and am not trying to hide adverts or prevent software updates etc. I just use the device for web development and use hosts to route made up domains to a server. I've pulled the hosts file us... | Short answer: No. Explanation: This action would involve multiple steps: re-mount <code> /system </code> read-write write the <code> hosts </code> file to <code> /system/etc/hosts </code> re-mount <code> /system </code> read-only Each of the step requires root permissions, as the file belongs to <code> system:system </... | Edit hosts file on Kindle Fire | android |
My HTC Cha Cha won't turn on, so I want to hard reset it to factory settings. Is there a possibility of losing contacts stored on the phone? (They are very important to me). | You need to differentiate between a "hard reset" (hover the mouse over that tag: a forced reboot/shutdown by removing power (take out the battery, usually) ) and a "factory reset" (again, mouse-over: A factory reset results in a full reset of an Android device to the original settings of the currently-installed ROM. ).... | HTC Cha Cha hard reset - stored phone numbers | android |
Related question: stackexchange-url ("How can I stream music/audio from Android and PC to Android device via WiFi?") I would like to stream audio from a Bluetooth-enabled "dumb phone" to my Andoid phone. The Android phone is running Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0.4). I have searched the Play store for such an app, but all I c... | The Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) is a source/sink configuration. In an normal scenario, you have a source (for example, and Android phone) and a sink (Bluetooth headset/speakers). But in your case, the Android phone would have to act as a sink to the dumbphone source. This is not currently supported, even... | How can I stream audio from another device via Bluetooth? | android |
I have a Samsung tab2, and have added screen pin lock on my Tab few days back as I was going out. Now I don't want to use pin lock as security, but I am not able to disable it. I am going to <code> setting --> security --> screen lock </code> After entering my pin my options are to disable includes last the optio... | In my case, I installed my own certificate which even on removing was some where present don't know where so ultimately I cleared up every thing and again tried to remove pin and it got removed. Proper way would be settings--> security--> clear credential Clear credentials is last option under security heading. And now... | How to disable pin security from Samsing Tab 2 | android |
I recently upgraded by old Wildfire to a Galaxy S2. For an event I'm running, I'd like to be able to hook the wildfire up to a sound system and play music (that's on the wildfire). However, I'd also like to control the playback using my S2. This can be via bluetooth or wi-fi, as I can use the wi-fi hotspot feature if r... | You could try Tablet Remote. It is a Bluetooth only app. I haven't tried it yet but it looks like exactly what you want. https://market.android.com/details?id=com.tournesol.tabletremote | Control media player on one phone from another | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 with Verizon. I've recently rooted it and installed Cyanogenmod 10.1. Of ocurse, when you buy the phone brand new, it comes with all the built-in apps from the manufacturer. With the Samsung Galaxy S3, I prefer their original dialer/contacts/messaging apps vs. the ones that comes with Cyanoge... | The problem with most manufacturer specific apps is that they are tied very closely with their specific framework, and will not work on "vanilla" Android OS. In your example, Samsung's Contacts app relies heavily on features of their TouchWiz UI that ships standard with Galasy SIII, and will not function properly (or p... | How to replace Cyanogenmod dialer/contacts/messaging(texting) apps? | android |
I have just set up a second user account on my Nexus 10 (running stock 4.2.2) so that I can keep my work Exchange email account separated on the device. In this new account, the email app works fine in almost all ways, except that when you (for example) open the settings dialog, nothing appears to happen. It is only wh... | I did resolve this issue eventually. I use App Protector Pro on the main account of the device, but it is not installed in the second user. Somehow having this enabled on the primary account disrupts the screen ordering on the second and subsequent users. It occurred to me that this might be the case, and testing has p... | When using apps as a second user, why do new screens within apps open behind the main window? | android |
I accidentally sat on my Samsung Galaxy S2 and it has resulted in screen crack. I am planning of repairing it instead of buying a new one. The phone with the cracked screen works (except the screen) and contains personal and sensitive data. I do not want to expose it in any way while I give it for repair. It would be n... | A hard reset restores the original factory settings and erases content, including downloaded ringtones, images, programs, and contacts stored in the internal memory. This feature allows for resetting of sound profiles, display settings, and phone or memory card settings. To perform a hard reset using the hardware keys,... | Samsung Galaxy S2(Format or restore factory setting through pc?) | android |
I have to set up 50+ plus phones for my company, and I am allowed to root the phones. Each phone needs to have the exact same WIFI SSID's / passwords, account / privacy settings, brightness, input methods, etc. Repeating the exact same manual setup 50 times seems a bit tedious.. Where are the phone settings stored? Can... | As it turns out, there is no magic file or directory that contains all settings. They are stored in various places, and depends greatly on how the manufacturer decides to set things up. I primarily work with Samsung phones, so the information here will mostly be Samsung oriented. Also, note that all of the below requir... | Where are Android settings stored? | android |
I have a Galaxy Note 2 GT-N7100 running on Android 4.1.1 JellyBean. The 4.1.2 update has been released a while back, but I still am reluctant to upgrade. I have read over the Internet that it causes the battery to drain faster than normal. Is there any truth to this? | Yes there was Issue with Battery drain but they had solved the issue and you can go for 4.1.2 and performance is good. | Galaxy Note 2 JellyBean update | android |
I want to be able to connect my Nexus 7 in order to test my applications from Eclipse on the physical device. I followed this Google guide . My <code> /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules </code> file contains this : <code> SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="18d1", ATTR{idProduct}=="4e42", MODE="0666" SUBSYSTEM=="usb", A... | The fact that the "Connected" message only appeared sometimes and that <code> lsusb </code> was unable to detect the Nexus casted a doubt on the cable. I just tested with another cable and it works. My other cable seems to have a damaged connector. | ADB unable to connect my Nexus 7 on Ubuntu | android |
Galaxy Nexus does not charge when powered on , but it charges properly when powered off . Phone doesn't detect USB connection also. This happened without any reason. Phone is not rooted. Tried different cable, charger, everything. | That sounds to me like a hardware issue. If you're still under warranty, I'd get it repaired. If not, you'll have to decide whether you want to live with it or pay for repair (or replace the phone). | Galaxy Nexus does not charge when turned on | android |
I did a terrible mistake. After some tentatives of installing cyanogen, I replaced the kernel with wrong version. I have a Motorola Defy+ (MB526) and I'm trying to use RSD Lite to reflash the firmware. I'm trying with the Retail Version from here http://sbf.droid-developers.org/umts_jordanplus/list.php . The cellphone ... | After months trying, I solved flashing the DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-2311_BLUR_SIGN_USADEFYEMARAB1B8TFDE004.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNGIBRO2DE_P020_A025_M002_Service1FF.sbf | Motorola Defy+: Black Screen and no BootLoader. How to discover what firmware version my device supports? | android |
I need a way to back up my whole Android device on my PC, which is running Windows 7. I don't have USB cable for my phone, but I have wireless router, so my best option is using Wireless connection. I have encrypted my rooted Nexus S device, and now I am locked out of accessing SD card via recovery. The only way to dec... | Summing up the solution from the comments and expanding: This process basically includes two steps: Create a backup Transfer it to the Windows PC wirelessly A further pre-condition for the following is that the device is rooted, which is the case here. Create the backup Depending on what you need to backup, there are d... | Backing up Android device on Windows via wireless | android |
I have a Nexus 10. I want to split screen to do two things at the same time. Is that possible in Android? 3rd-party apps are acceptable too. | As of this writing, only a few Android devices offer multi-window functionality out-of-the-box. Samsung built this feature into 4.1.2 OS version for several of their Android tablets (Galaxy Note 10.1 and Galaxy Note 2, for example.) There are some major drawbacks to this. First, it's a proprietary Samsung feature that ... | How do I run two programs at once in split-screen? | android |
There are a few apps that seems to act like document scanners? How do they work? Is it more than a lot of posprocessing of one shot? Are they actually "scanning" or utilizing more several shots? What kind of phone specs do I need to have quick and reliable document scanning? | In my opinion, the word scanning in this context is a misnomer. Basically the camera and the flash are the key hardware components involved in this operation. The camera doesn't go into burst mode and instead takes only one good shot. The rest are the magic of software algorithms that straighten, finds boundaries and b... | Scanning with Android | android |
I have the Google Voice app on my Android phone, and I'd like to occasionally make calls from it, but I don't want to enable the "Ask me every time whether to use Google Voice" option, as 90% of my calls would be from my cell phone's number. Given that I have the "never use google voice" option enabled, is there a opti... | There are a few options available, depending on what your needs are exactly. Option 1 - Manually route specific calls through google voice Before I had a smartphone, this was how I routed all my calls. Basically, for every contact, I stored their regular number as well as a Google Voice number. The GV number was my own... | Using the Google Voice app to place calls when "ask me" and "always use GV" are disabled | android |
I have a Archos Cobalt tablet. The external micro sdcard appears empty to the tablet and to the pc when the tablet is attached via USB, debugging on. I have used app2sd to move apps to the sdcard. Without the card in they don't work so it must have moved them but it still appears as blank to the tablet and pc? The cont... | I've done some research and it seems to be an oddity of the tablet. When you do 'move to sd' whats happening is its moving data to another part of the -internal- sdcard. You can't move apps to the external one e.g. http://yatse.leetzone.org/redmine/boards/2/topics/259#.UTfGXxyeN8E thanks anyway | Android sdcard appears empty to Windows? | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 with Verizon with the custom ROM Cyanogenmod 10.1. It has it's own people app and dialer. Previously, before I rooted my phone and installed the Cyanogenmod, the S3 comes with Samsung's TouchWiz along with all of Samsung's built-in apps. One of the apps was their dialer and contacts app. Is t... | You need to get a stock ROM of the same Android version. In this case 4.2 JellyBean, since its the base of Cyanogenmod 10.1. Once you get the stock ROM, you can open it with any zip viewer and get the apps you want from <code> /system/app </code> , then you just connect the phone via USB and <code> adb push </code> the... | How use the Samsung Galaxy S3 stock contact/phone app with custom ROM? | android |
I would like to buy a tablet and use it as a netbook to work using a keyboard dock (I still like the touchscreen and stylus options over buying a netbook). I work mostly on linux machines where I need ssh, vpn and the ability to open X windows remotely. Are there terminals for the Android tablets that can do that ? Any... | Yes, to an extent. I know there are apps that will create an SSH terminal. Most likely there are other apps that can process other types of protocols. There are only few tablets that compatible with Ubuntu (At least work well with). The Nexus 7 and/or 10 being a prime example. From what I hear, it works very well and i... | Bash terminal on tablets | android |
My LG Nexus 4 (Android 4.2.2) does not play my .wma audio files. However, my generic/budget Android 4.0.3 tablet plays the same .wma files just fine. Why? How can I get my Android device to play .wma files? | It seems that ICS does not have native support for WMA files. You can use an app like MX Player (or its Pro version) to play WMA files. | Why does my Nexus 4 not support WMA audio files? | android |
From iOS I'm used to seeing app icon badges and notifications concerning actvity inside apps. Android is lacking app icon badges but it does have a great notification menu -- except that Google+ notifications (the red counter in the black Google bar on all Google's web sites) don't arrive there. I do see the counter in... | Uhhh...I get Google+ Notifications all of the time. Check: <code> Settings | Apps | Google+ | Show Notifications </code> is checked In the Google+ app, <code> Overflow menu (three vertical dots) | Settings | Notifications </code> is ON. Tap that entry and choose which types of notifications to get. I see POSTS AND MENT... | How do I get Google+'s notifications into Android's notification list? | android |
I just got a brand new LG Optimus 4X . Feeling naked without the privacy protection offered by apps like LBE Privacy Guard , and missing good backup solutions like Titanium Backup (and no, Carbon Backup cannot really compete here), I want the device rooted. How can that be achieved? | In fact, I never had an Android device where this was that easy to achive! Our friends at XDA-Developers offer a guide and the necessary tools in this thread . Having a "Microsoft free zone" and "only" running Linux machines (yeah, even the Android ones run a Linux kernel), I was able to follow up those steps with a li... | How to root the LG Optimus 4X (LG-P880)? | android |
I have version 2.3.3 of the stock android browser on my phone. I know there are newer versions out that support features that I want which are not available in 2.3.3. However, I do not see any upgrades available, and in fact the stock browser does not even show up in the Google Play store. I figure I probably need to m... | Check this XDA post . It has an APK for a 4.2 AOSP browser. NOTE: Install at your own risk. | How can I update the default stock browser (com.android.browser)? | android |
I have an LG Marquee on Boost Mobile and recently my phone started to boot loop. I had not backed up my micro SD Card contents and am afraid I could lose them with my phone acting up like this. Each time my media scanner runs at start up, the phone reboots again, so I cannot access my media content in time to salvage i... | Answer to your first Question: No specific processes needed. When You Connect your SDcard to PC via SDcard reader, you can see a new drive is mounted on you PC. Just copy necessary files to PC and similarly copy same files to new SDcard. Answer to your first Question: Yes. your mobile will recognize your new SDcard whe... | How can I copy content from my SD Card to my PC? | android |
Is it possible to have a shortcut on home screen for .mp3, .jpg, .docx etc files . As I need to access few documents every now and then , for this I have to go through folders in my ext memory. | Yes. File Short cut App will help you to create short cut for files. It is an app to create a shortcut to open the file. You can choose any files such as images, videos, or PDF. Note - You need a separate application that corresponds to the format so you can open the file. For example, PDF files can not be opened witho... | Shortcut for .mp3 .jpg .docx files | android |
I have a HTC One S with Android 4.1.1 installed. I recently got the "google settings" app and checked the settings in there. Under the field "location" is a switch to "Let google apps access your location" with a note that apps may access your location while the app is not being used. If I switch that off, the GPS is n... | That strongly depends on the app used. Unfortunately, since Froyo (Android 2.2) the options "use location service" and "permit Google to collect" are connected and undividable (before you could chose them separately). So if an app uses the Google Framework's location service to obtain position data, it won't work witho... | Full Google apps access to location needed for maps with GPS? | android |
I've stored some images in Google Drive, and I'd like to view them on my tablet. The problem is, I can only view them one at a time and the procedure goes something like this: Open Drive. Navigate to image folder. Select image to view. View image. Press back. Select another image to view (while trying to remember which... | You can use ES File Explorer. To get connected: Press the settings button on the phone, or the app. Expand the Network list, and click Cloud. Click New, and choose Gdrive. Enter your Google credentials, accept the terms, and you're all set up. To copy a file to the phone: Locate the file on Gdrive through ES File Explo... | Is there a way to download the files stored on Google Drive to an Android device? | android |
I currently have a Nexus 7 with the default "out-of-the-box" Android Stock OS (as of this post JB 4.2.2). From what I've read online, Ubuntu has made a mobile version of their OS. Usually, they specially demo their mobile OS with Google's Nexus devices. I would like to try Ubuntu on my Nexus 7, but don't want to do it ... | Directions taken from OMG! Ubuntu! . I’m assuming you backed up your data. Download the corresponding Android image from Google . Extract the downloaded ZIP. Connect your Nexus 7 to the computer with the USB cable. Open a Terminal window and type: <code> adb reboot-bootloader </code> , this will reboot the tablet into ... | Once you have Ubuntu installed on a Nexus 7, how do you get back to stock Android? | android |
My phone has been stuck in a boot loop and I need to safely retrieve the contents via card-to-PC transfer, then PC-to-new card, then new card-to-phone, etc. I read somewhere on here that you must reformat your SD card before you can connect it to your PC to copy its contents. Is this true? If so, will I lose my stuff f... | No, you MUST NOT reformat it before copying! Formatting a storage device means to prepare it to hold files, and it will delete everything on it (see the stackexchange-url ("tag wiki of the formatting tag") for details). So yes, formatting woul imply losing all contents on the formatted device (in this case, from your S... | Do you have to reformat an SD Card before you can copy its contents to your PC? | android |
Today, all of a sudden I saw this app in my Samsung Galaxy Y mobile phone: I am talking about the app named <code> "Google Settings" </code> I uninstalled it immediately only to find it installed again a few hours later. My mobile phone is rooted and I did have access to internet through the phone during this period? C... | The Google settings app is being put their either by the Maps app, Search app, or the Google+ app. It's a unified settings/sign-in thing they just added in literally yesterday and allows you to manage the settings for all of the above (and probably more in future) from one menu. http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/27/googl... | What is this Google Settings app that installed itself on my phone? | android |
I bought an Asus Transformer tf300t tablet. It runs on Android 4.1. I really need the multi-user feature of the Android 4.2. I read that Asus will provide an upgrade for all the Transformer series to Android 4.2, but there isn't any official announcement. Should I wait for this hypothetical upgrade or install a Cyanoge... | You can install Cyanogen now, and in the event of an official update, go back to the stock Rom. Steps to install CyanogenMod in Asus TF300t: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_tf300t | Android 4.2 for Asus Transformer tf300t | android |
I'm a bit OCD about efficiency and I have noticed that at least one of my two Android devices tells me to unplug it after charging is complete to save energy. My questions are: Is it true that a chargeable USB device may or will continue to consume similar amounts of power if it remains plugged in after fully charging?... | Like any other device, regardless if the battery is full or need charging it consumes energy all the time. When your device is fully charged and still plugged in then the charger replenishes the energy used by the phone. It uses less energy than when charging but still. This is called Trickle charging It is advised to ... | Does the device/charger consume power after charging is complete? | android |
I have recently bought Karbonn A15, i am facing 2 problems in it. How to Store images taken from the camera to SD Card, currently its storing in Internal Storage, i have 8GB of External Storage, but just have 2.5GB of internal How to store apps in internal storage, currently it by default stores on system space, i have... | Short answer to your questions: In many cases, the camera app itself offers to chose the storage for images/videos. Check its settings for an item called "storage". If it's not there, you could try to use a symlink of the <code> DCIM </code> folder to the sdcard. That's a case for App2SD -- but depends on whether the a... | Storing Apps on internal storage | android |
I have an Xperia Play that was originally with Verizon and therefore using CDMA. I want to use it with the Rogers network now. I've read that the Qualcomm chip inside supports both types of networks by default. Is it possible to change it to GSM? | Not going to happen. Sorry. While MSM8655 supports GSM - Play Verizon's version of radio software makes no use of it. You can not reflash the radio software because the bootloader is locked. And even if you could - the GSM bands are not "phased" in your phone. "Phasing" is a process of calibrating the phone during manu... | Sony Xperia Play CDMA to GSM | android |
I just bought this China-made tablet, Ainol Novo Flame , and it has Ice Cream Sandwich installed on it. Is there anyway to install Jelly Bean? I Googled some and couldn't find a good source. Do you know any? thanks I hope this is the right place to ask. I'm new to android overall. | This is the latest Official Ainol Novo 7 Fire JellyBean firmware (using the latest Android version 4.2.2): Google Translation maybe required. | Installing Jelly Bean on Ice Cream Sandwich tablet | android |
I am trying to unlock bootloader for my HTC Legend. I have ADT (Android SDK according to release 21.1) on my Ubuntu/Linux box. While following the HTCDev instructions to unlock bootloader of HTC Legend. I can <code> adb devices </code> that results as under <code> List of devices attached HTXXXXXXXXXX device </code> Bu... | It looks like your HBOOT needs to be upgraded to v1.02.0000 in order to use the HTCdev unlock method. The reason for this is that the Legend's bootloader did not originally ship with unlocking capabilities, so you need to upgrade to the version that added it. Unfortunately, the HTCdev site will give you an RUU to run, ... | Unlock bootloader using fastboot using Ubuntu/Linux | android |
I have here two phones that both exhibit the same symptoms. One is a samsung GT-S5570 running the stock ROM, the other is a Galaxy S2 running an AOSP-based custom ROM. The problem I have is that while they are connected to the wifi and are able to browse web sites, etc, they periodically stop accepting incoming connect... | See my comment above; appears to have been caused by a broken DHCP configuration. | Phone connected to wireless but does not respond to pings | android |
I bought two different cheap android tablets, in the process of buying a dozen for my company. I haven't had much experience with them before and there's one thing that's bugging me. I downloaded a few simple apps that show the screen resolution, and the values are 768x976 (portrait) and 1024x720 (landscape). The devic... | You haven't specified the Android version, but on tablets the difference is generally because the system bar (or "combined bar") is 48px (specifically, 48dpi, but in your case that's 48 real pixels) and the apps are only considering available screen space when they report the resolution: Portrait = 768 x (976 + 48) = 7... | Why does my device shows a resolution other than that advertised? | android |
I've found several obsolete answers, but this question about situation nowadays: what's the most robust solution to have the device (android v4.2-based) protected? Turn on device encryption (there is only built-in storage, no SD-cards) Set up password But it's all makes not much sense without wiping the data after 10 (... | You might want to take a look at Autowipe for that: Use Autowipe to automatically and PERMANENTLY WIPE your internal and external data by doing a factory reset. Enterprise and business users should find this useful! This is meant to be used in case your device gets stolen, misplaced, or lost. Automatically wipes for: f... | Wipe data on wrong password inputs | android |
I read somewhere that we can install custom ROM in our devices without voiding warranty ace plus is not getting updates soon. Is there any method by which we can install that and please suggest a good custom rom. thanks | Sum-up from the comments: Warranty First, at least as of today and outside the EU, it is not possible to install a custom ROM or even only root your phone without voiding your warranty. Even if it can be done in a way not increasing a (possibly existing) "flash-counter": In case your device "bricks" for some reason, no... | Install custom rom ACE PLUS without voiding warranty | android |
How can I root my android phone ... Please provide answer in easy steps ... I am using ... Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III Android OS v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) If anyone know then share | Step 1 Power off your Galaxy S3. Then hold down Volume Down, Center Home, and Power buttons together until you see the warning screen. Step 2 Hit Volume Up button to enter Download ODIN mode and connect a microUSB cable from your Galaxy S3 to your computer. Step 3 Next, download GalaxyS3RootNew.zip , unzip the files an... | How to root my android phone? | android |
I just purchased a 32 GB SD card for use with my Galaxy S3 which is running a 4.2.1 rom. Certain apps like Titanium Backup I was able to switch to start using the SD card just fine, but I can't for the life of me find a setting anywhere for the camera to start storing videos/photos there. Is this possible? I've googled... | Here's how I did it: Go into Camera as if you were taking a picture Go into Settings (gear) on top left Scroll down to Storage Change to Memory Card | How to get Jelly Bean Camera to use external SD card? | android |
Is there any way to boot an Android phone* from a bus-powered USB drive**? If so, what are the steps to achieve this? * E.g. one with USB OTG functionality. ** E.g. a flash drive. | Please clarify what is the intended goal and why? Android phones have their own boot-loaders and cannot be overridden by other means. It is not like a PC's BIOS where you can switch the ordering of boot to boot from certain devices such as Network PXE, USB, Primary/Secondary H.D.D... Edit: After the comments below, and... | Is it possible to boot an Android phone from a USB drive? | android |
I've seen some Bluetooth Smart (4.0) technology for tracking tire rotation rate (bike speed), peddle rotation rate (cadence) and even heart rate monitors. Some heart rate monitors are supported by google mytracks now. Anybody aware of support for cycling sensors? | Not aware, but a quick check in the playstore shows there are several bicycle apps supporting "ANT+ sensors" for speed and other things. Take e.g. a look at IpBike ANT+™ Bike Computer , ANT+ Bike Display Demo , IpBikeKey , and others. Starting point: ANT+ Playstore search :) Please note that, as Ifor pointed out stacke... | Is there any android support for bicycle sensors? | android |
I use Pidgin on all my desktop computers because it's completely cross-platform (even Linux) and really like it. Unfortunately they don't have a mobile app. Is there a mobile chat client that allows you to add accounts from multiple protocols (AIM, GTalk, MSN, ICQ, etc.) and DOESN'T require you to create a separate acc... | IM apps that don't require an additional account tend to be few and far between on Android (in my experience, anyway), but so far I've seen two: eBuddy - This does have an associated "eBudy ID" account that you can register for, but you're not required to do so in order to use other protocols. IM+ ( free , pro ) - Same... | Is there a multi-protocol chat client that doesn't require a separate account? | android |
I've downloaded an application that wasn't in Google Play (private developer) for testing purposed. Part of the assignment is for me to send them back some information about my device (auto-generated, I just hit send). However, I noticed before sending the email that there was an attachment. I sent it to myself first s... | Definitly not! That's nothing like what a developer needs. And a developer requiring you to send that I'd avoid in the future as well. All that might be needed can be provided by e.g. <code> adb bugreport </code> (which is the most comprehensive data collection known to me to be useful for a developer concerning his de... | Is there a reason why an app would want all of my contacts? | android |
I have a Google Nexus 7 that I share with my kids. I am the owner and created a second account for my child. I've found that many games work on my (the owners) account, but will not work on the second users account. One of the apps in question is Unblock me Free. It works great on my account, but on the second users ac... | As far as Android SDK documentation goes: <code> As an app developer, there’s nothing different you need to do in order for your app to work properly with multiple users on a single device. ... To be certain that your app behaves properly in a multi-user environment, do not refer to your internal app directory or exter... | Many apps don't work for secondary accounts | android |
I have a Jawbone Bluetooth headset paired to my new Nexus 7 tablet. In the paired Bluetooth devices section, it show that it is paired under the <code> Phone Audio </code> profile. I just want all the audio to go through the Jawbone earpiece, when it is connected. So far even though it is connected I can't get any soun... | There is an app called Mono for Bluetooth that allows you route the devices sound via mono bluetooth headset. I'm sure there are other apps, but this is the first one I found and it seems to work fine. It also does the following: sound indication when routing is switched on restores sound volume after switching off the... | Use a bluetooth headset for media audio on a Nexus 7 running Android 4.2 | android |
When using a normal computer I like to use a launcher to quickly launch applications and perform other tasks. Examples of such launchers are Quicksilver , Launchy , Gnome-Do and Kupfer (which I currently prefer). The power of these launchers is that you can easily open them with a shortcut, type a few characters to fin... | To answer my own question: I found SwipeSwitcher Lite and am using this to easily launch QuickDroid. SwipeSwitcher is a very simple app which just adds a small invisble overlay on the left and right edges of the screen. It let's you configure each overlay to launch an app (or go the the previous/next app in the default... | Looking for a launcher similar to Launchy, Synapse or Kupfer (with type to find and launch app feature) | android |
On iOS, when I select one or more photos from the camera storage and choose to send them by email, the OS will ask me whether to send the images in full size or make them smaller so that the email won't be so large. On Android (stock 4.2.2 on Nexus 4) I haven't found a comparable function. When I send an email of my ba... | Image Shrink Lite is just right for me; there's a paid version with more options. | Resize photo before sending it by email? | android |
I am absolutely noob in Android hacking, though I am quite good in doing techie stuff. Now I have got my first mobile Karbonn A5+ . It has 1GHz processor and 431 MB ROM+RAM. It runs Gingerbread. As usual it doesnt get updates. I really want to taste JellyBean on it. So while googling for the same, I found stackexchange... | I can only wish for that ability @Mahesh(a999). The image has to be prepared for a specific hardware as it involves lot of drivers to be accounted for. The chances are pretty bright if the two device share same hardware, which in your case is not. You can try Cyanogenmod ROMs or other custom ROM. Visit this XDA page, w... | Installing Nexus Images on other devices | android |
Since today, I see the following root warning when turning wifi on or off: Superuser Anfrage / Superuser request: mksh (1000) Angeforderter Benutzer / Requested User: ROOT (0) Befehl / Command: ip route add 224.0.0.0/4 dev wlan0 My phone is a HTC One V with Android 4.0.3 and SuperSU installed as root app. It was runnin... | <code> mksh(1) </code> is “just” the system shell on Android (has been for a few versions by now). The request basically means that some other application is trying to run a shell command with root permissions, which the dialogue then attributes to the shell instead of the program/library actually requesting it (on who... | unexpected root request for mksh when turning wifi on or off | android |
I'm using SGS2 with latest stock ICS ROM, but it has few bugs which I really hate, so I want to look at custom kernels which could help me in this. The main headache for me at the moment is I can't turn off my SGS2, when I try to do this my phone reboots itself so I need to pull out the battery to Switch it off . I'm g... | Upgrade your phone to latest JellyBean stock ROM and flash SpeedMod kernel from Odin. Right now is one of the most stable combinations for the Galaxy S II. If you want more performance you can always install Siyah kernel and tweak it for your needs. Also remember to do a full Nandroid backup before flashing anything an... | Which custom or official kernel should I use on SGS2? | android |
I'd like to flash 'HTC desire' and found this: http://www.jphellemons.nl/post/Cyanogenmod-on-my-HTC-Desire-the-easy-way.aspx I started to wonder if I'm able to do the flash.. because i use Debian and the tutorial is definitely for windows user. I'm worried about these points: EDIT: As Dan pointed out in the comments: M... | Yes. It is possible to flash android devices under linux. The fact is that Android does not need drivers - both adb and fastboot use libusb and talk to the devices directly. Your main concern should be finding compatible fastboot binary - some OEMs use proprietary fastboot extensions to handle certain functions. Obviou... | Is it possible to flash htc desire on linux (drivers concern)? | android |
I have Sony Xperia P with official android 4.0.4 on board. The Polish language uses some letters, that normally (on PC) are typed by Alt Gr + letter (eg. Alt Gr + a =ą). But using Alt Gr on external keyboard does not work as intended on android. How to make it working correctly? | I've found the solution some time ago. The app External Keyboard Helper Pro makes it work correctly. | Using Alt Gr on external keyboard with Android 4.0.4 | android |
A few months back I started developing an app that read incoming sms messages and saved them in a db. A few days ago I went to revisit the app and had a quick look in the db where I discovered the app was still recording my texts!?! I can't find any mention of my app running on the android apps option under settings or... | I had a similar incidence, in my case i left a service open. Please check if any service related, is open ? To check you can use, stackexchange-url ("This link from stackoverflow") | what apps are running? | android |
Yesterday I bought a brand new samsung galaxy s3. WHen I hold home button and lock button, it doesnt shot the screen. how to fix it? | The problem solved. it would meant to be "Home" + "Back" + "Power". | Samsung galaxy S3 screenshot doesn't work | android |
When I get a notification about an app update I often wonder what changed in this update. Is there a quick & easy way to find out? (No typing.) Note: This is with auto-update enabled, when the update is already installed. | If you want to know the changes made in the app after the update then simply follow this steps. Slide down the notification bar Tap the update notification . This will bring up the market link (unless you set the app to auto-update which will open up the app and not the market link because the update is already install... | How can I easily find out what has changed in an app after an auto update notification? | android |
In the messaging application it says who is the sender of each message, but it doesn't say the phone number the message was from. From each thread I can get to the corresponding contact, but some contacts have several numbers and I don't know how to tell which number the message was from. I can get the message details,... | In my LG optimus one running gingerbread, I can open a message thread and long press on an message. This pops up a list of options and if I press 'view message details' I get details like from, date, time. The value displayed for from is not the contact name rather it is their number. Alternatively, instead of long pre... | How do I find out which number an SMS is from, out of all the numbers associated with the sender? | android |
i want to know how to connect the galaxy tab 2 p3100 to my monitor through hdmi or dvi interface. is it possible or not. i tried google but can't find any solution. | The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 does not support any form of video out. The necessary hardware was not included in the design for cost-cutting reasons. Only the 10.1 has MHL capability. source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37032295&postcount=110 | Is there any way to connect 'Samsung galaxy tab 2 p3100' to a monitor | android |
I often use Instagram to add effect and frame to my photos. Then, there is a folder named instagram appearing in Gallery; but that folder won't be synced with my Google account i.e. on another Android device signed in with the same account, I don't see that folder. So my question is that how I can have it synced? | PhotoSync (Sync to Picasa) might be your choice: PhotoSync is tool for sync photos to Picasa(Google Photos). though limited, you can sync videos too.You can also sync photos among multi devices via Picasa. | How to sync non-picasa folder displayed in Gallery app? | android |
I want to download an mp3 from email and listen to it through the google music player. I currently do it through yahoo mail and jelly bean 4.2.2. However after downloading I have to turn off and back on phone for it to show in player. Closing the player and restarting player does not get it to recognise the newly downl... | There is. All that has to be done is having the Media Scanner run and update the index. Turning the device off and on again triggers this, but (as you said) is not a very convenient way. Unmounting/mounting the SD card would trigger it as well (and can be done via Settings→Storage ) -- already a little better, but... | mp3 from email to player | android |
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