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We have a Samsung i9220. How to turn off camera sound besides lowering the volume? Rooting is not an option. | Besides lowering volume there is no option available with out rooting. or else you can find 3rd Party Camera Apps with this feature. | how to turn off camera sound besides lowering the volume on i9220? | android |
When I install MoboPlayer it becomes the default mp3 player for Gmail. This is a problem because it can't actually play mp3 files associated with Gmail (it can't find the file location). All the advice I see on the web is to go into manage applications and clear the defaults, but the App Info says MoboPlayer has "No de... | This is most likely caused by MoboPlayer being the only installed app having itself registered for MP3 capabilities. If you install any app which also announces this to the system (e.g. a second player), you should be prompted which one to use. Of course this would only offer MoboPlayer and that second app as choices. ... | how to stop 3rd party video player from opening mp3 files | android |
I had my tablet at around 90% charge with nothing running on it and went to bed. I wake up in the morning to find it will not turn on. When I plugged it in the battery icon would appear showing it was charged, and would not display any charging animation. I tried holding the power button for up to a minute including wi... | If it happened only once, it might have been a battery calibration error. This seems to be a defective battery. I would send the device back, if I were you. The drop seems to be too steep to be from a continuous drain (like WiFi). | Nexus 10 Instantly Lost Battery Charge | android |
I recently installed proxydroid app in my android 2.3.6 This application requires root access. Every time to use it, I need to make root access to my device. Is there any proxy app which does not require any root access? | Simple answer: No. Long answer: No, as these app use a native binary installed onto the system to reroute data through the proxy. This is done at kernel level (actually it's done using the terminal commands, but it is done at kernel level), because of this root access is needed. There are 0 apps that allow you to use a... | Proxy app which doesn't requie any root access in android 2.3.6 | android |
My address book is not Google Contacts, but Local Sync . All of my contacts belong to it. Viber sees many of my contacts as Viber-enabled from LocalSync. However, I'm sure that it's missing some of them. By simply going to Viber's "All" contacts tab I see missing entries. These entries appear in stock <code> Contacts <... | This is an official representative of Viber Media. The source of this issue could greatly vary. Please read this short page in our HelpDesk , quoted below outlining some possible workarounds that will help reboot synchronization of the contact list: Android: Contact list is not showing your friends as Viber users? Make... | Viber contacts out of date - not all contacts displayed in "All" tab | android |
How can I change camera button functionally and use it (or any other physical button) to pause/resume mp3 in a media player app? It is very important for my, because I want be able to pause/resume mp3 without looking to screen of the phone. Actually my phone (Xperia Mini Pro) has a hardware keyboard with 42 keys, but a... | You have multiple choices on how to accomplish this: Using a headset If you've got a 1-button-headset connected, you can facilitate that button. There are multiple apps on the playstore providing enhanced possibilities to this -- just search for "headset-control . Having a Philips headset, I use Philips Headset , which... | How can I use the camera button to pause/resume mp3? | android |
I have Android 2.3.6. I am able to connect to wireless connection. To access internet in this network, I need to provide a proxy (IP address with port) with username and password. In the advanced options, I am able to find <code> proxy_ip_add </code> and <code> proxy_port </code> , but not username and password. Becaus... | Android only supports proxies in Android 4.0+. In android 2.3 or below I recommend you use the proxydroid app to use the proxy. This app supports authenticated proxies but needs root access. The reason you have a proxy setting could be due to additions by your device manufacturer. | Setting username and password in proxy to access internet in android 2.3.6 | android |
My device (ASUS TF201, unrooted, stock Firmware) is running on Android 4.1 and has 1GB of RAM installed. However I noticed that only 200-300 MB's are left and marked "unused". Also I know that does not necessarily mean that all "used" RAM is really in use. For example cached Apps may be held in RAM for faster start-up ... | A friend of mine told me, each app is running inside its own Dalvik instance (Sandbox) also apps may use additional libraries, but this memory is not shown in the list of running or cached apps. Hence the size given their must be interpreted carefully. He also said, that in case more memory is needed, Android should cl... | Why do I have so little unused RAM? | android |
Is there a way to activate Voice Actions from the lock screen? I've abandoned the iPhone world, and only miss this one feature. On my iPhone I could press and hold my home button to activate Siri. From there, I could run all kinds of voice commands... The way I see it on my lg-nexus-4 is that I have to unlock the phone... | As with stackexchange-url ("your other question"), I think you'll have to use an app other than Google's Voice Actions to get this functionality (at least at the current time). This is another feature that Dragon supports, though. If you enable the "Background wake-up" setting then you can use the phrase "Hi Dragon" to... | Activate Voice Actions from Lock Screen | android |
I know I can pull up my SMS app and press the microphone to activate speech. I speak my message, but then I need to press the "send" button to actually send my message. Is there a way to activate the send function by saying a keyword instead of pressing the button? Coming from an iPhone where Siri does most of this for... | With Google Now/Voice Actions I don't think there's any way to do this. Some actions will happen automatically after a short delay ("note to self..." is one I know offhand; there may be others), but text messaging requires you to actually press the "Send" button on the card that pops up. However, you could try a third-... | Is there a way to speak "Send" in order to send an SMS? | android |
I want to sync my Yahoo! Calendar on my phone. An article on Yahoo!'s help page seems to suggest that the only way to access it is by viewing their mobile website in a browser . I've tried adding the iCal link provided by Yahoo! Calendar in my Google Calendar account, but Google seems to be unable to fetch the contents... | I just downloaded CalDAV-Sync beta and it took some fooling around, but seems to be working now. | How can I sync Yahoo Calendar on my phone? | android |
I am wanting to gain root privileges on my Google Nexus 7 tablet, running Android 4.1-4.2.1. How can I do this? | The Nexus 7 is probably one of the easiest Android devices to root - and all you need is the Android SDK (and 2 downloads). Step 1 Install the <code> adb </code> and <code> fastboot </code> commands. On Ubuntu these can be downloaded using <code> apt </code> : <code> sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools... | How do I root my Nexus 7? | android |
I have the LG Optimus P999 from Wind Mobile. I downloaded ROM Manager and tried to flash a Cyanogenmod ROM (cm-7.2.0-p999.zip). The backup and flash said they went OK. But when it rebooted, it froze at the second LG logo and won't go anywhere. Booting into recovery mode did nothing. It took many tries to get the LG Opt... | Ok, I managed to fix my phone. The first thing that differed about my phone from the video tutorials I watched was that when you are preparing to flash the phone, you're supposed to hold Vol+ and Vol- then connect the USB cable. In the video tutorials the LG logo came on at that point, but on mine it did not. I figured... | Bricked LG Optimus P999 using ROM Manager | android |
Previously I've needed to root my phone before flashing any ROMs on it. Now I have a new s3 and I'd like to install CM on it. However, this installation guide does not mention the need to root the phone as other installation guides have in the past. So do I need to root the phone before slashing this mod? | Technically no, you don't have to root your current ROM before you can flash CyanogenMod on your S3. Instead, you will simply gain root when you flash CyanogenMod itself. This is due to the way in which Samsung's bootloaders work in comparison to the ones on other devices. Samsung devices effectively have unlocked boot... | Do I need to root my phone before installing CM on my S3 | android |
I've been searching google for this and I haven't been able to find a clear answer for this. Some say it's "insecure connection to Google servers", others say it's only blue when it's syncing etc. The idea is that connecting to two different WiFi routers I get different icons. One shows blue, the other grey. The only d... | It is the internet state indicator - grey means that your internet connection cannot reach Google's test server, and the blue icon means that you have a strong connection with Google's test server. If it is grey, you may have issues accessing some internet services on your device, blue should work fine. This is availab... | What does a grey Wi-Fi icon mean? | android |
I am using HTC One X and I was trying to enable mobile hotspot function, so I could enjoy internet from my PC adhoc wireless network but it says : <code> There is a temporary network problem that prevents the enablement of the Mobile Hotspot function. Please retry later. </code> | Looks like you've messed up some terms: I was trying to enable mobile hotspot function, so I could enjoy internet from my PC adhoc wireless network First: the mobile hotspot function is to share your Android device's mobile Internet connection to other devices not having Internet on their own, e.g. a tablet or laptop, ... | Could not enable mobile hotspot function on HTC One X | android |
I would like to use NFC tags with NFC Task Launcher or AutomateIt but I get every time I scan the tag a popup asking for the application to use (I have a few NFC related ones). I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 and a Galaxy Notes 2. There is no "always use this application" choice (similar to the ones I had when clicking on a... | Background To understand the issue, you will need a little background on how this works: For almost everything, Android broadcasts "events" -- such as e.g. boot_completed, SMS received, SD card inserted/removed, battery low... NFC signal received. Apps can register so-called "Listeners" with the system, which are bound... | how to assign an app to an event? | android |
After doing a factory reset on my phone, I reinserted the SIM card into the phone and I got a message suggesting that I import settings, messages, and contacts from my SIM card to my phone. I know how to delete messages and contacts on the SIM card after importing them to the phone. My question is, how do I delete the ... | A Subscriber Identity Module commonly known as SIM card has a storage for text (SMS) messages and contacts only. Settings (I presume you are talking about access points and GPRS/3G configuration - clarify it you mean something else) about your phone are not stored, except the carrier related parameters like message ser... | Clearing a SIM Card | android |
I have a Samsung GS3, and every few days new shortcuts show up on my home screen. How can I stop them from being added? I un-checked <code> Play > Settings > Auto-Add Widgets </code> and they still keep showing up. What is causing this? | Probably you have installed some non-reliable app, which is adding those annoying shortcuts in your home screen. I recommend you to install and make a scan with the free app TrustGo Ad Detector , and uninstall the app(s) under the behavior Create shortcut on home screen . Also check out under the other behaviors for mo... | Android Automatically Adds Shortcuts To Home Screen | android |
I have already found some guide related to this. But my experience is that if <code> wifi.supplicant_scan_interval = 15 </code> my device scans for wifi with 60s period so I dont think that this is the right parameter for that. Any suggestions? Edited: here is my build.prop: <code> # begin build properties # autogenera... | This property comes from during build-time and is extremely, dependant on the wifi driver, for each and every device tree that gets integrated into the build of Android, there's what's called an overlay , this overlay may contain extras pertaining to the said device in question. In fact, its rather, an XML document tha... | where can i find settings for wifi internal scan period | android |
I've chosen allow Google to synchronize information from my email to my phone, but the result is not as interesting as it sounds! I see some pictures in the Gallery that I wouldn't have in my phone, unfortunately the delete option doesn't appear for these pictures. How to delete them? Is it possible to delete all synch... | Make sure your google acct doesn't sync picasa photos. .. Then go to settings > application manager > all apps > gallery > clear data and cache . Deletes the synced album. Similarly you can clear all synchronised data from Gmail also. In settings-> Accounts-> Google-> your account , you can uncheck all options. So your... | How to delete synchronized pictures? | android |
I know that the Nexus 4 has Slimport technology, which is very close to MHL but draws little/no power. However, is the Nexus 4 still able to use an MHL to HDMI adapter? | The Specs at GSMArena mention TV-out (via MHL A/V link) , which suggests it should work. On the other hand, ExpertsReview states: The micro USB port also doubles up as a display output, though surprisingly it doesn't use the MHL standard that we've seen on numerous recent devices, such as the Samsung Galaxy S3. Instead... | MHL with Nexus 4? | android |
I understand I can send an SMS or email to a contact, but I can't figure out how to ask for directions to the contact. Is there a voice command for Google Now that will pull up directions to a contact's address? If so, what happens if the contact has more than one address? If there isn't a way to do this currently, is ... | This feature isn't available as of now. But you should frequently check the Google Now app page for such updates. This feature is available on Siri though, but that's probably irrelevant right now. In the meantime, you can still get turn by turn navigation to take you home by saying " directions to home". It'd be a goo... | With Google Now, can I ask for directions to one of my contacts? | android |
I've seen apps like Shazaam and TrackID, which can provide the Artist, Album etc. info, by recording a few seconds of a song from any source. In my music gallery, there're lots of songs, with incorrect artist, albums or genre names. So is there a way that allows me to automatically correct these info, or at least fill ... | If you can use the Sony walkman app, that is the best solution for you. See the answer in stackexchange-url ("this question"). If that app is not compatible with your device, Album Art Grabber would be a good solution for you. | How can I automatically correct tags of music files? | android |
I want to be able to set Wifi, bluetooth, GPS on and off quite easily but I can't find where I should do this. | You can add the Power Control widget to the home screen to control those functions. Open the app drawer, find the Power Control widget, long press and drag it to the home screen. There are also many widgets in the market that offer expanded functionality when compared to the stock widget. | How can I set some handy settings on the main screen? | android |
I have an Android 4.1 phablet. I'd like to turn off the check-in feature. The only way I've found so far is to disable the whole Google Now, but I don't want to do that. I want to turn-off only check-ins feature. I want to do this because it's extremely annoying, even when I stay in my apartment for hours and don't mov... | I think you need to adjust the settings in the Google Maps application that control this. Launch Maps and press the overflow menu icon (the three dots in the bottom right on Vanilla Android; you may need to access your settings slightly differently on other devices with custom UI skins), then go to <code> Settings =>... | How to turn off check-ins? | android |
I recently purchased the Google Nexus 7 tablet running Android 4.2. This link describes how to manage multiple users on the same device. However the menu item "Users" does not exist on my table under the "Device" item. The following menu items are visible: Sound Display Storage Battery Apps Do I have to enable some oth... | The problem has been solved. My device (3G) had Android 4.2 installed initially. However the multiple user functionality is only available with Android 4.2.1. My device didn't show the udpate. Today it did - no idea why - and now the item is visible. | Cannot add users on Nexus 7 | android |
I have a 4.0.3 tablet (Genesis GT 1230 running some preinstalled rooted custom rom from factory). It reports its kernel as "3.0.8+ root@ubuntu #412". Why "ubuntu"? What does it mean? Do I have Ubuntu on my Android tablet? Is it any different from an ordinary Android? | The string "3.0.8+ root@ubuntu #412" is the Kernel version of your Android. It doesn't mean your device is running Ubuntu, though: It's not unusual that the kernel version includes the name of the machine it was compiled on. So it just tells you what the dev of your custom ROM uses for development. | "Ubuntu" kernel version - what does it mean? | android |
The ROM should have: Android 4.0+ WiFi hotspot 4G capability Long battery life Increased volume Fast speed | It would be better if you looked around yourself before asking, but here are a few I found: CM10.1 unofficial This ROM has JellyBean and works for Inspire 4G and the HTC Ace. XDA link . MIUI.us v2.10 A popular, heavily styled ROM running JellyBean. It also comes with an app called toolbox which allows you to customize ... | Looking for a custom ROM for HTC Inspire 4G | android |
Does factory reset on a phone without SD-card support delete the files stored in the ExternalStorageDirectory? Explanation : Say I have a device like the Galaxy S or an iPhone(I know, sacrilege) both devices don't support SD-cards(Not sure about Galaxy S, definitely about the iPhone). My question is if such a device wh... | You are correct. The external storage directory is classed as an 'External SDCard'. Anything with SDCard in the title is not wiped during a factory reset. When you go to factory reset, you will be given the option to wipe your SDCard as well as the internal storage data directory. | Factory reset in phones that don't support SD-cards | android |
How can I disable the notifications for a specific calendar only? Example: I have the calendar of my girlfriend synced to my phone to know the times she is at home, working, etc. Now I get all the notifications about the events from her calendar. I want to get notifications for my calendar only, but not for hers. Maybe... | You could use e.g. Calendar Event Reminder , and disable notifications in the default/stock calendar. With CER , you can setup reminders for each calendar separately, and even deactivate alerts for calendars you don't want to be alerted for (in your case, the "work" calendar). The added plus is you will never miss an a... | How to disable a specific calendars notification? | android |
I use the CyanogenMod firmware on my phone (CM7.2 on a HTC Wildfire) and when I take photos it sometimes reboots. I found out that a kernel oops happens due to a null pointer dereference in the kernel. I already filed a bug report on the tracker for the CyanogenMod project. Can someone help me to understand the Kernel ... | Have had a look at the kmsg, and logcat, The logcat was showing this: <code> [ 01-13 13:14:11.036 138:0xc46 I/mm-camera ]Open Device node : /dev/msm_camera/frame0 [ 01-13 13:14:11.036 138:0xc46 E/mm-camera ]Got exception but camframe_exit == 0! [ 01-13 13:14:11.046 138:0xc46 E/QualcommCameraHardware ]ignoring preview c... | My phone reboots after a kernel oops, what can I do? | android |
Recently I often get the popup ads like the snapshot as below. I wanna get rid of it. Please help! | Those are Airpush ads, and the only way to truly get rid of them is to remove the app that is displaying them. The other way to get rid of them, is to use the airpush opt out system to opt out of airpush ads, this however has been reported to not work by loads of users. As such, the only way to truly get rid of them is... | How to get rid of ads popup? | android |
I made an application , and I want my friend to install it from a link, but the apk file cannnot be installed on the Android phone. He has to use some file explorer to install it. But I see many apps can be installed from a link and installed directly without using the file explorer. What should I do to my APK? Is it a... | Normally phones should be able to install apps even if they are not signed. Normally your friend should be able to install your app. I was able to download the application, and I could also start the installation from the link. Make sure that your friends phone has 'unknown sources' enabled in the security menu (enable... | Install application without Google Play | android |
I bought one from bell Canada, and I can't put in a SIM card from any other service provider. Does anyone know how to unlock this phone? | To unlock your phone, use GalaxSim Unlock . You need root for this app. If you don't have root, the app will give you instructions on how to root your phone. | How can I remove the SIM lock from a Samsung Galaxy S? | android |
Is there a decent camera app that will easily let me add a bit of text to my photos and store that text in the image file as EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata? So far I have tried the stock Samsung camera app, Camera Zoom FX, Camera FV-5 and Catch Notes. I have read descriptions on numerous camera apps, but it seems like all they... | There are a couple of apps in the Playstore which permit you to view/Edit EXIF data: Photo Image Editor - Photoshop (free) says it can View, edit, or delete EXIF data Same promised by Photo Editor Exif Editor and Viewer (paid) promises to remove, modify, and add individual or multiple EXIF tags Pixelgarde even states: ... | Add meta information to photos? | android |
What is the default behavior of the Nexus 4 indicator LED? When is it lit, in what colors, and why? Google's official Nexus 4 documentation doesn't apparently cover the LED. I googled and found apps or articles on how to customize the LED behavior, or reviews mentioning the LED without further details, but no descripti... | 99% of the time the LED means "new, dismissable notification". I am unsure exactly how the LED color is chosen, but it seems to be based off the homescreen icon of the app; IMO has a blue icon/LED, Messanging (texts) has a green icon/LED, and Gmail has a while icon/LED. The color is consistent each notification from th... | What's the default Nexus 4 indicator LED behavior? | android |
I rebooted my Logitech Revue today by pressing ctrl + alt + delete , which I have done a number of times before. After it went through the normal boot up it went to a blank screen. And just stays there, unresponsive. The remote does nothing for any of the other devices either as it seems that the "universal" part of th... | You can try to press and hold the Pair/Reset button on the back of the Revue for 10 seconds. Source Using the hardware button Press and hold the Pair/Reset button located to the left side of the left HDMI port on the back of the box for about 10 seconds. The Revue will then restart with factory default settings. Using ... | How do I reset the Logitech Revue to factory defaults? | android |
Can't remember what it is called, but I used to have that google authentication code generator app on my phone which would be used to enter a special code for the 2 step google authentication system. My phone has been damaged, so I have a new one now. But I can't log into google because I don't have that authentication... | I ended up using the backup verification codes. The backup methods are the only way to get back into your account if you have damaged your phone. | Google authenticator app | android |
My friends and I often share pictures via Facebook and Facebook Messenger app. I cannot save the photos to my gallery. Please help | Touch the image and it will be viewed bigger. Then hold the Menu button. A menu will come up. Go for <code> Settings - Save Image </code> to save the image and it will be saved to your photo album. | How to save photos sent in Facebook chat? | android |
I have a very simple problem: when I run <code> Wifi Tether </code> on my Galaxy S3 the computer won't get the IP address unless I disable <code> DroidWall </code> firewall. DW runs in whitelist mode, but I ran across its menu to enable all wireless related applications it found. Nothing. I have to stop it at all to ma... | As of version 1.2.5, tethering has been included in AFWall+, you should only need to enable (Tethering) - DHCP+DNS services | DroidWall and Wireless Tethering | android |
We will develop applications for android 2.3.4 (gingerbread) and because the emulator of my laptop is very unusable and the android x86 is not supported in my laptop, i'm planning to invest an android device to test the applications that we are going to create. Since android ICS is the recent version of android OS, i p... | In short, yes. Android apps are upward compatible as @ce4 said. But if you are going to build an app, its best to compile it on the latest version of android, ie Jelly Bean 4.2.1. This question would have been better suited on StackOverflow. | Can I use an android phone running Ice Cream Sandwich to test apps created in Gingerbread? | android |
I have a non-rooted Droid X2 that is in permanent "Safe mode", but I want to recover SMS messages. SMS Backup and Restore will NOT work because safe mode only allows system apps to run. <code> adb shell </code> will get me into the phone, but does not allow me to get to the SMS database: [rjt@pc232 workspace]$ adb shel... | You will be unable to do this without a rooted device, as the <code> /data </code> directory can only be read by the Android system, and apps can also read their own <code> /data/data/<package name> </code> directory only . Android devices do not come with sudo, and you need to be rooted to use su as it switches ... | Can adb be used to recover SMS messages while in permanent "Safe Mode"? | android |
When I was using the camera of my Sony Xperia S, the following message popped up. So how do you change the default save location of your camera (as highlighted with red underline)? Note: Yes, my memory was full and the message stopped showing up after deleting some files of course. I just want to know how to change the... | The problem was literally not with changing the location but with the capacity of the existing location. I freed-up some space from my SD card memory (which is hard-coded in to the mobile) and the problem went away. I could not find any of the options provided in the other answers. There is no <code> gear icon </code> ... | How to change camera default save location? | android |
I am looking for a way to restart media playback where it was stopped as soon as I reconnect the headphones. I know there was a media player with this feature (I cannot remember which one), but I did not like its way of managing/playing the playlists. I am running Android 4.0.3 on an HTC One V, using the default media ... | The best solution for you would be to use Smart Connect Liveware™ Mgr . As you can see, you can set actions to start when you plug a device (headset, HDMI, charger, etc.) and actions to start when you unplug the device. I have a setting to start playing music when I connect my headphones and stop playing when I remove ... | How to auto-restart media playback when connecting the headphones | android |
I am seeing a Christmas animation on my mobile screen from 25th Dec 2012. I have no idea how did it come to my mobile. Because I rarely use internet on my mobile. And I used Internet last time at least 2-3 months before. It automatically appears after some mins and eats my battery. I have checked all running and instal... | As previously mentioned it's from Go Launcher. There is, however a setting to disable it. Go to Preferences and there should be an option to disable the Christmas animation. I can no longer find it in mine but I do know it was there when the animation was appearing. | How to get rid of Christmas Animation from mobile screen | android |
I own a rooted Samsung Galaxy S, running 2.2 Froyo. My service provider is AT&T. Every so often, around about once a week to once a month, my phone will unexpectedly, without warning, enter a state where it refuses to send or receive text messages and phone calls. The only way I've found to get my phone to work nor... | I am suspecting, after reading the logcat and dump, the kernel killed off quite a few processes, whether its down to the ROM itself, or a buggy RIL (Radio Interface Layer), RIL is responsible for communicating with the cellular radio base-band firmware. This is the excerpt from the kernel, showing Dolphin, Alarm Clock,... | Samsung Galaxy S: phone won't send or receive calls and text messages | android |
I just got my Samsung Galaxy S3 (Android 4.1.1) and I'm having the usual trouble with ridiculous amounts of duplicate contacts. I've tried the following methods to no avail: My mom told me to go to Contacts, and click "Merge with Google" in the menu. It had me add a Google account and was able to remove some of the dup... | There are two types of contacts on your android phone. GMAIL contacts and PHONE contacts. You must decide which ones you are going to use, but you can't use them both (or you will get duplicates). If you choose to use your PHONE contacts turn off google contact syncing and delete them from the phone. PHONE contacts do ... | Merging duplicate contacts - is my phone broken? | android |
I have sim lock enabled on my sim, so basically, if I put my sim in another phone or if I restart my phone, I need to enter the sim lock pin. How easy is it to crack the sim lock if a theif got hold of my phone? For example, would a theif be able to use my locked sim to make calls, send messages, extract contacts from ... | The thief would, perform in this order of chances below are: Throw away the SIM card ( see below ) Attempt to unlock boot-loader ( if its locked ) which results in wipe of <code> /data </code> and <code> /cache </code> Pop in a SIM card that does not have PIN lock. If an incorrect PIN is entered more than three times, ... | How secure is a sim lock? | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy Y phone with Gingerbread. I have just discovered that I do not receive any kind of missed call notifications when my phone is busy on another call. I am quite shocked as this facility is available even in very cheap, ordinary phones. How do I fix it? Is it because of some phone settings of mine?... | Go to Settings -> Call settings -> Additional settings and find Call Waiting option (its may be in different address in android 2.3). Enable Call Waiting it if is not already. If it was already enabled, but you never here beeps or receive notifications when another call happens, I think you should check with or consult... | Missed call alerts when phone busy on another call? | android |
I'm using the NFC Task Launcher for launching actions stored on my own tags. This works fine. What I'm searching for is an app that associates a certain action with an arbitrary tag. An example: my company ID card has an NFC tag. This tag cannot be changed by me. But I want to activate a "At Work" profile when I scan t... | I've been looking at llama . You can set actions based on conditions, and one of the selectable conditions is <code> NFC tag detected </code> . I haven't tried this myself yet, but the program is pretty well thought out. Highly recommended! | Is there an app that associates a certain action to a arbitrary NFC tag? | android |
I want to sync DropBox with Android, so I can use the files on Android. So I installed DropBox on Android, but it won't download any files! (or at least I don't see them under <code> sdcard/Android/com.dropbox.android </code> . So I can't use the the files on Android. Did I get it wrong somehow? I tried <code> Folder d... | DropSpace has some limitations according to it's description on the Play store: <code> *** current limitation: Only files existing on the sdcard are synced. That is, it's not a full 2-way sync. </code> I've been using DropSync . It does sync in both directions and I've had no cause for complaint. | How do I sync with DropBox? | android |
This might be hardware but I'm not sure so thought I'd ask. Went to plug in to charger at home last night - noticed it didn't charge. Wake up in the morning though and the battery hadn't dropped (or raised) At work I have a different charger and same thing seems to be happening. I powered off my phone though, removed b... | What sticks out to me is that your battery status says "Not charging" Instead of discharging. I feel like your phone may recognize that the charger is plugged in, but may have some error in the battery/phone itself. I feel like your phone may just be translating the charger power directly into the phone itself, and is ... | When phone is off and I plug it in to outlet the phone turns on instead of charging | android |
Had used Google maps on Nokia E72 sometime back, and it used to autoupdate/refresh the map keeping the current location/position updated. However, used Google maps on Android (latest version of Maps on this device, checked on Google-Play), but the the blue triangle kept on moving on the static map image, and then it we... | First of all make sure you have turned your GPS (if available) and data connection turned on. This helps the device to get your precise location easily. When using the app, make sure that you don't touch your devices screen by mistake . This often happens even without you knowing it and causes the map to tilt, losing t... | Google map, not updating based on current location / position | android |
I'm thinking of maybe rooting my phone, for various reasons. But one of the main ones is that I find the current version of Calendar, amongst others, that I have, very lacking. And I'm almost sure the version that comes with Ice Cream Sandwich or later is better. It just has to, seeing all the "what the heck?" things t... | Short answer: No! That would cause the handset to boot-loop or cause F/C (Force Close) as Ice Cream Sandwich and later, their apps are relying on the v4.x framework. By bringing it across to Gingerbread could spell disaster and "weird" issues with the handset. However, bringing across Gingerbread 2.3.x apps across to I... | Obtaining some 4.0 functions on a 2.3 phone through rooting? | android |
What's the difference between rooting on a particular firmware and installing a particular firmware? Does that mean to root on "xyz" you must have installed "xyz" on your device? | As it says: "root on XYZ" means XYZ is a pre-condition for this rooting instructions (so yes, it must already be on the device) "install XYZ" means, well, to install XYZ (whether it already was on the device or not). | Installing "xyz firmware" vs Rooting on "xyz firmware". | android |
My galaxy fit became unresponsive after the phone memory got full, so I removed the battery and replaced it back. Now my phone is stuck on the booting screen, it just shows the glowing samsung text and then reboots. I have also tried to to remove the sd card and reboot but it does not help | How to boot into safe mode: Note: Not all devices support safe mode While your device is booting up, hold down the Home button. This should be done right after the screen starts up, before the boot animation does, and should be held until the device fully boots. Once done, you should see the words 'Safe Mode' in the bo... | Galaxy fit stuck at boot screen | android |
I want to install a custom ROM or use one of the many other features of Clockworkmod Recovery on my Thinkpad Tablet. How can I install CWM Recovery on my Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet? | Installing CWM Recovery CWM Recovery for the Thinkpad Tablet can be found on XDA. You need root on your Tablet to install CWM Recovery. Download the recovery image ( <code> recovery.img </code> ) and follow the instructions provided by the post. It basically comes down to pushing the image file on the sdcard and overwr... | How can I install CWM Recovery on my Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet? | android |
Lenovo doesn't provide updates for the Thinkpad Tablet any more. I'd like to install a custom ROM and therefore need root. How can I root my Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet? | The method "debugfs automated root" works for the latest official ROM of the Thinkpad Tablet. Like most other root methods, you need to have the Android SDK (or at least <code> adb </code> ) installed and must be able to connect <code> adb </code> to your Lenovo Thinkpad (Enable debug mode). Linux Users Download the ex... | How can I root my Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet? | android |
I know the first thing you gonna say is to google it, there is plenty of tutorials for it, but I tried at least 5 of them (including some in XDA), and every time I didn't succeed. First of all, here's my HTC Desire status : <code> BRAVO PVT-1 SHIP S-ON HBOOT-0.93.0001 MICROP-031d TOUCH PANEL-SYNTH0101 RADIO-5.11.05.27 ... | I finally succeeded !! (YOUHOU!! You can't believe how proud I am !) First of all, I want to indicate that links on XDA (those that goes in multiupload.com, that redirect to lnx.lu), SUCKS! I can't believe it. You have to download a "download manager", with so many related ads and apps you must install. It's a shame. (... | How to downgrade an HTC Desire to stock version? | android |
On Android 4.2.1, some new stuff has appeared in the notification area. It shows my current balance and has an icon of the "SIM-card menu" app. Also, sometimes, some spammy messages appears (from my operator) that look like response to standard USSD request. On a previous OS, there was no such behavior. How can I disab... | This (at least the USSD messages) are operator related, and can only be disabled by your operator. | How to disable USSD notifications? | android |
Yes, this has stackexchange-url ("been") stackexchange-url ("asked") stackexchange-url ("before"), but neither really addresses my concern, and I don't have reputation enough to add comments to existing questions. I've bought the cheapest Android 4 tablet with Google Play that I could find to have a device in the kitch... | As noted in the answers to the questions you linked to it isn't possible to just sign out of the Gmail application and not other Google services. In order to achieve the functionality you want though have you considered using an application lock such as APP Lock ? With this you can require a PIN to open the Gmail app. ... | How do I disable GMail? | android |
For some reason I have 10 contacts in my Google Contacts account, but I have 50 contacts on my Android phone. I have signed into my Google Account from my Android phone and I have enabled <code> settings > accounts & sync > background data settings > accounts & sync > auto-sync settings > account... | All contacts that have a group will sync. Those contacts that don't have a group (ie "Other Contacts") will not. Go to Gmail on a PC and choose contacts (I haven't tested from a phone). There is a default group called "My Contacts" and there is a default group called "Other contacts" I would guess you don't have any or... | Android and Google contacts not syncing | android |
My carrier having pretty high monthly prices for voicemail, I did not take the service. However, when I'm at school, unable to answer, and my busy doctor calls me, knowing I probably won't be able to join her for weeks with her busy schedule and only one phone line for the whole clinic, or when a hidden number (which c... | Here is the google play link for Google Voice , if that's what you have been looking for. Total offline answering machine functionality is not possible due to androids technical barriers. See this thread on XDA. You can use apps like YouMail Visual Voicemail which sounds promising. If not, you can easily find many alte... | Free / local voicemail / answering machine | android |
I am using CyanogenMod 10 on my device and saw that CM10.1 (Android 4.2) is available on get.cm . If I upgrade, do I have to wipe my phone or will it just work? Or what problems will I have to expect if I don't factory reset it before? | It just works, no need to wipe. You don't need to wipe, according to a blog post on CyanogenMod's Google Plus channel: Upgrading from CM10 to CM10.1 As you may have noticed, we started updating some devices from cm10 (Android 4.1) to 10.1 (Android 4.2) during the weekend. The upgrade process has been tested extensively... | Do I need to wipe when upgrading from CM10 to CM10.1? | android |
My old Gingerbread phone would let me have a low volume for notifications while having a high volume for ringtones (very useful at night). My new Nexus 4 seems to have these volume settings tied together. Is there any way to separate them? I'm running Android 4.2.1 stock. Have looked at a Nexus 7 running 4.1.1 and it h... | It appears to be somewhat awkward in ICS and JB to get this functionality, several methods in order to achieve it are discussed here . I'll summarise/copy some of the better sounding ones (I added the links): Try Audio Control , it's by far the best volume management app in the Google Play store. There is both a notifi... | Can I have different volumes settings for notifications and ringtones with Nexus 4/Android 4.2? | android |
Is there any way to BOTH decode QR codes for vcard-format calendar events without mangling the dates, AND add them to the calendar (ICS or newer) when recognized? So far, using QR codes generated from two different sites (http://qrickit.com/qrickit_apps/qrickit_qrcode_creator_vcal.php and http://blog.qr4.nl/QR-Code-Cal... | Most barcode readers can recognize addresses. For calendar entries, this might vary; but give QR Droid a try, which promises not only to read, but also create them: contacts, bookmarks, apps, geo-locations, events, and even SMS can be encoded as well as decoded. Also 2D barcodes (on products) should be supported. | Add calendar event from QR-encoded vcard | android |
I want to see the files from <code> /root/data/data </code> folder. Is there any application/trick which can do this? | Short answer You cannot do that without having your device rooted, as the file permissions won't allow you to list contents there. You will be able to change into <code> /data/data </code> , but you will not see a single thing there. Longer explanation While one might be able to access <code> /data/data </code> without... | How to view the files from /root/data folder? | android |
This is a mystery to me, I know that WiFi and GPS use different chips to work, but it seems I can't use the GPS location when there's no Internet access. I already tried to clear the cache, disable/enable it, reinstall it. I just want to use my nexus 7 as a GPS while I'm out, thought that I already downloaded Google ma... | I had this issue - it isn't that a fix doesn't come, it is just that it is taking a very long time to get a fix. This is due to the lack of the downloaded aGPS data - it can't download the data, and so has to rely on solely GPS satellited, which takes ages. If you have been disconnected from the internet for a while, t... | is it possible to have the gps location while offline with the nexus 7? | android |
I have a Google Nexus 7, unrooted, running stock 4.2.1. I have set it up for two user and we seems to be enjoying it. Recently I ran into an issue about sharing files. In User1's account I copied few PDFs into <code> \sdcard\PDFs </code> folder and was able to use it well. When I switched to User2's account, I could no... | /data/media contains a number of folders including legacy and obb, neither of which appear to be shared between users, at least not on my Nexus 10. It also contains a 0 folder which is the emulated sd card of the first user, then 10, 11 & 12 for the sd cards of the first three other users of the device. I know you ... | Sharing files between users in 4.2.1 | android |
I have a Samsung i9220 with Android 4.1.1. How can I remove the unneeded icons from the android phones menu? | By menu, I'm assuming you are referring to the app drawer. I don't know if the stock Samsung launcher gives you the ability to hide apps, but several 3rd party launchers offer that functionality. Apex and Nova both give you the ability to hide and create custom app groups in the drawer. There are free versions of both ... | How to remove unneeded icons from the menu? | android |
I've read that the new announced Ubuntu Phone OS was heavily inspired by Android, while not using Java and the Dalvik VM for its apps. However, it was also not clear whether it's a fork of the AOSP or a custom ROM (I doubt it) or just if it's conceptually inspired by Android or some part of it was forked from Android (... | Both Ubuntu Phone (which is based on the same Linux distro as full Ubuntu) and stackexchange-url ("Android run on a Linux kernel"). However they differ above the kernel level, whereas Ubuntu runs a full GNU/Linux OS with most of the standard Linux libraries, and a GUI based on Qt, Android runs a custom Android and Dalv... | How does the Ubuntu Phone OS relate to the Android OS? | android |
I own a Galaxy S 2 GT-I9100 so I'm somewhat confused what the correct build is for my phone. The situation is particularly confusing since I want to try out CyanogenMod 10, which isn't listed in the available downloads for galaxys2 . However, the downloads for i9100 list only downloads for CyanogenMod 10. I currently h... | There's no difference. The device was simply renamed within the build system between the release of CM9 and CM10, as the CyanogenMod Wiki page for the i9100 notes: This device used to be called galaxys2 on get.cm, so older builds of CM can still be found under that title. So builds of CM9 (or earlier) will use the gala... | What's the difference between the galaxys2 and i9100 CyanogenMod builds? | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 with Jelly Bean. I would like, for, my screen to lock if proximity sensor is covered (for instance, when it is in my pocket). How can I do that? I am searching for an app as I have not found anything within the standard menu. | Have a look at Smart Cover , Cover Lock , Simple Cover Lock [Beta] and others on Google Play. You can probably find other apps that maybe are better for you by just looking at the 'similar' apps section on Google Play. | Lock screen when proximity sensor is covered | android |
(I was originally going to ask how to do this with my computer, and then I realised I can't be leaving my speakers on all night, and apparently, they can't be controlled by the computer. http://superuser.com/questions/529058/letting-my-windows-8-pc-turn-screen-and-speakers-on-off) I do have a radio alarm clock, but in ... | Hoping that it's the same radio station and I didn't took a wrong stream URL... AAC Stream: http://icecastsource2.amri.ca/cjab-aac MP3 Stream: http://icecastsource2.amri.ca/cjab-mp3 I tested this in VLC and it worked. | Finding the true URL of a Web radio stream | android |
I'm running the CM10.1 nightlies on my Galaxy S2 (i9100). I've purchased the KitSound GALS2Dock, which has audio out over USB, but it doesn't work. I've asked KitSound via Twitter, and they told me to switch on the Audio Output Mode. I think this is a Samsung specific setting, but I found this in the samsung specific C... | Downgrading to the leaked 4.1 (official) firmware fixes the problem. I'll update this answer if I find out if it works on CM10. | Using an audio dock on CM10.1 i9100 | android |
On the i9000, I have updated the ROM to Android 4.1.2. I would like to re-install the original music player as well as the video player. How do I do this? | i9000 does not have an official ROM, so I'm assuming you're using a custom ROM like CM10. Stock players from Touchwiz are rarely availble, and for the most part do not work flawlessly on AOSP based ROMs. Try Winamp and MPlayer as alternatives, they work on any ROMs so you can move freely between ROMs too. | Where can i download the original music and player app for Samsung i9000 to be used with Android 4.1.2? | android |
I have a Galaxy Nexus (rooted, if that helps) and I want to disable the on-screen buttons (back, home, apps), also called the Navigation Bar . Now there are plenty of apps (e.g. Hide Bottom Bar ) that remove the buttons, but since they are based on killing some Android process (I believe), they also remove the Status B... | I found the answer here - it's a matter of adding <code> qemu.hw.mainkeys=1 </code> to <code> /system/build.prop </code> (root required). | How can I hide the on-screen buttons but keep the status bar | android |
I checked stackexchange-url ("The Master List of Rooting Techniques"), and found nothing. This XDA thread looked promising. | To root a Nook HD or HD+ you can use Clockworkmod ( CWM ) Recovery, a tool to install modifications to an Android device. Follow the instructions on this XDA thread to create bootable Micro SD from one the provided images. I used Win32DiskImager on a Windows XP net-book with a built-in card-reader to burn a SD with the... | How do I root my Nook HD? | android |
I would like to extend a WiFi signal. I could buy a WiFi repeater, but a much cheaper solution would be using an older Android 4 device, which I own and don't use. The Android device is capable of creating a WiFi AP. So if I bought an external WiFi USB adapter for it, with a large antenna used as the receiver and the A... | That's not worth the trouble. It's not supported out of the box by Android and you would have to (re)compile and configure and script many things. The dedicated router is the more reasonable and stable solution (and it's also cheap). Reasons are the following. You would need: USB host support finding a USB wifi module ... | Android as WiFi bridge with AP | android |
I'm trying to download the Swype installer to my PC so I can transfer it to my phone without using my data plan. When I go to the website and try to download the installer without registering I get the message Sorry! This is not an Android device. It appears you're not using an Android device, so you cannot download th... | This is the direct download link to the Swype Installer APK: http://swypemedia.swype.com/beta-d1/media/installer/Swype-Installer-2.0.apk You can access this from any device (including a desktop computer). Swype uses the installer app for it's licensing system. | Can Swype be downloaded from a PC and transfered to the phone by a USB cable? | android |
Currently I use Gmail on my desktop with 2-step verification (by SMS) enabled and I consider it secure. Now I'm buying an Android phone and I'd like to check Gmail on it sometimes , but I don't want to save my password on the phone. When my phone gets stolen or lost, the thief would gain access to all my Gmail data. I'... | Using a free service like Android Lost , you can remotely control your phone from a web browser. You can wipe it, locate it on a map, read sms'es, take a picture remotely etc... to ease your concerns regarding security. While not directly an answer to your question, it might be a viable solution. Not storing your Googl... | How to protect my Google account credentials on my Android phone? | android |
I flashed CM 10.0 (Android 4.1.2 JB) to my Galaxy s2 (i777); it doesn't seem like Google Now is installed. When I go to Google Play, it doesn't show in the list. Any idea how I can install Google Now? | It seems that you have a version of Google Search that doesn't include Google Now. The easiest way to fix this would be to install a new version of the Google Search app. I have linked to the googlenow apk below so that you can install the version I had on my device. This should then allow you to access Google Now by p... | Can't find Google Now in Cyanogenmod 10.0 for Galaxy s2 | android |
Will the following situation damage or cause any harm to the battery or/and the phone: The phone is being charging (regardless it is using the electrical outlet or via USB) and .. You are playing a game while the phone is being charging and .. You will be playing the game for 5 hours or more. In another word, if you wi... | Playing while charging does not damage the battery or phone directly. The only problem is that: battery gets warmer when is charging, and phone also gets hot when playing. So, when you play while charging, phone gets too hot and we know that battery life would be affected when it works in very hot conditions. Sources t... | Will playing a game in a Android phone while charging damage or cause harm to the battery or the phone? | android |
I have recently picked up a Nexus 4, on a carrier with a good DC-HSPA network (3 in the UK), and I want to check out the speed on that network. However, I don't know whether my phone has even picked up the DC-HSPA network. My speedtests have so far shown around 12Mbps down and 2Mbps up (one of which was in central Lond... | According to this Wikipedia entry, this is enhanced version of HSPA+ . Now, reading from the telephony source in JellyBean, depending if its GSM, between the two lines numbered 72 and 107, there is nothing in there that indicates, the automatic detection of the usage of DC-HSPA and is probably being treated as HSPA+ fo... | DC-HSPA Cellular Standard Indicator | android |
I have been using ConnectBot to connect to shell sessions on Linux machines from my Android phone. What amazes me is how easy it is to use the Vim editor using the virtual keyboard, because the Vi/Vim command mode puts so many useful actions at your fingertips. It is so much easier to edit text that I would like to be ... | Is something like this available somewhere? Not at the moment, although there are a couple vim-style text editor: Vim Touch aVim Editor however these are currently implemented as an application, not as an IME. What would it take to develop it? What places in Android must be modified? Is there some easy plugin framework... | Vi-style text editing method for Android UI | android |
While the phone is powered on, and I plug something in the jack of the phone, I hear a continuous clicking sound, with the frequency of about 4 times per second, on the right speaker. The left speaker plays the audio as it should. I don't have a mono device to see how it behaves with it... The phone's speakers do not h... | Oh, I forgot about this. My brother came to me and jammed the jack in as far as it could physically go. The problem was fixed... | Continuous clicking sound on the jack | android |
How can I disable/lock Google Play on my phone(may be restrict it with a password)? I tried this way and followed the steps given there. But it's not asking any password for free apps. | It won't ask for a password for free apps since there's no danger of financial loss of any kind, it is a good point however There are apps on Google Play that can 'lock' certain apps check 'https://play.google.com/store/search?q=app+locker' or something to that effect This one looks like it does the job: https://play.g... | Disable or lock Google Play on my android phone | android |
I suspect I know the answer to this question, but I wanted to quadruple check here just in case... Is there any way to set a phone to have a different ringtone based on what number was dialed ? I want to know if someone called my GV number or my cell number. However, I do not want to set the GV caller ID to display my ... | No, unfortunately you can't have your cake and eat it too. At least not by just using the native dialer. Android will only choose a ringtone based on caller id. There is the option of setting up SIP Droid or GrooveIP for the sole purpose of ringing for an incoming call. You could continue to forward GV to your cell as ... | Google Voice - Separate ringtone but maintain caller ID? | android |
I have tablet which has a IAMPX200 Processor and a M718 Main Board. The current OS is Android 2.3 , and I want to upgrade it to Android 4.0 . Is it possible? If yes, please give any suggestions. | Simple answer: No. ICS requires an Armv7 processor. Arm11 processors are armv6, as such your tablet doesn't support ICS. however, a ROM maker may have ported it to your professor and hardware - I suggest you check forums such ad XDA Developers. | How to upgrade Android 2.3 to 4.0 on ARM 11 based Tablet? | android |
Is it possible to make the display on a Android phone to a TV or a PC Monitor? What are the methods that I can connect the Android phone to a TV (e.g. plasma TV) or a PC Monitor and then modify some configuration in the phone so that the display will be shown in the TV or the PC Monitor screen? | Yes, you can connect an android phone to a TV or a computer monitor. At least if you have a new enough TV or monitor, and not a ten year old TV like I do. :-) My android phone came with a HDMI cable to use when connecting phone to TV. I have connected it many times to my computer however, using a mini USB cable. But I ... | Is it possible to connect a Android phone display to a TV or PC Monitor? | android |
The notebooks in Evernote seem to be arranged in alphabetical order. Is there any way to arrange the notebooks in another order, or maybe custom sort/arrange the notebooks? | As workaround you can prefix the notebook names with non-alphabetic characters to control the sort order. For example I prefix my notebooks with zero to three underscore characters ("_") to sort the notebooks in four groups, as so _Notebook1 _Notebook2 _Notebook3 __Notebook1 __Notebook2 __Notebook3 ___Notebook1 ___Note... | Custom sort the notebooks in Evernote | android |
I have several apps auto start at boot, and it's really not necessary. So I'm trying to use Tasker to kill them on/after device boot. Tasker has a "Event - Device Boot" option, but it seems that does not work. Tasker just cannot catch this event. I'v also tried to trigger the profile when another app (which starts afte... | Your restriction (no 3rd party apps) will keep a better fitting answer away, I'd say. What you describe is a task not for Tasker, but for... oh, I shall not mention it you wrote... Your problem is most likely that Tasker very well catches the <code> boot_completed </code> event, but the apps to kill have been waiting f... | How to use Tasker to kill apps on/after device boot? | android |
I looked at the publisher's system requirements for Adobe Air. I compared that list to Huawei's device specs , but Huawei's list doesn't mention if the device has ARMv7 processor with vector FPU, minimum 550MHz, OpenGL ES 2.0, H.264 and AAC HW decoders How can I figure out why the store says the device is incompatible,... | Your device doesn't have an Armv7 processor. It has an Armv6. You can confirm this by attempting to download apps like Temple Run & Firefox from the market - these all need Armv7 processors. You can also install Device Info to check it yourself, it gives you detailed information. Also, according to GSM Arena your p... | Why does Google Play Store say that Adobe Air is incompatible with the Huawei U8510 phone? | android |
I want to know if tethering with my Xperia Neo V via USB will affect the battery capacity in any negative manner other than the usual. | No. There's no relation between those two things. If you connect your phone via the USB it gets charged. It doesn't matter if you don't use the USB connection at all or transfer files or tether your data connection or do any other stuff while it's connected. The charging circuit doesn't even know that it's connected vi... | Does USB tethering degrade droid batteries? | android |
I use a lot of widgets (like Gmail, calender, weather app, Facebook, music, news, etc.) and since I have been using them I feel my mobile has become slower than before. I don't use a task manager. Watchdog alerts me on Gmail only. My RAM is 512MB. Are there any studies that reflect Android performance with the use of w... | I share my experience and knowledge as an android developer: Most widgets don't consume (or use just a bit) processor power when they are not visible, but some would consume even if your screen is off and phone is locked. It is based on what task the widget is considered to do, and how developer has written and optimiz... | Do widgets slow down Android phone? | android |
I am following the book XDA Developers Android Hackers Toolkit 2012 . In the beginning chapters , it says that : The second-stage bootloader checks to see if the security flag is on (S-ON) or off (S-OFF) and depending on that , it checks for the signatures in kernel and OS that is to be loaded . The book says that if t... | S-OFF is mainly found in HTC devices, and is a separate security mechanism whereas the <code> /system </code> directory cannot be mounted RW across boots. It also restricts other features. If S-OFF is enabled, fastboot can't be disabled, as fastboot would have to be enabled to turn S off. As such, fastboot would most l... | Is the setting OFF/ON of the security flag different from enabling/disabling of fastboot? | android |
I have an ASUS Transformer Pad TF101. I finally got round to rooting it just now. Important: <code> /sdcard </code> is not FAT32. It's a fuse filesystem based in ext4. So it is capable of using <code> chmod </code> . So that I can work on it optimally, I'd like to be able to place executables in <code> /mnt/sdcard </co... | Chmod will never be supported. That's on purpose according to comments in the source code. Here's a reference to the FUSE implementation on Github pointing to a comment that says this. And the original head on Googlesource (a bit harder to navigate than Github). Even root cannot bypass it: <code> shell@android: # id ui... | How can I make it so that any user can chmod in my fuse-mounted ext4-formatted /sdcard? | android |
I just bought an android phone a few days ago, and I love it. There are a few things that bother me, but most of the time I find that there is a better way to manage things. What bothers me the most at this point though is that I can't store Email addresses on the People app. I was looking for a one stop place where I'... | I don't know which device you are using? But normally every Android phones People app should support the functionality of at least the basic information (meaning the emails, because it is Android ~ Google ~ Gmail). So are you really sure you can't add at least the email address to your contacts? As mentioned already by... | Contact Organizer | android |
I am familiar with USB Mass Storage mode . How exactly is USB Debug mode different from it ? | An Android device in "Mass Storage" mode behaves just like a USB flash drive: It presents itself as an block device that can be mounted (i.e "used") by the host PC. Just like an USB stick does. Additionally "USB Debug Mode" can be enabled, which creates a new USB endpoint for the Android Debug Bridge ( <code> adb </cod... | What is the difference between USB Mass Storage and USB Debug mode? | android |
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