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In the Amazon Appstore settings, there is a preference to enable <code> Parental Controls </code> . When set, this causes all apps (that are installed via amazon appstore) to require the amazon password before being able to make an in-app purchase. You can also specify an optional PIN to use in lieu of the full amazon ... | In short, you are correct. Disabling in-app purchasing completely via <code> In App Purchasing </code> option makes password-protecting under the <code> Parental Controls </code> settings redundant. It's definitely confusing, and could have been better accomplished by having just one setting with 3 options: Disable, Al... | Are Amazon "Parental Controls" redundant if I disable "In-App Purchasing"? | android |
So obviously I can't just "swap the SD card" as neither the old phone nor the new phone have an SD card slot. Similarly I don't really want to copy everything across from the old phone, so I don't want to use titanium backup and root. I just want the "standard" stuff transfered: mainly images, but maybe text messages a... | Sync should take care of contacts and most settings on your phone. Download SMS Backup and Restore on both phones, backup on Nexus S and send the backup xml file to N4 (via Bluetooth or wifi hotspot) for restoration. For transferring files between the devices, you can use the wifi hotspot functionality. Works real fast... | New Nexus 4 - transfer photos and other stuff from old Nexus S | android |
Most of the mobile manufacturers include a hidden service menu in their mobile handsets. These menus allow users (or developers) to access some technical information and service personnel to access service details etc. Is there a similar service menu for android devices and What can I do with that menu? | Well, there is a menu available for handsets running android OS. To get the menu, go to your stock phone app and type the following. <code> **#*#7378423#*#* </code> It is simply <code> *#*#SERVICE#*#* </code> There are many things you can do in this menu. View service information Check service settings Carryout service... | How to view the android service menu (secret menu)? | android |
I'm using Jelly Bean on a tablet and a phone on the same account. After logging into a particular wifi network on one device, I noticed that sometime later (weeks) the other device had some acquired the settings (including password) and logged into the wifi automatically. I was unaware that android had a form of wifi p... | If you go to <code> Settings -> Backup & reset </code> there is a <code> Back up my data </code> option which states: Back up application data, Wi-Fi passwords , and other settings to Google servers In addition to this on the Android OS support site it says: a wide variety of your personal data is backed up auto... | How does Android sync the WiFi Profiles? | android |
Is it possible to use and connect a USB Hub on any generic and major Android tablets that only have 1 USB port and connecting multiple USB devices (depending on how many port the USB Hub have) such as the following: USB PC keyboard USB PC mouse USB Camera USB Floppy drive USB CD/DVD Writer USB Fan USB Thumbdrive/Flash ... | Some tablets support USB hubs. Source | Connecting multiple USB devices using a USB hub that connect to the USB port of a Android devices | android |
What is the difference between a "managed in-app product" and an in-app product that is not managed? | The short answer is that managed items are items that can only be purchased once per user and that Google Play keeps track of their purchase, unmanaged items aren't tracked by Google Play and they can be purchased multiple times. A fuller description is given in Google's In-app Billing Version 2 : Managed per user acco... | What is the difference between unmanaged vs managed in-app product? | android |
I'm attempting to install the exynos fix after downloading the .apk file. When I open the file to run, the system tells me that I cannot install apps that did not originate from Google Play. After some googling I found an article that shows a workaround , however when I go to: <code> Home → Settings → Applications </co... | In ICS and JB, you should find this option in <code> Settings → Security </code> in a section called " Device Administration " | How to allow installation of Non-Market apps (ICS)? | android |
I know how to set locatlon for emulators using device configuration interface from Motodoev Studio for example. But, how I can set locatlon for a device? | this is possible using ADB shell: <code> $ telnet localhost 5554 Android Console: type 'help' for a list of commands OK geo fix -82.411629 28.054553 OK </code> Please read: stackexchange-url ("stackexchange-url | Is it possible to set device's Latitude and Longitude using ADB SHELL? | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 and was wondering if it's possible (like on Blackberry) to setup a schedule for automatic device shutdown. For example, on my previous phone, I could indicate for the phone to auto shutdown at 12AM and auto turn on at 7AM. Is it possible on Android without download third-party app? | Natively, there is no way to schedule shutdowns and boot ups of the Android system. If you do decide to root there are applications in the Play store that can shedule a shutdown (you may even be able to make your own busybox script instead). However booting up will never be possible the way Android handles shut downs b... | Schedule Auto Shutdown on Android | android |
I keep my media files (such as music) on my home server. When I add a new album to the home server, and want to copy it to my Android 4.0.4 phone, I use a Samba client (such as AndSMB or X-plore) to copy the files to the phone. So far, so good. The problem is that the images in subdirectories that I copy over (such as ... | Is there a way I can copy media files to my phone over a network, without them automatically getting added to the gallery? I don't think it's possible. After some googling I found this info: 1) Hide Album Art from Gallery And the provided solution: I have all of my photos named folder.jpg/jpeg (I forget which extension... | How can I copy media files to my phone without adding them to the gallery? | android |
I need to run a <code> configure </code> file into my android phone so I think the best way to do this is to use the <code> adb shell </code> command. I'm running an Android emulator onto a Windows-7 platform, and there I'm running the <code> adb shell </code> command into a DOS window. Using the <code> cd </code> comm... | This is due to 2 things: The file does not have execute permissions [AND] The file cannot gain executable permissions as it is on the SD Card. The SD Card's filesystem can accept file permissions, however it is mounted with the <code> noexec </code> flag, as stated in a comment. This stops files being executed. Solutio... | adb "Permission denied" to run a "./configure" file | android |
I know that you can find IMEI and MAC address and others by going to <code> Settings -> About phone -> Status </code> . You can also find IMEI by typing <code> *#06# </code> on the keypad. Is there any way to get the ANDROID_ID on the phone itself, as opposed to via this bit of code? <code> Secure.getString(getAp... | There is no where in the stock system that provides the ID, however there are apps that will provide it, such as Android System Info . Some stock ROMS hidden menus also contain this info. | Where can I find the ANDROID_ID on my device? | android |
I use Android 4.0.4 (Cyanogenmod) and I have the habit of disabling automatic updates for all my apps. I have noticed the Google Play app seems to update itself automatically -- when there are updates for any other app, I'm shown a notification mesage from the Google Play app, and I have to use it in order to update th... | According to the Section 3 of the Google Play Terms of Service you consent to Automatic Updates: Updates. You may need to install updates to Google Play or related Google software that we introduce from time to time to use Google Play and to access or download Products. Products originating from Google may communicate ... | Does the Google Play app always updates automatically? | android |
I'm trying to partition my external SD card (32GB SDHC), so I can link application to the second partition with link2sd. Now the problem is that, no matter what filesystem I use, link2sd can't create the mount script/fails to mount. I tried FAT32, FAT16, ext2, ext3 and ext4. Same result everytime, I tried formatting it... | Ok the problem was simple and stupid. SuperSU had denied link2sd its root access permanently, I must have clicked on denied once... Enabled root access for link2sd and everything was working fine. | Second partition can't be mounted (link2sd) | android |
So I'm on a Galaxy Nexus. Still on 4.1. I tried the 'hack' where you clear data on the Google Services Framework, then check update, but no luck. I shrugged and got on with my day. Now I'm noticing that I have several updates in the play store. And if I choose "update" all I get is an instant "Update for [app name] cou... | Remove and add again your Google (main) user account. This should do the trick. | Tried hack to force 4.2 update, result is a broken play store. Theories? | android |
On Samsung Galaxy 2 is there a way to set volumes for the radio and incoming calls separately from each other? What's too laud for the radio (for me anything above 3) is not loud enough for the incoming calls, which results in me missing calls. | If everything else fails (and your comment above says you cannot set the volumes separately as needed), you could take a look at Volume Ace , which not only allows you to set all volumes separately 1 , but even lets you create profiles 3 switchable via widgets 2 : This enables you to always have the right volume settin... | Radio and inbound Calls Volumes Can be set separately? | android |
I recently bought a Nexus 4 and I would like to transfer my photos of my previous device to it. My previous Android phone used the standard USB mass storage which gave 0 problems to copy back and forth stuff, but the Nexus 4, like many other modern Android phones I suppose, uses MTP instead, which has the interesting f... | You can't, this is a current permission problem (bugreport here) of Android 4.0+'s /sdcard folder if it's not using FAT32 (but FUSE). Reason: There's a transition away from FAT32 to unified user storage for both apps and media data (using ext4) on a single file system. We got tired of seeing OEMs include many GB of int... | How can I transfer photos to my Android Jelly Bean device while preserving the original timestamp? | android |
I know multi-user functionality is available in Android 4.2 JellyBean: I have gone through THIS and THIS . But I want to test this feature on my emulator and not on the actual device. My Questions: Is it possible to test multi-user feature on an emulator? If yes, how it can be? | The Android emulator doesn't currently support this, unfortunately. There is a configuration file in the build system that determines whether or not to enable the user accounts feature, and it is disabled in the emulator images distributed by Google. You can star this issue on the bug tracker in the meantime. However t... | How to test multi-user feature of 4.2 JellyBean on Nexus 7 tablet emulator? | android |
I have some items in my ubuntu 12.04 desktop. I want to transfer them into the Sdcard of one of the avds in my android emulator (android-sdk-linux) which I have installed on the same system. Like to know how to do the above. | 1. Using command line: Here's how you can copy files to an SD card image . You have to use <code> adb push </code> to copy files from Desktop to Emulator and <code> adb pull </code> for the reverse. Here's the syntax to copy files to or from an Emulator/Device Instance : Copy from desktop to emulator: <code> adb push &... | Transfer data from desktop to an emulator | android |
I would like to know how to create a newline on the current android keyboard (for example in a sms). And if it could be entered - would it be displayed? Edit: If you've got Android 4.1. It is just below the delete button. Edit2 : For Android 2.X it still is the question, where to find it. | Simply press the <code> enter/return </code> button in your key board. It is located at the right botton corner of your keyboard. In some cases, this button sends the SMS (or submit applications, in cases of forms in websites) If your device does that, simply hit enter/return button while holding the <code> shift butto... | How to create a newline on keyboard | android |
I have a 32 GB Nexus 7 (idVendor = 18d1, idProduct = 4e41, if that helps...), and my laptop runs Ubuntu 12.10, and have tried connecting using K.K. Patel's answer here, to almost no avail. What happens is that the "GalaxyNexus" folder is created, and then when I try to navigate to it, it has two sub-folders "Playlists"... | Jelly Bean devices do not use USB Mass Storage to mount themselves on PCs. They use the more secure MTP method, and Ubuntu does not natively support MTP. The method you have linked to is the only official way to do what you want. I own a Nexus 7, but I am using a custom ROM, and as such, USB Mass Storage is hacked into... | Error Connecting Nexus 7 to Ubuntu 12.10 | android |
I am getting rather low battery life when using auto-sync on 3G. I have wifi in college and at home, so I'm looking for a way to enable auto sync only when connected to those 2 specific wifi networks. | That's easily accomplished using Tasker . If you don't know, Tasker is the most complete automation solution for Android. It doesn't come for free (5 Euro -- but you can get a free trial on their homepage), but is definitly worth the price. Just take a look at the Tasker UserGuide for a full description. Tasker combine... | Auto sync only when connected to a specific wifi network | android |
I use the new Gmail app on my Galaxy s2. One notification for each new message s very annoying. I want the new mail notification to act like on my desktop - a notification on the toolbar that indicates that there is an unread mail. Can you thing on a way to do that? | Within Gmail while at the inbox screen if you click Menu and then Label Settings you should then be able to check notify once and then you should get notified for every new messages as a group. | Gmail - one notification for all new messages | android |
I heard that there are some Easter eggs hidden in ice cream sandwich version. How can I view the Easter eggs hidden in my android device and how can I view them? I'm using Android 4 ICS. | Go to <code> Settings->About Phone </code> (this is the last menu item in the settings menu) and find the version number menu item in the menu. 1. Find the android Quickly tap the android version number several times and an android will appear on your screen: 2. Find the nyan-droid Press and hold the android n the s... | What are the Android 4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich Easter Eggs? | android |
I was wondering, if I have an app that is available on the Play Store, is it "safe" to provide a direct download of the apk file to someone (either signed with the proper keys, or just debug-version)? "safe" in the sense of does the marketplace do anything special to the apk to protect the source code, signing keys, et... | There is nothing dangerous about it, and this is done occasionally when the store isn't accessible. In response to your second question, apks are not unique - and can be easily transferred to another device, or the internet. This is the base of android app piracy. When you upload the APK to Google Play, GPlay does noth... | Is it "safe" to provide users with the apk file? | android |
I've never seen this before so I'm assuming that it happened when I upgraded to 4.2: I'm fairly certain that <code> /sdcard/ </code> used to take me straight to my sdcard, but now when I go to that path (in CWM recovery for example) I need to go to <code> /sdcard/0 </code> , there's also <code> /sdcard/legacy </code> k... | That has to do with the Multi-User feature enabled with JellyBean 4.2 (not 4.1). In order to handle separate accounts, parts of the directory structure had to be changed. <code> /sdcard/legacy </code> e.g. always points to the currently logged-in user's sd card directory. I currently cannot find the document where I re... | Why did /sdcard/ turn into /sdcard/0/ with 4.2? | android |
When clicking on Phone -> Logs, I have hundreds of contacts presumably from Gmail. Is there a way to hide all google contacts, and only show ones I've manually entered (SIM or other storage)? I'd like to only see contacts with phone numbers when using the Phone. My phone is a S2 (Tmobile), if it matters. | You have not mentioned your Android version, if it is Android 4.0+, I fear you cannot do this. There's no option to show contacts with phone numbers only in <code> People </code> app that is included in 4.0+. If you are on GingerBread or earlier versions, you have a setting something like this: <code> Contacts app - &g... | Hide contacts with only email address | android |
I've installed a task manager widget that shows me the amount of free memory I currently have in the icon of the widget. When I look at it it updates every ~3 seconds, so it definitely drains some battery and consumes some memory when it's active and updating. I want to make sure it doesn't update when the widget is in... | It doesn't update only when it's visible. Because all widgets are drawn by the host (i.e. the home screen or lock screen), there's no way for the widget provider to tell whether the widget is visible or not. It would be possible for the service that keeps changing the widget to find out when the screen is turned off. I... | How can I verify that a widget updates only when it's visible? | android |
So first, when I go to Settings -> Apps this is what is shown: (Click image to enlarge) After some time ~20 seconds, the amount of space left is this: (Click image to enlarge) Why does this happen? What does this mean? And when installing any Android app I always get the insufficient storage space error. Why? When dete... | Your confusion is most likely caused by the way the Playstore handles installs/updates. They are first downloaded and stored in internal storage (not on sdcard, but <code> /data/local </code> ), then the app is to be installed on the same partition ( <code> /data/data/app.package.name </code> ) -- only after that the d... | Why is there such a difference in the amount of internal memory? | android |
Ever since I upgraded my Google+ app on Friday (3.3.0.40049528) one of my favorite features, Image Instant Upload, is not working. One of the big changes in this release was that instant upload could now upload full size images, rather than limiting them to 2048px. I have plenty of available storage (4GB out of 5GB ava... | In <code> Settings->Accounts and Sync->Your Google Account </code> make sure Google Photos is selected This is in <code> Settings->Google </code> in 4.x. EDIT: I just checked, and reinstalling the Google+ all fixed this. Uninstall the app, then install it again. You then need to go into the settings menu and e... | Image instant uploading isn't working | android |
I can't take screenshots on my rooted Android 4.0.3 tablet. It's a Genesis GT-1230 running some modified ROM, and apparently the power + volume down combination is disabled. The screen is 10.1", 1024 x 600 pixels. I have GoLauncher installed on it, and its screenshot feature produces a result like this: (resolution 600... | I was able to take screenshots after rebooting the device and running the same screenshot app with root permissions. The GoLauncher screenshot feature gives the same results, corrupt image when ran as root and very small image when ran as non-root. | Can't take screenshots on a rooted device | android |
I used to use - and loved - LBE Privacy Guard which allowed you to revoke specific permissions from specific apps. Ever since AT&T finally pushed out Jelly Bean for the S3 though, it no longer works, and puts my phone into a endless reboot loop. Searching in the market, I couldn't find any other app that does this ... | LBE works on JellyBean -- just not the version you install from the Playstore. The boot-loop problem is a known issue (so nobody can understand why the developer did not even place a note on the app's playstore page). On XDA you can find multiple threads discussing this issue, and at least one of them also holds modifi... | Other apps to manage permissions? | android |
I want to get a call from somebody and after talking with him redirect that person to another number, on my charge, like call-centers do. Is that possible and if that's so, there is any application that can do that? Thanks | I guess you could do this using the " Conference Call " trick on android (natively!). The screenshots below are for vanilla Froyo (Android 2.2) and may vary with your version/dialer app. During your call (Don't hang up the call), after talking to that person, press the "Menu" button on your android. Press "Add Call" fr... | How can I redirect a call, incall | android |
This is in reference to my stackexchange-url ("other question.") My phone was not working so I showed it to service center guy and he said the motherboard is broken and needs to be replaced. I can flash custom ROMs to the phone but they are not also booting up. So I just want to confirm does that really mean my motherb... | If it starts to boot (goes to the boot logo/animation) or Recovery/Download mode at least tries to load, then the motherboard is NOT damaged. Your device is soft-bricked, and just needs to have a compatible ROM flashed, and your userdata erased for your device to be fully functional again. The person is the service cen... | How to confirm if motherboard is broken | android |
Can we connect a normal earphone / headphone (those that we connect to the Desktop PC) to the Android phone or devices? This is because I notice that the one on the left (the original one that come with the phone) have 4 connector but the one we use on Desktop PC have 3 connector. Was wondering if it will short-circuit... | The typical audio only jack has 3 rings, usually call Tip, Ring, Sleeve ( TRS ). These typically map to Left , Right , and Ground . Phone manufactures wanted to make this jack work with existing headphone so they used a connector with 4 rings, called Tip, Ring, Ring, Sleeve ( TRRS ). These map to Left , Right , and Gro... | Can we connect a normal earphone / headphone to a Android device? | android |
Total Available Internal storage on my Sony Ericsson is ~412MB. This is really low but many apps apparently need to be installed there and others still need a footprint even after being shifted to SD card. What's the best way around this if I want to install more apps? It's a shocking bit of design to be honest, unless... | There are many "*2SD" methods, and they generally involve root access. My personal favorite is Link2SD. It uses symlinks, which take up (practically) no space. The actual program, data, libraries, etc are stored on a second partition on your SD card. This comes with the downside of actually having to create two partiti... | Limited internal storage, how to shift stuff to sd card | android |
Everything was working fine for a long time. But suddenly the device is getting slower than usual (e.g. apps react slowly when starting an action -- like the RSS reader takes "ages" to open an article). Also, several apps start crashing: force-closes as well as unexpected restarts. Sometimes this even involves some aut... | A behavour as described above in most cases indicates something's messed up in the system. The most likely candidates here are: Application Cache Dalvik Cache As you might have guessed already, different solutions are available for rooted devices -- but only few for non-rooted devices, which cannot directly access the ... | My device is getting slow, apps start misbehaving/crashing. What can I do? | android |
I use Callblocker currently, but the unwanted calls come from different numbers each with the same first 5 digits. Is there a free Android app to block them based on this pattern? | Try aFirewall Despite the name, it's an SMS/Call blocking app. | Free app to block calls and SMS based on pattern | android |
I've had my Galaxy S3 for a few months now, and have always been able to connect to my PC via USB. A few days ago, it suddenly stopped working. I've found stackexchange-url ("many") stackexchange-url ("other") stackexchange-url ("Android.SE") stackexchange-url ("threads"), but none have been able to answer my question.... | Update: Try cleanup and reinstall of drivers as mentioned here. Seems to have worked for others. This seems to be a known issue, and many have had success by using a different cable, connecting to a USB 3 port etc, but clearly, those won't work in your case. Not sure what your usual usage is, but for file transfers, yo... | Unable to connect Galaxy S3 to PC via USB | android |
Since quite some time I've been getting a file <code> /sdcard/logfile.log </code> which gets really big quickly, last time I checked it was about 2MB. That file seems a general system log since I remember seeing references to several applications, and lines like <code> beginning of /dev/log/system </code> and such. So ... | It seems that On{X} was indeed causing this, no logs show in SD card anymore since I have uninstalled the application. | What would cause the existence of a /sdcard/logfile.log? | android |
Recently I switched my custom ROM installed on my HTC Desire to a 4.1.2 based ROM (PARANOIDANDROID based). The ROM works fine but sometimes the device has serious lag of several seconds. I assume that this may be caused by a SWAP partition I created once on my SD-card but that was never used by my previous ROMs. How ca... | Simply get yourself a terminal app (a good choice would be Android Terminal Emulator ), start it, and enter the command <code> free </code> . The output then should look like this: <code> total used free shared buffers Mem: 487344 474312 13032 0 42224 -/+ buffers: 432088 55256 Swap: 0 0 0 </code> This example is from m... | How to know if a custom ROM uses existing swap partition | android |
When I try to invoke Google Now by swiping up from the Home button, I get the message "Network error. Check your network connections and try again". I have a solid WiFi signal, and searches from the search bar work fine. I get the same message when I go into settings after launching Google Search and try to enable Goog... | Finally found the answer. I had four Google accounts - one of them could not sync because it required domain policy to be enforced, and I hadn't allowed that. I connected the tablet to my laptop and used adb logcat to see what was being logged when the error was displayed: <code> I/GLSUser (28125): GLS error: DeviceMan... | Network Error when invoking Google Now | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy S III running Android 4.0.1 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Is there any meaning to the colour of the LED indicator? It sometimes lights as red, green or blue. What do each of these colours indicate? | Red when plugged in - Charging Green when plugged in - Charging complete. Red when not plugged in - Low battery warning Blue - Audio is recording or you have a notification waiting. | Meaning of notification LED colour for Samsung Galaxy S III? | android |
Not sure why, but today the voice on Google Now has changed from a male to a female. I'm in the UK and before I had a male with a British accent but now that's changed to an American female. I can live it, although I would prefer to have the male one back. It sounded more human IMO. Anyone know how I can get it back? I... | Not sure if this question can be answered any more, because I have had the English UK male voice back for a while now. Turns out it was Google changing things - not me. Just one day it reverted back to the male voice. Thanks to the guys who answered though! :) | Changing the Google Now voice back to male? | android |
My wife got a new phone with a new service, so I get to have her old phone to play around with. Since the old phone no longer has cell phone service, I want to completely disable the cell phone or radio portion of the phone so that it doesn't eat up battery. This is a CDMA phone, so there's no SIM card I can just take ... | You could use some automation app to do this, having two steps in its task: Switch to airplane mode, and then enable WiFi. Tasker is one app that can handle this, but I'm pretty sure some of the free profile-switchers are also capable of this. With Tasker you could place this with a profile executing as soon as Tasker ... | Can I permanently disable the cell/radio of my phone? | android |
I wonder how I include croatian symbols into my Android device. I searched in the internet, but I can't find any useful information about this topic. Is it even possible to install "language packages" on a Android device, meaning that not the system language gets changed, but the range of possible symbols gets extended... | I found a nice solution with Hacker's Keyboard It's free available in the Google Store and you can choose between many keyboard languages. The nicest thing for me is that, even if I choose the croatian language, I can still easily write german umlauts, which I need as I live in Switzerland. | croatian symbols | android |
Is there a way to check if an APK file hosts native code? There are many reverse engineering tools (e.g. apktool , androguard ) from which you can reproduce the source files of an Android app but I'm not sure if there is a de facto solution which you can use to assure that an APK contains native code. Maybe someone can... | I think stackexchange-url ("this StackOverflow answer") should point you in the right direction: All of the native code for an app is stored in the libs/ directory in the root of the apk. It's compiled ARM or x86 code, or both. You can find it in libs/architecture_type/lib_name.so. You can dissemble the code with objdu... | How to check if an APK contains native code? | android |
I accidentally let the battery on my Nexus 7 run completely empty, and now it won't start up anymore even after charging overnight. How can I make it work again? This is what happened in detail: My battery ran low, and I had no time to recharge it. I forgot about it, and found my tablet powered off. I attached it to a ... | Try pressing the power button for > 30 seconds. If it does not work, try to alternate power sources (PC/laptop USB port, and AC adapter) while repeating step #1. Still no go? You may have to remove back cover and reconnect battery. Warranty case. ( source ) | Nexus 7 wont boot after complete discharge | android |
I have updated Samsung galaxy tab2 P3100 to jelly bean since then I am getting popup error as "unfortunately the process android.process.media has stopped". Is there any fix available for this? | hay it's a simple problem to encounter, go to settings reset the system don't forget to backup your important data before doing so. | Samsung galaxy tab2 P3100 "android.process.media" stopped issue? | android |
I've got a Galaxy S3, and I love it, but it drives me crazy at night sometimes. GMail will get a new message and it'll ring. The LED sometimes flashes all night long, etc. I've seen a couple of apps that purport to solve these problems, but they've got some bad reviews. Can anyone recommend a good way to solve my probl... | People might expect me to recomment Tasker including a profile -- so I will do this first. But I will include another, free solution as well this time. First, how to solve this with Tasker? Quite easy: Condition: Time (10pm to 7 am, for example) Task: Airplane On (optionally, so no incoming calls) WiFi On (so weather-u... | How can I get my Galaxy S3 to behave at night? (turn off LED and notifications, etc.) | android |
In /dev/socket directory, if runs "ls -al" in adb, there is no file size information. I would like to know why there is no such information, in the condition that in other directories can show file size information? Thanks. | Sockets and pipes represent Unix' way of inter process communication, and a communication channel has no point in having a size. Sockets are thus not seekable as in go to position x in the file . Linux (which Android makes use of) has 7 file types: Regular Files Directories Character Device Files Block Device Files Loc... | why "ls -al" does not show file size info in /dev/socket directory? | android |
The iPad uses silly little SIM cards that pretty much need to be purchased ad-hoc. This means that in a pinch situation you can't e.g. swap SIM cards between your tablet and your phone (e.g., if either's ran out of credit). What size does the Nexus 7 use? | The Nexus 7 (with mobile data) takes a micro SIM card. See this page from Google support on how you can Insert & activate a SIM card. | What SIM card size does the Nexus 7 use? | android |
When I started with a fresh SD card, there were only very few folders in it. As time passed by when I tried many apps, I could see the folder list in my SD card seems to grow. It is understandable that while an app is being uninstalled, it leaves behind its folder where it would have kept few files, which may be the se... | Unfortunately, as the comments state, there is currently no way to automate this - and I for one wish there was, as I find myself deleting loads of folders as well. You should do it manually - but methodically, and it starts to seem to take a lot less time, as you start to think about it. One thing to look out for is f... | How to remove unused folders created by apps? | android |
I've been taking pictures with a Nexus 4 for a few days now, and noticed that the colors are off on many pictures. Finally today, I decided to do a Nexus 4 vs. iPhone comparison, with the same scenes, and it seems to me that: The auto white balance on the Nexus 4 / Android 4.2 isn't always working; in particular, with ... | This isn't a miracle solution, but: When taking pictures indoor, keep in mind that Android's auto white-balance might make the wrong choice. Look at the image on the screen, and if it feels unnatural, try manually selecting the incandescent or fluorescent settings. Be aware that, at least currently, the Nexus 4 camera ... | How to get the camera's auto white balance to work on a Nexus 4 | android |
I am coming from the iPhone, and there was using an app called Camera+ , which worked well for my workflow. On Android, I am now looking for a way to: On the go, take pictures , and store them somewhere. (I don't care where they are stored, they could very well be in a private store specific to the app.) Allow me to go... | This solution doesn't require any app: Upload pictures by email to Flickr. As a one-time setup, find your private Flickr email address and I recommend you add it as a contact in Gmail. Then, from the Gallery, share by email, and send it to your Flickr email, optionally typing a description in the email subject. Setup a... | How to take a picture and uploading it with a comment to Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter? | android |
Yesterday I installed Swype Keyboard to replace SlideIT. At first Swype was working but today it only lets me press the keys and not drag my finger. I think I briefly saw a message saying "dragging is not allowed in this mode" but it went away fast. I've tried disabling and enabling and selecting Swype again but not go... | This happens when you use Link2SD or Apps2SD and move either the Swype App or the Swype installer App to your SD card. To fix it, move the installer and Swype back to the phone and reboot. I found some of this information on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1042241 the rest I figured out by trying thing... | Swype keyboard not swyping | android |
I've got a Nexus 4 on OS version 4.2.1 that suddenly started to drain it's battery very quickly. When looking in the battery usage I see "Mediaserver"eating 60% of the battery over time, with several minutes of CPU time logged and several hours of Keep Awake time. Typically the screen, phone idle or other services eat ... | Killing all running apps didn't solve the problem, nor did disabling the automatic sync for Google account items like videos/photos (which I heard suggested for a similar battery issue). What did work was simply rebooting the device by holding the power button and picking shut down. After rebooting Mediaserver no longe... | Mediaserver using excessive CPU time and battery | android |
The system bar (aka notification bar) on my new tablet (ASUS Transformer Pad) is always visible, even when watching YouTube "full-screen". The amount of space wasted is not insignificant, especially when watching a 4:3 video. Is there any way to reclaim it and watch videos/play games in real full-screen? | It is not intended to hide the system bar (combined soft button/notification bar) on tablets. Imagine the bar is hidden and the app you are currently using does not offer an option to exit. -> Your are stuck within this app. Some custom ROMs offer the option to hide the bar. General option would be to use some third-pa... | How to make use of the entire screen area on Android 4.1 in full-screen mode? | android |
I'm using Google Calendar on my desktop computer. It seems to auto-generate birthday entries for my contacts in Google Mail. Unfortunately these entries show up twice in "My calendar" in the generic Calendar app (version 1.1) of Android 4.0.4. How can I avoid this? I don't see any duplicate entries in other calendars, ... | Here are some options you can try: Remove your Google account and adding it back. Source Clear app data via <code> Settings > Application manager > Calendar Storage > Clear data </code> . stackexchange-url ("Source"). UPDATE 2013-05-15: This worked for l0b0 | How to avoid duplicate generated calendar entries? | android |
I've just bought a device commercially known as "Zelig Pad", which reports to be "XZPAD700" in settings screen. The device looks made by Hamlet but distributed with Exagerate brand. It carries Android 4.0.4. Anybody knows how to root that device? For sake of curiosity: the device goes in download mode by pressing VOL- ... | Believe it or not, the device is already rooted, and it's not documented anywhere. I don't think that starting it in recovery mode for an odd number of times activates/deactivates root, so I just believe the system carries <code> su </code> on its own. If my unit of measure of "rooting" is ad-freeness then I simply tri... | Rooting Exagerate XZPAD700 | android |
At the very bottom of my device (MT6577 + ICS + TouchWiz Launcher) are the default icons for "phone", "contacts", "web", and "applications". I want to replace them with my own apps in my custom ROM so that the custom apps appear by default on the dock. Now, the problem is for instance, I removed stock "phone" and "Cont... | You'll need to edit the apk for the default launcher, which in this case is TouchWiz launcher. You'll need to figure out how TouchWiz gets its default setting, my guess is it would be in some of the xml files in the /res/values/ folder for the launcher, which should make modding easier as you'll only need to extract th... | How to make custom apps to appear by default in the lower dock panel in my custom ROM | android |
For those people who are interested in flashing custom roms after rooting their android device: Does a website exist that provides a definitive, quick & up to date guide to the numerous and varied custom roms that are available for the android platform (obviously not the whole kaboosh, but something that gave a fla... | There is no such site that lists all the available ROM's for all the devices - if there was, it would be huge. The best way to find a custom ROM, as well as ways to flash & guides, is to check the more popular forums - such as XDA-Developers or the Android Forums . | Definitive Guide to Customs Roms? | android |
Does the Asus Nexus 7 allow me to create and install my own apps without using someone's app store (like Google Play or Amazon)? I want to create my own apps but not make them open for anyone else but me. | Yes, the Nexus 7 allows the installation of 3rd party apps. Settings/Security/Unknown Sources | Installing custom apps on a Nexus 7 | android |
I thought that ICS, which is the underlying OS version for a Kindle Fire HD, supported a standard way of taking screenshots by holding down power button + volume down key. This does not work for me. Can someone confirm whether this is indeed the case or whether I'm just being slow in not holding down the buttons at the... | It was hard to take screenshots on 1st generation Kindle Fire tablet. You had to Android SDK etc and connect to your computer etc just to take a screenshot. We are used to Print Screen function on computers. How to take screenshot of Kindle Fire HD or Kindle Fire 2 1. Press and hold Volume Down & Power buttons simu... | How can I take a screenshot on a Kindle Fire HD? | android |
Similar to stackexchange-url ("Why does HTC Incredible S turn Wi-Fi on by itself?"), it seems my Samsung Galaxy Victory will turn on Wi-Fi at random times. It establishes a connection if certain networks are in range (i.e. any open Wi-Fi). I notice a Wi-Fi setting which allows this phone to keep its Wi-Fi on during sle... | After some searching, it turns out this feature is provided by the Sprint network (although that doesn't rule out that other carriers/devices may provide similar functionality). The Q&A at community.sprint.com points to the Sprint Connection Optimizer, AKA the "Intelligent Mobile Network and Wi-Fi Setting." This se... | Why does my device turn Wi-Fi on by itself? | android |
I have one "generic" Android tablet, and often when I come to install and app, Google Play says it's incompatible with my device. It happens even on popular apps such as Twitter, Instagram, Evernote, Foursquare and even Google Maps! I know it works, because if I copy the APK from my Motorola phone onto this tablet and ... | When developers make apps, they have to specify any hardware/software requirements in a file called the <code> androidmanifest.xml </code> file. These can be hardware or software requirements, such as if the app needs GPS, or telephony features - or if it will only work on a certain Android version. When you use Google... | How does Google Play work out if an app is compatible with my device? | android |
So my Galaxy Nexus has been fine until now. It has been running Android 4.2 and it was going perfect, then like a day ago I go to plug it in and it just won't connect via USB. It charges on USB but that's it. The drivers are installed and the problem is not my computer; I tried it on another computer as well, I haven't... | Replace the USB port. You can find them (port and ribbon) on eBay for $13, including shipping. There are 6 screws to open the phone up. Separate the outside case; there is 1 screw at the bottom once you open it. Take out the large black piece (I think its the mic and vibrating mechanism). Undo the bottom portion of the... | Galaxy Nexus won't connect via USB | android |
There is a strange icon that shows up in my status bar only when I'm at a certain restaurant. It looks like a cross between a house and wifi. I suspect it might be a free wifi hotspot or something related to a nearby phone store, but I can't find any information about it in manual for my phone. See the following screen... | This is the icon that symbolises that the Verizon Network Extender is in use - could it be possible that the restaurant you visit has had one installed/set up? Source | What is the status icon that looks like a house? | android |
In my efforts to free up space on my crappy Motorola Flipside, I thought that uninstalling Voice Commands would be a great idea since I never use it... Now after uninstalling it with Titanium, this message is an endless loop of forced closing. What are my options here? Not sure if it would help. but here's a sample of ... | Basically your options are to find a ROM to flash for that device and flash it. Or find the apk that you removed and re-add it. You will probably need either a custom recovery, like ClockworkMod, or you may be able to put the apk back on the device using ADB from the android SDK. I am not sure what the Custom ROM state... | Uninstalling Voice Commands was apparently a terrible idea? | android |
It's about a few days since some text lines (white and green) appeared on the display and I don't know what changes I have made unintentionally that caused the appearance of those lines. Screenshot (Click image to enlarge) | In Settings , go to Developer options and un-check the Show CPU usage : | some Android text lines appeared on the screen that are changing constantly | android |
I noticed that certain Samsung batteries say "Near Field Communication" on them. Is the NFC h/w located in the battery? Does it differ by the manufacturer of the Android device? A friend of mine claims (for Samsung devices) that only the antenna is located in the battery, and the rest of the NFC tag is located inside t... | In this specific case your friend is correct, but it can probably vary somewhat. We'll take the Galaxy Nexus as an example since it's a reasonably accurate internal representation of the other Samsung devices. The iFixit teardown helpfully identifies all of the major components of the device and their function. In step... | Where is the NFC hardware located? | android |
I wanted to uninstall and move some applications from my homescreen, but when I tap and hold to get the menu for uninstalling and editing, nothing happens. The icon is selected, but there is no response. This was working fine earlier, but has been broken for the last month or so. Does anybody know if this is connected ... | As it turned out, my "raw guess" was a direct hit -- so to make it easier to find for future "searchers", I make it an answer as promised: This problem is mostly caused by the fact that something got messed up with the apps' cache and/or data. So what you should try first is: Go to Settings → Apps → Manage Ap... | If I tap and hold on the homescreen, nothing happens | android |
I wasn't satisfied with the selection of sounds the phone was giving me for the alarm, so I installed ES File Explorer and picked out some ringtone sounds from the phone's <code> system/media/audio </code> folder. Ever since, those sounds have been showing up in the Music Player playlist. How do I stop them from doing ... | As my suggestion in above comment seems to be relevant, I hereby convert it to an answer as promised: It might be that's some "cached info" somewhere. You could try walking your apps ( Settings → Apps → Manage Apps ) for all fitting things (media player, media scanner, es file explorer...) and delete their ca... | System audio files appearing in playlist | android |
As per the title, what hardware do I need to be able to run various versions of Android? | Start with the Android compatibility page . This outlines goals for Android's compatibility and links to the current Compatibility Definition Document which has the technical requirements. All versions of the CDD to date are below. Android 4.3 , Android 4.2 and Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" ... | What are the minimum hardware specifications for Android? | android |
I have a friend who shall be moving to Switzerland during the early part of 2013. He wishes to know is their a Swiss Google Play Store, or do Swiss residents use the German Play Store? If this is the case what happens (if anything) to his UK account and is the transition relatively straightforward. If this is not the c... | He will still have access to all his purchases. He will NOT be able to access the UK Google Play Store, unless he uses alternative methods (VPN/Tunneling/Market enablers..). Assuming he managed to access the UK Play Store (2), he will be able to purchase as normal provided that he has access to his UK credit/debit card... | If I relocate to another country, will I still be able to access the Play Store and use my purchased Apps, Books, Magazines, Music, Movies and TV? | android |
I guess most of you at least have heard about WakeLocks. Many of you will have experienced them already -- wether knowingly or not. Some may know how to deal with them in general -- but only few know how to deal with the "more complicated candidates". For those who don't know, though above link leads to an explanation,... | How can I tell I'm affected? This is probably the first question to those not familiar with this topic. With Gingerbread (Android 2.3) and above, you've got a service aboard helping you to figure out: battery statistics. Though manufacturers tend to place it at different points, it's mostly found in Settings → Abo... | How to deal with (orphaned) WakeLocks? | android |
I have an HTC Sensation, about two years old. It's running Gingerbread, rooted but not modded or custom-rommed. All of a sudden, the native camera app started crashing - i.e. it opens and immediately closes. I don't know if the hardware camera is damaged, or if it's just the app. There have been no changes to my phone ... | I just found a free sensors diagnostic app, install it and run it in order to see if it's a hardware problem: Z - Device Test | Camera app on HTC Sensation keeps crashing | android |
My Nexus 7 had been performing without any issues, however, I locked the screen by pressing the power button as usual and then tried to turn it on several hours later but it was unresponsive. How can I fix this? | I've managed to deal with this problem by performing a "soft reset". Hold down the power button for around 30 seconds, the device should start a soft reset ( i.e. you don't lose any data/settings etc. ) and reboot. -- Why it blocked and prevented me from performing a screen unlock remains to be explained. | Cannot turn Nexus 7 on after locking the screen | android |
I was sure in the version prior to 18.0 you could fiddle around and long press on the URL in the address bar and get a menu to copy the current URL. I just updated Chrome, now if I long press it I just get the magnifying glass which is incredibly frustrating. How can I copy the current URL to the clipboard in the Chrom... | Turns out I was doing it wrong (well at least on my my ROM). You need to perform two double-taps. Double tap the URL. The first tap will select all of the URL and the second will deselect it and give you the text cursor and that little text selection tab helper thing. Double tap the URL again to bring up the menu. Or y... | How to copy the current URL in Chrome? | android |
One of the most useful features introduced in Ice Cream Sandwich is "Quick Responses": the ability to send a default SMS message to the caller. "Can't talk now. Will call you back." etc. However, I'm 100% Google Voice. I only ever give out my GV number, and I don't want to broadcast my actual cell phone number by using... | This is apparently not currently possible. I'm not the only person with this desire. There's an open issue at Google ( Issue 23176 ). In one of my searches, I found someone who says they looked into the code for the Phone app, and found that it's calling the Messaging app directly without allowing the Messaging Intent,... | Use Quick Responses with Google Voice | android |
It's been a month of searching what kind of antenna adapter/patch am I going to use. Anyone knows what kind of patch is this? Thanks. | You will need a MS147 . Be careful, you might kill your internal Antenna connecting an external one. | Antenna Patch/Adaptor for Galaxy Nexus i9250 | android |
I am interested in buying Sony Ericcson Xperia Active (unlocked) but there are several choices and I can't figure out which phone is which. Can someone explain to me the difference? Thanks! | a is for 'americas' i is 'international' e.g. the rest of the world. You get slightly different network support. ST17i UMTS HSPA 900 (Band VIII), 2100 (Band I) GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 ST17a UMTS HSPA 800 (Band V), 1900 (Band II), 2100 (Band I) GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 This is from the whitepaper. I... | What's the difference between the Sony Ericsson Xperia Active ST17i, the ST17i-BKW, ST17a, and the ST17a-BKO? | android |
I just got a Kindle Fire HD which Im planning to give away as a gift to a friend. But I need to boot it and write a review on my website before giving it. So, how can I make it look like I never switched it on? When we boot the tablet, it'll give us a setup wizard. After resetting, we will get to the setup wizard again... | Depending on the setup, you may be able to bypass it. This is the case if it is the default Google setup wizard. If it is not, then there may be no way to bypass it, and you will therefore have to follow it through. When you wipe the device, it will show again on next boot, so why don't you just follow the setup and th... | Can I reset the Kindle Fire HD and power off without going to setup? | android |
Can predefined SMS messages that you can select when not being able to pick up the call be somehow configurable? Can we change them somehow? I know there's the last option of writing a custom SMS message, but I would rather change and localise existing ones to suit my needs and to not repeat the same typing over and ov... | You can edit them by going to: <code> Dialer (Phone app) -> Settings -> Quick Responses </code> I have tested it on Android 4.0.4 CyanogenMod 9. | Change predefined SMS messages as a reply to being busy | android |
Is it possible to scan barcode from the mobile screen itself? Are there any tools that support scanning barcode from image file? | As already described in above comments, this would require taking a screenshot and saving it as an image file. Havind done that, there are several barcode scanners available in the playstore supporting "loading" of barcodes from image files, as e.g. QR BARCODE SCANNER or mentioned Google Goggles . I don't know of any b... | Scan barcode from the mobile screen itself | android |
In the last few days my Galaxy S3 has gone from lasting 12-13 hours to about 6 hours. On checking the battery monitor it seems to suggest that the phone is constantly staying awake and that Google Services are to blame. I was recently experiencing real problems with Google Chrome freezing the phone so I have uninstalle... | After trawling through all manner of options I isolated the root cause of this issue. Within Google Account Sync I had a look at all available settings and the one that seemed to be causing an issue was 'Sync Internet' option which was just constantly running (and appearing to be keeping the phone awake. Switching this... | Google Services is killing my battery by keeping phone awake | android |
On my Android device, while using Internet, Dolphin, and Firefox (left), I see the same version of http://m.chase.com that my desktop browser (right) sees: On Chrome for Android (left), it's different, being similar to what opens iOS browser (right): I want to understand why/how, and then see if I can get Mobile Firefo... | Note that both iOS browser (safari) and Chrome (desktop or for Android) are based on WebKit engine . That's why they are so similar in what they render. Firefox browser uses a much different engine: Gecko . As an answer for what you want to do, I think that given the CSS and javascript the mobile site loads is differen... | How to get mobile site in Firefox to be displayed as in Chrome for Android if spoofing doesn't help? | android |
When I take a photo on my HTC One X, the date and time that the picture was taken do not appear appear (printed) on the photo. I can't set the date or time in the settings, either. If I use a third party application, I can set the date/time and see the timestamp on the photo. My old HTC Legend (Gingerbread) had an opti... | This feature is rather be app-specific. Probably the default photo app on your Legend does this by default, while the one on you One X does not. To achieve the desired results on your new device, you might need to find a 3rd party photo app supporting this feature. Your phone is certainly capable of it, that's not the ... | Why do the photos taken on my HTC One X not have a date/time displayed on them? | android |
There are many sandbox apps such as <code> Permissions Denied </code> (which was mention in one of the stackexchange-url ("post")) that can effectively control the permissions that apps which are installed onto your phone. However, they require the user to root their phone. So, are there sandbox apps that does not requ... | That would be a contradiction in terms: In order to disable permissions on-the-fly, root permissions are required -- no way around that. For non-root users, there's only a different approach: Take the <code> .apk </code> apart before installing, manipulate the <code> Manifest </code> (remove unwanted permission's reque... | Are there sandbox apps that does not require the phone to be rooted? | android |
I just updated CyanogenMod 7 to 7.2 on my Nexus One . Now when I go to camera → photo mode it works well, but if I switch to video mode it just crashes. I tried to find an answer on the CyanogenMod site, but as much as I searched I found no matching question. As far as I could see on the CyanogenMod site, the late... | Please erase the camera data: <code> Settings -> Application -> Camera -> Clear Data </code> | Crashing video camera in CyanogenMod 7.2 | android |
I was trying to install a new app from Google Play on my computer, but a message told me that the app wasn't compatible with my device. No more information was given. Can someone please tell me where I can find the minimum requirements for any given app? I want to check what's missing on my phone. Maybe I can fix the p... | The theory is that you should not need to know. When the developer publishes an app there is a manifest.xml file that describes the required capabilities. These can be both hardware and firmware related. e.g. you need a minimum Android version or you need a specific hardware feature like GPS. Google Play then automatic... | Where do I find the minimum requirements for an app? | android |
I'd like to revert to the previous version and stick with that permanently. Is that possible? I have Beautiful Widgets installed, and had it set to auto-update. It just did, and the 'update' is totally unacceptable. I've got several devices, all rooted and running different versions of Android. Some have auto-updated t... | Android does not natively back up applications so you can't "undo" an app update. Best thing I'd say you can do is something like this howto. It backs up your apks and their settings. It uses Titanium Backup and requires root, but rooting is not your problem. | Is there a simple way to undo an app update? | android |
After reading this article ( Kaspersky smartphone report ) this got me wondering. Obviously if I install a dodgy app through Play Store or directly from a website, that can be dangerous, however if I install a popular app from the Play Store that has 10 million downloads for example, most likely it will be virus free. ... | There is always the possibility of a vulnerability in some app that could cause your computer/phone to be hacked. Browsers are notorious for having bugs that allow the computer to be infected with a virus simply by viewing a page. In fact, one method to jailbreak an early Apple iOS device was to simply browse to a page... | Can my Android phone be hacked without installing permissions? | android |
I received the 4.2.x updates on my Nexus 7 and the performance has been awful. I tried the Forever Gone hack and it helped but it's still much worse than 4.1.x. I'm not so excited about doing a factory wipe in order to make my system almost as good as it was a month ago. I've never tried rolling back a stock system bef... | Don't use full image at recovery! It contains recovery too (CM can repair itself, but reflash of bootloader is not needed). Use <code> fastboot </code> and flash partitions: <code> system </code> , <code> data </code> You will lose all of your data on the tablet, but it is needed because of the different filesystem str... | Can I rollback the stock system by just installing an older image zip? | android |
I am live booting the Asus laptop version of Android-x86 4.0 on my Acer Laptop from my USB Pendrive. Everything is working fine, however I want to install the OS on the USB drive instead of live booting it. The USB drive is 16GB in size. I want to live boot the system and then install on the same drive without using an... | The solution is pretty simple, far more easier than I anticipated: Partition your USB drive/SDCard, into two partitions, using this EaseUS Partition Master , which is what I used. Partition layout needs to be one with 1GB of space with FAT32 filesystem, that is for the installer. Remaining partition of type ext3 (Linux... | Install Android-x86 on USB drive | android |
When I start the Spotify Android app from my Samsung Galaxy 1 it seems that the internet connection is not working: What can I do to resolve this? | Lucky for you, I am a super user on the Spotify community. First, you need to wipe the data for the Spotify app, and then re login. Once this has done, it may take a few seconds for the app to recognise the Internet connection. If that fails to work, reinstall the app, and login again. | Why does Spotify say that there is no Internet connection available when there is one (Samsung Galaxy S)? | android |
How can I get the Easter Egg hidden in Android Jelly Bean? How could I use that Easter Egg to enable a hidden daydream in Android 4.2? How can I enable the Developer options , hidden by default in Android 4.2? | Jelly Bean Easter egg: Go to app drawer and open Settings , go to bottom and tap About phone Repeatedly tap Android Version 3 times: It should open a screen showing your current wallpaper and a red Jelly Bean (This step is optional) Tap the red Jelly Bean once and it will change to a smiling Jelly Bean android head, an... | Android 4.2: How to get the Easter Egg, a new daydream, and Developer options? | android |
Before I had CyanogenMod 9 on my Samsung Galaxy S i9000. Then, suddenly it did not boot anymore and I could not boot into recovery mode neither. So I flashed different kernels with Odin (speedmod, vodoo) to be able to boot into recovery mode - which worked. Within the recovery mode (ClockworkMod Recovery v5) I can not ... | You should use Odin or Hiemdall (preferred) to flash a new ROM, and or flash a new partition table. It sounds like the partition's have been erased, and as such should be remade by flashing a new ROM. | Recovery Mode does not find internal nor external storage | android |
I'm looking for a landline phone (not necessarily cordless) which runs on Android and gives me the associated control, customisability, and for a bonus, market access. Does such a thing exist? | Apparently Yes. The Archos Smart Home Phone is an Android Phone priced at £130 in the UK: http://www.androidcentral.com/archos-smart-home-phone-now-available-get-android-your-landline Although the reviews on Amazon UK arent very good: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Archos-501809-Smart-Home-Phone/dp/B005H0M8LW Binatone iHome P... | Are there any landline phones running Android? | android |
Is there a way to copy the Opera Mini's cookies from one phone to another? (same model of phone) | If you are rooted, you could use an app such as MyBackup Root or Titanum Backup to backup Opera Mini, and then restore it on the new device. It is not possible if you're not rooted. | How do I copy Opera Mini browser cookies? | android |
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