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I'm considering getting one of the Nexus tablets for my family. I think the multi-user support is a great way to separate my apps from the kids games. But what I've read about the implementation of multiple users seems lacking. Without a device to experiment on I am left to ask here how this works. What I would like to... | Set up a child account on the device, this is pretty simple, there's an overview of that process here. You don't to sign the child in using a Google account, it lets you skip these steps. Assuming you want your kids to be able to download any apps you've already paid for, or want to be able to download any apps you buy... | How do you configure a Nexus 7/10 for family use | android |
I have a Galaxy S2 (GT-I9100) And I'm about to flash a custom rom on it. I've done it a bunch of times but what really irritates me is that I lose all progress made on the games that I have on my phone! I backup the actual games and other applications using Astro file manager, but when I star my phone up after flashing... | Another fool-proof method (no need to worry about having a specific backup app) is to grab the game's data directly. The data for all user-installed apps can be found in <code> /data/data/*package name* </code> . This will be all settings, saves, and anything else. Just browse into there and copy the relevant directori... | Back up not only games, but also game progress before flashing ROMS | android |
I don't have an Android device, but I'm thinking of getting a Nexus tablet, and using android-vnc-viewer to make the Nexus an input device to control the PC, and provide faster cursor movement/text editing. Both screens would be a mirror of each other. From VNC videos that I see on YouTube, such as in this video , afte... | The app has multiple input modes. In the default, tapping the display moves and clicks the mouse. In another mode, the display acts like a trackpad, so dragging along the screen causes the mouse to move accordingly on the remote system. See the "input modes" sections of the documentation for details. You can change the... | In using a VNC to control a computer, is it possible to have the cursor go to where you touch? | android |
What apps are icons shown on the 3rd icon from the left (a icon that look like a bug with an android head) and the 5th icon from the left (a icon with a phone in between two zig-zag)? | The first one you asked about means the phone is connected in debug mode to a computer: and the phone between zig-zag lines means it's on vibration mode. | What is the apps for the the two icons shown | android |
My phone has a GPS problem and service says the need to wipe it completely. They are probably just lazy and would rather do it the easy way. C'est la vie. The phone is SGS unrooted 2.3.4 - Touch Wiz. I don't want to root it. Now, what I am going to do is this: - Save contacts with Kies - Save files Is there anything el... | Basically, you can back up everything which has a "data provider" available -- as e.g. contacts, call-logs, SMS, and the like. If you search the playstore for "backup", it will give you a lot of apps for that. One of the best non-root backup solutions for this probably is MyBackup Pro , which covers most of it -- thoug... | What can be saved before factory reset? | android |
I encrypted both my phone and SD card upon purchasing my HTC Evo 4g LTE. Recently the phone died (would get to the login screen and then reboot). After a factory reset the SD card shows up as damaged. I've tried mounting it in various ways, but neither the phone nor a computer will attempt to mount the drive - they jus... | The simple answer is: You Can't The volume is already encrypted and can only be read as random hex because the required key is stored in your phone in order to decipher it. Unfortunately there is no way for you to recover your sdcard contents because the key on your phone is also lost when you factory reset. Just refor... | How can I decrypt an encrypted SD card (HTC Evo 4G) on a different device? | android |
Are there any Android apps that would track my location (at regular intervals, like every hour) and send coordinates directly to my server, without revealing this data to any third party? | There are some solutions available on the playstore. One of them is Traccar (the link belongs to the Android client), which logs to a traccar server you can define. The server software is open source (at least that's what the app description claims), so you can use it on your own server. Written in Java, it should run ... | Are there location tracking apps that would send data to my server? | android |
I go to Google Search app but no Google Now "cards" are showing. I do the ff: Long-press Menu soft-key to bring up Google Search Press Menu -> Settings Under settings, I only get 3 entries: Voice, Phone search and Privacy & accounts (no Google Now) My friend, who uses an HTC Sensation with MIUI ROM, and Google Now ... | The language setting was my key problem - after changing the OS language from Croatian to English (U.S.), Google Now is miraculously ready to go! Watch the video How to get Google Now talking to you... for an instructional guide on changing your system language. | How do I enable Google Now on my Galaxy Note 2 (NT-7100)? | android |
Four backups I made using ClockworkMod Recovery couldn't be restored because their MD5 hash values didn't match. Another one was successfully restored. What is the problem and is there a way to check if a backup succeeded or not? I'm using Clock Work Mod Recovery 5.0.2.6 on Xperia Arc. | You may have a bad SD card, try a new one (they're cheap anyway). The MD5 sums are generally computed after the backup has been done (assuming everything went fine). I.e. the process up to CWM 5.x is (CWM 6.x is different due to dedupcication): CWM generates a backup and stores it Then md5sums of all of the above files... | ClockworkMod Recovery makes corrupt backups | android |
Is it possible to Boot into Safe Mode on an Android Device, similar to booting up into safe mode on a Windows PC ? An example being In Windows if you were infected with a virus you may want to immunize it in safe mode ? Is the same scenario likely with the Android OS ? If for example you experience crashing, or freezin... | This depends a little on the device and what version of Android you have. On versions of Android later than 4.1 you can access safe mode by bringing up the power down menu (i.e. hold the power button) and long pressing the "Power off" option. This will bring up a little dialog box that will ask if you want to reboot in... | Is it possible to Boot into Safe Mode on an Android Device as a Precautionary Measure If Required? | android |
I have a HTC one x with the default HTC sense. Missed calls do not appear in the notification list which is frustrating ... The calls appear in the call history log so it knows about them. I've also tried calling myself with a another phone and it all appears as normal but when the call is hung up, no notification appe... | No need to factory reset. Just go to <code> Settings </code> → <code> Call </code> . Scroll down to the bottom and enable <code> Show caller ID for missed calls on lock screen and status bar </code> . | missed calls not appearing as notifications | android |
Okay, I'm running a Galaxy S III with the TouchWiz ROM. I knew how to do this in AOSP ROMs, but cannot find it in the Samsung people app. If I have an aggregate contact with numerous joined contacts, and more than one of the joined contacts have photos, how do I specify which joined contact's photo should be the photo ... | Okay; I finally figured this out! Go to the people app Click on a contact to see the contact detail Bring up the menu Click <code> Mark as default </code> Choose default picture, email, phone, etc. | How to choose which joined contact to use for contact image? | android |
Sometime, when you install a particular apps in the emulator, it work perfectly fine. So, you install the apps into your phone and/or tablet and it throws an exception when you run it. Similar, when you install a particular apps in the emulator, it does not work & throws you an exception but when you install the ap... | If you as a user experience such crashes, and want to help the developer to get them fixed, you can use tools such as aLogcat (free) - logcat or Bug Reporter to catch a log of what happened: While aLogCat allows you to restrict the log closer to the crash event (by letting you define what to capture), Bug Reporter enab... | How do one know what is the reasons why an android apps exit with exceptions? | android |
I would like to know what measures or steps etc that should be performed, in order to protect & safeguard whatever "data" is on my Android Smartphone or Tablet, and indeed the device itself, in the event it goes missing or is stolen. So that if it were to happen "all data" would hopefully still be preserved remotel... | There are multiple things which can be done: Device encryption (to assure all your data is stored encrypted) Install anti-theft software (to track and, if necessary, remote-wipe a lost device) Activate Google's Device Manager on your device (and make sure it works, as it not always does) To photograph the "perpetrator"... | How to prepare myself & smartphone/tablet in the event it goes missing or is stolen? | android |
I have seen that some online shops sell a Samsung Galaxy S3 dual SIM adapter. I haven't found much information about how does it work, but I have doubts about it. Some links: https://www.amazon.it/NC2-Premium-Addatatore-Dualsim-Samsung/dp/B008E6M802/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354533958&sr=8-1 http://www.ebay.it/it... | Unless your phone have two SIM card slots, support as you require is not possible. The market has adapters which goes into the existing SIM card slot of phone and will help you to switch between SIMs after shutdown. The ONLY advantage of using this instead of swapping SIMs by conventional way is to keep both SIMs toget... | How does GS3 dual SIM adapter work? | android |
I installed CyanogenMod 10 on my WiFi Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. However, some things are missing. First of all, I want the S-Pen handwrite keyboard, as well as the S-Note app. Also, if possible make peel work (very unlikely, but just in case anyone had make that work) I tried to install these from an unzipped stock ROM... | These apps won't work with custom ROM's, as they are designed to be run with the Samsung software, and require libraries etc from the Samsung software. | CM10 on Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 n8010 missing things | android |
I am using a Galaxy Nexus and since the update to Android 4.2 the screen sometimes suddenly goes off and then especially stays off. The only thing that helps to get the screen back on is taking out the phones battery, which is quite annoying. Is there a workaround for this? | the solution: enable animations http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=40019 | Screen on Galaxy Nexus goes off, hard reset required to resolve this. What can I do? | android |
I would like to use an X-Box 360 Controller with my Motorola Xoom tablet, however the Controller uses USB to connect and I do not have the required USB OTG adapter to plug it directly into the tablet. I've searched this site and Google but cannot find information on an alternative method of connecting the controller to... | Can you not use a USB OTG (On The Go) Cable. It will have a connection (microusb) at one end to fit to your tablet and a USB connection at the other (for many peripherals). This should surely connect your X Box Controller to your tablet. They are very cheap as well. Alternatively, and maybe to be used in conjunction wi... | Use a USB Controller with Xoom without adapter | android |
My mobile phone has Polaris Office default installed on it, but when I open some files I cannot see special characters, like "á", "à", "ç" etc., there is just a space character when it would have one of those special characters... | Palliatively, I installed Kingsoft Office , although it is so big for my device (it is about 13MB in size, and all my internal storage is just 180MB)... So I had to remove some apps to install it. Well, it does the work well: show special characters without issues. But I wait for a solution for Polaris Office... | Cannot see special characters on Polaris Office | android |
I have three devices with Android and I just wanna one of them alarming when turned off. I turn off my devices to do not receive any alert type from sync, apps, calling, sms etc. and also to do not waste battery charge. I know I could just switch devices to airplane or silent mode and connect them to power, but I would... | Not possible with standard Android. To sum it up: The alarm on feature phones is triggered by a hardware component (most probably the real time clock, called RTC). Subsequently this component wakes the CPU by raising an interrupt and the CPU runs a dedicated program (interrupt service routine,ISR) which just plays the ... | Will a shutdown Android phone wake me up (like feature phones do)? | android |
It used to work fine but now when I open the Play Store app it says "Error retrieving information from server. [RH-01]" and I can't do anything. I tried clearing the cache of the Google Play Store and Google Play Services but it still has the problem. Gmail still works from the phone so I don't think it's a problem con... | Apparently some custom ROMs do not come with any Google services and to fix this you need to flash gapps using a program such as Clock Work Mod. This page has a link to download gapps. | Keep getting "Error retrieving information from server. [RH-01]" from the play store | android |
I'd like to be able to use my Asus Transformer for a presentation using the HDMI out and I'd like to be able to draw on the screen over videos, pictures and over a powerpoint presentation. Obviously I can't be drawing and navigating simultaneously with touch but I guess I'm envisioning an "always on top" floating dock ... | Although I know this is an old question, I have a better answer for whoever is later to find this on Google. Try using Ink Over Apps , you can download it free from the Google Play store. I have it on my TF700 and it seems to work perfectly! | How can I draw over other apps? | android |
As in, I know that all Droids have the micro USB charging connector. But what if I used a charger of HTC make, or for that matter of fact a charger of RIM (BlackBerry) make, to charge my Android phone (which is not of aforementioned brands) to charge my phone? Will this cause (short/long term) harm to my battery? If so... | No, it should be fine as long as the charger is meant for a cell phone. Most of the major cell phone manufacturers adhere to the the International Electrotechnical Commission's mobile phone charging specs which specifies the use of the micro USB charging standard. USB 1.0 and 2.0 is capable of delivering 0.5A at 5V and... | Is using chargers of phone not meant for it harmful to the battery? | android |
I just unboxed a Samsung Galaxy S3 and immediately, before first boot, rooted it installing CWM Recovery and SuperSU. I found it to be not the best idea, becuase I forgot to launch the Samsung update to 4.1. In fact, stock upgrade does reboot the phone into recovery but then CWM says the signature is invalid, etc. I sh... | This thread gives a nice step by step tutorial on how to re-flash to stock ICS, which will relash the stock recovery. In a nutshell: How to restore Galaxy S3 to Android 4.0.4 ICS XXLAF2 stock firmware: Download the ICS stock firmware file from here or here . After the ROM file is downloaded successfully, you should ext... | Unable to update Galaxy S3 Android after flashing CWM | android |
There are many apps to send/read SMS from the desktop using a Wi-Fi connection, but my cyanogenmod rom doesn't play nice with my Thomson router so I can't use them. There is an app that uses the 3G internet connection for that? Better if it's a webapp. | I found what I need! There is Mightytext , mobitexter and mysms . For now I use Mightytext, because it looks to be the best. (Also it weighs at less than 500k, that's great for my phone) | There is an app to send/read SMS from the desktop using the Internet? | android |
The phone is connected via USB to Windows 7 64-bit. The <code> USB debugging </code> option enabled. When I connect the phone to the computer, I'm notified that some drivers failed to install. Do I need these for development? Where can I get them? I have yet to try the stackexchange-url ("Kies drivers"). As is, the dev... | There's no need to install Kies. Download the driver <code> SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.5.14.0.exe </code> (or a higher version) which is available from the Samsung website . Click on the Manuals & Downloads tab (below the image of the phone) and then the Software tab. After installing, I connected the ... | Driver issues when using Samsung Galaxy SIII via USB for development | android |
Is there any easy way to start an app when you press the button to lock your screen? I've seen custom lock screens before so I know it's possible even if I have to make my own app for it. I have an app that I want to pop up every time the screen is unlocked, but it doesn't do it on it's own. I've seen/used other apps t... | There might be multiple solutions to this. One I can think of involves the use of Tasker , the most flexible automation tool for Android. You could create a profile that triggers on "Screen Unlock", and have it start an app. However: though there's a free 7 day trial available on the projects homepage, after that the a... | Starting an app when the screen is locked? | android |
When I browse my app history on the Google Play website(of apps that I have tried out in the past but aren't currently installed on my phone), it only lists them in alphabetic order until about 'L'. Nothing beyond that is shown. Does it have a hard limit on how many previous apps it can show? | It stops for me as well, so I am lead to believe that it only stores so many in the database. Looking at it, it seems to be limited to 20 pages (it doesn't even get to 'C' for me). | Google Play website doesn't show all previously installed apps | android |
I want to root and upgrade to 4.1 a just-unboxed Samsung Galaxy S3. After running the official OTA update with stock Samsung ROM, I tried to follow the tutorial here with openSUSE. I installed Heimdall from YaST and run the tool with <code> --param </code> and <code> --recovery </code> options with the files I download... | While writing the question I found the solution. Explanation In Odin Mode, when the phone accepts a new recovery to be flashed, the original Samsung recovery of 4.1 ROM automatically does everything to avoid being flashed, that's actually re-flashing itself on reboot, just like a good ol' computer virus! Solution Run H... | Unable to flash CWM recovery to GS3 over stock 4.1 with Heimdall | android |
My Samsung Galaxy 2 (SC-02C) has been rooted and upgraded to 4.1.2. It seemed that everything, all phone functionality, was fine. However, I've discovered that I can not send SMS with my phone. I can receive SMS from anyone from any carrier in my area just fine. I've asked at my service provider (DoCoMo, in Japan) and ... | For some reason I assumed that SMS functionality was integral to the phone, not the OS, and so it would be reliant on carrier configurations and settings. As a result, I automatically went looking for some kind of solution that involved ROMs or kernels and whatnot. However, it turns out that there are SMS apps availabl... | Can receive but not send SMS | android |
GPS is not that accurate on Android devices (at least at mine) Measuring tools tell me the accuracy is between 8 and 12 Meters. But what is about relative accuracy? When I place two marks on different coordinates in the distance of 1 meter will this distance be measurable? | Distance can be measured even if you place 2 points in one place - for mesurement used signal from satellites, and in city it's extremely difficult to predict it changes. Accuracy depends on signal quality, and it's impossible to get it 100% even in a field, so when you move phone to 1 meter, signal change may be so sm... | Relative GPS accuracy? | android |
(Asking this question for a friend) What is the icon to the left of the GPS icon in the notification bar? The one that looks like an ear? | It's supposed to represent a hearing aid, and it means that Hearing Aid Compatibility is enabled. AFAIK, this basically just increases call volume to make it easier to hear. It should go away if you go into the call settings and disable the hearing aid option. It'll either be something like <code> Settings->Calls </... | Can someone identify this icon (looks like a ear) in the notification bar? | android |
Is there any way to use Microsoft Streets & Trips on an android device such as Galaxy Tab 2 or Google Nexus? | There are several RDP/VNC application on Android, which can be used to "run" any Windows application. What you basically need to do is fairly straightforward: Setup a server or virtual machine running a Windows machine Install a RDP/VNC viewer on your Android Configure the viewer to connect to the server Citrix and Azu... | How to use Microsoft Streets & Trips on Android? | android |
I know you can restrict applications to update on Wi-Fi only. Can you achieve the same thing with "update when charging on sector only" too? | The best option you can use open the menu in play store and then go to Settings and then mark the Notification:Notify me about updates to apps or games that I downloaded and then you will get the notification and update them whenever you want to. Also unmark the Auto-update apps so it will never update them automatical... | Is there a way to prevent applications from updating when running on battery | android |
How can connect my android app to car system for example to get "Level fuel" information or any others info! | All modern cars have CPU which measures and controls few parameters of its engine. These CPU(s) will have an interface socket (looks like SCART connector) with which issues are diagnosed at service center. There is a special hardware which goes into this socket and can transmit engine parameters through Bluetooth. Goog... | Android connected to Car system | android |
My Galaxy Nexus has just been updated to v4.2 of Jellybean, Google seem to have totally changed the camera app in this update and there's a few functions that I just can't find. As I'm travelling a lot at the moment, I like to make sure that most of my pictures are geo-tagged so that I can work out where I was and when... | You can press the right soft-key (switch application soft-key). The application switcher in Android 4.2 includes the notification bar, which shows if there´s a GPS fix. You can press the right soft-key again to return to the camera app. | With the Android 4.2 camera app, how can I tell if I have a GPS lock? | android |
As my contract on my current android phone is soon ending, I am considering purchasing the LG Nexus 4 (if it ever becomes available again on the Google Play Store) as my next phone, as it supposedly is in the top league but "without the price tag" so i'm informed. I am aware that many people are disappointed that a mic... | USB OTG compatibility is more dependent on the kernel than the actual operating system. If the stock kernel doesn't support it, then it will (most likely) only be a matter of time until a custom kernel is released that has this functionality. If you were to purchase it, remember that the tablet can only give 5V of powe... | LG Nexus 4's Internal Storage Dilemma & its Apparent Lack of Support for USB OTG Connectivity? | android |
I am looking for a custom rom for my Samsung Galaxy Y S5360. I want to install Android 4.0 ICS, but most of the custom ROM's I find are actually ICS themed, meaning they just have the ICS look and feel but the actual OS is still Gingerbread. I want ICS so that I can install apps that are incompatible with Gingerbread. ... | You should look at forum's such as XDA-Developers , where you will find many ROM developers, and a forum for your device. Looking at your device however, it only has an Armv6 processor. ICS only supports the Armv7 architecture, so ICS will not be compatible for your device, unless someone ports it to your device which ... | ICS ROM for Samsung Galaxy Y | android |
The problem I am trying to deploy a custom application to an Alcatel One Touch 995 running Android 2.3.6. I using Eclipse to compile the source code and push it onto the phone. The Android Device Chooser within Eclipse starts up and lists a device however it does not recognize the maker or model. The device shows up as... | If that happens on Linux the reason is usually that the adb daemon is unable to write to the USB device in <code> /dev </code> . For more information stackexchange-url ("see this answer on stackoverflow"). | How can I get ADB to properly recognize an Alcatel One Touch 995 device on Windows/Ubuntu? | android |
I'm in the market of buying a Nexus 7, and these are what I understand some kind of firmware/maker identification. Can someone please explain all the different names? Google sadly wasn't much help for me today. | For Galaxy Nexus these are different builds: takju: devices sold through the Play Store in the US. Contains the Google Wallet aplication. yakju: devices sold through Google outside the US. yakjuxw: devices sold by Samsung. If you buy yakjuxw I would recommend that you update to yakju with factory images provided by Goo... | What is yakju, gn, yakjuxw, takju etc? | android |
Is it equally effective to backup my apps, photos, contacts, SMS texts etc on my Android Smartphone (which is non rooted) using MS Skydrive or Dropbox compared with using a dedicated Backup App from the Google Play Store eg My Back Up Pro ? Is it the case that, it is as effective but the process is far simpler and less... | You would have to look at the pros and cons. Pros of Cloud Backup Off site backup (you will keep your data if your house burns down) Cons of Cloud Backup Make take a while to upload all of your data to the server Make take a while to download the data again Pros of Dedicated Backup App Quick (no upload) Quick and easy ... | Is Backing up my Android Device to the Cloud using Skydrive or Dropbox Equally as Effective As using dedicated Back Up Apps? | android |
I wonder whether there is a way to prevent someone to use <code> fastboot </code> to flash an Android device. Indeed, while one must be able to turn on USB debug in order to run <code> adb </code> , the bootloader does not offer any protection AFAIK. | You may only make <code> oem lock </code> , but if anybody really need to flash something - he can do unlock again (with removing anything from device). And one old rule: if anybody has physical access to device - software protection will not help. | Prevent unauthorized image flashing | android |
Is it possible and indeed practical to dual boot a Windows 8 tablet/smartphone with Jelly Bean 4.0 + ? Are there significant restrictions or limitations in doing so? If this is not achieveable as yet - What about running Bluestacks on these devices, just in the same manner that Bluestacks can run Android Apps as an emu... | You could, but without support it would be difficult. Android does not 100% support for all apps on intel/amd processors As well as this, you would have to write a kernal / kernel object to support the specific hardware of the device. This can be quite difficult if propriety information is unavailable. You would be bet... | Dual Booting a Windows 8 Tablet/Smartphone with Android OS? | android |
My stats are the follwing: <code> Android system 37% </code> , <code> Stand by 36% </code> , <code> Inactivity 14% </code> , <code> Voice call 3% </code> . I touch in android and appears a lot of programs like <code> alertrecipients, google backup transport, error, ?Perso?, Tasks, bluetooth test, popupuiReceiver, wssyn... | You can go in settings, running applications and close the ones that you don't need. The application that the system needs you won't be able to close. Or you can just uninstall the undesired ones as well. And reformat your question so it makes more sense and it's understandable. | Battery consumption | android |
Will <code> adb push </code> only copy the file into the target location whereas <code> adb install </code> copies the file into the target location and also sets the proper permission for you? | More specifically <code> adb push [file] [path] </code> will take [file] from the PC and copy it to [path] on the android device. <code> adb install [apkfile] </code> will copy [apkfile] from the pc into <code> /data/app/ </code> on the android device. The main difference being that push will let you specify where you ... | What's the difference between 'adb push' and 'adb install'? | android |
I just transferred phones from a Motorola Droid 2 to the Galaxy S III. I usually use Handcent, but forgot to back up my SMS before the new phone was activated. Now I have all my old SMS logs on the Droid, which can't back up because I have no data stream. I've found multiple apps that can save SMS to the SD card and do... | You want the old version of LifeSaver2 available from the free & open source Android app repostitory http://f-droid.org It's available here or via the FDroid market app itself. To be able to install it you need to enable unknown sources . If you have no data connection on your old phone: Put the LifeSaver2_1.0.apk ... | I need an app that transfers SMS to SD and can be moved to SD card itself | android |
On my old Nokia C5, there was a quite smart setting to sync the phone calendar with my Gmail calendar when a WiFi connection was available, every say 30 minutes (using MailForExchange ). I'd expected that a tightly-Google-coupled system like Android would do that task even better, but it doesn't (or I wasn't able to fi... | EDIT: To only sync the calendar you first have to switch off everything else: Go to Settings -> Accounts -> YOUR Google Account and un-check all the sync targets you don't want (Chrome, GMail, Drive, Contacts, ...) /EDIT Then you can take care of when to have it sync. Generally, this is left to 3rd party apps. You can ... | How could I sync ONLY my calendar with Gmail (optionally when a WiFi connection is available)? | android |
I have a Nexus 7 16GB which behaved wonderfully for a few months. I used an NFC app once and the tablet began boot-looping, and lagging. I turned off NFC when I could and reset the tablet. It was fine for a day or two but then started locking up again. I've changed the bootloaders to try to recover it, to no avail. Aft... | Please erase all data and the dalvik-cache (if you have recovery). Are you using the stock or custom ROM? This looks to me like a bug in the ROM to do with NFC - this is the only reason the device would lock up like that. If you are using a custom ROM, I suggest you contact the ROM developer with the logs, if not, chec... | Nexus 7 issues with lagging, boot-loops, NFC greyed out, and depressed CPU states | android |
My phone is currently inoperative. Samsung asked me to drop it at an approved repair center, which will handle shipment and reception to/from Samsung. Being unable to boot my phone, it was impossible for me to remove personal files from it. I am aware all my files will be accessible to anyone handling my phone, once re... | General information As The Andro Nerd pointed out in stackexchange-url ("his answer"), most apps store passwords (and other sensitive information) encrypted. Some even don't store them at all (they use a kind of "tokens", as is available with most Google apps -- or they don't store anything like that). Unfortunately, o... | How safe are my passwords at after-sales service? | android |
Is there a way to access a PC's drives from a Galaxy Note (4.0.4) through the USB port at the initiative of the phone itself. Ideally I would write an Android application which would - permissions permitting - access the PC's resources (SMB client for instance). | Only by SMB (windows file sharing), another file sharing (eg you can make on PC FTP server, etc), USB connection is always client-server and PC is server. Unlimited access is possible only theoreticaly, if you manualy boot special OS on PC (any, what will not use disks to run) and emulate android accessory protocol on ... | Access PC drives | android |
Why when my phone LG GT540 is running and seen by ADB after bootup it disconnects (not from PC just from ADB, as PC still can see it it Device Manager) after few seconds after bootup sequence? The problem is occuring only with GT540, tested other device - HTC - works fine. The key could be USB drivers, but tried many o... | Some people have had their device turn on the mass storage mode by itself. Verify that you haven't enabled <code> Mass storage only </code> mode in <code> Settings -> SD Card & storage -> Mass storage only </code> , then reconnect & restart adb daemon. | Why LG GT540 after boot it disconnects with ADB | android |
I have multiple Google accounts, synced to the phone. For one of them I don't use GMail and have turned off syncing of mail. However the account still appears in the GMail app. This means sometimes I accidentally send email from that account without realising. Is it possible to remove an account from the GMail app whil... | Official gmail app uses accounts, provided by Android, so it's impossible. Only if you will use some patched version, what will use private accounts, it possible. | Is it possible to remove an account from the Gmail app but keep the account on the phone? | android |
Having become fed up with a custom ROM i was using, I reverted back to a previous ROM via a nandroid backup (through CWM Touch). It would appear that the backup preserved all my installed apps and data (Was under the impression they didn't, so this surprised me somewhat), but since then the 'My Apps' listing on the goo... | It may be the link to the Play store was lost. I think if you install an app from, say, the amazon app store, Google Play will not be able to update or uninstall it, as the link is gone. Similarly, restoring an app from a previous rom backup may not create that link. Titanium Backup can recreate the links (the free ver... | play.google.com and Google Play app out of sync | android |
I know that in Android JellyBean 4.2 there's a new feature called DayDream. I want to access it in my Nexus10 but don't know how. How can I enable and use it? | Here's what i need to do: 1st Step: Launch the Settings app, scroll to the bottom, and tap About Phone. 2nd Step: In the middle of the screen is the listing for Android Version. Tap this item until you see a jelly bean appear on your screen. You can then tap and hold the giant jelly bean until your device vibrates. You... | How to enable the DayDream feature in the Nexus10? | android |
I find auto-rotate really annoying so I generally have it turned off. Unfortunately, when I'm playing a youtube video, it's equally annoying when I try to tilt the screen and then remember I have it turned off :) I would like a way to have auto-rotate working as usual when a youtube video is playing, otherwise disabled... | There isn't a system setting, so the app Smart Rotator is probably the closest thing you can get, but yes, in the beginning, you have to set everything up yourself. | Auto-rotate only for youtube videos, disabled otherwise | android |
I would like to check my /sdcard, and possibly other internal partitions as well, for errors on the file system level. I am wondering how this could be accomplished. I am using a Samsung Galaxy Nexus (toro) with Verizon Wireless. Update: This device does NOT have an actual SD card and I believe the only way to do it is... | according to: Android Media Process (high CPU) | alexus' blog : <code> ~ # e2fsck -n /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.0/by-name/userdata e2fsck 1.41.11 (14-Mar-2010) /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.0/by-name/userdata: clean, 53630/1875968 files, 1921615/7493115 blocks ~ # </code> | How to check filesystem (/sdcard) for errors? | android |
I'm developing a mobile site which runs on port 8888. I want to see how it looks on my Android phone. How can I use my phone's web browser to view pages on port 8888? | You should just be able to add the port to the end of the domain as you would with a desktop browser, e.g. <code> http://mysite.com:8888 </code> . Chrome and the built-in Browser app definitely support this as I use them in this fashion on a daily basis; I'd imagine other browsers would as well since the syntax is defi... | Accessing Port 8888 in Android Web Browser | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 running rooted Jelly Bean 4.1.2. My computer is running Ubuntu 12.10. Before, in Android 4.0, I simply plugged the USB in, and a notification would pop up, and I was offered a button to Turn on USB storage, and then my 12GB internal SD card and 16GB external SD card were both mounted as exter... | A developer on the XDA forums provided a script that changes the default behaviour so that connecting by USB mass storage is the default behaviour. I had to use a file manager app that gave me access to the root directory, I placed the script in <code> /system/etc/init.d/ </code> , changed the script's permissions to <... | What are my options for connecting my Android to Ubuntu? | android |
I have some apps that I open on occasion. One in particular is a game that likes to push notifications up reminding me to play again. Is there an app I can use to automatically freeze an Android app when I exit it, and automatically thaw and open the app when I want to open it again? I hate how many apps have backgroun... | I know you can freeze and thaw an app using Titanium Backup Pro, which I have. But that would require manually going in to TiBu and doing the freeze/thaw commands each time. You're wrong about that part. Try this: look for a free place on your homescreen long-press there select to add a widget scroll to Titanium Backup... | How can I automatically freeze and thaw an app on demand? | android |
Most Android devices have a single port for both connecting to the computer (USB) and charging. I have to use this OTG small cable to transfer data, but also to use a real keyboard. However, when I connect the keyboard, I cannot recharge my device while I work. Since they both use the same port, is there a way to split... | Yes, it is possible, at least technically. What you need is a cable called a OTG host cable with power, which is a double-female cable with a male micro, a female micro (which only has the power and ground connected, no data), and a female A, like stackexchange-url ("this one"). Additionally, you also need software sup... | Using an OTG cable while charging | android |
I'm using the official Facebook app and I've used it to update my status. Inadvertently, I made this status update public. Is there any way within the app, or the Facebook mobile website to change the permissions of a post to friends-only or a specific friends list? The only way I can find of doing it is to either use ... | I'm afraid that the native Facebook app is very limited in functionality. While it has improved (quite a bit) from its initial launch, there are still a lot of things you can't do in the app. You may be able to do what you need from the mobile-optimized website (http://m.facebook.com) but most likely you're going to ne... | How to change privacy level of a Facebook post? | android |
After exiting the applications on my Galaxy nexus, they appear on the recent applications list. Do they still use CPU/battery? Do I have to remove them from recent applications list in order to save battery? | The recent applications list show only what applications have been recently used, it doesn't check whether they're still running or using memory/CPU. Therefore, this list doesn't affect battery use one way or the other. Instead, you might want to check <code> Settings -> Apps -> [swipe to the right] </code> to sh... | Android clearing recent applications list | android |
I have the latest ADT installed and when I start the emulator I am not able to type, for example, German umlauts. I have tried to change the settings in android to German keyboard layout but that didn't change anything. I guess I have to configure this via AVD properties somehow, but so far I have not found a resource ... | Well, that turned out to be so easy that I didn't found any documentation about that. What you have to do is to long press the keyboard keys just as you do in a soft keyboard , it will show a popup with diacritics you can use for that letter (in the image you can see what happens when you long press letter "u"). Then c... | Android Emulator using Hardware Keyboard has no "Umlauts" | android |
When I use the Google Reader app for audio podcasts -- e.g. linked MP3 files -- it pops up a simple player overlay to play the file (shown in screenshot). Is there a way for me to choose an installed audio player to use in place of the one used by the Google Reader app as the default player for the app? Ideally I'd lik... | Google Reader allows choice of external program (via intent) to play audio. | How to specify a different audio player for use with Google Reader? | android |
I have a stock Motorola Droid 3 on Verizon. The device is not currently rooted. I am not sure if the Gallery app on my phone is specific to the Motoblur UI. I was testing the <code> .nomedia </code> trick/hack, by putting a zero-length file named <code> .nomedia </code> in my Downloads directory. I also cleared cache a... | Please attempt the following: Delete the entire <code> .thumbnails </code> folder Delete the <code> /sdcard/Android/data/com.android.gallery3d </code> folder Go to <code> Settings->Apps->All </code> and select the <code> Gallery </code> app. Select clear data. Go to <code> Settings->Apps->All </code> and se... | Droid 3 Gallery Generating Errorneous Thumbnails; Possibly Due to Infinite Loop, .nomedia glitch? | android |
I have created a profile with Tasker to accomplish a simple function, activate WiFi every 10 minutes and if the phone connects to a network leave WiFi on, otherwise turn it off and scan again in 10 minutes. This is my setup: Profile Big / Task Big WiFi Scan profile never activates (it doesn't get green and the Tasker n... | While trying to explain where to find that "4th tab", I just see where your problem is: You use the %WIFI variable to check for a) On/Off and b) the connection mode. Either it is On/Off, or it holds connection info. The first is %WIFI, the other %WIFII: WiFi Info %WIFII When connected to an Access Point (AP), shows hum... | Why isn't Tasker activating Profile? | android |
My understanding is that rooting an android smartphone or tablet allows you to add functionality and to flash custom ROMS (amongst other things) like MIUI or CyanogenMOD. A Nexus device offers the pure "vanilla" android experience from Google without the additional "skins" etc. that mobile phone companies add/tweak to ... | If you're not sure if you need Root, you don't need Root. There are any number of alternative Launchers you can install that will give your device a custom look-and-feel and add/adjust functionality from Vanilla Android. Heck, there are Launchers that can simulate the look-and-feel of iPhone and Windows Phone. Have a l... | Is it Essential to Root a Nexus Device in order to Customize or Personalise it to your liking? | android |
Where is the link to the exe file? I find text "jar of beans.exe" and beneath it, a note saying wait for the emulator to load and enjoy, or a statement of similar meaning. The text "jar of beans.exe" is, however, not a hyperlink! I need the link. | Click here to download that file. (version 4.1.1 - file size: 181 MB) Click here to visit that file in the Google Project. Click here to visit the project forum page. | Jar of Beans Android Emulator | android |
I have Samsung Galaxy Ace for almost an year now. The battery of my phone get discharged now with-in no time of charging. The battery status in Setting -> About Phone - > Battery use shown the following Screenshot (Click image to enlarge) I could not interpret what does this mean. Is there some app which is eating up t... | As we already have a lot of related answers to similar questions, just let me sum up here: As said in my above comment, the screenshot does not provide much information without having related details available. All it says is: The overall battery consumption after ~14.5 hours is shared 50:50 by "Phone Idle" and "Cell S... | Battery drain with in no time in Samsung Galaxy Ace | android |
Does enabling daydreaming (display a clock while charging, i.e. never turn the screen completely off while charing) affect the life of the screen in any significant way? | As life of LCD screen is measured in hours of its usage, keeping screen turned on does consume some of its life hours. But, average life of LCD screens range from 30,000 hours to 60,000 hours, so I don't think it would a matter to you. | Daydreaming -- does it decrease screen life? | android |
Does the Samsung Galaxy Nexus charger use a USB charger? If so, what kind? | Your question is bit unclear to me. Still I am trying to answer. Almost all the Android phones these days (including Galaxy Nexus - GNex) have a micro-USB charging and data-syncing port. So they can be connected to your computer using a micro-USB to standard USB cable. Like most other phones, GNex also comes with a mic... | Samsung Galaxy Nexus Charger - USB? | android |
I have an international android smartphone which doesn't have anything related to Google Play Store installed. So I have to install GoogleLoginService.apk, GoogleServicesFramework.apk, Vending.apk, ... by myself. I was able to find information about how to do it online but I cannot find where to get those apks for my v... | You have to flash GAPPS (Google Apps) ZIP. Click here to download GAPPS for ICS. For alternate links or other gapps versions see this link . | Where to download and install Google Apps on Android 4.0.4 device? | android |
I have a Droid 3 and a 2012 Toyota Camry which offers bluetooth support. Currently I find the only app that will display track information on the screen of the Camry's stereo is the default Android music player. Winamp and others don't seem able to do this. Is this a limitation of Android? Or are there other apps that ... | The feature uses Bluetooth AVRCP , the Audio Video Remote Control Profile . It's used for controlling the app from the receiver (e.g. play/pause buttons on a BT headset). AVRCP level 1.3 is possible since ICS and improved in Jelly Bean ; it allows all of 1.0 (play, pause, next,...) plus metadata information on the trac... | Bluetooth car audio with track data | android |
Is it safe to use a Galaxy Note that is fully charged and at the same time it is plugged in to the wall socket? I'm worried that the battery might be charging and discharging at the same time and it will tremendously produce severe stress in the battery. Thus it will shorten the lifespan of the battery. | Yup, It is perfectly fine. I do it regularly while playing games. | Using a fully charged Galaxy Note | android |
How do I access the reflow mode on Adobe Reader for Android? | At Adobe Reader click on top part of screen, then you will see top toolbar. At toolbar you need 4 button from right corner of toolbar. | How do I access the reflow mode on Adobe Reader? | android |
I'm not asking the diagonal values, but the length and breadth ones of the Nexus 7. And only of the LCD screen, not the entire hardware. | The screen size is 151mm * 94mm http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1760938 | What is the length and breadth of ONLY the screen in the Nexus 7? | android |
I am often using my device to develop, so I'm a little bit worried that the constant charging might fry the battery. Is there anyway to use USB debugging while not charging the phone? | As far as I know, batteries won't fry on constant charging. They chips in them that control overcharging and low charge. So they won't die easyly. I am using my desire just like you explained for almost 2 years and it is just like the first day, I need to charge it every day :) | Preventing charging while USB debugging - One X | android |
I installed a jdk and then an android sdk on my Ubuntu 12.04, 32-bit machine (2 GB DDR3 memory) The aim is to have an android emulator. I created some android virtual devices, one of which I named Andreud. When I type in the command <code> emulator @Andreud </code> where 'Andreud' is the name of the Android Virtual Dev... | What system are you running the emulator on? At the moment, it just seems like your system is probably too slow to run the emulator. The emulator is very resource intensive, and unless you have a high end machine it's going to be very slow. For the start, you'd want to start with a smaller screen resolution. Tablet-siz... | Android Emulator for Ubuntu 12.04 | android |
This might seem like a strange question. Is there some sort of way for an app to launched by pressing the screen for a few seconds on touch screen phones? the reason why I ask is because this would be a great feature for like a panic button. of course the app will have to calibrate to the owner's thumb to prevent accid... | As far as I know this isn't really possible. But there are apps available in the Play Store that implement a Panic Button where you can place a button on your home screen (and maybe also your lock screen, but I haven't it yet). One of those apps I found is Red Panic Button . But you can also have a look in the Play Sto... | Activate Android app by pressing thumb on timeout / locked screen for few seconds | android |
I was notified that there was a system update, but when I applied it the tablet was still on the older version of Jelly Bean. I've even done a factory reset and tried again, but no luck. Are there any logs that I can look at to track down the problem? | This turned out to be a hardware issue. I had two relatively pleasant conversations with tech support at google play and asus. Since it was a new purchase I just returned it. | Why won't my nexus 7 update to Jelly Bean 4.2? | android |
The current CM10 + GApps experience on Motorola Xoom is plagued by the size of the CM10 ROM -- there isn't enough space left after flashing the CM10 zip to fully flash the GApps zip. This results in gtalk force-closing while trying to video chat and some other issues. I've been following a discussion about this on the ... | There are multiple solutions available: Re-Zip the Image Advantage: You do it once, and can use the resulting image for multiple devices. That's what I did with CM7.2 for my Milestone 2. Easy enough to do: create a temporary (empty) folder unzip the zip file to it remove unwanted <code> *.apk </code> files from <code> ... | Removing files from & repackaging CyanogenMod ROM zip files | android |
I don't have a problem doing this, I can use my phone and connect to the data allowance from my sim card and I can also connect my phone to a wireless network. I can then plug my phone into my laptop via a usb cable and I can enable tethering from the phone. I then end up with internet connection on my laptop. That is ... | Let me see if I understand you: <code> [Router] <--Wifi--> [Phone] <--USB tether --> [PC] </code> If this is your setup, then what is happening is the Phone is acting like a router. It has multiple ways to connect to the internet (3G and Wifi) and it does not simply bridge the connection for the PC. Instead... | Tethering data allowance from phone to laptop via usb | android |
Just got the MK802III and got some Ice Films related apps installed. A lot of the content is streaming, so I'm wondering if I use an ethernet cable to connect to my router via USB to the 802, if I'll get less lag? | From forums: tsuda Quote: Originally Posted by stevhorn I can confirm this works with the MK802II, but I don't know about the MK802III. http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Apple...661773412.html Yes, it works on the MK802II. The III has the same Ethernet config screen in Settings so it should be the same. I will try it this... | Can the MK802 III use an ethernet connection instead of wifi? | android |
I've installed a fresh stock ROM from Google site on my Galaxy Nexus. At the time i've opened the Google Play and started installing the 157 apps... the problem is that i needed to stop downloading in the middle as i needed to move to areas without wifi coverage, so I pressed stop. Now I don't see any option to resume ... | There's no option to resume. If you stop you can only manual download later. If you didn't pressed stop, you could just disable data transfer and, when connected again, download will continue . If you stop, the current sync state will be sent to the server and it will be (without the apps that weren't installed) stored... | How to resume app restore after stopping it on first opening Google Play? | android |
I just won an auction on the Nexus 7. The seller claims that he doens't have the original sales receipt but says I will be able to sign up for the warranty online with the registration & activation of the Nexus. So, how does this exactly work and will this warranty be of the international type? Thanks! | You need to contact ASUS directly. Google play's support page says: Nexus 7 limited warranty The Nexus 7 is manufactured by ASUSTeK Computer Inc. ASUS provides a limited 12 month warranty for the Nexus 7. Please refer to the warranty card in the Nexus 7 packaging or review ASUS' limited warranty details. If your Nexus ... | Warranty on Nexus 7 | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 and I love the new Gmail app. Works awesome. My only problem is that it doesn't sync emails (I don't receive any new notifications when new emails arrive, I have to manually click refresh in the app which is annoying) when I'm on Mobile Data. When I'm on Wifi I receive notifications almost in... | Found out the problem. Orange Wap was selected instead of Orange Internet in Settings > Access Point Names. | Gmail app doesn't sync email at all when on Mobile Data | android |
I upgraded my Galaxy 551 from 1.6 to 2.2 Android version some time ago with Samsung Kies, now I want to make a factory reset due to reset all of my settings and give the phone to my mother. I'm wondering about wich version the factory reset will bring to me. It is the factory version (1.6) or the upgraded version (2.1)... | Factory Reset doesn't take your device back to factory condition. It just clears all data, settings, etc. So your phone will not go back to older Android version. It will be on the upgraded Android version (or any ROM that you have installed) with all data cleared! Watch this video for more help. At 5:30 the guy answer... | Upgraded my phone from 1.6 to 2.2 Android version, if I restore "Factory Settings", which version it will be? | android |
I recently replaced the micro-USB port on my Galaxy Nexus (GSM version, running 4.1.2) after it corroded due to water damage. During that process, I accidentally ruined the connection to the volume rocker while removing a board (I expected it to be be on a connector; turns out it was soldered...). Unsurprisingly, the v... | You will have to be rooted to control from home screen. Button Savior Root will do this for you. You can also download and install Volume Control + which allows you.to.modify the volume without a rooted device - you will have to use the widget or app UI however. | Volume Slider Widget - Home and or Lock screen(s) | android |
Recently I've been having all sorts of troubles with audio and GPS and the compass... I tried different ROMs, different kernels, different patches. The short story is that after a long time spent messing around trying to get all features working at the same time, in the end I had to factory reset my phone and start ane... | I found a solution in this answer in the XDA forum . To generalize and hopefully be of use to others, the key point seems to be that even if you think you have the right ROM for the right device, it might be that your particular model has very slight differences. In my case, if I understand correctly, I was using ROMs ... | How do I get my GPS working in Android 4.1 Jelly Bean? | android |
I have a UK sim-free Samsung Galaxy S3. It's had official OTA updates only, and is not rooted or modified in any way. It's running Jelly Bean. Since getting the Jelly Bean upgrade it's possible to get the phone to reboot by using cut and paste functionality. I've achieved this with both the Gmail app and Chrome. I've s... | When I read your question it sounded like a Chrome bug to me. I looked around, and YES, it's a bug on Samsung's multi-entry clipboard feature, and it's been reported here . Here are two things you can do to fix this: (1) If your phone is rooted, delete the contents of "/data/clipbord/*". (2) OR, Do a factory reset. | Samsung Galaxy S3 random reboot during clipboard use | android |
GPS signal strength is Zero while I'm in a (electric) train. Why is does my device not get a GPS fix in a train? | In some trains you sit like inside an Faraday cage , as they even metallized the windows -- thus no signal can get through. That's also why you have special "mobile phone" zones in some trains: Here they placed something like a little "repeater" inside this section of the train, capturing the signal from outside the ca... | Why does GPS not work in a train? | android |
My phone's contacts are synced with my Google and Facebook accounts. Whenever I add a contact through my phone it gets synced to my Google Account. Wonderful... Ok I usually send them a text message to let them know my number and then through my browser I'll add a picture and so forth, all that good stuff. Now under th... | In the People Application Press the drop down next to phonebook and you can fine tune your contacts better. I had the phone tag checked and not the all contacts checked. I opted to switch to all contacts and have my phone filter out those without phone numbers automatically. The alternative is to add a phone tag to eac... | Phone added contact unfindable | android |
In <code> settings </code> > <code> application manager </code> > <code> <your app> </code> we got some infos about her. What do they means? I am quite confused. I really need to know it but somehow its quite hard to guess. Where can I get that full descibed information about this stats? The most important things... | Total = Application + Data Application = Size of APK file of the app Data = Space consumed by <code> /data/data/<Package_Name_of_App> </code> (it contains data stored by the app) Other stats details: If <code> Force Stop </code> button is active, it means the app is running in background. You can use this button ... | What do the names means in settings > application manager > current app? | android |
Does anyone know how often Android refreshes battery statistics? This screen is <code> Settings > Battery </code> . This may only apply to Android versions > 4.0. | I believe it is real-time. Meaning, the stats are always updated as the battery is being drained (or charged). | How often does Android refresh the battery statistics listed in the Settings? | android |
I am amazed that one can create a DIY stylus pen for Android phones and tablets using the sponge as shown in this video . Is it true or it is simply just a fake video? | It is true. But not all touch screen phones work well with this. The capacitive touch screens that we find in most android phones these days work by detecting electrical disturbances from our body. The 'sponge' used in these DIYs are electrically conducting foam and they transfer the charge of our body through it, thus... | Using sponge to act as a stylus pen for Android phone and tablet? | android |
Most apps share their content out to other apps based on intents on the phone. The Google+ app's share feature only seems to generate another Google+ post. How can I share a Google+ public post outside of the app from the app itself? For example, to send a link of the post to Twitter, Messenger, Facebook, etc. I can't ... | Tap the post you want to share Open the overflow menu (three vertical dots) Tap "Link" You'll receive a message: "Post link copied to clipboard." You can now paste that link to whatever sharing mechanism you'd like Not the same as using the Android Share function, but, again, Google+ is not alone in doing this. I don't... | How to share a Google+ public post outside of the Google+ app? | android |
My LG LS840 Viper 4G LTE (Sprint) recently upgraded to 4.0/ICS. Under 2.3/GB the proxy settings had been disabled entirely, but I am now able to set up per-network proxy settings for the various WiFi networks I attach to. Except— Is there a way to add wildcards to the proxy bypass list? On (say) “Work WiFi” I can add <... | Looking at this CyanogenMod source code (which, according to the file history , does not actually have any CyanogenMod-specific changes), I see that the initial dot in proxy bypass list elements is just ignored, and an initial wildcard is implied — that is, you can write either <code> example.com </code> or <code> .exa... | Wildcards in proxy bypass list | android |
I forgot my security lock pattern and my Wifi and 3G connections are switched off. I can hard reset the phone (Galaxy Nexus) from recovery mode, but that would wipe all my data. ADB is also turned off so I cannot recover my data unless there is a way to turn on ADB while the phone is locked. I understand that ClockWork... | Since the FBI cannot bypass the screen lock, I guess you will not. Check out http://wired.com/threatlevel/2012/03/fbi-android-phone-lock | Forgot security lock pattern on Jelly Bean device with Wifi and 3G data turned off | android |
All this time, I thought that once I've rooted my phone, it means that I will also have SU access to it. This is true for the first device I rooted. When I rooted it, a SuperUser application appeared on my phone. I was also able to use the command <code> su </code> on the <code> adb shell </code> . However, just recent... | Your device isn't rooted at all. Without <code> su </code> binary, you can't assume command as root. | Phone is rooted but has no SU application and can't access SU command on adb shell? | android |
I know that atleast once or twice a month a full battery drain and then a 100% charge helps increase the battery life and also gives more accurate battery readings. I was wondering, how frequently is it okay to let it drain as low as possible or to zero? Like is it okay even if done most of the times(or all the times) ... | once or twice a month a full battery drain and then a 100% charge helps increase the battery life That is incorrect, a full discharge is never beneficial to LiON battery capacity. The battery life of a LiON battery is dependant mostly on temperature, discharge rate, and age. In fact, low charge state actually is harmfu... | How frequently is it okay to let the battery discharge fully or as low as possible? | android |
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