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Someone has reported me that he cannot install or upgrade applications on Google Play. It fails with error RPC:S-5:AEC-0 What does that mean? How to fix this? | I found this working answer on Androidcentral: Remove and re-add the main Google account | Google play fails to install application with RPC:S-5:AEC-0 | android |
Is there is free application or some trick to run sequence of applications on android? For example I want to start the following sequence: Wi-Fi --> Tor --> Browser | You should try Tasker for simple interface and quick setup. If you are willing to do something by code and very specific, a good alternative is onX by Microsoft, you can write your code to do exactly the things you wanna do. Also there are some ready recipes that you can quickly setup. | How can I run a sequence of applications or actions on certain triggers on Android? | android |
I understand that unlocking the bootloader will wipe my Android phone, but have been looking around for why. Seems to be by design, but what is the reasoning for that design? Is it some security concern, some obscure technical reason, or just for lulz? I'm looking for something solid to chew on here, something more tha... | It's a security concern. The Android documentation doesn't provide a lot of elaboration, stating simply: The procedure must be confirmed on-screen, and deletes the user data for privacy reasons. However, the privacy concern is relatively straightforward to extrapolate. Once the bootloader is unlocked, the device can be... | Why does unlocking the bootloader wipe phone? | android |
I recently turned on two-step verification for my Google account and installed the Google Authenticator app on my Android device. Based on what I have read everywhere (even Google's official info: http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1173270 ), I was under the expectation that I would have to g... | Native Google apps don't use password (which you entered before activating 2-step authentication) everytime to log in. They only need it for the first time. After the first authentication, an <code> Auth. Token </code> is downloaded which is used for subsequent logins. As this Auth. Token isn't your main password, veri... | Google Authenticator used by native apps? | android |
I'm using a Rikomagic 802III running Android 4.1.1, connected to my TV. Until today, I was able to connect to Google Play, and my widgets were showing data. Now, when I open Google Play, I get an error, after it indicates "Connecting", "Cannot Connect". I've got some other widgets, like Google Analytics that also say "... | Turns out that the solution for this problem is the one I alluded to above. The system date/time preceded the certificate's issue date, and I suspect that was causing the problem. Setting the date to the correct date (or sometime between the certificate's issue and expiration date) seems to have solved the problem. | Android 4.1 unable to connect to Google Play but other wifi functions work - how to fix? | android |
According to the Wikipedia page for Andorid rooting , The process of rooting varies widely by device, but usually includes exploiting a security weakness in the firmware of the device [emphasis added] , and then copying the su binary to a location in the current process's PATH (e.g. /system/xbin/su) and granting it exe... | First, there's nothing like THE rooting process. You partly answered your question yourself: rooting a device can be done in different ways. The two best known methods include: using an exploit (SuperOneClick & Co do this: You install an app, klick it, and get rooted) via a custom recovery (which is directly bootab... | Does Rooting Exploit a Security Weakness? | android |
I have been using Note Everything for making text and voice notes. However, the problem with it is that it stores everything locally, and if the phone dies, like mine recently did, I lose all the notes. It does have a backup function, but I have to take steps to save the backup files which I often forget to do. What I ... | Use Evernote . It features cloud sync and it lets you access your notes from almost all platform. You can create audio notes directly from homescreen using its widget, too. | Is there a an app for recording voice notes that syncs to cloud storage? | android |
I think the Calendar reminders that let you know when you have to leave in order to arrive in time for an event have the potential to really make my life easier, but the travel times are all calculated as if I were driving. That's actually a relatively rare case for me; I'm far more likely to be using public transit or... | Well, I think you are talking about the Google Now notification, right? If so, you have to change the option on the Google Now app, not on the Calendar app. To do so, you go to <code> Google Now </code> (tap the search bar on the top of your home page) then you'll see the card that estimates your arrival time to your d... | How do I configure calendar " leave in X minutes" notifications to use non-driving travel times? | android |
According to a comment made to this article as shown below: <code> They already do that. Its called the Nexus One, secondly the Nexus S, and thirdly, now the Galaxy Nexus..... they all receive OS updates directly from google. </code> Is it true that there are only 3 Android phones that receive the latest OS updates? Ne... | Yes and No. There are Nexus/Google devices that are nevertheless branded by the carrier and therefore receive a different ROM then the stock ROM. This usually takes longer then the stock ROM. But yes, besides of that, the Google manufactured branded devices are the only ones who receive the updates directly from Google... | Are Nexus the only one that receive OS update directly from Google and not from Telecom / Phone Manufacturer? | android |
On my Android emulator, the /system/bin folder contains several symlinks that point to the toolbox binary: <code> # ls -l /system/bin ls -l /system/bin [SNIP] lrwxr-xr-x root shell 2012-08-23 07:01 ls -> toolbox lrwxr-xr-x root shell 2012-08-23 07:01 lsmod -> toolbox lrwxr-xr-x root shell 2012-08-23 07:01 lsof -&... | What you're missing is: The application (in your case <code> toolbox </code> ) can evaluate how it was called. To make an easy Linux-example: Say you have a script called <code> myscript </code> , and call it with the parameters <code> para1 para2 </code> (i.e. <code> myscript para1 para2 </code> ), and the script has ... | How toolbox symlinks work | android |
I have a Google Nexus with Android 4.1.2 and have just installed Google Earth from Google Play. Whenever I open it, it shows the loading screen and then: <code> 11-18 00:38:34.234: W/OpenGLRenderer(17379): Bitmap too large to be uploaded into a texture (2560x1600, max=2048x2048) 11-18 00:38:34.336: I/ActivityManager(30... | I think I did it. I tried to delete the folder /storage/sdcard0/Android/data/com.google.earth but even with root/su I was unable to. So I renamed it and it was renammed successfully. Next time I opened the app it worked. But I still have a folder of 13MB that I can't delete. Suggestions? UPDATE: I found this that sugge... | Can't delete Google Earth cache directory | android |
I don't know what I've modified recently, but my Samsung Galaxy SII (running stock Android 2.3) keeps notifying me vocally whenever I get an incoming call or an SMS. Is there a way to disable this feature? | Look under SETTINGS > ACCESSIBILITY for Talkback or something similar. Also check under settings of individual apps - Phone/Dialer and Messaging. Finally check to ensure that DRIVING MODE has not been recently enabled. That might also be the cause. Look under SETTINGS > VOICE INPUT | Disable voice notifications on SGS2/Android 2.3? | android |
I've been using SMS Backup+ and when I restore not all my messages are restored, even though I can see them there in gmail. I've used SMS Backup and Restore before but it doesn't have a feature to automatically do it. Does anyone know how to fix SMS Backup+ or any other apps that work properly and have can automaticall... | Configuring SMS Backup schedule in SMS Backup & Restore: Open SMS Backup & Restore and click the Menu button in the upper right corner: Select Preferences: From the Preferences Menu, Select Schedule Settings: Configure schedule settings however you want: | SMS backup apps, SMS Backup+, SMS Backup and Restore | android |
On stock Android and 2.x ROMs on SGS2, default apps could be set in Settings -> Applications. However, when I go there with the ICS ROM, I don't see where I can set which default applications for certain actions. Where are these settings found in SGS2 with Android 4.0? | Go to SETTINGS > MANAGE APPLICATIONS or APPS (depending on your ROM and version). Scroll through the list of apps and tap on an app that is the default for some action. This will bring up the app's properties that show the size of the app and other relevant stuff. If the app is set as the default for a particular actio... | How to set default apps on Samsung Galaxy S II + Android 4.0 (ICS) | android |
I have begun doing research about rooting my HTC One S phone (HTC Sense looks so nice but unfortunately is so unstable) and one of the first things I've noticed is that there are two versions of HTC One S . One has a 1.5gHz dual core CPU, the other has a 1.7gHz dual core CPU. I went through all the information I could ... | Easiest way. Check your packaging. Look for Model describtion on the back of the other label. Either z520 or z560, the z520 is S4, 560 is S3. from wikipedia: Processor and memory One version of the One S uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4...In certain markets the One S uses the older Snapdragon S3... The two versions have s... | How to find exact HTC One S version (S3/S4) | android |
I have a Nexus 7 and after the update to Android 4.2 setting the brightness regulation to <code> auto </code> I noticed that it changes way more frequently than it used to do in the previous version of the operating system. Is there a way to have automatic brightness regulation less aggressively? | Unfortunately it is a known bug introduced on Nexus 7 with Jelly Bean 4.2. In previous version 4.1.2 auto-brightness was criticised as slow in reaction on light changes and now in 4.2 it is just opposite, over-reactive. From one bad to another bad. But I agree with you that even previous not so good behaviour was bette... | Brightness changes too frequently after I updated to 4.2 | android |
I'm running on JB. The Google Maps application always seems to have 2 instances running in the background inspite of turning the GPS off. Is there a clean solution to prevent it from ever running in the background? | One part of Google Maps is a so called "Location Service", which kicks in on a couple of intents (e.g. always when your network connectivity changes -- which happens when you login to a new WiFi network, or to a new cell tower). It caches your current location to the "location cache", which should serve to faster provi... | Why is Google Maps always running in the background? | android |
Just recently I noticed on my Nexus 7 that when I start some apps - and it's not just those allows to have superuser rights - I can briefly see a "red frame" all around the screen area of the app that goes away in a second or maybe a little less. Does anyone know where this comes from and in particular what it means? N... | This is caused by the strict mode setting under the developer options. It flashes a red border around the screen when anything does a long operation on the main thread. | "Red frame" around the screen when starting some apps | android |
After the update to android 4.2 my nexus 7 became slower. Switching applications takes some seconds and even the menu that pop-ups after I push the 'share' button takes a while to appear. Is there something I can do to have its performance back to the usual level? | As with all updates, the first thing that comes to mind is factory resetting the device. This clears all the remnants of the old version out of the system and resets app data that could cause inconsistencies. The downside is you'll lose all your apps and their data. Normally I only do a factory reset in between major v... | My Nexus 7 became slower after the update to 4.2. How can I fix it? | android |
I can't boot my Galaxy Tab 8.9 / P7300 anymore, but Odin still detects a USB connection. So I'm trying to flash a new ROM onto it using Odin. However all I can find on the web are ZIP archives containing boot.img, META-INF etc, while Odin apparently needs .tar or .tar.md5 files. Can I convert one into the other, or is ... | <code> .zip </code> files are generally flashable from recovery, Odin's <code> .tar </code> s are indeed a completely different format. If flashing a kernel you can convert them relatively easily (thought I won't get into it here) but it won't work for a whole ROM. You'll need to find an Odin package. XDA is your best ... | How to flash a ZIP file with Odin? | android |
I'm on call a lot and need to know when I get an email. The little dings and dongs available as alert tones don't cut it - I might be asleep, or in the shower, or whatever. I need it to be persistent, annoying, loud, and not shut up until I acknowledge that I heard it. Unfortunately, this seems to be difficult. I found... | There's Missed Message Flasher in the Play Market. Note: I haven't actually tried the app. | How do I make my email alert *annoying*? | android |
How to save taken photos and recorded videos out of DCIM folder, in custom locations? Or, is it ever possible to DCIM separate photos and videos into different subfolders? In my phone, a Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman, there's a folder 100ANDRO within DCIM storing all of videos and pictures together. I would like, for... | You say "Tasker doesn't seem a solution". If you already have Tasker installed you can do the following: Create a task with 6 actions that puts the names of the files in the camera folder into an array, then loops through the array moving files one by one depending on the filename extention. Note, in the IF statements,... | How can I save taken photos and recorded videos out of DCIM folder? | android |
I saw the location icon at the top while on the home screen of my Galaxy Nexus. There were only two running apps and I cleared both of them, but the location icon was still there. I've discovered that if I turn location off then on again, it will go away, but I'd like to find out which of my apps is using this so I can... | First off, by "clear", what exactly do you mean? Many manufacturers' UI overlays provide ways to remove running apps from quick-access lists, like the one you get with a long press on the home key, but doing that usually doesn't actually close the app. Android, by default, keeps apps running in "background" mode after ... | How can I find out what app is using my GPS from the background? | android |
Tablet's users will be able to use different profiles since JB 4.2, defined at system settings level (settings -> user profiles). How can I set a password for each profile ? | Each user account has its own lockscreen settings, so the easiest way to do this is to simply use a password lockscreen for each user. In fact, you can use entirely different lockscreen security for one user than you do for another (e.g. one could use a pattern, one a PIN, one a slide lock, etc). To set this up, select... | How can I set a user profile password in Jelly Bean 4.2? | android |
I wanted to access the developer options to enable adb access on Android 4.2 but cannot find it. How can I enable that? Once I've activated the menu, how can I hide it again? | Starting with Android 4.2. developer options are hidden by default to clean up the options menu. They're nice for debugging but some overlay options may be very alienating for average users when they're accidentially enabled. On Android 4.2 and newer, Developer options is hidden by default. To make it available, go to ... | Where are the developer options in Android 4.2? | android |
During the day today, I got the notification about the available system update to 4.2. SO I confirmed it after ensuring that SuperSU was set to "survival mode" and then it looked like it was actually doing the update. However, when I now check the system version it states 4.1.2 just like it did before. I also rebooted ... | I managed to work it out with the Nexus Root Toolkit in the end. However, I didn't get around scrapping the existing contents this way. So what I did was to back up all my data and applications and then flash a new stock ROM (4.2.1). This worked fine, but it means I needed to re-encrypt the device and restore from the ... | Confused about Nexus 7 failing system update to 4.2 | android |
I have many music lists and local files which is playing in my Fedora, Ubuntu, ArchLinux, Solaris, FreeBSD. How can I send the playback audio to my Android so that I can hear using my headphone from my smartphone? Where my laptop is actually playing the audio because in Android I can not play the music how Iwanted. How... | Couple of different ways: Since you're specifically talking about Linux, you can download Remote Audio from Google Play. It's free, and connects to your Linux computer using SSH, then listens to your soundcard via its dev/dsp mount. Download a "Remote Desktop" app. There are several, most are paid apps, and they each t... | How to play YouTube or any audio from my desktop Linux and send the audio playback to Android? | android |
I just downloaded the Android SDK (primarily for the purpose of running SDK Manager to install the Google USB drivers to connect a device), but the SDK Manager fails to run. I get the following error: I can confirm, however, that there is an <code> android.bat </code> in the <code> tools </code> folder, which is one fo... | I got it: we need to copy those <code> SDK Manager.exe </code> and <code> AVD Manager.exe </code> to the SDK root folder, I needed to copy them to <code> C:\android-sdk\ </code> , this is because, <code> SDK Manager.exe </code> and <code> AVD Manager.exe </code> are looking for tools. | Android SDK Can't Find android.bat? | android |
I'm trying to setup my APN settings on my Samsung Galaxy Nexus, running Android 4.2. The APN list is currently empty, and every time I try to add one (menu -> add -> fill out form -> save), nothing new appears. I'm trying to connect to H2O wireless, when I fill out the instructions , I get a warning saying to enter the... | Sort of embarrassed to admit this, but I rebooted the phone, and all of the APNs I had added were on the list. Problem solved. | APN Settings Don't Save - Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4.2 | android |
How can i change the country of Samsung App Store? i can't download any apps, because they said that "its not available for my country"? Shows the following error I have searched the internet for the solution, but didn't get the solution. For example# http://www.sammobile.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2938 http://www.askm... | Do as follows: Go to <code> Settings </code> → <code> Applications </code> → <code> Samsung Apps </code> and then tap the <code> clear data </code> and <code> clear cache </code> buttons. Back to all applications, find Samsung Apps and click on it. Select now the correct country. Note: The correct country sho... | Where to change country information at Samsung App Store? | android |
I downloaded a <code> .pls </code> file for an online radio, but I can't open it. Winamp, VLC player all fail when opening, and A Online Radio which according to the description can open this type doesn't show up in the "open with this" list. What are my options? | Just tested and ServeStream can open .pls files to play online radio (looks like DeadBeeF Player and Stream Furious can as well.. When you click on the .pls link it should be an option to open with after it is installed. Opening a web-linked .pls: Then ServeStream opens the .pls file: | How do I open .pls files? | android |
With 4.2 on my Nexus 7 I have a few separate user profiles. I have a number of kids games installed on my tablet admin account ('Rob'), with that account attached to a Play account. I'd like to make those games available on another non-admin ('Callum') account, which is not attached to a Play account. How can I do this... | As far as I know: Not at all. Each user account is strictly separated from another and there is no shared folder or app sharing concept at the moment. I haven't checked your specific question in detail, however each user has their strictly separated userdata partition where everything is stored (even their media, on Ne... | Is it possible to make 'admin' user apps available on other user accounts? | android |
I'm about to flash CM10 to my friends S III. However, if it doesn't work properly, I want to be able to get back to stock rom, so how would I capture it, as I have only found Verizon and A&T roms, and we live in finland, where's nothing like this. | Easiest way would probably be to use Clock Work Mod or TWRP or some other recovery to create a snapshot of his phone as it is now. Then you can simply flash back to his phone as it was. This will back up his current ROM with all his apps, settings, etc. If you want a clean factory image, then do a factory restore on th... | Capture stock rom from samsung galaxy s3 | android |
I am looking for a way to stream online video between 2 or more Android devices over Wifi network created by hotspot tethering. I found one stackexchange-url ("that can stream audio online"). Is there something similar but for videos? | Your best bet would probably be using a DLNA server app ( This one , for example, though there are lots of others) on one device and an appropriate player ( example ) on the other devices. Not sure if it would work over a hotspot tether though, but there are free apps available for both ends, so it can't really hurt to... | Video streaming among Android devices using Wi-Fi without Internet | android |
Among the settings of recent versions of Gmail there is the following entry: Hide pictures in messages Until you allow by sender, pictures won’t display automatically Tapping the entry brings this dialog: Hide pictures in messages? Cancel OK How do I change this setting so that Gmail automatically displays pictures in ... | I am not sure what version of Gmail you have, but the version I have (along with Android 4.1.2) allows me to "Show Pictures" in the message, then I have the option to "Always show pictures from this sender". The option in the settings is to "Remove" the always show that you have set for any sender in the past. The only... | How to change Gmail settings to automatically unhide pictures in messages | android |
As of title, is there any way to customize the quick settings grid available in Android 4.2 ? This feature has potential, but in most cases it does not take advantage of the screen size. | Currently I can only find customization options through mods or other updates to the ROM. For example: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1999125 It would really be great if stock Android 4.2 would provide functionality to add tiles, re-order tiles or change the function of long/short taps on tiles. This ... | How to customize the quick settings drop-down menu in android 4.2? | android |
I have Xolo x900 phone. I have settings to set the processor frequency. It is defaulted to 600mhz, yet my phone has a maximum of 1.6Ghz. Can I change to 1.6 GHz? What would be the side effects of increasing the frequency? Will it overheat, drain my battery? Also, would like to know what would be the advantages on incre... | Setting frequency to high end may cause problems like. 1.Heating up phone. 2.burn battery. 3.Even you may damage your phone completely. Over-clocking frequency will speed up your phone's performance . | What Happens when I change processor frequency of my android phone | android |
Is it possible to root a phone without knowing a the phone's pattern/pin/password? This question isn't because I need to root a phone without a pattern/pin/password but because I was curious and thinking about the process. I'm assuming that you would have to put the image on an external SD card and then load it from th... | Short answer: Yes, it is possible. Different techniques can be used for this purpose (some of them are described e.g. in Andrew Hoog's book stackexchange-url ("Android Forensics: Investigation, Analysis and Mobile Security for Google Android")). It especially gets easy when USB Debugging is turned on. Long answer: Plea... | Root Phone Without Unlocking Lockscreen | android |
Recently I notice that my Galaxy Nexus (Verizon 4.1.1) was able to translate the iphone 4 emoticons for my Android phone as seen here: Which is great. However the only way I can send them back is if I know the code for them or if I copy and paste one that I have already received. Is there any App or Addon that gives me... | Android Jelly Bean has extended Emoji support. There are various possibilities to type emoji by yourself: Install an emoji keyboard and enable the Language switch button on your default keyboard, to fast switch to the emoji keyboard. For example: New Emoji Keyboard Use a messaging app which has in-app emoji support (ob... | Android on my Galaxy Nexus is able to interpret iPhone emoticons, how can I send them back? | android |
I'm struggling with a weird connection problem I have with Google Maps 6.14.1 (#6140011) on the Galaxy Nexus (running Android 4.1.2/CM10). The problem comes with the following symptoms when on mobile data: The app stops loading additional tiles from the network that haven't previously been cached (while displaying cach... | This turned out to actually be a network provider problem (in my case: SimpleMobile in the US) and the fix is incredibly simple: remove the proxy server from the APN and everything works. The final hint I needed was the Google Now error message, googling that took me to this thread on xda-developers . I have no explana... | Google apps losing connection to the servers when on mobile data | android |
I recently bought a Samsung Note 10.1 tablet. It has Android 4.0.4 (model number <code> GT-N8000 / N8000XXLGA </code> ). All is fine, but I cannot understand why the cut and paste do not work. Is this a known problem? Can I update to a newer version or something...? Every application in which I try to copy/cut & pa... | An upgrade became available yesterday. Once I upgraded to 4.1.1, the cut and paste functionality started working again! :) | Cut and paste not working on Samsung Note 10.1? | android |
I am using rooted LG P500 running stock 2.3.3. Recently I partitioned my SD card using ROMManager in to three partitions (swap, ext and usb storage). I checked with Mini Partition Tool and understood that the sd-ext type is ext3. Link2SD created mount script and linked apps perfectly, releasing loads of space in memory... | My suspicion that ROM Manager doesn't support sd-ext backup is quite confirmed with my experience. While looking for alternatives, I understood that there are these three recoveries available: Clockwork Mod recovery (CWM) Amon Ra recovery TeamWin recovery (TWRP) I tried the TWRP 2.2.2.1 from its XDA thread and I am gla... | ROMManager does not backup my sd-ext | android |
I was pretty excited to hear Android 4.2 brings lock screen widgets. But after updating my Nexus 7 tablet, I'm not able to do that: I just have a clock widget that I can remove (it reappears after sleep/wake), but I can't add any widgets in any way. At first I was able to swipe right and I got a "+" where I presumably ... | I have the same issue, N7 with 4.2 with an Exchange Corporate Account that forces a password/pin. You are correct that it has to do with corporate account. I removed my corporate account and was able to add widgets, even with the security still set to "password to unlock". I also changed to Pin and Slide to unlock and ... | N7/4.2 Can't add lock screen widgets? | android |
I encrypted my phone but now want it not encrypted so have to factory reset. However, if I try to do this from the CWM Recovery it says <code> -- Wiping data... Formatting /data... Error mounting /data! Skipping format... Formatting /cache... Formatting /sd-ext... Formatting /sdcard/.android_secure... Error mounting /s... | I have also encrypted the <code> /data </code> partition (on my Samsung I9300) and wanted to reset it for an upgrade. This failed with the error you mentioned, <code> /tmp/recovery.log </code> contains: <code> ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.3.2 recovery filesystem table ========================= 0 /tmp ramdisk (null) (null... | Cannot Factory Reset after Encrypting | android |
I bought my Galaxy Nexus a couple of months before Jelly Bean 4.2 was announced. It got updated to 4.0.4 fine, but did not find any 4.1 update at all. So I found stackexchange-url ("this question") which informed me of units that had ROMs updated by Samsung instead of Google for whatever reason. And my unit is of the S... | The answer is yes, you can install a takju ROM on a yakjuxw device. For that matter, you can also install a yakju ROM, or one of many other custom Galaxy Nexus ROMs (e.g. Cyanogenmod) on a device that originally had yakjuxw. I have personally flashed both yakju and takju ROMs on my Galaxy Nexus, which originally had a ... | Can I install takju ROM on unit with yakjuxw? | android |
This strikes me as a bug since the behaviour is incredibly consistent, but perhaps someone here can help me. I want to use the google developed calendar app as my main calendar app. My phone (a Galaxy S2) came with a samsung developed calendar app (both very conveniently named "Calendar"). At this point, I simply want ... | I don't know how to make the setting stick, but if you are using ICS you can easily disable the Samsung calendar app - so it will act as if it is uninstalled. You can disable it by clicking the Disable button on the App settings page - just above the disable notifications checkbox. Once this is done, reboot your device... | Can I disable the default calendar app notifications? | android |
I currently have an iPod Touch, I want to buy the Nexus 4, but don't want to get a plan (SIM Card) for a while. Will the device work like an iPod Touch/ Wifi capable, but no access to data away from Wifi/Call/Text. | Yes - all android devices will work without a SIM card, and can be connected to wifi for an internet connection. EDIT: Just so people know, there is a setting in the build.prop file that determines whether or the not the device can be used without a SIM or not. Most of the time this is set to allow it, however in rare ... | Can you use the Nexus 4 without a SIM card? | android |
From stackexchange-url ("Galaxy Tab is not being charged through USB Cable") @Chris Stratton Tablets have larger batteries than phones and may be unable to sufficiently charge from the half amp limit of a USB port, especially while they are fully on (screen on and full speed processor clock). Some will barely charge if... | I don't think the cable is particularly important. Its the jack that the cable plugs into that makes a difference. Basically, if the tablet can tell that its plugged into a special (high amp) jack, then the tablet will charge more quickly (at 2A), otherwise the tablet will assume its plugged into a standard USB port an... | Samsung Galaxy Tab, charging technique through USB Cable | android |
I made software update for my Galaxy S3 to 4.1.1 and now after outgoing call the screen remains black and doesn't cancel the call or does anything till call stop. I did factory reset but it doesn't resolve my problem. Can anyone help me with that thxon advice | I resolve it by this: Call settings ~> Auto screen off/on during calls. | Black screen during outgoing call on Galaxy S3 | android |
I have a broadband connection to my computer, but no wireless router. I would like to know if I can connect my android as a wifi bridge; using my broadband connection instead of my mobile internet connection. I am thinking of turning off mobile network, connecting my phone to my computer with a usb cable, selecting int... | Setup the phone as a modem. Still most android phones can be setup as a WiFi hotspot. Following URLs may help you http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=658&Itemid=38 http://blogs.computerworld.com/smartphones/20726/android-wifi-hotspot | Can I use my android as a wifi bridge via USB? | android |
So my power button broke on my droid 1 (yes old phone). Until I can get a new phone soon, I need a better way to lock and unlock my screen. Sliding up and down the keyboard slows down everything. Is there an app or a way that lets me re-assign my physical camera button to do this? | Yes, there is. The first one coming to mind (forgive me, it looks like this is one of my standard answers here meanwhile) is Tasker , the most complete automation tool for Android. It lets you define actions based on events; so for your case, you could let the event Hardware -> Camera button pressed trigger the action ... | Camera button reassign function | android |
I'm looking for an app that can count my daytime minutes usage. I only get 200 free airtime minutes between 7am to 7pm Mondays to Fridays until the 24th of each month. (After 7pm my plan has unlimited minutes.) Preferably, I want to be alerted by the app when I'm going over, i.e., by the 28th it alerts me if I've excee... | Phone Usage is a great app that can monitor usage and do all of the following! (description on app page) Monitor your phone call, text and network data usage. ★★★★★ "Loads of similar apps on the market, but this one beats them hands down." ★ Set limits on daily, weekly and monthly usage. ★ Alerts when you break your us... | App to count my daytime minutes | android |
I have a samsung galaxy tab 2 10" running Android 4.0.4. Is there a way for the default browser to automatically start up in incognito mode? Or, is there an alternative browser that can do it? | I don't know about the default browser being able to -- but searching the Playstore for incognito browser yielded a bunch of promising results: InBrowser promises to be a fully featured incognito/private browsing experience for Android 1.6 and upwards including Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich. Looks like it knows noth... | How to start browser in incognito mode by default? | android |
I'm really liking the look of Windows 8 / Windows RT, and I'd like to try ditching my PC entirely by getting Windows onto my Transformer Prime. I'm aware that there are a few issues around things like not having the windows key, but I can't find much conclusive information around the dual-booting situation. Most of wha... | Windows RT is based on entirely different system altogether - right from the bootloader up to user interface. Also, Windows RT is proprietary so there is a fat chance that the code would be available to make it work. What about: booting mechanism kernel drivers for the chip-set support There's far too many to mention, ... | Is it possible to dual-boot my TF201 with Windows RT? | android |
As the title says, if I fire up a file browser I can access all the files on the sd-card without a problem. I can even view the pictures with the gallery and the music app plays my music files alright , if I select the file from the browser and then use the corresponding program to deal with it. If I just use the galle... | I tried formatting the card again, this time on my computer, using gparted and it worked. I cleared the data of the media storage app and restarted the phone and now all media is visible to all apps again! | Media on external sd card can be browsed but not seen by other apps (including settings> storage). Not part of the .nomedia file fiasco! | android |
I am a new user of Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (GT - P5100). Is there any shortcut button to close/exit from any app/game? Or, any other mechanism? | No, there is no common shortcut to close/exit any program. The "android way" is to let the OS decide when to actually close/exit an application. Just hit the "Home" button or the "Recent apps" buttons to switch to another application when you're done with the current application, or tap the physical power button to tur... | Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (GT - P5100), shortcut button to close/exit from any app/game | android |
I am using an ASUS Transformer TF300 with Android 4.1.1, and there is an app that shows the playing cards at the bottom of the screen, and show the "Continue" button when the card game is finished. But the playing cards are half hidden by the system bar, and this "Continue" button is hidden by the system bar mostly, ex... | this system bar is part of Android, and is used when the device doesn't have any hardware buttons to press. As such, it cannot be hidden. It shouldn't, however, impact upon gameplay - this is an issue with the app, and you should contact the app developer to have it fixed. | How to manually disable or hide the system bar (menu bar) at the bottom of the screen? | android |
If a user wants to install some applications from play store, is it sole responsibility of the user to decide whether the apps may harm or not? Should the user be worries regarding permissions? For example, if an application asks permission to read contacts, can user be assured that it does not misuse that permission (... | In short: You can't be assured that an app won't phone home without further steps. Not on Android nor on iOS, period. If you want to minimise your risk, only install official Play Apps through the store itself, see their permission grants upon install and stick only to popular/high volume apps or to big publishers. Goo... | Android applications privacy and security concerns | android |
I am at the hotel trying to get my stuff connected. Had no problems with phone and laptop, but when I'm connecting with the tablet internet is unavailable. As far as I can see, it's connecting to some other access point and is being put to other subnetwork (see screenshots, the phone and the tablet ). I tried different... | First remove the network from known list. Then when you're adding that Wi-Fi network on your tablet use manual DHCP and enter the details from your phone... This should work without issues.. | How to select Wi-Fi access point? | android |
Is there any way to quit the eBay app, so that I stop receiving all these event notifications? I like notifications, but only when I decide to run the eBay application... | Do it in the app directly: eBay app (home screen) -> settings (below WOW list entry) -> notifications -> none | Quitting eBay application | android |
I have a HTC Desire, which has a limited space in the phone. Therefore I want to make all apps install to the SD card by default. However, I can't make it work. I have tried the <code> pm set-install-location 2 </code> command, and I can also confirm that it is set to 2, but I still can't download apps that takes more ... | Since you have Evervolv's rom I assume you have a custom recovery. Backup all the files on your sd card. Boot to recovery and partition your sd card. I would suggest at 1GB for sd ext. | Forcing apps to install/download on SD | android |
I recently upgraded my phone to an LG Motion 4G (Android 4 ICS). I see that the sdcard is mounted at <code> /sdcard/external_sd </code> . I also noticed that this appears to be the same with some other newer models. Apps expect the sdcard to be at <code> /sdcard </code> . I assume the manufacturers want to include a lo... | The reason is the history of Android: The first generation of Android devices only had a small amount of internal storage (around 100-400MiB) which was mounted under <code> /data </code> . Next, devices with a, at that time external, SD-card came out. The SD card was mounted under <code> /mnt/sdcard </code> . After tha... | Why is the SD-card mounted to "/sdcard/external_sd" instead of "/sdcard" (or "/mnt/sdcard")? | android |
Since Android is Linux at its base, I logically think it should be possible to run a script on Android, like a Python script or PHP script (with executable bit obviously). If not conventionally, is there any way to do so? | Python/PHP specific If you are asking specifically for Python and PHP scripts, SL4A probably is your best choice (though there are other Python supporting apps in the playstore, like e.g. QPython Lite). And if you want to automate things, you might want to take a look at the SL4A Script Launcher (in connection with Tas... | Is there no way to get scripts to run in Android? | android |
Is there any way i can set up an app to start at startup? Its a ram boosyer and for some reason it does not auto start....earlier it used to.. Does moving apps to SD card prevent its auto start? And how can i assign apps mannualy to be "Startup applications"? | Try uninstalling and then re-installing said app - be forewarned though that most RAM boosters / memory cleaners are absolutely redundant in Android. Due to the nature of pre-loading your most used apps in order to give them better latency, there's little to no point of running these memory cleaners. In fact, by runnin... | Any way to assign startup apps manually? | android |
So, the Nexus 4 doesn't have an external micro SD card slot, which of course is bad. So, how much of memory space would I get to use for installing applications, copying music, videos etc ? | I would assume that it would be similar or the same as the 8GB Nexus 7, which is about 5.92GB . | What would the effective memory space be in a 8GB Nexus 4? | android |
I have searched, but haven't yet been able to find, an authoritative documentation of the filesystem hierarchy of the Android OS. Can someone tell me whether this exists at all and if so, where? | There's a big chapter on that in Andrew Hoog's Android Forensics book on that (see this Amazon list for available copies). Unfortunately, that book doesn't come for free (but from Elsevier; so prices range from ~USD 20 for the Kindle edition to ~USD 50 for the print, with some crazy offers for ~USD 170+ as well), but i... | Filesystem hierarchy, that defines the directory structure and directory contents of Android? | android |
See pic - the numbers don't add up This is a 16GB Nexus 7 The listed items only add up to a little over 9GB. So 4GB worth of files are missing. How can I find those missing files? | If the displayed detailed would be complete , you'd be correct: 1.28G + 7.28G + 200K + 282M + 762M = 9.6 GB total space -- while the summary says 13.24G. Explanation is easy: The details list is not complete. It e.g. misses Cache, temporary files, log files, tombstones, and probably some more. Where to find those? In t... | My space used and free space doesn't add up | android |
ICS introduced an option to reject incoming calls with an SMS. Is there a way to disable this function. If yes, how? Sony Xperia S handset running JB | Unfortunately, there is no way to disable that. Sony is using a proprietary Dialer that has that function hard-coded into it. Without using a custom ROM, there is no way around it. I know this because I have experience with this on Samsung devices (they also have a bar near the bottom that allows to Reject with Text), ... | How to disable "reject call with an SMS"? | android |
I know it doesn't have LTE, but what about the 4G networks of other carriers? If I happen to buy one, will I be able to use it T-Mobile's "4G" HSPA+ network? | Yes, it has HSPA+ which is what T-Mobile's "4G" actually stands for. This article on AndroidAuthority should help you understanding why it doesn't have LTE. | Does the Nexus 4 have 4G? | android |
Every time my Nexus S attempts to update Chrome, It displays an error stating "Insufficient storage available". According to "Manage apps" I have 412MB of internal storage available, which should be more than enough. Searching Google turns up plenty of people with the same issue, but no definitive answer. How do I get ... | The app's data size had crept up to over 100MB. Still shouldn't be a problem in my opinion, but apparently that was enough to prevent updating. I cleared the application data "Manage apps" -> "Chrome" -> "Clear data", then was able to update Chrome successfully from Google Play. | Insufficient storage updating Android app | android |
On my nexus 7 rooted device some programs keep two ports opened (8080 and 8082). How can I determine what are those applications? Netstat from terminal can't help. | Install the OS Monitor app. One of the things it can do is list your network connections, show the used ports and the app that is using it. | Which application keeps port opened on android? | android |
I'll be listening to music or a podcast, when for no reason that I can tell, the sound will sometimes change. Fortunately, it seems to always go down, not get super loud and blow out my ears. This happens in any and every audio program, so I don't think it's app specific. I'm using Android 4.0.4 on a Samsung Galaxy S2.... | This problem went away after I installed a kernel and ROM that was developed more specifically for my particular phone, the SC-02C. The lesson learned was to be really sure before rooting or upgrading that one is working with the exact right ROM and kernel. | Sound volume randomly changes | android |
Just bought myself a Desire C, pretty decent as far as I've played around with it, but I have a problem with WiFi (this is pretty much the case with all my phones). I can't connect to home network by any means. The network though is totally fine because my pc (from which I type this) is connected, my laptop can connect... | Solved myself: I tried after reading a lot of stuff to tweak my router and do a firmware update and I totally messed it up and almost destroyed it. It actually won't work at all and won't be found by wireless or anything, but it was already 5 years old, so I did not mind too much, I went and bought a new one (LogiLink ... | Brand New HTC Desire C Wi-Fi won't work | android |
Let's see if anybody can help me, because I'm pretty stuck with this. I've tried to install the following ROM from xda-developers in a Sanei N10: Unofficial CyanogenMod 10 for many AllWinner A10 tablets I've installed it following the usual procedure: Press Vol+ and Power to get the Recovery menu Select Wipe data/facto... | Well, at last I could finally solve the problem thanks to chris5s from the xda-developers.com forum. These are the steps that worked for me: Download the latest ClockWorkMod for Allwinner A10 tablets from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1802268 Put all three files in the ZIP inside the root of a ... | "Signature verification failed" when trying to install non-official Cyanogenmod 10 ROM for Sanei N10 Android tablet | android |
I've just found this photo on CNET: I want to know which clock-weather widget app is that? | It is Motorola's default clock widget. here is a video that shows ,how can use this widget in other phones | Identify this Clock-Weather Widget | android |
I have Android Source Code image and i want to install it on Laptop . I want to know how we made bootable image for laptop with android image. What I have to do so that laptop detect the android image. There is some site which provide android image for laptop , in which i have to download image but i want my android im... | You want to check out Android x86 project. They have documentation and installation instruction for installing an Android on a regular laptop/desktop. | How to Install our android image in laptop ? How to make android boot-able image for laptop? | android |
May I assume that there is no point to format your SD Card (assume you have the 32 GB size) to NTFS if the device can support SD Card of up to 32 GB and FAT32 maximum limit is also exactly 32 GB? The reason for asking such question is that since the device can only support 32 GB, so I can assume that NTFS will likely n... | 32GB is the limit imposed by the Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) specification, not FAT32. FAT32 supports 2TB drives, with a standard 512 byte sector (or 16TB with 4.096 byte sectors) which is (coincidentally?) the same as the latest Secure Digital eXtended Capacity (SDXC) specification, so FAT32 should be viable f... | Android device can support SD Card of up to 32 GB, so FAT32 is more suitable? | android |
As android devices support SD Card with up to 32 GB. Are there any android devices that support and have two SD card slots? This is to remove the hassle to remove a SD card and insert another SD card into the same slot, which might result in faster wear and tear to both the SD Card slots and the SD cards. Also, it will... | As far as I know, currently there are no Android devices with dual-SD Card slots. Keep in mind though that mobile devices is a huge and ever changing market. There is nothing preventing some manufacturer from releasing such a device, if they determine that there is enough demand. Not sure I understand the need for a se... | Android devices with 2 SD Card Slots | android |
I use the locale app to automaticly start an obd-app (Torque) when I enter my car. This works well. Now I want to automaticly close that app when I leave my car. As there seem to be no Plugins to achieve this, so my idea is to use the Execute-Plugin to End the task using unix-commands. Is there a "good" way to close an... | Please visit http://www.twofortyfouram.com/support.html Q: I see the Shortcut setting opens apps... how do I kill apps? A: Android treats memory differently than a desktop computer. When leaving an app, it is paused rather than killed, so that returning to it later is faster. If Android needs more memory, it will autom... | Close Application with locale? | android |
I try to send an intent using an android-shell. The app starts, "su" works nice, but when I enter something like <code> "adb shell am broadcast -a android.intent.action.SCREEN_ON" </code> I receive an error: <code> error: device not found </code> when trying to list the devices with <code> adb devices </code> the resul... | If you are using the terminal app on your device then you don't need to use "adb shell". You just need to run the "am broadcast -a android.intent.action.SCREEN_ON". I don't know why you would want to run that from your terminal app since the screen would already be on. You need to have USB debugging on if you are tryin... | No Devices on shell | android |
Performance question here : my Galaxy Nexus is really slow right after I connect it to a WiFi network after long periods not being connected to the internet. That doesn't happen on EDGE or on 4G, and after a while it goes back to normal. My first guess for the culprit is : the low latency of WiFi networks, combined wit... | If you have adb shell ,you can try below command <code> top -m 10 </code> which displays top 10 applications which takes CPU. | Galaxy Nexus slow on WiFi wakeup | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy Y mobile phone. I see this screen when I press "Forgot Password" in the pattern lock screen that comes by default with the phone: My Question is: How would my account be unlocked when (i) "Wifi" is turned off and (ii) "Packet Data" is disabled? | Search and download Unlocker or Screen Lock Bypass app from internet (which are no longer available in Play Store). Push it to the system from recovery ( with update.zip ). Start the system. | "Account unlock" when not connected to internet? | android |
As far as I have known, and also read in the description of many apps on Google Play, it is not possible for publishers to respond to user's comments, but recently I have come across this: Can someone give me more info on this? Also, if a publisher responds to my comment, how would I be notified about this? I do not se... | Yes, developers can reply to a user review. The user will get a notification via email. However, as of now this feature is only available for "those with a Top Developer badge." So not all developers can reply to your comments. Read this page from Android Developer blog for more details. | Google Play allows publishers to respond to users' comments? | android |
I have been using Evernote on my Laptop and Mobile phone for quite some time now. Recently, when downloading an update of Evernote app in my phone from Google Play app, I noticed that Evernote asks for some objectionable permissions: I am not aware of any option/facility/service provided by Evernote which would require... | The reason for "phone calls" might be quite easy: Looking at the app requirements, they list "Android 1.6 or higher". With that, this permission is automatically set -- whether the developer wants it or not. Reference: Android 1.6 Changelog. An interesting discussion on this permission can be found at StackOverflow: st... | Is Evernote a malicious app? | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. I have 3 email accounts set up in the email client and I would like to change the colors assigned to each of the accounts. Is it possible? I haven't been able to find any setting to do it. In stackexchange-url ("this question") they say it's not possible in Androi... | I've tried on my Galaxy S3 and I couldn't find a way to do this. Searching on the web returns nothing more (aside of trying to delete/recreate an account until it's given the color you want, wich I didn't tried). You can use another mail client than the one pre-installed on the GS3. I've tried the following ones : Mail... | Change combined inbox account colors | android |
I have Samsung Galaxy S3. I connect my phone to 29 inch monitor using HML + HDMI wires. Also I connect it to Apple bluetooth keyboard and magic mouse. I get a very nice experience of Desktop. However S3 has maximum resolution of 1280x720 which does not give a nice look on big monitors. I have following questions: Can I... | Having a different external display was one of the new features with Jelly Bean 4.2 You will need a siutable update for your S3 to stand a chance. What level of support you will get then is still in doubt depending upon the real hardware capabilities and what support Samsung put in. | How to set high resolution on external monitor? | android |
I bought an unlocked Telstra Samsung Galaxy S3 4G, and it's loaded with some Telstra software. I wanted to get rid of those, so I loaded up Kies and it gives me the option to perform a "Firmware upgrade and initialisation". I don't want it deleting everything off my phone and I don't want to do anything to my phone to ... | Basic Caveat. It is likely (and to be expected) that a firmware (or OS) upgrade will wipe any user data or settings. These settings are not easily translated / adjusted across such an update. However, most tools will give such a warning before you proceed. In more detail .. Firmware Update (ROM code) A firmware update ... | What exactly happens when I use Kies to perform a "Firmware upgrade and initialisation"? | android |
I'm currently using DroidWall to limit apps' access to the Internet - and it's working great. Recently I've started to have the need of allowing certain apps network connectivity, but limited only to the current LAN (e.g. only to communicate with IP addresses 192.168.1.x) DroidWall doesn't seem to offer this in any tri... | You can use rules like this in your custom scripts: <code> $IPTABLES -A "droidwall-wifi" -m owner --uid-owner 12345 --destination "192.168.1.0/24" -j RETURN </code> Instead of <code> 12345 </code> , you need to specify the UID assigned to the app; you can find that UID in the list of apps in DroidWall. Remember that UI... | How to limit an app's access only to specific networks? | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 running Jelly Bean. I have sorted my apps in pages, by topic or whatever (not the home screens, but the app/widget pages). Now I would like to sort those pages, but I can't find the way to change the order of the pages. Can it be done? How? | I've found it! Pinch with two fingers on the Home Page, to enter the edit pages mode, then move them around. | Change app page order | android |
I have the Torch app by default in Cyanogenmod. I was wondering what's the purpose of Strobe frequency adjustment? I tried to play around with it and I couldn't tell what difference does it make. | Strobe light is a kind of light which goes on and off a given number of times. The inverse of the number of times it goes on and off in a second is called its frequency. Strobe lights are used to see rotating objects to give an illumination that the rotating object is stationary. By adjusting the strobe frequency the s... | What's the purpose of Strobe frequency adjustment in Torch? | android |
I have my mobile Android, iPad, typing on the small keyboards takes too long, so remotely using my keyboard is the best way for me when it comes to type something in mobile devices. I have so far tried to use a VNC server, but they all require root, which I don't like to do. Are there any free tools that will allow me ... | I make it a habit to reinstall Wifi Keyboard everytime I reflash my phone. It doesn't require root as far as I know. Basically, you set it as your default keyboard if you want to use it. Then you will see a notification and clicking that should reveal an IP address + port to you. Open that address on a browser in your ... | How can I remotely control my mobile without rooting it? | android |
Usually they do it behind the scenes. So I'd love to know where apps are actually sending data and from whom they are actually getting responses. | Some apps offer a network monitor, e.g. OS Monitor does: As you can see in the second screenshot, it even allows you to look-up the destination and show it in a map. Quick System Info offers a similar feature: As you can see in the last entry of this screenshot, it even names the app which holds this connection. These ... | Check which IPs or web-sites an app is communicating with? | android |
I use PlayerPro to play music on my smartphone. In PlayerPro there are "Sound Effects", which are similar to the DSP manager. One of the sound effects is the Virtualizer . When I enable the Virtualizer, even at 1%, it really changes the way the music feels. The audio becomes more echoey, and it sounds to me like I'm cl... | What's really the purpose of the Virtualizer? I am unable to understand why you've asked this. Virtualizers make music cool. Using it, users can tweak music listening experience. It enables you to experience live concert in a car, for example. The difference from 1% to 100% is also noticeable but it's not even close to... | What is the Virtualizer sound effect in music players and how does it work? | android |
I have both CWM and Titanium backup pro installed and will like to make a backup of my system (Xperia Neo V). However I'm torn between the two. I have about 3.6gb space left on my 14gb SD card and have move lots of apps to the card. Which option is best for me? Thanks in advance. | The two are actually quite different. Titanium backs up apps and settings only. Nandroid backs up everything including the OS. Titanium is useful when messing with apps and settings, since you have the option of restoring only what you want. Nandroid backups are largely for when you totally b0rk your phone and need to ... | Any difference between the back ups made by Titanium and Nandroid? | android |
I have a DROID 3 and use it both for navigation and listening to music in my car via Bluetooth (Ford with SYNC). In the BT profile for SYNC on my phone, I can turn off media output over Bluetooth and get navigation audio over the phone but still make calls via BT. However, I would also like to have music and podcasts p... | Audio routing would have to be set in the application code itself. However, direct audio routing is deprecated since API level 5 (Android 2.0) . Older versions of Android Navigation had this direct audio routing set to the ROUTE_SPEAKER in their application code. But the newer versions of Android have a system wide fla... | Send Navigation Audio to handset but music to bluetooth | android |
I know that Adobe Flash Player is discontinued for Android devices, but is there an alternative way to continue using Flash on an Android 2.3 device? I have the apk of Flash Player 10, but I would like to use the most recent version. | If the play store won't play ball, you can download the flash player APK from Adobe here . The one you want is "Flash Player 11.1 for Android 2.x and 3.x (11.1.111.32)" | How can I use Flash Player now that it's no longer supported? | android |
Swype is great, but I feel like it could be even faster/more fluid if you just dragged your finger over the space bar/performed some other gesture to insert a space between words, rather than having to pick up your finger. Is there any way to add functionality like this to Swype? Alternatively, are there any good gestu... | It's recent, but SwiftKey Flow does exactly this. It's currently in beta, but seems stable and robust. It's also an excellent alternative tap keyboard if the Swype style isn't for you. | Using Swype, or a Swype-like keyboard, is there a way to type without lifting my finger up? | android |
Is there something I can put into the Google Contacts entry for someone that will link it to their Twitter handle? I have tried putting “@JohnDoe” into an IM-type field I’ve named Twitter, but that didn’t do the trick. | Both Facebook and Twitter contact sync stopped doing anything useful sometime recently (ICS?). They no longer provide a meaningful between your phone contacts and the actions provided by those clients. I think this has to do with changes to the Android API that for whatever reason these companies have not adapted to. T... | Link contact to Twitter handle | android |
How can I set WhatsApp to always run in the background? Like Skype, when I exit, it keeps me online to get calls or SMS or chat notifications. While using WhatsApp, when I move away with the menu, it exits. How can I avoid this and tell Android that this application should always be running - so that even if it is clos... | You can't set an icon on the notification bar to "let you be online all the time", it's not user defining option. But the service is always running, like THelper said, you don't have to mind that, you'll receive the messages without the icon appearing all the time. | How can I run WhatsApp so that I am always online? | android |
I'm trying to enter CWM recovery so that I can back up my ROM. While rooting my S3 I could enter CWM using the instructions I was following at the time (which I no longer have around). Since then I've used the built-in encryption feature to encrypt the device. Now when I try to press simultaneously the volume-up, home,... | How to get into Recovery Mode Unplug the USB cable. Shut down the phone. Hold down the 'HOME' + 'VOLUME UP' buttons and press the 'POWER' button for about 5 seconds to enter Recovery Mode. How to get into Download Mode (eg: for Odin) Unplug the USB cable. Shut down the phone. Hold down the 'HOME' + 'VOLUME DOWN' button... | How to enter CWM recovery on an encrypted Galaxy S3? | android |
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