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Synopsis: Trying to access local web development server connected by WiFi to Android tether. Everything seems to be connected and operating correctly, but phone's web browser times out when accessing local server. Context: I've got an Android device running android-wifi-tether . It works as advertised. I connect to it ... | Problem may be caused by HTTP Proxy server. Proxies help to manage web traffic on the providers end, but can and probably will disrupt access to local addresses. Proxy options may be available in your network settings, but on many phones these options are hidden. An app such as HTTP Proxy Settings will give access to t... | Can't access tethered server from Android browser. (Time out or "URL blocked") | android |
Why does the stock Galaxy / Android app only keep the latest 25 emails? Its pretty annoying and lame for me who receive well over 50 emails per day in my work email. That means I cant even see a whole day's email without "loading more" and I don't always have Internet connection where I am. Is there any way to work aro... | The stock email application and many other I've tested present a list of 25 emails per page. The user can however load older emails on demand. This is done due to two main reasons: to prevent large transfers of data that end up using the device communication thus leading to a faster battery drain; to preserve memory co... | Why does stock email app only keep 25 latest emails? | android |
Here is the point there is a secured WiFi connection - which password I don't know - but there is an device - Galaxy Nexus smartphone which is already connected to that WiFi and my Galaxy Tab tablet. There is any change to set GN as Bluetooth modem, to tether WiFi connection, for Galaxy Tab? | Android 4.0+ officially supports bluetooth tethering in both directions (and allows bridging to whatever the internet connection is (wifi/usb/3G)). You need: 1x device as tether host running Android 4.0+ that has wifi/3g/usb internet 1x client device running Android 4.0+ both devices are bluetooth paired enabled 'bluet... | Tethering using bluetooth via Galaxy Nexus to Galaxy Tab 7(P1000) tablet | android |
My Snow Leopard Mac doesn't recognize my Samsung Galaxy S2 for file transfer over USB, and it's starting to drive me nuts. I've tried the following: Connect Storage to PC <code> Settings > Wireless and Networks > USB Utilities > Connect Storage to PC </code> I've tried this several times on my phone, following... | tested on mac osx snow leopard and Mountain Lion: with your device unplugged go to settings-> developer options disable usb debugging; Go to Settings, in wireless and network section, go to "more"-> usb utilities Tap on "Connect storage to PC". Plug in your device to your mac and the tap on "Turn on USB storage" and OK... | My Mac doesn't recognize my Galaxy S2 through USB | android |
I am using Android 4.0.3 and I can no longer find package name for some app. If I recall, I used to go to Applications and has been able to see it there. So, how can I see full package name of some app? Like, the app's name is "Test" and I need to see its package <code> com.test.mytest </code> . | I installed an app called Android System Info which is able to show app's package name. | View app's full package name? | android |
I have a Huawei u8160 running Psyke83's Cyanogenmod 7.2 14/8/2012 which had a package with it to apply usb-host mode kernel called usbhost1-cm-7-20120814-MADTEAM-u8160.zip . So I flashed the zip using clockwork mod recovery (from Rom Manager ) and was successful although when I started my phone and connected an USB mou... | I've found it, I needed a Y-Cable and I needed to activate the usb host mode by using this command in the terminal emulator : <code> su insmod /system/lib/modules/ehci-hcd.ko </code> that activates the usb host mode. and the phone doesn't mount the flash drives so I have to mount it manually : <code> cd /dev/block ls <... | My Huawei u8160(Vodafone 858) supports usb-host although not working? | android |
I am trying to help my Father debug an issue he has on the TF300 since it upgraded to Jelly Bean. We are both unable to open a vCard file from email or from Astro file explorer. It appears to the user that nothing happens when he hits view in Gmail. He receives vCard emails all of the time from his work. I can save it,... | In this case an OS upgrade solved the issue. For someone in a similar situation without an OS upgrade (or other fix) in sight, it might be worth taking a look at VCard Manager (which claims to be able to open all types of VCards) or Contacts VCF , which says to open any <code> .vcf </code> file: VCard Manager and Conta... | Problem opening VCF files on tf300 | android |
How do you find your lost Acer Android Tablet a500 Iconia Tab without a tracker installed? | If you have a Google Account configured at your tablet try Plan B . You can install it throug Google Play store. | Find lost acer android tablet without a tracker installed | android |
What is the fastest way to transfer huge files (e.g. 500MB) between two android powered devices? Bluetooth? WiFi direct? Beam? or maybe USB on-the-go? | There are many variables that affect the performance of each method you've mentioned. Additionally there's also the necessary configuration and requirements that each device must have in order to have solutions like this working. As requested, lets summarize and compare possible performances between USB; Wi-Fi and Blue... | What is the fastest way to transfer huge files beween two android powered devices? | android |
I got a very long list of free hotspots and friends/family networks on my phone. Recently I bought a tablet and I'm trying to find a way to copy the wireless manager list to this new device. Any idea how to do that? Both devices are rooted and running ICS. | As you are rooted: Wireless network data are stored in <code> data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf </code> -- so you could basically copy all its <code> network </code> entries from one device and insert them on the other. The entries look like <code> network={ ssid="Telekom" key_mgmt=NONE priority=42 } </code> An easier... | How to copy wireless networks list from one android device to another? | android |
I have a Galaxy S2 with NFC (GT-I9100P) and I wish to have root access to properly administrate my phone. I've been looking at various forum posts on different sites and I've just been getting more and more confused as to what I need to do. From what I understand, I need to flash an unsecure kernel to the phone (with O... | If all you need is root access, try flashing the Siyah kernel via ODIN. Ensure you get the S2 version, as the dev has one for the S3 as well. Also, you will need the TAR version as you will flash it via ODIN (at least for the first time). Later instances, you can get the ZIP format and flash it via CWM (ClockworkMod re... | Rooting Stock Firmware - GSII with NFC | android |
Everyone knows that start Android camera sometimes is a pain, specially if you wish to take a picture of something that lasts only some seconds. What I want to know is: is there a way or an app that makes the camera start faster? Note that I'm not asking about picture shot, though this is important too. I think that as... | Try InstaCamera Pro from Google Play Store. It starts very fast and has preferences to start camera and takes photo just by a single touch from home screen of your phone: InstaCamera is the quickest way to take a photo with your phone. There's no long process: just press the widget and it takes a photo, then closes jus... | How to make camera start faster | android |
I have rooted my MT11a with UnlockRoot v2.4.2 and the "superuser" app has appeared. The tutorial said my phone should be requesting to upgrade 4.0.2.A.0.42 to another number ending in .62, but the Update Center says the phone is completely up to date. I should be getting the BusyBox after this update, but the update is... | Probably the easiest way is to use x-Parts (formerly known as CWM Installer). | How to install ClockworkMOD Recovery on Sony Xperia Neo V (MT11a)? | android |
I have a "handset" with Android 2.3.4, and the "flip" feature works for every app and screen, except the desktop. That is, if I flip my phone any screen or app will flip too, yet the desktop remains fixed. There was an exception when I was playing a game and I pressed the home button: there the desktop was flipped, but... | If it doesn't work out of the box, which is the case with many Android phones, then you have a few different options: A launcher replacement which adds this feature (may not work with all ROMs) stackexchange-url ("A custom ROM like cyanogen mod, which has this feature built in.") You can read more about custom ROMs sta... | How can I enable auto-rotate for the home screen? | android |
I am used to from cyanogen mod to be able to toggle on/off wi-fi, gps, data, plane mode etc Also I was able to configure what is going to be available to toggle. Now in HTC Sense version 4.0 that runs on Android 4.0.3 I cannot find anything like that. Do I have to install (and probably pay) for a widget or I missed thi... | There are a lot of toggle switches available. Some even come pre-installed -- just check it out: go to your homescreen long-press on an empty space select to add a widget scroll through the list of available widgets select the one you want to use Usually, there are a lot of separate widgets to toggle either Wifi, GPS, ... | How to toggle wi-fi, gps etc quickly in HTC Sense? | android |
I have a lot of music encoded in Apple Lossless (ALAC), but Google Play Music doesn’t seem to support it. Instead Google Play Music supports FLAC , but iTunes doesn’t support it. I don’t care how encoded my music are, but want to encode these without any loss. How do you guys manage your lossless music using iTunes + G... | First are you talking about storing the music on your Android device or on the Google servers? If you are planning on streaming music to your device from the Google Music Play servers then you can't store your music in a lossless format see this page about formats on Google Play Music, and notice this line: FLAC, ogg, ... | Using Apple Lossless with Google Play Music | android |
To get a privileged shell you need to modify the following lines to the given values in the default.prop file ro.secure=0 ro.debuggable=1 persist.service.adb.enable=1 I have the extracted the recovery image of my phone model : So is it possible to modify the following values in the default.prop file, repack the image a... | This approach will work (provided there are no proprietary funny locks in place anywhere), but the recovery partition is no party to it from the very beginning. The default.prop is overwritten on bootup, copied from the boot partition, which is not a directly accessible file system. You need an image of the boot partit... | Obtaining root by modifying default.prop(ro.secure)? | android |
I installed Apex Launcher on my S3. It takes some configuring before it is useful, so I didn't assign it to the default action of my home key. I then did accidently set the default action to use the standard launcher. I can't find any way to now set the Apex shell/launcher/what ever it is to be the default when you pre... | You can also run Apex Launcher from the app drawer of your default "stock" launcher. Navigate to Apex settings > ADVANCED > SET DEFAULT LAUNCHER which will do the same thing - clear the default action and display the popup menu allowing you to choose from the launcher apps currently installed on your device. | How to assign my home button function to a custom launcher? | android |
I've read ways but they don't block/disable ads. | Free applications usually come with ads, since they are used by the developer to monetize its work : Advertising is one of the means to monetize (make money with) mobile applications. Two methods to disable ads: Unrooted device: Buy the donate version It's getting common among developers to have two versions of their a... | What is the most effective way to disable ads in an Android app? | android |
I used to have an app on my Desire HD that I think was called Something Dog. When launched, it would list all the installed apps and whether they were the latest versions. My Desire HD crashed a while ago, and all my data was lost. I've since bought a One X and I'd like to have this app again. Does anyone know what it'... | The "dog" you are talking about is aTrackdog. :) It queries your installed apps and compares them to the latest known versions. | How can I check if installed apps are latest versions? | android |
I'm using a custom ROM of CyanogenMod 7 (Android 2.3.5) on ZTE Racer. The ROM came with some default system apps like Gmail, Google Translate, Youtube and Adobe Reader. The old version of these apps are kept in internal storage even if you update them, so to save space I uninstalled the updates and them removed them us... | I cannot say for all apps you listed -- but for some, the following applies: Some system apps (as e.g. the market/playstore app) have to be present in <code> /system </code> in order to work. For the Playstore app, the reason is: The permission to install other "packages" is only granted if one of the following two con... | After removing old system app and installing the new version, it forces close | android |
I want to know what happens to the battery (does it charge/discharge/stay constant?) when the device is in bootloader or recovery mode. In both of these modes, a USB may or may not be connected. If the battery does charge, could that possibly be a feature that could be a result of the installed recovery/bootloader, or ... | Charging control is done via hardware to prevent ruining the battery in case of software errors. That is why (most?) devices charge even when powered off. The status display that is then shown is just a "minimal OS" that queries the current status from the battery charger hardware. | What happens to the battery during bootloader/recovery? | android |
I downloaded Tweetdeck for my new Galaxy S 3 and when it is not running in the task list or in the <code> app manager | running apps </code> it still notifies me of new tweets. How can I see this task running and how to disable it? I don't see it in services or in the Tweetdeck options to disable background services. | In Tweetdeck, each column has separate notification and update settings. Tap the menu key, then Column Settings. Switch notify off, and set your desired update interval, or move the slider all the way to the right to select "Manual". | Android running tweetdeck notifications when not running | android |
Every day I get a notification on my Inc2 that there are app updates available in the market. Is there a way to change the frequency of these update checks? I see no reason to be prompted to update my apps on a daily basis and this is a little annoying. I would like to be able to only have it check for updates weekly. | You can turn off automatic update checking by pressing menu and than settings in the play store. You can then manually go to my apps to update them. This will not greatly increase the work you have to do, because even if there is a notification once a week it would still require you to confirm the updates. There is no ... | How to change the frequency of Google Play update checks? | android |
Somehow Wi-Fi stopped connecting on my phone. It is not a hardware issue, as it does work when I perform a reset. What files do I need to delete to get Wi-Fi back working? I don’t want to reset my phone. If relevant, model is Sony Arc S, using CM9. | I removed <code> /data/etc/wifi </code> , <code> /data/misc/dhcp </code> and <code> /data/misc/wifi </code> and it worked. | How to reset Wi-Fi settings? | android |
The HTC Desire S RUU for Android 4.0 is now available in the HTCdev website ( htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads ). Unfortunately (or is it?), region is set to (WWE - World Wide English) My region is "038 - HTC India" Will the WWE be compatible with my device or do I have to wait for a separate release for my region ? I re... | Yes it is true. It also removes all the crap the carriers put on there as well. | Will the WWE region RUU version work for my region? | android |
The audio jack is busted so I want to stream the internal sound to my Android phone and use my headset on that phone instead. No, not just music files. I mean the whole internal sound coming from the laptop. That includes error sounds, clicking sounds (if any) the recycle bin being emptied, etc. Isn't there anything ot... | SoundWire Free appears to do this...but the free version has limitations: The free version of the application identifies itself by voice every 30 minutes and displays ads. The full version can handle up to 10 connections at the same time, and has no ads or voice identification. Please consider purchasing the full versi... | How do I stream internal audio from Windows 7 to Android for free? | android |
I have Samsung Galaxy S II with Android 4 . If I configure my phone to GSM/WCDMA (automatic) mode, I have problems when I receive or make a call. Usually I lost the call or the other person cannot hear me. In my city 3G network is not very good. I solve this problem changing the mode to GSM only (manually) and then mak... | If you constantly get a poor 3G signal, you may want to switch the signal preference to favor 2G instead of 3G. Here's a way to do it on ICS: In dialer, press <code> *#*#4636#*#* </code> Go to 'Phone Information' Swipe to this 'Set preferred network type' Assuming it is 'WCDMA preferred', change it to 'GSM Auto (PRL)' ... | Change WCDMA to GSM automatically | android |
I'm looking for a "find my phone" app that can be activated from another app instead of a webpage. The scenario is simple, my wife misplaces her android phone frequently. I'd like to be able to quickly launch an app from my android phone or tablet and activate a find me siren on her device. So far all of the apps I've ... | "Find My Phone Siren" does what I was looking for (app to app siren). It also uses google to sign in so you don't need yet another account. Only drawback is that it costs $1.97. | Find my Android from an App | android |
I need information about which applications or hardware features discharge the battery. Built-in Android option for this doesn't fit because not all devices have it. Also it would be a great advantage if the solution would send statistics via email. | You could take a look at SystemPanel 1 or System Tuner 2 . Both let you monitor your ressource consumption (not only battery), and (at least in their respective Pro versions) also offer to do so in background, collecting data for later evaluation. System Tuner 2 also offers a bunch of nice widgets 3 for your homescreen... | How can I monitor the device battery consumption? | android |
I have a bluetooth keyboard connected and working with my Android phone, but with one annoyance: the escape key does not appear to do anything. This is particularly problematic for a vi user like me. Is there a way to fix it so the escape key works, at least in the terminal application? Is stackexchange-url ("/system/u... | The solution that has worked for me is: Upgrade to a Nexus S running Cyanogenmod 10. | Escape key on bluetooth keyboard | android |
I've an Xperia Mini/Pro. I would like to add another home screen. At the moment there are 5 different home screen. Is it possible to add more to the Xperia launcher ? I don't want to change launcher, i find Xperia stock launcher very ..comfortable with the function 'corners' . Thanks | this might help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138791 you would need to have your phone rooted for this hack. It is for Xperia Play, but would work on other Xperias, as I've done this before on my Xperia Arc S successfully. | Is it possible to add home screens to a Sony Xperia? | android |
I'm currently using a Google Nexus tablet tethered via Bluetooth to a Samsung S3 for internet. Two things are annoying me. First, if I take the phone away from the tablet (go out for lunch), the tablet disconnects and has to be manually reconnected. Is there a way to have that happen automatically? Second, Bluetooth te... | I'm doing the exact same thing, except with my Captivate, and I ran into the same problems. To solve them, I use three apps across the two devices. On my N7, I use Tasker to detect when I lose wifi connection and use Bluetooth Auto Connect as a Tasker plugin to automatically connect to my phone. On my phone, I use Blue... | Android tethering via bluetooth keeps disconnecting | android |
On my HTC One X there is no menu button. Once I have selected a book and started reading all the menus disappear (for changing font size or scrolling through the book), the only way I can get them to re-appear is to switch out of the Play Books application and then switch back, the menu then appears for a few seconds. ... | Tap anywhere on the page and the menu reappears. | Is there a way to trigger the menu in Play Books without a menu button? | android |
Having spent some time researching what actually goes behind rooting an Android phone, the main reason that leads to the ability root is an inherent vulnerability on the Linux kernel that leads to the exploit and getting the 'su' binary to be installed. My question is: How come the OS is not hardened yet? Who is respon... | it's not really the "linux OS", it is the linux kernel. The vulnerability is not necessarily in the OS, or the kernel. There are different exploits that are used. I remember some device being able to load any zip file in the recovery if it was "pre-pended" by a signed zip file. So they used a signed zip and added an un... | How is it that Rooting is always possible? | android |
One thing I have noticed about almost all android-powered smartphones is that they find it so difficult to connect to ad hoc wireless hotspots. I can connect most wifi enabled devices to this ad hoc connection(created with an iPhone 3G app, MyWi) but not android phones. Is there a fix for this situation? | As far as I know, this is something inherent to Android itself. I'd go further to say that if you've ever used an Android device that could access ad hoc WiFi it's something the manufacturer added. I would love it if someone could prove me wrong on that though. So as for why, I suppose only Google knows. | Why can't android connect to an ad hoc hotspot? | android |
I have an stackexchange-url ("issue with inconsistent UIDs"). I would like to know how to manually find out the ID of a folder (specifically the /data partition). I think that it should be the same concept of an usual unix/linux filesystem but... I'm evidently getting older for this stuff :-) From the Astro app I can s... | I'd personally recommend using a terminal emulator or <code> adb shell </code> and then using the <code> ls </code> command. You can get the UID's listed by name if you use the <code> -l </code> flag and listed by number with the <code> -n </code> flag. Note that in the <code> /data </code> directory you'll need root p... | How to find out the UID of a given file/folder? | android |
I am at home and I would like to be sure that the data connection is always going through the Wi-Fi rather than the (expensive) data connection. Is it enough to simply turn on Wi-Fi and connect to the (password protected) network? How can I control that the download is happening through the right connection? Can sleep ... | In Android, AFAIK, when you connect to an active Wi-Fi network, mobile data (GPRS, 3G, etc) will be disabled (even if are turned on) temporary. So it would be OK to just connect to the Wi-Fi network. But, if you want to be sure about disabling mobile data, you should go to Settings -> Wi-Fi and Networks -> Mobile Data ... | Is Wi-Fi always favoured over other data connections? | android |
Is thee any way to perform a find-and-replace in contacts? I want replace a letter with another one in all contacts texts. (My device is an Xperia Mini Pro Android 4.0) | You can export the contacts from gmail, than edit in whatever editor you want and than import back to google. Your phone should then update the changes. How to export from gmail: http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=24911 and how to edit the CSV files: http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.... | Find-and-Replace on contacts | android |
I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but since OUYA is shipping with android 4.0 I'll try. Anyway, for those of you who are familiar with the platform I'm wondering if it will be possible to launch HTML5/Javascript games wrapped in app for OUYA? | It works. Game Closure (which is HTML/Javascript) runs on OUYA. There are some posts by staff members on the mailing list. It takes some work to get controller support as of writing (they're working on making it available out of the box). | HTML5 games for OUYA? | android |
Does JellyBean support USB tether? Is there a way compile the JB source so USB tether is always enabled? I would like to have the support through the OS and not depend on an App. | I successfully got native USB tethering working on the Nexus 7 with Jelly Bean. Modify the device/asus/grouper/overlay/frameworks/base/core/res/res/values/config.xml to be the following: <code> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- /* ** Copyright 2009, The Android Open Source Project ** ** Licensed unde... | How do I enable USB tethering on a JellyBean device? | android |
I am an HTC Wildfire user. I have successfully installed CyanogenMod 7.2 on my device, but after over a year of use I want to bring it back to the original HTC rom, if possibile. In order to do that I have tried to follow a few tutorials that promised to do just that. Needless to say they all failed. My HTC has mounted... | In one of my attempts to I was trying to upgrade the hboot from 0.80.0007 to 1.01 and luckily flashing the device with RUU_Buzz_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.22.405.1_Radio_13.55.55.24H_3.35.20.10_release_160191_signed.exe it also brought my Wildfire to the stock rom. | Bring HTC Wildfire back to the original rom | android |
Will Dropbox delete a file from my cloud storage after I upload it? So if I upload a photo with the Dropbox app, then delete it from the phone, will it remain in my Dropbox storage? | If you delete a file from your mobile device, the file remains on your Online storage. To have the file permanently deleted, you need to delete it from your online Dropbox account, accessing it via their website. I've just run this exercise (to prove the theory) : Take photos; Sync Dropbox; Delete photos from my device... | Will Dropbox delete files from my online storage? | android |
I'm looking for an easy way, which doesn't need Unlocking bootloader or flashing Roms, just like root solution for SE 2011 devices (one click). It's because I currently use my Xperia S for development purposes and can't afford bricking it! please tell me if there is a solution. Thanks! | Ok, at last, the mighty user of XDA, Bin4ary, has released a very nice and easy toolkit to root ICS JB roms of most sony phones, including Xperia S. I used the tool and easily rooted my phone. Very fast and painless. No need to flash or unlock bootloader or anything. If you are also interested, this is the page on XDA:... | Is there currently an easy way to root Sony Xperia S with stock ICS 4.0.4 ROM? | android |
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 (there is no such tag, and I have too little reputation here to create it). On LG L5 when I type password I can see in the edit box the last character I typed. Better something than nothing. However, with Ace 2 the story is worse -- all I see is sequence of dots, and I have real difficulties to typ... | I do not have your phone model on hand to try, but you can give this link a shot. Generally, just go to Settings > Security > check Make passwords visible. This is true for my phone (HTC Desire, BCM 4.0.4). Hope it works for you. | How to show password while typing? | android |
I just purchased a Toshiba Excite 10. I was surprised when I attempted to update manufacturer-bundled software and found that I couldn't because it wasn't installing through Google Play. Is there a way to make my tablet understand that an app downloaded or upgraded through my OEM is just as safe as something downloaded... | You should go to Settings -> Security and check the option: Unknown Sources (or something like that). then your tablet would allow you to install apps from everywhere. | Trusting the manufacturer like Google Play | android |
I want to remove a bunch of images and it is extremely slow in Android. I want to edit things directly in Desktop, maybe such services with something like Google Picasa (?). In other words, how can I edit my images on the memory card of the Android device on Desktop? The Desktop and the Android are linked with the same... | You can do this via WiFi, using a remote management app like e.g. AirDroid or, when on Windows, MyPhoneExplorer . There are a lot more apps like this, and they give you the added benefit of being able to manage a lot of other things remotely -- as e.g. reading/writing SMS, managing apps/contacts/ringtones, copying file... | How can I edit/remove my pictures in Android -devices on desktop? | android |
I use ASUS Transformer with the keyboard attached. In Google Chrome for Android, I would like to use Ctrl +Click to open up a new tab which contains the website where the link is pointing to, just as I would on my desktop computer. But somehow this does not work on my Android device? I can use for example, Ctrl + tab t... | For now, AFAIK, every action associated with a mouse click can be accessed using a touch or a long-touch. Combo using a key-press and a touch aren't well supported (if supported at all) . Long-Touch over a link, gives you a popup with: Open in new Tap; Open in incognito mode; Copy link address; Save link as. For future... | Ctrl+Click to open in new tab | android |
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2. Let's say I have 3 desktops, I can scroll from 1 to 2, from 2 to 3 and... from 3 to 1. The last one is undesired by me, so how I can disable this effect? | It is likely that the option does not exist on your stock phone launcher (can't confirm that, I have a different phone), but if it does, it should have the keywords "looping", "wrap around", "circular scrolling" in the settings. I would recommend installing one of the following 3rd party launcher instead, which do not ... | How to disable desktop scroll wrap? | android |
I have been backing up my Nexus 7 with <code> adb backup </code> to back up all files into an encrypted backup. I see that you can restore from a backup with <code> adb restore </code> , but that would wipe all my existing data on the device. How exactly would I extract one App's data from this encrypted backup file? | Just for reference of others, here is some background on the .ab file format. The Android Backup (*.ab) file is a compressed TAR file. It is compressed using the DEFLATE algorithm. On top of that, there can be AES encryption used. This is determined when you create the backup, if you enter a password then the backup is... | How do you extract an App's data from a full backup made through "adb backup"? | android |
There are at least a dozen "Faster GPS Fix" apps in the Play Store -- one is even a $5 paid app -- and they remind me of those RAM Booster/Optimizer utilities of the 1990s. What do they do -- and the better question is: why doesn't Android do this by itself? | One of the apps you have a picture of, the venerable GPS Status & Toolbox, describes this claim in the app description: Keep your GPS fast: reset it or download A-GPS data regularly for faster fixes Wikipedia does a great job defining the basic concepts behind Assisted-GPS: Standalone GPS provides first position in... | What do "faster GPS fix" apps do? | android |
Things like sharing photos come to mind. When I view a photo and click Share, the list can get pretty bloated depending on what apps I have installed. Is it possible to trim the list of apps down or disable them from appearing on this list? Annoyingly, many of my most useful and frequented apps have been bumped down on... | You might want to take a look at Andmade Share -- an app that claims to replace your share list with a completely customizable one, as the following screenshots show: As you see, you not only can get rid of unwanted entries -- but also re-organize the order of those left, so you can have your most-used on top. | Trim list of sharing apps in ICS | android |
I recently upgraded my clockworkmod recovery image to version 6.x and noticed that there's now a new blobs folder in the /sdcard/clockworkmod/ directory: <code> /sdcard/clockworkmod # ls -l drwxrwxrwx 3 root root 4096 Aug 27 14:46 backup drwxrwxrwx 2329 root root 131072 Aug 27 14:49 blobs /sdcard/clockworkmod # ls -l b... | Starting with version 6, deduplication support has been built into clockworkmod recovery. The blobs directory folder contains a hashed directory structure that holds the deduplicated files across all backups. See the developer's Google+ post for more, in short: TL;DR: ClockworkMod Recovery now deduplicates files betwee... | What is the clockworkmod blobs folder good for? | android |
At the moment, I am using the standard video recording app for video recording. I have found that the recording automatically stops after just 1 hour. Is this a deliberate limitation placed on the app, or is this an android limitation? I have a 32Gb sd-card, so I don't think storage is a problem. I am using Android 2.2... | Most video recording apps are IMHO limited to 1h non-stop recording, as you can find with a simple Google search, which is probably a safety measure to not let you run out of battery -- as video recording is the biggest consumer (see stackexchange-url ("What can I do to increase battery life on my Android device?")). H... | Android limited to 1 hour video recording? | android |
Specifically, I'm looking for the drivers responsible for the tf101 and sl101 detachable and slideout keyboards in ICS. But in general, where are the drivers located inside the Android OS itself? | They're most of the time baked right into the monolithic Linux kernel (or sometimes available as loadable .ko kernel modules located in /system/lib/modules/). Note: Linux kernel modules are build-specific and cannot be interchanged across devices, different firmware versions. See the Wikipedia entry for Linux kernel mo... | Where are android drivers located in the system? | android |
As I have mentioned in the question, I want to transfer files (pics) from samsung galaxy S3 to HTC one x via NFC. I have switched on android beam on both the devices. When I bring the phones close, I am getting the "touch to beam" message on S3. When I touch it, I am getting a message that S beam is switched off, pleas... | As far as I know, you can't transfer files over Android beam, just URLs/locations etc. This is because Android Beam doesn't use Bluetooth or WiFi Direct in addition to the NFC transfer, which means that an average photo would take 30+ seconds to beam. In Android 4.1+ (Jelly Bean) you can transfer files with NFC+BT, and... | How to transfer files between Galaxy S3 and HTC one x using NFC | android |
While Android Enthusiasts is nice, it's still a very small site. I need to find some applications for Android smartphones, and was wondering where people went for ratings + reliable comments from users? PlayStore? Other? Incidently, I need to find two applications for a friend who wants to study English and Chinese, bu... | We'll reliable is somewhat subjective. But I can recommend App Brain ( Play Store App ) and App Aware ( Play Store App ). App Brain provides some additional features compared to the Play Store and App Aware allows you to follow app streams based on a topic (games, sw development, etc.). Both try to suggest you apps bas... | App site with reliable ratings + comments? | android |
I have a two-week-old Google/Asus Nexus 7 tablet, unrooted and otherwise standard. Yesterday it ran out of charge a lot faster than it usually does, and wouldn't seem to recharge. When it finally ran completely out of juice it shut down. Now when I turn it on, it gets stuck in an endless boot loop. I contacted Google's... | (EDIT) This answer is only really helpful for unlocked tablets.. Look after this paragraph if that is already the case. Otherwise read on. "fastboot oem unlock" also does a factory reset, you need to have it unlocked before you need it, alas. This is both good for privacy and bad for recovery from half-bricked devices.... | Nexus 7 stuck in a boot loop | android |
How can I get a wider LogCat output than the one from the terminal window? I also want to be able to pause the output so I can actually read something. My OS is Windows 7 X64. | Windows Its easier, what you can do is this, from the cmd window, <code> adb logcat > my_logcat.txt </code> and just let it run, now, you can pause, resume the scrolling, in that cmd window, same keystrokes for Linux terminal, IIRC, now launch an editor and open the file 'my_logcat.txt' and there the results will sh... | Pause Android LogCat output | android |
I know I'm asking for the close-to-impossible -- as a real full-backup certainly requires root permissions. But still there are many folks around not wanting to root their devices -- afraid of voiding their warranties or bricking their devices, or just not having their devices supported by any rooting method. I also kn... | Solution Available for 4.x Devices: For 4.x devices there is a solution called "adb backup". This makes use of adb so you have to have the Android Software Development Kit (SDK) installed on your computer. NOTE: This solution will not back up and restore contact, SMS or calendar information The options for the adb comm... | Full Backup of non-rooted devices | android |
I know you can turn off notifications from the native email client , but is there a way to turn them off for Gmail, Google+, and other Google apps? I have my Google account set up on my phone, which is useful, but if I can't specifically turn off Google notifications I'm going to have to unsync it, because as it stands... | To turn off notifications for Google+, open the Google+ app, press Menu-> Settings-> Notifications , then press the ON/OFF toggle in the top right. To turn off notifications for Gmail/Google Apps Mail, open the Gmail app, press Menu-> Settings , select the account you wish to disable notifications for, uncheck the chec... | Can I turn off Google/Google+ notifications on Samsung Galaxy S3? | android |
I am a new Android user, and recently I have upgraded the default ROM of Samsung Galaxy S 3 to Jelly Bean MIUI ROM using the steps mentioned at the International Business Times . Now I want to revert it back to default ROM but I am unable to do so. Although the blog says If you want to return to your previous ROM for s... | I found a workaround, Downloaded a firmware from http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/ and updated my galaxy s3 with that using odin. Upon first reboot my phone hangs showing only boot screen with samsung logo for about 2 hours, then I restarted phone in clockworkmod recovery did a wipe data / factory reset and then resta... | Resetting Galaxy S 3 to factory default ICS | android |
I've created 2 folders on the root of the SD card, Ringtones Notifications and placed one mp3 file within each. When I disconnect the DroidX from the USB cable and navigate to either "Settings" > "Sound"> "Phone ringtone", or "Settings" > "Sound" > "Notification ringtone", neither mp3 file shows up. What am I doing wro... | You don't need to make your own folders. The proper file to put the mp3s is /system/media/audio/ - where you will find folders for /alarms , /notifications , and /ringtones There are two things to keep in mind when doing this: If you are using full-sized .mp3's , you will put considerable strain on the system when it c... | How to manually upload ringtones and notifications to DroidX? | android |
I have thousands upon thousands of text/picture messages on my Samsung Galaxy S 2, ice cream sandwich. When I go to open a conversation, the phone stops for a good 30 seconds, even after a fresh reboot. I don't want to delete my messages, but I'm sure if I could somehow limit it to, say, the last 100 messages by defaul... | Try using an alternative to the stock SMS app like Handcent SMS. A cautionary note - turn off the auto delete option (the option to auto delete messages older than X days). An additional note - since your SMS store seems quite precious to you, I'd also recommend SMS Backup & Restore . It can backup your SMS at sche... | Load only small subset of messages | android |
I haven't found any good solution for managing files on my Galaxy S2 from Win7. I've tested Kies and some other software but I'd like to be able to move files, create directories etc. through file explorer in Windows. There was some talks about installing a server also but it feels like using nukes on a mosquito. Prefe... | You can use your USB-Cable to connect your phone to the computer. If your phone doesn't pop up as external device, you're probably missing the needed USB-Drivers for it. | How to control the file system on Android from Win7 file explorer? | android |
I have powered down my new Nexus on a couple of occasions now, but it will not boot up subsequently UNLESS it is plugged into the charger. Is this by design? I've also had it go into this unresponsive state after being charged overnight; in that case, I turned the charger off and on again and it was OK. Anyone had this... | I just double-checked mine, and it boots fine without the charger (battery at 64%). I suspect your unit is faulty. | Nexus 7 won't boot after being powered down...unless plugged in | android |
When the phone's battery reaches ~20%, I get the message to connect my charger on the lock screen. Is there a way to lower the threshold for the notification -- similar to the setting for a laptop? For clarity, I want to change the settings so that the "Connect your charger" message appears when my battery is at 5%, in... | There is no setting available in any Android ROM that has the battery threshold setting. From the previous stackexchange-url ("answer") given, it is built in. Only course of option is to roll your own Android build, with the hard-coded value adjusted, but, and is a big but indeed, it is not the recommended route to tak... | Can't find low battery threshold setting (Samsung Galaxy S3) | android |
I installed Cyanogenmod 9.0.0 mango on my Xperia mini pro. Everything works fine...except for the built-in launcher's app drawer. What happens is that every time I reboot the phone, the rightmost app shortcut / widget / icon that I place in the app drawer keeps disappearing. I can replace the icon and it stays there, b... | It seems there is a further update to the Xperia Mini Pro, probably 9.1 is way to go, might fix up that known issue. Check on the CyanogenMod page for Xperia Mini Pro . | Icon keeps disappearing from app drawer in CM9 | android |
Currently Google Now notifies me 10 minutes before I need to leave the house for an appointment (taking traffic into consideration). How do I change the notification time to some other value? | The default reminder time is actually based on your calendar. If you open your calendar, open Settings, and select General settings, "Default reminder time" is near the bottom (I'm working from Cyanogenmod 10, but AOSP/Nexus devices should be similar). This controls the general notification time. The Now functionality ... | How to configure Google Now's notification time? | android |
I'm using the Samsung Galaxy Gio, and my problem is that all my apps get saved to the phone, using up all the storage. I've got space left on my SD card but it doesn't want to install anything there. I found a function that lets you move apps to SD card but sadly it doesn't work with 99% of the apps installed. How do I... | Background Android has specific rules regarding the installation of applications and their physical location. It works like and hierarchical structure: If the app has a specified location by the developer, this takes priority. If it is not specified in the app, then the default install location is used. Android has 3 i... | Everything gets saved to the phone instead of SD card | android |
So recently bought an Android tablet, having first had an iPhone. So with Apple's strategy, apps seem quite restricted. They can really only do a couple of minor things outside of the app (like notifications etc.) and they're also reviewed by Apple. Android seems to allow a lot more freedom. You have apps that change t... | Short answer Generally, apps are cleanly uninstalled, and most if not all of their data will be removed along. Some exceptions may however apply to their data stored on sdcard, if any. Detailed answer Android uses a data structure which is defined by the developers API, and developers should stick to it. There are also... | If I install something from Google Play, can I be sure it can uninstall itself? | android |
I read a lot about rooting android, that it is risky, that I can mess all and get my device completely dead and nothing can be done about it. So my question -- why all these phones can't be just mounted? If I mess up my system with root, I always can boot with live-cd or write disk image directly to <code> /dev/sda </c... | The only reason you need to root phones in the first place is that the manufacturer has tried to prevent software choice on the phone platform. The PC design is pretty unique in that it has had a choice of software platform for so long that it's an ingrained feature, although with Secure Boot on Windows 8 devices this ... | Why Android can't be just mounted? | android |
I once read about an init.d tweak to keep an app in memory. I'm unable to find that tweak now. Does anyone have the link? An alternate method would also be welcome. Edit : I'm using cyanogenmod 10. | You can do it according to this post on XDA : Make a file called 99applock.txt Insert code below and put you messaging service in where it says PPID (that usually can be found in data/data if your using aftermakrket sms app) remove the .txt extension and put file in ect/init.d and just give it 777 permissions, it works... | Keeping an app in memory | android |
When I plug a headphone into my Nexus' audio port, the headphones simply don't play any sounds or music. The device seems to detect them, because the built-in sound output stops working. I tried it with another headphone and it didn't work either. There is no error log output. It really sucks, because I can't hear any ... | I own an OG Droid and a Droid Bionic and both phones eventually had similar audio jack problems. On one phone I found the issue to be a wad of dust crammed in the jack which I had to fish out with a [enter your choice of small pointy tool]. It could be a result of the internal contact points being pushed back from repe... | No audio out with headphones | android |
We all know as to how to connect our android phone with our laptop so as to use our laptop's internet connection in our android phone. But my question is how to be directly connected to internet on the laptop and connect my Samsung Galaxy Y mobile to it, so as to use the laptop's internet connection in the mobile. Reas... | If you have a rooted device, Reverse Tether can help you. | Using Laptop's internet on Android Phone | android |
I just upgraded to Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean and I was wondering if syncing my Facebook contacts could mess up my Google Contacts ( which are very well organized compared to facebook ), or if both services do keep isolated from each other. | No, they are run completely separate and exclusive from each other, not something that'll completely replace the data within your existing contacts... Although they can be merged so that it displays one contact instead of two (again, it still won't physically combine the data). That way, you can have their profile pic ... | Syncing Facebook contacts to Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean | android |
Recently I ordered Motorola 4g from US.... It was with stock Sprint Sunfire OS. <code> OS : Sunfire-2.3.5 Baseband : 4.5.1A (I am not sure about this whether its baseband or revision) Build : 1_SUN-254_4 </code> NOW ITS DEAD.... running in RSD Mode So what I did, I was trying to install custom rom on that. Steps I had ... | I got it back. For answer check the XDA Forum with same question.. ANybody in same condition .. please visit the link.. | How to take Motorola Photon 4g out of the grave? | android |
In the Google Play Store, when an app is too large in size, a "WiFi" tag is mentioned next to the app name. That way the user can know that the download is heavy. At what application size does Android add the WiFi tag to apps ? | Good question. I believe the answer has been recently changing, because while I was initially under the same impression as SaintWacko (thinking the cutoff was 25 MB) I have been unable to find any Google documentation defining such a limit. What I have found is that the maximum APK (app) size is 50 MB. Developers can a... | At what application size does android add the WiFi tag to it? | android |
My HTC One V (on 4.0 ICS) seems to be continuously downloading something even when it's inactive, and it's using the battery abnormally fast. My data usage graph: (click to enlarge) On the first picture, the brown line is for the "Android OS" element, which as you can see is responsible for at least 60% of the data con... | I've found the culprit! I went to Settings > Call > Internet call settings and deleted the SIP account I had once created and forgot. The phone kept reaching the SIP server (probably to check for incoming calls). I had to install a packet sniffer on the phone (tPacketCapture) to see where the requests where going and r... | "Android OS" is continuously downloading something in the background, how can I stop that? | android |
I just released my first app not too long ago. To test it in the Play store, I installed my own app. After discovering some bugs, I uninstalled it, and installed the one I would code to fix from Eclipse. After fixing the bug, I post an update and re-install my own app from the store to test it out again. If I keep repe... | As far as I know, this should in no affect your app's rating. This is something I do myself constantly with testing of my own apps. The only thing that will ultimately affect your rating are the number of stars your users give you. Yes, you can rate your own app, but you can only do it once. Uninstalling/re-installing ... | Does installing and re-installing my own app affect my app's rating/ranking? | android |
I would like to take an installed app, including its data, from a rooted Android device and produce from it an APK suitable for installing on a non-rooted Android device. Is this possible? Edit: Existing answers/comments seem to reinforce the idea that existing apps do not support embedding an app's data within an APK.... | Having now read more about the APK file format, I think I can now safely answer my own question with "it's impossible". An APK file does not contain a data structure which is "unpacked" on install like the packages used by, for example, most Linux distributions. Instead, an APK is simply a self-contained, rebadged JAR ... | Can I build an APK from an installed app and its data? | android |
As an owner of a Nexus One running Gingerbread, I'm continually fighting to keep free space in my phone's Internal Storage. Today, I noticed something odd. The bottom of Andorid's "Manage applications" screen shows a bar graph that reports the phone's "Internal storage" (I have 29M free). When I click into an app, I ca... | The free space difference can be accounted by three relevant factors that may end up giving you some misleading information about the real space available on your internal storage: The Free space reported The free space reported at the end of the "Manage Applications" screen is rounded to MB, and it gives you a general... | Android "Internal Storage" used but not reported | android |
I'm trying to restore a new device with apps from my old device, but neither Android Market nor AppBrain seems to automatically bulk install them? When I use the Execute method in AppBrain it seems to only send me to manual install of all apps, which probably would take a long time since I use a number of apps. Is ther... | Assuming you've previously installed AppBrain and synced your device, you can do the following: From Google Play Market download and install AppBrain and Fast Web Installer apps. Open the Fast Web Installer and sign in with your Google account (same one you are using on Play Store). Open the AppBrain app, and sign in w... | How can I bulk install apps with Play Store or App-Brain? | android |
I want to learn a language or prepare for an exam with the help of my Android phone or tablet. Are there any efficient and fun methods out there to do so? | I could list up a bunch of stuff here now, but that would get quite long. So let's better organize it by groups: Covering multiple topics First, of course, there are mentioned Flashcard apps (best-rated here are probably Learn Easy and AnyMemo -- a longer List can be found at my AndroidPIT overview Vokabeln & Flash... | How can I study or prepare myself for an exam with the help of my Android device? | android |
My Nexus 7 seems to have poorer Wi-Fi reception than my iPad (1st generation). At home it is always able to reach the router, so not an issue. Occasionally when I am out the iPad will have reception when the Nexus 7 doesn't. I was looking inside the back cover, and it appears there are a few antenna built into the cove... | iFixit has a Teardown that shows the Wi-Fi antenna is on the back. Interestingly, when I took it off and looked I saw that it was nicely labeled too. Also, the Wi-Fi reception seems much better after reattaching the cover. Maybe my Antenna wasn't connected very well. It appears a simple mod could be done to attach an e... | Any way to boost Wi-Fi on Nexus 7? | android |
In most cases where the keyboard is needed, it pops up automatically. However, I am trying to play Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup Webtiles on my tablet, and it does not bring up the keyboard. Is there any way to bring it up manually? I'm on a Nexus 7, running Jelly Bean. Ideally, there would be something that did not show up... | As I see an alternative keyboard may solve your issue, and this seems to be an acceptable solution, and you even mention something you cannot find -- hereby I proudly present: Hacker's Keyboard Checking its Guide, there's in fact a section suggesting such a feature: You can configure the gesture used for this in the ke... | Is there any way to manually bring up the keyboard? | android |
I keep getting "phone storage is getting low" constantly even though I've removed almost all the apps I've installed. Is there a way to look in the phone storage to see what are the contents? Google Talk and Facebook fail to function because of this. I have a Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc running Android 2.3 (Build 4.0.2.A.... | Maybe because you haven't removed only the small apps that doesn't take significant space. Go to settings -> Apps -> Select "All" on apps tab -> Click menu and click sort by size. You'll see the apps sorted by the size it takes on your phone. Check if the top apps in this list are taking most of your space. | Why do I get phone storage is getting low when I've un-installed almost all apps? | android |
I have recently rooted my Samsung Galaxy Y phone and installed the Titanium Backup (free version). Anyhow, I am not satisfied with it as many of the features are unavailable and I am asked to get the paid version. My Question is: Are there any free alternatives to the services offered in Titanium Backup Pro? I am in pa... | I'm not aware of a full-blown replacement for Titanium Backup, but there are solutions for the specific functions you're after: Recent versions of Link2SD can convert user apps to system apps and vice versa (available on Google Play). SwitchMe offers a solution for switching among multiple user profiles (available on G... | Free Alternatives to "Titanium Backup Pro" | android |
I just received a HTC One S with Sense 4 installed. I've seen on other Android devices that the pull down menu contains different settings, such as a Wifi button. Is there a way to add these buttons to the Sense 4 pulldown menu? | I cannot check you image (corporate proxy forbids), but I take it you mean those "toggle buttons" to switch on/off things like Wifi, Bluetooth, etc. In this case, you can do so e.g. with Elixier (first picture 1 ) or Notification Toggle (second picture 2 ) Some Custom ROMs also come with something similar pre-installed... | Sense 4: How to add items to pull down menu? | android |
I have a TV that runs android 2.2. It can take a USB mouse and keyboard, and I'm running the dolphin web browser on an auto-refreshed page for digital signage. Only thing is, I can't get it to zoom in or out - there is no touch (so multitouch doesn't work), and there are no +/- buttons as tehre are on some stock browse... | Purchase a mouse which supports multitouch gestures (using which you zoom in or out). e.g. PadKite If you don't want to purchase anything, just go to Dolphin's <code> Settings </code> , tap <code> Lab </code> and turn ON <code> pinch-Zoom Button </code> . Then, you'll find +/- clickable buttons to zoom in or out. | zoom on an android tv? | android |
I have been following this guide to root my Samsung Galaxy S smartphone. I've followed it to the letter, but after I load the new kernel to the phone, the phone gets stuck in a boot loop. The phone restarts after the kernel is loaded, it gets to the "Galaxy S" splashscreen, and then it goes off and restarts. Nothing el... | Edit Honestly, I am not 100% sure that this was really a problem related to the kernel. I think that the "problem" could be also caused by the fact that pressing the home key in recovery mode results in a reboot. The correct way to select a recovery item is to press the power button. Original post I had the same issue ... | Samsung Galaxy S in boot loop after following cyanogen mod's full update guide | android |
I have a rooted Nexus 7 Jelly Bean tablet and whenever I attempt to run an application from a terminal emulator app after chmod 777ing it and using the syntax ("./applicationName") it insists that I do not have permission to execute even though I granted my self superUser privs using ("su"). After that I did a little r... | try putting <code> sh </code> in front of your command, eg.: <code> sh ./scp </code> or <code> sh -c ./scp </code> | Running applications from a terminal emulator | android |
In this case I'm looking to restore SMS messages from Titanium. I have made a backup of all SMS. Then I started on a new ROM without restoring SMS. I then made a new backup of the current SMS. Is it possible to combine those two separate backups so that when I restore I will get my SMS from both backups? As I understan... | This is more like a manual job, but can be done. With Titanium Backup PRO/Donate version, you have this feature (compare versions here): Backup/restore SMS, MMS, call log, bookmarks and Wi-Fi networks in the portable XML format! You can combine both SMS backups into a single XML file format and restore it to your phone... | Can I merge two, or more, separate Titanium backups | android |
I need to make international landline/mobile calls. My laptop with Debian is failing me here and iPad failing stackexchange-url ("here"). I want to use Google Voice because it is far cheaper than my local carriers. I tried to use their marketed Google Voice -mobile but for some reason it seems to turn into my carrier -... | Yes you can! Check up this answer about Talkatone stackexchange-url ("here"), it is based on Google Voice. The sound -quality is not the best but I like the idea that I actually need just a WIFI to make cheap international calls. I have actually replaced my landline/mobile/local -phones vith Google-Voice because it is ... | Google Voice in Android to make cheap international calls like on Desktop through Google Wallet? | android |
My best guess as of now is "partition and mount point layout". But it feels like there's more to it, since the bootloader can identify the HBOOT by name. I've been flashing custom ROMs for quite a while now, but I still haven't quite grasped what HBOOT really is or means. | HBOOT is bootloader. It lives inside NAND's first partition, mtd0 (if partition map is MTD). It is loaded in memory (RAM) when device is switched ON. Its jobs are: Check the Hardware. Initialize the Hardware. Start the Operating System (Either Android or Recovery). HBOOT can also support doing more than this like flash... | What does HBOOT mean? | android |
Someone suggested a pay-for app in another question and when I looked it up, it seemed it didn't have any trial version that has the feature for which I'd pay. Now, I will not pay for something I have never seen working, even if it's only 4€ and so I was wondering whether I missed something or whether it's usual for pa... | You get 15 minutes trial of all paid apps listed in Play Store. Its Google's policy to refund money if you aren't satisfied but you'll have to claim refund within 15 minutes. After purchasing an app, just look for <code> Refund </code> button on app page in Play Store app. | Do all apps have a demo/trial version? | android |
I've just bought a Nexus 7. When I plugged it into my laptop, it shows the media folder, I'd like to access the sdcard folder just like the other devices. How to transfer files? I think "adb push" is not a good choice. | Nexus 7 doesn't support UMS (USB Mass Storage) out of box. But, it supports file transfer by MTP (Media Transfer Protocol). MTP allows you to push and pull any type of files from sdcard, but it doesn't allow you to edit files directly on sdcard (like you do with UMS mode). From your screenshot, it looks like your Nexus... | Nexus 7 doesn't have sdcard folder when connected to PC | android |
I've found an application called Silent Time, which allows me to schedule when my phone needs to go into silent mode, and when it needs to come out of it. It's a start, but I'm looking for something a bit more extended. This is what I'd like; Monday, tuesday, thursday 06:45 Airplane mode OFF Silent mode OFF Data traffi... | Phone Schedule <code> Switch network, modes, volume, WiFi, BT, Ringtone, Brightness, More on schedule! All-in-one scheduler for your phone: !NEW: Mobile Data On/Off - a feature everyone's been waiting for! (*read more below*) !NEW: Reminder. - Brightness! (Auto, Full, Custom, Dim Screen) - Launch an app. (launch your i... | How can I schedule tasks? | android |
Can I use an external keyboard with a Google Nexus 7? Will the Nexus pair with an Apple Wireless keyboard? Are there other companies that make compatible keyboards? | You can use an external Bluetooth or USB keyboard with the Nexus 7. For more information see the Connect to keyboards, mice, & other devices section of the Nexus 7 manual. Mike Elgan reports that the Nexus 7 also works with an Apple Bluetooth keyboard. | Does the Google Nexus 7 support external keyboards? | android |
When I select "Flash ClockwordMod Recovery" from the ROM Manager menu a list of devices is presented ("Confirm Phone Model" dialog). There I can choose e.g. between "Samsung GalaxyS i9000" and "Samsung GalaxyS i9000 (MTD)". What is the difference between the MTD and the non MTD versions? When would I choose what? | MTD (Memory Technology Device) is a type of Partition Map (configuration of partitions of NAND). Partition Map allows those who are using it control over how their partitions are sized and how much space is allocated here and how much space is taken away from there. A file system resides on the Partition Map and govern... | ROM Manager: What is the difference between the MTD and the non MTD versions (e.g. "Samsung GalaxyS i9000 (MTD)")? | android |
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