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Why does rooting the Android voids it's warranty? Why is it so bad, I guess that rooting would be like opening my program folder and editing some files, is this wrong? | Just any hardware you acquire, you acquire it under some limited conditions of usage, rules and laws that exist as to protect users, but mainly to protect the fat companies that profit with you purchase. What is rooting Essentially, rooting a device, is a process allowing users to attain privileged control (known as "r... | Why does rooting the Android voids it's warranty? | android |
How can i access to Internal Storage in Recovery mode using Android Debug Bridge (ADB.exe) ? <code> C:\Users\MohammadReza\Desktop\platform-tools>adb devices List of devices attached 4F58000600000001 recovery C:\Users\MohammadReza\Desktop\platform-tools>adb remount remount failed: Operation not permitted C:\Users\... | You cannot issue <code> adb remount </code> unless your handset is rooted, which is why it failed in your case a la "remount failed: Operation not permitted". There is an stackexchange-url ("answer") to how to root the Galaxy S2. | Galaxy S2 - Accessing Internal phone memory in Recovery Mode | android |
How do I save the maps that were downloaded from Offline Maps so that when I factory reset my phone I can simply put the backed up Offline Maps that were downloaded for reusing? | If your device is rooted, you can use Titanium Backup to backup the Maps application, which will backup the application and it's data. After resetting, again install Titanium Backup, (you have to root again, if you had lost the root access, as a first step) and restore the Maps application. While restoring, you get a c... | How can I save the maps downloaded from Offline Maps in Google Maps for reusing after a factory reset? | android |
I saw the following article: An article in the Financial Times last year said mobile providers can "remotely install a piece of software on to any handset, without the owner's knowledge, which will activate the microphone even when its owner is not making a call. Is this possible one Android phones and is there a way t... | Ahh, Schneier on Security, Unvy gb gur Xvat. :-) tl;dr It may be possible, no one can say for sure. And since no one knows if it's possible you can't block it, because you don't know what and therefore how to block. But first, let use investigate the statement step by step: Note that the Article is from 2006 ...said mo... | Can my Android device become - remotely and without my permission - a wiretap and get used as surveillance device? | android |
I am planning a trip to abroad and need to use my Android phone while roaming. But i couldn't disable all data roaming because i need my company emails. So i want to disable WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Play Store and etc; except Exchange. Is there any way to achieve this? | Install Avast. Enter its Firewall section (requires root access to work) and allow/deny apps in Roaming column (Wi-Fi and Home Cell access will be untouched). Avast's firewall provides two modes: Block Selected and Allow Selected. Choose any as per your requirement. Use My Data Manager if you want to track data usage o... | How can I control which apps are able to use the data connection while roaming? | android |
Scenario: I go into a coffeeshop, I fire up my droid, and it says it's on the webs. But as soon as I start surfing it bounces me to the establishment's wifi signon page. I agree, click the button, and (I'm assuming) it sticks the droid's MAC address in a table and lets my traffic through. If I return to said coffeeshop... | There are several Hotspot apps around which can automate this. An example would be WiFi Web Login . I didn't check this one (but used a similar some time ago): As soon as the Wifi comes in reach, your device should connect (provided you did it once manually). If the Hotspot app is running in background, it should pick ... | How can I automate the Hotspot login process? | android |
I have apps such as Any.DO and AK Notepad installed in My Samsung Galaxy Y Android 2.3.6 phone. I have tried Titanium Backup and App 2 SD (move app to SD) but still not able to move these apps to the SD card at all. What's wrong? Can someone help me out here? | An app must explicitly support App2SD, or you cannot move it to the card. There are several reasons why an app might not support it: using widgets (both mentioned apps seem to fall into this category. AK Notepad: "Pin notes to your home screen"; Any.DO: "You can even add our widget to your homescreen") running a servic... | Unable to move few Apps to SD Card | android |
I am looking for typical per app/process resource usage information (CPU, Memory, etc.). This information is often useful to find and identify misbehaving apps. How can I monitor and visualize the current resource usage (CPU, Memory, etc.) caused by the running Apps? | There are several ways to collect this type of information, I'll be speaking about two that I use on a daily basis as to oversee what's going on with my devices: Terminal Using a terminal application, you are able to run Linux commands like <code> top </code> or <code> ps </code> that provide information about the curr... | How can I monitor and visualize the current resource usage (CPU, Memory, etc.) caused by the running Apps? | android |
I recently bought a 7" Android ICS tablet as a gift for a friend. Unfortunately it's not a Store supported device, so I can't download from the Store. There are a number of sites that allow you to download APKs, but most of the apps I want to download aren't available on them. I have a 10" tablet that IS supported and ... | You can use an app like App Backup & Restore. It allows you to select which apps you want to backup and it copies them to your SD card. | How to access Android APKs without rooting | android |
I have recently installed a custom ROM and cannot find the Play Store. It seems like all apps that belong to Google are missing. How can I install the Google Apps Package (Play Store, ...) on my Android device? | Background Only Android devices that are licensed by the Open Handset Alliance contain the so called Google Apps. Usually people associate apps like Google Maps, Google Play Store, etc. with Android, but because of the open-source nature of Android, manufactures can sell Android devices without Google Apps and therefor... | How can I install the Google Apps Package (Play Store, ...) on my Android device? | android |
I'm going to be traveling overseas and don't have an international roaming plan. I would like to disable my cellular radio while I am there but I'd also like to use bluetooth and wifi. I don't think I can enable bluetooth or wifi while in airplane mode, though. How can I do this without physically removing my SIM card? | You actually can enable both of those features while in airplane mode. They get turned off automatically when you first enable airplane mode, but there's nothing that prevents you from re-enabling them: | How do you turn off all cellular communication but leave things like bluetooth and wifi enabled? | android |
Can I attach files to an MMS message? I am looking for a way to attach files like doc, pdf, or zip and send them over MMS. | Regular android messaging apps tend to disallow files other than image/video. I use Tmail by Phonelight available from Google Play Store: Tmail breaks the restrictions of all the Messaging apps. It is the only app that allows the user to attach any kind of file to an MMS message. You are now not limited to image, audio... | How can I attach a file to an MMS message? | android |
When Bluetooth is turned on, but not in use, is it still draining power? If so, how much relative to it being in use? | Yes. When it is on, but not in use, it continually scans for the device it has been previously paired with. This allows for it to do things like-- automagically connect to your car when you get in it. However, the amount of battery drain is still minimal, even if it is continually scanning. | Does Bluetooth drain power when it's not in use? | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 and my friend has an iPhone. I have downloaded and installed the Norton Anti Virus app. I am at a loss to understand why iOS seemingly does not need protection as such. A smartphone, I have been told, is no less than a computer (even better, faster etc.), so need to be safeguarded. Or is ther... | This has some reasons, let's try to sum them up: Android has an open app market model (there's the more or less curated Play store but you can install apps from other locations (3rd party markets or self built/downloaded)) Android may also not need AntiVirus apps (most problems come from pirated rogue apps with added v... | Why has Android AntiVirus apps while iOS does not? | android |
Is there some way to get a lock screen whose PIN pad changes number layouts every time it's used? It seems like a very basic way to thwart smudge attacks and yet my (broken?) google-fu can't find any implementations. I'm using 2.3 Gingerbread, would prefer solutions not involving rooting/flashing new ROMs if possible. | That is a very interesting question. I am not sure if this can be done, to scramble the keypad's number layout every-time on unlock to force you to slow down. You've pointed out the weakness in the security - smudges on the touchscreen; the only thing that I can think of is this - wipe down the screen each time... now ... | Where to find a PIN lock screen that scrambles the keypad on every use? | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace with its official CyanogenMod nightly build. And suddenly, it doesn't "see" my pictures, videos or music files. They don't show: while selecting a notification/ring tone & default music player, while viewing pictures in QuickPic or the default gallery, and on Go Launcher Ex's videos and ... | Ah, cripes. I don't know what on Earth put this <code> .nomedia </code> file on the root of my SD card. Problem fixed. | Why can't my phone find pictures or music files suddenly? | android |
i don't know why, but in recent 3 day, my memory card goes crazy! and sometimes (3 times in a day) notify me : "damaged memory card, do you want to format it?" and when i format sd card, some applications corrupted and can't run, because it says : "this application not installed in your phone!" is there a way to disabl... | What you describe is a mix of multiple problems. First, your apps becoming "unavailable" is most likely due to Apps2SD being used, and you installed those on your SD card. See: stackexchange-url ("How to undo Apps2SD") Second thing is your card itself (hardware, the "thing you put inside your device"). If it goes broke... | Enable/Disable automatic SD card installations in android phone | android |
I have a requirement to stream video from an IP camera to my custom Android app. This app must display streaming video as part of many other controls (buttons, slide-bars etc). Can someone suggest an IP camera that is known to work with Android (without the streaming problems noted stackexchange-url ("here") and stacke... | I know ow hard it it to find the right camera and software combinations for cameras. I have written a few proprietary Java applications for just such a thing. I have found that IPCamViewer is a okay app for looks but man that guy has added support for just about every camera known to man! It is a really good app in tha... | Suggestion for a IP camera to stream to android device | android |
I am presently using a rooted LG P500 running stock 2.3.3. I am very fond of trying various ROMs and recently got hooked to unofficial CM10 Android 4.1.1 (JellyBean) . Working with such unofficials or even official nightly builds has a problem of receiving frequent update. When ever such update comes I have to wrap up ... | The pro version of Titanium Backup supports batch restore without user interaction. It's worth it. | Switch ROMs, still seamlessly use Apps and its data | android |
On my Nexus S running 4.1.1, I am unable to find where the current wallpaper is stored. I referred to stackexchange-url ("Where is the background image saved?"), but my <code> /data/data/com.android.settings/files </code> folder is empty (I do have my file browser showing hidden files). It was confirmed in that questio... | The wallpaper was in <code> data/data/com.android.settings/files/ </code> on previous versions of Android. However it appears that it was moved as part of the multi-user preparations. The current location is <code> data/system/users/0/ </code> The file is conveniently called wallpaper and it is a png file. | Where is current wallpaper stored on Jellybean? | android |
I watch a lot of inspiration videos from TED (www.ted.com.au) on my new Galaxy S2 phone. However, I only do this when I am at home and can access my home wifi network. My home wifi and the phone's 3G networks are with different providers. Obviously, my phone switches to the home wifi network automatically when I am at ... | Of course not. Your WiFi will go through your WiFi chip to AP and to some other ISP. There is no connection with 3G just like you can use WiFi even without SIM. But your carrier can(though highly unlikely) use some tracking program to track you and find what you are doing. Even if they do, the WiFi usage won't be count... | Is it possible for my mobile carrier to track my wifi usage and bill me accordingly? | android |
There is a app called "Track and Share" available for iPhone. This app helps us track as to how we spend our day, doing what activities and doing what category of activities. I wonder how I could do the same on Android. Maybe a similar app exists? | There are many for Android, this two seem to perform the tasks mentioned by "Track and Share" (additionally, you can check the left column from Google Play Store for related apps) : Time Recording - Timesheet App Timesheet manager - easy to use, highly adaptive. Manage your timesheet. Check in & out Task assignment... | How can I track my days activities on Android (Similar to Track and Share on iPhone)? | android |
I am using open-gpstracker to track routes. After quite some time I have collected a large number of tracks that I like to export as GPX files. The application allows to do that, however, there is no export option for all tracks at once . I am using a device without root access. Is there any way I could access the SQLi... | Each app on Android stores its data on internal storage by default, below the <code> /data/data/<package_name> </code> directory. Due to the sandbox princip, except the app itself and root nobody has access to that if not explicitly defined otherwise by the developer (e.g. Skype currently has a serious security f... | open-gpstracker: Export all tracks or access the SQLite database | android |
My Nexus S power button has stopped working and Samsung will not honor the warranty. The farthest I've gotten is to the Downloading screen with the yellow work ahead sign, that says "Do not turn off target" and <code> USB Control Init USB Control Init End </code> . My computer does not find the device via the Android S... | All the methods you've tried, and the ones I've been reading for the past hour, exploit a circuit "bump" that shouldn't even happen in the first place. If they don't work with your phone, be happy, your phone is not suffering from further defects. Some I'm referencing are: Plug your phone to your computer using the USB... | How can I boot my Nexus S with a broken power button? Can only boot to "Do not turn off target" | android |
I have a question for you guys. When I bought my Samsung Galaxy Note , it came with custom firmware with lots of bugs. It's being over 3 months I bought this phone and it freezes a lot. My question is, does anyone know how to restore the original firmware from Samsung? Thank you.. <code> My Android version : 2.3.6 Mode... | It was easier than I expected. Just follow this tuto will guide you well. Download Odin Download the related firmware Launch Odin, click on ROM Select the firmware Click on Start button. Pray! Thank you for everyone who took their time to help me. | How to restore the official firmware on Samsung Galaxy Note? | android |
I understand the root user under Linux and the goal of rooting an Android device. Though, when people say "rooting", does it mean I will always use my device as root? Or just while I apply my changes? | No. Rooting in that case means that apps are able to request root. If they do so, then usually a pop-up appears asking for your permission. | Does rooting mean I will always run my device as root? | android |
I was reading an article talking about the Galaxy Nexus vs. the Galaxy SIII , and ended up buying a Nexus (was a steal, and I knew it was getting JB). Anyway, I've recently updated it to Jellybean, but I realised that I didn't have something that was showing in the article - the toggles they showed in the Notification ... | These toggles aren't part of Android. Third party ROMs like CyanogenMod and MIUI, and certain skins that Hardware manufacturers put on Android include that. If you want to have this functionality on a Nexus running stock Android you might want to try these two applications, I have used them both, and they are quite sta... | How do I get these toggles in my notification bar? | android |
I was wondering if it is possible to pull out the raw RF data from the antenna for use in an application. I have a device that operates as a separate entity with an an antenna feed, but I am interested in trying to put our processing on an Android. This would be the most useful if I could tap off the RF data from the e... | You mean the antenna on in the internals of Android handset, underneath the battery or nearby it? If so - the short answer is no - am afraid! The firmware and radio base-band is definitely off-limits, closed and proprietary. | Tap off raw RF data from antenna | android |
Stand-by time (not talk) because I rarely use the phone actually ;-) Let's say there are two phones -- Xperia Mini and Wildfire S -- both have very similar battery 1200 mAh and 1230 mAh (respectively), so one could expect similar stand-by times as well. Yet for Xperia Mini it is "Up to 340 h (2G) / Up to 320 h (3G)" an... | In my view, battery capacity i.e. the mAh value is best the way to compare. The reason why I say this is that the battery drain includes so many factors that even a small software glitch can show a remarkable difference. Hence the standby time is a combination of several factors which are not reliable for comparison, u... | What information is more reliable -- battery capacity or stand-by time? | android |
Just today I learned that Sony did a nasty trick with Xperia Ray and it features only manual flash. So I would like to be now super sure how it is with Xperia Mini -- does it have normal automatic flash for camera, or only a manual one as in Ray? | As an owner of the Mini ST15i, the answer is yes, it does have the automatic flash for camera in which it can be turned off if the need arises. | Does Xperia Mini have automatic camera flash? | android |
I'm using an Android phone (a Motorola Defy+ running CM9) with OsmAnd as a map solution mounted on my motorcycle (it just shows the map and a gpx-track as a driving hint). It's not connected to a charger yet and I don't mind when it runs out of battery (I have spare ones). However there's this "battery low" message pop... | That is hard-coded into the framework am afraid. Look in <code> frameworks/base/core/java/android/os/Power.java </code> <code> public static final int LOW_BATTERY_THRESHOLD = 10; </code> The alternative is to roll-your-own ROM to do this, there's a broadcast intent for battery low warnings (ACTION_BATTERY_LOW) but that... | Get rid of 'battery-low' popup after some delay? | android |
When I first bought my Samsung Galaxy S (GT-I9000) phone a month ago, it had it's factory installed 2.1 Eclair running. Despite many 'Android Market' apps not being compatable with it, my signal strength was half to full 3G signal wherever I went. I then upgraded to 2.3 Gingerbread. My signal strength was lucky to get ... | Flashing your Phone probably also changed your Modem/Baseband. Flashing another might give you better Signal. Here you can download Modems for your phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158783 | Low Signal Strength after Firmware Upgrade | android |
Summary I have been having problems accessing the K9 log messages using aLogcat, see below for more details. What I would like to know is: Why are no log messages from K9 appearing in the aLogcat log viewer? Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can see the full text of the errors which are occurring when trying... | Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can see the full text of the errors which are occurring when trying to sync my K9 folders? It seems that there is no way to see these log messages on the device without root access , but if you do have root access, there are a couple of options, either grant the required per... | Problems accessing message logs on Jelly Bean with aLogcat | android |
I just want to know what consumes less battery Wi-Fi or 2G Data. My battery last long for 12- 16 hours only. I know there are lots of application which continually running and fetching data from internet. I have both options available, in my office i have Wi-Fi and i also has 2G plan in my sim account, both give me des... | I think I already posted this in another answer -- but I don't remember where. As I think it where different details that time (more a general "what consumes most"), here some details from a reference Motorola Droid. Data taken from a German article named Energiesparplan (Heise is a very famous technology publisher in ... | Which consumes less battery: Wi-Fi or 2G data? | android |
Let's say there is a route: https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=pl&msa=0&msid=104314102588659350539.00043799567b09d5f132f&z=12 I have Google Maps (application) in my Android phone. QUESTION : how can I load a route (as one above) so I could later turn it on (to see it over the map) and off (not t... | Is this the route you want to take offline in Google Maps app: How did I take it to Google Maps app? Well, I opened this question in Dolphin Browser and tapped the link you provided . It gave me <code> Share via.. </code> pop-up from which I chose <code> Maps </code> . Done! To push links to Android device, you don't n... | How to load public route into Google Maps? | android |
I can receive emails but not send them from my Android phone. I am using Yahoo mail and a Samsung Galaxy Ace. | What are the BT Yahoo! Mail settings for outgoing and incoming mail servers? Incoming Mail (POP3) Server: mail.btinternet.com with Port 110 Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server: mail.btinternet.com with Port 25 Account Name/Login Name: Your email address (including the "@btinternet.com" or "@btopenworld.com" part) Password: You... | Can receive but not send emails | android |
I wanted to make an walkie talkie app in android, i know there are a lot of apps like these but they use the Wi-fi or they are just web services. But if we want to like transmit voice/data on 2G/3G frequencies, is there an option in android ? or "is it even legal ?" considering it will be a short range transmission. i ... | The short answer is No, the baseband firmware is not for public usage ( read carefully , I am referring to the programmatic details of this, i.e. API's ) The baseband radio is isolated and proprietary and does not "exist" outside the realm of Android, rather, its using libraries which are closed source that interacts w... | In Android Is it possible to access the physical layer of 2G/3G to transmit voice/data | android |
I use Opera for Android but the same problem exists in the stock browser as well as Mozilla. Until about a week ago I could play videos from the web in the browser but now when I click on the video instead of starting to play I get the option to use the stock video player, SoapCast or the browser to open it and if I ch... | Well I kinda' fixed it. I changed the user agent setting in my Opera browser from Mobile to Desktop and every flv file now works. As you might expect there are side effects(I'm getting dektop sites instead of mobile sites - they are bigger, harder to use and they take up more space so they load slower). This will be a ... | Cannot play videos in any browser only in player | android |
I own a Motorola Milestone 2, also called A953 (apparently this is different from the Droid 2 Global). It used to have Android 2.3 with Motoblur middleware. It was bought independently from any phone carrier (so it was not bought from Verizon for instance). I rooted it, installed ROM Manager, Droid 2 Global Recovery Bo... | I managed to do it using help from XDA-Developers . Here is the procedure : Download the best SBF file from here . Among those corresponding to your geographical region and carrier, choose the most recent one. Flash it to the phone by using either " sbf_flash " if you are on Ubuntu, OSX or another Linux, or by using "R... | How do I enter recovery mode on my Motorola Milestone 2 to unbrick it? | android |
Occasionally one of my friends using an iPhone will send out a mass text, and for the next few days I get spammed with texts from all the other numbers they sent it to, most of them unidentified on my phone, and since some of them are responding to each other, none of them make any sense. It's incredibly annoying. Pres... | Jelly Bean upgrade (4.2) add support for group messaging. So, two solutions : upgrade your phone to Jelly Bean 4.2. install a third party application that handles it : this one seems to have a fair number of good reviews. | How can I deal with mass texts from an Apple phone when using an Android phone? | android |
I'm running ICS 4.0.3, and I notice if I have the Web app (default browser) open, but not in the foreground, it still uses a lot of CPU (25-50%), based upon the built-in Android Task Manager. Other apps are using 0%. Looking at my battery usage, the Web uses about 33%, even when my phone is inactive. Is there any way I... | I have reason to believe that this may be a bug caused when the Web app has a large number of bookmarks. In <code> System Settings -> Accounts and sync </code> I turned off <code> Sync Web </code> under my Google account. Then I went to <code> Manage Apps </code> , clicked the All tab, and hit the <code> Clear Data ... | Can I prevent ICS browser from using CPU while in the background (without back-button exiting)? | android |
I just installed DroidID3Tagger , however it just searches for my music files in <code> /mnt/sdcard </code> , my music however is in <code> /mnt/emmc </code> . Is there anything I can do instead of moving the files? I'm using CM9 Nightly on a SGS1 with Icy Glitch Kernel. (for some reason the Kernel swapped sdcard and e... | In response to @Zuul's comment below his answer, usage of the <code> ln -sf /mnt/emmc /mnt/sdcard </code> is not the appropriate way of dealing with it, because it's a soft-link and forcing it that way, can lead to some mis-behaviour of apps who are relying on the SDCard's mount point, by way of refusing to work with i... | App searches in wrong directory | android |
I was trying to set up a VPN connection and it asked me about medium and high level security and a password which I didn't understand well! I failed to use VPN but now each time I try to unlock the phone, it asks for that password/pin. I removed the created VPN connection to get rid of it but to no avail. How can I rem... | Go to <code> Settings -> Security -> Screen lock </code> , enter the PIN once more and select <code> Slide </code> (or what ever you had before). | pin request at the startup lock screen | android |
Is it possible to download YouTube Videos on my New Samsung Galaxy Y android phone and have it stored in my SD card? | AndroidFlip mentions Top 5 Best Youtube Downloader for Android as of Jan 17, 2014: CAUTION: Download links are on external sites (i.e. not Google Play) TubeMate YouTube Downloader from Dentex FREEdi TubeX WonTube | Download YouTube Videos from Mobile? | android |
I have got a new 8 GB SD card, but the catch is I have done the app2sd stuff. So what are the steps to be followed for the data and apps transfer without loss of anything. Will a simple copy and paste including all hidden files be enough? | Depends on how the copy is performed. The SD card contains a couple of hidden files/directories (especially with App2SD being used, there's the <code> .android_secure </code> folder to be considered). Usually, when on a Linux workstation, a complete copy from sdcard#1 to sdcard#2 should do the job ( <code> cp -dpR <... | Transfer of files and apps from old sd card to new sdcard | android |
Is it possible to make a shell script that would run using Smanager, for example, to do the following: Kill a list of custom apps loaded from a file Run one custom app loaded from the same file When that app is closed, restore killed apps If that's not possible, then could it be split into two scripts, one that kills a... | You can use an Tasker to kill apps when you launch your game. And you are also able to do the opposite, when your game gets closed, Tasker can initialize other apps. You may use the trial version to test this, but I believe that better results can only be achieved with root. Tasker Tasker by Crafty Apps available from ... | Shell script to kill custom apps, run another app then restart killed apps? | android |
I spent almost entire day looking for decent apps for maps (decent = free, up to date, being open-source is a plus). I ended up with TrekBuddy, GoPenS , RMaps , Maverick, OruxMaps (the emphasized ones look the best, in my opinion). However, now I have another problem -- how to prepare maps for those apps (please help m... | OsmAnd (on Play store or F-droid.org (version is sometimes a little behind)) has those features: Fully open source Fully offline (w/ option for some online features) Play Store: Limited to 16 downloads (free) or costs ~3EUR (for funding) (build it yourself or use a nightly build if don't want to pay or use the free one... | How to get maps for off-line usage? | android |
I wonder if I create a full back up from recovery, would it preserve all my data? Including installed apps (along with their configs) and my contacts? | If you are talking about a Nandroid backup: Yes, it would. It creates images from the devices file systems -- so all that's stored there gets copied to those image files. You can then even extract single items using e.g. Titanium Backup. | Would a full back up (from recovery) preserve all data including installed apps? | android |
Recently I lost my phone and have had to order a replacement. It seems that there should be some sort of device I could use that would sound an alarm when I separate more than, say three meters from my phone. Does anyone know of such a device? I tried searching for a proximity sensor but got only irrelevant stuff about... | There's no easy way to control the mentioned scenario, since you may get away from your phone, leaving behind the device used to alert you. I've been playing around with an APP, that basically runs a task when a certain action occurs within your phone. The test I performed, was having my phone playing a really loud sou... | Is there a device that will keep me from losing my Android phone? | android |
I have a phone with 0.7 amp charger. I also have a Galaxy Nexus with a 2 amp charger. If I connect the 2 amp charger into my phone, will my phone blow up? | Electric current is measured in Amperes, shortened to Amps or simply the letter A. One well spread example is to think of electricity in terms of water, pressure being equivalent to voltage, and flow rate equivalent to amps. As long as you have the correct pressure, the flow rate isn't a problem, provided the necessary... | What happens when I connect a 2 amp charger instead of the 0.7 amp charger provided? | android |
I have tried many voice recording type applications and the best I have found only allows me to do a recording upto a maximum file size of 2.1GB. I can do many of these 2.1GB recordings as I have a fairly large SD card. On one of the applications I have tried, the developer has specifically said that his/her app has no... | Short Answer: Yes More Detailed Answer: The file size limit is not something specific to Android, it is a limit of the File System. It may "technically" be a bug in Android though, as FAT32, which is what the file system is for the sdcard, should have a file size limit of 4GB ((2^32)-1 = 4,294,967,295B) but it looks li... | Does Android have a 2.1GB file size limit? | android |
First a bit of background for those who aren't familiar: Just a few weeks ago Samsung released their ICS build of TouchWiz, and my phone (a Samsung Galaxy SII) updated over the air. Ever since none of my calendars have synced. It turns out there's a bug wherein recurring events that were present before the update (I th... | I know it's typically frowned upon to answer your own question, but I have. This was a total PEBKAC. I use a different calendar app than the default, so I disabled the pre-installed Samsung calendar in the Application settings in order to stop it appearing in my application list. This is fine and doesn't affect anythin... | How do I determine which calendar entry is breaking my Android calendar sync? | android |
I'm looking for a way to set up an SMS server (I don't know if there is better terminology for this, but probably). What I want: use the phone as an SMS gateway for an automated server let the phone send and receive messages use a computer to command the phone what to do Specific example use case: The phone gets an SMS... | SMS Gateway from the android store does exactly what you want. Periodically checks for e-mails via POP3 and send them via SMS. Send SMS by HTTP GET request on its internal webserver. Forward received SMS to desired e-mail via SMTP. Forward received SMS by calling remote webserver via HTTP GET. | Set up an automated SMS server with Android (and a computer)? | android |
My regular uptime on Samsung Galaxy S2 was around 6 days. For the last couple of weeks it is down to less than 3 days. The change was instant, but I was hoping it would come back - it did not. Running ICS 4.0.3 from Samsung. No change of activity - I primarily use my phone to talk, no games, browsing etc. I installed S... | The error seems like something regular. A Google Search reveals many places it is mentioned (with a logcat), but almost nowhere it is commented on -- except for GALAXY W Constant Error in Logcat (XDA). A shame they removed the wakelock stats from <code> *#*#4636#*#* </code> service menu (which would have offered you a ... | Battery life cut in half recently - DrReadUsbStatus issue? | android |
On my Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro, stock ICS, Google Talk remains signed in all the time. Is there a setting - within Google Talk, in Sync settings, or otherwise - which can prevent Google Talk from signing in? I just don't like being online on IM clients and I don't want to be signed in. | On all my android devices (3 HTC phones and an Asus Transformer), if you sign off gtalk manually (gtalk/menu/exit), gtalk does not reconnect again until you do it manually. | Prevent Google Talk from being signed in all the time | android |
I rooted my phone with the Samsung Galaxy S III: Full Update Guide I stumbled when I tried to flash the CyanogenMod. I do not get the install from zip file command while in the ClockworkMod recovery mode. So I can't seem to be able to find the zip file to install the CyanogenMod. What I am trying to do now is to unroot... | You don't "unroot" per se with Odin; you just flash a stock, unrooted ROM that wipes out everything currently on the phone. It shouldn't matter whether you use Odin or Heimdall. Note also that unrooting won't matter if you've flashed anything with Odin, since that also voids your warranty and is recorded on the device. | Samsung S3 i9300 rooted with Heimdall. Am I able to unroot with ODIN? | android |
I am having an awful time trying to update my new Galaxy S to ICS. I found a well rated ROM .zip on code.google.com but first I need to root the phone so I can unlock the bootloader. I have been googling all week and read lots of posts saying SuperOneClick is the way to go, but it keeps freezing. It gets to step 7 and ... | As recomended by CE4 above, I just followed the steps laid out in this tutorial. Samsung Galaxy S: Full Update Guide You can download the ROM from get.cm here (original Samsung Galaxy S variant) or here (Samsung Galaxy S (B) variant), note these are only for i9000 (not i9001 or i9003). | Problems rooting Samsung Galaxy S: SuperOneClick stops responding at step 7 | android |
I upload photos from my Galaxy Nexus (w/ Jelly Bean) directly to Google+, but I would also like to periodically export photos from my phone to my Win 7 desktop. I tried Picasa 3.9, but it would always freeze and I would have to force quit Picasa. I tried Windows 7's photo software (Windows Live Photo Gallery), but it w... | I haven't tried it on Windows 7, but I expect Dropbox will work fine. | Export photos from Galaxy Nexus (w/ Jelly Bean) to Win 7 | android |
I have recently rooted my phone (HTC Desire Z A.K.A. Vision) and installed Cyanogen 7.2.0. I have noticed that my keyboard and softkeys backlight no longer work properly. What used to be the case: The backlight of the softkeys lit up when turning on the screen. The backlight of the keyboard lit up when "sliding" open m... | After quite some time a friend of mine goofed around and actually found the fix: CyanogenMod Settings > Display > Automatic Blacklight In here enable 'Use custom' and then look at the values in 'Edit other levels...'. The levels you want to edit are either the ones under 'Buttons' which are the values for the backlight... | Cyanogen mod 7.2.0 keyboard backlight not working properly | android |
Isn't Android a common kernel that is used across all devices? For example CentOS will install on Dell, HP, and a variety of other hardware. Sure there are different modules but it's still CentOS nonetheless. What is the reason why CyanogenMod is always "broken"? I always hear in forums they are working on porting this... | Kernels vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. A lot of those kernels come from the pure stock kernel line of sources found on CAF, what these manufacturers do is take those stock sources, modify them to suit based on the board/chipset used, also, implement their own drivers. Take a good look around you, there's varia... | Why are there so many different Android kernels (technical answer please) | android |
What is the difference between flashing device with root ROM and simple pushing su utility to device using adb without flashing it? If I don't need to launch applications which need a root functionality, but just need to relocate some files in android file system, using su, do I need to flash my device? | In my understanding, the end result is the same in both cases, it's just the rooting methods that differ. Some devices have vulnerabilities that can be exploited in order to push the <code> su </code> binary to the device via <code> adb </code> (example), but these do not exist in all devices. This is why flashing is r... | Difference between ways of rooting device | android |
I have a LG Optimus One (P500). For sometime I am wondering why my phone's battery has four terminals. I am aware that two terminals are for the positive and negative points and the the third connects to the battery's internal thermistor to monitor its temperature. Still that leaves me puzzled with what the fourth term... | As @Axeman said, the connector is an Ultra Small Surface Mount Coaxial connector (quite a mouthful and still could not get how it was abbreviated as U.FL) which is a kind of expansion port which could be used for any radio communication, including GSM, WiFi, GPS. And as @Lie Ryan said, the fourth terminal in the batter... | Why my phone battery has four terminal? what is the use of the fourth? | android |
I have a lot of MP3 files on my phone and I would like to re-size them to save space. (Note: I do not want to trim the audio file.) I know I may lose some quality, but it is fine. What is the best way to do this? Perhaps an app? (Free is preferred) | For doing the conversion on device itself, I would suggest searching the Google Play Store for audio conversion apps . Several results look like viable candidates: The File Converter and Convert Audio , for example. The features to look for are downsampling, changing bitrate and frequency, conversion to more efficient ... | Looking for a way to shrink the size of MP3 files | android |
I am using a Samsung Galaxy Y mobile phone. In my mobile's settings, I see an option to "Unmount the Memory Card for Safe Removal", so it is possible to unmount the memory card without actually removing the card or connecting the mobile with a computer. I was wondering whether it is possible to Mount the Memory Card ba... | NOTE: I am on Samsung Galaxy S2, Android 4.0.3 Elixir for Android has an "sd mount toggle" feature. It could unmount a removable card (/mnt/sdcard/external_sd), but not (/mnt/sdcard). I could not get it to mount by clicking the toggle again, but a restart [toggle also available] will mount the removable card. This is p... | Mounting and Unmounting of Memory Card just by touch? | android |
This morning I was listening music using grooveshark and the speakers of a Pantech P4100 Tablet. the player stopped playing. Now -even after restarting and resetting to factory settings-, only the notifications and alarms make sound. the apps do not sound. Nonetheless, if I plug my headphones it works (appsm notificati... | The problem is caused because the OS thinks you connected your headphones. I saw that problem in iOS some years ago. Use this app to solve it: WiredHeadphoneRoutingFix | Tablet apps sounds does not work anymore | android |
If I'm away from my saved Wi-fi networks, and have the Wi-Fi radio on, I'm always getting a " Wi-Fi networks available " notification. I can dismiss the notification, but then it comes back within a few minutes. I can't figure out how to disable that notification. I'm on a Sprint Epic 4G Touch (Sprint's variant of the ... | From the Wi-Fi settings page, tap menu and choose Advanced . From the Advanced Wi-Fi settings, uncheck "Network notification". It's only for open networks, but those are the only ones that ICS on the Epic Touch 4G reports. | Disabling the "Wi-Fi networks available" on Samsung Galaxy S II (Sprint Epic Touch 4G) on ICS | android |
My Samsung Galaxy S2 has the Android 2.3.6 version and a while ago I read that there would be an ICS update (http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/25/ics-att-samsung-galaxy-s-ii/). I have been checking for an update via OTA, but it keeps saying my software is up to date. What's wrong and how can I update it to ICS? | It appears that the Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Galaxy S2 on AT&T was never pushed over the air , but only via Samsung Kies . In order to install the update you'll need to install and use Kies. If you do, I strongly recommend creating a system restore point (Windows) before installing it. | Why doesn't ATT Samsung Galaxy S2 detect ICS update OTA and how to update? | android |
I use Android 2.1update1 and installed Lookout, and now Lookout says that: "FakeGGSearch.a" is a trojan, but I can't uninstall it! Now what? What can I do about this? Google didn't returned any results.. | I had the same problem this morning. Lookout reported this trojan, and it says it's part of Google Search Enhanced. When I try to uninstall I get a message saying the uninstall failed. When I first searched for it there were no results on Google. Now there are several. So this seems to be a very new problem that people... | FakeGGSearch.a - Lookout found a virus on my Android Phone | android |
I have tried several GPS apps over the months, but so far all have fallen short of what I want. My needs are: Takes a location at short intervals, and writes it to a file (KML or similar open format). Keeps the GPS active between points, rather than turning it off and restarting a fix each time. Starts tracking a path ... | GPS Logger suits all your needs (2 is an option you can turn on) | I need a way to trace GPS trails in the background | android |
Is it possible to have multiple pattern lock implemented in an android device to increase it's security. I know that it must be possible to design an app to do that, but my question is whether any app has already done it? Asking a Similar Question, is it possible to install more than one app that lock my screen with pa... | To answer the first question - That singular pattern where at minimum four dots must be joined, is built into Android, if you want to have multiple patterns, that requires modding the source and rolling your own ROM which is outside the scope of this site. Now, onto the second question " is it possible to install more ... | Multiple Pattern Locks at the same point of time | android |
Is there a drag/drop ssh client for android so I can connect to my home server via ssh and easily transfer files from server to android phone? something like winSCP for Windows? | ES File Explorer is one that can use the secure FTP protocol over ssh protocol. To get the settings, from ES File Explorer: Hit menu key, Show Tabs , Local , LAN , FTP , NET appears Tap on FTP Then tap on New that appears underneath, a dialog box will appear prompting the different FTP types, tap on SFTP Enter the deta... | WinSCP for android equivalent | android |
In my Samsung Galaxy Y mobile phone, I am able to see the contents of my Memory Card but I am not able to see the contents (the files and folders) that are saved in the internal memory of my mobile. Is it possible to have a look at it only after rooting the mobile phone? Is there any app for doing so? | You would need to root your phone. For file managers with root access, you can try Astro or Root Explorer. If the app loads the default folder, keep going up the parent folder until you can no longer move up; that will be the root folder. | Having a look at the contents of the Phone Memory? | android |
Since i have updated my phone by Android version 4.0.3 i am not able to take a screen shot of my phone, before i used to do it by pressing Home and Power button simultaneously. Now if i am pressing Home and Power button simultaneously it open up Task Manager. Can someone explain me how to fix this issue. Thanks in adva... | On my Galaxy S3 it is Home and Power but they need to be held in for about 1 second but it may be different on the S2 EDIT: According to this Samsung have changed the Screen shot buttons to be Volume down + power on some firmware versions and on others it is Power + home heald for about 2 seconds. Hope that helps | How to Screenshot Of the Screen on Samsung Galaxy S 2? | android |
In iOS, this is achieved by double-tapping the home button, swiping right twice, and selecting the speakers. Can this be done in Android? | You can accomplish this by disconnecting the stereo audio (A2DP) profile from your headset. This still keeps your headset paired with the hands-free profile. You can do this by opening Bluetooth settings, long-pressing your attached device and unchecking Stereo audio. | Is it possible to output audio from the speakers while a Bluetooth headset is connected? | android |
What purpose does the /cache partition in Android serve? Are there any cases where clearing the /cache partition could result in lost data? | <code> /cache </code> partition is mostly for saving the downloads from Google Play Store, found in <code> /cache/downloads </code> . It also can hold the recovery log found in <code> /cache/recovery </code> called <code> last_log </code> as well (this holds any errors and/or diagnostics from the <code> recovery </code... | What is the /cache partition? | android |
Is there an easy way to get parts of Cyanogen Mod, for example the sound files? I'm sure that I can probably pull the source and download individual elements (pictures, sound files, etc) but this seems time consuming and potentially difficult. | Yes, there is a way to do it, use CyanogenMod's github - for reference - this applies across the board whether with AOSP, CAF, CM, AOKP, its found in <code> frameworks/base/data </code> . | How can I get small parts of Cyanogenmod like sound files? | android |
My Samsung Galaxy tab 2 (7.0) can't see 5ghz networks. Am I missing anything? | The spec sheet lists compatibility as "Wireless Internet WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct". If it has a 5 Ghz radio, it should list a /b/g/n. Despite this, there are plenty of discussions around the net about getting the Galaxy Tab to work on a 5 Ghz AP, so your problem may be something else. | My Samsung Galaxy tab 2 (7.0) can't see 5ghz networks | android |
I am having a major problem with Three network not pushing the latest 1.29 update for my HTC One X phone. If i get them to unlock it will that enable me to download the update that HTC have released and is available on unbranded handsets? How does unlocking affect where a handset 'looks' when the I search latest update... | Unlocking a phone from network has nothing to do with manufacturer updates. Its more of, being able to take a SIM card from another network and pop it in. For example, buy a handset from Orange, and using a T-Mobile SIM card in the new Orange handset, the T-Mobile will not work as the handset is locked into the Orange ... | Does unlocking a phone from a Network allow manufacturer updates? | android |
I just purchased a Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ with Jellybean(4.1), and have an Unlimited account with Straight Talk. I would like to use Google Voice to handle voicemail for the phone. Currently, I am using my Google Voice account as a SIP provider for my Obi100 internet phone appliance, but I am using the phone's aswering mac... | If you are using your Google Voice for another purpose, such as a SIP service for an ObiHai appliance or as a VOIP system on your PC, you will encounter problems with Voicemail not picking up. You will need to disable Google Voicemail on your phone, create a new Google Voice account, with a new number, and add your And... | Using Google Voice with Android phone and a SIP appliance (Obi) | android |
Is it possible to have multiple instances of the same app (logged in to different accounts)? Example: I want Instagram A logged in to Account A (personal), and Instagram B logged in to Account B (business). Both apps are on the same phone; I don't want to log-in and log-out just use use a different accounts. | Titanium Backup PRO (and only the paid (Pro) version allows this) - FYI ROOT REQUIRED - does allow Profiles, but not the running of multiple insntances of the same app, with the exception of Winamp (but Winamp has Always been written to do that, no matter the platform) | Is it possible to have multiple instances of the same app (logged in to different accounts)? | android |
I want to transfer all SMSes from my old phone Nokia 6300 to Philips W626. I have tried several tools but all of them failed. Does anybody know tested way to do it? | Finally I was able to import SMSes using SMS Importer Lite . This post was very helpful to make it work. It was required to configure SMS Importer this way: Source type: Custom in Advanced preferences: Seperator: , Sender position: 3 Date position: 6 Body position: 8 Otherwise it always failed with "unexpected error" m... | Import SMSes from Nokia 6300 | android |
By default Google Play is configured to display reviews only in my native language (not english). But there are a lot of reviews in other languages, especially in english and I want to see them also. As a workaround I can change language to english but it is not perfect solution. Can I see reviews both in my native lan... | Not with the regular Playstore app, AFAIK. If you want to do so using an app, you might want to take a look at Market Comments Reader. From within the web browser, AndroidPIT allows to show comments of all languages at once, i.e. without selecting each language separately. | Can I configure Google Play to see App Reviews in several languages? | android |
Is it possible to install Google's original OS without all the manufacturer-added bloatware that comes with the device? Is there a chance that I would ruin the phone and/or not be able to get it to work as it used to if I don't like it for some reason? Are there any important features that I would miss out if I had to ... | You can have some custom ROMs, but if you want just to remove the bloatware, I would just root my device, uninstall those bloatwares and if possible unroot again. Some rooting methods does permit to unroot and some do not. Even in latter case all that has happened is just you had rooted your device and still have your ... | Installing original OS on Samsung s3 | android |
I've been a happy owner of an Acer Iconia A500 for a bit over a year now but a couple of weeks ago it started to complain about its internal memory being full. I was a bit surprised as I keep movies, and such on the external SD card but I assumed is was some browser cache, Maps or so which had eaten up a fair chunk of ... | This looks like the Acer GPS-log leak we had on an Acer Iconia A200: The bottom line is that when the GPS is used, the GPS driver for ICS 4.0.3 on the Acer A-series tablets apparently writes numerous <code> gl-YYYY-MM-DD-HHMMSS.txt </code> files into the <code> /data/gps </code> directory. The files are apparently not ... | Something is secretly eating up my Acer Iconia A500 internal memory and I need help finding it | android |
My CyanogenMod 7.2 stock browser refuses to remember its defaults. I've taken to freezing opera mini, my other browser, with Titanium backup when I want to use stock to avoid all the preferred app prompts. I'd like a faster, more convenient way to toggle the freeze. Is it possible to create a shortcut or widget on the ... | Titanium Backup itself offers the corresponding Widgets: long-press on a free space on your homescreen select to add a widget select Titanium Backup select Action select one of deactivate App activate & execute App toggle (de)activate App select the app tap the "create widget" button | Titanium backup shortcut/widget to toggle app freeze | android |
On the Gingerbread version of Google Talk, I can see a gray-ish silhouette of the Android logo on my contact. Now on ICS, I can't see it anymore, thus, prevents me from knowing if a certain person on my contact is on mobile or not. Is there a setting that I'm missing here? How do I know if my contact is on Android or n... | Essentially, you can't. This feature was removed from the 4.0 version of Google Talk, and is discussed somewhat in the Android Police review of the changes from 2.3 to 4.0 . There's no setting that will bring back the icons. However, when you have a chat open with someone (provided that they do not have a custom status... | How do I know if the person I'm chatting to on Google Talk is using Android? | android |
I was trying to create <code> ext2 </code> / <code> ext3 </code> / <code> ext4 </code> partitions on the SD card. I tried ClockworkMod recovery and it didn't work. Nothing seems to have happened. I also tried using MiniTool and that also failed. I tried both Disk Utility and GParted in Ubuntu and it still didn't work. ... | I think this post provides some information about it. It also seems to be consistent with what I've tried. Instead of partitioning the SD card, mounting an <code> .img </code> with a <code> ext4 </code> filesystem is a simple workaround. | How to partition SD card in HTC One X? | android |
Which music players support DAAP? I can only find: DAAP Media Player SharePlay Does anyone know any others? I really don't understand why the popular music players don't support DAAP. I want to be able to stream my mp3 from my NAS to my phone :( | There are some available from Google Play Store. Excluding the ones you've mentioned, this two I've used, and they worked very well: Music Pump DAAP Player by Android Music Pump: Music Pump is a feature rich Android DAAP Client that lets you to stream and sync music from your PC or NAS to your android device. All you n... | Which music players support DAAP? | android |
I am traveling with my notebook and I want to connect to the internet using my cellphone data connection. I have a Galaxy S2, and I've set up a portable Wi-Fi hotspot, which my laptop successfully connects to. But thereafter I cannot connect to the internet. Can't browse, ping, nothing. All I can ping is the gateway (w... | Turned out I wasn't being patient enough. It took a little while for my phone to realize it needed to connect to data services; after that the tethering worked fine. It helped for me to open my email on my phone, just to give it a little nudge. | How to connect laptop to internet via Galaxy S2? | android |
After one of the latest updates (not sure if it was the last one or a previous one) of the Google Play app, I am having an error trying to update a large app (42MB). It says: Error Downloading . There is insufficient space on the device. My device is a Samsung P1000 running Froyo. It's rooted, but the error was there b... | For me, it was all about killing and rebuilding a bigger cache. I want it registered on SE so other people having the same problem can find an answer googling for it. The problem seems to be with the size of the partition the cache is in. It is mounted on a 20-30MB partition in the phone internal SD card. The fix that ... | Google Play: Error downloading app - insufficient space | android |
I am going to buy a new MicroSD card for my Motorola Milestone. The phone has Cyanogenmod 7. The upper limit as told by the manufacturer is 32GB, and because they got cheaper now, I'm going to buy the maximum possible. However, there are those new types of cards called “Ultra High Speed” which, I believe, weren't avail... | The new UHS-I card Your phone comes with a microSDHC form factor, and according to Scandisk, their cards are compatible: SanDisk Ultra® microSDXC™ UHS-I card : see specifications tab Available capacities: 8GB,16GB, 32GB, 64GB Performance/speed: Up to 30MB/s read speed; write speed lower Compatibility: Compatible with a... | Support for Ultra High Speed MicroSD cards | android |
I have a Nexus 7 running Jelly Bean. Using the Android File Transfer program, I was examining the contents of part of the internal drive and found this: <code> /Android/data/com.google.android.videos/files/Movies/bWF0dGhldy5ob2x0QGdtYWlsLmNvbQ/framework_LFL4UnYvaGE.wvm </code> (2.82 GB, last modified 18 Jul 2012, 7:59 ... | These files are for the Transformers: Dark of the Moon film which was included promotionally with your Nexus 7. The movie was not, at least in my case, pre-installed on your device, as it takes a considerable amount of your available storage space (especially if you have an 8GB unit!). I'm guessing you must at some poi... | What is this "wvm" file, and can I get rid of it? | android |
I have been searching for a while and am trying to figure out if I can root the SPH-D700 on the FC09 update. I just cant find any information regarding that. Id like to Root the phone, either if I have to update or downgrade, and even preferably be able to flash CyanogenMod 9, and update to ICS. I know this is possible... | Just about every Samsung device can be flashed with Odin, regardless of what firmware is installed on it at the time. For specific instructions you can refer to this XDA thread , which explains how to flash a rooted FC09 image: put your device into Download Mode Connect to your computer and make sure ODIN recognizes yo... | Root Samsung Epic Galaxy 4G (SPH-D700) on FC09 Gingerbread? | android |
I have Galaxy Nexus running Jelly Bean. Is it possible to change the background color or set a wallpaper for the apps drawer? Right now there is just a solid black background color. It's really bleak. | Having the free GO Launcher Ex installed, you can install Go Launcher Jelly Beans Theme , also free, and fully personalize your backgrounds. Ultra clean, sharp APP DRAWER with FREE REPLACEABLE backgrounds To change App Drawer background: Press Menu > Pref > Visual settings > Backgrounds > App Drawer Background > GO The... | Changing app drawer wallpaper in Jelly Bean? | android |
myTouch 4G Slide [MT4GS/Doubleshot] ICS Virtous Inquisition ROM I cannot get the tasker CPU options available. I've checked the common problems listed at http://tasker.dinglisch.net/userguide/en/cpu.html . I can confrim that I have Superuser.apk installed in /system/app and that su binary is available. I also have Secu... | I'm not sure what did it but it must be OS dependent as once I installed CyanogenMod9 Alpha6 I had those options available under performance settings and they also became available in the tasker menus as well. | How to get Tasker CPU options available on MT4GS? | android |
I was thinking of unlocking my ST17i's bootloader but I saw on the Sony Mobile website that unlocking the bootloader will result to the deletion of DRM keys from my phone. What exactly are they? And what will be affected if I lose the said "DRM keys"? | DRM stands for "Digital Rights Management", and mainly is used with sold eBooks/PDFs and the like (and also for sold music files plus maybe even videos). Those keys are to identify your ID as to prove if you have permission to access those documents. If you never bought any of those "crippled" documents, chances are yo... | What exactly are DRM keys? | android |
I mostly use my computer for email, but obviously when I'm on the go it's good to have my email accessible at all times. That's what the email app is for, right? So I have it set up to download emails, but to never delete them from the server. Essentially this is the same as I have on my laptop. Only my main computer i... | There are multiple approaches to this problem. The first an most effective is to switch from POP3 (which I assume from your question you are using) to IMAP, where mail is handled on the server instead of client-side -- so you can delete a message when you decide to delete it (and not when client X is retrieving it, as ... | Email won't stay deleted | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 (international and unlocked). I recently downloaded the kernel source code from Samsung's website and have successfully compiled and now have a zImage file. My problem is what to do with it? I have seen people saying to use <code> fastboot boot zImage </code> to test that the kernel works bef... | I have ended up installing mobile Odin and just performing a recovery with the clockwork mod if the kernel kills the phone (which is all i have managed to do so far) Thanks for your help | Samsung Galaxy S3 with fastboot | android |
Go to any website that has: <code> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/apple-touch-icon.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/apple-touch-icon.png" /> </code> For example: bbc.co.uk, starbucks.com, or play.com. Create a bookmark from the browsers. Go to Bookmarks, and Add to Homescreen. On... | It looks like Google is afraid of being sued by Apple for using "square icon with rounded corners". There is an issu on http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=125076 . However there is information about fix version set to 25th release. I don't know if chromium and chrome versions have the same numbers, but ... | Nexus 7 ignores apple-touch-icon | android |
The icons on the Samsung Galaxy S3 have large gaps between them, enough so that if they were moved closer together you could fit at least one more row and maybe one more column. Is there a way to change this? This is what it looks like: | AFAIK there's no built-in method to achieve that personalization. I would go with Apex Launcher by Android Does available from Google Play Store, to use with Android 4.0+, it's free and among the features you'll find: Customizable homescreens and grid size Scrollable dock Infinite & elastic scrolling Customizable a... | Large gaps between home screen icons, can it be reduced? | android |
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