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I used to have an HTC Evo Shift. If I plugged it into a power cord, the screen would stay on until I explicitly pushed the power button. Now, I have a Samsung Galaxy S III. The screen turns off after a certain timeout regardless of whether it is plugged in. There is an option to change the timeout, but I would rather n... | Stock Samsung devices with TouchWiz (Samsung's version of Android) do not have this option to Stay Awake, and it is a good thing they don't. especially when they use the Super AMOLED screens. The image can burn in to the screen very quickly. | Why does my screen still turn off while charging? | android |
The direct dial/message shortcut icons on the Samsung Galaxy S3 are ambiguous - eg: it is hard to tell which is text and which is a dial if you have the same person (one for each). Additionally, on this model, the shortcut is overlayed with "mobile" or "home" or whatever that persons phone you've selected. Is there any... | There was no free option to fix this that I could find. There is a lot of junk on the play store, and it was kinda hard to find, but seems looking for "speed dial" in the play store was the key words I needed. I found and tried several apps, none of which were very good. I finally settled on this app: Speed Dial Widget... | Direct dial/message shortcuts ambiguously displayed on Galaxy S3 | android |
I have it on my Droid RAZR bought at Verizon on the 1st day available: 11/11/2011. It was recently updated over the air to Ice Cream Sandwich. I never rooted or installed custom ROMs. I do have a developer menu ( which caused this problem: stackexchange-url ("On it's own, my Verizon Droid Razr (recently with ICS), ... | Virtually all Android devices have the Developer options menu. This is stock Android; a carrier or device manufacturer would have to explicitly remove it. If they did, the hue and cry from actual Android developers would be very loud; some might even refuse to develop for such a device, which would have a negative impa... | Do ALL stock Verizon Droid RAZRs have the full Developer Optionc menu on System Settings? | android |
I have seen Pieceable which is a Website where you can upload iOS apps and then try them out directly in the browser. Is something like this also available for Android? To upload an APK File, embed some code into a website and be able to try out the app before buying it? | I have found AppSurfer.com to work very nicely for me. They are still in BETA but in 1 - 2 months to come out with plans... It's free for 10 users at the same time at the moment and works quiet well... | Is there a way to evaluate Android apps in a browser (like Pieceable for Android)? | android |
I would like to make both launchers Hard To Kill. Tag Home takes way too long to load from cold start because it has to load ~200 app tags from a database into memory. However, it only occupies 8MB itself. However, it usually dies after a while. Multitask Manager is also lightweight, and I need it to switch from app to... | The script you mention also offers an option to make additional apps 'bulletproof'. Since I don't know which version of Supercharger you're running, I can't tell you the correct number of the mentioned option, but it's labeled <code> BulletProof Apps {Hit or Miss} </code> . It scans the current process list and gives y... | v6 Supercharger with Multitask Manager and Tag Home Launchers | android |
(I was about to ask it here, but since I found the answer I'll share it too) After installing Android on NAND on my HD2, I found that the available system memory is too little for everyday use. It's around 180MB and after a few applications I need to move everything (manually) to SD card. I would like to have more spac... | The answer is data2sd What does it do? It basically tells Android to use the ext2 partition (once available) on the SD card as internal storage, together with HD2's internal memory. This way you can get up to 4GBs. How to install? As specified in the forum, you can grab the recovery zip (check topic if link goes down) ... | Too little memory in Android NAND ROMs. Cannot install apps! | android |
I have a Galaxy S2 with ICS. When I use it in my car, while it is charging from a car charger, I occasionally get this popup: "Charging paused. Battery temperature too high" Also Waze is running while this happens. Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening? Does this indicate that my car charger is defe... | Your charger is fine. Only your phone is running hot due to heavy usage. Your phone has a few components that dissipate heat if heavily used: The processor when used heavily by an app (yours has 2 cores) The graphics chip when your app uses OpenGL (also for screen composition) The display when lit (depending on the bri... | "Charging paused. Battery temperature too high" while connected to car charger | android |
Are there design issues with tablets being charged by USB not seen with Android phones? I saw this on another forum, what are your thoughts on this with regard to my question? http://forums.androidcentral.com/acer-iconia-a100/112270-charge-via-usb-port.html#post1696260 An important consideration in the design is the am... | Tablets have larger screens, and often more powerful CPUs, than phones, which vastly increases power consumption. In order to provide the battery life expected, tablet batteries have much higher capacity than typical phones, and would charge at an unacceptably slow rate with a 5V, 550ma charge provided by a USB 2.0 com... | Can USB charging (via mains adapter or from PC/Mac) of Android tablets be the main, primary method of charging? Or are there design issues? | android |
I want to compare two different networks and choose the "better one". Better could be that I want to find out if the one I want to switch to would handle VoIP applications, like a Skype call in particular. Is there any way for me to compare two networks like this? I have two SIM cards and and an Android phone with Cyan... | You can always perform a speed test and check for packet loss( Speedtest.net , pingtest ) Alternatively, you can try calling the skype Voice Testing Service which should be in your contacts from before, and if it isnt there the username is echo123 i belive. | Is there a way to compare networks in terms of internet connection? | android |
I find myself changing render effects a lot on my Nexus One. During the day brightness is ok, but to read on bed it's extremely bright even on the lowest setting. I find that going to <code> options </code> , <code> cyanogen </code> , <code> interface </code> (why not under display?), <code> render effects </code> , an... | I reinstalled CM7 on a spare HTC Desire to check the procedure: Long press on spare space of homescreen Select "Widgets" Select "RenderFX widget" Choose color (night, red, etc.) Place Widget. Results in a toggle switch widget: | Is there an easy way to switch render effects? | android |
I've been trying to send an MMS on a rooted ST17i with the MiniCMSandwich Lite rom but for some reason, I can't send any MMS (no matter how big). It will just say "SENDING" on the messaging app but would stay that way for quite some time (probably around 30 minutes) then it would say that sending has failed. So far, I'... | Just to add closure to this question, I finally resolved it by downloading an <code> Mms.apk </code> from a different AOSP ICS build rom. It seems the one that came with the rom I'm using has some issues. Using the <code> Mms.apk </code> from another rom fixed it for me. | Reasons for MMS to fail while sending? | android |
Are there any issues with enabling full encryption and loading custom ROMs or will it be seamless? | Encryption is done on the /data partition (where all app-data is stored). However, /sdcard is sometimes encrypted too (if the sdcard is actually internal memory of the phone i.e. not removable). If the sdcard is also encrypted,then you will be unable to flash ROM's from within Recovery (recovery can't read encrypted sd... | If I encrypt my phone will I still be able to load custom ROMs? | android |
We have 150 new XOOM Wifi tablets (MZ604) that we are distributing to high school students in 2 weeks. The tablets have stock ICS 4.0.4 on them, unrooted. The requirement is the tablets run Adobe Flash Player 11 in order to interact with math and science curriculum that coincides with our textbooks. Adobe Flash Player ... | There's an app for this. You can use it to install Flash Player on a Jelly Bean device. You can also try installing Flash Player and then upgrading the device to Jelly Bean. | How do I prevent a system update from occurring? | android |
I recently stackexchange-url ("asked a question") on this site about how to stop my USB transfers from being so slow on my rooted Galaxy S2. It was suggested to me that I update my kernel and/or ROM. That seemed reasonable, so I did. I now have the latest kernel version and latest ROM . And now, after doing so, my GPS ... | The GPS was fixed by downloading a "tweak" script , whatever that is, from here. I originally found it on this thread on XDA-Developers . | GPS stopped working after update | android |
Samsung Galaxy Nexus has a 16GB internal memory and no external sdcard. I'm wondering if that means I have 16GB (or at least the free space left of that memory) to install applications? | Yes you have full 16GB for apps+data together in a single file system. You won't have to do any moving to SD card any more. Google merged both partitions. It's just one big file system now with sections for the former parts. It's completely transparent, so no worries for you. Formerly: /data and /sdcard were separate p... | What is the application space limit on Galaxy Nexus? | android |
If I keep one or more app minimized in my Android Phone (Samsung Galaxy Y) will my mobile's battery will be consumed faster than if I had not minimized any application at all? | If an app does not run in the foreground, it is usually "frozen"; this means, its memory structure is kept (so you can "recall" it faster, and no additional I/O + CPU is needed to restart it) -- but gets (almost) no CPU-cycles assigned. There might be some exceptions when it needs to do things while backgrounded, but u... | Minimized Apps: Do they consume more battery? | android |
Occasionally my Nexus 7 will exhibit poor touch responsiveness. This manifests as a need to drag my finger for an inch or so before scrolling happens, and a need for a firm touch in order to register a tap, and even then it's sporadic. I'm trying to determine if this is software or hardware. My guess is software: exiti... | You can try to diagnose the problem yourself, or at least get a little more info by turning on a couple of developer diagnostics. In Settings, scroll down to Developer Options. Under the "Input" section, check "Show touches". This will cause a small (white) circle to show on the screen where ever you touch it. If you d... | Periodic Nexus 7 touch responsiveness issue | android |
This evening I took my phone out of my pocket and the screen was on and it was in debug mode. I assume it is debug mode - there is a column of text right justified near the top of the screen that changes with time. When my finger touches the screen a vertical and horizontal line appear and track my finger movement and ... | Do you have "{} Developer options" under Settings menu? If yes, go to Settings-> Developer Options and uncheck the boxes under "Input", "Drawing" "Monitoring" sections. I presume these should be not available with standard ROMs (i.e. produced by carrier/that come with phone). In that sense, I am bit surprised on why yo... | On it's own, my Verizon Droid Razr (recently with ICS), went into debug mode. How do I get it out of debug mode? | android |
I just installed SIPDROID . I made three account in sip2sip.(free SIP provider). Then after I have configured application using one of that account. Application works fine. Question is: If I make multiple call to the same phone using SIP is there anyway to handle all calls at a same time? Multiple call on the same phon... | Sipdroid that I what started with but after researching on it and from developers reviews I found that application has some missing functionality like multiple call and transferring calls etc... I don't know but may who is expert in sip stack or have time to do can implement missing functionality but I am neither one o... | sipdroid - Multiple call handling | android |
I love the ICS feature that allows you to select 'Text' instead of 'Answer' or 'Ignore' for incoming calls, but I would love to be able to set what the options are for outgoing texts. Is this possible? I am running ICS on a Droid RAZR MAXX. Thanks! | 1) Go to Phone app 2) Tap Overflow Menu (triple verticle dots) > Settings 3) Tap Quick responses | Can I customize the list of text messages that I can send when I slide to 'Text' instead of 'Answer' for an incoming call? | android |
I want to migrate all my SMSs from WinMo to Android. I currently use PIM Backup to make a backup in case WinMo gets hard resetted, and it works fine. I have complete history of received and sent messages. I tried <code> SMS Exporter </code> but it looked like the XML file doesn't contain sent SMS (bad!!) I tried <code>... | I guess this article was made for you: Import/Export/Move SMS Messages from Windows Mobile to Android . It mentions several tools to export your SMS from WinMo to an XML file, which then can be imported on your Android device without involving 3rd party tools. It also links to more useful articles on this topic. EDIT: ... | Migrating SMSes from Windows Mobile to Android phone | android |
How can I setup a new outlook.com account in the Android mail application? Outlook.com only supports Exchange ActiveSync, when I try to automatically create an account in the mail app it uses smtp.live.com (because my login is a hotmail account). What should I change the server settings to in order to use outlook.com's... | I manually setup an Exchange ActiveSync account with the following settings: <code> Domain: *blank* Username: myname@hotmail.com Password: *********** Server: snt-m.hotmail.com Use secure connection (SSL): *checked* Accept all SSL Certificates: *unchecked* </code> | How can I set up a new Outlook.com account using a Hotmail account? | android |
I need to buy new monitor for my PC and I'm thinking about touch enabled monitors like DELL ST2220T or IIYAMA T2250MTS . I recently bought Gooseberry Board with Android on it and it would be great if I could connect it by HDMI cable to one of these monitors and use touch screen like i would on a tablet. Does anybody kn... | The touch-screen part of a touch-screen monitor doesn't work over HDMI, but with a separate USB interface. It requires drivers specific to that monitor. To make it work with the Gooseberry Board under Android you'd have to find or write drivers for that monitor. | Touch enabled monitors and Android | android |
I pre-ordered a Verizon SGS3, and it shipped to me before it was even available in stores. Since then I have not updated any programs that were Verizon-related. If at some point I want to root my phone, does it then make sense to not update these programs? I have heard that in the past, certain over-the-air updates hav... | Update: Verizon's Galaxy S3 is locked and cannot as of now be rooted or updated to a custom firmware. See this XDA thread . As far as I know there are no current pending security holes that can be exploited by circulating rooting apps at the moment. Samsung does however not lock its phones if you buy them directly from... | How can I root my Samsung Galaxy S3? Should I defer the system update? | android |
I've noticed since the 4.1.1 update that every time a photo is taken there's this very distracting slide effect that transitions the photo you've just snapped off the screen, replacing it with the live view. Is there any way to disable this? | The new animation added to Jelly Bean camera app when photos are being taken, acts as a visual hint at a new swipe gesture that's been added. The idea is to make the user aware that swiping to the left at any time , they are able to scroll through all the photos taken: When taking a photo, a new animation sweeps your p... | Disable 4.1.1 camera slide effect | android |
When I signed into my e-mail for work (we're on Microsoft Exchange) there were a number of server-specified security policies (See below) How do I avoid these? : I just received a Nexus 7 and signed into my work's exchange server. When I did so I told me that the server was requiring some security settings. I don't rea... | A co-worker said he found a work-around with this app: Moxier Mail . I'm using the trial right now and I like it a lot. I really like that it lets me separate my work from the rest of my tablet. It also doesn't fall under the security requirements. It does require a pin for the app itself and there are useful widgets. ... | How do I avoid the server-specified security policies for my work e-mail? | android |
I moved my microSD card from my old moto droid to the droid 4, but I can't see any of my old SD card apps. Is it possible to import them? Neither phone has even been rooted. Thanks! | By simply moving the SD card between devices, it is possible to transport data . The apps you are referring to are probably the once you moved to SD card via App2SD -- this will not move the entire app, but (hopefully) the biggest part of it. At least a small piece remains on the device -- which is, amongst others, how... | Moved microSD from droid to droid 4 but apps don't show | android |
I'm wondering if I flash a custom ROM onto my Samsung Galaxy Nexus device, will it erase all my data (musics, pictures, etc.) due to its memory singularity? | Flashing a CustomROM (usually any ROM different to the one you're currently running) requires you to do a complete Wipe (well, at least it is strongly recommended for stability reasons) -- so the answer is probably: Yes. Data on an external SD card usually is not affected -- but as far as I remember, the GN has no such... | Will flashing a custom ROM on my Galaxy Nexus device wipe my data? | android |
I use a calling card to call my home country and usually it's these steps: Call the dial in number for the calling card company (e.g. 1 800 123 1234) Enter the card PIN code (e.g. 1234 1234 1234) Enter the destination number (which is saved as a phone in the contacts - e.g. +7 12 123456780) I have several several conta... | You might want to take a look at Prefixer , which lets you "prefix, suffix and/or replace numbers in your calls" -- sounds like exactly what you need. There are a few similar apps on the Playstore: Prefix Dialer Number Fixer PreFixer I'm pretty sure one of them will solve your issue. | Prepend phone numbers with a calling card dial in number | android |
There's a stackexchange-url ("good question on what the Odin tool is"). I understand now that it's an internal Samsung tool for flashing firmware, which explains why it's so hard to find info on the (rather cryptic) options and buttons. Can anyone here perhaps enlighten us with a basic description for the following: Op... | Looking at this Odin 3, don't forget, there are variant versions of Odin in respect to different Samsung devices. But this particular one is what's used to flash, from my experience, Samsung Galaxy 5 and Samsung Galaxy tablet P1010T. In short, for Odin to operate, there can be .bin , or .tar or even .tar.md5 files asso... | What is the basic functionality behind the Odin buttons & checkboxes? | android |
I'm going to root my Samsung Galaxy Note and I come across the terms CWM and Odin very often. What exactly are they? It seems that CWM is used for rooting and Odin for flashing the phone. Is there more to it? I've posted here because I have been unable to to find a good explanation online. | CWM is the shortform of ClockWorkMod . ROMManager, CWM recovery, Tether etc are their products. CWM Recovery and ROMManager are tools which enables you to backup your current ROM, install custom ROMs etc. If you are interested in knowing more about CWM, see this page. For rooting you do not need CWM. In fact for instal... | A simple explanation of CWM and Odin | android |
I just upgraded my Samsung Galaxy SII phone, unlocked from Gingerbread to stock ICS (ver 4.0.3), and I think it looks cool in many aspects. One thing I am getting annoyed with though is the Swype. I used it all the time before, and it was amazing. What is happening now is that when I swype, get my list of suggestions, ... | As per @Chahk's answer I guess it depends if Swype came pre installed on your handset. In that case I don't think you can uninstall it. In either case, try going to Settings -> Apps and see if Swype is listed. Tap it and try to uninstall it. Then you can go to beta.swype.com , download the installer, install it, run it... | Swype flashing on and off | android |
Can Android extract zip files? If so, could you please explain the process of downloading and extracting a zip file? | Yes, provided you've got an application to deal with zip files, you should be just fine: WinZip for Android By default there's already apps within your OS to deal with zip files: Best is access a zip file thru your browser, download an open one. A window should pop-up, with some recommended apps already on your system. | Can Android extract zip files? | android |
I have HTC Desire with Norwegian language set up. In Google play, all program descriptions are translated to Norwegian. I find this quite annoying because most of the translations are bad, and looks quite silly in Norwegian. Sometimes I need to imagine what it would be in English to understand what it say! Is it possib... | Three methods available, depending from where are you accessing Google: Google Play app usually uses the language defined on your device settings: Tap your device "home"; Tap "settings"; Locate "Language & keyboard" and tap; Under "Select language" you can define the language for your device that is also used by th... | Is there a way to turn off translation in Google Play | android |
I want to replace as many as possible of the apps that I got though the Amazon Appstore app (AAa) with apps from, say, Google's Play Store. 1 Of these "Amazon-purveyed apps" the most important one (by a very wide margin) is Better Terminal Emulator Pro (BTEP), which I purchased from the Amazon Appstore many months ago,... | Make a backup Uninstall the Amazon copy Install BTEP from the Play Store Open Titanium Backup and select your BTEP backup. As long as the app is installed at the time, it will give you the option to restore data only: | How to preserve BTEP data when switching from Amazon App Store to Play Store? | android |
Is there any app that can secretly duplicate every photo/video right after it was taken? Maybe using inotify ? Update: I was thinking about this while reading a story about a journalist whose phone was taken by the politician's bodyguards when he was trying to film their illegal bahavior. | That very much depends how and where you place the "secret", and what other conditions/restrictions are in place. Network storage (such as cloud services or email) e.g. require a network connection to be present, and the transfer might be noticed. A local copy might not have the copy-process noticed, but the copies cou... | How to create a safe copy of every new photo/video right after shooting? | android |
I am using Motorola Atrix 4g and it's Android 2.3.6 . It worked like a boss for almost 6/7 months. Recently it started showing Force close com.motorola.service.main and restart the phone, then again force close and restart. After restarting almost 10 times it showed the screen. Then I factory reset the set, thought it ... | I had the Force Close problem the error was "The process com.motorola.service.main has stopped unexpectedly please try again". Motorola support couldn't solve it so they had me send it for repair. Sent it to them 2X. When i got it back the 3rd time still had the problem so Motorola provided a replacement phone. When i ... | Motorola Atrix 4g force close error | android |
The Verizon version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus famously shipped without Google Wallet. This is ostensibly because Verizon is coming out with their own mobile payment system and didn't want a competing product baked into the phone OS. So much for a pure Google Android experience. How can I get Google Wallet on my devic... | Grab this .apk file from the XDA forums and sideload it like you would any other app. The instructions state that it will work on unrooted devices, and CNET actually ran an article detailing this a little while back. The original XDA thread is here, the link you need is the one under the QR code (the "APK method"). Thi... | How do I sideload Google Wallet onto my Verizon Galaxy Nexus? | android |
I am using my New Samsung Galaxy Y mobile phone. In My Contacts, I see that some are in SIM Memory, Some are in Phone Memory while others are in Google Accounts. In the Import/Export Option, I see Import/Export to SD card and Import/Export to SIM Card. I want to copy all my contacts in phone and sim memory to my Google... | Posting the answer given by stackexchange-url ("Niall C.") in stackexchange-url ("How to move phone contacts to Google?") This is the simplest way that I found to do it with my Samsung Galaxy S: From the main Contacts screen, hit Menu, then More, then Import/Export, then Export to SD card. Connect the phone to the PC a... | Transfer all Contacts in Phone and Sim to Google Contacts | android |
I have Motorola XT910 and I would like to install the Motorola AnyConnect by Cisco to use when out in public and using open WiFi. Once I do that how can I check if all the traffic that is coming from my phone is going over those VPN tunnels? | The application, Motorola AnyConnect , takes care of that for you. When you sign on to your corporate network, the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Android only allows the traffic thru the VPN Tunnel created, preventing any armful or unauthorized access or data transfer outside the parameters defined by your... | How to ensure that the data traffic is going over the VPN connection? | android |
I just moved our network access point to a different subnet (which has a different default gateway). After the change, all the laptop computers adjusted without much issue (some XP computers needed the "repair" option run on the connection). However, none of the Android phones have Internet access anymore. They can con... | Turns out it was a problem with the DNS servers my DHCP was serving up. The first two were local DNS servers. I don't know why they weren't working for android (they worked fine for the laptop computers), but as soon as I replaced the second local DNS server with a remote DNS server, things started working. It also app... | Android phone has Wi-Fi troubles after subnet change | android |
Is it possible to sync only some folders of Dropbox? I have 5GB+ files on Dropbox cloud, but only want a few folders to be synced to my Galaxy Tab 7.7. | Yes there's a way. It's called Foldersync. It allows you to set up folder pairs to sync and the full version even allows you to sync on changes. It also supports several other cloud services. | How to partial sync Dropbox contents to my device? | android |
Is there a (preferably built-in) way to show the remaining battery percentage in the status bar on the Nexus 7 (4.1.1)? | Jelly Bean Unfortunately, there is no setting that you can enable to show battery percentage on the system icons tray. Without using an app, all you have is: Battery indicator on the top right corner of your screen. Access to the battery settings, level and usage details: Go to: Settings > Device > Battery App Using th... | Show battery percentage on Nexus 7 (Jelly Bean) | android |
There are many contacts in which I have more than one phone number listed. I want to call the default number of the contact directly without going to the Infinity view and select the number to call. How to do this? | As 3rd party apps are acceptable, there are some available which look promising. Not sure, though, that they completely fulfill the request, they should still be worth a look: GO Contacts EX -- from the well-known GO-Team, and with an excellent rating. Feature list mentions two things: "Smart dialing" (just type a part... | Make calls directly from contacts | android |
A newb question, as I just received my wife's HTC Desire: Where can I check how much bandwidth it uses (or used during certain time period)? Her contract only includes 500MB a month, so she needs to be able to monitor this. | Mentioned 3G Watchdog probably is the best choice. Alternatively, you might want to take a look at... NetCounter Traffic Counter Extended Mobile Counter Net Traffic Counter ...which also cover your needs. Might be you like one of them more :) Talking about more, I obviously missed... Traffic Monitor Traffic Monitor (sa... | Where can I check how much Internet bandwidth did my HTC Desire use? | android |
I'm wanting to try the CyanogenMod9 Alpha builds for the T-mobile myTouch 4G Slide [MT4GS/Doubleshot] and all the instructions say I need S-off. The problem is that I have HBOOT 1.55 so software solutions like Revolutionary do not work and I'm left with the JuopunutBear wire trick. I'm not up for that so I'll stay S-on... | ROM Manager doesn't do anything particularly special to install a custom ROM. It essentially makes a call to the <code> recovery </code> binary that allows it to save instructions for your recovery partition to run the next time it boots, thereby automating the process of flashing whatever zip file you choose. You coul... | Does rom manager need S-off | android |
I've deleted my WhatsApp account according to the official instructions . Unfortunately I'm still visible to my friends and they can still send me messages. But with a deleted account that shouldn't be the case — at least in my opinion. I've already contacted WhatsApp's support but to no avail. Until now I haven't gott... | PS: I've just talked to some of my friends and on their phone I disappeared from their Favourites list automatically without manually refreshing. I've just received the following answer from WhatsApp's support team: Hi there, Thanks for confirming your account to be deleted within the WhatsApp settings. Your phone numb... | Still visible after I deleted my WhatsApp account | android |
Android 4.0 just came out for my phone today (a Sprint-version HTC Evo 3D). I didn't get the update yet, but I guess Sprint is doing it in phases. Anyway, I'm wondering whether I need to unroot my phone before installing the update. I used HTC's method to root it. Another thing I should mention is that I currently do n... | ROM Updates from vendors/manufacturers/carriers usually evaluate checksums of at least the system partition -- which fails in case of applied modifications, such as required by rooting (rooting needs to place at least the superuser apk on the system partition, and other root-apps may then add to it). I'm not sure how t... | Do I need to "unroot" my Evo 3D to get the ICS update? | android |
I got a nandroid backup of a stock android froyo firmware. The device (GT-I9003, Galaxy SL) is now running cyanogenmod 9. how can i transfer the contacts (and sms/mms optionally) from the backup to the running system? | If you had contact sync enabled and you added the account on this rom too your contacts should appear. If they don't, try Titanium Backup Pro. It's a terrific backup solution and it's pro version allows you to restore individual items from CWM backups. It costs more than your average app but it's super well worth it. | Restore contacts from nandroid backup | android |
With ICS my phone now ALWAYS mounts my SD card as an external drive when I plug it into a computer. Sometimes I just want power, especially if I am trying to play a game that's on my SD card. Under the previous version I had the option to connect JUST for charging, without talking to the computer at all. Is there a way... | Answer With Android 4.0 ICS, charge only mode is no longer available. Unfortunately there's no app to deal with this issue AFAIK. You can try, but I believe that this isn't possible with your phone, but for future readers, placing the phone in "media transfer mode", allows access to SD cards on both phone and computer.... | Connect JUST as charging | android |
is it possible for me to connect to <code> http://localhost </code> websites on my laptop from my phone without any internet connection? Phone is Samsung Galaxy W. Laptop Acer with Windows 7. The server I'm using on the laptop is XAMPP at the moment, but this can be changed if another program is easier. Basically, I wa... | One solution to your problem probably is Reverse Tether : Other than your hotspot functionality (which lets you use your phones Internet connection with other devices via Wifi), this allows you to use your computers network via USB, as the screenshots imply. Thus your phone gets a (configurable) IP address (pic1: "Desi... | Connect to laptop's localhost websites | android |
I had started downloading a attached file from GMail app, suddenly it hang. When it resumed, notification bar was showing download process but it was not being downloaded in the app. i retried and downloaded it. Its been 3 days but notification bar still shows the file is being downloaded. I have tried switching off th... | You might need to clear the cache of the Download Manager. Go into: <code> Settings -> Apps -> All (tab) -> Download Manager </code> Here tap <code> Clear cache </code> and for good measure <code> Clear data </code> | Download stuck in Gmail | android |
With my Android tablet, the Gallery shows images from an old Blogger blog that I used to use (the blog belongs to my Google account, obviously). I currently have a WordPress blog hosted on my own web space, and I would really like to have the same functionality--some way to have the images that are hosted on my WordPre... | No. The blogger images showed up because they're hosted in Picasa which is integrated into the Android gallery. But as a workaround you could host your images on Picasa and link to them from your blog. | View WordPress images in Android Gallery | android |
Problem: I have an internal flash drive ( <code> /sdcard </code> ) with "stuff I don't like losing". Due to a bug in ClockworkMod Recovery, it got wiped the other day. I had been manually backing up my entire card to my local computer every so often, but it was a manual process. I have a Box.com account. I have a Dropb... | If your device is rooted, you might want to take a look at Titanium Backup , which has built-in support for Dropbox, Box and Google drive. As for your "special folder", I'd say you will probably like FTPSyncX -- which allows you automatically sync with Dropbox as well as with your local PC via SSH, FTP, and others. The... | Back up sdcard to cloud | android |
I have a Galaxy Nexus (rooted, running stock Jellybean). When I place it in the car dock, my screen gets flooded with notifications for "shell granted superuser access," and after a few minutes something attempts to send an email, which I know because it raises the "Select an application to continue" dialog box with ch... | It's a built-in bug report feature. http://rootzwiki.com/topic/16019-keeps-asking-me-to-email-bug-report/#entry410481 This is built into Android. It is a debugging tool that lets you send a bug report. It sends to you because you manually triggered it. It is very easy to trigger it, even accidentally. If you press both... | Strange/troubling behavior when putting phone in car dock | android |
I hate visiting websites that lack mobile views. Two examples are Phoronix and Gamasutra . They have huge amounts of navigation/advertising on the sides, and the actual article text is ridiculously small. Even zooming in does not help. Is there something on Android similar to iPhone's reader feature? I'd like to strip ... | The best I have for now is the app Readability available from Google Play Store: Readability turns any Web page into a clean view for reading now or later on your computer or Android device. With the Readability app, you can catch up reading you've saved with the free Readability add-on for your Web browser. Already a ... | Is there an app/tool/setting for reading tiny websites? | android |
I'm living in UK and all my apps understand it. All except Google Now. It keeps showing me cards about the rate between $ and £ or time in US (supposed to be time at home). I checked all my settings and UK is set every where even for my Google account. I've got a Nexus S running Jelly Bean that I bought in UK. How to m... | Google Now by default will think that you're in the USA. The app pulls your home address from Google Latitude. This is also how it knows when you're home and it is the basics for traffic info. To change this go into: <code> Maps -> Location History (tab) </code> Here you can set both your home and work address. | How to set Home country for Google Now? | android |
I ran bigxie's 4.1 jellybean for a while, worked great, switched to the same brand but 4.1.1 instead (I always do a full wipe) and since then I have issues with my camera. I think the installation of Camera 360 might have done something to cause my regular camera and Gallery app to have problems (both of them simply cr... | This issue was resolved by reinstalling bigxie's 4.1.1 ROM from scratch (with a full wipe). I suspect that fiddling around with TitaniumBackup caused me to remove the system camera app, and for some reason this was not put in when I installed AOKP + gapps. Please note! Full wipe and complete reinstall of a ROM that is ... | Camera app is missing from my Galaxy Nexus | android |
Apologies if this is an elementary question. I have called up the voicemail service and I listen to the first message; I'm then invited to press a key to save, delete, and so forth, but the screen has gone blank and there is no key to press. How do I recover the keyboard so that I can select an option? A second problem... | By what you describe, this is more likely to be related with the proximity sensor. It is located at the top right corner of your screen, outside of the touch area. If anything is blocking that sensor, the screen goes black. This happens to prevent the users face from touching anything on the screen during a call. What ... | How do I end a voicemail call? | android |
I have a subscribed calendar in my Google account. Events from this calendar get synced to my phone as you would expect. However, whenever it syncs it creates a completely new event instead of updating the existing one, or taking no action. How can I fix this? Samsung Galaxy S running Gingerbread 2.3.6 | I ended up disabling the linked calendar, and adding it manually using the ICalSync app in the market. | Duplicate calendar entries presumably caused by Google's calendar sync | android |
I'm using a Motorola Atrix 2 for testing at work, don't want to use my SIM with it. When I startup the phone I get an emergency calls only page and I can't get past it. I have had a look at this very related question: stackexchange-url ("Can I use a Motorola Atrix without a SIM card?") but I seem to have a different ex... | I don't have a Motorola Atrix 2 at hand, but as far my memory goes, you can go past the "No SIM/Emergency Dial Only" screen if you boot the phone while holding the camera button pressed. | Use Android Phone like an iPod Touch (without SIM) | android |
I was using the Navigator app and I was still hearing voice directions even though Task Manager showed no apps running. How can Task Manager show no apps and there could be an app still running? | Not sure which task manager you are using -- but some devices/Android versions distinguish running apps from services. On my Droid2 running Gingerbread, I find running apps at Apps-> Apps in the "Running" Tab, while services show up at Apps-> Active Services . Parts of Google Maps (which is the navigation app you proba... | Do some running apps not show in Task Manager? | android |
I have an Asus Eee Pad Transformer which I recently upgraded to 4.1 Jelly Bean from the manufacture. If I were to root my device, will I still be able to get updates from the manufacture? Its great that Asus has been so great about keeping such an old device up to date, but it makes me more apprehensive about making ch... | When you root your device you're gaining administrator access to it ( root ). Nothing more nothing less. So, unless you install a third party ROM, you will continue to receive updates and be able to use the source code you download . One small issue, updates may unroot your phone if you install them. Some useful readin... | If I root my Asus Transformer, will I still get and install the manufacture updates? | android |
My Nexus S is running the stock "soju" build of ICS from Google (build IMM76D). However, I have not seen the OTA update for Jelly Bean. Am I running the wrong version? Do I need to change some settings? Or should I expect the device to see the update soon? | You can try forcing your device to ask for a free download slot: Settings > Apps > All Find Google Service Framework in the list, tap on it First tap Clear Data , then Force Stop After this procedure the last checked date under Settings > About Phone > System Update should have been reset to 1970 or so. Tap the Check n... | Why does my Nexus S not see the Jelly Bean update? | android |
Is it possible to remove some apps from appearing in "Other apps in my library" in "My Apps" in Google Play when logged in from my Google Account? | No. This is up as a 'Known Issue' on the Google website. See: http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=known_issues.cs&ki_topic=1319135 Under 'Google Play Website' Sorry. | Removing Apps from "Other apps in my library" in Google Play? | android |
There are a lot of system apps in my mobile that I do not use, and have no intention of ever using. I know that is is possible to stackexchange-url ("uninstall system apps and bloatware with root"), but is it possible without root? Are there any non-root options that will help me to deal with unwanted system applicatio... | No, that is impossible -- as only root can make the system partition writable (which is required to delete a system app, which is stored there). However, using ICS (Android 4.0) or above, you can at least "freeze" them (make it "invisible and unusable") -- and, if you later decide otherwise, also unfreeze them again (s... | How can I deal with unwanted system applications without rooting? | android |
I have just noticed that all my contacts in Google Talk are grayed out. I can't chat, see their online status or otherwise use the app. What happened? Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot or fix this? I have a Nexus S. I don't use Google Talk often, so this is the first time I have noticed the issue. There were a cou... | I did some tests, and turns out that the contacts are grayed when your phone's APP isn't able to communicate with Google Talk servers. This is also the behavior when using Google talk on other systems, or even from Google web pages, like Google+. You didn't noticed this before, most likely because you never had a commu... | Why are all contacts grayed out in Google Talk? | android |
I have a few email accounts at a free email service (and all accounts are old but I prefer to use them as non-primary), and I'd like to connect them to my Android email client. In free mode, that email service only allows POP3 access so I use that for registering at message boards, services etc for really long time. Wh... | Found it myself: K-9 Mail @ Google Play | Android: POP3-only email clients without mandatory SMTP settings? | android |
I need the latest version of GApps for my rom (running Android 4.1.2), however none of the sites that I found allow me to download it (I think it is an issue with my internet). What is the best place to get them from? | The most frequently used site for downloading Google's proprietary bits is Goo.im (formerly goo-inside.me). However it can be a little confusing as it list all version so I recommend you check out this Rootzwiki page as it list the recommended versions as well as the changelogs. | Where Can I Get The Latest GApps (Google services framework)? | android |
I have two Google accounts set up on my Verizon Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX. I wish to use Google Talk with only one of the two accounts, but not the other. But I still want to use Google Talk with the second account when I use it from the desktop and in other places. Is there a way to have Google Talk sign in to only one... | Yes. You chose which account(s) to sign in with and what status they have individually. Just ensure you've signed out of any account you don't want to use. And how exactly do I do that? There doesn't seem to be any option in Google Talk's settings to sign out of an account Open Google Talk Select your current account, ... | How do I use Google Talk with only one Google account? | android |
I am remotely controlling an old Nexus One attached and talking to a Lego NXT robot. The Nexus One has a broken Home button. In the past I remember overcoming that by finding an app which added an emulated Home button placed in the Android notification/status bar pulldown. The Nexus One is running CM7, I am controlling... | You may be talking about Button Savior , but even if not, this APP allows you to trigger click on your phone buttons: Relevant Features with or without root Simulates: Home key Power key Volume key Camera key Call key | Navigation Buttons (Back, Home, Menu, etc.) in the Notification/Statusbar? | android |
Recently I stackexchange-url ("had a problem") where my Nexus S phone would not upgrade to Jelly Bean. During the upgrade process I was getting an error message saying one of the files on my current system is corrupted, so the upgrade cannot be applied. I knew clean install (instead of an upgrade) would fix the issue, ... | Beware: The instructions are for clean installing an OS. That means ALL YOUR DATA will be permanently LOST. If your phone was previously rooted it will be brought back to an unrooted state (whether you want it or not). Please, remember to make backups of any important data on your phone. It will be lost. 1. Turning on ... | Doing a clean install of Android on a Nexus phone or tablet | android |
In Google Plus, I am able switch between my personal page and Brand Pages. (As described here .) How do I do the same using the Android app version of G+? | The process has changed as of version 4.1. You no longer have to sign out and sign back in. To switch: Open the menu by swiping right or tapping the icon in the upper left Tap the down arrow next to your name (or your Page's name) If necessary, tap "Switch Google+ page" Tap the name of the Page you want to switch to Th... | How to switch between personal page and Brand Page in the G+ Android app? | android |
Is there a way to auto-enhance multiple selected photos without picking one by one which supposedly takes more time since it returns me to start of photos list and I have to navigate and find last photo I shot and once again navigate to "Auto-Enchance" option. If there's only app that can accomplish that, it is fine, I... | There is a fairly new app called Perfectly Clear which allows you to select multiple images and apply corrections to all of them at once in batch. You could also set a preset and apply the enhancements the same way for all images. Fair warning, for the more advanced features they have in-app purchases. | Auto-Enhance Multiple Photos In Gallery? | android |
It doesn't strike me as normal that Google Reader should drain more battery than even my screen. Is this a known bug, or is it a settings issue? I'm using 4.1.1 | Try installing BetterBatteryStats or GSam Battery Monitor Pro . Both apps can provide you granular data about how your phone's battery is being drained. You know the power hog is Google Reader but these apps can help you determine if the app is killing the battery because it's using a ton of data or if it's initiating ... | Is there a reason Google Reader drains this much battery? | android |
I have a Galaxy Tab 10.1. It was powered off and charging when my nephew picked it up and turned in on. When he handed it to me on the screen was a graphic of an open box, the android logo with the words downloading. It has been in this state for 4 hours now and I cannot switch the device on or off. Please help me unde... | Your device is in Download Mode. I don't have that device, but if the battery doesn't come out, you will probably need to use ADB and send an <code> adb reboot </code> to get it out of Download mode. If you don't know how to use ADB, then you can just let the battery die. I don't like that option though because the sam... | Strange (unfamilar screen) on my Galaxy Tab? | android |
So I formatted my phone today. I have not used it, and it was at 100% this morning. No apps installed, the screen was only on for about 10 minutes. Yet when I go to check it now, about 12 hours later, its battery is at 13%. I got a new battery a few days ago, so the battery isn't worn out. My phone is a myTouch 4G from... | You can install BetterBatteryStats (from Play Store or from XDA , the latter is free) and see which is causing this. If you're running the phone without a SIM card this might also be the reason: Some phones aren't tested well if there's no SIM inserted (my old Xperia X8 is such a phone for example). Narrow it down this... | Why does my myTouch 4G lose battery so fast? | android |
Is there any Android device with a stereo audio input available? I understand there is the analog microphone input commonly available on the headphone jack, but I am hoping there is a device out there that might have a stereo audio input hidden away on a dual-use USB port or something. | Try the Olimex OLinuXino A10S - https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A10S/ | Stereo audio input on any Android device? | android |
In terms of using android.os.build serial as a unique identifier How/when is it generated When does it change Is it possible to manually change the value back to something that I had before Is it something that can be expected to be available across devices and operating systems | most of these properties are in /system/build.prop (or a file like that). But i believe the <code> android.os.build.serial </code> is actually set when the device first boots. The system gets the device serial number and adds it to the properties. I actually found a commit in some cyanogenmod code that you can see how ... | Changing android.os.build.serial | android |
So I've wiped my Asus / Google Nexus 7 tablet, and reinstalled Dead Trigger from the Android Market (Google Play Store). How do you log into Dead Trigger with your user account? Do you have to play through the first mission where you escape into the garage, or is there another way to do it? I can't find any option in t... | I think you need to unlock it to the part where the New Hope building is already accessible. | How do you log into Dead Trigger after a fresh install? | android |
Recently in the UK we've had an unexpected bout of nice weather which means wherever I leave my phone it tends to get quite warm. I know the operating range of my phone (Sony Ericsson Arc) however is there an easy way to find out how warm it is? It's never left in the sun, always in the shade. If I need to root it I'm ... | You can use TempMonitor available from Google Play Store: System temperature reading in your status bar updating at your choice interval. TempMonitor is the oldest CPU Temperature monitoring app on the android market. This app is built to do one thing: Temperature, and it does it well. Some features that you might like... | Can I monitor my phones temperature? | android |
I am developing an application in my university lab. My lab administration provides a proxy server instead of a real internet connection to our university computers. I don't know how to configure a proxy server with the Android emulator. Any ideas? | I see this blog post explaining how to configure APN settings to browse through a proxy. At first, I could not believe that the APN mentioned (as TelKila) in the post will be available in my emulator. But to my surprise I find a APN is available though with a different name (as T-Mobile US). Since I do not have a proxy... | How to provide Internect connection via proxy server in Emulator | android |
My fiance has figured out how to make android emoticons with hearts as eyes, and a kissing emoticon, and I'd like to send the same emoticons back to her, but I can't figure out how. Is there a list of the default emoticons in Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean? Edit : To clarify, I'm looking to find a table showing how ... | Here are all the emoticons from Ice Cream Sandwich with typed string. And a couple of extra ones that are not mentioned above. From http://juxtaposedgraphix.blogspot.in/2012/09/android-40-ics-emoticons-ice-cream.html | Where can I find a list of the default emoticons on Ice Cream Sandwich? | android |
I currently have WLAN enabled all the time for triangulation, even when I'm not near an access point I can use. Is there any way to automatically enable it whenever an app requests location information, like it is done with the GPS? | As far as I know this is not possible. IMHO, it contradicts Google's incentive to have an as best as possible geolocation service. Some background information: Google maintains a huge database for its geolocation service ("Access coarse location" permission). It consists of: Wifi access point mappings: Wifi MAC address... | How to automatically enable WLAN when an app requests location info? | android |
I just wanted to know if there's a OneNote app for Android, that would allow me to actually use it to its full potential (unlike that crap released by MS). I am thinking about getting a Transformer and it is very important to me since all my notes from classes and lectures are in OneNote. I found many apps that would a... | OneNote for Android? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.onenote&hl=en hope I got you right - as my answer is... well... just tooooo obvious :) | Reasonable OneNote alternative for Android | android |
On a HTC Sensation running ICS 4.0.3, something caused my contacts database to rapidly grow. The DB is now 580 megabytes and growing (sometimes over a megabyte per hour) despite the fact that I: disabled all syncs (I found out that the Google Contacts sync had been not working for the last couple of months) uninstalled... | You already have a working vCard file (.vcf), just import it using GMail's web interface. If this VCF is still bad, you can apply simple text processing (regex search & replace) to it before importing it to Google. Here are the steps to import a vCard file into GMail using the web interface. Here's an excerpt from ... | Trying to solve Problem: Huge Contacts Database | android |
Are there projects (e.g. ROMs) out there that offers a more Linux like experience on Android? Here are some things that I hope for easy installation on similar platforms shell access development tools such as gcc, Python | There are quite a few options already: Chroot to a full fledged linux (search for debian chroot android, it's got quite a few hits) There are also native ports of Debian or Ubuntu for some phone/tablet models. Shell access is already there: Terminal Emulator If you install an aftermarket firmware such as CyanogenMod yo... | How to get a more Linux like experience on Android? | android |
What is the difference between Android Beam on the Galaxy Nexus and S Beam on Galaxy S3? Are these two features inter-compatible? Can I transfer data between the two devices? | Even though Android Beam and S Beam serve similar purposes, they actually work very differently and are not compatible with one another. Android Beam uses NFC to pair your devices over Bluetooth, then transfers files over the Bluetooth connection. I believe it can also transfer very small pieces of data (contacts, link... | What's the difference between Android Beam vs S Beam? | android |
There doesn't seem to be a central Android resource that lists the Trusted Root CAs included in the OS or default browser (stackexchange-url ("related question on SO")), so how can I find out which are included on my phone by default? With the number of root certificates that have been compromised, and the number of fr... | On ICS or later you can check this in your settings . Go to <code> Settings->Security->Trusted Credentials </code> to see a list of all your trusted CAs, separated by whether they were included with the system or installed by the user. Earlier versions of Android keep their certs under <code> /system/etc/security... | What Trusted Root CAs are included in Android by default? | android |
On my Galaxy S3, when I slide my finger from the top edge of the screen down, a sort of quick menu is revealed to switch WiFi, GPS, sound... When it is revealed, the animation goes from top to bottom but also slides sideways. I would like to stop this sideways animation, but I don't even know how this menu is called to... | I believe you are talking about the notification drawer, and the top row of icons that toggle functionality like wifi, GPS etc. There appears to be no way to customize what appears in the top row when you are on Samsung's stock software/ROM. You'll have to switch to a ROM like CM9 for that. | Stop sideway movement of menu revealed from top | android |
I am looking for a very scaled down version of Android similar to CyanogenMod but with much less apps. I think just the OS , a basic landing screen and App Store. Is anyone aware of such ROMs ? | The ones I know of are Android Open Source Project -based ROMs. Clean as they can be, no pre-installed applications (bloatware), just a "pure" Android OS. You may want to read this stackexchange-url ("Community wiki"). | Is there a known custom Android ROM without apps bloating | android |
I have a Samsung galaxy nexus with official Android 4.1 running. I sometimes get strange notifications with a green + as the icon, saying you have won..., click here to..., or similar messages. Of course I would not open any of them as they immediately appear suspicious. I also sometimes get some shortcut icons on the ... | It is probably spam notifications being generated by some third-party app that you have installed. Quite a few "free to play" games pull this garbage these days. It could also be malware, but it is more likely that some game you have installed is doing this. Note that in Android, an application icon does not have a 1:1... | Strange icons and notifications, is there a malware in my phone? | android |
I know the Email app can fetch multiple accounts at same time, but apart from that are there any other major differences? If I only need to fetch stuff from the one gmail account, which app should I use? I only connect to the internet using wifi, so offline usability is desirable. Running Android 4.1.1 on a Nexus 7. | The main difference that I can see is the type of accounts that are supported: The Gmail APP is limited to accounts from Google: <code> username@gmail.com </code> read and respond to your conversations online & offline Manage multiple accounts View and save attachments Set up label notifications Email APP: <code> u... | What is the difference between the email app and the gmail app? | android |
I added a folder to the home screen, but it's automatically labeled "folder." If I have multiple folders, it will get confusing. How can I change the name of the folder? | Tap to open the folder, then long-press the text making up the name. That should change it to an editable field. | How do you name a folder on the home screen (Gingerbread, HTC Incredible)? | android |
My Galaxy S2 (ICS I9100G) connects to my home wifi but sometimes does not actually transmit data. I took it to the shop and they did a factory reset (which I could have done on my own) and then was told to take it home and see if it was any better. It wasn't. O2 tech support didn't really have much to offer so I tried ... | My solution was to change the front room wifi to WPA2 to match the backroom's wifi (WPA2) which I never had a problem with. Don't know why this works I cannot believe the SGS2 has less than optimum support for WPA. Maybe it was buggy software ... although I am fully updated and have been since I got the phone. (Septemb... | Samsung Galaxy S2 wifi - Connected but no internet | android |
I've got a Nexus S phone. It was never rooted or modified. It currently runs the most recent version of Ice Cream Sandwich (that was installed as an Over The Air update, without any issues). Couple of days ago I received a notification from my phone about Jelly Bean upgrade being available. Unfortunately every time I t... | Hurrey! After quite a bit of research I am now able to answer my own question. I was able to clean install Jelly Bean (in opposite to the usual method of upgrading) using official images posted by Google. This obviously solved the issue. stackexchange-url ("Here are my instructions how to do this.") | Jelly Bean OTA Update failing on Nexus S ("assert failed") | android |
I'm trying to connect both of my Android devices to my Windows 7 laptop, to see what I can do with them (file transfer, bluetooth tethering, etc.) Here is the hardware I'm working with: Samsung Series 5 Laptop - Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 / fully patched Intel(R) Centrino(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) 3.0 + High Speed Adapt... | I found Windows 7 Bluetooth lacking so I bought a third party package and have no problem using Windows 7 bluetooth with my Android devices. The package was by Blue Soleil | Connecting Android Devices to Windows 7 via Bluetooth | android |
I use the native camera app and many of my recent pictures either have a large grey area with no information: or noise in the picture made of bits of another picture: Is this a known problem? It was happening again last night with great frequency, so I restarted the phone and the next picture was fine. Edit: I have sin... | As it turns out, my SD card was failing. I have since replaced it and all pictures are fine thus far. | Motorola Atrix 2 native camera app failing | android |
I have read that samsung galaxy S3 has a 11 pin mhl connector and it can support USB OTG as well. Also I have read that the device can power the cable. I didnt quite get what is meant by USB OTG support included. Both MHL and USB OTG are there on other phones too (like sgs2 and htc one x). How do I use the 11 pin conne... | USB OTG stands for USB On-The-Go. This allows your phone to use USB devices (e.g. mice, keyboards, external USB drives) through a MicroUSB to USB adapter. The MHL adapter allows your device to connect via HDMI to a TV or monitor. The statement that it can power the device just means that it can both charge/power the ph... | What exactly is the advantage of 11 pin MHL connector in Samsung Galaxy S3 | android |
I want to run an SFTP server on my GSM Galaxy Nexus (Cyanogenmod 9 RC2). I plan to connect to the Galaxy Nexus from a Kubuntu 12.04 PC via USB cable (not wireless). It is my understanding that Dropbear does not include SFTP at this time. What are my other options? If anyone knows how to do this, I would appreciate a tu... | The reason for using SFTP over USB is speed and convenience. MTP is unsatifactory, and transfering files over WiFi is slow. For those of you who have my setup (GSM Galaxy Nexus with Cyanogenmod 9 RC2 or later) here's how to manage files on your device with maximum convenience and speed. Install DigiSSHd (and DigiContro... | How to run an SFTP server on my CM9 RC2 Galaxy Nexus | android |
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