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It makes screenshots on its own and saves them in the gallery. I delete them but it makes new screenshots. I stopped an running app that says "screen capture" but it does it again. I can't delete it, it's not an installed app. What can I do do permanently stop this nonsense? | I believe its being caused by a certain combination of buttons at the bottom of the screen. I haven't found a workaround, but here is something you can do to, at least not to store images (its not much, but something). It creates a directory "ScreenCaptures" to store images in; if you delete it, it will be simply recre... | Galaxy mini S5570 automatically creates screenshots | android |
I created this <code> Data.osm </code> file: <code> <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> <osm version='0.5' generator='GPSBabel-1.4.0'> <node id='-1' visible='true' lat='41.890121' lon='12.492265'> <tag k='name' v='place01'/> <tag k='note' v='place01'/> <tag k='tourism' v='museum'/>... | 1) Copy the <code> .obf </code> file to your OsmAnd folder, for instance <code> /sdcard/osmand </code> . 2) In OsmAnd, enable the "POI > Any" layer. 3) Sometimes it does not work immediately, in such case restart your phone (there might be faster methods but at least restarting works) | How to import a .obf POI file in OsmAnd | android |
Do I need to worry about malicious apps on Google Play, or can I trust everything I install, so long as I install it from Google Play? And if I need to worry, what red flags should I look for - number of downloads, ratings, how old the app is, what permissions it requires? On a practical level, would you say that it is... | We don't compare apples with peaches. But it's always a good idea to be careful what you install. True, Google Play is to be considered one of the safest sources for Android apps. Still, some malware sneaks in every now and then. So you should use some common sense before hitting the "Install" button. Things to look at... | Can there be malicious apps on Google Play? | android |
On my Nexus 4, when I get a notification the LED blinks. However it is very slow so you can't notice it with a quick glance at the phone. Is there a way to make the LED blink faster? | There is no way to control the blink speed in the OS itself. However, Light Flow provides a plethora of options for colour, flash rate, etc. There are probably other equivalent apps too. | Is there a way to control the blink speed of the notification LED on Nexus 4? | android |
I'm trying to copy a string of text from a nfc tag, but the only option I've been able to find is displaying the text with no ability to copy it (its a complex string with letters and numbers). Best case scenario would be to insert the string where the cursor is at the moment the tag is pressed, but I'm okay with someh... | NXP's NFC TagInfo app can copy the text from a text record on a scanned NFC tag to the clipboard. There are other apps with similar functionality. Copying text from text records on NFC tags is not something that's built into Android without installing and running an app. | How to copy text string from nfc tag | android |
I'm trying to get my phone (JiaYu G3T) working under adb on Windows 8 x64 (worked fine on Windows 7 x64 before reinstalling my OS). Driver Android Composite ADB Interface, version 8.0.0.0, works fine. My adb won't list any devices ( <code> adb.exe devices </code> ). I tried: installed Google USB driver enabled debuggin... | Finally it works, I'm using the Google USB driver. The problem is that I have to keep killing adb.exe before doing anything really (e.g. building and pushing an apk to the phone), otherwise it can't find the device. | How to fix "error: device not found" when I try to use ADB | android |
OsmAnd is a map/navigation app. On top of the map, I would like to display "Points of Interest" (POI), for instance my city's best restaurants. I already have a CSV file containing for each POI: name, latitude, longitude. How to make OsmAnd use this data? The wiki page How To Use Your Own POI Database suggests it is po... | Just a guess, but worth trying: I did the same with Locus Maps . I created a KML, which imported fine, and could be used as layer there ( Locus even supports KMZ containing images and more, so you could use that for a "self-made travel guide"). The article Using KML Files on the same site suggests at least the KML part... | How to create a POI database for OsmAnd? | android |
Some time ago, both Chrome and Chrome Beta started going full-screen. That is, I no longer see my status bar. This is a deal breaker for me, as I can no longer see what time it is or if I have notifications. I have browsed chrome://flags and didn't see anything related to this. Is it possible to disable this full-scree... | I had the same problem, but I saw the exact moment it happened, a message appeared saying "switching to full screen mode". Then I couldn't switch it off. I deleted all data in Chrome, and the problem was fixed. There was no need to uninstall the app, just cleaned the data using the Android built-in Application Manager.... | How do I disable full-screen mode in Chrome for Android? | android |
I have rooted my phone recently and just installed ROM Toolbox which has several Governors available. It is using OnDemand by default, but I switched to Interactive. I just need to be as close to default settings in order to maintain stability. Btw, when I am using a third party app to change CPU Freqs, ROM Toolbox in ... | I don't know the default governor for the Galaxy Mega. However, there's an easy way to determine your current governor. Rebooting the phone (Unless you ticked the option in ROM Manager and/or other apps to persist governor selections through reboot) will reset it back to its default setting. You can find your current g... | What is the default Kernel Governor in Stock Samsung Galaxy Mega Android ROM? | android |
I have new Samsung Galaxy S III mini (GT-I8190N) with Android 4.1.2, and I cannot turn on Bluetooth. When trying to do it from Settings menu, switch toggles from "O" to "I" position, but remains gray rather than green, list of available devices is empty and 'Scan' button is inative, and when going back to Settings menu... | You can try to reboot / remove battery. Maybe resetting to factory settings will help. In addition, if everything else fails, you could try following (read somewhere about it): turn it off and then back on (the one asking you about using wifi to localize you faster) the bluetooth and wifi are both 802.11 standards, the... | Samsung Galaxy S III mini - Cannot turn Bluetooth on | android |
I want Indian Rupee Symbol (₹) font in my android, so I can type it in message or anywhere I would like to. But, I can't find it in my keyboard. Can anybody please suggest me where can I get it? I am using Samsung Galaxy Grand and Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 | Google recently released <code> Google Hindi </code> IME (Input Method Editor, a techy name for keyboard) which I now saw with my friend's Nexus 4. It has the requested Rupee symbol: | How can I type Indian Rupee symbol? | android |
I wonder what is the purposes of each of these extra folders that android creates on a sd card. Edit: .android_secure .data .estrongs .showme _nero_sync Alarms Albums Android DCIM download LOST.DIR media Movies Music My Documents Notifications OTA-Updater Pictures Podcasts ppy_cross Ringtones | Each app on your phone with the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission may create files or folders there. Most of these folders have once been created by one of these apps and many of them may be deleted with a few exceptions (e.g. Android, .data, .android_secure, these contain important system or app data like a game's dow... | Android sd card default folders purpose | android |
How can I access to "my maps" saved from desktop website (maps.google.com) from my mobile device? When I use maps application on my device I am not able to find my saved maps with my POI and my settings I am using Android 4.4 on Nexus 4 | Google finally offers the solutions: Google Maps Engine can solve the problem and is free available in the Play Store | How can I display my maps (from maps.google.com) on Android smartphone? | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus and a Samsung Galaxy Mini2 . In mid-August I lost my GNex battery charger; then I started charging the GNex with the Mini2 battery charger. Their specifications are: <code> GNex : Volt 5,0 Ampère 1.0 Mini : Volt 5,0 Ampère 0.7 </code> Since the second battery charger has a lower Ampèrage, ... | No, they don't behave differently if you don't use the original charger. I have a Samsung phone that has never even seen its original charger, along with some Nexus devices in similar conditions, and they don't suffer from slowdown or anything like this. More likely, your phone is running low on internal storage, or yo... | Android software runs differently based on different battery chargers? | android |
I have downloaded a dictionary application for my native language and English translation and it can work offline. But i need it to be seen at the "select an action for text" menu when i select a piece of text on a browser, or an e book reader, or an offline browser. Is it the business of developer of the dictionary ap... | Short answer You yourself cannot. But you can ask the developer to implement that. TL;DR Explanation in easy terms: an app itself must "register for this service", which must be done in code. The "Share picker" is not handled by apps directly – it's rather the system taking care for that. So it must be made known to th... | Can i customize "select an action for text" menu? | android |
First, I hope I choose the right stackexchange for that question. Android 4.3 introduces a "Hardware-backed" Credential Storage. If I go to Settings-> Security under the "Credentials-Storage" Header there is a (non-clickable) option "Storage-Type" which is set to "only Software". How to set it to "Hardware-Backed"? I a... | The "Hardware Backed Credential Storage" aka "Android Key Store" is only hardware backed when the hardware on the device has the necessary hardware components in it. When there isn't the necessary hardware available it falls back to software storage. Android also now supports hardware-backed storage for your KeyChain c... | Hardware backed Credentials Storage on Galaxy Nexus | android |
I'm looking forward to reinstall Android on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2. Are there compiled images for this device? Do I have to build it myself? If so, do I need propietary drivers from Samsung? All the tutorials I found around require Windows (for Odin software) and installing mods and stuff like that, that sounds very h... | From a GNU/Linux-based OS, you can use Heimdall , an open-source alternative to Odin which is proported to match Odin feature-for-feature while also being more reliable. Otherwise, you can follow any of the many tutorials for installing a new Android ROM. I'll provide a bit more information to help you start your journ... | Install Android to Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 with GNU/Linux | android |
I am using the market app Startup Manager on Android, but I am a little bit concerned in the way that it operates. Is it effectively runnning every time as a daemon and thusly keeping the apps from not starting or does it simply change the bootable flag in the apps, without running in the background? | It all very much depends on the "startup manager" used, and whether your device is rooted. As stackexchange-url ("dotVezz answer") assumes, there are some just de-activating the corresponding "listeners" (apps can be notified on events, and thus get started when they appear – the most famous event being <code> boot_com... | How does Startup Manager block startup apps? | android |
Some apps in Application Manager are completely greyd out and cannot be disabled. Is there any way to override this? | As your device is rooted, you might want to check some tools which help you on this task. Examples include Titanium Backup , which (next to Backup almost everything) can freeze apps (which is the same as "disabling" them), and App Quarantine , which is even dedicated to this job. The two are just examples, there are mo... | Disable Android Apps - Application Manager | android |
I'm on a Thinkpad with Android 4.0.2 trying to open an HTML file on an SD card, using the default browser. Answers here have indicated you should access <code> file:///mnt/sdcard </code> , <code> file:///mnt/sdcard-ext </code> , <code> file:///sdcard </code> , and many other combinations, but none of them work for me: ... | <code> adb shell 'echo ${SECONDARY_STORAGE%%:*}' </code> | How can I determine the SD card's path? | android |
I was re-arranging my icons when I accidentally dropped an icon "behind" the google search bar up top. The icon appears on every screen when I swipe left or right, but disappears when I view all apps. How do I remove this icon? (see the mis aligned YouTube icon at the top) Screenshot (click image for larger variant) | Note that my other answer is more of a workaround (but also something recommended by many even without problems) that is almost guranteed to fix the problem. This is a direct fix which will most likely work, but I can't say that with absolute certainty as I can't recreate the situation myself. After some googling, I've... | Icon is stuck behind google search, and appears on all screens (screenshot included) | android |
I currently have a <code> Samsung Galaxy SII (S2)(I9100) </code> that got dropped in water. I took the phone apart (removed the screws on the back and properly took the back off) and left it to dry in a warm place overnight. The phone works absolutely fine as you'd expect it to, but it now has this weird issue where th... | The water evaporating has left now undissolved mineral ions on your phone (ions conduct electricity).Now electricity doesn't go as designed.Also heat cycles will possibly change chemical and physical structure of your hardware.The more you use it the more likely something will get worse Instead of drying to get rid of ... | Phone dropped in water - Now screen won't turn off (Samsung Galaxy S2 (SII))? | android |
I'be been working on some Chinese (bit crappy) device, with own system, that had one wonderful (at least for me) feature. When constantly powered-up (plugged to power adapter) it could work without the battery inside. Is there any Android-based phone or device that does the same? Or the only option here is to keep batt... | Don't you worry. LiIo batteries are not that concerned about that. What really lowers their life span are "complete discharges", not frequent "trickle-charging". It's even recommended to charge them as soon/often as possible (and practicable, of course). See e.g. Wikipedia: Lithium Ion batteries for details, and also t... | Is there any battery-less Android-based device | android |
My sdcard has plenty free space but I cannot move any apps. On my sdcard there's the old Android/data path with many older apps. Why cannot it be possible to move apps here? Maybe I can create a symlink? | I think I found the solution. I need to be root to move the apps. | Cannot move app to sd-card? | android |
I recently rooted my phone, so obviously the first thing I did was <code> pm setInstallLocation 2 </code> then move all my internal storage hogging apps to the SD card. I left the widgets, wallpapers, and system app updates because moving them will break them apparently. My question is, can I move my keyboard app to th... | Which keyboard app are you using? It doesn't break normally on SD card. I have used stock and SwiftKey both on SD card. Never cause any problem to me. | Moving keyboard app to SD card? | android |
Whenever I run Root Debug FS for my Samsung Galaxy Stellar (4.1.2 jb, Model # SCH-I200, baseband I200VRBME1), I get this error: ADB.exe is an application in the same folder as the batch file, but it says it won't run. When I run ADB.exe it just flashes the commnad line and goes away after writing out a ton of text (it ... | As it turned out: with <code> adb.exe </code> not being in the <code> %PATH% </code> (or <code> $PATH </code> for Linux/Mac users), the batch file was not able to find it. So there are 3 solutions to it: fixing the batch file to look in the very same directory fixing the <code> %PATH% </code> / <code> $PATH </code> to ... | Root Debug FS doesn't work | android |
I am looking for a way which will allow me to make HTTP requests to my web server when there is an incoming call (or outgoing/missed called etc if possible). This is so that I can log the information (CallerID primarily) and perform actions in my own system based on the number that is calling or being called on the han... | You might want to take a look at Tasker , the mighty automation solution on Android. I have not setup something as you request, but it's definitly possible, and basically should work like this: Condition: Event → Phone Ringing Task: either HTTP GET or HTTP POST to your server's URL. For the task, you can make use of th... | How to make an HTTP request for incoming/outgoing calls? | android |
I'd like to root my Nexus 4 with rasbeanjelly because I heard it increases battery life. If I do that, will the apps that I have installed still auto-update from the Google Play Store like they do now? | Yeah they'll auto update as long as you have enabled it under settings in Play Store. Keep it in your mind though, rooting or installing custom ROM will void warranty. | Will my apps still auto-update if I root? | android |
I got excited about the prospect of writing code for a watch and ordered a Samsung Galaxy Gear. Currently the device does nothing unless paired with a Samsung phone running the proper version of the official software. My goal is to enable debug mode and use adb to install apps, not necessarily use all the phone-gear fu... | I have gear and note 2. I rooted my phone and watch: everything went OK. Finally got internet on the gear Bluetooth tether to my phone. Got new KitKat on the note 2. I installed Null ROM onto the gear. The gear with it original stock OS ROM sucks, its pure garbage. But with custom ROM its a lot better. Beware: Rooting ... | Can I use a Galaxy Gear without a Samsung Phone? | android |
I have by mistakenly removed some predicted texts and confused how can i get them back ? this has happened without my awareness when the phone was in pocket without display lock. I have lost many of my words and finding it very hard to text using swift key nowadays. | swiftkey stores personalized predictions in the sd card but probabily in a hidden file. in order to change your predictions I think you should reset your typing data under Advanced in the app. afterwards, you have to re-teach your expressions (3-4 times the same words). hope this helps | Undo removed prediction in swiftkey android app | android |
I wish to know about which app is occupies more memory space in RAM when i use multiple apps Note: i just have RAM capacity of 256MB so that my battery downs soon. | Please follow the following: <code> Menu - Settings - Apps - Running </code> And check out which apps are consuming more space in your Android Device. | How to find android apps occupies RAM memory space? | android |
Is it possible to extract the custom user spelling dictionaries from a rooted Android 4.0 phone? The built-in dictionary really sucks for languages other than English and I'd like to complement it with a few thousand more words. | User Dictionary Manager might be what you are looking for. From the description: UDM is an application that allows you to edit/export/import/delete/clean the user dictionary words found on your Android phone. | How to edit custom spelling dictionaries? | android |
So my android 4.3 personal dictionary abbreviation/expansions work fine in some text inputs such as memo pad or text messaging, but it seems if the input is specialized such that it knows to expect an email or a phone number, the expansions are not available. Is there a way to make these always available when the keybo... | As you've noticed, the app you're typing into can tell a "hint" to the keyboard app (or input method ) to let it know what kind of text to expect, such as an email address. It's then up to the keyboard app to decide how to interpret that. For example, it can look in your contacts for email addresses. You haven't said w... | Why are personal dictionary entries unavailable in some input fields? | android |
I'm using a Android 4.2.2 ROM (sun7i_android_sugar-cubieboard2-8192cu.img) for Cubieboard. I need more room in system partition for install more goodies! After flashing, the partition table is like this: <code> NAME SIZE MOUNTPOINT LABEL nand 3.8G |-nand1 16M Volumn |-nand2 16M |-nand3 16M |-nand4 512M |-nand5 512M |-n... | I will consider not possible to tell PhoenixSuit resize Android partitions. So I will give up. | How can I resize the system partition in NAND using PhoenixSuit / Livesuit? | android |
My Motorola Electrify M keeps auto-silencing the ringer. How do I disable auto-silece? My phone is running Android version 4.1.2. It seems to go on silent when I have meetings scheduled. It wouldn't be so bad, except that it never re-activates the ringer, so I keep missing calls! Any thoughts on how to disable the auto... | The Motorola Electrify M comes with a set of functions called Smart Actions, which can be deployed. A sample from their User Guide is the silencing of the ringer when inside meetings. See the User Guide here to find help in refining the criteria triggers, so that the ringer is restored. Look for \Control and Customize\... | How to Disable Auto Silence | android |
My Samsung Galaxy Y (GT-S5360L) can run a wifi tethering network at 32 dBm, according to iwconfig. This is almost 2 watts. Is this reading accurate, (my battery is 1200mAh, 5v, or 6 watt hours, so it seems sort of fishy, but it does drain my battery really fast when I run it), and if it is, (assuming nothing blocking t... | 32 dBm equates to 1584.89mW according to this calculator: http://www.radiolabs.com/stations/wifi_calc.html Assuming a 12 DBi Antenna Gain from the comments above, that gives us 44 dB of antenna power. The signal loss for 2400 MHz/Km is 100.03dB, citing the same site. At the assumed 44dB of power, we'll round and say .0... | What is the range of my wifi tethering network? | android |
I just uninstalled and reinstalled Hangouts to get the updated version. (Even though the market showed the new version, it didn't have "Update" yet). Now, I cannot log in to Hangouts... it keeps asking me to add a Google account. I've tried rebooting the phone, but no joy. Gmail and other google apps still work fine, i... | So this turned out to be a pretty easy fix, once it dawned on me what it was. I just recently installed the Xposed framework, and the XPrivacy module. When I uninstalled the old Hangouts, it must have deleted all the old permission settings in XPrivacy, and then when I reinstalled it, it defaulted to maximum restrictio... | Can't log in to Hangouts | android |
In Android Firefox (or HTML viewer), when you click on such a Geo URI link: <code> <a href="geo:37.786971,-122.399677;u=35">Wikimedia Headquarters</a> </code> ... you are asked what Map app to use. Select Google Earth and it correctly zooms to the right place Select Google Maps (or Maverick) and it only ope... | OsmAnd is an offline navigation app and should support geo intents since 2011 . It has a fully functional free version and a reasonably priced paid version in the Play store. It's FOSS also, so you could ask for the functionality to be improved or you could send a patch yourself if needed. There's also nightly builds a... | Google Maps does not support "geo:" intents, any alternative that does? | android |
I've just installed Xamarin, to use C# on Android: on their tutorial about how to install the emulator here . I saw they installed Intel x86 Atom system image and ARM v7a system image, so I did the same and got this with both API 18 and 15, but only ARM vt7a (15) was successfully installed Downloading ARM EABI v7a Syst... | The SDK needs to be run as admistrator to be able to write those files. Just retry and run it with elevated rights. | Unable to install system images for the Android SDK: "Failed to create directory" | android |
I have an HTC Desire S, which my cousin bought for me from China. Android version: 4.0.4; HTC Sense version: 3.6; Software number: 1.0.0.S510e The MicroSD card no longer works. Whenever I reinsert it, I get the message, after a few seconds, "SD card safe to remove". I've tried reformatting it and have run fsck on it. I... | I'm assuming you mean MicroSD, not SD. Sounds like the card is broken. You could try formatting it as ext3 or FAT and see if either work. Also, see if it works on a PC (you can get a MicroSD/USB adapter for next to nothing). | Cannot mount SD card, with error "SD card safe to remove" | android |
Currently I am using HTC Desire A8181. Currently it is connected to some wifi for Internet. I need to use this device as a Wifi Hotspot to connect Multiple devices. Need Some one help to use Both Wifi and Wifi hotspot. | The device would need to have two separate radios to be able to do this. Radio one for the wifi client Radio two for the wifi accesspoint As phones cannot be upgraded with additional wifi cards, this is not possible. (Technically it would be possible if the device had a USB-OTG capable USB port, but yours doesn't have ... | Turn On Both Wifi and Wifi Hotspot | android |
As the title says, does anyone know if Xperia S supports the HDR feature? HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. It usually refers to the method of capturing images having “greater dynamic range between the lightest and darkest areas of an image than current standard digital imaging methods or photographic methods” (Wikipe... | HDR has not to be enabled on the device. It is a software feature, combining multiple photos (see: Bracketing ) into one. So you will need a camera app supporting this. AFAIK the stock camera shipping with Android 4.2+ does so, plenty more are available on Google Play (not necessarily requiring Android 4.2+, most will ... | Does Xperia S support HDR? | android |
I'm using PA3+ JB 4.1.2 on my HTC Vivid. Everything was working fine until Gmail app gets an update. After update, phone went into a bootloop. To recover, I went into TWRP and restored factory default, cleared cache and dalvik cache et cetra. Bootloop issue resolved but now when I'm trying to open Gallery/Camera app, i... | Sounds like it might be your ROM. You could start by clearing the cache and dalvik. If it were me, I'd back up my sms and mms and do a full flash. I doubt a factory reset alone will help. I had an issue with permissions when my phone was connected to USB with certain ROMS, sometimes accessing with my PC, sometimes thro... | Internal Storage doesn't get mounted | android |
I am currently a loyal Verizon customer, and have been pretty much forever. My current phone is a Galaxy Nexus, and my previous phone was a Droid, and the carrier has been fairly hands-off with these "stock" Android models. I'm currently out of contract, so I have the ability to freely/easily switch carriers if need be... | Self-answering update from OP: I have now owned a Verizon Galaxy Note 3 for about 6 months and there are no significant differences between this and another carrier's model. It even has an official upgrade path to KitKat at this point (although not yet OTA at the time I posted this answer). http://xkcd.com/979/ | Is there any (major) difference between the Galaxy Note 3 on different US carriers? | android |
On some phones, when an external USB drive is connected to the phone, there is sort of an autoplay function where it automatically brings up the "My Files" screen. Is there a way to suppress this? This occurs on my Note 2 with Android version 4.1.2, but not on my Note 1 with version 4.0.4. Just to be clear, I want the ... | I was hoping to be able to programmatically suppress the default "My Files" system app from starting when a USB storage device is plugged in, but it looks like it is not possible. However, I did find a workaround. First I installed a new file manager/explorer from the market (I used ES File Explorer). Then I went to An... | Suppress "autoplay" when external USB drive connected | android |
I recently wiped and re-installed my phone. In so doing, I lost my home screen layout. In any event, my layout wasn't all that great. What I'm looking for is an app/other method that would determine which apps I use most frequently and place them on my home screen automatically. I imagine this would need to be either a... | determine which apps I use most frequently and place them on my home screen automatically. There is Smart Widget . | Automatically have my frequently-used apps handy | android |
I have a similar problem as the one stackexchange-url ("described in this question"), but that question doesn't solve my problem. Summarized here: I recently installed CyanogenMod 10 on my Galaxy Nexus. I enabled encryption. The first time I rebooted the phone, I was able to get past the lock screen with no trouble. I ... | I got it fixed. Here are the steps I took: Use the stackexchange-url ("exploit here entitled "Phone: Use a hole to disable your lock""). For me, it didn't work exactly as documented, though. I had to mash the password keys for a long time (calling my phone was unnecessary), then swipe up Google Now, mash the password a... | Clear or reset my lock screen password/PIN | android |
I know Android has some sort of connectivity measurement, because when there's connectivity the wifi or phone network icons will turn either green or blue, depending on the Android version. In my opinion, this measurement isn't perfect, because although it will indicate accurately the absence of connectivity (e.g., los... | All of the information about it is pretty vague. Probably because they don't want people attacking a particular Google server. For instance, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 owners manual has this to say: Note: Network status icons turn blue if you have a Google Account added to your tablet and the tablet is connected to Go... | How does Android measure connectivity state? | android |
I'm starting to hit the limits of my storage space. My device is mostly filled with music, so I'd like to remove songs I don't listen to anymore, without having to painfully scroll down the list and delete them one by one. Does Google Play Music have some way to at least list the least frequently played songs, or is th... | No there's no feature in Google Play Music that lets you delete songs you don't listen to. AFAIK there is no app that does the same too. | Deleting or listing least frequently played songs in Google Play Music | android |
I have a Galaxy Note (N7000) device running stock Android 4.1.2. I was browsing the internal storage and noticed a directory named ".MySecurityData", which contains one single directory "dont_remove", which contains multiple directories whose name consists of hexadecimal characters of length 32 (presumably MD5 hashes).... | After a <code> grep </code> through dumpstate logs in <code> /data/log </code> , I noticed that the SQLite3 file was being accessed by <code> com.domobile.applock </code> . | Suspicious directory ".MySecurityData" in internal storage | android |
I've got some nice photos in one folder and their specially cropped versions in another hidden folder (the name starts with a dot). How can I use the cropped photos from the hidden folder for a wallpaper slideshow? No matter what app I try to use, it doesn't allow me to use the hidden photos. I don't want to make them ... | Android treats filenames that start with a dot as hidden. So, there's no way for any app to show them. However, you can still see them on a file explorer that can see hidden files (may need root access). | Slideshow wallpaper using files in hidden folder | android |
Initial situation: A RESTful webservice defends against CSRF attacks by using the double submit cookie approach. This means that the authentication token gets submitted twice and verified at the service side. Problem / Security Threat: The WebView element of the android and iOS plattforms allow to create a malicious we... | Does a malicious android WebView break the DoubleSubmittCookie countermeasure against CSRF? Short answer: no. Long answer: CSRF exploits the trust that a site has in a user's browser. CSRF protection is not intended to protect the server from a malicious user agent or from an untrustworthy user. The user is responsible... | Does a malicious android WebView break the DoubleSubmittCookie countermeasure against CSRF? | android |
Today I bought a tablet Samsung Nexus 10, it came with latest Android 4.3 installed. Android 4.2 and higher supports multiple user accounts which is awsome. My question is, if let's say I have Facebook application installed on two accounts, does it install it two times (taking 2x place necessary) or is it efficient and... | The second user will have to explicitly install the wanted app (in your example: Facebook) – as otherwise all accounts' app drawers would be cluttered with a bunch of apps not wanted by everybody, except for those who installed them. But if the app already had been installed before by another account, it will rather be... | Android tablet separate user account - app installed once or multiple times? | android |
If I send an sms from Samsung Galaxy S II, it just shows a toast message saying <code> Sending Message... </code> which disappears in a few moments. Is it possible to set it to show some kind of confirmation that the sms sending is complete? Or ss this dependent on the telephone company? | Open the message thread in the Messages app and it should say "Sent" and the time at which it was sent. | Does Samsung Galaxy S II show any indication that sms sending is complete? | android |
My daughter's Droid Incredible 2 is mostly dead. Symptoms: If we can manage to turn it on, it only stays on for a minute or so after it completes all of its start-up tasks. Then turns off and acts like the battery is dead. When I plug it in, I usually get a rapidly flashing amber light, rather than the steady amber lig... | The Incredible 2 has a defective charging port that does not typically last a long time. It is an extremely common issue with this phone. Chances are, this is what you are seeing. Disclaimer: I have been using my current dinc2 for ~18 months and haven't had this issue yet, but I did see it on a used phone I attempted t... | Power problems with Droid Incredible 2 | android |
If <code> file:///sdcard/ </code> is the access address for the SD card, then what is the address for internal storage on my HTC? | You probably won't be able to access much of your internal storage via the web browser. The URL you mentioned, <code> file:///sdcard/ </code> , consists of two parts: the protocol ( <code> file:// </code> ), and the path ( <code> /sdcard/ </code> ). So basically, you just have to change the path accordingly. You can ch... | What is the address for internal storage on browser? | android |
When I go to "Manage Apps" and view the "Downloaded" section, the indicated amount of used space first shows a high value then drops slowly while the system calculates the space used by each app. After around one minute it finally displays a value which is up to 100MB less than the initial value. I had always assumed t... | You should be able to execute the <code> df </code> command from within any terminal app or via <code> adb shell </code> . It would list up all available file systems and their "free space" ( <code> df </code> stands for "disk free"). But you would need to know what is what there. To give you an example from one of my ... | Variable amount of free space indicated in "Manage Apps" | android |
I have an HTC One, and I went to <code> Settings -> Apps -> All </code> to disable a few apps I didn't want on my phone (7digital, Facebook, Google Play Music, Google+). The apps are now gone and the update notifications disapeared for these apps in Google Play. But for some reason Hangouts is not there. How can ... | I managed to disable it. You need to remove all Hangouts updates in Google Play, then reboot for Hangouts to go back to Talk, then Talk can be disabled in Settings -> Apps -> All. | How to disable Hangouts? | android |
Is there any way to have a Samsung Galaxy S3 remind the user to rotate the device when shooting video or photographs? The user in question keeps promising to start rotating the device when photographing but always forgets. I do understand that the problem might be the wetware and not the hardware, but I argue that the ... | That looks like a job for Tasker : Profile CameraRotate: Condition: App → Camera Task: Notify Sound (Text: "Rotate me, please!", Sound: [select file]) This way, whenever the camera app becomes the active (foreground) app, a notification will appear with the text specified. You can also include a sound (maybe something ... | Rotate reminder in camera | android |
I was looking for a reliable list of available Android browsers for the purpose of comparing features, standards support, engines, and the like. At first I thought something like this would be pretty easy to find! (Spoiler: I was wrong ) A Google search for "List of Android web browsers" returned blogs , a few arbitrar... | Well, I've wound up using alternativeto.net to specify alternatives to a specific browser, and limiting the results to Android . It's not perfect, but it's actually very workable. It gives me a list that is fairly comprehensive, gives me an idea of user base numbers, and also includes enough at-a-glance information to ... | Is there a curated list of Android web browsers? | android |
I have searched and searched for a solution to this problem, please help. I am using a Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android 4.2.2 along with the Chrome browser. Steps to replicate: Navigate to: http://www.buzzbuzzbingo.com/Holidays/Halloween_Images/ Click "Download and Print" to start download of PDF file. Notice notificatio... | It's a combination of a PDF and a browser issue. Some PDFs work fine while others do not across different browsers. Downloading the PDF you mentioned, here are the results using different browsers: Chrome: Cannot open PDF from notification Boat Browser: Cannot open PDF from notification Dolphin: Can open PDF from notif... | How to open PDF from Notification bar and fix "Cannot open file" error? | android |
I'm attempting to run an app on the LG G2 (Verizon) using Eclipse on a Mac. The phone, however, is not recognized by the computer. I enabled debugging but it doesn't appear when I do <code> adb devices </code> . Additionally, I never receive the debugging notification when I put the phone in debugging mode. I think it'... | I found the solution: Assuming you have debugging mode enabled, you have to change the USB settings to Internet Connection: Modem or ethernet. Keeping it on Charge Phone, Media Sync, or Camera does not enable debugging. | LG G2 - Debugging mode not enabled | android |
I am trying to root my Galaxy S2. So I followed instructions online, I booted in debug mode, connected the USB cable then pressed the up powerbutton to start the mode, I then opened up Odin v3 3.04 and it showed up with a device connected. I selected the correct .tar file under PDA and clicked start. It says "setup con... | I followed this guide rooting mine: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1773659 I started at Step 1. HOW TO INSTALL TWRP OR CWM : ON STOCK FIRMWARE OR CUSTOM ROMS - GB, ICS AND JB The guide even has a section for troubleshooting Odin errors. Be careful with odin. When you're editing your bootloader. You ca... | Rooting Android Galaxy S2 - Connection Error | android |
Recently, I upgraded my htc-desire with a bigger SD Card with a partition of 512Mo on it. I installed link2sd to place apps on SD card <code> ext4 </code> partition. Then I had to create by hand, the mount script to have my partition used by link2sd . (certainly due to write access on <code> /system </code> mountage) W... | Unlikely to be possible in this context, as Dalvik cache has a fixed system-wide location ( <code> /data/dalvik-cache </code> ). So you cannot have "linked apps place their dalvik cache directly on SD". Either all or nothing. Take a look at the app2sd stackexchange-url ("tag-wiki") for alternative approaches which migh... | How to ensure dalvik-cache and lib are linked to SD on boot? | android |
Under the slider, there is a blue dot/circle. What is this? | It was current data usage from Settings > Data Usage > Show on lockscreen. | What is this blue dot and circle on the lock screen? | android |
I recently installed a new SD card in my phone, so I moved all of my music from my phone to my SD. After I moved my music, I noticed that all of my soundtracks were corrupted. Each of them only had about 5 songs and I couldn't play them. I followed the instructions here , deleted my Music Player's application data, res... | That sounds like a bad SD Card. Insist doing that over and over again, with sound files and movie files as well. | Why is Music Player deleting my music? | android |
I would like to know a tablet with following specifications support Android 4.3 (or 4.2 or 4.1)? It currently runs on 4.0.4. Specifications Summary: <code> DISPLAY (800x444) Size: 800x444 Refresh Rate: 59.69 Hz Density: 120 dpi (Low) PROCESSOR (ARMv7) Processor: ARMv7 Processor rev 2 (v7l) Cores: 1 Max Frequency: 1008 ... | 353MB is probably too little for a proper 4.1+ experience. Besides this, there's no generic Android installation media, each device needs its firmware tailored and adapted by the manufacturer. If the manufacturer has put it end-of-life, you're hosed unless you find someone who ported it or you port it yourself. | Android version compatibility | android |
When I successfully copy my music to my SD card, each song only plays for a second and then continues onto the next song. I was able to remedy this by copying each song over individually, but obviously this is untenable in the long-run. Might this be an issue with my new SD, am I copying too fast, or what else might it... | The most obvious explanation is that the file is incomplete: there's only a small fraction of the file there, or only the first section of the file is readable. Given that the symptoms you report in your other question point to SD card failure, that seems the most likely cause for this too. If this is a different SD ca... | Music only plays for a second and then ends? | android |
I have some new music on my SD card and Winamp it's not showing it. How can I load the new files. | According to the information wormed out by the comments, the culprit seems to lie in the way the files have been transfered – as the transfer method chosen obviously didn't trigger the media scanner. Explanation: Most media players rely on the media database (a SQLite database) to find available tracks, as a simple dat... | WinAmp not loading new mp3 files | android |
I am looking for an MP3 player that has a playlist and that automatically loads MP3 files from a given folder. I'm using Winamp, but it's not loading my files. PS I've asked this question so I don't lose time searching and testing software | I've found Meridian Player Transcend and it's what I needed. I can play all the mp3 files from a folder (all songs in an album) | Looking for an MP3 player with playlist | android |
I am using the Nexus 7 (2013) with the latest standard firmware from Google and today I encountered a weird problem. When I turn the device on, the display lights up and all. I can also put it to sleep again. However, the touch screen does not work. Tilting the device also causes the automatic change from portrait to l... | I'm not 100% sure about the Nexus 7, but with my Nexus 4, you can hold the Power button for a very long time (Something like 20 seconds) and it will hard-shutdown. This should help facilitate a hard reset and let you get into Fastboot or Recovery mode if you need to. | How to hard reboot the Nexus 7 (2013) when touchscreen is dysfunctional? | android |
Commonly you have a web server running on your local development machine, and you want to connect to that site from your device. If the mobile device and the development machine are on the same network, this is straightforward. But this may be difficult in some cases, like on a restricted corporate network. This is wha... | Seems that what I was looking for was right in front of me. The option "Reverse port forwarding" from the article was renamed to "port forwarding" . | How to enable experimental reverse port forwarding in chrome? | android |
I have seen two methods, which claim that they root an Android device, that I don't know the difference of. Method 1 is as easy as installing the SuperSU from Google Play. Method 2 is going downloading some files, going to recovery mode by pushing some complex buttons simultaneously, and much more difficult stuff. (e.g... | Just installing SuperSU don't give you root - it's only tool for controlling access to root account on rooted device. From app's description: SuperSU requires a rooted device !!! | SuperSU vs Root | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. I have files on an external SD card but I cannot mount the tab as a usb drive from my computer - I cannot find a way to turn on USB Mass Storage. How do I do this in JellyBean? | Starting in 4.0 (actually 3.0, but few devices used that) , most Android devices use the MTP ( Media Transfer Protocol ) class rather than the Mass Storage class. This was done for various reasons, including the annoyances attendant to having to unmount the SD card from the Android device to access it from the PC. Sams... | How to turn on USB mass storage with JellyBean | android |
Is there a way to do this? I currently have Android 4.1.2 on an S3, and while I can do this on the e-mail app, I much prefer to use the Gmail app for its interface. I know that this was possible in earlier versions. Is this still possible, and if so how? | There's nothing special you need to do within Gmail. (In fact, there's nothing you can do in Gmail.) Simply add the Google account(s) to your device under <code> Settings > Accounts > Add account </code> . (It will then appear there listed under "Google Account".) After that make sure you're syncing Gmail plus wh... | Add multiple Gmail accounts in Gmail app | android |
I've recently updated my HTC One X to version 4.2.2 of Android and version 5.0 of HTC Sense . Since then, my phone no longer uses AnySoftKeyboard . Even thought the <code> AnySoftKeyboard </code> option is set to <code> on </code> in the Language & keyboard setting, the default keyboard still opens instead of the A... | When you have any keyboard open to enter text into an app, you should see a keyboard icon among the notifications. Click this to open the input method chooser, then select AnySoftKeyboard from the list. The checkboxes in the Language & keyboard settings only control which keyboards appear in this list. | AnySoftKeyboard ignored after update | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab s2 and Google Chrome for Android is compatible with my Tab, so I install it . I click on link to download a video file , Google chrome showed a toast message that the downloading had been started. However, after this toast , i didn't find where Chrome Download the file . i query ; <code> chr... | There's a separate Downloads app, which shows a list of downloads from all apps. Downloads are saved in the "Downloads" directory in the SD card, which means that downloaded videos show up in the "Downloads" album in Gallery . | chrome://downloads/ does not available in Google Chrome for Android | android |
I'm new to this forum, I have lost my Xperia SL yesterday in a bus. I have registered police complaint with my IMEI number. I was trying to locate the phone using android device manager when someone uses my phone's internet. so far nothing is going correct. When i log in to the google play with my email-id, my mobile p... | As soon as the device gets factory-reset, you can forget about tracking it with Google's Device Manager : As your Google Account on the device is gone then, there's no way for Google's DM to communicate with it. Unless you've installed some anti-theft solution which integrates with the ROM (and thus survices a factory-... | How to get my lost Xperia SL back even after factory reset? | android |
Using my ASUS Google Nexus 7, I was trying to make it as Portable Wifi Hotspot. But when I opened my settings --> Wireless&Networks there is option for Tethering and Portable Hotspot. I tried this link . Its an app in Play store to enable Wifi Hotspot. Can someone help me to make this work? SPECIFICATIONS: Model Nu... | You probably don't have the version that includes a GSM modem. I guess you want to set up an ad-hoc local wifi network? The non-GSM variants don't offer tethering options because there's obviously no point in tethering when the device lacks the functionality for a GSM mobile data connection. Alas, some rarer use cases ... | Asus Nexus 7 Tethering and Wifi HotSpot not available | android |
Few days ago I plugged my android (HTC1) phone to my Win7 machine which never had any network issues. When I connected, I also made th following change: Mobile Hotspot & tethering-> USB network Setting-> Internet pass through Even when the phone is disconnected , from time to time, something (new) resets the DNS se... | Workaround: I am pretty sure got fixed after I enabled and disabled "Mobile Hotspot" So while I am answering my own question, I will accept any answer that describes how to disable this faulty behavior | Android driver resets DNS on my Win7 host | android |
I want to run ROM files of different phone models on Android emulator in my Windows PC. Do you know how can i do so? I know how to run standard android emulators for INTEL and ARM however i want to run production ROM files. | If you're willing to compile your own ROMs, you can definitely build them for the emulator. ROMs are device-specific, and the emulator is just like another device. If you include the drivers/setup code with the ROM, it will boot on the device. | run custom ROM files on Emulator | android |
While I was playing a game, my cellphone warned me that my battery went too low. I plugged the charger but it was like it didn't work (charger indicator didn't show the bolt icon). After several efforts I found out that the battery was charging, simply the indicator didn't work. Unfortunately on my panic I had done a f... | The game's creators did not take right precautions for the version of android I have and it ran into some issues. Unfortunately, it is not recoverable with format; the problem isn't obvious at first sight though. | Battery charging indicator went crazy on my Samsung Duos S6802 | android |
When the my Nexus 4 is called, the telephone caller can only be heard when loudspeaker is switched on or with earphones - is this normal? - is this a case for warranty send-back? | No, it's not normal. The following might seem obvious if you're familiar with Android, but it's worth a check. Android has separate volume levels for media (such as music), notifications, and in-call. It also has a separate volume level for when you're using headphones, to avoid deafening yourself by plugging in headph... | Caller cannot be heard | android |
Do you need a special charger for a Nexus 7? I've been trying to use the same charger as I use for my Android phone and it works poorly. If you tilt the tablet upwards it's charging, but otherwise it's not. What's the deal with these Android tablets? | No, you don't need anything unique. While it comes with something specific - it can charge off a USB in your computer (or the wall outlet -> USB). (Source: I have the 2012 one) Sounds like you have other issues such as: Bad/Obstructed USB header - Visually check the USB on your Nexus for physical damage or blocks (dust... | Do you need a special charger for a Nexus 7? | android |
I've been using ICS on my Samsung Galaxy S3 for a while now, but I can't update to Jelly Bean for multiple reasons. I've decided to switch to Cyanogen Mod, is there any way I can move to Cyanogen without losing any application data? | As stackexchange-url ("geff described"), you cannot avoid a wipe/factory-reset. But you can do a proper backup beforehand, so you can restore most of your data afterwards. This should work without any trouble for the apps you've installed yourself ("user apps"), while special care must be taken for pre-installed apps (... | How to install Cyanogen without losing data | android |
I own an HTC Salsa with Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread). The problem is that I can't download apps like Subway Surfers , Temple Run , Candy Crush , etc. The market reports, "your device is incompatible". Does it mean hardware requirements? Is there any way I can upgrade my phone to play the above popular games? Update: Ver... | Application developers can set their own requirements in the play store for what must be present before a game or application will be available. For example, it is possible to require a device has a camera, or has a screen larger than a given size, or has support for a particular version of OpenGL. The HTC Salsa is equ... | Why am I unable to install some apps? | android |
Lately I had issues with my phone's (Samsung Galaxy Mini GT-S5570) internal memory aw well as with the SMS memory. I deleted all unwanted messages, rooted my phone and used <code> Link2SD </code> to move some apps as well as link other ones on my SD card. Yesterday I installed some apps from Samsung Apps and I am facin... | Link2SD only moves the app itself to your device's SDCard. App data still go to internal storage ( <code> /data/<package_name> </code> ). For every app you install, the Android system automatically creates this directory – and I don't know of any app that doesn't put at least a few files here. For details, please... | Why an SD-card saved app uses phone memory | android |
I applied the procedure to unlock a Samsung Galaxy S3 on a Samsung Galaxy Express I437. It went through smoothly, and but the phone was not unlocked. Instead, it gives me the error message "Phone not allowed MM#6" after I inserted a foreign SIM card. The procedure is reproduced below: [1] UMTS [1] Debug Screen [8] Phon... | Turns out the procedure worked. The IMEI is blacklisted by the foreign network at the time of the test. | Samsung Galaxy: Unlock gone haywire | android |
Device: Galaxy S4 Android: 4.2.2 I have been looking through the <code> Settings > Accounts > Add account </code> menu and found there is an entry called "Server" that seems to allow you to sync calendar and contacts from a private server. Does anyone know how this works? I have tried pointing it at my OwnCloud s... | This is an account for syncing via SyncML, a protocol used by (e.g.) funambol. In a test, I've already managed to sync some events using syncevolution as http-server, but currently I'm not sure, wether SSL connections work as well. (I've even started a question on that topic.) | Calendar and contacts sync using "Server" account type | android |
I'm trying to setup my Gmail account in K-9 Mail, but when I'm setting up the incoming server, I keep getting the error: "Wrong username or password". When I'm trying to set up an outgoing server, I get an error which directs me to the two-step verification at Google. I have 2-step verification configured on my Google ... | IMAP clients generally need to use application-specific passwords in order to access accounts that use 2-step verification. You'll need to generate a new app-specific password, then use that to set up your incoming/outgoing servers instead of using your regular account password. Google's support page (linked above) inc... | How do I setup a Gmail account with 2-step verification in K-9 Mail? | android |
My phone's LCD is broken but the rest of the phone works 100%. I can't do the normal steps to erase the phone because I can't interact with the menu on the screen to do so. I would like to erase everything so I can sell the phone to somebody willing to have the screen repaired. | Hold volume up + Home + Power Key wait for 3 mins Press volume down 3 times Press power button Press volume down 6 times Press power key That will do a hard reset. | How do I factory reset/wipe Galaxy Note 2 with no screen? | android |
The title pretty much states my question but mainly I want to know if I say hope a flight in NY to California will android pick up on the time difference between the time zones? Or do I Manually need to set this? The reason I am asking is for an app I am developing and the way I see it adding duplicate code of somethin... | Assuming you're on a network that is available on the location you are going to, you could check the <code> Automatic date and time </code> setting under <code> Date and time </code> settings. That should update the time accordingly. | Does Android (4.0 +) automatically sense what time zone the device is in and change the time display accordingly? | android |
I'm a teacher in the UK and have 30 kids in my class.We have bought 35 (older) Nexus 7 tablets. I have one Google account which I want to use across all devices so that the young children don't have to remember user names and passwords. The trouble that I'm having is that not all of them are able to be logged in at onc... | This is as close to an answer as I can find at the moment. Looking at the site for the (soon to be launched) Google Play for Education site, one of the benefits that they mention is: For Educators Android tablets in the classroom Google Play for Education brings the innovation of Android technology into classrooms. Edu... | Many devices for one android user. Are there limits? | android |
I have a Samsung S3 mini, no support for SD cards so i had to root it, and install Link2SD, spent the last 3 days hacking my phone making it better. But i have questions, in all the tutorials everywhere on the web, they say ( I refer to this blog but there are many other blog posts and xda posts and youtube videos that... | yes, stock rom does not support other file systems but EXT2 for the second partition. So create an EXT2 partition. the location of the apps, once linked with link2sd will be from the root of the sytem: \ (which is root) sd-ext and there you will find some directories or app-files, depending on your link2sd settings. Ab... | Questions about Link2SD and SD card partitioning | android |
While trying to make a conference call using the merge calls button, my Micromax A25 with Android2.3.6 shows a popup displaying 'Condference call not allowed'. Can you please tell me whether it is OS related or my operator related ? Or there is any settings that needs to be enabled for activating conference calling in ... | It's operator-related. Although the phone can support conference calling, most consumer calling plans don't let you do that. | Merge calls option shows a popup 'Conference call not allowed' | android |
I am using a Samsung Galaxy Grand for 8 months now, which was originally running Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. Recently I got a Firmware Update and upgraded my mobile to Android 4.2.2. After this update, my mobile is running slow, and even RAM usage is too high. Please help me how to solve this Issue. | I'm thinking a factory reset could do the trick for you. Make sure do backup your things with something like Titanium Backup. | Samsung Galaxy Grand Running Slowly After Upgrading to Android 4.2.2 | android |
I have a Verizon Razr M that was given to me for free. It's a Verizon model, but it has never seen a network. (I use it as an WiFI android iPod touch for now) I know about CDMA/GSM/4G and all that. But doesn't it have a 3G radio for roaming? I don't need it to ever hit 4G/LTE/CDMA, but it would be nice to have it see 3... | In a case of LetMeGoogleThatForYou , I found the answer. Turns out, it's a single byte on the phone that determines whether the phone is GSM locked or not. Someone found this, and made a nice tutorial on how to flip this byte. The instructions look scarier than they really are. The detail is not because it's complicate... | Can I unlock my Razr M (Verizon) for international use? | android |
I've had a Samsung Galaxy S3 for a little over a year now and not had too many problems with it. This afternoon, however, it's decided it won't connect to mobile data at all. I've had similar things on this and previous android phones, so I've tried: making sure wifi isn't on checking that mobile data is enabled (!) ch... | While in this case it turned out to be a carrier issue (and solved on the carrier's end, see stackexchange-url ("this comment")), in other cases one of the test menus might prove helpful. for a starter, you can find a lot of "secret codes" in this list for the SGS , together with a short explanation. But use them on yo... | Where to find diagnostic information as to why mobile data won't turn on | android |
I recently found this page of settings in on my phone under Cyanogenmod, I had never even heard of this system before. mobile broadcast settings (click to enlarge) Are there any examples of this system being used in the past? | Yes. They're called Wireless Emergency Alerts , part of the Emergency Alerts System . There was a thing in California earlier this year over the first use of the system giving utterly irreverent information (sending the alert to people hundreds of miles from the event), presumably due to poor implementation. | Examples of mobile broadcasts being used | android |
I've just acquired Nexus 7 (2013) and can't connect it to my PCs. All drivers I have (one from Android SDK, as I'm a developer, and the second from the Android site here , named as <code> latest_usb_driver_windows.zip </code> btw) do not install either under Windows 7, or Windows XP. PC discovers new device as "Nexus 7... | I'm posting the solution (as @DanHulme asked me) despite the fact that it's trivial. If you already use latest drivers and have no option to reinstall a part or entire system, the only way is to keep trying with what you have again and again. I don't know what exactly happened, but after a day of trials (plugging the n... | USB connectivity problems with Nexus 7 2013 | android |
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