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I have a Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0 and a Samsung Chrono. I want to be able to be able to call someone using the Galaxy Player through my phone so that I can have the contacts on my Galaxy Player and not on my phone. Using SIP/VoIP is not an option; I don't have a data plan on my phone. So I would like to do this via Bl... | Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0 isn't actually a phone Per se, so it's hard to use it as such (without some help at least) : Any of the following solutions answers your question the way you intended it to be answered, but this is the result of a deep investigation and testing that might help you or help others in the future.... | How do I make my device dial my phone via Bluetooth? | android |
I have a Verizon Galaxy Nexus 32GB. I've installed AOKP on it and it has been running pretty okay with no bugs etc... But after I connected it too my Nintendo Wii I think it mounted sdcard as FAT32 itself :\ I'm receiving the following error when trying to download something from 4Shared sync app(But actually none can ... | basically the Galaxy Nexus does have a "virtual sd-card" that isn't data wiped with the data factory reset from CWM but it is when wiped via stock recovery, for me the only option was to downgrade the phone to a stock version, as it locked and unlocked partition. But there are other ways to do it, but all of 'em includ... | Virtual Sd-card won't transfer | android |
I've got a Samsung S3, and on my old SGS I could mark a spam as not spam. How do I do this in my ICS GMail? The feature seems to have healed up. Others have seen this also: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525799 | You can't mark mails as not spam . Instead you have to label it inbox. To do this on the bottom action bar, hit labels and tick inbox. It seems that this is equivalent as all future emails go straight to the inbox. | Gmail ICS: How do I mark as not spam? | android |
I believe this started after I installed the Google+ app, but there is a constant notification that looks like a warning sign, and it displays this: Entering the correct password does not dispell it (it's the same password every other Google app uses, and only one is complaining). Also, every Google app still works, ea... | I had the same problem. My solution was to uninstall and reinstall Google+ and everything worked fine after that. | Persistent "Google sign-in" error, even with correct password | android |
I dislike how people use full body pictures for their contact images when its an small image. When I link the accounts in my Android, I chose a picture that looks good and helps me identify them easily. But in whatsapp, when these people chose their profile picture, they override my selection. Is there a way to fix thi... | For now there isn't, unless an add-ons for WhatsApp will enable this or they built it in themselves. It's comparable to Facebook, user set their own avatar and this can be seen by friends. This works unlike your contact list in which you control the content and other users have no say in adjusting the content. | Override Whatsapp contact image with the chosen Contact Image | android |
I'm having problems with websites where the only way to access a page is by hovering over a menu. Is there any way of doing that in android? Maybe an app which allows the screen to be used as if a touch pad on a laptop. Thanks | Smartphones and tablets have an obvious problem with events like mouseover: When there’s no mouse cursor, there’s no way to mouse over controls. Some techniques may be applied as a work around, but it's hard to have them working decently. Testing: with minimal success Don't know what browser are you using, but with my ... | web browser / plugin with mouse hover mode | android |
The Galaxy Nexus is 1280x720, and the Nexus 7 tablet is 1280x800. I realize that the tablet is physically larger, but it's screen resolution, not display size, that determines screen real-estate. Why is it that the Nexus 7 appears to be able to show so much more content on-screen? EDIT - My question isn't "why was it d... | To understand why Nexus 7 can show more content than the Galaxy Nexus, I'll first explain two concepts: screen density and density-independent-pixel. But before we go into technical details, it may be worth to clarify the design goals of using density-independent-pixels. The goal is to define a UI that is similar in di... | Why can the Nexus 7 display so much more content on-screen than the Galaxy Nexus? | android |
Is there a way to perform a memdump of an android device? I need the content of the entire memory (RAM). Maybe there is a shell command (meminfo will not do because it displays only memory information, not the content of RAM) or maybe somebody has a program which does this. | Since Android uses Linux as kernel <code> /dev/kmem </code> exists. It's a virtual character device file that is an image of the main memory of the computer. You can simply dump it with <code> cat /dev/kmem > file </code> but only as root. | Is there a way to perform a memdump of an android device? | android |
Would Galaxy Nexus US version (unlocked directly from Google Play) work in India on GSM networks? As far as I understand from the specifications the voice should work just fine as it is a quad band. What about data? Seems like it does support 3G 2100 which is used in India. Galaxy Nexus specifications GSM/EDGE/GPRS (85... | You may not get 21Mbps downloads on HSPA+, but otherwise, voice calls and data access should work just fine, provided you get a compatible SIM card from the local provider. | Would Galaxy Nexus US version (unlocked directly from Google Play) work in India | android |
Is there a working root for the myTouch 4G Slide? I have Android 2.3.4. I tried Revolutionary as advised by rootzwiki , which failed with the following message. <code> Your device: doubleshot, with HBOOT 1.45.0013 is not supported at this time </code> I tried SuperOneClick, which failed . None of the other methods I sa... | Since you've already unlocked your bootloader, you should be able to flash a recovery from fastboot and then use that to root. This will get you root on your stock ROM (but not S-OFF): Download ClockworkMod recovery for the doubleshot from this link Download the Superuser/su zip file from this link Reboot into fastboot... | Working root method for myTouch 4G Slide? | android |
I am using a Samsung Galaxy S3 and the direct call feature always calls the same number no matter whose contact I am viewing. Is this a bug in the feature? (The number it calls to is one of my frequent callers.) | Well, I rebooted the phone and it is working fine now, but still not sure why this happens. It happened to me twice and works fine when I reboot the phone. This is not an answer to my question but more like a solution to overcome that | Samsung Galaxy S3 direct call always calls the same number | android |
I have an Xperia Arc S (LT18i). How do I install Cyanogen Mod on it? | Is that for the CM9 RC1 that was released yesterday? :D There's two things you need to do: Remove the simlock first! (Flashing a ROM with simlock on could spell disaster) Unlock the bootloader to enable you to run custom roms. As for the way things are, there's no true CWM recovery for the Sony due to the inherent natu... | Xperia ArcS how to install cyanogen | android |
I have tried through the Google Play store and it does not seem possible from there, but does anyone know if it is possible to remove an application remotely? In other words, if I do not have direct access to my phone , can I make use of some website, app or service to uninstall an app without being able to interact wi... | Though it went unmentioned during today's Google I/O keynote, the Google Play website now offers the option of updating and/or uninstalling apps from Android hardware directly in the browser. By heading to the "My Android Apps" tab of the Play portal, you'll see a list of all applications that reside on your smartphone... | Remotely uninstall apps? | android |
I was rather shocked today to discover that my android phone was still syncing email after I had revoked it's app specific password on gmail. Can anyone else confirm that this happens on their devices too? Found another users post about it here but there is no reply from google. Feeling very uneasy about the security o... | What's going on is that your phone is not using your password. When you log in an Oath token is issued. This is more secure, because your password is not stored on the device. It also has the additional benefit that it can automatically log you in in your browser. To deny access to your phone, remove the authentication... | Can still sync email after revoking app specific password on gmail | android |
I have a rooted android phone. I am trying to pull the applications from /system/app/. However this simply does not copy the apk. What I have tried. <code> adb shell su cd data cd app ls </code> A lot of applications are shown. However when I try to pull it it says <code> adb pull /data/app test pull: building file lis... | If you're using <code> su </code> to get root privileges when you shell in (which you've indicated you are) then that means you're not root on the shell by default. <code> adb pull </code> fails with that error message because it doesn't have permission to index the directory and pull the contents. You should be able t... | How to pull the apks from my android phone | android |
Since the switch from Android 2.x (2.3.7) to 4.0.4 ICS I notice that all my contact's pictures are blurry. Some of them come from g+ profiles but most are self added on a gingerbread phone. Why are they blurry and how can I fix this? PS: my own picture I reuploaded via the talk app is still low res and upscaled in the ... | This is due to a limitation of GMail more than anything. GMail only supports contact icons with a resolution of 64×64, while ICS supports up to 256×256. When you give a contact an icon, Android uploads that new contact icon to GMail... which then promptly downscales it. ...And then Android thinks you changed it to the ... | Why are my contact pictures blurry and how to fix it? | android |
If I have WiFi enabled and 3G data disabled, does it save any battery relative to having both WiFi and 3G enabled? With WiFi enabled, I didn't know if 3G enabled would make any difference since it wouldn't be used. | Short answer: yes. It depends on the currently enabled Wi-Fi sleep mode. By default, Android disables Wi-Fi when your device goes into a sleep. In this case, 3G is the remaining mode of network communication, and it gets used by Gmail/Gtalk push notifications, etc. Obviously, this network communication takes its toll o... | Does disabling 3G while having WiFi save battery? | android |
I used "SMS Backup & Restore" to create an sms.xml file with all my text messages from my old phone. My new phone, Samsung Galaxy S III, can't mount as USB mass storage, so I can't figure out how to transfer the file. I've used gmtp to transfer media files to the phone before. What's the best solution for my proble... | I haven't tested it out, but try the WiFi File Explorer by Dooblou. Here's the link: http://www.pcworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=648691&expand=false Sounds like it should do the job you're looking for. | How to transfer text message backup file to my Samsung Galaxy S III? | android |
My Google Chrome frequently hangs for no apparent reason. Application is active (responding), but tabs are blank and nothing loads... The only solution that I found is to go into <code> Settings -> Apps -> Google Chrome </code> and "force close" it. Then I re-open it, and it works OK again, for some time. I'd lik... | I've ended up using Tasker , it is trivial to create a task to kill a specific application (Google Chrome), than add a shortcut (widget) to that task on the screen. Edit: I've actually created a task that not only kills Chrome, but restarts it afterwards as well, all in one click: | Can I have a "force close a specific app" shortcut on my screen? | android |
I've just switched to a Samsung Galaxy Europa from a push-button Sony Ericsson K660, and already I'm finding a few features in the old device that I'm missing in the new one. For example, sometimes when I read a text message, I'd prefer to reply to it later. On the K660 I'd read the message, then return back to the inb... | Do not think you can do that with the stock messaging app. Might be best to install an alternative app to do that. There's three alternative popular ones available from Google Play. There's handcent-sms , go-sms mentioned in the tags, also there's Chomp-Sms as well. As for permissions yeah, that's a tricky one, as long... | Can I mark read SMS messages as unread in 2.2? | android |
If I have LED Indicator/missed event set to off I wouldn't expect to see the blue led flashing. I want the incoming email noise and icon as usual, just don't want it flashing away (I'm trying to sleep!). Don't want to have to turn phone face down. Anyone know why it seems to ignore my settings? Thanks. | It's not actually possible to fully disable the LED for Gmail without disabling email notifications altogether. Your only alternative is to use an app like LightFlow (of which there is a free, 'lite' edition). Hopefully there will be a fix for this in a future update. | SGS3: I have all LED indicators turned off, still get blue led when gmail sees an email and screen is off | android |
Id like to have quick feedback about how what I do on my phone affects power usage, but cant seem to find a good widget or app for that out of the hundreds out there! Anyone know any? Thanks | If you have Spare Parts installed there is detailed information in there about the state of the battery. Also, you can find out what is the application that is sucking up most of the battery via Settings > About Phone > Battery Use. | App to show battery current or rate of change of voltage, short term info | android |
I've a Huawei u8160 which is running Cyanogenmod 7.2. I saw in the change log that it has better support for USB mouse and keyboard and it was written beside it COMMON. Quoted from the Cyanogenmod github CHANGELOG.mkdn : ... Common: Better support for mouse and usb keyboards - Emilio Lopez, Tanguy Pruvot ... So I was w... | The <code> Common: Better support for mouse and usb keyboards </code> found at the changelog refers to all devices supported, meaning that there was an overall improvement on the USB support for mouse and keyboard devices. But take into account that the words "better support" means that there was an improvement, but it... | does Cyanogenmod 7.2 Madteam release 16/6 on Vodafone 858 support USB host? | android |
ICS devices support creating backups using <code> adb backup </code> , and restoring them using <code> adb restore </code> . Using <code> adb backup </code> , one can select that everything should be backed up, or only a certain package. However, <code> adb restore </code> lacks all the options of <code> adb backup </c... | Picking up my comment on the question: Is it true that restoring a single package backup wipes all data on the phone? No. As I suspected in my comment, the warning just relates to the settings of the app being restored, as they would be replaced by those from the backup. I used <code> adb backup </code> to backup a sin... | Partial adb restore | android |
My current kernel (whatever is built into stock Froyo 2.2 ROM for Verizon Motorola Droid X) does NOT support swap memory. Does CyanogenMod 7.2 kernel support swap memory? Does that depend on device-specific build? | The cyanogenmod team feels that swap doesn't serve it's purpose on an Android device: This question is hotly debated, but you almost definitely do not need swap or compcache... You can read all about it at the Swap and Compcache - CyanogenMod Wiki ! To answer you question directly , by default the swap and Compcache sc... | Does CyanogenMod 7.2 kernel support swap memory? | android |
I use my credit card to buy app on Google Play Store and now that I changed my credit card, I want to remove my credit card info from my account, but Google gives me this message: You are about to remove the following credit card: Visa ending in xxxx The following orders will be affected by removing this credit card: [... | Yes. Your in-app subscriptions attached with that card will be disturbed. And, an app developer would be unable to refund money if you've purchased that app using that card (but, this is solved by contacting Google support). But, you'll not lose any purchased apps. Even pending purchases will not be affected if you att... | Remove credit card from google wallet, will it affect purchased apps? | android |
I'm in a tight schedule to buy someone a tablet in the ipad2-range, but I want to buy an Android device. After some research I decided to buy the Samsung Tab 10.1" P5110 (I don't need 3G). However the Samsung Tab 10.1" p7510 is much easier to find in a short term. When comparing both I got a bit confused because I don'... | <code> P5110 </code> is the Galaxy Tab 2 while <code> P7510 </code> is the original. The difference is that the newer ships with ICS and has a different SoC along with a slightly larger battery, while it is a lightly ticker. The <code> P7510 </code> came out almost a year ago. If you want future software upgrades the <... | Samsung p7510 versus p5110 : what are the main differences? | android |
When I try and open the "Movies" application on my phone (HTC Vivid w/ Sense 3.6 and ICS), I'm given with this notification (see image): Screenshot (click image to enlarge) Now I don't think this is legit, so what do you think? Is this a virus? And if it is (which i think it is), how can I go about removing it? | Rest assured, that is not a virus, its a warning dialog to make you aware that you may have the app install from outside of Google Play blocked. It is normal! :) To proceed to check and confirm it is indeed unblocked... Go into Settings > Security > Device Administration, tap on "Unknown sources", a dialog box appears,... | Is this a virus? | android |
I'm not sure if everyone has experienced this annoying behavior, I often see ads in my notification area pointing to games in the market. Is there any way to avoid this annoying feature I never asked for? Here is what the ad looks like: | Airpush! A bloody nuisance they are. Need to figure out which app did you install recently, that is the culprit. Uninstall it, let the developer know that airpush is disastrous and let them see their downloads drop! If your handset is rooted, you might try Ad-Away to block those pesky adverts. And its open-source and a... | Disable Google Play Ads in Notification Area? | android |
i want to upgrade my galaxy tab (UK) from 2.2 to 2.3 (or higher) but have read it's risky and i could end up "bricking" it. (I've never upgraded an android OS before.) If I do mess it up, is it always possible to restore or fix it myself? Or would I have to send it to Samsung for de-bricking in some or all cases? And a... | If you have a custom recovery already, where Clockwork Mod Recovery is the most popular one, there's an option there to do a complete backup, sometimes called a "nandroid". As long as you have this backup folder lying around (it won't disappear when doing wipes from CWM) and you can enter CWM, you can restore that back... | Regression plan upgrading OS from Froyo on GT-P1010 | android |
I'm not sure why this happens, but I've lost connectivity (phone service, 3G) with my service provider a number of times now. Not just for a short while, I may be off the air for hours. This is worrying, as I'm not aware that this is happening. I have to reset the mobile. Is there a way to get a notification that I'm o... | I encountered the same issues sometimes and I couldn't detect it without trying to make a phone call. I then went into the parameters panel, into the Mobile network part. There, I force the phone to select my operator (and remove the auto-detection option). Since this modification, when I'm disconnected from GSM networ... | Losing connectivity with my carrier, how can I reconnect? | android |
After accepting a system update, I found that T-Mobile installed TeleNav GPS on my phone. Tech tier support tells me there is no way to remove it since it is installed as a "system level" app or something. I'd really like to remove it, because it interferes with the default Google Navigation app, coming up no matter ho... | There is an application called Root Uninstaller Pro 2.7 , with the sole purpose of allowing users uninstall either SYSTEM or REGULAR applications. To download it to your phone via WAP: Visit http://wap.mobiles24.com on your wap enabled handset Select Download by ID and enter 552004 Click Download Item Other links: Root... | Remove TeleNav GPS app from myTouch 4G Slide | android |
I have a Nokia 6500S-1 which I previously used as a 3G modem (with Windows). Is it possible for an Android device to use this phone as a modem (just like the windows PC does), but expose the modem functionality thru bluetooth instead of USB? | Yes, your phone supports two ways to export its internet connection via bluetooth: DUN-GW (Dial-Up Networking Gateway) PAN-AP (Personal Area Networking Access Point) See also stackexchange-url ("this") question (its answer about bluetooth). In short: PAN is supported from Android 3.0 onwards as client. Android <3.0 ... | Bluetooth 3G modem | android |
i tried this tutorial and in step 1 i followed method 2. I try step 3, and when i try <code> adb shell </code> it works fine. but the line after, <code> sh /sdcard/motoroot-step1.sh </code> , I get <code> sh: Can't open /sdcard/motoroot-step1.sh </code> Why is this happening? | You cannot execute either binary or shell script that resides on the external sdcard due to the execute permission bit being blocked. Either move the script temporarily to a location other than sdcard ( if you're not rooted - you're in a bit of a spot there ...) After reading the posting on xda, it would appear that so... | Rooting Motorolla X2 adb shell problem | android |
I have the following Android Desktop, using Cyanogenmod: Sometimes, I don't remember how or why, it becomes like this: As you can see, the lower menu (dockbar) just disappears, and only Browser's icon is shown. I have to restart my phone so I can get my menu back. I'm using ADWLauncher. What am I doing to lose my lower... | I had same problem before. user:eldarerathis was correct. It is swipe gesture that suppose to hide menu when you don't need it, but AFAIK, there's no way to turn it off. So, to get it back you should do gesture starting roughly a bit above Browser icon and swipe down(or up). I've fixed that another way - simply install... | Why sometimes does my lower menu (ADWLauncher - Dockbar) disappears? | android |
What good Google Talk (or in general: XMPP) apps can I recommend to my non-Android friends (especially iPhone users)? I'm fed up using many different apps to chat with some of my contacts. I just want to 'talk' to any of them with that single solution. Google Talk's usefulness increases by network effects, i.e. can you... | Apple iOS No official native solution by Google (except for the safari web-app with a subpar user experience) Beware : All 3rd party providers seem to need your friend's plain google password to be able to offer push support (not just their app)! All have some sort of session timeout for push notifications (when the ap... | What Google Talk compatible iOS apps can I recommend to my friends? | android |
In some countries Google Play offers ebooks. I was wondering if those are DRM protected. Can I export them as e.g. epub? Or are they bound to be read within the Google <code> Play Books </code> application? | Some are DRM protected, others aren't. One way I'm aware of to find out the ones that are DRM, is when you try to download the file for offline reading: If the extension is <code> .acsm </code> then its a DRM protected book. If the extension ends in <code> .epub </code> or <code> .pdf </code> then its not DRM. protecte... | Are Google Books DRM protected? | android |
I intend to buy a an Android tablet for a single use, as a remote control. It'll run a single app all the time and sit in a dock most of the time, occasionally being carried to another room. I want two features: stay awake while charging (searching this site showed me a few app solutions for this), and for the tablet t... | After searching a bit more, I found Wake Up Screen . It might do what I want. I'll try it out in a few days. | Can I set a tablet to wake up when moved or when I touch the screen? | android |
I have an Xperia x10i running firmware version 2.1-update1 from 3 (a very annoyingly-named mobile service provider). After returning from a trip, I have noticed that certain applications are having difficulty recognizing the availability of a network connection, while others function just fine. The cases I have spotted... | Try this: Menu > Settings > Wireless & Networks > Mobile Networks > Data Enabled (that should be checked). Menu > Settings > Wireless & Networks > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names, hit menu, tap on 'Reset to default' :) | Xperia x10i complaining "no network connection" in some apps, but not others | android |
I've noticed that Verizon offers 2 versions of the Galaxy S3: 16 GB and 32 GB. I'm trying to determine if it would be worthwhile to get the larger storage. Is the device storage an extension of the primary device memory, or is it treated as a separate memory area that can only be used for data storage (similar to an SD... | If you buy the Galaxy S III 32 GB you get 32 GB of internal memory , I realize that you're worried about getting perhaps 16 GB internal + 16 GB SD-card but that is absolutely not the case, and it would be pretty much false advertising and they would piss a lot of people off. I just looked up the specs and it is indeed ... | How is the internal storage of the Galaxy S III allocated? | android |
After using my Samsung Galaxy S III for a while, closing apps and dialogs with the "back" button (front-right), I pressed and held the front-middle button, which brought up a list of all windows and apps I had been using. I suppose that means that they were still running in the background. How to close them properly? | What you see there is the list of <code> Last Recent Used </code> apps, they are suspended, but all or most program code is still cached in RAM, so it's fast to restart them. Don't worry about running out of RAM, if a new app needs it, this pages will be freed and used. | How to properly close a program in Samsung Galaxy S3? | android |
Can I find out how much battery takes running of certain application? The goal is to minimize using applications that take a lot of battery and maximize battery persistence before having to recharge. | If you go to Settings -> Battery(settings -> about phone -> battery in < ICS) . You'll see battery usage by everything running on your phone. If some certain application consumes very high battery, it will be listed there along with battery usage. You can then minimize use of such application. | Battery usage by certain applications | android |
In 2011, Motorola Droid X was somewhat supported by CyanogenMod 7.1+, and was known under " cdma_shadow " tag: http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=cdma_shadow&type=nightly It had - and still has - only 2 official nightlies builds (the latest from 2011-11-16) and no RCs or stable releases. Now, I just found anot... | EDITED Found the official source where can be read that the Motorola Droid X build was renamed to shadow: Also worthy of note: the new release files have a slightly modified naming-scheme, including the codename instead of the commercial/common name in the filename. So the following is a handy “translation chart” to ma... | What's the difference between "cdma_shadow" and "shadow" builds in CyanogenMod 7.2 | android |
When I try to play high resolution videos on my phone I get this error message: Sorry, this video cannot be played Is there a way to make these videos play, like an app that can handle these videos or is it a limitation of my device? | I'm sorry but your device cannot play high-res videos. Your device should be able to handle videos up to 640*360, this is the resolution of HQ YouTube. Note that there's absolutely no point in watching HD videos on your phone. It has a screen resolution of 240 x 320. Anything above this will be scaled down to fit the s... | Play High-Resolution mp4 Videos on Galaxy Y | android |
My phone started responding really slow during sync and I suspect it has something to do with an ever-growing list of Google Contacts (nearly 2K). Is there a way to sync just some contacts? (by group or any other way) Alternatively, do you suggest I suspect anything other than my contacts' sync to do with slowing the d... | I had the same problem often before. I never found a way. It is possible to only SHOW a part of your contacts, but inevitably they will all get synced. This is especially frustrating since Google automatically creates a new contact for every person on Google+ you follow and it doesn't delete it when you unfollow that p... | Is there any way to sync a subset of my Google Contacts to my Android? | android |
The Barnes&Noble Nook Color / Nook Tablet have a proprietary micro USB charging port which is longer than normal and allows power charging with 2Amps. The charging/data cable from BN is infamous to break after some time, most probably the cable's primary plastic coating is not very flexible and starts to split at t... | I fixed the cable early before it was too late. The problem zone is the hard transition from the connector to the cable. Shear force due to moving/bending the cable is very strong there when the cable is inserted into the Nook. This is the place where it starts to break and that needs to be fixed. I consider this solut... | How to fix the infamous Nook Color / Nook Tablet charging USB cable for good? | android |
In know some apps offer separate widget apps so you can move the main app to the SD card. Is there any weather apps designed like this? I haven't been able to find one, so does anyone know if one exists? | Separate widget app may be available in case when wigdet covers only a small subset of the main application functionality. However, for the weather app and weather app widget the main difference is the screen representation, the processing routines are almost the same. I'm sorry to say, but it's very unlikely to find t... | Is there a weather app that can be moved to an SD card, with a separate widget program? | android |
When I try to e-mail my 10-minute videos to my gmail account, but when I try to attach the videos the phone gives me this error: 'File is too large and cannot be attached'. Can't reproduce because my Android is hooked up to USB, but I'll edit-- S3x-- What's any convenient way to upload/send a video without having to ge... | The majority of web based email providers have a limit of 10MB for the size of the attachment of every message sent. Since an email message will often pass through several mail transfer agents to reach the recipient, some or probably all of them impose size limits due to the storage capabilities they have to deal with.... | How do I sent an "over-sized" video via my Anrdoid? | android |
My KF won't finish booting. I started to root my KF from my iMac using these instructions and with the files it points to. I got as far as flashing it with FIREFIREFIRE which appeared to complete normally but at the <code> fastboot reboot </code> following, the device hung with its splash screen displayed ("kindle fire... | There are the two things of note that I see in your data: The instructions indicate that you should use <code> fastboot -i 0x1949 boot u-boot.bin </code> . This is actually not correct, because the <code> fastboot boot </code> command is intended for hotbooting a boot.img, not a bootloader (they are different). The ori... | Bad ROM flash - Kindle Fire stuck in boot | android |
I know that I can download and cache parts of the maps in Google Maps. When offline (e.g., in flight mode, but with GPS enabled) I can explore these parts of the maps. But when I try to use the Navigation to get directions, it seems it doesn't work offline (even when navigating inside the cache map areas). So, does the... | Unfortunately, yes. For now, that is how Google has created the Maps application; you cannot use Maps (or Navigation) without internet access. There are other apps that exist, though, that allow you to download maps for use offline. Sygic and Navfree, for example, both allow you to store maps on your device and then on... | Does Google Navigation work offline? | android |
Is there a way I can do this? Too many times I install an app, only to uninstall it, because it can't be moved to SD. | if your phone is rooted you can use link2sd : play store link Home page but you'll have to partition your SD card first using mini tool partition wizard and here's the Tutorial on how to partition your SD card This Can move immovable and -of course- movable apps more efficiently than app2sd and saves more space because... | How do I find out if an app can be moved to the SD card before I install it? | android |
How can I decrypt an encrypted "Titanium Backup" backup using standard (linux) tools ? Example: Wi-Fi serves as a practical example, many other uses may apply to the solution I'm looking for. If I quickly want to access backuped Wi-Fi credentials from my Linux box I know a fast way. With encrypted backups I'm currently... | There are no standard tools as of now yet. TiB uses their own format which they kindly shared with me when I asked them the same above question. In fact someone needs to write it still. It could be done in Java or even using bash + openssl only. | How can I access data (such as WiFi keys) in an encrypted Titanium backup? | android |
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) was announced at Google I|O 2012 on June 27, 2012. (You can review the high level changes in Android 4.1 at the official Android Developer's site.) Of course, not all devices will get this update right away and others won't get it at all. Each manufacturer and carrier often choose to add their ... | This community wiki will list all of the known and rumored dates for devices. If you have an update make sure to follow the format that's been established, and the following guidelines: Keep phones in alphabetical order listing the manufacturer and model Specify if the date is confirmed or rumored and link to the sourc... | When will my device get the Android 4.1 update (Jelly Bean)? | android |
I understand that its possible to cache Google maps for offline use. But is it possible to search or calculate new routes with the pre-cached map without connecting to internet? | This is not possible at the moment (but maybe in the near future ). Reason: Google maps data is stored as raster image tiles without any meta information (street vectors, streetnames, interceptions and so on) besides the geolocation per tile. This means routes cannot even be calculated offline even if someone wants to.... | Search/route with pre-cached google maps? | android |
I just spent half a day finding a rooting guide for Nexus S and I was wondering why root accounts aren't available on Android phones from the beginning? Being derived from Linux, why isn't it like on Linux with the root account and other accounts? I am thinking maybe malware protection, but there are malicious software... | why root accounts aren't available on Android phones from the beginning? Standard android apps are subject to Android permission system, which requires apps to declare the permission they require in a Manifest file. An app that have root access can easily circumvent around this permission system. Being derived from Lin... | Why do phones have default limited user rights (not rooted)? | android |
I have read in many guides that before flashing, we need to have a custom recovery like CWM installed. I am not able to understand why is this a prerequisite for flashing a custom ROM. Can I flash a ROM without custom recovery? | Stock recoveries usually check the update.zip file being flashed for a specific signature that is only known by device's manufacturer and/or carrier. You cannot therefore flash custom ROMs on stock recoveries, hence the need for a custom recovery which bypasses said check. | Why is custom recovery a prerequisite for flashing a custom ROM? | android |
I flashed my Samsung Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830) with the Cyanogenmod 7.2 release, the install went fine without any errors. Powering the phone on shows a black screen with the word "ANDROID" in white, and it stays there. I left it alone for up to 30 minutes to humor the "may take up to 5 minutes" caveat. I stackexchange-url... | Sounds like you're stuck in a bootloop. If you backed up your phone before you flashed the release, reflash that image. If not... Well try reflashing the ROM release. If this still doesn't work, flash an older version of CyanogenMod, or your phones stock, factory ROM. | Boot hangs after firmware update | android |
When I use Aldiko to a book in epub format on a mobile device with a small screen, I can read it without problems. The text is adjustable to the size, the application has no issues. The opposite is true when I'm reading pdf file. It's always a fight. The text is small and unadjustable and the application freezes. Is th... | Install RepliGo PDF Reader and switch to <code> Text Reflow </code> mode. It has one of the best Text Reflow mode till date which displays images too. But, to read codes, you'll have to fight again. Another option: Use ezPDF Reader Lite (or Pro) and use its text column locking feature in landscape orientation (to kick ... | Is there a way to adjust the size of the text when reading PDF files? | android |
I am not able to relate between bootloader unlocking and flashing. From what I understand, when I flash my phone with a custom ROM, it writes to the /boot partition and hence the bootloader has to be unlocked. Is my understanding correct, or can I flash a ROM without unlocked bootloader? | A locked bootloader means that you won't be able to install software updates(or flash recoveries, ROMs) that hasn't been signed by the manufacturer/carrier. So the answer is "Yes, you can flash an unsigned ROM but it won't get loaded by the locked bootloader". | Does the bootloader need to be unlocked to flash my phone | android |
I have a Droid X and I'm trying to set up an auto reject list and it looks like I have to download a third party app to do it. Am I missing something? | This depends on the features that come with your Droid X, as they may be slightly different than other brands of Android phones. On my phone (Cyanogenmod 7.1 Gingerbread) there is a setting under <code> Menu -> Settings -> Call Settings -> Blacklist </code> , and another forum user says in Android 2.1 there is... | Can you auto reject phone numbers natively with a Droid phone? | android |
How can I remove CWM from my Xperia Neo V? EDIT: I have obviously rooted my device but I did not unlock the bootloader. (At least I assume that I didn't do it accidentaly -- in any case, I didn't root my phone using the official method.) | The boot loader is unlocked yes? If it is, I am not certain if it can be re-locked again for the OTA update to proceed. Do not accept OTA updates if the bootloader is unlocked! Best bet would be to use the Sony's companion phone software under Windows and let that update it manually instead :) Do not try that in a virt... | Remove CWM from Xperia Neo V | android |
I'd like my screen to stay lit while charging but have a timeout when just on battery. Is ther any way to do this? | With Tasker you can automate this to have different screen time-out values depending whether or not your phone is connected to a power source: Create a new Profile and name it "Screen Timeout". For Context select <code> State </code> -> <code> Power </code> -> <code> Power </code> . Select "Any" for source and press th... | How can I change screen timeout based on whether my phone is/not charging? | android |
Back before Android had gone mainstream, there was an incident where Google removed an app using a feature called Remote Application Removal. This potentially allows Google to start removing political or anti-authority apps although I'm aware they have so far only used it to remove malware. Still, I don't trust Google ... | Is there a way to hack the Market/Play app so that it can't delete apps from the phone without specific authorization from the user? Yes, there are tools to stackexchange-url ("decompile an APK and DEX") files and make modifications and put them back together again; you'll need root, the appropriate softwares, lots of ... | Is there any way to stop Google removing apps from the phone? | android |
I want to use a DJ returnable app on both devices, send want a fast way (WiFi) to keep the music folders sync'd. I always buy from my phone so just need to transfer existing music and new downloads from the phone to the tablet, it doesn't need to sync automatically but I do need a way to do easy multiple/bulk file tran... | DoubleTwist with AirSync will do this, as long as they're connected to the same WiFi network and looking at the same location. For bulk file transfers, most file explorers (like ES File Explorer ) allow you to browse devices from other devices on the same network. | Sync music folders between phone and tablet | android |
I have Google Voice on my Android and originally I didn't have texting, so I checked the box that has it send text from Google Voice all the time. But recently my phone company just randomly gave me texting. So I wish to be prompted every time I send a text message. How can I reset my Droid so it asks what medium I wis... | Go to <code> settings </code> > <code> Apps </code> > Click on the app that is being used as your default messaging medium (Google voice in your case) > Press <code> Clear defaults </code> . | Reset texting settings | android |
Their FAQ doesn't mention this, but when I enable Swype on my Galaxy S2, I get a notification warning me that it can collect all info, including credit card numbers and passwords. Does it collect such data? | That's a standard Android warning. You get that warning when you try to install any keyboard. Nope, it won't collect any such data. | Does Swype Beta collects typed passwords? | android |
I am a Android developer who has been noticing horrible performance and memory dumps that are crashing my Droid Charge SCH-i510. Besides the lack of roadmap for the phone ( because obviously they are targeting newer models) I know it will never really be updated again. But I would like to see if any one else is having ... | I figured out why this is happening. The problem is due too a bug that most other Android users are having running 2.3.5 and higher. It happens when more than 50 apps are installed on the SD Card. To which it seems there is no work around for as of yet. So we are stuck ATM. | Droid Charge SCH-I510 Memory Dump Crash | android |
I have a Huawei u8160(A. K. A Vodafone 858) which is running Cyanogenmod 7.2. I was wondering if it supports USB host so I can connect a keyboard or a Flash drive. | Read [this]: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1259739 After you flash the latest rom you could flash the usb host mode which is [here]: http://goo.im/devs/psyke83/roms/u8160/hotfixes called usbhost1-cm-7-20120729-MADTEAM-u8160.zip Enjoy. | Does Huawei u8160 support USB host? | android |
On my computer I have a Google Drive folder that syncs to the cloud. Is there a folder like that on my android phone after installing Google Drive? The idea would be to make a 'photos' folder in there and save all my photos from the camera in that folder. | I do not believe this is the way Google Drive works. The app, if I am not mistaken, allows you to view (and edit some Google documents) but maintains them in the cloud. While it does allow you to download them, it saves them to your Download folder for local use only. You can choose photos you've taken from your galler... | Does the Google Drive App create a folder that syncs automatically? | android |
I have a Galaxy S2 running on ICS. It is not rooted. Recently it keeps crashing. No app will start with the exception of lock screen and the notification curtain. My menu button does not work so during my research on this problem the "download GO Launcher and set as default > clear data" solution will not work. I want ... | Basic walkthrough for any phone: Alternative 1: Flash a CWM recovery For Samsung, use Heimdall . download for 'Galaxy S2' or 'SGH-i777', depending on what you own Heimdall also supports a dump command that can be used to backup all flash beforehand Command to flash: <code> heimdall flash --recovery CWM-recovery.img </c... | All of my launchers keep crashing, my only fix is to factory reset. I need help for backing up valuable data | android |
Astro File Manager has a text file editor built right in. Is there a way to create new text files in the app and edit them directly in it? I am not looking for other apps (I know they exist) - specifically if and how it can be done in Astro File Manager (or the Pro version if that has the feature). I should clarify - I... | After looking through the Help file and through Astro quite a bit, alas, I believe the answer is no. While it does allow for editing, the only option for creation is Directory (Folder) creation, as you pointed out. That being said, I think this would be an excellent feature, and might be worth suggesting to the develop... | Is there a way to create new files in Astro FM | android |
Does anybody know how to perform key combinations in ConnectBot? Examples: <code> Ctrl+Z </code> <code> Ctrl+F2 </code> <code> Ctrl+Alt+Del </code> | The ConnectBot developers recommend Full Keyboard to issue keyboard shortcuts. But there are also other keyboards. | Performing key combinations in connectbot? | android |
I've read somewhere that I can do some certain things to partition my SD Card specially to allot some part or all of it to trick the phone into thinking it's the "internal" ROM. For the life of me, I can't seem to locate that article anymore. I'm looking forward to rooting my phone and this has been on one of my to-do ... | I think you are referring to a hack commonly known as "Apps-to-SD" (a.k.a. "apps2sd" or "a2sd" on some forums). This is where you re-partition your SD Card to have an Ext2/3/4 partition after the main Fat32 one, and then use a custom ROM/kernel combination that allow moving certain parts of OS to that partition. Namely... | Is it possible to use my SD card as ROM and my internal ROM as an additional RAM? | android |
Does anyone know of any current Android phones that do not have Bluetooth? We are trying to test our application on phones that do and don't support Bluetooth, but having a tough time finding any phones that don't have it. Any pointers to sites that may help me track this down would be appreciated. | There's probably not a single one. The reason is that initially (or still?) Google had requirements for handset makers if they wished to include the Google apps in their phone like: handset needs to include 3G, GPS, Bluetooth support (and probably more). All recent phones will have bluetooth, so if you really find one ... | Any Android phones that don't support Bluetooth? | android |
Is it possible to use <code> adb remount </code> with a standard firmware and without having rooted the device? If not, is there another way to force the system to make /system writable without rooting the device? | Without root: No, for security reasons this command is only accessible for the superuser. Standard firmware, rooted: Yes, if the partition you like to remount is not in a locked flash region (HTC calls that S-on/S-off) | Can "adb remount" be used on a stock phone (unrooted)? | android |
I have an Android Galaxy S2, running CyanogenMod 7. I was normally using my phone, in a middle of using Waze while driving when suddenly I started getting 'Force Close' messages like this: Sorry! The process <code> com.android.phone </code> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again. I get bombarded by these messages, ... | Your mention of 'reset' is a little unclear, if it's: You did a reboot and it's still broken: it might be broken settings, but that's not easy to debug and fix manually BACKUP via recovery first! Do a Wipe Dalvik Cache via Recovery Else, reinstall your current ROM & Google Apps, maybe this helps See what <code> adb... | Repeated 'Force Close' and no signal - my device is unusable | android |
About a week ago, the setting for auto-rotate on my Toshiba AT100 (running stock 3.2.1) got permanently disabled somehow, and I am unable to change it. It says it is "on", but the setting is grayed-out, and the screen does not rotate with the device. Does anyone know how to re-enable this setting? | Based on this do you have some switch near volume button? If yes, try changing it. | Auto-rotate setting disabled permanently on Toshiba AT100 | android |
I've been messing around with Android's Voice Actions . I tried recording various jibberish notes to test it out. However, I noticed that with each "Note to self" that I send to myself, the attached .amr recording has a suffixed number. For example, RecordedMessage2.amr, RecordedMessage3.amr and so on. It therefore occ... | When I did the "Note to Self", I was sent an email with the attachment (I assume this is the function, I've never used it before!). The attachment is the *.amr file that you can then download, and it will save it to <code> download/RecordedMessage#.amr </code> . After some searching, the original file is stored in phon... | Where does Voice Actions store my "Note to self" recordings? | android |
I was wondering if there are any viable note-taking applications without the bloat of Evernote? I'm sure most of you will say that Evernote is the best out there but that app is huge. Around 10.5mb when it's on phone memory, and still a whooping 2.9mb is consumed on the internal memory if I moved the app to the SD card... | Try ColorNote, the size in the current version, according to Google Play is 716KB, it recently got online sync although I don't think there is web editing yet though. | Note-taking apps that have web sync and is smaller than Evernote? | android |
I have a situation similar to stackexchange-url ("Can I use an Android phone without an Internet access plan?") but with one key difference, I don't even want to use it as a phone. Just a PDA. I have an original VZW droid, the phone powers up and I can start apps etc; however, I cannot even connect to WiFi (it tries an... | Yes you can, there shouldn't be any problem for using your phone as PDA only. | Can I use (via wifi only) my original VZW Droid without a voice or data plan? | android |
I use swype beta on my galaxy nexus (ICS). When I type some word that is not in the dictionary, swype prompts me to add the word to its "personal dictionary". However, even after I go along with that, the word does not get added to the system's underlying personal dictionary and so I get a spelling error indication whi... | No. Swype, just like other similar keyboard apps use their own dictionaries. The spelling correction, and the underlying dictionary that you're referring to was added in 4.0 and none of the 3rd party keyboards apps integrate with it just yet. At this point we need to wait. | Personal Dictionaries | android |
If I long press home , I get a list of the last six apps I've used, but if I open a web browser from another app (eg. by following a link in Tweetdeck or email) the web browser never shows up in my recent app list. This seems to be expected behavior -- I'm wondering if there is any workaround to this. It comes up in an... | Alas, most probably the answer is: No. Reason: Android's App model. An app exists of rather loose coupled components (Activities here) that may be launched independently from each other. Only when the main activity is launched as a separate task an entry in the recently launched list is created. Other apps can also lau... | Is there a workaround to add recently *used* apps to my recently *launched* apps? | android |
My Acer Liquid got wet with sea water. I didn't notice that right the moment, but after an hour it made a couple of vibrations and the screen doesn't turn on. Connected to power and nothing happens, no led lights and it does just nothing. Trying to turn it on doesn't give any result. Is it gone forever? Can I try anyth... | Even though this may not be the place to ask this question, you deserve some help with this one. First, DON'T ATTEMPT TO APPLY ANY POWER Separate the phone into as many parts as you can (i.e. take the battery out , back cover off) without taking screws out. Cover the device fully with dry rice. Try three days, usually ... | My android device has been splashed/soaked by sea water | android |
I have a Huawei U8160 (also known as Vodafone 858 Smart) which is running CyanogenMod7.2 There are settings for VPN which are empty. I was wondering if the VPN server setting should be set to a real server? Or should I just not touch it? | A VPN is a virtual private network. Your device connects to a VPN server through a public connection and tunnels a second virtual and private (to you) connection through the VPN server to see all devices that are protected behind the VPN server (such as a company's whole network infrastructure for example). This featur... | What is this VPN setting good for? | android |
I've recently got hold on an HTC One X having moved from an HTC Desire. I noticed that my One X charges very slowly when connected to the USB socket on my PC, whereas the Desire was comparatively fast. When charging the One X from the supplied AC adapter the charge is very fast. So, I purchased a new Mains Adapter to k... | To charge at the maximum rate, the charger must identify itself as a charging device by shorting two middle USB pins. This is in the USB specification. Proper chargers come like this. Other chargers can be modified to short the pins together. I have personally modded a Griffin USB car charger in this manner. Before the... | What is the difference between USB charging and AC charging? | android |
I have a Huawei u8160(A.K.A Vodafone 858 Smart) which had an original Froyo ROM , Now it's upgraded to CyanogenMod7.2(Gingerbread) and even after upgrading Google play apps are the same exactly. I was wondering if I can change the properties of my phone so that Google play would understand that I'm running Gingerbread? | The apps will not just change when your version changes. All Apps have a minimum API Version which is required to use the App. So if your apps all have a minimum API version of e.g. Froyo and there is no special version for gingerbread all will stay the same. The Properties of the android version cannot be changed, onl... | change phone properties so I can download an item from Google play? | android |
On my device, I have a bunch of stock applications. Some of them I don't need. Some of them are outdated. Here's what I want to do: Root my device. Uninstall all my unnecessary apps (no changing of roms). Install the updates that my other stock apps need (like Facebook). Note: I meant I want to overwrite where the olde... | Absolutely. Well...almost. Just make sure you set the partition from rewritable to read-only once you're "unrooted". However, once you are unrooted, binaries like su and the SuperUser apk will in all probability removed, so you will in effect be dropped to a lower privilege level. This will have the side-effect of havi... | Root and then unroot afterwards? | android |
Most tasks can be done using the network's internet connection (3g for me) like uploading photo to facebook or downloading a new app. But sometimes I end up having to wait to find a wifi connection to say, upload a video to youtube or download a game for my Xperia Play. Why do these tasks require wifi? Are these softwa... | Most apps do this now to protect the user's mobile data usage. Knowing that most data plans are limited (200 MB a month, in the case of my roommate), developers prevent users from, say downloading a 45 MB game from the Play Store/Amazon App Store via mobile network, as this would not be beneficial, seeing as it would t... | What determines whether something requires wifi vs network internet traffic? | android |
I have a Galaxy Tab 10.1 (GT-P7510) with Android 3.2 and kernel 2.6.36.3 installed. I'm building a customized kernel using Samsung's official kernel source code for research purposes. I do not need to install any third party hacks or do fancy things. I just need to flash my own kernel to test it on the device. I have b... | First off you will need to root your tablet. This is relatively easy, especially with the galaxy because it's so popular. Head on over to the XDA Forums (www.xda-developers.com) and navigate to the galaxy 10.1 section. This youtube video also will do it for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krQDP7xYlWg BE CAREFUL. Fo... | Flashing an official Samsung galaxy tab kernel | android |
I know Google issued out an official ICS rom for the Nexus S devices and I'm wandering if the same rom (or any other Google official variant) will properly work on my Galaxy S2 or will there be any notable issues?! I'm asking because I'm quite fed up with the Samsung's stock roms (both GB and ICS) and I really want to ... | Unfortunately, that's not how it works :/ Though we would all love the official ICS versions rolled out to the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus devices, they are designed specifically for the hardware of those phones; thus is the nature of Android. So, if you want something similar, the only way you will be able to get it is a... | Known issues when installing official google ICS on Galaxy s2 | android |
I have a samsung galaxy ace which I am trying to setup to work with a usb headset. The problem is that the usb headset has a micro-usb connector and my phone does not seem to be recognizing it at all. I only need to use the headset to activate a phone call. I do not need to hear any audio from it, I just need to be abl... | I believe this is impossible. The headset requires power from the device. Android versions before 3.1 state that they can not support powering the usb bus. From the developer guide: When the Android-powered device is in host mode, it acts as the USB host and powers the bus. When the Android-powered device is in USB acc... | micro-usb headset on android 2.3 | android |
I'm not sure whether this is a Galaxy Nexus question or an ICS question, but here goes: Suppose I'm using some app and then I move to the home screen, rather than shutting down, the app is left to run in the background. Is there a way of exiting an app such that it gets closed upon leaving it rather than being left to ... | This is really a question about Android in general, and is based on a misconception of how Android handles background apps. Check out this XDA post for a nice explanation of why processes sitting in memory in the background really aren't a bad thing. You should only worry about exiting/force-quitting/killing an app if ... | Close app as opposed to letting it run in the background | android |
I went to www.whatsmyip.org and got my public IP address for my phone. Just for kicks and grins, I tried to ping it, but didn't get a reply. Is ICMP turned off on my android phone? | Either your phone silently drops pings, or the router it's behind, either your wifi router, or the 3G network's router that NATs your phone drops them. | I get no ping repsonse to my phone. Why? | android |
I am currently running the Favum 1.1 ROM on my toshiba thrive, and I tried to use Font Installer to install a new system font. For some reason the font will install, but the actual font on my thrive won't change even when I restart and wipe the davlik cache. Is there any way to change the system font? I can't find the ... | In GB 2.3, the fonts folder is located in /system/fonts, how it works is this, for a font face, it copies the fonts to the original droid fonts names at the same time retaining the pre-defined font names in place. In my rom, I have this, from adb shell, <code> sh-4.1# cd /system/fonts sh-4.1# ls -l -rw-r--r-- root root... | Toshiba Thrive, changing system font | android |
I own a Galaxy S2 with the Samsung ICS stock, and I've noticed when I download an application from Google Play (Market) it installs it and automatically places the app shortcut on the first free space it finds on the launcher front. Is there any way to disable this feature? | Open the Play Store, go into its settings, and uncheck the 'Auto-add widgets' option. The option also applies to shortcut auto-creation (which makes the name rather misleading). | How can I disable shortcuts from being created after install from Google Play? | android |
When opening a URL in the official Android Twitter app it opens the native browser, showing the page for that URL. If I tap the back button in the browser (Galaxy S, 2.3.3, should it matter), one of two things happens: The browser goes back in its history opening the previous page/url it had opened. Android switches ba... | Your problem touches a feature of Android that sets it apart from other mobile OSes and is a very powerful one (see below): That's all about intents, activities and the back stack that contains your path of visited activities in order for each app. Basically an activity is a single GUI fullscreen window you see, for ex... | Function of back button after opening URL from (Twitter) application | android |
I have a case of irritating typos such as <code> yoi </code> rather than <code> you </code> etc. being selected by the otherwise excellent prediction, I must have accidentally taught the phone it in the past. I had previously been able to remove them from the dictionary stackexchange-url ("as described in this answer")... | As I was writing that question I stumbled upon the answer in a really convoluted menu pathway. I was unable to find it in my prior research on the internet so I'll post it up in case anyone is looking in future. Open the settings app . Go to Language & Keyboard . Touch the Settings Button next to Touch Input under ... | How to remove words from the predictive dictionary in HTC Sense | android |
When I got my phone, I imported my old contacts by writing a small program that uses the contacts API. That worked great, and all my contacts were stored locally on the phone (sync with Google is turned off). Now I need to add a new contact manually through the standard contacts menu. I only get the option to add the n... | Disable the Google Contacts Sync app ( <code> Settings -> Apps -> All -> GoogleContactsSyncAdapter </code> -> Disable) and reboot, then try adding a contact again. If this does not help and you have rooted your Android then you can delete <code> /system/app/GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk </code> with a file bro... | Add contact without using "Google account"? | android |
I'm a native Hungarian speaker, a few months ago I moved to Germany, and I have a problem with the Google search, I installed the Google chrome on my android device but the default search engine is German(google.de), it's so annoying when I would like to get English results, but instead of that I'm getting Germany resu... | Set yor language by clicking on 'Einstellungen' or navigate directly to the english localized version: http://www.google.com/preferences?hl=en to set it there (you can switch the 'hl=en' for english to hl=hu for hungarian or any other you want in the link). Setting your start page is not what you want: This will not af... | How to change search engine language? | android |
My phone (SE Xperia X8) has a capacitive touchscreen, which, I'm told that only reacts to fingers. So does it have a point to have lockscreen enabled? I use Cyanogenmod so I can easily disable it. | You're almost right. Capacitive screens can detect anything that's conductive or has a dielectric difference to air. Here's a good Wikipedia article about this. If you carry your phone in a pocket, you can easily activate the screen without noticing it. Try this: Put some cloth (eg. Jeans) between your hand and the scr... | Lockscreen on capacitive touchscreen? | android |
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