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My ASUS Transformer TF101 charges extremely slowly using the original power adaptor. I'm trying to figure out the cause. Here are all my knowns: The power block (wall to USB adaptor) charges my mobile phone without issues The power block plus ASUS cable turns on my Transformer if it is off, or wakes it up if it is slee... | The issue turned out to be with the charging cable. Asus quickly swapped it over with a longer cable too. | Asus Transformer slow charge | android |
I am a noob when it comes to android. I've read a little about rooting, but I still haven't figured out how to know if my device is already rooted or not (I bought it from a questionable store, so I don't want to just take their word for it). I have a Galaxy S2, but I think this question is relevant for any android dev... | I think the best way to test would be to install an app that requires root access to perform it's main functions. Like ROM Manager, Wi-Fi Tether or most screenshot apps. They will require root and notify you if you do not have root access. | How do I know if my device is rooted? | android |
I have my mobile phone (Samsung Galaxy S2) running on ICS. Recently I activated Microsoft Exchnage ActiveSync to connect to my corporate email. It disabled all the security options like 'Pattern Unlock'. I hated it, and removed my microsoft active exchange account from the phone, but these options are still disabled. H... | As a last ditch effort, you could try this: Use Titanium Backup to backup all your Apps + Data. Reset the phone to factory defaults. Restore all apps and data except for Activesync. This will definitely fix your issues. Question is, "Is it worth the effort?" | Security options grayed out | android |
I have a tablet that I want to give to people to go on the internet, but I don't want them to mess with it (install/unistall apps, add new accounts, change relevant options, etc). Is there a way to lock the device so that it can only be used to go on the internet? | SureLock promises this amongst others, see its entry on Google Play. With Android's rapid development, this is however a rather quick moving target. I suggest you search also for 'android kiosk mode' on Google or of course in the Play Store. Besides this: There's already a question for that on stackoverflow: stackexcha... | Deny the installation of apps or add new accounts (kiosk mode) | android |
Google Play Music has the tendency to totally fill up my SD card with cache files for streaming. Now I do like this as 3g connection when travelling can be flaky and this way you minimise re-streaming of music you have recently been listening too (so unchecking this option in the settings is not a solution). Problem ar... | Unfortunately, there is currently no way to limit the size of the cache for the google music app. People have been asking for it since it came out though, so hopefully it appears in a future update. | Google Play Music limit amount of space it can take on SD card | android |
Installed MyDocs , I can select my Google-account and see listings of my documents, but to edit something I need to enter a password. Why is this? When does it happen? (I am constantly logged in to GMail) I use Android because all this Google stuff is supposed to be integrated! Edit : How can i know if an app is really... | From the reviews on that app, it sounds like they're doing part of it in their app, and part of it by sending you to the website. This may well be two separate authentications. The official Google Docs app is now part of Google Drive , have you tried that to see if it works more how you'd want? It doesn't ask me for an... | Why / When do I have to log in to Google? | android |
I'm looking for an application that will let me easily export any application I have to APK format (I'm not rooted). Normally, AirDroid does this easily and I love AirDroid for that. However, one of the downsides was that I need to be around a computer to do the said process. Are there any apps that offer a way for me ... | Backup apps using Astro File Manager . Alternatively, you can use a little app dedicated for this task: App Backup & Restore . | Get installed apps as APK within Android? | android |
I just purchased a Samsung Galaxy S3 32GB, when I check the storage I have only 25.5GB. Where is the other 6.5GB? | Usually this space is taken up by various things that come with the device, like resources for the OS, built-in apps, and just disk information. Even formatting an 8 GB SD card will only get you 7.49 GB. That same logic would leave you with 30 GB, the rest is most likely the OS, and various system resources. | Why the Galaxy has 25GB instead of 32GB | android |
I would like to change font in HTC Explorer(2.3.5) without root. I saw some tutorial on the internet but those are only Samsung galaxy series. Is there anyway to do that? | You can't. And you shouldn't. Samsung's proprietary Touchwiz interface, has the hability to change fonts that are distributed as apk files and can be installed like any other app. I'm not aware of any other manufacturer that integrated this feature into their device. It's also a bad idea to change the fonts. If they ha... | How to change the font without root in HTC Explorer? | android |
I have an HTC One X. I want to install the Blackmart app, but I'm a little wary about its implications. Can it safely be installed without it messing up root security? Is it a legitimate app source? | Even if the pure Blackmart App is free of any malicious parts, there is still the danger that you will download an infected version. Blackmart has no official page or download site, that's why you can't be sure about that. It's even worse because it needs root . Those types of programs are usually not open-source, and ... | What is Blackmart, and is it legitimate? | android |
I have a 4GB SD card which is partitioned into 3GB and 1GB (Well it's not 1GB it's approx. 750 MB) (I used it through my phone 'cause i didn't have a reader and i used mini tool partition wizard) then I put my data back onto the 3GB partition. Link2SD showed me a screen titled :"select the file system of your SD card's... | Requirements: have a SDcard with a second partition that is ext2/ext3/ext4/... formatted. be sure /data/sdext2 exists be sure that mount-scripts are in place (menu-> more-> recreate mount scripts in link2sd) If unsure, do as root via adb: <code> df | grep sdext2 </code> should show you a mounted ext2/ext3/... mmcblk0p2... | Partitioned sdcard not working with link2sd | android |
I have two Google accounts set up on my phone, both are also present in Google Drive. When I open the Gallery app and chose to share a picture via Google Drive, it will always be shared with the same account. Of course, I want it to use the other account. I can not figure out how to do it. I would happily accept it if ... | I didn't realize you can change the account to use when uploading the file. I don't understand how I missed it, but here it is: Given that the marked account value always changes back to the other account and I have to adjust it every time, I guess there is still merit in the question. But my problem was finding this U... | How can I set the default Google Drive account used? | android |
My phone is rooted with aokp build 38 on it. It is a Verizon Galaxy Nexus (toro) There is a folder <code> /sdcard/data </code> that I can't make any changes to. Some of my apps are trying to use this folder but are not able to because any changes to this folder fail. I tried deleting it but was unable to. I even used <... | Make a backup of your data first. every folder and file in the /sdcard/data directory is 0 bytes. This looks like a corrupted filesystem or a defective sdcard (see correction). Especially, folders have a usual minimum size of 4.0K. I'd suggest you to back up your data first, then check for errors: Does "dmesg" show fil... | Cannot make changes to specific folder | android |
I use my HTC Evo 3D (currently Android 2.3, soon Android 4.0) to record cycling workouts (GPS + Endomondo). During workouts, I don't want to receive any calls / messages for the following reasons: I don't want to be disturbed when relaxing I want to conserve the battery sometimes I listen to music and calls/messages in... | There are several ways to accomplish this: Airplane mode: You say that it doesn't allow GPS, but it does. You need to enable GPS when you're in airplane mode. Disable radio: In dialer enter <code> *#*#4636#*#* </code> Select phone info and pick turn off radio. Take out your SIM card. This one is only applicable if you ... | How do I disable receiving calls and messages? | android |
In Google Books app, page 2 of "Bleak House" by C. Dickens or "Faust" by J.W. Goethe and other public domain books reads: <code> This is a digital copy of a book that was preserved on library shelves before it was carefully scanned by Google as part of a project to make the world's books discoverable online. See the ba... | Turns out the last paragraph added to the book is meant and of course not turning it in the overview. This is the information: This is a digital copy of a book that was preserved for generations on library shelves before it was carefully scanned by Google as part of a project to make the world’s books discoverable onli... | How to see the back cover referenced on page 2 in Google Books? | android |
This is an extremely minor but extremely frustrating issue with my Galaxy S3. Basically the email client out the box (synced to my Exchange Active sync account) has a black background and white text...so far no problem. However as people have been sending emails to me the phone seems to (arbitrarily is seems) to render... | I think I have found the solution to this. Within Settings -> Power Saving there is a setting for Background Colour for email and internet. Turning this off seems to have solved my issues. My sanity has now returned! | Galaxy S3 Emails showing in different colours | android |
Why can't Android devices directly print to a shared network printer? Or is there a way? | It is possible! Maybe not in the conventional way, but the easiest way would be to set it up as a Google Cloud Printer and download the Cloud Print app. Also, if you have an Cloudprint ready printer (Epson, Kodak etc) or HP E-Print enabled printer you don't need your pc to be on, for other printers your pc needs to be ... | Is it possible to directly print from Android? | android |
I'm really frustrated with a Nexus S turning off while in my pocket. I'm wondering if it has something to do with the pin positions, or these 2 strange back pins and contacts on the cover that don't seem to do anything: I guess those tell the phone "the back cover is on", which must mean something to the phone. When I ... | This is for the NFC functionality. Those contacts are used to transmit the info to and from the receiver/transmitter on the back cover (seen below outlined in green, though you probably guessed it :) ). They have to put it on the back cover because NFC only works for usually no more than a few centimetres, and they nee... | What do the 2 pins on the back of the Nexus S do? | android |
I already have root access and tried to use ES File Explorer to search for "dolphin" but to no avail. | Applications store their data in a folders named after their package. These folders are located in <code> data/data </code> . The easiest way to find out the package name is to look at the Play Store url. <code> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser </code> The package name is the part t... | In what directory does the Dolphin HD browser store its files? | android |
When I get a call from some number I know I want to convert it into a contact. I expected to be able to do something like long press, then type the contact name, but when I long press and select add to contacts, it just kind of disappears into my contact list. I'm sure everyone does this all the time, and so I am missi... | Both Dialer and Contacts apps can vary per phone model due to Android OS version, as well as manufacturer or carrier overlay. Usually though, in the call log when you tap on the new number it gives you an "Add to contacts" option. At that point it brings up a list of all contacts, so that you can add this number to an ... | Convert number in call log to Gmail Contact | android |
As you might know, when you try to change the wallpaper on ICS (for your homescreen), the OS will ask if you want to set the same wallpaper to the lock screen, and the proper "do not ask again checkbox". By mistake, I pressed it, but I want it back now Any way to achieve that? BTW, I checked the "Clear Defaults" in the... | The problem was a silly one. When you try to select a wallpaper you're given two choices: full wallpaper for the virtual desktop (option 1, scrollable wallpapers) and a fixed wallpaper (the second option). If you select the second option, it will ask if you want to use the same wallpaper for the lock screen. However, i... | Clear the "Do not ask again" dialog in Gallery when changing Wallpapers | android |
This seems to happen in any app that uses some kind of comment display thing. Here are some pictures. (sorry that they're not screenshots, I don't think it's possible without root) This also happens with every other Reddit app on the market. All of them have the exact same problem when viewing comments. I assume that t... | As far as I know, this is just the way Motorola designed their BLUR interface. See, for example, this screenshot from a blog post on Motorola's dev site: This basically appears anywhere that a developer uses a <code> ListView </code> object, which is fairly common as it's the native way to display...well, a list of thi... | Why is there a blank white space under some Apps? | android |
I got some message over talk that I want to copy to clipboard. That is not possible. Long pressing does nothing. Tried on 4.0.4-ICS and 2.3.7-Gingerbread without succes. | If you are using Google Talk and have a GMail account, your chats are automatically logged in GMail. If you search for label:chat, you should be able to find that conversation and copy the text from your GMail application. BTW, I think that the fact that you can't copy the text from the chat app really needs to be fixe... | Copy Google talk chat messages to clipboard | android |
I am using a Samsang Galaxy Ace. When I switch my phone on, it takes too much time. The Samsung screen comes for approximately 30 seconds or more before the phone is on and usable. Can I change this setting so that the home screen will appear directly when the phone is switched on? | You can't change this. Simple solution: Don't shut down your phone any more (except when it runs out of battery). If you switch off your screen only, your phone will go to sleep and won't consume much power. If it still eats too much battery, consider disabling wifi, background data, sync or even switching to airplane ... | How to disable company starting screen when the phone is switch on | android |
I want to tether an Toshiba AT100 tablet to my Nokia E71. Have installed JuikoSpot on the Nokia which creates an ad-hoc hotspot. It appears the AT100 only looks for infrastructure hotspots. Is there an app or other method of getting the AT100 to look for and connect to an ad-hoc hotspot? Alternatively, is there a cheap... | Try bluetooth tethering instead. Benefits : Consumes less power, you can leave bluetooth enabled 24/7. Works out of the box. Drawback : BT 2.1 may cap your maximum UMTS speed (usually not an issue on the go). There are two profiles for this to tether via bluetooth: Bluetooth PAN: Supported by Android 3.0+ out of the bo... | Tethering an Toshiba AT100 to a Nokia E71 | android |
I kind of hate the voice used for navigation, alarm clock. Seems everything is using that same voice. Too robotic for my liking. I found IVONA Text-to-Speech Voices | TTS Voices | Text To Voice Not sure how good it is. Is there a better app than Ivona? | Ivona voice sounds the best hands down (especially Amy and the new not yet on Android Salli voice). Works great on all apps for me. Sadly, whenever I reboot phone, Ivona no longer works. Only fix is to reinstall the whole thing which is a total PITA. I still do it though cause it sounds so much better then any of the o... | How to replace the generic Google TTS service? | android |
The new Samsung Galaxy S III has an interesting feature which keeps the screen alive (on) if the camera decides the user is reading something by detecting if the user is moving his/her eyes. Does anybody know any application like that in the Android Market which I could install on my Motorola Xoom 2 (Honeycomb) or on m... | There's a BETA version floating around XDA. YMMV. This is being developed particularly for the S2, although it might work with other devices having FFCs (Front Facing Cameras) as well. See this thread for more details. | Keep screen alive by using camera | android |
I recently came across fireplace market, which hosts fired apps banned by google. However it's apparently down. I'm not really interested in the market app, I just would have liked to browse what Google does not like. Often such places offer nice to know niche apps. Is there a list of banned-from-google-play apps?ds ED... | No. Such list could never be exhaustive as all the developers who got booted would need to collaborate to it. Most warez markets don't exclusively deal with banned apps either, they usually host free and paid apps available in Play Store as well. For the record the term "apps that Google doesn't like" is quite misleadi... | List of banned market apps | android |
All I want to be able to do on my device is to be able to use Titanium Backup. I don't want to install custom roms, I want to keep everything as-is but be able to run apps that need root like the above. If I do root my device, will that stop OTA updates from installing? If they do install, will it need re-rooting again... | Yes, most manufacturers (AFAIK including HTC, as I had this experience with my EVO 4G) will have the OTA update break if the device is rooted. This may have changed, but to my knowledge, OTA will not work after root. However, devices can be unrooted , however, some are easier than others, and the process is different f... | Consequences of rooting HTC One X? | android |
I have some apps that are asking for unnecessary permissions. I would like to revoke these, but I've read that this is not possible without rooting. Is there any way to do this without having to root? | Yes there is, though it's not really elegant and it's a REALLY bad idea to do it. The app that you do it to, will more than likely break if you revoked a permission and it tries to use it. If this wouldn't be enough you will lose your app data and you won't be able to update from the Play Store. With that said it's not... | Revoke App Permissions Without Root? | android |
It's relatively easy to disable data roaming on an Android device in the "Wireless & networks" settings section, but the phone still tries to connect to other services via roaming like voice and SMS. Is there a way to disable ALL roaming whatsoever? I know about airplane mode, but that completely disables all conne... | I don't think this is possible. I think when carriers agree to let users roam on each others use their network, that probably their policies would comply in the way that when you can trust your carrier, you can probably trust it when it trusts the other one. EDIT: Actually I recently found this out: When you go to Sett... | Disabling ALL roaming? | android |
How do I configure ADB to recognize my Samsung Galaxy Y? I have installed the USB driver. but when I run <code> adb devices </code> it does not list anything. Following are the steps I followed. Declare your application as "debuggable" in your Android Manifest. Turned on "USB Debugging" on your device from Setting-> ap... | Is your USB Debugging mode enabled? Go to <code> Settings->Applications->Development </code> , and check the "USB Debugging" mode. This will help the ADB detect your device. You may refer to the Android Developer Documentation: Using Hardware Devices for further information and details. | How do I configure ADB for the Samsung Galaxy Y? | android |
Like, how a lot of application shortcuts let you link a particular shortcut within the application on the shortcut - like how the Dropbox Android application allows you to set shortcuts to particular Dropbox folders on the desktop. I use ezPDF and I can set individual bookmarks within the application, but I'd also like... | Technical answer: Yes. Practical answer: It's hard. You'll need: "Manual intent shortcuts" app to add really custom shortcuts on the desktop ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.cwfk.ig88.intents ). Plus: Knowledge how to generate a specific intent that does exactly what you want to do (install above app... | Is there a way to make a link to a specific page of a PDF file *on the desktop*? | android |
I am using Android 4.0 and latest version of Google Maps. The interface is in English. When I search for direction to some place say Kyoto, the interface is in mixed English and Japanese. See the attached screenshot to understand what I mean. How do see the destination names in English? | It's not possible to get it in English. You will always get the text as it is "locally". It's also a known annoyance . | Japanese language for directions in Google Maps | android |
I want to list the partitions on my phone - system, boot, recovery etc. What terminal command would I use? The <code> mount </code> command just lists mount points. | Use one of those: <code> cat /proc/mounts mount # free disk space of mounted fs' df # this shows you available devices cat /proc/partitions </code> ps: Lines containing asec are moved-to-sdcard apps (it's each an encrypted volume per app for security reasons) | Command to list partition mount points? | android |
Is there a way, on a non-rooted Android device, to see a list of what apps are listening on what port? Or even a way to see if an app is listening on a specific port? | I was able to see which app had an open port using standard linux knowledge. Install <code> terminal emulator </code> or do an <code> adb shell </code> and execute the following: shell@android:/ $ cat /proc/net/tcp sl local_address rem_address st tx_queue rx_queue tr tm-> when retrnsmt uid timeout inode 0: 0100007F:1C2... | List of open ports on Android | android |
I currently have an HTC Desire handset. I am just about to upgrade to a new HTC handset and would like to be able to pass this phone on to my wife. What’s the best way of changing the account setup n the phone to reflect the new ownership. I intend on using my existing Google account on the new handset to transfer my o... | Yes, adding a second account and disabling sync on the original one will work as you are expecting. You'll retain the ability to install and use apps you purchase with the original account, while having the sync enabled only on your wife's account will ensure the data from your own account is not present on her phone. | Transferring Phone Ownership | android |
The phone is a stock HTC One X. The settings menu does not include a checkbox to enable/disable CB messages. They just keep popping up. Update : Halfer already gave the link to the wikipedia article about CB, which should explain it in more detail than I ever can. What it means to me is that I get location information ... | After some investigation and asking around, I have been told that these settings might be under <code> Settings -> Call -> Other Call Settings </code> , and indeed they were. However, the owner of both a stock Samsung Galaxy S3 and an ICS updated Galaxy S2 told me that those two had the CB settings under <code> M... | Turning off cell broadcast messages in Ice Cream Sandwich | android |
I have a nuumber of Android apps installed. When I use them from desktop shortcuts of phone, they work normally but in "All apps" (having up arrow symbol) section, it only shows 4 apps: Latitude, Local, Maps and Navigation. While all other apps are not there but still installed. So I am wondering that why and how that ... | I solved the problem myself. I had a game installed on SD card named, Hambo, I shifted it to phone and all apps, came back to their place, what else change I did earlier was to remove updates of Android market app. So google play was removed and then I did the only change of moving one app. from SD card to phone and my... | Where are my Apps gone? Not shown under all apps, in my phone | android |
On my Samsung Galaxy S2 running ICS 4.0.4, my compass is off by 90 degrees. It shows west in the north position. I had stackexchange-url ("a similar compass problem before"), and had solved it by applying this patch. Unfortunately, I've since discovered that this patch stackexchange-url ("breaks my WiFi"). I have tried... | I've discovered over time and with much frustration and experimentation, that getting all features to work is always a matter of first finding the latest ROM and kernel that are the most problem free, then seeing if any patches exist to handle any remaining issues. In this case, I found that I after upgrading to the la... | How can I get my compass pointing the right direction? | android |
I have a bluetooth keyboard that I've set up in such a way that I can essentially use every function on my phone using just they keyboard, with home and menu and arrow keys and such. The only major thing I still can't do is look at my notifications! I have to reach up to pull the bar down, and I can't find a key bindin... | A workaround at least while in the main launcher home screen is to press MENU and then NOTIFICATIONS. Else get HelloStatusBar and assign it to a shortcut key. You can also try Status bar Expander which uses a long-press on the menu key to drop the bar wherever you are. Naturally, YMMV as certain devices don't support t... | Notification bar key-binding? | android |
The sensor that turns the screen off in my pocket or at my cheek is suddenly turning the screen off when my thumb is within two inches of the top of the screen. It is difficult to grab the notification bar without triggering it, and holding my phone sideways is now an exercise in frustration. Is there a way to fix this... | The problem ended up being transient; I rarely restart my phone. Somehow it got stuck in 'on call' mode, so the proximity sensor was enabled despite nothing being running. A reboot resolved the silly issue. | How do i correct my far-too-sensitive proximity sensor? | android |
I've was trying to root my Vodafone 858 Smart (Froyo) using super one click but it stopped in the middle of the operation and the program was non-responsive so I closed and it was closed while installing super user and it couldn't install it due to low phone memory. So I tried rooting it again after clearing some phone... | You can install Busybox from the market too: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox&hl=en And to your other question i just wanna know what does busy box do? taken from market description: BusyBox is a software application that provides many standard Unix tools, much like the larger (but mo... | Device rooting fails, but doesn't brick? | android |
I can connect to my university's eduroam network but very often I lose the connection and cannot reconnect until I reboot the phone. Now I found an app called "eduroam fixer" in the market. What is this app supposed to do exactly, what does it differently to the built-in WPA enterprise support? I cannot properly test t... | Judging by the reviews on various sites, this app is unlikely to solve your need to reboot after the connection gets screwed up; users report the same thing occurring with the app. This thread is particularly relevant. It seems that "Eduroam Fixer" is just a configurator. In particular it allows you connect to Eduroam ... | What does the app "Eduroam fixer" do? | android |
In android (at least in Xperia) when you want change a ring-tone (SMS, call, ...) it show you a list of all available audio files in your mobile and SD memories. Choosing a ring from a list of thousands of files is not easy at all. Some apps make it a little easier but not prefect. Is there any app that: Let me choose ... | On Samsung Galaxy S II (and possibly other similar phones) the stock Music Player app can do this. Just open the MP3 in any file manager, choose to play it with the stock Music Player, hit <code> menu </code> and select <code> Use as... </code> and <code> Ringtone </code> . Another option is to use doubleTwist Player t... | Is there a sound picker app with file browser and audio previews? | android |
I am looking for some study/comparison on how battery-consuming are specific services/sensors (3G, Wifi, GPS, Bluetooth, accelerometer) in Android devices. I know that the exact answer might differ depending on a phone but the question is general - which sensors are more consuming than others. Has anyone stumbled acros... | If you look at this video from the Google I/O conference and the slides you can see that they show how much WiFi, the CPU, screen, GPS, accelerometer etc. use in a device. Here is the video and the slides . A quick summary in case the links go down: This shows the amount of battery used by the components in milliamps (... | Is there any study on how which services/sensors consume the battery? | android |
Since smartphones have become "the thing", it has somehow been decided that locking your phone to a particular primary e-mail address and having DRM is "okay". Android, despite being open-source, is somehow not the exception. Since Android IS open-source however, it would seem that a developer would be able to customiz... | Paid Apps are tied to an Google account. But this is because of the Google Framework and not because of Android. No one needs to "remove DRM from Android" because there is no DRM within Android. Only support for it. If you install free (as in beer) Apps, everyone can use them. There is only one imitative that goes one ... | Android versions without DRM? | android |
I want to switch from ADW.Launcher to GO Launcher Ex but want to maintain my desktop layouts and widgets. Is there any way to move or copy widgets from one launcher to the other so that they have the same configuration? I've found that my Circle Launcher widgets could be copied easily as they have their own configurati... | As you mention GO Launcher EX as your target launcher, you are lucky: There's a complete description on how to migrate your screens, which you can find at AddictiveTips . Basically, this involves an app called Desk Migrate , which claims to copy home screens from one launcher to another launcher . According to the link... | Can widgets with settings be moved from one launcher to another? | android |
I want to be able to design my own Wallpaper for my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. I have read on various websites what the resolution is via pixels, when I try to design for these resolutions i have to "crop" my picture and once I "crop" it, it looks blurry as if it set the quality lower as well. Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0":... | The screen size is 600 x 1024 pixels in portrait mode. That's not the same as the wallpaper size, since the wallpaper is bigger than a single screen (try scrolling your homescreens left and right to see this). Usually you need to double the width, and from what I can see online this seems to be the case for the Tab as ... | Size a Wallpaper for Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 | android |
The low disk space notification frequently comes up. I can't get rid of it; the clear button doesn't clear it, and neither does tapping it. It's just taking up space. How can I get rid of it? I've got 20 MB of free space on my phone, which isn't a lot, but it's sufficient. I already know how much space is available, so... | It is enormously annoying, isn't it? There's no way to suppress it on an unmodified system that I know of, but you can at least free up more internal disk space by emptying system and app caches using an app like SD Maid or by going into the application management section ( <code> Settings->Applications->Manage A... | How can I get rid of the low disk space notification? | android |
I've been told that ODIN backups are preferred to Nandroid ones, but I've only ever used the latter. What are the features that differ between them, and how is one better than another? Also, if it is true that ODIN is better, and I want to use it, can I without a Samsung device? It seems to me that I won't be able to u... | IIRC, one difference is that ODIN can change the filesystem to a different "format". for example, there are ROM for the Galaxy S devices that would change the filesystem from RFS to ext4. if you did a nandroid of the device, before you flashed the ROM, then decided to go back to the "Stock ROM", your filesystem would s... | ODIN vs. Nandroid backups? | android |
I downloaded the Kindle app from the Play Store but I uninstalled it after trying it out because I went tested other ereaders as well. The problem is, when I decided to settle for the Kindle app. I downloaded it and there was no option to log in. Only an option to Register . Thus, when I "Registered" again with the sam... | To get back your <code> @kindle </code> email address (assuming someone else hasn't acquired it in the meanwhile), browse to Amazon.com and navigate to Your Account > Manage Your Kindle > Manage Your Devices > Personal Documents Settings (this last link is rather less than obvious, below the panel showing a photo of a ... | How do I re-use my account information on Kindle app? | android |
I presently have an HTC Desire handset which has a physical Search button. If I long-press on that search button I get a pop-up screen titled "Complete action using" and then I have three options of programs to run. I have the options of running my AutoRotate Switch program, running the Quick Compose feature of my SMS ... | The Sensation XE (which is externally identical to my Sensation barring colour) does have a hardware search button, located immediately below the touchscreen, furthest to the right: I haven't noticed a setting on android 4.0 to allow you to customise the behaviour of the button, however. The default behaviour is to lau... | How to access functions previously assigned to the hardware Search button on HTC Sensation XE | android |
My Galaxy Nexus goes into charging mode but when it isn't plugged in. The battery symbol then indicates a charging and when in suspend mode, the display turns on which drains battery rapidly. I am still able to actually charge the phone by attaching an usb cable. The problem is largely discussed in http://forum.xda-dev... | If you are familiar with such things, iFixit has a teardown report for the Galaxy Nexus, it's fairly easy to disassemble it to reach the micro USB port after step 7 and inspect it. I use isopropyl alcohol and q-tips for cleaning normally. I'd however not suggest you try it if you have no experience with such stuff. | Is there a quick-fix for the Galaxy Nexus when it signals "charging" without beeing connected via USB? | android |
What are the steps to root this phone? As I understand, Samsung has been using an internal counter that will void your guarantee if you install a custom kernel, I'd like to avoid that. | You have a prety good tutorial right here: [GT-I9070] [ROOT] Rooting your Galaxy S Advance without increasing the Binary Counter | How to root a Samsung I9070 Galaxy S Advance/S II Lite? | android |
On my HTC Desire phone I use a chess website. One of the links on that website opens a popup window displaying a chess board and other items. On my PC it opens in a new tab of my browser, that is fine. However, when accessed on my HTC Desire handset instead of opening in a new window accessible from the Menu --> Window... | Those "Analyze Board" links are coded to open a popup window using JavaScript. Your desktop browser (using an extension) is overriding this default behaviour it would seem, in order to open in a new tab instead. Those links are not programmed in a particularly accessible way unfortunately - if you don't have JavaScript... | Internet - How to stop Popup windows appearing in a small overlay | android |
I have a rooted Google/HTC Nexus One running Android 4.0, Cyanogenmod, and MIUI. These mods were done by the previous owner. Considering that the amount of internal storage my phone has is really tiny, I'm always looking for ways to free up space. My current idea is to symlink either all or part of <code> /data </code>... | Use data2sd instead of creating the symlink manually from the terminal . Usually sd cards are formatted with FAT32, data2sd creates an EXT2 embedded partition instead... more detailed explanation here . | Can I symlink /data? | android |
I want to lend a tablet to a friend of mine and I'm sure he will try to prank me with a locked screen. What can I do to remove the screen lock, if he returns it with the locked screen feature enabled with a code or something? | One way to prevent this is to create an extra guest profile with help from SwitchMe: Get root, install SwitchMe , create an guest profile, protect your profile with an password and enable SwitchMe's login manager feature. This allows you to recover the tablet by rebooting into your profile and resetting or deleting the... | How can I disable screen lock feature temporarily? | android |
This morning, I received the Android 4.0.4 Over The Air upgrade. After my phone rebooted, I saw the following error: Unfortunately, Launcher has stopped. [Report] [OK] If I pressed OK, I would see the same error again. This was, indeed, unfortunate, because it made it impossible to run any application on the phone. How... | The problem was bad (or improperly upgraded?) saved data in the launcher app. Here's how I fixed it. At the dialog above, press "Report" When in the report screen, drag down the notification bar at the top of the screen. Press the settings button in the upper left of the notifications area. Tap "Apps", then "All", then... | "Unfortunately, Launcher has stopped" error after 4.0.4 OTA Upgrade | android |
I have a large Android tablet and would like to "split" the virtual keyboard when it's in landscape mode. Something similar like the iPad feature. Is this possible and if so how? | Thumb Keyboard allows for this, as well as many other handy features which make it well worth the money Paid Version 7 Day Trial Version | How can I "split" the virtual keyboard when typing on a large display in landscape mode? | android |
I'm curious what changed in Android 4.0.4. Is there an official change log somewhere? It seems very well hidden. | It's just a maintenance update for bug fixes. This is the best I can find: Revision 3 (March 2012) Maintenance update. The system version is 4.0.4. Note: This system image includes support for emulator hardware graphics acceleration when used with SDK Tools r17 or higher. (more info) http://developer.android.com/sdk/an... | Where can I find the change log for Android 4.0.4? | android |
I want to update My Galaxy S with an ICS Android Version But I Can't find a stable One, I tried some ROMs on the net but they are broken with missing functionality and they slow down my phone. So I have turned back to Gingerbread. If someone has an already tried, tested ROM for Galaxy S could they please provide a link... | This is the most recent build for the Android Open Kang Project , which is ICS roms based and improved upon CM9. I have used these for my EVO and they are spectacular thus far. They're still beta, and while force closes are expected, they are few and far between. These builds have been great! | ICS ROM For Galaxy S | android |
Problem: I have this TF101, which freezes in virtually every ROM I've tried. When I'm playing a game, refreshing Twitter timeline by dragging down, or sometimes even simply viewing settings, the screen freezes. The sound and logcat however continue. I can also turn the screen on and off by pressing the power button, bu... | I have found a ROM that does not have this problem, the newest AOKP ROM. | ASUS Transformer TF101 freezes on many ROMs | android |
Recently, Android ICS has been released in my country (Hungary) also for the Samsung Galaxy Note. That's cool, the phone updated itself to Android 4.0.3 and at first sight it was really cool and fast. But... To be honest, the Wi-Fi disconnects and the battery gets empty in half of a day... These 2 make me really angry ... | Only devices with NVIDIA Tegra chips in them can be completely restored to factory conditions. When you root your phone, the warranty is void, and there is no sending it back. You can Back-Up a ROM and before booting, wipe the phone's ROM and restore one of the backed up ROMs. Backing up and restoring is very time cons... | Android customization Galaxy Note | android |
I'm one of those people who actually likes to keep all my old history files, since I like to see what sites I was browsing 6 months ago. So does anyone know how long the Android browser stores data for? Or is there a maximum file size of the history file that it collects? Are there also any Android history archival uti... | To my knowledge-- all Android stock browsers will keep the history forever. Until the cache is manually wiped or wiped because of an OTA update -- since I'm pretty sure the updates wipe the cache before booting-- Even still, I'm pretty sure the browser's cache isn't touched in that process. I'm quite certain you have n... | How long does the Android browser keep its history files for? | android |
Whenever I remove the headphone jack 1 while I have some media playing 2 , the file stops (which is what I want and expect) but the media volume also goes down to zero (which is unexpected and I would prefer not to happen). If I pause the media file before removing the headphone jack this does not occur. Is this a sett... | I was having the same problem with my phone until I uninstalled the turntable.fm app. This is the post that clued me into the fix: https://forums.motorola.com/posts/bc23079218 | Media volume automatically goes to zero when removing headphones | android |
Similar to this question: stackexchange-url ("How to force Samsung Galaxy Tab to shutdown?")), how can I force my Galaxy Nexus to shutdown? I can see that it is still on because I've got lightflow installed and the status LED is flashing. However none of the buttons are waking up the screen, so it is pretty much frozen... | The easiest solution would be to simply remove the battery. As far as I know, holding down the power button on the Galaxy Nexus doesn't force it to power down. | Force shutdown on a Galaxy Nexus? | android |
I have read through many questions here and totally understand that when you upgrade your phone your purchased apps should be accessible for reinstalling at https://play.google.com/store . I upgraded my phone yesterday from a Galaxy SII to a Galaxy S3 and I was given a guarantee in the shop that all the apps I purchase... | Ok, this answer doesn't get to the root cause or the "why it happened" but the issue is now resolved. It may help others if their purchased applications are suddenly not available on Google Play for installation on a new device. I received an notification to update my Android Firmware and reboot. I followed the instruc... | Where did my purchased Apps go when I upgraded my Phone? | android |
I read many good reviews about the Droid Razr Maxx which mainly focused on its large 3300 mA battery. All reviews brag about how long the phone lasts before running out of power. Most reviews on stackexchange-url ("Amazon") speak highly of the phone too. HOWEVER, I came across this blog Droid Razr Maxx – Broken Screen ... | Short Answer There's no such thing as "randomly break", phone owners tend to use or make up terms to disguise their ineffectiveness to explain what happened, or as an excuse to avoid saying "I broke my phone". Common factors leading to the Glass or the display damage are, but not limited to: Manufacturer fault, a damag... | Why would the screen to a Droid Razr Maxx randomly break? | android |
I'd like to text someone my location so they can use something like maps.google.com and navigate to me. Any app or technique that makes this task easier than putzing around asking for the address? | Google maps can do this. Long-press the map at your location; a popup should appear with the address; you can tap that and it'll give you the option to "share" that location. From that you can send a text, email, etc. | Anything that can text geocoords? | android |
When I set new wallpaper, it lasts only until the next sleep. On waking, the default ADW sequence of wallpapers resumes. I can re-select the wallpaper and it will again persist again until the device sleeps. I've tried: Locking the desktop - doesn't lock the wallpaper. Upgrading to v 1.3.3.56 - same behavior Restarting... | I just found this free app, My Kindle Wallpaper which does this simply and easily, no root required. D/l & install it, and point it at a photo or a folder full (on the KF, not on the net), and get your favorite background photo or cycle through several (one per wake-up, the way the stock software does). Works perfe... | How can I make ADW_EX wallpaper stick? | android |
What is cyanogenmod KANGs? I have read about compiling the most up-to-date source code as a "KANGs" but I can't find out anywhere what it refers to. | CyanogenMod developers coined the term "kang" originally. It goes back to the beginnings of Android development. It used to mean having one's development work taken, manipulated, rebranded, and re-released by someone else with no credit to the original developer. Later this term morphed into having a less malicious mea... | what is cyanogenmod KANGs? | android |
Google Maps gets fairly frequent updates (although I don't use it all that much). But, I have recently had to use it for some travel. I noticed that, where Google Maps used to give directions in this fashion... "Turn left onto Main Street in 0.2 miles." ...ever since I did an update (no clue which update it was - as I ... | Turns out the issue appeared to be specifically with a Google Maps update. I have received two updates over Google Play since then and the problem appears to have resolved. | No Turn-by-Turn Directions on Google Navigation | android |
It takes a few minutes to shut down and restart the phone, it would sometimes be handy to be able to swap batteries without shutting down (i.e. swap in a fully charged battery before going out). Will the phone operate without a battery while connected to a wall charger? Is it safe to swap the battery without shutting d... | I just tried this on two phones, a Samsung Galaxy 551 and a Samsung Galaxy S. It doesn't work. The phones typically just shut off. However, one time the Galaxy S didn't shut off right away but I wasn't able to put the battery back in before it shut off. My Google Nexus S is made so that you can't even take the back cov... | Is it OK to swap batteries while phone is connected to wall charger? | android |
I'm a big fan for RR (Resurrection Remix rom) and I'm following it's news and updates since V.1.8.1 But there is something I don't like with rom updating in general, each time updating the rom I need to wipe cache, applications and user details. I hate reinstalling apps. and configure my phone from zero. Is there a way... | Well- Things have changed- As of today, all you need to do is backup the .apk files to your SD card using the backup app of your choice (there are free ones like Astro-) And then get an app called "App Installer" -- When you Update the ROM- you can re-install all of your apps with the App Installer-- App Installer hasn... | Samsung SII rom update | android |
I bought a Galaxy S3 (Android 4). I downloaded the user manual, and I can't find a way to change the appearance. I can change the wallpaper and the font size, but I can't change drawer transition behavior, the general UI theme or the icon set. | Download Apex launcher-- It has full support for themes and transitions, icons, etc- For Icon packs, "ADW Icons" is a good keyword to use- since Apex will use ADW icons. | How do I change the theme, (iconset) on a Galaxy S3 default launcher? | android |
Where can I access my Gmail contacts on my ICS Android Tablet (DGM T-703)? This does feel like a silly question, but I cannot find my Contacts list anywhere?! Within the Gmail app I cannot see a "Contacts" option!? When I compose an email, contact suggestions do drop down as I complete the To field. Now I'm sure I ente... | As mentioned in my question there is a "Contacts" app already listed under Settings > Apps > All, but there is no way to directly launch this. There is no related Contacts/People app icon on the apps page. I have accessed this "Contacts" app at least once in the past, via another application, but I cannot remember how ... | Where are my Gmail contacts? | android |
All right, I have fouled up my Galaxy S while trying to install Cyanogenmod after rooting with Odin. I now have the clockworkMod Recovery 2.5.1.0 and I am trying to select the cyanogen Update .zip from my SD card. Neither option Apply sdcard:update.zip and install zip from sdcard work Apply sdcard:update.zip simply yie... | I wanted to copy the zip directly to the internal storage You can't just want to, you have to . ClockworkMod does not mount the external SD card, you have to put it on the internal SD storage (often called the internal SD card and separate from the main system storage). If you can't access the internal SD then you'll n... | Why can I not access the cyanogenmod zip on my sd card? | android |
I've just moved from iOS to Android, purchasing the new Galaxy S3. Lovely phone; I'm impressed thus far. The only thing that I'm struggling with is playing audio, via USB , to my car's head-unit. I've got a 2012 Nissan Juke which worked fairly seamlessly with my iPhone 4. I'd plug the USB cable in, and my music would s... | Yes and no. The fact that your Galaxy S3 does not support mass storage mode means that you cannot play audio files stored on the S3 with the radio, like you could with a USB stick. (If your car's radio supports mass storage, that is.) However, the other type of USB connection, allowing your iPhone to be controlled by y... | Can I get my car's head-unit to play audio, via USB, from my Galaxy S3? | android |
I have an Huawei Honour running 2.3.6. I have plenty of apps installed and some I have moved to a 32GB sd card. Now I notice that quite randomly some application that are stored on the sd card just disappear. (I am not talking about the apps become unavailable when mounting the USB file system on a PC, as that is to be... | I've been Googling this problem for a few days now. It appears to be based in some startup bug wherein the launcher app scans for existing applications before the SD card (internal or external) is mounted. First off, use FileManager or equivalent to look at your SD card's contents. If you see some grey icons with the a... | Applications on SD Card disappear: Gingerbread bug or hardware error? | android |
I was trying to add my Exchange account to my phone to confirm for a coworker that logging into the server was possible. I don't want to relinquish the device administrator controls as it's my personal phone, which is why I hadn't added it before and don't want to actually have it synced. I was able to access the accou... | Messed around with it a bit more and found a solution. I just had to go to Settings -> Accounts & sync to delete the Exchange account. | Cancel Exchange device administrator activation? | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7" Plus tablet on my hands, and I am trying to test my "large" scale layouts. The device shows up in harddrive mode on my computer (Win XP), but adb does not recognize it as a device (Note: it doesn't show <code> ?????? </code> , it doesn't appear at all). I also tried using Samsung "Kies"- ... | The current best, known solution is to use "adbWireless" to connect the device with one's computer over a network. Be careful to connect both devices to the same network. If you do not have access to a wireless network, the .apk can be transferred in harddrive mode after exporting the project from eclipse. However, thi... | Samsung Galaxy Tab 7" Plus -- adb drivers | android |
I was wondering if any of you has seen this behavior: I have an unrooted Galaxy S Vibrant and I was trying to root it permanently with z4root, unsuccessfully. While I try to do it permantly it seems to do it, but when I try to run Titanium Backup or any app that requires root permissions, it won't gain privileges. So, ... | The SU binaries are not included with the original distribution of Android, because they are not used at all by any stock system functions. Obviously, there are those of us that like to be able to do those things ;) Most rooting processes take care of this, but some leave it out. Hence the file @Matthew Read linked to ... | su (sudo) command not found Galaxy S Vibrant | android |
I just got my new Galaxy S3 today (after a couple of years using BB and iOS) and I installed Samsung Kies on my computer. Kies's interface is quite intuitive (laying out everything almost the same like iTunes) so I created a few playlists and dragged a few songs to each playlist. Then I clicked on the icon for my phone... | i have the same problem with Kies, all music but no playlists! I tried WinAmp but no luck there either, it did crash alot on my PC, and S3. So i tried a few other apps on play store, I'm using Easy Phone Tunes, i paid just over £1.00 for it, now it does all ther playlists... But.. out of 2226 tracks it syncs about 1980... | How to sync playlist to Samsung Galaxy S3 from Kies? | android |
In trying to update Google+ I receive: "package file was not signed correctly uninstall the previous copy of the app and try again". The problem is I can't find Google+ app in the app manager. What can I do to solve this problem? Galaxy SII I9100 Android 4.04 Rom: Resurrection Remix 2.0 | You can try deleting the app folder entirely in a file browser of your choice. You should be able to find a folder called: <code> /Apps/Google+ </code> If you remove this folder completely, there should be no confusion as to whether the app is installed on your phone or not. From this forum thread I would also like to ... | Package error "package file was not signed correctly" when updating Google+ | android |
I upgraded firmware on my Samsung Galaxy SII via OTA. My starting firmware was android 2.3.4 (gingerbread) and after two successful updates it was on android 2.3.6 . Now it prompted me for another upgrade (12.1 MB or so). I downloaded it (successfully), it installed successfully but when the phone reboot, it got stuck ... | Have you flashed the phone before and do you have any new boot loaders on it? What kind of recovery mode is it booting into? ClockworkMod ? Or does Samsung have its own recovery? If possible I would suggest maybe downloading the correct ROM for your handset from cyanogenMod and putting it on your SD card then try flash... | Samsung Galaxy s2 stuck on boot screen after an OTA upgrade | android |
I have an HTC One S but I don't know where it is. I remotely installed 'Find My Phone' on it via Google Play Store. Now I want to remotely launch it. How can I do that? | Although there is not a general solution for remotely launching apps, here is a solution that applies to your situation: First, install AndroidLost from the online Google Play Store. this is the app you can use to control/wipe/access info about your lost device, yadayada Give it a little time to install to your device,... | Can I remotely launch an app on my android phone? | android |
This may be a fairly simple question, but I want to be sure. My guess is that it can't be done. Question 1: For example, I have an executable for Linux (no GUI , just cmd line , it just makes some computations) and it works well in my x86 desktop and I want to be able to run it in my Android tablet. The tablet is runni... | The answer to both questions is no. Your Android device most likely uses the ARM architecture , which is not compatible with the x86 architecture of your binaries. In theory you could use Qemu on Android to emulate a x86 system, but the performance will be average at best. This has been done . | Can I run Ubuntu desktop x86 applications On Ubuntu For Android? | android |
My Samsung Galaxy S2 takes a long time to get a GPS signal (maybe around 5 minutes). Anyone know why and what can I do about it? | Install FasterFix from the Play Store and follow the prompts. | Samsung Galaxy S2 takes a long time to get GPS signal | android |
On my old Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) phone there was an option to keep my phone awake when the USB cable was connected. But on my Samsung Galaxy S II , (4.0.3) I can not find it. Does the option still exist? EDIT: If I go to settings > Developer options , then my options are: <code> USB debugging Allow mock locations De... | I have checked on my two Ice Cream Sandwich Devices (Stock Xoom and Droid 3 running CM9 Beta). I have, under <code> Settings > Developer Options </code> a <code> Stay Awake </code> option. Which keeps your device awake when charging. This will work if your device charges over USB (my Xoom does not, for instance). Ho... | How do I keep my Android 4.0.3 phone awake when USB connected? | android |
I am building an app for an Android tablet that will control an Arduino microcontroller board (paired via bluetooth). However, the tablet will also be paired via Bluetooth with my Android phone to share the phone's internet connection. Can I pair the devices this way simultaneously? | AFAIK, bluetooth connections can occur simultaneously as long as their operational bounds do not overlap. In other words, you cannot connect two bluetooth headsets at the same time, but you can connect a bluetooth keyboard and bluetooth mouse to the same device at the same time (I personally have tested this last scena... | Pair two Bluetooth devices simultaneously | android |
Since upgrading my phone to ICS, my compass is reversed, with the north end pointing south. I have tried waving the phone in a figure 8 pattern and flipping it over on all axis. What can I do to get my compass pointing the right way? | I found the answer on this page , and the solution was to download and install a compass fix patch . | Compass north and south are reversed on my Samsung Galaxy 2 | android |
We have a fully configured android tablet. I need to create many more just like it. What is the easiest way to do this? Ideally I would create a rom which I could just flash in one step. Is this possible? | Assuming all other tablets are of identical model to the original, it should be as easy as rooting them, installing CWM, and then restoring the Nandroid backup you made with the original one. Keep in mind that Nandroid utility does not back up the contents of the SD Card. If duplicating the SD Card is also required, th... | How can I create a flashable rom from a configured tablet? | android |
My Revue (Android 3.1) was acting balky, so I wanted to restart it. I spent several minutes looking through menus, but didn't find an option to shut down or restart the OS. I ended up pulling the power cord, but it seemed a bit harsh. | Google's support page provides this option: To Reboot your Google TV: To reboot your Sony TV or Bluray player or your Logitech Revue, press Control + Alt + Backspace on your controller. If you had <code> adb </code> connected you could also try <code> adb reboot </code> , which works on other devices. | Is it possible to shutdown or restart a Logitech Revue without pulling the power cord? | android |
I thought heard about an app that could change sound profiles based on GPS position, but I forgot which one it was. Is there any way to do this? | The free app android llama can do this. Best of all it is not required to use the energy-expensive gps-receiver but can do the same also with "wlan-ids-in-reach" and "cell-phone-masts-in-reach" as alternative. | Is there a way to change sound profiles based on GPS position? | android |
HTC Hero, Android 2.1(!) I have 3 Gmail accounts on my phone — none of them allow me to Synchronize the "All Mail" label. How can I do this? | It appears it's just not possible to sync messages without any label whatsoever, even in Android 4.* | Gmail gives no option to sync "All Label" label | android |
English (United Kingdom) is set as the system language and regardless of whether I set the Android spell checker to use the system language or "English" it just doesn't know how to spell. Almost everything is underlined in red! Basically, the spelling dictionary (which should be built in to Android 4 ) appears to be em... | Go to the Play store, and install Google Keyboard . This includes its own spell checking dictionary. Navigate to: <code> Settings -> Language & Input -> Spelling correction </code> And select "Google Spell Check". You can click the settings icon to change the language too. | Android ICS spell checker does not know how to spell (English)? | android |
After upgrading to new Android version (Ice Cream Sandwich) my camera cannot focus. All the pictures made by my phone are blurry (not focused). I tried to reset camera settings to default, I tried clearing apps data (of my camera), I installed another camera application - nothing helped. Interesting is, that the camera... | It seems that it is HW issue. Unfortunately it occurred at the same time as I upgraded to ICS, but it is a HW issue. | After upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich my Samsung Galaxy S2 camera cannot focus | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace, with quad-band I believe. It is possible to see the current connection network type, e.g. UMTS, EDGE, etc, by going to Settings -> About Phone -> Status. But it does not tell which frequency band it is on. Is it possible to find out which frequency band (either exactly, or just which of the... | Based on avirk's hint, I found a way. First press the code *#0011# GSM example: <code> GSM900: IDLE T: 10, B: 10 Rx Pwr: -94, Rx ual: - Rx Lev: 21, Tx Lev: 0- Speech VER: AMR EFR FR VOC: AdaptiveRate TS: 0 Temp: 68 Batt: 71 LNA: 0 Service: Available </code> It is obvious that it's using 900MHz band, from the "GSM900". ... | How to tell current frequency band? | android |
I've had an HTC Desire HD with HTC Sense for about a year and I'm quite happy, except for the battery life. After upgrading to the latest version, it lasts about 24 hours with moderate/low usage. I was wondering 2 things: If I root it, will i gain some significant battery life? After a phone is rooted, can it later be ... | The only way rooting can gain you battery time is if you can uninstall an app that's using a lot of power, and which you can't uninstall without rooting (i.e. it's something that shipped with the device). I don't know what is on your device, but judging from what I've seen on my Droid 3, there's not likely to be any no... | Will rooting my phone improve its battery life? | android |
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