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I have a Samsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570) with Froyo (Build FROYO.XWKE3 in case this is relevant). When scrolling a list it allows the list to scroll past the end, and then slowly scrolls it back. This prevents me from using the technique I've used on other Android devices where I flick a list and let it hit the end in o... | No - as you've correctly ascertained, a custom ROM is most likely your best bet. Also, the bounce effect is a Samsung "feature" - by default Android uses the glow effect to indicate the end of a list. I'm also unsure if this is a Froyo only feature, because IIRC, one of the UI updates was the glow effect, which Samsung... | Disable list "bounce" effect on Samsung Galaxy Mini | android |
Is there a way I can monitor how much data all the individual apps use? All the traffic monitors I have found only show the total amount. | There's a program on Google Play called Network TrafficStats Lite that does this in most Android versions. If your phone happens to be compatible to Ice Cream Sandwich, consider upgrading as this feature is built in. | Display data usage by application | android |
I have rooted my Sony Ericsson Neo V by downgrading to .42 and using Zergrush, without unlocking the boot loader. Now I want to remove the LiveWare service. NoBloat and similar apps don't show it. How can I delete or at least disable this serivce? | Look in <code> /system/app/ </code> for <code> com.sonyericsson.extras.liveware.apk </code> or similar. Remove it and any .odex file with the same name if present and that should get rid of it. (Note that I have no idea if this is required by the system or will otherwise screw up your phone, so do it at your own risk.) | Disable LiveWare manager | android |
Assuming that I am not able to start up my phone due to a file that is missing on the file system. Would it be possible to get to my phone's root directory on my computer and to place the missing file? Maybe by using fastboot? | No. If you have a custom recovery that supports adb / root, you can boot into it and use adb to remount <code> /system </code> as read-write and push the missing file over. But otherwise you don't have access to most of the phone. | Access root directory? | android |
I've searched all over the place and couldn't find a solution. I want to send around 30 contacts (names + phone numbers) by email, to someone. Now I can't seem to succeed with the feat! What can I do to send a simple list (or a table) containing the name and phone number of an entire group of people (they're already or... | Do you need to do if from your phone? Because if not, you can just use the Gmail desktop interface to do this, I do this quite often and it's fairly easy: Go to your contacts (click <code> Gmail </code> in the upper left corner) Select the contacts you want to export Put them in a new group you can call <code> Tmp </co... | How to send multiple contacts by email? | android |
When in lock-screen, I have to move the middle circle over the "lock" on right hand side. The device vibrates 3x during it - is it possible to disable all the vibrations? (Using ICS) | No, this is not an option. Actually this seems like a bug as this should be controlled by the option, <code> Vibrate on Touch </code> under <code> Sound </code> in the settings. Either that, or the option <code> Vibrate on Touch </code> should remain visible when setting the screen security option to <code> Slide </cod... | Disable "vibrate" in lock screen | android |
I dropped my phone and broke the LCD. Now I can turn the phone on ( I feel the little quick vibrate that happens when you power the phone on ) but I have no display at all. I got a replacement with the insurance plan, but I need to send the broken phone back. How can I wipe my data? Can I just rub a magnet all over it?... | Assuming USB Debugging is on connect it to the computer via USB and wipe it with ADB. If that doesn't work you could throw it in the microwave. | How can I wipe data with no display ( e.g. magnet )? | android |
On a computer, it's possible to trick a server that you are using a different computer by masking MAC address. Is there something like that for android? Rooted phones have full access. So I'd think it should be possible. I don't mean wi-fi mac address, I mean 4g/3g alternative to mac, I assume it's ESN. If that is poss... | Since the nature of your question is simply "is this possible", the answer is yes, there are ways to spoof your ESN. Often this is a form of phone cloning, which is also simply referred to as ESN cloning. The concept is that you take one phone and then configure it to broadcast using the ESN of a different phone, effec... | is it possible to mask esn of a smartphone? | android |
So somewhere along the line Android got a native "backup my data" option but I haven't gotten to use it. I used to use Titanium Backup and it was the main reason I rooted my phone, but I don't have Titanium or Root anymore. Is there any significant difference in what's backed up between the native Android Backup from G... | I think you're better off using Titanium Backup if you want to ensure that when you restore your phone, you'll have exactly what you had when you performed the backup. I find that Android's new built-in backup options are inconsistent. For example, after re-installing some apps, some of the settings are magically maint... | Titanium Backup vs Android data backup | android |
Am running Cm7.1. I have about 2,000 contacts. My Nexus One and Pioneer headunit insist on exchanging all 2,000 contacts if my Android Contacts "Display Options" are set to "My Contacts." Problem is that this really makes Voice Recognition unusable (too many contacts to parse). To get around this, I created a "Car" lab... | The filtered contacts list solves this problem, but unfortunately if you are like me you are constantly needing to look at the larger list of contacts and you will not remember to turn the filter back on afterwards. So when you get back into the car, it will start sending the whole list again. I just found a workaround... | Stop Bluetooth Auto Sync Contacts to Pioneer Avic Z140 | android |
Okay, in spite of the hate being heaped on by iPhone elitists, I have installed Instagram on my Android phone and have started playing with it a bit. How can I get my Instagram photos to automagically appear in a public album in Google+ Photos? Felicia Day, for instance, has a public Instagram album. I can see, on my p... | You can use IFTTT (If This Than That) and setup a recipe that auto posts from Instagram to a specific Picasa album online. This doesn't require you to leave anything open. Then you can set your Instagram album in Google+ to be public. You will need to follow the directions found here . The only thing I haven't figured ... | Autopublish album in Google+ photos | android |
I've had my phone for months, loading with several firmware, ROMs and OTAs, without ever running this command. What does it do? What I know is that "fastboot oem unlock" displays the confirmation screen and obliges me to wipe my device data, and that "fastboot oem unlock" is the first step to flashing firmware unto my ... | Simply put, fastboot oem lock puts your bootloader into a mode that prevents you from overwriting your recovery image, without a subsequent fastboot oem unlock . This serves as a security precaution, primarily where the default recovery and firmware is installed. Because: The default recovery will only allow manufactur... | What does "fastboot oem lock" do? | android |
This is driving me crazy. I just bought a new <code> Motorola Defy Plus </code> ( <code> MB526 </code> ) this week and plugged in a 16 GB SD card to it. Like the features it offered like Moto-Blur and all that. So after 2 days of use I dumped some songs to listen while traveling to office. I started the playlist (in <c... | Go to task manager icon from round lighted main icon at bottom center of phone. Once task manger is running , click on auto end list and remove your connect music app or any other app that plays music. Thats it. Also notice before you do the operatino above that musics would stops playing after about 2 minutes. Because... | Motorola Defy Plus - Apps are automatically closing few minutes after screen switches off | android |
I want to update my apps, but I can't find the option in the new play store. How can I do this? | On all my devices, if there are more than one app to be updated, I can see the <code> Update <x> </code> button above the apps list, in the header bar with the "Updates" text. This will update all apps that don't require manual updates. | How do I update all my apps with the new Google Play Store? | android |
Screenshots apps store their images in different locations. For example: ShootMe uses SD card/ShootMe The native screenshot tool in ICS uses SD card/Pictures/Screenshots etc I am wondering, is the Photoshop for Android able to access other directories beside SD card/DCIM, because all the pictures I can see are the ones... | Asssuming you mean Adobe Photoshop Express it is set by default to only show you Camera pictures. You should be able to change a setting to make it look at the rest of your phone's storage. Open Photoshop Express, press Menu (on ICS press the <code> ... </code> in the corner of the screen), select More and then Setting... | Photoshop: how can I access other directories beside DCIM? | android |
I followed the steps here to add an EXT4 partition on my 8gb sd card: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/properly-partition-sd-card-for-app2sd-android-roms/ Now I have 6.xGB FAT32 as the primary partition, and a 1GB EXT4 logical partition. But my Samsung Galaxy Ace (running on CyanogenMod-7.2.0-C1-cooper, official nig... | If your phone is rooted and got ClockworkMod installed, then try formatting and creating an EXT partition in ClockworkMod. Its the most simplest and easiest way to do it. It will automatically take care of your Fat partition too. For more info, read this article | SD card not detected after re-partitioning it, FAT32 + EXT4 | android |
Before the Sonar changes, I could move the gesture button by long-pressing it and dragging it to a different corner. Now long pressing brings up a menu to use a gesture or use Sonar. How can I move the gesture button to a different corner? | Tap the gesture button to bring gesture drawing screen. On this screen, you can find a Gear icon in bottom-right corner. Tap it and you'll find 1st option on next screen for changing position. | How do I move the gesture button in Dolphin HD? | android |
I'm shopping the android market on my tablet (TF Prime) but can't seem to find anywhere if an app/game support tablet size. I don't want to spend money on a game that is zoomed so much that I can count the pixels =) How to tell if an app in the market supports tablet size? | One way is to ask the developer via the contact information provided in the application's Google Play page. Where an application or game has a free- or paid-version, you could just try the free version. Unless it's stated in the description that the paid version actually supports higher resolutions, it's usually a safe... | Tablet Market: How to know if a game supports tablet size? | android |
Are all touch-screens on modern devices multitouch capable on hardware level (if software supports it)? If not than how to detect if touchscreen screen by itself is multitouch or not? | Are all touch-screens on modern devices multitouch capable on hardware level (if software supports it)? This is more or less impossible to answer without spec sheets for every Android device that has ever been created (within whatever timeframe you consider "modern"). Very broadly speaking, devices from major manufactu... | Multitouch hardware on Android devices | android |
I've just removed GO Launcher and now when I click the home button I get offered a choice of two different Launcher <code> com.android.launcher </code> and <code> launcher.ebproductions.android.launcher </code> What is the ebproductions one? Do I need it? Can I just remove it? | There's an app in the Market with the ID "com.ebproductions.android.launcher" that is Gingerbread Launcher free . This appears to be a slightly modified version of the AOSP stock Gingerbread launcher that someone's made available for devices that don't come with the stock launcher installed. | What is launcher.ebproductions.android.launcher? | android |
Searching an app on the Play Store for new apps results in a failure most of the time. By failure I mean we don't find the desired app although the name matches exactly. Popular examples are Temple Run (1st week after release) and Instagram (right now too). Searching on Google for terms like "Instagram for android" res... | The general opinion everywhere is that the Web marketplace is much better with search results than the marketplace app (it is really puzzling as to why is such the case). And no, the problem is not India specific, it is faced everywhere. The same opinion holds for other stores as well, including Apple's AppStore. The g... | Searching for Android apps | android |
I have an unlocked international-version Galaxy Nexus on the German T-Mobile network. It's only about a week old, but more than once in that time I've seen the signal drop completely out, and won't come back until I reboot -- and sometimes not even then. In the same location, my old AT&T Captivate (rooted, running ... | It look is like this is a pretty widespread problem . It doesn't answer my shopping question (should I return it) but at least I can say with confidence that it's not just me, so it should get addressed eventually. | My Galaxy Nexus can't hold on to a signal | android |
I'm using a virtual recorder to record voices and it records in the <code> .pcm </code> file format. I found an app <code> freemp3droid </code> to convert it to <code> .mp3 </code> but there are some bugs in the app and it has not been updated recently. Is there any other app to convert the file into <code> .mp3 </code... | The LAME encoder is useful for converting such files. PC applications can be found here: http://lame.sourceforge.net/links.html You can try another recorder, like Hi-Q MP3 Recorder . This will record it immediately in mp3 format. you can use an online converter to do the job. Try for example http://www.mediaconverter.o... | How to convert pcm/wav to mp3? | android |
Can we add external devices to an Android device? For example, can I add a CD player or a power antenna (to detect wireless from long distances) to my Android device? Des Android let us to create our own drivers for our devices? | Most Android devices aren't set up for peripherals; it would take quite a bit of hacking away to get them to recognize them. That being said, since Android is Linux based it's entirely possible that Linux drivers might work for your device out of the box. I'd rate the chances of such as being very low, however. Writing... | Can I add external devices to an Android device? | android |
Have developers of Swype keyboard ever told anywhere why they haven't added their app in Play Store yet? As Play Store is easiest way of installing and updating apps, it'd be nice.. | They have here but doesn't give a clear reason. How can I buy Swype? / When will Swype be on the Android market? We have considered a direct-download sales model, but there are two challenges to that approach: Customer Support - Providing Swype users with the level of professional support they deserve is a priority for... | Any reason why Swype isn't in Play Store? | android |
Gmail Tap, one of Google's April fools, would give the phone a three-keys Morse keyboard. Is there a way to get this functionality for real, preferably for input to any fields? | Yes, there is: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rgam.morsekeyboard | Is there a real "Gmail Tap" app? | android |
Looking at the stackexchange-url ("responses to this question"), it seems that a mobile service provider can't automatically detect whether or not a phone user is tethering their phone or not. Though they can infer it by the type of activity a user does. However, my service providor charges extra for both USB and WiFi ... | Technically they can inspect the HTTP Headers and look at the User-Agent field to determine browser and OS; but imagine the millions and millions of HTTP requests for web pages and applications in a given day. They can do trends, and data mining techniques to find out - but is it worth all that effort for them just to ... | If I root my phone, can my service providor tell if I am using my phone for USB tethering or as a WiFi hotspot? | android |
In Setup Catalog option, I can only choose apps, but can't rename the catalog. Is there any way to rename a catalog? | The only way I've found to do this is to edit the XML file that stores the name directly. It should be at <code> /data/data/org.adwfreak.launcher/shared_prefs/APP_CATALOG_Index.xml </code> : <code> # cd /data/data/org.adwfreak.launcher/shared_prefs cd /data/data/org.adwfreak.launcher/shared_prefs # ls ls APP_CATALOG_1.... | How to rename catalog of ADW Launcher EX? | android |
I have Android and iOS devices so I use Dolphin's browser for the bookmark sync. Is there any way I can get my Chrome bookmarks to sync into my Dolphin bookmarks at least once? I'm aware of Chrome to Phone ect but so far all solutions I see either keep my bookmarks in a separate app (useless for dolphin sync) or they o... | Install their new extension, sync bookmarks with Chrome flawlessly https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dolphin-connect/pajecklcmiegagoelbbjldmfcbcpdpll have fun :) | How can I sync Chrome's bookmarks to Dolphin? | android |
Superuser Elite (paid) provides a premium-exclusive feature: Ghost Mode! What is it? As I haven't purchased it, I don't have option to test it.. | The Superuser website explains it as such: Ghost mode – Hide Superuser from your app tray and home screen. With ghost mode activated, the only way to launch it is by dialing a secret code into the dialer. The default secret code is <code> *#*#787378737#*#* </code> , but it can be set to whatever you want. Note that thi... | What is Ghost Mode of Superuser Elite? | android |
I have a rooted Galaxy S 2 (I9100) and was wondering if I can restart the Bluetooth on my phone via the terminal client on my phone. | The following terminal command should enable Bluetooth via adb shell or Terminal Emulator app: <code> su am start -a android.bluetooth.adapter.action.REQUEST_ENABLE </code> On most versions of Android, this command will present a pop-up window to the user asking to confirm request to enable BT. I believe this was done ... | Can I restart Bluetooth from the terminal? | android |
I have an android phone which is connected to a secured Wi-Fi hotpot. How can I find out what is the password of the Wi-Fi hotpot from the phone. | On my phone, the credentials are stored in <code> /data/wifi/bcm_supp.conf </code> . You'll probably need root to see it directly on your phone but you may be able to use <code> adb pull </code> (requires the Android SDK) from your PC to get the file. As noted in the comments, the location may vary based on your ROM or... | How can I find out the Wi-Fi password from android setting | android |
A while ago, I posted stackexchange-url ("another question here") when I had plenty of free internal storage but was getting the following warning: <code> Low on space: Phone storage space is getting low. </code> The problem was apparently a bug during the upgrade to Gingerbread, and following the steps in the accepted... | To consolidate comments: I've found a fantastic guide to Android partitions and basics here via WIW's XDA post . <code> /data </code> is all your personal settings, messages, and information, while <code> /data/data </code> is specifically for your apps' private data. My guess is that wiping <code> /cache </code> as de... | False "low on space" (internal storage) warning on HTC Incredible | android |
I have some problems with google play after updating to 4.0.4 on my Motorola xoom. The store doesn't open and gives Server error !! | Unbind the gmail account. Clear Google Play data. Bind the Gmail account. | Google play error after updating 4.0.4? | android |
Is there a way to easily use music from Google Play Music as ringtones on my phone? | Download the song and use something like Audacity to edit it. Save to your ringtones directory on your phone. Nothing else out of the ordinary needs to be done. | How can I turn songs from Google Play Music into ringtones? | android |
Gingerbread comes with a cool SIP / VoIP integration. However, this feature drains the battery quite a bit. So I'm looking for a shortcut to enable SIP. So far, I always have to go deep into Settings to disable/enable it. Is there a cool shortcut, widget or app which helps to enable/disable the native SIP/VoIP-Feature ... | As I did not find any suitable solutions I decided to write my own widget. It's available on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.siebeck.sipswitch I also made the source code available: https://github.com/robert7k/sipswitch | Shortcut to enable / disable VoIP/SIP on Gingerbread? | android |
I have been using 2 SIM cards in 2 separate phones and until recently I bought the Alcatel OT-918N Glory, a dual SIM Android phone. Since I had 2 phones before, I am expecting to have duplicated contact numbers. I will be importing numbers from my 2 SIM cards and I need to know the best way to handle duplicate numbers ... | If you can pull both sets of contacts into the Google Contacts app on the phone, and let them sync with Google, you might then be able to merge duplicates via the web-based contacts page: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#contacts Click the "More" button, then choose "Find and Merge duplicates". | How do I merge contacts based on phone numbers? | android |
I just got the following mail: Google Mobile Maps Location Reporting Reminder To protect your privacy we would like you to know that Google Mobile Maps is running on your mobile device and reporting your location. This is just a privacy reminder - if you did not enable this or want to stop reporting your location, disa... | Open Google Maps on Android and select Latitude to disable Latitude. :-) | Got mail from Google: Google Mobile Maps Location Reporting Reminder. How to I stop location reporting? | android |
When I try to go into the Android Market on my Logitech-Revue it says it needs to update, but never does. On my Acer A500 tablet the Android Market updated to Google Play, so I assume that is the update that my Revue is attempting, but failing. Anyone else successful with the Google Play update on Logitech-Review or Go... | It finally updated. Not sure what the hang up was before. | Trouble updating Android Market to Google Play on Logitech-Revue (Google-TV) | android |
I have an Acer Liquid Metal, Gingerbread... I've tried installing Python on Android (and s4la: http://code.google.com/p/android-scripting/ ) but when I run the hello world script I get: <code> dlopen libpython2.6.so </code> <code> Traceback (most recent call last): </code> <code> File "compass.py", line 2, in <modul... | Easy peasy: I was using adaway (an app that blocks ads) and somehow its tweaking of my hosts file was not accepted by Python. Yay! :D | Can't run any Python script on my Android phone | android |
I'm trying to connect my Samsung Galaxy S2 to my TP-Link WA801ND Access Point. This works when I disable Wireless security but when I enable WPA2, the mobile refuses to connect. Does the S2 support WPA2? | The original SGS supports WPA2 with AES, so I would bet that the SGS2 does. There seems to be a glut of routers that don't play nicely with non-PC devices when using WPA, for whatever reason, so I would suspect that's your issue. | Does the Samsung Galaxy S2 support WPA2 with AES? | android |
com.seven.Z7.Social Hub is regularly keeping my phone awake for hours and hours. How do I stop it from doing so? Thank you | I eventually just stopped using the app. Not worth my headache. Thanks for the help. | How to stop com.seven.Z7.Social Hub from keeping my phone awake? | android |
I have a problem - a half year ago I installed the 4.0.3 on my Nexus S. I installed it by placing the 'update.zip' file in the <code> \sdcard </code> folder, restarting phone, holding Power+VolUp buttons, then choosing <code> recovery </code> and install. However, now I downloaded the 4.0.4 update, did the same, but th... | This is a known bug in the Nexus S' 4.0.3 firmware when you apply the i9020 update.zip to the i9023 model. Background: The i9020 sports a self-illuminating amoled while the i9023 has a traditional LCD with a backlight. The recovery fails to switch on the backlight and the screen goes black. You probably downloaded the ... | Installing ICS update | android |
I recently tried to use the Dolphin browser login to my Trello.com account, which I had created by signing up through a Google Apps account. Since I had not set up a Trello-specific account yet, I had to try to login using Google--which automatically used the primary Google Account on my device, successfully logging me... | When it comes to user authentication, mobile browsers are no different from desktop browsers. Mobile browsers don't get login credentials from local Android accounts. If your primary google account is used automatically, it means you are logged in with this in Dolphin Browser. Simply, go to google.com and sign out, the... | "login with google" via mobile browser - how to use secondary account? | android |
I have a weird issue on my Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 with baseband s5830XXKPP (bought in Mexico), whenever I'm doing anything (playing a game, using a web browser, etc), after a certain time (like a minute or so), the screen turns off, but whatever app I was using at the time stays there (sometimes I have to lock and un... | Ok, I found out the reason for this problem is the band differences on the 3G: <code> S5830: HSDPA 900 / 2100 S5830B: HSDPA 850 / 2100 S5830L: HSDPA 850 / 1900 </code> And the incompatibility with the current firmware I had (I updated to CyanogenMod 7.2.0 and still had the same issue), so for a quick fix, I went to: <c... | Screen turns off after a certain time | android |
I have Google Voice set up to prompt me (whether to dial using GV) every time I make a call (in GV app <code> Settings -> Making calls -> Ask every time I make a call </code> .) When I dial via the Phone app, or via "Direct dial" home screen shortcut, the "Google Voice" prompt appears instantaneously. However, if... | This has been resolved in Android 4.1, a.k.a. "Jelly Bean". Now Google Voice prompt appears instantly no matter how it's triggered. Since the Google Voice app has not changed, my original thinking that it's the app's fault was incorrect. Still no idea what's causing it on earlier OS versions. | Long delay for Google Voice prompt if dialed from "Contact" home screen shortcut | android |
This is definitely a noob question, I'm not an engineer but as far as my knowledge goes, the power supply on a phone would be its battery. However, my Nexus One stopped turning on recently, the battery charges fine as the LED indicator shows, but when I try to turn it on I get nothing. This is the result of me taking t... | It's quite possible you accidentally shorted out a circuit or otherwise damaged some part (ribbon cable, connector, etc.) while disassembling or re-assembling your phone. The "power supply" line the tech fed you is probably just that, something they said to avoid going into too much technical detail. It's unlikely that... | Do phones have a power supply? | android |
I am a new user of Android phone. I used to own an iPhone. I don't remember needing an Apple account besides using it to download applications from app store. Now I need a Gmail account to do even some of the basic stuff like finding my location on Google Map. Is Google violating my privacy? Why am I forced to log in t... | I doubt there's an answer to this beyond "because that's how Google designed its apps". Android itself does not require a Google account to use, only Google's proprietary applications do. CyanogenMod and other pure source builds of Android are actually forbidden from distributing the Google apps within the firmware pac... | Why do I need a Gmail account to use Android? | android |
I'm a bit concerned about the message this app is giving me. It is saying that my currently installed version is no longer supported. Why am I getting this message directly from the app, shouldn't the play store be telling me that an update is available to update this app? | For some reason Google have created a whole new app for the new version of the Authenticator app: New version Old version See also stackexchange-url ("Why does the Google authentication app have “obsolete” in its title on Play Store?") and in the news Android Police: PSA: Google's Authenticator Updated To v2, Except It... | Google authenticator app says that this version is no longer supported | android |
I'm planning to buy a new Android phone and I'd like to be able to transfer the progress I have made at several games to the new device, so I won't have to play all the levels again from scratch. I currently have an HTC Desire and will buy an HTC Evo 3D. There's probably no simple/general solution to this. But I was wo... | There are two places you should look for, the external memory (SD card or a directory that is used for similar purpose) and the internal memory (the <code> /data/data </code> directory). You may need to be rooted to access the latter. In the best case scenario, the game saves all your progresses in the cloud, then you ... | New phone: How to transfer game progress? | android |
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 comes with a special charger which (I'm assuming) provides a higher current output than the USB standard. Without it, the device can actually die, even if the USB cord is plugged in to a USB port (albeit a little less quickly). I'm looking for other (cheaper) AC and car adapters, but I don't... | This turns out to be more complicated than just the amperage rating of the power adapter. This XDA post says that the Tablet itself may 'step down' to 0.5A charging if it cannot detect the right support in the USB host. There are some additional details in this post but I don't grok them. That thread led me to this sla... | How much power does a Galaxy Tab 10.1 charger need to supply? | android |
How can I delete all Winamp playlists from an Android device? I currently have to delete them one file at a time. | Long tapping on a playlist brings an option to delete. Looks like you don't want to use it because you've gazillions of playlists. So, do this: Simply, clear data of Winamp from <code> Settings </code> ~> <code> Applications </code> ~> <code> Manage Applications </code> . It'll make your Winamp install fresh like when ... | How can I delete all Winamp playlists at once? | android |
Some phones have an armv6 processor, and some have an armv7. Some apps (such as firefox, flash player, and chrome beta) only work on armv7. So, what is the whole difference? | ARMv6 and ARMv7 are two different versions of CPU architecture developed by ARM. ARMv6 is older & ARMv7 is newer. ARMv6 was used in ARM11 & ARM Cortex-M CPU families. ARMv7 is used in ARM Cortex-A, ARM Cortex-M (newer), ARM Cortex-R CPU families. There are many feature differences which are off-topic on this we... | Difference between armv6 & armv7 processors? | android |
Is there a way to tell if an Android phone is an original or a refurbished product? | On some devices, yes, there is a way. I am not certain which specific devices this works on, but there are two methods you can try. The most platform agnostic way to do it is generally the following: Install a launcher that allows you to create shortcuts to Activities. ADW Launcher and Launcher Pro are both free and al... | How to tell if your phone is refurbished | android |
For several weeks now my Android (Gingerbread 2.3.6) phone has been losing it's WiFi signal momentarily, typically at about 3 minute intervals (about 3 minutes, 1.5 seconds) and occasionally at some longer interval that always seems to be a multiple of just over 3 minutes. This causes an interruption of several seconds... | It looks like I may have found the problem. The latest update from AT&T (4.5.141.MB860.ATT.en.US) which they pushed a few weeks ago appears to not handle a "Forever" DHCP lease properly or my router does not properly handle a DHCP lease renewal when configured for "Forever". One does have to wonder why the phone wa... | WiFi Signal drops out every 3 minutes | android |
There is a program for Android, WifiKill, which disables wifi internet access of some neighbor peers connected to the same wifi AP. How does this program works? ARP poisoning or some other techniques? | The app's author himself explains how it works at the top of the second page of that thread you linked to: It's the same idea as FaceNiff (I'm a developer of it also), basically it sends ARP Reply's to all of the devices in the network fooling them to think that your mobile is router. And then all of the devices try co... | How does WiFiKill actually work? | android |
My GN Device locks the screen when I start a call. Most of my calls are made using BT headset, and I don't need the lock in that scenario. Is there a way to disable the automatic screen lock when a headset is used? | This issue was solved under Jelly Beans. | Galaxy Nexus: Disable screen lock during call | android |
While traversing the 'installed' list of Google Play, I noticed a very odd app named <code> SOUPER ANDROID DEVELOPMENT </code> . What's so suspicious about it is: It does absolutely nothing to explain what it is, what it does, or permissions required There is no option to open/uninstall I cannot find it by searching fo... | There's nothing malicious here. A developer uploaded an app to the play store that has the same package name as a system app from your phone. The new play store update tweaked the detection of system apps and it linked the apps. This will probably resolved soon. No need to bring the big guns. Lookout and other "antivir... | How Should I Handle This Suspicious App? | android |
What's the wierd looking update that's just turned up on my Samsung Galaxy phone? "MTC Мобильная Почта" by "OJSC Mobile TeleSystems". The review section has lots of one-star comments saying its malware etc, but I'd have thought actual malware would look more like something I'd want to install than something wierd in Ru... | I did some searching due to the other answer and found someone on XDA claiming that this is a Market/Play bug, and you're seeing it because the Market thinks one of your apps is actually that OJSC Mobile app. Even better, I found this just-published story on The Verge: Samsung has several pieces of software that it ins... | What's the "MTC Мобильная Почта" update on my Samsung Galaxy? | android |
<code> Device: HTC Desire (Bravo) ROM: Aurora 4.1 - http://android.elrincondelmovil.com/roms-desire-90/rom-aurora-v4-1-sense-3-0-android-2-3-5-oct22-1639/?langid=1 HBOOT: Stock (Revolutionary) Radio: 5.11.05.27 </code> I'm looking to upgrade my ROM to Tiny ICS which like many ROMs claims to run smoother on the CM7r2 HB... | This answer to #2 in your question is, unfortunately, "maybe". The CM7r2 HBOOT (along with several others) is maintained by AlphaRev , and they note in their website's FAQ: Will this touch my currently running ROM? We try to leave the current ROM and datastructures completely intact. It is, however, advised to ALWAYS n... | Will changing the HBOOT affect my ROM? | android |
Does anyone know if there's a way to get an Android phone to reboot into recovery mode, from the Android command line? Note: I do NOT have adb access. I do NOT know the magic power-on sequence to do it from the boot loader. I've tried the common things and nothing works. I DO have root. (And can enter commands directly... | Generally, <code> reboot </code> binary provides a <code> recovery </code> switch. After switching to root, execute this command: <code> /system/bin/reboot recovery </code> This may not work if your manufacturer doesn't support it. ROM Manager type apps uses API of Android which you can't access via Terminal Emulator d... | Enter recovery mode from command line | android |
I am using Jusada Ice Cream Sunday ROM. I have problem with its stock radio app. I can not tune to even numbers after decimal like 89.0 or 106.2. After the decimal it only let me tune to odd numbers. How can I fix this? The above mentioned frequencies are popular radio stations in my region. | In the app's settings try changing the default locale. Different ones (even "China") will change the interval by which the tuner seeks. | How to tune a frequency like 89.0 on Jusada ICS CM7 stock radio? | android |
My phone is rooted CM7 and Superuser.apk has Connectbot in the allowed list. Titanium backup reports that it has root access, to prove that I actually have root working. I seem to remember being able to run commands in Connectbot as root in the past. But now, I go into Connectbot → Local, and try to run a command using... | The <code> su </code> binary works just like it does on Linux; it runs all commands that follow as root until you type <code> exit </code> (or terminate the process, etc.). <code> sudo <command> </code> essentially does: <code> su <command> exit </code> Android doesn't normally include <code> sudo </code> ,... | How to run commands as root in Connectbot? | android |
That's my problem: I use, happily, link2sd and after installing a lot of apps I got my internal memory full again. Now I'd like to delete apps but I have no clues on how internal space they use since I've moved them with link2sd... Any apps/hints? | Use Disk Usage app. It draws nice graphical diagram with directories proportional to their size. There's a dedicated lookup option for apps too. | Calculate which app use more internal space among my link2sd moved apps | android |
How can I check if an available update of a given app that I already have installed will take up more or less storage space than the one currently installed from the information in the play.google.com page? Is there a URL I can use to check the size of my current version and the one of the available update? Can I mount... | Current App's Usage: If you mean storage, there's a handy program on market called Disk Usage. It will display the current size of all installed applications, as well as how much space each's data takes up. I have a feeling you may mean RAM usage, which is a different animal indeed. To get the amount of RAM a program i... | How to check if an available update will take up more storage or less than the one currently installed version? | android |
How can I replace the HTC-sense ringy swipy unlock mechanism for an unlock mechanism that only requires to enter a keyboard combination in Android 2.3.5? I find myself not able to do it easily on one hand and since I have a physical keyboard, I would like to be able to unlock the screen with a keyboard combination. | Let me know if this helps, No Lock | replace the HTC unlock system for a keyboard combination in Android 2.3.5? | android |
I like official TED app which allows me to download videos for later offline viewing. I've downloaded many videos & watched all of them. Now, I want to remove them from my device to regain my storage space. But, I am unable to find option in app for this. I've looked in file system, but unable to find downloaded vi... | On the <code> My Talks </code> tab, tap/press options button (you can tap the overflow menu in the top right corner if you are on tablet). There is a <code> Remove Items </code> in menu. That should do the trick. It puts an <code> x </code> on all the videos and I'm assuming a tap on that will delete them. I haven't do... | How to remove downloaded videos of TED app from device? | android |
I'm about to buy a Samsung Galaxy Ace (it's not much expensive and I think it's a pretty good phone), however everyone has been complaining with the battery life but admitting that isn't bad compared to all the other smartphones. I read about how to save battery with tips/tricks, and I'll certainly do it; but I'd like ... | Modern phones use Li-ion and Li-poly batteries. So the battery life is not affected by whether you charge them at 0% or 90%. It only has a long term effect. Batteries degrade with every charge cycle. A cycle is usually a recharge from below 50%. So charging while the battery capacity is still relatively high has a long... | Battery - do they last longer if recharged when empty? | android |
I have found tools like Smart Ruler that helps us measuring length using the screen. But for objects bigger than the screen I imagine there are apps that use the camera and focal length to show distances and widths. If there's no such app, is it possible to use a camera or any other common phone hardware to measure spa... | I just found an app from the same developer that does what I wanted for buildings Smart Measure | Is there any app that measures the distance using the camera? | android |
I have a MID (Chinese) tablet and I found 2 Android 4.0 firmwares, but with the first one wireless doesn't work and with the second camera doesn't work, the other components and functions of my tablet work perfectly with both firmwares. Is there a way to extract the "wireless driver" from the second firmware and use it... | based on my experience with Chinese-made MID, we can extract it ONLY if we have the access to it's kernel (which usually the manufacturer doesn't release it). Maybe you can start looking for the solution at tabletrepublic.com forum. Find the specific device model and chipset used, and I am sure there will be a lot devs... | Android ICS ROMs for MID Tablet | android |
I want to update to cyanogenMod 9. But before doing this, I've done a nandroid backup. After the backup was created I saw this output: <code> ClockwordMod Recovery v2.5.1.8 SD Card space free: 1296MB Backing up system... Backing up data... Backing up .android_secure Backing up cache No sd-ext found. Skipping backup of ... | This means you do not have an ext3/4 partition on your sdcard. This really ins't a big deal, this is like a legacy part of the nandroid backup process. CM doesn't "officially" support the sd-ext partition any more anyhow. | What to do after:" No sd-ext found. Skipping backup of sd-ext"? | android |
I'm trying to add the StackExchange Podcast to Google Listen. I've tried searching for it within Google Listen. No luck. | I think: if you can find an RSS feed for it, you can add it to Google Reader, and put it in the "Listen Podcasts" folder. That should make it magically sync on your phone. I think. | How to add StackExchange podcast to Google Listen (on Android)? | android |
On XDA Developers they say "Frst boot will take some time...", but I've waited 25 minutes and my phone has not finished booting. About how long does the first boot usually take? | It's generally below 5 minutes, anything over 10 minutes is probably considered a wrong flash. Read the instructions given by the developer and than try again. If It still doesn't work as for help in the roms thread ask they will be better suited to help with specific questions about your rom than us. | How long should the first boot take with CyanogenMod 9? | android |
I've been trying to reinstall the TouchWiz calendar on my Sidekick 4G with no luck. I got the calendar apk here , and put it on my sd card then moved it to system/app using RootExplorer, and once I clicked install I got the normal install prompts then a message that said "Application not installed". How can I fix this?... | You don't install system apps, they're automatically detected. After you move it to <code> /system/app/ </code> just remount system as read-only and reboot. If your ROM's not deodexed that may not work but that's a whole other can of worms. | Reinstall TouchWiz Calendar | android |
Is there a way to have contact groups in this phone? I know it is possible on other phones, but this one does not give you the ability to make them. | Android 4.x supports contact groups. This is the only way I've found till now. | Contact groups in 2.3.4 - xperia? | android |
I have Galaxy Tab 7 inch which has some installed apps and I don't have the APK files. I would like to move the apps to a new Galaxy Tab Plus 7 inch. Is there a way to move my installed apps from one device to another without reinstalling every app from Android Market? | One way to do this would be to use an app like ApkBackup to get the apks of your installed apps than install them on your new device. Note that the data will be lost and depending on the market version it may not notify you about updates. | Is there a way to move installed apps from one device to another? | android |
I bought an Android device that doesn't come with WiFi but comes with USB hosts and, as stated in the site, supports Wifi dongles. But mine is not working. I successfully plugged in a USB mouse, keyboard, hard-drive and a bluetooth dongle but specifically the WiFi dongle doesn't even turn on (the light doesn't turn on)... | You need to find a WiFi dongle with a chipset the device supports. Each chipset requires different drivers, so you'll have to find one that's supported. There a discussion thread on the site you linked to about exactly this. | My Android device with USB host does not recognize my WiFi Adapter dongle. Is there a way I can install a driver or do anything else? | android |
Gmail went completely crazy, I don't know what to do. When I open it I get the inbox, but the app is almost unresponsive: whatever I do, be it opening the menu, scrolling or opening a message, it starts to do it (the menu starts opening, the message gets highlighted) but after a fraction of a second it flashes and gets... | Have a look at this discussion. Is your problem same as the one discussed here? If so, Google is working on a fix. | Gmail has gone completely crazy | android |
In perusing the settings on my EVO today, I noticed that there is an option under call settings named "Voice Privacy". The description beneath the checkbox merely states "Enable enhanced privacy mode": The screenshot is from Deck's ICS pre-beta, but I'm fairly positive I saw this in CM7 as well because it seems very fa... | This is a feature of CDMA (standardized in IS-95) and is called Voice Privacy. See an Analysis of IS-95 CDMA Voice Privacy by M.Zhang, et al. from 2000, free download here Citation (the real paper begins at p.10 in the PDF: Abstract . The voice privacy of IS-95 CDMA cellular system is analyzed in this paper. By exploit... | What does the voice privacy setting do? | android |
On google store, do you actually have control over the purchases you make like access to the pc? For example you decide to buy a movie then can you transfer it to the pc? or if you decide to buy book could you hypothetically add the eBook to kindle?. So over all the biggest question is "Do you have control over the fil... | Yes, the files you purchase you have some limited control over; ones you rent you do not. Music - You purchased (or uploaded your own) music to Google's Servers. You have a license to these media files. They can be downloaded off the Web version of Google Play Music, or with Google Play Music Manager . Books - You purc... | Android market questions | android |
Is it possible to sync my own video with Google Play Video (like in Google Play Music)? I know that it's not possible on Google Books, I am wondering how about videos. What will be a good alternative for syncing videos? | Right now it is not possible to sync through Play Video, however, you may soon be able to purchase movies from the market and have them stay in the cloud until needed. You could try alternatives such as Box , or Dropbox, (there are many competitors in this file-locker space), they allows you to sync nearly anything acr... | Upload my own videos to Google Play? | android |
As I was cycling, my htc rezound fell on the pavement. The battery popped out. There are few scratches but no visible damage. I start the phone and it's fine as long as I don't use data. Once I use data, the phone uses "1" may be it's ev-do. speedtest shows 129 kbps down rate. I tried flashing and installing a leaked I... | In the HTC Dream (G1) the UMTS radio (3G) is a separate board from the rest of the phone. While this is a Desire Z and I haven't had the opportunity to take one apart, it's probably very similar. The 3G/4G daughterboard (or if it's connected, antenna) could have failed, cracked, disconnected or sustained damage in some... | my phone hit a pavement and 3g/4g stopped working. next step? | android |
Can one use Google's video hangout on a 2.3.5 Android phone with front camera? My phone has both a front camera and a back camera. | Yes, any phone that has a front-facing camera and is running Gingerbread (Android 2.3.x) and above will be able to join and initiate Hangouts with the latest version of Google+ app. | Google video hangouts on 2.3.5 Android phones? | android |
What is the number shown in the top right corner of the camera app that comes installed with Android 2.3.5? It shows 905 right now but I don't know what it means. Does it have anything to do with the zoom or the light level or the space in the SD card for more pictures to be taken? | This number represents the approximate amount of pictures left you'll be able to take, according to the free space on the media portion of the phone (e.g. SD Card) and the currently chosen settings, such as resolution. | number in the top right corner of the camera app? | android |
I always root my android devices, but there's something called obtaining S-OFF for certain devices, and I have no idea what that means. What exactly does the term S-OFF relate to? Why would I want to obtain S-OFF for my device? | If you have a locked bootloader, it's S-ON. If you fully unlock the bootloader it's S-OFF. As eldarerathis notes below there's an intermediate state, where it's unlocked but still S-ON, where you can flash recoveries and ROMs but not radio firmware and so on. If you don't unlock the bootloader, you can't flash unsigned... | What is S-OFF? Why would I want to do it? | android |
I know it seems like a silly question, but here is the situation: I'm debugging an app and my users have reported a bug on slow devices that I can't see on my fast device. Is there anything I can do to slow my device down so that I can see the bug for myself? | One option - if you have root and a proper custom kernel you can use something like SetCPU to underclock your processor. CyanogenMod also has this functionality built in since at least CM7, don't remember if it's in CM6. That can be found in <code> Settings->CyanogenMod Settings->Performance </code> IIRC. Without... | How can I slow down my phone? | android |
I do a fair amount of international traveling (currently mostly between the U.S. and Mexico, but will be visiting Europe, Africa, and South America soon, too), and am looking for a dialing app that lets me set international dialing rules, so to speak, for each of my contacts. This post describes pretty well what I'm lo... | You can just save the numbers in international form. For example, Bob's would be <code> +1-123-555-1234 </code> and Alice's <code> +52-33-33-12-34-56 </code> . | Any way to dial international calling codes automatically based on my location? | android |
In Settings -> Privacy -> Factory data reset? I don't mind giving it away rooted, but if it wipes out the Superuser application (hence allowing any app to enter root mode unchecked) would be very very bad. If it erases that app while leaving it rooted, can I just re-download the .apk and reinstall it afterwards? Or doe... | Depending on the device (and root method), the <code> su </code> binary (which gives your device root) is usually located in <code> /system/xbin/ </code> or <code> /system/bin/ </code> directory, while the <code> Superuser.apk </code> (which acts as a gate keeper, presenting you with a dialog when apps request root per... | Need to give away Milestone that's rooted, what happens if I do Factory Data Reset? | android |
I bought a Nexus S off eBay and found that the compass direction wanders even with the device laying still. Likewise, the display in Google Sky shakes around even with the resting on a stable surface, and it often doesn't align correctly with the stars. SkEye reports "Warning: Strange Magnetic field!". Calibrating usin... | Had a Nexus S and experienced the same issue, which wasn't present in the Nexus One. Though my online research, the unofficial stance was that this is a hardware defect in the product line that Samsung and Google either didn't notice or noticed too late to do anything about. The most appropriate place to complain about... | Shaky, drifting compass an inevitability on Samsung Nexus S? | android |
I own both an Android phone and a tablet and I am trying to figure out what the differences are between these Angry Birds Space versions: Angry Birds Space Angry Birds Space Premium Angry Birds Space HD One is free and the other two are paid apps, but looking at the description they seem to have the same content and fe... | Both premium and HD are ad-free and the latter is for tablets. | What are the differences between different versions of Angry Birds Space? | android |
I have a phone where I like to have the time a few minutes forward the right time. Now, when I chat with people through Google Talk, I got all message mixed up because the received messages arrive with the sender time. If the answer is faster than my forwarded minutes, it appears before my message. Example: <code> Phon... | Unfortunately not, except perhaps a different chat application that can interface with Google Talk. Talk uses the timestamp of the sender to order the messages, using the assumption that cellphones on a cell network will have a consistently accurate clock. It is likely that a different chat application (such as IMO or ... | GTalk and phone with wrong time | android |
Is there any combination of android applications which can connect to a POP3 account and: transfers emails to SMS (by phone number provided in the subject of the email) transfers SMSes to an email? | Not sure how much reliable this is, but I found this app: SMS Gateway Their description says that e-mails via POP3 can be sent via SMS, while SMS can be sent via HTTP GET request. | SMS-Email Gateway App | android |
Why does the Google Authenticator app have "obsolete" in its title on Play Store ? Does it work? Can I still use it for two-factor authentication ? Is there a preferred method? | Looks like Google has released a new version of Authenticator (as of March 21, 2012) under a new package name: <code> com.google.android.apps.authenticator2 </code> . Old version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.authenticator New version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?... | Why does the Google Authenticator app have "obsolete" in its title on Play Store? | android |
I've read stackexchange-url ("Recovering from forgotten lock pattern") which states that there is an option to disable the lock using my Google account information. However I did not noticed such an option when I entered my password five times wrong. (Although there was also a 20s or 30s delay to complicate brute force... | Install Screen Lock Bypass (free) from web interface of Play Store. It'll not reset/remove your PIN, but unlock your device on each reboot. If you want to permanently reset/remove PIN, you'll have to purchase its pro version. In the last, you can always factory reset your device if these apps are not working for you. F... | How to unlock device when I forgot my password? | android |
Is it possible for me to run a Zeroconf mDNS server on my Android phone? Something like Avahi on Linux. The reason I ask is because I run an SSH/SFTP server on my phone for transferring files to/from the phone. Right now I have to connect using the local IP address ( <code> 10.1.0.x </code> ) and the IP changes via DHC... | Do you have any control over the (presumably wireless) LAN that you're connecting your phone to? It seems to me that the main part of your problem is just that your phone picks up different IP addresses each time it connects to your LAN. If it always had the same IP, then you could either make a note of this, save it i... | Zeroconf mDNS on Android? | android |
I updated my Asus Transformer TF101 to Android 4.0.3 last weekend and I have no sound anymore. Is this a known issue? How can I solve this problem? | Looks like you aren't the only one with this problem. A simple reboot seems to be working for most people, with some having to do a factory reset. If you have to do that, don't forget to use an app such as Titanium Backup to back up your apps first. | Asus Transformer : no more sound after update to Ice Cream Sandwich | android |
This may be a ridiculously simple question, but where is the bookmarks list in Firefox for Android? I'm looking at the interface on my Galaxy Tab 10.1, and I can't find the bookmarks anywhere. They're not available when clicking on the top right corner. They aren't available anywhere else. The only place I can find the... | From at least Firefox 11 onwards (may have originated in 10) you just need to tap on the address bar. The dropdown menu with the four tabs you mentioned (including Bookmarks) should appear when you do. This also applies to phones, though the tabs on the phone version appear across the top of the menu right under the ad... | Where are the bookmarks in Firefox for Android? | android |
I want to install this application https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scoompa.callrecorder.open but I can't, because I'm in a wrong country. I would like to change country. Do I need to travel to another country to install this application or can I somehow pick a right country ? what is the right country... | To answer your question, see this previous question for options on changing the country that the Market think your phone is in: stackexchange-url ("How can I circumvent regional restrictions in the Android Market?") For the second part of your question about which country to change to, from the app's description: Curre... | How to change country? | android |
I'm trying to sync all my contacts from my HTC Desire HD to my google account but I can't see them anywhere in my google account. I have already found several tutorials on the the internet but still can't make my contacts visible in google account. | You can do this the old-fashioned way if you want to do one-time sync only: Go to Contacts and export to SD card. This will create a handy vCard file that will reside in the root of your SD card. Most often this will be <code> 00001.vcf </code> or some such. From a desktop computer, go to Gmail contacts and choose <cod... | Copy all contacts from HTC Desire HD to my google account | android |
On the desktop I use ixquick to avoid Google tracking my searches. But on Android it is even worse since I am logged in and Google can track everything I do. Is there an app for ixquick or for another search engine that does not log? | DuckDuckGo | Is there a search app for Android with no-tracking privacy policy? | android |
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