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I have intermittent issues with multiple apps forcing closing. This has happened on both my current ROM (Miui) and every version of Cyanogenmod I've tried. Usually this problem crops up again a few months after a fresh ROM install or factory reset. I'll switch from 3G to Wifi, or vise versa, and then everything on my p... | After investigating further and looking at the partitions again, it turns out that I did have a totally full /data/data (as described stackexchange-url ("in a previous question")). For posterity, here's what I did: Because DiskUsage , the app I normally use to investigate partition usage, had locked up as well I fired ... | Multiple force closes | android |
I have a stackexchange-url ("rooted A500 with HC3.2") and I strongly believe that the stackexchange-url ("focus problem") is hardware. Since I'm under warranty I don't think I'll waste my time and send the tablet to repair. Two questions: How do I fully backup my device (let's say "snapshot") in order to easily restore... | I could have found the solution by myself. Not sure because I haven't tested it yet. For the backup/restore: Titanium Backup ( tutorial ) For the downgrade/unroot thing: first I could restore Acer's original recovery via Acer recovery installer, then I could downgrade to HC3.0.1 with this I'll give it a try It works pe... | Preparing A500 for warranty service | android |
As you know, Galaxy Nexus supports only MTP protocol for USB connection, which is not greatly supported under Linux. As a workaround, I have tried to upload my music to Galaxy Nexus through WiFi. I have installed "WebDAV server" (The Olive Tree) from Market and uploaded a couple of tracks to Music folder. But, Music ap... | Specific solution for my problem is to install Rescan SD application from Market and launch it after uploading music through WebDAV. | Galaxy Nexus: how to upload music in Linux? | android |
For about the past month or so, whenever I pull my HTC Evo 3d off the charger (wall primarily, haven't tested against USB yet) the phone is unresponsive for anywhere between 15-60 seconds, and it's getting worse. If I pull the phone off with the display turned on, it will stay turned on in a frozen state; it does the s... | I have minimized the impact of this problem by disabling the <code> [Stay Awake] </code> setting (Settings | Applications | Development). This setting had been enabled and once I had turned it back off the screen display became responsive sooner after unplugging. Apparently this setting on the HTC-Evo 3D is problematic... | My HTC EVO 3D is unresponsive after charging | android |
I somehow cannot use the music app in android without linking it to my google account first. So - against my will - I linked it to my google account. I did this because I was hoping to remove that link later from within the app. As it turns out, this is not possible. I do not use google music and want to avoid granting... | I'd guess this isn't CM9 specific, but based on a quick test on my Kindle Fire you can just hit the <code> Back </code> button on the account select screen the first time you launch Music and it will simply skip it. Also, you can unlink your account by clearing the Music app's data in your settings ( <code> Settings-&g... | Can I use the default music app in ICS without linking it to my google account? | android |
I need to encrypt my full file system on Android device. From this link, I understand that Android provides support to enable full file system encryption based on a password but that need to be enabled explicitly. However, this link doesn't give complete details about the implementation (particularly for new users). Ha... | In Honeycomb the option is in <code> Settings -> Location and security </code> . In Ice Cream Sandwich it's at <code> Settings -> Personal -> Security -> Encryption </code> . If you're wondering about how Android does encryption, take a look at this: http://source.android.com/tech/encryption/android_crypto_... | Turning on encryption for an Android 4.0 device | android |
I have this working well for the Skype client on Ubuntu Linux, but I don't see any option to do this in the Android client. I would like to configure the Skype client for Android to automatically answer calls from contacts. Is this possible? Thanks! | Currently and sadly, there's no such option to allow the action of auto-answer an incoming Skype call. You can keep an eye out on this threads, maybe in a nearby feature such solution will arrive: Skype Support Network: Auto answer incoming call on Android OS XDA Developers forum thread: [RQ] Skype auto answer XDA Deve... | Is it possible to have Skype for Android automatically answer calls? | android |
Got a galaxy tab 7 SCHI800BKV verizon wireless tab. It has no rim/sim port. Question is if I root the device will it be possible to set my country's CDMA operator in the device? Thanks for your help. | The device may have to be unlocked first. Rooting will not Unlock the device. You will also need information from the network you want to run the device on. Like if the device is supported on their network, if they are able to active the device (they will be able to tell you if they support it if you give them the ESN/... | set another CDMA operator in a verizon wireless galaxy tab | android |
Is there any way to trigger the behavior that usually occurs when a mouse is hovered over an element (for example, hovering over your username at the top of a Stack Overflow site) using the Chrome Beta browser? | One way to trigger the hover on links is to long-press the link, wait for the menu to appear, and the press the back button to cancel the menu. This also works in some other browsers. Note that this doesn't work on all links. Just tried on the example you mentioned, doesn't work, probably because there's a slight delay... | Is there a way to trigger hover behavior in the Chrome Beta browser? | android |
I'm running version 4.1.511 of the Google Music app. When it downloads songs for offline use they are stored in /sdcard/Android/data/com.google.android.music/cache/music This folder has a .nomedia file in it which prevents the media scanner from scanning the files. This means other music apps that I run don't see the s... | The .nomedia file is for the reason you stated. You can safely remove the file and other apps will be able to pick up the medias in that folder. In any case, if there is any problem you can easily create that file again. It can be a empty file with the name .nomedia. You can use programs like ES File explorer to explor... | Can I remove the .nomedia file from Google Music downloaded music folder? | android |
I have a Android tablet for which I want to do a factory reset, and then install some pre-defined applications. This has to be carried out by someone who has no computer experience and no Android experience at all . All I get this person to do is connect the device to a computer by cable, and interact with a very simpl... | Possible solutions, in descending order of idealism and difficulty: Create a custom ROM, with the apps you want on it, which you can flash onto these devices. stackexchange-url ("This question") is a good starting place for that. Write your own app, which automatically installs the other apps. The first answer to stack... | Automatic factory reset and app installation | android |
What does the <code> modify/delete USB storage contents </code> permission really mean? Does it grant access for the application to read, modify and write all the data on my USB storage? Maybe it is this only limited to a subset of that data (e.g. only data written by the application itself)? Or does it mean something ... | If you are familiar with the concepts of read and write permissions on various PC platforms, that is pretty much the same as what is going on here. You are giving the application write access to your "external storage" Which could be an SD card, or some storage space that comes with your device. That permission indicat... | What does the "modify/delete USB storage contents" permission really mean? | android |
I want to remote control Google Doc Presentations. Is there an app for this? Bonus point if it can connect via Bluetooth to my Linux-based PC. | You could simply use a bluetooth/wifi mouse app like PRemoteDroid . There are a bunch of others , and generally speaking they just allow your device to be used as a mouse/keyboard input. If you can pair with your PC it should work, although I've never tried it myself (I do use PRemoteDroid to pair with and remotely con... | How to Remote Control Google Doc Presentation? | android |
I am wondering if I can run CyanogenMod on a phone without service? I have an HTC Incredible and am thinking of upgrading to a new phone and wonder if I can give my old phone to my daughter to use like an iTouch works where you only have internet access via a wireless connection and cannot make cell phone calls but can... | Yes, even plain Android will do this. I've heard of some unlicensed phones that didn't properly finish setup unless you had a SIM card but it shouldn't be an issue with CM. | Can I run CyanogenMod without mobile service? | android |
I have some apps installed on my device and I want to perform a factory reset. Is there a simpler way to re-install my applications after the reset (with the least possible number of user interventions), without having to search them all in the Market and re-install them again one by one? Rooting is not a problem. Than... | If you have a 4.x device, the automatic backup/restore found under <code> Settings -> Backup & reset -> Back up my data </code> and <code> Automatic restore </code> options work fine. It uses Google's own servers to save a list of apps installed on your phone. After a factory reset once you sign in with the s... | How to recover apps from a factory reset? | android |
How does Android measure energy used by individual hardware component? How does Android measure energy used by each individual process? | Android tracks events that affect battery usage and stores this information in batterystats.bin file. Some examples: length of time screen was on with a specific brithness setting which application (or non Android app process) and how long held a wake lock (prevents device from sleeping) CPU usage per process (Android ... | How does Android calculate battery consumption by apps? | android |
I'd like to have all the text displayed in English (US), but use the Polish (Poland) formatting for numbers, dates etc. On a desktop Linux system, I'd set LANG to pl_PL and LC_MESSAGES to en_US. Is there a way to so on Android? I see only combined language+locale setting. Note: I am not asking about the keyboard, I kno... | I've set my phone to English (United States), but then I also customized Date & Time to use Italian format (DD/MM/YYYY). Numbers don't seem to be customizable, plus some apps ignore Date & Time settings and use the ones from the main language, or allow to specify a format. | Is it possible to set the language and locale to different values? | android |
I'm having a problem with music playback stutter on my Galaxy Nexus, and after searching about it for a while it seems the problem was fixed on update 4.0.4. Unfortunately, my phone is still on 4.0.2 and no OTA Update is currently available. From past experiences with my Milestone, updating or using a ROM that was not ... | AFAIK, the 4.0.4 is currently only available for the CDMA/LTE, but someone over at Modaco has a modified version of the 4.0.4 working for GSM. It looks like everything is working on the GSM version with this modified release. I have also read that 4.0.5 will be released next month, so you may want to just wait. | Can I update my Galaxy Nexus manually? | android |
On my Galaxy S2 Skyrocket, everytime I bump the volume rocker the phone comes out of silent mode. I hate this. The only way I want my phone going into or coming out of silent mode with a hard button is by holding the power until the modal shows up. Is there any way to prevent the volume rocker from knocking the sound b... | There are some apps that will do this for you: RingGuard: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.x475aws.android.ringguard&hl=en Volume Locker: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.hourdb.volumelocker&feature=related_apps | Prevent volume rocker from disabling silent mode | android |
I followed the instructions on the source.android.com website to download, build, and install Android OS v4.0.3 on a Nexus S. Everything seemed fine, I could take pictures, access WiFi to surf the web, etc. The problem is that there is no Market app and I have been unable to install anything via the Market over the web... | If you built the image yourself then Google's proprietary apps would not have been included as they are not open source. The easiest way to get them is probably to just use the CyanogenMod9 gapps package, which can be downloaded here (top of the table). If you have a custom recovery image then you can simply install th... | No access to Android Market after loading Ice Cream Sandwich | android |
I want to use my Android device as a network server. In the same kind of way you would make it a Wi-Fi hotspot, but I don't want to allow connected computers to access the internet, I would like them to be able to communicate together. Possible uses: Playing games via LAN (e.g., Quake) Allow computers to share files Bo... | Use WiFi Tether app to create Wi-Fi hotspot. It features Access Control using which you can allow/ deny clients to use mobile data. | Using Android as network server | android |
Android got a brand new camera app with ICS. The old camera app from previous android versions didn't play a sound when the phone is in silent mode, the new one does. Obviously this can be somewhat anoying in some situations. Can this sound be muted? Note: I'm asking for an answer that doesn't require a rooted device .... | Alright, I went through the sourcecode and the answer is surprisingly obvious: Yes, this can often be muted by simply using the volume keys while using the app or adjusting the volume of the media audio channel in the preferences. The media volume is used, regardless if the device is in normal, silent or vibrate mode. ... | Can I disable the camera sound in the new ICS camera app (in silent mode)? | android |
I'd like to make my own doc similar to below. The official one for $90 doesn't come with a power adapter so I assume you just plug the USB charger into it. What pins from USB map to the three pins in the photo? | Someone over at AndroidCentral built their own charging dock. According to the post , ... the pin closest to the bottom of the GN is the 5V and the pin closest to the power button in the GND. It is assumed that the middle pin is for letting the phone know it's connected to the dock and launch the needed activities (ena... | What do the "Pogo Pins" on the Galaxy Nexus map to? | android |
If my Android device is stolen, will the person who ends up with it be able to get my data by plugging it into a PC and using some trick? Is there anything I can do to prevent this or make it harder? | If you used full-disk encryption, then your data will be accessible until the device unmounted the encrypted disk (e.g. by rebooting) and discarded the decryption key. If you store your sensitive data in encrypted container, then your data will be accessible until the application closes the container and discarded the ... | Can a thief unlock or otherwise access the data on my stolen Android device? | android |
I like to leave GPS enabled so that it's ready to go when I open Maps or certain other location based apps. However, one app that I don't want to access GPS is Facebook. There is, as far as I can tell, no option within the Facebook app to prevent it from trying to access GPS whenever it starts. Is there another app or ... | With LBE Privacy Guard you can block positioning permissions for certain apps. You can download it here: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lbe.security.lite It is important to note that LBE does require your phone to be rooted. | Can I block specific apps from using GPS? | android |
The stock contacts app of Android 2.3. (and older versions) had a filter that displays only contacts with a phone number, accessible under <code> Menu -> Display Options -> Only contacts with phones </code> . This seems to be gone in android 4. The other display options moved to <code> Menu -> Settings </code>... | In Ice Cream Sandwich, the old Contacts app was now replaced with the People app. This new app is meant to keep you connected with all of your contacts, not just people you call, and it does so in different ways then the old contacts app, by hooking in to social networks and things like that. The option to only show co... | "Show only contacts with phone number" - Filter missing in Android 4 | android |
I searched for a countdown timer, and I was not able to find it. It should be there in every phone... Is it coming with the standard Clock app? | Until Android 4.2 there is no stock Countdown timer, with Android 4.2 there will be one . Some alternative Interfaces like Touchwiz (Samsung Devices) have added a Countdown Timer for a long time, but stock Android (AOSP) had this first in 4.2. | Is there a countdown timer in Android? | android |
I'm a seasoned Linux veteran and recently bought a Samsung Galaxy S2 from T-Mobile. I've been feeling the tinkering bug, so I opted to download the source code from Samsung's site and start fiddling. My problem is that I've already got ClockworkMod installed on my phone, so I don't want to odin flash a new kernel and t... | The required part of a kernel .zip file looks like this: <code> META-INF com google android update-binary updater-script </code> You'll also want to have the kernel <code> zImage </code> file somewhere else, easiest if you just have it in the root of the archive. <code> updater-script </code> contains the following at ... | How do I create a ClockworkMod installation package? | android |
I am using the Sony Xperia Arc phone. I came to know that,The Official Mobile Update OHLA(open handset alliances) will be delaying the release of Android OS(ICS 4.0). I have a little confusion about updating Android OS.I have seen some mobile OS update forums and they mentioned that we can update our Android phone easi... | According to Sony's official statement , Ice Cream Sandwich (a.k.a. "ICS", a.k.a. Android 4.0) is coming to Xperia Arc at end of April or beginning of March of 2012. If you are worried about the cons of rooting (i.e. voiding warranty, possibly breaking the handset, etc.) I would suggest that you wait for the official u... | For updating an Android OS which one is better amongst the, official Update and Custom ROM update | android |
Lately I've noticed some weird behavior with my Galaxy Nexus. I am rooted, but running stock ICS. Here is what it's doing wrong: Phone sometimes will not charge, I must turn it off for it to start charging Taking phone off the charger doesn't remove the lightning bolt [charging icon] from the notification bar. Phone be... | According to the official bug report here, starting at about post 26, it seems the sentiment is that this is a hardware issue. I have contacted Verizon and they are shipping me a replacement. I will update the question again if this does not permanently resolve the issue. http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?... | VZW Galaxy Nexus exhibiting bizarre charging behavior | android |
What I'm looking for: Is there a way to make the device claim to be a keyboard/HID when plugged into a USB port and "type in" the contents of the clipboard? More accurately; What would it take to make it happen? Motivating use case: I have a password keeper program on my phone but it's annoying to have to read the pass... | Yes. This is definitely possible, requiring no modifications or drivers on the PC. As the OP mentions, the USB identification on the phone end is ultimately done in software (in this file https://github.com/android/kernel_msm/blob/android-msm-2.6.35/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c), and it could be modified to identify ... | Can a device pretend to be a USB keyboard? | android |
Vibrant support was dropped from CyanogenMod after 7.1 (Gingerbread) due to issues with failed 911 calls . I flashed 7.1 a bit before this was made known, and have since reverted to my stock-based ROM. This is obviously a bit concerning and I have a few remaining questions: Did flashing CM damage anything? (I.e., will ... | The official announcement on the CM forums states: The issue was in the RIL code, which is just typical code and libraries packaged in the ROM (e.g. <code> /system/lib/libril.so </code> , for example). The CM team recommended installing a Samsung ROM noting that any Samsung ROM is fine and any AOSP ROM would have issue... | What do I need to know about the "weird" Galaxy S Vibrant emergency call handling? | android |
Being that ICS is the merging of the phone and tablet versions of Android, what is different in ICS when it is used on a phone from when it is used on a tablet? ** Clarification:** This is referring to vanilla ICS | Assuming just vanilla ICS, with no custom UI from a manufacturer/carrier or anything: A phone has a status bar at the top and soft buttons (or hardware buttons) at the bottom. A tablet will only have the bottom bar, with soft buttons on the left and clock/notifications on the right. The notification pane pulls down fro... | In ICS, what differs between use on a phone, and use on a tablet? | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy S (AT&T Captivate) that is rooted. I have various ways to tweak the amount of free RAM the OS leaves on the phone. The default is 48 MB, but I was wondering if I could actually go lower without impacting phone performance. Are there guidelines posted anywhere, or that can be deduced based on... | In the "linux world", what android is at its core, free RAM is wasted RAM. The system will attempt to use up as much RAM as needed. If more is needed, and there are applications that are no longer requiring the RAM it has allocated, the system will free up the RAM from that application an allocate it to the new applica... | Are there guidelines on how much free RAM a phone should have - specifically Samsung Galaxy S? | android |
I am new to this flashing business for the Android tablets. I did some of those flashing on a PanDigital tablet previously, but it's been a while. My tablet is the standard 32G WiFi tablet, and it's been rooted. How can I get the cyanogenmod ROM installed, and how does this fastboot thing work ? I also have the recover... | If it is a supported device, then this should basically be the process as it is the same for every supported device I have experienced. Put the cyanogenmod update zip file on the device sdcard (or internal storage) Also put the google apps update package that corresponds to the CM version on the sdcard Boot the device ... | What is the process to install cyanogenmod to a galaxy tab 10.1? | android |
I would like to mass install few apps at one time from a single FTP server - from Android phone, without using adb command. The phone will be rooted and will have and the option to install non-Market apps turned on. I know it is possible to install many apps using single adb command (http://www.androidsim.net/2011/06/h... | This is a way of stackexchange-url ("programatically installing APKs") the code snippet you're looking for is: <code> Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW); intent.setDataAndType(Uri.fromFile(new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/download/" + "app.apk")),"application/vnd.android.package-archiv... | Mass install apps using FTP/HTTP | android |
I have a rooted HTC Hero with the latest Cyanogen mod installed on it. I'd like to get it back to its stock status, restoring the original, official ROM and unrooting it. Is this possible? I have found this thread with what seems to be stock ROMs, however, I don't know whether that will do the job and also unroot the p... | If you install a completely original ROM for the device, it will be unrooted. flashing the correct Stock ROM for your device will revert it back to its original factory state. Remember to Wipe both the Cache and Data when you flash. in the post you linked it also says: Notice: These are NOT rooted, and contain radio/hb... | Can I restore my HTC Hero to its stock ROM? | android |
I changed the system font (by Font Changer) to Ubuntu font (0.8). This font has Latin-Extended support and can display Vietnamese just fine (I tested this on http://font.ubuntu.com/ ). However, after I changed to this font, Vietnamese chars are replaced by boxes. Can anyone explain this for me? Any idea on how to fix t... | I'm not sure about Vietnamese, but for example in Finnish, there are some extended characters that are problematic. This is because some pages are encoded as ISO-8859-15 and some are UTF-8. If autodetection in the browser fails, they will be displayed as boxes or garbage. The same thing happens if the font only support... | Ubuntu font cannot display latin extended characters | android |
I'm running ICS on a Galaxy Nexus and my data plan is grandfathered in from the days of unlimited data with my carrier- so I don't need any warning or notification for the amount of data I'm using. However, ICS on this phone has an annoying warning and notification when I hit either 2 or 4 gb before the month is over. ... | In <code> Settings -> Wireless & Networks -> Data Usage </code> you should be able to uncheck the "set mobile data limit". The limit will stop data usage when you reach the limit. (You probably have this unchecked already). On this screen is where you can move the "warning" levels up so you will not reach them and ... | How do I disable the data usage warning and notification in ICS? | android |
I am looking for a new phone with a physical QWERTY keyboard (probably a "slide-down" construction). As I do not have possibility to test it, I would like to know, whether I can use the device as a standard touch phone without using the physical keyboard if needed. How does Android behave when the physical keyboard is ... | Yes, the phone should behave same as without physical keyboard until you open the physical keyboard which will cause hiding the virtual one. | Can I temporarily use device with physical QWERTY in touch only mode? | android |
I've tried three different folder widgets for Android 2.3, but I noticed none of them supports adding applications via drag & drop, like the native folders do. Is that even possible to do? I guess it isn't, or those application would be pretty stupid not to support it, but you never know. | The only interactions presently supported by app widgets on the home screen are simple click events. So the answer to your question is no, drag & drop isn't available with widgets. The reason the native folders can do this is because they are just part of the launcher activity so can be programmed to do more comple... | Better folders, which support drag & drop: is that even possible? | android |
My G2 android used to last an entire day without charge for the past year, now it appears that it gets to very low energy at about halfway through the day, is there something like coconutBattery (Mac) for the Android? Not sure if this question belong on SO or somewhere else? I am essentially looking for original Design... | Most of the information is available in <code> Settings -> About Phone -> Status </code> but you can also use an app from the market called Battery Info (i am sure there are others as well) and it will show you all the information on the battery. This app also has a widget that can display some information too. At the ... | Is there an equivalent for coconutBattery (Mac) on the Android? | android |
The recent apps list in Ice Cream Sandwich added the ability to swipe apps out of the list, thereby dismissing them permanently (and as far as I know this is a vanilla function, not a CM/custom ROM one). The documentation and platform highlights don't appear to cover the under-the-hood workings of this functionality, b... | Swiping apps out of the recent apps list is vanilla, and yes, not well documented. This has been the topic of a decent amount of discussion on various Android forums... the consensus seems to be best described here in some comments : that the behavior is similar to but not exactly the same as closing an app -- in gener... | What actually happens when you swipe an app out of the recent apps list? | android |
I know that one of the new features is WiFi-direct for ICS (noted at the very bottom of the page in the link). Is there a way to leverage this new feature to transmit files from one ICS device to another? This would be useful because the WiFi speeds would be greater than bluetooth, and you wouldn't need to be connected... | Android 4.0 introduces WiFi Direct in to the core of android. it basically creates an adhoc connection between one device and another using WiFi by creating what I guess could be considered an Access Point. You do not need a wifi access point to use WiFi Direct, and actually, if you are connected to wifi when turning o... | How can I send a file wirelessly without bluetooth or a Wi-Fi network in ICS? | android |
I use the amazon downloader to buy mp3s with my android device. My problem now is that I cannot change the download folder but want the files to be moved to my sdcard. I already found a cron tool to run scripts from time to time. All I need now is a shell script to move all folders (including subfolders and files) from... | If you use <code> mv </code> on a directory containing files and subdirectories, it will move all of them. But in this case you may not want to move the <code> amazonmp3 </code> directory itself, so the command would be <code> mv internalmemory/amazonmp3/* /sdcard/music/ </code> , assuming the internalmemory directory ... | copy folder structure from internal memory to sd-card | android |
Android Market has just updated an app in my device. I liked the update, but its fully different from last version which was also my favorite. So, I want to keep last version too. I have last version's apk thanks to Titanium Backup. But, I can't install it without replacing current one (Android architecture sucks). Is ... | It can be done, but not simple for the reasons stackexchange-url ("eldarerathis") mentioned. You need apktool . Refer to this guide on how to use it. And this on signing the apk after you're done. You need to modify the AndroidManifest.xml file. Find the line that looks like this: <code> manifest package="com.example.a... | How to keep two versions of an app installed? | android |
Are there any iplayer-like apps to listen to recorded BBC radio programs on 2.3.5? | TuneIn Radio has channels for BBC radio, other radio streaming apps probably have them too. TuneIn is a good app, the pro version even lets you record. I am not sure what other features the pro has over the lite version, but I use TuneIn daily. | iplayer app for BBC radio programs on 2.3.5? | android |
I write my question in a search box (on stack exchange or wikipedia or Google.) when I press enter, it doesn't search. This isn't a keyboard thing since I've tried swiftkey, android keyboard, Samsung keyboard, and swype. It is an opera thing, since using default browser, the keyboard "enter" is replaced by a spyglass f... | A software update fixed this problem. Must've been a bug in opera mobile. | opera search bar: enter doesn't search | android |
I found there is people installing openAOS 2.3.5 on Archos 5IT, but I haven't seen any website detailing the instructions on how to do it. Anyone? | According to the openAOS site , the Archos 5 is supported. So I would think that there would be a download for an update package for that specific device. This is how others do it. The steps to install on any of the devices should be the same (or close) the only thing you would need is the install package. I could not ... | installing openAOS 2.3.5 on Archos 5IT? | android |
I opened a PDF from the DropBox app with Adobe Reader on my Samsung Galaxy Tab (running 3.1). It isn't saved in Downloads, as I expected. So where is it!? I can open Adobe Reader and find it there, but I'd like to know where it has been saved on the device. Any ideas? | There is a folder on the sdcard where dropbox saves the files locally. <code> /sdcard/Android/data/com.dropbox.android/ </code> | If I open a PDF from dropbox with Adobe Reader, where is it saved? | android |
Some time ago I installed a custom firmware ( YAR28 ) on my Archos 7HT. This worked fine for a while, until some day when I switched it on it showed the initial startup screen, and after that all my installed apps were gone. So I re-installed the stock firmware from Archos. But then I found out I could no longer access... | Indeed the internal filesystem somehow got damaged. To fix this you need access to the filesystem itself, which can be done using ADB. (Android Debugging Bridge) Instructions for connecting to the Archos Tablets using ADB can be found here: http://www.archos.com/support/support_tech/updates_adb.html?country=er&lang... | Missing internal flash memory and SD card does not mount | android |
My Eee Pad TF101 auto-updated to ICS today. After the update, all fonts in Firefox changed to some dreadful-looking Times Roman-like font, in which the accented characters don't show right. Stock browser and Opera look fine and use the newfangled ICS sans serif font. Deleting data and reinstalling Firefox didn't help. ... | Got same problem. Here's a fix. Go to the advanced settings by typing "about:config" in the url string, filter settings by "font" substring and change the values of font names corresponding to your codepage from "sans..." (NOT mono) to "Roboto". Restart firefox | Update to ICS makes Firefox fonts look awful (Eee Pad) | android |
How can I configure my 2.3.5 phone so that I don't get a notification for automatic upload of images and videos in google+? | If you're talking about when your phone uploads to Google+ automatically using the built-in Instant Upload, then you can just switch that off in the Google+ notifications. In fact I think that you must have switched that on at some point because I'm sure it was off by default for me. Open the Google+ app, press Menu , ... | no notification for automatic upload of images and videos in google+ | android |
I have a Chinese tablet, so I cannot install apps from Android Market (at least directly). How can I see flv, swf and other kind of flash data using Dolphin web browser? | You can try side-loading a Flash Player apk file. There are a whole lot of them floating around on XDA, such as this thread which has a download for Flash 11. Whether or not it works will also depend on other factors, such as the version of Android on the device and the processor it has (Flash requires an ARMv7 process... | How can I view flash content in Dolphin? | android |
I'm trying to configure my phone to sync with my work email account. I'm accessing it through OWA (Outlook Web Access). With the default settings, when the phone attempts to retrieve incoming mail, I get an error stating that there is an 'Invalid Server Certificate'. This persists even if I disable the Verify Certifica... | This seems like an issue that has been reported to the android development team. I am not sure if it is specific to the droid x, but even the work item relates to the droid x. If that is the case, I don't know if that is technically an android issue, but a MotoBLUR issue, as the Droid X runs the MotoBLUR version of and... | Why am I getting an 'Invalid Server Certificate' error when retrieving email even though I have the 'Verify Certificate' setting disabled? | android |
I am going to connect a USB device to Android mobile phone, using Android ICS 4.0 USB OTG. Can I connect this device to smartphone through USB hub and connect the phone through USB hub to PC in order to deploy apps at the same time (using a male-male USB cable)? Will it be safe solution for both phone and my device? | I think you're saying you want the PC to be the host for the USB hub (so that it can connect to your phone) but for the phone to also be the host for the USB hub (so that it can connect to this other device). No, that won't work. USB connections are based on a tree structure. Given this: <code> PC----Hub----OtherDevice... | Connecting Android smartphone/tablet to PC and another device through USB hub | android |
My HTC G2 running Android Gingerbread 2.3 randomly turns off while running applications such as the camera with full battery. After the random turn off I try to turn the phone on again and it won't turn on. I have to physically remove the battery, wait 30 seconds, put it back in, and turn on the phone to finally get it... | There is a known hardware issue with the HTC G2. Mine used to be hung at a black screen randomly when I tried to turn the screen on and unlock it. If your warranty hasn't already expired, start the process to get a replacement. The replacement I got hasn't experienced any of those issues. | HTC G2 Phone randomly turns off w fully charged battery on Gingerbread 2.3 | android |
How can I disassociate a device I don't have anymore from my Google Market account? This is a device that I used to have working but it's not anymore, so I don't want it to show up in my Google Market account. | There's currently no way to do this. It has been suggested numerous times on Google's forums, but has never been acted on. The best you can do for now is "hide" devices that you don't want to appear in the menus. You do this by logging into the Android Market website, then going to your account settings by clicking the... | disassociate a device I don't have anymore from market account? | android |
I have recently bought a used HTC Evo 3D from the internet. The phone itself is in perfectly working condition and the software is in its original state; that means it's not rooted, it's not running any custom rom and it's not branded. However, the previous owner seems to have installed many apps from the market, the l... | If it's not rooted and not running a custom ROM, a factory reset will reset everything back to stock and wipe the internal SD card. If you also wipe the external SD card, you will have a clean slate. Checkout Chapter Update and Reset , Section Resetting HTC EVO 3D , (Page 209) of the manual: http://www.htc.com/managed-... | How to reinstall android to the fresh stock? | android |
I've installed a malicious app that is posting ads over my notification bar, but can't find it. I know the java package name for it: <code> com.letang.game103.en </code> using the command: <code> adb shell dumpsys notification </code> . As you see the name of the app is not obvious from the package name. I want to find... | The easiest way, without using any specialised tools is just to visit that app's page in the Android Market. All apps in the Market have their package name as part of their URL, so you can just take your package name and prefix it with <code> https://market.android.com/details?id= </code> to get https://market.android.... | How to find app based on package name? | android |
The rivalry between Google and Facebook seems to have gotten in the way of a really useful feature from Gingerbread: Facebook contact sync. Currently my Verizon Galaxy Nexus has the ability to add accounts for Google, Twitter, LinkedIn. There is even a Facebook entry in the add account list. However, clicking that does... | I use Hax Sync on my Nexus. Works perfectly for ICS, it will sync high quality photos (if they are available to sync). I highly recommend it. | Facebook contact sync in Ice Cream Sandwich | android |
I brought a new Samsung Galaxy Y inbuilt with Android 2.3.5 some month ago and sold it recently. But after selling I noticed that in that Android I left my email ID (email ID that is used to log in to android for the first time). I don't worry about the my email ID as I have changed its password but Can I locate my and... | No, you would need an application like " Where's My Droid " installed on the device and know the phone number for the device. If you sold the device, the new owner probably did a factory reset on the device so your information is no longer associated to the device. In the future, before you sell your device, you should... | Can I locate my android phone? | android |
I've got an HTC Evo Design 4G (Android 2.3.4), and I can't figure out how to clear localStorage in the browser. Clearing the cache, history, form data and everything else doesn't do it. Resetting the browser to default settings doesn't do it. The website (served from the local network) doesn't show up in Website settin... | Try: <code> Settings </code> → <code> Applications </code> → <code> Manage Applications </code> → Select <code> Browser </code> (" <code> All apps </code> " tab) → <code> Clear Data </code> . This would delete all the data belonging to the app. Quite like a factory reset, but just for that app. Be careful while using t... | How to clear Android browser's localStorage? | android |
Let's say I buy an "un-rooted" Samsung Galaxy S2 via eBay that's still under warranty: Is there a way I can tell whether it has been rooted before (with or without rooting it myself)? Is there a way Samsung can tell me whether it has been rooted before? | Most Samsung Android phones and tablets can be restored back to "stock" firmware via Odin or Heimdal tools. This wipes all traces of rooting or any other kind of system alterations, and in most cases is sufficient for sending the device in for in-warranty servicing to the carrier of manufacturer. However, with the Gala... | Is it possible to determine whether the phone has been rooted or not? | android |
When I plug my Evo 3d into my 2012 Chevy Equinox (w/color touch radio), the Equinox does not recognize the phone. I'm using a micro USB cable to connect my phone to the vehicle. After plugging it in, the Evo 3d starts charging, but the Equinox does not show any available USB connection. Iphone 4 is able to plugin and g... | I have noticed a lot of vehicles that do not recognize any android devices but they do recognize iphones/ipods. This is something the manufacture has to add support for. These manufacturers usually use a proprietary system in the vehicle and they don't seem to think anyone uses anything besides an iphone or ipod. You m... | How to get 2012 Chevy Equinox to recognize my Evo 3d? | android |
I updated Kies today and my Samsung Galaxy S2 phone doesn't connect to my pc via Debug Mode any more. Below is the screen shot When I uninstall that and try to reconnect I get an error saying driver install failed. | Right-click on that "SAMSUNG_Android" and select <code> Uninstall </code> . Then make sure the <code> Delete the driver... </code> option is checked, and click the <code> OK </code> button. This should clear out the old drivers from the system. Now unplug the phone and try uninstalling and re-installing Kies. Reboot th... | Problem with Samsung Galaxy S2 Driver on Windows | android |
Is there anyway to find out whether my Samsung Galaxy Note has NFC technology or not?I bought the phone from Greece,but the store in which I bought the phone brought it directly from Samsung in France(that's what they told me) and the language that the phone had when I first boot the device was in German(so I suppose t... | Use Z-Device Test app. check the GPS signal, camera, compass, accelerometer, microphone, speakers, WiFi signals, Bluetooth, GSM / UMTS, FM Radio, Display, Battery, CPU, Memory, Vibration, USB, Audio / Video , operating system, light sensor, proximity sensor, temperature sensor, flash sensor, NFC near field comunication... | How to know if my phone has NFC technology? | android |
I'm having a problem with Picture Gallery not refreshing and loading too slowly on Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread (HTC G2). After I take a picture and then go to add it on foursquare or facebook from picture gallery, the last couple pictures taken aren't there. Sometimes the last 20 pictures taken aren't there or an entire ... | Sounds like the contents of your SD Card have not been scanned since taking the photos. Try the SDrescan app from Market. This should help in such situations. Alternatively, you can manually un-mount the SD Card (via <code> Menu -> Settings -> Storage -> Unmount SD Card </code> ) and re-mount it again. This sh... | Picture Gallery Slow & Won't Refresh on HTC G2 w Android 2.3 Gingerbread | android |
I am having an issue with the time stamps of incoming SMS messages when backing up messages. The time stamps of the messages I send out are correct. The time stamps of the incoming messages in the backup files are 8 hours before the correct time. I read elsewhere that this can happen when you are roaming. I have a Moto... | What timezone are you in? It sounds like when you back them up, it is saving them in a different Timezone (maybe UTC). to answer your other questions: Yes, SQLite is used for the messages <code> /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db </code> Same way as SMS messages : <code> /data/data/com.andro... | SMS time stamps are behaving strangely | android |
Is there a way to use other lock-screens on the htc sensation then the one that is provided by htc sense without installing a custom rom? (rooting is fine) I would love to use the standard android lock-screens, is that possible? (I don't care if it is achieved with an app or by modifying the settings) | There are some "lock screens" like Go Locker , but they are not "real" lock screens. Lock screens are just about the only part of the android OS that cannot be replaced by 3rd party applications. These other lock screens attempt to override the real lock screen. Some of them work fairly well, but I always notice some t... | Use different lock-screens on htc sensation | android |
I don't have a lot of space on my phone (an HTC Aria). When I download an app from the market, I usually move it to SD immediately, but I've noticed that the "Internal space" amount doesn't change for a little while. I'm assuming that before installing the apk, it keeps a copy of it in a location on the internal drive,... | You are completely right with your assumption: Whenever an app is installed, it is first copied to <code> /data/local </code> . You can check that directory if either you've got a file manager permitting you to go there, or have the Android SDK installed. No root needed, as this directory is readable and writable for t... | How to remove leftover files after an application download? | android |
The two ways I see to secure an Android phone is through a PIN lock screen or through an app lock program (Password is too inconvenient and pattern is insecure for stackexchange-url ("various reasons")). The lock screen has the advantage of keeping someone from the phone altogether, but an app lock program can allow me... | The app locker gives you more access, and is working against the system rather than with it. Almost by definition, it's much less secure. An app locker might keep out the casual user, but not anyone who knows what they're doing. Unless it blocks new apps by default, sideloading would be a problem. Depending on the devi... | Is a PIN lock screen inherently more or less secure than an app lock program? | android |
Is it possible to view the last successful sync of my IMAP and Exchange accounts in the Mail app of an HTC Evo 3D? I just switched from an iPhone 4 and there it said in the bottom of the mail app when that account was last synchronized. For me it is quite important, because at work the signal is so weak that the sync o... | I do not think you can view a log of some kind in the ui, however you can always manually sync and the icons show if it was successful. <code> Settings > Accounts & sync > Manage accounts > your account > OPTION BUTTON > Sync Now </code> this is in android gingerbread version You will see the spinnin... | View last successful mail check/sync | android |
I have installed the Link2SD application on my Samsung Galaxy Ace, everything is in place, now I dont understand how it works. I have allotted 1GB of space to my second <code> ext3 </code> partition, I have 2 doubts: Whenever I link my application, those space does not gets deducted from internal memory, I checked in S... | An application files consist of apk, dex, lib and data files. Link2sd can only move the first three types of files to your SD card. Program like Google+ has huge data files so even after using link2sd they take up precious space of internal memory. When you move app to sd, only the apk file(in Android 2.2) and only the... | Link2SD working issues | android |
My tab uses 2.3.3 android version and I need to install Gtalk and Skype. As I read thro threads only after 2.3.4 gtalk is available. But any methods available for Gtalk on 2.3.3? also on skype Please help | Google Talk is available for most Android versions, and in fact is pre-installed on all Google-authorised Android devices that have the Android Market and GMail installed (because both of those apps rely on Talk to do their authentication and communication). It may just be called "Talk" on your device rather than "Goog... | need to install gtalk on my HCL X1 tab and also Skype | android |
I would like to lock my phone with a pin for additional security. Also, I try to minimize my phone usage in the car, but in the event that I do need to call someone, I would like to be able to do so without having to enter a pin. I would like to do this by automated means if possible. I see two possible directions, but... | There are apps available that allow you to distinguish between locking your phone and it idling out . For example, it is a good security practice to have your phone lock whenever you hit the lock button, but understandable that you don't want it locking 10 seconds after you place it on the passenger seat. You can have ... | Can I use a pin/password/pattern lock and safely have basic phone functionality while in car? | android |
I just want the screen to go black. No fade, no "old style tube tv" animation. Is there a way to make it do this? | Try <code> Settings > Display > Animation </code> . I turned mine off and did not see the "old style tube tv" animation any more. | How do I get rid of the "shut the screen off" animation on Droid 4? | android |
I was playing angry birds on iPhone, now I am selling my iPhone 3GS on ebay because I got an android (galaxy nexus). Is there any way to transfer progress in the game over to new phone? I like the game but I don't think I could really be bothered playing all again up to where I was at.. | I found this thread on xda-developers. If you have jail broken iPhone and rooted Android phone, you can transfer your progress. Basically you have to copy two files, highscores.lua and settings.lua from /private/var/mobile/Applications/(very long string)/Documents from iPhone and replace them on Android phone in /data/... | Move angry birds progress from one device to another (cross-platform) | android |
I'm not sure if this in scope for this SE. I'd like to know what options there are for playing a movie on the Galaxy Note on my TV. The TV is a relatively recent Sony Bravia that sadly appears not to support DLNA. I gather the Galaxy Note doesn't support HDMI - so are there any other options? | Samsung lists the HDMI Smart Adapter on their website as being compatible with the Galaxy Note. | Connecting Samsung Galaxy Note to TV | android |
I have about 8 gigs of music stored within Google Music, and I recently got sick of streaming (and risking data charges), so I painstakingly allowed it to be stored offline. So my fresh 16 gig SD card now only had 8 gigs left. Then, I flashed a new rom, thinking that all my music would still be there cached (or however... | Your songs should get saved to <code> /sdcard/Android/data/com.google.android.music/cache/music </code> . The reason they don't appear when you install a new ROM is because the folder they're stored in contains a <code> .nomedia </code> file, which excludes it from the media scanner. Google Music is able to keep track ... | Where does Google Music store the “offline tracks”? | android |
I don't own any Android device and right now nobody is online that I could ask: What's the user agent of the new Chrome Mobile Beta? Could someone visit this site http://whatsmyuseragent.com/ with Chrome Mobile and copy it in here? I'm trying to match all mobile browsers with PHP and the user agent string and Chrome Mo... | Here is the useragent from chrome beta on my transformer prime Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 4.0.3; en-us; Transformer Prime TF201 Build/IML74K) AppleWebKit/535.7 (KHTML, like Gecko) CrMo/16.0.912.75 Safari/535.7 | What user agent does Chrome Mobile Beta have? | android |
I have a Nexus S (european edition, no super amoled screen), I upgraded to ICS in December but I think it has problem because it restarts itself very often and I don't know what have caused this behavior. Anyone have similar problem? Thanks | Yes many people experienced problems. Have a look at: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=1c21a7e3690388b0&hl=en where a Google employee is asking for information on the problems people are having and asking them to submit bug reports. Here's the generic bug report link for Nexus S with I... | Nexus S ICS update problem restarting by itself | android |
How do apps/games become featured in the Android Market? | As far as I know, they're simply picked by Google's staff. I'd assume they look for the general indicators of a quality app (good ratings, lots of active installs, etc) but popular or otherwise well-known developers probably have a leg up regardless. Google has never really come out and said "follow these guidelines", ... | How do apps/games become featured in the Android Market? | android |
Is there any app that will let one use a time-delay shot with the phone's camera on Android 2.3.5? The default camera app doesn't seem to have time-delay shots, as far as I can see. | This one does the trick pretty well: https://market.android.com/details?id=identity.android.CameraSelfTimer&feature=search_result&rdid=identity.android.CameraSelfTimer&rdot=1 | Camera time delay on 2.3.5? | android |
I am interested in learning how to write to (and if possible, read from) a rooted Android device's clipboard. I hope to do so using ADB over USB and I am not interested in installing any apps to help me do this, as this is something I plan on rarely doing. Any suggestions or help guiding me in the right direction would... | Yes, you actually can do this. It's kind of kludgy looking when you inspect the clipboard, but it works just fine. First off, you can inspect the current clipboard contents with <code> service call clipboard 1 </code> from an adb shell (or, without shelling in first, <code> adb shell service call clipboard 1 </code> ).... | Is it possible to write to a device's clipboard using ADB? | android |
I've tried to plug my electric guitar into Toshiba Thrive tablet and record some music using the default Sound Recorder app. I found that the tablet recorded sounds as if the guitar is not attached to the tablet, there was a lot of noise and the guitar sound was not clear. When I plug my guitar to the sound card of the... | The info I'm finding suggests that you need a 4-ring TRRS connector to use a mic, and that the bundled Sound Recorder app will ignore this regardless and just use the internal mic, so you'll need a different recording app. | Guitar recording on Android? | android |
I've managed to get away with running my Galaxy S without every hooking it up to a Gmail account, but sometime in the last couple of weeks (I think following an OS update from Sprint) Maps started objecting that I'm not logged in. It's a little unnerving -- why do I need to be logged in to search for an address? I'd lo... | Your three options are probably: Downgrade Maps Use the browser-based Google maps (perhaps in incognito mode if you're paranoid) Use some other map application Regarding OSM, I think they don't have an official app, so you could also try to use an app that uses their data. The OSM web site allows address searches, so t... | Google maps wants a login now? Is there a way around this? | android |
I found a lot of adds, comparisons , and presentations of Lenovo LePhone , mostly from January 2010, but on earth I cannot find any store where to buy it! Was it released at last? | It was released, but only in China : In May 2010, the company launched its 2,899-yuan LePhone, which China Unicom sold 145,000 units after hitting the market, to compete with Apple's 4,999-yuan iPhone4. | What happened to Lenovo LePhone? Is it on the market? Was it released? | android |
Is it? I don't want to wipe out my apps. | You can try unrevoked if you have the right HTC phone. I haven't tried it, but people say it doesn't wipe the phone. The other one you can try is Superoneclick which also roots the phone without wiping I believe. | Is it possible to s-off without wiping out phone memory? | android |
In Miui ROMs, there are four options for rebooting a phone from the power menu: What does "Hot Boot" mean, technically speaking? Are there any circumstances where a hot boot could cause harm? Are there any reasons for choosing to hot boot at all? | If it works like other "hot boot" apps and functions, then it basically restarts the Android GUI processes/threads. There was an XDA news post a while back after someone made an app for it where the app author described it as such: Hot reboot by rebooting only the graphical Android shell. From what I know it's sort of ... | What does Hot Boot mean? | android |
I recently updated my Samsung GT-S5830 to Gingerbread via Kies. After the update my phone is displaying the kernel version as <code> 2.6.35.7-perf-CL5XXXXX root@DELL 142 #1 </code> . The <code> X </code> s are some 5 digit number. Im not sure if this is normal or if theres something wrong (because of the 'root'). Any c... | I can see how you'd be confused by that. It doesn't indicate that your phone is rooted, just that the kernel was compiled by the root user (on a DELL build machine, apparently)! If you look at <code> /system/build.prop </code> (probably requires root to look, ha) you'll see some other similar information about the buil... | Not sure if Kernel Version correct | android |
I am using connectify + proxy droid, yet only proxydroid seems to connect to the internet, while nothing else works. Proxydroid connects in the sense that, it loads ads. Nothing else works. I'm rooted. Is there any alternative way to set system wide proxy access? Nothing seems to be working. I tried autoproxy also. Hel... | Hmmm. Did you definitely tick the 'Transparent Proxy' option? That tells it to make everything go through the proxy. Another thing I have noticed when using it is that it can be quite specific with a proxy - my school uses microsoft tmg, and has the proxy as 'tmg' in browsers, but proxydroid needs the full URL to the s... | ProxyDroid not working | android |
My HTC Unlock system comes with "Phone", "Mail", "Camera" and "Messages" options on top of the bubble-thingy that one has to move around to unlock. How can I modify the options in this menu to add new app icons or remove any of these four? | Long tap in your main launcher window --> (Personalize menu pops)--> click on "Display" --> Lockscreen --> Settings. You can only switch between application, but you cannot have more than 4. | modify the HTC unlock system on an HTC Android 2.3.5 phone? | android |
Where is the <code> Factory Data Reset </code> option on an HTC ChaCha Android 2.3.5 phone? I haven't been able to find the option anywhere, and it is recommended to free up memory, which is short in this phone. Could it be that I can't do a "Factory data reset" on this model? I am looking at the Settings -> Privacy me... | Answering myself, it seems in this phone is under: "SD & phone storage > Factory data reset." | where is factory data reset option on Android 2.3.5? | android |
I am making application that is using .pls files to read shoutcasts' adresses from them. At one moment I noticed, that sometimes .pls file I was reading data from is disappearing after I have used it. After lots of testing, I noticed, that if I rename file to .txt, it won't get deleted. A little more testing, a voila -... | Now, I am not 100% that this is the exact issue, as I do know that this is the stackexchange-url ("case with .m3u") playlists, but I have not tried using .pls files for a playlist. The problem sounds like it is with the Media Scanner. When it scans the directory that the .pls file is in, it sees the playlist file (the ... | Disappearing/deleted .pls files | android |
The procedure for porting a SIM card from a pay-as-you-go phone to an iPhone 4 is well documented ( example 1 , example 2 , config tool for iOS 5 ). This is a nice option for people mostly on WiFi who use a small number of minutes (or VoIP), because with AT&T GoPhone plans, you can keep network costs down toward $1... | If you have an unlocked phone, I don't think there should be any problem. The SIM card for GoPhone is apparently just a regular prepaid SIM card and is not tied to the phone it is sold with. If the phone doesn't recognize the APN for 3G, just go to <code> Settings > Wireless and Networks > Mobile Networks > Ac... | How to port a SIM card to an Android phone | android |
I would like to run emacs on my android phone. Has anyone done this? If so, how can I? I've looked, and I haven't been able to find either an executable or instructions to compile emacs for android. I know cyanogenmod has some unix commands, but I haven't found a list or whether it includes emacs. I don't want to flash... | I have ported Emacs to Android. (Google Play, Github) It doesn't draw UI like Linux X11 version, but uses modified Android Terminal Emulator. | Emacs on Android | android |
I want to know about the screen size and density of the Samsung Galaxy Y . Which category of screen size (small, normal, large,x-large) or density (ldpi, mdpi, hdpi, x-hdpi) is its screen? Any references would be helpful. | Using the following diagram from developer.android.com you can see where it falls in the specs: It's 3 inches diagonally - it falls in the "small" category. It's 133ppi - which is definitely ldpi. | Screen size and density of Samsung Galaxy Y | android |
I don't know if this is standard ICS behavior or if it's due to my Cyanogenmod based ROM, but every time I open the soft keyboard by clicking on a text box/area a notification appears in the notification drawer that says "Select input method." I don't mind seeing this notification one time, but I'm already using the in... | This is a standard 'feature' of ICS. Aside from the notification, changing input methods can be accomplished through the "language and input" section of the phone menu. If you disable and uninstall all keyboards except for one, so there is nothing else to switch to, the notification may disappear. | How do I disable the "Select input method" Notification? | android |
I have a handful of Galaxy Tab 10.1 (P7510) running Honeycomb, and a customer commercial application which runs beautifully on Froyo and Gingerbread, but has bugs on both Honeycomb and ICS. Before I chuck thousands of pounds worth of hardware away and settle for running my app on smaller tablets, is there a sane downgr... | No, the key parts of the ROM would be the kernel and all the drivers for the hardware. The boot image is likely different too. These devices are not the same so you would end up, at the very least, "soft bricking" your device. Even when a device is basically the same, take all of the Galaxy S devices (vibrant, captivat... | Can I load a ROM from a 7" Galaxy Tab onto a 10" Galaxy Tab? | android |
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