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I have an Android mobile device which has Android 2.2 and I want to update it to Android 2.3. What possible ways are there for me to update the OS? | You have two options: If your device manufacturer has released an update, you can use that to update your android. Manufacturer updates are generally released OTA, and they are device specific so you need to check whether the manufacturer has released an update for your device or not. Install a custom ROM. Custom ROMs ... | How can I install an updated version of Android on my device? | android |
I would like to use the 3G connection on my android with my Ubuntu. Is there any method to do so? | Easy Tether from Mobile Stream should work. It's a way to share your internet connection with another device via USB. Get the Lite version (does not support https, or tethering to gaming consoles) or the Full version . Supports Windows 7/Vista/XP (32-bit and 64-bit), Mac OS X 10.7/10.6/10.5/10.4, Ubuntu 10.4+ and Fedor... | Use 3G connection on my Android in Ubuntu | android |
I've uploaded my mp3s to Google Music. I also physically have the files on my phone. But now when I use the Google Music app it shows the songs on my sd card and the songs I've uploaded to the cloud. Apart from deleting the files on my phone, is there a way to tell Google not to sync songs I already have? | I think that there is no other way as to simply delete the files on your Android device. Make sure you have a copy of the files on your PC or an external HD. I am not sure if one can download the mp3s easily from the Google music cloud. You have the files in Google musics cloud, why do you need them on the device too? ... | Get rid of duplicate songs on phone when using Google Music | android |
Is there an easy way to un-root Android 2.2 on Droid X rooted via z4root? The reason is that I would like to apply a Gingerbread 2.3 update from Verizon, and that update ALWAYS fails to install. Since I never had a custom ROM on the phone, my first guess is that the problem may be due to being rooted, but I don't see a... | z4root added an "Unroot" button in version 1.2. Version 1.3 added "force unroot" (not entirely sure what that means). You can grab the most recent version from the XDA thread , then you should be able to simply hit "Unroot" and be on your way. | Is there an easy way to un-root Android 2.2 on Droid X rooted via z4root? | android |
HTC Desire S seems to have very scarce WiFi settings. I'm trying to debug stackexchange-url ("a Wifi connectivity issue") and looks like stackexchange-url ("it might be a DNS problem"). I Googled and looks like many Android devices have some "advanced" settings including DNS server addresses. I can't find anything like... | In my HTC Desire I find it under: Settings-> Wireless & networks -> WiFi Settings Press Menu and select Advanced Here I can see option to use static IP by selecting "Use static IP" | Where do I configure DNS and IP settings in HTC Desire S? | android |
When I chat in Google+ through my desktop, my two android devices get the conversations as well. Anyway to stop that from happening? I don't want to necessarily log out of the Apps since I can walk away and I want to still receive messages, but if a conversation is occurring via website, can I have the Apps ignore it? | It appears the message is initially logged to my phone, and tablet, as Google says "Hey there's a new mmessage fofor you." Once I start in on the convo it only runs on the one device. | Web based Google Talk chat notifications sent to my device | android |
On my Android, I was looking for configuring profiles and under Settings found that I can configure profiles and there are some pre-existing ones like Home, Work, Silent, etc, with further settings to customize each of them. I'm assuming that this is a feature of my CyanogenMod installation and not part of Android itse... | Holding the power button brings up the "power options" menu. In there you can choose the profile. | Shortcut to switch profile on CyanogenMod | android |
I would like to know if it is possible to 'force update' the Talk app. I have Nexus S and I have the video chat in my Talk, but my girlfriend with S Galaxy II (2.3.4) doesn't. I read somewhere on the internet that Talk should feature videochatting from 2.3.4 on, but well... It doesn't so far. | This post from xda-developers will help you if her phone is rooted. | How to update GTalk to feature video chat? | android |
So we got a Kindle Fire at work today, and I've been playing with it a bit to see what all it can do. One thing that I thought would be neat is to try our new web-based application in the Fire's Silk browser to see how it stacks up against some of our other devices (like my Xoom and the Galaxy Tab 7). In general it's o... | This appears to have been added in v6.2.2 of the Kindle Fire's system firmware. I updated today and there is now a fullscreen button at the far right of the bottom menu bar in the stock browser. Pressing it hides the menu bar, the status bar, and the tab bar. | Is it possible to use the Kindle Fire's browser in a full screen mode? | android |
My Samsung Galaxy S (Captivate) occasionally locks up, so that the screen freezes and it doesn't respond to any user input. I also cannot hold the power button down to bring up the menu to Reboot, Turn off, etc... The only thing I know to do is open the back and pull the battery out and turn it back on. So, my question... | Holding <code> Power + Vol Up </code> for 10 seconds or so will reboot the phone into recovery. From recovery, I already have the option selected to reboot phone, so I can press the power button again. Not sure what users can do if they do not have ClockWork Recovery. | How do I reboot Samsung Galaxy S when it locks up? Is pulling battery bad? | android |
It appears Google has updated the market application. Including documentation in the new Google Music application for a link to <code> /music </code> in the market. The link does nothing on my phone except take me to the home screen of the market though. I'm super excited for this new feature and would like to use it n... | I just did this, and it works. Go into <code> Settings > Applications > Manage applications > All > Market </code> then clear data, and cache. I had to reboot the phone after. But once it reboots, go into the Market, and the music section should be there. | How do I get the new "Music" section of the market to show up? | android |
One thing puzzles me. It looks like if I use some program on Android and press the "home" button I see the home screen and can rerun the program and see that program in the same state as it was before - so looks like the program is not fully restarted, just suspended and then resumed. Yet that doesn't seem to happen co... | Pressing the Home switches you from the app to the home screen, whilst leaving your app running in the background. This is a bit like switching between windows on a Windows PC. Except that when your phone is running low on resources like memory it will start to close apps that are running in the background, so that you... | What happens to a running program when "home" button is pressed in Android phone? | android |
I got a Galaxy Tab from work and I don't use it that much, but the screen size and specs look pretty similar to the new Kindle Fire. I know next to nothing about how things work under the covers but I know that there is a large hacker/modding community within Android. So is it even feasible to attempt such a thing? If ... | Unless Amazon releases their Kindle Fire source code, there won't be a way to mod a different Android tablet to be a faux Fire. I seriously doubt that will happen That's not to say that someone won't be able to put together some combination of mods and apps that might approximate some of the Fire's functionality, but t... | How can I turn my Galaxy Tab 7" into a Kindle Fire? | android |
My girlfirend has just installed a new CD Player on her car that comes with a USB port to connect external devices(Flash card, external hard drive, etc). My question is based due the fact that I told her that if she want to recharge her Android smartophone on her car, she must buy a 12V car adapter to USB(which is very... | There're two flavors of USB ports - powered and unpowered. Unpowered ports can't supply power to the devices and are rather rare. You identify them easily - connect the smartphone to them and see if it starts charging. If it starts charging the port is powered and you're okay. | Can I recharge my Android smartphone at any USB port? | android |
So I have an old unlocked phone and I'd like to load up my own OS. I've seen some mods out there. CyanogenMod seems to be the most popular. However, I was curious if I could just install a pure untouched version of the OS -- as distributed by Google. I seem to remember being able to download a clean compiled version of... | To answer if Google distributes binaries for your device: No, they do not (Unless you have a Nexus device). They do, however, have the full Android source code available so that if you wanted you could compile the source code for your device. However, that leads into your second question about the drivers and such. Yes... | Is there an official Android "Google" ROM? | android |
Is there any list with devices and their params? I'd like to know if this device is ldpi/mdpi/hdpi and what screen it is small/normal/large/etc. For now most important for me is to know how Galaxy Note is described by those params? | The most comprehensive list I've ever seen is this arcticle from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Android_devices There are no DPIs, but there are resolutions and screen sizes. Unfortunately Samsung Galaxy Note is not listed there, but it has 5.3 inch display and has 800x1280 resolution. | List of devices with screen parameters | android |
I somewhat understand what Superuser does, but I'm curious if upgrading to the Elite version is a good idea... What pros are there? Does upgrading provide any additional features? | You can see the advantages from the developer's home page . Superuser Elite is the Premium version of Superuser. It unlocks several premium features within Superuser, including: PIN Protection – Secure your Superuser prompt with a PIN number so that nobody but you can grant Superuser rights to apps Access timeout – All... | What pros would upgrading to Superuser Elite bring? | android |
I ran across this question posed on Twitter by stackexchange-url ("Anil Dash"): Is there really no way to take a screenshot on a Kindle Fire? Huh. I know it's early to tell, but does anyone know if this is true about the device? | You can take screen shots with ddms and the Android SDK. It's not hard to set up. See http://www.thefireblog.com/2011/11/16/houston-we-have-screenshots/: So, here’s a quick summary people: Install the android SDK tools, then the platform-tools Edit your adb_usb.ini file to add the 0×1949 vendor ID at the end Ensure tha... | How to take a screenshot on a Kindle Fire? | android |
I woke up 2 hours ago and there was the message on my phone (HTC DROID Incredible) that a new update was available and that my phone would restart to download and install the update and of course I click the "Install" button, but the way I was holding my phone was odd and my palm accidentally hit the "Cancel" button as... | Others are reporting similar issues . Is your build number 4.06, 4.08 or other? I would suspect that if you missed the initial rollout you'll have to wait a bit, since they would want to do it gradually and not overload the network. You might get prompted again later or they might enable manual upgrades at some point. ... | Accidentally cancelled update to 2.3 this morning; how do I get it back? | android |
Amongst others, I have Facebook and Twitter apps installed on my HTC Desire running Cyanogenmod 7.1. Every few days, it requires me to login again, even though I've previously saved my details. It even asks me again (for Facebook) about syncing Contacts to my phone... it's as if it's forgotten my login to those apps al... | Yes, it is likely to be the problem. I suppose it's a hack of yours if these apps are on SD rather than internal memory. As the Android SDK mentions 1 , applications that use Service, AccountManager and Widget shoudl not be installed on SD card. The Facebook app has an AccountManager, a widget and a Service. | Twitter & Facebook login details periodically forgotten | android |
When I connect the device to computer, it makes sdcard available to it, as in card reader. How to make it share not sdcard, but other block device or file? | On my device (Sony Ericsson Xperia X10) it is, for example: <code> echo /sdcard/debian.ext2 > /sys/devices/platform/msm_hsusb/gadget/lun0/file </code> After it the content of file becomes available on the host. Can write to sdcard file without unmounting it from android. | Using other block device when conecting Android device to computer as USB storage | android |
I recently started getting the following notification: Low on space: Phone storage space is getting low. When I click on the notification, it takes me to the "All" applications screen listing how much space each application takes, and at the bottom it shows: Internal storage: 296MB used, 452MB free Why is it complainin... | Got these instructions from http://gadgetian.com/27505/htc-droid-incredible-vzw-gingerbread-update-4-08-605-2-dwonload/?replytocom=18668#respond It worked for me. My update is installing as we speak. :) "Here is the fix for those of you still stuck in limbo between the Gingerbread Rollout and the patch, and have not go... | "Low on space" warning with over 50% free | android |
I use my Galaxy S as a wifi tether hotspot for my tablet and laptop, so tethering is always on (I have extended battery so it's ok). But if my phone is in the area where I have wifi internet (for example, at home) I don't need it to act as hotspot and want it to stop tethering and connect wifi. Is there a way to automa... | You can do so e.g. with Tasker , adapting the Wifi Tether Profile described in the Tasker Wiki -- provided your phone is rooted: Requirements rooted device Tasker Locale Execute Plug-In (no longer available -- but most likely no longer needed, either) Wireless Tether for Root Users Tasker-Tasks Tether-On: Plugin -> Exe... | How to auto start/stop tether if wifi is unavailable/available? | android |
I'd a Samsung Galaxy i551. I've done a backup using Kies and it saved a .sbu file. Now I don't have the phone any more and I'd like to export this information to some useful format or at least to view it with the Kies. But I can't find anyway to open the .sbu file. How do I open an .sbu file generated by Kies? Thanks! | Take a look at this thread over at XDA-Developers forum. Someone wrote a Java app to extract the contacts out of the .sbf file into VCard files, which are a lot easier to deal with. Also, in the same thread people report that with the latest version of Kies you can execute a Restore without having a Samsung phone conne... | Samsung Galaxy - Import contacts from sbu file | android |
I tried some stuff I found about sleep policy. I obviously tried setting it to Never , I tried the Wi-Fi keep alive app, it doesn't seem to work. When I let the phone lie for a few minutes and then wake it, the wifi icon is grey and i cannot connect to anything right away, I have to wait till it turns green. This also ... | I was frustrated for a long time with the same problem. An app called Wifi Fixer seems to have fixed it. Hope that helps you too. | Wifi sleep policy not working | android |
I recently bought a Nook Color. My intentions from day 1 was to install CyanogenMod7 on the device to get a full Android experience. That process worked just fine, and the device is now running CM7. I am running CM7 installed directly on the device, not from an sdcard. I access my devices a lot via command line using <... | I finally tracked down a fix after some file searching... The "adb over usb" fix creates a file in <code> %USERPROFILE%\.Android\adb_usb.ini </code> with the "vendor id" of <code> 0x2080 </code> in it. I have a <code> .android </code> folder in my root of my sdk directory <code> c:\android-sdk\.android\ </code> , and i... | Nook Color with CyanogenMod7 is not visible via ADB over USB | android |
My userdata.img probably became partially corrupt because I created it with cat while the phone was running, instead of in recovery mode :-(. Due to this, when I flash it, the phone doesn't boot and logs several messages related to not finding things on /data over and over, since it couldn't mount /data. I can put back... | It's impossible, because FS has huge corruptions at different places. You can to use file repare utilities to try repare some data, but mostly it's broken by write to FS at the same moment, as dump process. | How to recover a broken userdata.img? | android |
I just got my first Android phone. The ZTE Score which runs on Android 2.3.4.. I'm curious if I can update to a newer Android os, or if I'm stuck with 2.3.4.. | As I stated in the Comments, version 2.3.4 is the latest version for phones. Versions 3.0, 3.1, and 3.2 are all for tablet devices. Version 4.0 will be released on the Galaxy Nexus sometime this month. Version 4.0 (code named Ice Cream Sandwich) was designed to run on both phones and tablets which may clear up the conf... | Is it possible to update the Android platform my phone runs on? | android |
I think this app is a part of HTC Sense. When i check weather, i get usual report: But if i swipe down, i get "current" report: From pictures you can see that reports differ by 2 degrees Celcius, however i once had not only difference in degrees but in day and night i.e usual report showed day while "current" report sh... | The 'Haifa (Current)' display is the weather at the position your phone thinks it is currently located at. In other words, the 'Current' refers to current position. The other 'Haifa' display is the weather at the extra city location that you have set up. The displays show different weather because the specific location... | HTC Sense - What Is "Current Weather"? | android |
I've tried a few custom roms and now I want to reset my phone (they're all unstable). Wipe data/factory reset from recovery doesn't cut it. It leaves a lot of stuff behind. How do I do a completely fresh installation? It's a Galaxy S currently running on a ROM based off JVT Gingerbread 2.3.5. CWM is installed. | When you do a factory reset/data wipe, it does not put anything back from the stock firmware. When you install a new ROM, doing the reset just puts it in the "new" state for that ROM. To restore back to stock, you will need to download the stock ROM for your device from SamFirmware (or another place if you know of one)... | How do I do a completely clean installation? | android |
Is it possible to set a HTML signature in the Android Gmail app somehow? I set something like <code> <a href="http://myurl">mytitle</a> </code> as a signature but the HTML tags didn't parse. If you can suggest another app that allows HTML signature that will also be cool. | One current work around would be to create a draft in gmail that has the signature and use it in the mobile app. | HTML signature in Gmail app | android |
My brother wants me to backup the data in his SIM card. How can I copy this to my computer without messing up my own contacts? | Create a separate Google account for your brother's account. Import your brother's SIM's contacts to that Google account. OK- here's the idea I have: Back up all your existing contacts to SD card. Open your Contacts App and press MENU > IMPORT/EXPORT > EXPORT TO SD CARD. A .vcf file will be created with all your existi... | How can I backup contacts on a SIM card to my computer? | android |
My wife has an HTC Droid Incredible 2, unrooted, running Android 2.3.4, HTC Sense 2.1. If she gets a Gmail email, the notification appears in the notification bar AND it plays a notification sound. What I'd like to do is to get the notification in the bar, but not hear the sound. Gmail now only displays an option to di... | The gmail app now does notifications based on “labels” instead of having global notification settings. That way you can have different settings per label. So, if you go to the inbox label (I think), you can set the sound there… | Incredible2 and Gmail notifications | android |
I won a Motorola Photon 4G. They are tied to Sprint, which is CDMA, but it is a world phone, which means it supports GSM and uses a SIM card. I was reading that there may be an unlock code to allow it to work with other carriers. How can I unlock my Motorola Photon 4G for other carriers, specifically AT&T? | According to AndroidCentral and these XDA posts , the Photon 4G is specifically made to prevent access to AT&T or T-Mobile and an unlock code won't do anything. Presumably so that if you are in the US and don't need to roam away from Sprint, you can't switch away from Sprint. The limitation doesn't appear to have b... | How to unlock a Motorola Photon 4G for other carriers? | android |
I'm receiving calls from call-center companies that wan't to offer me services that I don't want. I already ask them to stop calling but they keep trying.. Can I configure my 2.2 Android Phone(Galaxy 551) to block the incomming calls from certain numbers? | I am not sure about an option in the system itself but the app mr number will do that for you: The lifehacker article talks about the app http://lifehacker.com/5648876/call-block-unlimited-automates-call-blocking-and-routing-on-android-phones | Can I configure my Android Phone to block certain numbers calls? | android |
I have recently upgraded my HTC Desire to run CyanogenMod 7. The main reason I did this was so that I could use a more recent version of the Android Market that supported multiple accounts. The reason for this was that I have moved my email address from GMail to Google Apps for Your Domain and wanted the main email add... | I guess this is by design as the majority of users don't have 4 accounts on their phone. The whole idea of those messages is to give the user the opportunity to download a new version as soon as it comes out. You may not want to use your mobile data when you don't want it to. Maybe the update automatically tickbox woul... | Multiple update notifications from Android Market | android |
My Asus Eee transformer just received a firmware update. Where can I go to check what the update included? Asus' website isn't helpful. I'm on 8.6.5.19, and I've already noticed the market place is different, id like to know any other cool features. | I have found this thread on XDA to very helpful. The entire forum for the Transformer on XDA has a lot of information. | info on firmware upgrade | android |
For my survey I want to attach an external USB Bluetooth Dongle to an Android Tablet. Actually I want better range of the bluetooth, so I will use an antenna for the external bluetooth. I want to know : Which Android version supports it? Can an external Bluetooth work if the Tablet already has an internal Bluetooth ? A... | If you are able to connect an external Bluetooth Dongle to the Android device, it ought to work for you, even with an intrnal Bluetooth present. Android devices with OS v3.1 and above shall support USB host capabilities. So, it is advisable to experiment with devices with the above operating systems. However, it will b... | Can we connect external Bluetooth Dongle in Android Tablet? | android |
I recently moved from 2G network to 3G. On 2G when I call somebody - the phone automatically suspends the mobile Internet (since it cannot send data and voice at the same time) and activates back when the call ends. Now on 3G I just cannot call when the mobile Internet is active (no matter whether it downloads somethin... | You may want to talk to your carrier about your phone or service because data is separate from voice (if you are not on a CDMA network). Voice is using GSM/UMTS and data is HSPA. Your data network usage should never interrupt your voice call, even if you use CDMA. The voice should take priority and stop the data usage ... | How can I make the phone automatically disable mobile connection when calling? | android |
Using the Amazon Appstore I have "Swiftkey" and "Swiftkey X". When I install one there is an update for the other. It's getting confusing. What is the difference and which one should I install? | The SwiftKey website no longer lists anything called "SwiftKey" only "SwiftKey X". I have to assume this means "SwiftKey" was an earlier product, possibly a beta? | What is the difference between swiftkey and swiftkey x? | android |
I am trying to login to Android Eee pad transformer from my other linux box using SSH. This are the step i followed and failed. So asking here for the correct answer. 1) Go to Android market and download install Connectbot Launching ConnectBot Asks ssh or telnet or local Press local Asks username Username applied dummy... | SSHDroid does not need root, it's optional. Every App can bind a socket on an not privileged port (> 1024). I am pretty sure that your <code> ssh </code> client parameters are wrong, the port especially. AFAIK you can't add the port via <code> : </code> to the hostname. Try <code> ssh root@ipofandroid -p 2222 </code> i... | How to start SSH Server in my Android? | android |
Does the Eee Pad Transformer have a way to determine it's current latitude and longitude (e.g. a GPS chip)? I am writing an application where I need those values to identify, for example, if I am upstairs or downstairs or in the car. | And how do you think you can determinate upstair/downstair location? Transformer has GPS receiver, but its precision in indoor use is way too low to have a reliable altitude reading. | Is the Eee Pad Transformer able to determine latitude and longitude? | android |
I have installed GO Launcher and GO Locker. Now, when I updated them, they got an error. The problem is that, nothing shows up when I press unlock button (I have Nexus S). So, there's nothing I can do with the phone. There's no display at all. I know the phone is running in the background. I get the tone when I get a m... | You can try installing a different launcher app via the Android Market web interface. On your PC go to Play Store and sign in with the same Google account as on your phone. Find any Home replacement app. Click on the Install button to send the app directly to your phone (if you have several Android devices you will nee... | Change Launcher without starting it | android |
I got a notification on Google+ this morning showing a screenshot of my HTC Sensation's home screen. I checked my phone, and in the 'Camera Shots' album, there is the same picture. I never actioned a screenshot to be taken, and didn't know my phone even took screenshots! Why and how has this happened? | A lot of the recent HTC phones can Lock and Home at the same time, that may be what you're doing by accident. As previously stated, the Google+ app by default backs up your pictures to a (private) online album for easier sharing. This can be turned off entirely, or configured to only sync on wifi (to save your data all... | HTC Sensation sent screenshot to Google+ Instant Upload? | android |
Currently I'm developing with my Nexus S but would like to use Asus Transformer for that. So far I figured that device won't charge from USB. And for me - I need to have it on USB for debugging while charged and ON all the time. Is that even possible? How long device lives on battery when 100% on? EDIT I look at keyboa... | The Asus Eee Pad Transformer uses a USB 3.0 cable. I've seen noises elsewhere on the 'net that it will only charge on a USB 3.0 socket. This is likely associated with the extra power only available on USB 3.0. | How can I charge an ASUS Transformer while connected to USB? | android |
I had an issue with an application that couldn't be updated, and solved it by uninstalling the market updates (maybe there was another method, but in my case it worked). Problem is, now I can't find a way to reapply the market updates. Before uninstalling them, the updates were applied automatically, but now half a day... | Finally the market updated itself after force-stopping it, clearing its data and cache, starting the app again, and then exiting it and leaving the phone alone for an hour or two. | Reapplying market updates after using "uninstall updates" | android |
The contact in question had the wrong phone number in Viber, so I deleted it from Viber. I later found out that Viber had deleted it from my contacts, so I had lost all of the other correct information. Logging in to GMail contacts on the desktop showed that the contact still existed. I proceeded to correct the faulty ... | Method 1 Stop syncing with Google account, check that all Google contacts are gone, set up sync again. Method 2 Remove the Google account, add it again. (You can do both in Accounts & Sync from phone Settings.) | How do I restore a contact I deleted on my Android phone, but not in GMail contacts? | android |
My Samsung Captivate (Galaxy S series) locks up about once per day, where the screen is frozen and it doesn't respond to any type of input. There's no pattern concerning what app I'm running at the time. How do I find out what is causing it? I'm running a 2.3.4-based custom ROM (Apex specifically). | I believe this issue has to do with installing a ROM over another one without wiping. My particular ROM is Apex 9.3 . According to the associated XDA forum thread , freezing problems with this ROM have been solved by "a complete wipe including formatting sdcard, system, cache and data when flashing 9.0" . I have done s... | How do I find out why my phone is locking up? | android |
This is a known Android issue which has been widely reported (example). I saw a suggestion to use Call Delay Patch from the Android Market, but some report that this helps while others report that it doesn't work. I have the same issue on my HTC Incredible S (Android 2.3.3) and want to know if this issue has been addre... | From what I can tell, this issue has been resolved with Gingerbread 2.3.5. I no longer have the issue with my device running Gingerbread 2.3.5 (actually i think CM7 is based on 2.3.7 now). From what I am seeing in the reported issue is other people are saying the same thing about it being fixed. I am not sure if your d... | Is there a way to fix the call answer delay? | android |
Blue makes a prosumer mic that you can connect directly to an iPod or iPhone via the dock port. I would love to have the same capability to do something similar for an Android phone or tablet. This would be really useful for field recording. I know that some tablets have support for various USB accessories to be plugge... | The range of USB device types supported "as is" by Android is limited and does not include microphones. On the other hand, Android has the capability to work with an unlimited range of USB devices via their ' open accessories ' sdk/kit/framework. This was added in Android 3.0. I believe they had to do it this way: exis... | Is it possible to connect a USB microphone to an Android phone or tablet? | android |
I have a Google Nexus S with Android 2.3 in it. I want to tether/or enable Wifi HotSpot in it. Do I have to root my phone? How should I proceed? Thanks! | No, you don't need to have your phone rooted to enable a portable hotspot. Not quite sure why it isn't working for you, but here are the reasons it hasn't worked for me at various times. No cell data connection. I've tried using the hotspot as a relay to another wi-fi network without any success. The original wi-fi con... | Enabling WiFi HotSpot in Google Nexus S | android |
I'm using a Galaxy Tab 10.1 3G (GT-P7500), Android 3.1, Baseband version P7500XXKG7, Build HMJ37 P7500XWKG9, rooted. (I got it with 3.1 and TouchWiz preinstalled.) A few weeks ago, I got a notification about an OTA update. The only information I get about this update is: <code> Update details (9.61MB) Improved stabilit... | Updating via Kies eventually worked. The trick to getting Kies to connect to the device is to turn off USB debugging on the device. | What can cause the Oct 2011 OTA update of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 to fail? | android |
I just bought a Samsung Galaxy 2, coming from a Nokia 3600. My old cell phone had a quite simple calendar app but when it was supposed to alert me it kept ringing and vibrating until I dismiss it. I could quietly use an alert as a morning alarm if I knew, for example, I'll have to wake up at 6:00 on next 12/25. In new ... | Calendar Snooze can repeat reminders until you acknowledge them, forever. It works with the default Calendar app, and will let it keep syncing with google. You can customize how often the notification repeats, how many times (including "Keep Repeating"), and you can customize two sets of reminders, for example repeatin... | A calendar with powerful alerts | android |
I have almost this question: stackexchange-url ("Every time I plug in my phone via USB it automatically mounts the SD card") I have a Motorla Droid running CM6 (essentially Android 2.2). I'm connecting to Windows 7 machines via USB. Every time I plug in my phone via USB it automatically mounts the SD card as external s... | Go to <code> Settings->Sony Ericsson->Connectivity </code> and un-check <code> Auto connect in MSC </code> . | Every time I plug in my phone via USB it automatically mounts the SD card (Xperia Arc version) | android |
Today I used the GPS on my Android for the first time, and I was wondering how it actually works. I know that Android phones have a GPS chip in them, but does the phone establish a direct connection to the GPS server or is there something else going on? If there is a direct server connection, does that mean that every ... | GPS itself does not need a network connection to any server to work. It just needs a signal from a least 4 GPS satellites to calculate a good position fix. There is also the GPS Almanac, which basically provides future data on where the satellites are expected to be in a given time in the future, usually up to 7 days. ... | How does the GPS work on Android phones? | android |
I tried to place a 3G-324M video call to my Incredible, but the other phone says that mine doesn't support it. On the web I found someone mentioned that Incredibles do not support video calls in 3G at all. Others mention that this is possible with Skype. The question is - can I make my phone use 3G video calls without ... | As of now I don't know of any Android phone capable of establishing 3G-324M Video calls. Android have some parts of 3G-324M implemented in the communications stack, but is far from being complete. All the android phones that can make “video calls” use Internet. Given the fact that carriers charge an “extra” for a video... | How can I make a 3G-324M video call? | android |
I am an ex-Nokia user and used to backup the data with their PC Suite which is great and can backup everything easily and is a free application. How do I do the same with HTC Incredible S? [ I do not plan to get rooted. ] | You can back up your sd card to a PC by mounting it from the PC or over the network with a number of different syncing tools. This will not backup each application's state unless they specifically have exported configuration to the sd card. This will include all your pictures. You cannot back up application state (to a... | How can I backup all of my data to a PC without rooting? | android |
I'd like to be able to turn the 3G connection on and off without navigating the "Settings -> Wireless and networks -> Mobile Networks" menus each time. Is there a widget (or some other way) of turning 3G on and off from the home screen or the "Dashboard"? | Instead of widget use apps like data switch . Unlike widget this app doesn't consume resource when idle. There are tons of other apps/widget if you don't like this one or this one doesn't work for you. For eg: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.aispl.mdsswitch https://market.android.com/details?id=ru.chernish2 h... | How can I turn off the 3G connection? | android |
I have Nexus One and the power button stopped working. It's a known issue but I'm not in USA and I can't get it fixed since I got it from there. Is there any way that I could wake it up without using the power button and without rooting the phone? | I don't know what ROM you have, but if you're using a Cyanogen based you can tweak that in the Cyanogen specific settings. | How can I wake up my Nexus One using trackball? | android |
I want to load an image from a URL and have it get updated regularly from a web page. Something like a widget that would show my current Stack Overflow flair. Another badge/flair example is to show the weight loss banners at myfitnesspal.com like this: I've tried searching the market for photo widgets, webcam widgets, ... | This thread goes way back but I still were unable to find one in the market that seems to fit the description, so I made one myself. Get it here : The widget updates hourly, and currently there is no way to configure that. | How can I display an image from a URL on a home screen? | android |
When I open Google Calendar on my Android phone, it starts up showing October 1 2011. The phone knows the current date; pressing menu and then the today button goes to the correct day. I'd just like it to default to today like it did before 10/1. Any ideas? This is Calendar 2.3.6, Android 2.3.6 GKR39F, on a Nexus s. Th... | looks like this is a bug caused by agenda view and multi-day calendar entries. if you have one that includes the current day, calendar opens to the first day of that entry. fortunately, i think the bug is fixed upstream: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=21605 simplest workaround is to delete the multi-... | Google Calendar on Android opens to old date by default | android |
Let's say I'm adding a new contact and it's a long lost family members so I want to add them to my custom "Aussie Family" group within my Google account. There appears to be no easy way to do this. I have to log in on a PC to actually achieve the grouping. I recall reading a similar question somewhere (which I now can'... | Thus far, there appears to be no answer. The best alternative appears to be that you can log into Gmail on a PC and add your new contact to an existing group. Will change the answer to this question if a valid answer pops up. | What is the easiest way to add a new contact to an existing Google contacts group? | android |
I have an LG ally that's just about a year old now, running 2.2.2. When I go to Market -> My Apps, there are two apps listed as "Not Installed" I'm having trouble with: Google Search Street View on Google Maps (I have no interest in updating Facebook for Android, I luckily have an old, working version and I'm sticking ... | I've had the same problem with the new Market app a couple times now, the only solution I've found is to clear the Market data in <code> Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications -> Market -> Clear data </code> (and <code> Clear cache </code> if it isn't already 0.00B). Now after you reopen Market, it... | Updates for Google Search, and Street View for Google Maps, listed but not able to be downloaded/installed | android |
I've been using Google Maps Navigation to help with my commute for about 2 years now. One common action that I take is to start Naviation to my destination, and then look at the traffic display on other interstates to see if there's a quicker route. The last update to navigation changed the display so that the red/yell... | No one has answered my question, so I will share what I've learned with my own investigation. No, you have to uninstall updates from the manage apps menu selection from the home screen. I'm currently doing this as a workaround. I didn't find a way to email google and get an answer, but I did find their forums. The rela... | Maps Update Degraded Off-Route Traffic Display | android |
"Lately" (like in the last few months), I'm unable to start the Clockwork Mod recovery image on my Nexus S with Oxygen 2.2.1 . When I select "boot to recovery mode" (or want to start a ROM backup) in ROM Manager Premium , it reboots and I see the Android icon. The very first line is red and reads: FASTBOOT MODE - NO BO... | Try flashing the Recovery image manually via fastboot, as described in this guide: Download the latest version of the ClockworkMod Recovery from here . Place the ClockworkMod Recovery Image in the same folder as fastboot (the /tools folder with the Android SDK folder). Power the Nexus S down, and hold Volume Up & t... | Can't start clockwork recovery image lately | android |
I have a Motorola Atrix 4G, with AT&T Carrier. Android 2.3.4 EDIT 11/6/2011: I don't know if this means anything, but I don' have an sdcard in it. I have rooted it using this tutorial . I installed Rom Manager and installed the Clockwork Recovery Image, with success (supposedly). Here are where the problems occur. ... | Rooting the Atrix 4G does only that - gives you elevated privileges on stock OS. In order to be able to install a different recovery image and custom ROMs, the phone's bootloader must be unlocked first. This is a fairly complicated process that carries the usual warnings and disclaimers of modifying phone software. It ... | Can't boot to Clockwork Recovery on Atrix (several methods tried) | android |
I installed Cyanogenmod on my HTC Desire about a month ago and have just received my first mobile bill. Before installing Cyanogenmod, I'd use maybe 200-300MB per month, because most places (home/work) I spend time have Wi-Fi that I can use. I have scheduled downloads of podcasts over Wi-Fi, configured to only use Wi-F... | Go into the Wi-Fi settings, press Menu, choose Advanced. You should get options including Wi-Fi Sleep Policy. Sounds like its set to turn off Wi-Fi when the screen is off. | Phone using mobile data instead of Wi-Fi | android |
My Samsung Galaxy S2 locks after some time I don't touch the screen. How could I lock it immediately, without waiting for this time to pass? | On my original SGS you do it by just clicking the power button. I would assume it's the same for the SGS2. | How to lock Samsung Galaxy S2? | android |
I've recently bought a Motorola Milestone 2 (Froyo) and I see that when I record a video it produces a .3gp file. Is there a way to have it produce an avi or mp4 instead? Would I have to root the phone? | Root won't be necessary, the Android API allows Apps to set the output file format to .mp4 . So you just need to find an App that makes use of it. But, as with most video file extensions, <code> .avi </code> and <code> .mp4 </code> are just container formats . Therefore the actually used video codec, that is responsibl... | Is it possible to record a video as avi or mp4? | android |
Is there a homescreen that will basically pop up when I hit home, and I can go right back to what I was doing with the return softkey? It can require root, as I have that. | I actually found TaskXP for MultiTasking which someone recommended. It's just what I wanted. It shows my recent apps and any apps that I pin, in an overlay that I can quickly hit back from. | Very light overlay-ish home screen | android |
My Album contains Camera Pics and the icons of other applications. Those icons are there in my SD Card. I took back up of other applications using some Backup applications tool. It stores the icons also. I had to delete them manually to separate the icons and my camera pics. Is there any way to exclude the icons and in... | The way to get the Gallery and the Music apps to ignore folders on your phone is to create an empty file in the folder called " <code> .nomedia </code> ". The easiest way to create that file is to plug your phone into a PC, explore the phone until you can find the folder that has your unwanted icons in it. Then if you ... | How to Ignore the Icons in Camera Album? | android |
I've never really used an Android device before about a week ago so I'm not terribly familiar with how this all works, but I've noticed that there are a couple of apps that I am not able to download on my Samsung Galaxy player, but my friends who have Android phones are able to. Any ideas on why this might be or how I ... | Developers can choose to target specific devices or not. Presumably these apps are either limited to devices that are known to work, or have blacklisted the Galaxy Player due to incompatibility. Another option is that some apps might be available only while connected to a cell network or a particular cell network. Ther... | Some apps not supported on Samsung Galaxy Player | android |
Is there an app that is preferrably free that will shut off (not just mute the phone as I don't want Pandora sucking bandwitdh all night) that will shut off Pandora or spotify after a certain amount of time? | Not free, but you probably can use Tasker to do this. I use Pocket Casts to listen to podcasts, and have a Tasker profile set up: 3 Contexts: Shake left-right; app Pocket Cast running; Not Docked Car 2 Tasks: Notify (turn LED on, title "Sleep"); Wait 12 minutes, then Pause Simulate Media Button , then Notify Cancel tit... | Spotify/pandora timer | android |
Yesterday I rooted my Phone(Samsung Galaxy Ace), because I wanted to remove stock application Talk and Gmail. But I did something stupid, I went to /system/app and issued the following commands <code> rm *Google* rm *Mail* rm *Gmail* rm *mail* </code> Now I am unable to use the market application, it opens and then jus... | Since you haven't mentioned, I assume you don't have nandroid backup. A NANROID backup is basically a backup of your Android operating system from the phone’s NAND memory, saved to the storage card. If you had that, you could have just restored the backup. Now the alternative is, if you know the programs that were dele... | Unable to use Market because of my own mistake | android |
When I disable mobile data in Android 2.2, the 3G symbol disappears. Does this revert my phone's signal to 2G? I don't want to lose my signal when I go to the subway, but I don't want to all my apps consume all my monthly bandwidth. | No. This completely disables all data access. Only calls/messages can be used. EDIT: You might try looking into something called JuiceDefender. The free version will disable your data access when your screen turns off. Good for both battery saving and data-usage saving! | Does disabling mobile data revert from 3G to 2G? | android |
I have a problem with my contacts in conjunction with google+. Like most, I had already a lot of people in my contactlist, which is synced with the contacts in google mail. With google-plus, I have added a lot of people to circles. Those people from Google+ are now all individual entries in my contacts, but only on the... | When you Circle someone in Google+, it also adds them in the "Other Contacts" in Google Contacts. Simply de-select "Other Contacts" in the Contacts app to remove these contacts from your view. | How do I remove duplicate contacts from Google+? | android |
I pickup up a Motorola Triumph (running Froyo) for Virgin Mobile a couple weeks ago. I like the thing, but I just don't understand Android's sound management. Let me explain: Setting SilentMode turns off ringer, but not Media or Alarms. While this is annoying in and of itself, it also disables the volumn control in the... | Silent Mode definitely isn't supposed to mute media or alarms. Both of those are controlled by you, unlike calls and other notifications that are caused by external events. You wouldn't want to miss your alarm just because you forgot your phone was on silent :) but it's definitely strange that it disables the volume co... | Froyo Sound Management | android |
I'm installing Miui from Miui.us, and I was wondering if I can install themes from http://miuiandroid.com/ , or will those not work? | If it's a MIUI theme it will be compatible, but I highly recommend you to use the Themes app that comes built-in your MIUI ROM. | Can you install MIUI themes from different sites? | android |
I got myself Honeycomb tablet, but after I used it for a while I've decided that I'd like to get a different one. How do I transfer all my apps from one tablet to another? Or, if this is not possible, how I can delete all my data from my old tablet? | Yes if you've previously set your current tablet to back up your data and settings to Google's servers, then during the initial setup of your new tablet you should be given an option to restore your previous settings and data. The settings that you need to check on your current tablet are in Settings -> Privacy Setting... | How can I migrate my data/apps from one Honeycomb tablet to another? | android |
I've a question regarding security in a rooted device. Being superuser means that you can access the /data/data directory, and that's a lot of personal data (I think it is almost all the data there can be in the phone). So if a rooted phone is stolen, anyone can connect to the device via adb and perform a complete "aud... | The adb can connect to an android device only if "USB debugging" is enabled in Settings-> Applications-> Development. If this setting is disabled and a password lock is set for unlocking the device, there should be no worries. Also there are many apps such 'Lookout' which provide the ability to remotely wipe data from ... | How to prevent data extraction from rooted phone via adb? | android |
I'm trying to set up a VPN so that I can have a connection to my LAN from my phone (HTC Droid Incredible, Stock ROM, Not rooted) wherever I am. AFAICT, everything is set up correctly. The Domain Name resolves correctly, I forwarded the ports required by the how-to I was following, yet I still can't connect. I have no i... | If you have access to a computer that a) is on the same Wi-Fi network; and b) runs wireshark (http://www.wireshark.org/) you can probably find out the port that way. | What Port Does Android Use For VPN Connections? | android |
Just did a fresh install of CM7 in my Incredible, it's fantastic, but whenever I turn on my GPS, it does not show in the status bar that it's on, like it does in the stock 2.2 OS. Is there a way to enable this show it shows when it's active? | It will only show up if you open up an application that will use the GPS for something. For example just open up Google Maps. If you want to know if you left the GPS activated, just slide the notification panel and at the top you will have the toggle buttons, one of them is the GPS. | How do I get the GPS icon to show in the status bar in CM7? | android |
I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy S II i9100 running the default Sammy Android 2.3.3 on the Siyah Kernel 2.0 I use SetCPU to change my processor speeds to conserve battery life during the day. Will there be any difference in time taken to charge my phone to 100% depending on the core processor(s) speed / governor? Will a ... | Any phone you'll get will draw power from the battery, not directly from the charger. Let's make some assumptions: Your phone takes 2 hours to charge when off. Your phone always uses constant power when on. Your phone drains a full battery in 8 hours. Charging and discharging is completely linear. So if you plug your p... | Does the processor speed have any bearing on the time taken to charge? | android |
Suppose the OEM loses interest in my device; can I still install the stock distro updates when issued by Google? Are there issues with device drivers if I go this route? | Once a manufacturer abandons supporting the device, your only choice is rooting it, unlocking its bootloader (if possible) and installing custom ROMs. Google only releases the Android source code into AOSP (Android Open Source Project,) and has no say whether or not the manufacturer or carrier will update a given devic... | Is it possible to continue upgrading an Android device if the OEM stops supporting it? | android |
I have a HTC Incredible running 2.2, successfully used the unrevoked method and rooted it, used Titanium Backup to back up all apps and system data, and ROM manager to install and run CM7. ok, that's all done, but now i want to try Miui, is the process still the same? What i mean is, i'd rather not reinstall all the ap... | Assuming you installed ClockworkMod Recovery via Rom Manager app (or manually), you can do the following: Install the Appbrain and Fast Web Installer apps. Run Appbrain, sign in with your Google account, enable the Fast Web Installer from Settings, and perform a sync. Download the ROM installation ZIP for MIUI and plac... | What's the process for installing a new ROM after I've just completed one? | android |
At the end of a week , I would like to see a log for each connection with a (known) WI-FI network I made with my Galaxy phone. I automatically connect to different networks. It would be nice to see the time of start/end connection for those networks I am connected to. This would give me an indication for hours spend at... | I will answer my own question until someone else shows me another application. I have found the following one in the market : Wifi Monitor . Time will tell whether it really does what it promises. Still, if anyone has got some other software which does this, please let me know ! UPDATE After trying this app for a week ... | How can I log the start and stop connection with known WI-FI networks | android |
I'd like to explore the content of the internal memory. I have a rooted phone with a terminal emulator which allows me to navigate through it. The problem is that it's quite hard to use (small screen, no physical keyboard) and I cannot transfer files from internal memory to my computer to examine it (maybe memory -> sd... | The Android Debug Bridge (adb) can do pretty much everything you want. It is part of the Android SDK , just download the SDK and enable USB debugging on your phone. You can get a shell with the command <code> adb shell </code> and you can get files from the phone with <code> adb pull </code> All the commands are docume... | How can I explore my android from my computer | android |
On my desktop I often use delicious.com chrome plugin to save bookmarks to interesting sites. Quite often I also want to save interesting sites to delicious.com when browsing on Android browser. What is the best way to do that? | There is a dedicated Android app available now for Delicious from AVOS. | How do I easily bookmark sites on delicious.com? | android |
I have a limited plan for mobile data usage(only 100MB per mounth) so I use mobile data for sending/recieving MMSes and for browsing only. I have mobile data turned off 99% of time. White signal bars are hard to see, so I would like to know, if there is any way to turn the "icons goes white while not connected to Googl... | You have to edit your <code> Framework-Res.apk </code> . Its a bit complicated and differenct on every phone. So I can't simply provide a guide. But I suggest you, to ask in your phone forum on xda-developers . | How can I prevent the signal and 3G icon from turning it to white icon when my connection to Google server is lost? | android |
Is it possible to move/backup txt/sms message from my phone to my PC? I have Android 2.2 If this could be done via a usb cable, that would be ideal. | Use Backup & Restore application on your mobile. Take the Backup of your messages only. Its going to store in SDCard/data/backup/.sbf. You can copy this file into your PC using a Cable or using Bluetooth. Anyways I prefer SMS Backup+ which syncs your SMS, Call Logs, etc with your gmail. | Save txt messages to PC? | android |
Is it possible to monitor Wi-Fi usage in a similar method to how 3g watchdog monitors 3G usage? I have android 2.2 on my phone. I doesn't need to do everything 3G watchdog does, all I need to see is how much data I am using. | Netcounter can monitor both cellular data and wifi usage levels. | How to monitor Wi-Fi usage? | android |
How can I set song from my sd card as alarm tone ? i tried to change the tone but I cant figure out how to make the songs from my sd card to show up on the list. I am using samsung galaxy ace with android 2.3.4 | I also faced the same issue with the Stock Alarm. Stock alarm was not able to recognize the SD Card songs. I vaguely remembered the solution. Couple of restarts and removing the SD Card from the phone and plugging it again solved the issue fro me. But now I installed Alarm Klock which has the option to see all the Song... | set song as alarm tone | android |
Has Truecrypt been ported over to Android yet? If yes, where can I get it from as I can't seem to find it in the Market unless it's named something different. If no, is anyone developing it? If no again, any reason why no one is developing it? | A lot of people are asking that question. Here's one . Some people are offering bounties. Like at XDA-Developers . Some people have suggested alternatives . AxCrypt looks like an alternative, and there's an alpha product that works with it (and Dropbox) called BoxCryptor . But I've not found an actual port of Truecrypt... | Truecrypt on Android 2.2? | android |
I have a HTC Incredible running 2.2, and i understand you need to Root first before anything else, got that, but now I am confused about the ROM thing. I would like to Root to uninstall the default HTC apps that keep causing my 'Low Memory Errors'. If i install Gingerbread, is that a ROM like CM7 is? Confused as to wha... | When you are talking about an Android ROM, you are really talking of a group of programs, including the Android base system, that are put together to work with your phone and that once installed are what you see and use when you start your phone without installing any app from anywhere else. You can imagine that the RO... | Noob confused about ROM's | android |
On the desktop version of Google Maps, I can add multiple destinations, or drag the route created to include a specific spot that is not on the original route. Is there a way to do this on the Android version of Maps, short of navigating to the first spot, and then entering the final destination once that's reached? I'... | On Google Maps, create your trip including all waypoints. Save that map to "My Maps" within Google Maps. On the Android device, go to Maps, layers, more layers and then choose "My Maps" Select the map you want, it will come into maps on your Android device with each waypoint available. You can choose each waypoint indi... | Is it possible to add a stopover or intermediate waypoint in Google Maps navigation? | android |
Titanium Backup is a root app that allows you to back up your apps and all their data. Link2SD is a root app that moves all files an app stores in internal storage to a special partition on SD card, and creates symlinks into the internal storage in place of the original files. Does Titanium Backup work with Link2SD? Th... | Titanium Backup works fine with Link2SD. I've been using them together for about six months, with around 100 apps symlinked. There's no reason taking a backup would uninstall linked apps as Wolfgang reports, and I've also had zero issues restoring backups of linked apps, so it's clear that Titanium follows the symlinks... | Does Titanium Backup work with system using Link2SD | android |
I got a Playstation phone (Sony Xperia Play) and would love to play old video games on it for free. I was hoping there was an emulator (maybe mame?) I could install on it. Is there some way I could do this? EDIT: I'd like something that makes use of the playstation control buttons on my particular phone | Yes there are! Currently I found a Mame, Gameboy, N64, Snes, ScummVM (emulates classic adventure titles like Secret of Monkey Island, THE DIG, Day of the Tentacle, Grim Fandango and Broken Sword) and a Genesis emulator. All of them use the PSX buttons but you need to configure all of them in the internal emulator confi... | How does one install an emulator onto the Playstation phone (Sony Xperia Play)? | android |
I recently installed CyanogenMod 7.1 on my Samsung Galaxy S i9000 and I have some problems now to get ADB on my Windows 7 64-bit computer to recognize the device. Currently, <code> adb devices </code> returns no entry for my phone and the Device Manager shows a device called "Galaxy S" but with a yellow exclamation mar... | Use the drivers that come with the android SDK . The samsung drivers do not work once CyanogenMod is installed. | USB drivers for using ADB with Samsung Galaxy S on CyanogenMod 7.1? | android |
I've noticed that Android keeps the same music playlists across music apps. Where are these playlists stored? How (in what format) are they stored? Can I access them remotely via the USB storage link, or is there instead an app I can use to access them? Related question: stackexchange-url ("Music transfer and playlists... | They're stored in your <code> music.db </code> file - mine is <code> /data/data/com.google.android.music/databases </code> ; I'm not sure if this is exactly the same across all devices but I'd guess it probably is. They live in a combination of the <code> LISTS </code> and <code> LISTITEMS </code> tables, which are def... | Where (and how) does Android store music playlists? | android |
This is a feature of older nokias, I would like to have it on android! On a related note, it would be nice to have a different background when silenced or on airplane mode. | Yes, using Tasker. See "Set Wallpaper" action and "Power" state. It even looks like it'd be rather easy to configure that event. For your related notes, also see "Airplane Mode" state and %SILENT variable. | Is it possible to change the background automatically when charging battery? | android |
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