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Is there any way to have the lock-screen unlock as soon as I enter the correct code? For instance, on my iPod touch if I type the 4 digit passcode, it'll unlock as soon as I hit that fourth digit. Is there any equivalent of this on Android? On my Droid X2, I have to enter the PIN and then hit the arrow-like return butt... | No, because unlike the iphone/ipod touch, the unlock PIN can be longer then 4 digits. Android allows between 4 and 16 digits for the lock screen. Since it is "unknown" what the length of your pin is, you have to press OK to indicate "you are done". | Disable lock-screen enter/return button? | android |
My Android device is 3G capable, but does not have a front-facing camera. I am on a 3G network and I don't see any "video call" option in contacts. I'm wondering if I will be able to receive video calls so that I can just see them or maybe show my primary camera (back of the phone; the only camera) to them? Also, if th... | You will not be able to receive a 3G video call from another phone, assuming what you are looking for is the operator backed 3G-324M solution that is available on most 3G phones (not including iPhone or Android). 3G-324M as a solution doesn't run over IP and requires a tighter integration between operating system, mode... | Questions regarding receiving 3G calls on my IDEOS | android |
When I buy a pocket book both my son and I can happily read it. I bought some books on the Amazon Kindle store (which I read on my Samsung Galaxy S), and am now wondering: can my son read these books too ? Knowing that the price of an ebook is not that much lower than a pocket version of the same story ( I even found s... | As per their FAQ: How many Kindles can I use to access titles in my library? Most books you purchase from the Kindle store may be simultaneously accessed for your personal use on up to six Kindles or Kindle-compatible devices (such as Kindle for PC or Kindle for iPhone) registered to your Amazon.com account. If the lim... | If I buy an ebook an Amazon, can my son, with another Android device, read my books? | android |
I am considering buying a Motorola Xoom and would like to tether it to my HTC incredible phone for internet when there is no Wi-Fi available. I've already successfully tethered my laptop using either USB or Bluetooth and am wondering how I could do likewise for the Xoom? Do I need to root either device? | If your incredible will create a WiFi hotspot it will work with the Xoom. You can test this with your laptop before buying the Xoom. | Can I tether a Motorola Xoom w/o 3G to my HTC incredible phone? | android |
I'd like to create a WiFi hotspot using my Incredible HTC phone. What software do I need to add to do this or can it be done with the built-in software? | What software do I need to add to do this or can it be done with the built-in software? All software for it is built-in. Look through <code> Setting->Wireless & networks </code> menu. There must be items like <code> Portable Wi-Fi hotspot </code> and <code> Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings </code> | Can I create a WiFi hotspot using Incredible HTC phone? | android |
Is there a twitter app that also posts to facebook, but does it intelligently? Like instead of posting the link with the post, it attaches the link to the post (while posting to facebook). And Uploads pic to the wall instead of just posting the tweetpic link. | You can also get an app on Facebook that will grab your Twitter feed. That's what I do and it does a pretty good job. | Twitter app that also posts to Facebook, intelligently | android |
We have a Samsung Galaxy S vibrant, bought in the US from T-mobile. It's unable to read text messages in Hebrew, write in Hebrew, or anything else. We tried to install the language through the languages section in the settings, but we couldn't find an option for Hebrew. We tried to install a language pack through the m... | If you root your Vibrant, you should be able to get Hebrew characters support, as described here . Basically you are just overwriting a system default "fall-back" font with the one that has Hebrew. This will get your phone to recognize the incoming text. Next you can install a virtual keyboard with a language pack, suc... | How to install Hebrew on a Samsung galaxy s vibrant | android |
I have a samsung galaxy and it has a brilliant screen. I would love to use it to review photos taken on a DSLR while out and about but I haven't managed to find any way to view RAW images in android. My camera is a canon so I guess it would need to have specific support for cacnon's raw format. Are there any photograph... | Searching the Market, I found RawDroid Demo . It says it'll open raw files from DSLRs including Canon. I haven't tried it and it doesn't seem to have many downloads, so I'm not sure if it will work. | Is there a RAW (canon) image viewer or gallery hack for android? | android |
Every-time I try to add a new contact, my Nexus S force me to put the contact under "Google contact from [my address]@gmail.com". Is there any way to change this? As I am concern on privacy. I do not want to let Google server to have every of my contacts. After adding new contact, I have to go to "Display options". Und... | You should get the option to add them unsynced. Like this: | New contact besides Google Contact | android |
I have recently installed JuiceDefender (JD) and along with it JuicePlotter (JP). JP gives me a nice graph about my energy consumption over time. I noticed that around 1 A.M. my phone uses up more battery power than the rest of the night. I don't think that I have something explicitly scheduled at that time. I have Sam... | You can use a logcat viewer, such as LogCat Reader (I've found that one works well), and just scroll back through the logs until the time in question. A less precise solution would be to go to Settings > About phone > Battery use and that will tell you what has been using most of your battery. | What is my phone doing at 1 o'clock in the morning? | android |
I have set up a local Funambol server and created an account. Then I installed Funambol Sync 9.0.1 on my android device (HTC Desire, CyanogenMod 7.0.3 stable (Android 2.3.3)) directly (by APK) because I don't have (and don't want) The Google App Pack. I configured it and it syncs contacts fine. However, it only gives m... | I got it to work now. The problem was that calendar sync appearently wasn't supported by Funambol Android client v9.0.1 (which is not the latest version, whatever their download page says) the most recent version v10.0.3 has a bug that prevents a calendar from being created if none exists on Android v2.3 and above. You... | How do I sync calendars using Funambol? | android |
I use 3G, Android 2.2, LG P500 phone. I've tested it on Windows 7 and Windows XP, the result is the same. After several minutes the connection dies and I need to switch off/on the USB Tethering option to restore the connection. | I've found solution. I.e. I found how to organize stable internet through my Phone using 3G. It could be done by LG PC Suite, Tools-> "Internet Connection Using Your Phone". It works without needing to switch anything in Phone. But I still wondering why simple USB tethering doesn't work. | Why USB Tethering goes off after a while? | android |
This might be a border line question for this forum, but I will see and learn whether it is relevant. At least I do not believe that anyone here would feel that it is not interesting as it is very close to the interests of Android Enthusiasts. Imagine the following scenario. You want to type 300 characters (something l... | As much as I personally like Swype, SlideIt or SwiftKey (or ThumbKeyboard on my tab), no VK can ever come even close to replacing a real hardware keyboard. Accuracy issues because of screen issues (lack of true multitouch), poor prediction software (especially on slower phones) always make me spend more time correcting... | What kind of hardware can be used to speed up the writing on android phones? | android |
Is there any android widget which allows me to lock my phone? The 'power' button on my android phone is broken? I can't use that to lock my phone screen. Thank you. | Short answer is no. [Extended Answer] This would require the use of PowerManager.gotoSleep(long time) , and the use of that method requires the android.permission.DEVICE_POWER permission. DEVICE_POWER is only available to applications signed as system applications. Only applications that ship with the device and signed... | Android widget to lock my android phone | android |
Last night I got a telemarketing call on my Verizon Droid X. I was horrified, to say the least. I absolutely do NOT want telemarketers wasting my time and minutes with their B.S. I looked into screening blocking calls through Verizon, but it seems Verizon only lets you block a total of FIVE numbers. I think this is una... | I don't use an app. What I do is have a "Spammer" record in my Contacts. Whenever I receive a telemarketing call, I add that phone number to the Spammer contact. I give out my Google Voice number exclusively. Within GV I have that contact blocked, so any calls from one of those numbers receives the "ding-ding-ding This... | How can I reliably screen or block callers on a number-by-number basis? | android |
I know that premium version of ROM manager allows OTA updates to the nightly builds and there is also the old(deprecated) cyanogen updater on google-code. Is there any way to do an OTA without using ROM manager? How does an OTA work? Does it actually just replace the existing firmware. | Of course you can do OTA updates manually, without ROM Manager Premium. On the handset open up a browser of your choice and navigate to http://download.cyanogenmod.com/ On the left column, under the "By Device" section tap on the codename for your device (e.g. "passion" for Nexus One) Optionally, you can filter the dow... | OTA updates to CM nightly | android |
I am trying to Lock Screen Widget, But I am getting the following error from 'adb logcat' as I uninstall it. W/PackageManager( 96): Not removing package com.droidmania.lockscreenwidget: has active device admin Can u please tell me how can I uninstall it? Thank you. | You might need to remove the Lock Screen Widget app from <code> Menu -> Settings -> Location & security -> Select device administrators </code> screen before trying to uninstall it. | How can I uninstall Lock Screen Widget from my Nexus One? | android |
How to make or receive a call from console? Expecting something like this, UNIX-style: <code> make_call +3750291234567 < played_data.wav > recorded_data.wav wait_for_call < played_data.wav > recorded_data.wav 2> call_info.txt </code> Preferably this should have no side effects like sounds from the device... | You're not going to be able to achieve this using just userland tools, like what you describe -- at least not while Android is running. The reason is because the RIL opens the radio device (generally some device node under <code> /dev/* </code> ) as a low-level linux service, and while that has an exclusive lock on the... | How to call from console? | android |
I own a new LG Optimus One. The buttons on the set are somewhat stiff. When I press it it feels as if it might break/get stuck somewhere in the near future. I was mainly concerned about the back button as it is used very frequently and has the maximum chance of having problems. So I have been looking for an application... | This is possible if you're rooted. There's two applications that I know of which give you a little persistent overlay on the side of the screen, then pop out a full set of soft buttons when you press the overlay. One is SoftKeys, the other is Button Savior. I haven't seen anything equivalent for non-rooted devices, but... | Is there any way to replace the back button using an application? | android |
I have a Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro Mini and would like to know if it is possible to be alerted to a new SMS message every few minutes until it is acknowledged. Sometimes I am away from the phone and miss the initial alert. | The two more popular SMS apps in the market - Handcent SMS and GoSMS have options that allow you to set reminder tones and LED flashing to alert a user to unseen messages. Lots of configurable options in both apps. | Set recurring notification for sms message | android |
I am using an Xperia X10 mini pro (Android 2.1-update1). I rooted the phone and partitioned the 8GB SD Card into two parts. 1. ext3 2. FAT32. I installed Link2SD to move the apps to SD Card. This has been very useful as this application has an option to move the installed/updated apps to SD Card automatically. But rece... | Try rebooting the phone after re-inserting the SD Card. Some older launchers (e.g. Eclair stock) simply don't refresh their app drawer when you re-insert the SD Card, even though the apps are re-mounted. You can check that the apps are indeed back by going to <code> Menu -> Settings -> Applications -> Manage a... | Issue with the Apps that are installed on SD Card after reinserting the SD Card | android |
I often catch up on feeds (twitter/facebook/rss/email) when off line. There are often web links included that I want to check out, however, as far as I can tell, Android limits each link source application to one tab and, more annoyingly, if the same app sends a second link it creates a new tab in place of the old one ... | As stated in the comments under the question, Opera mobile acts in a much more sensible manner, creating a new tab for each link clicked. https://market.android.com/details?id=com.opera.browser | Always open links from apps in a new browser tab | android |
I want to backup my phone (Samsung Galaxy S) before having the carrier upgrade the Android version. I don't want to root it because then the carrier won't upgrade it for me. Is it possible to backup all the settings, SMSes, phone contacts (i.e. not those on google contacts), apps etc using Kies? | Kies allows backups, but not the application settings, only limited content such as contacts, bookmarks, music, photo and videos. You can see the Kies tutorial on backup : Open Kies v2.0, "Help menu-> Kies Tutorial-> Backup & Restore mobile phone data" section for details and a movie. You can also try MyBackup free... | Is it possible to backup settings and apps for SGS with Samsung Kies? | android |
I own Xperia Mini Pro which has Android 2.1-update1. I noticed Accessibility settings in my phones settings. What are these settings and why these settings are required ? I opened these Accessibility Settings. I can see an option "Accessibility" with a unchecked check box in disabled state. It always in disabled state.... | You need to install apps that are classified as "Accessibility Apps". The most used ones are part of the Eyes-Free suite (Talkback, Kickback, Soundback, Accessibility Preferences, Eyes-Free Shell, Talking Dialer, Rock Lock, Walky Talky, Intersection Explorer), plus several useful 3rd party apps such as IDEAL Web Reader... | Accessibility option in Android 2.1 | android |
There is any way to view flash animations on web with a Samsung with Android 2.2??? I already tryed to install the Adobe flash apk from market but it is disabled for my phone. | You don't say what model your phone is? Is it on the Adobe's list of supported devices at: http://www.adobe.com/flashplatform/certified_devices/ ? If you look at the Adobe's published minimum requirements for mobile Flash , they list Android 2.2, a Cortex A8 (ARMv7) processor, and a Hardware Vector FPU (floating point ... | Adobe flash for Samsung Galaxy 551 with Android 2.2 | android |
My phone (Samsung Galaxy S) has a loud "tick" on some actions (opening and closing applications or menus) It is fine when I don't have my headset on, but with earphones in it is unbearably high pitched. Is there a way to control this noise so it it doesnt' happen when I've got my headphones on? | On Android 2.1 Eclair, one can turn these clicks off by navigating to SETTINGS > SOUND & DISPLAY: Scroll down to AUDIBLE TOUCH TONES & AUDIBLE SELECTION and uncheck both options. Hopefully, there are similar options on your SGS. | Loud Tick with Headset | android |
Which new changes/features are present on the 2.3 from 2.2 version of Android? | The top half of the Android 2.3 Platform Highlights page has a summary of the user-facing changes and new features in Gingerbread. | News features from 2.2 to 2.3 version of Android | android |
There is any application to measure and publish benchmark results from Android devices? | Quadrant and Linpack are the two I use. Linpack is purely for measuring CPU performance, whereas Quadrant also takes into account I/O speeds, graphics performance, and the like. | Benchmark application for Android? | android |
There is any apk that shows the system and hardware information about my Adroid phone??? I mean an aplication such as Everest (or msinfo32) does for Windows. | Quadrant also give me the same information that Android System Info. | Free system information for Android such as Everest for Windows | android |
Recently a friend of mine showed be his Desire HD, and it has an option on the Wireless settings section, which is something like "USB and Portable Tethering". So when it's activated, it creates a wireless network. He also has Android 2.2 (not a custom ROM). I've searched every option in my phone, and I don't have "por... | I don't think there's much you can do beyond trying other wifi tether apps. You could also try using CyanogenMod (for the GSM version of the Hero , or the CDMA version ). | Can't do wireless tethering. HTC Hero with 2.2 ROM | android |
I noticed that with the Froyo "desk clock" application, when you put it in low light mode, it forces the back-light far darker than you can manually make it in the settings. My question is: is there an application or a non-root hack that can make the back-light really dim just like in the desk clock application? As tha... | The Clock app is setting flags on its own fullscreen window that override the system default screen brightness, but this only affects that app's window. See the source for DeskClock.java <code> 551 winParams.flags |= WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN; 552 winParams.dimAmount = DIM_BEHIND_AMOUNT_DIMMED; 553 win... | How to set As Lower Brightness as in Clock application, without rooting | android |
Is there an ssh server for Android (such as openssh for Ubuntu) that will allow me to access my device console via PuTTY? | Yes, there are a couple of options for this, including: SSHDroid (does not require rooted phone) QuickSSHD (see this Google thread for some discussion) Dropbear (requires rooted phone, see this Droidforums thread for some discussion) SSHelper (does not require rooting; free software -- under GPL; it incorporates also c... | Is there some SSH server for android? | android |
The <code> HTC Desire </code> spec states that it supports: microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible) I saw on the Secure Digital entry on wikipedia that there are 3 protocols: <code> SDSC </code> , <code> SDHC </code> and <code> SDXC </code> - how can I know which of them my device supports? | the "HC" in every SD-Card name simply means "high capacity" - i.E. every SD card with more than 8GB is a <code> SDHC </code> card. Every "SDHC" Card is SD-Standart 2.0 ("SD 2.0"). Which means your device is compatible with a <code> microSDHC </code> card up to 32 GB. | Does the HTC Desire support 'microSDHC'? | android |
I couldn't find this information in all reviews, so I am asking here about it -- I would like to get such experience with Assus Transformer: I put everything together -- I plug power supply into the dock, I put tablet part into dock Tablet part gets power from AC outlet, not from battery I need to go, I pull out tablet... | Yes this is possible. Power adapter can be plugged into tablet or dock. It is possible to charge the tablet from the dock while the dock is being charged, remove the tablet, use tablet, return to dock for charging. Hope this helps Pete | Can I use Asus Transformer power supply and dock as with regular laptop? | android |
I'm trying to run a tasker task manually from ADB Shell, via SSHDroid. I'm running the following in putty (Windows SSH client): am broadcast -a net.dinglisch.android.tasker.ACTION_TASK -es task_name Silent On which I get: Broadcasting: Intent { act=net.dinglisch.android.tasker.ACTION_TASK dat=Silent } Broadcast complet... | This was solved thanks to Bossman's awesome proxy APK . Install it and then run via SSH: <code> am broadcast -a pl.bossman.taskerproxy.ACTION_TASK --es task_name TASKER_TASK_NAME_GOES_HERE </code> It works flawlessly :) | Running a tasker task via SSHDroid (or adb shell) | android |
I am on cyanogenmod 7 and wonder when I do usb tethering if Android is DHCP server? | Yes. Specifically, CyanogenMod uses Dnsmasq for its DHCP services. You can see it being invoked on this line in the TetherController.cpp file of their source code. | is Android DHCP server when tethering? | android |
I would like to know if its possible to log network traffic on an android device and to see what app is causing each bit of traffic without rooting the phone. | A surely working, but hard to achieve solution would be to set up an access-point where you log all the traffic and connect your phone to it. | Is there a way to log network traffic on an Android device without rooting it? | android |
I just purchase a Nexus S. Currently, to lock the screen, I need to Press the power button. Screen locked. Display turned off. To unlock screen, I need to Press the power button to make screen visible. Slide the touch screen to unlock. Is there any way I can? Press a button to lock the screen. The screen remains visibl... | I'm not aware of such an app/feature right now, but you could use the collective effect of a couple of apps to get almost the desired thing. Lightning Bug : This is a cool free app that has always-on display feature and shows the clock, (and weather, etc.) and more. Screen Filter : This app will allow you to reduce the... | Is there any way to lock the screen without turning off the display? | android |
How do I enable USB tethering with Cyanogenmod 7.0.3 and Ubuntu Lucid? http://oldwiki.cyanogenmod.org/index.php?title=Tethering mentions Settings » Wireless & networks » Tethering » USB tethering , but there is no such option Tethering . With http://code.google.com/p/android-wired-tether/ the phone application says... | The built-in tethering should be <code> Settings->Wireless and Network->Tethering & portable hotspot->USB tethering </code> . I think the name of the menu simply changed between CM6 and CM7 from "Tethering" to "Tethering & portable hotspot". Edit: Additionally, it appears that some phones are simply no... | USB tethering with Cyanogenmod 7.0.3 | android |
What should I do if I forget the standard pattern lock screen order/pass (the one that you need to join 4 or more points between the 3x3 matrix screen) on my android phone? | If you have linked a gmail account on your android, dont worry.. just follow these steps:- Input the wrong pattern 3 or more times till "forgot password" button appears Click on forgot password button and check your inbox | Pattern lock screen on Froyo, what should I do if I forget the pass? | android |
So I've been using several apps for a while now, and all of the sudden, I can't seem to find them in the Market anymore. If I look on the "My downloads" page in the Market, it does show as installed, and I can even update them if I hit "Update all". However I can't seem to navigate to the apps's page, neither through t... | It seems like the content rating filter on my phone was the culprit! I recently updated my phone to Froyo and the Market's content rating filter was added after the update! Just set it to "All Applications" in the Market's settings screen. | Suddenly can't find several apps in Market | android |
I'm using the default calendar application that came with my phone (Samsung Galaxy S 2), which is kept in sync with Google Calendar. I have multiple calendars there, but I was not able to find a way to change the colors of specific calendars, which is unfortunate as calendar #1 and #5 share almost precisely the same co... | Well, the problem seemed to have gone away on its own after a few more synchronizations, so I guess the solution is to just wait a bit. | How to change the color of specific calendars? | android |
When switching between ROMs, I've found it helpful to have a list of the applications that I had installed before wiping and flashing the new ROM. Is there a way to export such a list to a file so I don't have to create one manually? | With a Terminal Emulator app (or via adb shell), you can use the following command to get a list of installed applications: <code> pm list packages </code> There are some optional switches for this command that will give you more information, such as the location and name of the APK file as well. Keep in mind that this... | How can I export a list of currently installed applications to a file? | android |
I heard there is a way to "mount" some of the SD card's space and use it to extend the phone's storage. I need this so I can have space to install apps that only allow to be installed on the phone. Anyone heard about it? I'm using <code> Android v2.2 </code> , with an <code> HTC Desire </code> . | You can move any apps to sdcard if you are rooted. There are apps on the Market for it Move2SD Enabler and App Swap Better yet, if you are using custom ROMs (e.g. CyanogenMod), some of them have settings to allow you to migrate any apps. You might want to check those out first if you're using custom ROM. If you want to... | android 2.2 - extending phone storage to SD | android |
I was wondering, besides locking screen by pressing Nexus S right side power hardware button, is there any way to lock screen, using software button press instead of hardware? | There are many widgets available on the Android Market that provide this functionality. If you are running a custom ROM on your Nexus S (e.g. CyanogenMod) you might already have this feature within the Notification power widget. Go to <code> Menu -> Settings -> CyanogenMod Settings -> Interface -> Notificat... | How to lock screen besides pressing Nexus S right side power button | android |
What is the best way to completely remove the default apps that came with the xoom? Since android apps are self contain packages is it enough just to remove the application package on the device through adk? | With a little extra care (such as taking backups first in case you want to go back), if you have root, simply <code> rm </code> -ing the <code> .apk </code> in <code> /system/app </code> is sufficient to remove system apps. Take care though, as removing certain apps may cause the system or other apps to crash. | best way to remove default apps on xoom | android |
I own a android phone, desire . I wish to install windows phone 7 on it . Can I do so ? and if the answer is yes, how ? Thanks | Nope you can't. Android phones are a bit "blocked" for other OSes to be run and installed on the device... By the way the first approach for this can be found at HD2 ToolBox and Hot Bootloader , which may help developers to build boot some other OSes on top of Android. Different from the Windows Mobile era, that for ex... | can i install windows phone 7 on HTC desire? | android |
I'm using a USA T-Mobile G2, stock Froyo OS. My phone used to vibrate when receiving SMS text messages, but now it doesn't; I can't figure out why. As far as I know, there are two settings that are supposed to control this: Messaging App: Settings -> Vibrate. Currently set to "Always." Settings App: Sound -> Vibrate. C... | As usual, the minute after I post a question, I figured it out. Timerrific had disabled vibration in some magical way. | SMS not vibrating | android |
Sometimes I want to play games in (near) silence, and don't like the background music to disturb people. If I use the volume buttons, the ringtone volume is changed instead of media volume. When I'm already in the game, the volume buttons do change the volume of background music, but it's kinda too late. Is there a way... | You can go to <code> Settings > Sound > Volume </code> and turn down the Media volume all the way to 0. I used AutomateIt to Mute Media sound unless the earphone is plugged. A hack that I used to do is to just cover up the speaker hole until I can turn down the volume. | How can I change media volume when no media is being played? | android |
I wanted to know if my Huawei IDEOS u8150 is ARMv6 or ARMv6 VFP . One thing I know is that it is ARMv6 but is it VFP? Any good ways to find out? Huawei documentation/site/forums doesn't say anything about this. I need to know because in the Android Market for video players, there are different versions for different pr... | Enable USB Debugging and download the SDK Tools . Then it's super easy: <code> $ adb shell cat /proc/cpuinfo Processor : ARMv7 Processor rev 2 (v7l) BogoMIPS : 162.54 Features : swp half thumb fastmult vfp edsp thumbee neon ... </code> Note that on my device, it's <code> ARMv7 </code> , and has (among other features) <... | ARM6 or ARM6 VFP? | android |
On my Samsung Galaxy Next, I enabled the Swype mode, but I don't find anymore where I enabled it, and where I can disable it. I tried with the "Language and keyboard" settings, but I find only the Swype settings, under "Text settings." How do I disable the Swype mode, and avoid the Swype button appear in the virtual ke... | You should be able to change the input method by long pressing on a text box > Input Method. The menu should give you a list of input methods, select the one that is not Swype. | How do I disable the Swype button I see in the virtual keyboard? | android |
I want to read the requested permissions of an .apk file on the computer (android sdk is installed) via command line. I.E.: <code> $ android read-permissions /path/to/someapp.apk </code> I know this is possible, I just cant find the proper command. | If I'm interpreting "on the computer" correctly to mean "I want to use the command line on my computer to read an .apk file's permissions" then you can do that with <code> aapt </code> on a local file like so: <code> C:\>aapt d permissions "MyApp.apk" package: com.app.myapp uses-permission: android.permission.ACCESS... | Read APK permission by shell command | android |
I'm just trying to figure out where in the phone the attachments get saved after you open them? I remember opening a PDF attachment from my email using my Droid X. The email was deleted so I'm trying to find the PDF that was downloaded by my phone when I opened the attachment. I have an MSN account. Anyone knows the de... | By default, email attachments and browser downloads are stored at: <code> /sdcard/download </code> Can also be identified by some File Managers as: <code> /HWUserData/download </code> If the device doesn't have a user-replaceable SD card the location should be: <code> /mnt/sdcard/Download </code> Some apps may have the... | Droid X attachment download location | android |
Are there any particular advantages/disadvantages to storing apps on the external storage of an Android device? As I have a Nexus S, I can't think of advantages for me as I can't remove the storage, also the internal storage is more than enough for my needs. I noticed that on phone start up, when I had all my apps move... | Advantages: Extend the available space on internal memory for installing more apps. Although some parts of the app still stay on the internal memory (data and settings,) it still frees up a significant amount of space. For older handsets with 150MB of free space (G1, MT3G, etc.) this is a huge improvement. For owners o... | Other than portability, are there any other advantages (or disadvantages) to storing apps on external storage? | android |
I have a new Samsung Epic 4G which has a clock on the top of the unlock screen. For some reason, however, most of the date gets cut off. So what I see is "Fri May." and the time. It seems like a font problem, but the phone is brand new. I'm not even sure where to look for fixes or insights. | This was resolved. Unfortunately, I don't have any recollection of how it was resolved. Presumably a software update? | Lock screen clock cut off? | android |
I want to play with different ROM's for HTC Desire (which is still under warranty). Based on my understanding, in order to keep the warranty and still play with custom ROM's, the following steps are required. Root the Phone with Unrevoked Method Take a backup of the stock ROM Restore a custom ROM And when warranty is r... | Your steps are correct and I would add to the end of the list to remove the rooting as well. Two sites that will provide the majority of the information you are looking for are Android Forums and XDA Developers Edits: Video and Guide - HOW TO ROOT THE HTC DESIRE (UNREVOKED METHOD) Video and Guide - HOW TO LOAD A CUSTOM... | Backup stock HTC Desire ROM with Unrevoked | android |
I used the official Motorola upgrade tool and updated my Motorola Defy to Froyo (French firmware). Before the update, when I held the Q key on the Swype keyboard, many languages options were offered, and among them there was the Polish language. Now I don't have that option anymore, as there are far fewer languages ava... | From Swype Help Swype supports text entry in a number of languages. To switch between languages: <code> Tap the SYM key. Tap the key showing the abbreviation code for the currently </code> active language (e.g. "EN" for English). A Language Choice window displays, showing available languages. Select the desired languag... | Is it possible to add a keyboard layout and dictionary to Swype? | android |
When I use Google Navigation or VZ Navigator on a Droid Incredible 2 it is supposed to align the map to the direction I am pointing the phone. But when I turn around the map rotates in the wrong direction. It seems to work fine in Compass applications but not in Google Maps or VZ Navigator and not with other augmented ... | Upgrading to Gingerbread (Android 2.3) resolves this issue. | Google map (and VZ Navigator) rotates in wrong direction | android |
To reduce my phone bill, I recently switched from an unlimited plan to a prepaid plan which only has a 50 Mb data cap per month. I think that should be adequate for email, google voice, and navigation. In order to avoid going over the data cap, I would like to disable all data heavy applications such Youtube, Applicati... | If your phone is rooted, I would highly recommend DroidWall . It's a firewall application that allows you to restrict access to Internet by application. It has separate permission settings for WiFi and Cell data, which allows you to restrict the data usage by the connection as well. Chances are though that you will als... | Minimizing data usage for users with data caps | android |
I want to use 2 (or more) android phones as walkie-talkie (i.e. they talk each other without needing internet/voice call). Of course this should work with WiFi, because it doesn't make much sense a to have Bluetooth or USB connection for this application. | Here is what I use that do not need an internet connection: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidintercom https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.remaller.android.wifitalkie_lite | Can I use 2 android phones as walkie talkie? (without internet!) | android |
I've got a G1 borrowed from a friend and I was wondering what is the DPI/PPI for this phone. I tried to Google for that, but no luck so far. Thanks! | According to the specs at Wikipedia it is 320 x 480 px 3.2 in (81 mm) HVGA 65,536 color LCD 180 pixels per inch (ppi) | How many DPI does the T-Mobile G1 phone have? | android |
The power button on my Nexus One doesnt work smoothly any more, sometimes taking nearly half a dozen attempts before the unlock screen appears on the phone. I was wondering is there is any other way to invoke the unlock screen on my phone, apart from pressing the power button. I have Gingerbread 2.3.4 on my phone. | Here is my comment as an answer xD There are custom roms like CyanogenMod that allows you to unlock using your trackball, dont know if there on market is and app for that... --some minutes ago...-- hey there is one at https://market.android.com/details?id=org.liberty.android.anyunlock&feature=search_result called A... | Unlocking Nexus One without pressing the power button | android |
Saturday at 10pm I checked the calendar and my events were there. When later, at 1am I checked again, all the events in the android calendar disappeared, while in the web calendar are still there. How I can restore them? I disabled autosync and did a manual sync, let some day to pass, did not resold the problem. | Open up main SETTINGS > APPLICATIONS > MANAGE APPLICATIONS Press MENU > FILTER > ALL Search for Calendar and Calendar Storage. Clear Data for both and then return to the Calendar App. Choose the Calendar(s) you want from the options within the calendar app (if you have more than the default calendar you wish to sync) a... | All calendar events disappeared | android |
I just installed busybox and then my phone is rebooting again and again!! What can I do to stop it? I don't know how to boot it into recovery. I did it once (before I installed busybox) by clicking the back button when it's starting, but it's not working now. I tried to do it from quick boot (while my phone stays on fo... | I fixed it :) in case somebody is in the same situation, here is what i did: i flashed my phone to its original rom using flashtool (if u dont know how to use it go here ) thats it thanks everyone | My xperia x10 is booting again and again | android |
I recieved an email with a zip file. But I'm not able to download even having some installed apps that can open zip files. Is there any way to enable the zip file download? I'm trying to do this on a Motorola Xoom 3.0 | The gmail app doesn't support downloading attachments. It does support viewing a limited amount of mimetypes. If you want to download the zip file, you'll need to go to gmail.com using the browser on the phone and download it from there. Another alternative is to use another android email client. K-9 Mail works well wi... | Download Zip file attached on gmail | android |
I have purchased a Motorola Defy some time ago, and imported my address book from my old featurephone using the SIM card. Under Settings / Account now I have two accounts listed in the Motoblur section (the motoblur account and an email account), and one account listed under Other accounts (the gmail / google account).... | So it turns out that there is no other way than to do it manually, and it is not difficult at all :) Get MyPhoneExplorer (I am sure you can do it using the Phone Portal too, but MyPhoneExplorer is just SO convenient :) Go to the Contact tab, right click on any contact, click on Export/Import, Export all contacts, and s... | Motorola Defy does not sync to GMail | android |
I have been entering numbers using the microphone key on the keyboard fine yesterday. All of a sudden, when I tried to enter numbers with the microphone key some time later, the message 'couldn't connect' is displayed when I press the microphone key. Anyone any idea how to fix this ? Restarting the phone, does not seem... | The text-to-speech conversion in Android is all done on the cloud. The phone sends in your recording and returns the speech. You need to make sure you're connected to either 3G or Wifi for this to work. Do other apps that require connections work? | Why does my Galaxy S now displays 'couldn't connect' when I press the microphone key | android |
We have brand new phones, and my husband's HTC Evo Shift 4G clock app seems to think he's in Detroit. He isn't. We've never even been to Michigan, which is probably our loss, I'm sure Michigan is beautiful, but the point is that it isn't like we've got a billing address in Detroit or a Detroit area code. The map knows ... | I assume you're referring to the HTC Sense clock widget that appears on the Home screen? It looks like this: If so, it's important to note that the location listed there is indicating what location the weather refers to, not the time . HTC's support site has an explanation of how to work with the widget, including edit... | Why does the clock think he's in Detroit? | android |
I have an HTC Evo, which is still on Froyo. I've installed Swype and Graffiti, and while I mostly use Graffiti (I used to rock a Palm III), I switch as I need. I heard of the Hacker's Keyboard on the Android Market and I jumped at it. I have ConnectBot on my phone and I sometimes use it to get a command line on both my... | Newly installed third-party keyboards need to be enabled in your settings before they become selectable. Make sure you have it checked under <code> Settings->Language & Keyboard </code> after installing. | Why doesn't my Evo bring up the Hacker's Keyboard? | android |
I want to install Skype on my xperia x10 but I cannot find it in the market when I go to Skype.com/m and try to download it, I get the following message: item not found A friend of mine who has a Nokia C5 was able to install it. How can I install it? | There are regional and phone network restrictions for Skype. They may well be different for Nokia phones than Android phones, and your friend may not be on the same phone network as you. There (is now) one official Skype app in the Play Store, and one I know of that isn't in Play Store: Skype on Three - Three UK custom... | Can I install Skype on my xperia? | android |
I ran into a really weird problem (bug?) In Android Market, when looking at a specific application's info, the first area in the lower white half of the screen is " Updates ", containing "Allow Automatic Updating" check-box. When I try to click on the check-box and miss even a little, the whole area containing the chec... | I don't think this is a design feature ... I'm not able to reproduce this at all (except for scrolling down a bit :). However, as the Android Market App isn't the most stable app on the Android platform, you might want to try clearing the market app cache. Go to Settings - Applications - Manage Applications - Select An... | How can I fix Android Market app's "Allow Automatic Updating" checkbox after it hid? | android |
My unlock pattern is long and secure. I don't want to wait for 30 seconds when I try to enter it inaccurately (it is tricky), also I don't want it to be blocked after 20 tries. How to make it to accept patterns ad infinum? (I have the root access) Tried NoLock - it disabled the screen completely. Tried SkipLock - it be... | Depending on your needs, you may consider an AppLock program. It doesn't lock your phone, but it may provide the same purpose by locking any apps you want. For the particular app I use, Smart App Protector , (my version is from stackexchange-url ("Amazon")) you can configure it to have unlimited retries (which is the d... | How to disable limit of pattern attempts to unlock Android 2.1 device? | android |
Tasker is an automation app for Android (see http://tasker.dinglisch.net/) I want to start VPN whenever I start http://*.intra.mycompany.com - as intra.mycompany.com are urls that are just accessible over VPN. Anyone knows how that could be achieved? | On the Tasker homepage there's a section called "Plans" where the developers outline future ideas that they might incorporate into the product: http://tasker.dinglisch.net/todo.html Also listed on this page are those two lines: Actions/Tasks: VPN (dis/re)connect Events/States: VPN connected So it's not included yet but... | Tasker: switch on VPN when opening specific URL? | android |
Any one knows how to change device orientation, from portrait to landscape. I'm new here, thanks in advanced for any help! :) | Normally you just tilt the device. On my Samsung Galaxy S, you should also have rotation enabled (pull down the notification bar, it's the far right icon). | How to change screen orientation of my samsung froyo device | android |
I have a mkv HD video and I'm trying to watch it on my motorola xoom. I found some players but none of them was good enough to play my video smoothly. Then I read on the internet that I need to convert my video to mp4 in a certain format but I can't find a free converter that can do that for me. So I found out that VLC... | You can try Handbrake - a multiplatform open-source video transcoder. It has quite user-friendly graphical interface, and supports different device profiles (you can roll your own as well). As to what settings to use on your Xoom: Here someone managed to find the correct settings to make their Xoom play the transcoded ... | VLC video converting for Xoom | android |
The connectivity icons (Data, Mobile Signal, Wifi) in the status bar on my Nexus S are normally green, but sometimes they go white. I can't seem to figure out what this means, as I still have a signal and can receive phonecalls/texts. They are always all the same, e.g. either all white or all green. I'm on Android 2.3.... | It has to do with whether or not you've currently got a good connection to Google's servers for sync services and the like. From page 27 of their Android 2.3 Users Guide: Network status icons turn green if you have a Google Account added to your phone and the phone is connected to Google services, for syncing your Gmai... | What does it mean when the connectivity icons in the status bar go white/gray? | android |
I installed the Android Kindle application and purchased my first Kindle e-book yesterday. Although I have an account on amazon.co.uk and have used this account for multiple purchases of dvd's and regular books, I cannot purchase Kindle e-books from this site. I can, however, purchase Kindle e-books from amazon.com (wi... | It's an artificial geographic restriction that Amazon have put in. Essentially the .com Amazon Kindle store is accessible to any Amazon customers worldwide (except for customers who's account has an address in a country that has its own Kindle store). Country specific Kindle stores, like Amazon.co.uk's Kindle store are... | Why can I download Kindle books from amazon.com but not from amazon.co.uk? | android |
I am currently on t-mobile in the US and have access to a lot apps that are not available in the Indian android market. What happens to the apps that I download off the US market when I return to India and plug in my local sim card? | Most applications should not disable itself, but that depends on the individual applications. | Are apps downloaded from an unrestricted market disabled when the phone is used in a restricted market? | android |
Using astro I've set Movies (basic android app) to play my videos. Now I want to remove this association but I simply can't find a way to do it... Looking into applications didn't help (The Movies app doesn't show at all: I think it's part of the gallery app but the gallery app isn't set as default). I've tried downloa... | Had the same problem. Solved it by clearing defaults in my Gallery application. | How to remove android basic movie player as preferred default app for movies | android |
Does Class 4 perform differently from Class 6, and so on, when it comes to Micro SD(HC) memory cards on smartphones? Samsung Galaxy S to be specific. | The general consensus seems to be that a Class 4 is just fine, and you definitely would not need anything faster than a Class 6. Unless you're seeing a lot of lag during IO intensive operations, though, I wouldn't be worried. The best way to test might be to take a few minutes of 720p video. If it records and plays bac... | Is the class rating of my MicroSD card relevant? | android |
Some of the advanced power control widgets or 2G/3G switching widgets allow the following options for the radio mode: 2G 3G only 2G+3G What are the benefits of 2G+3G over running 3G only? Are there any drawbacks? | If you choose 3G only, you have no connectivity if you are in an area where no 3G is available. With 2G+3G, the phone will fallback to 2G if it can't get a 3G connection. | What are the benefits of 2G+3G mode? | android |
So, I have an original Droid (rooted), that is also my working cell phone. Can I load 2.3.4 onto it to develop accessory apps? If so how do I load the new OS? | One option (probably the easiest) would be to install CyanogenMod on your phone. I don't recall offhand if the latest stable release (7.0.3) is based on 2.3.4 or 2.3.3, but you could certainly use a nightly build instead which would be 2.3.4. The forums for the Droid can be found here , and they have a section for stab... | How do I load android 2.3.4 onto my dev phone? | android |
I'm thinking about buying the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. It will have a modified version of Android Honeycomb (TouchWiz). Is it possible to install original Android from Google on it? | As soon as someone unlock the bootloader(I don't know if they already done) someone will come up with a stock default theme ROM. You can stay tuned at XDA-Developers for news about this. | Galaxy Tab 10.1 with unmodified Honeycomb (ie no TouchWiz) | android |
I know there was a discussion previously BUT they didn't talk about security. E.g.: if I root my phone will all my apps run with root permission? Related: stackexchange-url ("Are there any risks to rooting a device?") | The answer is no: not all application will have root permission. Not all the apps require root and the apps requiring root will not have it unless you give them permission to do so. At least that's what I can tell after using z4root and superoneclick to root a few phones. You get a superuser app that will get requests ... | What are the security disadvantages of rooting an Android phone? | android |
Last few days my video files cannot be played on my Samsung Galaxy S and I do not know why. I select a video and I choce to wath it with the android's video player and I have the message below : "The video file cannot be played" Have you a solution ? Thanks. | If you have the issue with files, that you were previously able to play, try to reboot your phone. If playback works afterwards, you seem to have the same issue as described in this problem: stackexchange-url ("Samsung Galaxy S: Unsupported file type (mp3)") I do not know of a fix for this yet, the only workaround seem... | The video file cannot be played (on Galaxy S) | android |
I was very happy to receive a Google Music Beta invite recently. Unfortunately, when I try to play music via the app (on Droid X rooted with Liberty GB 0.5) the application force closes every time. I am aware that since this is in beta, there may be no fix available yet, but I figured that I would ask the question and ... | It seems that this issue was related to the ROM. Since multiple re-installs of the app did not correct the issue, experimenting with another ROM (Apex 2.0 beta) did the trick. After flashing the new ROM and installing the app, music streams quite well. Update: I have learned that the Liberty Toolbox > Liberty Tweaks > ... | Has anyone encountered (and resolved) the force close issue with Google Music Beta App? | android |
Currently i am using Samsung Galaxy Tab, model is GT-P1000, to test my application, so i usually attach it with PC through USB cable and it is attached for a whole day though it is showing low battery at the end of day. but it should charge the battery same as the other phone when we attach it with USB. Does anybody kn... | Tablets have larger batteries than phones and may be unable to sufficiently charge from the half amp limit of a USB port, especially while they are fully on (screen on and full speed processor clock). Some will barely charge if the screen is off but come with high current 5v "usb-like" wall chargers, others use a highe... | Galaxy Tab is not being charged through USB Cable | android |
I have a password protected zip file, but ASTRO does not let me enter a password. What should I do? | Install Dual File Manager. This program lets you unzip password protected files. | How to uncompress a password protected zip file? | android |
I have a lot of issues with my Xperia x10i: I get a lot of forced close of apps I don't have zoom in my camera nor flash light I don't have Mediascape nor Timescape and maybe other apps I don't know about From time to time it reboots from its own My music app dosnt work My camera doesnt work in apps (like Goggles or Ba... | I fixed it :) in case somebody is in the same situation, here is what i did: i flashed my phone to its original rom using flashtool (if u dont know how to use it go here ) thats it thanks everyone | How can I fix Xperia x10i application crashes under CyanogenMOD 6? | android |
I'm looking for a way to keep a file (keepass .kdb) on my Droid2 in sync with one on a server. This is just a file on the filesystem - not contacts, calendar, etc. I need bidirectional, not just push or pull. If the server's changes, download it, if the Android's changes, upload it. Yes, this may result in conflicts th... | You might want to consider another option here, if you want to use this for KeePass password database. This won't work for other sensitive material, but since you asked specifically for KeePass, here's what I do: Protect the database with the password (I assume you have, already), and a key. This will give you a two-fa... | Sync arbitrary files with a server | android |
I have an HTC Desire running Froyo. It is not rooted, nor have I installed any custom ROM. I get an "Insufficient Storage" error when I'm trying to install an app via adb/eclipse. The .apk is only 300KB, and the phone reports 14MB free of internal storage, and 2.2GB free on the SD card. (I have just uninstalled a few l... | I discovered that K9 Mail was keeping 25MB of cached data on my internal storage. I changed it to use the SD card, and this cured my immediate problem of being unable to install a tiny app. It doesn't explain, though, why Android was reporting an insufficient storage error whilst simultaneously telling me there was 14M... | Why is "insufficient storage" wrongly reported when installing an .apk via adb? | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy Fit smartphone and want to browse the web on it using BroadBand connection (the one i use for my pc connection to Internet) in Windows 7. | From everything I have read about this topic, it is possible to do on a linux machine, but not with a windows machine. this could be because of something with ADB on windows, or the USB drivers for windows. Here is the info (note that this reference was done with a Nexus One): Requirements: Android 2.2 (or an older ver... | How to browse Internet in Samsung Galaxy Fit using Broadband in Windows 7? | android |
I would like to get a trace of any incoming & outgoing requests over HTTP from my android phone over a period of time (like you can do with Fiddler on a PC) - is there tool apart from WhisperCore that can do something like this? The reason i don't want WhisperCore is because it needs to encrypt your whole device be... | Shark/Sharkreader in market (tcpdump frontend) | How do you trace incoming/outgoing HTTP connections on a rooted Android? | android |
Even though a new version (which includes the android market) is coming out for the Google TV this summer, I'm a little impatient and slightly curious. There are a few apps that I'd like to try out on the google TV that I don't think would necessarily break anything (i.e. apps that come to mind don't use sensors, camer... | Unfortunately the ADBD (adb daemon) is not enabled on any current Google TV hardware, so adb connectivity is not possible via USB, Ethernet, or any other means. However, a few crafty tinkerers from GTVhacker site managed to hack the Logitech Revue unit to enable this functionality. Keep in mind that this is a hardware ... | Sideloading Apps on Google-TV | android |
Is there any solution to backup Locale settings? I've defined couple of rules and I don't want to lose them while I reinstall some custom ROM. | Quoting from the Locale's feedback forum regarding the Backup/Restore functionality: AUTOMATIC BACKUP/RESTORE Locale has automatic backup and restore using Android 2.2's cloud-based backup mechanism. There are no configuration options within Locale--it just works! To use this feature, simply make sure that backup/resto... | Locale app & export settings | android |
I have some questions regarding to Android's default calendar app in Galaxy 5 (five). I am working with two Google accounts, but my calendar app shows calendar of only one account which is marked default. How to see events in calendar of other account? How can I sync events of Android calendar and Google's online calen... | Assuming you upgraded your Galaxy 5 to Android 2.2, you can do the following: To sync and see calendars from both accounts: a. If you already added your other GMail account, skip to step c. b. Add your second GMail account under <code> Menu -> Settings -> Accounts & sync -> Add account -> Google </code>... | How do I sync and share Calendars from multiple Google accounts with my phone? | android |
I Create an article in stackexchange-url ("Stack overflow"). But as I found this site, I decide to ask the same question here, because I still need your help. I have made the following steps: Launch Eclipse Go To: Window -> Open Perspective -> Other ... Select DDMS from the opened dialog Select " File explorer " tab. P... | Launch the emulator from the command line so that you can specify a <code> /system </code> partition size using the <code> -partition-size <MB> </code> option. For example, I use this to launch an emulator running Android 1.6 with a <code> /system </code> partition of 512 MB: <code> emulator -avd Donut -partition... | How to solve: "Failed to push selection: Out of memory" | android |
Under Settings -> Storage, I see entries for both "SD card" and "USB storage". What's the difference? What should I be using each of those for? In addition, how can I control what data goes where? since so far, everything I've copied into my mobile (via USB cable and via Kies Air) seems to go to the "USB storage", as t... | Have just noticed this too on my (original) Galaxy S since it got the Gingerbread update, presume that this is something that Samsung have changed in their Gingerbread build, as the S2 comes with Gingerbread from the factory. On the Galaxy S (and I presume it will be the same on the S2) they have a built-in storage (ei... | What's the difference between "sd card" and "usb storage"? | android |
Apparently, Android 3.1 will support USB devices such as mice and keyboards. How much of an issue is driver support? If you have a "normal" keyboard or mouse, will it just plug and play? Does the OS provide support for these input devices through standard Android controls, or will each program have to be modified seper... | Most (pretty much all) USB keyboards and mice support the USB HID protocol. You might not be able to use some special "media keys" or other advanced features, but standard features will work without additional drivers. As for routing USB Input to standard Android UI events, I suspect they'll do it (they'd be stupid not... | Mice and Keyboard support in 3.1 | android |
I'm using a Nexus One on T-Mobile in the US. A couple months ago my OS was updated to Android 2.3. Since then I've had a weird problem with my calendar events. I can view calendar events just fine, and the calendar syncs with my Google Account bi-directionally without issue. When I create a calendar event, the "time zo... | I had a problem with a secondary calendar which sounds similar. On edit the time zone changed. I went into the calendar and made sure all of them were set to my time zone. Each calendar has changeable time zone on Google calendars. | How can I fix this time-zone problem with calendar events that started after installing Android 2.3? | android |
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