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I'm in the market for a new Smartphone. Except for iPhone's, I'm new in the field and probably have some misconceptions. My first choice was the Google Nexus S, but I was offered a great deal on the Samsung S Galaxy II (i9100). The only issue is that I read that it came with an "enhanced" version of Android. Being fami... | It is very unlikely that Samsung will ever release an unmodified Android firmware for the Galaxy S II. They've never released one for their Galaxy S family of phones without their TouchWiz "enhancements". Historically the only Android devices that have run the stock OS have been the very early phones released by each m... | Samsung S Galaxy II (i9100): possible with stock Google Android OS? | android |
I'm following the steps provided here to root my Samsung Captivate (Galaxy-S). I install the USB drivers in the link provided. Whenever I connect my phone, I get the error <code> There was a problem installing this hardware... SAMSUNG Android Composite ADB Interface </code> . I do have USB Debug mode checked on my phon... | No, you don't need to install the Android SDK. The SDK's drivers don't work for the Galaxy S, actually, at least not the last time I tried. You best bet is to download Samsung Kies and update the drivers through it, as per stackexchange-url ("this answer") to another question. You can get Kies most easily from Samsung ... | Do I need Android SDK to connect my phone in USB debug mode? | android |
My HTC Incredible S phone runs Android 2.2, and has the ability to sync e-mail, calendar and contacts with our Exchange 2010 Server at work. Tasks, notes and e-mail reminders, however, aren't synced out-of-the-box. I've been looking, but can't seem to find any lightweight apps on the Google Play Store that can fill thi... | I have looked a number of products and I have got to say Touchdown by Nitrodesk always comes out on top. I have just returned to Android after a short spell with WP7 and fogot how much I relied on Touchdown. My favourite is the fact it will read out emails, which is useful! | Sync Exchange 2010 notes, tasks and reminders | android |
My plan would be to allow me to connect my Android to my TV by USB, and then be able to play videos/audio from my Computer that is mounted over wifi on my Android. Is this currently possible, or is there a better way that I can accomplish this task (using only a USB cable/wifi and not having to copy files to my Android... | There are definitely Android DLNA clients and servers which will allow you to share or receive videos or other media over a wireless network, see these previous questions: stackexchange-url ("DLNA enabled media player?") stackexchange-url ("What can I do with DLNA on an android smartphone?") stackexchange-url ("Can I g... | Mount PC folder on my android, then serve audio/video through my Android to my TV via USB? | android |
When I scroll down a web page the scroll bar appears and constantly changes size as I scroll What does this size relate to? | Some websites load new content as you scroll down the page, to prevent new page requests thus reducing bandwith. i.reddit.com is one off the top of my head, the Market app does this also. | Why does the vertical size of the scroll bar change? | android |
I'm using a Galaxy Ace. When I turn off WiFi and try to turn it on again it shows an error. I need to restart my device for it to work. Any ideas? | I believe this is a problem of the ROM itself (Android 2.2 in Ace). Even with only the basic applications it would show the same error. Anyway this problem is solved for me. I upgraded my phone to Android 2.3.4. After that, up to now (nearly 5 month) I haven't come across that problem. | Why does Wifi show an error whenever I try to reconnect (Galaxy Ace)? | android |
Is it possible to use the Nexus-S GPS as an external GPS for another device (via Bluetooth) ? | Have you tried these apps: GPS 2 Bluetooth v.2 Bluetooth GPS Output Tether GPS Lite GPS Tether | Can I use the Nexus-S GPS as an external GPS for another device (via Bluetooth)? | android |
I'm trying to develop an application that knows when I am home based on my phone being on my wifi network or not. I'm running into a weird issue in that I can only ping the phone if I have recently (within the last minute or so) tried to access a web page on the machine I am pinging on. I'm not even able to get an ARP ... | I believe this is simply because Android puts the Wifi to sleep to save power when the screen is turned off. You can try setting the Wifi Sleep Policy: <code> Settings > Wireless & Network Setting > Wifi Settings > Press Menu button > Advanced > Wifi sleep policy </code> to <code> Never </code> and s... | Phone doesn't respond to ping | android |
(Motorola Droid, Android 2.2.2) My new employer uses Google Apps to manage e-mail etc. They're also big into instant messaging for intra-company communication. On my device I have my personal account and have added my company account so I can use Gmail for either, have consolidated calendar, etc. However, the Google Ta... | EDIT: Looks like this is coming, according to Google employee Colin Gibbs, on this Google Mobile Support forum thread : Thanks for being patient while we work on this feature. When we launched Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), we added support to Google Talk for multiple accounts. We're currently working on bringing the feature... | Use Google Talk with multiple accounts | android |
When I reboot the phone, often, some of the apps a get generic icon and won't load anymore. A reinstall solves the problem but I'd rather not have to do that. Device is an Acer Liquid Metal with Froyo. | I finally found out why! :D When the phone boots - at least if I use go launcher - if the sd card is not completely mounted apps "get lost". I've completely solved the problem activating my phone card pin code. I turn on the phone, wait on the pin code screen without entering it for a minute and then I enter the pin: e... | Why my app disappear at reboot? | android |
I need to do an oral presentation which involves demoing an Android application that requires showing two devices at the same time. I know about the Android Screencast as a way to capture the Android screen to my computer output but don't know how to manage two devices. Any idea? | If both devices are rooted, you can use AirDroid , which offers an... Realtime Android screen (experimental feature, root permission required) View your Android's screen, take a screenshot, or even record a screencast. As you connect to the device using a web browser, you can just have two browser windows open - et voi... | How to manage a screencast with two Android devices? | android |
I'm trying to hook up a GoogleTV to an older Sony TV and the TV has an HDMI input but just below it are the familiar red and white RC jacks for audio. I remember trying to hook up my XBox and the audio not working and now I'm having the same issue with GoogleTV and I think it's because this was made before the audio wa... | 4x2 True HDMI Matrix Switch w/ Analog Audio Output or 1 x 2 HDMI Splitter Distribution Amplifiier with Toslink Audio Output | Does a HDMI splitter exist that will split hdmi into video and audio? | android |
I've thinking about rooting my LG Android for a long time but I've been hesitant because I use it on a daily basis and I'm afraid I might mess it up and not be able to restore it to the previous condition. The main reason reasons I want to root it are: Get rid of my providers' bloatware. Upgrade to Android 2.3 Gingerbr... | OK, to answer the part of your question that wasn't answered by the questions I linked in the comments: Yes, you can unofficially upgrade to 2.2 or 2.3. This XDA thread has a relatively comprehensive list of ROMs. It looks like all the 2.3 ROMs are pretty buggy, so you should probably go with a 2.2 ROM that looks good ... | Upgrading LG P500 (Optimus/Maximo One) | android |
I have installed Open Home 6 as a home replacement on my Archos 101 apad . Is there a way to revert to the default icons for gmail / market / contacts and the like ? Are icon sets a system wide setting ? Or are those sets specific to the software application which displays them. | AFAIK, OpenHome icons are specific to OpenHome. If you switched to another home scren app, the icons would revert to the default icons. If you want to keep OpenHome but not their icons, you would need to replace the icons through OpenHome. | How can you restore the default icons after installing a home replacement like Open Home 6 | android |
How to update the picture of my contact from Facebook in HTC wildfire? I am able to update all other contacts but not able to update my contact from facebook. I am using android version 2.2 | On your phone go to people.(or phonebook) choose your contact card. Press menu button/edit. Press on your photo/Facebook. And it will be updated. | How to update the picture of my contact from Facebook in HTC wildfire? | android |
I'm seeing some odd behavior on Android...running 2.2 on HTC Incredible. I have an IMAP account configured through the built in "Mail" program. First of all, when you send messages from this program, it copies them to a local "Sent" folder, and there is no way to specify a remote IMAP folder for this (e.g. "INBOX.Sent"... | Sounds like it's just not copying sent messageinto your mailbox at all, only keeping them locally. I would assume that's just a shortcoming of the app and you'd need to use a different one that supports that feature. The default client is very basic and buggy. Have you considered using Gmail? You can configure it (thro... | HTC Mail: Move Messages Between Folders, Not Synced on IMAP Server | android |
I recently got an HTC Shift from Sprint. Within days of getting it, I noticed very bad issues with the phone losing sync to 4g, 3g, and wifi; it would not reacquire data connections unless I manually turned 4g on and off. Their tech support people immediately reset the phone to defaults, blamed my problems on an app, a... | I assume from your posting that resetting the phone fixed the problem (temporarily). If you want the problem fixed for good, you can help by trying to narrow down the problem further. This will allow you to address the right people with a very specific request of what needs to be fixed. You should: Try to reproduce the... | How do you get Android OS bugs fixed? | android |
Following stackexchange-url ("my question about logs") I wonder if there is a way to determine the last updates and applications which have been installed . Does Android keep a chronological list of installed programs and updates ? I am running Froyo 2.2.1 if that should make a difference. | AFAIK, Android Market shows the list of installed apps in chronological order. So the latest app you've installed should be on the top (first) of the list. The app that was installed before this - should be the second. | How can you determine what programs you installed last? | android |
My phone has just started having a problem where on phone calls, the other person can't hear me. They just hear some static. I can hear them just fine. It's the same whether I call them or they call me. I tried restarting my phone, I looked at the settings and couldn't see anything obvious whereby I could have muted my... | Check the microphone. Can you record yourself with the Voice Recorder app? If not, I would suspect you damaged it somehow. | Phone calls - the other person can't hear me | android |
When installing custom ROMs most recommend clearing the Dalvik cache. What exactly is Dalvik cache? | The Dalvik cache is the set of saved .dex files. A .dex file is basically a compiled bytecode version of an app that has been built for the Dalvik Virtual Machine on which Android's apps run. It's similar to the Java Virtual Machine and having saved .class files. | What is Dalvik cache? | android |
I have a Nexus S and a GPRS plan activated, from what customer services of my mobile carrier have told me is that GPRS will give you max of 10-15 kB/s download speed. In my Nexus S if i don't select "Use Only 2G" in "mobile network" setting i get speeds up to 80kB/S and the symbol in the status bar shows 3G symbol. As ... | OK, so it's quite obvious that your phone is receiving 3G service (likely EDGE/UMTS), not just the 2G GPRS service. GPRS is simply not capable of the speeds you're getting. Since you've called the carrier and had them check, it's their problem. I would say just go with it and enjoy the free service. Don't let them char... | Strange data plan speed on Nexus S | android |
Is there a way to turn the geolocation feature for photos off? Is this per application or phone-wide? edit I have a Droid X. I would like to have geolocation off even if my gps is on. Is there a way to do that? | This video seems to cover it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUV31pKOZcg&feature=player_embedded To recap: Open Camera app Open Menu Tap "Tags" Uncheck Auto-Location tag Done. | How do I turn off geolocation when taking photos? | android |
Archos 43 Internet Tablet owner here. I've been happily using the Google Android Marketplace since purchasing this device, but recently, my application downloads and updates are not working. Either the download attempts to start and nothing happens, or I immediately get a "Download unsuccessful" message. I'm not sure w... | Try going to <code> Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications -> All </code> and clearing the data for the Market (you may need to Force Close it first), then reboot your phone. This has fixed a similar issue for me before. I think the PowerAMP issue is unrelated, their server is probably down temporaril... | Download issues with Android Marketplace: "Download unsuccessful" | android |
I am trying to edit the lcd density in build.prop in /system but every time after reboot my changes are lost.. I tried to adb pull + edit + adb push in normal and recovery mode.. also i tried fileexpert and super manager but nothing worked. I heard many people saying about root explorer but its not free.. I want to be ... | Answering my own question as found the solution. We can edit build.prop from mobile. I downloaded ES file explorer which is free. then from optin set "root explorer" and set "mount system as read/write" Now edit build.prop and save it using ES file explorer's editor then uncheck "root explorer" and "mount system as rea... | Can not edit build.prop | android |
Could somebody please detail for me a system using which one can output video to a TV from an HTC Thunderbolt? It has no HDMI port so I'll (almost) certainly need an adapter, I know. I don't really need HD quality but at least 720p would be nice. | The Thunderbolt has DLNA, so if your TV supports DLNA you can use that. On my Samsung phone, you use the AllShare app for DLNA, but I think the Thunderbolt has another app built in. Page 275 of the User Manual describes how to use DLNA. This droidforums thread has a discussion of ways to use DLNA without a compliant TV... | How can I output video from my HTC Thunderbolt to a TV? | android |
One of my co-workers has a HTC Desire CDMA phone and is having a problem with flashing CM7 with Google Apps. It flashes CM7 just fine, and it even says that it installs the Google Apps zip (the GB version) just fine, but in reality, it isn't flashing any of the Google applications. I can try manually flashing the gapps... | Some people are reporting success by simply wiping data and cache first, then flashing the ROM, wiping cache again, then flashing the Gapps package. Thread on the CM forums here (from CM 6.1.1, don't know if it's a related or similar problem, though). The flash might not work on a 2.x release of CWM. You can get 3.0.0.... | Google Apps won't flash on HTC Desire (Cyanogenmod) | android |
I am coming from Windows back-ground (never used Linux), and HTC Wildfire is my first Android phone. I can see that many app like Facebook for HTC Sense, Flickr, Footprints, Friend Stream, Gmail, Peep, Stocks and many more as start-up apps. How can I find which apps are start-up apps, and how to remove a particular app... | See also: stackexchange-url ("How can I stop applications and services from running?") First, I strongly caution against messing with this. If an app is hogging system resources or otherwise being a problem, uninstall it. Android is designed to manage running services and apps automatically, and manual interference is ... | how to identify and change apps which are set as startup items | android |
Compared to 2.2, what does 2.2.1 bring that's new please? Thank you. | I'm not aware of an official changelog anywhere, but you can look at the commit log on the git repository here . Anything between the <code> 2.2_r1.3 </code> tag and the <code> 2.2.1_r1 </code> tag was a change added in 2.2.1. The summary: it's basically just bugfixes, hence why it's a smaller increment (as opposed to ... | What does Android 2.2.1 bring? | android |
I have a Droid 1 now running CM7. Previously in CM6, there was an option to prevent the phone from auto-rotating (a rotation lock of sorts). The only time it would rotate was when I slid out the keyboard. I can't seem to find the option in CM7 (it might have been removed). Is there any other way to replicate this behav... | <code> Menu -> Settings -> Display -> Auto-rotate screen </code> - This option should disable screen rotation throughout the system. <code> Menu -> Settings -> CyanogenMod settings -> Display -> Rotate 180 degrees </code> - This option disables the "upside-down" rotation only. | How can I disable auto-rotate on my phone? | android |
I've been testing some dictionaries the last few days and right now I've my SDCard with plenty of directories with many MB of data that belongs to those dictionaries. How can I find out for a particular application (may be other than a dictionary) the list of directories it's using? | You can't, unless the particular app provides a way. The Android OS doesn't manage or keep track of where apps decide to write on the SD card. | How can I know the directories used by an application | android |
I upgraded my wife to an LG Optimus T from a G1, and she keeps accidentally hanging up on people with her cheek. She never had this problem with the G1. I've asked her if she's locking the screen (by hitting the power button once) and she appears to be doing that but for some reason when she's on a call the screen appe... | Try Screebl - it makes use of the internal sensor to determine whether the phone's vertical and turns the screen on/off during a call according to the options specified. | Avoiding "my cheek hung up on you" on an Optimus T? | android |
I just upgraded my Nook Color to the new 1.2 version that supports apps . I purchased the ezPDF Reader app which supports bookmarks and other advanced features for PDFs which the default Nook Color PDF viewer does not support. Is there a way to make the ezPDF Reader the default PDF Viewer? (Currently when I click on a ... | The latest update of the Nook Color software Version 1.4.1 allows you to change the default PDF reader. After the upgrade open a PDF and then a pop up box will appear allowing you to choose which application you want as the default PDF reader. | How to change default PDF viewer on Nook Color? | android |
Can Opera Mini or Mobile be configured to set the page title as the subject when sharing as email? | Short answer - no. There are advanced options accessible by typing the URL <code> opera:advanced </code> , but most of those deal with the rendering engine. | Can Opera Mini or Mobile be configured to set the page title as the subject when sharing as email? | android |
I'm looking for the inverse of stackexchange-url ("this"). I want to quickly transfer a piece of text from android to my computer. One way to do is chat with myself using gtalk or fb. But I'm looking for some better way preferably without using Internet and using wifi only. It would be nice if I have a "People nearby a... | There's an app called Remote Web Desktop by SmartDog Studio. It enables access to your phone through your desktop's browser, over the local network (i.e. no connection to the Internet is necessary (I use it with both phone and desktop on the same WiFi AP); phone acts as HTTP(S) server on non-standard port (configurable... | Sending text from Android to PC | android |
I have downloaded the kindle app from Google Play Store and installed it. I have some Kindle files downloaded from the internet. How can I open them using my kindle app? | If you have the Kindle app installed, just open it and it should show a selection of the books you've purchased from the Kindle store. Books that haven't been downloaded to your device yet are available via the "Archived Items" menu option that pops up when you press your device's Menu , you should be able to select an... | How to open downloaded kindle files from Android? | android |
I like the WhosHere app for Apple iPhone iOS. Is there a similar social networking/chat app that uses location / gps to find people to chat or network with for Android? Here's some more info on the application: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/whoshere/id284973016 | Here's what I could find so far: Match2Blue for Android enables you to meet new friends and find old ones anywhere, anytime. It takes location- and interest-based mobile social networking to the next level. Search with match2blue for users who have identical or similar interests to yours SinglesAroundMe works to plot s... | Is there a WhosHere-style (location-based) social networking chat app for Android? | android |
I have heard lots of times that the Nexus S is a "developer phone". What exactly does it mean? | It primarily means that the boot loader is unlocked so it is much easier to upload ROM's for testing. Additionally the default installation will be the original AOSP version of the code and include root access to the phone's software. It does not mean that the hardware is a "test" model. It's a fully developed phone. W... | What is meant by the Nexus S being a "developer Phone"? | android |
I recently installed 2.2.2 (official update from my provider) on my Virgin Mobile Samsung Intercept. Among other changes, this ROM uses the stock UI instead of the Touch Wiz interface from Samsung. One thing I'm having a hard time putting up with is the lack of a call-by-name feature. In 2.1, I used to be able to call ... | You can use an alternate Dialing app like Dialer One or GoContacts . What you're looking for is a T9 dialer. | Dial-by-name in Froyo? | android |
A friend borrowed my phone and logged in to a website with it (and logged out). However, after that, his account became my browser's default account for that site. Every time I try to log in to the website, the user and password fields become automatically filled with his user and password. This is very annoying becaus... | Lie Ryan’s answer is probably the ultimate solution but it might be worth trying the less severe clear options first. That is, try the browser clear options in the following order: history, cache, all cookie data, form data and finally passwords. One of those lesser options might just resolve the issue, without having ... | How to change the default saved user and password for sites in browser? | android |
So I have these OneNote notebooks up on office.live.com. From there I sync a few laptops and, when on a PC without OneNote installed, I can work directly with my notebooks in a browser. I'd LOVE to be able to work with my notebooks from my Android browser or in some other fashion. I'm aware of MobilNoter. As near as I ... | Microsoft OneNote now has an official app for Android. You can edit and sync up to 500 notes. | OneNote Options | android |
I am using HTC Wildfire handset, but I think following question applies to all Android-based handsets. My Google Account has been added under <code> Settings -> Accounts & Sync --> Google (under Manage Accounts) </code> When I click on "Google", I get following options <code> Sync Contacts Sync GMail Sync Cal... | Beyond what you've already done, you can't. The Market requires you to have your Google Account added to your phone, and this naturally stores data such as your email address even if you don't sync email. | How can I use Google Play without storing any Google account information on my phone? | android |
I have tried kernel-mode things but it is not going to work. Actually i've reached my limit for seeing errors in one day: mount: unknown filesystem type 'nfs' mount.nfs: No such device and many more bared in bash/browser history :) I'm kind of scared from recompiling kernel.(I'm having daily problems with virtual-box, ... | I dabbled with an Android port of libnfs , but eventually got stuck. Maybe someone else will have more luck, or maybe I'll revisit the project sometime. A native Android port of libnfs seems like the best way to go as long as NFS isn't built into stock kernels. | Is there any userspace NFS client for stock android kernel(Galaxy Tab)? | android |
Since I got this phone (Galaxy S, originally on Eclair, then Froyo) and switched network provider, I've had major problems with the signal at home, and call quality as a result. Following the upgrade to Gingerbread, it seems to be behaving differently. I notice that I can have no bars of signal but then on attempting t... | I would assume this is due to the cell radio firmware, not Android. But I'm not sure. In many cases you can flash older Modem firmware using Odin or Clockworkmod, so you could test and see if the Froyo firmware affects this under Gingerbread. There should be a thread in the Galaxy S forum on XDA with the modems, I'll u... | Does Gingerbread use extra battery power to make calls when the phone has poor signal? | android |
good old Siemens phones had a feature that allowed you to set a single ringtone for all calls coming from your contacts, and a single ringtone for all calls coming from numbers not in your contact list. Can it be done with stock Android 2.2, a manufacturer-specific distribution, or with an app? | Amongst the many features it lists, WhoIsIt claims to have support for separate ringtone and vibrate pattern for Unknown Callers. See if that helps. | Separate ringtone for calls from numbers not in the contact list? | android |
The question is simple "How to fix "Invalid IMEI " after Factory reset?" After factory reset my phone starts showing "Invalid IMEI" on both SIM slots and I can't call or to being called. The phone is A738 with Android 2.2.1 and CPU chip is Media Tek MTK6516 416MH Hope that information is enough. ** UPDATE ** This is th... | I found a good solution: DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK Need to root the phone - I use z4root Install Root.Explorer (in the archive) Using Root Explorer you must replace (maybe you will need to press "Mount R/W" on top right corner of the program screen) .modem.img from the archive to this location of the phone /etc/firmware/.... | How to fix "Invalid IMEI " after Factory reset? | android |
The title kinda tells it all. Sometimes I need to turn silent for a meeting and the procedure is like: Unlock the phone Click on <code> Menu </code> Go to <code> Settings </code> Click on <code> Sound </code> Enable <code> Silent mode </code> Apart from (1), which can't be shortened (can it?), I want to minimize the re... | Personally I think that the easiest way (apart from sliding right to left but thats not available on all phones) to put the phone into silent mode is to hold down the <code> power button </code> for a short period, than select <code> Silent mode </code> . | What is the fastest way to turn the phone into silent mode? | android |
Do I have to install the Facebook application on CyanogenMod 7 RC3 to share on Facebook from my image gallery? | Yeah, you need to install the Facebook application, since it adds the option on the drop menu. Then follow this instructions after you installed it correctly: Tap and hold an image The screen will change to be possible to select multiple images Select the images you want to post on Facebook Hit Share on the bar Then Fa... | How can I share from my image gallery on Facebook? | android |
I want to know how GPS works on android phone. Does it send any identification data to service providers/phone manufacturers/Map providers? I recently read a new about IPhone tracking users - http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/21/apple-tracking-location-database/ . I am using Samsung android phone. How can be sure that nobo... | If you enabled "My Location" in <code> Settings > Location & Security > Use wireless networks </code> then your Cell/Wifi and/or GPS data will be sent to Google to triangulate your location if there is an application in the phone that requested for location. Your GPS data may also be sent to Google if you're ... | How GPS works in android phone | android |
Sprint recently announced that they are going to sell the Nexus S, and that it will be "Pure Google", implying that there will not be any additional carrier fluff on the device. I am considering buying the phone, but I'm hoping others who already have the Nexus S or Nexus One can tell me a little bit about what to expe... | I have a Nexus S for T-Mobile, and I've enjoyed it so far. There's only been one update for the Nexus S so far, to 2.3.3. I didn't get it the first day, so I installed it myself. Unless Sprint turns it off, you should be able to tether. I can both over Wifi and USB. I have never needed to root, and I'm a rather advance... | What can I expect from the "Pure Google" Nexus S 4G? | android |
I have just bought a Samsung Galaxy S and have been sent a Text message with a photo but cannot find out how to open the photo to view when I touch the message thread it just comes up with message details help please still trying to get used to the phone and cannot find in manual!!!! | Try this: On the messaging app, (without opening any thread), tap on the menu key and go to Settings. Scroll down to Multimedia message (MMS) Settings section and turn off "Auto-retrieve" Next time you view the message, the message will display a download button. Make sure your mobile data is on, and tap on the button.... | How do I open a Photo attached to a text Message? | android |
I'm a new Android user. This is also my first time to use a GPS device so I don't have any idea on how long it takes for a typical GPS device to get a "lock". I just bought the HTC Desire HD last week. Everything is running fine until I tested the GPS today. I noticed something strange when I used the "Location" applic... | I was able to get a fix by doing the following: Remove any rubber-case or any case for that matter as most of them affects the reception of the GPS transceiver Go outside. Don't attempt to do this inside your house. Go to Settings -> Location and turn on "Use wireless networks" and "Use gps sattelites". (Connect to you... | Desire HD GPS can't "lock" on a satellite? | android |
According to the page http://www.google.com/support/cloudprint/ , I should now be able to print gmail mails : Answer taken from this page: How do I print to my Google Cloud Printer? + The steps you take to print will vary from application to application. - On Chrome notebooks, ... - On Gmail and Google Docs for mobile,... | You will not find this setting in Android's Gmail app, but on the Gmail mobile site (accessed via Browser) it's here: | I enabled Google Cloud-Print but what can I do with it now on my phone? | android |
In Gmail, Reader etc., text is wrapped to about half the screen width. This is extremely annoying! Text-size is normal, and I can't find any global settings that would govern such a thing. Can anyone help me out? I'm using a Nexus S, CM7. | This was an issue with CM7 builds up until 7.0.2 after which it was fixed. | On many applications, text is wrapped to half the screen width | android |
Sometimes I download songs from various sources, and they aren't put in the requisite media folder on external storage. The media scanner can still find them, but the only way I have found to do this is by moving the file around with a file manager, or mounting and unmounting as USB storage. This forces the phone to re... | Most custom ROMs include this functionality as part of the Power Widget. For stock firmware you have to resort to 3rd-party apps such as ScanMedia or SDRescan , for example. | Force Media Update? | android |
I have an ADP1 running 2.2.1, and used it with my Google Account. I have to give it to a friend, and want to erase all my personal data viz. email, chat logs, photos in the gallery synced with picasa, and any other stuff that might be synced. But the problem is, I do not want to lose the apps. Is there a way to erase m... | Backup your apps using Astro File Manager or MyBackupPro or Titanium Backup. THEN perform a Factory reset to wipe everything. Finally, from the backups, restore the Apps, but NOT the data. (Most backup apps allow you to do this.) Be warned that some apps store data on the storage card, so a fresh install might still pi... | Is there a way to erase my personal data without losing my apps? | android |
In my Samsung Galaxy S, there is an Samsung application called ' Samsung Mobile Print '. Does this application require a Samsung printer ? Or can it be used with other network or wi-fi printers too ? | Judging from other apps, I'd suspect the answer to be Samsung printers only. That being said, HP has ePrint , but Google's Cloud Print offers printing for older models of printers as well regardless of make. | Is it possible to use the 'Samsung Mobile Print' application with non-Samsung printers? | android |
Regardless if I plug in a headset or headphones (without a microphone), I get a headset icon in my notification bar. I would expect Android to use the builtin microphone in case normal headphones are connected, so I do not have to unplug my phones when someone calls. Alternatively, is there an app or widget to manually... | You can see the details of this at the Android developer documentation, but an app can definitely tell if a wired device plugged into the audio jack has a microphone or not. I will tell you that this information is not always accurate or consistent across devices though, as I have experienced with my own app Hearing Sa... | Can Android differentiate between headphones and headset? | android |
I would like to disable the low-battery warning on my XOOM without rooting. It's a pretty obnoxious sound compared to other phones I have used. By rooting, I can replace <code> /system/media/audio/ui/lowbattery.ogg </code> with an empty sound file, but I'd rather not take that route just yet. Is there an Android app fo... | No, there will not be an app that changes it since it is in the system. You have to have root to change system settings. Once you root, there may be a developer who has a file you can flash that will do it for you. I am sure that if you thought it was annoying, so has a developer. It's only slightly easier than changin... | Disable low-battery warning, specifically on XOOM | android |
I am preparing a 1-week bicycle trip. We can't use high-traffic roads, so I am preparing a quite complex route on small country roads, using Google Maps. With my phone saddled on my bicycle, is there a GPS app that will "guide" me using the itinerary I crafted? Turn-by-turn would be ideal, but just writing the itinerar... | Here is what I ended up doing, it works well: On your computer's Firefox, install the GMapToGPX bookmarklet. Prepare your itinerary with Google Maps Itinerary. While still on the Google Maps page, click on the GMapToGPX bookmarklet. It opens a GPX conversion dialog. Click on the blue tab buttons to make them read like ... | GPS app to follow a prepared itinerary | android |
What is the best way to show (non-interactive) widgets on the lock screen? I have bought WidgetLocker, but it forces me to unlock the screen twice (using both WidgetLocker and native slider). (Using Android 2.3.2 on a Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc.) | Lockscreen Calendar is a fairly lightweight app to display your next few upcoming events on your lockscreen. Unfortunately, it does not currently support recurring events. | How to display my calendar on the lock screen? | android |
When I go to following path Settings : Applications : Running Services I see: Other: 78MB in 4 Avail: 109MB + 58MB in 8 What does above mean? Specially, [78MB in 4], [109MB + 58MB] and [8] | As far as I know, it breaks down into this: Other: This is RAM that is unavailable right now because it's in use by services that are actually running (it might be ones that can't be killed, in fact). Using your example, there's 78 MB of RAM in use by 4 processes, hence "78 in 4". Avail: The first number here is the am... | What do the values in "Running Services" mean? | android |
I have been messing around with my Archos 7 Home Tablet V1, and have currently installed this ROM. Now when I go to Settings -> SD card & device storage, Total space under SD card is "Unavailable", and Available space under internal flash storage is 0.00B. I also cannot browse through the internal or SD card with e... | Alright, on the forum thread of that specific cusom rom (linked in question), someone said that he re-formatted through Windows with FAT32 as type. So I tried this as well. While the device was on, I plugged in the USB cable, and put it into lock. Then, as usual, the drives showed up in Windows (SD and Internal that is... | Formatting internal storage harmfull? | android |
I have a HTC Desire comes with Sense UI when bought. I rooted it and installed Cyanogenmod. Is there anyway I can get back my Sense UI. I don't mind removing Cyanogenmod. | You're going to need to install a Sense-based ROM. CyanogenMod is basically a customized build of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) code, which is released in source form by Google. They use only open source components, and Sense is a proprietary, closed source UI made by HTC. Installing a ROM with Sense is very e... | Rooted the phone and installed cyanogenmod. How to get back Sense UI? | android |
I have found that UID=10058 using battery much in "battery history" How can I know app name by UID=10058 | Android assigns each application a UID (User ID) at install time; unlike PID (Process ID) which is transient and keeps changing all the time, UID stays constant as long as the application is not reinstalled. The UID should be unique to each application, except when the application explicitly requests to share a userid ... | How to know app name by UID | android |
I have a HTC Desire and I've realised there appears to be, for most apps (in general) 3 types of scrolling. Drag/pull with finger and the contents scrolls (slowly) depending on how much you've moved your finger 'Flick' your finger across the screen and the content scrolls (relatively fast) and slows down towards the en... | I have also seen the 3 scrolling types you mention below, but it always seemed to me that the 3rd one was more a bug than a feature. The HTC Desire (which I have too) is not known to have a great digitizer, the part of the screen that handles the finger positions and movements. Furthermore, it's not "multitouch", meani... | Scrolling behaviour for apps (in general) | android |
Is it possible to search for a contact by phone number in Froyo ? How ? | HTC's Sense UI gives you this functionality out of the box. In the Phone app if you start typing the phone number, it will filter your contacts that include either that number, or the contact's name via T9 representation. If you are not running Sense IU, I suggest trying 3rd-party apps that imitate the HTC Dialer funct... | How can I search for a contact by its phone number? | android |
In GoSMS , an incoming SMS is usually shown within a popup containing buttons like DELETE / TO DO / OPEN. What functionality does TO DO provide? | I believe it closes the popup alert but leaves the message marked unread, whereas the close button (the <code> X </code> ) will mark it as read and close the popup. Edit: This seems to be supported by this comment from their website. | What does the TO DO button in GoSMS do? | android |
Where does Dropbox for Android saves files when you click on "Download"? I've read stackexchange-url ("How to search for files and folders?") But my /sdcard/dropbox is empty even if I've downloaded a file just now. | As of Dropbox 2.0 the right location by default is <code> /mnt/sdcard/Android/data/com.dropbox.android/files/scratch/[files] </code> Found the things with Astro file manager (Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9). | Dropbox for Android folder location | android |
When I have an all-day event in my calendar (a friend's birthday perhaps) I find that my phone will notify me to the start of the event at 11:50pm the previous day and every few minutes after that. Generally I don't need a notification for all day events, but find notifications for events with a specific time to be use... | I suspect that the events for which you get notifications have a reminder set in them. So the easiest way to get rid of the notifications is to turn off the reminders in the events themselves. Typically, you would not have a reminder in the birthday event but if the event came from somewhere else (like Outlook or other... | Disable alarms for all day events in google calendar | android |
I haven't been able to find much information on the state of Websocket implementation. Is it currently supported in the stock Android browser? If not, are there any browsers for Android that do support it? | No, the stock Android browser (Chrome) doesn't have support for Websocket. But other browsers e.g. Opera has support for it in the latest release, but it's disabled. See Compatibility tables for support of HTML5 | Is the Websocket protocol supported on Android? | android |
How can I receive phone calls from a landlines/cellphone when I have Wi-Fi connectivity, but no cell phone service? | You could signup for Skype and get a Skype " Online Number " (this used to be called "Skype In") and then install the Skype app on your phone. This would give you a real phone number that anyone could ring from a normal landline or mobile, that would ring through to Skype on your phone (or any other device) over your d... | How can I receive phone calls through Wi-Fi on an Android phone? | android |
As far as I can tell the default contacts app on the phone does not have a field to enter or edit birthdays. Is there a way to do this? What about other contact apps? | On my phone, I can't enter contact's birthdays, but if I've previously entered their birthday on GMail then it does appear in their Contacts entry on the phone, and I can edit it there. Not that useful, as the birthday field is something you're likely to add to someone, and then its not very likely to ever change after... | Is there a way to edit contacts birthdays on the phone? | android |
OK I'm about to buy an Android phone for development, but I will try to keep this question from becoming a shopping recommendation. I want to have vanilla Android on my phone (i.e. not Sense or TouchWiz or something similar). Can I just buy a random phone and somehow revert it back to vanilla Android? Is there any risk... | Yes, you should buy a Nexus One or a Nexus S. If you buy another phone like e.g. HTC Wildfire, you can't easily get the "vanilla" Android. | How can I get a vanilla Android device? | android |
I have an android tablet (1) and phone (2). Using the phone as a wireless hotspot drains the battery almost as fast as having the phone screen on. I'd like to be able to use it as a tethered hotspot and charge the phone from the larger battery in the tablet (3) but I have two problems - micro usb to micro usb cables do... | You would need to enable USB host mode on your xoom. Google this for some more details on this - you will need a rooted xoom; there will also be links to USB OTG (on the go) cables that will let you use this (most of them seem to be micro-USB to USB female, into which you would then need to plug your normal USB cable).... | Plugging phones into tablets | android |
Without rooting, how can I SSH tunnel to my homePC running sshd? I need ssh tunnel to VNC home, but i don't trust VNC, so I want to use it with SSH to make it safe! Thank you for any help! | If you want to connect to your home PC from your phone, there is ConnectBot | SSH Tunnel with Android | android |
I have a widget that places an icon of a specific contact on my home screen. Whenever I touch it, the phone immediately dials that person. Problem is - I already forgot what the widget is called (I'd like to install it on a new phone). Can you help me identify it? | I'm not sure if this is HTC specific, but this is what I need to do to get a "direct dial" icon on my HTC desire. Long press on where you want to add the icon Hit 'Shortcut' Hit 'Direct Dial' Select the contact you want to use (if the contact has more than one number, you'll need to pick which one) There should now be ... | Widget to immediately phone a specific contact? | android |
My mother have got a HTC Wildfire with Android 2.2. Now I want to import all contacts from her old SIM-card to the phone. I did it and it worked. Then I switched to the new SIM-card, and now when I start the phone, the contacts has disappeared. How can I import the contacts from the old SIM-card to the Android phone? T... | I found a pre-installed app on the HTC Wildfire Transfer Data that transferred all contacts and SMS from the old SonyEricsson phone, it was exactly what I needed. | How do I import all contacts from a SIM-card to an Android phone? | android |
When I had an HTC Eris I could change "profiles". Each profile was basically: wallpaper + screen lock image + all apps on your desktop. So, I could have a work profile that had my apps that were geared for while I was at work, a social profile to switch my phone to having FB, Twitter, etc on my desktop with a different... | What you're referring to are called HTC Scenes (Hero Scenes link). Off the top of my head I don't know of anything like that and only HTC devices have the HTC Scenes. I just did a quick search of the market and didn't come up with anything so my initial guess is: No, there is nothing like that currently. You would eith... | Is there a way to save profiles on Motorola's Droid X? | android |
I can turn sync on/off in the Power Control bar. Which applications actually use this sync setting? Is that only Google-based products (calendar, contacts, gmail) or does it also influence apps like IMAP email, Evernote, etc? | I think you mean the Auto-sync . Go to "Settings -> Accounts & sync". You will find which apps are using the sync function under Manage accounts . Only the apps in the list will be influenced. | Which apps are affected by the SYNC icon in Power Control Bar? | android |
The official update for samsung I5801 is available now . Has anyone done it before (using KIES, any samsung phone)? How long it will take to update the firmware via Samsung Kies pc suite? What are the additional things to do before and after I update my firmware? (* I have taken backup of my contacts, messages and appl... | The actual update should take at very most half an hour, the download time may vary though. Other than a backup, I don't see what else you'd need to do. If you have trouble, come back and post a separate question with details. The update usually either fails entirely (in which case you can try again) or works fine, you... | how do I know the time involved in updating the firmware of my samsung I5801 phone via KIES | android |
I own a Nexus S and will be travelling to US on a business trip. I will have a T-Mobile prepaid connection and intend to use Google Voice to make and receive calls. Since I am currently outside the US, I cannot determine whether GV android app requires a cellular data plan to make calls. | A little bit yes. (See comments below) The app will make this seamless but should still use a bit of data. Edit: After checking Google Help I found this: By calling your own Google number When you call your own Google number and sign into the Google voicemail system, you’ll have the option to place a call. Just press 2... | Does google voice require a data plan to place calls? | android |
I am new to the whole smartphone thing. Currently all of my telephone contacts are on my SIM card. I suspect it makes sense to move all my phone numbers from the SIM card to my Google contacts (i.e. adding the numbers to existing Google contacts who mainly contain only email addresses). The benefits would be: (a) no mo... | I'm not going to answer if its a good idea or not - you need to solve that for yourself :). Having your contacts stored with Google Contacts will eliminate any duplicates (at least duplicates where you have the number stored in the SIM and e-mail in Google, or something like that) and allow you to manage/sync those con... | Good idea to transfer all phone numbers from SIM card to google contacts? | android |
When I record videos with the rear-facing camera on my Archos 43 Internet Tablet, I am able to watch those recordings on my device, but when I attempt to upload them to online video sharing sites like youtube or blip.tv, they aren't properly recognized or converted. Likewise, when I transfer them to my computer, I can'... | MP4 is a container that can contain different video codecs, it sounds like your device is creating its videos using an unusual codec that not many other devices have loaded by default. As Seth and Hcpl have said VLC Player can play almost any format and should be able to play your videos. If you want to know what codec... | Recorded video visible on device, but not other media players once uploaded | android |
When I create events on Google Calendar, they don't end up in Jorte. Does Jorte truly sync events with Google Calendar or does it just import events when you set it up and then forget about it? | I use Jorte to add events to my Google Calendar linked accout without problems and without any specific setting tuning. | Does Jorte synch with Google Calendar? | android |
I have a Nexus S which I have flashed with a custom Android build. Now I need access to the Android Market and some other Google services and therefore I need the stock Android from Google. How can I revert my phone back to Google's build of Gingerbread (Android 2.3.3 which includes Google apps) | Here's a full stock ROM for the Nexus S (via XDA ): http://android.clients.google.com/packages/ota/google_crespo/f182cf141e6a.signed-soju-ota-102588.f182cf14.zip (MD5: <code> 3e8908941043951da5a34bb2043dd1a0 </code> ) You should be able to name that update.zip and put it in the root of your SD card; upon reboot it will... | How to flash Nexus S (currently on custom AOSP build) with stock Gingerbread by Google (Android 2.3.3) | android |
I'm having problems with my Google account in my phone and because of that I want to remove it and add it again. When I try to do it, it tells me that I can't remove it unless I restore to factory defaults. But I don't want to reinstall every app. Is there a solution? | If you are rooted, you can use an app like Titanium Backup to back up your apps (and their data). | Is it possible to wipe the phone without uninstalling the apps? | android |
I'm tearing my hair out trying to figure this out. I've read that you can copy an APK file to the SD card and use the browser to activate the installer to install it with this: file:///sdcard/yourApp.apk (from: stackexchange-url ("stackexchange-url But, I cannot seem to get that to work with external_sd card. I've trie... | If you have a Samsung phone, some of them have separate "internal" and "external" SD storage. If it's on the external SD card, then you need this adress: file:///sdcard/external_sd/yourApp.apk | Install APK from external_sd | android |
What is the main reason that you can't upgrade your phone to new Android version? Is it the lack of drivers, or simply hardware limitation? Are there other aspects? | Somebody needs to write and test the drivers and core apps. That's all. Most applications that are written for Dalvik (i.e. most apk programs) are pretty portable across different Android versions, but not so much for core programs that were written in C, the Linux kernels and drivers, and the Dalvik VM itself. At the ... | What limits a mobile phone to be upgraded to new Android version? | android |
Just as the title says. In order to install another ARM based Operating System or to dual boot your phone, do you have to have root access? I'm currently using a Motorola Atrix, not sure if that matters or not. | Yes. See this method or this one , for example. As per eldarerathis' comment, these are both for running Ubuntu in a chroot environment. | Do you have to root an Android device to install Ubuntu? | android |
When I plug charger into my phone with screen off, it always turns the screen back on. This is slightly annoying at night. Is it possible to configure android so that the screen stays off and charging is only indicated via charging led? I have an HTC Desire. | SnooZy Charger (also in the Play Store ) takes care of this. The free app (as in bear and speech) that lets you manage behavior during charger connection and disconnection. It requires no permissions, but does require you giving it device admin permissions. These permissions are only used for to control device locking,... | How to make screen stay turned off when plugging charger? | android |
I connect to multiple wifi networks. On some of the networks I have to use a static IP address. Most with DHCP configurations are without the option to use static IP addressing. For this reason I want to be able to set specific IP settings for the networks with special settings. Is such a thing possible? | There is no way to do this natively in the settings of Android, as you've noticed. However, there is an app on the Android Market called "Wifi Static" that should help you with what you're looking for. | Is there a way to set the IP configuration on a per network basis? | android |
I want to open local files that are on my sdcard in the Android browser. How can I accomplish this? | In order to view local files on the sdcard with the default Android browser just enter <code> file://sdcard/ </code> and then the path to the file you want to view. For example if you have an xml file named "person" in a folder named "xmlfiles" it would look like <code> file://sdcard/xmlfiles/person.xml </code> in your... | How can I can open local files in the default Android browser? | android |
I was wondering why it seems many applications in the Android eco-system come without a true "close" feature? It seems "different(to be politically correct)" to have to manage if an application is running through the OS rather than the actual application itself. | This is a policy encouraged by Google. I can't find the exact link, but you can see related guidelines here: http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/menu_design.html The idea is that users shouldn't have to explicitly manage their apps, they can just let the Android OS hibernate or terminate applicat... | Why is it that many Android apps do not feature a true close application feature? | android |
Take a contact which has several phone numbers... say <code> Home </code> , <code> Mobile </code> and <code> Work </code> . When I click the QuickContact action to text them, it asks me which number... so I select <code> Mobile </code> . Now, I'd like to set this as default... because I always text them on their mobile... | I don't think you can set separate default numbers. However what you could do is set a shortcut to message that contact and leave the default number empty so it can prompt you when you call. To set a message shortcut: long press on the Home-screen, select "Shortcut", then select "Direct Message". This will launch your ... | Can I have different default phone numbers for different actions? | android |
My new Samsung Galaxy i5500 (or Galaxy 5 or whatever other name they confuse us with ) (android 2.1) has a build-in GPS. However, I somehow think it is not working correctly or at all. Whenever I use Google Maps (in open air) and select 'My Location' the GPS icon appears in the top bar but keeps blinking (I waited seve... | Indeed, there is - the aptly named GPS Test app ought to help you. The more popular GPS Status & Toolbox is also similar and will display your current lat/long co-ordinates and also a compass. Both are currently freeware. | How to check if GPS is working (Android 2.1, Samsung Galaxy-5)? | android |
I know I can choose "Hidden in menus" and never see the devices again when I install a application. But I don't want my old mobile phones display in my account settings anymore. I have sold those phones already and never use them again! In fact, the list look likes a cemetery in my mind now. ;( | As things currently stand, there is no way to disassociate a device from the ones shown in your Market Account. Keeping them hidden is the only way that Google currently offers. | How to remove device(s) from My Market Account? | android |
I use my phone to play music at work. When I wander away from my desk, I often leave my headphones plugged in. If someone calls my phone when the headphones are plugged in, the phone rings, but only through the headphones and I end up missing the call. What I would like is to be able to set different audio to play thro... | I was going to suggest CyanogenMod also, if that doesn't work or isn't something you are interested in, you should try Tasker http://tasker.dinglisch.net/ https://market.android.com/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm It pretty much can do just about anything you can think of without quite as much work as writing ... | With headphones plugged in, set incoming call ringtone to play through speaker | android |
I usually access my PDFs via the DropBox app on my phone. Every time I open the same PDF it starts back at page 1. Is there a way to set up the Android Adobe Reader app to remember the last page I was on? If not, is there another PDF reader app that has this option? | Dropbox wasn't made to be a PDF reader, instead it's an application to have your files wherever you go. So I have two great suggestions for you: ezPDF Reader - This is the best PDF reading application I ever seen for Android. I use it every time I need to read any kind of PDF on my Motorola Droid. Adobe Reader - A free... | PDF reader app that remembers the last page you were on? | android |
So I finally stackexchange-url ("temp-rooted") my HTC Desire HD and set about trying to uninstall some of the stock apps that came with it (Stocks (no pun intended), Facebook for HTc and so on). But it won't let me - the 'Uninstall' link is disabled inside Settings-> Applications. Do I need to do a 'full' root to achie... | The Settings application doesn't let you uninstall system apps; it's got nothing to do with root. It doesn't check for root, or anything like that. I recommend using Titanium Backup to remove system apps, it works wonderfully. I even had a regular app yesterday that the Market just couldn't uninstall for some reason, a... | Rooted Phone but still can't uninstall Apps | android |
The game works perfectly except many graphical glitches with textures (mainly those in the background). any hints? I have Acer Liquid Metal, official Froyo | You should contact GameLoft . They officially support the Acer Liquid for that game, and thus should be able to help you (or at least take a bug report). They don't specify which versions of the Liquid they support, so it could just be that they haven't tested on the Metal. | Modern Combat Sandstorm Texture problem on Acer Liquid Metal | android |
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