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My phone's contacts sync with my Google Contacts, but they are all in the same group (called "Google"). I would like for the sub-groups that I have created in Google Contacts to be accessible from my phone, so I can view/organize my contacts by these groups. Is there any way to achieve this? | The Groups tab in the contacts app shows the individual Google contacts groups, including the built-in ones ("Coworkers" etc.) and my custom groups, and they are browsable. This is on my Galaxy S Vibrant running 2.2, with TouchWiz. | How can I view my Google Contacts groups with my Samsung Fascinate? | android |
I have many video files. I want convert all the files to a playable format for my phone... would H264 or xvid work? I just want to convert to a hardware decode-able format to save my phone battery. | Since XviD is just an MPEG-4 type, that's a very good bet. There are probably phones that natively decode H.264 as well, but given its relative newness and Google's recent disapproval of it, it's not as likely. For more specific information, we'd need the model of your phone. You can also just Google "Droid X chipset" ... | How can I determine the hardware video file decoding capability of my android phone? | android |
I'm running Cyanogen 2.2 on my HTC magic. The Android Market is still the old version and not the one that has been discussed in the news. http://mashable.com/2010/12/11/new-android-market-coming-soon/ My wife's Samsung Galaxy 5 runs this new version which has stock 2.1. Does anyone know how I can get the new version r... | There are some flashable .zip versions floating around, but people seem to have mixed success with them. Generally speaking, installing the .apk in a traditional manner will cause FC issues. There's a couple of thread s over on the CM forums with links to zips you can try. Here's one such thread for Market v2.2.6 (the ... | How do I get the new Android Market running on Cyanogen 2.2 HTC Magic? | android |
The menu view of the phone lists all of the apps I've installed. All of them. The phone came pre-installed with 2.5 pages of apps, and I'm up to 5. I've had the phone for 3 weeks... Is there any way to group them into folders in order to reduce the clutter? Note (1): I am using a Samsung Galaxy S with Froyo Note (2): M... | That screen is meant to be just a list of your apps. As you're using Samsung's built-in TouchWiz interface, one thing you can do is move those apps around, so that they're in an order you like and related apps are on the same page. Just press the Menu button, and press Edit and you should see little (-) signs appear on... | How can I group apps together in the menu view? | android |
I've installed non-Market apps on my AT&T Captivate using adb, but it'd be nice if I could download an APK directly and install it locally. I've heard of "App(s) Installer" and about a hundred variations on similar names, but it looked like those were just intended to work on devices with a working package installe... | Turns out I was right to suspect that this has been done before. The fix I was looking for was Super One Click . It has a fix to allow non market apps. I think what it does is to change the config file that the settings dialog ("Allow Non Market Apps") normally sets. My guess its that AT&T just took out the UI for ... | Can I install non-market apps on my AT&T phone directly (without a PC)? | android |
I have an Android phone that I'd like to use to control an iMac running Snow Leopard. Like everything else they do, it seems Apple has their own take on how a VNC server should work, so their "remote desktop" does not seem to play nice with e.g. AndroidVNC. I've tried some other stuff like gPad and gMote, both of which... | I ended up going with TeamViewer, but thanks for all the suggestions! | Android-based remote software to log in to OSX desktop? | android |
I'm using a rooted Samsung Galaxy S (Vibrant) running stock FroYo from T-Mo. I sync my calendar on the phone with my Google Calendar. I have several different calendars on Google, shared with different groups of people, and all are set to sync with my phone. Everything has been perfect since I got the phone 4+ months a... | First thing to try is to clear the data and cache for both apps and their storage ( <code> Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications </code> ) and then re-sync (possibly in the app, or in <code> Settings -> Accounts and sync </code> ). | How to fix out-of-sync calendar? | android |
On my Samsung Fascinate, the volume buttons change the volume by 3-4x the amount that I would like them to. Is it possible to adjust this amount? | The situation seems to be improved in the Android 2.2 update. | How can I change the volume increment from the volume buttons? | android |
After getting more involved with the "aftermarket" community I have this question that's been on my mind for a while now. Since rooting and flashing a custom rom on an android phone doesn't give one sim-unlock that means that the sim-lock settings must be stored somewhere else in the phone memory. My theory goes that t... | The SIM lock stuff is in a separate ROM chip that is not part of the normal phone storage, AFAIK. It's manufacturer/device dependent. Definitely nothing to do with the baseband (and you can certainly flash other basebands). | Where Are The Sim-Lock Settings Stored on an android phone? | android |
When I try to install an app from the Android Market website, I get this error: "There are no android phones associated with this account. Please sign in with a different account." I tried fixing it by following this , but it didn't help. I can see the list of apps that are already installed on my phone though. Did any... | made it... after going to market account -> settings -> edit , i chose "show in menus" and now it works. | Can't install apps through Android Market website? | android |
How can I disable certain application's update? I'm using Brut Google Map v4.6.0.4686. Since there is a new version in the market, the update notification will appear from time to time. How do I disable it? | I don't think there's a way to disable market update notifications for a single app right now. In order to disable update notifications for all apps in the Market, open the market app, press the MENU button, choose SETTINGS. In the Notification drop down, select DO NOT NOTIFY ME. | Disable application update notification | android |
I've bought some application and I feel that I don't want to use it anymore and I've uninstalled it. However, when I opened <code> Downloads </code> tab in the Market, it is listed there even though it's not installed. So, how do I remove it from the list? | If you did not purchase the app (i.e. it was free), it should be gone. If you did, then it's always there because you have purchased the right to download it. | Delete purchased application from the list | android |
I ran into a serious SMS bug, which knowledgeable users seem to be saying means the SMS message database is corrupt ( source 1 , source 2 ). This is consistent with my current experience. In my case I lost all ~1000 messages and still have some issues after that. So I want to factory reset my phone. While I have not ro... | AppBrain will make it easy to restore your apps. After the reset, install AppBrain first(ish) and use it to get back all the apps you had before. (Sync before you reset.) Market will remember your paid apps so you'll be able to get those without having to repay. Your Google app data (e-mail, contacts, calendar) are bac... | How to factory reset without data loss and undue pain? | android |
I have installed Facebook for Android on my android phone. A friend of mine is disappointed to see all the random stuff going on in the news feed. He's particularly not interested in the Foursquare status updates. Is there an ability to filter the news feed? I know that Facebook, when viewed in a webbrowser, has the ab... | For all that they've improved the Facebook app for Android lately, it's still woefully underpowered. I don't see any way to filter anything within the app. | How can I filter out Foursquare status updates in 'Facebook for Android'? | android |
I'm not able to change the default application for voice recording on my Samsung Galaxy S (running the factory installed Android 2.2). The current settings define the one that was provide with the device (called Voice Recorder) but the "Clear Defaults" button on the Applications Management list is disabled. Is there a ... | This button is normally greyed out when there aren't any defaults set (and possibly when there are no other applications to change the defaults to). If you install another voice recording app, you should be asked which you want to use the next time a voice recording event is triggered. This normally doesn't get trigger... | How to re-enable the "Clear Defaults" option for applications? | android |
I am using the default mail client exchange. The client syncs all folders except my Inbox. It synced one time on Jan 10 when I set it up and that was the only successful sync. All other Exchange folders are syncing ok. I just don't get it. There was a google hit suggesting reducing the size of one's inbox, but mine is ... | I deleted the account and re-added it. It's syncing again. Not much of an answer, I suppose... | Exchange Inbox Doesn't Sync | android |
I entered a competition and won an HTC Wildfire. However it's branded french. i've changed the language to English, but under 'Select Language' it says 'English (France)'. Several apps also tend to think i'm in france some of the time. How can i add/change the locale to be whatever english is normally for a United King... | The easiest method is probably to install a UK ROM. If you don't want to root or use a custom ROM, you can probably find a stock one. I recommend searching XDA. | Add new Locale on android 2.2 HTC Wildfire phone | android |
I'm not asking for recommendations, just if there is a phone that fits these criteria, and if so, what is it? Android (preferably 2.2+) Physical Keyboard HTC Verizon | The only HTC that I see on the Verizon site with an Android search is the Droid Incredible, which does not have a physical keyboard. According the HTC page on Wikipedia only the Dream (A71XX), Espresso (MyTouch 3G Slide), and the Desire Z have physical keyboards. Those are all GSM phones, which won't work on Verizon's ... | Is there an android phone that fits these criteria? | android |
Is there any app, or other method, that lets me automatically turn on Bluetooth if USB is also connected, and turn it off when USB is disconnected? | I'm not 100% sure because I've never used the app myself, but knowing that it has a million features I'm sure Tasker could handle this. Tasker | Turn on bluetooth when USB is connected? | android |
I just switched to a Droid X and I love it. One of the things that keeps me from not needing my iPod touch is Air Video. Is there a similar system that can run on my network? | DLNA is basically the same thing. There are several apps that allow you to use DLNA like Twonky . | What is the Android Answer to Air Video Server? | android |
If I wanted to manually update my Nexus One, say to Gingerbread, what's involved in the process? I'm familiar with this question, stackexchange-url ("Manually Updating your OS?"), but unsure if the answer applies to the Nexus One. Do I need to root my phone in order to update it? | There currently is no official update for the N1 to Gingerbread yet. However, you could root your phone and install CyanogenMod 7 (nightly, it hasn't hit release candidate yet) to get Gingerbread on your phone. From what I've heard, the nightlies have been pretty stable for the N1. More details on the CM wiki here . Ba... | What's involved in manually updating my Nexus One? | android |
As question says above. It used to update every few minutes, but recently I've had to manually refresh each of the applications to get it to run Thank you | Go to <code> Settings -> Accounts and sync </code> : Ensure Auto-sync is checked. Check the relevant accounts to see if sync is enabled for them (click the account and see what's checked off). | Why has my Android phone stop updating calendars, mail etc? | android |
Within the last few days, my Wi-fi setting keeps switching to "off". It does this even when the screen is on and I'm actively using the device. I've checked the couple apps I still have that help with conserving battery and none of them seem to affect wi-fi. In any event I haven't installed any recently nor updated any... | Well color me dumb. I'd recently installed an app called "Autopilot". It's supposed to put the device in Airplane mode when there's no cellular signal. I work in the middle of an office building so it happens a lot. It burns through battery while it tries to establish a signal. The settings led me to believe that it wo... | Wi-fi keeps turning off | android |
Are there any features/functions that Appbrain has that the new market.android.com doesn't? If it does, what are they? | Features appbrain has that the Market site doesn't: Ability to save lists and keep them private or share them Appbrain reviews on top of market reviews More sharing options More filtering options for browsing Lists of popular apps App recommendations based on what you have installed Shows the total amount you've spent ... | Are there any features/functions that appbrain.com has that the new market.android.com doesn't? | android |
I was trying to clean up the contacts on my Droid X and part of the process (after turning off sync) was to delete all contacts on the phone. I didn't have many, so I manually deleted each on (read: tedious). Is there a way to bulk delete contacts on a handset? | From the home screen hit the menu button and go to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications. Make sure yo are in the "All Applications" tab so you see the system apps and choose "Contact Storage" and click "Clear Data". This will delete all your contacts without disturbing anything else. | What is the best way to delete all contacts on the handset? | android |
I've just visited the android market website from my work computer and the website is displaying in German. For what it's worth, I have an Ubuntu box and tried in both Firefox and Chrome (both browsers have en_GB as the first language preference followed by en). I suspect the website tries to be clever and uses my IP a... | Add the language parameter to the end of the url: https://market.android.com/?hl=en&lr=lang_en | Can I change the language for the Android Market website? | android |
Is there a way to make Handcent show an SMS only after the screen is unlocked? Right now it shows the whole message in some kind of preview even when the screen is locked. Browsed the options a few times but didn't find a solution.. Is there such an option, or did I just miss it? thank you | I believe you will find it in Settings > Notification Settings > then make sure Enable Popup is not selected. ( I just tested disabling Popup messages - it works. Phone vibrates with new message, screen stays off. ) Alternatively, you can keep Popup enabled, select Popup Settings > then make sure Screen on for popup is... | Show SMS content only after unlock? (Handcent) | android |
I know the official Froyo has not been released, but I see here that you can Install it on samsung phones: http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-lite/251507-update-android-2-1-eclair-2-2-froyo-your-samsung-gt-i5800.html But there it mentions I5800XXJPF I5800XXJPB but does not mention I5800XXJP3 so is it possible, if ... | I can confirm that It is possible with the I5800XXJPF update with the 4 (out of 5) separate files and the Odin multi downloader tool. here are the instructions of how to update 2.1 Eclair to 2.2 Froyo . | Is it possible to install the unofficial Froyo on a Samsung I5800XXJG3 android phone? | android |
Is there a Bluetooth device I can use with my Android phone which has nothing more than previous, play/pause, and next track buttons? There are many AVRCP Bluetooth devices, but they are all also A2DP sinks, which I do not want – I plug my phone's headphone output into my car's aux input. Ideally, I'd like someth... | The Sony LiveView may fit the bill. | Bluetooth AVRCP only device | android |
Is there such an option for the native email client built into Froyo? For example, I might send myself a document to the phone via email, and it won't come through straight away. Sometimes I need that option to check for new emails. There's no obvious refresh option in the menu. | If you go into the Mail client, go into the mailbox you want to check the mail for, then press Menu while you're looking at the Inbox, there should be a Refresh option on the menu bar. That definitely seemed to go back to the server and check for new mail when I tried it with the Hotmail account I've got set up in ther... | Send/receive or refresh inbox on native email client | android |
I have copied a bunch of images into my Dropbox on my pc and sync'd them to my phone. Does anyone know how to use these images for wallpapers on my phone? The only way I can think of is that I can use something like Astro to copy the file to my gallery locally on the phone, or to share my dropbox pictures folder on the... | You're right I just played with trying to set a Dropbox image as my wallpaper, and can't believe that there isn't an easier way. Part of the problem seems to be that if you Open a dropbox image, it isn't sent to the Gallery or the system default image viewer (which would let you do things like set as wallpaper) but Dro... | How to set my wallpaper from my Dropbox? | android |
I downloaded the APK file for an app to my PC. How can I install it on my phone? | Use DropBox. Put the APK in your DropBox folder. Open up the DropBox app on your phone, find the apk, tap on it, and it should download it to your phone and then install it. Use the SD card. Plug your phone into the computer via USB. Mount the SD card drive. Copy the APK into the SD card. Unmount your phone. Browse to ... | How can I install an app given only its APK file? | android |
When debugging mode adb devices , it will show my HTC magic. But when the phone is in fastboot mod , I can't see my HTC magic in adb devices. I am using ubuntu 10.10 , my /lib/udev/rules.d/11-android.rules <code> SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0bb4", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0c01", MODE="0666", OWNER="<your user nam... | Have you checked that the idProduct value is correct? run <code> lsusb </code> when the device is connected in fastboot mode to see the vendor id and product id and check if it matches. Also, I think it's not supposed to show up on <code> adb devices </code> when in fastboot mode, try <code> fastboot devices </code> in... | adb devices show phone in debug mod but not in fastboot mod | android |
I know there are already a lot of threads about suggestions on stackexchange-url ("how to improve performance") and, strongly related, stackexchange-url ("save battery life") on your android. I also have tried most of the tools to diagnose problems (eg. WatchDog). Problem is, my brand new HTC Desire HD will often be sn... | The adb likely won't be of much help. The apps need to have debugging enabled to be able to see their thread and relative performance I believe. I assume you've looked at the battery usage menu in your phone. What is it telling you? You could the hidden debug menu in your HD. It may provide more info. Open your phone d... | My phone keeps slowing down and burning battery. How can I debug performance and cpu consumption? (DHD 2.2) | android |
I don't see any speed class or × rating markings on the 2GB card that came with my phone. Is a Class 10 card going to be noticeably faster (in apps that use the SD storage) than a Class 6? I know that it's theoretically 40% faster but I'm not sure that my Flipside would even be able to take advantage of the higher spee... | It is most likely overkill unless you are doing a lot of write/reads to your SD card for some particular reason. The only reason I've known to buy a faster SD card is for photography, when you want to be able to reduce the time it takes to write photos from the memory buffer to the SD card so you can take more pictures... | Is a Class 10 MicroSD overkill or is a Class 6 adequate? | android |
I have a HTC Wildfire , and i have updated my android from 2.1 to 2.2 as i was developing application which creates the livewallpaper. Now the problem is inside my application there a option to launch Livewallpaper chooser , but when i try to lunch it its giving me following error while testing on actual device. <code>... | I have too a HTC wildfire. For the live wallpaper, you can't use the HTC sense launcher. You must use another launcher like ADW or launcherpro. When you use another launcher, a new option "live wallpaper" will appear. | How do I get Livewallpaper on HTC Wildfire? | android |
If you have unlimited data over 3G so that cost is no option, which is more power efficient? Using the WiFi or 3G connection for data usage? Extending battery life being the goal | It depends on several things As stackexchange-url ("Matthew Read") mentions, the hardware, your location, and the other fiddly bits about actual communication are important to the discussion. But, you also need to consider what you're doing with the phone. Are you retrieving largish amounts of data often? If so, Wifi m... | How does power usage for data over WiFi compare to data over 3G? (Ignore LTE for now) | android |
Why is it if I download an image sent to me through Gmail the filename of the image was changed into downloadfile? Is there a way that the filename won't be changed after downloading it from Gmail? Samsung Galaxy 5, if it matters. | The newest version of the Gmail app supports file downloads, rather than previews. If you're using the website I would think that Foley is correct. | Why are files sent through Gmail renamed? | android |
We know that Google Calendar application has a way to set reminder / alarm. However, there are times (well, almost every time) when I forgot to set reminder and I missed it :(. My question is, is there an application (preferably free, as I don't have CC and Google's Android market doesn't support PayPal, yet) that can ... | I found an app: Business Calendar Beta (free) that support default reminder. | Application To Set Default Calendar Reminder | android |
I am trying to organize my digital archive (pictures and movies). My wife and I store a lot of stuff on our Android phones. Before I buy a NAS device I would love to hear which protocol I should be looking to use with a NAS. What I want is to connect my Andoid phone in most natural way to a NAS and to be able read, wri... | I have a NAS that uses standard Windows shares (SMB) and I use the Image Transfer app to push all my new pictures and videos to my server over wireless (it's a paid app but very cheap and in my opinion worth the small fee). Also see this previous question: stackexchange-url ("App to sync photos to a network drive over ... | Android and Network attached storage server | android |
I have a problem with images in my gallery. The thumbnails of my photos are not the actual images when I view the image. The thumbnails are the photos which I have deleted or my other images in my phone. What might be the problem why the thumbnails are not the actual images? Is it messing with my caches? | A comparable issue happened to me twice. The first time my audio files database was empty after a synchronization that went wrong. The second time my pictures application was never able to load the thumbnails. Each time the solution has been the same: clear the multimedia database. To do so, go in "Settings" -> "Applic... | Problem with my thumbnails in gallery | android |
I sent out three (big emails - 6 pictures from my mobile camera) very quickly one after each other. Now after 10 or so minutes they are still in the gmail outbox folder. I experienced the same when I was connected via both wireless or mobile network. Can I somehow push the emails to be sent out? I tried to open them an... | This problem is a known bug in Android 2.1 (don't know if it is still present in newer versions). There is not much that you can do except being careful not to send too big emails. From my experience, it will eventually be sent but it can take up to a day. Be careful because it will block all the emails you sent after ... | can I push 'hanging' sending email in gmail outbox? | android |
How can I show my own photo profile icon in SMS conversations? I cannot find where to set it. | It depends on your device and what app you are using. On my Droid 1 running Froyo if I add my own cell # to my contacts the default messaging app uses the avatar that is set with that contact entry. if you add this it may take a little while for everything to sync up and for the pic to begin to display. In Handcent SMS... | How to show own photo in SMS conversation? | android |
My Samsung Galaxy S has settings for TV-out, but I don't see anywhere to plug any cord from the phone to the TV. How can I connect it to my TV? | According to this blog post, you need a 3.5mm -> RCA/Phono cable, and it goes in the headphone socket of the phone. | How can I connect my Samsung Galaxy S to a television? | android |
What can I do with DLNA on an android smartphone? I understand it allows wireless streaming media, but beyond that I have trouble finding details. Will DLNA enabled smartphones receive data from servers? Will I be able to hit "play" on my smartphone and listen to it on my DLNA enabled stereo? | An Android phone with DLNA should be able to both send and receive. My Galaxy S uses an app called AllShare to manage it, and there are others like 2Player in the Market. I'm sure you could stream to your stereo. | What can I do with DLNA on an android smartphone? | android |
I am trying to sync my Outlook 2010 calendar to Samsung Galaxy S using Kies. For some reason, it doesn't sync. Kies has a nasty habit of hanging, so I would really like to use something else, if possible, instead of trying to understand why it doesn't sync to begin with. Are there any tools out there that will sync the... | Have you thought about doing this over the air, rather than using a desktop client for the sync? If you use Outlook, presumably your company uses Exchange for it's mail servers? If so, and if they allow Exchange Active Sync, and/or have Outlook Web Access enabled, then you could sync your phone's mail and calendar dire... | Is there any way to sync my Outlook calendar to my Samsung Galaxy S without Kies? | android |
I was just sending a backup via mail to my Google account. This backup contained readable information (csv format) from sensitive data. Does anyone knows of a program to compress files (in .zip format, or .rar if necessary) on my Android phone (running Froyo), with a password protection used while compressing. That way... | Dual File Manager | What program can I use to compress (zip,rar...) and password protect files on my Android Froyo | android |
I was on a call and I was put on hold by the other person. The screen blanked after a time (as expected). When I hit the power button to return to the call. I found the call dropped. How can I resume the phone without losing the call. (2.3-gingerbread samsung-nexus-s) | Check in settings > accessibility and see if theres an option for the power button to end the call. If there is make sure it's unchecked. | How to return to call when screen blanked | android |
How to print screen my application in android phone? | You can use an app called ShootMe from the Market to do this easily (requires root). You can also use the Android SDK to do it without root, but you have to be connected to your computer. | How to print screen my application in android phone? | android |
In windows, we can create a .url file to link to a website. How can I do this on Android? I want to send some links to my Android device from my PC. | It depends on what you would like to achieve. If you want to just send a link from your computer to your Android device you have several possibilities: Send an email to yourself containing the URL. Of course you need to have that email account synched on your Android phone. Then open the mail there and click on the lin... | How to create a url link file in Android? | android |
I was thinking in using some tools to convert the JAR into an APK. But will my Nexus One have enough memory? And what about the controls? | UPDATE 8/16/2011 Minecraft Pocket Edition is now available in the Google Play Store! However it seems it will only be available for the Sony Ericsson's Xperia Play. UPDATE Engadget hands-on of the game Here is a video from "SonyEricssonDev" showing Minecraft being played on the Xperia Play UPDATE: It looks like Minecra... | Is it possible to run Minecraft on an Android? | android |
Considering that charging over USB can take around 5 hours (to only 1-2 hours it would take from the wall mounted plug), can it be harmful for the smartphone battery if it's always charged from USB? | I don't see how the duration of the charge would relate to whether or not it's harmful to the smartphone. I have never seen any documentation that keeping a phone plugged in perpetually (whether plugged into USB, AC or DC) would cause any harm to the phone itself. An argument could be made that it's harmful to the batt... | Charging over USB can be harmful? | android |
I just upgraded my X10 mini pro to Android 2.1 . As suggested in the instructions did I perform a backup which seems to have created an file (~ 160 kB) with extension .sbf in /sdcard/data/backup/ on the phone. After the upgrade, I tried to restore from this file (using the same 'Backup & Restore' application which ... | Well, this Sony Ericsson sync tool seems to work, specially if you want to move contacts from another Sony Ericsson device from your new one (They claim you can also synchronize your data from other devices, as long es they support SyncML). But I personally use Gmail's contact management, which is easy to use, practica... | Restoring contacts after X10 mini pro upgrade to 2.1 | android |
How can I disable the hardware music button on the side of my LG GW620? I keep accidently triggering it in my pocket, causing random bursts of Foo Fighters when I sit down in a meeting. Just disabling it while the screen is locked would be best, but completely disabling it would be better than nothing. My GW620 has bee... | You can try Button Remapper, but I am not 100% sure if your device is supported. if its not, you could contact the dev and see if he can add support, he recently added support for the Galaxy S devices. Edit Actually, from looking at that thread, it may be supported already. I see there are "media" actions that can be c... | disable music button | android |
I have my phone (Droid X) connected to my home Wi-Fi network, but when I leave it can take applications (Google Maps, Rhapsody, etc) probably 10-15 minutes before they function normally without either doing nothing and/or giving data connection errors. Something that may be telling (or meaningless) is that the little "... | You could try using Quick Settings to toggle the 3G connection. It has seperate toggle switches for 3G and Wifi but when wifi is on it automatically turns off 3G. When I click the toggle to turn on 3G it automatically disables the wifi. | How do I avoid problems when going from Wi-Fi to cell data connection (3G)? | android |
A friend of mine is looking for an application that he can grab a text message conversation from his phone and maybe copy/paste it into another application like an email app or just "send to email" kind of function. Anyone know anything about an app like this? | SMS Backup+ will backup (and can restore too) your sms messages to your gmail account (you have to enable IMAP in gmail) The nice thing about it, it does it automatically. It can also backup your call log too email too. | Know of an app that lets you transfer a text message conversation into an email? | android |
How do I tether over USB in MacOSX? I plug the phone in, pick up: USB tethering Share phone's mobile network with PC which causes the computer to discover a new network interface, but it doesn't just work and the configuration looks like this: Which telephone number, account name and password is it asking for? I've nev... | According to this thread , you need to use software like PdaNet to get it to work. | How do I tether over USB in MacOSX? | android |
Given that the Android implementation of Talk-To-Text sends your voice to Google's servers, parses your speech into text, then sends the text string back to the handset, what are the privacy implications of using Talk-to-Text? Does this mean, for example, that anything that I say to my beloved Nexus One is stored on Go... | From Google's Mobile Privacy Policy: For products and services with voice recognition capabilities, we collect and store a copy of the voice input you make to the product or service and corrections you make to the returned recognition result. To improve processing of your voice input, we may also continuously record in... | What are the privacy implications of using Talk-to-Text? | android |
I've bought an HTC Desire HD yesterday with Android 2.2 Froyo and HTC Sense. So I migrated my calendar items manually and it seemed to pick up some connections from my Facebook and my Twitter, which was nice.. But: From time to time the calendar app just becomes really really slow for some reason, the sync icon is runn... | A hard reset gave me the solution.. | Slow opening of calendar items | android |
I have, in my Google Calendar account, several calendars which have been shared by friends/family/co-workers. Is there a widget which I can place on my phone's home page which will show whether or not a given person (or calendar) is "in an appointment" or not? I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S, but it is running a 2.2 build... | I believe Android Agenda Widget is similar in functionality to the LauncherPro calendar widget. It's quite configurable and has a wide range of widget sizes. Also shows tasks from certain supported apps. | Is there a widget that shows free/busy status of one of my Google Calendar calendars? | android |
As you know, on Nexus One you can use voice input to enter text by speaking. Unfortunately, if you are disconnected from the Internet (even temporarily), this feature is unavailable. Why? On my Windows laptop I can do this without being connected to the Internet. Can you explain? | The Android implementation of Talk-To-Text sends your voice to Google's servers, parses your speech into text, then sends the text string back to the handset. Without access to the internet, it's unable to transmit your voice data to their servers. | Why is voice-to-text input not working when disconnected from the Internet? | android |
For examples: I have to set Input Method back to SwiftKey I have to set what application I'd like to use when I clicked sms icon (I'm using ChompSMS) All these happens after a phone reboot. | Do you have either app moved to the SD card (using Froyo)? If yes, then you need to move then back. The apps aren't loading when the phone boots, so the phone is reverting to what is currently available on boot (stock SMS/keyboard). You have to remember: with Cyanogenmod, it will let you move any app to SD card, regard... | Why do I have to set lots of my settings again after a phone reboot? | android |
I bought HTC Desire HD and I want to change UI language to Russian. The issue is that I see in settings only English, German, Italian and French. Is it possible to add other language without rooting phone? | You can use the same app that I found for my stackexchange-url ("problem") to fix yours: Custom Locale Just install it and then select Russian as your predefined language and you're good to go mate. | Can I install additional language support (Russian) on HTC Desire HD without rooting? | android |
There's a great Add-on for Firefox called InfoLister , all it does is provide a nicely formatted list of stuff and versions, for example here's what it lists for me: Last updated: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:03:32 GMT User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.2.13) Gecko/20101203 Firefox/3.6.13 ( .NET ... | I also wrote an app in response to this question. It's free in the market. Let me know what you think. If you want more information, please let me know and I'll add what I can. It's called " Android Information Text ". | Is there an app that will list my phone's info in an easily copy/paste-able format? | android |
Along the same lines as stackexchange-url ("this question"). What's so special about enabling Unknown Sources, and what are some things that I should do once it's enabled? | This allows you to obtain and run an application (i.e. the .apk file) from sources other than the Android Market. (i.e. you get it from a download from a developer's site, from an email, etc.). That's it. Edit: Once you enable Unknown Sources this post covers the rest: stackexchange-url ("How can I install an app given... | I have Unknown Sources enabled on my phone, now what? | android |
Is it possible to work offline with Google Tasks and then sync it back when online? My connection is not stable over here. Please share if you know how to. Thank you! | GTasks allows you to work with you task list offline on your phone and then sync when you have internet as do most task managers that sync with Google Tasks. I've never tried any of the others but I can say from experience that GTasks works well. | I'm looking for a way to work offline with Google Tasks | android |
It seems that on my Nexus One, the home screen and launcher screen essentially serve the same purpose: Host application icons, allowing you to launch them. Are there any other differences, other than the names and the way to reach these screens? For example, can the launcher screen include widgets? | The main difference is that the launcher screen contains all installed apps on your system. You cannot order it nor do anything but using the icons to access any application. In the main screen you can: Add shortcuts to applications (icons like the ones in the launcher screen), you can place each icon in the place you ... | What is the Practical difference between the Home screen and the Launcher screen? | android |
I have a weird plan and my phone went over its bandwidth usage this month... mostly just syncing up with Gmail, Twitter etc. So right now, every 5 minutes or so, my phone is telling me that it has spent 40 cents here and 30 cents there using up my prepaid money. I have done the following: Turned off Wifi (my phone does... | Just kill the APN Connection settings. Somewhere under settings. And there is actually a switch for mobile internet. Disable that as well. Worked like a charm for me. If you can't find it, add the Power Savings widget to your home screen, it has that option | How can I prevent my phone from using any kind of internet? | android |
The title says it all but i will explain a bit more. I have a LG optimus one phone with android 2.2 froyo. It comes with two keyboards, the LG one with working text prediction and the Android / Stock keyboard (what's the official name?) that does not seem to have access to the language dictionaries because it ONLY pred... | I found this review of the LG Optimus One which includes this quote: The standard Android keyboard’s text prediction is disabled; it doesn’t seem to have access to the system’s language dictionaries. So if you want word prediction, the LG keyboard it is. Looks like you're going to have to go with a third-party app solu... | How to enable real text prediction for android / stock keyboard on LG optimus one? | android |
It wasn't long time since Android 2.3 Gingerbread was released and so for only a few phones has 2.3. And already a beta version of Android 3.0 Honeycomb is released. What does this mean, is Android 3.0 only for tablets? If not, I guess that 2.3 will be very shortlived. If 2.3 is for phones and 3.0 is for tablets, that ... | I think the conventional wisdom is that Honeycomb is a fork for Tablets only but this post suggests otherwise. It says that in an interview with Engadget, Matias Duarte claimed that Honeycomb would be for all form factors. | Is Android 3.0 Honeycomb only for tablets? | android |
I'm an experienced Android user and recently my Dad picked up a HTC EVO. I set him up with all the Google services and apps like Gmail, Contacts and Calendar. I exported all of his contacts and appointments out of Outlook to CSV and uploaded them to Google so they can sync down to his EVO. Unfortunately when I go to hi... | I'd make sure that he's done something with Calendar through the web interface, such as add a custom calendar, and then try to add the account to the phone again. To do this you need to clear the data for all Google apps -- Accounts and Sync, Gmail, Google Framework Services, etc. -- and then re-add the account. I don'... | HTC EVO Does Not Sync Google Calendar | android |
And what is roughly the ratio of the charging speed in USB vs charger? My phone is Samsung Galaxy S, if that matters. | A computer USB port is limited to 500 milliamperes (or 900 mA for a USB 3.0 port). The dedicated wall charger, on the other hand, is usually able to provide 1000 mA or more. Let's take the case where a connected phone uses 200 mA. Then, the USB port would have 300 mA left to charge the battery while the wall USB charge... | Why is charging from computer using USB slower than using an outlet? | android |
It was recently brought to my stackexchange-url ("attention") that it does not. Can someone confirm this and explain what the determining characteristics are that dictate whether or not root its required to flash a custom ROM? | Methods I know of: Use a carrier/manufacturer tool such as Odin for some Samsung phones (I've done this -- it's easily the most feasible method). It connects to the phone and writes to the phone storage when the phone is in Download mode. A knowledgeable person could probably write their own tool as well. Sign the upda... | Does flashing a custom ROM require root access? | android |
I've rooted my device, put it in recovery mode, and have linked it to PC by adb shell . How can I view the list of storage devices and partitions? Note: <code> fdisk </code> doesn't work. | I believe you want: <code> cat /proc/mtd </code> . Also useful: <code> mount </code> . | How can I view the Android internal partition table? | android |
I have some audiobooks on my phone, but I don't want to hear these when I play "All music". Is it possible to exclude some folders from getting added to the library? What are the file types that automatically get added? | You should be able to create a file called ".nomedia" (without quotes) in the folder you don't want scanned. It is supposed to tell the media scanner not to look in there. | How to exclude certain folders from getting scanned by music player? | android |
Does anyone know if Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000's camera taken photos keep information about GPS location from when they were taken? Thank you | It can if you turn the function on in the settings. In the settings menu there's an option for "GPS", that when checked turns on geotagging: via GSM Arena & CareAce | Does Samsung Galaxy S keep GPS location in camera taken photo metadata? | android |
I'm just wondering if android mms supports png files? I've tried sending an image, a png format, through mms. Sending is successful. However, the recipient recieves an error image. My question is, does android mms supports sending and receiving PNG format images? Samsung Galaxy 5 | Yes MMS can send png files. Even if they change the extension, it shouldn't matter as long as the mime type is in tact. and even if that is different, the image has a specific "header" that should be read by the MMS app. AFAIK, android does not change the extension, or the mime type. (at least the stock MMS app, and th... | Does MMS support PNG format images? | android |
I've noticed that some apps say they require a rooted phone. Is it necessary to install a custom ROM in order to root a phone? Edit: I should mention that I've seen stackexchange-url ("this answer"), but my phone isn't listed. | No. For the most part, custom ROMs are just cosmetic changes to official ROMs and may come pre-rooted, but nothing about rooting requires a custom ROM. | Does rooting require a custom ROM? | android |
Here are two examples: (I'm using the ' <code> | </code> ' as the cursor) Example #1: <code> I want to put the next word in quotes | </code> type ' <code> " </code> ' followed by a word and closing quote: <code> I want to put the next word in quotes" | I want to put the next word in quotes" f| I want to put the next wo... | I installed Vlingo and I switched over to that as the input method and I no longer have the above issues. | How do I disable the annoying auto-correction of punctuation on device keyboard? | android |
I would like to install the .apk file into the SD card. Can I do this? If yes then how could I able to perform this in my HTC hero android phone? | This can "officially" only be done if you are running android-2.2-froyo and you set the app to install on the sdcard. If you are not running android-2.2-froyo then the only way to do it is with some "hackery", which involves partitioning your sdcard, symbolic links and some other things. There are some custom ROMs that... | How to install the application in SDcard (android phone)? | android |
It seems to me that the wifi on my phone goes off when the screen gets locked. That way it's not syncing and I don't get notifications. Can this be changed so that it stays on all the time except when you manualy turn it off? (htc hero, android2.2) thank you | Yes. <code> Settings -> Wireless and network -> WiFi settings -> (menu button) Advanced -> Wifi sleep policy -> Never </code> | Wifi goes off on screen lock? | android |
I have copyed the 'su' command to /system in adb. but i cannot run the 'su', 'su' says: Permission denied. | I'm not sure what device you are using, but z4root will allow you to root Droid X (as well as Droid I believe). It should provide temporary and permanent root access. As always, you use this at your own risk. | How to get root privilege in recovery mode? | android |
Question 1 : what's the android recovery mode? Does it run a full linux kernel? Question 2 : where the recovery.img is installed? (/somewhere_in_filesystem) | Recovery mode is used mainly by carriers/manufacturers for replacing bad firmware that causes the phone to be otherwise unbootable. Users can install signed update.zip packages (such as OTA updates) through it as well. It does not run a full Linux kernel. Custom recovery modes such as Clockworkmod exist also, which all... | About the android recovery mode | android |
I'm considering getting an Android phone, and one thing that I'd like to do is drop my texting plan, and do all texting over wifi/data using Google Voice. If I do this, I need the following things to be true: It must be easy to send texts over Google Voice. It must be easy to receive texts (and notifications of new tex... | Yes! I use Google Voice for texting. It's great. Notifications are reliable, there have been no delays in receiving messages (or others receiving mine), and of course you can access it from your computer as well. Super handy, and no SMS charge. As for voice calls, I also used to use it for that. The app manages everyth... | How feasible is it to use Google Voice for all calls and texts? | android |
I've got an HTC Wildfire with Android Froyo 2.2. When I record videos with it, I want to be able to pause the recording, in order to pick up recording at the exact place where I paused. This is not supported by the built in video recorder. Is this common for Android phones, or are there phones out there that support pa... | It looks like this is either specific to the hardware of the camera or even the software the manufacture using on the device. I have a samsung galaxy s (Vibrant) and I can pause and resume video recording. My previous device, the HTC Dream (ADP1/G1) could also pause and resume (from what i can remember). | Can video recording on an Android smartphone be paused? | android |
I have some songs on my computer with Hebrew files names and Hebrew tags. When I copy them to my phone, the file names appear OK, but the tags appear in gibberish. This is true both for the default player (I have a Samsung Galaxy S, so that's the default) and for Winamp. Is there any way to change the font for the tags... | It seems that the problem was the encoding that Windows Media Player used. It uses the Windows Hebrew code-page (1255). I used foobar2000 with the Chacon plugin to change it to the Mac Hebrew code-page (10005) which seems to be supported by my phone. | MP3 tags in Hebrew show up in gibberish on my phone | android |
This morning I decided to clean up my emails list in my gmail account using the Windows wb browser. However when I opened the gmail application on my Samsung Galaxy S running Froyo 2.2, the emails I deleted online where still present . Is this normal behavior or is there a setting which controls this. I looked around f... | Aha I have found it : the emails were still in the trash. Once I viewed the trash, highlighted them all, and than choose the 'Delete permanently', than when syncing on the device, the 'deleted' mails were gone too. GAThrawn was so convincing in his reply that they should have been deleted, I investigated some more ... ... | Deleting emails in the online GMail list, does not delete them on my Android 2.2 Samsung Galaxy S, is this normal? | android |
My Nexus S alerts me when it is close to my Oyster season ticket. It says New Tag Collected. Unknown tag type. Can I stop it doing this. | According to the Gingerbread User Guide , under Settings -> Wireless & networks , you should have an NFC option that you can remove the tick from to turn this on or off. | How do I Switch off NFC? | android |
My LG Ally is out of battery and won't charge at all. I know the outlet is working. It's charged in the past just fine.. I gave it like 30 minutes plugged in, and power wouldn't do anything. No type of light or indicator. | Try a different USB cable. Or try plugging it into a computer to check if it's the cable. | LG-Ally won't charge | android |
I have rooted my android phone and get a shell thr adb. I wanna mount a ROM image in android. But I always fail: mount -o loop /sdcard/myimage.img /mnt mount: can't setup loop device: No such file or directory | Try: <code> mount -o loop /sdcard/myimage.img myimage </code> . "myimage" is where you can view the contents afterward. | Can i mount loopdevice in Android? | android |
How do I see my sent SMS messages? I can search my text messages, but it's not obvious how to simply see a list of my sent messages ordered by time. | Check out SMS Composer - it has non-threaded Inbox and sent message views which I believe is what you're looking for. Also, it's freeware. | How do I see my sent SMS messages? | android |
I'm looking for an app to help me track my weight. Ideally, I would tell it my weight each day (and perhaps my age and height), and after a while I could use it so plot a graph of my progress but also get extra informative statistics. I've seen a lot of health related apps on the market, but a lot of them are payed and... | See this: http://www.appbrain.com/app/lifetracking/com.lifetracking LifeTracking application allows you to track any value that is important to you like your weight, blood pressure, or number of pushups you do a day, as well as any time-consuming activities like sleeping, working, watching TV, etc. You can also graph t... | Weight tracking app | android |
I don't want to use fat32, I want use the more stable ext2. | You cannot use anything but FAT for the external SDCard. Android will not mount the card if it is not FAT. | How to mount a ext2 partition in sdcard | android |
I just want to know the full steps. Does Android just copy the application package to another location? when to run the application, the android unzip app package every times? | No, it does not unzip the package every time. The dalvik-cache is where is stores the cache of the the dex (The dalvik executables) files. I know system apps are cached when the device is first booted, if the cache does not exist. User apps, if I had to guess, would be done when installed or first launched. After it is... | The installation steps of android package | android |
I am confused: if I use search on the Market app on Android 2.2, it tells me often that there are hundreds or even thousands of matches, but shows exactly 10, no more. Is there a way to scroll / page / whatever that I've overlooked? 8-} | When you scroll to thr bottom of the list it should automatically load more results. Mine sometimes gets hung up and shows the "thinking" symbol for a few seconds, but then loads more. | Search result scrolling / paging on Android Market? | android |
I have configured HTC Hero phone with my Gmail account (username and password), and it is configured successfully. I have recently changed the password of this account from the Gmail website, so at the same time I have to change the password on my phone, but I do not see where to do this. Without reentering the new pas... | Some options: Try hitting Menu -> Refresh in GMail, there should be a notification prompting you to re-enter the password. If it's in the notification bar, pull it down and click it. Clear the cache and data for all Google apps on your phone: Gmail, Gmail storage, Google Framework Services, Talk, Accounts, Play Store, ... | Reenter the new password in configured Gmail account | android |
I've tried tap & hold, like regular URLs, but the menu never pops up. Is there a way to enable that or do I just have to copy and paste the URL into a bookmark (stackexchange-url ("like this"))? Here's the page I was trying to use: http://www.delicious.com/help/bookmarklets | Installing WiFi Keyboard as suggested by stackexchange-url ("GAThrawn") made input much easier. | How do I save `javascript:` URLs in Android's browser? | android |
I've been thinking about getting a pre-owned Samsung Fascinate from Verizon for $40. I can't afford a $30/month unlimited data plan, but I was considering the $15/month 150MB data plan. I'm planning on using it primarily as a phone/PMP, without heavy use of internet-related features. Most of my data usage will probably... | Yes . I agree with everything that Bryan has said but want to add... You can use an app like Phone Usage that helps you monitor your network traffic. The Pro version ($2.35) also allows you to set data limits that will send you a notification if you go over. So you could set it to 125 MB and you'd know when you are get... | Is 150 MB / month enough for limited use? | android |
I have many PDFs that I would like to read on my Galaxy Tab and then take notes. Preferably the notes would be attached to the document (may be like Skim does), but as a workaround I can also imagine to copy a relevant piece of text into a separate note taking application. Preferably the reader should handle PDFs direc... | RepliGo Reader ($5) allows you to copy text and to make annotations. Also, if you convert them to epubs the Nook app allows you to make notes. It may let you copy text on a non-DRM'd book but I don't have any of those so I'm not able to test it. (Just note that while the Nook lets you read PDFs the Nook app currently d... | Is there a PDF (or epub) reader that allows to take notes (or at least to copy text)? | android |
I find that the minimum in-call volume on my HTC Desire is still far to loud on some calls. Since I got the phone, I have flashed several different custom ROMs, radio updates, etc, and have had the issue throughout. Do you know of any way (setting, hack, app, whatever) to reduce the minimum volume? My device is rooted ... | I was reminded by a friend that the CyanogenMod ROM I am using includes 'DSPManager' which is essentially a graphic equaliser with profiles for Headset, Phone Speaker and Bluetooth Device. By lowering all the levels for the Phone Speaker profile I have managed to reduce the minimum in call volume (hooray!). For people ... | Reduce minimum in call volume | android |
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