question stringlengths 0 34.8k | answer stringlengths 0 28.3k | title stringlengths 7 150 | forum_tag stringclasses 12
values |
|---|---|---|---|
I was with Verizon Wireless when I had my HTC Eris (now due to issue with VZW and upgrading my phone I cancelled with VZW). I moved over to sprint and to a phone OS that shall not be named, but now I am on the verge of getting the Samsung Galaxy S4. During my switch, I did NOT keep my phone number and took a new number... | NO. Their contact list (that is synced with the Google account) is based on the GMail contact list. It is a local copy; so any changes must be made from their side. However, if they synced/merged that GMail contact to your Google Plus account, and you updated your contact information in Google Plus, it's still possible... | Will google accounts automatically update my friends addressbooks | android |
Device: XPeria P Android: JB 4.1.1 I recently enabled automatic photo sync, but I could not remember how I did it. Now, all of my photos gets synchronized to Facebook, and my data/3G charge is skyrocketing as the photos are always get synced. So, how can I disable this feature? | Open the Facebook app and tap the top left main menu in your sidebar. Scroll to the bottom and select <code> Account > App Settings > Sync Photos </code> . Choose <code> Don't sync my photos </code> . Source. | How can I disable automatic Facebook photo sync? | android |
It's been happening for a while now but I've just gotten around to posting this issue. I'm running Cyanogenmod 10.1 on my Galaxy Note 2 but one fine day, it stopped showing me the signal bars. I've even updated my ROM twice but it hasn't resolved the issue. The phone calls and text messages work just fine but it always... | This is definitely due incompatibilites between the RIL and the baseband/modem firmware. The RIL or the radio-interface layer are the libraries (shared-objects) that allow the phone to talk with the modem firmware. I found this issue on the Cyanogemod JIRA: https://jira.cyanogenmod.org/browse/CYAN-2172 If you read the ... | Why is device not showing the phone signal bars anymore? | android |
Recently my Samsung Galaxy S2 has been doing this very strange thing, it just switches off on its own. However the screen flickers like two or three times really quickly before it switches off. It all started when i went on holiday and the signal was poor up in the mountain (not sure if this helps but i'm gonna type it... | Automatic shut off can mean any of these; too many running applications running in the background. (Start your your phone in CLOCKWORLD and select to clear CACHE) refrain from charging your phone while playing games and running so many applications as this may speed up the aging of your battery. maybe its time you repl... | Unexpected random shutdowns in Galaxy S2 | android |
I have a rooted HTC One X with JB 4.1.1 (3.20.401.1), I deleted some unnecessary softwares but still using stock ROM. Yesterday I relocked the bootloader and tried to install original stock rom by using 3.14.x.x RUU file. But it gave me "Bootloader version error".So I'm stuck. I have no Nandroid backup for my CID :( I ... | Finally, someone from XDA shared his Nandroid backup for Stock Rom, here is the link ; http://docs.google.com/file/d/0B06FIZEUKDcHUlBVZFZPREtOS0k/edit?usp=sharing The Original Thread on XDA : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?s=c89f980ba9f35f7e5ec9ae6b6bf11bef&t=1975140&page=139 | How to downgrade to Stock Rom [HTC One X 3.20.401.1 CID HTC_203) | android |
No idea what happened, last night it was working till it ran out of battery and turned off. Woke up this morning and kind of rolled over on it with my elbow, no big deal it seemed like though. A little while later after I charged it the phone would turn on, make the sound etc but nothing on the screen, I can still feel... | Based on the comments, this looks like a hardware issue, and not a software/Android issue. I would suggest sending it to a service center for repair. | Galaxy S2 screen is black, but touch-screen still functional. | android |
In case I ever lose my Nexus 4 phone, I've opened to the Google Settings app, then tapped "Android Device Manager" and from there, I've enabled both "Remotely locate this device" and "Allow remote factory reset." Then I can use Android Device Manager online from anywhere to ring or reset the phone. My question is: in t... | Why not for sake of it, activate 2-step authentication on your Google account? And just use the random generated password instead, be sure you have enabled Google to SMS you for any login attempts on your Google account , and keep your real password hidden. That is what I use here, where-ever I log in, I get an SMS dir... | Remote factory reset and changing Google password | android |
A couple of months ago I set my phone to have a data limit so that it would stop at 1GB. I have a plan that I share with 2 other people so I thought 1GB would keep my usage down. After a couple of weeks it just started turning my data off, even if I was just using Wifi. I disabled the data limit because it was super an... | Try this: Setting > Data usage > (Data usage Action bar menu) > uncheck 'Restrict background data' hoped it helps. | How do I remove a data restriction? | android |
I understand these are supposed to signify ratios of different phone states but I cannot get my head around which is supposed to be which. | Are you talking about this? Source . | What do the different coloured bars on the 1x1 widget in Better Battery Stats app mean? | android |
I use Google Now to set reminders quite often. At times when I'd rather not be talking at my phone to add a reminder, I wish I could have a button on my homescreen that would take me straight to the Add Reminder card. I just found out about the "Set Reminder" option in Google Now's quick settings panel. It's much quick... | I don't think it's possible to add a shortcut to the "add reminder" card at the moment. I've had a look through the Activities as well and none of them appear to do what you want. There is a "Set reminder" option in the menu within Google Now which may help? Click the three dots at the bottom right (you might need to s... | Shortcut/Widget to set a reminder in Google Now | android |
I have stock (i.e. pure Google with no manufacturer customizations) Android 4.3 and I use the built-in camera app. I searched around on the camera app settings but couldn't find any mention of GPS or geotagging. I also searched around the settings → location but didn't find anything specific to the camera. How do you d... | Follow these steps, if the icon in (3) has a line through it then it will not store your location in your images. Open the menu Choose settings Tap the location icon | How do you disable geotagging for stock camera? | android |
Before going into main question, we do know that : we can do Reverse Tethering from PC into android ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1371345 ) And we can share current phone internet connection via Portable WiFi hotspot (or similar apps in Google Play) Now the question is : "Is there a way to share th... | I managed to make it work. Here is an "OSI-like" diagram of my setup, if it makes sense: <code> ____________________ ______________________________ ____________ | LinuxVM <----+ | | | | | | VirtualBox | | | | | | | Windows7(host) | | | +--> AndroidPhone <-------+ | | +-->Laptop | | (USB) +-------+ (USB) (wi... | How to share Android "Reverse-tethered" internet via Android WiFi? | android |
Hi Android Enthusiasts, The power button of my HTC Desire S is broken (no response whatsoever), so I have to connect my phone to a usb cable to get it out of stand-by mode. I understood that with a custom rom I can use a volume button for instance to get it out of stand-by mode. However, for flashing the rom onto the H... | Yes: Make sure ADB is installed on your PC (see e.g. stackexchange-url ("Is there a minimal installation of ADB?")) Make sure you have USB debugging enabled ( Settings → Development ) Connect your device to the PC via USB On the PC, open a command prompt and type <code> adb reboot recovery </code> Your device shou... | Boot HTC Desire S into recovery mode without power button | android |
When trying to flash a Galaxy S3 (ATT), I get ERROR: Failed to detect compatible download-mode device. below is the log, <code> $ sudo heimdall flash --RECOVERY recovery.img Heimdall v1.4.0 Copyright (c) 2010-2013, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna http://www.glassechidna.com.au/ This software is provided free of charge. ... | Start off by making sure that you're plugged into a USB 2.0 port. Then, put the device in download-mode, $ sudo adb reboot download continue flashing with heimdall, $ sudo heimdall flash --RECOVERY recovery.img That should work, <code> Initialising connection... Detecting device... Claiming interface... Attempt failed.... | Heimdall errors, "ERROR: Failed to detect compatible download-mode device." | android |
So I had three different Google Accounts set up on my Nexus 4: personal google account - personal device personal google apps account company google account - two company devices (both no longer active) Until 4.3 I had absolutely no problems, with the 4.3 update - some of the apps stopped updating (Error RPC:S-5:AEC-0)... | The problem fixed itself when I removed all google accounts and added a new device (a new nexus 7!) to my account. | The Play Store(web) doesn't show my device on my default Google Account | android |
I heard about Samsung Knox recently. I have a simple question about it: how to download Samsung Knox and install it to my Samsung device which doesn't have Knox pre-installed? I believe the pre-installed Knox is only on Galaxy S4 device. | According to the official KNOX website , Samsung KNOX is tightly integrated into the operating system. It uses hardware support to verify the bootloader integrity, a custom bootloader to verify the OS integrity, and a custom kernel at runtime. It changes the layout of the device's filesystem to add separate encrypted s... | Samsung Knox For Non Pre-Installed Devices? | android |
The Locations feature on Google+ running on Cyanogenmod is not showing a Map. I am not sure what's the cause of this, but as of CYAN-1193 the fix is to convert Google+ to a system app. I did this successfully with Titanium Pro with just one click. After Google+ became a system app, the map was shown. Now I have a dozen... | For the process to work, requirements are: Titanium Backup zip file, see below The license key file <code> TitaniumBackup_license.txt </code> . The idea being, is copy the license file and install the app onto the new device. Caveat Emptor This is only for legitimate licensed Titanium Backup owners. Device is rooted US... | How can I convert Google+ to a system app without buying Titanium Pro? | android |
I went through the tutorial found here and was able to unlock the bootloader, get s-off, get CWM installed, and superuser. Here are the questions I am having now. Should I relock the bootloader after getting s-off? Will that prevent me from doing anything? In that tutorial under the facepalm instructions, do I need to ... | Should I relock the bootloader after getting s-off? Will that prevent me from doing anything? No. You can't flash unsigned ROM nor alter ROM (e.g. get permanent root). stackexchange-url ("Source"). In that tutorial under the facepalm instructions, do I need to do step 7 if I already got s-off using facepalm? Yes. It is... | Incredible 4G LTE: Things I need to do after getting s-off | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7, the UK version. I managed to mess up in the beginning when trying to install CM and now have it in a state where I can either boot into Download mode or ClockworkMod Recovery. The instructions say to use ADB to connect and upload the zip file, but this doesn't seem to work in either of th... | In recovery mode, use this: <code> adb shell mount /sdcard adb push {filename} /sdcard/{filename} </code> UPDATE #1: An alternative suggested by ce4: Pull out the SD card, copy all needed files externally, and put it back in UPDATE #2: It seems the user did not install CWM correctly. After fixing this, adb push now wor... | How do I upload Cyanagenmod when the only things I have access to are Download mode and ClockworkMod recovery? | android |
I have an Australian Samsung Galaxy S3 from Vodafone (GT-i9300T). I want to flash a non-branded ROM to it using Odin. I found a ROM on samfirmware.com called <code> I9300XXEMC2 </code> . Will I be able to get OTA updates if I install this? It is a stock ROM, but I've read that it might have problems if the modem and CS... | Will I be able to get OTA updates if I install this? CSC of <code> XSA </code> or <code> VUA </code> works for Australia. As long as it's stock ROM, you should be able to get OTA update. If it doesn't work, try to update via Kies on your PC. I've read that it might have problems if the modem and CSC don't match up. It'... | Will I get OTA updates from Vodaphone Australia by flashing stock I9300XXEMC2 ROM on Samsung Galaxy S3? | android |
Older version of Google Maps for android had a separate Navigation app, in it I could either set a destination for guided navigation or simple select "Display map" with would always show my GPS location as I travel (streets, turns etc.) With recently updated map app, I can either see my static location on the map or ch... | As I mentioned in my comment, upon further research I found that "Follow me" feature or "Navigation without destination set" was removed from the latest release of Android map app. Following someone else's advice I am switching (at least for now). to the Waze app | New Android maps - how to show navigation without destination | android |
When I try to flash my S4 with Heimdal and put on clockworkmod, i get the follow, <code> $ sudo heimdall flash --recovery ./clockworkmod_6.0.3.2_jfltespr.img --no-reboot Heimdall v1.4.0 Copyright (c) 2010-2013, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna http://www.glassechidna.com.au/ This software is provided free of charge. Copy... | This is because the command you used to invoke heimdall was, heimdall flash --recovery And, heimdall is caps sensitive, try this instead. heimdall flash --RECOVERY ./clockworkmod_6.0.3.2_jfltespr.img --no-reboot | Heimdall errors, "ERROR: Partition "recovery" does not exist in the specified PIT." | android |
One of the older versions of Rom Manager I used to use did this, but more recently my backups, as listed by Rom Manager, seem to be listed in whichever order they please. This is quite annoying when I keep a lot of backups and they are all named only by ROM, date, and time. Is there a way to sort them alphabetically an... | EDIT: Nevermind. Turns out the Rom Manager installation on CM9 wasn't actually up to date, and apparently my backups were not all named consistently. It seems that Rom Manager uses the format: YYYY-MM-DD-HH.nn.ss while CWM Recovery uses the format: YYYY-MM-DD.HH.nn.ss which is why they didn't seem to sort correctly. Up... | Is there a way to sort backups listed in Rom Manager? | android |
Using Heimdall v1.4 RC1 to flash Clockworkmod Recovery on a Samsung S4, I get the following, <code> $ sudo heimdall flash --RECOVERY ./recovery.img --no-reboot Heimdall v1.4 RC1 Copyright (c) 2010-2012, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna http://www.glassechidna.com.au/ This software is provided free of charge. Copying and ... | This is a because of a bug in Heimdall v1.4 RC1 -- the version that shipped with Ubuntu 13.04. What you'll want to do is upgrade Heimdall to version 1.4 final, or the latest version. . That should do it. | Heimdall errors, "ERROR: Failed to confirm end of file transfer sequence!" | android |
The photos I take with my HTC One X look excellent on the phone screen, but when I copy them to a PC or laptop and view them on a larger screen, they don't look nearly as good. Is HTC employing a filter or enhancement to make the photos look better? Could I do the same to the photos after copying them to my laptop? | First , HTC is not ...employing a filter or enhancement to make the photos look better... . Second , This is the color settings of the screens. If you transfer a photo taken from a Sony device camera to a Samsung mobile device, you will see a huge difference. That difference is that you can't see the vividness and clea... | Why do my photos look fantastic on my HTC One X, but not that good on a PC? | android |
I have an OUYA with XBMC installed, and watch films using the remote app on my Android phone. To watch a film I have to use the Ouya controller to launch XBMC. How can I remotely start XBMC on my android device (the OUYA) so not needing the controller? | Have a look in the OUYA store for an app called AutoPilot , that allows you to specify an app that will run on boot. | Remote activate android app | android |
The Beats earbuds that came with my HTC One initially worked great: the inline control worked, sounded decent. Recently, the phone fails to recognize them however. When I plug in alternative earbuds the phone plays music through the alts. When I plug the Beats earbuds into alternative audio sources, the earbuds themsel... | Problem I have been recently using my beats tour with my HTC One. It was working fine and then it stopped working. First I thought either my phone had a problem or the earphones. I thought of claiming my warranty but, before that I did following tests: Plugged different earphones in my HTC One from Apple, Samsung and H... | HTC One / Beats Earbud Conflict | android |
I tried to install Cyanogenmod 10.1 on my galaxy pop gt-s5570 using clockwork recovery 4.0.0.5... Installation of cynogenmod 10.1 (cm-10.1.0-RC5-GT-S5570-tass) and Gapps successfully completes but after reboot phone is stuck at samsung logo I tried wipe Data/cache/dalvik cache but still the same problem.. please help m... | A "release candidate" is not a stable release. You should report this error to the Cyanogenmod developers so that it can be investigated and fixed for the final release. | Galaxy Pop Gt-S5570 Is Stuck At Samsung Logo After Installing Cynogenmod 10.1 | android |
What is the difference between USB On-The-Go (OTG) and USB Host Mode? They seem to be more or less the same. Are they? | In the context of Android devices, the terms are often used interchangeably. Host mode USB has two different kinds of endpoint (connected device), like a client-server interface. One device is the computer (or host ), and it's in charge: it's the server. All the other devices (the peripherals ) are the clients, and can... | What is the difference between USB On-The-Go (OTG) and USB Host Mode? | android |
Lately my phone makes an annoying sound when unlocking the screen. I don't have "Screen unlock sound" checked in the setting. I googled and found few people complained about this issue but no solution has been found yet. I tried checking and unchecking the setting and restarting the phone many times but still no joy. A... | One of the comments with 9 Likes in the video says: <code> Settings > More settings > Under file/data transfer, turn off NFC </code> | how to disable unlock screen sound on galaxy S3 | android |
I have an Samsung Galaxy Exhilarate, with 4.0.4 operating system. Is there a way to get offline voice search for Ice Cream Sandwhich or below? | Unfortunately, offline voice recognition is only available for devices running Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and above - anything below that will not receive support. There is, however, another hidden requirement - your device must have a sufficient amount of RAM in order to be able to download the Offline Voice Recognition... | Offline Voice search on ICS? | android |
I would like to know whether its possible to send an SMS text message to an email address in Android. Moreover, I need to send it without using Internet. I have heard of SMS to Email gateways but then how can one use it | It is possible to send emails to SMS inboxes. But you can't send a SMS to an email inbox given you do not have an internet connection. You must already know that emails require internet connectivity. As you asked, SMS gateways can be used to send and receive SMSes provided you are subscribed to a SMS line via a <code> ... | Send SMS to Email address using Android without Internet | android |
I'm going to reset my Android tab because its internal memory is low. Is it safe to erase the system data of my android tablet (not rooted)? If I restore the factory setting of my Android, will the uninstallable apps be also removed or only those that can be uninstalled? | Is it safe to erase the system data of my android tablet (not rooted)? Yes, it's safe to Factory Reset your tablet. If I restore the factory setting of my Android, will the uninstallable apps be also removed or only those that can be uninstalled? Only those that can be uninstalled will be removed. Doing a Factory Reset... | Is it safe to Factory Reset my tablet to improve performance? Will I lose the uninstallable apps? | android |
I have recently brought a new Samsung mobile with android jelly bean. Till now it was working fine but after the update it is unable to connect to WiFi network and getting stuck at <code> Obtaining IP </code> . How can this problem be solved? | Usually this happens when the device is set back to default manufacturing date . Reset the date to current date and everything will work fine. | "Obtaining IP" problem while connecting to WiFi home network on Jelly Bean 4.1.2 | android |
When testing a widget I created, I wanted to make sure that it uses as little CPU power as possible. After some research I downloaded Watchdog to use as a monitoring tool, which works great. When I finished my testing I set the CPU threshold at 10%, just curious to see what process would randomly go above that level. O... | You might want to use some package inspector like e.g. App Detective to see what receivers the app in question has set up. Most likely it's acting on some broadcast, such as e.g. "sdcard mounted", to check for media, or "network changed" to check for other DLNA services. If your device is rooted, you might be intereste... | What Could Cause System Apps to Run that Are Not Used | android |
I need help regarding changing my country on the Google Play Store. I tried everything from hard resetting my phone to changing all the details in the settings but it didn't work. I changed all my Google Wallet details to the US address, even added a US-based payment method, set the US address and payment method as def... | Okay guys, so after nearly a whole day spent searching for ways to make this work I have finally, finally made it. So here's what made it work for me. I did everything mentioned in my original post, then I gave up with my google ID and made a new US based google account. Removed the old google ID from my device, did an... | Problems with changing the default country in Google Play Store | android |
You should know that Android 4.2.2 (or just before) introduced RSA key checking for adb access. – The device asks now if you want to allow access. To avoid asking every time, the computer presents an RSA key, which can be permanently accepted. The dialog on the phone shows the RSA key fingerprint. – On Linux, the publi... | This line will do it (found here ): <code> awk '{print $1}' < ~/.android/adbkey.pub | openssl base64 -A -d -a | openssl md5 -c </code> | How can I see the fingerprint of my adbkey? | android |
I'd like to try out Tasker, Llama or some such automated program. However, I do NOT want to program events based on GPS or other location information (for a variety of reasons not germane to this question). Is there a way to trigger tasks in Tasker or some equivalent program based on the fact that a WiFi network with a... | In Tasker create a new <code> State </code> based context and choose <code> Net </code> as state category. Then choose <code> Wifi Near </code> as net action: This will bring a screen where you can input data about the WiFi access point you are interested in. If you are near the desired WiFi access point then you could... | Can I program Tasker-like programs to do stuff if specific WiFi network is in range? | android |
My device is a Nexus 7 (2012 edition), running Android 4.3. I downloaded some nice wallpapers from http://vathanx.deviantart.com/art/Impulso-114624053 and placed them in the SD card. Resolutions are 1920x1200 or 1600x1200. To set the wallpaper I long-click the background, select Gallery, then the folder & the image... | Solved this by installing Image 2 Wallpaper . One would expect such basic features out of the box.. | Which app can create a background image without distortions? | android |
When you receive an email, you usually get the first letter of the sender as an icon on the left side, right? Well I was wondering how I would be able to change this icon when sending a newsletter (see example below - the newsletter was sent using MailChimp). | The images come from your Gmail contacts so you would need to create a contact for the "The Nudge" and assign a picture to it. To easily create a new contact for that email, open it up and click the icon next to the name. You should then be prompted to "Add to contacts?". | Adding a thumbnail/icon to a newsletter | android |
I'm trying to make a camera tracking of a video make by my Samsung Galaxy S3 (I9300), but I can't find info about its focal length, sensor size, etc. so the scene and camera match exactly what was used when filming. I think that maybe ok to use default settings but if some one know what need to be set for the Samsung G... | According to this thread on Blenderartists, sensor size is 4.54 × 3.42 mm and focal length is 3.7mm, which gives a crop factor of 7.7 and a 35mm-equiv. focal length of 28.5 mm. Be careful to check if the video is cropped in comparison to the still images, reducing the effective sensor size. | Camera data of Galaxy S3 for tracking | android |
When I'm listening to music on my Android using Music Player, I want to see what song I'm listening to on my lock screen, and maybe even play/pause and go forward/backward on the playlist, but not change the playlist. How can I get this kind of a setting? Do I have to write my own app? | The upgrade to Android 4.3 came from my service provider last week, so I upgraded. Now I can play and pause music from the lock screen! | How do I make the music player display on the lock screen? | android |
I need an application that supports the following features: offline map (no Internet connection) bookmarks (POIs added by me from either my PC -> KML or in the app itself) Since (Google) Maps doesn't currently support bookmarks, I use MapsWithMe Pro which does (along with offline maps). I now need to import a GPX trace... | What you want to achieve is working perfectly fine e.g. with Locus Maps , as I can say from my own experience. You can even use KMZ files − and if they are self-contained (i.e. all pictures etc. are inside the file, no external resources linked), you can even create your own travel guides (I did that, works like a char... | Display GPX in Google Maps or other simple application? | android |
I have few HD movies each occupying around 1Gb to be transferred from one Android phone to another. I've read the question stackexchange-url ("How to transfer files over Wi-Fi without a hotspot") and its answers. Even before reading the question, I explored transferring one of the above said movie file from my LGP500 t... | If Es File Explorer doesnt work, I suggest that you use SuperBeam: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.majedev.superbeam It uses Wifi Direct Technology to transfer files at wifi speeds, and the wifi direct connection is initialized by scanning a qr code generated by the app of by touching them together wi... | How to transfer huge files between Android phones only with ES File Explorer and Wi-Fi? | android |
I am thinking about adding facebook/twitter buttons in the apps I'm creating, but one thing has been puzzling me. The URLs of my apps are of course Google play URLs, like this: market://details?id=com.mycompany.mygame but if I promote this URL in a facebook message or tweet then the receiver of the message will only be... | The play.google.com link you post is the correct form for linking to an app, and it's the documented solution recommended by Google . | URL to promote your app on facebook/twitter | android |
I do not have the best signal on my Galaxy S4. I have had a recommendation on downloading a Signal Booster App . How do they work (or do they work at all)? Are there ways to boost my signal strength without an app? Note: I am referring to 4G Signal Strength. My signal strength ranges from <code> -107 dBm 33 asu </code>... | Summing up from my comments above: How do signal boosters work? They work by forcing the device to do a re-connect. Though the device is permanently watching its neighborhood (for the case the signal gets too weak), it does not switch for just a trifle. Instead, it tries to weight the benefits against the costs: switch... | Do signal booster apps work? How? | android |
We have various Android devices from Spike, Samsung, Micromax, etc. How can we issue AT commands from Android to the modem? We searched in Google Play but did not find any app related to this. stackexchange-url ("This Stack Overflow question") suggests: [F]irst you have to root the phone...` How can we do this? | The question you linked to has the information you need to access the modem. You might also find stackexchange-url ("this SO answer") helpful for accessing the modem. Be warned that the device file you need to use is different for each model of phone, so you'll have to examine <code> /dev </code> on each device to find... | How to use AT commands in Android by 'root' the phone | android |
Is it possible to run fstrim in stock android 4.3 from adb shell? I understand it runs every 24 hours when the device is plugged in and idle but I would like to run on demand to test a few theories. | WARNING: I have not tested this procedure. You would need to have <code> fstrim </code> in <code> system/bin </code> . This XDA post has a DropBox download link . start up <code> adb </code> and then switch users to root. <code> $ adb shell </code> from your os terminal. <code> $ su </code> to switch to the root user. ... | Running TRIM from shell | android |
After upgrading to 4.3 from a previous version (in my case 4.2), TitaniumBackup might exhibit a behavior where restoring apps does not work and the process just freezes on some devices, in this case a Galaxy Nexus phone. It seems that restoring app settings might work, but when restoring the actual apps this triggers t... | To fix this issue, set TitaniumBackup to use the legacy path. The easiest way to do this is to go into TitaniumBackup, press "Menu" and then "Preferences". "Backup folder location" a bit down and click it. Click "DETECT!" and TitaniumBackup will ask you where to scan for backup locations. It's very important that you h... | Why does TitaniumBackup not allow me to restore apps after upgrading to 4.3? | android |
This question is for Android 4.2 and below. If a tablet (or any applicable Android device) has root, will all user accounts have root access? Will the SuperUser app also be installed for all users? Also, would it be possible to disable root access for one of those users? I no longer have a tablet, so I can't confirm th... | With rooted device, only one account called root with both user and group id of zero is present, does not matter how many accounts there are. Similar to Mac OSX, Linux counterparts. There is a singular Superuser.apk, all accounts can run an app that requires root privileges. It boils down to what apps have the permissi... | For pre-Android 4.3, if a tablet (or any device) has root, will all its user accounts have root access? | android |
Bluetooth device supports Bluetooth 2.1 so no keying PIN necessary. All 3 Android phones Samsung Galaxy S3 with Android 4.1.2, HTC Sensation with Android 4.0.3 and Samsung Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.1.2 are running the same app - BluetoothChat app by Google targeting Android API level 15 (4.0.3). 3 apps on 3 phones we... | By testing with Another device (Xperia Z running Android 4.2.2) I've discovered that the Bluetooth pairing prompt is actually a Jelly Bean's feature which is not available in Ice Cream Sandwich or earlier version of Android | Bluetooth device only try to pair Samsung Galaxy S3 but not HTC Sensation or Samsung Galaxy Nexus | android |
I have "Android debugging" enabled on this phone. When I was running Android 4.0.4 and connected to my computer running ADT-Eclipse, I believe there was a tab under DDMS perspective for browsing the file system. Assuming my memory serves me correct, is there some additional setting I need to enable for this to work aga... | There was (and still is) such a tab. It's called File Explorer , and by default it shows up in the same part of the screen as the Threads and Heap views. If you've hidden it in the past, you can show it again from the Window menu → Show view , or by pressing Ctrl + 3 . (Thanks to Edgard Leal for suggesting the keyboard... | On Android 4.2.2, how do I use ADT-Eclipse to browse the file system (with debugging enabled)? | android |
I need from time to time sync clock on android phone from internet. Traditional way on non mobile devices is to use NTP servers and daemon. To run NTP daemon and automatically set time on android phone one requirement is to have a root access. Is there really any similar solution for non-rooted phone? | Unfortunately, you really need root for this. From ClockSync , Google themselves have mentioned this: Hi, it is by design that applications can not change the time. There are many subtle aspects of security that can rely on the current time, such as certificate expiration, license management, etc. We do not want to all... | Is there NTP like time syncing for non rooted phone? | android |
I found a lot of solution to make a screencast on Android but each time the root is mandatory. Does anyone have the solution without root? | If you're willing to use external hardware, one good option is an External HDMI capture card and a USB to HDMI cable. For example a <code> Blackmagic Design : UltraStudio Mini Recorder </code> is only $145 for an HD-SDI and HDMI thunderbolt device, and a Micro USB to HDMI cable can go for as little as $10. This way the... | How to capture screencast video and root not required? | android |
I am working on Android application development, I want to run my application on Samsung Galaxy Tab-2 <code> GT-P3100 </code> but whenever I connect it with USB to the computer then it is not detecting. snapshot - EDIT : I searched over internet about this problem I got same problem which is on the Microsoft Community ... | I have followed the Exact steps from Link : Samsung mobile MTP Device cannot be installed StackOverflow stackexchange-url ("tutorial") Here are steps : ( <code> for Windows specific instructions </code> ): Ensure phone is not connected to PC. Uninstall KIES from PC. Reboot your PC and Reinstall KIES after that. Just fo... | Samsung Galaxy Tab-2 USB connection issue | android |
I wanted to move from the default 4.2.1 kernel on my Galaxy Note 2 to customized ROMs, primarily to fix some issues with Bluetooth. I first tried CyanogenMod 10.2 (Android 4.3) with <code> gapps-jb-20120726-signed.zip </code> . This worked for some time (and my BT issue was fixed) but since I have not done a full wipe ... | I finally managed to sort it out last night. Some of the steps are redundant. boot in recovery mode format all paths visible in boot & mount (possible redundancy here) back to first level of menu, wipe factory clean, erase cache (redundant IMHO) go to Advanced -> clean Dalvik cache install the latest nightly of Cya... | Galaxy Note 2 custom roms - Google Apps crashing | android |
I received a text from a contact that has multiple numbers. I'd like to reply, but I don't know which number to reply to. I can't simply reply normally because the text was sent to several people and I'd like to only reply to the sender. I'm on a Samsung S4. My specific question: how can I see which actual number a tex... | When you reply in the same conversation, that reply should go to the same number. Is it not? Check that number shown on the very top of the conversation. It is the number you are currently replying. If you click that number the contact (or popup) will open showing all the numbers attached to that particular contact. Yo... | how to determine which number a text came from when the contact has multiple numbers | android |
I have a Samsung GT-P7510 tablet running Android 4.0.4 and I want to add a bookmark to the home screen so I have one touch access to the web app. Previously this same tablet was running an earlier version of Android (3.x) and I had no problem adding a web app to the home screen. I would first add the page as a bookmark... | Could it have created the shortcut on a different page of the home screen? Be sure to scroll left and right to check every page. If you still can't get that working, there's another method that should still work. Go into the app drawer (the list of apps from the home screen), then go to the Widgets tab. There should be... | Problem adding web app shortcut to home screen on Galaxy tablet | android |
I'VE have a dgm t909s tablet android 4, when I am in the gmail app and I press the icon in the blue address bar a box pops up with ( unfortunatly gmail has stopped) and closes down the app. Anyone got any answers please | It sounds like your tablet is missing the 'Contacts' or 'People' app (or has one customized by the manufacturer, which doesn't understand the same intents ). Since every OHA-certified Android device has it, Gmail is trying to launch it without checking whether it exists, and that's what's going wrong. If you disabled t... | Gmail closes when i touch icon in blue address bar | android |
Anyone with a Xperia L could help me confirm if this behavior is unusual? I just bought the phone (3 days) and noticed that, whenever the GPS is active, the wifi gets very unstable. It goes like this: I connect to my Wifi, then open an application such as Google Maps. A few seconds later, the Wifi disconnects and the 3... | Upgrade to Android 4.2 That fixed the problem to me and the original poster. I was getting an average of approximately 100 disconnections per day, in about three weeks. Since upgrade a few days ago, there were only 7 disconnections, even with Google's location service enabled. I think the firmware update 15.0.A.1.31 (b... | Xperia L (C2104) unusual behavior when GPS is active | android |
It would be great if someone can suggest procedure to update the OS from 4.1.1 to 4.3 (FYI.. my phone does not get automatic update, bought it from South Korea now using in India): Below are my phone details <code> Phone Model: Galaxy Nexus (maguro) Android OS version: 4.1.1 (JRO03C.M420KRLB1) Product Code: yakjukr Roo... | I think the easiest way is to use GNex Toolkit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310 | How to upgrade Galaxy Nexus 4.1.1 to 4.3 | android |
My phone (Huawei Y300) takes a little under 10 minutes to get a GPS lock. This has been happening both in new locations as well as in and around my home (where it's on frequently). What could be the problem that is causing this? Are there any possible workarounds for this (and I don't mean custom ROMs)? | Install GPS Status & Toolbox . Then go to the app's <code> settings > gps sensors > auto-download AGPS data </code> , and set it to whatever you like. It also has a Pro key , which unlocks other features. The main goal for the application is to assist you and all the other applications on your device to get a... | Fixing GPS lock that takes too long without installing a custom ROM | android |
Device: Unbranded Android tablet Android: 2.2 I was trying to root my tablet using my Ubuntu 11.10 machine. I followed the following instructions from a site: <code> 1. adb Install Superuser.apk 2. adb push busybox /sdcard/ 3. adb push su /sdcard/ </code> In the same terminal, now we open adb: <code> adb shell </code> ... | Obviously the <code> su </code> binary you installed does not work well with your system. As you luckily created a backup of the original <code> su </code> executable, recommendation is to revert the incompatible changes first: <code> adb shell $ oldsu # mount -o remount,rw /system # rm /system/xbin/su /system/bin/su #... | Unable to run su in adb shell on an Ubuntu machine | android |
Device: Nexus 7 Android: 4.2.2 Can I upgrade my Nexus 7 to 4.3 via OTA, then re-root without losing data? I used a procedure of this sort to root originally, but I don't know if it is generally possible. Note: I did not unlock the bootloader when I last rooted . | NO. Updating from 4.2.2 to 4.3 will retain your data, but this will make you lose root. To root, you would need to unlock the bootloader, which will almost always require a Factory Reset (thus, you lose your data). So, I suggest to back-up your user apps and data with Titanium Backup or something similar. | Can I update my Nexus 7 from 4.2.2 to 4.3 and root it without losing data? | android |
Is there a way to change the ringtone for SMS in Samsung Galaxy Y, Gingerbread v2.3.6? | Open <code> My Files </code> . Create a new folder (e.g. Notifications) Copy MP3 files to newly-created folder Go to SMS message Select <code> Menu > Settings > Select Ringtone </code> | How to change the ringtone for SMS in Samsung Galaxy Y? | android |
I have Kaspersky Mobile installed. Today I had to reinstall it after installing a new rom. Now whenever I turn on the phone, I have to enter the kaspersky unlock code, which is different from the sim card lock code. Before I had the lockcode disabled, and I could use the phone without having to enther any code. I would... | I think I got it. This is what I did: System settings > Security > Device managers Disable Kaspersky as device manager System settings > Screen lock: swipe (or what you want) Enable Kaspersky as device manager Now I can unlock the phone with one swipe. I use App Protector to lock certain apps plus system settings with ... | Kaspersky Mobile: disable lock | android |
On my Samsung Galaxy S 4, I can add contacts to the "ICE - emergency contacts" group. When I initiate the emergency dialer, there are four gray buttons with plus signs. Pressing any one of them brings up a list of the contacts I added to that group. Each of the buttons acts the same. I would think that you should be ab... | Once you hit the gray box & that ICE list pops up, I believe you just have to select a contact from that list in order to assign that person/phone number to the box. Just be careful with assigning contacts to the gray boxes because it can be very easy to pocket dial these people. In case you're interested in removi... | ICE Emergency Contacts on Emergency Dialer Screen | android |
I have a stock Samsung Galaxy S4 fresh from the Google Play Store, and I can't get this phone to take a screen shot using the power and home button method. Without using an app, what else should I try to fix the problem? | I would try (volume down + power button). You need to press them at the exact same time, otherwise it won't work. Also make sure you hold it down for a few seconds. | How to take screenshot with stock Samung Galaxy S4 from Google Play Store | android |
My phone is the Google Nexus S and I am running the latest stable Cyanogenmod build (10.1.2-crespo). I have installed Cyanogenmod especially because of the Privacy Guard feature, but now I cannot find and enable it anywhere in Settings > Apps . Is it possible that this feature is not included in all official Cyanogenmo... | The Privacy Guard is not available on stable builds, only on nightlies. Source : Privacy guard probably won't make it to the stable build until the next major release (10.2). | Where is Privacy Guard in Cyanogenmod 10.1? The setting seems to be missing | android |
I have bought an Android phone. My first And phone ever. It's Nexus 4. I Had SonyEricsson K800i before and i was satisfied with it. I got new phone only because my company gave me money for it (it was a reward) and i tougth it would be fun to have something "just like K800 with capabilites to offer better 3D games". No... | You could try to install SIM Contacts . I've not seen how to make it your default app for managing contacts, but I suppose you could drag the app icon to your homescreen or to the dock, so you can just access it quickly from there. With the SIM Contacts app, you can add, edit (long-press on a contact and a menu will ap... | Use SIM-only contacts with Nexus 4 | android |
After a lot of unsuccessful days trying to root my Android phone, I'll now post my problem here with every approach I already did. Maybe someone can help me. I am trying to unlock the boot loader on a HTC Magic 32B (S-ON, HBoot-1.33.0007 (SAP10000), CPLD-10, Radio-2.22.19.26i) so that I can flash it with a custom ROM (... | The process for getting CM on HTCs in my experience (HTC Sensation, Raider, One S, Desire Z) has been to: Unlock the bootloader, usually via HTC Dev, after installing only Sync Drivers Flash Custom Recovery - TWRP preferred, but CWM works fine Flash Superuser zip file for easy root. If that doesn't work, I can suggest ... | How can I unlock the boot loader on a HTC Magic? | android |
Device: Nexus 7 2013 Android: 4.3 How do I delete a desktop home screen on Nexus 7 2013? I tried everything: pinch zooming, double tap, etc. Nothing seems to work. | When I had the original Nexus 7 (now dead), there was no way to delete a page from the homescreen. So, I'm not surprised the Nexus 7 v2 still doesn't have this feature. On the original Nexus 7, I flashed the CyanogenMod ROM, which uses the Trebuchet launcher. This launcher had the feature to delete a page from the home... | How do I delete a desktop home screen on Nexus 7 2013? | android |
What is the difference between AOSP and AOKP? Are they related to Stock ROM? | AOSP (Android Open-Source Project) is the project with the open-source parts of Android. It's used as a base by anyone who wants to build or customize an Android ROM. Although new Android features are developed in secret inside Google, when a new Android version is released, all the code changes to the open-source part... | What is the difference between AOSP and AOKP? | android |
I have a Nexus 4 running Android 4.3 [OTA came on July 29 \m/] and I use the stock e-mail app called "EMail" (I don't like Gmail app). Whenever I delete an app, a folder called Imap/Trash gets created and the mails I delete goes inside this folder. I can see this in the browser. Since I have OCD, I open the browser, de... | From the Android stock email app, you can permanently delete emails if you access the trash folder and delete them from there: Select and email to delete and touch the delete icon; Access the <code> Trash </code> folder; Repeat step 1 inside the trash folder for the same email. With this steps, the email gets permanent... | Permanently deleting Email from Default Email app | android |
There are a lot of apps in Android which act differently depending on the internet connection. Such as apps which auto-upload photos to the could only when connected to Wi-Fi, and not when connected to broadband on a smart-phone. Unfortunately, when such apps connect to a mobile hot-spot (limited data; tethering), they... | If your tablet (or phone) devices are Android version 4.1 (or newer) then you can tell them that a particular wifi connection is a hotspot rather than broadband, which will let apps know that they should limit the traffic they use. On the Android 4.1+ devices, if you go into Settings -> Data Usage and then press Menu (... | Can tablets differentiate between regular wi-fi and mobile hot spot? | android |
Android 4.3 introduced a new feature called Restricted Profiles. What is a restricted profile, and how is it different from a User? | With 4.3, Android apparently has three types of "users": primary user (admin, owner) secondary users restricted profiles Primary user is the first user created for the device, when setting it up. All users (the primary user and secondary users) have pretty much equal control of the system - they can alter all the syste... | What is the difference between a Restricted Profile and a User in Android 4.3? | android |
My Samsung Galaxy S3 contract ends in few months. I'd like to get rid of unwanted stuffs like touchwiz, flipboard, allsharecast, etc. and pull latest updates directly from 'google play', just like the rest of nexus phones. Is rooting the only option available for me? Shouldn't Samsung allow me just point my phone updat... | Is rooting the only option available for me? Yes. Shouldn't Samsung allow me just point my phone update link (?) to whatever I want, as my contract expires? No. The manufacturers do not have a legal or moral obligation to do so. They can provide the sources to the kernel on their site, that is about how far they can go... | How to switch my SGS3 to a 'google play' edition phone? | android |
The health device is Omron Bluetooth Blood Pressure Monitor. The bluetooth profile can be either Serial Port Profile (SPP) or Health Device Profile (HDP). I'm writing an Android app to read information from the health information from the health device. | Android's documentations only mention client and server relationship so it's more important to determine which device is the client and which is the server. The device that initiates the connection is the client while the other is server. Someone says that the master is usually the client while the slave is the server ... | In a bluetooth connection between Android phone and health device which one is the master device? | android |
I am searching for a way to block websites without having root access. Is there any way to do it? Any help will be appreciated. | Summed-up solution from above comments: You can use a filtering proxy like e.g. FilterProxy , which lets you define what URLs should be blocked. To prevent other users from simply disabling the proxy then, you could protect it using an app locker like e.g. App Lock . | Is there any way to block websites without Root access | android |
This forum is full of questions about battery calibration. The thing is, that either I'm blind or one answers contradicts others. In particular: For example stackexchange-url ("forums") says, that battery should be discharged to an absolute minimum. If you can power-on your phone, you should keep turning it on until ba... | There are slightly different opinions around on this topic. To fully understand the issue, one needs to first understand how LiIo batteries work (which goes a little too far for our site, so please read details on Wikipedia ). Lie Ryan is absolutely right: LiIo batteries don't take it well to be fully discharged. It sh... | Looking for a consistent answer about battery calibration | android |
I just purchased a used Nexus 4 online and it came with Android 4.2.2 (stock, as far as I can tell). The phone does have an unlocked boot-loader and is was rooted. I was able to un-root using supersu, but the OTA update to 4.3 still fails. It starts to install, then it just shows a screen that says "Error" with a dead ... | You can always try flashing the 4.3 factory image if data preservation is not a problem. Grab the image from Google , then follow these instructions | OTA update to Jelly Bean 4.3 fails (Nexus 4) | android |
My tablet has the English language as an option. but under keyboard and input methods, chinese is the only option. Is there a way I can install the default android english ime? | What version of Android are you using? If it's 4.0 and up then you can install the default Keyboard from Google from here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin | missing default english keyboard ime | android |
How can I boot into the recovery from terminal? I'm using LG p970/CM10/cwm5 | Try "reboot recovery", though it doesn't work on all devices. You might also need root for this, so first try "su root". | Booting into recovery from terminal | android |
On a Sony Xperia, the settings button in Dropbox is top right. On a Samsung Galaxy, there is no settings button top right and I have been unable to find it anywhere else. Where is it? ・On a HTC device, the settings button is right up there as well. | If your phone has a menu hard key, like most Samsung phones, the three-dots icon for an overflow menu won't appear. Press the menu key instead, and Settings is the bottom item on the menu. | Dropbox on Samsung Galaxy - where is the Settings button? | android |
In the alarm settings, there is no "silent" ringtone. I only want the phone to vibrate in the morning. Any hints? | If you have Clock app available in your Android Jelly Bean, Open it and set alarm with silent ringtone and you chek the box to vibrate. In Jelly Bean 4.2.1 the silent ringtone is there. If you don't have, install ES file explorer, record some silent ringtone and set it with ES explorer. | How to set silent alarm on htc one X | android |
I bought new Galaxy S4 before two months and from the beginning I have started to experience some serious software issues. Every evening before I go to the bed I connect my phone to charge and in the morning it is frozen (dead, no response) with red light indicator and no response of buttons. To start the device I have... | To begin with this, I don't think that this question doesn't belong here, because it's related to the Android system logs and that's something we can be helpfull with. I found a Thread, where the people are discussing various methods to obtain these log information - see stackexchange-url ("here"): There are several di... | How can I get information what happend with my Galaxy S4 | android |
I can possibly understand why the phone can be Awake without having the screen on (background stuff), but how can the screen be on without it being awake? If relevant my device is the Nexus 4 running Android Jelly Bean 4.3. | This part of your screenshot you can find explained (partly) in my answer to Cell standby and how can I keep it from eating my battery? . But more specifically to your question, here's what it is about: Network signal: Quality of the signal (colors are explained in stackexchange-url ("this answer")) GPS on: Whether GPS... | What is the difference between "Screen On" and "Awake"? | android |
Will an Android 4.3 upgrade rewrite my custom <code> /etc/gps.conf </code> file? | In my case, the upgrade to the android 4.3 did not replaced my custom <code> /etc/gps.conf </code> file. It was edited by hands on rooted device before the Android upgrade and stayed with the same content afterwards. Answering myself :) | Will an Android 4.3 upgrade rewrite my custom /etc/gps.conf file? | android |
I've heard that there's a secret "easter egg" achievement in the new Google Play Games app, how can I get that achievement? | From the main listing of games in the Google Play Games app, you need to swipe the old Konami Code : ↑ Up, ↑ Up, ↓ Down, ↓ Down, ← Left, → Right, ← Left, → Right (and then when the retro button grid pops up), B , A , ▶ Start . You should then see an achievement notification pop up. Here's a YouTube video that demonstra... | How do I get the hidden achievement in the new Google Play Games app? | android |
I have installed 4.3 yesterday on my Nexus 4, and since that time MX player would not load, saying: unsupported android version Is there a workaround, or do I have to wait until the developers change the API level check? As far as I know there is nothing in 4.3 that makes a code change neccessary. I have tried RealPlay... | You need to wait until they release a version that's compatible with Android 4.3. For the mean time, you can try other players like BSPlayer or VPlayer . They're working with 4.3. Update #1: As of 2013-08-07, based on GAThrawn's comments, MX Player now works with Android 4.3 | Mx player says unsupported android version for 4.3 | android |
I've got an album by the band Chromatics in MP3 format with ID3v2 tags. On my computer the band's name appears as "Chromatics" in any audio player (foobar2000, VLC, MP3Tag). On Android, Shuttle Music Player and the default music player display this artist's name as "The Chromatics". Either Android is guessing that it s... | I've found the problem; I had just one track by this artist in another album, and it was tagged "The Chromatics". "Chromatics" and "The Chromatics" were probably (rightfully) considered as the same artist, but Android didn't pick the right one out of the two to display. I've edited this track's artist tag and now every... | Audio players read "Chromatics" as "The Chromatics" from ID3v2 MP3 tags | android |
I already have touch sound turned off, but still hear keyboard sound. | I believe this will fix it: Go to Settings, Language & input, Google or Android keyboard settings then untick the box next to "Sound on keypress". | How to turn off keyboard sound on Nexus 7 2nd gen | android |
My Lg nexus 4, received the android 4.3 update last night. I didn't do much on it, opting to sleep peacefully knowing that I had the latest and greatest in android software, but this morning I noticed that I cannot access the internet either via the web browser or the play market. Chrome complains "unable to connect to... | If you have cleared your Google Service Framework data to recieve the update, it will change your device ID that google uses to recognise your device. This also affects the tokens used by some apps (i.e. google now, google search, chrome) and they wont connect to the google servers properly and refuse to work for a whi... | Android 4.3 - No internet access, unable to connect to the proxy server error | android |
After rooting my phone, I forced some applications to be transferred to the SD card using DroidSail , I wasn't able to transfer them before rooting. However, after moving them, whenever I reboot the phone, these apps change their positions in the apps pages. For example, WhatsApp is one of these applications which afte... | As you described the app icons are placed at the end of the list, the most likely reason lies in the order of things done during the boot process: The SDCard is mounted after the system broadcasts its <code> BOOT_COMPLETED </code> event, so apps moved to the card become visible later than those installed on device stor... | Apps change their positions whenever the phone is rebooted | android |
In Google maps, we can use "drag and drop" to get a custom route: How can we do this on Android maps? I tried to drag but it doesn't work. It provides several alternative routes, but none of them is what I want. | You can't drag in-route points of a given android-google-maps route, you can instead drag departure and arrival spots 'A/B' spots. Drag in-route points is indeed a very interesting feature, but not available in google maps android version yet. You can drag the markers by doing: (click images for larger variant when nee... | Drag to change route in Android Google Maps | android |
With Android 4.3 comes a new feature, restricted profiles . It allows creating new special "restricted" users, for which an admin user can control access to apps. However, in addition to my own admin user, I already have a secondary user for my kid, which has all of the user-specific data, such as saved games. If I cre... | As of this moment, it is not possible to convert a user into a profile. However, you could create a profile based on the existing user. Downside: Since a profile doesn't have a Google account tied to it, they can't have a GMail app. And as you have already mentioned, they would also lose those user-specific data. UPDAT... | Converting an existing user to a restricted profile | android |
I've got a Nexus 4 (but this question relates to all eligible devices) currently running Android 4.2. However Android 4.3 was announced a few days ago. I've run <code> Check for Updates </code> I've followed the tips to checkin † I've done the trick to "Force Stop" the Google Service Framework app and then pressed "Cle... | So I tried to <code> "Clear Data" </code> , instead of just <code> "Clear Cache" </code> in the Google Service Framework (and Forced Stop). I then ran the checkin again (Dial <code> *#*#2432546#*#* </code> in the phone app), and now I'm being shown the new <code> Android 4.3 System Update </code> . | How are Googles OTA (over the air) updates delivered/notified? | android |
I'd like to see what URL I'm going to visit before opening it in my browser. What setting or app allows me to do that? If there's no such setting, an app that adds an entry to the following box would also be OK. PS. Some links trigger this menu. Long URLs are truncated, so this solution is sub-optimal. | EDIT: After using my original solution for a while, I came to the conclusion that it does not satisfy my needs: Using it to see and use the link URL took too much time. So I developed a new Android app with a single purpose, namely: Copying the link to the clipboard, and Display the link target in a toast. The app is a... | How to view the link's URL before opening it in a web browser? | android |
Update: Recent versions of Play Music seem to have this issue fixed. Recently installed a new ROM on my Galaxy Nexus and am trying to redownload all my music from Play Music (I do have All Access, so I can't just transfer files). I need to keep them offline because I have no mobile data connection, only wifi. When I tr... | Found a solution, follow the link and download version "4.4.811H.526848" . Install the old version and pin the last added playlist, then use the play store to update to the latest version. Your last added playlist will now be pinned, when you update there is no still no pin icon but it is pinned. | Can't pin Last Added auto-playlist: "This music is only stored on this device" | android |
In the recent days, after the release of Android Jelly Bean 4.3, I've heard about a new feature: something like a notification history , which would be a screen showing not only the current notifications but also past ones . Is it true or is it just a rumor? If this actually exists, how can I get to such screen? | This is not a rumor: the notification history is a true feature from Android 4.3, although they don't make any mention of it in their What's New page. The following steps will allow you to take advantage from the Notification History in a vanilla Android Jelly Bean 4.3: Go to your app drawer, then tap the Widgets tab. ... | Android 4.3: How to get the notification history | android |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.