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So I finaly got a copy of Windows and installed VMWare on OS X After fidling with driver issues etc. etc. I got the Kies software to recognize the Gallaxy S After Kies had downloaded the upgrade files and started (an image of the Android raking leaves on the phone screen) this message pops up "failed to convert to upgr... | The picture you got on your phone was upgrade mode (also called download mode). The phone disconnects and then tries to reconnect when it goes into this mode. My guess is that the reconnect failed; it happened to me when I tried upgrading through a virtual machine. I suggest borrowing a friend's computer running Window... | Error message when upgrading Galaxy S to Froyo | android |
What is ClockworkMOD Recovery and what is it for? | Clockworkmod Recovery can be used to replace your device's recovery with something more useful. Specifically it can be used to make backups of and restore your current ROM and data, as well as install new ROMs. You can also use an app called ROM Manager from the Market to manage which Clockwork is installed (you need o... | What is ClockworkMOD Recovery and what is it for? | android |
My fiancée is going on a trip to New York City and she'd like to have some kind of navigation there on her G1/Dream. Is there a software (preferably free, or not too costly), that would allow me to save the street map of the whole city (or state) to the SD card and do offline navigation for walking around during the vi... | Google Maps 5.0 has an offline mode that will allow you to view maps without an internet connection. Google is now caching large areas on Android devices based on what areas they frequently search in Google Maps from their Android phone or tablet. This means people living in New York City, for example, will always have... | Software for offline pedestrian navigation in New York | android |
It seems that the hardware erroneously regard the headset as attached at all times (to the 3.5" jack). This makes me unable to make calls without headset or speaker mode. | It appears that I can solve the problem by jacking in the headphone, turning off the phone, turning on the phone again, and jacking out/in the headphone a few times slowly . And yes, it is a hardware problem solved by a hardware solution. | How do I toggle headset/headphone mode manually? | android |
Is this normal? Did it happen in your phone? | Some file systems are pretty robust, if you used ext3/4 and yaffs2, the chance of getting caught in situation where the filesystem cannot recover is scarcer than winning a lottery. These file system utilizes logging to revert inconsistencies; At every startup, Android will check the filesystem's log, if the log is not ... | If I pull the battery out, the sd card file system crashs, all file lost! | android |
The first HTC Desire devices used to have AMOLED screens, before HTC switched to SLCD. How can I tell whether my handset has an AMOLED or an SLCD screen? | Try looking at a black picture in the dark. With AMOLED the picture should be pure black. With SLCD you should see the backlight making the picture look greyish. | Determine HTC Desire screen type | android |
The screen of my android phone sometimes automatically shutdown and cannot reshow again. So how can I shutdown my android from PC or other ways? | You can do this with adb (Android Debug Bridge). Enable "USB Debugging" on the phone (Settings > Applications > Development > USB Debugging) Type <code> adb reboot </code> in a terminal in the directory where you installed adb platform-tools | How to shutdown android phone from PC | android |
I have some pictures in a directory on my phone. How can I make them appear inside the picture Gallery? | You can 'encourage' the phone to rescan the SD card by unmounting and remounting it (Settings > SD & Phone Storage), or by using a little app from the Market called ' SDrescan ' (which essentially does the same thing). | How can I copy pictures to the Gallery? | android |
I have a Galaxy S with an interface in Hebrew. Some of my contacts are in English and some are in Hebrew. However, I only have the option to scroll through the letters in Hebrew. The English alphabet is simply not there. Is there any way to show the English alphabet as well so that I can scroll through the English lett... | I don't believe this is possible with the default Contacts app (and I don't know of any third-party ones). Android's language/locale support is very basic -- for example, your date format cannot be changed independently unlike, say, Windows -- so I recommend filing a bug with Google, hopefully it will be fixed in the f... | How can I show two alphabets in my contact list? | android |
The handler select dialog mentions a setting in settings under <code> Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications </code> but I can't find it. Here's a list of actions for each app under Manage Applications: Force Stop Uninstall Clear Data Move to SD card/phone Clear Cache Clear Defaults And this is the appli... | The one you want is 'Clear Defaults' - once clicked, the 'Handler Select' dialog will pop up next time you invoke that particular action. | How do I change the default Complete Action With? | android |
I have an unrooted Archos 70IT with the market add-on app and there's a number of apps that I can find in the Market on my Droid but not on my Archos. They are likely "protected apps" which can only be installed on devices approved by the apps dev. To get around this I just download them to my Droid, save to Dropbox th... | Yes, it can be done but it requires root. You edit the device fingerprint in the build.prop file. Here are details: http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-spica/98024-protected-app-market-fix-tutorial-build-prop.html Edit: For a more complete answer, see stackexchange-url ("Modify phone model in build.prop to purchase... | Is there a way to trick the Android Market into thinking I'm using a different device do I can download protected apps? | android |
How can I get the android market on a Galaxy S on on the Turkish carrier Turkcell. I think that Google's absence in Turkey as a tax paying entity may be why the android market is missing. Is there a way of sideloading the android market? If not, can you direct me to a ROM that does (preferably Gingerbread)? P.S. It hav... | The Android Market is on the Galaxy S, it's a Google-approved device. Edit: Since you aren't on Froyo already I recommend getting it through Kies Mini, download from: http://samsung.com/uk/ . That should have the Market since it's not through your carrier. You have a GT-i9000, so you could also try a JPX-based ROM like... | Is there a way to get Android Market on galaxy s? | android |
Every time I plug in my phone, I get a notification for USB connected. Is there any way to disable the notification, without disabling USB debugging? Phone: LG Optimus S Carrier: Sprint Android: 2.2, Rooted | If the sound is what you don't like, on some phones the sound can be turned off by disabling USB Debugging. <code> Settings </code> -> <code> Applications </code> -> <code> Development </code> -> <code> USB debugging </code> . However, on some other phones, this will not change the sound that gets played when you plug ... | How do I disable the USB Connected notification? | android |
On my Motorola, it has four squares and the top-left square is solid. I'm not sure if all Android phones have it. "Home", "back", and "search" all seem pretty straightforward. Does it have a specific name or is it just "menu"? (can you tell I'm new to Android?) | Yes, it's called the Menu Key | What's that little button with the squares called? | android |
I set up rules in Outlook (which is synched to a Microsoft Exchange server) to automatically filter emails to specific folders, based on sender. I have been able to sync the Android email client to my mail server, and the inbox contains all of the folders I had set up in Outlook. My problem is that the Android email cl... | You can configure your rules on your server account to do that, so you don’t need the filtering rules on every client. Is very practical. But don't remember now if K9 Mail client offer filtering/rule system Also there is SEVEN Mail client that if i´m not wrong you can create and modify server-side email rules . With SE... | Exchange Client That Supports Rules | android |
Two scenarios: I'm at a "trusted" place, and don't want to enter unlock password/pattern all the time I'm at an "untrusted" place and want my phone to be password/pattern screen locked is there any way to use some kind of a shortcut/app which would quickly switch the way the screen gets locked? for example (when my scr... | In the mean time I got 2.3.7 up and in case someone needs another solution - now I use power widgets to toggle screen lock on and off manually. When I am on my home network, I use WIFi Unlocker to keep the screen lock turned off while the connection is on. Works very nice. edit: After upgrading to 4.2+ I simply started... | App/shortcut to quickly change screen lock type? | android |
Am I just blind or is there no "search" option on Android Market (??) if you go to the website from your desktop computer? If not, should I use some 3rd party search engine for the Market or should I just switch to some other "market" (some other android apps website)? And if there is no search option - why? I don't ge... | You can now search and install apps from the Android Market website . It apparently launched today and people (myself included) are having trouble loggin in but I'm sure they'll clear it up soon. Now you can search apps, filter by Free vs Paid and sort by Relevance or Popularity. There is also a button on each listing ... | Search on Android Market website? | android |
I've been following these very detailed instructions to take a screenshot on my Motorola Flipside . When I get to the step #10 where I launch <code> ddms.bat </code> I get this error and my phone doesn't show up: C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk-windows\tools> ddms.bat 12:09:01 E/adb: Failed to get the adb ve... | Try adding <code> adb </code> 's folder ( <code> platform-tools </code> ) to your PATH. The <code> adb </code> executable used to be in the <code> tools </code> folder on versions of the SDK up to v8 IIRC, but it was moved in v9, so ddms.bat is probably looking for it in the wrong spot. See also stackexchange-url ("thi... | Error launching ddms.bat: "Failed to get the adb version: Cannot run program "adb": CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified" | android |
What is the easiest way to verify that the internal GPS module of an android device works correctly (possibly before buying some expensive navigation software)? Geotagging a foto? Running some free diagnostic tool? Please note that I'm referring to internal GPS, not the bluetooth ones or the A-GPS. | If by internal GPS you mean the postion fix using GPS satellites, you can use "GPS Status & Toolbox" app to get a fix and also know how long it took to get the fix. | Easiest way for testing the internal GPS | android |
I have searched (hopefully well enough!) on the internet to see if we can load Android on the LG Arena KM 900. Though there was this forum which kind of talked about it, it was still not clear as to how to do it. http://androidarena.pytalhost.net/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=76&pageNo=6&s=12839d124f983ac1... | I'd also like to add that porting Android to a phone is a herculean effort because the hardware needs to be reverse-engineered from the original OS. Even if an official port of Android exists for this CPU, the kernel needs a lot of work. Even a well-maintained and coordinated effort like the ports to the various HTC Wi... | Can I boot Android on the LG Arena KM 900? | android |
I am using a Samsung GT-I5503 and I can't send an mms. Where can I locate the mms settings so that I can configure it? | Settings > > Wireless & Networks > > Mobile Networks > > Access Point Names That should list the APNs applicable/configured for your network; Once you select the APN entry (click on the name) you should be able to see/configure MMS. Update: Here is another question on MMS configuration : stackexchange-url ("How can... | Where to find the MMS settings? | android |
Some android users are experiencing GPS problems; are applications like this really useful and safe for all devices? http://www.appbrain.com/app/gps-optimisation/com.gps.opt What do you recommend for a 2.2 device? | It would depend on the device. Some devices have/had some real serious issues with their GPS. The Galaxy S is one of them. It can take 10 seconds for it to get a GPS lock or it could take a minute (or even more). If you never have any issues with your device, then I wouldn't recommend running an application like this. ... | GPS optimization, is really necessary? | android |
How physically close will a tag need to be for the phone to detect a NFC card? (10cm or can it greater) Also can the phone present itself as a NFC tag to other phones? If this is possible is the range greater as the NFC transmitter is powered? | How physically close will a tag need to be for the phone to detect a NFC card? (10cm or can it greater) < 0.2 m http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_field_communication NFC is intentionally very low ranged since it is meant to be difficult to accidentally connect to the wrong NFC readers. One of its possible applicatio... | NFC functionality in Google Nexus S? | android |
I started wondering about this when I realized most websites I visit have white backgrounds, and I know that the screen is usually responsible for most of the battery usage. Since I can't change the background in those sites, I might at least switch my wallpaper to a black one. Most (all?) phones need back-lighting to ... | On OLED, AMOLED and Super AMOLED screens: Yes LCD screens: No | Do bright wallpapers spend more battery than dark ones? | android |
Is there a way to view the source HTML in the Android web browser? | You can use Javascript's <code> alert </code> method to return the source code, type this in the address bar: <code> javascript: alert(document.getElementsByTagName('html')[0].innerHTML); </code> | How do I view source in the Android browser? | android |
I have found that the email client which came with my device (Droid X, stock motoblur email client) is lacking in several areas. Some of my gripes are Limited number of emails shown in the inbox and no way to change this - At any given time, no matter how many emails are in my Exchange inbox, I can only see the most re... | I've been using the TouchDown client for the past month and have been very pleased with how will it works with our Exchange server. Not free, but worth a look imho. | Can anyone recommend a good email client? | android |
How can I set manually the IP Address for wifi? | Hit the hard menu button on your phone and then choose Settings . From there, browse to the Wireless controls section and then choose Wi-Fi Settings Whilst in the Wi-Fi Settings section, push the hard menu button again and select Advanced . Press Use static IP to put a check in the box and then enter the network settin... | How to set static IP address for wi-fi connection? | android |
Do you know in which side the wlan receiver antenna on archos 7 HT is located? I'm just wondering if it will affect the signal strength received if we cover the "spot", e.g. with our palm. | Slashgear has an article with a set of pictures showing the internals of the Archos 7, Slashgear: Archos 7 Home Tablet clears FCC picture 6 on this page has the wifi module and antenna labelled, unfortunately as I don't have one I can't quite work out the orientation of the parts in that picture as to how they relate t... | archos 7 wlan receiver antenna | android |
I've noticed this issue on my Sprint Samsung Intercept running 2.2 Froyo (rooted, custom kernel, etc.) I swear I didn't have this issue on Android 2.1, but someone with a Motorola Droid running 2.1 did, as you can see here: http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=323590 My issue is I love the WinAmp music player. How... | I used to have this problem a lot on my Droid. I believe it has something to do with the headphones and how some music apps react to you plugging them in/out. My solution? I use tasker to make two profiles: Not Headset Plugged Music Stop Media Volume 0 Headset Plugged Music Stop Media Volume 5 The volume isn't necessar... | Random Music Playback [WinAmp && Cubed] | android |
How does the Android phone phone it has been docked in a car holder? I think the HTC Desire car dock can launch Car Home, but how does the phone known it's been docked? | Some Android phones, like the Nexus One, have special contacts that tell the OS when the phone has been docked. The Desire actually doesn't have these so can't automatically detect that it has been docked. Car Home can still be launched manually. Another option is to look at an app like Tasker. You could configure Car ... | How does the phone know it has been docked | android |
I have a Droid 2 Global that I got a few days ago. Today, its notification light started flickering red. Not flashing or blinking, but flickering. It will be dim and then get bright randomly, but never turn off. The light is on when the phone is on, sleeping, and even when powered off - the only way to make it go away ... | If it happens when the phone is off it's gotta be a bad hardware connection. I'm guessing on of the leads just barely makes contact or something. You may want to get a replacement. | *Flickering* red notification light? | android |
In the Market you can choose to mark any comment on any app as one of the following: Helpful Unhelpful Spam Marking something as Spam will remove it from the list of comments, but only on the account that marked it as such (that is, if you view the comments from another person's account/phone, the comment is still ther... | I have seen, with some of my apps that I have developed, a comment be there, and then later on, the comment is no longer visible. And it's not from me marking it as spam, as I have looked on other devices too, just to confirm. So it would look like that after "x" number of "spam/unhelpful" votes, it gets removed. | Does Voting on Market Comments Have Any Effect? | android |
I see all these apps that can be downloaded by scanning a barcode. The question is, how do I actually do this? What app do I use to scan the barcode and install an app? | I prefer Google Goggles (available in the Market) for QR scanning to download an app. The most recent version now "sees" the QR and automatically captures it (older version required you to snap the picture before it is processed), then presents a link to the market. | How can I download Android apps by scanning the barcode? | android |
I have set up wifi, I installed HTTP proxy and configured it, but where I put the proxy authentication credentials? | According to this , you need an external app and you need to root the phone. Some other solutions shared in a Google Code issue thread . Update : Using Gesture Search , I entered "proxy" and got to the Proxy settings on my Droid. Don't know how to get there otherwise, and don't know if it actually works, but there you ... | How to set HTTP proxy and proxy authentication credentials in wifi? | android |
I've got an Xperia X10. I listen to audio books, so I'd like to keep my position in the playlist. Whenever I mount the SD card using USB, the standard media player, Mediascape, lose both the playlist and the position. Do you know of an alternative media player which doesn't have this defect? (Including paid apps.) | Mediascape doesn't lose track any more after the latest upgrade of the phone. | Is there a media player which doesn't lose current track when mounting/unmounting the SD card? | android |
I use two Google accounts and add them to . Let's say acc1 and acc2. When I try to buy an app in the Market, it chooses acc1's Checkout account, and I don't see an option to change to acc2. Can I use acc2 to pay this? And I still want acc1 as the main account for other purposes. (i.e. Talk, Mail, contacts) Possibly rel... | As of mid-2011 the Android Market supports multiple accounts. To add another account... Press menu button – select settings – Accounts and Sync – tap on “Add account” and add your another gmail account. To activate or use another gmail account in the market, open the new market app (v 3.0.26) and select “Accounts”. A l... | How to change the account for Android Market? | android |
This is not stackexchange-url ("duplicate of "When will my phone get the Android 2.2 update (FroYo)?"") as I read there that official UK update was on 20 December 2010. I have phone in 3 and I cannot find any way to update. If I enter into settings and try to do scheduled check it informs that phone is up to date. Firm... | I expect the same way as any other update. <code> Menu | Settings | About phone | System updates </code> If it tells you that "Your system is currently up to date" then your carrier hasn't released the update for your phone yet. (They usually do staggered rollouts so as not to overload anything.) | How to update HTC Wildfire to froyo (android 2.2)? | android |
Is there any way to scrobble the songs I listen to on my Android phone to Last.fm ? | The easiest way is to install the official Last.FM app, this will scrobble tracks played by the default Android music player, as well as from many 3rd party audio players, like WinAmp. It doesn't work with some manufacturer customized music player apps (for instance, Samsung have modified the music player app on the Ga... | How can I scrobble my music to Last.fm? | android |
I hadn't used my old HTC Hero for a while, but when I rebooted it I got an error saying: <code> LauncherPro has expired, please download an updated version. </code> But wifi was turned off and when I tried to get to the home screen, it kept sending me back into the browser. So how can I get to my settings, so I can tur... | Found this at: http://orlygoingthirty.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-to-uninstall-expired-launcherpro.html I finally found a workable solution: download the latest LauncherPro APK (or hopefully any other APK). Connect your phone to your PC and mount the SD card. Copy the new APK to the top-level of the SD card and rename it ... | How to get to your settings without a home screen app? | android |
Can I somehow tell my phone to load images in (for example) browsers, gmail, twitter, etc. only when connected through a wi-fi connection? Mobile internet is pretty expensive in my country so I don't want images to spend more bandwidth than needed.. Or do I have to manualy turn it off for each app I'm using at the mome... | There's currently no way to set a system-wide policy for this. Some apps do support doing things on WiFi only, however. Here's some info on the apps you mentioned: You can go into the browser settings and uncheck Load Images. GMail does not load images unless you view a message and click a button to display them. I bel... | Load images only on wi-fi? | android |
any way how to edit (mp3) id tags inside my android? HTC Desire 2.1 I am used to play my music using winamp with right click on directory and select 'play in winamp'. In that case it doesn't matter if you have id tags set up or not. I miss that on Android a lot. | I've used this app in the past to edit my tags AudioTaggerFree | any way to edit id tag inside android phone? | android |
Can I move any apps to sd? Is there a specific version of andoid that I should run: 2.1, 2.2? Should my phone be rooted for that? or stock version works too? | The app has to support moving to the SD card. The feature should be in Android 2.2+. Your phone doesn't have to be rooted in order to do it. | Is moving apps to SD only available to rooted devices? | android |
Every so often I will unlock my phone and notice an Icon is missing on my home screen. Upon further investigation it seems that I can always find it on the home screen to the left or right. My question is: how does this happen? I have tried everything I could possibly think of to reproduce moving the icon from screen t... | It's possible that you're long-pressing the icon and then sliding it over to the other screen. This is also how you could put it back where you want it without deleting and re-adding the icon/widget. Several times I've inadvertantly rested a finger on the keyboard long enough to bring up the menu. | Icons changing screen postion | android |
As simple as that, when I'm using the official Gmail app to access my email account, does it use a secure connection? | One should be careful to differentiate between the gmail app, and the default mail client. Gmail App The gmail app is the pre-installed app created by Google that can only be used with gmail. The answer to whether or not the gmail app is secure requires some understanding of Android app security. This passage from the ... | Does official Gmail app use a secure connection? | android |
I use Locale app with powersave plugin. 3G is usually switched off except during scheduled syncing to save power. There are occassional situations when I would like to use 3G and I would like switch it on by hand. I would like to use Power Control widget. I have two problem with it. I can't reenable 3G that powersave p... | I am the developer of Locale. To get started, please read this article on our website about toggling 3G which should answer your questions: http://feedback.twofortyfouram.com/forums/5655-locale-feedback/suggestions/67867-3g-support-for-network-setting?ref=title From that article, I think you'll find that using APNDroid... | Locale powersave plugin & Power Control widget | android |
We all know that GPS draws a considerable amount of battery power. Does anyone know of any studies that test the "granularity" of a GPS signal with how much battery is consumed? I'm not talking about the device-GPS vs cell network triangulated GPS either, the applications in Android can select a distance (1 meter, 5 me... | GPS is a passive technology - it doesn't get notified of a new position, it works it out by listening to the GPS signals it receives and doing some maths. The options in GPS apps that allow you to choose the minimum distance are there to make your location appear more stable - small variations in your calculated locati... | Power draw from GPS - Does granularity affect amount of power drawn? | android |
Verizon has a history of blocking navigation apps so we'll be forced to use their proprietary navigation system (VZNavigator) and pay the $10/month subscription for it. Can someone confirm that this does not apply to Google Maps Navigation for Mobile on a Verizon Android phone? I'm specifically thinking about the Droid... | Yes, it works on Droid X on Verizon (although the app might have unrelated issues): http://androidforums.com/1208709-post1.html | Does Google Maps Navigation for Mobile work on Verizon Android phones | android |
I updated my Galaxy S Captivate on Rogers to Froyo last week. Debating whether the upgrade was worth it or not. There is one thing that's been really irking me since I did the upgrade: DoubleTwist no longer successfully syncs songs from iTunes onto my Galaxy. On my PC, I set up the playlists I want to sync, and tell it... | After some unrelated investigation today, I think I know why I'm encountering the error, but I don't have a solution to it. It seems to me that when the phone's internal storage is mounted using the Mass Storage mode, Windows only sees the first 2.2GB of space. If I try to format it using Windows, I only get an option ... | DoubleTwist sync fails after Froyo Update | android |
What ffmpeg options should I use to make video playable on Android Phone (specifically, LG Optimus)? I tried various bitrate and codecs and all combinations I came up with doesn't work (tried theora, mpeg4, h264). | The reviews I've read seem to indicate that the Optimus will happily play standard-definition Xvid and DivX video files in AVI format so try using the "-vcodec mpeg4" setting. http://ffmpeg.org/faq.html#SEC20 | Ffmpeg options for Android? | android |
I unlock my nexus one, and compile and install the ginger bread build load to the phone. But now, I realize that it does not have all the google software e.g. gmail, map, market, etc. How can I reset my nexus one back to the original froyo with all the google software? I have tried 'factory reset' but it does not rever... | Check out this thread, Original ROM , which is about returning a Nexus One to an unmodded ROM. | How can I reload original software back to nexus one | android |
Frequently I am in the range of WiFi. Still when waking up my phone (Motorola Milestone) it usually makes a GSM data connection (visible in the top bar), and only after few seconds the WiFi connection is made. I understand that WiFi takes some time to connect to. Is it possible to somehow stop the GSM connection openin... | Go to SETTINGS > WIRELESS & NETWORKS > Wi-Fi SETTINGS Press MENU and choose ADVANCED. Click Wi-Fi SLEEP POLICY and make sure NEVER is selected. This might help your WiFi connection remain connected. These are available on my Samsung Spica running v2.1 (Eclair). | Deferring GSM data connection | android |
Can you suggest me a widget for toggling usb debugging mode for Android? Or could you code it and upload to market, please? (I need it because of HTC Desire and HD's init process consuming 100% cpu bug. When toggled, it resets to 0) | Here installer for easy installation or widget only for manual installation INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION Prerequisites: You must be stackexchange-url ("rooted") You must be able to write to <code> /system/app/ </code> folder. USB Debugging is a "Secure" setting, so this widget must be installed as a system apps. It will no... | Is there a good USB debugging toggle widget for Android? | android |
What is the best app to browse, explore and access android files on a Linux machine over wifi? | FTPServer is very good, SwiFTP is another option. I believe they're both in the Market. | Tool for accessing android files on a linux pc over wi-fi | android |
How can I open an HTML file I have copied from PC to SD Card of Phone? I've tried opening it with the default application which is HTML Viewer but I get a "Web page not available" system page. The URL that the browser shows is: <code> content://com.android.htmlfileprovider/mnt/sdcard/Documents/To%20Read.html?text/html ... | You should be able to point the browser at the file you want with a URL of the format <code> file:///path/to/file.html </code> . For example, I just did this on my EVO with a file I saved to the root of my SD card as <code> post.html </code> by launching the browser and entering the URL <code> file:///sdcard/post.html ... | How can I open an HTML file I have copied from PC to SD Card of Phone? | android |
HTC Hero with HTC Sense - Android 2.1. Contacts can be either stored on "SIM", "Google" or "Phone". Many contacts are duplicated on "Phone", but I want them all in "Google" so I can manage easily. I've managed to copy all "Phone" to "Google", but now want to remove from "Phone". However, whenever I try to delete a cont... | To answer my own question - here's a different approach to achieve this (Google-only contacts) Ensure all required Android contacts are synced to Google Export the contacts to CSV on a computer Delete all contacts from the Android (that'll be both "Phone" and "Google") Import the contacts from CSV to Google Google will... | Delete the "Phone" part of a contact whilst keeping the "Google" part? | android |
Is it possible to open an HTML file with a text editor for example so that I can edit it's source? Thank you. | Sure. First find a text editor that you like, then launch the editor and open the HTML file. Many editors will also show up as an option in the launch menu for HTML files if you open them from a file browser, so you may be able to just find your HTML file in your file browser and select your text editor when you open i... | Open HTML file with text editor | android |
Maybe I took this for granted in my Windows Mobile years - but I'm having an issue with my new Galaxy S (Fascinate on Verizon). When a reminder pops up for a calendar event, I only see an option to "Snooze All" or "Dismiss". Can I not pick a snooze time? It appears that the default snooze time is 5 minutes. On Windows ... | I ended up finding a great app called Calendar Snooze that does exactly what I was looking for. You can set custom snooze times, set how often the reminders repeat if you don't snooze them, etc. | How to choose snooze time for calendar event notification? | android |
I am considering buying a new phone. Is there a way to easily redownload all of my apps onto the new phone without having to search for each one individually? | Yes you can. There are a number of utilities around to do backup and restore, as well as other options. I recently moved from the HTC Magic to the Desire HD. The way I did it was to use a free AppBrain account. This has a few advantages, in my opinion: You can search for, read about and tag for installation, applicatio... | Can I easily redownload all my apps if I get a new phone? | android |
The Samsung keyboard has a Quick Symbol key, where ".,?" are on the same key and accessed similar to the T9 method (don't know if this is standard for Android keyboards). A good idea, but how can I quickly enter an ellipsis (three dots)? The best I could come up with is: <code> dot space del dot space del dot </code> Q... | I recommand you to install AnySoftKeyboard (available in Android Market ), it a bloody good keybaord, by pressing 1 sec. on [.] key there is an additional key wit the three dots ! What I also find great in this keyboard is that you can install your country keyboard what the standard Androïd keyboard does not provide...... | Quick way to enter three dots (ellipsis)? | android |
As already mentioned in other questions, I'm using GPSTrackerLite or MyTrack to track my tours. This tours are for example hiking, snowshoeing or biking/cycling. However both of them have their disadvantages. In GPSTrackerLite, the height seems to be calculated very roughly. This is much accurate in MyTracks. On the ot... | Per your last comment, you seek Runkeeper Pro ( appbrain link ) also check out runkeeper.com . I highly recommend it although I'm most likely underestimating it since I just use it for running. It keeps track of your route, time, distance, elevation, calorie burn, etc. Your hiking, jogging and snowshoeing tours will ea... | Which application are you using to track and manage your GPS tracks? | android |
So about an hour ago I was texting and noticed that when I would try to hit certain letters using the on-screen keyboard that it would think I pressed the keys to the left or right of a certain area. It seemed like a deadspot to me and already I was disappointed but it wasn't a giant issue as I could just use the hardw... | Pictures, videos, downloads, and music are all stored on the SD card by default. You can get at them by popping your SD card into any card reader. (probably have to get an adapter) App settings are stored on the phone. But if those apps support google's backup service those settings will be restored on your new phone. | Moto Droid - Screen Going Crazy / SD Card Contents | android |
Is there a way to make the Notification Bar thicker? I recently bought this case and it makes it incredibly hard to pull down the notification bar. I was wondering if there was a way to thicken the notification bar, without completely hacking the phone? I have a Motorola Droid X | If you have a launcher like LauncherPro or ADW Launcher, you can just hit the menu button in any homescreen and click NOTIFICATIONS. That however doesn't help if you're in another app and want to bring down the Notification area, unfortunately. In LP, you can also configure a swipe action to pull down the Notification ... | Bigger Notification Bar? | android |
Very often I use my phone and the app MyTracks or GPSTrackerLite to track my hiking/biking tours. This really works great and I'm thrilledy by the lot of possibilities in combination with google maps, facebook etc. However there is one problem: If I'm tracking the battery lasts only a few hours. This is enough for most... | See my stackexchange-url ("answer here") on some ways to save battery power on your phone. | How to optimize energy consumption during GPS tracking? | android |
How can I access the bootloader on a Android 2.2 (or on other version)? Is the bootloader vendor or model specific? What are the options offered to the user when accessing the bootloader? (I know that the bootloader without interaction "boots" the android, please do not specify that) | The bootloader is vendor AND model-specific. It is not consistent across Android 2.2 versions. A common way to get into the bootloader (also called "recovery mode") is to hold a volume button down and reboot the device, releasing the button when you get to the bootloader. On my Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant, the easiest way... | How to access bootloader and what functions are available? | android |
I've tried turning on the portable hot-spot mode on my nexus-one and got a message from my operator saying that my plan doesn't cover data traffic made through the <code> web.operator.com </code> APN, as opposed to <code> mobile.operator.com </code> (my "usual" APN). That made me curious. Does that mean that android sw... | Also see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734138 for a discussion about how they might. Mechanisms other than APN change might include Time to live Request header Data volume Answer seems to be probably not. | Does android switch to a different APN when in hotspot mode? | android |
2.3 Gingerbread will use ext4 instead of YAFFS. My question is: YAFFS is for flash based filesystem, but ext4 is not. Will it lead to premature death of the device due to wear leveling? | Not likely, the flash storage itself usually have built-in hardware wear leveling, YAFFS2 is only advantageous when the flash storage does not have hardware wear levelling. However if you're reformatting a flash storage, do check that the flash storage have hardware wear leveling; most flash storage that originally shi... | Gingerbread with ext4: will it burn my flash? | android |
As we know, in order to locate our position indoors, Android utilizes the nearby Wi-Fi Hotspots' location for triangulation. But how may I submit the Wi-Fi hotspots in my neighborhood to Google's/Android's database to benefit from better triangulation? I live in Turkey, and Google Street View Cars-which are claimed to ... | TL;DR version: Just use the GPS. Long version: Turn on Wifi positioning ("Location & Security > Use wireless network"), turn on GPS ("Location & Security > Use wireless network"), use Google Maps (or other GPS applications), then walk/drive around your city. When you turn on both of these services, before the G... | How may I submit a WiFi hotspot to Android's database for a better triangulation? | android |
While I'm working with my computer, my mobile lies next to me and every time I receive a new SMS or WhatsApp message, I have to grab the phone, read the message and answer it. So It would be really nice, if there is an App or another possibilty to connect my mobile phone with my computer via Bluetooth, WLAN or USB so t... | If you have Android, try Texdro. I tried a few of the other related apps and this worked the best for me. It allows you to send and receive texts from your computer. It also allows you to silence SMS notifications on your phone while the program is running so you can just be notified on your computer (or you can be not... | How can I be informed through my computer if a new SMS is received? | android |
I know that the alarm isn't working when the phone is turned off, but my question is: Why doesn't this work? What were the developers/engineers thinking? I always used my mobile phones as alarm clocks and even very old mobile phone support alarm clocks when they are turned off. | There is no power to the phone when it's off. It's actually off . The Android OS is designed to use minimal power when not in use. If you have a problem with the battery dying overnight, it's probably due to a third-party app. | What's the reason that the alarm clock isn't working when the phone is turned off? | android |
My wife is contemplating an Android phone, and loved the demo she saw of VLingo on a Blackberry. I keep noting that this is all built in and free on Android. I imagine since they are cross coding anyway, might as well offer it for Android at least (It IS offered for Android, as well as iPhone and Blackberry). So a coup... | I tried VLingo for a while on my Evo and wasn't impressed. It did not seem to offer any value to me above that provided by the built-in voice actions. I uninstalled it after trying it for a couple of months. | Difference between VLingo and the built in Voice functionality in Android? | android |
I was wondering, is there a way to reduce the number of screens available with HTC sense phones to say 5? Just I find that 7 screens is excessive for my needs, and I heard I can get a decent performance / battery boost from having less screens. So is there a way to reduce the number of screens without using a custom la... | Unfortunately you can't change the number of screens and still use the HTC Sense UI. At least not in any of the versions I've seen. You can uninstall it or turn it off, but then you won't have free access to all of the HTC widgets, if you like those. If you really want the performance kick you'll get from less screens ... | How to reduce number of screens on HTC Sense android phones? | android |
I'm living in a country A. My mobile phone provider is located in country B. Unfortunately, I have to enable data roaming to work both in country A and country B. This doesn't costs my roaming costs, because the providers in country A and B work together. Unfortunately, I'm living also very close to country C. And a lo... | What if you used tasker/locale with this plugin ? You could then turn off data using APNdroid . | Enable data roaming only for specified providers? | android |
Has anyone used this feature successfully? ( C2DM feature explanation here - warning, it is a technical document ) As a user, how do you do it? The only app that I can find that looks like it does this is Chrome to Phone . Given the name, is the phone function crucial to pushing a Map to your Android device? I'm lookin... | Chrome to phone is a great app. It's one of my most used apps. Install Chrome to Phone from App Brain or the Android market. Next install the Chrome Extension . Finally find the directions on Google Maps and click the chrome to phone button. This will open up either the web page, Google maps, or Google Navigation (can'... | Sending Map from PC to Archos 43 using Chrome to Phone? | android |
I am wondering if the lag fix proposed by xda-developers could harm the device in anyway. Quote from Google Code "Original use was for 'One Click Lag Fix' for the Samsung Galaxy S series, to create a loopback EXT2 device on top of Samsung's RFS in order to improve response time for applications." Link to forum page abo... | Basically, it tricks the Android OS by using symbolic links and a large file formatted as ext2, rather than partitioning or formatting your device storage. In this way it's very safe. I've used it several times on several ROMs on my Galaxy S with no problems. | Lag fixing using OCLF - could it do any harm? | android |
Is there a way to keep the display "ON" whilst the device is plugged in? I am running Android 2.2 Froyo on Samsung Galaxy S. | Settings > Applications > Development > Stay awake | Display On when plugged in | android |
How can I use TFL information on my device? Is there an application or other good way of accessing TFL? For those who don't know, TFL == Transport for London, a webpage of London public transport when you can find what is the best way of getting from point A to B at a given time. | This is the highest rated app I found Appbrain: http://www.appbrain.com/app/pubtran-london/cz.fhejl.pubtran.london Here's the search I used: http://www.appbrain.com/search?q=tfl&sort=highest-rated | How can I access Transport for London from my device? | android |
I'm familiar with Adobe Air and I noticed it is on the Market. Does it accept .AIR files for install? If so, how does Air make adjustments for the small screen? Does air have access to all the neat features of Android? Such as access the contacts or the SD card? Need some help understanding how my Air application will ... | You still need to develop Android-specific apps , but you should be able to reuse most of your code if you a rewriting a desktop Air app for Android. So users can't just grab a regular Air app and run it on their phone, unfortunately. | Can someone describe how publishing an Adobe Air file on Android works? | android |
Is there an App/Widget/Custom Rom that gives you a Windows 7 Phone-like User Interface? Of course I don't need the Microsoft-specific stuff such as XBox Live, etc. But instead of app icons for phone/msg/settings/etc, you have the nice big ... windows... that you can slide around instead. I hope its not too subjective. ... | There is an alternative launcher that purports to give the look-and-feel of Windows Phone 7. I can't imagine it's more than "skin-deep", however. Some information (and a video) here: http://phandroid.com/2010/12/09/turn-your-android-phone-into-a-windows-phone-7-with-this-metro-ui-launcher/ | Is there a way I can get a Windows 7 Phone UI on my Android device? | android |
I frequently will get a message on Google Talk. I will drag down the notification bar, click the message, and answer. However, if I then press "Home", and it occurs to me that I wish to send yet another message to this person, I am forced to go find the Google Talk app icon, launch it, select the relevant conversation,... | Google talk and Gmail each behave this way. I found this out by asking stackexchange-url ("here") actually. So when you drag down the notification bar, GMail and Google Talk will not appear in the recent apps list. However, you will see them in recent apps if you navigate to them using an application launcher. I'm not ... | Why does Google Talk never appear on the "Recent Applications" list? | android |
Is it possible to use the Samsung Galaxy Tab as a wifi-hotspot so that non-3G iPads can use the Samsungs connection to the phone network? | The Galaxy Tab comes with Android version 2.2 (Froyo), this version of the Android OS comes with the ability to work as a WiFi hotspot for up to 5 devices built in. This lets you share your Tab's 3G connection out to other devices over Wifi. I've tethered wifi only devices like my Kindle 3, and a wifi Skype phone to my... | Can the Samsung Galaxy Tab be used as a wifi-hotspot? | android |
I have an Android phone which I just sold on eBay. What measures should I take before posting it off to its new home? Please answer thoroughly! | As said already, factory reset for a start. If you care about the privacy about what is on the SD card you should use a secure erase utility. Even after formatting the card you can still recover the data... If you google for secure erase you'll find a bunch of freeware tools to do the job. | I have sold my phone on eBay. What should I do before I send it off? | android |
I managed to sync my Galaxy Samsung S running Froyo with an exchange server . But I am really only interested in the calender data, not the emails . Someone knows how to do this ? | I hope someone comes up with a different solution: as far as I can tell, the solution presented in the answer by Al Everett, doesn't work. My work around : I have created a folder called 'Inbox server' on the exchange and set up a filter to move all incoming mails from inbox to 'inbox server' . Since the sync only sync... | Is is possible to sync my Samsung Galaxy S with an exchange account, but only the calendar, not the emails? | android |
There are 6 buttons on my power control widget: WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, ???, Data sync, Screen brightness. What does the 4th one do? P.S. I'm using an Orange San Francisco (ZTE Blade) with the 'Japanese Jellyfish RLS6' custom FroYo ROM, but I've seen this power widget in other ROMS. | It's either a mobile network data enabled switch or a 2G/3G switch, try it and check your data connection. Edit: got confirmation, see comments. | What does the new button on the power control widget do? | android |
Good day, after playing around with the Vodafone 845 (Android 2.1) icons positions I ended up with additional empty home-screens (or are they desktops, not sure for the term). What is the proper way to remove those empty screens? | You can't with the default launcher. However, with a lot of home screen replacements you can define how many home screens to have. (Zeam, Go Launcher, and Launcher Pro do, for sure.) | How to remove home-screens on a Vodafone 845? | android |
I understand that operators blocked any Skype over the data connections, but is there an alternative that works on the WiFi network? Update: I am using a HTC/Tmobile G1 phone, in the US. However, I am not connected to any carrier, as I use it (here) as a PDA over WiFi and not as a phone. | Skype for Android has a couple versions. Most are WiFi-only, so you would be able to use them no problem except that the G1 is not in Skype's list of supported devices , so you won't find it in the Market. Looks like it's Verizon-exclusive. The newest version won't run on your phone even if you grab it pseudo-legally; ... | Is there a Skype compatible client for voice calls over WiFi? | android |
On my LG-ally, I keep accidentally turning on silent mode. What exactly am I doing to cause this, and is there any way to disabled whatever the action is? | Are you perhaps using the volume control and going all the way to the "bottom"? That turns on silent mode in my Droid. Are you hitting the wrong option on the menu when you hit the power button? I'm not familiar with the LG Ally, so I don't know if they might have added an extra feature to make it easy to get into sile... | Accidentally turn on silent mode | android |
I have a droid eris running android 2.1...the dialer for it is awful. I dont know why they chose to put the end call button and send call button in the exact same area. It is also very laggy. Sometimes I will try to call someone and the send button gets hit twice which will initiate the call and then end it immediately... | There are quite a few replacement dialer apps in the market - just search for 'Dialer'. There are quite a few, both paid and free. I've only tried one ( Dialer One ) just to confirm that it can indeed replace the default dialer, but I don't think it's sensible to go into any particular dialer's merits here. | Is there anyway to speed up or replace the Sense UI dialer? | android |
Is there a way to encrypt my phone's internal memory, in the same way you would encrypt a computer's partition? Ideally, the phone would always ask for the password when booting, and even if someone had physical access to the phone and plugged it into a computer, this person could never see what's inside the phone unle... | Android 3 (Honeycomb) offers full system encryption natively. However, as it's only for tablets at this point I will post some other avenues. There was some work done on this for the G1 using LUKS and Cryptsetup . I think I've seen this on a moto droid rom too, but you'll definitely need root. It is not trivial to do, ... | Encrypt the phone's internal storage | android |
I've noticed that when I login over WIFI to my company VPN the following problems occur: GTalk does not login. No GMail notifications received. I can access the Android Market but when I attempt to download an application it fails. All these work ok on my home WIFI and 3G connections. Does anyone have any idea what wou... | I think GTalk uses port 5228, and the notifications and Market downloads both use the GTalk protocol internally. | Market Downloads, GTalk and GMail notifications fail when on company VPN | android |
I have an SGS i9000 with Android 2.1 and I installed a lot of applications before I fully understood what "root" was. Now I naturally want to review which applications I gave root access. How can I do this? | If you root your device using one of the more modern methods, then you should have a SuperUser.apk installed that will prompt you before any apps are given root access. The SuperUser application also keeps track of the applications that have been given root access. If you don't know about rooting, there is no way you h... | How can I check which applications have been granted root access? | android |
Is it possible to somehow connect a monitor, keyboard and mouse to an Android phone and then use it as a lightweight computer (netbook-like)? If it is, what Android version / phone type support it, and how can it be done? I know that 2 years ago, the guys behind REDFLY presented a proof of concept working with their te... | Samsung have a dock for the Galaxy Tab which connects it to a pretty much full-size keyboard, and props the screen in a position where it's like a laptop's screen. There are also a number of Android devices that have a video or HDMI out capability to output their screen onto a TV, often needing a special converter cabl... | Can I connect an Android phone to an external monitor, keyboard and mouse? | android |
One of the first things that I noticed on my Nexus One as I turned it on the first time, was GMail, Talk, Voice, Maps, Google Calendar and many other Google based services. I know that even on a Windows or Linux PC it's very hard to avoid using Google... but it is possible, as there are alternatives to every service th... | (1) What are the non-Google alternatives to GMail, Talk, Voice, Maps, Google Calendar on the Nexus One? Can't say specifically about Nexus One, but the stock Android platform does not come with Google-branded apps; so, yes, it is possible for the phone to live without Google. However, IMO if you're using Android and av... | How practical it is to use an Android phone, bypassing Google completely? | android |
Scenario is as follows- Switch flight mode on. Go into meeting/go to sleep. Switch flight mode off. Receive a message. Timestamp on the message is the time received. With my old Nokia, under details it would show the time the message was actually sent. Is it possible to show this on Android? | There is an app called SMS Timestamper that appends the received time to incoming text messages. Worth mentioning for those not comfortable with fiddling with the OS's internals, or those unsure if it would work on their version of the firmware. I'm on JPO so I didn't want to chance it. | Show the time an SMS was sent, not received | android |
Is there any app or method that provides word completion when using a physical keyboard? | I believe Better Keyboard and Smart Keyboard Pro offer suggestions even with the use of the hardware keyboard. This is a user configurable feature available in the app settings. | How can I get word completion with physical keyboard? | android |
I want to change the phone's state dependent on which specific bluetooth device is connected -- can Tasker or Locale do that? Thanks! | Yes. Tasker will do this. When you're setting up the state, choose "bluetooth connected", then click the magnifying glass next to the "name" field. It will search for paired bluetooth devices. Choose the one you want and configure states/actions. Then do it again for the other BT device. | Can Tasker/Locale tell me what BT device is connected? | android |
The permissions warning in the Android Market is very vague. As well, I can't see the app permissions in a collective area of all the apps I have previously installed. So, I have no clue whether an app is accessing my contacts, my email address, my name, phone number, camera, microphone, image gallery, and other privat... | You can see the permissions of installed apps. Go to <code> Market -> Menu button, My apps -> select an app -> Menu button, Security </code> There are also apps called Permissions Watchdog, and Permissions, as per Al's comment. | Questions About Android Privacy | android |
Sometimes when my Nexus One is plugged in with the screen switched off, the screen turns itself on (showing the lock screen) seemingly randomly, and I have the "Stay awake" Development option turned on, so it stays switched on until I manually switch it off again. I suspect that some app is inappropriately obtaining an... | I eventually tracked this down using the app "Task Identifier". It's a bit awkward to use and has an odd interface, but it also has the useful feature of showing an alert if apps activate when the phone is sleeping. It turned out that the problem was the sync service from the doubleTwist app, and it appears that it was... | Why does the screen come on when my phone is plugged in but idle? | android |
How can I view the .apk files of currenly installed apps on my android phone? | Use a file manager to look in the following locations: <code> /data/app </code> <code> /data/app-private </code> <code> /system/app/ </code> <code> /sdcard/.android_secure </code> (shows .asec files, not .apks) On Samsung phones: <code> /sdcard/external_sd/.android_secure </code> You need to be rooted to view the first... | Where are the .apk files of currently installed apps stored on my Android device? | android |
So I got myself a used G1 from a local guy. The main reason for purchasing this phone was that I needed a quad-band GSM phone for my visits abroad. Then, I thought why not put a few more $$ and get a smartphone that I can use as a PDA when in the US (as I don't have/want a cell phone nor an active voice or data plans).... | Most updates won't erase your data. The kernel and /system partition can usually be updated without the filesystem needing to be wiped, so your data folders aren't damaged. If the WiFi network data isn't erased, then your phone should connect to WiFi after the upgrade, and you're good to go. I can't find any info on wh... | Activating and upgrading HTC G1 w/o a data plan or a sim? | android |
Sometimes you see the sync symbol appearing in the message bar at the top of the screen (mine being a Samsung Galaxy S running Froyo). At that time, most of the times, the screen freezes. So I was wondering : is there an application / widget that shows which application is performing a sync operation at the moment ? An... | You can check the Accounts & Sync in the settings. This will show you what is syncing. I am going to throw out a guess that you have the Official Twitter client installed and have sync data enabled. I used to get the "lock up" you describe all the time. The lock up is not really just from the app that is syncing, b... | Is there a way to see what application is performing a sync? | android |
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