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I have read that Fring supports doing Skype calls. I have installed Fring it but see no Skype options. How do I do Skype calls using Fring? | Skype has blocked Fring from using it's services. For more info see http://www.fring.com/blog/?p=2322 | How do I do Skype calls using Fring | android |
I've been trying to find a good RSS widget that maximizes the number of entries that will fit in 4x2 or 4x4, especially for titles or sites with short entries like headlines. Any good ones out there? | TalkAndroid.com has this list of the top 5 RSS readers for andoid here . gReader (3rd party app requires your google credentials) FeedR (costs 1.99) FastReader (3rd party app requires your google credentials) FeedSquares (3rd party app requires your google credentials) NewsRob (3rd party app requires your google creden... | High-density RSS reader widget | android |
Any thoughts on how to resolve the "USB not supported" error my vehicle (Honda Pilot) displays when I connect the phone (Galaxy S Captivate) via the USB jack? Thanks in advance! | That USB input in the Honda Pilot only supports certain drivers. It looks like it has support for standard flash thumb drives and iPod products. Android comes preloaded with the drivers necessary to communicate with windows so until Honda updates the stereos driver support or someone puts the necessary drivers to inter... | Why is Samsung Galaxy S (Captivate) USB not supported in my Honda Pilot? | android |
Is there an app that will work as a Windows or Linux media center extender? | HomePipe is one such service. Subsonic is an open source server / web based solution . A free alternative solution is ampcache / amdroid | Is there a media center extender app for Android? | android |
I am looking to wipe my phone. I have a motorola droid currently running one of the first Nexus One 2.2 builds (no mod) that could be rooted to the droid. I tried downloading a version of Froyo and using sprecovery to update using the update.zip method; however it wouldn't pick up on there being an update.zip to use, a... | Some questions, and hopefully some answers: So you are currently rooted, running one of the earlier leaks of Froyo for the Droid? You are willing to switch to a mod CM6? Or do you want to go back to plain vanilla stock without root? If you are currently rooted and willing to try out a mod like CM6, then go to the Marke... | Is there a direct repo for various Android Build Numbers' update.zip | android |
Is there a relatively easy way to convert 3gp files to share as mpeg format from an Android device? | No, probably not easily. This stackexchange-url ("SO answer") points to using FFmpeg via the command line. It offers examples on Audio and Video conversion . For example: <code> ffmpeg -i /tmp/a.3gp /tmp/a.mp3 </code> This Android Shell Command app is on the market, which could theoretically call FFmpeg, but it looks s... | Share 3gp video files as mpeg | android |
I've always wondered with flashlight apps, especially ones that use the LED light(s): Is there any risk of shortening the life of the LEDs? I noticed one app ("ASettings") gives a warning that doing so can "harm your phone"... which to me sounds even more ominous than burning out the bulb. I thought LEDs had a crazy lo... | There's a really good thread of discussion about this on AndroidForums here. In short, LEDs have a long life span (20k+ hours?). So the concern isn't really the LEDs burning out (although after a long period of time, they will eventually start losing the amount of output and their brightness will dim). The real concern... | Any concerns using LED flashlight apps? | android |
My Android device (on Verizon) will sometimes display 3G in the status area, and sometimes display 1X. What do these indicate, and what is the difference? | The Verizon network uses a technology called CDMA2000 , or CDMA for short. There are different types of CDMA2000 connections. The first is 1x, or 1xRTT, which has a potential throughput of 153kbps, but will likely be lower depending on signal strength. When '1X' is displayed in the status bar, this is the connection ty... | What are the technical differences between 1X and 3G on Verizon's network? | android |
How do I sync my Facebook contacts with the contacts on my Samsung Galaxy Spica? | Settings > > Accounts and Sync > > Add account > > Facebook Enter your facebook info Check the Sync Contacts checkbox | How to sync my Facebook contacts? | android |
Is it possible to create an alias for a place so that I can use the alias in voice actions ? Examples of the type of thing that I'd like to be able to say: Directions to Home Navigate to Jim's House | Currently this functionality doesn't seem to be possible using Voice Search. There is a free app in the market called NavigationPro which is a little funky to figure out at first. It allows you to save locations and name them in the app. You can then enable the feature in the preferences for the app so that whenever yo... | Alias place names for use in Voice Actions? | android |
Do you know if there's an app : Dedicated to sleep tracking Connected with Google Health I'm interested in such an application, so if you know one, please share it w/ me. Thanks. Rob | There's Sleep Bot Tracker Log and Sleep Logger . They don't seem to directly connect to Google Health, but they let you export data (one does CSV, the other doesn't specify). | Sleep Tracking App connected with google health | android |
What are the browser alternatives on Android and what are the main features that they offer? | Some options: Coco Dolphin Opera Mini Skyfire Here's a quick read on AndroidApps.org that gives overviews on some of the more popular browsers. And a longer one from PC World . I personally just use the stock Android browser. I've used Dolphin HD for a while, but at times it felt slow (on my Droid). The Opera Mini brow... | What alternative browsers are available on Android? | android |
Is there a blacklist yet for Android apps? After reading things like this on slashdot , I think this sort of thing would be extremely helpful. As much as I like Android because I'm not censored as to what I can and cannot install, I would like resources that help me censor myself. I tried googling but I didn't see anyt... | The problem with something like this is it's really hard to keep up. Somethings are easily seen as bad, but others, are harder to judge. Would you black list a twitter client that has access to your location? That's a feature since people can attach their location to their tweets. It's not one I use, but it's one some ... | Is there a black list for Android apps? | android |
Like lots of us, I guess, I discovered Tango today (one the greatest app !) As I own a Galaxy S, I wonder if we can use the front camera while talking. I know we can do that using the builtin visiocall app. Does anybody know the hack ? http://www.appbrain.com/app/tango-video-calls/com.sgiggle.production Thanks. | The Recent Changes list for v1.4.4857 (released around 11/11/10) states: We added support for front facing cameras on Samsung devices We fixed an issue that was causing some HTC EVOs to reboot when launching Tango So it looks like they needed to change something specific in their software to let you use the front facin... | How to use the front camera with Tango? | android |
A couple of apps I've installed or considered say they require internet access even though they have no obvious internet features. One of the most surprising ones was a simple compass app. Why is this? | Usually apps require internet access for ads, analytical data, or for sending bug reports/stack traces back to the developer. Other reasons might include using Google's licensing servers to validate legitimate copies of apps with Android market purchases (Google's licensing servers use the CHECK_LICENSE permission). Si... | Why do some apps with no internet features require internet access? | android |
Is there any way to sync my Firefox bookmarks with Android? | I believe Fennec (Firefox mobile) will have this feature, but it is currently only in alpha. You can get a copy of the alpha here . Note that you'll need about 40mb+ of internal storage space free to install it. | Can I sync Firefox bookmarks with Android? | android |
The volume on my headphones (even on maximum) isn't very high at all. Is there any way I can increase the volume higher than the program allows? | I know I may not be understanding your question the way you intend it but Bryan Denny just pointed out AndroidAudioHacks.com which I believe will solve your problem but not mine (because it only works on HTC phones). via stackexchange-url ("Bryan's answer to another similar question") | How to increase music playback volume? | android |
My friend has an HTC Droid Incredible and his phone's battery is draining like nothing else. He says Verizon Backup Assistant seems to keep getting hung up while his battery is draining. During this time he also can't get Google to snyc. From what I can tell Verizon Backup Assistant offers no useful features once your ... | Can you uninstall the application? Or is it one of those pre-installed apps? If it's preinstalled, you'll have to get root access to remove it completely, see here . However, removing it can potentially cause a brick if you factory reset your phone. EDIT: It looks like there are no easy ways to disable this app. You ha... | How to disable Verizon backup assistant? | android |
I'm looking for an app that will let me type text messages on my PC and send the SMSs directly from the PC through my phone, or save the messages to the phone for later use. I'm basically looking at something like Nokia PC Suite's equivalent. EDIT: Google Voice is only for US, doesn't work in India at least, and also d... | PDANet (a tethering program) will let you send and receive SMS via a little desktop client when you are connected to your phone via USB or bluetooth | How do I send SMS from PC through Android Phone or to Android Phone? | android |
Is there a way to take a screenshot of an Android device and save it as an image file? | If you have Android 4.0+ : You can press the Power button + the Volume Down button at the same time to take a screenshot. It will be saved to your gallery. Note: You need to keep the buttons pressed for around a second for this to work. This is to avoid the screenshot when this combination is accidentally pressed. If y... | How to take a screenshot with an Android device? | android |
can I batch update the apps I dowloaded from the market? I receive notifications like "14 updates available", but I don't know how to update them all, usually I just click some important apps and update manually. It's tiring and takes quite some time. | This question has already been asked and answered: stackexchange-url ("stackexchange-url | how to batch update one's market application? | android |
Is there any way to see "Top Best (i.e. Top 10/50/100, etc.) applications" in Android Market as we are looking in AppStore ? I means to say which applications/Games are famous amongst the people as "Angry Bird" is famous game in Appstore, applications may have either higher ratings or higher viewer, how do i come to kn... | The web Market and the Honeycomb tablet Market app now have a whole set of pages listing the "Top X Apps" for a whole set of definitions of "Top". I can't see any way to get to all of these categories in the current Gingerbread phone version of the Market app, presumably they have less screen room to show all of these ... | Android Market - Want to see Best Applications | android |
The Appbrain app is offering to update my Maps, Street View and Facebook app. In the Android Marketplace, I can't see any option to update (though I have never updated an app before so I don't know how the update would appear). I am wondering if this difference has something to do with HTC customisations. Should I allo... | Were these pre-installed apps? You won't get market update notificatins for apps that are pre-installed, you have to go to the market and manually install any newer versions of the app and then you'll get future updates via the market. The same thing happened with my Droid. I heard about an update for Facebook (which c... | AppBrain offers to update app that marketplace does not | android |
I'm starting a wiki to compile a short list of browsers, apps, extensions, etc. that allow users to easily link or bookmark webpages between their PC and phone. This is ultimately just a "best apps" question, so answers should be made CW. I placed an answer below. Any other suggestions are appreciated! | If you're running Android 4.0+, just use Google Chrome both on PC and Android , and associate it with the same Google account. This allows you to sync your browsers so that you can see open tabs from both locations on all devices. You can even have multiple PCs/OSs synced, just use the same Google account. "Sign in to ... | Sharing Browser Links between PC and Phone | android |
I have just got a an HTC Desire as a present and I want to view www.mathnet.am which is an Armenian site. But insted of Armenian letters I see squares. I have read some advices in some forums, but could not solve the problem. Please help. By the way I can't see www.Google.am (this is the Armenian variant of it) letters... | Here is the link, where that kind of browser (Hay Web Browser) can be downloaded: http://webdroid.life.am/ Here is the facbook group, where Hay Web Browser is being discussed, and the creator can answer to your questions: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_191625270874191&ap=1 | Is there a browser that will display Armenian letters? | android |
I want to add custom features to an alarm clock in a way that it logs whether or not I press snooze every day. Is there a good open source alarm clock that I could use as a basis? | I highly recommend the standard android clock as a basis for this: http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/DeskClock.git;a=summary | Is there an Android open source alarm clock? I want to log whether or not I press snooze | android |
In the web based version of Google Maps it is possible to create a link to a set of directions between two places and send it to a friend in an email or instant message. For example I can send someone a link 1 to show them some walking directions. Is it possible to create a link similar to this in the Google Maps App f... | I have not been able to find out how to do that either. However, I have found you can share places by clicking on them and then selecting "Share this place." | How can I share directions/route from Google Maps App? | android |
According to FoxToPhone (presumable, ChrometoPhone is similar) you can Send current page with address bar button Right click on any link/image to send to your Android phone Highlight any text and right click to send to the clipboard in your phone (Max. 1024 chars) Click on market:, smsto: and tel: links to open them in... | I can think of one nasty block of text off the top of my head: your bit.ly key that you have to provide to 3rd party applications (i.e. Twitter clients). It's like a 20+ random character string. So any other long "key" like string would be a good reason to blast it from your desktop. Images: maybe you found a cool imag... | What are some use-cases for FireFox|Chrome-to-Phone? | android |
Is there a good alarm app that will start playing selections from a playlist at the scheduled alarm time? | Gentle Alarm. Seems a little complex at first with profiles and alarms, but it rocks. The best feature is the one that allows you to skip alarms set to go off without actually turning off a configured alarm. I use that feature all the time. You have to pay for it, but its worth it. There was a comment about the concern... | Alarm clock to wake to music play list? | android |
I would love to listen again to BBC radio in the UK. There was an app called beebplayer for watching BBC TV as catch up, and for live radio, but not for radio listen again, although it has now been withdrawn. So are there any other apps (that don't require flash)? Are there statements from the BBC about Android support... | The BBC released statements about their support for Android with iPlayer back in June: BBC iPlayer on mobile: a new version and Adobe Flash 10.1 streaming on all Android 2.2 phones and BBC iPlayer on Android update . This all boils down to saying that their current strategy for mobiles is to offer a mobile optimised ve... | Any way to listen again to BBC radio? | android |
If I surf to a page and then leave the browser for a while, when I open up the browser again it still shows the content of the page - but after a second or so it initiates a refresh. Is there a way to stop this behavior? I have experienced the same behavior in Dolphin Browser, fwiw. | I've noticed this with Dolphin as well, but in my findings it is not actually refreshing the page, rather I think it is reloading the cached content of the page. I'm pretty sure this is whats going on because at work we have a guest wireless system that requires authentication. When I connect my phone to it and browse ... | Can I make the browser stop autmatically refreshing pages that haven't been displayed for a while? | android |
The first two buttons on the Android power control widget are Wifi and Bluetooth. What do the other 3 buttons do? | The last three are GPS Receiver, Data Sync and Screen Brightness. As seen here . And it looks like the Extended Controls app gives you even more control ( android police article ) and here it is on appbrain . | What do the buttons on the Android power control do? | android |
OS: 2.1 Phone: Samsung Vibrant (Galaxy S) I'm having trouble with my new Samsung Vibrant (it constantly reboots) and I'm going to return it for a replacement unit. How can I transfer all of my phone settings, contacts, apps, app settings and pictures/movies from the old phone to the new one? | Lookout should do all, or at least most, of this for you. (Warning: Market-speak follows) Your mobile device is your most personal computer. It contains your personal data including contacts, photos, video, e-mail, and text messages. Backup your data and keep it safe and secure. Whether you accidently delete data, your... | How to transfer apps, contacts and settings between two identical phones? | android |
In Swype Settings I have the language set to "UK English" yet for some reason when I'm typing the currency symbol (long-press on s ) is a dollar sign ( $ ) not a pound sign ( £ ), if I press SYM the dollar actually has its own button $ on the left-hand side, and I have Euro (€) and Yen on the top row for long presses o... | Looks like a problems with the version of Swype pre-installed by Samsung, have logged a bug on Swype's forums at http://forum.swype.com/showthread.php?1343-Default-currency-key-doesn-t-change Don't think there's anything much any of us can do now except wait for Swype to fix the bug and for Samsung to push out the upda... | How can I change the default currency key on Swype keyboard? | android |
Right now I am using HTC Hero, having firmware Android 2.1 and I have attached VODAFONE, India SIM-CARD in this phone, and also having Wi-fi connectivity. Whenever I try to "sign-in" to Android-Market using Google Account, it is always showing "Can't Establish a reliable data connection to the server" titled error with... | I don't know if this helps, but with SFR, in France, I have nearly the same issue ; i can't use the market OTA (unless I use WiFi). It is due to limitation from the carrier ; perhaps rooting the phone could help to get rid of that limitation. | How do you get Market to work when Android is Unable to Access Android Market? | android |
With a rooted phone and an app you can overclock or underclock your processor. Also, off Android, with some hacks you can boost power of a wifi router and wifi antenna. It seems to me that if you can do those things you could boost the reception of your cell antenna some how. Am I right? If so, how? | As a telecom engineer student, I know that one of the main limitation for power is the EIRP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equivalent_isotropically_radiated_power). Overpassing the EIRP is one of the must known way to increase wifi router power (by adding a better antenna, which leads to an increase in gain, and in powe... | Can I boost/improve reception on my Droid? | android |
Anyone know of a good guide on how to use the LauncherPro Shortcut Creator and/or a good source for already made shortcuts? | Check out his blog post on it. LauncherPro Shortcuts are a new way of creating, adding, and sharing custom shortcuts for LauncherPro. Shortcuts are created and shared as LPS files. LPS files are self-contained shortcut files that have all the info needed to make a shortcut, including the label, icon, and Android intent... | LauncherPro Shortcut Creator Guide & Repository? | android |
Can I get DLNA on my Droid 1 through some sort of hack, patch or accessory or do I just have to upgrade to a newer phone? I'm sure this question must seem absurd to some people but I looked around and it's still not clear to me if DLNA is a software or hardware solution. | Twonky media, who make the very good Twonky DLNA server for PCs, have released a Twonky Server app for Android, this should allow you to share content (videos, music, pictures) that are stored on your phone to network attached DLNA compatible devices on your network (eg Windows Media Player on Windows 7, XBox 360, PS3,... | Can I get DLNA on my Droid? | android |
I've seen people crop off part of a widget to make it take up less space. Is there any readily-available way to do this on an HTC phone with Sense (Droid Incredible, to be specific)? | If you purchase the paid version of launcher pro you can crop widgets. Just long press on a widget with Launcher Pro installed and running, and then let go. It should be highlighted in an off orange/yellow color. In the lower right corner is a little arrow type icon, click this and drag to crop the widget. Not sure how... | Is there any way to crop widgets in HTC Sense? | android |
I do not own an Android device. I was thinking about getting one, and an important feature for me is the ability to record a phone conversation which is in progress - meaning, while I am in the middle of a conversation, I could touch a button which will save a two-sided audio recording of that conversation from the mom... | There are a couple of apps to try. I use Ultimate Voice Recorder which costs $4.99 but works beautifully. You can start recording in the middle of a call. A quick search on AppBrain brought up Record My Call which is free. I haven't used Record My Call so I can't comment on whether or not it can start in the middle of ... | Is there a way to easily record a phone conversation in-progress? | android |
How can I edit or remove people from the favourite contacts widget on my HTC Legend? | You can access them through the group "Starred in Android" in GMail | How can I edit or remove people from the favourite contacts widget on my HTC Legend? | android |
my previous phone was a windows mobile 6.5 from HTC. so I had it linked to my computer (windows 7 x64 pro) and it used windows mobility center to sync with outlook 2010. everything was fine. I also added Gmail by IMAP in outlook. but now I have this awesome brand new HTC Desire with Android 2.2 (Froyo) so it asked for ... | Android syncs to Gmail, Contacts, and Calendar nearly effortlessly. It seems like in your case it's Outlook that is the problem child. Do you need to sync contacts with Outlook too? If not, a one-time export/import from Outlook to Gmail should meet your needs. I would say have Outlook sync with Google and have the phon... | Sync setup question: will Android, Outlook 2010, Gmail, calendar and contacts sync? | android |
Will my HTC HERO get Android 2.2? I guess i can upgrade to Anrdoid 2.2 but can i get Sense UI on Android 2.2 for hero? | The answer is no. But if you root your Hero, the answer is definitively yes. Check out XDA Forums and lookup your device . I know for the CDMA hero there are already 2.2 ROMs ripe for the picking. | HTC HERO Android 2.2 | android |
I'm looking for an SMB Server app for my HTC Hero (Android 2.1) so I can share the contents of my SD card and phone memory over the WiFi network like a regular Windows file share. I'd like one that does not require me to root my phone, and am willing to pay for the right app so it doesn't have to be free. All I've foun... | As your original question still isn't answered and I wondered the same, here's the answer. Short answer: No, without root it's not possible to run an SMB server using the default ports so that it's found by Windows PCs. Long answer: SMB either runs on ports 137-139 (UDP and TCP) using NetBIOS or on newer systems (from ... | Is there a SMB Server app that does not require root access? | android |
I have a Facebook calendar on my Google Calendar. While my other calendars display by name this one displays by its Calendar ID (a string of numbers and characters). Furthermore, the events do not appear. I know that my phone (HTC Legend) already had a Facebook calendar set up, but this calendar displayed birthdays as ... | I'm not sure about facebook events here because I have very few events ever listed in my facebook calendar. But if you sync your phone with Facebook (Settings > Accounts & sync) and have it sync live feeds, it should display calendar items in your calendar. I know I have birthdays in my calendar that show up and th... | Facebook calendar not displaying properly | android |
I've seen mention of special folders on the SD card such as "ringtones" and "notifications" . What is the full list of special folders recognized by Android's (Froyo preferred) configuration and its standard apps? | The information below is from a developer website, it is the closest I could find to a definitive answer. From website: If you're using API Level 7 or lower, use getExternalStorageDirectory() to open a File that represents the root of the external storage, then save your shared files in one of the following directories... | List of special Android SD card folders? | android |
Right now in the market you have to manually update each app, is there an app that automates this? | Users can update several apps at once using Android version 2.2. An answer in the Android support forum says: They have added this already but this is probably limited to market client app on Android 2.2 aka FroYo and higher firmware. Also, I don't see anything in the market would bring this out for pre-2.2 phones, but... | Is there a good app that lets me to the app updates in one go? | android |
Is there a way to hide the notifications that a given application shows in the Ongoing Notification bar? | As of Android 2.0, the system requires that apps that run constantly in the background, and that require a certain level of priority so that they don't get killed offhand (like music apps), put an Ongoing Notification. This was to prevent abuse of requesting this level of priority without letting the user know that it'... | Can I hide a program from ongoing activities in the notification bar? | android |
I need to send a web page as an email attachment using GMail, not as a link to the page, but the entire page saved and attached to the email. I don't see any way to do this with the Android web browser. Is there a way to do this that I've missed, or are there other browsers that can accomplish this? | Dolphin Browswer HD has an option to "Save Page." I tried it on this page and it saved it as 1606.htm. I then went into gmail and chose to "add attachment" and used ASTRO file browser to attach it. | How can I attach a web page to an email? | android |
I have some MP3 files that have Cyrillic in the mp3 data, as well as being named Сyrillic (the file names themselves as in "музыка.mp3". Is there some additional language package that can install to have my music player and file system render the Cyrillic data correctly? I realize these are two separate features. I'm h... | My assumption would be you need to install some kind of language package, buy a phone from the country of origin for that language, or convert the files back to English language. When I go to Settings > Language & keyboard and look at the languages I can only choose from English and Spanish. So to install another l... | What do I have to do to get my file system to recognize foreign characters? | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy S (i9000) with Android 2.1. I am wondering if it can read a USB flash drive. It will be really useful to copy files across USB drives so you don't have to carry laptops around. I think if there is a cable/converter to plugin a USB into the phone and there is an app to read the connected USB driv... | Yes and Kinda. You're talking about USB On the Go (OTG) and Android is capable of it but it's not officially supported. I couldn't find any apps in the app market that handle it but here are a couple people that got it working: http://sven.killig.de/android/N1/2.2/usb_host/ (this guy basically turned his Nexus One into... | Can you read a USB flash drive from an Android phone? | android |
I downloaded some wallpapers for my phone using the PC. Now, in which folder of my Android phone should I store them in order to be visible in Wallpaper Gallery? | A quick solution : just copy them in DCIM (to use Gallery as a source) or store them in Picasa. It'll allow you to get them from another handset if you want :) EDIT (Thanks to Matt) : You can put the file in any folder of your FS, and Android will find it and suggest it as a wallpaper. | Where to copy wallpapers? | android |
I have at least one alarm set to go off daily so the icon in my status bar is really pointless. Is there a way to make this icon hidden? (it's the icon next to the time in the status bar) | No, for the same reasons detailed in this answer. stackexchange-url ("stackexchange-url | Is there a way to hide the Alarm icon in the status bar? | android |
I read that android (and simmilar operation sytems e.g. iOS) get the current coarse location by using either WiFi or GSM tower triangulation. I get the basic idea but have questions about the details. Does Android normally use both methods or does it prefer one and fall back to the other? Does it comunicate with a serv... | It is really up to the developer as to how to implement the location service. The full description is available here: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/location/obtaining-user-location.html The graph about 1/3rd down the page is pretty useful to see what a typical app might do, but again, it is completely up to... | How does Android get the coarse location? | android |
Is there a way to edit Google documents from an Android device? | We can now edit Google Docs with our mobile with the official App :) More information can be found in this blog entry from the official Google Documents blog. | Is there a way to edit Google Documents with Android | android |
Google Maps is great, but unless you have an unlimited data plan, it's going to cost a lot downloading all that data all the time. Do you know of any (preferably free) good offline map application for Android? Ideally one that can do navigation (preferably with voice) and in my location (Sydney, Australia). | Yah, there is a terrific one, called Maverick Lite . Off-road GPS navigator with OSM, Google and Bing maps . Support for offline maps & multi-touch. Build-in compass, timer and trip computer. Share your current or planned location. Record and upload tracks to GPSies.com. FourSquare support. And it's free. the paid ... | Is there an offline maps application for Android? | android |
The older Android versions are called "cupcake" and "eclair". Where does 2.2 get it's name from? | It's short for Fro zen Yo ghurt. I have no idea who came up with the idea to name it after frozen yoghurt though. | What is a "Froyo"? | android |
How do you do Google talk voice and video calling from android. The google talk application only appears to allow text based chatting. But Google talk on the desktop supports both voice calling and video chat. | There is no official Google talk voice/video chat for Android phones. You can use Google Talk in Android 2.3.4+ to make video chats now. Additionally, any calls made via Google Voice are done via cell tower (using your minutes), not data. | How to use Google Talk voice and video calling on an Android? | android |
Every once in a while my phone gets very sluggish when I'm multitasking, which is annoying but fine. Is there any way for me to set it so that the Dialer app takes priority over everything else, quickly stealing whatever resources it needs to run as fast as possible? Also, I am aware of the plethora of task killers ava... | I don't think there is any way to prioritize threads/apps in Android. Programatically you'd set thread priority here , but it would be your threads in your app. You shouldn't be able to do this against someone else's app unless you had their developer signature as all applications are sandboxed from each other (unless ... | Can I set it so the "Phone" on my phone takes priority over all other apps? | android |
Is it possible to uninstall stock Sprint apps (such as Sprint TV and Nascar) without rooting the phone? If so, are there any undesirable side effects? | Depends on your definition of 'rooting'. Depending on your phone, you may be able to simply install a custom Recovery on the device, boot to that, and either manually remove the apps through the adb shell or using some sort of installable script fed through the recovery in the form of a .zip file. (That's how it works ... | Uninstall Sprint apps without rooting? | android |
On my HTC Hero running 2.1, the voice command is slow - both startup and processing. I have a large contact list (on the scale of 1000 contacts), and I suspect that is the cause. Does anyone know if there is a correlation between the two? If so, is there a solution other than trimming the contact list? | I have a similarly sized contact list and I've found that the Voice Dialer is both slow to load and slow to find responses on my Moto Droid (on 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2). I stopped using the Voice Dialer and started using Voice Search (aka. Voice Actions) by saying "Call Jane Smith mobile." I've found Voice Search to open quic... | Voice command slow with large contact list? | android |
I have an application that isn't working correctly. Either it's not launching, or not responding to commands, or some of the functionality isn't doing what I expect. What are some simple steps I can do to try to fix the issue on my own? (This question and answer are intended to be a canonical and generic source for dea... | The steps to take with an app that just isn't working properly are: From <code> Settings | Applications | Manage applications | <application> </code> or <code> Settings | Apps | <application> </code> (depends on your version of Android) Force stop if that doesn't help Clear cache if that doesn't help Clear ... | App isn't working correctly. How can I fix it? | android |
I'm thinking about ditching my iPhone and going Android, so far the best contenders are the HTC Desire HD and the Samsung, which one has superior hardware specifications? | It really depends what you mean by superior. The Desire HD will be basically the same as the existing Desire but with a 4.3" screen and will have the same amount of internal storage as the Galaxy S. The Desire HD will have 768 MB of RAM instead of 512 MB on the Galaxy S. But the Desire HD will have the same Snapdragon ... | Will the HTC Desire HD have superior hardware than the Samsung Galaxy S? | android |
The speaker at the back of my phone, used for ringing and playing sound without headphones, is completely silent. Do I need to have it repaired? | The Samsung Captivate's speaker can work its way loose, usually after the phone takes a hard knock (like being dropped). In most cases you can fix it yourself by opening the back and pressing HARD on the speaker with your thumb. You should probably power the phone off to do this. | The loud speaker on my Samsung Captivate stopped working! Is my phone broken or can I fix it myself? | android |
I'm thinking about getting a Samsung Galaxy S phone, I want to know a bit more about its capabilities as an ebook reader Does it have any built in applications for reading? And if so which formats does it support? | Android 2.1 doesn't have any preloaded ebook readers but specific phones may have something preloaded. The pre-loaded apps depend on the carrier, but regardless you can download different ebook readers from the Android App Market for free. Unfortunately none of the current ebook readers are a complete solution as they ... | Does android 2.1 have any specific built-in ebook apps? | android |
I've had several instances where this information would have been useful when navigating w/ Moto Droid, but I haven't been able to figure out a way to get to interstate (USA) rest areas in Google Maps Navigation. Are they grouped in with something else? Called something else? I was thinking of suggesting this to Google... | A bit of a hack. Thanks to an answer in the stackexchange-url ("gis.stackexchange.com"), I was able to contact the owner of a web mashup (driven by a google spreadsheet) who created an KML export link. http://tables.googlelabs.com/exporttable?query=select+col3%2Ccol1%2Ccol2%2Ccol4%2Ccol5%2Ccol6%2Ccol7%2Ccol8%2Ccol9%2Cc... | Is there a way to display Interstate Rest Areas on Google Maps Navigation? | android |
I would like to highlight nicknames in the contact list using a bigger font and first/last name under that, in smaller font (practically opposite as implemented by default) Is it possible? I am running Android 2.2 (CM6.0.1) | I've tried Go Contacts and Go Dialer and it seems really handy with useful features and beautiful look! P.S I wanted to post a comment but I don't have adequate permission for "comment everywhere" right now! | How to highlight nickname instead of first name/last name? | android |
my battery was getting flat so HTC Desire 2.1 decided to shut down. That's fine but the shutting down never finished. Put it on charger. And when clicking Power Off nothing happens. The phone is slow to operate. Is there anything else I can do except taking the battery off? | My Desire always did this, I have no idea what caused it, I always just ripped the battery out, it didn't seem to do any harm. Upgrading to Froyo fixed the problem for me. | shutting down hasn't finished (2.1) | android |
or in other words: Where is it? Can I access it without root access? I've been searching in ASTRO file manager but I can't find it. What is the full path? | Where is it? It is inside an APK file for some application. Can I access it without root access? You can download the APK to your desktop and unZIP it. Dolphin HD...points to file:///android_asset/new_tab.htm Since Dolphin HD is not open source (AFAIK), you have no way of changing this behavior. You also cannot modify ... | How can I access the /android_asset/ folder on my phone? | android |
I notice sometimes an app (in this case Dropbox) is always downloading when I go into Market > Downloads. I even uninstalled it. So it doesn't appear in my application list but it still says Downloading in the Market. The progress bar is empty. I couldn't find anything on the web. Has anyone else experienced this? | I had trouble downloading the latest update. What I did was from the list of applications in the Market, I did a long press and Cancel download . After that I was able to select it and download it successfully. | Application Always Downloading | android |
The "UpdateService" for Google Voice constantly keeps getting stuck on "restarting" and therefore I miss out on receiving SMS messages from Google Voice. I've already been trimming down on some unnecessary services and it doesn't seem like it has helped a whole lot. Any other suggestions or thoughts about this problem?... | I haven't seen this particular issue before, but Kevin Purdy's "Holy Trinity" of steps to take with apps that just aren't working properly is: From Settings | Applications | Manage applications | <application> Force stop if that doesn't help Clear cache if that doesn't help Clear data and if that still doesn't he... | My Google Voice services keeps getting stuck on “restarting” | android |
Often when I return to the home screen from using an app, the HTC Sense UI (running 2.1) restarts. It seems to be worse when more apps are running. Does it shutdown to free memory, is there a stability problem or something else? | Whenever android needs more ram, it will kill anything in the "background" the HTC sense is background if you are playing a video game or any other app. So when android sees that it needs ram, sense with it's fairly large memory footprint is a prime candidate. Think nothing of it. If it crashed you would get a "force c... | HTC Sense restarts frequently on Hero 2.1 - can low memory cause this? | android |
This site describes the Galaxy as having "Assisted GPS". What does this mean? | Assisted GPS is a system which can improve the startup performance of a GPS satellite-based positioning system. Wikipedia has your best answer. | What is assisted GPS? | android |
When trying to connect to a WPA2 network from an HTC Hero running 2.1, I can't connect if the hidden SSID has a space in the name. Has anyone else encountered this problem? Is it known to be an Android issue? | Yes and yes. http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=8035 I haven't seen any resolution to this except changing the router's SSID if you have access to it. | Wifi won't connect when SSID has space character? | android |
I like to try out lots of apps. Often a site like Lifehacker or Droidlife will feature several that are similar in functionality and I will install them all in order to compare features. That leaves me with lots and lots of applications that I end up not wanting to keep. Unfortunately, I can only uninstall one at a tim... | There are tons of apps that do batch uninstalling but here's a simple free one that I know works: Uninstaller Pro A lot of the more full featured app managers also have a batch uninstall option. I like to consolidate functions into as few apps as I can. Now I use SmartBar which has a good app manager with batch uninsta... | Bulk uninstall applications | android |
good software to automatically sync and backup your files without having to connect it to a computer via USB | I heard Dropbox is a good alternative, but I have not tried it myself. | what backup/sync app is recommended for android phones (without computer)? | android |
There a lots of differents keypad commands in Android. Which one do you know ? Some of them are listed here : <code> *#*#checkin#*#* </code> Phones home to check for updates. <code> *#*#info#*#* </code> - Enters a detailed phone information menu. <code> *#*#1472365#*#* </code> : Access to the GPS config menu (useful fo... | This page has a good listing of keypad commands. Here is the post: <code> *#*#4636#*#* </code> This code can be used to get some interesting information about your phone and battery. It shows following 4 menus on screen: Phone information Battery information Battery history Usage statistics # #7780# # This code can be ... | Do you know other Android keypad commands (dialer codes)? | android |
Is there a good place that documents how to compile Android from source and put it on Nexus One? For instance, I would like to checkout the source files of Froyo from the official repository and put it on my Nexus One... Any suggestions? | I believe this XDA forum post will give you a good head start. Note: this is written for the Sapphire. Compiling and flashing a Kernel for the N1. Another guide from XDA forums. Compiling systems apps . | Stock Android on Nexus One? | android |
I'd like to merge contacts from different sources -- i.e., imported contacts from phone, from sim card, and from my gmail account -- and upload the ultimate contact on my gmail account. For instance, I know someone's mail adress using my gmail account, and I import his phone number from the sim card. My goal is to upda... | This answer is based on comments from Niall C. There are 5 phases in the process : Select each contact, and then link them when relevant. The goal is to have 1 friend = 1 contact. Export the list (Contact > Menu > More > Import Export > To SD Card), it will work even if you don't have any SD card. Transfer the file to ... | Is it possible to merge contacts from different sources and upload them to GMail? | android |
Is there any way to control how/when the 3G radio goes to sleep? Is that, in fact, what it is doing? | JuiceDefender allows you to turn your radio on and off and to set triggers for this. Tasker will also do this. One thing to note, the "3G" radio is the same radio that you use to make voice calls, at least it is on CDMA phones. By controlling the APN you can turn on and off your 3g data and reap gains in battery life w... | What controls the 3G radio sleep time? | android |
Is there a camera application (or other solution) that has quick response time between button press and taking the picture? On HTC Hero, the delay from button press to shutter is painfully long - focusing, etc seem to take a lot of time with the stock camera app. On HTC EVO with the stock Camera app, distant shots focu... | I think that if you tap on the screen to set a place for the focus, you'll gain some seconds for the effective shoot. It's also allow you to focus on a special part of the picture. I hope it's help. | How to improve camera shooting responsiveness? | android |
With the stock browser when using a web page has a feature that requires dragging, how do you drag without moving the page? For example, cropping an image on the Gravatar site requires dragging the boundaries, but whenever I try to, I end up moving the page... but not dragging. UPDATE: I did notice on a third-party pag... | With sites like Gravatar or Twitter's image cropping, I've found that the two finger "pinch" gesture works. | How to drag in the web browser without moving the page? | android |
On an HTC Evo with Sprint, when trying to playback a video, the Youtube app regularly (always?) reports it can't play a video when I'm connected to a reliable wifi network. If I immediately turn off wifi and use only the Sprint network, it works fine. Is this really the case? If so, why? | After some experimentation: the EVO on Sprint can playback YouTube over WiFi. The problem is likely some domain being blocked by the hosting WiFi network which is necessary for the YouTube app. | Does Youtube app playback not work with wifi? | android |
At the moment Android 2.2 has a pretty incomprehensible icon of a battery that shows remaining strength. Is there a way to switch that to a numeric display (like is available on the iPhone)? | You can try Battery Notif free from Android Market. Bardcode Scanner compatible store link | How to show the battery percentage remaining in numbers? | android |
I did read this question stackexchange-url ("What is the right way to close apps in Android?") but I want to know how to close - that means close - application to save power and download limit. My observations tell me that <code> Back </code> button brings me to the previous page (something I am not after) while <code>... | Closing the browser has no benefit. The android subsystem manages the memory on the device really well and will free up memory from background applications if it needs it. As I understand it, it does this by saving the application state in a database on disk. If you run the application again, it can then rebuild its st... | How to close (shutdown/kill) the Android web browser? | android |
I know that Opera Mini is available on Android. Are there any other browsers available that compress content to work faster when not on Wi-fi or 3g? | I think not. A least, not efficiently. If you want to do that, you need servers, big servers, so you need a big company to run thoses big servers. So I would be very surprised if that big company doesn't advertise for its product, as Opera did. | Browsers that use compression | android |
Is there an app for Google Bookmarks (this is distinct from Chrome bookmarks)? | There is Gomarks . Looks promising. | Google bookmarks app? | android |
I'm pretty sure the answer is "no" since printer manufacturers haven't yet started making drivers for Android (or iPhone). I guess I'm just curious if anyone has heard anything about this and if/when it will become a reality. (or perhaps if it already is, and I'm just oblivious to it?) | That is a great question. I went looking for that functionality back in the spring but only found apps that would let you print to wifi enabled printers. I just looked again and came across PrinterShare , which looks pretty cool. Apparently you can print to a wifi printer, or with software installed on a local pc you c... | Is there any way to print directly from the phone? | android |
I recently started using Simplenote . I want to be able to take and read my notes while on the go. There is a native iOS app, but not for Android. Are there third-party apps that will sync with Simplenote? What is your experience with it/them? | Simplenote is updating all of their apps, and that also means that they've released an official Android app . The official app doesn't require an account to use; you can take and store notes locally on your device before signing up to the free service for cloud syncing. Although third-party apps were previously availab... | Simplenote clients | android |
Is APK an abbreviation for Android Package Kit? What about the file itself? Is it an archive such as ZIP where during install the installer extracts and copies the files onto the file system? | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APK_(file_format) APK files are a variant of the JAR file format, which are built on the ZIP file format, with a .apk file extension. | What does APK stand for? What is the internal format? | android |
Does android separate the module between video player and video codec? If so, how do we install more codec to the system? | The video codecs are limited to what is supported by the device. This suggests that the codecs are in firmware and not software codecs like you are used to on the computer. This means you will probably need to use something like Handbrake to convert your videos to the phone. Unless there are in the h264 or 3GP formats ... | How can I install additional audio/video codecs on Android? | android |
What can a custom ROM provide beyond rooting that I can't get by downloading an application? | Advantages A custom ROM can be as little as a pre-rooted stock ROM, and with root you can do virtually anything. Thus the main advantage over just rooting is that the work has been done for you already if you grab a custom ROM with features you're interested in. For example, a custom kernel with better support for over... | What are the advantages of a custom ROM over rooted stock? | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy S and use the Swype keyboard by default (OK, I'm addicted to it). Using Swype, I can't find the backtick character, <code> ` </code> , which limits my ability to answer questions or add comments on these SE sites. It exists in the Android keyboard, but going to Settings > Locale and text midway ... | If you only need the backtick for when you're entering code on StackExchange sites, then there's actually no reason to type the character. Any time you're in a Question or Answer box, there's a set of icons just above the box, pressing the <code> 101 010 </code> button puts a pair of matching backticks into the text bo... | Entering a backtick with the Swype keyboard | android |
So, looking at the Gmail, Twitter, and Facebook apps for example, the apps themselves only take up 3-4 MB each, but then the app data is like 10+ MB for each. Is that stored data the synced copies of my email inbox, or my twitter feed, or FB feed? And, if so, is there a way for me to limit how much of my phone's intern... | There really isn't much control you can do over limiting storage. Most likely the data is from the apps using local SQLite databases to store information their apps use. You can pretty much only do these things: Move the app to the SD card if you have Android 2.2 Clear the data cache every now and then (but it's going ... | Low on internal data storage - looks like the some apps use a lot! | android |
Locale and tasker look pretty cool. How much effect will they have on battery life? | For Locale, Both GPS and Wifi triggers can drain the battery more quickly. Locale's built-in location condition can consider cell towers without GPS if you set the diameter of the location condition to about 2km. There is also a Locale condition plugin, "Location (energy-saving)", which uses cell towers to determine lo... | What effect does tasker/locale have on battery life? | android |
Is it possible to sync an Android phone with iTunes? If so, are there any limitations? | Yes, you can actually use DoubleTwist in combination with TuneSync (or TuneSync alone) to sync with iTunes although you are limited to songs that are not DRM'd by Apple. You can also do it without any app on your phone with Notpod (Windows only). The only drawbacks that I am aware with either of these are not being abl... | Android and iTunes | android |
Is there a way (app, configuration, etc) that will allow me to accept e-mail calendar requests sent to a POP3 account? The request could be iCal or could originate from Exchange or Outlook. Once accepted, I would like them to be added to my calendar. | Yes, support for this is native in Android. I have an Exchange account added to my phone (Settings > Accounts & Sync > Add account). Once I snyc'd email and calendar I was able to receive meeting requests through the Mail application, accept them, and then see them show up in my calendar with a different color. The... | Accept e-mail calendar requests? | android |
It is all about being the internet boss . I want to be able to lock in or password protect the DNS settings to OpenDNS, so I can have a safe smartphone, that my kid can use with no fear of accessing pr0n or whatever. Anybody know if this is possible? I don't want to use another method of content filtering. | You can change the dns settings in Android, but you need to root your phone first: http://blog.varunkumar.me/2010/09/how-to-change-dns-server-on-android.html I don't believe there is a way to password protect the dns settings, but at least it wouldn't be obvious for them to figure out how to change the settings. Edit: ... | I want a smart phone that I can lock in DNS settings. Is Android "the one" | android |
I have installed Droid VNC Server on my Android phone 2.2 (CyanogenMod), but it is not clear how to control now my phone via USB. When I start the server on the phone it gives me an IP but I cannot ping to it. I cannot neither connect using the browser at the specified address nor through VNC client. I have root access... | There's no manual or FAQ I've found for the program so I'm not certain if this is the way they intended it to be used. It does work, though, and I can't see an alternative method of using USB. You need ADB installed along with the proper drivers for your device. This varies with platform and phone, so check Google or X... | How to remote control using Droid VNC Server via USB? | android |
Can anyone that's used it list the relevant benefits and drawbacks? I'm actually more interested in the drawbacks and limitations because its not hard to find praise for it. Edit: Ooops, I forgot to mention, original Droid currently running Android 2.2 | Your mileage with Cyanogen Mod (CM) depends on the phone you are running. If you have an HTC phone, you will not have any HTC Sense running or installed at all. So HTC widgets will not work. This is a hurdle for many HTC phone users that enjoy some of those widgets. Personally I've been able to find adequate replacemen... | What are the Pros and Cons to running CyanogenMod? | android |
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