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Galaxy nexus, CM10.1, standard lock screen/ cLock. If I repeatedly turn the screen off and on it goes back and forth between the two screens below. Super annoying... Edit to include a question mark: How do I make it NOT switch between the two different lock screens every time. I just want one lock screen; the one with ... | Finally tracked down something official: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=48164 | lock screen always toggles between two variants | android |
What do the following two commands mean <code> adb shell ime list -s adb shell ime list </code> and why don't the return anything at all? See code below: <code> aneesh@nb-14:~$ adb shell ime list -s aneesh@nb-14:~$ adb shell ime list aneesh@nb-14:~$ adb shell ime list -a jp.co.omronsoft.openwnn/.OpenWnnJAJP: mId=jp.co.... | You won't find anything about this in the man page on your desktop, nor the usage information for <code> adb </code> because this isn't an <code> adb </code> command. Remember that <code> adb shell foo </code> starts a shell on the device and runs the command <code> foo </code> there. It would be like looking in the <c... | `adb shell ime list` commands - Please clarify! | android |
I want to know where Google Play stores downloaded .apk files. I've heard that Google Play doesn't send you an <code> .apk </code> file and installation is completely online. Is it true? | <code> .apk </code> files are downloaded and stored in subfolders under a location on your device called <code> /data </code> . By default you do not have permissions to read from that location. In order to read/write in that location you will need to have rooted your device. | Where does Google Play Store put downloaded apps? | android |
I recently found that there is a "Show notifications" settings for individual app in my HTC One X. I have turned it off for some applications like Subway Surfers (which tries to sell me coins in notifications). Will disabling notifications improve my battery life? How does Android handle if notifications are turned off... | Disabling a notification for particular app wont' save battery. Yes it would a little by not ringing and vibrating and also by not making you look at the phone. Actually notification is handled by OS itself. An app just says that I want this notification to be displayed and OS handles it. In your case those apps are ru... | Does turning off the "Show notifications" settings for apps improve battery life? | android |
I wanted to understand how to work with IMEs. More precisely, I was trying to figure out how to disable in a single command one can disable all the input methods so that the hardware keyboard takes over. I thought that the detailed description given about each input method on giving the <code> adb shell ime list -a </c... | The <code> enabled=true </code> in this list tells whether the IME's service is enabled in its manifest; that is, whether the developer of the IME has allowed it to appear in that list. It has nothing to do with whether it's turned on or off in the settings. | Flaw in `adb shell ime list -a`? | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 which my cousin bought for me in Saudi Arabia. It is running on Android 2.3 ginger bread. Will I get firmware updates for this phone in India over the air (OTA)? | OTA update will depend on the CSC of your phone. CSC is Country Sales Code; it tells you which region your phone can be used in and which networks it will work with. If you are in India (and your phone is connected to an India network), and your phone has CSC for Saudi Arabia, you will not be able to get OTA updates. W... | Can I update my Saudi Arabian Samsung Galaxy S2 to the latest Android version over the air in India? | android |
I recently got an Asus Nexus 7 Tablet shipped to me, and want to be able to use all of the .apk files I have saved on my computer (all purchased/downloaded legitimately). Here's the issue: I'm in the navy and underway, and will be for quite some time. I have no ability to connect my Nexus to a wifi/wired network (not a... | The first thing worth noting that your original attempt at pointing your browser to the .apk directly should work (see the comments starting with stackexchange-url ("Stephen Schrauger's")). It's not really clear why this would not be the case for you, but you may want to double-check your Downloads app (in the app draw... | How do I install a .apk on my Nexus 7 using the browser? | android |
I bought a 3G prepaid card that offers internet, but I want to stop getting Internet through the card and use WiFi to connect to his home router or certain WiFi networks of choice. I know how to connect to WiFi. My question is how to shut off prepaid 3G internet, other than removing the card, which I find tedious. The ... | Android will always use WiFi once it is connected. You just have to disable mobile data. To do so go to <code> Settings </code> → <code> Mobile network settings </code> and uncheck <code> Data enabled </code> . | How to stop getting internet through the prepaid card and use only my home wifi? | android |
When I restart my Samsung Galaxy S2 (GT-I9100), I get an error message: Voice Command An unexpected server error occurred. Please try again. [OK] This started ever since I download the trial version of (redacted) earlier tonight, but its still happening even after I uninstalled it. I've not accepted the Voice Command a... | I was getting this error constantly today, so I went to <code> Settings </code> → <code> Applications </code> → <code> All </code> → <code> Voice Command </code> . From there I clicked <code> Force Stop </code> → <code> OK </code> then <code> Clear Data </code> → <code> OK </code> . Then I rela... | What does "Voice Command" "Unexpected server error occurred. Please try again." mean? | android |
Today I received two suspicious SMS from two different sender - both from the same provider. The messages only contained the text "request failed". The numbers do not look like some special expensive numbers. Can anyone guess what happened? Is there a way to find out if there is an app which is allowed to send SMS on m... | I got the same problem. Received two messages with "Request Failed" and am curious where they are from. I noticed that they always seem to arrive shortly after Google Calendar SMS. So maybe that's somehow connected. As you might be able to see - the SMS is sent to you and not from you. In previous days I got the Google... | received SMS with content "request failed" | android |
So, I got myself s4 and rooted it. I've tested the root access with several different apps, and all of those work. But now I tried Network Spoofer. The app seemed to download and install successfully, but now, when I try to actually do something, I get this: Screenshot: chroot: can't execute 'spoof': Permission denied ... | The app's homepage at http://digitalsquid.co.uk/netspoof/ lists the requirements needed for the app to work: Requirements Network Spoofer runs on Android devices with the following requirements: Which are rooted (‘su’). Have an SD card (or internal storage) with > 450MB spare space. Which has Wifi So I'd start by doubl... | How do I run network spoofer on S4? | android |
I think the screenshots speak for themselves. Can't pinpoint a reason from what I see. Anyone can help please? Thanks Screenshots (click images for larger variants) | Buggy firmware. Restarted and problem went away. | Why does Better Battery Stats say my Galaxy S4 is awake 100% of the time? | android |
The last Google Play update removed the PIN option. The new solution is email login. My kids know, and should know, their email logins, so that is not protecting me from Google Play purchases. How to enable monetary parental control for Google Play ? I'm only interested in monetary protection (content protection is ano... | The easiest solution is to not have a credit card linked to their account. Even if you did still have a PIN for protection, they could still use the card online with any place that takes google wallet. The PIN (and now password) really only protects purchases from the device itself. There are a few options that come to... | How enable monetary parental control for Google Play ? | android |
I recently received low space warnings on my Huawei Honor so I connected my phone to the Mac and observed the files: As you can see, perhaps 75% is taken up by a file called 'UPDATE' in the dload folder. Can I delete this? Is this an install file or is it the operating system?! Obviously I could answer my own question ... | This shouldn't delete the OS. Looks to just be a small update file. | Can I delete a file called 'UPDATE' in the dload folder, or will this delete the operating system? | android |
From my understanding, while the Galaxy S4 does offer a memory card slot, it's worth mentioning that you can't install apps on the memory card and can only use it for storing movies, music, pictures, etc. So, is this a problem with the Android 4 OS not capable of allowing phone user to install or move apps to the SD ca... | Android supports moving apps to the SD card since version 2.2 (only for apps which allow it); however, this feature can be disabled when building the ROM. Apparently Samsung decided that about 9 GB of user-accessible internal memory should be enough for apps, and disabled the “move to SD” function in their stock ROMs f... | Cannot install or move Android Apps to SD Card - is it a flaw from the Android or from the phone manufacturer? | android |
I'm interested in the following two folders found on my Samsung SIII: <code> /storage/sdcard0/burstlyImageCache </code> <code> /storage/sdcard0/burstlyVideoCache </code> Together they only come to about 1.5 MB on my device. What application creates these, and can they be safely removed? | They're cache directories that hold Ads for games. I've read Angry Birds is one such game that uses those directories. Yes, you could delete them, but they'll keep coming back everytime a game reloads their Ads. | What are the folders 'burstlyImageCache' and 'burstlyVideoCache' and can I delete them? | android |
Anyone can set up a gmail account and anyone logged into gmail account with their android phone or tablet can leave google play app ratings (with android 4.2 I can even have multiple google accounts for the same tablet) So is there anything preventing someone from just creating lots of gmail accounts, then logging into... | Short answer: No. There is nothing that prevent developer from making lots of additional Google Accounts to provide 5 star ratings. Google recently made a change that require a Google+ enabled account to post reviews/star ratings on Google Play (at least using the on-device Play-app on certain phones) which is a small ... | Does google do anything to stop an app developer from just posting lots of 5 star reviews for themselves? | android |
The Camera on my Android API 10 Virtual Device isn't working. While creating the AVD there are three options I found for Back Camera: None Webcam0 Emulated I tried all options 1, 2 and 3 to no avail. Also, Front Camera is set to <code> None </code> and selection is disabled. What is it that must be done for the emulato... | Select version > = 4.0 and it will support the camera. | Android Emulator (API 10) Camera Not Working - ADT Bundle Linux | android |
I know that doing a <code> fastboot oem unlock </code> will both unlock the bootloader and wipe the data on the device. Unfortunately, while this allows me to install a non-stock ROM like Cyanogenmod, my understanding is that it also allows anyone w/ physical access to the device to flash or boot a different (potential... | Yes. Locking the bootloader is possible after you have installed a custom firmware. A locked bootloader will not allow you to ad-hoc boot custom binaries (using fastboot boot boot.img and will not allow you to directly write to the flash chips. An unlocked bootloader however does offer you this and newly available comm... | Can I lock the Nexus 4/7 bootloader after flashing a non-stock ROM? | android |
I would like to be able to turn the automatic date time settings on and off from tasker. I don't see a way to do this directly but I can use tasker to issue a shell command. I know I can just use the date command to change the date to some specific date but is there a way to turn the automatic setting off and on from a... | It might be useful to check the android source to find the exact package name to the system settings , specifically this source responsible for date/time, line 226 is the key! Have played with tasker before, but can tasker directly modify system properties? as in directly do this, I am quoting line 228 the pertinent pa... | how to turn on/off automatic date/time settings | android |
I've bricked my old Galaxy S (GT-I9000) into a bootloop. Trying to fix that, I've uploaded Semaphore's ClockworkMod Recovery to my device successfully via Linux. However, when I press VUP+POWER+HOME, I get to the boot screen and it keeps flashing without booting into recovery mode. Download mode works fine. What can I ... | Following this worked: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30206455 . Basically I flashed zImage from FixRecovery.tar and removed my SIM (Don't know why that works, it's probably not required). | Samsung Galaxy S stuck at bootloop | android |
My Verizon Galaxy Note 2 running a nightly from a couple weeks ago is stuck rebooting over and over after I enabled the option in the developer tools to simulate an external screen. I selected the bottom option that mentioned 1080p. It immediately went to the CyanogenMod booting animation. Here's the sequence that repe... | I was able to fix it by booting into safe mode by holding the volume up button while it booted. Then I disabled the setting that broke it. | CM Note 2 Stuck Rebooting After Enabling Simulate External Screen | android |
So I had this crazy idea: I could play GBA games on my computer AND phone, using Dropbox to sync the save files, and a symbolic link to get the emulator app on my phone to find the save file. However, I neglected to consider that the way Dropbox works on my phone is significantly different than the synchronized folder ... | Instead of symbolic link, you may use DropSync (Pro) which allows you to define the Dropbox (cloud) directory and also the file (local) directory in your device. | Symbolic link to Dropbox | android |
The icons changed to a green scheme instead of the normal blue scheme, and it persists even after reboot. The autocomplete text is yellow now, as is the browser loading bar. What happened?? This screenshot is from a while ago, when I was using a different launcher, but it shows how the colours were until yesterday. (Th... | Apparently themes on Cyanogenmod are controlled by an app called... Theme Chooser. I didn't even know they were customizable, and had never opened the app before (and I would expect such a thing to be in the Settings, not in an app). Anyway, mine was on the "System" theme, which is green, and I can easily change it bac... | Cyanogenmod stopped being blue | android |
In my Nexus 4, I have the following screen lock options. <code> None Slide Face Unlock Pattern PIN Password </code> How can I get options other than these for my lock screen? I prefer non-rooted ways to get this done. (The option I prefer is what I have in my Jailbroken iPod Touch - AndroidLock XT that allows me to use... | To get a lock screen similar to the one available for Windows Phone, try Lock Screen 7 . WidgetLocker Lockscreen is a paid app which promises to give more lock screen options. Quick Launch Social Lockscreen is another option. Then there's Active lockscreen . Holo Locker Plus and its free version. | How to get more screen lock options? | android |
Using GT-I9300, JB 4.1.2. I can't seem to find details on how "Restricting background data" works (with Mobile Data enabled) exactly. What is considered "background" data? E.g., if I'm sending an MMS and the phone goes to sleep, will the MMS be sent? If I'm sending an MMS and press the Home button, will the MMS be sent... | Background data is anything that involves mobile data or Wi-Fi; it will use whichever is enabled (I think Wi-Fi has higher preference). This includes autosync, background polling, notifications, and other similar operations that will access mobile data. Assuming you don't have any task / data killer that runs in the ba... | MMS and Restricting background data | android |
I have HTC One X and I have stored my contacts in the People app. I have put Organization name in their details. I want to view all the users belonging to a particular organization. I am unable to find a way to do that. Is there a way to view all my contacts in People app by Organization name or at least search by it? | Just found my answer. In People app go to <code> Menu > Settings </code> and tap on the setting <code> Search contacts by </code> . There mark the option of <code> Company </code> as selected. There you go :) | Get all users by Organization name in People app of HTC One X | android |
For the past few days my Nexus 7 wouldn't turn on. I just assumed the battery was dead but that seemed strange since the battery usually lasts a lot longer than it had. Last night I connected it to the USB and charged it overnight. This morning it still wouldn't turn on, so i followed the troubleshooting instructions f... | The line down the middle points to this being a problem with the screen's backlight. The backlight illuminates the screen from behind: the screen itself is essentially a coloured filter, which you wouldn't be able to see without a light source. From the excessive brightness I'd say it's possible the backlight has been ... | Nexus 7 White Vignette | android |
Using Firefox Mobile for Android. I want to lock the option for Desktop mode on by default. The menu option only applies per-tab and is forgotten if I open a new tab. I have looked around at extensions and in about:config without finding anything. Can anyone help? | Have you looked at this extension ? Description: About this Add-on This add-on enables desktop mode by default; that is, "Request Desktop Site" is always checked whenever opening a new tab. This is designed for users with larger screens (primarily tablet users). NOTE: Make sure "Request Desktop Site" and/or Phony are d... | Changing default view mode in Firefox to Desktop | android |
If I use no security for galaxy s4 lock screen I can use a custom wallpaper for the lock screen. But if I use a Pin security then the lock screen uses the default wallpaper of a kid running with a bunch of balloons when entering my pin. Can someone confirm this please? Thanks | From what I've read this is a known "issue" with the S4. When using pin security you can't change any lock screen widgets either. If I was sure that my Fitbit Flex would continue to work with the S4 I'd have flashed CyanogenMod onto my S4 (they have been producing nightly versions for the S4 for a couple of weeks now). | Can't change galaxy s4 lock screen wallpaper if security is in place | android |
I have an HTC Desire with cyanogenmod 7.2 (with pdroid patch) and with an partitioned microSD card (first: FAT, second: ext3). The second partition gets automatically mounted read/writeable as <code> /sd-ext </code> as it should be. I'm using S2E to store my apps and the app data on this ext3 partition. The <code> moun... | I finally managed to get rid of the filesystem corruptions. I configured S2E so that it mounts the ext3 partition only to <code> /sd-ext </code> and <code> /data/apps </code> . Since then the partition is not remounted read only anymore. So it seems that the simultaneous write access to the different mount points of th... | /sd-ext gets suddenly remounted read only during work | android |
Short Description: I am using JellyBean in a dual SIM featured phone. I am using Go SMS software also standard Messaging also I used. I find it peculiar to know that there is no such feature to know to which SIM an SMS was received. Detailed Issue: I am using XOLO A1000 Dual SIM phone which is running in JellyBean. I a... | Well, At last I found the answer keeping @t0mm13b as inspiration. The problem is on the Messaging app and Go sms app. So I had to find out a suitable app for my need. Youni SMS is one such and it is working so great. It is clearly marking as sim1 or sim2 for every SMS received and sent. | Not able to know to which SIM sms was received | android |
A couple of weeks ago a sliding app section appeared on my home-screen. I have no idea how it got there, and no clue on how to disable/remove it. I tried all I could on the homescreen, to no luck. Using Galaxy S3, Android 4.1.2, everything standard (so no custom launcher). Any ideas on how to remove it? | It's part of Samsung's multi window feature, and was added by a system update. To disable it, go to the main Settings app. In the Device group, click on Display . In the General group, there's a Multi window item. Uncheck this setting to turn off the sliding tray. If you want to use the multi window feature sometimes, ... | How to remove this sliding app section? | android |
FIXED! I reinstalled Tasker (also deleting remaining Tasker folder) and now it works as it should. Not a clue why it didn't work at first. I made a little program in tasker. Two tasks: activate stamina mode, activate normal mode. The first is activated when the screen is turned of, the other when it's turned back on. F... | Even though I still don't know what was wrong, I did manage to fix it. A reinstall solved the problem, but only if I also deleted the 'Tasker' folder on the sd. Note: You can export your configuration, and everything will work without any extra work after the reinstall. (menu-> data-> backup/restore) Note 2: When using... | Tasker: event works, state enter/exit not - Fixed by reinstall | android |
I want to flash a new rom, but it will change my android ID. Is there any way to just back up my current android ID WITHOUT make a whole-system-backup? | Backup the "Settings Storage" app from TitaniumBackup. That will help you store your android ID. If you want to restore it, unfortunately, you'll have to use TitaniumBackup pro since it is the only app which lets you restore your Android ID. Taken from XDA : Settings Storage - Be careful when you restore this. For eg: ... | How to back up my current android ID? | android |
I have scoured the Internet and come here as my last hope. I currently have the Galaxy S4, M919v. I own two 24 inch Samsung monitors. Is there any method for me to display my Android screen onto one of my monitors? I want to basically play my Android games, using my Android phone, but have them displayed on my monitors... | You mentioned in your question that you don't want to buy any additional connectors. Any reason in particular? How unwilling are you to spend money? Resolution isn't going to be the problem, it's latency. If you're absolutely adverse to paying, try running a VNC server on your phone then connect to it using a VNC viewe... | How can I display my Android on my PC monitor? | android |
Is there way to look up words and phrases while reading an eBook in the Google Translate app? Moon reader can do that in a browser, but the translate app is much better. Here is what I ended up doing: Install Aldiko reader Install Andmade Share Hide all share apps except Google Translate using Andmade Select a phrase i... | There are some ebook reader apps with can enable you to share book passages. And you can use Google Translate to share them... So select the passage and share it using Google Translate ! For example, the Kobo app for Android and Aldiko ( free or €2.49 ) are ebook readers which enable to share book passages. Google Play... | How can I look up words in an eBook reader with Google Translate? | android |
I currently use uTorrent but I need to be able to choose one file to download instead of all the available files in a folder. I can't seem to find one Play. Any way to achieve this? OS: 4.1.1 Samsung S3 | I use aTorrent , which has the possibility of selecting which files to download. Just change to the File tab and use the checkboxes. | Are there any torrent clients allowing you to choose one file from a list? | android |
I am in doubt. My Galaxy SII phone began recently to display a standard pop-up notification box with the text "Notification has been set" at each boot. I uninstalled the software that I suspected was displaying this popup, there were no notifications in notification area left, but this popup has kept appearing on the s... | Found it. I messed around with <code> adb logcat </code> , <code> adb shell dumpsys </code> and Titanium Backup's Freeze feature. I have succesfully narrowed it down (on my device) to an App called "Pullups 2.04" by "NorthPark" from the Play Store. | My phone displays: "Notification has been set" at each boot | android |
On my Galaxy S3 I have only a few options for locking/unlocking: Either no locking and swiping, or entering a pin every time. Both options are not very attractive. One is too insecure when leaving it somewhere, the other too cumbersome, when I just take it out of my pocket. OK, there are more options, like face recogni... | Maybe you're looking for something like NFCSecure . You can combine normal lock screen (i.e. swiping) with an underlaying NFCSecure lock screen for better security (only lets you in when scanned the needed NFC tag). Your smartphone needs NFC capabilities and you need an NFC tag to carry around with you to unlock your p... | Better unlocking schemes? | android |
My employer performs MITM on gmail.com by generating their own certificate authority. I've only noticed this applies to the web version of Gmail. In additon, Chrome on Windows will alert me when the certificate is not completely authentic. Does this also apply to the Android App? Will the same MITM logic for gmail web ... | Indeed, overriding certificates it's one of the most popular ways to compromise https. So, if your employer can succeed to create a certificate that fools the app, it can easily perform a MiTM attack. Some links to check about mitm attacks on gmail app: [1]: http://www.networking4all.com/en/ssl+certificates/ssl+news/an... | Is Gmail on Android susceptible to MITM attacks? | android |
Why can't it simply link to extSdCard? | If it would use the only partition of your SDCard, apps would become unavailable if that card is mounted to e.g. your PC via UMS (USB mass storage). That's what happens with App2SD , and Link2SD wants to avoid that. Ever tried creating links on FAT (which is the file-system used on your card). This adds to the problem.... | Why Link2SD requires second partition on sdcard for linking? | android |
My Droid RAZR (original model, 18 mos. old), seems to have an issue where when a call comes in it will start to play the ring tone but then the sound shuts off after half a second. The call is still there, but unless I feel the single vibration in my pocket (I have it set to vibrate and ring), I don't know to answer it... | I just called Verizon Customer Care. They had me dial *900 and that fixed the issue. This cancels any possible call forwarding. Works like a champ now. | RAZR cuts off call ring after half a second | android |
My mobile internet suddenly has stopped working. Chrome complains Error 130 (net::ERR_PROXY_CONNECTION_FAILED). Google app store and other apps those load content from servers now work only when I connect through wifi. I set in firefox about:config network.proxy.type from default value 5 (use system settings) to 0 (no ... | For GSM devices, as far as I know, the proxy settings for your mobile data connection are defined in the Access Point Name (APN). Go to <code> Settings > Wireless and Networks > More > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names > [Your data APN] </code> (your device's menu may differ slightly). Check the <code... | How to see mobile operator proxy settings | android |
I migrated from <code> Android 4.1 </code> (Omega) to <code> Android 4.2.2 </code> (SuperNexus) on my Samsung Galaxy S3. Before I did the migration I did a backup of apps with <code> Super Backup </code> . After this was done I moved all the files from the <code> SmsContactsBackup </code> folder to SDCard. After flash,... | Essentially, for backing up apps or SMS, TitaniumBackup works wonderfully. I've always relied on it to get my job done. But since you've already backed up your apps, I'd suggest you to try moving your app data folder to storage/emulated/0/Android/data/ folder instead of where it is now, and if it is a .obb folder, move... | Restoring APKs + data from 4.1 to 4.2.2 | android |
Look, about once a week at work I put on my headhpones, choose my music track, and then proceed to play the music for the whole office because I didn't actually plug in the headphones to the player. There are thirty people within earshot of my cubicle, but this place is quieter than a library. Except for me. Is there a... | Estimated, at least 50% of the questions starting with "is there a way (settings or app)..." can be answered straight away with the "big T" -- Tasker . That's an automation tool which doesn't come cheap (about 5 bucks; a free trial is available at its homepage), but is worth every cent. It works with so-called "profile... | Route Media (Music) to headphones only | android |
I was wondering if you are able to install ROMS, for example, the Ubuntu Touch OS for the GS2 i9100 onto the GS2 SPH-D710. Will it brick my phone? | In general, no, it is not possible to flash ROMs made for a different model. Specific to your device, no. Flashing ROMs for the I9100, I9105, I9100G, I777, and T989 on you device will result in you having a phone-shaped paperweight. You can find appropriate ROMs for your device here , among other places. | Installing incompatible ROMS | android |
I have karbonn A15 android ICS(4.0.4) smartphone, its not rooted. I want to move the app Data to my external sd card, i tried to move the (mnt/sdcard/data) folder from the internal SD (android/data) to (/mnt/sdcard/SD_Card/) External SD (root folder), just to check whether it releases any memory in the storage section ... | Most of the app's data is stored in internal memory, below <code> /data/data </code> . You cannot access these directories/files directly if your device is not routed; same applies to moving it elsewhere. But if your device is rooted, the keyword are Data2SD , App2SD , and Link2SD : App2SD: the "official" way to move y... | How to move app data to external sd card on karbonn a15 | android |
Every time I attempt to use Google Maps Navigation on my stock (rooted) Nexus 4, I get the <code> Searching for GPS </code> screen. The phone never finds GPS though. I've found that if I go to <code> Settings </code> > <code> Location Access </code> and switch <code> Access to my location </code> off and on again the N... | Uninstalling the Yahoo Weather app worked for me. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2293566&page=2 | Google Navigation forgets/ignores "Access to my location" setting - Nexus 4 | android |
I switched a monthly Tmobile plan several months ago and absolutely hate the voicemail "service". I previously had all my VM's sent to my email via YouMail (kind of like Google Voice). Today while looking through settings I noticed there are three Voicemail Forwarding numbers in the Phone Settings menu. Each for a diff... | At the suggestion of a forum member elsewhere, I called TMobile and asked them about their new "uncarrier" plan. It is a non-contract, postpaid plan with the exact same pricing and services as my current TMo prepaid plan, but I regain the ability to forward voicemails among other things. You have to submit to a credit ... | Voicemail forwarding numbers - Tmo prepaid plan | android |
I have an S3 I'm attempting to import contacts to. I started with a list I've converted to <code> .CSV </code> and then used an online converter to create <code> .VCF </code> files from for each of the contacts. The S3 will not import the <code> .CSV </code> or <code> .VCF </code> files. I've combined the <code> .VCF <... | Without finding a way of doing this I ended up bluetoothing all the contacts from the old handset across (A Samsung B2100). Would be nice to find more information about this buggy/broken feature on the S3. | Problem importing CSV/vCARD contacts to S3 | android |
Is there a difference between Google Keyboard , which was recently release on the Play Store, and the Android Keyboard (AOSP) in the open source project? Update: I need the difference from a feature prospective | It's exactly the same keyboard as the Android Keyboard from Jelly Bean (4.2) as I read. See i.e. this article. Rereading exactly points out that this app should expose the keyboard which was only installed on Nexus phones with Android 4.2 to prior android version (4.0+) on other smartphones and tablets including featur... | Google Keyboard vs Android Keyboard (AOSP) | android |
Is it possible to increase the number of steps in the volume control? I'd like a finer grained control over the volume level. I have a Galaxy Nexus. Note: I don't want to boost the volume just change the number of levels so I can find a sweet spot when listening to music. | Many people have this problem with Android. You can see it has been reported in Android's bug tracking system . The number of levels is controlled by a setting that's compiled into the Android system image. Use a different ROM It's possible that flashing a custom-rom could increase the number of levels, but I don't kno... | How can I increase the number of volume levels? | android |
I'm have a Samsung Galaxy S3 running <code> Android 4.1.2 </code> which I am trying to encrypt through <code> Settings -> Security -> Encrypt Device </code> . The process I am following is described in this article at Step 2. Upon entering the <code> Encrypt Device </code> screen I am told to "Set an unlock passw... | The screen lock is set in <code> Settings -> Screen Lock </code> . The device can then be encrypted without SIM card. | Encryption and Screen Lock without SIM card | android |
I need a straightforward answer, does the Samsung Galaxy S2 have two microphones? I tried to Google it but was not too successful. Two mics are essential for my upcoming project. Thank you for all your replies. | The Samsung Galaxy S2 does have dual microphones. However, if using Gingerbread (2.3), the device only records mono audio. Using Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0) though, the device can record stereo audio at about 130 Kbps with a sampling rate of 48KHz. Source: GSM Arena | Does the Galaxy S2 have two mics? | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy S II with Android 4.0.3. The problem: It was working fine until today, for both voice calls and Internet use, as well as for Skype calls. (I had installed Skype for Android on it some time ago after buying the phone). But only used it for Skype calls once or twice. Since it supports both regular... | You have multiple options to solve this: Go to Settings-> Apps , scroll to Skype , open it, and hit the "Clear Defaults" button If that for some reason does not work: simply install some other VoIP app, try to call a person again (now you should be able to chose), hangup, and remove the other VoIP app again Try Default... | Regular voice calls stopped working, was earlier. Maybe Skype related. Android 4.0.3 | android |
I can't find anyone with this problem of not being able to install greasemonkey since installing Firefox version 21 on my android. My ultimate goal is to combine my fitness pal logging with weight watchers so that mfp will calculate ww points. It can be done but only through using greasemonkey. Any help is greatly appr... | The error message in this case is misleading: it's not that Greasemonkey is incompatible with that version number , rather that it's incompatible with Firefox for Android. The extension mechanism in Firefox for Android is somewhat different to Firefox on desktops, so add-ons for desktop Firefox won't work (in general) ... | Firefox version 21 installed easily but greasemonkey won't install - error saying not compatible with ver 21 | android |
Android uses the Linux kernel instead of some "Android kernel", so why is ext3 not supported on Android 2.3? | The filesystem support is device-specific, and in fact many devices using Android 2.3 support ext3 in the kernel (or ext4, which can also mount ext3 and ext2 filesystems). Usually the difference in filesystem support is due to different hardware. Older devices often used raw NAND flash chips and MTD drivers in Linux, w... | Why is EXT3 not supported on Android? | android |
I wanna buy a second hand tablet (Pierre Cardin 7558) whose home and return buttons stop working when tilting to widescreen. The quality is good in comparison with the price, but there is this problem. Is there any workaround to it? Like a Rom update or something? | The buttons are disabled so that users can grip the sides without causing and action. It would be difficult holding the device if the user is causing the device to go to the home screen. | Buttons stop working in landscape mode | android |
On Android's root (/), what is the purpose of each folder? I am wanting to learn the folder hierarchy structure of Android 2.3 and 4.x, if they have different folders in "/". | First, you need to be aware of two facts: Android uses more than one file system (think of "multiple drives/partitions" when comparing with your computer while sharing a common base, directory structures might differ between manufacturers So as starting points, I further recommend the stackexchange-url ("file-system ta... | Android Folder Hierarchy | android |
I have my bright setting on the lowest in my app and my phone is at the lowest possible brightnes too but I find it too bright to read a page in the Kindle app in the dark. Is there any way to lower the brightness? I only find that the Android stock browser's lowest brightness setting to be bearable in the dark; even t... | To break the upper/lower limits of device settings, you'd most likely need to tweak your ROM, which requires the device to be rooted. I know there are some solutions for volume limits around ("booster"), so I won't rule out they do exist here as well. To work around system settings at the "lower end", as it is your int... | Is there a way to make a page in the Kindle app less brighter than the options available within the app? | android |
I've Samsung Captivate Glide (i927). When I try to connect the phone to the PC windows says <code> USB Device unrecognized </code> . I've installed the latest version of Samsung Kies , and also installed <code> Samsung_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.5.14.0 </code> from the official Samsung site. Still I cannot connect... | Finally got solution after 2 days of headache. Problem is my USB data cable. I've got original Samsung's USB data cable with phone but unfortunately it is not working. Though charging can done via this cable. I've tries few Chinese cables also but problem remains there. But as soon as I use my friend's original Samsung... | Windows can't identify Samsung captivate glide | android |
Is there a way to use flash-based sites on Android? A browser? Radical app? I want to play videos on this site: http://www.onf.ca/explorer-tous-les-films OS: 4.1.1 | I hope it's okay to answer my own but I thought it might be useful to others. I found these looking around more: Photon browser and Puffin browser. Both play Flash sites without all the complicated installation of Adobe. | How do I play Flash websites on my Samsung Galaxy S3? | android |
I got some files that say "epub+zip" undrr Properties and I wanted to know how can I open it? OS: 4.1.1 | You need an ebook reader that reads EPUB files. Aldiko ( http://www.aldiko.com/ ) is a great ebook reader that supports EPUBs. Or, you could rename the extension to zip and extract the file. Inside, you will see some folders. Within one of the folders are HTML files that can be viewed in a web browser. | How can I open an epub+zip file on my S3? | android |
I am trying to run an ftp server app on my galaxy s4 (tmobile) and it starts ok, binds to the wifi address and port 8021, but then I can't connect to it. I tried pinging my internal ip address as well and it's not responding. I also tried running nmap on it and it says All 1000 scanned ports on 192.168.1.102 are filter... | This turned out to be a problem with my router - earlier today I also noticed that I couldn't connect to my printer either - it seems like the router had gotten in a weird AP isolation mode or something like that somehow - I rebooted it and I can connect to the S4 as expected now. | Galaxy S4 filtering incoming connections | android |
Today was a bad day for me as I'm having a lot of problems. The latest and important event was I lost my phone. It was registered with my name and email and has information on it about me etc. The sim card is inside (if the robber didn't thrash it). The phone has gps but it's turned off. I hope I can find it. If you ha... | You will need to submit a request to Police Station to track your android device through its IMEI number. As soon as the mobile is switched on and it gets Signal from telecom company, its location will be detected. Or alternatively, If you had any tracking app, installed on your device, then you may contact app develop... | How to trace/track my stolen Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 | android |
I've bought samsung captivate glide I-927 from eBay. It is locked with at&t by default, so seller unlocked device for me and it is working fine. It comes with Gingerbread 2.3.5 and I found that ICS update for this device available from Samsung kies (pc suite). Now the question is Will my device get locked again aft... | No, software updates do not mess around with carrier info like that. Your phone should still be set to work with AT&T after the latest update is applied. If updating the device meant reactivating the phone, many people would be unhappy because of activation fees. | Will my device get locked again after update? | android |
In my CyanogenMod 10 sound volume settings/equalizer (at least, for headset), there is "loudness compensation" (with values from "disabled" to "strongest"). What is its effect? (I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S, GT-I9000.) | Loudness compensation boosts the volume on the high and low ends of the frequency band. As you might expect, the higher you set it, the more it boosts. It's mostly useful for balancing out the sound on cheap headphones, which tend to have poor response at the upper and lower bounds of their range. If you're putting wor... | What does "loudness compensation" in the volume settings mean? | android |
My understanding is that a boot loader is like a BIOS in a PC, which will help a device to load the OS correctly. When I unlock the bootloader in an Android device, does this modify the complete bootloader itself? In other words, will this install a completely different bootloader compatible with the device? Or is it j... | After some research, I finally got some details. Unlocking a bootloader will generally not change the bootloader of a device. The locked bootloader somehow ensures that the device should boot up with the OS that is shipped originally with the device or updated by the vendor officially. Locked bootloader puts this as a ... | What does unlocking the bootloader do? | android |
Ever since the new update of Google Play app, I couldn't get the apps to automatically (in background) update. But instead, they only update, when I open the Google Play app a few times I have auto-update and notificatoins checked. I have auto-update apps ofer WiFi only set. I have JB 4.1.2 and Galaxy S3 GT-I9300. | I think any auto-update/notification settings relate to apps installed via the Play Store, not the Play Store itself. That's updated occasionally by Google. You could try and force an update, if you're convinced one is available and that you're missing it, by going into the Application Manager and uninstalling updates ... | Google Play app doesn't auto-update | android |
I updated to Cyanogenmod 10.1 RC 2 and can't update beyond it. When I try to update to RC5, I get: <code> assert failed: getprop("ro.bootloader") not matching "I747UCDLK3" or "I747MVLDLK4" or "I747MUMBLK3" or "I747MUMBLL1" </code> Which naturally causes the update to be cancelled Does anyone have a link that shows how ... | The message is basically telling you that you don't have the correct bootloader version on your device; specifically, you most likely have an older ICS bootloader rather than the Jelly Bean one. You can read a bit about this on CyanogenMod's Google+ page , and the CM Wiki page for the S3 succinctly notes : Going forwar... | Can't update Cyanogenmod on AT&T Galaxy S III | android |
Someone has been harassing me on kik all week by continually adding me group chats that I did not ask to be part of. The person is blocked, but they are still able to add me to group chats against my will - I don't have the option of accepting or not, it just happens. If I have to abandon the platform and find another ... | The answer is: you cannot. Either wait out the harassment, don't open the app for a while, or switch discussion platforms with the people you care to talk to. All unsatisfying solutions, but... they are the only ones. | Why can't I stop people from inviting me to group chats on kik? | android |
Google of course provides their snapshot of the current API situation . I'm curious to know if there is somewhere published a line graph showing the distributions and their change over time. | There is this graph from over at wikipedia, which uses the data from Google's dashboard. | Graph of Android API distribution over time? | android |
I'm looking to buy a new Android phone, but before I do, I need to know that there's a reliable way of keeping the contacts and calendar data on the phone in sync with the data in Outlook 2010 on my laptop. For the past 8 years I've been using windows mobile phones, where Microsoft's ActiveSync etc worked well. Simply ... | I finally ended up getting a Samsung Galaxy S4 mini i9195 LTE 4G, so I tried Samsung's Kies . As far as I can tell after just 1 day's use, it syncs the phone perfectly with my Outlook 2010, and avoids the cloud too (as long as the cloud sync to my google account is turned off on the phone). | Sync contacts and calendar from Outlook 2010 on my laptop with Android phone, avoid data in cloud? | android |
I've had a few missed calls from private numbers now, and I'd like to see who it is. Is there a way to do this with a Galaxy S4 running Jellybean 4.2? I installed the app 'CIA caller' but that simply listed the private number as '-2', and when it looked up that number, it unsurprisingly said 'number not found'. Any ide... | I don't think there is a good way to do this - the issue isn't that the private number is being hidden by your phone, it's that the phone company isn't transmitting the caller id info to you at all. So there shouldn't be any way for you to get that data working strictly from your phone. Unless you know people who regul... | How can I see what a private number is? | android |
It's getting very hard to root a Motorola Defy+ (mb256). My cellphone is accepting non android market apps, and USB debugging mode is enabled. I tried: - using z4Root app. - doing the scipt commands one by one with adb tool. - using superoneclick - using UnlockRoot. Basically all the scripts I tried returns the same er... | I solved! I flashed a hacked chinese sbf. This sbf let me use z4root.apk to get root access. Sorry about don't put the file name, that's because it does not have a meaningful name, it's just firmware.zip, I found it in xda-developers forum. Be careful using the files above, you can easily brick you cell phone. The Chin... | Motorla Defy+ being not possible to root. Script commands throwing errors when rooting android 2.3.6 | android |
<code> CM10.1 now cannot record any inbound audio on phone calls </code> I was running Jellybean stock on my i9300 and used Total Recall to record telephone calls, recording both inbound and outbound audio correctly. I have now flashed CM10.1 and tried Total Recall to record telephone calls and I can no longer call inb... | The issue is related to, as far as I know, Cyanogenmod policies.. In some countries call recording is illegal and therefore CM team hasn't implemented this feature. It's really annoying because the issue applies to certain (but not all) regions of the world. I do hope that CM developers will come up with some sort of h... | CM10.1 now cannot record any inbound audio on phone calls | android |
I bought a Nexus 4 (LG E960) yesterday, and from the first moment there was a problem that it did not accept touch in the line of the volume down button. In a horizontal line, half a centimeter (1/5 inch) high, in the full width of the screen. If I tried to click in the line, it happened above or below. If I tried to s... | So I've had this same problem for the past month. There is a 1cm or so high deadzone that spans the width of my screen just about lower than the midway point from top to bottom. It is mostly always there, but some (seemingly) random times it goes away and all works well. My troubleshooting led me to this: If it's hardw... | Nexus 4 does not perceive touch in a line | android |
When I write the word "OK" in Swedish it says "Ook" which doesn't mean anything in swedish. I haven't added this ook myself so I can't find it in "Personal dictionary". I wonder if it is possible to simply remove this strange word that comes with the stock swedish dictionary? Perhaps I should add that I use the new Nex... | I actually managed to temporarily solve this: add OK to your personal dictionary and be done with it. | Remove a word from Stock dictionary | android |
I have just received my Nexus 10 - my first Android tablet! I bought the tablet partly for giving presentations. My presentations are created by using the LaTeX package "beamer", which produces PDF files. Acrobat Reader (on PC) has a presentation mode that works perfectly well for all purposes, but I have trouble findi... | I had the same problem and had to try out a bunch of apps. In addition to what you were looking for, I was also interested in the possibility to add comments during the presentation using the s-pen of my galaxy note. All the apps listed below support full page view, so there are in principle an options for presentation... | Android App for PDF presentations (Beamer LaTeX / Adobe Acrobat Reader) | android |
Can someone explain how tablets like the Nexus 7 detect a magnetic cover closing? I have tried putting magnets over the spots where the magnets in the cover are, but it will not lock. How does the tablet know if it is a cover? | It's widely believed that the Nexus 7's magnetic sensor works in an almost-identical fashion to iPads' smart cover; I couldn't find direct information about the N7, but iFixit has a great teardown of the iPad smart cover that goes into detail of how it works. The Nexus 7 has a magnetic sensor that can tell when a magne... | How do android tablets use magnetic Auto-Lock | android |
I have HTC One X running Android 4.1.1 and Sense 4+. Under <code> Settings > Power </code> I have an option of <code> Fast Boot </code> . The text under it says "Start up and shut down quickly". How will my device be affected if I turn on/off this option? | "Fast Boot" is basically analogous to the hibernate or possibly S3 (STR) sleep functionality on regular PCs (HTC isn't very clear on what precisely it does, but analysis of its claims and action suggests it's one of these). Rather than fully shutting down and restarting, the OS resumes where it was after a shutdown, al... | What is Fast boot in HTC One X? | android |
I want to customise my Galaxy S4 home screen and it seems Touchwiz will not allow me to change many options (like the quick launch icons etc). I was thinking of GO Launcher, but wish to know if the 'special' extras Samsung has included (such as eye scrolling, air gestures, smart stay etc) will still work or are they To... | In general, anything that works regardless of which app you have in the foreground will work regardless of which launcher you have installed. That includes eye scrolling, air gestures, smart stay, smart orientation change (I forget the marketing name for it), and so on. Changing to a different launcher will only replac... | Will an alternative launcher stop Galaxy S4 additions from working? | android |
I would like to (repeatedly) measure the RSSI of a given Wi-Fi access point while I am (physically) approaching it. It is important to mention that at the beginning, my phone is not associated with the AP, hence reading RSSI via <code> wpa_cli signal_poll </code> does not work. The best I have found so far is to repeat... | Install <code> iw </code> and then issue: <code> iw dev wlan0 scan freq 2417 </code> It synchronously scans only the frequency(ies) you specify. This can give your multiple results per second! | Scan a single channel to measure RSSI of a specific AP when not associated | android |
I have messed the ext4 partition resizing it with Gparted, it still works but shows the old size and Link2sd doesn't seem to be able to link all the pieces. I was wondering if I could backup the content with Titanium or other, format the partition at the correct size with Gparted and then restore the content to the new... | Speaking of GParted, I assume you have a Linux computer available. So steps to be performed are quite simple -- speaking of an external SDCard: Unmount the card from your Android device, and take it out Put it into a card reader, attach it to your Linux computer. Mount it there. Copy all contents into an empty director... | Backup Link2sd ext4 partition, resize it and restore | android |
I have a Nexus 4, and everything is OK, but I have realised that the power button is not working as well as I want. Sometimes I have to press it twice or push harder, so my question is: could I set up my phone to unlock with a different button, for example with the volume buttons? Is there any solution in case that the... | When the power and back button failed in my rooted LG P500, I used Button savior . This app works without any restriction on rooted devices and with few limitations on unrooted. This app creates a small overlay on the screen (which is customisable in terms of its size, visibility, position etc.) and pressing this overl... | Unlock phone with a different button | android |
I'm using TSF Shell, which allows you to drag your application icons around in an overlapping manner. But how do I tell TSF Shell to automatically arrange my icons neatly in rows using a grid? | You can use the 'lasso' option for that. It works real cool. | how to arrange icons in TSF Shell? | android |
What does "Add to Queue" mean in "Play Music"? I've seen an answer elsewhere which said "it adds to the current play list." That answer makes no sense. What "current play list?" There is no such concept in the application. For example, I'll start the application and no music is playing yet. I'll go to my playlists and ... | This is the expected behavior. Queue is the "Currently Playing Playlist" You have Playlist A with Song 1,2,3 and 4. If you start listening to Playlist A, The Currently Playing Playlist will consist of Song 1,2,3,4. If you see Song 1337 , then "add to queue" while listening to Song 2, the Currently Playing Playlist will... | What does "Add to Queue" mean in "Play Music"? | android |
Often after downloading a file, I try to open this from the notifications page, only for the wrong app to open it. Since I've clicked on it the link has disappeared. Now I have to go through tonnes of menus to find the file! Is there a quicker way? | From the home screen, click the "all apps" button, then there's an app called Downloads . By default, downloads are sorted most-recent-first, so the one you've just downloaded will be at the top. If even that method is one step too many, you can long-tap on the Downloads icon in the apps menu, then drop it on the home ... | Quick way to go to downloads from Chrome? | android |
I have updated and replaced Google Talk with Hangouts on my tablet running Cyanogenmod 10.1. Now every time I open the Hangouts app it shows me the following error message: Can't sign in because we couldn't reach Google. Try again How can I fix this? | Re-installing the 'Google Play Services' updates solved the problem for me. Simply go to <code> Manage Apps </code> → <code> Google Play Services </code> and press <code> Uninstall Updates </code> . Now if you start Google Hangouts again it will ask you to update Google Play Services. If you do so, it will bring u... | Google Hangouts gives "Can't sign in because we couldn't reach Google. Try again" error | android |
My phone keeps disconnecting from the WiFi network, saying "avoided poor Internet connection"... but I'm less than 20 feet from the router. It shows full bars while connected and the speed is fine. How can I make it stay connected? | Figured it out...go to the WiFi settings, hit the menu key and choose "Advanced", and uncheck "Avoid poor connections". | "Avoided poor Internet connection" even though signal strength, speed is great | android |
This question is about a Nexus 4 bought in the United States and used in India. Backstory: A friend from US gifted the phone to me. When I first switched the phone on, it had the app google earth . After configuring the phone with accounts and installing apps, the google earth application disappeared from the apps show... | You can't uninstall it. On Android, the apps you install yourself are stored in the main internal storage. The apps that come pre-installed are not installed there, but rather in the phone's ROM. They're not taking up space that you could use for other apps, and they can't be changed or deleted. To remove this one app,... | How to use or uninstall a hidden app in Android? | android |
My HTC Sensation's battery does not last long. I'm going for a Marathon race which should last at least 5 hours and I'm going to use 1 app (RunKeeper) for that period. I would like to preserve as much batter as possible by turning off all other apps including their services e.g. Whatsapp until I'm done with the race. I... | Task killing is never a solution when it comes to "preserving battery". As you discovered, most things restart themselves automatically. What could help, however, is (temporarily) turn off all services you don't need -- after all, it's just for that one run, and (as you already pointed out) you can resign from some of ... | How to stop all but 1 one app including their services? | android |
I have tried by using samsung kies but it says there are no updates. i have even tried to update it within the phone (software update). Other people are on android 2.3 but i am still on 2.2.1 and it won't update | As you've got your device with a contract, this added a special barrier to updates. Short explanation how that goes: Google (or rather the AOSP, Android Open Source Project ) releases a new Android version. This is usually immediately available to Nexus devices -- but... Device manufacturers need to adapt it to their h... | Why is my Samsung Galaxy S still on Android 2.2.1? | android |
I have Locked myself out of my phone because I entered too many pattern attempts. I can't sign into my Google account because my wi-fi isn't turned on. So I need to factory reset it. I'm just wondering what will I lose. My photos and videos are saved onto my phone, will I lose them? If there are any other options in ge... | A factory reset wipes the internal storage of your phone. This includes all apps, their settings, and all the files and data saved onto your internal storage. Any apps or other content you've downloaded from Google Play, you can download again (you don't have to pay again). If you previously updated the system or flash... | What will I lose when I do a factory reset? | android |
I have bunch of usual stuff going on in my phone (Samsung Grand, Android 4.1.2) like app auto-updates, Twitter, Dropbox, etc. Most of the time it's clear what the network-related settings for them are (wifi-only all the things) and they are clearly reflected in data stats. The one exception is "CloudAgent" process, whi... | It's Samsung software, built into the system in certain Samsung phones. Like the Dropbox app, it's a service to automatically upload photos you take on your phone; it connects to your "Samsung account" if you create one. It also integrates with Dropbox to sync photos to the device Gallery; if you have "Camera upload" t... | What precisely is CloudAgent process? Its files eats space like crazy | android |
is it possible in Android(> = 3.0) to launch/start an App (Activity) by a gesture on the homescreen. For example: if the user swipes from the bottom to the top on his homescreen, then App XY should be started. Thank you | You can install a third-party homescreen (launcher) app which supports gestures. Some examples: Holo Launcher HD , Apex Launcher , Nova Launcher . Note that such gestures will work only when the launcher is active (i.e., they are not global gestures accessible from any app), and may be eaten by scrollable widgets if th... | launch/start an App (Activity) by a gesture on the homescreen | android |
From what I understood about Android securty all applications are separated by different user-accounts and different filesystem locations. BUT: After GPS-test has fixed my location for the first time after powerup, all other applications will fix very fast. My conclusion: This has to be something not in Android user sp... | If every app had to interpret the raw GPS input itself, it would be very silly. Different apps would duplicate the same effort of decoding and interpreting the GPS input to compute a location. Different apps would end up using different libraries to do it, so each app might end up with a different idea of your location... | Is there a common GPS cache on Android? | android |
This is my use case: I'm trying to improve my Spanish so I've started reading Spanish-language newspapers in the browser on my phone. What I'd like to do is this: when I need a word or phrase translated to English, highlight the text, hit the settings button, and have a translate option show up. Or something comparably... | You describe the options displayed with a word highlighted including "Share". Behind this item hides an entire menu, the so-called "Share menu", where many apps plug themselves in as receivers for compatible content. A highlighted word might serve as such content for several things -- e.g. a web search (so Google Searc... | I am looking for a simple way to translate words highlighted in the browser | android |
I'm disappointed that Google Hangouts is going away from XMPP. If I download the "Hangouts (replaces Talk)" app on my Galaxy Nexus (Google Nexus 3), will I be able to go back to Google Talk, if needed? Is there a way to keep Google Talk? Or is there a way to communicate with people who use Google Hangouts through Googl... | As far as Android is concerned, they're the same app, and Hangouts is just a new update for Talk which happens to change the user-facing name. (Apps also have a package name , which is how Android decides if they're the same app.) It works like any other update: it completely replaces the old version in your phone's in... | "Hangouts (replaces Talk)" -- can I replace Hangouts with Talks if I don't like it? | android |
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