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2013/11/25 | 397 | 1,728 | <issue_start>username_0: I am not very technologically advanced so bear with me. I need to move more apps to my SD card from internal storage because I am running low on internal storage space. I have moved very few apps to my Sd card with application manager but the majority of the apps have the option greyed out. Aft... |
2013/11/25 | 639 | 2,338 | <issue_start>username_0: How do you import contacts from a Galaxy S3 to a Nexus 5?
They're both Android devices, so is it a simple process?
Do I need to save them to a SIM card?<issue_comment>username_1: Several ways actually. The most simple way I found was to sync all your addresses to a Google Account. If you don't ... |
2013/11/25 | 342 | 1,437 | <issue_start>username_0: I just upgraded to Moto X from Motorola Photon. I am not being able to send/receive any picture or media files. The settings for media is turned on but still the media button in mot highlighting.<issue_comment>username_1: This can be dependant on the app itself being compatible with your versio... |
2013/11/26 | 541 | 2,050 | <issue_start>username_0: On Android, how do you tell if you're connected through Wi-Fi or some other type of connection like LTE or 3G?
If I'm sitting at a Starbucks and I sign-in to their Wi-Fi, my phone has both the Wi-Fi and LTE icons showing. How do I know which connection I'm using?
When I'm at a place that ha... |
2013/11/26 | 821 | 3,341 | <issue_start>username_0: On [Twitter](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twitter.android) November 25, 2013 update, they ask for **receive text messages (SMS)** permission.
Does anyone know what exactly this is for ?<issue_comment>username_1: An app like [Permissions](https://play.google.com/store/apps/d... |
2013/11/26 | 933 | 3,692 | <issue_start>username_0: In [this](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/39980/5962) answer to a question I asked a while ago, he said it's possible to have a script executed every boot.
I created a file (without extension) that contains the following:
```
#!/system/bin/sh
busybox mount -o bind /emmc/Android/data/com.... |
2013/11/26 | 388 | 1,484 | <issue_start>username_0: After updating to 4.4 all of my Nexus devices (4, 7 & 10) have problems with wifi, they all worked fine before the update.
After some idle time they lose the wifi connection and it can only be reactivated after restarting the device.
The Nexus 7 right now doesn't connect to wifi at all, I ca... |
2013/11/26 | 765 | 2,691 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a nexus 7 2012, and I have it rooted, running TWRP recovery and Franco kernel. I want to update to KitKat, and I have the OTA queued (but that won't work since I'm rooted) and I have the file for my device downloaded from [this site with update info](http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/11/... |
2013/11/26 | 624 | 2,386 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Samsung galaxy note which I've rooted and installed Cyanogenmod. I've always been using Cyanogenmod and always used the inbuilt updater.
My radio has been giving me trouble. For example I can't see the signal strength anymore and I've not been able to resolve it. No one on this forum... |
2013/11/26 | 393 | 1,370 | <issue_start>username_0: Skype, like many applications, uses a persistent notification to keep from getting killed by the process manager. Usually, I would just hide this notification by going to the app's "App Info" screen and unchecking the "Show notifications" box. *However, I **want** to get message notifications.*... |
2013/11/26 | 1,938 | 8,436 | <issue_start>username_0: Would encrypting my Android device make my data any safer in case of theft?
It seems to me that since [the encryption key necessarily is identical to the PIN code or password](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/17086/is-it-reasonably-safe-to-use-pin-code-for-encryption) used for the k... |
2013/11/26 | 1,008 | 4,056 | <issue_start>username_0: I forgot to backup my notes before factory reset and now apparently I have lost them all. Before doing factory reset though, **Back up my data** option in **Settings >> Backup & Restore** was checked but right after it there was no sign of restoring data and such. I am not however sure if this ... |
2013/11/26 | 477 | 1,796 | <issue_start>username_0: I installed the KitKat upgrade on my Nexus 7, but I am unhappy with it. Is it possible to roll back to an earlier version of Android (Jelly Bean)?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, it is possible.
One of the advantages of rooting is the ability to control the operating system that resides on your... |
2013/11/27 | 670 | 2,775 | <issue_start>username_0: In a whatsapp group, what does the message `Username` was removed mean?
* Did the admin remove that person ?
* Did that person delete the account?
* "`Username` left" is different from "`Username` was removed", right?<issue_comment>username_1: It might be the difference one one getting remove... |
2013/11/27 | 359 | 1,560 | <issue_start>username_0: I think games probably destroyed my Note 2 battery. I often play games for hours straight while charging. Last Sunday it was dead with horrible heat. Then I borrowed friend's mpj backup battery, swapped it, and everything worked perfectly again.
Now I have ordered a new battery online. I am not... |
2013/11/27 | 1,062 | 4,304 | <issue_start>username_0: I have recently reinstalled Android on B63M due to some problems with the SD Card. I decided to keep all my contacts **only** in Gmail, as a centralized solution to avoid problems in the future. I do **not** want other SIM or phone contacts to show in the contacts list anymore.
However, if I t... |
2013/11/27 | 338 | 1,477 | <issue_start>username_0: I am looking at "My Apps" in Google Play Store and Google Play website.
In Google Play Store, it marks properly the apps that are currently installed as "installed" and the apps which have tried earlier and uninstalled shows up with a "x" mark that deletes the selected app from "My Apps" list.... |
2013/11/27 | 748 | 2,697 | <issue_start>username_0: I had to un-root my LG G2 Verizon because recovery got corrupted. I created a TWRP backup some time ago from within its recovery and it was stored on the internal drive. I did a system reset, and then un-rooted by going back to stock image. Did the system reset delete that backup file from my S... |
2013/11/27 | 627 | 2,530 | <issue_start>username_0: A few days ago, I downloaded a file of 1.9gb to my phone using the utorrent app. Utorrent downloaded the file automatically to my internal storage, and since I only had 2 gigs of free space, the download did stop after a while. when I saw it I deleted some files, and the download went on. When ... |
2013/11/27 | 676 | 2,648 | <issue_start>username_0: I just updated my HTC One X from Cyanogenmod 10.1.13 to 10.2 RC1, which seemed to go smoothly.
It completed the "Checking apps" stage, and when it rebooted, it got stuck on the boot screen (the spinning concentric circles) for about 15 minutes, at which point I held the power button to turn o... |
2013/11/28 | 783 | 2,826 | <issue_start>username_0: OK guys, I have searched and searched but cannot find an answer to this question.
I want to link the "OK Google" phrase that starts a Google Now search on the Nexus 5 to Tasker, or more specifically the AutoVoice plugin for Tasker.
I can attach the swipe up from the bottom to use AutoVoice ra... |
2013/11/28 | 731 | 2,793 | <issue_start>username_0: I received the official OTA KitKat update for my Nexus 4 last week and since then I have been unable to rescan the SD card. I have tried a number of different apps for this task but all of them crash when being opened. A bit of research shows a handful of users with the same issue.
These are t... |
2013/11/28 | 2,193 | 6,229 | <issue_start>username_0: I've recently bought a Nexus 7 to use as a demo client for a system I am currently developing. For the time being, the system requires the client to have a particular MAC address in order to work. I've rooted the Nexus (still with the Android 4.4 stock ROM), and am using `ip link` to change the... |
2013/11/28 | 392 | 1,546 | <issue_start>username_0: Yesterday I sent some feedback for an app (Google Hangouts) through Android's system-wide *Send Feedback* function. This is the same dialog box that is triggered when you choose to report a Force Close. See screenshots below.
I realised later that I had no internet connection at the time, and ... |
2013/11/28 | 361 | 1,142 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Nexus 5 with KitKat. When I set an alarm with Google Now, I see this:
Why is there two icons? How can I fix this?<issue_comment>username_1: I think the one on the right is the icon that shows you have an alarm on (always shows when yo... |
2013/11/29 | 242 | 1,066 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a Nexus 4 user. I tried to download Injustice from Google Play Store last night and it got cancelled a couple of times due to poor speed of my connection. Is there a way to pause the download so that I could later complete the download?<issue_comment>username_1: You may deactivate your mobi... |
2013/11/29 | 433 | 1,805 | <issue_start>username_0: 3 days ago, my Nexus 4 smartphone started to update its Android version from 4.3 to 4.4. During the update process, there was an internet problem. Because of that, I guess the new version 4.4 Kitkat was not completely installed. Some functions are missing; some of them are installed.
Can anyb... |
2013/11/29 | 626 | 2,217 | <issue_start>username_0: Every time I press the home button Android asks me to choose between Standard and Simple. How can I can rid of this annoyance?
update 131130 16:26 CET
-----------------------
I installed a... |
2013/11/29 | 1,216 | 4,831 | <issue_start>username_0: I have my own Root certificate that signs user certificates.
I have a site that will only allow you on with a user certificate which is signed by the root ca.
I have managed to get this site working in Ios and Windows, but just can't get it working from Android (4.2.2)
I have tried many diff... |
2013/11/29 | 1,108 | 4,293 | <issue_start>username_0: My phone has Android 4.0.4 (ICS). Now, I use several apps for reading like browser, Wikipedia, Adobe Reader, etc. Only Adobe has a screen dimmer setting.
Is there an app or setting that allows me to stop the screen from turning off while I have any of these apps open for reading?<issue_comment... |
2013/11/30 | 506 | 2,054 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 and installed Hangouts (version 2.0.122) recently. It is a great tool to organize all my messages together. However, it is quite annoying that it sends messages when I accidentally press enter, causing me to send unfinished messages. Also I don't know how to insert a ... |
2013/11/30 | 656 | 2,584 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently updated my Samsung Galaxy S-I9000 to Android 4.4 KitKat, It was successfully updated and KitKat worked fine until I decided to try using the ART RunTime instead of Dalvik.
When I changed runtime to ART and rebooted the phone it never started up. I see the Samsung Galaxy S I9000 logo... |
2013/11/30 | 5,635 | 20,222 | <issue_start>username_0: ### General question
I have an app X installed on my device in version Y. I don't want to update it to any newer version (Y+z) for some reason. Still, the *Google Play Store* app always lists updates for X, which keeps me from a simple "update all". My question, put to a single sentence:
>
>... |
2013/11/30 | 462 | 1,698 | <issue_start>username_0: What is the easiest way to check whether an app uses in-app purchase? Is there a mark in the Play store or a permission to look for after I installed the app?<issue_comment>username_1: There is a special permission for `Google Billing` (technical name: `com.android.vending.BILLING`), which is r... |
2013/11/30 | 621 | 2,534 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a home linux server running the PulseAudio - with shared audio devices, that are connected to cool sound system.
And I have an Android 4.4-based phone. I want to stream audio from my phone to the PulseAudio server.
How to do that?<issue_comment>username_1: For my linux distribution (Fe... |
2013/11/30 | 292 | 1,163 | <issue_start>username_0: I have recently installed a new ROM on my Galaxy S3 and I did not flash gapps with the ROM itself. Can I go to reboot mode and flash gapps even after I installed the ROM?<issue_comment>username_1: You should be able to do that. First make sure you [download the correct version](http://goo.im/ga... |
2013/12/01 | 174 | 753 | <issue_start>username_0: my Samsung galaxy tab 2 (7.0) cannot detect my home WiFi. but neighbors WiFi can be detected. please help me. but all my phones and laptops can detect my home WiFi.<issue_comment>username_1: I think you should contact your home wifi broadband for assistance.If you already did this,I think the p... |
2013/12/01 | 310 | 1,040 | <issue_start>username_0: While watching [this](https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images), I wanted to find out the meaning of version code names like `KRT16M`? Is there any documentation for decoding what it means, or is it just a random hash code?<issue_comment>username_1: I know the `K` stands for KitKat, b... |
2013/12/01 | 506 | 1,960 | <issue_start>username_0: Every once in a while, my note 3 wakes up on its own thinking somebody said "Hi Galaxy" and gets itself into the listening mode to start capturing what it hears from that moment on, then submits to Google for a search!
Boy! I had a few situations and eventually I had to turn off that awesome ... |
2013/12/02 | 353 | 1,409 | <issue_start>username_0: Most Android anti-theft apps can backup photos and text messages, but is there any app that can be installed through the web version of Google Play that can give me access to my folders and files to backup online if the phone is connected to WiFi?<issue_comment>username_1: Open the `S Voice` ap... |
2013/12/02 | 451 | 1,816 | <issue_start>username_0: I updated my droid firmware to 4.3 on Friday and had a fairly easy install ..except that my predictive text is missing in action. The setting is switched to ON (Galaxy S4 by the way) but the ribbon that usually appears above the keyboard with autocorrect suggestions is no longer there.
Can an... |
2013/12/02 | 575 | 2,239 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Le Pan Mini with Android 4.2.2. It's obviously not the greatest device but it's what I could afford and most importantly it has 4.2 which is supposed to support multiple users.
But it doesn't.
I am sure I have the 4.2.2 but users doesn't pop up in the settings menu. Any ideas on wh... |
2013/12/02 | 502 | 1,954 | <issue_start>username_0: I turned on mobile data and hotspot in my Samsung Galaxy Ace (On a Philippine carrier called "Globe"). I can surf websites just fine directly on Android.
Now, I connect my PC to Android's hotspot, it connects but it can't surf or ping websites.
It used to work before (used it some months ago)... |
2013/12/02 | 940 | 3,893 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm running KitKat and can't locate the Car Home app on it. It's listed in the Play Store as "Installed" and also "incompatible with all your devices", also "not eligible".
There's a seeming incongruency in the app install versus availability, and an inability to access the the app on my devi... |
2013/12/02 | 380 | 1,361 | <issue_start>username_0: This issue I noticed,once i updated my android to 4.3.
The issue is after every **1 min** the lock screen automatically turns on.
There was no problem before.
Please help,i dont want to degrade to 4.1 again.
Device-Samsung Galaxy Note 2.<issue_comment>username_1: Android has different lock opt... |
2013/12/02 | 549 | 2,244 | <issue_start>username_0: I just updated my phone (Galaxy S3) and I don't like the new way auto prediction works, it keeps trying to predict the next word instead of giving me quick access to the punctuation. Does any one know if there is a way to have the auto prediction just give you a list of punctuation once you hit... |
2013/12/03 | 1,414 | 5,382 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Galaxy S2 running Android 4.1.2. It has a 12GB internal HD, and a 16GB SD card.
I keep getting errors from various programs telling me I am running out of space. BeyondPod won't download new episodes, Evernote keeps putting up a notification of a lack of space (even though it seems to... |
2013/12/03 | 1,056 | 3,777 | <issue_start>username_0: I've searched on the web about this problem and it's usually solved by installing the appropriate drivers. Problem is I'm on a Mac.
When I plug in my device, it can be discovered when I run `adb devices`. I run `adb reload bootloader` and it goes into download mode (the mode you get when you h... |
2013/12/03 | 743 | 2,455 | <issue_start>username_0: Every time I turn on or restart my phone, I always get this "Log in to sync applications" notification from Facebook. How do I disable this?<issue_comment>username_1: Using Titanium Backup, freeze the `SNS x.x.x` app with a Facebook icon. You can also disable this through the phone's `Settings ... |
2013/12/03 | 870 | 3,440 | <issue_start>username_0: My friend's daughter was playing with the unlocking screen and of course she used up all the attempts and locked the device for good. Since this tablet was bought some time ago just for her amusement, no one remembers what was the google account they used - possibly a phony one created just for... |
2013/12/03 | 592 | 2,311 | <issue_start>username_0: I am often surprised by the treatment of MP3 names by the native music player, Play Music. Fairly frequently albums are split, or unexpected titles pop up, etc. I am pretty meticulous about ID3s in my collection, and I often can't exactly determine the reason for the unexpected behavior.
Lucki... |
2013/12/03 | 679 | 2,588 | <issue_start>username_0: Every time I find a thread on the Internet describing "how to get your 64GB SD card to work with Cyanogenmod", the answer is always the same: format it to FAT32.
FAT32 does not support files larger than 4GB. Does Cyanogenmod (10.1) support a decent file system that can take files larger than t... |
2013/12/04 | 762 | 2,722 | <issue_start>username_0: My HTC one will only boot into the recovery or the bootloader. I am trying to flash a stock ROM to my phone from the terminal on my mac, but I am getting this error:
```
Mikes-MacBook-Air:HTCOneRoot Mike$ ./fastboot-mac flash zip ATT-3.17.502.3-Stock-Rooted-DEODEX.zip
sending 'zip' (1114992 K... |
2013/12/03 | 464 | 1,685 | <issue_start>username_0: I just updated my Android version to 4.3. However, Google Talk is replaced by Hangouts automatically. I don't like Hangouts, since I cannot see friends who are online/offline. I wish to revert to Google Talk. When I try to uninstall Hangouts, there is no uninstall option for me.
I am using a S... |
2013/12/04 | 594 | 2,254 | <issue_start>username_0: I have got a game I play (*The Simpsons Tapped Out*) that is based on time. (For example every 5 hours I get a coin).
But every time something is completed (like a quest) I hear from the speakers something like ("yeaho work is done!")
I would like to disable that sound, but there is no settin... |
2013/12/05 | 582 | 1,895 | <issue_start>username_0: I live in Canada and use an unblocking service to access US Netflix content, Pandora and Hulu. I would like to be able to use this service while not on my WiFi is there a way to set the DNS server to the ones i need for my unblocker to work for the mobile network<issue_comment>username_1: I saw... |
2013/12/05 | 1,609 | 6,201 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a very peculiar problem with connecting my new nexus5 to my wifi router @ home.
Here is the background:
I recently bought Nexus 5 and a new wireless modem/router([D-Link2750u](http://www.dlink.co.in/products/?pid=452))...The first day as soon as I got the router, I did the set up and b... |
2013/12/05 | 421 | 1,647 | <issue_start>username_0: Due to a busy schedule, missed call are a constant, and many times the person calling insists on keep calling until I answer.
The ideia is to automatically send an SMS with a pre-defined message to let the caller know that I'm on the phone or otherwise busy, and that I will be returning the ca... |
2013/12/05 | 370 | 1,349 | <issue_start>username_0: This feature magnifies links when it seems unsure of which you touched. [This article talks about an "Enable Link Preview" setting as if you can turn it off](http://www.chromestory.com/chrome-for-android-a-mini-user-guide/).
Beyond its annoyance, as I have to click everything twice, this bubbl... |
2013/12/05 | 552 | 2,341 | <issue_start>username_0: How can one install an app made for Jellybean and use it on Gingerbread?
Let's take [Google Keyboard](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin&hl=en) for example. Google Keyboard is meant for use with Ice Cream Sandwich and up, but say I want it on my ... |
2013/12/06 | 639 | 2,459 | <issue_start>username_0: I had restored my Android device (Samsung Note2) to the factory settings.
i have now added all my favorits apps and customized my settings.
How can i create a "memoey image"/"state snapshot" to restore from in the future.
I have used Kies, but it backups everything besides installed apps and... |
2013/12/06 | 1,853 | 6,619 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been listening a lot of chatter about CyanogenMod and it only seems to be growing louder by the day. But what exactly is CyanogenMod and how is it different from Android? If CyanogenMod is a fork of Android then how can it (aim to) become [third major mobile ecosystem](http://www.engadge... |
2013/12/06 | 572 | 2,082 | <issue_start>username_0: I've unlocked my Nexus 5 by using CF-Auto-Root. I want to undo my actions and return the device to its original state: unrooted and locked.
How can I do this?<issue_comment>username_1: You'll need to use `fastboot`, which is provided in the CF-Auto-Root zip file, and also available standalone... |
2013/12/06 | 190 | 696 | <issue_start>username_0: Are all Nexus 5 phones sold unlocked (i.e., not tied to a specific carrier)? If I buy a Nexus 5 from a store in Germany will I be able to use it in another country (Brazil)?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, at this point. But, there's a talk about Sprint-locked Nexus 5.
**Note:** If you intend t... |
2013/12/06 | 468 | 1,769 | <issue_start>username_0: This is an HTC One with Android 4.3 and Nova Launcher Prime (This may be a Nova issue, not sure yet)
Since a picture is worth 1000 words, here is the pictures:
Dragging an icon "up" from the lock screen is supposed to unlock the phone and launch the app. This worked fine until I changed SMS a... |
2013/12/06 | 259 | 880 | <issue_start>username_0: My son accidentally erased the play store from his next book tablet. Is there anyway I can get it back? Would resetting the tablet bring it back?<issue_comment>username_1: By default `NextBook` Tablets comes with no `PlayStore` Application, so you will need to re-download (re-install) the `Play... |
2013/12/07 | 332 | 1,158 | <issue_start>username_0: I am running stock Android 4.3 and when I use the stock Camera app and record video the file size is huge. The Camera app also has a Record for MMS option that works well but this means I don't have a HD copy of the original footage.
What I would like to do is to record some footage using the... |
2013/12/07 | 409 | 1,537 | <issue_start>username_0: I am planning on buying a Nexus 5 for Christmas, to which I intend to Root it, so that I can use Rooted Apps eg [Titanium Backup](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup) which would otherwise be unavailable to me.
If I root the device, but do not flash a cus... |
2013/12/07 | 254 | 1,016 | <issue_start>username_0: When I'm in Japan or China, there are barely any European alphabet and I want to use my camera to take a photo of a sign and convert it into English language. Is it possible to achieve that?<issue_comment>username_1: You can use [Google Translate](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=c... |
2013/12/08 | 580 | 2,292 | <issue_start>username_0: I let my younger cousins play on my S4 Mini from time to time, but now I have found that all their words they have used are the first to come up when I use my phone to text. It has gotten quite irrititating. Samsung seems to have very hard to find settings compared to my old sony Ericsson so I ... |
2013/12/08 | 1,254 | 4,181 | <issue_start>username_0: Given the increased prevalence of systems which track people's movements by their Mac addresses I'd like to obscure mine.
I have a rooted galaxy note 2 with busybox installed. I can change my MAC address like so:
```
busybox ifconfig wlan0 hw ether 11:22:33:44:55:66
```
however, if I disabl... |
2013/12/08 | 421 | 1,592 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Nexus 7 and I updated to android 4.4 after the upfate had been downloaded and waiting for a week. I miss the crisp sounds of the 4.3 lock screen, it made me like my device. Now its all changed without warning and I'm upset left feeling like my device isn't really mine. Is there a way t... |
2013/12/08 | 785 | 3,317 | <issue_start>username_0: Here is the story. I have two kids (5-7 years), they have their Android tablets... and I have the credit card. I have created two google accounts, each for one tablet. I want to buy apps for them, but I don't want to enter any details of my credit card to their google accounts, because the theo... |
2013/12/08 | 704 | 2,943 | <issue_start>username_0: According to [its description on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=gb&id=com.amazon.kindle), in the third sentence, it says that the books are free. I installed the *Kindle app* and went to the *Kindle Store* and all the books I looked at so far all have to be purchased... |
2013/12/08 | 491 | 1,986 | <issue_start>username_0: **Question:** My device (Galaxy Note 2 running the stable CyanogenMod release) is charging extremely slowly and discharges while it's plugged into AC power.
**What happened to cause this and what's happening now:**
My device has been wonderful for over a year. Yesterday it ran down to about 10... |
2013/12/08 | 241 | 1,052 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to use USB extension cords to extend the USB power cords for my Android device. What are the factors that could affect normal charging behavior? (Consider "normal charging behavior" to be charging speed and long-term effects on the device battery when using only the manufacturer power co... |
2013/12/09 | 388 | 1,393 | <issue_start>username_0: I use Moon+ Reader software to read pdf files on a Sony xperia tablet. Instead of swiping on the screen to scroll the pdf, I would like to use a mouse with scrolling wheel instead to scroll. Is this possible and what do I need?
Using 4.2.2.<issue_comment>username_1: [This answer](https://stacko... |
2013/12/09 | 826 | 2,532 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a stock (non-rooted) Moto X that 'upgraded' itself to Kitkat recently. Is it possible for me to go back to Jelly Bean?
(Deliberately leaving out the reasons since that's not the point of the question.)<issue_comment>username_1: The full guide can be found [here](http://www.android.gs/d... |
2013/12/09 | 1,056 | 4,187 | <issue_start>username_0: Don't know if all the Galaxy phones have this behaviour, but it sure is annoying.
I like to keep my phone plugged in until I need it, as there is no harm done. The battery won't get "overcharged" or anything, and I'll have 100% juice with me when I leave.
But both phones keep lighting up t... |
2013/12/09 | 826 | 3,441 | <issue_start>username_0: I use SwiftKey on my phone. I also try out a lot of custom Android keyboards as and when they are released on Google Play.
I would like to know if custom keyboards available on Google Play can capture my passwords as I type and send it across Internet? Is there any mechanism built into Android... |
2013/12/09 | 600 | 2,301 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm having a problem with some Android tablets being unable to synchronise the time when connected to our wireless network. This is in a school and fairly heavily locked down, so it's probable that they are being blocked from accessing something that they need to in order to synchronise the tim... |
2013/12/09 | 445 | 1,685 | <issue_start>username_0: Assuming a healthy phone, what is the normal procedure for *cutting* and pasting from *editable* text fields on Android?
On my iPhone this pops up after selecting text, but I cannot even select the text on Android. The whole process is so intuitive on iOS I cannot even remember how I do it, i... |
2013/12/09 | 1,025 | 4,186 | <issue_start>username_0: When receiving mails or a whatsapp message, the same sound notification is played. I want to be able to tell those events apart and would like to define custom sounds. How can I achieve this?
I really would like to avoid a third party application, or if there are no other ways, I prefer a paid... |
2013/12/09 | 641 | 2,588 | <issue_start>username_0: I've seen this error a few times just now, it seems to only occur when I install an app through the Google Play web interface. Haven't seen it when installing apps directly from my mobile device. Device is quite new and has more than enough free disk space.
Couldn't find anything on here yet... |
2013/12/09 | 664 | 2,395 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a nexus 5 with Android 4.4. If i look at data usage, it shows that Android OS is using a couple of megabytes per day. I tried disabling sync and backup but it didn't help. What could be causing the background data usage? One thing that I could think of is automatic system update check, b... |
2013/12/09 | 665 | 2,352 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-i9500 running the latest firmware with Android 4.3.
I want to create "hardware shortcuts".
For example, if I hold `volume up` and `home` at the same time, then it'll open an application that I set, for example "Firefox".
As a Linux user, I know it's possible in Fe... |
2013/12/10 | 439 | 1,791 | <issue_start>username_0: I use a Samsungs Galaxy Star Pro GT-S7262 with Jelly Bean 4.1.2. I have installed quite a few call recorder apps from Google Play and though they are recording all the calls, whenever I play back the recordings it sounds like everything has been recorded in fast forward mode (or is playing as s... |
2013/12/10 | 503 | 1,988 | <issue_start>username_0: I am using Google Nexus 5 with stock 4.4 KitKat.
When the phone is in `locked state (locked with a standard PIN code, password or pattern)` and we long press power button, we get the power-off menu with options like Power-Off, Flight mode and Sound options (Mute, Vibrate and Sound)
I was wond... |
2013/12/10 | 617 | 2,442 | <issue_start>username_0: My phone received and installed an OTA update this weekend, to Android version 4.3
Now everytime my phone connects to the internet or I go to use the internet, I get this large list of push notifications, of email attachments from my Microsoft Exchange email account, that have never even been ... |
2013/12/10 | 601 | 2,206 | <issue_start>username_0: I successfully downloaded Android 4.4 KitKat (see screen shot):
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1hr5v.jpg)
And after downloading do not appear "restart/install" button, appear "Verification failed" error (see screen shot):
[. To install that ROM do I have to install the ICS first or no need?
Please help me. thank you.<issue_comment>username_1: Not necessary...
No need to downgrade.... |
2013/12/11 | 606 | 2,432 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm having a problem with my nexus 5 and I'm getting mad: I installed *Dice player* as usual, after a factory reset, but *Dolphin browser* doesn't ask me which app should it use to play videos (from mobile youtube or other sites).
How can I reset the default app? I tried to look into settings-... |
2013/12/11 | 436 | 1,768 | <issue_start>username_0: On Google Play Newsstand, I can select feeds for "My news" section, and when I select "Read now", I get a list of news from my selected feeds, and some news not from my selected feeds.
Is there any way I can customize the "Read now" feed and block publications or topics, etc? Or just get news ... |
2013/12/11 | 368 | 1,424 | <issue_start>username_0: I understand using phone while it is being charged by a normal charger is not advised. What about using phone while it is being charged by a portable charger (powerbank)? I own a HTC one and i was told by a mobile technician HTC’s own portable charger only should be used for HTC one. How much t... |
2013/12/11 | 515 | 2,029 | <issue_start>username_0: I spent *hours* looking for a solution to my issues with my 64gb Micro SDXC card that my girlfriend purchased me for my birthday.
From what I understand only capacities up to 32gb are officially supported. But thread after thread informed me that users of my phone had successfully used one. Wh... |
2013/12/12 | 428 | 1,595 | <issue_start>username_0: Google+ on my device has stopped working since the last update. Every time, I get the message: `Can't load data. Check your connection`. All apps other than Google+ work absolutely fine.
My device details are as follows:
**Model:** Google Nexus 7 (2012)
**OS:** Android 4.4.2
**Google... |
2013/12/12 | 1,143 | 4,599 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a nexus 4 and I have been using the music downloader called *music maniac*. Just recently updated to kitkat 4.4.2 and now when I download music the play music app won't find it in my phone. I can find the file when I look it up in the storage settings, but when I plug it into my computer... |