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Why did disabling Calendar Storage break my calendar sync on Samsung?
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How do I determine which calendar entry is breaking my Android calendar sync? First a bit of background for those who aren't familiar: Just a few weeks ago Samsung released their ICS build of TouchWiz, and my phone (a Samsung Galaxy SII) updated over the air. Ever since none of my calendars have synced. It turns out there's a bug wherein recurring events that were present before the update (I think it's only them?) can cause calendars to stop syncing. (I've searched in vain for a concise link to the problem to reference... ) I've tried factory resetting to no avail and I've tried deleting all my extraneous calendars and the recurring events I could find, but sync still doesn't want to work. Is there any way that I can track down which events are causing the trouble more precisely?
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Android sync with calendar works only one-way I have a Phone with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and I am trying to synchronize my calendar with my Google account. The problem is, that sync only works one-way. Data from Google are transferred to my phone, but events from my mobile calendar don't upload to Google account. I tried various settings but I am obviously missing something. How can I fix this?
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Calendar access from apps: only some calendars are displayed I've Sony Ericsson X10 mini pro with Android 2.1 and root. I want to have a separate timetable calendat that will not be visible in some places (calendar app). I think I've some good reasons for creating a seperate calendar. I sync calendars in my phone with my Google account. I've enabled auto-sync, but I've tried to force sync manually. However, although the Sony Ericsson calendar app* can see all the calendars, other apps (e.g. Jorte, Business Calendar Beta, Profile timer and Android Agenda Widget) can't. They can see only some older calendars. Deleting visible calendars didn't solve this problem: the deleted calendars had disappeared, but the new calendars haven't been shown. I've also tried to delete my account and resync, but it says "This account is required by some applications. You can only remove it by resetting the phone to factory defaults (which deletes all your data)...". I've also tried to find something interresting in ddms. Error like this is displayed regurarly once a minute (almost exactly, see http://img6.imagebanana.com/img/8eey69l4/plochu1_086.png ): <code> ERROR/ActivityThread(2823): Failed to find provider info for calendarEx </code> *) Sony Ericsson has replaced the default calendar app by their one.
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Turn off syncronisation of contacts in CyanogenMod I want to use my phone with the google calender, but I don't want to upload all my contacts from my phone to google. How can I achieve this? I said in the contacts App under Settings that the App Synchronisation is off, but then I deleted some test-contacts online in Gmail and they were also deleted on my phone. I also tried the App "Root Firewall" and forbin access to internet to the contacts app, but still, there was this sync going on. How can I achieve this in CyanogenMod? In the standard Android 4.1 it worked fine: there was nothing synced. Or do I need another contact app to achieve this?
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Is there any way to sync my Outlook calendar to my Samsung Galaxy S without Kies? I am trying to sync my Outlook 2010 calendar to Samsung Galaxy S using Kies. For some reason, it doesn't sync. Kies has a nasty habit of hanging, so I would really like to use something else, if possible, instead of trying to understand why it doesn't sync to begin with. Are there any tools out there that will sync the calendar directly to the phone without using Kies?
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Calendar and contacts sync using "Server" account type Device: Galaxy S4 Android: 4.2.2 I have been looking through the <code> Settings > Accounts > Add account </code> menu and found there is an entry called "Server" that seems to allow you to sync calendar and contacts from a private server. Does anyone know how this works? I have tried pointing it at my OwnCloud server but cannot seem to get it to work.
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How to sync old Google Calendar events on Sony Ericsson XPeria X10 Mini? I have got a replacement phone for my HTC Desire while the latter is in repairs. It's Sony Ericsson XPeria X10 Mini. Since it's also an Android-based device I hoped I could sync my contacts and calendar events. However, as it seems it only syncs one of my calendar in full (namely Ukrainian Holidays, which is not as important) and new events for other calendars. I wasn't able to find option for selecting which calendars to sync as in HTC Desire. How can I sync my old events (including ones that are recurring in future)? It would be sufficient to just have my primary calendar on the phone. P.S. I tried cleaning Calendar Storage data and synching manually again (from Settings -> Data Synchronization -> Auto Sync and then select Calendar). It took substantial time (~5 minutes), so I hoped it have synched old events, but they are still not in my calendar. It has even removed events that I have added today. New events get synched as previously.
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Can't sync using Leedroid I have been using Leedroid for a while and all is well, it works great. Now for some reason my GMail is reporting that I have 7 unread emails, but my GMail app won't update my inbox on my phone. I've tried going into the settings and resyncing the accounts, but the button doesn't seem to do anything. Any ideas please? Update It seems that I have lost all my sync functionality. I can no longer sync my GMail, Calendar or Google Contacts with the web. Happened on 17 Feb 2011. Perhaps Google have stopped people updating? Would I be better to just reflash my phone? Update 31 Mar '11 This has happened again now, and I can no longer sync up anything on my phone. Does anyone have any ideas please? Should I swap from using LeeDroid over to a stock HTC rom?
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How can Flash Player be installed on a Jelly Bean device using an app?
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How do I prevent a system update from occurring? We have 150 new XOOM Wifi tablets (MZ604) that we are distributing to high school students in 2 weeks. The tablets have stock ICS 4.0.4 on them, unrooted. The requirement is the tablets run Adobe Flash Player 11 in order to interact with math and science curriculum that coincides with our textbooks. Adobe Flash Player does not work with Jelly Bean, therefore we need to prevent the devices from going past the 4.0.4 update. The students can take the devices off-campus and use them with their home wifi connections, so doing anything to block the devices at the school network is not going to work.
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mp3 from email to player I want to download an mp3 from email and listen to it through the google music player. I currently do it through yahoo mail and jelly bean 4.2.2. However after downloading I have to turn off and back on phone for it to show in player. Closing the player and restarting player does not get it to recognise the newly downloaded file. There must be a better way?
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How to install Google Play Store in Coby MID1060 without rooting? It seems every tutorial that I see needs to root the tablet.
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How do I run a web application "offline" on my Android? I have a web application written using HTML5 that leverages the application cache for "offline" access. On my iPod touch, I can go to the web while online, click the "+" icon, and set a shortcut on my home screen. This will launch the web application full screen and run the app, even when there is no Internet connection. Is there a similar process to use on my Android device, or will it vary by maker?
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Is it possible to install the unofficial Froyo on a Samsung I5800XXJG3 android phone? I know the official Froyo has not been released, but I see here that you can Install it on samsung phones: http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-lite/251507-update-android-2-1-eclair-2-2-froyo-your-samsung-gt-i5800.html But there it mentions I5800XXJPF I5800XXJPB but does not mention I5800XXJP3 so is it possible, if so, how?
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Some apps not supported on Samsung Galaxy Player I've never really used an Android device before about a week ago so I'm not terribly familiar with how this all works, but I've noticed that there are a couple of apps that I am not able to download on my Samsung Galaxy player, but my friends who have Android phones are able to. Any ideas on why this might be or how I could work around it. An example is Go Launcher Ex.
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Issues transfering .apk files from PC to phone using the cable. Sony Xperia Neo I want to transfer some <code> .apk </code> files to my phone to install the applications on it. I've tried many ways of downloading and installing applications on the smartphone but to no avail, so I think this method is the easiest one for now. The problem is whenever I transfer them to a folder (browsing the phone memory like a USB) I cannot find them on the phone or there is no installation available. Where should I paste those <code> .apk </code> files on my smartphone to be able to install them? My phone is sony xperia neo l . Is it the same for other smartphones?
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Can I install Ruby and Ruby on Rails on an Android? Aware that this is a bit mental, but can I install Ruby on a Galaxy S4 running Jelly Bean 4.2? A console where I can install gems, rake routes and run the Rails server, and browse to my application by putting 0.0.0.0.3000 into Chrome? Would be excellent for testing little ideas and concepts I have while on the go! Aware that Android isn't UNIX, but good God if they can install it on Windows, they can install it anywhere!
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How to disable vibration settings in apps and system settings effectively
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How to turn off notification sounds and vibrations I have a Nexus 5 running Android 4.3.2. I want to turn off all sound and vibration notifications for all apps, while allowing phone calls to trigger sound and/or vibrations. Is there a way to do this? I have tried following the advice at stackexchange-url ("How can I turn off Notification Sounds and leave phone sounds on") but the answers don't work. There's no separate slider for notifications, and the AudioManager app doesn't shut off vibrations. I have tried the official google answer but there's no setting, Vibrate -> Never , and setting notifications to silent does not stop the vibrations. I've tried the individual app settings, too, but there's no setting for vibration in the official twitter app, for example. I can stop specific apps from sending any notifications at all, but that's not what I want. I want the notifications to show up in the drop-down, I just don't want any sounds or vibrations.
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How to turn off notifications for individual apps? On my iphone, there is a "notifications" setting section, which basically just allows me to choose which apps has the power to notify me. I was wondering if there's anything similar that is available on the Samsung Galaxy s2? Basically, we have a new app called Scramble For Friends. And it keeps notifying us every time someone has finished their turn so that I can play. We play random people so this could be in the middle of the night or in a meeting etc. It just vibrates but still - it's annoying and we want to turn it off. We also don't want to turn off other notifications like Email, Facebook etc. - we just want to turn off the notifications for Scramble For Friends. I've been looking around in the Settings but there doesn't seem to be a universal page which deals just with notifications.
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Phone will not vibrate for incoming text messages No matter what I do, I can't get my phone to vibrate for text messages anymore. I am running Cyanogenmod 7.1.0. It vibrates for phone calls and for haptic feedback, so there's obviously nothing wrong with the hardware or notifications in general. Settings → Sound → Vibrate: Always Stock messaging app → Settings → Notification settings → Vibrate: Also vibrate when notified, Always, and Vibrate Pattern: Multiple short (which used to work) I don't get it.
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Vibrate function on my Samsung Galaxy S3 doesn't work though it is turned on. What is the cause? I have had this phone for a few months and only now did I try to start using the vibrate function. When I choose "Vibrate" from the drop-down bar it never vibrates when I receive texts though sometimes it works when I use the Facebook messenger app. I went into settings and enabled everything that has the word "Vibrate" in it. Also, my phone is on power-saving mode; does that have any impact? The vibrate function is supposed to notify you of incoming notifications but by vibrate, yes? Is it a hardware problem? OS: 4.1.1 Model: SGH-l747M
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How to turn off Yahoo Mail notifications in 4.1.2.? I just upgraded my Android OS to 4.1.2. and the Yahoo Mail is pushing audible notifications again (I had disabled them in the previous version of OS). When I go into the app, there is no settings in the menu. How do I disable the notifications?
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incoming call ring volume ( sound - silent - vibrate ) I used to be able to change the incoming call ring volume from sound to silent to vibrate using the volume buttons. Today I went to Sound settings and unticked "Audible touch tones" and since that I cannot use the silence mode. Only volume or vibrate is available. any idea how to make it back to sound <-> silent <-> vibrate HTC Desire on CM7
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What is the most effective way to disable ads in an Android app? I've read ways but they don't block/disable ads.
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How to disable sound from an app 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 setting for it within the game. Because when I am working I want to hear when someone is calling, not when the app is done doing something. Is there a way to disable the sound of one app? Or is there a setting in my phone that can disable that sound? I am using Android 4.1.2 on an LG Optimus L5.
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Why is the app no longer available if not purchased?
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Delete purchased application from the list I've bought some application and I feel that I don't want to use it anymore and I've uninstalled it. However, when I opened <code> Downloads </code> tab in the Market, it is listed there even though it's not installed. So, how do I remove it from the list?
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Why aren't certain PS3 games available on the Playstation Store? I wanted to buy Gran Turismo 5 for my PS3, and I realized it is not available on the Playstation Store. Games can be as cheap as half the price of those in regular retailers, and that's why downloading them is an attractive option. Also, saving all the shipping + plastic and paper is ideal, environmentally speaking. Why aren't all games available on the PS Store, then?
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Why are some applications on the Market not on AppBrain as well? Take this game ; why is present on the Android Market but not on AppBrain?
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Can't buy any paid apps on Google Play store, shows "An error occurred. Please try again." On my Nexus 7, I keep getting An error occurred. Please try again. Over and over when attempting to buy any paid apps on the Google Play store. It works fine for free apps, but always returns this same error when I try to buy a paid app. I've "tried again" a dozen times with the same result. I checked my Google account and the Nexus 7 shows up as properly attached to my account. It also works OK in Mail, Calendar, and the other bundled Google apps on the device. I don't understand why I'm getting this error, which tells me nothing . I'd like to buy some Android apps for my Nexus 7, but I can't! Based on one of the comments, I tried buying the same app on the Google Play website, and I get an odd message next to the Nexus 7 (which does show up in the list of devices for me): You have not opened the Google Play Store app recently on this device. Please open it and try again. But, but, but I have the Google Play store open right now on my device!
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How can I use an app purchased from the Market on a Kindle Fire? I bought "Cut the Rope" on my Nexus One cellphone from the Android Market. When I open this game on my Kindle Fire it asks me to buy it but I expected it to be "Purchased". How can I add my Google account to Kindle Fire's Amazon appstore account list?
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Why do some devices ship without the Market installed? Someone explain to me why some tablet manufacturers use software hubs other than Market . I bought a Coby Kyros ($160 @ KMart, Puerto Rico) and it brings AppsLib instead, and I immediately noticed that not all apps are there. I already found steps to root the tablet and install Market, but the question still bugs me.
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Where's the Rainbow Jetpack gone in Jetpack Joyride? When I first started playing Jetpack Joyride I recalled the Rainbow Jetpack, but at some point it seems to have disappeared from the store and now I can't get the Hippy Achievement. Any idea how to get it? I thought perhaps installing an older version might still have it, but I don't have a copy in iTunes to roll back to. Has it ever come up on sale in the store? FYI, the Jetpack Joyride wiki doesn't seem to give any more info either.
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How do I save purchased apps as APKs? I am unable to save APK's that I have purchased (actually paid for) through the Play store. Usually SaveAPK is able to save the APKs that I'm interested it, however this didn't work: it sais <code> Copy failed. </code> I also tried Astro File Manager, but every app that I purchased had a lock symbol on it, and it didn't allow me to back it up. Next, I tried looking in <code> /data/app </code> , and I couldn't find the APK either. Any ideas where they could be? Maybe it's some sort of copy protection in 4.x+ which I haven't heard of previously. I am running Cyanogenmod 10.1-20130714-NIGHTLY-i9300
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How to disable restrict background data in Android data usage settings to fix mobile data issues?
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How do I remove a data restriction? A couple of months ago I set my phone to have a data limit so that it would stop at 1GB. I have a plan that I share with 2 other people so I thought 1GB would keep my usage down. After a couple of weeks it just started turning my data off, even if I was just using Wifi. I disabled the data limit because it was super annoying. Now, I get notifications that tell me that I have a data restriction (not limit) set. I don't know how to turn it off and it is super annoying. It says: <code> Data Restriction Enabled touch notification to remove restriction </code> How do I turn this off? Device: Motorola Droid Razr M Android Version: 4.1.2 (JellyBean)
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Unable to use apps that access the Internet on wifi I have recently had a pretty weird problem with my new LG Shine Plus which I hope you guys could help, here is what I did: When I first sign up for the phone, I purchased a one month data plan just to try things out, everything was great and I was able to use the data plan and wifi when I am at home and downloaded quite a few applications and they all worked perfectly. I cancelled a data plan since it cost quite a bit, however I am a student and there are both wireless networks on campus and in my residence room. As a result, I have turned off the Mobile Data Networks. After that, all the applications, for some reason, stopped working. When I opened up the Advanced Task Killer Free, for example, it will show You must have INTERNET and ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE permissions in AndroidManifest.xml and when I tried to hit KILL selected apps, it will crash. On Bloomberg, it says android.Manifest.permissions.INTERNET permission not set in AndroidManifest.xml file before crashed, and on a whole bunch of other apps, they just crash as soon as I open it up. However, the most interesting bit is, I was still able to access the Internet on my mobile browser (tried several website that I know I did not go before just to make sure those are not cached pages) on wifi and I can access Android market on wifi as well. So I turned Mobile Data Networks back on in hope that would resolve the problem, but the same thing happened even with the Mobile Data Networks turned on and now I am unable to use any apps I installed I have verified that I have the apn set up properly in there. By the way, I have link2sd installed, but it was installed while I was using the data plan, and it worked fine then, I have also had AdBlock installed, which I have already uninstalled it and even apps without any add (dropbox) is crashing at the moment as well.
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How do I disable the data usage warning and notification in ICS? I'm running ICS on a Galaxy Nexus and my data plan is grandfathered in from the days of unlimited data with my carrier- so I don't need any warning or notification for the amount of data I'm using. However, ICS on this phone has an annoying warning and notification when I hit either 2 or 4 gb before the month is over. The notification persists in the background and will not close. How do I disable this?
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How to turn of Google Samsung Nexus Galaxy `3g`/`mobile data usage` warning? After turning <code> data mobile usage warning </code> on as described stackexchange-url ("here") The exceeded-limit notification stay in my notification list which is very annoying. I cannot remove it - ie. I just need it to notify me then I can remove, later on if I start using and the limit exceeds again, notify me again :) If you know how to, please share.
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How can I prevent the signal and 3G icon from turning it to white icon when my connection to Google server is lost? I have a limited plan for mobile data usage(only 100MB per mounth) so I use mobile data for sending/recieving MMSes and for browsing only. I have mobile data turned off 99% of time. White signal bars are hard to see, so I would like to know, if there is any way to turn the "icons goes white while not connected to Google servers" funtcion off?
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Multiple force closes I have intermittent issues with multiple apps forcing closing. This has happened on both my current ROM (Miui) and every version of Cyanogenmod I've tried. Usually this problem crops up again a few months after a fresh ROM install or factory reset. I'll switch from 3G to Wifi, or vise versa, and then everything on my phone that uses background data will start force closing. The most usual suspects are Google Services Framework (com.google.process.gapps) and Facebook (com.facebook.katana), but almost any app seems to force close including ScoreCenter, Docs, and Smooth Calendar. In addition to the force closes, the other big symptom is that I can't turn off or on airplane mode, mobile network data (3G), wifi, or background data syncing - but usually not all at the same time. Sometimes I'll be able to turn on Wifi but not airplane mode, or other times I'll be able to turn 3G off but Wifi won't turn off. Sometimes I'll be able to turn a service off or on after a reboot, other times not. Sometimes when I reboot a service that I turned off before will be back on again, other times not. Incredibly, utterly frustrating. Neither rebooting, fixing permissions, nor wiping dalvik cache seem to help. I've only ever gotten my phone to work again by fiddling around with the radio settings and pulling the battery for hours before something magically starts working again. This most recent time I've even removed my Google account from the phone but that hasn't helped either. I know a factory reset would make this problem go away (for a little while, at least) but it always returns - I want to find the root cause and change whatever is making it happen in the first place (especially if it's something I'm doing!). I know that this issue involves the interaction between app syncing and the wifi/3G radios but I have no idea what or why. I've uploaded a logcat here - I hope you all can make heads or tails of it. I saw <code> E/ACRA ( 1296): java.io.IOException: No space left on device </code> and presumed it might be a partition storage space issue but all the partitions I could see (including those that require root) still have space. Thanks in advance, I'm super frustrated with this one.
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Selectively restrict sync for some applications to wifi only I know it's been asked here how to prevent applications from using data connections. But that is not my intent. I have a Galaxy Nexus running Jelly Bean 4.1.1 and I would like to restrict most of applications to use my data connection. But would allow some to use it. For instance I would like to restrict Currents, Google+, Facebook, Maps and Google Now from using my data connection. But I would like GMail and Talk to use it. How can I do this? And is it also possible to set sync frequency when wither on Wifi or Data connection?
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Unable to enable Mobile Network settings (options greyed out). Is there any way to restore lost mobile connectivity data? I have a HTC Desire HD that up until recently has been running well with a custom ROM. For some reason, the phone started to "misbehave" in a number of ways after about 10 months of painless operation, so I decide to try and put the LeeDroid ROM on the phone. End result, the phone is now not much better than a basic iPod touch. My mobile network settings are all greyed out, and the phone is telling me that it no longer knows what its IMEI, IMEI SV, IMSI, Phone Number, and Base Band details are. Every other feature of the phone seems to be working OK, just not the mobile network connectivity. Yes, it's a very sad little brick indeed, and I now find myself going retro and using my old Sony Ericson Walkman phone which is SO old school that it's not funny! Yes, it looks really pathetic when I go to touch the screen and... well, you get the picture! LOL I am still hopeful that someone out there might know how I can restore the missing information. I have most of what I need documented, but no idea if there is a way to locate and restore the data more directly from the phone, or if there is a tool that will allow me to feed the missing values in (remember, these are meant to be unique identifiers) in order to help me to restore the phone in some way. No amount of master resetting, or alternative ROM installing has been of any help so far , and asking this question is really a last gasp attempt to try and de-brick the mobile features of the phone before I find myself either buying an expensive repair at the local authorized repairer, or buying an expensive replacement phone. Serious KUDOS to anyone who might have an answer to this.
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Which Android phones with front-facing cameras can use Hangouts with the Google+ app?
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Google video hangouts on 2.3.5 Android phones? Can one use Google's video hangout on a 2.3.5 Android phone with front camera? My phone has both a front camera and a back camera.
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Can't log in to Hangouts I just uninstalled and reinstalled Hangouts to get the updated version. (Even though the market showed the new version, it didn't have "Update" yet). Now, I cannot log in to Hangouts... it keeps asking me to add a Google account. I've tried rebooting the phone, but no joy. Gmail and other google apps still work fine, it's just Hangouts. I've tried adding my account, and it tells me that it already exists on the device (which is true).
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How to revert Hangouts to Google Talk in Samsung S4 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 Samsung S4 smartphone. Does anyone know how to revert to Google Talk?
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Why is there Messenger icon in App drawer? I have Google Plus app installed on my HTC One X. In the App drawer it shows icons for Google+ and Messenger. Both these belong to same Google+ app. The Messenger icon opens up Google+ app with message displayed <code> Update to Hangouts. Go to the app </code> and I have Hangouts installed. The Messenger app icon looks like this: I tried to uninstall Messenger and it uninstalled the updates of entire Google Plus app. It seems the Messenger icon is created by Google Plus and it only asks user to go to Hangout. Why is this extra icon present? Is there any way to get rid of it?
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Identify if a user is online in Google Hangout How can I know if a user is online or offline in Google Hangout? In the Hangout on Gmail web it shows a green line under the user's profile pic. But there no such thing in Android app.
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Moto X 4.4: Google Hangouts vibrates although vibration is disabled I'm having a really annoying issue to where when i receive a text message through hangouts my phone will vibrate and make a sound when it isn't muted even though in the hangouts app and in the settings on the phone, I have vibrate unchecked. Am I missing some option? I haven't modified android on anyway on this phone.
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Google's photo sphere functionality for Samsung TouchWiz phone? My vanilla Android tablet (4.2/4.3) has this very fun feature in the camera app, that allows easily creating StreetView-like 360° composite pictures. My Samsung TouchWiz phone (4.2) does not have this same feature in camera app. Is there a way to get it?
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Can video recording on an Android smartphone be paused? I've got an HTC Wildfire with Android Froyo 2.2. When I record videos with it, I want to be able to pause the recording, in order to pick up recording at the exact place where I paused. This is not supported by the built in video recorder. Is this common for Android phones, or are there phones out there that support pause in video recording?
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How to use adb reboot command with USB Debugging enabled on Android for device restart via terminal
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How to shutdown android phone from PC The screen of my android phone sometimes automatically shutdown and cannot reshow again. So how can I shutdown my android from PC or other ways?
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Trying to root Motorola Xoom. Stuck rebooting I am rooting my Motorola Xoom wifi tablet following these instructions: http://www.droid-life.com/2011/02/25/how-to-root-the-motorola-xoom/ I unlocked the bootloader fine. And I got to this point: Type: adb reboot bootloader Type: fastboot flash boot rootboot.img Type: fastboot reboot Wait for your device to reboot all the way. Except it never rebooted all the way. It is stuck on a black screen with a red M motorola logo and the words Dual Core Technology. Its been about 20 minutes or so now. Should it be taking this long? and if not how can a make it to try rebooting again?
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Troubleshooting why my Android phone is rebooting (Nexus S) It seems to happen when I'm using Pandora. But then again, I'm always using Pandora. It also reboots so quickly that sometimes, I do not notice. Is there a way to see what caused the last reboot?
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Any way to restart a Linux machine via SSH if the root filesystem is not working? Just as a curiosity; something went wrong with a Linux machine, making the root file system show up as "64Z". A few commands work, like <code> top </code> , <code> df </code> , and <code> kill </code> , but others like <code> reboot </code> come up with "command not found" (since it can't read the root filesystem), and <code> chmod </code> comes up with a segmentation fault. Is there any way to restart the system anyway, i.e. without the <code> reboot </code> program? I tried <code> kill -PWR 1 </code> (sending SIGPWR to init), but this didn't seem to do anything. It's mostly an academic curiosity. The labmate who was doing whatever large-database work that caused the failure will be physically restarting the machine soon.
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MyTouch upgraded to Froyo now requires reboot to use USB storage again After T-Mobile upgraded my "original MyTouch 3G" to Froyo, I have to reboot the phone to reconnect it to my computer after it's been connected once and disconnected. I've tried using different USB ports on my computer, and everything else I can think of. Is there a fix for this? Thanks very much.
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Re Install android OS in Mobile Phone I am using LG optimus E 400 . Recently, I have rooted my Android phone. After rooting, it's not booting up now; just displaying white screen. I have tried go to the boot loader by pressing (Hold POWER + Vol Down) but it's not working in my phone. After some searching in Google, I found that the solution is re-installing the Android OS. How do I do that? Is any other recovery option? Thanks.
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Stop a force reboot Today I was prompted to install (firmware?) updates from ATT on my HTC Vivid. My phone is rooted and this apparently breaks the update process. The phone shut down and went to the red exclamation point / dead Android image. The phone restarts normally and runs for ~30 seconds. It then gives me a "your phone will restart in 5 seconds" message and force shuts down. Is there any way that I can stop the restart from happening automatically? UPDATE: Problem solved. I cleared the cache. To do this I restarted the phone into the bootloader by pressing and holding the power button and down volume key. I then selected RECOVERY. From the next screen I selected wipe cache partition.
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Can "adb remount" be used on a stock phone (unrooted)? Is it possible to use <code> adb remount </code> with a standard firmware and without having rooted the device? If not, is there another way to force the system to make /system writable without rooting the device?
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How can I copy Dropbox folders to SD card using ES File Explorer?
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Dropbox export folder to SD card? Is it possible to download a folder (or at least download multiple files at once) from Dropbox to SD card? I do not seem to have the export option when selecting folders Note the "Share" option doesn't have save to SD either.
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Copying files from web to phone? Is there a reliable way to move files from the web to my phone? I am with Orange/T-Mobile (Everything Everywhere) and my 3g coverage is really patchy. When we had wifi in the office I used to use Astro to browse a share on my work computer and copy files that way. We have no wifi now. I've also tried using Dropbox, but when I hold and download, the image doesn't seem to be anywhere on my phone. I thought it copied them into my gallery, but I can't seem to see them any more. I've also tried emailing images to myself and then trying to download them on the phone. All of these seem to fail for me, can this just be an issue with my diabolical mobile carrier? Or is there a better way to copy stuff onto the phone without cable or wifi? Maybe I'll have to buy a cheap cable from ebay? Any suggests for solutions? Ta
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How to copy files from tablet to PC - Not all files show up in PC When I connect my Xoom to my PC via USB cable I get a Xoom "Portable Media Player" showing up in my Windows Explorer. When I browse the drive, I can only see half the folders compared to if I browse the SD card directly from within Astro file manager on the Xoom. Why aren't all files and folders showing up? In Android (3.2), I've tried copying a file from a "hidden" folder to a folder that I can actually see on the PC but the file does not show up. Someone suggested it was because it didn't get mounted as "USB Mass Storage". How can I copy the files? (same functionality works fine from my HTC Desire)
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How to open text files with DropBox on Android? I have the DropBox app on my Samsung Galaxy S 2. It seemed to me that before, when I clicked on a text file, it would open a text editor. I think Dropbox had its own internal editor. Now, however, when I open any plain text file, I get a message that says: Can't open textFileName Please download an app that can open this file. I tried downloading numerous text editors from the market, but none of them linked with Dropbox. How do I get text editing ability in Dropbox on Android?
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How do I play mp3s from my Dropbox? I have the Dropbox app on my Droid, and it can "Download" files to the local storage on the phone, but for some reason the music playing app can't see those files. How do I make the music playing app see the mp3s in my Dropbox? Is there an alternative way I should think about the problem or sync the files? Thanks!!
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How to set my wallpaper from my Dropbox? I have copied a bunch of images into my Dropbox on my pc and sync'd them to my phone. Does anyone know how to use these images for wallpapers on my phone? The only way I can think of is that I can use something like Astro to copy the file to my gallery locally on the phone, or to share my dropbox pictures folder on the web and browse to it. Although copying the file into dropbox and then copying it again seems crazy. Is there a better option?
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Changing SD Card Just a Simple Copy & Paste I'm migrating to a larger SD Card and I'm wondering if it is just a straightforward copy of the data from one card to the other in Windows? Specifically, can I just copy the card using Windows Explorer and paste to a temporary folder, then copy the contents of that temporary folder to the new card and have the phone be non-the-wiser (so long as I preserve the directory structure)?
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How to transfer huge files between Android phones only with ES File Explorer and Wi-Fi? I have few HD movies each occupying around 1Gb to be transferred from one Android phone to another. I've read the question stackexchange-url ("How to transfer files over Wi-Fi without a hotspot") and its answers. Even before reading the question, I explored transferring one of the above said movie file from my LGP500 to my Nexus 7 (2012) successfully using ES Explorer and Wi-Fi. Now at my work, I am trying to do the same to my friend's Micromax A110 and all my efforts goes vain. I tired to make Micromax A110 to host a random Wi-Fi network and I join my LGP500 to it before transfer. After selecting the file and choosing <code> Send </code> option, the upcoming UI just shows <code> scanning... </code> and a progress bar goes on and on. There are no visibility settings like Bluetooth in Wi-Fi transfer mode. I tried the reverse the connection and again it failed. I am bit puzzled and think I am missing something obvious. Can someone help by providing a step by step guide to transfer files between two Android devices with ES File explorer using Wi-Fi? I am sticking with Wi-Fi because the transfer rate was too good. I saw near to 10 MB/s. And I do not want to install other apps as I find ES File explorer available with many of my friends. Some trivia: My LG P500 is rooted and runs stock v2.3.3 My Nexus 7 is rooted and runs stock v4.3 My friend's A110 is not rooted and runs stock 4.0.1 Size of the file that I transferred successfully is 600Mb and face failure on the same file.
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How does phone encryption differ from SD card encryption in Android devices?
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What is covered by "Encrypt phone"? On Ice Cream Sandwich (CyanogenMod 9), Under <code> Settings > Security </code> there is an option to "Encrypt phone". I understand that this will require me to provide a PIN whenever I start up my phone. But what wasn't explained was if it covers the micro SD data as well? I want to make it so that in case my phone gets stolen, the thief won't be able to simply get my micro SD card and pop it in to a card reader and view its contents, some of which may be sensitive.
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Locking SDHC Memory card on Samsung Galaxy 2 I have stored an important document on the SDHC card on my Samsung Galaxy 2 phone (so that I can edit it on the go). I don't want others to access this file or document without my permission. I know I can lock the phone but this option means that nothing could be done on the phone unless it is unlocked. I want others to still make calls from my phone but not be able to access the memory card. (Letting others use my phone is an internal arrangement i.e. so that there is one point of contact when we are travelling together) Is there a way to lock the memory card (with a password) but leave the phone unlocked?
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In which version of Android was encryption of /data made available? These docs suggest that it has been available (only) since Android 3.0 Honeycomb. By contrast, conversation on discussion boards suggests it was available in 2.3.4 Gingerbread . So, what is the answer to the titular question? Bonus points if your answer clarifies the following. Are the official docs misleading? Or were those Gingerbread devices instead released after Honeycomb, and loaded with some kind of backported encryption feature? Or were those Gingerbread devices instead loaded with some kind of encryption feature added by the device manufacturers, that wasn't part of Android? In short, what gives?
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Full encryption with Android? I have an LG GT540 Optimus with Android. How can I encrypt all my filesystems to ensure that if it gets stolen, no one will get my passwords, contacts, etc.. :\ ? Thank you!
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The /sdcard direcory and other directory conventions: how is the Android filesystem structured? I am using the "adb shell" command to access either of an LG P690 (device A) or a Samsung Galaxy SIII (device B). Device A also has a 32GB microSD card plugged in while device B does not. When fromthe shell prompt I <code> cd /sdcard </code> and do a <code> df </code> I get: On device A: <code> /sdcard </code> Size 14G Blksize 8192 On device B: <code> /sdcard </code> Size 12G Blksize 4096 Does this refer to internal memory? Device B also has a <code> /storage </code> directory which holds 0 bytes (what is this?). Also, both have a <code> /data </code> directory which I know is where installed apps go. Is this also on internal storage? How do I know whether <code> /data </code> is on internal or external SD? I'm confused as to why a directory called <code> /sdcard </code> would refer to internal as opposed to external memory. Is there no FHS standard for the Android file system as there is for Linux?
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Share memory access on SD card between a PC and an Android App When you connect an Android Phone with an SD Flash card to a PC, with the Disk Drive option selected, it temporarily will be impossible to access the flash from the an Android App. What about phones with internal Flash? I am looking for a way to share memory between an android phone and a pc.
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Call Encryption Is it possible to encrypt calls on Android OS? How do I do that?
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Android devices with 2 SD Card Slots As android devices support SD Card with up to 32 GB. Are there any android devices that support and have two SD card slots? This is to remove the hassle to remove a SD card and insert another SD card into the same slot, which might result in faster wear and tear to both the SD Card slots and the SD cards. Also, it will also mean that the android devices can support 2 x 32GB = 64GB space. Also, I will not need to spend lots of money on Internet bandwidth to access my data in the "Cloud"! And lastly, I will not be limited by the storage space capacity in my phone.
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How does WiFi priority affect cellular data usage during network transitions?
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How do you determine if you're using Wi-Fi or LTE? 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 has Wi-Fi, I want to use Wi-Fi and not my data from my data plan. Is there a place in Android that specifically tells you?
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Can I send / retrieve MMS messages via WiFi? Is it possible to send / retrieve MMS messages via WiFi or is it mandatory to be connected to my provider via the mobile data connection? If a user has an active WiFi connection, what happens when there's an incoming MMS?
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How much does Android use Wi-Fi for network discovery when not connected? When I have Wi-Fi turned on, but not connected to any network, how much does Android use the Wi-Fi function? I'm asking this because apparently Wi-Fi activity uses considerable* amounts of battery. Is the device constantly scanning for Wi-Fi signals to find a network to connect to? Or does it only do it at some intervals to save battery, so that all significant battery use happens only when it's connected? Are there any settings related to this? (I have Android 2.2.1 but I'm interested in information about other recent versions as well if there are significant differences.) * - "considerable" should not be interpreted as a synonym of "large" or "too much". I'm not suggesting Wi-Fi drains my battery immediately, just that the energy consumption is worthy of considering.
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How to monitor Wi-Fi usage? Is it possible to monitor Wi-Fi usage in a similar method to how 3g watchdog monitors 3G usage? I have android 2.2 on my phone. I doesn't need to do everything 3G watchdog does, all I need to see is how much data I am using.
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Can I use the HTC Desire HD Wifi Hotspot feature to share a wireless network instead of mobile internet? I have my home router which for a variety of reasons I can not switch to WEP. However, I occasionally need to use my Nintendo DS to connect to Nintendo WFC, and it can only use a WEP connection. My current method is to use the Wi-Fi Hotspot feature of my HTC Desire HD to create a temporary WEP network and connect to that using my DS. This is fine, except it forces my phone to use my carrier's data connection instead of my home wireless network, bringing with it associated charges if I hadn't used the internet on my phone that day already. Is there anyway to share a wireless network instead of the mobile network via the Wi-Fi Hotspot feature?
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Can Android phones restrict background syncing to secure WiFi connections? Context: T-mobile G1 CyanogenMod No data plan WiFi is available for free in many places, including my home, local libraries, and even at least 1 doctor's office. However, not all of them are secure. While I don't mind using insecure networks for Google Maps or simple Google searches, I don't want to transmit my Google account infomration/e-mails/contact list/etc. in the clear. Is there a way to keep the phone from doing this? Incidentally, I really don't want to turn off background sync completely because that would defeat the point of having a phone that's (more or less) always up to date.
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Is my Samsung Galaxy Tab using wireless or 3G? I recently got a Galaxy Tab #G from Verizon, but I'm cheap so I only got the 1GB data-plan. How do I know if the Tab is using the wireless connection I'm connected to, or if it's still trying to use 3G to load data? Is there a setting, or maybe a free app that I can get to tell me what apps are using what connection? I haven't explored much on the device itself, so there may be something built-in that I just haven't found yet...
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Why is internet switched off when switching 2G/3G? I have a stock Android 4.2.2 on Galaxy Nexus, so I think this can be related to all Android phones. When switching from 2G to 3G and vice versa internet connection is switched off for a few seconds, even though when I browse in 3G I can connect to EDGE and GPRS too: why does this happen?
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How can I merge duplicate contacts in Google Contacts using the web interface after syncing from my phone?
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How do I merge contacts based on phone numbers? I have been using 2 SIM cards in 2 separate phones and until recently I bought the Alcatel OT-918N Glory, a dual SIM Android phone. Since I had 2 phones before, I am expecting to have duplicated contact numbers. I will be importing numbers from my 2 SIM cards and I need to know the best way to handle duplicate numbers in Android. Is there a way to merge contact numbers based on the phone numbers?
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managing multiple contact sources as gmail contacts I'm on a google nexus 4 (up to date, non-rooted) and I'm using gmail and google contacts for my contact/messaging needs. Additionally I'm pulling contacts from facebook, linkedIn, xing (German linkedIn clone) and google plus. Is there an easy way to merge contact info from other networks into the gmail contact when joining/linking contacts from gmail and other networks like facebook and linkedIn? I wouldn't mind using a third party app to do the footwork (joining, unduping, etc.) but I'd like to keep and update the data in my gmail contact list as I am using this list half of the time on my desktop. I don't mind using another contacts app for viewing/browsing and calling/texting my contacts but I don't want to depend on one forever and I don't want to redo everything again and again everytime I switch my phone and/or contacts app I know that Smartr and Rapportive (Desktop only) can do a lot of association stuff but in the end all the data that happens in Smartr stays in Smartr. Things I'd like to have: Data Contact Name Picture (assigned by me, default g+ with facebook or linkedIn as fallback) Nickname basic gmail stuff, multiple numbers, mails, addresses, birthday, other dates, urls other network profiles as "profile URLs" or sound "other URLs" Functionality easy linking/joining and un-duping data storage in gmail contacts as fas as possible compatibility with other apps like smartr or rapportive
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Android and Google contacts not syncing For some reason I have 10 contacts in my Google Contacts account, but I have 50 contacts on my Android phone. I have signed into my Google Account from my Android phone and I have enabled <code> settings > accounts & sync > background data settings > accounts & sync > auto-sync settings > accounts & sync > oshirowanen@gmail.com > sync contacts </code> Why are my contacts not syncing? I have tried switching my phone off and on, and I have also tried deselecting and then selecting <code> settings > accounts & sync > oshirowanen@gmail.com > sync contacts </code> to force a sync, but nothing has worked so far.
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how can i make my phone not show "Other contacts" from my gmail account? I have a google acount set up, and i had lots of contacts in my address book that got synchronized with the ones in my phone address book. I've found out that i can organize my contacts into groups, and then make those groups "not sync" with my phone, but i have no way of un-selecting the group named "other contacts", basically thats the group where all unassigned or recent contacts go. That is very annoying. How can i make my phone not fill up my phone agenda with my email contacts? Is there any other sollution other than deleting the contacts from my "other contacts" every day?
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How to change the way joined contacts are displayed I have several accounts synchronized on my galaxy S3 (google, google+, skype, facebook, linkedin) and I grouped the same contacts from various accounts into one. How can I modify the way this merged account is visible in my contacts list? As an example I have the same person as: in linkedin: John Doe + ugly picture in google: Johnny + nice picture in skype: The mad guy + no picture When merging these contacts I usually end up with the combo "the mad guy" + ugly picture, or whatever combination. I obviously would like to have "John Doe" + nice picture. Is there a way to select what element should come from which contact? Fallback question: in case this is not possible: is there a way to enforce one of the contacts as the "master one" ? (I would choose google as I have the most control over that one) Note: This question was initially asked on Phandroid but it will hopefully apply to any Android device Thank you for any pointers!
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How do I restore a contact I deleted on my Android phone, but not in GMail contacts? The contact in question had the wrong phone number in Viber, so I deleted it from Viber. I later found out that Viber had deleted it from my contacts, so I had lost all of the other correct information. Logging in to GMail contacts on the desktop showed that the contact still existed. I proceeded to correct the faulty phone number and tried to sync my contacts from my phone, but this particular contact never shows up. Is there any way around this?
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Remove all contacts in phone that don't have a phone number My mother just upgraded from a simple flip phone to a android motorola atrix 2. It's her first smart phone and she is having a very hard time adjusting. She added her email and Facebook accounts onto the phone, as soon as she did so, however, it added all the contact information from both into her phone contacts. She already had the contacts imported in from her last phone and is now dealing with duplicate contacts (such as "Mike Smith and "Micheal Smith"). The worst problem is, she is having a hard time finding a contact that actually has a phone number. She'll search for "Jane Doe" in the phone when trying to call her and only find her email there. My Questions: Why does the phone (app?) show contacts that don't contain a phone number? How can I delete the duplicates (or merge them)? What is the best way to make this work as smoothly as possible?
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Duplicate contact storages I use Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread). When I go to Contacts > [MENU] > Display options, I see duplicate entries as "bud***@gmail.com Phone-only (unsynced)". (1) See left image. And when I try to add a new contact, I face the same issue. (2) See right image. Why does this happen? This wasn't there earlier and I noticed this right now. I didn't visit contacts app recently though. I noticed this when I tried to add a new contact. Adding more to the issue, I can create new contacts and save them inside one of these places, but it'll always display in the bottom duplicate. Even if I select the top duplicate when saving, it'll only display in the bottom one.
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CyanogenMod low battery alert settings and sounds
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Does CM7.1 give a "low battery" alert? I've been using CyanogenMod 7.1 since it became stable, and one feature I miss is the Low Battery alert. I've often come home from work, thrown my phone on the desk and forgotten to plug it in. When I try to check the phone for messages later, it's completely dead. The battery has run out with no warnings whatsoever. On previous ROMs (stock and Darky's) I got a notification sound and a dialog that said the typical "your battery is running low" yadayada. Now there's not even a notification in the status bar. Is this typical behaviour for CyanogenMod, or should I reflash?
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How do I make my laptop sleep when it reaches some low battery threshold? I'm using Ubuntu, but I have i3 as my window manager. Under i3, when my battery reaches 0%, the computer will just abruptly shut down, no warning or anything. Is there a simple script or configuration I can set up so that it goes to sleep at, say 4% battery?
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Different notification sounds for sms and email? Is there a way to use different sounds for a sms text alert and an email alert? I can't find the setting. I'm on HTC Hero, Android 2.1
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Some application sets alarm loudness to zero For some reason some application sets the alarm loudness over night to zero. How do I find out which application is to blame?
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Google Talk alert sound Is it possible to change the alert sound when a new message arrives for Google Talk? My colleague and I both have Galaxy Nexus' running Jelly Bean and when either of us get a Google Talk message its very confusing! :) I can't see a setting for it in Google Talk and it doesn't seem to use the "Default notification" sound that is set under Settings -> Sound -> System. Thanks!
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Call waiting beeps My phone is the HTC Desire S. I have call waiting enabled. On the original HTC firmware I got bundled with the phone, this meant that when another call was coming through I heard a double-beep twice in the background, and then it stopped. Now that I have installed CyanogenMod 7, I'm getting that double-beep continuing for the entire 20 seconds that the call is waiting, if I don't answer it. How can I restore it so that I just get the double-beep twice and then it stops when a new call is coming through?
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Does Cyanogenmod reduce battery life? My galaxy mini was running GB 2.3.6. I recently rooted my phone and installed CM 7.2. Now it looks like my battery is getting drained a little quicker than before. From what I have heard CM increases performance while giving a better battery life. So is my case an exception? Can somebody suggest methods to increase battery life after installing Cyanogenmod?
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Reduce minimum in call volume I find that the minimum in-call volume on my HTC Desire is still far to loud on some calls. Since I got the phone, I have flashed several different custom ROMs, radio updates, etc, and have had the issue throughout. Do you know of any way (setting, hack, app, whatever) to reduce the minimum volume? My device is rooted and I am currently running one of the CyanogenMod 7 (Gingerbread) nightly builds.
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What alternative messaging app can I use if WhatsApp is buggy and still receiving messages?
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How come my my HTC Desire Z sometimes doesn't notify me about a new SMS? My HTC Desire Z has developed an issue (well several, but just one for this question) where it doesn't always notify me of a new message. When a new message arrives, I expect: the phone to beep (well ring tone), and there to be an indicator in the notification area until I look at the message or clear notifications. This does happen the majority of the time, but sometimes neither of these things happen. But if I open the Messages app, there is the new message. This is really quite annoying, so does anyone know ways to fix this? Are there alternative SMS apps that might be different, or is this functionality an OS thing? Would using, say, CyanogenMod fix it, or at least be worth a try? Is it possible that the formatting of particular contacts would cause such a problem? Any other ideas? Version info: Phone: HTC Desire Z (Vodafone UK) Android: 2.2.1 Kernel: 2.6.32.21-g540976a htc-kernel@and18-2 #1 Build Number: 1.72.161.1 CL296256 release-keys
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Alternative to Pingdom website monitoring service I need a website monitoring service to make sure my app is not only up but also responsive. Pingdom is great, but just so expensive. Is there anything like it but more affordable? UPDATE : I'd like 1 minute interval checks at least. By responsive, I'd like to know stats on the response times of the individual checks and an SMS alert maybe if the responsive stays below a threshold for a certain amount of time.
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Sending & Receiving SMS via WiFi Is there a way to send and receive SMS when a cellular signal is not available, but WiFi is? I'm often on-site at locations where the building has a strong WiFi (Internet) connection, but a simple cell signal is spotty at best.
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"Save as draft" option missing from the default message app? I have a Samsung galaxy Y mobile phone, and I have just discovered that the option to save messages as draft is completely missing in the app named "Messaging" that I got pre-installed. I am really shocked, as this is a very basic and common feature in the cheapest phones today. My Question is: What kind of design/usage philosophy/idea/concept/thought is behind this? Also, is their any good alternative to this pre-installed app which has the option to save drafts?
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Crowdsourcing: Alternatives to Ushahidi We all know that Ushahidi offers a versatile solution for crowdsourcing information and its effective depiction in maps. I am interested to know if there is any application(free and open source) on par with or superior to Ushahidi! I would be using the application to collect data from users via tweets, web forms, emails, SMS and map them using the location information provided by them; all of which can be accomplished by Ushahidi. My deployment would be a permanent online deployment to collect ongoing information and not the one which would be live for few days/weeks. Hence, one of the major limitation I foresee with Ushahidi is the requirement of manual intervention for approval of reports, which may need more personnel in the event of large number of responses. Is there any possibility to build a custom solution for such purpose using different open source tools?
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How practical it is to use an Android phone, bypassing Google completely? One of the first things that I noticed on my Nexus One as I turned it on the first time, was GMail, Talk, Voice, Maps, Google Calendar and many other Google based services. I know that even on a Windows or Linux PC it's very hard to avoid using Google... but it is possible, as there are alternatives to every service that Google offers. On the Android, however, things seem to be very tight. You may recall the time in which Internet Explorer owned over 95% of the market share, simply because it was tightly integrated with Windows. Back then, Netscape was available but even if it performed as fast as Internet Explorer, starting it would take considerably longer. So, my questions are: (1) What are the non-Google alternatives to GMail, Talk, Voice, Maps, Google Calendar on the Nexus One? (2) Do they really perform as fast as the "native" Google apps/services?
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Are there any Jabber (XMPP) apps out there that support jabber conferencing? I've tried several, and so far I can't get one that will just work with my work jabber + conferencing (jabber 'rooms'). They all seem mostly clunky. Does anyone have a rec that has worked well for them for me to try?
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How can you tell if you've been a victim of the recent sms bug? How would one know if their phone was or is afflicted by the recent bug (sending sms to the wrong people)?
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How do I stop Google Voice from sending SMS transcripts of my voicemails through the settings?
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Why do I keep texting myself voice mail transcripts? I am having an issue trying to assess why I am texting transcripts to myself of the voice mails people leave me. The Problem: I have an HTC EVO 3D on Sprint, and whenever someone leaves a message I get a notification in my gmail inbox of the transcript via Google Voice (ding #1). Shortly thereafter, I then get a notification (ding #2), and then 2-3 text messages (dings #4-5) on the HTC Sense texting app widget, from myself via my carrier's phone number (that is, the non-Google number). As you can imagine, it is incredibly irritating. Background: Looking into the Voicemail settings on the phone, and the Visual Voicemail settings, I don't have anything enabled to cause this behavior (I am not signed up for the latter service, and the trial hasn't even been configured). Google Voice isn't to blame for these text messages; they are set up to only push to gmail. The texting app itself is of no use in terms of finding out where it is getting these notifications from; it says it's from my carrier's number, but nothing else. Please let me know any suggestions you have to: - diagnose the source of the 2-3 text messages; they are the truly aggravating "feature" of this problem. I am not sure if this is caused at the carrier, hardware, or software level. - turn off the notification (sound) for the 2-3 text messages, or to disable the texts from myself entirely. As you might expect, I still want to receive notifications for other text messages, so muting the app wholesale is not an option. I am okay with ditching the HTC app, so if there is one (hopefully with a workspace display) that can selectively mute users (e.g. myself) that might be an option
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Help On Changing Settings I updated my voicemail and with out thinking I allowed apps that are not from google play to access my phones features causing some things to disappear, on my phone How do i change my settings back to where only things from the play store and so on can be installed?
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How feasible is it to use Google Voice for all calls and texts? I'm considering getting an Android phone, and one thing that I'd like to do is drop my texting plan, and do all texting over wifi/data using Google Voice. If I do this, I need the following things to be true: It must be easy to send texts over Google Voice. It must be easy to receive texts (and notifications of new texts) over Google Voice, without them actually coming to me by SMS (so I don't get charged for them). It must be easy to place calls using my Google Voice number (it doesn't have to be VOIP, but the person I'm calling has to see the call as originating from the Google Voice number, so that I don't have to get them two numbers). It must be easy to receive calls using my Google Voice number (again, I only want to give out one number). Are all these things possible with Android?
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Stop Android GMail from receiving GTalk offline messages notifications? I've been trying to find a way to stop getting notifications on my phone when I receive offline messages to my GTalk account. It's highly annoying to be falling asleep and suddenly receive an email notification on my phone and once I open it, it's someone saying good night or some such. Anyone know of a possible solution?
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Disable voice notifications on SGS2/Android 2.3? I don't know what I've modified recently, but my Samsung Galaxy SII (running stock Android 2.3) keeps notifying me vocally whenever I get an incoming call or an SMS. Is there a way to disable this feature?
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Use Quick Responses with Google Voice One of the most useful features introduced in Ice Cream Sandwich is "Quick Responses": the ability to send a default SMS message to the caller. "Can't talk now. Will call you back." etc. However, I'm 100% Google Voice. I only ever give out my GV number, and I don't want to broadcast my actual cell phone number by using a Quick Response. Is there a way to use them with Google Voice?
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Voicemail forwarding numbers - Tmo prepaid plan 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 different scenario (busy, unavailable, unreachable). All numbers are currently set to Tmobile's VM handling number. Has anyone with a TMobile monthly plan had success in changing these numbers to use a third party VM service such as Google Voice or other?
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Disabling Google Voice Dialer I have a Motorola Electrify M, recently factory-OTA-updated to Android 4.1.2. With the update came Google Now and the Google Voice Dialer. Google's Voice Dialer sucks! It always get the name wrong, and then immediately places a call to the wrong person! It doesn't even ask for confirmation of the name, and to top it off the voice it uses is so irritating and LOUD it makes me want to jump out the window while driving down the freeway! The Voice Commands app that originally came with the phone worked reasonably well, and I'd like to get it back (or even a third party app, like Dragon Assist, would be better than the current POS that's taken over the voice capabilities of my phone). How can the Google Voice Dialer be disabled or uninstalled?
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How can I fix 'Access Denied' when running a file on Android without root access?
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how to install command line programs How to i install binaries on my non-rooted tablet i have the terminal application called Terminal IDE and i followed the instructions, i put my compiled binary in the folder <code> local/bin/ </code> . I comiled a C program using the appliaction called C4droid and then I exported the binary to the <code> /local/bin/ </code> folder but when i tried to run the program it said permission denied. what am i doing wrong? How do install binaries? This is the program that I am trying to install http://sourceforge.net/projects/base64/
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File servers for Android? Do any good file servers exist for Android that do not require root? Ideally, it'd be nice to just be able to have an SMB share, but the only app I was able to find for this ( Samba Filesharing ) requires root. I'm currently using FTPDroid, but it's pretty slow (I'm getting about 200 KB/s downloads on my n600 wifi). Are there any better options? I'm using a Verizon Galaxy S3.
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permission denied when executing binary despite "rwx" priviledge and root user I'm trying to execute some binary with <code> bash </code> . I am getting a "Permission denied" message despite having given the full privileges ( <code> chmod 777 </code> ) and being the 'root' user: This is the file description: -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 641K Aug 22 15:04 wrapid This is the error message: bash: ./wrapid: Permission denied Output of <code> strace ./wrapid </code> : <code> execve("./wrapid", ["./wrapid"], [/* 13 vars */]) = -1 EACCES (Permission denied) write(2, "strace: exec: Permission denied\n", 32strace: exec: Permission denied ) = 32 exit_group(1) = ? +++ exited with 1 +++ </code> Output of <code> ldd ./wrapid </code> : <code> /usr/bin/ldd: line 104: lddlibc4: command not found not a dynamic executable </code> Output of <code> file wrapid </code> : <code> wrapid: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.32, BuildID[sha1]=0x817251da41b3c8684a68f6f4afa1b4cd8f116072, not stripped </code> Output of <code> uname -a </code> : <code> Linux WR-IntelligentDevice 3.4.43-grsec-WR5.0.1.7_standard #2 SMP PREEMPT Thu Aug 22 16:27:28 CST 2013 i686 GNU/Linux </code>
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How to hinder root from running a script The Glassfish application server provides scripts to administer the application server and also start and stop them and I would like to restrict the root user from running this script. The reason is that some key developers forget to administer the server as the non-privileged user and if they restart the application server as the root user, then the application server has to run by the root user [*]. It isn't an option to avoid giving root access and the developers forget because they are so used to do this on their local machine. I would like the <code> asadmin </code> script to either change to run as the non privileged user or optionally display an error message each time the script is run by root. Bash shell is used. [*]: I've tried to fix the rights on files, but even though I've tracked down lots of files which root owns and chmod them, the application experience strange errors and I have to run as root again.
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How can I change root grants for app I'v just temporary root my phone. And here is the question: how can I change app grants for root access, if I already press allow, with "remember" checked? And also I want to know is this screen(that appears when some app what access to root user) build-in android OS or this is third part app?
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How to "jail" a process without being root? Were I root, I could simply create a dummy user/group, set file permissions accordingly and execute the process as that user. However I am not, so is there any way to achieve this without being root?
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Read/Write to a Serial Port Without Root? I'm writing an application to read/write to/from a serial port in Fedora14, and it works great when I run it as root. But when I run it as a normal user I'm unable to obtain the privileges required to access the device (/dev/ttySx). That's kind of crappy because now I can't actually debug the damn thing using Eclipse. I've tried running Eclipse with sudo but it corrupts my workspace and I can't even open the project. So I'd like to know if it's possible to lower the access requirements to write to /dev/ttySx so that any normal user can access it. Is this possible?
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Superuser not prompting I recently installed ICS(Android 4) on my Samsung Galaxy S, and it seems that in the process my superuser app broke. Everything went fine, my phone is working better than ever, but when an app requires superuser permissions, it gets denied and I never get a prompt. Checked the settings, cleared superuser's cache and data, restarted it, tried to put it on automatically allow, nothing works. How do I fix this? P.S. superuser has no problem prompting for itself(when updated it prompts "superuser asked for permissions"), but doesn't work for other apps.
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What Android versions support USB host mode for powering VR headsets through USB accessory mode?
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micro-usb headset on android 2.3 I have a samsung galaxy ace which I am trying to setup to work with a usb headset. The problem is that the usb headset has a micro-usb connector and my phone does not seem to be recognizing it at all. I only need to use the headset to activate a phone call. I do not need to hear any audio from it, I just need to be able to press the 'phone' button on the headset and have it answer the phone. I've read up on the android developers guide and it seems as though a passive usb headset must be communicated with in host mode. It also says host mode is only available on android 3.1+ I was wondering if anyone could tell me if there is any way to get this to work? using the specific speaker output port is not an option.
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Is it possible to connect a USB microphone to an Android phone or tablet? Blue makes a prosumer mic that you can connect directly to an iPod or iPhone via the dock port. I would love to have the same capability to do something similar for an Android phone or tablet. This would be really useful for field recording. I know that some tablets have support for various USB accessories to be plugged in, but I don't know if the OS can handle a microphone. Is this possible using existing or near future (Ice Cream Sandwich) hardware/OS combinations?
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Micro-USB headphone support in Android I have a micro-usb headphone (from my LG GS155 phone that is a feature phone). I plugged it to my Xperia Mini Pro (Android 4.0) but it did not work. Is Micro-USB headphone supported by Android? How does it should be configured to work?
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How do I keep my Android 4.0.3 phone awake when USB connected? On my old Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) phone there was an option to keep my phone awake when the USB cable was connected. But on my Samsung Galaxy S II , (4.0.3) I can not find it. Does the option still exist? EDIT: If I go to settings > Developer options , then my options are: <code> USB debugging Allow mock locations Desktop backup password strict mode enabled pointer location show touches show screen updates show CPU usage Force GPU rendering Window animation scale Transition animation scale don't keep activities Background process limit Show all ANR's </code> ... and nothing else. I just went to software update > check for updates , and was told "no update available".
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I cannot use a USB cable to access my version 2.3.6 phone's SD card with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS I have a problem. Googling shows that other people have similar problems, but unfortunately the solutions that worked for them didn't work so me, so I'm going to have to ask myself. I have a (rooted) Samsung GT-S5830i ("Samsung Galaxy Ace") running Android 2.3.6, and when I plug it into my Ubuntu 12.04 desktop using the usual kind of usb-to-micro_usb lead...nothing seems to happen. The command (on the Ubuntu machine) <code> $ lsusb </code> gives the same output whether or not the phone is plugged in. In particular the phone does not seem to be being seen by the computer at all. Similarly the phone does not give me the usual "you've just been plugged into a computer" symbol in the toolbar at the top, and in particular I am not being asked by the phone at all whether I'd like to connect via USB -- the phone offers me no new dialogues or options after being connected; it just sits there charging [in particular it's not the case that e.g. the wire is completely broken, or the port is completely dead; I've tried more than one port on the computer anyway]. I have tried more than one USB connector wire. I have tried more than one USB port on the computer. I don't know where to start debugging this issue. I can access the files on the phone using various other methods, for example via Dropbox, Software Data Cable, bluetooth etc. The issue is simply that this particular method doesn't work and I don't know why. [Note added later on: I suspect this assertion is actually false -- I think that what I should have said was "yesterday I could access the files on the phone using various other methods; today I couldn't access them on my ubuntu machine, but it hadn't occurred to me that in fact I couldn't access them on any machine at all via any method."]
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Mice and Keyboard support in 3.1 Apparently, Android 3.1 will support USB devices such as mice and keyboards. How much of an issue is driver support? If you have a "normal" keyboard or mouse, will it just plug and play? Does the OS provide support for these input devices through standard Android controls, or will each program have to be modified seperately to support these input devices?
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Connect JUST as charging With ICS my phone now ALWAYS mounts my SD card as an external drive when I plug it into a computer. Sometimes I just want power, especially if I am trying to play a game that's on my SD card. Under the previous version I had the option to connect JUST for charging, without talking to the computer at all. Is there a way to get this functionality back w/ an ICS device?
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Can you read a USB flash drive from an Android phone? I have a Samsung Galaxy S (i9000) with Android 2.1. I am wondering if it can read a USB flash drive. It will be really useful to copy files across USB drives so you don't have to carry laptops around. I think if there is a cable/converter to plugin a USB into the phone and there is an app to read the connected USB drive, I don't see why it can't be done. The problem is do the cable and app exist?
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How is the SIM lock stored in Huawei phones, and is it related to the baseband or separate ROM chip?
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Where Are The Sim-Lock Settings Stored on an android phone? After getting more involved with the "aftermarket" community I have this question that's been on my mind for a while now. Since rooting and flashing a custom rom on an android phone doesn't give one sim-unlock that means that the sim-lock settings must be stored somewhere else in the phone memory. My theory goes that the sim-lock information is stored in or along with the baseband. Is this true? And if so, are there any "alternative" or "aftermarket" baseband firmware images? And finally, who makes the baseband firmware - the carrier, or the phone manufacturer?
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What functions are in the ROM of an Android phone? I would like to get a clear picture of what is in the ROM vs. what is in the OS. This will help me understand what those custom ROMs are all about.
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Locating a stolen phone with Android Device Manager On the weekend I had a brand new phone stolen from me. It was out of battery at the time. I'm assuming whoever stole the phone has removed the SIM card and probably re-flashed it as it was locked. Does Android Device Manager still have ability to track it? Can anyone inform me how the tracking on it works? I have not yet had the phone locked via IMEI as im sure that would halt this method of location (they cant use it anyway). The phone is an HTC One. Much appreciated.
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What are applications locked against? ROM, phone ID, or google account? If I bought an app, is it locked to the specific installed android ROM, to the hardware (phone) or to my Google account? Basically I want to know what would happen to my paid apps when I would reinstall the ROM, or change my phone. Could I re-download my apps?
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Where do APN come from? When running a fresh ROM, the APN settings are defined by the SIM card inserted, downloaded from the network via some handshake protocol or are they predefined in the rom for each network ?
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Locking SDHC Memory card on Samsung Galaxy 2 I have stored an important document on the SDHC card on my Samsung Galaxy 2 phone (so that I can edit it on the go). I don't want others to access this file or document without my permission. I know I can lock the phone but this option means that nothing could be done on the phone unless it is unlocked. I want others to still make calls from my phone but not be able to access the memory card. (Letting others use my phone is an internal arrangement i.e. so that there is one point of contact when we are travelling together) Is there a way to lock the memory card (with a password) but leave the phone unlocked?
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How to unlock a "network sim" in order to use a Android phone? I got an old Android phone (HTC MyTouch) from someone in the States. The phone says "T-Mobile" on the top. I put in my O2 SIM chip (Germany), turned it on, typed in the SIM, but then it asks me to type in a " SIM network unlock pin ". I went to T-Mobile here in Germany and they said to "contact T-Mobile in America" who may be able to unlock it for me. I went to the O2 shop in Germany and they said it would definitely not be possible to use this Android phone with my O2 SIM chip. Before I sink hours into contacting T-Mobile in the States, can someone tell me from experience if it is (technically and legally) possible to use this Android phone in Germany?
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I it necessary to SIM unlock my Samsung Galaxy S2 to use a custom ROM? I want to upgrade my Galaxy S II to Android 2.3.5, and my provider only has 2.3.3. So I have to use a ROM from samfirmware.com. Do I have to SIM unlock my phone before installing one of these ROMs? Do I have to root it?
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How can I identify malware in email attachments and app downloads using online tools?
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Got mail with URL pointing to an APK called com.android.fixed.update, what is this? One of my relatives sent me an email pointing to this URL: <code> http://www.flugversuch.at/cnu/kbdjobbwclikw/nbopigxdb/pxcbaolinizdg/qfktoohwzplsjsp </code> When I got there, it automatically downloaded an APK called <code> com.android.fixed.update </code> . What could this be and should I install it?
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Is there a service that rates app security/permissions? Is there a service/company/app that vets Android apps and reports on their "trustworthiness"? I recently moved from Blackberry to a Galaxy S2 which does not have an LED indicator light. I searched the market and found an app that is highly rated and uses the screen to mimic this functionality. This app requires an abundance of permissions that I don't see a need for. I don't want to compromise my data if I understand that stackexchange-url ("the granularity of permission-granting leaves a lot to be desired"), so I'm hoping there's a service that rates whether these apps are "good actors"...
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Is it possible to download an apk from an email onto an Android 2.2 phone, and then run it The micro usb on my phone broke and I need to continue development of an application while I wait for the replacement. Can I send my program's apk package to myself then download it onto the phone and run it. If so, how might I accomplish this? Thanks for reading.
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File Upload Forms: Security SO I'm building an application for uploading files. We're paying scientists to contribute information on pests, diseases and bugs (for Plants). We need the ability to drag and drop a file to upload it. The question becomes since the users will be authicentated and setup by us, will it be necessarcy to include a virus scanner to prevent the uploading and insertition of malicious files. How important is this?
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Malware script injection: tried everything, found nothing I am facing the following situation: Some of my websites started getting infected by malware infection (iframes loading malware scripts). I have tried everything that comes to my mind. I checked FTP logs to find out if access was made via ftp. I downloaded the home directories and scanned all files. Many times. My hosting company (very helpful so far) scanned my affected accounts. 2 or 3 times each. I manually checked the code of all the files that are requested by the page that has the injected code. I scanned for file size and file creation changes. I found nothing. One of these websites got listed as infected by google. I deleted all files from the server and used the production copy on my dev server. Before that, I changed the password to something theoretically unbreachable (password length 50 containing varchar and specialchars + max 5 failed attempts before the server locks down for brute force attack) and switched all my connections to SSL. Note: SQL injection is out of the question as it uses no database. Then I requested a new review through google webmaster tools. The site was found clean. That was 5 days ago. Today it is infected again! I am out of ideas. Any help?
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How do I remove pending/in-progress downloads A few days ago, I tried to save an attachment from official Gmail app and it could not finish download due to some connection errors. Now, I'm seeing the notification every time without any progress. It just stays in the notification area and sliding the notification does not remove the download. This file download was started from Gmail app and I see the same type of notification in other downloads from different apps so I'm guessing there is a central download progress going on. I tried turning the phone off, removing the battery and SIM. (Click image to enlarge) How can I list and remove these downloads ?
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Could developers learn anything from studying malware? Malware uses interesting techniques for hiding themselves from anti-malware software and more. They can "polymorph" themselves: practically change the code while it continuing to mean pretty much the same to the executing machine, making antivirus definitions invalid etc. I wonder if there is anything (non-malicious) developers could learn from studying the source of such, or reversing them and studying whatever you get from that process if the source isn't available, that could be useful outside this (dark?) realm. I am not interested in writing malware. (at least not for non-educational purposes) This question isn't meant to be a question about how to write malware or such, but what you could learn from already written malware. Also, maybe a bit unethical (I hope not), would there be any gains from writing your own piece of malware, just for better understanding of vulnerabilities/exploits/security, or the underlying operating system?
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Security of Paid apps in Google Play? What measures does Google takes to ensure that paid apps that are downloaded do not get spread for free? Currently I see a possibility that can leak out a large number of apps: Someone pays to download an app on his mobile. Creates a backup of the app. Gives the backup to friends/ family or spreads it over the internet. Many people use the paid app for free. I have not tried this. My Question is: Is it possible? What is the current state of the security measures for the paid apps on Google Play?
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Where can I find free, ad-free Android apps with open source options like F-Droid for downloading without cost?
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Market / catalog for free non-ad apps? Is there a market or catalog dedicated to apps (open source or not) that are free and don't contain ads? I find them hard to search for on the standard markets. Please note: I'm not looking for a way to block ads in apps, or some other way to circumvent ads that the app developer wants to show. I'm looking for free apps that don't have ads by design.
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Android versions without DRM? Since smartphones have become "the thing", it has somehow been decided that locking your phone to a particular primary e-mail address and having DRM is "okay". Android, despite being open-source, is somehow not the exception. Since Android IS open-source however, it would seem that a developer would be able to customize it to remove the primary-email restriction on the phone and to unlock all purchased applications to be available to whomever is using the phone at the time, only requiring a sign-in to purchase new applications or when using certain applications. I don't currently use Android, and bought a Windows 7 Phone only to find that it does the exact same thing as Android (and most other phone operating systems) Are there any Android projects that are attempting to move Android towards a DRM-less environment?
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Is there an Android phone without proprietary code? I want to buy an Android phone. However, with everything that is happenning in the IT world today (all the backdoors, "Carrier IQ" stuff and so on), I am more and more convinced I want a trully open OS - that means, without proprietary applications, without proprietary drivers/"binary blobs" - or, at least, with at least of this as possible. (Stallman-style!) I know that one fully open phone is OpenMoko phone, but that's not an Android and it has very outdated hardware. Is there another possibility? (I see that stackexchange-url ("this question") on Android SE was marked as unconstrictive for some reason; I hope this won't be too)
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Is there a black list for Android apps? Is there a blacklist yet for Android apps? After reading things like this on slashdot , I think this sort of thing would be extremely helpful. As much as I like Android because I'm not censored as to what I can and cannot install, I would like resources that help me censor myself. I tried googling but I didn't see anything obvious.
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Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device? There are several reasons to be looking for a ROM: Upgrading or downgrading your stock ROM Looking for firmware from a different region/language Flashing a custom ROM for different features, removing bloat, etc. But where can one find ROMs in the first place? What sites are likely to have the ROM I need? stackexchange-url ("This question is intended to be canonical"); please add to the wiki answer instead of posting separate answers.
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Get installed apps as APK within Android? I'm looking for an application that will let me easily export any application I have to APK format (I'm not rooted). Normally, AirDroid does this easily and I love AirDroid for that. However, one of the downsides was that I need to be around a computer to do the said process. Are there any apps that offer a way for me to output the APK file from within the Android itself? I can see that some backup solutions provide this but I don't want a whole new backup system just to do this one small task. A small utility app of sorts would be really nice which has only one purpose and that is to produce the APK file.
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Get income on a free app, offline? I have an Android app which I added adMob ads to. They only work though when the user is online. Now the problem is, the app is specially made for offline use, so pretty much nobody will ever get to see one. The app is free to download, but I would still like to make a few cents out of it. It currently has around 300, which I guess will look at it about twice per workday. Any help on how to make some money with this free, offline app?
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What are the best strategies for selling Android apps? I'm a young developer hoping to sell my apps I made for Android soon. My applications are basically 99% finished so I'm investigating what would be the best marketing strategy to use to sell my apps. I'm sure the brilliant minds here can give me some great advice. I'm particularly interested in your thoughts on the following points (especially from experienced Android developers): Is it more profitable to sell an app for free with ads or to sell an app without ads for a price? Perhaps a combination of a free ad version and a paid ad-free version? If you give away an app for free with ads on it is it ethical to decline bending over backwards to support it? How much does piracy actually affect potential sales? Should any effort be put towards preventing it? Can you still make a profit off your application if you make it open source? Could you perhaps make more of a profit from the attention you would get by doing so? Is Google's Android Marketplace really the best place to release Android apps? It is worthwhile enough to maintain a developer blog or website to keep users updated on your development progress and software releases? Any other suggestions you could give me to maximize profit meanwhile keeping users happy and coming back for more would also be greatly appreciated. While I appreciate general tips and tricks, I'd like to ask that if possible you please go the extra step and show how they specifically apply to selling Android apps. Marketing statistics, developer retrospect, and any additional experience you can share from your time selling Android apps is what I would love to see most. Thank you very much in advance for your time. I truly appreciate all the responses I receive.
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How do I access advanced Wi-Fi settings on Ubuntu by pressing the Menu button in the Wi-Fi Settings screen?
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How do I set Wi-Fi sleep policy to Never on Froyo 2.2 Droid X without Advanced Wi-Fi Settings menu? I've encountered the following instructions on a forum about battery drain Set Wi-Fi sleep to Never in the <code> Settings > Wireless & Networks > Wi-Fi Settings > Advanced >Wi-Fi Sleep Policy </code> menu. However, my Droid X (Stock rooted Froyo 2.2) doesn't have "Advanced" option in "Wi-Fi Settings" menu! How do I set Wi-Fi Sleep Policy?
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Configuring WiFi Proxy Settings Where can I find the WiFi proxy settings? I have the Motorola Electrify M with Android 4.1.2. I would have expected the proxy settings to be under the advanced WiFi options, but they're not there.
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How can I set some handy settings on the main screen? I want to be able to set Wifi, bluetooth, GPS on and off quite easily but I can't find where I should do this.
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Where are NetworkManager's WiFi settings stored? I remember the days of playing with /etc/$WE/wpa_supplicant.conf to try and force a semi-secure network on a debian based system, but now on to xubuntu, I haven't needed to do any *.conf-ing in a while (in terms of networking) As such, I'm interested to know; How do the nm gui's store network information? Can this be backed up or exported as a wpa_supplicant.conf file?
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Configuring Wireless Network After a long struggle I finally seem to have installed the non-free wireless firmware for my wireless NIC. I'm trying to set up a file server, so I want to configure the network to be static. Would one of you guys mind helping me? For example I don't know what my /etc/network/interfaces file should look like, currently it looks like this: <code> auto lo iface lo inet loopback allow-hotplug wlan1 iface wlan1 inet static address 192.168.10.111 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.10.0 broadcast 192.168.10.255 gateway 192.168.10.1 # wireless-* options are implemented by the wireless-tools package wireless-mode managed wireless-essid Optimus Pwn wpa-psk s:roonwolf # I changed this from wiresless-key1 or something like that dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed dns-nameservers 192.168.10.1 dns-search localdomain </code> My ifconfig command looks like this: <code> lo Link encap: Local Loopback inet addr: 127.0.0.1 Mask: 255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope: Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets: 95 errors: 0 dropped: 0 overruns: 0 frame: 0 TX packets: 95 errors: 0 dropped: 0 overruns: 0 carrier: 0 collisions: 0 txqueuelen: 0 RX bytes: 10376 (10.1KiB) TX bytes: 10376 (10.1 KiB) wlan1 Link encap: Ethernet HWaddr 00:18:f3:85:99:07 inet addr:192.168.10.111 Bcast:192.168.10.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier: 0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B) </code> Here's what I get when I iwlist my ssid: <code> wlan1 Scan completed : Cell 01 - Address: 00:14:D1:A4:0A:36 Channel:6 Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6) Quality=70/70 Signal level=-17 dBm Encryption key:on ESSID:"Optimus Pwn" Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s Mode:Master Extra:tsf=00000003ff6381c1 Extra: Last beacon: 100ms ago IE: Unknown: 000B4F7074696D75732050776E IE: Unknown: 010882848B960C121824 IE: Unknown: 030106 IE: Unknown: 0706555320010B1B IE: Unknown: 200100 IE: WPA Version 1 Group Cipher : TKIP Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP Authentication Suites (1) : PSK IE: Unknown: 2A0100 IE: Unknown: 32043048606C IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101070003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00 IE: Unknown: DD1E00904C334C101BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 IE: Unknown: 2D1A4C101BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 IE: Unknown: DD1A00904C3406001900000000000000000000000000000000000000 IE: Unknown: 3D1606001900000000000000000000000000000000000000 IE: Unknown: DD0900037F01010000FF7F </code> When I ping 192.168.10.101(My primary desktop) I get <code> PING 192.168.10.101 (192.168.10.101) 56(84) bytes of data. From 192.168.10.111 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable </code> When I ping google.com I get(after a lengthy pause): <code> ping: unknown host google.com </code> What exactly am I doing wrong here? Should I restart the network?
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D-Link Wireless N 150 USB Adapter on Ubuntu Link DWA-123 wireless adapter, on my desktop running Ubuntu 9.10 the device is being recognized as in, when I hit lsusb i get this entry <code> Bus 001 Device 010: ID 2001:3c17 D-Link Corp. [hex] </code> How do i get this working so that i can connect it to my wireless network at home? Thanks in advance
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How to bring up a wi-fi interface from a command line? I can't figure out how to properly bring up the wi-fi card on my laptop. When I turn it on and issue <code> $ sudo iwconfig wlan0 txpower auto $ sudo iwlist wlan0 scan wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down </code> it reports that the network is down. Trying to bring it up fails too: <code> $ sudo ifup wlan0 wlan0 no private ioctls. Failed to bring up wlan0. </code> Apparently I'm missing some basic low-level <code> iw... </code> command. When I issue <code> dhclient </code> on the interface: <code> $ sudo dhclient -v wlan0 Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.2.2 Copyright 2004-2011 Internet Systems Consortium. All rights reserved. For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/ ^C$ </code> and interrupt it, it brings the device up somehow and then scanning etc. works. I'd like to avoid this obviously superfluous step.
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Wireless WAP Roaming on Ubuntu Server I have an Ubuntu server that connects to the network over wireless. Since it obviously doesn't have Gnome's NetworkManager I have to configure everthing manually. I've got it sucessfully connecting to the network but when the connection gets interupted instead of roaming to a different WAP it just disconnects. This is obviously bad but I have no idea how to make it roam. Self-Help thorugh googling has been difficult since no one does this (for good reasons), everything I've found has been for a full desktop, not a server. While I'm totally against installing Gnome, I would prefer not to. Is there any "command line" equivelent to NetworkManager that roams WAPs when the one its connected to times out? Note: I'm not interested in "Do not use wireless" answers. I would normally never do this but this is a unique case. Just please answer the given question
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How can I localize my Android app for international markets using market localization techniques?
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How to install apps which are targeted for another country? I'd like to install an app from the Market which is limited to the USA (specifically Google Music). When I search for the app myself in the Market app on my phone, it does not find the app; it seems to be filtered. So how do I install apps which are not meant for my country?
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Searching and filtering Android Market app reviews There seems to be no way of filtering or searching the app reviews in Android Market. This is a problem because it's usually the low-scored reviews that are most useful - they give an idea about what people are finding as disadvantages, so I can decide whether or not those are relevant to me or not. Is there some way around this restriction? Does Google provide the review data in some way that could be searched, for example all reviews on one big page?
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URL to promote your app on facebook/twitter I am thinking about adding facebook/twitter buttons in the apps I'm creating, but one thing has been puzzling me. The URLs of my apps are of course Google play URLs, like this: market://details?id=com.mycompany.mygame but if I promote this URL in a facebook message or tweet then the receiver of the message will only be able to click on the URL if they happen to be looking at it on an Android device, if they're not, they will get an error report from their browser. I could instead point to the market web URL like this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mycompany.mygame But it feels rather clumsy. So my question is this: - is there a way to tweet or facebook-like an app in a way where the receiver of the message will see the most appropriate URL for their device?
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How to improve the quality of app descriptions As a non-native English speaker I worry about my ability to create great app description. Does quality of the copy have significant impact on sales? Do I need to hire copy editor or a copywiter? Where and how? Does it pay to localize app descriptions for mayor markets? Which have most impact? Please share your app store experience!
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Search result scrolling / paging on Android Market? I am confused: if I use search on the Market app on Android 2.2, it tells me often that there are hundreds or even thousands of matches, but shows exactly 10, no more. Is there a way to scroll / page / whatever that I've overlooked? 8-}
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How can I see what the search results in GooglePlay are in different countries for the same search term? I have an app and I am wondering where it ranks for a certain GooglePlay search in different countries. Is there a way to determine that? Thank you!
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The application Market Feedback Agent has stopped unexpectedly The application Market Feedback Agent (process com.google.android.feedback) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again. I keep getting this error message when YouTube crashes. I click to report the problem, then this error occurs. I tried to manually visit https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.feedback to check for an update but nothing was found. Android version 2.3.4. Neither Verizon, Motorola, nor Google will update it. How can I fix this problem?
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What does it mean the "WIFI" label on the market? I've noticed that a few items on "My applications" on the Android Market client have a gray "WIFI" label on them. What does that mean?
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How can I use ADB commands to list files and pull specific data from an Android app's directory?
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Remote path to Angry Birds Space savegames I'm following stackexchange-url ("this answer") on how to backup Angry Birds settings and hi-scores using Android Debugging Bridge. The command: <code> adb pull /data/data/com.rovio.angrybirds/files/highscores.lua C:\ab_highscores.lua </code> works perfectly for Angry Birds original, Rio and Seasons. The paths I need to change are: <code> angrybirds </code> for original Angry Birds <code> angrybirdsrio </code> for Angry Birds Rio <code> angrybirdsseasons </code> for Angry Birds Seasons Now, what is the path for Space? The most obvious one, <code> angrybirdsspace </code> is giving me error "Remote object not found". Alternatively, how can I list content of <code> /data/data </code> folder? I think it's not possible with ADB.
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How to view the files from /root/data folder? I want to see the files from <code> /root/data/data </code> folder. Is there any application/trick which can do this?
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How to take backup of all installed APKs from Phone to PC? How do I take backup of all installed apks from my sgs2 to PC using android sdk/ 3rd party tool etc? My phone is not rooted. I can install/uninstall apks using adb, but is there any similar command line tool to take backup of the same?
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Filesystem hierarchy, that defines the directory structure and directory contents of Android? I have searched, but haven't yet been able to find, an authoritative documentation of the filesystem hierarchy of the Android OS. Can someone tell me whether this exists at all and if so, where?
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How can I get the apk file of an app downloaded from Google Play? I want to get the apk file of an app downloaded from Google Play. How can I do this?
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Is there a way to look inside and modify an adb backup created file? I created a backup of my Galaxy Nexus with <code> adb backup </code> . The resulting file is named backup.db and it's somehow encrypted. I wanted to restore the backup, but it stops when it comes to restoring <code> com.android.providers.contacts </code> . I used <code> adb logcat </code> to find out what's going on and found out that <code> com.android.acore </code> crashes during the restore process. I'd like to gain access to the data in the backup and remove the contacts database to restore everything back to my phone. Are there any other ways restoring the data from the backup?
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Nexus One stuck in loading screen - How to save application data? (ROOTED) I have my N1 rooted and after I installed BlackRose and change the partitions with password protection I wasn't able to start Android ever again. It show this screen: I can access to the <code> adb shell </code> , and I can see all the private folders. So my question is What folders/files do I need to backup to restore after the phone is fixed? I know: /data/data anything else?
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Does ADB push and pull work on non-rooted phones? I just discovered about the command <code> adb push </code> and <code> adb pull </code> which supposedly lets people push and pull data from within the internal memory. Now my question is, can this be used on non-rooted phones? For example, i want to change the default camera shutter sound found on <code> /system/media/audio/camera/ </code> , can I use adb to push and pull the audio files? And also, is this an act of rooting that could void my warranty? The main reason why I'm holding back on rooting was because I still had a full year before my warranty runs out.
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Advanced FFmpeg command-line techniques for video and audio conversion, including shell integration on Android and reliability assessment of third-party apps
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Share 3gp video files as mpeg Is there a relatively easy way to convert 3gp files to share as mpeg format from an Android device?
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How to rip a DVD to a format like ogm/mkv I'm trying to convert a DVD to some reasonable format. I'm not opposed to 1:1 conversion, but I want to at least change the container to ogm/mkv. I have already tried various GUI tools like dvd::rip or ogmrip, but they all fail after a while of converting. And my manual converting attempts using ffmpeg just fail gloriously (the quality is appalling).
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Is there no way to get scripts to run in Android? Since Android is Linux at its base, I logically think it should be possible to run a script on Android, like a Python script or PHP script (with executable bit obviously). If not conventionally, is there any way to do so?
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Comparision of video players for Android What are the differences between the various video players available for Android? Which one do you believe is best?
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Rootless CLI Utilities Do I have to root my android device to install command line utilities? I would really like to run Vim, among other programs on my phone. I have no reason not to root my phone, I just want to know if this is possible. The Android Scripting seems to possibly have done this. Do I have to write my own Terminal app to be able to do this?
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Is there a way to determine whether a source for rooting instructions is reliable? I'm considering rooting an ATT S3, and came across this guide: The guide links to some file that is supposed to contain both a file to be copied into the phone and the tools for flashing the CWM. Are there any reasonable assurances that this file and tools are free of malware? Are there any peer reviewed sources that I could use with a greater degree of trust?
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Video Player App for MKV? Having trouble finding an app that will smoothly play .MKV (matroska video) files. (For those unfamiliar with the format, MKV is commonly used for HD video.) The popular QQ, Mobo, Mvideo, and MX players result in choppy, un-synced play. These apps do the same on my 2.1 device. I am using Samsung Galaxy Ace with Android 2.3 and these QQ, Mobo, Mvideo, and MX players are not able to play .mkv file smoothly.
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ffmpeg and libmp3lame produces bad audio quality? when I get a flash video from YouTube, why is the quality of the audio much worse than the origin video on YouTube? When I downloaded the flash movie, I convert it to avi like this: <code> ffmpeg -i ~/"$2.flv" -sameq -acodec libmp3lame -vol 200 -ar 44100 -aq 300 -ab 2097152 ~/"$2.avi" </code> I already set -aq (audio quality) to 300, but no difference to 100 or 200. Moreover 100 is the max. value in my opinion. -ar (frequecy) 44100 should be ok too and the bitrate in bit/s (-ab) should be 256kb/s (2097152 / 1024 / 8). I am not sure what is the right bitrate for a good quality but I think 256kb/s should be fine. Or did I calculate it wrong? What could be the problem?
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What steps resolve random touchscreen issues on a rooted Galaxy Ace after flashing a stock ROM?
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Touch Screen not working I am using Samsung Galaxy Pro B7510. The problem is that my touch screen is not working sometimes. It has been like this for several weeks. I use Pin lock feature to unlock the phone and EZanswer Trial to attend calls. This is possible only because of the qwerty keyboard. Without which I would be doomed. Some times the touch screen starts working for some time and then, without a warning, it becomes not responding. No error messages are seen. This all started when after I upgraded it into GingerBread 2.3.6 and rooting . After seeing this problem, I downgraded into the stock rom, unrooted it, and everything. Not sure if its a software issue or hardware problem. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Does build number matter when rooting phone? I want to root a Galaxy Ace S5830, Android <code> 2.3.6 </code> Build Number <code> GINGERBREAD.DXKT5 </code> . I've seen some tutorials that says specific build numbers while some says nothing specific. Does build number matter when rooting phone? BTW if you have any tips on how to specifically root this ( <code> 2.3.6 </code> <code> GINGERBREAD.DXKT5 </code> ), that would be cool.
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Motorola Milestone is constantly firing touch events Starting this morning, when I turn on my Motorola Milestones screen, it starts to constantly press random positions on the screen (starting applications, etc.) which makes it nearly impossible to use the phone. Most of the clicks are along the right side of the screen. It started while I was reading an email. Looks to me, like it is an hardware issue. But since I installed Cyanogen Mod 7 a month ago, maybe it could be related so some sort of touch sensitivity setting I don't know of yet? Anyone experienced the same issues? Any idea how to solve it? EDIT: Seams like a Software issue. First I wiped the cache, dalvic cache and reset to factory defaults. But the issue stayed. Then I restored the last backup I had using Nandroid and now I have the exact opposite: The most right part of the screen is not touchable anymore. At least that is better, than touching all the time. Still a little annoying. Any idea how I can fix this?
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How to root the Galaxy Attain 4G (SCH-R920) on MetroPCS? I have an Galaxy Attain 4G (SCH-R920) on MetroPCS running the Android™ 2.3 (Gingerbread). How can I root this phone?
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Android customization Galaxy Note Recently, Android ICS has been released in my country (Hungary) also for the Samsung Galaxy Note. That's cool, the phone updated itself to Android 4.0.3 and at first sight it was really cool and fast. But... To be honest, the Wi-Fi disconnects and the battery gets empty in half of a day... These 2 make me really angry and I was thinking about rooting, which I have successfully done today, but it still didn't help at all on my problems. Okay, the UI might be a little faster... So. I thought I might have to change the ROM to a custom one. Now I have more questions about this: I wish to modify my phone on a way I can easily turn it back to the factory state (no wonder, warranty). How to do this/is it possible? Is it possible to "put up" more ROMs and when I'm turning on the phone just select the one I want to use (just like you'd install more OSs on a desktop computer)? I would also want to know what are my options for a custom ROM for a Galaxy Note WITHOUT losing my S-Pen functionality, so which ROMs should I count in? How to freakin' achieve these above questions if everything is ok? =D Thanks in advance! =) (Links and experiences are welcome also...)
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Screen goes dark and phone goes unresponsive whenever I make/receive a call I changed the SIM card on my Samsung Galaxy Ace to another one. Now, whenever I make/receive a call, the screen goes dark and the phone goes unresponsive. Pressing buttons randomly eventually sets the phone free, but this takes a long time (a few minutes). I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy Ace running Android 2.3.4 and a stock ROM, and the CPU speed is limited using SetCPU: can this be the cause of the problem? The problem on this question is similar: stackexchange-url ("Screen goes off as soon I dial or receive a call. CyanogenMod 7.1- stable")
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What should I do before I try advanced troubleshooting Are there any generic troubleshooting steps and tips to be followed before I search for problem specific troubleshooting options? Then what are they? I only have a general knowledge on Android and not familiar with flashing, shell commands, etc.
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Rooted, then flashed, now not able to root again /system is always read-only I rooted my Android ICS with some script. It was rooted then I installed and removed some system application. Then I formatted the device and re-installed the ICS. Now when I try to root it again it gives error could not copy are you a root? I searched for that and finally found that though I re-flashed it any times. /system is read-only. So then after I tried <code> adb shell mount </code> then command of mount and it gives error permission denied. Please help to reset the permission of /system so I can manually add the su file in it. The technique i used to Root is at this link . Then i format using cwm and install new rom. Now i am not able to root it.
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How can I automatically change my phone wallpaper using an app like WallSwitch from specific folders?
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How can I configure my phone to show random background wallpapers from my pictures galery? I know how to set a static picture from my photo gallery as a background wallpaper picture. However, I would like to see a new picture every time I turn the screen on. Is there a way to configure my Android smartphone to do this? Or maybe some app that does something like this? I'm using a Samsung Galaxy 551, with Android 2.2 (Froyo).
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Is there a way to save profiles on Motorola's Droid X? When I had an HTC Eris I could change "profiles". Each profile was basically: wallpaper + screen lock image + all apps on your desktop. So, I could have a work profile that had my apps that were geared for while I was at work, a social profile to switch my phone to having FB, Twitter, etc on my desktop with a different wallpaper, etc. Is there an app for that? ;)
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Is it possible to change the background automatically when charging battery? This is a feature of older nokias, I would like to have it on android! On a related note, it would be nice to have a different background when silenced or on airplane mode.
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Why did my wallpaper stop working? I just upgraded to Android 4.1 Jellybean (OTA carrier update to my Verizon Droid RAZR MAXX), and my Multipicture Live Wallpaper app is not loading any pictures. Previously, each screen would load pictures from a folder on my SD card. Now, it says "Picture is unavailable. Need to setup or reload". I checked, and the path is still the same in the settings, and the pictures are at those locations. Why did this stop working and how can I fix it?
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Can I install live wallpaper on a Samsung Galaxy 3? I am proud owner of Samsung galaxy 3 with android 2.1. Unfortunately it doesn't supports live wallpaper. So is there any alternatives/options for installing live wallpaper with or without rooting ? Thanks, Ankur Shah
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What is the default resolution of a wallpaper that fits the homescreen exactly in an Android phone? On an Android phone the wallpaper spans across all of the home screens. So what size should pictures be to fit properly as custom wallpapers?
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Can I put a widget inside a folder? I have a number of widgets that I really like, but my Droid takes an awful long time to draw the home screen, even using the Zeam launcher replacement. Can I use folders on my home screen to hold widgets (and keep them handy) and will that improve my performance any?
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Moving apps to folders within the app drawer using the stock launcher of Samsung Galaxy S4 So on my Galaxy S4 I can open the Apps Overflow Menu (4x4 square-ish dots) and press the menu button (left of the Home) and choose edit. From there I can long press icons and put them into a folder on a particular page. What I can't do is drag apps from page to page and place them in folders on different pages. I would really like to have all my Verizon/Samsung apps in their own folders. I feel the answer will be a resounding "you can't", but how can I put icons from different pages of the apps overflow menu into folders on a different page in this menu list?
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How does START_STICKY ensure service restoration after being killed by low memory?
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apps(tasks) restarting even after killing them I have some apps running in background using cpu all the time and draining my batery. I want to stop them. I have a latest <code> task manager </code> to kill the background tasks but BUT some of the tasks(apps) are restarting even after killing them, WHY ? Is there any way to permanently kill a particular task ?
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Any way to assign startup apps manually? Is there any way i can set up an app to start at startup? Its a ram boosyer and for some reason it does not auto start....earlier it used to.. Does moving apps to SD card prevent its auto start? And how can i assign apps mannualy to be "Startup applications"?
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How to Remove Autostart for Certain Apps? is there any way you can install an app (for instance WhatsApp) on Android 4.2.1 ICS but at the same time remove its autorun properties sothat it becomes a standalone app and ONLY uses memory, processing power and even more dear battery, only during the time that I start the application. After closing it I want it to remain unstarted! Note: this is different than autokilling it with taskkiller and alike. I want the app to not start in the first place). I find myself installing and de-installing certain apps to overcome this dilemma and I hope there is a better solution otherwise whats the point of Android freedom feeling, right?
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Is there a tool that allows logging of memory usage? I want to monitor memory usage of a process, and I want this data to be logged. Does such a tool exist?
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Create services in Linux (Start up in linux) I need one process run before log in to system. how to run it like services?(how do I make services in Linux?) in Ubuntu and Fedora ? the service is customized tomcat
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Are there specific cases in which a task-killer or "fast reboot" program is helpful? I know there have been previous questions regarding task killers, but I wanted to ask about two specific cases. I've heard a debate raging here and on several forums about Android's way of managing apps and the use of task killers, (examples herestackexchange-url ("enter link description here") and stackexchange-url ("here") and stackexchange-url ("here")), in which one side says that Android manages tasks just fine but the other side insists that their phone does indeed slow down and a task killer helps. So my questions are these. 1) Could task killers or " reboot apps " conceivably help for a program that has high CPU usage and simply needs to be restarted? I'm not necessarily talking about malicious apps, but reputable apps that tend toward higher CPU usage the longer they run? I'm assuming that if an app always has high CPU usage a task killer will not help as it will likely restart, and should just probably be uninstalled altogether. 2) In the case of a launcher that slows down over time, would a task killer or reboot app be helpful, simply in restarting it (similar to case 2, but I'm not sure lag in a specific app is directly correlated with its CPU usage). I know that when I used third-party launchers, I had more lag issues as opposed to using the basic AOSP launcher (Android's own default launcher, often replaced by phone vendors own version). Any other specific cases?
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How to kill a script which starts new processes? The following is a Python application which spans a few threads, then spawns a new process of itself and exits: <code> $ cat restart.py import os import random import signal import sys import threading import time class Name(object): def __init__(self, name): self.name = name class CallThreads(threading.Thread): def __init__(self, target, *args): self.target = target self.args = args threading.Thread.__init__(self) def run (self): self.target(*self.args) def main(args): print("Hello, world!") letter = random.choice(['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F']) count = 0 while count<3: count += 1 name = Name(letter+str(count)) t = CallThreads(provider_query, name) t.daemon = True t.start() time.sleep(3) print("------------") print("Time to die!") t = CallThreads(restart) t.daemon = True t.start() time.sleep(0.1) sys.exit(0) def provider_query(name): while name.name!='': print(name.name) time.sleep(1) def restart(): os.system('python restart.py') def signal_handler(signal, frame): sys.exit() if __name__ == '__main__': signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal_handler) main(sys.argv) </code> When I hit <code> ^C </code> I do get a bash prompt, but the output still comes and I still see the script in the process table: <code> $ ps aux | grep restart.py 1000 5751 0.0 0.0 4396 616 pts/3 S 08:41 0:00 sh -c python restart.py 1000 5752 0.3 0.1 253184 5724 pts/3 Sl 08:41 0:00 python restart.py 1000 5786 0.0 0.0 9388 936 pts/4 S+ 08:41 0:00 grep --color=auto restart.py </code> I've tried killing it with <code> kill 5751 && kill 5752 </code> , but that doesn't help even if I'm fast enough to do so before the PID changes (on a new process when the script restarts). I've tried <code> pkill restart.py </code> but that does not help either. I'm wary of using <code> pkill python </code> as there are other Python processes running that I don't want to kill. Even closing the Konsole window in which the script is running does not help! How can I kill the script?
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NFS - What does the "sticky bit" mean? I'm trying to figure how is the sticky bit used in NFS v3. RFC 1813 says on page 22: 0x00200 Save swapped text (not defined in POSIX). What do they mean by "swapped text"? In "NFS Illustrated", the author, Brent Callaghan, says it means not to cache. However, I haven't seen this explanation in other places.
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How to keep root after OTA update on Android and where to find rooted update confirmation
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Will I lose root access on my Incredible if I install the Gingerbread OTA update? Basically what the title says. I rooted my phone with unrevoked (I am not sure if I used the "forever" version or not). Will installing the 2.3.4 Gingerbread OTA update from Verizon remove my root? I'm not running any special ROMs if that makes a difference.
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Android software updates: How can I tell if I can update a device? I keep seeing Android devices in shops that state what version of Android is installed. Thence I conclude that not all Android devices can be updated to a current version of Android. How can I tell before I buy (or even after I buy) if a device can be updated to the newest release or not? Can Samsung's Android devices usually be updated? Update: Note that I am not refering to abandoned devices but to current devices available in stores now.
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Are firmware updates secure? Now that mobiles are being used for payment systems, I'm more concerned about the security on my Android device. I would rather not be the first to be vulnerable to some malicious code that happened to get slipped into the firmware update that the carrier is installing on my Android mobile. I'm presuming they occasionally are sending fixes/patches over the air (OTA) without me having to give approval before they are installed -- perhaps I'm wrong on that though. Are firmware updates secure and I'm just being paranoid? Is there any way to block new firmware updates from getting installed right away when everyone else's is?
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How can I remove traces of my phone ever being rooted? I rooted my phone and then an update unrooted it. I described my story stackexchange-url ("here") . I am glad that the update unrooted it, I was also planning on doing it myself. What can I do to make sure that all traces of me having root access on the phone are erased? I'd like to do this, so that if I have to go in for warranty purposes, I don't have any problems. I'm guessing uninstalling z4root would be the first step. What else?
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Is there an easy way to un-root Android 2.2 on Droid X rooted via z4root? Is there an easy way to un-root Android 2.2 on Droid X rooted via z4root? The reason is that I would like to apply a Gingerbread 2.3 update from Verizon, and that update ALWAYS fails to install. Since I never had a custom ROM on the phone, my first guess is that the problem may be due to being rooted, but I don't see an "Unroot" option in z4root. Please note that factory reset is NOT an answer I'm looking for.
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Installing KitKat on rooted Jelly bean Nexus 7 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 , but I tried installing it in TWRP and it gave me an error. How can I get this update? If I need to unroot and uninstall TWRP and Franco Kernel, how do I go about that?
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Steps Necessary To Update A Custom Rom To Its latest Version? Many a time when I watch Youtube videos regarding people rooting and flashing Custom Roms on their Android Smartphones, they show you how to carry out the procedure both in their respective videos and perhaps also in written dialogue on their main website. However as far as i'm aware most Custom Roms do not include OTA updates, therefore one would generally have to check the XDA website for example to be notified of a newer version to whichever Custom Rom for the particular device you are using becomes available. (I believe however that the CyanogenMod Installer recently introduced maybe an exception to that general rule). It is also the case as outlined in my first paragraph that those people who have Youtube videos about Rooting and Flashing Custom Roms, fail to do a follow up video showing how you can install the latest version of a Custom Rom they are showcasing from a previous version. For a beginner this maybe very daunting if you would like the latest version. I would therefore like to know: What are the necessary steps that one must undertake to update a Custom Rom to its latest version from a previous version ?
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Nexus 4: Lost superuser rights after an update to 4.2.1 - how can I get them back? A couple of weeks ago, my rooted Nexus 4 was updated from 4.2 to 4.2.1. Now it still seems to be unlocked (open lock symbol while booting), but I've lost my Superuser privileges. Is there any way I can get the SU privileges back without wiping my phone? If not, what's the best way to backup all or most of the data before going through the SU process again? Finally, how can I prevent this from happening again with the next update? Thanks for your help!
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How can I configure call rejection rules on Droid X with ICS features?
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Can you auto reject phone numbers natively with a Droid phone? I have a Droid X and I'm trying to set up an auto reject list and it looks like I have to download a third party app to do it. Am I missing something?
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Say caller name feature I am missing that feature from Nokia devices, Is there a chance to make my Xperia X10 say callers name when I have incoming call
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How do I disable receiving calls and messages? I use my HTC Evo 3D (currently Android 2.3, soon Android 4.0) to record cycling workouts (GPS + Endomondo). During workouts, I don't want to receive any calls / messages for the following reasons: I don't want to be disturbed when relaxing I want to conserve the battery sometimes I listen to music and calls/messages interrupt the music, which I don't like, especially when the calls are business-related during my non-work time How would I accomplish this? The flight mode doesn't allow GPS to be enabled, therefore this isn't a solution.
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Where did the SIP settings go to on my LG Optimus 4X? About 3 months ago I bought my LG Optimus 4X HD (aka P-880), which shipped with Android 4.0.3. I searched the settings up and down, and was quite surprised there were no SIP settings available. I'm very sure SIP support was added to AOSP with Gingerbread, so it had to be there with ICS! Did LG remove them from their Android installation? Is there any way to get them back?
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Is there a way to save profiles on Motorola's Droid X? When I had an HTC Eris I could change "profiles". Each profile was basically: wallpaper + screen lock image + all apps on your desktop. So, I could have a work profile that had my apps that were geared for while I was at work, a social profile to switch my phone to having FB, Twitter, etc on my desktop with a different wallpaper, etc. Is there an app for that? ;)
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Changing the call voicemail timeout period? I'm running Cyanogenmod 7. When I call my Android phone, it rings for 30 seconds before timing out and directing to my voicemail. I want it to only ring for 20 seconds before timing out - how can I change this? Is there somewhere in the Android GUI for me to set it?
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How to use hosts.allow or hosts.deny in Android Is there a way to use the files hosts.allow and hosts.deny in Android? I've searched over the internet but found nothing. I have to control access of both wifi and mobile networks. And limit the access to a certain domain. Just like a firewall do. I've tried to insert some iptables commands, but the system became very slow after these commands. Thanks in advance.
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Separate ringtone for calls from numbers not in the contact list? good old Siemens phones had a feature that allowed you to set a single ringtone for all calls coming from your contacts, and a single ringtone for all calls coming from numbers not in your contact list. Can it be done with stock Android 2.2, a manufacturer-specific distribution, or with an app?
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What are the steps to perform a factory data reset on my phone using SD and phone storage settings?
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where is factory data reset option on Android 2.3.5? Where is the <code> Factory Data Reset </code> option on an HTC ChaCha Android 2.3.5 phone? I haven't been able to find the option anywhere, and it is recommended to free up memory, which is short in this phone. Could it be that I can't do a "Factory data reset" on this model? I am looking at the Settings -> Privacy menu, and I only get: <code> Display message text [x] Back up my settings [x] Automatic restore [x] </code> nothing more...
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What to do before reformatting phone or setting back to factory state? Recently it seems as if my phone has bogged down to a point where is is almost unusable (Droid Eris running 2.1). I'm on the verge of reformatting or setting back to a factory state. I was wondering what things should I do to make sure I have all my contacts/pics/etc.. and what tools can help me accomplish this? Also what about the apps I have paid for? How can I get those to transfer?
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How-to unlink the main Google account from android device without a factory reset While setting up my HTC Hero phone, I have entered my gmail account in the setup. But now I want to remove it (I don;t want to change with another account). How do I do it ? I have searched a lot on Google and everywhere I found that I have to do factory reset but this is not my favoured option. If there is another way, please let me know.
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Where are Android settings stored? I have to set up 50+ plus phones for my company, and I am allowed to root the phones. Each phone needs to have the exact same WIFI SSID's / passwords, account / privacy settings, brightness, input methods, etc. Repeating the exact same manual setup 50 times seems a bit tedious.. Where are the phone settings stored? Can I simply adb push the settings to each device? The phones are Samsung Galaxy Pockets.
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How to reset Wi-Fi settings? Somehow Wi-Fi stopped connecting on my phone. It is not a hardware issue, as it does work when I perform a reset. What files do I need to delete to get Wi-Fi back working? I don’t want to reset my phone. If relevant, model is Sony Arc S, using CM9.
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Moving app between _three_ possibilities for storage? My son has an Android phone, and when he bought it the storage space was divided thus: System Memory: 157MB Internal Memory: 1024MB When this was essentially full we put in an SD card to give him more storage. So now we also have SD card: 1.84GB When he fires up something called "App Manager" and clicks on "storage" he sees these three possibilities -- System memory, Internal memory and SD card. OK now here's the problem. If he downloads an app from the app store, by default it will typically install onto the Internal memory. He wants to put it on the SD card, but the only option available when he tries to move it with his app manager is "Move to phone". If he moves an app to the phone, which presumably is the system memory, then the only option now available is "move to internal memory". Furthermore, try as we might we cannot move any app onto the SD card. Is this expected behaviour? Is there a way of installing apps on his SD card (without rooting the phone, ideally)? The phone is an LG-E400, running Android version 2.3.6 .
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How to reinstall android to the fresh stock? I have recently bought a used HTC Evo 3D from the internet. The phone itself is in perfectly working condition and the software is in its original state; that means it's not rooted, it's not running any custom rom and it's not branded. However, the previous owner seems to have installed many apps from the market, the launchers are kinda different and generally the phone is very 'customized and seems sloppy.' My question is: How do I get the device to its original, fresh, stock state? I don't want to install a custom ROM, I want to have the original android provided by the device manufacturer. I know the device has the "factory reset" option in the menus, however I don't know what it really does and how thorough it is. Wiping the phone and installing the system from scratch would be the best option for me, however, I don't know whether it's possible. What are my options here? Notes: I know what rooting is I know what custom ROMS are I can root the device if necessary, but I don't plan on doing so if not necessary Android 4.0 gets an official release for HTC Evo 3D soon - does this change anything related to what I need/want to do?
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Enable/Disable automatic SD card installations in android phone i don't know why, but in recent 3 day, my memory card goes crazy! and sometimes (3 times in a day) notify me : "damaged memory card, do you want to format it?" and when i format sd card, some applications corrupted and can't run, because it says : "this application not installed in your phone!" is there a way to disable or disallow android from installing or storing any data related to application installed on phone? phone Specs: model : samsung GT-I9100G Build number : Gingerbread.JPKK1 android version : 2.3.6
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Which cloud services allow photo uploads only when charging and support mobile backup?
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Service that syncs pictures only when charging I've been using Dropbox camera upload to automatically sync my pictures to my PC using my data plan (this part is important, I can't use a wifi). However, this autosync eats up the battery like crazy, so I'd like it to only sync when the phone is charging. I always connect my phone to its stand as soon as I'm home, so I'll still have the pictures synced to my PC merely a few minutes after getting home (without having to do anything manually). Dropbox, unfortunately, doesn't offer this option (syncing only when charging). Is there another photo-sync service/app that does? (picasa, g+, facebook, etc)
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Backing up Android without needing Internet? All the Android Backup apps I have checked out (MyBackup, Lookout) require an internet connection. I don't want my data to ever be stored in the cloud. These apps may have legitimate reasons to require Internet, but I don't trust that my data is not being sent to the cloud. Is there any backup app that can store my data on the SD card without requiring Internet access? Update: My phone is not rooted. Hence Titanium Backup is not useful.
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Image instant uploading isn't working Ever since I upgraded my Google+ app on Friday (3.3.0.40049528) one of my favorite features, Image Instant Upload, is not working. One of the big changes in this release was that instant upload could now upload full size images, rather than limiting them to 2048px. I have plenty of available storage (4GB out of 5GB available) I have force stopped the Google+ app as well as cleared the data at least once The phone (Verizon Galaxy Nexus) has been restarted a couple of times I am using the stock camera app for my testing The settings were not changed when I updated Google+, but I have confirmed that Instant Upload is set to allow photo uploads on wifi as well as mobile data. I do not have "upload only when charging" turned on, and there is plenty of battery available. Any ideas? Have I got a bug that needs an update?
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How to take a picture and uploading it with a comment to Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter? I am coming from the iPhone, and there was using an app called Camera+ , which worked well for my workflow. On Android, I am now looking for a way to: On the go, take pictures , and store them somewhere. (I don't care where they are stored, they could very well be in a private store specific to the app.) Allow me to go through the picture I took, delete the one I don't like, and for the others, enter a description , and upload them to a combination of Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter. I want to just enter the description once , click on checkboxes for Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter to select where the picture will go. I could do this with the standard Camera/Gallery, with the Flickr and Facebook apps installed, but it requires way to many steps. I'm looking for something simple, that allows for a fast workflow, not for an editing workhouse. Is there any solution out there that would allow me to do this?
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Android: Delay dropbox upload intentionally Is might seem an odd question for some.. But I often find myself wishing that dropbox would wait 5-10 minutes before uploading my newly taken photos. The reason is that sometimes I take a blurry picture and delete it straight away - but dropbox alwas snap it before an upload it to my dropbox. So I have to delete it on my dropbox.. I actually think that what I need would be total sync - so deleting on my phone would delete on dropbox. But I feel that this solution would be too risky.. so would just be happy with a delayed upload that just upload what I have in my camera folder. Any such solution?
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instant upload of camera pictures into Google picasaweb without Google+ app? Is there any option to have instant upload of camera pictures into Google picasaweb without the Google+ app? I have an HTC Chacha 2.3.5 which runs short of memory (even when moving apps to SD), and I can't be bothered of having Google+ installed, but would like to keep the instant upload of camera pictures into Picasa. Right now the Camera app (HTC Version 2.6.2119262927.162876) in the phone can only do instant upload into Flickr or Facebook, but I would rather prefer have them in Picasa. Any ideas?
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How can I sync photos to a network drive over wifi? My current workflow is to snap pics on my Droid, plug it in via USB, and sync the pics. I'd like to just run a script to sync the DCIM folder with a shared network drive, if anyone knows of a way that I can do this? I can connect to the share with a file explorer app, but copying the files is even more awkward that way than plugging in the USB. The tech is there, I'm just wondering if there's a simple one-touch solution.
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disable sync when in mobile (3g) network How can I enable auto-sync only when wifi is available? I have a small data plan and I don't want to waste it on sync.
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What steps are required to enable wireless tethering on a Droid X using RadioComm?
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Tethering Droid 2 Global with Wireless Tether after 2.3 Gingerbread update My D2G updated to 2.3 today, and I'm no longer able to tether. Prevously, I had no problem using Wireless Tether 2.0.7 with Android 2.2. Now that I'm on 2.3: Wireless Tether 2.0.7 will start up and I'm able to connect my laptop to its WiFi network, but Verizon redirects me to the self-provisioning page ; I have no internet access. Wireless Tether 3.1-beta6 doesn't work. It says tethering is enabled, but the WiFi network does not show up on any other devices. How can I fix this? Edit: This appears to be a reported issue .
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How to tether an old Android 2.1 phone with the Asus Transformer I want to tether my Samsung Europia to my Asus Transformer so I can use my phone 3g connection. Is this possible? The Samsung doesn't have native tethering built in.
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Enabling WiFi HotSpot in Google Nexus S I have a Google Nexus S with Android 2.3 in it. I want to tether/or enable Wifi HotSpot in it. Do I have to root my phone? How should I proceed? Thanks!
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Asus Nexus 7 Tethering and Wifi HotSpot not available Using my ASUS Google Nexus 7, I was trying to make it as Portable Wifi Hotspot. But when I opened my settings --> Wireless&Networks there is option for Tethering and Portable Hotspot. I tried this link . Its an app in Play store to enable Wifi Hotspot. Can someone help me to make this work? SPECIFICATIONS: Model Number - Nexus 7 Android Version - 4.2.2 Build Number - JDQ39
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Tethering HC3.2 with Windows Mobile I bought a non-3G tablet because I already have a 3G phone with tethering function: HTC HD2 with stock WM6.5. When I enable "Wi-Fi Router" program from WM I successfully create the <code> Aldaris </code> network (yes, that one!) that any Windows and Linux laptop can see. But not my Iconia Tab!!! Any ideas on how to use a tethered wifi from HC3.2? Thanks
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Can I set up Wi-Fi and USB tethering on the Galaxy Nexus without rooting it? I am about to buy the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and I need to tether with the following connections USB to my Windows PC Wi-Fi with my Mac, iPad or iPhone (to download apps over 20MB) I will be using Verizon Wireless's LTE 4G connection to my smartphone I also don't want to root my phone, install a custom rom or pay Verizon $20/GB I heard of PDANet and EasyTether and Tether.com but they only provide USB connectivity to the Mac or PC (I won't be able to use it with iPhone's or iPads) Any help is greatly appreciated. I am willing to pay for the software if it provides Wi-Fi and USB. (Bluetooth is optional but not needed)
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Wi-Fi tethering with HTC Magic Will Wi-Fi tethering work in HTC Magic running Android 2.2? I wonder also, is the 2.2 update for htc magic a official update or one of these custom ROMs?
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How to use an USB 3G modem data connection with an Android phone (Galaxy Nexus)? I own a Galaxy Nexus phone and i'd like to know if there is a way i can use an USB dongle to provide it with an Internet connection. I imagine I will need some kind of adapter (and some Google searches suggested an USB OTG cable). I'd like to know if the stock OS supports this (i have Android 4.2.2 currently) and if I'd need root or a customer kernel. Also, if it is possible, could you please provide a guide on how to do this?
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How can I get familiar with the new 8pen layout using the free game 8pen Wordcup?
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Where's the 8pen Preview Popup? I just purchased the 8pen keyboard last night, and one frustration I'm having is that I keep having to look around my finger to figure out where the next letter is. I found this blog post from November saying that the keyboard was now free and also updated to, among other things, include a preview popup that would show where the letters are. The bit about the app being free is definitely outdated, as there is no free app on the marketplace and the links it includes are dead. It would seem that the preview popup is also gone. I'm hoping someone can help me either to get the preview popup in my version (2.0.3), or help me find the version that has the preview popup.
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What's the name of the card game in Final Fantasy 8? In Final Fantasy 8 there was a really addictive card game that kept me occupied for many, many days. The basics of the game were: There was a board with 9 cells. You could select a given amount of cards at the start of the game (I forget how many). Each card had a number on each of its edges ranging from 1-A. Players take turns placing their selected cards into an unoccupied cell of their choice. If an adjacent card owned by the other player has a lower score on the touching edge, you gain control of the card. Player with control of the most cards once all cells are filled wins. There were also some other tactics that involved a bit of basic math to take over two adjacent cards regardless of score if you met certain criteria, etc. Does anyone know if this game was based off a real card game? I'd like to track it down. A digital version would be even better!
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Understanding Data Binding for Windows Phone 7 I want to develop a simple app for the Windows Phone 7 platform. It's basically a vocabulary based game that involves the user moving word tiles from one area to another to score points. I want to know what is the best way of tying the UI to the game's backend? I saw the Windows Phone 7 jumpstart videos, there they touch up on Data Binding but don't really go into any depth. I'm a newbie and don't have any experience with designing the architecture for a phone app, It'd be great if someone could explain what steps I should be taking or guide me to a resource from where I could learn more.
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How do I start a new game? How do I start a new game within Virtual City Playground? When I load the app, I just have an option to start playing. I don't see anything throughout the game menu to restart or anything like that.
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How do I train my carpenty skill? I just started playing rpg mo beta and I can't figure out how to even begin with my carpentry skill. Most of my other skills are already between level 20 and 30. Where should one start with carpentry?
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Option to join Abyss no longer displays After the recent updates to the ICCup Launcher I no longer see the option to join the abys server option only the regular servers are displayed: west east asia and Europe. Im doing everything the way I always did but the option does not show up. I also tried searching for the solution elsewhere I've seen that other people are having similar problem in this post. I tried following the suggested solution of downloading the iCCup_WarCraft_3_Reg.zip file but it didnt help me at all.
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How do I launch Civ 5 in the tablet / touch mode by default I just got a Windows 8 touch screen laptop, and playing Civ V in the Touch Enabled mode is great. But every time I launch it from within Steam, it prompts me to pick either DirectX9, DirectX 10 & 11, or Windows 8 - Touch Enabled (recommended). I went into the folder where Civ V is installed on my hard drive and found CivilizationV_Tablet.exe. I made a shortcut for that, but still got prompted! My google search only found me a bunch of people talking about how to run it on a Surface Pro.
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Source for free complete CSS+HTML layouts? Where can I find complete free HTML+CSS layouts to choose from?
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What does the Heimdall developer say about Galaxy Mini compatibility and user feedback?
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How can I flash ClockworkMod with Heimdall on Galaxy Mini? I tried to flash ClockworkMod with Heimdall on my Galaxy Mini by doing the following: I go into download mode Plug in my phone Go into the recovery image folder Run <code> heimdall flash --kernel zImage </code> I get this error and my phone stays in download mode: <code> Initialising connection... Detecting device... Claiming interface... Attempt failed. Detaching driver... Claiming interface again... Setting up interface... ERROR: Setting up interface failed! Re-attaching kernel driver... </code> USB debugging mode is enabled of course and I'm on Ubuntu. How can I successfully flash ClockworkMod?
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Some apps not supported on Samsung Galaxy Player I've never really used an Android device before about a week ago so I'm not terribly familiar with how this all works, but I've noticed that there are a couple of apps that I am not able to download on my Samsung Galaxy player, but my friends who have Android phones are able to. Any ideas on why this might be or how I could work around it. An example is Go Launcher Ex.
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Android apps not compatible between roms I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 with CM10, I was testing SlimRom and notice that some applications that I bought on PlayStore showed the message "This app is not compatible with your device". It's the same device with different rom. Any ideas about why this happen? thanks!
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How to NANDroid a phone without ClockWorkMod? I'm almost sure that there is no ClockWorkMod Recovery for my phone (I've been reading some questions and answer in the forum and also google it with this result. So when I installed ROM Manager the first thing I was asked to do was selecting my phone model which wasn't in the offered list. I want to do a NANDroid but I'm not sure how. In the question I read here I saw Odin, Amon-Ra and Heimdal. I really have no idea what this three tools / apps are and how to use them. What is each one of them? How can I make a NANDroid? If it helps I have a Samsung Galaxy I551 Thanks!
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Can I make a full backup of my phone with Odin and without root? As a follow up to stackexchange-url ("this question"), is it possible to use Odin (or Heimdall) to save a complete image of my phone without root? Odin already allows me to completely overwrite pretty much everything on my phone without root. Can Odin be used to read the entire contents of the phone over USB without root? Ideally, I'd expect the output of such a read to be something I can write in the future with Odin. While this question is somewhat general, I'm guessing that by asking about Odin and Heimdall I'm limiting it to Samsung phones (though I may be wrong).
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Does the Zan's Minimap mod work with Minecraft 1.6.6? Does the Zan's Minimap mod work with Minecraft 1.6.6? When I try to use it it always appears to throw an error when I try to load my game (but the message disappears too fast for me to read it), and my game never loads. I already have modloader installed and I made sure to delete the META-INF file.
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How can I get my phone to boot again? I have a Samsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570) and the ROM I'm using is CM10.1, I was messing with the developer options and I saw an option called "simulate second screen" and I clicked that and selected 720 then it froze. I rebooted it and stops at the end of the boot animation and get stuck there. Any ideas please?
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Disable list "bounce" effect on Samsung Galaxy Mini I have a Samsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570) with Froyo (Build FROYO.XWKE3 in case this is relevant). When scrolling a list it allows the list to scroll past the end, and then slowly scrolls it back. This prevents me from using the technique I've used on other Android devices where I flick a list and let it hit the end in order to select an item from the last screen (it takes about a second for the position of items to settle down, which is really annoying, and I'm not accurate enough to select them while they're moving). Is there any way (short of a custom ROM) of disabling this behaviour?
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How can I organize my photos on an Android device using a file manager and create a new album in the gallery app?
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How do i make a new album in the HTC Photos application? I have an HTC Hero (with the Android 2.1 update). For the longest time, I've wanted to create new albums in the Photos application and can't for the life of me figure out how to do it. It has a bunch of default albums like "My Favroties" "All photos" and such. I just want to create my own albums so I can organize some pictures, like an album of all the pictures of my ridiculously cute niece. Anyone know how to do that? Or can suggest a better photo management application for Android 2.1?
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On the android Incredible, is there any way to make a shortcut to the "All Photos" view? The HTC photo-album takes up an entire screen; is there a way to make a shortcut, or is there a smaller widget or app, that would open up the all-photos view? The easiest method I've found is to go in via a camera, view the albums, and select "All photos" Surely there must be a better way? I'm on the HTC Incredible running Froyo (2.2)
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Save an image in Android browser When I save an image from a WebPage in android browser, can you please tell me where does that go? Which directory does that file go? I tried mounting the phone to my computer, but I can't find that file. Please help. Thank you.
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How do I speed up media scanning? When putting new music files or images onto the sd card of my android phone, android needs to scan for new files. Is there any way to speed up this process? E.g. putting all files in one directory? Currently I organized my music this way: <code> music/artists/albums/files.mp3 </code> Any suggestions?
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How can I view and easily delete pictures? Could you advise me of some way to view pictures and easily delete some of them when viewing (with one or two taps)? I'm using Android 2.1.
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Importing photos finds all image files, not just camera pictures When trying to import photos from my Galaxy S2 in Windows, it tries to import all image files on the phone (including application data), not just those in DCIM. The system is Android 4.0.3. The phone is set to connect as a camera (but Windows Explorer can still see the full directory structure on the phone and SD card.)
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How can I save taken photos and recorded videos out of DCIM folder? How to save taken photos and recorded videos out of DCIM folder, in custom locations? Or, is it ever possible to DCIM separate photos and videos into different subfolders? In my phone, a Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman, there's a folder 100ANDRO within DCIM storing all of videos and pictures together. I would like, for example, for videos to go to <code> /sdcard/Videos </code> , and photos to <code> /sdcard/Pictures/Photos </code> . I would like to at least save the videos somewhere else. Applications such as SugarSync get confused and think everything in DCIM is a picture. Regardless, I want to know how the path is determined and ideas on how to achieve this, either by some hidden configuration or modification of source code. The DCIM folder is mounted on a FAT filesystem, so symlinks are not supported. I have heard about using <code> mount --bind /old/dir /new/dir </code> , so is it possible to do this without rooting and on system initialization? That would allow me to a least make DCIM point somewhere else, or make other folders like Pictures and Videos point to DCIM. Thanks in advance!
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Is there a way to download the files stored on Google Drive to an Android device? I've stored some images in Google Drive, and I'd like to view them on my tablet. The problem is, I can only view them one at a time and the procedure goes something like this: Open Drive. Navigate to image folder. Select image to view. View image. Press back. Select another image to view (while trying to remember which image I just viewed, so I don't view it again). Repeat steps 3 - 6. If I could download the files onto the tablet, I could view them in the default image viewing application and the procedure is more like this: Select image to view. Slide left/right to view next/previous image. Is there a way to download the files stored on Google Drive to an Android device? Update: I found a slightly awkward workaround. If you login to Google Drive using a web browser, clicking on the image will download it to <code> /storage/sdcard0/Download/ </code> . You can then view the images using the default image viewer application.
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What might cause screen lines that stretch across the entire display, and could it be due to a loose connection?
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Persistent lines on screen This morning I noticed my phone has several light grey horizontal lines on the display, that don't go away when I change applications, or restart the phone. They don't rotate when I rotate the display - it reminds me of when we were warned about images "burning" into the display of PCs, hence screensavers. Last night I went to bed with Winamp running while the phone was charging, and I have noticed it doesn't always seem to go to screensaver/black with Winamp. But the lines don't seem to correspond to anything in the Winamp UI, so...I have no idea. What else should I try to get rid of these lines?
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Possible digitizer problem? My HTC Evo 3D sometimes doesn't react when i press certain areas of the screen. I noticed it happens mostly on the part where the letter 'e' is, when i'm holding the phone in landscape mode. So, i did a factory reset, wiped out SD card as well during the factory reset, and the problem still persists. It sometimes happens for a certain period of time, and it starts to work after a while. I did a line drawing test, and on some places it doesn't draw the line correctly (it is continuos but it's drawn with sharp angles, i don't know how to explain it better). I read somewhere it is most probably a hardware problem, with a digitizer. Is there any way to be sure, or is it best to take it to a repair shop?
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Xorg: Screen 1 deleted because of no matching config section Last week I received a new notebook in my work and everything is fine, except my dual-head setup(was flawless in the old model). My goal is to have one screen in each monitor , but instead I'm getting one screen "stretched" between two monitors . I'm using the exact configuration of the old model, but the end result is totally different. Any ideas? Note that the Xorg log shows the following error: <code> [ 3779.739] (EE) Screen 1 deleted because of no matching config section. </code> If I comment the Screen line of both Device sections, the error goes away, but nothing changes. Relevant information on the links below: Xorg log: http://pastebin.com/LQszqwke Xorg configuration: http://pastebin.com/rtgmBwz1 LSPCI Output: http://pastebin.com/s32ZCRNh xrandr -q: http://pastebin.com/qp4y9iiN
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Why would the screen to a Droid Razr Maxx randomly break? I read many good reviews about the Droid Razr Maxx which mainly focused on its large 3300 mA battery. All reviews brag about how long the phone lasts before running out of power. Most reviews on stackexchange-url ("Amazon") speak highly of the phone too. HOWEVER, I came across this blog Droid Razr Maxx – Broken Screen Surprisingly, a LOT of people are complaining about having cracks in their screens. Some admit that their phone fell to the ground, but many others say the screen cracked without falling. Does this have to do with the large 3300mA irremovable battery? I mean is this because of the battery heating up and expanding? Is this a flaw in Motorola's version of Ginger Bread? Note: AFAIK, the screen is made of Gorilla -unbreakable- glass, so I think most people mean the LCD screen cracked. UPDATE Here is another link from Verizon's forums about customers suffering from the same problem. Some of them say it wasn't dropped.
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Red screen on my pc Whenever I play video games on my pc, after a little while, different parts of my screen start turning red, and it makes gaming on my pc almost intolerable. Any thoughts on what the problem could be?
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PS3 1080p Image Quality Issue on Samsung LED I just purchased a new Samsung UN55ES7003 to replace an older 46" model (LN46A650). Images originating from my DirecTV DVR (1080i and lower) seem to be fine, but something's happening between the PS3 (at 1080p) and the new TV. Basically what I'm noticing is: There is a vertical jitter - the image appears to slightly move up and then back to normal. There are horizontal, white lines in the bottom right corner of the screen. This happens in any PS3 content: menu, in game, and in movie. What I've tried: Switching HDMI cables (doesn't fix) A different HDMI port on the TV (doesn't fix) Try a different AV receiver (doesn't fix) Connected the PS3 back to the old set (issue goes away...as expected) Thus, I feel I've sufficiently ruled out all possible hardware issues with the exception of the new TV. Why I'm convinced it's only 1080p: I re-connected the PS3 back to the NEW TV, and went into PS3 Video Setup and cycled through all of the supported resolutions. NONE of the resolutions exhibited the image jitter/interference issue EXCEPT 1080p. I happen to have a standalone BD player and plan tomorrow to connect it to the new TV and see if the 1080p image from it also has the same problem. At that point, I will be convinced that it's an issue with the new TV handling 1080p content (which would be shocking; I've never had a problem with a Samsung TV). All of this said, if I find that the BD player also has this problem at 1080p, and it appears to be the TV, I guess I'll contact Samsung and/or the seller to start the RMA process, unless someone here can propose a setting change or firmware update that might fix this?
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Graphical glitches I have graphical glitches when I play Street Fighter IV on PC. Sometimes when I play, the 3D models are like leaking to or from nowhere. An image is worth a thousand words, isn't it. Please visit that IS gallery . I'm wondering why this happens. Look under Sakura's skirt, on Chun Li's cheek or Dan's hand. It happens randomly. Obviously I didn't have the problem in the beginning and then it happened but deeper than what you can see on the screenshots, then I changed my monitor because the previous died and it even happened on char select and vs screen (greenish and magenta dotted lines on 2D graphics) but now it seems it got better. I had to play over an hour to get these screens. I preferred to play on windowed mode and now I play in full-screen mode. My previous screen was displaying at 1280×1024 as far as I remember and the new one displays HD (1920×1080) so I bet it had to display Windows desktop AND the game graphics and the change of definition may have made some extra work to the GC. Maybe full-screen mode allows it to ease the GPU a bit. Another thing that happens is the game quitting suddenly. As I told earlier, my pc is quite old (it actually passes the minimum required config) Athlon 64 3800+ 1 GB of RAM ATI Radeon x1600 Pro Windows Seven x64 In short : why do these glitches happen and what are the solutions?
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Nexus 7 screen is flickering My 16 GB Nexus 7 arrived a few days ago. It's my first mobile device, believe it or not, and I've already found it to be incredibly useful. It has performed flawlessly, but there is one small issue that's an annoyance, nothing more. The screen flickers. It happens in dimmer light, and only for a second or two at a time. I suspect, though I can't prove this, that it occurs during WiFi transmissions. Has anyone else encountered this? Is there a fix for this, even if it has to be some sort of warranty thing?
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How can I get warranty service for my Nexus 7 if it was not bought from Google Play?
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Warranty on Nexus 7 I just won an auction on the Nexus 7. The seller claims that he doens't have the original sales receipt but says I will be able to sign up for the warranty online with the registration & activation of the Nexus. So, how does this exactly work and will this warranty be of the international type? Thanks!
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Is Plants vs Zombies 2 supported on the Nexus 7? I bought a Nexus 7 with LTE unlocked from the US Google Play store and I later added a T-Mobile data only sim card to the device. When I checked for PvZ2 on the play store it was not there. When I checked it on the google play website it said that "This app is incompatible with all your devices" When I clicked Install, under Choose Your Device, it said, "This item cannot be installed in your device's country" which is absurd. I bought this device in America with the US Google Play Store and an American phone company's sim card is in the thing. Can anyone assist me?
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Does the Google Nexus 7 support external keyboards? Can I use an external keyboard with a Google Nexus 7? Will the Nexus pair with an Apple Wireless keyboard? Are there other companies that make compatible keyboards?
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Nexus 7 White Vignette 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 from the ASUS site and held down the power button for at least 15 seconds. This worked and my device began to power up, only this time there was something different - something quite noticeably different. The white vignette is visible the moment the device is powered on throughout the boot screen. If you look closer, you can also see that there is a fine gradient split down the center of the screen. The device is still under warrenty so I plan on having it serviced/replaced, but out of curiousity does anyone know what this is and what could have caused it?
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How do I get Android kitkat 4.4? I have Android 4.3 jelly bean on my Nexus 7. How do I get Kitkat? I have tried exploring the Android website. I have also found some tutorials out there like this one - http://www.ibtimes.com/android-44-kitkat-update-how-manually-update-nexus-7-latest-android-firmware-tutorial-1469800 but they seem to require taking steps that are quite low-level. I don't think a consumer like me is supposed to delve into such a low-level ...
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Are Nexus the only one that receive OS update directly from Google and not from Telecom / Phone Manufacturer? According to a comment made to this article as shown below: <code> They already do that. Its called the Nexus One, secondly the Nexus S, and thirdly, now the Galaxy Nexus..... they all receive OS updates directly from google. </code> Is it true that there are only 3 Android phones that receive the latest OS updates? Nexus One Nexus S Galaxy Nexus The rest will have to wait for their Telecom or the phone manufacturer for the latest Android OS updates?
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Where to download and install Google Apps on Android 4.0.4 device? I have an international android smartphone which doesn't have anything related to Google Play Store installed. So I have to install GoogleLoginService.apk, GoogleServicesFramework.apk, Vending.apk, ... by myself. I was able to find information about how to do it online but I cannot find where to get those apks for my version of Android, which is version 4.0.4. If I download them, how can I know/verify they are the right version for the android 4.0.4?
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Installing custom apps on a Nexus 7 Does the Asus Nexus 7 allow me to create and install my own apps without using someone's app store (like Google Play or Amazon)? I want to create my own apps but not make them open for anyone else but me.
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How can apps stay active in the background on Android without draining battery?
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How do I stop apps from getting killed while sleeping? I have a Droid 2. I have a long, resource-intensive game (spectral souls) that I would like to leave running while I'm not using my phone. If I hit the Android "Home" button to get back to the home screen and then immediately re-launch the game, it will be right where I left off. Same if I hit the power button to sleep, and then immediately turn on the phone, unlock, and re-launch the game. If I leave it for some amount of time (a few hours), then when I come back and launch the game, it starts fresh as if it were never running. The phone hasn't been used for anything in the meantime, although syncing is on. My question is twofold: how can I get more information about what apps are killed when & why, and how can I set it up to allow this app to continue running? I don't need it to DO anything in the background, I just want it to still be there when I come back. I'm familiar with the concept of Android clearing memory as it's needed and not needing a task killer, but I want it to not kill THIS task unless I really exit it.
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What can I do to increase battery life on my Android tablet? Tablets have different usage profiles than phones. So many of the "Phone" suggestions don't apply. So, what can I do to get better battery life on my Android Tablet. (TechPad 7" Tablet from Chinavasion, S3C6410 Android 1.6;) Works well, except something unexpected is consuming power; Just having the tabled turned on will drain the battery in 2-3 hours. Also, the power status shows 40% of my battery is always being used by "cell standby"; While this tablet has Wifi, it is disabled. It also has no built-in cell phone, so what could be draining the battery?
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What is *Cell standby* and how can I keep it from eating my battery? Looking up my battery statistics, I almost always find Cell standby amongst the top consumers: I never thought that "idle" would use so much energy. I saw that other people encounter similar problems: stackexchange-url ("Cell standby and Phone idle") stackexchange-url ("Galaxy S3 cell standby is eating my battery") Answers on those questions just give some raw ideas. I would like to know what exactly stands behind this, an whether there are ways to keep this "standby" from eating my battery?
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How can I prevent my Desire HDs battery from draining overnight? I've recently got the new HTC Desire HD, which has a poor battery to start with (1230 mAh), but in the last two weeks I've had several nights waking up with a dead battery. The first few nights, I suspect that wifi was still running and by default the radio didn't go to sleep when it's idle (changed that). I reduced syncing frequencies for most services to once a day, so that can hardly be the problem. When looking at the battery usage reports, it's mostly the huge screen draining the battery, but that's turned off at night. Last night I turned off any data connection and went to bed with 90% battery and woke up with a dead one. So what on earth is crashing my battery so quickly? Does anyone have any suggestions other stackexchange-url ("than the no-brainers mentioned here.")
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Close app as opposed to letting it run in the background I'm not sure whether this is a Galaxy Nexus question or an ICS question, but here goes: Suppose I'm using some app and then I move to the home screen, rather than shutting down, the app is left to run in the background. Is there a way of exiting an app such that it gets closed upon leaving it rather than being left to run in the background?
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How can I make sure I've quit a specific app? As far as I know, some apps quit by pressing the Back button while on the main screen of that app; and some quit by pressing the Menu button and selecting Quit . Should I always first check the Menu button? How can I make sure that I have quit a specific application? I don't want my battery drained by unquit apps running in the background without my knowledge. By the way, I'm on HTC HD2 with Android 2.2.
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How can I tell what is really draining my battery? I know that by going to <code> Settings > About Phone > Battery Use </code> , I can get some idea of the applications that are using up the most of my battery. I see things like "Cell standby", "Phone idle", and "Wi-fi"; is there any way to drill down even further and find out what is really draining my battery ? For example, I am fairly certain that GPS usage is included under 'Cell Standby'. Any help would be appreciated; I have had my phone for only about three months, and the battery goes from 100% to 0% over the course of two-ish days with minimal usage (some browsing, check-ins), and I cannot figure what is draining the battery. EDIT I am mostly interested in ways of diagnosing power usage in a less broad way, but in the interests of finding out what could possibly be draining my battery, here is what my 'battery use' is reporting at the moment: 38% - Cell Standby 33% - Phone Idle 20% - Wi-Fi 6% - Display 2% - Angry Birds 2% - Maps I have been on battery for 8h 50m, and the charge has gone from 100% to 64%.
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Google Services is killing my battery by keeping phone awake In the last few days my Galaxy S3 has gone from lasting 12-13 hours to about 6 hours. On checking the battery monitor it seems to suggest that the phone is constantly staying awake and that Google Services are to blame. I was recently experiencing real problems with Google Chrome freezing the phone so I have uninstalled and gone back to the native browser but the battery issue persists... Has anyone experienced anything similar....is a factory reset the only solution? (Android version 4.1.1)
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How do I import Outlook contacts into Google Mail using a CSV file?
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How do I transfer my phone numbers to an Android phone? I just bought a new Android Phone (HTC Hero), but I need to import my Outlook contacts with all their phone numbers. Any directions as to how to do this?
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How do I import all contacts from a SIM-card to an Android phone? My mother have got a HTC Wildfire with Android 2.2. Now I want to import all contacts from her old SIM-card to the phone. I did it and it worked. Then I switched to the new SIM-card, and now when I start the phone, the contacts has disappeared. How can I import the contacts from the old SIM-card to the Android phone? This is a really annoying problem.
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How to import old SIM contacts to Galaxy Nexus? I would like to import the contacts from my old phone to GN. I read this guide here , but there is no "Menu" in the People app. I'm running 4.0.2. Please, does anyone know how to proceed? Why there is no "Menu" if the manual says there should be?
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Export or backup contacts with pictures When exporting contacts from the standard contacts application to the disk and importing them to Thunderbird - the pictures are missing. I'd like to export all contacts with pictures though. Is there a way to get a 100% backup of my contacts? Where are they stored and how can I back them up?
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Problem opening VCF files on tf300 I am trying to help my Father debug an issue he has on the TF300 since it upgraded to Jelly Bean. We are both unable to open a vCard file from email or from Astro file explorer. It appears to the user that nothing happens when he hits view in Gmail. He receives vCard emails all of the time from his work. I can save it, open "people" and then import it, but I cannot import it from Gmail view it. We can open it from Gmail on Jelly Bean on both my Galaxy Nexus and my Nexus 7. This sounds like a file association issue, but there are no defaults under Contacts. Does anyone have any ideas on how to debug this? Is there an easy way without USB debugging to determine what program gets called? Edit: What is the easiest way to log every process opened after a file is clicked on? I am happy to use USB debugging at this point.
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How can I show excel file with addresses inside in Google Earth? I have excel file with 1 column of address , city and country. I want to "import" it into Google Earth and get placemarks of the addresses (2800 POI). How can I do it ?
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How do I transfer numbers/contacts from Windows Mobile to Android? I finally activated my Android phone and would like to import numbers / contacts to the new phone. I forgot to ask the store rep and figured since both of them can be hooked up to a computer I can probably do it myself. I'm on a Windows platform.
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Sync contacts and calendar from Outlook 2010 on my laptop with Android phone, avoid data in cloud? 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 connecting my windows phone to my laptop via USB meant that everything almost always sync'd fine without any issues. I'm looking to get as close to that experience as possible. I also need to avoid putting any of my data in the cloud (e.g. gmail), because my outlook data contains too much sensitive information. Security breaches may be highly unlikely, but the potential consequences are too dire to imagine. One answer to this sync question (stackexchange-url ("Sync setup question: will Android, Outlook 2010, Gmail, calendar and contacts sync?")) has a comment which says that Android phones will always sync with google, so I need to disable that. Is that possible? I'm aware of Samsung's Kies , but I've never tried it. If anyone can assure me that Kies works well for what I need then I'd be quite happy to restrict myself to buying Samsung. I've done other research and found a pcmag.com review from Feb 2012 that suggests in general this isn't an easy problem. However, that link (and answers that I've found here) are all over a year old, so what's a good way of achieving all this in June 2013?
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How do I create a custom calendar in Google Calendar for managing client events?
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Is there a way to color code events in de default Calender application I am using the (I think default) Calender application on my Samsung Galaxy S phone. It shows blue blocks for my events in the 7 day view. Is there a way to change this blue color ? So that, e.g. I can mark private events in green and appointments with customers in red ? Or is there a way to show some text in the blocks ? Or it not possible with the default calender .. do you know of another one which does allow this ? Thanks.
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Galaxy Note and stock Google Calendar app How can I install stock ICS Google Calendar app to a Galaxy Note with original ICS ROM? I found <code> Calendar.apk </code> and <code> CalendarProvider.apk </code> on the net and tried to install. According to the install these are system apps and I was not able to replace the existing ones that I can't understand because there's no stock calendar on the phone.
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A non-cloud local calendar for Android? Is there any way to have and use a local calendar on Android? I would like to use it on the Android phone and open the file (vcs, ics, anything) on my laptop sometimes. I have not found any applications that deal with local calendar files stored on the SD-card of the phone. I have found only numerous cloud applications so far. Is there any app that can open and edit local calendar files on Android?
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Google Calendar events created on the phone won't sync In my 2.3.7 Android phone, when I use the Google Calendar application, I can see all the events that are listed in my Google account, as I would see them in the browser in my computer, but when I create a new event using the phone -- it shows as 'PC Sync', the new item won't sync up to the calendar as I see it in the browser. I have tried cleaning the cache and data for the 'Calendar' and 'Calendar Storage' application, and manually re-syncing the Google account from the phone, but it still won't show up. Any ideas? EDIT: If the event is under 'PC Sync', where should they appear in Google Calendar?
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Emacs sync w/ Google Calendar and Contacts? Is there a way to use Emacs to sync with Google Calendar and Google Contacts, ideally keeping a local copy so I can access them offline?
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How to sync calendars events programmatically? I'd like to hear some ideas how to sync calendar events. Say I have two calendars having fields (id, title, start, end, updated, location and description). I'm struggling with starting point. Its easy if all events are new and not overlapping with each other. But say I already have events on calendars, some are supposedly same events, some are separate events, some maybe same events, but their attributes have changed, like location, title, start and end time. How would you actually make sync between calendars with reasonable smart functionality?
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All calendar events disappeared Saturday at 10pm I checked the calendar and my events were there. When later, at 1am I checked again, all the events in the android calendar disappeared, while in the web calendar are still there. How I can restore them? I disabled autosync and did a manual sync, let some day to pass, did not resold the problem.
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Weather Calendar No Longer Syncing I have the standard Weather calendar added to Google Calendar, and I can see the weather for today on goocal in my desktop browser just fine. I noticed that the weather was no longer showing up on my calendar. It was showing the weather for last week - Mon-Tue-Wed, but there was no entries for this week. So I deleted the weather calendar completely. Verified it was no longer showing up on my Android. Then I added it back again. Now I can (still) see it on my desktop in the browser, but in Android the calendar no longer shows up at all. The Weather calendar is quite definitely selected as "Synce, Visible" in the calendar settings. I also tried another calendar app that uses the Google Calendar database (Business Calendar); again, the Weather calendar is selected to be shown, but it does not show up. Before you ask why I don't just use the weather widget, to be honest I don't particularly care about the weather, I just like having something on my calendar every day - it makes it more obvious in "Agenda" view that I have nothing going on today UPDATE: I just tried the "Day of the Year" calendar and that shows up just fine. My speculation is that the weather calendar requires your current location, and that's the source of the problem. I'd rather see the weather, which is at least marginally useful, than the day of the year though.
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Please add yourself to the support bug for the known kernel regression in Ubuntu 12.10 related to Mediatek drivers.
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SD card won't mount when Xperia Neo V is connected to Ubuntu 12.10 I upgraded my Ubuntu set up to 12.10 and realized that the SD card can't mount like it used to every time I connected my Neo V (running android 2.3.4). It can't be a hardware issue as it mounts successfully via a card reader. It also mounts successfully on Windows 7 too. For some strange reason the phone charges normally when the USB cable is connected but Ubuntu just doesn't recognize the connected phone or its SD card. How do I rectify this problem? Thanks in advance.
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How can I install Arch Linux on a Laptop with Intel GMA 4500 MHD? I would like to install Arch Linux on my Acer TravelMate 5735Z. Sadly, it has a Intel GMA 4500 MHD graphic card. This means, I suffer from Kernel Bug [GM45] black screen at boot (0 backlight?) . When I boot from the installation CD for Arch Linux 2013.10.01, I can see the menu that lets me choose to install arch/boot the installed system (Ubuntu 10.04, I think)/Power off. But when I choose to install Arch, the screen gets black. In this German article , the author seems to have found a solution for Linux Mint. But he begins with "start LiveCD in compatibility mode". As there is no such thing in the Arch Menu, I thought I had to edit the installation parameters. But when I hit tab, I get some cryptic stuff: <code> . linux boot/x86_64/vmlinuz archisobasedir=arch archisolabel=ARCH_201310 init rd=boot/x86_64/archiso.img </code> I only have WLAN, so I can't try a network installation. How can I install Arch Linux on this computer?
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Linux friendly TV tuner/receiver My USB TV tuner (an ENUTV-2 ) just stopped working and now I have to buy a new one. While I was browsing options, I realized my biggest priority was to get one that had Linux drivers (lack of them was my biggest annoyance with the old tuner). Can anyone recommend a TV tuner that has Linux drivers? It could be either PCI-E card or a USB box, my priority is Linux support.
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How to use the EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR kernel option? I am using Gentoo, and I need to load an extra firmware to get my USB Wifi adapter work. I found an <code> EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR </code> kernel option, but I do not understand if it is used during compile time only or if it is effective after the new kernel is used. My WiFi adapter chip is Atheros, and according to this page , I have to put the firmware to the right place . On Ubuntu, I found the <code> /lib/firmware </code> directory as it is indicated in that page, but I cannot find that directory on Gentoo.
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Sometimes no sound in flash videos after boot? Sometimes after I boot up the machine, I get no sound in flash videos. First I didn't know why it was happening, but as I read a few articles here and there, I found out it was because of my USB webcam (logitech) - ALSA was messing something up and didn't know how to handle sound drivers well (so they say). So one of the suggestions I found was to force the (in my case) <code> snd_hda_intel </code> module load before <code> snd_usb_audio </code> module during the boot process. I thought it worked, but after a while the same problem appeared again. If I just unplug the webcam from my computer, sound works perfectly on each boot, but I don't want to get down and insart the cam everytime I need it... Anyone have any suggestions what I should try to fix this?
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My Ubuntu doesn't hibernate My Ubuntu 13.10 installation does not hibernate, no matter what I do. Although I have Tuxonice and enough swap space to cover the real RAM, it still doesn't work. Is the problem specific to Ubuntu or to the machine? If it's the former, I'd try to install a different Linux dist, otherwise I'd give up. Update: VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 18) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) I have 50% of free RAM. There is no problem suspending the machine. I have tried all the tips on https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/power/basic-pm-debugging.txt .
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Ubuntu 12.04LTS becoms slow and jerky randomly for a mintue and then becomes normal by itself I am using Ubuntu 12.04LTS on my Toshiba satellite L510 and I have only Ubuntu installed. The system becomes slow and jerky by itself after every 10minutes or so and the remains like that for less than one minute
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Why do some drivers still require firmware? There are a ton of reverse-engineered drivers in the Linux kernel tree. Yet some drivers, especially wireless drivers, require firmware binary blobs to run properly. What prevents someone from reverse-engineering these, too, and making the driver 100% free? Or is it different for different drivers?
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