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54259 | What is the benefit to disable "Quick Boot" in Android Phone? | > Device : MMX A89 > OS : ICS 4.0.4 What is the benefit to Disable "Quick Boot" in Android Smart Phones? I am most concerned about MMX A89 first. And it would be great if could also know about general case. But first and foremost for MMX A89. |
54258 | adb shows devices as offline but system_profiler detects the devices fine | I have several devices (mix of tablets and phones) connected to my mac mini. Some of them are connected directly while some are connected by a good quality hub. $ system_profiler SPUSBDataType | grep -i serial Serial Number: 015d2109ed4c0c18 Serial Number: 4dfcbd091f3a5023 Serial Number: 000ee30e7de4cf Serial Number: 4100018996d37000 Serial Number: 0123456789ABCDEF Serial Number: FA35FW901634 Serial Number: 2021bbaa For sometime, adb detects all these devices fine. $ adb devices List of devices attached 4100018996d37000 device 0123456789ABCDEF device 000ee30e7de4cf device 4dfcbd091f3a5023 device 2021bbaa device FA35FW901634 device 015d2109ed4c0c18 device But with time, these devices goes in offline state irrespective of the way they are connected (direct or via hub). Even when these are in offline state, as reported by adb, system_profiler still detects them fine. This means that Mac mini is still seeing these devices but adb is not. I am using original cables that came with the phone. Why do they go in offline state? Only thing that get the devices back is physically re-connecting the devices. Can anyone help me with this? |
81458 | How to edit a contact in the "Contacts" app using LG G3 | I use the Contacts app with this icon  and write something in the search field to find a contact. I click the contacts name and come to this screen:  Now, I have found no way to edit the phone number. Clicking inside the box with the green caller will call the contact. Clicking the menu will give me the menu alternatives: Delete, Join, Add to Home screen. There is no text anywhere that sais "edit contact" or the like. Clicking the contacts name will not result in anything. Clicking the contacts photo will show it bigger. Long clicking inside the box with green caller will popup a menu with the alternatives "Forward contact" and "Copy to clipboard". |
1694 | How do I sync all mail folders on my HTC Desire? | The mail application only synchronizes the inbox, both for IMAP and Exchange accounts. I auto-sort my mail into folders at the server and need to see all folders in the phone to not miss any e-mails. Do I need a different mail-application to poll subfolders or what? |
1695 | Is there any way to crop widgets in HTC Sense? | I've seen people crop off part of a widget to make it take up less space. Is there any readily-available way to do this on an HTC phone with Sense (Droid Incredible, to be specific)? |
12888 | tun.ko for Samsung Intercept/Stock Froyo | I have a Samsung Intercept, running the VM stock image of Froyo. I'm trying to get OpenVpn running on it. The phone is rooted, and I have OpenVpn and the gui from the marketplace running on it, and running openvpn from the command line shows its connecting up, authenticating, but there IS no tun.ko. The several I've found on the net that _claim_ to work on an Intercept but _don't_.. When trying to insmod all of these I get an error indicating kernel module was built for an "ARMv7" vs "ARMv6".. Anyone have an tun.ko for an Intercept OR alternatively a link to a howto on building Android kernels/kernel modules on Linux? I'm quite familiar with how to do that on Linux, but clueless on doing a crossplatform build on Linux.. Thanks Dave |
12884 | Xperia play bootloader locked? | Hi guys i've been trying for quite a while to unlock the bootloader of the phone i've bought. It's from hong kong and branded to vodafone it's not sim locked as I tried an optus sim and it worked. I press and hold the search button and plug the usb in and I get a blue light but when I try to check if fastboot can find it, it can't. Any ideas what the problem is? |
12883 | Samsung Galaxy 5 Wi-fi stops working: "ar6000 driver fails to load" | My Galaxy 5 has this problem for some months now: wifi stops working, I try to enable it and the phone says "Error" without any other further information. The only way to make it work again is rebooting the phone. I think this problem has been related here before. But I managed to save the system log and got the following: 08/04/2011 23:01:50 [ERROR] WifiService(166) setWifiEnabledDialog: true 08/04/2011 23:01:50 [ERROR] WifiService(166) ****************setWifiEnabledDialog(), allowWifi****************true 08/04/2011 23:01:50 [INFORMATION] WifiService(166) setShowAccessPointListDialog():true 08/04/2011 23:01:50 [INFORMATION] WifiService(166) setWifiEnabledDialog(): true 08/04/2011 23:01:50 [INFORMATION] wlan_tool(11010) wifi loading 08/04/2011 23:01:51 [INFORMATION] wlan_tool(11014) Driver is initialized. load it 08/04/2011 23:01:51 [INFORMATION] wlan_tool(11021) ar6000 driver fails to load 08/04/2011 23:01:51 [INFORMATION] wlan_tool(11029) wifi unloading I'm trying to understand what's going on here. What exactly is ar6000? Maybe the network interface? How can I get more information about the error itself? I have already uninstalled almost any app that could change the wifi behavior, and the problem persists. Juice Defender is still installed, but the problem already existed before I first installed it. |
28047 | SMS sent from abroad loses the international prefix on the sender's phone number | So this is the scenario: I am in France, using a French SIM. My parents are in Italy and they send me an SMS. When I send an answer the SMS is sent to the number, without the international prefix (the correct number is +39328XXXXXX but only 328XXXXXX is used as the number to send the SMS). Android 2.3, Phone is Xperia U A workaround is to search my parents phone number in the address book, then select send SMS, but it is very annoying. Is there any solution to be able to reply within the SMS app, using the good phone number? It seems that PansiSMS solves the issue, but I do not really want to install a 3rd party app. |
28045 | Is there any way to manually bring up the keyboard? | In most cases where the keyboard is needed, it pops up automatically. However, I am trying to play Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup Webtiles on my tablet, and it does not bring up the keyboard. Is there any way to bring it up manually? I'm on a Nexus 7, running Jelly Bean. Ideally, there would be something that did not show up on the status bar, but sat in the notification drawer, and I could tap that to bring up the keyboard. Actually, even better would be something that sat down in the bottom, next to the navigation controls, but I don't believe that's possible without modifying the framework. |
51370 | Is there a way to find out the Google account currently registered to my stolen phone? | Unfortunately Android Device Manager does not provide this information. It also doesn't provide an SMS feature where I can send an SMS to my stolen phone telling the current user that the phone was stolen from me. |
51373 | How to diagnose malfunctioning wifi? | Nexus One, cleared internal user storage to near-factory settings using the boot menu. My computer is connected to wifi, and I have a USB tether to my phone. But when I click on "Connect to wifi" -- even in the virgin "user setup" menu -- No networks are found, and the device becomes unbearably slow. The device had functioned properly for 1.5 years ... until yesterday. I don't know whether the problem is hardware or software. If it is in software, I would like to fix it... but I don't have wifi, and I don't have 3G. What are the steps to diagnose this problem? If it is a software problem, what are the steps to fix it? |
51375 | Will google accounts automatically update my friends addressbooks | I was with Verizon Wireless when I had my HTC Eris (now due to issue with VZW and upgrading my phone I cancelled with VZW). I moved over to sprint and to a phone OS that shall not be named, but now I am on the verge of getting the Samsung Galaxy S4. During my switch, I did NOT keep my phone number and took a new number with Sprint. The problem is that my friends may still have my old number in their Google contacts and I am concerned that switching on the Galaxy S4 would cause Google to update my number to anyone who has my number in their Google contacts. So my question is, if I link my Google account on to my new carrier/device, will Google update anyone who has my number in their Google contacts automatically? |
51379 | Change the fallback notification sound | Is it possible to change the fallback notification sound that is played when the active sound is not available? I have a sound file I use for notifications on my SD card and every time I have the phone connected to a computer and the SD card is not available to the phone it plays an extremely annoying alternative notification sound. I can not simply copy the file over the phone, the sound is only available for selection when I place it in the folder `Notifications` on the SD card, everywhere else it just doesn't show up. The phone is a SE Xperia Arc. |
61061 | How to set the default search engine in Android to use SSL? | If I use the "widget" of my Android 4.1.1 (on my "samsung" i9220) then I can see that it isn't using SSL. How can I set it to use it?? |
61067 | Backup SIM message and contact without transfer to phone | Is it possible to backup the message (e.g. SMS) and contacts inside my SIM card to my external SD Card without transferring them into my Android phone? |
5301 | How does "Angry birds backup" app work? | "Angry Birds Backup" seems to be a third party app that modifies other application's data. This should not be possible from security point of view, as it enables you to create malicious software. So how does that backup program work? It works on my nexus one, but phone is not rooted. Application only asks for the network and sd card access. the former could be required for ads only (have not checked the paid version yet) |
25355 | How can I see a list of my unrated apps? | It's important to me to provide feedback on the apps I use. However, I don't remember which apps I already rated, and I find myself checking my apps one by one to find the ones I haven't rated yet. Is there a way to see a list of my unrated apps? I have a Galaxy S2 with ICS, but I think this question is relevant to all Android devices. |
25356 | Recommended Modem for Israel/Middle East with CM9 for GS II | My connectivity randomly cuts out - and after searching the CM9 discussion threads - I understand my modem is likely incompatible with my region. I couldn't find a sticky or thread in XDA about recommended modems by geography - so I was hoping to get some advice here from your experience. I have a Galaxy S II. Thanks! |
25357 | Could you indicate me a PDF reader for android with a fit visible feature? | Could you indicate me a PDF reader for android with a fit visible feature? It's the same feature that's built in on foxit reader. |
82339 | How to cancel a download on Android 4.4 KitKat | I (accidentally) started downloading a 350 MB file from Google Chrome and I can't find the option to stop it, the downloads app just shows the files that have already finished but not the downloads in progress. The notification on my top bar just opens the downloads app. |
82331 | Special characters through my PC keyboard don't work in Genymotion emulator | I use Genymotion emulator version 2.2 to run android version 4.3. It is on Ubuntu 14.04. Typing with my keyboard works, but not for special non-asci characters like ščřžáíéúů. Pasting them works. I do not have any idea where to look in order to try to fix the problem, any suggestions? |
82332 | Low internal memory led to installation error | OK, so this is the problem. I own a lenovo idea tab A3000, with no SIM cards inserted( that results in impossibility of using a dial pad) but rooted. Android version 4.2.2 . Like many other users, I was recommended to clean dumpstate/logcat but as I just said I wasn't able to use the dialer. Living in a country with adb help restrictions set by Google, that is not the solution for me either. I just managed to use clean master and usbmaid to clean any possible system log files that were unnecessary but it seems due to low memory error that the package installer stucks me with, they, too, have failed. Because of what has just been told, I'm unable to install busybox or any root installer app. I got so desperate I came over to ask. I sense there are numerous solutions to this state yet I'm not aware of them. ROM memory: 91 megabytes left SD card available but not inserted Internal memory : 714 megabytes left |
2288 | Is it possible to remove shortcut labels in Launcher Pro? | Is there a fast or automatic way to remove the labels from all home shortcuts, while using Launcher Pro? |
2289 | G1 Unable to get past android boot logo | I have a T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream), this morning it vibrated once and then restarted, it then went to the android boot logo went through that and stopped at a black screen. I've tried pulling the battery and restarting but it has the same problem. The phone is rooted but it has NO custom boot screen, boot loader, rom. It has stock everything apart from the ability to use root. Running Android 1.6 Anyone any suggestions, I intend to take it back to T-Mobile tomorrow night when they have late opening hours, but I'd like to get it working before then. |
60089 | what is error 909 in play store? I am unable to insall any application | When I am downloading any application from play store, I am getting error 909. And I am unable to install any app. So please help me with this issue |
60083 | Can't connect to 802.1x Wifi network using TLS | I have Xperia S with 4.1.1 OS. I have installed needed certificates but when tried to connect to my corporate Wifi network: EAP: TLS Phase2: None CA certificate: corporate certificate User certificate: my personal certificate Identity: my email Anonymous identity: <blank> Password: <blank> Seems there are no appropriate solutions out there to solve this issue in Jellybean. Anyone has good solution? |
60082 | Android on PC: Have Done It, Having Errors | I have 4.3 installed on my Dell laptop but I'm having a problem. (I just installed it, btw). YouTube videos won't load, nor won't a browser video load. YouTube just says "Error while playing." Also, this site barely works on it. "Error submitting" so I'm using my actual Android now. How can I fix these issues? |
64506 | Google now cards | I have recently added in google now app in mynote 3 and found its working and helping me in my daily work. By any unknown command I swipe the informatiom on the card it appears for me . Now whn I want it back it never turn on . Any idea of how to get the cards back or how to add a new card manually for any information we need in nearly further? |
51990 | Home screen filled with app icons | My ASUS Transformer tablets home screen is becoming filled with app icons, many being duplicates. Q: how do I get rid of the spare ones? How do I stop them getting there in the first place? |
51998 | 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 `local/bin/`. I comiled a C program using the appliaction called **C4droid** and then I exported the binary to the `/local/bin/` 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/ |
56340 | Vibrate-only mode for google voice | I'd like to keep my mobile number private & give out the Google voice number for business. Is it possible to see the caller number for a google voice call, but set it so that it is in silent mode? I don't want to silence the phone if the call is to my private number. This is to ensure that I do not miss a call if my private number is dialed (it is an emergency number due to medical reasons). But since I am in a lot of meetings etc, I want to keep it on silent for all other calls. I hope this makes sense. I have looked around online, but cannot figure out a way to do this. Any help would be greatly appreciated! |
56342 | stock camera app missing and front camera reported as rear camera in xolo q1000s | I bought a new xolo q 1000s recently, and I made sure to test the back camera before buying it. After four or five days, when I tried to use the camera for the first time, it shows only the front camera; there is no option anywhere to shift to the back camera. I tried installing other camera apps to get the back camera, but that didn't work. I then did a factory reset, but after that, the camera app itself went missing. My phone is not rooted, but I no longer have a built-in camera app. I can install other camera pps, but they shows only front camera. When I tried to shift camera in cymera app, it said you have no front camera! And yet it shows the front camera, and doesn't use the back one. Similarly, when trying a flashlight app, it says I have no flash light, even though my mobile has one. |
56345 | Screen brightness keeps switching to auto & timeout to 500min | My Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7" (Android v4.1.1) has been having a bizarre problem since I installed (and uninstalled) Aldiko reader. It has been setting the Screen Timeout to 500min (which isn't even an available setting in the Display options) and the brightness to "Auto". Regardless of any changes I make, it changes back immediately to those settings - I can actually watch it happen. Little help? |
56344 | Green/red widget icon or notification tray app to indicate if internet is available (tablet) | Consider a tablet user without data plan using only wifi connections at public places (e.g., hospital, hotel) that often die after 2 hours after accepting terms of use. (and is not running skype or other app all the time to show connected status) Is there a widget (similar to battery-big text % of battery in the time top system line) that would show green if internet is available to the tablet and red if internet "died" (due to inactivity or other glitch). |
10903 | How can I tell which version of Voodoo to install? | I want to install Voodoo lagfix on my phone, and I see that there are a number of kernels for Froyo on the download site: stock+Voodoo-Froyo-GT-I9000-XWJS3.tar 19-Mar-2011 03:18 5.7M stock+Voodoo-Froyo-GT-I9000-XWJS5.tar 19-Mar-2011 03:18 5.7M stock+Voodoo-Froyo-GT-I9000-XWJS8.tar 19-Mar-2011 03:18 5.7M stock+Voodoo-Froyo-GT-I9000-XXJPM.tar 19-Mar-2011 03:18 5.7M stock+Voodoo-Froyo-GT-I9000-XXJPO.tar 19-Mar-2011 03:18 5.7M stock+Voodoo-Froyo-GT-I9000-XXJPU.tar 19-Mar-2011 03:18 5.7M stock+Voodoo-Froyo-GT-I9000-XXJPX.tar 19-Mar-2011 03:18 5.7M stock+Voodoo-Froyo-GT-I9000-XXJPY.tar 19-Mar-2011 03:18 5.7M However, none of these version seems to match my phone. This is what's shown in `Settings -> About` (sorry that it's in Hebrew, but it should be in the same order as English phones):  Based on this, what version should I install? |
16432 | Samsung Galaxy S2 support for Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich | This post indicates that `Samsung Galaxy S2` may get Android 4.0. I am planning to buy `S2` and I have the following questions. 1. Is `Galaxy S2` compatible to run `Android 4.0`? 2. If Samsung is not releasing `Android 4.0` for `Galaxy S2`, is there a way that I can install it manually? Will that cause any issues? 3. Will installing Android manually affects the phone warranty? Any help would be appreciated |
16436 | Android Market not showing full list of app updates | When I have app updates, the android market notifies and takes me to the list of apps that have updates but some apps that have updates are not shown sometimes. Only when I go to search and key in the exact app name, the app shows up with its status showing there is indeed an update to it. I hope you get my point. Why is this happening. Why doesn't the android market show all upgrades so that I can batch upgrade it? I have around 135 apps Installed (as shown by Android Market 3.3.11) |
81551 | New Nexus 4 download issue | I try to save a .mp3 attachment from an email in hotmail.com. it loops and drained my battery. It continues to loop even phone restarts. I forced it to stop via download manager. is it only my phone or is it some unfixed bugs in download manager? |
53038 | App drawer on stock Android not alphabetized | I have a Nexus 4 with stock Android and no modifications. I installed a flashlight app and for some reason it is first in my app drawer despite it starting with a "f" and not an "a". As a developer I find this intriguing. Does anybody know how this developer managed to put his app first in the drawer or is this some type of bug?  |
61933 | "invalid download uri" from Play Store on a Huawei phone | I have a g350-u00 device that was shipped with JB 4.1.2 but without Gapps. To add Google account, I rooted the device and copied .apk files to /system/apk from gapps package http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip. After a couple of hard resets I have a working system with Gmail and Play Store. The latter fails to install any app with toast "invalid download uri". How can I cure the system? |
53269 | Suspicious GPS behaviour | Sometimes, when I wake my `Acer Iconia Tab A500` up, I see blinking `searching for GPS` icon near the clock, which disappears quickly. I already noticed something like this on other devices. The questions is: what is it? |
53263 | Galaxy S3 is stuck at Samsung logo splash screen and won’t charge | A little bit of help would be highly appreciated. A few days ago, my Samsung Galaxy S3 started freezing randomly. I had to remove the battery in order to restart it. Yesterday the problem got worse: whenever I try to turn the phone on, it freezes in the first splash screen (the “Samsung Galaxy SIII GT-I9300” screen). When I push the power button for a few seconds in order to turn it off, it goes off but then turns on by itself immediately after and freezes again in the first screen. I have to remove the battery in order to turn it off. When I try to charge the phone with the mains charger or with the USB cable connected to my PC, a gray battery icon with a static circle inside appears and the screen doesn’t change. After several minutes, the phone gets warm, but there’s no evidence that the battery is charging (the icon of the gray battery with a static circle inside is still there). I took my wife’s S3 battery (50% charged), put into my S3, pushed the power button and the phone froze at the same point (“Galaxy SIII” screen). I’ve also tested my battery on my wife’s S3: it charged normally and her phone worked flawlessly. I guess this means it’s not a battery issue. I’ve already tried to clear the cache partition or even factory reset my phone (removed the battery for a few seconds, put it back, then pushed Volume Up + Home + Power for a while), but it didn’t work either (the Android System Recovery screen never appeared). The phone is rooted, but I’ve never installed any custom ROM. I’ve read many android forums and tried a few workarounds, but nothing seemed to work. Any thoughts or suggestions? |
53267 | How to limit bandwidth usage | Can anyone suggest a suitable way to limit internet bandwidth? I am using 3G mobile data. I know how to limit the maximum data usage but I need to control the bandwidth so that my mobile data allotment doesn't get consumed too quickly. What I'd like is a way to control the following situations: 1. Sometimes we don't need the whole body of an webpage, hence it is desired that we can stop loading the page further when we wish. But on a high speed connection you cannot stop loading the page before it gets fully loaded. 2. Some websites with embedded do not have an option to stop loading the video, hence sometimes leave me no option but to close the tab to limit data-consumption. |
53266 | 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! |
21301 | HTC Legend 2.2 not recognized on windows 7 | My HTC Legend is not recognized on Windows 7, * I installed the last version of HTC Sync * I added the following lines on the android_winusb.inf ;HTC Legend %SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0C97 %CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0C97&MI_01 But still, my HTC can't be recognized any idea ? |
21300 | False "low on space" (internal storage) warning on HTC Incredible | A while ago, I posted another question here when I had plenty of free internal storage but was getting the following warning: Low on space: Phone storage space is getting low. The problem was apparently a bug during the upgrade to Gingerbread, and following the steps in the accepted answer to get the hotfix resolved the issue for several months. However, recently I've been getting that same message again. Even though it complains about low internal storage, clicking on the warning brings me to a screen that shows me: Internal storage: 348MB used, 400MB free I'm using a Verizon HTC Incredible running Gingerbread. I have followed the steps in the other question (clearing system cache) and rebooted the phone several times. I have moved many apps to the SD card which seems to resolve the issue for a few days, but then the warning comes back. It seems like 47% full should not be triggering a low space warning (which has other ramifications, like my email not refreshing). Any ideas what's wrong this time? |
21307 | If I root my phone, can my service providor tell if I am using my phone for USB tethering or as a WiFi hotspot? | Looking at the responses to this question, it seems that a mobile service provider can't automatically detect whether or not a phone user is tethering their phone or not. Though they can infer it by the type of activity a user does. However, my service providor **charges extra for both USB and WiFi tethering**. They **can provide accurate usage statistics and charge by the data packet** , so they must have some deliberately set up way of monitoring this. I believe the most likely way of doing this is **they likely have some kind of software built into my installation** of Android that reports whether or not I'm tethering. So, does that mean if I root my device, and then presumeably that software is gone, they won't be able to tell anymore? I'm weighing the risks and rewards of rooting my phone, and whether or not I could bypass their nickel-and-diming by charging extra for tethering would be a deciding factor. |
49256 | How do I remove all social integration features with Google+/Google applications | I bought a Nexus 4. It's my first Android device, and I'm really disappointed at how this thing is a complete intrusion of my privacy and online behavior. Just in upgrading the default applications that came with the device, it seems like Google can literally do whatever it wants with my personal information. Every single Google app seems to require every permission under the sun. One of the things that really bothers me is Google looking at my Google+ stuff and pulling it in for other applications. When I'm browsing the Google Play store for an application, I don't like that I see friends comments on products I'm looking at. Conversely, I don't necessarily want my friends to see a review I write for an application or book or whatever the case may be. How can I disable this? If I try to disable the Google+ application from Settings, I'm warned that I may break a bunch of important stuff that depends on it. Google Play is an important application. I feel like this is all so crazy. I don't want this level of integration because its impossible to manage. My previous device was an old iPhone and everything was cleanly sandboxed. Here, Google unifies everything. I search for a certain kind of product or TV show or whatever and I get a bunch of Play Store recommendations for the same thing. This is messed up. Can I get rid of all the social stream integration crap Google has infested the Play app with? Can I get rid of all social integration altogether? |
21305 | profile picture appears in gchat but nowhere else | Has anyone else had problems with their gmail profile pictures only appearing in the gchat message threads, but NOT when sending text messages through the Google Nexus S to other cell phones?? I thought that I had my phone synced up with my gmail account, so I don't know if I've missed a step. |
49254 | What's the maximum size for a second partition for moving Apps to a SD card? | What's the maximum size for a 2nd. primary partition that can be used for App2SD? Specs: 32GB microSD + 4.1.2 JB + LG Optimus L5 |
63572 | How does hibernating an app work technically? | Hello how are you guys? I was wondering How Hibernating of an app works technically. **I know about freezing an app (shell pm disable com.mypackage.name)** but this also hides app icon from launcher. I want to know that how Greenify App works. is disables the app from running in background until i launch it again and then when I exits from that app, greenify automatically hibernate it. so my question is how do they to that? any help would be helpful. |
63570 | Android USB not recognized on PC | I have Samsung S4 Mini phone which I bought about 10 months ago. I used to transfer my files from phone to my PC and vice versa without any trouble using the USB cable. Recently, I enabled the Developer Settings (by tapping the build number 7 times), turned on USB debugging mode. I could transfer files even after this. After a few days, my PC stopped recognizing the USB. I don't see the the USB button in the notification panel. I get a notification - " _The last USB device you connected to this computer malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it_ ". In the device manager, I find Other Devices under which I see " _Unknown Device_ ". If I disconnect my phone, I don't see this entry. I had searched quite a lot on Google for the same, but couldn't come up with a resolution. In fact, I did factory reset as my last attempt on my own and still couldn't find any result. (Lost all my apps for no reason). **Other Details:** 1\. I tried connecting my friend's phone onto my PC with the same cable, his device was recognized. 2\. And yes, the cable was provided by Samsung itself, which used to work in the past and now it is not working. Some one, please help me in connecting my phone to laptop using USB. |
63577 | brand new nexus 5 boot animation loop | This has happened to me with other phones after messing with ROMs and stuff - but this is a real bummer: I just got it out of the box for the first time, turned it on, and it's stuck on the animation loop. Any ideas what I can do? I'll try reaching Google for support but I'm not in the country where it was purchased and it's a little urgent so I'm trying here as well). P.S. only relevant information I can think of: it has been lying in its box for almost a month since I bought it. |
63575 | how come my android devices are not visible on my Mac? | I'm new to android development so apologies if this is a stupid question. I'm having trouble seeing my android devices in Eclipse. I've switched on USB debugging, configured them to connect as a camera not mass storage, but when I run ./adb devices, there's no device showing, even though I have a Samsung Galaxy and a LG Nexus connected via USB. On both phones I get a notification saying "USB debugging connected" and "connected as a camera" so the phone obviously thinks it's connected. The problem appears to be intermittent. Sometimes the Galaxy shows up: Macbook:~/workspace/android-sdks/platform-tools ./adb devices List of devices attached 3334AB246B5300EC device Then I unplug and reconnect it, and it disappears. I've tried 3 cables and 2 devices now. Should I just give up and use an emulator instead? |
56963 | Moving cache to SD Card? Is it possible? | Is it possible to move app cache which is stored o Internal Storage on android to sd card? I have limited space on my device, and I want to free up some space (Well, actually the cache is taking most of my internal space) by moving my application cache to the SD Card. Well, i know that cache can be deleted easily, but it's a pain to delete it every few hours to ensure that there's no "Low Memory" notification hanging.. There's also my Browser & Chrome cache, which could fill my Internal Storage in a matter of minutes. |
22969 | Enabling geolocation in web browser | I'm partially unable to get geolocation within a web browser. When the phone- wide "use wifi for location" box is unchecked, going to a new website the requires geolocation fails. For example, maps.google.com gives the the error "Your location could not be determined." When I check the box, I get the permission request dialog, and after that, I can get geolocation regardless of the "wifi geolocation" option. * The GPS works fine, and the Maps app works fine. * I have enabled geolocation in the browser settings. * I have tried this with the stock browser, Dolphin, and a custom app with a WebView (with the appropriate permissions set up). I get the same result on all three. I also got the same result using the Android emulator on my PC. * The phone does not have a cellular plan. * Android 2.2 on a Motorola Droid At this point, I have a workaround, but does anyone have clues about what's going on? |
22966 | Cannot install or update apps on LG G2x | My signficant other and I each have a T-Mobile-branded LG G2X P999. An over- the-air update was recently released that upgrades the OS from 2.3.3 to 2.3.4. She got the OTA update; I have not received it yet (and, given this problem, will refuse it until a solution is found). Since the update, she can no longer install or update apps. She gets the error (when updating Google Maps, for instance): > Error downloading "Maps". There is insufficient space on the device. This is happening even after uninstalling some apps (which can no longer be reinstalled due to the error.) Internal storage has 248 MB used and 1.2 GB free. The SD card has 603 MB used and 4.6 GB free. Some people on the T-Mobile support discussion board discuss a hard reset being a solution for this issue. I would prefer to avoid that solution if possible, simply because it is a hassle and because we do not know what data she might end up losing. How can she fix this issue? Is there a way to fix it besides a hard reset? |
22965 | How can I digitally merge two sides of stereo into mono sound? | I'm deaf in one ear, which means I can't use earbuds as I can only hear one side. I've tried an adaptor that mixes both analogue signals electrically, but the sound quality is noticibly reduced. What I'd really like for the software inside the phone to digitally mix both sides before it becomes an analogue signal. Is there a setting or a downloadable add-on to do this? (I use the built-in music player and 'Google Listen' podcast player on a Samsung Galaxy S2.) |
22962 | What is the downside of using GO SMS Pro and / or Handcent? | All I've been seeing about these apps are the positives. I want to know the negatives of using them, apart from me having to install an additional app to do something that the phone can already do by default. I'm looking to using one of the two because of the built in support for backing up SMS and MMS, something that will come in very handy especially since I text often. |
22963 | Can you overclock an unrooted Galaxy Tab? | Can you increase the speed of an unrooted the Galaxy Tab, like an app for example? |
22960 | How To Install Froyo on HTC Bravo | I have an HTC Bravo. Some time ago I installed Gingerbread on it and started to have trouble. If I connect to the Internet or do some memory intensive work it resets itself. Now I want to install Froyo again on my Bravo. Can somebody guide me in the right direction, or did I burn too many bridges to go back? |
22961 | How to fix a force close loop on Android with phone access? | I have a problem with my Samsung Galaxy S2 (GT-I9100) running Android 2.3.5 stock version. I'm normal user who used the phone for basic function like making phone calls and using the Google, Facebook apps with some installed apps from the play store. Today, 2 hours ago logsprovider initiated out of nowhere an endless loop of "force close" alerts, between them most of the running apps were closed too (including some weird z7... app). Because of the interval (about half a second) between alerts I can goto settings -> apps -> and "clear data" in the logsprovider config. This stops the "force close" alerts loop until the next restart of the phone. in this state I basically don't have access to the phone features and all the home screens are empty, including the phone's apps menu. I can run any app by adding it to the home screen and then executing it, if the app has system operation like the play store that require it to install something, the app will crash and no new programs will install. I can also connect the phone to a computer and get access to all the files (I think it's just those on storage), I might try to get an apk of an antivirus there and try to install it - hope it doesn't crash These are desperate times... thats why I'm contacting the experts: 1. Can I fix this, this might have been caused by an app, what to do? 2. If the only solution is factory reset how do I backup the data, apps, or contact lists? |
2759 | Is is possible to send MyTrack map uploads to Gogle.ca rather than Google.com? | I do most of my googling in Google.ca. Is there a way to send MyTrack map uploads to Google.ca mymaps rather than Google.com mymaps? |
62476 | How do I delete a calendar/swipe lock-screen that appeared after Android 4.3 update? | Recently, an Android 4.3 update appears to have created a strange and unwanted calendar/swipe lock-screen on my Galaxy S III which is pictured here. The calendar provides an inaccurate date with a visible calendar event, and the "x...ZZ" has to be swiped before I can get to my regular unlock pattern. I am unable to get rid of this screen which pops up irregularly and is really annoying. Any ideas? Thanks.  (click image for a larger version) |
54561 | Uboot image as android recovery image | Is it possible to write uboot image to the image where recovery image is located? My recovery image was hidden so I had a hard time locating what's it's partition : recovery partition does not seems to be exist However finally it's not working, if you have any suggestions of a good more featurefull recovery image then let me know. I've tried to install clockworkmod. So how about uboot? Using that can I directly load .img files stored in the SD card? How could I do that? |
58786 | What determines the order in which users get OTA updates? | I have a Nexus 5 on 4.4 and I'm one of the unfortunate users who don't get voice mail notification until the device is restarted. I read that Android 4.4.2 fixes that problem and that it's available as an OTA update. I know some people on the same carrier as I am that got the update yesterday but nothing so far for me. What determines the order in which Android users will get the OTA update? Is there a way to force the OTA update? (I do NOT want to do it manually using adb and usb) Thanks! |
57548 | What is Google's OTA phase deployment strategy? | I have always wonder what is Google's deployment strategy for OTA for latest software updates. I do know that they do it in phases but, do they do it base on time zone? model's serial numbers? In other words how do they pick who gets it first or not. I have a 2013 Nexus 7 and it has been about 2 weeks since the release of Kit Kat 4.4 and I have not received it yet. |
62627 | Music Search Lockscreen Widget History | I have a Nexus 4 running 4.4 (kitkat?) and I use the Music Search widget while listening to the radio on my car. I have discovered the name of that song or artist I wanted to know many times, but now I realize I can't seem to find my music "search history." Can anyone point me in the right direction? Is this in the (Play) Music App or Settings? I've looked everywhere! Reading thru the Google Help led me no where...  UPDATE: I answered my own question and cleared up the issue, giving credit where due. BTW the picture above was from illustration purposes only, and apparently from a device that has the Sound Search widget history disabled. Sound Search History is not available is some countries. |
58842 | Google account not saving Wifi passwords, apps, etc | My favorite part about Android is how Google backups almost everything for you without you actually really noticing. I just got a Nexus 5 and logged in to my Google account right away. I noticed it did not start installing all my apps right away and now when I go over to friends' houses their wifi passwords aren't saved from before. This is really annoying cause they all have default router passwords that are extremely long. I installed a few ROMs just to play around with the phone, and each time I did the initial setup and signed in to Google, it would not sync anything... I have "Back up my data, Backup account, Automatic restore" all set in settings. Any ideas why this is happening to my Google account? |
3058 | How do I use stock UI on HTC Desire HD? | How do I disable HTC Sense on my HTC Desire HD without having to root my phone? I looked at a guide for the regular Desire and attempted to follow that but it didn't work (was missing the ability to force close HTC Sense). |
3056 | Can I get a notification of failed WiFi connection for secured network? | I have an HTC Hero running Android 2.1. My work has a secured wifi network that we're allowed to connect our phones too. We also have to change our account passwords every so often. When this happens, my credentials are incorrect when trying to connect to the wifi from my phone. But the phone doesn't tell me that, it just keeps trying, which ends up locking my account because of failed logins. Is there a way to get the WiFi app to notify me when the connection fails so I can update the credentials, rather than continuing to try to connect, locking out my account? |
3052 | What does "Battery Use" tell and how is it implemented? | I have several questions about "Settings -> About Phone -> Battery Use", mainly because I don't understand what exactly those items mean. (1) Does "Cell standby" indicate the energy used by the radio communication with the towers when there is **no** voice/data communication? (2) What does "Phone idle" indicate? (3) What does "Android System" indicate, energy used by the OS code execution? (4) What does "Mediaserver" indicate? (5) What does "Android Core Apps" indicate? (6) It also lists energy consumed by individual apps. I'm wondering if those items **only** include the energy consumed by CPU+RAM+Flash, because the energy used by display+wifi+cell is already listed separately without breakdown to apps. Am I correct? (7) How does Android measure energy used by individual hardware component? For example, to measure energy used by display, does it measure by voltage and current or just measure by the time the display and/or backlight is turned on? If the latter is the case, how does it handle different hardware? (8) How does Android measure energy used by CPU/RAM/Flash of each individual process? I guess for CPU, it may use exampling and find how long each process occupies the CPU, just like many performance profilers do. But for RAM and Flash, it seems to be very expensive to measure it on-line. (9) Is information in "Batter Use" accurate? :-) Any help would be highly appreciated. Thanks! |
3053 | 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. |
27465 | Would a full back up (from recovery) preserve all data including installed apps? | I wonder if I create a full back up from recovery, would it preserve all my data? Including installed apps (along with their configs) and my contacts? |
27466 | How can I fix my lined screen on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1? | I was reading my Kindle app when suddenly the screen on my Galaxy 10.1" tablet went blank. The battery was low, so I figured it had just died. I pressed the power button to double check and my screen showed up, except that 3/4 of the screen was black and the rest had streaked lines where the background would be. I can't even do my unlock code because I cannot see it. There has been no water damage to it and it has never been dropped. I have also never altered the coding. I tried charging the battery, powering down and restarting but the screen stays the same. Please, help. Could it be the video card? I have only had it since December. Update: I attempted a hard reset, but I can't see enough of the screen to continue the prompts. Any suggestions would be helpful. * * * Update: I attempted a hard reset, but I can't see enough of the screen to continue the prompts. Any suggestions would be helpful. |
27460 | Can android be used as wired analog OSTN telephone? | Can android device be used as a wired analog OSTN telephone? I have a $70 android-on-a-stick device, which can support USB Ethernet dongle I am thinking if I hook up 100M ethernet with 4 wires, I can hook up two wires for telephone, right? Does android support wired analog signal software telephone? (Or perhaps, softeware fax?) |
27461 | Bricked Droid Razr while trying to flash a custom ROM, Safestrap gone | I'm so sorry for being one of these "help me, I don't know what to do!" noobs, but that's exactly my situation. This is my first Android phone and my first time trying to do this. I do come from a programming background, so I didn't anticipate it giving me any trouble. I have a Droid Razr and I had Gingerbread 2.3.6 on it before I rooted it. After the root, it started giving me notifications for the 6.1...something update, but since I rooted it, the update wouldn't take. I tried to put Eclipse ICS ROM on it. First, I backed up my apps, put Safestrap into safe mode, and created a backup. I followed the directions here for flashing the ROM. I waited about 5-10 minutes after rebooting - the Motorola logo came up on my phone, followed by the Safestrap boot options, then nothing. I rebooted and got into the Safestrap menu and tried to restore my backup ROM. The restore failed. I tried formatting the device through Safestrap and it still didn't start up. I followed the directions here up to step 7 to unroot/unbrick. This uses Droid Razr Utility 1.42, and everything I tried came back with a "command failed" message. I thought it was a little strange that the only option it was giving me was to restore version 6.12.173 while I had 2.3.6, but I figured I would at least try it, and I thought that was why I was getting the "command failed" message. After googling, I downloaded Droid Razr Utility 1.8 and tried restoring it to 6.16.211 (official kernel) - again, the only option it gave me. After that, I can no longer enter Safestrap. The phone doesn't boot - it goes through the Motorola logo and then shows a small bar of static right at the bottom of the screen. Fastboot recovery and restoring the phone to factory settings makes an error show up on the screen (the Android mascot and an exclamation point in a triangle). I can still enter into Android recovery and I still have access to the contents of my SD card. I can see the folder where my Safestrap backup should be, but there's nothing in there that the phone recognizes as bootable. I can still also access the Eclipse.zip file. I haven't tried flashing it again. I don't know what's going on or what to do next. Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
67059 | My bluetooth headphone's play button always launches Google Music even after pausing my podcast player | I have a nexus 4 and am using Listen Up as my podcast player. If I'm listening to a podcast and pause with my bluetooth headset if I don't start playing it within like 30 seconds when I hit the play button on my headset it starts playing Google Music. I'm using the LG HBS-700 headset. |
67054 | Batch-moving all installed applications to home screens | Is it possible to batch-move all of my installed applications to the home screens (there will be many)? I would like to rearrange all of them and having them on the screens already would help. If this is not possible with Apex Launcher, is it doable with any other one? (I use only the basic features) I am on CyanogenMod 10.2, Galaxy Note 2 |
67056 | how to sync my university email to my Android? | I bought a new galaxy s4 and I can't sync my university account to the cell phone. I tried going to settings>>accounts>>add account>>email but I still can't connect it. my email is something like this ***** @mail.university.ac.il |
67051 | Cannot connect to internet on my tab | I have a bsnl broadband connection secured with WPA/WPA2 PSK. My laptop and symbian are connecting well to the connection. But my tablet (running android 2.2) is not detecting the connection. It is detecting other connections very well which have very weak signal, but it is not detecting my wifi which has very strong signal and i am sitting just beside the modem. |
67053 | Where does line app stores the pictures and video files? | Where does the Line app store pictures and videos that are received through it? I don't see them in Gallery. |
67052 | Can't enable WiFi, no MAC address | I have a O+ mobile phone model 8.52 running Android JellyBean. And I can't connect to wifi. I can't swipe WiFi on and off on my phone, then I tried to check my WiFi MAC address and I did not see anything... I tried to reboot it and reset my phone but it seems like nothing changed so how can I get my WiFi MAC address again so I can connect to the WiFi here? I hope I can get a sure answer here so I can use my WiFi and download some applications... |
64787 | Low Resolution Images of Google Contacts in the People App | Before I used the HaxSync app on my Nexus 5 (running stock Android 4.4), people app was showing up all high resolution images which I have assigned from my gallery. After using HaxSync I opened the people app. Not only the newly synced images of my Facebook friends but also the images I have assigned previously got back to the lowest resolution like maybe that 96*96. I thought I could get back the original ones atleast by removing _HaxSync_ – but, NO. Neither by relogging into my Google account. How can this be fixed, so that the high resolution images are used again? |
29053 | Sony Xperia Pro is stuck in bootloop. How to fix? | Yesterday, my rooted Xperia Pro decided to go into perpetual restart mode. I tried removing the SIM and SD cards to no avail. I tried reflashing the ICS upgrade. I tried throwing my phone across the room. (Well, OK, so I haven't tried that yet.) ### What exactly happens 1. I turn on the phone. 2. The Sony logo comes up.  3. It lights up for 1/2 of a second. I cannot get into recovery mode ever since I reflashed the ICS upgrade.  4. The Xperia logo comes up.  5. The phone vibrates very briefly. (Like a haptic feedback vibrate.)  6. The lockscreen used to flash for one second before I tried reflashing the ICS upgrades. Now, it just shows a gray background with the status bar.  7. The phone reboots one second after the status bar appears. ### Other information Recently, my battery would randomly go from 70% to near 10% in a few hours or so while it was in my pocket. (As opposed to the regular 1%/hour rate.) Sometimes, it would open up the status bar or unlock my lockscreen. I had an OTA notification in my status bar -- it's possible this might have been selected accidentally. |
29052 | Ankidroid -- What does the rectangular button in the action bar mean? | I have wondered for a long time what this toggle does. It saves some changes but doesn't indicate what has changed.  |
29058 | Looking for an app for "boosting" dark photos | I've used an app called "color touch" for boosting dark images whilst maintaining the global contrast (similar to PhotoShop). Unfortunately this app doesn't work anymore since I flashed my Galaxy S2 with CyanogenMod v10. So I'm wondering, is there a similar app which allows boosting dark images (e.g. from inside a club)? |
66010 | What Are The Differences Between Samsung Firmware Version For Countries In The Same Region? | Sorry for the dumb question - I really am a noob at this. I have just bought a brand new SIM-free Galaxy S4 Mini LTE GT-i9195. I am in the UK, but the phone has French CSC installed (code XEF). From Handset: * Baseband version I9195XXUBMJ7 * Build number JDQ39.I9195XXUMBJ7 * SELinux status - enforcing SEPF_GT-I9195_4.2.2_002 Instead of upgrading via Kies to latest XEF firmware version, I was thinking of trying to use Odin to install latest UK version instead:I9195XXUBML4_I9195YTUBNA2_BTU.zip ## Question Any potential benefits / downsides to switching from XEF to BTU firmware version? |
66011 | Can I play an audio file when I answer the phone? ( On my phone, not across the call to the caller ) | Is there any way for me to have my phone ( Samsung S3 ) to play an audio file after I answer a call? It'll be a short one, so if I can somehow delay the call answering so it actually picks up after the sound is played, that's what I want. ( I want to have an MGS Codec ringtone, and the codec sound when I pick it up :P ) |
66017 | Retrieving phone conversations | As a webdeveloper, I bet I sound like a right n00by to you phone guys. I know this is a shot in the dark, but I had a phone call yesterday that I really want to retrieve it. Can I phone up my provider (Vodafone) and ask for the recording? How do I go about doing this? Or is the conversation stored locally on my Galaxy S3? (again, highly doubt this is the case but worth a shot :) ) What good apps/services are there for recording my phone calls in future? |
66014 | What really needs to be wiped before flashing rom or kernel? | **Wiping Questions** Does wiping cache wipe dalvik cache? What to do with dalvik cache in recovery when flashing when I changed the default from Dalvik to ART? When I flash kernel what partitions to wipe? (wipe cache, really?) What exactly does fixing permissions do if its been removed from ClockworkMod Recovery as useless but many say it helps? * * * I suppose that all partitions that the flashed file is going to modify need to be wiped so if romflashing writes to /data and /system they need to be wiped. If this is true then maybe if I know where the file is going to be flashed then I will always know what to do in recovery |
34485 | Gesture typing suggestions in Google Now | With the 4.2 update, I've begun using the default Android keyboard's gesture typing. However, I've noticed that in Google Now, the keyboard behaves as if it were a web browser. That is, it doesn't offer alternate suggestions when typing a word. For example, my girlfriend's name is Brooke. If I'm attempting to pull up her contact details through Google Now, the keyboard interprets my gesture as "broke." But, if I use the same gesture in any other place (besides a web browser address bar) it offers me "Brooke" as an alternate suggestion. What I mean is this:  vs. this:  Is there a way to fix this? I know that I could work around by typing individual letters or using last names, but it's rather frustrating to have to do so. Thanks. |
34480 | What does 'extract exception, please check files' mean? | I've been trying to open a `.zip` file on my Android device, and whenever I try it tells me the same thing over and over again: > Extract exception, please check files What does this mean? I went through all my files, and then when I try to extract the `.zip` file again, it gives me an empty folder and says that same message. Can someone please help? What am I doing wrong? |
55080 | Android contacts Display Name and Phone Number(s) in Adress bok | Does anyone knows how to make in android phone book list to show not only name, but after name also a telephone number (If contact has few of them, then default one)? |
55087 | Safely "unmounting" USB for Galaxy? | I wanted to delete all of the music (not pictures or apps) off my phone, and I read that you should just plug it into the computer and delete them from there. I plugged it in, and though my phone is charging, it hasn't recognized my device. I want to unplug it, but there is message warning me to unmount the USB before I unplug. Will it delete all of my memory if I do? Can I just back up and reset my phone while in this mode, or will my things be deleted? |
32884 | How can I run WhatsApp so that I am always online? | How can I set WhatsApp to always run in the background? Like Skype, when I exit, it keeps me online to get calls or SMS or chat notifications. While using WhatsApp, when I move away with the menu, it exits. How can I avoid this and tell Android that this application should always be running - so that even if it is closed it will restart the application automatically? If anyone sends a text message, I don't want to go to all the icons and open the application several times. Any help? |
32885 | After flashing ROM in Odin, reboot with animation, message pop ups - processes stop | I flash NEW ROM and after reboot, the samsung animation came up. But there as it load there are messages saying the process stop, I press Ok and next message is another process stop - such as a.core.process, gmap amanger, etc. Pls help |
32886 | How to install stock app on custom rom? | I flashed a custom rom but I didn't like it's default Contacts app (I prefer the stock app). How can I install the stock Contacts app in a custom rom? BTW the ROM I have is CM7-APOCALYPSE-FINAL |
3943 | Is there a black list of applications that drain battery fast? | Many people complain about some applications draining batteries fast because of bugs or misconfiguration. Is there a black list of such applications that are not energy-friendly? |
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