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42415 | Is it enough to restore /data with ClockworkMod? (Maybe changing systems as well | I definitely don't want to restore cache files. Why would I want to restore system files as well? If I understood Izzy's answer here, as a normal user (not a system developer) all I need is to restore the /data folder, right? Should work when changing systems under it. As I understand, Titanium Backup is also not needed when using Nandroid/ClockworkMod. By "normal user" I mean that I'm not a developer. |
16638 | Can I purchase apps from Android Market without installing them? | There's currently a promo on the top 10 applications, available at barrel- bottom prices. I'd like to purchase them but not install them just yet. My phone is low on internal storage and there's just not enough space to put some of the bigger ones. I can't even attempt to install some of them (yeah, it's that bad). I'm planning on purchasing another Android device in the near future, and those nifty apps will surely come in handy when this happens. Please don't suggest the usual circumvention methods of moving apps to SD, installing custom ROMs, removing unused applications, etc. These either won't work or have already been done. |
16636 | Acer Iconia Tab A500 - Rooting & Honeycomb 3.2 | I just bought a brand new Iconia Tab A500. I just unboxed it and it shall be charging for the next 14 hours :) While I wait for first booting it, I have a question on rooting with 3.2. The tablet comes with Honey 3.0, but I read that the 3.2 update is ready to be delivered OTA. But I absolutely want to root it! 1. Can I root the device after the OS upgrade? 2. Or should I root it first? 3. Or, does upgrade remove rooting and currently there's no [yet] rooting for HC3.2? Thank you |
16631 | Spica i5700: How to downgrade from froyo 2.2 to eclair 2.1 | I have a Spica i5700 with Froyo version of 2.2.2. I want to downgrade it to Eclair 2.1, because I find the screen often produces erratic movements such as auto-input to my password even if I am not inputting anything. It also auto-scrolls, even if I am not scrolling it. |
77882 | Freeze on lockscreen if wifi or data enabled | I have an Acer Liquid E2 and since a few months I've got a lot of freezes everyday. It happens when the Wifi or Data is enabled and when the screen is off, I'm unable to switch it on, it stays off. Sometimes, it happens a few seconds after I unlock, the screen is frozen. It also happens when the Wifi or Data was enabled for a few minutes. I tried to change the wallpaper, I had a live wallpaper and when it freezes, the phone was blocked except this live wallaper. So I changed with a simple wallpaper, but it still freezes. If I receive a call, it doesn't ring too. But I can still ping my phone, this is weird. There's an exception, when I charge the battery, if the wifi is enabled or not, it doesn't freeze. So I tried a factory reset and flashing a custom rom but the problem is still here. Even after a clean wipe, with no installed apps, it freezes. If anyone has any idea. I don't know what to do except buying another phone, maybe. Thanks in advance. |
12741 | What are the location based alarm applications available for Android? | I want to know what apps can sound an alarm depending on my location. Obviously it would be better if the battery consumption is low. I'd be happy if the application is free but wouldn't mind paying if it's working properly with not much battery consumption. Also please post (if you can) only applications that you've used. UPDATE: Sorry guys, I should have been more clear. The alarm I am looking for is something where I can set an alarm when I am in the bus/train and make it sound the alarm and wake me up before my stop. |
16945 | Sync My Calendar with Outlook/Exchange 2010 using Kies messes up dates on Galaxy S II | I have a Samsung Galaxy S II running Gingerbread (2.3.5). I tried synchronizing My Calendar with Outlook/Exchange 2010 (Outlook running on Win7) using Kies (over USB). I started with a clean calendar on the phone and the Kies indeed transferred all the appointments and events to the phone, however there is a problem interpreting the dates. Any appointment taking place on a day of the month up to the 12th - the day of the month is interpreted as the month itself, and the month is interpreted as the day. Thus - March 9 becomes September 3, etc. Oddly enough, March 15 stays March 15. Any ideas what configuration needs to be corrected, and where? Thanks! |
12743 | How can I notify my PC every time Android changes its IP? | I'd like to send an email or post to a server every time the IP address on the phone changes. This way, I can continue to VNC into the phone, even when the IP changes. Is there an App that would let me send out the IP address, or a bash script I could use? |
52339 | where is a restricted user's home directory for Nexus 7 (2013 - JB 4.3) | **Background:** I have a rooted Google Nexus 7 (2013 - FLO) tablet, which I love. I have created 2 restricted user accounts for each of my kids. They both love Minecraft, and with restricted user accounts, they each get their own home directory, where their Minecraft worlds are stored. This is great for them, because they can't tamper with each other's worlds. :) Now that the phone is rooted, I would like to copy their worlds off old devices and into their account space or home directories. **Question:** Where is the home directory (or user account storage space) for _restricted_ accounts on the new Google Nexus 7 (2013), which is running JellyBean 4.3? |
64740 | Connecting two android devices without a router | myself and a friend want to play a multiplayer game that only works on the local network, and in work, there is no open WiFi network that we can both connect. Is there anyway that we can link up both our phones with wifi to play the game, without an extra router? Maybe if I open the portable hotspot, it would work? Thanks |
64743 | Change Kindle Fire HD device Locale (default currency symbol)? | I want to change my device Locale because some of my apps use my default Locale to determine what currency symbol to use when formatting money values. In Android 2.x on my old device, I'd just go to the main Settings -> Language and Keyboard Settings -> Locale but I can't find anything like that in my settings for 3.x or 4.x nor can I find anything even similar to that on my Kindle Fire or Kindle Fire HD. Any suggestions? |
17320 | How to edit the "ME" contact? | On my Galaxy Nexus running (stock, non-rooted) ICS, there is a contact entry for "ME". This is different from the contact entry farther down the list with my actual name on it. And the contact for "ME" actually contains some incorrect information. Some non-existent email addresses, etc. I don't even know where these came from, as they aren't anywhere in my contacts lists nor in my G+ profile. When I try to edit "ME", it does not give me the option to modify the email addresses. And it also doesn't let me Join this contact with the other instance of myself. How can I edit this "ME" contact to show correct information? Or can I somehow delete it and choose a different contact to represent ME? |
52332 | Huawei G700 keeps asking permission to use mobile data after WiFi disconnects | I recently bought a Huawei G700. It's a fairly new and uncommon device. It runs Android 4.2.1 in combination with Huawei's own Emotion UI When I have WiFi enabled and for some reason my Wifi disconnects (for example I go out of reach), my phone keeps asking me, each and every time, if it's allowed to use Mobile Data. if I don't answer, my mobile data does not connect thus I can't recieve any mails etc which is highly annoying. This is the exact error/popup message that I get: > Data connection change > WLAN is unavailable, try to connect to mobile network? I've googled this exact phrase, but I get 0 results. How can I prevent my phone from asking if it's allowed to use mobile data? |
64748 | CWM bypass md5 checking | Is there a way to bypass the md5 checking before restore in CWM? This is **not** an issue with an md5 mismatch (the solution to which can be easily found via google/search) The idea is that I am performing many restores (currently tinkering with some of the inner workings) and am not too concerned that the recovery has been altered/corrupted since it's probably been not too long since I last reflashed) and checking the md5sum takes up a fair amount of overhead (2x the read operations). It's not a huge deal but if anyone knows a solution please let me know! |
52336 | unable to charge Google Nexus I9250 | I am unable to charge my phone most of the times. When I connect my phone to the USB cable which is in turn connected to the computer or charger, most of the times (about 90 percent), I am unable to see the charging sign and battery discharges. However only in some special cases, in particular when I plug in the cable in the computer just after i press the power button, that too, selectively, the phone is able to charge. Also : After this problem, phone only connects in AC charging mode and not in USB mode. I brought this phone from another country so service centers here refuse to accept it. I just want to charge the phone as of now. EDIT : Today I found a new problem. After charging it to around fifty percent with an old computer, I just plugged it into the wall charger. It did show just a sign of initialization but did not continue. When I switched on the phone, the battery was reduced to 10 percent |
63775 | Moto X Battery Question | I'm new to android and the Moto X. (iPhone 4s previously. don't judge.) I purchased my Moto X a couple days ago (2/15/14) and overall I'm very happy. The battery life has me concerned though. Last night before I went to bed I checked the battery and when I woke up I checked it again. I slept for about 6.5 hour and my phone died went from 63% to 47%. 16% for being idle for 6.5 hours seems like a lot to me. Previous phones would maybe lose a percent. Any thoughts or suggestions?   Not for sure what 'Android OS' includes it is pretty vague. It would be nice to see exactly what is causing the drain of 55%. Overall it says 17h 39m 3s on battery at the time of this post. I unplugged it around 2pm yesterday afternoon. Very light use of the evening and like I said 63% went to bed. ** Update ** Over the past hour or so I've been searching the web looking at screenshot similar to those above. 100% of them have 'Screen' as their highest percentage and 'Android OS' at a much lower percentage. I must have something turned on that is causing Android to use more CPU time? I'm running on AT&T with a KitKat 4.4 build. Still waiting for the 4.4.2 push. |
10679 | Is there a way to clear every application's cache? | The biggest culprit is Google Music, but I would like to clear out all of my caches fairly quickly. If I'm using my phone as a camera, having everything cached totally eats up my SD card's storage space, so I would like to either turn down the amount of caching for Google Maps, Google Music, and a few other apps, turn up how frequently the cache is cleared, or have some way to automatically clear the caches when I want to. If relevant, I'm running an HTC Incredible with CM7. |
63777 | Can't access my play store account | Due to some reason my phone got stuck. I took out the battery and put it back and restarted my phone, but after that the time shown in my phone was in a back date. As a result I'm getting "I can't access play store". I even removed my account and now I try to login, but still can't access. What can I do? |
63771 | Mass Deploy Apps to Groups of Devices (either free or reasonably priced) | I need to configure possibly 100s of android devices (I found couple questions about this, AFAIA, all of them are per-seat/device), specifically I need to install few required apps and configure default username (for google services) & remotely generate random passwords. I just started playing with google device administration. If I'm not mistaken, it seems that I can't do remote apps install. **My question is** Is it possible to do mass application deployment? Code, scripts, tools, etc...all are welcome (BTW, I'm a cheap bastard! I **really** prefer free!) |
9109 | How to create a Broadband connection (pppoeconf) on my Android phone? | I have Broadband connection at home, and from my PC running Linux, I use the **pppoeconf** command to connect to internet, that in turn asks me for the username and password both provided by my ISP (BSNL). ## Is there a way to create a broadband connection on my android phone? **PS:** I'm currently using Android 2.2 (Froyo), and I don't wanna setup a proxy connection on my machine. |
9107 | htc desire z cannot receive exchange emails completely | My **HTC Desire Z** has the latest **Android 2.2.1** system, and my company's exchanges is the latest **Exchange 2010**. After I set up the Exchange Sync, I am **able** to receive email. People in my company loves to send long emails, and Android is so smart that it did not download the email at once, but allowing me to download the remaining part of the email as I scroll down. And there comes the problem...no matter how hard I scroll down, it just cannot get the missing part. |
9104 | Android How to set new default user for Android Marketplace | I have a Sprint Samsung Captivate phone, and I am somewhat sharing it with co- worker. Problem is that every time I want to download an app free or otherwise, her username comes up and prompts for password. I would like to add own email and download under that without removing her account. Much easier said than done. I cannot seem to get her logged out and a new prompt for username and password where I could enter my user name. This is a much tougher problem than I ever imagined. |
9102 | What is the round circle next to the "do not dispose in household waste" icon on my Moto Droid? | There is a round indicator of some sort under the battery cover approx 3/16" of an inch in diameter. It is located to the left of the "Do not dispose with household waste" icon (looks like a trash can with an X over it. The indicator appears white with red "X"s; I believe it has been this way since the phone was new, but I can't be sure. What does this indicate?  Edit: Added picture |
63779 | Unlocking the nexus 7 bootloader | I want to root my nexus 7 tab. The first step is unlocking the bootloader. I want to know that unlocking will wipe the os or just data? Can I start the tab after unlocking |
21149 | Why do I need a Gmail account to use Android? | I am a new user of Android phone. I used to own an iPhone. I don't remember needing an Apple account besides using it to download applications from app store. Now I need a Gmail account to do even some of the basic stuff like finding my location on Google Map. Is Google violating my privacy? Why am I forced to log in to Gmail permanently to use Android? Update: From Eren Tantekin's comment, it seems that Apple is using it's own application to run Google Map. That may be the reason why a Google Account is not required. From Richard Borcsik's comment, it seems that Apple is collecting location data as well, this I am not aware of. With the background knowledge above, I would take eldarerathis's comment as the accepted answer. I apologise if this appears to be a rant to anyone. I just want some clarification. Thanks. |
21148 | Apps to draw on top of a picture or text document? | What apps can be used to draw (like with a finger or stylus) on top of a text document or a picture? What I envision is being able to send a document to the app (or take a picture/scan the document if necessary and load the image) and then be able to sign in an appropriate place with a finger, and then save/email/print the resulting document. I would have thought something like Evernote would do this, but apparently not. |
21144 | How much power does a Galaxy Tab 10.1 charger need to supply? | The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 comes with a special charger which (I'm assuming) provides a higher current output than the USB standard. Without it, the device can actually die, even if the USB cord is plugged in to a USB port (albeit a little less quickly). I'm looking for other (cheaper) AC and car adapters, but I don't know the minimum power they need to provide to power the device. Does anyone know the minimum current needed for a 5V USB connection for the Galaxy Tab 10.1, or perhaps a link that provides this information? |
21143 | Installing cert files and connecting to wifi network on Touchpad running CM9 | Hi everyone I am trying to connect to my university wifi **eduroam** using the settings below: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/it/wireless/technical.html How can I achieve this? So far I've tried saving the crt file in the root folder of the SD card and installing it via _Security > Install from SD card_ but I'm not sure how to take it from here. Would appreciate any help on this matter. |
32990 | Change app page order | I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 running Jelly Bean. I have sorted my apps in pages, by topic or whatever (not the home screens, but the app/widget pages). Now I would like to sort those pages, but I can't find the way to change the order of the pages. Can it be done? How? |
12290 | No 3G on a Samsung GT i5800 | I recently bought a Samsung GT i5800, ok. It has Android 2.1 update1 installed. ok. If i need to connect to the internet through wifi, then i can, ok! If i need to connect through a vodafone mobile internet connection, then i just can't!! What could the problem be? I tried to reset the phone to factory settings, and then power off, power on, then enter PIN, then? it should work, no? Why does it say's "the page cannot be displayed"? why isn't working?:O Are there any tips? Can i provide you guys with more info? [what info?] this is getting urgent, and i spent all the dawn with this problem. There is an icon at the top displaying that it has enough signal strenght, but it doesn't displays an icon @the top that says it's connected through 2g, or 3g. :( please help! |
12294 | How to visit the /data folder on my Android on my PC? | For example > /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts.db I cannot see it both in Windows 7 and Ubuntu 11.04. |
20819 | Which directories does the Media Scanner scan? | Which directories does the Media Scanner scan at startup? Is it only the sdcard? |
69042 | How to retrieve deleted messages from andriod phone | I am using micromax canvas HD A116 android phone. Two weeks ago i updated my andriod version from 4.1.2 to 4.2.1 from service center. I was using GOSMS app where i saved four text message in private box with password of GOSMS app. I took backup of my all old messages(by Super Backup app) before update. When I restore the message I lost those four message which are in private box of GOsms app. Now i am looking for those four messages can anyone help me out How i can retrieve those four deleted text messages. Thanks in advance |
69045 | What is the difference between dual sim active and dual sim stand-by? | I am Using Sony Xperia Tipo Dual, which is Dual Sim Smartphone, but When i use internet from SIM 1 using Network Mode = GSM only or WCDMA/ GSM the another SIM's says NO NETWORK. When i deactivate my Internet i receive message's from my Network operator that you got missed calls from these numbers. GSMArena says My phone is no dual stand-by. |
69046 | Periodic sync of data using Llama | Is it possible to set an Event using Llama, to repeat each hour that switches on the 3G connection, syncs data and then turns off the 3G connection again. I would like to use this during work hours to check email etc without having to complete the task manually throughout the day. |
69049 | Mediascanner is not working | currently am using a samsung galaxy note-2 with custom rom (slimkat 4.4.2.built 4 official) from last few days some time my media scanner is not working properly. sometimes after restarting it work fine. but not always. i already tried few media scanner from google play store but when i run than apps ,they are crashed It scan only my phone content not my sd-card, while using phone browser `i can acess the card contents . but my galery ,musics players are not able to scan sd card media` can anybody have a solution for that or else i have to wait for slimkat net update thanks in advance |
20813 | How can I group duplicate contacts from different sources (Google, WhatsApp, etc)? | I have installed an ICS ROM (Virtuous Inquisition 4.0) on my phone. In my address book I am syncronizing all contacts from my Gmail, Google+ and WhatsApp accounts with the consequence that some contacts have THREE entries! Is the ICS address book not able to group them together by default? I know this question is similar: Duplicate contacts with Google+, but the proposed solutions don't seem to work or are not really adequate. |
78011 | How to know if Bluetooth 4.0 supports HS (high speed) | Is HS supported in most smartphones with Bluetooth 3.0 and up? I've found that for 3.0, if "+HS" is not specified, then the device may not support it (since the HS is not a mandatory part of 3.0) But 4.0 specification says it includes Classic Bluetooth, Bluetooth high speed and Bluetooth low energy protocols. In single-mode, you only have LE; in dual- mode, you also have the Classic part, making it backward-compatible. So what about High Speed support? And how can one find out if a device supports it? I tried connecting a Nexus 7 to a Nexus 5 by bluetooth-tethering, the speed I got is around 0.9~1Mbps. (In contrast with the 15Mbps I got when using wifi- tethering) From the specs, both these devices support Bluetooth 4.0. Does this mean they don't support the HS part of the 4.0 protocol? |
46911 | Is there a way to make a page in the Kindle app less brighter than the options available within the app? | I have my bright setting on the lowest in my app and my phone is at the lowest possible brightnes too but I find it too bright to read a page in the Kindle app in the dark. Is there any way to lower the brightness? I only find that the Android stock browser's lowest brightness setting to be bearable in the dark; even the lowest possible brightness setting in Chrome is too bright. Is there some radical way to make the brightness in the Kindle lower than the default? Samsung Galaxy S3 4.1.1 |
49721 | How to turn off Viber's new SMS income message notification | I am getting double SMS notification, i.e. one from system SMS app and another one from Viber. I don't want Viber SMS notification and need to turn it off. I'm looking in Viber app's setting but I cannot find where to turn it off. All I can find is the below snapshot; but I guess it helps to reply the SMS message via Viber text message and save my mobile fee. I don't want the notification though! Any work around for this please? Great appreciate.  |
21497 | Wireless doesn't work on college campus | I can connect to the school's campus wifi, but when I try to get on Opera, it will not let me connect to any website. Apps that use the internet do not work. I get bars on the wifi. Usually, on the first connect from a new device, it will ask me to register my device. I am guessing that since I haven't registered with the new device, I cannot access the internet with any apps. The problem is that I usually get the page that asks me to register my new device when I try to connect to a website. Opera doesn't take me to that site, though. The wifi works on all other devices. Edit: When I connect to the home wifi, it works. |
46916 | Windows can't identify Samsung captivate glide | I've _Samsung Captivate Glide_ (i927). When I try to connect the phone to the PC windows says `USB Device unrecognized`. I've installed the latest version of _Samsung Kies_ , and also installed `Samsung_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.5.14.0` from the official Samsung site. Still I cannot connect my phone to the PC. I tried to install the Samsung mobile composite driver manually also. It installed successfully but gives an error that the device cannot start code 10. And again the phone is detected as "Unknown device". I've also tried to change the PDA USB mode in phoneutils by `*#7284#`, still no luck. Can anyone tell me how to solve this problem? I'm using Windows-7 Ultimate 32-bit Desktop computer. |
17346 | What's next if Super One Click fails? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How do I root my Kindle Fire? I want root, but not enough to reflash or do anything that has a significant chance of harming the phone. In the past I've always used Super One Click, but I've found the Kindle fire can't be rooted Super One Click (though it has specific instructions to root) and neither can my Motorola Electrify after the latest update. Is there anything to try after Super One Click? It's an amazing catch-all solution but I realized I have never found another solution that doesn't require carrier and device specific roms, recovery mode and lots of other scary things. |
15519 | Does the myTouch 4g Slide require a data plan? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > Smartphone without the expensive data plan I was wondering because I was going to get it but I can not afford the data plan and needed to know. Thank you in advance! |
17580 | Samsung galaxy phones shuts down automatically | I own a Samsung Galaxy Note. I have seen that very randomly and infrequently, my device just turns off on its own. I then have to restart it by pressing on the power button. Yes, the device has enough battery life left in it. I have seen the same behaviour in my previous Samsung Galaxy S as well. Any one out here experiencing the same, or does any one know why its happening and what I could do to fix it? |
17582 | Why can't I get s=ON on my MyTouch 4g? | I have followed the following 2 tutorials on how to unroot and get S=ON on the MyTouch 4g: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834225 I have successfully reverted to the stock ROM and unrooted the phone, but I still have S=OFF. When I run the first one in the emulator, it gets all the way through execution and tells me to reboot into hboot to get s=ON, but when I do that, it still shows S=OFF: Duplicating hboot 2048+0 records in 2048+0 records out 1048576 bytes transferred in 0.563 secs (1862479 bytes/sec) Synchronizing Powerdown and reboot into hboot to check s=on I really would like to get S=ON so that I can ask my provider for service if I need it. |
17583 | Video-out solution for an analog input | I just got a Galaxy Nexus and love it. My current debacle is trying to figure out how to hook up my phone the display in my car which only has analog inputs (composite.) That worked perfectly with my old Droid Incredible as it did video out with composite through the microusb port. So i've been looking around for a solution and have found two viable options: 1. Get a digital to analog converter box which is around $50 off amazon and I already have the TV out cable for the Galaxy Nexus which works fine. 2. Find a product like apple TV for android where I can push the video to screen through an independent device but I'm not about to install a wireless router in the car. Right now I feel the only real option seems the converter box but that seems far to cumbersome of a solution for what I'm trying to do. Anyone have a better idea or cheaper idea? |
33732 | How can I install customized Android OS? | I want to install customized Android OS in my _Samsung Galaxy III_. Can we do that or not ? If we can not do with _Galaxy III_ , then is there any other phone on which we can do the same? Thanks In Advance |
58639 | Unable to change lockscreen wallpaper on Galaxy S3 mini | I can't seem to change my lockscreen wallpaper on my Galaxy S3 Mini. I go into `Settings > Display > Wallpaper > Lockscreen`, and a popup appears where I select `Gallery`. Then, I go to my wallpapers folder and select a picture. It appears with an orange box that you can resize and I tap on `Save`. Presumably, it should now be set as the lockscreen wallpaper, but it does not actually have any effect. |
12259 | What's this icon in the status bar of my Droid X? | There's this vertical river-looking icon thing in my status bar? Nothing's claiming it in the notification window. Crude recreation:  |
58633 | Email content Only Showing 2 lines Since Kitkat 4.4 Update | Since the Kitkat update to my partners Nexus 4 the default email client only shows the first 2 lines of any email message. Also that text is shown above the email header which seems a bit weird. It worked fine before the update with the default email client & we could see the entire text. How do I fix this? Edit: I have tried clearing the cache and the data but this does not fix the issue. |
43357 | How to move application to SD card in samsung galaxy s duos | How to move application to SD card in samsung galaxy s duos. I have tried some application from Google Play but did not succeed. Plz help me |
43672 | move app to sd card | Im currently confused on what mods to be used now. My unit by the way is Samsung galaxy s3 I9300-International(rooted with Omega rom 42.3 and Kernel SiyahKernel v1.9.1). The reason why I rooted my phone is to be able to move apps to sd card. My choices are here: 1. DirectoryBind 2. ExtSd2InternalSd I dont know which is the right one to use in terms of compatibility even on latest os 4.2. Because Im too scared of bricking my phone. The First choice was published 2011 while the other one was just last year. So I dont know which is must stable for my phone. Hope for your kind suggestion fellow developers. Thankyou very much. |
21186 | Is there anyway to access and write data to the internal storage or System Storage from PC? | I tried to detect my Android storage in Windows. But Windows only detect one storage device, which is my external storage (when activated). How do I actually activate or share the internal storage, so that I could gain access the internal storage and write data onto it? **Final Objective:** Write binary data from PC into both internal and external storage. **Note:** For External: I found several ways of doing it. One is to Remove the external memory and plug it into the _PC card reader_ and start writing. or we could _share the storage media_. For Internal: I couldn't even detect the storage from the device nor I don't know how to remove the memory. Should it be while the power is off or on to be able to detect the internal memory from PC? Should I have a root access to the phone before able to do it? (I tried rooting the phone, but no luck) |
58637 | How to see Emojis in web browser? | I've got a Nexus 10 tablet running Android 4.4 and when I browse wesbsites with emojis, it displays black rectangles. I already activated the iWnn IME emoji keyboard in the settings but it doesn't work. It doesn't work neither in Firefox. Before Android 4.4 I could see emojis on Twitter's website for example in Chrome. **What can I do to see Emojis in an Android web browser?** |
54594 | Do you need a special charger for a Nexus 7? | Do you need a special charger for a Nexus 7? I've been trying to use the same charger as I use for my Android phone and it works poorly. If you tilt the tablet upwards it's charging, but otherwise it's not. What's the deal with these Android tablets? |
11985 | What is the difference between the Android OS and Android System? | When I open my `Battery Usage`, there are two components enlisted as `Android OS` and `Android System`. What is the difference between these two? |
46999 | google play store says no connection retry | When I open the Google Play Store it says, **_no connection retry_** even when I am connected to wifi and when I hit Sign In in the Youtube app it says, **An error occurred.** |
10583 | is Google map navigation only available to selected country | I love using Google map to give me direction. however, I would like it to provide "turn left, turn right" voice while I am driving. I heard Google map navigation able to provide such feature. I search from android market but cannot find one. is it only available to selected country? is there any workaround, or other software I can try out? |
20857 | How to change country? | I want to install this application https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scoompa.callrecorder.open but I can't, because I'm in a wrong country. I would like to change country. Do I need to travel to another country to install this application or can I somehow pick a right country ? what is the right country for this application? |
81715 | Only charges through USB when screen is locked | I have a Moto G running 4.4.4. When it's connected to a PC, it will only charge if the screen is locked: as soon as it's unlocked it will stop charging. In this situation, even if I lock the screen again it will not go back to charging. When it's connected to the charger, it charges normally regardless of being unlocked or not. What can be causing this problem and how to solve it? |
10588 | App with tail Command? | Is there an app that will let me run the UNIX tail command? I want to be able to monitor a text file on a remote web server as it gets written to. |
13161 | How can I create a Wi-Fi network from my Galaxy Tab with no internet access? | What I am trying to do is to connect an iPad to a Samsung Galaxy Tab via Wireless LAN. What I don't need is an internet connection. I also only have an Samsung Galaxy Tab Wifi. I can access the Hotspot Options via a shortcut, but it tells me that I need a SIM to do that. Is there any way to create a local WLAN network broadcast by the Tab? |
13166 | DroidX: Mac address keeps changing | My mac address keeps changing when ever I turn off the phone or turn on/off the wifi card. This use to never happen. I have sbf back to .340 tried multiple roms (now im apex). This was never a problem before. Its a big deal cause i have to register my device on my network at school, and if it keeps changing it doesnt know who I am. Thanks Mike |
13167 | Auto delete messages from a certain contact | Is there an app where you can add contacts or numbers to a list and anyone on that list will have their text messages auto deleted when they try to send you a text? Preferably one that can have this list be password protected. |
54041 | Replacing / configuring the software keys (home, back, app-switcher) on Tablet? | Using an iPad Mini the Home Button is easily in reach of my right thumb when holding the device in landscape or portrait. When trying an Android 4.x tablet in a shop however, whether it is a Galaxy Not 10 or a Nexus 10 2013, the home button is on the left side edge in landscape, while the less frequently touched notification area is on the right, right under my main-hand thumb. **I would like home, back and app-switcher button to reside in the proximity of the lower right cornor in both portrait and landscape mode.** From answers to other related questions I gather that there is no possibility to configure the layout of the buttons out of the box (wasted potential...), so I was wondering if there are apps that allow either 1. Configuring the button layout 2. Replacing the button bar altogether 3. Putting a layer with customizable buttons on top of the bar I've read that launchers can replace (or put a layer on top of) the button bar, but no actual apps doing so were mentioned. Note that I can't test any of the solutions, since I have no access to an Android tablet; This is however one of the issues that I want to know to be solveable before switching from the iPad. Requiring root is acceptable, though I'd prefer non-root solutions. |
54042 | Many installed apps crash after OTA update to Android 4.2 | I had run over the air update from Android 4.1 to 4.2 on my Samsung Grand GT-I9082. It seems to have completed fine (screen with robot and progress bar for a while, then some messages about "optimizing" and "running" applications, then boot). After update the phone itself works fine, however a lot of third party apps now crash on launch with "Application [name] has been stopped" (loose translation since my phone interface is not in English). It is consistent and specific to the app - either it always crashes or it just works normally. The one slight exception is Chrome which opens and closes immediately, but doesn't give the message. 1. Clearing cache for the app doesn't fix it 2. Uninstalling app completely and re-installing does fix it (so far - for those few I did it for) What else can I try? At this point I guess reinstalling every crashing app would fix them, but that seems very boring and menial option, not to mention losing settings and data in those apps where it's relevant. |
54043 | Lost PIN in Memo app JB 4.1.2 | Ok, so I've got a Galaxy S2 Plus (GT-I9105P) and many months ago I set PIN protections to some of my memos, but now I didn't remember it. I remember what was in the memos but now there are 2 protected memos that I can't delete and of course I can't protect another one, so how can I disable the protection? |
54044 | Google Calendar invites don't sync from iPad to Android | I use Google Calendar on my iPad Mini and Android phone. It works fine with one exception: My wife will send me an invite to a calendar event. She sends it from her Google account to mine. When she does it only comes to my iPad. When I accept it, my Android phone doesn't sync it. It only shows on the iPad. Anything else that I input into one or the other is synced though. I have been trying to figure this out for a while now. Any help would be much appreciated. |
54048 | Store and retrieve wifi password without installing an app | So I do a lot of development for Android these days and a lot of it involves reformatting my phone repeatedly, and then that leads to me re-entering my wifi password each time. This, over the course of a lot of time, is adding up to quite a lot of time spent entering my wifi password. So what I am looking for is a way to get past that without having to download an app. **Is there a way to get internet to my device on boot, without entering my wifi credentials.** I'll take any way that's much faster, if I can transmit my password via NFC, if I can share it from another device, if I can wire my internet through USB directly. I have not found a way to do any of these things **without installing additional apps**. Also, I need to consider security still, so getting rid of the wifi password is also not an option, sadly. |
20368 | How to determine which app is creating a notification | I am running Android 2.2 on HTC Legend. I have a LOT of applications installed on it. Today, after I changed my mobile operator, a notification appeared in the top bar. When I click on it, it says that my connection to Google is wrong and asks for the password. However, since this is a dialog overlay, I have no mean to know if it is an application that I can trust (like a native one), or some sort of scam. Any idea on how to identify from which app/service this message comes from? |
20362 | Where did my calendar go? | The default calendar on my HTC Desire has completely disappeared. Not just the events...the entire thing. I don't use a calendar app, and it doesn't sync up with any other calendars. I have tried the "clear storage" solution, but nothing worked. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. |
20361 | Suspend a phone | I was wondering if I could suspend my phone. Let's say I'm running out of battery and I'm also expecting an important call in a few hours time. Instead of shutting down the phone and starting up again, it would be better if I would be able to suspend it like normal Linux laptops. I'm using HTC Desire with official 2.3.3 update. |
20366 | Can I limit Kindle purchases to only 1 device on my account? | I have 3 kindle devices linked to my account for my kids to read books as well. We each buy our own books on the one amazon Kindle account however at times we dont want to share our purchases onto each others device. Can this be done? |
20367 | How can I stop an ongoing sync process on my Desire? | yesterday I decided to upload all my phone's photos using PICASA. I thought the task would have required one hour or so but instead it is still running and is extremely slow! I would like to stop it but it seems impossible, I have the 'notification' of the ongoing process and whatever thing I do (reboot phone, shut down, advanced task killer, android assistant) as soon as I start an internet connection the process appear. Please help me close it! Thank you! |
44516 | Carbon backup discovery issues with Nexus 7 | I have made a backup of my Nexus 7 before its bootloader was unlocked with Carbon and the companion Windows app; I then took the Carbon folder from internal storage to my computer disk. An unlock, root, flash, etc., later, I placed the Carbon folder where it was: /storage/emulated/0/carbon I installed an additional application and backed it up to confirm that Carbon stores new backups there:  Yet, no joy.  I've also copied the backup data to Google Drive. Carbon also fails to find the data there. You might guess it'd be a permissions issue. As far as I can see, it's not.  This person (thread link) has had similar issues with a Nexus 7 but not a Nexus 4. They've emailed the developers one month ago and didn't report back. I emailed them too ~~, but I'm not holding my breath honestly.~~ and actually got a reply. I'm not posting the full text of the email, since that'd be a breach of privacy, but here's the meat of it. > You manually moved the backup, which is an unsupported scenario in Carbon. > This is why you cannot see the backups. There is no fix, or workaround for > this. What can I do about this? |
44515 | Trouble installing ADB correctly, Kindle will not show up in device manager | Currently using kindle fire HD 7.3.1 7" and would like to be able to add google play but when ever i try to install adb it says that I correctly installed it. I have both ADB turned on in the kindle and Allow installation of Applications. Although this is what shows up in Device Manager:  DeviceManager Screenshot (click image for larger variant) Although this should be here there should also be another "Kindle" below "Keyboards". Question. How can i get ADB to correctly install. |
44512 | LG optimus 4x HD root | I tried to root my phone, but got only to the step 10, because my phone is too damn slow! I can't do anything with my phone, all I'm able to do is restart it over and over again, I can't even go to the lock screen. Can someone please help me? Is there a way to get my phone back to how it was? I don't need the root. Link to the site I used while trying to root my phone: http://forum.xda- developers.com/showthread.php?p=29868577 The rooting steps were posted by alexp999. |
44518 | samsung gt i9000 does not start | I flashed my Samsung Galaxy S with 4.1.1 through Odin. But I didn't like it, so I wanted to restore it to Android 2.3 -- and and while restoring it, my computer suddenly restarted and my mobile phone turned off. Now the problem is that when I try to open my mobile it doesn't respond.the screen gives me nothing. When I try to start it in download or recovery mode it does the same. I tried to connect it to my PC but nothing happened. When I charge it, it gives me nothing. I replaced the battery and it did the same.I connected the jig(301k), nothing. Is there anything I can do to revive my phone? |
1086 | Is a phone's ROM and Firmware the same thing? | I have heard of Custom ROMs and Custom Firmware, are they the same thing? If not, whats the difference? |
1080 | How can I customize the actions associated with my Moto Droid's hardware buttons? | I want to be able to redefine what the hardware buttons on my Motorola Droid do. By buttons I mean the 4 capacitive buttons on the bottom: Back, Menu, Home & Search and the Camera button and Volume buttons on the side. I have seen several apps that allow you to change what the Camera and Search buttons do but I want the ability to redefine them all. Can this be done? If so, how? |
29523 | Path of music player playlist file? | Can any one explain me where save android's music player playlist files? actually, I got problem when i format my SD Card after that no playlist in music player. I am using samsung galaxy 551 with Android 2.2 froyo. |
29521 | Transferring files directly between Tablet and Phone | I want to copy files between my tablet (Toshiba AT100 with Android 4.0) and phone (Samsung Nexus S with Android 4.1) using the USB cable. The tablet has a USB host port and once connected, the phone senses the host and asks to go into USB Storage mode. All looks good, select copy on the tablet, navigate to the mounted USB0 and to the desitred folder on the phone. However, selecting paste gives an access error. I assume it is a permission error. How do I fix this and allow the transfer. Do I need certain file explorer apps or is there a setting? |
1335 | Can I have notification sounds repeat every few minutes? | Is it possible on a Droid X to repeat the notification sounds on a regular basis (perhaps every 5 minutes or so)? When I get a voicemail, I want it to beep every few minutes to remind me to check it. |
1331 | Is Skype available for all Android flavors or just Verizon? | I see that Skype offers an Android version, but it only works on Verizon? Fring used to connect to Skype, but now it looks like they don't. Is there no Skype client for Android? |
1333 | Entering a backtick with the Swype keyboard | I have a Samsung Galaxy S and use the Swype keyboard by default (OK, I'm addicted to it). Using Swype, I can't find the backtick character, ```, which limits my ability to answer questions or add comments on these SE sites. It exists in the Android keyboard, but going to _Settings > Locale and text_ midway through entering a post is a pain, especially if I want to switch back to Swype afterwards so I have to do it twice. I think I've done an exhaustive search of all the characters available (long press, extra-long-press, symbol key, etc.). Does the backtick exist in the Swype keyboard and I just haven't noticed it? If not, is there a way that I can customize the Swype keyboard to include the backtick? |
1332 | How usable is the Android browser on "average" web sites? | I'm thinking about buying an Android phone to use for light web browsing while traveling. How well does the Android browser work on average web pages? Besides the smaller screen and lack of flash are there other limitations? I'm particularly interested in using it access my bank accounts which has a kind of complicated log in system. Anyone had any experience here? |
59482 | icons disappear from desktop when app updates | On KitKat when I have a shortcut on the desktop and the app updates the shortcut on the desktop disappears, is there a way to stop this from happening? |
59272 | Show mobile network and Wi-Fi SSID name on LG G2 | Is there a way to show the name of the mobile network and SSID of the wireless network that I am connected to on the top bar of my phone? I'm looking to do something similar to how BlackBerry did it at the top of the screen with the battery and network strength indicator:  I am using a LG G2 with Android 4.2.2. |
59277 | Can PIN lock be disabled/enabled via Secure Settings with full device encryption? | I use Tasker and Secure Settings to enable/disable PIN lock based upon connections to select WiFi and Bluetooth devices. I've recently unlocked the bootloader and rooted my phone. I would like to use full device encryption. Will I still be able to toggle the PIN lock? |
59278 | What exactly is backed up if I select app data in the sync options? |  Here, app data, what exactly is backed up if I check this option? If I uninstall an app, and re-install it, will its data (like my progress/score of a game app) restored? |
8694 | What does Android 2.2.1 bring? | Compared to 2.2, what does 2.2.1 bring that's new please? Thank you. |
8691 | samsung market not working on static ip and static proxy wifi | I own a android 2.2 based samsung galaxy tab. When i tried connecting through the proxy server on wifi at my office only the browser is able to connect to internet through static ip address, but rest none of the applications were able to connect to internet and this wifi via static ip and proxy settings. Can some one help ? |
8690 | Installing the official Froyo for Nook Color on a rooted device | Last week I installed Honeycomb on my Nook Color, and today I found out that B&N released an official Froyo build for it, which I would like to try. I downloaded the update from here, and put the zip on my MicroSD already installed with ClockworkMod Recovery v3.0.1.0. I started the Nook, formatted Data, System & Boot (in this order), and tried to install nookcolor_1_2_update.zip from the SD. The installer said "Can't open /sdcard/nookcolor_1_2_update.zip (bad)". I coped the file again to make sure it's not related to the unmount of the SD from my PC, and I also opened the file in WinRAR on my PC to verify that it's valid (it is). What am I missing? I'm very new to Android and try to learn what I can from the web, so sorry if this is a super-newbie question... |
8692 | How can I disable auto-rotate on my phone? | I have a Droid 1 now running CM7. Previously in CM6, there was an option to prevent the phone from auto-rotating (a rotation lock of sorts). The only time it would rotate was when I slid out the keyboard. I can't seem to find the option in CM7 (it might have been removed). Is there any other way to replicate this behavior (or am I blind and missing the feature in CM7)? |
66656 | Galaxy S2, 3 year old. Battery went from 55% to 13% in 5 minutes, then phone started restarting | this morning going to work I had my battery at 55% was listening to music and chatting in skype. All of the sudden skype started lagging really hard and then phone restarted. When it turned back on, the battery had went down to 13% and phone restarted quite a few times ever since what could cause this? |
66651 | Why is GPS Status eating a third of my battery power? | I'm trying to have as little as possible running when I'm not using my phone. In the system settings under battery you can see what has been using the most power. I've been able to disable or uninstall most of those I don't use or need. Why is GPS Status listed there for about 33%? I usually don't have GPS enabled. Should I uninstall it? I got it after OsmAnd told me I should install it. |
66658 | htc one x screen wake up issue | I am having problem regarding my screen wake up. It wakes up from time to time automatically. I installed Wakelock Detector to track the app and found out Window manager has woken up the screen. I have formatted the phone but no luck. Thanks |
66659 | Samsung Galaxy S3 won't turn on but it works well when I removed the SD card | My Samsung Galaxy kept on restarting on yesterday. Today, it can't start up and the Samsung logo keeps appearing. Surprisingly when I remove the SD card, it worked again. Why is it so? |
61385 | why does my tecno f7 goes off on its own ,and when i power it on it goes off again in few munites on its own? | just 2days ago my tecno f7 started acting up...it goes off on its own and when i try to power it own it does not come on again until several tries...i will have to keep trying my constantly pressing the power button. i have not been able to use the phone perfectly again...someone its a battery problem,but am only surprise if that were true because the phone is just barely 7 months old.....please can you assist on what the problem might be. awaiting your swift response. |
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