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23423 | is there a way to schedule a turn-on-wifi-sync-turn-off-wifi scheduled task for every day at 8am? | I have no 3G. I use my android phone mostly via wifi home network and read emails and podcasts later offline. Is there a way to make a scheduled task which will turn on wifi, force sync (or wait for it) and turn off wifi after for example after 20 min? Force sync is optional. I will just hope that during the 20 min it will occur somehow. Is there an app which will do this or some smart hack? |
76946 | What is the diff between the Media transfer protocal and Picture Transfer Protocol | After connecting my device for data transfer the device asks for mode of USB transfer MTP or PTP. I googled it and found that MTP(Media transfer protocal ) and PTP(Picture Transfer Protocol) are some sort of protocols for data transfer but didn't get why is it been used as we can transfer data easily with the previous USB mode as an external storage device. The new USB device modes is somewhat complex for me to understand as I am used to data transfer only as an external storage device but not any PTP or MTP. Which mode is suitable for what kind of data transfer? |
73536 | android phone turns off when wifi on | i have a Samsung galaxy ace 3 that tuns off when it sleeps or locks but that only happens when it has internet access, not necessary WiFi on. So if i want to use the phone i have to disable the WiFi so that i can lock it, and if i want to use internet i have to make sure it doesn't sleep, by touching the screen and stuff. It does not turns off at random only when WiFi is on and it sleeps, sometimes it takes a bit of time for it to turn off even when screen black out and sometimes it instantly turns off when the screen goes black, also if i set WiFi to be disabled when sleep i can't receive mails and stuff when is locked but it does not turn off. so i prefer if there was another fix, i can't seem to find any problems the phone worked fine before, i have not installed anything and i even did a factory reset from the backup menu on settings |
73535 | Samsung Galaxy Ace Internet Connection Problems | My mother owns a Samsung Galaxy Ace(GT-S5830) mobile phone and we have a wireless modem from Airties with model number Air5343 broadcasting its SSID. The wireless works fine with all devices except Linux Mint 16 which has hard time connnecting automatically. The mobile phone recognized the broadcasted SSID but is unable to connect to it. The network uses WPA2 encryption with a password of 10 characters of length. The phone used to connect to the modem but the modem has been replaced two times. How can I make the phone connected to the home network? Thanks in advance |
77097 | Restoring USB Audio after accidental /Music deletion on Nexus 4 | I used to be able to have my Nexus 4 play audio via USB to my basic Kenwood car stereo. The controls weren't great, as the device isn't specifically Android-compatible: next folder, and next/previous track was about the limit. But it worked. A couple of months back, a spurious file appeared in my `/Music` folder under OS X Android Connect. When I deleted it, it took out the whole /Music folder. When I recreated the folder, other music apps worked fine, but the car stereo responds with a sullen **No Music** or the very unhelpful **Error** messages. Is there a way to restore the basic USB Mass Storage emulation that I used to have, please? |
77098 | Dead spot in android screen - can't press some keys | There's a dead spot on the right of my android device(nexus4) , it interferes with pressing some keys. Is there a solution. |
11715 | How can I make scroll bars always visible? | Android hides scroll bars unless the window is actively being scrolled. This makes it hard to tell if a window can be scrolled without actually trying it. Is there a way to force Android to always show scroll bars when there is something to scroll? I have a Thunderbolt running Android 2.2 (Froyo). |
6132 | Milestone rooted with the Universal Androot, can I install ROMs? | I rooted my Motorola Milestone 2.1-update1 with the latest beta of Universal Androot, and it seems to have worked fine. I've installed busybox, used titanium backup, and installed a couple root-only apps. Now I'm thinking about using ROM Manager to see what custom ROMs can be installed. However, I'm worried because I've read the milestone has some sort of lock in the bootloader, and I never actually unlocked the bootloader while rooting it. Am talking sense? **Will I run into problems if I simply install ROM Manager and try to install a custom ROM?** Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm under the impression that rooting and unlocking are separate issues. And so I'm wondering if I don't have to unlock my phone before messing with ROM Manager. |
6137 | User experience difference among Nexus S and Samsung Galaxy S | Currently, I am considering 1 out of the following 2 android phones. * Samsung Galaxy S * Nexus S (Not available in my country yet) I was wondering, has anyone used the above 2 android phones before? What is the significant difference of these 2 phones, in term of software and hardware? p/s Is there any online store where I can buy Nexus S from if I decide to have one? I am from Malaysia. |
28479 | How can I edit/remove my pictures in Android -devices on desktop? | I want to remove a bunch of images and it is extremely slow in Android. I want to edit things directly in Desktop, maybe such services with something like Google Picasa (?). In other words, how can I edit my images on the memory card of the Android device on Desktop? The Desktop and the Android are linked with the same Google account. |
1598 | Where to copy wallpapers? | I downloaded some wallpapers for my phone using the PC. Now, in which folder of my Android phone should I store them in order to be visible in Wallpaper Gallery? |
51048 | HTC One / Beats Earbud Conflict | The Beats earbuds that came with my HTC One initially worked great: the inline control worked, sounded decent. Recently, the phone fails to recognize them however. When I plug in alternative earbuds the phone plays music through the alts. When I plug the Beats earbuds into alternative audio sources, the earbuds themselves work fine. There appears to be a conflict between the two together: * I have tried using the headphone controls apps to see if throwing an app in there dedicated to managing the earbud controls would be a workaround and this did not work. * When I plug the Beats earbuds in, music plays through the phone speaker but the earbuds make the noise they would due to being plugged into a sound source * I have tried this with the Beats Audio setting on and off, and it is not a separate volume settings issue as the phone plays music through itself instead of the earbuds * Essentially, the issue isn't even with the inline controls, it is with audio not coming out at all; having audio come out of them would suffice a win for me What are my options and which are the best: * Get a new set of the same headphones; confirm if the issue is with this specific pair, and perhaps a short inline or other wear issue? * Is there some kind of Software solution? * Is the phone the problem even if other headphones work with it? |
81861 | Chrome New Tab Page Different/Changed. Samsung Tab 3, Android Kitkat | Usually my chrome://newtab looks like this: When I opened chrome recently and made a new tab, it looked like this (PLEASE NOTE! This is an image I took from chrome beta to recreate the image as I cant recreate it on chrome version 36, as after I cleared chromes data in application management, it was gone.)  I first noticed there was a Google search bar, and tapping just moved it to the top like the beta did. It looked exactly like the beta one, but how did it end up on my normal chrome? I searched the settings and could not find anything. I had just been browsing reddit and superuser, and was on youtube. When I came back to make a new tab it was different. I cleared the data for chrome and it was gone, so thats why I installed beta and took a screenshot for comparison. Any explanation? |
81865 | Add contact to ActiveSync on Samsung phone | I have two Samsung phones connect to my Exchange email using ActiveSync. When I manually add a contact they are stored on the phone and not ActiveSync, how can I set the default storage mechanism to be ActiveSync? Thank you |
81867 | Remove notification bar in Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 | Is there a way to remove the notification bar on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3? |
75636 | How to sync music bought on Google Play back into iTunes | I have the Google Music manager set to watch my iTunes folder, so if I buy music on iTunes, it'll end up in my Google Play Music. What about the other direction? When I buy a song on Google Play, how do I set things up so that it will be added to my iTunes collection on my Mac? |
75637 | I have broken screen. Can I root my phone only with downloading mode and recovering mode? | I want to recover my data from my Samsung S Duos. I have broken screen, so I can't do anything, even unlock (because I have a password to enter the phone). I tried to install CWM and connect with ADB, but USB debugging isn't turn on, so I can't connect with ADB at all. Is there some way to root my phone via recovering mode (with CWM) so I can turn on USB debugging and work with ADB? Maybe there is some easier way to recover my data? I thought e.g. about connecting keyboard to my phone, so I can unlock it and normally connect via USB, but my phone doesn't support OTG :/ any ideas? |
75633 | Clearing photos space from device via USB, keeping auto backup | I am running out of storage space on my mobile device. I am using photos auto- backup, and would like to still be available to view my photos/videos when I want to from my device. Can I connect via USB and delete/move files from `Internal Storage\DCIM\Camera` and be sure they will still be available from the photos app while I am online? |
75631 | How can I set a directory permission so that all files, existing, and newly added are indelible? | I am tinkering with an app that I do not control. It creates files and then sometime later deletes them, I want to prevent it from being able to delete those files. Or if I could create a file system watcher app that would auto copy the file to a new location, that too would suffice, but I do not know if that is possible on Android. Also, I would like to be able to set this recursively on a small folder tree but if not, I can just do each folder manually. |
75638 | adb/fastboot can't find device in bootloader, but they can do it when booted | I have worked on building Android from source code for few weeks. It used to be fine to me with my Galaxy Nexus, I can connect to my device via adb and fastboot and flash either the factory ROM or ROM built by me into my device. However, when updating the phone into 4.3, I forgot to extract drivers into the built directory and flash the built image into my device. Is surely can't work, and the screen turn off once "Google" is shown, so I would like to reflash it back to other image. However, my laptop can't recognize my Nexus S anymore in the bootloader. I can use "adb shell" once the device is normally booted (even without screen), but once I type "adb reboot bootloader", the connection is lost! Both "adb and fastboot devices" show nothing.... There are many threads talking about unable to connect devices but 70% of them are driver-related issue and 30% of them, ex: sudo adb, just don't work for me. I think I am not facing the driver issue because I still can use "adb shell" once the device is normally booted (not in bootloader mode). Moreover, I also tried few debrick tools contributed by xda community but with no luck. The most closed thread to this question is: ADB can discover devices but not fastboot But it seems there is no answer for this question. I am wondering if there is any way that I can reflash image to my device without accessing it in bootloader mode? (ex: push image in to device via adb shell when device is normally booted?). I am also wondering if there is any way to fix this problem. |
75639 | problem with root s4 gt-i9515 | I have S4 I9515. Can I use a ROM or root S4 I9505 to my phone or not? I don't find any root for my phone. I even tried to root my phone with root S4 I9505 but when I try to give super user access to my "root checker application" it give me "this device does not have proper root access". But if I delete "super user application" and then run "root checker", it show me that I got good root. Also I use another su app but it is not working with me so what to do? |
38418 | How can I root my HTC Legend without erasing my data? | I want to root my HTC Legend but I don't want to lose my data on it. I have seen the unrevoked method for rooting HTC devices but it does not have a version specifically for HTC Legend. Would the HTC Wildfire version work or do I need to look elsewhere? |
52678 | How do I make the apps/widgets view the default view? | I just got my first Android device (a tablet). I noticed there's two views. One with a wallpaper and some apps, and another view similar to Launchpad on the Mac (shown below):  I want to get rid of the view with the wallpaper in it and just have the "launchpad" view as my default. Is that possible? |
38411 | Can I mount external SD card read-only? | I have a SamsungGalaxy S3 (32GB Verizon version, not rooted) with a 64GB external SD card. I use the external card only for music, which I load from my computer. Several times now I have lost files from the external card. Is there any way I can force the S3 to mount the external card as "read-only"? Ideally, a widget that would allow me to toggle the mount from RO to RW and back would be perfect, but any way to mount it as RO will satisfy my need to protect the data on the card. |
51047 | How to stop "Make your phone more social" prompts? | Alcatel One Touch 983, firmware version 2.3.7. I am frequently interrupted with a black screen displaying this prompt: > Make your phone more social > > Authorize the synchronizing which will make it easier for you to connect > more with friends, share photos and links, and receive event reminders and > notifications. > > `Allow` `Skip` At first I thought it was Facebook, but then found that it was continuing after I killed the Facebook app. Moreover, it seems to stop when I switch my phone off and on again, but I don't know what's triggering it to start doing it again. Once started, it will sometimes pop up at minutely intervals, whether I tap Allow or Skip. I'm not sure what it's actually doing. In any case, what can I do to stop this frequent interruption? A way to stop it for good would be preferable, but failing that, I would welcome advice on how to stop it for the time being without having to shut my phone down and possibly lose something I'm in the middle of doing. |
38413 | adb shell mount command: documentation? | I'm creating a guide for noobs on editing the SystemUI.apk on the US Galaxy S3. But, before I post the guide, I want to make sure I know my stuff! I'm looking to learn about ADB (and ADB shell) and its various commands. I've noticed that some users mount their system read-write like so: mount -o remount,rw /system But, others mount like so: mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system I have a little bit of knowledge behind this (-o signifies options, yaffs2 signifies the file system, /dev/block/mtdblock4 signifies mount point, and /system is the actual directory), but why do people have different commands? Is it unsafe to miss some of the arguments? Why do some people include the mount point? The file system? Some separate multiple options using commas, others use spaces: does that matter? Instead of asking 50 questions like those, **does anyone know where to find the documentation/reference/explanation of the mount command, and describing its options?** If you are feeling extra great, any documentation/reference/explanation regarding ADB and busybox-for-android available? _(Besides these:http://busybox.net/downloads/BusyBox.html and http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html , which are a little lacking.)_ _Someone_ knows these things, but my Google-fu is took weak... :( I would sincerely appreciate your guidance, any at all! :) |
38412 | Lost root on LG AS855 due to OEM update | I lost root privileges on my LG AS855 when I updated it. I used SuperOneClick to root it. Now, it just hangs on step 7. This is not a very popular phone and information on rooting it is extremely sparce on the internet. Any suggestions on how to go about getting root privileges back would be much appreciated. |
38415 | Samsung Galaxy S3 won't push emails | I can only get new emails by manually doing a refresh. I want instant access to emails, like in Blackberries. I have both the Gmail and the Red Envelope emails with the same emails. P.S. Is this a sync issue? |
70048 | Flashing Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with Android on Linux | Is there a way to flash my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with stock rom(Android KitKat 4.4.2) in Linux(any distribution)? EDIT: I can't figure out how to flash this firmware with Heimdall. All I can find is different files and different devices. EDIT:Here are the instructions building a Heimdall firmware package. EDIT: I found a post on XDA saying that Heimdall doens't support KitKat 4.4.2, I got the same error as that guy:ERROR: Failed to send request to end PIT file transfer! ERROR: Failed to download PIT file! When trying to download the PIT file for my device. |
70049 | Why does my data plan need to be on to send pictures with text? | I don't understand why data is needed to send a picture with a text or to send a text to multiple recipients. These things did not need data on a dumb phone. They just used texting. |
70046 | Why is phone still checking inbox after deleting account? | I'm running Android 4.2.2 on Samsung GS4 SGH-m919. I set up an Exchange account using the stock "Email" app. I later deleted that account from the accounts list. Now if I run Email, it starts the "set up email" process, so it acts like the account is gone. However, I am still seeing regular status messages that say "checking inbox: exchangeserver.com". I have restarted the phone since deleting the exchange account. From Application Manager, Email is not shown as a running application. Why am I still seeing notifications about checking a non-existent account? |
70047 | ERRORLEVELs in adb push and pull | I need to execute adb commands from DOS batch files, but I need to know if the push and pull commands were successful. Do these commands return an ERRORLEVEL, or some other environment variable to determine of the push or pull was successful? |
70045 | Polling JavaScript from shell script in Android? | * I want to measure the real, system and user time for running a web benchmark (1). It basically runs some pre-stored site data emulating basic human interaction. * It contains index.html, results.html and some js files. * I was able to modify the index.html to autostart without pressing a start button and then using Android intents to start web browser. Example: time adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -n com.android.browser/.BrowserActivity -d file:///storage/emulated/0/benchmark/bbench/index.html But the above code gives me the time for only the process which starts the index.html file. Possible solution: I can call the above intent in a script and then run the script using time function, the catch is that I need to get some kind of feedback or end of task status from the benchmark. I can't understand how to do it. When I open results.html file, there is a for loop which basically runs the benchmark for some predefined number of iterations, I can perhaps modify this or get some status flag from here. **but** , the main question is can I poll a function/ variable in JavaScript from shell script? I am doing everything on Android platform 4.2.2 . |
70043 | Nexus 5 with an English interface and a Hebrew keyboard | I can't figure out how to set a Hebrew keyboard while using an English interface in my Nexus 5. The only way I have found to switch to a Hebrew keyboard was changing the language of the interface to Hebrew. Is it possible to have them both without a third party app? |
71398 | Page can't be loaded in S4 using http, but it does in https | I'm having special issues loading a website in my Galaxy S4, either Chrome and the default browser. In my case, when I try to access a website file using http, it throws an error 500, while accessing it using https, it works as expected. The weirdest thing is that when I try to access using another phone or a pc, it perfectly works. I've even tried using Firefox, but it still doesn't work. Do you know where does this error can come from? |
71390 | How to record an IR remote control commands and retransmit it by android device? | I have an Ir to Use. Is it possible to use it to record commands of an IR remote controls and simulate them by an IR-enabled android device?  |
71393 | backup taken by kies and want to restore it in lg phone | My s3 screen was blacked out and i took contact backup using kies3. Now i have got LG LTE2 phone also known as LG optimus f160 and want to restore that backup (taken by kies) data on LG phone. How can i do it? |
71395 | App shows ads even after restricted background data | I restricted background data for my file manager app. But still when I open the app, I am getting ads at the bottom. How is that even possible? How the app able to connect to mobile data? Am I missing something? |
62176 | Will Android recognize USB wireless adapters? | I'm looking to use a wireless drawing tablet with my Asus TF300T. I have a USB accessory so I can plug in the USB adapter for the drawing tablet, but I was wondering if Android would recognize the drawing tablet so I can use it like I would on a PC. |
52675 | matching desktop signature to mobile | I have seen this question for 2 yrs now but still can't find an answer. How do I sync my desktop gmail signature to my droid?? I need to send email from road and want my professional signature to appear. I'm using google mail and isn't droid a google phone?? it should work. It works on my employees' iphones, what am I doing wrong. Very frustrating if there is no answer for this. Our company policy requires use of "real" signature when using mobile email and I can't adhere to my own policy. I know I can type a signature in, but it's just not the same as what appears on our desktops. Please help!! hoping I've just been missing something and the answer is out there. Thank you! |
17004 | How can I sync all folders from an Exchange server (not just the Inbox)? | I am using a Samsung Galaxy S2 (Android 2.3.4) and have set up the native email app to synchronize with an MS Exchange 2007 server. The problem I am noticing is that I'm only notified for a new email if it is sent to my Inbox folder. I have to sync my other folders one-by-one. Is there any sync all option? |
36045 | Want to download an unsupported app, but says it will replace an app | What does it mean when it says it will replace an app? |
36047 | How to root my Motorola Flipside? | I am a relatively new Android user, but I have a bit of experience with Linux. My new Motorola Flipside MB508 has quite a few unwanted preinstalled applications on it, which I would like to remove. However, I need to root the device to do this. What is the easiest way to root a Motorola Flipside on Linux? `*`edit`*` I tried using SuperOneClick, but I am running Fedora (17) and it doesn't work in Wine. |
18619 | Maximum ring volume for one contact, vibrate for others (SMS) | I keep my phone on vibrate all the day because of my work. So I mostly get back on people when I have the time. However, I must be informed immediately when some server goes down. For that I have ordered a service which sends me an SMS when it happens. How would I have the phone ringing with a maximum volume for just one contact, while at the same time have everyone else on vibrate? |
18618 | What does the random "ding" in Google Maps Navigation signify? | Ever since updating my Nexus S to ICS, I've noticed that when using Navigation I sometimes hear a random "ding" when driving around. Any idea what this means? I was thinking maybe it was a warning about the speed limit or something, but I haven't noticed any particular circumstances whenever it does it. Sometimes its multiple times per journey, other times not at all. In the UK, Nexus S 4.0.3. |
18610 | how to search a particular song using search button | i am unable to search a perticular song by usng search button from the long list of songs after its been upgraded to android 2.3.5. Before that i was able to find a song using search button.i am using htc desire s handset. Please suggest if there is a solution to this.coz if i need to listen a perticular song ,i have to traverse through all the library and fing the song after 15 -20 minutes.. |
33276 | How to start browser in incognito mode by default? | I have a samsung galaxy tab 2 10" running Android 4.0.4. Is there a way for the default browser to automatically start up in incognito mode? Or, is there an alternative browser that can do it? |
33277 | Is it possible to dual-boot my TF201 with Windows RT? | I'm really liking the look of Windows 8 / Windows RT, and I'd like to try ditching my PC entirely by getting Windows onto my Transformer Prime. I'm aware that there are a few issues around things like not having the windows key, but I can't find much conclusive information around the dual-booting situation. Most of what I've found is a from much earlier this year, and a lot of the information seems to be based on supposition rather than " _I've tried this and it did / didn't work_ ". Is it, or is it not, _actually possible_ to get Windows RT running well on the TF201? As a follow-up, will Windows recognise the keyboard, or will it be ignored because it's not the Touch Cover? |
33270 | Zoom in/out via external keyboard | In there a way to get the effect of (zoom out/pinch put)/in with external mouse and or/keyboard? For games like angry birds or using google earth. |
18617 | Jorte sync NationalHolidayCalendar with Google Calendar | Is there any way to sync the NationalHolidayCalendar which the Jorte has with Google Calendar?The NationalHolidayCalendar of Jorte has been set up to show Greek Holidays.The google calendar shows greek national holidays ,but it only shows a few of them,while jorte shows most of them.So,I was wondering if there is anyway to sync the Jorte's NationalHolidayCalendar with Google Calendar. |
45910 | How to connect 3rd party tcp/ip device to Nexus7 | I have a wired tcp/ip based device that I need to access from an android app running on a rooted nexus 7. There is only one hard-requirement 1\. The tablet's primary internet connectivity must **NOT** be affected (3g and wifi). and a couple of preferences... 2\. Preferably the device would be accessed wirelessly. 3\. Preferably this would be accomplished without additional hardware physically attached to the tablet. The options as I currently see them... * **Bluetooth** obviously this would require some sort of ethernet to bluetooth gateway. I would rather not pay more than the price of the table for an industrial device which has significantly more capability than what I would need. So does a consumer version of this even exist? If it does would the resulting bluetooth connection on the tablet interfere with the 3g/wifi internet connectivity or is that something I can workaround with special routing rules or just coding the app to use bluetooth rather than sockets? * **Wifi** Is there a way to accomplish this while still meeting requirement #1? Maybe attaching a USB dongle via the tablet OTG connection and running two simultaneous wifi connections with special routing rules? * **Wired** USB RJ45 dongle via tablet OTG connection? This is similar and possibly simpler than the wifi option yet has the same potential issues regarding having two network connections active concurrently. Any thoughts, suggestions, creative solutions? |
45912 | Do I need to root my phone to get a tcpdump? | I'm troubleshooting my aCal installation and the good folks at aCal asked me for the output from `tcpdump -A` \-- do I need to root my phone and install busybox or can I do this from a terminal emulator? |
45917 | Disable camera's lockscreen shortcut | How can I prevent the camera app from opening directly from my Nexus 4's lockscreen? It opens frequently and easily when the lock screen slides from right to left, even if the phone is locked with pattern. My phone is running Android 4.2.2. |
44068 | How to make Galaxy Tab as portable WiFi hotspot? | I am a new user of Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (GT - P5100). Is there any way to use my Galaxy Tab as portable WiFi hotspot? |
44065 | Malware has corrupted SD card | I have android phone with SD card. Malware has moved all files to other folder. Then I copied it to previous place. But now it doesn't show applications placed in menu. It shows it in settings. What to do? How does android application in SD card must be placed? |
44062 | video recording distorts vertical lines | Here's a problem I've noticed on all Android, from old 2.2 to the new demo tablets at the store: When in camera video mode, record a column or a pillar, and slightly rotate the device back and forth left/right. Notice that the column appears to be changing shape, wobbling. I remember seeing in consumer-reports or similar magazine that most Android phones have worse video quality, I think only G2 had a very good rating. I wonder if there is any known fix for this problem? Which models don't have this bug? |
44060 | Flashing Samsung Galaxy S3 | I got my Samsung Galaxy S3 but it was bought from South Korea. At first it was all Korean but after some time(or some tweaks) I managed to set it to English. (No, I am not A Korean). Can I flash the firmware to a real English version(using ODIN or any other software)? I entered the model number because I might do something wrong but everything is in Korea (SHW-M440S: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=SHW-M440S&pcode=SKT#firmware). Another problem on my phone is it will only send an SMS if it has 80 or less characters on the message. P.S. I am very new to Odin and flashing an Android phone. But I have seen some tutorial on how to do it. |
12969 | Hide Facebook friend's events from calendar | I added my Facebook account to the calendar to sync up my Facebook friend's birthdays in my calendar. But along with the birthdays, few useless events also got added automatically. Like if my friend who is a football fan, is attending a Football match somewhere, that event is displaying in "MY CALENDAR". It is very annoying to see my friend's events in my calendar. How do I stop that? |
41741 | Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 can't receive incoming calls | After updating to version 2.3.7 of Android the device can't receive calls. Although it can call. The caller to my device is said to line was busy always, it happens from any kind of callers. Need to note, that incoming calls are saved to log, but without any notifications. I played with Profiles, WIFI settings, but it didn't help. baseband version: S5830XWKS2 |
12961 | Command to install app from phone? | I'd like to SSH into my phone, download an APK, and install it remotely. Is there a command available on the phone that would allow me to do this? EG: wget localhost/file.apk android_install file.apk Need to automate an install, as I just accidentally wiped my SD card and everything on it. :( |
12960 | Android Packet data shortcut | I have a Samsung Galaxy Mini running Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread. In the previous version Froyo (2.2.1) when I held down power button I got in that menu a shortcut to enable packet data. In Gingerbread I couldn't make this shortcut appear. Is there anything I can make to add this shortcut there? Because it's quite annoying to keep accessing Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Mobile networks -> Enable packet data. |
41746 | Is there a way to preserve my configuration between firmware updates? | I had some apps installed on my Galaxy S2 and configured them on screen the way I liked to have them. Today, the firmware got updated (it looks cool) and all my installed apps are gone from my workspaces. They are still available in the application menu. Also, a load of Samsung and Vodafone (my carrier) apps were put in the workspaces. Is there a way to preserve my configurations between updates, and if not... why? I usually use about five apps, so it's not such a big deal for me, but it's annoying. I can imagine some other users freaking out over this. |
40294 | Change behavior of space on external keyboard? | On my PC, I am using TouchCursor, so that I can control the text cursor using key combinations such as: * **SPACE+I/J/K/L** : up/left/down/right * **SPACE+H/N** : page up/down That way, and when using a keyboard with a TrackPoint, everything is reachable from the home row, and I don't need to move hands. TouchCursor reconfigures the space key: * to act as a modifier key when pressed together with **I/J/K/L/H/N/...** , and * to act as space, when pressed and released. Can I get the same functionality with an _external keyboard_ connected to a modern Android device? |
40297 | Transfer large files beween Android device and an iPad mini | I have an iPad mini and a Galaxy Tab 7.7 tablet. What is the easiest way to transfer several large files between an Android device and an iPad device? |
40290 | How can I select which folders to sync via Exchange ActiveSync? | I am using Exchange ActiveSync with Android version 4.1.2, but cannot find the option to choose which folders to sync within my mailbox. A technote on the Samsung website (albeit the US version) says this option should be there. Does anyone have any ideas? |
7090 | Android 2.1 - MyTouch 3G Slide - Preparing SD Card mal-function - Formatted SD Card after taking out and putting back in :( | Operating System: Android 2.2 Device: HTC MyTouch 3G Slide SD Card: Micro SD 8GB Sandisk card that is less than 1 year old Background: This feature formatted my working SD Card w/ all my pictures on it after i took it out and put it back into the same phone. I didn't add or delete any data from the device when i took it out... I checked the sd card on the computer and it only had 2mb of cache files on it while before it had 6gb of music and photos. I already tried mounting and unmounting the card. That doesn't help. The phone has recently been factory restored. Questions: 1) Why is Android / MyTouch3G Slide formatting my sd card? 2) How do I know if it's an sd card problem or a phone problem? 3) How do I get the card to work w/ the pictures and mp3s on there? I'm thinking maybe I should prepare the card for android somehow- with a sd card formatter Update: I recovered the files w Easeus Data Recovery, put them back on the card, and it formatted the files again. I'm thinking I should format my card for android 2.2 or mytouch3g so it accepts the pictures or put the card in while the phone is off to prevent this from happening again? |
40293 | Google play is not displaying | I'm trying to open google play on my computer but it displays me like below image:  Doesn't display any of the application not even when I select from categories. |
40298 | Contacts / People application missing | I have no Contacts / People app in my ICS tablet (bq Maxwell Lite). All the other google apps are there (calendar, playstore, gmail, talk). There seem to exist other tablets with the same problem. I've tried to retrieve the `Contacts` and `ContactsProvider` apks from `/system/app` on the SDK emulator, but these fail to install Third party contact managers just crash on startup. |
40299 | Updating my Xperia U to the ICS firmware 6.1.1.B.1.54 instead of the official 6.1.1.B.10 | I'm using the official Sony GingerBread 2.3.7 with firmware **6.0.B.3.184** on my **Xperia U** and I want to use the latest **6.1.1.B.54**. I've tried using Sony PC Companion/SUS but it tries to update my GB to ICS 6.1.1.B.10 which is buggy. I do not want to unlock my bootloader in this process and I also want to keep a backup of my current stock ROM in case something goes wrong. Can anyone post me a link or explain me the process of updating my phone? |
7098 | Gmail app on LG Optimus U doesn't get email anymore | I have an LG Optimus U from US Cellular and I use the stock Gmail app. A few days ago, it stopped receiving any new emails. When I click on refresh it doesn't do anything, just fails silently. Also, it shows that my account has 4 new emails but when I list the emails, I don't see any. Has anyone had this problem, or can anyone recommend a better email app? |
8105 | How to get Banshee to see Xoom via MTP? | I just bought a Canadian region Xoom, and have been able to access it via MTP using Gnomad2, but Banshee refuses to recognize it, despite having the libmtp extension installed. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! OS: Fedora 14, amd64 |
8102 | google contacts not shown | When I log onto GMail on my HTC Desire, I can't find a way to access my GMail contacts. I read that there was some link on the left of the screen. I see none. I am now at a loss |
15460 | How can I charge an ASUS Transformer while connected to USB? | Currently I'm developing with my Nexus S but would like to use Asus Transformer for that. So far I figured that device won't charge from USB. And for me - I need to have it on USB for debugging while charged and ON all the time. Is that even possible? How long device lives on battery when 100% on? **EDIT** I look at keyboard accessory and it looks good. It seems that I can charge and it will serve as a stand. But I'm not sure if USB in keyboard will work for debugging? |
15463 | Just wondering if there's an app in android that can read the actual height and width of an image captured from camera | Is there an app that can identify height and width of the image or object captured by a camera of my phone. Example is: It can identify the height and width of the dog or building or the person. |
15465 | OpenVPN browser tunneling | I hope I do not say silly things, or discounted, but I'm a newbie, at least for vpn. I want use my browser to connect on my corporate intranet via VPN connection, but I'm not able to do it. Someone can help me? Some information: I tried 2 way to confgure OpenVPN: * * * I've configured OpenVPN via openvpn-settings apps (using pre-created cert files located on /openvpn ). The .ovpn config files sound like port yyyy dev tun \#dev-node ovpn proto tcp-client remote xxx1.xxxx.it yyyy remote xxx2.xxxx.it yyyy remote xxx3.xxxx.it jjj remote xxx4.xxxx.it jjj ping 30 persist-tun persist-key tls-client ca xxx.ca.crt cert xxx.aaaa.bbbb.crt key xxx.aaaa.bbbb.key ns-cert-type server comp-lzo pull verb 5 I connect to VPN with no problems, and I can use for example ssh to connect on my corporate Linux server. * * * I've created a VPN from Menu->Settings-> Wireless & network-> VPN settings -> add VPN-> add VPN OpenVPN and set parameters according with the previous .ovpn config file I connect also to VPN with no problems, and I can use for example ssh to connect on my corporate linux server. * * * On both cases I'm not able to browse intranet. So I checked the IP address I go out with, pointing to http://m.showip.net/, and it displayed my provider IP, not the assigned VPN IP! Is it possible that VPN don't tunnel all traffic? Maybe I need to change the default gateway somehow? My O.S. is Android 2.3.7 kernel 2.6.35.14-nFinity ROM Cyanogenmod 7.1.0.1 stable Phone HTC Wildfire (Buzz) |
15467 | How can I edit Office documents on an Android tablet and keep compatibility? | In our office, there's a new Eee Pad Transformer. It was supposed to replace a netbook for giving presentations and editing Microsoft Office documents on the go (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Excel). There have been some issues: * The office solutions they currently tried can only _read_ Microsoft Office files (like Documents To Go) * Polaris Office with _write_ support produce Microsoft Office files that fail to open in Office 2007 Claim by the owner of the device, I can't try it. The questions are: * Is there any way to **produce PDF files from such documents**? This would at least make it possible to just export presentations to PDF in order to share them. * Is there a (preferably free) office solution that **guarantees compatibility** with Office 2007/2010? * Any other workarounds? |
6957 | How does su regulate app permissions? | I seen a lot of apps in the market that give superuser functionality to applications. However there is a pre-requisite of rooting your phone. I am curious how a rooted phone has those permissions already? I've downloaded the source code and have managed to locate the su.c file that might invoke an application to change. But im still not sure. Can anyone give an insight on this? Which actual files delegate permissions? Are all system apps given root permissions at startup? |
47583 | The odyssey for CM10, all i get is a bootloop. How can i solve this? | I'm here to discuss about the unlocking of my new LG Optimus L5. I'll start saying that it come oot with Android 4.1.2 and the LG mod v20b. I wanted to delete all the LG stuffs that slow the phone so i decided to root+unlock bootloader+install CWR+flash CM10 and Gapps. I started following this page and tried all the root methods; only the one using a modified kdz worked. After that i tried to unlock the bootloader, succeeding only after a day of tries. The problem was the Superuser app (it won't allow the ADB shell to edit the bootloader information even if it was allowed. I don't know why), so i installed superSU and all went right. After that i installed ROMmanager, which allowed me to flash the CWR, but i was able to enter it only if the USB cable was disconnected (again i don't know why). Inside the CWR i wiped bot caches, i did factory reset and flashed CM10+ Gapps; unfortunately i installed the wrong Gapps, denying me the Camera app, and few more little bugs... So i decided to flash the righ one (gapps- jb-20121011-signed), but after that, all google services was crashing, so i decide to factory reset all and reinstalla CM+Gapps (the righ one this time) The fate decided to curse me, sending the phone in bootloop after the flashing. Hopeless, i tryed to flash again the modded firmware with the kdz flasher to retore the phone at the first passage, but it remained in bootloop (this time with the LG logo, not with the Cyanogen one). I'm now trying to restore the original kdz (the v20d not modded) hoping for some miracle. Someone have a hint to help me? The only thing i know now is that i can put the phone in download/emergency mode or remain in bootloop. As far as i know the only way to enter the recovery is from SU binaryes in this f***ing phone, so no key combination to enter in it at startup. |
47584 | Does turning off the "Show notifications" settings for apps improve battery life? | I recently found that there is a "Show notifications" settings for individual app in my HTC One X. I have turned it off for some applications like Subway Surfers (which tries to sell me coins in notifications). Will disabling notifications improve my battery life? How does Android handle if notifications are turned off for a particular app - does it only hide notifications from notification bar or it really does not allow the app to create any notifications in first place (so in this case I presume that it would save battery life)? |
47747 | wifi only when traveling; also necessary to turn off packet data? | My son has a Galaxy S3 and is travelling to Russia. He'd like to be able to use his phone for Internet use, and Skype, when connected to Wifi. Otherwise, he doesn't want to incur extra or roaming charges for voice, text, or data. I thought I had this figured out. The instructions I got were to 1) go into airplane mode, and then 2) turn Wifi back on. However, I just called ATT, to verify my approach, and the person said he also has to go to 3) Applications -> Settings> -> More Settings -> Wireless and Network -> Mobile Network -> Use PacketS Data and uncheck "Use Packet Data" I Step 3 necessary, even after having done Step 1 and Step 2? Thanks, |
28940 | SMS-draft on incoming call | I have a tiny problem with my Android on HTC Wildfire. When I got incoming call and my screen is blocked, I have to move a ring to unblock and answer the phone; but if I move this ring fast enough and my phone doesn't capture my movement, I get a cancelled call and a sms-draft 'Sorry, I'm busy' etc. The problem is: is there any way to disable this option to have an sms-draft? I'd like to have not a possibility to slide to sms-draft with call cancel. My Android version is 2.3.5 |
47743 | No ADB connection to Transformer Prime TF201 on 4.1.1 | ADB connection to Transformer Prime TF201 on 4.1.1 With USB Debugging disabled I can see the TF as expected. With USB Debugging enabled I can see an entry under Device Manager for ASUS Transformer Prime ADB Interface with no warnings or errors. However when I attempt to use ADB to connect I'm not getting any devices returned. Screenshot here:  If I plug my phone in and list devices I get a single entry returned which works as expected, SHELL etc works normally. Any thoughts? |
28947 | Limit YouTube to Wi-Fi only | My daughter loves to share videos on YouTube with her friends. As a result she's blown through her monthly 2GB data allotment on multiple occasions. While I've educated her on the difference between 3G and Wi-Fi, and she's a smart kid, it would simply be easier if I could limit her YouTube app to only allow streaming while on Wi-Fi. I looked in the app settings but unless it's in some weird location there is no such setting. How can I prevent YouTube streaming to be only allowed on Wi- Fi? (If it matters: Droid Incredible 2, Gingerbread) |
28949 | Remap menu key to multitasking | I'd like to remap the physical menu key of my Xperia Neo V running Cyanogenmod 9 to multi-tasking, the way it is on phones that were launched with ICS or Jelly Bean to begin with. Apps built for ICS would then display the action overflow. With older apps, I guess an on-screen menu key would appear -- I think there is in fact an ICS phone that does this as it has only two keys, but I don't remember the name. Alternatively, the menu key would stay a menu key in these apps but this might be more difficult to achieve. Is there any way to configure or modify Android to behave this way? |
81411 | Moto E is not switching on after changing runtime to ART | I changed the runtime option from Dalvik to ART. It asked for a restart. When I did the restart, Moto E has been stuck in boot time. When I hold the power button for sometime, it starts again. It is stuck at a point where Motorola 'M' symbol comes and the footer says "powered by ANDROID". Please help, I am not able to switch on my Moto E. |
69943 | How can I place a text file on my homescreen for editing? | I would like to place a textfile from my SD-card `todo.txt` on my home screen so I can click on it to edit the content and when I close it only that file would be saved. Ideally there would be a `git` repository behind this file so I can see and eventually rollback any changes I made to that file. |
69942 | Wifi wont turn on... Galaxy S3 mini | Im really hoping someone can give me advise. Up until yesterday my _S3 mini_ has worked perfectly. All of a sudden I cannot turn on my WiFi: Each time I do it freezes on turning on... which is really annoying. I have done all the usual: power down, power up, reset, factory reset, and so on but no joy. I have also ran out of data allowance for this month. I took it to the local repair shop and they said that the antenna is built into the motherboard. To repair would need a new motherboard which is risky apparently? I find it hard to believe that my problem is so severe. Is there anything I can do about this? |
69944 | L2TP VPN fails to connect - how to troubleshoot? | I'm using the built-in VPN client (under Settings, More networks, VPN) on a Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) running Omega v17 (Android 4.3). I set up an L2TP (PSK) VPN connection and try to connect. It says "connecting..." for a while and then just says "disconnected" without any error message whatsoever. How do I tell what's wrong? Is there any kind of log somewhere? I can see in the server logs that it does try to connect, but nothing in there gives me any clue as to why it disconnects. A PPTP VPN connection to the same machine works fine. |
11395 | CyanogenMod USB tether | I can't seem to find the option to enable USB tether in CyanogenMod 7.0.1 . Several pages and forum threads mention a checkbox under Wireless & network setting, but i don't have it. Is there anything i need to do to get this to show up? Is this not supported anymore? What USB mode should I select? The phone is a Motorola Milestone, computer runs Windows 7 x64. |
13700 | Is there any way to let Facebook run only when I want? | Is there any way to let the Facebook app run only when I want to use it and really close it when i don't need it? I've already disabled it with autostarts, moved to sd, yet it is still running 24/7. I don't want to appear on the Facebook chat, also don't want to waste 30mb of ram, and of course there are no FB widgets on the home screen |
13706 | How can I encode an MP3 file in Android using LAME? | Can anyone tell me how to encode a MP3 file in Android (as you would by using lame.dll in Windows or lame.so in Linux)? |
43243 | Volume limit specific app? | Is there an app that will let me set a maximum volume on JUST Spotify? Spotify at 100% is a LOT louder than YouTube at 100%. I **never** want to listen to Spotify at 100%, but occasionally I do want to do so for a YouTube video. I'm asking because a few times, I've accidentally pressed and held the volume up button when listening to Spotify--I think I may have already seriously damaged my hearing that way. |
13705 | How to save attachment from Gmail? | I've got two MP3 files from my friend via Gmail. How can I save them to my phone? There is only a Preview button... |
52275 | Auto-switching Audio Widget? | I use a lot of audio apps on my HTC One, like Doggcatcher, Google Music, Tunein Radio, Pandora, NPR, etc. Most, if not all, of these apps have a 4x1 widget which controls playback. These are very helpful, but I have to devote 1-2 homescreen pages to these widgets, even though only one of them is relevant to me at a time. **Is there a way to reserver a 4x1 block of space on the homescreen, and have that space filled with the 4x1 widget of whatever app is currently outputting audio to the system?** This is kind of similar to the HTC One Sense's lockscreen implementation, where it has a generic widget that shows play, previous, and next buttons that control whatever app is currently playing audio, and shows the title of the currently playing track.  I think this would be a good idea, and would be very useful to me. Is there anything out there that can support this functionality? An alternate solution might be a generic audio widget that just shows the title track, with play, previous, and next controls, just like the HTC One lockscreen widget above. It's not ideal, as I like the app-specific functions (thumbs-up, etc.), but it would scratch the itch. |
52274 | How can I tell what my phone has been downloading? | I have a Galaxy S3, which I often use as a hotspot for my laptop when WiFi is out of reach. I have a good deal with my carrier so that I have unlimited and fast connection anywhere. Everyone happy. Recently, my connection has been beginning to slow down, only sometimes, so I did some testing, and I found that whenever the connection is slow, and I go into Flight Mode (a.k.a. forcibly disconnect the internet connection), I get an anonymous popup message (The smaller ones at the bottom, not the `alert()` style ones): > Currently unable to continue download, please try again later. Now, I didn't initiate any download, so I presume some application is doing it. I've uninstalled everything but the bare essentials, and it still happens. Is there a way for me to know what my browser is downloading, what kinds of requests it's sending, how much and from where? |
52276 | Textexpander for android | I'm on a Mac and iPhone. Going to switch to Android and Windows. Textexpander is an app that is "expanding custom keyboard shortcuts into frequently-used text". In other words: a _text expansion_ tool. For example, when I type gm1 my email shows up. When I hit d2 I see todays date, 130830. I currently have textexpander on the mac, have the library in dropbox, and sync it to iPhone so that I have all my snippets on both Mac and iPhone (well, at least in the iPhone apps I write in like PlainText). I know that * AHK kan do snippets via :*:gm::my email adress * Breevy is a textexpander for windows But can I make text expansion play as nice on android-windows as on iPhone- mac? |
52270 | Is it possible to minimize the unlock section of the lock screen? | Sometimes your widgets take up a lot of space. The unlock section also takes up a lot of space if you use a PIN or password. Is there any way to minimize it? |
60367 | Android on PC: Correct ISO | I've tried doing this before, and I successfully installed Android on my Dell Inspiron 15 [64bit.] There was one problem though. No video worked. Not on YouTube, not on the Web. Not when downloaded with any video player. Can anyone please verify an Android ISO that works well with videos and everything? I know people do it, but with which version, and what iso? |
60361 | How to enable developer settings Nexus 7 4.4.2 kit kat | I have the old Nexus 7 with stock 4.4.2, and I want to enable developer settings. I have found many references to Settings -> About (Tablet) -> And click 7 times on build number - but that simply does not work. I have tried tapping it 1 million times and nothing happens. If I tap "Android Version 4.4.2" in the same menu, I get the whole spinning K, kitkat, easter-egg game etc. What am I missing? How do I enable developer settings? |
65620 | Are APK files saved on my device when I install from the Play Store? | I used a Nexus 7 for a couple of years and got a Nexus 10 earlier this year. I installed a number of kids books/games on the 7 and wanted to transfer them to the 10. Now I can't find some of them at the store. Would the APK files still be located on the 7? |
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