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28686 | What is the fastest way to transfer huge files beween two android powered devices? | What is the fastest way to transfer huge files (e.g. 500MB) between two android powered devices? Bluetooth? WiFi direct? Beam? or maybe USB on-the-go? |
28689 | Install CA without having to activate screen lock | I have a Nexus 7 (Android 4.1.1) and I want to add a CA (Certificate Authority) to my device to use it for the ssl-connection to my mail server. The CA is self-signed. The Certificate does only contain the public key of the CA (of course!). I also want to keep my screenlock disabled because on a tablet not leaving my house it does not make sense to have a screen lock. Now the problem arises: Whenever I want to import the CA, Android wants me to change my screenlock to digits/password which I want to avoid. Can this behaviour somehow be prevented? There is nothing security critical at a public key of a CA. I know that when the phone is rooted one can add a CA, but I want to avoid rooting my phone. |
67735 | ADB backup is not working | I just tried to make a backup from my Nexus 5 (before installing CM 11) It is unlocked but not rooted. On PC side I'm working with Ubuntu 13.10. When I type adb backup –all -apk -nosystem –f /data/Nexus5Backup/backup_17042014.abk then my phone asks me if I want to backup and I confirm. But the terminal in Ubuntu immediately returns to prompt (~$) and my phone says the backup is complete. When I type adb backup –all -apk -shared -nosystem –f /data/Nexus5Backup/backup_17042014.abk and also confirm that I want to backup then the terminal hangs at Now unlock your device and confirm the backup operation. The phone is displaying "shared storage". But the weirdest thing is that in both cases the backup file (/data/Nexus5Backup/backup_17042014.abk) is never being generated. How can I do a full backup? I already did backups in the past and they worked. Is this a bug in my Android version (4.4.2 KitKat)? And is there a workaround? |
67730 | Samsung S3 - 40mb free ram of 1.5 gigs? | My S3 has been lagging while I play in games or use aps. I've read that free ram is not supposed to be linked with lag but it seems that it must be. While in one of the games I play, my keyboard will not load, or will close randomly. I assume this is due to lack of ram to open it. I have very few aps and almost no background processes. How is 1.44 gigs of my 1.5gigs of my ram being consumed? |
67733 | How do I fix a hactic feedback that is too strong with swiftkey? | This is a little hard to describe. When NOT using Swiftkey, I can change the adjustment of my haptic vibration (therefore making it softer or harder). However, when my Swiftkey is turned on...its automatically at the strongest vibration for when I am typing in my messages. Even if I go to my phone’s settings and reduce the vibration level... it doesn’t change for my keyboard in my messages. Does anyone know how to fix this? It’s driving me crazy!! |
51460 | Drivers for Nexus 4 for Windows XP | I don't have any software on my laptop for my Nexus 4 drivers. Where can I get the driver software to download it for my Nexus 4 for Windows XP? |
51464 | Accessing phone data when locked out | I am using a BLU Quattro HD 5.7 phone, running ICS, and I have locked myself out due to my own stupidity. It doesn't have a wifi connection or a data connection at the moment because I do not have a data plan and I haven't connected to any wifi networks in my area. I see that the only way for me to recover from this is to factory reset my phone. I will do this, but I have data on my phone that I really do not want to lose that I want to be able to access before wiping it. Is there any way for me to do that even though I have not enabled usb debugging or rooted the device? |
51467 | Transfer data from one user to another in 4.3 | I have the Nexus 7, and I just updated to 4.3, and I'm creating restricted profiles for my kids. They use to play in my main profile, and they progressed a lot in several games and, when they access their new user, they have to start over. Is there anyway to migrate the application data from my main user to the restricted users? I'm not rooted. Tks |
51466 | How to add another language to a Samsung Galaxy Chat physical keyboard? | Having got a Samsung Galaxy Chat (B5330) I'd like to use its physical keyboard to to enter not only english but also central european (czech) and cyrillic (russian) letters (I am ok with english-only key labels). So, any directions on where and how? |
23624 | Can I upgrade my HTC Wildfire's processor so I can run Android 2.3? | I am using HTC wildfire. Is there any possibilities to upgrade mobile processor so I can run Android 2.3? |
32977 | Do not go into standby when phone is plugged in | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How do I keep my Android 4.0.3 phone awake when USB connected? Is it possible to configure my S2 so that when it is plugged in, the phone doesn't go into standby? |
23683 | Package error "package file was not signed correctly" when updating Google+ | > **Possible Duplicate:** > Updating GPlus Signature Error In trying to update Google+ I receive: "package file was not signed correctly uninstall the previous copy of the app and try again". The problem is I can't find Google+ app in the app manager. What can I do to solve this problem? Galaxy SII I9100 Android 4.04 Rom: Resurrection Remix 2.0 |
23621 | My phone restarts after I connect it to the computer | I was wondering if anyone can tell me why my Samsung Galaxy Ace (gingerbread 2.3.6) restarts after I've connected it to my laptop using a USB cable. Is it the android system, the phone, etc??? Thanks. |
59335 | Deleting messages in whatsapp | I had lot of private and group conversations over an year through whatsapp, but all of a sudden the space it takes seems to be on a high.I was able to delete private messages by long pressing the person's file and deleted the entire conversation but when I long press the group chats I didnt quite find an option to delete the conversation all at once.Is there any way to delete private messages all at once rather than doing them individually. |
61773 | How does Google find devices for Android Device Manager? | I've seen the news story a few weeks ago that Google has finally implemented a feature similar to Apple's _Find My iPhone_. The weird thing is that Google says that somehow magically all old devices with old firmware can now be found, which were released months and years prior to the announcement of the feature. How does that work? |
61770 | Is there a way to see which apps are using GCM? | I'm interested to know how many of the apps I have installed are using GCM. Is there a way to find out? |
61771 | Does GCM always work over cellular data, as APNS? | APNS always works over cellular data, even if you are connected to WiFi (because WiFi uses extra power, and thus iOS devices turn it off during sleep, without affecting APNS). Is GCM (Google Cloud Messaging) capable of doing the same thing? |
59331 | Can I connect an Android phone to a DSL Modem via USB? | Is it possible to connect my phone directly to a DSL line (Via USB) and then use tethering features to make my phone behave as a Wireless Router ? |
27757 | Locking individual files on micro sd card | I have Galaxy S2 running on android 4.0.3. I have a number of photos, videos, pdf and word files stored on the micro sd card. I am just wondering if there is a way to password protect **individual** files. Many thanks |
61778 | Shutdown Phone Without Root | Is there a shell command to shutdown and/or restart the phone WITHOUT root? I need this for an app I'm developing. It's going to be a feature called lockout mode that turns off the phone when it turns on. So if someone stole your phone, they can't use it. If you can't do the shutdown command without root, is there any way to make this happen? |
27751 | Do I need internet/3G to use GPS? | I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 that has some problems with the GPS: If I use internet my navigation works but when I turn the 3G off, GPS does not work. Do I need internet/3G to use GPS? |
23995 | Why does the Samsung Galaxy Tab2 7.0 have a built in phone app? | Why does the Samsung Galaxy Tab2 7.0 have a built in phone app? It does not have a phone. |
23996 | How can one access hidden apps on the Samsung Galaxy Tab2 7.0? | There are many apps loaded on the Samsung Galaxy Tab2 7.0 that do not appear on the applications icons page. Phase Beam 1.0 is an example. It is not a "Samsung App". How do we find and load these hidden apps? |
74709 | Home, Menu, Back Buttons are not clickable in android emulator | I have noticed that in some of emulators mainnavigation buttons (Home, Back, Menu) buttons are not clickable. If the emulator's device is something which has a higher resolution this is mostly happening if I have observed it correctly. Does anyone know why is this and any solution for this? Thanks, Madhura |
29332 | Reduce delay when waking up the phone | The delay between me pressing the power button and the phone actually waking up is annoying. Is there any way to optimize this? |
23998 | An FB Contact name not displaying while calling, Only number shows up | I have a couple of contacts in my Samsung Galaxy S i9003 which runs Android 2.3.6, which are retrieved from my FB contact list. That means, those names and contact numbers are not saved in my SIM/Phone, they are only in FB. Since I have synchronized FB account, I can see those contacts from my contact-list. Whenever I call them or they call me, their names are not showing up and only numbers as if they are not in my contact list (And I don't have a clue on who is calling). But if I check my call logs later, I can see their number along with their name. I want to see their names while they are calling. How do I do it in my case? Thanks a lot for your help. |
27284 | FakeGGSearch.a - Lookout found a virus on my Android Phone | I use Android 2.1update1 and installed Lookout, and now Lookout says that: "FakeGGSearch.a" is a trojan, but I can't uninstall it! Now what? What can I do about this? Google didn't returned any results.. |
78859 | INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_SHARED_LIBRARY | I'm trying to install ISIS on my nexus 5. I downloaded the apk file but adb install says INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_SHARED_LIBRARY. How can I install what is missing? $ adb install com.isis.mclient.atnt.activity.apk * daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 * * daemon started successfully * 7279 KB/s (18120454 bytes in 2.430s) pkg: /data/local/tmp/com.isis.mclient.atnt.activity.apk Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_SHARED_LIBRARY] |
27283 | phone mounts as media device not usb storage | My Samsung Galaxy SII used to mount normally as a USB drive in Ubuntu until the 4.0.3 upgrade. Now the only two options are: * connect as Media Device (MTP) * connect as Camera (PTP) neither of the above works properly with Ubuntu 12.04 so I could browse and manage files on the phone and the SD card. Does Android 4.1 not support the device to be mounted as USB drive anymore?? I tried turning on USB Debugging in developer options but no difference... |
78854 | Phone unusable whilst charging | I have a fairly old samsung galaxy S2 android 4.1.2. In the last few weeks, it has been behaving really oddly when plugged in to charge. The 'desk clock' page flashes up every few seconds of its own accord, and sometimes the 'voice command' page. When I try to use the phone, I can only operate it for a few seconds at most before one of these things flashes up, which means I have to come out of it and try to get back into what I was doing (usually just for the clock page to come back up again instantly). It's getting worse, to the point I just can't use it when plugged in. I appreciate the answer is probably eventually going to be to buy a new phone, but was wondering if anyone had any ideas or suggestions in the meantime. Many thanks. |
2198 | How can I block incoming SMS from certain senders? | What is a good app for blocking incoming SMS? I want it to be easy and able to add numbers from contacts and not require to many privileges (probably only some storage and intercepting SMS). |
6731 | Blocking messages from a particular contact | > **Possible Duplicate:** > Good app for blocking incoming sms? how can i temporarily block all messages in an ANDROID operated Dell Streak by a particular contact.... |
13695 | SMS rules application | > **Possible Duplicate:** > Good app for blocking incoming sms? There is a service number that always sent me sms messages. 10 or 20 times in a day. Can you suggest an app. for creating a rule for that number ( just ) so no notification will be showed ? regards.. |
14294 | Can open an HTML file with Browser but not HTMLViewer | I have an HTML file on my SD card. Opening it with "Browser" works as expected. However, if I try to open it with the built-in app "HTMLViewer", I receive the following error message: > Web page not available > > The Web page at _File URI_ could not be loaded: > > The requested file was not found. Obviously the file is there since I can open it with Browser. This was not a problem on Android 2.2.1. Why can't HTMLViewer open an HTML file? |
51285 | Gmail App Expanded Email Notification Not Collapsed Automatically | Recently I freshly installed the Gmail app from the Play Store and it had this nice feature which offered a peek of my email in the notification area whenever I swiped down the notification tray; it also had the reply/delete buttons. But now all of a sudden that feature is literally gone. Now, whenever I receive an email I do get the notification but in kind of that classic way and to have a preview of my email and the reply/delete buttons to appear I have to slide down that notification (either by dragging it by one finger or tap- holding that notif. and then dragging it down as mentioned here on Google's Help Page) a bit every single time which is kinda annoying. I have Android 4.2.1 installed on my phone. And have checked all related settings to no avail :| Please help :( |
32306 | Security of Paid apps in Google Play? | What measures does Google takes to ensure that paid apps that are downloaded do not get spread for free? Currently I see a possibility that can leak out a large number of apps: 1. Someone pays to download an app on his mobile. 2. Creates a backup of the app. 3. Gives the backup to friends/ family or spreads it over the internet. 4. Many people use the paid app for free. I have not tried this. My Question is: Is it possible? What is the current state of the security measures for the paid apps on Google Play? |
32300 | Android: Change Samsung Galaxy Ace default message type to text (160 charactors ) | My Samsung Galaxy Ace default message is multimedia type messages (70 characters) and is costing me a fortune, over 10p a text (UK). How do I change this to normal text (160 characters) which my phone company gives me 200 free text making it cheaper for me? |
51288 | Galaxy S2 screen is black, but touch-screen still functional. | No idea what happened, last night it was working till it ran out of battery and turned off. Woke up this morning and kind of rolled over on it with my elbow, no big deal it seemed like though. A little while later after I charged it the phone would turn on, make the sound etc but nothing on the screen, I can still feel the vibration when I try to move an icon for example. And it the computer still recognized it when plugged in, any solutions? Or am I outta luck? |
61197 | Samsung Galaxy S3 - Decrypting damaged SD Card (not factory reset) | I've searched a lot of threads, but this situation seems to be different than most. My Samsung Galaxy S3 has an encrypted SD card. The card used to mount and work just fine - then one day it corrupted (apparently this is not uncommon, I've since found...). I'm trying to recover data from the card using my Linux laptop. I have mounted the damaged SD card on my laptop and can see the files. However, since they are encrypted, it's not much use... I have NOT factory reset the phone, so it should have the encryption key on it _somewhere._ My plan is to get the key, move it to my laptop, mount the SD card again, and use the key to decrypt the data before formatting the card again. Problem is, I can't find the key. Where is the encryption key located on the phone? I believe that Samsung is using eCryptfs, but if this isn't the case, or my plan here has huge holes, please chime in! Update: The encryption file is located at /data/system/edk_p_sd and requires root access. It is possible to copy it to a computer using the adb pull command. No success yet in mounting it correctly. |
61192 | On device root for Pantech Crossover P8000 | I want to be able to root my device, so I tried Gingerbreak. No success. Because my phone is, um, older, I want to root it to bring it a little more to life. Any ideas? |
61191 | Prerequisites for flashing custom ROM (i9100) | It's been a while that I've done it but I do remember that it is important to check the kernel that is on the phone before attempting anything. There's certain ones that pose a risk. Could you help me out there and remind me? |
55900 | just boot in recovery mode htc one xl | Well, I have a htc onexl at&t (evita) bootloader unlock and custom recovery TWRP when i try to turn on my phone he just boot in recovery, i can go to bootloader but i cant boot in system, is not a boot loop, he just go directly to recovery This is what i did: * Unlock bootloader * Install custom recovery TWRP 2.6.3.0 * Then I try to restart the phone and when he turn on he go directly to recovery |
55907 | Android battery mucking up | I have an unusual problem with my galaxy s4 battery.  Screenshot (click for larger variant) Sometimes when the battery level is 85% it can shut off and when I turn it back on it can go straight to 0%. Also sometimes the battery level seems to be able to rise even when i am using it and its not being charged. I ran a virus scan using AVG and found no viruses. Please help me find fix this problem. |
61133 | How to update Galaxy Nexus from 4.0.2 to 4.2? | I had a Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.2.1 and it broke. My insurance replaced it, so I have a new Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.0.2. The new phone doesn't show that any system updates are available. (Well, I think it updated from 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 as soon as I turned it on, but nothing since then.) How do I update it to 4.2? (Sorry if I'm not giving enough information; I'm new and I'm not sure what's relevant.) QUESTION RESPONSES: -I am in Canada and my provider is Mobilicity. -I have tried going to About Phone -> System Updates and nothing shows up. When I first got the phone, it updated from like 4.0.0 or 4.0.1 to 4.0.2, but that's all that has showed up. I also tried clearing the cache and force stopping Google Services Framework, as suggested in another thread. -I don't really know what it means to install the update manually; I guess I'm willing to, but I feel that something must be wrong because this is the exact same phone (as far as I can tell) I've had for the last year with the exact same provider. When I got this phone one year ago, it ran Jelly Bean automatically, so I don't get why this one wouldn't do the same automatically. NEW INFO: -Sometimes when I click System Updates, after it says there no updates available and shows "Last checked for updates" as the current time, it starts downloading a 41.2 MB "Android System Update". After it downloads, it restarts and gets that picture of the robot having surgery, but it's still running 4.0.2. * * * I don't think this question is a duplicate of the one posted, because this is a case where I _know_ there is an official update from the carrier/manufacturer, but my phone isn't seeing it. I noticed another thing: when it downloads the "Android System Update" and restarts, the picture of the robot starts off as a green guy standing up with a blue thing spinning in his chest, but then it changes to the green guy laying down with a red caution triangle over his chest. Does that tell me anything? |
55905 | detect when application using permissions ~ Android | I list all permissions of the new installed application on rooted Android device. But I want to detect when an application uses these permission. For example, I installed an app and it uses READ_CALENDAR permission. It is not always read my calendar data. I want to detect the time it reads my calendar data. Is it possible? |
78437 | Nexus 5: Folder Limit | I thought that Android 4.4.4 had no limits as to how many apps are in one folder? How can I add more than 12 apps to one folder? Is this iOS now? I hope there's a way to change the limit. |
25665 | Call Log or now called Recent Calls | Where did the ability to sort and see your calls either by missed calls (those that you did not answer), received calls (those that you answered) and Dialed calls (those that you dialed.) There is no menu selection to choose like in previous versions of Google's Android System. |
25666 | Can apps be controlled through adb? | Can an installed application be completely controlled via adb? For example: Consider I need to to export my Contacts to SD Card. So here there are basically 5 Steps involved 1)Open Contacts application 2)Press Menu Key 3)Select Import/Export option 4)Select Export to SD card 5)Confirm Export Can any/all of them be performed via adb? This can be useful when you have an unrooted phone with a bricked display and all access you have is via adb. |
25667 | Has the copy/paste functionality been removed in the RAZR Maxx's Ice Cream Sandwich update? | Now that I have upgraded my Motorola Rzar Maxx to Ice Cream Sandwich the ability to do a copy and paste from Evernote and Office Suite are no longer available. Instead I have to cut rather than copy, then paste it back in the app and then go to the app you want to past in to paste it. Further there is no longer a menu item to select all text either. Has this functionality been removed by the update? |
60825 | Transfer contacts from android to google contacts | I have a Google account, and my android is a Galaxy S. I want to transfer all my contacts from my cellphone into Google contacts. If you use the phones syncing option by default, it is a one way sync from Google contacts to your phone. I have also tried CardDav, which I downloaded from the play store. It does the same time, it just syncs from Google, to your phone. Can some one please tell me how I can sync all the contacts from my android to my Google contacts? |
26483 | Reasonable OneNote alternative for Android | I just wanted to know if there's a OneNote app for Android, that would allow me to actually use it to its full potential (unlike that crap released by MS). I am thinking about getting a Transformer and it is very important to me since all my notes from classes and lectures are in OneNote. I found many apps that would allow me to work with Word, Excel or PowerPoint. But everybody seems to be forgetting about OneNote... |
60826 | Allow auto-update of only a single app | Is it possible to auto-update selectively? For example, if I want to allow an anti-virus app to update, but no others. Can this be done? Android 4.0.4 |
60821 | Digital/Physical keyboard not sending input on occasion | Motorola Droid 3 Android verison: 2.3.4 System version: 5.7.906 System update report: "Your device is up to date! No update is necessary at this time." Phone's age: 1 year After unlocking my screen and opening up an application that accepts keyboard input (texting apps, web browsers, notepads, ect) I sometimes cannot input any characters - both on the physical keyboard and the digital keyboard. I typically deal with this by pressing dozens of characters at random until they start to appear again. However, keystrokes are being somewhat recognized, which can be confirmed since each keystroke envokes a small vibration (set by the "Vibrate on kepress" switch in the Multi-touch keyboard settings. Further, my choice in texting application "Chomp" attempts to guess the word you're typing as you type it. Although no characters are actually being inserted into a message when this problem is occuring, Chomp at least detects the characters and makes word/spelling suggestions. Still, no words/letters are input into any text field box. I'm aware that a factory reset would be a favorable method of potentially finding a solution, but am looking for alternatives. |
34348 | LG Nexus 4's Internal Storage Dilemma & its Apparent Lack of Support for USB OTG Connectivity? | As my contract on my current android phone is soon ending, I am considering purchasing the LG Nexus 4 (if it ever becomes available again on the Google Play Store) as my next phone, as it supposedly is in the top league but "without the price tag" so i'm informed. I am aware that many people are disappointed that a microSD card slot is unavailable on these devices (I believe the same to be true of the Nexus 7 & 10, if I am not mistaken), and this may detract them from buying such a device. From what I understand Google's reason for not including microSD support (unlike other manufacturers) is that they want people to know exactly what is on the internal memory of the phone, as many people "get confused" between what is on the internal memory and the microSD card, and therefore people can choose the required storage space ie 8 or 16GB (and therefore they know exactly what they have beforehand and accommodate their apps etc accordingly). Another reason is that Google want people to move away from internal storage & use Cloud storage more and more (and integrate with its other "services" eg Google Music) - a clever ploy on Google's part This put me off from buying the device until a few weeks ago when I heard about USB OTG (On The Go) Cables, which are essentially USB Cables having a micro usb connector at one end which fits into the Nexus 4 and a USB connector at othe other (which opens up a whole world of opportunities - more so for tablets rather than smartphones I think). This being the case I thought joy, storage is no longer a "problem". However I have heard reports that USB OTG connectivity despite apparently being supported cannot be enabled on the device. Is this the case, have people therefore found a solution like rooting the device and flashing with a Custom ROM ie CyanogenMOD Jellybean 4.1 to achieve USB OTG Connectivity ? Have people been unable to get hold of the phone in the first instance to comment or have Nexus 7 or 10 owners experienced USB OTG connectivity issues ? If this is unachieveable i'm sure it is premature as Google are bound to provide an update at a future date (that is of course if they can supply the phone, or was the LG Nexus 4 simply a one time purchase wonder, when it hit the Play Store a few weeks ago) Excuse the long(ish) post, but I believe the relevance of it |
38649 | How to find out my Galaxy Nexus' version? (maguro, toro or toroplus) | I have a Galaxy Nexus phone. I want to install JellyBean manually, but I don't know which one of these I should download. How do I know if my phone is maguro, toro or toroplus? |
28226 | How can I determine my Galaxy Nexus model variant? | I have a Galaxy Nexus phone I want to root. Manual differs between Verizon, Sprint and GSM subtypes. Where can I check this subtype? |
26155 | Whats ODIN mode in Galaxy Tab 2? | I just pressed the power button and the volume up button in my Tab. I went into a screen called ODIN mode... It started downloading something... What is this? |
26152 | Nexus 7 capacitive buttons and display | So both the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 have dynamic capacitive buttons instead of actual physical buttons. I was actually under the impression that this black bar was a separate capacitive display from the main display. Now that I actually see a Nexus 7 in person, this black bar appears to be just a part of the screen. So am I actually getting 1280x800 pixels? |
26151 | mediascanner scan from system directory /data | How can I make mediascanner scan phone memory, i.e. the `/data` directory? I want to test playing MP3s from this directory. When I try to hack it by replacing the "pathStr" from `/mnt/sdcard` to `/data` before `MediaScanner::doProcessDirectory()`, it fails saying W/MediaScanner( 1713): Error opening directory '/data/', skipping: Permission denied. And also crashed (probably in free). I just want to play MP3s stored in phone memory and avoid reading the SD card for some experiments. |
25590 | Why does android ignore my etc/hosts change in the browser? | I've remounted `/sys` as `rw`, added one entry to `etc/hosts` (e.g. `10.0.0.1 x.com www.x.com`) and rebooted my device. After rebooting, if I check `etc/hosts`, the entry is fine. If I ping `x.com`, it pings the correct IP address I entered. But, if I open a web browser (either stock or Dolphin), and browse to `x.com`, it'll go to the IP address the DNS resolves to. What's happening? (My phone is a Nexus One, which is running the custom Cyanogen 7.1 ROM based on android 2.3.7) Update: On the app 'LAN Droid' I get the edited address (so `10.0.0.1`) just fine too. It seems like that it's only the browsers where it behaves wrongly. |
25595 | Why can't I re-install YouTube? Error message: "Duplicate provider authority" | I'm in a bit of a problem. You see I have a preinstalled youtube app on my phone. Normally, there's an update and so I wanted to make the preinstalled one up-to-date without keeping the older version so I uninstalled it using Link2SD. Now when I was about to reinstall youtube with the latest version, I keep getting an error. So now my phone is stuck without a YouTube app. I even tried sideloading but it still fails to install. The error I'm having is  |
25599 | New TF300 is not showing anything on the screen | I purchased an ASUS TF300 from Amazon and it arrived today. The manual says to charge it for 8 hours for optimal battery life, so I plugged it in and let it charge for a bit. The power button is now displaying a green light after about two hours of charging (it's still plugged in), and when I press the button the tablet's backlight comes on. However, the screen is blank - nothing is being displayed. I've tried forcing a reboot (holding the power button down for 8 seconds). The tablet makes a chiming noise and appears to reboot - based on the backlight turning off and then back on - but there is still nothing displayed on the screen. Any suggestions? Is it possible it's DOA? |
63842 | How to disable notification bar | I've got a rooted Asus Memo Pad 10 (ME102) with Android 4.2.2. I need this tablet in a "kiosk-mode", so the notification bar should be disabled (and not just hidden as in for example full-screen games). I don't want to use a custom rom, but want to disable it via adb shell or a app. Thank you in advance! |
63843 | android keyboard background | Can I change the background of my keyboard, such as using my own pictures as the background of the keyboard? I searched this for a long time but there's still no way to do that. I've download an app called GO Keyboard, it allows me to use my own pictures; but when I type I can't see the conversations above: the whole page is just my keyboard and a box to show what I am typing. Can anybody tell me how to set the background of my keyboard with my own pictures? This means a lot to me, thanks a lot. |
2042 | Can I manually focus the camera on my Android phone? | Is there any way to manually focus the camera on my Android phone? I know that you can tap on where to focus, but that's just assisted auto focus. What I want is to be able to manually adjust the focus. |
2040 | Where can I see what the screen dimensions are of an Android mobile phone | I have a Samsung Galaxy S mobile phone, I can't seem to find the dimensions of the screen (apart from looking it up on the internet of course). But in general: can you somewhere see the correct screen dimensions of a mobile device's screen ? |
4814 | Does Google Maps Navigation for Mobile work on Verizon Android phones | Verizon has a history of blocking navigation apps so we'll be forced to use their proprietary navigation system (VZNavigator) and pay the $10/month subscription for it. Can someone confirm that this does not apply to Google Maps Navigation for Mobile on a Verizon Android phone? I'm specifically thinking about the Droid X. |
57502 | viewing yahoo mail subfolders on galaxy note 3 | How can I view my yahoo mail subfolders on my samsung Note 3? I have office on my phone and also a pdf reader. When I go to my mail app and click the top left mail icon, I go to folders. Then when I choose to show all folders, it only shows those on the phone (meaning outbox, inbox and drafts) but all my other subfolders that are on my yahoo account. How do I get my mail app to show my subfolders? |
57505 | Transfering an Incoming call to loudspeaker | My Question is Can I transfer a call to loudspeaker or external speaker directly through app which the phone has when i get an incoming call Thanks In Advance !!! |
58853 | Annoying contacts FC | I cope with a problem which more android users have to deal with. The well known android.process.acore fc or something similar. The constantly appearing fc notifications would be caused by your crashing contact list. However i cannot find a solution for this anywhere while many users have this problem. It is really annoying when you have to open whatsapp 3 times because the whole system freezes.. Isn't there a way to hide those notifications? I'm really getting sick of it.. Any help would be appreciated, if there's already a similar post, i would be thankful if you could refer me to it. Thans in advance! I've installed Android 4.1.2, Galaxy S Advance Edit: I've tried the options they give in force close wiki but reboot and reset obviously wouldn't help, and deleting contacts isn't the solution. When i really can't use those fc's at a moment i just temporalily freeze my contactlist but it is such a hassle to do everytime. i also tried to avoid the fc, but logcat is turned off and it doesn't help. |
9616 | Fixing water damage in phone | I dropped my phone into some water, immediately removed battery and soaked in rice (all I had at work). The phone dried, but the keyboard (G2) had some bad keys that have never corrected, and there seems to be some kind of residue on the screen, and the backlight is not uniform across the whole thing. This all happened 2 months ago, but I would like to fix it. Question is: Do you think I could soak the phone in alcohol, and then dry it in an airtight container with Damp-Rid or silica gel or something similar to help fix the existing problems? Some people seem to think this would cause more damage, I would love to hear the reasoning why though, as alcohol evaps clean... |
58855 | internet slow on my tablet | > I know this question has been asked over and over and I have searched for an > answer but no one seems to have an good result. I have a new **Prestigio Multipad 10.1**. It's a nice tablet but I'm having trouble connecting it to my WiFi. I can connect but it's slow or never seems to receive any data. I've tried a lot but I haven't a clue why other devices I have work. My android phone, my laptop, iPod etc. I bought two of these and they both have the same problem. There must be a setting which will correct this problem. I have tried changing channels, I have tried a WiFi fixer but: * **Google store just times out.** * **Chrome never comes back with any results .** I'm pulling my hair out. Please help. |
33476 | How to determine what capabilities are blocking an app from installing | My bank has an app for Android phones, but that same app won't install on my tablet. Is there a way to determine what capability or permission is blocking it from even being listed in the Play store? |
14131 | Unable to login and load web page in Sony Ericcson W8 | I am using a Sony Ericcson w8 Android phone. I am unable to log in and load a web page (like Google, GMail, etc.) even after selecting "clear cache." There is just a blank screen with a progress bar. |
58859 | My SMS app is crashing | On my Samsung Galaxy S2, I am unable to read my SMSes as it keeps coming up _sorry force close_. I have tried rebooting and "wipe cache partiton" but without any luck. Please, help. |
58858 | Delete single email in Gmail app | In the web version of gmail, I can delete specific emails without deleting the whole thread, but can't find how to do it in the Android client. Does anyone know how to delete specific emails in the gmail app? |
33470 | Is it possible to make 'admin' user apps available on other user accounts? | With 4.2 on my Nexus 7 I have a few separate user profiles. I have a number of kids games installed on my tablet admin account ('Rob'), with that account attached to a Play account. I'd like to make those games available on another non-admin ('Callum') account, which is not attached to a Play account. How can I do this? |
36530 | how to connect blue yeti mic to galaxy nexus | I'd like to use the blue yeti as audio input for recording video on the galaxy nexus. How can I achieve this? I know thus far that I need a USB otg cable, but when I plugged it in it didn't seem to be recognized. I'm running android jelly bean 4.2 and am using stock camera app for video recording. |
36532 | Running java servlets on android | I have written a couple of servlets in java and I want to be able to run them on the android platform. Is there any way of doing this? |
10166 | Open source tasks app that syncs automatically with Google Tasks? | Now that there is an API for Google Tasks (tasks in Calendar), do you know a tasks app with the following features? * Automatic sync with Google Tasks * Open Source * Works offline too. * Minimalist (same featureset as Google Tasks, plus widget maybe) * A new task can be added very quickly, without having tens of inputs to enter deadline/assignee or anything that is not available in Google Tasks anyway. * Available for my poor Android 1.5 phone |
53378 | Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 does not hear the conversation when calling or receiving a call | My _Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830_ did not hear the conversation when calling or receiving a call. The device runs Android version 2.2.1, Baseband is S5830DXKC1. What could be wrong, and how to solve it? |
38973 | How to list my recently updated apps | I would like to be able to see a list of my apps sorted the date the app was last updated. Descending order is preferred, but honestly I'll take anything. One use case: Earlier today I had two apps show they needed an update. Neither was one that I use daily, but both were important enough to me that I knew I wanted to update. Unfortunately, my phone crashed shortly after the update and thus the notifications are gone. I cannot for the life of me remember what both apps were. (I blame my advancing age. I remembered one of them.) I know I wanted to check out the changes, but since I've no idea what app it was, I don't know where to look. I _could_ open up every one of my apps in the Play Store and look at the updated date, but I've get well over a hundred apps on here and that is impractical. Do you have a technique or know of an app that would help me? |
70227 | Android phone won't add or delete files | Please help. My android phone won't let me add, download or delete any files. Here's what I've done so far: * Rebooted my phone many times * Restored my phone to factory settings * Formatted the device through my computer It's still not working. I'm using android ICS 4 if that helps, I also have an external 8GB memory card. Thanks. |
34971 | How do you install samsung Kies to an alternative hard drive? | I am trying to install Kies in order to get Ice cream sandwich for my galaxy note 1, my C drive is full and I would like to install on D drive which has plenty of space. |
34977 | Where is the NFC hardware located? | I noticed that certain Samsung batteries say "Near Field Communication" on them.  Is the NFC h/w located in the battery? Does it differ by the manufacturer of the Android device? A friend of mine claims (for Samsung devices) that only the antenna is located in the battery, and the rest of the NFC tag is located inside the phone, but has no evidence to back up his claim. |
70225 | Disabling MTP/PTP/all USB stuff except charging | Is there a way to disable all USB functionality except for charging? I don't really use MTP or PTP and would like to disable it if possible. |
71620 | How to modify Quick Settings menu in Acer Liquid Z5? | I have an Acer Liquid Z5 (Z150), Android 4.2. I want to modify the quick settings menu so I can remove the screen brightness or powersave mode buttons, but I can't find any such option in the stock rom from Acer. I looked for a System menu in settings as I typically would find them in, but there isn't any. All I got so far are custom apps that add another set quick settings menu - I don't want that, I want to modify the default one, or at least, be able to disable it. How can I modify the quick settings menu in this case? Or, is there any custom ROMs for this device as a last resort? |
71622 | What are the advantages of Android apps being single threaded? | I read a statement on http://developer.android.com that said: > When an application is launched, the system creates a thread of execution > for the application, called "main." This thread is very important because it > is in charge of dispatching events to the appropriate user interface > widgets, including drawing events. It is also the thread in which your > application interacts with components from the Android UI toolkit. The > system does not create a separate thread for each instance of a component. > All components that run in the same process are instantiated in the UI > thread, and system calls to each component are dispatched from that thread. I just wanted to know why Android has opted for this single threaded model architecture and not gone for multi-threaded. What are the advantages that they are getting out of this? |
71627 | Need to reinstall "Calendar Storage" | Using "Clean Master" I deleted the "calendar storage" system app, not knowing that this is my calendar app. need to find the .apk to re-install. I did find "TouchWizCalendar.apk" and put it into my system/app folder and installed it. I now see the "calendar" app in my app list, but it will not run. I think I may have the wrong version of the apk, or i don't have the correct one. Can anyone help? Using a Galaxy Note 1 phone. Thanks much. |
71626 | Sudden surge in network usage by unknown processes | Phone Details: Model: Nexus 4 (mako) Current ROM: Paranoid Android 4.3-BETA2 Xposed Present? Yes I flashed the new `Paranoid Android 4.4- BETA1` today and noticed my phone downloading something. I had not initiated any downloads, so I assumed it was just some app syncing. After about 3 minutes, it had downloaded around 50MB which seemed fishy. So, I assumed that the `Paranoid Android` build was buggy and switched back to 4.3-BETA2. However, the problem seemed to be infectious. On the 4.4-BETA1 build it was just one port which was used for downloading and it was the port for `com.google.uid.shared:10050`. However, now there are several ports which are downloading. They're all apparently in the foreground. Any idea how I can find which app introduced them and remove them? As a temporary solution I'm using a firewall. **Screenshots**    Screenshots (click images for larger variants) |
15663 | Accidentally cancelled update to 2.3 this morning; how do I get it back? | I woke up 2 hours ago and there was the message on my phone (HTC DROID Incredible) that a new update was available and that my phone would restart to download and install the update and of course I click the "Install" button, but the way I was holding my phone was odd and my palm accidentally hit the "Cancel" button as it was counting down to restart the phone and it only got down to 5. Now the update seems to have disappeared. When I go into `Settings > About phone > System updates` my phone says that my system is already up to date. I also tried doing that `*#*#CHECKIN#*#*` thing which did not do anything (it said I was checked in but the update didn't come back). I thought the update would have automatically popped back up after 30 minutes but it's been two hours and my phone seems to have no trace that the update was even sent to my phone. |
15662 | Twitter & Facebook login details periodically forgotten | Amongst others, I have Facebook and Twitter apps installed on my HTC Desire running Cyanogenmod 7.1. Every few days, it requires me to login again, even though I've previously saved my details. It even asks me again (for Facebook) about syncing Contacts to my phone... it's as if it's forgotten my login to those apps altogether. I have these 2 apps installed on the SD card, so wonder if that's the problem - I don't have space to run them from the phone as that storage is very limited on the Desire... Any ideas if there's a setting of some sort that I can change so that it keeps my details? |
15667 | Using other block device when conecting Android device to computer as USB storage | When I connect the device to computer, it makes sdcard available to it, as in card reader. How to make it share not sdcard, but other block device or file? |
15666 | "Low on space" warning with over 50% free | I recently started getting the following notification: > Low on space: Phone storage space is getting low. When I click on the notification, it takes me to the "All" applications screen listing how much space each application takes, and at the bottom it shows: > Internal storage: 296MB used, 452MB free Why is it complaining about low space when only 1/3 of the internal storage has been used? **Edit** : This is on an HTC Incredible both before and after the upgrade from Froyo to Gingerbread. **Edit 2** : Looks like it's not just me: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=20201&q=low%20memory&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Owner%20Summary%20Stars http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=20014&q=low%20memory&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Owner%20Summary%20Stars http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=02216e9b3aed01ad&hl=en etc. **Edit 3** : Called Verizon about the issue (expecting to get the standard "do a factory reset"), but instead got escalated to Tier 2. The Tier 2 person looked up the issue in their system and said it was a known bug and that HTC is requesting all people with the bug not do a factory reset but instead call their tech support at 866-449-8358. I called them and they told me a fix (via OTA update) has been released and will upgrade the Android version to 4.08.605.2 (I currently have 4.06.605.3). Last night my phone did try to do another OTA update, but after restarting it complained that it could not install it due to low memory. The HTC rep told me to remove applications from the phone until the low memory warning went away, then dial the following number to force the phone to check for system updates (it normally only does it once a week or so): *#*#2432546#*#* I did this and still haven't received notification of a system update, but hopefully within a week I'll get pushed the new version... **Edit 4** : Called again (both HTC and Verizon) to see if there was any other way to force the update again, but they told me all I could do is try a factory reset. A _lot_ of people are running into this, more references: http://gadgetian.com/27505/htc-droid-incredible-vzw-gingerbread- update-4-08-605-2-dwonload/ http://androidforums.com/incredible-support-troubleshooting/183963-low-space- phone-application-storage-notification-12.html http://community.htc.com/na/htc-forums/android/f/91/t/14260.aspx?PageIndex=5 http://forums.androidcentral.com/verizon-droid-incredible/134223-second-gb- update-patch-reboot-issue-error-log-message.html |
78068 | Geeksphone Revolution device only working with adb when charging | I have: * Geeksphone Revolution (Installed android 4.2 yesterday) * adb 4.4.2_r2-1 * Arch Linux (Updated packages) ## adb/Configuring USB Access With Firefox OS everything worked fine. Now I can only use adb when my phone is charging. My phone can't charge unless it's off, saying "Plugged in, not charging". And I can't access the SD card (I use udisks/udisks2 which auto-mount.) here is what Android and Mozilla tell us to do, they're using different MODEs, the ATTR{idVendor} isn't in the android list, and mozilla doesn't use the ATTR{idProduct}. _And it doesn't fix any of the problems_. My current 51-android.rules is (set it up today, didn't need it before): SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="05c6", MODE="0666", GROUP="androiddev" SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="05c6", MODE="0600", GROUP="androiddev" # Common problems Mostly just problems other people on the site have had. I don't get '???????? no permissions', I get 'A164FE8A offline' when it's charging, and I get '' when it's not charging. Is in a USB2 port. Tried with 2 cables. I have enabled USB debugging. sudo lsusb, doesn't return anything different with it plugged in/unplugged. I have added my user to androiddev. # tl;dr Why douse my phone's micro USB only 'work' when powered off and charging? |
78069 | How Android manages data sessions | I am trying to better understand how Android manages data connections. Does anyone have a link to documentation on how Android handles data connections and sessions? I have read about ConnectivityManager on the development site, however it just seems to detail how you can program apps for given connectivity conditions. Instead what I am after is information on how Android makes the decision to end data sessions, for example perhaps there is a timeout limit for no data requests, if so I would like to know what value it is set to. |
78063 | Reliable way to set DNS | I have an LG P880 phone on 4.2 and a 2013 Nexus 7 on 4.4. I use 2G, 3G and Wifi for the phone. I am experimenting with changing the DNS to Google's. I do notice that the ISP (Wifi of course) DNS performance is unacceptable. Which is an app that allows me to set DNS with minimum drama: no random failures, no need of root, no interception of traffic (one app creates a VPN)? |
39351 | How to activate usb port, -sc3 usb host driver not found | I have an unbranded rck30sdk tablet running Android 4.1.1. I have run USB diagnostics, plus host controller which gives me the messages: > sc3 usb host driver not found, root hub present, usb host mode is active. How can i resolve this? Basically I want to connect my dslr to view/download images. I am reasonably computer literate, but have no experience of programming etc. I found one answer that mentioned inserting a new command via the system, permissions etc. I found these via x-plore, but only as a read- only option. Can you give me any advice what I could do? |
39359 | how do you properly root galaxy s3 i9300 on mac? | I am trying to root my Galaxy S3 i9300 on a Apple Mac. I followed the instructions here But instead of my phone starting up ClockWorkMod recovery, my phone keeps booting up on android recovery. Any tips on how to go from here? |
47505 | Reinstall OS on GT-S5830i | Is it possible to re-install the OS (Android 2.3.6) on to my GT-S5830i? If yes, how can I get that done? |
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