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47504 | Something wrong with my Samsung Galaxy Tablet 2 7.0 GT-P3100 | After watching some videos on YouTube, it was quite laggy. So I tried to restart it but after restarting it won't turn on. I have no idea why. |
47507 | Cannot charge battery via usb cable to pc after upgrade firmware and android version to 4.1.2 (Galaxy S2) | I cannot charge battery via USB cable to PC after upgrading firmware and android version to 4.1.2 (Galaxy S2 mobile). Anybody please explain to or advise me, how I can I get my PC charge my mobile's battery via USB cable. |
4388 | What are the technical specs of cameras in Android devices? | Marketing materials for camera-equipped phones tend to focus on megapixels, flash, and video capability. As anyone with a little experience with digital photography knows, these are not, actually, the most important things. A little research has shown that the real useful information (sensor size, max aperture, even focal length) is difficult to find, and there doesn't seem to be an all-in-one place to find the answer. Hopefully we can solve that with a community wiki. I've moved to here some of the information I've collected in trying to answer my earlier question about what Android phone is best for photography. Please contribute what you know, preferably with sources. |
4383 | How are the Elonex eTouch tablets so cheap? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > Tablets: What's the difference between the Android 2.1 $169 tablets and the > Galaxy at $600+ My local Toys R Us is selling 7" and 10" Elonex eTouch tablets incredibly cheaply at the moment. They're a fraction of the price of a Galaxy Tab and you're buying them outright, not with a contract, in fact the smaller one is cheaper than my Kindle 3 yet have colour touchscreens, how have they managed that? I'd only be looking at a tablet for "sofa-surfing" and perhaps watching the odd movie, etc wouldn't want to use it on the go at all, so don't need a particularly long battery life or 3G. What is lacking on these compared to the Galaxy Tab (for instance as it seems to be the flagship Android tablet at the moment). I have spotted that they're running an older OS version (2.1 for the 10" and 1.6 on the 7") but that doesn't normally stop companies charging a lot for a device. |
4381 | Wifi turns off on NookColor when put to sleep. How can I prevent this? | I have a rooted NookColor. Everytime I put the device to sleep and then unlock the device on the next use, I have to disable the wifi and re-enable it in order to get wifi working again. I've tried downloading the SpareParts app from the Android Market and setting the wifi sleep policy to "never" but it still loses the wifi during sleep. Any suggestions? |
4380 | How can I set a custom ringtone for a contact when using Google Voice? | I use Google Voice for all incoming calls. When someone calls me, their contact information (picture, phone number, name) shows up on the screen. However, the ringtone that is used is not the custom ringtone assigned to that contact, but the default ringtone. What can I do? My phone numbers are currently stores as ########## with no leading 1. I'm not sure if this matters. |
4031 | Are there better alternatives to talk to exchange servers than native Mail app? | The native Mail app lacks (at least for Android 2.1) basic features like move a message to another folder. What alternative apps do you recommend? |
77118 | Making Calls with Google Voice on Nexus 5 | I'm wondering how(if possible) I can use the Google voice technology on my Nexus 5. I have it downloaded it on my laptop and it works great, but I'm unable to download it on my nexus 5 (the app is incompatible which is strange considering its the flagship model) is there anyway for me to get Google voice on my phone? |
4034 | Trying google mobile android on my pc | In order to try google mobile android on my pc (See this Website) I downloaded the file liveandroidv0.3.iso and used the 'Universal Netboot Installer' software to write the image on USB device. After restarting all works correctly until I get the image 'Live android' but the OS doesn't launch and nothing happens! This can be due of what? Best, |
4039 | How to install a web certificate on an Android device? | To gain access to WIFI at university I have to login with my user/pass credentials. The certificate of their website (the local home page that asks for the credentials) is not recognized as a trusted certificate, so we install it separately on our computers. The problem is that I don't take my laptop with me often to university, so I usually want to connect using my HTC Magic, but I have no clue on how to install the certificate separately on Android, it is always rejected. This is what is stated in their website ## > Need for installation of official certificates CyberTrust validated by the CRU (http://www.cru.fr/wiki/scs/) > * * * > > The certificates contain information certified to generate encryption keys > for data exchange, called "sensitive" as the password of a user. > > By connecting to CanalIP-UPMC, for example, the user must validate the > identity of the server accepting the certificate appears on the screen in a > "popup window". In reality, the user is unable to validate a certificate > knowing, because a simple visual check of the license is impossible. > > Therefore, the certificates of the certification authority **(CRU-Cybertrust > Educationnal-ca.ca Cybertrust and-global-root-ca.ca** ) must be installed > prior to the browser for the validity of the certificate server can be > controlled automatically. > > Before you connect to the network-UPMC CanalIP you must register in your > browser through the certification authority **Cybertrust-Educationnal- > ca.ca** Download the Cybertrust-Educationnal-ca.ca, depending on your > browser and select the link below : > > With Internet Explorer, click on the link following. > > With Firefox, click on the link following. > > With Safari, click the link following. > > If this procedure is not respected, a real risk is incurred by the user: > that of being robbed password LDAP directory UPMC. A malicious server may in > fact try very easily attack type " **man-in-the-middle** " by posing as the > legitimate server at UPMC. > > The theft of a password allows the attacker to steal an identity for > transactions over the Internet can engage the responsibility of the user > trapped ... This is their website : http://www.canalip.upmc.fr/doc/Default.htm (in French, Google-translate it :)) Anyone knows how to install a web certificate on Android? |
77117 | How do I erase my work location from Google Now? | I'm between jobs and, as a result, no longer want Google Now to keep telling me when I should leave for work, how long it will take me to travel there and that I'm running late. I can remove my work location from Google Maps by logging into it on my desktop PC and selecting _Settings → My Places_.  However when I start Google Now and then select _Magic Wand → Places_ it still shows me a location for my work. I can select it and erase the address, but I am unable to get it to accept nothing as a location.  **Is there any way I can tell Google Now that I no longer have a work location?** So far I've tried: 1. Clearing the `Google Search` app data and cache but my incorrect work setting still remains. 2. Telling it that I no longer wanted to be notified about getting to work but it applied that setting to all my calendar appointments and I stopped getting any notifications for anything in my diary. 3. Setting my work location to the same as my home. I still get notifications for going to work, except that they now happen at 9am and tell me that it'll take me 0 minutes to get there. 4. Launching Google Maps on my phone, pressing the user icon (next to the directions button to the right of the search field), tapping and holding `Work`, clearing the field and submitting it. Although Google Maps now says `Enter work address` (implying that the field is empty) this change isn't reflected in Google Now as it still shows my work address. Anything else I can do? |
19418 | Is there any way to edit ODT documents on Android? | I need to edit my OpenOffice documents. Is there any version of LibreOffice for Android? Or Is there any ODT texteditor app for Android? |
40510 | Determing SIM/network/carrier lock status in software | Is there a way to determine if a Galaxy S3 (i747, running 4.1 JB, stock ROM, but with root) is currently carrier locked in software (i.e. without needing to obtain and insert a different network's SIM). Apparently there used to be a USSD code to do this (*#SIMLOCK#), but that appears to no longer work. |
19413 | A tool for semi-automatic merging of contacts? | An android newbie here --- I've recently got my first Android phone (HTC Desire S) and I'm trying to clean up a mess of my contacts from a sim card (three of them, in fact). For example, a certain Edward Bloggs might have several entries: * Edward Bloggs @london, mob * Eddie B @london, home [it's his nickname, we all call him Eddie B] * Eddie @hawaii [he's got a vacation home in there, and... er... who likes paying roaming charges anyway] All these are in the 'first name' field or split randomly by the phone into the first, middle and last names. * there are, of course, google entries from me sending emails to both his work and personal emails. Now, the question is --- is there a tool which can aid in merging these contacts? Preferably something where one could select which ones to merge. Anything short of exporting all contacts onto a PC and manually editing the vcf files would be great. |
19417 | Stylish for Android? | I've occasionally used Stylish to improve usability of websites on the PC. Is there an equivalent for Android - either plugin to FireFox, the default browser (mine is a Galaxy Note), or other. Basically, there are some sites that don't have mobile-specific stylesheets that I'd love to improve with a bit of CSS... |
44058 | Font rendering problem in ICS 4.0.4 | I'm trying to get Kannada language support on my phone. I've rooted my Sony Xperia Neo L which is running ICS 4.0.4 and installed Kannada font in system/fonts. The problem is, all the other indic fonts like tamil, bengali, devanagari, hindi are rendering perfectly but not Kannada. I've added the Kannada font in fallback_fonts.xml file. Is that a font problem? |
43995 | Use Galaxy S2 / S3 as router for PC lan gaming | I have a computer with no network interfaces (the only one it had went faulty). My friend's PC's network interfaces are working fine. We want to play PC LAN games, but when I set my Galaxy phone to tether / hotspot mode, the IP of the PC connected via WIFI hotspot is out of range of the PC connected via USB tethering (the one IP is on 192.168.42.n and the other IP is on 192.168.43.n), and as such we cannot get our PC's to communicate. Is there a way to force a Galaxy S2 or S3 to put the tethering and hotspot IP's within range of each other? Our phones are rooted. |
42025 | Can I have a separate notification sound for my Twitter alerts | As above, I want a different sound for incoming Twitter alerts so they are not the same as my normal texts. It's so frustrating to keep looking at the phone when I am waiting for a particular private text, but I dont want to get rid of my Twitter alerts. Surely like email sound can be different this should be too. How do I do it please? I have an HTC Sensation. |
42026 | How to migrate TwLauncher customization to another Launcher | How can I copy the home screen customization from Samsung's TwLauncher on a Galaxy S II running Android 4.0.3 to another Launcher such as Holo, Nova, GO or Apex. I tried Desk migrate as well as the import option embedded in some of these launchers but either TwLauncher did not appear as an option to import from or it did appear but the settings were not imported. |
42028 | Do battery saver apps really work? Is it possible to save battery programmatically? | There are numerous apps in the Google Play store claiming to double or triple the battery life. Is it just a myth? Or can they really? If they really do save some power, why doesn't Android do it by default? |
21669 | How to get application id of an installed application? | How to get application id of an installed application? I want to find app id of Notes 2.0, so maybe later I will have a change to find extensions to that product. |
46726 | Why doesn't my screen turn off after 30 seconds? | Two days back I had to do a factory reset on my android (v2.3.6). After that, I noticed that my phone display won't turn off after 30 secs idle time, even though the settings has been done appropriately. After 30 secs, the brightness decreases, but the screen won't turn off. Is there any other setting which needs to be changed here? |
6369 | How can I retrieve home screen icons after I delete them? | I accidentally put all my wifi/gprs/etc icons in the trash can. How can I retrieve them? I'm using Android 2.1. |
46727 | Revert update of Gmail app | Is it possible to revert the latest update of the Gmail app for Android? |
6363 | USB Mass Storage Not Working | I have spent a few hours trying to figure out why my USB mass storage function is not working with my laptop. Here's what I've done: * Installed Android 2.3.2 (Pete's GPA12) * Uninstalled, cleaned, and reinstalled drivers from Motorola. * Reinstalled Java JDK * Rebooted After through all this, it still doesn't work. Motorola Droid Windows 7 x64 |
6365 | HTC Desire and GPS - how does it work? | I'm curious as to how the GPS works on the phone? In particular, what impacts does putting the phone in my pocket/bag have on the GPS signal? Reason I ask is, I've recently installed the CardioTrainer app on my HTC Desire to record my workouts and I've realised that sometimes the GPS tracking "jumps" a lot - ie. CardioTrainer will record several partial segments during a jog, mainly because I seem to lose GPS signal every now and then. I've noticed that this generally happens when I put the phone in my pocket or bag, and happens much less if I'm holding the phone while jogging/walking. Though many times it also works well even though the phone is in my pocket or bag. Note: In general when I use GPS, I have clear view of the sky (though of course, if the phone is in my bag, it technically can't 'see' the sky) |
10152 | What settings does Sprint Gingerbread (2.3) update reset? | After installing the Gingerbread upgrade on my EVO, I noticed that my alarms have been reset. Now I'm wondering what, if any, other settings were reset or changed. I have not been able an official list anywhere. Which settings get changed or reset with the Sprint Gingerbread update? |
10153 | The music player keeps displaying deleted songs. How do I remove them or refresh the library? | I am using a Droid X with rooted Gingerbread that is otherwise stock. I have root access, but have not used it to do anything. I have inspected the /Music folder multiple times and the 500+ songs I deleted are physically not in the filesystem any more. I tried rebooting the phone multiple times. I tried deleting the Cache and data for the app in Settings > Application, as well as running SDrescan to remount and rescan the card. I even tried deleting them from the music player app itself. No matter what I try, these songs will not disappear. (Though they obviously fail when I try to play them because they don't exist) Is there a file where the Music library cache is being kept that isn't getting updated? I would love to find it and just delete it. I also use Songbird for Android, and it had the same problem. New songs show up, but the old ones will not go away at all. Though, now Songbird won't even load at all. Sometimes loading it causes the phone to reboot. I have currently uninstalled it. In addition, it causes the phone to become very unstable whenever I try to play music. Accidentally playing a non-existent song can cause the phone to crash and get stuck on a black screen, requiring a battery pull and reboot. |
10150 | How to access Remote Desktop from Android 2.1? | Suppose I am developing my application in WPF, for windows 2008 R2, and the tablet will be running Android in a LAN with Wi-Fi, and I would like to try to use the existing .net technology via RDP on the Android Emulator. How to install Remote Desktop Client on Android 2.1? |
46725 | Nexus 4 does not perceive touch in a line | I bought a Nexus 4 (LG E960) yesterday, and from the first moment there was a problem that it did not accept touch in the line of the volume down button. In a horizontal line, half a centimeter (1/5 inch) high, in the full width of the screen. If I tried to click in the line, it happened above or below. If I tried to slide a widget through the barrier, there was a visible jump. If I tried to sroll a list, it was interpeted as scroll-stop-click. So a random list item was selected. Quite disturbing. I was sure it was a hardware problem, because the line was at the same place when I held the phone horizontally. Then suddenly the problem was gone, scrolling, sliding was smooth again. For 2 hours. This morning the line was misbehaving again. Now it works fine. I have no idea what triggers the bad behavior, and what stops it. What could I do? If I take it back to the shop, they will sit on it for a week, and they might not even encounter the problem, much less solve it. Did anyone have similar problems? |
70231 | What might Opera be searching for to determine that my device doesn't have an SD card? | I just rooted a B&N Nook Glowlight and installed Opera Mobile. When I try to download an APK from e.g. Github, Opera Mobile gives an error: > A memory card is needed for file downloads. Please insert one and try again. This device does not have a memory card slot, so I've symlinked `/sdcard` to another directory. How does Opera Mobile know that this isn't a real SD card? How can I 'fake it' or work around this? It seems that other users are finding that other apps are affected as well, even though some apps do seem to accept this symlink as if it were a real SD card. |
24832 | Can I move apps to internal USB storage? | I have a Samsung Galaxy S. I am getting a "Low on space - Internal phone storage is getting low" error. When I go to Manage Applications it shows the internal memory as 1.9GB used, 6.0 MB Free. When I click "On SD Card" it shows "USB Storage 681 MB Used, 13 GB Free". There is no external SD card in the device. When I select an app and click "Move to SD Card" it just returns the following error: Failed to move application. Not enough memory. Is there any way I can move the apps to the internal USB memory? * * * Update: I've reset the phone to factory settings so no longer get the error about space getting low and internal storage is almost empty. I've installed a couple of apps and still get the same error when I try migrate them to USB storage. |
70232 | How do you configure custom Accept-Languages to Chrome and Android browser? | Being multilingual, I find it very useful to configure Accept-Languages in my web browser so that web sites present their content in languages in my preferred order. I have done so for FireFox and Chrome on the desktop through the GUI, easy: http://stackoverflow.com/a/19493313, and I was able to configure it for FireFox mobile through the about:config interface, a bit more involved and may be scary to computer illiterate but do-able: http://stackoverflow.com/a/7770645. How do you configure custom Accept-Languages to Chrome and Android browser? I went through all the options in the settings and preference part of the UI and can't find language settings. The Android system setting allow me to configure multiple input languages but there are no setting for Accept-Languages. |
70237 | How does the phone detect that I went near it? | I block screen, put phone on table and going to sleep. I did not hear any notifications at night. But as soon as I get up, the phone at once defines it, and I hear notifications of new emails. So, how does Android detect that I went near it? o_O p.s. HTC One S |
14898 | Update Server Connection Issue | I Have bought Galaxy Sl - GT I9003 , two days back. _Region: India_ I have Android **Firmware Version: 2.2.1 , BuildNumber: FROYO.DDKF1** When vere I try to to update the firmware OTA,it gives me message "Connection failed", even if the connection is working for other applications. And when I try to upgrade from Kies, it shows that, It is the latest firmware available, which is certainly not. How to upgrade the build - firmware for my device? |
14897 | Getting the features of HTC Sense in vanilla Android? | I've had an HTC Desire for a year or so and am due an upgrade. I'm weighing my options and I'm fairly sure I'm going to go with the Galaxy Nexus. Thing is I've gotten used to HTC Sense and all the extra features it offers over vanill Android. What apps/widgets can I get to add the functionality that I lose by not having Sense? Also what will I lose by not having sense? |
14895 | Play DVDs on an android device (preferably Google TV) AS DVDs (no conversions, please) | I saw these two questions: Can android phones play DVD-format movies over WIFI? And how to watch DVDs on my Captivate However, neither of these questions address what I would like to do. I have a collection of DVDs I own and have ripped and would like to play on my Android device. I want them to play on my Android device _exactly like a DVD_ \-- with menus, etc. I can easily do this on my PC with various DVD playing software (i.e. VLC Media Player). I do _not_ want to convert the file to divx or mp4 or whatever. (as the answers to those questions suggest) I do not want to lose the menuing and the scene-selection, etc. Instead, I want a full 4.5 GB rip stored on my hard drive and I want to "point at that" (and over the network to boot). Is this possible today? |
45272 | android "market place" hangs on start up | I have Samsung Galaxy s2. After setting up a Google account on my phone and using android market for first time, it shows a notification about removing "market place" application and replace it with "play store". (I live in Iran and Google does not allow me to use play store features). So, I bought a vpn account from Germany, connect to it and download and update to play store. Everything is okay. After 3 months of using my phone, everything was fine. Last week I restored my phone and all data has been removed. And after setting up a Google account I tried to update market place to play store. But problem is, when I try to start market place, it hangs on start screen, and just show white screen with loader in center of display, after 20 seconds it closed and returned to home screen. I tried to connect with vpn connection (I thought it's because of country restriction again, but recently my country changed the laws and closed any connections like pptp, l2tp, https, ipsec. Now I just connect with my real ip) Any help, any comment, any way to update and connect to play store? |
45276 | Best way for a COMPLETE backup? [Rooted Nexus 4 with stock ROM] | I did a huge amount of googling but the information out there is overwhelming and I either have to get a 1:1 reply on this or try and test different options - which would suck if I fail. Basically I got a Nexus 4 a few days ago, and I rooted it, staying with the same ROM. Right now there are lots of apps, customisations, user settings, custom desktops and saved passwords/account information. How can I make a 100% backup of all the information so that it's 1:1 with what my phone is right now when I do a restore? I have made an 'adb backup -apk -shared -all -f' and a clockworkmod recovery backup, I also have the Titanium Backup app, but all of these seem to cover different parts of data to be backed up. Is there a one-stop solution? Thank you! |
80969 | not able to download apps in Micromax Unite 2 | I recently bought a Micromax Unite 2. I can't download any app from the Play Store. In Settings->Storage>default write disk, I have selected as Internal SD card. The SD card it shows 5gb as available, but I am not able to download any app from play store. It pops out an error message saying there is not sufficient space. How can I download new apps using the SD Card as storage? |
75332 | No tap menu in Drive | I am trying to switch accounts in My Drive. My understanding is that this can be done by tapping on the menu in the top LH corner of the screen, as you would do in the Gmail app etc However on my phone (Samsung Duos) nothing happens - no menu at all. I have tried completely uninstalling, then restarting and reinstalling. Same result. Also tried clearing the cache/settings in App manager. No luck there either. Does anyone have any other ideas I could try? I use Drive heaps for my business and personal use (separate accounts) so it's driving me nuts not being able to switch between them! |
80963 | Battery voltage | I've just bought a replacement battery for my phone, it's exactly the same 1200 mAh 3.7v however when I look at apps showing battery info they say the battery voltage is 4mv. So what does this mean? Is it safe to use? |
75336 | Why is the Android stock browser still alive? | The Stock browser in Android has not been actively supported, and Google Chrome is actively developed and uses modern technologies unlike it's predecessor. Yet, the stock browser still has 22.77% of the market share on mobile devices, which is more than Chrome for Android. With it's inferior support for modern web technologies and unfairly large market share, the Stock browser is quickly becoming the modern IE6. But for some reason it is still often included as a default browser on new devices. Are there any advantages this browser has, from the user or business perspective, that might be the reason why it hasn't been phased out altogether in favour of Chrome through the automatic update process, or at least no longer selected as a default browser? Is there any reason for keeping the mammoth alive? |
40311 | Got replacement note 2, and gmail did not back up my apps, contacts, nothing? Why not? | Just like it says in the Title i got a new phone and added my existing gmail account that i know is backed up already because I have been there and done that 10 times already.(hence why I got a replacement phone...well part of the ROGERS story) Anyways nothing synced, downloaded, nada, zip, zilch! Any ideas..? |
40310 | How can I determine how much total RAM my device actually has? | I bought a SIM locked ZTE v790 in Egypt. It tells me that it has 181MB of RAM, but it supposed to be 512MB. Is there a way to check how much RAM my device physically has before deciding to get it replaced? |
40313 | My WiFi does not work in Sony Ericsson | My Sony Ericsson X8's wifi has stopped working about a few weeks after rooting and installing the GingerDX v030. Even though it is turned on and scanning, it does not connect to any WiFi. I have tried rebooting, and also resetting the WiFi antenna (i.e., either by turning it off then on, or by switching to airplane mode and then back out of it). I have to use the stock kernel otherwise the phone hard bricks. |
40312 | Getting rid of my SD card | Very frustrated so please forgive the rant. I've given up searching Google because despite well written search queries such as "How do I move everything from my SD card to my phone" or "How do I get rid of my SD card" I get results that all have to do with moving stuff TO my SD card FROM my phone. My SD card is flaking out on me and I have gone through several attempts to scan it and fix it and it never stays good for long. My phone has plenty of internal storage I just want to completely get rid of my SD card but I don't want to lose the stuff I have on my SD card or break where things look to find stuff like pictures and music. Does anyone know of ANY forums or tutorials to do the opposite of what it seems everyone else wants to do in relation to SD card storage. Thanks in advance for the help. |
14271 | Can I still get caller ID in Gingerbread without having it as a service from my provider? | In Gingerbread, Settings > Call settings > Additional settings > Caller ID, there are 3 options available: * Network default * Hide number * Show number I'm currently paying $5 a month to get caller id. If I were to cancel that service, will the OS still display the caller? |
14270 | How do I do the equivalent of removing the SIM card in Gingerbread? | I currently have a Nexus S with Gingerbread. I'm planning to travel oversea and I want to disconnect my phone from my cell phone provider but still be able to use the Nexus for wireless access at airports or hotels. Is there a way to achieve that in the OS without having to remove the SIM card? |
14276 | Battery life in Samsung Galaxy 3 | I recently updated my Samsung Galaxy 3 to Android 2.2 . After the update my fully charged battery dies in just 3 hours(without any use) and around 1 hour if I use it (talking,browsing etc). I am using the phone for the past one year. This is too annoying because I am not able to use it anywhere outside. The battery quickly dies. When I used Android 2.1 , the battery used to come for 1 full day Is this battery problem because of the updated from 2.1 to 2.2 ? Are there any work arounds for this ? |
14275 | Why do get SMS send to the wrong recipient ( HTC Thunderbolt)? | My SMS texts on numerous occasions have crossed from one thread of text and gone to a completely different person. That person usually has recently texted me. I close out the keyboard and make sure it is going to the right person, hit send, then **it ends up going to the wrong thread.** Is there a fix for ? |
14274 | Does the stock mail app log out from the mail-server? | There is an email app provided by Android. Does this app keep the connection alive all the while? OR Does it login/logout from the mail server each time it polls for new messages? If the latter is true, how does one tell the app to log out from the mail? |
45895 | Got weird noises with auxiliary jack while charging in the car | I'm using Galaxy Note. And I got this weird noise with auxiliary jack while charging in the car. There is no noise while music is playing, and there is no noise if the charger is unplugged. How do I solve it? |
45893 | Clearing app data without waiting for it to be counted | When I need to clear an app's data, the "Clear Data" button is greyed out until Android has finished counting how much of it there is. Sometimes it never completes, and I need to force quit Settings and try again. This is, obviously, a complete pain. Given that I don't care how much data the app has stored — I just want it to be zero bytes — is there a way to force Android to enable the button and let me clear the app data without waiting for it to be counted first? (I have a Nexus 7, which updated to 4.2 pretty sharply after I got it, so I don't know if this is a 4.2 bug or a poor design decision which has been around for ages…) |
5447 | can I push 'hanging' sending email in gmail outbox? | I sent out three (big emails - 6 pictures from my mobile camera) very quickly one after each other. Now after 10 or so minutes they are still in the gmail outbox folder. I experienced the same when I was connected via both wireless or mobile network. **Can I somehow push the emails to be sent out?** I tried to open them and send again but it didn't help. Last time this happened I deleted them and sent out slowly one after each other again and it went ok. HTC Desire 2.1 |
29973 | WiFi Error: "Failed to connect to network" | Intermittently, when I try to connect to a WiFi network, I get the following error message as a toast message: > Failed to connect to network The message pops up immediately upon attempting to connect, so clearly it isn't trying and failing. I haven't found any mention of an error in the logs. The affected networks are ones that I've previously connected to with no change in settings. **How can I figure out what the problem is?** I've got a rooted Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.1.1 and the stock ROM. This question is related to another question that I posted earlier, but this one is more about how to find the source of a particular error message, so its focus is different. # Additional Details Here are some more details based on the comments: * I've observed this on my home and work networks. One is identified as WPA2 PSK and the other is identified as WPA/WPA2 PSK. * I haven't powered off the phone as described in the troubleshooting guide mentioned in the comments. However, I have rebooted to no avail (using the reboot command that's available on rooted phones). * Forgetting the network and re-adding it has no effect. In fact, if I forget the network I can no longer successfully re-add it. * The wireless password hasn't changed. * There's no proxy configured when I'm on wireless. However, I run Onavo Extend when I'm on a data connection. Disabling it has no effect. * I've switched from DHCP to static IP addresses. Doing so reduced the frequency of problems and seems to have eliminated my earlier issue where wifi would be randomly dropped. * Wifi sleep is set to "Only when plugged in." I don't think it's relevant because my issue is establishing a connection in the first place (such as when I arrive at home or at work), not maintaining one. Note that despite all these troubleshooting steps, **my initial goal is to find an actual error message or log entry that gives useful information about the problem.** |
48947 | Is it possible to see numbers I typed in previous call? | Here's the thing, someone called me today and during the call I pressed a few numbers, then the call ended before I could save them somewhere. Is it possible to find them somewhere? |
48948 | Google Play deducted extra Rupee 50 after first-time Play Store purchase of an App/Game. Why is that? | Today I bought Temple Run: Oz from Google Play. When I filled all the credentials in to pay rupee 53.18 for this application then it automatically deducted rupee 50.00 from my credit card and after submitting it again deducted rupee 53.18 from the credit card. But the original price of this game is rupee 53.18, why did the extra rupee 50.00 deduction happen? How can I get this money back? Is buying an application on Google Play not secure? |
58301 | Why is my Nexus 7 taking up so much memory? | I had 2.2GB free on my Nexus 7's internal storage, then I decided to download a game that took up 1.55GB. Halfway through the download, it tells me that I have have insufficient memory and it stops the download. I then have around 500MB of storage left, and the app is no where in sight and I don't know how to clear up my memory. I decided to factory restore my tablet and afterwords I have 800MB of internal storage (it should have been around 500MB, but I didn't install some apps I had before). Does anyone know how I could get it back to 2.2GB? Thank you in advance. |
13974 | Can I update my handset from gingerbread to honeycomb | > **Possible Duplicate:** > When will my device get the Android 3.x update (Honeycomb)? I am using Motorola Fire XT. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Can I update Gingerbread to Honeycomb. 1. Because it very slow in streaming youtube videos 2. Some times it strucking. |
15919 | Samsung galaxy tab upgrade with android 3.0 honeycomb | > **Possible Duplicate:** > When will my device get the Android 3.x update (Honeycomb)? I want to upgrade my samsung galaxy tab from android 2.2 froyo version to 3.0 honeycomb. Please provide me the steps to upgrade version of OS. Any help will be appreciated. thanks. |
7688 | If I uninstall an app do I lose the data? | I want to install Angry Birds from the Amazon App Store but all I get is errors. My guess is it's because I already have it installed. I'm afraid to uninstall just in case I lose the data. Any ideas? |
7539 | Are there any apps that can shut down the phone? | The power button is stuck on my friend's phone, so he wanted to know if there were any apps available that could shut off the phone, or any other way to turn it off without pressing the power button. He has a Droid with Android 2.2.2 |
367 | Is there an App or Widget that can replace my Screen On and Off Button on my Moto Droid? | The button is broken and I'm waiting for my replacement phone. I can turn it on by sliding open the keyboard but I have to wait for it to sleep to turn the screen off. Is there an app or a shortcut that I can put on the home screen to do this? Or maybe a hack to change my camera button to a screen off button? It's an un-rooted Motorola Droid 1 running 2.2. |
7531 | Can I change the menus on the default browser? | I have an Evo running Froyo and love it. But... In the default browser (which I am happy with) the menu options are Back, Forward, Add Bookmarks, Bookmarks, Windows and More. Thing is, I share links with the cloud (Twitter, Facebook, Reader, Dropbox, etc.) much more than adding bookmarks. I use Chrome so that all my bookmarks are shared between all my computers, so on, phone bookmarks are where ideas go to die. How can I move Add Bookmarks to More and bring Share forward? |
7530 | Floating controls for audio player | Is there any way, or any audio player software that has the feature, to play/pause an audio file without opening the player app, e.g. via a floating button (like softkey) or a hard button? I am learning to speak a language. The text is in a PDF file, the audio is in MP3 files. I need to read the PDF (in Adobe reader, ezPDF, etc) while playing the audio, and need to play/pause the audio without having to close the PDF viewer, open the player, then go back. I'm using a tablet. Its headset doesn't have any button (play/pause, volume control). The tablet only has 2 volume buttons, 1 home button, and 1 power/sleep button. Thanks! |
16128 | How can I make 1Password for Android log in with the built in browser? | I have a Droid X and have just installed 1Password. I like that I can take my passwords with em and log into websites via the phone, but it seems to only use the 1Password built in browser, which does not zoom very well and is kind of buggy. Is it possible to log into sites with the built in browser or is this just a limitation of the 1Password software? If so it's a an annoying shortcoming.  ps: All the screenshots of this software show it using a PIN code, but since I synced it with Dropbox it's asking me to put in the same long password that I use on the computer. Is that normal or can I use a shorter pin code on the phone?  |
19354 | How do I increase audio sound on my app for recording phone calls? | I have an Echo phone and downloaded an app for recording phone calls, both received and made myself. When it records, my voice is very loud, but you can barely hear the other line unless it is on speaker phone. Is there a way of increasing there level without using speaker? I record phone interviews I do and it is much easier just using the headset and not using the speakerphone...cuts out parts of our conversation. |
51914 | Internal storage missing: Nexus 7 16G down to 5.8G TOTAL | My Nexus 7 now believes it has only 5G internal storage. It's shown in storage properties. I noticed it after factory reset, and then a 4.3 update (I remember getting 4.3 OTA update twice, is it possible?) I installed ClockworkMod recovery (back when it was on 4.2), but never rooted it. No storage space analyzers show hidden files or such. Rebooting doesn't change anything. I found /sdcard/0 directory with a content of my previous sdcard before a factory reset, deleting it freed some space, but total is still at 5.8G. I found one complaint about a similar situation, but it's drowned in a simpler problems and was never answered. `df` output: Filesystem Size Used Free Blksize /dev 487.4M 32.0K 487.3M 4096 /mnt/secure 487.4M 0.0K 487.4M 4096 /mnt/asec 487.4M 0.0K 487.4M 4096 /mnt/obb 487.4M 0.0K 487.4M 4096 /system 639.8M 515.7M 124.1M 4096 /cache 436.0M 7.3M 428.7M 4096 /data 5.9G 2.7G 3.2G 4096 /mnt/shell/emulated 5.9G 2.7G 3.2G 4096 /mnt/asec/com.teslacoilsw.launcher.prime-1 2.0M 84.0K 1.9M 4096 /mnt/asec/com.loudcrow.goodnightmoon-1 5.0M 3.4M 1.6M 4096 `cat /proc/partitions` output: major minor #blocks name 7 0 2111 loop0 7 1 5229 loop1 179 0 7467008 mmcblk0 179 1 12288 mmcblk0p1 179 2 8192 mmcblk0p2 179 3 665600 mmcblk0p3 179 4 453632 mmcblk0p4 179 5 512 mmcblk0p5 179 6 10240 mmcblk0p6 179 7 5120 mmcblk0p7 179 8 512 mmcblk0p8 179 9 6302720 mmcblk0p9 179 32 2048 mmcblk0boot1 179 16 2048 mmcblk0boot0 254 0 2110 dm-0 254 1 5229 dm-1 `mount` output: rootfs / rootfs ro,relatime 0 0 tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,seclabel,nosuid,relatime,mode=755 0 0 devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=600 0 0 proc /proc proc rw,relatime 0 0 sysfs /sys sysfs rw,seclabel,relatime 0 0 selinuxfs /sys/fs/selinux selinuxfs rw,relatime 0 0 debugfs /sys/kernel/debug debugfs rw,relatime 0 0 none /acct cgroup rw,relatime,cpuacct 0 0 tmpfs /mnt/secure tmpfs rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=700 0 0 tmpfs /mnt/asec tmpfs rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0 tmpfs /mnt/obb tmpfs rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0 none /dev/cpuctl cgroup rw,relatime,cpu 0 0 /dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/APP /system ext4 ro,seclabel,relatime,user_xattr,acl,barrier=1,data=ordered 0 0 /dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/CAC /cache ext4 rw,seclabel,nosuid,nodev,noatime,errors=panic,user_xattr,acl,barrier=1,nomblk_io_submit,data=ordered 0 0 /dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/UDA /data ext4 rw,seclabel,nosuid,nodev,noatime,errors=panic,user_xattr,acl,barrier=1,nomblk_io_submit,data=ordered 0 0 /dev/fuse /mnt/shell/emulated fuse rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=1023,group_id=1023,default_permissions,allow_other 0 0 /dev/block/dm-0 /mnt/asec/com.teslacoilsw.launcher.prime-1 ext4 ro,dirsync,seclabel,nosuid,nodev,noatime,user_xattr,acl,barrier=1 0 0 /dev/block/dm-1 /mnt/asec/com.loudcrow.goodnightmoon-1 ext4 ro,dirsync,seclabel,nosuid,nodev,noatime,user_xattr,acl,barrier=1 0 0 |
51911 | Android runs ON Linux? | I bought an Android PC from Amazon and found it booted Linux then booted Android. I mean literally booted Linux (penguins splash), then booted Android (Android splash). I contacted the vendor asking this particular question, and he stated: > The mini PC has the Linux bootup first as Android runs on top of Linux I have tried googling and searching Super User for an answer, but have so far found nothing. I know Android uses the Linux kernel to some extent, but is that statement correct? Is this common for an android device? If this is a false statement, should I be worried about 3rd party applications running on the Linux OS at boot? Device Information: Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, RK3188 Quad-core 1.6GHz CPU Cortex-A9 (28nm), 2G DDR3 RAM / 8G Flash Link to Amazon, and supplier. |
65189 | How can I determine the hostname of another machine on the local network? | I am trying to set up an Android SSH client to connect to another machine on my local network. I can connect if I use the IP address, but the IP address can change. How can I determine the hostname that my Android device assigns to the other machine, so that I can connect using that instead? (Right now the specifics happen to be using JuiceSSH to connect to an Ubuntu 13.10 laptop running sshd and mosh-server, but I'd like to learn a general approach that is not client or target specific. Ideally, a system-level Android command.) |
65182 | How to retrieve Google contacts | November 2013, I had changed my phone and I did not face any problem retrieving my all contacts through my Gmail account. After that, in my new phone (Gionee E6), I kept saving all contacts in one of the options (Google). Unfortunately yesterday I lost my phone. Today when I am trying to retrieve my contacts, I could retrieve only those contacts which were saved before November 2013 (when I had changed my phone. Moreover, on my desktop Gmail it is showing 6800 contacts whereas in my mobile, after sync, I find about 6000. Is there any way I could retrieve contacts saved during last 4-5 months? |
64854 | No active profile issue for Tasker to Zooper widget | I am trying to get new mail notification from Tasker to Zooper widget, following the instructions given here. But Tasker says " _No Active profile_ " and new mail updates are not coming until I run the " **play** " button in task. I googled and come through similar question here and I make double check that I have indeed made an event for new mail. The task is shown  and . If I manually push play button, everything is ok, but thats not what it supposed to, right? Kindly show me what went wrong here. I am using unrooted Nexus 5, kitkat-4.4.2 and Tasker and zooper pro are from playstore and updated, if those matters. |
64858 | Can I change my ICS phone camera trigger? | I am using Sony Xperia LT18I. It's ICS 4.0.4 and I was wondering about changing the trigger of my phone's camera with the headset key press. If I connect my headset it should find and change it's default option and should take a photo when I press the key of my headset. Can anyone help on this? |
65457 | Update work address | I configured my work address and now I can't change it. Sometimes Now shows me: "15 minutes to work" and the route, but it is the old one. In and older version of Android you could just hold for a sec on location settings, but now you can only enable/disable and see which apps requested permission to my location. Update: using CyanogenMod 11 (android 4.4.2 KitKat). |
65456 | Disable phone calls while in certain apps | I have lots of games on my phones, and they tend to have to restart when an incoming call comes in, even while hitting the Ignore button. Is there a way, on a rooted stock Android phone to set certain apps to _block_ incoming calls, so the foreground app does not get interrupted? I am aware of Airplane mode, but that would require me to wait for it to activate, then turn my WiFi/Mobile Data back on, then go into the game, then remember to turn it back off. Optionally, if I could set one or two phone numbers that _could_ interrupt (i.e. Work or the spouse), that would be awesome too. My goal is that my phone knows not to disturb me if I'm in the middle of a game, without hitting 3 or 4 buttons before launching into the game, and remembering to disable something after leaving the game. |
65455 | How can I toggle email notification setting on/off? | I use my phone for emergency notification of critical systems 24/7. So when I sleep, I can't just put my phone on "Silent", I must mute only my eMail notification (which I do need on when I'm not sleeping). In this way, SMS emergency messages always go through. But to do this, I have to press: , , , , and then a silent ring tone. Is there not a simple toggle? I've tried to make use of apps "MyProfile" and "Notification Toggle", but they don't offer toggles into the eMail system settings. I am using a new Samsung Galaxy Victory Model SPH-L300 with Android V4.1.2. How do I get to toggle the notification of incoming email? |
65454 | Calendar read aloud feature | How can I make the Calendar read out its notifications and reminders out-loud? 3rd-party apps would be acceptable too. |
65458 | how to unlock a Huawei inspira 867g from net10 network | i'm from Trinidad and Tobago and i bought the phone (huawei inspira 867g over the net) not knowing that net10 was a service provider and they dont unlock their phones for other network because they took the T-Mobile u8686 and locked their network over it so it now seems impossible to unlock. It would be appreciated if anyone can point out a resource in achieving the same. |
38825 | is it possible to know the names of the files without root? | I'm saving my games data that I have on my Samsung Galaxy S2 using the `adb` program and I'm having problems finding out locations and names of files, where are they saved in? |
69751 | Accessing android device via ADB shell with broken touchscreen (can't authenticate) | So, the touchscreen on my Nexus 4 broke this weekend. I have a new device coming in, but in the meantime I need to be able to access the device to use a few different apps and send/receive some SMS messages from it. I found this guide on reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1r2zha/how_i_managed_to_use_my_android_device_with_a/ It's not exactly simple, but it should work. Unfortunately, I discovered that in order to use ADB shell commands, a pop-up window should appear on the phone to allow/disallow USB debugging. (USB debugging is enabled already, but there appears to be an additional 'authentication' step) Unfortunately, I can't use the phone's touchscreen, so I can't unlock it or tap the notification that will allow me to authenticate the phone. Is there a way I can get around that authentication step? The device is unlocked and rooted. |
2202 | Is there a user accessible font size preference? | I would like to change the font size throughout the entire operating system, not just in one app or on one screen. Is there a way to do this? Searching the internet brought up someone saying the Spare Parts app on the Market can do this, but that was incorrect. Its font size preference only affects the app itself. The developer documentation does seem to imply there is a user font size preference. From http://developer.android.com/intl/fr/guide/topics/resources/more- resources.html : > sp Scale-independent Pixels - this is like the dp unit, but it is also > scaled by the user's font size preference. But it does not say anything about how a user is supposed to set this. I don't see it in the settings on the phones I have. |
89 | How do I disable the 'click' sound on the camera app? | When I take a picture it makes a 'click' sound. As this is default behavior, I would like to turn it off. Is there a setting to do so; or if I find+delete the sound file, will there be repercussions? **Please note I am looking for a basically permanent solution rather than one that I would need to set/unset with each use of the app. I like the idea of a root solution, or an app solution; but for the sake of non-root memory-hog slow-camera-app-starting people who can't afford to run another background service, let's make a... > Clarification: let's clarify that this is to do with the Motorola Droid (per > the tag, sorry). I'm glad it works for other phone models, however to the > best of my knowledge it is not a stock option (if I am wrong please point > the way) from 2.0.1, 2.1, or 2.2 on the Motorola Droid. That is to say, > unless you are referring to the overall volume controls, there is no volume > control/mute for the camera application. (Settings options for camera are: > zoom|flash|white balance|store location|focus/exposure settings). **I'd like to really tie this question's answer off with a bow: aside from the root option and app option, is there an option to turn off sound in the camera/system settings? [Temporarily muting the phone is a poor option.]** |
710 | How do I turn off the shutter sound for the Android camera? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How do I disable the 'click' sound on the camera app? If the phone isn't in silent mode, taking a picture using the stock camera application always plays a "shutter" sound. Is there a way to turn the sound off? I'm using stock Android 2.2 on a Nexus One. |
37810 | how to turn off camera sound besides lowering the volume on i9220? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How do I disable the ‘click’ sound on the camera app? > How do I turn off the shutter sound for the Android camera? We have a Samsung i9220. How to turn off camera sound besides lowering the volume? Rooting is not an option. |
63888 | How can I turn off camera shutter sound on Huawei Ascend G700? | I've got a Huawei Ascend G700 and I can't disable the camera shutter sound. Is it possible to turn off the shutter sound? Can anyone help me? |
25561 | How do I get the camera of the Lenovo ThinkPad to stop making a sound when I take a picture? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How do I disable the 'click' sound on the camera app? I'm not sure if this question is specific to Lenovo ThinkPads or if it is more general to Android 3.1 devices (I haven't upgraded to ICS yet since I don't want to risk losing root right now). But basically, even when I turn the volume all the way down to 0, my ThinkPad still always makes a sound whenever I take a picture with it. |
36838 | How to turn off camera click sound on Samsung Galaxy S2? | I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 through boost mobile. I want to get rid of the camera sounds. I bought Tasker, and set up the profile like I was told. Everything is on or off. But when I exit Tasker at first, it says "Active profile". Then, it then says "no active profile". How do I get rid of this annoying sound? I did system sound, notification sounds, media sounds, and slient sound. But I still have the dang noise. Please help. |
64586 | Manually add UID to a system group | Let's say i create a custom group on Android (We will call it _**GID 5000**_ ) and i want to add users (apps) to this group, how can i manually add the app's _**UID**_ to _**GID 5000**_ ? If possible, _**without touching**_ the APK. |
69755 | Android Hangouts image cache location | Is it possible to retrieve sent/received Hangouts images from the file system? I'm looking for an image which has been deleted on Google+, but is still in cache when I swipe through images on my phone. The phone is rooted and I've had a quick dig around in /data/data/com.android.talk, but I imagine it's not as simple as simply finding an image file. |
69756 | Unable to boot phone after deleting folders in SD storage | Am using a Samsung galaxy duos. I recently deleted everything from my sd card/usb storage and when I restarted my phone, it just keeps displaying the Samsung start screen but it doesn't boot up. please help,need advice. |
2208 | Why do apps get smaller when they are moved to the SD card? | For example, the Barcode Scanner app takes up: Total: 0.96MB Application: 0.92MB Data: 40KB on the phone. When I move it to the SD Card, it changes to: Total: 524KB Application: 484KB Data: 40KB How come it changes? |
14231 | How can I get a overview and manage the default applications for file types? | Most OSs show a nice summary about which application will be used to open a certain file type. Android does not seem to have such a function. **How can I track and manage the default applications?** |
28731 | How to change file associations in Android? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How can I get a overview and manage the default applications for file > types? How to change file associations in Android? I have video files opening in one player but I want another. Please don't propose Settings => Manage Applications => The app you want to remove as default => clear default. since I don't know the name of the player application name which is currently associated with video files. I need file-type-centric solution. |
44267 | Is there a way I can see a list of all the applications I've set as "default"? | I've accidentally set some applications as "default" in the past, but I currently do not remember which ones. Is there a way to get a list of all applications that have defaults that I can clear? Going through each individual application in the install applications list would be quite a chore. |
64589 | How to use at&t signal on tmobile note3? | Where I live tmobile had pitiful data signal but at&ts is great stuck with tmobile for awhile so was hoping for a way to use there signal? Phones rooted on stock rom/kernel via root de la vega. Thanks any input is appreciated! |
11586 | RemoteDroid connection problem | Has anyone tested the remotedroid app? I tried (on windows xp and samsung galaxy 2), installed both server app and android app, but nothing happens. Are there any more settings I should make? Thanks. |
43038 | Galaxy Note 2: Disable MTP/PTP | When I connect my HTC Sensation (firmware: CM 10) to some PC I need to enter a passcode (to unlock the phone) and explicitly allow mounting as usb drive. But when I connect SGN2 it enables MTP or PTP without confirmation so, for example, if I ask some guy to charge my phone from his laptop he will immediately gain access to all photos on the phone! So I wonder how to disable this feature. The configuration dialog allows me to choose which mode to use, not to disable multimedia transfer. |
11580 | How to install cyanogenmod on a Samsung Galaxy Europa (GT-I5500B) | I currently own a Samsung Galaxy Europa (GT-I5500B) phone. I'd like to install cyanogenmod on it. 1. Is this possible? There's a how to available for people without experience rooting phones? 2. If it I don't like cyanogenmod, is it possible to revert the phone to the default Samsung install? |
11581 | How to unlock a "network sim" in order to use a Android phone? | I got an old Android phone (HTC MyTouch) from someone in the States. The phone says "T-Mobile" on the top. I put in my O2 SIM chip (Germany), turned it on, typed in the SIM, but then it asks me to type in a " **SIM network unlock pin** ". I went to T-Mobile here in Germany and they said to "contact T-Mobile in America" who may be able to unlock it for me. I went to the O2 shop in Germany and they said it would definitely not be possible to use this Android phone with my O2 SIM chip. **Before I sink hours into contacting T-Mobile in the States, can someone tell me from experience if it is (technically and legally) possible to use this Android phone in Germany?** |
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