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48113 | Stock Messaging App Locks and is Slow | I upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy S4 (from iPhone) and still trying to make the transition and learn all of the new features. One issue I have is with the stock messaging app. It completely freezes up at times. I cannot back out of a conversation thread. Messages do not go out. Eventually I will receive a message saying this app has frozen do I want to wait or close. Finally the messaging app doesn't load at all and I have to reboot the phone to get the app back. What can I do to solve this problem and have the messaging app functioning smoothly and properly? Notes: * I am running 4.2.2. * Memory is 8+ GB available * Only a few apps are running (I know how to close open apps) |
15205 | Froyo Sound Management | I pickup up a Motorola Triumph (running Froyo) for Virgin Mobile a couple weeks ago. I like the thing, but I just don't understand Android's sound management. Let me explain: * Setting SilentMode turns off ringer, but not Media or Alarms. While this is annoying in and of itself, it also disables the volumn control in the Settings, meaning I can't change the Media volume before something using the Media volume is actually playing! * Occasionally, the media volume will be waaaaay loud, even though it's only one click away from off. Furthermore, changing the Ringer volume will then set the Media volumn to a lower level - changing some sort of multiplier, perhaps? I notice this mostly when using Pandora (it can change volume between songs, and I'll have to go nudge the Ringer volume again to get it to quiet down). Is there any way to fix these issues? Make SilentMode silence Media as well as Ringer, AND still allow me to change the Alarm volume? Or simple make SilentMode ACTUALLY silent? Thanks in advance for your help! |
48111 | Install application in SD card or external USB drive without root? | Is it possible any of the following in a **non-rooted** Android device? 1. Install an application "manually" (without using Android Market/Google Play) 2. Install an application in an external SD card 3. Install an application in an external USB drive connected to the device |
48110 | Multiple Locations in Google Now | With Google Now, more specifically, the "time to home" card, is there a way that you can add more locations than Work and Home? I found it set home by itself, and then later I stumbled upon how to set up a "work" location which I called school at the time. Now I would like to have a school location, a work location, my home location, and maybe even others if it is possible. Can this be done manually, or is it only automatic once Google Now suspects that I keep going to the same location several times? |
39268 | How to flash phone, if it stucks in bootloop | My phone gets stucked in a bootloop if I start it. The last thing I did was changing the fonts. I replaced droidsans by Segoe ui. Well I already deleted the cm10.zip on the phone and now can't flash it from CWM recovery. What shall i do now? |
80728 | Can I mark sms as read in the notification menu? | When get an incoming sms and view it in the notification menu (swiping down from the top of the screen) I can sometimes read the entire message there and I don't need to reply to it. Is it possible to mark it as read there and then? The two options I have right now is "reply" and "call". I am using a Samsung Galaxy S5 with android 4.2.2 |
80729 | LG G2 ROOTING - battery drain and high data consumption | I am new to rooting. And before rooting I searched almost all the websites for pros and cons of rooting. I recently rooted my LG G2 for connecting PS3 controller via sixaxis. But i noticed that the data consumption increased way too much before rooting. I frequently close any running apps from task manager, but still the battery is draining very quickly and increased data consumption. My friend told that while rooting the phone, may be some malware entered when installing super user. Please suggest what should I do to avoid this. Please help. |
42513 | How do I access files on an Android device from a LAN connected computer? | My connection configuration is, my modem, connected to a LAN router, connected to several PCs and also connected to a wireless router. When I use WiFi on my android device, I can access files on the PCs using ES file explorer. However, I can't access my android device from any of the PCs. I tried using File Expert, but failed (I suspect it's because it is from LAN PC trying to connect to WiFi). I also have the same problem if I want to transfer files from my WiFi connected laptop to any of the PCs (in this case I cannot find any of the PC at all from my laptop). I tried to google a solution but can't find any case which is similar to mine. |
16579 | What does "discover known accounts" permission mean? | I am not sure what an app can do to me if it is able to discover my account, to what extent? Thank you very much. |
16576 | Sync Android contacts to Gmail | I am trying to backup contacts from my phone (Galaxy S, Android 2.2.1) to Gmail account. The procedure I found on the Internet goes as follows: > 1. Open Contacts > 2. Menu -> Import/Export -> Export to SD card > 3. Menu -> Import/Export -> Import from SD card -> Google (i.e. save > imported to Google account) > For some reason I don't have option to use SD card, so I use SIM instead. However, when I import contacts, they save to the phone (there is no prompt where to store them). I changed settings to automatically save contacts to Google and it works for newly created ones, but doesn't affect importing. Am I missing something? Or could you verify this behavior on your phones? |
57824 | Reinstall Android OS on my HTC Butterfly | I accidentally wiped all the data in the internal storage of my HTC Butterfly. Due to this incident, my smartphone is unable to connect with PC. The ROM cannot be copied into phones's internal storage. Finally, I cannot recovery my phone. It is stuck in bootloader or screen flash nothing. Problems: 1. Unable to connect phone with PC 2. Storage card does not appear its connection with PC 3. Unable to copy ROM Recovery.img into storage card 4. Unable to install Android OS on phone 5. Finally, it's stuck in bootloader Please share your knowledge and experience as well as solution to solve this matter. Thanks. |
19780 | How to know if my phone has NFC technology? | Is there anyway to find out whether my Samsung Galaxy Note has NFC technology or not?I bought the phone from Greece,but the store in which I bought the phone brought it directly from Samsung in France(that's what they told me) and the language that the phone had when I first boot the device was in German(so I suppose this phone was purposed for Germany). |
16573 | Sync without gmail playing big brother? | My happiness turned to despire when I realised that to have Android0based cell means to have a mandatory GMail account and an mandatory sync of all data to Google even if one just wants to sync just PC and cell in good old fashioned way. :( I am not comfortable being forced to use GMail, moreover I don't want an online sync! I just want my phone and my PC to be in sync. Is there any other good way to achieve this without smashing my cell to pieces and hating Google for the rest of my life? I am really unhappy that Google is this ruthless for data, maybe I made a mistake switching. Please help me if any of you have a solution, I have invested quite a lot blindly trusting Google. :( |
19783 | Picture Gallery Slow & Won't Refresh on HTC G2 w Android 2.3 Gingerbread | I'm having a problem with Picture Gallery not refreshing and loading too slowly on Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread (HTC G2). After I take a picture and then go to add it on foursquare or facebook from picture gallery, the last couple pictures taken aren't there. Sometimes the last 20 pictures taken aren't there or an entire directory of pictures isn't showing up. A lot of times it takes a long time to load the picture thumbnails and directories. Is there a way to refresh or fix the Picture Gallery or is there a better 3rd party picture gallery that you can recommend? Should I reformat or replace my micro SD card to make it work faster? Thanks in advance! :) |
12668 | Barcode Scanner not working correctly on Galaxy S II | I got my Samsung GS II just recently and I was wondering if the problem I'm experiencing comes from my phone or is a common problem among GS II users. Once I turn on the Barcode Scanner I'm able to scan QR codes correctly, but when I try to scan a barcode, it rarely works. If I try to focus the bardcode for a couple of minutes it will work sometimes and scan the code. The camera seems to struggle to scan the barcode, from the looks of it. Everything else on the phone is working fine so far so I doubt at first that it's an harware problem. Does anyone know how to overcome this? EDIT: Barcode Scanner seems to be able to scan some barcodes if I can scan the code for about 30 seconds or more. This should be done almost instantly when the camera gets a clear vision of the barcode but it seems to take the phone quite some time to lock it down. Any ideas people? |
4391 | How can I override the Device Administrator security policy so that I can disable the lock screen? | On Android 2.2 Froyo, I added my Corporate Exchange Email account to the phone, however, the security policy set by the "Device Administrator" requires that I enter a 4-digit PIN at the lock screen and a maximum 10 seconds idle. How can I hack my Android, through root access or otherwise, such that I do not need to follow this security policy. I am very annoyed at having to enter the PIN every time I want to use the phone, because I open/close it so often through out the day? |
12662 | Install Ginger Yoshi 1.4 on HTC Magic 32a, which radio do I need? | My HTC Magic 32a is actually running CyanogenMod 6.1 and I'd like to switch to latest GingerYoshi 1.4 with GingerBread. I have SPL 1.33.2010 radio 3.22.20.17 The reason I want to change is because with my sim card, cmmod seems to have problems while everything was fine when I was running Original 1.5+Sense (with radio 6.35). Now the question, in this xda thread about installing GingerYoshi 1.4, they say: > if you are on 32a new radio then download the ginger yoshi 32a new radio > just flash 32a new radio What do they mean by "new radio", can I just flash back to 1.5+Sense+6.35 with RUU and then directly flash GingerYoshi over new 6.35 radio (I believe the phone would work somewhat better with a newer radio, specially regarding problems with my sim)? Thanks |
12663 | Contacts Sync problems: phone contacts not syncing to Google | I had some problems syncing my GMail contacts onto my phone, so I: * did "Clear Data" for the Contacts app * re-imported all my Google contacts from a CSV file into the "Google" account on the phone. It managed to sync contacts with GMail after that. But new contacts that I've added to the phone since haven't synced to GMail — although contacts from GMail _will_ sync to the phone. (And if I delete them on the phone, they don't get deleted on GMail.) I'm also getting "Sync is currently experiencing problems" messages. The question is: How can I make it sync again? And if I can't, how can I avoid deleting the newly-added contacts or creating duplicates? (I'm using an HTC Desire Z with HTC Sense.) |
69495 | Measuring rendered frame statistics on Android | I have a 2nd gen Nexus 7. There's a adb shell command that can give the time it takes to render each of it's last 128 frames. adb shell dumpsys gfxinfo <package_name> But I want continuing statistics like those outlined above - not only 128 frames. I tried using the adreno profiler. It averages out the render time for a few frames outputs a FPS value using the grapher view. I also tried the opengl es tracer in the but it needs me to set the activity name every time I want to tracer and I have a few issued with it getting it running. |
69494 | Samsung S2 to Digital 2 10" Tabet | Can I connect both using a MINI USB TO USB ADAPTER? Both have bluetooth also. Im trying to understand if i can scan files from one to anotherand if so, what are the steps/proper procedure in doing so.. Thanks |
24534 | Sony Ericsson WT19i doesn't detect my wifi network | When I bought the phone and tried to connect to my wifi network it worked fine, but after 2 days, I don't know why, it just doesn't detect my wifi network. When I go into `Settings->Wireless & network Settings-> Wi-fi settings` my network doesn't show up there. Lots of other networks appear there but not mine. I tried configuring manually with SSID WPA/WPA2 PSK and it says not in range. After this I tried rooting phone but still no luck. I have a Galaxy SII and 2 other computers working correctly with my network. What's causing the WT19i to be unable to find it? |
63633 | Custom Input Method (keyboard) HTC One faded out | The installation of a custom input method, a keyboard, on an HTC one is not working. When I go to keyboards I see where to turn the IPA Keyboard off and on, but it is faded out and when I try to turn it on it doesn't do anything. See screenshot below. I know that the HTC One comes with a software overlay HTC Sense which is impossible to emulate. I don't know how to find a solution or to understand why it's not possible. Any lead would be very apreciated.  |
63635 | How unbrick bricked device | So I want to root my android xperia sp c502 I was wondering what if I bricked my device is there way to unbrick it can it be repair. Is rooting worth it risk or I should forget the idia. |
63638 | Do we have to pay to install custom rom? | So I want to root my Android and I was wondering: Do we have to pay for installing a custom rom or is it free? |
19878 | Wrong HTC phone type attached to android market | I have a htc desire z and accidently put htc vision How can it be changed. I cannot download a program from android market for my phone as it thinks is a Htc vision |
21068 | Galaxy Nexus: Disable screen lock during call | My GN Device locks the screen when I start a call. Most of my calls are made using BT headset, and I don't need the lock in that scenario. Is there a way to disable the automatic screen lock when a headset is used? |
21069 | Is it possible to open a locally saved Flash file on the Ideapad A1? | Is it possible to open a Flash file (.swf) locally on Lenovo A1 tablet? (Something like open it through the Android browser?) Thanks! |
21067 | Quick Key Problem HTC G2 | I have a Google G2 and for some reason the keyboard has set itself to open apps with almost every letter I push. For instance when I push the letter `e` on my keyboard it opens the email app. How do I turn this off? |
19877 | Why am I getting an 'Invalid Server Certificate' error when retrieving email even though I have the 'Verify Certificate' setting disabled? | I'm trying to configure my phone to sync with my work email account. I'm accessing it through OWA (Outlook Web Access). With the default settings, when the phone attempts to retrieve incoming mail, I get an error stating that there is an 'Invalid Server Certificate'. This persists even if I disable the Verify Certificate setting. Why is that? How do I avoid the 'Invalid Server Certificate' error? I do not receive the error if I set 'Use secure password' to Never. But, that doesn't seem too safe. Would that mean my password is sent in plain text? I'm running Android 2.3.3 on a Droid X. |
2280 | Why does google maps need WiFi? | Sometimes google maps gives a notification that goes something like: `"for increased accuracy please turn on the Wifi"` I can understand if it said `"For faster loading of map layers...."`, but how can a better internet connection result in increased `accuracy` by the GPS? |
81239 | Tablet radiation (RF vs EMF ) | I own a tablet without 3G/phone functionality but equipped with Wi-fi There is a lot of mixing up RF (radio frequency) with EMF (electric magnetic field) when looking for health issues arising from radiation. So : if there is no 3G functionality, am I safe from RF ? if there is Wifi then there should be RF too. If Wif-fi is enabled but not connected to a network, does it emit RF ? EMF is another one, but a property of all electrically powered. In what case is it more emitted by the tablet ie when wi-fi is on ? Which one is dangerous to health , RF or EMF RF vs EMF ? I see that there are cases that reduce radiation but all are concerned with RF and not EMF. Is there a solution that works for reducing EMF emission? |
81235 | Is there a way to speed up the delay when pressing the home button? | My guess is that the reason there's a delay when pressing the home button is due to the fact that it could be re-purposed into launching "Google Now" or "S Voice" by **pressing it twice**. So it has to wait for a second before it sends a signal "this is a single press" to the OS. I don't believe it's caused by phone waking up from sleep because it happens every time and it's consistent. If my guess is correct and I'm not using "Google Now" or "S Voice", it would be great to remove this delay. How do I do that? Is that even possible? In my opinion, it is annoying. The moment I press the home button I'm expecting an instant response by showing up the home screen as immediately as possible. EDIT: I already disabled all the apps that could possibly make use of double pressing the home button like "S Voice". Now when I open an app to foreground, pressing the home twice doesn't take me to home screen but instead nothing happens. That means there's no longer any function that is currently bound to double pressing the home button. If I press the home button once, it still takes a delay before it takes me back to the home screen. |
64175 | Every single application constantly stops working | My dad's Samsung Galaxy phone keeps giving out errors, "The application {INSERT EVERY SINGLE APPLICATION THAT IS IN STARTUP} (process {PROCESS}) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again." I tried restarting but that doesn't work either, I'm not sure what happened. It might have been a application my little brother downloaded but we are not sure. Also, I can't do a factory reset or delete the applications or even connect it through USB. Can someone please help? |
64174 | Nexus 5 static buzzing of speaker | My Nexus 5 has an annoying buzzing sound when it is set on low volumes. Any application using the speaker produces this, but when I get a call the ringtone doesn't buzz at all. So I came to the conclusion that the speaker IS NOT physically broken. When I plug in earphones and run an application the sound is working fine as well. What is going wrong and how I can fix this? Should I try asking Google directly? |
64171 | Members are not visible in WhatsApp group | I am a group admin in a WhatsApp group. Yesterday IU deleted my group by mistake after 8 months and this morning I was added automatically to the group but not able to see anyone's name there, except myself, still receiving and sending messages in the group. My friends are also not able to see my name in the group list but they can read the messages written by me in the group, as do I. How is this possible? How could I get added automatically to the group? I was the group admin; could this be the reason? |
49605 | How to update my moded Nexus 4 to Android 4.3? | I'm going to want to update to android 4.3 when it comes out. I have rooted my Nexus 4, flashed Paranoid Android and Franco Kernel. **Can I just use Root Keeper to temporarily un-root, then install update from settings>about phone>system updates, and turn on root in Root Keeper?** Ultimately I want to have the latest android and paranoid android version and keep all my data. |
49606 | How to disable builtin email app | On my new tablet I installed the gmail app and also configured the builtin app. Now I get two notifications for each email. How can I get rid of the builtin email app which does not seem as good as the gmail app? |
49607 | Galaxy S3 Mini screen seems to get touched when there's no actual touch | I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 mini which I've bought about 6 month ago. For about 3-4 months now, I've noticed when looking at its screen (but not touching it myself) that there's things happening on it as if some invisible finger would touch the screen: * lock screen with pattern would report some random touching on one of the screen lock pattern's circles. It looked like someone did a short finger-drag of about 1 cm, and then would shake the finger very rapidly on it:  * other times, when I was doing stuff on the phone, it would either open an application or the Google tool-screen (the one that normally opens when you hold the home button for a longer time on Android 4) * also, while it was doing this, if I tried to override the ghost touches with my own finger the screen wold be very unresponsive (it would only "get" parts of my inputs) I've googled for a solution and I've found basicaly 2: * 1: remove the screen protector and clean the screen well to make sure it has no moisture or hand-desinfectant gel etc. Did that, removed the screen protector, wiped it good with soft paper, still have the problem * 2: some people said that if I'm charging it with something else than its own charger, it may lead to the problem I have. It's true, I'm using multiple chargers to charge this phone only one of which is the original charger it came with. I've tested this, and it does appear that the problem arises when I charge it with an LG charger, or when I connect it to my laptop: before connection, no ghost finger, after connection, when the lock screen display automatically, there's the ghost touch like in the screen shot. However I'm not 100% sure that it's ONLY when I charge it like that that the problem crops up. However this does seem to be one way to trigger the problem. My question is then: * has anyone had such a problem also? If yes, did they found a solution that fixes it completely (i'm willing to factory reset it if necessary, buy some fancy cleaning kit, etc) * if the solution is to only use its original charger, how come it seems to happen when I connect it to laptop also? How am I supposed to make it so that it doesn't go all ghost touchy when I want to transfer my pictures to my laptop? |
49600 | How to change the interface or positions of the home and back buttons after updating a Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 tablet? | My Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 downloaded an update. Now, the buttons (home, back) on the bar are in the middle. Previously, they were postioned left. It's really uncomfortable. It seems that I received the "mobile user interface" instead of the tablet interface. How to do I change this? |
63186 | Unwanted processes | I bought a Sony Xperia SP phone 3 days ago. Nice, fast, everything is seems to be all right, except for 2 things: Last night, I killed all the tasks, set the stamina mode, and charged it to 100%. I went to sleep at 23:00, my alarm woke me up at 7:30 (GMT+1 where I am). I checked my phone, and WTF? Battery is on 86%. No wifi, nfc, gps, bluetooth, anything was turned on, and as I mentioned, it was in stamina mode. I checked the task list, and there were a lot of tasks, that I did not start, I don't touch my phone while I sleep (obviously). I made a check again today. Killed all of the tasks except: * Advanced * Task Manager * Lookout * Clean Master * Messenger / Facebook. (I do not know why I did not kill this, because I am using stamina mode, but never mind). After I killed all of the tasks except those mentioned above, went to home screen, back to task manager, and guess what: Now running * YouTube * Google Play Newsstand (hungarian lang) * Google+ * Facebook * Google Play services * Chrome * Google search * FourSquare * McAfee Security * Intelligent Link * HRS Hotels etc... Why is it happening? (Who the fffffff asked to start HRS Hotels for example?) Ok, if Google search has reloaded itself, I say, ok, or some Google apps, but the others? How can I stop these apps starting automatically? The problem is, I check what uses the most of the battery power, and it says: Google Services 22%, Map, 19%. I checked Google services and here are the list of packages (I tried to translate from Hungarian): * Account manager * Google Play framework * Google Play services * Network location * Bookmark synch * Google contact sync Ok, I did enable these services, but this whole thing is strange for me. Please help me to improve to use my battery for longer use. Thx |
49608 | HTC Desire won't boot past the bootloader screen | I have an HTC Desire and it is freezing when it attempts to boot (when the HTC logo appears). I played around with clear cache, factory settings, etc, and now the boot sequence gets stuck at: --- AlphaRev --- BRAVO PVT4 SHIP S-OFF HBOOT-6.93.1002 MICROP-051d TOUCH PANEL-SYNW0101 RADIO-5.17.05.23 Aug 10 2010, 17:52:18 And only four options: BOOTLOADER REBOOT REBOOT BOOTLOADER POWER DOWN Nothing is happening when I select an option from those four. What can I do? |
49609 | How can I easily tag a photo I am previewing? | I take a lot of photos on my Droid M THEN I have to go through them and select the best ones to upload. I need to preview full-screen to see if it's a good photo but then there is no way to mark/tag/select it in preview mode. You can Select a photo but only in thumbnail view. Is there a way to select (or, better, tag) a photo in full screen preview mode? |
63090 | How to disable Google Search? | Recently my phone started to lose charge faster. It just occurred to me to check Battery in Settings, and I saw that Google Search is responsible for 29%, Screen coming in second with 23%. I set up Google Now a few weeks back, is it the same thing? If not, what exactly _is_ Google Search? Is it something I actually use, and Google Search is just a collective name for them? Can I turn it off? |
45565 | Why my Google Now on my Motorola Razr D3 will not reply with voice? | I just saw this vídeo about Google Now, but I don't have the same behavior on my Motorola Razr D3, with Android 4.1.2. I got the search results, but with no voice reply. Is it the voice reply exclusive for Samsung phones? |
45567 | Software Updates in devices | I want to know what is actually happening when we upgrade a device's software. For example we upgrade a device from Android ICS to Jellybean. We do download JellyBean from the server. Then we will install it. My question is: during installation does it replaces the ICS in memory or it resides in separate memory? I know the Kernel is same for both ICS and JB. Can we downgrade to ICS from JB? |
53140 | Get rid of the "wireless charging" announcement | Is there any way to get rid of the useless little toast announcement informing me that I have put the device in range of the charger? I would prefer a solution that works with the stock ROM (JB 4.1). I do have root. |
53143 | I'm interested in using a laptop battery as an external battery pack for phone | As title said I'd like to use a laptop battery for my phone as an extender. One usage would be on a plane where my laptop is too bulky to really use but I could pull the battery out of it and use it to keep my phone battery charged while watching movies and what not. It seems like I should just need a 7805 voltage regulator either linear or switching. Has anybody done this or thought to do it, it seems like it should be fairly straightforward? |
58175 | Can 2 SIM cards be activated on one phone? | If I get a new T-Moble SIM and activate it on my Google Nexus 4, then put the old one back in, will the old one still work? |
54495 | Why I Can't Use Wifi for anything except whatsapp? | I can't use WiFi for anything except WhatsApp on my _Samsung Galaxy S3 mini._ I already turned on WiFi on my phone. But I can't do anything except WhatsApp. I can't browsing via WiFi, and can't open _Play Store_ either. But when I use mobile data (via my Internet provider) I can do anything, except that I can't browse _Play Store_ either. When I use WiFi via my computer it can work, but can't work again via my phone. The password is correct. I already check it, but nothing's work. What should I do? Please help me! |
54492 | How do I connect to a hidden network on my Android phone? | I have a PocketWiFi connected to my PC, and I decided to hide it, for better security. Now, I can't connect to it on my android phone, though. I can't find a way to connect to it, even if it isn't shown, in my settings. I'm using a Sharp Aquos 104SH. Any ideas? |
54491 | Questions about Link2SD and SD card partitioning | I have a Samsung S3 mini, no support for SD cards so i had to root it, and install Link2SD, spent the last 3 days hacking my phone making it better. But i have questions, in all the tutorials everywhere on the web, they say (I refer to this blog but there are many other blog posts and xda posts and youtube videos that say the same) * if you have stock rom, use ext 2? (isn't ext 4 supported?) * partition your SD card, the max for your apps is 2 GB (I have 8 GB,why can't I partition it like 6 GB for apps, and 2 GB Fat32 for music, OR all of it ext2 or 4 and add whatever to it?) * You install link2SD first time, it asks for root permission, it asks what partition type you're using (ext 2, ext 4, whatever) and it asks to reboot the device, that's fine. But when you install it second or third time, it only asks for root permission, it doesn't reboot the device nor what partition type you're using. Why? maybe I changed (and i did change many times) the partition type, it doesn't ask, so doesn't detect it. * Once linked, what is the location of the apps? (`data/app` is empty, though i haven't move everything) Sorry for asking too many question at once, but link2sd is not a big deal, it doesn't deserve asking many questions about it so i tried to put everything in 1 question |
54490 | Problem with ADB on my Nexus 4 (unauthorized phone) | When running adb devices in cmd, it says that my phone is unauthorized. It appears that it has something to do with the RSA fingerprint prompt. I don't remember ever getting such a prompt. Yes, I am running in PTP mode and debugging is enabled. I tried, after looking around on internet for multiple hours: * Enabling/disabling debugging mode repeatedly * Uninstalling and reinstalling my drivers for my phone or ADB * `adb-killserver` and `adb-startserver` * Restarting my phone and unplugging/replugging in multiple ways I did notice that in my `(user)/.android/` folder, I don't have a file called `adbkey.pub` (which is apparently the file that's supposed to have my key). Anyway, I don't think I've ever received the prompt about RSA fingerprint and I can't make it appear in any way. Do you guys have any idea what I could do at this point. I tried about everything on these forums and around on the Internet but maybe there is something else I could do. Should I reset my phone to factory settings at this point to make the prompt appear again? |
54498 | unable to register my Samsung s duos mobile into Samsung site | I am unable to register my Samsung s duos mobile into Samsung site, I am getting option to enter ur zip code, as per my knowledge in India zip code and pin code are same. also site allow to enter only 5 numbers. please help me on this. |
62584 | Very dark using CAMERA APPS(DOWNLOADED) | When I video call with Skype it is very dark but when I open Camera app it is very bright. Even if I download app from Play Store like mirror or camera app it is very dark. So the problem is not with the hardware it is with the Software. What could that be, and how to solve the issue? |
62587 | When gps opens, my device force restart | I have root to my device I search all sites And i havenot found solution to this problem Pls help me My device is Gt-s6312 Galaxy young System jelly bean 4.1.2 Thanks |
62589 | Not able to install google apps after following the suggested steps | I have a retail tablet(Crystal Audio, GR) that after many tries I have managed to root it, with Kingo Root. I can the application SuperSu installed and when I am trying to perform root actions, it asks me for granting privileges. Everything godd, up here. I have followed the steps described here (moved apks to system and try to install them etc) but I cannot install them. After tapping the apks and clicking install, it returns with an error "Installation not done". I have tried to do it with adb, but I am not allowed to remount /system as rw(kernel issue?). How to proceed? Any ideas appreciated. |
1903 | Is there a music player that supports play counts and smart playlists? | I'm looking for a music player for Android that supports smart playlists and play count metadata like the iPod and iTunes. Ideally I'd like something that: * Keeps track of statistics like last played, play count, last skipped, etc. * Allows rating of songs from Android. * Supports smart playlists that are live updating (for example, if I have a smart playlist to match all songs I haven't played in a month, and I play a song from it, the played song drops off the playlist **without having to sync back with my PC** since it no longer matches that criteria). * Is supported by a desktop PC media management application such that these statistics are synchronized back to the PC. (I'm open to switching, so as long as it's supported by a stable, relatively featured desktop app, I don't care which). I've tried the stock music player, which doesn't support any of these (to my knowledge), and doubleTwist, which supports ratings but doesn't support smart playlists or play counts yet. |
13202 | Will I lose root access on my Incredible if I install the Gingerbread OTA update? | Basically what the title says. I rooted my phone with unrevoked (I am not sure if I used the "forever" version or not). Will installing the 2.3.4 Gingerbread OTA update from Verizon remove my root? I'm not running any special ROMs if that makes a difference. |
13208 | GPS reboots the phone | When I use a GPS-intensive app (like Sport tracker or endomondo), if I turn off the screen, the phone reboots within one or two minutes. What is the problem? What can I do? How can I check the temperature to know if it's overheating? What can I do in this case? (My phone is a Nexus One on Videotron (Canada)) |
14963 | Can I disable e-mail notification sounds streamed to a bluetooth hands-free car radio | **Is there a way that one can automatically turn off the email notification when one is connected to a bluetooth-enabled car radio, ie. while driving, and only respond to incoming call notifications?** Once the bluetooth connection is broken, the suppressed e-mail notifications should then be delivered. Alternatively, if the e-mail notification is sounded, the phone should not maintain a bluetooth streaming mode status to the hands-free kit and the radio should revert to whichever audio/radio mode was previously in use. The phone is from the Samsung Galaxy range. |
14962 | How can I set different ringtones - one for new email and one for new SMS in Nexus One? | Currently I can't find the `selection box` anywhere in the configuration in my Nexus One to allow this; i.e. they are the same and when I'm expecting SMS from my friend, I get distracted by the emails and vice versa... So, is it possible everyone? And if it is please show me how. Thank you! |
14968 | Windows laptop works with Wi-Fi AP, phone claims it is connected but can't access Internet | There's an Asus 240 MIMO Wifi access point. There's a laptop running Windows XP that uses that access point no problem for years so far. And there's an Android based HTC Desire S smartphone that has problems. The objective is to make the smartphone access the Internet via the Wifi access point. I open "wireless networks" configuration pane, "enable" Wifi - it goes through "scanning" and "obtaining IP address" stages, says "connected to TheRightNetworkName". The Wifi symbol is displayed in the bar under the top of the screen. Yet when I try to open any page in a browser if wouldn't do so and claim there were problems accessing that page. I tried the following (listed in this answer below, thanks to user Matthew Read): * rebooted the phone - doesn't help * checked MAC filtering on the AP - it is disabled * disabled the firewall on the AP - doesn't help * tried to change channels - doesn't help, the AP has 13 channels if that matters * tried to change to 2.4 GHz - looks like it is already the only option, couldn't find any way to change the range * didn't try to switch from WPA that is currently used to WEP because it feels quite scary - I can mess things up * tried switching modes - b, g, b/g - doesn't help How do I debug and resolve this issue? |
45385 | Is there a way to automatically hide the status bar when the landscape keyboard is open? | For reasons I will not go into, my cellphone has a very small screen. It would really be nice if the landscape virtual keyboard would open in fullscreen, to leave a bit more room for larger keys. Any ideas how to achieve this? If it makes any difference, I have an old-timey Motorola Droid running CyanogenMod 7.2.0-sholes. |
20006 | How to set http proxy filter? | I have an http proxy, which works OK, but there are some address on my lan which provides some web services. I want to configure my device so that for some range of addresses the proxy is bypassed. I have tried with 10.0.0.0/8, but it doesn't work! |
45387 | How to simulate a slow internet connection on an Android phone | I basically use internet using wifi which provides a very high speed internet and LAN connection. I would like to simulate a slow speed internet and LAN connection to understand how my web site works on slow speed. Is there any app that I can install on the android phone and simulate it? |
45381 | Can't I change the sound volume with the screen locked? | When I'm listening to my podcasts, with the screen locked and turned off, isn't there a way to enable change the sound volume (with the physical volume buttons)? **\--update** I'm on a Motorola Razr D3. |
20009 | ICS and support for gamepad/controller devices | I own an Asus Transformer TF101 and finally the official upgrade to ICS has been released. I remember some ICS video previews where they said that ICS would have native support for gamepad/controllers and I have some questions about it: * How can I understand if a market available USB gamepad is compatible with ICS? * Is there a list of already supported devices? * I also own a Microsoft PC Wireless controller, do you know if there is a driver written for ICS that supports that dongle? |
12815 | Samsung Galaxy S - Problem obtaining IP address. "NAK in request" | I can't obtain an ip address to my Android smartphone from my wifi router. Observations: 1. The smartphone connection to other routers or thru cellular data is ok. 2. My router's wifi connection to my PC is ok. 3. Wifi link to the smartphone was ok till recently. 4. Security on or off doesn't make a change. 5. Router is TPink WR541 v7. Firmware upgrade did't help. 6. Problem persists with 802.11g or b. 7. Message on the Smartphone: "Obtaining IP address from [My Router'a Name]". Then "Disconnected" 8. Message on the router's syslog: "0334:DHCPS: 1:[PHONE's MAC ADDRESS], NAK in request." Would be grateful to receive your help. Best Regards, Joseph. |
71345 | Format 64Gb SD without cardreader | I've installed CM11 on my Sprint Note II, and that thing suddenly won't recognize my external 64Gb SD (whereas stock ROM used to). I've googled - seems I need to fix the partition. I've tried different options of partitioning and formating in Clockworkmod recovery, still can't see my card. Some people suggested to fix it on computer and I don't have neither a cardreader nor a machine with Windows at my disposal. And yet even with those, I still have to know what type of partition it should be. Fat, exFat, ext3, ext4? So, I'm wandering - is it possible to fix a partition table without taking the card out, maybe using `adb shell` with `fdisk` or `parted` or something else? UPD: I've tried repartitioning it with fdisk. First I needed to figure out card's block device id. You can do it either by running `blkid` command (and in my case my card didn't even show up in the list). Or instead pull the card out and plug it back, and immediately run `dmesg | grep mmc1` after that. And that gave me this: <6>[ 555.585323] c0 mmc1: new high speed SDXC card at address e624 <6>[ 555.587975] c0 mmcblk1: mmc1:e624 SU64G 59.4 GiB And then I used `fdisk /dev/block/mmcblk1`, pressed `p` and that shows me this: Command (m for help): p Disk /dev/block/mmcblk1: 63.8 GB, 63864569856 bytes 4 heads, 16 sectors/track, 1948992 cylinders Units = cylinders of 64 * 512 = 32768 bytes Now based on this information I have to create partition(s), but I have no idea what kind or type. fdisk supports quite a big list. Can you guys advise what to do next? |
29405 | How does Android obtain battery temperature? | I am curious about the way Android phones obtain the battery temperature. Android has an API called BatteryManager which provides the value of instant battery temperature, but is there an actual temperature sensor inside the battery? Or is this value purely calculated by a certain equation, using the value the current, the voltage and the elapsed time? If it is calculated not measured, is there anyway that we can know how hot the phone really is? |
29400 | Can Applications With Root Access Modify Their Own Permissions? | For rooted phones, there are several apps which require root privileges. Knowing this, the user does allow the app to get root. Now, the app would have been installed with a set of x permissions, say `INTERNET, LOCATION`. Now, on gaining root, is it possible for the app to secretly (or not) give itself extra permissions eg. `BLUETOOTH` ? I read somewhere that the Apps requiring `INTERNET` or `BLUETOOTH` permissions are added to a user group which has access to these device files. So, can a rooted app associate itself to that group and gain the permission ? |
29401 | Force all wifi traffic through VPN? | Is there any way to force Android to route all (but ONLY) public wifi traffic through a PPTP VPN? My phone basically has three connectivity scenarios: * AT&T's HSPA+ or LTE. I don't want to use a VPN with this. * public wifi. I don't ever want to send anything that isn't tunneled through a VPN over public wifi. If I just connected to wifi RIGHT NOW, I don't want Android to instantly launch into all of its pent-up wifi tasks until I'm connected to the VPN. Ideally, I'd prefer that Android not even broadcast the notification that I'm now wifi-connected until after the VPN is up. If the VPN drops, I want traffic blocked (or routed over AT&T) until the VPN is re-established. * My home wifi. I could live with VPN'ing this if it's impossible to distinguish between "my wifi" and "all other wifi", but I'd prefer to not VPN it either. I know that Tasker can theoretically achieve most of these goals, except for one problem: AFAIK, nobody has written a Tasker VPN plugin that works with ICS. Does one exist yet that I've overlooked? That leaves the second problem -- leaked traffic during the interval between the time the wifi connects and the VPN is established, and traffic leaked if the VPN dies for some reason while the wifi remains connected. Is there any way to fix THIS problem? |
29408 | android network provider always returns longitude value as -1.0E-5 but latitude value seems ok (e.g. 37.56003) | One android LBS app on HTC wildfire A3366 (G8) with android v2.2 (including google GMS service package), while using the GSM SIM card of China Mobile always runs great to get valid network geolocation on GSM network when enabling WLAN and/or Mobile Network Positioning (but GPS is disabled) while I was in China. Then, I travel to San Francisco by carrying the same device with the same android LBS app, and I bought a GSM SIM card of T-mobile for my HTC G8 device, there is no problem to retrieve network info (mnc, mcc, cid, lac, ...) under T-mobile network. However, whenever the LBS app tries to retrieve geolocation provided by the network location provider of android, the geolocation can have a valid latitude, but always returns the same invalid longitude value as -1.0E-5, which is obviously an invalid longitude value. Everything (including configuration and settings) is the same besides GSM SIM cards from different mobile service providers (China Mobile, U.S. T-Mobile), but this LBS app always fails to get valid longitude of the geolocations provided by android's network location provider when I am in San Francisco using T-Mobile service. What's the problem here? why does it always return the same invalid longitude value (-1.0E-5)? |
40808 | Using a VPS as a proxy | I am trying to use my VPS running Cent OS as a proxy via SSH from my Galaxy S3 running Cyanogen Mod 9. I can connect to my VPS using ConnectBot. In this program I sett the Port Forward to: Type: Local Source port: 8080 Destination: localhost:80 I am using Firefox browser with the Proxy Mobile 0.0.10 add-on. In those options I change all the hosts to localhost and proxy ports to 8080. When I try any web address they all redirect to the default Apache 2 screen on my VPS instead of passing the traffic through from the web. What do I need to change? Is there something in my SSH settings I need to fix? Is it something on my phone? I know the proxy works as I can get it running via Firefox on my desktop. Many thanks. |
40800 | Contacts and calendar no longer syncing between google and phone | I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 that has suddenly stopped being able to sync my calendars and contacts with GMail. Every time I try, I get the message `sync is currently experiencing problems. It will be back shortly`. The only thing I've tried to do is to remove and then re-instate my account, but still no joy. Has anyone had this problem before? What have I done or am I doing wrong? I don't think it's anything new that I've installed because it was syncing fine up till about a month ago, and that's long after I installed non-native apps such as Go contacts. |
44385 | Is there a list that explains the risks involved with each granted application permission type? | Usually an installed android app will request permissions such as Phone calls read phone state and identity or System tools prevent phone from sleeping But the actual consequences from a privacy stand-point is often a mystery to me. Is there a resource that explains the risks involved in these permissions in a greater detail? Especially regarding privacy and personal information security. (Pros would be such as one with practical examples, analysis, pitfalls, providing complete a lists.) |
40805 | Error while restoring data using ClockWorkMode recovery in Micromax a110 | So I decided to restore but I got an error > > Unable to copy file ./dalvik-cache/system@framework@core- > junit.jar@classes.dex > Error while restoring /data! > I: Can't partition unsafe device: /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 > I: Can't format unknown volume: /external_sd > I: Can't partition unsafe device: /dev/block/mmcblk0p6 > What seems to be the problem? |
44383 | How to recover lost contacts from samsung galaxy s3 | I was closing all my unused running programs on my galaxy S3, and suddenly closed the contacts app. When I checked my contacts afterwards they were all gone. But when I checked my call logs, the corresponding name for each number showed for few seconds, and then disappeared as though all contacts were deleted from the phone. Does that mean it is stored somewhere in the phone? I tried recovering from GMail, but unfortunately I had not sync'd my contacts initially. Please help to recover as they were all my office related contacts. |
1278 | Limit sync'ed address book entries to bluetooth car-kit | Is there an app (because I don't see it as a feature) to limit the address book entries to a particular category when accessing via bluetooth? My car will only take 1000 phone numbers, but my address book on the phone is about 1400. My colleagues car will only take 500, and his list is 900 long. If there was a way to limit the list it would allow it to sync quicker and not miss vital people... Anyone seen anything like this? When I was using WindowsMobile I used a product from http://www.jetwaremobile.com/ to do this - is there an Android equivalent? -Craig |
56347 | How do I prevent a thief from reading my SD card? | If my device is lost or stolen, how can I prevent others from reading the contents of the data on the SD card? |
1274 | How do I enter proxy server details? | My work WiFi routes traffic through a proxy server. Is there a way to enter proxy server settings so that my Android can successfully make web requests? My previous phone was a WinMo 6.0 and this was easy to do (part of the setup wizard). I have a Milestone on Android 2.1 |
8795 | How do you get Android OS bugs fixed? | I recently got an HTC Shift from Sprint. Within days of getting it, I noticed very bad issues with the phone losing sync to 4g, 3g, and wifi; it would not reacquire data connections unless I manually turned 4g on and off. Their tech support people immediately reset the phone to defaults, blamed my problems on an app, and declared victory. I don't call this a victory. They treated symptoms, but the real problem (assuming it was an application issue) is that the Android OS allowed an application to routinely get their networking stack in a foobar'd state. Assuming I can reproduce this problem, what is the best way to resolve it? |
8425 | Disable alarms for all day events in google calendar | When I have an all-day event in my calendar (a friend's birthday perhaps) I find that my phone will notify me to the start of the event at 11:50pm the previous day and every few minutes after that. Generally I don't need a notification for all day events, but find notifications for events with a specific time to be useful. Is there a way to disable notifications for all-day events? Or is there a way to disable calendar notifications between say 11pm and 8am (I'd be happy if the alerts sounded after I woke up) but I imagine that's harder to set up. |
8429 | Is the Websocket protocol supported on Android? | I haven't been able to find much information on the state of Websocket implementation. Is it currently supported in the stock Android browser? If not, are there any browsers for Android that do support it? |
50552 | Cannot find packet data in Samsung Galaxy S | Where can I can find 'packet data' on my phone, and how can I use internet when I'm on the road? |
32991 | How can I connect a USB portable printer with a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 without rooting phone? | How can I connect a USB portable printer with a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 without rooting phone? |
50555 | How to change the ringtone for SMS in Samsung Galaxy Y? | Is there a way to change the ringtone for SMS in Samsung Galaxy Y, Gingerbread v2.3.6? |
9832 | best way to remove default apps on xoom | What is the best way to completely remove the default apps that came with the xoom? Since android apps are self contain packages is it enough just to remove the application package on the device through adk? |
66465 | Why won't my Gallery app not load any photo? | I have a Galaxy ace modded with cyanogenmod 7.2. My Gallery app won't load any pictures: I've tried to factory reset, to delete app files of the gallery app, it won't work. The pictures will open if I use other apps and my I can read other files in my SD card so I'm not sure that the SD card is the problem. What should I do? |
66460 | Does cracked screen cause faster battery drain? | I dropped my Nexus 5 a week ago and the screen cracked diagonally 8cm from side to side. Since then I am sure that the battery drains faster than before. Previously I was always happy at how much battery life was left during the day, based on my experience of Nexus One and Galaxy Nexus. Now I am always noticing how quickly it is going down. I didn't measure battery usage before the damage so I can't prove my suspicion. The battery usage settings screen shows the screen as the highest battery user, as before. Again, I'm sure the recorded percentage of screen battery use is higher than previously, but I don't have figures from before the break. So, could there be a reason for the screen to use the battery more when it is cracked in half? |
22571 | Using Google Voice Without Simcard | This is a simple question but I couldn't find the answer in this website? Is is possible to call phones without a voice plan just using Google Voice? |
22570 | How can I get a google play acct to be able to download from the market? | I recently obtained a used HTC Wildfire phone which unfortunately had no memory card. I have replaced the memory card, but of course there are no apps on it. If I try to download apps, i am taken to google play market and after a while i would receive a message telling me to log in. I log in with my Gmail account and then get a message saying that i have not logged onto google play with that phone before. That is about how far I get. There is no option to allow me to connect and no solution is proffered. Does anyone have a solution that will help because this is getting me frustrated and hating an otherwise great phone. |
22575 | How do I transfer from HTC SENSE to the computer? | I want to transfer contacts, photos and videos from my HTC SENSE to my computer. Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks |
61119 | How to change the camcorder record volume? | I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 (i9300 international version) with Cyanogenmod 10.2 Stable. I want to record live concerts or live music performance but the sound of the recorded videos is distorted. There is a way to attenuate the record volume? or set the gain of the record volume? |
61116 | Mask IP Address Android Device | How would I anonymize my Android device and it's IP address? I don't want to be rooted as well, using a GS4. |
61115 | How do I remove an incorrect word from autocorrect? | To begin with, I've tried in futility to search everywhere else on the internet to fix this, so I'm asking here now. I have a Nexus 4 running Android 4.4. Sometime within the past year, `DONT` started appearing as a word in my autocorrect options. IIRC, it began appearing _immediately after_ an OS upgrade (I'm thinking the 4.3 release). Screenshot:  I do not have `DONT` in any user dictionaries on the device. I have exhaustively searched all user-level language/dictionary settings and cannot find this anywhere. It's really annoying because it takes over the default correction of `don't`, so I just end up looking stupid. (Here is my personal dictionary listing [one item redacted]):  If `DONT` were here it would be between `Catan` and `Dropbox` **Is there some other/hidden location where dictionary/replacement text gets stored?** And/or does anybody have another suggestion for how to get this stupid word removed from my device? |
61111 | My tablet won't boot | I just got a Arnova 10D G3 and it doesn't boot. All I get is the "Arnova" logo on a black screen. I bought it on a refurbished condition, it was a pretty good deal so I am ready to do any risky procedure to make it work since I don't have much to lose. I downloaded the latest firmware from the official website but I am unable to use it because I can't access the recovery mode. How can I make it boot? UPDATE : I am now able to access the recovery mode (power + vol up) but the tablet keeps rebooting after loading this mode. I don't even have a menu. |
26403 | How can I get the QuickContactBadge to show an action for sending Instant Messages? | I'm wondering if there are any instant messaging apps which link to contact data fields and use intents to add a `Send Instant Message` action to the QuickContactBadge shown in many places when clicking on a contact. I remember the Samsung-added (or was it AT&T-added, I don't remember) IM app that came OEM on my Galaxy S Captivate way back did this. Are there any IM apps in the market that will allow me to click on a contact, pop-open the QuickContactBadge and then send an IM right from there? |
26402 | How to run an SFTP server on my CM9 RC2 Galaxy Nexus | I want to run an SFTP server on my GSM Galaxy Nexus (Cyanogenmod 9 RC2). I plan to connect to the Galaxy Nexus from a Kubuntu 12.04 PC via USB cable (not wireless). It is my understanding that Dropbear does not include SFTP at this time. What are my other options? If anyone knows how to do this, I would appreciate a tutorial or a link to a tutorial. Thanks. |
26405 | How can I see which applications eat up disk space? | DiskUsage shows 189 Megs of used space, of which System data takes up 118 Megs. How can I find what application are using the rest? I have Android 2.3.5. |
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