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66212 | Why the file path the phone tells me ,I couldn't find in 'adb shell'? | I used my new Moto X phone, then I encountered a basic problem. It's running Android 4.4.2. I take a photo, and want to send it to my PC. The Gallery app tells me the photo is at `/storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera/`, but in 'adb shell'... I cannot find it. shell@ghost:/ $ cd /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera/ /system/bin/sh: cd: /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera: No such file or directory I find it at `/storage/emulated/legacy/DCIM/Camera/` Question 1: Why is the 'legacy' dir '0' dir? Then I send it to the phone. Question 2: Is there a convenient way to use 'adb pull' when I am in 'adb shell'? exit; ➜ ~ adb pull /storage/emulated/legacy/DCIM/Camera/*.* zsh: no matches found: /storage/emulated/legacy/DCIM/Camera/*.* ➜ ~ adb pull /storage/emulated/legacy/DCIM/Camera/IMG_20140302_105047591_HDR.jpg 5326 KB/s (2746404 bytes in 0.503s) Question 3: Why can't I use '*' in adb pull? Thank you for your reading this. Forgive my multiple questions. I really want to know why. Do you have any suggestions? |
50302 | How do I get the hidden achievement in the new Google Play Games app? | I've heard that there's a secret "easter egg" achievement in the new Google Play Games app, how can I get that achievement? |
50301 | Just did system update and forgot I had TWRP and root and now the updates changes havent taken affect! | Help! I have just installed the Android 4.3 update on my Nexus 7 which is rooted with a vanilla kernel with TWRP installed. It rebooted after the update and it booted straight into TWRP so I rebooted again and then it booted into Android as normal but the OS is still on 4.2.2 and not 4.3. I have tried going into About This Tablet then pressing Update and its saying its not on the latest version... Help! |
66218 | Is there a way to format sd card I can't see on a android device? | I tried to format my sd card by copying /dev/zero into it (low level format, dd if=/dev/zero ...) and unfortunately it went wrong (Ended up with return code 1) and now I can not connect this card to my android phone or even to my computer so I could format it again and make a filesystem on it. I connected the phone via adb shell, and it says ("dmesg" to be specific), after I put the card in the phone something like this: <6>[ 437.993560] mmc2: Slot status change detected (0 -> 1) <4>[ 438.379119] mmc2: host does not support reading read-only switch. assuming write-enable. <6>[ 438.384460] mmc2: new high speed SDHC card at address 0007 <6>[ 438.385223] mmcblk1: mmc2:0007 SD4GB 3.70 GiB <6>[ 438.387542] mmcblk1: p1 But in /dev I can't see such device or anything like it. After removing it, dmesg says thing about removing it. Is there a way to be able to format this card again or I can say goodbye to it? Thank you. |
68843 | How to directly measure or read the screen capacitance | I am looking for a way to directly measure or read the (total or individual grid) change in capacitance as observed by the touchscreen of an android device. Is it possible to achieve this with the default android SDK, or does this require a more extensive knowledge of the hardware? |
1442 | Play audio of flash video while screen is off? | I want to listen to the audio portion of flash on my Droid preferably with the screen off. Sites like InfoQ.com have great interviews in flash that I want to just listen to. |
68841 | What are the files with a tilde ~ in their names? | I recently see a lot of files and directories with names like "T9XY3G~X" on my android device. I find them in the directories I sync with my PC, even though they are not copied to my PC. My device is a galaxy note with Android 4.3 and I use SyncMe for syncronization. So, Is it safe to delete them? Can I prevent such files from appearing in future? |
23035 | How can you enable "Use secure credentials" from the shell | On the ICS ROM I'm using, the option to enable the secure credentials is missing from the menu, but the sub system seems to be there since Keystore Locker can communicate with it. So does anybody know how I can enable/initialize secure credential storage from an `adb` shell? |
1449 | what backup/sync app is recommended for android phones (without computer)? | good software to automatically sync and backup your files without having to connect it to a computer via USB |
68848 | Deleted my files from NQ Vault how to restore ? | please help me I deleted my PHOTOS and VIDEOS from NQ Vault, how can I get deleted fails .Please help me. Thanks GM |
22349 | How can I prevent lag when recording video on HTC Desire S? | I have lags after recording and playing back videos on my HTC device. Look at this video capture: **˃** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmOAr476DHc&hd=1 I thought it had something to do with autofocus but it is only available in shoot mode. Maybe it is still active in video capturing mode but without ability to let user change settings so they can only be changed in shooting mode? This happened with stock Sandisk 8GB Class 4 SD card and happens with Sandisk 16GB Class 4 SD card that i bought recently. _HTC Desire S_ _Android 2.3.3 (stock)_ |
22344 | Does firmware affect GPS accuracy? | I am from Philippines, and using European firmware for my Samsung Galaxy S2. Does that affect the accuracy of my GPS? For example, my location is usually off (at the wrong location) when I use Foursquare. But sometimes, it's usually right in Google Maps. Should I be using firmware for Philippines instead? |
22342 | Cant answer the phone | Often when someone phones me, the phone just locks up. I can't slide the ring up to answer. Sometimes the ring moves a little.. sometimes not at all. I just can't do anything until the caller stops ringing. The phone becomes responsive again and I have to call them back. I have just upgraded to 4.0 from 2.3 and the problem is still there. I haven't rooted the phone or done anything special to it.. Apart from this the phone is always responsive and I don't really have any other problems. How can I sort this out? Phone: HTC Sensation-xe |
22343 | Updating HTC Sensation to Ice Cream Sandwich is stuck in a boot loop | I'm trying to update my unbranded HTC Sensation to an Ice Cream Sandwich stock ROM (from here). I've followed the various instructions where I install the ROM, then flash the phone with the HTC Sensation firmware from here, which matches my phone's CID. The phone is now stuck in a boot loop, but I can't find any help out there for why it's doing this. Could anyone suggest an answer? |
22341 | Why doesn't the 'enter' button send my chat messages on xat.com? | I have a Samsung Galaxy Note and I can't type in the chat box on xat.com. I can type words but when I press `Enter` it doesn't send. My Note is running Android 2.3.6 and has Flash installed. I've previously used xat.com with a Samsung Galaxy SL (Android 2.2) and it did not have this problem. How can I get the Note to function the way my Galaxy SL did? |
77268 | android samsung note 2 unsync gmail and other accounts | My phone was stolen and I want to unsync my gmail and other associated accounts in it. Is there a way for me to do that even if my phone is not with me? Thanks in advance! |
77262 | Google asks me to renter my password whenever cell coverage is dropped | Whenever my cell coverage is dropped and then reestablished on may smartphone, I have to reenter my Google password, or I can not access my email, Google play, or any other Google driven apps. When in an area with marginal cell coverage, this means that I have to constantly reenter my Google password constantly -- for both of my Google accounts. Frustrating. How can I correct this problem? Is there a way to have Google remember this information, even when cell coverage is lost? I am using a Verizon Droid Mini and have kept the operating system and apps up to date. Thanks. |
77261 | How can I output VGA or HDMI video from a Droid Razr M? | I know that one can install command-line linux distros on android. I also know that the screen resolution can be changed. I have a laptop screen with vga input laying around that I was hoping to turn into a small netbook for school with my phone as a processor. However, I have the droid razr m and I can't find (online) any way to output video so I can use the laptop screen. So my question is: How do I output the phone screen to VGA/HDMI as cheaply as possible? |
79607 | No CPU/ABI system image available for this target | I have problem everytime i open up my AVD manager and try to select something else than Android-L Preview i can't while i have installed all packages using the SDK manager. I have reinstalled and installed again everything however nothing seems to help. I have been stuck now for a week at this point. Everything works fine only it does not allow me to choose anything else. I do not know what to do else i have checked on the internet done all sorts of stuff. |
77267 | One-touch call answering on Samsung Android 4 phones | Is it possible to bypass the 'swipe' gesture and answer calls by just pressing the 'green button' like in old school mobile phones on phones with Android 4 (Samsung in particular but other brands too)? |
77266 | Google Music Play reports "Can't download music right now. Will try again later." | I have a rooted Galaxy Tab 2 running Android 4.2.2 and Google Music version 5.6.1609P.1258283. I try to download albums and all goes well for approximately 5 albums. After that, Google Play Music reports: > Can't download music right now. Will try again later. Later never comes, and any attempt to restart the download fails with the same error message. I have plenty of disk space. I have a decent amount of Unix/Linux experience, so I started an attempt to diagnose. I checked logcat as root and it gave me this: # logcat D ... E/DownloadTaskImpl(12712): IOException: id=[3202, DEFAULT], remoteId=7b000cd1-13b5-3f89-8117-65e65dff70d0, owner=KEEPON, priority=100, seek=0 E/DownloadTaskImpl(12712): Download failed because of IO Error: The target server failed to respond ... I get the IOException every time I try to restart the download. I logged this issue with Google support, but never got a response. Any suggestions are welcome. |
77264 | Can you stop your phone vibrating when changing to vibrate mode (without disabling vibrate altogether)? | Samsung S4 running Android 4.4.2 I use the Llama app to manage my profiles depending on where I am (work, home, cinema, etc.). This works well until Llama doesn't know where I am and can change between my profiles depending on where it thinks I am. This is very annoying when every time Llama changes to a profile set to use vibrate mode, my phone (the OS not Llama) vibrates to say it is in that mode. My question is therefore can you stop your phone vibrating when changing to vibrate mode (without disabling vibrate altogether)? I know you can go to Settings > My Device > Sound > Vibration Intensity to turn off vibrate altogether but I only what to disable it when vibrate mode is being enabled if at all possible. |
28619 | After removing old system app and installing the new version, it forces close | I'm using a custom ROM of CyanogenMod 7 (Android 2.3.5) on ZTE Racer. The ROM came with some default system apps like Gmail, Google Translate, Youtube and Adobe Reader. The old version of these apps are kept in internal storage even if you update them, so to save space I uninstalled the updates and them removed them using Root Manager. The problem is that when I installed the updated versions from Market, they force close during opening (I found out later that Google Translate force close only when trying to translate something). I had backed up everything before uninstall, and I noticed that if I install the backed up version manually and then update it through Google Play, they work fine. Checking the storage space left, I can say that the old versions were this way deleted, so I suppose the result should be the same. Since I did not notice that Google Translate wasn't working, I deleted the backed up apk file, so I can't put it to work again. My question is: anyone knows why does this happen? And if so, how could I make the updated version of Google Translate to work now that I do not have the old default apk anymore? **Edit:** I tried installed again to trace the exact error message and it is now working, though I have done anything explicitly. |
78568 | Phone Storage Problems | I am having an issue where I have no free space. I have deleted a few apps and removed cache from all and it gives me some free space. I then go to delete to a text message from microsoft and I cannot get to the menu to delete it and messages crash and I then have no free space again. Anyone know how to fix this issue? Is the message causing the lack of space problem or is the lack of space causing the message app to crash? Thanks HenGreer |
79550 | Wifi Hotsopt keeps turning off on Kyocera Hydro (Vibe or xtrm) | I have a Kyocera Hydro (I don't know if it's vibe or xtrm) and I use PDANet+ for tethering and hotspot. Tethering works good but after a few minutes the hotspot turns off and then I would have to restart it. It used to work without these problems but one day it stopped working correctly. How can I keep it on? |
28610 | Nexus One crashes with 32GB SD card | I just got a Nexus One (Gingerbread), and when I put in my 32GB Micro SDHC it will crash when it tries to read it (copying apps, opening storage settings, etc) and after you have locked the screen it will not come back on (the menu buttons light up, but not the screen) I re-formatted it on my computer, but when I used it in my phone it would fail again. The card however works on my old Huawei Ideos u8150 (Froyo) with no problems. The Nexus one reads the 8GB card that came with it fine. I would like to know why the Nexus would do this, given that they are spec'd to read a 32GB card. And how to fix it, obviously. I have now tried formatting it with another phone (along with formatting it with GParted) and it works until you plug it into the computer and copy files onto it. It will then either not mount it or act the same as above. |
28614 | What happens to the battery during bootloader/recovery? | I want to know what happens to the battery (does it charge/discharge/stay constant?) when the device is in bootloader or recovery mode. In both of these modes, a USB may or may not be connected. If the battery does charge, could that possibly be a feature that could be a result of the installed recovery/bootloader, or could the charging feature be hardware dependant? |
28615 | Samsung Galaxy Note Quadrant results decrease after every offical update | I have got a Samsung Galaxy Note with stock rom. I occasionally make Quadrant test to measure the performance of the device. Device came with 2.3.6 rom and I measured 3677 points. After I upgraded to official ICS 4.0.4 I measured 3307 points. Few days ago I got another 4.0.4 upgrade, after that I measured only 3085 points. Thats a huge decrease from the beginning. Is it normal? I always chose the official upgrades, the phone is not rooted. I haven't made factory reset after upgrades. |
73011 | Google Play App Icon is gone, and cannot be installed | With a recent update to my Verizon Android Galaxy S4, the Google Play store icon has disappeared from my apps list. I have done `adb shell pm list packages` and `com.android.vending` is there, but I get the following error when I try to start it with `am start com.android.vending`. Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.LAUNCHER] pkg=com.android.vending } Error: Activity not started, unable to resolve Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.LAUNCHER] flg=0x10000000 pkg=com.android.vending } When I tried to re-install it from an `apk` I downloaded, I just get an error indicating that it is already present. When I try to remove it, I just get`Failure`. Is there some way to restore `Google Play` short of re-imaging the entire phone? |
73016 | remount failing for rooted device | I have a rooted motorola device, which I am trying to remount for an internal apk installation. Vaibhav-mac00:~ vaibhav$ adb remount System folder is write protected. To disable use: fastboot oem wptest disable Vaibhav-mac00:~ vaibhav$ sudo fastboot oem wptest disable Password: < waiting for device > I am a python programmer with very basic knowledge of android internal system, so if I asked very basic question please forgive me but please point me in right direction thanks. I have tried suggestions at http://www.xdracco.net/mount-android-system-partition-with-readwrite-access/ |
35628 | sd card keeps getting unmounted when htc sensation is being charged | i have an htc sensation and it keeps saying that the sd card has been removed when its still in the phone. it will also say that the sd card has unmounted when it is charging What is going on? |
35623 | Problem rooting kindle with 6.3.1 | I'm rooting a kindle fire for a friend, I installed the driver through the SDK manager and ran KFU, but now that KFU has rebooted the kindle, it is stuck at the bootscreen. Any help? |
35622 | Allwinner tablets factory resetting for no reason | I'm selling a lot of low cost A10 Allwinner tablets (Android 4.0.4). Some of my customers say that their tablet has been factory resetting (like anyone can do using the volume up/power buttons trick). When a factory reset is automatically applied? Can a high battery drain cause the reset? |
35624 | Schedule Auto Shutdown on Android | I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 and was wondering if it's possible (like on Blackberry) to setup a schedule for automatic device shutdown. For example, on my previous phone, I could indicate for the phone to auto shutdown at 12AM and auto turn on at 7AM. Is it possible on Android without download third-party app? |
35627 | How to mark messages from Field Trip as read? | Maybe it's just me, but how does one mark messages as being read in Field Trip? I was using it today and they same landmark popped up multiple times through out the day. I can't seem to find a way to mark it as being read so that it'll no longer pop up as I pass it. |
32934 | SMS gone after "failed" boot due to low battery | My phone has very low battery. I powered it up and during the boot process it shuts off probably due to having no more battery. Now I plugin the charger then I check my SMS, they're all gone. I've been this before (being cut off during boot) no major problem and it's only now that my SMS messages are suddenly gone. Any ideas how to fix this and what probably caused it? |
23692 | Automatic Lock Screen prevention if the line is engaged | I am an Atrix owner. One thing makes me annoyed. I try to place a call and if the line is somehow engaged, the phone automatically locks the screen. Is there any way that I bypass this automatic feature and use the gadget without hassle? Thanks in advance for the repsonse. |
23691 | Wiping out data in Calendar and People? | I'd like to test the different solutions available to sync Outlook with Androphones through USB. To start from a clean state, is there a way to wipe out the contents of Calendar and People, so I don't have to delete each item manually between each try? Thank you. |
32930 | Can prolonged use of the GPS cause adverse affects? | What happens when the GPS runs continuously (more than 5 hours) in an Android device? Can it cause the battery or GPS receiver to overheat? Will it be able to keep determining my location correctly the entire time? |
23696 | Cancel Exchange device administrator activation? | I was trying to add my Exchange account to my phone to confirm for a coworker that logging into the server was possible. I don't want to relinquish the device administrator controls as it's my personal phone, which is why I hadn't added it before and don't want to actually have it synced. I was able to access the account to confirm, and was prompted to activate the device administrator, giving permissions to erase my data, set password rules, etc. I can hit cancel at this prompt, but am repeatedly re-prompted to activate whenever I try to access the Email app. I can't seem to figure out how to decline the activation or otherwise remove the Exchange account. Of course I could just activate, change my settings, then delete the account and change all of them back, but that would be a bit of a hassle and seems like bad design. Is there any way for me to remove the Exchange account/decline the device administrator prompt without activation? |
32933 | Specifying SD card mount options upon boot | I have an Archos 101IT with a 16G external SD card. The SD card contains one partition that is formatted as an ext3 file system. The Archos runs UrukDroid 1.6.4 (Froyo 2.2). The Problem: When booted, the SD card is mounted with the following mount options: /dev/block/vold/179:17 on /mnt/storage/sdcard type ext3 (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,nodiratime,fmode=0666,dmode=0666,errors=continue,data=ordered) The fmode and dmode options make it impossible to use file permissions, in particular it is not possible to make files read-only. This is needed by the Titanium Backup tool to protect backups from being overwritten. I can change the mount options with a remount: # mount /mnt/storage/sdcard -o remount,fmode=0,dmode=0 The Question: How can I have the SD card mounted with the right mount options upon boot? |
32938 | What's the purpose of Strobe frequency adjustment in Torch? | I have the Torch app by default in Cyanogenmod. I was wondering what's the purpose of Strobe frequency adjustment? I tried to play around with it and I couldn't tell what difference does it make. |
56629 | Soft buttons disappeared | At one point screen just become bit higher. Buttons gone, and it's not that funny, as it can seem. Phone become literally single-task and I had to reboot just to switch application. Found some software emulator that helps me to survive at the moment, but question is how to get buttons back? No, reboot obviously didn't help, I also flashed new version of CM just in case (was CM 10.1.3 stable, upgraded to 10.2 M1). Same shit. Thought about may be I'm darn stupid, and somewhere there is just single option in setting. Either there is no it, or it's name really differs from what I expected (or I'm really darn stupid). Any clues, guys? Next obvious step is factory reset, but I'm not mentally ready yet. P.S. Phone is Nexus 4, firmware mentioned earlier. |
56620 | Enable and disable system apps via ADB | Is there any adb command to enable/disable a system app? Thanks |
56627 | Opening local HTML project shortcut from tablet desktop with Chrome | Trying to create shortcut to my html project on my tablet desktop. I've use File Manager/File Shortcut etc from Play Store to create the shortcut. My problem is my best option with "complete action using" when tyring to open it is HTML Viewer which doesn't really cut it. Anyway way to do what I'm doing but open it with Chrome? running android 4.1.1 |
25690 | Instagram notifications on my PHONE | I'm wondering how I can get the notifications to pop up on my phone, in the top bar. I've gone through all the settings and enabled all notifications but they do not notify me. With my twitter app, when someone mentions me in a tweet I get a notification on my phone in the top bar as well as in the actual app. The notifications on Instagram only notify me of new comments/likes IN the app, not on my phone. Help? |
476 | What can I do to increase battery life on my Android device? | What can I do to get better battery life on my Droid? Battery life seems awful. Less than 15 hours or so on normal usage. |
7001 | Android 2.1 - MyTouch Slide 3G - Tips to Fixing Slow Phone & Poor Battery Life | > **Possible Duplicate:** > What can I do to increase battery life on my Android phone? What are the best applications or best practices for fixing slow operating phones and poor battery life on Android 2.2? I use task killer but it doesn't seem to help that much. I wish there was an automatic task killer that would automatically prevent letting useless applications run in the background. I'm tired of doing a factory restore on my phone every month after it slows down to a screeching halt. Do you think it's worth upgrading to the G2 or does the G2 have the same problems? |
576 | How can I improve the battery life on my device? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > What can I do to increase battery life on my Android device? My Desire is absolutely great, but with my usage the battery life is really a big problem. I have a few apps running and polling in the background, obviously the Google stuff (Gmail, Talk, Maps probably poll because of Latitude). Then I have Twitter running (checks every 5 minutes), Google Listen (checks every hour). Google Market also checks for updates sometimes apparently, don't think I can switch that off. My usage is pretty heavy, on my bicycle I listen to Spotify or a podcast for 20 minutes, then in the morning train (45 minutes) I will usually read Twitter and Google reader (the web app). Then I get to work and my battery is down to about 75%-70%. I usually charge it but if I don't then I will be out of battery by about 6PM. So thats 9 hours of battery life. The commute back is pretty much the same, battery will be dead before I get home. I don't want to give up on instant notifications, so the 3G will always be on. When I went camping for a weekend I turned all of the above polling off and only checked Twitter about 4 times, didn't use the phone for the rest of the day. Battery life improved slightly to about 14 hours. Still not great, I was hoping for at least 24 hours. WiFi is always off by the way! I've tried rebooting but the timings are mostly the same. Is it wise to buy a battery that can provide more mAh? Is there any good solutions for backup power when I don't have power available, when camping for example (aside from buying extra batteries)? |
26363 | Battery Savers with the Android 4.0 | > **Possible Duplicate:** > What can I do to increase battery life on my Android device? How do I save on my battery on my new 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) device? All I have seen so far is a bad battery and no task manager. |
266 | Battery conservation? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > What can I do to increase battery life on my Android phone? What are some general ways to improve the battery life of my phone? |
11485 | How to keep my battery life? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > What can I do to increase battery life on my Android phone? Today I woke up after a night without charging my phone (galaxy s2). and he's dead, last night he was almost fully charged, what to check ? how can i avoid thids kind of issues? |
25697 | How to migrate app configs from S2 to S3 | I am asking this question because one similar to mine has been asked but it was specific to HTC rooted phone. Mine involves Samsung Galaxy S2 and S3. Similar thread for HTC rooted phones I have an external SD card, KeisAir on my PC and Galaxy S2 and Galaxy S3. Migrating contacts is easy, I need to migrate my app settings, sms messages, calendar entries ..etc. As a note, I have disabled syncing to my Gmail account because I don't want my huge list of useless email contacts to sync to my phone. I have a samsung dive account and google (only Internet sync is enabled) thanks for anyone who can help |
12538 | How can I circumvent regional restrictions in Google's Play Store? | I'm travelling to country X. I want to install an application which isn't available in my country, but is available in country X; but I prefer to download and install it in advance, while the data connection is still cheap. Unfortunately, the Play Stores does not allow me to install this app. Is there any way to circumvent this limitation? |
11291 | Can not install in country | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How to install apps which are targetted for another country? i would like to loadthe bbc news app but i get the following error on android market place. This app is incompatible with your Samsung GT-P7510. Samsung GT-P7510 This item cannot be installed in your device's country. any ideas on how to solve this? |
62056 | Get rid of google market localization limitation to install an app | I'd like to test last HBO GO android application to see how they implemented chromecast, but I'm in Canada and my devices are registered to play store Canada so I'm not able to install it. I have been looking for the single .apk on the web but I'm not sure if I could trust those I found. Does any body has an idea how I could get it or how to get rid of the localization limitations ? Thanks |
83 | How can I use the Android Paid Market from a region where it's not available yet? | I live in scandinavia and the Market for paid applications is not available here yet. Is there any way I can enable it? Or a workaround? |
19201 | How to change my device's country? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How can I circumvent regional restrictions in the Android Market? Google just released Chrome for Android and I want to use it. But, for some (pretty irrational) reason, it is only available to certain countries. I therefore need to change mine. How do I do that? Thanks |
7134 | android access in some countries | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How do I use the US Android Market Hello I would like to ask if there is any way to get android market in syria cuz it's not allowed Thank you |
29792 | Rent movies in a different language | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How can I circumvent regional restrictions in the Android Market? Is it possible to rent movies on Google Play in a different language than that in my home country (Germany)? |
62646 | How to override country locked apps? | I wanted to try some apps but they're locked outside my country. Is there a way to override this? |
5918 | How do I download an app from the market that is restricted in my location? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How can I use the Android Paid Market from a region where it's not > available yet? I want to download the Kindle for Android app, but it is not available in my region. I tried to mock my GPS location to be inside the United States, but I still cannot find the Kindle app in the Android market. How do I download an app form the market that is restricted in my locatioon? Also, how does the android market know where I am? Does it using the GPS location? |
29282 | Changing Google Play from French to English | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How can I circumvent regional restrictions in the Android Market? I recently bought a lovely Nexus 7 for my wife. We live in France although we are English. The Google Play store is French, but we want to buy English books, and download English films. How to we do this? |
896 | How do I use the US Android Market from Europe? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > Circumvent the regional limitation in the market > How can I buy apps from unsupported countries? I am in Europe and I have an Android phone, but I cannot buy apps on the Android market? How can I overcome this limitation? I am thinking somehow registering with a US address. Is this possible? |
73559 | downloading apps which are not available for particular region | want to download some **apps which are not available for my region** ,kindly suggest how to achieve this. Some are suggesting to > change the region in phone i can do it over wi-fi or using cellular n/w .. any method... solution is fine.. may i know how to do that? Market enabler app- out dated.. new approach..?... I dont want to make any purchase of apps from store.. dont want to add card details in google wallet.. |
77307 | Android App unavailable for download in Isle of Man | I'm having the same problem as the BBC iPlayer app for Android where our Android app is not available for download in the Isle of Man, from the Google Play store. As IoM is part of the UK, it should be available already as the UK is a selected territory. Does anyone know of a workaround apart from our users travelling to the UK and downloading it? |
19113 | Is there any way to make Android Market "global"? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How can I circumvent regional restrictions in the Android Market? What I mean is, is there any way to make the recommendations offered by Android Market be the same as the ones shown on the Android Market website. The app version currently shows localised rankings, which is very annoying because there's a ton of low quality apps and regional stuff which I couldn't care less about. Y'know, kinda like the option that you get on Youtube. |
11154 | How to install apps which are targeted for another country? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > How can I circumvent regional restrictions in the Android Market? I'd like to install an app from the Market which is limited to the USA (specifically Google Music). When I search for the app myself in the Market app on my phone, it does not find the app; it seems to be filtered. So how do I install apps which are not meant for my country? |
51164 | How to Hide an Application | I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 Plus and I have one application listed in my Settings - Manage Apps list that I want hidden from the user. This is not an icon - it is the application name in the list of apps on the phone under the setting section. Is there a way to either 1. hide the app (make it not visible on the app list) or 2. lock the app list so the user cannot open it to see what apps are listed there. I do not want to password protect the whole phone or individual icons, just the Manage Applications section under Settings. Best solution is to figure out how to make that app name hidden from the Manage Applications list, but I am not sure that is possible without either deactivating or removing it. Any help is appreciated. |
23961 | Web browsers returns blank pages. Apps are fine | My Samsung i9000m running 2.3.3 stock ROM from Virgin Mobile Canada (unlocked) suddenly won't display web pages. This happens on all websites. It sends the request, waits for about 5-10 seconds (at about 1/5 of the progress bar), and returns a blank page (clearing the progress bar). No error is displayed. It behaves as though the operation has completed. It leaves a white screen and no scrolling. (Like an empty HTML page.) All other apps are fine. e.g. Google Maps downloads all its data AOK. I can even tether wirelessly to my laptop and browsing is fine there, too. So I deduce that the data is getting to the phone. I installed Dolphin to see if it was specific to the default browser. Dolphin behaves exactly the same way. I'm also a beginner Android developer. Could this be a failure in WebView? It sounds to me like any data received is ignored. Short of rewriting the stock ROM is there any way to fix this? Has anyone else seen this behaviour before? |
23965 | Notification bar key-binding? | I have a bluetooth keyboard that I've set up in such a way that I can essentially use every function on my phone using just they keyboard, with home and menu and arrow keys and such. The only _major_ thing I still can't do is look at my notifications! I have to reach up to pull the bar down, and I can't find a key binding to just pull the notification bar down. Does anyone know of one? In other words, is there a command in the format: `key ### NOTIFICATION_PULL WAKE_DROPPED` or does someone know of another way I could accomplish this? |
74794 | Where do i found file manager in SONY Xperia? | I owned SONY Xperia smart phone and i inserted SD card into it with some files but i didn't found those file anywhere in my phone.No file manager in Xperia? Also when i download anything it goes to phone internal memory, no chance to change it to SD card? |
23966 | How do i correct my far-too-sensitive proximity sensor? | The sensor that turns the screen off in my pocket or at my cheek is suddenly turning the screen off when my thumb is within two inches of the top of the screen. It is difficult to grab the notification bar without triggering it, and holding my phone sideways is now an exercise in frustration. Is there a way to fix this? Did some update recently come out for the Galaxy Nexus (GSM)? |
61299 | Beaglebone Black doesn't obtain 169.254.xxx.xxx IP | If i connect my Beaglebone Black, which runs on **Angstrom** , to my computer via ethernet cable, It obtains an IP address, which starts with 169.254.xxx.xxx, for communication purposes. And I can communicate with it using TCP protocols. I can see that IP address when I use "ifconfig" command in terminal. But If it runs on Android, it doesn't obtain an IP address. Since there isn't "ifconfig" command in Android terminal, I'm using "netcfg" to see IP information and it shows that Beaglebone doesn't have an IP address. I need to somehow "force" my Beaglebone Black to obtain an IP address (like 169.254.xxx.xxx). How can I fix that? |
61298 | Does the Samsung Galaxy S2 support DC-HSDPA | I have a **Samsung Galaxy S2** running **Cyanogenmod 10.1.3** which equates to **Android 4.2.2**. I would like to know if my phone will support **DC-HSDPA** or not? Will it _just work_? Is there anything I would need to do in order for it to support **DC-HSDPA** like upgrade the **RIL** or is it just not capable at the hardware level? |
61294 | Why hasn't my Galaxy S3 received the 4.3 update? | The title explains it all. I have an year old Galaxy S3 which runs Android 4.1.1 (stock ROM). Yesterday, my friend received the 4.3 update however, I haven't. Samsung Kies says that the latest firmware is already installed. Why is it so ? Is this because the phone was purchased in a country different from where I reside currently ? Also, how do I update to 4.3 if it is a country issue? |
24332 | TCP/IP tethering over Bluetooth | I have a Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 and I would like to browse the web over a bluetooth connection to my computer. I can connect to the computer but the browser doesn't have internet connectivity even though the computer does. Also, the Bluetooth standards indicate that this is supported. Anyone ever have this issue? |
54831 | How to reverse tether inorder to transmit Internet signal from PC to Android via Bluetooth? | My phone is HTC Explorer(Pico), Android 2.3.5. I run Windows7 and Ubuntu 12.04 on my desktop. My PC has no Wifi. I use a bluetooth USB dongle to transmit files to/from my smartphone. I have a wired LAN connection on my PC. How can I transmit the internet signal to my phone via bluetooth, so that I can browse on my phone? Thanks in advance! |
61291 | Need to force close the "Phone" (Dialer) app manually | I have `LG E612` (`Jelly bean 4.1.2`). My problem is, my **`phone` (`dialer`) app** will not close automatically when I press " **Back** " from `dialer` to `Home screen`. `Phone app` is still running in background, and I need to close it through a `task killer`. Is this a normal behavior with all android phones? If not, is there any settings for this? |
27274 | How can I change file permissions on Jelly Bean? | My rooted Galaxy Nexus is on Jelly Bean (4.1.1) with a super user application. I want to install sinhala font into the phone, and for that I've tried to copy the font file (droidfallbackcens.ttf) to the font folder in my phone using the root explorer app. But it says that I have only read permissions on my phone. I have googled this issue and tried several methods _(most of those methods were about ICS)_ , but I haven't been able to change file permissions to get "read write execute", can anyone help me with this? |
27277 | Why my phone battery has four terminal? what is the use of the fourth? | I have a LG Optimus One (P500). For sometime I am wondering why my phone's battery has four terminals. I am aware that two terminals are for the positive and negative points and the the third connects to the battery's internal thermistor to monitor its temperature. Still that leaves me puzzled with what the fourth terminal could be for? Interestingly my phone has only three terminal where as the battery has four. I have searched for answers in Google but no useful results other than description about temperature monitoring comes up. Also since another doubt also lies in the same image, what is the port that is marked as "A" in the following image? It appears to me as some sort connector and my guess is that it is a connector to a cable with which manufacturers can access something deep in hardware. The Nokia phones which I had also had this feature and I guess this should be common for all phone then.  **Update:** I am more keen on knowing what the fourth terminal on the battery does rather than why there are three in phone and four in battery. As @Axeman said, this battery could be used in other phones (of LG) as well. |
27276 | Ringtones and alarms changes randomly | 3 weeks ago my HTC EVO 3d (rooted, S-OFF and with LEEDroid latest ROM) started to randomly change ringtones and alarm tones (mainly at reboot, but occasionally during normal use). If I restore the right tones settings then the right tones are played, until I reboot the phone. When the phone restarts (and sometimes also without rebooting) tones changes again. New tones are random, but the pool is limited to a very small subset of the tones I have availables (the tones I use more often) Some of them are on internal memory and some of them are on SD. Moreover, another problem appeared at once: the alert tone for received mail in the mail app (NOT gmail) should be the one set in the "message" setting (in Mail there's no place to set a separate tone) but on my phone it is not... it's another tone that I never set anywhere. Already tried to fix permissions, check for SD errors, but no result. There's something I can check to see what is failing in the system? I can use adb and all the development tools if needed. |
199 | How easy is it to return to stock after rooting with Unrevoked? | I have found the following link for rooting several Android devices: link text It seems quite easy to root, but how difficult is it to go back to unrooted once you've rooted? |
25522 | LogMeIn Hamachi VPN | How do I connect my Android phone or tablet to a LogMeIn Hamachi VPN? Is it even possible? LogMeIn has command line clients for Linux, and of course Android has built-in VPN settings. Is there some way to hack my Android to get it on the Hamachi VPN? I'll try almost anything no matter how involved. Root and non-root answers welcome (I have root access). |
194 | Editing text - how to change the cursor position? | I find it quite hard to edit spelling mistakes, **using just the touchscreen**. Currently I try to tap the screen exactly where I want the cursor to be, but this isn't very accurate. The iPhone has a nice 'magnifying glass' feature which allows you to accurately move the cursor. Is there a similarly nice way to do this in Android? |
192 | Will any Micro USB cable work to charge my Incredible? | The plug sure looks like any old micro USB plug. Will another cable (like the one from my digital camera) work to charge the battery, or do I need one specifically designed for my phone? |
39843 | Are apps backed up/restored with Titanium Backup just as "good" as through Google? | Is the backup/restore process of Titanium Backup just as good and functional as Google's native processes? In other words, will an app backed up and restored by Titanium Backup run and be just as functional, efficient, and "good" as an app restored through Google (e.g., Play Store)? I'm in the process of Titanium Backup'ing my old Nexus 7 16GB and prepping to restore it on a new Nexus 7 32GB. I'm worried, however, that between the Nexii, they're running vastly different operating systems and even Android versions. I cringe, thinking of the audacity of trying something like that on a PC -- merely copying a complex program's directory from "Program Files" on a Windows 2000 machine and then pasting it into a Windows 8 machine, expecting it to start raining down peaches of error-free bliss. I'm trying to come up with a "regimen" for myself between ROMs and devices -- a plan of repeatable steps to make the transplanting of apps and data across devices seamless and quick. But currently, my OCD softly whispers in my ear "Those backed up apps aren't good enough. They will always be less than what they were. Only an official reinstall through the Google Play Store will be sufficient. You're worthless." Etc. (NOTE: Additional questions below come from my brainstorming process in determining the best way to phrase this issue succinctly. These questions are closely tied to this question's subject, and knowing them may prove useful in helping one to understand the core of my ill-knowledge, and perhaps tailor an appropriate or more effective "vector" of information to the answer. However, these questions are supplementary and entirely optional information, merely supporting the core issue of misunderstanding, and do not require answering to officially answer this topic's question.) Is there any harm in backing up and restoring apps (app and data) across devices, operating systems, and versions, and doing so with a 3rd party app like Titanium Backup? And would this depend on the "gap" of difference between the two devices/OS's/Android versions? How "personalized" are Android apps to the devices they're installed on, and are their "inferior" ways for an app to be restored (leading to subsequent inferior operation, post-restore)? Is there a "limit" to the difference of device/model/OS/Android that can be tolerated in backing up and restoring an app from one device to another? |
57576 | Decrease icon size on nexus 4 | I got the ota update for kitkat and after that installed the android launcher ripped from nexus 5 rom. The result is that my icons look too big. Is there any way to decrease that or use a custom rom to change the size? |
57571 | Text communication with iphone users | What are the non-voice options for communicating with iphone users to and from an android phone? Strengths and limitations of said options? I don't have a smart phone but am thinking of finally taking the plunge. At least half of my family and friends are iphone users, and have been extolling the virtues of apple messaging. Watching them use it, especially involving multiple people at once, I see the attraction. However I don't want go the iWhatever route as I don't like the lock-in, but if by using a non-apple device I'm exiled from their conversations I may not have much of a choice. So how about it, are there usable gates in the walled garden? |
57570 | gmail label notification is overlapped by general one | I have set up notification by label on gmail app. Label notification is working but simultaneously with general gmail notification. When message comes to target label: First runs label notification, then in 1 second starts general notification. And general sound overlap label notification. So I almost don't hear label notification because it is too short. And I see 2 notifications in android notification bar: both for the same email. How to set it up to run only one sound notification? |
57572 | File fails to upload to google drive from tablet | I have a galaxy Tab 3 with some pictures on it I'd like to upload to Google Drive. Whenever I go into gallery and select them it just keeps working at 0.0Kb and then says "upload fail". Does anyone know why this is happening and how I can fix it? |
72846 | Root or upgrade to 4.4.2 first? | I've just received a new Android phone (an LG G2 D802 32GB). I haven't put my sim card in, or signed into Google yet. I know there is an OTA to upgrade it from 4.2.2 to 4.4.2. Should I root the phone and then start setting it up, or is it best to carry out the OTA first? |
18580 | How to specify where my camera saves photos to | I have a Samsung S5830 phone which has Android on it. When I look at: * Task Manager -> Summary It appears that my, small, sim card is being filled up with data whilst, my larger, External SD card is relatively empty. I'd prefer the camera to save images to my SD card. Not the sim. But, I have no idea how to tell it to do so. Any suggestions? |
37410 | CyanogenMod 10 Galaxy Tab 10.1 USB Driver | Yesterday I installed CyanogenMod 10 (Android 4.1.2) to my Galaxy Tab 10.1 3G (first generation). Today, when I plugged it in my computer, Windows Update installed ACER ADB driver. With this driver I can debug my applications on the device, but I can not see mounted storage under My Computer. Do I need to install other driver and which one? |
37411 | E-mail (imap client) sync stopped because of low memory, and will not start again, even after freeing 60Mb | I have a Motorola XT303 running Android 2.3.6, and I use the email client (with an IMAP server). The email worked fine until two days ago: I tried to download an application that was too large for the internal memory, and the installation failed. Right after that email syncing stopped -- whenever I asked it to sync, a message popped up telling me that email syncing wouldn't be done because the phone was low on memory. However, even after freeing 60Mb of internal memory, the email client still refuses to sync. I have tried stopping the email app from the task manager and restarting the phone, but that didn't help. I also thought I'd just download another email client, but since this is software that will have access to my email server passwords, I'd rather use the client I'm already using. _edit_ : but if there is an email client that is open source and well-known, then I could just as well switch... So... How can I get the email app to start syncing again? |
37418 | Screen turning on during calls | I have a pretty annoying problem with my phone. During calls, the screen keeps turning itself on, with of course all kinds of fun buttons like "End" and "Mute", free for my cheek to press. After dialing, I turn the screen off, and put the phone to my ear. But then, when someone answers my call, it turns back on, and then it's easy to forget to turn it off one more time. Moreover, if I change in-call volume with the volume keys - and depending on the other person's whispery-whispery-soft or harmful-and-super-loud device, I need to do this often, to protect my ears or my ability to understand what they're saying - well, it turns back on. And while adjusting volume, I can very easily forget to go "volume up - power off - no, too loud - volume down - power off - ..." So I tried the thing where your screen automatically turns off as soon as it feels you're close to it (i.e. talking), and back on if the phone is brought farther. It worked great except for one thing: the notification bar. Indeed, if I need to take my phone off my ear and on the speaker to do something else on the phone - for example, if I'm on the phone with my doctor's secretary and she's going to give me my appointment, to put it in the Calendar - a problem arises. I can go to the calendar fine, do whatever I want, but when I want to go back to the call and put it back to my ear, there's a problem. To go back to the call, I need to slide the notification bar down, and then press the green phone. But the notification bar is at the top of the screen, right where the sensor that turns the screen off is. The screen turns off before I can slide it down. So I have to slide the physical keyboard out so the display becomes landscape (I never turn on auto-rotation; it's a huge pain when using the phone in my bed, for example), and slide "right to left", and then be able to go back to the call. But that's a big hassle, especially if I have someone on the other end of the line, and I'm going "uhm, wait a second please, I have a technical problem with my phone -- you little &&$%, how about you listen to me?! -- not you, madam, I'm just angry at my phone! -- grmbl". So, uhm, any way to solve this dual issue (either the screen keeps turning on and then I mute / hang up on people accidentally or I'm unable to multitask)? My phone: * Samsung Galaxy Q (SGH-T589W) * Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread * Processor: 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 (if indeed it's the same as the Gravity Smart, because information on the Galaxy Q is rare) * Internal storage: 152 MB, some of which I think is taken up by the OS or useless stock software, because I can't ever seem to free it * RAM: 279 MB * SD card: 2 GB * Carrier: Videotron |
75111 | Need backup for "My Calendar" on S3 | I have tons of info on "My Calendar" Galaxy S3, and Google Calendar sync is one-way only. I actually use a Yahoo email and would prefer to sync both ways to Yahoo or Google, but since I cannot find a solution to this, I just need a backup that I can run periodically. Please help! |
3457 | Why is DoubleTwist launching and playing when I remove the headphones? | I can't figure this out. It _appears_ that if I'm using Google Listen, and I remove the headphones from the jack, Listen automatically pauses (which I expect). But then DoubleTwist launches, chooses an MP3 at random, and starts playing (which I don't want). Further, it _seems_ that if I pause Listen before I pull the jack, it doesn't happen. I say " _seems_ " because I'm having trouble getting consistent results. The long-and-short of it is that DoubleTwist is launching and playing a track when I remove the headphone jack for no apparent reason. Has anyone else encountered this? How can I stop it? (Unrooted Motorola Droid, Android 2.2) |
75115 | Trying to preview docs in Gmail (Android 4.4) | I am using an HTC One M8 (unrooted). When in Gmail and trying to "preview" an attachment, I am no longer to do so. So far I'm getting around it by simply saving it and going to my downloads folder, but it's (hopefully) something I can fix. The file types I'm trying to preview are only .pdf and .doc. What can I do to fix this? It worked on my old HTC First. Edit: When I click preview, it tries to load, displays the number of pages in the document and just a gray screen otherwise. |
41338 | Dropbox can't find live wallpapers on android phone | I would like to add live wallpapers to my dropbox from my android phone but I can't find them. I can find my apps from the backup folder, but how do I find the live wallpapers? I have tried going to the android folder, but it doesn't find anything. At all. |
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