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46254 | Apps install on their own | Every night for the past few days my phone installs a new app that I never saw/wanted/heard of before. It all started with AppCaster (Which I never installed on my phone, it just showed up one morning). I have uninstalled AppCaster and every other app that was installed without my knowing, and new apps are still showing up on my phone over night. I have downloaded and installed Avast which shows no issues after a scan. I have checked the sites with access to my google account and I don't see anything that looks suspicious. Has anyone else solved a similar issue? Does anyone have any ideas of what could be downloading these apps to my phone? How can I make it stop? |
63588 | Get ADB mode on Nexus 4 without touchscreen | I've seen so many conflicting reports on this for various android phones. But Nexus 4 is VERY common so surely there is a definitive answer: If my Nexus 4 has a broken digitizer, is there any way for me to enable ADB? How? |
24186 | Clear the "Do not ask again" dialog in Gallery when changing Wallpapers | As you might know, when you try to change the wallpaper on ICS (for your homescreen), the OS will ask if you want to set the same wallpaper to the lock screen, and the proper "do not ask again checkbox". By mistake, I pressed it, but I want it back now Any way to achieve that? BTW, I checked the "Clear Defaults" in the Gallery app - nothing. Using Android ICS 4.0.3 |
49205 | Changing TF300 keyboard dock to Icelandic | I have a Asus TF300 keyboard dock that has an American-style qwerty layout. Is it possible to change it to Icelandic, so that I can type in Icelandic letters from the keyboard dock? |
49208 | Some /system/app disappear on app drawer! How to start an app not in drawer? | Android 4.1.2 Somehow the original Home launcher icon disappeared after OTA update, I'm not sure if it's the only app that disappears, but it's the most obvious when I'm testing other launchers. It's registered as a launcher app, so if I unset the default launcher, I can choose it. But I'm not able to call it in App Drawer, or shortcut->application. I wonder if wiping the dalvik cache helps? Anyway, I'm looking for work around like running a shell script to start the app or switch to it! Is there a file which contains the list of apps for App Drawer? |
24189 | Why is there a blank white space under some Apps? | This seems to happen in any app that uses some kind of comment display thing. Here are some pictures. (sorry that they're not screenshots, I don't think it's possible without root)   This also happens with every other Reddit app on the market. All of them have the exact same problem when viewing comments. I assume that there is some UI control in common between them, something that lists read-only tap-able text areas, but I'm not an Android developer so I don't actually know for sure. I'm using a Motorola Atrix 2 from AT&T with stock ROM. |
63587 | Is there a relationship between using GSM vs WCDMA as far as whether you use Verizon towers or T-Mobile Towers? | I have gotten 3 different answers about when you "get to use" Verizon vs T-Mobile towers. One person said GSM gives you Verizon towers; another said only if there is the letter "v" after the word WCDMA; and another said there must be a C used in the model number do you get Verizon towers. Maybe there is no relationship? Would you help straighten me out, please. I am looking at buying a phablet...probably a Galaxy, but the above is important to me.jd ps: I indicated a galaxy "tab" with a Galaxy III s, but it is actually a Mega 6.3 (new phablet w phone) but that is not in the list. |
63586 | Can an app detect a radio signal when running in the background with the phone in standby mode? | Also, could such an app detect a specific frequency (using either the cell tower antenna or wi-fi sniffer)? I would like to use a radio transmittor to activate an app to perform a function even while the phone is in standby mode. Thank you in advance for your assistance. |
46258 | Can I make Phone Calls with my Xtouch X709 Tablet? | I am getting an Xtouch X709 in a few days. It is running on Android 4.0. Can I insert a SIM card in this tablet and use it to make phone calls? |
45988 | Google+ Auto Backup failed | When looking at my photos in the Google+ app, at the bottom is a footer that says "Backup failed" with a retry button. The backup still fails when I click Retry. Is there a way to find out why Auto Backup is failing so I can correct the problem? |
52495 | recieving a 'Server password changed, please enternew password repeated request' on Samsung Galaxys S3 Mini | My _Samsung S3 Mini_ keeps emailing me to say my `Server Password has been changed, please enter new password.` I havent changed the password. My emails are from my Sky email account and have had no proplem previously accessing emails etc. How to I sort this problem out? |
52491 | "Save Image" doesn't work | Using Android 4.0.4 on the LG Optiomus P970 I cannot save images from browsers. When using the preinstalled browser (not Chrome on this device) tap-and-hold brings up a context menu including "save image". Pressing that option closes the menu but otherwise has no effect. When using Chrome choosing "save image" brings up a list of apps to use including Gallery, Dropbox and Google Drive (all three allow selecting an existing file only, but doing so doesn't change that file) and a couple of non-senical options like Camera, Camcorder, Audio and voice memo. Any idea what might be going wrong or how I can troubleshoot it? |
52493 | How to disable vibrate while i'm texting on my HTC One X | Under settings there's no sound setting or language and keyboard, there is language & input. Each time i'm texting on whatsapp its always vibrating. How do i disable that cause its using too much battery and its really annoying. |
16722 | Reboot device without ask for the PIN again | I want to Reboot my phone but not enter the PIN on it again. This will make my developing testing easier. I found out that on some devices like Motorola Defy it is possible with the "adb reboot" command, but it did not work on Samsung Devices. An adb command or some source code will help me. |
22915 | CyanogenMod 7 - can I hide the status bar on the lockscreen? | I am using a Google Nexus One and have just flashed CyanogenMod 7 onto it. I noticed that the lockscreen shows the status bar on it, as shown on the image with this post. Is there a way to hide the status bar on the lockscreen? You can see what I am trying to achieve in this case, which is a lockscreen that only displays the wallpaper (CyanogenMod gesture to unlock). I have been able to hide the sliders as well through the CyanogenMod settings but could not find a way to hide the status bar when the lockscreen is active.  (Click image to enlarge) |
52499 | How to connect android device to projector? | I have galaxy note 2 ( N7100). I want to know is there any way I can give phone output to the projector. I don't know even, if it is possible. |
25797 | Disable the default browser in ICS | > **Possible Duplicate:** > Can deleting stock web browser cause problems? Ok since I got chrome now, can I safely disable the stock browser in the apps menu? Are there other services/apps on the phone that require the use of the stock browser? |
2784 | Is There an Official Google Reader App With Widget? | Does anyone know if there is an official app from Google for Google Reader? I would like an official app with a widget that displays the number of unread feed items. Good News! Google just added widgets to the official Google Reader App. |
56938 | Can a wifi hot spot be set invisible to just one specific android device? | The wifi hotspot i usually connect to has suddenly become invisible to just my android phone but is visible to everyone else. Is this possible or is there something wrong with my phone? |
19912 | Missing internal flash memory and SD card does not mount | Some time ago I installed a custom firmware (YAR28) on my Archos 7HT. This worked fine for a while, until some day when I switched it on it showed the initial startup screen, and after that all my installed apps were gone. So I re-installed the stock firmware from Archos. But then I found out I could no longer access the sd-card. It was not mounted when I inserted it. But when I connected the device to my PC using USB it did show up as drive F: and G:. I could access F:, which was obviously my sd-card, but G: (which should be the internal flash) could not be accessed, and Windows even asked if this should be formatted. When I open the Files on my tablet, and select 'SD Card' it gives the 'SD card is unmounted' error. And when I select 'Internal Memory' it is completely empty. So it looks like the file system is still working, but the internal flash part somehow is no longer accessible. I have a feeling that some low level setting has changed and that I could somehow solve it if I could get access to the underlying Linux system, but I do not have a clue how to proceed. |
60582 | How to enter safe mode on an HTC Desire w/CyanogenMod stuck in boot loop? | I have an HTC Desire with CyanogenMod 7 installed. After ignoring the low storage warning for a couple of months, it finally crashed and since then is stuck in the dreaded boot loop. I am able to enter a shell using `adb shell`, and I freed some space (~30M) in the internal memory but to no avail. After reading about how people solved this problem, a promising way seems to be to enter “safe mode“, then find out which app might cause the boot process to fail and remove it. I found instructions for the HTC Desire to enter safe mode (turn it on, then keep menu button pressed), but this only let me enter the CyanogenMod recovery menu. My explanation for this is that this behavior is a difference from the stock firmware which most similar question apply to. I did read the boot loop tag wiki, I naturally want to keep my personal data and settings, and factory-resetting the phone is not a desired option. |
2780 | Make Google Search app use Google.com.au | I purchased my HTC Desire (2.2 FroYo) from the UK and by default I guess the Google Search app uses Google.co.uk whenever I run a search through the app. This is quite annoying as you could imagine since none of the local services/locations are show since it's searching on the UK domain. Is there a way **without rooting** that this could be modified? |
2782 | Android 2.1, HTC Hero EU and WIFI configuration issues | After many search and try, it seem to be impossible to connect to a WIFI network with hidden SSID. But perhaps I did my research wrong... **So, is there any way to connect to a WIFI network with hidden SSID?** An other problem: when I set an IP for a WIFI network without DHCP, that IP applies to all other configured networks, and when I move to an other network, I must change manually IP configuration each time! **So, is there some kind of profile for each network like on the iPhone to bypass this problem?** it is important for me to do that with the official HTC ROM: I do not want to use a hacked rom. Thank you in advance for your help ^ **Some infos on the phone below:** > **HTC Hero EU** > > _**Firmware**_ > > 2.1-update 1 > > _**Baseband-Version**_ > > 63.18.55.06PU_6.35.15.11 > > _**Kernel-Version**_ > > 2.6.29-063c4d24 > > htc-kernel@and18-2 #1 > > _**Buil-Nummer**_ > > 3.32.405.1 CL191507 release-keys > > _**Software-Nummer**_ > > 3.32.405.1 > > _**Browser version**_ > > WebKit 3.1 |
56932 | Delete application folder in Android device | Hi I am using Samsung Galaxy S3. In my device I created a folder in Application menu to have a bunch of related apps. At a point of time I uninstalled all the apps in that folder. Now I cant delete the folder that I created. How can I delete a folder that is created in Application menu? |
56930 | Email won't stay deleted (IMAP) | Phone: Samsung Galaxy S4 App: default mail app (Android or Samsung, don't know which) Issue: I have an IMAP email account and when I delete an email and then check for new messages later, or at the scheduled sync frequency, those emails reappear in the account - they won't stay deleted. I can't use K-9 mail as it doesn't support Exchange Server and I have an Exchange account as well. The problem account is set up as IMAIL. I don't see any options anywhere to change server settings for deleting emails on the server as well. Any ideas? |
56936 | Copy Android setup to many phones | I've just taken delivery of a load of Galaxy S3 (mini) phones at my place of work. Rather than configure them all individually, I'm looking for a way of setting one up (with our branding, security policies, required apps, etc), taking a copy, and then pushing that copy to all of the other phones. Samsung Keis is OK for content only, but not really appropriate for this task it seems. Can anyone recommend a way of achieving what I require? Thanks. **Edit** \- I should add that, as these are company phones, my employers are not to keen on the idea of rooting the phones. |
56934 | Nexus 5 Noise with Bluetooth | With the phone and Bluetooth paired in my SUV there's a scratchy tapping noise every time I make or receive a call. Any idea how to get rid of this tapping noise? The phone is right up front with me in the open (not in my pocket) so I don't think its a distance issue. I've had other older model Android phones pair without this noise. |
19914 | ICS Navigation app change default from walking to driving? | When I try to add a new "Directions" shortcut to my home screen, the shortcut interface defaults to "walking" directions instead of "driving" directions. Also, when I use Chrome To Phone to send a directions page to my phone, it shows up in Walking Directions mode. Is there any way I can change this default, so my phone assumes I'm talking about Driving directions first? It seems like it would be a better default. |
9464 | Other manufacturer's USB data cable for charging? | Is there any harm in using a USB data cable of any other phone (say LG) for charging up a Nexus S? "Any harm" here means will it adversely effect my battery life or the Nexus S device in any way? |
11607 | Problems with music playback - Music File corrupt? | I have an HTC Inspire 4G (Desire HD, Ace), and whenever I have headphones plugged in and am listening to music, the music player will randomly start playing new songs, pausing and starting a new one every second or so, until I unplug my headset. I plug my headset back in, then at some point my phone will do this again, and I have to start this process all over again. It started on the stock sense rom using the stock sense player when I first got the phone. I then tried using winamp, same problem. I rooted the phone, flashed CM7, and am now using Cloudskipper as my music player, still the problem persists. I even unchecked headset controls, still continued. I even tried another pair of headphones, however both were BEATS headphones. What is going on?? |
9466 | How to Sync Text Messages from Outlook 2010 to Android | I went from the HTC "Tilt" running Windows 6.1 to the Samsung INFUSE running Android. I use an exchange server plus Outlook 2010 at my office. I can no longer send/receive text messages from my desktop. Everything else sync's fine. Does Android support an exchange between the PDA and the desktop for text messages? |
57047 | 4.3 OTA Update Install Fail With Motochopper Root 4.2.2 Google Nexus 7 | I am using Stock Android 4.2.2 on Nexus 7 2012 Tablet. I rooted my tablet using the Motochopper Root. I was able to download OTA 4.3 Update using normal procedure on my tablet however, when I tried installing the update, it just stuck at the android guy with error at startup. I tried downloading the OTA update again as it just disappeared, however it is stuck at waiting to download. I tried Nexus Tool Kit downloaded Stock 4.3 OTA and tried to install it using ADB sideload command. However it gave an error and mentioned some error file and exited. Please Help me out . I also tried full unroot with SuperSu but it also did not work. |
11609 | What does "obtaining IP address" mean? | When I try to connect to a free WiFi, my Xperia Android smartphone displays: > obtaining ip address * Why does it happen? * Which IP address is that? * Is it static or dynamic? * Does this IP address identify my smartphone? Or does it identify the WiFi router and is its IP address common for different smartphones/laptops? |
11608 | why do all sound apps get bluetooth button events, all at once | If i have my phone (thunderbolt cyanogenmod7/2.3) connected to a bluetooth stereo and i hit the play button on the stereo, music, pandora, Subsonic, and Audible all start playing at once. pausing pauses all of them. is there some way of controlling what apps respond to the buttons? is there an app to filter button events? |
54890 | System (Xperia X10i) very Slow after updating with 2.3 android version | any one hlep me out with this issue Updated the O/S with 2.33 android version then system became dead slow ? Can any one please suggest me to improve my phone performance Thanks in advance, Kiran |
17733 | Why GPS tags are lost after saving images to PC with KIES? | I'm using Samsung Galaxy S and latest Kies downloaded from samsung site. When I save images to PC all GPS tags are elliminated. How to keep them intact? |
27986 | VNC client with mouse capture | Been using Ubuntu over chroot on my Asus sl101 eee pad slider. Works nice but I would like mouse integration like in virtual box etc. Any VNC apps out there that will capture/integrate my mouse so that I can do right clicking etc.? |
17731 | Force GPU rendering in ICS. How does this affect system performance? | I thankfully discovered the option to force GPU rendering of apps in the system settings of ICS. So far, I did only notice a difference with one app: Twitter for Android was very annoying to use before, since the fps were very low. Now it's almost perfectly smooth. I've heard that the RAM usage is higher with GPU rendering activated. * How much is the difference? * What other effects does GPU rendering have on the performance of ICS? |
52727 | How to get fitness apps to locate music on google music | I'm a runner. My music and playlists are on Google Music. I have all of my music downloaded to my device. I can't seem to figure out how to get apps like Runtastic or Nike+ to locate my Google Play Music. Any pointers? Do I need to manually move the files around on my device (android...Samsung GS3)? |
6042 | I checked 'use as default' when choosing the default launcher, but now I can't start ADW.Launcher any more | I installed **ADW.Launcher** on my Galaxy S running Froyo (2.2) to check it out. When it was installed, **every time I pressed the 'home' button, I got a choice which launcher to start**. In the end I found this irritating, I choose the default installed one, and checked the '`use as default`' check box. All fine, but now, I can't seem to be able to start the ADW.Launcher any more. No icon in my application list and none on my home screens. **How do I start ADW.Launcher again** ( without re-installing it ). I verified that it is still installed on my device. |
130 | How do I reset the launcher app? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > I checked 'use as default' when choosing the default launcher, but now I > can't start ADW.Launcher any more I've installed and set up LauncherPro as a replacement launcher app. How do I reset the phone to use the Android default launcher app? |
17735 | Galaxy S2 not recognized by computer | When I try to connect my Galaxy S2 device to my computer via USB, I get an error saying that the device has malfunctioned and is unrecognized. It appears as "Unknown device" in device manager. I'm using Windows 7. |
52724 | AOKP Permission Manager? | I am running Paranoid Android and love it, but it is hard on battery life. So I am looking at flashing back to AOKP. In looking around, I've seen some vague references to a "Permission Management" (such as mentioned here) in the latest AOKP... but after googling for a couple days, can find no real details on it. Is this something that is in the current stable builds of AOKP, or is just referring to the built-in one from Android 4.3 in the latest AOKP nightlies? If anyone can point me to an article with a some good information on this feature and its current build status, I'd be very grateful. Been missing this functionality since LBE Privacy Guard died with Jelly Bean. Mind you, I am aware of other options such as LBE, PDroid, XPrivacy. I'm looking specifically for more information about AOKP's permission management. Thanks! |
62985 | How do I install Cyanogenmod 11 on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (GT-P5113)? | I'd like to install Cyanogenmod 11 on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (GT-P5113), is this currently possible? I see the Rom shows up in Cyanogenmod's Updater. |
68382 | Why does my phone keep on rebooting? | I am using `Samsung Galaxy Y Duos (GT-S6102)`. It keeps on rebooting without any operation and doesn't charge properly. I went to service center, they changed the charging pin then also the charging was not happening properly, they have replaced the battery then charging was happening properly. Now, it keeps on rebooting randomly, I have tried factory reset then also the issue continues. What could be the reason, How to resolve it? Additional Details: Android 2.3.6 Baseband version S6102DDMF4 Kernel version 2.6.35.7 Build No: Gingerbread.DDMF4 **Solution:** Finally I have solved the issue by rooting the device. I have rooted the device and installed KitKat in it. It's working fine without any issue. |
62987 | Sony Xperia Tablet Z will not connect to router | Sony Xperia Tablet Z will not connect to router. Tried turning off router and unplugged it.Turned tablet off. Wait 5 minutes. Turn router and tablet back on. Tablet still stuck at obtaining IP address. Still no internet/wi-fi connection. |
62980 | HTC EVO 3D not appearing on Mac OSX adb | I am having a funky issue connecting my HTC EVO 3D (Running 4.0.3) to my MacBook Pro (OSX 10.9.1). I have connected this phone using `adb` and `Android Studio` for development, using the same cord, same phone, and operating system on a different computer. The EVO is in debug mode, tried swapping out cables, swapping ports, restarting computer multiple times, restarting phone etc. The phone will mount as a disk, but can not be discovered by `adb` in any connection mode. This leaves me to believe that either my USB ports on my MacBook are messed up, which I have followed instructions to reseting my SMC and PRAM, which lead to nothing. So then I thought it was possibly a corrupt ADB, so I went ahead and reinstalled the Android SDK This lead to a few hours wasted, but was feeling confident this would solve my problems. Unfortunately it did not, does anyone have any suggestions? **Edit:** To add to the confusion, I can get the EVO to mount as a storage device, and upload an `apk` for development, but this is not very helpful if I have to transfer the file manually every time I want to test. |
62982 | Flashing CM 11, I get `set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed`: | ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.2.3 gives me the folling error when I try to update my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (GT-P5113) to Cyanogenmod 11: Restarting adbd... Finding update package... Opening update package... Installing update... set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed E:Error in /tmp/update.zip (status 7) Installation aborted. Being desperate I tried the same thing with Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP) v2.6.3.0 -- also the latest for my platofrm, Checking for MD5 file... Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file file found. set_metadata_recursive: some changes filed E:Error: executing updater binary in zip '/data/media/0/sideload.zip' |
60639 | Installing GApps on an old bargain tablet (Impression i10a) | I recently was given a free tablet that is turning out to be more trouble than it is worth. I've been trying for weeks to get some form of GApps installed. I've read through the only resource I've found on the device and had little success. I'm currently the last poster on this thread. > I have a i10a which came preloaded with ICS 4.0.3. I used > Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v32 to get full root (it came sorta rooted). I'm > having trouble finding a gapps package that works right. > > I've used: gapps-hdpi-20100817-Impression_10 from the second post and gapps- > ics-20120429 both of which would crash at the setup wizard endlessly. > > I finally got through to the launcher after using gapps-ics-20120224 which > was the closest number to what the build number was (i10a 0.1.05 > eng.root.20120223.R&G) > > But any gapps I try crash almost instantly. I don't really know what other > packages to try at this point... Is it possible that there is just no version of GApps that would install properly on this device or is it just a matter of going through every one? Is there some strategy to finding the correct package beyond "it must be 4.0 compatible"? |
60631 | Screen occasionally won't come on | I have what I believe to be a software problem with My Galaxy Nexus running 4.2.2. Occasionally the phone will turn it's display off, or I will manually trigger this with the lock button. Minutes, maybe hours later when I want to use the phone it refuses to respond to the power button. The screen will never come on with it. However, it will come on if a call comes through. Texts still vibrate the phone and flash the indicator. Holding the power to force the power off does not work, it requires removing the battery. Then it works like normal. Any ideas? |
60632 | How to view entire messages in the notification drawer? | I've received some security notifications, but I can't seem to figure out how to view the entire thing. See the huge image below:  They do not scroll, I cannot pinch-zoom or drag them to reveal more information, and when I tap one it disappears. Is there a log of these somewhere? I can use ADB if I have to, but surely there's a way... |
9794 | Set Calendar default reminder to "none" for new appointments | When I input a new appointment on my HTC Desire S (running Android 2.3) the meeting has a 10 minutes reminder by default. I can manually set it to none for each appointment. However, as I rarely want a reminder, how can I change the default to be None? Thanks all Andrew |
9799 | Unable to have reverse-tethering on Samsung Galaxy Fit | I was implementing reverse-tethering using Samsung galaxy fit and ubuntu 10.10 I have followed the following post for the procedure: How to browse Internet in Samsung Galaxy Fit using Broadband in Windows 7? I am using a DSL connection(BroadBand) and upon running sudo ifconfig eth01 0.0.0.0 I got SIOCSIFADDR: No such device so i renamed the DSL connection to `eth0` ,then it worked fine. The main Problem occured in implementing the third step: on running ./adb shell netcfg usb0 dhcp I got error: device not found Usb tethering on the Mobile is on. The Mobile is new and I have not much with it. |
54769 | How to factory reset LG optimus L3 E405 from pc | I hav flashed a CWM recovery on my phone.... it shows this CWM recovery menu repeatedly,without booting into the system... please tell me to factory reset it through pc as the factory reset option in the phone isnt wrking.... |
54768 | S Galaxy mini 2 rebooting every 12 seconds... I'd like at least to save some data! | A pair of months ago I bought my first smartphone, so I am quite the noob. Suddently last week it decided to restart every 12-13 seconds (literally), as long as I don't remove the battery, and I can't find a solution on the internet. Of course I could give it to the support, but they warned me that by this way I'll lose all my data, while I'd like to save at least some. On the internet I found a couple of people with my same problem and no answer (if we exclude the "I left it in its frenzy the whole night, when I woke it was resolved", which in my case mysteriously didn't work) can you help me? DETAILS - Samsung Galaxy mini 2 GT-S6500, no SD THE INCIDENT - I was playing a game when it freezed (no answer from any button short of the 8 seconds forced shut down), as it had already happened, so I pressed the "off" button and started waiting, since it usually worked; I fell asleep, and when I woke up the screen was on and black. When I restarted it manually it started the evil madness. I had not installed any new app, or so I remember. FAILED TREATMENTS \- Can't enter recovery mode by holding Volume up (+), Volume down (-) and Home button and then power on the phone. Nor does any combination of Volume, Power and Home work in any way... |
54761 | Whatsapp offline status | I friend of mine says that whenver I am talking to someone over phone, my whatsapp status shows offline i.e. neither it shows me online (since I am not using whatsapp at that moment and talking to someone on phone) nor the "LAST SEEN" status is available. And he can even tell me the exact duration of time I spent talking to that person. Is this possible?? Is this a feature of whatsapp?? because as far as i know, no such case exists and if I try to view the status of a person who is currently talking to someone over the phone then obviously the "LAST SEEN" status for that person is available. Is the friend of mine using some software or app?? |
54767 | UserStyles for XML activities? | All my android phones so far have been Samsung's, with AMOLED screens. One of the benefits of AMOLED is that black saves battery life. So many apps though (including many big ones, even from Google) don't include a dark theme. So you wind up with a lot of white, sucking down your battery. This got me to wondering, seeing as the Android UI is built on XML with something essentially like CSS, is there any way to override the styles in apps? I'm thinking something along the lines of the Stylish add-on for Firefox, which allows you to specify user stylesheets that can override all sites, or specific sites. I am rooted, and was thinking maybe something on that Xposed Framework? (I've never used any Xposed modules). Or any way really. Thanks in advance. |
54766 | Disable Android USB Auto-Detect | I have an android 4.2 embedded system. When I connect a USB cool-disk to my device's USB port, it recognizes the cool-disk and works just fine. But then the LED light on my connected cool-disk keeps flashing and I've learned to believe that the reason is that the USB Auto-Detection has not stopped on the USB port. Do you know any android process that I can kill, in order to stop auto- detection on the USB port? Any other idea to fix that flashing LED is much appreciated. |
48151 | My Samsung galaxy keeps on showing the software update & telling me to restart. Help? | My Samsung galaxy s3 kept on showing restart & the software update & I don't know what to do. Should I restart it? I'm just scared of what's going to happen next. What if it won't work, & what if it keeps on restarting by itself? I'm scared. I just got my Samsung galxy s3 last week. Will it be broken? Help!? |
62679 | adb doesn't detect phone on Ubuntu 12.04 | I have a Ubuntu 12.04 PC that sometimes does not detect my Samsung Galaxy Note 2 smartphone. The following error message will pop up when I connect the device. Unable to mount SAMSUNG_Android Unable to open MTP device '[usb:001, 085]' USB debugging has been enabled on the device, and 51-android.rules/52-android.rules both have the device USB PID in them. adb detects my Galaxy S3 and Nexus 5 just fine. I've tried rebooting the phone, as well as killing-restarting adb, but still nothing. Any help? |
48157 | How can I transfer photos on Samsung galaxy note 2 to computer? | How can I transfer photos on Samsung galaxy note 2 to computer? I'd like use my new note 2 cell phone to take photos, So I want to backup all the pictures to the computer. I can't do this easily since USB mass storage is not supported natively in the Samsung galaxy note 2. |
20525 | How to upgrade google play app? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > Phone not updating Market to Google Play? I'm having 3.4.4 of google market. But google has change it to google play and upgrade it's app to 3.4.7 But it doesn't upgrade when I launch it. How to upgrade it? Thanks! |
20409 | Change sort order of contacts | I have a HTC Legend with Android 2.2. My contacts usually have first name and last name filled in. The ordering and display consists of `<first name> <last name>`. Since I know most of my clients by last name primarily, that doesn't really help. I know of the combobox when editing a contact name where I can switch that. However, the last time I received an update of Android that was changed back to `<first name> <last name>` for all contacts. Obviously I want to avoid that. Is there a way to change the display and hopefully the sorting order to `<last name> <first name>` that survives updates and whatnot? |
62671 | mount: Permission denied (when mounting /system directory on android device) | **I have rooted Samsung Galaxy S4 (Int) using CynongenMod OS**. I am trying to install and run an executable file which needs its configuration file to be copied to the /system directory. Now, after copying my files from PC to the /sdcard folder, i am unable to copy the **.conf** file to **/system/etc** and I can't also copy **.exe** file to **/system/bin**. I know that I have to mount the **/system** directory. I restarted my phone and boot into **Recovery Mode** and then mounted **/system** directory, but it did not work. I also tried mounting it manually from the adb shell using the following command: mount -o remount wr /system/ still it is not mounting and I can't perform the copy. It shows me in the terminal the following message: mount: Permission denied so please **help me mounting the /system directory** |
62674 | How to restore files on storage that was protected by Vault app? | My vault is not showing encrypted data; internal storage is full like 10gb but internally entering to it shows 2gb of data .. |
67006 | How do I mirror my screen to the TV (cast screen) using Chromecast | I own a Moto G running KitKat and a Chromecast, both are on the same network. The chromecast works for almost everything (Netflix, Youtube, etc) but I can't get the screen casting feature on my Android to work. If the Chromecast is turned on, I can see a "Cast Screen" button on the android drawer, but upon clicking on it I get an error message that says "Casting Screen to Chromecast Name has failed" I read a few articles some weeks ago saying that screen casting / mirroring was coming to Chromecast, so when I bought one and it downloaded a firmware update and the feature showed up on my android's screen, I assumed it had been released to the public. How can I find out why it isn't working?  |
67005 | How to merge SMS threads from same contact with different numbers? | I'm looking for a way to do the following: I have a contact with 2 numbers. He sends me messages through one number and I have to reply to the other one. I want to merge the threads and have a number to send by default. I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 with stock ROM Android 4.1.2. I use the default texting app which I think does not allow me to do this. |
67009 | Getting WhatsApp to work for both networks on a dual-SIM phone | I have been using WhatsApp for a very long time in a dual mobile HTC Desire U under a specific network. Now, I would like to use WhatsApp for the other network too. Is it possible to use watsapp for both networks under a single roof? I have tried suggestions many other sources, but I did not find any solution. |
78297 | How to Backup when Samsung G S3 not booting stuck at Samsung logo? | How to Backup when Samsung Galaxy S3 not booting stuck at Samsung text logo? 1. I can boot in the "Android System Recovery" Mode using "Volume Up"+"Home"+"Power". 2. I don't have ADB USB Debug set up. * When using ADB it can get the serial number: > adb devices -l > > List of devices attached > > 881aa70c recovery * When using ADB pull to get all SDCard (the built-in 16G memory) - It cannot see any file on /sdcard/ > adb pull /sdcard/ C:\U_adt > > pull: building file list... > > 0 files pulled. 0 files skipped. * When using ADB to pull the /sys/block/ where is the mmcblk0 which is mounted at boot as /SDCard/ it says skipping special file > adb pull /sys/block/ C:\U_adt > > pull: building file list... > > skipping special file 'ram0' > > skipping special file 'ram15' > > skipping special file 'loop0' > > skipping special file 'loop7' > > skipping special file 'mmcblk0' > > skipping special file 'mmcblk0boot1' > > skipping special file 'mmcblk0boot0' > > 0 files pulled. 0 files skipped. * When using ADB backup it says to confirm on the screen, but the phone can not boot to normal where may be the confirmation, and in "Recovery" there is no confirmation message. > adb backup -shared > > Now unlock your device and confirm the backup operation. I want to backup the DCIM/Camera and other personal data. How can the backup of pictures on internal memory /sdcard/ can be done? I read here How do I perform a full pre-rooting backup of an Android phone? that FACTORY RESET does not wipe the data from /sdcard/ internal memory. But on my S3 in Android System Recovery the option is named "WIPE DATA/FACTORY RESET". Will the option "WIPE DATA/FACTORY RESET" wipe /sdcard/ partition or not? |
78293 | ZTE Score bottom fout buttons not working | My ZTE Score (X500) bottom 4 touch buttons stopped working after I turned on my phone one day. I have rooted my phone but I don't think that is the cause. What do I do to fix it? |
78291 | Install another language to Android keyboard | I have Lenovo a390 with goKeyboard by default, and I have tried installing Serbian Keyboard to it. I have downloaded it from Play store and nothing happens, but never mind. Simple question is this: Is there a way to install new language to default Android keyboard? So I don't have this language in list of installed languages that I can choose from. I want to add a new language. Is this possible? I would really like to avoid using third party keyboard, because this handset is very limited on resources. Phone is rooted, so I can do lots of things. |
78299 | Is there a way to prevent a user from deleting apps on android? | Suppose I install app X for purpose A. I don't want to simply be able to uninstall the app. How do I prevent myself from uninstalling an app on android? |
81195 | Android won't sync contacts no matter what | My boss bought an iPhone and asked me to sync his contacts. I went to the iPhone and turned on the contact sync from his Google account and "all" the contacts got there, but when I looked, none of the contacts from his phone were there! Looking at his Android, none of his Gmail contacts were there either, and now I can't get this thing working! I need help! He has an LG (I don't know which model it is) and Android 4.0.4 |
68964 | How to copy selected text in an SMS message | what I would like to do is be able to take a text message and copy a PORTION of it to use somewhere else. This comes in handy if an email address or phone number wasn't automatically picked up. Especially if it's part of a long text. The problem is that I can only copy the entire text message, and the text selection arrows never show up. I have used several sms apps and they all seem to do this. Usually, I long press on the message, then a screen pops up asking me what I want to do. I select copy, and now all the text is in my clipboard. However, as stated above, I only want a portion of that text, not all of it. If you are wondering, I have an HTC One, running Android 4.4.2 and HTC Sense 5.5. If anyone knows a way to do this, please let me know. I'm open to using a different SMS app if that's what it takes. Thanks. |
74585 | Nexus 7 (2013) won’t go past Google logo screen, can't enter Recovery mode | I hold down the power button until it starts up, and it gets up to the Google logo screen, but won’t go any further; it just freezes on that screen. Tried to reset device in Recovery Mode (support.google.com/nexus/answer/4596836?hl=en) using these steps: 1. If your tablet is on, turn it off. 2. Press & hold the Volume Down button, then press & hold the Power button simultaneously until the tablet turns on. You'll see the word "Start" with an arrow drawn around it. 3. Press the Volume Down button twice to highlight Recovery mode. 4. Press the Power button to start Recovery mode. You'll see an image of an Android robot with a red exclamation mark and the words "No command." 5. While holding down the Power button, press the Volume Up button. 6. Use the volume buttons to scroll to "wipe data/factory reset," then press the Power button to select it. 7. Scroll down to "Yes - erase all user data," then press the Power button to select it. Points #1-#3 go well, but I can't pass through #4, after pressing the Power button to start Recovery Mode there is no 'image of an Android robot with a red exclamation mark', screen just goes off for 1-3 sec and than there is again Google logo screen, performing actions from #5 gives no result, tablet just goes off if I hold the Power button and the Volume Up button too long. |
81132 | Silence notifications but not calls | During my night time, I would like to silence all app notifications, including text messages, emails and news alerts. On the other hands, I do not want to silence calls. This is because calls after midnight are far less frequent than notifications, and they are probably intentional and urgent. **Is there a way to silence every notification except a phone call?** |
29000 | how long does an OTA update normally take? | I am using the Oxygen ROM on my LG P500 (Optimus One) and I just did an OTA Update and the ohone restarted and it has been in a flashing mode every since, the bar is at about 15% for the past 30 minutes so I was wondering if there is a problem or the firmware upgrade normally takes a while. |
29002 | When I back out of an app is it still using up my data? | When I am coming out of an app such as facebook, do I just back out of it and is it still using up my data? |
29003 | Remove Snooze -button in Android Alarm-lock | I always by accident hit the Snooze button instead of Alarm -and it is irritating, alarm starting afterwards again. Is there some better alarm -lock with better UI or how can I remove the alarm-lock "Snooze" that is totally useless? |
37926 | Mobile data connection is lost "by its self", need to re-enable it manually everytime I unlock the phone | This happens constantly: 1. Go to Data Usage->"Mobile Data" to "On". 2. Lock phone for about 30 min. 3. Unlock phone and try to use an application that requires data connection. 4. The application says no connection (not application specific, happens with Waze, Play Store, Evernote, Remember The Milk...). 5. Go to Data Usage->"Mobile Data" is "Off", turn to "On". 6. ...[cycle repeats] My setup: * Galaxy S2 * Resurrection Remix 3.8 ROM * JuiceDefender Ultimate If I check JuiceDefender before step 5 above, it says "Data Off (User)", i.e. JuiceDefender thinks that I switched Mobile Data off. So it's not JuiceDefender's fault. Something else is switching Mobile Data off (and I can't find any setting to leave it on). What could it be and how do I stop it? |
37922 | My Samsung Galaxy S II (GT-I19100) wont recognise my SIM | I bought a locked Samsung Galaxy S2 second hand - it is locked to Vodafone. When I first purchased it worked fine, however yesterday morning it couldn't connect to the mobile network - it kept saying: > Cannot connect at this time, try again later I have backed up and reformatted my SDCard, as a Mac would read it but when I put it into my SGS2 it kept on saying "Scanning Media" and all the storage values were greyed out. Is there any way I can fix this issue? I have tried Vodafone's customer services, but they were less than helpful. All they recommended was to _change the SIM, reformat, reset the phone and start again,_ which I have done, including a hard reset -- but the problem remains. Any ideas what else could be done to get it working again? |
80923 | My storage doesn't exist | I have a samsung S3 mini GT-18190.It shows that the internal storage is 16GB available space and phone storage is 17MB. But when I plug my GT-18190 to my computer only 17MB partition displays. A 16GB partion doesn't display.Please can u help me for this problem. |
79651 | Wil HTC DESIRE 816 work in canada (3g/4g)? | Update : this is phone i am going to purchase http://www.ebay.in/itm/171407107176?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 may be moving to canada in future so want to make sure it's compatibility with canadian networks GENERAL 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA version LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - Asia version |
26768 | How do I remove corporate administrator settings? | I have an HTC Desire C, just a couple of weeks old. I also have a new job and decided to add my work email account via Exchange activeSync, however once it became apparent that I was giving up rights and functionality (such as the screen pattern lock) for my own phone I decided to remove it. I removed the administrator, which automatically removed the email account, however I am still unable to restore the screen pattern lock. I've restarted the handset a couple of times, no help. I seem to have no options to view or delete and administrator accounts (presumably, and hopefully, because there are none now). I've read the similar question posted here and the answers but they don't help me sadly. Any ideas? |
26764 | Does rom manager need S-off | I'm wanting to try the CyanogenMod9 Alpha builds for the T-mobile myTouch 4G Slide [MT4GS/Doubleshot] and all the instructions say I need S-off. The problem is that I have HBOOT 1.55 so software solutions like Revolutionary do not work and I'm left with the JuopunutBear wire trick. I'm not up for that so I'll stay S-on for now. Then I found rom manager that claims to easily install custom roms easily, but I can't find if rom manager requires S-off for HTC devices. Does anyone know if I can install custom roms through rom manager with S-on? |
26765 | Still visible after I deleted my WhatsApp account | I've deleted my WhatsApp account according to the official instructions. Unfortunately I'm still visible to my friends and they can still send me messages. But with a deleted account that shouldn't be the case — at least in my opinion. I've already contacted WhatsApp's support but to no avail. Until now I haven't gotten a response. Do you know what I could do about this issue? Have you already experienced such a problem yourself? |
66353 | Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 can't connect to any of Google services | I'm not really sure if this question is fit for this site, but a few days ago my Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 stopped being able to connect to Gmail, Google Talk and Play Store using their respective apps on the device, also the device isn't able to connect to the GCM service. The device is running Gingerbread 2.3.5 and isn't rooted. Can someone explain to me what is going on with my device? In case this question isn't fit for this forum I'll ask for moving it to a different forum. Thanks in advance for any help. **EDIT** More information: * Device is connected to internet. * I am logged with a Google Account. * Router isn't the problem, other devices are able to connect to the services I described previously. * The device doesn't lose access to the internet. |
34787 | Crashing video camera in CyanogenMod 7.2 | I just updated CyanogenMod 7 to 7.2 on my _Nexus One_. Now when I go to _camera -> photo mode_ it works well, but if I switch to video mode it just crashes. I tried to find an answer on the CyanogenMod site, but as much as I searched I found no matching question. As far as I could see on the CyanogenMod site, the latest stable version for the _Nexus One_ is 7.2. Is there any solution for this? |
34782 | Where do I find the minimum requirements for an app? | I was trying to install a new app from Google Play on my computer, but a message told me that the app wasn't compatible with my device. No more information was given. Can someone please tell me where I can find the minimum requirements for any given app? I want to check what's missing on my phone. Maybe I can fix the problem, assuming it isn't a hardware problem. |
77380 | PHP application cannot set locale | I am trying to install OwnCloud on my Android TV Box. To get it running, I used the Servers Ultimate Pro app and set up PHP/Lighttpd + MySQL. After extracting the OwnCloud package to the web root and navigating to the install wizard page, I was greeted with the following error: Setting locale to en_US.UTF-8/fr_FR.UTF-8/es_ES.UTF-8/de_DE.UTF-8/ru_RU.UTF-8/pt_BR.UTF-8/it_IT.UTF-8/ja_JP.UTF-8/zh_CN.UTF-8 failed Please install one of theses locales on your system and restart your webserver This is probably an easy fix on an ordinary linux distribution, but how on earth do I get around this on Android? The Owncloud forums are full of solutions, but things like "locale-gen" and "dpkg-reconfigure locales" are simply not available on Android. And even if they were, the root problem might not even be the availability of a given locale, but the ability to set them. I tried creating a custom locale with More Locale without success Anyone have a hint? |
77381 | How do I add more locations for weather updates in Google Now? | Currently, Google Now shows me weather updates of my home and work locations. However, I want to add more locations for weather updates. But I couldn't find any setting regarding the same? Is it possible to add locations which are not your home or work? If yes how? |
77383 | S3 LTE keeps rebooting | I bet this problem has been posted many times but my galaxy S3 keeps rebooting the samsung logo over and over again. I've tried entering recovery mode but just when I'm about to select an option it reboots again...I thought it could be the power button so I opened up the phone to see if it's not being pressed down but it looked fine, I even removed the button to make sure(using a toothpick as a replacement button hehe). So where could the problem be?! |
67919 | phone makes sound when waving credit card near it | I have a Samsung galaxy s and the phone was in my pocket. I forgot that my credit card was also in the same pocket and just out of nowhere my phone played the notification sound so I pulled it out of my pocket and there were no notifications. No new email no new sms... Nothing. So they I pulled the card out and swiped it near the back of my phone.. And then the sound played agai...I did it like 20 times and it akwaysalways happens. Why does my phone play the notification sound when I wave the credit card at the back of it? |
67915 | Can't awnser phone with espier dialer pro | how do i get espier dialer pro to ring in stead of stock dialer? Every time I get a call they both ring and I have to hang up and call whoever it was back. |
67916 | Is it possible to adb connect android via wifi without configuring port on android? | I can connect via wifi by typing these codes in android terminal - setprop service.adb.tcp.port 5555 stop adbd start adbd and connect ip:port on PC adb .. it is connected .. Is there any possibility to access without configuring on android !I mean looping port no:. Can it be possible ? kindly suggest me please ! |
67910 | I just bought an Android 4.2 Jelly Bean tablet, and I can not get it to turn on | I have charged my Android 4.2 Jelly Bean tablet overnight, and I am not able to get it to do anything. It will not turn on or off. The little Android just floats around. What do I do? |
67912 | Watching "filmon tv" channels on my TV using chromecast and my smartphone | I know the android app called "filmon tv", it is great and with it I can watch UK and USA TV channels on my smartphone. I have also a chromecast device on my TV and wonder how could I watch these "filmon tv" channels on my tv since I do not see any option on the app. |
24407 | Note-taking apps that have web sync and is smaller than Evernote? | I was wondering if there are any viable note-taking applications without the bloat of Evernote? I'm sure most of you will say that Evernote is the best out there but that app is huge. Around 10.5mb when it's on phone memory, and still a whooping 2.9mb is consumed on the internal memory if I moved the app to the SD card. I don't have a very big internal space which is why I'm bothered with this. I don't want all the fancy things that Evernote has to offer like audio, multiple "notebooks", and the lot. I just want to take down text notes from time to time and then I want it accessible online where I'll have a possibility to edit it and maybe add more notes. That in turn will be synced to my phone app whenever I'm connected to the internet. I'm quite sure with those simple capabilities, the app will avoid reaching no more than 1mb in size and maybe even lesser if moved to the SD card. Is anyone aware of a service / app like this? |
24406 | Maintaining apps and setting of one device in sync with another | Is there some way of passing on settings and apps from one device to another on a regular basis? |
24404 | Vibration Intensity | I have a Galaxy S2. This morning it sent me an alert saying that I could get an update, so I did. Ever since then the phone isn't the same. It works fine; the only thing that is different is that the lock screen is different and it has a long vibration when I receive a text message. I can't tell the difference between a call or a text message. It used to vibrate only twice but I don't know how to change it back to that. How do I change it back the previous behavior? |
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