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24402 | How to bypass lock screen in Cyanogenmod 7.2 | I set up my phone to use a gesture based unlock, and told it to hide the unlock button. Now the gesture isn't working and I can't get past the lock screen. For the standard Android lock screen, there is a feature whereby if you enter the wrong pass code 5 times, you can press a button to enter the username and password of your Android account to reset the lock screen. Is there any way to do this, or any other way to bypass the lock screen on Cyanogenmod 7.2? I have adb shell access to the device. |
24409 | I can't connect wifi tether network with tablet | I used wifi tether application to share internet connection in rooted xperia x8 android 2.1 version. It is work for my laptop. I can connect this network correctly with my laptop. But I can not connect this network with another android phone or tablet. Because this network does not appear in another android phone or tablet. What setting should I change? |
24408 | Enabling WiFi Monitor Mode on HTC Inspire 4G | Is it possible to enable WiFi Monitor Mode( promiscuous mode ) on HTC Inspire 4G? Or is it possible on any android phone? |
61513 | What to make of my unused GT-I5800 | I've never rooted android before, as I considered it too risky for the device I'm actually using, but I just realized I have an older android phone (a GT-I5800) sitting around, so I thought I might as well make use of it. So I have been searching around for what I could do with it, but most questions ask this from the perspective of actually having a phone you use for calling people, so I thought it might help me, if I asked what people would recommend for me. My perspective: I'm a PhD student in physics, I work on Ubuntu on my laptop, and various linux distros on large university clusters, I have a Galaxy Note 10.1 tab and a Galaxy S advance beside the above mentioned gt I5800, I can code in python and c++. What I would be interested in (and anything else that might come to the mind of those more at home in the subject): * being able to access it through wireless to run stuff from my other android and laptop (ssh?) * having on OS on it, that does the bare minimum needed to access all the devices on the phone (turning them on or off too) and to run code (if possibly retaining the ability to use it as phone, i.e. dualboot, or some thing that has a minimum running mode and an "I'm a phone now" mode) * using it as a mini server * anything that seems like fun from a geeky point of view:) |
61511 | How to recover data from LGE Nexus 4 running on Android Version 4.4.2? | I am using LGE Nexus 4 which is running on Android Version 4.4.2. Somehow accidently i do a factory reset on my phone and in return i lost all my emails, messages, pictures i.e, almost everything. Now i am desperately want to recover them but don't know how to do it. I tried to find a solution on google but i got more confused by the given solutions on google. I tried a data recovery software(Dr Drone for android) but the software is not able to recover data from those devices which are running on >Android version 4.2. Technical team of Dr Drone for android want me to root the device but because of complications in the rooting process i don't want to root my device. Is there any way to recover them? |
35784 | How does Android sync the WiFi Profiles? | I'm using Jelly Bean on a tablet and a phone on the same account. After logging into a particular wifi network on one device, I noticed that sometime later (weeks) the other device had some acquired the settings (including password) and logged into the wifi automatically. I was unaware that android had a form of wifi profile sync. Is there any information out there about this functionality? How does it work? What other data is sync'd between devices? |
35785 | Use android 2.3 as a wireless Mass Storage middle man | **Context** : I would like to use an old phone as a USB Mass storage device/slave, but read/writes to a Network share. So I can attach it to the Kitchen TV and direct it to a windows/linux directory. **Attempt so far** : My test device is an unbranded tablet, which appears to try to clone a HTC Passion. I'm able to access network shares from it, and make a mount point on the SD card of device. However, when I activate the "USB Mass Storage", it totally unmounts every thing related to the internal/external storage, so it is accessible via the usb cable to the Host computer only. ;( When I remount the card and then remount the network share - it just makes it have a hissy-fit, and as you can guess its does not appear to read/write correctly. Is there something available to do this? **Alternatively** : I’m kind-of familiar with USB programming from a Linux Host point of view, because I used to use “/proc/bus/usb/devices” lsusb… to know where to read/write the packets to. But I don’t know how to do a program to act as a client/slave device. I’m not aware of how to access the USB interface because I do not know where the io-file/memory address point could possibly be? Reading “dmesg”, “/dev/bus/usb” or “/sys/bus/usb” does not appear to help me. I’m defiantly missing something here, due to lack of knowledge. :( I know I’m asking to convert/overlay a block device on a network share, but I’ll worry about that later :) I hope that makes sense? Matt, |
35782 | Pandaboard ES OMAP4460 USB Ports Technical Specifications Question | Technical specifications for Pandaboard ES OMAP4460 shows that it has 3 USB ports. * 1x USB 2.0 High-Speed On-the-go port * 2x USB 2.0 High-Speed host ports My question is that what's the difference between an On-the-go port and a host port? Does a host port allow the Pandaboard to act as a slave when connected to a PC via USB? Does a OTG port allow the Pandaboard to act as a slave when connected to a PC via USB? |
49542 | Can I connect a pen drive to my Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini using USB OTG? | I am using **Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini**. Can I connect my phone with a pen drive using an **on the go cable**? |
35788 | First time with Android, need help with adding media | For Christmas this year I am getting a 16GB (really 10.6 GB) Galaxy Note II, which will be my first Android device after having a slew of iDevices. I have ~12 GB of music in iTunes and Google Music, and am looking for a way to sync it to my SD card (it doesn't fit in internal memory). So far what I've looked at: -dragging folders from my mac's Finder into the phone's raw file system This would work, but when I get new songs it seems cumbersome to have to go back into the filesystem to sync them -Google Music This is what I was planning on using, until I found out that it only can save to internal memory (there's bad coverage where I live, so I can't rely on streaming) -DoubleTwist From what I've seen, DoubleTwist is an iTunes replacement, and doesn't sync from the iTunes application (so if I get new songs I would have to add them to iTunes then DoubleTwist) Is there some amazing solution that I'm missing, or do I have to make do with one of these (and if so, which one would you recommend)? |
49547 | How do I configure ADB for the Huawei U8650 on Windows? | I have an Huawei U8650 smartphone. And, as I understand, I need system device drivers for it to be able to develop and debug applications for it using Windows. On Linux this is as simple as just typing an identifier number in a few places and I'm able to run and debug applications. However I can't seem to find the appropriate drivers to be able to do this on Windows. Does anyone have any idea how to set it up on a Windows machine? |
3998 | How can I take a photo when battery <20%? | How can I take photo when battery level is less than 20%? My Samsung Galaxy S always says "battery low" and then closes the camera application when I try to. Is there a way to get around this? Or is 19% not powerful enough to take a photograph (my camera has no flash). |
3997 | How are the Android Market ratings (stars) calculated? | I was looking at the reviews for an application which was rated as 3.5 stars in the summary. From reading the reviews, there were few 5's a lot of 1's and very little in between. My "gorilla math" estimate is of the 50 or so reviews I read, it was probably averaged a 2.75 or lower. How is this rating calculated? All reviews in history? Most recent? Some kind of bad review filter I cannot see? |
3995 | Is it possible to update HTC desire to 2.2 with unrooted? | I bought a new HTC Desire (will arrive in a few days). The phone is not branded (or unbranded) will arrive with version 2.1, and I want to update to 2.2. After a lot of reading I realized I need to create a goldcard. So I bought a 2GB microSD card and I will create the goldcard when the phone arrives. I also read about rooting the phone, which means (from what I understood) to flash the phone's ROM. What I want to know is do I have to root the phone in order to update to 2.2 ??? Thanks a lot !!! |
32836 | Download Manager causes high CPU usage on Motorola Razr with stock Android 4.0 | My Razr (Stock ROM 4.0) is very very hot. After some research I found `com.android.providers.downloads` is responsible, since it's using about 60% of CPU. I have tried killing it, and it respawns, however what I found to work (for two hours) is clearing the cache and data of the process, and killing it, however something is triggering again. P.S. I'm not downloading anything, and all my apps are updated (so Play Store is not trying to download updates). If I freeze this process, the Gmail app crashes. |
3990 | How to find books by title in Aldiko eBooks? | Can I do that? I found only the way to browse through the catalog and categories. How do I find a title in their collection? |
73265 | Keep contacts local (not google account related already disabled) from other accounts on phone ie hotmail | I've had my nexus 5 for a while now and still haven't found a solution to the particular problem I am having, I want to keep all of my phone contacts local without syncing them to an account, now I've disabled Google Contacts Sync, which stops the phone syncing contacts to a google account, however when using any other account with the built in email application (either corporate, imap or POP3) it begins asking me to sync contacts with that account. It is frustrating to say the least, any insights that you guys might have would be really valued as another question showed me how to disable Google Contacts Sync! Edit - if its any use I think it as attempting to sync with something related to exchange. |
56586 | Swap partitions on android? | I just installed AParted on CyanogenMod 9 (Android 4.0.4,Kernel version 2.6.32.9-FXP) and was trying to partition my SD Card to extend internal memory. Anyway, I found that it can make swap partitions, I'm familiar with the swap partition concept on linux, but does Android (at least my version or my kernel) support swap partitions? would it be useful or just a waste of space? |
56588 | Why do apps grow when moved to SD card? | I have a rather small app that shows as 684 KB on internal memory. When I move it to the SD card, it has 500 KB left on the internal memory and 2 MB on USB memory. Why do the moved 184 KB grow to be 2 MB on the SD card ? |
35439 | Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 P3110 - Chinese want Western | Just picked up my Tab. Made sure the salesman turned language to English. But coming home I discover it's very "Chinese" anyway; Chinese apps, can't access Play Store, no Gmail, etc. Can I re-flash it into a totally Western variant ? If so, how ? |
23847 | Changing layout of hardware keyboard | How I can change a layout or add a new layout to physical keyboard of Xperia mini pro phone? I want for example remap `?` to ''ə'' and `shift` `?` to ''Ə'', or `س` to `ی` in Persian layout or even add new layout (Persian 2 layout). You can find build-in layout here, actually I want to add a new layout to them.  |
23844 | How can I disable screen lock feature temporarily? | I want to lend a tablet to a friend of mine and I'm sure he will try to prank me with a locked screen. What can I do to remove the screen lock, if he returns it with the locked screen feature enabled with a code or something? |
23842 | "Unfortunately, Launcher has stopped" error after 4.0.4 OTA Upgrade | This morning, I received the Android 4.0.4 Over The Air upgrade. After my phone rebooted, I saw the following error: > Unfortunately, Launcher has stopped. > [Report] [OK] If I pressed OK, I would see the same error again. This was, indeed, unfortunate, because it made it impossible to run any application on the phone. How do I fix this? |
23840 | GO Launcher EX: widget lost after reboot | Whenever I reboot, widget get lost in GO Launcher EX. how can I fix this? NB: the widget is on the internal memory |
23841 | GT-I9000G - updated to ICS, charging using USB - error sim card not detected and unable to detect USB drive | I just updated my phone to ICS, using samsung galaxy GT-I900G, now whenever I charge my phone using USB, there is a circle icon and the network connection is lost. My machine does not recognize my phone as well. USB error. |
23849 | Error: "reloc_library cannot locate 'fdatasync'" | I have my phone connected to my laptop via the USB cable and ADB is able to identify the device. When I run `adb devices` it returns the phone in the list of connected devices. Running the command `adb shell` now gives an error stating: > reloc_library cannot locate 'fdatasync' Running any command on the terminal emulator installed on my phone also returns the same error. Does anyone have a solution to this? |
22979 | Drive letter for MTP connection under Windows | In Android 3 the connection to PC as Mass Storage Controller feature was removed. Is there a way to access MTP-mounted phone as a drive letter? I want standard file manager programs (e.g. Total Commander) to work. |
27175 | Does unlocking a phone from a Network allow manufacturer updates? | I am having a major problem with Three network not pushing the latest 1.29 update for my HTC One X phone. If i get them to unlock it will that enable me to download the update that HTC have released and is available on unbranded handsets? How does unlocking affect where a handset 'looks' when the I search latest updates? Thanks |
65870 | How to use external SD card on Ehndroix? | I can't access my SD card via USB. When I plug in to computer it reads only the internal SD. In recovery mode "mount sdcard" doesn't help. Phone: Samsung S Galaxy GT-19001 Rom: Ehndroix IV |
65872 | What lurks behind these Gmail/GTalk permissions? | I just stumbled upon some permissions which sound clear at first sight (noticed them already quite a while ago, just decided to dig deeper right now). Thinking about possible implications, I'd really like to know what features/data they give access to, as this might get quite personal/sensitive: * `com.google.android.gm.permission.READ_GMAIL`: often the reason given is "to access attachments" (such as PDF files to be opened with a PDF reader). But is that all? Or could an app equipped with this permission read the entire mail? * `com.google.android.gm.permission.WRITE_GMAIL`: could an app with this permission write and send mails on my behalf? Or even delete existing mails (including the "written-and-sent one", to hide its activities)? * `com.google.android.gm.permission.READ_CONTENT_PROVIDER`: one app describes its use as "read Gmail labels and get unread count". Another one writes "Used to update the unread email count on your lockscreen. Email content is _not_ sent to our servers." Which suggests this permission can be used to access the entire mail content. And other contents? In some source code I found the comment _Permission required to access`android.content.ContentProvider`_, which suggests a lot of content getting accessible this way if it means _THE_ content provider, including contacts and calendars. Not being an Android dev, I cannot really tell without being told first. * `google.android.gtalkservice.permission.GTALK_SERVICE`: Yes, please? I've "googled" them all (the above is already the result of my research). And of course I started with my favorite sources when it comes to permissions: * the permission reference at Android Developers * explained permissions at AndroidForums.COM * some framework source code at Github * more framework source code at Android Source * our very own reference at What do the permissions that applications require mean? But the above is all I could come up with. Can somebody shed some more light on those? From a user's perspective, what can be accessed with those permissions, and what are the privacy implications? A "good cop/bad cop" play would be appreciated, naturally :) |
51253 | S Voice "No response from the server. Please try again later" | just posting because this is the message i get when i try to use s voice on my galaxy s4 active. Am i doing something wrong or is it just the server. Please let me know, thank you |
32782 | How do I get Google Now's Package Tracking to Work? | In Google Search settings -> Google Now, I have "Show cards based on Gmail" checked. "Packages" is on, and the description says "when an order confirmation email is delivered for an online purchase" Since turning that on, I've used mutt's bounce feature to deliver two Amazon shipping notices to my gmail account. The email notifications showed up on my phone, but (even a day later) I still haven't been able to get the Google Now package tracking card to show. How do I get it to work? Here's the message in gmail:  ## Update I'm now on Android 4.2, and (after the 4.2 upgrade) received an email from the Google Play store with a tracking number this morning. Still no delivery status card from Google Now. Will check the Amazon soon again, too (once they ship me something). ## Nexus 10 I've got a Nexus 10 as well now (also running Android 4.2, stock, not even rooted), and package tracking also doesn't seem to work there, either. |
51603 | Remove built-in search-engines in Firefox Nightly | I don't use the default Firefox search-engines, so I like to be able to delete all the Amazon, Twitter, Google nativelly installed on every Firefox version. Using current and beta version of Firefox, I am able to remove built-in search-engines on Firefox on Android, simply from the add-ons manager and disable the search-engine. However, on the last Nightly build, the search-engines can not be found in the add-ons manager. My phone is not rooted, so I'm not able to directly set the search-engines list by editing the files or removing it through the _search- engines list_. Can't find a property in `about:config` either... |
51602 | Where can I find the 4.3 Camera app with Photosphere? | I just updated Cyanogenmod 10.1 to 10.2 (nightly) and noticed that the Camera app (not Focal) no longer has the ability to take Photospheres. I'm guessing it's related to this. How can I get the "regular" Camera app for Android 4.3 on my Nexus 4? |
32787 | Galaxy S3 Accounts & Sync gone after jellybean update 4.1.1 | Just updated my new Galaxy S3 to latest jellybean update 4.1.1 and my accounts and sync disappeared. Tech support said it should be under settings / personal tab but not there. Any ideas of what happened? |
32786 | Are rooted Android phone more vulnerable to Malware Apps than non-rooted ones? | From my understanding, a rooted Android phone mean that the user will be accessing everything on the phone, just like a root user. So, installing a Apps mean that the Apps will also have root privileges. So, does a non-rooted ones more safer than those rooted phone? (In another word, will rooted Android phone make it a easy target for Apps that are actually malware or virus to attack?) |
51606 | Python with matplotlib | Is there a way to set up python 2.7.x + matplotlib on a tablet so that you can run simple standard python code? I would like to be able to run the same scripts I run on my Linux desktop, |
56059 | Huawei MediaPad 10 Link SD Card Update FAIL | I have the above device that has locked out its owner after too many pattern attempts. She did not create a google account and can't sign in to ulock it. I have tried updating with Huawei firmware from their site via SD Card (4gb) following all suggestions on how to format the SD and copy the update files but got FAIL! message each time. I then tried ADB fastboot method but device only detected as Android Single ADB Interface (Not able to get the Composite ADB Interface running) I have tried everything. Hoping someone here has a solution? |
56051 | How old is the datalog when just starting "logcat"? | When I run `adb -d logcat` it dumps data from a time before. How old is that data? |
56053 | Viber incoming call vibration won't stop after I answer the phone | My Galaxy S4 keeps vibrating even after I answer a Viber call. For awhile I was able to stop the vibration by pressing the on/off button on the upper right edge of the phone but now even that doesn't work. The only thing that works is shutting down the phone. Then I have to call back the person who called me. How can I solve this? |
56055 | Turn off syncronisation of contacts in CyanogenMod | I want to use my phone with the google calender, but I don't want to upload all my contacts from my phone to google. How can I achieve this? I said in the contacts App under Settings that the App Synchronisation is off, but then I deleted some test-contacts online in Gmail and they were also deleted on my phone. I also tried the App "Root Firewall" and forbin access to internet to the contacts app, but still, there was this sync going on. How can I achieve this in CyanogenMod? In the standard Android 4.1 it worked fine: there was nothing synced. Or do I need another contact app to achieve this? |
56057 | how do I make the radio start automatically when I plug in my headset? | On my old phone, the radio would automatically turn on when I plugged in my headset. I can't seem to get it to do the same on my new phone? I have a Sony Xperia go, running jelly bean. |
36202 | What is "Detach from Market"? What does it do? | What is "Detach from Market" in Titanium Backup? What does it do? |
36201 | How does Titanium Backup work? When will it not work? | How does it know what to back up? Can an app have data that TB won't know about or that TB won't back up? Other than restoring a Jellybean backup to a Gingerbread phone, how else will Titanium Backup fail to restore apps or will destabilize my phone? I need to be sure I don't lose data as I reset ROMs or phones or switch between two ROMs or phones. |
25444 | Facebook for HTC Sense not working | Somehow, Facebook for HTC Sense has disappear from my HTC Vivid. In `/system/app` I've found `HtcFacebook` which is `com.htc.socialnetwork.facebook`. When I try to install it errors with **Application not installed**. I've tried to find this package on the Internet to install it, but could't find it anywhere. How can I get the HTC Facebook back onto the device? |
36208 | Failed to start monitoring 0123456789ABCDEF | When I connect Android device to Eclipse for debugging, it will show `Failed to start monitoring 0123456789ABCDEF`, but not always. Sometimes it works perfectly. USB debugging is active, but still shows like this. Why is it so? Can anyone help me? |
25447 | Able to play only few mp4 files in Samsung Galaxy Y? | Why is it that I am able to play only a few .mp4 files in my New Samsung Galaxy Y Mobile but not he rest. What should I do to make even the other .mp4 files to play? What should I do to make .mkv, .avi and other video formats to play? |
25440 | swiping music player does not kill the process? | Swiping programs from the process-list should kill/shut them down, right? I listened to music and then swiped the music player away but the music was still playing. How come? Does swiping not kill processes? if so, how can i close them correctly? |
75835 | how to fix resource error in android while installing a game | Android: 4.3 Jellybean Whenever I install a game with an obb file in memory card, it says `download failed because the resources could not be found`, but that doesn't happen when I copy the obb file to internal memory. When i first installed the games, everything was fine. But one day, I accidentally formatted my SD card and some files in internal memory. Then, the problem started. I can't install in my SD card. Also, it doesn't matter if I'm online or offline. It still shows resource error. |
13723 | Not able to login in Gtalk when using GPRS connection working perfectly when using WIFI connection | I am using a Samsung Galaxy S2. I am not able to log in to Gtalk or Gmail. The apps cannot load conversations when using a GPRS connection (error message: could not connect to server). But when I access Gmail through the browser using GPRS it works perfectly. Internet runs perfectly without any error. Also these apps works perfectly when using a Wifi connection. Any suggestions on what the problem might be? |
39928 | Completely reset my Desire HD | I have been trying for some time the ICS Rom from the Team Blackout, but Im not very happy to it. I would like to go back to how my phone was when i bought it. I'd like to make a TOTAL reset. That means: * No media saved * No accounts saved * No settings saved * No apps saved * Original Android 2.3 back Basically, as it was when I unboxed it. Is this possible? If anyone could give me some instructions, I'd be very thankful. I'm not much of an expert in working with Android systems (A friend helped me "root it") and Im not sure how to proceed. Thanks |
39929 | what could cause a sudden drop in battery life? | According to my battery graph the phone went from 85% to 0 in an instant. I wanted to add a screenshot, but I do not have enough reputation. The last time I checked it was nearly full, and 7 hours later in the morning it was empty. At home I charged it until it showed 29 percent, but by the time I got to the office, it was 32. How can this be? How can I prevent it in the future? LG P990, Android 4.0 |
39925 | How to use an external USB keyboard with a Galaxy S II or a Huawei Y201 Pro | **The background:** I recently learned about OTG USB cables that can be used to connect peripherals to Android devices. I had this idea of using an android device with a usb barcode reader connected (which basically acts like a keyboard) and an in-house developed app, for stock management in a warehouse. The first step was to buy the OTG cable. The second was to start testing peripherals connected our existing Android devices. **The problem:** When I connect any USB device to a Huawei Y201 Pro (4.0), there is no feedback from the device. No error, no response from the input, nothing. When I connect mouse to a Galaxy S II, it recognizes the usb cable, then a cursor appears on screen and all works great. However, when I connect a keyboard (I tried around 5 so far), a notification says that the cable was connected but right after that it says that no devices are connected. **My question:** Is there something I'm missing to make this work? If not, some secondary follow up questions: What are the things I should look for in making this idea work? Is this connectivity more dependent on the Android device? OS version? Peripheral? |
64920 | get back root with custom rom | Not long ago I upgraded my Samsung Galaxy 3 (GT-i5800) with Kyrillos' rom v10.6 It appears to use CyanogenMod 7.3.0-RC3 Android 2.3.7 Some apps I often need to use, like SSHDroid, Terminal and Midnight Commander, often get "has been denied superuser permissions" I see mention of a root option, to Enabled for ADB and/or Apps , but no way to get to such a settings page despite various suggestions. http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/security-and-you |
39694 | always-on Dictaphone | I know there is an app named Dictaphone. I need a feature like that, but it should be on all day long. Because when it's time to turn it on, I always forget to start this app. And so I can't record important dialog. It must be kind an audioregistrator from the pocket. I know apps that register video. I need the same thing but only that it records audio without video. For example it must record every hour and save records on flash card with names like 2013-02-15_08-09. That means recording on 15 February 2013 from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. And for example if there is no more space on flash card it must erase several recordings to continue recording. |
39691 | Is 512 MB RAM Really Enough for Android ICS? | (Background: I never use ICS Phone, so i want to ask about performance) Some of Android ICS Phone (e.g. Xperia J, Xperia Sola) has 512 MB RAM. How about performance of Android ICS Phone with that amount of RAM? Sony Developer Blog said that there is performance issue with only 512 MB RAM, but is it really matter to user? |
33071 | No Devices on shell | I try to send an intent using an android-shell. The app starts, "su" works nice, but when I enter something like `"adb shell am broadcast -a android.intent.action.SCREEN_ON"` I receive an error: error: device not found when trying to list the devices with adb devices the result list is empty. WHat am I am doing wrong? (My tablet is rooted, of course) |
37559 | Power control widget auto rotate toggle issue | I have Samsung Galaxy nexus running official Android version 4.2.1. Problem is that the auto rotate toggle on the power control widget is not working properly. The toggle will change state, but the auto rotate feature state is not changed. I have to go to Settings -> Display -> Auto-rotate screen checkbox to change the auto rotate feature. The toggle button on the power control widget is unable to change this checkbox status. |
37558 | My phone reboots after a kernel oops, what can I do? | I use the CyanogenMod firmware on my phone (CM7.2 on a HTC Wildfire) and when I take photos it sometimes reboots. I found out that a kernel oops happens due to a null pointer dereference in the kernel. I already filed a bug report on the tracker for the CyanogenMod project. Can someone help me to understand the Kernel Oops in last_ksmg ? If you need it there is a logcat too. |
18858 | Running older windows versions on Android | Read about running _Windows 95_ (blog post seems to be 9-12 months old) and _98, XP_ (XDA has few threads) on Android. I'm interested (because of mind mapping software I use on Windows) but don't really have time and 2nd device to test this. Has someone here tried this and can give a overview of what's possible. Do these versions just run? Or can you * easily install and run a .exe * swap data from android filesystem to Windows * use internet connection |
18855 | Install Android APK as Mac OS X app | Is there a tool to package a particular emulator/SD configuration + APK as a Mac OS X application so that it can be distributed and run with a simple double-click? Something like Fluid for web apps... applied to Android apps on Mac OS (or Windows). |
18853 | timestamp on messages is wrong | 1. My phone is turned off 2. 11:00 - My friend sends me a text message/sms 3. 2:00 - I turn my phone on. 4. 2:01 - I receive the text message/sms, the timestamp is 2:01 5. But I want the timestamp to be 11:00 How do I get this to happen? I am on a ZTE Racer on giffgaff in the UK. I have Android 2.1, Eclair. |
18850 | How can I set Froyo's screen timeout to "Never"? | I have to keep my Skype running all night on my mobile. I am using a `Motorola MB200` Mobile which I have today upgraded from Eclair to Froyo. Now the `Screen timeout` option has a maximum of 30 minutes and there is no "Never" option, causing my mobile to automatically disconnect my wifi after and Skype. Previously using screen timeout set to never solved this problem for me. How can I fix this? |
41233 | Insufficient storage availalable when there is plenty | My Samsung Galaxy Note 2 started giving the insufficient storage available after trying to transfer app to my SDCard using DroidSail Super App2sd lite. I uninstalled it before realizing there's a problem and now cannot install it again to try to troubleshoot it. I tried installing from Google PlayStore: * AptoIDE * and samsung app some random apps and some successfully installed but the majority didn't. I was running Android ver.4.1.1 and rooted and decided to upgrade to 4.1.2. I upgraded successfully and rooted again but nothing changed. I have: * 5.34Gb/11.07GB available in the internal storage * 24.61GB/29.81GB on the SD card and * 0.92GB/1.75GB RAM. I rebooted, cleared the RAM, unmounted SDCard and re-mounted but nothing worked. Please help! |
41234 | Is it possible to change which output the audio is played through? | Is it possible to reroute audio (i.e. music) through the phone earpiece instead of the speaker? I've searched this site and Google extensively and haven't found anything yet. If it matters, I'm on the HTC Evo 4G LTE (Sprint). I'm also rooted and have CM10.1 on my phone. |
41237 | Nexus 7 with AOSP, what is missing from stock? | I would like to install AOSP version of Android OS on the Nexus 7. However, I am wondering what would I miss by doing so. I know that by compiling the AOSP `android-4.2.2_r1`, I should get Android 4.2.2 that is pretty close to what is coming as the stock firmware images. I know that I can get drivers for all the hardware Google. There even seem to be DRM drivers! I know that I can transfer all the proprietary Google application packages from the stock firmware over to the AOSP firmware. But, if I have done all this, am I still somehow short compared to the stock firmware that Google provides on the Nexus 7? I guess I do not get OTA updates to the firmware, but that is not a problem. I guess I should get normal updates to the proprietary Google application packages from Google Play. Are there some applications on Google Play that will not install on my phone if I am using AOSP? Is there something else that I have not thought of? |
41236 | Set left-right audio balance | My earphones took an unexpected trip through the wash today and now the right earbud is a little quiet. I used to own an iPhone and under the accessibility settings, one could change the Left-Right volume balance. I can't seem to find a setting like that. Is there an app I can use? I have a Samsung Galaxy S II X (t989) with Cyanogenmod 10.1. |
40188 | Disabling SwiftKey autocompletion on Asus Transformer Pad | is there any way to disable completely the autocompletion (guess it's called SwiftKey) ? Especially with the Gmail/Email apps the 'intelligent' autocompletion ends up slowing me down! Many thanks in advance. |
41584 | How do I reduce Haptic feedback intensity in CM9? | I use a CM9 rom in my Samsung Galaxy i9001. The intensity of haptic feedback is annoying, especially while unlocking the phone. I can't find an option in the settings. Is there any related setting in Developer options / by using Terminal emulator for CyanogenMod9? |
555 | Why isn't my HTC Hero upgrading? | Located in China I've been waiting forever for the HTC Hero update to Android 2.1. However now everywhere around the world people are getting it. I do get the occasional update, and then I get prompted to reset the phone, however when I reset it the update does not get installed (missing update.zip on SD card?) Or maybe I have to relocate to England? Could I fake this with a VPN/proxy? If so how could I set this up? Cheers |
551 | Is it possible to receive an incoming call while tethering on an Android phone? | Is it possible to have a 3G tethering session and receive an audio call at the same time? Is this the function of the phone or the mobile OS or the carrier- network? |
553 | Is there any way to make free skype calls from HTC Desire? | Well Fring is blocked. I'm located in China. I neeeeed to make free skype calls to my family around the world. Skype Lite is not an option, has anybody cracked this cookie? |
33696 | Ridding Android phone of Snapfish | Something 'gifted' my Samsung Galaxy 2 with a sharing action of Snapfish. Because it is adjacent to my Brother print button, I found it by accident. Other than being there and telling me it actually sent a picture to some unwanted destination, I can find no program or file named Snapfish. Where is it hidden? I definitely want to be rid of it. |
14713 | Is there a way to change the "text to speech" person's voice? | By default, it uses the robotic woman's voice for reading text to speech. Is there a way to change the voice to something else? |
14717 | What are potential problems/violations that malware apps can do? | There are some apps that I am considering to download which have many permission requirements and have few comments from other past users. The number of downloads are relatively low so I am considering the risks that I can be exposed to. * Can the app record my internet browsing and send it to an outside source? * Can the app upload to an outside source photos that I have taken? * Can the app look at data from other apps and use it? I am considering apps from the app store and not ones from other places. Are there particular app permissions which are rare requirements that might indicate a malicious app? |
12912 | Disable Display Standby when in Developer Mode missing in Android 2.3 | I'm a little bit confused about the missing Option to deactivate the Display Standby in Developer Mode. In 2.2 there was a switch in Application --> Development. But in 2.3.3 this switch is vanished and it is really annoying if the Phone gets black every 10 minutes. So my Question, how can I override the Display Timeout in Developer Mode, is the switch at another Place or is it outpatched? Phone is a Samsung Galaxy I9000. Thanks. |
14719 | Changing calendar display | When I first got my Android it gave me the monthly view of my calendar. It has switched to daily agenda. ARGH! How do I switch it back to weekly or monthly view? |
33698 | How can I change the ringing noise when I place a call? | I'm not asking to change the ringtone for contacts (what plays when they call me). Now am I asking how to change the outgoing ringtone--so that when people call me they hear a custom ringtone while waiting for me to pickup. I just want to change the sound when I place a call and it rings while waiting for the other party to pickup. I'm using CyanogenMod 7 on a rooted T-Mobile MyTouch 4G. The reason I want to do this is that the ringing noise is quite loud. If I have the Phone Call Volume all the way up, so I can clearly hear people on the line, then the ringing is loud enough to be painful. If I have it turned down so the ringing noise isn't overpowering, I can't hear people on the line after they pick up--and don't want to have to turn the volume up and down every time I place a call. (I did consider using Tasker to change the Phone Call volume when ringing and when the other person picks up, but I didn't see the right states/events to be able to do that). Is there a way to change what ringtone is used, so I could just pick a quieter tone? |
75935 | Properly migrating app+data backup from one phone to another with a broken digitizer | I have just cracked my Nexus 4 screen, which seemingly has completely destroyed the digitizer, as I cannot interface with my screen anymore. Luckily, I had a TB schedule that ran on my nexus 4 every day, which backed my apps+data and pushed to box cloud storage. So, what I did with my new nexus 5 is I went through the unlock, root, and rom flashing process. Then, I installed Titanium Backup and synced from my box folder, which I confirmed with ES that all of the app/data that I need is indeed there (apks, .properties files). The problem that I am encountering is that my "restore missing apps + data" does not show many of the applications that I need to restore. I am not really sure why this could happen, unless maybe TB is noting the fact that the apps state that the device is "Nexus 4" in the properties file? (probably not, all of them do) I have attempted to refresh TB, which did cause some more apps to appear, but I still am missing a huge chunk of applications. To further complicate matters, when I go to my "delete backups for uninstalled applications" menu, I see a couple of the missing applications ( but not all )... only they seem to be missing icons and do not have fully resolved application names ( instead listing their com.x.x.x package names). I'm quite confused. **What I'm trying now :** I have a computer that (hopefully) has been auth'd for ADB access, so I'll try to pull the TB folder from my actual phone and see if I can overwrite the files and restore them that way. |
30521 | Root Terminal command to kill or stop a service? | The latest LiveView Application for my device keeps appearing on the status bar even if the LiveView device isn't connected. Since I can't find any means to disable this behavior, I want to create a fix for myself via Tasker. I made it so that the LiveView process is killed when the device disconnects. However, although this successfully kills the app, after a few seconds or minutes, it starts up again and sits on the notification bar like before. I suppose this is a countermeasure against Task Killers of sort. This is the next approach I'm taking, using a terminal command to kill or stop a service fully. I'm going to run this command in Tasker in replacement of the process kill method. Another thing I found to work is to go to Settings > Apps > LiveView > Force Close. So if Force Close is do-able via terminal, that would be nice too. This is all on a rooted ST17i, running MiniCMSandwich Lite ROM (ICS). |
13941 | How to know how much battery in terms of hours and minutes is left on my phone? | I want to know the remaining time of my cell phone battery. Android only gives me how much battery in terms of percentage has been consumed since the last charging. However, what I want is to know how much more time I have before my phone goes off? How can I get that information? |
13943 | Is there a way to disable touch temporarily? | Imagine that you want to do something, while the display in is action (not in sleep mode) and at the same time, you don't want to do anything else. This situation is like **children lock** , in which, all buttons fail to react, temporarily, to disable any kind of interaction by a child. Is there a way to achieve this in Android? Do we have something like **lock screen**? |
13944 | Show/Hide Keyboard on the Samsung Galaxy S2 | I used to have a HTC Magic, and I recently switched to a Samsung Galaxy S2. One thing I miss is the ability to Show/hide the keyboard, on the HTC Magic, a long press of the menu key toggled the keyboard's visibility, is there a way to achieve the same thing on the Galaxy S2? (I tried several long presses and various swype up or down gestures to no avail...) Thanks! |
75930 | Disable booting into Safe Mode on damaged S3 | I have a rooted i9300 (Samsung S3) that is damaged, and only boots into safe mode. You can read about some people with the same problem HERE and HERE. Took the device to Samsung Tech Center, they wanted to replace the motherboard. That's 2/3 of the secondhand price of the device. Big NO. There is also this question that may be related, but to me the why is already settled. Damaged motherboard. Now... * * * After this debrief, Here goes my question: Is there a way to make the S3 NOT boot into safe mode? Disable booting into safe mode? A ROM that can do that? I know it sounds stupid, but its better than throwing the device out. |
18148 | How do I check tcp packets when they were blocked by droidwall? | I'm using cyanogenmod's rom with droidwall activated with whitelist mode, and nothing checked. I've seen some strange ips being called, and droidwall blocking them. I wan to analyse these packets. Which is the best way? PS: I dont have Android Market installed. |
18141 | How can I get the Amazon Appstore to stop re-installing applications? | Whenever I install an app through the Amazon store, I usually set my phone down while I wait for the download, and pick it up afterward to hit the "Install" button when the OS prompts me. Sometimes I won't do this immediately. It seems that the Appstore assumes the install failed if it wasn't completed within a certain length of time, and tries again. This is fairly short (a minute or two) and sometimes it might be hours before I go back to my phone. Until recently this wasn't a problem; I'd either just hit Install twice, or Install once and Cancel once, and move on. Now, however, the Appstore seems to get stuck in a loop. No matter how many times I hit Cancel or Install, it just repeatedly asks me to install the app. I have to kill the Appstore and/or reboot my phone, ruining any other updates I have queued. Then I have to wait for them again, and I'll probably forget about my phone for a few seconds too long and run into this issue again. Is there any way to make the Appstore behave reasonably? |
18146 | Galaxy Nexus randomly shut downs while streaming music with Pandora- how do I fix this? | While streaming music with the Pandora application (on the high quality setting) on a Galaxy Nexus over Verizon 4G, after any given time period the phone will completely shut down. This happens at unpredictable times. The phone doesn't get heated and no data/download limits are reached. I'm fairly certain this is a bug with the Pandora app on ICS or could be ICS in general, as it is not experienced during any other data streaming. * Has anyone experienced this random shut down while streaming with Pandora on their device, and if so.. * Is there remedy for this type of bug? |
77685 | How do I edit the urls of the speed dial buttons in Opera Mobile? | How do I edit the urls of the speed dial buttons in Opera Mobile? For example, I have a url www.economist.com/printedition which redirects to a different url on different occasions. If I use the standard speed dial functionality, I will end up saving the redirected url instead of the printedition url. Is there some file where these urls can be edited? |
47327 | Galaxy S4: disable weather notifications? | A stupid question. I cannot find a way to disable weather notifications from google. Every a few hours I get in the notifications list "how it is like outside" - temperature and clouds. I searched all over the place and couldn't find a way to disable that. |
6570 | G2/Froyo - Settings Quick Keys - How to set to "Wireless & Networks" | When I configure my G2's "Quick Keys", I cannot set it to anything in "Settings > Wireless & Networks", except the main "WiFi settings" panel. Ideally I would want quick keys assigned to "Tethering & portable hotspot", that would allow me to turn on data-forwarding quickly. For the time being, I also need easy access to "Mobile network Settings", because I need to turn "Use only 2G networks" on and off, because I happen to be one of the lucky people that hit the data throttle, and cannot make voice calls when it is busy during the day. |
6571 | SSH internet through Connect bot | Is it possible to forward all traffic from internet app over connect bot forwarded port? |
6577 | How to filter 3G traffic | Are there a way to block all 3G traffic for specified apps? |
15045 | Where (and how) does Android store music playlists? | I've noticed that Android keeps the same music playlists across music apps. **Where are these playlists stored?** How (in what format) are they stored? Can I access them remotely via the USB storage link, or is there instead an app I can use to access them? _Related question:Music transfer and playlists_ |
15044 | Is it possible to change the background automatically when charging battery? | This is a feature of older nokias, I would like to have it on android! On a related note, it would be nice to have a different background when silenced or on airplane mode. |
23322 | Autoplay video on device boot | I have a Noontec A9 Android Smart Box TV thingy that needs to play a video on loop for a very long time. I found multiple apps that can do this but I am looking for one that will start playing the video as soon as the app starts. The device is going to be placed in a duty-free area. The problem is that between 12 and 6 AM the power is switched off so the player will turn off and on in the morning. Using Automateit I can start an app at boot but I just cannot find one that will auto play the video. Any idea on what I should do? Maybe another solution? The device is rooted. |
53973 | Tasker stops executing tasks after a certain period | For some reason I'm having problem with using Tasker on my Huawei Ascend P6: * Android: 4.2.2 * My phone is running the official ROM (but rooted!) * Run Foreground is checked under Menu / Prefs / Monitor /Run Foreground I had set up a simple profile that would enable wifi, enable data, turn on auto sync, .. every X minutes. After trying this out it became clear that after a certain period Tasker would simply stop running this profile. For testing purposes I have: * Double checked that there are no task killers installed * Created a profile of type "Time" that will Vibrate for 1 second from 07:00 every 2m Till 22:30 * Enabled the "log to sdcard" functionality After monitoring the log I have seen that there are no error but Tasker simply stops running the tasks after a certain period. PS: I must say that I'm having the same issue with all other battery saving applications too (Juice Defender, GreenPower, Deep Sleep Battery Saver). They work perfectly until after a certain time they stop firing their events to enable the connection in the background. **Edit1:** Below you can find a partial dump of the log that illustrates that it does actually run but that after a while it take way longer than configured. As you can see at first it runs fine every 2 minutes while at some point it only runs every 10 minutes... 20130926 16.00.01 T Running ID6 Test 20130926 16.00.01 P Instant ID5 From 07:00 every 2m Till 22:30 20130926 16.00.01 A OK ID6.1 Test.Vibrate 20130926 16.00.01 T ExitOK ID6 Test 20130926 16.00.01 T Running ID6:2 Test 20130926 16.00.01 A OK ID6:2.1 Test.Vibrate 20130926 16.00.01 T ExitOK ID6:2 Test 20130926 16.02.00 P Instant ID5 From 07:00 every 2m Till 22:30 20130926 16.02.00 T Running ID6 Test 20130926 16.02.00 A OK ID6.1 Test.Vibrate 20130926 16.02.00 T ExitOK ID6 Test 20130926 16.04.00 P Instant ID5 From 07:00 every 2m Till 22:30 20130926 16.04.00 T Running ID6 Test 20130926 16.04.00 A OK ID6.1 Test.Vibrate 20130926 16.04.00 T ExitOK ID6 Test 20130926 16.06.00 P Instant ID5 From 07:00 every 2m Till 22:30 20130926 16.06.00 T Running ID6 Test 20130926 16.06.00 A OK ID6.1 Test.Vibrate 20130926 16.06.00 T ExitOK ID6 Test 20130926 16.08.00 P Instant ID5 From 07:00 every 2m Till 22:30 20130926 16.08.00 T Running ID6 Test 20130926 16.08.00 A OK ID6.1 Test.Vibrate 20130926 16.08.00 T ExitOK ID6 Test 20130926 16.10.00 P Instant ID5 From 07:00 every 2m Till 22:30 20130926 16.10.00 T Running ID6 Test 20130926 16.10.00 A OK ID6.1 Test.Vibrate 20130926 16.10.00 T ExitOK ID6 Test 20130926 16.20.00 P Instant ID5 From 07:00 every 2m Till 22:30 20130926 16.20.00 T Running ID6 Test 20130926 16.20.00 A OK ID6.1 Test.Vibrate 20130926 16.20.00 T ExitOK ID6 Test 20130926 16.30.00 P Instant ID5 From 07:00 every 2m Till 22:30 20130926 16.30.00 T Running ID6 Test 20130926 16.30.00 A OK ID6.1 Test.Vibrate 20130926 16.30.00 T ExitOK ID6 Test 20130926 16.40.00 P Instant ID5 From 07:00 every 2m Till 22:30 20130926 16.40.00 T Running ID6 Test 20130926 16.40.00 A OK ID6.1 Test.Vibrate 20130926 16.40.00 T ExitOK ID6 Test 20130926 16.50.00 P Instant ID5 From 07:00 every 2m Till 22:30 20130926 16.50.00 T Running ID6 Test 20130926 16.50.00 A OK ID6.1 Test.Vibrate 20130926 16.50.00 T ExitOK ID6 Test I also disabled the stock power manager using the below 2 methods to see if this might be causing the issue but it didn't not solve it: 1) Setting it to normal mode which results in the Power-manager doing no killing what-so-ever... 2) Removing the app (mv /system/app/hw-powermanager.apk /system/app/hw- powermanager.apk.backup) and rebooting the phone... Any help? |
35841 | Can I clone my (mifare classic) Access card with an Android device? | I use an NFC access card. Is there any way to clone my card using Galaxy Nexus / Nexus 7? |
35840 | What's the cause of "Application not installed" error? | So I just downloaded the nightly version of Firefox (ARMv6) apk and when I install, I get the following error message:-  This, isn't a very friendly message.. what could be the cause? How do I find out? Logcat for this particular problem says:- W/PackageParser( 137): Exception reading libxul.so in /data/app/vmdl70897.tmp W/PackageParser( 137): java.io.IOException W/PackageParser( 137): at java.util.zip.InflaterInputStream.read(Inflat erInputStream.java:207) W/PackageParser( 137): at java.util.zip.ZipFile$ZipInflaterInputStream. read(ZipFile.java:432) W/PackageParser( 137): at java.io.FilterInputStream.read(FilterInputStr eam.java:154) W/PackageParser( 137): at java.util.jar.JarFile$JarFileInputStream.read (JarFile.java:109) W/PackageParser( 137): at android.content.pm.PackageParser.loadCertific ates(PackageParser.java:338) W/PackageParser( 137): at android.content.pm.PackageParser.collectCerti ficates(PackageParser.java:508) W/PackageParser( 137): at com.android.server.PackageManagerService.inst allPackageLI(PackageManagerService.java:5906) W/PackageParser( 137): at com.android.server.PackageManagerService.acce ss$2100(PackageManagerService.java:134) W/PackageParser( 137): at com.android.server.PackageManagerService$5.ru n(PackageManagerService.java:4764) W/PackageParser( 137): at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.jav a:587) W/PackageParser( 137): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.ja va:92) W/PackageParser( 137): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123) W/PackageParser( 137): at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.ja va:60) W/PackageParser( 137): Caused by: java.util.zip.DataFormatException: data error W/PackageParser( 137): at java.util.zip.Inflater.inflateImpl(Native Met hod) W/PackageParser( 137): at java.util.zip.Inflater.inflate(Inflater.java: 255) W/PackageParser( 137): at java.util.zip.InflaterInputStream.read(Inflat erInputStream.java:188) W/PackageParser( 137): ... 12 more E/PackageParser( 137): Package org.mozilla.fennec has no certificates at entry libxul.so; ignoring! Although I've encountered this on the Firefox APK, I'd prefer a more general answer on how to fix or know the cause of such "Application not installed" problem. |
39170 | What might be the cause of the weird colors and picture mis-alignment? | If I connect my Android tablet (A10MID, Android 4.0) to my monitor, and: * the colors on the monitor * the alignment of the picture * the resolution * and the floating "input not support"-ed message are problematic. It works well otherwise: mouse, keyboard, runs apps, ... Here is the setup: tablet miniHDMI -> miniHDMI-HDMI cable -> HDMI_female to DVI_male adapter -> monitor DVI And this is what I get:  (higher resolution: http://postimage.org/image/5tdvmb5pz/) Since then I tried that monitor connected to my desktop with DVI-DVI cable that I borrowed, and it works perfectly. I also went down to the next electronics store to try the tablet with a different display, and my tablet seems to work with one of those fancy new TVs through HDMI. So both the tablet and the monitor work perfectly. But they cannot be coupled. Could this be caused by my monitor not supporting HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)? If not, than my HDMI-to-DVI adapter is the only thing that can be the cause of this? |
39177 | Extreme lag with Sony Ericsson WT19i after update to 4.0.4 | I have updated my _Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman_ to 4.0.4 from 2.3.4 and now the system lags horribly. I have to wait for a considerable time for an application to exit. Even the in built basic applications like phone and contacts take about 5-7 secs to load. Has anyone faced a similar problem? What can I do that would cure my system of the lag? |
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