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24032 | How can I fully factory reset an Optimus 2X P990 with ClockWorkMod? | I think I forgot to wipe my cache and something else when I installed Cyanogenmod 7 - which I could reboot into just fine. However, when I went to go back and switch to my vanilla Optimus 2X backup (using the ClockWorkMod Recovery - backup, not advanced backup), I reboot and I get the LG loading screen with the police-line loading bar, but after a couple of seconds that loading bar stops moving and the whole thing is frozen. So, I take out the battery and go back into ClockWorkMod Recovery using the Vol Down + Power shortcut (which only works in about a third of the start-up attempts, for some reason). Where can I go from here to restore to a factory- reset version of the Optimus 2X's 2.2 Froyo? Update 10/06/2012 6:54PM +8 UST: If, in CWM Recovery, I clean the cache and wipe user data, then install CyanogenMod7 from .zip again, it boots and runs fine. |
24030 | No external storage available - Storage gone | While I organizing files on my Galaxy Nexus via PC (USB), Gallery app kept saying `No external storage available` Then I restarted the device, and whole storage was gone.. What could possible cause this? And how can i prevent this happening in the future? Using stock 4.0.4 (IMM76I) |
37233 | Location of Recent Apps screenshot directory | Where does "Recent Apps" in Android store the screenshots? I have seen a couple of threads on how to prevent these screenshots from being taken. But I would like to know the location of the screenshots directory. |
27423 | J2ME emulator that works for ICS? | Is there any J2ME emulator like JBed for ICS? I've found a ton of tutorials like this but as far as I know, all of them are exclusively for Gingerbread and below. **P.S.** I already tried J2ME Runner but whenever I submit my JAR and JAD files for conversion on their site, it would hang up and send me a converted .APK with corrupted content so that cancels out that method too. |
27689 | Why has Android AntiVirus apps while iOS does not? | I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 and my friend has an iPhone. I have downloaded and installed the Norton Anti Virus app. I am at a loss to understand why iOS seemingly does not need protection as such. A smartphone, I have been told, is no less than a computer (even better, faster etc.), so need to be safeguarded. Or is there another reason why iOS has no AntiVirus apps while Android does? |
64555 | Installing/updating apps over mobile data | On my LG G2 device running Android 4.2.2, I can't seem to install or update any applications while on the mobile network. I can still access the Play Store but upon tapping "Update", the download progress bar remains at 0% and fails after a while (presumably timing out). I have only restricted background data on YouTube and Instagram but I don't think this would affect the Play Store. Is this problem solvable or was this done by design? I am not rooted and do not have intention of rooting the device. |
27426 | why don't events added to Samsung Galaxy S3 get shown in my Google calendar? | When I try to add events to my phone it tells me that Google calendar cannot sync with Samsung Kies. Use My calendar to sync with Kies. When I tick My Calendar, and create an event, it does not sync with Google calendar.How do I get my phone to sync with my Google calendar? When I add events to Google calendar, they do get shown on my phone. |
55054 | Quickest way to toggle between apps (Alt-Tab equivalent) *not* requiring 3rd-party apps? | There seem to be a handful of apps with this functionality in mind, but I'd prefer an inbuilt solution. (I'm on the S4 mini) * * * See also here. |
55055 | cannot send mail via 3G with outlook exchange sync | i have a android 4.2.2 phone. i cannot send an email via 3G with outlook exchange sync. If i try that, he will wait until its connected with wifi, and than send it. synchonising calander / tasks, incomming mail on just 3G is not a problem, just sending email with 3G in outlook exchange active. Gmail, internet work just fine. the same account on IOS is not giving any problems. can anybody help me? |
68278 | Samsung's "Internet"-Browser no longer shows Google pictures | It is for a week or so that I can no longer click on images in Google-Results with Samsung's specific "Internet"-Broswer. Before that, I was able to look at the images in Google-results. Now, when I click on an image, I get an empty page. Of course, everything is fine with Crome, but I really prefer Samsung- software. Is there a way around this? |
20439 | Calendar entries that live in Exchange 2010 cannot be edited | After setting up mail and calendar synchronization with our Exchange server (Exchange 2010) and the built-in app, I cannot edit the entries in the Exchange calendar. Adding new entries works fine. Comment #15 of a Google code issue shows an important hint. It works when the "primary E-mail address" is used when connecting to the account. Could there be other reasons? How do I find the primary E-mail address (short of asking the system administrator)? |
68270 | Google+ Auto Backup: How to reject non-camera photos? | Google+ Auto Backup service backs up all photos which includes downloaded pics from Web, Facebook, 500px etc. I just want it to backup my cam pics only. How to do this? I am unable to find any option in Settings for that. Is there a directory flag or other methods to do that? OS: Android 4.4.2 KitKat |
68271 | internal storage not mounted on ubislate 7cz | Earlier when I used to connect my phone to my computer both my memory card and phone storage gets mounted automatically after I disconnect my android tablet from desktop, but recently only my memory card gets mounted , after I disconnect (turning off usb storage properly ) some of my apps that are in the phone storage when launched shows Application not installed and my tablet's internal storage was not mounted. if any way to solve this please I need a help |
67424 | How do I clone a SIM card? | When I search the web, all I get is hits on how to transfer your "contacts". "SIM" is an acronym for "Subscriber Identity Module". So, as I understand it, there is more information on that little thing than just my "contacts". I just got a new phone (with a new SIM card), and I want to move _every bit_ from my old SIM to the new SIM, not just the "contacts". How do I do that? |
67422 | How to add a widget to a lock screen? (HTC One mini) | I'm trying to add Event Flow Calendar Widget to the lock screen of my HTC One mini I try to follow HTC's instructions, but I don't see "Lock screen style" under "Personalize" on my phone. I'm running HTC's Android 4.4.2 with Sense 5.5. I have installed Smart Launcher 2, could that be the problem? It doesn't change the lock screen. |
4373 | How to see Public Holidays via Google calendar on Samsung Galaxy S? | I have Galaxy S with Froyo. Use Google calendar a lot to share appointments with colleagues, and via PC can see a calendar called UK Holidays along with colleagues' calendars. However the calendar on Galaxy S only allows me to add my colleagues' calendars, it does not display UK Holidays. Why is this, and it there a way of changing it? |
4376 | Headset to HTC Desire? | I'm looking for a **wired** headset to my Desire (no pun intended ;)). My clients complain about sound quality when I use the one that comes with the phone. All suggestions are welcome. (I would have made this question a community wiki @ StackOverflow, please do so instead of closing it) |
4375 | How can you tell if you've been a victim of the recent sms bug? | How would one know if their phone was or is afflicted by the recent bug (sending sms to the wrong people)? |
79365 | Youtube app never runs, always crashes | Every time I play a video YouTube, it crashes with a message that says "Unfortuanately, YouTube has stopped". The app will open to the starting interface, but it's only when I actually play a video that it will crash. I can play YouTube videos from within the browser, so it is specifically just the YouTube app that will never play videos, not a video playback problem in general. The YouTube app version is 5.7.41. The Android version is 4.4.2, and the device is rooted. The device is a Galaxy Tab 10.1. I seem to remember YouTube working before, but that might have been before upgrading the Android version. I have tried clearing the app cache, deleting the app data, and completely uninstalling and re-installing the app. How do I get YouTube to actually work? How can I test why it is failing? |
79367 | Print via ad-hoc network to wireless printer? | Is there a way to print from an android device to a wireless printer connected to the ad-hoc network being broadcast by the android device? |
79361 | Unable to install Google Play Services to save Clash of Clans village | I play Clash of Clans and I have a village which I do not want to lose. I am attempting to save the village to Google Play Services but I am not able to install Play Services as it says that it is not compatible with other apps. How can I save my village without services, or how can I install Google Play Services? My device is Maxx AX5 with Android 4.0.4 and kernel version 3.0.13. |
79362 | Note 3 - Apps Killed | I have a rooted Note 3: * Samsung-SM-N900A (AT&T) * Android 4.3 * Baseband N900AUCUBNB4 The issue I'm having is that there is something that's killing applications that should be running in the background. For example, the Alarm Clock. Daily, 7:00 am alarm is set. The alarm never goes off because the application has been killed. The "battery saver" mode is disabled. What else is there that I can do to remove Samsung's propensity to kill apps on my Note 3? My phone is rooted, are there Samsung Apps that I can kill/freeze? Is there any options that force an app to keep running? |
79363 | SIM Card not detected after failed recovery flash | I recently tried to install CWM on my rooted archos 40 titanium. Unlocking the bootloader using `fastboot oem unlock` doesn't work, I only got ellipses for a while. So I installed Mobiluncle tools and selected my recovery.img on my sdcard. However after it flashed, it rebooted in recovery, but the recovery doesn't work, it only restart again and again and again. Fortunately, the device can still start normally, but **now my SD Card isn't detected nor is my SIM card**. I expected it would come from the bad recovery, so I tried to make a `fastboot erase recovery` but the bootloader is locked! I tried a simple Factory Reset in the setting it did nothing, it restarted android without wiping it :( **How to solve that? Is the fact that I can't read my SD and SIM due to the fact that the recovery doesn't work?** EDIT: It seems it's Mobiluncle tools fault since when I closed its process in android settings the SD Card "appears" (but not the SIM card unfortunately) EDIT 2: I managed to wipe data partition using a shell, but after reboot the system is very unstable (a lot of apps crashes unfortunately), so I believe it is because I didn't wipe cache. **But now I tried to install Framaroot and root but whatever I try any application that requires root says that my phone isn't rooted. How to root please** EDIT3: using adb shell then su: shell@android:/ $ su su DIE: file credentials different than expected 1|shell@android:/ $ EDIT: Root now works EDIT: I tried, in factory mode, going in individual tests part and then SIM, nothing showed and in Memory Card test it says (`*`means _x_ chinese characters) eMMC FAT ***: ******: (null) ******: ** ******: 1266 MB ******: 0 x 4581 SD* 2 : ******: **** ******: 15185 MB ******: 5629 MB ******: 0 x 12675 |
4084 | Rooted Incredible WiFi Tethering Not Working | I've rooted my Droid Incredible and installed both the "Wireless Tether" and "Barnacle Wifi Tether" apps but I can't seem to get internet connectivity on any other devices. I can see the connection on my laptop and on my iPad and my devices get ip addresses assigned to them but I can't connect to the internet. Google Chrome reports "Name unresolved" while Safari on the iPad only states that the device isn't connected to the internet. Why isn't this working? |
4086 | Is there a way to format numbers' font in Nexus One/Nexus S? | I love to see numbers in Georgia font and would love to see them auto- formatted into that font! If you know such tips, please share! _Update_ I want just numbers to be formatted while other texts remain as-is. |
4088 | Avoid mobile version of YouTube | For some reason, either Vodafone UK or YouTube think they are smarter than my own desires and are constantly redirecting my phone to use the mobile version of YouTube. This would be fine, except whenever I click a direct video link from somewhere else on the web (even from Google results that I got using the phone itself) I get kicked back to the mobile version's index page, with no assistance to find what I was originally trying to watch! This even happens when I click the "Desktop" link on either my phone or Chrome through wireless hotspotting, and it's extremely irritating - especially through Chrome as that should be the user agent being "detected", if anything - device neutrality anyone?! If anyone knows at what level this is happening and/or how to stop it, that would be greatly appreciated. |
23357 | Is there a way to look inside and modify an adb backup created file? | I created a backup of my Galaxy Nexus with `adb backup`. The resulting file is named backup.db and it's somehow encrypted. I wanted to restore the backup, but it stops when it comes to restoring `com.android.providers.contacts`. I used `adb logcat` to find out what's going on and found out that `com.android.acore` crashes during the restore process. I'd like to gain access to the data in the backup and remove the contacts database to restore everything back to my phone. Are there any other ways restoring the data from the backup? |
23354 | How do I make my phone number appear in my friends' phones? | I updated my number on Google+, but that's not displayed in my friends' phone or their Google Contacts. It appears when they see my Google+ profile, though. |
23353 | How to remove "Scrapbook Photos" from stock Gallery? | A folder named "Scrapbook Photos" appears in my gallery app, but whenever I try to delete it, it remains. It doesn't contain any items, trying to navigate into the folder simply redraws the main gallery screen. How can I remove this nuisance?  |
23350 | Can I connect my device to a Cisco pix VPN? | We are buying quite a few tablets running Ice Cream Sandwich. Will it be possible for us to connect these tablets to our Cisco pix VPN? I know that Cisco have launched an app but it is for ASA. I have looked and not found anything that could do this. |
23359 | Galaxy Tab P7500 won't boot | I was trying to install a custom ROM from recovery menu, but it failed and now my tablet stuck on Samsung Logo and won't boot. In recovery menu I get these errors: E:failed to mount /system (Invalid argument) E:install_application_for_customer:Can't mount /system in 'apply update from/ sdcard' menu, I face an empty list, which means the sdcard is not mounted. What should I do to survive my tablet? |
43963 | Do I need to wipe anything before restoring a full nandroid backup? | I'm used to wiping everything when installing a new ROM, but I would like to know if a nandroid restore automatically wipes out the partitions it is recovering. When I run a restore, I see some messages saying it is "formatting cache" and "erasing boot before restore", but the rest of my partitions (system, data, .android_secure, etc) don't have any accompanying messages about them being cleared first. Does a nandroid restore overwrite partitions, or does it merge the files with the current structure? And in the interest of making this applicable to a wider audience, is the process different for different phones (some have extra partitions) or different versions of clockworkmod? Or is the process the same for everyone? |
43966 | Nexus 7 , Android Ver. 4.2.2, Locking icons down on home screen | We have a set of 30 Nexus 7's that are checked out by students who constantly delete/move/add icons on the home screen. We would like to lock the home screen icons so that they cannot be deleted/moved or added to. Is this possible? |
43965 | How to save Facebook and Skype information to Google contacts? | I've looked around this site and in spite of what I read I can't figure out the following: **How do I save my merged contact information into a Google contact?** For instance, I have a friend F who has a phone number Fp a mail address Fm, a Skype username Fs and and Facebook username Ff. Although these data are merged into a single F contact on android, I cannot see Fs and Ff in F's Google contact. How can I really merge the data so it all shows into Google accounts? |
43964 | Is there some app that allows me to answer phone calls with my computer? | Is there an app that allows me to answer phone calls with my computer? Sometimes it's uncomfortable to receive phone calls with the headset of my smartphone, it would be nice to talk when receiving a phone call through my computer headset which is way more comfortable. **Note:** No, there isn't a comfortable headset in the near markets. |
6648 | Is the save data for Angry Birds still there even if the app isn't? | Recently I've been playing around with the Cyanogen nightlies on my N1. Nightly cm7 1-8 were fine but then one day I lost the home button so I had to backup and then wipe and then eventually everything was fine. But after the wipe Angry Birds was gone and even after I restore I don't have Angry Birds installed. If I install it is the save data still there? Side note, when you do a backup with one Titianium, does it backup the save data too? Is that only if you have root? How would a non-root user do a backup? And why is the save data not just a database file somewhere that is easy to backup? Is the integrity of scores at risk or something? |
6649 | Can I use a Motorola Atrix without a SIM card? | My company purchased an Atrix for app development and would like to use it without a SIM card. Unfortunately, on boot it is not possible to get past the "No SIM card. Emergency calls only" screen. Is it possible to use the Motorola Atrix without a SIM card? Edit: Is it also possible to skip or bypass the MotoBlur registration screen? |
6647 | How do I grant su rights to the File Manager app? | I'm digging around trying to find a Angry Birds save files but File Manager is lying about what's in each folder. How can I give that app su rights? Can I launch it from the command line after typing su or something? |
6643 | B&N Audiobooks on Novel | My wife has a Pandigital Novel and would like to be able to listen to audiobooks from Barnes & Noble. The people at the Barnes & Noble store said this can only be done on a Nook. However, since we just recently (last Fall) bought the Novel, I'm not much inclined to turn around and buy another tablet/e-reader for her if it can be avoided. Is there any way the Novel can download/play Barnes & Noble's audiobooks? |
6399 | Is there a bug in the management of icon movement? | I have been using my Nexus one, Android Version 2.2.2, build number FRG83G, since December. I had no problem moving icons on the screen for two months. Lately, I think after the latest update asking to restart the android (several weeks ago), I noticed that I was not able to move the icons and widgets any more, that they would either refuse to move, disappear or be moved to some random folder on another screen (hence seemingly disappearing), and that even when there was a single icon on an otherwise empty page. At first I thought it was a general bug which would be corrected by a following update, but it has been some time now, and googling for such bug did not yield any result, so that it seems that I am the only one suffering from such a problem. Any idea what could cause it? |
6393 | Does the Android web browser support x509 certificate user authentication? | I'm attempting to determine if the built-in Android web browser supports user authentication using x509 certificates. Assuming I have my web server configured correctly, and I have added the user certificate to Android, will the browser support this kind of authentication? I haven't tested this yet but I'm attempting to create a zero login mobile application for work. Your help and feedback is greatly appreciated. Matt |
46677 | What is Fast boot in HTC One X? | I have HTC One X running Android 4.1.1 and Sense 4+. Under `Settings > Power` I have an option of `Fast Boot`. The text under it says "Start up and shut down quickly". How will my device be affected if I turn on/off this option? |
7096 | Corporate Exchange Email Won't Send (stuck in outbox) | I have a corporate sync account set up to sync my work calendar, contacts and email. I had some trouble setting it up, but once I got it set up it worked just fine for a couple of months. Then about a week ago it stopped sending emails. I can still receive emails. Also, the internet still works on the phone. Gmail still works. Sending and receiving calls and texts still works. But when I send an email it gets stuck in the outbox. I have tried removing the corporate sync account and adding it back. I have tried restarting the phone multiple times and doing a manual refresh each time. I have tried various combinations of security settings (Use secure connection and Verify Certificate). Nothing helps. I can't believe no one has asked this yet! Based on the forum posts I have read, it seems like a common problem. Is there some solution waiting in the wings? [Droid 2 w/ Froyo] |
80998 | Can Android TV Dongle be color corrected? | I need to display a slideshow of products that require accurate colors. The TV itself (Samsung 40") can display photos correctly when played via USB thumb drive plugged directly into TV. However when I display the photos via USB dongle (Lantic L001) plugged into HDMI 1 on the TV, the colors are wrong. Is there anyway to correct this? Lantic L001: Android 4.4.2 |
80991 | Can't get rid of icons with green locks on them | I would like to know how to get rid of these icons with the lock, every other app just goes but not these three. I used the small broom icon but these remained there and it didn't happen before. I'm using Android 4.2.2 in a Lenovo vibe x s960 smartphone.  Click for larger version |
80997 | how to 'cancel' automatic standby while reading? | I look for an app/a setting that allows me to cancel/revert (automatic) standby more easily than by pressing the power button. I think of something like turning off the screen for a few seconds before standby, so i can cancel it by tapping the screen. Similar like the lock screen kicks in only a few secs after standby. WHY? When reading eg. webpages, automatic standby can be annoying. I need to press power, thats annoying. I don't want to change the standby timeout either. I don't want an app that permanently allows wake by tap/shake/proximity, as this potentially eats battery and unwanted wakeups. Also, an app to disable the auto standby is not good, i want the standby to still kick in, eg. If i fall asleep. |
80994 | Casting Nexus5 Screen to a smart TV without extra hardware | I was wondering if there is any way to cast my Nexus 5 screen on to my Samsung Smart TV without any additional hardware such as chromecast. |
5128 | How to switch keyboard layout for external keyboard | How do I switch the keyboard layout for an external USB keyboard on Android 2.1? I've connected a German USB keyboard to my Android Tablet (Easypix 1000). Altough the language is set to German, the external keyboard is wrongly read as an english keyboard. Thanks! |
5129 | Search result scrolling / paging on Android Market? | I am confused: if I use search on the Market app on Android 2.2, it tells me often that there are hundreds or even thousands of matches, but shows exactly 10, no more. Is there a way to scroll / page / whatever that I've overlooked? 8-} |
5124 | Reenter the new password in configured Gmail account | I have configured HTC Hero phone with my Gmail account (username and password), and it is configured successfully. I have recently changed the password of this account from the Gmail website, so at the same time I have to change the password on my phone, but I do not see where to do this. Without reentering the new password, I am not able to get/send mail. How do I enter the new password? |
5122 | How do I save `javascript:` URLs in Android's browser? | I've tried tap & hold, like regular URLs, but the menu never pops up. Is there a way to enable that or do I just have to copy and paste the URL into a bookmark (like this)? Here's the page I was trying to use: http://www.delicious.com/help/bookmarklets |
33366 | ROMManager does not backup my sd-ext | I am using rooted LG P500 running stock 2.3.3. Recently I partitioned my SD card using ROMManager in to three partitions (swap, ext and usb storage). I checked with Mini Partition Tool and understood that the sd-ext type is ext3. Link2SD created mount script and linked apps perfectly, releasing loads of space in memory. To try an unofficial CM10 ROM, I backed up using ROMManager (NAndroid) and installed the unofficial CM10 ROM. While using CM10, I wiped sd-ext partition and linked few apps with belief that backup is done. Since I was unhappy with the CM10 ROM I decided to restore the backup and while doing so only I observed that my sd-ext partition contents were not backed up. Thinking that I might not have backed up properly, I tried again to back up in restored backup of stock 2.3.3 and observed a message: > "Could not mount sd-ext. sd-ext backup may not be supported on this device. > Skipping backup of sd-ext" Had if I had noticed this message, I would not have installed the CM10 ROM at all. **Question:** How can I make ROMManager to backup sd-ext partitions as well? I guess just because it was unable to mount, it just skipped sd-ext backup. When Link2SD was able to mount, what is stopping ROMManager to mount it and how can I fix it? Info: 1. I tried this with ClockworkMod Recovery version 5.0.2.7 and ROMManager version is 5.0.2.1 2. I have seen the question "Ext4 partition clockworkmod recovery backup" and this question differs because the partition used is ext3 and was created by ROMMananger itself. **Update:** 1. I have seen this modaco forum thread and it just only helped me to come to a assumption that my present recovery version 5.0.2.7 does not support it. I will be glad to confirm it either from any authoritative source or burst the myth if some other user successfully backed up (either with 5.0.2.7) sd-ext. 2. When I attempted to use "mount and storage -> mount /sd-ext" option in CWM recovery console, I just get "Error mounting /sd-ext!" message. |
33364 | Change Spotify song while on the background | Sometimes I'm playing a game while listening to music, or my phone is just locked with Go Locker, and there is no hardkey/softkey to change song except by going to the application or widget, which takes some seconds and putting other apps to sleep. Is there any way to set up long press of volume keys to this? |
33362 | Stop Spotify from finishing session due to lack of activity | I am a premium user, have my whole playlist downloaded to the phone and daily play it in offline mode. Either in offline and online mode after several songs or minutes all music stops, songs stop loading, the queue shows as empty and I have to return to the playlist view and click a new song for the session to restart. Is there any way to bypass this timeout restriction? |
33360 | What should I do in this rooting process? | I am trying to root my Micromax A52 Aisha by following the rooting process given in this procedure which specifies that I have to use the SP Flash Tool to root my device. My question is: what images to I need to select to flash? Do I have to select all the options or only boot.img or recovery.img? |
33361 | N7/4.2 Can't add lock screen widgets? | I was pretty excited to hear Android 4.2 brings lock screen widgets. But after updating my Nexus 7 tablet, I'm not able to do that: I just have a clock widget that I can remove (it reappears after sleep/wake), but I can't add any widgets in any way. At first I was able to swipe right and I got a "+" where I presumably could add them, but now that's gone. Could it be because I have a corporate (i.e. exchange) account configured and because that forces me to have a password? Or is it some glitch? I have tried rebooting it. |
36626 | Get the first time Android device launched or used | I am about to buy a new nexus 4, the seller claims its never been used. Is there any guaranteed way to check the mobile first time use? Thanks |
41619 | My OS and phone freeze and lag every time the blue "Show CPU Usage" bar appears. What is it? | Lately, I've been experiencing the very unpleasant phenomenon of my almost new S3 completely locking up and stopping responding to input. It's like a very serious lag that has to either be waited out, or the phone needs to be rebooted by force. Whenever this happens, my underlying apps still work, albeit laggily because CPU spikes through the roof but I cannot interact with my phone - it doesn't react to my touches. If I try forcing it, it only wastes more CPU power on, well, nothing. I am 100% certain that my touch screen is ok - it works as intended in all other cases. When it locks up (and it does so for 10 minutes at a time if not more - I hadn't had the patience to wait longer) I can pull out the battery and reboot that way. The curious thing is, however, that once put back in, the battery will have around 10% less charge in it, every time, unless I pull it out in the first 30 seconds of the lag. It's like its CPU spikes so high through the roof it uses up 10% of my battery in next to no time on operations I cannot identify. I have activated Show CPU Usage as I suspected the CPU might be overtaxed, and have come to the definitive conclusion that _every time_ these lockups happen, a huge blue bar appears in the Show CPU Usage graph. As soon as it goes away, everything is peachy again. I have looked it up, but could find no answer more detailed than this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10829546/how-to-read-the-stock-cpu-usage- data My question is - what is the blue bar precisely, and how can I find out what's causing it. Mind you, whenever this happens and my CPU is past 100%, none of the apps listed under the bar actually have a usage higher than 2%. This is not app based, this is something in the OS or the underlying hardware that's malfunctioning - my initial guess was that the internal memory got corrupt somehow and is taking too long to read/write, but I'm just speculating. |
41618 | How to prevent characters from repeating when entering text with a Bluetooth keyboard? | I have an Android phone running 4.0.4 (ICS) and a Microsoft Wedge Mobile Keyboard. I have paired the keyboard with my phone and it works all right most of the time. However, every so often I will experience the following: * after pushing some keys, nothing happens * after a few seconds, the characters I have entered show up * one of the characters is repeated many times For example, pushing: `t` `e` `s` `t` Will result in the following being displayed on screen: > teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeest This only happens occasionally, but often enough to be a nuisance. I realize that there will always be unpredictable latency inherent with wireless communications (Bluetooth in this case) but I see no reason why characters are being repeated _as if I held down the key_ (which I didn't). Note that this is **not** a question about changing the repeat rate for keys being held down. * * * **Edit:** my device is a Samsung Galaxy Discover. |
47610 | USB host mode not working on Samsung Galaxy S using CyanogenMod | I am using CyanogenMod 10.1.0-RC3 (Android 4.2.2) on my Samsung Galaxy S Plus (GT-I9001). I have read Android 4 supports USB on the go, so I wanted to give it a try. I bought a USB OTG cable, and connected a USB stick (formatted FAT32) to my phone. Nothing happened. After reading this question, I installed USB Host diagnostics, and my device says: > **Android API** > > Claims support: Yes > > Classes found: Yes > > Device Detected: No I bought a new USB OTG cable to be sure this is not the problem, but the result is the same. What am I missing? I have the right Android version, an appropriate cable, no special hardware (just a USB stick - I tried with different ones). Maybe I need the host mode drivers? But I don't know where to find them, and I am not sure if this is my problem. What can cause my issue and how can I solve it? |
3986 | What are some general tips on improving overall performance of an Android phone? | I was wondering if anyone could share some general tips on speeding up/ improving performance of your phone. I have had my droid eris for about a year now and it seems more sluggish than ever. I know the newer android releases give the phone better feedback but I was wondering besides the OS, what other options do I have to generally speed up my phone or other phones. Are there some cache's or program info I can clear out? If I remove some apps will I see an Improvement? If I restore to factory and restore all my apps will that help? Are there programs out there that might help speed/clean it up? What Im looking for is to improve the overall performance of the phone. Whats some tips I could use to accomplish this? |
35819 | How to run android phone flawlessly ? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > What are some general tips on improving overall performance of an Android > phone? I have been using android phone(Sony Xperia Tipo Dual) few months now .However I see that there are loads of things to learn as a new user .From rooting your device to effective memory management can seem quite intimidating .Also there are lot of good blogs explaining how to use memory effectively . So what are tips/tricks you would give to first time android user so that he can use the phone effectively so that there is no dips in performance ? Answer based on all the available android versions . |
15573 | Incredible2 and Gmail notifications | My wife has an HTC Droid Incredible 2, unrooted, running Android 2.3.4, HTC Sense 2.1. If she gets a Gmail email, the notification appears in the notification bar AND it plays a notification sound. What I'd like to do is to get the notification in the bar, but not hear the sound. Gmail now only displays an option to display a notification or not. There are no settings for notification sound in Gmail. But the phone's notification sound can be changed, but there is no "Silent" ringtone. You can add ringtones for the phone ringer, but those added ringtones don't appear in the notification sound list. Is there any way around this? |
15571 | Video player with chapter support? | anonye knows if there's an Android video player that supports chapters embedded into .mp4 videos? Similar to the player on IOS. Thank you |
15577 | Automatically refresh mail when calling mail app | I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 with Android 2.3.3. I've set all my mail accounts' email check frequency to `Never`, but I would like my phone to check for new mail whenever I open the mail app. Is that possible? |
15576 | How do I access my SD card through a Windows USB connection? | I'm trying to upload a simple PDF file to my Droid X Android 2.3 phone. I connected the cable and uploaded the file but I don't know which folder to put the file into. Android's PDF applications aren't helping at all and they all seem to look for files in SD. How do I access SD contents from Windows? How do I know if I _have_ an SD card in my phone? |
8278 | A reader for big HTML files and/or zipped HTML bundles? | I'd like to read a moderately big HTML file - about 3M. Another option is to have it split in several interlinked HTMLs. Cool reader is the closest. Though it: * either crashes/gets out of memory, I don't know, on certain pages of 3M HTML file (3M not that much, actually, for a 50M free memory). * or doesn't support links to files lying in the same directory/zip file (in a form: a href="file.html#anchor") Are there any other options around? |
15579 | Phone takes a long time to boot after installing Darky 10.2.2 EE | I took the plunge and installed Darky 10.2.2EE on my SGS. Now it takes a few minutes to boot, when before (stock + voodoo) it took less than a minute. Is this normal? If not, what can have caused it? |
8274 | How can I make my emulator load faster? | I just installed eclipse along with the tools for developing android apps tonight; so I'm new to both of them. Anyway, my emulator takes about 5 or more minutes to load each time, and generally comes up with errors. And it is always really big, like as tall as my laptop screen, and about half as wide.. Any help? |
8272 | Is it possible to tether my Evo to a server to provide internet to my network? | I currently have an unrooted Evo using PDAnet/easytether to tether my phone to my PC. I am wondering if it is possible to tether to a server to provide internet to my network. If it is possible, are there any configurations I need to know? Also, how might this effect the speed? |
8270 | WiFi high packet loss at home network | I have a mind boggling problem which I have been trying to solve for the last few weeks. I am new to Android and recently bought Huawei Ideos X5 (Android 2.2.1). I haven't found anyone else having this problem. **Problem:** My Android phone will be able to connect to my wireless network, get an IP address from my DHCP server, but when trying to reach anything over the network it won't work. Although it will work _sometimes_ (i.e. some data will get through). **Debugging:** My Android phone is able to connect and use other wireless networks, although I have only tried two (at my university and at a friend). This would indicate that my phone is not broken. With closer inspection with the Terminal Emulator App when I ping my server I will get a 80% packet loss ratio. This of course makes it impossible to use the wireless network, but it means some packets do get through (even to the Internet) so it is not a DNS problem. My laptop can connect and use my wireless network flawlessly (in fact, it can download from Internet at 18 Mbps and upload at 10 Mbps with 802.11g, which I presume is good). My USB wireless adapter works well with it as well. One of my friend's Android phone (LG Optimus One) and iPod works with my wireless network as well, and most strangely, another friend's Android phone who have the very same model (Huawei Ideos X5) works with my wireless network. This would indicate that my access point is not faulty. There are tons of wireless networks in my area. My phone can see 21 including my own. I have no idea whether this can affect anything. I cannot try any of these because they are protected. It is worth mentioning that I do not have your average wireless network setup. I have a server (stationary computer) that runs DHCP server, and so on. Only recently I added wireless network to my apartment by buying D-Link DIR-300 and flashing it with DD-WRT. I have no idea if it worked or not with the original firmware. The router acts as an access point. I have tried to change channel, protocol (B, G, N) , security settings from open to encrypted (WPA2 AES), etc. on the AP to no avail. Even if the phone is just a few centimeters away from the AP it will still have a 80% packet loss. DD-WRT reports 92-98% signal strength. I think there is a software/setting problem and not a hardware one. And of course, I have tried to both reset my AP and my phone. Neither helped. Android phone's WiFi does not work when the router is using the factory default or AP settings. I am however concerned that some faulty settings for my wireless network are stored on the phone and it seems they might be synchronized to my Google account, and possibly they might still be there even after I "forget" my wireless network or reset the phone (is there a way to be sure everything is wiped?). At this point, I am out of ideas. I hope I explained my situation sufficiently. Do you have any ideas? Thanks in advance. * * * **Edit:** I have done some further testing. I reset the DD-WRT router once again to see if it would work and per Ryan's suggestion try to strip it down to the most basic setup. It did not work even if I tried only b/g mode. Interestingly enough the first two seconds of pinging after changing mode works without any packet loss but after that, it will go back to bad again. I also tried something I wouldn't believe would work -- flashing the original firmware back. To my surprise it did work and my phone doesn't have any packet loss when pinging. (I actually missed that the original firmware _does_ support AP mode). However, I still cannot understand why it didn't work in DD- WRT and would be very interested in any possible explanation. As stubborn as I am, I might try to flash back to DD-WRT again tomorrow to see if it works (if it does, I cannot explain why! Blaming it on bad flash seems naïve in my opinion). |
44824 | How to add cover art for MX Player? | Can I add cover art to movies listed in MX Player, similar to cover art for MP3s? |
7586 | How do I get quick access to common text snippets? | When filling out an online shopping form the other day via my browser, it sucked that I needed to manually type my email address, street address, postal code, etc. Even credit card number (though I realize there are security implications there). Is there a way to store commonly used snippets of text somewhere for quick and easy cut & paste? Perhaps something integrated via a soft keyboard and key combos? This relates a bit to Share (through share menu) directly to own email address, but I want my email address to be accessible from any application. |
65158 | How do I mount an existing Truecrypt container on an AOSP rom like Cyanogenmod? | I have an existing Truecrypt container (AES encryption), how do I mount it on my AOSP rom? I have already downloaded Cryptonite (which contains Truecrypt in command-line form) but I'm not sure what I'm meant to do next? |
65154 | KitKat issue: device turns on when plugged in | Yesterday I updated my Samsung S4 to 4.4.2 (I9500UBUFNA2 - Kernel 3.4.5-742022 18-Feb-2014) via Kies 3. If device is turned off then I plug in, picture of measuring battery image appears for 2 seconds and then disappears as usual, then instead of battery level image, phone turns on. Same behaviour when I turn it off while charging: phone turns on again. I think battery level image cannot load due to a Kernel problem. Any idea ? Thank you. |
65155 | deleting pop3 mail account not possible | I want to delete a pop3 mail account, but I can't find the option to do that. All I can do is synchronize! I can find the option with my Google account, but I don't want to delete that. I use Android 4.4.2 on a Nexus 7. |
65152 | Visual Voicemail Integrated into Phone App | I had a SG4 which broke, and I replaced with a new SG4. On my old phone, I somehow was able to listen to voicemails by going to my phone app, and hitting a play button next to missed calls that left a voicemail. I can't figure out how to enable this functionality on my new phone. I've tried all the various visual voicemail apps, and I don't like any of them. Any idea how I can re-enable this functionality? |
69810 | Remove camera icon from kitkat lock screen? | I have a Droid Razr Maxx HD that just got an OTA update to KitKat. I am wondering if there is a way to remove the camera icon from the lock screen and disable the right-to-left swipe to enable the camera. I've looked and haven't seen any settings for this... if one even exists. |
69816 | App to send group MMS without reply all | I am looking for an app that can send a text to multiple recipients without them being able to respond back to all the other recipients. And also not see who else received the message. Similar to sending out an email with BCC recipients. |
69815 | Is it possible to change the details of my mobile that my carrier sees? | Here is an interesting one. I have a mobile phone that I use daily. I have a PAYG package that allows unlimited Data with it. They have just changed their policy that now sees my particular mobile phone as a Tablet. With that they have blocked my Data use via the Sim for this mobile only! What I am interested in is if there is a way to make my mobile look like another model of mobile to my carrier. Like this..... My mobile is a Samsung Galaxy P1000 - I want it to look like a Samsung Galaxy S3 to my network... Hope that makes sense.. I have used this phone for 14 months every day without problems and spoken to my network provider at length regarding the problem. They said if the SIM is used in any other Smartphone it will work, just not mine!! Look forward to your answers on the matter.. |
15466 | Is the Eee Pad Transformer able to determine latitude and longitude? | Does the Eee Pad Transformer have a way to determine it's current latitude and longitude (e.g. a GPS chip)? I am writing an application where I need those values to identify, for example, if I am upstairs or downstairs or in the car. |
52881 | problems detecting Asus nexus 7 on Windows 7 Home Professional (driver installation problem) | I am having problems getting my Asus Nexus 7 detected on a laptop with Windows 7 Home Professional When I connect the device to the computer, it says USB debugging mode enabled, but the computer does not detect it as adb device, MTP or camera, and it is displayed as a Nexus 7 with an exclamation mark in Device Manager. I went to this website, but the drop down menu called OS does not show any options for some reason. After reading this post, I seem to remember that I had to install Windows Media Player 11 on another computer running Windows XP to get it to detect the Android device. Is there any way to do this without having to download Media Player 11 in this computer? Why isn't driver for Windows 7 available at the Asus website? Or is there any other location from where I can download it? |
51942 | Is is possible to install a new CM version and a custom kernel in one go? | Currently my workflow to update to a new CM nightly and reinstall my custom kernel is this: 1. Install the CM update using the CM updater 2. Boot into recovery manually and install the zip file containing the kernel. I wonder if there's a way to do this in one go. |
19303 | Upgrading my phone - what happens to the apps? | I've got an HTC Incredible 1, going to be upgrading to a Rezound. How do I get the apps (both free & purchased, some on the SD some on the phone) from my Incredible to the Rezound? Free isn't that big a deal, I can re-download them, but I don't want to re-purchase anything. Thanks! |
19306 | Is Google Chrome for Android Beta compatible with the 4.0.3 emulator in the Android SDK? | Is Google Chrome for Android Beta compatible with the Android SDK (Android 4.0.3 system image)? I tried installing the Chrome .apk file and it installed fine. When running the application I can see the introductory screens, but when I try to navigate to a webpage, all I see is a blank screen. The page appears to be loading indefinitely. I also tried the stock Android browser and it works fine, so that rules out a network connectivity issue. The image appears to be stripped of a bunch of packages - Google Login Service/Market, etc. Could that be the cause of Chrome for Android not working correctly or am I not doing something the right way? |
19308 | outlook email on phone gets stuck in outbox and never sends | I have a user that their phone outlook email gets stuck in outbox and never sends. Not all the time, but once it gets stuck in will not send out. Any Ideas on what might be causing this to happen to the user. |
5916 | are there any lag fixes for Samsung Galaxy S that don't require rooting the phone? | It seems like the Samsung Galaxy S is notorious for its occasional lag. Various lag fixes are out, but most of them require me to root my phone. I am reluctant to void the warranty on my phone, so I would like to avoid rooting it if possible. Are there any lag fixes out there that don't require me to root the phone? |
16891 | Is allowing an OTA to install after rooting a good idea? | I have a rooted phone with the stock ROM/Kernel. I only use the tethering hack outside of the stock ROM. I was prompted with "System Update" this morning. Should I stay away from this update, or would it be ok? Thanks! |
52419 | Watch WWDC session videos on Android | Does anyone know how to watch Apple WWDC session videos on Android (not the keynote)? They are like Google I/O sessions videos but on Apple platforms. On the Mac, one can watch it with Safari (not Chrome). And on iOS, Apple has built native apps for that. I didn't find WWDC apps in Play Store, neither does Apple allow watching the videos in Chrome. For example, WWDC 2013, WWDC 2012. I'm an iOS developer who just bought a Nexus 7 2013 for fun. So I do watch WWDC session videos :) |
52415 | How to take notes with keyboard input and drawings? | I have a tablet I'm expecting to take a lot of notes with. Is there a way I can type with the keyboard and draw with the touch screen? I've tried Evernote, which can type with the keyboard, and Freenote, which can draw with the screen but can one app toggle between both? |
17224 | Undo Android 4.0 (aka Ice Cream Sandwich) Full Disk Encryption | Just upgraded my Nexus S to Android 4 aka Ice Cream Sandwich. Was looking through all the new features, and decided to enable encryption, which worked (and is working) just fine. Now I'm wondering if I can undo that and revert to an un-encrypted filesystem. There does not seem to be an option in the settings area, and while I'm not fussed about doing a factory reset, I just wonder if I'm missing an obvious option somewhere. Can anyone help? Or even confirm that the factory reset is the only way out? |
52417 | TCL Idol X (s950) stuck in bootloop, after flashing new firmware [SOLVED] | I have flashed new firmware on my phone TCL Idol X (s950) and now the phone won't boot anymore :( * It starts but then it ends up with the bootlogo. * I can access it with `adb shell` but it is read only mode. * Switch it off reboot the phone. * Recovery doesn't start. How can I rescue it from the bootloop or get into recovery? |
52416 | Turn off vibration notification for ALL apps at once | In my stock, unrooted Android 4.3 on a Nexus 4, if I uncheck the feature `Vibrate when ringing` under Sound Settings, it only turns off vibration for Calls. This does not turn off vibration notification for individual apps (Whatsapp,FB etc). Therefore what I am looking for is an option to **turn off vibration system wide** , which means the phone should not vibrate for anything, be it calls, text messages or anything else. It's like this feature on iOS...when `Vibrate on Silent` is `Off`, switching the phone to silent mode turns vibration off system wide. Is there any app that enables me to toggle this setting? If Tasker is a suggestion, please provide a detailed description as I am still on the learning curve. |
17220 | Ringtones directory won't update in settings | I removed some of the stock ringtones (from my ROM) that I didn't want from /system/media/audio/ringtones and added some new ones that I got from the xda forums via my SD card and RootExplorer. When I open the Sound/Default Ringtone menus in settings, some of the old ringtones are listed and new ones are listed as well, none of them play. The only ones that do are the few that I left in /system/media/audio/ringtones and a few stored on my SD card. How can I fix this issue so that my phone recognises that all files are in their proper directories? |
17223 | How can I prevent my music apps from launching and playing on their own? | When plugging headphones into my Droid X, I can listen to music for a little while. The issue will start if the headphones rotate while in place. This somehow triggers an event and my Droid X will start to play the default player, sometimes it will play Songbird...sometimes both. Sometimes when it does this it just keeps playing and pausing music. It seems really messed up on the hardware level. I intend to keep the device, as the only real issue is the default players launching. My question is this: How can I prevent the default player(s) from launching and playing music ever? |
63621 | home wifi no longer detected on Android device | Device: GT-S5300 Android: 2.3.6 My android device used to be able to access my home wifi network...but no longer! I get the message "Not in range secured with WPA/WPA2 PSK" The device DOES detect other wireless networks and has successfully connected. My home network can be connected to with both my Laptop (OSX) and Desktop (Windows). All suggestions most welcome! Many thanks. |
60508 | How does android wifi hotspot work when other wifi is available? | Say I have my phone (nexus 4) setup as a wireless hotspot for my tablet to use while outside... Obviously this will make use of my mobile data plan. But when I get near a wifi signal that I regularly use, such as at home, will my phone continue to use my mobile data, or will it use wifi instead, and repeat the wifi signal? That is, do I have to remember to disable the hotspot every time I don't need it? And on that note, how can I make my nexus 7 prefer wifi other than my phone hotspot when available? |
64681 | Android tablet not reading internal sdcard | After I used sdformatter to try and fix a 0.00B internal memory problem I had with my Porto 9" 4.2 android tablet, I noticed I only made things worse because now my android mounts the internal SD card, but it doesn't show up in storage or the file manager, I now know how to fix the 0.00B internal memory problem but to do that I need my android to read my internal sdcard. By the way I used sdformatter to fully overwrite the internal sdcard by connecting it to my PC via usb |
60507 | Where is reboot and shutdown power menu functionality in Hyperdrive custom ROM? | I just upgraded to Hyperdrive custom ROM RLS12 and now the long press power button is reassigned to control mute/vibrate/sound. Where do I locate the normal power menu functionality that used to be on the power button held down to choose reboot, shutdown, etc.? |
60504 | Not able to access the service menu on my Galaxy S3 | I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 from _US Cellular_ and I'm trying to use it on a different carrier. I added the new SIM Card and I tried all the possible options to access the service menu and it always says **_"Mobile network not available"_**. My phone model is SCH-R530U. Thanks. |
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