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6867 | How much space do the data of apps take on the phone storage? | As I am seriously out of space on my phone storage on my HTC Desire, I would like an overview of how much phone storage each app takes up. The point is that I can see how much space the data of each app takes up, but not where this data is placed, hence I cannot conclude how much space each app is taking up on the phone storage. |
6860 | How should I stop media players from constantly auto-starting? | I have a lot of problems whenever I install media players. Some times one will trigger another player, othertimes both players will be triggered if I plug in the aux output cable into my car. Othertimes pandora will keep starting and stopping very rapidly (a bug) when I plug in the aux cable. Here is what I want: No auto starting ever, at all. Is this achievable with a simple imperative setting? |
71442 | unable to connect i9100 in cwm recovery mode | phone; i9100 maguro galaxy nexus. From CM, I got a message stating a new update was available: the CM11. I accepted. The update failed to install. Now on reboot the phone enters CWM Recovery mode. BUT IT WILL NOT CONNECT TO MY PC TO ENABLE ME TO TRANSFER ANY ZIP FILES to my phone, and so I cannot install any older CM10 versions. HOW TO CONNECT THE PHONE TO PC IN CWM RECOVERY MODE? |
71448 | Does Google Backup "phone home" even when disabled? | I was just giving viaProtect a try, and stumbled upon this:  viaProtect Screenshot showing "phone-home" activities (click image to enlarge) As you can see in the highlighted area, `SystemBackupService` is contacting something in the US. Sure, that could be Google Cloud backup backing up my apps, settings, whatsnot. But the thing is: I've turned that off from the beginning (on account initialization, I've answered the question for "Do you want to backup..." with a clear "No"). So I'd not even expect the service running at all, not to speak of transferring data to any place. Am I missing something here? I first thought the same service might be used to sync contacts/calendars as well. But then I saw the other entry "3 lines up": "Google-Kontakte synchronisieren" (Google contacts sync), so that's a separate service. I don't like being spied upon without my consent. And I don't want my data going to the cloud without being able to control _what exactly_ goes there (most stuff I don't want there at all). So what's wrong here? And how do I stop that (except by flashing a custom ROM with no GApps, or removing/freezing them all, I mean ;)? |
39468 | Voice to text app for Messaging ICS | I am using stock ICS 4.0.4 on my phone and it seems to be missing a utility which I have seen on other Android phones with ICS. It doesn't have the option for `voice to text` native app for messaging. How can I activate it? **Note: I do not have an always active internet connection** |
39463 | how to fake my personal information | I downloaded a game from Google Play. In the permission page, I noticed that it asks for my personal information. Allow this application to: Your personal information read sensitive log data. Why in the world a game needs my personal information to run? so I decided not to install it. However, I really want to play this game. My question is this, is there any way to fake my personal information so developer of the game can not be able to reach my info? My Android version : 4.0.2 Model number : GT-N7000 Baseband version : N7000XXLB2 |
39462 | "press" spacebar on website | I am using quite nice timer for measuring my Rubik's Cube solve time: http://mzrg.com/qqtimer/ I want to use it too on my Samsung Galaxy Ace 2, when I don't have access to computer. Problem is, that site wants you to press space to start and stop timer. Is there possibility to emulate pressing space in Android browser? If this needs to install some specific browser that's fine. PS. I know there are some Cube timers in market, but I can't find one with all handy statistics that this site has. |
77844 | How to tune Android to have dark colors in all menus? | I bought brand new Xperia Z1 compact for my girlfriend, but she complains she don't like light colors in all menus (like settings). Personally I don't like it either in my Xperias. Is there any tool or other method which allows switching theme of the colors in menu to light letters on dark background? I am not interested in rooting the phone and invalidate warranty. |
39467 | Is TrimApp specific for Samsung phones or present on all 4.x Android Phones? | I'm confused regarding the Trim Video application. On my Galaxy Note it can be launched from the Gallery when I play a video and chose Trim from the menu. I would like to know if this Trim application is available on all the Android 4.x phones or only specific to Samsung? |
77842 | GPS battery usage as a function of how often it is pinged for data | Consider an app that uses GPS to get location details. Those types of apps often use a lot of battery power. Here is what I am wondering; let say one app get the details every 5 seconds, and another gets that info every 10 seconds. Would the second app use half the battery power or would it be about the same since the GPS is ready to be used whether it is asked more or less often? Thank you. |
39465 | Mount pendrive in chroot on Android | I have a fedora chroot running on an Android device and want to be able to plug a USB pen drive into the Android device and have it accessible to a user in the fedora chroot. The pen drive is mounted to /mnt/usbhost2 within Android. I have created a folder within /media of the fedora chroot as a mount point this folder (/usb) is owned by the user that needs access to the usb device. I have then tried the following command the mount the USB device to this folder: $bbox mount -o bind /mnt/usbhost2 $mnt/media/usb Which does work however the usb folder is no longer accessable by the user (only root user has access). Before the mount the usb folder ls -l out put: drwxrwxr-x username username 4096 However after the mount the ls -l out put it: d---rwxr-x username media_rw 8192 So the question is how to I get the owner to have access again, simply using chmod does not work. I guess it has something to do with that fact that the usb device is formatted FAT32. Is there another way I could mount this drive in the chroot that would give the user access? |
77840 | Turning off stories on HTC One Mini | The story feature for HTC One Mini - which arbitrarily strings together recently taken photos by location - is annoying and not needed. Is there a way to turn it off, or at least to stop it from activating automatically? I'm using HTC One Mini, Android 4.4.2. |
59973 | Is there any way to sync wifi between devices? | Are there any apps or methods to sync saved wifi between Android devices? Basically it would remember the wifi name and password if you logged into it once from one device on all devices synced. |
34135 | Vanilla Android on Nook Touch | I have a Nook Touch and I've followed some rooting instructions and have installed apps from Android Market, but some things about it are still Nook- ish, such as the screensaver. How can I "wipe" my Nook Touch and install a "vanilla" version on Android and thus not run into anything specific to Nook? Reminder: this is regarding the Nook Simple Touch eInk device, not the Nook Color. |
34132 | Exchange email sync late for email, on time for calendar | I have a Nexus S running 4.1.2. My phone is setup with my gmail account and two exchange accounts. One of these exchange accounts points to my zimbra+zpush mail server, the other points to my day-job exchange account. A few weeks ago, my day-job exchange account stopped updating the email received in real-time. I however was able to send out no problem. I then proceeded to re-add the account in many different ways, including restarting the exchange server. I seem to be the only one affected. Whenever I have re- added my account it does still retrieve old email messages, but the "newest" email it retrieves is about 6 days old. It eventually gets newer messages, but seems to keep that 6 day gap. Calendars however seem to properly be updated for this account. However, my zimbra+zpush mail is working properly. I receive email on my phone right away. I'm not certain exactly what caused this, as nothing changed for my phone or the exchange server at the time the issue came up. The best explanation I can come up with is a DST skew, but I'm not sure how to correct this and why it hasn't been previously corrected. |
34133 | Startup and Wi-Fi problem with email, apps | Had to grab a Samsung Galaxy Discover prepaid phone with 4.0.4 as a quick replacement. Only problem is whenever I power up the phone, my Gmail and ISP's email accounts won't sync and my weather widget won't refresh. Idisable Wi-Fi service and then everything starts working immediately. I can then start Wi-Fi and it seems like everything works via wifi from then on until my next on/off. No other carrier or Wi-Fi issues that I can see. Any thoughts on the cause? |
34138 | CM7 default dialer - how do I set international prefix? | I installed vanilla CM7 (7.2.0), and ther is one thing that drives me crazy that I don't know how to fix. According to this, the default dialer that comes with CM7 has "011" international prefix configured. This makes it drop all the calls to the phone numbers starting with "+". Here's what somebody wrote about solution: > This has been driving me crazy for ever. Finally played around with it today > and if you go into settings then call settings tap on International Prefix > remove the 011 and save. Do not put the +1 there leave it blank and it will > call the +1 numbers tried it on 3 of my numbers after I did it and it worked > on all. Hope this helps. I am not sure what version of CM7 is the guy using, but on mine this option is nowhere to be found. Is there another way to configure this prefix, such as going directly to some sqlite database or something of that kind? UPDATE: I dumped files from /data/data/com.android.phone/shared_prefs, and none of them seems to define any dialing rules: # cat _has_set_default_values.xml <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' standalone='yes' ?> <map> <boolean name="_has_set_default_values" value="true" /> </map> # cat com.android.phone_preferences.xml <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' standalone='yes' ?> <map> <boolean name="rotate_incall_screen" value="false" /> <boolean name="button_hide_hold_button" value="false" /> <boolean name="button_force_touch" value="false" /> <string name="preferred_umts_network_mode_key">4</string> <string name="vm_number_key_cdma">*********</string> <boolean name="button_vibrate_hangup" value="true" /> <string name="preferred_cdma_network_mode_key">4</string> <boolean name="button_return_home" value="true" /> <boolean name="button_black_regex" value="false" /> <string name="sip_call_options_key">SIP_ADDRESS_ONLY</string> <boolean name="button_vibrate_45" value="false" /> <string name="button_voicemail_provider_key"></string> <string name="button_trackball_answer_timed">-1</string> <string name="preferred_network_mode_key">4</string> <boolean name="button_always_proximity" value="false" /> <boolean name="button_left_hand" value="false" /> <boolean name="button_screen_awake" value="false" /> <string name="cdma_system_select_key">2</string> <boolean name="button_show_organ" value="true" /> <boolean name="button_vibrate_outgoing" value="true" /> <boolean name="button_led_notify" value="true" /> <boolean name="button_vibrate_call_waiting" value="false" /> <boolean name="bg_incall_screen" value="false" /> <string name="button_trackball_hangup_timed">-1</string> </map> # cat vm_numbers.xml <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' standalone='yes' ?> <map> <int name="#FWDSettings#Length" value="0" /> <string name="#VMNumber">**********</string> </map> |
57361 | Android forgetting default launcher every few minutes | Starting last week, my HTC One running ARHD 31.5 keeps forgetting the default launcher. Every few minutes, it will forget the setting and ask me for a launcher when I hit the home button. So far, I haven't found a pattern yet. Here's what I've tried so far: * restarting the phone * removing the default setting via `Settings > Apps` and setting it fresh * tried different launchers to rule out the launcher deleting the settings * updating the ROM (seriously) It happens both when the phone is locked, or when I keep it unlocked and basically not doing anything but keeping the screen alive. After a few minutes, the default will be gone. Any ideas how to debug this are welcome. |
53689 | How can I update my Samsung Galaxy Gio without a PC/Kies? | I have a Samsung Galaxy Gio and at home we do not have a computer. Is there anyway I can update or upgrade my software without using a computer? It will be fine if I have to download a few apps for the update. |
19672 | Is it possible to force a link to actually become a hyperlink in SMS? | Is there a way to easily send a link to someone that uses a non-standard domain extension `.me`. When I send it, my phone and their phone doesn't auto- linkify it because it doesn't use a common extension. Whenever I've sent links with `.com` before they automatically become links, but using my `.me` domain it appears it gets ignored, even when it has the full `http://` in front of it. Is it possible to identify that part of a message as a hyperlink/URL when sending the message, so it gets shown as a link to the person on the receiving end? |
10490 | Create custom profile for audio / configuration | I've just bought a Samsung Galaxy I5510 with Android 2.2. I haven't seen anywhere (so I assume it is not possible) some profile management. i.e. "Reunion" (Notifications maybe without any alert and calls and messages vibrate), or "Sleeping" (Notifications and messages without any alert and calls with sound and vibration), and so on. I've a few default profile: sound (in)active, plane mode and driving mode (the one which "speaks to you"). But I'd really like to can create my custom profiles as described above. In the title I put " / configuration" because it would be awesome that the profile also let me to set up each app. I.e. different configuration on the same application based on which is the active profile. So here are my questions: 1. Is that functionality already in my phone and I am missing something? 2. If not, is there any app with this functionality? (If it is free, better, if it is not free I'd like to hear about it anyway). 3. If not, is this possible to be done by an app? (Because I may be interested in developing such app if it doesn't exists). Any advice? (I'd never developed anything for android). Thanks! |
19674 | Move angry birds progress from one device to another (cross-platform) | I was playing angry birds on iPhone, now I am selling my iPhone 3GS on ebay because I got an android (galaxy nexus). Is there any way to transfer progress in the game over to new phone? I like the game but I don't think I could really be bothered playing all again up to where I was at.. |
19676 | Connecting Samsung Galaxy Note to TV | I'm not sure if this in scope for this SE. I'd like to know what options there are for playing a movie on the Galaxy Note on my TV. The TV is a relatively recent Sony Bravia that sadly appears not to support DLNA. I gather the Galaxy Note doesn't support HDMI - so are there any other options? |
33617 | How to set default apps on Samsung Galaxy S II + Android 4.0 (ICS) | On stock Android and 2.x ROMs on SGS2, default apps could be set in Settings -> Applications. However, when I go there with the ICS ROM, I don't see where I can set which default applications for certain actions. Where are these settings found in SGS2 with Android 4.0? |
51678 | How to uninstall framaroot | i search in google and i can't find some easy way to uninstall the application (it can't be found in the play store apps). How i can uninstall (or delete) framaroot? Thanks Update: I suscefully uninstalled the in the settings of the smarthphone, but it's still have root permission the android. The questions is: how to take away the root permission? |
46414 | I am looking for a simple way to translate words highlighted in the browser | This is my use case: I'm trying to improve my Spanish so I've started reading Spanish-language newspapers in the browser on my phone. What I'd like to do is this: when I need a word or phrase translated to English, highlight the text, hit the settings button, and have a translate option show up. Or something comparably simple. Currently the only options that show up under settings when a word is highlighted are: Share, Find, Web Search I have Google Translate installed and I realize that I could copy the highlighted text and then paste it into that app, but I'd prefer something that didn't require jumping between apps. |
46416 | Samsung galaxy mini? pls help...about kies? | i installed kies software.But when i try to sync my photos and music into samsung galaxy mini,there is no option called multimedia under sync.what should i do? |
46417 | adb backup that operates similar to dd | Do adb backup methods contain those that operate similar to how dd backups data? So I want to know if adb backup method that hard-copies every bit of disk exists. If it does not exist, is there any way to do things similar to what dd does? |
33615 | Can the Android Jelly Bean camera app be set to take pictures as they appear on screen? | After my most recent Android update, the camera app has changed the way pictures are framed. While they used to be taken as they appear on the screen, they are now stored with "extra space", i.e., as if zoomed out further than was apparent while taking the photo. This is very annoying when I'm trying to frame a shot in some particular way. To get the photos I want I am now forced to take the picture, hope for the best, and then crop it to how I wanted it to be framed in the first place. Has anyone found a way to change this back to "normal" what-you-see-is-what- you-get style photo shooting? |
45141 | Good solution for Dynamic DNS | I am looking for a good solution for Dynamic DNS for Android? (Mostly for within LAN's). I think an app should be easy to find, but one also needs a service. (I could pay a little bit) |
45147 | Locking applications to wifi only data connections | So I've switched to a tiered data plan. Is there a way to lock certain applications from using 3g/4g and instead only use connected wifi. |
45145 | Does a DNS server exists for android? | Is there a DNS server (named, bind) I could use to solve my problem ? Should I use other solution ? I do not need all bunch of bind features, just setting A records and an easy mean to add/modify/delete those records would be perfect ! More explaination of the goal: I want to use android as mobile java web server (thanks to project like i-jetty) and in some rare case redirect the request of clients (connected through wifi / mixed client) Right now this solution is embedded on a macbook air but I am looking for lighter solution. |
18236 | How to know if an app is ICS compatible? | I am thinking to upgrade my phone with Android 2.3.7 (Gingerbread) to 4.0.3 (Icre Cream Sandwich), but I would like to know first, if the applications I normally use are available and working on ICS. Does exist a way to know it? |
33611 | Sync music tags to PC | My music library is located in my PC, and it is copied to my phone SD using the media player I use in the PC. Now, I listen to music mostly out of home, using the phone. I think it is safer to keep the music library master in the PC (I can lose my phone or it can be stolen). It often happens that I find a song which tags (ID3 for instance) need to be edited/corrected. Is there a way to correct them and ensure the music in the PC is synced later? I would like to get a solution which operates on the player level. For example, I would like to edit tags while listening to music in the phone, that would sync later on with my PC. I use Ubuntu in my PC, with Rhythmbox player. Anyway I am open to alternatives. |
45396 | Changing Play Store default language and/or country | I bought a Samsung S4 here in the Philippines but the default language in the Play Store is Korean. Also, the prices of the apps for sale are in Won (Korean currency). How do I change the language to English? And how can I see the app prices in Philippine Peso? Please help me! |
42245 | Google Backup: Multiple devices using the same account - what happens on Restore? | It is nothing new that one can use multiple Android devices with a single Google account. Switching on a new device for the first time asks whether one wants to store one's data with Google, which then would always sync "some stuff" to the Google servers, basically * some application data (if the apps support it explicitly) * Wi-Fi passwords * browser bookmarks * a list of the apps installed from Google Play * words added to the dictionary used by the onscreen keyboard * most of your customized settings Details might be found in the Google Dashboard. Relevant questions here covering those issues include: * What info does Google backup? * What exactly is synced with Google? * How does Android sync the WiFi Profiles? The Developers API on Google Backup gives some further insight on how the backup stuff is supposed to work (and several questions here show how it really works -- that is, sometimes it does, sometimes only partly, and sometimes not at all). Aside from reliability and the fact that not everybody wants his private data in the cloud (and even mentioned API reference2 warns: _Android makes no guarantees about the security of your data while using backup. You should always be cautious about using backup to store sensitive data, such as usernames and passwords._ ), my main question is: ## Having backed up data from multiple devices using the same account: * what would happen to a factory-reset device being used that way before? Would it be recognized, and have only those things restored which have been used on it before? (device-identification could e.g. take place e.g. via IMEI (but not via the Android_ID, as that might be gone with a factory reset) -- and this could be the reason for the behaviour described in Nalum's answer) * what would be restored to a (new/factory-reset) device you just initialize for the first time with this Google account? (if devices would be identified with backups in the Google account used, this could trigger a special action for "new device", e.g. "restore all, device changed!" -- or "restore all from the no longer connected device X, as it was probably replaced!" -- but stick to "restore only what was on that device" in case of a factory-reset) The deal is: If one has multiple devices, they are often used for specific issues, so one does not want everything on all devices. As I've seen no way to chose which data to backup (e.g. to exclude those "sensitive data" we have been warned about: WiFi passwords would belong to that category), I assume there's no choice on restore either? So how is this handled? |
51895 | Can I place calls with my Google Voice credit from Android outside of the US? | If you are outside of the US, Google Voice is merely a service to place calls from inside... apparently just GMail and Hangouts, much like Skype is. Unlike Skype the quality of service seems to be good. Also unlike Skype, though, I can't figure out how to make this happen from my Nexus 7. When I try to add a phone number to an hangout, the Hangouts app on Android tells me it doesn't know about that number and proposes to send an invitation text message. Of course this happens even when I put in my _own_ mobile number (which afaik _is_ connected with my Google account) and from what I can tell the sending happens from the device itself - and thus obviously fails. Is this something that can be done? |
6058 | How use Escape, directional keys on the virtual keyboard? | I recently bought Better Terminal Emulator Pro, and I like it, but how do I use the Escape key and directional keys? For instance, I'd like to switch between modes in vi or use the up and down arrows to cycle through my command history. I have a Samsung Fascinate. No D-pad. |
6050 | How can I make Google Maps cache the map for my entire city? | The Google Maps app for android caches the map tiles of areas you visit. Also, the GM Brut mod allows you to cache map tiles to the SD card. I'm on a **very** limited data plan, so I'd like to have my entire city cached to my phone memory/SDcard. So far, the only way I can think of is to manually scroll all over the city using different zoom levels. My question is: is there a better way to do that? Again, I want to be able to use GM anywhere in the city without having to download the maps on-the-fly over my data plan. Is there a practical way to achieve this, so I won't have to scroll several times (once for each zoom level) over the entire city? |
70183 | Turn on bluetooth if wifi is not connected to some network and turn off wifi after that | I've managed to do that, but I have a problem. First, bluetooth turned on even If I was turning wifi off manually, which is not what I wanted. I wanted bluetooth to turn once I'm out of home. So I added if not wifi ~ on clause to bluetooth turn on action. And this is working alright. But now I have another problem. If I'm using turn off wifi in sleep mode. Then wifi after entering the sleep mode bluetooth is turned on. I don't want that. How can I do what I really need to, which is if I'm on the street, then turn on bluetooth and turn off wifi? |
70181 | What application turn on wifi/GPS? | What application turn on wifi/GPS at specific moment ( **adb logcat** or what tools to use, what strings look for)? What installed application able to turn on wifi/GPS? Or more generally how I can get list of all installed application permissions by **adb** , **adb shell** or another tools from Android phone/SDK? |
70186 | Initiating CWM recovery through SSH/ADB | My grandma owns Android 4.2.2 tablet, flashed with custom CWM-enabled RileyROM. As she lives far away from me, in order to assist her I had setup SSH and VNC servers, so I can come remotely and fix something if anything goes wrong. So, question is — in case something goes horribly wrong (which did happen several times already, and she had to send me a tablet over mail), but I retain SSH access, can I in any way make ClockworkMod recover from a backup using SSH access only? Commandline interface maybe? Or `dd`-ing images directly? Any ideas? |
10003 | How can I uninstall Lock Screen Widget from my Nexus One? | I am trying to Lock Screen Widget, But I am getting the following error from 'adb logcat' as I uninstall it. > W/PackageManager( 96): Not removing package com.droidmania.lockscreenwidget: > has active device admin Can u please tell me how can I uninstall it? Thank you. |
10009 | Phone randomly black screens, forced to remove battery and reboot | I have looked through the site, and it doesn't seem this has been answered yet. Once a day, at some point I pull my phone out of my pocket and it refuses to wake (black screen only). It isn't off, because the power button does nothing. I have to remove the battery in order to reboot the phone. I have looked for an app to help me find the cause (i.e. Log Collector) but it doesn't help because this isn't as simple as an FC, I am unaware when it happens until I pull my phone out. Is there a way to debug/find the culprit? **My info:** Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660, Froyo, rooted **Note:** I am running SetCPU (no profiles) and Tasker, they are suspects but I haven't been able to get an app to give me a continuous log. |
42867 | Terminal-IDE: Is there a working wiki somewhere to discuss issues unique to this environment? | I'm trying to use the "Terminal-IDE" development environment. I think it's FANTASTIC from what I can see so far, but at the moment its promise is more than it delivers (to me at least) because I'm having trouble getting to / from the phone as discussed in the HELP literature. The wiki link on that page is non-functional. While I have specific issues that may appear to be more of a generic nature and may appear to belong on, say ServerFault or SuperUser, I think they're likely to be common to people using Terminal-IDE... I'm going to post those issues here in AndroidEnthusiasts as so far this seems like the best place.... Thanks. **BY THE WAY,** a new tag, **"Terminal-IDE"** should be created, but, while I have plenty of reputation in StackOverflow, et al, I haven't got that reputation HERE. Would someone PLEASE create this tag (and let me know!), so we Terminal-IDE users can find related questions and answers? **THANKS!** |
42866 | How to prevent google aggressively associating my account to my searches? | i understand they can access my searches when i'm logged in, and of course know the search terms i use, but how can i prevent them to logging searches **to my account** when: * i'm not logged in * and in private mode * my account has search history turned off already (updated thanks to izzy answer) i'm on a Nexus One with CyanogenMod7, using stock browser with no patches or add-ons. steps: 1. open browser 2. enable private mode 3. clear all cookies 4. search for "asdf unique search" 5. close tab. 6. clear all cookies/history/cache 7. exit private mode 8. close browser 9. open google search 10. type "a" expected behaviour: google knows nothing of my search what happens: it autocompletes "asdf unique search" Also, all my g accounts on this phone have history.google.com turned off. **is there any server that i can block in my network for this to stop happening?** |
42868 | Terminal-IDE / wifi routing issues | As cited here, I think there are likely issues unique to **Terminal-IDE** users because Terminal-IDE is, effectively, an **"accessable-linux-on-your- non-rooted-Android"** environment. And, therefore, it likely has unique environmental issues. So thank you for not immediately telling me to go to ServerFault or SuperUser... **After installing Terminal-IDE,** I read all the help and set about taking advantage of the SSH tools - I really want to get logged in from another system so I have a full keyboard and can treat the phone just like any other networked system. However, I got stopped in my tracks pretty quickly. I have several routing issues, but I'll put them all here in thinking they may well be related and one place is better than several for finding answers. **I'm using WiFi** to get to/from the phone and, using my **possibly lame Netgear WN802T WiFi** unit (that doesn't have a DHCP server and requires another system to do that). The phone (and other devices) links up, gets an IP address, and surfs the internet from there just fine. I told the DHCP server to **match up the MAC address and give a fixed IP** \- this way I avoid the "single IP for all interfaces when "fixed IP" is chosen" problems identified elsewhere on this site. I have confirmed that IP is indeed given to the phone. So, **I set up the sshd service** as found in the official Help PDF. It runs. But no inbound connections succeed; they always end with "Connection timed out" (notably NOT "no route to host" - which is what I get when I ask for a non-existent IP). That tells me it MAY be actually getting to the port on the phone but nobody's answering! This leads to to immediate questions: * Is there a way to log inbound attempts? * Is there a "firewall" of some kind? **When I connect out-bound,** it ONLY connects either on the wilds of the internet, OR on the default gateway the DHCP server told it about. It won't connect to ANY "non-routing IPs", even though other devices on the same WiFi will (so clearly the WiFi is routing to the local subnet just fine). * Do I have to create a route specifically pointing to the internal router (the netgear box)? Or; * tell the real outbound router how to route internally as well as externally? **Thanks** for any insights. **EDIT TO SHARE MORE DATA** As I have continued to work the problem, and after many hours of frustration, I hooked up a USB cable to the phone and used "internet passthrough" to connect to a lap-top which itself is connected via the same wifi. Now I have more data. I have confirmed the following: * connection via the laptop to the rest of the network is stable * connection to the phone from the laptop succeed in getting through authentication and, after discovering and fixing a minor typo in the sshd script, it works fine. * connection from the phone, through the cable to the laptop then has full access to the local internal network via IP address. So, this strongly implicates that there are some issues with the phone's end of the WiFi and NOT with the WiFi itself, however, there's not quite enough data to say that since I haven't got sshd running on the laptop to know it is accepting connections through the net... Interestingly, it is not rejecting connection attempts out of hand - they take a long time to drop! (It's a Windows 7 laptop and, frankly, I don't really know how to tell it to open up specific ports - or how to forward to the phone!) Note also that the only system that can connect to the phone via the wired connection is the laptop that the phone is wired to; so far I have been unable to find a way to get to the phone _through_ the laptop. Thanks again for any insight. |
29868 | How can I turn off the "low battery" noise? | I've started getting a loud beep notification when my battery hits 15%. Possibly this happened after an Audio Manager update but I don't see any settings in the app to change it. Previously the notification was silent, I didn't even know it could have a sound! There doesn't seem to be a relevant setting under `Settings -> Sound`. How can I disable this notification sound? I'm rooted, running 2.2 (TeamWhiskey's NextGen v1). |
29866 | Unable to upgrade firmware from Samsung GT-I9000 | When I try to upgrade the firmware of a Samsung Galaxy S using Samsung Kies, it tells me "initialization not supported". Therefore I'm stuck with the original firmware. Here's the details: phone: Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000 android version: v2.2 No SD card installed Samsung Kies: v2.3 Anyone can give a clue on how to solve this? Many thanks beforehand. |
29865 | Why doesnt my Phone vibrate for messages | Currently, when I put my phone into vibrate mode, it only vibrates for calls. It does nothing for texts or emails, however, so I don't know when I've received one. Does anyone know a way to enable vibrating when a text or an email is received? My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9003 superclear LCS. |
29862 | Configuring identical home screens on multiple devices | I need to modify the home screen icons' disposition and add new shortcuts, but I need to do it programmatically from a flashable ZIP through recovery. I need this because I will have to do it on hundreds of devices (tablets). Can anyone point me in the right direction where to look at? (which apk or xml file?) |
5375 | How hard is it to modify Android to add/remove required applications | I am new to Android world and I am really curious about how difficult it is to modify OS to add/remove applications. I am not talking about installing/removing apps from Android Market, but actually customizing OS to only include apps of my choice. That includes both standard/system apps as well as apps from Android Market. For example, what if I only wanted to have access to Google Voice application (and nothing else)? I guess in this custom version of the OS, I would not necessary have to remove the application, but could just somehow hide it from user. In any case, any clues on the amount of effort/approach would be greatly appreciated. |
1075 | How can I send SMS messages from my Google Voice number without using the Voice app? | I would like to send text messages via Google Voice, as it is the number I give out for voice calls. However, I find sending SMS through the Voice app to be a bit cumbersome. The new widgets improve this somewhat, but it is still awkward. I would prefer something with an interface more like Handcent or ChompSMS. Are there any other apps that support sending SMS via Google Voice? |
1070 | How to install from unknown sources on AT&T? | A friend of mine has an HTC Aria on AT&T. On his application settings screen, he does not have the option to allow installation of apps from unknown sources. Is there any way to change this option to allow him to install downloaded apps (*.apk files) without rooting the phone? |
17858 | Images are getting deleted from "camera shots" once sent in a text message | I have an HTC Desire Z, Andorid 2.3.3 with HTC sense version 2.1. If i take a photo and text it, that photo is getting deleted from my Gallery/camera shots. How can I fix this so the photos are never deleted once taken without my permission? **Edit** I noticed some of my photos are still saved in the folder, but the gallery isn't displaying them, nor they accessible by the image applications. I can only see the pictures if I connect my sd card to my computer |
17854 | Android "Tethered" update mechanism | Based on Android CDD document, a device must support an update mechanism to system software. It may be one of following kinds: 1. Over-the-air (OTA): by `Settings > About Phone > System Updates` to install new version when it is available. 2. "Tethered" update: update over USB from a host PC 3. "Offline" updates via a reboot and update from a file on removable storage I could understand clearly the 1st and 3rd mechanism but I'm confused about the 2nd. As my searching, "tethering" is used to connect the Android mobile to a host PC through USB cable then the PC could use mobile as a modern to access internet. So I don't understand why that "tethering" is seen as an update mechanism? Anyone has experience about this kind please help me to clear about it. |
17851 | Stock ICS email app refusing to auto-update or notifications | Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0.1, all other apps seem to sync and notifiy fine. The email app has the settings: * Inbox update frequency: 5 mins * Email notification: Checked It doesn't appear to be syncing at all, however as soon as I open the app it goes and gets all the new emails from the point I last closed the app. |
15989 | How to enable USB tethering on your Android phone to Mac OS X Lion | I want to tether an unlimited data plan on a Nexus S _(with 2.3.6)_ via USB cable to a MacBook Air _(with OS X Lion)_. 1. The articles I read imply that given Apple's restrictions, that's imposible! 2. Found a question for Froyo and one tethering on a Snow Leopard, but they all rely on third party apps. Is there any hack to make it work out of the box? |
15984 | How to remove TouchWiz and revert to a vanilla Android UI? | Is it possible to remove the TouchWiz UI and have the phone behave like the vanilla Android UI? |
15980 | Touchpal keyboard keeps disabling itself on HTC Desire | I have an HTC Desire (2.2) which I have installed TouchPal Keyboard. The problem is though it seems to keep disabling itself and reverting to the default keyboard layout. I then have to go through the rigmarole of setting it back to TouchPal as the preferred input method. Does anyone have any ideas? |
66800 | Custom ROM dev and Networks | How are International ROMs made? * * * I have downloaded and installed a little while ago a ROM which is the best I've ever used in terms of speed, smoothness, battery life, and customization and features. However, I am unable to make calls, send SMS and MMS and use the Internet (Mobile Data) due to the fact that I am in Australia and the ROM is not an International ROM. I am a developer. However my experience in this regard is limited. How would I go about making this ROM support Australian networks? If you know anything at all I would appreciate your help on this. Even if its something as little as a keyword to search for because I have been searching for a long time and have not found a single result that was related. |
66803 | android system update in custom rom | I am using a custom rooted android device (not used by anyone else) which comes with android 4.1.2 custom rom. Suddenly I received an auto update notification and everything was erased... it was a total mess... 1. Where does my device get the link to download the update from? 2. How do I disable the auto update? Even if those things are totally differ from one device to another, I would be very glad to receive a few leads... thank you. |
12446 | How can I integrate and manage SMS from many phones? | I'm looking for a way to integrate SMS messages from my two phones and manage them online using a web site. I mean that I will be able to send and receive SMS by web, and search my SMS by text. |
28804 | Auto-update security | I've found this comment: Any reason not to allow automatic updating for an app? \- is that safety feature documented anywhere ? I'm about to turn on automatic updates but I don't feel comfortable doing that without a firm proof that it won't compromise security. |
28801 | What does the ambient light sensor look like? | Naive question, but when I check the specs of a phone, one website says phone has feature X, the other says it does not have this feature. Here I am interested in the ambient light sensor. What does it look like, and where it is usually placed? **For example** , GSM Arena review says the HTC One V has an ambient light sensor: "Above the display is the earpiece alongside some hidden proximity and ambient light sensors." The photo:  For comparison the text says I should see the proximity sensor too. On my Galaxy Ace 2 it looks like 2 mini cameras, it is hard to miss, and on that picture I don't see anything like that. Of course maybe HTC hid that all so well. Anyway, I would like to know what I am looking for, thus the question -- **What does the ambient light sensor look like?** |
8190 | Applications in notification area | I noticed that some ROMs (mainly HD ones like insertcoin) embed additional row with active applications into sliding notifications area. It's completely useless and makes that small area even smaller. Is there any way to get rid of this "feature"? |
28808 | Enable notification badges on the Galaxy S III | Is there a way to enable notification badges on the Galaxy S III? For example, when I have 5 unread emails, the email app shows a red circle with a 5 in it. Can other apps that I install do this as well? |
82008 | Rockhip Tablet USB function | I have a generic RK 2906 Tablet and I've been flashing different ROMs, Unfortunately I flashed something, not a ROM from the android tool folder. The tablet screen is not working anymore, and my computer can detect but can't recognize the device anymore knowing that I installed the correct drivers. So I guess I changed the usb function of my tablet into something else,. How can I restore it? Another thing, In device manger, why is my tablet (unknown device) is loaded in 'Universal Bus Controllers' tree and not in 'Other Devices' tree? |
82003 | Moto X: Download pictures and data with broken touchscreen | Someone threw my Moto X straight at the ground, so the screen displays nothing but weird paint-like colors in some corners. And it doesn't seem like the touchscreen is working at all, since when I activate the camera with a wrist flick, I can take a picture with the volume button, but touching everywhere on the screen doesn't elicit any _click_ sound. **I Need to:** get all of my photos and videos and other data off my phone. **Here's the problem:** When I plug my phone into my computer (Mac or PC) it doesn't mount. It makes a beep to say it's charging, but the computer can't find it. I think this is because there's a prompt that I have to click to "appear as a media device", but of course I can't click any prompt because I have no way of inputting on the phone (is there a way to force input to the phone via computer?). The weird thing is, before the throwing of the phone onto the ground, I remember the phone mounting IMMEDIATELY when plugged in. Maybe I changed the default back to "do not appear as media device" or whatever accidentally. The only other possibility, is that the hard hit on the ground somehow physically hurt the usb port so it only charges but doesn't recognize computer (Unlikely correct?) **Possible Solutions:** 1. I heard that I could use ADB for this somehow. But ADB couldn't see that my phone was attached since it doesn't mount. 2. I heard there's some BIOS-like screen that I may be able to enable ADB debug from, and I can input via the volume buttons. Will this help and how do I reach this screen without a factory reset and losing my data? 3. I could pay $180 plus labor to get a new screen, and either boom just have a new working phone or then be able to access the suspected media device prompt and move my data off of it. I am worried though that since it was thrown so hard (happened during a fight) maybe even the motherboard connector was damaged. 4. My brother has a Moto X too. I could follow the iFixit guide and either put his screen on my motherboard, or connect my motherboard to his screen temporarily to see whats happening and answer the prompt (whichever option risk me bricking either phone less). Downside: it's a pretty complicated process and I imagine there are so many different steps where I could break the phones. 5. Physically remove whatever chip holds the flash storage, give this to some professional with a machine who can just read off all the bits and give me my data back. This sounds pretty complicated and impossible. In all the options I've researched, it seems like touchscreen input is necessary, so maybe I just need to try getting a new screen. Thanks! |
12515 | Voice Dial Aliases? | So I frequently use the voice-activated dial feature, wherein you say aloud "Call Jeff" and it will locate "Jeff" in your contacts and dial him. However, I have run into an issue which stems from the fact that I, and many of my family/friends, are of a minority origin, and therefore have names which do not really have a great English pronunciation. My attempts to voice dial these contacts have met with nothing but frustration and failure; I have no idea what the voice dialer would consider a match to those contacts. Is there any way to 'alias' a contact, so that instead of saying "Call Apichatpong" (which will do naught but confuse the dialer) I can say "Call Uncle" or "Call Father- In-Law" or something to that effect? I do NOT want to have to rename the contact; the person's name is what it is, and I'd prefer to see it that way in the contacts. I just need an additional way to refer to that contact for voice-dial purposes. Is there a way to achieve this? |
82001 | Could I use my phone to scan or image myself? | I'd like to image myself to provide accurate metrics of my body and would love to use my phone. |
12512 | Sleep Apps and Shared Beds | I've seen on the marketplace now several alarm clock applications that claim to analyze your motion patterns in your sleep, so as to determine the ideal time to wake you up such that you feel refreshed. I am intrigued by this possibility; however, I do not sleep alone. Does anyone know if these apps work well, or even at all, if there are multiple individuals in the bed, each presumably moving on their own sleep cycle? |
12513 | How do I activate voice dial outside the U.S.? | I just bought a Xperia PLAY running Android 2.3.3, and seems like the only way to use voice dial is through the Google Search app, which is capable of voice dialing, voice texting, etc., at least according to the YouTube demo. However, it looks like those services are only available in the U.S., according to the comments. Poking around the services running in my phone, there's a "Voice Dial" app running (the icon is something like a phone mic), but it doesn't show in my installed apps and I don't know how to activate it... any ideas? Here's an image of the Voice Dialer app icon. |
7422 | Can I get Swype on my Thunderbolt | I am trying to install swype (by going to their page and entering my e-mail) on my thunderbolt. But the e-mail I get from them won't show the install link. Is there another way? |
7429 | Google navigation stuck on "Checking navigation availability" | I own a LG Optimus One with Android 2.2.2. Everytime I try to use the navigation provided by google, my phone remains stuck on `Checking navigation availability`. Is there a fix for this? |
15775 | Android 3.2 English International (with accents) | I've used to have on default android keyboard the International English Keyboard enabled, but after a factory reset on my A500 I can't type accents anymore... I take a look on: **Settings/configure input methods/Android keyboard** And the only **"Active input methods" are: English (US) Keyboard, English Voice** I don't have a International English Keyboard... Before the reset accents worked fine, I just need to long press a key and a menu shows on text editor. But now this ain't working. Somebody knows how back it the way it was before? |
10855 | Is there an easier way to type apostrophes on the Droid X keyboard? | Is there an easier way to type apostrophes on the Droid X keyboard? Two issues -- 1. I press and hold the period key, which brings up the little pallet of punctuation. But the apostrophe is inexplicably all the way over on the left. Can I move this closer to the right, where my thumb is while clicking and holding the period key? It's the most common character I use from this pallet. 2. Alternately, can I somehow get an apostrophe on the overhead menu that appears when you type a space? This is the place where auto-correct goes, but when you type a space, it becomes a comma, exclamation point, question mark, etc. How can I get an apostrophe in this list? |
10858 | How to completely turn off keyboard typing sound? | Android 2.1 - If I open my Gmail e-mails and I want to type then I just can't turn off the keyboard sounds. How can I turn it off? (not the notification, etc. all sounds, just the keyboard sounds.) |
19531 | What happens when you kill the Samsung Kies Wifi Agent? | My Macbook Pro was running hot, the fans running constantly. This is not usual behavior. When I looked at the running processes, I saw that the Kies Wifi Agent was gobbling up a lot of RAM. I tried killing the process, and the temperature dropped by sixty-eight degrees. I assume the agent will start up again the next time I reboot. My question: Aside from not being able to use wifi from the Mac to the tablet, what will this do? Can I permanently kill the agent, or is there some way to set it to only run when I need it? I'm running Mac OSX 10.6.8, and using a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 plus wifi. |
48370 | Is there any way to password protect application folders? | I have a Galaxy S4 running Android 4.2.2. When I drag an application onto another one a folder is created. I was wondering if there's any way to password protect that folder? Most of the related apps I've found so far don't do that. |
19536 | Enabling both normal wifi and wifi hotspot to get RSSI values of wi-fi hotspots | I want an android phone to have both 'normal wi-fi' and 'portable hotspot' turned on at the same time, so that I will be able to get the RSSI values of wireless networks as well as involve in an hotspot connection. Scenario: 4 rooted android phones in CyanogenMod (2-Nexus One, 2-Galaxy S2; consider A,B,C,D). Kernel version 2.3.3 in all the phones Portable wi-fi hot spot enabled in all the phones. I wrote an application to find the RSSI values of available wireless signals. But as the phones(A,B,C,D) are using wi-fi hot spot, the normal wifi does not turn on. Either wi-fi hot spot can be on, or normal wi-fi can be on. i.e. If each phone(A,B, C and D) have a wifi hotspot created(AH, BH, CH, DH), then I am not able to use my application, as normal wifi connection needs to be turned on to find the wireless networks. So I want the phones to scan available wireless networks with portable wi-fi hot spot enabled. Is there a way to do this.? |
63979 | Restore Personal Dictionary | I had a Nexus 4 on which I have created an elaborate _Personal Dictionary_. I had to reset that device to factory defaults a few times and every time it restored my _Personal Dictionary_ along with other information. Recently I had to replace (warranty) that device with a different one, also Nexus 4. But after I connected to my Google account, my information, especially my dictionary, have not been transferred to this device. I'm not too concerned about the others as much as I'd like my _Personal Dictionary_ back. Is there a way to restore that? Or, better off, where on my Google account could I find and retrieve that information? |
63970 | Root for HTC desire U dual sim not found | I bought a new HTC Desire U dual SIM phone but did not find even a single rooting method. How do I root this phone? |
63971 | Browsers are using default application, not themselves, to open links -- how do I fix this? | Yesterday on my phone (Android 4.3.2, Galaxy 4S) Chrome started opening the stock browser (just called "Internet") when I clicked on links. That's not what I want -- a browser should use itself to open links unless I tell it otherwise -- so I cleared the default settings first for the other browser and then, when I saw the reverse happen, also for Chrome. So currently I have no default browser and each one asks me what application to use -- every single time. Before this problem arose, links originating from _outside_ of browsers (like email) opened in the default browser but links from within any browser opened in the originating browser just like you'd expect, with no "what do you want to open with?" dialogue required. What do I need to do to get back to that state? I intentionally use two different browsers to keep different web-site credentials from bumping into each other. I don't want to always use exactly one. |
65729 | Battery Life of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with andriod 4.4 | Since the update on my Note 3, I have noticed a decrease in battery life. So my questions are, does the 17% increase in performance come in a decrease in battery life? Is it 4.4 using up more processing on my mobile CPU? What can I do to help with the battery life other than reverting back to 4.3? Note: The Note 3 I posses is the T-Mobile version. Also I thank everybody in advance for the contribution of this post. |
65728 | If you restore whatsapp chats, will also the chats with the blocked contacts will be restored and visible? | If i want to restore my conversations on whatsapp and i'm reinstalling it from the latest backup, will the conversations with the blocked contacts appear? will the blocked contacts continue to be blocked? Thanks a lot! |
48375 | Strange PDF scanned character rendering in Android | I am using Android 4.0 (ICS) on a Samsung Nexus S 4G. I have a PDF of a scanned book (text/graphics). The PDF displays fine on a PC. On the Android device, every single "d" and "o" character has the white space in the center (i.e. the "hole") filled in completely with black. I've tried a half dozen different viewers and they all display it the same way. I've tried re- rendering/printing the PDF on the computer before putting it on the mobile device, and still no luck. I'm guessing it has to do with some Android system level driver that is shared between all the viewers I download. Any ideas how to fix this? |
65721 | Weird transition animation when launching Opera Mini | I have a question, but I'm not sure where this belongs. I use Opera Mini as my default browser. When I launch the app after it gets killed because of of other apps needing more RAM or in general after a reboot of the device, Opera Mini has the weirdest animation with the screen first going completely black, then completely white and finally showing the last page I was reading. This drew my attention after I launched the stock android browser, which will have a smooth animation filling the screen white shortly before displaying the last page. Here's a video to illustrate what I'm talking about: Uploaded to tinypic I did not come along such an "issue" using any other app until now. Opera Mini is the only app I could observe this. So I'm wondering if it's due to my devices (I'm using older devices with CyanogenMod11 on them: Galaxy Nexus and HTC One X) or what causes this? Is there something I could do about it or will I have to bear with this? Thanks in advance. |
65722 | How to permamently change partition attributes? | I've a rooted phone. I want `/system` partition to be `rw` on every boot. Partition's attribues are defined in `/fstab.<model_name>` file. It seems that this file gets restored to the original version after each reboot -- my changes are discarded by the OS. How can I prevent that? |
65725 | My Image not coming after android 4.3 update in sms | After updating my Xperia SP from Android 4.1 to 4.3, I've noticed that I can see images of my contacts in SMS. But I can't see my own image, whereas I can see the images of my friends. Please see the image below:  Click image for larger version This is what I have already done: 1. Nothing comes when I click on my image inside SMS app. 2. I have saved my number with photo with names "Me" and "Myself" 3. My Google+ profile do have a image. |
65727 | What is actually Move To SD Card? | I recently moved Dead Trigger 2 to my SD storage, but when I open my file explorer it still shows that Dead Trigger 2 is in my internal storage. When I checked my storage details it is showing only a 10MB difference, so I'm totally confused about the 'Move To SD storage' concept. I thought moving a 486MB game to SD storage is actually moving a 486MB game to SD storage, but my recent experience proves that I'm wrong. What is really meant by "Move To SD"? |
69608 | What does this icon in my notification window mean? | Recently an icon has started to appear in my notification window. What does it mean ?  Click image for larger version |
2359 | Can I share files over WiFi as a Windows share with my Nexus One? | I have a Nexus One full of songs and when I go to my friend's house I would like to play songs off of it. Since I have my phone connect to my friend's WiFi, the phone has a local IP. If my phone's IP address is 192.168.1.101, I would like to be able to navigate to the phone via: \192.168.1.101\Music And have it open up a windows folder like any other share. Then I could copy my songs, play songs off the share, etc. Is something like this possible? Is there an app I can buy? |
43386 | Where time information is received from the network? | Where the time information is updated from when the option `Date & time settings -> Automatic - Use network-provided values` is selected? Is it the GSM, the WiFi, the GPS or any of them? I believe it is from GSM, but I'd like to get a confirmation. |
43385 | Setting alarm on with a single click | I'm looking for a way to set an alarm on my android 4.0 phone with Nova Launcher with a single click. An ideal solution for me would be: I install an alarm clock app (if necessary), create alarms in it and save them with aliases (for instance 5:30-"gym", 6:30-"sleep in", 7:30-"weekend"), then the app creates 3 shortcuts with respective aliaces or it shows a widget with these three options and I place those on my home screen. So when I finally decide whether I want to go to the gym tomorrow or not, I just unlock the phone and click the corresponding button - clean and simple. Let me know if there's a solution that might work. I'm even willing to try another Launcher, if one of them has it. Thanks! |
69601 | MMS messages text disappears | When I receive an MMS message (Android 4.1.2), I can see by the momentary preview that there is text to the message, but when I open it, I cannot find the text, only the image. Anybody have the solution? Thanks. |
2357 | Android SVG and VML support | Can the Android browser view SVG images in web pages? Can it view VML? Do 3rd party browsers (e.g. Opera) have this ability? If the default or 3rd party browsers don't support it, do they plan on doing so in a later version? |
2354 | How to view animated GIFs in Android? | Is there a way to view animated GIFs on an Android device? I searched the Market without success. |
46353 | Samsung Tab2 without Google ID | Is it possible to use a Samsung Tab WITHOUT using a Google account? I don't like Google to monitor all my activities. |
46350 | Screen turns black after a telephone call on a Samsung i9220 | The phone is fine. But. If... after I had a phone call on my Samsung i9220 then the screen turns black. If I press the button on the top right on the phones side I can see the "Desktop" for about ~0.5 seconds, but the screen turn black again. What could be the problem? The phone had been reseted several times and I can't find a setting for this in the "Settings". It has Android 4.1.1 and I think there is no update for the Samsung i9220 Android version yet, so it's up-to-date. |
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