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45849 | What does the "last seen" status in WhatsApp stand for? | My boyfriend's phone is shown to me as "Last seen at 22.57 pm". I last spoke to him at 20.40pm. He tells me he stays online and doesn't close the app. So what does the "last seen" stand for then? Is it the time he finally lost his signal or signed off -- or the last time he actively use the app chatting with someone? |
41341 | Connect to exchange server with certifcate based on own CA-root? | I am owning a galaxy s plus with the latest 2.3.6 firmware available for that phone. I want to connect to my companies exchange-server. Our company has defined an ow CA. With this all user certificates are signed. Now I have tried to connect via active sync with my certificate to my exchange account. But always it tells me that, the user name or password is wrong. After writing it about 20 times I guess I have made no mistake while typing my password. I have installed my certificate (including CA-certificate of our company) via Settings -> Security -> install certificates from sd. Is there anything I can do? On my colleages Samsung S2 (Android 4) there is an additional Option "use client certificates". This isn't available on Android 2.3.6. Is there any possibility to get my exchange account on my phone? |
41340 | Charging paused, battery temperature too low | I dropped my Samsung Galaxy S2 in water, and now when I plug it in I get a message that says: > Charging paused, battery temperature too low Is there any way to fix this? |
41699 | How to write SMS by dragging fingers | I was shown that with the messaging app (texting), I can drag my finger along the letters so it writes! How do I do that? I've been looking at my phone forever & I really wanna know. |
15868 | Why are my SMS messages being sent automatically? | When I start composing an SMS message on my Samsung Galaxy S2, if I pause for a couple of minutes the SMS gets sent automatically, even though the message hasn't been finished (and I haven't hit the "send" button). Is there some way I can stop this happening, please? |
41692 | Why does device memory used go up after clearing cache on an app? | I would have thought memory used should go down not up. Is there some sort of recycle bin I need to be clearing out somewhere? |
15867 | How can I update the Market app on my device? | I have an HTC Desire S with Android 2.3. After I purchased my phone Google released an update for the Android Market, but I haven't receive this update. How can I update to the new version of the Market? |
41696 | Is there a way to listen to the last call made on a Nexus? | Is there a way to listen to the last, or one of the last phone calls made on an Android Nexus without the help of an App? **Situation:** My dead man made his final call to his contact who lived next door, but that guy doesn't remember much of the conversation. |
15863 | Samsung Galaxy S2 - sound notification does not always work | my samsung galaxy s2 (android 2.3.4, kernel 2.6.35.7, build gingerbread.xwki4) does not always beeps when I get google talk messages (I'am not using social hub, just native Talk app) also it does not display message on the top of the screen I can't figure out when the notification works and when it doesn't work, is it that because I already answered to the person? but I would like to be still notified if I don't have gtalk opened if a notification does not work for a certain contact it still works for new people starting conversation, however it is not clear for me when it should beep and when it is intentional that it does not beep is there a way to configure notification to always beep when a certain application isn't opened? |
15862 | Why is the SSH server not working on Android 4, are the ports being blocked? | I am having difficulty ssh'ing into my new Android 4 (Samsung Nexus) phone. I have installed various SSH Servers but in in all cases the ssh connection just hangs (i.e. I don't get as far as username/password). As an example, using SSHDroid: Verbose SSH log from my linux box : joel@pepper ~ $ ssh -p 2222 root@192.168.1.65 -vvv OpenSSH_5.8p1 Debian-1ubuntu3, OpenSSL 0.9.8o 01 Jun 2010 debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config debug1: Applying options for * debug2: ssh_connect: needpriv 0 debug1: Connecting to 192.168.1.65 [192.168.1.65] port 2222. The output from nmap does not look right. A status of filtered on the port implies a firewall is blocking it: joel@pepper ~ $ sudo nmap -sS 192.168.1.65 Starting Nmap 5.21 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2011-11-20 21:29 GMT Nmap scan report for android-63731d6ebec9e01.lan (192.168.1.65) Host is up (0.019s latency). Not shown: 999 closed ports PORT STATE SERVICE 2222/tcp filtered unknown MAC Address: A0:0B:BA:B4:5F:59 (Unknown) |
56020 | How to hide status bar notification icons? | I'd like to figure out how to hide the icons of the status bar that would appear in the left. Is there a way to control that? Some apps such as Weather.com don't have the option to hide that icon from the status bar. |
18929 | Battery Problem in Samsung Galaxy Tab GT-P7510 | I have a Galaxy Tab 10.1 (GT-P7510) with Android 3.2 and I have the following problem: * I can´t turn on the tablet. I tried all the different ways with the power button, pressing 5, 10 , 100 seconds, nothing happens. * If I plug in to the power the tablet shows me 100% of the battery charged. * The only way to turn it on is with the tablet plugged into the power and press the power button plus the Volume +, then in the Android system recovery I have to choose reboot system now. * If I unplug it the tablet shuts down. * If I plug it in to the USB port the tablet doesn't work because the USB port doesn't have enough power to turn the tablet on. The tablet only turns on with the wall power supply. I tried with the factory default in the Android System Recovery option, nothing happens. Finally, the tablet shows fully charged when it's working and gives me the message "Battery full charged, please unplug the charger" If I do it the tablet will shut down. Can anyone help me? Is it possible that I have to calibrate the Battery? How can I do it? |
18923 | Clockworkmod sd-ext partitioning + link2sd mount = Where is my ext partition mounted? | HHi all... I am desperately trying to locate my sd-ext partition in android terminal... Where is it located? Or, if the location changes from smartphone / rom... How can I locate it? I've tried fdisk -l without luck (the command doesn't exist in android) |
18921 | Is it possible to modify files on sd from PC without unmounting? | **Motivation:** As I currently got started to put some media (music,ebook,etc..) I need to organize (add,modify,move,rename) files often but also see if the android apps are still recognizing my files properly. As file transfer and organization is much faster on PC I plug in the USB cable and do what I want. Unfortunately android unmounts the sd memory so my apps e.g. Gallery wont be able to see the data. So I have to unmount on my PC and then nasty long media scanning takes places, and finally I can see the files within android. What me disturbs is the tedious mounting/unmounting process. **Question** : Can't I just simply alter files on sd memory over USB/Wifi or whatsoever while leaving the sd memory mounted? That would be awesome. |
30639 | Galaxy S3 - email notifications not working for emails going to subfolders | I have set up my GS3 to receive my work emails from Outlook exchange server all works fine, I found the subfolders, (not as easy as you would hope) I am using the defaul email app ( our security protocols are too hard to try to find new apps!) **Q1:** I can't get the subfolders to stay up to date without going into each folder and synching. Can anyone give clear instrcutions relevant to my phone to resolve this? **Q2:** I don't get a new email notification when an email goes directly to a folder. I only know about emails going into the normal inbox trays only. This was an issue with my old Blackberry too, but did get resolved eventually by setting up folder access rights. Does anyone have a resolution to this. In the account settings there is no way to change notifications for folders only the whole account so this is turned on and working if limited to the in box only. thanks |
7678 | It seems like key repeat lags--not picking up multiple quick keyboard strikes. Is this Android specific or Hardware specific? | On my HTC Thunderbolt, when I type the same character twice, it seems like there is a lag. The response time is off compared to my iPhone 4G. On my iphone, the only touchscreen that I used up until the Thunderbolt, you can quickly type without worrying about your keystroke not being read by the phone has having striked twice. I am interested to see if others have had a similar experience with their Android phones--being a little slow on the key repeat issue. Would this be something particular to a settings or just a UI convention? |
7675 | Is the Nexus One battery charged when connected to a PC via USB? | Do you happen to know whether the Nexus One's battery is charged while being connected via the USB cable to a PC? If so, is this standard behavior for all Android devices that have a USB port? |
7673 | Android phone not recognized in Ubuntu | I have an Android Phone (a Motorola Milestone) and trying to connect it to my Ubuntu Maverick (10.10). The problem is that i can't even charge it using USB, so there's no message on the phone nor on the computer that a device has been connected. I also have a Laptop running Ubuntu Maverick aswell and there I can access the phone via USB. I already created the 51-android.rules file with the according settings, but it didn't work. And I guess this rules-file doesnt matter in this case, because my laptop doesn't event have this file. Other USB devices like external hard drives can be used as usual, the USB cable itself can't be the problem, because I can use it on my laptop and it works. I really don't know what the problem could be. It is also not listet in lsusb on my computer. Did anybody have a similar problem? Thank you in advance for any help! |
37170 | Analyzing packets in android | I want to analyze packets on my rooted Android mobile phone. ### What I did so far: I have installed shark for root and shark reader. I tried to sniff packets, but shark reader only shows RAW packet. What do I need in order to be able analyze packets of applications in my phone? Do I need to install tcpdump alongside with shark for root? P.S: I use 3G internet only. |
37647 | Tapped Always instead of Once | I'm sorry for the stupid question, but I accidentally tapped "always" to choose the app when I meant to tap "once" (in text messaging). How do change it? I tried to tap "Clear Defaults", as referenced in this question, but I can't. |
37179 | Is there an alarm clock app with a large screen keypad to enter times? | I am searching for an alarm clock app which uses the 10 digit keypad (phone dialer keypad) to set alarm times. I've been using the pre-installed alarm clock app, and I hate having the standard text entry boxes for times. These input fields must be numbers, but the screen keyboard appears with the numbers plus symbols and punctuation. With the screen keyboard as is, the numbers are small and hard to accurately push on my Motorola Droid 2. An alarm clock and timer are essential apps for me, but I have not yet seen one which uses the big 10 digit keypad instead of the one with symbols and punctuation. Does anyone here know if such an app exists? Is anyone here writing an alarm clock and timer app which might one day include this feature? Thanks! |
37178 | Haptic feedback settings in Android 4.1.1? | Just got a Samsung Galaxy S3 **mini** with Android 4.1.1 factory installed. The phone is not locked to any carrier. My problem is that I can not for the life of me find the setting to turn on the haptic feedback, neither for the keyboard nor other touch events (such as the menu button, etc.). I've looked through the settings menus several times without finding anything. The actual vibration hardware is working, because if I go to Settings -> Sound -> Device Vibration it vibrates. The only other mention of this issue I've found was one unanswered thread on the Samsung Galaxy Forums. This is the kind of thing that makes me wonder if Google (and others) are actually trying to make things worse with every update. My HTC Nexus One running Android 2.3.6 never had any oddities like this. Only problem with that old phone is it's limited internal memory. |
40569 | Is there a way to download the files stored on Google Drive to an Android device? | I've stored some images in Google Drive, and I'd like to view them on my tablet. The problem is, I can only view them one at a time and the procedure goes something like this: 1. Open Drive. 2. Navigate to image folder. 3. Select image to view. 4. View image. 5. Press back. 6. Select another image to view (while trying to remember which image I just viewed, so I don't view it again). 7. Repeat steps 3 - 6. If I could download the files onto the tablet, I could view them in the default image viewing application and the procedure is more like this: 1. Select image to view. 2. Slide left/right to view next/previous image. Is there a way to download the files stored on Google Drive to an Android device? * * * # Update: I found a slightly awkward workaround. If you login to Google Drive using a web browser, clicking on the image will download it to `/storage/sdcard0/Download/`. You can then view the images using the default image viewer application. |
40562 | Once you have Ubuntu installed on a Nexus 7, how do you get back to stock Android? | I currently have a Nexus 7 with the default "out-of-the-box" Android Stock OS (as of this post JB 4.2.2). From what I've read online, Ubuntu has made a mobile version of their OS. Usually, they specially demo their mobile OS with Google's Nexus devices. I would like to try Ubuntu on my Nexus 7, but don't want to do it permanently. Though, I still want to have the experience as if Ubuntu runs the tablet, and not Android (Just to try something new and a change of pace). I wanted to know that if I were to permanently to install Ubuntu on my Nexus 7 device, if and how would I get my device back to the stock Android OS that came with it "out-of-the-box"? In other words, I know you are able to install Ubuntu on Android, but is it possible, once you have cleared Android off, and only Ubuntu exists, to go from Ubuntu back to Android? Maybe I don't know enough about what happens when you install Ubuntu on an Android device, but if there is some detail that you feel is missing, please feel to fill in the blanks of my stupidity. |
47699 | Can't Factory Reset HTC Desire C | I tried unlocking the bootloader (which I apparently succeeded at.) I then tried rooting it, which I failed at. I just want to reset the phone back to factory settings but when I try to do a factory reset it will reboot into the (and I don't know if this is the right name for it or not) bootloader screen, where it says my phone is relocked and gives me the options "bootloader", "reboot", "reboot bootloader" and "power down" What do I do? If I reboot the phone will restart but nothing has been erased. |
13837 | Bought Samsung Galaxy II in China, need to change alerts, etc. to English | I just bought my phone here in China and have changed the language settings to English. I get all my alerts, error messages, ets. in Chinese characters. Wish I could read them, but since I can't, how do I make my phone communicate to me in English? I am a total Android newbie having dumped my iPhone and it's lackluster battery for this phone. As soon as I tweak it a bit, I'll be thrilled. By the way, pretend I am in kindergarten when explaining what to do, otherwise I'll have to ask my son to help and I really don't want to give him more tech power over me than he already has. Thanks in advance for the help! |
13833 | Caller ID for SMS doesn't recognize contacts unless I add the country code to all | If I have a contact with the number 099123456, the caller ID doesn't recognize it, I need to change it to +59899123456. My phone is a Galaxy S2. I have friends with other android phones (Galaxy S1, Nexus S) and the same carrier, but they don't have this problem. Could it be some kind of setting? |
13839 | Power saving tips for Galaxy S2 that don't involve turning it into a dumbphone | My Galaxy S2 has always shown not more than 8 hours of battery life. This is with the stock ROM, as well as the recent 2.3.5 update and a rooted kernel. All the battery saving tips I've seen essentially boil down to 'turn off everything that made you buy the damn phone in the first place and use it only for voice calls like a dumbphone.' - i.e. disable 3g/EDGE/wifi/gps/bluetooth/screen brightness. Of the lot, I've done the following: * Screen permanently set to 10% brightness, i.e. the lowest. * Bluetooth/Wifi/GPS only on when needed, which isn't much (Couple of Foursquare checkins everyday). * Sync disabled. * Haptic feedback/vibrations disabled. * The 2 capacitative buttons are set to only glow in the dark, so during the day they are never on. Yet my battery goes down like crazy, and if I don't carry my charger with me the phone can't even make it through the day. Is there a way to find out what apps hog the battery? The battery usage graph and list of apps by battery usage doesn't really help; it only shows me the apps that I've run myself recently. So is there anything else one can do to improve battery life, or am I resigned to carrying around a charger always? |
5628 | Why has my Android phone stop updating calendars, mail etc? | As question says above. It used to update every few minutes, but recently I've had to manually refresh each of the applications to get it to run Thank you |
5626 | Wi-fi keeps turning off | Within the last few days, my Wi-fi setting keeps switching to "off". It does this even when the screen is on and I'm actively using the device. I've checked the couple apps I still have that help with conserving battery and none of them seem to affect wi-fi. In any event I haven't installed any recently nor updated any settings in them. What should I be checking? How can I fix this? Motorola Droid, Android 2.2.1, unrooted |
5624 | Are there any features/functions that appbrain.com has that the new market.android.com doesn't? | Are there any features/functions that Appbrain has that the new market.android.com doesn't? If it does, what are they? |
5620 | Facebook Photo Upload Problems | I have a Motorola Droid, rooted, running Cyanogen Mod 6.1.2. Been having some issues with uploading photos to Facebook. The upload takes forever and, if I let it go all the way through, it will normally get to 100% but will never say that the photo was uploaded successfully. Sometimes the photo will actually make it, but I can't clear the upload status notification. Ideas? |
38353 | Connect Android phone to router via USB-to-Ethernet | I own an HTC Desire HD and it currently has the IceColdSandwich custom rom on it. I also own a usb OTG adapter and a D-Link USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet adapter DUB-E100. What I want to achieve is to connect my phone on a Cisco Router with that "cable sequence"(Phone -> USB OTG adapter -> USBtoETHERNET dub-e100 -> ethernet cable -> Router) and be able to sustain a telnet connection between the two in order to give network configuration. In order for this to work I definitely need to enable the USB host mode on my device through kernel. Let's say I can get my kernel to work do I need the usbnet driver with my combined hardware for the dub-e100 to work? or maybe there is really no way for this to be done? any ideas on alternative ways to do this? -edit- There are many reasons why one would want to do this. For example, testing an ethernet port in an office building without having to lug around a laptop. Another, be able to configure a router that does not have wireless, or one that you can't access the wireless on (maybe you butterfingered the encryption key on the AP) -edit- by Izzy |
11789 | How can I install custom fonts on Android? | I am trying to display a Powerpoint slide deck on an android tablet, but the slides contain fonts that don't exist in android. Is there a way to install custom fonts on the tablet? If so, how? |
38355 | How do I create task lists in Jorte? | How do I create task lists other than `My Task List`? Also, how many task lists can be created in Jorte? |
5995 | Can I put a widget inside a folder? | I have a number of widgets that I really like, but my Droid takes an awful long time to draw the home screen, even using the Zeam launcher replacement. Can I use folders on my home screen to hold widgets (and keep them handy) and will that improve my performance any? |
47034 | Automatically wake and sleep device on timer | I have a vanilla Android tablet running Jelly Bean 4.2.2 with root access. I've set this tablet up as a photo frame using daydream. Is there a way via settings or an app that can automatically sleep the device or display at a certain time and then wake it back up at a different specified time? |
47030 | How do I stop the "which browser" window from popping up every time I try to open a new page in the stock browser? | My stock browser never used to have this problem until I downloaded the Puffin browser and the Photon browser today. So, every time I type in a URL or open a new window in the stock browser I get the "select which browser" to use with the "always" and "once" button options. I wanted it to stop popping up so I click "always" but after that I don't know how to proceed. Chrome doesn't seem to be affected. How do I fix this? OS: 4.1.1 Samsung Galaxy S3 |
5993 | NTLM authorization proxy on Android | Is it possible to run NTLM authorization proxy on Android? It is written in Python, and should provide proxy compatibility. See also this question: How to set HTTP proxy and proxy authentication credentials in wifi? |
5999 | Android browser's about:debug, what do those settings do? | I have just found this hidden setting: 1. Open Stock browser ( _Not_ Chrome on ICS. about:debug doesn't work in Chrome. Use remote debugging instead.) 2. In the address bar, type `about:debug`, nothing should happen, there will be no confirmation screen or flashing green box telling you that you've done anything. 3. However, there should now be a few new options in the browser's Settings page.  (Click image to enlarge) In `Menu > More > Settings`:  (Click image to enlarge) In `Menu > More`, there is also:  (Click image to enlarge) probably there are other new menus showing up that I haven't noted and the menus are very likely to be version specific. While, I understand some of these settings, there are many of these settings that I don't understand, like where can I find the Javascript Console, what is being traced, what light touch and nav cache dump does, where do the dump files being saved to, what are the valid JS (Javascript?) flags, etc. I find it difficult to Google what these setting do. I'd like help from others to play/experiment/Google with `about:debug` and write up what these settings do. Any bits of info you can gather is helpful. Please have one answer per setting, unless you're describing interrelated settings. |
11572 | How can I email large videos to someone else? | My sister took a minute long video on her new Droid Incredible 2 and wanted to share it with a friend. The file size was about ~22 mb due to the higher quality of the recording. She's used to emailing videos with her blackberry, which produced far inferior quality videos (and much smaller sizes). But if she tries to share this video via her gmail account, it won't attach the video because of its large file size. Is there an easy way for her to share this video? Is there a way to shrink the size of the video on her phone by degrading the quality of video or similar? She'd really like to just email it. Other important information * She doesn't want to upload the video to YouTube (or any other service) * She doesn't have access to wifi, she uses her phone exclusively for internet access (no tethering, either). |
11570 | Error 331 sending SMS | An SMS failed to be sent and when I checked out the details the last line said "Error code 331". What does this error mean ? |
82454 | Synchronazation with home devices | Is it possible to programm an android device to control your TV(not google), audio player, aircondition and maybe some other devices? Does this need a special hardware on the device? |
19389 | When I plug in Samsung Skyrocket & Moto Atrix to Windows 7 my USB ports stop working | I have a USB adapter to pick up internet on my desktop and an external hard drive through USB, and they stop responding immediately after I plug in either android phone, I have to restart after this happens because the wireless internet options never regain function until reboot. I have an iPhone which works just fine when I plug it in to my computer. I initially had USB Debugging on when I noticed this issue, so I turned it off, rebooted and tried again with same results. I have the latest software for both devices. Suggestions? |
82451 | I have .java file of android app.. How can i run it as a android app using eclipse on my PC? | I have .java file of android app.. How can i run it as a android app using eclipse on my PC? http://grepcode.com/file/repository.grepcode.com/java/ext/com.google.android/android- apps/4.0.1_r1/com/android/contacts/activities/DialtactsActivity.java |
82453 | Voice Dialling opening on lock screen | I've got a Moto G running KitKat and am having an issue where the Voice Dialler (I think that's what it's called) opens up when the phone is in my pocket, locked. I have no idea how it is happening.. I presume there is some combination of buttons you can press to open it, and these are getting pressed in my pocket. I regularly have headphones plugged in to the phone, so it is perhaps related to that. My question is, how is this Voice Dialler app opening and how can I disable it? I haven't installed any third party app so I presume it's a part of Google Now, or some Motorola app that came with the phone...? I haven't been able to get a screenshot, but the app opens and a voice prompts me to say a name or phone number to dial.. Very annoying as it cuts off Spotify and I have to unlock the phone and hit the play button again. |
19383 | Changing the appearance of messages in the Messaging app on Droid RAZR Maxx? | I was just wondering if there was any (easy) way to change the appearance of the native messaging app on Droid RAZR Maxx - it doesn't need to be fancy, just resetting it to the default Android 2.3 style would be nice. Ideally, I'd like to keep the same app (so, in other words, without using GoSMS, Handcent, etc.). If there isn't an easy way to do this, is it possible to do with a rooted Droid RAZR Maxx? If so, could anyone point me towards a tutorial? Thanks in advance! |
19385 | How to establish a LAN directly between an Archos G9 (Android 4.0, WiFi) and a linux box? | I am buying an Archos G9 (Android 4.0). And a Raspberry Pi. I'd like to take them along for trips, and they need to be able to communicate over a network so I can use stuff like VNC etc. How do I do this? AFAIK ad hoc WiFi is annoyingly unsupported on Android, but can I connect to the Raspberry Pi if I manage to set the latter up in Master Mode with a usb wifi dongle? That might be hard though. How about LAN over bridged usb cables? Does Android support that? Any other ways of getting a network between this device and a generic linux box? It has WiFi, Bluetooth and Usb connections. |
46128 | How do I make sure that a custom ROM will fit my HTC Desire? | After rooting your phone and setting S-OFF you will probably want to flash a custom ROM. One thing to consider when flashing a new ROM is the size of the partitions. This is especially important for phones like HTC Desire which has limited internal memory. I will use HTC Desire as an example here but the same principle should apply to other HTC models as well. |
46123 | How can I automatically connect my phone to the stronger Wifi signal around it? | I have a Google Nexus 4 and have two wi-fi networks that I use in my home. Since they are in some range of one another my phone stays connected to the router that's farther away from the one I'm closer to. Is there a way or app that can connect me to the stronger wifi signal around me when I move around my house? |
46125 | How are SetCPU frequencies formulated? | Are the frequencies suggested by `SetCPU` for each device based on a certain algorithm or was it worked out device specifically or are they just arbitrarily formed upon extensive testing? I have an old HTC Wildfire which has a maximum frequency at `768MHz` The steps of frequencies show by SetCPU itself is `176,264,352,518,576,614,633,652,672,691,710,729,748,768` all in `MHz`. I eventually created a `setcpu.txt` file which I put in the root of the SD- Card. The thing is when I had a frequency of `800MHz` `SetCPU` still read it but the max frequency it could obviously touch was `768MHz`. I repeat, my question is how are the frequencies listed by `SetCPU` formulated? |
63368 | What causes "could not be downloaded due to an error. (498)" | I purchased an app from Google Play and I uninstalled a while back. I wanted to get it installed again but when I try to install it I get the error message: "Appname" could not be downloaded due to an error. (498) What does that mean? And what can I do about it? |
245 | App to allow me to set which contacts dial out with Google Voice by default? | I'd like to be able to set, at the contact level, which phone number is used to dial out. For example, I'd like to be able to set it so calls to my boss use Google Voice by default where as calls to my family use my cell number. Any suggestions? |
26481 | Trying to solve Problem: Huge Contacts Database | On a HTC Sensation running ICS 4.0.3, something caused my contacts database to rapidly grow. The DB is now 580 megabytes and growing (sometimes over a megabyte per hour) despite the fact that I: 1. disabled all syncs (I found out that the Google Contacts sync had been not working for the last couple of months) 2. uninstalled all 3rd party sync apps (LinkedIn, FaceBook) 3. removed all all accounts but my Google accounts from "Accounts & Sync" 4. disabled all network access (no WiFi, no Data) None of the above steps made the problem go away. Looking with Contacts Remover, some contacts have about 300 LinkedIn contact links and photos. My goal is to save as much information as possible, sync that to my Google account, then ditch the Contacts database and reload from Google. The constant memory pressure makes it hard to run applications (I need to move apps to SD to get some storage memory, then run something, and hope that while running the storage memory doesn't run out). Basically my phone is now useless. My idea to try solving the problem is this: 1. export the Contacts to VCF on the SD card (success) 2. copy the VCF to a machine that can run the Android AVD (success) 3. install an AVD that allows to add a Google account for sync (success) 4. copy the VCF to the AVD SD card using DDS in Eclipse (success) 5. import the VCF into the People app of the AVD (success) 6. sync the AVD to Google (fail) The last step fails, but doesn't generate any error. The AVD is using these settings to be as close as possible to my physical device: * Target=Google APIs (Google Inc.) * Platform=4.0 * API Level=14 * CPU/ABI=ARM (armeabi-v7a) Two questions (given that I want to sync back the contacts to my Google account): * How can I make the last step work? * What alternatives can I use if I cannot get the last step to work? The VCF files total to about 3 megabyte (with about 3000 contacts that is about a kilobyte per contact, not close to 200 kilobyte as in the DB) |
19968 | How can I make Android remember default apps after upgrades? | After choosing a default program for an action, every time an app gets updated that relates to that action, the OS unnecessarily asks which program to use. I can't be the only one to be aggravated by this defect. It's especially irritating for apps that get updated frequently and serve multiple intents. Here is the scenario: 1. User installs app (for instance, a new web browser-Dolphin) 2. User performs intent (for instance clicking a hyperlink from an email) 3. Android OS asks user which app to use. 4. User selects Dolphin browser, checks check box at the bottom of the popup window with the label "Use As Default" and selects new web browser app. 5. Android Market installs new update for Dolphin. 6. User performs same intent as #2 (clicking a hyperlink from an email) 7. Android OS forgets "use as default" setting and Android OS asks user which app to use. [Steps 3-7 repeat ad infinitum] The bug occurs at step 7. I submitted a bug report for this issue. In the meantime, is there an app that works around it? |
243 | Any apps that will allow me to set a profile that only allows emergency calls through? | I work third shift so I sleep during the day but I get calls all day long so I shut my ringer off. I would like to be able to set a couple phone numbers that can ring through no matter what. Using Google Voice to do this won't work because I get calls directly to my cell # as well as to Google Voice. |
8953 | How can I tell which account contacts have synced from? | I've just noticed that I've suddenly had 7 contacts appear in my list all called "Me Mob" all with my mobile's phone number as the only entry. I don't know when they appeared, but I don't think they've been there for long. When I open these contacts up, I can see a Joined Contacts section with a generic icon and no details, clicking that just says "Unknown" "Me Mob".  Is there any way that I can tell where all of these have come from? Galaxy S, running stock Samsung 2.2.1 OS in case it matters. |
19964 | Displaying profile picture in Gmail App | I've got an ICS device, when I send SMS messages, G+ messages or GoogleTalk message my avatar appears beside each email. When I send emails through my GMail account in a browser my profile picture appears next to them. Inside the GMail app a profile picture appears for each of my contacts but not for me. The email address I send from is listed in my profile. Can anyone tell me how to set this image? |
19960 | What is my lcd density? | How can I figure out what is my tablet's lcd screen density. It is a cheapy one with no official site... Is there any settings option I could check to see the display resolution configurations? Is there any other way for it? |
26482 | How to get a more Linux like experience on Android? | Are there projects (e.g. ROMs) out there that offers a more Linux like experience on Android? Here are some things that I hope for * easy installation on similar platforms * shell access * development tools such as gcc, Python |
12008 | Backing up Android without needing Internet? | All the Android Backup apps I have checked out (MyBackup, Lookout) require an internet connection. I don't want my data to ever be stored in the cloud. These apps may have legitimate reasons to require Internet, but I don't trust that my data is not being sent to the cloud. Is there any backup app that can store my data on the SD card without requiring Internet access? **Update:** My phone is not rooted. Hence Titanium Backup is not useful. |
12006 | APN Switch for sprint devices | I have used APNDroid on many of my phones in the past. I have recently started using some sprint devices and noticed that this APN toggle widget will not disable the network connection on these devices. I don't know if it is something because of the different network type, or some other reason. Can anyone point me to another application that you've had luck using to turn off the data connection on sprint phone? |
12004 | How to get the "check" next to text messages without being notified? | I have an HTC Incredible 2. The default is NOT to notify you when your message has been delivered. I can go into settings and tell it to notify me. After doing so, it puts a checkmark next to the message when its been delivered -- That I like. However, it also "alerts" me with a notification in my notifications bar that it has been delivered -- I find that annoying. Is there anyway to get the checkmark indicating it was delivered without the notification alert? |
12003 | Nexus S 4G: Use wifi for LAN, 3G/4G for WAN? | I'm developing a remote control app that will use wifi to communicate with my car stereo. The car stereo has ethernet, and I have the ethernet wired to a wireless AP in my trunk. This works great, but since the phone has a wifi connection, it wants to use it to reach the internet, which it can't do when my car is away from home. What I'd like to do is develop a script that I can run to route LAN traffic through wifi, but WAN (internet) traffic through the cell data connection. I dug a bit into this issue, and found this, but it doesn't seem to work, even after adjusting the routing table with a default route through the rmnet0 interface and bringing up the rmnet0 interface with ifconfig. It kinda seems like something in the OS is disabling the 3G hardware when wifi is active. Is that a known behavior, and if so, does anyone have any pointers on how I can circumvent it? I found this post where someone got working on a different phone. Can this be done on the Nexus S? |
81187 | Need to be able to log out of or add accounts to Google Play | A couple years ago I bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7", and bought King Of Fighters A-2012 from the play store. It is awesome with it's bluetooth controller support...then last year a friend game me his old Verizon droid x2 with a non-functioning number, sop I could use it like a mini-tablet. I accidentally created a new Google Play account on that one. Later my crappy pre-paid t-mobile phone died on me so I got my first Android phone with Virgin Mobile (Event...little buggy, but still ok) I would like to download King of fighters onto both my smaller portable droids without having to buy it all over again. To do that, I need to be able to log out of my current Google play account and log into my OLD one, download the game onto my new devices, then log back into my new account for the forseable future, since for some reason, there is no "Accounts" or "Add new accounts" tab on any versions of Google Play on ANY device (and why are there different options for different devices? ALL software revisions should be the same for all devices running the same OS) that I've ever seen in the last 2 years. |
64600 | How to install from an unknown source with my AT&T Galaxy S phone? | I have an AT&T Galaxy S phone, but I can't find `install from an unknown source`. How can I install apps I receive? |
81185 | my phone is always telling me storage full | My phone is always telling me storage full i try to deleted lots of stuff and when i try to download them they gave me storage full and it s not giving me the storage full sign |
64605 | No OS and no recovery mode | My OS wasn't working anymore for some reason so I tried to restore it using recovery mode. I had TWRP and after trying a few roms and having it tell me every single time that it failed to install (before even trying and without giving any kind of indication). So I decided to go to clockworkmod recovery. So I did that and now, whenever I boot into recovery, I get a black screen and the phone shuts down. To sum things up, I have no OS and no recovery mode available. Is there some way I could save my phone? If I can get adb to connect to it, I'll probably manage to fix it myself. But apparently, I can't. Thanks in advance for your answers. * * * It's a Padfone 2. |
64604 | long press dictionary. | I have a kindle app I really love. My favorite thing about it is that I can long press any word and a dictionary pops up for me. I am wondering if there's an app that does that for my phone. So if I'm reading a research paper or something I can use the same feature across all mediums of news and reading. I've looked around and found lots of apps for dictionaries but I want an interactive one. Does anyone know if that exists? |
50324 | How to kill processes to get maximum available RAM? | I am trying to kill all unwanted background processes (especially the ones started by zygote) on a rooted android phone (any version and any model), so that I have the maximum possible RAM available with me? Can someone please help me on how to go about it? |
64609 | Android Spy Apps | Is it possible for someone to install a spy app on an Android phone JB os? Do these spy apps really work? Can anyone install this spy app to your mobile phone without your knowledge? If you suspect that it's been installed to your mobile phone, how do you find it and uninstall it? Would it show as an installed app in your internal files accessible by apps like All-in-One Toolbox? |
81189 | How to crop an image in Instagram (v6.4.4) | I know it sounds silly but I spent half an hour trying to find how to crop an image taken by built-in Instagram facilities and then how to crop it right after that. Surprisingly there is only a tool to rotate an image and no crop available anymore. So the question is: could anyone please show me how to crop an image in the latest available (v6.4.4) Instagram application? |
9249 | Tmobile my touch 3g (HTC Magic) doesn't give option to mount USB storage anymore | I have a Tmobile MyTouch 3g. When I connect it via usb to my 64 bit Windows 7 machine, I do not get any option to mount for USB storage as I typically have in the past. I also do not get any option when connected to my Windows XP work machine. I have tried getting the mytouch to dismount/mount the sd card under settings and then replugging in the phone with no effect. Not sure if there's anything else under settings I could try. When I look in Windows 7's device manager under USB there's an "Unknown Device" listed. I "uninstalled" this device by right clicking and saying "uninstall". Then I reattached the mytouch 3g and all I got was "unknown device" again. There appears to be a couple of forum posts on this issue, including here and here but none of them have been helpful. Only the last one seems to accurately 100% describe this problem, but nobody has responded to the post. How can I fix this? I'm hoping it doesn't involve resetting the phone to factory defaults. |
63057 | On the verge of 3G reception -- how to find the best position | In my apartment, it seems like I'm on the verge of having 3G reception with my current carrier. It's only if I place and leave my Galaxy Nexus on the window, and in a certain position and time of day, that it would finally switch from EDGE to 3G or HSPA. Is there any way to help one find out the best position to place the phone around a window? (This would be helpful if one only needs it for WiFi tethering, for example.) The only thing I found helpful so far is running a speedtest, and then moving the phone whilst the speedtest is still being performed, but since the regular speedtest apps are time-constrained and have several distinct components of the test, this doesn't seem like the best approach around. Maybe there's some way to see 3G signal strength in real time? |
63056 | How to start init or vold | How can I start vold from ADB shell in recovery or just start init so that vold is started? I desperatly tried just calling /system/bin/vold but afterwards, vold is not in the process list. Essentially what I need is the socket /dev/socket/vold ... |
9241 | what do you call the black bar at the bottom of the Honeycomb interface? | I'm googling for a problem with the black bar on the bottom of my ASUS Transformers screen. the one with the navagation icons, notifications, and battery info. I'm not sure what the official name for that UI element is. ps: i solved my origional problem. this bar thickens to addjust the aspect ratio when using HDMI output though I still dont know it's name. |
78098 | Transfer a folder with subfolders from PC to Smartphone Note 3 via WLAN | I'd like to transfer a folder with approx. 300 files (wma, mp3 etc.) in different subfolders to the Galaxy Note 3 External SD Card. I've tried some possible solutions: WiFi File Transfer Pro: does not transfer the subfolder-structure AirDroid: is too expensive (approx. 20 Dollars per year) Kies Air: does not work neither Is there any (almost) free solution? I tried and it was possible per hazard with this one: "ES Datei Explorer" App --> Activate ES FTP-Server Installation of FileZilla on PC and open this WLAN Server Nummer It was possible to tansfer whole subfolder structure If someone knows an even bether or easier way (because in the way describes with FileZilla you cannot directly transfer to the external SD Card, you have to move on the smartphone afterward) please let me know. |
21604 | How to connect wired xbox 360 controller to a tablet? (TF Prime) | I have read on certain blogs that it is super easy to connect a wired xbox controller to an android tablet. It should basically work right away. I have tried to connect multiple xbox controller to my TF prime, but the apps that are supposed to support them, seem to do nothing. Also, the controller does not show up in the droids "input and language" settings. (allthough I'm not sure wether it is supposed to) Has anyone got this to work? Or have a clue as to what I might be doing wrong? |
49575 | Text message contacts on Galaxy S4 | When I create a new text message and enter into my contacts, it loads my gmail contacts, as opposed to just my contacts that have phone numbers which is what I really want. I've played around in the settings menus, but nothing I do seems to work. Any ideas? |
49572 | Connecting powered off phone to PC | Is it possible to connect (android) phone to PC while it's powered off and browse files on phone? My xperia z doesn't boot, so I may need to flash i,t but I want to have backup from files on internal storage before flashing. |
46781 | How can I use Tasker to reconnect bluetooth when the connection is lost? | I just bought an Asus Transformer TF300T and I use bluetooth to tether with my iPhone. But it's very unstable and I lose the connection often, and I need the internet on my tablet. I bought Tasker, but I don't have time to learn all its function. There's what I want to do: When bluetooth activates: connect to my iPhone When it loses connection, reconnect on iPhone, after 5 unsuccessful tries, turn off Bluetooth I'm ready to pay to get this "profile" and "Actions" via paypal or email interact |
46782 | How to root the Motorola Droid Razr? | How do I root my Motorola Droid Razr? |
21109 | What can I do about broken touch input? | Lately a section of my phone's* screen has become unresponsive to touch. Attempts to tap this untappable section result in a tap registering randomly around the problem area. I can't draw in the area in Draw Something, and in Angry Birds, I can only aim my birds down as moving my finger down into the untouchable area results in the bird launching and the direction not changing. Attempting to type with the phone on its side renders the letters around A,S,D,Q,W, and E unusable (virtual keyboard). It is also impossible to select the "Users" tab on the mobile version of any SE site. What causes this? Can I fix it? If so, how? How can I prevent it from happening to my next phone? * * * *Droid Incredible |
45479 | IM+ Disable status string | How to disable status string "On Android with IM+" when using IM+ for skype? I do not want to show that I am away from PC. |
45478 | Backup Wifi SSID and password on SGSII | I updated my sgs2 [I9100] to JB, I want it to format or wipe that clean and stable install. I can backup everything except wifi keys. I guess kies seems have it, but it was not work before. How can I export or backup them without rooting? Then which way should I follow to format-wipe-resetfactroy like as a brandnew phone? |
69184 | Notification Volume Control | One of the most annoying things about my phone is that the volume buttons adjust the ringer volume but not the notification volume. Is there any way I could write a script or configure my phone so that the notifications volume is automatically the same as the ringer volume? What about setting the volume buttons to set both the ringer and notifications volume? |
69187 | Some apps are disappear in app drawer, but apk remain data folder | I have Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300 and it installed Omni 4.4.2 ROM. Since last week I have a strange issue. After I reboot the phone some of the recently updated apps are not appearing in the app drawer. For an instance PowerAmp, Clean master, Facebook, Battery doctor. But there apk still in the /data/app directory. This is not a application launcher issue. I use Nova and Google launchers. But still I have this issue. How do I fix this issue? |
45475 | Turn off GPS, when the mobile is switched on | When ever my mobile is switched on/restarted GPS is automatically enabled. Is there a way to turn it off till the time its explicitly enabled? Is this because of any of the third party apps? Samsung Galaxy Note 2, Jellybean 4.1.2 |
44788 | Disable Cyanogen 10.1 notification drawer widgets | I want to remove the notification drawer widgets, but despite having `System > Notification Drawer > Power Widget` unchecked, it keeps showing up. When I have _new_ notifications, pulling down the drawer reveals them; but if I do it a second time, without any _unseen_ items, I'm treated to a screenful of widgets I don't really need and have to manually switch back to the notifications list. How can I disable this, and have a plain old notifications dropdown? |
44782 | unlocked device vs. unlocked bootloader | I've always thought that if a device is unlocked it means that it works with different carriers. If the device bootloader is unlocked, then does this mean the device will automatically work with different carriers? That is do unlocked device and unlocked bootloader mean the same thing? All I know is that an unlocked bootloader is easier to root as commands can be sent to the device using the fastboot protocol used to boot it so it is not necessary to take advantage of an exploit on the device in order to root it. I want to know if unlocked device and unlocked bootloader are synonymous. Thanks. |
44780 | Why live wallpapers use phone call info | When I install any live wallpaper, I am shown a list of items that the app will access. Most of these live wallpapers also access the phone call details. I cannot understand why? Is there any technical reason related to it or something else. Also I think it may cause privacy damage. So should I allow these apps access my phone call details? Thank you. |
24292 | Can someone recommend a ROM and kernel for the Galaxy S2 that works fully? | I have installed a kernel and ROM onto my Samsung Galaxy S2. However, it's been giving me a lot of problems. First the Compass didn't work, then when the compass was fixed by installing a patch the WiFi stopped working, then when I reinstalled the ROM to get Wifi back, I lost the compass again... I very much appreciate all the efforts that people who make kernels and ROMs put into it, and I understand that sometimes errors and problems can't be helped. So this is not a complaint. It's just that I'd like to wipe my phone, start clean, and install a kernel and/or ROM that I can be sure will work. I've already learned how to flash and install kernels and ROMs, and I've got my purchased version of Titanium Backup ready so I can reinstall all my apps... Just before I go through the whole effort, I'd like to be sure that the kernel and ROM I'm using are as certain to be fully functional and error free as one can hope. So can someone recommend a kernel and ROM that I can or should use? Note: Here is what I have now: Model number: GT-I9100 Android version: 4.0.4 Baseband version: SC02COMKL4 Kernel version: 3.0.27-Siyah-v3.0.1-ntt |
58069 | How does CacheApp2Sd work? | The app claims to free huge space from `/data/data/{app}/cache`, but I don't have a cache folder in most of my apps' folders. When I run the app, I have an icon in my status bar. It shows `Preparing to bind cache`, but it sits there forever and nothing happens at all. How does it really work? |
58064 | Meaning of version code name on Google Android ROMs? | While watching this, I wanted to find out the meaning of version code names like `KRT16M`? Is there any documentation for decoding what it means, or is it just a random hash code? |
58060 | Why does Gmail say "Cannot send an attachment" for a deleted mail? | I own and love a Samsung Galaxy S4. Gmail keeps giving me the message, "Cannot send an attachment," even though I deleted the message (including emptying trash) with its attachment (was a photo). Any easy to understand suggestions would be appreciated. |
58061 | Find Proxy IP address used by Android app | I use the "Proxy Browser For Android" app on the android platform, developed by Abhinav Singh. It uses a proxy to enable the user to browse anonymously. I really wish to know the ip address used by the app. My question is: How do you closely monitor the internet traffic on an Android ? I am an Android developer, so I use ADB to connect Android to the pc, and issue commands to android from the pc. Is there an ADB command that I can use to see internet traffic or even get logs etc ? If not, then, is there an app for that ? |
45781 | How to download all photos to one folder like in iPhone | iOS saved all photos in one folder but android saves it in different folders which is difficult to organize. Does anyone know how to make Android save all photos in one folder.? i am using samsung galaxy s3 with custom rom 4.2 & using quickpic app for photos thx |
66235 | Error with rotation in Google Now Launcher | I have a Google Nexus 10, 16GB, with Android KitKat, v4.4.2. Yesterday I installed Google Now Launcher and when the launcher is rotated the wallpaper does not fit the screen properly in portrait mode. Here's the home screen when on landscape:  Click image for larger version And here's the home screen when on portrait mode:  Click image for larger version I have tried setting the wallpaper while in portrait, but it still looks the same. What could be the problem with this? Thank you in advance. |
53720 | Disable window animations when the menu option is missing? | How do I set _Window animation scale_ and _Transition animation scale_ to _Animation off_ when the option to do so is not available on my ROM (though it ought to be). Specifically it should be under _Developer options_ in _Settings_ but all of the _User interface_ options are missing. |
66230 | Can't connect Kyocera Event phone to Intel XDK | I'm trying to connect my Kyocera Event phone to Intel XDK, but I only get the `No device connected` message in Intel XDK.  I have tried turning on USB debugging under `Settings>Developer Options` and clicking Build 8 times under `Settings>About Phone` and installing my phone's device drivers on my computer and restarting my phone and computer after making those changes. |
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