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82397 | Where are app-provided wallpapers stored? | There are some apps on Play Store that provide some wallpapers that can then be set as home background from various launcher, such as Nova, Apex, etc. Where do these apps store the wallpapers? I looked in the usual locations, such as `/data/data/`, or `/sdcard/Android/data`, but I couldn't find anything. **EDIT** : Here are the details: Galaxy Nexus, with latest Paranoid Android (which builds on top of Android 4.4.4). The app in question is like all the apps that add wallpapers to use with the most used launchers. I would say the name, but it probably would be considered spam. I want to extract the wallpapers because I run into a strange issue: when I select the wallpaper with Nova it does not get set and I get all sort of errors in the logcat. The process in charge of setting the wallpaper then keeps retrying and uses all the phone resources. I have to remove the battery out of the phone because it isn't responding. I don't know if the issue is solvable. I searched but hardly anything relevant turns up. So I wanted to inspect the wallpapers and maybe reduce them in resolution, just to see if that worked. |
82395 | How to enable phone read aloud text in any app in Android 4.0.4? | How to enable phone read aloud text in any app in Android 4.0.4? after having activated text-to-speech in settings - Language and Input |
7559 | How do I use a pattern to unlock the phone screen? | Is there a way to set up my lock screen so that I can draw a pattern to unlock the phone? That way, only I can unlock it again. At the moment, my phone automatically locks the screen, but you just slide to unlock it. Because of that, any one can unlock my phone, which is not ideal. |
7553 | Always see last-viewed group in Contacts | Whenever I view **Contacts** it always defaults to the full list. Is there a way to make it show the last-viewed Group of contacts? Or at the very least a specific group? Thanks for any help! |
7552 | How to see my Picasa albums offline? | In other words how to download a picture from my Picasa album to my sdcard? I can see in the gallery but not have it in my phone :( so I cannot see when I don't have wifi. I don't want full sync but I want to save a pic which I see in gallery easily. Update: I have a good picture in my picasa web album. When I am at my home with wifi, I can see the picture, show it to others. When I go out of wifi connection, If I try to see the picture I wont be able to because the image which was cached will be deleted and no longer available. I will just be able to see the thumbnail. Alternatively If there is an option to save the image to sd card in the gallery image viewer, I will save that particular picture to my sd card when I have wifi and view it anytime anywhere. So now, If I want to download a particular image of mine from picasa, I need to go to internet->picasawebalbums, browse for the same photo I can see in gallery and then download it. Is there a simple way of doing this? May be with anyother app? Else, If I can access the cache folder where gallery caches picasa photos, I can copy from there. But I'm not able to find that too. My phone model: Samsung Galaxy S LCD I9003 _**Update:_** I found this app useful and allow me to save my photos but I cant browse friend's albums yet. |
19339 | Any success with external microphones for Android phones or tablets? | What's the best way to record a video with high quality audio? Specifically, this is for a presentation where a microphone could be placed by the speaker. I know that an app that records with the right codec is necessary, but what about the microphone? I'd prefer to use a USB mic but, even though Android 3.1+ supports USB host mode, it doesn't appear that this is easy to accomplish. What about a 3.5mm microphone - would that yield acceptable results, or would it be better to stick with the built-in microphone? Are any of the video-recording apps capable of handling the microphone? |
51939 | Cannot log in to my android phone anymore | Few days ago I got firmware update in my S3. After update, I realized the default QWERTY keyboard is lost. There was only voice input. Then, I downloaded painfully "Go Keyboard" with voice search in android market then everything was fine. Today, I had to encrypt my phone because I wanted to use my company's Google app service in my phone as well. I encrypted phone with password given. When phone re-started and asked me password, there is no keyboard to type in. Go Keyboard probably doesn't appear before decrypting phone because it is an installed app. Now I have many, files, pictures which are not in cloud. What should I do in this case. Can't I enter password from my PC someway. Please help me if you can. |
19337 | How to rate an app in Android Market on a tablet? | I know this question sounds dead stupid but I can't figure out how to rate an app in Android Market on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Honestly I've looked everywhere. Am I blind or what? Thanks in advance... |
51934 | How can I block Android apps to send emails on my behalf? | In some Android apps there is a "Login with GMail" option. I often login with that. Some apps are sending emails on my behalf to my GMail contacts, as I saw them in my "Sent items". I want to know how can I stop those apps spamming my friends? This is very irritating. To stop the spamming I logged out from my device but still there are sent mails. If I uninstall the app there is no more sent mails, but I don't think this is the best solution available. Are there any better solutions? |
21269 | Google play error after updating 4.0.4? | I have some problems with google play after updating to 4.0.4 on my Motorola xoom. The store doesn't open and gives **Server error**!! |
64830 | How to unroot nabi 2? | Help I really need to un root just so that I can get an ota update. But it is a lot more complicated than supported devices |
64836 | Nexus 5 whole battery drained in a single night | I charged my phone to 100% before going to sleep. I used it for only few minutes and found out my phone was off in the morning because all the battery was drained. I charged it and saw battery stat and it showed as:  It shows that the screen was totally off the whole night. What caused the battery to drain so fast? Another stat view:  It is the first time this has happened. |
64837 | Block Adult app recommendations on play store | I always get adult app recommendations (under "Recommended for you") on play store though I have never used one. I find it quite embarrassing. Is there any sort of content filtering possible. |
13883 | How to make HTC Tattoo a Wi-Fi Hotspot | Can the HTC Tattoo act as a wifi hotspot, so that I am able to make my Tattoo an access point and share its internet connection with other wifi enabled devices? If so, how can I do this? I have rooted the phone and I am running a CyanogenMod with Android version 2.2.1. I have already tried the following: 1. Barnacle wifi tether, Android wifi tether - neither of the two worked. 2. I have also seen if there were any default settings to make my phone a wi-fi hotspot, but found there were none of these settings in my phone. 3. I have also tried a new ROM: nFinity Android 2.3.5, but on this ROM also points 1) and 2) stated above were applicable. |
64835 | How many devices don't run Google Play | I've recently integrated AdMob into my app. AdMob requires Google Play Services, which requires the Google Play app. How many devices do not have Google Play available? I'm worried about losing potential users. |
46199 | Can I adjust a car radio volume by Bluetooth? | I have a Bluetooth radio on my car but the volume wheel is broken. I am wondering if there's a way to make my Android act as a remote control for the radio, allowing me to increase its volume. I don't want to play music from my phone, only control its volume. |
46198 | Turn off cell standby? | I have a Droid Charge, but I live overseas and it's not an international phone so I can only use it for wifi. It is constantly searching for a signal that doesn't exist and it's eating my battery up! Is there a way to turn off the cell signal while keeping the wifi on? |
46193 | How to automatically use SKYPE when calling international number? | I'd like to program my phone such that if I call an international number it'd automatically use skype (or ask me to connect to skype if not connected), and if I call within the US it'd just use my phone. Examples: +1 -> always use my phone +56 (or other international codes) -> always use Skype. Any suggestions? I think tasker could help but I am new to tasker so I am still looking on how to program this kind of flows in tasker... I am open to other software/ideas as well. Maybe it could be even more general, instead of using skype it could use any other VoIP good service (I am mostly familiar with Skype but I am sure there are other great services). Thanks in advance! |
46192 | Isolating pocket casts from scrobble for last.fm | When I play a podcasts on my android phone using pocket cast 4.2.3 I notice that the details are scrobbled to last.fm. It is happening because I have set my last.fm app to scrobble. I want to scrobble every music playing app I have but I do not really view pocket cast as a music app. How can I stop scrobbling from pocket cast? In last.fm scrobble settings I see that there are various categories of apps to scrobble from * Scrobble Android Player: Scrobble the built-in Android music player * SLS support: Scrobble apps that use the simple Last.fm scrobbler API * ScrobbleDroid support: Scrobble apps that use the ScrobbleDroid API Where does Pocket Cast fit into those options? |
43015 | How to get my tablet listed by adt | When I run `adb devices` from my Windows XP machine there is nothing listed. The tablet's Vendor ID is **18D1** and the Product ID is **DEED**. It gets enumerated as a USB device with a name **MID**. When I enable "USB storage" on the tablet, I can see the tablet's files in the Windows File Explorer as drive `G:` and the SD card on the tablet as drive `H:` \-- however the Computer Management shows a big yellow question mark next to a device named "MID". I searched for a suitable driver but all I could find was a list of drivers for well known brands. My tablet is a no-name version of the Hyundai A7 Art. I've been struggling with this for quite a few days. My purpose is to collect a logcat to document another problem that I posted here. I hope you can help me out. |
43013 | What does the "VimTouch Full Runtime" do? | I just installed VimTouch; it works as well as you expect a text editor to work on a phone. What is the point of the separate "VimTouch Full Runtime" app? |
43012 | Will Dropbox re-upload a changed file if I don't access it from within the app? | I know that when I edit a file from within Dropbox (using an external application), after I close said file Dropbox uploads the updated version. Does this also work if, once I have accessed the file from within Dropbox once, I open the file from within the editor app (e.g. using a "recent files" menu?) If this is not the case, I'd be looking for a way to achieve this effect. |
43019 | Clockwork Mod Can't find backups | Yesterday I performed a Nandroid Backup on my phone, because right after I knew I was going to wipe the phone and cache and remount Cyanogenmod on my Galaxy Nexus to hopefully solve another issue I had. However, I guess when you do a new fresh mount CM recreates the `0` (profile) directory on the internal memory. So I ended up having to move the folders that contained the backup up one directory level. The problem I have now is that with the latest backup I am running dangerously low on storage space, so I can't restore all my apps and data and therefore I need to delete an old backup (I have 3 but need only 2). I can't delete the folder using Astro or file manager even when giving them root access, and I thought if moving it to the same location as before CWM would be able to see it and delete, but it just says can't find any backups. Is there a way to fix it so CWM can see it and I can delete? The files are currently in the path `/storage/emulated/0/clockworkmod/backup` |
2221 | How can my Chinavasion TechPad Tablet be put in standby mode | My Android Tablet. (TechPad 7" Tablet from Chinavasion, S3C6410 Android 1.6;) has an option to dim the screen after 2-10 minutes of inactivity. However, there is no option to put it into a "standby" mode, and a full reboot takes 20-30 seconds. Any ideas how to really put it into a standby / hibernate mode? |
5921 | Google Reader is "de-syncing" | I've noticed that for the last couple of days any time I open or refresh the Google Reader app (the official one from Google) it marks the last 200+ items that are in my feed as Unread (which it then syncs out to my account! So viewing them online shows the same unread count), and seemingly refuses to sync out which articles I have read (though it does seem to sync starred articles correctly.) I've made sure that syncing is turned on, but this doesn't seem to affect it one way or another. Any idea's for how to fix this behavior? Anyone else seeing it too? Beyond that, I'd be open to suggestions for an alternate reader app. My wishlist is for one that allows me to easily star an article from the list, only shows me unread articles unless otherwise requested (sorry, Pulse) and preferably has a widget that notifies me when there are unread items. |
5923 | Android affiliate programme | I'm new to the Android world having lived in iOS for a long time. Does Google have an affiliate programme like the Apple store does with LinkShare? If not, is there a reason why? If not, is there one coming/rumoured? Do site reviewing Android apps make no money on referrals at all? Sorry for the multi-part question. Any thoughts would be appreciated. |
51586 | Nexus I9250 - Got stuck with updating android 4.3 update | Am not able to update my nexus i9250 to android 4.3. I have never rooted or tampered with the system earlier. Any system updates, i generally get a notification and then it starts getting updated. But now, under settings>about phone>system update, it states that "waiting to download - 139 mb" and is stuck there. There is no other icon for 'checking status updates' or 'download'. Please let me know how to proceed in downloading the system update to 4.3? |
11658 | Watch dog and grooveshark | I'm using 3G Watchdog to track my 3g traffic and noticed that it does not monitor my Grooveshark app. Do you know why? Got a Sniffer that works better? |
11654 | Erronous Low Data Space Error on Droid Incredible | I've see this question asked a lot, but I haven't seen any real answers. I'm getting the low application data space error, but I have 440MB/750MB free on my internal storage. With more than 50% free how can I be low on space? Is there any solution to this other than deleting things? It seems that the error goes away at around 460MB free, but it's ridiculous that I would have to maintain that much free space to now be "low". Any thoughts on what I can do about this? |
17760 | Where can I find a thorough introduction to Android? | I recently bought an Android product (HOTT MD500), with no English-language manual. I've used Linux for more than 10 years, so I generally have no difficulty adapting to various interface changes, but the conventions used on the Android interface are a bit alien to me: * How to close programs. * How to switch between open programs. Are they even open still? * How to properly shut the device down. * When to use the SD card, when to use the internal flash drive for storage. * What tasks it is capable of doing. * What version it is. How to upgrade. Or should I? * What its limitations are.. * What not to do so that I don't break it. Is there a good manual which provides an introduction to all of this? |
27956 | zoom on an android tv? | I have a TV that runs android 2.2. It can take a USB mouse and keyboard, and I'm running the dolphin web browser on an auto-refreshed page for digital signage. Only thing is, I can't get it to zoom in or out - there is no touch (so multitouch doesn't work), and there are no +/- buttons as tehre are on some stock browsers. The stock browser doesn't work on the site in questions, and firefox won't load onto the device (it has a MIPS processor, so any app using the native SDK won't work). Any ideas? |
52773 | force stopping of a preloaded app on kyocera rise | Can i press force stop on preloaded app on device by pressing on force stop? Would it free internal memory by doing so? i realize that the preloaded device apps cannot b uninstalled however If i wanted to release memory on my internal drive would i be able to stop the app n its programs from running on a permanent basis if i press "force stop" on the preloaded apps which i hv absolutely no use for? |
17765 | Why does an app read my phone's IMEI number? An awful lot of them do | What reasons should an app have to need my phone's International Mobile Equipment Identity number? I noticed that unreasonably many of ordinary apps have the "phone state and identity" permission. For example, Remember the Milk. What do they ask it for? Am I insufficiently paranoid? |
62935 | Larger edit area for SMS writing? | The Handcent app has a feature where with a click of a button I can switch to a larger edit area. This allowed me to preview my messages in whole before sending them off and edit them comfortably. Now I've had to uninstall Handcent due to space issues (old Nexus One, very low memory for apps), and this is the only feature I miss in the stock messaging app. Is there a way I can enable this feature in the stock Messaging, or is there some small app that does this in a natural way without interfering with other functionality? |
17769 | Android default browser crashes on accessing specific page (no error message) | When I access this page from my default Android browser: http://blog.mylookout.com/blog/2011/12/06/carrieriq/ it loads up fine, but: 1. If I click / tap / double-tap anywhere on this page, it exits 2. If I browse up and down, its fine. 3. If I pinch / expand anywhere on the page, it exits. 4. (Only once) I left it alone for a while and the browser exited on its own. No default settings have been changed. I have lookout (free) installed on a 2.3.3 HTC Incredible S phone. |
62931 | How do take good close shot photos of documents | One of the purposes of my phone investment is to quickly take photos of documents. I find this difficult. When I hold it with my hand it takes a long time to get “focused”. I have a Notes 3. Stability would help of course, but don’t know exactly how to do that. What could help is if the photo is automatically taken when focus is achieved, perhaps with “retries” until it is OK. |
62930 | How to remove parental control on Amazon Kindle | I have an Amazon Kindle Fire HD with parental control, but I have forgotten the code. How can I remove it without losing anything? I think it involves some kind of "reset", but I want to be sure I won't lose something from the device before I start and that I won’t have to spend a lot of time re-sending stuff to it. I see something about de-registering, so perhaps it is not so difficult, though when I try to do it, parental control is blocking me, also it is blocking me from connecting to the Internet with Wi-Fi. |
60689 | Can the Nexus 7 LTE connect to 3G networks? | Is it possible to connect to 3G networks with the Nexus 7 LTE? Is it possible with an unlocked device or only with limited networks or standards? I've tried to Google it but no one seems to have ever mentioned it, except maybe a few people asking the exact same thing as I am now... I've seen this question, but it seems to be highly outdated. |
60684 | Where do I get multiwindow function? | I bought a galaxy 3 tablet with 4.2.2 system. The multiwindow option isn't there at all. I tried resetting the device but that did not help. |
64306 | Common messenger app for phone and PC | Is there a way to do messaging on my PC and my Android? In other words, using either has the same contacts and you can see the same messages in both places? |
60686 | How can I configure Google Play so that it doesn't update applications when I'm using the phone? | I'd like to configure Google Play so that it doesn't update applications when I'm using my phone (Samsung Galaxy S3) or tablet (Nexus 7). Note that I still want to have the auto-update, but **only when I'm not using the phone.** |
60681 | What does it mean when a device stops showing up on Android Device Manager? | On 2 November I forgot my (brand new) Wifi-only Nexus 7 on the plane. Despite realizing it <30 min after disembarking they didn't recover the device. I have been regularly monitoring https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager in the hope that it would come online. The device showed up but was 'last seen on 2 November' (the day I lost it). However, when I tried again today to locate my device it no longer shows up in the list. I have checked https://play.google.com/settings and the device is still listed there with visibility 'Show in menus'. Any idea what could cause the device to suddenly disappear for the device manager? Would that mean that it's re-registered? If so, any way to find out by whom? Cheers, Chris. |
64302 | Massive Storage Being Used | I have a 16GB Galaxy S3 with a 64GB SD Card. However, it appears that files have been saving to my device and not the external card. I only have 4 Gigs left of the 16. Is there any app that can "take all internal storage and move them to SD Card"? Or is there an easier way? |
64303 | 15 Min my battery goes to 97% to 17% | Yesterday I was watching a video on my andorid GTP3-100, and my batter was at 97% after 15 min I looked at my battery it had gone to 17%, and it was draining battery fast and after 5 min its went to 7% so and I had no application running in the background I usually charge with my usb wire in my office . I have also noticed something strange since I have started to charge with my usb wire suppose the battery is at 77% if i plug in the usb wire to my pc within 1 second it goes to 100%. |
42767 | Connecting USB Gamepad to Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 P3100 | I bought an adapter to use an USB gamepad with my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 P3100 but I can't make it work. At first I though that I was plug and play and that's it. My tab supports USB OTG because I can connect a mouse and a flash drive through it. Below is the image of the adapter that I bought to connect external device on my tablet.  |
42765 | How to enable USB connection mode on Samsung Galaxy Fit? | How to enable USB connection mode in Samsung Galaxy Fit mobile? When I connect my mobile to laptop via a data cable, I am unable to transfer data between PC-mobile and mobile-PC. The option "USB settings" under Settings tab is missing in my mobile. I have enabled USB Debugging mode under Applications tab in my mobile. I tried all the viable options but still am unable to select the mode as Charge mode/USB mode etc on my mobile. What could I have missed? |
46223 | Samsung Galaxy Fit firmware update fails | I have a Samsung Galaxy Fit, model GT-S5670B. When i connect the phone to the pc, Samsung Kies (version 2.5.3.13043_14) identifies that there is a firmware update available. I agree to do the upgrade and follow the instructions which basically are not turning off nor disconnecting the device and wait. At some point, after downloading the firmware files i believe, the update just throws an unexpected error and stops. I have the option of trying and restoring my device and thats it! There is no feedback nor message whatsoever about what the error was and why it happened. And also, even if i don't restore my device and just reboot it, it is okay as if nothing had happened so i believe that the installation of the firmware didn't event begun. Anyone knows how i can upgrade my Galaxy Fit from Android version 2.2.1 to 2.3.6? Or what the problem with Samsung Kies is? Already tried to uninstall and reinstall Samsung Kies but nothing changed. Thanks in advance! |
46222 | Extracting data from a backup file (.sbu) made by Samsung kies | I had made a back up file containing contacts, , calender, memo etc with the help of Samsung kies which was saved in .sbu format when I owned a Galaxy ace plus. But now I have a new phone galaxy grand quattro and have updated the kies software. Now the kies software does not show any calender, memo etc which can be restored on my new device. please help me out with this problem. |
46221 | Kindle Fire's actual name on the ADB Devices List Not user-friendly | When I connect my Kindle Fire and give the "adb devices" command this is what pans out: aneesh@nb-14:~$ adb devices List of devices attached D026A0A0305501NC device If there is no other USB device online, I can get away by simply typing `adb -d` followed by the command, as say developer.android.com, or if there is no other device online, no issues at all! If there is more than one USB device online, then I have to type the name to uniquely specify the device to operate on. The name is some combination of upper-case characters and digits as seen above. Can anything be done to make it name the Kindle Fire in a more user-friendly manner, the way it names emulators? Any help is greatly appreciated! |
46220 | Install from unknown sources on Nook Tablet | I am using a rooted NOOK Tablet with Android Gingerbread, and am installing an application from an email. I am using the NT Hidden Settings application to enable the installation of apps from unknown sources. I check the box and click OK knowing the dangers of 3rd party applications. I go back to the email, click the attachment, and when I hit the installation screen, after I had just checked it, it says install blocked. I returned to the setting and the check box I had filled in was now empty again, and I am caught in the loop forever. What can I do to make the app install? |
46229 | My Nexus 4 always recognised as ADB device instead of MTP | I plugged in Nexus 4 to my windows machine(XP Service Pack 2) and it didnt recognise or install any software automatically. I downloaded some ADB drivers from google and now it shows up as recognised device(that is ADB device) in the Device Manager, but it is not recognized as MTP . because of this i am not able to tranfer data into my phone or vice versa... |
48100 | MTP Intilization | What does it mean when I plug in my phone charger and it says MTP Intilization? As soon as I unplug it, it will say Media Scanner Running --> Media Scanning Completed... I am using a wall charger to charge my phone. It just started doing this. Please help! |
45757 | Samsung Galaxy S2 - Screen Lock Options Disabled | Following the recent upgrade to Jelly Bean on my Samsung Galaxy S2, I have enabled the lock screen with password but when I want to change the other options to like Swipe, Motion, face Unlock Pattern, PIN and None which they are disabled. Other than the option "password (High Security)" option rest of the above mentioned are disabled. Don't know how to disable the screen lock password. I have gone through various website & forum and YouTube videos none explains this issue. How can I remove the screen lock? |
62689 | Force to use 3G and WiFi is on? | Can I force android through settings to use 3G for all downloads when both WiFi and 3G are on? The main reason why I am trying to achieve this is that I want to use WiFi only as a mean to connect to ADB (without use of USB). I have Nexus 4 phone which runs Cyanogenmod 10. |
20453 | How do I get the Android 4 web browser to read arbitrary web pages out loud? | Can the Android browser in ICS read any web page out loud with TalkBack? How? It reads user interface elements, and some parts of specially scripted web pages (google.com) but I don't see how to make it read ordinary web pages. |
45753 | FTDI chip used by Android 2.3.6 | Is it possible to use FTDI chip with Android 2.3.6? I've found an application which works with FTDI chip, but it uses Android 3.1 and later. I'd like connect my phone to peripheral hardware over UART. This company provides the FTDI chip which can be used for it, and they provide an application (see above), but it's only for Android 3.1 and later. I'd like to use it with Android 2.3.6, but I think it's missing Android Open Accessory Protocol which is needed for it. Is there is another possibility to connect it to peripheral hardware? |
62683 | Android ADB connect to device with broken USB and no root | I've read through the thread below and come across 2 solutions for connecting a device with ADB. Android - Run/install/debug applications over WiFi? The first is to use USB, and this isn't an option because the USB port is busted on my Droid Razr Maxx. The second is via wifi but using root permissions.. and I don't really want to root my phone. Can't I use strict WiFi without root to set up ADB? |
62680 | Mount USB OTG to specific destination folder | I've got a Moto G with 4.4.2 and, as stock OTG functionality is broken in the latest android version, I need a way to mount my mini USB card reader (meenova) to /sdcard folder. From what I've found on the internet I have to use this shell (I'm trying to use it with tasker): "mount -o rw /dev/block/sdb /storage/emulated/0" or "mount -o rw -t vfat /dev/block/sdb /storage/emulated/0" Neither of them worked for me /deb/block/sdb is the location of my sd when plugged in and /storage/emulated/0 is the phone internal memory (or at least I think so, I've also tried using just /sdcard but no luck either) I was able to mount the sd card using Stickmount app from Chainfire but it mounts it to /sdcard/usbStorage/sda and I need it to be just /sdcard (plus if I manage to do that with tasker I don't need another app installed). What can I do? Thanks. |
62687 | Completely wiping all contents and storage in SmartQ T10 tablet. No Recovery, no CWM, no ADB | I wanna hard reset my SmartQ T10 so memory and internal storage become fully deleted, but my device does not have such option in Settings, nor there is ClockWorkMod Recovery released for it. I did try: \- Restore firmware. \- Boot pressing volume up, volume down and both (goes to firmware restore). \- ADB: adb reboot recovery (goes to firmware restore too). \- Research at http://www.hard-reset.com/ (no SmartQ models there). so I was wondering if it exists any generic non-platform-specific trick. |
62686 | Android USB Debugging on Mac OS X 10.9.1 | I have installed Mavericks on my computer. Before I had Mavericks, I could plug my Android device into the USB port and it would show up in the Finder and the 'USB Debugging' display would show on the phone. Now, when I plug in the phone, the computer acts as if the phone does not exist and the phone does not show the USB Debugging thing. I have been developing Android Apps for two years and this issue is mind bending. I have all the necessary Developer Settings on my phone turned on. This has been tested on multiple Android devices with all different versions of Android. The problem is the computer, not Android. Has anyone else run into this? |
62685 | Android Wifi : How to change network interface used by android | When I boot up my Android Device and go to Wifi settings,the status of wifi remains `"Turning Wi-Fi on"` forever.I looked up in logcat logs,below is the error that I see. E/wpa_supplicant( 1713): nl80211: Could not set interface 'wlan0' UP E/wpa_supplicant( 1713): wlan0: Failed to initialize driver interface E/wpa_supplicant( 1713): Could not read interface wlan0 flags: No such device Below is some useful information. root@android:/ # netcfg netcfg lo UP 127.0.0.1/8 0x00000049 00:00:00:00:00:00 gannet0 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00001082 1e:e9:6e:bf:45:f7 dummy0 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00000082 ba:ad:f6:ae:6a:09 rmnet0 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00000000 00:00:00:00:00:00 rmnet1 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00000000 00:00:00:00:00:00 rmnet2 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00000000 00:00:00:00:00:00 rmnet3 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00000000 00:00:00:00:00:00 rmnet4 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00000000 00:00:00:00:00:00 rmnet5 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00000000 00:00:00:00:00:00 rmnet6 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00000000 00:00:00:00:00:00 rmnet7 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00000001 00:00:00:00:00:00 sit0 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00000080 00:00:00:00:00:00 ip6tnl0 DOWN 0.0.0.0/0 0x00000080 00:00:00:00:00:00 Contents of `/system/etc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf`: update_config=1 ctrl_interface=wlan0 eapol_version=1 ap_scan=1 fast_reauth=1 **Question** : How can I enable android to use some other interface other than `wlan0` ? Things tried: 1)I tried to edit `ctrl_interface` parameter in `/system/etc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf` usiny adb pull and push to other interfaces shown by `netcfg` but android still tries to use `wlan0`. 2)I also tried to start wpa_supplicant daemon using below command. /system/bin/wpa_supplicant -Dnl80211 -idummy0 -c/system/etc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf but this gives error. E/wpa_supplicant( 5390): dummy0: Failed to initialize driver interface |
45759 | Is there a way to open SketchUp models on Android? | I have a model designed in Google SketchUp, I want to be able to show it on my Android device (Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Tab) - is there any free (cheap) application that can reliably do that? I did try DAE View 3D from Afanche Technologies - but it is not working on the exported dae model and also registers for every intent. |
53796 | Samsung mystyle m340s keeps restarting | Device: Samsung mystyle m340s My phone is made in Korea. The Korean software keeps restarting from boot screen. I tried factory reset from Android system recovery, but it didn't help. The local Samsung Service Center says they do not have foreign software for it. So, they cant re-install Android. How do I fix it? |
53793 | How to change device name for Kindle in Nexus 7 2nd Generation (2013) | I just got a Nexus 7 2nd Generation (2013) with Android 4.3. I installed Kindle, and the device shows up named `[my-name]'s Android Tablet`. In earlier versions of Android, I can go to the About screen and there's a "Device Name" option. It's not on my About screen. |
53823 | Is there any way to use a touch screen monitor to CONTROL an Android tablet through USB? | I have a Coby MID7065 Android tablet that I want to connect to a 4 wire capacitive touch screen monitor via USB. I want to be able to control my tablet via the touch screen monitor. I need to know if there is a way to do this, or if drivers that must be written for the Android OS to make this work or where I can get this information. |
63086 | Is it possible to restore TWRP backup with CWM? | Is it possible to restore TWRP backup with CWM? I have some backups with Team Win Recovery. If I install ClockWorkMod, can I restore them with it? |
78246 | How to turn off the camera shutter sound on LG G2 mini? | Where is located the **camera shutter sound file** on _LG G2 mini_ (Android 4.4.2)? Or how else **turn** that annoying sound **off**? **_None** of the solutions recommended in similar questions here does work. The phone looks like requiring its own solution._ The accepted answer for How do I disable the 'click' sound on the camera app? recommends deleting `/system/media/audio/ui/camera_click.ogg`. I deleted the file, rebooted the phone several times, however the camera did not stop making the shutter noise. N.B.: My phone _is_ rooted. I want either to delete the file or replace it with an no-sound file, however the location given in the related question does not seem to work on LG G2 mini. Explanation to avoid some off-topic answers: 1. LG G2 mini native camera application has 4 predefined shutter sounds, with no "None" option.  2. I don't consider switching the phone on _silent_ as a solution. 3. My phone is rooted so I can change system files. I just haven't found _which_ files should be changed and _how_. 4. The problem might be deeper. As the description of the Camera Sounds Off! application says: > Don't work on some devices by ... > > *LG (The LG's camera app has own not removable sound files!) Actually, I don't believe in anything _really_ "not removable" :), but removing them probably will require some trick which I have not found. |
63082 | Open or converting saved webpage from stock browser | I have saved a webpage using the "save for offline reading" feature on the stock browser. I can access the file on the filesystem at /data/data/com.android.browser/files. How do I now view this file on my desktop or convert it to another format like HTML or PDF? |
78241 | How to make the phone stop launching preset applications when the phone is locked | I use Android 4.4.2, phone **LG G2 mini**. On the back of the phone, there are stupidly placed buttons, which keep being pushed in my pocket. Unfortunately, there are applications mapped (manufacturer setting!) to the up and down buttons (some drawing notes and camera) when the phone is locked! They keep being launched unwillingly in my pocket. I've searched through all the settings but couldn't find how to **get rid of** this idiotic mapping and set the buttons' action to void in the phone-locked mode. Can anybody help please? My phone is rooted so I can change the system settings but don't know where it is stored.  |
63080 | Why is there so many identical Android folders? | I was using the ES File Explorer app, when I noticed there's many different folders with all the same content. Like, there's a "legacy" folder, a "0" folder, and an "sdcard" folder, and it all goes to the same place where my DCIM is and such. I'm wondering if whatever I have takes up three times the space, or its all shortcuts to the same place. I'm confused with all this folder nonsense. |
63081 | find the source of an app on my tab3 | It has an Android robot with a cloud over his head with the letters dlna in the cloud? I downloaded an app from google play and can't find the source to look it up to figure how to make it work. |
12303 | How to create a shortcut to a text file | I have a text file somewhere on the SD card. How can I create a shortcut to this file on the "desktop" to open it immediately? (HTC Wildfire) |
12309 | How to allow Android Market License Check through a secured network? | We have a secure network that doesn't allow internet access. Unfortunately one app from the Android Market we purchased for our honeycomb tablets uses Market License Check to verify that we've purchased the app on, what it seems like, a daily basis. What site(s) do we have need to allow access to for this authentication to happen? |
53422 | Folder on phone not showing in Windows | I'm in the process of developing an Android app and using my Nexus 4 as the test device. One of the functions of the app is to create a folder on the phone for storing data. If I browse the phone using ES File Explorer I can see the folder/files, but when connected to a Windows 7 (64bit) PC I cannot see the newly created folder. The missing folder is called "Cruise Speed". Desktop screenshot:  Mobile screenshot:  |
53427 | Usb tethering does not work but pdanet does | Here's my problem: If I go to the built-in android tethering system and enable it, the computer connects just fine but it does not have internet access(the yellow icon is there). However, I installed pdanet and it works great but the free version is limited :/. How can I get the built-in tethering to work? Info: I installed the adt and I can upload programs to the phone via usb with no problem. Brand: LGE720 Android: Android 2.2 Kernel 2.6.32(there is no newer version for this phone) I only want usb tethering. Let me know if you need additional information. Thanks! |
10235 | Sense shortcut icon reverts to standard Android icon after reboot | I have recently purchased an HTC Sensation, and I'm very happy with the device; everything runs smooth and fast as I should expect from the device itself. When rebooting the device, I tend to lose a lot of shortcut icons on the Sense screens; they revert back to some default Android icon. This causes me to remove the icons that were "defaulted" and put them on there again to get the correct icons. Being new to the Android community, I was wondering if anyone knows why this is happening. The device is an HTC Sensation running Android 2.3.3 and HTC Sense 3.0. |
53424 | Wifi access point login page everytime I open the browser via an intent | This one is driving me mad :) A few days ago, I connected to a free WiFi AP at a store. The network requires a logon and showed the logon page when I opened the browser. The terms and conditions included me giving them permission to send me marketing SMSs so I just ignored the logon. Chrome was my default browser. Now, every time my browser opens via an intent other than the launcher, e.g. from Flipboard, it displays this logon page. This happens whether or not WiFi is enabled. I've cleared all data and defaults for both my browsers (I only have stock Google browser and Chrome), rebooted my phone and "forgotten" the WiFi AP but still it shows up. I'm running stock 4.1.2, rooted, on a Galaxy S3 GT9300. Any ideas before I have to do a factory reset? Thanks. |
21507 | How to import old SIM contacts to Galaxy Nexus? | I would like to import the contacts from my old phone to GN. I read this guide here, but there is no "Menu" in the _People_ app. I'm running 4.0.2. Please, does anyone know how to proceed? Why there is no "Menu" if the manual says there should be? |
21506 | Disable list "bounce" effect on Samsung Galaxy Mini | I have a Samsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570) with Froyo (Build FROYO.XWKE3 in case this is relevant). When scrolling a list it allows the list to scroll past the end, and then slowly scrolls it back. This prevents me from using the technique I've used on other Android devices where I flick a list and let it hit the end in order to select an item from the last screen (it takes about a second for the position of items to settle down, which is _really_ annoying, and I'm not accurate enough to select them while they're moving). Is there any way (short of a custom ROM) of disabling this behaviour? |
21503 | Deleted Google Talk on accident | Okay, got a bit carried away in Root Explorer and deleted GTalk. Cant access Google Play. I tried reinstalling versions online, those crashed instantly. Then, i grabbed my ROM zip and pulled out Talk.apk and put it into system/App and installed it. Google Talk doesnt crashes anymore, but play still does. Any ideas? I am using a Virgin Mobile WFS. Sorry for the lack of ' characters, my autocorrect on my phone is being weird. |
49852 | Android to Android Bluetooth Tether | My android does a pretty good job doing a bluetooth tether for my PC (in which PC shares my Android's internet), but I was wondering how to get another **Android** device to connect/tether to it (my first android device)? |
63335 | Connecting to PC's localhost without wifi via USB | I have a local server (XAMPP) on my PC. I'd like to test a local mobile site on that server. I do not have tethering as an option. At home, I can just use my local IP address and all works fine, but at work, that doesn't work. Somehow I'm on a separate subnet, and even if I force my device on the correct subnet, it still doesn't work, even though from my PC I can ping my droid. So is there a way on my ICS tablet to plug into my computer via USB and through some setup, preferably without additional software, get to my localhost server? Note: I also tried activating my mobile hotspot, and that didn't work either. |
49859 | Apps uninstalling on battery death | I have an HTC Incredible smartphone. Every time the battery dies during normal usage, my applications uninstall. Why does this happen, and how can I prevent it from happening in the future? |
49858 | Prevent Notifcations stopping Music Playback | On a Note 2, if I am listening to music or a video, whenever a notification comes in, the audio from the music or video is stopped to play the notification sound. This happens in any app I have tried, though I don't use the stock samsung apps much. MX Player for video, Pandora for music, as examples. If watching a video, this means skipping back to rewatch the portion that had no audio. Is it possible to have sounds from different sources mixed, rather than have the notifications take over the whole channel? |
68484 | No keyboard - HTC One | Experiencing a weird issue, on boot for about 30 seconds I have a keyboard. (default) Running HTC One on Kitkat 4.4.2. Then shortly afterwards, I have no keyboard. I've uninstalled the keyboard app that I was using also (swiftkey), I've cleared the cache htc sense input under apps and I've also tried resetting my phone after it. Same result, is anyone aware of a fix? Currently I can only think of doing a factory reset. |
68483 | Why there is a delay when I install app from play store on my pc | When I install any app from Google Play from pc, it wont install soon. I need to click 2 or 3 times install to install the app in my phone. But when I click install it will show as installed but it is not. I need to click install again so the app will get downloaded to my phone. I use Google play from pc as my mobile screen is small (Xperia U) so that I can read the description and reviews easily than from my mobile. But the delay is killing me. My pc and phone are connected to different network (I use mobile data in my phone). But I tried with same network also, but still the delay is there. Any idea? Only me facing this issue or its for everyone? |
68482 | Installation of Jellybean or Kitkat on Micromax A89? | I have Micromax A89 mobile with ICS 4.0.4 OS AND MTK 6577 processor. I would like to install Jellybean 4.2.2 OS on my MMX A89 device. Is it possible? Even I would like to install Kitkat 4.4 too if possible? 1. What are the steps to install Jellybean 4.2.2 (or 4.3) on my MMX A89 device (safer way to install)? 2. If I could able to install Jellybean 4.2.2 on MMX A89 then further it is possible to install Kitkat 4.4 in future? Can anybody help me for this? |
68481 | images not displayed in gallery | I rooted my Samsung Galaxy phone long back and i installed Jelly Blast in my phone. Instead of samsung's actual gallery app i have Gallery ICS in my mobile. Recently i have this issue that some of the images which i stored in my SD card are not at all displayed in gallery.But it is present in SD card when i browse through file explorer. I don't know what is the problem .Is it because of bug in that ROM or do i need to chng any settings in my phone ? Please help me to get through this. |
50210 | Has anyone heard of a "Coin mode"? | Someone asked me how to get out of "Coin mode" the other day. The user in question may have misunderstood a prompt or been confused as I was unable to reproduce the specific error. However there definitely were errors. I have never heard of it, and would like more information on it if it exists. Connecting with a wifi network seems to have resolve the issues, however if that was the issue, it should have corrected itself using the data connection via mobile without intervention. It is my guess that "coin mode" may have been an error given by an application rather than the OS? It had stopped working as normal after several months of standard behavior. Supposedly an icon of the Android-guy came up and said device was in "coin mode" or something similar. The device was a Samsung Nexus phone running 4.2.1 which must have been pushed onto it as the user would not have modified her own phone herself. The time became messed up, and the last system update was listed as in the year 1999. The tool-bar on the top was also messed up. The device had several other glitches, including the backgrounds not properly updating when in applications such as Google play. |
50215 | Google Play does not work and shows "No connection" or "There was a problem connecting to the network" | I've got a Droid X, running Android 2.3.4 and System version `4.5.621.MB810.Verizon.en.US`. Just recently, Google Play stopped working. Whenever I open Google Play, it immediately displays: > No connection > (Retry) YouTube also doesn't work - nothing will load. It says: > There was a problem connecting to the network > (Retry) The Retry button doesn't fix anything. I've already tried the following: * Set Date/Time to Automatic (network-provided) * Stop + Clear Cache for Google Play and Play Service * Reboot Phone * Toggle Airplane Mode * Toggle Wi-Fi The phone's internet is working fine - I can browse the web and everything, but the Play Store and YouTube don't work. I have Application-Specific Passwords enabled, and my phone is signed in via one. I have no Data connection, but the phone is connected to Wi-Fi. |
50214 | How to view the link's URL before opening it in a web browser? | I'd like to see what URL I'm going to visit **before** opening it in my browser. What setting or app allows me to do that? If there's no such setting, an app that adds an entry to the following box would also be OK.  PS. Some links trigger this menu. Long URLs are truncated, so this solution is sub-optimal. |
50217 | VPN client based web browser for Android to cross over all STUN/TURN/ICE/NAT issues and have a freedom of multimedia | Its too hard to first build one apps and then its nightmare to make the network work. Is it not possible in Android Mobile/Tablet and all Chrome browsers default to have VPN Client embedded? So that we can do interconnection between: OpenSWAN server in the cloud with IPSec host to host? Using mobile apps or javascript initialize it for example: var ipsec = " conn test type=tunnel authby=secret pfs=no # Lifetime: 1440 sec ike=aes128-md5;modp1024! # Lifetime: 3600 sec phase2alg=aes128-md5;modp1024 aggrmode=no left=xxxx leftsubnet=10.109.0.0/24 right=10.0.0.108 rightsubnet=10.0.0.0/24 #auto=start " android.vpn.tunnel(ipsec); EDIT: How to use the systems VPN from apps or web browsers to make with my VPN server interconnection by using javascript or java code triggering? * avoid using STUN/UPnP/TURN/ICE/NAT and simply jump to VPN IPSec host to host |
58765 | Setting the default app | When two applications are competing for the same task, how do you turn one to be the default? For example I downloaded a Snap camera app and I'd like the stock camera app to be the default. What do we do to set the default apps for the different tasks on the system? Are there centralized settings on Android? |
58767 | customise newsstand feed | On google newsstand I can select feeds for "my news" section, and when I select "read now" I get a list of news from my selected feeds, and some news not from my selected feeds. Is there any way I can customise the read now feed and block publications or topics etc? Or just get news from my selected feeds in the read now section |
66306 | java plug in issue in Samsung TAB | I opened an application in Samsung TAB, when I trying to open a doc it is showing "This plug in is not supported" JAVA script is enabled for the browser. Please help |
58760 | Manually refreshing Gmail through the widget | I've been trying to save on data and have turned off all syncing while I'm not connected to WiFi using tasker to automate the whole process. Something that I would like to do would be to refresh my gmail manually through the widget window instead of having to tap the widget then pull down to refresh through the actual app. Is there a way to pull down inside of the widget window to manually refresh that way I can get a quick view of my inbox with out opening up the app? I know it's only one extra tap to accomplish what I am doing, but I have one whole home screen dedicated to the widget that way I can just swipe left/right to get a quick view of what emails I haven't read and/or initiate a refresh to get an update on my gmail. If this is not possible, is there a way to setup syncing to where only gmail is syncing over mobile networks and then when my phone connects to WiFi, everything else is turned back to auto-syncing alongside gmail, perhaps through a tasker task? Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks in advanced. |
58762 | Transparent app drawer background on a rooted phone | I tried to achieve this using Xposed FW's Gravity Box, Xblast tools but was unable to find this setting. Is there any app or mod that allows us to achieve a transparent/semi transparent app drawer background (the kind on the Google Experience Launcher). Please note that I want to achieve this **without using another launcher** or decompile trebuchet.apk. I'm using Legacy Xperia CM 10.2. |
66308 | Activating a new phone that is the same as my last phone on google account | i'm not sure if this question has come up yet. If it has, i've yet to come across it. I've got a new phone and the same old phone number. My new phone has a new sim card too, though i don't believe that has anything to do with apps... My new phone is identical to my old phone and my google play account is so smart that it thinks i've got all these apps installed that i don't have. that includes "google play." Since i've got these things installed, i'm unable to do it again so i can't access google play setting to remove the "installed" apps in order to re order them. What's a good solution besides never buying google products? |
24365 | Is there a way to index and search all data on my phone? | After taking a look at my options, I settled for Android-Sync to sync the Nexus with Outlook. One of the issues I have, though, is that Android-Sync in its Notes and Tasks applications doesn't support... * autocompletion * last modified date ...which means it's a pain to locate items and it forces users to scroll down the whole list and try to find the item they're looking for. Is there a way to index and search any data on the phone, even apps that don't ship with the Nexus by default? |
58768 | Mount /sdcard with Linux | I have two Android 4.x devices, one 4.0.2 and another 4.4.2. On both, I have installed _SSHelper_ to push data to and from the device using `rsync`. It worked, but the new environment does not even have a usable `rm`. I would like to switch over to something that works better and possibly faster. My next attempt was to use MTP over USB with `mtpfs`, but that does not work, it freezes. `simple-mtpfs` is not packaged for Ubuntu 13.10. KDE _KIO_ is able to read from the device over MTP, but that does not help me at all, since I want to write my own script using `rsync`, and it is not able to write to it. Then I tried `sshfs`, I do not get any errors mounting it, but I get IO-errors whenever I even try to `cd` into the mountpoint. I guess the environment with _SSHelper_ lacks something. It does not work with _HTTPS and FTPS Server_ either. The SFTP provided with the latter works with _Filezilla_ , though. So how can I get `/sdcard` to be mounted somewhere on my Linux machine and copy and delete files from it like I want? |
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