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71419 | Add address from Google search or maps | On iOS, as limited as it was, I could do two things that I can't figure out how to do in Android - htc one m8 1. When finding addresses in Google search or map, Google result page had an option to save a contact. That seems missing in Android. I can't figure out how to add an address from these results. 2. In ios, whenever I receive an address as plain text in email or sms or web page, I was able to long press and ios would give me option to add the info to a new or existing contact. I have no way of doing this in Android. I am forced to manually copy ever line to a contact. Any suggestions to resolve this would be appreciated. |
71414 | Do OTA updates expire? | I recently re-activated an old phone with my carrier. (To give you an idea how old, it is running Android 2.3.3, whereas the latest available for this phone is 2.3.4) It doesn't have the latest OTA update, but when I try to check for new updates ("Settings":"About Phone":"System Updates") I get the message "Checking for available update. Please wait..." and a spinner which just spins and spins. It never progresses past this point. If I back out and try to check again it usually doesn't even get to the spinner, sometimes I have to tap it many times before the spinner will even come up - some taps appear to do nothing and some appear to flash the "Checking..." for a split second. The phone has been rooted, but as far as I know that shouldn't affect an OTA update (although I understand the update will remove the rooting). Is it possible that OTA updates are discontinued after a while? This update is 2-3 years old. Is there anything else I can do to troubleshoot what the problem is? (I realize I could try wiping the device, in case there is something on the device that is preventing the update, but my concern is that if OTAs do expire then I would be stuck with an even older version on the device.) Update: It looks like the BlurUpdater_VZW.apk (and odex) were missing. However, the only copy I found appears to be from the 4.5.629 update and not the 4.5.608 that is on the phone, and it exhibits the same behavior. If I run the 4.5.629 version on a device with 4.5.629, I get a message that no updates are available, so maybe this means that if I can find a 4.5.608 version of the BlurUpdater files, that will work? |
71415 | Bricked phone due to cut-pasting of apk files | I accidentally _cut_ all the .apk and .odex files from `/system/apps/` and pasted onto the SD card instead of _copying_ and pasting them. My phone is totally bricked. Stuck in a boot-loop and factory reset doesn't work (as I had assumed it wouldn't). I cannot connect ADB to it because Android OS never actually loads (hence the boot-loop). I know there's a way to fix this I just dont know how to do it yet. PLEASE HELP ME DO THIS! This is a learning experience for me (good **_and_** bad). The phone in question is a Kyocera Hydro C5171 from Cricket. It has Android 4.0.4 ICS. It _is_ rooted (that's how I was able to accomplish this horrible act of murder to my precious phone). I need to figure this out please and will do all the homework on the subject myself **if only I could get pointed in the right direction!** I just don't know where to begin. I believe that I have only one option (this is just an assumption, please don't judge me): I have to flash the stock ROM onto the phone. If, indeed, that is the case I require a copy of the stock ROM first (I may not be searching for it right, but I can't seem to find it _anywhere_ on the web. Any help on where I can find this is GREATLY appreciated!!). Second, From what I've been reading Kyocera has locked the bootloader on this particular device and flashing the ROM is extremely difficult for seasoned veterans of this game (If this is true I will definitely need an instructor to properly guide me through the process). Third, I have no effing idea how to even begin flashing ROMs, so, here also, I will require some form of instruction or at least be pointed to a URL that contains a decent guide to accomplish what I'm trying to do. * * * **Updates** (from the comments): * I've got neither custom recovery nor a Nandroid backup * I can boot into stock recovery (wipe cache, wipe data, or reboot, see this screenshot), but my device is not discovered in this mode by ADB (latest drivers installed on my PC) |
71411 | Upload system directory from rom to system partition | I was updating my HTC Sensation (unlocked, S-OFF) from CM10.2 to CM11. I did standard full wipe, flashed boot.img using fastboot, and then gone to my recovery (twrp) to install the zip (contains system dir, boot.img, META-INF, file_contexts). However, when I opened the recovery, first thing I got was "Unable to mount /data". As a result, installation doesn't work. I can fix this problem later, but I want my phone to be usable during the fixing. So, I figured out that if I could upload the system directory (if it isn't possible, then correct me, but the content of the system directory looks exactly like what is supposed to be in system partition) directly using ADB sideload. Is it possible? If it is, what command to use? Is it a wise solution or should I try to repair that mount problem first and then install the zip? |
38705 | Turn on auto-correct when using a Bluetooth keyboard | I have been using my Nexus 7 for schoolwork and I love it. One problem, however, is that when I connect to my Bluetooth keyboard I no longer get auto- correct suggestions. I then decided to install Swiftkey 3 and discovered that if I had SwiftKey set as the default I could see a prediction bar, but there was still no auto-correct/auto-completion. How can I have auto-correct enabled when a hardware keyboard is connected? |
38706 | How can I know if the rooting files have malware? | I'm learning about how cellphone rooting works. Every procedure I've seen this far asks you to install a series of files that you download from random websites. Is it possible to know for sure that the files you are downloading will only root your phone, and that they are not 'trojans' or other types of malware? Thanks, |
30573 | How can I force MMS messages to retry? | I used to have this problem with my Nexus One on T-Mobile, and now have it again on my Samsung Galaxy SII on Sprint. It seems like about every other MMS message I get will fail to download. It'll just sit in that "downloading" state forever. (Note: it is not actually a pattern of every other time.) I have the stock Android messaging app that comes with the phone. I have found dozens of threads about this out there on various Android forums, but all of them seem to be pre-ICS and so I don't have the settings the solutions refer to. The solutions all seem to be really esoteric, too. If I can make it stop getting "stuck" that's great, but I figure the easier question is as posted: once it gets in that stuck state, how can I force it to restart the download? That'd be enough to fix the issue for me. |
30570 | Restart data connection when stalled? | Occasionally the data connection of my mobile will stall, i.e. it still looks like it _does_ have a data connection (either "H" or "G"), but no server can be contacted. (In particular, my ROM being a Cyanogen, the data icon will turn gray, meaning that the Google servers can't be contacted at the moment). This is usually easily solved by switching mobile data off and on again, which is not a terrible nuisance, except sometime this stalled state goes unnoticed for hours, putting me at risk of losing important communications. * is there an easy way to detect this "stalled connection" state? preferably a way that could be used in Tasker to trigger a disable/enable mobile data cycle? * is there an app to handle these situations? I found many that seem to deal with a similar problem, i.e. when the data connection is completely lost (no "H" or "G" icon), but none that deals with this particular situation. (This is happening on a rooted HTC Wildfire S with a Cyanogen 9 rom, but my question is not specific to it). |
34859 | Applications moved to SD card cannot be loaded | I have an Android phone running Android 2.2.1 with very limited phone memory. So I have to move the applications to SD card all the time. BUT: If I move applications to the SD card, then after I reboot the phone, some of the (most likely the bigger in size ones) will disappear on the application panel. And the icons in the _settings -> application management_ will turn into a gray icon with a SD mark on it. Also the name becomes the package name like 'com.foo.bar'. If I tap the icon, only the remove button is available. This is different from the issue of icons on application panel loads slow after reboot. This issue is about the application just won't load. Another thing on I noticed is that, on reboot, loading SD card seems done in a very short time. Maybe the system is not loading the SD card with enough time. Is there anything I can do about it? |
30577 | My Samsung Galaxy Nexus won't turn on | My phone is 8 months old, and since I got it, I've had it suddenly die on me twice, but both times it came back to life within 2/3 days. After the second time it happened, I tried to bring it into samsung to get it checked, but they told me because my screen had a crack, they weren't able to honour my warranty anymore. Hence, I'm in this sticky situation where I still have 2 years and 2 months of my contract left before I can even consider getting a new phone. This time, the phone has been dead for over a week. I tried these commonly advised tips: 1. removing the battery, leaving it out for periods of 5 mins to even a day or two 2. holding the off button for 30 seconds 3. holding the off + volume (down) button 4. holding the off + volume (up) buttons 5. options 3 and 4 in various successions And nothing works! Please help! Any suggestions or advice at all would be great! |
34856 | Can I reset the Kindle Fire HD and power off without going to setup? | I just got a Kindle Fire HD which Im planning to give away as a gift to a friend. But I need to boot it and write a review on my website before giving it. So, how can I make it look like I never switched it on? When we boot the tablet, it'll give us a setup wizard. After resetting, we will get to the setup wizard again. My question is, how to power off the tablet without following the setup and will it show the setup when I power it again? |
40133 | mp3 from email to player | I want to download an mp3 from email and listen to it through the google music player. I currently do it through yahoo mail and jelly bean 4.2.2. However after downloading I have to turn off and back on phone for it to show in player. Closing the player and restarting player does not get it to recognise the newly downloaded file. There must be a better way? |
40132 | Screen Translation? | How can the text in a **running** app be translated? Ideally, I would like it to be automatic, like the translation _Google Chrome Desktop_ does. Second best solution, If the above is not possible, to be able to translate a screenshot taken from the device (without using a PC, and preferably without internet connection).   I have tried to translate the screenshot with _Google Translate_ and _Google Goggles_ (Thanx @forums), but the former can only work with the camera, and not with a stored file, where as the later does not correctly identify all texts (see comments below). OS/Device (if that matters): Android 4.2.2, LG Nexus 4 |
40135 | SGS3 I-9300 Android 4.2 - why can't I disable these system apps? | _nb. I can disable them using 3rd party root apps without any discernible negative effects._   Are these networking protocols default? They seem to be harmless but everything I read about sit0 seems to suggest it's no longer used.  This looks like some serious networking issues to my layman's eye. Yes or no?  (click image to enlarge) I have 100s or 1000s of logcat messages where a request for Neighboring Cell IDs is denied. Is this some kind of worm attempt being blocked by policy?  (click image to enlarge) |
40137 | Can Not Open mmssms.db | I have taken a copy of the mmssms.db from the /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/ I am trying to open this in sqliteman, but the database does not want to load in, I have taken multiple copies and it will still not open. The Android version is Ice Cream Sandwhich. Any help will be muchly appreciated as I am running out of ideas! All other databases open fine from the phone. |
40136 | How to connect Galaxy S2 m250s model via USB? | I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 that my uncle brought for me from Korea. This model of the S2, for some reason, has connecting issues through USB. The computer does not detect it at all! I tried connecting it in my Ubuntu OS, and also on a cousin's Windows 8, still no luck at all. I wish to backup the phone first, it is not rooted, so I need to follow what was said here. And after the backup I have to change its ROM to i9100 from the current m250s, so I can use it properly. But for all that to happen, it needs be connected to the PC first. It has ICS 4.0.4. **Additional information collected from the comments:** This is what I get when the phone is not connected: $ sudo lsusb Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub And this is what I get after connecting through the download mode of the phone: $ sudo lsusb Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Which is no change at all. The phone is not even detected there! I also tried different cables, but the situation stays unchanged. |
47481 | How to remove "calendar events" from the lock screen? | I think I used to have the clock and the alarm time being shown on the upper part of my lock screen. All of a sudden, since a couple of days ago, I'm now being shown the calendar on the lock screen. ### How did the calendar get into my lock screen, and how do I remove it? If relevant, my device is a Samsung Galaxy Nexus. |
47487 | Auto-accept incoming bluetooth tether request? | Everytime I tether my PC to use my phone's internet via bluetooth it (phone) asks for confirmation. Is there a way to auto-accept that confirmation or suppress it altogether? * * * This app doesn't work for me. (I'm not sure whether it's its intended purpose. Although it could be and it might be not working on _my_ device... (I've sent email to the dev.)) I can't find any other apps... |
18194 | How do I save sms messages e.g. to SIM? | Today have fired up my new Samsung Galaxy S II. To find that managing SMS messages is not as intuitive as on my old - non-smart Sony Ericsson. Cant seem to find a way to save messages to SIM - or anywhere else - for example. And - I'm not up to android progamming! |
18192 | GPS not working on Galaxy S II | I have a Samsung Galaxy S2. My GPS doesn't work. It just says "Waiting for location" the whole time. At first when I bought the phone, I think it worked correctly, but now it doesn't. I tried: androidng.com/fix-galaxy-s-gps and similar stuff, nothing helped. How can I enabled the GPS function? P.S. I installed a few apps for battery savings, I disabled them now, maybe it was a cause? But it still doesn't work. I could reset everything probably, but then my apps would be deleted, right? |
72996 | "Charging 54%" in android x86 | I am using android via virtualbox in my windows 7 PC. My android x86 home screen always shows a **"Charging 54%"** message before I unlock it. It never increases or gets down. Why is it always "charging 54%" ? |
72997 | Voice commands in google now like "How tall is Barack Obama" etc. not working | I've had my Nexus 5 ever since is got released. The "Okay Google" command works, but when I ask voice commands like "How tall is Barack Obama", or "Drive to work" it's just parsing the words to search terms in browser. I've looked up the problem, but can't seem to find a solution. I'm from Denmark and I'm using Danish as the language on the phone. |
72995 | CyanogenMod for my Blu Vivo 4.8 | I just bought the Blu Vivo 4.8 HD smartphone, and I want to know if there is any way to flash CyanogenMod on my device? |
68 | Is there a shortcut to the taskmanager on HTC tattoo | I can never end a task easily on the HTC tattoo - is there a shortcut to it I can make, or an easier app to use? |
69 | How can I change the default search box to use another browser? | I've installed Dolphin which I love, but the search box on the homepage always defaults to the regular browser. I'd prefer it just go into Dolphin right away..how can I do this? |
72998 | How uninstall SAP Afaria from Android device? | I am testing the SAP Afaria in my tablet and I am no longer want use. I try uninstall the app but its locked for uninstall. In the administrator page from SAP, I didn't find how remove the enrollment. |
40689 | Android sdcard appears empty to Windows? | I have a Archos Cobalt tablet. The external micro sdcard appears empty to the tablet and to the pc when the tablet is attached via USB, debugging on. I have used app2sd to move apps to the sdcard. Without the card in they don't work so it must have moved them but it still appears as blank to the tablet and pc? The contents of the tablets internal disk appear ok on both the tablet and in Windows so whats the difference? I have also tried removing the card and plugging it in again. |
40688 | How use the Samsung Galaxy S3 stock contact/phone app with custom ROM? | I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 with Verizon with the custom ROM Cyanogenmod 10.1. It has it's own people app and dialer. Previously, before I rooted my phone and installed the Cyanogenmod, the S3 comes with Samsung's TouchWiz along with all of Samsung's built-in apps. One of the apps was their dialer and contacts app. Is there anyway, while using the Cyanogenmod, to replace the Cyanogenmod's default phone app with the original S3's phone app? Is there an apk file of the phone app I could install? Thanks! |
40687 | Is it possible to add arbitrary folders to the media scanner? | I have a Samsung Captivate Glide and it's got 4 gigs of storage that isn't main storage and isn't SD card memory. It shows up as a separate section under `settings->storage` and it's mounted on `/sdcard/usbStorage` The **real** physical SD card is mounted under `/sdcard/external_sd`. So it's 4 gigs of free space, but I can't use it for anything because the media scanner won't pick up anything I put in there. Is there a way to force the scanner to search particular directories? |
40686 | Bash terminal on tablets | I would like to buy a tablet and use it as a netbook to work using a keyboard dock (I still like the touchscreen and stylus options over buying a netbook). I work mostly on linux machines where I need ssh, vpn and the ability to open X windows remotely. Are there terminals for the Android tablets that can do that ? Anyone with comments about Ubuntu on tablets ? |
504 | Prevent HTC Tattoo from losing its mobile broadband connection | My HTC Tattoo loses its mobile broadband connection after a couple of days without a restart. Calling and SMS still work but no data connections. Disabling and reenabling the mobile data connection does not help. Only with a restart the data connection can be used again. Is there a solution to this problem? |
40683 | Phone restarting again and again | I am having samsung galaxy ace GT-s5830i. The phone is restarting again and again after installing a game from 4shared.com.please help me out. Phone is rooted one. |
7758 | Is there a quick way to go to the top or the bottom of a web page when using the standard internet browser | Browsing to a **long page** in the **standard browser** on my _Galaxy S_ phone, I just realised how hard it is to go back to the top of the page ( after having scrolled to the end ). Is there a way ( _some gesture or something_ ) to simulate the **'Home'** and **'End'** keys one can use when using a PC browser programs ? E.g. to quickly go to the top or the end of the page ? |
6521 | An application to identify actors in movies | I swore I read about an application like that. I thought it was Google Goggles but that doesn't seem to do it. Anyone have any idea? |
15012 | Google Latitude and multiple devices - How to prevent location jumping? | I have an Android smartphone and tablet which both are linked to my Google account and Latitude enabled. Since I don't carry the tablet always with me, my Latitude location sometimes jumps back and forth, if my smartphone has no connectivity. I could disable Latitude on my tablet, **but I wonder if there is a way to configure Latitude on the tablet to not provide any location information at all?** |
30395 | Speaker makes rough sound when connected to wifi! | I have a tablet with android version 4.0.4. When the tablet is **connected** to wifi network the speaker makes some "non-electrical" (irregular krrrrrrrr) sound. I don't exactly know when did this problem started. I bought it just a couple months back. Is ti some software problem or hardware problem? How can I resolve this? Thanks |
15015 | Why are playlists breeding like rabbits on my device? | I use Banshee 2.2 to synchronize music and podcasts to my Android 2.3 device. On the device, I'm using PowerAMP to play music. When I open PowerAMP and look at the playlists, each one is repeated a dozen times. So, for example, I have a playlist called "Pop". After a dozen syncs with my computer, I now have 12 playlists called "Pop". 11 are empty, and one has the actual playlist in it. At first I thought this was a problem with PowerAMP, but since I have tried the Android default music player and a few other music apps, the problem is repeated no matter what I use to play music. So it seems this isn't an app specific problem, but a system wide one. I have scoured the onboard memory and the SD card, but I have no idea where the playlists are stored. (Note my phone is not rooted, nor do I intend to.) How do I clear out the empty playlists and stop this behaviour? |
30390 | How does one copy all the data AND apps from one Asus tablet to another? | I have an Asus Transformer Prime TF-201, and am upgrading to an Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF-701. Before I sell my old table, I want to backup all my data and apps, and somehow transfer them to the new tablet. Is this possible _without_ rooting the tablet? Both are currently synced with my Google account, and on both tablets, under **Settings** -> **Backup and Restore** , both tablets are set to backup information to Google. |
6526 | Finding the appropriate ROM - translating ROM names to something legible | The Shipped ROMs site has a bunch of ROMs listed, but I can never make out which one is the one I am looking for. Using the baseband version is straightforward, but even then there are often a couple ROMs that fit. Please excuse me if I should not be doing this, but I'll give you a concrete example: In my case, I am looking for the stock ROM for the unlocked HTC Desire I bought in The Netherlands (I'm Belgian myself, but this makes little difference). So I looked at the Bravo page: http://www.shipped- roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Bravo The baseband version is 32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27 so that gives me a list of 8 ROMs RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.2_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_151783_signed.exe Binary File RUU_Bravo_Froyo_TELUS_WWE_2.25.661.2_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_151557_signed.exe Binary File PB99IMG_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.2_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_151783_signed.zip Archived File RUU_Bravo_Froyo_Vodafone_UK_2.33.161.2_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_157522_signed.exe Binary File RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_ARA_2.32.415.3_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_157343_signed.exe Binary File RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC__ARA_2.32.415.3_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_157343_signed.exe Binary File RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.5_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_159811_signed.exe Binary File PB99IMG_2.29.405.5_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_159811_signed.zip Archived File In this list, there are a couple abbreviations I do not know or understand, such as: WWE, ARA, RUU. Any help, general or specific to my case, is much appreciated. I believe I know I will need a bin and not an exe file, and I can probably rule out Telus and Vodafone ones. Thanks in advance |
6529 | What's the purpose of the trackball? | what's the point of the trackball of the Nexus One and of the analogous devices in other similar phones? (e.g. HTC Desire's optical pointing device). Is there any use case for which the touchscreen is not enough? |
15019 | Unable to restore stock OS on Nexus S | I had a post on how can I restore the default OS on phone that has custom build? however this got closed because it was a possible duplicate. Unfortunately the duplicate did not answer my question so I am posting again with further details. Basically I had built the Android source and flashed this to my phone and now I would like to go back to the stock version. The link in the duplicate points to the following recovery file http://android.clients.google.com/packages/ota/google_crespo/f182cf141e6a.signed- soju-ota-102588.f182cf14.zip I renamed this to update.zip, and reboot into recovery. I then get a triangle with an exclamation mark. Then I hit the power and volume up key again and see more options, so I then selected 'apply update from /sdcard'. I receive the error: E:failed to verify whole-file signature E:signature verification failed Installation aborted How can I restore my phone with stock Gingerbread? |
30399 | None of the apps on my Samsung Galaxy S Advance are working | I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy S Advance. I used the phone for the first 2 days with my old SIM and the phone was working well. I tried using all apps like Gmail, GTalk, Samsung Apps, Google Play etc. and they were all in order. 2 days later, I removed my SIM to copy contacts from my old phone. I also entered my old SD card in the new phone as it had all old contacts and images. Since then, all the apps have stopped working. It keeps saying 'Loading....' whenever I try to use the apps. A while later, it says 'No connection' or 'No Network' and asks me to try again. Which connection is it talking about? Coz my mobile network is functional. I have been connecting to the net on the GPRS. |
77815 | Nexus 7 2013 LTE (DEB) is acting weird | Every time I open a Video in the official YouTube App (from Google), on my Nexus 7 2013 LTE, it tries to play in 720p. I see in the middle (where the play button would be) of the black rectangle (the place, where the video will be shown) the loading circle: it loads....disappears...loads....disappears.....(you get the point). After a few tries the text "An error accrued. Tap to reload" (or something similar). When I try to change to 360p (the highest working resolution) the resolution menu/dialog gets closed when the loading circle disappears. My N7 ("DEB") is running on Stock 4.4.3, with Root, BusyBox, and Xposed. I've already tried loading a 720p video without Xposed installed => nothing changes. With cm- gapps it also doesn't work. I've tried cm11 and it worked there. But on cm11 the Play Store is downloading very slowly (~8kb/s). Has someone an answer to my problem? |
77816 | How to fix a consistently freezing app download? | On my new Motorola X, I am downloading an app (Amazon's Kindle app) from the Google Play store and it is consistently getting to 91% downloading and then freezing there. I can cancel the download and try it again, but it always stops at 91%. Is there a way to reset the download so it truly starts from scratch? Or is there something else I should try? |
77817 | Cleaning up Samsung S2 memory | When I use the application manager, I see that 1.8GB are occupied out of 2GB available. This of course causes issues when installing apps and brings up a warning notifications that some system services may malfunction. However, if I sum the memory taken by my apps, I come up at 1GB, and many of these apps have been moved to the SD card. I've tried to use Clean Master to free space, but without much success. So I want to cleanup files manually. What partitions on the phone's system are the ones in the 2GB space? Is it the root partition? |
77810 | Is there a setting to allow folders to be uploaded from a PC/Mac to an Android phone via bluetooth? | Reason I ask is because I get an error message saying that the type is not acceptable/supported when I attempt to drag and drop a folder into the window on my Mac showing the contents of my Android SD card. Using Astro Bluetooth on Sony Z1 Compact, latest Android. Mac OS Mavericks. Looked around here on SE but couldn't find an answer that addresses this issue with folders. |
16828 | How to add wallpapers to Kindle Fire? | Where do I add/delete pictures so the Kindle Fire will randomly select it as a wallpaper for the device? |
35815 | Switching profiles based on networks availability | While there are plenty of apps to switch profiles based on various triggers (time, position, ...), Llama being an excellent one for instance -- I did not manage to find any which would from time to time switch a network device on (Wifi, Bluetooth) and check whether a previously configured network is available, then connect if it is available. Should the network not be available, or not be available anymore, the device would be switched off. Until the next check. This would be extremely useful for someone who is neither very much "time organized" (ie. I do not know what I will be doing a Tuesday at 10:00), nor "place organized" (I spend some time in the neighborhood of my WiFi access point, without the access point being close enough to be connected to, but close enough for cell/GPS based location to think I am in its direct vicinity). Would someone know of such an application (or a combo - one for WiFi, one for Bluetooth)? Thank you! |
69538 | How to access the calculator history? | The native calculator app for Android has a "clean history" option, but I have no clue on how to see this history. I've tried swipe movements, clicked on every possible button and even to held down the menu button as described here Accessing Calculation History on HTC Calculator App, but I could not make the on screen keyboard show up. Anybody had more luck trying this? I am running Android 4.4. _Edit:_ Added this screenshot to show what button I mean: http://m.imgur.com/LiSogE5 |
4157 | Are all Android phones good for accessibility? | Can you recommend Android phones that are better for a visually impaired person? |
37331 | Galaxy fit stuck at boot screen | My galaxy fit became unresponsive after the phone memory got full, so I removed the battery and replaced it back. Now my phone is stuck on the booting screen, it just shows the glowing samsung text and then reboots. I have also tried to to remove the sd card and reboot but it does not help |
69532 | Fast Upload, Slow Download on Wireless-AC WAN over SFTP | Title says most of it. I use ES File Explorer, but the issue seems to exist in any file manager. Copying files to the SFTP server nets 20-30MB/s, whereas copying files from is ~400-500kB/s. I gather this may have something to do with Android treating these copy operations as a background download, but that's mostly supposition. |
4159 | Sharing contacts on HTC Desire HD | I have a stock Desire HD using HTC Sense and am having trouble sharing contacts. When I choose mail as a method to send contacts it doesn't offer me the choice to use my Gmail account? Anyone have any idea why? Really wish there was an option to turn off sense without rooting :( |
18271 | Samsung Galaxy S heat up a lot, getting restarted and slow start up time | I'm using Samsung galaxy S with O.S. 2.3.3. I'm having the following problems. It is getting heated up a lot. Because of this the battery is drained so faster. That too when it is getting charged if I place butter it melts down. It is also getting restarted whenever there is an exception in the app. I'm having a lot of applications so the start up time is very slow around 3 - 8 minutes to load. |
43569 | Getting GApps error message | Hi I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 and this message started appearing. > process com.google.process.gapps has stopped Please help with a solution. Is this linked to a failure of the Google Play Store app. |
43566 | Not able to see who is calling in HTC Desire C when connected to computer | When **HTC desire C** is connected to the laptop, the screen gets locked and if a call comes, the phone is not showing the caller details. Also there is no option to unlock the phone when it is connected to the computer. Only options I left with are 1. To answer the call unknowingly who is calling 2. To wait till it becomes a missed call. Any ideas to see the who is calling when It is connected to the laptop. I tried the `Stay Awake while charging` option and set it to `On`; but no use. |
43562 | Can't update Nexus S. Stuck at "waiting for download" | I want to upgrade my Operating system (Nexus S I9250) which currently is Android 4.1 . My cell is not rooted and I have never tampered with the android system shipped, always upgraded it though. Right now, it says "Waiting for Download" but the progress bar never goes ahead. |
43561 | Message Memory Full in Samsung Galaxy Young Duos & Screenshot transferring | I have a Samsung Galaxy Young Duos. I got it for Christmas in 2012 and recently it has begun to tell me i have insufficient storage etc. Today it told me " Cannot receive message, Device to full..." It's really annoying, what can I do? I've been deleting messages but it's not helping D: Thanks ! |
19641 | What happened to Lenovo LePhone? Is it on the market? Was it released? | I found a lot of adds, comparisons, and presentations of Lenovo LePhone, mostly from January 2010, but on earth I cannot find any store where to buy it! Was it released at last? |
19643 | Is it possible to s-off without wiping out phone memory? | Is it? I don't want to wipe out my apps. |
74898 | How can I view SMTP headers in gmail app? | I'd like to view the full SMTP headers of a message in my gmail app, but haven't found a way to do so. I've also also tried the Web client, but it displays a tablet-specific view, even when I've checked "request desktop site" |
74895 | Hide Phone call interruptions | You know how if you're using the browser and someone calls, you basically get interrupted and the screen changes to show who is calling, right? Is there an app that will just hide the calls and make them appear in the notifications? For example, I'm using the browser and in the notification area it says "Scroll down to answer phone call from: Caller name" |
74891 | Is there an internet free radio app that can connect to bluetooth speakers | I have an old Samsung galaxy S1 that I would like to use an a radio transmitter and connect to my home entertainment system via bluetooth. To run the built in app you are required to have head phones connected and you have the option to output the music through the phone speaker. How can I move this from the phone speaker to the bluetooth option? Are there any apps that can do this? The main criteria for this is to be internet free. If the internet is required I can just use the laptop for the music through Spotify or some other app(which i don't want to do) |
74893 | Resources on how to decipher Android Error logs | Are there any resources that explain how to read logs for troubleshooting purposes. Mainly the fatal errors and warnings. It can be confusing but may help explain why a issue occurs could check the log and find the root cause. |
74892 | Proprietary software distributed along with Linux kernel | What is the licensing rationale behind distributing proprietary (copyrighted) software within a common smartphone's Android system? I mean software like device drivers (camera, GSM modules etc.) or closed source apps like Google Apps. I thought proprietary software can not be distributed alongside a GPLv2 Linux kernel which Android runs on top of. |
17561 | How can I add a calender to my Android tablet? | How can I add a calender to my Android tablet? In Settings>Accounts& Synch I can only create Exchange account. There is no option to create any calendar. I do not have android market, google calender, gmail android apps. I standard calendar pre-installed - but I can do nothing because I have no calendars to save events. How to fix it? |
17564 | Save more then 200 SMS per contact on 2.3? | I've noticed that my Samsung Galaxy Gio (Android 2.3) saves only 200 SMS per contact. Is there any way to save more? |
17568 | What I have to do to connect my android smartphone (Galaxy Ace S5830) to home wifi wpa2? | I searched in the internet a lot, but there's no clear answer. I have Galaxy Ace s5830 with system Android. I tried connect to home wifi network (this network is secured by WPA2), but my smartphone can't connect. I putted wpa2 password correctly for sure. When I push "Connect" button, for a while it's "Scanning...", and then says "Disconnect". If I disable security of my home wifi network, I can connect and it's working well. I don't know where the problem is: on the android system or hardware of my smartphone, or maybe on the router. I heard that there are problems with Android and WiFi connection by WPA2, but is there no solution or I can't find its. Thanks. |
13413 | Why does my HTC Desire play a tune (like notification) without a visual message? | A friend of mine has a HTC Desire and every so often it play a little tune (like a message notification) even though there are no messages or calls. What's causing this? |
13416 | How can I improve the noise cancellation on my Nexus One? | Despite the highly praised Nexus One built-in noise cancellation, I need to use speech recognition in an extremely noisy environment with better noise isolation/cancellation. Is there a so called "speech recognition microphone" that would help? I'm not aware of the complexity or performance of the noise isolation algorithm used by the N1, is it as good as I'm going to get? |
59909 | ES File Explorer: how to access to the extras for developers | I tried to change the default music app executed with ES File Explorer with not success. I tried to clear the data of the app, uninstall and install again and set the default music app with Default App Manager. I found the following instructions from the ES File Explorer site: http://www.estrongs.com/res/develop_en.htm Are those options to change the file association? Should I program something to do it? |
46423 | "Hangouts (replaces Talk)" -- can I replace Hangouts with Talks if I don't like it? | I'm disappointed that Google Hangouts is going away from XMPP. If I download the "Hangouts (replaces Talk)" app on my Galaxy Nexus (Google Nexus 3), will I be able to go back to Google Talk, if needed? Is there a way to keep Google Talk? Or is there a way to communicate with people who use Google Hangouts through Google Talk or XMPP? |
46422 | Send shift+enter to facebook comment field? | What would be the easiest way to allow me to send shift-enter to Facebook comment field from my Nexus 10, to write multi-paragraph comments? The built-in keyboard doesn't seem to be able to do this. |
46425 | Nexus 7 can't connect to PC | When choosing MTP or PTP, the box is checked, then when I exit the screen and go back to the USB Device Settings screen, my previous choice is not seen, and both boxes are unchecked. It's like the Nexus has forgotten I've made the choice. Now I can't connect my nexus to PC as the PC won't recognize it! I recently plugged my Nexus into my LG TV using the USB lead, if that is at all helpful. |
45190 | AT&T Samsung Galaxy Skyrocket running jellybean update, Voice Dialer issues with BlueAnt | I upgraded my phone using KIES through a USB connection and now when ever I try to use my BlueAnt Q2 bluetooth headset it starts the new Voice Dialler that just doesn't work at all. Can't recognize a word I say and then takes off dialing a number that's not even close to what I have said. Is there any solution to this or am I just hosed.. |
20613 | Disable buttons for emergency call and volume control in lock screen | When you see Android's lock screen, there are still some controls available that may be used without unlocking the phone. For me (Android 2.3.3 - LG version) it's the volume control and the button for emergency calls. Unfortunately, it has happened a number of times now that, when the phone was in my pocket, it somehow automatically started an emergency call or increased the volume. I don't know how this could happen but ... The only solution I can imagine is to disable those controls. Is this (easily) possible? If yes, how? |
45193 | No captive portal/hotspot sign-in notification | on my previous phone, an Xperia Arc, when I needed to sign in to my work's captive portal (wifi hotspot) I got a notification. Now that I have an HTC One I no longer get this notification. Is there any way I can get this notification on my HTC One? Thanks, Jamie |
20617 | Screen lock settings won't change on Ice Cream Sandwich with MS Exchange Email | I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.0.2. I have a corporate email set up to Microsoft Exchange. My sys admin said we use the default mobile policies for Exchange, but he doesn't know the details. My phone's Screen Lock setting is set to None and I cannot change it. If I select PIN, it asks me to enter and confirm a PIN, then returns to the Security settings page and shows my Screen lock is set to "None" After reading http://boingboing.net/2012/03/13/the-scary-consequences-of-a- lo.html I thought it best to at least have a PIN, but right now I can't set one. Any suggestions? \--- update I just did a test (with my sysadmin's help). We set up a Nexus One with Android 2.3 and the lock screen settings worked fine. Is there something in ICS? |
45196 | Whatsapp: How can I remove myself as an admin of a group? | There is a group that I was a member of. Suddenly one day, all of a sudden I became admin of a group. How can I remove myself as an admin of the group? And how can I make someone else an admin of that group? Any help appreciated. |
81938 | How do I send a YouTube video from my desktop to my Android tablet? | Apps such as YouTube and Netflix use the X protcol to conect to smart TVs so you can send (a link to) the video you're watching to the TV, and it starts playing on the TV right away. I'm looking for something like the reverse of this: if I've started watching a video on the YouTube website on my Ubuntu PC, I'd like to have that start playing on my tablet (e.g. so I can take it with me to the kitchen as I cook). Ideally, it should start playing on the tablet at the same point I was at on the website. The simplest workaround I can think of would be to use the "Watch later" playlist to save the video, and then open it on the tablet. That's quite long- winded, and I'm hoping there's something easier. |
81930 | How can I determine which block device corresponds to internal memory? | **Premable** : My MP707 phone gave me an "overheated battery" panic message earlier in the summer, adn told me to take out the battery immediately. (It had been sitting in the sun, and was probably just confused about the source of the heat, but I didn't think of this at the time, alas.) So I opened it up and took out the battery...without a shutdown first. The next time I started it up, I got a warning about internal storage being damaged, and did I want to reformat it. Note: _internal_ storage, not the SD card! I found that images and recordings I'd made were no longer accessible, and the voice recorder didn't want to function because it couldn't find a place to store the recordings. Not long after, the phone started shutting down at random, and then wouldn't start up at all. I ordered a new battery, and went back to using my old phone. A few days ago, I picked up the MP707 and it turned on just fine! (Still gave me the damaged memory warning) And as far as I can tell -- I'm a newbie in this phone stuff -- the internal storage seems to have gone missing. **The meat of the question** : Following the advice here How can I recover a deleted file on android I managed to root the phone, install a terminal program, and start poking around. I'd like to do a raw copy of that internal memory, in hopes of recovering one or two things. But the first instruction is "Find out on which block device the file was on. Via mount". Well, `mount` tells me this:   (I can't figure out how to copy/paste from VNCLite...sorry). Can anyone, looking at this, guess which mount point corresponds to internal memory, or tell me how I might determine this? |
81931 | Is it possible to add more search providers to the Google Search? | In the Google Now/Search application, when you view the settings, you get a list of all the applications that can be searched. Is it possible to develop apps that can add more search providers to this? I'd like to be able to search my calendar and contacts too but I can't seem to. Earlier Android versions had an application called QuickSearch but this seems to have been removed as per the AOSP commits. Does Android now support in- device search or is this idea dead? Here's a screenshot of my settings page.  Click image for larger version |
6064 | Book library management solutions, that allows adding titles with a upc reader? | What would be a good easy way to catalog my physical book library with a UPC reader on android? Would you have suggestions for a simple individual library management solutions? |
6062 | Can I play DRM music from iTunes on my Android? | I thought that DRM content on iTunes could only be played on iTunes, but then I saw SongBird, a non-Apple application that can play DRM protected music. Is there an app for that uses similar technology that can play my old iTunes purchases? Is there any other ways I can play my music on my Android (Wildfire)? |
6063 | How do I copy pictures onto a folder on the home screen? | I have some pictures that I want to copy to a folder on the home screen, but I can't see any way to do that. The home screen isn't a directory like all the others, so I can't _copy_ files there. Is there any way to do that? I have a Samsung Galaxy S with Froyo. |
42217 | How to launch Google Keep from shell? | Using command from http://learnandroid.blogspot.in/2008/01/run-android- application-from-command.html I want to launch keep from shell. |
42214 | Native SIP client in Samsung Galaxy S2 Android version 4.1.2 | I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 which is upgraded to Android 4.1.2. I did not find the SIP settings. Where have they gone to? |
48478 | Turn off email notifications (not Gmail) | I have been getting email notifications from Gmail and the default email app on my Samsung Galaxy Exhibit. I only want to use Gmail but, when I go to uncheck "show notifications" for the default email app, I am unable to do so (it is grayed out). Why is this? I really don't need double notifications. |
48471 | Lowering the brightness of the camera flash | My girl has a Samsung Galaxy S Duos (GT-S7562L). The camera is good, but its flash is so strong that after the photo we have to wait for 1 or 2 minutes to our eyes be able to see all clearly - it is like to when you see the sun light directly. So I would like to change flash brightness in some way: hardware or software. The easier but ugliest hardware way is to use a semi-transparent sticker in front of lens. Do you know any way to change flash brightness entering some hidden settings (common settings do not have that option) or using another settings app or camera app? The phone is not rooted, but I accept solutions in this way. |
48473 | Gmail Notifications | Recently I seem to have stopped getting notification when I receive new emails on Gmail. I used to get these until a few weeks back. I have a Nexus 4 with the Android 4.2.2 and I am running the latest version of the Gmail app. I have checked and notifications are turned on for the Gmail app in Settings->Apps Anyone know why these might have stopped? |
48476 | Samsung Galaxy S Duos can't scan and find WiFi networks | My Samsung Galaxy S Duos can't scan and find WiFi networks. It keeps turning on and off. I factory reset my phone almost 4 times and restarted it so many times that I lost count. Then my phone just gets stuck in a reboot loop. What can I do to fix this issue? |
10030 | Exclude App from Android 2.1 on Android Market for Performance Reasons? | I published a computationally intensive app for Android 2.1+ that has been very well received. But there have been some negative reviews and comments pertaining to performance. These are from people who want to use the app, but can't because they say it's running way too slowly. It works smoothly on my Sprint Evo 4G (Android 2.2). Moreover, from the many positive comments, I can see that many people do not have performance issues running this app on their devices. Let's assume there are no programming issues and the code is maximally efficient. I am considering blocking the app from Android 2.1, and making it accessible only for 2.2 and above. Have other people encountered this situation? Are there really some 2.1 phones out there that are very slow, say, using the speed of the Evo as a benchmark? |
7379 | SGS doesn't go to download, recovery mode nor does it connect via USB after installing a battery MOD | I installed some app called "Galaxy s battery icon mod 2" on my rooted Samsung Galaxy S (with a lagfix OCLF), it required rebooting my handset. Then, it didn't boot up, my handset entered an infinite loop, (after the Samsung galaxy S GT-I9000 then the galaxy S logo appears) it vibrates as it does when some app hangs or freezes, some mouse cursor on the upper left side, and I can't even get it to enter recovery or download mode using the three buttons, but all what it does is restarting the phone and the loop begins again. Tried to connect it via USB, didn't connect or anything. Does anyone know what to do before resorting to the jig factory mode method. Ah, and USB debugging mode isn't activated, and some times I get a recovery screen, guess it got something to do with the app, and it says enter key or something but I can't enter anything or selecvt anything on the screen, it got recover and cancel. |
54538 | How to prevent my Google account from acting like it's from the US? | I'm from the Czech Republic and via some proxy I made my Google account look like a US-based one to try Google music etc. Now Google music with all access arrived in my country and it's cheaper than in the US! But Google remembers my account as being US-based so I still see the US price of $9.99. Do you know how to change it back? |
54532 | How to get mail sitting in Outbox to be sent out? | I am using a Sony XPeria tablet with Android 4.1.2. I am using an ereader which can send email from within the app. If the tablet is not in Airplane mode, the emails go out fine. If the tablet is in airplane mode, the emails get queued in the outbox folder. When not in airplane mode, I open the stock email app and I see the emails int the outbox folder. However I see no option to send out the emails when I select the messages. When I resync, I get inbound messages but the outbound messages stay stuck in Outbox. The only way I can send these emails is by selecting each message and forwarding it to myself (the recipient of these messages is myself). My mail server is outlook.com. How do you force outgoing messages to be sent out? |
54536 | Permission Denial for google location services | I was going through logcat and found that this error was flooding all over > W/ActivityManager( 457): **Permission Denial** : getCurrentUser() from > pid=1827, uid=10010 requires android.permission. **INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS** > F/MultiUserUtil( 1827): null F/MultiUserUtil( 1827): > java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException F/MultiUserUtil( 1827): at > java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) F/MultiUserUtil( 1827): > at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511) F/MultiUserUtil( 1827): > at eod.a(SourceFile:56) F/MultiUserUtil( 1827): at ebw.a(SourceFile:596) > F/MultiUserUtil( 1827): at ecj.a(SourceFile:302) F/MultiUserUtil( 1827): at > ecj.a(SourceFile:283) F/MultiUserUtil( 1827): at ecb.a(SourceFile:877) > F/MultiUserUtil( 1827): at ecu.handleMessage(SourceFile:67) F/MultiUserUtil( > 1827): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) > F/MultiUserUtil( 1827): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137) > F/MultiUserUtil( 1827): at > android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:60) F/MultiUserUtil( 1827): > Caused by: java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: getCurrentUser() > from **pid=1827** , uid=10010 requires > android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS F/MultiUserUtil( 1827): at > android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1425) F/MultiUserUtil( 1827): at > android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1379) F/MultiUserUtil( 1827): at > android.app.ActivityManagerProxy.getCurrentUser(ActivityManagerNative.java:3886) > F/MultiUserUtil( 1827): at > android.app.ActivityManager.getCurrentUser(ActivityManager.java:1948) > F/MultiUserUtil( 1827): ... 11 more F/MultiUserUtil( 1827): null Now pid 1827 belongs to **com.google.process.location** root@android:/ # ps | grep 1827 u0_a10 1827 104 248516 21980 ffffffff 40031df8 S com.google.process.location Is this a bug in Google Services app? Device: Samsung Galaxy Mini GT-S5570 ROM: BALTROM version 5 (CM 10.1.0-RC3/Jellybean) |
59169 | Change calendar location viewer | When I put in a location for an event in the Google Calendar on my Nexus 4, and then select it later it opens up in Google Earth which I do not want to happen. How can I change it to open in Google Maps, so I can use the location for directions? I have looked under `Settings > calendar` but there was nothing under the default open header. Am I looking in right place? |
59161 | Single Window Menu screen in Nexus 5 | I am using Nexus 5 with Android 4.4.2. Its menu screen contains "3 screens" to accommodate all the apps I have. But I remember in older Android (I think I saw it in Galaxy S phone) that all the apps were put in single screen and we could scroll down to get any app. So I want to change this "multi-window" menu screen to a single scrollable window. Is it possible in KitKat? if so, how? |
59162 | Poor performance of HDR in Nexus 5 | I am using Nexus 5. And image taken with HDR is very poor quality. I have updated to 4.4.2, still no improvement. So to make sure I am doing it correct, I installed another app "Best HDR" and compared images with that of Android's and first one is much better. I will put the two images here (images are compressed for fast uploading, so it will be a little blurry than the real):   Taken with Android HDR / Taken with Best HDR (click images for larger variants) **Question** : Why is it like this? Is the HDR of Android that bad or am I doing anything wrong? **More samples** Image taken with normal camera : http://imgur.com/eVnzt6r,cNByvdn,EY69EXc#2 Image taken with android HDR : http://imgur.com/eVnzt6r,cNByvdn,EY69EXc#0 Image taken with Best HDR app : http://imgur.com/eVnzt6r,cNByvdn,EY69EXc#1 |
59165 | run android on windows 7 | all I want to do running android on windows (7) is using whatsapp for certain group discussion. I tried BlueStack, but it causing keyboard issue, at many times, certain key act like got stuck, keep repeating, and when this happen, I have to restart my windows. quit the bluestack won't help. now I want to try other (free) option, any recommendation? youwave is not free. I come across this androvm, but the file type is ova , no idea how to run it at present. just to re-clarify: I already running WhatsApp over BlueStack on my Windows 7 64 bits. But it comes with a side effect, very bad. At time, my keyboard seems like got 1 key stuck, and keep repeatively pressing it unstopped. the keyboard is absolute fine. I kill/quit BlueStack if I don't plan to use the WhatsApp, which is auto-start whenever i login. when the funny keyboard issue happened, the only way to resolve it is reboot, quit the BlueStack won't help at all. |
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