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59167 | Samsung Galaxy S with CyanogenMod: USB connection problems | I'm using a _Samsung Galaxy S_ with cyanogenmod 10.2-2013. From last few days I am facing problems concerning the USB connection: When I connect usb from pc to my phone then it displays a pop up USB mass storage window and asks whether to turn on USB storage. Allowing to connect, the waiting sign appears for the connection, and that sign never gets off but stays. As the display light gets off and I tap the phone again, same popup window appears asking for permission. I'm not able to connect my phone via USB. What can I do to fix this? |
29896 | Pushing files to my tablet from PC | I have a Sony Tablet S. When I'm browsing the Google Play webpage on my PC, I can install applications by just pushing the **Install** button and choosing my device - all done on my PC. Then a moment later, automagically, the application is installing on my tablet. Is there some similar functionality to send pdf/mp3/mp4 files to my tablet from my PC? |
29894 | Media scanner running constantly | I recently bought one new Samsung Galaxy S 2. (Ice Cream Sandwich) I am getting "media scanner running" message each time I try to open the camera. How can I get rid of this issue? Do I need to replace the phone? |
29891 | Link2SD not working completely | My Link2SD doesn't seem to be fully working. I noticed this when updating the Facebook application. Google Play prompted me of insufficient storage. I first uninstalled some apps but I got curious so I checked Link2SD's storage info, I got this:  (Click image to enlarge) As you can see, the internal storage only has mere 70mb left. What's peculiar is, these are the only apps I have NOT linked:  (Click image to enlarge) I tried moving one linked app (Amazing Alex) to the sd card (normal Android way) and sure enough, the free space on my internal storage got bigger by about an additional 20mb-ish. Why is this happening? Why isn't Link2SD moving the data to my sdext2? How do I solve it? |
29890 | Android mobile location coverage around the world? | I have an Android application which I hope to promote in developing/emerging markets for crowdsourced mobile work. Reliable location detection is a major part of some of the scenarios. I understand that mobile location-based solutions use a variety of signals to detect the user's current position: 1. Traditional satellite GPS, frequently assisted via aGPS 2. Google's database of wifi routers and their locations 3. Google's database of cell tower IDs and their locations Satellite coverage is of course global, but how is the International coverage for #2 and #3? Is there any service I can consult to gauge (even anecdotally) the coverage of Google's location databases around the world? Even a (data- backed) report or blot post would be helpful. The key issue I face is whether to require a mobile data plan for users of my application (and whether a mobile data plan would actually help location accuracy in certain markets). If mobile internet/data will make a huge impact on location accuracy, then it makes sense to require it ... but otherwise I want to support wifi-only scenarios. |
55520 | How can I preview (watch online) videos while downloading the torrent? | How can I preview (watch online) videos downloaded from torrent? I've tried Torrent Stream Controller with Ace Stream Engine for Android but it seems to be only for torrent tv and I even couldn't force it to work on my device. |
75241 | Viewing mjpeg stream behind PHP webpage | Android seems to lack good support for viewing mjpeg streams. I have a webcam with a mjpeg stream, and a nginx webserver w/ PHP acting as authentication for the webcam. Apps like ipcamviewer and tiny cam work great if you're accessing the mjpeg directly, but they don't work if there's a PHP dialog box for username/password authentication. I've tried using a regular browser. Dolphin just tries to download the mjpeg stream, which would be an infinite download. Same with the built-in chrome browser. Opera does a slightly better job - it displays the stream, but doesn't always display the entire jpeg before moving on to the next jpeg, which results in sometimes getting the top half of the image over and over again. There's a orphaned app called "mjpegviewer" which actually does work with a PHP dialog for username/password, but it's buggy and feels like a half- finished project. So, fishing for ideas out there on how to view mjpeg streams from behind a PHP authentication page. |
55522 | I tried every method and failed to root my Asus MeMo Pad Me172v. Anyone know some other methods? | I have already tried SuperOneClick and Bin4ry tools to root my Asus MeMo Pad Me172v having 4.1.1 stock version, but failed to successfully root my device. When I run SuperOneClick, it successfully reaches to step # 7 but then it just keep waiting forever. Bin4ry tool showed that I have successfully rooted my device but when i reboot it, the device remains unrooted. There's a thread on xda-developers forum specific for my device. I tried the method mentioned there for rooting, the screen finally showed that I have rooted my device but when I rebooted my device, there is a black screen after the modified Asus logo. Help me root my device. |
75247 | ./flash-all.sh: line 16: fastboot: command not found | I'm trying to "Get Started" with Setting Up the Preview SDK | Android Developers to Install the L Preview System Image Android L Developer Preview | Android Developers on my Nexus 7 (Wifi) "razor". I'm getting following error: mbp:razor-lpv79 alexus$ ./flash-all.sh ./flash-all.sh: line 17: fastboot: command not found ./flash-all.sh: line 18: fastboot: command not found ^C mbp:razor-lpv79 alexus$ here is my `fastboot`, it's in `/Applications/Android Developer Tools/sdk/platform-tools/` folder: mbp:razor-lpv79 alexus$ ls /Applications/Android\ Developer\ Tools/sdk/platform-tools/fastboot /Applications/Android Developer Tools/sdk/platform-tools/fastboot mbp:razor-lpv79 alexus$ What can I do? I do _NOT_ wish to modify `flash-all.sh` script (if possible). |
48837 | Use bluetooth keyboard with a different layout? | I'm Italian, so I use italian language on my tablet (note 10.1), but I have also a bluetooth keyboard with english layout that I use to write little snippets of programmes, the problem is that I don't know how to set english language only for the keyboard. Can someone help me to solve this problem? |
5344 | How do I avoid problems when going from Wi-Fi to cell data connection (3G)? | I have my phone (Droid X) connected to my home Wi-Fi network, but when I leave it can take applications (Google Maps, Rhapsody, etc) probably 10-15 minutes before they function normally without either doing nothing and/or giving data connection errors. Something that may be telling (or meaningless) is that the little "3G" icon on the notification bar doesn't appear for a good long while. Disabling the Wi-Fi on the phone after the fact doesn't seem to help, and the fastest method seems to be just power cycling the whole device. Is there some better/cleaner/faster way? |
1024 | Leaving wi-fi on all the time | Does it highly affect the stand-by time to leave wi-fi open all the time on my phone? |
5341 | Know of an app that lets you transfer a text message conversation into an email? | A friend of mine is looking for an application that he can grab a text message conversation from his phone and maybe copy/paste it into another application like an email app or just "send to email" kind of function. Anyone know anything about an app like this? |
5348 | How do I tether over USB in MacOSX? | How do I tether over USB in MacOSX? I plug the phone in, pick up: > USB tethering > > Share phone's mobile network with PC which causes the computer to _discover_ a new network interface, but it doesn't just work and the configuration looks like this:  Which telephone number, account name and password is it asking for? I've never got those details from the ISP. I did ask the ISP and the details they gave me made no sense and didn't work. I'm running the stock Android 2.2 on an HTC Desire, the carrier is Swisscom in Switzerland. I've been told by someone that has the same phone, that plugging it in Windows and doing the same just works without asking for any number or password. |
75249 | Can't send long text messages with CM11 | I'm running CM11 M7 nightly on the Nexus 5 (Android 4.4), but I think this problem has existed with all CM11 versions I've tried. It worked fine for me on a previous phone running CM10.2 (Android 4.3). Using the stock Android SMS messaging client, I can't send SMS messages longer than 160 characters... at all. The app simply doesn't allow me to input longer text. Also, if I include non-Latin characters in an SMS, it gets converted silently to an MMS message around 80 characters (I think this is because it's using 16-bit characters instead of 8-bit). The length of the message still can't exceed 160 characters, though. I'm trying to figure out how to get rid of these undesirable behaviors and allow long SMS messages, even if this means auto-splitting them messages into multiple pieces. Was this a specific design choice in Android 4.4, or CM11? Is there a workaround? |
67347 | Change MIUI storage location | I just installed MIUI on my LG F180 (Optimus G) and it changed the internal storage location from /data/media to /data/media/0 Is there any way to change it back? |
28278 | Icon keeps disappearing from app drawer in CM9 | I installed Cyanogenmod 9.0.0 mango on my Xperia mini pro. Everything works fine...except for the built-in launcher's app drawer. What happens is that every time I reboot the phone, the rightmost app shortcut / widget / icon that I place in the app drawer keeps disappearing.  I can replace the icon and it stays there, but only as long as I don't reboot the phone. Why is this happening and / or how can I solve it? |
11079 | How do I upload multiple pictures at once to Facebook? | Gallery seems to lack the ability to upload to Facebook when multiple pictures are selected. Is there easy way to upload a bunch of photos at once to Facebook or is it something that you have to do one at a time? |
11072 | Gingerbread Claims Support for Arabic, but I Don't See the Language in Settings | Gingerbread claims to have support for Arabic, but I have 2.3.4 installed on my Google Nexus One, and Arabic is not an option when I go to my language settings. http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.3.4.html#locs Anyone know how to enable the Arabic language or is Google not giving us the straight truth? Thanks! |
11070 | Will Honeycomb get an update to add email search (Xoom)? | I am an avid user of Android and resisted the urge to get an iPad in favor of a Xoom - staying loyal to Android. I was very disappointed to learn that the email function (which I sync with a corporate exchange server) does not have a search function. Hard to believe. As a business traveler, getting thousands of emails, it is critical to be able to search my email. Does anyone know if this will be addressed. I do not want o have to use a third party app like touchdown. Please advise. Thank you! |
11071 | Only one account showing on Google+ Android app | I have two GMail accounts active on my Android 2.2. Let's call them **Acc1** and **Acc2**. **Acc1 is the default account** I set when I got my Android. I didn't know then, that I can't change the default address. My Acc2 is the main Google account I use everywhere. When I launch the Google+ app, it only shows the default account but my 2nd account has Google+ activated. All other apps show me both my Acc1 & Acc2 accounts to select. I don't understand why Google+ app doesn't see my other account. Is there a way set Google+ app to see my Acc2 account or a way to change the default android account without losing all my local data? I hope I've been clear, thank you! |
28276 | How to configure Google Now's notification time? | Currently Google Now notifies me 10 minutes before I need to leave the house for an appointment (taking traffic into consideration). How do I change the notification time to some other value? |
15974 | Some questions about Thinkpad Tablet | I need to purchase a tablet for on the move access to web, video, book reading etc. I am a Thinkpad fan so I would like to go for Lenovo Thinkpad. However I have some questions regarding it, which seems to be related more with Android itself than the hardware. 1. Thinkpad tablet has USB port, so can we use external USB modem (e.g. MTS MBlaze, Tata Photon in India) with it to connect to internet. On some forums it is said that Android does not have drivers of USB modem, so we can use USB modems with any Android tablet in the market even if they contain full USB port. What is the current state of Android on this? 2. A bit on hardware side, Thinkpad contains SIM slot and it is only yesterday when Lenovo has added Gobi chip for 3G capability. So, what was the use of that SIM card slot before that chip? |
15972 | Disable Pairwise Master Key Caching | I asked this question some time ago on another forum but never received an answer. I'm hoping that I may get a better answer here. The wireless network at my university is a bit shaky and I was wondering if there is a way to disable Pairwise Master Key Caching under 2.3.3. This seems to have fixed the problem on my laptop. I am rooted and can edit configuration files if needed. Thanks! |
8675 | How can I make the stock browser stop asking which browser I want to use? | I have a number of browsers installed on my phone. I haven't set any as the default because some pages simply render better on some browsers than on others. When I use the stock browser, _every single time_ I click a link it asks me what browser I want to use. I'd like it to get the hint that if I chose the stock browser for this current session, then it should open the links in the stock browser and stop asking me. Is there any way for me to stop the stock browser from asking me this without making it the default? |
55373 | How to always use a particular browser for certain URLs | I have two browsers on my device: Chrome and Firefox. I usually use Firefox, but I have to use Chrome for some sites to work around Firefox bugs. All the same, I get bored of having to choose the browser every time I click a link, when it would be simple to teach the computer which sites I want to use with Chrome. Is there another way to handle links so that I can set up Chrome to open automatically for some websites and Firefox for others, instead of having to choose every time? |
50944 | Open source driver availability for main Android GPUs? | What are the current GPUs with fully open-sourced drivers on Android? There's been issues recently with Qualcomm's GPU in the new Nexus 7, which makes me wonder how strict are the rules for open-sourcing _all_ the code for a working Android device, including the GPU drivers. |
50942 | How do i make a new photo album on my HTC Hero S | I have Astro File Manager, but i still cant figure out how to create a new album in my Gallery. If there is any way, can someone please help me out? |
66858 | Remove Password on Galaxy S4 | I somehow set a password for my Galaxy S4 (Android v4.3). I cannot figure out how to remove the password. Where is the setting to do so? I have to enter the password anytime I want to unlock the phone from the lock screen. Note: I know the password, I just need to turn off the password. |
66854 | Can't mount SMB folders on rooted device | Android 4.3 on a rooted Samsung galaxy note. Astro file manager can work with my network (SMB) folders but the CIFS Manager app says "mount: no such device". (Mount Manager app doesn't seem to support passwords.) Is this a problem with the kernel? How can I find out? |
9868 | is Android DHCP server when tethering? | I am on cyanogenmod 7 and wonder when I do usb tethering if Android is DHCP server? |
51011 | Backup Possibility? | Although I am fairly technically proficient, I am very new to Android, having only very recently purchased my first Android device, the Galaxy S4 phone, T-Mobile USA version, latest stock ROM. I should mention that I have no interest in backing up the PIM data, as I have a Microsoft Exchange account through work, and have all my contacts, calendar, etc. on Exchange, and could easily re-sync it if lost on the phone. Of course also that Exchange e-mail account, but also have other personal IMAP e-mail accounts, which could also be re-synced. However, important for me to back up device settings, app settings, etc., as that could take many hours to re- configure if lost. There seem to be various backup apps available, although some only work if the device is rooted. I have used Helium, and also Samsung Kies. I am wondering, however, if the following would work: What if, with a file explorer, either on the phone or on the desktop (with phone connected via USB and all files showing on the desktop computer), with the file explorer set to show all files--hidden, system, etc., show extensions, etc., one just copied everything in the phone's internal memory to a folder on the memory card? (And of course one could then copy that folder to a PC as well.) Would that folder have all the settings, etc., in it? If the phone crashed and lost all its data, but the memory card was still good (or if not,m and one saved the folder to an external computer), could one then restore the system to how it was by copying all the files in that folder back to the phone's internal memory? Of course, one could save space by compressing that folder into a .zip, .rar, .7z, or other compressed file. However, I have no idea whether saving all the files in internal memory (with the file explorer set to show everything) to the memory card or PC would really save all settings, etc., to be able to restore it to the state when one did that if need be. Does anyone here know if that would work? Thanks in advance for your response. |
28859 | Samsung S3: Only retrieve "contact with number" in contact search | Synchronizing my phone with my gmail account it has imported, not only the contacts, but even all the people who I just wrote one mail in my life (even without phone number). I have hidden this contacts checking "show only contact with number" but if I perform a search this contacts appear. How can I really delete it, and set my phone to only consider GMail contacts (https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#contacts). |
28857 | How can I access android log files on my Nexus 7 without root access? | Since aLogcat now no longer works with Jelly Bean, how can I access the system log files on my device without either root access or attaching it to a computer? I have tried using `adb logcat` from my PC and that worked fine, so I know that plenty of messages are being logged. Using `logcat` from Android Terminal Emulator on my Nexus 7 shows almost no output though and `adb logcat` from _Android Terminal Emulator_ , starts the daemon but then just says `- waiting for device -` and nothing more appears. So, is it possible to access android log files on my Nexus 7 **without root access**? |
58477 | Increase Vibration beyond default range | On my Android Device (Samsung Note 2), I was wondering whether there is any way to increase the vibration intensity beyond the given range in settings. My device is rooted, so even if an app requires root I am all ears. |
8097 | My phone hates 2G + Sd Card | my HTC Wildfire with CM7 - RC4, doesn't like a combination of two things: * Data enabled on a 2G Network * SD Card inserted. When these two conditions are met, either the phone will slow down to a halt or it will reboot. If it reboots, if I don't remove the SD card it will not detect it, unless I reboot without it in. Or, the SD card will just be undetected and sometimes a notifications pops up telling me "SD Card Removed Unexpectedly" At my school, my phone network's signal isn't very good due to the building being rubbish and 2G signals are the only thing we get inside the building. On my old SD card it was 4GB and I think it worked, however my SD card is now 16GB and it doesn't like this. It shouldn't be a problem as it's a ScanDisk (a very reputable make) and I've tried another 16GB card which I sent back due to the issue, so I don't think it's that. Many thanks to people who can figure out what's up with my phone, Joe |
8094 | How do I replace the default messaging icon in the dock with handcent? | I've a Samsung Galaxy S with 2.2 firmware. I'm using handcent instead of the default messaging application. In the default messaging app settings I have disabled notifications and disabled auto-retrieve. But when I get an SMS now, even after I had read it in handcent, I still get the new message notification overlay on the messaging icon on the homescreen until I click into it. Can i disable this, or better yet replace that icon with handcent? |
8092 | My phone is not transmitting | I have an Htc Desire and I'm using the headset that came with it. During a call yesterday the other party stopped hearing me. I unplugged the headset and continued with the conversation normally. Today I checked the headphones again before buying a new pair and indeed the other person couldn't hear me. What was really surprising is that I could hear myself, echo with about a second of delay. So, electronically my headphones work. Is there something broken in my phone? Update: I just tried the Skype test call and it worked just fine, so it seems to be my headset when making phone calls, which is really weird. |
12522 | Correct text message time after boot up | Every time I have my phone _turned off_ or in _flight mode_ , after I turn it on again, the message sent to me while the phone was down appears to be received at the moment the phone finished booting up. Is there any setting / work around that could display the time when the text message was sent / supposed to be received? |
12528 | Restore specific items using Titanium Backup without root? | I regularly backup my entire phone using Titanium Backup. For the next two weeks or so, im going to be using my friends phone. Id like to restore a few things from the backup (contacts, some app data etc.) without rooting it. Is there any way? |
8099 | Nexus one hack to work on 8500/1900 freqs | I have a nexus one that (by default) does not support 8500/19000 3g frequencies. That forces me to use EDGE or lower with my carrier. The question is: Is this something that can be modified or is it a hardware limitation? Note that I don't mind rooting the phone to get 3g support |
28300 | How to manually upload ringtones and notifications to DroidX? | I've created 2 folders on the root of the SD card, * Ringtones * Notifications and placed one mp3 file within each. When I disconnect the DroidX from the USB cable and navigate to either "Settings" > "Sound"> "Phone ringtone", or "Settings" > "Sound" > "Notification ringtone", neither mp3 file shows up. What am I doing wrong? |
10808 | How is the default screen orientation in android specified? | On android phones, the orientation typically defaults to portrait. When you disable auto-rotation, the screen will always remain in a portrait mode. On android tablets, the orientation typically defaults to landscape. When you disable auto-rotation, the screen will always remain in a landscape mode. Apparently tablets were not envisioned for use while lying sideways. When I do this, there is no way to get the tablet to remain in portrait mode - with or without auto-rotation the screen is stuck in landscape. As it is pretty hard for me to change gravity, I am trying to figure out if I can hack my tablet to default to portrait mode. My question is, where would this be set? As I can't find any applications that can force change the orientation I get the impression this is embedded somewhere deep and inaccessible in the operating system. Is this possibly somewhere in the properties file? Is it embedded deep in the hardware? Where can I start looking? My specific tablet is a Notion Ink Adam Running BeastyRom 2.2.1 + Clemsyn edit: also asked here: http://forum.xda- developers.com/showthread.php?p=14315083#post14315083 |
10809 | Reset individual app settings | Something happened on my HTC Tattoo (V1.6) this week that caused lots of apps to crash on start-up. I think it may have been due to their settings getting corrupted somehow, but I don't know what caused that. I've been able to get some working again by uninstalling them and then installing them again. Obviously I lost any set-up by doing this. Is it possible to reset the settings for a given app? I don't even know where they are stored. Is it in an .xxx type file as on Linux? It would be useful to know where they are so I can back them up in future. Update August 2011: Now it's happening again. Google apps failed first, but then Facebook and last.fm stopped working. Tried clearing data/cache with no improvement. Can't re-install some apps as they are no longer available for 1.6. I do intend to try upgrading when I get time. |
56240 | Change the name of the Wi-Fi hotspot | Device: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 The wireless tethering hotspot name is `AndroidAP`. I would like to change this if I can. |
56241 | Is it possible to reboot the Nexus 4 without root? | On the Nexus 4, the power menu only allows you to shutdown the device, but not reboot the device. Of course, you could wait for the device to shutdown and then power it up again. What I'm looking for is the ability to reboot in one action. A lot of apps provide this ability, but it seems that they all requires root. Is it possible to reboot the Nexus 4 without root? |
56242 | HTC text photos | I have an HTC from Sprint and today the text photos changed. There was an option to choose Photo or Gallery and I chose Photo "all the time" and now when I click on a message photo is does not open. It just says Media not Found. How can I undo this?? |
56243 | How to record More than 4GB Video on exFAT? | I have a Galaxy S4 4G (I9505) with a 32GB external micro-SD card formatted as exFAT. I use this to record some seminars that takes often 0.5-1.0 hour. The video seems to stop after 30-45 minutes based on the video resolution, but always when the file size reaches 4GB. I know that ex-FAT allows more than this. My device reads it fine and everything, but the camera app still enforces the limit. I'm using the stock app, on a non-rooted Android 4.2.2 (OTA update), the Samsung version not the Play one. It's also usually not a battery problem (battery is often above %50 after recording, and sometime it's in charger from laptop or power plug). If I understand correctly, Android API allows overriding this limit and maybe making it unlimited, but I can't find any video recording application that does have this limit disabled. Can you suggest any? Otherwise, if there is another custom ROM or whatever that I may install to get a modified stock app without the limit, I'd take that as an option, although obviously just recommending a 3rd party video recording app that overrides the limit sounds like a much less hassle (even for someone familiar with rooting and flashing, from my old Galaxy S 1 days). |
56245 | How to boot into recovery Xperia Z running Cyanogenmod? | My Xperia Z is already using Cyanogenmod ROM. Now I need to boot into recovery to install GAPPS. However, holding power button + volume up does not result in anything. Holding power button + volume down result in normal boot by the way. What do I need to do? |
56247 | Android default calling app don't suggest other calling apps even after reseting defaults | Good day. I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 mini (GT-I8190N) with its default Android 4.1.2 and default Phone application. When I try to make a call with it, it never suggest other calling apps, so I will be able to chose. I have tried to "Reset app preferances" from settings, I have even wiped my phone, but it didn't suggest me other apps to call. Have anybody came across that problem? Are there any suggestions how to solve it? Thanks in advance! |
63987 | How to block apps on tablet from accessing the Internet while on tethering | I use my WiFi-only tablet for turn-by-turn navigation. I either use wifi hotspot tethering or bluetooth tethering through my phone's data plan. (Or USB tethering once I get a Y charging cable.) My problem is that my tablet apps run their background updates and syncs while I am tethered, consuming my limited data plan. The worst culprit is Google account autosync. While most apps nowadays are wifi/3G-friendly, that is, they have a setting to do heavy downloads only on WiFi, they do not differentiate broadband wifi or my phone's wifi hotspot. The Play Store app on my tablet would particularly update large apps in the background while I am driving! |
63985 | Please explain the android partition structure to me? | I've tried finding the answer myself, but everything that I am able to see seems to miss out the really basic first steps. Here's my logic: FIRST Look at the phone's specification. Lets say Samsung galaxy S series. There are three elements: Memory (e.g. 1Gb); Storage (e.g. 16Gb); and removable storage which may or may not be present (e.g. upto 32Gb - I have 8Gb.) SECOND Now the systems settings of Android 4+, there is an "Apps" item which shows at the bottom of the screen a label "Internal Storage". In my case it will say 1.4Gb used and 627Mb free. That's 2Gb. If I swipe right, will will say "SD Card storage" 4.6Gb Used and 6.9Gb free. That's 13Gb or so. THIRD If I use an app like "Hardware info" it says: System RAM 790Mb Internal Storage 2Gb External Storage: 11.7Gb So, my question is how do I correlate these? 1\. On which physical storage does "Memory" sit. 2\. On which physical storage does "Internal storage" sit 3\. External storage is easy - that's the removable card. |
63984 | Nexus 5 rooting | Please explain how to root nexus 5. What precautions to take. I have never tried it before. Also suggest me what type of back up should I use before rooting. |
64070 | Possible to set specific ringtones for contact groups on Nexus 5? | The last post I made was cut off abruptly for some reason. I recently got my Nexus 5, and I love it to bits. The only gripe I have right now, is that there is no inherent function to set specific ringtones for specific contact groups. I have to manually set ringtones for every group member one by one. Is there an app that lets me set ringtones for contact groups, or is there a way to do so on the Nexus that I'm not getting? |
63981 | How to find IP addresses of nearby Wi-Fi networks? | Smartphone application show info about nearby Wi-Fi networks it finds, i.e. channel, SSID, MAC address of router, etc, except it IP addresses. Is it possible to discover IP addresses of nearby Wi-Fi networks without connecting to it? |
57113 | Download location for Android 4.4 x86 (64bit) | Where can we download following Android 4.4 ISO Android 4.4 64bit ISO I have checked at following location https://code.google.com/p/android-x86/downloads/list Seems like android-x86 4.3 is the maximum version provided there. I am searching for ISO to set it up on VM Player/Virtual Box. |
57112 | Droid Razr Maxx stuck in odd Groundhog-Day-esque loop - will not hard reset | I've encountered an extremely annoying problem where my phone will constantly have applications force closing unexpectedly starting with Google+ and then the android core processes and then other Google processes. Eventually the phone becomes unusable or restarts on its own. When I tried uninstalling programs such as Skype or Google+, they would come back upon restart without solving the force closing or syncing problems. Additionally, anything I did before the restart would be ignored and everything would be like it was November 7th excluding the actual clock and date. This means that my messages and history are only up to that date. After finding no solution to my weird loop problem, I tried a factory reset only to find it didn't work. And it resented me back to the loop. This is after turning backups and automatic restore off. I also did the same hard reset off the boot menu for the same result, and now I'm at my wit's end. I have also tried wiping internal storage as well. This phone has never been rooted. I have not installed any strange programs. Phone version is 98.72.16.XT912.Verizon.en.us and Android version is 4.1.2. I am trying to figure out what I can do to restore the phone. I do not need anything on it. |
57111 | How to disable popup on Chrome for Android? | I have once opened a website on Chrome for Android. By mistake, I allowed the popup. Now I am not able to find how to disable this popup. As a result, every time I open the URL (which is quite often), the pop-up is opened which is a pain. How to disable the popup for a website for which it was enabled earlier? |
57110 | What is the internal storage path for Samsung Galaxy S3 with OS 4.1.2? | The internal storage path for Samsung Galaxy S3 with 4.1.2 keeps on changing. * `/mnt/sdcard0/` * `/mnt/sdcard/` * `/storage/sdcard0/` * `/storage/sdcard/` I don't have external card inserted in this phone, but I randomly get the above path locations in Astro file manager app and also the logcat. My Android application transfers file from from one mobile to another using Wi-Fi Direct. When I transfer from Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini to Samsung Galaxy S3, it works well. But the reverse is not happening because it says the `file is not available in specific directory` even if it exists. A sample log from logcat: D/fileUri after substring>>>( 7422): /mnt/sdcard/Download/flash_transfer.apk D/sender socket fileName>>>( 7422): flash_transfer.apk E/wifidirectdemo( 7422): /mnt/sdcard/Download/flash_transfer.apk: open failed: ENOENT (No such file or directory) But sometimes it shows `/storage/sdcard0`. Not sure how it changes frequently due to which file transfer is getting interrupted. Which is the right path for internal SD card for Android 4.1.2? |
63989 | How to set a better encryption password | How would I go about setting a stronger password for disk encryption on my android device? I had set a PIN already before enabling full disk encryption, and it proceeded to use that PIN as the decryption string when the device boots. I understand that switching my PIN / Password will update the decryption string as well, but entering a password every time I unlock the phone is a serious inconvenience. Similarly using a short integer to encrypt the disk leaves it much easier to decrypt. How do I go about setting a better decryption password, while keeping my PIN? I have no interest in solutions that require rooting the device. |
61856 | Flashing CM 11 on Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 (SCH-I535) | I have a Galaxy SCH-I535 from verizon (SGS3). It is not rooted, and I want to install CM 11 on it. Is there anything else I have to do besides just running the installer? I love my phone and don't want to break it. Do I have to root or install anything else before running the CM11 installer app? And, what should I use to back it up before hand in case anything goes wrong? Could someone tell me what I should do step-by-step before actually running the CM 11 installer? |
61855 | Trello board member can edit cards, etc., on computer but not Android app | Like it says in the title, they can create, move, edit cards on the computer but the options are not available on the app. They can see the board, but no option to add card and unable to move or edit anything. |
61852 | Does GCM use data from Android OS or Google Services? | I've noticed there are two separate entries for data usage -- Android OS and Google Services. What is the difference between the two? Which one ensures that GCM is working? |
16313 | Minimum volume is too high with headphones | Got the HTC Sensation XE recently. Liking the phone and the beats headphones/ear-in phones that come with the phone. However, the minimum volume is just too LOUD!!! The beats integration was one of the reasons I bought the phone so I don't want to buy different headphone with volume control. Is there a way around this? |
16314 | Sound Amplifier for Android | Is there any sound amplifier app for android? My HTC Wildfire S speaker is just too low for my ears even when at maximum. Is there any way I can boost the sounds? i.e Music Player, call ringtones e.t.c. Thanks |
61858 | Can I make my home screen the center instead of the left? | I have the Nexus 5 from Google Play running stock Android 4.4.2. My home button takes me to the far **left** panel (the one next to Google Now). I added a panel to the left of it, but that changed my home button to taking me to _that_ panel. Is there a way I can configure it to go to the center panel? I'd really prefer not to have to install another launcher. |
52090 | Windows desktop screen sharing for Android via Wi-Fi | How do I share desktop screen on Android, and control my Desktop PC through Android? **UPDATE based on OP's comments (geffchang):** `How do I program this? Which libraries can I use for this? I want to make my own server for this.` |
52098 | How do I reactivate Swype on a Motorola Atrix HD? | I disabled Swype on my Motorola Atrix HD. How can I get it to reactivate after turning it back on? I went into 'Language & Input' and deselected it, but when I took the same path to turn it back on, it didn't work. |
69673 | Vignette stops when screen switched off | I like to shoot every x seconds a foto with my samsung galaxy s5. I am using the vignette app for this. It works well, but when I like to save energy and switch off the screen (Hardware button), then the app/camera also stops. I remember, that this worked already with my older phone. Does anyone have a hint ? |
81582 | How can I root my Orange Hi 4g (ZTE Blade Apex 2)? | I search a lot can I can't find any useful method to root the ZTE Blade Apex 2. Someone says that the bootloader is unlocked. Is that true? If it's true, can I install CyanogenMod using the CyanogenMod Installer? |
60180 | Why does every application run as a separate user under Android? | If it's for security reasons, so that one application cannot harm another, why is it not like that in the desktop Linux distros? If desktop operating systems do prefer interaction between applications, why isn't it the same in the mobile ones? What's the difference? What needs does a desktop Linux have that justify interaction between applications, that Android doesn't have? |
2384 | Email app allows designation of priority and request for receipt | I am currently using K-9 Mail on my Samsung Vibrant (Galaxy S) and I use squirrel mail on my computer. When using SquirrelMail I can designate a priority for outgoing emails (low, normal, high) as well as request delivery and read receipts. Is there an app that allows me to set these designations/requests? |
60184 | Localising android menus | Is there a way to localise the Android system menu without rooting the phone? I managed to set to an unlisted language via ADB pm grant of CHANGE_CONFIGURATION, but the language resources are (probably) not available on the ROM. |
69674 | Offline Spanish voice recognition: "no connection for speech input (E4)" | I am trying to set up a Google Nexus 7 (kitkat) and a Samsung Note 2 (jellybean) for offline English-Spanish Translation using the Google Translate app. Both devices are usually set to UK English. On each device, I have downloaded the offline spanish translation data, and that works fine in the translate app in flight mode. I have also downloaded text-to-speech data in English and Spanish, and that will output audio in both languages from the translate app in flight mode. I have `google voice typing` set as a generic input method on each device, and I have downloaded the Espanol (Espana) Offline speech recognition pack for google voice typing. `Choose Input languages` is set to `automatic`, although changing it to English and Spanish makes no difference. In the Google translate app, when I touch to recognise a voice in English, it works fine. When I touch to recognise a voice in Spanish, in flight mode, on either device, I see the message, No Connection for speech input (E4) Spanish voice input works when not in flight mode. Can I make the app recognise Spanish voice offline? Thanks! |
60188 | VNC android app which takes native control of touch as a mouse | I've been trying to install a linux distribution onto my android tablet for some time now and have done so but have recently stumbled upon a problem. When connecting the mouse, naturally the app does not support dragging windows or scrolling or right mouse click. I was wondering if there was any way to have these things supported by any VNC app. Either that or an alternative way to install linux as a rom. |
69678 | SH Script to Rename .apk.odex files | I have written a script to utilize dexopt-wrapper to odex a folder of .apk's #!/bin/sh SYSAPP=/mnt/extSdCard/FilesToOdex/system/app/ SYSPRIVAPP=/mnt/extSdCard/FilesToOdex/system/priv-app/ for i1 in $SYSAPP*.apk ; do echo "Odexing $i1..." dexopt-wrapper $i1 $i1.odex done for i2 in $SYSPRIVAPP*.apk ; do echo "Odexing $i2..." dexopt-wrapper $i2 $i2.odex done for file1 in $SYSAPP*.apk.odex; do mv "$file1" "`basename $file1 .apk.odex`$file1.odex" done for file2 in $SYSPRIVAPP*.apk.odex; do mv "$file2" "`basename $file2 .apk.odex`$file2.odex" done The odexing part works, but as you can see it creates a bunch of .apk.odex files So my question is: 1. How can I setup the odexing portion to not write the files out as *.apk.odex? 2. **OR** , How can I get the `mv` to properly rename the *.apk.odex files to be just *.odex files? I tried: for file1 in $SYSAPP*.apk.odex; do mv "${file1}" "${file1%.odex}" done for file2 in $SYSPRIVAPP*.apk.odex; do mv "${file2}" "${file2%.odex}" done but it turned all my .apk.odex files to .apk |
49077 | specify a delay in camera upload | Is there a way to specify a delay before my Dropbox app uploads photos into my Dropbox account. I normally take a lot of photos, and delete many of it. Dropbox app puts it onto my space before that. How do I specify a delay before it copies? Right now, I have to go to Dropbox and delete them again |
21208 | Market Application (process com.android.vending) has stopped unexpectedly | I have an HTC Android running 2.2. The market application was running perfectly before I updated it. It was when the Google changed Market application "Android Market" to "Google Play". As soon as I pressed the "accept and download updates" button it started getting "process com.android.vending has stopped unexpectedly". I research a little bit about this problem, I get the answers like 1. I have to reboot my phone. 2. I have to uninstall updates. 3. I have to uninstall the market application and reinstall it. I want to know how I can fix this problem. |
21204 | "login with google" via mobile browser - how to use secondary account? | I recently tried to use the Dolphin browser login to my Trello.com account, which I had created by signing up through a Google Apps account. Since I had not set up a Trello-specific account yet, I had to try to login using Google-- which automatically used the primary Google Account on my device, successfully logging me in to a different Trello account of mine. I wanted to log in to Trello using a different, secondary Google account on my device, but was not given the choice. I'm sure the problem happens with different web sites and different mobile web browsers. Is there a solution to this? Is there some specific mobile browser, for example, that when asked to provide Google credentials will allow me to select from the available Google accounts on the device? |
1843 | How to disable all "home" keys | I would like to disable all my home keys for a specified event. Lets say my daughter is playing a game, she is 3.5 years old so she does not have very good coordination when it comes to not touching one of those keys accidentally. Is there a known app that (through whatever means) disables home keys, and through some other means enables them again. I define home keys as: Home, Back, Menu, Search Being on an HTC evo, the home keys are "part of the screen" which is what makes it annoying. Side note: What tags should I use? No idea what is appropriate for this question. |
1846 | Can you see your groups and pages in the Facebook for Android application? | I just received my mobile (Samsung Galaxy S) this week, so I'm really just playing around with it and the various applications. On facebook for Android: is there a way to see your groups and pages ? You can see and type messages, see your profile and your inbox, but I can't seem to find the groups I can see on the website. |
1845 | Exchange Email Notification doesn't clear | I have a couple Google Mail (apps and gmail) accounts linked to my phone. If I get email the phone notifies me. If I read the email on a PC, the notification goes away. I like that. I also am using the "Email" app with an Exchange server for my day job. If I get email the phone notifies me. However, if I read the email on PC (outlook or outlook web access) the notification never clears. So, I see the notification on the phone, tap through and... find nothing new. Is there a setting that I'm missing? [edit] running 2.1, if that matters. [edit] Feb 1, 2011. This is still an issue since the Android 2.2 update as well |
1844 | How can I view my Google Analytics data on Android? | I want to view the Google Analytics of my web sites on my Android 2.1 mobile phone. How can I view my Google Analytics data on Android? |
43600 | Setting up an IMAP e-mail, need help | I am trying to link my college e-mail to my android phone. I have all the info for the IMAP server and Port but when it says "Checking incoming server setting" it comes back with a box that says "Username or password incorrect".... The problem is I know I am putting in the right password. I have a Motorola Electrify 2 that runs Android 4.0.4. (ice cream sandwich). I am using the stock e-mail setup. Here's the info from my school for setting up the email: **Incoming settings** IMAP server: imap.gmail.com Port:993 Security: SSL (always) **Outgoing settings** SMTP server: smtp.gmail.com Port: 463 or 587 Security: SSL (always) THANKS! |
43601 | Why are android devices equipped with only (relatively) little RAM? | Currently, I can only find devices (phone, tablets or sticks) that are equipped with a maximum of 2GB RAM. While this might be sufficient for current applications, I do wonder why there are no devices offering more RAM. I think that having more RAM would not have a significant impact on prices, while being beneficial to multitasking several apps. So why are there no devices with more RAM? Limitations by chipsets? Just the cost competition? Making people buy new devices with 4GB next year and with 6 in the year after? My intiuition behind this question: From CPU-power and storage speeds the android devices are more powerful than my ULV-notebook which suffices for all my work and stuff. I do see potential in replacing my "home server" with a cheap android device. But I do not understand why they have so little RAM, which could be useful in this context. PS: I am aware that it is possible to create swap space on the disk and increase swappiness, but the access times are far worse than RAM speed. |
81050 | Fully Charged Nexus 7 Won't Power On | I just bought a nexus 7 (2012) from eBay as parts and it won't turn on. I was able to power it and it turned on, enough to go to where it was before it was dropped by the previous owner. It showed their home screen and said it was out of power and turning off. Then it had a battery with a lightning bolt to say it was charging, then the battery icon filling up from 0. That was about 5 or 6 hours ago, when I unplug and replug the battery shows as full (never 0). I now can't get the n7 to turn on. I can plug in and hold the power, power and down, power and up and power and both volume buttons for 1 minute whilst plugged in and not, and still no power. I know that it will turn on as I got it to before, I just don't know what to do. Does anyone have any suggestions? I don't have the original charger (just the cable, not the brick) and I HAVE tried re-seating the battery. This doesn't help... Thanks! |
81053 | Google+ sync automatically being enabled | I have setup my phone to to backup all my photos to Google drive. Under the Google sync settings there are three items * Google+ * Google+ Photos * Google+ Uploads I keep only Google+ photos checked so that sync can happen. But if I check the settings after sometime, I find Google+ and Google+ Uploads automatically being checked. Why does this happen? Is there a way to turn off syncing of Google+ but keep photo backup enabled? |
81052 | Galaxy S3 touch stopped working | A couple of days ago my screen stopped responding to touch, everything else is working but the touch. Ive tried the following but none worked: * Factory reset. * Opened it up and checked connector. (Following this guide) Any ideas? |
40761 | Created a Walled Garden with WiFi Hotspot | I want to create a WiFi Hotspot that can only access either a few files on my Android or a webpage run on my Android. This is so that when I am playing at gigs i can offer my music for free to people who connect. I know I can do this on a Windows machine but don't really want to drag around a laptop to every gig considering the amount of instruments, etc., that need to be transported. I was hoping I could just set up a WiFi Hotspot and a walled garden so that when people connected it would force them to a page stating there is no internet connection only news and music by my band. Has anyone got any ideas how this could be achieved or if I am being blind and there's an app that will already do it? (I have spent the last 3 days researching but so far I have not found much.) |
81057 | How to automate post install setup | I've noticed recently that i spend quite a bit of time setting up various settings after a clean ROM install. I was wondering how could i automate this post install hassle. Specificly im talking about CyanogenMod 11-M9 and Android 4.4.4. I know the settings are stored somewhere when i change system settings but im not sure where exactly. And what are the possible solutions? If the settings are stored in human-readabale text files then maybe it's possible to create update.zip that i can flash in recovery and that updates the nessesary files with my settings? Or perhaps there is a way to create a script that i can run post install when i have set up preliminary things? Or maybe i should just build my own ROM from sources that already includes my customized setting (tho this is problably too complex at first). To clarify - im talking about system settings starting from setting up google account and ending in custom alarms. 3rd party app settings i can restore easily with Titanium Backup but it doesent seem TB is able to restore system settings (possibly because system is running at the time?). I would be greateful for any tips on how to accomplish this. |
49462 | How are OTA firmware updates validated? | How are firmware updates validated by the end-user device when it receives an update via OTA? That is, what software on the end-user device (if any) is responsible for validating the new firmware? |
52634 | Cannot turn on wifi on Galaxy SIII | For the last month, I am unable to turn on my WiFi. It gets stuck on the message "turning on..." . I did a factory reset but it didn't help. I have tried to reboot a number of times and also I have enabled/disabled flight mode, but nothing works out for me. |
68077 | Sony Xperia Tablet Z can't setup proxy | When I'm on my tablet, I go to my wifi network, tap and hold on it, and I get a popup menu. I hit modify network, and get a popup for the wifi. I tap "show advanced options", and then change Proxy Settings from None -> Manual. The moment I do this the Save button grays out, and I can't click it. Even if I fill in the proxy hostname and port, the save button remains grayed out. Do I need root? Sorry if this is fairly obvious, I just found nothing online. |
68078 | Nexus 7: micro usb port broken | I have a 2012 nexus 7, its a beast of a device. But unfortunately the usb port of the device is broken. Is there any way I can charge the batteries my beloved nexus? I have opened it up, and removed its batteries from the wire that was attached to the socket. I have an external changer as well, I could try attaching the wires which are on the batteries to the external charger, but its a bit risky. I know i could get the usb port & headphone socket for it and replace it, but it costs 75$, if i am spending that much money on an old nexus i could go n get nexus 7 2013. So, is there any other way I can charge the batteries of the nexus? Apart from the batteries the device works well, and I hate to see the beast of an nVidia tegra 3 go to waste like that. |
17049 | Can I set up Wi-Fi and USB tethering on the Galaxy Nexus without rooting it? | I am about to buy the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and I need to tether with the following connections 1. USB to my Windows PC 2. Wi-Fi with my Mac, iPad or iPhone (to download apps over 20MB) I will be using Verizon Wireless's LTE 4G connection to my smartphone I also don't want to root my phone, install a custom rom or pay Verizon $20/GB I heard of PDANet and EasyTether and Tether.com but they only provide USB connectivity to the Mac or PC (I won't be able to use it with iPhone's or iPads) Any help is greatly appreciated. I am willing to pay for the software if it provides Wi-Fi and USB. (Bluetooth is optional but not needed) |
17048 | Sync Hotmail with Android so it recognize read status | All the email it pulls are currently unread, it's really annoying, how do I set it up so Hotmail and Android know a email has been read? |
60722 | Talk to Android Device via UDP via a wired connection | I have an application that can be controlled via Open Sound Control, a UDP based protocol. Now this works fine via wifi but I NEED a wired connection because wifi will not be available to me later for this project. I'm using a Galaxy Note 3. I tried to attach a Ethernet->USB adapter that worked on an Android TV stick but it doesn't seem to work with the Note 3 and pretty much any other android phone I tried. Now is it possible to either get Ethernet working or use a standard USB connection to the Host PC? It doesn't have to be available in the whole LAN, just the PC connected to it via USB needs to be able to send OSC messages to the Note 3. |
60729 | How big is Gingerbread 2.3.5 on internal 8GB memory? | How much space does the Gingerbread version 2.3.5 occupy on the internal memory drive ? I've bought the Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 and it promised 8GB, when I checked the size it said 5GB and only 4.85GB are actually available. What's going on ? |
53321 | How can I auto-end the media process on Android? | Media is consistently topping the list for battery usage at 80%+. I can go and force stop it, but it restarts by itself, when I use things such as camera or download things etc. Task manager does allow you to auto end applications, but as media is not an application it is not on the list. Is there and app or any other way to auto- kill media on a NON rooted phone? |
53322 | Missing some of the applications while updating existing apps in my galaxy s3 | While updating the existing applications like _Google maps_ , _Play Music_ etc from the play store in my Galaxy S3, some applications like _Navigation_ & 2 more disappeared from my phone. why is this happened? What can I do to restore them? |
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