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49349 | Can apps modify the system-level "Display->Auto-rotation" setting? | I've noticed in the last couple weeks that my Nexus 4 (stock rooted, with franco.Kernel) will seemingly at random lose the ability to auto-rotate the display. If I go into the Display settings and check the box, it works again, but that setting is invariably disabled again through no action of my own (or even a reboot) within a day or two. Can apps, either in the foreground or the background, modify this setting? If so, I'll have to start keeping really good track of what I open to try and track down the culprit so I can complain to its developer. |
24049 | Android 4.0 devices do not return majority of the discoverable Bluetooth devices | The observation about 4.0 may be wrong, but this s evident in both the 4.0 devices I have tested : Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Samsung Nexus S. (Nexus S is actually upgraded by me to 4.0) In the other devices (HTC-Evo and ZTE-Optik), this problem is not there, compelling me to suspect 4.0 ; or Samsung as vendor. The list of devices it is successfully able to scan have no "pattern" - it is random. It discovers the same device in one scan and may not do so the next time. **Maximum 50%** of the total devices in the vicinity are discovered. **EDIT : (Added more details)** The devices are close enough and the RSSI values are all > 60 dBm All the "missing" devices are getting discovered through devices < 4.0. To add some more details, I must say the problem is not with the "other" devices - the same device shows up in one scan and fails to show in other (on Android 4.0) When I say scan - I only mean scanning through startDiscovery() in my code. If I do the scan via Device Settings, then all the devices are enlisted BUT many of them are only cached values - once I try connecting to some device, it says "Device not in range". Any solutions ? |
20960 | What is S-OFF? Why would I want to do it? | I always root my android devices, but there's something called obtaining S-OFF for certain devices, and I have no idea what that means. What exactly does the term S-OFF relate to? Why would I want to obtain S-OFF for my device? |
20962 | How can I slow down my phone? | I know it seems like a silly question, but here is the situation: I'm debugging an app and my users have reported a bug on slow devices that I can't see on my fast device. Is there anything I can do to slow my device down so that I can see the bug for myself? |
20964 | Any way to dial international calling codes automatically based on my location? | I do a fair amount of international traveling (currently mostly between the U.S. and Mexico, but will be visiting Europe, Africa, and South America soon, too), and am looking for a dialing app that lets me set international dialing rules, so to speak, for each of my contacts. This post describes pretty well what I'm looking for, and an app for PalmOS that apparently did it pretty well. In short, I should be able to: * Specify a country for each contact phone number * Specify the country where I am located (either automatically by GPS location, or I can select my location, or a dialing profile, or whatever) * Then when I dial, it will automatically dial the appropriate country code before the number. Example scenario: > * I have a contact entry for Bob, who's phone number is 123-555-1234, and > he is in the U.S. > * When I am in the U.S., Bob is automatically dialed as `123-555-1234` > * When I am in Mexico, Bob is automatically dialed as `00-1-123-555-1234` > _or_ > * I have a contact entry for Alice, who's phone number is 33-33-12-34-56, > and she is in Mexico. > * When I am in the U.S., Alice is automatically dialed as > `011-52-33-33-12-34-56` > * When I am in Mexico, Alice is automatically dialed as `33-33-12-34-56` > Please note this question is _not_ about how to select the cheapest calling plan for each number, or making international calls with Skype or another VoIP service. It's simply about dialing the proper international exit codes when doing standard "direct-dial" with whichever mobile provider I'm using. |
20968 | APN settings in A500 with dongle | I own an A500 without 3G and a ZTE LF627 USB dongle. I donwloaded the `thor_3g_patch_v14.2` and flawlessly installed it. I also had to unlock my dongle (tested from computer, works...). Now I connected it to my Iconia. It shows the blue _roaming_ light, and seems to be ready for connection. How do I set up APNs in Honeycomb 3.2? I found that a new settings menu "Tethering/portable hotspot" appeared after ROM patching, but I see no more menus for setting up APNs. From ConnectBot I can also see /dev/ppp Can you help me with that? I can't even install those applications from the market that enable setting APNs because Google forbids me. [Add]Interesting ADB output ~ # rild rild insmod: can't open '/system/lib/modules/usb_wwan.ko' insmod: can't open '/system/lib/modules/option.ko' chmod: /dev/ttyUSB0: No such file or directory chmod: /dev/ttyUSB1: No such file or directory chmod: /dev/ttyUSB2: No such file or directory dlopen failed: Cannot load library: load_library[1108]: Library '/system/lib/libhuawei-ril.so' not found maybe I'm missing some kernel modules. |
81741 | can an android device be in danger on a malicious site? | I accidentally went onto a site via Google images and went off after half a second, (the page had been quarter/half loaded. I accidentally hit the undo button and it opened again, and I closed it again. Virustotal had 1 scanner, "website security guard" say it was a malware site. Scumware.org listed 10 pages on the site having scrinject.gen b, and or trojan.blackhole.-1. The page I accidentally visited was not one of the 10. Is it possible these exploits/malware do anything to an android device? I know malware is prevelant on the app store, but can malicious / possible websites be danger for an android device? I am worried about anything that keylogs or steals info. I scanned with AvG (Tablet), MBAM mobile, Clean Master, Clean Master Security, Avast and used ES file explorer to manually look around, and havent found anything. Clean master security found not an infection, but a vulnerability, named towelroot. I think this is on alot of devices, (not an infection, just a vulnerability). I havent seen any notifications, ads, or had any redirects. Should I factory reset in case or is there no need? |
4175 | Is it possible to start an FTP session via bash? | Is it possible to start a session with an Android Samsung Galaxy smartphone through a bash shell to access files remotely? |
58251 | I clicked on an anti virus scanner pop up on my android? | I was browsing Google when a message popped up saying something along the lines of me having a virus. Okay, I'm not stupid. I've seen these on a computer before. I also saw the word yahoo somewhere on the pop up? But, in my frenzy, I forgot to carefully inspect the thing. Anyways, I clicked "no thanks" instead of "scan now" or something, but thinking back, if this was some kind of virus pop up, clicking on either option would have been a bad idea. After clicking _no thanks,_ I closed the app and turned my phone off. So far, I haven't seen anything wrong, but I am still quite concerned. I have been thinking about backing my phone up onto my computer, and then restarting my phone, however, I'm not sure if that's a good idea. In the case that my phone has been infected, would it be possible for the virus to transfer over to my computer? Should I even be concerned? Has this happened to anyone else? Maybe I'm being paranoid, but I'd like to take as little chances as possible. Thanks. |
33395 | LAME3.98 encoded music has foreign title | I copied a couple albums to my Note 2 that have LAME3.98 encoding and they show up with maybe Chinese for the Album and song name, it does this on both the stock music and play music apps, the songs show up fine on my computer. Maybe this is an issue with how android reads LAME3.98 songs? How can I get them to show properly without converting my music? It also has ID3 tag v2.3 |
50352 | Why is my Samsung mobile calling a strange number when plugged into the laptop to charge? | I have a Dell Vostro 1320 and a Samsung s5300 (android 2.3.6) mobile. When I try to charge my phone via USB on the laptop, it keeps calling the strange number `22` over and over again (once every 3-5 minutes). I've used an antivirus in both the devices but to no avail. I wonder what problem causes this strange behavior! |
30108 | Receive calls on Wi-Fi via Google Voice | I don't have good cell reception in my house and I'd to have my Google Voice number forward to my phone on Wi-Fi when I'm home. Can I just use Google Voice or do I need a third-party app to do the connection? |
30101 | How to change video brightness? | Whenever I watch any videos, either through the Gallery, Play Movies, or YouTube, my screen becomes substantially brighter. After searching online, I suspect there's a separate video brightness setting, but there's no apparent way of accessing it. It doesn't show up in system or any of the app settings. Does anyone know how to find and adjust this video brightness setting? If it's of any concern, I have a Huawei Ascend P1 running almost-stock Ice Cream Sandwich, with auto-brightness enabled. |
30100 | Handsfree profile sniff mode | I recently connected a bluetooth module (BTM511) to my Android phone (SG2 running android 4.0), using both the handsfree and the headset profiles. I notice that the Bluetooth device never goes into Sniff mode to save power. As far as I understand only the master (the SG2 in this case) can put the slave into sniff mode. Is this not implemented in the handsfree and headset profile implementation on Android? Or do I not understand the master/slave role in sniff modes? I sure cannot force the BTM511 in sniff mode, it is nowhere to be found in the datasheet. |
78626 | How to trigger mouse-over in Android | I visit sites where some features like pop-up menus and tooltips are invoked by placing the mouse cursor over an item. I would like to use all the features while using my Android tablet. So, I'm looking for a way to simulate the mouse-over event in Android browser, especially in Android 4.1.2 |
78621 | Emergency battery backup code | Is there any emergency battery backup code? In Nokia we have `*3370#`. I don't know this code will work in all devices, But in some devices it will backup the battery up to 50% Is there anything like in Android? |
32265 | Are calls made by third-party apps logged? | For the first time I installed app that can make calls automatically (sms/call screener). What worries me is this level of permissions -- however I have to no choice really because stock screener (Android 2.3) works only for calls (not sms), and all apps I found require that permission. So my question is this -- are such calls (made by app) at least logged? So I could check and see "oh, call to Bahamas for $100"? Or there is a catch, and the call is logged, but the app can clear the log after call as well? |
23127 | How to lock touchscreen without turning it off? | Pressing power button both turns off the screen (even if some application holding wakelock) and stops receiving input from it. How to stop receiving input (and require password to get into normal mode again), but still show what is the foreground application displaying, like "view only" mode. Example scenario: 1. I open compass application; 2. I use that "lock, but not hide" thing; 3. Now touching the screen just does nothing, but the application is still updating things on it; 4. I press power button (unlock); 5. It asks to slide for unlock and/or password; 6. Unlocked. |
4322 | My Samsung Galaxy 3 (GT-i5801) is not being detected by my PC -- What should I do? | I have a Samsung Galaxy 3 (GT-i5801) Android phone. Currently, my phone is not being detected by my PC. Initially, when I purchased this phone, I was developing applications and I was able to run the applications on my phone. I have purchased a new cable as I thought the data cable may have been damaged, but that did not solve the issue. What can be the possible solutions or what do I need to check for in order to connect my Samsung Galaxy 3 to my PC by using a data/USB cable? I have Windows XP installed on my Dell Inspiron laptop. |
3144 | Upgrading Unrevoked Desire from Eclair to Froyo | I'm currently running my HTC Desire on 2.1 (O2 branded from the UK, if it makes a difference) which has been rooted via Unrevoked. I've just now been prompted to upgrade it to what I assume is 2.2 via an OTA update. I'd quite like to do this but I'm assuming this will cause me to lose my root. Unrevoked seems to now say it supports 2.2 as well as 2.1 so would it just be a matter of doing the OTA update and re-rooting with Unrevoked? Also, I've never performed an upgrade before, do I lose all my apps/data/configs? How long does it normally take? Thanks. |
37820 | Proxy app which doesn't requie any root access in android 2.3.6 | I recently installed proxydroid app in my android 2.3.6 This application requires root access. Every time to use it, I need to make root access to my device. Is there any proxy app which does not require any root access? |
37823 | Why are some files under /proc are universally readable? | Why are some files under `/proc` are universally readable by anyone using adb? e.g. `/proc/<pid>/statm` `/proc/<pid>/maps` `/proc/<pid>/smaps` We can even cat the content of these files, which is dangerous to leak sys info. Is it because other system components are also using/reading/writing these files under `/proc`, so that these files under `/proc` are universally readable to anyone? |
37825 | Gmail notifications stopped working | I don't receive Gmail notifications on my phone recently, no sound, no light and nothing appears on the notification bar. Searching the web, I figured it might have happened because I turned syncing options off. So I turned it on except for some syncing options such as Pictures and browser. I still am not getting notified of new emails. What's wrong? |
37826 | Is there a way to use Chrome's phone interface on a Nexus 7 instead of the tablet interface? | I don't find the tab switching on Chrome for tablets easy. I know I can swipe from the sides to move between tabs, but I prefer the version optimized for smaller screens. Is there any way I can use the phone interface on my Nexus 7? For comparison, here's Chrome on a Galaxy Note 2:  And here's Chrome on a Nexus 7:  |
27536 | How can I deal with mass texts from an Apple phone when using an Android phone? | Occasionally one of my friends using an iPhone will send out a mass text, and for the next few days I get spammed with texts from all the other numbers they sent it to, most of them unidentified on my phone, and since some of them are responding to each other, none of them make any sense. It's incredibly annoying. Presumably iPhones have something that can detect and properly order mass texts, as Apple wouldn't want to annoy their own users, only Android users. Is there something I can do to make the mass text make more sense on my end? |
27537 | How to know if a Galaxy Note is a real one? | I'm in Thailand now and I've seen a Galaxy Note device that seems to be a real Galaxy Note phone, but it has an extremely low cost (about 100 USD). I'd like to confirm that the phone is real, how do I prove it? I had the chance to play with the operating system and it is like my Galaxy S, but with a larger screen. I cannot "open" or connect to laptop, but I can play with it. |
27534 | Camera - Using the flash to illuminate in camera mode? | On my HTC One-X the Camera app can take videos or photos. When recording video you can turn the flash on to provide some illumination. Is there a way of doing this while in the camera mode when composing a shot? The other night I was in the garden in the pitch black trying to take some photos of some nocturnal animals. When in camera mode the viewfinder is also pitch black which made it very difficult to line up the photo. I ended up having to record a video, turn on the flash for some light and then take photos while the video was recording. This is not ideal, and so I wondered if there is any way to get the flash to provide light while aiming the camera for a normal photo. |
27533 | Can I prevent ICS browser from using CPU while in the background (without back-button exiting)? | I'm running ICS 4.0.3, and I notice if I have the Web app (default browser) open, but not in the foreground, it still uses a lot of CPU (25-50%), based upon the built-in Android Task Manager. Other apps are using 0%. Looking at my battery usage, the Web uses about 33%, even when my phone is inactive. Is there any way I can prevent the Web app from using so much CPU when it is not in the foreground, without using the back button to exit? I'm running on a Samsung Galaxy S2. Edit: If the best answer is to use a different browser, I am open to that suggestion. |
27531 | Are there any legitimate ways to watch NFL season on Android without cable/satellite subscription? | Are there any effective ways to watch NFL games (preferably live) on Android devices this coming season? Ideally, they'd be available in high resolution and streaming, but what options are available? I know there is a DirecTV app, but it seems to require having a DirecTV subscription, which many do not have. |
27539 | App searches in wrong directory | I just installed DroidID3Tagger, however it just searches for my music files in `/mnt/sdcard`, my music however is in `/mnt/emmc`. Is there anything I can do instead of moving the files? I'm using CM9 Nightly on a SGS1 with Icy Glitch Kernel. (for some reason the Kernel swapped sdcard and emmc) |
23098 | How to root but not root Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 | Recently my family signed up for an offer from Google called Screenwise Select. As a part of the deal we got a smartphone used to connect to our TV and monitor TV shows that we watch. The phone is a Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0. However, evidently the Screenwise app is more than an app; it's taken over the phone. When I turn it on, the "swipe to unlock" appears for a split-second, then it flips over to this app. I can't get out if it. I suspect the system has been somehow modified so that the phone can only be used with the app. So, my question is - is there a way to "root" but "not root" the phone - that is, to get the system back to normal with the app running like a regular app? I think the app is in the AppStore so the other option is to factory reset the device and then install the app, but I don't want to do that without confirmation from the Screenwise people. Any ideas? |
66271 | Tablet screen never turns off | I flashed a custom ROM and didn't liked it some reverted to a recovery using TWRP. Now the screen is always on, even after long periods of inactivity. Even if I press the power button it doesn't turn off (or go to sleep or whatever it is called). Any ideas how I can fix this? Obviously if the device is power off the screen is off. |
23093 | answering machine app on Galaxy Note | I want to install an answering machine app on Galaxy Note, didn't find anything interesting in Google. What do you recommend? Or is there such a feature on the phone itself, in settings or somewhere? Something with a recorded message saying "I'm not available now, please leave your message or phone number". |
66274 | Android uninstall app before boot completion | A strange one this. I have got myself into a situation where I think that a single apk is causing boot to fail. I have the same situation on a Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 running 4.4. Running `adb install <com.myapp.package>` would hang - then the device would reboot - then would get stuck on `Android is upgrading...Optimising app 1 of 1`. I can list packages through `adb shell` at this point - but uninstalling with `pm uninstall <com.myapp.package>` will just hang - presumably as the current process is doing something with that apk already. If i try to boot into recovery at this point i get a dead android with a "no command" message. Fastboot is locked on the device and its not rooted. My only option at this point i think is to unlock fastboot but was wondering if im missing something. EDIT: I just wiped via fastboot on one device and it works again - dont really want to do this on other device if poss Thanks! |
29144 | Cannot connect to internet within WhatsApp in Android emulator | I want to use WhatsApp in PC within Android emulator. I am using the official emulator.exe within an Android Virtual Device of Android 2.3. My PC is behind a proxy so I set the proxy in the setting of the Android emulator. I can access Google with the default browser. I tried to use WhatsApp but after I had submit my mobile phone number, it said cannot connect.  Please dont't recommend other 3rd party Android emulator to me because I planned to use other app with this emulator. |
29147 | Samsung Galaxy S2 Join contact Conflict | I have joined my facebook, google, whatsapp and phone contacts. The problem starts when the display names are different. Now the phone has its own mind which contact name to display. I tried un- joining them and leave the name i want to be displayed "in this case PHONE and join them back again. This resolves the problem momentarily, but whenever I come back again, its the same. This issue is also with Whatsapp, the contact name within wha Can I choose which account's name is to be displayed by default? |
67499 | Strange voice message from phone | Today I heard a really strange voice message from my phone that I've never heard until now. I was sitting at work, doing my thing, and the phone is lying next to me. Suddenly, a female voice message in English is heard from the speakers, saying something like this: " **C called, followed by a name and a number**." I was taken a aback by this and didn't think it came from my phone at first. So I activate the screen, and the only thing I can see is "Unfortunately, X has crashed", but I don't remember which app it was. That was all. Has anyone encountered something similar before? I hope my phone hasn't been hacked or something. |
29140 | Is there any way to access Google Plus Messenger history? | Once you leave a Google Plus Messenger (formerly Huddle) conversation, it is removed from the main window of the application. Is there any way to view or search old messages? |
67494 | Rooted Android 4.4 does not show mounted external-usb disk to all apps? | I am using a custom Android 4.4 ROM (rooted) with ext4 file-system support on my Radxa Rock ARM dev-board, the board shows detects the attached disk driver (shows USB device safe to remove notification) but fails to mount it - using utilities like "Stick Mount", "USB Host Controller" and "ntfs mount" also fails. However, if I use `mount -t ext4 /dev/block/sda1 /mnt/internal_sd/ehdd` the disk mounts but is ONLY visible to the same terminal session. How to make the disk accessible system-wide? |
67497 | Odin doesn't recognize Galaxy S3 | While I was trying to flash my phone to newer version of custom mod, I bricked my phone (Samsung Galaxy S3 for Verizon, SCH-I535). To debrick the phone, I've followed below precedure: 1. Confirm USB cable is not faulty. 2. Confirm my MicroSD is not faulty. 3. Format MicroSD to FAT32, then image Verizon Stock firmware through Win32 Imager. 4. Enter into "Download" mode on the phone. 5. Confirm my Windows 7 system recognizes the phone. To do so, I confirmed the phone enters into "USB Debugging mode". Window7 recognizes the phone as "MSM8960". 6. Confirm `adb` works and recognizes the devices. Then, I ran Odin3 (v3.09) to see if Odin recognizes the phone, but no luck here. What are some reasons Odin isn't recognizing my phone? What are some other alternative way I can debrick the phone (other than flashing the ROM through Odin)? |
67491 | Remove/replace heartbleed vulnerability on 4.1.1 rooted? | I'm running stock TW 4.1.1 with root and xposed mods on a Galaxy note 2 with T-mo. Up to this point, I've been happy with my setup, but now I'm reading that I am the only exception to the HB vulnerability on Android. I'd rather not upgrade, or flash a rom if I don't have to. Is there a way I can replace the lib file in es file, or some other tactic? Where would the file be, I can't find anything familiar in /system.lib. Am I understanding correctly that it is only vulnerable through browser, not apps? I changed all my passwords on app services that were susceptible. Trying to get a grasp on it all. Edit 1: I found Bluebox's heartbleed scanner in the Playstore via Android police. It says I'm running 1.0.1c but heartbeat is disabled. It did report that Netflix app was running 1.0.1e and was enabled/vulnerable. PStouch, Google+, my VPN app and xbmc all have openssl too, but supposedly safe. |
67490 | How to set Google search by voice command to include Chinese input? | I use google search in Android and I can set android to listen my chinese voice input. However, I don't know how to set the same thing in desktop. Every time I visit google.com, I see a mic icon. I click on there and speak English, I can do the search. However, it does not listen my chinese voice input. Please help |
67492 | Phone storage not mounted , after using USB storage shows "Application not installed" | Earlier when I used to connect my phone (A jelly bean 4.2.2) to my computer (OS: Ubuntu 12.04) both my _memory card_ and _phone storage_ gets mounted automatically, but recently **only** my memory card gets mounted , after I disconnect (unmount then turning off usb storage properly ) all my apps that are in the phone storage when launched shows `Application not installed`. Although this `Application not installed` is fixed when I _reboot_ my phone each time I connect to my computer but it is **tedious**. How can I **mount** my phone storage and **fix** the `Application not installed` problem |
74991 | Is it possible to share GSM or 3G or 2G connection? | As I know that Android phone can share wifi by using the tethering. So, may I know if it is possible to even share my phone GSM / 3G / 2G connection? (of course without applying another SIM card for the another phone.) An example: Suppose there are two friends - Jack and Jill. Jack have a Android 4.2 phone while Jill have a Android 2.3 phone. Jack have a SIM card insert into his android phone but Jill is currently thinking of signing a mobile plan and so her android phone does not have a SIM card. What happen was that Jill need to make a call to one of her relatives due to whatever reasons. However, Jill does not have a mobile plan yet. The problem arrives when Jack also need to make a phone call. So, is it possible for Jack to tethering his "mobile plan" to Jill, who do not have any mobile plan and SIM card? This mean that both Jack and Jill can make call using a single SIM card but with two different android devices. |
23323 | Good, free, syncable to-do/task list with priorities and categories | I'm looking for a to do list app with some specific features: * Must sync to something (google, dropbox, evernote, whatever) * Must be able to distinguish "do it now" vs "do it later" (and not show "do it later" in the app) * Preferably have categories (I work on several independent projects) Being able to order tasks within a category would be good. Not necessarily "high priority" or "low priority", but just "do this before that". |
23320 | Alarm Clock Plus says wrong temperature; wrong by 20 or more degrees | I enabled the "Say time before alarm" and "say weather before alarm" features on Alarm Clock Plus, but when alarm activates the wrong temperature is being said. Not by a few degrees, but by 20 or more. For example, the temperature is 30 C, and I hear "It is 2 C"! I did not have this problem with the free version. I have Galaxy S2 and it seems that the temperature is read from Samsung's built in "News and Weather" app. I tried changing my location in "News and Weather" thinking that the data for my location may be corrupted, but it did not fix the issue. No matter which location I choose, it says the wrong temperature. How can I fix this so that the correct temperature will be used? I'd really hate to rate this alarm app badly as it's really good except for this irritating bug. |
66725 | Is 3G broken on my Nexus 4? | Since a few days, my Nexus 4 has not shown 3G in the network symbol, and Internet on the go is really slow. Clearly it's on a slower protocol now. **How can I determined whether 3G is broken,** or how to make it run 3G again? * I know that I am in a 3G area with my provider. * I have rebooted several times. * I've checked the phone's network settings to prefer 3G if available. * I haven't recently damaged or dropped my phone. * I don't run much custom software, except Llama which is not set up to change the network settings. * Phone is rooted, runs 4.4.2 stock. I'm in Austria where the Nexus 4 was not marketed, so it's a private import from Germany. The warranty has expired. I would hate to have to replace the phone! |
66726 | Uninstall app without deleting data | I am building an app that receives updates from a server. So at the beginning of the app, a download occurs. However, this thing is getting a bit annoying since whenever I want to test a new build, I would use: adb -d uninstall com.mycompany.myapp This command removes the app as well as its data/cache stored. Now, whenever I do this, I would have to go through the process of downloading the updates again and it takes time (a lot of it). Is there an `adb` command that would uninstall the app without removing its data/cache? Eclipse ADT can do this but I don't want to fire up Eclipse everytime I build. **EDIT** : I've tried using `adb uninstall -k com.mycompany.myapp` but it always responds with this: The -k option uninstalls the application while retaining the data/cache. At the moment, there is no way to remove the remaining data. You will have to reinstall the application with the same signature, and fully uninstall it. If you truly wish to continue, execute 'adb shell pm uninstall -k com.mycompany.myapp' If I try `adb shell pm uninstall -k com.mycompany.myapp` it just says `Failed`. |
66720 | What is true octa core? | I found few budget phones are releasing with true octa core.What does it mean? I read that the powerful dual core snapdragon phone is snappier than the quadcore phone of mediatek processor. Is it true? I also read that from ics only android supports dual core. Is the latest kitkat version is made to support octa core? |
66722 | More than 50 android devices on same username/password | I have between 50-100 Android devices. They are being used as a sensor network. Another 50 are coming online soon. The devices need to download an app from the play store. So I need to login with a google username/password. For now, I have been using the same username/password on all the devices. However, now google is asking me to resign in to the devices after a week or so. This didn't happen before. I think the number of devices on the same account is tripping some alarm. Does anyone have any recomendations for how to set up 50+ devices so that they are all able to download and receive updates from the app store? |
66723 | Will a Factory Reset on an unlocked Samsung S2 4G T989 from T-Mobile relock the phone? | I have a Samsung S2 4G T989 from T-Mobile which is unlocked. It is currently using ion Indian carrier. I want to Factory Reset it. Will it be locked again after performing a reset? I don't have any code with me. |
75473 | How to prevent Motorola Cliq from factory reset upon startup? | I have a Cliq (MB200) which I successfully rooted. I would like to permanently disable the Motoblur application which always appears at startup. Until now I've been using the "#eebluroff" code to temporarily disable it, but this causes an automatic factory reset the next time the phone is rebooted. There must be some way to prevent this from happening... any ideas? Thanks! |
55374 | Can't read Comixology comics purchased on my Kindle Fire since app update | Since the Comixology Android app update a few days ago, I've been unable to read any comics that I had previously purchased on my Kindle Fire. The app tells me that the device is not authorized to read these comics. I'm directed to sign in, but I'm already signed in on that device with my Comixology account. I saw on their Facebook page that they have some work-arounds to try, but they don't list them anywhere on their site. How can I read comics in the updated Comixology app that I had purchased before the update? |
55377 | Will my apps still auto-update if I root? | I'd like to root my Nexus 4 with rasbeanjelly because I heard it increases battery life. If I do that, will the apps that I have installed still auto- update from the Google Play Store like they do now? |
55376 | How to run virtual machine on my nexus device? | Are there any virtual machine players such as virtualbox, I can use to run `.iso` images on Android? If I need the device to be rooted that is fine, but I prefer a portable solution |
32992 | Is there any way to install apps incompatible with Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) | After looking around on the Google Play Store, I've found a lot of apps that 'I like the look of'. But by tapping on them, quite a lot of the time it says **"This app is incompatible with your Android version."** Is there any way around that? P.S:I don't have any other Android devices and no, I haven't edited any of the files. |
55372 | how to solve Network not found problem in Samsung Galaxy s2? | I have UK based Samsung Galaxy s2 gt-i9100 and i was using since last 2 years without any problem in india but suddenly i found it says network problem so how to solve this ? model number - Gt-I9100 android version - 2.3.4 plz help |
32999 | How to create a soft link between root partition and ext3 partition(on SD) | I am trying to create symbolic links of `/data/sdext2/app/*` on `/data/app`. This is what I did in adb shell `ln -sf /data/sdext2/app/* /data/app/` But it is telling _"link failed No such file or directory"_. Note that none of the partitions are of FAT32 format. And without -f option it says _"link failed File exists"_. |
6616 | What country is my Milestone from? Can I install a Droid Froyo update on it? | I bought it at Amazon.com, and had it delivered to a friend's house in Massachusetts. I flew to the US, visit my friend, did some tourism, and brought the phone back with me to Brazil, where I put in my GSM chip and it works just fine. Here is the phone info: Model number: Milestone Firmware version: 2.1-update1 Firmware configuration version: GAS_EMEA_USASHLS00RTINT_P012 The box says: SM,A853,TR,RETAIL,LICBRZ So, I should be waiting for an update for what? Europe, like it says in this thread? Or Latin America? Or can I get 2.2 safely from somewhere else? The software looks pretty American to me. What if I follow the instructions from this site? Do I risk bricking my phone? |
78580 | Why does Yahoo Weather limit my wife to 2 locations but not me | Yahoo Weather allows me to add any number of locations. When my wife, on the very same Nexus 5 phone, tries to add a third location, it asks her to delete one of her existing locations. What's going on? |
50630 | How do I set the calendar display to the correct timezone on my samsung nexus phone? | How do I set the calendar display to the correct timezone on my samsung nexus phone? For instance, editing of a calendar entry shows 14:00 [Montreal time], but the event display time in the calendar's weekly view for the same entry is 17:00 |
50636 | "Settings" is crashing after installing gapps | I've install custom rom called JELLYTIME on my HTC Desire HD phone. Recently I tried to update it to most recent version. After the update I installed google apps from this website: http://goo.im/gapps. I installed version 20130301. Since then the settings section works very badly. It crashes often and I can't connect to any wifi network for example. I'm afraid that I installed the wrong version of gapps but according to the table I should have installed that version for android 4.2.2. Can anyone please tell how can I fix the problem? |
50635 | Android Os problem | I necessarily deleted a folder called app (it contained the basic apps .apk files and other files for example: calculator.apk) on my samsung galaxy mini. After that everything seemed to froze, so I restarted my phone and now it only repeats the samsung intro forever. Can you help me? Should I reinstall the android os, if so how can I do it? I alreay tried installing android 4.2 but when I went to the screen where I selected update form sd card and chose the file of android 4.2 it returned me an error "status 0". Please help me asap! |
50639 | Gmail closes when i touch icon in blue address bar | I'VE have a dgm t909s tablet android 4, when I am in the gmail app and I press the icon in the blue address bar a box pops up with ( unfortunatly gmail has stopped) and closes down the app. Anyone got any answers please |
22057 | Android NIC MAC address changed automatically | This is very puzzling but my android phone's NIC's MAC address seems to have changed on its own (or at least this is what it's showing). I have a MAC filter in my LinkSys router and I have given access to only my computer and android phone. I had connected my phone to the access point just a few hours ago. When I tried to connect it now, I couldn't. So I rechecked the MAC filter list (FC:A1:3E:77:57:76) , and I surprisingly found it to be different from what my phone (FC:A1:3E:77:57:F7) was showing. Is this some bug in android? Does this happen? Or maybe the address in my router got changed (which isn't plausible). PS: _Please don't say that somebody must have broken into my router and changed it there, because that's not possible. I use WPA2, and anyways the signal cannot reach outside since outside is very far._ **Edit** : I guess it's a fault with my LinkSys router, since more weird things are happening. The router is assigning the same IP address to my computer and android phone. Can someone please migrate this question to Server Fault?  |
22055 | Cannot restore Kies backup after firmware upgrade | I backed up my Samsung Galaxy S2 on Kies before updating to Ice Cream Sandwich. After the upgrade I tried to restore, but the restore fails each time I try. |
22053 | How do I remove the search bar in ICS? | Is there a way to remove the search bar from all of the home screens in Ice Cream Sandwich? I have a Nexus S, which already has a hard-button for search, so the search bar is redundant. Long pressing on it doesn't seem to do anything useful. |
22051 | What are the limitations of syncing PC settings (Firefox) with my Android? | Is it possible to sync the Firefox settings (including add-ons) on my PC with my Galaxy 10.1 tab? |
77712 | SMS problem on moto g after updating android 4.4.4 | I have updated my Moto G yesterday to Android KitKat (4.4.4.) Before that I have disabled the stock Messaging app and I used Textra SMS app instead. Everything was working fine until the update. Then I was not able to send SMS from Textra or Hangouts because they were crashing. After resetting the app preferences and re-enabling the stock Messaging app, I am able to send SMS again from both the stock app and Textra. But I want to disable stock messaging app again, because it shows the incoming message preview in notification bar, and I don't want that. I want privacy with my SMS. This feature why I use Textra. How can I disable the stock SMS app? |
77715 | Can I install a Micromax Canvas Juice ROM on a Micromax Bolt? | actually I want to install a Samsung galaxy s5 ROM on my micromax bolt a068 but I was not able to find such ROM for my device on the internet but now I found a s5 ROM for micromax canvas juice ant this device is almost similar to my device,only one the processor is not same I have a 1 GHz processor and it has a 1.3 GHz processor. so my question is that can I use that ROM for my device. is it safe to do so. thankyou |
77718 | Android Service Menu without dialer | Following this question about how to access the service menu on android, I started wondering how to do such a thing, if there is no dialer app available (android tablet without gsm.) In my case that's a Samsung Note 8.0 WiFi only Version, but hints in general would be helpful as well. Is there a way to access (some) of the Service Menus without having the dialer app? |
43933 | *#7284# not launching phoneutil | My tablet is not getting connected through USB. It's showing me the error" " _USB device not recognised_ " On one forum I read to dial `*#7284#` and it will launch Phoneutil. But in my case it's not working. |
49026 | how to install gapps on xperia ray with previously installed cyanogenmod 10 | I have installed cm 10 on xperia ray, but unfortunately forgot to install Google apps. Can anyone explain how can i install Google apps now? Thanks |
43936 | How to mute on Galaxy s2 on android 4.1.2 | Have just updated software to android 4.1.2 and whereas before one went to settings - sound - and had options mute vibrate so you could mute the phone this new version does not offer that. How do I mute the phone now? |
75711 | How to stop android device from corrupting pictures | When I take pictures with my device (Techno Phantom N9 running Android 4.2) the thumbnails and the images get corrupt. Hence I cant even send it to anybody, but on my device I can see some of the pictures even if the thumnail does not show.  an image of what it looks like (click for larger variant) I use the default camera app. What could be the problem, and how could it be solved? |
75710 | How to downgrade Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 from 2.3.6 to 2.2.2? | I need help with downgrading my Samsung Galaxy Mini (S5570) from 2.3.6 to 2.2.2. |
75714 | System file contain mount command | I'm searching for file that mount all android partition like system,cache,etc. Why I want to do that? Because I had partitioned my SD to Fat and Ext4 and I want the Ext4 Partition as Internal SD and Fat as External SD (My device doesn't have Internal SD). I'm using Ext4 because when I search in Google "fastest file system" then the result are Ext3 and Ext4. I have tried to edit vold.fstab but Android 4.0 or just mine doesn't support other filesystem except Fat. Then I have and idea why don't edit file that mount system or cache,etc then make my Ext4 partition as Internal SD |
4664 | Is there a way I can get a Windows 7 Phone UI on my Android device? | Is there an App/Widget/Custom Rom that gives you a Windows 7 Phone-like User Interface? Of course I don't need the Microsoft-specific stuff such as XBox Live, etc. But instead of app icons for phone/msg/settings/etc, you have the nice big ... windows... that you can slide around instead. I hope its not too subjective. Basically I want the Windows 7 UI on my Android phone (even just in the home screen). |
4666 | Lag fixing using OCLF - could it do any harm? | I am wondering if the lag fix proposed by xda-developers could harm the device in anyway. Quote from Google Code "Original use was for 'One Click Lag Fix' for the Samsung Galaxy S series, to create a loopback EXT2 device on top of Samsung's RFS in order to improve response time for applications." Link to forum page about this: here. How does it work exactly? What does "create loopback EXT2" mean? I know the forum post clearly states it's been tested on a huge number of devices and it's working, but I want to understand what it does exactly and if there is any compromise by installing it? Thank you. |
4667 | Display On when plugged in | Is there a way to keep the display "ON" whilst the device is plugged in? I am running Android 2.2 Froyo on Samsung Galaxy S. |
4662 | Why does Google Talk never appear on the "Recent Applications" list? | I frequently will get a message on Google Talk. I will drag down the notification bar, click the message, and answer. However, if I then press "Home", and it occurs to me that I wish to send yet another message to this person, I am forced to go find the Google Talk app icon, launch it, select the relevant conversation, and enter my message. Why does Google Talk not appear on the Recent Applications list, accessible by holding down the Home key? Every other app I have does... |
78832 | Internet becomes abeyant gradually on phone usage | Observed this problem in the following devices: 1. Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 GT-P3100. - Android JB. 2. Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 GT-S7582. - Android JB. 3. Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro Sk17i. - Android ICS. When the phone is new or, fresh factory reset, the mobile Internet connectivity is really active. This means, messages in WhatsApp, email notifications from GMail occurs properly in time. But gradually on usage, say 2 - 3 months, these apps take more time to notify new messages when the screen is off. When the screen is ON, messages are received instantly. 1. Observed only in mobile Internet. (H+ or H - WCDMA auto mode). 2. Not observed when in Wi-Fi. 3. Facebook notifications are in-time and this problem is not observed by the app. Only WhatsApp and GMail tend to suffer. What could be the problem? Any suggestions? |
5175 | How feasible is it to use Google Voice for all calls and texts? | I'm considering getting an Android phone, and one thing that I'd like to do is drop my texting plan, and do all texting over wifi/data using Google Voice. If I do this, I need the following things to be true: * It must be easy to send texts over Google Voice. * It must be easy to receive texts (and notifications of new texts) over Google Voice, without them actually coming to me by SMS (so I don't get charged for them). * It must be easy to place calls using my Google Voice number (it doesn't have to be VOIP, but the person I'm calling has to see the call as originating from the Google Voice number, so that I don't have to get them two numbers). * It must be easy to receive calls using my Google Voice number (again, I only want to give out one number). Are all these things possible with Android? |
5179 | Can video recording on an Android smartphone be paused? | I've got an HTC Wildfire with Android Froyo 2.2. When I record videos with it, I want to be able to pause the recording, in order to pick up recording at the exact place where I paused. This is not supported by the built in video recorder. Is this common for Android phones, or are there phones out there that support pause in video recording? |
5178 | MP3 tags in Hebrew show up in gibberish on my phone | I have some songs on my computer with Hebrew files names and Hebrew tags. When I copy them to my phone, the file names appear OK, but the tags appear in gibberish. This is true both for the default player (I have a Samsung Galaxy S, so that's the default) and for Winamp. Is there any way to change the font for the tags so that it appears correctly? |
136 | How do I get to Alarms? | I know I can get to alarm setup through the Clock app, but I swear this used to be a separate app. How do you get directly to the Alarms app? |
70292 | How to connect to multiple hosts through SSH, with the "same ip", with "Better Terminal Emulator Pro"? | I'm trying to set up SSH connections to my home network. The application I'm using is Better Terminal Emulator Pro. But it only allows me to connect to one host with the same IP address(the external IP), it doesn't understand that it's a different port. I created 3 shortcuts for the SHH sessions, but only one works. The network is a LAN behind a router. I need to connect to multiple hosts on this network. I can do this with another terminal, don't remember which one. But I like Better Terminal Emulator Pro so, any ideas? |
50090 | Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 - MicroSD Card not recognized | My Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 rebooted unexpectedly and when it came back up all my app symbols showed a grayed out android image with SD written in the bottom right corner. All my music was gone too. I went to check under "SD Card and Phone Storage" and under "Storage Settings" it said "Mount SD Card". I clicked on "Mount SD Card" and it turned into "Mounting.. Mount in progress" but nothing happens (15min). I tried powering off the phone and removing the battery and SD card, putting everything back and powering up again, but no success. I also tried a Factory Reset, the SD Card is not recognized. I inserted the SD card into my friends Samsung Galaxy S2 and it appeared on his phone and he could copy pictures and music to it, but on my i9000 the card does not appear. What do you suggest i do? |
45838 | If I charge Nexus 4 with a wireless charger will it charge considering red LED error | I've had a red LED error in my Nexus 4 for a week and it won't turn on or charge. I've tried everything, pressing the power button for 60 seconds, etc. I even opened it up and removed the battery and plugged it back in. It just won't help. I think it's due to very low power levels in the phone and it won't even charge. I was thinking that if I charge with a wireless charger will it charge or not? Also if I charge it with an iPad charger the LED becomes stable red otherwise it's blinking using LG's original charger. So what's the issue and how can I resolve it? |
45831 | Clock widgets and other widgets freezing on GS4 | Often when I charge my GS4 phone two different clock widgets and my GNotes widgets freeze up. I have to restart the phone to make the widgets work again. The clock widgets are BeWeather and Fancy Widgets. I never had problems with them on older galaxy. Does anyone know what might be causing this problem? Thanks! Edit btw I'm using Holo Launcher HD. |
41396 | Remove SMS notification on Lenovo A800 | How can I remove the SMS notification in status bar? I think I have no Notification setting. |
36695 | Connectify doesn't work with Android | I use Connectify Hotspot Pro to create Wi-Fi network. However, my Android phone is unable to display this Wi-Fi hotspot at all. What do I need to do to make it work? |
36697 | Rooting android,did it really ruin application? | After rooting my android tab 4.1,I noticed that my internal storage was corrupted. All my apps dissapear.and when I try to install it ,it said that I have insufficient storage.How come this happen when I still have 4 gb of memory on my internal storage?I haven't use memory card since I purchased this product.Please somebody help me. |
36696 | Copy application data file from internal memory to sdcard via update.zip script | Unlock pattern has been used too many times on this android device and we don't have username and password. Most probably USB debugging might also be disabled. I can reset `wipe data/factory reset` from recovery mode, but I want to backup contacts and messages before I do that. Because we don't have username and password, so contacts can't be recovered even if it is synced to Google account (which I think won't be anyway). Only option I have is `apply update from sdcard` in recovery mode. So is there any way to write some update script to copy the contacts data file to sdcard and then run it from update.zip? Or if I can reboot the phone in USB debugging mode through update script as it happens after flashing some kernels? Or if I can install an APK through update script? Other details as below (in case if it matters) **Device:** Samsung Galaxy S2 **Android version:** Never upgraded. So it is as it was bought. **Root Status:** Unrooted |
41642 | Samsung Galaxy S3 black screen and automatic reboots | I have a Samsung Galaxy S3, purchased on July 2012. Sometimes, when I press the power button, the screen keeps black. The button LEDs turn on, but nothing else happens, and I have to remove the battery, or hold the power button for 20 seconds to force a reboot. It has happened to me 4 times; the first 2 were quite distant in time, but the last 2 were both this week. Also this week, the phone has started to reboot itself. That has happened three times, two of them while I was using it, and the last one tonight, with the phone being idle (no wifi, no data connections, nothing). It just reboots automatically and then everything works fine. I've never flashed the device, it's not even rooted. It's running Android 4.1.2, as I've installed all the official updates via OTA (base I9300XXELLA, kernel 3.0.31-836582, compilation number JZO54K.I9300XXEMA2). And no, I did not install recently any app which may be causing my problems. So far, I've retired the microSD card (32GB card, manufactured by Samsung), because I've read that this may be the cause of the reboots. I'll try keeping it without the card for a few days. Although I've been using the same card for 5 months, and the reboots didn't start until this week. **Edit** : OK, we can rule out the SD card as the source of the problems - the phone also reboots itself without the microSD. There are _a lot_ of posts from people with similar problems, and most of the answers say they should try a factory reset. However, in most of the cases that doesn't seem to solve the problem. So, I didn't try it... yet. Maybe I should, but I'm afraid that the problem will be still present, and it's a lot of trouble for nothing. I've already contacted with Samsung customer service, but in the meantime, is there anything else I can do? Can I at least diagnose somehow what's happening? I've read here about something called _logcat_ , however they say the log is only kept on memory, it's not stored, so it would be of no help to determine what happened _after_ a reboot or a black screen problem... Any ideas? * * * **Edit** : the phone rebooted itself again, and this time the microSD card was not inserted. That means one suspect ruled out, but I still have to find the culprit. **Edit** : it seems that the problems were solved after doing a factory reset. At least, the phone hasn't rebooted itself for the last 5 days... |
41643 | Is there any way to determine the UMTS RRC state my device is in | I want to determine the RRC state of my device which is _HTC Explorer_. By RRC, I mean states like FACH,DCH IDLE etc.. I have already tried the following secret codes: *#*#197328640#*#* *#*#7378423#*#* *#*#4636#*#* Unfortunately, these codes are working on few Samsung devices and I am able to determine the RRC state of the respective device but, none of them is working on my Device-HTC Explorer with android version 2.3.5. |
41648 | How to allow auto-update of apps in Play Store only when plugged in? | I would like apps to be updated automatically when my phone is plugged in (charging) and on wifi. I can easily allow auto-update only when wifi is on with the appropriate option in the Play Store settings, but not prevent auto- updates from occuring if the phone is running on battery. This is causing an unecessary battery drain when I am using my phone on wifi at home. Given that auto-updating apps is more a daemon job than a time critical task, I cannot believe it is not a standard power saving strategy. Do you know any apps or system workaround (including if the device is rooted) to achieve this? |
41649 | How does pressing the power button on Android compares to Windows 7s Sleep and Hibernation modes? | In Windows 7 it's pretty straightforward: * Sleep: turn of everything except RAM. Data is still stored in RAM. * Hibernation: writes RAM data onto the hard disk drive. Not useful for SSD drives, the process eats much to their usable life by writing gigabytes of data to the disk. Android devices use flash drives as well. The question is which of the two is happening when you press the power button on an Android device? Can you make the other possibility to happen? |
88 | What podcast apps include variable speed playback? | I know about Astro Player. Any other apps that feature podcast managment and variable speed playback? |
82 | Is there a way to combine settings (Mobile/GPS/Bluetooth/etc) into profiles? | I'd like to setup some combination of On/Off settings and create profiles. For example, when at home, I'd like Bluetooth/Wifi On, but Mobile Off. When going to work, I want Mobile On and everything else off. Is there an easy way to do this? |
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