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69583 | What is track.dovelane.com and how do I get rid of it? | Sometimes I get popups for something that claims to be a virus cleaner that redirects me to track.dovelane.com and the again to the play store page for an app called clean master. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cleanmaster.mguard What is this and what, if anything, is it doing to my phone and how do I get rid of it? Edit: The popup was a plain message box that had "track.dovelane.com" in the top and a message saying you might have been infected with a virus in the message. It looks almost exactly like a hostage ware add that you'd see on a desktop. |
13388 | How to make a URL desktop shortcut have the page's favicon? | Theoretically, it should do this automatically. In practice, sometimes it works, sometimes not. All the pages below have proper favicons, but only the O Globo and Amazon favicons made it to the desktop icon. (The former in a better way, as you can see.) I added them the usual way, with Menu -> Add -> Shortcut -> Bookmark. This is a (rooted) Milestone running Motorola's official 2.2.1 update. These are the pages involved: http://moglobo.globo.com http://cracked.com http://mobile.formula1.com https://mobile.twitter.com http://www.amazon.com http://www.supervia.com.br Any reason for that erratic behavior?  |
13389 | How to unbrick/reflash Nexus S using stock ROM, stock tools | I have a Nexus S that seems to have bricked itself. I have never modded the ROM or phone, and it was totally stock. Now, it boots right int the white Google logo and stays there forever (I let it sit like this overnight and for many hours during the day, with several hard reboots.). The only way to get the phone to reboot from this state is to pull the battery. I've downloaded the official Android SDK, and would like to reflash this phone back to a stock Google-provided ROM, using Google-provided tools. Everything I've found on the internet is for ClockworkMod, Cyanogen, etc. I don't want to mod my phone, I just want to reflash a stock image using the "official" tools, but haven't been able to find instructions on where to get the images and how to do it. Any other help on how to unbrick this phone would be greatly appreciated. |
44409 | Is SD card damaged | I bought 32GB SanDisk class 10/UHS1 SD card from Flipkart.com Many times it fails to load all apps from SD card and many time it simply says in notifications "Damaged SD card", or suddenly notifies "Safe to remove SD card"!!! But it also loads all apps many times. What could be the reason? Actually I inserted this SD card by first copy pasting the whole content of old SD card to it. Can this be the reason for such behavior? Should I clean format this SD card and then insert clean ed one and then let Android to format it? And make up a clean start? Since in many instances it loads all apps, I am thinking it must not be damaged. But want some advice. Should I request Flipkart for re-shipping a new one? |
2938 | Does Nexus One have support for EGNOS? | I wounder if my Nexus One has support for EGNOS? to get better GPS accuracy. If I check the GPS Accuracy value, it's sometimes 2 or 3m which is pretty good. |
44401 | android 4.1.1 network connectivity issues | device: asus memo pad mev172v issue: Apps (facebook, play store, ym, skype, etc) cannot access the wifi network. I can browse using Chrome (except for SSL sites) and can use the Youtube app. tried: * rebooting via safe mode * clear app cache * removing and adding accounts |
44400 | SD card in Android virtual device | I have created an Android virtual device with sd-card. Now I want to create another Android virtual device with sd-card with same data. **Where can I find the sd-card image file?** By the way, I'm using Eclipse Juno on Windows 8. |
44403 | Android phone does not know its location despite all the sensors being turned on | We are facing a very strange problem while fetching device location in Android 2.3 handset. Google Map does not show proper location too. I have turned on Gps, mobile data and agreed to Google terms for the wireless based location calculation. Rebooting the phone also did not help. Right now, I have no idea how to make the device location-aware. |
11898 | No sound through handset speaker of Nexus S | Suddenly when I was playing music on my Nexus S it stopped playing all sounds through the handset speaker. It still works though if I use an external headset though. I don't really have that much knowledge of the Android internal workings to see what the problem is, although I tried rebooting it. I also can't really leave it for warranty repair because the boot-loader is unlocked (although I later reflashed back to the stock ROM). |
11899 | Is it possible to use 2 Bluetooth Unidirectional devices simultaneously? | Is it possible to pair (and use) both a microphone-only and a speaker-only Bluetooth devices so that they can be used instead of the built-in mic/speaker in the phone? If so, can you point to where I can find more information about how to accomplish that? |
60237 | Rooting Xperia Ray (ST18i) with 4.1.B.0587 build | I've been trying to root my xperia ray device by following the instruction given in this post. It doesn't seem to work properly for me. Whenever I try to flash with 4.1.A.0.562 kernel it says that my device USB debugging is off even when I've ticked it. Also I've put it onto MSC mode. When I try to put it on flash mode both kernel.sin & loader.sin is grayed out. Below is the log what I get. 02/016/2014 02:16:42 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized 02/016/2014 02:16:42 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.9.13.0 built on 2013-06-04 22:50:00 02/016/2014 02:16:48 - INFO - Device disconnected 02/016/2014 02:16:50 - INFO - Selected ST18 / 4.1.A.0.562 / Kernel 02/016/2014 02:16:50 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing 02/016/2014 02:16:50 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode. 02/017/2014 02:17:28 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off 02/017/2014 02:17:28 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode 02/017/2014 02:17:44 - INFO - Device disconnected 02/017/2014 02:17:47 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging on 02/017/2014 02:17:47 - INFO - Connected device : SonyEricson Xperia Ray 02/017/2014 02:17:48 - INFO - Installed version of busybox : BusyBox v1.18.5 (2011-07-18 07:43:28 PDT) multi-call binary. 02/017/2014 02:17:48 - INFO - Android version : 4.0.4 / kernel version : 2.6.32.9-perf / Build number : 4.1.B.0.587 02/018/2014 02:18:14 - INFO - Device disconnected 02/018/2014 02:18:31 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode 02/018/2014 02:18:31 - INFO - Opening device for R/W 02/018/2014 02:18:31 - INFO - Reading device information 02/018/2014 02:18:32 - INFO - Phone ready for flashmode operations. 02/018/2014 02:18:32 - INFO - Current device : ST18i - CB511VGBZ7 - 1252-6163_R1I - 1248-9545_4.1.A.0.562 - WORLD-i_4.1.B.0.587 02/018/2014 02:18:32 - INFO - Start Flashing 02/018/2014 02:18:32 - INFO - Processing loader.sin 02/018/2014 02:18:32 - INFO - Checking header 02/018/2014 02:18:32 - INFO - Flashing data 02/018/2014 02:18:37 - INFO - Loader : S1_Loader_Root_773f - Version : R4A066 / Boot version : R9A029 / Bootloader status : ROOTABLE 02/018/2014 02:18:37 - INFO - Disabling final data verification check 02/018/2014 02:18:37 - INFO - Processing kernel.sin 02/018/2014 02:18:37 - INFO - Checking header 02/018/2014 02:18:37 - INFO - Flashing data 02/018/2014 02:18:39 - INFO - Ending flash session 02/018/2014 02:18:39 - INFO - Flashing finished. 02/018/2014 02:18:39 - INFO - Please unplug and start your phone 02/018/2014 02:18:39 - INFO - For flashtool, Unknown Sources and Debugging must be checked in phone settings 02/018/2014 02:18:39 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode 02/018/2014 02:18:55 - INFO - Device disconnected And I've attached a sample screen of what I get. Please advise me what to do.. I'm totally lost... even the log says flashing finished, my current kernel build is in 4.1.A.0.587 but not 4.1.A.0.562.  Model number: ST18! , Android Version: 4.0.4 , Build number: 4.1.B.0.587 |
11890 | Can I disable geotagging and delete prior geotag information in photos? | My phone is a rooted Samsung Captivate (Galaxy S) running a 2.2.1-based ROM. Another question touched on this, but I want to do 2 things 1. Be able to take pictures that are not geotagged. According to the referenced post above, "it turns out Froyo made GeoTracking default and unchangeable in Galaxy S". Yay. So, I can either use another camera app that doesn't use geotagging, or some other solution. I may have more options since the phone is rooted. I would prefer not to disable GPS altogether. 2. Clear previous geotag information from my photos, either on the phone or through my desktop computer (Windows XP or Linux). |
11891 | Galaxy Tab 10.1" 3G locked? | I'm on vacation in the UK and the Galaxy Tab 10.1" is coming out here the first week of August. I was wondering if the tablet is locked to one of the networks here in the UK or if it's unlocked and I can essentially take it back to Canada or on the rest of my European travels and use on any 3G network with that counties providers? |
20187 | Turning on encryption for an Android 4.0 device | I need to encrypt my full file system on Android device. From this link, I understand that Android provides support to enable full file system encryption based on a password but that need to be enabled explicitly. However, this link doesn't give complete details about the implementation (particularly for new users). Has any one enabled this kind of encryption so far? Do people think that this is safe to do or it has some other drawbacks? |
20183 | Is it possible to have Skype for Android automatically answer calls? | I have this working well for the Skype client on Ubuntu Linux, but I don't see any option to do this in the Android client. I would like to configure the Skype client for Android to automatically answer calls from contacts. Is this possible? Thanks! |
20180 | set another CDMA operator in a verizon wireless galaxy tab | Got a galaxy tab 7 SCHI800BKV verizon wireless tab. It has no rim/sim port. Question is if I root the device will it be possible to set my country's CDMA operator in the device? Thanks for your help. |
79116 | Full screen Google advertising | Today I'm seeing several fullscreen banners in my Android phone. They occupy the entire screen so the top bar is not visible when those adverts are shown. The bottom part of the screen says they're "Google Ads". Sometimes the ads are for apps in Google Play and in other cases they're just regular banners. They always appear at random while using the phone. I guess some app installed that crap, but I can't figure out which is it. Holding the home button to show the recently used apps doesn't help since none of the apps listed is the banner. So how can I detect the app installing that? Any app to help with that? This is an screenshot of one of the ads I see in my phone:  |
79112 | Resize /system partition of Galaxy S 2 | I need to increase the size of my Galaxy S 2's `/system` partition from 503.4MB to... Well, anything possible. The (main) reason why I want to do this is because I want to install `GApps 20140606`, which is not compatible with devices with small _(under 500MB)_ `/system` partitions. The Galaxy S 2's internal storage is 16GB but I mostly use my SD card, so I don't really care how much of this will be taken to use in the `/system` partition. I've found a lot of pages explaining different methods to achieve this, like this one from TechoTV, and this one from XDA, but all of them were phone- specific and never gave the information if it would be compatible with other models or not, or they would resize to a specific set size. There's also this question from Android SE, but the answer weren't satisfactory enough for me, as the author limited himself to only say that it _is possible_ , but not saying _how_. To add a few more information, the phone is rooted and with CyanogenMod 11 (20140806-NIGHTLY), which is Android 4.4.4. It would be interesting if the information provided works under Linux. I have access to Windows but rather not have to use it. Aren't there any simple way of resizing the partitions, like GParted (but for Android)? |
13039 | What's "creation mode" in the Galaxy S's offical messaging application? | If you open the official messaging App, go to menu then settings, there is a setting _"creation mode"_ which has the following options (in that order): * restricted * warning * free **What does this change? Is this documented somewhere?** Note: I have translated the settings from German to English, so they may be not correct. |
13030 | How do I enable push notifications for Facebook for Android? | I'm currently running the latest stable release of CM7 for the HTC Droid Incredible and Facebook for Android 1.6.4 (released on 20 August). According to Facebook, push notifications are enabled for devices that support them. Since I get push notifications from other applications (such as Google+), I know my device supports them. I've read about various problems with them, but I haven't found any definitive solutions (or a definitive lack of a solution). I would assume the setting for push notifications would be in the application's Settings menu. I have a number of options for various times to pull notifications down, but I don't see an option for push notifications in the app or on the Facebook website. Is this just a broken application or am I missing something? |
28788 | How to sync Thunderbird calendar on laptop with calendar on Samsung Galaxy S III | I want to sync my Thunderbird Lightning calendar on my office laptop with my Samsung S III calendar. How can I do that? |
28789 | What if I don't want my music on the cloud? | I just got my Nexus 7 tablet and I was trying to load some music/videos to it. I have about 10 gigs worth of .mp3 files with no DRM in my computer. Since this is Android, I figured I would not be subject to the pain that is iTunes and I would simply be able to drag the music into a "Music" folder if I plugged in the tablet to my computer. Sure enough, I saw a folder named "Music" and tried dragging a couple of files to it. When I go to my Nexus, however, I don't see the files. I started reading up on this and it seems that the way to do things on Android is to use the Google Music Manager which would then put my songs in "the cloud" and make them playable from any device. That's all nice and everything, but is there any way to simply put a couple songs into my device locally without any of that funny business? TL;DR: I don't want to use Music Manager, how do I locally upload a song/video to my Nexus 7? |
54158 | How do I fix my camera? | I have a Samsung Admire (running Android 2.3) & my camera won't work: it keeps saying cannot connect to camera & it always says multimedia scanning. I'm not sure but I think some pics have been deleting little by little. Could it be from the scanning? |
62064 | 4G-LTE issues T-Mobile | Well. I have the Galaxy S4 and the issue I have is that my phone doesn't switch back to lte after I've placed a phone call! Does anyone have this issue? Does it have to do with Samsung? I've tested an HTC 1 and it switched back right after I hung up! |
28780 | Why does stock email app only keep 25 latest emails? | Why does the stock Galaxy / Android app only keep the latest 25 emails? Its pretty annoying and lame for me who receive well over 50 emails per day in my work email. That means I cant even see a whole day's email without "loading more" and I don't always have Internet connection where I am. Is there any way to work around this issue? Edit: I am on ICS |
54153 | Cant establish a reliable connection | Android 4.0 showed Wifi connected-but did not work - did factory reset - when restarting and want to login to google account msg "cant establish a reliable connection to server" - nothing wrong with my wifi - laptop works perfectly |
54150 | How to sync what I have on my ipad calendar to my Samsung s4 active? | How can I sync my ipad calendar to my samsung phone ? My samsung calendar syncs to my ipad but my ipad calendar doesn't sync to my samsung. |
54151 | Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 drops home wifi connection and and can't reconnect unless the router is turned off and back on. | My girlfriend has had her Tab 2 for ten months and only recently it has this problem. She will be using the tablet on the internet and the connection will suddenly drop. The signal is strong and the tablet detects the signal. It will try to connect for 10 or 15 minutes until it says it can't verify the ip address or something like that. Turning off and on the tablet doesn't work, neither does forgetting the network and reentering the name and password. Turning the router off for ten seconds and restarting it **does** work. Laptops and playstation do not have issues with the wifi. Restarting the router is a solution except this occurs daily. I am wondering if the source of the problem is low internal memory. There are a ton of images because she takes a lot of screenshots. |
54156 | Messaging icon in Samsung S3 always show one unread message | My Samsung S3 messaging icon always show one unread message. see attached screenshot. I have throughly checked if there are any unread messages and also restarted the phone coupe of times including removing the battery for some time. Any clue as to what might be causing it?  Screenshot (click to enlarge) |
28785 | How to replace system font of a Galaxy Tab 7.7? | How do I replace the default system font on a Galaxy Tab 7.7, by a `.ttf` font? |
62069 | Need custom recovery that supports Kit Kat for Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7" | I really want to flash CyanogenMod 11 on my tablet. I have the file in CM Updater, but I can't find a custom recovery that will support KitKat for my device. |
54155 | WiFi icon keeps blinking, can't turn it on or off | Can't connect to Wifi on my phone, because the ON/OFF slider is grayed out:  Screenshot (click to enlarge) Also, the WiFi icon keeps blinking, and I can't turn it on/off. Kinda frustrating. Android Jellybean. |
20234 | Cannot connect to mail server that requires no authentication: "invalid username / password" | I just picked up an Android tablet running 3.1 and am having a nightmare of a time configuring the email settings properly. It's quite embarrassing, really. This is my issue: I have several POP3 email accounts from domains that I host. I am able to configure the android tablet to receive email from those accounts quite easily. However, I cannot get the bloody thing to connect to the SMTP server. I am in Canada, so port 25 is blocked and I need to use either 26 or 587. I use 26 on both my Linux laptop and my Blackberry. The server does not require authorization so I have that disable on both of the other devices. However, when I try to connect using the Android tablet I keep getting a server error for an invalid username / password. I have unchecked the "Require Sign In" box, so the device should not be trying to authenticate, and I have verified that the service is not asking for authentication. Yet, here I am with an authentication issue. I know this has to be something ridiculously simple, but for the life of me I can't find it. I'm using the same settings that work on other devices and getting zero love from this tablet. I've tried using 587 and get the same response. I've been all through the settings on the device looking for another place to turn off SMTP authentication but I can't find anything anywhere other than the mail program itself. What am I missing here? |
20235 | Samsung Galaxy S, Front facing camera is not an option | First off, I'm very very new to this. How do I activate my front facing camera in my Galaxy S? It's up to date on software according to the US Cellular store, I brought it in for an update not long ago (I'm running hardware version I500.04, it's model number SCH-I500, firmware version 2.3.5, and kernel version 2.6.35.7, not sure what's necessary) When the camera, skype, or YIM is open, there is no option to change camera display. I'm not sure what to do, because it appears to have a front facing camera installed. Does anyone have advice? I've looked around, but haven't been able to find an answer that truly answers my question. So...how do I activate this camera? It's a large part of why I bought the phone. |
20232 | Reinstalling core / stock messaging app on android 4.0 | I have got samsung galaxy nexus running ice cream sandwich (android 4.0). I accidentally uninstalled the core messaging app on my phone and no longer have the stock messaging app. Is there anyway I can reinstall it without resetting my phone? Please advise. |
29784 | How to activate Android debugging mode | I've recently upgraded my Samsung Galaxy 5 from Android 2.1 to 2.2 and I can't find Android debugging mode in the settings. I need to root my phone. |
29782 | Adding Contacts From Skype | Here is what I want to do: In skype I have contacts: A,B,C In android I use phone memory populated with google contacts: C,D,E My goal is to display in my contact list users C,D,E with option to call in skype for contact C (as common for both list). What I do: * After installing skype: Sync contacts * A,B,C(skype),C(google),D,E appear in phone contacts * I merge contact C * Unmark "show Skype contacts" in phone contacts settings * Everything works as I want: C(merged),D,E BUT When I restart skype I see the list in phone contacts like: A,B,C(merged),D,E How can I achieve my goal even after restarting skype? |
67654 | SD card not recognised on my Android 4.2 after removing it without switching off | My SD card won't open in my phone after I removed the card from the phone without switching it off. I've tried viewing it on my computer but still doesn't get recognised |
67651 | Cannot connect my Moto X to Windows 7 PC | I cannot connect my Moto X to Windows 7, 32-bit PC via USB. After doing some research normal solutions people found were 1. Enabling MTP in connection settings. 2. Disabling USB debugging in Dev. settings. 3. Updating drivers. 4. Updating windows media player. I've tried all of this still my PC can't detect Moto X as USB storage device. It shows the device in - Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Devices and Printers, but says this device does not work properly as Windows cannot load its drivers. It gives option to re install drivers in troubleshooting but everytime I do it the device driver is not successfully installed.  |
67650 | Can't make or receive calls in GSM mode on samsung ACE PLUS | A month ago my Samsung ACE Plus started behaving little bit differently in that I can't make calls or receive calls when on 2G (GSM) network. First I thought it was a network problem, but it is not. (My network is BSNL, India). I put my SIM in another phone and was able to make and receive calls in 2G network. As a way of testing, I just did a factory reset, but it didn't help me. So as a last step I just re-flashed the ROM with official Samsung ACE Plus ROM image. What to say, by the grace of God I was able to make calls in 2G network after the re-flashing. Two days ago again my phone started showing the same problem. Can anyone help me? I don't know what's wrong here. Can it be because of an app that I have installed? |
23521 | How do I unlock my bootloader with Omnius? | I want to unlock the bootloader of my Carrier Locked O2-UK Xperia Play. When I go into the service menu and check if my bootloader can be unlocked it says "allowed:no". After further research I found out that there are multiple ways of unlocking it; one of them being Omnius. Which one of the licences do I have to buy to do one unlock? Some of them say "No Xperia" and thats why I am confused. |
23520 | Why does calling my wife's phone go straight to VoiceMail? | When using my Verizon HTC Thunderbolt running CyanogenMod to call my wife's Verizon HTC Incredible, also running CyanogenMod, it always goes straight to Voice Mail. I can call other Verizon phones with no issue and my wife can call me with no issue and my wife can receive calls from other Verizon lines with no issue and she can call me with no issue. Issue is only from my phone to hers. I called Verizon and they said it is not a network issue and suggested an installed application might be causing the issue. They suggested to put both phones into Safe Mode boot. I was able to do this for Incredible, but failed using the directions they provided for the Thunderbolt. They said after boot starts, hold down volume down key for boot process on Thunderbolt. How can I debug this issue of my phone going straight to Voice Mail? What would cause just my phone to experience this issue? Any advise and suggestions would be appreciated. |
23522 | Once uninstalled, is data stored by an app on SD card also removed simultaneously? | As an example - newer games once downloaded and installed from the Market (Play Store), also subsequently download extra data to a user's SD card. When one opts to uninstall said app/game, is the additional downloaded data also deleted off the SD card? |
23525 | Force Google Maps to save cached maps on SD card | I am downloading a large number of map areas in Google Map for offline use. It appears that, by default, Google Map writes its cache to my phone's relatively scarce internal memory. Is there a way to force Google Maps to use SD card instead? I am using Google Maps 6.7.0 (latest version as of May 2012) on Android 2.3.3. |
66528 | Meaning of Options in FastBoot Flash Menu | I've just bought my first Android device, a Motorola Moto G. Following the official guide on Motorola website, I learnt about FastBoot Flash Menu. Here there are several options. I'd like to know what everyone means.  |
66529 | How do I search for .gif image on my S3? | I want to find a particular .gif but I only have phone access. Can Google images search for .gifs or just images? I can't see an option to upload a.gif and try to find where it came from...is it possible? I have a .gif and I want to find the source on my S3? OS: 4.1 |
66526 | Can I prevent auto-update of apps with changed permissions? | I would like to auto-update any app that has no change in permissions. Apps with changed permissions, I would like to review the changes before updating. Is this possible? |
66527 | what is the requirements to charge android tab via USB cable? | I wanna charge my android tab ( not a prestigious brand ) via a USB cable connected with my laptop. I tried but it wont charge, Is there any requirements to do that? |
63889 | Download failed because you may not have purchased this app | I purchased this app from the Google Play store. After it installs and attempt to open it I get the error message: "Download failed because you may not have purchased this app"  Screenshot (click for larger variant) I know I purchased the item otherwise I would not have been able to initiate the download. I have tried power cycling my device, a LG G2, but same error. What am I suppose to do? I have installed other, "Escape" volumes 1,2 and 3, apps from the same developer no problem. Why would this app behave differently? |
66522 | Is it possible to infer ambient temperature from battery temperature? | A few questions here and at Stack Overflow make battery temperature available for the inquiring minds: * Get temperature of battery on Android * How does Android obtain battery temperature Yet, I'm curious if there's a method for deriving ambient temperature from battery data. A quick search at U.S. Patents and Trademarks' Office revealed no such patents (yet). |
66521 | Disabling "Show notifications" isn't always working | This scenario happens specifically on an unrooted/original SGS4 4.3 with the Glovebox app. See screenshots. I haven't encountered such a problem up until now. **Any idea why the notification is show even though it shouldn't?** Enabling and disabling the checkbox again does the trick and removes the notification - until the next time it is show. Notification:  App info:  |
27631 | How to load public route into Google Maps? | Let's say there is a route: https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=pl&msa=0&msid=104314102588659350539.00043799567b09d5f132f&z=12 I have Google Maps (application) in my Android phone. **QUESTION** : how can I load a route (as one above) so I could later turn it on (to see it over the map) and off (not to delete, just to make it disappear from the map)? _I am interested in downloading it (storing) for later off-line usage._ |
27632 | Prevent ICS From Mounting USB Storage | I have a Motorola Droid Razr Maxx running Android 4.0.4. I'd like to prevent ICS from mounting USB storage every time I plug it into a USB host. I just want it to charge by default. I am very dissatisfied that they took away this option in the upgrade from Gingerbread to ICS. I am willing to do stuff in the terminal that requires root privilege to prevent this from happening, but I would be happier if there is an app for it. I want my phone to **Charge Only** when I plug it into a USB host. |
27635 | WEP broken on CyanogenMod? | Ok, so WEP is lame but I have a wi-fi webcam and it does not work with WPA or WPA2 so I'm kind of stuck there. I recently flashed my Nexus S 4g with CyanogenMod 7.1.1 and it seems like WEP support is just plain broken. I can change wi-fi security to WPA, WPA2 or "Open" and CM works fine. Change it back to WEP and nothing. Same results with CM9. I've tried entering both the passphrase for the WEP key as well as the HEX key itself and to no avail. Is this a known issue or broken on purpose? |
27634 | How do I get the Google Plus app to ignore videos I loaded onto my phone? | I recently loaded some videos from my PC to my phone (running Jelly Bean) and got the most recent Google Plus app. I was going to turn on 'Instant Upload' so that it backs up my photos quickly, but realized that it also wants to upload the videos I put on my phone. Is there a way I can get it to not upload videos from my phone (or have it ignore things in a certain directory on my phone)? |
51521 | Reading .pdf/ebook | I have a couple of PDF files I want to read and probably more of those in the future on my computer. What is the best (simplest) way of transferring them to my Android 2.3 phone (Motorola Motoluxe). And how can I read them? I am thinking of Dropbox, perhaps, or are there any better ways of accomplishing this? |
51527 | Sending & Receiving SMS via WiFi | Is there a way to send and receive SMS when a cellular signal is not available, but WiFi is? I'm often on-site at locations where the building has a strong WiFi (Internet) connection, but a simple cell signal is spotty at best. |
59054 | Send/share option goes to sending a new email page in Gmail app by default | Whenever I try to send an application to another android device via bluetooth, when I hit the button "send" it opens a new message in gmail app and the application I wanted to send via bluetooth is attached there. How can I change this so that it asks how I would send that file/app? I have astro installed as a file manager.  |
63882 | Messaging from desktop | Is there something besides Moto Connect and Mighty text that would allow you to SMS/MMS from the desktop. Mac or PC. I came from a iOS world where iMessaging worked really well for the desktop. Hangouts is close, but I message a lot people with iPhones so it just doesn't cover enough people. Any suggestions? |
59052 | adb restore not working for shared | I have a Nexus 4 with Android 4.4.1 … I've read that we could root it without wiping the data … well didn't work for me! I wasn't scared, because I made a full backup using: adb backup -apk -shared -all --nosystem Two things I forgot * SMS are not restored * Google Authenticator data are not restored (the same week I switch all my accounts to two-step auth, like MtGOX …) However, the problem is this : Almost everything is restored, except the Pictures .. Here is a part of the logs from log cat during the restore process adb shell logcat I/BackupManagerService( 605): File in shared storage: 0/DCIM/Camera/IMG_20130731_170638.jpg D/BackupManagerService( 605): [discarding file content] I/BackupManagerService( 605): File in shared storage: 0/DCIM/Camera/IMG_20130731_170235.jpg D/BackupManagerService( 605): [discarding file content] I/BackupManagerService( 605): File in shared storage: 0/DCIM/Camera/IMG_20130731_170116.jpg D/BackupManagerService( 605): [discarding file content] I/BackupManagerService( 605): File in shared storage: 0/DCIM/Camera/IMG_20130731_170110.jpg My question is, how to restore the pictures ? There is no "adb restore -shared" option .. In addition, it seem that all the android backup extractor solutions abe, perl, and the last version Titanium Pro, are not able to open encrypted android 4.4 backups … Any ideas ? **UPDATE** Got a reply from Android Backup Developer (abe.jar) and this change + recompilation fixed the problem of extracting the backup. But this is not answering my initial question, why the photos are not restored using adb restore. Full discussion here: https://github.com/nelenkov/android-backup- extractor/issues/7 > This is the result of the change described here: http://android- > developers.blogspot.jp/2013/12/changes-to-secretkeyfactory-api-in.html > > and can be probably treated as an Android bug, because restring backups made > with 4.3 will most likely fail on 4.4. File one at b.android.com if you can > confirm this. > > The fix is to replace PBEParametersGenerator.PKCS5PasswordToBytes(pwArray) > in AndroidBackup.java:413 with > PBEParametersGenerator.PKCS5PasswordToUTF8Bytes(pwArray). There probably > needs to be some flag to switch behaviour for 4.4 and prior versions. |
59053 | Google Maps Not Showing up in my device | Whenever i open Maps in My Ainol Tab It's Always Blank and after search it is showing no route found with error symbol:  I have tried reseting to factory Settings but unable to solve my issue My tab Details :  Device Info (click for larger variant) |
74606 | Administrative permissions for remote disabling of phone | I have following question I have Galaxy S3 with Android 4.3. If I choose option for remote disabling phone if the phone lost or stolen , i asked for some give some administrative permissions. Are these permissions same as ROOT, i.e. after giving these permissions , will my phone be rooted? Thanks |
8567 | How can I share from my image gallery on Facebook? | Do I have to install the Facebook application on CyanogenMod 7 RC3 to share on Facebook from my image gallery? |
12817 | Cannot backup app via Astro - (private) app? | I was just about to backup an Android application via Astro app, when I saw that there is no checkbox in the right side, but just a title saying (private). What does it mean? How can someone restrict an app to be backed up? Is there a way to backup the app anyway? |
51180 | Using ADB to change the screen lock | I am looking for a way to change the screen lock type from slide to password, and set the password via adb command line. I have a device with the setup I want, and one that has slide lock. I'm pretty sure this can be accomplished via sqlite3 "copy paste" of some fields, but not sure which fields, and how to do it. I'm open to pretty much all ideas except using `adb shell input` commands to accomplish this. Meaning - I can/know how to/am currently using commands `input swipe` `input text` `input tap` commands to change swipe unlock to password unlock. edit1: clarified `adb shell input`, and yes, my phone is rooted. edit2: relevant links: How to change lock screen type Pass encryption on android According to the post in the first link, it should be easy to change the lockscreen type, the only problem is that I cannot find the lockscreen.password_type field in the database they refer to. Has it moved in 4.3? After reading through the article in the second link my idea became to use the salt number stored in the database to hash out a new password using the device specific salt, and override the existing (if any) password. I'm still trying to figure out how to do this. |
8561 | Biometric-security lock-screen? | Is there a way to apply a biometric lock (as in, a look screen) to an Android device? e.g. the unlocker has to pass a fingerprint / retina / voice scan. I've read about startup companies and general ideas, but haven't seen any actual product. |
27187 | Where are cached email messages stored in the Gmail app? | Google recently disabled one of my Gmail accounts (and will apparently take several days to re-enable it), but luckily I have some emails I need right now saved in the Gmail app. Is there any way I can download them to my computer? In what folder are they stored on Ice Cream Sandwich? |
8568 | How to restore the active applications widget in home screen? | In the home screen of my Galaxy Tab I accidentally deleted the widget which showed me the active applications running in the background. Can anyone tell me how I can restore this? |
35777 | My Samsung Galaxy S2 is constantly shutting down | Recently, whenever I am using an app or doing something on my phone other than texting or reading, my phone will up and shut off on me. When I try to reboot sometimes it will get all the way back to the home screen, but it will show that I now have 90% less juice than I had before. Other times the start up will will get hung up on the sprint graphic and just shut back down. In either scenario I am not able to use my phone again until I plug it into the wall and restart. I also noticed recently that when I do this it will typically kick off yet another "update" from the playstore for an app... not sure if this has anything to do with it... Any help and/or guidance would be greatly appreciated. |
50437 | Nexus 4: Can't get phone into vibrate only mode | After a recent Android update, my toggle keys for the Nexus 4 will not let me put the phone into vibrate only mode. I can adjust the volume down to it's lowest setting, but it still makes noise for notifications. The phone will vibrate for incoming calls, but the vibrate icon will not appear. I need to see that icon so I don't have to worry that I might have left my volume setting on when my phone is in the office. Any suggestions? |
35771 | How to allow installation of Non-Market apps (ICS)? | I'm attempting to install the exynos fix after downloading the .apk file. When I open the file to run, the system tells me that I cannot install apps that did not originate from Google Play. After some googling I found an article that shows a workaround, however when I go to: Home → Settings → Applications I see a list of applications and memory usage. It's the same window I see if I go to: Home → Settings → Storage → Applications Ergo, I am not finding where I can tick `Unknown Sources`. ## How do I access the actual Application Settings shown below?  |
55609 | What is the default Kernel Governor in Stock Samsung Galaxy Mega Android ROM? | I have rooted my phone recently and just installed ROM Toolbox which has several Governors available. It is using OnDemand by default, but I switched to Interactive. I just need to be as close to default settings in order to maintain stability. Btw, when I am using a third party app to change CPU Freqs, ROM Toolbox in this case, It seems to be a bit laggy. Is this normal? |
55608 | How to delete frequent sms list on my HTC One S? | If I write a sms and go on contacts I see the list of frequent contacts. How do I delete this frequent contacts? |
32209 | How can I put my Nexus 7 back to factory default ? | I have a Nexus 7, that I rooted and upgraded once, but it now seems that something changed it. As it is registered in Google Play, there are way too many applications that I cannot install on it. I keep seeing statuses like "This item is not compatible with your device." while it was listed as being compatible with the tablet, as it was even analyzed in a magazine for the nexus 7. I am ready to put it back to factory defaults, as it came out of the box. Where can I find the files to put it back ? I am familiar with CWM, and ADB. Thanks :-) |
32206 | Is there a way to get detailed information on why an OTA update fails? | I'm trying to figure out why my OTA update is failing. I have unrooted my Droid Bionic, and did a factory reset. It starts to update, then reaches about a quarter of the way and stops. It just reboots without the update. I'm trying to figure out how to save off the update file in another question here. Once I've done that, I was wondering if there is a way to get a verbose output or a text file log of what the failure was during the update. Does anyone know if this is possible? Is it not shown and logged so people can't figure out what the checks are for doing the OTA? |
55604 | Samsung Galaxy S III mini - Cannot turn Bluetooth on | I have new Samsung Galaxy S III mini (GT-I8190N) with Android 4.1.2, and I cannot turn on Bluetooth. When trying to do it from Settings menu, switch toggles from "O" to "I" position, but remains gray rather than green, list of available devices is empty and 'Scan' button is inative, and when going back to Settings menu I see Bluetooth turned off. |
51386 | How can I disable automatic Facebook photo sync? | Device: XPeria P Android: JB 4.1.1 I recently enabled automatic photo sync, but I could not remember how I did it. Now, all of my photos gets synchronized to Facebook, and my data/3G charge is skyrocketing as the photos are always get synced. So, how can I disable this feature? |
32205 | Where can I find the OTA update file? | I'm trying to locate the zip file that contains the OTA update for my Droid Bionic. Right now, its failing to update, and every time it fails it deletes the file and I need to re-download it (takes a long time). I was hoping to save off the update so I could try a few things on my phone and try the update. I read online its somewhere in a /cache directory, however I dont see anything at all when I mount it to the PC and do a search for cache or even "*.zip". Does anyone know how I can find the zip file? Maybe I need to change the PC settings or something to search for it (I have changed the folder settings to view hidden files and system files). |
32202 | Android system partition image on pc or sdcard | I want to take raw image of my android system partition either on sdcard or on my pc using adb or any other way.. if their is way please help |
51382 | How do I deactivate voice dialer on Huawei U8150? | How do I deactivate voice dialer on my phone? I have tried the settings, but it's not working. |
32201 | Can I see my Play Store wishlist on the web? | Google Play store recently gained a long-awaited wishlist feature in the 3.9.16 version of the application. I was wondering whether the wishlist could be modified from the web version of the Play Store while using e.g. a PC. I looked for around the website but wasn't able to find a way to do it, but perhaps I'm missing something. Also, would the wishlist sync to all Android devices connected to the same Google account, or is it just local to the device it has been set up on? |
22694 | Restoring Nexus S to factory everything | I'm running a Nexus S i9020A on CM9 ICS 4.0.3, with a Matrix 1.46. I've found this website which seems to contain a fastboot image. I was wondering if I use the fast boot image on my Nexus S. Would this keep or get rid of my Matrix Kernal (I would like to get rid of it), and it would unroot my phone right? Basically, if I use this fastboot image on my Nexus S will my phone be exactly like it was, just on 4.0.4? |
22696 | Is there a way to use Go Launcher icons in Folder Organizer? | I really like Mitch S.'s Flat Icons. However, they are only available on Google Play packaged for Go Launcher. On Windows, you used to be able to extract any icon in `.ico` format from icon library or an `.exe` file and use it elsewhere. Is there an "app for that"™ on Android? I'm specifically interested in using with Folder Organizer. |
22697 | Is there a way to preserve tabs that were open in Froyo 2.2's stock browser? | When my Droid X's Froyo 2.2 browser gets killed for whatever reason (reboot, memory manager killing it), it loses 100% of its open tabs and reopens with Google's home page in a single tab. If you have 7-8 open tabs, restoring them from History (especially if some were used via Google Mobile URL that all look the same in history tab) is a uber-major pain. **Is there a way to preserve tabs that were open in Froyo 2.2's stock browser, ala saving session state in Firefox, IR or Chrome (at least on desktop)?** **NOTE** : "Upgrade from Froyo" is not an option, neither is "use FireFox mobile" - for some reason FF and my Droid X don't play well (FF gets completely frozen once an hour usually requiring full battery pull). The question is specifically about Googe's Android Stock browser. However, if the stock browser from Android 2.3 and on fixes the problem AND can be installed on Froyo 2.2, I'm quite happy with that as an answer. P.S. Ironically, my problem is the **opposite** of the one discussed here. |
22698 | Is there an obvious reason FireFox would freeze on my DroidX (2.2 Froyo)? | For some reason, when I run FireFox, it starts out pretty snappy, but very frequently (though not 100%) after 1-2 hours of very normal/light use (e.g. 1 tab with actively read Google Reader mobile page as well as opening [1/2 tabs at a time] 5-10 separate articles from said reader), **the browser just freezes**. Most of the time, the freeze is complete - e.g. it will sit there for 5+ mins (or forever), with no reaction to home or power keys, requiring a battery pull. This happens at any time, from the phone being just after boot to phone haven't been rebooted for 3 days. _System:_ DroidX, with original stock Froyo 2.2 ROM, rooted. FF version is IMHO irrelevant - this is happening now with whatever the latest Google Play market version is (10? 11?) but also happened as far as 2 or 3 FF updates back as well, for at least 3-6 months. I didn't use FF for browsing before then so don't know if earlier versions behaved better. I have virtually no add-ons installed, but can provide a list if this seems relevant (not sure how to launch in "safe" mode in Android sans addons alltogether). _P.S._ Before someone asks, this is **definitely** not related to ATK - the symptoms persisted after turning off/freezing ATK, never mind the fact that FF is on ATK's whitelist. Is there a usual known reason for this behavior? What are suggested approaches to troubleshoot? P.S. The only other app which freezes the phone with any regularity is Google Maps. |
22699 | Is there a way to white-list an app (web browser) so Froyo 2.2 memory manager does NOT kill it? | One of my biggest pet peeves with Android (due to heavy use of my Droid X for reading web pages) is the fact that it can kill ANY application it wishes when doing its automated memory management. Especially, the fact that it **usually** starts by killing the stock browser as opposed to other less useful apps. More specifically, if I: * have multiple tabs open in Android's native browser (or even a single tab with some state in it, such as Google Reader) * and then switch to some memory hogging app(s), e.g. some heavy game from Glu or Google Maps/Navigation * Then, Android memory manager decides to kill my browser to free up memory (as opposed to, say, such critically important processes like Google Play or media player which I don't want) * Which, due to Froyo's stock browser not preserving its session state, loses all the open tabs I had, as well as in-tab state (e.g. which Google Reader article was open). **Is there a way to white-list an app (web browser) so Froyo 2.2 memory manager does NOT kill it?** _System:_ Droid X with stock Froyo 2.2 ROM, rooted. |
60964 | Bootanimation can't be changed anymore for unknown reason | I recently tried to add a custom boot animation to a Galaxy Note 3 by adding a custom `bootanimation.zip` to `/system/media` and then flashing a custom binary for the boot animation made by a user on XDA. That worked, the phone booted with my animation instead of the stock animation. Though I noticed that it was rotated by 90°, so I replaced the `bootanimation.zip` with a fixed one, though after doing that the animation didn't change. Flashing the binary again didn't change anything either, neither did formatting the cache. I tried it with a totally different animation from XDA but that didn't work either so its not fault of the zip file. The strange thing is I can flash the original `.qmg` animation from Samsung but then flashing the binary again just gives me my old rotated boot animation. Now I wonder why is that happening? Does the system copy the animation to a different place and that's why replacing the original zip doesn't change anything? It sounds like something Android specific, I somewhat doubt the binary is doing that. |
60965 | How can I set the lockscreen personal message after updating? | On my Samsung Galaxy S3, I had an option to change the personal message on the lock screen. After the system update, the option is still there, but it is grayed out. Does anyone know how to fix this? |
60966 | How to check if my battery is OK? | I use my phone mainly for wifi use and I know it is a battery hog. However, what I would like to know is how much time it takes for the battery to charge. I guess it is supposed to take like 4 mins to charge 1%. I plugged in my phone at 11% battery at 1.00 am and at 7.00 am it was still charging at 65%. What seems to be the issue here ? **Update 1:** Going by a comment on the post here, it is because of the sequence in which I connect the phone to the charger. The comment goes as follows: > Hi I think I found the problem as to why mine was charging slow. Make sure > the USB end is unplugged from the charger BEFORE plugging the phone end. > After plugging into the phone, plug the USB to the charger while the charger > is into the wall. Not sure why but the sequence is Important and affects > charging rate big time. > > Alex This is in the manual, too. Unsure as to what the internal mechanics of the charging are. |
26583 | Why does my myTouch 4G lose battery so fast? | So I formatted my phone today. I have not used it, and it was at 100% this morning. No apps installed, the screen was only on for about 10 minutes. Yet when I go to check it now, about 12 hours later, its battery is at 13%. I got a new battery a few days ago, so the battery isn't worn out. My phone is a myTouch 4G from t-mobile. My android version on it is 2.3.4 |
26585 | Stereo audio input on any Android device? | Is there **any** Android device with a stereo audio input available? I understand there is the analog microphone input commonly available on the headphone jack, but I am hoping there is a device out there that might have a stereo audio input hidden away on a dual-use USB port or something. |
26586 | Disable 'end call' tone? | I would like to disable the "beep" that is played when I hang up. My Android 2.3.4 phone has no option to do that in the settings. What can I do? Do I need to upgrade my Android version, or what? |
26587 | Wi-Fi won't work on Motorola Droid | I bought a Motorola Droid A855. I don't have a verizon plan, but i was going to use it on Wi-Fi only. I turned off the phone radio, I also turned the Airplane Mode on. After I turned the Wi-Fi on. It showed that I'm connected, but I can't go on the web or anything requiring Wi-Fi. I tried going into the market and it said I don't have a data connection, but I don't need one since I'm using Wi-Fi. So, if anyone has any tips pleae help. |
52873 | How to move apps from old Nexus7 to the new one? (multi users) | I bought a new Nexus7 and now I'd like to move a few games from my old Nexus7 to the new one. On the old and new device I have two users. (if it matters anything) I tried a few ways...at first I tried TitaniumBackup, but when I move my backup to the new one and check the integrity, titanium backup says that there are faults. When I try the restore, the app hangs at 0%. Then I tried the adb backup with the Nexus Root Toolkit...but when I restore, the restore windows ever appears at the first user even though I'm logged in at the second user. Then I thought about, I can do it manually.. I know that the main app data will be saved at /data/data/package and the specific user data will be saved at /data/user/0 or 10 etc /package. I tries to copy the files from one device to the other...but when I start the app after the copy process, the app crashs. So can anyone please help me? PS: Google Backup Service did only work for a few apps. |
56555 | Change app label with Tasker | I created a toggle app using demo code as a base. This uses the Task 'Set Widget label', which works fine when I test the app using the widget Task. However, when I export the project as a standalone app the 'Set Widget label' task has no effect. How do I accomplish this? Is there a 'Set app label' equivalent? I need to do this dynamically based on a variable. |
56556 | Must the Nexus 4 be rooted in order to install custom ROMs? | Do I need to root my nexus 4 in order to install custom roms such as cyanogenmod etc or just unlocking bootloader is enough as i have flashed my nexus with ubuntu 13.10 by just unlocking bootloader? |
56557 | Can't use Kyocera FS-1030D network printer | I have a Kyocera FS-1030D printer in my network. I use socket printing usually: socket://192.168.1.101:9100 Now, I'd like to use this printer with my Android tablet, but I can't figure out how. I tried several apps, the Kyocera mobile printing app, PrinterShare and PrintBot. None of those can't use my printer. I got the farthest with PrintBot, but I get only garbage, and I can't select using socket printing (AppSocket/HP JetDirect). I'm kinda running out of ideas, here. Is there something fundamentally wrong with my setup? |
65246 | How to prevent someone from powering off an android device? | I have a Nexus 5. Even if I enable security passcode or pattern, someone can still switch off my mobile using the power button. How can I prevent it? |
65243 | Gmail - how to get all my email address from mailbox into contacts? | In my Gmail i have total 3000 Emails (inbox, sent item, important etc). But all 3000 Email address is not in my Google Contact list. how can i export email address from the Gmail inbox/sent item/important into Google Contact list? |
65240 | Big battery usage | I have Galaxy s2 running android 4.1.2. My phone can eat near to 25% battery in 6h – and during this time I spend only ~5minutes on Facebook. I downloaded Wakeuplock and it shows that Google+ is running for 30minutes and keeping my phone wake. Here's a screenshot screen:  Screenshot (click image for larger variant) As you can see Activ parameter is over 20% ( so its bad as someone told me). Can you suggest me something how to improve batery life. Phone is on the `battery save` mode all time. |
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