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15546 | info on firmware upgrade | My Asus Eee transformer just received a firmware update. Where can I go to check what the update included? Asus' website isn't helpful. I'm on 8.6.5.19, and I've already noticed the market place is different, id like to know any other cool features. |
8265 | How to mount the SD card in T-Mobile G2 from a Linux host (workstation) | This question is similar to Mount disks from Samsung Galaxy S i9000 to Linux System over USB cable but I want to get it to work on my stock T-Mobile G2. The G2 does not have any USB configuration in Settings>>About Phone. On the same machine running Windows XP, when connecting the phone via USB, I can see it mounted and made available as disk E:. I have gone into Settings>>Wireless & Network Settings>>Tethering & Portable Hotspot and enabled "USB tethering" while connected, and I got the "Turn On USB Storage" option. The phone is charging while connected to Linux, so I know there is some handshake between the host and the device. |
51308 | call reject with message on GT-S5300 | my GT-S5300 has Gingerbread 2.3.6. Is there any way to upgrade or change this so that I can reject calls with a message / block calls in the same way that the bigger Galaxy (like the S III) can? Apps on Google Play and Samsung App Store are a bit clumsy. I can't seem to find something stock Android that can do this on the GT-S5300? |
61075 | Lock screen shortcuts cannot be changed | When my mobile had 4.1 version of Android, I could go to Security -> Lock screen -> Shortcuts to change the shortcuts. But, after Android 4.3 update, I am unable to find a way to change the shortcuts on the lock screen. Could you guide me through how I can achieve this? I tried Settings -> My Device -> Lock Screen, but there is no Shortcuts button there. See the screenshot below:  (click image for larger version) |
15548 | Should I reset my phone and how do I back up my phone's data? | I've got a new Telstra Smart-Touch Next Generation and I logged on to my G-mail account so I could use the calender and other apps. After a while I realised that my credit was being eaten up bit by bit, a few cents an hour I think. I thought it must be my G-mail and I tried to log out but didn't know how. So, I went to my G-mail account on my Mac and deleted it. Now my phone says that I've entered an incorrect password and wants me to type it in, and most importantly my credit is still being used up and I don't know what to do. I was thinking that maybe I should reset my phone but I don't want to lose my contacts, messages and apps. Should I reset my phone? Can I backup my phone's data beforehand if I do this? |
61077 | messaging push notifications won't work after 4.3 update? | I updated my Samsung galaxy s3 to 4.3 a few days ago, and ever since then, push notifications for the built in messaging app hasn't been working. My phone doesn't ring, the icon doesn't appear in the back on the top of the screen, and the lock screen doesn't show the previews. I have to keep manually checking if i have new texts by opening the app, which is annoying and inconvenient. The sound works for other apps so I know that sound isn't the issue here. Does anyone know how to fix this?! |
61078 | Do 4.3 JellyBean apps work on 4.4 KitKat? | I am an android developer and would like to upgrade my Nexus 7(2013, JellyBean 4.3) to KitKat 4.4.2. My apps are all developed to work on 4.3 fine. I'm just wondering if my 4.3 apps will work when I upgrade. Does anyone know? Thanks in advance. **EDIT** \- I upgraded and all apps work fine, thanks for answers :D **EDIT 2** \- Actually, one of my Bluetooth Low Energy Apps does not work. Any Help? I have changed the targetSDK version to 19, but should I install the SDK for 19 as well? |
25348 | Google Listen doesn't register Play/Pause commands after upgrade to ICS | I have been using Google Listen as podcast player on Samsung Galaxy SII paired with Plantronics BackBeat 903. It worked well until I upgraded to ICS and now the play and pause buttons won't be registered by Google Listen. The play/pause button only unmutes/mutes the sound while the podcast continues to play. This was not the case prior to upgrade. Anyone else noticed this and have a fix for this? |
25347 | Add functionality to home button? | What application will let me allot a certain functionality to the home button? Currently, I want to make it so that pressing the Home button twice will activate Voice Actions. Do you know of any app that does that? I'm rooted. **EDIT:** Okay, while doing some further research, I found out that one of the ways to achieve this is via a launcher app. I'm currently using ADW Launcher Ex. Is that modifiable via theme to do something like such? |
82348 | How to restore cherry mobile quartz messing up the build prop | I just bought my Cherry Mobile Quartz last week, and it is rooted. I edited the build prop name and changed it to Cherry Mobile Flare. After that, I rebooted my phone, and now it's stuck on the android logo. I tried to repair it in service center, but the stock rom is not available yet. I don't have any backup of the build prop, and the stock recovery didn't work. How can I fix my phone? |
82349 | Use Kindle as external keyboard for Android Phone | I want to use the larger screen available on my Kindle Fire HD as a touchscreen keyboard, and connect it to my Xperia Z1 phone, so that I can type more easily when writing code. Is this possible? If so, does anyone have a guide or tips available? Google returns only guides to using an external (often bluetooth) keyboard with a Kindle - never using a Kindle as the keyboard. |
82344 | LG Mobile Support Tool won't restore system | I have LG Optimus L9 P760, that has a little internal space, and I wanted to install an app called External 2 Internal to see what happens. It moves all external storage files in internal storage, and it keeps doing that for everything that goes in SD Card. I hard reseted my phone, but it doesen't work. So I installed LG Mobile Support Tool to restore the stock system. After that long waiting time, when my phone starts, nothing happened. It was like I just restarted. My settings was the same and files and apps too. I tried that without SD Card too, but same result. Also from that point when I installed that app, scanning media storage takes too long, like 5 minutes, even without SD cars inserted. Any ideas to restore my original system? |
82347 | Need help with my Motorola droid maxx | I have a Motorola droid maxx and I've started using straight talk service and it does half way work but I'm having problems making and receiving calls and text. If it's already unlocked then what can I do to make my phone work better? |
82340 | I accidently deleted HTC sense from my htc sensation xe | I wanted more room on my HTC so I went deleting some of my downloaded apps, but I accidently deleted HTC Sense. I now just see a status bar and a blank space. I have a lot of good apps on there. Is there a way to fix it without deleting all my apps? But if it's the only way, I'll do it in a heartbeat. |
82342 | optimum hardware setup for android emulator? | is there a "best" setup for the android emulator? It runs terribly slow on my mac os as well as my windows 7 32-bit. I was just wondering if there's an optimal setup as far as 32-bit vs 64 bit, or linux/windows/mac is concerned? |
82343 | Replacing stock dialer app | I've a rooted Samsung Galaxy S3 device, and I don't like the stock dialer app; can I replace (i.e. remove it totally) it with another dailer without breaking the phone functionality? |
64512 | Galaxy s4 watchon app | How can removed Samsung watch on from notification area? This app still standby in my notification area and don't move! |
64514 | Access encrypted internal storage without touch | Is there a way to access the encrypted internal storage without using the display? I damaged the display of my nexus 4 (Android 4.4, cm-11-20140104-SNAPSHOT-M2-mako) and need to access the encrypted storage to do some backup. `adb shell` is working in recovery mode. |
64517 | Remote control of the emulator mapped to a VNC server | I've got an Android emulator launched with the following command: emulator -avd <avd> -qemu -vnc :<id> The VNC server is successfully running (headless) and I can successfully connect to it. Nevertheless, I the VNC client can't control the device. How can I remotely control it? |
64516 | How can I move apps to the memory card on a Galaxy Tab2 10.1 | I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab2 10.1 P5100. How can I transfer installed apps to the memory card? By default they get installed onto tab memory, but I can't find a way to transfer them to the memory card. I have previously used 2 other different android devices on which I could transfer apps to memory card. Can anyone suggest how I can fix this? |
21992 | is there a way to backup my non-gmail emails from my Evo 2.3.5? | I want to delete an old email account from the stock email account that cannot be moved to the SD card. But I want to save the emails to the SD card or send the contacts to a gmail account. Is there a way to do this without having to forward them individually? |
7351 | Which files/folders on my SDCard are unsafe to delete manually? | I've had my Droid for nearly a year now, and in the process of installing and uninstalling apps, moving data to and from my SDCard, and all the various things one does with a phone the SDCard has become a little unruly. It's time for a little file system maintenance. It won't be difficult, but I only know enough about Linux file systems to be dangerous and I don't want to delete something important from my SDCard on accident. I couldn't find anything on Android's site about how an SDCard is formatted, so **is there anyone who can tell me which files/folders are off- limits or point me in the direction of a good resource?** Please note, I don't want to know which files/folders are safe to delete. I know I can delete /Epicurious since I've uninstalled the app already, etc. I'm running CyanogenMod 6.2.1 (based off Android 2.2.1) on my Motorola Droid. |
21997 | Vpn Client to connect to Windows 7 VPN | I am looking for a third party VPN client that I can use to connect to my home VPN which is setup through Windows 7. I don't want to use built in Android VPN. Many of the VPN clients I've seen on the market solely connect to their own vpns and I haven't seen one that allows for you to enter custom address and information. I have a rooted Verizon Galaxy Nexus running 4.0.2 with the stock ROM. Any ideas? |
21998 | Samsung Galaxy S2 Wifi Hotspot Toggle Widget | I have upgraded to ICS on an i9100, from GB. Both of these provide wifi tethering by default. Under GB many of the widgets available could toggle the wifi tethering on and off - a simple switch. These toggle widgets do not work under ICS on this device - either they do not work and error, or they open the settings / Tethering and Portable Hotpot page rather than directly switching the status. If I look at the shortcuts available in Settings, this is as deep as it goes - even with AnyCut or llama intents. Does this mean it simply isn't possible to get a wifi tethering toggle any more, or is it possible there is an unadvertised intent that will trigger it? |
21999 | Backup on . android_secure - Missing Apps on MicroSD | I Have been Backup and Formatted my MicroSD. After then I Copy again my backup files, But - Apps on MicroSD is Disappear, I check on Application Manager its Still There but not show in menu drawer. As I read related Question on Upgrade SD Card, I Tried to copy all files with command prompt/by windows. But I confuse how I backup on .android_secure that have all asec apps on micro sd. I copy via card reader/usb. its fine, when media scanning running, i check on that folder again an all asec is missing. anybody knew the alternative method on this problems.? I Use Galaxy Ace on Gingerbread (2.3.3) with Class 10 8GB MicroSD. Thanks lot. :D |
56334 | Headphones buttons don't operate on current app | I have a Samsung s3 phone (rooted Cyanogenmod). I like to listen to audiobooks on Overdrive Media Console. I also have Poweramp installed for playing videos and songs. The problem I face is: Whenever I connect my headset and operate the play/pause buttons, they are intercepted by Poweramp, and not applied to Overdrive. Even if I've removed Poweramp from the currently running apps, using the headset buttons pops open Poweramp instead of playing/pausing the audiobook I'm currently listening to on Overdrive. I wasn't able to find settings that would make the headset operate on the current app. Any suggestions? Thanks! |
56336 | Speech-to-text with two languages | I really love using speech-to-text in my swiftkey keyboard, but I can't use different languages unless i go to Settings>speechtotext>language. This is quite boring and I hope there's a way to change language every time STT says "Speak now". I don't want multilingual support like "Ciao, how are you?", i only want to choose STT language without going to Settings Here's an example of what I want:  |
56332 | Device encryption fails, but no error | I am trying to encrypt my android device (Samsung S3, Modified 4.1.2). I have set a password and made sure my device is plugged in and charged over 80%. When I select the encryption option, the screen shows a wired-diagram of an Android figure and then restarts after about 10s. There are no errors and I can still use my device, but it clearly has not been encrypted. I've retried multiple times with the same results. Can anyone help? Thanks EDIT (possible explanation)... My device is currently encrypting. I decided to try with my SIM card removed. I had a SIM lock setup, so I'm wondering if that was interrupting the encryption when the phone restarted. Although I am curious, I am not going to go as far as unencrypting, removing the SIM lock and trying again, so I can't be certain that was the cause. |
56339 | Desire sv does not start after clear cache | I cleared cache memory of my HTC Desire SV then tried to restart the phone. It does not start. I have also tried hard boot on this phone but result is same. How can I get my phone to boot again? |
2768 | How do I change my Google Account in Beyondpod? | How do I change my Google Account in Beyondpod, the podcatcher? The one used to synchronize with Google Reader I mean. |
2763 | Why am I getting multiple Gmail Notifications? | Ever since the 2.2 update, I'm receiving multiple Gmail notifications without accessing the Gmail app and with the setting "Notify only once" active. I've tried a factory reset, but it still does this. Any thoughts? _I do have my Gmail auto-popping another account, could this be it?_ |
16407 | List of Android devices with their current version APIs | I have been trying to find a list of Android devices with their _current_ Android version that their manufacturers upgraded to. Not the ones that the were released with. Most of the lists I find are either incomplete or out-of- date. Does anybody know of such a list? |
16405 | Reverse Tethering won't work for me - is it because my phone isn't rooted? | I've been trying most of the day to reverse tether my phone (Motorola Droid X on Verizon ub the USA), in this case to an Ubuntu VM running on a Windows 7 host via VMWare Workstation. I've followed the instructions in questions like these and everyone seems to quote the exact same blog post, which appears to be the gospel on the topic. Problem is that I can't get it to work. Everything works right up until the command: ./adb shell netcfg usb0 dhcp Which produces the response action 'dhcp' failed (Permission denied) I can't seem to find much of anything on this error message which makes me think: the phone isn't allowing me to do this. Not sure if it's the carrier or the manufacturer or what but I'm basically being told "no" Is it because the phone isn't rooted? My workplace actually has a policy against that so I haven't done it. If not, does anyone have idea what I'm doing wrong? |
9487 | Is there a way to list all Intents and all processes associated with them? | Is there a way to list all Intents and all processes associated with them? Specifics: Droid X, 2.2 stock ROM, rooted. I'm perfectly fine with any approach, as long as it gets a guaranteed **complete** list: * A script or a series of commands in Terminal Emulator is fine. No limitation on supposed required technical proficiency (assume that the reader is a qualified long-term Unix power user). As noted, the phone is rooted. * An app is OK (ideally, it should be able to export the list, but even Autostarts-like GUI display is OK) Caveat: if you recommend an app (e.g. Autostarts), I would request some assurance that it does, indeed, list **all** registered Intent receivers, not merely some sub-set - either as documentation/statement from the author or some other evidence (e.g. analysis of which APIs the code uses). * Worst case scenario, I'll take an API specifics |
9484 | Are there cases where Android would start an app/service other than due to Intents or explicit user start? | I'm trying to understand how/why some of the processes that are running on my phone (DroidX, stock 2.2 ROM). It's obvious that 2 likely reasons for a process to start are: * A direct action by the user/another program to start it (e.g. click on the icon of an app, or another process launches the .apk explicitly) * An Intent is registered by the app, and the event associated with that intent happens. **The question is, are there other reasons/causes/mechanisms by which a process could be started in Android?** ( **aside from Intents** or direct launch). P.S. As a plausible theory, something could be started off of init.rc (being how Android is based off of Linux) but I don't know enough about Android internals to judge if it launches any apps via init.rc |
61923 | Samsung Galaxy S3 doesn't respond to some secret codes | Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 doesn't respond to all secret codes in here . Specially it can restart with non of the codes in the list. Do I have a fake Galaxy S3 ? |
61927 | Instant read/write sync with iCal calendars avoiding the use of google calendars | After using iphone/mac for a lot of time, I got a new android phone. I use on my macbook only ical calendars, and wonder what is the best app for syncing ical with my android phone. I have read something that you can sync first ical to google calendars and so on, but I Wonder if we can avoid this workaround. |
61926 | How to save a new contact to a Microsoft Account? | A Windows Phone 7.5 (Nokia Lumia 800) was used before my current Android Kitkat 4.4.2 (LG Nexus 4). Using the Windows Phone required a Microsoft Account. Adding the account to the Windows Phone made me use this MS account extensively enough that I now wish to continue using it. Using this account on the Windows Phone also meant all contacts saved through the Windows Phone synchronized with the Microsoft Account. Now I'm using android and have added the Microsoft Account to the device, ensuring all the contacts can be seen though the People/Phone app. However, new contacts cannot be added to the Microsoft account. When attempting to add a new contact, the only options I have are a Google account and my Corporate accounts. Is there an app or option that will primarily allow adding new contacts to a Microsoft Account and if possible, also allow editing of existing contacts? _P.S. - Opening a Mobile site (outlook.com) to the Microsoft account does not have the option to add new contacts. The Desktop site on the mobile does, but the desktop site is clunky making it very difficult to use._ |
61925 | how to change boot logo without using fastboot | I know how to change the boot logo(logo.bin) from fastboot, but the problem is how can I change the boot logo without using fastboot. I can't go to fastboot mode because I think my device(ME-702) doesn't support fastboot (I tried adb reboot bootloader but no benefit). My device has not any recovery too. Is there any way to change the logo in adb mode? |
78769 | Rooting A Motorola Droid Razr M Phone on Verizon Network | I have a Droid Razr M, running on the verizon network. I would like to root this phone so I can use some of the more advanced features of Tasker; however, I am very fearful of "bricking" my phone. I see many approaches, which concerns me, because I would feel more comfortable if I could be sure process X is the one to use and works. Here are the particulars of my phone: 1. Model #: Droid Razr M 2. Android Version: 4.4.2 3. System Version: 183.46.10.XT907.Verizon.en.us 4. Baseband Version: SM_BP_101031.042.32.86P Can anyone advise me as to the best approach to take, even if it means there is no current software to root my phone with the version it has? Thanks, FDijohn |
53218 | Nexus 4 screenshot not viewable on PC | I made some screenshots with my Nexus 4. On the phone, I can open them, and they are all viewable. I edited some of them on the phone. When I copy them to a Windows 7 PC, they are all 0 bytes big and not viewable. Is this a bug? |
9734 | One click calling on the Epic 4G? | I've got an Epic 4G (aka Samsung Galaxy S) and one of the things I'm flummoxed by in my transition from my trusty old HTC Dream/G1 is that there are way too many steps to make a phone call. * Power key to wake the screen; * Motion to unlock the screen; * Phone button to pull up the keypad; * Logs tab to find the last few calls. Am I the only one trying to use this thing as a phone? Am I the only person who mostly calls the same three people all the time? Is there a faster way to get to my call log? On the G1 I could press the phone button, unlock and I was there. |
9736 | Microsoft "web safe" fonts on Android? | I was testing various Android web browsers (but I think the stock one is fine) and noticed that the MS "web safe" fonts (Trebuchet, Verdana, Tahoma and the like) were displayed with substitute fonts. It took me quite some time to notice, which means that it is a minor annoyance. Out of curiosity, I was wondering if there was an easy way (I'm not talking about rooting here) to install these fonts. A quick Google search did not help me. Anyone? |
53216 | How can I disable/disconnect wi-fi when connected but no data connectivity is detected? | Here's a common problem I'm facing in Android: sometimes it automatically connects to a network when the signal is very low or there is a problem with the network itself and there is no Internet connectivity available at that moment. I would like to find an solution which would automatically disconnect from the wi-fi network if it detects a problem with the Internet connection. Anybody have any advice? |
79414 | Can i upgrade my firmware with another phone model's official rom (using odin)? | Is it possible to upgrade my phone's firmware using another phone model's official rom using odin ? |
53212 | Android 2.3.3 firmware Package download manually | I am looking for Android 2.3.3 firmware package for (Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000) to download manually. And in this process I came to know about youtube link, which provides the same solution but, it's not the one I am looking for. Also I am not able to update it using Samsung Kies because the screen shows strange problem. Can anybody has the same? Help would be appreciated. |
21336 | How can I sync Chrome's bookmarks to Dolphin? | I have Android and iOS devices so I use Dolphin's browser for the bookmark sync. Is there any way I can get my Chrome bookmarks to sync into my Dolphin bookmarks at least once? I'm aware of Chrome to Phone ect but so far all solutions I see either keep my bookmarks in a separate app (useless for dolphin sync) or they only copy them to the default Android browser which I don't use. My phone's Android 2.3.3 so I can't use Chrome for Android yet. |
21330 | Rooted HD2 shows unrooted as status | I have successfully installed Android Gingerbread 2.3.2 on my HTC HD2 device. While installing the DSTV app, I first tried to unroot it for sometime using the VoodooOTA Rootkeeper app. The problem is that the status of HD2 shows unrooted when using the VoodooOTA Rootkeeper but rooted when trying the DSTV app. Is anyone having this kind of problem and how to go about it? Thanks Anyone? Any help? |
21331 | What is Ghost Mode of Superuser Elite? | Superuser Elite (paid) provides a premium-exclusive feature: Ghost Mode! What is it? As I haven't purchased it, I don't have option to test it.. |
63563 | very slow performance of Galaxy Grand 4.2.2 | After the new update of 4.2.2 on Feb 6,2014 my phone performs very very slow.. cant even run a single application.. cant even pick up the call as the screen remains blank... Smart phone has become absolute dumb and for no use... |
22975 | Samsung Galaxy Spica won't boot up fully. Just restarts over and over | My Samsung galaxy won't turn on properly. Basically it turns on, shows the 'OMG screen' which it does when it crashes, then goes to the Samsung loading bar, but then goes back to the crash screen. It keeps going in a loop forever! I tried a hard reset, which if I understand correctly is holding down the volume down key and end call key, but this did nothing. (Sorry I'm not good at describing, hope this is clear!) Thanks! |
22974 | Is back up to a network folder possible? | Is there a Backup App that would allow me to backup apps and application data to a network folder? I don't mean to backup to the cloud (e.g. Dropbox) but to a shared folder on my PC or a NAS. Over Wi-Fi would be cool, but I don't mind if that is via USB. I'm open to both. |
22977 | How can I stop the bootloader unlock process? | My 4 year old turned on my phone (Nexus S, 2.3.4 I think) while pressing the volume button. Apparently, this triggers the bootloader unlock process, which I don't want. The phone is now stuck on the "unlock bootloader" screen and I'm afraid to lose lots of unbacked-up stuff. The soft keys have disappeared, and all I see is the unlock icon and no way to back out of this process. Any ideas? Do I let the battery die and hope it offers me the password page next time? Do I connect to a computer and do something or yank the battery? |
22976 | Revive a dead phone? | I don't have any background information, but my coworker showed up today with a nonresponsive Samsung Galaxy Gio. It will not boot. When plugged into the power charger, a half-full battery displays and just stays there. Attempting to turn it on while holding the home button has no effect. I swapped batteries with her (this is a company phone; we all have the same model). My phone works fine with her battery, hers does not work with my battery. Tried gently brushing off the battery contacts in her phone, no go. Anything else to try before sending to the manufacturer? |
22971 | Phone is too flat to charge | My phone died today, and now it won't charge at all on the charger it came with. I don't think the battery has failed, as it still gives me just as much charge on a full charge as always. The phone is an LG P500 running CM7. My battery charged perfectly in another model of the same phone. Does this suggest there is an actual problem with my phone? What can I do to get my phone to start charging? |
16711 | How can I install a CA cert on my Samsung Nexus? | I have the cert as a `.cer` file on my Mac, and my phone is connected via USB. How can I install the cert on my device? |
37042 | Shark for Root not working | I am pretty much new to the **packet sniffing**. I found some application for the same **Shark for root**. I have rooted my phone for the application and I tried logging the packets being transferred from my mobile using the start button available in the application. But all in vain I was not able to log even a single packet, and All the time I open the .pcap file with the sharkreader It gives error as **Empty file opened**. I am using Android Gingerbread on my mobile. Also while stopping the logs, it gives some error executing some Shell commands like **killall**. Thanks in Advance. |
54264 | Can other apps play music from my Google Music library? | I have uploaded my song collection to Google Play Music, and use my phone to listen to them. Now, if I copy the original music files directly to my phone storage, I can then use any app I want to play them. But what about music synced via Google Play Music? If I download the songs to my phone in offline mode, can any other app be used to play the same collection (just like with the files), or are they only accessible by Google Play Music app? |
11855 | How do I get my Samsung Galaxy S 2 to connect by USB "normally"? | _**Note:** This question has been edited significantly based on new information, however, I think it still meets the original intent._ I have a Samsung Galaxy S 2. When I plug it into my computer by USB, this application called "Samsung Kies" comes up. It is, as far as I can tell, a proprietary Samsung system for connecting by USB to the computer which requires software on the computer side. Even if my computer could run their software, I wouldn't want it to. I don't want their proprietary app, I just want to mount the Galaxy as an external USB HD, like Android does with its standard interface. I can get at the standard interface by doing the following: > Settings -> Wireless and network -> USB Utlities In that interface, under the heading "USB mass storage", there is a button that says "Connect storage to PC". If I click this button, a notification comes up saying I can now plug in the USB. If I plug in the USB cable at this point, _then_ the usual Android interface comes up (green android with USB arm picture) and then I can press the connect button. So I can do it, but I have to press the screen **_5 times_** just to connect the USB! With my previous phone, the HTC Magic, when I plugged in the USB, it automatically showed me the standard USB connect screen, and so with one touch I could connect. I can't find any way of disabling or removing this unwanted Samsung Kies software, or making the standard Android USB connect the default. Is this possible, and if so, how? |
78543 | "Internet not available" error while trying to connect to wifi | I have a samsung galaxy chat B5330 device. Whenever I try to connect it to wifi, I get various errors as follows, 1. Using DHCP :- Here it shows a "obtaining IP address" message but never connects. 2. Using Static IP :- It connects to wifi but then shows a "internet not available" error. I'm sure that internet is available as many others use it successfully using other android devices/laptops etc. EDIT: I found out that not all are able to use the wifi. Some do not get connected(stuck in "obtaining ip address"), some get the "internet not available" error, some connect and get internet but at very slow speeds(10 KBps download speed) while some lucky dudes get blazing speed(10MBps download speed) Could this occur due to to many signals at same place? At any given place in campus, we get at least 2 strong and 1/2 weak wifi signals, not to mention some secured portable wifi hotspots from androids. How do I solve this error. Note that I don't own the router/wifi, it's open(No security, accessible by any student.) |
78547 | Is Android connected with Ubuntu by the expected style? | I need a bluetooth connection between Android Ice Cream device and Ubuntu 14.04 laptop. I am able to transfer ordinary files through a bluetooth connection which is attached as a picture below. But when i adb connect xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx within SDK directory, i hope some connection appear, but could not. Also as you can see below there is an "OFF" in the picture. I wonder if this is the key problem about my bluetooth connection. I think my server is up, because application can run on emulator.  |
78544 | How can I factory reset my Android Mini 7100 Phone? | I'm unable to go to recovery mode to factory reset (wipe my cache/data) my Android Mini 7100 Phone (Android GingerBread 2.3.x) because I forgot my phone lock combination. I tried resetting it using: * Vol Down + Power, * Vol Up + Power, * Vol Up + Vol Down + Power, * Vol Up + Vol Down + Home + Power, and the phone starts normally * When I press Home + Power, it goes to 'Test' mode. I checked out this YouTube video but it did not work for me. How do I go to recovery mode? |
3061 | What are the risks to overclocking my CPU? | What are the risks to overclocking the CPU on one's phone? **Bonus Question:** What's the max profile I should set on my Motorola Droid 1 to get the most performance (with no regard to battery life) but without making it explode (if that's even possible)? |
3064 | How to disable certain Android sound alerts? | I have a Motorola Droid phone running Android 2.1. Many times per day my phone alerts me with a sound. It is not a new email or SMS or disconnection from the 3G network. I suspect it may alerting me about new WiFi networks that come in or out of range (I live in a big apartment building with dozens of networks around). That's only my suspicion as there is no indication on the screen about what triggered the sound alert. I looked in Settings/Sounds but I don't see any category for such alerts. And just to be clear: I want to find out how to disable the sound only for some alerts. I do not want to mute all of them. Thanks in advance. |
27471 | Does Android have a 2.1GB file size limit? | I have tried many voice recording type applications and the best I have found only allows me to do a recording upto a maximum file size of 2.1GB. I can do many of these 2.1GB recordings as I have a fairly large SD card. On one of the applications I have tried, the developer has specifically said that his/her app has no recording length limit So my question, does Android have a built in 2.1GB limit per file? |
27474 | Huawei IME and input language | I've encountered a problem using my Huawei U8350 Boulder powered by Android 2.2.2. The phone has physical keyboard and I would like to switch between different keyboard layouts (or input languages) while browsing. I have two input methods one is Huawei IME and Android keyboard. I checked forums and they suggests to find "Input languages" in "Android Keyboard" settings which is unavailable on my phone. However Huawei IME is very handy and has a hotkey to switch between input languages, but it looks like it works for Chinese only, because when I switch it to, for example, Russian it still uses English letters. Maybe someone encountered such problem and knows the answer? |
27478 | How do I determine which calendar entry is breaking my Android calendar sync? | First a bit of background for those who aren't familiar: Just a few weeks ago Samsung released their ICS build of TouchWiz, and my phone (a Samsung Galaxy SII) updated over the air. Ever since none of my calendars have synced. It turns out there's a bug wherein recurring events that were present before the update (I think it's only them?) can cause calendars to stop syncing. (I've searched in vain for a concise link to the problem to reference... ) I've tried factory resetting to no avail and I've tried deleting all my extraneous calendars and the recurring events I could find, but sync still doesn't want to work. Is there any way that I can track down which events are causing the trouble more precisely? |
81182 | Deleted .nomedia file but still photos in that folder not visible in gallery | Created an .nomedia file in a folder and it worked. But now I've deleted that file but still photos are not visible in gallery app.How to recover from this? Any help? |
64606 | Where are "Auto backup" photos stored? | I have a S4 (4.3, verizon) and want to download the photos I have in "Auto backup" in my gallery. It has a picassa web albums logo (this thing) on it, but I can't find it on: * My phone, when connected via MTP (I tried searching for a specific image as well) * Google+ images * Picasa web albums I want to _somehow_ download it, how can I do this? |
7572 | How to start an automatic slideshow of images in Gallery? | Using Gallery I have done a slide show of images. Now I need to automatic slideshow of images. When I click "play" button it should automatically scroll and when I click pause it should stop scrolling. How is this possible? Thanks |
29066 | Bootlooped Samsung galaxy s2 t989D | I have the Samsung Galaxy S2 T989d and my phone is stuck in a bootloop with CyanogenMod. I want to get some pictures off of the internal SD before I wipe it and install the stock rom. I tried getting them off of CWM by mounting my phone but it doesnt work for some reason. I can mount my micro SD from my phone but I can't mount my internal memory. Help would be deeply appreciated! |
29065 | Email-client with Sent emails from many emails under IMAP? | I am struggling to set up graphical email-client program in Debian, more here and here. I have a similar problem with Android. I would like to see Sent -emails in my android phone. How can I see my sent -emails in my Android -phone from many email -addresses? **Profile** > I use IMAP. I have currently many devices such as laptop, Android and iPad > -- to manage the same emails (some odd lag every-now-and-then). I have many > email -addresses connected with apps such as Gmail -app by Google and K-9 > Mail where I use IMAP. |
66009 | Changing startup and shutdown sounds | Is there any way for me to play certain audio files when my phone starts up and before it shuts down? I have a Samsung S3. |
23202 | How do I secure my Lenovo ThinkPad tablet against thieves when it doesn't have a Kensington lock? | The manual for the Lenovo ThinkPad doesn't say that it has a Kensington-like lock device on it, so are there any other ways for me to secure it against thieves? I'd like to secure my tablet against the knobs that you can secure Kensington locks around. I know that Kensington locks aren't completely secure, but they can at least deter the vast majority of thieves. |
23204 | Android 4.0.3 has virtual keyboard with Y key in wrong place? | Why the virtual keyboard of Android 4.0 has a different qwerty virtual keyboard? It seems the Y is in the wrong place. Is it some configuration? Where it is?    Screenshots (click images for larger variants) |
23207 | Odin not recognizing Galaxy Mini | I'm having a hard time with my friend's Galaxy Mini which I agreed to flash. _I am a happy owner of S5360,I've flashed using odin before this is not my first try_. Installed and updated kies on a clean install of Windows 7 x64. Windows detects the phone in download mode and installs the required driver. The whole process is the same as with my S5360 phone the difference being the drivers that are installed. Odin won't recognize Galaxy Mini. The device currently gets stuck at "Samsung Galaxy Mini GT-S5570l".I can access recovery mode and download mode. **Firmware I'm trying to flash:** S5570XWKTN **Odin:** 4.42 and 4.43, re-downloaded multiples times from multiple sources thinking it may solve the problem _Additional notes:_ > I've also tried this on my friends machine which has Windows 7 x86 > installed. > > Odin never recognized the phone even when it wasn't soft bricked. > > At the moment I just want to make it usable.If there is any method can > achieve that with or without Odin please reply. |
23208 | Clock in Combined/Status Bar on ICS tablet overlaps the date when pops up | The Combined Bar (or Status Bar) on ICS shows the clock. When you tap this clock it pops up and shows details of any notifications. However, the clock in this popup overlaps the date on my DGM T-703 tablet when using 24-hour format. I have tried altering the system font size, but it makes no difference to this part of the display. NB: This is only an issue when using the 24-hour format, since the 12-hour format does not use a "0" prefix and the "1" (in 11:00 and 12:00) is such that it just about _wraps around_ the date!  Is there any way to fix this untidiness and prevent an overlap? |
66000 | Had to reset my android tablet and my google play app appears on the home but when I tap it it says app not installed!! | I can not open google play store on tablet. app shows when tapped it says app not installed. I have tried going into settings and the app does not appear there to try to reinstaLL it. I have tried factory install also with no luck. |
66002 | Droid Mini in France with local SIM card? | I have a Droid Mini bought in America with Verizon that I'd like to be able to use in France. It's supposedly one of their "Global Ready" phones, so using it here should be as simple as getting a new SIM card, I'd heard. But after putting a new SIM card in and turning the phone back on, the error message "Unknown SIM card detected," popped up, and there's no way for me to log in with my SIM card's PIN code etc. Why am I getting this message? How do I get around it? Does it mean my phone isn't global ready and has to be unlocked? |
66004 | Android 4.4 x86 KP : efivar | I've downloaded android 4.4 x86 from android-x86 and as I have an UEFI system (and GPT formatted disk) I couldn't install it directly on it, so I followed this tutorial and it was made for 4.3, and the author reported that it is compatible with 4.4, but when I tried it it gives me a kernel panic with **efivar** error. To fix that, the main developer _Chih-Wei Huang_ told us to remove the responsible file of the error in the source code then recompile android again. As I don't have a fast internet to download the whole ~10GB of source code, I just wonder if I can remove this EFIVAR problem without downloading the whole code. Thanks |
66006 | How to Custom install a Custom ROM? | The Custom ROM has several apps and features that I will remove and settings that I will set (just like any other ROM) This wouldn't be a big issue if I wouldn't flash a rom every few hours So how to custom install a custom rom? |
34494 | To encrypt or install security app like Prey? | I have just bought an Android tablet and would like advice as to whether I should encrypt it or install some security app like Prey. If I encrypt it, then if it is stolen the thief won't be able to access it and so could just reset it to factory settings. In this case my data would be secure but I'd have no hope of getting the tablet back. On the other, if I don't encrypt it then the thief might not factory reset the tablet and so an installed security app like Prey could be used to track the tablet and there would be some hope of getting the tablet back at the risk of perhaps exposing my data. Are these my only two choices or is there something else that can be done to secure data AND have some hope of retreiving the tablet? |
34496 | Google Play website doesn't show all previously installed apps | When I browse my app history on the Google Play website(of apps that I have tried out in the past but aren't currently installed on my phone), it only lists them in alphabetic order until about 'L'. Nothing beyond that is shown. Does it have a hard limit on how many previous apps it can show? |
34491 | Unable to flash CWM recovery to GS3 over stock 4.1 with Heimdall | I want to root and upgrade to 4.1 a just-unboxed Samsung Galaxy S3. After running the official OTA update with stock Samsung ROM, I tried to follow the tutorial here with openSUSE. I installed Heimdall from YaST and run the tool with `--param` and `--recovery` options with the files I downloaded for rooting. The problem is that after reboot I always get stock recovery. Why doesn't it work with 4.1 OS but with 4.0? |
490 | How do I tether with an HTC Desire on Swisscom? | How do I do tethering with an HTC Desire on the Swiss carrier Swisscom? When I plug the phone and pick share internet, my computer asks me for phone number, username and password; oh, and it says I plugged in a modem. |
34498 | Will factory resetting wipe/clear away pre-installed apps? | I linked my Gmail account to my tablet and I longer want it linked. I have read that it is permanently linked, and I must factory reset the device to unlink the account - is this true? Will factory resetting my device delete everything including pre-installed app, or will it be like new with my pre-installed apps intact? |
63059 | Sync music with Windows Media Player, but not to .alb files? | Right now, I manually copy and paste my music to my phone, which is arduous and and incredibly annoying (I just had all of my playlists and new music list themselves **twice** in my library). I would like to use Windows Media Player or another program to sync my music to my phone's SD card. This works, but it syncs them in a compressed file with the extension `.alb` for album. Is there any way to disable this compression either on WMP or Android? |
32893 | Where does the 'set as wallpaper' feature save your picture in Gingerbread (2.3)? | I had an image from a website which I set as my background inside the browser. I am wondering now where I can find the image in the file system, because I can't find it online anymore. I already checked all the obvious folders including Downloads, but did not find it there. In fact there is an answer for a similar question on this forum, but that is for Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) and I am on Gingerbread, which is why that answer did not help me. |
32892 | Can I set the alarm to stop after some time? | I’m Sabbath-observant, and in my tradition that includes not manipulating electronic devices. I set the alarm clock on my new phone for a convenient wake-up time, and expected the alarm to eventually turn off on its own as other alarm clocks do. It didn’t; it was beeping—ten minutes on, ten minutes off—until nightfall when I could turn it off. Is there a setting, or an alternate alarm clock app, that will turn the noise off after some specified time of being ignored? |
32897 | WhatsApp does not proceed and stuck at "initialising" | **Whatsapp is/was down, see@wa_status for updates** Something has got my WhatsApp stuck at "Initializing" stage! After some time it says "could not complete the initialization process. Check if Internet is connected!" The phone is connected to the Internet and I also get messages from contacts who have messaged me but I cannot get past the initializing screen whatsoever. Wrote to the WhatsApp team and their robot (I guess) replied saying try connecting to WiFi or reinstall or reboot and stuff. I already tried everything! Restarted,Formatted, Connected to WiFi, Edge, 3g... everything! It actually started and I had to uninstall it because I suddenly got a message in the afternoon saying my backup file was corrupted. And after that nothing is happening!!!! What should I do now? The WhatsApp management is as it is lousy and useless. I had written to them earlier too once but they never reply! What do I do? I use a Micromax a52 Android 2.3.6 phone ## EDIT Whatsapp status has tweeted that there is some problem and the system is down and that they are working on it.... I had mailed them 4 times and also gave them some screenshots and also the link to this page and also tweeted to whatsapp about the problem...so it seems the problem has been concidered and is being worked uppon! lets wait and see now |
32894 | Android Jelly Bean help or user manual | Can I get inline help with functionality in my Android device? For example, my good old Nokia had a help feature, with which after selecting an item for a few seconds, it used to display the description and purpose of the selected item. If this is not possible, where can I find a Jelly Bean user manual or documentation? |
3933 | Cancel All Market Updates/Downloads at Once | I just re-flashed CM 6.1 and when I opened up the market to download Titanium Backup, 27 apps started to automatically download, simultaneously. I'm not sure why they'd do that, and they never have done this before after flashing a fresh ROM. Needless to say, is there any way to stop all downloads all at once, or prevent this from happening in the future? Android 2.2.1, Moto Droid 1. |
34727 | How do I copy Opera Mini browser cookies? | Is there a way to copy the Opera Mini's cookies from one phone to another? (same model of phone) |
34724 | How do you configure a Nexus 7/10 for family use | I'm considering getting one of the Nexus tablets for my family. I think the multi-user support is a great way to separate my apps from the kids games. But what I've read about the implementation of multiple users seems lacking. Without a device to experiment on I am left to ask here how this works. What I would like to do is setup myself as owner, with my Google email address and Play Store credentials. Next I'd like to add users for my wife and my kids. Setting up a profile for my wife is easy as she has her own android phone and I can use her Google account for that. It's adding a user profile for each of my kids that I'm uncertain about. 1. My kids are young and don't have email addresses. Nor do I want them to yet. Do I have to create an address for each of them? What are my alternatives? 2. Can I configure the Play store for the kids user profiles to use my Play store sign-on / credentials? On my phone I have the option of doing this, though I don't know what effect it would have there either (does it uninstall the apps from the first sign on and sync down those from the second)? Obviously I don't want to pay multiple times for apps for my kids. It's one thing for adults to buy their own apps, but does Google really expect each kid to have an associated credit card and to buy their own apps? Any assistance in the correct way to configure the tablet would be appreciated. |
6716 | How can I tab in web forms? | I'm looking for a method of tabbing between web fields in the Android browser, similar to how one would with the Tab key on a PC. Is there a keyboard or another app that will enable this? |
6715 | Share photo with caption on Facebook | I'd like to share a **photo with caption** pre-filled from my app, for example on facebook. How do I do it? I know how to share photo or how to share text, but how do I share them together? |
6710 | How does it looks like on the galaxy tab? | Im wondering about the filesystem on the galaxy tab, could i for example connect it to a camera, transfer some images, fix red eyes and transfer the images to a storage device like a usb pen or a western digital passport, would it be possible? How about connecting it to a NAS, transfer a episode on my favorite show, watch it and then delete it? |
6711 | Samsung I5503 weak Wi-Fi | Me and my friend's galaxy 5 has a weak Wi-Fi signal. Even in a few meters from access point, it has 2 lines of antenna. Is there any solution for increasing signal? |
24465 | Is it possible to use my SD card as ROM and my internal ROM as an additional RAM? | I've read somewhere that I can do some certain things to partition my SD Card specially to allot some part or all of it to trick the phone into thinking it's the "internal" ROM. For the life of me, I can't seem to locate that article anymore. I'm looking forward to rooting my phone and this has been on one of my to-do list once I get around to rooting. The next issue I want to bring up is that, once I've achieved the above procedures, I typically won't be using my phone's original internal ROM anymore and was thinking if it was possible to allot that unused internal ROM as additional RAM. So in essence, my phone's internals will only be used as RAM and the ROM will be the SD card's burden. That way, I can hopefully maximize my phone's usability. Can anyone shed some light on this? |
24464 | Any Android phones that don't support Bluetooth? | Does anyone know of any current Android phones that do not have Bluetooth? We are trying to test our application on phones that do and don't support Bluetooth, but having a tough time finding any phones that don't have it. Any pointers to sites that may help me track this down would be appreciated. |
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