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15380 | Every time I plug in my phone via USB it automatically mounts the SD card (Xperia Arc version) | I have almost this question: Every time I plug in my phone via USB it automatically mounts the SD card > I have a Motorla Droid running CM6 (essentially Android 2.2). I'm connecting > to Windows 7 machines via USB. Every time I plug in my phone via USB it > automatically mounts the SD card as external storage. Except I have a Xperia Arc with version 2.3.4, and have neither Winamp or DoubleTwist installed (given as culprits in the other question). This behaviour started when I updated to 2.3.4 (I don't know exactly what version I had before). How can I stop it? Edit: I've no "Connect to PC" section in the settings, nor can I find this setting in other sections such as "Storage" |
20423 | nytimes app - transferring marked articles - from old device to new one | Switching from HTC Aria (Android 2.2?) to Galaxy Nexus (Android 4.0.2). I had lots of NYTimes articles saved as "Favorites" in the NYTimes app. My intention is to transfer this data so that it is usable on my new phone? I am capable of intermediate to advanced solutions. It seems that the NYTimes app creates a new folder every time it syncs. I haven't found where the individual articles are marked "favorite" and thus where the articles are then stored. |
15382 | Will android tablets from US work in the UK? | I'm thinking of getting an adroid tablet from the US and ship it over here to the UK. Will it work completly and as a UK based tablet? I don't need 3G. |
15389 | How can I backup all of my data to a PC without rooting? | I am an ex-Nokia user and used to backup the data with their PC Suite which is great and can backup everything easily and is a free application. How do I do the same with HTC Incredible S? [ _I do not plan to get rooted._ ] |
39324 | ICS upgrade to Thunderbolt deleted my Family Contact Group from Home Screen | My Family Contact Group is still intact but the menus have changed and I can't seem to find a way to move it back to a Home Screen or even change it with the Favorites Group which is on the Home Screen and I don't need. Thanks. |
39325 | Is it possible to increase Samsung's limit on contact merging? | On Samsung phones, at least I know on the Galaxy S and Galaxy SII, it is only possible to merge 5 contacts max. There is also an issue on the Google Code page of Android here, but this did not solve the Samsung specific problem. The suggested fix on XDA-Developers did not work with newer Android versions, and I'd like to stick with the official Samsung ROM. Is there way to increase the limit on contact merging? |
32846 | Android “fake having a locked phone” - Galaxy SII | I have a work-mandatory email-app on my phone that won't work unless it detects that you have a passcode locked phone. I have a rooted Galaxy S2 Android phone (Cyanogenmod 10) and am wondering if there are any apps or ways of tricking my phone into thinking it has a 4 digit pin code when it doesn't. Thanks! |
39322 | Upgrade HTC Thunderbolt 2.3.4 to Android 4 | I have an HTC Thunderbolt running Android 2.3.4. I am no longer using my carrier, Verizon, so I cannot do an automatic update. I know that my device can run Android 4: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_ThunderBolt "..the ThunderBolt was updated to Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and Sense 3.6." I have the Android 4 SDK and Eclipse on my machine. |
62611 | Remove "No SIM Card in Phone" message | I recently changed to a newer phone and currently using my old android phone as a sort of "ipod". However, it always shows the message that there is no sim card. I know this is just an annoyance but is there anyway to disable it? I am rooted running a custom sense 4 rom on ICS. Is there anything I could flash to remove this message? Or disable the cellular radio completely?  Screenshot (click for larger variant) |
47575 | Can I update my Saudi Arabian Samsung Galaxy S2 to the latest Android version over the air in India? | I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 which my cousin bought for me in Saudi Arabia. It is running on Android 2.3 ginger bread. Will I get firmware updates for this phone in India over the air (OTA)? |
418 | What causes battery to drain faster than it can charge? | I have a Moto DROID (v1). On a trip from Tyler, TX to DFW airport I had my phone in the car dock and charging. I was using Navigation for directions to the airport and also had Listen running to play a podcast over the device speaker. As I neared the airport, the phone rebooted a few times and then remained off. I took the phone out of the dock and noticed it was very hot to the touch. At the airport, the phone had cooled and I plugged it into a wall charger. The battery was completely drained! My brother had the same experience with his Moto DROID (v2). He was on a 4 hour road trip and was using the navigation app and participating in a conference call (hands-free). The phone was connected to the car dock and charging the entire time, but after a couple of hours the phone rebooted and then shut-off with a dead battery. We left the phone off and plugged into the charger for a while and it was able to boot again, and like with mine showed a dead battery! Is the phone really able to drain the battery faster than it can be charged via the car dock? If so, are there known combinations of apps or uses that will cause this behavior? |
47572 | Web Browser roadmap for HTML5 features? | I've been watching the caniuse.com site for a while now, and at one extreme we have Firefox releasing a new browser once/week (okay, slight exaggeration), and at the other extreme the Android list of 2.1/2.2/2.3/3.0/4.0/4.1/4.2 never changes. There is still nothing in the "Near future" or "Farther future" rows. There are a number of HTML5 technologies not implemented even in 4.2, and I'm wondering when there is a new version coming, and what we can expect it to support. (EDIT: I'm looking for links to official announcements, developer blogs, etc. or a confident "nobody knows"; not speculation.) (E.g. http://caniuse.com/eventsource ) (BTW, the StackOverflow Android tag seemed to suggest this was the best place to ask this kind of question. But if another site is better please let me know.) |
62613 | Rooting Samsung Note N7000 Android 4.1.2 ( SHV-E160L) | I like to root Samsung N7000 Note running on Android 4.1.2. The ROM is a Korean version SHV-E160L ). This ROM seems to be very unique and has a few unwanted features. Is there any safe rooting procedure ? I tried oneclickroot but it says no guarantee, do it at own risk. Thanks |
47578 | Seeing the full text of a long notification | I've got a notification on my phone where the length of the text exceeds the width of the screen and it doesn't wrap, just wanders off the edge. How can I see the full text of the notification? I've seen a suggestion here that long pressing for ~5 seconds shows it however all this does is bring up the `App Info` menu. Maybe on older versions of Android that didn't have the `App Info` menu this worked? Ideally looking for an answer that works on Ice Cream Sandwich and above (since I think that was when the `App Info` came about?) but I have a Nexus 4 running Jelly Bean 4.2.2 phone. Here's the notification that I received. Hypothetical: _Why did I lose data connectivity? What did I do!?!_  |
4399 | Firefox mobile install problem on HTC wildfire | I tried to install firefox mobile edition on HTC wildfire (Indian edition) but it fails anyone faced the same problem or any workaround available to install |
4393 | How can I access a Mantis Bug Tracker from Android? | We track our bugs on Mantis, and I was hoping to find an Android App for it, since it exposes a PHP-SOAP API (see this question) which Eclipse uses. Does anyone know of existing apps (or projects) for accessing a Mantis Bug Tracker from Android devices? I would be happy to contribute patches too, if needed. |
3196 | Protector for camera lens window on HTC Desire Z? (protect from scratches) | Given that this phone provides no protection against scratches on the window for the camera lens, unlike for example, the Nokia N82 (great cameraphone which I also own), are there any adhesive transparent protectors that can be placed over this window but which would not affect image quality? I've bought the screen and body protector from zagg.com by recommendation and am pleased with that but this offers no protector for the camera itself. (see: Best screen protector - HTC Desire Z? ) I would think that protecting the camera lens window on this phone (and many others) would be more of a priority as this is actually functionality of the phone that needs to be protected - i.e. clear photos and video, rather than cosmetic - which most screen protectors do a good job of but fall short on the camera protection, it seems. |
3195 | Does Froyo include full Hebrew support for all devices? | I was under the impression that Froyo includes full built-in Hebrew support for all models. I'm looking into buying a Samsung Galaxy S, and I called up a store about it. At the store they said that if I wanted it with Hebrew support, I would have to add about $75, since Froyo includes Hebrew only for some HTC devices. Is this true or are they trying to fleece me? |
3193 | What's the differences between the different processors available in the current lineup of devices? | From what I understand there's the **Snapdragon** , **Hummingbird** , **OMAP** , **ARM** and now(or soon) **Tegra2**? Did I miss any? _(I apologize if I'm mixing terms here, confusing a technology name with a model name)_ What are the comparative strengths/weaknesses of these processors? Which one is the best or which one does _what_ best? Also, if one is only available in phones or only available in tablets, please specify. |
3190 | Is There A Browser Which Makes It Easy/Possible To Search From The Address Bar? | For those familiar with the Google Chrome browser, I'm looking for the feature which basically treats the address bar as a search bar when not navigating to a site. I would find this handy since it's annoying to have to navigate to Google.com first (which is the only option on the stock browser) or using the search widget. Is there a browser for that? |
3198 | HTC mains-to-USB charger: use to charge other non-HTC but USB-chargeable devices? | My HTC Desire Z came with a charger that consists of a mains electric plug with a USB socket for attaching the phone to to charge via USB. Other devices such as the iPod touch can be charged via USB. Assuming that there is a standard for USB powered charging, i.e. a amp/watts/voltage rating, then could these devices be charged from the same adapter, safely and effectively. This would save money buying additional mains adapters, when, for example, the iPod touch does not come with a USB mains charger, though it does come with a USB sync cable for iTunes and also for USB powered charging from a PC. |
77168 | "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue..." message on galaxy tab 2 10.1 | I have a problem: My samsung galaxy tab 2 10.1 doesn't turn on correcty. I have the message : Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". For your information: I don't have root permissions. I tried to "re-install" with Kies software but there is a problem of connection between the tab and Kies. I also tried to reboot the tab but the message appears again and again. I tried Odin but when I pluged the tab the rectangle isn't yellow but blue. Does anybody have a solution, please ? Thanks |
4020 | Root no longer root | I rooted my nexus one and successfully used a lot of root-only apps. But one day all these apps stopped working, saying I don't have root. Terminal emulator says "permission denied" for everything again, as if I wasn't root. But unlocked lock is still showed at startup. How would I fix that? I don't want to root again, because I will have to do a large backup then. |
4021 | How can I execute command in the terminal as root? | How can I get root permissions in a terminal? |
77165 | What ROM will turn my Verizon HTC One M8 into the same thing as the unlocked dev version? | I have an HTC One (M8) from Verizon, but I don't live in the US. I'd like to find a ROM that will make my phone have the same settings as the unlocked Dev Version that you can buy directly from HTC. I tried searching the XDA forums, but I do not understand most of the features described by the various roms, and they all seem to use code names and jargon. Which ROM will just give me a simple clean install as if I had bought the unlocked dev version? |
77167 | Where can i find google play services? | I have a samsung galaxy ace and when i try to use my apps, it says "This app wount run without google play services, which are missing from your phone" Where can i find those google play services as they are not in my menu nor any of my settings, and i had them before but now i cant find them!.. PLEASE HELP! |
77160 | Bluetooth A2DP daisy chaining / routing | I'm searching for a BT A2DP routing solution to be able to daisy chain 3 BT devices. I have a headset, an Android Smartphone and another BT device (a PMR radio device). Both connections are A2DP. I want to be able to route any incoming audio upstream (towards the headset) and everything I say downstream towards the first sink: if I have an active call, then towards this call, else towards the radio. First of all: Is this possible at all? If yes, does anyone know an app for this? I have been searching for BT routing apps but couldn't find anything that fits. Else, can anyone give me some hints how to write an own app? Some decent tutorials about Android's BT API or something similar. |
4029 | Why is my captivate able to run flash on android 2.1? | I just noticed that my Captivate can play some flash videos, animations, and to an extent, flash games using the stock android browser running android 2.1. It is incredibly slow and takes forever to load, but it does work as far as i could tell (although incredibly slowly and it uses huge amounts of CPU before it finishes loading...almost like it is recompiling the flash application before running it). My phone status still says that my phone is running 2.1 eclair and I thought that only 2.2 could run flash. Also I haven't downloaded the flash 10.1 application yet either. What is going on? |
19409 | Apps missing after upgrading sd card | I have been searching for how to properly upgrade to new sdcard, and I did as this posts suggests. upgrade SD card. But when inserting the new sd card several apps (not all) are missing. I had about 80 apps installed, could that explain why I am having this problem, while no other seem to have it? Could it be, that there are two partitions on the original sd card, one being used for apps when internal memory is full; and I have then only copied the part not in the 'simple' partition? Using Gingerbread (2.3.3). |
19407 | Accessing Calculation History on HTC Calculator App | On my HTC Thunderbolt, it comes with a Calculator app. If you hold down the `Clear` button, you get toast that says: > Calculation history cleared I was wondering how to view the calculation history. I know you can clear it, I just don't have a clue how to get to it. `menu` button does nothing. |
19405 | How to and from where install ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) on GT-P1000? | Currently I am trying to upgrade my Android OS from 2.3.3 to Cyanogenmod 9 not with "Odin" but via the bootloader and SD-card. Now I had a problem with "Signature verification failed" described here which is highly likely due to the fact that I failed to install a custom bootloader. Now as it is mentioned everywhere **as a pre-requisite** , I want to install "ClockworkMod Recovery", but I cannot find it anywhere! More so in articles around the www from bloggers and journalists (who actually never tried what they wrote about) it is assumed that you already have installed CWM. It seems to be needed also for other ROM's for the **EU Samsung Galaxy Tab 7"inch (GT-P1000)** , not only the one that I want to install. The actual problem is: When I try to install CWM **with ROM Manager** (5.0.0.6) **it _only_ shows** the **two** models "Samsung Epic4G" and "Samsung GalaxyS i9000" in the list and not my model (Galaxy Tab EU) or any other model. When I researched I only found **outdated** YouTube videos and XDA-developer threads that don't provide a link to a newer / the most current solution. Most of all, **I had a hard time coming up with _any_ Google search results that provide a _current_ solution** for my issue. I am willing to try anything to get CWM up and running, as long as the process is outlined somewhere more or less understandable. Finally: I am aware that I void the warranty I never had. I did win my Galaxy Tab, thus never paid for it and never got a receipt and now live in another country anyways. |
19403 | Why doesn't uninstalling an app free all the space it had used? | I've noticed a problem in my Galaxy Pop today, that after uninstalling an app the actual free space on the device doesn't change. I have downloaded a virtual guitar of size 2.6 MB, but when I went to uninstall this app, then I was shocked to seeing that only 230 KB were freed. My question is, where are th remaining 2.3 MB? I've searched the phone and SD card but couldn't find out it where it went. It also looks like I've been lost some internal space on the phone. |
292 | Copying applications between phones? | Is it possible to easy copy applications between phones (eg. two HTCs via bluetooth) and get them running fine? Or apps just need to be downloaded from AM each time because of some installation routine that comes right after downloading? |
43988 | Deactivated HTC Droid Incredible not installing apps | I have an old deactivated HTC Droid incredible from Verizon. I decided I was going to use it as like an iTouch, and it works just fine -- but the Google Play Store has vanished both from the home screen and the "Manage Applications" list (when I first turned on the phone after deactivation not after using it for a while). At first I was okay with that because I could just go download aptoide or some other third party store. But after I downloaded the apk for aptiode and checked the "Allow Installation from unknown sources" when I tapped it to install I got "Do you want to install this applicaion" and the permissions ect. so I clicked install and then suddenly the phone rebooted? It just showed me the HTC logo, then brought up the home screen. I've tried this with several apks and none of them work. It does not have a SIM card slot. |
43987 | Can I change the download path for the Amazon MP3 cloud? | I want to download my music from the cloud through the Amazon MP3 app, but whenever I download it always puts it in the "amazonmp3" folder on my phone's internal drive. This is kind of annoying because my internal drive is not as big as my perfectly good 16GB SD card plugged in, which I'd much rather put the music on. I can't find anything in the settings that references the path where music gets downloaded. Even when I move the app itself to the SD card, it still downloads everything to internal storage. Even worse, my phone won't let me easily just move the folders from the internal storage to the SD card; I have to plug it in and connect it to my computer and do it from there. Is there any way to make the app download music from the cloud to my SD card rather than the internal storage? |
43986 | Issues while accessing system files with su in Chinese make Tablet. (Android 4.0.3) | I have a cheap chinese tablet with Android 4.0.3. I'm a linux enthusiast and of course I wanna explore the Android capabilities deeper.(I own Nokia N900 and without rooting its nothing). So my tablet is WM8850. The interesting is that I can browse in the `/`, but when I ask for **root privileges** **`su`** , it says that: I'm not allowed to access prompt with `su priviledges`. `UID XXXX not allowed to su`. So do I need to do the all rooting process or I just have to install the super user package? |
42054 | Does Galaxy Mini S5570 support ICS? | I have a Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 running Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread). I know that the official support for Galaxy Mini ends here. But I have come across tutorials for upgrading from Gingerbread to ICS. What I want to know is, is it safe to upgrade my phone? Or will I encounter problems later on after upgrading? |
42056 | Is it possible to connect the Google TV remote with an Android tv-box like Minix? | I have found the Google TV remote source code. Would it be possible to modify the code so the Google TV remote could work on my MiniX box? It should be possible since their both are on a android platform? Or am I wrong? |
42057 | How do you clear share actions bound to ‘copy to clipboard’? | I accidentally set a sharing intent to always copy to clipboard. I know that usually to unbind these defaults, you go Settings > Apps > All > [bound app] and hit the 'Clear defaults' button from there, but I've had a look at all the system- or text-related things in there and I can't find anything with such a default set. In my googling, I found this thread on XDA Developers that describes exactly this problem, but it has no responses. If it matters, the action in question is the one the Github app uses to share issues. |
42058 | Battery drain on Galaxy Note-I after updating to Jelly Bean | I have Galaxy Note-I (N7000), and upgraded to Jelly Bean 4.1 today. The battery drains fast. Do we expect any update from Samsung on the battery drain issue, or do I need to downgrade to ICS? |
6378 | How to properly format a MicroSD Card for FroYo? | The MicroSD card that came with my phone shows up as simply 'FAT' in Windows XP. This 2GB card works well in my HTC Wildfire running FroYo. I bought a new 16GB MicroSD which is formatted as 'FAT32' but this does not work well in my phone although Windows picks it up fine. The formatting option under settings on my phone just hangs. ('Do you want to force close this application?') I had formatted the 16GB card in Windows before I found the SDFormatter utility. Using the SDFormatter utility now does not make a difference. I have read that the actual filesystem for Android is YAFFS but I cannot find a utility for Windows that will format it as such. What can I do to get a YAFFS filesystem (or plain 'FAT') on this card? _n.b._ As a side note, my phone was faulty. It now works fine with FAT32 |
6375 | How can I prevent android apps from reformatting my SD card? | I have a 32GB micro SD card, and some of the apps I use state that they have permsisions to modify sd card memory. I have a lot of personal files on my card, and the other day, some app, I don't know which one, had practically wiped out over 15gs of files from my card! How can I block apps from wiping out my sd card? I don't see what possible good can come out of an app that can wipe out all my personal files. I backed up my pics when a guy at work told me an app had re-formatted his SD card. Sure enough, the same thing happened to me. I was able to back up my files BEFORE it happened, but how can I prevent this from happening again? |
10140 | Encrypt Tablet in Android 3.1 hangs indefinitely | I've recently gotten an Asus EEE Pad Transformer (my first Android device) and I love it. I've updated it to 3.1 right away. I tried to enable the "Encrypt tablet" option. After following the on-screen advice (fully loaded battery and having the charger attached), I entered the PIN and pushed the button. And waited. And waited. And waited. All the time the tablet showed the green "encrypting" droid full screen, but didn't show any progress meter or any other text (even the system bar was disabled). After several hours there was no visible progress (the introduction screen mentioned that it can take "an hour or longer") and after a while I shut down and rebooted the tablet. Everything worked just as fine as before, but nothing was encrypted. I've attempted this a few times now, but every time it showed the exact same result (i.e. none). I've searched around and found several accounts of the same thing happening to other 3.0-users and not a single post saying "yes, tablet encryption worked just fine for me". Can someone shed some light on this? Or at least post a "it worked for me, sorry"? Note that this tablet is not rooted and I don't plan to do that (yet). |
10143 | Huawei U8160 cyanogenmod support? | I've seen people have tried cyanogenmod on the Huawei U8150 and someone suggested to give it a try on the Huawei U8160 (Vodafone smart in the UK). What is the level of compatibility I should expect from the Huawei U8160 with cyanogenmod? http://android.modaco.com/content/other/340961/vodafone-858-smart- huawei-u8160/ |
10145 | How can I calibrate the compass on my phone? | Google Maps sometimes asks me to calibrate my compass. Last time it did so, I was in a rush and didn't bother to, and now the compass does seem a bit off. I tried to find a "calibrate compass" setting in Maps, but I couldn't find it. How can I calibrate the compass on my phone? |
10147 | Can I format SD to FAT32 from FAT16? | I saw that my SD card is FAT16 formatted. In order to improve performance, can I reformat it as FAT32? What filesystems does Android support for external storage? |
70240 | USB drivers for Karbonn A21 | Need USB drivers for Karbonn A21 running Android 4.0.4. Searched for drivers but I couldn't find any. Can anyone help? |
70242 | Can not log in to the Pebble account | I just received my Pebble Steel, and installed the app on my rooted Nexus 4. However after I start the app, and click on "I have a pebble account", I only get a black screen with small blue letters saying: https://auth.getpebble.com/oauth/authorize?client_id=xxxxx... Nothing happens if I click it. What can I do? I removed the app, restarted the phone and installed it again, but this did not help. The phone is rooted, SuperSU is installed, but the pebble app does not ask for any privileges. |
70243 | Deleteing photos from device but still have them in the backup (default Google+) | I've been looking all over for a proper explanation of how to delete photos from the device (nexus 5) to reclaim some space, while being sure that the pictures are still in the Google+ backup. Unfortunatley i have not found one, other than "wild claims" it works somehow, while other say it does not. Plus deleting photos via the Pictures app actually warns you (now?) that it will delete the backed up copies too. Do i have to delete them in the Gallery app? I did delete some photos recently, and i was quite sure they ware still backed up (still showed up on the Google+ website) but looking now i see they are in the trash in the device. Is there really no way to be able to know for sure if the pictures are backed up savely while i can delete them from the device? Alternatively i'm also open for alternative solutions to this problem, or i just go back to the "good old copy and paste when plugging the phone". |
40989 | Samsung Galaxy S2 no usb connection | My Galaxy S2 decided that he would connect to PC anymore. The things that I tried: 1. with 3 cables. 2. on 4 computers. 3. cache partition clean. 4. restore to factory defaults. 5. clean the micro USB port with tooth brush. 6. restarts, shut downs and battery removes (about 20 times). 7. external SD card and SIM remove. What more can I do? |
40980 | MTP sync on LG Spectrum --- kill with extreme prejudice | I have an LG Spectrum, running ICS, and I always keep the USB Connection Type on Charge Only. Lately, for some evil reason, whenever I connect the USB cable to a computer, it bloody ignores my setting and decides to do Media Sync (MTP) instead. I've searched for (and will continue to search for) ways to prevent this, but I've not found much, and what I did find didn't apply to my situation. (E.g., I couldn't Stop MTP in Running Apps, because it wasn't there.) I don't know the MTP is, but I want it off my phone completely. I don't want the blasted sync. Ever. Any ideas? |
40982 | Wi-Fi calls with Csip simple | I am testing Wi-Fi calls with Asterisk, a SIP server. I tried using CSipSimple and mizurdoid. In both the cases the voice path establishes very rarely Most of the time no call goes through. After thee call the CSipSimple says unexpected error and recommends force close. I am using Samsung Galaxy Y. Please advise. |
40983 | CyanogenMod logo loop | My mobile, HTC One X was on CyanogenMod 10.1 which received a update **cm-10.1-20130304-EXPERIMENTAL**. Once the update package download is completed, I tried to update it via update settings but it restarted on recovery mode and restarted without being updated. So, I installed the update package via TRWP and once the update installation is completed, the phone restarted and the cyanogenMod logo is on loop. Any suggestion ? |
40987 | Differnce in between Android 4.2.2 and 4.2.1 | Just updated my HTC One X from **cm-10.1-20130119** to **cm-10.1-20130304-EXPERIMENTAL**. The only difference I noticed is my android is now on **4.2.2** from **4.2.1**. Can anyone list me difference in between them ? |
45204 | Install SSH Server or other terminal viewer for HTC X one | I'm trying to set a SSH server in order to execute and download and upload files into my HTC One X. I tried Dropbear. and Dropbear 2 but they both failed. Can I do it without rooting my htc? Guy |
48540 | Making a NANDROID backup of a device with broken touchscreen | This is the first of a series of questions about "the broken tablet saga". Basically I have an Acer A500 with broken touchscreen to get ready for warranty. I won't ask all of my questions in a single topic. I want to make a full backup of my tablet without using the touchscreen. The tablet is rooted. How do I - **without using the touchscreen** \- make a NANDROID backup of it to be restored on the replacement device Acer will hopefully send to me? (Or just to restore the repaired tablet) I currently don't have the device in my hands. I suppose it is equipped with the classic ClockworkMod recovery. As a backup plan, I would like to know what can I do to install ClockworkMod without touchscreen support. I'll have the device in my hands in a few hours. I would like to be prepared for that (including downloading any additional software or firmware from an unlimited data connection) [Update] I must install CWM **without** using Acer Recovery Installer. I can't find a link to a binary and instructions on how to flash a recovery (there are plenties of tutorials for download mode on Samsungs) |
45200 | How to view iTunes U without iTunes? | I want to view Stanford's iOS programming course. How can I see it without installing iTunes on my PC and on my Android mobile device? |
45201 | Why does my Droid RAZR play the new email notification when I visit my inbox on my PC? | This is truly a mystery to me. When I get new email, it's normal for me to receive an audio notification on my Droid RAZR. However, when I visit my Gmail Inbox via my browser on my PC, my Droid RAZR plays the notification sound. I'm not even really sure how it knows what I'm doing. I realize it's connected to Gmail, but it's still quite strange. This morning I sat down at my computer to find I had several new emails. I began reading and managing them in Gmail (on my PC), and during this time my phone notified me of new email at least 3 times, yet I didn't actually receive any 'new' email at that time. It was all because I was going to my Gmail Inbox. How does my phone know that I've done this? Sometimes I don't even really have to DO anything. If I already have a browser tab with my Inbox, and then at some point I simply go to that tab and there happens to be new email in it, within a few seconds my phone will notify me. It's quite bizarre. What is the explanation for this? **Recent example:** I was just browsing the internet on my PC when I noticed I had some incoming emails (my phone played the audio notification, and I also can tell via my gmail notifier app in my system tray). I was watching YouTube videos at the time. After a few minutes I left YouTube and went to gmail.com, to my Inbox. I clicked to view the first unread email there. During this process, my phone played the incoming email audio notification not just once, but twice. This is before actually doing anything with any email. All I did was view it. I really don't understand why/how this happens. **Update to recent example:** After updating this post with the recent example I just gave, I went back to my Inbox tab (yes, I had left my Gmail Inbox open in another Firefox tab). When I went to the tab, which still contained a couple unread messages as I had not viewed them all yet, my phone played the notification AGAIN. I really want to know why this happens. |
45202 | Terminal or ADB command to force-stop applications | What is the terminal or adb command to force-stop an application? Like for freezing we use `pm disable application_name`. |
48542 | 2G disconnects Frequently | I have Intel XOLO (X900), I use a Airtel data connection(India). The network in my mobile 2G disconnects whenever I go home(at home there is poor network coverage). After I come out of my house, still the 2G is not enabled,even after enabling the mobile data multiple times. Every time I had to switch off the mobile and then start to get the 2G connection. Any idea on what's wrong? |
80979 | How to show "sent" timestamp in messages app | With both my previous HTC One S phone's default OS and the cyanogenmod I put on it a few months later, it was possible to choose the time stamp that shows under received messages in the default messaging app. Specifically, you could choose between displaying the timestamp of the message when it was sent, or when you received it. I now own a Samsung Galaxy S4, and the messaging app shows the timestamp that you received messages. I really would like to see the timestamp that the message was sent at here instead. But I can't find an option for it. Is there a way, and if so, how? |
80978 | Folder turned into file? | Normally "DCIM" is a folder in which all photos that were taken with camera are stored. When I tried to take a photo with Google Camera, the app instructed me to insert a sd card before taking photos (Nexus 5 doesn't support sd cards). I know that Google Camera also works without sd card, because it had been working before something messed up my Nexus's rom. I was looking with X-plore and ZArchiver and in both of them the folder "DCIM" appears as a file with a size of 0 bytes. I cannot delete this file, open it with an editor (Jota+) or create a folder with the same name and it is the only folder/file that is affected. I'm using a Nexus 5 with Android 4.4.4 without any modification (like Cyanogen or root) **Does someone know what could have happened to this folder and possibly how to restore the folder or delete the file without root or factory reset?** (If there's a way to delete this file, it wouldn't be a problem , because there wasn't a single photo inside before this happened.) |
80971 | Crystal Audio Tablet is not booting | I am experiencing the following problem with my tablet. Two days ago, I opened it for a 10 minutes job in the Web. The next day, the laptop wouldn't boot, it is stuck on the very first stage of the boot process, where it shows the android bot logo infinitely. The tablet, has only two hard buttons, so I presume I need to hold both pressed to get into recovery mode, but it wont work either. In general, what other options do I have, in order to boot it again? I don't have non-recoverable data, so even the more aggressive actions, will work for me. |
80973 | SIM lock question | I intend to buy a new sim-unlocked at&t LG G2. So I want to know is there a possibility that an update will ever relock it again? Am I free to root it and install custom roms without relock concerns? And could someone please explain to me the whole "Baseband processor" thing? Doesn't an official system update always install a new baseband version (firmware ) automatically ? And can this relock the phone ? |
20097 | Using Android as network server | I want to use my Android device as a network server. In the same kind of way you would make it a Wi-Fi hotspot, but I don't want to allow connected computers to access the internet, I would like them to be able to communicate together. Possible uses: 1. Playing games via LAN (e.g., Quake) 2. Allow computers to share files 3. Bonjour (Macs) 4. etc... Is there any way to achieve this? Any apps out there that will set up a wireless network server? |
80977 | Android /d folder | On all of my devices there's a folder called /d on two of my devices it's full of folders, on the other it's empty. What is the /d folder? What is it for? And why is it empty on one device? |
1620 | Is there a way to edit Google Documents with Android | Is there a way to edit Google documents from an Android device? |
5186 | SD Card not working | I have bought a new samsung 16 GB yesterday. and installed Froyo. I plug my 4 Gb SD card which I was using in my previous Nokia Cell Phone. but SGS is not picking it up. I detached it and put it back in Nokia its working. can anyone tell me whats the problem. any difference in file system.?? Thanks & Regards Imran Zaidi |
40368 | Looking for a launcher similar to Launchy, Synapse or Kupfer (with type to find and launch app feature) | When using a normal computer I like to use a launcher to quickly launch applications and perform other tasks. Examples of such launchers are Quicksilver, Launchy, Gnome-Do and Kupfer (which I currently prefer). The power of these launchers is that you can easily open them with a shortcut, type a few characters to find the application and press enter to launch it. I'm looking for a similar app for Android (I'm using a Nexus 7 with 4.2). I already found a few solutions, but they all have small shortcomings, so I'm still looking for the perfect solution: * Quickdroid: This Open Source app can search apps, contacts, music and a few other things. It also provides a 'quick launch' by adding a permanent notification to open Quickdroid. However it still feels as not fast enough, as you have to open the notification drawer, search for the quickdroid notification and touch it. * FAST App Search: This is a much simpler app (also Open Source), which only searches apps (no contacts etc, so that's it's weak point). It can however be configured to launch when dragging the home button from the bottom up to the center of the screen, thereby replacing Google Now. * Google Now: When dragging the home button up, the Nexus 7 will by default launch Google Now. This actually searches for apps, music, contacts etc and applications can add 'catalogs' to it. So in fact this is pretty much what I'm looking for. The problem here is that (1) After opening Google Now you need to tap the search field before you can start typing, (2) because of the google search suggestions, the actual matching applications are hidden behind the onscreen keyboard and (3) to really search all the 'catalogs' you need to tap 'search tablet'. * Google from homescreen: I can also press the google search button on the homescreen of the Nexus 7. The result is similar to opening Google Now, except that the search field immediately gets the cursor-focus. This obviously adds another step because you have to make the homescreen visible, and doesn't solve the search suggestions. Is it possible to configure the 'drag the home button up'-action, to launch the google search, with the search field focused and immediately in tablet- search modus? This certainly feels like the best solution as it is already part of Android and apps can extend it by adding content. Or are there other similar apps that can be configured to launch by a single tap/drag and search for apps, contacts, music, etc? |
29962 | What encoding is text messaging in? | The reason for the question is that I have a friend with an iPhone who sends emoticons, and I receive them as a single rectangular box. I wonder if it's an encoding problem. |
29961 | Prevent complete charging? | I'm looking for a way to prevent my phone from completely charging every time it is connected to my computer. I want to reduce the battery's capacity loss, as it is non-replaceable, and it seems to me that keeping the maximum charge at around 50% to 60% would be ideal. This chart, from this site, suggests that the benefit would be significant. Capacity at Discharge full charge cycles 100% 300 – 500 90% 600 – 1,000 70% 1,200 – 2,000 50% 2,400 – 4,000 |
29966 | With Maps 6.12 Latitude seems to have vanished? | After updating, the Latitude widget seems to have vanished. And from Maps, I can't get to my Latitude friends anymore. I can't find any notes about this online, in reports or on Google pages. In the comments in the Play Store, others have mentioned this as well. Is there a way to get this back, or is it running still in the background? Some sort of release note? |
14247 | Android Virtual Calls Assistant? | I want to know if it is possible to do the following: **1.** When "Unknown" calls, after a few seconds audio recording starts and asks caller to recall but with identified number this time. Otherwise there is no other way to reach recipient. **2.** When not answering for a long time, audio recording starts and tells that recipient is busy. I want to hire 2 professional voiceovers to voiceover all the above on 2 different languages. Is this all possible? Thanks! |
14241 | Getting crash while deleting mesage? | I am using LG P500 Optimus one, recently upgraded to Gingerbread. Sometimes when i read any messages and delete the same, Messaging service crashes with a Force Close error, how to rectify this problem. |
52990 | can i use my android phone as a bluetooth receiver for my pc | is it possible to connect my phone with usb cable to my pc and use the phone as a Bluetooth receiver |
5451 | Are there any performance issues after upgrade from Android 2.1 to 2.2? | I have Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000, now I want to upgrade its OS from 2.1 to 2.2. However, through Google i have found that many people are facing performance issues after the upgrade. Does anyone have experience with this, and can you tell me how to get 2.2 to perform well? |
5454 | How to show own photo in SMS conversation? | How can I show my own photo profile icon in SMS conversations? I cannot find where to set it. |
1194 | Why my photos end up half dark? | Sometimes my motorola milestone camera goes crazy and starts out to take photos half dark. I noticed that it only happens when flash is on. Also, I've seem this happening when the battery is low (~20%), or the system is slow. As an example, this is a photo I took minutes ago: http://twitpic.com/2q65bs |
5457 | How can I connect my Samsung Galaxy S to a television? | My Samsung Galaxy S has settings for TV-out, but I don't see anywhere to plug any cord from the phone to the TV. How can I connect it to my TV? |
81663 | Galaxy s2 bluetooth stopped working suddenly | I have samsung galaxy s2. The bluetooth of the phone has stopped detecting any bluetooth devices around. It was working fine till last night. The phone got switched off during night due to low battery. When i charged it in morning and tried to connect the bluetooth. It turns on and when i do **scan devices** , it says **no bluetooth devices found** although there are bluetooth devices present. Please help Thanks |
80720 | Why is my tablet storage almost full? | My Galaxy Tablet 10.1 has almost 14 GB of storage. Currently, it's about 13.5 GB full of stuff, but I have no idea what. Recently, when I have tried to install some apps, I get an error saying there is not enough space. I have tried to clear out all unneeded apps, and cleared the data from apps I do have. For example, the Firefox app had the most data, at about 100 MB, so I cleared it out, but the difference was negligible. All my downloaded apps combined are nowhere near 1GB in total. My device is rooted, and I have ES File explorer, so I went looking to see if there were any log files taking up space, but after extensive searches, I can't find any log files more than a few kilobytes in size. I can't figure out what is taking up all the space on my tablet. How can I clean it up? |
48951 | Complete incremental phone sync | I have two samsung galaxy s2 models and I want them to sync with each other completely, either over wifi or usb. I usually only use one at a time. Is it possible or is there an app already for that? |
48950 | Rooting Emdoor EM79 c -NFC tablet | I have an Emdoor EM79D NFC tablet which is locked. I would like to root the device. I am able to get the adb shell but not able to use `sudo` nor `su`. Is there any way to root the device? I also tried with Superoneclick software in Windows but I don't have the driver for the tablet. **USB-ID : 18d1:4e22** Android: 4.0.4 |
48957 | Is my phone "Bricked"? | I have a ZTE Flash by Sprint, I bought it from a side shop for a reasonable price, which there they also flashed my phone to Cricket's cell phone service. After a week of using it, the screen went from blue to black, it was completely turned off. I tried to take the battery out to see if that would help at all, but the screen still stayed black.. it didn't even power orn.. the only thing that comes on is the battery light when I insert the charger in, but the light stays at red and it flashes. Could my phone be "Bricked"? If so is there a possible way I can "Un-Brick" it! I fell in love with this phone after a week and im dying to get answers & it will be very convient for me so I can save money ! ( : |
4972 | How can I download Android apps by scanning the barcode? | I see all these apps that can be downloaded by scanning a barcode. The question is, how do I actually do this? What app do I use to scan the barcode and install an app? |
379 | How can I stop the Music app from launching when headphone is plugged in? | I have a Moto Droid, running Android 2.2 (Froyo), although this behavior also existed on 2.1. Whenever I plug something in the headphone jack, the Music app will start up (sometimes with a bit of a delay) and start playing something (generally Christmas music). More often than not, I'm plugging in headphones to use Google Listen to listen to podcasts... if Listen is already running, I may end up with both apps playing at the same time. The Music app doesn't seem to have any settings that would affect this behavior. Is there some way, short of deleting all of the music so that there's nothing _to_ play? |
378 | What's causing the Sirius XM app to stutter even with a good 3G signal or WiFi connection? | More often than not, the Sirius XM app has trouble streaming content when the screen turns off - it will replay the same buffered audio in a loop (usually 20 or 30 seconds worth) until I turn the screen on and unlock the screen. This happens even when using WiFi - when going 8 feet to my PC (where the wireless router is) and logging into the XM Radio Online site, there are no problems streaming content. Is there a way to give network priority to an app when the screen is off? Is this a common problem with other apps? I have an HTC Droid Incredible (with the 2.2 update). |
7521 | How do I get rid of the draft message that shows up when I try to respond to an SMS? | When I read a text and go to respond, for some reason there is 1/2 of a text that I sent a long time ago still in the reply text box and I have to erase it every time. How can I fix this? |
7526 | Is there an application which let me crop a picture on my device into the correct size to use as wallpaper | Do you know of **software** which can **crop a photo** or an image **into the correct size to act as wallpaper** ? Now, if I download an image from the net and try to use it as a wallpaper ( _long pressing an image in a web browser, let's you use it as a wallpaper_ ), it always uses the top of the image. Depending on the picture, this makes a lot of pictures useless. I could imagine a graphic application which let's met **select a portion of an image** ( the correct size for the device I'm running it on ), and than **saves the cropped version and sets it as a wallpaper**. I am not so much interested into a graphic editing program on Android as such ( I will do graphic editing on the PC ), unless it gives me the option I am asking. I am using an Archos 101 tablet running Froy 2.2.1 , if that should make a difference. |
7527 | Is there a media player that sorts WMA in track order? | I'm using an HTC Desire with 2.2 and the stock media player annoyingly sorts the tracks in alphabetical order. According to MediaMonkey the files have the correct track order tag in them. Is there a media player that sorts the tracks correctly? (I've also tried Winamp and btunes at this point). |
7525 | Is there a way to change the on-screen position of the 'Return' button on my Archos 101? | I have bought an Archos 101 tablet. It doesn't have hard buttons, but in stead, **on screen buttons** for ' _Return_ ', ' _Home_ ', ' _Menu_ ' and ' _Help_ '. If I hold the tablet in an **horizontal position** ( _landscape mode_ ), the 4 four buttons are displayed at the **right edge of the screen** , with the ' _Return_ ' button at the bottom ( and the 3 other buttons on top of 'Return' in the order given above. So **I have to use my right hand** to press the ' _Return_ ' button. Being right handed, this is a natural place for the 'Return' button to be situated (lower right corner of the screen)T - after all, it's the button you use the most. However, when I hold the tablet in a **vertical position** ( _portrait mode_ ), the 4 buttons are displayed at the **bottom of the screen** , in exact the same order : from left to right ' _Return_ ', ' _Home_ ', ' _Menu_ ' and ' _Help_ '. This now means that **I have to use my LEFT hand** to press the ' _Return_ ' button. * * * **I would like to still use my right hand to press the ' _Return_ ' key.** * * * Therefore my question: **is it possible to change the order of the 4 on screen buttons on an Archos 101 tablet ?** |
371 | Outlook contacts ALWAYS sync with my phone? | I have a Milestone and I only want my Google contacts to appear in the contacts list, on my phone. The native (corporate)'email' app is synced with my work email (Microsoft Exchange) and calendar; this works great apart from one irritating problem... Even though I have unchecked the 'sync contacts' option from within the 'email' app and from Contacts>Menu>Accounts>Corporate A/C options (though I presume both options are the same single setting) my work contacts are pulled into my overall contacts list, anyway! Twice I have deleted all of my outlook contacts (from my PC) and ALL of the contacts from my phone. After re-syncing the Google contacts and being certain that I didn't check the option to sync my Outlook contacts, low and behold the outlook contacts would start to appear through the course of the day (once I put them back on the PC). Any suggestions as to why this is happening or, even better, how to fix it? I understand that the MS exchange sync component was written by Motorola, so maybe this is interfering with the contact sync? Anyone not use the calendar sync and still have this issue? |
370 | Sometimes My Phone Just Restarts | Occasionally (maybe twice a month) my Milestone just reboots (goes black and then to the Android startup screen (but not all the way to the Motorola screen)). I presume that such behaviour could be caused a poorly written app. I have uninstalled a few but to no avail. Is there any sort of log that I could pull which would shed some light on this or even a dump file? Could this restarting issue be caused by something else? I am currently running Android 2.1 (no OTA update available for me, yet) on a Milestone and have had this problem since I bought it in December (when it was 2.0). |
374 | google calendar app | Is there a good app that syncs to my google calendar and (most importantly) where I can add events TO the calendar from the app, and have it show up in google calendar automatically? The Calendar app on the Captivate is FED by the google calendar, but I have to make all my entries on line, otherwise they are (uselessly) local to just my phone. |
19366 | Minicom app for Android? | Is there a comm app similar to minicom, hyperterminal or zterm for Android? I would prefer a port of minicom, if it exits. BTW, I'm running Android ICS on a Galaxy Nexus. |
19367 | How can I get the latest compatible app version? | I once had Acrobat Reader and Seesmic installed in my LG GT540 (Android 2.1). I had to uninstall them to free some space. After a few days I tried to install those apps again, but their updates made them unavailable to my Android version. Is there anything I could do to install the latest compatible version? |
19368 | How do I use an external microphone with my Galaxy Nexus? | How do I use an external microphone on my Galaxy Nexus, and what kind do I need? I know if it should use a jack plug (3.5 mm), but not all jack connectors are the same, and I don't know if the lower or middle or upper part is for the microphone. I want to use my phone for a video conference, but there is going to be a lot of noise around me, so I need an external microphone without all the background noise which the microphone in the phone gives. I don't think the Gnex can handle a USB mic through the micro USB port, correct me if I'm wrong. |
6925 | What is the difference between odexed and deodexed ROMs? | What is the difference between odexed and deodexed ROMs? Which is the standard (stock) ROMs that ship use? |
10970 | XPS viewer similar to Adobe PDF viewer | Is there a way to open Microsoft XPS documents on Android, similar to the way Adobe PDF documents have "Adobe Reader for Android"? I took a look in the Market but I didn't find anything. |
10971 | No Market on Honeycomb for NOOKcolor | I put Honeycomb on my NOOKcolor and the app market is not on it. Does anyone know how to fix it? |
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