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61808 | Dialer screen doesn't come up when making or receiving calls | When I receive an incoming call the phone doesn't show the dialer/answer screen. If the screen is off already the phone rings but the screen does not come on. If the screen is already on and already dim the brightness will come back up, but the screen doesn't change. So if I was already on the home screen it just stays there. I cannot answer a call unless I use my Bluetooth headset to do so. It does this with or without the headset connected. If the headset isn't connected I cannon answer the phone. If I hit the phone icon it comes up to the screen asking me if I want to return to the call in progress. I also noticed if I make a call it never comes up to the in call screen, so there is no way to mute, go to speaker phone, put the call on hold, or more importantly end the call. This started shortly after upgrading to 4.4 from 4.3. Android 4.4 Nexus 4 |
61809 | App for sharing words between PC web browser and Anroid device | I often surf www on my PC. For foreign language pages I use Firefox add-on gTranslate 0.9. It's quite convenient, just highlight a word in browser, right click, translate. But I'd like to remember those words (along with its translation) in cloud and then have an application on my Android device which shows those words so I can learn my vocabulary. Is there any similar application somewhere? Eventually it can be only bare foreign word without translation, as it could be translated down in the Android application. |
61807 | Swype hold-on special characters customisation | Is it possible to set the default special character when you hold a key in Swype? When I am writing in Polish, I'd prefer Polish characters come up first so that I don't need to do any additional gestures - just like it's done in Google Keyboard. If it's not possible in Swype, is there another keyboard that I could use? I don't like Google Keyboard's dictionary, Swype's is much better.  <\- Google Keyboard | Swype -> |
61802 | How do I backup and restore a Moto X to a replacement Moto X? (Apps, icons, and SMS) | I used the Motorola Migrate utility to copy my data such as SMS, photos, and other stuff to my replacement phone. What I'm missing is my apps (Google Authenticator) and the data that goes with those apps (all the saved OTP pins in Google Authenticator). Id also like to keep all the icon positions and not have to re-drag them into the specific places I'm used to. How do I copy this data to my new phone? |
53313 | Low phone storage with Motorola Triumph | Device: Motorola triumph I have been having issues with low phone storage, and I have tried EVERYTHING!!! I cleared the cache off of all the files. I only have two apps, and I moved them to my SD card. I deleted all of my music and pictures. I have almost nothing on my phone, and this "low phone storage" won't disappear. |
53312 | Message sender's name only on the Samsung Galaxy S4 lock screen | On the lock screen, is there a way I can see a text message and just have the sender's name? I want to keep the actual message private. |
53315 | How can I use internal sd for ClockworkMod on a Motorola Defy? | I've got a Motorola Defy I want to install CyanogenMod on. I have been following these instructions: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_jordan?setlang=en I have got as far as running ClockworkMod but when I select "choose zip from sdcard" I get the following errors. E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0) (no such file or directory) Can't mount /sdcard A bit of Googling suggests that I won't be able to access my SD Card using ClockworkMod on the Motorola Defy and need to use the internal SD instead. So what I'd like to do is put my ROM .zip files in the internal storage and have ClockworkMod access them there. There seems to be a reference to this on the CyanogenMod wiki instructions: > "If you boot directly to recovery and have an internal sdcard, you may need > to run adb shell mount /data or mount data through the recovery menu before > transferring." But I don't understand what I need to do for this to happen. Any help would be much appreciated. |
53314 | Specific about installing Cyanogenmod using Mac OS X | I've begun researching how to root my Galaxy S4 and installing Cyanogenmod. I'm using this guide but I've already run into an issue that requires some clarification. On step 1, downloading the Heimdall Suite for Mac OS X, the user is instructed to place libusb-1.0.0.dylib in /opt/local/lib. I navigate to root in my terminal window, go to opt, once I'm there, there is no local/lib. Should I create those two folders? I tried several Google searches and couldn't find any information about it. I did find the Heimdall Suite available here. This looks like a more recent version and has a frontend. Has anybody used this version of the Heimdall Suite to install cyanogenmod? Any guidance is appreciated. |
53316 | Phone's battery is damaged | My phone's battery is very weak. It can't operate without a charger. My phone is doing a lot vibration, which it never did before. Now, I'm afraid if I buy a new battery, it would destroy the new battery too. Device: Galaxy Chat; Android: ICS 4.0.4 |
21273 | Is there any software to do Wiping for Android Phone? | **Wiping** is not the same as **Deleting** or **Formatting**. Some software that I have searched online that can do data wiping are * ProtectStar iShredder but it is for iOS (iTunes) * Blancco for Android, iOS, Windows Mobile, Symbian, Blackberry. (Controlled from PC) Is there any Android Software to do Data Wiping other than these? Thank you... |
63409 | Change auto-brightness levels without rooting | On my Android 4.4 device, is there a way to change the auto-brightness values without rooting the device, e.g. by writing a tiny application? |
49187 | How can I remove all deleted messages from mail trash folder on default email app | This question has already been asked here but no satisfactory answers were given. Some say to go to trash folder and select mails one by one then delete; I will NOT select 250 mails one by one!! Others say to go to the mail providers web site... if I wanted to do that then I would not ask this question. Anyway, even if I do that (I'm not talking about g-mail, but other providers I have accounts with) the mails will remain physically on the android phone in the trash folder... The problem is that in the default Android mail app, there is no Select All option for messages, and there is no Delete from trash option. There must be some way to do this? Thanks |
21274 | How to simulate long press home button? | I'm running ICS on HTC Desire. Long pressing the home button brings the list of recently opened apps. Is there a way I can launch this without using the home button? Please note that I want to do what long-pressing home button does, i.e. bring the stock opened app list not any third party one. |
63402 | Whatsapp sync issue in Google Nexus 5 its not deleting the contact | I have Google Nexus 5. My Whatsapp contacts are not deleting. When I am trying to delete the contact from People (Contact App) it shows the error message "You can't delete contacts from read-only accounts, but you can hide them in your contacts lists" I deleted the contacts from my Google account but I am able to see those contacts in Whatsapp. |
49188 | How to get mDNS working for Chrome on Android? | Is there a way to connect to http://mylaptop.local/ using Chrome on Android, or is there another browser that works? I travel from network to network with my laptop and my phone and I often have to connect my phone to a website on my laptop. With Safari on an iPhone I can simply use http://mylaptop.local/ (usually hitting reload on an open browser window), but with my Android device I always have to figure out the current IP of my laptop punch it in by hand and connect to it (I don't control many of the networks I'm on and they don't seem to ever have DNS integrated with DHCP). I've searched a for an answer and it seems most people simply hack around the issues using static DNS, or they control DHCP and DNS, neither of which apply for my situation. Also I see code libraries for supporting mDNS (and other zeroconf stuff) in a specific Android application, so perhaps there's a Chrome add on out there, or some other browser that supports it? Also, is there any official word on device wide support for mDNS and the .local domain on Android? I had trouble finding that as well. |
63405 | How can I change the Language of SNS app | Can someone tell me how to change the language of SNS app from korea to english. Thanks |
56894 | Android lost some apps - how do I dl Whatsapp again? | My HTC Evo 4G piece of trash all of a sudden deleted some of my contacts and apps - including the app market (google play?). How do I get Whatsapp back - which I paid for through paypal - if I can't access the market store? Google play asks me to sign in with a gmail account - but I didn't use a gmail account when I bought the app so it doesn't show up when I sign in. |
56897 | Photos synch google+,picasa,gallery | I'm trying to upload on google+ photos all my old pics so I have it backupped and ordered there, but unfortunatly I encountered some strange behavior. Here is what I did: 1. Uploaded from my pc with picasa all my album to google+ (checked the date were correct) 2. On Google+ web everything is ok (date and order of the album) 3. On google photos app on my Nexus-4 everything is fine as well. 4. If I go on picasa web album some album have incorrect date (seems they have the date of upload instead the date when pics were taken, but it's the same album on G+!!!) 5. If I synch picasa album in my gallery on Nexus-4 pics have the same problem with date. Anyone has the same problem? Also, if I turn off google phots synch and I clear the gallery app data all the picasa album disappear but if I do refresh from gallery they appear again and I didn't turned on google photos synch. Again anyone with the same problem out there? Any solutions? |
56890 | How to use an Android phone or tablet to make a projector presentation? | I have planned for some time to use a smartphone or tablet to give scientific presentations via projector, instead of using a laptop. I'm now thinking about buying a new Android smartphone, if I can be sure that in the end I'll be able to realize this goal with it. So my main question is: **What do I have to look out for in order to get a device with which I can give projector presentations?** I apologize that this question is not exactly about a concrete problem I'm faced with right now – I just don't want to purchase a costly device only to find out later that I can't do with it what I want. I therefore did some thinking and research about the _possible_ problems, and ask you for advice on how to avoid a concrete problem to occur in the first place. Here are some issues that occurred to me: 1. In my experience most projector installations in lecture halls still only provide access to a **VGA** connector. I know that VGA as an analog signal requires D-A conversion from a digital signal, but I'm confused about how much effort this takes: Some converters have the shape of a box which needs an extra power supply, others are very small and don't need extra power. **What is the difference between these different types of devices, and which kind do I need?** Please note that the links are only meant as examples, I'm not asking specifically about these products. 2. Again in my experience, most installed projectors do not yet support Full HD, but still need signals at resolutions like 800x600 or 1024x768. At least some HDMI-to-VGA converters appear to support **downscaling** from Full HD to VGA resolutions. Since I probably can't control this from the smartphone/tablet: How does it work? Can I trust that the optimal resolution is automatically negotiated between the adapter and the projector? Can I expect a decent-looking result from the downscaling, or will it be all washed out? Practically speaking: **Is there a specifically named feature of such converters that I should look out for when choosing one?** Again, the link is only for reference. 3. Android apps normally have screen output optimized for the fixed, physically small screen built into the device and not the flexibility that is provided by changing the screen resolution or resizing a window on a Desktop OS. Is it a realistic goal to achieve a **good presentation experience** from a mobile device similar to the one from a laptop? E.g. it appears not to be possible to get Adobe Reader for Android into a proper one-page-fullscreen mode. **Is there presentation software that does this better?** I'm mainly thinking of presentations in pdf format. And maybe there are caveats I'm not even thinking of? |
1834 | What are the technical differences between 1X and 3G on Verizon's network? | My Android device (on Verizon) will sometimes display 3G in the status area, and sometimes display 1X. What do these indicate, and what is the difference? |
1838 | How to sync my Facebook contacts? | How do I sync my Facebook contacts with the contacts on my Samsung Galaxy Spica? |
1839 | Alias place names for use in Voice Actions? | Is it possible to create an alias for a place so that I can use the alias in voice actions? Examples of the type of thing that I'd like to be able to say: * Directions to Home * Navigate to Jim's House |
56899 | How to transfer data from android device using MTP and having the ext2/3/4 file format to computer on Windows XP | I'm trying to learn. I have an android tablet from Kocaso. Apparently to transfer files from my computer to the tablet you need to use MTP. This seems to imply that I need something for Windows XP to detect the file format ext/2/3/4 of the device so I can transfer stuff like a good old usb key. So what do I need exactly? |
77155 | How can I manually tilt the screen when auto rotation is disabled? | In android is there some way to toggle the screen orientation manually (for eg: by pressing some special key sequence) if the screen auto rotation has been disabled. I know a similar question has been asked earlier, but that was two years ago. The answers may be different now. |
2403 | Installation Error | I'm getting the following installation error on a few of my apps when trying to update them: "Installation error - Unknown Reason - 18" Any suggestions? I'm running CM6 on a Motorola Droid. |
2408 | How can I configure my phone to automatically connect to remembered wifi networks? (after having left the device to sleep) | That question occured to me when I saw the `WIFI_MODE_FULL` API documentation: > Wi-Fi will be kept active, and will behave normally, i.e., it will attempt > to automatically establish a connection to a remembered access point that is > within range, and will do periodic scans if there are remembered access > points but none are in range. However, in my recent experience, my Nexus One never connects automatically to my remembered networks (It just displays the notification that some open networks are available). However the programming API suggests that it should be able to connect automatically - how can I configure my phone to do that? I have a Nexus One with Android 2.2. Edit: Thank you for your comments. After checking, I have found that my N1 does connect automatically to the remembered networks - but after I have left it to sleep, it is never connected (even though I set the Wifi sleep policy to "Never") - and when I open the Wireless configuration panel, I find that my remembered networks are "disabled". How can I prevent that? |
49456 | Filter contacts by account | I have a number of mail accounts on my Samsung Tablet. Contacts stored online are synced with the local tablet contacts and visible in the stock Android `Contact` app. As different accounts are connected with different task/activities, I would like to filter contacts by account. Is there a way in the stock contact app to display only contacts for a given account? If not, is it possible to achieve this with a different app? My Android version is 3.2. |
68009 | Developing applications under Cyanogenmod? How compatible to vanila Android? (Nexus devices) | If I am to develop (and test) my application under Cyanongenmod (base install, without any additional changes), how confident can I be that I would see similar performance of my application on the vanilla Android version? In particular I am interested in the base/hardware performance that is not so much affected by changes to GUI, animation or depends so much on user interactions. Is the default frequency governor on Cyanongenmod (OnDemand) is the same as default frequency governor on vanilla Android? What other things could affect performance on Cyanogenmod versus vanilla/stock Android? ** I am using Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 devices. |
68006 | Copy files and images from samsung s3 even when its almost turned off | First of all my samsung s3 is stuck on the samsung logo splash screen so i'm thinking of doing a factory restore , that's not an issue for me but i want to copy images and videos at least from the inner memory not the sd card to my laptop or pc is there any way to do that ? i seriously do not wanna lose those pictures . |
68005 | Treat Android as USB for forensics | I have a Galaxy S3 Mini. I want to plug it into Linux and treat it like a hard drive or USB device so I can use `Recoverjpeg` to recover photos from it, and use `dc3dd` so I can take the image of the Android files. I tried to do it on Kali Linux but when I tried use the command: fdisk -l I can't find it. Is what I want to do possible? |
36973 | App that optimizes images to set as lockscreen? | How can I resize _any_ image I have to 720 x 1280 resolution to set it as a lockscreen for my Xperia T? I tried Wallpaper Wizardrii but for some reason I cannot get the app to enlarge small pictures to entirely fit the screen. I had an Apple phone they there was an app called "lockscreen" that automatically stretched/resized any image to match the screen resolution without any empty vertical or horizontal bars. Are there any equivalent solutions for Android? |
36979 | Face scanner usage with CM 10.1 on Galaxy s3 i9300 | I'm running CyanogenMod 10.1 ( cm-10.1-20130105-NIGHTLY-i9300.zip ) on a Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300, and I want to know if CM 10 supports the face scanner for things like screen on-time and setting passwords. If so, how do I access it? |
62755 | Can Whatsapp messages be restored from email chat history? | My Whatsapp chats got wiped after a ROM flash that resulted in a soft brick. The other person uses Windows Phone 8, and I have an email from that mobile with the chat history txt file. Can I restore the messages on my phone with this file, perhaps by editing the DB file that Whatsapp backups create? Just the message text would be great, I do not care for the dates or other metadata. This is probably not an easy task, and I'm ready to roll up my sleeves and dig in. Any general pointers to get started would be great. |
62754 | Slow Charging Battery! | I have a Samsung galaxyS3 the battery has been charging really slow. It can take up yo 10 hours to charge 100%. I have tried every thing I can think of. I've tried a new charger, new battery, shut down all apps running in the backgrond, taken out the battery and held down the power, volume and home screen button, deleted junk apps. I've thought about reseting my phone but idk if that would help or just make more work for me. Also I put both my old and new battery in a friends phone and both batteries worked fine. Any ideas? |
62753 | Galaxy note II will not update from 4.1.2 Failed code# 402 | My phone has been trying to update the software via WiFi for the last 2 weeks or so. It starts downloading the file, no problem but when it reboots and the little green man comes out he tips over sideways and has a triangle with a red explanation point in the middle of it. then it says error and when you go back into settings/about it says error 402 My phone was rooted but I unrooted it and uninstalled busy box and restored the busy box initial backup. Can anyone help? |
62752 | How to check, if my ASUS Nexus 7 LTE really is LTE version? | Following this question and my many further tests, I begin to fear, that my ASUS Nexus 7 II (2013) LTE isn't actually a LTE version and I simply has been cheated, paying for LTE version and getting 3G one. What is the best way to check / prove, that this device really is LTE version? Does the facts: * phone detects network as `LTE` (though is unable to connect to it), * after upgrading system to `4.4.2 KitKat` I have access to new option `Settings > Wireless & networks > More > Mobile Networks > Preferred network` and I can select `4G` there. are enough to be sure, that this is really an LTE-based version of ASUS Nexus 7 tablet? My doubts come from three facts: 1. When I insert a LTE-compatible SIM card, tablet is able to detect, that it is in LTE signal range, but is unable to login to LTE network and obtain an IP address. The very same card inserted into another LTE device (some Samsung phablet) logins to LTE network at once and works like a charm. 2. Working Samsung was checked at provider's office and provider's representative did check APN. Beside, SIM cards used by this provider are somehow self-configurable. Once inserted, they set APNs by themselves and select the proper one. 3. I've checked and verified, that my network carrier (Polish Plus GSM) is using LTE on the 1800 MHz band, which is confirmed to be all fine with ASUS Nexus 7 II (2013) LTE tablet. Are there any other things, that I can check to make myself sure, that I really have LTE model? |
58360 | How do I disable "Link Preview" in Chrome? | This feature magnifies links when it seems unsure of which you touched. This article talks about an "Enable Link Preview" setting as if you can turn it off. Beyond its annoyance, as I have to click everything twice, this bubble seems to break several dropdowns, as the menus will not expand in the zoomed view because the zoomed view is just a glorified image. |
3305 | Can you somewhere on you phone view a list of all applications and who made them? | In another question I was asked which Calendar application I was running on my Android 2.2 Samsung Galaxy S phone. I found the _Applications - Manage applications_ setting, but that shows only the version if you click on an appication, and this doesn't show which company created it. Is there a standard application which gives me this info: e.g. **name of application** , **version nr** and **manufacturer** ? Or if no standard application is available, any recommendations ? It seems to me that a lot of questions in this forum should benefit of people specifying in their question which version of which program they are asking questions about, no ? |
62758 | Gmaps location not obtained while using ART | I've been trying to get the current location on my Nexus 5. When I click on the location button on the bottom right corner it keeps showing "waiting for location", but nothing happens. But it does work fine in Dalvik. Is it a bug or is it some setting? |
78758 | Sync 'droid with Outlook | I have seen many questions here about users trying other software than Kies for sync'ing data with Outlook and a handset, very mixed reviews with what's good/bad, but not very much mentioned recently on the versions I am using. I have setup a Samsung GS4 with Kies on a Win7 PC running Outlook 2010, the previous user had a Blackberry and is used to sync'ing his device with his laptop. Email items are sync with a GMail account as we are not running Exchange. The user has 400+ contacts and quite a lot of e-mail with hundreds of calendar items. Kies Sync has worked (albeit slowly) for a week, now it stalls/halts (no errors, no timeouts) at 15%. Any hints or troubleshooting I can do? Sync logs to look for? If I cannot resolve this I will need a different product to use, so any suggestions are more than welcome! |
78757 | Alcatel OT 5020a formatted using pc | My phone won't turn on, boot to recovery menu, anything after my brother formatted the phone using our pc. Obviously formatting included the android's system files. Is there anyway that this can be fixed? Maybe by flashing everything to the unit? please help me.. :( |
66129 | How to enable device administrator for specific apps using Tasker? | I would like to make a profile in Tasker to enable device administrator privilegies to "Android Device Manager" when a text message is received. This way I could keep Device Manager disabled, while I can re-enable it remotely (by a text message for example) in case I lost my phone. Is there any way to do that using Tasker? |
626 | In Android (Galaxy S), is there a way to automatically sync photos from camera to picasa? | I want to have it so that when I take a picture it automatically syncs to a private folder in picasa, is there a native way to do this? or maybe a third party way? |
23124 | ICS (Android 4.0.3), Samsung Galaxy S2, Exchange Email | My phone just updated to ICS (Android version 4.0.3). Before I was able to ACCESS all sub-folders in my microsoft exchange email account, now I can only see my inbox! How do I fix this? Does anyone know how to see the sub-folders when using ICS? I was able to before my phone updated to ICS, now I cannot! Is it because of my phone? I am using a Samsung Galaxy S2. |
66120 | Python 3 on Android using TerminalIDE | I want to code Python 3 on my Android device. So I went through Lanky Cyril's blog post on using the Terminal IDE to put all that I needed to do code on an Android terminal. For Python 2.X that is installed on the blog, it works like a charm. So I installed Python 3 using the same instructions. This is what I get when I try to start Python 3: terminal++:~$ ~/python3 Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: unable to load the file system codec LookupError: no codec search functions registered: can't find encoding Segmentation fault I made sure: export PYTHONHOME=/data/data/com.googlecode.python3forandroid/files/python3 export PYTHONPATH=${PYTHONHOME}/lib/python3.2/lib-dynload I also checked on why python 3 is not loading on StackOverflow. So the problem could be the python build. Has anyone worked around this? |
628 | How can I store Android apps on my SD card? | I just got my 3rd Android phone, the problem is that I must reinstall all my applications every time I get a new phone. Is there any way to store the apps on the SD card so that I can insert the new card and all my apps are there? I would prefer solutions that don't require rooting the phone. |
23121 | How to fix - SD card works intermittently, rest of the time checks for errors | I bought a new 16GB micro SD card for my HTC Desire to replace the 4GB one it came with. I copied the contents of the old SD card to the new one and my phone loaded just fine. Then, every few hours, the SD card would unmount saying the SD card was damaged. Turning the phone on and off a few times would result in SD card either saying "checking for errors" permanently or, occasionally, working just fine for a while. I read a little about it and saw that perhaps I should format the card on the phone itself. So I did that (via ClockworkMod Recovery and then again in the OS itself) and recopied the files. It seemed to work for a while longer, but has now again started saying the SD card is damaged. The SD card works fine when I put it into an adaptor and into my laptop. Could the SD card really be damaged? Is there some other formatting I should try? Should I try making multiple partitions or something? Any ideas? My phone runs CyanogenMod 7.2 (based on Android 2.3.7). |
66125 | How can I replace my Nexus 5's broken screen? | So I have the Nexus 5 and unfortunately I drop it and my screen shatter, does anyone knows where or of there's a place where I can send it to get it replace... Also how easy it is to replace? I would like to try to do it myself if it is possible. |
25989 | Finding a way to create a WLAN between tablet and phone | I currently own a nokia N900 and am waiting for the my pre ordered Nexus 7 to arrive. I was wondering because since android does not support p2p adhoc networking, as far as i know. Is there any way to create a private lan wirelessly over bluetooth? Maybe setup the tablet or phone as a wireless router? Also, I am also considering modding a usb cable to be able to plug into the tablet and phone, because from what i heard the tablet also supports host mode, and linux supports IP over USB. I just need an SSH connection between the two so nothing special as regards protocol usage. Thanks, and I hope i got my question across clearly. |
25980 | Securing Memory Card? | What should I do so that the Memory card in my phone works only in my phone? Also, I should be able to connect my mobile to a PC through a USB cable and completely see/edit/organize the data on my memory card. I want this to prevent anyone from gaining physical asses to my mobile, removing the memory card and getting asses to my sensitive data, by using the memory card with some other device. |
29654 | asus transformer tf300tg - will this 3g work in uk/usa? | I'm looking to buy the 3G version of the transformer TF300, but due to its availability I'm buying it from Taiwan. I currently live in the UK but next year I move to the USA so I'm trying to figure out if the 3G on it will work in both the UK and USA. The relevant specs are: > "HSPA+ UL:5.76 Mbps/DL:21 Mbps | 3G : WCDMA : 850/900/2100 | 2G : GSM : > 850/900/1800/1900" I'm having trouble figuring out if this would work in other countries. Can anyone help me out? I found a wiki page titled 'UMTS frequency bands' which looks like what I need but I still can't figure it out, haha. My UK sim card is with Orange at the minute but I'll obviously be changing it when I go to the USA. Thank you! |
79405 | Using a wifi dongle to monitor network | I have an android smart box with a built-in wifi and I want to add a dongle to the box so that I can monitor the network. I have found a similar question with somewhat vague answer(at least to me); Android as WiFi bridge with AP I have 3 wifi dongles at the moment. The device can detect 2 of them(with dmesg run from shell and also a small android application which gets vendorId and productId of the connected usb devices) but I don't know if the required drivers are installed or modules are loaded. My question is if the devices are detected, can i make use of them in an android app? or do I have to download android source code and compile it with new drivers/modules? Basically I'm a little bit stuck and any pointers would be appreciated. Thank you |
3879 | Is it possible to enable the Android default keyboard on an HTC EVO 4G? | I am not much of a fan of the HTC EVO 4g's custom keyboard, but it appears that they have somehow removed or hidden access to the default Android keyboard input method. Especially now that the default Android keyboard has been enhanced in 2.3 (Gingerbread), does anyone know of a method to enable the default keyboard instead of HTC's customized keyboard? I haven't seen an application to do this, but I've noticed that some applications (Vlingo in particular) seem to somehow come up with what appears to be the Android default keyboard. |
79400 | Revoke GPS permission for a system app on 4.0.4 | I have a Sony Xperia Miro running Android 4.0.4 - Not Rooted, Stock Firmware. It contains Facebook as system app. Now, i don't want them to track me so i usually have GPS disabled. My question is now: is there a way i can enable GPS but make Facebook think its actually disabled without rooting the device? |
79409 | will I get android updates on Moto G after Cyanogenmod 11 | I'm about to flash Cynogenmod 11 on my Moto G XT1033. I was wondering that, will I still get android OTA updates even after installing CM11? If anyone have an answer then please tell me. |
34606 | How do one know which folder is created by which Android apps? | From my understanding, a majority of Android apps may have created some folders on either local storage or the SD Card. So, how do I know which folders belong to which apps? (I know that some apps have settings that show you which folder that they have created but are there any solutions where one can easily find all the folder corresponding to their apps in a list similar like the one shown below?) ==================================== | Apps Name | Folder | ==================================== | ABB | \sdcard\actionbb | | ZZX | \sdcard\zoneX | | | \local\zoneXconf | ==================================== This is because, sometimes, when one un-installs an app, the un-installation does not remove these folders. |
34607 | How do one know what is the reasons why an android apps exit with exceptions? | Sometime, when you install a particular apps in the emulator, it work perfectly fine. So, you install the apps into your phone and/or tablet and it throws an exception when you run it. Similar, when you install a particular apps in the emulator, it does not work & throws you an exception but when you install the apps into your phone and/or tablet, it was able to run perfectly. So, my question is how do I know what is the reasons behind why apps exit with exception? Where can I find more information so that I can actually know the reasons why the apps exit with exception? Example: One can go to a particular folder of the apps and open the logs which tell the user that the apps exit with exception is because it does not have a GPU or it does not have enough RAM and so on. IMPORTANT: This question is from the **end-user** point of view. This is NOT a question from a **developer** point of view. Thank you. |
24586 | Does Swype Beta collects typed passwords? | Their FAQ doesn't mention this, but when I enable Swype on my Galaxy S2, I get a notification warning me that it can collect all info, including credit card numbers and passwords. Does it collect such data? |
50038 | Notes app with sd card storage | Is there a notes app that stores notes on the SD card, in plain text files or xml? I'm not looking for export/import solutions, but native storage (if the files are changed in the SD, the notes should change) |
24583 | Droid Charge SCH-I510 Memory Dump Crash | I am a Android developer who has been noticing horrible performance and memory dumps that are crashing my Droid Charge SCH-i510. Besides the lack of roadmap for the phone ( because obviously they are targeting newer models) I know it will never really be updated again. ~~But I would like to see if any one else is having these issues and if they were able to pin point it.~~ Does anyone know how to solve this issue or overcome it? Obviously not everyone will have the exact same issues. But I notice the issue when processing images as well when a specific thread is chewing resources. I reached out to Samsung and I was told to "Not have a lot of apps installed on the phone" or to "Not use so many apps on the phone" I tried to explain to them that Android when not using an app has a lifecycle that will free up resources from apps not being used so that it will not run out of resources. They just responded to that as "We are sorry you are mad" Great job helping your dev's pin point an issue. |
24580 | Does Huawei u8160 support USB host? | I have a Huawei u8160(A. K. A Vodafone 858) which is running Cyanogenmod 7.2. I was wondering if it supports USB host so I can connect a keyboard or a Flash drive. |
50030 | Android 4.3: How to get the dial pad autocomplete | One of the most exciting features announced for the release of Android Jelly Bean 4.3 was the ability to get autocomplete when dialing a phone number in a similar fashion to text keyboard autocomplete from previous versions. I just updated my Android to version 4.3 but I don't see any difference with dial pad from previous versions. Does that feature actually exist? Do I have to follow some steps to activate it? |
50037 | Show desktop of Android box on PC ala TeamViewer | How do I look at the dekstop of an Android box (that's connected to a HDMI display) on a PC? AirDroid comes very close, but it does not let the user manipulate the desktop. All other apps that I came across accessed Windows desktop from an Android device. I want it the other way around; something like TeamViewer. |
55208 | Nexus 4 Wifi seems disabled with mobile data | On my nexus four, if I turn on my mobile data Wifi refuses to connect to a network. To connect to a Wifi network I must turn off my mobile data, when I do this all works good short of mobile being off. Does this sound like my settings got wacky somewhere, is there some fix for this issue? |
61471 | Samsung Galaxy S 2 4G phone won't start up. | I do not have a data card in this phone. How can I salvage my data and 1300 photos? I have talked with T-Mobile and Samsung Techs. I can get to a "reboot" screen, but the phone won't complete the reboot. |
61470 | how can I get the Call & SMS log for an individual contact? | I have recently upgraded to an Android 4.0.4 phone, used to have 2.3 and one of the features I used very often is missing. In any contact I could look to see a list of calls & sms, including when I last called, received a call, had a missed call, or sent or received a text from that contact and from what number, i.e., Mobile, Mobile work, Home, Work, etc. This was especially useful for checking when I last had contact with somebody, such as clients, allowing me to decide if I needed to call or send them a text. This feature has obviously been removed, however is there any third party apps available that could either stand alone, or preferably integrate to allow me this much used & needed feature back. |
61472 | Why do games keep crashing on my phone? | I have Samsung Galaxy Ace. I'm installing apps from Google Play or just download them on my PC and then transfere them with Bluetooth. Now my problem is that some games crash or be white on some spots, for example there is main menu and play, and thay play is a just white square and it starts the app so it is just a graphical bug. But game like Blood Zombies HD just keeps crashing with report/force close. I have lot of free memory on my phone and on SD card and my phone had needed requierements and no backround apps running. And like a half of games on Google Play have same force close/report thing. So please answere me to fix this problem |
55201 | How to upgrade or remove and install a new Android OS in Ubislate 7C+ Tablet | I want to install a new Android version in my Ubislate 7C+ EDGE Tablet. It has wi-fi, 3G Network support, 10 point touch screen, inbuilt SIM card slot, 4Gb internal memory and 512Mb of RAM, and a 7in screen with 800x600 resolution support. I don't have even the basic idea of how to start (I'm a novice), so please start from the start. Please explain complete process step-by-step, and don't skip even the tiniest of details (connections, OS details, architecture, etc.), keywords, etc... I am also unable to find any proper link to download android 4.2 for tablets, please refer sites or links. |
55200 | My display doesn't work but the touch-screen does | My display doesn't work, but the touch-screen portion still works. Will I need a new digitizer or will just a screen replacement do? |
32601 | HTC ONE X: The process "com.android.phone" has stopped? | I have just brought a Second had HTC ONE X from an auction site, When booting up the phone it works fine, with no sim card. However I have a 2degrees (New Zealand) Micro SIM which is a `snapper sim` I.E. it has a java applet on the sim to work with NFC as a payment method, when I insert the SIM I get a few seconds later. > The process com.android.phone has stopped. I have no cell reception, and, in the settings for "Mobile Network" It has: > Disconnected because service is unavailable The process then proceeds to crash again every ~30 seconds. Often displaying the quick notification > Preparing Sim Card... The Sim toolkit usually displays: > SIM Toolkit is not ready or is unsupported. But the one time I did manage to get into it, it did say it was 2degrees. I have a custom ROM installed, when I brought the phone it came with a custom ROM, thinking that was going to be the issue I have reflashed it with a different rom, with the same symptoms. I attempted to log what was going on using logcat, but it got 5K+ entries in a few seconds with the majority seemingly important, so this is viewable here: https://gist.github.com/3977367 Below is my `device.txt` from logcat build.board=unknown build.brand=htc_europe build.cpu_abi=armeabi-v7a build.device=endeavoru build.display=IMM76D build.fingerprint=htc_europe/endeavoru/endeavoru:4.0.4/IMM76D/89015.2:user/release-keys build.host=ABM041 build.id=IMM76D build.manufacturer=HTC build.model=HTC One X build.product=endeavoru build.tags=release-keys build.time=1344347715000 build.type=user build.user=root version.codename=REL version.incremental=89015.2 version.release=4.0.4 version.sdk_int=15 |
32606 | Can I use Google Play gift cards in my country? | I recently found out that there are now Google Play gift cards. Something I've been looking forward to. The downer? It's not available for sale at my country (Philippines). So I want to know, if I get a friend from the US buy a card for me and send me the card code, will I be able to use it on my account that is based in the Philippines? I'm asking this because when I tried going to the redeem page, it said it's unavailable for my country and thus, didn't provide me with any way to enter a redeem code. What I have in mind is I would TeamView my friend's PC on the US and log-in my account there then I will top-up my Google Play account that way. The question is, will it work? I mean, won't it detect that I was logging in from the Philippines just awhile ago? I wouldn't want to waste money with buying a gift card if it won't be usable anyway. My friend is an iOS user so I can't just sell it to him either. |
32604 | CyanogenMod 9 gives AuthenticatorException while adding account | I had installed custom ROM CyanogenMod 9. But I am not able to make Google play work in it. It doesn't show Add Google Account option in the _Accounts & Sync_ option in _Settings_. I had also googled and found that I need the latest gapps to be installed. So, I downloaded the _latest gapps_ from goo.im but still I am not able to setup my Google Account. When I installed google play apk and run it, it gets closed after few seconds. I checked the logs and it gave be below exception, D/AccountManagerService( 276): there is no authenticator for com.google, bailing out D/AccountManagerService( 276): bind attempt failed for Session: expectLaunch false, connected false, stats (0/0/0), lifetime 0.0, addAccount, accountType com.google, requiredFeatures null I/AccountManagerService( 276): unbind() over. D/Finsky ( 4061): [1] 13.run: AuthenticatorException while adding account: android.accounts.AuthenticatorException: bind failure. Finishing. So, anybody had the same issue if future please let me know. What can be the way that I can solve my problem. |
24635 | How do I find out if an app can be moved to the SD card before I install it? | Is there a way I can do this? Too many times I install an app, only to uninstall it, because it can't be moved to SD. |
24636 | Is there a weather app that can be moved to an SD card, with a separate widget program? | In know some apps offer separate widget apps so you can move the main app to the SD card. Is there any weather apps designed like this? I haven't been able to find one, so does anyone know if one exists? |
24637 | How can I type using my Bluetooth Keyboard when the screen is locked? | I have recently purchaced a bluetooth keyboard and have been using it with. My Galaxy Player 5.0 (running 2.3). I was wondering if there was a way that I can still type using my bluetooth keyboard when the screen is locked. At the moment when I lock my screen, the bluetooth keyboard stop working and anything that I type while the screen is locked is lost. I would like to have Android keep logging what I type on the bluetooth keyboard, even when the screen is off. This is an odd request, but my parents only allow me one hour of screen time per day and if the screen is turned off they are fine with me continuing to type documents, emails and messages, as long as the screen is turned off. Thanks! Any help will be greatly appreciated. |
24632 | Install Gingerbread Google Apps (gapps package) over ICS | I have recently flashed a custom ICS rom on my device, and then installed from zip via recovery mode the relevant gapps package for that rom (from here: http://oldwiki.cyanogenmod.org/index.php?title=Latest_Version). Let's say I now want to revert my google apps back to their old Gingerbread versions and install a 2.3 gapps package, how would I safely do that ?! |
73325 | Hard Bricked HTC One X AT&T | Ok so I have a qualcomm based HTC One X for AT&T that had cyanogen loaded on it. I unknowingly forced an official RUU update to the phone. Now the phone won't power on, no LED light when on the charger, when connected to the computer it displays as "QHSUSB_DLOAD". Tried running Jet Tool under Linux but it can't seem to find the phone. Tried Windroid Universal HTC Toolkit. Can't find the phone. It has a charge to it because when plugging and unplugging via USB into a windows machine it. If anyone know of a process short of a RIFF JTAG box lmk. Also ADB won't see this device. Thanks, Pat |
77663 | Huawei Y330 bricked | I have a problem with my y330 device, I rooted my phone and then I tried to install CWM but when I rebooted my phone, it started to reboot gain and again and I can`t enter the recovery. What can I do? Thanks |
38979 | How to take screenshot on GT-19100 with ICS 4.0.4? | My Samsung Galaxy GT-19100 phone is stopped taking snapshot after my up- gradation from ICS 4.0.3 to ICS 4.0.4. Volume (-) key and power button pressing together is not taking snapshot now. Is this version of ICS doesn't have screenshot facility or something else is the reason? |
22742 | Is there a way to select multiple files in Astro File Manager | I want to delete multiple files with astro file manager. Is there a way to select many files at once? (like holding ctrl+click in windows) |
22740 | How do I empty the Downloads Folder | My internal sd card is full because the downloads folder my browser saves stuff to contains a bunch of old files. How do I empty this downloads folder in android? |
38972 | AVD Manager runs but android.bat does not | I can create virtual devices using AVD manager. I can run the emulator and create AVDs. But i cannot do the same using "android.bat". I get the following error- ERROR: No suitable Java found. In order to properly use the Android Developer Tools, you need a suitable version of Java JDK installed on your system. We recommend that you install the JDK version of JavaSE, available here: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads You can find the complete Android SDK requirements here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/requirements.html I have tried every other suggestion that i have come across, including tweaks in the "find_java.bat" and "android.bat". I am perplexed by the fact that AVD manager works but the batch file does not. Could this be a bug? How do i fix this? Operating System: Windows 7 (64-bit) Android: API 10 Java: 1.6.0_19 (both jdk and jre) |
22747 | Is there a way to back up Amazon Market via Titanium Backup without 2Gb backup file size? | I was trying to figure out what was taking to much space on my SD card, and found out the following file in Titanium Backup directory: com.amazon.venezia-20120409-052438.tar.gz - 2,020,523,913 bytes (2Gb) This is obviously a backup of Amazon App Store. I am guessing the size is so large because for some reason, the Amazon App Store app stores a copy of ALL the apps installed through Amazon App Store (including several very big games, thus 2G size). **Questions:** * Is this theory correct? (the file being 2Gb tgz file, I'm somewhat hesitant to gunzip and untar it to investigate the internals). * If so, is the size due to storing a copy of installed .apk files in Amazon App Store itself, or the cache? (I suspect the former, since cache backup is turned off in my TitaniumBackup preferences). * How can I back up just the Amazon App Store app and not all the apps downloaded from Amazon with it (since, obviously, those are backed up separately by Titanium Backup anyway) |
73328 | Change desktop icon of an app (.apk file) | I have an app that I like very much, I use it everyday, but I dislike its desktop icon. **How can I change the desktop icon of this app ?** Should I do it directly by opening the .apk file (with which tool?) ? |
22745 | What are ".spmo" files in "dcim/spmo" directory on my SD card? | On my SD card, in `dcim` directory (which is where the images/videos captured with the camera are stored), I also have a subdirectory called `dcim/spmo` which contains a bunch of files with `.spmo` extension. **What are those`.spmo` files? Can they be safely deleted?** System: Motorola Droid X, Froyo 2.2 stock ROM, rooted. |
49695 | Is it possible to enable bootloader unlocking on C6603 (Yuga/Sony Xperia Z)? | I was following Sony's official guide for unlocking the bootloader. However, upon entering `*#*#7378423#*#*` into the phone App and navigating to `Service Info -> Configuration` under the Rooting Status category, it said `Bootloader unlock allowed: No` I tried Googling on how to solve the issue, but I mostly hit dead-ends. A few of the guides claimed that flashing a stock ROM would work, but it was often met with negative feedback from other readers. There are apparently some paid services that do this, too, but I'm not in the position to resort to them. Some people said it's virtually impossible to do it. The main reason why I want to flash the ROM is because my operator/carrier (T-Mobile) has loaded the phone with bloatware _and_ there's this one application that just _keeps_ giving me grief with notifications. Also, I've grown very familiar with Cyanogenmod with my previous phone, and I miss it! |
31834 | Can I use my Nexus7 charger to charge my Android phone? | The Nexus charger has an OP Amp rating of 2A. The charger that comes with the phone has an OP Amp rating of 1A. Both have the same voltage. IP voltage is 100-250 V for both. I googled and came across various posts saying how Li-ion batteries are smarter and how the phone will only draw as much power as it needs, and not more. So essentially, the phone takes what it needs, and the charger is capable, but doesnt force its rated voltage on the device. Is this correct way of putting it? Will it damage the battery in anyway? Or the charging circuit? |
49694 | View Installed Apps on particular Device on play.google.com | Before the redesign of play.google.com (the website, not the Android app), there was a way of viewing what apps where installed on a device of yours and what apps where in your library but not installed on the specific device. After the redesign I have not been able to find this option to view your apps library broken down as such. Is it still possible to view your apps library as two lists, one list of apps installed on a particular device and another of apps not installer on that device? |
31830 | What is a "Top Developer" in Google Play? | When I see "Top Developer" in Google Play, what does that mean exactly?  |
31833 | Why can't I see the +1 button on some apps in the Play Store app? | In the Play Store app, I find the `+1` button on some app pages, but not all app pages. For example, _Smart Tools_ and _Asphalt 7: Heat_ are missing the button. Why is this? **Interesting:** This behavior is dynamic. Means, few minutes ago, I was unable to find `+1` button on Smart Tools app page. Now, its there. And, few minutes ago, `+1` button was on Camera Zoom FX app page. Now, its gone. Some key information which might be useful: * I am NOT talking about web interface. I am talking about app pages in Play Store. * My device is Samsung Galaxy S with GB 2.3.5. Interestingly, my Nexus 7 (with JB 4.1) doesn't have this problem. * My Play Store version is 3.9.16. * My carrier is Reliance GSM in India. I have taken screenshot of two of top paid apps' pages which doesn't have `+1` button:   You can see in the screenshot that SwiftKey 3 & Tasks don't have `+1` button. **The Dynamic Behavior:**  You can see in the screenshot that Camera Zoom FX app page does have `+1` button. Few minute later its gone:  **Update:** Few minutes ago, SwiftKey 3 app page didn't have `+1` button, but now its there:  |
63130 | Files synced with BTSync not visible to all apps | I have a brand new, rooted Moto G with stock Android 4.4.2. Being new to Android, I was looking for a painless way to push music to my phone from various computers. I opted for using BTSync, pointing it to my phone's Music folder (that is /storage/emulated/0/Music). Now, when I put stuff into a synced folder on my Macbook or my Linux laptop, it automatically gets synced to the phone's Music folder by BTSync. Works like a charm. The issue is that certain apps on my phone do not 'see' these synced files. For example, OI File Manager, AntTek Explorer and VLC see them and I can play back all the audio files with VLC. But Play Music (from Google) or Pimp My Music just show me an empty playlist. Also, when I connect the phone via USB cable and use Android File Transfer on my Macbook, the Music folder is empty, even though the aforementioned file managers, VLC and BTSync show the files as existing and, as I said, VLC can even play them! What's more, when I launch Play Music directly, e.g. from within OI File Manager, it will play back the resp. selected audio file too. What am I missing here? |
4570 | How practical it is to use an Android phone, bypassing Google completely? | One of the first things that I noticed on my Nexus One as I turned it on the first time, was GMail, Talk, Voice, Maps, Google Calendar and many other Google based services. I know that even on a Windows or Linux PC it's very hard to avoid using Google... but it is possible, as there are alternatives to every service that Google offers. On the Android, however, things seem to be very tight. You may recall the time in which Internet Explorer owned over 95% of the market share, simply because it was tightly integrated with Windows. Back then, Netscape was available but even if it performed as fast as Internet Explorer, **starting** it would take considerably longer. So, my questions are: (1) What are the non-Google alternatives to GMail, Talk, Voice, Maps, Google Calendar on the Nexus One? (2) Do they really perform as fast as the "native" Google apps/services? |
4573 | Show the time an SMS was sent, not received | Scenario is as follows- * Switch flight mode on. Go into meeting/go to sleep. * Switch flight mode off. Receive a message. * Timestamp on the message is the time received. With my old Nokia, under details it would show the time the message was actually sent. Is it possible to show this on Android? |
4576 | Set default mail application on Samsung Continuum? | I recently picked up the Samsung Continuum (love the phone!). The ticker is awesome except that it launches the default mail application when I click the mail icon. I don't mind the mail application but I much prefer the Gmail application. I've noticed that it will launch whatever default application is set. The problem is I can't seem to change the default mail application. The Mail app is not listed in the Applications list, so I can't use it to "Clear Defaults". I've also tried the DefaultApp application and that doesn't list the application either. Any ideas? Many thanks in advance! |
4578 | Accidentally turn on silent mode | On my LG-ally, I keep accidentally turning on silent mode. What exactly am I doing to cause this, and is there any way to disabled whatever the action is? |
4579 | Is there anyway to speed up or replace the Sense UI dialer? | I have a droid eris running android 2.1...the dialer for it is awful. I dont know why they chose to put the end call button and send call button in the exact same area. It is also very laggy. Sometimes I will try to call someone and the send button gets hit twice which will initiate the call and then end it immediately. Is there anyway to speed up or replace the Sense UI dialer? Note: I do not wish to completely remove my sense ui...only the dialer. |
25213 | Transferring messages to android from a sqlite db on my laptop | I am a new android user. I switched from nokia to android today only. Been googling around for various solutions to transfer my sms (text messages only) from my old nokia to my new Android (Galaxy Ace with Android 2.3). After exploring my laptop, I found the synced(using Nokia PC Suite) sms were stored in AppData as a sqlite file. **Can I transfer all these to my new Android? Any app for this?** |
62848 | Rooting and run adbd service automatically | I try to use create root package that run adbd service automatically,so: 1. I download root package for gti9300 from autoroot.chainfire.eu 2. I extract package multiple times to get recovery.img and cache.img 3. Unpack it 4. So I opened and edited default.prop like this: > ro.secure=0 > > ro.debuggable=1 > > persist.sys.usb.config=mtp,adb 5. Pack recovery ... 6. Going mobile to download mode 7. Upload it with odin It roots completely OK but it's not running adb service. How can I root and run adb server at the same time? (I want avoid going to download mode one time) |
25218 | Allshare Cast on Samsung Galaxy S III | How can I use Allshare Cast feature on my Samsung Galaxy S III? I have a samsung LCD with internet, Do I still need allshare dongle to use this feature? |
8960 | Can't log into google apps after sim card change | I went to Germany and I had switch my PLAY (PL operator) SIM card with Blau.de SIM card. Everything was good, I had Internet connection and full facebook/twitter/google sync. After return to Poland, I switched to my original SIM card and my android phone failed to log into facebook/twitter/google. I'm sure I'm using good passwords. Error message says that phone was unable to establish Internet connection. But Internet is fully working (now I'm using my phone as a modem). I have correct apn's and I can use for example gmail through default web browser. I found in Internet that this is common problem with android phones, and it can be repaired after factory reset. It's very important to me to avoid factory reset. Anyone know other way to log in? My telephone: Samusng i5500, Android 2.1 Update: I found that I can't fully use applications such as Waze, Glympse, Opera, basically all applications that use internet - they cannot connect to internet. But, I can use default browser to check gmail, and surf net. It looks like phone has disabled ability co connect to internet for every application except default web browser. Update2: I can log into google account and fully sync phone when I'm using wifi. After disconnection from wifi everything is stopping despite the fact that I have GSM internet connection working. **Solution: My operator has 3 different APN's, one for WAP, one for MMS and one for internet. First two was automatically configured, third one have to be added manually** |
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