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42979 | Installing ADB drivers for Micromax A89 Ninja - Windows 8 | Micromax does not provide any drivers for its phone - Micromax ninja a89. We are trying to use the phone for development and are unable to install device driver in windows 8. We tried the adb drivers at - http://www.droidextra.org/2013/02/06/install- adb-drivers-for-any-android-device.html and got the error - Windows found driver software for your device but encountered an error when trying to install it. Android ADB Interface- The system cannot find the file specified. We even tried this link - https://laslow.net/2012/03/14/disable-driver- signature-enforcement-in-windows-8/ But that does not solve the problem. How do we install adb driver for micromax a89? Is there any other workaround to use the phone as a development device? Regards! |
42971 | How do you "Share via" email & wifi option from gallery ? It's missing | I recently upgraded to ICS (4.1.2) and have lost the ability to share photos from the gallery via email and wifi. The option was there before the upgrade. But not now. Is this a bug ? |
42970 | What is the method to debug Android kernel from booting in tablet? | I have to test a custom Android build on a tablet and I need to know the method to debug the Android kernel from booting in the tablet? The tablet has only a screen, 2 USB ports and an HDMI port. |
41406 | What do the "Sync Internet" and "Sync Instant Upload" options do in Jelly Bean settings? | What do the "Sync Internet" and "Sync Instant Upload" options do in Jelly Bean settings?  |
45985 | How to automatically connect to a wiFi network and turn off 4g LTE | I'd like my Samsumg Galaxy S4 verizon phone to be able to connect to my preferred wifi networks (office and home) automatically, while at the same time turn off the 4G LTE data plan. As of right now, I have it set up such that it'd connect auto to wifi, but when I am connected to wifi I still see the 4g LTE active. I could deactivate the 4G LTE and activate it later, but I am looking for a way to do this automatically, no user involved. Any ideas? |
45984 | Can I use the internal storage in the Wildfire S to store music and photos? | I have a Wildfire S for a couple of weeks while my actual phone is off for repair. I can't use the camera or anything like that because it just says "Insert SD Card". If I look at the storage I can see there is plenty available. I don't want to buy an SD card just for this temporary phone - my Galaxy S2 has never had this problem. Can I use the ample internal storage available or will I have to shell out? |
45980 | Nexus S and phone charger get unusually hot when plugged in | I was using my Nexus S today and it turned off suddenly. I plugged it in to charge and saw it load to the boot splash screen, and then I went to sleep. When I woke up 2 hours later my phone was dead. I plugged it in to the charge for another half an hour, but both the phone and the charger started getting very hot. I tested my charger and battery with another phone and both seemed to work properly without the excess heat. What happened to my phone that's causing it to heat up like this? |
39736 | External keyboard for Galaxy tablet 2 7.0 | I'm trying to use an external keyboard with my Galaxy tablet 2 7.0. My tablet isn't detecting the keyboard, but it works when I plug it into my computer. This keyboard uses a normal USB male to connect, but my tablet uses samsung 30-pin to male. So, I bought a female-to-female adapter. I'm assuming this is the equivalent of a USB OTG adapter but still no joy. How do I get this keyboard to work? |
39733 | Moving apps to SD | I recently had my first Android device (rooted), but it has only 8GB. I love playing games of all sort. So, I found an option in the apps menu that moves the apps to SD. Firstly, I had 4.97GB free, but after I moved my app, it had the same storage free! I searched on internet and learnt that it doesn't move app to the EXTERNAL SD, but on the internal SD, which has only 8GB (the system). So is there a way to move apps on external SD? Thank you! EDIT: Finally I found Directory Bind that does what I want! http://forum.xda- developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262 |
39731 | how to root your Android or at least understand how it works | I do not know exactly how rooting works or if it can even by done on my Android (Samsung GT-N8013) device. No rootkit appears to exist yet for Android 4.1.2, so I am left with figuring out how to root my device via other means. All I would like to do is do certain operations (on my own device!) e.g. read a file regardless of its permissions or run certain programs as root. So assuming we have * _your own_ physical Android device * the permission model of Android/Linux * the tools available e.g. adb, Android NDK, is it _at all_ possible to make a process run as root on the current Linux version of Android 4.1.2? If nobody has a direct answer to this, could you please offer any ideas on how to even begin attempting to do so, or resources that really show you how rooting works (not just a wikipedia link)? (All I know of so far is rageagainstthecage and gingerbreak, which are unfortunately, exploits, and don't work on 4.2.1 anyway. ) Thanks for any help. |
39730 | Rooting a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 | I have a Galaxy Note 10.1 (GT-N8013EAYXAR). I have tried literally everything, and I am at a loss. I have tried SuperOneClick which didn't even come CLOSE to working. I tried using Odin which seemed promising, so I went with it and kept trying. I tried stuff that was downloaded. I tried converting the official CWM to a tar.md5 (this made Odin crash). I tried adb methods (maybe I'm doing something wrong). All I ever get is the factory recovery. I can't run Titanium Backup (or really any other decent apps) without su. Please help. I'm at a loss here. **EDIT -- SOLUTION** If you have a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, and are looking to root, here are some useful links. This is the post where I found the link to the superuser file that is to be flashed via Odin. The post describes the process. NOTE: _You do not need to flash CWM to get root._ Here is the link to the actual su file that has been prepared for use with the Odin utility. Hope this helps anyone that gets caught up in the process of rooting their Note 10.1. =) |
71365 | Fastboot command returns a list of question marks | I am trying to root an **Acer Iconia Tab A200** tablet using a script. I have adb working and fastboot works too, however, command `fastboot devices` returns a list of question marks. Eg: ???????????? fastboot Image ilustrates the steps followed and the result: I execute command `fastboot devices` in the bootloader which is already unlocked. Using Ubuntu 14.04. udev settings are already set (the file with vendors IDs). What can I do to get the correct result? How can I make fastboot work well? Thanks in advance! |
33159 | Using MyWi USB 3G Tethering from iPhone to Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 | I've been using MyWi on my jailbroken iPhone 4 for over a year now and it works great giving me a 3G connection to my laptop anywhere I am via the USB tether. Is this possible to do on my Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 tablet the same as I can on my laptop? When I enable MyWi and plug the USB into the Galaxy Tab, nothing happens where I would expect it to pick up on the 3G connection my iPhone has just like my laptop does... Has anyone got this to work? The tablet is not rooted and is not part of any Verizon or AT&T plan, no SIM in the tablet... Anything would help! Thank you, -Derek. |
33155 | Filesystem hierarchy, that defines the directory structure and directory contents of Android? | I have searched, but haven't yet been able to find, an authoritative documentation of the filesystem hierarchy of the Android OS. Can someone tell me whether this exists at all and if so, where? |
33151 | My space used and free space doesn't add up | See pic - the numbers don't add up This is a 16GB Nexus 7 The listed items only add up to a little over 9GB. So 4GB worth of files are missing. How can I find those missing files? |
12910 | Can a USB pen/hard drive be used with a Logitech Revue? | Can the Logitech Revue play videos and display images from a USB pen/hard drive? What are the hardware specifications of the Logitech Revue? |
12911 | Installing GalnetMIUI Rom on HTC Desire | I Have an HTC DESIRE which I upgraded to Gingerbread recently. My friend told me about Galnet MIUI for Desire, and now I want to root my device. Is this possible? These are my phone's specs: HTC DESIRE Android Version 2.3.3 Base band version - 32.56.00.32U_5.17.05.23 Kernel Version 2.6.35.10-g3f43272 Build No 3.14.405.1 CL 96875 |
12913 | How to sync calendar events FROM my phone TO an exchange server? | I own a LG P500 which runs Android 2.3. I was able to set up Exchange sync easily, and now I can read/write email from my exchange account and all events registered in Outlook's calendar also appear on my phone's calendar. However when I enter an event on my phone, it does not appear in Outlook as I would like it. Why, and how do I fix this? Note that I both the calendar and exchange app on my phone are the default stock apps that came with the phone. |
12916 | Add mobile number to Facebook contact? | My Android phone connected to Facebook and grabbed all my friends. Now I want to edit their info and add a mobile number, but it does not let me do that; it only lets you change their ringtone and a few other little options. I am also using GO Contacts from Go Launcher. It's a little annoying when I click "edit a Facebook contact" and it goes to the phone's default contact sheet. If I click a person I input manually it will go to that person in the Go Contact app and give me extra options and all that good stuff. Is this a problem with Go Contacts or something? Can anyone recommend something better? Needs to have a dark skin. |
7020 | Why do Seidio's battery charging instructions say to leave it charging after it's full? | I have an HTC Droid Incredible. I bought the "Seidio Innocell 1750 mAh Battery for HTC Droid Eris/Droid Incredible", and the instructions that come with it say... > In order to obtain the full capacity of your Seidio battery, we highly > recommend that you leave the battery/your phone on the charger for an > additional 2-3 hours after the charging indicator turns green or the battery > status shows full. Does this advice apply to the Incredible or is the phone smart enough to charge the battery to full (or at least near full) without any extra charge time? If not, does the battery keep getting charged up after the light turns green? |
7026 | Check if call is coming from a fixed or mobile phone with tasker | I'm setting up a profile in tasker that sends a text message to everyone who calls me during a meeting. However, I don't want to waste my my credit by sending messages to fixed phones. How can I check if the call came from a mobile phone before sending the message? Where I live, all mobile numbers start with 9 or 8, so I thought I might be able to use that. But I haven't be able to find a way to check what is the first digit in a number with tasker. Is there another way to do this? My objective is for tasker to know if the call came from a mobile or fixed phone. |
7028 | Can't write an SMS for some of my contacts | I'm using an LGP500 Android Phone (Android 2.2). In the default SMS application, when I select a discussion, I see the previous SMS (both sent and received), and there's a text area at the bottom of the screen to write a new message. For most of my contacts, this behavior is working correctly, but for a few of them (which I use quite often), the text area is not shown. Those contact have a mobile phone number, and I can send SMS using the long way (create a new sms, search the contact ...). Does anybody have an idea of the cause or the solution ? **Edit** I tried a few things to fix this : clearing the data, deleting any previous sms history, changing the phone number from the local (06xxxxxxxx) to international (+336xxxxxxxx) format (french phone numbers), changing the mobile phone number as default phone for the contact, in vain. |
37720 | How can I sync Yahoo Calendar on my phone? | I want to sync my Yahoo! Calendar on my phone. An article on Yahoo!'s help page seems to suggest that the only way to access it is by viewing their mobile website in a browser. I've tried adding the iCal link provided by Yahoo! Calendar in my Google Calendar account, but Google seems to be unable to fetch the contents of my calendar. What other options do I have to sync my Yahoo! Calendar on my phone - either within the stock calendar app, or using a third-party application? (In case of a third-party application, it would be nice if it 'looks good' and/or comes with widgets.) |
37726 | Android X86 and Grub | So I've installed Android X86 on my wetab tablet, using the corvus mod files found here, but for some reason, my tablet now boots right into a grub 0.97 command line (I suspect it does this because there are no grub menu options configured). At this point, loading the kernel and initrd manually results in a frozen tablet, and I can't for the life of me figure out how to get grub to boot android from the hard drive properly. My only thought was to boot from a liveCD and take a look at the grub config files, but I cannot actually look at the hard drive in the tablet from the liveCD, since I don't have write permissions and thus cannot use the `mount` command. If anyone has any idea as to what I could do to get grub to boot android from the hard drive, I'd appreciate it. Thanks beforehand! EDIT: Also, I used the installation instructions from here, so I have sda1 and sda5 partitions, and I ran the installation with `DATA=sda1 SDCARD=sda5` options. |
30718 | Samsung Galaxy S3 WiFi authentication error with A&TT U-Verse router | My Samsung Galaxy S3 won't connect to my AT&T U-Verse router. I've gone through AT&T help and they say it's the phone. I've gone through Sprint (phone & service provider) and they say nothing is wrong with the phone. Samsung support also says nothing wrong with the phone. It connects to unsecured networks no problem. If I turn security "off" on my U-Verse router, it connects no problem. With security "on", I get an "authentication error occurred" error message on the phone, even though the status bar on the phone shows it sees my router at excellent strength. I have verified the password with correct upper and lower case. I've connected to several unsecured WiFi without issue. The only secured network I have connected to is at work. I know they don't have U-Verse, but I have no idea what the WiFi brand is. It connects no problem with security on and my office password. The phone is running Android 4.0.4. I've changed router settings to use channel 11 and power level 400. I've rebooted the router and reset the phone. I can also see the phone's MAC address on the router, so I know they are seeing each other. |
30713 | Can I install a custom rom with SIM Lock enabled? | I purchased a phone for development purposes knowing that it was being sold for parts/repair. The phone can't read SIM cards for some reason and the battery always says 999%. No idea why, but everything else is fully functional. When I go to Location & Security > SIM Card Lock its enabled. I cant unlock it because I dont know the PIN. If I were to root the phone and install CM7 -- would the phone ask me to input this PIN after I install it? |
30715 | Is there a way to get GPS to work without Google Location Service constantly enabled? | The GPS on my Samsung Galaxy S2 cannot find my current location whenever Google Location Service is disabled. I have it disabled most of the time because my battery drains much faster when the service is enabled. I disable the option via `System Settings -> Location Services -> Google location service`. In the figure below I'm referring to the top option.  Is there a way to do one of these things: 1. Somehow obtain my coordinates using GPS without Location Services enabled? 2. Intelligently switch on/off Google Location Service when I need it (i.e. like when I'm using my GPS) 3. Keep Google Location Service enabled, but somehow prevent it from draining battery. In short, the problem I want to solve is to get my location coordinates without having Google Location Service drain my battery. I'm running ICS 4.0.3 on AT&T's network. |
7798 | How do I silence a call with my Samsung Fascinate? | I want to be able to silence the ringer/vibration of a call without hitting the "ignore" button. The reason is that if someone gets sent to voice mail after one or two rings they will likely know that you chose to ignore the call, however if you just let it ring until it gets to voice mail there's no way to tell if the person ignored you or truly missed the call. I'm not in the business of ignoring calls but there are times I do so and I don't want the person to know that I didn't want to talk to them. I never use a ringtone, but when my phone is sitting on the desk the vibration is LOUD! Every other phone I've ever had allowed me to silence the vibration by hitting the down volume button. This doesn't work on my Fascinate. Another oddity is that I get two different screens when people call: 1. a slider option to answer or ignore with an option at the bottom to "ignore with text" 2. or three buttons: Answer, Ignore or Silence (but this one is always grayed out). There doesn't seem to be any order to which screen I'll be presented. Any ideas how I can start silencing calls? I've got a rooted Samsung Fascinate running Froyo on the SuperClean 2.9 ROM with VZW. |
7791 | Automatic Download of Youtube Channels | I have a couple of Youtube channels I subscribe to. I'm subscribed both on Google Reader and on Youtube itself. **Is there an app that checks for new updates to my subscribed channels and downloads them automatically (perhaps once a day)?** My objective is to always have a few videos I can watch while on the road (and offline). I love how Google Listen syncs really well with my Google Reader podcasts and downloads them automatically, but it doesn't work with video podcasts. So is there an app that will do the same with my video podcasts? (either with Google Reader or with Youtube) _Running 2.1-eclair if it matters._ |
7793 | Why do some Android devices (Samsung) show battery charge in steps of 10% whereas others (HTC) show more accurate percentage? | Why is it that Samsung devices (and perhaps others) show the battery charge remaining in multiples of 10% whereas other devices are able to show a more accurate percentage like 96% etc? Is this a limitation of the hardware or software and can this behaviour be changed to show an accurate (non-multiple of 10) display of the battery remaining? |
47805 | How to root Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini? | Does anybody know how to root the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini? * Model Number : GT-I8190 * Android Version : 4.1.2 |
47800 | Using Bluetooth headset for voice calling on Nexus 4 Stock | I know that people over the net have reported that they were able to place a voice call using one of their Bluetooth headsets. I have a Sony Ericcsson HBH-DS970 headset which pairs with my Nexus nicely and I am able to use it for audio with no issues, but while placing a call I have no option to use the headset instead of the default mic and earpiece of the phone. Am I missing some of the settings that make this option is available for me? The Bluetooth setting says that the headset is connected as "phone audio" as well as for "media audio". I guess "phone audio" means voice calling through this headset (which isn't working for me) and media audio is the music audio (mp3 players and normal android sounds) that's working fine for me. Then why am I seeing no option for placing voice call through the headset? |
47809 | disabling sms content and just seeing name on the lockscreen | I have an htc one. Is there a way to disable the sms content in lockscreen and just see the name, without using any other application? |
40467 | Hotmail option "Display as HTML" no longer works on my Galaxy SIII. Error message: "Connection failed" | Recently, emails arriving via my Hotmail account have ceased to open when using the "Display as HTML" button option provided at the top right of the message. I just get an error message saying "Connection Failed", with the not too useful facility of being able to acknowledge this by pressing "OK"! This did not occur for the previous 7 months or so I have owned the phone. Is it a result of the latest update? |
40461 | Sony Xperia Play CDMA to GSM | I have an Xperia Play that was originally with Verizon and therefore using CDMA. I want to use it with the Rogers network now. I've read that the Qualcomm chip inside supports both types of networks by default. Is it possible to change it to GSM? |
40469 | running app is shut down when screen powers on | I recently updated my Samsung S3 (T-Mobile) with the OTA update to Android 4.1. Ever since the update, after the phone screen powers down (manually or on timer), turning the screen back on closes the running app. I don't know if this is some new default behavior with Android 4.1, or if this is a T-Mobile customization ("feature"), or a bug (with Android or T-Mobile's customization). I can find no information on this behavior, nor any setting addressing it. What do your phones do? I prefer having the app running when I power the screen back on. I especially hate it when I lose the backstack of other apps that launched the current application. Note: I did not wipe data after upgrade, and no task killers are installed on the device. Thanks ahead, |
14545 | Does Google Plus Messenger notification work? | I'm currently using the latest version of Gingerbread 2.3.7 and Google Plus 1.0.8 on a Nexus S. I'm communicating a lot with the Google Plus Messenger to another user who's using Google Plus on the iPod Touch. We send a lot of messages but the notification bar doesn't show any new messages. I have enabled notification within Google Plus Messenger but still nothing. I have to check Google Plus Messenger on a regular basis to view any new messages received. Is the above a known issue? Is it fixable at the moment or should I wait for the next Google Plus update? |
15497 | Problem with creating an ext3 partition on SD card | I'm trying to partition my SD card with a ~31gb FAT32 partition and a 1024mb ext3 partition for A2SD. I've tried making the partitions with CMW-Alpharev Recovery v2.5.1.8 and with gParted (on a bootable live USB stick) and neither works. Basically, whenever I try to create a second partition on the card, the second (or later) partition doesn't work anywhere. It's not recognized by my phone, Windows or gParted (even right after parttitioning). The first partition does work, though. So if the ext3 is first, the FAT32 doesn't work and vice versa. I have no clue as to what could be causing this or how to fix it, any suggestions? |
15490 | HTML Rich Text Emails From Phone | I'm a teleworker and can work from anywhere in the world. I want to be able to send email messages from my phone without having them switch to plain text. My clients think I'm not working hard if I'm not glued to my computer and the plain text lets them know that I'm using a mobile device. Thanks! |
72849 | HTC One X hangs at bootscreen, repair centre writes it off | ..so am I screwed or what? I was running the ViperX ROM on my One X, based on 4.2.2, and a couple of days ago I started getting FCs on HTC BlinkFeed, even though I wasn't using it. I rebooted into recovery and reset the phone, wiped cache etc, but that didn't help. Then I made the mistake of selecting 'wipe all but SD card' - and since then the phone hangs on boot up. 1. Using ADB is out of the question since I've never been able to get ADB to work over USB on my PC which runs Windows 8.1. I've downloaded the latest HTC Sync, but all I can do is connect as an MTP device. Mass storage mode doesn't work, USB debugging is already turned on. So till this problem happened, I got around this by using wireless ADB and the AirDroid app. Both of these are obviously out of the question now. 2. Fastboot is the only thing that works when I connect the USB cable (I can still hear the device plugged/device disconnected sounds, and in my computer's device manager, it shows an Android device connected with no driver problems) 3. So far I have extracted the `boot.img` from the new Viper ROM and flashed it, and also flashed a newer touch version of ClockworkMod recovery, neither of which helped. 4. When I go into Clockwork recovery and try to reinstall the ROM zip from the SD card, I can't see the contents of my SD card. All it shows are `LOST.DIR` and `clockworkmod`, both of which are empty. 5. My recovery has the option to sideload via ADB - but that also doesn't work due to the reason above. I took it to the official repair centre (the phone is already a year out of warranty) and they said they can only replace the motherboard, which will cost about half as much as what I paid for the phone unsubsidized 2 years ago. So am I totally hosed? Is there anything I can do or try to fix this? |
15493 | Change Launcher without starting it | I have installed GO Launcher and GO Locker. Now, when I updated them, they got an error. The problem is that, nothing shows up when I press unlock button (I have Nexus S). So, there's nothing I can do with the phone. There's no display at all. I know the phone is running in the background. I get the tone when I get a message. I tried to call my phone hoping it'd get unlocked for answering that call. It did get unlocked, but when I answered the call, it got locked again. No display again. But, when the phone was still ringing, I got a Force Close dialog for GO Launcher EX ( not for GO Locker ). I restarted the phone (removed the battery). When the phone started, it was locked (using the default Android locker). When I try to unlock it, the screen doesn't work. Now, I am unable to use my phone. The first thing that I'd like to do is change the launcher without starting the phone itself. Is that possible? Or do I have to restore the factory settings? If I can restore factory settings, I must be able to do so without starting the phone? Can we do that? In Nokia, we can do that by pressing some key combination and restarting the phone. Does that apply here too? |
38121 | Earphone is not working well, volume is very low in Galaxy SIII | I have a Samsung Galaxy SIII. Please help me to find the problem. I cannot hear well when I receive phone calls. This problem started recently, before that, the earphone was working perfectly. Does that mean that I need to change the earphone or it is a matter of something that I need to do in the phone's options? |
38120 | Can I use my iMac's mic and speakers for a call with my android 2.2 phone (through Bluetooth)? | I'd like to use my iMac's audio (i.e., microphone and speakers) for a call that is handled on my Samsung galaxy i5000 Android 2.2 phone. Is that possible? I've paired my iMac (OSX 10.6) and smartphone through Bluetooth. Then, during a call, I opened the context menu on my phone (where you can also enable/disable the speaker of the phone), but the Bluetooth icon is disabled. (although Bluetooth itself is active and working, e.g. from my iMac I can see the files on my phone). Is there any way to get the above working? _(I wondered whether to post this under apple- or android-stackexchange, but given the Bluetooth icon being disabled, I decided to post it here)_ |
66985 | Hide developer settings from menu | Most of us will know that tapping "build number" a few times in "about device" gives us access to developer settings. Is there a way to reverse this, and hide developer settings from the menu without doing a factory reset? |
38125 | Google music player restores deleted playlist | Why does my Google music player automatically create some of the playlists I deleted before? When I delete a playlist, the playlist appears again after I turn off my Nexus 7 and turn it on again. It doesn't happen to all playlists, only specific ones. |
72842 | Getting apps to work on Android-x86 with Virtualbox | Almost every app, from chrome to gallery simply crash right after launch, and others like maps have bugs that render it unusable (it all goes black and only the search bar and location button are visible). I'm running it with 2 cores, 2GB of RAM, 8GB of storage and 128MB of VRAM, better specs than many actual android x86 devices out there. Is this a virtualbox problem or an android x86 problem? |
13793 | Device stuck on "obtaining IP address", then sets network to "disabled" | I've just arrived at some place which offers wireless internet. When I try to connect my computer, it sends me to some specific URL in which I need to accept some terms of use, and then the Internet works fine. When I try to connect to that network with my Android, however, it's stuck on the "obtaining IP address" stage of the connection for long minutes. After a few tries, it just gives up and moves that SSID to a "disabled" status - which I haven't seen until now - in which it is remembered but it doesn't attempt to connect to it. I can't navigate to any special address on the device's browser because it outright refuses to connect to the network. How can I solve this issue? |
13792 | Deleting Google Image Search History | On my Android device, the Samsung Galaxy S, I frequently use Google and its search functions. Now have I noticed that I cannot seem to delete the Image Search history. When I search something using the regular search I can easily delete that search afterwards. But an earlier search in the Google Image Search does not seem to be possible.. Am I wrong? I have already tried things like deleting the search history through Google, which did not help, and deleting the history on my browser app, which also did not help. If anyone has some helpful information it will be appreciated! Kind Regards, Floris **EDIT:** This has **not** been solved yet. The issue still remains. I can delete the history of the regular Google website, the Browser on my Phone and the history of the Google Widget. Yet _after_ doing a search through the Google Widget you come to a Google page with the results, if you search again on _that_ page then the autocomplete comes on with all my old history. Still searching a solution. **EDIT 2:** This question is not relevant to me anymore. Due to some other issues I had to go back to factory settings which deleted most of my data. I cannot accept any answer as I am not able to check whether that answers works.. |
13796 | Not able to upgrade my galaxy ace through kies | When i connect my ace through kies the update starts, it downloads the firmware from the internet and then it shows "preparing firmware upgrade components" and it stuck their as it is, nothing changed and it was taking a hell lot of time....I left it in the same condition over nite but still no changes.....help me. |
49082 | Where can I find the stock kernel for my Samsung Galaxy S2? | I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 phone (GT-I9100). I installed clockworkmod, a custom kernel and rom (Resurrection Remix) earlier this year. One day I couldn't boot it anymore. I restored a backup of the stock rom still on my sd card. My phone worked fine again, except that my camera doesn't show me any image while running. I can take pictures and videos, but I'm blind while filming. I'm presuming this is because I still have the custom kernel installed. I would like to get back to an official Samsung kernel compatible with my old stock rom. 1. Where can I find such a kernel? 2. How can I be sure that it is the right one for my ROM? 3. What steps must I take to ensure that I can at least get back to the current state if something goes wrong in the process? This is my current setup: Model: GT-I9100 Android: 4.0.4 Band: I9100XXLPX Kernel 3.0.15-TH codeworkx@cyanogenmod #2 SMP PREEMPT Sun Apr 29 10:50:29 CEST 2012 Version: IMM76D.BULPG I appreciate any help you can give me on this topic. |
11324 | Suggest an app for reading PDF and CHM | I have seen apps that read CHM or PDF but not both. I need an app that reads PDF as well as CHM quickly and smoothly. I tried OliveOffice but there are issues with landscape mode. Is there any other ? |
11329 | Galaxy S 2 iPhoto import lists no photos | This is an SGS2 with a Mac. When I connect the SGS2 with USB debugging activated, it mounts the phone and the sd card correctly. iPhoto starts and shows both devices. However, both are empty ('No photos'), although there are photos saved in phone/DCIM/Camera and other subfolders. I have moved photos directly into /phone/DCIM, but they are still not shown. I know that I can navigate there in Finder, then drag&drop. But I would rather like the native import functionality. What could be the cause of this? A conflicting folder naming convention? Is there something that I could reconfigure on the phone side to make it work? |
5728 | Deleted files causing my phone to function incorrectly? | I accidentally deleted files from a folder located on my Android phone and now my phone isn't functioning properly. If I replace those files will my phone now function correctly? Should I replace the deleted files? |
49081 | Is there a way to remotely access my desktop and transfer files over the net to my S3? | I have Win 7 Pro on my home desktop and a 4.1.1 OS Samsung S3 phone. Is there a simple tool or something I can use to move around and transfer files directly from my desktop to the internal drive on my Android phone? It would be good if I can stream videos to my phone too. I have no knowledge of how to setup ports etc. too so something simple. Edit: I need to fransfer files that are like 700MB. Desktop is in another city so wifi won't do. And, I need to be able to set it up on the desktop by just a simple software download because someone else who is not conputer savvy has to setup the desktop while I do my Android. |
19135 | App to automatically download and view a list of web pages offline | I have a very specific workflow that I can't find a simple solution for. I want to be able to make a list of web pages to read offline. Not articles, whole web pages. And I want to keep them up-to-date. I really want an app for Android (my phone: Galaxy S2) that does the following. 1. Lets me enter a list of webpages and maintain that list. 2. Hit a button in the app, and it'll update every page on that list and store a complete offline copy so I can pursue it while on the train. 3. Still maintain links, so I can click on them (so, no PDFs or whatever). 4. Optionally have the ability to set readable fonts. 5. Even better, if there was a way to export this list and modify it on my computer, share it, manipulate it etc. (or if there were a web serivce with an API). My personal use case is very simple. I'm a Wikipedia administrator, and there are a variety of public noticeboards for discussions of interest to administrators, like the administrators' noticeboard and the usually drama- filled administrators' noticeboard for incidents. I'd say there's probably about 10-20 pages I want. I'd rather like it if I could get either my phone or iPad, wake up in the morning, push the "update" button, go brush my teeth and by the time I'm leaving for my commute, have all the pages up-to-date and readable on the train. Answers you may suggest that are wrong up-front: * Instapaper/Readability/Read It Later: those are for saving things broadly like newspaper articles for later reading. They are optimized for extracting text. They are fantastic, but don't actually meet the use case. * Some combination of Evernote, Google Docs, AppleScript/Python/Ruby/Perl and sticky tape: I've got enough pain and broken software in my life already. * Anything involving RSS. Again, look at the links above. There are RSS feeds for individual changes to the page, but I'm interested in saving the whole page, not getting an RSS feed. Basically what I'm looking for is an Android version of what they referred to as an "offline browser" back in the early days of the web. Is there such a thing that doesn't suck? |
5727 | Can I install non-market apps on my AT&T phone directly (without a PC)? | I've installed non-Market apps on my AT&T Captivate using adb, but it'd be nice if I could download an APK directly and install it locally. I've heard of "App(s) Installer" and about a hundred variations on similar names, but it looked like those were just intended to work on devices with a _working_ package installer (e.g. not one that's had the ability to run unsigned apps stripped out). I've rooted the phone -- is there some way I can either replace the existing package installer with one from e.g. another Galaxy S phone on another carrier, or maybe just an app that asks superuser permission before installing the APK itself? Is this something I could just do directly from (su'd) terminal on the phone? I'm sure somebody has thought of this already but I'm having trouble finding an answer on the web... maybe I just don't know exactly how to ask. ETA: please note that this is original AT&T firmware. The carrier is blocking non-market app installs, I think by modifying the package installer. I'm aware of the setting to enable unsigned apps, but on my phone it has no effect. |
19130 | Cannot enable GPS on G510 | I have an Android G510 running 2.3.4 but cannot access the GPS. In "Location & Security" there is no GPS item, just "Use wireless networks". Can anyone help please Is there any test I can do to check? |
22579 | How can I forward texts to my tablet and reply back? | I have a tablet running Android 4.0.1, and a cell phone running 2.2. **When I'm working on my tablet, I would like to be able to see my texts and phone calls get forwarded to the tablet** , which doesn't have a SIM card, and be able to interact with them as if I was on my cell phone, preferably over wi-fi and/or bluetooth. Is this possible? Paid solutions are acceptable as well. |
47116 | Does adding a google account to phone increase data charges? | I've written an app that uses google push notifications to install upgrades. The problem is that certain companies that my app is rolled out to, have phones that are running Android 2.3.6. This means that for the push notification to work, a google account must be present on the phone. One customer only has a limited data plan for his employees and is reluctant to assign a google account to his employee's phone because of the potential data charges. Would assigning a Google account to a phone incur potential data charges on the phone? He has mentioned things like emails, spam, links to YouTube. All of these worry him as he thinks the employee may use things outside company purpose. Thanks |
11499 | Any way to push files onto android phones? | There is any way to push files from a computer to an Android phone? Maybe to its SD card. It may work like Android Notifier, but the opposite way (PC to phone), as in Chrome-to-phone. I looked some apps like FTP servers, web servers, but I would like something more close to "right click on file, push" than to "connect to server using a ftp client or browser, drag or select file, and send". |
47112 | How do I keep my /system mounted as read+write all the time? | I'm running ChainFire3D and for some reason, the per-app setting doesn't seem to work at all. But when I set the default setting itself, it works. I saw that one of ChainFire 3D's requirement is for the /system to be always mounted as read+write. I experimented and by mounting it via Root Explorer and restarted the phone. After restart, /system was back to read only. So yeah, how do I force it to always be moounted as read+write? This is on CyanogenMod 9, ICS 4.0.4. |
47113 | Why Link2SD requires second partition on sdcard for linking? | Why can't it simply link to extSdCard? |
47110 | How to remotely log out all web-based Gmail sessions from my Android phone | Can I remotely sign out all web sessions of Gmail from my Android phone? This question explains how to do this from the Gmail website with a standard web browser. This doesn’t work from my phone because when I visit the Gmail website with the browser in my phone, I am redirected to a mobile version so I can't access the "Activity on this Account" feature. |
11490 | Is there an app to take a photo and add a comment to it | Does anyone know of an app, which allows to take a photo and add some comment or notes to it? Doesn't have to be anything fancy. I'd just like to take a picture of something and add some comments/notes (e.g. while shopping, take a pic of something and make a note of its price). |
11491 | HTC Dream keeps on showing power options screen | I have an HTC Dream cell phone which was working fine till last night. Today morning I woke up to find that the cell phone battery had completely discharged. So, I replaced the battery with an extra one. I powered on the cell phone and I am surprised to find the "power options" screen turn up every few seconds. Pressing any button also makes the "power options" screen turn up. I tried resetting the cell phone to factory settings. I even tried a hard reset but still this problem persists. Any idea how I could solve the problem? Thanks in advance. |
67729 | samsung galaxy tab 10.1 wont do anything | when I turn on my tab it goes to screen that says screen states ODIN 3 download mode reason: force key secure mode: secure check signature: check custom binary download: no (0 counts) current binary: Samsung official waiting usb cable please help what do I do to fix this problem |
16568 | How do you save a contact onto the home screen? | I can't figure out how to save a contact shortcut on the home screen for easy dialing (Ice Cream Sandwich on Galaxy Nexus). Long-pressing on the home screen prompts me to choose a wallpaper. Long- pressing on a contact in the People app has no effect. I can't find any menu option to do it. How do you do it? |
42562 | How to transfer installed apps from one account to another | On my Note 2 I have two accounts configured my.email@gmail.com my.work.email@company.com Usually I have the Play Store configured to buy/install apps under my.email@gmail.com but somehow it got changed to my work email a while back. Before I noticed this, I installed ~20 apps using the my.work.email@company.com Is there a way for me to re-associate those purchases with my.email@gmail.com without manually reinstalling each app? And how will this be different for free vs paid apps that I installed while using my.work.email@company.com? |
80737 | Downloading and installing an application in the system/app on a un-rooted device | Is it possible to install an application in the system/app directory on a un- rooted device? Right now I can do it on a rooted device, so I was wondering what I have to do to if the device is not rooted. It's a custom rom, so I can get a hold of the certificates that signed the rom. Currently if I try on a un-rooted device, I get the permission denied (read_only file system). If anybody has an idea of how I can do this please help me. The reason why I need this done is so I can do app updates on the system applications that will be shipped with the rom and they wont be on the app store. |
16564 | Disadvantages of CyanogenMod | If I root and flash my phone, will I get some limitations? I understand that I will lose any carrier and manufacturer specific apps/launcher/widget (and this actually may be a bonus); however I want to know: 1. what will happen to my gmail/calendar/market account? Will it work as before? 2. will I get battery/radio/GPS issues? 3. will I lose some compatibility with apps (Is a custom ROM less compatible)? 4. can I still use the phone for developing apps? |
16566 | How do I configure which programs autostart when connecting to the internet? | Right now skype starts, email clients send/receive. I really don't want skype to start and login when I connect to 3G, but it's OK if I connect to wifi. How do I configure which programs autostart when connecting to 3G / wifi? (Sony Ericsson Xperia X8, NOT rooted) |
42568 | Is it possible to record calls on Galaxy S3 | I want to install a **working** call recording application on Galaxy S3, but I have found problems with a few apps. I have tried Auto Call Recorder but it doesn't allow me selecting more than _Mic_ as audio source. Perhaps I can record only my own voice (I haven't tried further and I obviously haven't bought the full program) I have previously tried Call Recorder Pro but it only recorded my own voice and not the other party's. I have read here that most call recorder apps require root (OK for me) and _Requires the kernel with 2-way call recording patch_ ## The question is, then How do I make a call recorder **fully** work on a Galaxy S3 (GT-I9300) with only root for now? Do I need to flash a custom firmware? Or won't it just work at all? |
16560 | Password sync with Chrome | I know about Xmarks and LastPass, but is there a free solution for password syncing between Android and Chrome? |
80730 | moto G MTP not connected on windows XP | My Moto G MTP is not working in windows xp for any files transfer from pc to device. I tested the same device on Windows 7 and ubuntu, and it worked like a charm . Does Windows XP needs any special drivers to detect the device MTP ? |
12677 | lock dock icons on ADW launcher | Does somebody knows how can I lock the ADW launcher dock icons so with that I can't move or delete any of those? Why I want that: Because sometimes I click on an icon on the dock and ADW moves it out of the dock. The same behaviour like I was holding that icon, but without holding it. It's very annoying. |
12673 | How much battery does using live wallpapers drain? | I know they are unnecessary, but they look so cool! |
52200 | Can't see google drive docs on Nexus 7 | I've installed Google Drive on my pc and Nexus 7 and placed a Google Spreadsheet doc into the drive on my pc. When I use my pc browser (Firefox) to view the googledrive.com website, the doc is there. However, when I open Drive on my Nexus - nothing. And when I view the googledrive.com website on my Nexus browser (Dolphin) it's empty too. Not a doc in sight. I'm getting nowhere with Google Help on this issue - they keep telling me to click on options that don't exist on the Nexus or telling me to do things on my android phone (Don't have one!) Help? Thanks! ETA: Okay, I've decided what I wanted to do just isn't worth the hassle of trying to figure out Google's accounts/apps systems. It seems designed to be as obstructive as possible. :P I've given up and deleted Drive. Thanks for your attempts to help though - greatly appreciated! |
52202 | Reversing the order of notifications in the notification bar of a given app | I have a Galaxy S1 (I9000) running SlimRom (Android 4.2.2). The problem I have is the following: Assume someone sends me 3 messages in whatsapp (this is case important to me, but the problem is in general): First he sends 'a', then 'b', then 'c'. The way I see the notifications is, from top to button, is 'c','b','a'. I realize this is caused by the stack like implementation of the notifications, but since I read top-down I would like to see it as 'a' at top, then 'b', and finally 'c' at the bottom. I recall that with the latest CM10 I had (also Android 4.2.2) they actually fixed this problem, but I am happy with SlimRom and I don't want to change my Rom solely on the sake of this problem. Is there anything I can do about it ? |
52203 | How do I remove text from my lock screen on my nextbook? | I downloaded the Lookout security app. The first time I installed it it asked for something to write when I report my device was stolen. After deleting the app numerous times it still will not remove the text. How do I remove it? |
52205 | android tablet not waking up | I've got a cheap android tablet running Android 4.0.4 and it doesn't seem to be "waking" up when I want it to. So, when it shuts off after period of inactivity or when I put it to sleep (not powering it off, though), it won't "wake up" at a specified time via the built-in alarm clock or another app (like tune-in which has an alarm feature built into it). When I manually "wake it up" by pressing the power switch, the alarm that should have gone off before goes off after a few seconds. Do I just have something disabled that is preventing it from waking up? Or is this possibly a hardware issue? |
63644 | Ogg Vorbis file not listed in media player | I have an Ogg Vorbis file (.ogg), which was discovered by the fancy new music player on Android Kitkat and it played fine. However, now that it is no longer officially a "recently added" file, I cannot seem to access it in the music player. It does not appear under "Songs", which otherwise lists all files as far as I can see. The .ogg file is in the same directory as my mp3 files, which it can see. And it can definitely still play, the file is not damaged. I have my own app under development for recording, which uses the GUI-free bare-bones media recorder and player libraries provided with Android. And it can play it even though it wasn't intended to! Has anybody got any ideas? Can I force a refresh of the media library somehow? Clearing data and cache under settings does not do it. |
63646 | How does AppSurfer work? How to run Android OS on browser? | I recently got to know of this website AppSurfer where they actually run Android OS in a web browser. It's interesting and also sleek. How does this actually work? |
7802 | Why does Dalvik virtual machine need to run in every process? | JVM and DVM both provide virtual environment. JVM doesn't need to be in every process. why DVM need to be in every process? Thanks. |
63640 | How to access /storage/emulated/0/ from PC? | I want to export the settings of the K9 mail app. This app exports a settings file to /storage/emulated/0/com.fsck.k9/settings-4.k9s. But if I connect my Nexus 4 to my PC I cannot see such a file or the directories. |
63641 | Custom Input Method (keyboard) HTC One faded out | The installation of a custom input method, a keyboard on a HTC one is not working. "When I go to keyboards I see where to turn the IPA Keyboard off and on but it is faded out and when I try to turn it on it doesn't do anything." See screenshot. I know that the "HTC one" comes with a software overlay "HTC Sense" which is impossible to emulate. I don't know how to find out a solution or to understand why it's not possible. Any lead would be very apreciated.  |
7806 | If you install another home locker program which one does Android chooses when it locks your phone? | I asked a similar question regarding an alternate email program here My similar question about an email client, and got a logical answer. Thanks. However, what happens, I now wonder, when you **install another home locker program** ( _I presume this is the name for the software that locks your screen , no_ ) ? Since the device itself 'locks' your phone, you may not be around to choose the one you want to use. Or does , installing another one, automatically disables the current ? |
53152 | Recover deleted WhatsApp media using CleanMaster | So I was trying CleanMaster app for my Android (nexus 4), and deleted the WhatsApp media, later to realize I wanted the images and videos. I do not have a backup of the media. I now want to restore all the media files (or just the images for now). I reinstalled WhatsApp but that did not recover the media files. I see images on my mobile on this path: Computer\Nexus 4\Internal storage\WhatsApp\Media\WhatsApp Images Opening any image gives this error:  Is there any way to recover the images? |
53150 | Tasker "Night" profile won't exit | I have a profile set-up to activate when the phone is connected to power AND the time is between 10:30pm and 7:30am. This shuts off autobrightness, dims the screen, shuts off vibrate, and lowers the ringer (except certain contacts). This run an exit task to reverse all of this after 7:30am because both conditions are no longer met ... but it doesn't. If I unplug the phone before 7:30am, it will exit the profile. If the time passes, it won't exit even if the phone is unplugged. Any suggestions? |
67726 | Why does my keypad fails abruptly? | I use samsung galaxy y duos.And my samsung keypad fails abruptly at times.When I tap in the places where I need to give in the words,keypad appears but when I type in, the keypad works nice but there aren't any word in the input box.It happens in all kind of application and messaging.What should I do prevent this happen ever again.Somebody please edit this question with good english. |
19869 | Connecting Android smartphone/tablet to PC and another device through USB hub | I am going to connect a USB device to Android mobile phone, using Android ICS 4.0 USB OTG. Can I connect this device to smartphone through USB hub **and** connect the phone **through USB hub** to PC in order to deploy apps at the same time (using a male-male USB cable)? Will it be safe solution for both phone and my device? |
19868 | HTC G2 Phone randomly turns off w fully charged battery on Gingerbread 2.3 | My HTC G2 running Android Gingerbread 2.3 randomly turns off while running applications such as the camera with full battery. After the random turn off I try to turn the phone on again and it won't turn on. I have to physically remove the battery, wait 30 seconds, put it back in, and turn on the phone to finally get it to work. Is there an app to prevent this or software update or do I need a new battery? PS: My previous phone, the Motorola Cliq w/ Android 2.1 and Motoblur also had this problem. |
42696 | on home screen what is small clock icon appearing just above AM/PM on 4x2 clock widget | Just received jelly bean 4.1.2 on my Sprint Samsung galaxy s3. I have always used the 4x2 digital clock widget and I noticed a small icon that looks like a clock appearing just above the AM / PM...What if anything is the purpose of this? This also appears when displaying the weather for the various cities. Anyone have a clue? |
42695 | Android speech recognition - how to get access to the audio files? | When doing speech to text using android mobile phone application, I've heard that the files are temporarily stored in `/data/data/com.google.android.voicesearch/files` after the user makes a recording. How I would get read access to those files? |
19863 | How to reinstall android to the fresh stock? | I have recently bought a used HTC Evo 3D from the internet. The phone itself is in perfectly working condition and the software is in its original state; that means it's not rooted, it's not running any custom rom and it's not branded. However, the previous owner seems to have installed many apps from the market, the launchers are kinda different and generally the phone is very 'customized and seems sloppy.' My question is: How do I get the device to its original, fresh, stock state? I don't want to install a custom ROM, I want to have the original android provided by the device manufacturer. I know the device has the "factory reset" option in the menus, however I don't know what it _really_ does and how thorough it is. Wiping the phone and installing the system from scratch would be the best option for me, however, I don't know whether it's possible. What are my options here? Notes: * I know what rooting is * I know what custom ROMS are * I can root the device if necessary, but I don't plan on doing so if not necessary * Android 4.0 gets an official release for HTC Evo 3D soon - does this change anything related to what I need/want to do? |
19865 | How to find app based on package name? | I've installed a malicious app that is posting ads over my notification bar, but can't find it. I know the java package name for it: `com.letang.game103.en` using the command: `adb shell dumpsys notification`. As you see the name of the app is not obvious from the package name. I want to find which app it is, that uses this package name. I also want to report them to Android Market, after leaving a nice feedback for them there! I've looked at different dumpsys commands: adb shell dumpsys [something] But so far wasn't able to get apps based on their package names. Is there any way to do this? |
21073 | Exchange server email sync | I have just upgraded to ICS on my Galaxy s2 and have an Outlook Exchange account that I sync on the device. Prior to the ICS update, when I read emails on my computer it automatically updated the device as that same email being read. Now I have to manually mark all my phone emails as read even though I have read them on my computer. Is there a setting I can change back to so I don't have to do this? |
21072 | Rooting and unrooting Apex Launcher | I read the ApexLauncher FAQ and there is this line: Move the APK file to the /system/app directory manually. Make sure you set the file permission properly. Please reboot your device if the in-drawer widgets feature does not work. To uninstall, please remove ApexLauncher.apk from /system/app manually. My question is, is it really that easy to do? I mean, if I move the .apk to the system directory, I will have a fully-functional ApexLauncher (i.e. a rooted phone) and when I delete the file, I will be back to the _OK_ -state? |
64142 | Android Mini-PC: How to Autostart for Public Display | I have an MK808 Android mini PC which I want to use for a public display. I can open a browser OK and get the page I want, but when power fails I have to manually open that page again. I dont want it to do anything else but display that internet page. Is there a way to autostart the browser and that page? |
69311 | Adobe Acrobat signature field does not make other fields “read only” when signed on android | We are using adobe acrobat pro, and creating a simple form that a user can sign on an android tablet. The problem is that when the users sign the document, the fields do not become "read only". If I open the documents on my desktop, I can edit all the fields except the signature field, even if it was signed by another user. I'm sure it's some silly setting issue, but we've already used the document security settings and adjusted the digital signature form field settings to "make all fields read only" and "locked" the signature field. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks! |
64140 | If I upgrade from Android 2.x to Android 4.x should I re-partition to make use of MTP? | Original article: Please explain the android partition structure to me? > This partitioning scheme as become somewhat less common since Android > migrated to Media Transfer Protocol for providing access to the storage from > a PC. The reason the separate partitions were originally necessary is > because Android used UMS in the earlier versions (anything <3.0), which > requires block-level access to the storage space, meaning Android had to > unmount the storage space that it provided to the PC. A consequence of this > was that the entire partition could not be given to the PC because Android > would basically cease to function until you unplugged your phone if it did. If I now upgrade my ROM from Android v2.x to Android 4.x should I do something to take advantage of Media Transfer Protocol? (I'm talking about custom ROMs and rooted phones). |
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