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64421 | Changing the network mode on Huawei Y300 | If I root my phone will I be able to access network files to change the network mode on Huawei Y300? I want to select network mode GSM/WCDMA. |
64422 | no "move to SD" when managing my apps LG Optimus L9 | I have an LG Optimus L9, and just yesterday i got 32GB of SD memory for it... but there's a problem. I cant install anything because the internal memory is full, and there is no button to move the app to my SD card, i already tried hitting the options button ext. But alas. Nothing. Please help! |
20958 | Need to give away Milestone that's rooted, what happens if I do Factory Data Reset? | In Settings -> Privacy -> Factory data reset? I don't mind giving it away rooted, but if it wipes out the Superuser application (hence allowing any app to enter root mode unchecked) would be very very bad. If it erases that app while leaving it rooted, can I just re-download the .apk and reinstall it afterwards? Or does that procedure unroot the phone? That would be OK too. It's a Milestone 1 with Motorola's official 2.2 update. I just rooted it so I could use the ClockSync and Screenshot apps. |
2612 | Swype Private Beta for HTC Desire | I read here that you can email the Swype developers to ask for an invite for the private beta of Swype on the HTC Desire, and you may or may not get an invite. I'd like to try it out as it looks pretty neat. * Is the private beta still running? * Is there some official announcement that describes how to register for the private beta? * What email should I write to and what should I write to increase my chances of an invite? |
2610 | Stream Sound from Ubuntu to Android | I got tired of replugging my headset between a desktop and Android when someone calls me. Is there a way to stream sound from Ubuntu (I use Pulseaudio) to Android phone over wifi or usb? |
20957 | Android Password Recovery + 2 Step Auth. What happens? | I recently enabled two-step auth for my Google account, and I'm happy to say it works fine. However: * Application specific passwords, like for Android are temporary, and the guide makes it obvious that you aren't supposed to write them down or save them anywhere. * When someone fails to unlock a password protected Android phone too many times, it allows the user to connect to a WiFi network and login with his/her Google account. * How does this apply to an account with two-step auth? Has anyone had this sort of an issue before? Is generating a new app-specific password enough? |
36109 | Clockworkmod Backup/Restore Feature | So last week, I decided to flash a custom ROM to my 2 year old Desire HD. I used the all in one, one-step, "rooting" tool called AAHK (It doesn't just root the phone, it does a whole lot like S-OFF, Goldcard, etc). My DHD is now running Jellytime R30. Everything is good. Now, I would like to try other ROMS. I did a backup of my current system via Clockworkmod in Recovery. Question: Is this a full "image" snapshot? I mean, will I be able to restore the entire system including the ROM when I restore this backup? Or do I have to flash the ROM in the snapshot before I restore the backup? PS: I'm new to this custom ROM thing but I've done my fair amount of research. :) |
9029 | How can I zip a folder into a zip file in Android to send over the Internet? | I have root, and I tried running the zip command from shell, but zip is not found. I think Android doesn't come with zip. How can I install zip on Android? |
9028 | How to uninstall SuperManager | I installed the SuperManager app and every time I try to uninstall it it just stays there. Has anyone experienced that and found a solution? |
9026 | Is there a way to "downgrade" (revert) an HTC Desire HD to stock Froyo from Gingerbread? | I don't have any backups or whatever. My phone isn't rooted. It updated to Gingerbread 2.3.3 OTA a couple of days ago, and I hate almost every change that it introduced. Thanks. |
9021 | Does Samsung Galaxy S Indian ROM (latest DDJP6) has Bengali support? | I've read in several forums that _Indian version_ of **Samsung Galaxy S** (I9000) supports Hindi language. Some of them mentioned it should support Bengali/Bangla also. Can anyone here confirm that- 1) The latest Froyo firmware DDJP6 for Samsung Galaxy S supports Bengali? I don't need IME/a Bengali keyboard, just ability to render Bengali websites (like, Bengali Wikipedia) properly would be great. 2) If it doesn't support Bengali out of the box, does installing a Bengali fallback font serve the purpose? Please note that merely showing Bengali characters won't help. As this is a _complex language_ , a proper shaper must be present in firmware to render kar/matra and conjuncts correctly. * * * **Update** : I have recently bought a Samsung Galaxy series device. Yes, its Indian ROM has Bangla shaper, only replacing `DroidSansFallback.ttf` with a Bangla font will do. |
37253 | How to upgrade HBOOT from 0.80.0007 to 1.01.0001 | I own an HTC Wildfire with HBOOT version 0.80.0007 and S-On. How do I upgrade to HBOOT 1.01.0001? Can anyone give me a nudge in the right direction? I've been racking my brains for the last few days, looking for a useful tutorial, with no luck at all, I hope to sort my problem out. |
37256 | How to remove unneeded icons from the menu? | I have a Samsung i9220 with Android 4.1.1. How can I remove the unneeded icons from the android phones menu?  |
24017 | After ICS, Touch screen is not working when mobile is overheated | I have Sony Xperia Mini pro, i recently updated it to ICS. But now when the phone is overheated (especially during recharging). The touch screen becomes unresponsive, even if i restart my phone, it stills that way. It goes back to normal by itself after some period of time. What should I do to fix the problem? |
24011 | Online status for facebook contacts | I have Facebook, Facebook messanger and Skype Installed. Also, I've connected/linked contacts manually across accounts. In the contacts I can only see Skype contacts online. Is there a way to see facebook's contacts also? I don't care if I have to install a third party app, so all suggestions are acceptable. |
24012 | What does "awake" mean? | I obsessively check the battery info on my ICS phone, and I've noticed that I get the best battery life when the phone hasn't been "awake" much. But I realized I don't _really_ know what "awake" means. I have not found a definition for it, and frankly am too lazy to download and grovel the SDK docs. So ... what precisely does "awake" mean? |
22888 | Does the Samsung Galaxy S Plus support moving applications to the SD card? | On my Samsung Galaxy S phone, I cannot move applications to the SD card. It seems to be some configuration file error which you can only solve when rooting the phone. Does anyone know if this has been fixed in it's successor, the Samsung Galaxy S Plus? Model Number: GT-I9000 Firmware : 2.3.3 Baseband version: I9000XXJVO Kernel version: 2.6.35.7 Build number: GINGERGREAD.XWJVH |
22880 | Empty spaces in ADW Launcher dockbar | I use the standard ADW Launcher that ships with CyanogenMod 7 and have noticed a problem with the dockbar. **NOTE this is the "hidden dockbar" you can reveal with a swipe, not the normal Android dock (LAB/RAB).** There is enough space for 6 icons on my dockbar but I can only add 4 before they start flowing off-screen to the right. In other words positions 1 through 4 have icons but positions 5 and 6 can't be used (first screenshot). Dragging a new icon onto them places it at position 7, which can only be revealed by scrolling the dockbar sideways (second screenshot). It's as if ADW thinks there are icons at 5 and 6 already but there aren't. I have tried using Reset ADW in the settings but while it reset many ADW features it did not reset the dockbar, or solve the problem. There was a time when only position 5 was locked as blank and position 6 held an icon, but in dragging icons around to try an get one to go into position 5, position 6also became locked as blank.   |
22886 | Change "me" picture | I literally have no idea how to change my "me" picture. I have tried many things, but none worked. I tried to add myself to my contacts, but that didn't work. Device: Huawei Ascend II |
67195 | If you unlock you don't have to unlock again in X time | Is there a way to have my phone stay unlocked for some period of time after I have unlocked it once (via PIN, pattern or whatever). In other words, if I unlock my device with my PIN, if I turn the screen back on within the next 30 minutes I wouldn't have to re-enter my PIN. If it matters my device is on Android 4.4. |
67192 | Installing ROM over another custom ROM | Am using Samsung Galaxy Y model phone. I rooted my mobile and installed Jelly Blast v3 ROM in my phone. Now how to install a different custom ROM over this ? or if i install a new ROM in my mobile will that cause any problems ? Please help me get through this |
82244 | Phone will no longer connect via USB after bad ROM | I have a phone that was flashed with a bad ROM. It no longer has a system, so actually getting into the phone is a no-go. It can, however, boot into recovery and download mode. I planned on flashing to a stock ROM, but I can no longer connect via USB: Windows simply cannot recognize the device. I've gone through various driver installations, but to no avail. I figured I'd give up on the USB and just put a stock ROM on an SDcard and install it through recovery. Would this work, or do I need to do it through USB? |
30154 | Google Now voice calling feature only searching local contacts, not businesses | In Google Voice Assistant on ICS I could, for example, say "Call the closest Dominos" or "Call CompUSA West Palm" and Google Voice Assistant would start to dial the correct business almost immediately. Since I've upgraded to JB, Google Now only seems to search my contacts and sometimes brings up map locations of businesses I wish to call. This is extremely disappointing and would really like to know if anyone else is having this issue and if it can be resolved. |
30155 | Remove bloatware on Galaxy S2 - what are my options? | My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S2 flashed with stock ROM - ICS v4.0.3, carrier is Virgin Mobile (model #GT-I9100M). There is some bloatware installed by Samsung, which causes minor problems, such as * being listed in the apps list, so it takes more time to find the app I need * asking for updates every now and then. I've read on the internet - there are several ways to solve the problem with bloatware, but I am not sure which one addresses both of my concerns. All of them require rooting - so I booted into recovery mode and tried to proceed according to this article: http://forum.xda- developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719. I got the error "failed to mount /sdcard", googling for it resulted in some vague answers. I believe this is showstopper - so I cannot do anything about bloatware without rooting - please correct me if I am wrong. Supposing I managed to root the phone somehow, there are couple options: * remove bloatware (many apps on the market can do it, even for free). * freeze bloatware (something I can do, for example, using Titanium Backup). What's freezing? Does it remove the app from everywhere, like it never existed? How stable is it, i.e. can any action cause them to accidently unfreeze? What are the risks associated with going along each path? Will I be able to upgrade my ROM, when the new version comes out (ICS 4.0.4 and then Jelly Bean - 4.1.1)? Do I need to backup my phone and what are best ways to do it? Just so I can restore if something happens, without paying for the fancy features I don't need. There are a lot of backup solutions out there, my main concern is reliability and, for some of them, it suffered in the latest versions and people started complaining in the reviews. |
68218 | S Voice on Galaxy S5 - Hi Galaxy does not work | I can't seem to active S Voice from anywhere (Lock Screen with no pin, Home Screen, any app) on my Galaxy S5 (ATT). I have the Wake On command set. I've tried changing from Hi Galaxy to a different command. I cleared S Voice cache data and restarted and still no luck. I'm using the Google Launcher but also switched back to Touchwiz and neither work. I've noticed others are having the same issue. http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s5/379600-galaxy-s5-hi-galaxy- not-working-sm-g900i.html |
30157 | How to return to the home screen with a terminal command? | Is there a terminal command to go to the home screen? I need to do this **via ssh** , so I cannot just push the "home" button, I need to send a **command-line** action.. |
30152 | Changing settings values in an Android ROM | I have just started to cook my own Android custom ROMs, and I am wondering how I can change the settings values in the "About" screen in the default Settings app. I have taken Cyanogenmod 7.2 and I am modding it. So how can I change the mod version, for example, from "cyanogenmod 7.2.0 p990" to, for example, "mymod 7.2.0 p990"? |
68216 | Recycling old android devices for home security | Has anyone seens any efforts in recycling used devices for home security? I tried (re)searching, but most the top results are apps and or professional security devices. I was browsing a thrift shop and noticed couple of android devices for sell. Price was around USD $30 - 40. Which got me started thinking of the possibility of using a android device for home security. I am not talking about the app, but the device itself. 1. These devices already have wifi connectivity 2. These devices are easily programmable, more functionality can be easily added. 3. They have cameras that are pretty good 4. Think that this might be good use to recycle old electronics. 5. Even broken devices (glass broken etc.) can be used to a larger extent. So long as device turns on, camera and wifi works, the device can be used for the security. 6. Many of these devices have focusable cameras. You can remotely control cameras. 7. Motion sensing algorithm can be developed to operate when there is motion A custom mod like cyanogen mod with all applications except camera removed can be used in the cases like this. All device needs to do is stream pictures to some server using wifi. I am sure there is open source application that will accept stream from such devices or we can relatively easily alter one of the similar application. Power/charging problem will have to be solved, but at these prices, you can just replace the device while other one is charging or just replace the battery. Since device is not doing anything else, we might get good mileage for battery life also. Custom mod can switch off the screen which can reduce power consumption |
30159 | Galaxy Blaze reboots upon power off | I have T-Mobile Galaxy S Blaze, running 2.3.6. I rooted the phone months ago, uninstalled T-Mobile bloatware (using Titanium Backup Free), and have been enjoying using it for a while. Recently however, I haven't been able to power it off. Everytime I hold the power button and select "Power Off", it goes through the motions but then reboots immediately. I can't think of anything I changed during that time that would cause this, other than software updates. I couldn't tell you which software updates, because I didn't try to turn it off in a long while. Removing the battery and re-inserting it keeps it off. It's just using the "Power Off" command. Is there anyway I can get a log of what's happening during shutdown? I'm new to Android but not so much to Linux. |
68214 | Can the Moga Power Pro be used as a USB controller? | So I just received my new Moga Power Pro controller, and I'm extremely disappointed with the latency I'm experiencing with it when playing emulators (both in emulators which can use the Moga "A" mode and ones that use the HID "B" mode) - there's a lag between d-pad presses and responses, the button don't always register presses, etc. Maybe I'm just spoiled (having only previously used system-specific controllers), but I'm disappointed enough that I may return the controller. Before I do that, though, I want to try and see if I can reduce the latency at all. To that end, is it possible to use the pad as a generic USB controller (using the included USB to Micro USB) connector? Or am I stuck using the Bluetooth connection (which I'm supposing is largely responsible for the latency?) (I've tried the controller with both my HTC One M8 and my Nexus 10 tablet, both of which are running unrooted 4.4.2; I've tried turning off the Wifi and mobile data, without discernible improvement) |
4313 | Does Android resolution matter for other than clarity? | In Android OS, does screen resolution matter in applications? Obviously a phone with 800x480 resolution is going to look much sharper than a 320x480 one, but is that the only difference? Do the icons and such scale at different resolutions or just look sharper? Can I actually fit a lot more on the screen on the higher res phones (such as when you increase the resolution on a desktop PC?) I am looking for an inexpensive Android phone that doesn't require Sprint's bogus $10 "4G fee". Unfortunately, it looks like the only phone that is decent and doesn't require this fee is the LG Optimus S (free right now). However, the resolution is 320x480. I'm going to check it out in a store soon but wanted to see what you experts think. Thank you! |
4315 | How can I run Flash on a Pandigital novel hacked to run Android 2.1 (Eclair)? | I have a white Pandigital novel that I hacked to run 2.1. I followed these instructions to the letter(except I don't have the market so I got Apps Installer elsewhere), but when I finished, nothing was different. (yes, I remembered to reboot.) www.whatismyflash.com says my current flash version is "None or Disabled". Anyone know what's happening? There was also nothing related to flash in the launcher. Should there be? However, Apps Installer insists that my flash apk is installed. _Note: I am aware ofthis similar question but that question asks for a flash app and my question asks "Why isn't my flash app working?"_ _Other Note: I tried some games in Skyfire and they didn't work so please no "just try Skyfire" answers._ |
67443 | Export bookmarks from Android 4.1.2 Stock Browser for use in PC Browser | How can I export bookmarks from my Android 4.1.2 Stock Browser, for use in Chrome and Firefox on my PC? I've checked the stock browser thoroughly, but could not find anything like the `Export` feature found in desktop browsers. Would appreciate some help, since I have a ton of book marks on my phone, and need them on my PC. |
67446 | How to load custom logo on andriod start up | New to the site and have little technical knowledge. I have a mx andriod box and it has a custom logo on launch. How can I remove this and have my custom logo on start up ? Cheers Xeine |
37877 | Why is root access required for a custom ROM? | I'd like to be clear, and as my question indicates, I'm very ignorant of mobile devices in general so my apologies if this is common knowledge. Say I want to install a custom ROM onto a device, then it would appear I need root access. I'm able to find out from every web page on _how_ I can root a device, but I'm unable to find how _why_ I need to root a device. I understand that rooting a device simply gives me root access on the device, but why is this needed? If I connect the phone to a PC then doesn't that give me access to the entire file system of the device? If so, then why can't I just overwrite the relevant parts of the FS with whatever ROM I want? Also, why would rooting and using a custom ROM cause a device to be bricked? Couldn't I just overwrite the ROM that was causing the issue with the original one (that I'd thought on to back up! ;)). |
4738 | How can I be informed through my computer if a new SMS is received? | While I'm working with my computer, my mobile lies next to me and every time I receive a new SMS or WhatsApp message, I have to grab the phone, read the message and answer it. So It would be really nice, if there is an App or another possibilty to connect my mobile phone with my computer via Bluetooth, WLAN or USB so that i can read and send my SMS message from my computer desktop. This would have several advantages: * It is easier to copy page content. A lot of time I'd like to send a sms to someone with content on my computer. So i dont have to type it anymore but just copy&paste it * My working process isn't disturbed as much it is if I have to grab my phone * it is easier and faster to write with a keyboard than the mobile phone pad So my questions are: * is there any app/program that can do that? * if not, would it be at least technically possible or are there any restrictions that prevent such an app? |
6552 | How do I recover my Angry Birds progress! | I'm using Cyanogen and had some issues so in recovery I had to "wipe data". Before I did that I did a backup. How can I get back my Angry Birds save data? I thought for sure it was stored on Google's servers since I've done this sort of thing 50 times before and never lost my save games. |
3118 | Flashing a New Kernel | If I'm going to flash a new Kernel with ROM Manager Pro, do I need to reinstall my MOD, delete my data, or delete my cache? I am running CM 6.1 and want to flash one of ChevyNo1's kernels but will I have to reload CM and all my data? |
3117 | Quickly input frequent used phrase by choose-and-paste | Is there any application that can enhance the clipboard, so that I can quickly input some frequent used phrase by choose-and-paste? Use case: I need to input my email address to a field in an application. I recall my frequent used phrases list (by some kind of operation), choose my email address, then it is pasted into the field. |
3114 | Is there something in the Android architecture that prevents people from creating MP3 players that read embedded lyrics? | When I play certain MP3 files (such as lessons from JapanesePod101.com) on my iPod Touch, lyrics or transcripts that are embedded in the MP3 files are displayed in the media player. I find this to be an extremely useful feature, and I believe I'm not alone. Despite that, neither the stock Android media player nor any other media player I've downloaded from the Market seems to support this. I just have not been able to find any way to get feature on my Nexus One. This feature is important enough to me that I'm considering learning Android development just so I can write a simple media player that displays embedded lyrics or notes. However, the fact that nobody else seems to have done this makes me wonder - is it even possible? **Is there something in the Android architecture or APIs that make it difficult or impossible to read and display lyrics information from MP3 files?** |
3112 | Gmail app only shows "Archive" button for one account | I have two gmail accounts connected on my HTC Incredible. When looking at account 1, I can select some emails and three buttons appear: Archive, Delete, and Labels. But when using account 2 and an email is selected, only Delete and Label buttons appear. How can I get the "Archive" button to appear in the second account? |
79302 | something permanetly reset my email accounts from installed mail applications (Samsung Note II stock and Gmail app) | I've met with a very annoying and strange issue regarding email applications on my Samsung Galaxy Note II. My search in Google across multiple Android forums has has not given any result. I used for about a year on this device Samsung's stock email application to work with my mail accounts at some local mail servers and Gmail server. Also I used Gmail stock email app to work with my several Gmail accounts (some of them are the same as in Samsung's stock email app and some are different). One nice day several weeks ago I've suddenly disclosed, that all my mail accounts in the both apps are totally removed, that is all accounts settings and data (incoming messages loaded in the local cache, my drafts etc). When I called any of these two app, it starts as the very first time, that is offers me to configure any account before I can start using the app. Futhermore, the default Google account in the general stock settining ssof the account has been removed too. I have restored all accounts in the both apps and the default Google account in the device`s general settings. But several days later I've suddenly found out, that the both apps had reset and were empty again. Well, I've configured them once more... and now they are empty again. I suppose, that this issue is very probably conncted to the fact, that I use the same Google account as default account on two different Android devices, that is Samsung Galaxy Note II and LG G-2. Well, I have read here at the forum many different topics with the same questions, whether it is OK to use the same Google account as a default one on multiple devices, and the answer was always "Yes, without any problems". But seems, that the matter is not so simple. Anyway I can not imagine any other reason for such strange behaviour. Furthermore I suspect, that the problem occurred the first time after I've bought and configured my second device LG G2. I'm not 100% sure, but it seems to be so. What seems to be essential, all data and setting of these email accounts on my LG device is not affected any way. Are there any ideas how could I detect and fix this issue? It is impossible use my Note II this way. Many thanks in advance! |
79300 | Is there a way to determine whether upgrading to a newer version of Android OS will slow down my device? | Is there some way to test whether _my device is ready for version xyz_ of Android (i.e., how much it will slow down the device? Or some sort of table of how much slower each version of Android has become. |
79301 | Need to enable ICMP Ping response from phone | I'm trying to enable ICMP ping response from my Android 4.2.2 Phone (Galaxy S4). I am only considering ping over LAN via Wi-Fi, not the cellular network. WLAN Network connectivity is not the problem: I can connect to an FTP server running on the phone from another machine on the LAN. Pinging the phone from the same host of the FTP client results in timeouts. The phone is not asleep because the FTP session can be active, but ping still times out. I can also ping an Android 4.4 tablet just fine, so it is not something specific with Android. In the phone, I examined /system/etc/sysctl.conf and found the line: sysctl -w net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_all=1; which I commented out as (editing with ES File Explorer Root Explorer, FS set to RW) #sysctl -w net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_all=1; After rebooting the phone, there is still no ping response. What other settings could inhibit ICMP ping response? Edit: I also tried the form sysctl -w net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_all=0; That did not make a difference. I can ping any other host on the LAN, including the router, from the phone using the Net Ping app. I also discovered that I can ping the phone at its IPv6 link-local address (fe80::xxxx) It will respond to pings while the phone is awake, but as soon as the screen goes dark, ping responses stop. But I do not get any IPv4 ping response under any circumstances, so some setting is blocking it. I do not have any add-on firewall like DroidWall running. |
79305 | what will happen if i leave my smartphone(samsung gt8150) with an already ruined battery a whole day plugged into the computer? | I use my smartphone for tethering and i have a ruined battery which will keep the device on for not more than 1 minute but can be plugged in to the computer or charger.Is it ok to leave the device for a whole night or a whole day for tethering? Will it damage the smartphone? I edit to specify that im using usb wifi tethering |
81916 | Can't hear the caller on Moto E | I have a Moto E with kitkat 4.4.4. I can not hear the caller's voice unless I put my phone on speaker. noticed this problem yesterday only.. earlier it was working fine. Will appreciate any help regarding the issue. |
25825 | Problems sending MMS | I am unable to receive or send multi media messages using my Samsung Galaxy Ace plus. When I send a MMS it gets stuck and when I receive a picture or form of media from a friend (e.g. my friend has an iPhone and has tried to send me pictures however my Samsung is unable to open these. |
25822 | Beginner's questions on tweaking non-branded Android phone (rooting, update recovery, update rom) | I have some beginner's questions for clarifying some concepts in Android phone. I am using a non-branded phone (ASK SP404) running Android 4.0.3. The Android OS in the phone comes from the manufacturer and it is non-rooted. I could use normal apps from Google Play but not the more powerful ones that need root privilege. Recently, I want to find a way to backup and restore my phone's rom (like Norton Ghost). However, from my previous thread : Could a non-root Android 4.0.3 smartphone's rom be backup?, I know that this operation seems impossible without some serious tweakings of my phone. "Tweaking" involves risks so I want to clarify some concepts before performing such potentially danger tasks. My questions are : 1. Does every Android phone has a Boot Partition, a Recovery Partition and a Rom Partition ? (Boot Partition stores the Linux Kernel, Recovery Partition stores the BootLoader and the Rom Partition stores the other Android system and application files) 2. Is every Android phone's BootLoader locked ? How could I tell whether it is locked or not ? (Supplementary Info : I could go into the Factory Mode of my phone by turning on my device with "power on" + "home" key, the Factory Mode has the following menu items : Factory Mode Full Test Item Test Test Report Version Reboot It seems that my BootLoader does not let me to backup/update my phone's rom. I can't tell whether it is locked. Moreover, when I enter the "Version" option, the following information is listed : IMEI1 : 35958561001666 IMEI2 : 35958561001666 S/N code : MT012345678901234567 10 SW Ver. : HTC_A100_V401 Custom Build Verno : 1331982298 I am not sure whether this phone has used a HTC A100's firmware rom ! ] 3. Must I unlock the BootLoader if I want to update my phone with a custom rom (e.g. CyanogenMod) ? What exactly is the meaning of "unlock" ? 4. Must I unlock the BootLoader if I just want to root my phone to run some rom backup programs such as "romdump", "titanium backup" etc ? If not, would I void my phone's warranty by just rooting my phone ? 5. I know that the "SuperOneClick" program could be used to root many Android 2.2/2.3 phones. Could this program be used to root an Android 4.0.3 phone ? 6. If the "SuperOneClick" rooting process fails somewhere along its way, would the failure hurt my phone and brick it ? That's all my concerns before I would actually perform some serious tweakings to my phone. I am sorry if I have asked too many naive questions and/or I am looking for too much, but I hope the answer(s) in this discussion may be beneficial to other Android tweaking beginners. Thanks for your attention. Any suggestion ? |
25820 | Does Android support the single-user mode runlevel? | Since Android is powered by a Linux kernel it should support booting in single-user mode. Which version of Android supports single-user mode and how is one able to start an Android device in this mode? Any references? |
25821 | Where's the tab manager in the latest Dolphin HD? | I've just updated Dolphin HD - I'm not sure from which version, but to version 8.5.1. In the previous version I had, swiping left opened a narrow bar with two buttons: one toggled fullscreen mode, and the other opened a tab manager. Now swiping left opens an add-ons pane which has a button to toggle fullscreen mode, a bunch of stuff I don't want, and no button for the tab manager. Is the tab manager still available somewhere? If so, how do I open it? And as a bonus, is there any way to remove the add-ons stuff from the menu that opens when I swipe? |
25828 | How can I remotely change the volume? | At home I often connect my android to some speakers, to listen to internet- radio. It would like to be able to change the sound-level through a command on my laptop. I can open an ssh shell to the phone, but I am stuck finding a command to change the volume on the android. Is there a command to change the audio-volume on the android-shell? Or maybe there is a different approach without ssh that I missed completely? I am running Android 4.1. **Edit** The accepted answer should work for rooted devices. I am still keen on getting an answer for an unrooted device. |
66715 | Where can I see all my +1 and app ratings? | Where can I see all my +1 and app ratings? |
66712 | Just got a Galaxy S3 and it's doing a software update, but I can't send email and navigation online is slow, is that normal? | I'm a newbie to Android as I got my S3 back in late February. The software update just started today and I've noticed I can't send emails or receive them. In addition, online navigation is slow. Is this normal? Thank you! |
67170 | Seeking alternative to Andoid File Transfer utility | Need usb alternative to Android File Transfer for Mac. Problems: 1. no search capability 2. Cannot report size of files. 3. No route to send problem reports to developer. Reasons for not using bluetooth: security. |
23378 | Connection Timeout on Google Play | I have a brand new ASUS Transformer Prime tablet running ICS which I have been using for the first time over the last few days. I can access the internet without issue using the email, Gmail, browser, YouTube apps, but not Google Play. When I try to use the Google Play Store app it shows a "loading..." message for a few minutes and then stops with a "No Connection" message. Any ideas how I can fix this? |
23375 | How can I install Firefox on an Android with no service or Google account? | This is for a very narrow use case with a phone that is used as a mobile GUI environment only. The phone has no service and is not associated with a Google account, so it can't access Google Play. Is there another way to install Firefox? |
23371 | Mail Insists on Being "Push" | Phone: Sprint Nexus S 4G with the ICS update. I have email accounts (hosted Exchange) set up and working without issue. Well, one small issue: No matter what "Check Frequency" I choose, they insist on being "push" mode. I have one at 10 minutes, the other at 15 minutes -- but the second an email hits that inbox the phone dings. Drives me nuts -- and wreaks havoc with playing music... Is there a setting somewhere else or new in ICS that I need to be looking for? Anyone else having a similar issue? |
23372 | Replace HTC Sense "recent apps" by stock ICS | I've just ordered my new HTC One X phone which will be my first Android phone and ships with Android ICS and HTC Sense. I've seen some reviews on YouTube and the only thing I didn't like from HTC Sense was the "style" they use in the "recent apps"-switcher. Is there any way to revert only that one "style" back to original ICS? Maybe someone could also explain to me what the "Launchers" are everyone is talking about... Are they like the explorer.exe on Windows? Are they responsible for the whole look and feel? Or is something like the "recent apps"-switcher a separate process? |
23373 | How can I open the keyboard on my Android tablet? | I have just bought a NATPC M009S ULTIMATE Capacative Android Tablet PC Android 4.0 ICS and I can't find any way of accessing the keyboard. How can I open it? |
57932 | Gallery 'don't ask me again' reset? | So I accidentally checked the box when it asked me if i wanted to change my lock screen so it was the same as my home screen. I've been searching for a way to reset the option but i have not found a solution to my problem. I tried going into the settings and reseting the defaults for Gallery but it does not fix the problem. I'm on an LG Lucid 2 |
74776 | How do you eject the samsung device when the device is currently being used for testing using the Android-ADT | I connected my Samsung Device(Android 4.1.2 ) for testing my app through the Android- ADT(Eclipse). * After closing the workspace when I tried to eject the device through Eject I get a dialog box saying the phone is currently being used please close any running software using the phone. Thereby forcing me to unplug the device manually. * Any help appreciated. |
6668 | Launcher disappeared, how do I restore it? | I mistakenly dragged an icon on the home screen (Nexus One) to the bottom area ("Main dock") that contains 3 main icons (phone, launcher, browser). That icon replaced the launcher and now I can't access any of my other apps. (My launcher is the ADWLauncher, that comes with CyganogenMod). What do I do now? How do I revert this back? (I tried "Restore ADW settings" but unfortunately there was nothing in the backup location). Is there a way to "restore it to factory settings"? |
6667 | Browser clipboard copied but disappears immediately? | The web browser that comes with my phone (Nexus One) allows selecting and copying web page content to clipboard, through the Settings menu ("select text"). The problem is that when I select and copy web page to the clipboard, I receive a confirmation message: "Text copied to clipboard" but... the clipboard is still empty! How is this possible? I downloaded from the Android market the free Clipboard Viewer app so that I can see what's in the clipboard and it shows no data in clipboard. What am I doing wrong? |
43904 | How to gain access to the SPI port on any Android phone | I am a hardware developer and want to connect my hardware board by hacking into the SPI port of a form factor Android Phone. My objective is to connect my board using jumper wires to a Smartphone to create a near form factor demo. (my board size is about 2" x 3") My questions are as follows 1. Do any of you know an easy way to gain access to the SPI bus on any Android Phone? 2. Can these Android phones be re-flashed after making the required changes to the Kernel to support my board? |
43909 | Can I make a Wi-Fi VoIP call on Google Voice without third party applications? | I can't seem to make pure Wi-Fi VoIP calls on Google Voice without a third party application such as GrooVe IP. Is this the case? |
43908 | Unable to access the "mmcblk0p6" file, on Samsung S5300 Mini Pocket | I have rooted my Samsung S5300 Mini Pocket Galaxy, and I have entrie SDK installed on my Windows 7 laptop. Now via Command Prompt I am able to: adb shell $ su # <--- and get root access However, if I do something like this: cat /dev/block/mmcblk0p6 The output in my CMD prompt is BLANK, and it's like the file is empty. I've been instaling the **busybox** with all other commands to help me complete this, but I have not accomplished nothing. Any advices, tips how can I stream into the contents of this particular file? BTW - I've been trying with Android Commander, but no success either. It says that the file is "empty" => 0 KB. Thanks all. |
75747 | Looking for a log file telling me when my phone was on? | My android 4.4.3 phone was off and in storage but when I got it back the battery was flat and there was some stuff on facebook I can't account for. Is there any log files which would confirm when my phone was on etc. |
75748 | How can I delete Auto backup photos in Google+ | I couldn't delete them. What can I do? I know that it's private, but I have a little worry. |
5108 | No calls and messages before first call/message | My Samsung Galaxy Spica (GT-I5700) has this problem: when it first starts or resume from airplane mode (i.e. when turning off airplane mode), the GSM network status appears to be normal (full signal) but the phone won't receive calls or SMS. Only after I made a call or send a message then all the missed calls and SMSes came at once. How do I restore the normal function? |
5109 | How do I toggle headset/headphone mode manually? | It seems that the hardware erroneously regard the headset as attached at all times (to the 3.5" jack). This makes me unable to make calls without headset or speaker mode. |
5102 | custom rom for galaxy 5 | I am new to this Android stuff. I would like to know the easy way to install a custom ROM on my phone. I have already rooted my phone. |
5103 | If I pull the battery out, the sd card file system crashs, all file lost! | Is this normal? Did it happen in your phone? |
5105 | Determine HTC Desire screen type | The first HTC Desire devices used to have AMOLED screens, before HTC switched to SLCD. How can I tell whether my handset has an AMOLED or an SLCD screen? |
59571 | Is there any way to remove the 10 recipents limit from the SMS app? | Can you actually do this? I know that there are some apps where you can send SMS to a unlimited number of recipients, but I would prefer to remove the limit of the built-in SMS app. My phone is a _Samsung Galaxy Note II_ (rooted). |
59570 | Nexus 7's MTP does not connect in mass storage mode anymore | I've had a Nexus 7 for a year now and since the day I've got it, I could easily connect it to my PC and transfer file to/from it in MTP mode. But some weeks ago I tried installing Ubuntu on it and since I failed, I downloaded and reinstalled Android on it. But ever since, it is not recognized as a mass storage on my PC! Does anyone know how I can fix this? |
36399 | Maximize Lockscreen widget? | I am on Android 4.2.1 (Galaxy Nexus), when using Lockscreen widgets, they are always quite small until once drags them down, then they get maximized. Any way to maximize them by default? Thanks :-) |
36391 | Options for operating phone remotely | For _Remote Desktop_ functionality there is _Droid VNC Server_ , other current better options? _Android Screencast_ (Seems like something that was promising)? I used to "Wi-Fi keyboards", but now with VNC its not so interesting, as I have to set the input-method on the phone. (i think "Remote Keyboard" app could be interesting if there are situations when VNC are difficult. What about options for working directly with the phone, like desktop SMS applications? I am thinking of any way of connecting (Bluetooth, USB, Wi-Fi....) with a rooted phone? Primarily Windows Desktop (But many possibilities is always better) |
36392 | How to make Android phone as my wireless dialer, so that i can dial the phone and send / receive SSH, FTP etc? | How can i make the Android mobile phone number +3900000 as incoming dialing number from computer running Linux (ArchLinux, Fedora, CentOS, Ubuntu) using modem. Once the connection is made. How is it possible to send / receive packets from mobile to that local network or use SSH/FTP in that location? Just a device for remote assistance services (like to avoid VPN/ETC ETC).  |
33348 | Changing some system file values in Android failing | I am trying to change some sys values but I don't seem to be having much success. In my case I am trying to change values of files in the folder "/sys/devices/platform/omap/musb-omap2430/musb-hdrc/usb1/1-0:1.0" e.g. the file bInterfaceClass which currently has value 09 My tries: (In shell, as root) chmod 777 bInterfaceClass echo 07 >> bInterfaceClass I didn't receive an error but when looking up the value cat bInterfaceClass It is still 09 Now looking up this file in Root Explorer, I can see that the last modification date of the file has changed, so my guess: something resets the value of such a sys file as soon as it changes. Can anyone shine some more light on this issue? How can I change the value? |
33342 | Camera button reassign function | So my power button broke on my droid 1 (yes old phone). Until I can get a new phone soon, I need a better way to lock and unlock my screen. Sliding up and down the keyboard slows down everything. Is there an app or a way that lets me re-assign my physical camera button to do this? |
2621 | How can I connect to a number with a conference-call code via Google Voice? | I have a phone number for a conference-call service. Under ordinary use, I call the number, and when the automated system answers, I enter a 10-digit code for the conference I wish to join, and then press #. I have the number assigned to a contact like this: `800-555-1234,1234567890#`. When I call that contact without Google Voice enabled (either "do not use Google Voice to make any calls" or "ask every time I make a call" and then answer no), it connects fine, but when I enable GV for outgoing calls, a dialog box appears saying "Google Voice could not connect," and it gives me options of retrying with GV or to call without GV. Retrying fails in the same manner, and the latter choice allows the call to connect, but it waits for me to enter the conference code myself. It's as though GV isn't providing the conference code. As a workaround, I can use Voice Plus; I have it set to use GV for all contacts except for those in the "No Google Voice" group, which includes the conference contact. I'd prefer not to have to do that, though, because I'd like my conference calls to show up in my GV call history, and I'd also like as few exceptions as possible to my dialing rules. How can I get my phone to call the number through Google Voice _and_ enter the conference code automatically? |
36647 | Saving battery life: pressing home button or back button | My friend said when using an app, pressing the home button saves battery life instead of pressing the back button. He thought by pressing the home button, the app stays in RAM so that when you reopen it it just open, android doesn't need to create the app and store it in RAM, which costs battery. Is it true? |
41673 | Cannot add Google account for Playstore, SSL not working | I had Google Playstore installed on my Android 2.2 mobile. But unfortunately when I went to service centre the mobile was resetted to factory settings and all my data was lost. Thereafter when I restarted my Internet, the default browser is unable to connect to any secured website. Even my news and weather is not getting connected. But the browser connects to other un-secured sites. When I tried to reinstall Google play I was asked to add a Google account -- but it gave me an error that it cannot establish a secured connection. No Google website except google.co.in is connected. However when I use the Opera mini browser I can visit any secured sites including GMail and Playstore. But when I tried to download any apk from Google store it does not show any error in my PC but software is never downloaded. When I tried to use deviceID apk it is showing me nothing. I think because I am unable to add any Google account the data file contains nothing. Can anybody tell me how I can start secured connections in my default browser so that Google can connect to its secured server and I will be able to download from Play store? |
41674 | Do you need to run uninstallers/cleaners on Android to maintain performance levels like on Windows? | You'll have to forgive me as I'm not as familiar with the internal workings of Android/Linux as I am with Windows. I'm curious about performance degrading on an Android device in the absence of, for lack of a better term, maintenance. When I try out a bunch of apps and then uninstall them, do I need to run any sort of cleanup? I know Android doesn't have a registry like Windows but does it have some part of the operating system that gets cluttered up and needs to be tended to/purged over time? |
10018 | Is there a complete conversation convergence app? | I was very impressed when I saw the first demo of WebOS quite a while back. I loved the way they integrated SMS, email, and social media all into one stream. Their point was that the most useful view was one oriented around the people, not the media. I think that's a very good point. I've heard that FriendStream on HTC is pretty good but I have a samsung device. I'm a big fan of Tweetdeck which brings together four (currently) social networks. You can post to all four at the same time, for those soap box moments :-) I'd like to see an app that brings together EVERYTHING! even the voicemail and call log! Am I asking the impossible? |
8254 | Minimal Internet usage on an Android phone | I am considering buying an Android phone and hence the question about Internet usage. How much Internet bandwidth can I expect to use if I want to enable syncing of contacts, calendar, email, etc. (assume e.g. I receive 10 short textual emails per day) I am going to need? Is it possible to automatically connect to WPA protected Wifi's, and do all the syncing only when Wifi is available (hence not use 3G internet at all)? I will use it in a free country (UK atm) |
74807 | Can't move apps to SD card on Moto E | I recently purchased Moto E with Android 4.4.2 and soon after filled up the internal 4gb with apps. I installed a 32gb SD card and nothing moves to it. Not even new apps. How can I set the default install location to be the SD card? |
8258 | What is safe mode? | My USC "Desire" locked up the other day. I have Android 2.2 installed. It just kept rebooting to the splash screen over and over and over again. Being an old Mac user I thought some "key command" might get it to stop. So I tried holding the HOME key as it booted, brought it to "safe mode". Ane more reboot and it was running again. Is there a log I can look at to see what the issue may have been? What else can one do in "safe mode"? |
15518 | Why is my Android phone unable to detect some wireless access points? | I created an unsecured ad-hoc network from my Mac machine and scanned for networks using my LG Optimus 3D, tried Samsung Galaxy Pop also. But unfortunately both the phone doesn't seem to pick up the private access point I have created. But the network is detectable by other laptops and phones (except Android). I need this connection to happen via Wi-Fi, but seems I am not able to get out of this problem. I tried Wi-Fi tether to do this the other way round, but it seems to be buggy. The tether works for some time but fails some other time (pretty unstable). Is there any stable solution to this problem? |
15513 | Can we connect external Bluetooth Dongle in Android Tablet? | For my survey I want to attach an external USB Bluetooth Dongle to an Android Tablet. Actually I want better range of the bluetooth, so I will use an antenna for the external bluetooth. I want to know : 1. Which Android version supports it? 2. Can an external Bluetooth work if the Tablet already has an internal Bluetooth ? 3. Any suggestion of Android Tablet in the market ? |
15512 | DLNA app that supports output orientation? | On the Samsung Galaxy S2 is a DLNA client / server application called AllShare. This can direct audio, video and images to a DLNA consumer on the network the phone is on. In my case, this happens to be a Samsung TV. This works automatically, I push out a video or image to the TV, and it appears (without doing anything to the TV, very cool). The only hitch is the video and image orientation isn't taken into consideration, so all images and video appear in a single orientation (landscape), regardless of the orientation they were captured in. Does anyone know if there is a way to get the TV to recognise the orientation, or get the S2 to orient what it sends to the TV? Perhaps there is a DLNA app that can support on the fly rotation? |
15514 | I have lost All my contact on Samsung Galaxy S GT I9000 | Yesterday I have lost all the contacts on my GT-I9000. The device was left alone for 5 minutes & when I checked it again for some work, I found that the contact numbers had been lost & I am not able to find them. Is this a common problem with GT-I9000? Is there any way to get the contacts back? |
7615 | Some questions regarding apps on a rooted Nook Color | This is basically a follow-up to my previous question regarding the Nook Color. While my first question was regarding some of the specifics of the root process, I also have two questions about installing apps on a NC after obtaining root: * The tech specs seem to indicate that the NC has 8 GB of internal memory. Approximately how much of this would be available to me after rooting for apps and data? I'm willing to repartition if this is possible/necessary. * Is it generally safe to assume that apps from the Market will work on a NC after it's rooted and the Market and so forth have been installed, or are there some gotchas associated with this? (Assume for the sake of this question that I'm talking about a 2.3 or earlier ROM, not a ripped-from-the-SDK 3.0 one) |
37111 | Bad experience with cheap Cortex A9 tablet: is this normal? | A friend recently bought a Blusens Touch 96 tablet as a Christmas present for her father. The specs are here. Short version: 9.7 inches, Android 4.1, Cortex A9 processor, 1 Gb. RAM. Anyway, the tablet looked responsive and reasonably fast when tried in the store (opening apps, scrolling, etc.), but when he tried to connect to the WiFi network things started to go wrong. The tablet was incredibly slow when doing anything online: it took us about an hour and 3-4 timeouts just to create a Google account. The simplest webpages take about 5 minutes or more to load. Meanwhile, and just as a test, I was trying to access the same pages with a laptop at my side, and there were no problems. All of this in the same room than the Wifi router, at less than 5 meters of distance. We tried restarting the Wifi router, disabling autosync in the Google account (as per this post) and restarting the tablet, but nothing seemed to work. My friend is understandably miffed. My question is: is this a "normal" experience with a cheap, unknown-brand Android tablet? I have to admit that I don't own a tablet myself and don't know much about this market. I knew not to expect too much from cheap chinese- knockoff style products, but even this seemed too much for me. |
37112 | How do I root my Nook HD? | I checked The Master List of Rooting Techniques, and found nothing. This XDA thread looked promising. |
37119 | Bluetooth keyboard pairs but does not appear as an input device? | I purchased a bluetooth keyboard to use with my lenovo ideatab a2107 which runs android 4.0.3. The specific keyboard is the: Anker® Ultra Slim Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard for iPad Mini, iPad 4, New iPad 3, iPhone 5, Android 3.0 and above Tablet - Black I am able to pair the keyboard with my tablet and the it has a keyboard icon next to it in the list of bluetooth devices. When this happens I am asked to type a 4 digit code and press enter on the keyboard. This works fine. The Keyboard does not show up in tablet's keyboard & input devices list and I am unable to input text using the keyboard. How can I get the keyboard working properly with my tablet? Thanks |
37118 | Erase successful, but not automatically formatting. Can't determine partition type - Jelly bean 4.1.2 with Nexus S | While I ran the command - `fastboot flashall -w` I got the following error - -------------------------------------------- Bootloader Version...: I9020XXLC2 Baseband Version.....: I9020XXKI1 Serial Number........: 3334E1630CFF00EC -------------------------------------------- checking product... OKAY [ 0.001s] sending 'boot' (3964 KB)... OKAY [ 0.693s] writing 'boot'... OKAY [ 0.603s] sending 'recovery' (4308 KB)... OKAY [ 0.541s] writing 'recovery'... OKAY [ 0.652s] sending 'system' (173123 KB)... OKAY [ 22.336s] writing 'system'... OKAY [ 24.196s] erasing 'userdata'... OKAY [ 0.243s] formatting 'userdata' partition... Erase successful, but not automatically formatting. Can't determine partition type. OKAY [ 0.001s] erasing 'cache'... OKAY [ 1.684s] formatting 'cache' partition... Erase successful, but not automatically formatting. Can't determine partition type. OKAY [ 0.001s] rebooting... finished. total time: 50.956s I'm trying the build Android jelly bean 4.1.2 in Nexus S phone. Could anyone help please? |
44848 | Pressing Shift+Space on an external keyboard switches keyboard layout | When I use a Galaxy Note together with an Apple Wireless Keyboard, pressing "Shift+Space" switches keyboard layout. This is really annoying. Is it possible to disable it? |
44842 | SDCard frequently unmounts itself with HTC One V | I am using HTC One V running ICS 4.0.3. The issue I often get is that my sd card is disconnected automatically for which I have to restart my device. Secondly it takes a hell lot of time to load messages, why? |
44845 | Galaxy SIII is displaying small-size low-quality pictures for contacts | My brother and I have a Galaxy SIII, we both have the most recent firmware and software updates. We both have the same contact whose picture is fetched from his Facebook profile picture. Whenever that contacts call either of us, her picture is naturally displayed. Only the difference is that it displays a nice, fullscreen, high resolution image for him, and a tiny, about 100x100 low-res picture for me. What can cause this? Same contact, same picture! Is this some sort of setting I need to check? |
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