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51273 | Shortcut/Widget to set a reminder in Google Now | I use Google Now to set reminders quite often. At times when I'd rather not be talking at my phone to add a reminder, I wish I could have a button on my homescreen that would take me straight to the Add Reminder card. I just found out about the "Set Reminder" option in Google Now's quick settings panel. It's much quicker than typing out "add reminder" in the search bar. But still, having a shortcut to that "add reminder card", or a widget which would add reminders from the homescreen would be pretty advantageous (I would probably prefer a shortcut). I've tried using a few of the Google Search app's activities, but none seem to take my straight to the add reminder card. Any ideas? |
51274 | Bug Report and Power-Bug Report Functions not working on Nexus 7 Android 4.3 | I need to gather log info for QA testing. The settings menu "Bug Report" and the power menu "Bug Report" functions don't work for me on my Nexus 7 running Jellybean 4.3 (don't know if it ever worked because I just found out about the function). I get a popup saying "this will take a while..." and after that nothing. Scanning the file system, I don't see anything that looks like a screen capture and no mail is sent out. (I can't get the magic {power/sound up/sound down} button combo to work either). The only way I can collect app logging info is by tethering the nexus 7 and using ADB. ANy idea how to get the new bug report mechanism working or why its not working would be appreciated. |
51276 | Samsung Galaxy S4 USB Not Recognized by Windows 7 | When I connect my Samsung Galaxy S4 (Verizon) with a USB cable to my work PC that is running Windows 7, my work PC recognizes it immediately. I see all my pictures, music, etc. When I connect my phone to my home PC which is also running Windows 7, I get a device named "CD Drive (F:) Verizon Mobile". I see a very short list of folders and files that includes a USB driver (with an autorun) and a few Mac OS folders in it. In Device Manager, this shows up under DVD/CD-ROM drives" with a driver named "SAMSUNG File-Stor Gadget USB Device". After a few seconds of looking at these files, Windows removes the device and replaces it with one labeled "SCH-I545". Clicking on SCH-I545, there are no files visible. I have many files and photos on my phone, but I can't see any of them in Explorer. If I right-click SCH-I545 and get Proeprties, I see a battery level, but nothing else. Opening Device Manager, I see SCH-I545 in the list of portable devices. The manufacturer of this driver is Microsoft. I have tried uninstalling the driver, unplugging the phone, and plugging it back in, but the same thing happens. I have tried downloading and installing the USB driver from the Samsung site, but the same thing happens. I have managed to get Samsung Link working to load some files onto my phone, but I would much rather use a file copy mechanism. Does anyone have an idea of how I can get my home PC to recognize the phone and let me copy files to and from it? |
82183 | ART internal storage problm | Using my moto e in Art mode and my internal memory is totally consumed will I get my internal memory if I switch again to dalvik? |
82180 | How can I extend my Android's filesystem space with remote storage? | I have a 8GB Motorola Moto G from Republic Wireless, which means I have a little over 5GB of space that I can actually _use_. I have several VPSs and a dedicated server, and I was wondering, without rooting, is there any way I can mount a remote filesystem on my phone? I mean at the actual filesystem level, such as mounting a SSHFS or NFS share at example.com to /pathhere or something of that sort. I have unlimited 3G access, and area-wide WiFi, but my IP address may change often. Any suggestions? |
82187 | Filesystem format used for SD Card by Galaxy S3 | When I remove the SD Card that was formatted by my Galaxy S3 from it and put it in a MacBook, `fdisk` shows its sole partition as having partition ID `0C`, indicating that it is a Fat32 LBA partition. However, OSX is unable to mount it, and Ubuntu appears to be mounting it as an exFAT partition. What is the filesystem used on this partition? Could a discrepancy between the partition ID and the filesystem used on the partition be preventing OSX from mounting the partition? |
25058 | Samsung Galaxy Note does not boot after ICS update | I've just installed Android 4.0.3 ICS onto my Samsung Galaxy Note with 2.3.6. The installation was done by wifi via official installer. I did not download anything specifically, just got a popup with something like "Do you want to upgrade to 4.0.3?" After answering 'yes', it downloaded some files over wifi, and restarted the phone. But the restart didn't go well. I can see the initial Samsung animation, but after that the text "Samsung" keeps flashing in the center of the screen and nothing happens. I left it for a couple of hours - no changes. I tried rebooting and even remove battery - the same thing, it does not boot. I have never rooted the device or replaced the ROM. What can I do? How can I enter recovery mode or something? I tried to enter safe mode by tapping menu button while booting - didn't work. |
49313 | Add Android device to Windows Network - dns lookup | I'm running android-x86 on vbox in a windows domain. From the android device I can ping windows computers on the network using their dns names. However I can't ping the android device. I'm not sure how to generate a dns record for the android device in the dns server. The android device can access the dns server - for ping, and for nslookup for other machines on the network so the android device is aware of the dns server. The android-x86 port doesn't seem to have the conventional files that other linux ports have - hostnames, for example, so I'm not sure where to go next. I'd like to access the android device from other window machines on the network using a name rather than ip address. |
82233 | Download Photosphere images | I have Google Cardboard which works great with Photosphere. I've created a few of my own, but I'd really like to get some spectacular images (e.g. Times Square, Grand Canyon etc) to install on my phone to demonstrate to people. I have found Photosphere images online, but they are only viewable online - is there a way to download these images** so they can be viewed as photosphere images on my Android phone ? ** Assuming of course that appropriate license allows me to download a copy. |
82237 | phone whilstles or bell rings: sounds on Samsung Galaxy S3 | I have two very basic questions about my Samsung Galaxy S3 phone. In its default configuration: 1. Every now and then the phone whistles. (a) What does this mean? (b) How do I change this or turn it off permanently? 2. A few months ago the operating system did an OTA (over-the-air) update. Now every now and then, besides this whistling, I also hear a bicycle bell ringing. (a) What does this mean and how does this differ from the whistling, that is, how is the information conveyed by the whistling different by the information conveyed by the bicycle bell ringing? (b) How do I change this sound or turn it off altogether permanently? Thanks. |
56132 | Nexus 4 - suddenly lost access to all Google sites | Nexus 4, stock 4.3, rooted. WiFi only for data, strong signal Suddenly today, for no apparent reason, every app requiring access to a Google site stopped working: Google Now gives "Network error" Google Chrome gives "This webpage is not available" for any Google url, but works fine for any other url Android Weather sits on "Updating" Finance gives "Error. Network connection unavailable" Google Maps gives blank screen Play Store gives "Server Error" The one exception to this is that Firefox can access any Google url, no problem. All other apps accessing the internet work fine. I have tried rebooting - no effect. Anyone have any ideas how to solve this problem. Thank you. |
56133 | Nexus 7 Stuck on X: Can a backup be done using the .sh file? | **My Situation** My Nexus 7 2013 won't start up. It gets stuck on the X screen. Since there are pictures on it from my vacation, I would like to get them off before I attempt a factory reset. Unfortunately the tablet died on the flight back from Italy and I only had half of them backed up. **My Potential Solution** After digging through some possibilities of how to do this, I would like to know if some sort of backup or file pull command can be inserted into the install-recovery.sh that is in update packages. **Background why am asking this question** My bootloader is locked. Unlocking it will do a factory reset which would wipe out my pictures. USB debugging is off so various other options are not available. I have successfully installed the nexus toolkit and can upload and install update packages using the adb sideload function. These update packages contain various scripts that run. A script I found in the update zip file is called install-recovery.sh. This looks to be some sort of UNIX script. I really don't know anything about android programming but I do know there are adb commands such as adb backup and pull. Could these commands or equivalent commands be inserted in to the sh file so they run as part of the update? What language are these files written in? Are there other scripts I should look at or better ways to accomplish a backup? I've been trying to figure this out for a couple weeks and I'm stuck now so any help would be greatly appreciated. |
56131 | s4 mini SD card makes battery drains fast? | I have inserted a 8GB SD Card in my S4 mini i9190 and since then only GPS enabled my phone loss abt 5% per hour battery. For me it is a big shock to only last a day at best as usually my old phone which is way smaller last for 2 days on battery...really awful but if I remove the SD Card and use the replacement battery got from MPJ, the battery life is awesome. Is the SD Card fautly or something wrong with my phone?? |
56136 | Keyboard not coming up | I have a rooted LG P500 running 2.3.3. It has stock a Android keyboard, a LG keyboard and a Swype keyboard (latest version). Swype is set as default. I have been using this ROM and this keyboard settings without any tweaking for almost an year and suddenly today morning the swype keyboard did not slide up when I touched the EditText box where I am supposed to type a reply to a message. Perplexed I tried touching controls of various application that would normally show up the keyboard and the keyboard did not slide up at all. At times Swype will take long time to popup and hence by a long press I changed the default Input Method Editor (IME) to standard Android keyboard in one attempt and to LG keyboard in another attempt. In spite of the change, restart keyboard does not slide up in any app. With Link2SD, I even tried to clear the cache and data of Android, LG and Swype keyboard and none helped. Without a keyboard, it becomes almost impossible to do any normal operation, leave alone diagnosis. Google search didn't help much. With my patience running out, I plan to factory reset the phone (or restore a nandroid backup) by end of today. I suspect it is not the keyboard (i.e the APK of the keyboard) that causes this trouble, but rather it should be the software component that switches or invokes the keyboard. Please share if anyone have any better ideas to diagnose or to solve the issue. |
57269 | Various Stutterings on Samsung Galaxy Nexus | So I've had my Samsung Galaxy Nexus for a while now, round about a year, and it has this odd set of problems where some of the core functions of the OS stutter. What do I mean by this? The most egregious and obvious example is while typing, occasionally my keyboard will find it pertinent to, without prompting, close about 95% of the way, stall, then open and close in quick succession many times in an unpredictable fashion. This makes typing very difficult as when I go to type, the phone will sometimes make it impossible to access the keyboard. While it does this odd stutter, the normal "back" button shows the "close keyboard" icon. When tapped, the keyboard will continue its stuttering until it realizes I wanted it to close, when it closes. I've tried reinstalling the keyboard, resetting the phone to factory settings, and different keyboards like swiftkey. Along with this keyboard malfunction is the unfortunate glitch in the phone itself, where if it feels like it, the phone will mute and unmute so fast that neither me nor the person on the other end can make out what the other is saying. More recently some of the system sounds, such as notifications, have begun stuttering. In what sounds like a failure to buffer the sounds before playing them, it sounds like a skipping record player. The reason I'm saying all of these in the same post is that I suspect my OS is to blame. One remedy that may or may not work (extensive testing not yet completed) is to make sure there are no finger smudges on the screen. My screen is in tact but has a very small scratch about half an inch long in the middle. I'd appreciate if anyone could point me in the right direction; either to reinstalling my OS from scratch or towards a new phone. Thanks in advance. |
57268 | How to change my Google+ connection in "Me" contacts | When I set up the social connection in Me I picked the Google+ account that I share with my spouse. How do I change it to my own google+ account. In messaging, it picking up the photo of the two of us from our shared Google+ account. I want it to pick up the photo from my personal google+ account. Thanks. |
57265 | LG G2 debugging mode on Android Studio (Windows) | I have up to now done: * set the phone in debugging mode (seven taps) * enabled debugging mode * loaded the missing drivers in windows (from the phone) (Win7) * tried different USB modes (MTP and Internett-share) I can still not see the phone in the ADB window in Android Studio (3.6 as of today). And I have read this post several times: 54806 Any help will be most welcomed! |
57267 | Resize screen for Dead touch zone | I have Star N7189 (5.5") with the lower zone of touch screen dead  The menu and back buttons don't work,but the physical home button works. I tried to press hard on the edges of the screen, I tried to apply a twist from the short sides as if it were nothing but a wet towel. I did the hard reset but it did not work. Sometimes pressing dead area, the phone takes it as menu button As well as replacing the screen what other methods can I try? Is there any app, launcher or trick to resize the screen usable only to the working area? P.S. a few hours after leaving it in airplane mode suddenly the touch had this problem but I do not remember if I inadvertently placed something heavy in that area of the cell. |
57263 | How to install custom firmware on HTC Desire A8181? | I have an HTC Desire A8181 with Android 2.3.3, browser version WebKit/533.1. I want to install new custom firmware on my phone. How can I do this? What tools do I need? |
51858 | Why did my Nexus 4 download the Jelly Bean 4.3 update again? | I've got a stock, non-rooted Nexus 4 which I updated to Jelly Bean 4.3 when the OTA update came out a month or more ago. Just today I got another message that there was a system update available. It said it would update to 4.3, and I double-checked (and took a screenshot), and confirmed I already had it in "About phone." Nonetheless, I went ahead with the update to get rid of the notification, and it went through the usual process. The before and after screenshots of the about screen confirm that I had the exact same Android, Baseband, and Kernel versions, as well as the same Build Number. I can't find any differences after the update. Does anyone know why this might have happened? Before screenshot, taken 2013-08-23 16:28:04, before the update was started about a minute later:  After screenshot, taken 2013-08-23 16:36:14 after the update finished and it restarted.  |
16249 | Failed to update HTC Desire S to latest firmware with Android 2.3.5 | My phone configuration is: * Model HTC Desire S * Android 2.3.3 * HTC Sense 2.1 * Build number 1.47.401.4 Today I've got notification that an update is available for my phone with: * HTC Sence 3.0 * Android 2.3.5 I've downloaded the update and started it. My phone rebooted, then for several seconds I saw green icon showing that update is going. After that I've received the red exclamation mark icon. I've triggered the recover console and saw the following: Finding update package... Opening update package... Verifying update package... Installing update... Copying fotaBoot to /data/system for customize reload... Verifying current system... assert failed: apply_patch_check ("/system/app/EReader.apk", "5f3c2be955e09...", "c4071fc9ffc21...") E:Error in /sdcard/download/OTA_Saga_S_HTC_Europe_2.10.401.8-1.47.401.4_release_225210fmxlt12djw1sr7y5.zip (Status 7) Installation aborted. As far as I understood from the log, the CRC failed for the EReader.apk. Does that mean that the updated downloaded incorrectly? Or maybe there are some issues with my phone? Can someone, please, help me with this issue: * Should I forget about this update and wait for the next one? * Is it the bug in the system or in my phone? * Can I somehow (without rooting the device) overcome the problem and install the update? * Any other thoughts are welcome. Thank you. |
16246 | Huawei ideos s7 slim Honeycomb update - is it possible somehow? | I got this new tablet and I have to write an application which live streams video. I know that since 3.1 this is natively supported on Android. Since the s7 is a tablet I think that there should be some way to update its 2.2 to 3.1. Is there a way to do this? Little hint where to start looking? Cyanogen doesn't have anything for s7. |
51852 | Connection to home server via https – works with WiFi, but not with 3G | I have a very weird issue with my phone (Alcatel 997D running Android 4.0.4). Let me start at the beginning. I provide certain services (mostly syncing stuff, Firefox and Cal/CardDAV) on a server with self signed SSL keys that is in my home network. To provide connectivity, I poked a small hole in my router's firewall and have a domain registered which is set to my WAN IP address regularly. All worked fine some time ago (6 months, I think). But now my phone can't connect to my server when it uses the 3G connection (with all the sync apps, Firefox, Cal/CardDAV sync apps, Firefox with my WAN IP as address), but all works fine when I connect through the local WLAN. Basically, the only things I changed are the SSL keys on my server, and maybe I installed some small Android updates on the phone. To rule out that it is a problem with the 3G network, I poked another hole in my router's firewall and sent the traffic to one of my other computers (displaying a small web page over http). To my astonishment, the phone could connect to the page over 3G. This is very unsettling. To rule out that the phone is the problem, I still need to check 3G connectivity on another machine, and try to connect to my server over a foreign WLAN. ~~But just in case: How can I get more information on the Android side? All apps provide more or less meaningless output.~~ While googleing, I found out that there are more options available for debugging, like installing curl. I'll do this, but ask this question anyway in hope that somebody has seen something similar, or can point me to a trivial error on my side. * * * There are errors in the system log which indicate SSL handshake problems over the 3G connection. Here are some log entries: [ 08-24 12:30:02.508 19763:0x4d6c E/NativeCrypto ] Unknown error during handshake [ 08-24 12:30:08.274 19763:0x4d6c E/NativeCrypto ] Unknown error during handshake [ 08-24 12:30:08.275 19763:0x4d6c W/System.err ] javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: javax.net.ssl.SSLProtocolException: SSL handshake aborted: ssl=0x18e8508: Failure in SSL library, usually a protocol error [ 08-24 12:30:08.275 19763:0x4d6c W/System.err ] error:140770FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol (external/openssl/ssl/s23_clnt.c:683 0x4027f522:0x00000000) [ 08-24 12:30:08.276 19763:0x4d6c W/System.err ] at org.apache.harmony.xnet.provider.jsse.OpenSSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(OpenSSLSocketImpl.java:460) [ 08-24 12:30:08.276 19763:0x4d6c W/System.err ] at org.apache.harmony.xnet.provider.jsse.OpenSSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(OpenSSLSocketImpl.java:257) [ 08-24 12:30:08.276 19763:0x4d6c W/System.err ] at libcore.net.http.HttpConnection.setupSecureSocket(HttpConnection.java:210) [ 08-24 12:30:08.276 19763:0x4d6c W/System.err ] at libcore.net.http.HttpsURLConnectionImpl$HttpsEngine.makeSslConnection(HttpsURLConnectionImpl.java:486) [ 08-24 12:30:08.276 19763:0x4d6c W/System.err ] at libcore.net.http.HttpsURLConnectionImpl$HttpsEngine.connect(HttpsURLConnectionImpl.java:450) [ 08-24 12:30:08.276 19763:0x4d6c W/System.err ] at libcore.net.http.HttpEngine.sendSocketRequest(HttpEngine.java:282) [ 08-24 12:30:08.276 19763:0x4d6c W/System.err ] at libcore.net.http.HttpEngine.sendRequest(HttpEngine.java:232) [ 08-24 12:30:08.276 19763:0x4d6c W/System.err ] at libcore.net.http.HttpURLConnectionImpl.connect(HttpURLConnectionImpl.java:80) [ 08-24 12:30:08.276 19763:0x4d6c W/System.err ] at libcore.net.http.HttpURLConnectionImpl.getOutputStream(HttpURLConnectionImpl.java:194) [ 08-24 12:30:08.276 19763:0x4d6c W/System.err ] at libcore.net.http.HttpsURLConnectionImpl.getOutputStream(HttpsURLConnectionImpl.java:280) […] Caused by: javax.net.ssl.SSLProtocolException: SSL handshake aborted: ssl=0x18e8508: Failure in SSL library, usually a protocol error [ 08-24 12:30:08.277 19763:0x4d6c W/System.err ] error:140770FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol (external/openssl/ssl/s23_clnt.c:683 0x4027f522:0x00000000) [ 08-24 12:30:08.278 19763:0x4d6c W/System.err ] at org.apache.harmony.xnet.provider.jsse.NativeCrypto.SSL_do_handshake(Native Method) [ 08-24 12:30:08.278 19763:0x4d6c W/System.err ] at org.apache.harmony.xnet.provider.jsse.OpenSSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(OpenSSLSocketImpl.java:410) [ 08-24 12:30:08.278 19763:0x4d6c W/System.err ] * * * Connection to other SSL pages, e.g. Mozilla Add-Ons, works with 3G. So I guess that there is something about my SSL keys that the telco or Android do not like. I'll run some tests with other devices and keys. * * * I tested the 3G network of my provider with a mobile USB modem attached to my Mac, and all just worked, calendar, address book etc (I deactivated Ethernet and WLAN on the Mac, and the application provided by the telco showed 1 MB throughput, and all was a bit sluggish). I think that proves that Android has something to do with this mess. * * * OK, something that just came to me: I had one app used for calendar syncing that couldn't sync over WLAN after the SSL certificate switch anymore. It threw an exception that complained about an unsupported or unknown critical extension. I think that is the key to solve the problem. * * * I changed my server certificate and let Android trust the CA, now I have no trouble with untusted certificates over WLAN, the 3G issue remains however. I dug up this about SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol according to this, the _error:140770FC_ I got would point to a DNS issue, which would explain why it happens over 3G only, but not why it doesn't happen on the Mac. To gather a bit more information, I tried to open one of my web pages with Chrome. It issued a Error 111 (net::ERR_TUNNEL_CONNECTION_FAILED) which was connected to SSL issues here, but I can't acknowledge that the error disappears after a switch to the standard port. I need better tools for further investigation, maybe I ask another question later. |
69984 | Tasker profile that enables/disables wi-fi | How can make it so wi-fi gets disabled automatically when screen gets locked, if possible after 1 minute or so? Then enabled automatically when screen gets unlocked. My screen is set to lock after 30 seconds or so also, is it possible to turn off wifi when there's no network in range? I think it takes a lot of battery searching for networks. Or maybe increase the search interval somehow |
69987 | How to reset your android password if there is no forgot password button | I was trying to use the delayed lock app and when I tried to change my password it gave me an error that I was using faceunlock (I was actually using pattern) I went to settings to change back to pattern but it told me to enter in my password. I entered in the one I put in delayed lock and it didn't work. So now I am stuck at the lock screen and I don't know my password. I have heard about the forgot password button but it doesn't show up on my phone (samsung (SGH-I337) galaxy s4 after 10 wrong password entries. So is there any way I can reset that password and change it (adb commands perhaps?)? Thank you! |
69986 | Shade icon text on Galaxy S5 | My wife just picked up a Galaxy S5 from AT&T and we find that the text on her icons and in her notification bar are hard to read with a white or light background. She likes the background to be lighter so we were wondering if there was a way to shade the text. I rumbled around in the settings and didn't find anything so I'm hoping I can get some help here! |
69981 | Why can't I press the Install button when installing applications from unknown sources? | I'm trying to sideload an application, as seen in the picture below.  I have allowed the installation of applications from unknown applied actions in settings, but I can't seem to press the install button. The cancel button works correctly and installing applications via `adb install` works correctly. What's the problem? |
69983 | Migrate whatsapp from phone (old expired number) to another one? | I have a phone now that have WhatsApp installed on for over 2 years now, and the phone number registered for the account is now history (it's been long gone and there is no chance I will get that SIM back, because it is from another country). I got a new phone today with a new SIM, when I start WhatsApp , I put my old number but it needs to send a Message to the number and that is not possible. Is there any work around for this, I don't want to lose all my WhatsApp contact. Please help. |
69989 | Unable to select "wipe data/factory reset" in recovery mode | A coworker asked me if I could fix her Samsung Galaxy Note Tab 3, due to her daughter locking the device and not being able to unlock it. I'm an iOS guy but since I'm in the IT department I decided to give it a try, and I looked up how to reset this device to factory settings. I am able to enter in recovery mode, and I have several options. The one I want, "wipe data/factory reset", is not able to be selected, since the highlighted option in the menu jumps from the item before it to the item after it. In fact, if for example the option is the number 3, I press the volume down key oen time and the highlighted option changes from the 1st item to the 2nd, but if I press again it does nothing. If I press again, it jumps to the 4th item, not giving me the option. I don't know if this is because of the device, because of Android, or it's just me being ignorant. If any of you could help me out it'll be wonderful. Thanks a lot. |
16753 | Are there any switchboard applications? | I'm looking for an application that converts my Android phone in a switchboard. The goal is to have the ability to redirect the incoming calls to another telephone number. But if this is not possible (I don't know if any Android terminal is able to redirect calls in real time), perhaps there is an intermediate solution: the mobile pick up the telephone, launches a recorded message ("Please, say what is the purpose of your call"), waits until the user say something and then put a music loop until somebody pick up the telephone. I don't know if I explained :) But the final goal is to substitute an expensive internal switchboard by an unexpensive cell phone network driven by an Android app. Is there something similar? |
9538 | Project my screen of my Nexus One | I have a Nexus One, I would like to know if there is any way for me to project my screen content to my large screen TV? Nexus One does not come with a hdmi port. Thank you. |
9536 | How can I fix this time-zone problem with calendar events that started after installing Android 2.3? | I'm using a Nexus One on T-Mobile in the US. A couple months ago my OS was updated to Android 2.3. Since then I've had a weird problem with my calendar events. I can view calendar events just fine, and the calendar syncs with my Google Account bi-directionally without issue. When I create a calendar event, the "time zone" option defaults to my current time zone, "GMT -4, Eastern Standard Time", just like it did on Android 2.2. However, when I touch the time zone option to select a time zone, there are two time zone entries that match mine. One is "GMT -4, Eastern Standard Time", the other is "GMT -4, Eastern Time". The problem happens when I edit an event. Frequently, when I edit a calendar entry, the event jumps 4 hours ahead unless I manually edit it back down. For example, if I create a calendar event and set the starting time to 1:00pm, when I edit the event I've created the edit screen will show a starting time of 5:00pm. It still shows the correct time zone, but it adds the 4 hour GMT difference into the event's starting time. If I save the event without adjusting it back down, the next time I edit it it will say 9:00pm. This happens regardless of whether the event was originally created on the phone, or if it was created on my desktop PC by visiting http://www.google.com/calendar. It doesn't seem to matter which of the two "US Eastern Time" options I select when creating an event on the phone. This problem did not exist before I installed Android 2.3. It doesn't happen with every single event, but I haven't been able to figure out what the common element is between the unaffected events. It does seem that events that are freshly-created are less prone to this problem (possibly the problem starts after the data's been synced a few times?) If I create a calendar event on my phone, and then edit it on my desktop PC using http://www.google.com/calendar, the PC edit screen behaves normally, and the changes sync back to my phone without issue. Only when editing events on the phone do I experience this problem. It's very annoying that I have to dial my events back 4 hours every time I make a change to them. I've experimented with different settings but I haven't been able to figure out how to make this go away. Does anybody know how I can fix this? |
9533 | Which, if any, of the major console game developers also develop for Android? | The Android market has a lot of apps now, and for the most part almost anything that could only be done on the iPhone a couple of years ago is now possible on Android. The app stores have become quite competitive and comparable. However, one thing that appears to be missing from the Android Market are major console game developers. iOS, for example, has many titles by publishers such as Electronic Arts, SEGA, and Square Enix. Some of these are ports of console games (like Sonic the Hedgehog), and some of them are made-for-mobile games (like Square Enix's Chaos Rings). I don't see anything from those publishers in the Android Market. So, my question is **are there, in fact, any major console-game developers/publishers currently selling games in the official Android Market**? If not, is there any reason to believe this might change? Note that my question is about Google's Android Marketplace and does not include any 3rd party markets. I'm aware that Electronic Arts is selling apps in Amazon's store. |
65516 | can't load a image because out of memory(RAM), | I have an android phone with secure gallery app on it. Usually, I use to use the app for hiding pictures from the main gallery and use it to view pictures by setting up a password for the app to open. Suddenly, I found that I can't able to view any of the images in the locked folder. When I tried to open the image which I wanted to view, it says "can't load an image because out of memory (RAM)". Can anyone sort out this problem, which am facing right now. My Phone details: A Total Space: 1.89 GB. Available: 375 MB SD Card Total Space: 29.71 GB Available:27.08 GB |
65517 | No SIM card detected after installing new ROM | I probably did some mistake which I don't know how to solve. After I installed a new ROM I get message: > Slot 1: No SIM card detected > > Slot 2: No SIM card detected „SIM management“ is inoperable, „Sim Toolkit“ can't launch because it cann't detect SIM card. Calling emergency number gets „Out of service area“. Everything else works just fine (including WiFi) except I can't get SIM card to work and get signal. **Information about the phone:** FEITENG GT H9500 Android version 4.2.1 Baseband version MOLY.WR8.W1248.MD.WG.MP.V6.P4 Kernel version 3.4.5 root@android #1 Build number drx_0.1 I have both IMEIs and IMEI VS visible CWM v6.0.2.8 **What I did prior to loss of SIM card functionality:** \- Made backup of „user data“, cca. 350MB \- Rooted the phone using instructions as follows: 1.Download usb driver ----> mirrorcreator.com/files/RJDKYXRH/ and open Driver_Auto_Installer_v1.1236.00.rar and run install.bat it install driver automatically 2\. Plug your phone to pc 3.Download this file ----> www.mirrorcreator.com/files/09XPAELB open Motochopper_Auto_Root.rar and run run.bat your phone has root * Downloaded ROM update FEITENG H9500 - Update - 06/01/2013 and Recovery from: www.needrom.com/mobile/feiteng-h9500-3/ * Followed instructions: Unpack FlashTools, and Click on Flash_tool.exe Select a the MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc.txt in Recovery Turn off your phone, remove the battery. Press F9 (or hit Download button) and connect your phone into the computer via USB data cable. The process will start and a red progress bar will appear after color purple, yellow. And green circles display * Installed ROM from SD card ( in CWM) * NOTE: I downloaded only update file H9500_DRX_03, and in „Flashtool“ only „Recovery" option was checked. I don't remember was the SIM card inside during installation of the ROM (probably wasn't). * FlashTool V3.1252.1.sn104 * I installed that ROM with most of its options and wiped data and cache before installation. * ROM got installed and after restart I lost SIM card visibility. * No external damage was done to SIM slot. **What I tried to fix it:** \- Both SIM slots are not damaged, this happened just after reboot \- Tried different SIM cards from anothers phones \- Tried my SIM card on other phones to make sure that it works \- Format eMMC \- At „factory mode“ Detect SIM test failed \- Did wipe data/cache several times before and during attempts to install different roms \- Tried installing another ROMs (with SIM card in and without), all with „clean install“. \- During installation (download and upgrade) of ROMs from FlashTool selected all options (preloader,mbr,ebr1,uboot etc.) \- Tried installing „original“ ROM from: needrom.com/mobile/feiteng-h9500 However it said „Installation aborted“ but I see the ROM was installed. **What I did wrong from what I know:** \- I didn't backed up old ROM that I got with my phone \- I did „Download“ with update ROM v3 and not the initial version \- I didn't do „download“ the first version and then „Upgrade“ the rest of upgrades (I don't know is that relevant) \- I did not selected all options (preloader,mbr,ebr1,uboot etc.) in Flashtool except for „recovery“ when I first installed the ROM if that is relevant So, I don't konw is there any relevant information I can provide since I honestly don't know what can be relevant and what not. Is there something that can help with this? Thank You for Your time. |
65514 | Ring only for favorites? | Any way to micromanage ringtones? I'd like to only hear my phone ring when called by people on one of my favorite lists, or family list. Same with sms/mms sounds. Edit: I'd already considered putting everyone but favorites on silent. However those lists change fairly often. So only a specific group ringing at a specific time is prefered. |
65515 | Strange Android bug - layout reversed | I was doing some debugging on my device, and when I pulled out my lead, my whole phones layout has now been reversed. So for example usually the clock, wifi battery symbol etc, on the top right, but now it is on the top left. The screens on my home screen have also been reversed, e.g. At present I have 1. screen with some apps 2. weather widget 3. Main screen 4. screen full of apps But now it is the other way round. That is 4 and 1 have been reversed. Also notice the buttons at the bottom have also been reversed, the back button is on the right side now instead of the left When I drag down from top of the screen, to see notifications, the icons are on the wrong side.   Click image for larger version I have seen this type of bug before and have no idea what has caused it. Anyone know a solution? I really don't want to have to do a factory reset. And Yes I have tried turning it off and on. Any suggestions would be helpful!! |
65513 | Transfer Files Though USB to PC | Browsing my android device though USB shows very old files. Someone else has had this issue. I do not wish to reboot my PC or phone every time I want to get files from my phone. I also do not like the idea of having to ssh into my phone though usb. Is there a simple way to transfer files though USB to PC from android? I have a Moto G on 4.4.2 and my PC is running Windows 7. |
65510 | Password protect sd memory card and/or contents | I have a MICROMAX P650 Tablet. The Android version is 4.2.1. Internal memory is 1 GB and ROM is 16 GB. Memory card support is expandable upto 32 GB. I have added a memory card, Transcend 8GB, class 4. I wish to have password protected folders or vaults in the Memory card. The following have been my efforts and results: 1. Password protected Zip folders (7Zip) in memory card do not open. I get the message, "File format is not supported". 2. I downloaded an app "Hide Files and Folders" and moved it to the memory card. While documents and picture files hidden in this app do open, videos and folders do not. And the message is that the 'File format is not supported'. 3. I downloaded another app "EDS Lite" (another folder hiding app) but it could not be moved to the memory card. If I hide folders in this app, the files / folders would reside in Internal memory and NOT in the memory card. (This is, of course, my guess.) 4. I downloaded Truecrypt to my Win 7 Notebook, created a volume with password and moved it to Memory card. But the volume itself does not open – it says that the Password is incorrect. I also downloaded Truecrypt directly to the tablet’s Internal memory. But I could not create a volume. Also tried the “Traveller mode” but no success. My requirement is to password-protect FOLDERS stored in the Memory card (with or without encryption). The folders would contain docs, Pics, PPT and Videos. I should be able to open the folders and then the individual files. My preference would be to hide only the folders or vaults containing folders. If you would recommend password-protecting the entire memory card, that approach is also welcome. Please help me with your advice. I am a senior citizen and a NON-techie. Hence detailed and step-by-step guidance would help me. Thanks in advance and regards. |
65511 | S Memo home screen shortcut | How can I add a S Memo note as a home screen shortcut? When I first got my Samsung Galaxy S3 there was a shortcut which I deleted.This was not a shortcut for the app but for a saved note.Now I can't find a way to do it |
81763 | Using an Android phone as a cordless headset | I know there are some cordless phones which allow adding Android phones as additional headsets (e.g. http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/KX-PRW130W or http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/KX-PRX120W). These devices include both a headset and a base receiver. I already have an Android phones, so I only need to a device to transmit calls to my cell phone via WiFi (the base). Is there such device available? |
81769 | Removing all google data except the play store | My main android device is a phone. I recently aquired a tablet which I don't really use for email, calendars, etc. Therefore I want none of that data on the tablet. I have disabled sync for all entries under my Google account, but the emails/calendars/hangouts which were already synced remain on the device. How can I remove my emails/calendar entries/hangouts/etc from the device while keeping the play store credentials? |
24094 | Is there a way to make a link to a specific page of a PDF file *on the desktop*? | Like, how a lot of application shortcuts let you link a particular shortcut within the application on the shortcut - like how the Dropbox Android application allows you to set shortcuts to particular Dropbox folders on the desktop. I use ezPDF and I can set individual bookmarks within the application, but I'd also like those to be available on the desktop if at all possible. |
24096 | Japanese language for directions in Google Maps | I am using Android 4.0 and latest version of Google Maps. The interface is in English. When I search for direction to some place say Kyoto, the interface is in mixed English and Japanese. See the attached screenshot to understand what I mean.  How do see the destination names in English? |
24097 | Lenovo Tablet A1 disable screen lock | I have a Lenovo Tablet A1 and don't know how to configure the screen settings as I would like them. I want that after a certain timeout the screen dims, and/or goes black, but doesn't actually lock. That is, right now if I choose a screen timeout the thing locks and I have to press the top power button and drag an icon across the screen -- extremely inconvenient. I have disabled Screen Lock, but it doesn't change this aspect. I also installed No Lock, but it doesn't work on this device. So far my only half- success is to disable the screen timeout, but then it runs at maximum brightness the entire time. I have checked many questions, and done searches, for disabling screen lock. Apparently none of these work on the Lenovo Tablet. |
24090 | Bluetooth headset kills other audio? | I have a bluetooth headset for voice calls on my HTC EVO 4G. When I connect it, voice calls work well, and other audio works _before_ I try pressing the "call" button on the headset. The first time I press this button, the built-in voice recognition cuts out. After that, it works fine, but no more audio will be routed through either the speaker or the audio jack on the phone, and although the headset still works for voice calls, it is stuck to that stupid " _BT profile_ ", so it dosen't get the audio for music and such. A few notes * this **only** happens with the headset, no other bluetooth device (such as keyboard), but I have not tested it with a bluetooth sound system. * this does not occur with any other audio connection, i.e. headphones etc. * switching sound modes (vibrate, loud, silent) has no effect * the only solution I have now is resetting the phone, which I would love not to have to do every time I use my headset I am running Cyanogenmod 7.1 (stable). Is this a known issue? Is there a workaround or a patch? |
24092 | Droid 4, phone icon disappeared and unable to delete calculator icon in its place | Verizon rep did a soft reset on my phone after I woke up to no operating system this morning. Tonight I discovered however that I have lost my green phone icon and the calculator icon is in its place. I am unable to recover the one nor remove the other! |
24099 | rmt_storage keeps polling and spam logcat | In logcat I can see rmt_storage keeps doing something every 2/3 seconds I/rmt_storage(15279): rmt_storage open success I/rmt_storage(15279): rmt_storage shared memory ioctl success I/rmt_storage(15279): rmt_storage mmap addr = 40009000 E/rmt_storage(15279): rmt_storage wait event ioctl failed I/rmt_storage(15280): rmt_storage user app start I/rmt_storage(15280): rmt_storage open success I/rmt_storage(15280): rmt_storage shared memory ioctl success I/rmt_storage(15280): rmt_storage mmap addr = 40009000 E/rmt_storage(15280): rmt_storage wait event ioctl failed It seems like the process rmt_storaeg is spawned again and again and has some failure. Id like to know WHAT is rmt_storage. what are the consequences of stopping it and why does it keeps polling something even when the device is totally idle and the screen is off. |
22801 | How can battery usage of Android be at 79%? | Till last night everything was kinda balanced.....most of the different parts of the usage were in between 20-35 %, but this morning after having activated the internet from my network provider, it all got unbalanced. Now Android usage is at 79% and the rest of the things are at a very low usage (between 3 and 7%). What can be causing this? GPS is off |
22800 | Why do I get small size download than listed size of app from Play Store? |  In this screenshot, you can see listed size of app is 6.33MB, but I am getting 3.17MB download. What is this? I thought, variable size based on device was limited to in-app downloads. If Play Store allowed such thing, it could have listed the device-specific download size. But, it wasn't. What's the real reason of this? Is this a bug? or, cache problem? or, something else? Have Google told about it anywhere? |
68166 | How can I make my keyboard more responsive? | I've recently switched from my iPhone 3GS to this HTC Evo Design 4G (4.0.3) because I get free service on the latter phone, and my setup is coming together nicely for the most part, but I have one huge stumbling block: the keyboard. I've used iOS for ~6 years and I figured the new keyboard would take some getting used to, but I just can't type quickly on any Android keyboard I've tried (stock, Google Keyboard, Perfect Keyboard, etc) because it physically won't let me. It's unable to handle inputs in quick succession. To test this, I tried typing 'a' and 'h' alternating very quickly on each device. On the iPhone the result is "ahahahahahahahahahahaha", but on my Evo it's "ahhhhhhhhhahhhhhh". Elsewhere, input on the device is fairly snappy. Any suggestions? I've tried Googling the issue with no luck. I type quite a bit and it's driving me nuts that I have to slow down for it to recognize all my inputs! |
68167 | Does 'installation unsucessful' apps occupy space in SD card | After downloading some of the apps from google store I get a notification stating phone memory low and subsequently the installation gets failed.My question does these not installed app files get stored somewhere in my SD card and occupy any space?If yes,how can I delete these files. |
22804 | How can I set Android Galaxy Ace to only use 3G network? | I am having a little bit of a hard time with my new android phone for the reason that it doesnt always connect to certain services (such as Angry Words, or Whatsapp). Sometimes I get the message "unable to connect", when I am using a fairly good network provider and strong enough wifi when at the office. What I've noticed is that the 3G sign keeps changing to H every now and then. I dont know if that is the issue. Anyway, how can I make the phone only use the high-speed 3G service and why is that that even with strong wifi signal it is giving me a hard time? Note: Wifi is turned off all the time I am not at home or at the office. |
68162 | Reinstall system apps after removal | I rooted my phone and, perhaps over-zealously, removed many of the system apps which I deemed junk. But, now I'm trying to restore one of the apps I removed, but simply restoring the file to the `/system/app` directory and giving the right permissions (`rw-r--r--` to `root:root`) does not allow me to use the app on my phone. I am trying to restore the _Gallery3d.apk_ app file (from a backup) to my LG P509 phone. I am not sure if this solution will have general application or will only apply to this particular app. I have already tried copying the app to the user-accessible storage and trying to install it as a User app, but the install fails. How do I restore this app (or these types of apps) so that my phone will be able to use it again? |
68163 | How can I commission features for an Android app, together with the other users? | How can I, together with other users, commission Android app developer to implement a feature? I would like to have a feature in an Android app, but I'm not ready to pay the developer enough to make them implement it. I imagine I could split the cost with many other users, who could want that feature, and together we could incentivise the developer to do it. Is there a service for that? |
22808 | Galaxy Nexus charges but is never seen by a PC when connected via USB | I run Linux (Ubuntu 12.04), and I have a Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.0.4. (Purchased in December 2011.) When I plug the phone in to the PC via USB there is no detection whatsoever. Tailing /var/log/syslog when plugging or unplugging the phone there is ZERO activity in the logs. The phone however will charge. Plugging the phone into a Windows 7 machine, same deal. Phone charges off USB but Windows never prompts to say the device has been detected. Also same on MAC. Using the same micro USB cable, and an HTC One X. Linux, Windows and Mac all detect the HTC phone AND the phone charges. I have been to `Settings -> Storage` and changed the phone from PTP to MTP, still no change. From memory this is the first time I have ever wanted to plug the phone into the PC. So it may have never worked. Is there something I am missing (like a setting or something?) or can I assume that the phone is faulty? |
49316 | Is it possible to save SMS in folders? | Can I create folders and move sms's that I want to keep to these folders? For example, I would want to save all my sent sms's in a Sent folder. |
68169 | Ever since connecting to a Chromecast, my device floods the network with SSDP packets | I used both a Galaxy Nexus and a Nexus 7, running stock Android 4.3 and 4.4, to interact with a Chromecast in the past. Ever since, both devices flood the network with SSDP packets, which seems to be a UPnP related service discovery protocol. "Flood" here means that new packets are sent every second. A sample packet, decoded by using WireShark, is shown below: Internet Protocol Version 4, Src: android-28f8778edbb436c2.lan (192.168.200.120), Dst: 239.255.255.250 (239.255.255.250) Version: 4 [shortened output for readability] Source: android-28f8778edbb436c2.lan (192.168.200.120) Destination: 239.255.255.250 (239.255.255.250) User Datagram Protocol, Src Port: 50225 (50225), Dst Port: ssdp (1900) Hypertext Transfer Protocol M-SEARCH * HTTP/1.1\r\n [Expert Info (Chat/Sequence): M-SEARCH * HTTP/1.1\r\n] Request Method: M-SEARCH Request URI: * Request Version: HTTP/1.1 HOST: 239.255.255.250:1900\r\n MAN: "ssdp:discover"\r\n MX: 1\r\n ST: urn:dial-multiscreen-org:service:dial:1\r\n \r\n [Full request URI: http://239.255.255.250:1900*] As this creates unneccessary traffic and likely drains the battery, I would like to deactivate this discovery feature. But even uninstalling the Chromecast app, Chrome itself, the Youtube app and other likely related apps (essentially everything that interacted with the Chromecast) did not help, the device still sends those packets. Does anyone know how to disable this device discovery feature? |
49314 | Transfering SD cards to new phone | My girlfriend and I both bought "Optimus V" phones at the same time with the same carrier,I have since upgraded but her phone is starting to act possessed by demons. Is it possible to just change out the SD card in my phone with hers and have the carrier transfer my old phone to her number? |
36830 | What's the security implication of having an unlocked boot loader? | Nexus devices can be unlocked using the fastboot command `fastboot oem unlock` to install a custom firmware. For security reasons, the phone is wiped when this command is executed. However after this is done, most people leave the boot loader unlocked. Devices that support unlocking the boot loader: SonyEricsson (now Sony), Sony, newer HTC devices, ?? Is there a security problem with an unlocked bootloader? If this is the case, what can be done? |
36837 | Incoming call notification that supports landscape mode | With my HTC One V in the car dock in landscape mode, incoming call notifications still appear in portrait mode. Is there a way I can configure or replace this with something that will display properly in landscape mode? |
2694 | HTC Desire: why not to root and install Froyo (no-porting)? | I've bought an HTC Desire a quite ago and, since now, works fine for me (except for this). Now I'm waiting for Android 2.3, or 3.0, or whatever, and I'm thinking: **is it possible to install the original Android ROM on my Desire instead of HTC porting?** This will make spare me a lot of time in waiting HTC porting. My only doubt is if all functionality stay the same. (except for Sense and similar HTC proprietary software). |
2692 | Converting phone to SIP gateway | Is there an application that can make the phone to be a SIP GSM gateway so I can make and receive cellular calls using SIP phone and/or re-route them through a SIP PBX? |
78389 | Permanently set USB connection mode | My phones touchscreen has been gradually failing for a few months, so before it dies completely I rooted it and installed Webkey so I can control it via a browser. Of course that requires the wifi to be on, so what I want to do is plug the phone into my computer and turn on the wifi on from the adb shell (which I've done, and it works fine). The thing is, adb doesn't see my phone unless I manually set the connection mode to MTP, and I won't be able to do that when the touchscreen goes completely unresponsive. So, how would I set my phone to automatically use MTP when I connect it via USB? It's an Alcatel OneTouch 993, running Android 4.0.4. |
78388 | Samsung galaxy s duos wifi not working | I am using Samsung Galaxy S DUOS GT-7562, I have rooted my phone few days ago using `UnlockRoot` software. Now from 3-4 days I am having problem with WiFi. Please check the attached images. I have tried so many things which was already there on different forums, but nothing works for me. My phone's warranty expired on 10th of June and also I have rooted it. So, I will have to pay a huge amount to Service Center. Any hints what I could do? Is it a kind of bug or virus? **Edit** I have tried, 1) Hard Reset from boot menu 2) Unroot phone from same software, through which I have rooted the phone.. i.e `UnlockRoot` 3) As mentioned in XDA Developers Forum, tried installing different applications which solves such problems like `WifiFixer` Still the problem is there, Wifi or Portable Wifi or Wifi-Direct are not starting. They are hanged in between On/Off state.     Screenshots (click images for larger variants) |
54981 | How to prevent applications to donwload data automatically? | I have many applications installed on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. And it always download something from internet, in order to update and upgrade applications. It does it all the day and night, when I am in my home or business WiFi and when I am in mobile network. How to disable this "feature"? I don't want any blind upgrades, only by my explicit permission. Also, of course, I don't want to replace numerous downloads with numerous asks for permission. |
54980 | Autofocus in Skype video calls | I have a Verizon Galaxy S3 running CyanogenMod 10.1.3. I noticed that during a Skype video call, the autofocus does not work. It makes it difficult to show people things that are very close to the camera. It does work on the iPhone skype app. Does anyone know how to get autofocus to work on the Skype Android app? Is it a problem with my phone? With CyanogenMod? Or with the Skype app? |
78381 | Why does the screen flicker when connecting to a third party wall mounted USB charger | After going through this post(Why does my phone have erroneous input when connected to a non-OEM power source?) I am asking this question the above post does not solve my question up to the mark. I was at a convenience store where I found a wall mounted charge station. The unit has several types of pins for various brands(Lg , Nokia, Blackberry etc.) When I connected the USB to my device the screen started to flicker and the device started vibrating for some reason for which I had to withdraw the USB Cable from the device. Specs- Operating system-Android 4.1.2 Manufacturer-Samsung The unit was perfectly normal as beside there was another blackberry device getting its charge normally. Then why did my device show this behaviour |
68290 | Unlocking Bootloader of HTC One X on Windows 8.1 / Linux Ubuntu 14.04 | How to unlock the bootloader of HTC One X on Windows 8.1? Since I want to install MIUI Rom. When I install the latest version of "HTC Sync Manager", It shows me that the Windows 8.1 is not competible with this software. Therefore, the command `fastboot oem get_identifier_token` does not work because of the incompatible HTC Driver. I am wondering whether I can unlock my HTC One X on my Linux Ubuntu 14.04? If yes, how to do it? Do I need to install HTC Driver on Linux Ubuntu? **Thank you for your attention.** |
62895 | My dialer's in-call experience is sideways | Okay... something really weird that just started happening. Before getting into the details, my phone is an AT&T Galaxy S3. I'm running AOKP build `aokp_d2att_jb-mr2_milestone-1`. The in-call experience, and the "answer call" screen on my phone are "sideways", for lack of a better word. Normally, the in-call experience should look like this:  However, my in-call suddenly started looking something like the following image:  I have no idea how it got that way, or how to turn it back. Can anyone tell me how to reset the orientation of the call experience screen? The same thing happens on my "answer call" screen, but the actual DIALER screen, to place a call, displays normally. |
62892 | How can I merge my social network contacts with regular contacts in android | Suppose, that I have a contact Ann Fisher in my phone (it's syncing with my google account). And suppose that this Ann Fisher has google plus account Annie Fisher. How can I tell my phone, that this is the same person? Right now I see, that it would only 'knew' it if both names (in G+ and my phone contact) are exactly the same. |
68294 | first sd partition ntfs? | I have my sd-card partitioned with the first partition being FAT32 and the second ext2,3 or 4 to use with link2sd. I am wondering though: my linux install can't recognize the fat32 partition so I have to boot into XP to be able to do tasks regarding partitioning. When I look in Gparted, it says I need support of dosfstools and mtools to be able to use fat32 file systems (in Linux Mint). I tried to install them but in terminal I get the message both are already installed. So I guess my linux mint 13 OS can't work with the fat32 partition on my sd card. I know it can handle ntfs so my guess: Can I change the file system of the first partition to NTFS or may that cause problems for my galaxy ace or gio to to read the partition? In short: does android on the ace or gio support NTFS? |
58203 | How do I disable Facebook's "Log in to sync applications" notification when the phone turns on? | Every time I turn on or restart my phone, I always get this "Log in to sync applications" notification from Facebook. How do I disable this? |
68298 | How can one add attachments from Google Drive in Gmail android app? | In menu to attach file, it sometimes shows Drive as an option under recent if you have opened Drive recently. But other times it doesn't show Drive as an option to select from and then I couldn't find a way to select Google Drive. I am using Nexus 4. |
58201 | HTML Viewer seems not running the website's Javascripts | I have an offline saved htm web page on sdcard to test Javascript. The default render on my phone seems to be HTML Viewer. But when I tried to open the page, the code didn't run. I know this because there's some html tag in the page I was added to detect this: <script type="text/javascript"> /* my Javascripts */ </script> <noscript> The current browser can't run Javascript. </noscript> which displays on the page: "The current browser can't run Javascript." So how can I enable Javascript in HTML Viewer? Both Opera and Browser are somehow can't found out the file when I typed in the address textbox: file://localhost/sdcard/page.htm The problem exist on almost any phone. But the later just works on some of my phone. Another not. |
58205 | Sony Xperia S - suddenly can't connect to PC anymore (it was working before) | I see there are various threads for Galaxy S3 having this problem, but my phone is Sony Xperia S. My phone used to connect to PCs fine, but today when I tried connecting to my laptop it wouldn't recognize it. This happens on Windows and on Ubuntu, with the original USB cable, and with a generic one. The same cables and computers used to work fine with my phone. Also, the phone does not give any notification that a PC has been connected, i.e. the phone itself doesn't recognize that a PC has been connected. It starts charging, though. I tried rebooting Android, I also tried enabling USB debugging, but none of it helped. |
79383 | External SD card not being recognised; data intact on card | I have a HTC One M8 running Android KitKat 4.4.2, and I recently got a Sandisk 64GB MicroSD. Today a few of my apps have greyed out icons and when I click them, it says `app isn't installed`. When I go to `Settings > Storage`, External SD shows as Unavailable. `Mount SD card` shows, but clicking it just shows a message saying `Preparing SD card` and it does nothing else. It also keeps popping up with `Preparing SD card` at random. Putting the memory card in my PC, the data is intact. I've tried restarting my phone a couple of times; no joy. Is there anything I can do to make this work again? Failing that, am I safe to backup the data to my PC, format the SD card, and restore the files; and everything will work as it did? |
27545 | How do I display/see the Valid List in a Google spreadsheet on Android device? | I made a spreadsheet in Google Docs and used data validation to restrict a range of cells to a list of valid values. When I look at the spreadsheet using a browser, the valid list is correctly shown in the dropdown menu. However, when I look at the spreadsheet in my Android phone, I don't see the list (there is a little [1] shown in the cell, but I don't see how to click this.) Is there any way to make this list display on a phone? |
79386 | What is it about Android that allows an application to "hard-crash" a device? | I have a never-rooted Nexus 4 running latest stock (android 4.4.4). It has been "hard-crashing" lately. By "hard-crash" I mean the screen goes black and either the device restarts itself (I see the same splash screen that is displayed during boot), or I have to hold the power button for a long time to get it to start (longer than for a normal boot). After evidence pointing to it being caused by Google's own "Google Now Launcher" app (even after a factory reset), I began to wonder what it is about an apk file installed from the Play store on a non-rooted device that could ever cause the phone to "hard-crash". I would think that the sandbox in which apps run would prevent any app from being able to hard-crash a device. |
27541 | How can I use su again after OTA-upgrading my rooted phone? | I had previously rooted my droid when it was running 2.2 froyo. Using the OTA upgrade, i got a gingerbread (2.3.4) for my phone. As obvious, the root privileges were gone..but the superuser app and the everything else related to it is still there in the system/bin and system/xbin folders. Now when i try to run "su" command from an adb shell to re-root my phone, it shows "permission denied". Is there anyway that i can get the "#" shell i.e. the su privileges instead of the normal "$" shell, so that i can manually delete the previous root files? Thanks. |
48042 | Create customized zip including system.img, boot.img etc for Android customized ROM | I downloaded AOSP source code and built it as instructed in its official site. Now I have 4 img files as system, boot, recovery, userdata. I want to create a zip file which should include these files and can be installed via a recovery manager like 'Clockwork mode recovery'. For an example we can install CyanogenMod customized rom zip by using clockwork recovery while in boot up process of device. Like wise I need to create a zip including my own imgs. How should the folder structure of the zipped file system should be created, what script files should be included and how that scripts should be written etc. Used this link (http://lazydroid.com/2011/03/howto-repack-and-sign-rom-image- update-zip-files/) but how to create /META-INF/com/google/android/update- script is not well explained there. |
48049 | Goclever Hybrid 3G Update will I lose any factory apps and settings | I have very recently bought a Goclever Hybrid 3G tablet/combi. When going on Goclever web site I saw that there was a new update which is to improve power system problem? It says that if I download the update without back up of apps and data I will lose all, so to back up externally to a PC. I am not too clever on things like back ups so I was hoping that if I download the update without backing up the apps and data would the apps and data that came with the tablet remain on board only losing stuff that I have put on or will I end up with an empty shell. Please help. Barry. |
27548 | pin request at the startup lock screen | I was trying to set up a VPN connection and it asked me about medium and high level security and a password which I didn't understand well! I failed to use VPN but now each time I try to unlock the phone, it asks for that password/pin. I removed the created VPN connection to get rid of it but to no avail. How can I remove this pin request? |
67114 | How to track links that certain app accesses? | I always get concerned about backing up data that is relatively large, for the sake of bandwidth, which is kind of expensive in my area, really expensive. For example, when I installed "Google Translate", I manually downloaded the language packs that I need, so I could install them whenever I want. I found the link browsing forums http://dl.google.com/translate/offline/v3/r1/ _lang_.zip And **now** I've installed Google Text-To-Speech, and I wish to download High Quality voice data. I haven't found any information about this on the internet. So maybe you guys could help me, and tell me of possible ways to know, what url's or uri's are being accessed by a certain app while downloading cache or even just connecting for something? Any advises appreciated |
67115 | samsung galaxy tab gt-p 1000 wifi icon trouble | My samsung galaxy tab gt-p 1000 is working fine. Previously the wifi icon on the top of the screen used to be a dot alongwith 4 semicircles of 60 degrees. Since last 3 days this icon has disappeared and two different icons alternately flash on original icon's place. Tab is stiil running ok. |
67113 | Nexus 5 takes forever and a day to charge | Since I have installed franco Kernel on my device, charging takes longer than normal (I'd guess 4-5 hours?). But today charging became extremely slow. I plugged it in overnight and this morning it was at 87%.  In the screenshot you can see that it was on for ~ 1d 20h, and ~ 1d 10h it was on battery. That means it needed ~ 10h to get from 4% to 87%. Is this a common problem with the franco Kernel? PS: I plugged it into the wall, not USB. |
68836 | How do I delete a WhatsApp group I'm a member of but not an admin? | I'm in a WhatsApp group and the topics discussed there are more of vulgarity. I need to delete that group. Please help. |
68837 | Is it possible for Google to detect app updates that have not been delivered through Play Store? | I'm playing a game that is developed by a sub-division of Google. (Ingress/Niantic) Usually new versions of this game pushed out through staged roll-outs, which means if you are not one of the lucky ones you have to wait a while to get the new version with sometimes cool new features. Of course, the APK files for the new version could be found all over the internet on various sites. This naturally leads to two things: * There are APK files that are tempered with * Players get banned for using an unofficial version of the game. As a curious player I want to have the new versions as soon as possible. To verify I'll have an valid build a downloaded the APK from the previous version, that I installed through Google Play, to my computer via `adb`. $ adb pull /data/app/com.package.name $ unzip -p com.package.name-1.apk META-INF/CERT.RSA | keytool -printcert | grep MD5 Which gives me: MD5: A7:E9:93:81:E9:F2:10:0E:48:39:AB:48:34:F3:93:67 Now to do the same with the APK for the new version that I downloaded somewhere from the internet and the MD5 of the certificate matches the one from the official older APK. My question are now: * Is it safe to assume this is a valid APK that is not tempered with? * Is is possible for Google to detect that I installed the new version of the app not through the Play Store? * Could they somehow detect the unofficial update from within the app. For example through the Application Licensing service? |
23048 | Go Sms Pro: "Too many unsent multimedia messages" error | Every time I try to send a Multimedia message using Go Sms Pro, I get a toast message saying: "Can't send message right now. There are too many unsent multimedia messages"  This doesn't happen when I send something through gomms (which is really only good for sending to other people with smartphones), and it doesn't happen when I use any other sms/mms client (like handcent or the default sms client). It only happens when trying to send an MMS message with Go SMS pro. How can I get this to work? I would have thought that if this was a global bug issue, that it would have been fixed by now, so I am guessing that there is something I need to set/reset. What do I do to fix this? |
23042 | Does anyone has magnetometer working on Samgung Galaxy Tab 10.1? | I am comparing the behavior of "Compass" program from Smart Tools and the "natural" old-fashion physical compass and see the former is not working correctly. Is this a manufacturing defect or by design behavior? |
23043 | How do I merge SMS threads? | I sent an SMS to several contacts, so Android put it in one thread as "Alice, Bob, Charlie, Dylan, Ed, and 5 more". Then Bob and Ed replied, each having their own threads. Can I merge Bob's and Ed's threads with the multi-contact thread? How do I do that? |
59551 | Can't tether my android galaxy note 2 with usb to my ubuntu 12.04 | I turn tethering on and the wired connection shows up in ubuntu. I can connect to it but Internet doesn't work there like it does on my phone. Can't load pages or ping google. When I look at connection info it doesn't have a speed. My plan doesn't include wifi tether but doesn't say anything about usb tether. Seems like it should work without rooting it. Seems like a problem on the ubuntu side of things. Maybe a setting in my browser? Any ideas? |
59559 | Want to install kitkat 4.4 on Samsung Star Pro (S7262) | I want to install Kitkat 4.4 on my Samsung Star Pro S7262 (rooted). I could't find a solution by googling. If it is not possible or not available for my phone right now, please suggest me any other version which is greater than jellybean 4.1 |
78657 | USB debugging doesn't work - switches off automatically | I have a Xolo Q800 phone with following specs. I'm trying to connect the device to my Macbook Pro with OS X Mavericks, Android Studio / Eclipse and adb working perfectly. XOLO Q800 Android 4.2.1 (Upgraded, device came with 4.1.2) Rooted Mediatek MT6589M Chipset Quad-core 1.2 GHz Processor 1GB RAM Recently I noticed I'm not able to connect this device to any machine as USB Debugging will switch off automatically almost immediately. Settings > Development > USB Debugging. After I switch it on, the device reconnects to the computer but is not detected by adb. On device go back one menu and again in Development, I see USB Debugging as disabled. It used to work perfectly before as I have used this device earlier for development. Not sure if the update to 4.2.1 broke it as I do not remember any issues after it. Can anyone please give some pointers here? The manufacturer support is pretty non existing in this matter. |
78655 | How do I modify an image in SystemUI? | I absolutely hate the gradient for the status bar on KitKat, so how do I make that completely transparent? I got the image from SystemUI/res/xxhdpi/ and photoshopped it to be all transparent, and put it back into the SystemUI apk and it just threw force closes and errors. |
29112 | Are there intents for controlling Cyanogenmod profiles? | I'd like to use Llama. Instead of its own profiles I want to keep using the ones provided by Cyanogenmod because of their better integration. Is Ist possible to change them using llama, ie are there any intents that make this possible? |
29114 | Does applying an OTA update remove rooted apps? | I rooted my HTC One X just to get FM and other AT&T blocked apps installed in /system/app directory. Now there is an OTA update and I'm sure it will unroot the phone. My question is will the FM app stay and work after the OTA? Thanks. |
78658 | Nexus 4 with no signal (sleep mode) | I have a problem with my sister's Nexus4. When I try to call her I have the reply that the phone is off while if I call the other phone (HTC Legend with the same operator) I can talk regularly. It happened both at home or outside. It is not a operator problem because I change the operator twice and with the same operator in the same places I can phone with no problem. The strange is that when a try to call N4 I am not able to start the call and after that the N4 receive a sms with the "lost call" and return it on-line. it seems it falls in a sleep mode when the creen is off |
79526 | Clear profile data on Firefox for Android | I am using Firefox for android on Android 4.1.2, and I created a master password for the passwords on Firefox, and promptly forgot it. I think way to solve this and start again is to remove the profile's directory _(according tothis, located at `data/data/org.mozilla.firefox/files/mozilla/`)_, but as I have not rooted this device that is difficult. I have also tried removing `/storage/sdcard0/Android/data/org.mozilla.firefox`, which did not work |
11 | How do I stop from getting notified twice when I get a text to my Google Voice number? | When I receive a text message to my Google voice number, I get a notification from my text application, as well as the Google Voice application. It would seem that the message is being forwarded to my cell number, but I've turned off text forwarding in the Voicemail & Text settings. Is there another setting that I am missing? |
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