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63112 | Recovery program only accesible via "adb recovery" but the program closes itself | My tablet (a chinese SmartQ T10 with Android v2.3.4 unofficial Firmware) does not have custom recovery via power buttons combo, nor CWM recovery available to download. The only key combination (VolumeUp+Power) that does anything, goes directly to firmware restore from a file named "/mnt/sdcard/SmartQT10" (at SD Card) if this file exists. But if I completely start into Android, go to ADB on my computer and I do: adb connect IPTablet:5555 adb shell recovery It appears a fancy classic recovery program on the tablet's screen (full screen mode), as you can see:  Screenshot (click image for larger variant) but with a strange behavior: this supposed recovery program lasts for only a few seconds, and my tablet get back to whatever it had just before on the screen (Android desktop, for example). After a few seconds, the recovery program gets back to screen, a few seconds there, and back to the desktop... and so on. The things stay like this until I press `Ctrl`+`C` on the ADB console of my PC. If I touch any key of the tablet or press on the screen, the screen goes back instantly to Android screen and the recovery program disappear, so I can not interact with the recovery program. The recovery program is like any kind of "ghost" screen. And one more (don't know if important) detail: the selection menu of the recovery program moves down once each 2-3 seconds, just like if I were pressing any "down" key or so, a thing that I am not doing at all. I must conclude that my tablet has any kind of recovery program inside, but it can not start for any reason. This method: adb shell reboot recovery goes into firmware restoration mode, as I told before. This other: adb shell reboot bootloader performs a simple reboot. Having this recovery program available would be great. **Could anyone, please, tell me how could I do to keep it working?** Or maybe there is any way to start it on boot, as I have seen in many others Android devices? I see it shows some "can't mount" directory messages, as you can see in the capture, but I don't know how to solve those problems or if solving them would be useful to finally accessing the recovery program. |
63113 | What's the difference between uTorrent and BitTorrent apps from the same developer? | In Play Store, there are two apps with almost same descriptions from same developer: uTorrent and BitTorrent. What's the difference between them? |
63114 | Rooting android via virtual windows 8 on ubuntu 12.04 | I want to root my sony xperia p android 4.1.2. I'm using ubuntu 12.04LTS and it seems uncomfortable to root my xperia via ubuntu. So i've installed windows 8 (32 bit) on virtual box. Is it will be safe to root my phone via virtual windows 8? |
63117 | Is there a way to activate in-app purchasing on Words With Friends for the Kindle Fire? | I have Words With Friends, version 6.7.1 that I downloaded from the Amazon app store on the device. The version I have on my Android phone has in-app purchasing enabled, such that one can get the ads free version, etc. After hunting around on the Kindle Fire version, I can't for the life of me figure out how to enable the in-app purchasing for removing the ads and getting statistics. I have emailed Zynga at least 3 times inquiring about it, but I have never received a reply from them. Does this feature exist in the Kindle Fire version? |
823 | Can I automatically log in to open WiFi that requires web login/password? | There are lots of wifi hotspots that are open, but require a web-based login to use. Hotels, coffeeshops, workplaces. For password-protected wifi, it's easy to set up Android phones to remember the login and password. But I'd like to be able to use my workplace's open wifi with web-based password on a regular basis, without having to manually type stuff in. It should just automatically connect to the Wifi router, go to http://1.1.1.1 or whatever, type in my password, and then everything else should just work. Is this possible? (HTC Evo running Android 2.2, fwiw...) |
27817 | How can I automate the Hotspot login process? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > Can I automatically log in to open WiFi that requires web login/password? Scenario: I go into a coffeeshop, I fire up my droid, and it says it's on the webs. But as soon as I start surfing it bounces me to the establishment's wifi signon page. I agree, click the button, and (I'm assuming) it sticks the droid's MAC address in a table and lets my traffic through. If I return to said coffeeshop within 24hrs, I'm usually still there. Problem: My droid is WiFi only, I have no cell contract. So If I walk in and forget to fire up the browser, I won't get any texts or calls. Solution: Does anyone know of an app that would automate this process? The droid itself will hit the wireless network as soon as it comes within range, provided I've used it before. But then it'd be nice if it tried to fetch a webpage, got redirected, and responded automatically. Alternative: If there is no such app, would you guys be interested in a free one if I took the time to cook one up? |
28515 | Free Wi-Fi network: how to autoaccept (robotic click) wifi policy web page? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > Can I automatically log in to open WiFi that requires web login/password? At a hospital, there is a no-password Wi-Fi network which is for guest and prior having internet, I have to click "Accept" button on an initial web page I get in a browser. The page is super simple, single frame with single button at the bottom called accept. There is an app in the play store which can open browser so that **I** can click the accept button.(app name: Auto Wi-Fi Prompt) Well, is there a way to write such script which will make even the "accept" click for me? (e.g., llama advanced config and a ".bat" file after that) for example, once I activate Wi-Fi, it detects being connected to hospital- guest and will auto-click accept for me. |
29411 | Completing HTTP POST request when wireless network connects | > **Possible Duplicate:** > Can I automatically log in to open WiFi that requires web login/password? My school requires that students using the wireless sign in using an HTTP POST prompt each time they connect. It's a very simple username and password at a set IP address. I'm wondering if there's some way to automatically login to this when my tablet connects to the network. If not, how hard would it be to code an app that accomplishes this. |
9324 | HTC Desire S not listed on HTC support website? | I should be getting a HTC Desire S android phone in the next few days. It is listed on the HTC website at http://www.htc.com/uk/product/desires/overview.html, but doesn't appear on the HTC support site at http://www.htc.com/uk/support.aspx. Does anyone know why this this is, or how I can get to the support page for this phone? I'd like to have a look at the Users Guide before the phone arrives. |
1485 | How to change dashboard icons? | I want to be able to change the dashbord icons/text on my Android. I've got HTC sense on the phone, but I'm currently running ADW.Launcher. I know there's another launcher widget that allows photos as icons, but I'd like something so I can get the sleakness of the iOS icons e.g. http://dribbble.com/shots/57799 |
366 | How can I change the Icon of a Shortcut on my Home Screen? | I have a couple direct dial to landline shortcuts that I use at work regularly. There are no avatars associated with those contacts and the Homescreen icon just shows a generic Android Avatar so they are indistinguishable. I have a couple other contacts whose avatars are still indistinguishable because they are so small. I'd like to be able to set a shortcut icon instead of having to mess with making custom avatars. Any apps to do this? |
54952 | Is there a way to rollback to a stock rom without "unlocked" icon on XT910? | I'm looking forward to install new CM 10.1.3 to my Razr MAXX (XT910), but I see some bug reports about this version. I want to give it a try, but - is there a way to go back to the stock ROM if I don't like it? By "go back" I mean restoring it's original state, no "unlocked" icons. Currently I have 982.124.14.XT910.Retail.en.FR (Android 4.1.2). |
8943 | Where can I find Android release notes? | Today I upgraded to 2.3.4 Gingerbread MR2 but I wonder: what changed? |
8942 | Can't remove app icons from the desktop | I installed AdwLauncher. In the beginning it worked well. But now, I can't delete the app icons from the desktop. The situation is that when I longpress the desktop, the list doesn't show up so that I can't add shortcuts, apps or widget to the desktop. Also, when I longpress the app icon on the desktop, list doesn't show up so that I can't remove, delete or edit the icon. My cellular is HTC Desire. Is this a bug problem or I just set up in a wrong way? Restarting the phone didn't help. I used "home switch" to change the launcher back to HTC sense, then changed back to ADW but it still remains the same. |
8946 | Samsung S Galaxy II (i9100): possible with stock Google Android OS? | I'm in the market for a new Smartphone. Except for iPhone's, I'm new in the field and probably have some misconceptions. My first choice was the Google Nexus S, but I was offered a great deal on the Samsung S Galaxy II (i9100). The only issue is that I read that it came with an "enhanced" version of Android. Being familiar with PC's, I know that these enhancements are almost always bloatware: I always do a clean install of Windows to get rid of it. My question is fairly simple: is this possible to use the stock Google Android OS on the Samsung S Galaxy II (i9100)? That was the killer feature of the Nexus S for me: coming directly from Google, easily upgradable. Would that be possible and if yes, how? Thank you for enlightening me. |
21720 | Current Android font | Several months ago, I changed my base font using Font Installer. Now I can't remember the name of the font I changed to. Is there a simple way to find out? |
21722 | How to take a video capture of the screen? | I'm really getting mad with this one..! I tried to root the emulator, Adb commands executed and shows no error. But I can't run the apps which needs root access. It says that, Need root access..! How can i determine that my emulator is rooted..! Besides, I wanna capture the phone screen and make it as video to play back. How can i do this..? I don't mind about rooting. I don't have any idea about this one. Please suggest me something. How can i record each frame in android phone..? Would you please help me with sample source or some suggestions..? |
21727 | How can I check which mobile frequencies my phone supports? | I received a Samsung Galaxy Nexus as a present (in Australia), however I'm not sure where it came from so I'm not sure what mobile frequency bands it supports. Is there a way to check which frequencies it supports so I know which mobile networks I should be looking at? |
44144 | How to make volume buttons on earphones/headphones work with Android? | I'm on the hunt for a great sounding, non-in-ear set of headphones with working mic, play/pause, and volume buttons. I have Bang & Olufsen's EarSet 3i, which are among the best sounding headphones I've ever used. And all three button work perfectly in my MacBook Air and iPhone. Obviously they don't work perfectly in my Nexus 4, since Android devices uses a different way of reading volume up/down buttons. So, my question is rather simple, does anyone know how to make them work with Android, or alternatively any equally good headphones to the EarSet 3i's that work on Android? And to make it extra challenging, no in-ear ones please, cause I can't stand them :( Or maybe anyone knows of some kind of adapter cable that can be used between an Android phone and iPhone compatible headphones to translate the volume button signals so the Android device understands them? |
48366 | Can I browse a locally hosted web site from a USB connected device? | I am attempting to remote debug a locally hosted web application on Nexus 7 and 10 tablets running Android 4.2.2, that are connected to a development machine via USB. My goal is to browse to the equivalent of 127.0.0.1:xxxx on the tethered PC (so from the tablet I would expect to browse via the host PC's IP address 192.168.1.100:xxxx). I do realize this can be accomplished utilizing Wi-Fi, but unfortunately the tablets are not connected to the same network as my development PC and can not be. Bluetooth is also out as my dev machine does not have Bluetooth. It seems like utilizing reverse tethering would allow me to browse to the host machine. The reverse tethering solutions I've tried to utilize have focused on simply using the PC as a pass through to the internet. In any event I have not been able to successfully setup reverse tethering much less browse to the web application hosted on the connected development machine. Using a USB reverse tether solution is it possible to browse a locally hosted web application? Is there an alternative to reverse tethering that will provide the same capability? Can I browse a locally hosted web site from an Android device connected via USB? |
48361 | Add calendar event via freeform text w/documented, unambiguous syntax? | Is there any way (probably thirdparty app, assuming it's not some secret hidden option in CM10.1) to add calendar events on a Galaxy S3 running 4.2/CM10.1[RC5 at this moment] with a syntax like: on Monday [or "next Wednesday" or "July 7"] at 3pm call 3055551212,99988877# re call with somebody important for 30m notify 10m,14h via some method that's actually * documented somewhere, * has deterministic & unambiguous syntax, and * Allows you to set the 'location' field of the calendar event to a clickable phone number that includes comma (pause), additional digits, and trailing '#'? Over the years, and with various ROMs I've installed, I've seen "quick input" methods like this seemingly come and go at random, with basically undocumented syntax and unreliable handling of "clickable phone number as location that includes pause & extension#". I _know_ that someone, somewhere, SOMEHOW, has to have actually gotten this _right_... but _who_? (Or, where's the option, what's it called, and where is it documented)? |
48362 | Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 WiFi won't turn on | All of a sudden the WiFi will not turn on on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2. I have done factory reset and it has not fixed the problem. When I check the WiFi box to turn it on, it just says 'turning on'. I've had the tablet for 6 months and this issue only started a week ago. What can I do to solve this issue? |
62865 | Tablet won't boot up/ boot into recovery after flashing | I have a not-well-known tablet named "Polypad 7408". I rooted it last day then installed Titanium Backup then i just could'nt resist and tried to install Paranoid Android. I downloaded it, the forum was saying i have to download twrp, gapps and w17pro. It's a Turkish Forum but incase anyone wants to see: link. Anyways, my tablet hasn't got volume buttons, so i'm using home and power buttons. I got into recovery menu, then flashed twrp, w17pro, paranoid andorid, gapps. Then wiped factory data. Then i rebooted. Tablet booted up to Paranoid Android 3+ screen with a colorful animation. Then stayed liked that. I searhced then tried to get into recovery mode again to flash again but this time I couldn't boot. The little white Android logo stays there forever. It stays like 5-10 seconds before. Now i can't boot into recovery and boot up either. |
48368 | GPS is always indicated as on | I just recently bought a Samsung Galaxy Star S5280 which runs on Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) and it keeps indicating that my GPS is on. I already deactivated my mobile network on both SIM cards. I have also deactivated my location services. Can anybody tell me what to do about this because it drains my battery without me even using it a lot. |
62860 | install from source not possible | Generally in Linux we install applications from source with ./configure make make install I am supposed to run these steps in Android to install few source tars. How can I get required libraries for this installation. Thank you. |
26975 | Can USB charging (via mains adapter or from PC/Mac) of Android tablets be the main, primary method of charging? Or are there design issues? | Are there design issues with tablets being charged by USB not seen with Android phones? I saw this on another forum, what are your thoughts on this with regard to my question? http://forums.androidcentral.com/acer-iconia-a100/112270-charge-via- usb-port.html#post1696260 > An important consideration in the design is the amount of current the usb > connectors can handle. I figure the designers find that it is safer to > design a separate charging and power connector because as the devices get > larger they draw more current to operate and charge the battery. I think > that is the reason they do that. Is there no 12 volt adapter for these > devices? I don't own one yet, just leaning towards the acer 7 inch tablet. I would prefer charging via USB (via mains or PC) when considering a tablet so that I don't have to carry around a specific charger. Many Android phones use their micro USB port for charging - connecting the USB cable to a mains adapter or using the cable to connect to a full size USB port on a computer. I see that some major brand Android tablet manufacturers (Motorola, Asus) as well as some smaller less know brands either use a separate power input (non micro-USB) or a dock. |
49941 | Cannot make calls in Microsoft Lync 2010 app | Device: Sony X10a Android: 2.3.3 Can the Microsoft Lync 2010 app on the play store make calls? I can login to my office365 lync account and send messages, but the phone icon is greyed out. Is voice not avilable on Android, or am I doing something wrong? |
49949 | how to backup contacts if the touchscreen is not working? | My HTC Explorer A310e fell and now its touch screen is not working. I mean display is fine, but it isn't taking any input. Is there any way I could take a backup of the contacts? To suggest the extent damage: it rings but I can't receive calls. I am travelling and can't go to a service centre until next week so if there was a way I could get my contacts out of it. |
68771 | Pop up warning your flash player maybe out of date | In my office, it seems the router is infected by malware. So when we access google.com and other specific sites, it always show pop up "warning!your flash player maybe out of date", then it will redirect to flash download page. I already downloaded it, the file is setup.exe. And because of my stupidity, I tried to run it. I don't know whether my phone now is infected by this malware or not. And most important thing, if it is infected, how to fix it? I read on internet, to fix the trouble we have to reset the router. But tjis is to fix the router. How about our phone? Is it already infected ? And how to fix it? |
58188 | Volume controls suddenly became disabled. What could happen? | Most of volume controls on my PRESTIGIO PMP5080CPRO android 4 tablet became disabled (all except alarm volume control). And there are no sound except alarms. What could happen? How can I enable them ? I haven't installed anything recently. Here are screenshots:   Screenshots (click images for larger variants) |
68773 | I have htc desire s and it can not access sd card which worked in it for a long time | I have an _HTC Desire S,_ and it cannot access SD card – which worked in it for a long time. The card works perfectly fine in another phone. If I restart the device it works for several minutes. But then I receive an error message: `SD card unexpectedly removed`. Any idea what I could do to solve this issue? |
68772 | Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 won't turn on after messing with build.prop | I went to mess with my build.prop to do some stuff and then my device wouldnt turn on. I tried looking everywhere for ways to fix it but none will work because it keeps ending with when im in cmd with the adb stuff, when I type the commands it says "operation not permitted". Heres the tutorial I was looking at (the wndows one) - http://forum.xda- developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927198 I was able to get to the very end until I had to do "chmod 644 build.prop" which then resulted in the "operation not permitted". I also have a copy of my original build.prop in my device sdcard folder however Im unable to pull it out (or im just an idiot) Please help, ive been sitting here for 6 hours straight trying to fix this! |
68774 | Android phone not detecting mobile operator | I've this problem with my new Sony Xperia L Android phone running on Jelly Bean. The phone has been working well for one week now, but as of recently, when I turn on the phone, it doesn't connect to the mobile operator. So I have to turn off my phone again and then turn it on again for it to detect the operator. I don't know whether it's because of a bug in Android or something wrong with my network provider or some malware on the phone. I've not installed anything other than usual apps like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and I've only downloaded them from the Play Store. I haven't installed any anti-virus app on my phone. What do you think is the problem causing this? Here I'm not talking about the internet connection: it's not even connecting to a GSM network. |
68776 | Sony ericsson xperia mini e10i software bricked while installing custom rom | I was trying to install a custom ROM on my _Sony Ericsson Xperia mini E10i_ by flashing the ROM `.zip` file in ClockWorkMod, but after installation the device doesn't boot. It hangs on the Sony Ericsson boot logo. What can I do to recover from this situation? |
68778 | HTC One boots only into recovery mode | I installed Kitkat 4.4.2 following this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YGzh3r9Q58 After installing, it only reboots into the recovery mode. :/ I need help |
22810 | USB host port via Android accessory protocol adapter | Is it possible for an Android 4 phone with only a standard micro-USB port (not OTG), to be provided with a USB host port through an adapter using the Android accessory protocol? Do such adapters exist? The adapter would need power and 2 USB ports. One USB port would act as a host and plug any USB device (for example a keyboard), the other would act as an 'Android accessory' and plug into the phone. Android should be able to use the device as if it were plugged in directly to a host port (on a tablet). It would be really great if the adapter was also powered by micro-USB, and that it could pass-through data to a computer host (Storage, tether, ADB, etc.). **Diagram:**  Is all/any of this possible? Do such adapters exist? If not, how would I make one? |
58187 | ADB can discover devices but not fastboot | I've searched on the web about this problem and it's usually solved by installing the appropriate drivers. Problem is I'm on a Mac. When I plug in my device, it can be discovered when I run `adb devices`. I run `adb reload bootloader` and it goes into download mode (the mode you get when you hold Volume Down + Home button when powering up). Is this correct? I assume it is. Anyway, when it is in this stage, `adb devices` or `fastboot devices` yields nothing. I have tested this on i9100 and i9505. |
45060 | Rooting EPad MX1014 | I have a E-Pad MX1014 (chinese tabcrap) and I am trying to access the system apps so I can uninstall _Angry Birds_ off it. The Angry Birds it runs is an extremely old version and for some reason it will not update it. I have tried installing different versions like _Angry Birds Star Wars_ or _Seasons_ and trying to just install the _Angry Birds_ app over the top with no luck... I cannot access the device via `USB` because the "adapter" to change from the current plug to USB has died. I have been using SnapPea via the wifi to put apps and such on it. I have tried `Z4Root`, `GingerBreak` and tried getting `BusyBox` and `SuperSu` onto it, but I keep getting cannot install errors and missing binary errors... Z4Root when I hit root (either temp or perm) will say `it's rooting it` then go to home screen and nothing else happens. Does anyone have any suggestions? The tablet runs `Android 2.3`. P.S. if I had the money I would buy a better tablet, but this is just for my son and he is an angry bird fanatic.... |
59855 | My device doesn't react to touches while connected via USB | My device is Samsung Galaxy ace 5830 and I want to upgrade it from Android 2.3.4 to 4. But the problem, when I connect it to PC with a USB connection, it doesn't react to touches so I can't unlock it and work with it. for example when I touch somewhere some other place get touched. How can I upgrade it while it has this problem and I can't connect to it? thanks |
45062 | Sound on Power-On | I want a sound to be played when the user presses the power button, Since I am customizing Android for Visually Challenged people this feature might let them know if the tablet has actually powered on or not. This feature is by default switched off in my firmware. And also I think that since this sound comes just when the device is switched on, that is, before the Android Boots, the power on sound should be a function of underlying Linux kernel. Any clue how to go about it and turn it on. Thanks in advance. |
45065 | After update my Samsung S2 cannot lock the screen | I can't lock my screen. When I click the lock button, the screen just blacks out. When I click the home button it directly show me the home screen even though I have set the lock pattern. |
45066 | Video recording bug fix for CM9 ICS? | I have a Galaxy Mini(GT-S 5570). I recently upgraded it from Gingerbread 2.3.6 to ICS(CM9). Now everything is working fine except for the video recording. The camera takes pictures without any issues but the video recording does not work. I followed the procedures stated in this website for installation. http://www.techgeekal.com/2012/10/27/cyanogenmod-9-stable-27102012-for-galaxy- minipop-gt-s5570/ Is there a bug fix for the video recording? Thanks in advance for looking into this question! :) |
23391 | Display Text Message on Lock Screen | Is there a way to display unread text messages on the lockscreen? The device I'm using is a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Plus. |
48099 | How can I know that my Galaxy's camera and microphone is not being accessed without my knowledge? | A few months back I installed a few apps straight from the internet. One was an ability to run Ruby scripts on my phone, the other was Grooveshark. Both times, an Jellybean 4.2 flagged up a warning saying these programs have the potential to access my camera and microphone, but I ignored them. Now I'm getting a bit paranoid. With the macbok pro, when the camera is accessed, a little green LED lights up. It's 'hard-wired', as even security programs (for when your macbook's stolen) can't take a photo without the LED lighting up. Luckily, the LED is brighter than your average laptop-theif, and it only lights up for a second, so no problem there. But with an android you literally have no clue. I tested out the security program Cerberus, and it took videos of audio samples using my Galaxy without the phone giving a hint what was happening. I've deleted Grooveshark (it's an abysmal app anyway), but I'm still worried about some other program from months ago recording me. |
59859 | Dailer and Phone App | I have a Samsung Stratosphere (I have seen this on other phones too) and when I place a call in the phone app, the phone app tries to send the call to the dialer app but it freezes and goes to the home screen. After about 10 minutes, it finally opens the call usually I have it in my pocket and the person I wanted to call can monitor my conversations or whatever. I have reset my phone to factory defaults 3 times. Is there any fix? |
2860 | Why does my HTC desire mount the SD card in read only mode? | I have a new HTC desire. After 3 days of use it started mounting the SD card in read only mode. I couldn't mount it in read-write mode until I formated the card in another phone. I read somewhere on the HTC forums that this may be caused by plugging the phone in a Mac. But this doesn't make any sense to me. I did plug the phone in a Mac the first time, but this didn't start happening after that. It started happening after I've plugged the phone in a Windows 7 pc. I've never used the phone plugged in a computer in sync mode, it was either used as a mass storage device or in charge only mode (which was the case before this problem ocured). Of all the portable devices I've used that could be used as a mass storage there's never been a problem if I've used them with OS X, Linux or Windows. So I don't find the OS X explanation satisfactory. From what I know all operating systems will handle mass storage devices in the same way more or less especially if it's a FAT filesystem. Has anyone else experienced this problem? |
2861 | Disabling the nexus-one proximity/position sensor? | I think my nexus one is trying to be too smart. For each incoming call the phone stops ringing as soon as I pick it up. That's perfectly fine as long as the phone is sitting on my desk, but when I'm out there the phone is most likely in my jeans front pocket and I end up missing every single call. My guess is that the phone stops ringing/vibrating immediately. Is there a way to dumb it down? |
2863 | How to sync contacts and calendar with Linux system, without using Gmail? | How can I sync my contacts and calendar with a Linux system? I'd prefer to sync with my desktop, but setting up a server on the internet would also be possible. I want to avoid Google mail for privacy reasons. |
44337 | Does MHL video out support both analog and digital signal conversion and output function? | I have a Galaxy Note II, which uses MHL micro USB out to HDMI. I'd like to run the video signal thru a composite video (RCA) converter cable to my old school device. Does Android support this sort of video output conversion natively, or would I need to forget this cable and get an HDMI-to-composite converter box for in the middle? |
44334 | Is there a way to type German and French characters from the stock keyboard? | I want to type French and German accents and stuff using some kind of add-on to the stock keyboard. I don't want to switch between boards. I see there are a lot of keyboards in the Play store but I need one that doesn't interfere with the stability of the stock one. I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S3 running Android 4.1.1 |
2868 | Wearing down battery as fast as possible | I am trying an experiment and I need to wear down my Droid Incredible's battery as fast as possible. What apps are known battery hogs? I've already beaten Angry Birds so that one is off the list for the time being. |
4418 | Why can't my device see an ad-hoc WiFi network? | I am trying to connect my Galaxy Tab to the Internet through an ad-hoc network made via my PC. The PC ad-hoc settings are fine because I can use it from my iPhone and other devices. |
65105 | Unable to make Windows XP SP2 pc as hotspot for android device? | Trying to access internet in Moto G android device by connecting to my Windows XP SP2 Laptop. But after giving a lot of effort, I found it is not easy. We have Adhoc connection in XP but no Access Point in XP. For that we have some tools like Connectify but they have no support for XP. And if you go for older version that is only for XP SP3. Finally I am not able to access internet using my Laptop as hotspot on Moto G. |
7790 | Cannot connect my samsung gt i5510 to the laptops ad hoc wifi connection! | > **Possible Duplicate:** > Why can't my device see an ad-hoc WiFi network? My samsung gt i 5510 will not detect any wifi ad hoc network on any laptop. however, the wifi tethering works beautifully. any help would be appreciated. thanx |
37604 | How to share my laptop internet connection via wifi to my android tablet? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > Why can’t my device see an ad-hoc WiFi network? I created a wifi hotspot in my Windows 7 laptop (open ad-hoc) but my Android 2.3 tablet is not detecting it. My tablet is detecting other wifi networks but not my laptop's hotspot, how can I fix this? |
39682 | ICS not detecting adhoc network | I created an adhoc wireless network on my windows 7 machine. My windows phone is detecting this wireless network but my android ICS phone is not detecting it at all. Why is that? I have an unrooted phone. How can I solve this problem? |
28564 | Using software keyboard in AOSP custom build emulator | I was finally able to build my own AOSP image, and I want to debug some problem with the software keyboard. However, the default emulator has a physical keyboard emulated, and I don't know how to disable it. I know that the Android SDK allows disabling the keyboard when creating an AVD, but I was only able to create such AVDs for the platforms that come with the SDK, and not for my own build. |
54377 | Boot loop on Galaxy S3 | In response to the question on the link below Peter asked that one run adb catlog in the Android SDK. I managed to download the Android SDK but I cannot locate the adb catlog file. Can I get help to locate this file in the standard Android SDK folder? Another question once the cause of the looping has been located does the file automatically remove it or there is something you need to do? Samsung Galaxy S3 not booting up, keeps restarting showing ”Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-19300” black screen |
28567 | How to reset Wi-Fi settings? | Somehow Wi-Fi stopped connecting on my phone. It is not a hardware issue, as it does work when I perform a reset. What files do I need to delete to get Wi-Fi back working? I don’t want to reset my phone. If relevant, model is Sony Arc S, using CM9. |
54372 | Google Play Music freezes the touch screen | I'm running a Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. I'm having intermittent issue with the touch screen freezing and no longer responding to any touches. The power button works, as does the home key. The volume buttons do not appear to work. Once it's locked I can't unlock. This appears to happen when I'm trying to use Google Play Music, but not every time. I'm only about 75% sure that the incidence of freezing is tied to the use of Play Music. Any suggestions? |
54373 | How to restore stability w/o factory reset? | _Verizon Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android 3.2_ After an intense copy and paste session with an app and a notepad, the keyboard does not pop up at all. When any app is started which requires the soft keyboard it freezes without showing the keyboard and the Tablet defaults to a force quit. Prior to that episode, the Tablet was unstable in that it would go dark (not off, one dot center screen) then appear with half screen (left half in landscape mode) an then revert to a proper full screen. This was another type of force close without any notice or demand for user interaction. I can use the Tablet if my uses require no text input. Any leads or ideas? |
28562 | Will the WWE region RUU version work for my region? | The HTC Desire S RUU for Android 4.0 is now available in the HTCdev website (htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads). Unfortunately (or is it?), region is set to (WWE - World Wide English) My region is "038 - HTC India" Will the WWE be compatible with my device or do I have to wait for a separate release for my region ? I read somewhere that > WWE - World Wide English, this tells us it is meant for devices all over the > world and is a generic update. Is this true? |
54371 | lsusb lists Galaxy Samsung Tab s2 & adb devices lists nothing | really, I do all my efforts to run an android project through eclipse on a tablet `"Samsung galaxy Tab s2/ GT-P3100"` under linux (Ubuntu 12.04). i add the vendor id of samsung in `~/.android/adb_usb.ini` 0x04e8 i add rules in `/etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules` as following : SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="04e8", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6860", MODE="0666" ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", ENV{ID_USB_INTERFACES}=="*:ff420?:*", MODE="0666" then , i restart udev & i run the following command sudo udevadm control --reload-rules i updates `/etc/udev/rules.d/99-android.rules` SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="04e8", SYMLINK+="android_adb", MODE="0666" the thing that perplexed me is the listing of the tab when running the following cmd : abdennour@estifeda1:~$ lsusb Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub Bus 001 Device 003: ID 125f:a11a A-DATA Technology Co., Ltd. Bus 002 Device 003: ID 413c:2107 Dell Computer Corp. Bus 002 Device 004: ID 046d:c077 Logitech, Inc. Bus 001 Device 009: ID 04e8:6860 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd GT-I9100 Phone [Galaxy S II] And the device also is well mounted:  I finally recourse a very long solution but, as usual, in vain : |
24231 | In what directory does the Dolphin HD browser store its files? | I already have root access and tried to use ES File Explorer to search for "dolphin" but to no avail. |
24232 | Battery drains even when plugged in while using Nav app on long road trips | I have a Nexus S running Android 4.0.3 and Google Maps 6.8.1. When I use the Google Maps navigation app, the battery slowly drains, even when plugged into my car charger. After 5-6 hours, the phone will shut down due to loss of power. I have already tried: * Using only 2G mode * Configured all of my (configurable) apps not to check for updates, fetch mail, etc, except when I tell it to. * Reduced CPU speed, changed CPU governor, etc I've had limited success reducing the CPU speed too much, as it makes the nav app unresponsive when I set it too low. I have not tried dimming the screen much, as I can already barely see it when driving with sun glasses on. Is this normal behavior, or is my phone faulty (or misconfigured)? What else can I do? * Perhaps there's a better way to charge my phone (different charger/USB cable?) * Perhaps there's some way to automatically disable the screen except when within a certain distance of a turn? I.e. if the screen auto-blanked after 5 minutes, then would re-activate whenever there were spoken instructions, that would be fine with me. * Perhaps there's another nav app that's more friendly on the battery? **EDIT** Even in my car, I use an A/C charger with a DC/AC inverter, rather than one of the round cigarette-lighter style chargers. |
54378 | Can't install USB driver for Zopo zp300+ on Win7 64 | When I enabled USB debugging in settings, an unrecognized device appeared in device manager: H9000+ Then I followed this: http://www.zopomobileshop.com/zopo-rom/how-to-install- driver-for-zopo-mobile-phone-step-by-step-instruction/ MT65XX Preloader replaced with "MediaTek PreLoader USB VCOM Port (COM3)", then it disappeared. I unplugged USB, turned on the phone and plugged it back. No new drivers were installed. H9000+ is still unrecognized. Eclipse says: No compatible targets were found |
62243 | FM Radio on HTC One Google Play Edition | My HTC One has the capability to tune FM Radio stations. And the Standard Edition comes with an app for using it. However, I can't find a way to use the FM Radio on a (non-rooted) Google Play Edition. Any ideas? Running Android 4.4.2 ... if that matters. |
79000 | Samsung S3 mini battery discharges out of device quickly | Few days ago (I do not know since when exactly) my Samsung S3 mini started discharging really quickly (battery life only on 2G standby without phone/Wifi/3G usage only 10 hours). I removed the battery for about an hour from the device and then put it back. The battery level showed 10% less (went from about 70% to 60%)! Anyone encountered similar issue? Is the battery going to die soon? I guess there is some electronics in the battery itself, right? May that electronics have gone wrong? See the screenshot - the battery was removed between 10-11am as indicated in the grey area.  Screenshot (click for larger variant) |
62241 | galaxy note 1 - snote - how to select and drag something i've drawn? | I'm using the galaxy note 1 running android 4.0. I have S Note opened. I drew a picture of a cat at the top left corner of canvas. Now I want to drag my cat to the bottom right corner of the canvas. How do I perform this select and drag? I don't see any select tool. Is it even possible? |
62246 | Root HTC Sensation G14/G18 with KitKat | I just attempted to root my HTC Sensation G14/G18 pyramid yesterday. I unlocked its bootlaoder with the tool from kingoapps, and I used their root tool to root it as well. Both were successful, but there's something strange with it. When I run root checker on the phone, it says that I have root. ROM manager downloads CWM recovery, and just after download it says "successfully flashed". But no other root apps work: BusyBox won't install, I can't reboot/boot into CWM recovery. My goal is to reach a vanilla Android KitKat experience. The most clean. With root. I've looked at this ROM. What would be my next step? |
62245 | Drawing on Nexus 10 to Windows 8.1 | I have a Google / Samsung Nexus 10 Android tablet, and a Windows 8.1 laptop (Dell Latitude E6430). I'd like to use my Android tablet as a drawing surface, to draw images on my Windows laptop. The ultimate goal is to be able to make narrated videos that consist of drawings, so I would be using my laptop to record the screen, while I'm drawing from the Android tablet. * I do not want to install anything new on my laptop (preferably) * I need to be able to view the drawing on my laptop while I am in the process of drawing (Remote Desktop isn't an option, for this reason) What options are there for this scenario?  |
34230 | How could I sync ONLY my calendar with Gmail (optionally when a WiFi connection is available)? | On my old Nokia C5, there was a quite smart setting to sync the phone calendar with my Gmail calendar when a WiFi connection was available, every say 30 minutes (using MailForExchange). I'd expected that a tightly-Google-coupled system like Android would do that task even better, but it doesn't (or I wasn't able to figure out how). First of all, automatic synchronizing is disabled because I don't want to sync contacts, images, mails, whatever. **Only my calendar!** I know that I could sync the calendar when I go to Settings -> Accounts and Synchronisation -> tip on my Google account -> scroll to the calendar entry -> sync now. But that's **that** deep hidden in menus that it is not really fun. Is there a way to have a shortcut on the home screen that I could use to directly start synchronizing **only** my calendar with one tip? If automatic synchronisation with WiFi could be set up (once again: only my calendar), that would be an _extra bonus_. **My main aim is to sync only the calendar, nothing else.** |
79009 | Catching a hidden application | In my Android, when I turn on the screen I see a quick flash pop-up that says: "Network error: it is impossible to connect" (or similar, I am from memory). This is logical as I have manually turn off data usage, but I would like to know which app is writting that message, in order to see if there is any setup to avoid it, or to write author. It is a bit annoyed. Any ideas how can I know which app is it? I have lot of apps. Thanks |
34208 | Nexus 7 issues with lagging, boot-loops, NFC greyed out, and depressed CPU states | I have a Nexus 7 16GB which behaved wonderfully for a few months. I used an NFC app once and the tablet began boot-looping, and lagging. I turned off NFC when I could and reset the tablet. It was fine for a day or two but then started locking up again. I've changed the bootloaders to try to recover it, to no avail. After attempting to upgrade the OS and it totally locked up, I finally RMAed the tablet (PAIN IN THE BUTT!!!, Thanks Asus...) I finally got my tablet back and the same issues have started again. I do have NFC turned on, but haven't installed the app that caused the issue last time (NFC tag writing apps) I downloaded CPU Spy and have tracked the CPU states to find that my CPU isn't throttling up very much, and it hardly reaches Deep Sleep either. Instead, it spends 7+ hours (not touched by me) at 475 MHz. It doesn't respond to the unlock very quickly, and it often gets stuck in a screen orientation. The RMA apparently didn't do anything, although they didn't charge me for anything, so they must have found something. Is there anything I can do to see if somehow software I've installed is causing this? Any suggestions? I'm really frustrated. I've attached the CPU spy screenshot, and have a logcat file as well. Is there anything more I can do to track this down?  See also my LogCat results: LogCat EDIT: Further information: I've gotten it to consistently boot now, but it still falls into a 'always on' with "Android OS" being a major draw on the battery. It will say something like "keep awake for 7+ hours". I'm attempting to chase down an app which has the 'stay awake' permission and see if it is something like that. EDIT: updating to Android 4.2 increases the stability, and the battery usage is more specific. The NFC service is keeping my tablet awake all the time. Battery use screenshot |
59581 | How to solve the short battery life with galaxy s4? | I bought Galaxy S4 in just half year. However I found some wrong with the bettery, my phone shutdown automatically recently with over 20% battery. I can only use the phone for two hours after my phone charged full. How can I solve it? Should I change my bettery? Or some thing wrong the software? |
59587 | How can I add a contact to internal address book (instead of Google Account) on Android 4.4? | I'm using Android 4.4.2 with my new Google Nexus 5. I have a question about adding new contacts. On my workstation I'm running my own cloud system. It is an Apache sever running eGroupware on it and I'm using Sogo-Connector and Synthesis Sync Clients to synchronize all my clients. I synchronize all my contacts and calendar data over my different clients such as Laptops and Mobile phones. Now I want also use the cloud to sync my Google Nexus. Adding a new contact on the workstation (or any other client except the Nexus 5) works fine and after synchronization the new contact is available on the Nexus 5. If I want to add a new contact on the Nexus 5 itself, I really want to force the Nexus to add it in the _internal phone addressbook_ instead of the Google Account. However this option is not available, because the phone forces me to sync it with the google account. How can I add a new contact to the internal phone addressbook? |
34201 | Unable to download/ install font apk | I made a font, but I didn't build it, instead I used this website to do it. The apk install seemed fine. I wanted to try it out on SG2, so I sent it to my Gmail account in an email, I tried to download it and the file install couldn't go through because of the parse error pop up. If its an apk file, why isn't this working? Is there something wrong with the font? (Lookout scanned and said it was a safe apk). I even put it on my 4shared account and tried to download it that way, still get parse error. Did Gmail corrupt it perhaps? |
34202 | contacts, backup, sync issues | Houston We Have A Problem!! I did something which I slightly regret now.. I updated my Samsung Galaxy S2 ( I already rooted it, hard reset, all works fine on the previous 2.24) it was only recently I decided to update to 4.0.4 that seems to work fine, though all my installed apps seems to have been wiped, the directories seem to be still on the phone. Now I know I SHOULD have synced everything, but I had copied and pasted the whole phone on to Windows, I can not seem to find contacts.db and all my contacts seems to have been wiped off, again all the files seem to be on the phone aside from all my installed apps, games, etc.. I really do need help in getting my contacts to be found on my backed up folder on Windows to be put back into my android phone and I need this rectified as soon as possible, if anyone can kindly help, due to business, university and many other things with a lot of contacts that I need restored. I eagerly look forward to someones help!! |
34204 | How safe are my passwords at after-sales service? | My phone is currently inoperative. Samsung asked me to drop it at an approved repair center, which will handle shipment and reception to/from Samsung. Being unable to boot my phone, it was impossible for me to remove personal files from it. I am aware all my files will be accessible to anyone handling my phone, once repaired. But what about my passwords ? I know it's possible to get saved WiFi passwords with root access. Is it possible too for passwords from applications ? (Gmail, Dropbox, Website passwords from Chrome, ...) **Bottom line:** How safe are my data/passwords on an **un** encrypted device ? |
35159 | Keyboard in alphabetical sequence (ABC layout keyboard) | I am considering buying a Samsung Galaxy phone. Is there an option (either basic phone function or a third party app) which provides a keyboard in alpha sequence, that is ABC layout instead of QWERTY? |
75423 | Does the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Support ANT+ WSN technology | Is the Note 3 compatible with ANT+ WSN technology? Do all variants of Note 3 come with this or just a select few? Also, do all networks use Note 3 with ANT+ WSN sets? |
35157 | Could not view photo in Facebook timeline on my android phone/tablet | When viewing a friend's Facebook timeline from my PC web browser there's a photos button to view their photos. But I cannot find that button when viewing via an Android phone/tablet. How can I see their photos? |
35155 | What SIM card size does the Nexus 7 use? | The iPad uses silly little SIM cards that pretty much need to be purchased ad- hoc. This means that in a pinch situation you can't e.g. swap SIM cards between your tablet and your phone (e.g., if either's ran out of credit). What size does the Nexus 7 use? |
35154 | How to remove unused folders created by apps? | When I started with a fresh SD card, there were only very few folders in it. As time passed by when I tried many apps, I could see the folder list in my SD card seems to grow. It is understandable that while an app is being uninstalled, it leaves behind its folder where it would have kept few files, which may be the settings file or game scores etc. Is there any way I can remove all those orphaned folders in a batch or short operations? I have seen the question "How do one know which folder is created by which android apps" and can manually do it, but I am interested in kind of automatic solution. My phone info: LG Optimus One (P500) running stock 2.3.3 V20D (rooted). |
28699 | Is it possible to run a Firmware Over The Air update server? | Is it possible to run a Firmware Over The Air update server? and is it possible to configure stock devices to point at it? |
67744 | How to fix a black screen (bricked) after rooting an encrypted device | Phone: Samsung Galaxy S3 (GT-I9300) Per work policy to add an exchange account I had to encrypt my phone. After doing so, I needed to root it to create a swap partition as it was constantly running out of RAM. I did what I had done in the past which was to flash CF- Auto-Root with Odin3. After the process finished, the phone restarted and I was shown the usual screen for entering the PIN/Password, so I did and it accepted it showing the unlocked Android icon, but instead of booting to the OS, it froze on a black screen. I have tried flashing the stock firmware, which has had no effect. I have managed to flash the ClockworkMod Recovery, but since everything's encrypted I could not get access to any data. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance, |
23619 | Exchange ActiveSync on Android: All flavours of Android are not equals | Just a quick question/remarks regarding the Support of Microsoft Exchange Activesync. I work in a big company (10.000 people in belgium) and we have to configure an Exchange client to read emails. iPhones are working fine, and on Android, they suggest to install Touchdown, a third party client with which they have an agreement and we get some discount. Unfortunately, as I don't want to install third party apps to read email, in addition to gmail and stock email, I have been searching for some explanations. I have then remarked that all my colleagues with an HTC Sense have a fully working email client! HTC Seems to have improved the stock email app. I contacted the HTC customer service but I couldn't get an answer on which ActiveSync features they improved. Does anyone know if a list of all policies supported by native Android Vs Sense, Touchwozz, Blur.. exists? I am pretty sure that other people than me are bugged with this issues and would like to compare all these email clients and see wich is the best, maybe some other would be porting Sense email to stock ROM. Have you any idea of people working on that or other suggestions? Thanks! |
51477 | Checking virus/security status of specific app? | So I let my 8 year old cousins play a game on my tablet for a bit and next thing i knew they had downloaded and installed three new games, some of which acted suspiciously, displaying notifications every second until another app was installed for example. Is there any way I can check if these apps on the market are legitimate, or if my system has been compromised? I use this device to check my primary email and access bank statements etc. |
51474 | Outlook.com app cannot be used with data/3G | I have been using the the Hotmail app to check my emails. Recently I downloaded the Outlook.com app since it is advertised for better performance and I preferred it's layout over the Hotmail app. It works fine with my home and office WiFi. But when I tried to use it with my data (3G) connection, it does not synchronize with the server. My email is on a `.com` domain I own. Also I cannot even download the attachments of the previously synced emails. Is this a bug of the app or something is wrong with my device? |
51478 | New Google Maps on Android always zooming out | The Google Maps on my Android phone got updated and now everything's screwed up. It keeps automatically zooming way out. It does this whenever the phone changes orientation or when the screen is locked. How do I keep it from automatically zooming out? The version is 7.1.0 (#701000802). Here's an example  then it automatically goes to this after a few seconds, I think because I move the phone  Does this happen to anyone else? Maybe it's not a problem with Google maps but my device. |
23610 | How do I root my Kyocera Echo? | I've seen instructions for many other devices, but nothing for the Kyocera Echo. How do I root my Kyocera Echo without completely screwing up my phone? I've tried the Z4root to no avail. What are my options? |
59326 | How can I make Lock Screen widgets work on my Galaxy S3 on Android 4.3? | When my Galaxy S3 upgraded to 4.3 last night the lock screen lost all its widgets and now immediately turns on to the password entry screen rather then the widget screen where I can slide to unlock or swipe a widget. Because of this I also lost the ability to check the temperature from the lock screen. Does anyone know how to bring back the lock screen widgets for the new update? I have tried swiping to the left in the upper right hand corner of the screen as I have seen instructed for other phones on 4.3 and have attempted to swipe/tap/hold in other areas of the screen with no luck. I also checked in all the different setting menu's including going through the lock screen and security settings and there where no options for lock screen widgets (that I saw) and was only able to change from a clock to personal message shown on the screen. After playing with it some more I was able to get the ability to have widgets on the lock screen and customize them if I set it up to unlock with swipe and no password but if I have any unlock security at all the ability to have lock screen widgets goes away. Update: From time to time I will get text messages in my lock window or notifications that I have a lot of them so not sure what is up. |
59322 | Can't access playlist folder on Galaxy Note II | I'm trying to create a backup solution to my problem with playlists, which are automatically emptied when my phone detects I've unmounted my SD card (this happens every time the phone turns off). That's not the problem I need help with though (unless you know how to fix that, for which I would also be eternally grateful): Currently I'm trying to use _Tasker_ to create a backup on the hour of my entire playlists folder. However, even though I can see my playlist folder on Windows using a USB cable, I can't see the folder at all using file managers on my phone – even if I use root Explorer. My phone is a Galaxy Note II (as per the title) and I'm running CM 10.2. Let me know if you need any more information. |
59323 | How can I root my Sony Xperia Tipo Dual without a PC? | I need to root my Xperia Tipo Dual, but I can't connect the phone to a PC, Is it possible to get root without connecting it to a computer? |
27762 | What exactly is framework-res.apk | As far as I understand it, it is a big system file that apparently controls a big part of the phone. I am interested because I wanted to do some themeing and so far I had edited SystemUI.apk, but if I ever ran into any problems (and being a beginner that was bound to happen) nothing seemed to happen other than the fact that I lost my notification bar. Problem is, I have heard of some people who touched framework-res.apk and they wound up not being able to even boot their phone. I decided before carelessly poking around with something that could potentially soft brick my phone, I would like to learn a bit more about it. So what exactly is framework-res.apk? What is it used for? What does it control? Where do we visually see its use? What could potentially happen to my phone should something go amiss with framework-res? Anything else I should know before poking my nose where it shouldn't be? |
61745 | Dropbox photos deleted | On my HTC EVO, all of my photos from the gallery suddenly moved to Dropbox. They are no longer in my gallery nor my SD card. If I unlink Dropbox from my phone, will my photos be deleted or will they move back to my gallery? |
27767 | Can I run Samsung apps (app market from Samsung) without a SIM and mobile connection? | I have a Samsung Galaxy S with Android 2.2. I have read that now there is a "Kies" app available from Samsung which would allow to upgrade the OS on the phone without connecting it with the USB cable to another computer. That article said I have to install it through the "Samsung apps" app. So I started it, but it said it won't work without a SIM card. But I intended to use only WiFi, I don't need the SIM card and the mobile connection. Why this problem? Is it solvable (without a SIM card)? |
27766 | Can my Android device become - remotely and without my permission - a wiretap and get used as surveillance device? | I saw the following article: > An article in the Financial Times last year said mobile providers can > "remotely install a piece of software on to any handset, without the owner's > knowledge, which will activate the microphone even when its owner is not > making a call. Is this possible one Android phones and is there a way to block it? |
27765 | Get root or re-install the OS without a USB cable? | Usually, the guides for getting root or re-installing the OS on an Android device (I have a Samsung Galaxy S, which I'm mostly inetersted about) tell to flash the device from another computer through the USB cable. Is it in principle possible to perform such modifications without using the USB cable (and another computer)? Perhaps, by putting a file with the other version of the kernel/OS soemwhere on the device, and booting it in a special mode? Imaginne the situation: I took the Samsung Galaxy S (and a laptop), but no USB cables, and went away from the civilization. Now it turns out that to use some of the apps I would like to use (like SSH server frontends for Android) I * either have to re-install the Android OS (because they want a newer version; so I'd use CyanogenMod or Replicant because there are no offical upgrades from Samsung) * or have root (because they don't want to work without root). Can this be done without a USB cable? * (Of course, there is another good solution in this situation: take the source code of those apps, and fix them so that they will work for me, re-compile and install them.) (AFAIU, after I have full (root) access to the device, I can re-install the OS without a cable and another computer: for example, I have another device that was supposed to work under Android -- Toshiba AC100, but after I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on it by flashing the device, I must be able to re-install the kernel from inside the OS -- there is a "flash-kernel" utility in Ubuntu.) |
61740 | How can I disable 4G LTE on stock samsung (SGS3) or CyanogenMod? | My carrier, Sprint, has a lot of weak 4G coverage. In areas where I only have one 4G bar, the internet doesn't work. Every connection times out. However, these areas often have moderate-to-strong 3G coverage. In these situations, I would prefer to connect to the 3G network instead of the 4G one. Is there a way to disable just the 4G connection? I am looking for a solution in ether the stock Samsung OS shipped with the SGS3 or in CyanogenMod. |
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