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30752 | Does Android USB host mode depend on an OTG cable? | In order to take advantage of USB host Mode on the Nexus 7 (Android 4.1.1) is it necessary to have an OTG cable? Can I do it using the standard micro to male cable, then use a female to female adapter? |
30751 | my mail won't show after upgrading to 4.0.4 | After upgrading my Samsung galaxy s2 to android version 4.0.4 my mail won't show in the default mail app (cant find out the name!). I only get a dropdown bar -- but when I clicked it, the arrow points below, but it doesn't "dropdown" ;( How can I get my mail shown? Here is a screen-shot of my mail app.  |
33920 | How to sync back Lyrics of music to iTunes? | My setups: * I use iSyncr for PC to sync my Android devices with iTunes. * I use PlayerPro Music Player which hooks with iSyncr's system. Ratings and Play Counts are synced with iTunes both ways, but that's not true for Lyrics of music. If I add Lyrics in iTunes (Right Click ~> Get Info ~> Lyrics (tab)), I can see it in PlayerPro on Android. But, when I download lyrics using PlayerPro (Long Tap ~> View Lyrics), I fail to find it in iTunes after sync. I have searched filesystems of Android devices to find any file, database containing Lyrics, but it seems that PlayerPro saves it in ID3 tag of music files. So, I don't see where's the problem. I have got the feeling that iSyncr doesn't sync back for such things, but I am not sure. How to sync Lyrics from Android to iTunes on PC? I can use alternatives for lyrics sync & lyrics download as long as I can view lyrics in PlayerPro & other syncs work as before. **Update:** PlayerPro support has confirmed that lyrics is saved inside music file. In case something goes wrong, it is saved in .lyr file in the directory of music. |
33922 | Can the MK802 III use an ethernet connection instead of wifi? | Just got the MK802III and got some Ice Films related apps installed. A lot of the content is streaming, so I'm wondering if I use an ethernet cable to connect to my router via USB to the 802, if I'll get less lag? |
33928 | Reducing upper volume level | My 3 year old son is making his first steps with our Android tablet (Nexus 7). He hasn't mastered the correct usage of the volume slider so he pulls the volume to the max whenever he is using it. Is there any way to configure the maximum volume setting? |
33929 | System backup and restore with help of Google's system backup feature doesn't seem to work | I have had my phone set up from the start to backup to Google. I have done 3 resets now and none of my settings and apps or anything seem to come back. Is there a way to force this to happen? Perhaps, I'm mistaken thinking that this even happens? Phone is a Samsung S2 GT-I9100 running Android 4.0.4. |
8153 | Sending an SMS message via one click? | Can I send an SMS message via one click or touch? Can I have an icon or shortcut that would let me send an SMS message to a certain phone number with predefined text? |
38044 | Storing data on external SD Card in Android 4 (ICS) for Sony Xperia J? | I searched the web and several forums, but still haven't found a good answer. I bought a Sony Xperia J. It's a pretty basic phone with Android 4 (ICS). It has 800 MB of Phone memory and 4 GB of Internal storage. I wanted to download Sygic navigation and the maps that I wanted to use. The phone said "not enough space" because Sygic wanted to use 2 GB and I had only 1.4 GB of my Internal storage available. I thought that if I bought at least 16 GB microSD card, that would solve the problem. No, it didn't, because the stupid phone won't install downloaded apps to the external card. My previous phone (Blackberry Curve) did it all automatically. I just inserted the SD card and the phone downloaded and installed all to the microSD card (I had just 2GB card, because it was enough). I can store music and pictures on my external card which I download to my phone via USB from my PC. But I want my phone to recognize the external card as an available space to download apps from Play Store and so on. How can I define my external card as the primary storage? I'm not an expert and I don't really want to root my phone if there's any other way. If the only way is to root it, can anyone write a step-by-step guide for Android ICS? Thank you all in advance! :) |
38048 | Sync MP3 Ratings on Android, with MediaMonkey / MusicBee on Windows | Both MediaMonkey and MusicBee, as music players let you 'rate' songs from 1 to 5 stars. I would like to have this functionality as well in an Android app. The main problem is syncing these ratings. Android apps like NRG Player do have a rating, however if I rate songs using NRG Player, they are not 'understood' by neither MediaMonkey nor MusicBee. Also, any ratings I give to songs via MediaMonkey or MusicBee are neither understood by the NRG Player. Is there any app which reads/writes ratings in the same format that either MediaMonkey or MusicBee do? Or any app which syncs such ratings? |
30699 | Removed sports team from Google Now keeps reappearing | I added few teams to Google Now to see how it worked. Now I left San Francisco and I don't give a _*_ about the Giants' score. I tried to remove the team by going to settings, clicking on the team, remove. The team is removed but after a few minutes it reappears. I have two devices running Jelly Beans so I though it was a synchronization bug. I removed the team on both devices at the same time, but it still keeps reappearing. How can I definitely remove it ? **Edit:** My Galaxy Nexus is running 4.1.2 and my Asus Transformer Infinity is running 4.1.1. |
34939 | Asus Transformer 4.1.1 Email Widget shows "Waiting for sync" forever | I have the Asus Transformer running Android 4.1.1. I'm trying to use the email widget to check my mail. When I enter in my account information, I get a screen that looks like this:  All my settings work in any other mail client, but I'd obviously prefer to use this one. Anyone else have this problem? |
30696 | How do I find the incremental upgrades direct download links? | Some time ago, I found this page that contains links for incremental upgrades: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20843237&postcount=1 I'd like to know if there is a way to find such links for myself. If I try to go to http://android.clients.google.com/ I get a 404 error. |
30695 | How can I get acube effect app drawer on ICS or JB? | This is how my CM7 running phone looks like (although I got the screenshot from somewhere): Is there a similar effect launcher for ICS or JB?  |
34935 | Camera app on HTC Sensation keeps crashing | I have an HTC Sensation, about two years old. It's running Gingerbread, rooted but not modded or custom-rommed. All of a sudden, the native camera app started crashing - i.e. it opens and immediately closes. I don't know if the hardware camera is damaged, or if it's just the app. There have been no changes to my phone since it last worked - no new apps, no settings changes, nothing. Any ideas? Are there any other camera apps out there that I could download to replace the native one? |
34933 | Android remote screen display & control | I am looking for a solution/technology which allows remote screencast display and control from desktop. My goal is to provided remote mobile device display through a browser. I found some existing solutions: * AndroidScreenCast: Based on ADB interface. this is just screenshots using a simple primitive provided by ADB. low display. * VNC client & server. works for both rooted android and jailbroken iphone. low display. * iDemo + ScreenSplitR: Better, jailbroken iphone only. * HDMI/TV output: No remote control. I've heard about "direct-to-device" technology which is used by DeviceAnyWhere. Are there any other solutions? |
30690 | How do I export display to Android native X server? | I downloaded Ubuntu precise with Complete Linux Installer which uses VNC by default. Then I found a native X server on Google Play and I'd like to try it. I read somewhere I must export display, but I don't know how to. |
40012 | Why did my Galaxy Tab 7.7 suddenly stopped connecting to my Wifi router? | I have Galaxy Tab 7.7 tablet running Android 3.2. Recently, I'm having connection problems to my home Wifi router. The device keeps scanning for Wifi access points for long periods. My home Wifi router is shown with a "Not in range" message next to it in the Wifi settings screen. However, sometimes after long period of time, the device randomly connects to the Wifi router. It is worth mentioning that during the scanning mode the device does not detect any Wifi access point even thought where I live there are many Wifi access points (over 8 access points). What is the solution to my problem? |
40013 | How can I download the backups ClockworkMod creates to my PC? | I do not see them in the /clockworkmod folder when I connect my device to my PC. I tried using adb pull but adb does not show any devices when the device is in recovery mode (only if it's booted). Version is 4.2.1; ROM Cyanogen. EDIT (for add. information): Device is MAKO, and the OS is win7. The drivers for the device have already been added/installed from the android-sdk extras folder. EDIT (more information): The folders I see when I connect the device to win7 are different than those I see when I browse on the device itself. EDIT: this issue pertains to the way 4.2.1/4.2.2 creates folders (something about multi-user) - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14005176/adb-not- recognising-nexus-4 |
40017 | Using external SD Card on LG Optimus | Please tell me how to transfer my data from internal storage to the external SD Card please.... I'm ready to throw this stupid phone out the window. |
40014 | How to refresh a web page in Chrome (Ctrl+F5 analogue) on a device without menu button? | I have a Nexus 7 Android device with 4.2.2 and Chrome browser. **How can one perform a deep refresh of a web page - analogue of` Ctrl+F5` hotkey on desktops?** Please, notice that the device does not have a menu button. According to the only related question I've found here, the solution is to clear browser cache completely. I'd prefer more convenient and elegant solution. |
40018 | Voice App with custom proxy ability | I used to run Siri Proxy on my Mac mini, and it allowed me to build custom commands that Siri would respond to while I was on the same network. > "Turn on the living room lights" > "Run the sprinklers" > "Dim the lights for a movie" Now that I've moved to Android, I'd like to be able to achieve this same goal. Can anyone direct me to a solution whereby I can use some Voice App in combination with a local proxy to achieve this desired result? |
53203 | Whatsapp update not getting deleted | I noticed my contacts list have been jumbled up meaning, many contacts name are displayed with a common name. So I erased all the phone data and factory reset. Still the **WhatsApp** update icon is present and I am not able to delete it. Why is this happening? |
47549 | Device not booting after factory reset | My problems is my phone keep showing 'ANDROID' after I'm resetting it. I tried to restart but it keep showing the same. What can I do? |
47548 | Mix two audio files mp3 in Android | After a period of research, I found that Android seems in no way to mix two mp3 audio files together. I have suggested using SoX & Lame. Sox by default does not include mp3 support because of licensing issues with mp3 format. I have successfully run the installtion command line mix two audio files mp3 on Ubuntu after install SoX & LAME in terminal. sox -m inputa.mp3 inputb.mp3 mixed.mp3 The last issue is now integrated to run in Android Sox with Lame. Do you have any way to make the mix two files audio mp3 in Android? We are discussing here, but everything is still unresolved. https://github.com/guardianproject/android-ffmpeg/pull/2 Can you help me! Thank you very much. |
9727 | Can I use 2 android phones as walkie talkie? (without internet!) | I want to use 2 (or more) android phones as walkie-talkie (i.e. they talk each other without needing internet/voice call). Of course this should work with WiFi, because it doesn't make much sense a to have Bluetooth or USB connection for this application. |
47546 | Check the original carrier of Galaxy S3 | How do I check the original carrier for Galaxy S3 (model no is _i9300_ in Australia)? I bought it from one buyer. I can't use the network. So, please help me. |
47541 | Remove files from phone that won't boot | I have an HTC Vivid that, when turned on, fails to load. The screen is white with the HTC logo, but it never moves any further than that. There are pictures on this phone that I'd like to save, but I can't connect it to the computer since the USB debugging won't work since I can't get past the boot screen. Is there any way to recover these images? I'm not concerned about damaging the phone or voiding the warranty (there isn't one), because these pictures are quite important. EDIT: There is no SD card in the phone, so the data isn't on it. It hasn't been rooted. When I try to run recovery, it gives me the following errors: E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/command E:Can't mount /data/data/recovery/log E:Can't open /data/data/recovery/log |
47099 | How to re-arrange images in gallery after changing the GMT time zone? | I travel to another country and take photos for a few days. After that I change the tike zone of my phone. Since then, photos in my gallery are mixed up!? I open the DCIM folder and see that the cause is that gallery sorts images by the filename and filenames are named after the taken time when the photo is captured. How can I get photos updated with the time zone changed? |
47093 | RAZR cuts off call ring after half a second | My Droid RAZR (original model, 18 mos. old), seems to have an issue where when a call comes in it will start to play the ring tone but then the sound shuts off after half a second. The call is still there, but unless I feel the single vibration in my pocket (I have it set to vibrate _and_ ring), I don't know to answer it. This totally blows. Is there any way I can force this phone to ring a certain number of times? |
47091 | Samsung Galaxy S3 suddenly crashing everyday | Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 Android 4.1.2 Baseband I9300XELK1 Kernel Version 3.0.31-764725 Build Number JZO54K.I9300XXELCC NOT rooted For the past couple of weeks this device has suddenly started to crash at least once a day 1. While using an app it would freeze 2. After no usage for some time, phone would go on standby and will refuse to wake up. 3. Sometimes it would reboot by itself Have to hold down power button and restart the device. What should I do? Thank you |
47096 | Is it possible to revert back to Jellybean Stock while keeping ClockworkMod? | I am running CM10.1 on my i9300 and use ClockworkMod. Is there a way for me to revert back to JellyBean? |
39316 | How to regain control over a Samsung Galaxy S II with a Boot loop? | My device is in a wicked boot loop and I cannot get any control over the phone. If I take the battery out and put it back in, it just restarts again and again. I don't feel like I have any control over the buttons on the phone. Any way to solve this? I'm completely willing to restore factory settings, but I just don't know how I could do so because the phone does not shut off, it just continues to restart. |
63518 | Video Overlay from Android | I have been trying to add image overlay on video, so that overlay image gets displayed for particular timeframe only. By following the instructions from following link I am able to do overlay video with image such overlaid image is displayed for entire video running length. _http://ffmpeg.gusari.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1181_ **FFMPEG Command Used:** /data/data/com.example.test/lib/libffmpeg.so -i /storage/sdcard0/e.mp4 -i /storage/sdcard0/a.png -filter_complex [0:v][1:v]overlay=10:10 -codec:a copy /storage/sdcard0/testFFmpeg/cle3far.3gp However I need to overlay image for particular time interval of video. So I tried following command but it didn’t work. **FFMPEG Command that didn’t work:** /data/data/com.example.test/lib/libffmpeg.so -i /storage/sdcard0/e.mp4 -i /storage/sdcard0/a.png -filter_complex [0:v][1:v]overlay=10:10:enable=between(t\,0\,30) -codec:a copy /storage/sdcard0/testFFmpeg/cle3far.3gp **Error Message: Key ‘enable’ not found. ShelloutError initializing filter 'overlay' with args '10:10:enable=between(t,0,30)' ShelloutError configuring filters.** By googling, I was able to find that I need FFMPEG 2.0, so I tried creating new ffmpeg library by following _http://vec.io/posts/how-to-build-ffmpeg-with- android-ndk_ , but it didn’t work either. It would be great if someone can get me anything from following. 1. Android precompiled library for FFMPEG 2.0+ (libffmpeg.so) OR 1. Way to do image overlay without FFMPEG Thanks in advanced... |
21320 | Can I restart Bluetooth from the terminal? | I have a rooted Galaxy S 2 (I9100) and was wondering if I can restart the Bluetooth on my phone via the terminal client on my phone. |
77154 | Is it possible to remove text from under the icons on the home screen? | I'm familiar with all the icons on my home screen. I think it would look better, at least to me, if the text from under those icons is gone. Is this possible? I'm willing to root my device for this, but not switch to an alternate home screen launcher app. I am using Moto-G with Kit Kat. |
77150 | Why is there no visible option for USB INTERNET in WIRELESS & NETWORK SETTINGS on my Nexus 5? | I own a Nexus 5 with Android KitKat 4.4.2. I have been trying to do reverse tethering without root as is supposedly possible from SETTINGS -> WIRELESS & NETWORKS -> MORE -> USB INTERNET. But I can't see any USB INTERNET option in WIRELESS & NETWORKS. Why not ?? Can someone assist me with this ?? I am having a PC with Windows XP. |
77153 | GPS Epo File Folder | Where is the folder on which epo GPS file is saving after it is downloaded? I have been trying to find something about that on the web for a long time and I have not found anything. |
77159 | Nexus 7 system update notification | My Nexus 7 permanently displays a 'system update downloaded. Touch to install' notification' that I can't seem to clear. I've touched the notification to install but am just taken to apps. Can anyone help me get rid of this notification, please? Many thanks. |
43731 | Unable to change radio channels through headset | My headset for fm radio cannot be used for channel change. It switches off and on instead. I'm not able to change the channels using headset given by them. |
43736 | What uses most power: GPS or WiFi? | When playing Ingress I find that both GPS and WiFi (each by themselves) provide an acceptable location accuracy. My question is what draws the most power? I'm interested in technical information about what goes on in my phone when I use either service to find my location: how much power does the WiFi radio take compared to the GPS? My thinking is that * Enabling WiFi requires powering on a chip and using an antenna that both sends and receives data. Is that correct when I'm not actually connected to any network, i.e., just using the SSIDs along with cell tower IDs to determine my location? * Enabling GPS requires powering on an otherwise dead chip that does expensive computations to compute the location. Is the constant GPS computations really expensive in terms of power drained? My phone is a LG Nexus 4, if that matters. |
43734 | Why is my battery low only a few hours after charging? | Twice recently I have charged my Samsung Galaxy Ace at night and when the phone indicates it's fully charged I unplug the charger only to be woken a couple of hours later thinking I have a text come through to find a message saying the battery is very low and needs charging. It hasn't happened any other time. It's about 18 months old and generally I get a good days use out of it. How can it suddenly go from being fully charged to empty in a couple of hours without even being used? |
43739 | Youtube video quality | Youtube app allows switching between normal and high quality videos. Is this normal and high quality depended on screen dpi or are they some fixed quality videos independent of mobile and tablets and their resolution? For eg: Is the high quality video in my HTC Desier with resolution 480 X 800 same as in 1080p phones like HTC One? |
19451 | Use Galaxy Note as digitiser tablet for PC | So the Samsung Galaxy Note has a stylus and the screen is supposedly a Wacom digitising tablet with 128 levels of pressure sensitivity. Has anyone tried to make it work as a Wacom tablet for a desktop? I'd even be interested in kludge solutions (eg, you draw a shape, it transfers it over wifi, and an app on your PC stores it in the clipboard, so you can just paste it somewhere). |
19982 | Application to slide from area to start application? | I had an application before I formatted which would do something awesome: you simply slid from an active area on the screen, no matter what application you're in, and you were presented with about 12 different spots you could fill which would launch applications. The problem is, I can't remember what this application is called. Can anyone remind me? |
19981 | Is there an equivalent for coconutBattery (Mac) on the Android? | My G2 android used to last an entire day without charge for the past year, now it appears that it gets to very low energy at about halfway through the day, is there something like coconutBattery (Mac) for the Android? Not sure if this question belong on SO or somewhere else? I am essentially looking for original Design Capacity (ie. 6900 mAh) and now the Current capacity (6559 mAh)? Thanks. |
19987 | What actually happens when you swipe an app out of the recent apps list? | The recent apps list in Ice Cream Sandwich added the ability to swipe apps out of the list, thereby dismissing them permanently (and as far as I know this is a vanilla function, not a CM/custom ROM one). The documentation and platform highlights don't appear to cover the under-the-hood workings of this functionality, but I'm curious to know what the system is actually doing. Further adding to my curiosity, I decided to do a quick test: I started up Music on a CM9 install, then backed out of it. I then checked the recent apps list and saw it was indeed there (and in the proper state, based on the thumbnail). I then went into `Settings->Applications` and force stopped the Music app, but it was still listed in the recent list, leading me to believe it's not connected to processes lingering in the background. Realizing now that Music may have been a poor choice, I also tested with the USA Today app. This exhibited basically the same behavior, and it seemed like it was forced to "relaunch" after the force stop (which makes sense) though the thumbnail in the recent apps list didn't reflect this (cached, I'm guessing?). So, what actually happens at the OS level when you swipe an app out of the recent list? Does it simply clear the app's data out of RAM and garbage collect it, destroying its saved state? |
19989 | copy folder structure from internal memory to sd-card | I use the amazon downloader to buy mp3s with my android device. My problem now is that I cannot change the download folder but want the files to be moved to my sdcard. I already found a cron tool to run scripts from time to time. All I need now is a shell script to move all folders (including subfolders and files) from internalmemory\amazonmp3 to sdcard\Music to be honest my knowledge is just good enough to do a "mv" but not good enough to go through all subfolders. I also am not sure about the directory structure of android devices. (pathes to sdcard and so on) |
38864 | Why were some of my contacts automatically merged without notice? | I found several questions here where people want to merge several of their contacts into one. I'm having exactly the opposite problem: On both my Android devices (Google Nexus 4 and Nexus 7), two of my contacts were automatically merged, without noticing or asking me first. I noticed this when I didn't find my mother anymore in my contacts. After some searching, I found that my father's entry now had two cell phone numbers (his own and my mother's) and two dates of birth (again, his own and my mother's). Now I understand how it's possible that they were recognized as "similar" (both share the same last name, street adress, non-cell phone number and e-mail adress), but it's beyond me why on earth it would just merge them automatically, without any notice? Please note that they are still two separate contacts in the GMail web interface. They are just merged in the contact apps of both my Android devices. I had another Android phone until a few days ago (HTC Wildfire with Android 2.2), but I don't know if they were already merged there too or if this is a new bug in Android 4.2. Finally, I compared my complete contact list on my phone with the one in GMail, on order to find out if more contacts were merged. But my parents were the only ones, even though I have a few more married couples with the same names and adresses in there. Any idea why this happens and how I can separate them into two different contacts again? |
38865 | Delete Status bar Icon downloaded from web | I joined way2sms to send free SMS from my laptop. Now I find an app icon downloaded to my status bar in my Samsung Galaxy Y mobile. Also, I get debited for calls not made. I am losing money in this scam due to this app downloaded and it does not show up in my running apps menu. I need to find and delete this app. |
17469 | Cleaning the screen of a tablet safely | My 4 year old son loves my ASUS Eee Transformer, and likes the games and stuff. But he has a cold, and the screen is literally gross. What are safe methods, and conversely what are unsafe methods of cleaning it? Being a touch pad I am not sure if the surface is specially coated and say, Windex will destroy it. I understand there might be device specific concerns as different manufacturers may use different screen cover materials that react differently. |
38867 | Why does text duplicate itself in Android Jelly Bean Mail? | OK, I have a new Samsung Galaxy S III, updated to Jelly Bean 4.1.1. While Gmail works fine, when I send messages using one of my Web server's accounts, the message text duplicates itself in the body of the message. So: . The accounts are set up as IMAP, with SSL on. Any guidance to configuring the handset or my server to address this? I do not have this problem using a desktop Mac or PC email client, or an iPhone. |
38869 | Cannot buy apps in Play Store | I recently made an Android Application for a company and today they ordered 10 tablets (Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 3G GT-P5100) with my application. I created a Gmail Account for each Tablet and updated the software and I bought the first copy of my app with a credit card (it was succesfull and everything went perfect). When I tried to buy another copy of my app with the second Tablet I get this error:  I tested all my 8 Tablets, used another Credit Card, another internet connection (3G) but I wasn't able to buy my own application! I even tried to buy Fruit Ninja and I still get the same error. The error is in dutch, this is the translated version: > A technical problem occurs. > > We can not complete the purchase process because of a technical problem. > > Details of the problem: > > We cannot process this request. Any charges will automaticly be canceled in > 24 hours. Try it again in 24 hours I am very confused, I recently bought a few apps for my own. I think it's because I used the same credit card for multiple Google Checkout Accounts but I don't think that's the only problem (I tried another credit card). I even called my Credit Card company and they said Google didn't even charged me when the transaction failed so the problem cannot be my Credit Card. |
17465 | Why is sound on my Android suddenly increasing? | I am running Android 2.3 on a Samsung Galaxy S 2. Recently, when I play music, at some random time, the volume will suddenly increase. It's hard to put an exact measurement on the increase, but I'd estimate it's about 20 to 30% louder. It's quite jarring, and if my volume is already up near maximum, it can be a little painful. This happens with any application that plays MP3s, so I don't believe it's application specific. It also happens without any action on my part. When the volume jumps up, I'm not holding my phone or using any interface, or touching any buttons. It's not that volume buttons are accidentally being hit, either. It happened just now, and my Android is lying on the table beside my laptop, without anything touching it. Is this a bug of some kind? |
17461 | Is there any free (not trial) software by which we can run android on windows xp PC? | Is there any free (not trial) software by which we can run android on windows xp PC? I have search and found this http://youwave.com However, it is trial for 7 days |
13379 | Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G LTE - OWA/ActiveSync | Configured native Samsung email and Touchdown for Exchange on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G LTE from Verizon successfully to our corporate OWA server. After 12 to 24 hours these two applications can no longer make a connection to sync mail. Administrators of Exchange insist they are not making any changes to OWA or Exchange servers. Has anyone else seen this behavior on any Droid device before? This has occurred on two new out of the box Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G LTE and Droid2 with Android version 2.3.3 too from Verizon. |
13377 | Can I use tasker to turn LTE/4G mode on/off on my Droid Bionic? | I'd like to turn LTE on while I'm at work and off at home; I have the appropriate profiles, but I can't find an appropriate action. Is this something that could be done with an intent? |
13375 | Prevent uninstall of apps | My kids love playing with my android. However, they don't always understand what they are doing, and occasionally I find that they have deleted some of my apps (strangely, never the ones they play :) ). Is there any app that can make uninstall more difficult, or make access to the apps menu more difficult (e.g. require a PW)? |
13372 | Contents of .bookmark_thumb1 | I've got one of these folders on my HTC Desire 2.3 and I'm assuming that it's standard across all devices. It looks to contain screenshots of pages that I have visited using the built in browser and I'm guessing that it's to dispaly them in the bookmarks/frequently visited list or when I'm changing windows. My question is is it safe to delete the contents of this folder? It doesn't occupy much space but there are sites in the list that I know I won't be visiting again and it seems pointless having them around. |
13371 | Downgrade to official LG GT540 2.1updated | I've installed Android 2.3 (Cyanogen Mod) to my LG GT540 phone, but it's too unstable. I would like to downgrade back to 2.1update (it's the OS I have when I buy the phone), or any official newer version. Where can I get official LG version, and how to install it? Thanks in advanced. |
42066 | E-mails sent from Android not syncing to IMAP "Sent" folder | I'm using the stock e-mail app of Android 4.1 (Motorola razr i), and when I send a mail from the phone, the mail app afterwards shows the sent mail in the "Sent" folder, but it seems that folder is not synchronized via IMAP. Thus, I cannot see those mails from my PC e-mail client. Is there any configuration for this, or will I have to use K9 or some other app? |
42063 | Android 4.0.3 sluggish: nandd process hogging CPU | I have an Allwinner A10 tablet clone. While working the tablet "freezes" regularly but not too frequently for a strech of time between 2 and 15 seconds. Described differently: the tablet is useable but the nice "fluid" workflow is abruptly interrupted once in a while... Situations: * e.g. when opening an additional tab in firefox when already having a few open, * when working with the tablet while downloading a file, these freezes are more frequent * etc Using the process overlay option from developer settings I realised that during this time the "nandd" process is consuming CPU almost exclusively. It does not appear to max out the CPU but during this time none of the other processes consume more than minute amounts of CPU time. Can somebody tell me: 1. whether this is "normal" behaviour 2. whether an update to CyanogenMod 10 is likely to help 3. where issue is likely to lie: with slow nand hardware or poor nand driver implementation. Many thanks. |
42062 | Video Recording stopped because battery was low, restore file? | I just recoreded a Video, and my Android powered down while recording because the battery was completly empty. Now i have a 1,5 GB mp4.tmp file that i cant open with VLC. I have a Nexus 4 with Android 4.2.2 Is there anyway I can save this file? |
45238 | How can I fix my corrupted /data partition? | The following happened. I have a Galaxy Mini Plus (S5570I) running Android 2.3.6 which I've been using without problems so far. Recently, I've installed an APK (Opera Beta), which somehow caused the device to freeze, so I had to pull the battery out and restart it manually. Upon switching it back, the device stays at the pre-boot screen, and constantly displays the "Samsung Galaxy Mini" logo, the one that's supposed to show up for seconds before the boot animation. No amount of waiting or restarting helps, it's completely bricked for some reason. However, if I try to restore a backup via Clockworkmod, or try to erase the information, I immediately receive an error saying `Error mounting /data!` or `Can't mount /data!`. Every single other partition loads and is mountable, except for /data. Which renders backup, restore, or delete impossible. Is there a way I could manually rewrite the partition table (i.e. recreate the partitions) or somehow get the device to boot, preferably without sending it in for repair? Clockworkmod doesn't work, stock service mode doesn't work, Odin doesn't work, I can't even get adb connected. |
48609 | How can I access the files in "/data/data" and copy them into memory card without root? | Are there any way to access the files in `/data/data` and copy them into memory card? I do not have root access. |
48607 | Android 4.1.2 Full Device Encryption | I have a FDE enabled on my Android. However on JellyBean when device restarts I never get a boot password prompt,just regular unlock screen. I remember on 4.0 ICS, after reboot Android would ask me for decryption key so it can mount the /data filesystem. My device is Moto Droid 4. I verified from command line that /data mounted with encryption, however I cant figure out where it gets the key from,if I never have to enter it on boot. |
45234 | How to install Samsung (or other manufacturers) apps on Vanilla ROMs on Galaxy S3 | I've tried installing CyanogenMod on my Samsung Galaxy S3 device. I was amazed by its smoothness and speed, but I've missed some of the apps of the official Samsung ROM, such as the camera, the keyboard, and the contacts list. I've tried installing them using the recovery mod (like installing a zipped ROM), but it didn't work. Is it possible to install Samsung apps on vanilla roms (like CyanogenMod) on my device? If so, how? I also wonder if a similar thing can be done on other devices (like installing HTC apps on and HTC device which has a vanilla ROM installed in it). |
48605 | Galaxy Y - White Screen Problem | I am using Samsung Galaxy Y. Yesterday my phone screen went white. I tried restarting, and the same problem occurred. I can receive phone calls and SMS but display fully disappeared - only white screen shows up. Can any one (if one has already faced this problem) tell me how to fix it? I went to a service center but, he charges too much to fix this problem. So I decided to try manually to fix this problem but still didn't find any solution, not from internet either. I already tried rebooting, hard-reset (removing the battery for a while), and even factory-reset; but none of those solved the issue. |
20173 | Tap screen to turn it back on after timeout | I noticed that on my Samsung Galaxy S II (Android 2.3.5) after the display is turned off (per `Settings -> Display -> Screen time-out`) you have to press the physical Home or Power buttons to get it back on. Tapping the screen doesn't do anything. Obviously the screen should get locked soon, so that you can put the phone in your pocket when the screen is off, but letting you tap the screen immediately after it turns off to wake up the display shouldn't hurt. Is it just me, or how do you handle this? Is there an app to fix this specific issue? Do you know if this was discussed on the official issue tracker or if it's just my phone/my OS version? (Aside: I know there are apps that let you configure timeout per-app (see e.g. Screen timeout when reading), but I'm getting hit by this independent of the app I'm using, and anyway I wouldn't like to have to lock the phone manually to save power when the active app prevents the screen time-out. I think the screen time-out should be based on whether I'm actually using the phone, not on the active app.) |
45230 | How to make YouTube (and any video) work with my proxy? | I have a HTTP proxy set in my wifi settings. It works with all HTTP requests, except any video. But it works with my computer and the exact same HTTP proxy setting. So, yeah, it really bother me (since 3 years), but today I would like to solve it! More info: I have a Nexus 4 under 4.2.2 and rooted and I'm a proficient programmer and linux user. |
45233 | What if you accidentally deleted some important apps and can't install them back? | What if you accidentally deleted some important apps and can't install them back because Google Play doesn't have them? For example android system, com.android dun server and com.android.lgsetup wizard (i.e. basically apps that are originally there). And every few seconds this message will appear: > "Sorry! The process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly. Please try > again." And I cannot even go the browser or Task Killer because every time I do, it will force quit. How can I reinstall those apps? I think I cleared all data for those but I did not clear the browser and so why can't I open the browser? Do I really need to send it for repair or can I fix it? |
48600 | How to permanently delete stored images in /data | I have a rooted HTC Desire HD with a Custom Rom. Now, I want to permanently delete the stored images on my internal memory (/data). Everytime I run the app Disk Digger, my old crappy photos seems to show up. I tried flashing again and again and doing a a factory reset again and again but the images seems to be always there. All i want is to remove that images from my internal memory so i can safely sell my phone. Can anyone help me? BTW, the exact location where the disk digger digs is /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.2/by-num/p26. Can someone help me here? |
44721 | The /sdcard direcory and other directory conventions: how is the Android filesystem structured? | I am using the "adb shell" command to access either of an LG P690 (device A) or a Samsung Galaxy SIII (device B). Device A also has a 32GB microSD card plugged in while device B does not. When fromthe shell prompt I `cd /sdcard` and do a `df` I get: * On device A: `/sdcard` Size 14G Blksize 8192 * On device B: `/sdcard` Size 12G Blksize 4096 Does this refer to internal memory? Device B also has a `/storage` directory which holds 0 bytes (what is this?). Also, both have a `/data` directory which I know is where installed apps go. Is this also on internal storage? How do I know whether `/data` is on internal or external SD? I'm confused as to why a directory called `/sdcard` would refer to internal as opposed to external memory. Is there no FHS standard for the Android file system as there is for Linux? |
44722 | Can't download files to HTC One X | My phone has stopped allowing me to download any files to the download folder on my sdcard. The download folder is now empty too which it wasn't before and I never deleted the files manually. Its a HTC One X+ so the sdcard is internal rather than an sdcard I've provided. I can still download from the Play Store, update apps or install new ones but anything I try and download through any browser fails regardless of file type. If I browse to the download folder in root browser I can't create a new folder, operation failed. I can create new folders in the sdcard just not in download folder of sdcard. I'm assuming a mount problem of some sort? |
44723 | What could cause large discrepancies in reported data use? | On my Galaxy s3, 3 different reports on (cellular) data usage are giving me 3 wildly different answers. My data counter widget reports 1.26GB transferred, up and down total. Android's internal data usage screen says 1.46GB transferred. And my carrier (via their app) says 1.332GB transferred. What would cause these to disagree to this extent? |
44725 | How can I move files between folders in the Dropbox app? | I am using the Dropbox app on a Samsung tablet (Android 4.1.1) and I need to move files from the current folder into a new folder that I have created in the current folder. I can create a new folder with the menu in the top right but I cannot see how to move files into the folder. The pull-down menu associated with each file only contains options for `Share Favorite Delete Rename Export`. NOTE: I have a terminal on my tablet and I am not opposed to using that but going to `com.dropbox.android` does not show the updated version of shared folders from Dropbox (but this is a whole other question I need to ask!) |
6324 | How to search for files and folders? | I'm looking for the Dropbox folder on my Phone and I can't find it with my file manager. If I only had access to the `find` command it would be easier. |
41009 | Touch screen no longer works after closing screen | I have a very strange problem: I have an LG Optimus 2x which uses Cyanogen mod 7. I've had this installed for almost 1 year now, and haven't made any updates or installed any apps for months. A few days ago, I connected the phone to my laptop to transfer some stuff, and I noticed that the touch screen wasn't responding. Neither did the Android buttons, which I suspect use the same touch sensor as the screen. Everything else seemed fine, physical buttons (power, volume) work ok, the phone is detected when connected to usb, notifs on screen and such work ok. After multiple trial & errors, I've discovered that if I shut down my phone, and re-start it, when it gets to the screen where I must input my SIM Pin code, the touch screen is still not working, but if I wait like 1-2 minutes, it starts working. From here on end it works fine until I close (lock) the phone. At that point if I press the power button to unlock it, the lock screen is unoperable as the touch screen no longer responds. I can re-do this over and over. My question is then: anyone has an idea what this can be and how to fix it? For example on my Asus tablet, there's a hard reset option (hold volume down and power while rebooting). I've used this to cure that Asus tablet of the fact that sound was no longer working all of a sudden. I haven't managed to find a similar option for Optimus LG 2x. Also, is it safe to assume that the screen is not phisically broken, since a reboot and 2-3 minutes of waiting makes it so that it works just fine? === UPDATE This really sucks. I've whiped everything and installed the latest cyanogen mod. Still the same issue. Simply put: the screen has to stay on for like 2-3 minutes before the touch starts to work. If the screen is closed (by closing or restarting the phone) touch will not work again until the screen is on for 2-3 minutes. Kind of a hair-puller. |
70271 | Force Calendar App to stay on current day and switch dates when the day is over | I'm using a calendar application at work to display the Conference Room status. It works just fine on the "today" view but it will not switch days. So if today is the 30th, tomorrow the tablet will still display the 30th. It won't switch to the 31st. I did notice that the app switches days when the volume button is pushed. So my end goal is to either schedule a volume up/down button push at 1am every day or a "today" screen tap. Unless any of you know of any calendar app that will automatically keep up with the current date. I've downloaded and used those other conference room calendar display apps but my boss prefers the view of a calendar in day mode. Calendar App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.withouthat.acalendar Device is always on, never sleeps or locks. Screen is always on that app on "today". The tablets we bought: https://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-asus-memo-pad-10-16gb- tablet-3 ASUS MeMO Pad 10" Tablet with a 1.6GHz Quad-Core Processor (ME102A-A1-GR). |
70273 | Is it possible to backup/export MMS in TextSecure? | I'd like to export my messages from TextSecure into the default KitKat messaging app. I successfully exported a plaintext backup, but I can't figure out how to backup MMS messages. |
59718 | Is there an app to toggle proxy settings on non-rooted Android phones? | I am on a wifi network in China and occasionally wish to connect to an HTTP proxy I have set up on a shared computer to bypass the Great Firewall. As my computer isn't always on/with me, I wish to easily switch on and off the proxy settings. Unfortunately: System settings/wifi: When setting proxy settings to manual, old settings are removed. Have to re-enter, which is annoying. Also hard to access. Many apps (e.g. ProxyDroid) I've seen require root for some reason and do not work on a non-rooted device. Is there a simple app/widget out there to toggle proxy settings for the current wifi ap? |
59717 | Browser which always allows scale/zoom? | I absolutely 100% hate, hate, _hate_ mobile-optimized design sites, particularly ones that disable zooming. Up until now, I've done pretty well spoofing a desktop user agent to get the full pages, but with the advent of responsive design, it seems like more and more sites are feeling comfortable using viewport meta-tags to set user-scalable to false, which means that I am in effect forced into using the horrible mobile sites. From what I understand, viewport tags are ignored by desktop browsers - is there a browser on Android which does the same thing, preventing web sites from removing key functionality from my phone? Maybe a Dolphin add-on? I think potentially a greasemonkey script excising the offending viewport tags would also work, but I'm not sure there's a stable version of greasemonkey for android yet, and it might be preferable if the browser itself were built to always allow zooming. |
41003 | How to remove underlines and strikeouts in Adobe Reader 10.4.2 for Android 4? | I tried out the new features of adding strikeouts and underlines to a PDF file, only to find that I can't remove these marks any more, because I can't find any such option! I even tried to copy the file in question to my PC, but the Adobe Reader for win7 doesn't have such functions as well. I only need a way to remove these marks I made, so it is OK whatever software or app you suggest me to use. |
59713 | Google+ data connection issue on Samsung S4 | I'm having a strange problem with my Samsung S4 using the stock, current firmware. The phone is new and straight out of the box. Updates have been allowed to proceed and now report current. Google+ reports 'Data connection error'. This error should not be taken literally as there is very clearly a fast network connection available: on both 4G and wifi. Every other network accessing app, including other Google apps (including those using the Google user account) work fine. I've cleared the app cache and data without effect. The issue existed prior to and after a Google+ app update. Any suggestions? |
59712 | Mobile Facebook app: How can I search for friends who live in a particular place? | I could not find a way to find, for example, a list of all my friends that live in Philadelphia or any other location. I have the Android app. |
41004 | Galaxy Nexus stuck on 4.1.1 and super slow | I own a Galaxy Nexus running `Android 4.1.1`. The build number is `JRO03C.I9250XWLH2`. Since the update to 4.1.1 the phone behaves very very slow. Also, a friend of mine has the same phone (we bought it together) already has received the update to `4.2.x` months ago. I'm wondering if anyone else has this problem of being stuck with 4.1.1 and understands what the reason is. What's the current standard procedure to upgrade the phone manually instead of waiting for the OTA? |
41005 | Get Android phone apps on tablet | I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus that I use on a day-to-day basis, and I just received a new Galaxy Tab as a gift. I would like to install largely the same apps on both devices. Is there an easy way to accomplish this, preferably automated? |
4345 | How can I prevent Google Talk from disconnecting? | After about 5-10 minutes of not using the app (i.e., not sending messages), my Google Talk connection drops and does not reconnect till I play with the app a bit. How can I prevent this from happening? Theoretically it could be a WiFi timeout issue, or related, but I tried the following: 1. Using RyanZA's OCLF app to set the timeout to an hour. 2. In `Settings -> Wireless and network -> WiFi settings -> Advanced`, setting **WiFi sleep policy** to **Never**. 3. Editing the settings database directly to set the WiFi sleep policy to Never. As well, I still receive emails and the like over WiFi while the screen is locked. I don't have a data plan (there's not even a SIM card in the phone right now), so it seems like WiFi stays connected and is otherwise working. That said, I **do** have problems with WiFi occassionally failing to work; see How can I prevent my Wi-Fi connection from glitching? The answer to that question has seemingly fixed the problem with Wi-Fi being glitchy, but it doesn't prevent it from sleeping while the screen is off, so I think something else is wrong. I'm not sure to what extent it affects this GTalk issue. This has happened in every ROM I've used. Another Jabber client that does not suffer this issue would be OK, but ideally I'd like to fix GTalk. Meebo and eBuddy suffer the same or similar problems. * **Device:** Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant SGH-T959 * **OS Version:** 2.2 (Froyo) * **ROM:** Bionix NextGen v1 (TouchWiz version) |
10111 | Is there a way to visualize music from the microphone? | With all the media and 3D graphics capabilities available on modern hardware I'd like to see a nice visualisation application that listens to the microphone. If anyone knows the G-Force winamp plugin they know what I'm talking about. |
44189 | Access CentOS server on VMware from Android mobile? | I'm stacked on this issue , I'm basically trying to make calls between android device and php pages to deal with mysql database . I could reach WAMP server from chrome on android emulator on windows and also from read android device . I have another server centos on vmware , I could reach it from emulator but couldn't from my real device . network of virtual server is NAT . I tried to make it bridged but then I lost connection within my windows host and emulator to this server . I'm so lost and pretty new to all of those stuff I've mentioned . any explanation ? |
80920 | Discharge while in airplane mode (with image) | Something weird happened today morning. I charged my phone yesterday night and gone to sleep after 2 hours or so. When I woke up, my phone was at %30 charge and I was pretty confused. Because before going to sleep, I just opened my morning alarm, closed wi-fi and set the phone to airplane mode. After checking the battery info, I got something like this, http://i.imgur.com/7FEn7cF.png Clearly, my phone discharged linearly while I sleep. I am using a samsung s4. What is the reason behind this? Is this problem related to the phone or android ? |
44181 | Does my phone need an Internet connection to install apps from Google Play? | First of all please excuse me if this too basic. I'm very new to the Android field. I just bought an Android phone. Now I'm looking to install some apps on my phone. After some researching I found that Google Play is the place to get all the apps. So I logged in with my Gmail account on the Google Play website and installed `Talking Tom` app through the browser. It's showing under my "My Android Apps"  But it still hasn't been added in my phone. At first I thought it might take some time for it to get downloaded to my phone. But now it's been more than 3 hours and still it isn't listed under my apps in the phone. This makes me wonder if this is not how Google Play works. If it's not, then what is the appropriate way to get an app to download to my phone. PS : My phone does not have an internet data plan and is not connected to the internet. I'm beginning to think maybe that is the reason it's not been downloaded yet. But does it not work something like how SMS's work where you don't need the phone to be connected to the internet? |
80928 | How do I see battery usage after a complete drain? | I'm having the classic problem of sudden battery drain, but the twist is that I can never catch it in the act. I just find my phone dead when I pick it up to use. When I go to the Battery section of Settings, I discover that apparently a complete drain resets the battery usage statistics, rendering them useless. What to do? I'm running CyanogenMod 11 milestone build (Android 4.4.4) on Galaxy S2 without Google Apps. |
1658 | List of special Android SD card folders? | I've seen mention of special folders on the SD card such as "ringtones" and "notifications" . What is the full list of special folders recognized by Android's (Froyo preferred) configuration and its standard apps? |
1654 | Can I set it so the "Phone" on my phone takes priority over all other apps? | Every once in a while my phone gets very sluggish when I'm multitasking, which is annoying but fine. Is there any way for me to set it so that the Dialer app takes priority over everything else, quickly stealing whatever resources it needs to run as fast as possible? Also, I am aware of the plethora of task killers available but I'm not interested unless it specifically allows me to set the dialer as a VIP or in some way make sure that the dialer gets first dibs on resources. Unrooted Moto Droid on 2.2 |
1655 | Is there a TTS app that will read me my email or a webpage? | All I can seem to find is apps that read SMS and manually entered text. |
40357 | Resize photo before sending it by email? | On iOS, when I select one or more photos from the camera storage and choose to send them by email, the OS will ask me whether to send the images in full size or make them smaller so that the email won't be so large. On Android (stock 4.2.2 on Nexus 4) I haven't found a comparable function. When I send an email of my baby to my mom, she receives a full 8-megapixel image that's too large to view on her monitor... **How can I have Android reduce the chosen photos before emailing them?** I don't want to have to launch an editor app and scale each image individually. I only found one 2-year-old post about this that doesn't mention any solution. Surely, there's a way to do this on Android, similar to how it's done on iOS? |
5404 | Charging over USB can be harmful? | Considering that charging over USB can take around 5 hours (to only 1-2 hours it would take from the wall mounted plug), can it be harmful for the smartphone battery if it's always charged from USB? |
5403 | How can I change the MAC adress in Android 2.2. HTC desire wifi mac address? | title explains all................................ |
5402 | Restoring contacts after X10 mini pro upgrade to 2.1 | I just upgraded my X10 mini pro to Android 2.1 . As suggested in the instructions did I perform a backup which seems to have created an file (~ 160 kB) with extension .sbf in /sdcard/data/backup/ on the phone. After the upgrade, I tried to restore from this file (using the same 'Backup & Restore' application which comes with the operating system). While it seems to remember which applications were installed (but I had to configure the wireless access again by hand...) I do not get the contacts back, although it claims to restore the contact data. Unfortunately, I never exported the contacts separately to a file nor did I store them online. Is there a way to get the contacts back ? Or is there a way to read the contents of the .sbf file ? |
28004 | Can I merge two, or more, separate Titanium backups | In this case I'm looking to restore SMS messages from Titanium. I have made a backup of all SMS. Then I started on a new ROM without restoring SMS. I then made a new backup of the current SMS. Is it possible to combine those two separate backups so that when I restore I will get my SMS from both backups? As I understand, if I restore one backup, then I restore another backup it will not combine them but rather write one over the other. |
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