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62578 | Google Contacts - only My contacts, not Others | I have Samsung Galaxy Note II, Android 4.3 I have synchronized it with my Google Account. The problem is that when I search for a name, it also searches all the contacts I have ever send an email to. I want it to search only `My Contacts` (the name of default group in GMail of contacts I have saved manualy), not `Other Contacts`. Is it possible? Thanks **EDIT:** I'm not looking for how to display only certain group. I'm looking for how to **search** only in certain group. |
62575 | SuperUser doesn't give/prompt root access | I was trying to move `GoogleMaps` on SD-Cards using `Link2SD`. When I tried to do so I got a message stating > Link2SD could not obtain root access. if you have root access make sure you > respond 'Allow' or 'Grant' to the superuser request Then I opened `SuperUser` to check the application list. I was surprised to see that there were no apps there! The last time I have checked there were some apps there(`Link2SD`, `BatteryDoctor`, `TerminalEmulator`). Searching through the net I read that if an app needs root access, it will ask for it. The next step was to see, `SuperUser`'s settings/preferences. 1. The _Automatic Response_ is set to _Prompt_ 2. _Notifications_ are ticked 3. _Notification Type_ is set to _Status Bar_ 4. _Use Advanced Prompt_ isn't checked Navigating through `Link2SD`, I've noticed that `Link2SD` was updated. The next thing to do was to uninstall it and install it again. The first time I run it, it never prompted me to give it root access. What may be wrong? Is there a way to give apps root access(by "brutal force")? |
62574 | Android 4.0 firmware installation problem | How can i remove aN Android firmware update file from a S.D card. I have reformatted card, but firmware is not removed and reinstalls every time it is inserted. |
62576 | I can't get any of the Android Virtual Devices started | I copied the ADT in `C:\Program Files`, updated the SDK path, deleted the `.android` folder in my user's folder, but that didn't solve my problem. When I start a virtual device, it shows the load bar, but after that, nothing happens. What else should I try? |
1915 | Musicplayer that shows BPM information and allows sorting according to BPM | Is there an music player that shows the value in the BPM tag? I would also like it to sort according to BPM. |
81040 | How do I prevent my phone from waking up when I slide out the keyboard? | I have a Motorola Droid 4 which has a slide-out keyboard. The problem is, the sliding action takes very little force, and if the phone is in my pocket, just simply walking can cause the slider to open just a tiny bit. This is a Very Bad Thing for two reasons. First, the battery drains far faster than it should because the screen is frequently turning on. Second, my leg often activates the Emergency Dialer on the lock screen and starts pressing buttons. I'm worried I'm going to pocket-dial 911 some day. So is there a way to disable waking up when the keyboard opens? |
13219 | How to un-install HTC's gingerbread ROM for Desire | I installed HTC's official (developer-only) Gingerbread ROM on my HTC Desire, but I'm not too happy with it, since it keeps running out of internal memory. So I've been searching for a way to revert back to the original FroYo firmware, but I couldn't find it. Also, I tried to root my phone so I could install CyanogenMod, but that didn't work: apparently, my firmware is too new. So, what's the best way to revert back to official FroYo? Or, failing that, to root my phone? **UPDATE** with some context: I never rooted, or tried to root, my phone before this failed attempt, and I only did it because I couldn't find an official means to go back to FroYo. I tried both Revolutionary.io and Unrevoked. The latter complained that my firmware is too new; the former just got stuck while "waiting for fastboot". **UPDATE 2** I just tried to install a RUU, but it complains about the boot loader being too new. So no help there, either. |
33957 | Activate Android app by pressing thumb on timeout / locked screen for few seconds | This might seem like a strange question. Is there some sort of way for an app to launched by pressing the screen for a few seconds on touch screen phones? the reason why I ask is because this would be a great feature for like a panic button. of course the app will have to calibrate to the owner's thumb to prevent accidental pressing from objects in purse or pockets. Regards. |
10499 | How can I download apps again after changing my Google account password? | I changed the password for my Google account earlier, and since then, every attempt to install an app results in a download was unsuccessful error. I have not been prompted for my new password anywhere, so this is highly likely to be the problem. How do I fix this? |
10497 | Launch app on start (even SD card apps) | I'm pretty sure (despite of haven't seen them) that there are a few question about running some app when you turn on the phone. But I want a something a little more complex here. I have a few apps to run on start. Some of them have no trouble because they are installed in the phone, but the rest is installed in my SD card. As we all know (I think thats normal) after starting Android takes a few seconds to load all information saved in the SD card. How can I do to run some apps from the SD card after Android finishes loading information from the media device? If changes something I'm using Android 2.2 Thanks! |
10496 | Cannot install from market applications I used to have | I changed my ROM to cyangenmod 7, and I cannot install some of the applications I used to have (like skype for instance). Here's what I got so far: When I'm downloading it from the market it starts to download and than it disappears, and thats it. When I am using root explorer, looking for files with the name "skype" in them I find a skype classes.dex file in sd-ext/dalvik-cache/. So here are the questions: 1. Does anyone know this problem and has any idea how to fix it? 2. I'm thinking that deleting the dalvik-cache will fix it, but I'm not sure, and I don't know what it means (its consequences on the device and other apps). Thanks a lot for your help! :-) |
10495 | My android phone was stolen. How worried should I be with all my google data inside the phone? | Ok, so my samsung galaxy 5 was stolen. I had gmail, calendar, twitter(tweetdeck), facebook, ... all my personal data in it. I didn't have any app installed that could wipe this information from a sms (tried to install PlanB through the market, but I don't think it'll work). I already changed my google password and I'm proceeding to change facebook and twitter as well. Is this enough? How much of this information (old emails, tweets, ...) are saved in the phone's memory? Can I prevent access to this just by changing my passwords? I've blocked my SIM card with my provider, so I guess the phone currently have no internet or telephone line access. Here in Brazil we can also block a stolen cell phone with the IMEI number, but I don't know exactly what this means. Will this brick the phone or just prevent it from being registered in the network? |
53680 | How do I install apps (.apk files) that are placed in my Xperia U's internal memory? | I have Xperia U. I copied 2-3 games, their .apk files to be precise, to my internal storage. How can I run them? I have not installed them yet. |
881 | How can I determine if a device is really running Android? | In our area there is gadget called "IRobot" which the supplier claims has Android 1.4 inside. I am afraid that it might be a "fake" version of the Android OS. I do not have experience with Android so are there any guidelines I can use to check that a device is really running Android? Also, is there a way to check if a version of Android can be updated? |
14975 | Does Google Talk push messages? | I would like to know if Google Talk works like Gmail where it actually pushes your messages onto your phone instead of the phone pulling periodically. |
14973 | How to delete gmail contacts from contacts app in Gingerbread | My phone is a Samsung Galaxy Y phone. I do not want my Gmail contacts in the phone contacts. I have disabled automatic sync. There seems to be no direct way to delete them |
20010 | What new features my tablet gains in the passage between Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich? | I just received the official ICS upgrade for my Asus TF101 (Wi-Fi only version) and I immediately noticed that the device seems faster and has a renewed look & feel. But what other features the new OS version brings for tablets? |
45393 | My Lg P500 will not connect to internet servers | I was using my LG P500 perfectly fine on the internet when all of a sudden a messaged flashed up on the screen internet disconnected. So I went into settings to my `wireless & network` settings and turned off my WiFi, then turned it on again then went into WiFi settings. When I went into here there were no known networks showing up and the scanning wheel was just going round and round. So I thought since I know the pass word, I will just add a new network. Then after this on the screen popped up another message saying `unable to scan for networks`. Then my WiFi turned off on my phone. So I rebooted my phone and again this is still happening. It is not just at my house but everywhere I go I cannot connect to networks. :( Please help I am a person whom needs Internet ! |
20017 | Nexus S 4.0.3 (OTA) missing icon in the phone app | How can I solve missing icon issue? Restarted couple of times doesn't help. Note: It was fine for a couple of months back. When it start happening, I just need to reboot, but now it's permanent. The action buttons in the phone app should look like this:  But instead my phone app screen look like this:  |
55770 | Insufficient Storage Available During Update | ### Preface (TL;DR) I know the issue of insufficient space has been discussed in various contexts but I have not found anything that specifically addresses the circumstances and issues that I am facing, so I am hoping to get some feedback that would help me better understand what is going on. I have an HTC EVO 4g from Sprint running Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread) which has been unlocked using the Dev patch provided by HTC. Although it is rooted and I can apply a custom ROM to it, I have not done so yet for several reasons I won't get into but my issue should be independent of that. This phone is by far (in my humble opinion) one of the best and most stable piece of hardware that HTC has produced to date and I couldn't be happier with the phone, hence why I have not upgraded to a newer device. I know the older OS is a turn off to many and I agree that I wish I was running a higher version but most of them don't honor the latest drivers available which means you lose 4G functionality among other things. So I have stuck with it for now until such time as an updated drivers are released (doubtful but one can hope). I have an 8 GB SD card (7.39 GB usable) and 4.05 GB free - since I move anything that has the option to run off the SD card to external storage. I have 500 MB internal storage (427 MB usable) and a little over 60 MB free. I have never had issues updating anything since the space present has always been enough to install or update before moving stuff to free more space. ## The problem Recently when updating apps it often gives me the `insufficient storage available` message – but it makes no sense to me. Storage facts: * external SD with 8 GB (4 GB free) * internal storage with 500 MB (60 MB free) * example problematic app: apk size ~6 MB / installed size 11.46 MB ### Detailed problem (again: TL;DR) Specifically the app that is giving the problem recently is Lookout Security & Antivirus which has never been an issue and is only 6 MB and change but it will download it and when attempting to install pops that error. I don't get how a 6 MB file that has never had issue updating on less than 40 MB space is now giving me problems with over 60 MB free? The baffling part is that occasionally it WILL actually update just fine without issue and I have checked my cache and stuff, nothing there, no other apps running that would hog space or anything, so what's wrong? How can I mitigate this? Another bizarre thing that started to happen is that internal apps like Facebook which are bloated on there whether I like it or not and I use rarely are giving me problems too by issuing the invalid page file error. I mean what? **So what's going on here? What is wrong or what can I do to make it right** so it stops being stupid like this? As I said, NEVER had a single issue with this phone, EVER, but in the past month it has driven me absolutely NUTS. I have even uninstalled applications that don't provide the move to SD option to free up nominal space and it stabilizes for like 2 days and then bam, back to square one even though it has more space now. I am at my wits end and I would appreciate the help; especially not being a novice this is even more mind boggling to me. **UPDATE: 10/26/13 @7:45 AM** The application updated normally without giving the error and it did so while the internal storage had only 43 MB (as opposed to the 60 MB when it failed numerously). This lends itself to even more confusion as to what is going on. The ONLY thing that was done in the meantime was that I rebooted the phone (actually more like I was low on power, shut it down and when I connected it to the charger, turned it on) |
54038 | HTC One X and Audio USB | I have an HTC One X from T-Mobile Android version 4.0.3 and I would like to run an outboard DAC off the Micro USB port. It doesn't work. When can I expect HTC to roll out a version of Android to my mobile to enable this? Also, I've heard rumours that flashing(?) a Custom ROM might do this, but might also destroy some feature of the mobile, or the mobile itself. Please advise me of the best course of action to take. |
44628 | 2G versus 3G: Does it really save battery? | I often hear the recommendation that fixing your device to 2G saves a lot of juice compared to using 3G. Is that true? Or is it really a myth? |
44624 | Handcent has forgotten half of my contacts | So I've noticed recently that some of my friends contact info has disappeared, at least when using Handcent. If I get a text from them, I only see their numbers, and if I try and send a message they aren't listed in my contacts. If I use the default Text Messaging tool all of my contacts are there, and if I send a message to someone from there, I'll see it in Handcent as well, but without the contact info. I have A Droid RAZR, running Andoird 4.1.2 |
55025 | How does Android measure connectivity state? | I know Android has some sort of connectivity measurement, because when there's connectivity the wifi or phone network icons will turn either green or blue, depending on the Android version. In my opinion, this measurement isn't perfect, because although it will indicate accurately the absence of connectivity (e.g., lost wifi connectivity), it is not so accurate when the phone is connected to the Internet: **at work, my Defy running Cyanogen 9 (Android 4.0.4) has icons that are always gray, no matter what, even when the connection is obviously up** (see image below). I wonder **_how, exactly, Android measures the connectivity status_**. Is it by performing a ping or other sort of probing of a server? By listening to a port? By testing if some protocol is enabled? Or what? This accepted answer to a closely related question doesn't seem to answer it.  |
44622 | Remove 'Driving mode' from status bar dropdown? | I have a Samsung phone with android 4.1.2. When I slide down the notification bar there are multipls items. One of those are driving mode. I don't drive anywhere (I can't afford a car, gas, insurance, tickets, etc, and so I use public transportation) so I want to remove the button. This is what I'm talking about:  Notification Bar screenshot (click image for larger variant) Second over from the right. |
29473 | Bauhn tablet Bluetooth keyboard not working | My Bauhn tablet runs ICS. It will pair with my Bluetooth keyboard but doesn't actually type anything. I've tested by connecting to my Samsung Galaxy S 3 phone, and the keyboard works fine. But it won't work on the Bauhn. Am I missing something? |
29472 | Karbon A9 is not charging | I purchased Karbon A9, 3 months back. When making a call the screen turns off and now it is not getting charged. I don't know what to do. Can any one please suggest a solution? I purchased it in Vijayawada's "BigC". Will they replace my mobile? Thanks in advance. |
29475 | Password protected access to phone features | Is it possible to password protect access to certain phone features s.a. ability launch google-play (to install new apps), and certain apps ? Is it possible to restrict ability of a phone to make phone-calls or send/receive SMS's to/from particular set of numbers, under password control ? User experience would be that they are prompted to enter a password/secret-PIN to access these features. If user enters the correct password/PIN they get access to the specific application otherwise not. _Edited (Sept 19, 2012):_ Looking for solution that does not require flashing custom ROMs. Thus MIUI, Aliyun, Cyanogen-Mod etc. are not feasible, as I require the solution to work on the ultra low-cost Android devices which use Mediatek chipsets. |
29479 | Export data from Facebook to Google accounts | My Android phone is linked with both my Google and Facebook accounts. Many of my friends' email addresses are available only in Facebook account details. Is there any way (perhaps an app) to copy the account information (like email address) to the contact details in Google? I am aware that exporting is not allowed from Facebook now, but there is a possibility of having some applications in Google Play Store which can copy details of merged contacts. |
4553 | Battery Life on Desire HD | Why does the battery for android phones perform much better after 2 or 3 weeks of usage? Is there any logical reason? |
40819 | HTC Cha Cha hard reset - stored phone numbers | My HTC Cha Cha won't turn on, so I want to hard reset it to factory settings. Is there a possibility of losing contacts stored on the phone? (They are very important to me). |
40812 | Connect Samsung galaxy tab to projector | I have Samsung Galaxy tab P3100 tab. I want to connect it to Projector for presentation. I searched a lot but din't get any solution. Does any one knows is it possible to connect it to projector? If yes then what accessories I need and what's the procedure? |
16257 | Create a custom keyboard dictionary | Is it possible to use custom dictionary with the default Android keyboard? I guess the words are stored in some file, so I would like to edit it. The goal is to create Macedonian auto-completion because there is no other way to achieve this. |
40810 | How can I stream audio from another device via Bluetooth? | > **Related question:** How can I stream music/audio from Android and PC to > Android device via WiFi? I would like to stream audio from a Bluetooth-enabled "dumb phone" to my Andoid phone. The Android phone is running Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0.4). I have searched the Play store for such an app, but all I could find were applications that did the opposite (stream audio _from_ the Android phone instead of _to_ it). Is this somehow possible? |
1263 | How can I stop Android from automatically searching a term when I choose it from my search history? | Currently if I search for something like "Why am I so awesome," then at a later time I want to elaborate on that search and start typing in "Why am..." my search history will show the previously searched term. When I click on the term it automatically searches for it. I don't want it to automatically search for it, I just want the term I click on to populate the search field so I can edit as I please before actually searching, for example, I'd like to be able to click on the aforementioned search term "Why am I so awesome" and add "everyday" without having to retype the whole things. It's not that big of a deal in a google search because I can just wait for the results and edit the search field, however on a market search, the search field disappears when it searches and I have to start all over again. **Edit:** To me this seems to be an Android issue, not a hardware issue but to preempt any more hardware specific solutions that don't apply to me, I have a Moto Droid 1 on 2.2. |
1262 | How can I boost the volume on my Droid's speaker? | I used to have an app for my Treo called "Volume Care" that let me boost the volume of my speaker beyond what the factory settings allowed. Is there any app or hack that would allow me to push my Droids speaker further than Motorola wants to allow? **Edit:** I thought I was clear before, but let me clarify. **I am not looking for just any volume control app** , I have one, I know of many, and believe it or not I am capable of searching the market for the word "volume." I am specifically looking for a solution that will allow me to **push the volume out of my speaker past that current manufacturer set limits.** **Update:** I just added a bounty so I'll add a bit more clarification. I have seen apps out there that work with HTC phones only. This solution/app/hack must work on the Original Moto Droid rooted or not, I want a noticeable increase in the volume. |
1261 | Alternative keyboard with Czech language dictionary? | Is there any alternative keyboard for Android HTC Desire 2.1 that supports English/Czech dictionary and easy way to switch between them? |
1266 | Two Google calendars on my Android (HTC)? | I can access my personal Google calendar. Can I also access my work Google calendar (we use Google Apps)? Can I * Merge these two, but not share my personal calendar with work mates? * Set it up not to receive work emails? **EDIT:** HTC Desire on Android 2.1 |
8789 | Is there a way to avoid disk space errors when batch updating apps (using 'Update All')? | This is related to the question 'Is there any way to force market to update and install apps one at a time?'. That question asks specifically if apps can be queued to update, rather than all run simultaneously, which I suspect is a possible (but perhaps not only) solution to my problem. The answer seems to be no for that particular potential solution. When I go to the market and am notified of many of my apps having been updated, I have the option to 'Update All'. If I do this when I have a relatively low amount of internal storage available, I often end up with a lot of apps failing to update due to disk space problems. I have noticed in the past that updating each app one by one has allowed me to perform all of the updates without a problem. My intuition is that updates are probably being downloaded to internal storage, so in the case that many updates are being performed at once, the internal storage fills up with a mixture of applied updates, and in-progress downloads. Performing the app updates one by one allows each app to in turn be downloaded, applied, and then the download removed, before moving on to the next update. If the app is stored on the SD card, doing it this way should mean there is as much room left on the internal storage as before the previous update was applied, so the next can proceed and hopefully succeed. Given that there doesn't seem to be a way to queue apps for updates (according to the answer to the above linked question), are there any other ways to avoid this problem? Checking for updates more frequently in order to have smaller simultaneous batches is all I can really come up with for now. |
8780 | Does anyone have experience wireshark running on Samsung Galaxy Tab? (Verizon) | I need to get detailed request data times on Samsung Galaxy Tab on Verison network. Does anyone know what is invovled in getting Shark to run on this device? |
8786 | HTC Mail: Move Messages Between Folders, Not Synced on IMAP Server | I'm seeing some odd behavior on Android...running 2.2 on HTC Incredible. I have an IMAP account configured through the built in "Mail" program. First of all, when you send messages from this program, it copies them to a local "Sent" folder, and there is no way to specify a remote IMAP folder for this (e.g. "INBOX.Sent"). So then, I try to move messages manually between the local "Sent" and the IMAP "INBOX.Sent" folder, and it appears to work fine, but when I check from another IMAP client (e.g. Thunderbird), I don't see the messages in "INBOX.Sent". Has anyone else run into this? Any idea how to resolve? |
8784 | sync htc / android phone with macbook / mac os x | I use MacBook (which have Mac OS X 10.6 - Snow Leopard). How can I sync data between my HTC phone and my MacBook. I have HTC Wildfire, and HTC Sync software only supports Windows. |
34980 | How can I take a screenshot on a Kindle Fire HD? | I thought that ICS, which is the underlying OS version for a Kindle Fire HD, supported a standard way of taking screenshots by holding down power button + volume down key. This does not work for me. Can someone confirm whether this is indeed the case or whether I'm just being slow in not holding down the buttons at the same time? |
52628 | Performance impact of device encryption | As far as I know, most or all Android devices don't have any hardware cryptography accelerators, so the block-level storage encryption happens on the CPU. How high is the impact of encrypting and decrypting on the CPU with regards to read/write performance and battery consumption? This will probably depend on the CPU and the storage used (I can imagine that on newer devices, the bottleneck is not the AES algorithm on the CPU, but the NAND write rate); some benchmark numbers from different devices would be very useful. |
8435 | Call blocking with spoken message? | Does anyone know of a call blocker that will let you create a voice message for blocked calls? What I want is to block calls from hidden numbers. This is almost always salespeople so I want to just block them, but maybe once in a while someone with no ill intent might be calling from a line with a hidden number. So I want the app to actually take the call, but not tell me about it. Then it should play a sound file that I make and then hang up. This will let me tell the person at the other end, that I just blocked them to get rid of salespeople and that if they are not such a "person" then they should just use SMS. I know that some of the apps will let you type in a text that will be sent to blocked callers, but as it will almost never be a cellphone, but an old land line with blocked number, then that will not help a lot. If no one knows of an app that will let me do this, then I will just have to make it my self, but I thought I'd better ask first. |
19939 | If I open a PDF from dropbox with Adobe Reader, where is it saved? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > Dropbox for Android folder location I opened a PDF from the DropBox app with Adobe Reader on my Samsung Galaxy Tab (running 3.1). It isn't saved in Downloads, as I expected. So where is it!? I can open Adobe Reader and find it there, but I'd like to know where it has been saved on the device. Any ideas? |
8439 | How can I pair Motorola CS3070 bluetooth barcode scanner with Nexus One? | I have a Motorola CS3070 bluetooth barcode scanner and a Nexus One. I followed Use a Bluetooth Barcode Scanner with Android - Nexus S & Motorola Symbol CS3070 Scanner, but I can't pair the scanner with my Nexus One using bluetooth - they never get "paired". How can I pair the bluetooth scanner with Nexus One? Doesn't it work with Nexus One? |
27690 | Is it possible for my mobile carrier to track my wifi usage and bill me accordingly? | I watch a lot of inspiration videos from TED (www.ted.com.au) on my new Galaxy S2 phone. However, I only do this when I am at home and can access my home wifi network. My home wifi and the phone's 3G networks are with different providers. Obviously, my phone switches to the home wifi network automatically when I am at home. My question: Is it possible for my 3G network provider to see/track my wifi usage and bill me accordingly (as if I am using the 3G network) because everything goes through the phone that is on their network? I am new to smart phones so please bear with me. My monthly 3G data download allowance is only 150 MB but my home wifi came with 5 GB. |
9824 | How can I export a list of currently installed applications to a file? | When switching between ROMs, I've found it helpful to have a list of the applications that I had installed before wiping and flashing the new ROM. Is there a way to export such a list to a file so I don't have to create one manually? |
9827 | android 2.2 - extending phone storage to SD | I heard there is a way to "mount" some of the SD card's space and use it to extend the phone's storage. I need this so I can have space to install apps that only allow to be installed on the phone. Anyone heard about it? I'm using `Android v2.2`, with an `HTC Desire`. |
9997 | Android widget to lock my android phone | Is there any android widget which allows me to lock my phone? The 'power' button on my android phone is broken? I can't use that to lock my phone screen. Thank you. |
50569 | Xperia L (C2104) unusual behavior when GPS is active | Anyone with a Xperia L could help me confirm if this behavior is unusual? I just bought the phone (3 days) and noticed that, whenever the GPS is active, the wifi gets **very** unstable. It goes like this: I connect to my Wifi, then open an application such as Google Maps. A few seconds later, the Wifi disconnects and the 3G data kicks in. Moments later, the phone identifies the wifi and reconnects. Does anyone experience the same behavior? Is there a solution? I'm about to send it back to the store, but I want to make certain that this isn't a common issue or something I could solve myself. UPDATE 1: As requested, the Android version is 4.1.2. |
50561 | How to upgrade Galaxy Nexus 4.1.1 to 4.3 | It would be great if someone can suggest procedure to update the OS from 4.1.1 to 4.3 (FYI.. my phone does not get automatic update, bought it from South Korea now using in India): Below are my phone details Phone Model: Galaxy Nexus (maguro) Android OS version: 4.1.1 (JRO03C.M420KRLB1) Product Code: yakjukr Root Access : NO Google has provided factory image matching with my device: Factory Images "yakju" for Galaxy Nexus "maguro" (GSM/HSPA+) Can some one please provide details how to update it to 4.3 using above factory image. B/w though Google has provided all factory images, where does Google tell the installation instructions? |
66474 | camera has stopped unexpectedly | I have a Micromax A25 running Android version 2.3.6. The camera no longer works on it. When I open up the camera app, it closes with an error message saying `.com.mediaket.camera has stopped unexpectedly`. What should I do? |
66477 | Why does Google have am 18-months-policy on allowing devices to get updates? | Why does Google have this 18-months-policy for Android devices, such that if the the device is older than 18 months, it will not get any further updates? For example, the Galaxy Nexus didn't get KitKat. The policy is not the same with Apple. The iPhone 4 was released in 2011, but it still got iOS7. |
22560 | Latest Motorola update burns more battery on RAZR phone idle? | I had my Droid Razr tuned pretty well to give me 10-12 hours of use without going below 70-80% of battery life. Since the update to 6.12.181.XT912Verizon.en.US (GB 2.3.6), I'm now down to 40% in the same time period. Cell standby is the big culprit. It's sucking down huge amounts of battery now. My question is this: Is there anything I can do about this short of rolling back to the previous (flawed) update? |
22566 | Access dropbox on phone instead of installing PC client | I have the Dropbox app installed on an Android phone. I connected the phone to a PC via the USB cable. I'd like to use dropbox through the phone so I don't have to install the client on the PC. How do I easily push and pull files from dropbox through the phone using my computer? |
22564 | Got weird fullscreen ad when visiting website | When I vistit on my nexus one the website alternativeto.net and open a subpage then suddenly I see a fullscreen ad with the title "liferay.com" and the address cat.m.ifortune.mobivillage.de I see the desktop version of alternativeto.net when I visit them Is it a problem of alternativeto.net or is there some virus on my smartphone? It doesnt happen on other websites while surfing with my smartphone **if it is not android related, please move it to the right board (didnt know if i should post it in superusers?)** |
61121 | HDMI for Android | I would like to connect my GS4 to my plasma television. I have an HDMI adapter, but will the sound come from the television or my device? And what do I use other than the HDMI adapter? |
61127 | How to Disable Double Tapping? | My Galaxy S2 asked me to double-tap and drag to unlock (instead of just dragging) and every time I try to tap anything, one tap only makes a yellow box appear around the app or file or whatever, which is really difficult to deal with and annoying. |
26410 | How do I determine which A2DP codecs my phone supports/is currently using? | Bluetooth's Audio Profile A2DP supports multiple codecs. All devices have to support SBC (subband codec), then they can support additional "optional codecs" like MP3 and AAC, or "non-A2DP" codecs like apt-X. Of course these codecs can't actually be used if the receiver doesn't also support them, in which case both devices fall back to SBC. 1. How do I find out which codecs my hardware/ROM support? 2. How do I find out which codec is currently in use? (Maybe this depends on the track, too, if it passes MP3/AAC files directly without re-encoding, for instance) |
26411 | Motorola Atrix 2 native camera app failing | I use the native camera app and many of my recent pictures either have a large grey area with no information:  or noise in the picture made of bits of another picture:  Is this a known problem? It was happening again last night with great frequency, so I restarted the phone and the next picture was fine. * * * Edit: I have since removed all 752 pictures. I shot a few more, and still had at least one shot with each of the problems presented here. I believe I will try a 3rd-party camera. |
26416 | Custom audio guide | I know a minister with a graveyard with significant historical value. He would like to create an audio-guide/map. Is there an Android application for this? Ideally, it should be: * Free * Have an iPhone version as well |
55420 | How do you root safely? | I am thinking of rooting my android. In general, it seems that one downloads the "unlocked" firmware from a website (not the manufacturer's) and then runs it on the phone. How do I know if that firmware is safe (in other words, how do I know if the "rooted" firmware doesn't have a keystroke logger, for example)? |
32421 | How to detect who is downloading apk files in background? | At some point in time my Android phone start downloading some `.apk` files in background. I assume this is doing some of the free apps what I've installed on my new phone from Google Play (I've installed 30-40 new apps recently). This is very annoying, but I can't get rid of it. I've tried to scan for viruses by antivirus app, but it found nothing. How can I detect exactly which app is periodically downloading `apk` files in background? **Update** : In notification bar I can see only usual notification about `that .apk file was downloaded successfully`. If I click that notification, it opens usual "Downloads" app with list of downloaded files. Here I can see files that I've downloaded by myself and files that was downloaded by some app in background. So, files are downloaded by native browser, I think. My phone: Sony xPeria Sola, Android OS 2.3.7 |
55425 | Samsung galaxy Y does not factory reset | Lately my samsung galaxy Y has been switching off at random times, and does not switch on again. Well it switches on, and the samsung logo appears, but then it just switches off again. I have tried factory resetting, by pressing volume up, power, and home button. Whilst doing that, the menu for factory resetting appears, and whenever I want to select the reset now option, it switches off again. What can I do? Please help me!!! Thanks :) |
56191 | All podcast apps can't remember position on LG L5 II | I'm running stock firmware, unrooted. I've tried out about a dozen different apps, and none of them work correctly on my phone. When I pause a podcast while playing and then close the app, possibly do something else, the app will _seem_ to remember the position I left off at when I then reopen it. The progress indicator will display the correct position. But when I press play, the indicator immediately jumps, and playback resumes at an earlier position, typically close to the beginning of the file. Widgets work much the same. As soon as I close the app, and then pause and resume via a widget, playback will jump back. I've tried resetting the phone, no dice. DoggCatcher, BeyondPod, Podcast Addict, PocketCasts, and all others I've tried, they all show this behaviour, so it is not App-specific. However, music playback apps seem to work fine. I wouldn't even know where to begin hunting down the cause of this problem. Any help would be appreciated. |
56195 | Nexus 7 refuses to boot unless plugged into outlet | I've looked around the internet for this problem ad/or solution for hours and have found absolutely nothing on this problem. My tablet is brand new, straight from the box. When i have it plugged in and turn it on, theres absolutely NO problems at all. Everything works like it should and the battery is detected and charges fine (at 100%). I can even unplug it after booting it and it will continue to run. Now if i try to turn it on without it being plugged in first, it refuses to turn on. I tried the 30+ second power hold with no result. I also took the back off and disconnected/reconnected the battery port but it still doesnt work. Anyone have any thoughts ? |
56196 | One X cannot see european wifi channels | Since the update 4.2.2 Jelly bean, my htc one x lost the ability to connect to a wifi channels 12,13,14. How can i turn this ability again? (seems like this update was oriented only for USA users) |
56198 | No way to access recovery menu in android china tablet | My Quest tablet is accidentally locked yesterday it asking for gmail and password but i forgot the gmail id and password.So after a long search i found lots of things such as unlocking tablet pattern lock,gmail lock,pin lock etc.These topics only be successfull only when the tablet is in recovery mode.So i tried to put my tablet into recovery mode by pressing vol + and power button.But there appears a android bot lying with red traiangle exlamation.So i simply tried to access recovery menu by pressing power and the vol + .But nothing happens neither than a dead android bot lying down with a red traiangle. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE WORLD TO HELP ME!!!!. |
56199 | "Can't open /cache/recovery/log" when I try to flash a custom ROM | I'm running a custom rom (Alliance ROM) on my Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100. Android Version : 4.0.4 Baseband Version : I9100XXLQ6 The problem is, when I try flashing my device with a new ROM via Clockworkmod Recovery, it returns an error stating "Can't open /cache/recovery/log" OR "Can't mount /cache/recovery/log" I am able to restore the nandroid backup (luckily). But I'm really looking for a workaround to solve this issue. I've browsed through a lot of forums and have observed that people with this problem are not able to restore the nandroid backup either, but that has been possible in my case. P.S. I am not able to mount external SD from Clockworkmod. (Only the internal memory is detected.) |
51217 | How do you disable geotagging for stock camera? | I have stock (i.e. pure Google with no manufacturer customizations) Android 4.3 and I use the built-in camera app. I searched around on the camera app settings but couldn't find any mention of GPS or geotagging. I also searched around the settings → location but didn't find anything specific to the camera. How do you disable geotagging for the built-in camera app? |
32392 | how easy is it switch between bluetooth speakers on nexus 7 | If I buy a Nexus 7 and two good bluetooth speakers, can you pair with both at the same time? Or if you have to switch between them, can that be done really really easily? I'm looking to avoid spending money on Sonos Thanks Will |
32393 | Matlab on Android | I know matlab mobile was just released for android. Nowadays several mobiles got hardware enough to run some decent calculations... So question is: Is there a way to run matlab offline on a emulator (like octave does) or another workaround? Thanks! |
51213 | Where did Wikipedia Pro app disappear to? | There was this Wikipedia Pro app (paid app; official app by Wikimedia Foundation) coexisitng with the free Wikipedia since long ago app that I purchased. Suddenly, it just seems to vanish from the surface of the earth. Googling hasn't helped me yet. Anyone with any ideas? A few bucks is not a big deal but I don't feel like getting fooled. The sneaky part about his act is that the Wiki Encyclopedia Pro app disappeared from Google search results as well. I understand if some nobody contributes a free app and decide to pull out for whatever reason but big names doing things in secrecy behind their paying customers' back is different. **Updates** I've doubled-checked and the app was not made by Wikimedia Foundation so apologies. It appears Excelentia did it and their account got shut down by Google. So apparently 9 million users don't matter to Google. |
57987 | How do I change the apps available on the car mode screen? | In car mode I have 6 apps in a 3x2 grid. I would like to remove one of them (Google Music) and replace it with a different one (People). I can not figure out how to remove one. |
24928 | Car Mode suddenly appeared - why? And how do I get rid of it? | About 2 1/2 hrs ago, I plugged in my HTC Evo 4G to its home charger to charge up a bit before leaving the house. It's rooted running CyanogenMod-7.1.0-Supersonic (for at least a month if not more, I can't remember when my husband did this). Within about 3 minutes, my phone had this really weird user interface I have never seen. It's Car Mode. I couldn't exit out of it, couldn't make my phone respond to me at all. I immediately pulled out the battery & rebooted, thinking maybe it was malware. It booted back into Car Mode, only this time I could click an Exit button. Researching, I see that this is an UI for car docking. Only I have no car dock, and it was plugged into my home wall charger. I left the house for errands, and no matter what I did - on the phone on a voice call, typing email (at a doctor's office, not driving ;) ), and it kept booting me into Car Mode. On the voice call it automatically put me on speaker. I did not ask for this program, did not download anything, did not approve anything... I ran Lookout and no Malware or Spyware is showing. I am very confused. Anyone have ideas on what this program is, how it all of a sudden appeared on my phone, and how to get it off? I looked up apps in Google Play and the icon in the notifications bar (when I exit Car Mode) is not something that is there. It looks like an app, but it's not in my Apps manager, either, or a running process that I can tell, yet it is showing up intermittently in my notifications, even not plugged in or moving. It's also turning on intermittently. I can't get anything done. Thanks for any help! |
24929 | How to check if an android device has a wireless card that supports promiscuous or monitor mode? | How can I check to see if my (rooted) android device has a wireless card that supports either monitor mode or promiscuous mode? |
65353 | No confirm prompt when trying to use adb backup | I'm trying to do an adb backup of my Galaxy S3 (i747m), but after receiving the "Now unlock your device and confirm the backup operation" order from adb, I never receive the prompt on the device. It just sits there. Locking and unlocking it does nothing, entering the command locked or unlocked changes nothing, setting the desktop backup password in development options does nothing, disabling the lockscreen does nothing. Device is running the stock Samsung 4.1 ROM and is rooted. Computer is windows 7. How can I get this backup to go through? |
65355 | How do I change group messaging settings to show just who responds and not everyone in the group? | I believe that after the update my phone started to show all the names in the group text and not just who's responding. Is there a way to change that, so I just know who responded and not everyone who's in that thread? Thanks in advance! |
65356 | Galaxy S4 bluetooth voice commands | Can anyone help me out. I recently changed my Razr for Galaxy S4 (SCH-I545) on Verizon. I would like to access S-Voice from my bluetooth headpiece, but if I have a pin number set for the phone's lock screen, the S-Voice app won't start when I push the bluetooth button until I unlock the screen. Sort of defeats the purpose of hands free use such as in the car. On the Droid Razr there was an option in the settings under security to allow bluetooth voice control with the phone locked, but I can't find this on the Galaxy. The hands free bluetooth access works if the lock screen pin is disabled, but I prefer to have the pin number set, especially if I'm out and about, and it's a pain to go into settings to disable the pin everytime I get in the car. Any ideas? Thanks, Dan |
24922 | Why can the Nexus 7 display so much more content on-screen than the Galaxy Nexus? | The Galaxy Nexus is 1280x720, and the Nexus 7 tablet is 1280x800. I realize that the tablet is physically larger, but it's screen resolution, not display size, that determines screen real-estate. Why is it that the Nexus 7 appears to be able to show so much more content on- screen? EDIT - My question isn't "why was it designed this way". My question is more "how is it that it is able to show more on the screen"? PPI doesn't explain this. Is it just a matter of the scaling? |
82259 | Use Easily.Do offline? | I installed Easily.Do on my android device, which is offline. But says I have to sign in. Is there a way to use EasilyDO without internet on my phone? |
2586 | Wipe and re-install Android 2.2 on Droid2? | I used to have a Motorola Droid, and I loved it because it was barebones Android, none of that flashy aftermarket crap they put on it to make it appeal more to consumers. No, I like my android plain, how it comes straight from Google. So I was slightly disappointed to find out that with the Motorola Droid2, Motorola installed their own flavor of Android with a bunch of extra shit that I don't want. So my question to you is, is it possible for me to wipe out and re-install a base Android 2.2 on my device? Will there be any problems? If this is possible, a link to a tutorial or better yet, step-by-step instructions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! |
64400 | Why is the screen rotation slow and freezing the screen? | I have a Samsung Galaxy note 10.1, and the screen rotation before was noticeably quicker. It just recently started to take another second or two to rotate. On top of that, everything on screen will freeze until the animation is complete. I am not rubbing that many applications when this happens. It will happen even if I reboot. I am using only a forth of the ram and storage and power saving mode is off. What could cause this, and is it fixable? |
64407 | Email accounts not shown in phone settings on Galaxy SII | My stock e-mail program on SGS 2 now has four accounts - three created before several phone backups/restores (with Kies) and one created just now. They are all functional and can retrieve/send emails, can retrieve it periodically when sync is on, but... when looking into `Settings -> Accounts -> Email` there is only one record - for an account created today. Moreover, the account name listed there differs from account name in Email client (I have typed different names intentionally when created the new account). I am sure that all the accounts are there because they synchronize email, they are just not all shown in menu. * How to change a name of account in `Settings -> Accounts -> Email` to make it correspond to account in Email client? * How to make all the Email accounts visible in `Settings -> Accounts -> Email` without re-creating them? * Is it possible to create an E-mail account in e-mail client without making an entire phone to know about it? |
64406 | AnkiDroid: Reset TTS language of a single deck | I am not able to find the correct way to reset the TTS language of just one deck (as opposed to resetting all TTS assignments by using Menu > Preferences > General > Reset). I have seen this question, but I can't work out what's meant by > Reset specific deck assignments on deck picker I am really feeling dumb right now... The "deck picker" is the list of "decks on the AnkiDroid "home screen" right? If so, where is the option to reset TTS for one deck? I tried the menu by "long-pressing" on one item, but that just gave me the option to collapse, rename or delete the deck. Opening one deck and then going to Menu > Preferences > General > Reset yields the same as going there from the "home screen", all assignments are reset. I am lost, can anyone shed light on this for me? |
64255 | How can I scan barcodes on webpages in Firefox for Android? | Using Firefox for Android, I occasionally find web pages containing barcode images (or photos containing barcodes) that I would like to scan. I could save the image, switch to a barcode app, open and scan the image there, and probably end up relaunching the browser to see the result, but I'd _prefer_ to long hold the image and launch the scanning app directly (with no save step required). Is there an open source extension (Android app, Firefox add-on, Firefox app) that can achieve this? I've tried looking on the Firefox add-ons and apps marketplaces with no luck. Example images: * f-droid.org (rendered image, imperfect QR code) * cryptojunky.com (photo, imperfect QR code) * wikimedia.org (rendered Aztec code) |
64404 | Downgrading Nexus 7 Android 4.4.2 to 4.2 | I want to downgrade my nexus 7 android 4.4.2 to 4.2. I am already rooted. How can i downgrade? I've got a nandroid backup. If I restore that will it be again running as android 4.4.2? I need help. Thanks in advance. |
2589 | Best Car stereo for my android phone | I just got a HCT EVO and was thinking about getting car stereo with bluetooth, car mount, and car charger to go with it (for my 2005 Civic). First of all, are there any products that will do all of these? A mount/charger that can also be hooked into the car audio? It doesn't even have to be bluetooth if it can just directly hook my phone into the car speakers, but I haven't been able to find anything like this. Otherwise, I am having trouble finding a minimal bluetooth device... I don't really need anything features except routing bluetooth to my car audio, because my phone does everything else. I am also concerned that I've read some reviews that say they only work with the phones **bluetooth calling and not with playing media**. I'd like to be able to listen to pandora in the car. How can I make sure that when I see "bluetooth" I can know it supports both? Can anyone give me some tips on what to look for or where to look? Are these things hard to install yourself? |
36894 | What is the origin and purpose of RS_##.log files? | On my Galaxy S3 (I747, rooted stock ROM, 4.1.1 jellybean), there are a number (currently 66) of files in /data with names following the format RS_##.log, where ## is a 1 or 2 digit number, currently from 0 to 65. All files are slightly less than 1KB in size and when viewed as text, contain nothing but strings of seemingly random 5 digit numbers, like these. 71608 70944 70096 70376 70944 All files are owned by system and have rw-rw-rw permissions set. Most of the files have been updated recently (yesterday) and within 1 minute of each other. The rest were updated just over 2 weeks ago, also all at once. What exactly is creating these files and what exactly are they logging? |
36893 | What's a good way to read PDF musical scores on Android tablet in rehearsal and performance? | As a chorus and opera singer, I frequently download public-domain scores in PDF form. I would like to read them on an Android tablet during rehearsals. I don't have an Android tablet myself yet, but from my experience with an Android phone (small screen) and iPad tablet, I expect the following flaws: * Some PDF files containing high-resolution scans of the score take a long time to display. The degree of lag is a function of how the PDF file was made. In some scores it seems like the page starts off blurry and comes into focus. (Observed on iPad) * It's difficult to jump to arbitrary points in the score (e.g. director says, "let's skip to page 166", those with books turn easily, I fumble fumble on the device) (Observed on phone and iPad) * It's hard to add bookmarks to PDF files to correspond to rehearsal numbers, to speed up jumping to points in the score. (Observed on phone and iPad) * There's no way I know of to make annotations on the score during a rehearsal, even an "x" to say "review this later". (Observed on phone and iPad) * Other wishes for Android PDF readers, gleaned from about a dozen questions here on Android.SE tagged with pdf So I'm looking for a good way to read PDF musical scores on Android tablet in rehearsal and performance. I'm looking for characteristics like: * Should read ahead in the PDF file, digesting the next couple of pages of the score, so that when I turn to the next page, the page appears instantly -- for all PDF files, even those with high-resolution scanned images. * Easy ways to jump to page numbers and rehearsal numbers quickly, while rehearsing. * Ways to add bookmarks to scores for rehearsal numbers * Some way of annotating the score. * Displays each musical staff at least 7mm high * Displays the score at least 15cm x 10cm, preferably 20cm x 25cm, and a huge 50cm x 33cm would be even better. * I can think of many features which would make the experience even better. Can any of you recommend a way to use an Android device as a good PDF musical score reader? Background: I'm dithering about whether to buy an iPad or Android tablet, and music score reading is an important use case for me. Knowing there's a good way to get the job done will influence my choice. I have found only one other question in Android.SE, _Auto scrolling PDF reader?_. They ask only about the auto-scrolling feature, which is one I actually don't find so important. There is a Music.SE site, but they consider questions like this one out of scope. **Update** : rephrased into a "How can I do X?" question per Android.SE meta discussion. |
2636 | Connect Android phone to wifly board | My team and i are trying to connect an android phone to a wifly board. We are having trouble getting this to connect. Can anyone verify certain phones that do not support this or do support this functionality and what we must do to be able to perform this connection? We have tried a few things and still not working. Please assist! Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated. If you need further information let me know. Thanks in Advance! |
2958 | Why do some of my apps show "Update" and some show "Update (manual)"? | When I go into the Market app and into my downloads list I can see that 5 of my apps have an available update. Three of the apps say "Update" in orange, and two of them say "Update (manual)" in dark red. If I click through to the app I just get the normal "Update" button for both the "manual" and otherwise ones. I assume this is something new with the Froyo version of the Market, but can't work out what the difference is? |
43605 | Why some apps still need a manual update although having been configured to be automatic update? | Today I got Facebook app's update notification. I thought I forgot to check the `automatically update` box but I didn't - it is already set for auto already. So why the app still need our manual update? |
36898 | Getting "E:Error in /sdcard/.zip (status 7)" while upgrading Android Nexus 4.0.1 to 4.1.x (Jelly bean) | I tried to install Jelly Bean (4.1.1) onto the Nexus S handset following the instructions from here. Later, I noticed that the Nexus should have at least 4.0.3 to upgrade to 4.1.x. So I tried to install 4.0.3 following the instruction from here. But each and every time I'm having the error - > E:Error in /sdcard/filename.zip (Status 7) How can I fix that? |
9594 | How do I load android 2.3.4 onto my dev phone? | So, I have an original Droid (rooted), that is also my working cell phone. Can I load 2.3.4 onto it to develop accessory apps? If so how do I load the new OS? |
9591 | Galaxy Tab 10.1 with unmodified Honeycomb (ie no TouchWiz) | I'm thinking about buying the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. It will have a modified version of Android Honeycomb (TouchWiz). Is it possible to install original Android from Google on it? |
78092 | How to partition SD card on Android 4.1.1 using Linux? | Hi I have a HTC Desire X and this device has a SD CARD with 16 Gb. I want to extend my memory using Link2D. I read I have to make partitions on my SD Card. The problem is that I do not know how. If I connect my phone in debugging mode with my Linux Mint laptop, it will connect with MTP and therefore I cannot use a partitioning tool. The Team Win Recovery Project Partitioning Tool (2.5) fails while partitioning the card and installing the app "APparted" or a busybox fail as well. How can I partition my SD card in the phone using Linux or Android? The phone is rooted and SU is installed. |
78097 | IMEI = NULL in Samsung Galaxy Note 3 | I have a Galaxy Note 3 FM-N9005 which had base band version N9005ZHUDMJ9 and build number JSS15J.N9005XXUDMK2 running on jelly bean 4.3. I searched for its latest firmware on Sam Mobile and there was KitKat 4.4.2 update available for it having build number KOT49H.N9005ZHUENF1. I downloaded this firmware and flashed it using Odin. Everything was successful and firmware was downloaded successfully. When I restarted the mobile, the baseband and IMEI was unknown. I hadn't backed-up the EFS Folder but it is mounted in CWM Recovery. I am unable to restore the baseband and IMEI number. Please suggest a solution to recover IMEI |
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