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9043 | Share Picture to Picasa | To begin with, I'm using a Google Apps account as a primary account, and am running 2.2 on a Samsung Captivate, non-rooted. I have Picasa Web Albums checked off under account Sync, and can see my web albums in the Gallery, however, I can't share pictures to Picasa, it's missing from the 'share to' list. Does anyone have any idea how I can set this up? |
9042 | Android Market applicatin top, filtered by country | Android Market has an application top (free and paid apps), but it seems it is universal since in the top I see many apps in different languages. Is there a way to see these tops by "market"? (by this I mean country, for instance France). It would be extremely interesting to see how an app is positionning itself on its market, and I guess for the users it would be extremely welcome to be able to see what's hot in their country. Does anyone know the status of such a feature, or if there is a way to access all these data by a specific country filter? |
9040 | Wallpaper is blurry when cropped from downloaded image | When creating my own wallpapers on my Nexus S, they always end up being low quality. The image is slightly blurry. Edges are not crisp. These are the steps I'm doing: 1. Download a very large image from the web browser. 2. Long tap my current wallpaper. 3. Wallpapers > Gallery > download 4. Selected the large image and expanded the crop marks to the max. 5. Save It seems like Android is compressing the image too much. Is there any way to set the quality higher? |
9047 | Disable Data connection automatically | I own an Optimus One. I want the Data Connection to go off, everytime I lock the keypad. For that, now, I manually go to Setting--> Wireless & networks--> Mobile Networks--> Data Enable. Is there any way to automatically disable the data when the keypad is locked(or phone is in sleep mode) and enable it when the phone wakes up? Also, I can't find Mozilla Firefox in my app store. Why it's so? |
9044 | Terminating adb.exe? | I am trying to hot spot my htc evo. When I click on PDAnet, it tells me that I have to terminate adb.exe. how do i terminate adb.exe. thank |
24078 | Is it possible to use MadWifi on Android given the proper chipsets? | So, a friend and I were going back and forth about our phones (iPhone vs Android), and somehow landed on the topic of MadWifi. Given the right hardware with root access, could one use MadWifi on their device? Using my phone as per example: I have a Sony Xperia Play which uses the Snapdragon chipset. The chipset developer, Qualcom, also owns the Atheros chipset (wifi adapter) which I believe is included with this particular phone. However, due to my difficulties and getting root access, I have no way of testing this theory. |
13452 | disable volume buttons | Problem at hand: I keep pressing volume button on my Nexus S when it is in my pocket. Most notably when playing music. More often than not it results in increasing volume, which is incredibly irritating. Had exactly the same issue with Nexus One. Desired solution: A tweak/app that simply disables volume button when the screen is off (or locked?) I looked through the android market and found a few half baked solutions... I don't really need a widget or a prompt to revert volume change or a being have to run an extra app when I actually want to change volume. |
37270 | Do I need to wipe when upgrading from CM10 to CM10.1? | I am using CyanogenMod 10 on my device and saw that CM10.1 (Android 4.2) is available on get.cm. If I upgrade, do I have to wipe my phone or will it just work? Or what problems will I have to expect if I don't factory reset it before? |
24070 | Mounting as USB drive before syncing? | I'm going through the different alternatives to synchronize my ICS-based Samsung Nexus with Outlook. While sync works fine over wifi, I'd rather use USB which The Missing Sync is supposed to be able to sync over USB, but the documentation seems meant for older releases of Android, and I don't know how to get the Samsung to work. It says: "Before synchronizing with a USB cable, confirm that the Android device is mounted as a USB Drive on the computer", but doesn't explain what to do on ICS. I tried either MTP or PTP, but still get the error "Unable to sync: no bluetooth, wifi, or USB connection is available". Thank you. * * * Edit: I followed "Missing Sync for Android: Syncing via USB", but it fails syncing with USB: 1. The Androphone supports "USB Tethering", as seen in Settings > Wireless & Networks > More... > Tethering & portable hotspot > USB Tethering. Do NOT check the option! 2. Turn off the Nexus, remove the battery for 1 minute, put it back and turn the Nexus back on. Wait until it fully boots. 3. Connect the Nexus to the PC with the USB cable 4. If prompted to mount the SD card, choose "Charge only"; If it is mounted with no prompt, slide the Notifications section down and select "Charge only" 5. Open the Missing Sync application on the Nexus, click on the menu button (three, vertical points) > Settings > Unselect "Secure Sync". Close. No "Secure Sync", only "Secure WiFi sync" which is checked by default 6. Click on Sync, and choose to sync via USB, and wait a few seconds for syncing via USB starts. "Unable to sync, no bluetooth, wifi or USB connection is available". Unpaired wifi, tried again: "Unable to sync, no bluetooth, wifi or USB connection is available" |
24076 | SMS Apps as Front-end to Google Voice | Suppose I use Google Voice for text messaging rather than my carrier's SMS plan. Would it be possible to use SMS Apps such as Handcent etc. as the interface or front-end to GV's text messages? |
24074 | Why can't I accept calls on my Droid X? | I recently updated my Droid X to version `4.5.621.MB810.Verizon.en.US`. I can't accept incoming calls though. The screen that allows you to either accept or decline a call doesn't appear anymore. The top notification bar also disappeared around this time if that has anything to do with the problem. Any suggestions? Thanks. |
24075 | Power saver turns display brighter. Shouldn't it be darker? | When my battery is running low, the power saver turns on. When that happens, my display gets brighter. Shouldn't it be turning darker to reduce the power consumption? Is it normal to get brighter or not? |
20976 | What to do after:" No sd-ext found. Skipping backup of sd-ext"? | I want to update to cyanogenMod 9. But before doing this, I've done a nandroid backup. After the backup was created I saw this output: ClockwordMod Recovery v2.5.1.8 SD Card space free: 1296MB Backing up system... Backing up data... Backing up .android_secure Backing up cache No sd-ext found. Skipping backup of sd-ext. Generating md5 sum... Backup complete! I'm not sure, but I believe this means that the external sd-card partition wasn't backuped. Will this be a real problem, if I want to backup my phone? And how shall I solve it, if it's a problem? |
20974 | Is it ok to delete the Amazon .apk files? | I have backed up all of my .apk files to my laptop. Can I delete the .apks in the Amazon venezia cache folder without detriment and be able to put them back on the sd card and reinstall from there at a later date, if I want to? |
20971 | How to turn off flashing notification LED on HTC Sensation XE? | Two problems: 1. The LED flashes green every now and then. I disabled all options in Setting-Display-Notification flash, but it just keeps on flashing now and then. How can I completely turn it off? 2. The LED flashes red when the battery is low. How can I disable this, too? Thanks in advance! I ask this because I often read ebook on my phone, it's annoying to have the light flash. |
68181 | How to create playlist for all files in folder? | I want to use Zombies, Run! and therefore need music that is organized in a playlist. I usually play by album or folder so I never needed to do this before. What I want to do is copying a folder with the music to the phone (using ftp) and then create a playlist containing all of these files (without having to choose them manually). It would also be okay for me if the app on Android only converts a playlist in `.m3u` or `.pls` format (created on my computer) to a playlist in Android's playlist set. For now I only found applications that create `.m3u` files (which are not useful for me) or crash upon start. |
25105 | Disable incoming gmail/Talk calls | I occasionally use the gmail on my computer browser to voice chat with friends, however when they call me though their gmail my device picks up the call rather then my computer. more precisely ever since I got my device and synced it to google, the **"Talk" application** intercepts the call, rings in, and asks to answer/reject. how can I disable this feature so that the gmail on my computer would catch this call as it used to? |
68233 | Help inputting words into Swype | On my old phone (still the Samsung galaxy s 3) I was somehow able to input the "words" 'c:' ';D' and other things like that with symbols at the beginning or end into its dictionary. That old phone broke, and I wasn't able to transfer that dictionary into my new phone. Now I'm unable to enter those into the dictionary because it won't select the symbol. Is there anything I can do about this? |
68234 | How do I disable mobile data access for certain apps at certain intervals? | Due to increased battery drain I figured I should probably come up with a solution that will allow me to block access for certain apps during certain hours while the only data connectivity available is the mobile connection. For example: I don't really care if someone is messaging me via LinkedIn during night time so it's probably better not to check. Or if I'm not over obsessed with who is messaging me via OkCupid I would probably want to increase the check interval for that app to check for new data only once an hour or 3 hours. Blocking Facebook push notifications during work hours is pretty much reasonable as another example. I've been looking at solutions such as AWall+ and although I could figure how to block data I could find any simple method of defining time range for that operation. I was also thinking of a possibility to block access for half an hour after a fetch, this way the interval will change to a half an hour minimum causing the battery to drain less. Do you guys know of any existing app or Tasker script? (My phone is rooted) Thanks in advance! |
9108 | What is a Data SMS? | Android phones seem to support 2 kinds of SMS: Text SMS and Data SMS. I think I know what a text SMS is, but what is a Data SMS and how / for what is it used (btw as far as I can tell Data SMS are not MMS)? I recognize that this might not be Android specific, but I encountered the term first on my Android handset, so here I go. If this is more general and better moved to a different forum feel free to suggest so... |
68239 | Unable to debug in Xolo Q1000 opus? | even after enabling USB debugging,when i connect device to my pc it is showing as USB debugging connected but when i run or debug app device is not showing.please help me in resolving? |
30130 | How do I enable Mass media mode on rooted kindle fire? | I had a Coby Kyros tablet runing Android and opted to get a Kindle fire for my little guy (seems more user friendly and the ebooks for kids seem more abundant) well. I opted for ebay and the one that I bought is rooted (would have been nice if he had said so). Best I can tel it's running 4.0.3 and has Cyanogenmod Trebuchet 0.1. I can not for the life of me get this to be recognized by USB. It half registers (shows kindle says needs drivers) and shows that it would be my F: drive but when I try to access said drive from My computer it is in fact not there. I know that I can restore it to stock provided, I get my computer to recognize it. PS: running Windows 7 |
30136 | What is system partition? How its size is fixed? Can it be resized? | I have rooted LG P500 (Optimus One) running stock 2.3.3. I recently updated to unofficial CM10 (Android 4.1) and observed few serious issues. I observed that Google's My Location service was not working. Many apps like My tracks, Endomondo etc which were compatible with other phones with 4.1 were said incompatible. All microphone related apps were not working. After several hours of breaking my head, I understood that my /system partition was absolutely full. It had only 4kb of free space out of 190MB total capacity. With my investigation I found that few files were not copied to the `/system` partition during the ROM installation and Gapps installation. Many troubles are the result of such missing files. My questions: 1. `/system` partition: it is 190MB in total size. Who or how it was fixed as 190MB? 2. Can the size of partition be increased? I tried a tool but did not help. After all the process completed without any errors, I still see no change in the size. Are there any other ways to do it? 3. Hephappy, a ROM developer had commented in XDA page as "No space: P500 has 190MB for system partition." and hence he withdraws the plan of developing JB ROM for P500. Is it then a hardware limitation? After all these issues, I switched back to my stock 2.3.3 and I still see my `/system` partition as 190MB but with lot of free space. Does this mean that 190MB is sort of hardware size/limitation? If it is so, then this would be one of the serious factors that are to be considered while buying the phone as the hardware in other means can accommodate the needs of JB except the `/system` partition size, which is a real shame. * * * **Update:** Few screenshots carrying frequently asked info taken in CM10 ROM: Free internal storage = 47Mb:  `/system` partition size = 190Mb. Ext2 partition on SD card created to create symbol link for few apps that cant be moved to SD card:  |
30139 | MIUI rom fails to install on HTC Desire | This is my first post, so apologies if I don't make things as clear as they should be. I'm trying to flash MIUI_0.8.1-2.9.7zip on HTC Desire. I'm doing this through goomanager. I wiped data, cache and dalvik cache and installed the zip from a sd card. While installing I get the following message on screen... E:missing file system/media/audio/ringtones argonavis.ogg E:verification failed Then it aborts installation. Do I need to partition the sd card? If so, what would be the best way to partition it? Through Rom manager or Gparted? Currently I'm using MIUI GB version 2.3.7, I have S-ON Many thanks in advance for any advice. |
78637 | How to send same text message to multiple people but they would only see their name as recipient? | I have a Moto X with KitKat. I am trying to send the same text message to multiple people. * I do not want the recipients to see the numbers of other recipients. * I do not want the recipients' replies to go to multiple people. * I do not want the recipients to see who all the recipients are. * If the recipient reply's to my text message than that message should only go to me. Just like adding people under BCC in the email. Any help? |
4339 | What linux distribution is Android based on? | Did Google use some existing distribution (Debian, Red Hat, etc.) to create Android, or did they use the bare essentials (kernel, file system and some mandatory files)? |
4336 | How do I unroot my Evo (using unrevoked 3.21) | O.k so I have an H.T.C Evo with Froyo 2.2, and I recently rooted it using unRevoked 3.21 but now i'm having some issues with my phone and would like to return it back to sprint. How do I remove the root and change the evo back to stock version so I can take my phone into sprint for a checkup. Can someone pleaaaaaaasssssssse help me? My phone is moving like a turtle. |
4337 | What does the IcsService process do? | Under running services, I see the **IcsService** or long name **com.android.samsung.IcsService** . What does that process do? I'm debating about removing it. Note I have a AT&T Samsung Captivate (Galaxy S) |
4335 | How can I change LauncherPro shortcut intents without using the Shortcut option on my NookColor? | I have a rooted NookColor and am using launcherpro as my home app. I would like to change the dock's shortcuts to different applications but the problem is a rooted nookcolor does not support the shortcut intent. If you try to use it, it will crash launcherpro. Is there another way I can change the shortcuts? |
78639 | Variants of Samsung Galaxy S5 | I am planing to buy Samsung Galaxy S5 phone. However, I am confused between the variants of this phone. The following versions are available in my country but when I click on each of the variants, the site doesn't specify any difference between the versions. 1. Samsung Galaxy S5 3G G900H 2. Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900H 3. Samsung Galaxy S5 4G LTE G900F What are the differences between these variants? Especially between * 1 & 2 * 2 & 3 |
3137 | Is there a fitness app which can record my workouts across multiple activities? | I've been using MyTracks for tracking my running, and another app (which I forget the name) to record my cycling routes. I also do gym, swimming and karate, is there an app which lets me keep track of my fitness workouts across multiple activities? I.e, I don't want to have an app for each one, its annoying. I'd like to record things like time spent training, lengths/laps (for swimming), possibly bike/rowing/treadmill times/speeds/distances for the gym etc. This will allow me to track myself over a period of time and see how much I've increased the duration/effort in my training. Any suggestions? |
37859 | Is it possible to remove the Android smileys that replace text strings like ":)"? | A friend of mine was wondering if it's possible to remove or replace these smileys entirely, or if they are a native function of the Android operating system that would require tweaks in a custom ROM to get rid of. Question applies to both tagged devices (S3 and Galaxy Nexus). These are the smileys we are talking about, for reference:  |
3133 | How can I de-brand my phone? (install vanilla Android?) | I bought a cheap handset (XTE San Francisco, 2.1) from the Orange provider. I'm not a regular Orange customer so I had it unlocked so I could use my existing SIM. Orange seem to pre-load their devices with a bunch of useless stuff. Which is now even more useless since I can't access any of them. Is there anyway I can remove these? I would prefer not to "root" my device if possible. What about installing the vanilla version of Android, such as the flavour which the SDK emulator has? |
37874 | How do you undo a Bootloaded Android Device? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > Android tablet won’t reboot after rebooting using volume and power buttons I 'think' I have bootloaded my device after pressing the `Power`+`Volume` buttons simultaneously to reboot it. Now, it isn't detected by my cmd `adb devices` and `fastboot devices`, this is even though I loaded the 'Android Bootloader Interface' as its driver. So how do I undo this state? |
37857 | Jabiru disconnects/reconnects every 10-15 minutes when inactive | I'm not an Android user, but I have an Android user as a contact in my XMPP roster (instant messaging). I noticed that his presence switches from "Away" to "Offline" rotatory when his smartphone is not in use (but constantly connected to his private WLAN). See for example the following status changes for his account from tonight (while he was sleeping, so no activity with the phone): [00:05:13] Status: Offline [00:06:02] Status: Away: AutoStatus (idle) [00:18:14] Status: Offline [00:21:17] Status: Away: AutoStatus (idle) [00:35:15] Status: Offline [00:36:32] Status: Away: AutoStatus (idle) [00:50:47] Status: Offline [00:51:52] Status: Away: AutoStatus (idle) [01:00:08] Status: Offline [01:01:14] Status: Away: AutoStatus (idle) [01:15:13] Status: Offline [01:16:31] Status: Away: AutoStatus (idle) [01:25:13] Status: Offline [01:25:44] Status: Away: AutoStatus (idle) [01:40:13] Status: Offline [01:41:00] Status: Away: AutoStatus (idle) [01:49:14] Status: Offline [01:50:14] Status: Away: AutoStatus (idle) [02:15:17] Status: Offline [02:17:32] Status: Away: AutoStatus (idle) [02:31:19] Status: Offline [02:32:48] Status: Away: AutoStatus (idle) [02:52:20] Status: Offline [02:54:04] Status: Away: AutoStatus (idle) [03:07:52] Status: Offline [03:09:18] Status: Away: AutoStatus (idle) [03:22:52] Status: Offline [03:24:34] Status: Away: AutoStatus (idle) [03:37:55] Status: Offline [03:39:48] Status: Away: AutoStatus (idle) [03:53:26] Status: Offline [03:55:03] Status: Away: AutoStatus (idle) [04:08:57] Status: Offline [04:10:18] Status: Away: AutoStatus (idle) [04:23:57] Status: Offline [04:25:32] Status: Away: AutoStatus (idle) [04:39:28] Status: Offline [04:40:47] Status: Away: AutoStatus (idle) [04:54:29] Status: Offline [04:56:04] Status: Away: AutoStatus (idle) [05:09:30] Status: Offline [05:11:19] Status: Away: AutoStatus (idle) [05:24:31] Status: Offline [05:26:34] Status: Away: AutoStatus (idle) He uses the XMPP client Jabiru. He can't explain why this is happening; he doesn't find any settings that could be responsible for this. I googled if it is a known bug and found this statement (in German) in a forum thread, which could be translated to: > Nice client, but it will probably not keep you connected when inactive, > "thanks" to Androids memory management Is this true? Could it be a problem with Android itself and not this particular XMPP app? How can this be fixed? The XMPP status should stay at "Away" (and not disconnect&reconnect again and again) when the smartphone is inactive. |
3138 | How can I use my device as a wifi keyboard and trackpad for my computer? | I have three different MBP's that run XBMC off and on, connecting to our home theater systems. Is there an app that I could install on my droid and the mac's that would allow the droid to act as a keyboard and trackpad when the MBP is connected to the TV? I know about XBMC remote and it's great, however I'd also like to be able to use the machine for web browsing or basically anything I could do with it in my lap (albeit slower with a small keyboard). |
79321 | How to remove all icons from the Android home screen at once? | I am cleaning some old Samsung Galaxy S2 with Android 2.3.4. Some application added shortcuts on the home screen: Uncleaned:  Cleaned:  Is there any way to remove all icons from the Android home screen at once? I know that I can remove icons one by one by tap, hold and drag the icon to delete:  but it is a bit tedious (I have several screens to clean) and I want to remove all icons at once. Ideally, I don't want to clean all the screens but only one. |
27526 | Unable to dismiss calender alerts on Droid RAZR after 4.0.4 update | I updated my Droid RAZR to Android 4.0.4 last month. Ever since then I can't dismiss my calendar alerts. No matter what I do they just keep repeating every 5 minutes. I've tried using the dismiss button, the "X" to delete, and tried swiping the notification, but 5 minutes later I get a repeat notification. After about 30 minutes or so, they finally quit, but this is getting extremely annoying since I live by my calendar. |
27520 | Can receive but not send emails | I can receive emails but not send them from my Android phone. I am using Yahoo mail and a Samsung Galaxy Ace. |
27522 | SSH (and SFTP) server on Android discoverable through avahi/bonjour | I would like for my Android device (a Samsung Galaxy) to be discoverable through avahi/bonjour when it is connected to a WiFi network, and then to be able to access its filesystem via SSH (SFTP). For me, that's a familiar and convenient way to access various devices in my local network: to discover their SSh service via avahi/bonjour (not to have to deal with IP addresses), and to ssh to them. I would use this way for my GNU/Linux systems (like Ubuntu). Is there free (= libre -- because I appreciate the freedom of hacking) software for Android that would implement this, namely: * avahi/bonjour support for Android, so that the Android device would be reachable by name in the .local domain (instead of just by its IP address); * and an SSH server with support for publishing itself through Avahi/bonjour (mdnssd). |
79329 | ADB restore isn't working | I think there are a lot of this type of questions but I have a new (for me and can't find it anywhere) problem with the `adb restore` command. I created an `adb backup -apk -shared -all` and it looked like it worked and I think it did because the size is 6 GB. Well I made this from Android L Preview because I wanted to downgrade because of the bugs (I hope they fix them) and when I try to restore it on Android KitKat 4.4.4 it is not working, the `adb shell logcat -s BackupManagerService`returned this when I tried to make a full restore: `I/BackupManagerService( 758): Beginning full restore... D/BackupManagerService( 758): Starting restore confirmation UI, token=1224340204 D/BackupManagerService( 758): Waiting for full restore completion... D/BackupManagerService( 758): acknowledgeFullBackupOrRestore : token=1224340204 allow=true D/BackupManagerService( 758): Sending conf message with verb 10 I/BackupManagerService( 758): --- Performing full-dataset restore --- I/BackupManagerService( 758): Initiating bind of OBB service on com.android.server.BackupManagerService$FullBackupObbConnection@437913f8 I/BackupManagerService( 758): OBB service connection com.android.internal.backup.IObbBackupService$Stub$Proxy@43ad7c48 connected on com.android.server.BackupManagerService$FullBackupObbConnection@437913f8 W/BackupManagerService( 758): Wrong header version: 3 W/BackupManagerService( 758): Invalid restore data; aborting. I/BackupManagerService( 758): Full restore processing complete. D/BackupManagerService( 758): Full restore pass complete.` Is there a fix for this? Or another way to restore this information? The backup is encrypted but there is not an error of a wrong password and I am pretty sure it's the correct password. Thank you for your time and I hope you can help me solve this. |
27529 | In Android Is it possible to access the physical layer of 2G/3G to transmit voice/data | I wanted to make an walkie talkie app in android, i know there are a lot of apps like these but they use the Wi-fi or they are just web services. But if we want to like transmit voice/data on 2G/3G frequencies, is there an option in android ? or "is it even legal ?" considering it will be a short range transmission. i know that 2G/3G are not device-device communication systems but if we can directly access the physical layer of 2G/3G(the transmission hardware) of the phone then we can transmit data through it. |
67460 | How to remove a decrypted Androis 4.1 phone? | I tried out encrypting the phone, but now I want to decrypt it, so I can use again pattern to unlock. How can I do this without resetting the phone? |
67465 | How to remove downloads | On my Nexus 7, I see in Storage that Downloads are taking 50.56 MB. I tap Downloads and then see "No items". How do I remove these 50 MB? |
67468 | YouTube no longer available for old Android 2.2 devices? | I unrooted my HTC Desire today and restored the stock ROM image, recovery image, etc. It's running Android 2.2.2 now. I noticed that the YouTube app is broken. I can run it, but it complains about not having Internet access, even though WiFi is working perfectly fine and I can surf the web. It also shows no video content, not even video titles, nothing. I have received the Play Store (came with Android Market app) and I have successfully updated apps like Maps, Facebook, etc. but I can't see any update available for YouTube. I can't even locate the YouTube app. If I visit the Play Store on my desktop PC I can locate the YouTube app, it's right here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.youtube I can't push install it from the desktop, because it says it's not compatible. > This item is not compatible with your device.  So does this mean that users who are stuck with an old device, and with older version of Android, are not able to use many of the Google apps such as YouTube? IMHO, it should still be possible to download an older version of any given Android app, one that works with that particular Android version and device. This has always been the Achilles heel of Android, since its inception. Once you go up, to a newer version of an app, be it Google app or some other app, you can't go back. But Google apps especially, should be made to work with older versions of Android, and users running old versions of those apps, such as YouTube, should be able to use the service without running into errors. In case the service has changed so much that it's no longer compatible with the old app version. The service should be developed to keep backward compatibility with old app versions. Look at how the Play Store can be offered, installed, and run on old Android 2.2.2. I can even buy movies and music, despite this being an old device with limited storage space. Why can't they make YouTube work on old Android devices as well? |
25801 | Is there any equivalent of Tegra 3's "-1" low-power core in Qualicomm's S4? | One of the reasons I greatly desired my next phone to be a Tegra 3 "4+1 cores" device was the (somewhat less advertized) 5th low-power core designed to prolong battery life by running low-power processes (e.g. email checking etc...). Is there anything equivalent in Qualicomm's Snapdragon S4 that all the phone manufacturers use in US phones due to Tegra3 not having LTE? P.S. In this question I'm not asking whether Tegra 3 is overall more power efficient than S4 is (I'm aware that lower-nm die process of S4 makes it more power efficient overall). I'm specifically asking if the S4 processor/chipset has a feature of dedicated lower-power core/processor for lower-requirements and background tasks. |
74987 | Most links don't directly retrieve me to the android App | I am wondering about retrieving a link address, that can be found on a web page, into the downloaded app on smartphone. For instance, if I find a Facebook link within a website, the actual page will pop-up, that requires me to insert my credentials again, rather than transferring me to the singed Facebook app on my smartphone. Please note that my smartphone device type is Galaxy Note |||. Are there some solutions or app that can help fix this headache? |
66732 | Why there is no Calendar sync Option on android 4.2.2? (Lenovo A850) | I can't find the sync option for calendar in my new Android 4.2.2 phone. There is every other option such as: Gmail, Google+, Contacts and so on but no calendar! Can somebody help me to make it work? By the way, I have rooted my phone. Thanks. |
74984 | Google TV vs Android TV vs Chromecast | Can someone write or link to a clear comparison of all of Google's TV products? I have the original Logitech Revue, I have a Chromecast dongle, and now there is Android TV. What are the use-cases of each? Why 3? |
74982 | Can I use a Pebble with CyanogenMod | I can't seem to find an answer to this question using my favourite search engine. Is it possible to use a Pebble watch with an Android phone running CyanogenMod, assuming that it is possible to install the Pebble App via an APK file? I'm wondering whether anyone has got this working, or knows that it definitely won't work because CyanogenMod does not include 'features' which are in the normal Android operating system it's expecting to be there. I can provide more information about which specific phone and CM version if this is necessary to answer the question. |
23313 | Root Nook Color without removing Nook OS | I have a Nook Color 1.3.0 and a Mac OS X computer. I have a microSD card with ClockworkMod and such for installing the Android OS, but I would like a solution that would allow me to root so that I don't need Honeycomb or ClockworkMod to install and run things from the Market. At the very least a terminal emulator would do. Can anybody help me out? |
23310 | No GPS reception on Asus Slider SL101 | I am the owner of an ASUS SL101 tablet, runing Android 4.0 (ICS). Using the "GPS Test" app, I cannot get any GPS signals, even when standing outside for extended periods of time. I have a standalone GPS that has no problems getting GPS signals under the smae conditions. Is this a harware or software issue, and is there any way to get any reception on the tblet? One of the tablet's primary purposes was to be a GPS, and at the moment the function is completely useless. Help is much appreciated. |
77182 | VPN software to connect to a Remote Access Server | I have a Galaxy S2 from Virgin Mobile. My home network is Windows Server 2012. I'm using RAS to connect to my home network from other locations on a Windows 8 laptop. I have several SharePoint sites within my home network that I'd like to test from my phone. Most of the software I find on Google Play when searching VPN is to mask my browsing history or act as a proxy server. I'd like to VPN into my network from my phone. I also have a Netgear Nighthawk R7000 wi-fi router, but I'd rather only use that if it's my only option. Doing some searches seems to say that Android is not supported for that router anyway. What free or paid software can I use that doesn't require my phone being rooted? If my only option is to root, what's the best ROM for my phone? Then.. What free or paid software is best for a rooted phone? Thanks! |
77183 | razr_blade_linux.zip md5sum | I was trying to root my device but unfortunately http://cmw.cmfs.me/razrblade is down. I've found what seems to be a copy online but I'd like to make sure it is the same before I trust it to modify the phone. Does anyone have a copy on hand and can tell me the md5sum or some other checksum? Thanks. |
77181 | Is there a simple offline contacts manager for android? | I don't want to sync all my contacts with my Google account. I would like to just keep my contacts on my phone and back it up myself. I have disabled contacts syncing in the accounts settings on my phone, but when I try to add a new contact through the 'Contacts' app, it tells me that my new contact will be synchronized with my google account. |
77188 | How to securely/permanently delete sensitive information on a Galaxy S5? | My S5's screen died about a week ago and as a result the phone will be getting swapped. It has some pretty sensitive information on it (such as numbers, credit card info, photos, etc.) that I want to get rid of:permanently. Lately I've been overwriting the internal memory using "dd if=/dev/urandom of=/sdcard/junkfile" in ADB and was wondering if this would be enough to make sure my data is gone for good. I've also wiped it about 5 times. |
32985 | All my songs play in less than a second on my Galaxy S3 | I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy S3 and transferred some songs over using Kies. When I try to play them they don't play properly, and seem to play through at ultra high speed. The whole song seems to play through in less than a second (so it sounds like a high pitched yelp). Is there a way to fix or troubleshoot this? |
32987 | Change combined inbox account colors | I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. I have 3 email accounts set up in the email client and I would like to change the colors assigned to each of the accounts. Is it possible? I haven't been able to find any setting to do it. In this question they say it's not possible in Android 2.2, but how about 4.1? |
32986 | How to set high resolution on external monitor? | I have Samsung Galaxy S3. I connect my phone to 29 inch monitor using HML + HDMI wires. Also I connect it to Apple bluetooth keyboard and magic mouse. I get a very nice experience of Desktop. However S3 has maximum resolution of 1280x720 which does not give a nice look on big monitors. I have following questions: * Can I extend my monitor screen from mobile screen so I can drag and drop apps from one to another? * Can I change resolution of apps running on my monitor to higher than 1280x720. Thanks Note: External monitor does not have touch functionality. |
32981 | How can I do factory reset on Samsung Galaxy 10.1 Tab? | After more evidence of my son breaking into my tablet (darned 11-year-old... going to be a true Social Engineer hacker, if I can't get through his thick head that he'll lose all computer privileges...), I changed the password this morning... and can't remember it now. Unfortunately, after multiple failed password attempts, IT IS NOT ASKING FOR MY GOOGLE LOGIN TO UNLOCK. I don't seem to be able to get to the "failsafe" unlock mechanism any more, and so am looking to do a complete factory reset. I've seen instructions to hold down the Volume-Up + Power buttons to initiate this (remember, I can't log in, so I can't do this from settings.) All that happens is that the tablet goes into a mostly-blank screen showing what is probably a newly-opened box, and a blinking Android that says "Downloading...". I let it sit for close to two hours in this state, and nothing. It did respond to a power-down from here, but just came back up to the password login. What am I doing wrong? (Apart from choosing such a simple password as 10 U/L/num characters... obviously not sufficiently complex...). Brian |
32980 | What exactly happens when I use Kies to perform a "Firmware upgrade and initialisation"? | I bought an unlocked Telstra Samsung Galaxy S3 4G, and it's loaded with some Telstra software. I wanted to get rid of those, so I loaded up Kies and it gives me the option to perform a "Firmware upgrade and initialisation". I don't want it deleting everything off my phone and I don't want to do anything to my phone to mess with it so I wanted to be absolutely certain I understood what would happen. I tried googling this subject but couldn't find any useful information. Thanks in advance to anyone who can give me a detailed, clear and concise answer. |
32983 | PPTP VPN Error 807 through Portable Wi-Fi hotspot | Recently I noticed when my laptop (Windows 8) connects to the Internet through Android Portable Wi-Fi hotspot (Nexus One running stock 2.3), it can't connect to my company's PPTP VPN (resulting a 807 error). But if my laptop connects through USB tethering, it connects to the VPN just fine. Has any one experienced similar issues? |
59209 | fastboot not finding SPH-L720 on Linux | This is with Ubuntu 13.10 on the host and a Sprint Samsung Galaxy S4 SPH-L720. When in normal mode, 'adb devices' finds my phone. I do 'adb reboot bootloader' to reboot my phone into bootloader mode. 'fastboot devices' comes back empty. 'sudo fastboot devices' also comes back empty. I have setup the udev rules file accordingly (replaced my real login with myuser) ~ cat /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="04e8", MODE="0666", GROUP="myuser" lsusb returns the following (fyi, the device is an S4, not an S2) Bus 002 Device 006: ID 04e8:685d Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd GT-I9100 Phone [Galaxy S II] (Download mode) I've read a ton of articles on this and I can't get this working. Any help is appreciated. Thanks! |
32988 | Prestigio Multipad USB debuging | I am having troubles with Prestigio Multipad PMP3370B. I enabled USB debuging in Settings, but when I plug in my device to a computer and start adb devices, it does not recognize it. Does anybody have any similar issues? I am using Windows 7. Where can I find Windows driver for that device? |
6600 | Google Books in Android emulator | Has somebody been able to run Google Books in the emulator? I've installed this app, but when I run it, the only thing I get is a "Google Accounts" - "0 accounts" banner, with the rest of the screen in black. I've configured the e-mail in the "device" with a Google account, and it works sending and retrieving messages. I really hope this is a noob question with a really simple answer. For the moment, I don't know what the Books app is expecting or where's it looking for that Google account. Thanks! =) |
48574 | Required to Reboot my Android Device Every Week? | When I got my first Android phone (the rugged HTC Inspire), I was told that I should restart the device every week. The rational, which made sense at the time, was that it's a small computer and every computer needs a soft reset, right? Over time, my phone needed it from continual app crashes but it took forever to do so. Overall, it did help to restart I've recently upgraded to the HTC One and, from what I can tell, I don't need to restart this thing every week. It's run for a couple weeks on end without problems (one app-hangup what wasn't fixed with a restart) and although my usage isn't intensive, it's getting heavier. Is it a good idea to restart my Android device after a certain period of time or does it not do anything at all. I'm not so much worried about harming the device but just keeping all of my info current without needing to open up half-dozen apps every time. EDIT: Sorry if this comes as a duplicate question. I tried looking around for other answers but my particular question related to normal/periodic rebooting not related to a slow-down of the OS or other apps. Most questions regarding rebooting of an Android device revolved around either a slow OS or apps hanging and not necessarily answering my question. |
6606 | Merge Skype and Gmail contacts | I recently installed Skype on my phone, and so all of my Skype contacts are added to the full list of contacts in my phone. However, most of these contacts are redundant. A few of the redundancies were automatically detected by Skype, and so the two versions of the contact are merged together. But many weren't, and I need to way to manually do that. Right now, I have many contacts that show up double on my contacts list (once for gmail+phone info, and once for skype info). I've been poking around but I can't find a way to manually merge these two contacts. Skype contacts don't show up at my desktop Gmail contacts list. Is there a way to do this? |
6608 | What does Settings->Privacy Settings->Back up my data do? | I'm Running 2.3 Gingerbread. There is a setting Settings->Privacy Settings->Back up my data If checked, what data does this back up? Where is it backed up? How do I restore it? |
50603 | Samsung Galaxy Tab-2 USB connection issue | I am working on Android application development, I want to run my application on Samsung Galaxy Tab-2 `GT-P3100` but whenever I connect it with USB to the computer then it is not detecting. snapshot -  **EDIT** : I searched over internet about this problem I got same problem which is on the Microsoft Community `MTP USB driver failed -Samsung Galaxy Tab 2`. When I follows all steps still is shows dialog as follows -  **EDIT** : > I got solution and also posted all the steps which I follow to resolve the > problem. This is very helpful to me and hope you too. |
22041 | Can I make my phone recognize numbers in both international and local forms as equal? | In an earlier question, I asked how to handle international phone book entries while traveling internationally. The simple answer was simply to store phone numbers in their international form, which works like a charm, except for one thing. Incoming text messages don't always get assigned to the proper contact. I may send a text to contact Bob, who's phone number is `+52 333 555 12 12` (a Mexican number). He gets the text just fine, but when he replies, the message appears to come from simply `333 555 12 12`. As a result, I end up with two conversations, one to 'Bob', and one to `333 555 12 12`, which isn't associated with any of my contacts. Is there a way to make my phone recognize these numbers as the same (without creating duplicate entries for all of my contacts--one with the +52 and one without)? |
22040 | Nook simple touch screensaver in USB mode | I have uploaded my own screensaver to my Nook Simple Touch, but when I connect it to my computer via USB, the screensaver goes to one of the stock ones. Is there anyway to make it so that when in USB mode, my Nook displays my custom screensaver instead of stock? |
22043 | LogCat shows exception in SyncProcessorQueue every 5 seconds | I just started noticing this in my Logcat, it seems like every 5 seconds I get this exception caught. Does anyone have any idea what app or part of the OS it could be? I can't imagine whatever this is constantly running and throwing exceptions can be good for my battery, this occurs whether the screen is on or off. Phone is moto Atrix, android 2.3 I wonder what is `com.google.apps.dots`? 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): Caught unexpected error 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): java.lang.NullPointerException 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.provider.BlobStore.addToPossibleStores(BlobStore.java:98) 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.provider.BlobStore.getPossibleStores(BlobStore.java:108) 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.CleanUpSync$OldAttachmentAndBlobCleanUp.syncSelf(CleanUpSync.java:138) 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.BaseSyncNode.syncSelfInternal(BaseSyncNode.java:121) 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.BaseSyncNode.sync(BaseSyncNode.java:104) 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.BaseSyncNode.syncNextChild(BaseSyncNode.java:196) 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.BaseSyncNode.sync(BaseSyncNode.java:107) 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.BaseSyncNode.syncNextChild(BaseSyncNode.java:196) 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.BaseSyncNode.sync(BaseSyncNode.java:107) 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.BaseSyncNode.syncNextChild(BaseSyncNode.java:196) 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.BaseSyncNode.sync(BaseSyncNode.java:107) 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.BaseSyncNode.syncNextChild(BaseSyncNode.java:196) 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.BaseSyncNode.sync(BaseSyncNode.java:107) 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.SyncNodeProcessor.syncNextNode(SyncNodeProcessor.java:34) 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.SyncProcessorQueue.process(SyncProcessorQueue.java:134) 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.SyncProcessorQueue.process(SyncProcessorQueue.java:114) 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.SyncProcessorQueue.access$200(SyncProcessorQueue.java:31) 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.SyncProcessorQueue$Processor.run(SyncProcessorQueue.java:236) 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:444) 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:306) 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138) 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1088) 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:581) 04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1019) |
22049 | Why doesn't my Galaxy S2 see my keyboard/mouse? | I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 and Android 4.0.3. It recognises all the mass storage devices but doesn't seem to see a mouse and keyboard. The mouse was for sure working with Android 2.3 but now it is transparent to the phone, which acts as if no devices have been plugged in. I've seen some Youtube videos where it was all working perfectly fine. What might be causing it? On one forum I've read that the version of firmware that I have (I9100XXLPQ) doesn't support mouse and keyboard but I tried to research this information and confirm it with no success. Can anybody confirm/deny it or give some website I could consult? |
22048 | ICS - Automatically syncing all exchange account folders | The standard e-mail client of ICS offers greater flexibility in choosing the sync. settings for individual folders of an exchange account. I use an exchange server for my e-mail and use several sub folders on a regular basis. Is there anyway for me to set that all folders automatically sync using the account defaults (push at all times)? As it stands, I have to individually change the sync options for each individual folder by entering it and changing the settings. This is very time consuming and something I'm keen to avoid in the future with new folders. Many thanks, Rich |
77725 | Dual active doesn't work in Samsung Galaxy s duos phone | In the Samsung S duos device it has an option for the Dual SIM active. When I check it and try the feature by calling on SIM 2 it doesn't work I instead got a number busy .Is this feature country specific or is it network operator dependant ,does using this feature require any charges on monthly basis. Is there any site where we can know that which operator/area supports Dual Sim Active |
77729 | Autodesk sketchbook won't export | I'm using the mobile pro edition, (cheaper than the tablet pro edition), and when I open the inbuilt gallery, I can tap on the drawings to edit them, but not select them to export, delete or duplicate them. If I long-press on a drawing it will do nothing until I let go, then it will open for editing g as if I had tapped it. |
43925 | how to lower boot up time? (many apps 122, rooted device) | > **[old subject: link2sd not mounting second partition, "quick restart"** > fails too] > > [IMPORTANT: boot time took 20 minutes, see at the end...] > > My phone suddenly reboot (while I was sleeping), and from that on, link2sd > fails to mount the 2nd partition that was working flawlessly for a long > time. > > Now, everytime I boot, it freezes on black screen, until I unplug the > sdcard, then it shakes and continues booting. After plug the sdcard back it > seems to create this device: /dev/block/mmcblk1p2 (instead of mmcblk0p2). > > After I re-insert the sdcard, link2sd fails to mount again, I recreate the > scripts, do a "quick reboot" but it fails again. (I guess it was expecting > mmcblk1p2 but sdcard was now back at mmcblk0p2). > > I plug the sdcard on pc and the 2nd partition data is there, it is ext3, all > seems ok there. > > This Partitioned sdcard not working with link2sd, does not work for me :( > > I changed the script at /data/data/com.buak.Link2SD/files/init-link2sd.sh > that was created with mmcblk1p2 to mmcblk0p2. After that, a "quick reboot" > wont work despite I got /data/sdext2 mounted (manually with terminal). > > A normal reboot sends me back to the black screen, my guess is I have > "created a linked app" that may have widget but I dont know which one. I > tried a few I remembered but didnt work, still same problem... > > I am still fighting with this... I will try more tricks and report later... > > Any tips (tricks) ? > > EDIT: I used adb logcat (found good tutorial here: > http://www.howtogeek.com/125769/how-to-install-and-use-abd-the-android- > debug-bridge-utility/) and the last log message was: > > > D/dalvikvm( 1506): GC_FOR_MALLOC freed 830K, 37% free 6859K/10759K, > external 1429K/1581K, paused 77ms > > > After that it froze, I started it again and it brought more log than > before... > > After 20 minutes, the phone finally completely boot up! thats too much > time... now it seems to be working ok... At this point my question changes > to "how to lower boot up time?" is it ok to change the subject? * * * _**subject: how to lower boot up time?_** So scanPackage took too much time and I am uninstalling not needed packages... I guess it is good to keep the other research info I did so people can come here and understand they just need to wait a long time if they have too many apps installed on a not so fast device. |
43920 | Can I send Ctrl+C to Android terminal from Windows Powershell? | Adb shell should let me Ctrl+C to exit a command like `top`. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to work in Windows. Is there a workaround? |
75769 | How can I tweak the amount of RAM allocated to Chrome for Android? | I have a Samsung S4 running Android version 4.4.2. I am using Chrome browser version 35.0.1916.141. I am constantly on the go and I utilize my phone's browser pretty heavily. I've noticed that with heavy use, it becomes sluggish. This is very frustrating when I am trying swift through my open tabs while maintaining a fluid experience. My question was `How can I tweak the amount of RAM allocated to Chrome for Android?` |
75764 | Selecting a range of photos in gallery | I have several hundred photos that I want to transfer from my phone to computer. I don't want to manually click each one, is there a way that I can select a range of photos? Similar to how in Windows Explorer you can shift- click one item, then shift-click another item, and every item in between will be selected. I haven't worked out a way to do this. I'm using HTC One Mini, running Android 4.4.2. |
67290 | Google Earth map sections problem on Galaxy S4 | Just had my S4 a couple of months and used Google Maps a lot. About a week ago I suddenly lost the capability of zooming in on my local area when I magnify to look at street detail. Outside that area it seems OK. I also noticed today that when I look at my son's place abroad I get same prob. I guess from that it's something I've done rather than a Google problem, but I've tried almost everything including messaging GM but no go, no replies. Uninstalling GM is not an option on S4, but I tried uninstalling updates and deleting cache to no avail. I haven't deleted data yet as I get warnings, but maybe this is the way forward? Is it disastrous to delete all data? Can you suggest anything else? |
75761 | How to prevent phone operator from opening spam popups? | My phone operator, Movistar Argentina, is sending a lot of spam. I managed to block most of the SMS, however it has now also started opening ad popups on my phone (see below).  I've looked at How do I block this (carrier) advertisement dialog? but I cannot find the "SIM Toolkit" app anywhere on my phone to disable it. Is there any other way to block this? |
4692 | Difference between VLingo and the built in Voice functionality in Android? | My wife is contemplating an Android phone, and loved the demo she saw of VLingo on a Blackberry. I keep noting that this is all built in and free on Android. I imagine since they are cross coding anyway, might as well offer it for Android at least (It IS offered for Android, as well as iPhone and Blackberry). So a couple of things: What are the differences between VLingo and the built in functionality? Are there other alternatives? I like the Google technology currently used, and am playing with VLingo on my Blackberry, and am not so impressed yet. I am waiting to be wowed. |
5164 | USB debugging on Samsung Galaxy Tab -- How do I prevent it from resetting debug setting? | I have a Samsung Galaxy tab that I'm using for development purposes. For some reason, when I choose 'Enable USB Debugging' in the settings menu, it turns off after a random period and drops whatever USB connection I have. I'm debugging on a Macbook Pro, and have one coworker who has similar problems. Other coworkers don't have this issue. |
5169 | Does MMS support PNG format images? | I'm just wondering if android mms supports png files? I've tried sending an image, a png format, through mms. Sending is successful. However, the recipient recieves an error image. My question is, does android mms supports sending and receiving PNG format images? Samsung Galaxy 5 |
53737 | Can I add metadata to a jpeg in Android? | Does anyone know of a way to take `jpeg`s imported from my camera onto my Android tablet then add the metadata properties that Windows calls Title, Tags (I assume, possibly wrong, that this is Keywords in `EXIF` terms) and possibly Subject so that they are there when I eventually transfer the photos to Windows PC? Any help appreciated. |
4117 | How to share internet among 2 android devices? | I have in my possession a G1 and a new Android tablet (the Kmart one, the Gentouch). The Gentouch uses wifi to access the internet; the G1 uses a T-Mobile cellular connection. Ideally, I'd like to somehow cause that G1 to emit a wifi access point, so that whenever the G1 and the Gentouch are in close proximity, the Gentouch can piggyback off the G1's internet connection and reach the internet itself. Assuming I am willing/able to root both devices if necessary, how would I accomplish such a task? |
12616 | Can we use an Android phone as a Wi-Fi repeater? | Can we use an Android phone as a Wi-Fi repeater? Imagine situation when you can access a weak Wi-Fi signal from a free hotspot (coffee shop) signal near window, but want to work in the middle of the room. Then we can put the phone on the windowsill to spread the signal over the entire home. Is it feasible? |
48906 | Android phone as hotspot and using wireless connection | Is it possible to make an Android phone a hotspot and make it use wireless connection? Is there any programmatical control over DHCP? |
14278 | Can I use an existing Wifi Network as source for internet connectivity and still enable WiFi tethering? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > Can we use an Android phone as a Wi-Fi repeater? It is possible to use android as WiFi access point using 3G - but, **is there a way to use an existing wifi connection and not 3g as the source?** Here where I am there is a wifi connection but it works only with openvpn, so I can use it with a laptop or rooted Android but I also have an iPad which can't use openvpn, so I thought I will use my android device as a private access point for my iPad. Is it possible? |
81880 | Android Tethering | My android phone (CyanogenMod 11.0-InstallerXNPQ29S on a Nexus 4) connects to a wireless router for internet access. Can it also share this connection wirelessly to my computer simultaneously or has it to be through a USB cable only? Or is tethering only supported for phones that have internet access through their mobile providers? I tried "Tethering & portable hotspot" settings on my Nexus 4 phone but it does not seem to work for some reason. |
65989 | How to make a Nexus 4 a wifi access point / repeater without using mobile data | I have a spare Nexus 4 phone after recently upgrading to a Nexus 5. I would like to root the device and use it to share a wifi connection. To be clear, I am not talking about the stock android wifi hotspot functionality which shares a mobile 3G/ 4G data connection wirelessly. I would like to connect to a wifi hotspot from the device and then share that wifi connection to other devices, creating a WLAN. So wifi in, wifi out. 1. Does the Nexus 4 support this? 2. Can it be done without rooting / installing a custom rom? 3. If not, what ROM / apps do people recommend? |
7504 | Can I use the HTC Desire HD Wifi Hotspot feature to share a wireless network instead of mobile internet? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > Can we use an Android phone as a Wi-Fi repeater? I have my home router which for a variety of reasons I can not switch to WEP. However, I occasionally need to use my Nintendo DS to connect to Nintendo WFC, and it can only use a WEP connection. My current method is to use the Wi-Fi Hotspot feature of my HTC Desire HD to create a temporary WEP network and connect to that using my DS. This is fine, except it forces my phone to use my carrier's data connection instead of my home wireless network, bringing with it associated charges if I hadn't used the internet on my phone that day already. Is there anyway to share a wireless network instead of the mobile network via the Wi-Fi Hotspot feature? |
33321 | Can the on-board ADB Server find the device itself? | I know that Android devices have an on-board adb server. I am able to start the server through the terminal emulator and run adb commands, but the device itself does not show up in the device list. The ultimate goal is to capture a logcat and store it locally, as I am having crashing issues that don't occur when it's plugged in, so I need to capture the logcat without plugging into USB. I want to ultimately be able to run `$ adb logcat -v time > /sdcard/logcat.txt` and have it create the logcat text file that I can retrieve and view the next time the device crashes. I'm running Jelly Bean 4.1.2 **EDIT** I managed to track down a solution to my specific problem: Locally, adb is not required to gather a logcat. From within the terminal emulator, you can simply execute `logcat > /sdcard/logcat.txt` to gather a logcat. However, I'll leave the question up in case someone figures a way to get adb to recognize itself, as it might be useful in the future. |
33327 | Can I disable the default calendar app notifications? | This strikes me as a bug since the behaviour is incredibly consistent, but perhaps someone here can help me. I want to use the google developed calendar app as my main calendar app. My phone (a Galaxy S2) came with a samsung developed calendar app (both very conveniently named "Calendar"). At this point, I simply want to disable the samsung calendar app from displaying any sort of notifications (since the google app also displays notifications and I want to use that app). I have been able to do this by going to settings->Notifications in the samsung app and toggling to "Off". However, as soon as I restart the device, the notifications are back on their original settings. Anyone else experience this? Anyone know how to make the settings stick? **EDIT:** I notice the notification settings of the google developed app (sound, default reminder time, popup) are also not sticking after reboot. Is my device broken? It seems to only be for calendar. Gmail and other apps hold their settings fine. **EDIT 2:** Ok, so disabling the samsung app allows my google app calendar settings to stick after reboot. So looks like that is what I will be doing. Anyone know how I can change the vcs file association to this app now? |
33324 | Can you use the Nexus 4 without a SIM card? | I currently have an iPod Touch, I want to buy the Nexus 4, but don't want to get a plan (SIM Card) for a while. Will the device work like an iPod Touch/ Wifi capable, but no access to data away from Wifi/Call/Text. |
55784 | Backup app data and restore across ROMs | I always use Titanium Backup to backup my apps' data. However, last time I tried switching to a different ROM, it didn't work very well. I let the apps be installed automatically by android, and then tried restoring their data with TB ( _user apps only, no system apps_ ), but this caused most of my apps to always force-close when launched. I was forced to switch back to the previous ROM to be able to get my data back. So I ask: **is there an app (other than TB) that's more stable when it comes to restoring data backed up in a different ROM?** Again, I'm talking about user apps, I know it's unstable to restore system apps and I don't need that. |
45808 | Is there a nice one click alarm for android? | Sometimes when I'm tired, I take a nap of 1 hour. Doing that with the native clock on Android requires a lot of clicks. I would like to have an app that whenever the button is pressed, it starts to count 1 hour. |
45804 | How do I enter the Safe Mode on a HTC Desire? | This is for those of you who need to enter what is known as "safe mode" on HTC Desire. There may be several reasons why one needs to enter this mode. It is usually because the phone is not working properly. One such reason can be that you have flashed your phone with a custom ROM and you are stuck in what is known as a "boot loop". If you manage to boot into safe mode you may be able to backup your data to a safe place before you attempt to rescue the phone by data destructive methods such a re-flash. |
41385 | Disable (in software) Nexus S Power Button | My Nexus S has a broken power button that some days works fine, some days doesn't work at all, but most days just acts up and will randomly turn my phone on, even when it's sitting on the table. I'm running a CyanogenMod 10.1 nightly on it. Through ButtonRemapper, I've mapped the soft search button to act as a power button, and enabled the volume buttons to turn the phone on. Thus, I have no need to use the power button anymore, and it is just annoying. Is there a way I can disable (without hardware modifications) the power button? ButtonRemapper doesn't have in its options the ability to change it, and I've had no luck trying to modify the keymap files. Any help is appreciated! |
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