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54874 | Signature verification failed when flashing custom kernel (Siyah) | I am trying to flash a custom kernel (Siyah-s2-v6.0b5-CWM) to my Samsung Galaxy S2. When I go to recovery mode, click apply update from sdcard, and select the file, it shows this: Finding update package... Opening update package... Verifying update package... E:signature verification failed install_package = (2) installation aborted. Any ideas what to do? |
66188 | Applications restore or install from external sd card | I have Samsung Galaxy Duos Trans-S 7562. It had an problem with Wifi, so I sent the phone in for repairs. Before handing the phone over to store, I backed up the applications on the external Sd card. Now applications can not be restored or installed. Only contacts are backed- up. The error message I get is `Applications not downloaded from Google Play store can not be installed.` I used "Super backup-Contact And SMS" application for backing everything up. |
58525 | Built-in storage not detected | well I just bought a lenovo s920, at the first time I'm doing a system update and it works fine, then I'm doing another system update S920_ROW_S114_130626_TO_S920_ROW_S117_130815 (79.83MB), I dont know if it's failed or what, after that my built-in storage not detected. I keep getting notification "Damaged Built-in storage" that asking me to format and even I'm doing it, it cant be format. My Storage setting become like this: INTERNAL STORAGE Total Space: 3.62GB Available: 379MB BUILT-IN STORAGE (no information) then when I check spaces with app Freespace: Cache /cache: Total space-> 123.08MB Internal /data: total space-> 1,008.29MB Preload /preload: total space-> 197.01MB Protect_s /protect_s: total space-> 8.89MB System /system: total space-> 788.39MB 2,125.66MB so there's missing around 1,400MB. I guess this is built-in storage, how can I recover it? and create it again as built-in storage. |
66180 | My contacts are linked to Google+ multiple times | I have an issue with my contacts. I am running Android 4.4.2 (CyanogenMod 11) on my HTC Ville. All my contacts are linked with G+ accounts many times. My phone lists the same number, email, address and so on multiple times. It takes a while to scroll down to the bottom. I can't separate or delete these contacts, since they are linked with G+ accounts and I can't edit these with the contacts app. When I view my contacts with Firefox on my PC everything looks normal. Why is this happening and what can I do to fix it? Thanks for your help! I attach 2 screenshots for better understandability.   Click image to view larger version |
66182 | Exchange Services and Android OS/System draining battery | I'm using Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android 4.4.2, for about 5 months. I've experiences before some problems with battery, like sudden crashes when using apps intensively using graphics, but today the battery started to be discharged very rapidly, 10% an hour, or even more, without device being used. I've found out, that Android System and Android OS are responsible for that carnage. But after restart and charging the phone I've found out, that Exchange Services has also significant part in it. After browsing internet I've found topis like that: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=37437 suggesting, that Android OS/System battery drainage is connected with Exchange Services. But that topic is very old, and people are writing about older version of Android. Can this behavior be connected with the linked issue? If so, why it happened now, and not previously? Can the previous crashes of Android be somehow connected with ExchangeServices behavior? Can I do anything now to prevent at least memory drainage? It renders my phone unusable as mobile device... |
66185 | Is it possible to use another system language than the one defined by country | I'd like to use my phone (CM 11, rooted) in English. The only problem I have is that this means that the contacts app doesn't sort names that begins with Å, Ä or Ö in their own separate section, they're shown within the A and O section. I thought that for example setting locale to en_FI with MoreLocale 2 would solve the problem, but it doesn't. For example, Åsa is still shown between Arne and Atte. Google hasn't helped, neither did I find answers here. Is it possible to set the language and locale to different values? sounded right but didn't solve my problem. |
78111 | how to reset the PGW connection | My mobile phone on T-Mobile US seems to stay on a given PGW for days on end, having the same external IPv4 address. Very often, their PGWs get stuck after a while, or, they reboot all of them, and I end up on some overcrowded PGW at a secondary location, which then starts having issues often enough. Currently, it seems like it's possible to switch PGWs by going into airplane mode for about 10 minutes. (If I go into airplane mode for just one minute or so, then it seems like my old broken session simply resumes, and I remain connected to the same PGW with the same external IPv4 address.) Is there a way to automate this? I.e. at 05:30 every day or once a week, go into airplane mode, wait some 10 minutes, then go out of it, and ensure that WiFi hotspot hasn't been turned off? |
34374 | Water damaged Nexus S turns on and runs but has unresponsive touchscreen | I dropped my Nexus S in water. I dried it out for a few days and the phone turns on to the home screen, and it seems to get the latest notifications although I cannot slide the phone and the touchscreen doesn't work. Is there anything I can do from my computer, while phone is plugged in to get the touchscreen working again? |
34375 | Galaxy S3 randomly booted into safe mode. Strange behavior | I was using my phone (Galaxy S3 SGH-T999), not doing anything intensive, just web browsing on Chrome, then all of a sudden my phone restarts into Safe Mode. I opened the app drawer and noticed most (possibly all, not sure) of my downloaded apps were gone. My notifications bar was informing me that some apps were being re-downloaded. Not sure of the reason, I just restarted the phone and it booted back up normally. However strange things have been happening, like: * Apps re-downloading or updating. * Facebook app authorization failing * All my contacts were gone. I use SmoothSync for Cloud Contacts. Opening the app asked me to enter my password. My contacts came back. * My iCloud calendar was gone, again because SmoothSync logged out. Logging back in was no problem. Nothing really bad has happened, but it just seems strange and random to me. Why would Safe mode be activated out of nowhere? |
34371 | How to make Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 play AC3? | I have a film in the .AVI format, with an SRT subtitle file, and an AC3 audio track. I used the S/W decoder function. The film can be played with/without the subtitles, and the AC3 file itself can be played. I have tried MX player (not PRO) with the ARMv7 codec and VPlayer with the ARMv7 codec. I have the same problem on my Nook Color. If I stop the film and try to select audio, I have the only item which means embedded audio track. **The solution.** I ended up preferring films in the .MKV format and using mkvmerge for merging audio tracks and subtitles into a video file. |
34379 | I rooted my phone. Now apps cannot connect to the internet but browsers work fine | I have a Samsung Galaxy Y and rooted it a few days ago. After that I set up a few apps and granted them access to root permissions (via the Superuser app). I allowed root to all apps that requested it. Now I cannot connect to the internet via any app except browser apps - Gmail cannot receive emails, and Google Play is not loading. I tried a factory reset and unrooted the phone, but it is still not working. How can I fix this issue? |
682 | Android: An app failed to download/install - what do I do? | Sometimes I download an app but it fails to download or install. The message just says that, no further details. It generally seems that the app never installs after that. Is there anyway I can find out more details about why it failed? Is there any good way to get stuff to install after this has happened. I am using Android 1.5 on a T-Mobile Pulse/Huawei U8220 |
77579 | Data Wipe/factory reset on CWM 6.0.4.7 | first time flashing a device. I have CWM 6.0.4.7 flashed and a question about the wipe data/factory reset. I only have the internal storage at the moment and I have the CM11 and Gapps zip folders in /sdcard so I saw the wipe data will only clear the /data partition. Is that correct, meaning those zip folders won't be deleted in /sdcard and I can just flash the Rom immediately after? |
77575 | Game Error after moving to another country | I've recently moved to Switzerland and now after the move I can't play Clash of Clans, Fun Run or any other online game with internet requirements. I can open the application but it doesn't load.... **What can I do to make these games work again?** |
77573 | World Of Tanks Blitz is not on Google Play Store | I am very new to Android ecosystem. I can't seem to locate this game title on Play Store. Should it be on Google Play Store? |
77571 | "Unfortunately, Email has stopped" on Samsung phone when adding SPAM to filter | I have been tracking this issue for a while and noone seems to have a good solution. examples: http://forums.androidcentral.com/ask-question/409389-unfortunately- email-has-stopped.html http://forums.androidcentral.com/ask- question/401360-email-spam-limit.html The error is: "Unfortunately, Email has stopped" The cause seems to be that Samsung's default/stock email app has a 200 item limit for it's SPAM filter. This error affects Galaxy Note 2 and Note 3, and Galaxy S4 (probably more) * I am looking for a way to make this limit bigger. |
77570 | Difference between Android version in regions | I installed stock ROM for Android 4.4.2 for Colombia region this April. Today while I was surfing the web, I found out that my Android version is slightly different from the one that I saw on web (both devices were the same). How is this possible? Do the features of updates depends on region? |
55112 | Connecting files with calendar events | I'm using Google calendar for all kinds of events. For some events I necessarily create files which can be anything from notes to presentations and so on. Now the question is whether I can connect these files with their respective events? Usually I have to check my calendar and whatever app I use for notes etc. But sometimes I find it hard to remember if I have already created notes for a particular event because they are not connected. I assume that Google's calendar app doesn't support my idea but maybe you know a better solution or a different app that will do for me. Thank you. |
55114 | wifi and data internet is not working after rooting my micromax a89 | I have flashed my Micromax A89 first time to FUSION blast 1.2 successfully. All apps and phone working properly. But when I turned on my WiFi it connects but not accessing the browser and also I am not able to sign up for google acount. Also data connects cant connect to the internet. |
28188 | Everything gets saved to the phone instead of SD card | I'm using the Samsung Galaxy Gio, and my problem is that all my apps get saved to the phone, using up all the storage. I've got space left on my SD card but it doesn't want to install anything there. I found a function that lets you move apps to SD card but sadly it doesn't work with 99% of the apps installed. How do I solve this problem? |
55118 | Internal Storage doesn't get mounted | I'm using PA3+ JB 4.1.2 on my HTC Vivid. Everything was working fine until Gmail app gets an update. After update, phone went into a bootloop. To recover, I went into TWRP and restored factory default, cleared cache and dalvik cache et cetra. Bootloop issue resolved but now when I'm trying to open Gallery/Camera app, it's giving me `No external Storage Available` error. In setting, when I try to mount internal SD card; nothing happens. I tried to mount card from TWRP but still, nothing is happening. Should I flash ROM completely? Or is there any workaround to resolve this issue? **EDIT** I'm getting `Unable to mount /emmc (Invalid Argument)` error quite often in TWRP. |
28182 | Use tablet as a Wi-Fi handsfree device? | My question is: Is there any way to use Tablet as a hands free adapter by Wi- Fi? With Access point created in the Tablet? "No internet" Device-To-Device lan connection. For Example: call (smartphone) ---> Internal Forward ---> Skype (smartphone) ---> Wi-Fi (Forward) ---> Skype (tablet) And the other way around: Skype make call (tablet) ---> Wi-Fi (Forward) ---> Skype (smartphone) ---> Internal Forward ---> Phone call (smartphone). Offline point-to-point VoIP call over Wi-Fi is possible: How can I make a point-to-point VoIP call over Wifi? And receiving a call and transfer in the same phone to voip system... Is this possible? |
22277 | Use Nook Tablet in the UK | I will be visiting the U.S. this month and I was thinking about buying the Nook Tablet from Barnes and Noble whilst over there as I am looking for a Tablet to primarily read books on but also browser the web and watch videos. Two questions Will the Tablet work in the UK when I get back? By "work" I mean will I be able to browse the web, watch videos on the device and read books that are already on the device? Can you put your own books on there? I have a number of books already in mobi format, happy to convert them if necessary. Thanks |
25724 | Flash support for Jellybean (4.1) | Adobe has released statements saying they will no longer support flash for newer Android builds starting with 4.1. I flashed a custom rom of 4.1 the other day and couldn't find any 3rd party flash support in the market. I use flash for Orb to stream tv. Orb has an Android app but it unusable and all around horrible experience (verified by the the many negative reviews) but you could use the website to stream flash as a work around to the poor app which worked great. **My question is: how can I play flash video in Android Jellybean (4.1)** |
25726 | What's a secure way to message/talk to someone in CM9? | I'm using CM9 nightly (20120712 i.e. today). I need to talk securely, without the chance of eavesdropping, to someone who also has CM9 nightly (not sure how up-to-date but not more than 1 month old). What apps/webapps can I use to do this? Ideally I would like to be able to talk but messaging/email would be fine. Are apps like Twitter/Gmail/Gtalk secure end-to-end? I do have HTTPS set up on my account but don't know how far it applies to the mobile version. But really I am willing to use anything as long as it known to be secure enough to prevent MITM attacks and eavesdropping by unwanted parties. |
25723 | Handling headset buttons before Voice Search on Jelly Bean | Android Jelly Bean introduced a voice search which activates with a long-press on the play/pause button of a headset. As my app requires being able to utilise these long-presses, I was wondering if there is any way to either disable the voice search or make Android play fair with the button events. |
25722 | Alternative to Photosync to sync pictures into Picasa | The version of Photosync I have installed fails to upload pictures after I take a few dozen of them in a short period of time. Is there an alternative app that will work and not take too much memory on my poor old 2.3.5 phone? The Google+ app is too heavy for my phone. |
27389 | Prevent Google Talk from being signed in all the time | On my Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro, stock ICS, Google Talk remains signed in all the time. Is there a setting - within Google Talk, in Sync settings, or otherwise - which can prevent Google Talk from signing in? I just don't like being online on IM clients and I don't want to be signed in. |
1114 | Different notification sounds for sms and email? | Is there a way to use different sounds for a sms text alert and an email alert? I can't find the setting. I'm on HTC Hero, Android 2.1 |
53477 | Debugging Galaxy S2 Bluetooth problem: Bluetooth disconnects, Bluetooth status never fully turns on, Only reboot resolves this | I know many have problems with Bluetooth and certain car kits. I specifically have a VW. In any case, my Galaxy disconnects from not only my car, but also from my Philips in home audio system. In both cases, the disconnect is the same. What happens in both cases is the Bluetooth pair is lost. If I try to turn off and then on the Bluetooth (on the phone) to reset the pair the Bluetooth light never fully turns on. It stays a dim green. To get it to work I have to restart the phone. I wrote a script to collect the Bluetooth logs, and programmed it to start logging whenever Buetooth is connected. See link below for the3 log. notice that around 7:56 the probem occurred. I was in a call on my galaxy s2 connected to my vw tiguan, and the hands free audio stopped. I was able to pick up the phone and switch from hands free to the speaker (on the phone) to resume the call. Around 8:19, I think, I turned off the Bluetooth on the phone, and then tried to to turn on it again. But,it did not fully turn on. The green Bluetooth light is dim rather then bright. The only way I can restart the Bluetooth is to reboot the phone. There are exceptions thrown that I am going to look at. Have any thoughts? Thanks! I am running the stock rom that I downloaded from Kies. The Android version is 4.1.2 Logs: 1\. S2 paired with VW Tiguan (7:56, 8:19 approx) https://www.dropbox.com/s/hd809geb4hoxvrr/btlog.txt 2\. S2 paired with Philips AS351 (Time 21:02-21:06 approx) https://www.dropbox.com/s/6w7je0xrdcn7kiy/20130916_902-906btlog.txt |
27381 | Samsung S3 i9300 rooted with Heimdall. Am I able to unroot with ODIN? | I rooted my phone with the Samsung Galaxy S III: Full Update Guide I stumbled when I tried to flash the CyanogenMod. I do not get the install from zip file command while in the ClockworkMod recovery mode. So I can't seem to be able to find the zip file to install the CyanogenMod. What I am trying to do now is to unroot my S3, but seeing that I rooted it using Heimdall rather than ODIN, is it still safe to unroot using ODIN? |
27382 | Contact Images location | Where are the contact images kept? I have a contact image that is no longer in my gallery but it is one of my contact's avatar. I remember taking the photo and making it the avatar. I've went into my Google Contacts via the web but it is not there. The contact does not have a facebook or any other type of account. So it must be somewhere on the phone. I have a Droid X with Gingerbread. |
73387 | Download maps offline with Google Maps v8 | With the latest version of Google Maps (v8.1.0) I am trying to download offline maps from Spain, but I am having no success. This was doable in previous version in a simple way, but I can not find a solution with the latest version. Can someone lead me to the way to achieving this? |
73381 | Android storage problem | With a phone of 1 GB internal memory, I am able to install apps for 700 MB only. More than that I get the insufficient memory alert. Storage shows Total space 0.98 Available 71.49 Apps 601 Cache 1.88 Another phone of the same model is able to able to install apps for the entire 1GB. Phone runs on Android version 4.2.x. Default write disk is external SD card. Thanks in advance. Screenshots below:   |
73382 | BTSync not syncing KeePassX database files (kdb) | My environment: * Samsung ultrabook (Mint16 x64) * RaspberryPi (Raspbian) * Samsung smartphone (stock Android 4.1.2) All devices are synced with latest version of BTSync. And here is a problem: BTSync not syncing KeePassX database files (kdb) with smartphone from laptop while RPi copy stay updated. What can be the reason and how can I fix it? |
73388 | HTC one X keeps restarting on Connecting to the Wifi | Hi I am using Htc One X - Android version 4.1.1 from atnt. However in the last few days my phone keeps rebooting as soon as I try and connect to the wifi. If at all it does connect I have to kill all my applications asap to make sure it works fine. On opening any app like whatsapp or facebook it will show unforunately "the app name" has stopped working and it will again reboot. Similarly while trying to uninstalling Facebook/Twitter it will do the same thing while if I uninstall any other apps like any launcher/ yelp etc it uninstalls perfectly. Please advise what is wrong ? |
55801 | How to open youtube links on my facebook messenger app, in the youtube app? | I am **unable to play YouTube videos from the links I get on my Facebook Messenger app**. Here's what happens: 1. A friend of mine posts a video link to me (YouTube link) as a message on Facebook. 2. I receive it on my Android mobile in the Facebook messenger app. 3. I click on it and it shows a Dialogue-Box (you can call that a pop-up) which asks me to choose an app to open the video with. Now earlier, there used to be the **video player apps in my mobile along with the internet browsers** installed on my mobile that used to come up there. So I would select an internet browser, and it in turn would re-direct me to the "YouTube" app itself. However, **now, I am only getting video-players** in that Dialogue Box **as an option to open the YouTube video** , but of course, if I select them, they are not able to stream the video. Has anyone found a way around this problem? It is really bothersome. |
25584 | Why does my Galaxy S3 make a noise when I put it down? | Occasionally, when I put my Samsung Galaxy S3 down relatively firmly, it makes a noise that's sort of half way between 'BONG' and 'CLANK'. When it happens I can immediately pick it up and put it down again to make it happen again. I can repeat this for as long as I like. Pick up, put down, BONG/CLANK, repeat. There are no on-screen messages, just the noise. Why is it doing this? Can it be stopped? Thanks |
32005 | Swype Beta v1.3.1.9274 | I was just prompted to update my Swype Beta to version v1.3.1.9274 which I did. During the process, I was reassured that I won't be losing any of my data. However, upon completion of the installation, I see that I've lost my personal dictionary. Another oddity: in older versions of swype, when you typed a non-English word, you were prompted to add it to your swype dictionary. Then, they changed this, such that all new words were automatically added to your dictionary. With this new v1.3.1.9274 version, however, swype seems to have gone back to the "add to dictionary" prompt. Any clue as to what may be going on? I'm using JB on my Galaxy Nexus. |
32007 | Which IMEI number should I use to unlock my Motorola DROID 2 GLOBAL (A956) IMEI or IMEI SV? | I recently bought an unlock code from Cell Unlocker.NET to unlock a Motorola DROID 2 GLOBAL which was locked to the Verizon Wireless network. Navigating to the _about phone_ section Menu - > Settings - > About Phone -> Status I saw two IMEI numbers.  I used the top one (IMEI) as the code to complete the unlock process however when I tried to unlock the device it rejected the code. * Should I have used the IMEI SV? * I have Android 2.3.4 but this device is normally equipped with 2.2, could that be the problem? |
32001 | My WiFi status icon on 4.1 is grey, even when the connection is working fine. Why? | I just switched from AOKP to the latest CyanogenMod M-build, and I'm noticing that my WiFi and 3G/H+ icons never switch to blue. This is a bit annoying as usually the grey WiFi icon is an indication that the WiFi I'm connected to isn't actually letting me out onto the Internet, but now they seem to stay grey all the time. Is there anything I can do to troubleshoot this issue? Is it a known bug? What does the grey icon really mean? I've tried looking around the sync settings as there are some indications this might have something to do with the device not being able to contact the Google servers to sync, but sync is working fine and I'm having no real problems except the fact that it's annoying that the icon is indicating what I've previously interpreted as a problem. **edit** It seems that there is an actual problem aside from the cosmetic one: in Google Talk I am completely offline, I get my contact list but it's greyed out. I also don't get notifications from the Gmail app when new mail arrives. **edit2** This was solved by simply removing CM10 and going back to AOKP. I did a full wipe before every install, either this is a bug in CM10 or it's an issue caused by my Titanium backups. Not sure, but the backups worked fine with AOKP. |
32003 | Is there a way to flash a boot.img from recovery without a computer? | Is there a way to flash a boot.img on your SD card without having to connect to a PC? Is there an equivalent of the fastboot command? I'm on a HTC Amaze 4G currently. |
22496 | Samsung Galaxy S2 upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich now Bluetooth headphones won't pair | I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 which has just received the upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich (I'm on T Mobile in the UK if that matters). I have a set of bluetooth headphones. They worked fine before the upgrade, they would be detected by the phone and would pair with it without my having to enter a PIN code. Since the upgrade to ICS, they no longer work. When I turn on Bluetooth, the phone detects the headphones but won't pair with them. When I try to pair them I get an error message that there is an incorrect PIN entered or an unknown PIN. I know what the PIN is (0000). The problem is, the phone doesn't give me an option anywhere I can see to actually input this to allow the phone to pair with the headphones. Samsung have advised me to do a factory reset of the phone, which I've done, but the problem remains. ICS is still on the phone and I still have the above problem. Can anyone help? |
22490 | Why is my microSD card not being reconized in Samsung Galaxy S Plus? | I had purchased Samsung Galaxy S Plus, it was working fine, but I had a problem yesterday connecting it to my PC. After that my SDCard is not being recognized by my device. It says `Your phone doesn't have sdcard inserted` also when I try to open the inbuilt camera its also not working with a message as `Turn off USB storage before using camera`. I tried to check that my SDCard is not corrupted so testing in other devices and its working fine. I also tried to restart the device couple of times. So, can anyone suggest me what can be the problem here? why my SDCard and Internal Storage is not being detected? |
26385 | Local Address Book | Disclaimer: I'm new with Android. I have a 2.3.6 device. So I'm on my phone, I hit the little address book button. I can see I have "contacts" Three of them. Yay. One has a little phone icon. Two have little 'g' icons. My "history" has heaps of contacts. When I click on an entry in my history which is obviously on Gmail, there's no option to add them to a contact. They're not in my contact list, but they show up when I try to add a contact, so I can't add them. When I click on an entry in my history which is obviously not on Gmail, I have an option to add them as a contact.... and my contact list suddenly has hundreds and hundreds of entries. They're all people I've emailed at one point or another, but lots of them are useless ungroomed contact entries... they're probably out of date. Why does this not make sense to me? Meanwhile, I have a giant address book in Thunderbird with hundreds of entries, and an old Nokia phone with hundreds of entries. Ideally, I'd like to reconcile all of those into a single address book, and ideally, not on Google's servers. I don't care about the hundreds of outdated contacts in Google. I'd be happier if my phone didn't know they existed. Is this even possible on Android? Is there a good local calendar app where I can use my existing contact list? |
26383 | What exactly is the advantage of 11 pin MHL connector in Samsung Galaxy S3 | I have read that samsung galaxy S3 has a 11 pin mhl connector and it can support USB OTG as well. Also I have read that the device can power the cable. I didnt quite get what is meant by USB OTG support included. Both MHL and USB OTG are there on other phones too (like sgs2 and htc one x). How do I use the 11 pin connector to my advantage? Also if the 11 pin connecter can power the device, then why do we need to again connect power cable to the mhl adapter provided by samsung? |
57401 | Start Skype voice call from addressbook in ICS | I have ICS and Skype 4.4. Some of the contacts in my Android addressbook have a "Chat" contact of type "Skype". When I have Skype open, is there a way to start a voice call to this Skype contact directly from the addressbook, i.e. without switching to the Skype app? **EDIT:** By voice call I mean a call via the Skype network, i.e. to the Skype contact, _not_ a Skype call to the contact's phone number. |
57402 | how to fix grey wifi icon (no internet), and how to track what caused that? | [SUSPENDED. see P.S. at end, any good way to deal with this suspended state?] My phone have the grey wifi-icon problem, where you do not have access to internet. Yesterday it was working fine, I changed nothing. Usually it always connected grey and a few moments later it gets colored, but now it is forever grey... I followed these tips from other questions that did not work: * turn wifi-off/on * turn air-plane mode on, wait 1min, turn it off (and wifi on) * forget/remove the wifi config and recreate it * reboot the phone * reboot wireless router * shutdown the phone * (NO) I got a tip to lower my router security from TKIP+AES to only TKIP, but it was working perfectly yesterday; so I will not do that for obvious reasons.. I can ping my phone from my PC. I can JuiceSSH from my android into PC (intranet is ok). I can do nothing internet related... My phone is not rooted, should I? My connection drops from time to time when I see "obtaining ip address" if I leave it on the wifi config page, but it was like that already before the grey icon problem.. Where I can see wifi log to try to understand what is happening? PS.: my phone is working again, I did nothing either to fix it; my PC was connecting to internet while my phone not... now both are ok; I will keep the question as the problem may happen again and I wasnt able to track what caused and how to fix (if ever possible); just that it is not urgent for now... thx! |
57406 | galaxy s4 jellybean - disable swipe lock screen | Every since my Galaxy S4 phone was upgraded to Android 4.3 (Verizon), I have had a problem disabling the swipe lock screen. I go to Settings -> My Device -> Lock Screen -> Screen Lock: * If I set the option to 'Swipe', I get the swipe lock screen, as expected. * If I set the option to 'None', I STILL get the swipe lock screen. * If I set the option to 'PIN', I get the swipe lock screen AND the pin lock screen. (It is very very annoying to unlock the phone, and double annoying when I receive a call.) I test this by using the power key. Is there a bug in the software or is there no legitimate way to disable the very annoying swipe lock / swipe lock screen? Is there a 3rd party way to allow a pin lock without having a swipe lock as well? |
24894 | Is there a way to perform a memdump of an android device? | Is there a way to perform a memdump of an android device? I need the content of the entire memory (RAM). Maybe there is a shell command (meminfo will not do because it displays only memory information, not the content of RAM) or maybe somebody has a program which does this. |
24890 | How to prevent buttons from activating screen | When I take my Android phone from my trousers pocket the screen is often activated since any press to the search, home, back or menu button activates the screen. Of course, this is a major battery drain. Even worse - sometimes the phone takes or rejects an incoming call while being in my pocket without me noticing. 8-( So: is there any way to prevent these buttons from activating the screen? Only the power on button should wake it up, since it is much better hidden and cannot be accidentially pressed in the pocket. In case that matters: my phone is a LG-P500 with Android version 2.2.2 |
24891 | Does Android use a VPN in background when connecting to Exchange? | i use Android 2.3.6 stock. I am new to Android. At work we have a MS Small Business server, it has Exchange for e-mail. With my laptop (Thunderbird), i can only connect to IMAP if i have a VPN connection to work. But my android phone _can_ get my email without a VPN connection. But that is not allowed in our firewall! How can it be? Now the VPN has the same credentials as the email itself. This is probably the way it always works on MS small business server. I am guessing that Android is so smart that it tries to make VPN connection with the given email credentials when the connection fails initially. Is that so? |
3692 | Froyo - Gmail - Can you delete by message, or only by thread? | Running on a out-of-box, unupgraded T-Mobile G2, which is running Froyo, if I'm correct. This version of the Gmail application has a delete button, which is undocumented in their web help. When I use it, it appears to delete the entire thread/conversation, rather than a single message. Is this the expected behavior? UPDATE: Found the verison number -> "Version 2.3" |
3693 | Can my Android device replace a heart monitor watch? | Can my Android device replace a heart monitor watch? Maybe there are good apps out there for monitoring heart rates? Many people use special watches, so I wonder if their phone can do it already instead. |
64937 | Cannot install apk file on my phone | I developed an app in Eclipse, and emailed to me the `.apk` file. It correctly downloads to my phone, then I go in `Downloads` and tap it. I choose Install and I'm getting `App not installed` message. What's the problem? I have a Nexus 4 phone, and Unknown sources option is selected. I can successfully install the app through Eclipse. The .apk file was exported in Eclipse from `Android tools->Export unsigned application package`. Best regards |
26039 | Is it possible to add an audio bluetooth profile to my phone? | I want to make my phone act as a bluetooth speaker/headset because the audio jacks connection on my laptop is kinda broken (won't play audio on both ears unless the headset plug is midway inserted). Add to that the fact that the audio coming out of my laptop's speakers aren't too loud. My phone, however, fills in that gap by having quite good and loud audio and the headset jack on my phone isn't messed up like the one my laptop. So upon thinking of ways to do this, I realized that I could add a bluetooth profile to my phone so that the laptop will be able to detect it as a bluetooth headset. However, I couldn't find any info about doing this. I'm using an SE ST17i and I'm rooted so rooted solutions are applicable. I hope someone can help me out. P.S. I know of the AirFoil approach but would rather prefer my above approach if possible because I don't like keeping my wifi on all the time. |
64935 | Understanding Internal Storage, Phone Storage and SD card behavior | My Android 4.2.1 Phone has these type of storage- 1\. Internal Storage 0.98GB 2\. SD Card 14.83GB(Installed by me) 3\. Phone Storage 5.44GB Now In Settings > Storage first option is- 1\. Preferred install location. On tap it will show- 1\. Internal device storage, 2\. SD card, 3\. Let system decide. These three options and I selected SD card. Second is; 2 Default write disk. In this there is two option SD card and Phone Storage. SD card is selected here also. Now phone is showing low memory after installing apps and moving apps which are movable to SD card. Also when on SD card widget feature of apps can't be used. What I found that I have to root my phone and then swap Internal and phone storage. But don't want to do this, any other options or help? Thanks in advance. |
26033 | Access Company Directory on Samsung S3 | Does anyone know how to access Microsoft Exchange company directory on Samsung S3? This used to be available on my previous phone (HTC Desire) but I can't seem to find it on the Samsung S3. |
75066 | Backup of existing firmware? | Recently I bought my Xperia Z with Jellybean, and its showing available update of Kitkat, so before updating the firmware, how could I take backup of existing firmware, so that I could load if required in future? |
75064 | What are the differences between the two Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0" models? | I have just got a new Samsung GALAXY Tab 4 7.0" (SM-T230NU). What is the difference (or improvements) between the 'stock' SM-T230 model GALAXY Tab 4 7.0" and the 'newer' SM-T230NU, recently released for US/Canada and in EU? Are there also other NU devices? I have also seen references to the GALAXY Tab 4 10.1" as SM-T530NU. * * * I have found one possible issue, with the SM-T230 _not having_ multi-user mode: > The multi users setting is not available. According to the manual it should > be at settings => General => Users. (My device does have multi-user capability) * * * I also saw a reference to the two different models on XDA Developers: > Do make sure your tablet is a T230NU model and not just a T230 model. * * * **UPDATE: 04-Jul-2014** There are **three** variants: T230, T230NT, T230NU from: Samsung T230 | T230NT | T230NU Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 WiFi Firmwares |
3522 | How do I get emoticons to show as images rather than text in SMS messages? | I've got a Motorola Droid X running Android 2.2 (Froyo), and when sending and receiving SMS/text messages in the default text messaging program, I don't see the Android emoticon images in the message. I instead only see the text representing that emoticon. For instance, I only see `:-)` rather than the smiley emoticon image. Is there a setting somewhere that turns that feature on or off? |
3520 | Can I auto-rotate the screen 180°? | Is there any way to make the Android 2.1 automatic screen rotation rotate all the way up to 180°, instead of just 90° either way? I would very much like to be able to use my phone upside down, because the audio jack is on top. I've looked all over the web and the only advice I found was to install a custom rom (like Cyanogen,) but I haven't found any builds suitable for my Samsung Galaxy S. |
60395 | Install Android on PC | I have a PC with 512 MB RAM and`3Ghz` Pentium Dual Core Processor. I want to install Android on it. Please tell me how can i do it. Regards, Utkarsh |
38340 | how to install android OS on desktop pc? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > Is it possible to install Android on a PC? Can we install Android OS on to a desktop? If yes can some one share the same thing. I have tried steps from How-To-Geek and from Android-x86 - Porting Android to x86. Whenever I try to boot from the USB it says "error: unknown filesystem." and stays on grub rescue prompt. |
37781 | How to setup call only mode | Miss this feature from my old 'Berry - easily set to Phone Call Only mode overnight so support calls from work ring through but text/email notifications are silent. Is there a way to have similar one touch on/off functionality? Thanks |
3528 | Any fix for audio stuttering (incoming and outgoing) when making Skype calls? | I have an HTC hero with Android 2.1, and the latest Skype available in android marketplace (december 2010) stutters badly on wifi. (I did not even try to make a skype call over 3g data, i think that would be silly, and in my market where data charges are exorbitant, a waste of money.) I believe it's a performance problem with my phone. I have tried to uninstall some other apps, and not very much seems to be open and running on my phone (just skype, the phone main UI panel). Audio coming to my headphones stutters terribly and is full of clicks. The audio going out is reported to be bad when I tested it with human callers, but when I used the echo123 skype service, my audio came back to me mostly perfectly. It looks like Skype's website lists the following as compatible android handsets: "Android devices: DROID by Motorola, DROID ERIS by HTC, Motorola DEVOUR™, HTC Droid Incredible, LG Ally, Samsung Fascinate™, Motorola Droid X, Motorola Droid 2, Samsung CONTINUUM, Motorola Ciena, Motorola Droid 2 Global." [Note that HTC hero is not in that list] |
2305 | How can I deal with "Low on Space" messages on my Android? | I keep getting the "Low on Space: Application data space is low. To free up" [the rest is cut off] message. I've moved every app I can over to the SD card, cleared the cache, compacted my K9 mail cache. Advanced Task Killer (ouch!) says I have 98M Available Memory File Manager says I have 223M/748M (29%) free. That's not so bad -- but I'm stuck in the no-updates scenario. The market downloads won't really start, gmail won't update, etc. I've rebooted several times, and nothing changes. Aaaargh. What can be done, other than uninstalling **everything** ? |
70179 | Insufficient storage error on Google play store | I tried to install an app from Google play, which said it was about 12mb to install. According to Storage in settings, I have 90mb available on external memory and 144mb in internal memory. When I install it, it downloads, then comes up with an error 'insufficient storage'. Which storage is it referring to and how can I free it up? Thanks in advance. |
52651 | How to stop Message memory full Internal phone storage is getting low? | I have been trying to get rid of this but nothing is working, and its super annoying please help! I've tried clearing cache but it didn't work. |
36785 | How do I disable/change the NFC sounds? | I love the NFC functionality of my LG L5, but the sounds are too annoying. **Is there a way to customize or disable the sounds that are played whenever a tag was read?** |
36784 | Galaxy S2 not charging | Galaxy S2 not charging tried usb and wall charger, initially I had this problem I removed and put the battery back it and it then began to charge however on next charge it stopped in mid charge ( normally leave phone off when charging).. now its just a lump of black plastic. I tried removing the battery while plugged in , then powering on immediately after putting the battery back in , cleaning the port, even reboot does not work ...any suggestions...my guess I need a new battery although it is less than 12 months. |
36783 | WiFi Direct Doesn't Work | I have two Android devices running Android 4.1.1 with the latest OTA update from the manufacturer. I do not have root or any other system-level customizations on either device, just a bunch of very standard apps. Device 1: Google Nexus 7 Device 2: Motorola Droid Razr Maxx HD The _only_ way I have found to send a file between these two devices, without the involvement of a third device (router, computer, SD card, ...) is using the Bluetooth file beaming protocol, which is incredibly slow and short-range. I wanted to use WiFi Direct to achieve much greater speed and distance for file transfers, but I can't get WiFi Direct to connect. I followed all the instructions and read all the comments here but it just doesn't work. On this screen, I can see the other Android device advertising WiFi Direct:  What I **can't** seem to do is to get them to connect to each other. I see the request go to the other device, and receive the request pop-up asking me to confirm the connection. I click Accept, and then after a few seconds, the UI on both devices "resets" to the first screen (the screenshot above) with no indication that a connection was successful. Side-note: NFC doesn't work either and exhibits similar symptoms of the devices "just not being compatible". It's 2013 and I can hold two flagship Android devices right next to eachother and have _no_ way to send files between them any faster than about 100 KB/s bluetooth beaming. |
36782 | can galaxy tab 2 gt-p5113 receive internet calls? | I have a samsung galaxy tab2 gt - p5113. i would like to use sipdroid to make internet calls. unfortunately i'm not able to find the call settings option to enable "Receive internet calls". Is it posssible to make internet calls in this tab? if yes - how? |
49800 | All icons and Miscellaneous file images are clubbed with personal photos on Samsung Galaxy S2 plus | I have Samsung Galaxy S2 plus. My Gallery is full of icons and miscellaneous file images. Every time I try to delete any, they come back again. I am not a tech person, so I'm finding it difficult to fix this. Nothing looks to be organized in Files and Gallery. If I want to move files from phone memory to an SD card, it never happens. What can I do? |
7030 | Whats the core difference between Kies, New PC Studio, PC Studio 3.1 from Samsung? | The web site doesn't specifically say...but I assume that Kies is for Android based devices, NPS and PCStudio are for W7p and other Phone OSs? |
14655 | Why is the SD card mounted as read-only on PC when shared from HTC Desire HD via USB? | I just discovered that the SD card is now read-only when I use "disk drive" connection on the phone. Why do I have to do in order to be able to write on the SD card from the PC? I mention that the phone is rooted and is using the latest version of 2.3 available for HTC Desire HD (original rom). |
14654 | Why SIM toolkit does not work with most custom ROM-s? | Most custom ROM-s have problems with Stk.apk (the SIM toolkit part of Android) not functioning properly. The question is not the missing application (running Oxygen, I have the app but it is not working), but something systematic (dependency on RIL?) I'd like to know why so, and what can be made about it? |
71528 | Not receiving whatsapp messages unless I open the app when on 3G - on wifi there is no delay | I have recently bought a _Samsung Galaxy S4,_ Android version 4.4.2, and for some reason I only receive my _Whatsapp_ messages when I open the app. This only happens when I am on 3G. When connected to a WiFi network, there is no delay at all. I have uninstalled and re-installed, I have checked the restricted data setting (it is not ticked) and I am now officially loosing my mind. What did I miss? |
14659 | What is the safest way to perform backups of my partitions? | The partitions on my phone are visible on /dev/mts/mtsX, and I'd like to copy the contents of those files onto my sd card for safe keeping. Is it safe to just say: cat /dev/mtd/mtd0 > /sdcard/mtd0 Because I'm not so sure if it's safe to use cat on binary files. Maybe there is a port of dd? |
37871 | Caller ID doesn't match similar numbers except when there is a perfect match | > **Possible Duplicate:** > Contacts with and without international extensions Is there any way to make the caller IDs work like in older non-Android phones? For example, the following numbers are similar / the same: +541122223333 +549112223333 01122223333 1522223333 In older phones, the phone detects the caller and makes a match in the agenda. Why is this not working in Android? Thanks. |
61019 | ConnectBot and Byobu | I use ConnectBot sometimes to connect to my ubuntu machine, and that works fine, however it just comes up with a standard shell, not my byobu screens that I get when I connect to it using another machine running ssh, such as my windows machine running PuTTy. This is what I see when I connect using ConnectBot (yes, I use the dvorak keyboard layout):  phone ConnectBot screenshot (click for larger variant) And this is what I see when I connect using PuTTy:  PuTTy screenshot (click for larger variant) Is there any way that I can see my byobu screens from ConnectBot? |
71520 | Any New (not low end) phones using Froyo (or Froyo-style software system)? | Considering the bugs I've heard about the newer Androids (battery life, GPS and distance etc), and the fact that Froyo/gingerbread have better menu systems (larger, with text, not a toolbar), as well as more hardware buttons, 8 recent apps shown in the hold-home listing instead of 2 or 3... I was wondering if there are any modern phones with 2.2 or 2.3-based ROMs? The problem is, with this old of a phone (or new one, they still sell 2.2/2.3 phones in stores) you shouldn't use the default browser, it has many known security vulnerabilities. Considering the open source nature of it, I would be surprised to hear there is not a Froyo-skin or a version of Froyo with updated API. |
56661 | unknown error code -24 | I have Android 4.1.2 on Samsung galaxy S2 I install an app and get this error: unknown error during appliaction install -24 googling this line should clearing Google play cache might help but it didn't work for me. Any other solution? |
82470 | Unable to install wordweb dictionary | Initially I was having wordweb dictionary installed in my android phone(4.2.2) , but suddenly it disappeared. Then I tried to reinstall it from the .apk file which I was having, but it is showing "Application not installed." Also when I tried to download a fresh copy of the software from Android Play Store, again it is showing "Unknown error code during application installation - 24". Although, all other applications are running and downloading perfectly fine, but this particular application is not installing. Kindly someone help me. |
67225 | Unknown error during application install "-24" | I did a factory reset and flashed a custom ROM recently. Afterwards I tried to restore some apps I had backed up with ROM toolbox pro. Some of the restores were successful, others not, without a reason. When I tried to reinstall those apps from the Play store I got after downloading: Unknown error during application install "-24" In some cases I managed to overcome this by going to the /data directory and delete everything related to the specific app that couldn't be installed. Afterwards the install from the store worked. But I have a few cases of apps in which there are no related files in /data I can find, and I still get the same error message again and again. Any ideas what is causing this? |
69888 | unknown error code during skype application install | When I tried to install Skype in my phone, I encountered some error. It says `Unknown error code during install: "-24"`. I tried to reinstall it many times, but still the same. How can I solve this? |
82508 | unknown error code during application install -24 | More than an application removed from my Samsung galaxy s3 device and I can't install it from my storage or from play store |
57456 | Unknown error code during application install "-24" | I just updated my Moto X to latest and greatest Android 4.4 KitKat (I even did full factory reset just to be sure) and now I'm trying to install WhatsApp Messenger but unable to do so, I'm getting following error: > Unknown error code during application install "-24" Please advise. |
69985 | ERROR : Unknown error when installing the application "-24" | Every time I try to download an app called icoron on my Galaxy note 3 an error message appears, `Unknown error when installing the application "-24` Can anyone please help me? |
38631 | No Music Showing in Any Music Player | My Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 is rooted + 3rd party Jellybean 4.1.2 XXLS6 MIUI rom Music apps tested: DoubleTwist | Songbird | Google Music In all of these apps, the music list shows empty. I have tried: * Reboot recovery & "fix permissions" * Launching music files directly from File Explorer (WORKS) I have a feeling it may be partition or mounts or permissions related. That the apps just can't read the file-system or something? Can anyone suggest what other things I can try? |
38635 | Can I repartition the internal storage of my device to make space for apps? | I have a T-Mobile Concord and it has little memory (probably standard amount). It is used up by applications that I don't use or don't need. I would like to partition the OS so that I can increase the internal memory so I can download other apps or play games that I have downloaded. Is this possible or am I just S.O.L.? |
38634 | My bluetooth keyboard's skip/back buttons don't fast forward/rewind | I recently purchased Satechi's Bluetooth Multimedia Remote Control so I could control my music without looking (i.e. without removing my hands from my pockets and exposing them to winter). Essentially, this pairs as a bluetooth keyboard with media keys, which is why I said "bluetooth keyboard" in title, because I imagine it is functionally the same. Here's my problem: pressing and holding the skip button does not fast forward as expected (likewise for the back button and rewinding). I noticed that the default music app immediately skips when the button is pressed, while the doubleTwist app waits until the button is released to skip; this makes me think that each app decides how to handle the input from the media keys. Any suggestions for a workaround or an app that will respond appropriately to my input? I have a Samsung Galaxy SIII (SAMSUNG-SGH-1747) running ICS (Android version 4.0.4). It is not rooted. |
38636 | How to delete the apps backup created by "Super Backup" app? | I recently used "Super Backup" to backup my apps/data before I flashed a new version of CM10.1 on my rooted Nexus 4 device. After I finished flashing the ROM and booted up with the new image, I restored most of my apps and all of my data. My question is: There is provision to delete SMS Backups which are created by this app. There are similar provisions for Contacts Backups, Call Logs Backups, Bookmarks Backups but there is NO PROVISION from within this app to delete the Apps Backup. Is there a better way of deleting the Apps Backups data which is on my local storage than just physically deleting the folders/file using a File Explorer app? |
30403 | How to change screen resolution on android rooted device? | I run android-x86 as VMware image, and I dedicated the whole second display for it. Display's resolution is 1024x768, but resolution in android is lower, it seems something about 800x480. Is there a way to change physical display resolution in Android to fit monitor resolution? I have a root access to the device. |
30406 | Skype does not use the proximity sensor | Skype does not use the proximity sensor, i.e. when I hold the phone to my ear the screen stays on and most annoyingly still responds to touch input. What may be the cause? The sensor works fine for normal calls. I didn't find a related setting within Skype. |
30407 | Reconnect to mobile via USB without rebooting | I am a developer (using eclipse) and regularly have my Samsung Galaxy SII connected to my PC via a USB cable. A few times per day I will unplug the cable and plug it back in again in order to take phone calls, go to lunch etc. About 4 times out of 5 this is all fine. But one time in 5 the PC fails to properly re-communicate with my mobile and eclipse does not recognise the phone as being connected. Repeatedly unplugging and replugging in makes no difference, the connection is lost. The only way I know to fix it is to reboot my PC - which takes ages!... Is there something else I could try? |
61993 | Galaxy S3 stuck on Samsung logo, is there anyway i can backup my data in recovery mode without rooting? | i have the original Firmware, no rooting. Recently, i got this issue where my s3 doesn't startup, it just keeps flashing the logo over and over again until the battery drains. I've already tried pulling the battery, wiping cache partition several times but no luck. So is it possible to root my device without losing any data or at least can i backup from the recovery mode? I'm an Android newbie, so i have zero background on this stuff. What am i suppose to do ? Edit: i'm specifically asking about backing up my data, is it possible? |
75076 | Will flashing other region's ROM unlock GT-I9515? | I bought a Samsung S4 GT-I9515 from Saudi Arabia. But returning to my country found that this phone is locked and I don not know of any unlock code. It is also not possible to contact the seller in KSA. Now I'm thinking if flashing stock ROM from other country will solve the issue. Any help appreciated. Even any known unlocking technique. |
27815 | How can I control which apps are able to use the data connection while roaming? | I am planning a trip to abroad and need to use my Android phone while roaming. But i couldn't disable all data roaming because i need my company emails. So i want to disable WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Play Store and etc; except Exchange. Is there any way to achieve this? |
73428 | Why can't some apps be moved to the SD card? | I am finding the move to SD card option disabled for some apps |
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