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33708 | i have the samsung admire from metro pcs. would the new apple earpods mic work with my phone? | I have the Samsung admire from metro pcs. would the new apple I phone 5 ear buds work with my phone? now I know its a 3.5mm entry slot, and the head phones would obviously work. but how about the mic? |
33709 | What causes the error "No certificate found in USB storage." when trying to import a certificate? | I have a Samsung S3 with Android 4.04 and to get on my WiFi at work I need to install a certificate .p12 file. So, I navigate to "Security and lock screen"-->"Install from device storage." BUT instead of giving me a field to specify the location of my cert ( on /mnt/extSdCard ) it just says "No certificate found in USB storage." There are some USB devices ( called "UsbDriveA" through "UsbDriveF" in my /mnt folder) but I cannot copy the cert onto them because they are read-only. So, how do I get this certificate imported? I tried using "Android Certificate Installer" from the app store and that didn't work for me either: it launches a browser and the browser fails to prompt for the cert password. |
37089 | Can't find Google Now in Cyanogenmod 10.0 for Galaxy s2 | I flashed CM 10.0 (Android 4.1.2 JB) to my Galaxy s2 (i777); it doesn't seem like Google Now is installed. When I go to Google Play, it doesn't show in the list. Any idea how I can install Google Now? |
71550 | How does my phone start installing apps so quickly when initiated from the play on-line store? | When I go to the Google Play on-line store and install an app, how does my phone know to install it? Is it using push notifications? Quite often it happens within a few seconds so presumably it can't be using polling. I just don't understand the nature of the connection between my phone and Google's servers. |
15152 | How long are older versions of Android supported | Having very recently acquired my first Android phone, I am interested in Apps development. I know this site tries to avoid dev specific questions, but I hope you'll still find my question relevant. I am wondering whether to learn development for the "upcoming" Android4.0 version or to stick to the "current" 2.3 version. The arguments pro 4.0 are obvious but here are a few advantages about 2.3: * Documentation is widely more available. Tutorials are easier to find. People in the community are more familiar and more likely to help. * 2.3 is on my phone (Galaxy SII). 4.0 won't be for some time. I don't want my app to be confined to an emulator or a SDK. In order to help me make up my mind, I have one specific question to ask: **How long will the 2.3 version still be around?** * Are there any upcoming phone scheduled with that version? * Will Google/manufacturers still provide updates, patches and support? * Is it likely that (like some notorious open source projects) the 2.x branch will be forked and keep evolving? Being new to the community, I'm hoping you could provide answers based both on references to official announcements, and past behaviours when Android went from 1.x to 2.x |
508 | How accurate is the GPS in my Mobile Phone? | I was wondering how accurate is the GPS is in my HTC Desire Android compared to a dedicated hand held GPS unit or in car satnav? The reason I ask is that I have read articles complaining that the iPhone's GPS is not very accurate and wondered if it applied to all mobiles. |
15157 | How do I get the GPS icon to show in the status bar in CM7? | Just did a fresh install of CM7 in my Incredible, it's fantastic, but whenever I turn on my GPS, it does not show in the status bar that it's on, like it does in the stock 2.2 OS. Is there a way to enable this show it shows when it's active? |
15156 | Does the processor speed have any bearing on the time taken to charge? | I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy S II i9100 running the default Sammy Android 2.3.3 on the Siyah Kernel 2.0 I use SetCPU to change my processor speeds to conserve battery life during the day. Will there be any difference in time taken to charge my phone to 100% depending on the core processor(s) speed / governor? Will a change in processor speed increase/decrease charging time? Will a phone charge faster if it's completely powered down? Or is charging solely based on the output of the AC power adapter ? |
39531 | root-android.org - A scam? | I would just like to know whether the website root-android.org and its product is a big scam when it comes to rooting Android devices. If it is, then I advice other would-be rooters to stay away from it if they were to come across it. |
39530 | Mere presence of SD card causes all sort of issues - what can be wrong? | My Galaxy S II started to act weirdly recently - **application can't be installed or updated** neither in Google Play, nor locally, the Settings > Apps (Storage) says **"Computing" forever** , my SD card **fails to dismount** etc. But other than that, the phone operates normally - all files are accessible, all apps work etc. As I needed the updates and installs to work, I needed to fix this. It appeared that when I physically take the SD card out, all is suddenly fine. When I put the card back in, I can access the data on it, the files are visible over MTP on my Windows machine etc. but the above mentioned problems are back again. I've checked the card itself and it seems to be fine - it operates normally under Windows, the Windows check tool didn't find any corrupted sectors or anything like that. So I guess the fault is either in my phone or in Android - does this sound familiar to someone here? Is there anything I can do to try to fix this? |
39532 | WiFi channel 1 issue with Android 2.3.6 | I am writing as I cannot find a solution in answered question. I'm using and Android phone with 2.3.6 Gingerbread. WiFi works on channel 11 (office), but does not work on channel 1 (home). It (channel 1) connects but stops after 2-3 seconds. I need to turn it on and off, and it works for 2-3 secs. At the office, the WiFi works great. Note that at channel 1 (home), other WiFi devices - PCs, Android phones - work fine. Is it an Android version issue? I recently replaced touch pad under warranty. Afterwards, I had this issue. |
39538 | Is it possible to read SMS headers? | Is there a way on Android (I've got Samsung Galaxy S3) to read SMS message headers? If yes, how can I do this? |
78173 | How to hide my name in Whatsapp group? | I've provided a screenshot, clickable for full size, of a group I'm in. Some people are able to hide their names. How can I do it? I do not know some people in the group and I don't want them contacting me.  |
501 | (How) can I get contacts with no name to display the Organization instead of "Unnamed" on my Android phone? | I have an HTC Evo with contacts that were imported by Sprint from my old Palm Centro. On the Centro, I could have contacts with no name but a business/organization, and the contact list would use that as the display, and I could search on that field. (Handy for calling pizza restaurants!) On my new Android device, that sort of contact shows up as "Unknown", and the Organization name can't be searched. 1. Is there a way to get the Android contact list to mimic the Palm's (quite reasonable and user-friendly!) behavior? 2. Is there a quick way to copy the Organizations into the (say) Last Name field, if the above is not possible? 3. What is the "right way" to deal with contacts that are businesses, not people, on Android devices? |
78177 | Increase RAM through SD Card | In windows we can make SD card as RAM, is something similar possible in android (with and without root) |
34064 | Samsung Galaxy Nexus Charger - USB? | Does the Samsung Galaxy Nexus charger use a USB charger? If so, what kind? |
34067 | How can I edit a Presentation in Google Drive? | Google Drive shows me presentations, spreadsheets and documents, but I only can edit spreadsheets and documents. So I'd like to edit the presentation locally, but I can't find a way to download it in the first place. For edit in a tablet, for example with Polaris Office or other free apps. |
68515 | Can the disk digger app restore a file even after factory reset | I recently read about how disk digger app works for android, I wanted to know if the app could search the memory and find the deleted files even after doing factory reset? |
68517 | How to delete everything? | My phone is either infected or simply has an error in one of my apps and gives me the com.android.phone stopped error (plus the one like 44 01 21, don't remember exactly). I took phone to the service, they didn't fix it. I deleted all memory card, did factory reset like 5 times, but some apps are on internal memory and they stay there. How to completely wipe it all out? I made a back up of personal data, that's the only thing I want to keep. How to delete everything else correctly? |
68516 | Can I make Android save ussd codes in call log? | I often use some ussd codes, for example for checking current balance. I always have to type ussd code to do it because it is not saved in call log as ordinary calls do. I would like somehow to configure call log to save ussd codes as well and later choose them from list instead of typing. Is it possible? |
20338 | What phones support voice search? | I need a phone with Android operating system that supports voice search, and speech recognition. How can I understand if a phone supports voice recognition or not? Does each phone with Android support speech recognition? Or does it also depend on the hardware of the phone? Thanks in advance! |
68513 | Nexus Root Toolkit (advanced util: boot <temporary> ] | Using NRT I have unlocked, and rooted my Nexus 10 (4.4.2 KOT49H). But it seems the standard ROM that I get with the NEXUS 10 (4.4) does not have an settings option under Wireless & Networks (MORE) [then] Tethering & portable hotspot. Am I correct that I need a custom ROM. If so which. And then I would like to try this withought flashing (just temporary). The NRT has intereting option in Advanced Utilities called (Boot/Flash Image) Temporary. But I have not got it to work CyanogenMod ROM (I picked up the zip from the web, exploded it) and then put it on the desktop of my win7 box. What do I not get? |
47274 | Change Default Save To Directory For Content Downloaded From Apps | I've been looking all over and could only find information on changing the directory for the camera or for changing from the internal storage to an external SD card. What I am trying to figure out is how to consolidate my downloads, specifically all of my images, into one nice folder. For example, anything downloaded from Chrome is saved to the folder "Download" while everything I save from Reddit is Fun is saved to "Pictures." This drives me nuts when I am trying to send somebody one of these pictures and my Gallery is very cluttered. It would be great if there were an app and/or procedure that allowed me to specify which folder the content from each app should be downloaded into. I am on a rooted SGH-T889, 3.0.36 Perseus Kernel, running stock 4.1.2. |
68518 | Is this AMOLED screen damaged? | 1. When i display a black screen on my phone, it is still brighter than when i turn it to sleep, is that how AMOLEDs normally behave (trying to "shine" the black darkness)? 2. When viewing the totally black screen (sadly dark gray screen) in dark, i see real black lines and dots on my display, see the picture i painted in mspaint. Is that a damaged screen? They dont show on turned-off display. _I think some old tamagotchi did this too :)_ 3.  4. I read AMOLED can shut down pixels when displaying black (and save energy), can they do it after all, when they display gray anyway? Or is it the dimming that saves battery? My phone is (should hopefuly be) Samsung Galaxy S III LTE (GT-I9305) so it should have AMOLED. **EDIT** Ad. 2.: I googled a bit and it seems a common problem for all AMOLED screens. But since it is so hardly noticeable it isnt nothing to worry about. One poster summarizes it nicely here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/260791-amoled-black-dots- dark.html#post2726685 |
45943 | S Planner (Mini) widget in Galaxy Note 2 (running on 4.1.2 JB) doesn't update | Recently added the S Planner (Mini) widget to the home screen to have a quick glance of my calendar for the current day. But the widget is not updating by itself. When I tap on 'Today' then the date and the events are updated. Am I missing any setting for the automatic update for the widget? |
30396 | Multiple Touch Gestures in Android? | Does Android allow for multitouch input? I have a Samsung Galaxy Y phone with Android 2.3. On the Samsung Homescreen, when I rotate two fingers simultaneously in a clockwise direction, I get the option to add/remover spaces from the home screen. Because of this, I assume it must be possible, but I have never come across any app for Android that makes use of it. Several iPhone apps make use of them. Why is it? What is the state of multitouch in Android? |
12169 | How to set Spotify as default Music Player? | I want spotify to appear in the drop-down menu instead of the default music player. Is this possible? (I stream all of my music, so I don't need the default music player). (By "drop down menu", I mean the one you drag down from the top of the screen -- the place where you can see everything that's going on. Is there a name for that "place"?) |
6523 | Return my motorola defy to its original state | I'd really like to find a way to reset my phone to the way it was when I bought it, like before I customized it. Is that something that would be possible? |
79227 | What do Online and Offline mean in Viber? | If my bf's viber shows he's online and then in the middle of the night it changes to offline, what does this mean? Does it mean that when he's at home and within reach of the internet it shows him to be online if his Viber app is active? And does it mean that he has gone out of range of the internet if his Viber states he's offline? (He has a Samsung Galaxy Fame.) |
46593 | How to add new language Unicode range to Android OS | **Background** Sri Lanka has its own language called Sinhala with its own Unicode range (0D80 - 0DFF) and set of rendering rules. Currently Android phones do not support this language (but Linux and Windows do). We have built a temporary solution using JavaScript to read Sinhala in Android but we face issue when need to input by users. **Questions** 1. How can we add a new built-in Unicode range to Android? 2. Do I need to request this from Google or can we do it ourselves? 3. Do we need to request this from Android manufacturers such as Samsung, HTC, Acer? 4. How can we create a Android keyboard that is suitable to our language. |
73546 | Random volume changes with headphones | Starting a few days ago, every time when I plug my (Monster iSport Livestrong) headphones on my Galaxy S2, the audio volume just randomly either goes to silent or to maximum, and it keeps doing this every few seconds for as long as the headphones are plugged in. I have previously used this same combination of device and headphones for months without any issue. I have no problems when I use the standard headphones that came with the device, so I guess the bug is probably related to this specific model (which BTW does not have any built-in functionality for changing audio volume). Anyway, any insights on how to solve this problem? Even if the headphones are at fault here, is there a way to instruct the OS to ignore whatever volume- related input that is coming from them? |
73547 | downloading error | I'm from India and tonight (friday 20 june 2014) at around 10:58pm a sight happened to my downloading notification bar. I was downloading ESPN FC FOOTBALL AND WORD CUP app and suddenly after reaching 100% And time 0 seconds left the download kept on going and as it passed the 100% mark the time started to go in negative and this continued for about 6-7 minutes. Please let me know if there is a problem in my android device or it's an error from the play store. After some time it ultimately installed the app but it kept on closing automatically. I uninstalled it and when I tried to install it again from play store it downloaded but after reaching 100% it said 'a fatal error occurred 961'. Please if anyone knows what is happening then please help I was using MOTO G XT1033 non-rooted Here are the pics please help https://www.dropbox.com/s/ibjs58f2y63x22n/IMG-20140620-WA0013.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/gnaudvewh0iy52w/Screenshot_2014-06-20-22-59-56.png |
73545 | Open links in standalone dedicated application | Im not sure how to word the question exactly but I will try and describe what I mean. If im on a website, email or any app and there is a link that can be opened in a certain app, For example, clicking a youtube link, instagram link, pintrest etc it "opens" that app. But when I hit the multitasking button to look back on the site/email/source of the link, I find that the app is actually "inside" the source. For example, even though its opened the youtube app, when you click on the multitasking button it actually shows up as chrome (im not talking about it loading the youtube website). Can it be set so it physically opens that respective app rather than "virtualising it" inside the source app? I know this may sound very confusing...if so let me know ill try again or maybe do a video of what I mean... |
73542 | It it possible to change bluetooth headset calling sound from beepin to something else | I wan't to change the sound that my BlueBuds X playing (simple beeping) when someone calling me to something else. Is this possible? |
6527 | Where is the notes app on nexus s? | Is there a native notes app? I cant find it |
73540 | Can you restart data service with full strength & orange indicator? | With some regularity (6-7 times per month) my Android 4.4 phone gets into a data-wedged state where the connection is shown as full-strength LTE, but without connectivity (the icon is orange in the settings drawer). Toggling mobile data and toggling airplane mode do not help, but rebooting the phone does restore service. Sometimes simply leaving it alone will eventually result in data restoration (but that could be a case when it was a transient carrier issue). Is there some way to kick (restart) the radio or data service to get going again without a reboot? I have root and a terminal, as well as SL4A experience if that would help—I just can't find anything that fits this description in the developer docs. I can't figure out what would be lower-level such that rebooting would cause the needed "kick" but airplane-mode toggle wouldn't. Note that the apparent answer Restart data connection when stalled? doesn’t actually answer the question, it suggests diagnostics for verifying the connection really is stalled (I don't have any trouble with that part). (In case it matters, this is a Nexus 5, Android 4.4.3 KTU84M, T-Mobile LTE.) |
73549 | Disabling SMS notifications except in the top bar | Whenever I receive an SMS I have 3 on-screen notifications. How can I disable them without disabling the notification in the top bar?  Text program/menu/settings/notifications/uncheck only disable the notification in the top bar, which I don't want:  I use Samsung Galaxy S3 with Android 4.1.2. |
4789 | How to 'root' (or gain root access to) a Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 with Android 2.1-update1? | I have a Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 with Android 2.1-update1 and I need a quick easy way to get root access so I can boot it through a custom ROM me and a friend have been working on (the custom ROM is like Gingerbread (Android 2.3), but with a different UI so that it's compatible with my phone) |
4786 | Deferring GSM data connection | Frequently I am in the range of WiFi. Still when waking up my phone (Motorola Milestone) it usually makes a GSM data connection (visible in the top bar), and only after few seconds the WiFi connection is made. I understand that WiFi takes some time to connect to. Is it possible to somehow stop the GSM connection opening so quickly? I get billed for each such connection, and even though it is a very small price (0,01PLN/100kB), it is annoying to see all such attempts in billing, one by one. I think it would be enough if I could defer any internet connection for few seconds after wakeup to give WiFi channel to get opened. I do not want to block all GSM data connections, it would be a chore to unblock it when I really need it, and then I would keep forgetting to block it again when in WiFi range. |
4785 | Is there a good USB debugging toggle widget for Android? | Can you suggest me a widget for toggling usb debugging mode for Android? Or could you code it and upload to market, please? (I need it because of HTC Desire and HD's init process consuming 100% cpu bug. When toggled, it resets to 0) |
4783 | Tool for accessing android files on a linux pc over wi-fi | What is the best app to browse, explore and access android files on a Linux machine over wifi? |
53643 | galaxy nexus tuna/toro is lagging on stock | I'm using Samsung Galaxy Nexus (tuna) on Verizon network (toro) w/ Google Android 4.2.2 (stock ROM). my phone lags so much, sometimes it even becomes unresponsive ... the only way to deal with it is to wait kill all apps (if any) then again i could can only have one app running and it'd already become unresponsive( apps could be as simple as : chrome, gmail, hangouts, search. i'm really lost and not sure how to figure out what app is doing that to my phone and how to address it in order to prevent it from future, i restart my phone into "safe mode", my phone starts flying (then again no apps at this point). so my question is: how would one find a "rogue" app? all of my apps were downloaded through google play store and majority of them are very popular apps, so I can't really blame any. any ideas? |
53640 | How do I find my Nexus 7 model number | I am building an adhoc network using Asus Nexus 7. I've managed to root using CyanogenMod and ClockworkMod recovery and establish the adhoc after installing Thinktube image-file. However, i need to buy similar tablets so that i can test the network for real. I am now trying to find out my Nexus 7 model number. But when i go to **_Settings-->About Tablet-->Model Number_** , All I can see is **_Nexus 7_**. how can I find the Model of my Tablet ? |
53646 | short battery life | I have a gs3 running slim bean, and the battery life seems horrible to me. I woke up this morning at 8:00am with 100% battery life and by 1:30pm it has gone down to 23% I have been I barely use the phone throughout the day too. The entire time the phone is probably being used for 30 min to an hour the rest of the time the screen is off. What causes this? |
81835 | Is Recovery Mode necessary to flash to newer Android version manually? | My phone (Sony Xperia Go) seems to be not able to boot into Recovery Mode Is there some alternative way or tool to use for flashing ROM? (to latest kitkat mod). To avoid recovery mode I have fastboot working on computer |
10454 | Where does "Places" get all its information? | In my Nexus S, there is an application named "Places", which it is able to provide me the restaurants information near by me. Surprisingly, the information are very localize and accurate. May I know where does Google get all these information? |
81837 | Does CyanogenMod Installer create a recovery image? | I'm looking at installing CyanogenMod onto my Galaxy S3 (i9300) and the CyanogenMod Installer looks to be the easiest way to do this. However I would like to get an image of my phone before I attempt to install CyanogenMod. This is so that if anything goes wrong (or I dislike the ROM) then I can just revert back to an image of the phone as if nothing had changed. Google searches suggest I need to root my phone, unlock the bootloader and then install ClockworkMod Recovery to create a backup. If I do go down this route then the automatic rooting and bootloader unlocking that the CyanogenMod Installer will do seems completely redundant, since I'm going to have to do it manually anyway to get an image. That doesn't really make sense to me - so can anyone please advise on what I should do to get this image before I start? |
42358 | Set hostname for SSHelper | I currently use SSHelper to transfer my data to the Android 4.0 device. The app displays the IP address that is currently assigned. Since this IP address changes regularly, I'd like to use a hostname for the device, with all my Linux computers, that works with Avahi/Zeroconf and I have computername.local. How do I get such a hostname for my Android device? |
42357 | How to move Whatsapp chat history from iPhone 4 to Nexus 4? | Just upgraded my iPhone 4 to Nexus 4, and could not find on Google a reasonable answer to this question. Is there any good app that does this? Or, what should be the process? |
42355 | How do I manage CalDAV-provided tasks? | On my phone I have a calendar synchronized via CalDAV-sync on a server of mine. On the desktop I edit them with Thunderbird, and since Thunderbird can associate tasks to a calendar, I was wondering, is there a way to see those tasks on Android too, since I can already see (and edit) the calendar itself? |
18989 | Where are the downloads from the Amazon Appstore stored? | > **Possible Duplicate:** > Amazon App Store - Location of the downloaded APK I like to grab the free app of the day but space on my phone is too precious to go though with the install. But I can't stop the download when I do purchase. Where is that download stored and how can I get rid of it? |
11373 | Where does Amazon App Store keep the APKs | > **Possible Duplicate:** > Amazon App Store - Location of the downloaded APK I am trying to find an APK that I downloaded from the Amazon app store but it is nowhere to be found. I have looked in all the normal APK locations but none of the APKs from the Amazon app store are there. Does anyone know where they are hidden? |
70093 | I move a folder in android root directory to SDcard directory in internal phone memory. Is there a way to restore it back? | The folder was custpack in root directory and the phone will not boot now. I can still access a recovery mode but it only have a stock recovery from the manufacture. No custom recovery available for my phone... is there any way I can grab contents of the SDcard directory using developers tools? one of the menu in the stock recovery is to adb side load file name is there any hope I can access the phone memory using a pc somehow and restore the folder ? thank you edit1: in android stock recovery menu, I have the option to install package from SD card. The phone does have an SD card slot. is it possible to create a zip file that will some how restore the custpack folder back to root directory? I do have the deleted folder in my PC.... |
70092 | How to get HTC Evo 4g out of bootloop? | How do i get my htc evo4g out of this boot loop it just turns on and off over and over never getting past the white screen? i can get to the bootloader screen by holding the volume up and power button but clear storage and recovery do nothing it just goes on and off aover and over? please help mesomeone? im running 2.3.5 and it says locked 2.18 |
78317 | Fastboot doesn't recognize Nexus 5 on L | I recently flashed the dev preview of android L on my Nexus 5, however, I did what is called a "dirty flash" - I just used TWRP and flashed the image as if it was a normal ROM. The result is that it's pretty bugged right now - many apps just crash or don't work correctly. I'd like to do a proper install now, but the problem is that `fastboot` doesn't see my device, though `adb` does. Typing any `fastboot` commands just result in a "waiting for device" message. On 4.4.4 I didn't have any issues with `fastboot`. What might be the reason? |
6273 | How to mount disks of a Samsung Galaxy in a Linux System (connected with a USB cable)? | I have connected a Samsung Galaxy S i9000 to a Linux machine over the USB cable. How can I access the disks of the galaxy from the linux machine through this cable (and not through wireless or by opening the cover and removing the sd card). I cannot find anything under /dev/disk/by-id/ on the linux machine that could be mounted. Edit: While connected via USB, there is a USB icon on notification bar of the galaxy android device. When I drag the notification bar down, you I see a "USB connection" item. But I cannot do or change anything with it. * * * The steps from the accepted answer: 1) Go to Settings - Applications - Development and turn `USB Debugging` to off. 2) Go to Settings - About Phone and switch USB connection to `Ask on connection`. Maybe `mass storage` could also work, but in my case there was some samsung app `kies` still blocking the connection with this setting, so I prefer `ask` 3) Connect the device to the linux box with the USB cable. The android device brings up a menu, select `mass storage` 4) There should appear a USB icon on the notification bar of the android device. Drag it down and select `mount...` If nothing is mounted on the linux box automatically to `/media/` you have to mount manually. You can watch the syslog on the linux box with this command, type it into a console of a user that has sudo rights before you connect the USB cable: sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog Some messages should appear after you connect the cable that help you analyze the situation. This link is also a good resource: http://androidforums.com/android- lounge/115574-solved-cannot-mount-android-device-via-usb-linux.html |
6272 | Why is my phone's brightness reset to full brightness? | I put a new SIM card in my phone, then took it out and rebooted. Afterwards I noticed the screen brightness was up to nearly 100% (I always have it all the way down). Auto-brightness was off both before and after. Does anyone know why this might happen? Is brightness somehow linked to my Google account (which was invalidated on the phone due to the SIM swap)? |
6275 | folder will not open | I have organized my Apps into several folders. Every once in a while, I find that when I click on a folder, nothing happens (i.e. the folder does not open). No matter what I do, I cannot open the folder until I reboot the phone. Other folders still seem to open when this happens. I have a Droid X, not rooted, runnning Froyo (2.2.1). I am using the stock Home screen launcher, and have not installed any alternative launchers. Anyone else have this problem? It does not seem to be folder specific, as it affects different folders at different times. |
6276 | Does android, specifically the HTC Incredible, support headphone volume buttons? | Coming from the IPhone, I love being able to control my phone from my wired 3 button headphones. Center clicking to start/stop music or answer calls and using the 2 volume buttons to adjust the volume without pulling the phone out of my pocket. I've tried different 3 button headphones with my HTC Incredible and can answer calls and pause and play audio with the center button, but I've never been able to change the volume from my headphones buttons. Are volume adjustments via headphones supported in the HTC Incredible? Am I just using the wrong headphones? |
855 | Why do I have duplicate contact birthdays on Android calendar? | i deleted all of my contacts from google and from my HTC incredible so that i could reload them all in just google. as a result, the calendar on my phone has 2 entries on the "contacts birthdays and events" calendar on my phone. the calendar in my google account only has 1 entry. the android calendar even has a birthday for a contact i deleted. anyone else seen this and have a fix? |
857 | Improve Android battery life by lowering CPU freq | I would like to know if it could be possible to use adb (Android Debug Bridge) to tell the phone to lower its CPU max freq. I'd like to use less battery if possible, and in my use case I don't mind if some tasks are a little slower. |
853 | How to fix setting Android display brightness to 0% | I have a Windows Mobile phone(HTC Tilt 2) and put Android on it(on the SD card only). When I was messing around with some stuff I accidentally set the display brightness of Android to 0%. So now nothing will ever show up on my screen.How can I fix this without doing a clean install of Android? |
859 | Why does Android prompt me with "Enter the credential storage password" when I attempt to connect to a secured WiFi network? | When I connect my iPhone to a secured WiFi network (at work), I'm prompted for my Username and Password. (And then I'm prompted to accept what I presume is an SSL certificate.) But when I select the same network on my Motorola Droid or HTC EVO 4G, I'm prompted with "Enter the credential storage password". What is this password? |
78836 | Google Play Store behaving strangely: apps don't install | Lately, when I try to install apps from the GPS, the following things happen: 1. When I tap "install," the blue "waiting" bar shows up. (I don't know whether there's a better name for it.) 2. Instead of turning into a progress bar that shows the app downloading, the "waiting" bar just sits there. I eventually hit "stop". 3. When I go to the GPS on my computer, the apps I have unsuccessfully attempted to install show as installed, even though they're not. (And they don't show as installed on my phone.) Has anyone seen this behavior before? What is the remedy? EDIT. The phone is a Moto X, not rooted, on a cellular connection. It started maybe a week ago. I can't think of anything I might have done to provoke it. |
45367 | Mobile data is disabled, but some data is still transmitted | First of all, I've read several similar questions here, but they are either not related, or require root access (Droidwall and stuff). I received my Google Nexus 4 a week ago, and enjoying it so far. One thing is bothering me though. I have access to Wi-Fi pretty much whenever I need it, so I'd like to disable any mobile data usage, at least until I figure out a nice data plan. So the first thing that I did was unchecking `Mobile Networks > Data Enabled` and `Data Usage > Mobile Data` (I believe, these are the same thing). Now, the usage graph is empty. However, my carrier's report shows several records (6 in 2 days) of low mobile internet usage rounded to 100kb each. Cost-wise, it is equal to about 1 minute of talking. I could probably live with that, but I have a trip to another city in a few days. If it happens while I'm in roaming (although `Data Roaming` is also unchecked), it will become much more expensive. And so, the question is: how do I block mobile data for sure and let all the apps only use the Wi-Fi connection? Non-rooted Google Nexus 4 running Android 4.2.2 Possibly relevant options: * Data enabled - off * Data roaming - off * Restrict background data - off - I use skype and imo.im, so it's nice to have them update in background * Auto-sync data - on * Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep - always |
45366 | What causes NFC on Nexus 4 to stop working? | Sorry for the vague question title, I am open to suggestions, but I am not sure how else to phrase this. I recently got a new phone; the Nexus 4. When I got it, NFC tags were working fine. They would scan successfully about 90% of the time (as good as it gets with NFC it seems). Now, all of a sudden, it is down to 0% success. About once every couple minutes it will make the faint low-pitched jingle it makes when it detects NFC but does not read successfully (successful read results in higher pitched jingle). What happened?! I can't get it to read anything no matter what I do. Tested with 2 tags here at work. I will try a couple more when I get home too. I was trying to install a custom NFC apk today to allow NFC while the screen is locked, but even when I revert back to stock apk I get the same behavior. I didn't test NFC today before attempting to install the custom apk, so I don't know (or think) that is what has caused this. Anyone have any ideas? Seems so bizarre that it would just suddenly stop successfully scanning NFC. I flat out REFUSE to send it back to LG. They already had it once and I didn't get it back for 2 and a half weeks. **EDIT:** I have also tried removing some of the apps I have installed in the last couple days (avast and tasker specifically). Could rooting the phone have something to do with it? Really stuck here. **EDIT #2:** So I have restored from some old (nandroid) backups I had. Still no dice. Probably going to attempt a factory reset when I get home at this point (my original settings and apps are so far gone now anyway). But honestly, it looks like it is hardware at this point, which has me extremely irritated. This would be the second time sending my phone in, and the last time I sent it in, I had to fork out for a manufacturer defect. This time, I'll probably crack it open and attempt the repair myself. _**Pro Tip: NEVER BUY FROM LG._** |
45362 | adb backup disabled on phone | I am attempting to run an adb backup to my computer from my Samsung Galaxy Nexus, version maguro, v4.2.2 (I guess it's worth mentioning I'm running Windows 7 on my computer). I have tried this with two methods, using the WugFresh Nexus Toolkit, and directly from the command line using the adb executable I got from the android sdk. Each time I attempt it, the adb backup page comes up fine on my phone, but the button to accept the backup is not clickable. I can deny the backup fine, but not accept it. Does anyone have any idea why this is happening? The drivers are the most likely problem, but I am running the signed Samsung drivers that I successfully installed from the Nexus Toolkit. Could anyone additionally corroborate if they are/have been a problem? I would consider uninstalling them in favor of another possibility, but don't know which alternative is best, or how to remove the damned signed drivers from my computer so they stop auto-installing. Thanks in advance for any help. |
4187 | Can I re-install a purchased app from Google's Play Store? | I've successfully purchased an app from the Market via my Android phone. It's currently too large for my internal memory (still running 2.1), so can I uninstall it and then re-install it at a later time? Will uninstalling the app (after the 15 minute eval period elapses), also ensure that I can't re-download it again or do purchased apps remain linked to my Google account even if they aren't currently installed? |
80870 | How to force wpa_supplicant to connect to AP and skip scanning | I have been using wpa_supplicant to connect to an AP on an Android device running ICS. I have defined a few APs within the network block in the `wpa_suplicant.conf` file. The problem is every time the device restarts, it does a fresh scanning which takes up a lot of time. What I would like to do is to force wpa_supplicant to just try re-connecting to one of the APs present within the network block of config file and not undergo a full scan. Am I missing an option somewhere (either command line or in config file) to achieve this without making changes to wpa_supplicant code? |
80872 | I can't unlock bootloader of my moto g xt1033 android 4.4.4 | Guys I've been stuck at this step for a while. My device as Motorola says is unlockable and I also have the unlock code but still it says in the command window that error occurred. I've installed android SDK and in it I've installed the platform-tools and all the other build tools. Link to screenshot:https://www.dropbox.com/s/wgqpq7jdki6sik5/Untitled.png |
80873 | Can't connect Samsung Note 3 to a Windows 7 VM in VirtualBox | I'm trying to connect my Android to my Linux Laptop, I use VirtualBox and in it a Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit virtual machine. I've been able to connect in the past but it's not working anymore. I have installed Virtualbox guest additions and the extension pack. I've made usb filters to the VM. Still when I plug the phone in, Windows doesn't recognize the device. I've tried to uninstall the driver, disable/enable the device but nothing. I reinstalled all the "System Devices" and nothing. I have Kies3 and "Drivers for Samsung mobile phones" installed. The phone is: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with Cyanogenmod 11 installed. It worked before and I've flashed my phone many times with Odin in this VM. What can be the fault here?   |
80875 | Im stuck in a Bootloop after editing build.prop system files ive tried everything to reset, reboot my device | I have a Xperia P. I changed build.prop files and my device has been stuck in a boot loop ever since then the stock Sony reset wont boot the device into recovery neither will my custom clockworkmod recovery. I do have knowledge about this problem but no practical experience I have never flashed the device, its stock. I need help to recover and then to reset the .prop . or otherwise is there a way to delibratly brick my phone and then ill bring it to my carrier and try to spoof my warranty. Stock Android 4.1.2 rooted, bootloader is unlocked. |
44019 | Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 Died | I updated my phone with Odin v.3.04 and now it is not working anymore. I took out the USB cable and I removed the battery while the phone was in download mode. When I went to turn my phone on again, it would not turn on. Can someone please help me? |
44017 | Use WhatsApp anonymously | I want someone to be able contact me on WhatsApp. I would prefer to give him an anonymous account. Is there such thing? I don't want him to know my phone number. |
44012 | How to change the way joined contacts are displayed | I have several accounts synchronized on my galaxy S3 (google, google+, skype, facebook, linkedin) and I grouped the same contacts from various accounts into one. How can I modify the way this merged account is visible in my contacts list? As an example I have the same person as: * in linkedin: John Doe + ugly picture * in google: Johnny + nice picture * in skype: The mad guy + no picture When merging these contacts I usually end up with the combo "the mad guy" + ugly picture, or whatever combination. I obviously would like to have "John Doe" + nice picture. Is there a way to select what element should come from which contact? Fallback question: in case this is not possible: is there a way to enforce one of the contacts as the "master one" ? (I would choose google as I have the most control over that one) Note: This question was initially asked on Phandroid but it will hopefully apply to any Android device Thank you for any pointers! |
44013 | Alternative file transfer clients | I think most people will agree that the official file transfer client for OS X is _painful_ to use. It seems to stagnate at version 1.0 and only offers the bare minimum. Since my camera connection still isn’t fixed I unfortunately have to use it quite frequently. Are there alternative clients that are better integrated into the operating system or are there any plans to make it obsolete (after all, neither Linux nor Windows require such a client, they can access the storage of the smartphone directly)? To clarify, I’m not necessarily looking for _more features_ but _better integration_. However, anything that makes it easier to use fits the bill. |
44011 | Enable Hebrew Swipe Input | I noticed I can use (with my out of the box Nexus 4) swipe for.input in English but there does not seem to be a way to use swipe for Hebrew input. Am I missing a configuration option that enable this? I know there are 3rd party applications that does Hebrew swipe input but I prefer not to use them if the OS provides me that functionality. |
18813 | Android restore bootstrap nandroid backup after a failed rom flash | I was trying to flash my Droid X2 to CM7, but it failed. Before I attempted the flash, I did a nandroid backup using an app called "system recovery" (MOTODX2_Bootstrap_signed.apk). I want to restore to that backup, but I cannot seem to boot into the same recovery menu. Someone please help me. My phone gets to the boot animation and keeps resetting. |
5221 | Copying apk's from phone to tablet | I have a Marketless tablet (Coby Kyros), and I bought a Samsung Captivate (AT&T). Will I be able to copy the apk's I download from the phone into the tablet? |
5226 | How do I disable the annoying auto-correction of punctuation on device keyboard? | Here are two examples: (I'm using the '`|`' as the cursor) Example #1: I want to put the next word in quotes | type '`"`' followed by a word and closing quote: I want to put the next word in quotes" | I want to put the next word in quotes" f| I want to put the next word in quotes" fa| I want to put the next word in quotes" fai| I want to put the next word in quotes" fail| I want to put the next word in quotes" fail"| Desired (and expected): I want to put the next word in quotes "| Example #2: I want a space before the question mark | type '`?`' multiple times: I want a space before the question mark? | I want a space before the question mark? ?| I want a space before the question mark? ??| Desired (and expected): I want a space before the question mark ?| I have all the auto-correct options unchecked in my Motorola Flipside's settings:  |
18816 | How to open text files with DropBox on Android? | I have the DropBox app on my Samsung Galaxy S 2. It seemed to me that before, when I clicked on a text file, it would open a text editor. I think Dropbox had its own internal editor. Now, however, when I open any plain text file, I get a message that says: > Can't open textFileName > > Please download an app that can open this file. I tried downloading numerous text editors from the market, but none of them linked with Dropbox. How do I get text editing ability in Dropbox on Android? |
17944 | Sync contacts with ubuntuone? | It doesn't look like UbuntuOne has a sync app for contacts. Files and music, yes, but not contacts. Are there any workarounds to this? I've successfully avoided linking my phone to a google account thus far and I'd like to keep my contacts off of Google. I'd like a good way to sync my Ubuntu One contacts to my phone without going through google. |
17946 | Does Android 4.0 support WPA2 Enterprise? | At the place I work, everyone can log on to the wifi network with an iPhone. They just need to add a new network, type in the network name and choose `wpa2 enterprise` and then add their username and password (their own unique). Everybody else with Android phones hasn't been able to connect, and it seems like they've tried for a long time. I have to buy a new phone this weekend, and I don't really want to buy an iPhone. So I was hoping if somebody knew if the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (or any Android 4.0 device) has better wifi support than the older Android versions? Sorry I don't know anything else technical about the wifi at work. |
17947 | HTC Incredible - always on soft button lights when screen is on | When I bought my Galaxy Nexus, I gave my dad my HTC Incredible to replace his aging Blackberry curve. His eyesight isn't so great, and he has trouble seeing the soft keys on the Incredible when their backlights are off. Is there a way to have those backlights remain on as long as the screen is on? Root or no root, it'd be great if someone had a solution. |
17943 | Disable camera completely | I'm writing a program that depends on the camera. I need to test how my program reacts when the camera is not present or disabled. Is there a way to turn it off completely? |
14361 | VW car bluetooth - Android 2.3.6 (Nexus S) phonebook display | I have had great success using my Android Nexus S 2.3.6 with my new 2012 VW GLI Autobahn with RCD-510 stereo, which has bluetooth integration for A2DP audio thru the stereo and phone, as well as the built in speakerphone of course. I'm very happy with how well it's worked except for one problem. The display of the phonebook via the car's MFD (multifunction display, between the speed and tach gauges), shows all my contacts EXCEPT those on my favorites, like my wife, best friend, mom, brother, i.e., the people I call most often. I can usually find them thru recent calls, but it seems silly that those don't show up in the phonebook when people I haven't talked with for years show up by virtue of not being favorites. Anything I can do to help the phone show the favorites to the car as part of the phonebook? I have done phonebook update a couple times, but no luck so far. Thanks!! |
45652 | Google "Play Music" app constantly running! | Why is Google Play Music constantly running on my galaxy s4? I don't use any music app. |
66919 | empty log files created automatically | For 5 or 6 months I have been experiencing a strange activity on my android 4.1.2 device. It is samsung galaxy tab 2. The problem is somehow every day a few log files will appear in the root of my SD card and I could not figure out why and what application does it. It is very annoying as I need to clean them. I will attach a screenshot. If anyone came across the same issue, please let me know. We could try to find the solution together. If more information is needed, feel free to ask. Thank you. Vitaly.  |
66917 | Kingo root doesnt recognize my phone when its plugged in | I'm trying to root my s4 with kingo but it doesn't recognize my phone. Why? Also sometimes it says it can't connect to the server. Finally does anyone know if kingo root triggers Knox? |
66916 | Non native alarm clock app able to turn on the phone | The native alarm app of the phone (VIVO s7i, a Chinese brand) can turn the phone on to play the alarm. I'm looking for an alternative third-party alarm app. I have downloaded several apps, but they don't appear to work if the phone is off. By the way, I have read that it is impossible because the phone is 100% off. It is not true, as the clock is always running. For example: if you turn off the phone at 3pm and turn it on one hour later, it will show 4pm. |
66914 | Auditing application's use of GPS | There is an application on my phone that triggers the GPS at random intervals. The start of this polling doesn't correlate with any newly installed applications so I imagine a recent update or recently activated feature in an existing application is causing this behavior. What options do I have to audit the GPS usage on my phone (Galaxy S4 - Verizon)? |
66913 | Rooted Huawei Ascend Y300 reboot fails when play store process is opened | I'm on jellybean (4.1.1) using my Huawei Ascend Y300's stock ROM, however with root, as already stated in the title. Every time I attempt to reboot my phone and the google play process is opened the reboot fails (I've already tested this multiple times, this only happens when google play is opened and every single time.) Instead of rebooting my phone's display goes black for a second, shows the Huawei logo and turns completely off. If I kill the google play process before shutting down it works. I noticed this issue a short time after rooting and then reinstalled the gapps (they had been installed as system apps), I had removed previously and the issue was gone for a while. Now the same issue is back after installing Permission Denied, or this is rather when I noticed that the issue was back, as I'm not entirely convinced that this was caused by installing this app as this issue was already present earlier (I tried if uninstalling Permission Denied made any difference but it did not) and it is now persistent. I even ended up restoring all pre-installed "system" apps with Titanium Backup. Though restoring the gapps failed, which I then partially restored using the Backup app that came with my phone and by reinstalling directly from play store. However the issue is still present after restoring/reinstalling all previously uninstalled apps and clearing google play's and google play service's caches and wiping data. And I've only removed gapps which are available in the play-store to begin with (Chrome, Google Play Movies, Google Play Books, Google Play Music, Google+, Hangouts, Google Play Newsstand) and also only those, which were save to remove according to other user's experience with this device. The only other apps I removed was a homescreen gadget by Huawei and a DLNA app by huawei. Now I believe that this isn't really related to removing pre-installed apps at all (I listed the system apps I uninstalled regardless, in the case that it may still be important) and now I am kind of at a loss as I've already tried everything that came to my mind and googling didn't get my any further either. I still have a backup of my ROM before rooting, of course but I'd rather not go through the hassle of reflashing and setting up everything again, especially as I do not even know what has caused the issue to begin with and I'd like to avoid it in the future. **My question is:** How do I get my phone back to properly reboot without first having to kill the google play process manually in settings? Any help with fixing this would be greatly appreciated! |
66912 | Does kingo root trigger knox on s4? | And also I plugged my phone in but kingo root won't recognize it and it says connection to server failed |
66911 | Can I use my cell phone's internet connection as a VPN? | I'm still learning about VPNs so forgive me if this sounds horribly mistaken, but if I understand it correctly a VPN is an encrypted internet connection between two computers that can also be used as proxy. My question is: supposing I am ON MY LAPTOP at a library/work/school and the WiFi has a filter that prevents access to some websites, in theory would I be able use the unfiltered 4G data connection from my Android tablet or phone to gain access to those sites remotely? I know I could just tether the device and use the connection that way but I'm curious if it'd possible to use the data plan on the tablet that I leave at home (it has perfect 4G data service there) that way, should I ever need to use an encrypted connection to get around some web filters, I could always have that available to me. I currently don't have a home computer that I can leave running all day, otherwise I'd run something like Hamachi. Thanks for reading and sorry if this is a noobish question! |
66910 | Set default "Add" calendar for google now | How do I make Google now add events (when I say "Add event for monday at 2") to my work calendar instead of my personal gmail one? |
40246 | Stream music/video from phone to Apple TV | I'd like to listen to Google music from my phone via my Apple TV and also do the same with video. Are there any apps that enable this? |
40241 | Is it possible to flash htc desire on linux (drivers concern)? | I'd like to flash 'HTC desire' and found this: http://www.jphellemons.nl/post/Cyanogenmod-on-my-HTC-Desire-the-easy-way.aspx I started to wonder if I'm able to do the flash.. because i use Debian and the tutorial is definitely for windows user. I'm worried about these points: > * EDIT: As Dan pointed out in the comments: Make sure you have HTC Sync on > your system or get the drivers from the link he posted in the comments! > > * installed the windows hboot usb driver: > http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/windows_hboot_driver_install > > |
40249 | Using Alt Gr on external keyboard with Android 4.0.4 | I have Sony Xperia P with official android 4.0.4 on board. The Polish language uses some letters, that normally (on PC) are typed by `Alt Gr`+`letter` (eg. `Alt Gr`+`a`=ą). But using `Alt Gr` on external keyboard does not work as intended on android. How to make it working correctly? |
28918 | Bookmark current song | I don't know if I need an app for this or can I do it with the given music app. I've downloaded a bunch of lectures and they're all in one album. Sometimes I want to listen to music, but when I do, I lose my place in the lecture album. Is there a way to bookmark or save the current song/position so I can quickly switch back? Preferably free. |
47730 | Connect android tablet to internet via ethernet | I am using an android tablet at my work place. For some weird reason, WIFI has been disabled in the tablet. The only way to connect to the internet is via ethernet. At this point, I have a USB-Ethernet adapter. I am able to enable ethernet and connect. I even get an IP address assigned to my tablet. But, the problem is, I am unable to access the internet on the tablet. When I try to open any application that requires connectivity to internet, I just get the error message "This application requires a working data connection". Not sure if this is relevant, but I checked the file "sys/class/net/eth0" and it says "up". Can someone help me out here? Thank you .. |
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