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51236 | cannot open files on Dropbox | I use a Note 8, and when I try to upload documents from Dropbox with the browser, it tells me "file cannot be opened". |
51231 | XYZ X1 Change band from 900 to 850 | I just bought the XYZ X1 Android phone with GSM: 900/1800MHz, WCDMA 2100 MHz Unfortunately in my country are 850/1900MHz frequences. Is it possible to change the band on this phone? I've tried to change the band from terminal: $ adb shell shell@android:/ $ am start -n com.android.settings/.BandMode Starting: Intent { cmp=com.android.settings/.BandMode } But only limited list was shown: Automatic EURO Band JAPAN Band AUS Band AUS2 Band But there is no my band here, any idea how can I get it? Maybe base-band upgrade? thank you. |
51238 | Can I restore my CM10.1 phone to factory ROM without using USB? | I have a Galaxy S2 i9100g with CM10.1 release. Everything is peachy except that the USB port seems to be going -- most of the time I can't charge or connect to a PC. I'd like to send it in for warranty repairs, but I figure I should put it back to factory before I do so. Normally I'd find a "stock" image and flash it with Odin or something, but I wouldn't trust a firmware update to complete successfully over the wire with this wonky connection. (Before you ask: this is definitely not a custom firmware problem; it won't even charge properly when turned off, which is before any custom ROM / bootloader even starts.) Can I somehow flash back to factory via recovery? If so, can I then re-flash back to CM10.1 (in the event I can't get it repaired for some reason), without using the USB connection? |
61145 | How can I change the video playing on the Page Buddy for my Samsung Galaxy s3? | How can I change the video on my Page Buddy, because no matter what I try to do it's stuck on the same movie? I've tried playing a movie and then pausing it but that doesn't work. What can I do to change it so I'm able to go back and forth from my apps back to the movie? |
61147 | No Move to SD Card or Move to USB option in android 4.2.2 | I have a Carbonn Phone (model: A18+) http://www.karbonnmobiles.com/karbonn-A18+-proid-193.html Android Version is 4.2.2 Under Settings -> Storage -> 'Preferred install location' and it has three options for it: 1. Internal device storage 2. Phone storage 3. Let the system decide there is no option for "External storage device" but below Preferred install location there is another option: Settings -> Storage -> "Default Write Disk" and it has two options: 1. Phone storage 2. SD Card I have "SD Card" selected here But I don't have choice to choose SD Card or External storage to install apps and when I install any app from 'play store' that goes to either to phone or to internal storage. Even after going to the Settings -> Apps -> I only see 4 tabs Downloaded | Phone Storage | Running | All there is no 'SD Card' or 'USB Storage' tab and when i tap any app here it only shows "Move to Phone storage" or "Move to Internal Storage" on 'App Info' Screen. My question is How can I move or install apps to External SD Card. I have tried many apps like APP2SD or similar ones. But no app gives me to move apps to SD Card. Even I have tried rooting my phone, that also doesn't work. |
25019 | Connect an Android tablet to ethernet | I use tablet with Android in a professional environment and the it department doesn't accept to install wifi. My tablet need to synchronise with CSV file on a LAN share. I'm looking for solutions. Is it possible to connect a tablet on ethernet (possibly with builtin firmware)? If yes, which model? I looked for solutions and I found some interesting links: * http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1274656 / a pack to add ethernet support to Asus * http://www.sosandroid.fr/forumAndroid/topic1980.html Iconia Tab a500 * http://discuz-android.blogspot.fr/2011/07/step-by-step-to-enable-lan-access-for.html Motorola Xoom Does someone have experience with this? I prefer avoid root my tablet or use a custom firmware or launch some custom command when connected to the network, but if no Android tablet come with this feature built in, I would be willing to root it. Alternate solution: connect the tablet to the PC with USB and access the LAN share located on the computer (it was possible with Windows Mobile) and maybe access the whole network. I own a Galaxy Tab 8.9 and the best would be to find a solution with that tablet. |
25012 | Can't move certain apps to my SD card | I recently reset my phone to factory settings, because I didn't have enough space on my internal memory and I wanted to start off anew. When I started downloading apps onto my phone that I had before I didn't have the option to move it to my SD card any longer, I can't move apps like "Viggle" or "Kik Messenger", which are from the app store. I run out of space easily on my internal memory and it drives me nuts, is there anything I can do to move my apps to my SD card or something? So I can have more space on my phone. I also still have the same SD card that was given to my with the phone which is 2GB, and I still have a lot of space left over either way. |
25014 | SwiftKey 3 9-key keyboard? | Has anyone been able to find and activate 9-key keyboard for swiftkey 3? The qwerty in portrait mode is killing me it's not possible always to type in landscape mode. |
82275 | How dependent are stylus devices on software? | I am considering acquiring a tablet or phablet with integrated stylus. One of the first things I expect to do with is flashing the latest vanilla Android release. That done, is the stylus expected to work properly? Can I then install alternative note taking programmes (e.g. Quill)? Or is the stylus functionality fully dependent on vendor software? |
82270 | Bad blocks and Link2SD | I have a rooted Android 2.3.6 phone (Samsung Galaxy Y Duos, S6102B) and use Link2SD to acquire more storage for apps on it using a 8GB micro SD card (partitioned in partition #1 for my files and partition #2 for linked app data from Link2SD). Well, it is the 2nd micro SD card I bought to my phone and the same issue appears: bad blocks. I don't know if it is because of the charger I use on my car... But the real issue is that with bad blocks on partition used by Link2SD to store files from apps, the SO become slow, I cannot launch apps or it reboots a lot. Did anyone here encounter that issue? How to solve it without the need to throw current micro SD away? Partitions with EXT2/3? NTFS? |
64469 | USSD Code returns unknown characters | My new HTC One phone is showing some problems while running USSD codes on it. I am using BSNL network. So I have to use the code *123# for knowing the balance. When I tried to run the same, I am getting something displayed in some other language:  Please help. |
64461 | Unknown phone number issue | My Moto X with Android kit Kat does not recognize my own number from the Sim card. Is there a way to edit it manually? Any app that does that? |
64463 | Moto x 4.4.2 update install error | Got the 4.4.2 update but in recovery it fails to flash due to error in binary, is that because my X is unlocked and rooted? Do I have to lock my bootloader and unroot to get this update to install properly? |
64465 | My Android Virtual Device stays on launching | When i try to start my AVD it stays on launching. This are the especifications of my AVD, I have no idea why this is happening and how to solve it. I have seen another questions like this (I can't get any of the Android Virtual Devices started) but none of the solutions have worked for me.  It does not mark any error, just stays on:  Please. I will thank you for your help. |
64466 | Huawei bought in China, can't access Google Play (g510 t8951) | I bought this huawei cellphone in China and I can't access the google store. I can access some apps through Baidu Store but then some doesn't work because I don't have Google Play Service. I've tried installing it through Baidu Store, it just crashes, and through "Google downloader" (an app on baidu) and now Google Play launches but doesn't connect (no connection). I don't know what to do anymore, any idea? I'm willing to root etc... but there is no thread explaining how for my phone. |
36875 | SD card unexpectedly removed | I have a galaxy S3 with a 32gb class10 sd card. Unfortunately I experience the `SD card unexpectedly removed - Preparing SD card` phenomenon all the time. The card works ok as long as it is being used: I watch videos, mp3 etc, even on pc. I tried formatting a couple of times and I also checked on other S3 phone which presented the same problem. I checked a 16 GB class 10 card on my phone which worked ok! I read somewhere that this is a JB problem and that I should wait for 4.2 (I'm on 4.1.1 now) Another solution explained that I should root my phone and do this: > Edit files in the folder /sys/devices/virtual/bd i/179: 0/read_ahead_kb by > pressing and holding the read_ahead_kb then choose open in text editor. > > Note: Other phones don't have 179:0.. but is ok 179:8 Replace the numbers in > it from the default (128KB) to 1024 / 2048 / 4096 (according to taste max = > 4096) and then save and exit. What are your thoughts? is it JB or the Card? I should also mention that the removing/rescanning my card is killing my battery very fast. |
36874 | Can't connect an already booted device to adb | Every time I want to connect my phone to `adb` via USB I need to turn it off, plug the cable and turn it back on. Is this the right way to go or am I missing something? Documentation doesn't seem to explicitly state that. Some details: * Samsung GT-B5510 Galaxy Y Pro (Android 2.3.6) * Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.29 * Debian GNU/Linux 7.0 (wheezy) |
2650 | In camera apps, is "zoom" a digital zoom, or an optical zoom? | In some camera apps (native camera app in 2.2, Camera 360), "zoom" zooms in on the image -- filling the entire screen with a closer-in view of what you're shooting. In at least one app (Vignette [see below]) "zoom" shrinks the picture down. The latter behavior -- along with surely-lacking mechanical lens focus mechanism -- suggests that all of these zooms are purely digital, and not optical.  See Also: Can a Dream's camera really zoom from the camera app? [device- specific question] |
82376 | Does the Grand Neo GT i9060 have USB OTG? | Does the Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo GT-i9060 have USB OTG (usb-on-the-go)? Can I instantly watch movies directly from OTG without copying files into my phone? If not, is there any other way to get OTG working? |
14380 | How to a flash the rom.zip file to my Android phone? | I extracted the rom.zip from the HTC RUU installation and I want to flash it to my phone. In case it matters, it is an HTC Desire HD, rooted with Cyanomod and ClockMod Recovery on it. All I want is to flash the original stock firmware back to the phone. Because the phone has now a different firmware RUU will not recognise it. What I need to do? PS. I tried to rename the file to PB32IMG.zip and use the update from zip option but it doesn't work. |
9065 | browsing broken | Sometimes when I am trying to use my phone after work, the browser gets stuck and nothing seems to fix it. I have tried tweaking 4g and wifi settings, but even after toggling them the browser is still not working. I know I can hard- reset my phone, but I don't like having to wait for the reboot. Is there anything else I can do besides a reset? |
9069 | Can a Sprint-branded Samsung Intercept be flashed to Virgin Mobile? | I am getting a Sprint-branded Samsung Intercept that was rooted and flashed to MetroPCS and runs Froyo. Can I flash it to Virgin Mobile? |
14387 | Podcast app with Google Reader integration (Google Listen alternative) | I'm looking for a podcast app that would have the same features as Google Listen without the buggyness... From what I've seen, most apps that feature "Google Reader integration" only offer importing, not syncing. Is there an app out there that does podcasts and only podcasts, that I could simply point to my Google Listen folder in Google Reader, and have it sync subscriptions and read status? |
22844 | How can I assign a picture for a name-only text sender | Occasionally, you receive SMS messages that have a company name rather than a reply number. The network provider, for example, might send texts from " _T- Mobile_ " or " _Vodafone_ " whilst banks might appear as " _Barclays_ " or " _Halifax_ " etc. I recently got one of these messages from a system at work and was wondering if there is any way to add a contact photo to them? I tried to do this in the normal way, by adding the message sender as a contact. I thought this had been successful, however the phone simply created a new contact with an email address of " _Sending Company Name_ ", which isn't associated with the texts sent so the picture I added to the newly created contact doesn't show in the message thread:  Yet if you click the view contact button from the message thread:  Then the picture shows - it's really strange! Has anyone been able to get this working in the past? I'm using an HTC Sensation on Android 4.0. |
22847 | Any equivalent to ccleaner for Android? | I found few questions about freeing internal memory but it's mainly about deleting app or moving them to sd card. Or deleting the data/cache. I do that on regular basis so I am looking for something else. Is there any kind of equivalent of cclener for Android? That would help me to find and delete files I can delete? * HTC Desire on cm 7.1 |
8877 | Use Google Talk with multiple accounts | (Motorola Droid, Android 2.2.2) My new employer uses Google Apps to manage e-mail etc. They're also big into instant messaging for intra-company communication. On my device I have my personal account and have added my company account so I can use Gmail for either, have consolidated calendar, etc. However, the Google Talk app is tied to my main (personal) Google account. I can't see a way to get it to use the company account or, better, allow both accounts to be active. How can I use Google Talk with a secondary account? |
62678 | Android / S3 (i9300/i9305) - Disable default keyboard pop-up at lock screen | **After the 4.3 update, there is a default keyboard popping up at lock screen.** Let me describe what I mean. * When you opened up your phone pre-4.3, it displayed the lock screen. With no keyboard or anything, just the information. Like the clock, your missed calls and such. When you tapped into the password field, the keyboard popped up. It was all buttery smooth, looked good, worked good. * Here comes 4.3, ala Samsung. Now if you lock your phone, it will pop up the keyboard every time. This saves one tap, that's a pro. But: 1. It tears apart your wallpaper, as the keyboard - which won't get loaded in time - got your wallpaper, not the lock screen wallpaper. 2. As I said, the keyboard just can't load in time. This is not a bug, it's just not possible to wake it up from deep sleep and throw so much work at it. 3. So overall it looks glitchy, cheap, awful. Like some copycat Chinese fake smartphone. Which I believe the S3 is not. It's just untasteful. Ugly. _I understand_ that this was most likely a design decision, to speed up the unlock. Is there a way to disable this behavior? **Rooting is OK**. I mean, this thing looks so ugly, I'm fine with losing my warranty. Just let me fix it somehow. **Custom keyboards:** I'm using AI Type keyboard (free) as for now, but the glitch and the auto-pop up happens with any keyboard I tried. It's like there is an event defined, so it's like you would "tap" into the field. **Custom lock screens:** I looked around as much as I could, but I only found "press to lock" apps. Basically little widgets and buttons to lock your phone. But they were no custom lock screens, just shortcuts. **Wake-up apps:** Tried "Auto Wakeup", but it only wakes the phone up the very same way. With the keyboard, lag and all. :/ |
20995 | How long should the first boot take with CyanogenMod 9? | On XDA Developers they say "Frst boot will take some time...", but I've waited 25 minutes and my phone has not finished booting. About how long does the first boot usually take? |
20997 | Is there a way to spoof the phone model that shows up on app ratings/comments on Google Play? | When a user enters a review comment for an application their phone model/version listed below it. Is there a way to spoof or otherwise change that information? |
20991 | HTC EVO crashes while exporting phone contacts to SD card | I was running low on internal space so I tried exporting all my contact info from my phone (my Google worked) to my SD but it keeps crashing a bit over halfway through. When I plugged it in to my MacBook Pro it crashes while trying to move my Vcard info as well. It there any way for me to diagnose and/or fix this? |
20990 | Where are the hidden videos and pictures from Camfiler's VS and/or PS apps? | In Camfiler's PS and VS programs where are my hidden videos and pictures on my SD card for when I back up my card to my computer? |
20993 | Why Advent Vega keeps losing Wi-Fi? | I recently bought a Advent Vega Android tablet and everything is working completely fine, however there is one slight problem with Wi-Fi. Even though I have full Wi-Fi signal _(it is as high as it can be)_ , and it has been happily working for a while, after some time the Wi-Fi disconnects and when I go into the Wi-Fi settings it states that the network is out off range. If I turn off the Wi-Fi and re-enable it, it works fine. I've tried a couple of different ROMs but they all have the same problem. Does anyone have any clues as to how this can be fixed? |
64546 | Android virtual keyboard pop-up issue on focus | We are using a web app (built for desktop) in Android tablet (Motorola ET1). Issue is that android soft keyboard is popping up whenever focus goes to a text box. On page load, focus is set to the text box but keyboard is not popping on page load. Users scan input data using tablet's scanner into this text box, we take scanned input and submit to the server. If the transaction is successful, text box gets cleared and focus is set in this text box to scan next input. when focus is set this time, android keyboard is popping up. I tried using blur to prevent keyboard popup, it prevents keyboard from popping up but focus is not in that text box so user cannot scan the input data. As an option, I installed null keyboard on Android tablet and provided jquery keyboard (https://github.com/Mottie/Keyboard/wiki) to enter input data if they want to enter data manually. This option seems to work technically but this shuts off the keyboard for entire tablet and users have other apps on the tablet so they are not happy with this solution. We are using dolphin browser in this tablet. Dolphin has cordova plugin to get an access to device's native functions. But I don't see anything related to keyboard. Also I am not finding any reference in HTML5 documentation also. Can you please suggest if there is any solution to this ? Please note that our application is a standard webapp and not built as Android app. Thanks. |
58246 | How to revert Hangouts to Google Talk in Samsung S4 | I just updated my Android version to 4.3. However, Google Talk is replaced by Hangouts automatically. I don't like Hangouts, since I cannot see friends who are online/offline. I wish to revert to Google Talk. When I try to uninstall Hangouts, there is no uninstall option for me. I am using a Samsung S4 smartphone. Does anyone know how to revert to Google Talk? |
52179 | Does the new Nexus 7 (2013) have a GLONASS sensor? | According to a colleague who has the new Nexus 7 (2013) model already, there is a GLONASS sensor in addition to the GPS one in the device. Is this true? I was unable to find any reference to this alleged fact in the official documentation and via a casual web search. Please state your sources in your answer(s). |
58240 | Shared microsoft exchange calendars | I'm trying to add shared a calendar shared with me through outlook, but I only get my calendar and not the one that a colleague has shared with me. How can I view their calendars in the native calendar app? Nexus 5, KitKat |
62670 | How can I revoke an app's permission to access USB after granting it permanently? | I have an app that requested USB access, and when prompted I selected "Yes, allow this app to use USB" and checked the "permanently" checkbox. Now I would like to revoke this permission so that the app would always have to ask every time it wants to use USB. Is to possible to do that by changing something in system settings? Where? Is there a permission manager built-in to the system? If not, then is it available as an external app? I'm using a tablet running Android version 4.1.1. |
58249 | How do I set the default messaging app to use google voice? (4.2.2 Galaxy S4) | I keep seeing advice to set the default messaging app by going to Settings> Manage Applications> All Applications> And then clicking on the messaging app (I also tried google hangouts since that can send text messages). But in the "clear defaults" button is greyed out and it says there is no default. If there is no default, then what is it using to send the message? I guess a second-best solution is for me to replace the default app with one that can send using google voice. |
30119 | Wi-Fi Direct on Galaxy Mini | I have already Googled a bit, but I haven't found a list specifying the supported devices. Is it possible to use Wi-Fi Direct on Samsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570B with Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread)? Is there a hardware limitation? |
30112 | Cloud app to handle grocery list over Android/iPhone & Windows/Mac | I am looking for an app or service that would let two different users view & update a shared shopping list from an Android phone (Galaxy Nexus running 4.1), iPhone 4S and laptops (Windows and Mac). I was originally planning on using a text file via Dropbox, but I don't think that can be updated on the iPhone (maybe I am wrong). Any other ideas? |
30113 | Can't delete any files in my download folder | asus sl101 slider running cyanogenmod 10 This problem actually started around when I upgraded to cm9.1 and I think I got an error that my android profile had changed or something. from that day forward I have been unable to delete anything in my downloads folder. The following did not work * rm /sdcard/download/filename * removing with rootbrowser * adb shell> rm /sdcard/download/filename * remounting the sdcard * * * I get the error that the folder is read only and when I try to change permissions it wont let me. I was able to mv /sdcard/download /sdcard/download.back mkdir /sdcard/download but still cannot delete from the old download folder. Eek! |
30114 | What exactly gets wiped when unlocking Galaxy Nexus? | I've seen a few guides on how to unlock the Galaxy Nexus to prepare it for rooting, and they say that the `fastboot oem unlock` command will "wipe your personal data". I'm a little unclear on what gets wiped during this step. Is it just the `/sdcard` area? is it everything but `/system`? Something in between? I know that `adb backup` can (at least theoretically) back up everything except `/system` while unrooted (see a recent question of mine). But I wonder if I would need to do an `adb restore` of _everything_ after the unlock step in order to keep all of my data and settings. |
78611 | Is displaying invalid content a violation on the play store | I have a suspicious app which requires all sorts of permissions Omega Status Bar. I was facing an issue with the notifications,I reported this behavior to the developer and was surprised to know that the email-id given to contact them under the Email developer does not exist.(got a Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently error)  for which i have removed the app after that.Does google has any policy through which i can report the app as an inappropriate app for having an invalid mail(invalid content displayed) A link describing the related policy would be much helpfull instead of giving a simple yes or a no |
78618 | What are these files in DCIM folder? | I was wondering if someone here knew what are these files:  I've put it in image format because their file names are weird? I just found out that these files are present in my sd card, inside the DCIM images folders and all images are gone except the thumbnails. **My images are gone** and **another problem is that I cannot delete them** (maybe format but that's my last option i think). They stick in that folder and even moving isn't possible. Any help or suggestions. Thanks! |
3153 | screen lock and not displaying lock pattern in android 2.2 (Eclair) | I have HTC Wildfire and one feature I don't like is that it displays the lock composition when I enter incorrect one people knows see the correct one even when displaying password is turned off. Is it possible to turn it off and/or change to different method of locking screen? **Edit** : As people didn't notice **_I HAVE "USE VISIBLE PATTERNS" TURNED OFF_**. **_It is just when I made mistake it is shown_**. **Edit 2** In Froyo I have option to enter just PIN or even password. |
3151 | What are the differences between: LauncherPro "Keep in memory" and "Lock home in memory." | * LauncherPro has an option for "Keep in memory". * CyanogenMod settings has an option for "Lock home in memory". How do these work? Do they conflict with each other? What problems might they cause? The CM version seems to work better, but causes other apps to shut down. |
3154 | Podcast Player and Bluetooth? | I've been using Google Listen for podcast catching and playing. Seems to work just fine. I'd like to be able to play my podcasts over my Bluetooth headset. Alas, it seems that is only an option for A2DP bluetooth headsets(?) so I'm on a quest. Can anyone offer suggestions? Seems like I have two options (but maybe there are others). 1. Find a podcast catcher/player that will play over a non-A2DP headset 2. Find a way to "fake" the Android into using a bluetooth headset even when not A2DP Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions? [edit] I should mention that I'm running stock 2.1 and have no real desire to root/mod the phone. |
37837 | Tasker: Run a task when a specific bluetooth device loses connection | I want to run a task every time my phone loses connection to my truck's bluetooth device. I can see a way to run a task when it connects, and obviously I can "invert" it, but inverting it doesn't sound right to me. What is the right way to run a task upon BT connection loss to a specific device? |
37834 | How can I make toast notifications stay on screen longer? | I occasionally have a toast notification that is too long to read in the given amount of time that it is displayed. Is there any way to change the length of time these notifications display? Also, is there any way to view these notifications after they are gone? This would be ideal, like an app or a folder that logs all the toast notifications where I can review them later. |
27507 | Cannot play videos in any browser only in player | I use Opera for Android but the same problem exists in the stock browser as well as Mozilla. Until about a week ago I could play videos from the web in the browser but now when I click on the video instead of starting to play I get the option to use the stock video player, SoapCast or the browser to open it and if I chose the browser it downloads it instead of playing it. Does anyone have any idea what I am doing wrong? Thank you. I want to play videos in Opera again. I have Android 2.3.4 running on an Xperia Ray. |
66287 | Can thief unlock stolen phone that was locked by Android Device Manager? | My phone was recently stolen. Luckily, I enabled Android Device Manager awhile ago. So, I locked the phone via the web app of Android Device Manager. Can the thief unlock my phone? I'm not asking how. There is a scenario in my mind that I'm afraid that could be possible to unlock the phone and restore factory settings, wiping all my data. Is that possible? Again, I just want a Yes or No answer, not how he can do it. |
41166 | Voice Typing special Functions | When voice typing, I know that you can say _comma_ or _period_ or _question mark_ to get a , . or ?. Those were all in the android instructional video. But I just saw that you can say _new paragraph_ and it will skip a line. I want to know if there's a list of these punctuation commands somewhere? |
66289 | How do I make myself device administrator? | I can't disable, uninstall, or uncheck `phone info` as device administrator. Why? |
23089 | The UI sounds on my Galaxy Nexus no longer play - how can I re-enable them? | I kind of like the touch sounds and unlock sound on my Galaxy Nexus, so I typically leave them enabled. Today I noticed that both of these sound effects had simply stopped playing, possibly after I unplugged my phone from my car stereo (using a standard 3.5mm stereo headphone plug). For that matter, it appears that **all** of the UI sounds (camera click, screenshot, etc) have stopped playing of their own accord. I have tried: * Silencing and unsilencing my phone, as well as adjusting the available volume sliders in my phone settings * Disabling and re-enabling the settings for touch sounds and unlock sounds * Rebooting my device None of these methods has fixed the problem. My GNex is running CyanogenMod9 (built May 10, 2012) and Franco Kernel r107. Is there any way for me to re- enable these sound effects? |
23080 | Internal SD periodically becomes inaccessible | I'm having an issue with my Samsung Galaxy S. My phone has trouble reading my internal SD card. When the problem occurs, I cannot take pictures, or even access the "My Files" folder. When I check the settings in the SD card and phone storage area, everything is unavailable or greyed out. The phone is not USB mounted when this happens. A battery pull fixes the problem, but this seems unconventional. Also Kies does not work as well with my device. |
23085 | Can mobile websites (not apps) access androids GPS Radio | We're creating a brief for a mobile website (not web app) and would like to know if a mobile website can access a handset's built in GPS radio to display the handset's location on a map. In short is GPS functionality limited to apps alone? |
29157 | How do keep all my inbox received emails on my Galaxy 3 | When sychronising, all the emails i moved to archive on my pc disappear from my Galaxy S3 inbox. I had a Blackberry previously and it would retain all emails received for a set period, 4 weeks in my case, regardless of what i did on the pc. Is there anyway to set the Galaxy S3 to retain all incoming emails ? |
25868 | Tablets being able to make calls | I wonder can any of the Android tablets make calls (it's about Cellular calls, not Skype or other)? Yeah, I am okay to have 7' or even 10' tablet near my ear and have a talk (well, or use headsets). Having those tablets being able to make calls would make me throw the smartphone away and have the single gadget. I know that Galaxy Tab 7' is capable doing this. But how about Galaxy Tab 10' or Nexus 7? Are they capable? Or is there any possibility to make them having this feature? |
53447 | One keyboard, two languages for spelling | I'm looking for a way to write english and french from my Android device with only one keyboard (azerty) and two spell checkers. Is this possible? |
67488 | How to increase the call volume in xolo q700 | I have xolo q700, not sure if the problem is unique to my piece. During the incoming/outgoing call, voice is not audible (very feeble), however speaker option and headphone provide good volume. Is there any settings I can change to improve volume during my call in non- speaker/headphone mode? |
25862 | Google play login different GSM carriers | I moved to the USA from Kenya with my android handset, but am unable to log in to google play on my new network, T-mobile. Can anyone help me fix this? |
67485 | Device almost unusable after Google password change | Today I changed my Google password. The next time I turn on my tablet I am suddenly confronted with a "Re-type password" screen - yes, it takes the whole screen. So I jump over to another app to pull the new password from my keychain, but before I can do this, the "Re-type password" screen pops back up. I literally have 2-3 seconds before it pops up again. How am I supposed to get my password if it literally won't let me go to any other screen? How can I disable it long enough to let other apps run? I have tried the "back" button and I have tried the wrong password just to try to force it to give me a rest, but regardless of whether I tell it to retry, cancel, or just let it sit there asking me, as soon as I switch to another app, a couple seconds later it rudely jumps back to asking me to re-type the password. |
25867 | Audible Caller ID on Galaxy S3 | Every time I recieve a call or a text message my phone audibly says out the name of the caller/sender. How can I stop this? |
67481 | Google Photos Auto-Backup Exclude folder | I have Auto Backup enabled in Google Now for Photos. I also have Local Folders enabled so that photos produced by apps other than the camera get backed up too. However, this then includes photos and videos from folders that I don't want to backup. The "Include Local Folders" seems to be an all or nothing option. Is there a way to exclude folders individually? I still want these folders to be recognised as media, just not backed up. |
23333 | How can I use my PC's keyboard on the Android emulator? | I want to run/test Android apps on the Android emulator and I want to type using my PC keyboard, as it lets me type and test faster. When I use the emulator though, it only accepts input from the native Android (on-screen) keyboard. How can I enable my PC keyboard for use within the Android emulator? |
74969 | Where is user/group id info stored on Android and how do I inerpret it? | I have been wondering for quite some time now; where does Android store it's user and group id information? For instance, on standard Linux, user and group information is stored in `/etc/passwd` and `/etc/group`, respectively. When you add a user to a group, his or her username/uid gets added to the list of users in that group, for instance the my audio group entry in `/etc/group` looks like this: audio:x:29:pulse,edge-case Where pulse gets mapped to the uid of the pulseaudio daemon and edge-case gets mapped to my uid (1000), on my Linux box. As I understand it, each app that gets installed on Android gets it's own uid and gid and this is the bases of the "sandboxing" of apps that occurs on Android as they all run in their own process and can't access data of another process or files owned by another app unless there are declaration in a Manifest file created by app programmers which dictates what info is to be shared to other apps and what not. This is also how apps gain or rather request access to networking services during installation by requesting to be added to the INTERNET group or something like that, don't quote me on the name of the NET net group, it might be more like INET or INET6, either way I know there are several levels of network access that can be granted to an application through this mechanism on Android. My question is, where is this information stored in Android? Further more, is it possible to modify? I would like to integrate a glibc stack with it and the data within it in my `/etc/{passwd,group}` files, trust me, they exist on my phone, I even have apt installed with a lot of other goodies. Update: Have been doing more searches and This might be what I am looking for. I will need to dig a bit deeper and make sure it is everything I am looking for. Update: (5:40 June 27 2014) Since someone thinks I don't know what I am doing or talking about, let me clarify; User UIDs on Android are offset with 100000 and App UIDs are offset with 10000 when mapped to the user number _ app number, hence when a ps shows something like u0_a10 which means that User with UID 100000 is running app with UID 10010, I have pulled UID and user/daemon names from system/core/include/private/android_filesystem_config.h and used those to update my /etc/passwd and /etc/group files (On my Android box), for example my /etc/passwd file (on my Android box) looks like this : .... brainard:x:100002:100002:Professor Brainard,0420,,:/home/brainard :/bin/bash radio:x:1001:1001::/data/radio:/bin/false bluetooth:x:1002:1002::/data/bluetooth:/bin/false graphics:x:1003:1003::/home/graphics:/bin/false input:x:1004:1004::/home/input:/bin/false camera:x:1006:1006::/home/camera:/bin/false log:x:1007:1007::/home/log:/bin/false compass:x:1008:1008::/home/compass:/bin/false mount:x:1009:1009::/home/mount:/bin/false wifi:x:1010:1010::/home/wifi:/bin/false adb:x:1011:1011::/home/adb:/bin/false install:x:1012:1012::/home/install:/bin/false media:x:1013:1013::/home/media:/bin/false dhcp:x:1014:1014::/home/dhcp:/bin/false .... I have set up configuration in /etc/adduser.conf to create new users like so ( On my Android box) : # FIRST_[GU]ID to LAST_[GU]ID inclusive is the range of UIDs of dynamically # allocated user accounts/groups. FIRST_UID=100001 LAST_UID=199999 FIRST_GID=100001 LAST_GID=199999 This is in accordance with Android's policy, I let "glibc based" system users still be created from range 100-999 I believe and I modified the audio user on my /etc/passwd and /etc/group files to be of 1005, like it is on Android. I need to update Android and synchronize it with info regarding my User UIDs as well as with my Daemon or system user UIDs from the glibc stack. You can read more about this in the book "Embedded Android" by Karim Yaghmour Sold here My goal is to get programs like nvlc to work but I need to get UIDs and GIDs synchronized so that Android is aware of my users and the groups they belong to so that for instance, my brainard user with have access to the audio devices. Also I need to inform Android about Postres and it's membership in the network group so that it can open sockets and allow access to databases. I have disabled PARANOID_NETWORKING in the kernel for the time being, but this hack only serves to make Android as Secure as vanilla Linux, no less. It would be nice to keep the paranoid setting and apply the group permissions to what daemons/users I see fit. This would make Android a great operating system for public facing servers with such paranoid and fine tuned controls. Imagine having access to Kerberos, LDAP, PAM, or When using you phone as WAP having Radius configured, all of which are available from Debian and other distribution repos free of charge. I have got this all figured out, I just need to know how to update Android's UID/GID database, which does get updated every time you install an app, so I know it is possible. Update : (7:08pm June 30, 2014) After going over the data in the following files ... /data/system/packages.list /data/system/packages.xml /data/system/user/userlist.xml /data/system/user/0.xml ... I have updated my question to include "how do I interpret it?" * I think I am going to need to create a custom PAM module and blend Bionic and Glibc into a single C library, they need to compatible with applications on both sides, no exceptions, expect C++ exceptions that is ;p--- I have written a couple rules of thumb-2 :) for myself to follow. I might also need to write a wrapper to popular package management systems like rpm and apt that fakes an apk installation and gives each new deb|rpm package a UID and maybe just sym-link everything into the FHS. That might be the most ideal solution I could go for, though the most work, as each would need a set of permissions in their "manifest", maybe a menu during install an the user can give and take as needs be. * Does anyone have a good reference that explains the syntax of these files? I am not very well versed with XML, not to mention it's use usually depends on the application that interprets it. * I do understand the `packages.list` file with the exception of the `null` entry in the last column, can anyone explain that? |
23335 | Android Dumpstate Crash Logs Appearing Randomily | I own a Galaxy Nexus, currently running Android 4.0.4 and ever since I've updated to 4.0.4 I've had problems in that it randomly asks me to share content (without saying what it is) and when I view the files it attaches I see that it includes a dumpstate log and a screenshot. Is there a way to find what is causing this or stop this from happening? Samsung support don't give me any help besides the usual battery in-out reboot and restore to factory defaults (which I have both tried already). |
23339 | Why my phone does not need to update the password? | I changed my gmail password a day ago, but my phone does not require me to put in the new one. I can still access my gmail with the old password. Why? Phone is rooted, sim unlocked , running android 2.3 |
66753 | What is the meaning to close Google apps source code | According to the recent news, google apps are closed source and one cannot use it after forking android. But, as I understand, I can fork Android, create my own OS and then install Gapps manually. If the users can do it manually, theoretically anyone with any device can use Gapps, than what is the advantage of closing the source if it does not prevent Google from creating other Android alternatives, e.g Cyanogenmod? EDIT: I am quite aware of the advantages of having closed/open source. The question is that Google wants to get rid of competitors and prevent Android fragmentation. People can fork Android and one day become major OS provider. OF course, forking android without google services has very little value for users and it is extremely difficult to write such services from scratch. So, Google tries to keep its leadership in Android market by closing its service. But, if one can fork android, customize it, than use Google services (even if installed manually), than this does not help Google at all in reaching its goal, i.e. prevent competitors and Android fragmentation.The Google services still can be very easily used and everyone can have its own alternate Android. So, what is the point to close the services? Besides this, again, what is the meaning to have Google approved devices?I can manufacture devices and use their services without having the approval. |
66755 | What does this button do in the Twitter app? | I tried to find the answer online but I couldn't. In the screenshot what does the circled button do?  |
34562 | Screen on Galaxy Nexus goes off, hard reset required to resolve this. What can I do? | I am using a Galaxy Nexus and since the update to Android 4.2 the screen sometimes suddenly goes off and then especially stays off. The only thing that helps to get the screen back on is taking out the phones battery, which is quite annoying. Is there a workaround for this? |
6216 | What are all the "DiskCacheIndex*.tmp" files on my phone? | I have about a dozen files named `DiskCacheIndexnnnnnn.tmp` in my `/mnt/sdcard`, where `nnnnnnn` is some number. All of these are emtpy:  What are they for? Who created them? Is it safe to remove them? |
55365 | app share from home screen | Experia u. I drag an app up to top of my home screen to share but it tells me this is not a shareable item. It does this with all my apps. I've gone in all settings and cant see how to get this feature to work. Aregg please helph |
55368 | Cyanogenmod 10.2 crashes when trying to access storage settings | I have just installed CyanogenMod 10.2-20130727-Unofficial-i9300 and I am facing a problem with connecting to USB on Windows. Windows won't install drivers when I connect to USB (MTP USB device driver) and Android shows an error that says: > Unfortunately the process android.process.media has stopped. Also when going to Settings > Storage it crashes the Settings menu. Can you please help me fix this issue? |
6628 | How to create shortcut in the homescreen for 'Favourites' tab in Dialer? | I'm using Samsung Galaxy 3 (GT-I5801). The ones listed as Dialer.favourites and contacts.starred in the 'Choose custom activity' are not working. This happens in both TouchWiz and ADWLauncher |
6622 | Does the operating system matter when syncing? | I'm going to buy a mobile phone with android and I have use linux as operating system on my desktop computers and laptop, as android is based on linux I could hope the compatibility with linux should be okay. I've been distant from the mobile phone industry for some time, but I've seen that some phones use their own software, does android use an platform- dependant application to communicate with the phone? |
6623 | Does logcat dump debug logs while it isn't expressly running? | my android device reboots itself automatically sometimes,so i need to get a way to debug whats causing that. i know about logcat,but what about the debug msgs when logcat isnt running,does logcat gives a dump of logs that android device would be generating while those were not being accessed through logcat? generally this happens when ur device reboots unexpectedly,and the cause is unknown so that one could replicate it. how to know of whats causing those reboots.. or anything that happens while logcat isnt running? Any thoughts? |
24737 | Remove TeleNav GPS app from myTouch 4G Slide | After accepting a system update, I found that T-Mobile installed _TeleNav GPS_ on my phone. Tech tier support tells me there is no way to remove it since it is installed as a "system level" app or something. I'd really like to remove it, because it interferes with the default Google Navigation app, coming up no matter how many times I set the defaults. I planned to root the phone, following the instructions on rootzwiki, but after running Revolutionary I got this message: > Your device: doubleshot, with HBOOT 1.45.0013 is not supported at this time I've read elsewhere I can unlock my bootloader with software from HTC, but that this will completely format the phone, erasing all personal data, installed apps, and messages. Do I have any other options to remove this hostile GPS application? |
24736 | Bluetooth 3G modem | I have a Nokia 6500S-1 which I previously used as a 3G modem (with Windows). Is it possible for an Android device to use this phone as a modem (just like the windows PC does), but expose the modem functionality thru _bluetooth_ instead of USB? |
50625 | Galaxy Note 2 custom roms - Google Apps crashing | I wanted to move from the default 4.2.1 kernel on my Galaxy Note 2 to customized ROMs, primarily to fix some issues with Bluetooth. I first tried CyanogenMod 10.2 (Android 4.3) with `gapps- jb-20120726-signed.zip`. This worked for some time (and my BT issue was fixed) but since I have not done a full wipe prior to this first flash and recovered applications+data via Titanium Backup, the stability was not great. I decided to start from scratch. I reformatted the /sdcard in recovery mode (not only wipe), reinstalled CM 10.2 + gapps --> most of the apps now crash at startup (clock, keep, even the keyboard) Since the issue seemed to come from gapps (the ROM alone works fine), I tried several gapps packages (reformatting every time). Same issue. I then gave up on Android 4.3 and looked for a stable 4.2.2 version - SlimROMs seemed to be a good choice. I took the latest stable version, formatted, flashed and ... same issue (Google apps crashing). The account is set up but most of the apps crash sooner or later (Contacts for instance is not populated at all, even though the synchronization went through). I would like at all cost to avoid reverting back to the original TW ROM. My questions are: 1. Could you recommend a stable custom ROM for a Galaxy Note 2? 2. What should I do to completely clean the phone so that there are strictly no leftovers (I format /sdcard, then wipe data/cache for good measure)? |
50626 | how to determine which number a text came from when the contact has multiple numbers | I received a text from a contact that has multiple numbers. I'd like to reply, but I don't know which number to reply to. I can't simply reply normally because the text was sent to several people and I'd like to only reply to the sender. I'm on a Samsung S4. My specific question: how can I see which actual number a text was sent from, not just the contact it came from? |
50621 | Horizontal Layout issue in Samsung galaxy S | My phone is not working properly from last 2-3 days. Whenever I open any application (settings,task manager...) it directly opens in horizontal layout. And when I try to change this mode to portrait it is not changing. I have tried by taking device battery,sim out and again inserting it. I have also tried by Factory resetting my phone. At first this did trick but when I switched-off/on my phone this behaviour again started. Also when I go to Display->Horizontal calibration, that round sphere moves towards all direction when I move my device. I have no clue now what to do to fix this issue. Can any one suggest what to do next? |
22060 | View Android phone's call log from PC | My Android phone's screen suddenly stopped working - gone totally blank. I am getting lots of incoming calls, but am unable to view who is calling or pick the call. Also just before it stopped working, I had put it in Silent Mode with Vibration. So I have to listen to vibration to know that someone is calling, and there is no way I can turn Sound On now. I want to access my phone's call log from PC by connecting using USB cable. There are many softwares, but they require to be installed on phone also. While I can install the software on the phone using MobileGo, but I may not be able to read the port no. on which the software is listening. Is there any software which I can install just on my PC (like MobileGo) and directly access phone's Call Log? MobileGo has many useful features but this one is missing. Any help will be greatly appreciated. |
22069 | How to recover from a bad flash? | I've killed my phone. I tried to install CyanogenMod following a tutorial, but now my phone won't start. How can I recover it? Is there a tool can I can use to reflash it? |
31936 | Setup Tor server on my Android | How do I setup a Tor server on my Android tablet? I can install the Orbot client, but how do I contribute to the tor network? I have my tablet on a WiFi the most of the day so it would be nice to contribute to the bandwidh of the Tor network. |
77705 | HTC One X+ is getting hot. Is it Normal? | The other day my daughter was playing with wife's phone (HTC one x+) and asked me for help. When I grabbed the phone I realised that was so **HOT** that I think I could fry an egg on it. Is this normal? Is there any tip you can give me to avoid this? |
77706 | all my headphones work on one side on htc desire but they used to work fine | i have a HTC desire and i had 5 pairs of earphones that used to work fine...basically each time i bought new earphones for my htc they would work fine and then after about 4 months one side would stop working and it works a little if i move the cable at the input jack. i only used my earphones on my HTC.....is something wrong with my phone jack?? im tired of buying new earphones...i also take really good care of them because at first i thought i was breaking them..please help me! |
77707 | Re-enable Disabled App (Enable option greyed out) | I disabled my default Messaging app some time ago, but now I need to Re-enable it, but when I go to the Disabled tab under Apps, the option to Enable it is greyed out.  |
77700 | "In the setting will not be less than 2mb" Trying to enable adb debug | So, when I try to go to `Settings > Applications > Development` it simply states > In the setting will not be less than 2MB. I have a stock Alcatel One Touch Revolve. Literally just got it. All I have to say is WTF does this mean? |
77701 | Micro Usb to HDMI without MHL | I've got a cable without MHL adapter. I just want to know How can I connect it with TV. Of course I've tried much but it was incompatible. Is there any way to make it compatible. I've Samsung Galaxy S4 and Sony Bravia, Samsung LED on other side! IF there has to be some signal conversions, can an android app do that ? |
60503 | Galaxy S4 Mini: Why is there no "creation mode." (problem sending .png images) | I can send _.jpeg_ images but when I download an image it saves as a _.png_. When I send a MMS it says _"media type not supported."_ I read that the fix to this is going to **settings > menu > creation mode** and set it to **warning** / **free**. But for the S4 Mini there is no creation mode. Can someone give me another fix or tell me where **creation mode** is? Thanks. |
75702 | Install CWM or TWRP on Micromax Bolt A068 | Device: Micromax Bolt A068 I want to install CWM or TWRP on my phone, but I am not able to do so. I tried using ROM Manager, but it shows a `NOT SUPPORTED DEVICE` message. Can someone provide to download unofficial CWM or TWRP recovery image that is compatible with my device. |
75707 | Baidu Android Store automatically installed without permission | Android Store (com.baidu.androidstore) is automatically installed on my device without permission. It happens in last 2 weeks. Two months ago, I had installed Baidu Browser (com.baidu.browser.inter) but had uninstalled it 1 month later. What I did to solve: * Unknown sources option unchecked * Uninstall the app * Reboot the phone But after few hours it get automatically installed again. Did anyone here have the same problem? How to solve this? Device: HTC Sensation XE OS: ICS 4.0.3 Rooted: Yes |
64106 | When will the reader option appear in Samsung's Internet-browser? | Samsung's browser called "Internet" offers for some sites a separate reader. But not for all sites. What is the criterion to offer the little green box? It looks quite random to me. |
4676 | How to reduce number of screens on HTC Sense android phones? | I was wondering, is there a way to reduce the number of screens available with HTC sense phones to say 5? Just I find that 7 screens is excessive for my needs, and I heard I can get a decent performance / battery boost from having less screens. So is there a way to reduce the number of screens without using a custom launcher (which I think gets rid of HTC sense?) Currently I just have my two side screens blank, but that looks off when you zoom out, however I have found that even that has produced a noticeable improvement on my Desire HD Thanks! |
5149 | How to mount a ext2 partition in sdcard | I don't want to use fat32, I want use the more stable ext2. |
5147 | The installation steps of android package | I just want to know the full steps. Does Android just copy the application package to another location? when to run the application, the android unzip app package every times? |
5142 | Can you run Android 2.2 Froyo or 2.3 Gingerbread in a VM? | I came across a how-to guide for running Android 1.7 in a virtual machine (VirtualBox), but 1.7 is old. I haven't been able to find a Android 2.2 or 2.3 image anywhere, does anyone have any ideas on how to virtualize newer Android OS's? Preferably a free virtualization solution like VirtualBox. Here is the link about virtualizing 1.7: http://osxdaily.com/2010/12/14/run-android-using-a-virtual-machine-on-a-mac- or-windows-pc/ They send you to here to download Android disk images: http://virtualboxes.org/images/android-x86/ But I can't find anything newer than 1.7, anyone have any ideas? Is this considered illegal or piracy is that why there are no images available? Thanks for help! |
5141 | What Android Tablets are compatible with 5 GHz 802.11 networks? | All too often, I've seen manufacturers go the "cheap route" when putting out products that they can call "802.11n compatible". Most of the time, what they aren't telling you is that the "compatible" device only works on 2.4 GHz networks. As I'm potentially going to be in the market for a new Android-based Tablet in the near future, and I have an 802.11n 5 GHz network at home, I'm wondering which of the devices currently available will be able to operate on that network? |
123 | Home Screen Takes a Long Time to Display After Removing Phone From Dock | When I remove my Motorola Droid from my docking station, my home screen is blank for a long time. It sometimes takes over 10 seconds for my app icons to display, and even longer for widgets to display. Is there any way to eliminate this pause? Am I doing something wrong? **NOTE:** I am using the LauncherPro app as a launcher/home screen app, but I get the same behavior with the default Android launcher app. |
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