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11127
How does Google map know my direction as I rotate?
I realize the blue arrow on Google map, as you rotate the phone around, it will rotate as well. May I know how does it know the north south direction? It works too even my GPS is turned off.
9577
SMS messages from one contact displayed as "null"
My daughter has a stock Motorola Atrix on Bell in Canada. When she receives a text from one particular friend (on a Telus phone), rather than displaying the text, the phone just displays "null". All other texts work fine. She can receive from other people on the Telus network as well. When the problem contact sends an MMS message with a picture, any text in the picture message comes through fine. I have tried multiple SMS apps to see if they made a difference but they all behave the same way as the default text app. Any ideas??
14339
How do I unlock the bootloader on my Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro?
I own a " **Sony Ericcson Xperia Mini Pro** " (model number **SK17i** ) running **Android 2.3.3** ( **Kernel 2.6.32.8-perf** , build number **4.0.A.2.335** ). It's **branded by Orange Austria**. **I'm looking for a way to root it** , but all I could find doesn't help. I've read the xda-devel thread on rooting my phone and followed the xda-guide mentioned there. That doesn't work as planned. The problem seems to be the branding. Fastboot won't recognize my device since I'm not able to unlock the boot loader. The phone just goes to normal charging mode, when I press [volume down] while connecting the usb cable (volume up will do nothing). Hence my question: **Is there a workaround to unlock the bootloader or an alternative way of rooting?** I looked and found a method of unlocking the bootloader using the device's testpoint. According to one post there, the author succeded in unlocking his orange branded phone. For me the method described there results in a frozen s1tool and no effect on my Xperia. Thanks for your help. **Edit:** Now it seems that nothing can be done if `dial *#*#7378423#*#* -> "Service Info" -> "Configuration" -> "Bootloader unlock allowed:"` says `No`.
17974
Angry birds loads, plays, but does not save
I have a TOMCAT with Android 2.3 Angry birds loads, plays, but does not save. When I restart it starts from the beginning and it does this from the first time.
17973
Galaxy Nexus Suddenly restarts
My Galaxy Nexus is suddenly restarting and I don't know why. How can I discover why this is happening?
17972
Is it possible to stream a tablet screen to desktop via bluetooth to a PC?
This way you could give a presentation (and make annotations), show movies on your tablet and stream it to your PC/laptop which is connected with bluetooth (in e.g. a classroom) with no need to go to the PC. Has anybody used this setup? As a teacher it would make a smartboard out of my tablet (which i would buy for this purpose, amongst few others) and a simple bluetooth dongle which I could plug in the school PC. Looks simple to me, but probably isn't as simple as I imagine? I'm even prepared to pay a fee for an app if this is available.
8723
What's maximum of bookmark and history in defaut browser in Android
A few days ago I viewed a site that I now want to go back to. However I can't find it in my history. I can't remember the exact day, hence my question about how long this is kept.
8724
How do I check which browser I'm using?
Some context: I'm using Desire, and it bugs me that it adds "http://www." when I type a word into the address bar. I just want to search... The application I'm using is called "Internet". Is it something tailored to HTC? Is it based on Chromium?
66945
Disable Signature verification in CWM android
I have a device, problem is that touch is NOT working and when I reboot it to recovery, I am unable to navigate because volume keys are not working with that. I found that I can use `/sbin/recovery` to do the same tasks, but another problem came in. The zip I have is NOT signed, whenever I try `/sbin/recovery --update_package=/sdcard/update.zip` it says Signature Verification failed. What should I do now? Can I disable signature verification with `/subin/recovery`?
50858
Google Music Gapless Playback Works on my Galaxy Nexus but not my HTC One?
I've recently started using Google Music on my phone but gapless playback isn't working. I listen to a lot of mixed, electronic music albums where it's absolutely essential that it's totally seamless with no gaps at all. On my old Galaxy Nexus, with CyanogenMod 10.1 (Android 4.2.2), Google Music version v5.1.1107K.753159, it works flawlessly. On my new HTC One (stock), with Android 4.2.2 also, Google Music version v5.1.1107K.753159 also, there's a very noticable gap (1 second or so). Is there a way to enable gapless playback with Google Music on the HTC One? Does anyone use Cyanogenmod on the HTC One? If so, could you confirm if gapless playback works?
66940
Android emitting RF at X frequency
First, nothing illegal heare. My (ours) gate remote controll have broken (all 5). The provider have gone - death, bankrupt, I don't know. The remote have no logo or some ID, but the instructions are kind to tell me that transmission frequency are 868.35 MHz +- 200 KHz. My question is if I can controll an android to emit on this freq.(I know, it may be a code emited to, but first things first...)
50851
Incorrect Phone labels for Google+ contacts
On the Samsung Galaxy S3 contacts synced from Google+ will have their phone number labels garbled. In the following image you can see the three phone numbers associated with my contact. They are labeled (in swedish, english translation in parentheses): 1. **Arbete** (Work) 2. **Personsökare** (Pager) 3. **Annat** (Other). ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ZJR0t.png) In Google+ they are however labeled correctly, (swedish translation in parentheses): 1. **Home** (Hem) 2. **Mobile** (Mobil) 3. **Work** (Arbete) I've tried all I can think of to get the labels correct but no luck: * Syncing with Google+ * Delete and re-add the contact. * Changing the phone number labels in Google+ and re-syncing. * Deleting cache and data from Google+ app. * Deleting cache and data from Google Contacts Sync. Doing some Google searches yielded only one relevant link. Same problem, no solution. Does anyone know if this is a confirmed bug or is there a fix?
18143
How can I purchase apps from the Amazon Appstore without downloading them?
I've been procrastinating on swapping out my full 2 GB SD card for a 16 GB one I have, so I can't install many apps at the moment. It's annoying to have to wait for a download and cancel the install that the Appstore attempts, and when updating other apps it only downloads one in the background (needlessly prolonging the experience, which leads to other issues). Is there any way I can buy an app, or add the Free App of the Day to "My Apps", without downloading and installing it? I can't just wait and do it another day, since the daily deal obviously won't apply then.
48869
How do I install an app with system-rights on a non-rooted smartphone?
I would like to install logcat as system-app on a non-rooted phone. Is that possible (using adb without root-access)?
33479
Full Backup of non-rooted devices (Android version 2.3.X and below)
This question is NOT a duplicate of this question but of an follow-up because the answers over there does not provided any solution for Android version 2.3.X and below. In that question - Full Backup of non-rooted devices, User `ryan-conrad` provided a solution for Android version for 4.X devices. Another user `sachin- shekhar` mention using the Odin but from my understanding, Odin is used for flashing and not backup and also many people feel that Odin is still not stable and it is not open source. Please note that the following requirements: - Full backup of the phone - No voiding the warranty - No rooting before backup So, are there any solution to perform Full backup for non-rooted Android version 2.3.X and below devices?
8189
Is there a music player can display the song words and scrobble to Last.fm?
Currently, my favourite music player is Winamp for my HTC Incredible S. Because it supports scrobbling with the Last.fm app and syncs with my Winamp in PC. However, some of my mp3 files saved the song words and I can't find how to display those words (of the playing song) in Winamp. Likes the music player in iPod Touch / iPhone. Is there a music player that supports those 2 features? Thank you.
51227
Programmatically speaking, how is Android set to be "unrooted" by default?
I am not asking what the process is to undergo doing it, but how it is programmed in the first place to prevent certain actions, such as: 1.Downloading to SD card from Google Play store. 2.Accessing/modifying files mounted on the /system directory, and such directories like that. 3.Modifying text, GUI components, etc. REALIZE that I am NOT asking for code, samples, etc., I just want to know the general idea of how this would be implemented in the source, i.e., hierarchial system, privilege blocking code on the GUI end, or possibly code running in a kernel process, etc.
8186
How do you open an embedded hyperlink in a PDF on an Android device?
I have PDFs with hyperlinks (linking to other pages in the document as well as external websites) and would like to be able to use the links provided. The Adobe Reader app and other apps I've tried (VuDroid, droidreader, android PDF reader) don't have this functionality. I did find ezPDF which should work, but it is not free (only 99 cents). I am looking for a way to do this for free because this is for an app I am writing that will need to display a PDF. It will be much more appealing to the client - though still not perfect - if their users only have to download a free PDF reader, for example, to use with my app rather than requiring them to purchase a PDF reading app (even if it is only 99 cents).
48865
auto move `/data/log` files to sdcard? or link it?
is there some way to automatically move `/data/log` files to sdcard? may be some application or shell script that we can run with a click of a button with super user mode on rooted device? or may be some application I cant find? or may be that folder could be linked directly to sdcard? how safe is that? reason: free up internal space (yes, I already have link2sd and almost everything is already at sdcard, less critical apps; the focus is `/data/log`) device model: samsung galaxy Y android: 2.3.6
23224
Synchronize a folder in an Android device with a server folder
> **Possible Duplicate:** > Application for automatic synchronization of remote folders? How can I synchronize a folder in an Android device with a server folder? In other words, if in server a file is updated with the same name, then that file will also synchronize with the device.
51810
Blocked but still shows "online" to blocked contact
Please can someone help! I blocked a contact on Whatsapp but I can still see his "last seen" timestamp (as it changes over time - its changed many times since blocking). He can also see mine. I tried blocking with another person to test and it worked fine. Why can't I block properly for the contact I really want to block?
51811
How to install Play Store on Alcatel OT 979
I am switching from iPhone to Android. I do not speak Android/PC. I speak Apple. This has been a difficult transition, and I require a simple explanation (pretend I am 5 years old). My new Alcatel One Touch 979 did not have Android Market / Google Play installed. After much searching, I figured out how to get the application. I downloaded it - safely - and it was a very slow start, but now it only crashes. I tried three different platforms, each having the same outcome: * Android Market 2.3.6.apk * Google Play Store 3.5.16.apk and 3.8.16.apk The error message reads "Sorry! The application Google Play Store (process com.android.vending) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again." My only option is to force close. The phone is listed as a supported device on the Google Play help page. I suspect I'm accessing an incompatible version, but I just don't know - and there are so many versions from which to choose. When I log into my Google account via the laptop, I see my phone's application activity! I have a lengthy Orders list, but nothing has downloaded to the phone. To that end, when I review the "Device Manager" option in my account, nothing is listed, but when browsing the Play store and selecting applications, the compatibility indicator recognizes the phone and states whether the app is a match. How and what is happening?! The user manual for the phone is in a foreign language (Mandarin) with no English translation, so I cannot use it to troubleshoot. Here is some information about the phone: * http://magazine.tcl.com/en/article.aspx?id=476 * https://deviceatlas.com/device-data/devices/alcatel/ot-979/3638583 The phone has Kernel version 2.6.35.7+SW2SVR@Android-Server #1. The Baseband version is BCM2155x_CustomerRel_SS_1_3_9_P3. I have no idea what any of this means, but I'm sharing in case it matters. The micro SD is a 4GB memory and the internal memory is 126MB. I have tried clearing the data and the cache. I have also tried a hard re-set, which reverts the phone back to its linguistic Beijing origins, and I needed assistance getting it to English language. I am out of ideas, except to wait for the iPhone 5S launch. I've only had the phone for 15 hours; I'm an Android infant newborn. My head is spinning, really. There _must_ be a kinder, simpler way to use the application store on this phone. Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
51815
unable to connect laptop to cisco vpn when laptop is using tablet internet connection
I am facing an unusal problem. I tried searching but seems no earlier post is here addressing my problem. I am using 3G mobile data connection(SIM card) in my samsung galaxy tab 2. As you know android Jelly Bean has the feature of sharing the tablet's data connection via wifi tethering/hotspot. Now: I can connect to the internet easily from my acer laptop(windows 7) via the wifi tethering of my tablet. However, when i try to connect my laptop to my office vpn(cisco) using cisco vpn client, i get the error that the client is not able to connect to the vpn server. But if i connect my laptop to the internet via bluetooth modem of my nokia c7, then vpn connection is easily established. Is it something with the wifi tethering technology? Please help. The tablet itself can connect to vpn server using vpncilla for android. Please suggest.
19250
Is there any software for Tablets to edit PDF or PS -files?
I am using Samsung galaxy tab 8.9. Assume you read your lecture materials with your tablet. You see a mistake. You would like to fix it. You are using Adobe reader tablet version. **Is there any software by which you can simply add text on PDF or PS -files?**
36124
Problem installing skype
I am running android 4.1.1 on asus transformer tf300t. When trying to install skype using the google play, i am getting: unknown error 24 All other applications I am trying to install are working without any problem. I have no idea what to do, and I really need to have skype on my device. Any idea what to do about it? thanks
81498
Galaxy S4 mini calender
I have bought new S4 mini. It works fine apart from my outlook calendar. I am unable to edit my calendar events from my phone. It works fine when I create an event from my phone but if I create an event from my PC that shows up in my phone but can't edit. Can anyone help me with this issue. Thanks
81493
Bluestack - Can't login to game as keyboard doesn't show
In BlueStacks I'm trying to login to 8 Ball Pool (by Miniclip) but there's no way to type. The android keyboard doesn't show and my pc keyboard is not working at that point of the login. How can I log into this game?
81494
4.3 Galaxy S4: how do I prevent keybaord backspace from deleting whole word?
I've just updated my Galaxy S4 (T-Mobile, in case that matters) from 4.2.2 to 4.3. Now when using the keyboard (default settings), if I get to the end of a word -- either strictly on my own or via one of its suggestions -- and then backspace, it deletes the whole word. Before, backspacing at that point deleted one character at a time. Often it's faster for me to correct a suggestion (or notice and fix a typo of mine) this way than to start over with that word. I'd like my phone to stop being so aggressive in cleaning up after me. I don't remember setting something for this in the previous version (though it's been a while). I've walked through the settings for the device and in Twitter and Messaging (the apps where I've noticed this behavior so far), but haven't found anything that seems relevant. I have not rooted my phone and don't plan to. Current settings, under Device -> Language & Input: * Default: Samsung keyboard * Samsung keyboard settings: * predictive text: on * auto replacement: off * auto capitalization: on * auto spacing: on * auto punctuate: off * Keyboard Swipe: * SwiftKey Flow on * Cursor Control off Aside from auto punctuate (which I turned off), these settings are as they came after the upgrade.
46257
Read/Unread email option does not hold, reverts to Most Recent in Galaxy S3 4.1.1
I like to sort my email by read/unread on my Galaxy S3. I could set that option in the sort by before I upgraded to 4.1.1. It worked great before the upgrade. Now it just reverts back to the Most Recent (by date) option. I have to set it to sort by read/unread everytime I read my mail now. Any ideas how to set a sort option which will stick?
65557
Is there a technical reason Android update story is so bad?
Is there a technical reason why Android phones general lag a lot behind the stable released version of Android? This applies to both new phones, for example a recent trip to the phone shop everything was 4.0 to 4.2.1, KitKat could not be seen. And also old phones, the girlfriend iPhone 4 had an OTA update to the latest OS, this is a July 2010 phone, whilst a July 2010 android is basically a paperweight. Presumably Android itself doesn't concern itself with the actual hardware, and thus talks to the OS via abstractions? I guess then the handset maker just provides the drivers for the specific hardware, thus I can't see the issue with pushing OTA updates if the ABI remains stable (my phone doesnt grow new hardware features)
65554
Problems with syncing emails on Galaxy SIII
I recently did a software update to 4.3 and now my email account loads emails in as unread and I go in to mark them as read but within 5 minutes they change to unread and I get new noticiations. Can someone please tell me how to fix this problem.
65555
unable to restore contacts after changing ROM
I have changed the ROM on my samsung galaxy Note 2 , i have installed the cyanohgen mod. i need to restore the contacts from my old sansung kies .sbp file backup onto the new CM rom
2524
Swype dictionary keeps getting deleted
Every few weeks, when I go to type something, I find that the Swype dictionary has been deleted (or at least can't be accessed) for no apparent reason. This kills the 2 benefits of Swype: typing without lifting your finger, and predictive word completion (and correction). Without these 2 features, Swype becomes much harder to use, and I find I'm better off with the standard keyboard. So the question is, why is this happening, and is it possible to fix without re-installing Swype? (I've been able to fix this in the past by re-installing Swype, but that's a pain in the butt.)
81724
Palm keyboard on Galaxy S3
I have a palm keyboard linked below and was hoping to use it with my S3 and iPad. I know S3 does not have infrared receiver and neither does the iPad. I tried to find hardware attachments but didn't find anything. http://kb.hpwebos.com/wps/portal/kb/na/keyboards/palmwirelesskeyboardp10946u/unlocked/home/page_en.html Is there anything someone can think of that I can do to make this keyboard work with these mobile devices? Of course, it has to be a relatively cheap solution. Otherwise I'm better off buying a new foldable bluetooth keyboard. Also, is it worth looking into Arduino at all for this?
81723
Made hangouts handle my SMS. Any downside to disabling Messanging?
If I've made Hangouts handle my SMS, is there any downside to disabling the default Messaging app? Does anything rely on that app being enabled?
81721
Mobile network not available- unlocked device
I'm with wind mobile ( a Canadian carrier). I bought a samsung galaxy s2 on Kijiji. The phone was locked to Bell. I used an online unlock service and unlocked it. To test if it was unlocked, i tried my friend's Rogers sim card and made a call. It worked fine. When i tried it with Wind Mobile sim card, it did not work. I hope my question is clear. anyways, Has anyone gone through this issue? anyone knows any solutions. Note: I rooted the phone and im running the latest Cyanogenmod (android 4.4.4) ]
2528
How do i make a new album in the HTC Photos application?
I have an HTC Hero (with the Android 2.1 update). For the longest time, I've wanted to create new albums in the Photos application and can't for the life of me figure out how to do it. It has a bunch of default albums like "My Favroties" "All photos" and such. I just want to create my own albums so I can organize some pictures, like an album of all the pictures of my ridiculously cute niece. Anyone know how to do that? Or can suggest a better photo management application for Android 2.1?
81728
Launcher crashes when unlocking my x touch tablet
When I unlock my tablet a "calendar has stopped working" message appears. After clicking "ok" I see another message "unfortunately launcher has stopped". How can I stop this happening?
11465
Sending notifications from the desktop to an android device
I'd like to be able to be able to send alert from my PC to my phone, preferably via wifi. The only related app I found was Android Notifier, but it does the other way: android to PC.
57220
SSH tunnel with two hops
I would like to build an ssh tunnel from my android device (call it A) on port MMM to a machine C on port NNN. HOWEVER, A and C are not directly connected. They are only connected through machine B (which is also running an ssh server). Finally, port NNN is only open locally on machine C (which is also running an ssh server). So, with openssh in unix, I can use the command line of ssh or the ProxyCommand argument in .ssh/config to archive this: Host C-tunnel HostName C Port 22 Use username IdentityFile ~/.ssh/myidentityfileforC.pem ProxyCommand ssh -e none -i /.ssh/myidentityfileforB.pem username@B nc -w 120 %h %p 2> /dev/null I can then set up a tunnel straight from my localhost to C:NNN (through the connection above). Is there an app for android that supports similar? I tried connectbot and ssh autotunnel. The later got close, as I could set up one tunnel from A to B and then another from A to C (through the tunnelled A->B connection), but initiating the latter brought both of them down. Setting up just the first tunnel and then using connectbot allows me to connect via ssh to C, but I cannot set up a port forward directly to C:NNN. Any suggestions? Is there a direct port of openssh I've missed?
57223
Many apps doesn't start on HTC one x+
Some apps work fine on HTC one X+, but some gets blank screen and doesn't start. e.g. Google Chrome, co-pilot GPC - Google text-to-speech dies immediately. I have never rooted my phone and it's on AT&T network. I Have android version 4.1.1 Any clues? THanks
57225
Install GApps onto HTC One w/ CyanogenMod 10.2 + ClockworkMod Recovery 6.0.4.3
I'm currently trying to install the GApps onto my HTC One. I got CyanogenMod working using the installer app on the play store, but now I don't have any of the GApps. Help me? How can I install the GApps?
11460
MMS images showing up as videos
For some reason when receiving pictures from people with iPhones, they sometimes show up as a video. The video is usually 20 seconds long with the first half blank (sometimes there is text depending on how the person sent the message) and the second half contains the picture (though it is really small). Any idea what is going on here? Googling didn't really turn up anything so I suspect this is only happening with the AT&T version of the Nexus One with MMS sent from AT&T iPhones or something. This has happened since 2.1-update1 when I first got the phone and still happens now (running 2.3.4 stock Google OS, unrooted). OK, I did find some other people with similar issues: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=0e35a68a13fb466f&hl=en http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=1b552b9e6595a79d&hl=en Does anyone know of a way to workaround this? It's really quite annoying. Even a bug number in Google's issue tracking system would at least give me some hope that this would get fixed.
57227
Android app to add URL to my Google bookmarks
Is there any official app from Google to save URLs in Google bookmarks? I generally read a lot of articles and would like to save their URLs to Google bookmarks. But I can't find any official app from Google. I found this app, GBookmark, and it asked for permission for SID and LSID but failed to login.
57226
How to open SD cards as a drive in Windows 7?
I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini with CyanogenMod 10 and I would like to connect its SD cards (internal and external) to my Windows 7 x64 machine as a harddisk drives via USB cable. Now when I connect S4 to PC it shows as portable device, but a lot of applications cannot work with that (i.e. Total Commander synchronize dirs). I tried uninstalling the devices drive from Device Manager, (I also checked " "delete the driver") but it always uninstalls and again reinstalls the same version of the driver.
79636
Are these apps running active?
My phone: Xperia M with Jelly Bean 4.3 I've opened messaging, contacts, settings, whatsapp, hike and a game one by one. I thought these processes were closed when I exited from the apps by pressing 'back' button (This phone has three main buttons i the order namely Back, Home, Window Manager). But when I push 'window manager' I see all the apps that I've opened/closed previously. Now the questions are: # 1 Are those processes active? # 2 Are they consuming battery? # 3 Are they safe to leave them like that? Edit: For example I've opened these apps and closed them using 'back' key but when I press window manager I see these apps still there like this (image below). So are they running or just sitting there for easy access? ![Android window manager](http://i.stack.imgur.com/5p6Nf.jpg)
43171
Phone will not let me ENCRYPT
I want to encrypt my apps and personal data, such as passwords to email etc. If I have factory reset my phone (GS2sprint) and it is fully charged (over 90%) and plugged in. So I went to _Settings ->Apps->Security_, and from there to _Encrypt_ or _Encrypt SDCard_ \-- but it won't let me encrypt: The buttons are grayed out. Why won't it let me encrypt? I have a new file that I have not seen before which is sprint extention. It will not let me stop it and like I said after Hard Factory reset it still will not let me encrypt anything.
43172
Sync Google contact photo to Android phone
I created a contact a while back of a friend, just her name and mobile number. Today I added her Gmail address to the phonebook in her contact card. When I go into Gmail Contacts I see her Google+ photo - How can I get my phone to sync that photo. FYI - We are not friends on Google+
46524
Linux doesn't recognize Galaxy S 3
I've bought a Samsung Galaxy S 3 device today, but found out that I could not get my PC with Fedora 18 (Gnome 3) to recognize it (nothing happens when I plug it in). As file transfer etc is essential to me, this renders my device pretty much useless (I don't have an SD card slot on my PC at the moment). Android lets me choose how I connect though: as a "media device (MTP)" or a "camera (PTP)". Is there a way to simply access the storage on my phone from a Linux machine? It's pretty ironic because both my PC and my phone are actually running Linux, yet they can't communicate. For a large company like Google/Samsung there's pretty much no excuse for this, as Linux is quite popular nowadays, especially because Google already does most of its work on Linux. `lsusb`: Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1058:0748 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. My Passport 1TB USB 3.0 Bus 002 Device 009: ID 04e8:6860 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd GT-I9100 Phone [Galaxy S II], GT-I9300 Phone [Galaxy S III], GT-P7500 [Galaxy Tab 10.1] Bus 006 Device 002: ID 046d:c077 Logitech, Inc. Bus 006 Device 003: ID 046d:c312 Logitech, Inc. DeLuxe 250 Keyboard Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub It would seem that the device is somehow recognized.
46527
Stuck in Boot Loop
I have an Android Jelly Bean, DOPO m7088, and its stuck in a boot loop. I did the hard resetting, wipe my data and everything and its still stuck. I've been searching the internet for weeks and haven't found anything that would work. I'm a complete noob when it comes to fooling around with a tablet. >.<... I've came across a few threads suggesting flashing the rom. I would like to try it but how do I go about it? Or should I try something else. Oh, I've already reached out to the manufacturers and all they said is to reboot and restore to factory settings. Please can anybody help me?
46520
Eroot World’s Strongest Root Tool: Scam or No Scam - That Is The Question?
**"Eroot (phone one key root tools) is a free android root tool which is developed by China root team. It is a new tool and become the World’s Strongest Root Tool. Currently the Eroot supports Samsung, Motorola, Huawei, SONY, HTC’s most models, the total number of models have more than 200 models. Root success rate in the industry leader."** Source: Android Groupon Things that are too good to be true usually are !! However is this a tool to stay away from or a legitimate product that every android enthusiast should keep by their side ? Anyone with experience of the above & can comment on its effectiveness, I would be very grateful.
46522
Change Mac Address on Nexus 7 running 4.2.2
My question is: How do I change/spoof the mac address of my Nexus 7 so that the router sees the spoofed address and will not give an authentication error when connecting? I have done some looking around, and I have tried apps like this, ip link and if config, and editing my nvram.txt file, but none of these methods appear to work. Has anyone had any luck with this? My tablet is running the faux Kernel with KaosDroid if it helps.
68129
Can I flash system.img.ext4 without unlocking bootloader or void KNOX warranty?
I understand that: 1. The secure boot process checks signature of bootloaders, kernel and rootfs, but not /system partition. The Samsung KNOX e-fuse is set to 1 when any signature is bad. 2. Tools such as _make_ext4fs_ can create custom system.img.ext4. 3. Odin and Heimdall are able to flash system.img.ext4 into the device. AFAIK, system.img.ext4 is not signed, so there is no way for the device to verify its integrity. If all are correct, we can change any file in /system partition. Rooting then becomes very easy. This my proposed way of rooting without voiding KNOX warrenty: 1. Unpack the stock system.img.ext4 2. Find any binary which is executed by init as root. Examples are _/system/bin/installd_ and _/system/bin/vold_ 3. Patch the binary to plant a backdoor which can spawn us a root shell. 4. Repack the system.img.ext4. Hopefully the file size doesn't change. 5. Use Odin to flash the system partition only. 6. Boot. Secure boot shouldn't detect anything unusual, as it only checks bootloader, kernel and rootfs. ADB shell and then use our backdoor to get our root shell. However, people are trying very hard to find a way to root Samsung Galaxy S4, Note2 or Note3 without voiding KNOX warranty. For example, the _saferoot_ method make use of a kernel vulnerability. After Samsung patched the vulnerability, there isn't yet any way to root safely. My approach must be wrong somewhere. Appreciate if you can point it out.
52547
Party Mode or guest Access for Google Play Music?
I wonder if there is a way to use "Google Play Music" with something like a "Party Mode". I just want to give my friends the possibility to browse and play my music library without giving them access to my entire Google Account. They clould use the Web app with my laptop or the Android app on my MK808. Maybe I'm using the wrong terms for searching but I coldn't find a thread with a similar problem. I can't imagine that no one else wants to do that... Do anybody know a solution for this problem?
52545
Cant restore stock rom in galaxy y and format failure
I installed Hyperion custom ROM. Before installing it I made a complete backup. Then now I thought to switch back to my original OS − but it is saying some error like format failure, cant unmount system etc. What could be the problem here? Device name: Galaxy Y Recovery tool: CWM Custom ROM used: Hyperion Error Report: Checking MD5 sum E:format_volume failed to unmount/system error while formatting/ system
52544
What happens when a country changes its DST schedule?
What happens when a country changes its DST schedule? For example, Israel has just lengthened its Daylight Savings Time by a month. It seems like no firmware update was issued by Google for this. How does Android update its timezones and times?
68121
couldn't connect Micromax doodle a111 to Ubuntu 12.04
Hi i'm trying to connect Micromax Doodle a111 Jellybean(4.1.2) to my pc Ubuntu 12.04. Every time I tried to connect with PC it throws me Following error. Error mounting: mount: block device /dev/sr0 is write-protected, mounting read-only mount: /dev/sr0 already mounted or /media/Handset Driver busy What should I do ?
34248
How to set a Contact as "Me"?
> **Possible Duplicate:** > Use existing contact for “Me” in Ice Cream Sandwich I have a contact for myself with LOADS of info (websites, phone numbers, emails, etc.) and my new Galaxy S3 created a separate "ME" contact that's totally empty. How do I set my old contact as me? Simple question, simple answer [hopefully].
60458
Out of the box Android Message Service
Does Android OS have a Message Service like Windows netsend/msg or smbclient? I am **not** talking about downloading a APP to us on Android O/S to send/receive message. I am talking about "out of the box" Message Service for Android.
60455
Samsung Galaxy S3 camera light keeps flashing
Ever since I updated the software on my Galaxy S3 the camera light flashes randomly all day, it also flashes when my alarm goes off. I cannot find anywhere in my settings how to disable this annoying light. My flash notification is not checked off. Please help!
60450
Multiple rom booting
Is there any way to dual boot on the international GT-n7000 phone ? I have no tried the CWM backup / restore to switchbetween two ROMs but I would guess no issue with that to be encountered. Just that it would be too cumbersome. Thanks
60452
K9-Mail keep email open
When switching back to k9 mail using the app-icon on the homescreen, a previously displayed email is going to be closed and the list of emails is going to be displayed instead. This doesn't happen when using the 'Last- App'-function. As I don't have the 'Last-App'-button in my bottom bar I don't use it in my workflow (tbh, I prefer it like this anyway). How can I stop emails from being closed when opening the app from the homescreen?
26582
How do you log into Dead Trigger after a fresh install?
So I've wiped my Asus / Google Nexus 7 tablet, and reinstalled Dead Trigger from the Android Market (Google Play Store). How do you log into Dead Trigger with your user account? Do you **have** to play through the first mission where you escape into the garage, or is there another way to do it? I can't find any option in the tools menu (tap the gears).
920
On an HTC Evo, is there any way to sync only 'my contacts' from gmail (not 'all contacts')?
I've seen references to this posted elsewhere, but never a solution. I'd like to only sync the "my contacts" group of contacts from my gmail (really google apps, but should work the same) account, rather than "all contacts". I can not find an option to change this. Any suggestions?
9579
The video file cannot be played (on Galaxy S)
Last few days my video files cannot be played on my Samsung Galaxy S and I do not know why. I select a video and I choce to wath it with the android's video player and I have the message below : "The video file cannot be played" Have you a solution ? Thanks.
923
Update to version 2.2 on my HTC Hero Android 1.5 phone
Currently I am using HTC Hero with Android 1.5 and as we know right now Android 2.2 (Froyo) has been released, so i am planning to upgrade from 1.5 to 2.2. Regarding updating, I have the following questions: 1. How do I update it? 2. Is there any selection options provided to update? For example I want to update my 1.5 to 2.1 instead of 2.2, 2.0 or anything else. 3. Are there any issues that have already occurred with Android 2.2? 4. What if I want to down-grade to lower version, is it possible? (i.e. rollback to older version)
64204
Headphone Volume buttons
I've got a Bose qc15 headset with online volume and call buttons. The call button works with my Nexus 5 but not the volume buttons. Is there a way to get the volume buttons to work?
64207
Incoming calls Moto X ; press 1 to accept call
For some reason my Moto X is requiring me to press the number 1 in order to accept incoming calls. I thought this may be a Motorola assist glitch, but the problem was not fixed when I disabled the application. Any ideas? Similar problems out there?
64206
Could not connect my phone to Samsung Kies over WiFi
I have Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-i19100G and want to connect with the Kies program from my PC via Wi-Fi. The connection will be successful, but not DONE! In Kies it's showing that it is trying to connect but it does not. I did everything like USB debugging, etc. but no avail. Please help me to fix this. PS: Sorry for my English ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/UH2PLt.png). ( Click on the image for higher resolution )
64200
Samsung Galaxy S2 SGH-S959G Android version 2.3 in boot loop
This morning turned off my phone by pressing and holding down the power button. I waited a few minutes then tried to turn the phone back on. It began to boot up by flashing the normal Samsung Galaxy SII screen. Instead of fully booting, it continually flashes the Samsung galaxy SII screen over and over. I removed the battery for a few minutes and tried again... and again --> Still same problem. Battery is fully charged. When I connected to charger, no change. When I connect it to my laptop, my laptop doesn't see it. By pressing power button and volume button simultaneously I got a multi-colored prompt with option to reboot. Tried the reboot --> still same problem. Took Izzy's advice. Got phone in "manual mode", tried: 1. "reboot" --> no change 2. "wipe cache partition" followed by "reboot" --> no change 3. "factory reset" (aware that I'll loose my contacts, photos, etc.) --> worse Now can't get "manual mode" at all, logo flashes more frequently, and when I press power and volume buttons (the only buttons my phone has!) I now for a very brief moment see one yellow message `Deleting cryption meta data` Update: downloaded Odin 3 v.1.85, flashed with Stock-SGH-S959G.tar.md5 STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, WHAT ELSE CAN I DO? (also checked SamMobile for firmware = nothing available)
64203
Disable Touch Input Tracking Bubble on 4.4.2 CM 11
About a week ago my Samsung Note II started tracking all touch input with a bubble. It acts sort of like mouse trails, although there is only one bubble. I don't remember turning this feature on, and after looking through all the settings and applications I can't find any way to disable it. The phone is running a CyanogenMod 11 Nightly (Build cm-11-20140222-NIGHTLY-i605.zip) but I noticed it on previous builds of CM 11 as well. Here are some screenshots of the bubble tracking touch input in various applications: ![screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/0PhjXm.jpg) ![screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/2IOT9m.png) ![screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/M2lgIm.png) Screenshots (click images for larger variants) Does anyone know how to turn this off?
51168
How do I upload Cyanagenmod when the only things I have access to are Download mode and ClockworkMod recovery?
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7, the UK version. I managed to mess up in the beginning when trying to install CM and now have it in a state where I can either boot into Download mode or ClockworkMod Recovery. The instructions say to use ADB to connect and upload the zip file, but this doesn't seem to work in either of the two modes I can boot into. I can no longer boot into stock Android to copy the file across there either. How do I upload the CM zip file? Is there another step I'm missing?
68784
How to swap UI of a custom rom with other rom?
I have a custom rom which has Xperia like UI. It's very fast uses very less Ram. The other rom has Kitkat/Jellybean like UI but it has low performance as compared to Xperia UI like rom. I was wondering if I could change UI of Xperia rom with the other Kitkat rom. is it possible? I want to change Notification bar, menus , locker, Popup windows, buttons etc. I use custom launcher and keyboard so no need to change that.
68785
What are the pros and cons of allowing Google Play store to automatically update apps?
Automatically update apps on my Android phone: Upsides: * Apps get new feature, bug fixes, performance improvements, etc. Downsides: * The UI layout or some features that I am already used to changes. Sometimes I am regret to update the app due to this. So I set Google Play to not update the apps automatically on my old phone. Now I am getting a new phone. Are there any other pros and cons to these settings, and what are some ways to mitigate my concerns?
15041
Can Android and/or Apps handle switching an SD card temporarily?
I have a lot of apps and app data on my SD card. I know Android handles unmounting and remounting that card very well. However, **what if I temporarily insert another SD card onto my Android device - will the system handle this OK and be back in the same state when I reinsert my original card?** What about apps, should they in most cases handle this well too? What I'm worried about is that Android seeing the empty SD card decides that I've removed all the apps that I had on my SD card, and any apps I have left will also think I've removed their data and rewrite some internal indexes accordingly...
68783
Home screen always goes to 1st page?
I was using Huawei U8300 Ideos Chat Handset - Android Mobile Recently this Mobile has started giving problem and going back to 1st page of home screen automatically. It has 7 page in it's desktop screen. Even if I gragg to 4rd page, which is of middle page, it automatically goes to 1st page. Similarly in gallary too it automatically goes to 1st photo ! Deamatically draining battery ! It is also sending SMS automatically at Night although that SMS doesn't show in sent-Log. Just in the Morning I get notice that INR 1 has been deducted for an SMS. I had factory RESET it and even upgraded it with their given file in their website i.e. http://www.huaweidevice.co.in/Support/Downloads/ But even after that This problem is not solved ! Finding no way I also approached to their "Uttam Nagar, Delhi Service Centre" but keeping this Handset for long 7 days they returned it in UNSOLVED Condition They ( Service Centre ) claimed that they had make it ok.... but while delivering this handset there was no battery backup in it and returning home I found that the same problem of Handing and Auto SMS didn't solved ! After Factory Reset, I have not installed any further softwares in it and keeps it away from Internet access...Then too this problem persists ! Any Idea - What to do further ?
48009
Android Dongle ADB Shell Recovery Segmentation Fault
I am trying to wipe out data from android dongle with help of ADB commands. When I typed ADB shell command then it will provide me `root@android:/#`. Now when I type `recovery` or `recovery wipe_data` in command prompt then it will give me segmentation fault error. Why does this error occur, and how can I solve it?
27589
Get rid of 'battery-low' popup after some delay?
I'm using an Android phone (a Motorola Defy+ running CM9) with OsmAnd as a map solution mounted on my motorcycle (it just shows the map and a gpx-track as a driving hint). It's not connected to a charger yet and I don't mind when it runs out of battery (I have spare ones). However there's this "battery low" message popping up at 15% downwards. It covers a huge part of the map and stays there until you hit the OK button which does **not** work with gloves on and during the ride at all. That remaining 15% still give >1h runtime which I want to enjoy withouth nagging popups! Is there a way to hide it completely or get rid of it after some seconds automatically? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/4piqd.png)
48001
Android Presentation display
I've read about Presentation display support in 4.2.2, but I cannot understand - Presentation supports only WiDi-display or HDMI too? **EDIT** I want to build application which uses external monitor to display some media (video, photos or gallery) and built-in display as a control panel (only button and some settings)
48003
Can't log in via Gmail app but browser login is fine
I can't log in through my android Gmail application and have to log in using the browser. I am kind of confused. The response I got from the app was "Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server".
27580
Low Signal Strength after Firmware Upgrade
When I first bought my Samsung Galaxy S (GT-I9000) phone a month ago, it had it's factory installed 2.1 Eclair running. Despite many 'Android Market' apps not being compatable with it, my signal strength was half to full 3G signal wherever I went. I then upgraded to 2.3 Gingerbread. My signal strength was lucky to get higher than half strength and often had an E or H next to the signal indicator instead of a 3G ledgend. I have since upgraded again to CyanogenMod9 (4.0 ICS) with no change to signal strength. In the locations I got full 3G signal only a month ago, I still struggle to get over half signal strength with an H ledgend. The bars are usually grey but occationally turn blue. I am wondering if the factory Eclair install had a preset setting making it suitable to work in Australia with the specific frequency bands we have here, and upgrading has over written these settings. If this is the case, my phone may be looking for frequencies used in Europe or America that arn't used here or are the 2G frequencies. My googling has found many forum threads where people have lossed signal quality after upgrading, many blaming the carrier or ICS. Several people have subsequently downgraded to default Gingerbread to fix the problem, for me this would mean going back to Eclair. I don't really want to do that. Is there anything I can do, changing settings or installing an app, that can bring me back to full strength? **UPDATE 26Aug12** I think I have deciphered the signal strength bars. E denotes EDGE (2G) signal, H is for HSPA and 3G for UMTS fast 3G connection. The signal bars are grey normally, and turn blue when you have an active data link (and little up/down arrows show data transfer). I wonder if my phone is having trouble with UMTS and therefore not connecting at 3G speeds after the upgrade.
27586
Problems accessing message logs on Jelly Bean with aLogcat
# Summary I have been having problems accessing the K9 log messages using aLogcat, see below for more details. What I would like to know is: * Why are no log messages from K9 appearing in the aLogcat log viewer? * Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can see the full text of the errors which are occurring when trying to sync my K9 folders? * Could something have changed in Jelly Bean which lead K9's logging to stop working? * Since there seem to be remarkably few messages being shown by aLogcat in general, has something has changed in Jelly Bean which could mean that it is no longer able to access all messages? # Detail I have recently been having connection problems with K9. My folders fail to sync and the folder list ends up full of socket errors (`libcore.io.ErrnoException:`) or ssl errors (`javex.net.ssl.SSLException:`) etc. where the _last checked time_ should be. I get different messages depending on which problem is occurring at the time, but I can't see the full text of the error message, so it's difficult to guess what the cause might be. Thinking that the log files might contain more information, I followed the instructions at Recording a debug log, enabled debug logging in K9, installed aLogcat and tried to look at the logs. Sadly, whichever log buffer I select ( _Main_ , _Events_ or _Radio_ ), there appear to be no messages from K9. If I add the suggested `(k9|AndroidRuntime)` regex filter then I see nothing in _any_ of the logs. If I remove it then _Main_ contains mostly garbage collection messages, _Events_ seem to contain mostly messages from aLogcat itself and I haven't seen a log message in _Radio_ yet. If it makes any difference, I'm using a Nexus 7, but I would have thought that logging would have been to a standard location which wouldn't change between android versions.
57913
How do I refresh/rescan the SD memory in Android 4.4 KitKat
I received the official OTA KitKat update for my Nexus 4 last week and since then I have been unable to rescan the SD card. I have tried a number of different apps for this task but all of them crash when being opened. A bit of research shows a handful of users with the same issue. These are the apps I've tried: * Rescan Media ( _Aditya Talpade_ ) * Rescan SD Card! ( _sTOOPIDfiG_ ) * Rescan SD Media Card ( _RADEFFFACTORY_ ) * SDrescan ( _Benjamin Rosseaux_ ) **_my old standby on Jelly Bean_** Each app crashes when launched. Is anyone able to refresh their SD memory on KitKat?
9396
Where are my photos saved?
I want to categorize/reorganize the photos in my gallery. I feel like I've been all over the place in ASTRO, looking them, but I can't seem to find them. I see my downloads, and some other photo folders I've moved stuff to while plugged in to my computer, but not the photos I've taken with the camera. I've checked `/mnt/sdcard/dcim`, but all it has are three directories: Camera (empty), Icons (empty) and .thumbnails (full of cryptic cache files). Same story at `/sdcard/dcim` (I think those two are symlinked). Where are my photos? If it makes a difference, I'm on an HTC Incredible. _edit_ In my camera settings, it is set to save photos to the phone's memory, not my sd card.
57911
Why can't a keyboard on the Samsung Galaxy S3 collect passwords?
When I enable an input method (a keyboard app) on a Nexus device, I see the following confirmation message: > This input method may be able to collect all the text that you type, > including personal data like passwords and credit card numbers. It comes > from the app Highway. Use this input method? I understand this warning. Because of the way an input method works, it has the ability to collect everything I type, and I have to trust the author not to abuse this ability. But when I enable an input method on my Samsung Galaxy S3 (and maybe other Samsung devices; I haven't tried), I get a different message (my emphasis): > This method can collect all of the text you enter, **except passwords** , > including personal data and credit card numbers. It comes from the app > Highway. Use anyway? I've checked entering a password into a web form, and setting the device password. In both cases, it still uses the (3rd-party) input method I choose to enter the password. So why does Samsung claim that the input method can't collect passwords? Are they doing something incredibly clever in their version of Android, or are they just talking nonsense?
9394
Is my ext3 sd partitioning correct?
I've read a bit here on Android Enthusiasts and I've been able to partition my sdcard. A partition FAT32 and another one ext3, using the AmonRa Recovery for Acer Liquid Metal. Everything looks fine and if I start titanium backup I see on overview screen: > Internal: 193 mb (60.2 mb free). > SD card: 6.87 GB (520 mb free). > SD card (a2sd): 958 MB (958 MB free) So it looks like I'm not using that partition, right? I've tried moving application with app2sd pro and titanium backup to sd card but the ext3 partition does not get filled. What's wrong?
9391
Is it possible to display nicknames in the contact list?
Is it possible to use nicknames, instead of first+last names, as the contact's display name in the contact list and/or the incoming/outgoing call view? Device is Samsung Galaxy S 2. Edit: to be clear, I wouldn't mind installing an alternative contacts app, if there's no other way to do this with the default one.
9390
Connect XOOM to internet using a USB UMTS Stick
I have bought a XOOM WiFI, and would like to know if it would be possible to connect it to internet using an external USB UMTS Stick (Huawei E122 HSPA USB Stick). I am aware this is not supported out of the box, I would like to know what would entail trying to connect it to a USB key which by default comes with drivers for desktop operating systems.
67150
How to record my calls on Nexus 4 with Android 4.4.2?
I've got a Nexus 4 with Android 4.4.2 and want to record my voice calls. My first idea was to simply use a recording app, so I've tried a whole bunch of call recording apps, but none of them work. They only record my voice, not the other side. Or they require the speaker / handsfree mode in order to record the other person (and then still sounds like crap). After some reading it seems not all phones/models support full 2-way voice recording. However I did read some claims about people pulling ot off on Nexus 4 (although it's not clear to me if this necessarily involves rooting and/or custom roms, which I'd rather avoid). Is there ANY way (preferably without rooting) to do proper 2-way phone call recording on a Nexus 4 running Android 4.4.2?
67155
In Android CyanogenMod, what are these (bcmdhd_sta.bin_b#) files for?
I have Samsung Galaxy S3 Device with CyanogenMod version:10-20121110-NIGHTLY-i9300. In the path /system/etc/wifi I found the following files: bcmhdh_sta.bin_b0, bcmhdh_sta.bin_b1, bcmhdh_sta.bin_b2 I know that bcmhdh_sta.bin is supposed to be the WIFI Firmware. But what are the _b0, _b1, _b2, suppose to stand for? Edit: I found in dmesg the following print: c0 ----- CHIP bcm4334_B2 ----- Then I looked into the dhd driver source code to look for this print and found it. It seems that the B2 states the Broadcom's chip revision. The driver supports revisions: b0, b1, b2. Just like in the filenames I found.
67156
I want to change my android smarthpones MAC adress, but i get an error: iplink: applet not found
Hy! Sooo i searched a lots of stuff on the internet before asking, but found nothing. Basicly i want to change my mobiles MAC adress, couse it got blacklisted at school. I tried market apps, but none of them are working. Of course, i rooted my phone which is a Huawei y-300 whith a custom ROM, and i have installed busybox from market. (This might be a problem but im not sure....) Than i started googleing. I found these links helpfull, but none of them worked :c http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1691139 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1571496 So i tried to set my MAC adress in terminal.... I typed in su. Than it requested root acces. Ofcourse, i granted that. Than i typed "busybox iplink show eth0". And here is my problem. It doesnt do what i want, instead it gaves me an error: "iplink: applet not found". And i dont know what to do. I tried booth links above, but none of them worked. I know one of them is about another command, but i tried replacing it with "iplink." I think there is something wrong with busybox. It installs its stuff to /system/xbin,, and maybe its the problem, but maybe im wrong, i dont know :c How to change the (permanent) MAC address on my android phone? Thank you for your help.
9398
Low disk storage Space
I have not added applications to my phone. I have actually been deleting applications from my phone because it will tell me I have low disk storage space. Sometimes it goes away, but will come back at another time when I still have not added any applications from the market. I'm not sure how to keep it from telling me this...
65429
How to remove google acccount from my LG 4X HD/ P880
I had my gmail account from an old employer disabled. It keeps on notifying me on "Account Action Required". I can only disable the sync in "Accounts and Settings", not remove it entirely. How do I remove it? I use the 4.2 OEM OS.
78341
Inputting Japanese characters?
I am not a Japanese speaker, but I know a few words, mostly Pokémon names... In fact, in many cases the Japanese name will pop up in my head before the English one. But I want to be able to type アブソル instead of "Abusoru" because the Romaji makes it look silly. However at present the only way I can do this on my phone is to find an online converter and copy the result from there. Hardly ideal. But I can't find Japanese input methods anywhere in the keyboard settings. Plenty of other writing systems like Greek, Arabic, and I think Chinese, but no Japanese. Am I simply overlooking an option, or is there something I need to do to get such support on my phone?
34295
Gmail for programmers
As a programmer, I really despise any email not written in plain text (MIME type `plain/text`) and not wrapped at 80 chars width. However the default gmail app only sends the emails I compose as `text/html`. Is there any way, setting and/or app to get my favourite formatting?
68879
LG Optimus G Pro E985 - How to make pictures more colorful
I have this phone and it takes good pictures, but they are too bland - there is no life in colors, and they are low contrast and too white-ish. How do I increase the colors presence? Here is one of the images I've taken ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ipnfV.jpg)
34291
Wi-Fi won't stay off
I have a Motorola Droid and have just installed the latest update. The Wi-Fi network at my workplace is temperamental, so I prefer to simply turn off the Wi-Fi and use 4G. The issue is, when I turn it off (in Settings ~> Wi-Fi ~> move the slide bar to "off") it shows as off, however the next time I turn the screen on, the Wi- Fi is back on. How can I stop this?
68873
What is YGPS and why does it have every permission that's in the book?
I have a FairPhone One. From time to time I look in the system settings and the battery usage to see what is draining the battery. I've disabled anything I don't use, including a number of builtins from Google. I've also looked at other apps and if their permissions are in balance with what they're supposed to do. (Simple games should not have access to my phone calls.) What is YGPS and why does it have the longest possible list of permissions? Can I safely disable it?
68876
Distorted photos on LG G2
I've recently bought two LG G2's, and I'm having a hard time trying to get decent photos out of either of them. The photos are distorted in a scary way. Obvious jokes aside, look at my face in this photo (click on the photos to zoom): ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ogQLT.jpg) And again here, with a weird line on my forehead, and smudges on the nose, mouth, etc: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/xElVt.jpg) Some of the photos are even worse... Am I doing something wrong? I've tried the different modes or settings and I'm getting the same results. I keep reading the G2's camera is great, but I'm not seeing that at all...
68874
Google maps road names too small. Solutions?
My parents can't read the road names the Google maps app, and I can't find a way round it. (Should have gone to spec savers). I have tried using Google maps via Chrome and Firefox and their increase text size features but Google Maps ignores it. Options are flexible as I have rooted the phone and am willing to load any reasonably well tested custom ROM. I've tried countless map apps and they're all as hard to read, so I thought I'd ask as Google Maps has probably been hacked around with more than others