title: How do I disable notifications for a second Gmail account?

text: I have two Gmail accounts, one that I use for mailing lists and signing up for online services and whatnot, and the other one for more important stuff like work and friends. I'd like to set it up so that my phone doesn't play the notification sound when an email comes in for the mailing list account. I only want to hear notifications for the account that has the more important email. I can't find any setting to differentiate notifications between the two accounts. Is this possible, and if so how?


title: Is it possible to install an app and exclude some of its requested permissions?

text: Occasionally I want to install an application which requires certain permissions that I feel it really shouldn't need. Can I install the app without giving it these permissions? For example, GPS location, phone state, internet connection, etc. Is it possible to change the permissions of an application once it is installed?


title: Setting custom permissions per-application

text: I want more granular control over permissions. I’m fine with applications having some permissions, but I want to be in charge and have more granular control. Can this be done on Android? I know iOS has this for some things like contacts and calendar data. The user is prompted before the application gets access to these sensitive datasets. Technically, I can see this working by denying API access when the application tries to access it.


title: How do I install a .apk on my Nexus 7 using the browser?

text: I recently got an Asus Nexus 7 Tablet shipped to me, and want to be able to use all of the .apk files I have saved on my computer (all purchased/downloaded legitimately). Here's the issue: I'm in the navy and underway, and will be for quite some time. I have no ability to connect my Nexus to a wifi/wired network (not allowed to plug it into a ship's network computer via USB), and I have no ability to connect my personal computer to the internet either, so setting up a Google Play account on the tablet is a no-go. My laptop is a Macbook, and I DO have Android File Transfer installed, but that's pretty much all I'm working with here. When I plug my tablet into the laptop, Android File Transfer pops up, and I can drag and drop files onto the Nexus, HOWEVER, I don't have any file manager program to access the .apk files once they're on the tablet. I have tried going to settings and checking the Unknown Sources box in the Security menu, dragged and dropped an assortment of .apk files into the Nexus root folder, and then have entered "file:///sdcard/xxx.apk" into the Google Chrome internet browser window ("xxx.apk" being whatever file path I'm trying to access). But when I hit "Go", the browser page just flashes, refreshes with a blank address bar, and it's like nothing happened. Is there any hope for me, or is this Nexus 7 just going to be a very expensive paper weight until I finally see land (and wifi) again? Thanks in advance for any advice!


title: How can I turn off Notification Sounds and leave phone sounds on

text: How can I turn off the annoying Notification sounds but still leave phone ringer on?


title: How Do I see hidden folders on Android?

text: This always happens to me. Someone tells me to access some folder on Android (in this case `/sdcard/Android/data/com.android.lmt/`) and I can't find it. I'm using the "File Manager" app and asking it to show hidden files and folders but I still can't find the folder. This happens a lot. ![Screenshot](http://i.imgur.com/xcENdycm.jpg)   Screenshot (click image for larger variant)


title: How to know which email address was registered to my lost phone?

text: My phone(Samsung Galaxy Note 2) is lost. I want to delete data from it, especially my personal photos. I don't remember my play store account which was associated with my Note 2. I tried to contact my local carrier but they can just issue my SIM again, which I did. Through IMEI they can't do it. I'm from Saudi Arabia. Here they can't do it. So is there anyway to this or any international assistance from Samsung?


title: Samsung Galaxy S5 turns on when fully charged and never turns off

text: I just 'upgraded' from the Samsung Galaxy S4 to the S5. Both use similar 4.4.2 Touchwiz software, but by new one has some odd behavior. I'll explain. Notes: I set smart screen sleep (or timeout, how it's called) to ON and put it to one minute. I do have the Dev options revealed, but the "Stay awake" is not checked. I'll describe some situations: Phone unplugged, unlocked -> Sleeps after 1 minute idle. Phone unplugged, locked -> Sleeps after 1 minute (or even less) idle, no matter if I have notifications or no. Phone plugged in, unlocked -> Sleeps after 1 minute idle. Phone plugged in, locked, manually woken up (pressing some button) -> Sleeps after one minute. Phone plugged in, locked, woken up by some notification -> Rings, displays the notification, and never sleeps until I press the lock / power button. I tried to minimize the problem by minimizing the notifications I get while it sleeps: turned off wifi, blocked messages, etc. But there is still one problem. I charge my phone over night. Plug it in at evening (22:00), at about 1:00 (night) it finishes charging. The "Battery full" notification appears, and also the popup saying "Close the charging cover for water protection" fires up. And after that, the phone does not time out. And when I wake up, the phone is very hot. I bet it's not OK. And also, from my knowledge, static images burn into OLED displays. I really don't wanna break my phone by charging it at night. What I tried: restoring and leaving dev mode off. Resetting to factory, twice. Tried letting it on silent with and without vibrate. Tried putting some apps to block notifications, tried changing all the power, timeout and sensors options. Nothing stops it from lighting up and never lighting down at night, and over-heating itself. Any ideas?


title: why does my factory reset tablet have no stoarage space?

text: I have an envizen tablet android 4.2.2 and when I factory reset it and check my storage it says 104mb apps 92kb audio 9.2mb cached and 1.44 misc. But for some reason 0 available when I should have 8 gigs internal


title: Can I prevent home screen shortcuts from getting deleted or moved around?

text: I had recently gifted my Mom a Nexus 7, with a hope that she will like to read books. She is old with poor eye sight and can't read English that great. I find her eager to learn and she had made a good progress in reading few books. Since she is not used to these gadgets, I am trying to keep settings in her tablet constant. Recently I observed that the shortcut in home screen for PDF reader disappeared and resulting in discontinued reading till my arrival. The frequency of this sort of interruption has increased now a days. Rather than finding how the shortcut is being deleted, I think preventing changes to home screen is sensible. Hence, I would like to know about any means to keep the icons or shortcuts in home screen and in launcher constant, immune to long press and drag and drop operations. Device info: Nexus 7, running stock 4.2.1, unrooted, but willing to root if required.


title: Need help in unbricking soft bricked LG G2 LS980

text: I recently purchased **LG G2 LS980** (locked on Sprint network in USA) in India and unlocked it to work in India. The build number of the software that came with phone was **LS980ZV7**. The phone kept downloading OTA updates (which I could never stop) and I kept installing them. The software version updated from ZV7 to ZV8 to ZVA. After ZVA, the phone downloaded ZVA to ZVC update (611 MB) several times, installed but never updated the software version. In every update, the phone rebooted, optimized apps and booted normally. One day, I installed TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project) on my phone. The phone again downloaded an ZVA to ZVC OTA update . I went on to install the OTA update. The phone rebooted into TWRP and never booted back into normal mode since then. In an effort to restore the phone, I did what ever possible to restore the phone. I even did the hard reset of the phone. But the phone still boots into TWRP. Now, in a way, the phone is "soft bricked". And the only option (I may be wrong) seems to flash the phone with a custom ROM. Any help please. Thanks in advance


title: Use custom lock screen on encrypted Jelly Bean device

text: I recently enabled encryption on my Nexus S running Android 4.1.1. I'm aware of all the benefits and drawbacks, and device encryption is definitely something I want. It's currently working fine. However, one small caveat I overlooked is that encryption requires a password or PIN lock screen. I assumed (somewhat foolishly) that I'd be able to change back to the lock screen of my choice once the encryption process was complete. I like using a pattern lock, because I can set it to not display any visual cues, which makes shoulder-surfing a _lot_ more difficult. It's also quick and easy to enter a relatively complex code. The password I used to encrypt the device was intentionally long and complex, making it something I certainly don't want to be entering every time I want to check my messages. I don't want to change it to something shorter, because increased security was the whole point of doing this in the first place. Is there a way I can go back to using a pattern lock screen? I understand that encryption is irreversible, and I don't really _want_ to remove it. I just want my old lock screen back. **EDIT:** I notice that changing the code for my lock screen also changes the key used to decrypt the device, which I assume is why you're not allowed to use a different type of lock screen. I very specifically do _not_ want to be using the same code to encrypt the storage as I'm using to unlock the screen. That seems like a terrible idea, and I can't believe it's really the way Android does it.


title: Android Screen In virtualbox Rotate 90 CCW?

text: I install Android 4.4 x86 on virtualbox in windows 8.1 That was Ok But when I install my first app pheed on it .   now when I run pheed app my screen rotate 90 ccw like as image .   ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Reg0y.png)   I try some stakoverflow post about android screen landscape and portrait but none of them help me .   I tried some shortcut key like as : > ctrl+f9   >  ctrl+f10   >  ctrl+f11   >  ctrl+f12   >  Or press them twice in lessthen a second but none of theme fix it ?!!   >  have any idea to fix it ?


title: bring out stack view in Chrome for Android

text: I am using a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. I cannot bring out stack browsing in Chrome. Although I have got an option for something like tilt scrolling in advanced settings but cannot find it useful any way even after enabling it. What may be the problem? Here are some links for screenshots related to stack tabs: ![screen shot](http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz1bedusrQ1qz4gev.png) ![screen shot](http://asset0.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2012/02/08/100tabs_Chrome_Android_610x374.jpg) I cannot find the button which is marked in the second screenshot, Also the browser in my tab looks a lot like the desktop one, with extremely small tabs at the top. Specifically the 'x' button used to close each tab, which is a headache but I use it a lot. It would help me if I manage to get the stack tabs feature.


title: Why does my phone consume megabytes of traffic when idle?

text: I have installed Traffic Monitor to check how much data is transferred between my phone and the rest of the world. The traffic is categorized by application, but there is also the category "system traffic", to which all uncategorizable traffic belongs. Strangely enough, the "system traffic" consumes the lion share: 2 of 2.8 MB within several hours of idling (over wireless LAN). Skype is off, only E-mail (K-9 + standard client), the news+weather widget and the browser are running. For these apps, a consumption of 0.8 MB is shown. Still a lot, but I can handle these. Apart from these: Traffic Monitor, Settings, Google Services (what's that for precisely?) and the Android keyboard. What is responsible for the rather heavy traffic here? What are typical "traffic eaters" that could fall into the "system traffic" category? Is there a way to disallow communication while the phone is not used (blank display)? Purpose: Estimate the required data volume or enable a pay-per-data connection. This question on monitoring is related, too.


title: Re Install android OS in Mobile Phone

text: I am using **LG optimus E 400**. Recently, I have rooted my Android phone. After rooting, it's not booting up now; just displaying white screen. I have tried go to the boot loader by pressing (Hold POWER + Vol Down) but it's not working in my phone. After some searching in Google, I found that the solution is re-installing the Android OS. How do I do that? Is any other recovery option? Thanks.


title: Turn on Mac with Tasker

text: Is there any way to tell my iMac to turn on via tasker. If so, would both devices have to be on the same network? Is there a way to do this without being on the same network? Would my computer have to be plugged into the router or can this be done wirelessly? I guess I am trying to use wake on lan. So for instance, when I come home and tap my phone to a NFC sticker, my computer would turn on. Is this possible?


title: Why doesn't my Samsung Galaxy S communicate via USB?

text: I discovered today that I cannot connect my PC with Samsung GT-I9000 any more: when I plug in the microUSB cable, nothing happens other than that the phone starts to charge. Earlier I got to see Connect to Kies or something like that. Things I've tried so far: -Switcing USB debugging on and off   -Removing battery   -Trying different cable   -Trying reimaging PC to a known good state (where I previously would have found new hardware)    -Trying different computer   -Factory data reset   -Formatting internal SD card   -Entering download mode with mUSB jig (my phone has download and recovery modes disabled otherwise) and reconnecting mUSB cable. Then I saw the "USB Device Not Recognized. One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned..." error on Windows (XP). Is there anything else I could try before sending it to the long journey of Warrantyland? UPDATE: I tried an app z4root which rooted the phone without the need of usb cable, then I could use Rom Manager to force the phone into Recovery Mode (remember my phone had the 3-button combo disabled). There I deleted-erased- formated everything I could and when I got back to normal mode and tried connecting again, Windows found new hardware and Kies recognized the phone. Just to be sure, I pulled the cable from computer, waited for 2 secs and then reconnected but, alas, nothing happenend again. I reimaged the PC and redid the z4root+Rom Manager+Recovery Mode wipe thing but nothing. Then I tried to reinsert microusb plug into phone under an angle and witnessed a successful connection. Kies offered updating firmare. I did not breathe on the phone and carefully clicked mouse to accept in hope that if this was a software error, new update would fix it. The update went fine but after the phone rebooted and I could confirm the firmware version from About, I still could not connect. Then I used USB jig which I purchased from eBay to force the phone into download mode and tried to connect it with a PC once again. The PC froze at once (even the mouse cursor did not move). I tried pressing every conceiveable keyboard combination from Enter to Ctrl+Alt+Del and then disconnected the USB cable. As soon as I did that, everything started moving again on the screen. I could reproduce this behaviour for 5 times. On the sixth time, however, Windows found new hardware and started installing drivers but soon after that a balloon popped up saying "USB Device Not Recognized. One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned [...]". Then I rebooted the phone and came back to the issue later. I forced the download mode once again and plugged the USB cable in. Nothing happened. No frozing, no error. Even though I have tried to wiggle the microusb plug in from every possible angle, it does not seem to have any effect. It just works when it wants to work. Charging works always, though.


title: How do I get my apps from device A to automatically install on device B when I sign in to my Google account?

text: I have heard that it is possible for apps to be automatically synced between Android devices so that when you sign in to another Android device with your Google account, your applications will automatically be redownloaded for you without you having to manually do so. I have a Nexus S which I do reset often, but it has never redownloaded my applications when I sign in to my Google account. I have checked the box 'Backup data to Google servers' in the settings. So how can I get my apps to be automatically downloaded when I sign in with my Google account?


title: Google voice indicator on incoming calls?

text: I'd love to know when people call my cell phone through its original cellphone number and when people call me through my Google voice number. Is there an app that can show me an indicator on the call screen? Thanks!


title: Samsung Galaxy S3 Stuck at Samsung Logo, possible virus?

text: My Mom has a Samsung Galaxy S3 from 2 years ago, it now gets stuck at **"Samsung Galaxy SIII GT-I9300"** screen and can't boot properly. It can't enter Recovery Mode either but can enter Odin Mode. Also tried to remove the battery, plug the charger cable and insert the battery but it gets stuck at "Loading Battery", showing a frozen gray battery in the center. When tried to get it repaired, the repair specialist said it was a virus and it would be _very expensive_ to get it repaired (warranty doesn't cover it). Searching online, I found someone with the same problem, and answers to that post instructed to enter Odin Mode, connect the Phone via USB to a machine with Samsung Kies installed and let it download a new Firmware. I should do it? I'm feeling a little reluctant to do it since the repair specialist mentioned a **virus** (don't know if a phone-oriented virus can affect a PC) Thanks for reading, LeoAM.


title: GPS Tracker for Android phones

text: Is it possible to track the GPS of Android Phone like Sony Ericsson Experia x10? This is what I want, I wanna know the location of Sony Ericsson Phone every time I misplace this phone,or I wanna detect the location of the carrier of this phone. How does it works? Thanks in Advance.


title: SuperOneClick freezes at "Running psneuter" while rooting. What can I do?

text: I tried to root my new Samsung Galaxy S II today using the instructions in the CF-Root thread and in the videos provided by this guy on YouTube. I was nearly across the finish line, but when I click the big "Root" button on SuperOneClick, it freezes at "Running psneuter" and won't go any further or shut down (without Task Manager intervention). I've tried leaving it for > 10 mins, turning off all antivirus and I've tried 2 different SuperOneClick versions (1.9.1 and 1.7) to no avail. Because of this, I'm pretty sure my root isn't going through properly. Mainly because when I check if my phone is rooted properly I can't get `su` access in shell. Any ideas/thoughts about what to do?


title: Can you change the options when long pressing the .com button?

text: When you longpress the `.com` button on the keyboard, (on my 2.2 htc legend anyway) it gives you the options to select `.net` `.com` `.org` `.edu`. Is it possible to change these to other options?


title: Prevent word from being added to the dictionary

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S. My understanding is that pressing space after manually entering a word will add that word to the dictionary. How do I prevent this from happening?


title: SD card unpartitioning

text: I own an HTC Chacha and I partitioned my SD card for phone rooting and discorved my phone is s-on so it cant be rooted! So how can I unpartition my SD card to reuse the partitioned space (this partitioned space cant be read by my phone) thanks


title: Twitter app with pic.twitter.com upload

text: The official Twitter app uses an external service for image upload instead of its own image service. I want a app which uses the official twitter image upload service. The reason is that I don't want to show my uploaded images the whole world. Any suggestions?


title: Just enabled 2-factor authentication for gmail, now on my Android phone I get "Sign-in error" to my google account

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Google's 2-step verification As per today's Stackexchange Podcast I took Jeff's advice and enabled 2-factor authentication for my gmail account. However now when my android phone is complaining with a notification in the top bar saying: > Sign in error for XXXX@gmail.com I assume this is a failure in my phone trying to sync my account. Of course I try to enter in my password (unchanged after enabling 2-factor auth) and it fails. Is there something I need to do to get 2-factor authentication to work correctly with my android device? I looked through the gmail app settings and didn't see anything obvious.


title: Trouble installing Cyanogen on Galaxy S II using recovery console method

text: After replacing my ailing Nexus One with with a SGS2 yesterday (an ordeal in and of itself, but neither here nor there), I decided to replace the stock ROM including TouchWiz with something a little more familiar, hence Cyanogen. I've was following these instructions, and it was going relatively well until step 9 under Method via Recovery. The first time around, I had placed the zip files directly on the root of the SD card, but I couldn't find them. After several more attempts, using different locations, attempting to put them on the internal storage, etc, I still haven't found a way to load those zip files. ![Directory Listing](http://i.stack.imgur.com/t02Uu.jpg) As can be seen, I don't have a mount point named sdcard as is typical. I do have that external_sd folder, but whenever I try and enter it to select a zip, I get an error saying something like "No Files Found" and am just returned to this folder. Any help would be appreciated.


title: What does power saving do exactly?

text: What changes happen in functioning of the phone after you turn it on? My device: Samsung S3 Mini


title: nexus S partition scheme, can it be changed?

text: planning on moving from the Nexus One to the S. the only thing I don't like about the S is the 512ram and the 1GB for apps. I tried to search forums, but found nothing relevant about this quesiton: Is it possible to partition it something like               /system 6Gb     /SD 9Gb     /swap 1Gb      ? i'm comfortable flashing custom roms, but i never dealt with partitions.


title: How to unlock the bootloader on Verizon Galaxy S3 without phone service

text: How can I unlock the bootloader without any phone service? Do I have to take out the Verizon SIM to do this? The phone is already rooted and has the super user app. A website said it's possible to use [any] SIM card after unlocking. Is this true?


title: Images and videos not readable from SD

text: first time here and I'm in sort of despair! I recently purchased a 32GB (class 10) memory card for my Samsung Galaxy S2. All went fine, the card was recognized, I could write and read from it, both, on the computer and the phone so I set it as the default storage for my camera.   The problems start here.   Last week, after shooting some videos, I wanted to check them at home but realized that the videos and some of the photos are not shown, the videos cannot be played by the phone or dropbox player or VLC on computer, jpg's are corrupted too. I tried formatting the card, but the problem still persists. I'm pretty stumped right now and don't have any ideas on how to fix this. Any help appreciated, thanks!


title: An existing package by the same name with a conflicting signature is already installed

text: I'm trying to update (Documents to go Main app) in my device. When I'm trying to install it an error comes out says `an existing package by the same name with a conflicting signature is already installed`. I have root access on my device. Is there anything I can do?


title: Locked out by CyanogenMod 11 upgrade

text: I tried a CyanogenMod 11 to upgrade from 4.1.2 to 4.4 on Samsung S3 Mini i8190. When the phone rebooted, my pin no longer worked. The 3 button hard reset has never worked on my phone. This mod is supposed to have TWRP but can't get to recovery mode. I tried a few flash options for hard reset and one jacked the phone turning on and off repeatedly. I tried flashing a 4.1.2 stock ROM but the phone would endlessly reboot. Heard this was a common problem when downgrading. So went back to 4.4. I don't believe debugging was enabled, since the instructions I followed didn't say to do that. So adb shell won't work. WiFi and data transfer were disabled so Google Manager idea won't work as well. Any ideas? Thanks


title: What does waiting/clock icon next to a message mean and what if I delete message in this state?

text: When my device is not connected to any network (WiFi/Cellular data) and I send any message, I have seen a waiting/clock icon next to that message. So what exactly does that mean? Is that message added to a queue for next batch process to inform server or something else? And during that state (waiting/clock icon next to message) if I delete that message, will that deleted message still be delivered to the recipient? Actually, I mistakenly sent a message to one of my contacts and luckily that time I was not connected to any network. After a few seconds when I realized this, I deleted that message. But I am not sure if it got deleted completely or it will get delivered when I reconnect to any network. I don't want that message to be delivered to the recipient, so I had disabled all networks on my device.


title: Disable sharing of playlists in Spotify App

text: On Spotify for Windows, there is a setting "Automatically make new playlists public", which I disabled, since I don't want to do that. In the settings on the Spotify Android App however, this option is missing. Or at least I am not finding it. Does anyone know a better way to keep my playlists private than manually clicking "Unpublish" for every new playlist I add?


title: how to batch update one's market application?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Is there a good app that lets me to the app updates in one go? can I batch update the apps I dowloaded from the market? I receive notifications like "14 updates available", but I don't know how to update them all, usually I just click some important apps and update manually. It's tiring and takes quite some time.


title: Can I hide a program from ongoing activities in the notification bar?

text: Is there a way to hide the notifications that a given application shows in the Ongoing Notification bar?


title: How can I attach a web page to an email?

text: I need to send a web page as an email attachment using GMail, not as a link to the page, but the entire page saved and attached to the email. I don't see any way to do this with the Android web browser. Is there a way to do this that I've missed, or are there other browsers that can accomplish this?


title: ICMP Requests working but HTTP requests are timing out

text: For some context, please see this image: http://db.tt/JPJlBC5b (I will upload to SE when I am in front of desktop) Basically this issue happened once before. What's happening is my phone basically stops connecting to the internet. HTTP requests seem to just simply time out after a few minutes in the browser. This causes all my apps to break and some of these apps fail more gracefully than others. The weird part is I can still PING and TRACERT DNS names and IP addresses via ICMP. so I still have some sort of internet connection. If I toggle airplane mode or reboot my phone it fixes it, but only for a few minutes before it stops working again. Last time it seemed to fix itself. Or something. I got so annoyed at trying to fix it that I just went to sleep. When I woke up, everything was broken, even my cellular connection. A quick reboot and everything, including my data connection, was working. Is there anyway I can try can figure out what's causing this and make it stop?


title: unexpected root request for mksh when turning wifi on or off

text: Since today, I see the following root warning when turning wifi on or off: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/LKYRo.png)   * Superuser Anfrage / Superuser request: **mksh (1000)**   * Angeforderter Benutzer / Requested User: **ROOT (0)**   * Befehl / Command: **ip route add 224.0.0.0/4 dev wlan0** My phone is a HTC One V with Android 4.0.3 and SuperSU installed as root app. It was running 8 months without this prompt. My last install was Power Toggles 1 week ago. Does anyone know about this? I'm afraid it's something dangerous...


title: Contact list crashing

text: Every other day, my Contacts List will crash, and the only way for me to access it is to power off the phone. What is happening for this to happen, and what can I do to prevent it in future?


title: Revert samsung galaxy S2 to original OS

text: I have a rooted galaxy S2 with cyanogenmod 10.1 but I would like to revert it to the original OS. How can I do that?


title: Can I use a modern Android phone with no phone plan?

text: I'm new to the Android platform, but am looking into doing some development for Android 2.x, with the hope of publishing an app to the Android App Market eventually. I'd like to be able to test my app on "real" hardware, but I already have an iPhone, which is plenty expensive itself, and I don't want to pay for an entire second cell phone plan just to test my code. So my question is, is it possible to buy an unlocked Android phone and operate it entirely over wi-fi? If so, what features (besides the obvious, like making calls), will I be missing out on?


title: Android and Network attached storage server

text: I am trying to organize my digital archive (pictures and movies). My wife and I store a lot of stuff on our Android phones. Before I buy a NAS device I would love to hear which protocol I should be looking to use with a NAS. What I want is to connect my Andoid phone in most natural way to a NAS and to be able read, write and use pictures from the NAS. Is there any good client for NAS servers, or is there any file explorer which cloud be integrate whit NAS so I can browse files. It would be ideal if I could find some sync software that would automatically backup data from my phone to a NAS.


> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Problem with my thumbnails in gallery. Why is it that the thumbnails of my images in gallery are not the same with the actual image? The images that I deleted was the thumbnail of the images now. Need some help here. Please


title: Can every Android device be updated to the most recent Android version?

text: I never dealt with Android devices before so I'm completely newbie at it, please comment if something is too simple. Say I purchase Android Galaxy Player S WiFi 5.0, that has got Android Froyo 2.2 installed in it. If there is a new version of Android released tomorrow or next month, will I be able to update it (like I will be able to update my iPod Touch 4 to iOS 5)?


title: Why does the Ebay application automatically startup at boot?

text: I can't find a good reason that this application must always be running on my phone. However, it starts at boot and I'm constantly getting error traces in Logcat about the Ebay application. Why does this application start at boot?


title: HTC Desire crashed, deleted all SMS/MMS. Can I recover?

text: Been a reader of SO/SE for a while as am getting into Android development. Just wanted to ask a quick question. Hope someone can help. :) I have a HTC desire (2.2 with HTC sense, as per stock), never rooted and little used (basic apps installed, not used for any dev) I use as just a phone really. Hence I was very surprised when it crashed the other day and all my SMS/MMS were deleted (the stock HTC Messages app was empty)! I know I should not have rebooted the device (as file recovery may be easier as it reduces chances of file space being overwritten), but was told to do so by T-Mobile advisor. Upon reboot, found the stock HTC Messages app used for SMS/MMS was was now populated by SMS that was saved on the SIM. Hence I think, the Desire recreated the SMS/MMS content using the saved SIM messages as a start. What I would like to know is can the older SMS/MMS be recovered? I assume they are stored in... /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/smsmms.db ...and that this file (originally with 500+ messages) has been overwritten by a new smsmms.db (now containing ~5 messages), but as I am new to Android/Linux am not sure if this assumption is right e.g. the new smsmms.db file could be written to a different disk location (as is common on FAT32/NTFS file systems in Windows) and hence with the right know-how the original file can be recovered (I've recvered many files like this in Windows without issue). Does anyone know how to recover SMS/MMS messages like that, or how to recover/undelete files from these devices in general (I don't mind if it is only a partial file and I have to rebuild/extract messages).


title: Cursor positioning in SMS editor

text: I bought an Android phone (Philips w632) and I'm unhappy with the text editor used when I SMS because when I want to edit a letter in the middle of a word I need to keep tapping the letter until the cursor gets there. When I tap and hold on, a magnifying glass appears and this shows clearly where the cursor is and it appears as if I can change its position, but the moment I let go the whole word gets highlighted with two tabs on either side. When I'm typing something in the browser however an orange tab appears under the cursor and I can move this which in turn moves the cursor to the correct position. I did download Swype with the hopes of changing this situation but unfortunately it has the same issue.


title: Internal Memory getting low despite apps are moved out using Link2SD

text: There might be similar questions. I don't want to open those old question. This is what I have done:   * I have rooted my phone.   * I have installed Link2SD. It was working good. Suddenly I started to get interal storage full warning. I uninstalled apps one by one. I got some space in internal storage. I got about 80MB. I should get 150MB. Anyway, I am now installing apps one by one. Whenever I install an app, the internal storage is going low. Once I moved the app using Link2SD, I am getting some space. But the problem is, I am not getting the same amount of space. So if I install few more apps, the internal storage will surely go down and i will get warnings. What is the best solution to keep the apps in SD card? So I can keep good internal memory.


title: Android Tethering DNS Problem

text: I am using a Sony Xperia Go mobile device with Android Gingerbread (2.3.7). Whenever I try to use Tethering (USB/Mobile Wifi Tethering), I could not immediately access website using my laptop. However, I know that there is an Internet connection because I can access websites using their IP address in my Google Chrome in my laptop. I tried `nslookup` in command prompt several times, trying to query Google's DNS servers (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4) and 192.168.43.1 (my phone). I always get the error `DNS request timed out.` However, after several restarts, turning on/off Data and mobile hotspot, it would suddenly work and all the DNS requests through command line would get responses. But there is no definite number of restarts. Just today, it took me about 30-45 minutes doing this routine of restart-turn off hotspot-turn on- turn off mobile data-turn on. Every time I do this, I can use my mobile phone to access the Internet. So, that is not the problem. The mobile phone can connect to the Internet. I also use AirDroid. AirDroid is also working normally and I could access it in my browser. So there really is an established connection between the phone and the laptop. It's just DNS requests are not pushing through. I have tried this for both mobile hotspot/USB tethering. My mobile provider allows tethering and I have a mobile data plan. Can you help me determine what is causing the DNS problem? This happens almost every day.


title: Can I get my old keyboard back after update?

text: I have an HTC Desire X and I Updated Android yesterday (I have android 4.1.1 now). Since the update I have a new keyboard, which has keys on different places (such as the change language button). Also the Swype (or trace or whats-it-called) function is gone. The picture below was my old keyboard, is there a way to get this keyboard back? ![Old keyboard](http://i.stack.imgur.com/xYcGX.jpg) I already looked in `Settings > Language & keyboard` where I found HTC Sense input, but there is no possibility to turn on trace (or Swype) there or the option to select my old keyboard.


title: How does voxer build your list of contacts?

text: I use Voxer on my tablet as a Push-to-talk application. On my tablet I don't have list of my phone contacts. Also I didn't give Voxer the permission to browse my gmail contact list. But something weird is happening, it lists some people I've not been in contact for ages, I don't have their phone number and I know nothing about them for ages. So, how is Voxer building my list of contacts?


title: Google Now Choosing Weird Route

text: For at least a month or two, my Razr Maxx HD running the stock firmware Android 4.1.1 (9.1.41.XT926.Verizon.en.US) has done a great job at telling me how long it'll take to get home. I know the route and don't need it to navigate me, obviously, but it has been picking the route that I actually follow. It gives me an estimated time for getting home, so that I can plan my evening around whether there's a severe problem on my route (traffic, road closure, construction, accident, etc.) and either route around it, or let others know that I'll be late, or if it's really terrible, stop somewhere for dinner before hitting the highway. Suddenly, without changing my route or my driving habits at all, Google Now is telling me that it will take about three times longer to get home, and through an _extremely_ indirect / inefficient route. So the time to home is very inaccurate because it isn't basing it on the correct route. Moreover, when I check other sources of traffic information online, I have no evidence that there is any sort of significant delay on my primary route -- at least, nothing significant enough that would make the alternate route faster, or even close to the same time (my primary route is one that takes about 25 minutes at full speed, 35 minutes in typical traffic, 60 minutes with a moderate to severe accident; the alternate route is saying 85 minutes!) I double checked the settings for the Google Now traffic card, and the home and work addresses are set correctly. Google Navigation app picks the fastest route (the route I actually drive) when I ask it to take me home. So, why is Google Now telling me it'll take me an extremely long time to get home via an alternate route? Is there any way for me to set the route manually?


title: Change language for one application (Google Now voice recognition, root available)

text: I normally run my phone in French. But unfortunately, Google Now will only support voice commands if I set the phone's language to US English. I tried setting **Google Now > Paramèters > Voix > Langue** to **anglias**. This allowed me to perform Google searches using English. But I still couldn't use commands like "call…", "navigate to…" or "set an alarm…". These only seem to be available if I set the phone's overall language to English, which I don't want to do. Is there any way to change the phone's language on a per-application basis? This would presumably require root access, which I have available. Basically, I'm looking for a root app which will chance the Unix locale for selected apps, or something like that. I want to make Google Now work without changing every other application to English. Thank you!


title: Can a Dream's camera really zoom from the camera app?

text: I upgraded my HTC Dream to CM6.1, and the camera app now has a zoom option. Is this a real zoom, or just a digital blow-up of the image? I'm guessing the latter.


title: How to move contacts from SIM to phone?

text: I have all my contacts saved on my SIM-card but I want to move them to the phone which is Galaxy note so that when I change the SIM-card my contacts are still saved and I don't need to save them all again. Is there any way to do this?


title: How do I start a new SMS conversation?

text: All the messages I ever exchange with one number are listed as one conversation. How do I start a new conversation with someone on the same number? If this is an organisational thing, then I'd like to be able to use it as one and genuinely treat new subjects as new conversations. Or not to be told that every message I ever send someone is part of one long conversation when it isn't.


title: Why has my Samsung Galaxy S2 become a data hog?

text: My father has a Samsung Galaxy S2 with the stock GB and un-rooted. The phone has been working flawlessly, but lately (since about 2-3 days) it began to use a crazy amount of data. He normally uses about 300 MB per month, but now the phone is using about 20-30 MB per hour **during phone standby!**. Also he notices is that the battery is lasting about half of the previous time, which is evident in case of a long running process. He didn't install/update anything lately and all the settings are set for minimal data use. (Like no Sync..etc). He also has all the known data-hog apps kept disabled. He has installed an app call “my data manager” and the app says that all the data is being used by OS services but there is no detailed information. Just for clarification, he doesn’t have too much applications installed. Just: Whatsapp, Viber, Facebook and Twitter. But as I said before, he has all the auto sync off, and all these apps where installed months ago. My question is: Is there a program that can help us to find out what is going on? Something like a “on the fly” (real-time) data analysis? Any other ideas on what could be happening here? Thanks! Edgar


title: How do I just charge (i.e. not mount for data transfer) a Galaxy Nexus when connected via USB to a PC?

text: I like to be able to charge my phone from any PC I happen to be using. With my previous HTC Android, I could default to "charge-only" and only switch it to "mount as disc drive" when I wished to, on my own machines. Why? Being prompted for driver installs (at least on a Windows machine) is annoying; connecting a storage device to a PC I don't own may be against policy/protocol/politeness. It would appear that the Galaxy Nexus uses two protocols, MTP and PTP; I currently have only MTP switched on, but can't turn it off. I could try to find a '"USB" cable that only connects pins 1 & 4 ... [to provide] ... power and no data'.. But this would mean carrying two different USB cables around. Any other solutions?


title: Multi User Backup

text: On a tablet I have a situation where I have multiple users with multiple accounts, and I am trying to have the phone's state backed up in such a way that if I upgrade the operating system, every user's data is backed up. I would like to do this without imaging the phone, so that this backup can be applied to say, a newer version of the Android OS. I am ok with the backup being finicky, if there is some significant changes to the OS, so long as minor changes don't break it. I have tried Titanium Backup, and while it works perfectly for a single user, it does not work when multiple users are involved. Neither the user's, nor their data, is backed up. What application that can achieve this? Edit: To elaborate, backing up each user individually would work but it would be slow. We may be doing this on many devices, so this is primarily a way to save us time.


title: Reverse polarity damage

text: I need help. I was using a generic usb charger to charge my android phone and it was charging fine but somehow the polarity was reversed. After being plugged in for some time, the phone became very hot and can't power on now. How badly is it damaged and how can it be fixed?


title: How to search contacts with T9 dialer on Nexus 4

text: I had a myTouch Slide 4g rooted and running Android 4.0. I was using the default dialer that came with CyanogenMod's Google Apps ROM. I recently picked up the Nexus 4 (not rooted and the bootloader is locked), but it doesn't search through contacts when I put in numbers. Is there a way to use the default dialer to search for contacts by name or number?


title: Relation between Linux and Android kernel versions

text: I know Android is a modified linux kernel, but does that mean there is any relation between the kernel numbers? In other words, Is kernel number (for example) 2.6.xx of Android somehow based on or modified from 2.6.xx of Linux? or is it maintained separately?


title: Do applications that remain in Recent Apps list take up resources?

text: I always thought they remained memory residents but a developer told me otherwise. Is there a canonical answer to this?


title: I'm having trouble making a custom ringtone

text: I have an LG-LS855. I don't seem to have any way to plug it in to my computer. I've made a ringtone I want to use. It's an mp3 file. I've uploaded it onto Google Drive. The only thing I seem to be able to do from my phone is play it. I've downloaded three apps for custom ringtones. The only one that came close to helping was Tone Picker. It lets me use an mp3 from Google Drive as a ringtone. Or at least, it appears to. The phone still uses its default ringtone. I've also figured out how to use any of the music on my phone as ringtones, but I can't figure out how to download the mp3 as music either. Edit: The Dropbox app actually lets you download stuff onto your phone. Once I did that, the phone's ringtone manager let me use it fine.


title: Is it posible to change the locale of my device?

text: In my Android phone when I go to `Settings -> Language and Keyboard Settings -> Select Language` I see "Locale" as the title on the top row and see that only few languages are listed. I suspect its because of this "Locale" setting. Where I can change it so that all supported languages will be listed? Under `Settings -> Language & Keyboard` I don't see a "Locale" option.


title: Missing input languages

text: I'm in New Zealand and have a Huawei G600 phone (Android 4.0.4). I bought it from DSE and it's Telecom branded. In Google Keyboard, the only available input language is "English (US)". I.e., when I go to Settings -> Language & Input -> Google Keyboard Settings -> Input languages, the only item listed under "Active Input Methods" is "English (US)" - so even when I uncheck "Use system language", "English (US)" is the only listed option. The same is true with other input methods as well (E.g., neither the stock Android Keyboard nor Google Voice Typing list any option other than US English.) I'd like to use other languages. Aside from installing a 3rd party keyboard like Swype, is there a way to enable or download the stock language options that my phone is missing? BTW, the phone is rooted - though the problem has existed all along. Thanks in advance :)


title: AFWall+ is not blocking apps

text: I've used AFWall+ to block Weather Services Pro from using my data plan, but My Data Manager app still shows it in the top 3 of data plan use. Is there some background process using data that isn't being blocked? Is there some other way to block it from using mobile data but still work on Wi-Fi? HTC Vision/G2 with CM7.2.0 Android 2.3.7 Update: I found an FAQ: > **How do I know if my phone supports iptables?** > > Issue the following command in ADB shell or in Terminal Emulator: >   >   >     iptables -L -t nat >                 $ su     # iptables -L -t nat     Chain PREROUTING (policy ACCEPT)     target     prot opt source               destination          Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)     target     prot opt source               destination          Chain POSTROUTING (policy ACCEPT)     target     prot opt source               destination      Is that correct? Also this might be the issue, though I don't know how to prove it or troubleshoot it: > **AFWall+ does not work under CM 7.x, how can i fix this?** > > CM 7.x uses old version of iptables which has conflict with AFWall+ built-in > iptables. As a workaround you can try to update your iptables to the latest > version. But it should work without it. Contact developer/raise an issue on > github. Also, I enabled the "Fix Startup Data Leak" option, and after a reboot, nothing could access the internet at all; it could connect to Wi-Fi but the icon was white indicating no internet connection. Then I went into AFWall and pressed Apply, and stuff started to work. Now I can block Browser and when I try to load things in the browser it says "Web page not available" as expected. So maybe it's working now? Also firewall log is no longer empty:               AppID : 10080     Application Name: Weather Services PRO     Total Packets Blocked: 348     107.23.165.43(40)     74.125.29.95(16)     54.236.89.222(40)     173.194.74.95(4)     54.236.118.224(40)     195.210.29.5(40)     54.236.161.75(40)     157.249.32.164(48)     54.236.175.13(40)     54.236.179.252(40)          ---------     AppID : 10167     Application Name: Facebook     Total Packets Blocked: 26     69.171.235.80(6)     173.252.103.16(2)     69.171.242.30(18)          ---------      So I think that fixed it. Weather app says "request timed out" and Facebook says "Network Error", but Gmail etc still work. :D If it works over the next few days I'll move this into an answer.


title: My new Android device not showing up in Google Play

text: I had a Intex iBuddy Connect (Tablet) linked with my Google account. Later on I purchased an new Android device (a XOLO Q700). I logged into Google Play from my device and I am able install apps to the new device. But when I log in to Google Play from my laptop and hit install the list does not show my new device. Only my old device is listed in the list of devices. What would be the issue in linking my device with my account?


title: Enable SMS count on galaxy s3 lock screen?

text: When I first got my galaxy the at the lock screen I could see an icon with a count of unread text messages on the right side of the screen, but now it has disappeared and I did not see any settings for it in the lock screen menu under settings. Is there a solution to this or was this the result of an update?


title: Will rooting or flashing relock my unlocked Android device?

text: I bought an Haier w718 online from China. It is unlocked but they didn't put Google Play on it. If I root it or flash it will that relock the phone?


title: Recipients complain they receive Text Message from me with a half hour delay

text: I have a G2 w/ Android 2.2 on T-Mobile and Some of my friends complain that they receive Text Message with a half hour delay. One friend is on T-Mobile and one is on ATT so I'm not sure if it's a network, sim card issue, phone issue, android issue, or if it's just their phone.... How can my friends fix this issue? New SIM card?


title: Is it possible to improve the following GUI in Samsung Galaxy S

text: I was wondering, is it possible for me to perform modification for the following GUI in Samsung Galaxy S? What software I should use to do so? (I use a white rectangle to highlight them) 1) Possible for me to remove button 1,2,3 numbering. 2) I do not want a square icon. Is it possible to have icon background same as wallpaper background? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/sF6ef.png)


title: what does "auto-fit pages" do in the browser

text: In the stock Android browser, what exactly does "auto-fit pages" do? From my experimenting with it, the answer appears to be "Diddly-squat". Perhaps a better question would be "What is is supposed to do?"


title: How can I download and install custom roms for the droid x?

text: I have a droid x. I'm told that my phone will be much faster if it has a custom rom. After some googling I read that rubix is a good option. I'd appreciate any instructions on how to go about obtaining and installing this custom rom on my phone, or any pointers to this effect.


title: Is There iPhone App Emulation App On Android?

text: Most apps are made for iPhone but i would like to know if there is still a way to make iPhone apps work on Android? Emulator maybe?


title: iOS Emulator on Android

text: I am a user of the social network Snapchat and would like to be able to upload screenshots and other items from my gallery up to my story. I have noticed that users of iOS have done it and I was wondering if that there is some kind of iOS emulator that would allow me to run this application (which I believe is LaterSnap/LaterPic or Upload Snap). If there isn't a way to run the application on Android, is there any free application that would allow me to upload pictures to my Snapchat story? (SuperSnap doesn't allow that and has become obsolete with the latest Snapchat update)


title: **FAILED (remote: 12 signature verify fail)** HTC One M7

text: C:\xxx>fastboot flash recovery c:\recovery.img     sending 'recovery' (10336 KB)...     OKAY [  1.988s]     writing 'recovery'...     (bootloader) signature checking...     **FAILED (remote: 12 signature verify fail)**     finished. total time: 2.966s        * HTC One M7 on the way back to stock   * Bootloader is locked 1.54.0000   * OS is 2.24.401.1 the message Output above is sample for everything I try to flash. Recovery ist stock. Message appears also when trying to install 2.24.401.1 via RUU. Anyone have an idea?


title: App not installed orphaned files

text: When an app attempts an installation, but results in "app not installed", do orphaned files still exist, or does android remove all traces of that App. I am running JB 4.3 stock on the Nexus 4 In other words if it doesnt show up in the "manage apps", it shouldnt exist in /data/apps


title: Android not syncing anymore

text: My wifi doesn't turn green anymore, just stays grey/white, therefore my google apps do not sync anymore. I have internet. HTC Desire 2.3.7 Any help?


title: WiMAx USB modem connection

text: I have WiMAx USB modem UM6235, which can be easily connected to Linux:               1. Download autoScript.sh     2. Open terminal window     3. Log in as root or use sudo with following commands.     ◦ cd “path-to-autoScript.sh”     ◦ chmod 755 autoScript.sh     ◦ ./autoScript.sh     4. Restart your computer.      autoScript.sh:               #!/bin/sh     rule=/etc/udev/rules.d/10-Sequans.rules     touch $rule     echo "ATTRS{vendor}==\"SEQUANS*\", RUN+=\"/usr/bin/eject %k\"" > $rule     echo "ATTRS{vendor}==\"Sequans*\", RUN+=\"/usr/bin/eject %k\"" >> $rule      Question: is it possible to connect this modem to Android tablet? If answer is – yes, then next question is – how? Tablet: Arnova 10d G3, Android version 4.0.3, Kernel version 3.0.8, rooted.


title: Android App rating / Hidden reviews

text: I have an app published on the Google Play store and it has been up for almost a year. Since then I have collected a bunch of ratings, most of which I see and read the written review. But then there are reviews that come in that don't have any name or content attached, but the review is there. It is almost as if the review is hidden. For example, I have 8 one-star reviews. If I log my dev account, I can filter out one start reviews and count only 5 of them with actual content. But there are 3 completely missing and not on the list at all. As the developer, I obviously care about each and every review. Why are these reviews missing? Can I make these reviews visible?


title: One chat for 2 number

text: I've got a Wiko Iggy on 4.2.2 Android and try unsuccessfully to bind both numbers of a workmate on one sms chat.. what should I do?


title: Are Xoom files automatically transferred to a newly added microSD card?

text: I just slipped a 32G microSD card into my Xoom tablet. I had used the SD card in my Android smartphone before replacing that card with a larger capacity card. Are files that were heretofore stored on the Xoom automatically moved to the SD card? I may have neglected to remove all files from the sd card before installing it... so I should be able to delete all files showing up in the /sdcard (sdcard) directory? I note I also have a folder named /mnt/external1 (sdcard) directory. Any idea what is what here?


title: Unknown error code during application install “-24” installing Instapaper

text: I'm getting the following error when I attempt to install Instapaper through the Play store               Unknown error code during application install “-24”      Googling suggests I need to delete any remnants in the `/data/data` instapaper folder. Unfortunately, that seems impossible, I've tried both using file explorers on the device, and adb shell, which tells me "Permission denied" when I try and `ls` the `/data/data` folder's contents. I really don't want to perform a factory reset reinstall everything that is on my device (Nexus 7 2013). My device is not rooted. How can I fix things so I can install this app? I have a logcat file I can attach if it would be helpful.


title: Uninstall Spy Apps

text: There are a lot of spy apps, that can record audio of the surroundings of the phone, take pictures and trace the phone using GPS, Cell towers, and transfering the information to the spy (husband/wife/parents/stalker/criminal) using internet or SMS. Some of these spy applications hide once installed and the user cannot detect them. Question 1: Does the factory reset uninstall those spy apps? Question 2: Is there any way to see these kind of hidden apps?


title: Get notification audio through headset

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Block all sounds going out through speaker when headphone connected I listen to music and audiobooks a lot on my HTC Incredible, and the phone rings through to my headphones, but the notification alert plays through the external speaker. Is there any way to get it to play through just the headset like the phone ringer does? Android version 2.2


title: Rootless CLI Utilities

text: Do I have to root my android device to install command line utilities? I would really like to run Vim, among other programs on my phone. I have no reason not to root my phone, I just want to know if this is possible. The Android Scripting seems to possibly have done this. Do I have to write my own Terminal app to be able to do this?


title: Japanese keyboard/fonts on Samsung Ace

text: can I add Japanese keyboard and font for e-mail input on Samsung ACE8android 2.Etc?


title: How can I encrypt my external SD card on Android?

text: I want to encrypt or password protect on my external sdcdard. Thus whenever I remove my ex SD card it will not allow to show any of its data without password, even if it is inserted in Computer. Is it possible or not? If yes then how can I achieve this?


title: LG P500H After root Troubleshooting Problems

text: I have downloaded LG P 500H cyanogenmod-10 software and I have installed 4.1.2 on my phone. It is working normally except the Mobile Network signal is not connecting. Can any one provide a solution? Thanks in advance


title: Which android devices have optimized encryption hardware?

text: I've been using a Nexus 5 for a while and using FS encryption. Apple's iOS Security document states that: > Every iOS device has a dedicated AES 256 crypto engine built into the DMA > path between the flash storage and main system memory, making file > encryption highly efficient. Along with the AES engine, SHA-1 is implemented > in hardware, further reducing cryptographic operation overhead. Do any of the Android devices have such hardware to reduce encryption overhead? Is it part of a standard like iOS?


title: Play Store updates downloaded on 3G network by ignoring settings

text: On my Xperia J phone Google Play Store setting of automatic updates is set to: Wi-fi only. To my greatest surprise, yesterday it started to download 50MBs of updates when I was on 3G and my 200MB package was almost exceeded. I checked the Data usage of Google Play Store on my 3G network and on Wifi: Wifi has 432 MB traffic, **3G has 82 MB** (with wifi-only settings). My question is: what settings should I use to prevent the abuse of my 3G package? Have you experienced similar behavior?


title: Does 3G has to start and stop with every transmission? (energy overhead)

text: Does anyone know what has to happen for 3G to send some data (when 3G is on in Android settings, using Nexus 4)? Does it has to initialize somehow at the beginning or to go back to some stable mode in the end of every transmission? If yes, would length of that tail or head overhead depend on size of transmitted file/data?


title: Cyanogenmod 10 on Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562

text: Can I flash CM on my Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562? I would like to know if it's possible! Thanks


title: How to do reset/wipe on galaxy nexus with encrypted data

text: My galaxy nexus, rooted, open bootloader, was running cyanogen mod 10.2 with encrypted data. I tried to wipe and sideload 11 maguro onto it, and install hung on fixing fs_size in crypto footer. On rebooting it hung on the cyanogen face. I wiped a few more things and tried to put 10.2 back on and now the encryption password does not work anymore. So I cant boot the device. I saw that a total wipe and restart is possible, but Im not sure how. Sideloading another ROM I am guessing wont help anyway since I cant boot past the encrytion screen as my password is not being accepted. When I boot into recovery I use clockworkMod Recovery v6.0.4.7 What is the best method to start again with my device, to get some type of OS working on it? My options from my recovery menu \- reboot -install zip \- wipe data/factory reset (next menu only asks to wipe data) \- wipe cache partition \- backup and reestore (all involving the /sdcard which it cant mount) -mounts and storage (the next menu does allow for format /system & /factory - but not sure what that will do?) \- advanced (reboots and logs)


title: Installing ROM from Fastboot -- Can someone help?

text: I have a new HTC MyTouch (32A) that I tried to install a new ROM on using ROM Manager. I have done this many times (maybe 100 times), once in a while it goes wrong. Now, with this one, it can't get to the recovery, that is, it can't get past Fastboot. So, I am trying to install a ROM from Fastboot. I know Fastboot is working:               mojotexas@Starjammer ~ $ fastboot devices     SH06EPB01384 fastboot      I have a good ROM that I cooked up in Android Kitchen. It is called: signed_101110_220528.zip WHen I try to install this ROM using Fastboot, I get an error:               mojotexas@Starjammer ~ $ fastboot update      /home/mojotexas/workspace/kitchen/OUTPUT_ZIP/signed_101110_220528.zip     archive does not contain 'android-info.txt'     archive does not contain 'android-product.txt'     error: update package has no android-info.txt or android-product.txt      So, what are these txt files, where do I get them, and where to I put them in the ROM? Alternatively, how can I use fastboot to install a clockworkmod recovery and go from there? Thanks, m0j0


title: Modify search in Google Maps

text: Is it possible to edit a search that I have made previously when using Google Maps on Android? The situation I have sometimes is that I make a search in Google Maps but it doesn't quite give me the results I want - perhaps because I didn't use the correct term or because there was a typo in my search. Or perhaps the search works but I want to refine it. As an example, I might first try to search for a street name just to get an idea of where the street is. Then later I might want to repeat that same search but also including the house number on that street because I want to get directions to a specific building on that street. When I open Google Maps and press the search button I can see my previous searches in the history but I don't see any way to edit, select or copy/paste them. If I touch the search in the history it just repeats the exact same search as before without giving me any opportunity to edit or refine it. My workaround is to manually type the entire search phrase again with the modification I need, but is there a better way?


title: Is there any adb shell command to focus camera?

text: I would like to record some movie on my desk but camera doesn't focus so I would like to force my phone to camera focus. Is it possible?


title: How do I enable the character count when typing an sms?

text: I have a Sony Xperia U with Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread. I don't know exactly if the SMS composer is Android's or belongs to Sony's launcher, so I don't know if the question applies to all Gingerbread users or only Sony's. I'd like to see the character count when typing SMSs, and I can't see that setting available. Do you know if it's possible to enable it or I need to replace the texting application? Also, is it possible to do it without rooting or flashing?


title: How to avoid application autostart when a usbdrive is plugged to tablet

text: When I plug a USB drive to my Samsung tablet (using USB connection kit), my Android 4.0.4 automatically starts the Archive application, in order to see which is the content of the pen drive. The same happens with an application that I wrote, Android popup a message to match plugged device with my application. Is it possible to avoid this autostart? How? Thanks


title: Is doing a factory reset via System Settings the same as a factory reset via recovery?

text: Is doing a factory reset via System Settings the same as a factory reset via Recovery? Via System Settings in Samsung Galaxy S4:   `System settings > Accounts > Backup and reset > Personal data > Factory data reset` Via Recovery:   `Vol Up` \+ ` Home` \+ `Power` > ...   _I'm not sure about the exact procedure; Recovery seems to have disappeared from my phone._ Will these clear the same set of data, or are there slight differences?


title: Can I use tasker to override "lock on power button"?

text: I have the app Tasker, I want to know if there is a way I can create a task that changes the state of the lock screen setting "lock screen when power button pressed" from on to off and vice versa?


title: Why are some USB chargers slower than others?

text: It seems with USB chargers for my android phone, not all are created equal. The first pic is the official charger which came with my phone (galaxy nexus). It charges quickly, from 0 to 100% in a couple of hours max. The second pic is a cheapy I got on ebay to use at the office. It works but it's slow as a wet week, can take 6+ hours to charge and if I use the phone while it's charging, it seems to drain faster than it's being charged. The two chargers below seem to be the same spec (5V / 1A) and from my limited understanding that `P = V*I` they should provide the same power, right? What else do I need to look for when buying a charger, and is there any way to tell in advance if it is going to be slow or fast (apart from testing them out)? ![Brand Charger](http://i.stack.imgur.com/M40Wm.jpg) ![NoName Charger](http://i.stack.imgur.com/0SfqZ.jpg)   (click images for larger variant) ps: I'm aware that charging from a computer USB port can be much slower than using the wallwart, because the computer USB ports can sometimes be current- limited to 500 mA.


title: Should I root before or after activation?

text: I purchased an evo on Sprint that I'm going to root. I'm wondering, should I root the phone before or after activation on Sprint's network? Does it make any difference?


title: Need a car-friendly way to listen to music?

text: Here is specifically what I'm looking for. 1) I would like the ability to use gesture/swipe controls to skip tracks. This is much easier than finding a button on a touchscreen to change tracks. 2) Ability to either prevent a lockscreen or control the player from the lockscreen. I don't mind if I have to push the power button to get the screen to wakeup, but once I do, I would like the ability to control the music player without going through the Android screen lock. I see this accomplished through either a certain type of music app, or some application that allows me to control what applications prevent a screen from locking. I have a rooted Samsung Captivate (Galaxy-S) running a custom ROM variant of 2.2.1.


title: Use something other than finger that can be sensed by a capacitive touch screen

text: I have some crazy ideas about some stuff lately but to make it tangible I need a bit more information over the capacitive touch screens. Is there a way to create an object that can be sensed by a capacitive touch screen without the touch of the human skin? I mean, imagine a tiny piece of something that you can just lay on the screen and the screen thinks is a finger or a stylus. I've heard about the stylus that can be sensed, but I think that the skin has to be touching it in order to work.. is it true? Can I maybe create something out of ordinary house stuff that can do this, without the need of the skin to touch it? Ahh, and by the way, it need to be capacitive because multi-touch is needed. Thank you all and best regards!


title: Droid X: What are the pros/cons of upgrading to Gingerbread 2.3?

text: I have a Droid X running Android 2.2.1 (system version 2.3.340.MB810.Verizon.en.US). I want to upgrade to Gingerbread 2.3 but so far I've read one positive thread where people were happy with gingerbread and the rest is doom and gloom. I'm not really interested in doing any kind of rooting or custom ROM stuff I just want to know about the plain vanilla OTA update from Verizon (which my phone is currently asking me about). So should I upgrade? Or, to put it another way, what are the pros and cons of upgrading? **EDIT** A good answer would be like a bullet list of 5 or so negatives about Gingerbread and 5 or so positives. A great answer would be an extensive list of the negatives and positives. An amazing answer would add to that extensive list some anecdotal experience about the upgrade and whether they wish didn't upgrade or are glad they did and why. I originally title this question "Droid X: Should I upgrade to Gingerbread 2.3?" but in an effort to be less subjective I've reframed the question.


title: Move paid apps between devices?

text: I have an android phone(1) on 2.3.3 and a tablet(2) on preorder that will be on 3. (And a bad gadget habit.) Can I, when the tablet arrives, uninstall paid apps on the phone and install them on the tablet? It feels like I should be able to since I've paid for a copy of the app linked to that Google account it shouldn't matter which linked device it's on. (Why? Some stuff I've paid for will look better/be more useful on the tablet.) I've looked online, but most people are asking about moving paid apps from broken phones (ie when they can't uninstall from the first device) or trying to run the same paid app on multiple devices which is piracy/cheap. (1) nexus one (2) xoom


title: If I buy a software and change smartphone, should I buy it... AGAIN?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Reinstalling purchased apps on a new phone? I've just tweaked my Google Play application to believe I have an HTC Desire S so I can buy all the games that I can't buy with my Acer Liquid Metal. No problem with that... Then I saw that all my old purchased software was not purchased. Now two solutions are there:   1. I just made an happy mess --> no problem.   2. If you buy any app for your phone and then buy a new one you should buy that app... AGAIN?!?!


title: How can I tell that my phone uses the Wi-Fi connection for data traffic?

text: I just bought the Samsung Galaxy 2 and my monthly data plan allows me 250MB. I have Wi-Fi at home with 100GB of data per month. Obviously, I want to use my home Wi-Fi as much as possible on my phone, and I have no trouble connecting my phone to it. **My question is:**   How do I know if my phone is accessing my home Wi-Fi and not my phone company's network when I access the internet on my phone. I can see that my phone is connected to my home Wi-Fi but it is also connected to my phone company's network at the same time. **Is there a way to see when I am using my home Wi-Fi and when I am using my phone company's network?** I am worried that if my phone connects to the phone company's network and not my home Wi-Fi, then I will end up with a huge bill. I just want to make sure I am using my home Wi-Fi when I am accessing the internet on my phone.


title: How to turn on notification light at N4?

text: I have just bought a Nexus 4 and the notification light doesn't work. I have checked the display and put a tick on notification light but still no light.. even when I put it on charge the light doesn't come on. Does the notification light require the internet? I have a temporary problem with my internet line...


title: Nexus S 'flashes' screen when locking

text: When I lock my Nexus S, the screen flashes once: It turns black, then the home screen appears again very shortly, then it's black again. Do you have this aswell with a **Nexus S on ICS 4.0.3**? Is there a fix?


title: What's a good "if found" wallpaper for Android?

text: This is where I saw the terminology "if found wallpaper". Basically, since we're all locking our phones, you want a wallpaper that contains contact information, in case it's lost. Is there such a wallpaper for Android?


title: Android 4.0.4 tablet keyboard auto-types gibberish

text: My Android 4.0.4 tablet keyboard has a life of it own. When I try to enter data, the keyboard runs past my input, and types gibberish. That means that the tablet is effectively neutralized. I can not enter data. Any suggestions?


title: How to force the use of jack output every time on rooted phone

text: I have several phone A Xperia Pro a S4 mini duos (soon for sold) and a HTC desire Z.   I sometimes want to disable the speakers so the phone will only output the sound through the headset I plug on it, sometimes the physical detector does not work correctly or the headset is _not supported_. What I want is a way to only output sound through the jack and only the jack.   Is there any mod ? trick ? modification of the android kernel ? an app ? that could do the trick ? All my phones are rooted and unlocked flashing stuff is not an issue


title: Access to intranet website shows security certificate not trusted

text: I have a Galaxy Tab 3 with Cisco AnyConnect VPN and Citrix Receiver. Whenever I VPN back to my corporate network and launch the Citrix Receiver, I am able to login but unable to launch any app. The Citrix has a web front end which is accessible from any browser. When I access to it, it shows that the "Security certificate is not trusted". In fact, these websites all have valid HTTPS certificate installed. I read that this could be a DNS issue of some sort but what could be the real cause and how do I fix this?


title: Why isn't the Swype keyboard showing corrections?

text: Normally, while using the Swype keyboard, corrections appear at the top of the screen and it allows me to pick the right word. For some reason it isn't appearing at the moment. Is there a way to switch it back on? Its still correcting me and I want to type a word that isn't in the dictionary. I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S2, aka GT-I9100.


title: Photoshop: how can I access other directories beside DCIM?

text: Screenshots apps store their images in different locations. For example:   * ShootMe uses SD card/ShootMe   * The native screenshot tool in ICS uses SD card/Pictures/Screenshots   * etc I am wondering, is the Photoshop for Android able to access other directories beside SD card/DCIM, because all the pictures I can see are the ones taken from the camera? Obviously this makes screenshots editing (e.g: cropping) difficult.


I am using nikai tablet NMD8000b which is on Android 2.2 . Currently device showing **The application google services framework (process com.google.process.gapps) has stopped unexpectedly** I didn't get any support from the nikai site. How can i rectify and overcome the problem


title: Android sync with calendar works only one-way

text: I have a Phone with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and I am trying to synchronize my calendar with my Google account. The problem is, that sync only works one-way. Data from Google are transferred to my phone, but events from my mobile calendar don't upload to Google account. I tried various settings but I am obviously missing something. How can I fix this?


title: SD card not detected after re-partitioning it, FAT32 + EXT4

text: I followed the steps here to add an EXT4 partition on my 8gb sd card: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/properly-partition-sd-card-for-app2sd- android-roms/ Now I have 6.xGB FAT32 as the primary partition, and a 1GB EXT4 logical partition. But my Samsung Galaxy Ace (running on CyanogenMod-7.2.0-C1-cooper, official nightly build) doesn't recognize the sd card anymore. Please help. Thanks. Update: I gave up and reformatted it back to a single FAT32 partition, copied my backup into the sd card, now the apps don't get recognized. Please, please help me. :(


title: Displaying the lock-screen clock on the home screen

text: I'm having a problem opposite to How to display my calendar on the lock screen?. I absolutely love the clock I see on the lock-screen (Xperia Arc S (LT18i), Android 2.3.4): ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ecSfI.png) Very nice appearance, and displays day of week in full. I'm very used to it since my previous phone, Xperia X8.   I want this clock on my home page (as it used to be on Xperia X8). But when I add it as a widget, I get that: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/GzZKl.png) Much smaller font and no day of week. And I can't seem to find any settings for it. Google Play tells me the clock is Digi Clock, and it confirms it's that clock that is installed on my X8. I can't install it ("already installed"), I can't remove it (system app) and I can't update it (no updates available). So how do I make that clock appear in the same way on both the lock-screen and the home screen?


title: Configure email notification with Calendar app

text: If I create an appointment in the Android* calendar application, I can add a reminder that will pop-up on my phone at the configured time. It will automatically synchronise the event with Google Calendar (which is great!). If I create the appointment with Google Calendar, I can add a reminder that will either be sent as an email, be sent as a text message or appear as a web- browser pop-up. Again, the event will be synchronised with the phone. I really like the Google Calendar email notifications as they appear in Gmail Manager as well as on the phone, so I'm much more likely to notice the reminders when I'm at work and have my phone on silent. Is there any way to create an appointment in the Android calendar application and at the same time set up a reminder to come by email rather than as a calendar reminder notification? Thanks in advance for the help. * HTC Desire, CyanogenMod 7.1.0, Android 2.3.7


title: Is there any way to replace the desktop dock app on the Droid 3? Or at least change the widgets/dock area icons in productivity mode?

text: I have the Motorola desktop dock for my Droid 3 (on Verizon). When I drop the Droid in the desktop dock it lets me bring up either nighttime mode or productivity mode. I'd like to change what happens in productivity mode. I don't need two calendar views, for instance, and I'd like to have the Gmail app on the right side, instead of messages, and I'd like music instead of the camera app. Does anyone know how any of this can be modified? I'm happy to spend a few dollars on an app if it will be able to take over from the built-in one when I put the phone on the dock.


title: Couldn't connect to server Google+

text: I get an error "No connection: Couldn't connect to the server" when trying to assign my google account to the Google+ app on my 2.3.5 Android phone. Tried several times along the day today, any ideas what else I may try? I have no connection problems with any of the other apps on the same phone at any time.


title: Android Market on Google TV not working after update to Google Play

text: I have both a Sony and a Logitech device. Yesterday I opened the Market from my Google TV and it immediately began updating it to Google Play. It looked like was not updating for very long time but was showing me the "Updating" message so I though it may take time and left both devices on overnight. When I checked in the morning I think it was installed incorrectly on BOTH devices So now when I open the Market on either device it shows me this: ![http://i.stack.imgur.com/y294M.jpg](http://i.stack.imgur.com/uKYP0.jpg) When I try searching for something in the provided text box it shows this page: ![http://i.stack.imgur.com/ocOOy.jpg](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ocOOy.jpg) I am not able to use the Market at all now. I tried to uninstall it but was unable to do so. How can I fix this issue?


title: How to recover apps from a factory reset?

text: I have some apps installed on my device and I want to perform a factory reset. Is there a simpler way to re-install my applications after the reset (with the least possible number of user interventions), without having to search them all in the Market and re-install them again one by one? Rooting is not a problem. Thank you in advance.


title: Remember wifi password but never automatically connect

text: I have both my wifi password and my friend's saved. Since they live nearby sometimes it will automatically switch to theirs if the signal is stronger. I don't ordinarily want to use their connection unless I'm over there or my internet is down. Is here any way to make android only automatically connect to my wifi without forgetting the other's password? It is long and impossible to memorize so forgetting the network is a huge pain. Running ICS, and have root if needed.


title: Galaxy S4 - Exchange ActiveSync picks wrong Display Name

text: When I add an MSN @live.com email account the Galaxy S4, it doesn't pick the Display Name set by Exchange. From the web interface, it shows the Display Name set as the full name (e.g. John Smith), but on Android, all out-going emails have the username set as the Display Name (e.g. jsmith). The Display Name for office365.com email accounts seems to be working fine, but not for @live.com email accounts. Further more, Android doesn't give the option to re-set or update the Display Name in Exchange ActiveSync email accounts. That options is available under IMAP and POP3 email accounts only. Is this a new issue? Has anyone been able to fix this? I called Samsung and they couldn't find a solution in their support knowledge base, asked me to contact my Cellphone Carrier. I called my Callphone Carrier and they said it's out-of-scope for their Support and that I should contact Samsung.


title: Problem with accents in Xperia x10 Mini Pro using CyanogenMod

text: When you press and release the button in the bottom-left corner, it normally comes up with smilies and accents. If you hold down on it and press "e" once, it will give you "é". But with CyanogenMod's mod, it doesn't work. It just does the same as the blue button. Can anyone help? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/iITjM.jpg)


title: Settings screen appears all of a sudden

text: Sometimes I'm not even touching my phone, sometimes I'm using it. It just goes to the settings screen without me telling it to do it. I'm on a Galaxy Note 3


title: Why do we need a rooted phone to capture screenshots?

text: I realize in order to capture screenshots of my phone, all screenshot applications require I have a rooted phone. Why is this so? Why can't we have a simple screenshot application for Android, just like we have for Windows?


title: How can I stop Samsung Galaxy Spica restarting itself in a loop?

text: I recently bought a used galaxy spica its in really good condition and etc..but when i launched it up there is something fishy going on... It restarts in a loop... As in, it boots up, i can use the phone for around minute or so, then it restarts...then again i can use it for a minute or so...and it restarts...i cant call or anything cause it restarts all the time. It has been updates from the original 1.5 to 2.1 eclare, if you know a fix, please do tell.


title: How can I get dictionaries for more input languages?

text: Ok, so I figured out I can enable other input languages through settings, which at least makes it easier to enter some special characters, but only the biggest languages have "Dictionary available". Is it possible to somehow add dictionaries for the other selectable input languages?


title: Does ConnectBot supports SSH tunnel /authenticating with pubkey/?

text: Can I connect with ConnectBot to an SSH server to SSH tunnel that doesn't uses passwords, because it's only using "ssh pubkey login"?      Thanks.


title: Change mode to PDA

text: My Samsung Galaxy SGH-I537 does not open the Phone Util when I hit *#7284#. I found that *#0808# works to set the USB mode to RMNET+DM+MODEM, but need to set to PDA Mode and change the UART setting. Is there another workaround?


title: How to get removed default app back?

text: I've removed my Gallery default app with NoBloat. NoBloat is a great app and I've used it to remove all of the bloatware that came with my Note 3. Yesterday I was playing with my phone, then I thought "well, I use QuickPic, so let me remove the Gallery app too". Well, not a great idea (especially not backing it up before doing it). Now, I can't access my pics from the corner of the Camera app. Is there anyway that I can get it back without resetting my phone (it just won't happen)? I've tried looking for the app at the Samsung Apps store but they don't keep it over there


title: Com Error in Blip TV App for Optimum V Phone

text: Good afternoon, I am attempting to get the Android Blip application working for my phone, as of this moment it only works for the Samsung Viberant and I currently do not have that phone. Now though the power of the Internet I managed to locate the apk and was able to get it installed to my phone, however whenever I attempt to run the device I get this error: > The application blip.tv (process com.blipnetworks.android.blipdroid) has > stopped unexpectedly. Please try again. I took a look into the apk to see if I could find the error via an SDK to give me a better idea of what this could lead to, however in my attempts of debugging and searching I was unable to determine what the issue is for this device. Any assistance would be great since the ARM 6 chip isn't supported in flash and this would be the only means of me viewing videos from that site. Thank you in advance.


title: What does Skype use all those permissions for?

text: I'd like to know what Skype does with all the permissions it asks for. Is there any page where Skype (the company) justifies the various permissions? Does it make any difference, whether I'm a paying customer or not? The permissions are as following:   * Your accounts      * act as an account authenticator        * Allows an application to use the account authenticator capabilities of the AccountManager, including creating accounts and getting and setting their passwords.     * manage the accounts list        * Allows an application to perform operations like adding, and removing accounts and deleting their password.     * use the authentication credentials of an account        * Allows an application to request authentication tokens.   * Hardware controls      * change your audio settings        * Allows application to modify global audio settings such as volume and routing.     * record audio        * Allows application to access the audio record path.   * Your location      * coarse (network-based) location        * Access coarse location sources such as the cellular network database to determine an approximate device location, where available. Malicious applications can use this to determine approximately where you are.   * Network communication      * full Internet access        * Allows an application to create network sockets.   * Your personal information      * read contact data        * Allows an application to read all of the contact (address) data stored on your device. Malicious applications can use this to send your data to other people.     * write contact data        * Allows an application to modify the contact (address) data stored on your device. Malicious applications can use this to erase or modify your contact data.   * Phone calls      * read phone state and identity        * Allows the application to access the phone features of the device. An application with this permission can determine the phone number and serial number of this phone, whether a call is active, the number that call is connected to and the like.   * Storage      * modify/delete USB storage contents modify/delete SD card contents        * Allows an application to write to the USB storage. Allows an application to write to the SD card.   * System tools      * disable keylock        * Allows an application to disable the keylock and any associated password security. A legitimate example of this is the phone disabling the keylock when receiving an incoming phone call, then re-enabling the keylock when the call is finished.     * prevent device from sleeping        * Allows an application to prevent the device from going to sleep.     * retrieve running applications        * Allows application to retrieve information about currently and recently running tasks. May allow malicious applications to discover private information about other applications.     * write sync settings        * Allows an application to modify the sync settings, such as whether sync is enabled for Contacts.     * modify global system settings        * Allows an application to modify the system's settings data. Malicious applications can corrupt your system's configuration. More:   * Your accounts      * discover known accounts        * Allows an application to get the list of accounts known by the device.   * Hardware controls      * control vibrator        * Allows the application to control the vibrator.   * Network communication      * view Wi-Fi state        * Allows an application to view the information about the state of Wi-Fi.     * view network state        * Allows an application to view the state of all networks.   * System tools      * read sync settings        * Allows an application to read the sync settings, such as whether sync is enabled for Contacts.     * read sync statistics        * Allows an application to read the sync stats; e.g., the history of syncs that have occurred.   * Default      * modify secure system settings        * Allows an application to modify the system's secure settings data. Not for use by normal applications.


title: Messeging or Hangouts - Open Directly to List of People

text: When I get a notification that I've gotten a new text message, I open Messaging to look. However, it opens usually to the last person I was sending texts to, which isn't always the person that I now want to look at. I then have to go back to get to the list, and then click the new message to read it. Is there a way to have the app open directly to the list of people, every time? Thanks!


title: Copy calender data to google calender

text: Is there a way to copy/transfer the data from the built in calender in a 4.0.4 LG mobile to the Google Calender? If so please instruct


title: Will my phone power off in recovery mode when the battery level gets too low?

text: Due to a malfunctioning battery, I am unable to keep my phone powered on long enough to drain the battery. As soon as the phone boots, I get an error saying that the battery is at 0% charge and it powers off. This is likely a callibration issue since the battery is fully charged. Now, I can boot into recovery mode just fine. It seems to ignore the battery level. However, because of this, I am concerned that it will drain the battery beyond the safe discharge level. Does anyone know whether the recovery mode will terminate if the battery drops below the safe level?


title: Does dual core help transfer speeds?

text: I read a review of a dual core mobile recently and the reviewer was of the opinion that dual core processor helped the usb transfer speeds. This doesn't seem to make much sense to me. When the phone is plugged in then it is usually not busy. That is if the processor is even involved in the transfer at all. Can anyone post any experience with usb transfers on dual core devices?


title: Does Samsung Galaxy GT S5312 has USB Host capability?

text: Could you please give any idea whether Samsung Galaxy GT S5312 android smartphone has USB host capability or not? It comes with Android OS V 4.1.2 Thanks in advance- Regards- DS


title: Set default app for file type NOT recognised

text: I'd like to associate an app with a file type that android does not recognize. I am using a samsung tab 3 with android 4.2.2. In my case I have a .tex file and 2 apps that can read it, but when I click on the file from "My files" app, it says "Open file Unable to find application to perform this action" How can I tell it it to associate the readers with this file format?


title: Received messages are not showing names of contacts on HTC Desire S

text: I just bought a new HTC Desire S (so no custom ROM has been installed or rooting done). Everything else seems to be working fine, except in messages the names of at least one contact are not displayed. This number happens to be in my contact list with the proper details and linked with a facebook contact. Even after copy-pasting the number from the received message onto the contact (which has only one number btw), the messages app refuses to show the name. What should I do?


title: Can chinese tablet be used without a battery?

text: I have a Chinese tablet xpad xpod 7" tablet, bought it 2 months ago, I am already having problem with battery, it is discharging too quickly, so I want to operate my tablet without battery, simply by plugging in the power adapter.   1. Can I operate tablet without battery?   2. Will direct use of power adapter negatively affect the tablet? I do not need battery anyway, it is an unnecessary expense for me, it will wear out, it is a hassle, and I don't need it because I need to use the tablet in my home only. I have tried to google for this, but no detailed reliable answers, it appears to be a grey area, I need expert opinion.


title: Recovering from forgotten lock pattern

text: My son has an impression tablet 10 and has forgot the lock pattern. How can we reset it without knowing the code?


title: Forgot my Android Login Pattern

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Recovering from forgotten lock pattern I am using Samsung Galaxy Y Duos S6102 i forgot my login pattern and there is no reset Option on the screen. Is there any option to unlock it.


title: how to unlock android tablet after too many pattern attempts

text: I went on vacation with my family and my big brother lent my little cousins my tablet and I was trying to access my google accounts but does not want to


title: I forgot my lock pattern, how do I reset it?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Recovering from forgotten lock pattern I have a Toshiba Thrive Android Table and I forgot what I used as my pattern lock. How do I reset it? Someone please help!


title: How to exit fullscreen in android chrome?

text: I've added one of my regular news websites to my homescreen in android chrome (android 4.4, phone). This works great, it now even opens the site fullscreen to give an 'app experience'. How can I exit this fullscreen mode? For instance so I get access to the menu so I can share articles. The 'add to home screen' feature is described here


title: How do I determine which process woke up the screen?

text: The screen woke up at 4am or 5am at night, and had been on ever since. How can I find out the process that was responsible for screen-wake ups? The device is Galaxy S III running Android Jellybean 4.1.2. Thank you


title: How to access the internal memory of HTC Explorer

text: I have HTC Explorer and with **Root Explorer** put a file into `/system/lib` directory. After reset, the phone will not boot. Now I cannot access to the internal memory via the phone and I need to access it via the PC in order to delete the file from `/system/lib`. How can I do it?


title: How can I watch HD Amazon videos on Logitech Revue?

text: I'm running the latest updates for my Logitech Revue (according to the check for updates screen), but when I go to the Amazon Instant Video app, it just redirects me to Chrome. Amazon doesn't support HD in the browser, so I can only watch SD videos. When I try to play HD videos, Amazon says, I must use a supported device, which the Logitech Revue is, and that I must register it. Its instructions to register it say to open the "Amazon Video" app on the device, then go to "register device". As mentioned, my app (named "Amazon Instant Video") just redirects to Chrome. I called Amazon, and they said it sounds like I'm running "google tv version 1.0". Since my "firmware" says 3.2 and i apparently have the latest updates, I'd guess that I'm not. Amazon support says only Google tv v2.0 has the application w/ HD. Any ideas what I'm missing here?


title: vCard sent to my android from an iPhone arrives as text message

text: Is there any easy way to save a contact which has arrived like               <Subject: PXT> - BEGIN:VCARD     VERSION:3.0     PRODID blah blah blah      Into the contacts? I believe it happens when someone "shares" a contact with you from iPhone. If there is only the number or email there it is pretty easy to dig the details out of the text message, but if it sends a small profile picture that comes in decoded as a massive text message which is quite annoying. It would be nice to have a way to import that text message into a contact, with the avatar and all.


title: Can receive but not send SMS

text: My Samsung Galaxy 2 (SC-02C) has been rooted and upgraded to 4.1.2. It seemed that everything, all phone functionality, was fine. However, I've discovered that I can not _send_ SMS with my phone. I can _receive_ SMS from anyone from any carrier in my area just fine. I've asked at my service provider (DoCoMo, in Japan) and was told that I have the service enabled and my account with them should be fully operational. I wouldn't have imagined rooting and upgrading the phone would impact SMS, but that seems to be the case. How might my SMS functionality be impacted by my current ROM, and how can I fix it?