title: Device upgrade issue via Samsung Kies

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Kies: Firmware can not be upgraded? Device: Galaxy SL (GT I9003) I had fresh install from Samsung Service center for Android. They again installed Android 2.2. And now the Kies is saying, > Your device does not support software upgrading via Kies. Current Firmware > Version: I9003DDKF1/I9003ODDKA6/I9003DDKA5/I9003DDKF1 I stay in India. google search suggests that 2.3.5 update is available. How to solve this issue?


title: How to NANDroid a phone without ClockWorkMod?

text: I'm almost sure that there is no ClockWorkMod Recovery for my phone (I've been reading some questions and answer in the forum and also google it with this result. So when I installed ROM Manager the first thing I was asked to do was selecting my phone model which wasn't in the offered list. I want to do a NANDroid but I'm not sure how. In the question I read here I saw Odin, Amon-Ra and Heimdal. I really have no idea what this three tools / apps are and how to use them. What is each one of them? How can I make a NANDroid? If it helps I have a Samsung Galaxy I551 Thanks!


title: Disable SMS Syncing on Outlook

text: I've already asked this question on Superuser (given it's Outlook related), but now I'm trying to see if anyone else on Android Enthusiasts can help me. The details are as below. I've paired up my Samsung phone with an Outlook Exchange inbox (probably Outlook 2010), and now I've got the outstanding SMS syncing feature. Only, of course, it sucks, since my inbox get's flooded with SMS's that I already have on my phone. After looking around the internet for quite a while for a option that would allow me to disable that kind of syncing, the only guide I got was designed for Windows Phone 6.x. I want desperately to disable it. Anyone has any clue as to how?


title: How can I change the default browser?

text: I need to change the default browser in my Android device to Opera. Is there any way to do that?


title: How can I search for emails on an IMAP (or exchange) server?

text: Is there an app that can search emails by subject, sender or body text through the IMAP4 protocol? Alternatively, is there an app that caches the email headers for all messages and searches them locally?


title: Should I Skip Recovery Installation Step From CyanogenMod ROM

text: I have a rooted Galaxy S2 (i9100) . I've root it with CF-ROOT . Now superSU and CWM installed and there is a yellow exclamation on boot screen. When i boot my phone with VOLUME UP + HOME + POWER button, there is a screen which has title : CWM-based Recovery v5.5.0.4 . Other details about my phone :   * Model : GT-i9100   * Android : 4.0.4   * Baseband Version : I9100XXLQ6    * Kernel Version : 3.0.15-I9100XWLPU-CL975203 dpi@DELL167 #3 SMP PREEMT Mon Jul 30 18:18:51 KST 2012 **_(This is weird because i'm from Turkey and I9100XWLPU firmware not Turkey's firmware. This firmware installed to my phone at Samsung's local technical service.Here a list of Turkey's firmwares.)_**   * Build : IMM76D.XWLPU Now here my questions :   1. Should i skip **Installing a custom recovery on Galaxy S II** section on here : http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_i9100 ? (Because i have CWM recovery mode)   2. I'm worried about warning on this screen : http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/I9100_Info . Warning starting with `Some second-generation Samsung Exynos devices are potentially susceptible to a "superbrick" ... It is highly recommended you do not perform this operation while using a stock kernel` . I know meaning of bricking but not sure about superbrick . Also i couldn't understand what they mean with stock kernel. Is this really dangerous ? Can't we (or Samsung's technical service) fix superbricked phone?


title: How to transfer apps, contacts and settings between two identical phones?

text: OS: 2.1   Phone: Samsung Vibrant (Galaxy S) I'm having trouble with my new Samsung Vibrant (it constantly reboots) and I'm going to return it for a replacement unit. How can I transfer all of my phone settings, contacts, apps, app settings and pictures/movies from the old phone to the new one?


title: How can I change the default currency key on Swype keyboard?

text: In Swype Settings I have the language set to "UK English" yet for some reason when I'm typing the currency symbol (long-press on `s`) is a dollar sign ( **$** ) not a pound sign ( **£** ), if I press `SYM` the dollar actually has its own button `$` on the left-hand side, and I have Euro (€) and Yen on the top row for long presses on `#` and `3`, and the pound is relegated to the right hand side for a long-press on `"`. Is there any way that I can set it to replace the **$** on the main screen with a **£** sign, and replace the dollar on its own button on the symbol screen with a pound sign? Am using the built-in Swype keyboard _(v1.64.40.9754)_ on a Vodafone UK Samsung Galaxy S _(Eclair 2.1 update 1, build JM4)_.


title: Failed upgrade, now stuck in recovery mode

text: My Galaxy Note is stuck in recovery mode and I'm not sure what to do next. Here's what happened:   1. After connecting to wifi, a software update was downloaded and a message asked me to install it. I accepted, because otherwise it said it would remind me in 3 hours...   2. I left it plugged in and went out. When I came back, there was a screen warning me of the dangers of installing a "custom OS" (?) The options were to press the volume-up to install it, or volume-down to reboot. Neither option did anything. Hard rebooting went to the same screen.   3. Later, I tried to charge it, but got this repeating sequence: the symbol showing a charging (but empty batter) for a couple of seconds, then a picture of the android robot with blue polyhedron thing (like here), then blank screen. A few seconds later it repeats.   4. Finally I try rebooting into recovery mode: Android system recovery (3e) ... reboot system now apply update from external storage wipe data/factory reset ... MANUAL MODE \-- Appling Multi-CSC... (sic) Applied the CSC-code : INU Successfully applied the multi-CSC. Now, I don't really care whether I get the update or not, or whether I lose some data - I just really want a working phone again. I'm travelling atm, so it's a bit inconvenient. But mostly I'm asking for help to avoid making the problem worse. So: what should I do? It's a (unlocked) Samsung Galaxy Note with ICS. I haven't (intentionally?) rooted it, but the recovery screen shows the android with a red exclamation triangle.


title: Reverse tethering Android to Mac via Bluetooth

text: I'm trying to let my Android (4.1.1) phone use my Mac's (10.8.2) wifi connection via Bluetooth. This is what I've tried:   * Paired devices successfully; PAN interface created on the Mac   * Enabled Internet Sharing from Wifi to Bluetooth PAN   * `adb shell`; `pand -c XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX` After running `pand`, I briefly see that Bluetooth connection established, but it quickly drops after a second. Running `adb logcat`, this is what I see:               I/pand    ( 4876): Bluetooth PAN daemon version 4.93     I/pand    ( 4876): Connecting to XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX     D/BluetoothEventLoop(  300): Device property changed: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX property: Connected value: true     E/pand    ( 4876): Connect to XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX failed. Permission denied(13)     D/BluetoothEventLoop(  300): Device property changed: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX property: Connected value: false      How do I get this to work successfully?


title: Can't locate wallpaper when saved from browser

text: I have read multiple questions on here but none seem to work for my phone. I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 with Android 2.3.3. I really need the photo that's my wallpaper. I can't locate it on the phone or the location on the Internet. Background info: I was browsing the Internet on my phone. I clicked on a photo on a website and clicked "set as wallpaper", which it did. Now however I can't find the photo anywhere on my phone. (It is still set as my wallpaper though.)


title: WiFi Tethering not working when using security

text: I have a rooted Galaxy SII (not branded, from Germany) running CyanogenMod 10. I can't connect to my tethering network when I'm using security (WPA / WPA2-PSK). With an open network, it works just fine, but obviously, that's not what I'd prefer. Can anyone give me a hint on how to fix this?


title: l2_hsic prevents my device from Deep Sleep. How to fix it?

text: I have installed BetterBatteryStats and CPU SPY, because I noticed that I had a faster than normal battery consumption when the tab was left alone. I made a 30 mins test Wifi OFF, Flight Mode On, where the 29 mins of them showed me l2_hsic under Kernel Wakelock -> Since Unplugged. Does anyone know what causes this and how to prevent it ? Thank you. ( I am running Stock ICS 4.0.4 rooted)


title: Any way to boost Wi-Fi on Nexus 7?

text: My Nexus 7 seems to have poorer Wi-Fi reception than my iPad (1st generation). At home it is always able to reach the router, so not an issue. Occasionally when I am out the iPad will have reception when the Nexus 7 doesn't. I was looking inside the back cover, and it appears there are a few antenna built into the cover. I am curious if the Wi-Fi antena is in the back cover, and if there is some way I could boost it by attaching an external perhaps.


title: How can I install the Amazon MP3 app?

text: I have a Motorola Backflip running on AT&T with Android 1.5. I previously had a G1 with which I used Amazon MP3 all the time to buy music. However, Amazon MP3 doesn't come on the Backflip and isn't in the Market. Where can I find it to install? Also, is there a reason it isn't on the market? My guess was because AT&T wants me to use their proprietary app.


title: Share mouse and keyboard between multiple androids

text: I'm new to android but I have an application in mind that I'm willing to work long for: setting up three or four android tablets upright, as if I were looking at a four-monitor desktop pc, and use one bluetooth mouse and keyboard between the four of them. Where should I start. I'm sure that some combination of android packages must allow me to do this... :)


title: Sony Xperia Ray contacts lost after deleting the contents of /data/log

text: I have an Xperia Ray. It showed low internal memory. So, I freed up memory by removing the contents of `/data/log/`. Unfortunately, my contacts got deleted. To add to my misery, my laptop crashed. I lost the backup file for contacts. How do I recover these contacts?


title: Disable DropBox's PDF reader

text: I have been seeing recently that DropBox opens PDF files stored in it through its own reader. I would like to open all my PDF files through Adobe, no matter where their location is. I do not want to use this extra functionality provided by DropBox. How can I disable this option in DropBox? I could not find any option to disable PDF viewing. Is it a feature that must be added in future by DropBox?


title: Problem with downloading files from play market and websites

text: I have nexus 5 (android 4.4.2, TeamWin Recovery Project, root). Recently, problem with downloading files from play market and websites appeared. I see infinite downloading in the play market. I see infinite work of the donwload manager process in the action bar, when I download some stuff from website (for example, when I try to download something from my HTTP local file server). Sometimes I can solve my problem to restart smartphone, to clear data/cache play market app and download manager procces. But the problem occurs again. Also I tried to boot into recovery, clear cache, fix permissions, and reboot. These actions have fixed my problem, but the problem appeared again. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/XrIx1.png)   `(Click on image to show larger preview)`


title: Tablet sending Message automatically to a fixed number (everyday)

text: I have same problem as described in My phone is sending SMS automatically everyday, but I have a Croma CRX-1125 tablet. It's deducting Rs 1.5 almost everyday, and it's sending message to Swipe telecom number. The Croma tablet is tied up with Swipe company; Croma doesn't have its own tablet.


title: How to check if a phone can be rooted? Can the Fujitsu Arrows 201F be rooted?

text: I want to have a phone that I can root. Today, I'm trying to purchase one. I want to know if my phone can be rooted in advance. The selections of phones from my provider, Softbank, is limited and the phones are all outdated. But I have a discount, so I want to get one of them. The Arrows 201F is the phone with the best battery life, so I want to get that one. But first, I want to know if it can be rooted? Can it? And if not, how do I check the other phones at Softbank to see if they can be rooted?


title: install MySQL or any other lite weight database?

text: I have a android mobile with version 4.1 Installed. for my practices I am thinking that it would be nice if I have a database in that. If it is MySQL I would love that. could somebody tell me how can I install MySQL in android ? Thank you.


title: How to setup an Android tablet for use by an older person

text: I consider myself fairly competent with tech, but I am more of an Apple guy so I had very limited exposure to Android, so far, and my problem is that I want to set up an Android tablet (Acer Iconia 16GB, running Android 4.2.2) for usage by an older person (my mother). For the time being she will only use Skype to communicate with relatives and friends. How can I set up this so that it works basically as a single-purpose device? Are there any utilities or apps I should install? (For example I noticed that the font, even at the maximum size, may still give her problems- she will use Skype for voice/video only, so screen space for text is less important than being able to read messages and labels). I am also worried that notifications (including the ones about patches/updates) may give her anxiety, at least at the start, so I'd like to know if it is possible to disable most of all of them. If anyone has other suggestions for this use case, even if not explicitly mentioned in my question, please contribute. It's my first attempt at this so I may be missing a lot.


title: MIUI How to disable badges on homescreen?

text: MIUI uses those red badge notifications just like iOS, but I really want to disable them. Specifically for the MIUI Market, which I don't use because it's in Chinese (I only speak English). I have turned off all notifications in the market settings, and taken away every permission from Market within the system settings, but still the badges come up about once a day. Any ideas?


title: how to recover deleted photos from Samsung Galaxy Note II?

text: i had accidentally delete some photos from Samsung Galaxy Note II, i made my phone rooted then i tried to recover the photos using many recovery applications but the results i got don't contain the photos that i recently delete, i got the photos that are already still exists in the phone, and an old photos that is was in a web-site i entered from the phone but not pictured by the phone camera, anyone have an idea about that? p.s.i tried dr.fone from pc, and DiskDigger from the phone.


title: Cannot access google after SIM card change

text: I am currently on a vacation in Portugal and bought a local sim card for a Samsung Galaxy S4 with stock ROM. Now I cannot access any google services anymore. The rest of the internet works fine but any site using google's cdn fails to load. Android of course is almost impossible to use. Interestingly enough it only affects google.com, other google domains work fine. I did originally receive an email from google claiming a suspicious login. I verified that it was me on their security page on another phone. I tried resetting the dns cache, change the dns servers, the google unlock captcha, ... nothing works. It works fine when I log in via Wi-Fi. If I share the connection with a tablet that tablet can access anything just fine. Deleting and recreating the google account on the phone also does nothing. I am at a loss of what to try next. Any ideas? Thanks!


title: "Incompatible with other applications(s) using the same shared user ID" when installing Google Play service?

text: I need to run Google Plus, and Google Plus needs the Google Play service. Every time I install `google play service` from the Google Play store it fails to install with this error: > Incompatible with other applications(s) using the same shared user ID What could be the issue? How can I fix this? **UPDATE** : I know almost nothing about android, so I dont know what ROM is, or such thing, I get my phone from local production and I guess, yes, it uses custom `system`, so I just know that I'm using Android Version 4.0.4. any help would be greatly appreciated.


title: please see my fault about the google play services

text: Unable to download google play services on my phone it shows that 'uncompatible with other application(s) having the same shared user id. So what should I do to download it.


title: Unable to install Google Play Services --- 'Incompatible with other applications' error

text: I am using Android 4.0.4 Kernel v3.0.13. Build No is a large string containing 'AX5' the model number of the phone (its a MAXX AX5). I installed Google Keep using Google Play Store v4.4.21. After installation, it asked me to install Google Play Services. Google Play Services refused to install giving the error 'Incompatible with other applications using the same shared ID'. As a side note, I wonder, why does it NOT tell what that application is! OK. The other google apps installed are: gmail, newsstand, drive. What is happening and how do I set it right? This was marked as duplicate of Install google play service: Incompatible with other applications(s) using the same shared user ID But that question does not have an accepted answer. So, what does one do in such a case?


I'm Unable to install Google Play Service' Incompatible with other application(s) using the same shared user ID' would like to check why ?


title: Intel xolo x900 mobile getting shutdown

text: I have trouble with my intel xolo x900 mobile, whenever I have enabled internet unable to use any app , suddenly my mobile getting switched off. It will take nearly 5 min to get back to normal. Not only facing while enabled data but if I'm making calls more times in short duration again same issue. Interestingly issue not happening mobile while in charging, help me to get this fixed Thanks, Asai


title: Samsung S5 screen turning on and off when plugged in to charge

text: I have a Samsung S5 & when I plug the phone in to charge every few seconds my screen lights up then turns off. If I have my sound on it play a notification every-time the screen turns on and off. Any advice on how I can stop this - it's makn me loco :-)!!! ASM


title: Unknown Host Exception: unable to resolve host b.api.facebook.com on Galaxy Tab

text: I have Samsung Galaxy Tab 3. When I try to access my account on Facebook a message appears: > Unknown Host Exception unable to resolve host `b.api.facebook.com` no > address associated with host name What should I do?


title: lost pictures and videos

text: How can I retrieve my deleted files from gallery vault? I changed my device and forgot to set gallery vault on backup restore setting, and I reset my old mobile because my father wants to use it. Is there any way to get my pics back?


title: Battery Statistics Viewer crashes every time

text: I have a DroidX with Android 2.2 I went into the Battery Usage settings Settings > Battery Manager See a fual cell looking battery image that says `Touch for usage statistics`, so I was like awesome let me nerd out and look at my battery usage statistics. Then when I touch the image I get an error `The application Settings (process com.android.settings) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.` and the only thing I can do is Force Close. Anyone have any insight into this issue? I tried using aLogCat to find the error log after I got it, but it won't pause so I can read anything :-/ Where can I report this bug to Google, if there isn't a fix out there already?


title: Android Voicemail Settings

text: Voicemail on my T-Mobile Galaxy Portal/Spica/i5700 doesn't work. I've set it up via the Tmobile voicemail setup, but if I call my mobile it just rings and rings until I get a message saying 'This number is currently unavailable.' Is there anything in Android itself that might have borked it? I'm running an _ahem_ not official Samsung version of Froyo. In `Settings -> Call Settings` I can see `Voicemail service`, from which my only option is `My Carrier`, and `Voicemail Settings`, and all that lets me do is pick the voicemail number to call. Or is it more likely just some error at T-mobile's end? Thought I'd check before giving them a call.


title: Nexus 7 won't do anything!

text: My Son had a problem with his Nexus 7, it wouldn't turn off or turn on. It just hung with the Nexus cross on the screen. I followed information regarding the re-seting by holding down the power button and the volume button and got the little Android robot up. I tried "powering off" but this just turned the device off. I then tried another option that I think was something like "Reboot" (but not sure!!) and the tablet went off and I can't get anything out of it now. Please help as I have a very upset son!


title: Custom roms for specific use cases

text: I've seen this - Good comparison of available custom ROMs However the release matrix linked to doesn't really do what it could do. Is there an objective comparison somewhere that details the ROMs available by feature? I'd like to find a ROM that's good for battery life and speed. The phone model is a Galaxy S I9000.


title: How to increase speaker volume on tablet

text: The speaker and headphone volumes on my xperia z tablet are too low. Is there any way to increase the max volume that works in 4.3 ?


title: Can't root Galaxy 5830i

text: A year ago I bought a Galaxy ACE GT-5830i which came with Gingerbread 2.3.6, recently I wanted to root it, I tried following the instructions in Root,Unroot,CWM,and how to Flash Galaxy Ace S5830i, without success. I wiped cache, Dalvik cache, rooted again, again and again but did not work. After the root process I found the _Superuser_ icon on the launcher, I checked for root and even tried to use _link2sd_ and nothing. I tried to update the superuser app from Google play and ... nothing. How to root this device?


title: How To Make Menu Slide In 3D?

text: I saw it here: http://theunlockr.com/2011/04/12/android-101-how-to-scan-use-a-qr-code/ Watch video and you will see. I want to know how to create this effect on Android Gingerbread. Thanks.


title: How to recover stock firmware on the Galaxy Note 3

text: How do I restore stock firmware. I have firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again. I am using KIES 3 because I have a Samsung Note 3 N900A and it won't connect.


title: Why is there no bass in the audio with the iBolt dock and my Samsung Galaxy S4?

text: I'm using my Samsung Galaxy S4 with the iBolt car dock. It comes with a USB cable that splits into USB (for charging) and a 3.5mm jack (for audio). When I use this setup in my car, the audio has no bass at all. I believe it is literally just a high pass filter. I contacted iBolt about it and they claimed that they are just using Samsung's dock audio feature. In order to get the audio to play at all I do need to check off Settings->My Device->Accessory->Audio output mode (indicating that it should use external speakers when docked). So this supports their claim that it is a built in Samsung feature. I can think of many reasons why this might happen. It would make sense for the phone to have a high pass filter to protect the internal speaker. Maybe that filter isn't being turned off when the audio is output over USB. I've also tried a standard 3.5mm audio connection and a Bluetooth A2DP adapter with a 3.5mm connection on the same phone/car, and the bass sounds fine. Is this a Samsung bug? Does iBolt's cable not work properly? Is there a work around?


title: Phone not appearing in Android Device Manager

text: When I go to Android Device Manager, my tablet is listed, but not my phone. I had signed up just as soon as ADM was available, and at that time both devices were listed. Now, for the last several days, I can only see my tablet. (For what it's worth, both devices appear in the "My Devices" section of the Google Play Store.) I have done the following while troubleshooting:   * Ensured that the Android Device Manager settings in **Google Settings** are both on. I have even toggled them off and back on again   * Ensured that **Location Services** are on   * Ensured that all sync services for my account are toggled on and work   * Have connected to the Play Store several different times   * Ensured **Google Play Services** is at the latest version   * Made sure I'm using the right account. (In fact, I removed the other secondary accounts from the phone)   * Power-cycled the phone several different times I could understand if ADM couldn't find the phone due to it being off, out of range, poor signal, etc., but ADM would at least display the phone and tell me it couldn't find it. **So, any suggestions to get my phone to show up on Android Device Manager?** I would like this to be working before something happens to the phone. ( _Murphy's Law_ and all that.) Although it shouldn't make any difference:   * Tablet: Nexus 7 (2012) with Android 4.3   * Phone: Verizon Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.2.2 Addendum: There's apparently some (relatively new) advice on the Android Device Manager help page:   1. Open ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/support-kms-prod/SNP_40A4F4BE88E2B8DD4784FA3CE03C065DD09B_3296530_en_v0) **Google Settings** from your device's apps menu.   2. Touch **Android Device Manager**.   3. Uncheck **Allow remote factory reset**.   4. Go to your device's main Settings menu, then touch **Apps > All > Google Play services**.   5. Touch **Clear Data**. Note that this action doesn't remove personal data.   6. Go back to **Google Settings** and select **Allow remote factory reset**.   7. Restart your device. I have followed these steps, but it doesn't appear to have worked.


title: With Android 4.4 (KitKat), my notification icons are always gray. Am I in trouble?

text: With Android 4.3 and earlier, gray/white signal icons in the notification bar informed about connection trouble concerning the Google Services (see e.g. What does it mean when the connectivity icons in the status bar go white/gray?). If everything was OK, they were either green (before 4.x) or blue (4.0+). Now they seem to be permanently gray/white. Am I in trouble, or did I miss something?


title: Delay on screen wake

text: When I push my power button to wake my device it takes 1-4 seconds for the screen to turn on and show the lock screenp. I have seen that others have solved the issue by turning off power-saving mode and auto-brightness, but I have done both and neither fixes it. What could be causing this lag? I just updated my Note 2 to Android 4.3 although I have been experiencing these symptoms for a long time before that. I am using ADW Launcher.


title: Update text files on Android and sync to Dropbox

text: I'm transitioning to plain text files as the basis for my GTD system, which is awesome when I'm at my laptop (Vim editing all the way). However, I haven't yet figured out a good way to take quick notes on my Android tablet, which is a Xoom running Honeycomb (not yet rooted, although I'm open to the idea). Ideally what I like is a script or widget that would pop up a textbox that I could type a note into. The note would then be saved and synced to Dropbox automatically. The idea is for this capture process to be as seamless as possible. I would like to avoid having to remember to manually sync files in the Dropbox app, or launch an app and fuss with naming a file, browsing to the correct directory, etc. The apps I've tried so far are much too fiddly for my tastes. Any suggestions for how I could accomplish this? I'm a developer, I could definitely tackle a more code-oriented solution if that's the only way.


title: tried to edit framework-res.apk on kyocera rise stuck in bootloop

text: Earlier this month I got a Kyocera Rise. I got it rooted the first minute I got it and decided I wanted to edit the `framework-res.apk` file. I extracted it, edited it, and trying to replace it, root explorer force closed. I was unable to open any application because I kept getting this (the application com.android.(so and so) isn't responding) error. I stupidly restarted the phone, forgetting that I could have adb pushed my backup `framework-res.apk` file. This phone has a recovery system that doesn't allow flashing updates. The bootloader is locked and Kyocera has yet to release an update, therefore we have no idea how updates are flashed. Any help at all is very appreciated :)


title: Reset DHCP cache for Asus Memo Pad HD7 'Avoided due to poor connection'

text: Only the other day, my tablet now refuses to connect to any Wi-Fi spot. I've tried resetting both the tablet and the router to no avail. After looking around, it seems to be some form of issue with the DHCP, as I can connect via a static IP address, but obviously this only helps on my home connection. I'm just wondering if anyone knows how to clear the DHCP cache if that's even possible? Any help is appreciated.


title: I can't edit or crop my phone's home display wallpaper on portrait mode

text: Device: Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 Why can't I edit or crop images or photos in portrait format on my phone? What do I do to fix this issue? When I try to change the home display wallpaper of my phone, the landscape crop mode works just fine. But when I try to use the portrait crop mode, it doesn't work.


title: Is Odex really faster?

text: Is an odex file different from the dex file generated and stored in dalvik- cache? Is it faster? More optimized? Or just the same? Most people mention the benefit of improved boot speed after wiping the dalvik cache or on new boot, but no one ever discusses runtime performance of both files.


title: Fresh Cyanogenmod install, location doesn't work

text: Yesterday I installed Cyanogenmod using the one click install on my Nexus 4. There is a little problem though: when using location in the battery saving mode, when it only uses cell and wifi signals to guess your position, it simply can't locate. Using GPS is fine, it locks position within seconds, but it's too battery hungry, kills my phone in a few hours. Is this a known thing? Can it be fixed? EDIT: After 2 days, location in power saving mode comes and goes.


title: USB driver for Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2

text: I'm looking for a USB driver for my phone Samsung GT-S7582 S Duos 2. Can't find it in Samsung Official Site. Someone please help me.


title: Exchange email syncs even if I disable it (only want to sync calendar)

text: I only want to sync Exchange calendar, not email. In the Exchange Account's options, I never checked "sync email", and it still synced after a few hours. I retried from scratch, and same thing happened again. Anyone experience this, do you have a workaround? Also I tried uninstalling the stock Email app, but unfortunately then you can't even add Exchange accounts. :( Android version 4.4.2


title: HTC Desire HD Radio/3G issues

text: Since the very first day I had this phone, I have only been able to use the 2G network, the 3G network has never appeared. I know this phone is outdated, but for now, I do not have a choice than to keep it and I believe there should be a whole lotta experienced users since this phone has been a really very popular phone. Back to the question. I've tried a whole lotta tutorials, from XDA to the rest, telling me I need to flash a new radio but the problem is I have not been able to do that because of some errors I get when using the fastboot command (permission denied to be specific from the adb command interface). Other tutorials I got asked me to copy the PD98IMG.zip which contains the radio file to the root of my sdcard but that never works too because it is never loaded when I boot into bootloader or fastboot. Conclusively, what I think I need to do is unlock the hboot (or should I term it get eng. s-off), but that has been very hard too as I am always getting some kind of restrictions. And I think the restrictions are due to having an updated bootloader. So the real question is: do I need to downgrade the bootloader to be able to go eng. s-off so as to be able to flash the radio? I currently have a custom ROM (PACman Rom) based on Android 4.2.2 running smoothly on the device (and I think that should define that the phone is rooted) and the device is radio s-off. Please refer me to links that can help in downgrading the device if that would really solve the problem if possible. Thanks....


title: ori ninetology upgraded software to galaxy s4 - usb port cannot connected to computer while the hp on

text: I just bought a second hand phone Ninetology Stealth II which originally was a Ninetology but the original owner upgraded the software to Samsung Galaxy S4. The problem he never told me about is: whenever you connect the device to a computer via USB, it won't be recognized. Also, the phone only can be charge while being off, either charging by USB port or plug. I already turned off USB Debugging, but that didn't change anything.


title: How to get Gmail new message notifications without having to sync?

text: How can I get Gmail new message notifications without having to sync an account with my Android phone? I thought there may be a way by either :   1. going through XMPP somehow    2. configuring Gmail to notify Google+ when I get a new email and then I would get a G+ notification which would be fine. I just want my phone to tell me "you have a new email" without having to actually sync anything.


title: Open Facebook links with Facebook app?

text: When I receive a http Facebook link, I have the option to choose my browsers but not the Facebook app, is there a way to force it? Is it the normal behavior?


title: Get online playlist onto device without having to download music to device since all music is already stored locally

text: Have a Galaxy Note II with a 64gb micro SD card. I have a decent amount of music, but not so prohibitively large that it couldn't all fit on my SD card. When I first got my phone I dumped my itunes library onto the SD card which works. Later I discovered google play music and synced my itunes with it, including a few playlists I created. When I play those playlists on my phone it streams them. Which is fine if I am at work or at home on wifi but not the greatest while in the car. I tried pinning the playlist to my phone but it then started downloading ALL of the 400 ish songs in the playlist again to my phone, where they are already stored locally. Is there a way to move the playlist from itunes, or music player to my devices so it uses the locally stored music rather than streaming without downloading all of the music again? Or do I just have to accept this and take the half hour to hour needed to re- create the playlist on my phone. Thanks everyone.


title: What causes my Android phone to heat on low signal

text: I have noticed that 3 of my Android phones heat on low signal (Nexus4, Xperia U, and HTC One) 40~50C. My friend has an iPhone and it doesn't seem to heat as much (30C). So, why does this happen? Why does low signal drain my battery, and why does it heat too much? Could it be solved by software? or is it a hardware problem?


title: Do iPhone users get my group messages individually or within the group?

text: My friends and I have made a group message and they both have iPhones. I have an Android LG G2. Whenever I send the messages and it says "send to all", does it send to them in their own group conversation, or does it send to each of them individually in a different text?


title: Camera app closes immediately?

text: I recently used ASTRO File Manager to clear out app data from my SD card. I'm not the most teck savvy person, so I simply cleared out left over data from long deleted apps, and the occasional empty folder. But now my camera app doesn't open. When I tap it, it simply displays the camera icon, and then goes back to the home screen. As with using the camcorder. Also with instagram, when I press that camera button it just retreats me to my homescreen. Any ideas how to fix this, or if I need to factory reset, anyway to save all my important data? Important phone specs: HTC Sensation Z710e Android version 4.0.3


title: Using Android w/ broken digitizer

text: My Nexus 4 digitizer is broken but I have several things I could use it for that don't need a touchscreen, or a screen at all....if I install Ubuntu Touch. Here are instructions for installing Ubuntu Touch on Nexus 4 (stable release): https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Install It appears that a few of the steps (such as "accept the unlock agreement on the device's screen" or "enable debug mode on the device") require using the screen. Question: is there any way for me to do those without touching the screen? Can I pair a BT keyboard+mouse or enable a VNC server or something else?


title: How can I rename my Android device?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How do I change the name of my Android device? It has a really long cryptic name. I want to rename it to something shorter.


title: Cannot open Gallery to delete files, due to running out of space

text: I have a rather funny though annoying problem. I've filled the memory of my Samsung Galaxy Note 2 up with photos, videos, apps and offline maps, and now I have a "Not enough storage space" warning. I would like to delete the photos and videos I do not need, but when trying to open the Gallery, I get a message "Not enough space. Delete unnecessary items such as ... pictures, videos..." So I need more space to run Gallery to free some space. Any workaround?


title: Install V6 Supercharger on Nook Tablet 8GB/512M

text: I have a Nook Tablet(8GB version) and i only see around 100Mb RAM free even after killing some apps with task manager. I have Cyanogenmod 10.1.3-RC2 installed + NookOnFire Showtime kernel(CPU overclocked to 1.2Ghz). I need to somehow install supercharger script to get more RAM and make apps not close. I launched it with script manager but after installation it says that launcher is not supercharged. I am using Trebuchet. Can anyone show me a guide how to install supercharger(and patch services.jar)? My PC is Fedora Linux 19 64-bit.


title: "/data/system/locksettings.db" can't query once downloaded locally

text: The issue is, I intend to extract a value from /data/system/locksettings.db. If I download the file, it is not recognisable as a database with any tables in it. I tried using python and sqlitebrowser to view the content, however it appears there are no tables in the database. The only way I seem to be able to extract a value, is on devices with BusyBox installed, by **adb** shell:               # sqlite3 /data/system/locksettings.db "select * from locksettings"      But this is not an answer if there is no BusyBox on the device. _My aim is to download the database, and run the query on the downloaded file_ ; however, as mentioned before, the file is no queriable once downloaded. This is despite checking the database for MD5 hashes when it's on an Android, and when downloaded. They match :/


title: Not responding network

text: I installed a new system to my _Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100_ with android version 4.3. But unfortunately it didn't work well and the network once appeared and once disappeared. So I factory-reset system with Android version 4.1, and it's a pity that it is not working again. I couldn't fix the problem with network; I thought it's because of network operator but it's to not the case here. I changed and tried. How can solve this problem? Did anyone have this kind of problem before?


title: Rooting a new Kindle Fire HD (July 13)

text: When I follow links about rooting the Kindle Fire HD, I have the impression its not possible with the latest versions? I have one bough just now, July 2013. Can I do it? (The main issue is Google Play)


title: How to make chrome open to a blank tab

text: I'm running CM 10.1 on my Nexus S and it's definitely showing its age. If I want to quickly google something I open up Chrome and then wait 15 seconds for it to load the last page, and then try and type in the location bar for 30 seconds as it freezes and then suddenly types my query out all at once. My question is, how can I make Chrome open to a new blank tab each time I click its icon?


title: Can I add external devices to an Android device?

text: Can we add external devices to an Android device? For example, can I add a CD player or a power antenna (to detect wireless from long distances) to my Android device? Des Android let us to create our own drivers for our devices?


title: Stuck rooting HTC device

text: I am trying to root my HTC One S following the instructions on HTCDev I generated an Unlock_code and everything works well until Step 13. In Step 12, I typed               fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin       in cmd which returned the expected result of:               ...\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin     sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...     OKAY [  0.148s]     writing 'unlocktoken'...     (bootloader) unlock token check successfully     OKAY [  0.016s]     finished. total time: 0.171s      According to HTCDev, I sould now see a disclaimer, but my smartphone remains in the Fastboot USB menue. My smartphone should be connected to my pc since I can see it in cmd               \platform-tools>fastboot devices     SH23XW403779    fastboot      Any ideas? Thanks


title: Any reason why Swype isn't in Play Store?

text: Have developers of Swype keyboard ever told anywhere why they haven't added their app in Play Store yet? As Play Store is easiest way of installing and updating apps, it'd be nice..


title: Is there a real "Gmail Tap" app?

text: Gmail Tap, one of Google's April fools, would give the phone a three-keys Morse keyboard. Is there a way to get this functionality for real, preferably for input to any fields?


title: Lock System Settings in Android

text: My application will open to particular time and it won't close in that time, for example 2pm to 4pm is my application running time means, the user can't access any other applications (like Music, Chat, and make a call) and he won't change the device time also, for that how can I lock the Setting options or Time and Date setting option in Android Device?


title: How to VPN only a single application?

text: Say you only want to route the traffic of a single application through a VPN. (Because the application lacks proper encryption support or the remote service is only available on a cooperate network.) Other stuff like web-browsing should go through the normal data connection. How to configure this on a recent Android device (>= Android 4.0)? Concrete motivation: Unfortunately, quite a few VoIP gateway providers do not provide encryption of data (voice and signaling) - thus using a VPN is necessary (at least when connected via WLAN). One provider (sipgate.de) even provides its own VPN (and no other SIP/RTP encryption methods).


title: How do I flash a Samsung device using the distribution on samsung-updates.com?

text: I'm hoping to flash the stock rom back onto my device so I can update the PRL. I downloaded the file on samsung-updates.com. The file that I download was found "Firmware archive" for Sprint's SPH-L720 (Galaxy S4). A comment said the SPR was for regular users and the XAS one was for engineers. Not exactly sure what that means, but I downlaoded the SPR file changelist 1927016 > SPR-L720VPUEMJA-20131030154609.zip Now when I look inside I have two files,   1. `L720VPUEMJA_L720SPTEMJA_L720VPUEMJA_HOME.tar.md5`   2. `SS_DL.dll` What does these files do? Why do I do with the .dll? How do I flash my device with it? Do I simply load the .zip into Clockworkmod and boot up? Should I, or should I not wipe cache and Dalvik after I do that? I've already backed up my current version of CM and data using CWM.


title: My busybox gets corrupted?

text: Recently I just downgraded my busybox to 1.18.2 version using the jRummy's BusyBox Installer. I was previously having busybox preinstalled by CM7.2 custom ROM. Then I immediately tried to install the latest, 1.19.4 version using the same app.. It could have shown some error message, but I wasn't sure. Maybe the download didn't proceed fully. But now onwards, I am getting "No root" message when I try to launch the BusyBox Installer. I tried everything, forgetting the app from SuperUser (by chainsfire) app and reauthorizing root for it, clearing data, rebooting the phone etc. Apps like link2sd also cannot get "root" privileges all of a sudden!! Strange thing is, z4root app detects my phone as already rooted. And when I try to click "re-root", the process goes on and on and nothing happens. Why has this happened? Is this because JRummy's busybox overwrites the CM7.2 build one? Should I never try updating busybox when I'm on CM7.2? or is it because I have to specify correct path? /system/xbin in that busybox installer? Now all I need is to make busybox and more importantly, get my root back to work properly hopefully without having to reinstall my ROM. Any ideas? Huawei IDEOS u8150 running Cyanogenmod 7.2-RC1 Update : I tried rooting/unrooting etc using SuperOneClick v 2.3.3.0. It doesn't work either. Here's its log (apparently there are lots of "illegal instruction" errors where it shouldn't be):-               * daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *     * daemon started successfully *     export PS1=""                    # export PS1=""                    getprop ro.build.version.release > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=31336          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          2.3.7          END:31336export PS1=""                    getprop ro.product.manufacturer > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=93231          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          Huawei          END:93231export PS1=""                    getprop ro.product.model > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=48975          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          U8150          END:48975export PS1=""                    getprop ro.build.version.incremental > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=38960          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          eng.aorth.20120306.105455          END:38960export PS1=""                    ls -l /system/xbin/su > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        ls -l /system/xbin/su >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=96369          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     ls -l /system/xbin/su >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:96369export PS1=""                    ls -l /system/bin/su > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        ls -l /system/bin/su >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=35669          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     ls -l /system/bin/su >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:35669export PS1=""                    chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=40902          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:40902export PS1=""                    /data/local/tmp/busybox whoami > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=40829          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          /data/local/tmp/busybox: permission denied          END:40829export PS1=""                    busybox whoami > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        busybox whoami >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=31488          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     busybox whoami >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:31488export PS1=""                    rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=65795          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:65795export PS1=""                    rm /data/local/tmp/sh > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        rm /data/local/tmp/sh >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=78056          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     rm /data/local/tmp/sh >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:78056export PS1=""                    chmod 700 /data/local/tmp/zergRush > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        chmod 700 /data/local/tmp/zergRush >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=86427          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     chmod 700 /data/local/tmp/zergRush >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:86427export PS1=""                    cd /data/local/tmp/ > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=46214          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          END:46214export PS1=""                              export TEMPRANDOM=23335;export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;./zergRush          ./zergRush: permission denied          END:23335export PS1=""          * daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *     * daemon started successfully *     export PS1=""                    # export PS1=""                    getprop ro.build.version.release > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=81716          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          2.3.7          END:81716export PS1=""                    getprop ro.product.manufacturer > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=13472          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          Huawei          END:13472export PS1=""                    getprop ro.product.model > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=98688          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          U8150          END:98688export PS1=""                    getprop ro.build.version.incremental > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=22140          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          eng.aorth.20120306.105455          END:22140export PS1=""                    chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=82615          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:82615export PS1=""                    /data/local/tmp/busybox whoami > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=43597          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          /data/local/tmp/busybox: permission denied          END:43597export PS1=""                    busybox whoami > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        busybox whoami >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=15262          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     busybox whoami >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:15262export PS1=""                    ls -l /system/xbin/su > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        ls -l /system/xbin/su >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=64824          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     ls -l /system/xbin/su >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:64824export PS1=""                    ls -l /system/bin/su > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        ls -l /system/bin/su >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=74020          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     ls -l /system/bin/su >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:74020export PS1=""                    rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=74614          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:74614export PS1=""                    rm /data/local/tmp/sh > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        rm /data/local/tmp/sh >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=16835          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     rm /data/local/tmp/sh >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:16835export PS1=""                    chmod 700 /data/local/tmp/zergRush > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        chmod 700 /data/local/tmp/zergRush >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=27596          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     chmod 700 /data/local/tmp/zergRush >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:27596export PS1=""                    cd /data/local/tmp/ > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=49127          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          END:49127export PS1=""                              export TEMPRANDOM=29618;export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;./zergRush          ./zergRush: permission denied          END:29618export PS1=""          * daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *     * daemon started successfully *     export PS1=""                    # export PS1=""                    chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=12726          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:12726export PS1=""                    /data/local/tmp/busybox whoami > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=54207          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          /data/local/tmp/busybox: permission denied          END:54207export PS1=""                    busybox whoami > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        busybox whoami >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=21168          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     busybox whoami >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:21168export PS1=""                    getprop ro.product.manufacturer > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=95174          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          Huawei          END:95174export PS1=""                    getprop ro.product.model > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=36720          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          U8150          END:36720export PS1=""                    getprop ro.build.version.incremental > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=21915          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          eng.aorth.20120306.105455          END:21915export PS1=""                    getprop ro.build.version.release > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=37315          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          2.3.7          END:37315export PS1=""                    rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=54134          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:54134export PS1=""                    rm /data/local/tmp/sh > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        rm /data/local/tmp/sh >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=90391          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     rm /data/local/tmp/sh >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:90391export PS1=""                    chmod 700 /data/local/tmp/zergRush > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        chmod 700 /data/local/tmp/zergRush >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=35822          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     chmod 700 /data/local/tmp/zergRush >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:35822export PS1=""                    cd /data/local/tmp/ > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=58244          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          END:58244export PS1=""                              export TEMPRANDOM=61534;export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;./zergRush          ./zergRush: permission denied          END:61534export PS1=""          * daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *     * daemon started successfully *     export PS1=""                    # export PS1=""                    getprop ro.product.manufacturer > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=32756          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          Huawei          END:32756export PS1=""                    getprop ro.product.model > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=45540          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          U8150          END:45540export PS1=""                    getprop ro.build.version.incremental > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=53091          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          eng.aorth.20120306.105455          END:53091export PS1=""                    chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/sqlite3 > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/sqlite3 >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=38213          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/sqlite3 >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:38213export PS1=""                    chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=66171          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:66171export PS1=""                    /data/local/tmp/busybox whoami > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=57497          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          /data/local/tmp/busybox: permission denied          END:57497export PS1=""                    busybox whoami > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        busybox whoami >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=13769          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     busybox whoami >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:13769export PS1=""                    # export PS1=""                    /data/local/tmp/sqlite3 /data/local/tmp/busybox: permission denied "update secure set value = 1 where name = 'install_non_market_apps';" > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=60939          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          /data/local/tmp/sqlite3: permission denied          END:60939* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *     * daemon started successfully *     export PS1=""                    # export PS1=""                    getprop ro.build.version.release > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=14443          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          2.3.7          END:14443export PS1=""                    getprop ro.product.manufacturer > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=20422          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          Huawei          END:20422export PS1=""                    getprop ro.product.model > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=70730          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          U8150          END:70730export PS1=""                    getprop ro.build.version.incremental > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=78056          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          eng.aorth.20120306.105455          END:78056export PS1=""                    ls -l /system/xbin/su > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        ls -l /system/xbin/su >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=37836          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     ls -l /system/xbin/su >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:37836export PS1=""                    ls -l /system/bin/su > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        ls -l /system/bin/su >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=86202          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     ls -l /system/bin/su >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:86202export PS1=""                    chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=53011          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:53011export PS1=""                    /data/local/tmp/busybox whoami > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=68114          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          /data/local/tmp/busybox: permission denied          END:68114export PS1=""                    busybox whoami > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        busybox whoami >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=82093          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     busybox whoami >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:82093export PS1=""                    rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=45163          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:45163export PS1=""                    rm /data/local/tmp/sh > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        rm /data/local/tmp/sh >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=26553          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          [1]   Illegal instruction     rm /data/local/tmp/sh >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          END:26553export PS1=""                    chmod 700 /data/local/tmp/zergRush > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          [1] + Stopped (signal)        chmod 700 /data/local/tmp/zergRush >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=62881          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          END:62881export PS1=""          [1]   Illegal instruction     chmod 700 /data/local/tmp/zergRush >/data/local/tmp/output 2>&1                    cd /data/local/tmp/ > /data/local/tmp/output 2>&1          export TEMPRANDOM=37090          export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cat /data/local/tmp/output          END:37090export PS1=""                              export TEMPRANDOM=66693;export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;./zergRush          ./zergRush: permission denied          END:66693export PS1=""


title: What is the difference between Opera Mini and Opera mobile?

text: What features does Opera Mobile have the Opera Mini doesn't? Are there any other differences such as speed?


title: Where can I find a comparsion of non-offical cooked rom/firmware of Galaxy S i9000?

text: I've been searching around for the topic these few days. However, I am getting into a problem of information overflow - there are too many different version and custom kernal around. Most of them are still in active development with a chain of discussion on forum that is difficult to check what they actually are. Do you know are there any feature matrix of these kernel? If it is yet exists, I am going to build one from here. Please share the kernel/rom you found that


title: Android email setup of Mail app results in a "Force Close"

text: On the Motorola Droid I was successfully getting my corporate email for a year with no problems. On 11/09/2010 I started getting a security error when trying to retrieve email in the native Android Mail app. I tried tweaking a couple settings but ended up deleting my account credentials in order to re-enter them in an effort to bypass the security error. I know get an error every time I enter my account credentials and attempt to connect to our corporate exchange server. I go through the following steps: Open the mail app Enter email address and password Press Manual setup Press Exchange Modify Domain\Username and Server to contain correct corporate information Insure "User secure connection (SSL)" and "Accept all SSL certificates" are checked Press Next App says "Checking incoming server settings" Message pops up "Sorry! The application Email (process com.android.email) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again." No combination of rebooting, clearing Mail app data and changing of SSL selections allows me to bypass this error. **UPDATE** According to Motorola Level 2 technical phone support the only solution to this issue is to restore the phone to it's factory settings.


title: How Can I Access My Desktop's File System Over 3G?

text: I'm looking for a good solution to be able to browse my home computer and download files remotely. I've tried Gmote, and it works pretty well, but for some reason the desktop client seems to randomly shut down and I'm unable to access it until I go home and restart the client. I'd rather have a way to connect just by my IP address (I'm aware that my IP can change; I can always set up a dyndns account) and a port number, with a username and password. I'm on a Motorola Droid running CyanogenMod 6.1 (Froyo). EDIT: My desktop is running Windows 7 64-bit. Any suggestions on ways to do this? Thanks!


title: Galaxy S3 graphics issue, how to resolve?

text: My Galaxy S3 has developed a graphics fault (see image) and I don't know the cause or the cure. It has not been exposed to humidity or any thing magnetic and to the best of my knowledge it has not been dropped. Im not sure whether its a hardware or an Android OS issue. The fault is a purplish blemish that seems to be getting darker and bigger with time. Has any body got any idea of the cause but more importantly the cure (if any). Many Thanks ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/FyGWx.jpg)


title: How to disable company starting screen when the phone is switch on

text: I am using a Samsang Galaxy Ace. When I switch my phone on, it takes too much time. The Samsung screen comes for approximately 30 seconds or more before the phone is on and usable. Can I change this setting so that the home screen will appear directly when the phone is switched on?


title: How do I sync with DropBox?

text: I want to sync DropBox with Android, so I can use the files on Android. So I installed DropBox on Android, but it won't download any files! (or at least I don't see them under `sdcard/Android/com.dropbox.android`. So I can't use the the files on Android. Did I get it wrong somehow? I tried `Folder downloader`, but I lose the sync feature of DropBox this way. The files modified on my Android won't be synced with my laptop. I was expecting to see `Dropbox folder` option on Android, same as on the laptop. But there's no such option.


title: Where is the factory reset button on Android 4.0.3?

text: I would like to do a factory reset of my Android phone. All guides on the internet I read show a factory reset button under the Privacy tab in Settings. However I don't have this button. Where is it hidden? I have Android 4.0.3 on an HTC one phone.


title: Are there any benchmarking apps that measure how smooth scrolling is on a certain device?

text: The one thing I think that IOS (and Windows 8 as well) still has over Android even after all these years is smoothness in scrolling. After a while you don't really notice the difference until you start using an iphone side by side and realize just how smooth it should be. Jelly bean made things better and recently I bought the new Nexus 7 and 4.3 seems to have improved things even more. Aside from just "feeling" it is smoother, are there any benchmarking apps to verify this?


title: Why does Sound Recorder in Cyanogenmod need network permission?

text: It doesn't seem to be able to share sound recordings. Why does it need that permission? Cyanogenmod 10.1 although I've seen it in other versions.


title: SMS for small screen - workarounds or replacement app

text: The default SMS app's text size on my current phone is far too big for my tiny screen, and it wastes further screen real estate with a suggestion bar, which isn't much good if you can't see what you're replying to or half of what you're typing. Also, it inserts the name of the addressee and their _phone number_ at the top of the screen unless you're actually scrolling. Currently, I spend more time trying to see what's written than I do typing. Could anyone offer any advice, or alternatively, is there an Eclair-compatible SMS app which   1. Allows the user to specify text size, or uses small text to begin with   2. Provides a good view of what you're writing and/or reading. Any suggestions for smaller-but-still-usable keypads would also be appreciated. I already know that the keypad can be temporarily hidden whilst composing a message, but it's useful to be able to see a little of both messages whilst actually typing. This is really bugging me. Thanks :-)


title: Looking for a way to use voice commands create calendar entry in non-Google calendar

text: I'm looking for a way to create calendar entries in a non-Google calendar using voice commands. The built in voice command (using CM11 M8 / 4.4.4 with Google apps) only creates entries in my Google calendar and I do not see an option to change this behavior. I'm happy to use a different voice command app if that's what's necessary. To clarify: I would like to create this calendar entry in a calendar hosted on a server accessed by caldav.


title: How do I set an image as my custom lock screen image without any widgets on Android 4.4.4?

text: I have made an image that I'd like to use as my lockscreen "wallpaper". Except, I don't want it to be a wallpaper, I want it to be the only thing I see on the lockscreen with no unlock button or widgets on top. I don't mind if the status bar is there or not and it would be great to put a clock and the weather on there, but it's not necessary. I've tried a lot of lock screen replacements, but haven't found one which will remove all the periphery and just let me set the image as the lock screen without any widgets or a lock icon on top. Do you know of anything? For reference, I'd love to be able to swipe to unlock the screen.


title: The sim card is from unknown source - MOTXT912

text: I am living in India and my uncle gave me a brand new MOTxt912 verizon phone but I have inserted a non verizon sim and there is no signal and I got the following error message "This sim card is from unknown source". I have enabled the GSM band with the help of following thread http://www.dhakamobile.com/showthread.php?p=345399. But I couldn't get rid of the Error message. I read in some forums that Uninstalling the Verizon app may fix this issue. Is there any method to remove verizon app?   Note: I couldnot enable the USB debugging as the access to phone menu is prevented by the same popup.


title: Add DuckDuckGo to search engines list in Chrome

text: I am using a Samsung S3 **Rooted** phone. I want to customise Google Chrome to add DuckDuckGo in the list of search engines, and maybe make it my default one. It is not possible to do this in chrome by default. I have Googled this question and have not found any way to do this.


title: Facebook Messenger without permissions

text: Facebook Messenger for Android requires a lot of permissions - like reading my SMS and other stuff. I really don't like that. Is there any fb chat application which doesn't require such permissions? In fact i would only need a notification when there is a new message.


title: How can I display image formats not supported by the email app, e.g. TIFF?

text: As I'm using K-9 Mail for my email app, sometimes I get a tiff attached to the mail, but I cannot watch it. Even Tiff2PDF will fail :(. Any idea how I can get this to work?


title: HTC Desire HD Android 2.2 disable screen shut off when timer is running

text: I tried to use the timer for a countdown of 3 minutes. 1 minute in, the screen shut off and the phone locked, disabling the countdown. After 4 minutes, I realised what had happened. Is there a way to disable the screen shut off just when the timer is running?


title: Galaxy S I9000 doesn't start

text: I flashed my _Samsung Galaxy S_ with 4.1.1 through Odin. But I didn't like it, so I wanted to restore it to Android 2.3 -- and and while restoring it my computer suddenly restarted and my mobile phone turned off. Now the problem is that when I try to open my mobile it doesn't respond: it gives my a little vibrate but the screen gives me nothing. When I try to start it in download or recovery mode it does the same: it just gives me a little vibrate. I tried to connect it to my PC but nothing happened. When I charge it, it gives me nothing. I replaced the battery and it did the same. Is there anything I can do to revive my phone?


title: How to edit the home dock icons (shortcuts) on TouchWiz 4.0 ICS

text: I recently received the ICS update to my Galaxy Note and couldn't (or couldn't remember how to) change the shortcut icons at the bottom of each page. It seems they have removed one method for changing them.


title: Renamed Google Apps User and Sync. How to reconfigure?

text: Since renaming his Google apps account, one of my employees Droid Razr can't sync. I'm sure it's still pointing to the old user name. He is running 4.0.4 on his Razr. Can he reconfigure his device without wiping it? if so, how?


title: Firm Gmail, i.e. Google Apps -email, with K9 -email program?

text: > _I am struggling with this kind of Google Apps -site, example from > Google.com -sitehere._ > > ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/kxbZQ.png) I use two email-clients in Android: default Gmail -client (because it is tied to my Gmail) and K9. I am able to set up all Gmails to K9 but one email i.e. the firm email from the site `https://www.google.com/a/firm.com` (excluding ofc the Android-tied-gmail -account, more here). It means that I am using K9 and default Gmail-Android -program but I would like to have all emails under K9. Is it possible and how can do it here in the case of the Gmails targeted to firms? I think such gmails are called something like Google App or something like that, not sure. The firm Gmail is not accepted like this in K9: > Username: forname.surname > > Password: correct > > IMAP server: mail.myFirm.com > > Security type: SSL (always) > > Port: 993 > > Use compression on network: Mobile Wi-Fi Other If I change the IMAP -server to `mail.gmail.com`, it gets accepted but it won't work correctly -- redirection problem. But now I am stucked why it does not accept the above settings?! **Perhaps useful to other like-minded** >   1. All emails under K9 -app? > >   2. Email-client with Sent emails from many emails under IMAP? > >   3. Setting up IMAP over device-swarm that has a Debian Desktop -client, > more here. > >


title: Is there anything that can show exactly what has awaken my phone?

text: Recently I had some issues with my phones battery getting drained in 8-10 hours, even though the screen was active for less than 1 hour and wifi/bluetooth/gps was off. My first thought was to check the battery usage statistics, but all I saw was the display, voice calls and cell standby, and after that a few apps that I commonly use (such as the browser). Still suspecting an app hogging the CPU I used applications such as a task manager and watchdog to try to find the culprit, but no luck. I then looked around here and found a couple of answers referencing to the awake time. Looking at battery usage again I could see that indeed the awake time was around 75% of the total time since last charge, i.e. some app was preventing my phone from going to sleep. I uninstalled a couple of apps I don't use anymore and lowered settings for email checks etc, and now my awake time is down to normal levels. My question is, is there any app/secret number/trick/whatever that can show exactly what has awaken my phone? In the battery usage statistics I can still see that sometimes the phone wakes up even though the screen is off, and that is normal, but if I ever get this problem again (and I'm sure I will), this would be a very valuable tool for trouble shooting.


title: Is upgrading to Touchwiz 4.0 /ICS supposed to wipe your desktop?

text: Recently received ICS on my Galaxy Note. After it installed, my entire desktop was wiped, and basically restored to factory settings, including dopey things like the S Memo widgets and gigantic AccuWeather widget on the front page. No applications were uninstalled, just the shortcuts. The background image was retained. Was this meant to happen, or did something go wrong? It's pretty irritating, because some of the shortcuts I'd set up (eg, Offi directions) are time consuming to replicate.


title: no notification for automatic upload of images and videos in google+

text: How can I configure my 2.3.5 phone so that I don't get a notification for automatic upload of images and videos in google+?


title: Delete call logs more than 5 days old

text: I want to delete call logs and sms that are older than a few days. Is there any way to delete call logs and sms that are older than 5 days? I using android 4.1.2, micromax a110q.


title: How can I cancel an Android Device Manager Erase command?

text: Using Android Device Manager from my PC, several devices are listed, including one that no longer belongs to me. While attempting to remove this device from my list I inadvertently sent an 'Erase' command to the other devices. Fortunately, none of these devices had Android Device Manager enabled as a device manager, so the request was ignored. Phew! But I'm now a bit concerned that the request will be pending, and that at some time in the future an Android software upgrade will enable Device Manager and my data will disappear. Can anyone tell me a way of cancelling the 'Erase' command, or whether the command will 'time-out' at some time?


title: Is there no option to turn off cell broadcasting messages in HTC Desire X dual sim?

text: I searched lot on google but I didn't find any working solution to stop receving messages from "50" I tried these solution but didn't work for me - Is there no option to turn off cell broadcasting messages in HTC Desire 500? Does anyone really have a proper solution (have experienced). Also please dont mark this question as duplicate.


title: Will I get Offcial updates after rooting my Xperia SP?

text: I have Sony Xperia SP, I am planning to root my device. Will I get offcial updates ( Like Kitkat update in future ) after rooting?


title: SD card will not format within Android therefore cannot mount. Works fine on laptop

text: I bought a 64GB SD card for my Galaxy S3, and it worked perfectly. Today I turned on device encryption (worked fine) then I turned on SD card encryption. Since then I am stuck with the phone reporting that the SD card is blank or has an unsupported file system. Android gives me the option to format. The screen displays it is erasing, but then nothing happens. I have tried removing the SD card and turning the phone on and off again. I have manually formatted the card using Windows 7 (ExFAT file system). I am able to read and write files to the card on the computer but the phone refuses to acknowledge a mountable SD Card. I have also tried turning off the SD card encryption. Any ideas on a fix?


title: images blurry in stock browser

text: How do I disable the automatic zoom-in in stock browser? It makes the images very blurry and eye strain. What I want is small but sharp (which is what opera does)


title: Is it possible to zoom in on any text in an app in realtime?

text: I have an app that has tiny tiny writing that I need to read and I can't take a hundred screenshots to zoom in to read each one and the developer has yet to fix it but I was wondering if there was a way to have a magnifying thingy on top of this app and move it around the screen to enlarge whatever I can't read in realtime. Any tips? And, the text is not able to be copied or pasted etc. OS: 4.1 Phone: S3


title: “Insufficient storage available”. Ok, but where?

text: When I upgrade an Android application from Google Play, it gets downloaded, then the upgrade stops with the message “Error: Insufficient storage available.” Yet none of the partitions seem to be nearly full. The app is about 10MB, and I have about 100MB free on `/data`. Here's the output of `df` (omitting `/mnt/asec`):               Filesystem             Size   Used   Free   Blksize     /dev                   171M    32K   171M   4096     /mnt/asec              171M     0K   171M   4096     /mnt/obb               171M     0K   171M   4096     /cache                 469M     2M   466M   4096     /efs                     6M     3M     3M   4096     /system                503M   329M   174M   4096     /data                 1007M   895M   112M   4096     /storage/sdcard0        13G     4G     8G   4096      This is happening on a rooted stock 4.1.2 image from Google. I've read other questions on this site, such as Why can't I install apps when I have enough storage?, insufficient storage error while updating installed apps [duplicate], and others, but they all concern situations with only about 10–20MB free, whereas I have a 100MB safety margin. Unlike Something is secretly eating up my Acer Iconia A500 internal memory and I need help finding it and What can I do to manage my phone's internal storage?, I'm not trying to figure out which files are filling up a partition, I'm trying to figure out which partition is filled up. So how can I figure out which partition this “insufficient storage” message is about?


title: How to change Android 2.1 themes?

text: I just bought Xperia x10 and upgraded it to Android 2.1 but I am struggling with themes. I have downloaded couple of them from the market but I do not know how to install them. How do I change themes for Android 2.1?


title: How do I attach a PDF file to an email?

text: I'm trying to attach a PDF file to an e-mail I'm composing, but clicking on attach option shows only image files. How can I make it show other files / attach other files ? (Note: I'm using the e-mail client, not the G-mail one).


title: Text messaging Force Close issues after OS upgrade

text: I upgraded my Samsung Galaxy S GT I 9000 to Android 2.2 yesterday...but I just can't open my messages...it says Force Close every time I try...any solutions?? If not, how can I downgrade to the original 2.1 Eclair?


title: Why can't I upgrade my unlocked Sony Xperia Z (C6616) to Jelly Bean 4.2.2?

text: I got my Xperia Z not too long ago from craigslist. In Canada this phone is exclusive to Bell (model C6616), but since mine came unlocked I've been using it with Rogers (another carrier). I have access to LTE and in general never have had an issue. However, after a quick visit to xda I noticed that the latest OS that this phone is running is Android 4.2.2. However, mine is stuck on 4.1.2. I read that in order to upgrade I need to use flashtool and switch my firmware to model C6602. But I was wondering, why do I have to do this in the first place? Is it because mine's an unlocked phone? Bell hasn't rolled the update yet? Something else? Any help would be appreciated. I really want to take advantage of the native Sixaxis controller support introduced in 4.2.2, but I don't want to wipe all data and affect the performance of my phone in order to do so.


title: Clear or reset my lock screen password/PIN

text: I have a similar problem as the one described in this question, but that question doesn't solve my problem. Summarized here: I recently installed CyanogenMod 10 on my Galaxy Nexus. I enabled encryption. The first time I rebooted the phone, I was able to get past the lock screen with no trouble. I tried to change the screen lock PIN, but the settings app wouldn't accept my PIN. Later, the screen locked due to the timeout being reached, and I wasn't able to unlock it. My password kept being rejected, and the "Forgot password" button that I read should come up never appeared. I rebooted my phone, and though I can easily decrypt it, I can't unlock it. This answer suggested going through `adb` to fiddle with an SQLite database. However, I can't seem to access `/data` on my phone. I get the following error when I try to do an `ls`:               opendir failed, Permission denied      I tried to use `su`, but again, I got a `Permission denied` error. The phone is most definitely rooted, as I regularly use several root-only apps. I really don't want to have to wipe the phone. Is there any other way to unlock this phone? # Edit After posting this question, I came across this answer. I was able to get my phone unlocked by exploiting the phone hole mentioned (involving calling the phone and mashing the keys repeatedly--though instead of hitting the non- existent home key I swiped up Google Now). I deleted the password using the SQL mentioned in the answer I cited earlier. However, upon rebooting the phone, I'm back in an non-unlockable state. In other words, I can exploit a hole to unlock my phone, but I can't reset the PIN, and I have to make sure to turn my screen on before 30 minutes elapses and avoid rebooting, or I'm toast.


title: Is there a way to enable the headphone output for audio while using HDMI for video?

text: I have a yarvik tab464euk tablet, which I'm mostly happy with in an it-was- cheap kind of way. However, there is a particular annoyance. I have a monitor which has a rarely-used HDMI port (my PC connects via DVI). I don't have a HDMI TV, or any kind of TV at all. Sometimes, I'd like to use my tablet as a media player using the HDMI monitor. I can connect the tablet to the monitor without any problem, but of course it's a monitor - like many monitors, it doesn't have speakers. That's fine - the tablet also has a headphone jack socket. I thought I'd do exactly what I do for my PC - connect the tablet to the speakers separately. Unfortunately, this doesn't work. The headphone socket works fine, but not when the mini-HDMI cable is connected. As soon as I have a HDMI monitor connected, the headphone output is switched off - I checked with two sets of headphones as well as speakers to make sure this wasn't a dodgy cable issue. Giving priority to HDMI seems very odd to me. First, monitors with HDMI but no speakers are quite common. Second, even if I was using a TV with speakers, the obvious reason for having headphones plugged in is because I want to use those for the sound, not the TV speakers. So... Is this a general thing with Android tablets? Is there a setting I can change to control it? Or is there any other way to get the headphone audio output to work while a HDMI monitor is connected? I've seen this question about splitters, but the price is out of proportion plus the convenience isn't there. Part of the point is to reduce hardware clutter, tangled cables etc. I already have a media player that works with separate HDMI and audio just fine, but it never gets used because it gets put away to avoid the clutter and tangle, then it's just not worth the hassle to set it up again later. And it just seems so stupid anyway that the headphone socket is there and works, but it switches off when I most want to use it.


title: I can't upgrade my S III software from 4.0.4 to 4.1.1

text: Samsung have released the 4.1.1 update for the SGS III and I am trying to upgrade my software from 4.0.4 to 4.1.1, but my Galaxy S III keeps saying: > The server is busy or not available now, try another time or use the PC Kies > to upgrade it. When I used the PC kies it gave me the message shown in thi > pic below : ![enter image description > here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/eSVAo.jpg) Is there any way to solve this problem? I'm very eager to upgrade my phone Jelly Bean.


title: Install Android-x86 on USB drive

text: I am live booting the Asus laptop version of Android-x86 4.0 on my Acer Laptop from my USB Pendrive. Everything is working fine, however I want to install the OS on the USB drive instead of live booting it. The USB drive is 16GB in size. I want to live boot the system and then install on the same drive without using any other drives. If possible, later on, I would want to mount some part of the USB drive as the SD Card. How can I do this?


title: Help with LG Optimus Logic Memory

text: I recently purchased an LG Optimus Logic for StraightTalk, which runs Android 2.3.6. The phone was advertised as having 1GB internal Memory and also came with a 4GB Micro SD. I've used the phone for about a week now and noticed something which I believe is drastically wrong with the Memory Scheme. As I've downloaded apps, they seem to not be using the internal memory properly. On the Applications Manage screen, the apps take up "System Memory", which is about 190MB maximum. As you can imagine, this space is used up rather fast after only a few apps installed. So I tried to see if I could move apps to the SD Card, but there's the hitch. The option didn't refer to an SD card at all, but was a greyed-out "Move to Internal Memory". A few of the apps had this option, and when I selected it they began to take up the 1GB Internal Memory, which was not used at all before. The option for memory management then read "Move to Phone". Also, I noticed that as I installed more apps RAM was being used even before the Apps started running. My theory is that the phone was poorly configured. A section of RAM is being treated as the Internal Storage or Flash Memory or whatever you call it, which was labelled "System Memory". The actual, 1GB Internal memory is being treated as external storage much as an SD card would, which leaves the real SD card out in the cold. My best evidence for this is that I removed the SD card and the apps I moved to the other memory still functioned. I have two questions:   1. Am I correct in assuming this, or do I not grasp Android memory properly and your knowledgeable minds can enlighten me?   2. If I am correct, is there any way I can fix this manually, as LG and StraightTalk seem to be of no help on the issue. Thank you for your time.


title: support of Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean CM10 ROM on Samsung Galaxy Ace s5830

text: Is possible to update with this jelly bean version? I have updated my phone with this jelly bean version and when i am rebooting it then it is showing only samsung start screen. I don't get further screen to show my phone start desktop! Please help me. Any suggestions are welcomed!


title: What is the typical range when using ANT+ on Android?

text: My question is how long is the range from the phone to the ANT+ device. What is the suitable range between ANT+ device? I have seen this demo and I am curious if it is worth my money.


title: Tactile keypad for nexus 5

text: I've got a new nexus 5 & I know it sounds odd but I just can't seem to find the option to switch to phonepad type keyboard for texting. Could someone please help me with it? **edit** I'm looking for a keypad like this to use for texting. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/FsXR9.jpg)


title: Texting with Samsung Galaxy S4

text: My Samsung Galaxy S4 has been saying that my text is "sending" for hours now. However, one of the recipients has responded to my text. Was not doing this earlier today


title: Services without a process

text: In the Settings > Apps screen, under "Running", a few apps are listed as having as active (i.e. a service is running) despite having zero running processes and taking no memory. Why are they in this state? Are they waiting for some kind of event?


title: Backup and restore without custom recovery?

text: Can I backup and restore without a custom recovery if I have a nandroid backup? How can I do this?


title: "system" reboots my device after I allow it to in SuperUser?

text: Today, a random SuperUser request from "system", with UID 1000, appear. I figured that it was nothing, so I accepted it. A couple of seconds later, my phone rebooted, or at least that's what I think it did. I saw the T-Mobile screen flash by really quickly; the Samsung screen did not appear. So, what happened and should I be concerned?


title: How do I access the root folder of the phone's internal storage using the PC?

text: How can I access my internal phone storage on PC? I mean the root storage, the path. So that I could put back the lost app on the system storage.


title: can i get my sprint s3 flashed to boost mobile or verizon prepaid?

text: Wanting to know if anyone can flash my sprint s3 s4 note2 to verizon prepaid or boost mobiles unlimited plan?


title: Missing voicemail and SMS notifications

text: Device: Galaxy Note 2   Android: 4.1.2 I am not getting message notifications when a voicemail is in my messagebank and when I receive an SMS.


title: Documentation/reference for fastboot

text: Where can I find the documentation for `fastboot` in Android SDK's `platform- tools`? I know that running `fastboot` on its own gives a quick help for the different commands, but I'd like to know about details such as:   * `update`: What does _update.zip_ need to look like   * `flashall`: Where do the _flash boot + recovery + system_ come from, what format, etc.   * `boot`: What is the format of `<kernel>` and what is the `<ramdisk>` option   * `flash:raw boot`: What is the difference to `boot` and what is it used for I am surprised that in the Android Developer's Tools Help there is documentation for `adb` but not `fastboot`.


title: Is there a way for 3G to not disconnect when connecting to WiFi?

text: WiFi is unreliable, I wouldn't trust WiFi for SIP calls, I've disabled WiFi within CSipSimple. Now every time I connect to WiFi, my SIP registration seems to go away, and I'm not receiving any calls at all. It's also unclear what happens when you do receive a call, unlock the phone to pick it up, and then the phone connects to WiFi (which it presumably didn't do during the sleep in order to conserve the power). Is there a way to make this work?


title: Recovering data from a phone that doesn't boot

text: My Samsung Galaxy SII started an OTA update yesterday and got stuck along the way. It's now stuck on the Samsung splash screen and I'm trying to get my pictures off of the phone. I tried flashing the firmware with Odin but that also failed. The phone is old and due for an upgrade now anyway, so fixing it isn't top priority, so long as I can get my pictures and recordings off. Is there a safe way of doing this considering I can't get the firmware installed?


title: Sony Xperia Tablet Z Root Stuck at 'waiting for device'

text: I am trying to root my Sony Xperia Tablet Z with this guide,http://forum.xda- developers.com/showthread.php?t=2333566 however, when I hit enter it just says 'waiting for device' and doesn't change. I have enabled usb debugging and install apps from unknown sources, but the problem persists. My computer recognises it, and Sony pc companion does, but I uninstalled it in case that was a problem. I have also tried mass storage mode (or whatever it was called) and it says it only works with the sd card, not internal storage. Thanks in advance, this is really bugging me, I want to get texture packs on minecraft pe!


title: Android sd card default folders purpose

text: I wonder what is the purposes of each of these extra folders that android creates on a sd card. **Edit:** .android_secure .data .estrongs .showme _nero_sync Alarms Albums Android DCIM download LOST.DIR media Movies Music My Documents Notifications OTA-Updater Pictures Podcasts ppy_cross Ringtones


title: How can I display my maps (from maps.google.com) on Android smartphone?

text: How can I access to "my maps" saved from desktop website (maps.google.com) from my mobile device? When I use maps application on my device I am not able to find my saved maps with my POI and my settings I am using Android 4.4 on Nexus 4


title: Is there a "clean" Android I can reinstall on my Galaxy S4?

text: I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy S4 and the OS that came with it has many problems IMO. It feels equivalent to the bloated Windows install that would come on my Dell PCs in the 90's, so I'd like to re-install a "clean" version of Android. Does such a thing exist? Is it the case that there is a "clean" Android with a basic UI, Apps container, wifi functionality etc. from which most other distributions extend? Or do I have to search all the various ROM forums and try different ROMs out (hopefully I'm using the right terminology here) until I find one that I like? I want something as close to iOS features as possible - just a sticky list of apps at the bottom of my screen, app groups, minimal number of pre-installed apps to name the main features I'm hoping for.