title: OpenVPN browser tunneling

text: I hope I do not say silly things, or discounted, but I'm a newbie, at least for vpn. I want use my browser to connect on my corporate intranet via VPN connection, but I'm not able to do it. Someone can help me? Some information: I tried 2 way to confgure OpenVPN: * * * I've configured OpenVPN via openvpn-settings apps (using pre-created cert files located on /openvpn ). The .ovpn config files sound like                port yyyy     dev tun     \#dev-node ovpn     proto tcp-client     remote xxx1.xxxx.it yyyy     remote xxx2.xxxx.it yyyy     remote xxx3.xxxx.it jjj     remote xxx4.xxxx.it jjj     ping 30          persist-tun persist-key          tls-client     ca xxx.ca.crt     cert xxx.aaaa.bbbb.crt     key xxx.aaaa.bbbb.key          ns-cert-type server     comp-lzo     pull     verb 5      I connect to VPN with no problems, and I can use for example ssh to connect on my corporate Linux server. * * * I've created a VPN from Menu->Settings-> Wireless & network-> VPN settings -> add VPN-> add VPN OpenVPN and set parameters according with the previous .ovpn config file I connect also to VPN with no problems, and I can use for example ssh to connect on my corporate linux server. * * * On both cases I'm not able to browse intranet. So I checked the IP address I go out with, pointing to http://m.showip.net/, and it displayed my provider IP, not the assigned VPN IP! Is it possible that VPN don't tunnel all traffic? Maybe I need to change the default gateway somehow? My O.S. is               Android 2.3.7     kernel 2.6.35.14-nFinity     ROM Cyanogenmod 7.1.0.1 stable     Phone HTC Wildfire (Buzz)


title: How can I edit Office documents on an Android tablet and keep compatibility?

text: In our office, there's a new Eee Pad Transformer. It was supposed to replace a netbook for giving presentations and editing Microsoft Office documents on the go (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Excel). There have been some issues:   * The office solutions they currently tried can only _read_ Microsoft Office files (like Documents To Go)   * Polaris Office with _write_ support produce Microsoft Office files that fail to open in Office 2007 Claim by the owner of the device, I can't try it. The questions are:   * Is there any way to **produce PDF files from such documents**? This would at least make it possible to just export presentations to PDF in order to share them.   * Is there a (preferably free) office solution that **guarantees compatibility** with Office 2007/2010?   * Any other workarounds?


title: How does su regulate app permissions?

text: I seen a lot of apps in the market that give superuser functionality to applications. However there is a pre-requisite of rooting your phone. I am curious how a rooted phone has those permissions already? I've downloaded the source code and have managed to locate the su.c file that might invoke an application to change. But im still not sure. Can anyone give an insight on this? Which actual files delegate permissions? Are all system apps given root permissions at startup?


title: The odyssey for CM10, all i get is a bootloop. How can i solve this?

text: I'm here to discuss about the unlocking of my new LG Optimus L5. I'll start saying that it come oot with Android 4.1.2 and the LG mod v20b. I wanted to delete all the LG stuffs that slow the phone so i decided to root+unlock bootloader+install CWR+flash CM10 and Gapps. I started following this page and tried all the root methods; only the one using a modified kdz worked. After that i tried to unlock the bootloader, succeeding only after a day of tries. The problem was the Superuser app (it won't allow the ADB shell to edit the bootloader information even if it was allowed. I don't know why), so i installed superSU and all went right. After that i installed ROMmanager, which allowed me to flash the CWR, but i was able to enter it only if the USB cable was disconnected (again i don't know why). Inside the CWR i wiped bot caches, i did factory reset and flashed CM10+ Gapps; unfortunately i installed the wrong Gapps, denying me the Camera app, and few more little bugs... So i decided to flash the righ one (gapps- jb-20121011-signed), but after that, all google services was crashing, so i decide to factory reset all and reinstalla CM+Gapps (the righ one this time) The fate decided to curse me, sending the phone in bootloop after the flashing. Hopeless, i tryed to flash again the modded firmware with the kdz flasher to retore the phone at the first passage, but it remained in bootloop (this time with the LG logo, not with the Cyanogen one). I'm now trying to restore the original kdz (the v20d not modded) hoping for some miracle. Someone have a hint to help me? The only thing i know now is that i can put the phone in download/emergency mode or remain in bootloop. As far as i know the only way to enter the recovery is from SU binaryes in this f***ing phone, so no key combination to enter in it at startup.


title: Does turning off the "Show notifications" settings for apps improve battery life?

text: I recently found that there is a "Show notifications" settings for individual app in my HTC One X. I have turned it off for some applications like Subway Surfers (which tries to sell me coins in notifications). Will disabling notifications improve my battery life? How does Android handle if notifications are turned off for a particular app - does it only hide notifications from notification bar or it really does not allow the app to create any notifications in first place (so in this case I presume that it would save battery life)?


title: wifi only when traveling; also necessary to turn off packet data?

text: My son has a Galaxy S3 and is travelling to Russia. He'd like to be able to use his phone for Internet use, and Skype, when connected to Wifi. Otherwise, he doesn't want to incur extra or roaming charges for voice, text, or data. I thought I had this figured out. The instructions I got were to 1) go into airplane mode, and then 2) turn Wifi back on. However, I just called ATT, to verify my approach, and the person said he also has to go to 3) Applications -> Settings> -> More Settings -> Wireless and Network -> Mobile Network -> Use PacketS Data and uncheck "Use Packet Data" I Step 3 necessary, even after having done Step 1 and Step 2? Thanks,


title: SMS-draft on incoming call

text: I have a tiny problem with my Android on HTC Wildfire. When I got incoming call and my screen is blocked, I have to move a ring to unblock and answer the phone; but if I move this ring fast enough and my phone doesn't capture my movement, I get a cancelled call and a sms-draft 'Sorry, I'm busy' etc. The problem is: is there any way to disable this option to have an sms-draft? I'd like to have not a possibility to slide to sms-draft with call cancel. My Android version is 2.3.5


title: No ADB connection to Transformer Prime TF201 on 4.1.1

text: ADB connection to Transformer Prime TF201 on 4.1.1 With USB Debugging disabled I can see the TF as expected. With USB Debugging enabled I can see an entry under Device Manager for ASUS Transformer Prime ADB Interface with no warnings or errors. However when I attempt to use ADB to connect I'm not getting any devices returned. Screenshot here: ![Screenshot of ADB command window](http://i.stack.imgur.com/XcGZT.png) If I plug my phone in and list devices I get a single entry returned which works as expected, SHELL etc works normally. Any thoughts?


title: Limit YouTube to Wi-Fi only

text: My daughter loves to share videos on YouTube with her friends. As a result she's blown through her monthly 2GB data allotment on multiple occasions. While I've educated her on the difference between 3G and Wi-Fi, and she's a smart kid, it would simply be easier if I could limit her YouTube app to only allow streaming while on Wi-Fi. I looked in the app settings but unless it's in some weird location there is no such setting. How can I prevent YouTube streaming to be only allowed on Wi- Fi? (If it matters: Droid Incredible 2, Gingerbread)


title: Remap menu key to multitasking

text: I'd like to remap the physical menu key of my Xperia Neo V running Cyanogenmod 9 to multi-tasking, the way it is on phones that were launched with ICS or Jelly Bean to begin with. Apps built for ICS would then display the action overflow. With older apps, I guess an on-screen menu key would appear -- I think there is in fact an ICS phone that does this as it has only two keys, but I don't remember the name. Alternatively, the menu key would stay a menu key in these apps but this might be more difficult to achieve. Is there any way to configure or modify Android to behave this way?


title: Moto E is not switching on after changing runtime to ART

text: I changed the runtime option from Dalvik to ART. It asked for a restart. When I did the restart, Moto E has been stuck in boot time. When I hold the power button for sometime, it starts again. It is stuck at a point where Motorola 'M' symbol comes and the footer says "powered by ANDROID". Please help, I am not able to switch on my Moto E.


title: How can I place a text file on my homescreen for editing?

text: I would like to place a textfile from my SD-card `todo.txt` on my home screen so I can click on it to edit the content and when I close it only that file would be saved. Ideally there would be a `git` repository behind this file so I can see and eventually rollback any changes I made to that file.


title: Wifi wont turn on... Galaxy S3 mini

text: Im really hoping someone can give me advise. Up until yesterday my _S3 mini_ has worked perfectly. All of a sudden I cannot turn on my WiFi: Each time I do it freezes on turning on... which is really annoying. I have done all the usual: power down, power up, reset, factory reset, and so on but no joy. I have also ran out of data allowance for this month. I took it to the local repair shop and they said that the antenna is built into the motherboard. To repair would need a new motherboard which is risky apparently? I find it hard to believe that my problem is so severe. Is there anything I can do about this?


title: L2TP VPN fails to connect - how to troubleshoot?

text: I'm using the built-in VPN client (under Settings, More networks, VPN) on a Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) running Omega v17 (Android 4.3). I set up an L2TP (PSK) VPN connection and try to connect. It says "connecting..." for a while and then just says "disconnected" without any error message whatsoever. How do I tell what's wrong? Is there any kind of log somewhere? I can see in the server logs that it does try to connect, but nothing in there gives me any clue as to why it disconnects. A PPTP VPN connection to the same machine works fine.


title: CyanogenMod USB tether

text: I can't seem to find the option to enable USB tether in CyanogenMod 7.0.1 . Several pages and forum threads mention a checkbox under Wireless & network setting, but i don't have it. Is there anything i need to do to get this to show up? Is this not supported anymore? What USB mode should I select? The phone is a Motorola Milestone, computer runs Windows 7 x64.


title: Is there any way to let Facebook run only when I want?

text: Is there any way to let the Facebook app run only when I want to use it and really close it when i don't need it? I've already disabled it with autostarts, moved to sd, yet it is still running 24/7. I don't want to appear on the Facebook chat, also don't want to waste 30mb of ram, and of course there are no FB widgets on the home screen


title: How can I encode an MP3 file in Android using LAME?

text: Can anyone tell me how to encode a MP3 file in Android (as you would by using lame.dll in Windows or lame.so in Linux)?


title: Volume limit specific app?

text: Is there an app that will let me set a maximum volume on JUST Spotify? Spotify at 100% is a LOT louder than YouTube at 100%. I **never** want to listen to Spotify at 100%, but occasionally I do want to do so for a YouTube video. I'm asking because a few times, I've accidentally pressed and held the volume up button when listening to Spotify--I think I may have already seriously damaged my hearing that way.


title: How to save attachment from Gmail?

text: I've got two MP3 files from my friend via Gmail. How can I save them to my phone? There is only a Preview button...


title: Auto-switching Audio Widget?

text: I use a lot of audio apps on my HTC One, like Doggcatcher, Google Music, Tunein Radio, Pandora, NPR, etc. Most, if not all, of these apps have a 4x1 widget which controls playback. These are very helpful, but I have to devote 1-2 homescreen pages to these widgets, even though only one of them is relevant to me at a time. **Is there a way to reserver a 4x1 block of space on the homescreen, and have that space filled with the 4x1 widget of whatever app is currently outputting audio to the system?** This is kind of similar to the HTC One Sense's lockscreen implementation, where it has a generic widget that shows play, previous, and next buttons that control whatever app is currently playing audio, and shows the title of the currently playing track. ![HTC One's Lockscreen Audio Widget](http://i.stack.imgur.com/mWfCK.jpg) I think this would be a good idea, and would be very useful to me. Is there anything out there that can support this functionality? An alternate solution might be a generic audio widget that just shows the title track, with play, previous, and next controls, just like the HTC One lockscreen widget above. It's not ideal, as I like the app-specific functions (thumbs-up, etc.), but it would scratch the itch.


title: How can I tell what my phone has been downloading?

text: I have a Galaxy S3, which I often use as a hotspot for my laptop when WiFi is out of reach. I have a good deal with my carrier so that I have unlimited and fast connection anywhere. Everyone happy. Recently, my connection has been beginning to slow down, only sometimes, so I did some testing, and I found that whenever the connection is slow, and I go into Flight Mode (a.k.a. forcibly disconnect the internet connection), I get an anonymous popup message (The smaller ones at the bottom, not the `alert()` style ones): > Currently unable to continue download, please try again later. Now, I didn't initiate any download, so I presume some application is doing it. I've uninstalled everything but the bare essentials, and it still happens. Is there a way for me to know what my browser is downloading, what kinds of requests it's sending, how much and from where?


title: Textexpander for android

text: I'm on a Mac and iPhone. Going to switch to Android and Windows. Textexpander is an app that is "expanding custom keyboard shortcuts into frequently-used text". In other words: a _text expansion_ tool. For example, when I type gm1 my email shows up. When I hit d2 I see todays date, 130830. I currently have textexpander on the mac, have the library in dropbox, and sync it to iPhone so that I have all my snippets on both Mac and iPhone (well, at least in the iPhone apps I write in like PlainText). I know that   * AHK kan do snippets via :*:gm::my email adress   * Breevy is a textexpander for windows But can I make text expansion play as nice on android-windows as on iPhone- mac?


title: Is it possible to minimize the unlock section of the lock screen?

text: Sometimes your widgets take up a lot of space. The unlock section also takes up a lot of space if you use a PIN or password. Is there any way to minimize it?


title: Android on PC: Correct ISO

text: I've tried doing this before, and I successfully installed Android on my Dell Inspiron 15 [64bit.] There was one problem though. No video worked. Not on YouTube, not on the Web. Not when downloaded with any video player. Can anyone please verify an Android ISO that works well with videos and everything? I know people do it, but with which version, and what iso?


title: How to enable developer settings Nexus 7 4.4.2 kit kat

text: I have the old Nexus 7 with stock 4.4.2, and I want to enable developer settings. I have found many references to Settings -> About (Tablet) -> And click 7 times on build number - but that simply does not work. I have tried tapping it 1 million times and nothing happens. If I tap "Android Version 4.4.2" in the same menu, I get the whole spinning K, kitkat, easter-egg game etc. What am I missing? How do I enable developer settings?


title: Are APK files saved on my device when I install from the Play Store?

text: I used a Nexus 7 for a couple of years and got a Nexus 10 earlier this year. I installed a number of kids books/games on the 7 and wanted to transfer them to the 10. Now I can't find some of them at the store. Would the APK files still be located on the 7?


title: Will I be removed from groups on WhatsApp if I upgrade to a new phone?

text: I was removed from all groups before, when I changed my number. Will the same happen if I change my phone? This time, I have the same number but a different phone.


title: Did Custom Recovery flash my SD? Need help

text: So I was about to install a camera mod on my LG G2 (D802) via TWRP. I am no expert but I have used similar mods on my Android phones before without any problem. So I made a backup via Nandroid and went along and turned off my phone and did the factory reset combination to start up TWRP, the only problem was... I forgot to install TWRP! or I thought I had installed it but I had not... This of course led to ------> FACTORY RESET OF PHONE. Long story short: Trying to repair my mistake I somewhere along the way I manage to brick my phone (well done, I know) and got stuck in fastboot mode. To fix this I installed "fastboot tool" and manage to install a StockMOD Rom (based off the D802 International 10b rom (JDQ39b)). Now I was finally able to factory reset the phone and get it to boot. No problem, I thought. Now I just need to install ClockworkMod and use my nandroid backup to get my OS back in shape. And it worked!! HOWEVER... Now all my data (photos, music, everything) on the emulated SD card is gone, at least that is what it looks like... Using root browser I have not been able to locate the data anywhere... Using the stock storage tool and "DiskUsage" you can see that of the 25GB available memory, 9,7GB is already in use! I only got 14GB of free space to use (see picture below): http://tinyurl.com/oe8nvea As you can see in the picture, I can't account for this much data... What is using all that 9,7GB of memory? Is it possible that this could be my lost photo and music gallery hiding somewhere? A clean installation of the LG G2 should have about 24GB of free space to use, like the picture below: http://st1.bgr.in/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/lg-g2-internal-memory.jpg Where did all my data go? What is using all that memory? Tune in next week for the thrilling conclusion! Seriously though... Any help to get me in the right direction to solve this "mystery" is much appreciated! :)


title: Blocking a call without the calling party knowing it

text: Most call blocking apps will reject/hang up the calls from blacklisted numbers. But the calling party comes to know that there call was rejected. Is there any way or any app which can really "block" the call (like turning off network connection for few seconds) so that the calling party feels that the phone is either switched off or not reachable.


title: 4.4 Kitkat Lockscreen music player

text: I hate the new kitkat update with the new album art lockscreen display when you are playing music. I would like to know is there any way possible to get the track list w/music controls back like on 4.2.2. I use to be able to scroll thru all of my tracks from the lockscreen without unlocking my phone which was very intuitive and convenient, now I'm just stuck with the music controls. Is there a workaround for this?               Samsung S4 AT&T     4.4 kitkat     not rooted


title: Can 'coredump' folder be deleted safely?

text: Internal memory (1.21 GB) of my phone is mainly occupied by a folder named 'coredump' (size ~900 MB). Will it be safe to delete it? What should i do to release this memory?


title: Set global proxy in Android

text: In order to provide safe browsing, I want to set global proxy to route all http/https requests from any browser to my proxy server on both WiFi and 2G/3G networks for non rooted Android devices with OS version 2.2 and above. After categorization, proxy server will send response to browsers. I have seen so many posts in SO also, but nobody has explained for Mobile networks(2G/3G). Please inform whether there is a possibility or not at all? If yes, please suggest a way. If anybody have idea, please share your thoughts.Thanks in advance. Thanks, Gopi.


title: Samsung Galaxy s3 still vibrating when getting notification, even though I'm on silent mode

text: I have Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300. When I put it on silent mode, when I get a notification from Facebook, Facebook Messenger and GMail, or any other notification, it's still vibrating. This is very annoying when I'm in the classroom, for example. Is there any option to completely disable vibration on silent mode?


title: Restore HTC One X to original ROM

text: My HTC One X came with ICS pre-installed, but then I upgraded it to Android 4.2.2 using CyanogenMod. Now I want to reset my phone to its original ROM, but couldn't find a way to do it. Someone suggested that I download and run: > > RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_Vodafone_UK_1.26.161.2_Radio_1.1204.90.13_release_251227_signed but it didn't work. When I run the .exe I get the error:                Error[155]: UKNOWN ERROR      My bootloader shows its version as:               version-main: 3.14.161.27      (bootloader) DEBUG: cid: VODAP001     ENDEAVORU PUT SHIP S-ON RL     *** UNLOCKED ***      How can I get the stock ROM reinstalled?


title: Galaxy S2 on Android 4.0.4 won't vibrate

text: How can I set my phone to just vibrate? No sound; just vibration. I just got the upgraded version of the S2, and my phone won't vibrate. I tried everything.


title: Reset Touch 3G Slide

text: How do I do a reset on my My Touch 3G Slide? I tried to hold the down volume button and the screen lock button and it didn't work.


title: How do I use a periodic trigger in Automagic?

text: There's an app called Automagic which uses flow charts to create workflows that let you perform custom sequences of actions on your Android (essentially macros, but with an advanced interface for editing them). **Can somebody please explain how to use the periodic trigger?** I've tried using it to kick start a flow, but it never fires. I've ensured that the flow is enabled, I've checked the logs and there's nothing about any problems occurring with launching the flow.


title: Seesmic Twitter image upload problem

text: So I started using **Seesmic** application to post on **FaceBook** and **Twitter** , but I have problem when uploading images in Twitter statuses. If I use **yfrog.com** as service for uploading images in the settings, it uploads ok and adds the link. No problem. But I don't like using yfrog because official twitter doesn't show the image normally if it isn't uploaded on official Twitter servers... So I want to use the option Twitter or Twitpic for the image upload, but when I try to sent tweet with image using this settings it fails with this error: " **Cannot update status** The service provider cannot be reached. Please retry later." So I try to Retry later.. but still won't work. Anyone with same problem or solution? I tried Googling, but nothing helpful. Or is there any small app for twitter + facebook with official twitter image uploading that you would recommend?


title: Google+ Location Sharing: How to share only city level locations

text: For some time, Google+ contains the possibility to share your current location with your friends. This feature is similar to Google Latitude but uses a different permission-system: Where Latitude uses a seperate friend list (the Latitude Friends), Google+ uses the people from your circles to check, who can see your location. In the settings of the location sharing (in the Google+ App, in the drawer "Locations", Settings), I can select which people can see "who can see your best available location". All these people see my exact location, so determined by GPS (if available). If a person is not included in this list, the person does not see my location at all. **Question: How can I select which persons can only see my city, but not my exact location? Just like it was possible on latitude? As expained above, I only see the possiblity to share the exact location or to share no location at all.**


title: How can I download files if there is no SD card?

text: I have no SD card in my phone. And I would like to know how I can save pictures in a place where I can access them later because I download them on tumblr.


title: Note 10.1 stuck in restart loop

text: I bought the Note 10.1 two months ago. But now my Note is stuck in a restarting loop for a second time. First, it happened last month. I already got that fixed by the service center. I asked the service center man whether I can fixed it by myself or not. He told me that you couldn't. Now, my Note 10.1 is constantly restarting again. I don't know what exactly the root cause of this issue is. I remembered that last activity was I only registered new account for Line and ChatOn app. The problem condition is when entering the boot screen, the note 10.1 just restarts again. So it never reaches the home screen. Any body know what is the root cause for this? How can I fix it by myself?


title: How can I tell if a Watch Later video has been successfully preloaded?

text: Preloading of 'Watch Later' videos has been enabled, but I do not know how to tell when a video I am about to watch has been successfully pre-loaded by the YouTube app. As others have noted (Youtube Preload limit?) there is a limit to how much video Google will download to your device. I cannot see whether a particular video is preloaded or not. I have a good (but limited) mobile network, so preloaded or not pre-loaded both load quickly. Can you see where the data is stored? Is there a widget or indicator I missed that tells me if the video will come from the storage or from the cell network before launching it?


title: Restoring a previous sdcard path after ROM upgrade

text: Device: HTC Desire Z I moved from CM 10.1 to 11, and I would like to bring back the old path of sdcard. It was like this:   10.1: `/storage/primary/legacy/`   11: `/storage/sdcard` Can I do that by doing hard link, mounting the folder, making a shortcut, or by other method? I would like these both paths to work.


title: Over cellular, get shell on USB-connected PC?

text: Suppose I have a PC (running Linux). That PC isn't on any network, and it's in some faraway place (but with cell service), and I need to support it. Rather than send a support person, I'd like to FedEx a cell phone that could be plugged into USB, which would then allow me to get a console/shell on the PC from anywhere in the world. How might I do this?


title: Wiped data, flashed rom, restored data and phone not turns on, keeps restart

text: Phone is huawei u8800. aurorasp rom was in it. I had a problem. It was restarting before turning on. I tried a lot of things but could not manage to solve. SO i wiped data from cwm and installed aurorasp+ and restored backup. Again it went into restart mode. I made advanced restore and restoreonly data, but again same restartinng trouble. Before restoring data, the phone is working, no restarting. Cwm, clockworth mode. I used it to backup as a recovery. cwm 6 i guess version. i want to restore data, contacts, some application data. I want to take this data. How can i take data, for example contacts, app datas?


title: How to remove MotoBLUR from Motorola Charm MB502 phone?

text: I have a T-Mobile branded Motorola Charm (MB502) phone that I bought for my wife. It's a capable little device, but it's being slowed down to a crawl by MotoBLUR. I'd like to know if there is a way to remove all BLUR software, preferably by overwriting the firmware with a de-blurred version. It's been updated to the latest firmware and rooted via SuperOneClick. Here are the relevant details from the phone's "About" screen: > System Version: Blur_Version_2.3.9007.MB502.T-Mobile.en.US   >  Model number: MB502   >  Baseband version: EPU93_U_03.3B.02   >  Build number: BASIL_U3_03.90.7 I know of at least one de-blurred version that can be flashed with RDSlite, from and-developers.com. Unfortunately this version "BASEM_U3_01.12.4" doesn't work on T-Mobile Charm and (almost) bricks it after flashing, requiring a re- flash to the base T-Mobile sbf. Also, on xda-developers thread a dev managed to build a working version of Clockwork Recovery for the Charm. However, there are no ROMs available for it yet. So my question is this: For the lack of any 3rd-party ROMs, is there a way to safely remove all BLUR apps and references from Charm?


title: HTC Thunderbolt: Why do I have serious text messaging and battery problems?

text: I just bought a Verizon HTC Thunderbolt Android phone. My battery lasts just 3 or 4 hours... the phone has to basically be plugged all the time. Any suggestions on how to improve this situation? Also, I have problems receiving text messages... i only receive the first few words of each message. Have you experienced similar problems? Thanks


title: Can I use Android Emulator to get the Free apps from Amazon's app store?

text: It is said that we can test drive using Android apps even using an Web based android emulator for Amazon, but I don't see it on Amazon's Angry Birds webpage? Can we download the Android SDK and use the emulator to use any free apps offered on the Amazon app store?


title: Use my device as laser pointer

text: I'm not sure if this is possible, but knowing that is possible to use the device as mouse I think this should also be possible: Somehow connect the phone with a PC, then in the place you touch from the phone, in the computer should appear a red dot (or something). Is there any app for this?? Is it possible?


title: How can I easily restrict all apps EXCEPT specific apps from using data?

text: Let's say I have 100 apps on my Nexus 4. I want to limit all but 2 of them from running on my data plan (I have 30MB a month).   * How can I easily exclude all apps _except_ specific applications from using data (both fore/background)?


title: How to upgrade from one version of Cyanogenmod to another?

text: I am fairly new to rooting / putting custom ROMs on devices; I finally have my phone in a state that I like, after putting Cyanogenmod 7 on my HTC Desire Z. Since I've done this, there have been a few point releases, and a minor release is not far away. However, I don't really know how to upgrade from one version to another (and I couldn't find any instructions on how to do so). How do I upgrade from one version of Cyanogenmod to another? Is it the same process as installing it in the first place? Will I have to wipe all the data on my phone, as I did the first time?


title: Touch screen on Nexus 7 4.3 not working at all

text: I have a newer Nexus 7 4.3 tablet. I can turn my tablet on but my touch screen does not work at all. When I push the power button & volume button, I cannot touch the screen or use the power button to select Reboot (the tablet just shuts off). How can I get my tablet to respond to touch??


title: Galaxy Mini 2 hangs after Cyanogenmod and Clockworkmod update

text: I have a Galaxy Mini 2 that had Cyanogenmod 10.1. I saw that 11 appeared and I wanted to put it on the phone. I downloaded the rom and I formatted system and after I installed the rom, it gave me an error. I saw that I needed a new version of Clockworkmod and I installed it with Odin with no problem. I tried to start the phone and it blocked on the Galaxy Mini 2 logo. I tried to open recovery but no result, also not when I tried it again with RAMDUMP mode. I tried more versions of ClockWorkMod but no results. Please help me!


title: How can I take and email a picture (to the same address every time) in as few clicks as possible?

text: The best I can achieve so far is to use AutoShare (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dngames.autoshareg). I take the photo, share to autoshare, and it's done. It would be great to be able to snap the picture and have it automatically sent via email, avoiding the share step. Is there any way to do this?


title: Blocking people nexus 5

text: How do I block an unknown number on nexus 5 who keeps calling me . I have looked everywhere but I can't find the option


title: How do I get the bold hour back?

text: The clock on the previous Android had the hour displayed with bold text. Is there any way to get it back?


title: Some applications don'e have access to the mobile data on unrooted S4 device

text: Some applications on my S4 mobile won't be able to use internet over Mobile data where the other apps use it normally. For example I can't use "WhatsApp" neither "Viber" where I can use "Facebook" and "Twitter" apps. My mobile phone is not rooted (and I don't want to root my phone as I don't want to lose the guaranty) and I don't have and firewall application. I can access the websites for the apps I mentioned that don't work, but I can't use the applications! Is there any default firewall installed by default on my mobile phone causing that ? What can I do to diagnose the issue deeply ?


title: Exchange Calendar Auto-Reject

text: On my Android w/KitKat, I recently received an exchange/outlook event notification where I am supposed to click "Accept" "Maybe" or "Reject". I do not prefer to have these automatically integrated with my calendar. So I deleted the scheduled event and put my own event in, on my phone. This caused it to automatically send a "Reject" notice to the HR person at my work place and she complained like a 6 year old child to my boss, who in turn questioned it and then wondered why I became defensive about how childish and disrespectful it was that they would assume that I wouldn't attend this meeting (even though I will). Is there any way to either un-synchronize these scheduling requests from my calendar? Or at least make it so if I delete them, it won't send an auto- reject to the scheduler?


title: Is there any android smartphone using Atheros chipset?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I find out the make and model of the chips in my device? I'm now working on a research topic about Hotspot 2.0. However, it's really difficult to find an Android smartphone or tablet using the Atheros chipset. Does anybody know what Android product is using the Atheros chipset?


title: Galaxy S3 update problem

text: I recently did the software update on my galaxy s3 and now whenever I connect to the internet or use my phone, I get notifications of all the previous pictures I've downloaded from my email and messages. How do I get this to stop?


title: Unable to exit from voice tutorial in Nexus 5

text: i ve bought a new Nexus 5. But I am unable to exit from the voice tutorial that is going on. How do I disable the voice tutorial that is running on my phone? Please help...


title: adb-shell : /sbin/sh: command: not found

text: I've managed to root Google Nexus 7 (2013 Wi-Fi) and now I have **CyanogenMod 10.2-20130919-NIGHTY-grouper** running on it and **Clockworkmod recovery v6.0.1.9** following this guide. Then I downloaded and installed **Thinktube image-file** to allow ad-hoc networking. **I am now able to create ad-hoc network in my tablet** (not yet tested with other same-model tablets) and I can see the adhoc network from other iOS phones and adnroid 2.1 only. However, I want to make sure that: does Thinktube image-file actually support OLSR rooting protocol or not ? if not, **then I am already followingthis guide** to download, install and enable OLSR mode. **But** , when I am in the Recovery-mode in my tablet, and when i open the adb-shell from my PC, I can list files and browse folders in my tablet normally. But I cannot run any other command on the adb-shell. it always gives me this error:               /sbin/sh: "any-command-rather-than-ls-&-cd": not found      what is this error ? what did I do wrong ? and what I should do to fix it?


title: Close App while TalkBack is running

text: I just got an Android Tablet. I have discovered that the way to close an application while TalkBack is not running is to press the Recent Apps button, select the app that you want to close and swipe to the right. However, this does not work while TalkBack is running. Several Google searches have failed to reveal the answer to this question. I have found many web pages that tell me how to close TalkBack but none that give me the answer to this question.


title: Changing app drawer wallpaper in Jelly Bean?

text: I have Galaxy Nexus running Jelly Bean. Is it possible to change the background color or set a wallpaper for the apps drawer? Right now there is just a solid black background color. It's really bleak.


title: How to disable multi-letters-per-key on multiling keyboard?

text: The keyboard on my dad's android suddenly switched to this layout where multiple letters are clumped on a single "key". I would like to disable this and return to the old & simple layout. What setting should I tweak for this? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/rYAkU.png)


title: Configure Australian Phone to work on US Network

text: I have an HTC Desire HD (unlocked) purchased in Australia, currently operating on a T-Mobile network but I am not getting any data service. I purchased an activation kit from Amazon and the $30/mth unlimited data package from Walmart. Text and voice are working fine, but I am not receiving any data. The data plan is a 4g plan but I assumed that would also include 3G for those without 4G phones. On the phone settings, T-Mobile is listed under settings > Wireless & networks > mobile networks > Network Operators. When I select Network Operators > Select Automatically it flashes up a message "registered on network". Is there something I must do to get my phone to work here? OS = Gingerbread.


title: WhatsApp: Group kick and deletion

text: I couldn't find any relevant source for this. So I'm hoping to find an answer to my simple question here. If I kick someone out of my WhatsApp group (I'm the group admin), will the chat history on the person's mobile device be removed as well?


title: I just ordered on ebay an HTC incredible 'flashed to cricket,' is android still installed on the phone?

text: I only want to use the phone as a dev tool and I need the android 2.2. What does 'flashed' mean exactly?


title: What is Acer Liquid Metal maximum SD card speed class?

text: I want to buy a new sd and I'd like to get best bang (and speed) for the buck... But I can't find this information... Anybody knows?


title: Integrate Facebook chat and SMS

text: Is there a way to seamlessly integrate Facebook chat and SMS messaging? I am looking for a method that hides the detail of how a message was sent to a given contact or number as much as possible.


title: ICS App Drawers, how to give them a name?

text: I own a Samsung Nexus S and Yesterday I was able to upgrade to Android 4.0.4. When I upgraded, I saw that Google had created an app drawer full of Google apps, and it has the Word Google underneath it. I know it is possible to create app drawers by dragging app shortcuts on top of one another, but is there a way to give an app drawer a name the way Google has done with the Google drawer?


title: How to tell the Play Store to list apps in different languages?

text: Apparently the search in the Play Store only returns results of apps that belong in some way to the locale my phone is set to. For example, there is an app from a German bus company with their schedule. If I type the exact name of the app into the search field it doesn't show this this app in the results because my phone is set to English. The only way to find it is in the browser Google Play website when I am not logged into my Google account. Is there a way to circumvent this and let Google Play present _all_ the apps with this name?


title: Google Reader App that fetches the full article content

text: I've been searching and hoping to find an app for Android that syncs up with Google Reader and has one key feature. The feature I'm looking for is the ability to fetch the entire news article that you're reading. Certain websites (CBC News in Canada for example) allow you to "read more", however this opens a new browser instance to view the rest of the article. I'm looking for the ability to have that content scraped inside the application for reading. Reeder for iPad has this functionality. Does anyone know of an app for Android that does the same?


title: ADB connect to a device via TCP/IP

text: I'm trying to use `adb connect`:                connect <host>[:<port>]       - connect to a device via TCP/IP                                      Port 5555 is used by default if no port number is specified.      and this is what I get:               mbp:~ alexus$ adb connect 10.0.0.18     * daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *     * daemon started successfully *     unable to connect to 10.0.0.18:5555     mbp:~ alexus$       `USB debugging` is on and 10.0.0.18 is IP of my Android device, I'm able to do it via USB cable w/out any issues... any ideas?


title: Where is the gesture button?

text: Today I can't find the gesture button. I had it placed bottom right, showing faint on every page; now I have to go to menu /dolphin to bring it up. When I look at gesture settings all I can do is add extra gestures, but no menu list or other way to restore the 'always there' button. Has quick access been removed? I'm using dolphin version 8.0.0 on galaxy note. Thanks for any help


title: Android 4 don't require unlock at home

text: In the Android OS version 4, what would I have to do to require a pass code to unlock the phone when I'm away from home, but when I'm at my home, I don't need pass-code restrictions. Detecting proximity to my office could be done by detecting a WiFi or BlueTooth link to some hardware in the office, but GPS would be iffy since it doesn't work well inside. Also Google's location service would work, since it seems to know where my WiFi router is located very accurately. I would also be interested to know whether this would be compatible with the full storage encryption on the Android.


title: Is it possible to play real media on an android tablet?

text: I would like to play the real media videos at http://www.cs.princeton.edu/theory/index.php/Main/AdditiveCombinatoricsMinicourse . However neither vlc nor mxplayer seem to work. Is it possible?


title: Huge "system data" file on SD card

text: I am running out of space in my SD card on Android ICS and I noticed that a huge file "System data" is taking up to 500MB. Is this normal? How can I reduce its size?


title: How do I get my Android phone to speak text in the navigation voice?

text: I know my phone is capable of text to speech because it speaks in Google Navigate. Can I get this same voice to say other things?


title: Unable to boot Android in a multiboot PC configuration

text: I installed "android x86 4.0 rc1 asus_laptop iso" on `/sda3` (NTFS partition created in Windows 7) of my Advent Verona recently. I already run Windows 7 and Linux Mint 11 so was dual booting with GRUB. When I installed Android it took over the Mint bootloader and would not show Mint in its bootloader, but I was able to correct the problem, thereby getting the Mint loader back, through this site. However, this caused Android to disappear from the bootloader. I tried to get it to appear so I could load it from there and was able to do so using this information. I've been able to edit the file that makes you see all the OS on the laptop and I see all the three OSes now. I can load into Windows 7 and Linux Mint without problems but when I try to boot Android I get these errors on a black page:               [numbers] VFS: could not find a valid V7 on sda3     [numbers] kernel panic - not syncing: vfs: unable to mount root fs on unknown block (8.3)     [numbers] Pid. 1 comm: swapper not Tainted 3.0.8 android x86 asus_laptop      Then it reboots after a few seconds. What am I not doing right?


title: GPS stopped working after update

text: I recently asked a question on this site about how to stop my USB transfers from being so slow on my rooted Galaxy S2. It was suggested to me that I update my kernel and/or ROM. That seemed reasonable, so I did. I now have the latest kernel version and latest ROM. And now, after doing so, my GPS is completely unresponsive. So now I'm playing feature-whack-a-mole again. Something I was doing a while back when I could either have my compass or my WiFi, but not both. How do I get out of this? How do I get my GPS back and not be juggling every other feature on my phone? (... and I'm not even sure my USB problems are solved...)


title: How to get Tasker CPU options available on MT4GS?

text: myTouch 4G Slide [MT4GS/Doubleshot] ICS Virtous Inquisition ROM I cannot get the tasker CPU options available. I've checked the common problems listed at http://tasker.dinglisch.net/userguide/en/cpu.html. I can confrim that I have Superuser.apk installed in /system/app and that su binary is available. I also have Secure Settings and Secure Setting Helper installed. The frequencies are available and listed in /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/cpufreq/scaling_available_frequencies but still no CPU option. What do I need to do to figure out what is still wrong?


title: How to Refresh Gallery instantly?

text: I am using Kitkat 4.4.2 on my android device. When I mount USB drive to my device then all the images,videos in USB drive are shown in the Gallery. After unmounting USB drive, images,videos are still there as a thumbnails. Can't I refresh my gallery without rebooting?


title: Rooting using kingo root (flashing a custom recovery) for att galaxy s4 on KitKat

text: Has anyone tried rooting an att (SGH-i337) galaxy s4 with kingo root. Kingo root has to flash a custom recovery it says and it can brick my phone. Has anyone tried and been successful flashing custom recovery through kingo root for s4?


title: Can't debug with LG Nexus 4

text: I am at my wit's end here trying to debug using a new LG Nexus 4 developer phone. Debugging is enabled on the phone, and the USB driver from the Android SDK is installed. When I try to run in Eclipse I get a message that says 'No compatible targets were found'. I have previously used a Samsung Nexus S developer phone, and a Nexus 10 tablet with the USB driver from the Android SDK and it was not a problem. I have also debugged using my Samsung Galaxy S4 using the drivers from Samsung. I plug in the Nexus 4, and go to Device Manager. In Device Manager, the device is listed as Android Phone > Android Composite ADB Interface. I right-click and select 'Update Driver Software...', then 'Browse my computer for driver software'. I then point it to the '\sdk\extras\google\usb_driver' folder of my Eclipse/Android SDK install, but I am notified that 'The best driver software for your device is already installed'. I have tried uninstalling the driver, but as soon as I plug the phone back in, my computer automatically installs the driver, and when I go back in to Device Manager to 'Update Driver Software...', I am again told that 'The best driver software for your device is already installed'. And yet still, even after rebooting both my PC and the phone, when I try to run in Eclipse I am still notified that 'No compatible targets were found'. Any ideas? This device is completely useless to me unless I can get it to debug from Eclipse. A co-worker was able to get it to work just fine on his PC, and we have the exact same PC specs. Please help!


title: How do I configure custom AdBlock Plus filter lists subscriptions?

text: Using a desktop PC version of AdBlock I can subscribe to any combination of filter lists, and so I do subscribing to EasyList + Czech, Russian and German lists (I am a polyglot user using many languages actively) as well as EasyPrivacy, Fanboy's Annoyances lists etc. But in the mobile AdBlock Plus I could only find a set of exclusive (choose- one) EasyList + a national list couples, not even featuring a Czech list at all. Needless to say I could neither find a way to set up custom filters of my own. Any ideas?


title: 4.2.1 Full internal storage investigation

text: I'm having issues with my internal storage being very bloated up. See image. Using Drives, I have narrowed it down to the xbin folder in /system. There's nearly 600mb full of files. Can these be wiped. Any idea how I can free up my devices storage? P.S I have wiped DALVIK cache without much impact on this issue. I really don't want to have to format in CWM if it can be avoided. Thanks. http://i.imgur.com/uJI1Yme.png


title: Is it possible to shut down all antennae except for the gps?

text: I am thinking of buying an Android phone soon (Probably Desire HD), and would like to use it to record hiking trips GPS data.   All those run tracking apps seems just right to me, but I am looking for something that can run more than a few hours, so I figured that turning off the wifi/3g/cell antennae will give me a much longer battery life.   Is it possible to achieve it easily? Maybe only with root access?


title: When tethering, is there a way to turn off the phone's own data usage?

text: Just a quick question, really. When I'm tethering (via USB, or wireless, or whatever) my phone's apps (and there are a significant number of my apps which do this) are constantly using the phone's mobile data connection to push notifications. My phone's mobile connection is poor at the best of times (Samsung Galaxy S3 on o2 in the North East of England), such as now, where it's constantly flicking between G, E, H, H+ and 3G. As such, I'd like to effectively "disable" my phone for every purpose other than providing an internet connection my laptop via USB or wireless. Is that possible?


title: How to disable cellular when WiFi is present?

text: I perform all my communication via the internet (Jabber, SIP), so I only need cellular as a backup. Additionally, coverage at my home is near to nonexistent and as a result, battery drains in a few hours (as opposed to few days when GSM is disabled). Is there an app for disabling cellular communication _entirely_ (airplane mode) if a WiFi network is present, and enabling it otherwise? I'm not interested in solutions which disable just the data connection: Android handles that already.   I'm OK with solutions which require rooting, rebuilding Android, etc.


title: Can android AVD emulator run within VMWare?

text: Hi I am running Windows 8 in VMWare Workstation 9 and I wanted to setup an android development environment, I installed Java the ADK and Android studio. When I create an AVD and try to start it it appears as a black screen with buttons pane. I think the problem is that I can't run an emulator within another emulator, but I just wanted to check in case anyone else has been successful. The errors it shows are: Failed to create pbuf surface for FB 0x3004 emulator: WARNING: Could not initialize OpenglES emulation, using software renderer. extension WGL_ARB_make_current_read was not found extension WGL_EXT_swap_control was not found I had difficulty searching for this because the results tend to be people trying to setup an android VM as a standalone, rather than running android development emulator in a Windows 8 VM like my setup. Thanks


title: Add Share option without an app?

text: Is it possible to install/setup a new sharing option without the use of an app? In my case I'd like to be able to share photos to Flickr, but I have no interest in installing the Flickr app (or any other app whatsoever, for that matter).


title: What determines the order of my contacts on the frequent contact toolbar?

text: I am seeing a contact in recently contacted friends in whatsapp to whom I have not sent a message for a week now. All the other contacts are chronologically arranged except for him. Why is this happening? Is it that he is spying on me and my phone is sending him my history automatically? Or is it normal to be so?


title: Whatsapp doesn't work over 3G,everything else works fine

text: A friend has a factory fresh, unrooted Samsung Galaxy S Duos, and except for Whatsapp every other internet accessing app works fine on a 3G or EDGE connection. She has un/reinstalled Whatsapp several times. It works fine over Wifi. She's no power user, so any solution involving rooting the phone is not an option. To clarify - there is nothing wrong with 3G or EDGE on her phone, since she can browse the internet and use other such apps perfectly fine. **Update** \- She's on Vodafone, as I and thousands of people in India are, and no, Vodafone is not blocking Whatsapp for any reason. Searching for solutions on Google only leads to 'No shit, Sherlock!' type answers with genius level solutions like 'check whether your 3G connection is working' or 'get the latest version of Whatsapp'. So is there a workaround?


title: How can I eliminate duplicate notifications when I have a custom notification on a Gmail label?

text: I've set up a custom notification on a particular Gmail label (call it [special]). However, when an email with the [special] tag arrives, I get a notification for both the [inbox] and [special]. The audio notification plays the first half-second or so of the mailbox notification, and then switches to the [special] notification. In the notification bar, I get two Gmail icons, both with the same message when I slide the notifications open. Without removing the [inbox] label from these messages, is there a way to eliminate the duplicate notifications? I'm on 4.0.4.


title: HTC One V really slow

text: I bought my HTC One V exactly one year ago, at first everything went really smoothly and it worked like a charm. It didn't take long before the phone crashed from an `unexpected error`. The phone spent most of the time in my pocket then, I would notice it because it vibrates then or the next time there would be that error-sign in the upper left corner. I started living with the fact it sometimes shut itself down, but now the messaging app is beginning to lag: When I want to send a message (or make a call), it happens that I cannot see my contacts. (which are imported from Google) But it could also be that I have to wait a minute or more because the messages for that contact are loading. How can I fix these problems with my phone? My Android version is 4.0.3


title: Force a download manager not to manage downloads

text: I have a nexus 7 and I use chrome on it for my browser. I have a download manager installed, and I use it to download files by URL. However, it has usurped the downloading of chrome, and I like chrome's way of downloads better. Can I change the default download opener in chrome? (I'm running Jelly Bean 4.2)


title: Is it possible to prevent the screen from locking while connected to the USB

text: Generally when there is a USB cable attached to the phone it's not in my pocket, so the screen lock isn't doing anything usefull for me and I'd like to disable it.


title: Good clock and weather widget for someone dealing with multiple timezones / cities

text: I work for a big corporate with development centers around the world. There are 4 in particular that I interact with frequently and travel to regularly. What I'd like is a clock and weather widget with the following features:   * Can have multiple instances set to different cities.   * Shows the city it is set to.   * Can fit 4 on a page, so 2x2 or 4x1.   * Shows time (for dealing with meetings)   * Graphical indicator of day night (for a quick are they likely to be awake check)   * Shows local weather (for small talk on phone calls)   * Including highs and lows (in case I have to go there tomorrow)   * In Celsius (because I'm not American) The Beautiful Widgets "Beautiful Smaller Home Weather" is visually spot on what I'm after, but you can't have multiple instances. Is there another widget out there that meets my requirements?


title: Reduce in call volume

text: I'm using Jelly Bean on my Samsung Galaxy Note. Plus I'm running Ultimate Rom v5.1 as mu ROM. The problem is minimum In-Call Volume is too high even though I have reduced it. How can I reduce that in call volume than the minimum level?


title: 3D model viewers

text: I would like to be able to view 3D models on my phone. Are there any 3D viewers out there, free or paid, that will allow me to open up a 3D geometry file and rotate around, zoom, and pan about a 3D model? It doesn't matter what file type, you can always convert them from a computer.


title: Get Gingerbread back on Samsung Galaxy Y

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy Y mobile. In internet I saw a post that update your Samsung Galaxy Y from 2.3 to 4.0. I tried the steps but I went wrong now my mobile getting rebooted again and again. How can I get my previous version?


title: How can I connect my Galaxy 3 to my Mac?

text: How can I connect my Galaxy 3 (running Android 2.1) to my Mac?


title: Google Playstore force-closes

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet. I cleaned up some applications, deleting them via settings, and now I receive an error message when I open some applications. The message reads > The application Google Play Store (`process.com.android.vending`) has > stopped unexpectedly. Please try again. This error keeps appearing, usually three or four times with option of forcing close or reporting error. Maybe I uninstalled some key file that I needed unknowingly. I cant find anything on updating this application or reinstalling factory setting only for this. Can anyone help?


title: How do I send Bluetooth audio from the Stereo (A2DP) to Headset (HSP) profile?

text: I have a stereo Bluetooth headset. When paired and connected, both the Phone and Media profiles are supported. I can hear Google Maps Navigation voice directions in the headset. However, if I uncheck the Media profile (I am using the the media profile to connect to an iPod touch), then the voice directions come out of the speaker. I want them to come over the headset. From this, I assume that the phone wants to send the voice directions to the A2DP if the headset supports it, and to the speaker if the headset does not support A2DP. Is there any way to configure the Phone (Bell's Samsung Galaxy S) so the voice turn-by-turn directions are sent to the HSP (headset) profile (where to audio for cell phones voice calls is directed)? Although I haven't tried it, I assume this problem exists for simple non-media headsets that only support HSP.


title: How do I share latitude & longitute of a starred location in Google Maps?

text: The question title speaks for itself. How the heck do I do that in Google Maps. If I try to share a starred location, I get a link but not the coordinates.


title: Cannot change to English UK from English US

text: I recently updated my HTC Desire S to ICS 4.04 and sense 4.6 via the upgrade available at HTCDEV.COM Since then my default language is English US and cannot change it to English UK via the setting>Language and Keyboard It also changed my contact number from 12345677 to 123-45-67 which i am quessing it has to do with the US locale? Thanks


title: Can I unlock my Razr M (Verizon) for international use?

text: I have a Verizon Razr M that was given to me for free. It's a Verizon model, but it has never seen a network. (I use it as an WiFI android iPod touch for now) I know about CDMA/GSM/4G and all that. But doesn't it have a 3G radio for roaming? I don't need it to ever hit 4G/LTE/CDMA, but it would be nice to have it see 3G networks for me to drop a cheapo SIM into when I go out. Is this possible, or is this hardwired into the baseband with no hope for me. Are there unlock codes for this? I'm new to rooting android,, but a root doesn't seem to help unless I can reflash the baseband. Thanks.


title: Sound defaults to vibrate

text: Sound defaults to vibrate after any notification even though phone (Nexus) is on loud. Tried power off and battery switch. Changed vibrate and ring tone settings.


title: how do I disable my screen lock pin on my galaxy tab 3?

text: I added a screen lock pin number on my galaxy tab 3 but my children play the games and I am not always around to enter it. How do I disable it?


title: how to make Google cards always appear?

text: I really like the Google card thinghies but I don't like that they disappear. Is there any way to force them to stay on the home screen as widgets? I want the weather and the currency exchange one to be always there


title: Convert number in call log to Gmail Contact

text: When I get a call from some number I know I want to convert it into a contact. I expected to be able to do something like long press, then type the contact name, but when I long press and select add to contacts, it just kind of disappears into my contact list. I'm sure everyone does this all the time, and so I am missing a really obvious way, but perhaps someone can enlighten me how to do this easily. [edit] Samsung Galaxy S, with Samsung overlay on Android 2.2, TMobile


title: Enable LTE on Google Nexus 7 (2013) LTE tablet

text: I have a brand new Google Nexus 7 (2013) LTE tablet and failed or enabling LTE on it. I had two cards (microSIM for Nexus and nanoSIM for iPad Mini) from the very same LTE-enabled local (Poland) carrier Aero2. Both are inserted to respectful devices, both devices are in the same place (same network coverage) and iPad Mini catches LTE signal (and its amazing speed) with no problems, while my Nexus falls back to HSPA+ at most, only sometimes uses 3G and never runs on LTE. Is there any extra switch on this particular device or Android system (was on iPad Mini) to enable LTE? **EDIT** : Of course, I followed step-by-step guide on this subject available at _Google Nexus Help_.


title: Prevent a particular wi-fi spot from trying to connect automatically

text: At my work, there's a "guest" wifi spot and one for employees. The one for employees connects normally, but the guest one requires a log-in process each time, so obviously I just want to use the former. This creates a problem, though, because sometimes my phone finds the guest network first, and so to get access I need to go to settings and explicitly tell it to connect to the same one. Annoying. I'd like to have my phone auto-connect to networks in general, but not to the guest network. However, I can't find a setting option for autoconnect broken down by network. Any ideas. I'm on a Moto X with Android version: 4.4.4


title: Why is the SMS app crashing when sending SMSes to a three digits number?

text: The SMS application crashes when I try to send an SMS to a three digits number. With other "regular" numbers, works just fine. phone-HTC desire Rom - AOKP Rom 4.2 JB I tried to replace phone.apk,mms.apk, but that didn't work. My logcat               V/SmsReceiverService( 7599):      onStart:      #1 mResultCode:      -1 = Activity.RESULT_OK E/SmsUsageMonitor( 7089):      Parsing pattern data found null E/SmsUsageMonitor( 7089):      No patterns for "in":      using generic short code rule D/AndroidRuntime( 7089):      Shutting down VM W/dalvikvm( 7089):      threadid=1:      thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x41801930) E/AndroidRuntime( 7089):      FATAL EXCEPTION:      main E/AndroidRuntime( 7089):      java.lang.NullPointerException E/AndroidRuntime( 7089):          at com.android.internal.telephony.SMSDispatcher.handleConfirmShortCode(SMSDispatcher.java:1241) E/AndroidRuntime( 7089):          at com.android.internal.telephony.SMSDispatcher.handleMessage(SMSDispatcher.java:343) E/AndroidRuntime( 7089):          at com.android.internal.telephony.gsm.GsmSMSDispatcher.handleMessage(GsmSMSDispatcher.java:116) E/AndroidRuntime( 7089):          at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) E/AndroidRuntime( 7089):          at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137) E/AndroidRuntime( 7089):          at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5233) E/AndroidRuntime( 7089):          at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) E/AndroidRuntime( 7089):          at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511) E/AndroidRuntime( 7089):          at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:795) E/AndroidRuntime( 7089):          at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:562) E/AndroidRuntime( 7089):          at de.robv.android.xposed.XposedBridge.main(XposedBridge.java:126) E/AndroidRuntime( 7089):          at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method) I/Process ( 7089):      Sending signal. PID:      7089 SIG:      9 I/ServiceManager(  152):      service 'iphonesubinfo' died I/ServiceManager(  152):      service 'simphonebook' died I/ServiceManager( 152):      service 'isms' died I/ServiceManager(  152):      service 'phone' died I/ServiceManager(  152):      service 'sip' died I/ActivityManager( 1137):      Process com.android.phone (pid 7089) has died. W/ActivityManager( 1137):      Scheduling restart of crashed service


title: Rooting A Nexus 5 and Concerns Regarding Over The Air Updates?

text: I am planning on buying a Nexus 5 for Christmas, to which I intend to Root it, so that I can use Rooted Apps eg Titanium Backup which would otherwise be unavailable to me. If I root the device, but do not flash a custom rom or kernel, and instead keep stock android KitKat 4.4. :- What happens when an OTA update occurs from Google ie to 4.4.1? Do I lose Root and Rooted Apps ? (Correct me if i'm wrong, if I Root the Nexus 5 and flash a custom rom, then the OTA updates would come from the XDA Developer for the specific custom rom you are using, rather than from Google).


title: How can I monitor the device battery consumption?

text: I need information about which applications or hardware features discharge the battery. Built-in Android option for this doesn't fit because not all devices have it. Also it would be a great advantage if the solution would send statistics via email.


title: Does turning WiFi on and off use more power than it being constantly on for a set amount of time?

text: So, often battery saving apps switch off WiFi when not connected to "save battery" (obviously). However, my question is this: if I was only out of the house for a couple of minutes, out of range of the WiFi, would turning it on and off be beneficial? In fluorescent light tubing, for example, leaving the light on is often more energy efficient than turning it off, only to turn it on again when returning a minute later. So, does the same apply to WiFi, or is WiFi being on less power consuming than turning it on and off? This might seem a stupid question, but – of course – I do what I can to save my battery life and in asking this question I am trying to better my battery saving techniques; there is nothing worse than your phone dying when waiting on a reply from someone. Is there any way to statistically prove either side or is it too "obvious" for analysis to be required? Note: My phone is an LG Nexus 5 running Android 4.4.4. EDIT: I believe the WiFi chip that the Nexus 5 uses is the "BCM4339 Wi-Fi Chip" manufactured by Broadcom, if this is of any help. Also, I am not looking for suggestions of other ways to extend my battery life, just an answer to my specific question. I have considered buying a power bank and other such products, but I'd preferably not have to carry these around, and simply have my phone's battery last an entire day. Thank you for any contribution.


title: How can I move apps from phone to sd card?

text: I have an LG P769 android phone, running android 4.1.2 and my storage is only 2gb. I have a 4gb sd card inside the phone as well. My apps are taking up 1.32gb and I am receiving 2 warning messages: "low memory space" and "storage space is running out." My pictures and videos take up 86.81mb. How can I resolve this issue?


title: How can I merge a contact between the phone only list and my Google account?

text: I managed to create a phone-only contact which was then linked to the contact's Facebook account. I've also got a Google contact for the same person which has additional contact information in it. I'd like to merge the contacts so that I only have one entry for this person but with the combined information. I don't want to have to copy the information manually between the accounts. The phone is running Android version 2.3.7 and it's the contacts manager that came with the phone. I've checked the similar questions, bit none seems to address my specific issue.


title: After moving App data to SD card, the data still occupy space in internal SD

text: I moved all application data to the SD card but, while I was navigating the internal storage files I came across a folder of the millionaire game, holding a huge amount of data and consuming my limited internal storage. App info Millionaire Total 173 MB App 0.93 MB USB storage app 23.41 MB Data 60 KB SD card 149 MB


title: HTC desire SV not starting after cache clear

text: My **HTC desire SV** is not starting after cache clear. I am facing the problem when I tried to restart my phone, it is not starting up after that. I have tried all possible ways to start the phone, but no luck. Please HELP me out!!!


title: How to check filesystem (/sdcard) for errors?

text: I would like to check my /sdcard, and possibly other internal partitions as well, for errors on the file system level. I am wondering how this could be accomplished. I am using a Samsung Galaxy Nexus (toro) with Verizon Wireless. **Update:**   This device does _NOT_ have an actual SD card and I believe the only way to do it is through: "adb shell" ( _BEFORE_ system boots (i.e. inside of recovery mode), this way /sdcard is _NOT_ mounted and it's possible to perform checks on it in read/write mode)


title: How can I access internet from an authenticated proxy network through an RJ45 cable?

text: I have an internet supply coming via RJ45 cable. It is a proxy connection with a user name and password. I was wondering whether or not I would be able to use it with an RJ45 adapter?


title: Unable to access Google account in Android Market on HTC Desire HD

text: After resetting factory settings, I am not able to access my Google account in Gmail / Market / Talk. Whenever I try to "sign-in" to Android Market using Google account, it shows error with title as "Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server" and the message as "This could be a temporary problem or your phone may not be provisioned for data services. If it continues, call Customer Care." What can I do to access "Android Market" from my HTC Desire HD? I'm using Bangladeshi net gp.


title: Who makes the default "Email" client? And how is it that it accesses Folders from Hotmail?

text: I thought that the technology for Folders on Hotmail was proprietary and not IMAP. Hence, only the official App could access folder. But how is this default client able to access folders?


title: What is the fastest way to transfer huge files beween two android powered devices?

text: What is the fastest way to transfer huge files (e.g. 500MB) between two android powered devices? Bluetooth? WiFi direct? Beam? or maybe USB on-the-go?


title: Install CA without having to activate screen lock

text: I have a Nexus 7 (Android 4.1.1) and I want to add a CA (Certificate Authority) to my device to use it for the ssl-connection to my mail server. The CA is self-signed. The Certificate does only contain the public key of the CA (of course!). I also want to keep my screenlock disabled because on a tablet not leaving my house it does not make sense to have a screen lock. Now the problem arises: Whenever I want to import the CA, Android wants me to change my screenlock to digits/password which I want to avoid. Can this behaviour somehow be prevented? There is nothing security critical at a public key of a CA. I know that when the phone is rooted one can add a CA, but I want to avoid rooting my phone.


title: ADB backup is not working

text: I just tried to make a backup from my Nexus 5 (before installing CM 11) It is unlocked but not rooted. On PC side I'm working with Ubuntu 13.10. When I type               adb backup –all -apk -nosystem –f /data/Nexus5Backup/backup_17042014.abk      then my phone asks me if I want to backup and I confirm. But the terminal in Ubuntu immediately returns to prompt (~$) and my phone says the backup is complete. When I type               adb backup –all -apk -shared -nosystem –f /data/Nexus5Backup/backup_17042014.abk      and also confirm that I want to backup then the terminal hangs at               Now unlock your device and confirm the backup operation.      The phone is displaying "shared storage". But the weirdest thing is that in both cases the backup file (/data/Nexus5Backup/backup_17042014.abk) is never being generated. How can I do a full backup? I already did backups in the past and they worked. Is this a bug in my Android version (4.4.2 KitKat)? And is there a workaround?


title: Samsung S3 - 40mb free ram of 1.5 gigs?

text: My S3 has been lagging while I play in games or use aps. I've read that free ram is not supposed to be linked with lag but it seems that it must be. While in one of the games I play, my keyboard will not load, or will close randomly. I assume this is due to lack of ram to open it. I have very few aps and almost no background processes. How is 1.44 gigs of my 1.5gigs of my ram being consumed?


title: How do I fix a hactic feedback that is too strong with swiftkey?

text: This is a little hard to describe. When NOT using Swiftkey, I can change the adjustment of my haptic vibration (therefore making it softer or harder). However, when my Swiftkey is turned on...its automatically at the strongest vibration for when I am typing in my messages. Even if I go to my phone’s settings and reduce the vibration level... it doesn’t change for my keyboard in my messages. Does anyone know how to fix this? It’s driving me crazy!!


title: Drivers for Nexus 4 for Windows XP

text: I don't have any software on my laptop for my Nexus 4 drivers. Where can I get the driver software to download it for my Nexus 4 for Windows XP?


title: Accessing phone data when locked out

text: I am using a BLU Quattro HD 5.7 phone, running ICS, and I have locked myself out due to my own stupidity. It doesn't have a wifi connection or a data connection at the moment because I do not have a data plan and I haven't connected to any wifi networks in my area. I see that the only way for me to recover from this is to factory reset my phone. I will do this, but I have data on my phone that I really do not want to lose that I want to be able to access before wiping it. Is there any way for me to do that even though I have not enabled usb debugging or rooted the device?


title: Transfer data from one user to another in 4.3

text: I have the Nexus 7, and I just updated to 4.3, and I'm creating restricted profiles for my kids. They use to play in my main profile, and they progressed a lot in several games and, when they access their new user, they have to start over. Is there anyway to migrate the application data from my main user to the restricted users? I'm not rooted. Tks


title: How to add another language to a Samsung Galaxy Chat physical keyboard?

text: Having got a Samsung Galaxy Chat (B5330) I'd like to use its physical keyboard to to enter not only english but also central european (czech) and cyrillic (russian) letters (I am ok with english-only key labels). So, any directions on where and how?


title: Can I upgrade my HTC Wildfire's processor so I can run Android 2.3?

text: I am using HTC wildfire. Is there any possibilities to upgrade mobile processor so I can run Android 2.3?


title: Do not go into standby when phone is plugged in

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How do I keep my Android 4.0.3 phone awake when USB connected? Is it possible to configure my S2 so that when it is plugged in, the phone doesn't go into standby?


title: Package error "package file was not signed correctly"  when updating Google+

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Updating GPlus Signature Error In trying to update Google+ I receive: "package file was not signed correctly uninstall the previous copy of the app and try again". The problem is I can't find Google+ app in the app manager. What can I do to solve this problem? Galaxy SII I9100   Android 4.04   Rom: Resurrection Remix 2.0


title: My phone restarts after I connect it to the computer

text: I was wondering if anyone can tell me why my Samsung Galaxy Ace (gingerbread 2.3.6) restarts after I've connected it to my laptop using a USB cable. Is it the android system, the phone, etc??? Thanks.


title: Deleting messages in whatsapp

text: I had lot of private and group conversations over an year through whatsapp, but all of a sudden the space it takes seems to be on a high.I was able to delete private messages by long pressing the person's file and deleted the entire conversation but when I long press the group chats I didnt quite find an option to delete the conversation all at once.Is there any way to delete private messages all at once rather than doing them individually.


title: How does Google find devices for Android Device Manager?

text: I've seen the news story a few weeks ago that Google has finally implemented a feature similar to Apple's _Find My iPhone_. The weird thing is that Google says that somehow magically all old devices with old firmware can now be found, which were released months and years prior to the announcement of the feature. How does that work?


title: Is there a way to see which apps are using GCM?

text: I'm interested to know how many of the apps I have installed are using GCM. Is there a way to find out?


title: Does GCM always work over cellular data, as APNS?

text: APNS always works over cellular data, even if you are connected to WiFi (because WiFi uses extra power, and thus iOS devices turn it off during sleep, without affecting APNS). Is GCM (Google Cloud Messaging) capable of doing the same thing?


title: Can I connect an Android phone to a DSL Modem via USB?

text: Is it possible to connect my phone directly to a DSL line (Via USB) and then use tethering features to make my phone behave as a Wireless Router ?


title: Locking individual files on micro sd card

text: I have Galaxy S2 running on android 4.0.3. I have a number of photos, videos, pdf and word files stored on the micro sd card. I am just wondering if there is a way to password protect **individual** files. Many thanks


title: Shutdown Phone Without Root

text: Is there a shell command to shutdown and/or restart the phone WITHOUT root? I need this for an app I'm developing. It's going to be a feature called lockout mode that turns off the phone when it turns on. So if someone stole your phone, they can't use it. If you can't do the shutdown command without root, is there any way to make this happen?


title: Do I need internet/3G to use GPS?

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 that has some problems with the GPS:   If I use internet my navigation works but when I turn the 3G off, GPS does not work. Do I need internet/3G to use GPS?


Why does the Samsung Galaxy Tab2 7.0 have a built in phone app? It does not have a phone.


title: How can one access hidden apps on the Samsung Galaxy Tab2 7.0?

text: There are many apps loaded on the Samsung Galaxy Tab2 7.0 that do not appear on the applications icons page. Phase Beam 1.0 is an example. It is not a "Samsung App". How do we find and load these hidden apps?


title: Home, Menu, Back Buttons are not clickable in android emulator

text: I have noticed that in some of emulators mainnavigation buttons (Home, Back, Menu) buttons are not clickable. If the emulator's device is something which has a higher resolution this is mostly happening if I have observed it correctly. Does anyone know why is this and any solution for this? Thanks, Madhura


title: Reduce delay when waking up the phone

text: The delay between me pressing the power button and the phone actually waking up is annoying. Is there any way to optimize this?


title: An FB Contact name not displaying while calling, Only number shows up

text: I have a couple of contacts in my Samsung Galaxy S i9003 which runs Android 2.3.6, which are retrieved from my FB contact list. That means, those names and contact numbers are not saved in my SIM/Phone, they are only in FB. Since I have synchronized FB account, I can see those contacts from my contact-list. Whenever I call them or they call me, their names are not showing up and only numbers as if they are not in my contact list (And I don't have a clue on who is calling). But if I check my call logs later, I can see their number along with their name. I want to see their names while they are calling. How do I do it in my case? Thanks a lot for your help.


title: FakeGGSearch.a - Lookout found a virus on my Android Phone

text: I use Android 2.1update1 and installed Lookout, and now Lookout says that: "FakeGGSearch.a" is a trojan, but I can't uninstall it! Now what? What can I do about this? Google didn't returned any results..


title: INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_SHARED_LIBRARY

text: I'm trying to install ISIS on my nexus 5. I downloaded the apk file but adb install says INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_SHARED_LIBRARY. How can I install what is missing?               $ adb install com.isis.mclient.atnt.activity.apk      * daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *     * daemon started successfully *     7279 KB/s (18120454 bytes in 2.430s)         pkg: /data/local/tmp/com.isis.mclient.atnt.activity.apk     Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_SHARED_LIBRARY]


title: phone mounts as media device not usb storage

text: My Samsung Galaxy SII used to mount normally as a USB drive in Ubuntu until the 4.0.3 upgrade. Now the only two options are:   * connect as Media Device (MTP)   * connect as Camera (PTP) neither of the above works properly with Ubuntu 12.04 so I could browse and manage files on the phone and the SD card. Does Android 4.1 not support the device to be mounted as USB drive anymore?? I tried turning on USB Debugging in developer options but no difference...


title: Phone unusable whilst charging

text: I have a fairly old samsung galaxy S2 android 4.1.2. In the last few weeks, it has been behaving really oddly when plugged in to charge. The 'desk clock' page flashes up every few seconds of its own accord, and sometimes the 'voice command' page. When I try to use the phone, I can only operate it for a few seconds at most before one of these things flashes up, which means I have to come out of it and try to get back into what I was doing (usually just for the clock page to come back up again instantly). It's getting worse, to the point I just can't use it when plugged in. I appreciate the answer is probably eventually going to be to buy a new phone, but was wondering if anyone had any ideas or suggestions in the meantime. Many thanks.


title: How can I block incoming SMS from certain senders?

text: What is a good app for blocking incoming SMS? I want it to be easy and able to add numbers from contacts and not require to many privileges (probably only some storage and intercepting SMS).


title: Blocking messages from a particular contact

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Good app for blocking incoming sms? how can i temporarily block all messages in an ANDROID operated Dell Streak by a particular contact....


title: SMS rules application

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Good app for blocking incoming sms? There is a service number that always sent me sms messages. 10 or 20 times in a day. Can you suggest an app. for creating a rule for that number ( just ) so no notification will be showed ? regards..


title: Can open an HTML file with Browser but not HTMLViewer

text: I have an HTML file on my SD card. Opening it with "Browser" works as expected. However, if I try to open it with the built-in app "HTMLViewer", I receive the following error message: > Web page not available > > The Web page at _File URI_ could not be loaded: > > The requested file was not found. Obviously the file is there since I can open it with Browser. This was not a problem on Android 2.2.1. Why can't HTMLViewer open an HTML file?


title: Gmail App Expanded Email Notification Not Collapsed Automatically

text: Recently I freshly installed the Gmail app from the Play Store and it had this nice feature which offered a peek of my email in the notification area whenever I swiped down the notification tray; it also had the reply/delete buttons. But now all of a sudden that feature is literally gone. Now, whenever I receive an email I do get the notification but in kind of that classic way and to have a preview of my email and the reply/delete buttons to appear I have to slide down that notification (either by dragging it by one finger or tap- holding that notif. and then dragging it down as mentioned here on Google's Help Page) a bit every single time which is kinda annoying. I have Android 4.2.1 installed on my phone. And have checked all related settings to no avail :| Please help :(


title: Security of Paid apps in Google Play?

text: What measures does Google takes to ensure that paid apps that are downloaded do not get spread for free? Currently I see a possibility that can leak out a large number of apps:   1. Someone pays to download an app on his mobile.   2. Creates a backup of the app.   3. Gives the backup to friends/ family or spreads it over the internet.   4. Many people use the paid app for free. I have not tried this. My Question is: Is it possible? What is the current state of the security measures for the paid apps on Google Play?


title: Android: Change Samsung Galaxy Ace default message type to text (160 charactors )

text: My Samsung Galaxy Ace default message is multimedia type messages (70 characters) and is costing me a fortune, over 10p a text (UK). How do I change this to normal text (160 characters) which my phone company gives me 200 free text making it cheaper for me?


title: Galaxy S2 screen is black, but touch-screen still functional.

text: No idea what happened, last night it was working till it ran out of battery and turned off. Woke up this morning and kind of rolled over on it with my elbow, no big deal it seemed like though. A little while later after I charged it the phone would turn on, make the sound etc but nothing on the screen, I can still feel the vibration when I try to move an icon for example. And it the computer still recognized it when plugged in, any solutions? Or am I outta luck?


title: Samsung Galaxy S3 - Decrypting damaged SD Card (not factory reset)

text: I've searched a lot of threads, but this situation seems to be different than most. My Samsung Galaxy S3 has an encrypted SD card. The card used to mount and work just fine - then one day it corrupted (apparently this is not uncommon, I've since found...). I'm trying to recover data from the card using my Linux laptop. I have mounted the damaged SD card on my laptop and can see the files. However, since they are encrypted, it's not much use... I have NOT factory reset the phone, so it should have the encryption key on it _somewhere._ My plan is to get the key, move it to my laptop, mount the SD card again, and use the key to decrypt the data before formatting the card again. Problem is, I can't find the key. Where is the encryption key located on the phone? I believe that Samsung is using eCryptfs, but if this isn't the case, or my plan here has huge holes, please chime in! Update: The encryption file is located at /data/system/edk_p_sd and requires root access. It is possible to copy it to a computer using the adb pull command. No success yet in mounting it correctly.


title: On device root for Pantech Crossover P8000

text: I want to be able to root my device, so I tried Gingerbreak. No success. Because my phone is, um, older, I want to root it to bring it a little more to life. Any ideas?


title: Prerequisites for flashing custom ROM (i9100)

text: It's been a while that I've done it but I do remember that it is important to check the kernel that is on the phone before attempting anything. There's certain ones that pose a risk. Could you help me out there and remind me?


title: just boot in recovery mode htc one xl

text: Well, I have a htc onexl at&t (evita) bootloader unlock and custom recovery TWRP when i try to turn on my phone he just boot in recovery, i can go to bootloader but i cant boot in system, is not a boot loop, he just go directly to recovery This is what i did:   * Unlock bootloader   * Install custom recovery TWRP 2.6.3.0   * Then I try to restart the phone and when he turn on he go directly to recovery


title: Android battery mucking up

text: I have an unusual problem with my galaxy s4 battery. ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/tlhx4.jpg)   Screenshot (click for larger variant) Sometimes when the battery level is 85% it can shut off and when I turn it back on it can go straight to 0%. Also sometimes the battery level seems to be able to rise even when i am using it and its not being charged. I ran a virus scan using AVG and found no viruses. Please help me find fix this problem.


title: How to update Galaxy Nexus from 4.0.2 to 4.2?

text: I had a Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.2.1 and it broke. My insurance replaced it, so I have a new Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.0.2. The new phone doesn't show that any system updates are available. (Well, I think it updated from 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 as soon as I turned it on, but nothing since then.) How do I update it to 4.2? (Sorry if I'm not giving enough information; I'm new and I'm not sure what's relevant.) QUESTION RESPONSES:   -I am in Canada and my provider is Mobilicity.   -I have tried going to About Phone -> System Updates and nothing shows up. When I first got the phone, it updated from like 4.0.0 or 4.0.1 to 4.0.2, but that's all that has showed up. I also tried clearing the cache and force stopping Google Services Framework, as suggested in another thread.   -I don't really know what it means to install the update manually; I guess I'm willing to, but I feel that something must be wrong because this is the exact same phone (as far as I can tell) I've had for the last year with the exact same provider. When I got this phone one year ago, it ran Jelly Bean automatically, so I don't get why this one wouldn't do the same automatically. NEW INFO:   -Sometimes when I click System Updates, after it says there no updates available and shows "Last checked for updates" as the current time, it starts downloading a 41.2 MB "Android System Update". After it downloads, it restarts and gets that picture of the robot having surgery, but it's still running 4.0.2. * * * I don't think this question is a duplicate of the one posted, because this is a case where I _know_ there is an official update from the carrier/manufacturer, but my phone isn't seeing it. I noticed another thing: when it downloads the "Android System Update" and restarts, the picture of the robot starts off as a green guy standing up with a blue thing spinning in his chest, but then it changes to the green guy laying down with a red caution triangle over his chest. Does that tell me anything?


title: detect when application using permissions ~ Android

text: I list all permissions of the new installed application on rooted Android device. But I want to detect when an application uses these permission. For example, I installed an app and it uses READ_CALENDAR permission. It is not always read my calendar data. I want to detect the time it reads my calendar data. Is it possible?


title: Nexus 5: Folder Limit

text: I thought that Android 4.4.4 had no limits as to how many apps are in one folder? How can I add more than 12 apps to one folder? Is this iOS now? I hope there's a way to change the limit.


title: Call Log or now called Recent Calls

text: Where did the ability to sort and see your calls either by missed calls (those that you did not answer), received calls (those that you answered) and Dialed calls (those that you dialed.) There is no menu selection to choose like in previous versions of Google's Android System.


title: Can apps be controlled through adb?

text: Can an installed application be completely controlled via adb? For example: Consider I need to to export my Contacts to SD Card. So here there are basically 5 Steps involved 1)Open Contacts application 2)Press Menu Key 3)Select Import/Export option 4)Select Export to SD card 5)Confirm Export Can any/all of them be performed via adb? This can be useful when you have an unrooted phone with a bricked display and all access you have is via adb.


title: Has the copy/paste functionality been removed in the RAZR Maxx's Ice Cream Sandwich update?

text: Now that I have upgraded my Motorola Rzar Maxx to Ice Cream Sandwich the ability to do a copy and paste from Evernote and Office Suite are no longer available. Instead I have to cut rather than copy, then paste it back in the app and then go to the app you want to past in to paste it. Further there is no longer a menu item to select all text either. Has this functionality been removed by the update?


title: Transfer contacts from android to google contacts

text: I have a Google account, and my android is a Galaxy S. I want to transfer all my contacts from my cellphone into Google contacts. If you use the phones syncing option by default, it is a one way sync from Google contacts to your phone. I have also tried CardDav, which I downloaded from the play store. It does the same time, it just syncs from Google, to your phone. Can some one please tell me how I can sync all the contacts from my android to my Google contacts?


title: Reasonable OneNote alternative for Android

text: I just wanted to know if there's a OneNote app for Android, that would allow me to actually use it to its full potential (unlike that crap released by MS). I am thinking about getting a Transformer and it is very important to me since all my notes from classes and lectures are in OneNote. I found many apps that would allow me to work with Word, Excel or PowerPoint. But everybody seems to be forgetting about OneNote...


title: Allow auto-update of only a single app

text: Is it possible to auto-update selectively? For example, if I want to allow an anti-virus app to update, but no others. Can this be done? Android 4.0.4


title: Digital/Physical keyboard not sending input on occasion

text: Motorola Droid 3     Android verison: 2.3.4     System version: 5.7.906     System update report: "Your device is up to date! No update is necessary at this time."     Phone's age: 1 year      After unlocking my screen and opening up an application that accepts keyboard input (texting apps, web browsers, notepads, ect) I sometimes cannot input any characters - both on the physical keyboard and the digital keyboard. I typically deal with this by pressing dozens of characters at random until they start to appear again. However, keystrokes are being somewhat recognized, which can be confirmed since each keystroke envokes a small vibration (set by the "Vibrate on kepress" switch in the Multi-touch keyboard settings. Further, my choice in texting application "Chomp" attempts to guess the word you're typing as you type it. Although no characters are actually being inserted into a message when this problem is occuring, Chomp at least detects the characters and makes word/spelling suggestions. Still, no words/letters are input into any text field box. I'm aware that a factory reset would be a favorable method of potentially finding a solution, but am looking for alternatives.


title: LG Nexus 4's Internal Storage Dilemma & its Apparent Lack of Support for USB OTG Connectivity?

text: As my contract on my current android phone is soon ending, I am considering purchasing the LG Nexus 4 (if it ever becomes available again on the Google Play Store) as my next phone, as it supposedly is in the top league but "without the price tag" so i'm informed. I am aware that many people are disappointed that a microSD card slot is unavailable on these devices (I believe the same to be true of the Nexus 7 & 10, if I am not mistaken), and this may detract them from buying such a device. From what I understand Google's reason for not including microSD support (unlike other manufacturers) is that they want people to know exactly what is on the internal memory of the phone, as many people "get confused" between what is on the internal memory and the microSD card, and therefore people can choose the required storage space ie 8 or 16GB (and therefore they know exactly what they have beforehand and accommodate their apps etc accordingly). Another reason is that Google want people to move away from internal storage & use Cloud storage more and more (and integrate with its other "services" eg Google Music) - a clever ploy on Google's part This put me off from buying the device until a few weeks ago when I heard about USB OTG (On The Go) Cables, which are essentially USB Cables having a micro usb connector at one end which fits into the Nexus 4 and a USB connector at othe other (which opens up a whole world of opportunities - more so for tablets rather than smartphones I think). This being the case I thought joy, storage is no longer a "problem". However I have heard reports that USB OTG connectivity despite apparently being supported cannot be enabled on the device. Is this the case, have people therefore found a solution like rooting the device and flashing with a Custom ROM ie CyanogenMOD Jellybean 4.1 to achieve USB OTG Connectivity ? Have people been unable to get hold of the phone in the first instance to comment or have Nexus 7 or 10 owners experienced USB OTG connectivity issues ? If this is unachieveable i'm sure it is premature as Google are bound to provide an update at a future date (that is of course if they can supply the phone, or was the LG Nexus 4 simply a one time purchase wonder, when it hit the Play Store a few weeks ago) Excuse the long(ish) post, but I believe the relevance of it


title: How to find out my Galaxy Nexus' version? (maguro, toro or toroplus)

text: I have a Galaxy Nexus phone. I want to install JellyBean manually, but I don't know which one of these I should download. How do I know if my phone is maguro, toro or toroplus?


title: How can I determine my Galaxy Nexus model variant?

text: I have a Galaxy Nexus phone I want to root. Manual differs between Verizon, Sprint and GSM subtypes. Where can I check this subtype?


title: Whats ODIN mode in Galaxy Tab 2?

text: I just pressed the power button and the volume up button in my Tab. I went into a screen called ODIN mode... It started downloading something... What is this?