title: How to disable automatic picture upload to Google+

text: I've got Motorola RAZR (XT910) and I decided to install the Google+ app to stay in touch with it. Whenever I take pictures with my phone it would upload those pictures to my Google+ account even though I have set my Instant Upload settings to OFF. How can I really disable that without uninstalling the Google+ app? I would like to hand pick photos from my phone to be uploaded to my Google+. Thanks


title: What can I do when my GPS doesn't work (or if my tablet doesn't have GPS)?

text: The problem: I want to use an (offline|online) navigation app but:   * I have an Asus Transformer Prime with very bad GPS reception   * I have a tablet without GPS (e.g., a Nook Color)   * My phone has a very low GPS signal   (Samsung is infamous here, Galaxy S, Nexus S, Gio and so on all have users complaining about it)   * My phone often loses track of GPS satellites My device has Bluetooth however. What can I do to get a working and precise GPS signal?


title: "Save as draft" option missing from the default message app?

text: I have a Samsung galaxy Y mobile phone, and I have just discovered that the option to save messages as draft is completely missing in the app named "Messaging" that I got pre-installed. I am really shocked, as this is a very basic and common feature in the cheapest phones today. My Question is: What kind of design/usage philosophy/idea/concept/thought is behind this? Also, is their any good alternative to this pre-installed app which has the option to save drafts?


title: Which browser does support proxies?

text: I'm runing ICS 4.1.1 on a Nexus. I'd like to set up a web proxy at home so I can filter pages before reading them on my Nexus when connecting over 3G (not Wi-Fi). I looked around the settings of the two browsers that come with ICS 4.1.1... ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/5mAjH.png) ... but I couldn't find anything related to proxies. Does it mean that those browsers don't support proxying? Is there a work-around?


title: Skipping "Swipe screen to unlock" screen?

text: I do not have any kind of password/pattern lock enabled in my rooted Samsung Galaxy Y mobile phone. When I wake my phone up, by pressing either the power button or the middle button, I see this screen: ![Swipe screen to unlock in Samsung devices](http://i.stack.imgur.com/32mqz.png) What I wish is that I do not get this screen, I directly go to the home screen of my device when I press the power/middle button. How can it be done? P.S: I have a **rooted** phone.


title: Where is my exported nexus 5 (kitkat) contact list? How do I access it?

text: I exported my nexus 5 contact list and it said on the phone that the contact list has been exported to 'file: /storage/emulated/0/00002.vcf.', so where is this 'file: /storage/emulated/0/00002.vcf.', and how do i access(on my phone or computer) it(as a whole file)?


title: Strange Behaviour of HTC One X battery

text: maybe someone recognizes my problem or has had it himself. My problem is as follows: Normally I turn my phone of over night. Battery Monday evening 50%, Tuesday morning 23% Battery Tuesday evening 79%, Wednesday morning 45% Turned of accelerated start on Wednesday as I read this might help. Wednesday evening: 64%, Thursday morning 74% Didn't turn off my phone tonight and the battery lvl stayed the same at 84% tonight. As this behaviour makes absolutely no sense, I'm not sure wether my battery is going to die soon or whatever else the problem might be. EDIT: After a week of not turning it off during the night, the battery keeps stable over night (about 5% loss in 7 hours). Only thing worth mentioning: When using Apps, the battery drops faster than normal


title: I can't connect to a device that is connected with GPRS

text: My android 2.3 phone is connecting to the internet using the GPRS network and I get a new IP everytime I reconnect. So now I try to connect to my phone which is connected to the internet - the internet is working on the phone because I can use the browser. I also installed a FTP server and enabled to allow all connections. Unfortunately I can't get even a ping. It all works when I connect the phone to WIFI (and use the local IP) So is it just me or is it not possible to connect to GPRS connected phones?


title: How do I set the email client so that it shows both e-mail accounts, sorted by read-unread?

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S2, running Android 4.04. With the default e-mail client, how do I set it so that it always shows both e-mail accounts, sorted by read-unread?


title: I have low internal Storage, But i have no apps on my phone?

text: My phone is an Android Evo, and it keeps telling me I have low storage. I have removed everything - facebook, email, messages, text messages, and pictures, but it's still low.


title: How to stop Android asking for permission before permitting access to USB device

text: I have an application running on a rooted no-name Android tablet running ICS 4.0.3 that controls a USB device via the USB host mode interface. The android.hardware.usb.host.xml file is present in /system/etc/permissions and everything works wonderfully. Except... When I run the app for the first time following a reboot and then plug in the USB device I get a popup window saying "Allow the app APPNAME to access the USB device? [] Use by default for this USB device. Cancel OK" and I have to tap OK before it can start using the device. I need to turn off the user confirmation so that the app can use the device straight away. How do I do this? I've seem some suggestions about using a keypress generator to simulate the user tapping the button on the screen but I'd prefer to avoid that sort of approach and set things up so that the confirmation request simply doesn't happen. I probably can't get the supplier to do a custom kernel build for me, but I should be able to get the firmware signing key from them so I can sign my app as a system app, if that will help. One associated problem: ticking the "Use by default for this USB device" box doesn't appear to help - if I unplug and replug the device then I get the confirmation prompt again. I have noticed in this situation that the device number in /dev/bus/usb/001/ changes each time I unplug and replug (001, 002, 003 etc) which perhaps explains this particular problemette.


title: Difference between GINGERBREAD.DDLJ1 and GINGERBREAD.DDMA3 build number on Samsung Galaxy Y Duos?

text: I am using Samsung Galaxy Y Duos phone. Today, my phone showed the notification for software update. So, I clicked on it and installed the updates. The update was more than 12 MB in size. Before update, my phone was showing GINGERBREAD.DDLJ1 build number. Now, it is GINGERBREAD.DDMA3. I Googled for it, but did not get any information about it. Is this build number given by Samsung or Google? How will I know what this update changed, or what new features it added to my phone? How will I know what performance impacts it has on my phone? Normally whenever we update the app, it shows changelog about changes or new features to be added to that app. But, they are not providing any kind of changelog after the OS update.


title: How do I remove the Device Administrator permission of an app?

text: I forgot the password of an app locking app, so when I try to uncheck it from the device administrator list, the lock screen pops up and as I said I've forgotten the password so I am not able to perform the task.


title: Default video player not automatically expanded since last update?

text: Lately I've noticed that the default video player on Android is not automatically expanding to the full size of the screen, instead it is playing videos at the original resolution (which can be quite small). We noticed this problem on our tube site, and since confirmed it happens with every other tube site that we've tested. We also tested on 2 different Galaxy S3's, one with the latest updates and one without any updates in the last few weeks. The one with the latest updates plays the video at the original resolution (very small on these phones) and the one with the latest updates plays the videos automatically expanded to use the full screen. I'm wondering if there is a way to force Android (from a website) to always play the videos expanded, and if not, if this is a bug of one of the latest updates? Thanks!


title: Is it possible to connect a USB stick to Samsung Galaxy S2 Phone?

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 phone. It comes with a micro USB port which can be used for charging or connecting to a PC. I am just wondering if the micro USB port can also be used to connect a USB memory stick. Is there something like a USB stick with a micro SD connection? Perhaps the easier option is to use the existing cable. Can a USB Stick be connected to the phone in the same way the phone is connected to a PC using the existing cable?


title: Stop Google Talk from signing in

text: I recently had to change the password of my primary account. Now Talk keeps trying to sign-in and fails. Having no way of changing the credentials used by talk without completely resetting my phone, I just want to completely disable it (I'm using a better messaging client). Do you thing I could fathom-out how to do this? Anyone know?


title: How to make certain apps turn on GPS automatically?

text: Is there any way to have certain apps automatically turn on GPS when they launch (or at least prompt me if I want to)? For example, if I use voice commands to ask for navigation directions, and GPS is not turned on, I'd like for it to enable GPS instead of guessing from cell towers. Bonus points if it turns it back off when I close the app.


title: 4 Android Devices on a USB Hub

text: I need to be able to see 4 devices using adb with a hub. When all 4 are connected with usb debugging enabled only 1 of 4 shows up, and even if that devices is unplugged and a different device uses that cable then none show up. When I plug two devices into my laptop with two separate cables on two ports then two show up, but 4 on a powered usb hub doesn't work at all. Any ideas or ways to fix this?


title: Ways to improve battery life on Droid Incredible?

text: Out of the box, I noticed my Incredible has _a lot_ of stuff running/turned on by default. Besides the basics of turning off WiFi, GPS, and BlueTooth when I'm not using them, are there more steps I can take to make my battery last longer?


title: Problem with Facebook sync - All instead of existing

text: I have a problem when time comes to sync my Facebook friends with existing contact. Even if I select "Sync with existing contact" in the app, **all** my Facebook friends are added to my local contact, like if I'd chosen "Sync all". But the options works 'cause as soon as I select "Do not sync", everything from Facebook disappear from my contact on my phone.Is anyone else having this problem, or a solution perhaps? By the way, my phone is a Galaxy S2 running ICS (4.0.3) with the latest version of Facebook (1.9.7). Everything use to be all right before... I don't know which update messed up. Thanks!


title: Angry Birds Seasons "Installation Unsuccessful" -- Help?

text: I have tried several times to install Angry Birds Seasons from the marketplace. Every time, I get a notification saying "Installation unsuccessful" without anything more descriptive. Has anyone else run into problems installing it? Is there any way I can get a more detailed error message explaining what part of installation failed? HTC Evo 4G [Update] 7.15GB free on my SD card 196 MB free internally [Update 2] I got this error again when attempting to update to the Valentine's day version of Angry Birds Seasons. Once again, unmounting the SD card and installing it seemed to work successfully. Further, my save data was still in tact after remounting.


title: How to Repair IMEI of rooted phone without backup

text: I recently rooted my Samsung Galaxy S2 AT&T phone (SGH-I777) with KitKat AOCP version. I used ClockworkMod 6.0.4.6 recovery. However, I encountered a problem "E: Cant mount storage/sdcard0" . I formatted my sdcard0 and then it worked. However, in this process I deleted my efs folder which supposed to have the IMEI information. Hence, now the phone can not get telephone service, so I can not call. I have gone through the forums explaining how to restore IMEI if you have a backup, or how to edit a corrupted imei file. However, I coudn't find a suitable solution for my case.I don't have anything inside my efs folder to start with. I know my EMEI number, since its written on the back of my phone. Is there any way I can generate a fresh IMEI file for my phone from the number. What steps I need to follow to get my phone running again. Thanks for help.


title: How to activate voice wakeup in secure lockscreen on S4?

text: I have the T-Mobile Galaxy S4, with the newest (kitkat) update I use the pattern draw security to wake up from lock screen. I think it is important to have some such security, so that if one leaves one's phone somewhere by accident, someone else cannot pick it up and find out all kinds of personal and financial information. Yet, when driving a car, it can be difficult (and unsafe) to draw the pattern, or even more so a pin or password, if one wants to make a phone call, navigate, etc For driving, it would be good to be able to unlock the screen with voice. (One could set an unusual wake-up command (no, not "Hi Galaxy" ;-) ), so that others would not be able to wake it up with voice. ) I would like to be able to open from the lockscreen with either the pattern OR voice. There is a post on a forum that shows how to do that: http://forums.androidcentral.com/verizon-samsung-galaxy-note-3/361730-how-use- s-voice-google-now-hands-free-via-bluetooth-security-lock-screen-your- note-3-a.html However, that is in the forum for Galaxy Note 3. I tried it on my S4. I turned off the pattern security, and set it to swipe. I followed all the listed steps. Except--one command I could not find on the S4 [Quote from forum post]: LONG PRESS Voice Wake-up to reveal the hidden command> √ "wake up in Secure Lock".[end quote] I could not long press anything to get that hidden command "wake up in secure lock". After following all the other steps, with no security, I could wake from the lock screen by voice command. But only with no security, with lock screen set to swipe (which is no security at all). Once I re-enabled the pattern security (also tried it with PIN), I could not wake the phone by voice any more. Does anyone know how to get this to work on the T-Mo Galaxy S4? I think it is important to have some security, but would like to be able to wake the phone up by voice while driving. If it is not possible from the phone's own setup, is there an app one could install that would add that functionality? If totally impossible to do with the current update on the S4, is there a way to give suggestions to Samsung, to ask for that feature on the S4? (Which from that post, certainly looks like it is possible on the Note 3.) Thank you in advance for your input.


title: Word Processor/text editor Apps?

text: Are there any decent word processing applications for android? I've looked through the market and it seems that they all seem to suffer from the same issue, they fall over and sometimes overwrite large documents. I don't necessarily need formatting but the ability to handle large amounts of text (upwards of 50k words ideally) is a must. The reason I want this is so that I can do my NaNoWriMo on my phone. A word count and any other features that help me track how much I've written on a given day/towards a target would be good too. Basically I'm looking for Focus Writer for my phone...


title: Gmail only reads my emails when I press the 'refresh' button - is this normal

text: On my Samsung Galaxy S, gmail only loads new emails when I press the 'refresh' button. Is this normal ? Or should I set some options somewhere ? I thought gmail should push emails to the phone.


title: Android phone does not charge with powerbank

text: Does anybody know how to fix this; I have a powerbank, it has 2 USB outputs, one is 1 A and the other is 2.1 A. The problem is, when I turn it on, it charges the phone for about 10 seconds, and then turns off. It's supposed to turn off when the device connected is fully charged. But, it's not fully charged. It works perfectly fine with an iPad or iPod. Even with a cheap Bluetooth headphone, it stays on and charges it. It's not the cable, because I tried the supplied cable and my phone's cable Extra info: My phone's default charger gives 1 A, and that works perfectly. Also, it's a rooted Wolfgang AT-AS45D1 with stock android on it, with only a few UI customizations. Wolfgang is a Dutch brand, and you can compare it to a 'normal' android phone.


title: Ubuntu connection woes, device not showing up in lsusb any more

text: I have a really weird issue in connecting my Samsung GS2 to my Ubuntu 14.04 system. I found the ID via lsusb at first, and added a udev entry. Everything was perfect and I was happily ADBing away for a few minutes. Thereafter, I begun getting "Unable to mount samsung device" (or something similar) popups. Since then, my GS2 doesn't even show up in lsusb. When I plug it in, the phone behaves as if it has just been connected to a wall charger; MTP doesn't work any more, while it used to fine. I've tried removing the udev config file, restarting phone and pc, and enabling/disabling debugging mode, but still there's nothing in lsusb. Everything works perfectly on my other windows machine. What on earth is going on here?


title: Does encrypting the Xoom tablet use battery faster?

text: I recently decided to encrypt my Xoom tablet. The process went smoothly (full power, plugged in the whole time, took about an hour) but since the encryption, it seems like my battery life has decreased. With moderate usage, I used to get close to two days worth of usage before the encryption, but now my battery usage meter has me at 15% after 23 hours. I found this thread on the Motorola Owners' Forums but that is about it.


title: Will upgrading my Unlocked, Rooted (fastboot + superboot method) Galaxy Nexus from 4.0.1 to 4.0.2 brick the phone?

text: I can re-root if necessary, but we just paid $700 for the phone, and I don't want to brick it. From what I can tell, upgrading will cause me to have to re-root and unlock the boot loader, which I can do again using the instructions I orignally used to root 4.0.1 (These Instructions) Will this upgrade brick my phone?


title: Installing "xyz firmware" vs Rooting on "xyz firmware".

text: What's the difference between rooting on a particular firmware and installing a particular firmware? Does that mean to root on "xyz" you must have installed "xyz" on your device? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/PLHdg.png)


title: Android SDK 2.1: Unable to install app from Android Market on the Emulator

text: I am testing the Emulator that comes with Android SDK 2.1, but I am Unable to install app from Android Market. I made the Login on `www.google.com` but still no success: This is the error message: > Não há telefones Android associados a esta conta. Faça login com uma conta > diferente. > > _There are no Android telephones associated to this account. Do Login with a > different account._


title: Can I set the minimum brightness of auto-brightness?

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 and I'm getting frustrated with how dark the screen goes. I do find value in using auto brightness but is it possible to limit the minimum or lowest point that the brightness will go? Is there an app that does it better, and I should just turn off the default auto brightness? I would prefer a solution in which I modify a config file though, over installing an app. A calibrate option would work too, as the issue is worse when in a dim light situation. It seems to bottom out the brightness as if it's a pitch black room, when in fact the ambient light is quite a bit brighter. **Update:** I thought maybe my Otterbox case might be interfering, but after some basic tests it doesn't seem to be the case.


title: Nexus 7 boot loop

text: I'm not certain if this is the same as the other two questions about boot loop on the nexus 7, but I have a nexus 7 that goes into a boot loop. It boots to the point of the unlock screen, then it sits there unresponsive for a couple of seconds before rebooting. I'm running 4.2, and the bootloader is locked. Is there anything I can try short of unlocking the bootloader and losing everything (or RMA)?


title: Does the Android specification include minimum sensor parameters?

text: Android apps can access sensor data. How do I know how accurate the sensor readings are? Is there a universal standard that specifies operational parameters of a sensor? E.g., a temperature sensor on an Android device must be able to accurately read temperature with an accuracy of 0.01C over a temperature range from 0C through 100C. If there is such a standard, is it available for reference online?


title: How can I switch the weather layout in Beautiful Widgets from clock/current conditions mode to forecast mode?

text: I am trying to setup a lock-screen widget set to suit my liking. I have the top of the screen covered exactly how I want it with the current weather, clock, and battery meter provided by SiMi widgets, shown below. The bar underneath it is Beautiful Widgets Small Weather. In many screenshots (including the second one shown, below) I see Beautiful Widgets set in forecast mode, where it shows only the forecast for the next few days rather than a clock and current weather. For the life of me, I can't figure out how to cause the widget to go into this mode, and I'm hoping others here might know the answer. This is what I have now: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/zbWlB.png) This is what I'd like the weather line (below my dark conditions/clock/battery) to look like: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/MmHXM.png)


title: HTC Explorer .tar ODIN

text: Not able to install the .tar file from http://www.htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads/P10 using ODIN. ODIN says the package is invalid. My mobile is HTC Explorer. Can someone let me know, whether ODIN can be used for other phones other than Samsung or not ? Also why invalid package error popping up on screen ? thanks in advance


title: Can I restore Samsung Home

text: I have accidentally disabled Samsung Home (`process.com.sec.android.app.twlauncher`) from my Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830. Now apps won't open so I can't access settings etc to try to rectify this. How can I restore the aforementioned `twlauncher`?


title: Gmail app doesn't sync email at all when on Mobile Data

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 and I love the new Gmail app. Works awesome. My only problem is that it doesn't sync emails (I don't receive any new notifications when new emails arrive, I have to manually click refresh in the app which is annoying) when I'm on Mobile Data. When I'm on Wifi I receive notifications almost instantly. I've searched on Google Help but couldn't find anything. I guess I could use the Email app but I don't like that as much as the Gmail app. What could be the problem?


title: Android streaming music from desktop, controlled by another android!

text: I just got a Samsung Galaxy S3, and I can't think of a better use for my old Galaxy S than tucking it away on a shelf with an audio cable hooked up to my a/v receiver, streaming music from my desktop upstairs. All this works fine, but I have to jump up and down to control what gets played. Now I want the ability to control the music from my new phone, so it's always a pocket away. I currently use, ugh, I think it's iMediaShare Lite on the old phone, and it streams great using DLNA with either tversity or windows media player on my desktop. Now I just need a way to control it from the other phone. Is there a combination of apps that lets me do this? I've looked into XBMC and stuff, but it doesn't seem to run well yet on android, and all the XBMC remotes seem to operate like regular TV remotes; they assume you're looking at a screen, so they don't offer song picking abilities directly on the remote app screen.


title: Android tablet not recognizing external keyboard?

text: I have a Tablet running Android 4.0.3. Its DOMO x3g, works fine except that when I connect an external usb keyboard to it,it doesn't show up any recognition or anything.While USB pen drives, hard drives easily work on the tab... Any solutions?


title: How to change screen orientation of my samsung froyo device

text: Any one knows how to change device orientation, from portrait to landscape. I'm new here, thanks in advanced for any help! :)


title: storage on htc desire

text: Hi I've put a 4gb SD card in my htc desire but when I try to go on my gallery it says theres no external storage device and I can't get my head around it, also when I go into storage on my settings it only shows internal storage and do sent seem to acknowledge theres an SD card there at all, finally I can't get onto my camera because it says the same thing, can someone help me please ?


title: How can I stream PC desktop, 1:1 pixel ratio, to Android device?

text: Does anyone have a solution for streaming pc screen content to an Android device with 1:1 pixel ratio? I want to use it to display graphical work directly on the device, and possible for the future to produce quick interactive prototypes. There is an application for iOS called LiveView which lets you bring up a container on your Mac which streams the content of the container straight to your iOS device. I'm wondering if anyone knows of any solution for Android that does this?


title: Disable mobile data during standby

text: I keep my mobile data (2G/3G) always on, but when the screen turns off (standby), I want it to automatically get disabled. Turn the screen back on, and it should automatically enable itself. Is there a way to tell android to keep mobile data off while the device is in standby?


title: SMTP auth server settings

text: I'm using my own SMTP server with SMTP AUTH for sending mails. The greeting looks like: > 250-[...fqdn...] Hello [...fqdn...] [...ip...], pleased to meet you   >  250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES   >  250-PIPELINING 250-8BITMIME   >  250-SIZE   >  250-DSN   >  250-AUTH CRAM-MD5 DIGEST-MD5   >  250-DELIVERBY   >  250 HELP Unfortunately when configuring user name and password for SMTP (no TLS), Android 4.2 (the standard mail app of the Google/LG Nexus 4) does not seem to expect this: `authentication methods aren't supported by server`. On the server, I see Android disconnecting after that greeting was sent. What authentication methods are actually supported by Nexus 4's mail app?


title: How secure are the "app password protection" apps?

text: I know there are a number of apps available that can password protect specified apps. I want to know how secure they really are. As far as I know, there aren't any exposed OS hooks in android to allow one app to prevent another app from starting up. And some of these apps can be fooled by just switching tasks when it presents the password screen. So, are all of these apps just for casual protection, or are there any apps out there which guarantee that password protected apps can't be launched without the password?


title: Where can I find a comparison of Android devices?

text: I recently got fed up with my previous smartphone (name omitted) and I'm considering switching to an Android based phone. However, I have been stumped by the sheer number of handsets. I'm more than willing to change carriers and I have no preferences in keyboard style. What I am looking for (and cannot find on google) is a comparison of features between different Android phones so that I can make an educated decision (or at least whittle that decision down).


title: Sites to search android devices based on features?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Where can I find a comparison of Android devices? I've been doing research on various android devices, but I am having a hard time finding a good site to search devices based on features. What are some good sites to search for android phones based on features? Thus far, I know of DroidThing.com, but it seems out of date.


title: Email widget: How to show inbox instead of subfolder?

text: I have a question regarding email on my Nexus 7 3G: When I try to add an email widget on my home screen I'm asked to choose a folder, but I only have the option to select a sub folder in my inbox, not my actual inbox. How can I let the widget show my complete inbox instead of a sub folder only?


title: What pros would upgrading to Superuser Elite bring?

text: I somewhat understand what Superuser does, but I'm curious if upgrading to the Elite version is a good idea... What pros are there? Does upgrading provide any additional features?


title: Apps unavailable after upgrade to Gingerbread

text: I recently upgraded my HTC Incredible from Froyo to Gingerbread. Everything seems to work fine, except for several apps that had their home screen icons revert to the default Android icon and clicking them does nothing. I believe they are all the apps I had on my SD card before the OS upgrade. If I go to Settings -> Applications and look at the "On SD card" tab, the apps are listed, but if I try to "Move to phone" I get the error: > Failed to move application. The application does not exist. In Market, the apps are listed as purchased but not installed. What do I need to do to get my apps back? **Edit:** It looks like this is related to the out of memory bugs in the new 2.3 update (see my related question). At one point after trying to clear memory the apps came back, but then I got the memory warnings again and they disappeared again.


title: How do I send a contact via SMS?

text: I would like to send two contacts (name+phone nr) to one of my contacts. This is a simple menu-option on my old Sony Ericsson. How can I do this on Android? I'm not in the same building as the receiver so I can not use Bluetooth.


title: my GT-S 5830 frequently restarting after factory reset

text: I have Rooted GT-S 5830 Galaxy ACE, was working slow, so i thought to Factory reset and i did it. But as the phone restart ,it start frequently restarting. Pls help me.


title: How can I embed youtube videos so they play on my HTC Wildfire?

text: I have created a youtube video and embedded in on this page: http://tanguay.info/test169.htm I tried to play it on my HTC Wildfire in the default browser, but it says there is no flash player installed. However, I know I have played youtube videos before on this device, so it must be possible. **What do I have to change so that my HTC Wildfire can play embedded youtube vidoes that I produce?**


title: How can I display an image from a URL on a home screen?

text: I want to load an image from a URL and have it get updated regularly from a web page. Something like a widget that would show my current Stack Overflow flair. ![sample so flair](http://i.stack.imgur.com/s432R.png) Another badge/flair example is to show the weight loss banners at myfitnesspal.com like this: ![sample my fitness pal image](http://i.stack.imgur.com/HTX8U.gif) I've tried searching the market for photo widgets, webcam widgets, and URL widgets. I'm not sure how to get the above image that updates onto my home screen. Any ideas?


title: How to boot into the bootloader when you have ClockworkMod?

text: I want to upgrade the radio and I'm not sure how to boot into `bootloader`. When I try to power the phone using VolumeDown+Power, I do get into the ClockworkMod Recovery, but it seems that this is not what I was looking for because on PC the command `fastboot flash radio radio.img` is still `< waiting for device >`. In case it matters, this is a permarooted + hroot + ClockworkMod, HTC Desire HD.


title: Recovery mode can't read fat32 sd card, only exfat

text: I'm running CM 10.1 (based on Android 4.2.1) on a Galaxy S III i9300. I'running CWM-based recovery v 5.5.0.4. I'm dealing with a conflict with my Sandisk microsd 32 gb card. When I format my sdcard to fat32 and run recovery mode, the phone does not read the sd card. However, if I change the format to exfat, the phone reads the sdcard in recovery, but then it won't mount the sdcard when I reboot the phone. I get an "sd card damaged" error. Likewise, when I connect phone to PC via USB my PC does not detect the card within the phone; I have to use an sdcard adapter and insert it in my PC to access it. When I use CM updater, the system reboots and gives me the following error message under "verifying update package...": > E: failed to open /sdcard/0/cmupdater/cm-10.1-20130107-NIGHTLY-i9300.zip (No > such file directory) E: Signature verification failed, Installation aborted If I then pull the update from get.cm, I can access it from external storage, but I get this error message when I try to install it: > E: failed to verify whole-file signature > > E: Signature verification failed Everything is solved by converting to fat32--PC reads card, phone mounts card --except the issue of installing updates or flashing ROMs, kernels, etc in Recovery. This means that when I want to add media to my card I have to format it to fat32 and then re-format it to exfat when I want to access it in Recovery to do things like install updates to CM 10. Am I missing something? Is there a way around this? I read a post on XDA, though I can't remember where, that said that the size of the card (specifically, if it is greater or less than 32 gb) affects what format the S III will read it in. Is it true?


title: How can I sync an Exchange 2003 inbox to an Android 4.x device?

text: I have ICS 4.x and I'm trying to get the default email client to connect to a MS Small Business Server 2003. The client will sync all folders but Inbox. I get the error message "Couldn't Open connection to Server". I'm able to send emails, any clues?


title: How to have one-button access (on HTC incredible) to do voice dialing or voice commands?

text: My wife finds her HTC Incredible incredibly difficult to make a quick call without having to look at the screen. She'd like to have a one-button activation of the voice dialing or voice commands "call < >" or "" I thought one option might be to reprogram the optical trackball button. This is rooted with CyanogenMod.


Can I stream audio from Android to Windows through Bluetooth? If yes, how?


title: How to update samsung galaxy tab p1000 i.e. 2.2 to 2.3. using ADB?

text: I am updating the OS of my Samsung Galaxy tab p1000 (i.e. 2.2) to 2.3.6 using adb. I am using the steps below:   1. Check whether device is connected or not using ADB.               C:\Users\PC>adb devices      List of devices attached S6802084d305f device        2. Push 2.3.6 OS (i.e. update.zip) OS to SD card.              C:\Users\PC>adb push C:\Android\update.zip /sdcard/update.zip        2765 KB/s (2260360 bytes in 0.798s)        3. Go to recovery mode               C:\Users\PC>adb reboot recovery      ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Ovqsl.jpg) After selecting `Apply sdcard: update.zip`, I'm getting the screen below. But it shows it for long time. There is no response from device. We waited for 5 hours. No response. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/cneCW.jpg) How can I flash my Samsung Galaxy tab? Let me know if I am missing a step.


title: Error occured while flashing Galaxy Y with JELLYBLAST V3.0.2

text: While installing ROM on my galaxy Y as per mentioned on [ CUSTOM ROM - KERNEL] JELLYBLAST V3.0.2 for Galaxy Y GT-S5360 ROM installation aborted with error:               Finding update package...     Opening update package...     Can’t open /sdcard/JELLYBLASTV3.signed.zip     (bad)     Installation aborted.      ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Fm7NS.jpg) **Recovery.log**               -- Installing: /sdcard/JELLYBLASTV3.signed.zip     Finding update package...     I:Update location: /sdcard/JELLYBLASTV3.signed.zip     Opening update package...     minzip: Missed a central dir sig (at 0)     E:Can't open /sdcard/JELLYBLASTV3.signed.zip     (bad)     Installation aborted.


title: How to get pass FTM on my ZTE Android mobile device trying to turn on?

text: My ZTE Android Edition by SFR, StarAddict is unable to turn on. I cannot get pass the Android logo. I have long pressed on Volume Down and Power buttons at the same time but it only ended me up at FTM. What next? Please help me reset or turn on my phone. The only external buttons on this phone are: Volume Up or Down, Power, Menu,Home and Back. Thanks in advance.


title: Build android from source. Battery power incorrect

text: I added a kernel module to the msm flo kernel. I built android JB from source for my Nexus 7(flo). I flashed the device with the built OS. My battery power seems to be stuck at 100% remaining. I also used the trepn profiler app for Qualcomm SOCs and it also gives incorrect measurements for % battery power remaining and instantaneous battery power. When I flash a factory image of JB 4.3 this issue goes away. Is there a part of the source tree that is responsible for giving correct battery power measurements? If so where is it located? I booted into recovery and the battery power stats are still incorrect


title: How do I smite this unknown vampire process that is sucking the blood out of my battery?

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 that I upgraded to 4.4 a couple of days ago. Since upgrading, my battery longevity has dropped a crazy amount. Just this morning, it took about four hours to go from full charge all the way down to about 25%, and that's without much use. Previous to upgrading, I could go for about two days while listening to podcasts and writing emails and general normal use. I looked in the system settings under the battery usage, and discovered that some "unknown" process was responsible for 50% of my battery use: ![unknown battery eater](http://i.stack.imgur.com/nx5NR.jpg) I clicked on the process to see if I could kill it, but the option to "force stop" was greyed out: ![battery eater won't die](http://i.stack.imgur.com/iigCV.jpg) I tried rebooting, but, near as I can tell, it's still there, eating my battery. How to I put a stake in the heart of this vampire process and make sure it never returns? * * * Update: More battery madness. Yesterday, I woke up and my battery was dead, even though it was left in the charger for the night. Took a few rounds of trying to recharge and reboot to get any response, but eventually I got it running again, and this is what I saw in the battery settings: ![battery out](http://i.stack.imgur.com/N3kHQ.jpg) Looks kind of like Google+ threw a fit and sucked the life out of the battery. Though, actually, I think that's probably a misreporting of events. Okay, so then, yesterday, I was listening to a podcast, and I hear a pop and then my phone reboots. Again, when it's back on, I check the battery report: ![battery lowered](http://i.stack.imgur.com/vItRD.jpg) It's pretty normal for the screen to be the biggest battery draw, but I don't see why suddenly the available battery power droped by about half at the time the phone self-booted. So... I don't really know what to make of any of this. I'm kind of thinking maybe my battery is dying and behaving oddly. But if anyone has any better ideas...?


title: how to enable 3g video calling on my s3

text: Recently I flashed my galaxy s3 with cm10. However, before that I had a videocalling option (android native video call over 3g network) in the dialer and i was on the tw base rom 4.2jb. I wonder, isn't there any way to get that feature back on my sgs3? I know porting that tw based app on a aosp based rom will not work. But any other way? Thanks in advanced


title: how can I change the contents of /proc/product_name_extra?

text: I have a rooted device and need to change the contents of /proc/product_name_extra from Prod to Eng. I have tried cp, mv, echo, and vi. I get IO error most commonly and no matter what perms I set I cannot edit the file. Any help would be greatly appreciated


title: Getting an error message COMPLETE NAND_WRITE_FAIL while trying to flash galaxy R via Odin I9000

text: I tried to flash the samsung galaxy R device but build transfer was successful but at the end i got the above message. Also, unlike normal odin, it has flash lock option. I think Nand_write_fail was occurred because my device could flash locked. Can you help it unlock? Thanks in advance.


title: Samsung Note 3 dont know what else to say

text: Unfortunately, LogsProvider has stopped. This just started to pop up. I have read on here about the power,volume up clear cache, tried it and it doesn't work. I am trying NOT to do a factory reset just yet. Phone is only is 8 months old I know I have a 12 month on it but I really am trying not to get new phone either. I am just a normal computer person. ;) My question is and please explain in detail can I do something hooked up USB way?? Something like a website that can fix it or remove this?!?!? Thank you.


title: Does the Samsung Galaxy S have an FM transmitter?

text: I seem to recall seeing a review of the Samsung Galaxy S that said it has an FM transmitter (so you can listen to music from it on your car radio, for instance). However, I didn't see it mentioned anywhere else. Does it in fact have such a transmitter?


title: How to open a securedownload.bin file?

text: I have an android tablet, which I don't know what version it is. I want to ask how can I open a securedownload.bin file? I'd downloaded it from an email attach, and I want to put it in other file in the tablet. And, how can I view a .rar file? Thank you.


title: ClockworkMod getting stuck when trying to Flash

text: I'm trying to use the ClockworkMod recovery image and ROM Manager to flash a custom ROM on my HTC Wildfire. I downloaded CyanogenMod 7.1, put it on the sdcard and followed the instructions. I selected Backup current ROM, Wipe User Data and Wipe System Data, then it reboots into recovery mode but I never get past the screen with the red triangle and exclamation mark (http://twitpic.com/7yzq9w) Any idea on what I'm doing wrong? **Edit** : forgot to mention that pressing the power + volume up buttons brings me to a menu with options for reboot, apply update.zip, wipe cache partition and wipe / factory reset. Apply update.zip does not work (signature cannot be verified) and wouldn't be desirable since I'd first like to make a backup of my current ROM.


title: Real time events show up with a 4 minute delay

text: So I just bought a Milestone 2 and installed CM 7.2 by Endless (based on the Defy CM ROM). Everything is working great, but there's one thing that annoys me. Everytime I tweet something it never shows up as `x secs ago`, instead it shows `4 min ago`. This also happens on the Facebook app. The real time events always shows 4 minutes. It is like the OS is adding the time by itself. This really doesn't make much difference but I'm really curious as it why does it happens. Any help is much appreciated. :)


title: Is there a one-click widget to make my phone completely silent?

text: I currently use Mute All but it requires several clicks. I like the ease of Silent Toggle Widget but it doesn't turn of media sounds. Ideally the widget would also turn of haptic feedback.


title: Remove bloatware from Acer Liquid Mini (E310)

text: I am trying to remove Apps installed from phone vendor, like docs to go, without success. I have read How can I uninstall applications that are locked by phone vendor? and similar topics and I have tried the Titanium Backup Chuck Norris mode but somehow documents to go appears again at reboot. I tried to find a custom rom but for this phone it looks like there is no one. Or maybe I wasn t great at searching... How can I get rid of documents to go forever?


title: Connecting to X11 on linux

text: I used to connect with SSH to school server on iPad with iSSH, which can work as X11 server, and remotely work through SSH and X11 with iPad as a server. I thought since it is easy with iPad, it will be easy with Android. But silly me! It is not, as I see. In this SE question and on other places, people are telling "don't use X11, just use VNC!". However, I can't see how can I remotely start x11vnc on a machine where I am not a root on. The situation is as follows: I am NOT a root on the server machine. There is linux running on the server machine. I do NOT have physical access to the server. I can connect to the server through SSH. When I log in to the server and I try to run `x11vnc` like this:               x11vnc -forever -shared -rfbauth ~/.vnc/passwd -create      I got this scary looking error message after trying to connect with AndroidVNC application (the error is displayed on the server and the x11vnc immediately crashes). If I don't use the `-create` option, `x11vnc` shows this scary message and x11vnc crashes before even waiting for the client. So. My question is quite easy. What should I do to connect to the linux machine and do something simmilar to what I did with iSSH and X forwarding? edit: aha, it seems like in our school we use outdated X11vnc version, so that's why it breaks. Awesome. Well, I probably can't persuade the admin to actually update it, so I will need another way of remotely running graphic applications, if nothing like iSSH exists.


title: Home button for wake sleep

text: Using Verizon Samsung Droid Charge how can I wake the phone using the home button instead of just the side power button? (My phone is rooted.)


title: Lost data upgrading roms, but data is still there when viewed with Clockwork and Clockwork alone. Can I recover it?

text: I lost my data upgrading to M1 CM10.1 through CMUpdate, but I still see it when I go into clockwork recovery mod. I tried accessing it through adb and adb shell but I cannot find it. Furthermore my Galaxy Nexus is reporting that it's full. I have tried this method: http://forum.xda- developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994705 However, it does not recover all my data and if it does it's often renamed and/or corrupted (i.e. images merged together, mp3s losing metadata, and so on) Is there a way to access it using CWM and copy it to my PC? What commands is CWM using to access that otherwise inaccessible data that I could run from adb? I tried tweeting the CWM guy but he never got back to me.


title: Lost my ice cream truck ringtone

text: I have a rzr hd and one of the stock ringtones was an ice cream truck. About a month ago, it disappeared from my phone. Any ideas? I don't know the name of it, but I haven't added any ringtones to my phone or connected it to a USB. The ringtone is just gone from the menu. Thanks!


title: LG Motion Keep Rebooting (Boot Loop) After Installing Beat Audio Installation

text: I was looking through the Google Play Store after I rooted my LG Motion 4G The other day, and came upon the app "Beats Audio Installation" & Downloaded it and then when i opened the app and finished the setup, it started Rebooting and you cant go to your regular screen, etc. You can only see the Metro PCS logo and LG Logo in the beginning and it keeps rebooting. Please Help!


title: Service code to get Xperia model

text: I'd like to check the manufacturing date of an Xperia Ray. The easy way is by looking at the sticker under the battery, but I'm trying to convey this to a potential seller, and I would prefer something that doesn't involve taking apart the phone. I've read on Yahoo answers that `*#9999#` should do it, but it's normally a Nokia service code so I doubt the accuracy. I've also found `*#*#4636#*#*` (info) and `*#*#7378423#*#*` (service), which may have what I need inside of a menu. Can anyone give me a more reliable answer?


title: Can the PIN-input be modified to not display the last character?

text: Since today I have a new Nexus 4, with android 4.2.2. But when I type in my PIN, it always displays the last typed character in the input field. I think that is quite the security risk. On my old android phone (gingerbread) I was able to turn this behavior off. However, I cannot find this option on my new device. So, is there such an option, and if so, where can I find it?


title: sync experiencing problem

text: I had some problems syncing my contacts onto my Gmail account, so I: I'm also getting "Sync is currently experiencing problems it will be back shortly" messages. The question is: How can I make it sync again? (I'm using an sony xperia tipo.)


title: Decrypt Samsung S3 Phone

text: I have recently encrypted my S3 to allow me to get work emails, but I have now decided against this as it has caused the phone to run like a dog. When I attempt to decrypt the device it says I need to set a password of 6 characters with at least one number, however when I go to the lock screen settings menu password is not an option. I have deleted the email account and I am not sure what to try next. Can someone point me in the right direction please?


title: How to do a full factory reset and clean the phone completely?

text: I've been flashing my LG Optimus L7 numerous times with various Custom ROMs and now I'd like to return to the official firmware. I've factory reset my phone, flashed the v20D official firmware with KDZ tool and then I did another factory reset. However, I've read that the factory reset only wipes /data and /cache folders (user-accessible data), while /system and /boot remains the same. The questions:   1. I've flashed the official firmware using the KDZ tool with the EMERGENCY phone mode. After flashing, some of the old settings remained which were gone after a factory reset. As I understand, flashing the phone with a firmware doesn't wipe /system or /boot, right? Therefore some of the files from the previous custom ROM remain.   2. What should I do now to fully clean my phone from all custom ROMs? I've already flashed the original firmware and did several factory resets, but I know the reset doesn't touch /system and /boot, for example. How do I completely clean my phone? Is it even possible?


title: Can I run CyanogenMod without mobile service?

text: I am wondering if I can run CyanogenMod on a phone without service? I have an HTC Incredible and am thinking of upgrading to a new phone and wonder if I can give my old phone to my daughter to use like an iTouch works where you only have internet access via a wireless connection and cannot make cell phone calls but can use applications.


title: Netflix-Xyboard error: "Sorry we could not reach the Netflix service. (1009)"

text: Rest of the error message: "Please try again later. If the problems persists(sic) please visit the Netflix website." I successfully used Netflix streaming video for over a week on my new Xyboard 8.2. Suddenly, in the middle of a show, it started giving this error (and stopped streaming). I tried other shows and different connections (WiFi and 3G). I uninstalled and re-installed the updates to the factory version several times. Rebooted several times. Called Netflix, who said I should contact Motorola and re- install from scratch. Rooted the Xyboard instead and installed from scratch. No change. Netflix doesn't even think Xyboard is a supported device, although Motorola advertises it for the Xyboard. The tech said they haven't gotten a rash of calls about this error. All but the "1009" in the error messages seems to have occurred many a time on other devices with lots of weird resolutions that don't seem applicable and the few I've tried. Any additional suggestions? This was the coolest feature I found on the xyboard.


title: What is the system APK that handles the calls in ICS?

text: I'm trying to figure out what system apk handles the calls in Android ICS? I've found that Messaging is the one for SMS, but what is for phone calls? The reason I'm asking is because I'm adding them to Greenify. Since Greenify has a feature that wakes them up whenever there's an SMS or call, I want them hibernated when not in use since I don't text or call often.


title: Does WCDMA improve my changes for getting a usable signal?

text: I live in a spot where it’s hard to get a cell phone signal and I’m trying to buy a smart phone that will work best for that issue. I'm comparing two 4G phones. But I don't expect the 4G will work at home. Would a phone that is WCDMA capable work better than one without for this issue?


title: Unable to login Nexus 7 using Virtual Router created from desktop

text: Hi I've recently bought a Nexus 7 and since I didn't had a Wi-Fi or a 3G sim card right now, I just tried to connect the device using my laptop's internet connection. For this, I just created a Virtual Router and connected my Nexus's Wi-Fi with the router. It is perfectly connected however when I tried to login into my google account, it says: > can't establish a reliable connection to the server nexus 7


title: Is it possible to translate websites in Chrome Android in "realtime" like I did on the PC?

text: On my Windows 7 computer with Chrome I could translate entire webpages using Google translate with the click of a button. Is there a way to do this in Chrome or the stock browser? Or any other browser? OS: 4.1.1 Samsung Galaxy S3


title: How do I export my favourites from Chrome to the stock browser?

text: I have been searching online for a way but couldn't find anything. How do I copy my Favourites from the latest version of Chrome Android to the stock browser on my Samsung Galaxy S3? I want to be able to open my list of Favourites from within the stock browser. Any way? OS: 4.1.1


title: Phone becomes slow after updating to Jelly Bean

text: My Samsung Galaxy Note-1 becomes very slow after updating it to Jelly bean...what should I do??? Please can any body help me??


title: Determine if the phone supports cover art image files and the right filename and format

text: My music library master is stored in my PC, and I sync to my phone on a regular basis. Most of my album covers are stored in separate image files inside the related album folder, whereas very few of them are embedded in songs metadata. Now, I noticed the stock ROM player in my phone is not able to handle the covers in separate image files; only covers embedded in metadata are shown. So I googled around and I understand now there is no guarantee a certain player can handle separate albumart pictures and there is no fixed filename and format. So I'd like to know if there is a way to determine if a player can handle separate albumart pictures and the filename and format it uses (e.g. `AlbumArt.jpg`).


title: How can I save all contacts into google account?

text: I did it using **Gingerbread** (Samsung Galaxy Ace 2), but with **Ice Cream Sandwich** (LG L5) I don't see appropriate action for that. Previously I entered Contacts (ok), then selected Settings (ok), executed Google Merge (no such option), and Sync Data (disabled all the time). I see only one available (not disabled) item that is relevant -- configuring sync option for my account, but I understand it will work non-stop, and I want action on demand, just from time to time, when I explicitly select it, not enabling a background sync process. _What also worries me, that in GB I could choose where to store contacts (phone, SIM, google), in ICS after initial import from SIM card to phone, I cannot choose anything._ # UPDATE -- (hardcore) WORKAROUND I found that for given single contact I can switch its type from phone to google, nice, but it does not solve the problem due to the amount of contacts. # UPDATE -- DON'T DO THIS I tried to somehow do it automatically, so I did (but you don't):   1. change the mode of sending vcard to single file   2. share contacts   3. select all   4. type: gmail   5. recipient -- yourself   6. send   7. OK, switch to gmail app   8. open the attachment with contacts   9. choose target as google account   10. all contacts will be merged with existing ones, but now as google ones And the last step is killing this workaround. Why? Because some contacts will be added (so when you had "A" you will have "A" for phone and "A" for google), the others will be joined (so when you had "A" you will have "A" as before, but now with double type -- phone and google). In short -- the result is mess. Now I have more work to do than manually switching one by one type of the contacts. Geee, progress, right? ;-/


title: Organizing Files Between Files Saved in External SD Card and Files Saved in Internal Drive

text: For example, let's say I want to take some settings for organizing the directory target. When I take photos, I want to automatically saved directly onto the removable SD card (external drive) while apps downloaded and installed are stored in internal drive. Is it possible?


title: bluetooth headset to phone

text: I want to forward all sound from a bluetooth headset's microphone to the phone's stereo -- so the sound that you will hear from your phone will be the same as the input of the bluetooth headset's microphone. Is this somehow possible?


title: Check network availability using phone's modem (low level)

text: I am trying to find network availability using my phone's GSM modem. Last night I had almost done it using following procedure with `adb shell` connecting phone with Ubuntu laptop. Terminal 1               ./adb shell     su     cat /dev/smd0      Terminal 2               ./adb shell     su     echo -e "AT+CIND?\r" > /dev/smd0      In Terminal 1 I had `CIND 4 4 1 x x x` output and I figured it's 3rd digit which is either 1 or 0 depending on network is available or not. Now today after factory resetting my phone, I can't reproduce this result. What could be wrong? I have already tried ttySMD0, ttyGS0, ttyUSB0 etc.


title: Which WiFi-Direct commands can be used in Android?

text: I am interested to know what commands can be used in Android to control WiFi direct from the terminal/command line. I took a look into p2p WIFI direct but I didn't catch these commands!! I can find commands used with Linux from this link. Can the same be used with Android? If so, how can I access them on a rooted device?


title: Profanity Galaxy S2 Jelly Bean

text: I don't know what's changed and I cannot figure out how to set it up but my S2 no longer lets me swear. I have to manually type in the words every time, it doesn't seem to be updating any dictionaries anymore, it used to just fine before the update to Jelly Bean. My default keyboard is Swype. No matter what I do checking Swypes dictionary is always "(empty)"


title: Gtalk audio notifications with the application in focus

text: I have recently upgraded my Orange UK Samsung i9100p to ICS and have been having trouble with audio notifications for new gtalk messages. It seems it notifies you while you are in conversation with someone, obviously I don't need notifying when I can see the text appearing in front of me, so while I'm talking I will get constant unnecessary pings when I receive a reply. I don't remember this being the case for the gingerbread version, has anyone noticed this change? And found a method or app to sort out the notifications?


title: Nexus 4 on 4.3 does not remember call volume?

text: The default call volume on this Nexus 4 running stock 4.3 is too loud, and by default set at 30% or so. The minimum volume level is comfortable, but whenever I try to put it there, it will forget it between calls.   Peculiar is also that I can't set it to the minimum level using just the volume rocker keys—I need to slide the slider on the screen after pressing a rocker key to get it all the way down.


title: Error Message: emulator-arm.exe has stopped working

text: I have been having issues running my first android app. Yesterday, i came close to running it but my happiness was dashed when i encountered this error:               emulator-arm.exe has stopped working      What do i do? I want to run this 'Hello World' My console display:               [2011-07-28 10:46:52 - HelloAndroid] Android Launch!     [2011-07-28 10:46:52 - HelloAndroid] adb is running normally.     [2011-07-28 10:46:52 - HelloAndroid] Performing com.bestvalue.hello.HelloAndroid activity launch     [2011-07-28 10:46:52 - HelloAndroid] Automatic Target Mode: Preferred AVD 'my_avd' is not available. Launching new emulator.     [2011-07-28 10:46:52 - HelloAndroid] Launching a new emulator with Virtual Device 'my_avd'     [2011-07-28 10:47:13 - Emulator] emulator: emulator window was out of view and was recentred     [2011-07-28 10:47:13 - Emulator]      [2011-07-28 10:47:14 - HelloAndroid] New emulator found: emulator-5554     [2011-07-28 10:47:14 - HelloAndroid] Waiting for HOME ('android.process.acore') to be launched...     [2011-07-28 10:47:28 - HelloAndroid] emulator-5554 disconnected! Cancelling 'com.bestvalue.hello.HelloAndroid activity launch'!


title: Removing item from download list

text: HTC One S, Android 4.1.1, HTC Sense 4+ I was messing around with a media server at home and started a download of a large file. This file is now gone from the source but the phone is still trying to download it, i.e. it's in the notification list that I drag down from the top of the screen. How do I remove an item from that list?


title: Chrome for Android: How to see network console information?

text: Is there any way to see networking information on mobile Chrome, ala the networking tab on fully fledged desktop Chrome, on the device itself? I'm attempting to try some remote debugging for a user but I can't really ask them to install the required software to test on a desktop. I need to see if any scripts / etc are failing to load. Am I out of luck?


title: Is it possible to switch keyboard language layout on HTC Wildfire?

text: I am thinking of buying an HTC Wildfire S. Since I will be buying it in Germany, it will have a German keyboard (e.g. Y and Z are interchanged). **Will there be a way for me to switch the keyboard to English and French and back to German with the click of a button as I do on my Windows PC (ALT- shift)?**


title: Does Flashing Stock ROM in Odin Clear out the System Partition First?

text: Does Flashing Stock Samsung ROM in Odin Clear out the System Partition First? Options Used: No repartition, ROM put inside PDA slot I'm wondering because I suspect there may have been some malware in the previous ROM that was flashed. So I want to be sure all the Files that were in the System Partition Previously are deleted.


title: How do I restore my Android tablet from Google servers?

text: I sent my Android tablet for repair and it came back from the manufacturer with the data and applications missing. How do I restore the tablet from the `Settings -> Backup` Google servers?


title: If I install a new ROM does that erase all my installed apps and dat?

text: If I have a rooted (Razr M in this case) and want to install an updated ROM (e.g., to upgrade to a new 'Droid OS version) will I need to reinstall my apps and restore my data?


How can I edit or remove people from the favourite contacts widget on my HTC Legend?


title: Sync setup question: will Android, Outlook 2010, Gmail, calendar and contacts sync?

text: my previous phone was a windows mobile 6.5 from HTC. so I had it linked to my computer (windows 7 x64 pro) and it used windows mobility center to sync with outlook 2010. everything was fine. I also added Gmail by IMAP in outlook. but now I have this awesome brand new HTC Desire with Android 2.2 (Froyo) so it asked for my Google account. Now I ended up with contacts in outlook, phone and Gmail. calendar in outlook and Google Calendar and I have HTC sync and `Google Cal` sync and I don't know what the best setup is. anybody an idea? I'd like to have the same in my outlook contacts as in my Gmail, Google Cal, phone etc. so I'd like to sync everything with everything and could use some help. because I have contacts in outlook that are not in Gmail and people on my phone which are not in Gmail etc. and since I am an android n00b it's kinda hard to get myself an ultimate sync setup with outlook 2010 and my phone and Gmail stuff **Edit:** as pointed out in the answers, I should _NOT_ sync my phone with outlook, but should sync outlook to Gmail. Google has a calendar sync tool, which is great, **but does not sync the contacts**. No I've found `KiGoo` but I don't trust them yet. Does anybody recommend a good preferably free and/or open source application for syncing outlook 2010 with Gmail?


title: Enabling USB OTG on Samsung Galaxy Y Duos

text: I am planning to develop an Android application which uses USB On-The-Go. I am using a Samsung Galaxy Y Duos. Is there any way that I can enable USB OTG in this phone?


title: Why won't badge notification work for Gmail on my S3?

text: I get badge notifications for all my other apps and email, but Gmail will not show the little red icon that shows the number of unread messages. It used to work fine, but now it no longer does and it's driving me nuts. I have all the notifications turned on (in the top menu bar and within the Gmail app itself). Not sure what else I can do?


title: Is there a way to lock an Android device using a keyboard?

text: Somewhat imperfect comparison: in Windows, you can simply press Win+L to lock Windows. Is there a similar keyboard shortcut in Android?


title: Sense 4: How to add items to pull down menu?

text: I just received a HTC One S with Sense 4 installed. I've seen on other Android devices that the pull down menu contains different settings, such as a Wifi button. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/SHTzB.jpg) Is there a way to add these buttons to the Sense 4 pulldown menu?


title: Getting total CPU time of a process

text: I need to get the total cpu time of a process in android. I am trying to use adb shell top commands, but it gives only cpu usage in terms of percentage. But I need the total cpu time of the process. I can get this info in my Ubuntu, but I could not find a way to get the TIME+ column in android. Any suggestions?


title: How to flash Samsung devices from a GNU/Linux host running on ARM architecture?

text: To flash a Samsung Galaxy S (where do not have root access in the currently running OS, and with a stock recovery) with a new firmware (OS), I need to connect it with a USB cable to another computer and flash it from there. There is a further problem if the other computer (which runs a GNU/Linux, Ubuntu) is ARM (it's a Toshiba AC100). So to flash a new OS onto the Samsung Galaxy S through the USB cable from the other computer, I'd need something like `heimdall` for ARM. It's not among the available pre-built downloads for `heimdall`. Perhaps, I will have to try to build it for ARM then... Is obtaining heimdall for Linux on ARM possible?


title: How to connect SPICE MI 310 to eclipse Android Device Manager?

text: I want to use my SPICE Mi 310 (with Android 2.3.3) to test my Android applications. But I am not able to see the device in Android Device Manager in Eclipse. I have been trying to find a suitable driver for the same, but haven't been successful. Please help me. Thanks [Using Windows 7 64 bit.]


title: What is meant by locked bootloader?

text: Everyone complains about locked bootloaders on phones. From reading the bootloader seems to be code stored on the partition which /boot is mounted. Once the phone is rooted why couldn't one just delete what's on /boot and put their own stuff there. When you do an OTA and it update the boot loader I assume it just writes files to this partition. In a Linux distro I can replace grub which is stored in boot with LILO or whatever by simply replace the files in /boot and write the PBR to the head of that partition to then boot into LILO. When the PC boots it looks at the MBR which tells it to look at the active partitin (persumably the one with /boot), chain into that and read the LILO code at the head which then does stuff with all the other files in /boot. How do android devices boot differently that prevents that?


title: Huawei Ascend Y 200 Gingerbread 2.3.6 does not recognize MP3 files in my music folder

text: Device: Huawei Ascend Y 200   Android: Gingerbread 2.3.6, not rooted. On my SD card, there is a folder called `Audio` which includes MP3 files (with English and Hindi Sub Folders). There are 134 music files in English music folder, but the Gingerbread default music player only recognized 65 files. Even if I deleted some files, music player still shows them. I formatted the SD card and hard reset the phone, but nothing changed. What might the problem be?


title: Accessing and transfer sim contacts to Droid 2 global phone

text: I have a Droid 2 Global and I can't seem to access the contacts on my sim card. How do I access them and transfer them to the phone?


title: ES File Explorer suddenly not allowing connection?

text: I downloaded the ES File Explorer a while back to get access to my shared files, folders and my 2TB external drive. Everything worked fine until today. I tried to access my external HDD but got an error back. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/aO29e.png) So my big question is: Why can I access my other folders but not my external HDD? As stated above everything worked fine until today...   * I didn't change any permissions in Windows nor did I reinstall it.   * My login works, because I can access my other HDD without any problems.   * I did however install a secondary Graphics card. (Hardly think its the GPU :P) Any Ideas, help would be much appreciated! Thanks! **Update:** So today I backed up all my files on my 2TB disk that is not recognized by ES File Explorer. I then went into Windows Disk-management and Deleted the 2TB Volume. After that I created a "New Simple Volume". I then tried to connect to the device through ES File Explorer, but still got the error (see picture above). So it defenatly has nothing to do with the windows permissions. I also re-installed ES File Explorer without success. So I went and opened up the 2TB ext. HDD and connected it to one of my internal SATA Connections. I then deleted the HDD and created a ned simple Volume. Formated the disk and tried again. I still get the same error. Going to Report this as an application error.


title: Unexpected random shutdowns in Galaxy S2

text: Recently my Samsung Galaxy S2 has been doing this very strange thing, it just switches off on its own. However the screen flickers like two or three times really quickly before it switches off. It all started when i went on holiday and the signal was poor up in the mountain (not sure if this helps but i'm gonna type it anyway). so since then I've had it on flight mode accessing WiFi only and making use of Bluetooth, yet it still randomly does it. are there any logs I can check to maybe see what the problem is!?


title: Why: My phone will not install downloded apps. Will not calculate Storge usage % (Audio, Apps, etc.)?

text: My phone **wouldn't install an app** the other day (jefitt) so I tried looking at the internal memory (% usage for Audio, etc.) and it **wouldn't calculate** it (just showed the _calculating_ status for 4 or 5 minutes then that detail went away, replaced by just "Internal Storage). I deleted a bunch of files and then tried again and JeFitt installed. Internal memory was low (about 200 MB of 8 GB free) so I thought maybe it was a bit constipated. Now it's doing the same thing. Tried installing a couple of different apps with the above symptoms. What I've tried:   * Deleted files so that I have 1.2 GB free on internal memory, 2+ GB free on SD card.   * Booted into Safe Mode with the same symptoms   * Simple Restart and Soft Reset with same symptoms. This is a Motorola Razr M (Micro) with Android 4.2


title: Why does "Power off" actually reboot?

text: If I hold my power button, I presented with the option to "Power off" my device. I touch it, and my phone (a LG Nexus 5 running on Android 4.4 KitKat) indeed turns off. However, it suddenly turns back on. If I power off multiple times, it eventually stays off. Is this normal? Does the phone restart if it is aware of pending updates or something?


title: Stock dialer app on Andorid Kit Kat does not like to bring up the num pad

text: > Device: Note 2 (Verizon i605) > > Rom: CyanogenMod 11 (Kit Kat 4.4.2) > > App; ASOP dialer Whenever I fire up my phone app to call someone, and click on the keyboard, a white box (1/5 of the screen) pops up. I have to click on it again to make it go away, then click on the dial button and the buttons show up. Does anyone have any thoughts and suggestions how to go about fixing this? Screenshots (click images for larger variants): ![dialer / phone app](http://i.stack.imgur.com/kpzz7m.png) ![pressing the num pad on the bottom gives me this little box](http://i.stack.imgur.com/7aD50m.png)   dialer / phone app // pressing the num pad on the bottom gives me this little box ![pressing BACK \(or tapping anywhere else\) shrinks the little box, and then I can hit the num pad to get the numbers back up](http://i.stack.imgur.com/e0zKnm.png)   pressing BACK (or tapping anywhere else) shrinks the little box, and then I can hit the num pad to get the numbers back up


title: Not connecting via usb since latest update

text: Since the latest update on Galaxy S3 (now have Jelly Bean 4.3) my phone will not connect via USB to the USB port on my car radio. It connected before the update. What can I do to correct problem?


title: How to switch Input Method / keyboard?

text: I recently upgraded my Galaxy S2 from Android 2.x to 4.0.3. I had, and still have, two keyboards installed & enabled - MultiLing Keyboard, and Swype. In my previous ROM, long-pressing an input field let me switch keyboards. This method now stopped working, and the only way I found to switch them is via the setup menu. Has the method to switch inputs changed in ICS?


title: "Charging paused. Voltage too high" on Samsung Galaxy S2 after upgrading to ICS

text: I am keep on getting this pop-up every 30 sec. I searched on the internet, and most of the solutions are to play with the charging pin. It's also showing it's charging when it's not. My phone thinks it's charging I think this has to be a software issue. Does anyone have any solution?


title: face recognition as password

text: Looking for an application that use face recognition of the cellphone's owner wnen you are powering on your cellphone + activating the phone after being stand by with black screen. Where can I find it? I'm using Galaxy SII with android 4


title: Locked out of Android Vortex MID *permission denied with ADB

text: Here's the back story: I bought an used Android tablet. The guy said the power connector was broken so the tablet wont be charged. I took it apart and figured out the battery was dead. I have an adapter from the wall powering the device. My problem: There _was_ a pattern lock. My daughter thought she would help me, and exhausted the 20 attempts, so it's now only giving me the option to use the Google account to unlock. I emailed the guy and he gave me his Google account info, but it didn't work on the tablet. It is the correct info for Gmail, as I tried it on my PC. I have been trying to use ADB to get in to the tablet to no avail... I'm denied permission when I try to use `wipe_data`. I can't understand what the problem is. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!


title: HTC Incredible 2 clearing "App Associations" on reboot - why?

text: My Friend has an HTC Incredible 2 that is clearing all app associations whenever the phone reboots. Does anyone know what is causing this? I couldn't find anything on google, or my phone (an HTC Thunderbolt) that would lead to a setting or something. Thanks!


title: how can I fix my Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360?

text: All of my applications are forcing to close such as its home, messaging, play store services and others.I can't make changes or even open application drawer or home.I can only open my contacts and make a call.


title: How does reducing brightness of screen increase battery life?

text: For all I have heard, reducing the screen brightness of your phone can increase your battery life. Just about every expert in the field agrees to this statement. But today I came across **this article** which kind of raised quite a few questions in my mind. The excerpt from the article in question here is: > All these screen dimming/color cast applications function in essentially the > same way: by overlaying a graphic on the screen to reduce the brightness > and/or change the color cast of the screen. Think of it like adding a > partially opaque layer to an image in Photoshop. When you tell the Lux > application, for example, that you want the screen 50 percent dimmer than > the actual hardware in the phone can provide via LED adjustments, the > application essentially cheats by layering a gray mask over the screen that > decreases the brightness because the screen elements are darker. Other apps > like Screen Adjuster, Darker, Easy Eye, Twilight, and even the brightness > adjustment function in popular battery-saving app JuiceDefender all work the > same way.   1. So if the screen brightness applications (like Lux) only add a partially opaque layer they are essentially not dimming the backlight ( _correct me if I am wrong here_ ) so in turn it would not have any affect in battery life. Right?   2. The article continues saying – _Anything that layers something over the screen in anyway disables the “Install” button as the button is rendered unclickable in order to prevent malicious software from creating a false overlay that leads the user to think an application has a different set of permissions or that the application is an entirely different app altogether_. So does reducing the screen brightness via Settings uses some other technique (probably it actually reduces the backlight)?


title: sharing windows 7 cable internet connection to nexus 4 via WiFi

text: I am connected to the internet via an ethernet cable on my laptop pc. I want to share my PC's internet connection with my Nexus 4(Android 4.4.2). I have created an ad-hoc network on my windows 7 pc but this network doesn't display in the available networks on my Nexus 4. How can I share my PC's internet connection with my phone?


title: Can't flash custom ROM

text: I'm trying to flash a custom ROM on my **Lenovo Ideatab A-3000h** using **CWM** , So I booted the tablet in CWM recovery mode and did choose `install zip from /sdcard` then I did choose the _custom rom zip file_ , but when the installation began it immediately aborted and gave me the following log:               -- Installing: /sdcard/0/custom_rom.zip     Finding update package...     Opening update package...     E :Can't open data/media/0/custom_rom.zip     (bad)     Installation aborted.      worth to mention that:   * the installation of another zip files in that directory happens normally without problems.   * I created the ROM using **dsixda-kitchen** and by obeying steps from Nero Young (XDA- developers).   * tried another ROM created the same way without any luck also.


title: how to restore files

text: Was using the vault app to keep safe my files when all of a sudden the app crashed, I guess just after the KitKat update. I'm using nexus 4. So I tried restoring the files, the app just kept crashing. So I uninstalled it and installed again. Now I can't find the files. Not in gallery or in the vault app. Is there anyway to recover my fileshttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netqin.ps


title: Disable notification for declined calls

text: I have a HTC WildFire (android 2.1) phone. I want to disable the notifications for the calls I knowingly decline. I still want to get the notification for the calls I miss. Does anyone know any setting/app to do this?


title: Google Maps App delete all locations from maps history

text: Google Maps App --> settings -> maps history If i want to delete locations from my google maps history, i can press on the "X" and then press "OK" to confirm the deletion. The problem is i have to do this for every single location I want to delete and I have tens if not hundreds of locations I want to delete and I don't want to do it one at a time. Is there a way to delete by check boxing the individual locations and then pressing delete or a delete all selected locations feature?


title: HTC One stuck on bootloader

text: I badly need help. Last week I was able to convert my HTC One to GPE, and today I want to restore it to its factory ROM so I can restore the warranty as well. Now the problem I am facing is that when I tried to S-Off my device now its stuck to bootloader with **_TAMPERED_** , **_RELOCKED_** , and **_Security Warning_** messages on top of bootloader. How can I boot my device to CWM Recovery which I had previously installed?


title: PDF reader app that remembers the last page you were on?

text: * I usually access my PDFs via the DropBox app on my phone.   * Every time I open the same PDF it starts back at page 1. **Is there a way to set up the Android Adobe Reader app to remember the last page I was on?** **If not, is there another PDF reader app that has this option?**


title: Android mouse mirroring over multiple devices

text: My problem is that I have a couple different android devices, I was wondering if there's any applications or any methods of being able to control all the devices at once (assuming that on all devices the same applications will be running in the same location on screen) from only one device or from my computer. (All devices are wifi enabled). Thanks


title: Can I use an Android phone without an Internet access plan?

text: I'm interested in buying an Android phone for Xmas. Currently my pick is LG Optimus One.   I will be using it without any Internet access plan, only using Wifi wherever possible. Some questions that I have:   1. Can the phone be usable even if I don't have any Internet access plan, or there will be severe usability issues? (eg: features that will not work)   2. Do I have offline access to Google Calendar and GMail, auto-synchronizing whenever it detects Wifi connection?   3. Is there an option to block any attempts from apps/phone to connect to Internet through GPRS/3G (thus slashing my credit from the carrier, since I won't have an Internet plan...)? Thanks.


title: Are my contacts encrypted on my Android?

text: Are my contacts encrypted on my Android and where are they? How can I access them? Any public APIs? (From PC)


title: automatically choose voip service when dialing?

text: Is there a way to setup my phone so that when I dial someone who has an account with a voip service (skype, viber etc.) it will use that instead of the regular call? (I need to be registered with the service and the contact is known in the service app's contacts)


title: where does default setting for Command Line Switches is set in kernel source code in android

text: My android device is quad-core . But during booting only 2 cores are up . CPU_HOTPLUG is enabled . In dumpstate i found : `maxcpus=2` in command Line options. I wanted to make this maxcpus=4 . I have all source code with me . I wanted to set this maxcpus value in source code (especially in default settings) . So my question is : In which file does this default value setting is done ? I grep'ed it through source in platform and kernel. But i didn't get any clue .I think this code lie in bootloader .If so please guide me


title: How can I get an infinite callhistory in CyanogenMod 10.0?

text: I would like to have all calls I ever called or called me in the history. Is this possible?


title: Enable USB Audio out on ASUS Slider SL101?

text: I have an ASUS slider SL101, and I want to know how I can enable USB audio out. Running Android 4.0.3. I broke the headphone port, so I need an alternative. Solutions greatly appreciated.


title: wifi connection

text: For the past two days I can no longer connect to my home WiFi. It keeps saying "disabled", which also happened at a friend's house who also has Virgin WiFi – but I can connect to BT WiFi at another house. I've download WiFi connector library as suggested on another site, but it hasn't made a difference. I've deleted the WiFi addresses from my phone and added them back in. I've reset my router. Nothing seems to work. I have other devices which are connecting without any problems. I have had my S3 now for nearly a year, so why the sudden problem? And how to solve it?


title: SIM card not detected

text: I own a GIONEE P2 mobile phone with MTK6572 processor and android 4.2.2. I successfully rooted the phone and it was working fine until my internet stopped one morning and upon restarting the phone, it wrote SIM1: SIM card not detected, SIM2: sim card not detected. I have tried all I could yet no avail as I can't use SIM card in the phone. I used MTK droid tool but nothing could be done, also entering engineering mode with _#_ #4636# _#_ , the radio remained permanently turned off and couldn't turn on. I used IMEI tools to rewrite and replace the NVRAM files yet nothing happened. it has been very frustrating trying to find a solution but none found. Please anyone with any idea on how to resolve this issue should please help. WIFI and bluetooth still work fine. Thanks in advance


title: HTC Desire HD vibrating constantly

text: My girlfriend plugged her phone in to charge and it started vibrating, and never stopped. The only way to stop it is to power off the phone, and take the battery out. Even if the phone is off, it still vibrates if the battery is in. She recently installed the eBay application, and tried removing that but nothing. Running standard HTC/Telus (Alberta, Canada) 2.2.1. Phone has not been rooted or anything else. Phone is only 3 weeks old. I have same phone, with no problems. How do we make it stop? **Part 2:** Sometimes, after removing and replacing the battery it stops. But you just have to push on the back in a spot or two and it cranks up again. Seems like a hardware problem that we can't fix. Will probably end up going back to the Telus store to see what they say, and will most likely have to warranty it. Still open to ideas though. **Part 3:** We can adjust the volume up and down, and it will go all the way up to full volume, make the little 'bing' noise to let you know the volume is turned up, all while still vibrating. Going up/down, changing the ring mode in settings, changing vibration settings in keyboard and other areas have no effect.


title: Extract boot.img issues

text: I have been having a lot of trouble trying to extract a boot.img. Its one of Samsung's with the funky headers so none of the scripts work. I tried HEX editing it so it is a gzip (1f 8b 08) and removing whats in front of the 1f (kernel i believe) but to no avail. All i need to do is get to init.rc and edit it then re-pack.


title: Update ongoing notification stuck after reboot

text: I selected to upgrade all of my applications, but my phone shut down for some reason during the upgrade. After restarting, I noticed that the upgrade was stuck so I cancelled the updates. Unfortunately, I still saw a notification that the other app were being downloaded. Even after restarting more times, clearing market data and killing the download process, the issue remains. How can I fix this?


title: Can you connect Android GingerBread 2.3.4 to an access point without DHCP present?

text: Is it possible to actually, legitimately, or even programmatically, configure the Android wifi manager to connect to an access point and use a static IP address, where no dhcp service exists? I'm aware how to specify a static IP in the wifi manager's advanced settings, but each time I attempt to connect to my open, unprotected, test access point it goes through the typical..."Connecting"..."Obtaining IP..." Then eventually it disables the access point and I have to forget it, then try again. I've tried writing a test app to programmatically configure my WifiConfiguration, but it never works. I either get class reflection errors, or literately, nothing happens. I'm not mentioning this because I want to solve the programmatic approach, I simply want to connect to a wifi network using a static IP. I also tried playing with iwconfig and ifconfig. The idea was to try and bring eth0 up, configure it statically, then use iwconfig to connect to my ESSID. I'll start by enabling wifi from the device's settings. Using ifconfig eth0 will report "eth0: Cannot assign requested address". (possibly because of my existing static IP settings?) iwconfig will display eth0 though: > ./iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. > > usb0 no wireless extensions. > > sit0 no wireless extensions. > > ip6tnl0 no wireless extensions. > > eth0 IEEE 802.11-DS ESSID:"" Nickname:"" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz > Access Point: Not-Associated Bit Rate:72 Mb/s Tx-Power:32 dBm Retry min > limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power > Managementmode:All packets received Link Quality=5/5 Signal level=0 dBm > Noise level=-92 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 Setting iwconfig eth0 essid and iwconfig eth0 channel 1 (the channel my AP is running on), then iwconfig eth0 commit, won't do anything. My iwconfig config doesn't change. e.g. the ESSID is still ""... Is this even possible? I don't care how. Thanks in advance!


title: Windows doesn't recognize Nexus 7 in recovery mode

text: So I have the Nexus 7 (2012). When the tablet is on and USB debugging is enabled, ADB recognizes it. But when I shut it off and put it into recovery mode, then press power and volume up to sideload, Windows/ADB does not recognize it. If I navigate to `usb_driver` it says it can't find a driver there. I'm trying to update it to KitKat using the OTA update.


title: How to purchase an app on Google Play without a credit card?

text: I live in India and I don't have a credit card. I have tried using debit cards, internet banking and a virtual credit card from my bank (State Bank of India), but none of them work. How can I purchase an app (PowerAmp) without a credit card? Google Wallet is not acceptable because my phone runs Gingerbread and it isn't compatible.


title: Symbols in Facebook for Android Note 2 appear black and white

text: Why do all the symbols that appear on my Facebook for android (note 2) appear in black and white? Is there a setting that I should set to make them appear colourful? Specifically if someone using iPhone writes their status update with symbols they will appear black and white in my Facebook on Android... Thanks in advance.


title: AnkiDroid: Change decks tts language

text: In my phone, Ankidroid ask me every time what language shall be used for each card side. Which is listed as a bug. But with other phones (eg. Samsung S2 mini) opposite problem arises. Once you select TTS language for a particular deck there is no way to change it. I reinstalled both, TTS engine and Ankidroid, but the TTS language setting is still there. What should I do to force ankidroid to allow me to select another TTS language? Phone: Samsung S6500 Galaxy Mini II   Ankidroid: 2.0.1


title: Is there any way to remove the timecode from an .srt file on my S3?

text: I want to remove the timecode from an .srt file so I can just copy and paste the text into a document. Is there a way to achieve this without manually deleting each line? S3 4.1.1


title: Multiple Google Contacts Linked but not merged

text: I have a contact both on Skype and Google+ in my contacts on my Nexus 7, one with a filled-in Google account and one with an empty one. I guess the empty one is there just in case if I'd ever want to add a detail. When I link these contacts together, it works just as expected but the empty account is still showing in the contact. It's basically showing the Google+ account, the Skype account, the filled in Google account, and the empty Google account. How to remove the empty Google account from the contact?


title: Is the Android desktop screen (on any version) a Dalvik executable?

text: I know that all Android apps, as far as I know, are compiled to Java bytecode, turned into dex code (for the Dalvik Virtual Machine), and then executed with respect to whatever ABI is compatible between the VM and its linking/exposure. However, after booting Android, I always wondered if the desktop itself was also a Dalvik executable, or if it's not running on the virtual machine as all other apps do? What do I mean by "desktop"? I mean the home screen: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ThdwX.jpg) Could anyone clarify this/does anyone know this? Not the widgets, backgrounds, etc., but the essence of the whole GUI/home screen/desktop. Is it an "app" that runs on Dalvik, like all others supposedly do, or is it a system process/separate process running outside of the virtual machine?


title: Root Nexus 7 with 4.2.2

text: I'm trying to root a Nexus 7 with Android 4.2.2 (1st generation). I am following instructions here: http://honai-android.blogspot.com/2013/06/how-to- root-nexus-7-on- android-422.html?showComment=1377379346836#c8791363668077143555 I get to Step 4 in which it says to wait until windows has finished installing drivers. I am on OS X. The Nexus 7 is in fast boot mode. It has an image of the green Android lying on its back with a panel open, in the upper right is "Start > corresponding to the on/off button" and just below that up and down arrows corresponding to the up/down volume buttons. I plugged in the USB and nothing happens, ie no indication of drivers being installed. I watched this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0MyTvgfO7s Which was somewhat helpful. Following the instructions enable me to see that the Nexus 7 was connected to the Mac in fastboot mode. So I continued on to step 5, Running root-mac.sh resulted in this error in the terminal window: ... FAILED (remote: (Nv3pBadReceiveLength)) downloading 'boot.img'... FAILED (unknown status code) Then from here [GUIDE][MAC/PC/LINUX][4.2] Unlock, Root and Flash Recovery at Android Central (sorry it won't let me put 2 links), I did the commands:   _./fastboot-mac oem unlock_   _./fastboot-mac oem reboot_ It did a clean install and reboot, but it is not rooted. When it was rebooting, the padlock icon was showing that it was unlocked. I test for root by trying to run the app Z-ScreenRecorder, which required root access. **I got it.** After the unlock and reboot commands, then I went back to the original instructions and ran _CF-Auto-Root-grouper-nakasi-nexus7/root- mac.sh_. Now the Z-ScreenRecorder app starts.


I bought my phone in Germany, used it for a while in several different countries, then recently moved to the US. For several mainstream apps (e.g. Google Wallet, Google Voice, Yelp, my bank's app) I get the warnings "This app is incompatible with your device." and "This item cannot be installed in your device's country": ![Warning on app main page](http://i.stack.imgur.com/S1sKE.png) ![Warning after clicking on Install](http://i.stack.imgur.com/z0xrn.png) This happens when I navigate directly to the app page; normal search doesn't even show them. The result is the same in browser on laptop, browser on phone, Play app in phone. I have doublechecked that:   * I have a US sim card (GoSmart), and I am on a US mobile network   * geoip sites resolve my IP address to the US (tried with multiple different connections)   * I have a US credit card as default in Google Wallet   * I have a US billing address as default in Google Wallet   * my main address and shipping address in Google Wallet are in the US   * I have a US address in Google+   * my home and work location in Maps is in the US   * my account recovery phone number is a US one   * language is set to English in all my Google products (you can see I am getting desperate...) Any ideas what I might have missed?


title: Stop wifi connecting to open networks

text: I live in a large city and there are random open wifi networks everywhere that allow my Android to connect to their network but won't give internet access because there is a paywall. This is only apparent when you start a browser on the phone. (And is annoying because working mobile 2G/3G access is suppressed in the mean time) Is there an (automatic) way to stop my phone connecting to a wifi network unless it's password protected ie when I'm at home or at a friend's house? EDIT: The networks are often named the same eg "BTOpenZone" (but have different IPs so can't be blocked one at a time). There are a wide variety of providers like BTOpenZone. I'd like to block them all, adding exceptions if I ever find a non-paywall connection.


title: Though auto sync is turned off, Andorid 4.1.2 still auto syncs photos in Gallery

text: WIFI is turned off on my mobile. A. I had turned off auto sync feature as follows:   1. Apps > Settings > Accounts & sync > Google > Auto sync is turned off for my email   2. Apps > Settings > Accounts & sync > E-mail > Auto sync is turned off for my email B. In Gallery, I had turned off auto sync as follows:   1. Gallery > Settings > unchecked option for 'Sync on Wi-Fi only' C. Deleted auto-synced photos in Gallery as follows:   1. Apps > Setttings > Apps > ALL > Gallery > Clear data and Clear cache Now, when I visit Gallery I do not see photos auto-synced, but once I turn on WIFI and visit Gallery, it again syncs photos from 'somewhere'. And, shockingly, option as specified in B.1(listed above) is auto checked. The photos which I see are the ones which I had uploaded to my Google+ a/c. Why I say 'somewhere' because, I had deleted all photos and posts which contain photos from my Google+ account. Still, I can see photos appearing when WIFI is turned on. Please help:   1. From where does Android sync photos?   2. Get rid of photos to be auto synced when WIFI is turned on. Thanks much! PHONE: LG Optimus L7 II Dual and OS: Android v 4.1.2


title: Two language on android

text: I'm french, my system is in french. I would like to be able to type english words without being bothered by the autocorrection. How can i proceed ? Edit: Free solutions please


title: Undesired screen dimming

text: my acer iconia a500 tablet the screen gets really dark to the point where I cant see anything and the brightness is all the way up. sometime it will be bright for a second then will dim. and another thing I can be on facebook or something and the screen will black out as if I hit the power button to lock it but if I leave it go for 2 or 3 seconds it will turn back on.


title: how can I add group to new text in android 4.4

text: I have a group set up. I start a new text message, press add people button, and all that shows up is a list of all my single contacts. My group that I previously added to my contacts is not there. It use to be there on my old droid phone.


title: Xperia V can I relock my bootloader for Bravia Engine to work again?

text: I have unlocked the bootloader to try some roms, but too late I understand that this will make the Bravia Engine to stop working... If I relock my bootloader will that make the Bravia Engine to work again?


title: BRAVIA Engine 2 after rooting

text: I have a Sony Xperia SP running jelly bean 4.1. I wish to root my device using the Doomlord exploit and run kitkat 4.4. But will that affect the working of the Bravia Engine 2 in my device in any way?