title: Why do I keep texting myself voice mail transcripts?

text: I am having an issue trying to assess why I am texting transcripts to myself of the voice mails people leave me. The Problem: I have an HTC EVO 3D on Sprint, and whenever someone leaves a message I get a notification in my gmail inbox of the transcript via Google Voice (ding #1). Shortly thereafter, I then get a notification (ding #2), and then 2-3 text messages (dings #4-5) on the HTC Sense texting app widget, from myself via my carrier's phone number (that is, the non-Google number). As you can imagine, it is incredibly irritating. Background: Looking into the Voicemail settings on the phone, and the Visual Voicemail settings, I don't have anything enabled to cause this behavior (I am not signed up for the latter service, and the trial hasn't even been configured). Google Voice isn't to blame for these text messages; they are set up to only push to gmail. The texting app itself is of no use in terms of finding out where it is getting these notifications from; it says it's from my carrier's number, but nothing else. Please let me know any suggestions you have to: \- diagnose the source of the 2-3 text messages; they are the truly aggravating "feature" of this problem. I am not sure if this is caused at the carrier, hardware, or software level. \- turn off the notification (sound) for the 2-3 text messages, or to disable the texts from myself entirely. As you might expect, I still want to receive notifications for other text messages, so muting the app wholesale is not an option. I am okay with ditching the HTC app, so if there is one (hopefully with a workspace display) that can selectively mute users (e.g. myself) that might be an option


title: How do I arrange the icons manually in the app menu?

text: I am using Micromax Canvas 2 A110 with Android ICS 4.0.4. I installed few apps which are sorted randomly (or maybe alphabetically). I want to arrange the icons on the app menu manually. i.e. set frequently used apps on one page, games on second page and so on... I could not find any option to re-arrange them manually. So, how do I arrange the icons manually in the app menu (app drawer)? I want to do this on ICS's default launcher (not third party launcher). PS: This question is for **auto** arrange while I want manually.


title: Samsung Galaxy s2 not showing missed calls

text: My phone won't show any missed calls. I have a Sprint Samsung Galaxy S2. It was working earlier today. I called my phone 3 times because I was looking for it. But when I found it, it didn't show any missed calls. It won't even show up on the call log either. How do I get it back to showing my missed calls?


title: Android ADB unable connect with IP address

text: I have successfully installed Android OS in Oracle virtual box, but I have one problem: I cannot connect to ADB in the Android OS virtual box. In my Network settings in virtual box:   * When I select host-only Adapter option, I can connect with ADB, but I have no Internet connection.   * When I select NAT, I cannot connect with ADB, but I have Internet connection. How do I fix this?


title: Why is screen sometimes unresponsive when receiving calls

text: On occasion, my Droid Bionic (4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich) does not react to screen touches when the phone is ringing. The swipe to answer icon appears, but does not respond. After the call goes to voice mail, I can turn the screen off and back on and the phone behaves normally. I believe this has only happened when the phone has been locked with the screen off when the call arrived. I don't receive a large number of calls on this device, so I don't have a very large sample size, but it probably happens less than 1 time in 20. The most recent was within a few hours of rebooting the phone, so I don't think it is due to memory consumption by another app, etc.


title: Reverting LG GT540 to its old interface

text: I just tried to install my LG GT540 with a KDZ file that I downloaded from a site, hoping that my problem with the Android Market would be fixed but nothing happened. My problem is that I can't revert the phone back to its original interface. It now has a Vodafone on the background screen. Any idea on how I can revert it back?


title: Transfer / Export or a specific notification ringtone

text: My friend has a notification ringtone that I want on my phone but I can't find it on hers so I can send it to myself. The ringtone came on her phone and is not on her SD card. Does anyone know how I can do this? We both have the same LG android phone. Or at least know where I can download it off the Internet. It's simply called "POP" and goes something like "Ch'pow" LOL. Thanks


title: Wi-fi disabled during lock still partly active? Or do I mis-interpret the battery graph?

text: On my Google Nexus 7 I noticed that it would consume around 1% of battery each hour that it was just being idle. I suspected that battery-usage during idle time could be improved. So the next night (7 hours) I put my Nexus into airplane mode, and the next morning the battery had only used 1% for those 7 hours, which proved that there was room for improvement.   Next I disabled bluetooth and set wi-fi, to be disabled when the screen is locked (changed "Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep" from "Always" to "Only when plugged in"). After a fews tests of 7 hours idle the battery was down 2 ~ 3% each time. But then I noticed in the battery graph, that the wi-fi still showed quite a lot of activity. This probably explains the difference in battery consumption with airplane-mode.   I had expected the wi-fi to be completely disabled with this setting, and the wi-fi bar in the battery graph to be almost completely black. To see the difference I manually disabled the wi-fi and then the bar is indeed completely black (the right block in the image): ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/6A6ZO.png) I would expect the wi-fi to be completely off when the screen is locked, but looking at this question: Turning on Wi-Fi on demand that is apparently not how Android works. So now I'm wondering what the wi-fi is doing in this setting? Why does Android keep the wi-fi 'partly' enabled? If Android would still let apps do their syncing etc on a regular basis I would understand this, but this is not the case (Notifications don't come in & it even seems to cut off streaming etc), so it seems to only waste battery? I first suspected a misbehaving app, but I checked with Wake lock detector and Network log but don't see any suspicious apps. I guess I could use JuiceDefender or a similar app to completely disable the wi-fi when the screen is locked (and still let it sync from time to time), but that's not really the point of this question.


title: Get error "authentication is required . You need to sign in"

text: Always, when I used to download or update applications on my phone LG there was no problem But now, while I'm downloading or updating some application , there is a problem: > Authentication is required. You need to sign in. But I'm signed in. What can I do to resolve this problem?


title: GMail attachment download does not complete

text: I am using Jelly Bean on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. I have been trying to download an attachment from the GMail app. All I see is a progress bar which shows 0% progress and an icon added in the notification area. The download does not proceed beyond 0%. I restarted the tablet and the icon is back! But the download stays at 0% and does not progress. Has anyone else faced this problem? How do I remove the icon from the notification area?


title: Many apps don't work for secondary accounts

text: I have a Google Nexus 7 that I share with my kids. I am the owner and created a second account for my child. I've found that many games work on my (the owners) account, but will not work on the second users account. One of the apps in question is Unblock me Free. It works great on my account, but on the second users account, it will get to the splash screen and then just disappear. I cannot find any app, user or security settings that could be causing this. Hoping for some insight from this group as to what is causing this. I hesitate to install a root-kit or unlock the tablet unless I can be convinced that's the best/safest way to go.


title: Windows doesn't recognize Huawei Ascend G300

text: I have installed many ROMs, and the phone worked fine. One day (and I don't know why), Windows couldn't recognize my Huawei. Windows can't install the drivers, and it named the phone as "Unknown device". I already tried all options in "Device Manager". I have tried using another PC, installed and reinstalled the drivers, another OS (Ubuntu), another cable, but still nothing. USB OTG Helper made this report: > -Root Ok   >  -Storage Module live   >  -NTFS read-write supported   >  -Mount: No drives found! > > and USB Host Controller   >  -S3C USB Host driver NOT found


title: ICS - no internet, but access to network drive possible

text: I've set up wifi on an ICS phone. I can connect to a network drive in the system, so the connection seems to be OK. However when I try the browser I get the message 'problem loading page'. I used static IP and I just copied the settings from my laptop that can access internet fine with these settings (of course I used different IP adresses for laptop and phone). Also e-mail and other apps that need internet connection don't work. If enabled 3G connection works OK. Apart from the 'problem loading page' message there a no other error notifications. Maybe a know issue for somebody?


title: Use a bluetooth headset for media audio on a Nexus 7 running Android 4.2

text: I have a Jawbone Bluetooth headset paired to my new Nexus 7 tablet. In the paired Bluetooth devices section, it show that it is paired under the `Phone Audio` profile. I just want all the audio to go through the Jawbone earpiece, when it is connected. So far even though it is connected **I can't get any sound out of the ear piece** and the tablet still uses it's built in microphone. **So is there a way to change the Jawbone's Bluetooth profile from`Phone Audio` to all, or media, etc?** I don't know how to change this, and I'm not even sure what the `Phone Audio` profile is for, since I'm new to Android and this isn't really a phone.


title: How to prepare touchscreen-based Android device for [emergency] calling using only hardware buttons?

text: If my touchscreen Android phone gets smashed I expect that it can happen that only touchscreen is broken (as it seems to be the most fragile part) while the device itself able to function somehow; and I maybe need to call somewhere using only hardware buttons (without screen at all). Are there any programs to place and/or answer [emergency] calls by entering some pattern of hardware buttons without using screen as input or output? This can also be helpful when you are using the device in frost, in gloves, etc. so using touchscreen becomes problematic. Having wet/cold/cracked_screen phone and not being able to call for help just because of touchscreen is not working can be unpleasant. With hardware buttons you can type the "sos code" sometimes even if both your and your phone's HP is low... My device is SE Xperia X10, but I expect the thing to work one way or another with all devices with at least 1 hardware button.


title: Reinstalling Android after mobile has been erased by DBAN?

text: I was curious if a Android mobile is erased using DBAN, then can the Android be reinstalled on the mobile or it becomes useless ?


I can't connect my Samsung Galaxy SL GT-I9003 via USB. When I try to connect via usb mode the phone doesn't respond, it only charges. I tried restarting and restoring my device, but it still won't connect. I want to update my Android OS from Froyo to Ginger Bread.


title: Can I access my Android's Micro SD card through Bluetooth?

text: I just got my first Android about a week ago; so I'm hoping to learn a thing or two about it.   One thing I've been curious about is if there's a way to access my phone on my computer through Bluetooth. I was hoping I could reformat the Micro SD card that's in my phone (because I don't have an adapter..) Can I even do that..? If so, can I go even deeper into my phone to do other neat things? I have the ZTE Score running Android 2.3


title: How do I do a completely clean installation?

text: I've tried a few custom roms and now I want to reset my phone (they're all unstable). Wipe data/factory reset from recovery doesn't cut it. It leaves a lot of stuff behind. How do I do a completely fresh installation? It's a Galaxy S currently running on a ROM based off JVT Gingerbread 2.3.5. CWM is installed.


title: Phone starts playing podcast for no apparent reason

text: This started yesterday, and I have no idea why. I noticed my phone was playing a podcast. I've been using BeyondPod for a while, which is sometimes a bit wonky, but never had this kind of problem. I tried playing and pausing, no dice. In fact, BeyondPod just played over the currently-running podcast. They played simultaneously. Same for any other music stuff, whereas usually when I start e.g. Pandora, the podcast or Music apps will pause themselves. And it gets weirder. I restarted the phone. A few minutes later, podcast starts playing. Exact same podcast, playing from the beginning. I turn the phone off and on and it's good for a while, but then an indeterminate amount of time later, I notice the podcast playing again in my pocket (loud room, so I don't know how long it had been going). It's also worth noting that the podcast plays from the phone's speakers, but if I plug in headphones it plays from them _in addition_. I check my running services. I stop literally everything I can. I check battery usage. Nothing. I _uninstall_ BeyondPod, and that doesn't help either. The only change I've made to my phone was recently switching to ADW Launcher from the default. But even there, I reverted back to the original home, and I'm still having the problem. Any ideas? This is getting really aggravating. It always plays the same podcast, always starting from the beginning.


title: How can I set up a 6to4 tunnel (NAT traversal)?

text: I'd like to get IPv6 including NAT traversal on my Android phone. Root is available. It is so easy to get a 6to4 tunnel on Linux.. Just install aiccu and then `aiccu start`. On Windows there is gogoClient which is also quite easy. I tested IPv6config but my phone does not work out of the box and the author seems more interested in a proof of concept rather than supporting all phones. He does not reply to my e-mails, and after Googling this app it seems that I am the only one using it. Are there any working ways to setup a 6to4 IPv6 tunnel on Android?


title: Can I have different default phone numbers for different actions?

text: Take a contact which has several phone numbers... say `Home`, `Mobile` and `Work`. When I click the QuickContact action to text them, it asks me which number... so I select `Mobile`. Now, I'd like to set this as default... because I always text them on their mobile. Problem is, when I do this, it ALSO sets it as the default phone for `ACTION==CALL`, which I do NOT want, as I regularly call them on all three numbers. Is there any way to set a default number for texting while NOT having a default for calling, so that it will still prompt me to pick a number when I click QuickContact.Call?


title: HTML signature in Gmail app

text: Is it possible to set a HTML signature in the Android Gmail app somehow? I set something like               mytitle      as a signature but the HTML tags didn't parse. If you can suggest another app that allows HTML signature that will also be cool.


title: Easiest way for testing the internal GPS

text: What is the easiest way to verify that the internal GPS module of an android device works correctly (possibly before buying some expensive navigation software)? Geotagging a foto? Running some free diagnostic tool? Please note that I'm referring to internal GPS, not the bluetooth ones or the A-GPS.


title: How can I backup contacts on a SIM card to my computer?

text: My brother wants me to backup the data in his SIM card. How can I copy this to my computer without messing up my own contacts?


title: How do I "train" Face Unlock?

text: After updating my UK HTC Sensation to Android 4.0 I was keen to try out Face Unlock. I'm happy to say that it works _reasonably_ well, however the setup process has led to me having a query. When setting up face lock, after your face has been captured for the first time and setting up your backup access, you are given the following prompt: > # You've Finished! > > To unlock your phone, just look at it. > > _Tip: Improve face matching by having your face captured in different > conditions_ The tip sounds good, however it doesn't actually tell you how to have your face captured in different conditions! After clicking OK to the prompt you are returned to the security menu and any attempt to re-set-up face unlock just seems to over-write your previous settings (or at least I assume it does as it asks you to set up a new backup system). How can I recapture my face multiple times to improve face recognition?


title: Give me a good battery packup manager for my micromax A63 Phone

text: I am tring to put a good battery packup manager for my mobile. Is there a good battery packup manager for my micromax A63 Phone.


title: Wifi direct data transfer in both way

text: How to transfer data from my android to othre wifi direct supported device and also receive from it if that sends.


title: what's difference between Email and UnifiedEmail in andori d source code

text: when I compiled the Unified Email source code in my computer,it produced an UnifiedEmail.apk .and I installed it to my phone,but it did not generate a shortcut.If it is no use,why it is in the android source code


title: Permission Denial: Cannot dump DUMPSYS from code lines

text: I am trying to log phone status by calling ADB shell dumpsys in code lines. In fact, I follow this post. However, I run in a trouble similar to this post. I tried all solutions: rooted device, add , install as a system app, but none of them work. My app still cannot retrieve requested information. 09-11 14:25:39.766: I/System.out(7430): Process : Process[pid=9492] 09-11 14:25:39.776: I/System.out(7430): Buffered reader : Permission Denial: can't dump Battery service from from pid=9492, uid=10143 My manifest               <uses-sdk         android:minSdkVersion="11"         android:targetSdkVersion="19" />          <application         android:allowBackup="true"         android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"         android:label="@string/app_name"         android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >         <activity             android:name=".MainActivity"             android:label="@string/app_name" >             <intent-filter>                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />                      <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />             </intent-filter>         </activity>                 <activity android:name="com.vdle.audiolatency.Preferences"              android:label="Settings" android:launchMode="singleTop"  >             <intent-filter>                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />             </intent-filter>         </activity>     </application>     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />     <permission android:name="android.permission.DUMP"/>      and my code : // try{ Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("su");                   }catch(IOException e){              }         try{             Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("dumpsys battery");             System.out.println("Process : " + process); // shows process id             BufferedReader bufferedReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(process.getInputStream()));             String line = "";             while((line=bufferedReader.readLine())!=null){                 System.out.println("Buffered reader : " + line);             }                   }catch(IOException e){              }      I even tried remove "su" or added "adb shell" commands but nothing works. My test phone is Samsung Galaxy Note II, android 4.4.2. Note that adb shell commands work perfectly with the Terminal as shown in the Figure ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/aVFoL.png) Note that reference posts are in 2012 with android 2.2. I am working on Android 4.4.2. If anyone could perform adb shell dumpsys commands on recent version of android, please kindly share me what u did. Thanks.


title: micro usb flash drive not detected

text: My Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 (android 4.2.2) is not detecting SanDisk 16 gb pen drive (which has a micro usb socket on one side & normal usb socket on the other side). I have tried various usb detection apps but none does. How do I get this detected?


title: Unable to remove Google Account from Sync

text: I want to remove Google account from AutoSync since I want to use Outlook.com for syncing of my contacts, calendar, email etc. I am able to sync Outlook.com, but unable to remove Google Account from automatically syncing. There is no disable sync button for google Account. I use a Redmi 1S mobile, on MIUI. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Y5GGM.png) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/e81DH.png)


title: How do I set up OpenVPN on CyanogenMod 7?

text: I want to route _all_ my network traffic through my home's ISP connection when I'm out in Internet cafes so I can't be eavesdropped/firesheeped. I have an HTC G2 with CyanogenMod 7, which has OpenVPN client support built- in: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/cbAP5.png) At home, I have a router with TomatoVPN on it, which includes an OpenVPN server: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Q8Qvt.png) Now, how do I get the phone client to connect to the router server? I can Google and find a set of seemingly relevant instructions, but they aren't very helpful: > You need to pack your cert and keys and put it in SD card Where do I get those? > Copy client.p12 to sdcard root directory Where do I get that? > add your certificates, and set the interface type and the protocol > accordingly. How, specifically? Which settings should be what? Using settings that don't protect me is worse than no protection at all due to the false sense of security. I'm looking for step-by-step instructions for a "roadwarrior" setup that routes all traffic through the VPN. Where do I get keys? Do I need to use additional username/password authentication? What DNS search domains? What settings should I use in CM7's OpenVPN Advanced menu? "Redirect gateway" needs to be set to route all traffic, for instance, right? Which settings for Basic and Advanced in TomatoVPN? "Direct clients to redirect Internet traffic"? "Respond to DNS"? **Update:** I've given it yet another try on my own, and was again unsuccessful. I don't think there's any way to generate keys on either the router or the phone, so I tried to generate them in Ubuntu. I tried to follow these directions to generate keys, but they aren't correct. (The folder is `/usr/share/doc/openvpn/examples/easy-rsa/2.0` instead of `/usr/share/doc/openvpn-2.0/easy-rsa`, for instance, and there's a `vars`, but no `init-config` script.) I found these directions, which are more helpful, and generated a number of files:   * 01.pem   * 02.pem   * ca.crt    * ca.key   * dh1024.pem    * htc_g2.crt    * htc_g2.csr    * htc_g2.key    * server.crt    * server.csr    * server.key   * ta.key The files I copied to the router are   * ca.crt   * server.crt   * server.key   * dh1024.pem first stripping everything before `-----BEGIN`, according to these instructions. The router server starts now and says > Name Value Max bcast/mcast queue length 0 under Status. So I guess the server is working? Then I copied these files to the phone:   * ca.crt   * htc_g2.crt   * htc_g2.key   * server.crt   * ta.key Different directions disagree on which files to copy. Then I went to Settings → Location & security → Install from SD card, and was able to install the CA certificate, added a password, etc. Trying to add the htc_g2 or server certificates did not work, saying "no certificate to install". I edited the files and removed everything before `-----BEGIN`, and then they installed. In "Add OpenVPN VPN", I selected the "ca" certificate for "Set CA certificate", and the htc_g2 certificate for "Set user certificate". When I try to connect, it says "Unable to connect to network". Same if I try the server certificate for the user certificate.


title: Process system is not responding?

text: I have got an Archos 70 and today while playing a game I got an error. After that system is restarting automatically and it gives following error. > 'process system is not responding' And then it restarts again and so on. Anyone faced this issue before?


title: How do I get play store to stop asking me to auto-update on wifi?

text: I have an Acer Iconia A200 running Android 4.0.3. Lately whenever I update an app, the Play Store asks me (via a pop-up dialog) if I want to automatically update apps on Wi-Fi. The only answers I can give are 'yes' and 'not now'. What I really want is 'No, and don't ask again', because I happen to like being involved in updates. In Play Store->settings->auto update, automatic update is turned off, and has no setting for 'Wi-Fi only'. Is there any way to turn this annoying message off? I'm very afraid I'm going accidentally answer yes one day and thus lose control of my updates. Updated: Play store says build 4.0.27 in it's 'Build Version' in the play store settings. Updated again: It's back. The exact message is 'Update Apps automatically when on Wi-Fi?' and the two options to the dialog are 'Not now' and 'OK'. Interestingly this happened when I updated 'GOdroid' directly from the page, but did NOT happen when I updated 5 other apps at once later that day. I'm wondering if it's only asking once per app or something?


title: How to Install ClockworkMod on Innos A35

text: I tried to install ClockworkMod via ROM manager. My device(Innos A35) wasn't listed, but I chose one that was on the list thinking that it would somehow get installed. There was a download, but when I reboot to recovery mode the old recovery software with only a few options is shown. I was thinking that rebooting to recovery mode would bring up something like this if ClockworkMod was properly installed. Can someone point to me what could be wrong? Or can someone tell me how to manually install ClockworkMod without using ROM Manager?


title: Selecting multiple photos on the HTC One X (AT&T)

text: I just received the HTC One X from AT&T. How can I select multiple photos in the Gallery?


title: Watching Android Tablet app on connected TV

text: I was looking into whether a vanilla Android app running on a tablet can have the tablet screen output to TV via an AVI or HDMI output jack? The intent is NOT to view video content but just the app screen on a large TV. An example of how this would be useful would be a 'low-tech' training session for a bunch of people on how to use the app.


title: Permission denied when I run insmod in terminal emulator

text: I want to install a module (bcm4329.ko) in my nexus one phone. I have rooted the phone and installed Cyanogenmod too. In Terminal emulator, I tried various commands but everything resulted in failure               $ insmod /system/lib/modules/bcm4329.ko //[Operation Not Permitted]     $ su insmod /system/lib/modules/bcm4329.ko //[throw the syntax/man page of su]     $ cd /system/lib/modules     $ chmod 777 bcm4329.ko //[Read only file system]      The error messages I received are enclosed within '[ ]' after every command. How can I install this module in my android phone. Any help please.


title: Cannot connect Samsung Galaxy S2 to computer in storage mode via USB

text: I am trying to install an application (developed using Eclipse) onto the computer (I am using Windows XP). When I try to connect the USB cable with the phone, it starts to charge or starts the MTP application, but it does not go into mass storage mode. Here is what I have tried so far:   1. Turned on `USB Debugging` and then plugged in the USB cable. Result: Phone goes into charging mode.   2. With `USB Debugging` switched off, `USB Utilities -> Connect to Mass Storage` button pressed and the USB cable plugged in. Result: Plugging in the USB cable results in MTP application starting. Switching that off by pressing the home key and then pressing that `Connect to Mass Storage` button again results in the message: `USB is connected. Remove the cable`   3. Tried the `*#7284` routine described in thread on this forum. That did not work either. My default settings were `USB -> PDA` (just the way that thread said it should be).   4. Checked if the Google USB drivers are all installed. Yes, they are. Other drives also mount from the same USB slot without any problems.   5. Switched off and then back on the phone.   6. Used different cables (one from Samsung and the other from Nokia) to see if there could be anything wrong with the cable. The same situation as above. And the Nokia cable is brand new. After having done all of this and spent a grand total of five hours, I am at my wits' end trying to figure out how I can get the phone to mount as a USB storage device. I have mounted it successfully before. **UPDATE:** I plugged my phone in to a Linux machine and a Windows machine using both cables today. It worked for the both of them!!! So now I know that USB storage mode on my phone works. The problem has to be with my laptop, or to be more specific, with the USB drive on my laptop. My questions now are:   1. How do I know what USB drive make is present on my computer. I would like to re-install the USB drivers on my laptop, all the while hoping that it does not screw up my machine.


title: Phone is slow to respond after waking up

text: Many times when I unlock my phone to wake it up, there seems to be a lot of lag shortly after. For instance, simply trying to make a call or opening an app seems to take about 5 to 10 seconds or so. I can't really look at the memory usage or anything because it is only within the first 10 seconds or so. For the most part, other than this short time period, operation of the phone seems fine regarding speed. This behavior seems to occur more frequently when I leave an app open, such as a messaging (Handcent) app or Browser. Is there a way to identify what is slowing my phone down? I am running a Gingerbread 2.3.3-based ROM on a Samsung Galaxy S (Captivate). Edit to add: Steps I've taken so far:   1. Removed any widgets   2. No longer use Live Wallpaper


title: Motorola Defy + Keeps Rebooting

text: I bought another Defy + for my daughter. I also have one which is fine. Hers keeps shutting down and rebooting, especially when it's away from the WiFi. It also has the latest system update. We tried switching batteries, but hers kept rebooting so it's not a battery issue. Any help out there?


title: temporary root for HTC Desire HD

text: I would have a temporary (permanent not required) root to install few apps which need root in my HTC desire HD with Android 2.3.5. I have no idea status of S-OFF , I suppose is enabled. Is there any solution which works without dowgrading from 2.3.5 and without losing data or formatting my SD card (something similar to Visionary which worked with Froyo only) ? Other information I know about my phone ACE PVT SHIP S-ON RL , HBOOT-2.00.0027 , MICROP-0438 , RADIO-26.14.0.28_M , eMMC-boot , sep 7 2011,19:06:24 # Paid support offer My promise/NO JOKE : I can offer $25.00 via paypal for anyone offering me a WORKING solution. Also If you have a way to have permament root in a similar way (without dowgrading Android, WITHOUT losing data , WITHOUT formatting my SD card, WITHOUT backup and restore data) I can offer $50.00 via paypal. Thank you Graziano


title: Why are my Contacts icons on my phone with different colors?

text: Example: ![link](http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/4f6cb04369bedda90b000025-1200/when- your-contacts-are-all-organized-its-time-to-import-them-back-into-your-phone- to-import-this-back-into-an-android-if-your-contacts-came-from-an-iphone-go- back-and-click-merge-with-google-again.jpg) Why is that? Does each color mean something? What is this? Thanks.


title: How to change the (permanent) MAC address on my android phone?

text: In the past months, I've got 2 Chinese Android cells (Froyo) based on MTK6515. They work fine but we started having lot of trouble attempting access to internet, and after a while I found out that both phones they have the same MAC address, which causes connection problems. So, I'm looking for a procedure that could change the devices' MAC addresses and solve our trouble. I found a method which involves changing the file at `/etc/wl/NVRAM.TXT`, but after referencing a couple posts around the webs, it turns out my phones do not have this folder (and thus the other files inside). Any clue? Please don't tell me a pray about that MAC addresses are burned into a chip, at least not in these devices, because I've already lost their IMEI's too (by hard reset), but I've recovered them and they're functional now.


title: using galaxy tab as a bluetooth device for mobile

text: i've been trying to find a way to allow all my notifications and phone calls from my phone ( galaxy s3 or galaxy s5) to go through a galaxy tablet, as i'm wanting to replace my car stereo ( honda civic 2007) with the tablet and i'm wanting to be able to control my phone from the tablet and stream music from the phone. the closest thing i can think of that does this is the galaxy gear watch so can we put the capabilities of the gear in the tab. below is a list of things i wish to have.   * Hands free   * music sync or transfer   * control music   * allow the use of my data from my phone ( i know i can tether but i just thought i would mention it    * make calls    * view contacts from phone    * use maps I really do think this is possible, so if anyone has any thoughts if this is possible then please help me out.


title: PanDigital Novel - how to replace/update certificate store?

text: After the DigiNotar fiasco, the Guardian Project put out the CACertMan application which allows a user to modify their certificate store on a rooted device. It doesn't work on Android 2.0, which is what the PDN runs. What are my options?


title: Serious doubt regarding rooting my Samsung Galaxy Note II

text: I went through some tutorials for rooting my Note II(GT-N7100-International version), and i could find people saying that bootloader unlocking is needed. I am not sure what bootloader unlocking is. Can you guys help me?


title: Some Android contacts with phone numbers are missing after update

text: After I updated my Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro from Gingerbread to ICS some of my contacts went missing. The strange thing is when these people call me, the phone recognizes them and displays their name, but I still can't view the contact. When I touch-and-hold on a name in the call log and choose "View contact" nothing happens. Touching once though calls them right away. Also in the contacts list ("Contacts with phone numbers" is checked), where the rest of my contacts are listed, nothing happens when I touch a name. It should open up the contact. So now I can only call people who are in the call log. Can anyone help me?


title: What is the correct format/resolutoin for videos on an HTC Wildfire?

text: i currently own a HTC Wildfire. I am well aware of its "lower" CPU speed than its HTC brothers, nevertheless, it is a great phone and I'm very happy with it. I tried putting a mp4/m4p video (around 330mb) and the built-in video player crashed. Can anyone guide me on the correct format/resolution I can use on this phone? Additionally, if I do have to convert an existing video, what software do I use? I appreciate all inputs, thanks!


title: Android phone taps touchscreen on its own

text: I have an LG P690 Optimus Net. The issue I am having is that the phone often enters a state where it keeps on pressing the touchscreen's buttons by its self, and I have to press the back button several times to try and go back while it keeps opening new screens or entering text on its own. I was wondering, is this something anyone else has experienced? How common is this defect, and has it to do with Optimus Net phones or with phones in general? Are some line of products more susceptible than others? If common then how does the problem I just described typically arise? Could accidentally dropping the phone or humidity in the air cause it for instance?


title: How to convert .img to .tar to flash using Samsung odin tool?

text: I have downloaded touch recovery from clockworkmod website. How do I flash downloaded .img file using Odin / Mobile Odin tool?


title: How to Edit Track in Google "My Tracks"?

text: I frequently for get to turn off Google My Tracks recording. When forget this after biking or hiking, it leaves a big trail on my track from where I got into my car and drove home. Is there an easy way to trim this portion of the track? Or to enter an edit mode in My Tracks or Google Maps to remove the extra section? Thanks! (PS can some one add a tag for google-my-tracks.


title: Is it possible to make tasker events conditional on whether I'm roaming?

text: Using 'Tasker', I have a task set up to dial my mobile phone balance enquiry number at 7pm each night, put in the right options, then hang up. That results in a text being sent to me each evening with my remaining minutes - great! However - I'm about to go abroad for three weeks and, left in its present state, it will rack up quite a bill if it does manage to dial. How can I make this action conditional on roaming? I considered using the location context but it crashes above certain ranges and isn't that reliable.


title: Merging multiple SMS databases

text: I have a lot of problems with my phone, and so I have a number of nandroid backups with different sets of overlapping SMS messages saved in them. I've also made a few copies of the data folder when the thing wouldn't boot. I like to have all my SMSes backed up to my Gmail for posterity and searchability, using SMS Backup Plus. What's the easiest way to recover messages (and maybe other data) from my backups? Is it possible to open or run nandroid backups inside an emulator? Are they in a format that can be extracted to a filesystem, and then take the database files out and merge them with some kind of database tool and then put the merged file on my phone? Would it handle duplicates?


I use htc sensation. I had updated its Android to 4.3. Yesterday, I reset the phone back to fab-setting, Android 4.0. But, I forgot to export contact-list first.   However, I copied all files into my WINDOW computer before the reset action. Could I find out my contact-list by the copied files? Thank a lot for your kindly support.


title: Forward MMS via EMail

text: I've send someone a pretty long MMS (just text) but he wasn't able to receive. Is there a way to retransmit via EMail. E.g. copy the whole text and paste it into an email instead? Thanks.


title: How can I see the full charge capacity of my battery?

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S running Android 2.2. Is there any way for me to see the full charge capacity of the phone's battery, so that I can compare it to the spec? What I have in mind is something like what Lenovo's Power Manager tells me about my laptop's battery: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/HCQ0r.png) Is there anything like this for Android?


title: How can I flash CyanogenMod, or another mod, on an AT&T locked Note 2?

text: My Note II has a lot of useless AT&T apps, and I would also like some features that require root and are available on CyanogenMod. Is there an easy way to flash CyanogenMod on a locked Note 2? I wouldn't mind things like worse battery life and Bluetooth not working. The pen working would be nice, but it's not essential as well. I couldn't care less about NFC and other shenanigans like the proximity gesture commands.


title: Can someone explain how slots work when overclocking?

text: I have been trying to use the DX/D2 Overclocker app on a rooted Droid X and I have been having a hard time finding good sources of information about overclocking. The app provides preset profiles for stock settings and other overclock speeds, but not much information besides that. For instance, here are settings for the stock Droid X:   * Slot 1: 400000 / 27   * Slot 2: 700000 / 38   * Slot 3: 900000 / 50   * Slot 4: 1100000 / 56 As I have come to understand, slot 1 refers to the minimum speed and slot 4 is the max speed. I assume that the other slots are for levels in between the min and max, but what are these sections for? How can I figure out how to set these slots in order to get better performance out of the device?


title: do the apps purchased via slideme.org give you notifications about avaliable updates? (like the apps from android market)

text: http://www.slideme.org/ is a website where you can purchase apps (useful for countries where android market does not support purchase yet).


title: Connect with adb to device via network

text: I want to do some android theming, but I have a question on what the best way is to set up the system. I have 2 computers here at home. So i was thinking of having the following setup if that is possible. One one computer I want to set up the whole android SDK plus eclipse and run a device in an emulator. And on the other I want to set everything up so I can push and pull from the other pc. The pc's are connected via ethernet. Is this type of setup even possible?


title: Can Galaxy S use 802.11n for tethering?

text: I have a Galaxy S (GT-I9000) running Darky's ROM 10.1 (Gingerbread 2.3.3). I just noticed that when I use tethering to create a wireless AP, it uses only 802.11g, not 802.11n even though my netbook supports it. Not that I'd need it for the speed, but better signal for crowded places with lots of access points and all the g-channels used. EDIT: g-channels, not frequencies


title: Black screen starting an app

text: Occasionally I'll start an app only to be presented with the App's title bar and a black screen. Usually the app's interface shows after 3-10 seconds. Very rarely the screen will stay black. I don't have any real idea about why or how to reproduce it. I'm wondering if this is simply the phone working to try to start the app or maybe I've got too many other applications open? Is there some way to reduce/prevent apps from showing a black screen at first and/or not opening at all?


title: What does HBOOT mean?

text: My best guess as of now is "partition and mount point layout". But it feels like there's more to it, since the bootloader can identify the HBOOT by name. I've been flashing custom ROMs for quite a while now, but I still haven't quite grasped what HBOOT really is or means.


title: Do all apps have a demo/trial version?

text: Someone suggested a pay-for app in another question and when I looked it up, it seemed it didn't have any trial version that has the feature for which I'd pay. Now, I will not pay for something I have never seen working, even if it's only 4€ and so I was wondering whether I missed something or whether it's usual for pay-for apps to charge before you even can try it? (This app, Moon+ Reader, does have a free version, but I'm specifically interested in a feature of the pay-for version, so the limited free version doesn't help.) It seems like a very long time (maybe never) that I payed for any software on my desktop where there wasn't a demo of some sort to try out the key features you payed for.


title: Popups, dialogs, notifications, toasts: what's the difference?

text: I'm trying to troubleshoot a problem with an unwanted pop-up message, and the person who's trying to help asked what kind of pop-up it is. It's just a message on the screen, what difference does it make? And how do I tell what kind it is?


title: I rooted my kindle fire hd, installed android. When I video chat in google hangout the mic doesn't work

text: as above. I rooted my kindle with the hope of installing decent apps on it, including all google apps. When I try to video chat in hangouts the mic doesn't work...


title: Memory usage unknown, how to find which process uses it and free it?

text: Is there a way to find via code or command line to find what is using that much memory in the phone? since it makes it slow and lag a lot when connected to the computer. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Bzzm6.png)


title: Nexus 7 doesn't have sdcard folder when connected to PC

text: I've just bought a Nexus 7. When I plugged it into my laptop, it shows the media folder, I'd like to access the sdcard folder just like the other devices. How to transfer files? I think "adb push" is not a good choice. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ImuEQ.png)


title: Android Facebook, no chat

text: I got my LG Optimus 2X and installed the facebook app however, there is no chat anywhere, not even in menu, is there a way to allow this?


title: skullcandy earbuds with mic

text: My skullcandy earbuds with built-in mic only partially work with my Maxx. The earbuds do their part broadcasting sound, but I have to talk directly into the phone's mic to be heard. The earbud's mic, which I assume is opposite its volume control, does/perceives nothing. Any clues?


title: Launch a "shortcut" in Tasker?

text: Can Tasker launch an app's shortcut as an action? I can't find "Shortcuts" as an option in the "Select Action Category"-dialog when creating a new task. This works without problems in Locale.


title: Advertising on website opens Google Play Store. How can I prevent that?

text: A website I recently visited on my Android device (http://forums.mtgsalvation.com) has code on the page (likely in the advertising banner at the top) that forces my Android's Google Play Store application to open up to Candy Crush. The link it's using:               market://details?id=com.king.candycrushsaga&referrer=ACID155-1378233900389-90097883      This is an unwanted action. Other than no longer visiting this site on my Android devices, is there a way to prevent this from happening? I had two thoughts on the matter. Changing the agent to something that would not indicate that my device was running Android, or to disable the Play Store by deleting the vend app from a rooted device. I'd like to avoid such nuclear options if possible.


title: How do I stop the 3g/4g radio from turning off?

text: When I watch youtube videos on my samsung epic 4g, most of the time when I click a video to watch it does the "Loading" spin gif animation forever, and I can see the little arrows on the 3g/4g symbol are off. If I hit back and load again 3 - 5 times the arrows light up and the video acutally plays. This is incredibly irritating. Is there a way I can tell the phone to always keep the radio connection active while the charger is plugging in, or something like that? Alternatively, does anyone know how if there is another way to fix this youtube issue? Thanks so much, this is driving me crazy.


title: What is the market share for different app stores across the European countries and overall across the continents?

text: I have been looking all over the internet to find the answer to this question, but I haven't succeeded yet. Is there anyone who can help me to share such information? I would love to know what is the market share by country/even by continents for the top app stores (Google Play, Amazon, AppBrain, Samsung Apps, SlideME etc.). I would really appreciate any help!


title: rooting device stops usb-host-mode working

text: After I rooted a Nexus 10, the USB Host mode is no longer available. I have checked the original unrooted device with Chainfire's 'USB Host Diagnostics' tool and it recognises a plugged in Arduino whilst scanning for connected devices, but nothing is detected after rooting. Originally the device had Android 4.3 - build JWR66Y, and USB Host mode worked. I rooted via the Nexus Root Toolkit and installed a rooted image of the same build, and now the device isn't detected. Has anyone experienced this? If this is being caused by a bad image, can anyone recommend one which will work? **Update:** The rooted kernel version is               3.4.39-g446c9cf     android-build@vpbs1.mtv.corp.google.com #1     Mon Jun 10 17:11:40 PDT 2013


title: Mobile Network disconnects during an incoming call

text: My mobile network normally remains connected so I can use apps like chat, whatsapp etc. However, during an incoming call the mobile network gets disconnected. Is this normal behavior ? There is an app called TrueCaller that is supposed to show the caller details when there's incoming call from an unknown number. But since the mobile network disconnects during an incoming call this app always fails to show the name and shows an error message "unable to connect". It seems the normal behavior is for the network to remain connected during an incoming call. I'm using Android Jelly Bean, 4.2.1. And previously had used Gingerbread (2.2.3) and Froyo (2.2.1). I experienced the same problem in all these 3 OSes.


title: Install .APK on bluestacks for mac

text: how do you install .APK file on bluestacks for mac? More specifically, where is the directory for bluestacks kept and do I have the 'APK Handler'? Thanks in advance!


title: Can't seem to configure my phone to download to SD card by default

text: Well, I have a _Motorola Razr I_ and, as expected, my internal storage was pretty limited (only 5 gbs). Of course, I already had a SD card which I inserted into my phone to expand it's memory to 25 gbs (more or less), but ran into a couple of problems.   First of those problems was that I had to specify to my Razr that, from now on, my default install and download location would be the aforementioned SD card and, in order to do that, I had to run the following command line: `... set-install-location 2`.   After a couple of failed attempts, I managed to make it work. I wrote such line in the command prompt and managed to verify that, indeed, the default install location was "2". Unfortunately, when I tried downloading an app off Google Play, I still got the `Not enough memory available` message. The worst part is that I went through the process over and over again and could not find where my mistake was. Any ideas?


title: How To Change browser font in Chrome For Android?

text: I am a seasoned Linux developer, tinkering with Android. I want to modify Chrome so that it uses the font I want as default. So far I've found               /data/data/com.android.chrome/shared_prefs/com.android.chrome_preferences.xml      But it seems to sync settings from Google cloud? Anyone know markup to specify font?


title: Connect to Ubuntu Linux VPN

text: How can I connect my Android devices (2.3.3 and 4.0) to VPN setup in Ubuntu Linux?


title: TecTiles and applications

text: Samsung promotes NFC via its TecTiles, which is a very interesting concept but i cant find lots of information about it, especially the need for an app. Do you know if a user that just want to "read" the tag needs an app (probably this one) on his side to be able to execute the action? Does someone have experiences/feedback with this product?


title: How do I mount my phone?

text: I'm super puzzled because my phone used to just appear when I plugged it in. It doesn't anymore and The development options are definitely set to allow USB debugging. The phone is charging via USB but doesn't appear in `lsusb`:               [0 amanda@luna android-sdk-linux_86]$ lsusb     Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub     Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub     Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub     Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub     Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub     Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub     Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub     Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub     Bus 001 Device 004: ID 17ef:4807 Lenovo UVC Camera     Bus 003 Device 012: ID 413c:1003 Dell Computer Corp. Keyboard Hub     Bus 003 Device 003: ID 08ff:2810 AuthenTec, Inc. AES2810     Bus 003 Device 013: ID 413c:2010 Dell Computer Corp. Keyboard     Bus 003 Device 014: ID 046d:c001 Logitech, Inc. N48/M-BB48 [FirstMouse Plus]      `adb devices -l` shows nothing. Based on some instructions on the internet, I also went into my Wireless and Network settings and changed the USB connection settings to "Mass storage" -- they were set to "Ask on connection" though I definitely wasn't getting asked. I don't get any Click here to connect via USB alert either. I wouldn't be surprised if I clicked some "stop asking me" button at some point, but I don't see how to undo that. What else should I be doing to mount my phone?


title: Asked to set PIN for credential storage

text: I've never had a smart phone before. Now, I'm being asked if I want to set a pin or pasword for my "credential storage" before using it. I'm not even sure what this is. It looks like I do not have much storage left and I've had this phone only a few months.


title: How to sync Nexus 4 and Nexus 7?

text: I have the both Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 devices. I want them to have the same (at least similar) list of installed applications and their settings. How can I synchronize them, so that I do not need to install and set everything up two times?


title: Lost pictures on Samsung Galaxy S3 internal memory

text: I just hooked my _Samsung Galaxy S3_ up to my PC via USB to transfer some photos from one folder to another on the device itself. Well, the USB cable got accidentally unplugged during the process, and I lost all the photos that didn't have a chance to transfer before the device got unplugged. Is there a way to retrieve these photos as I cannot get a drive letter when I plug it in, and Samsung does not offer a Mass Storage Device option for this phone. I really need to recover these photos. Any help would be greatly appreciated!


title: Android phone file structure seems corrupted when connected via USB

text: so I have a Sony Xperia Play, and it's worked for awhile, but now I'm finding that sometimes when I plug it into my MacBook through USB, and try to copy files from the EasyVoiceRecorder folder onto my computer, I will get "unknown" -39 errors \- Sometimes the file I copy is starts to copy over but then replaces itself. Example: Copying Recording 256. You see Recording 256 start to put itself on the desktop, but at the last second it becomes Recording 44 that's ACTUALLY put itself on the desktop. To fix this (SOMETIMES THIS WORKS) I put Recording 44 on the desktop and THEN copy the Recording 256, and it works.   * Other things like that. What's happening and how can I fix it? Do I need to reinstall the app maybe? Also, I modify/delete the audio files in EasyVoiceRecorder directly from the directory, not from the phone. Could that've messed with the structure? Thanks!


title: Why is "wpa_supplicant.conf" file invisible?

text: My device **LG e510 : Android 2.3** had been rooted and then I changed the privileges to view and see some system files, especially for **wpa_supplicant.conf** , with RootExplorer app. But unlike most people, I can not see the file inside /data/misc/wifi/ directory, it's empty and /system/etc directory has **wpa_supplicant.conf** header information file. Lastly I used WifiPassRecovery app, and the app immediatelly retrieved all the saved wifi passwords. Where did this app retrieve all those informations? and Why cannot I see the file? Thanks.


title: How can I update my Samsung S5302 from 2.3.6 to 4.0

text: Device: Samsung S5302 Somebody gave me a link to upgrade my Gingerbread phone - from 2.3.6 to 4.0. I heard that some features won't work in my phone like GPS, dual SIM, and camera. How do I upgrade this phone?


title: How do you re-root Samsung Galaxy S4?

text: I was looking though the supersu app on my Sprint GS4, and I accidentally pressed the unroot button. Now, I can't figure out how to re-root the phone. I used Odin3 v1.85. I tried to do the same thing I did before, but it will not put supersu back. I also tried downloading the supersu from the Play Store, but it can't get root acess. It tells me it cannot be installed in the default install location.


title: Unable to connect my Galaxy S3 to PC through USB on Windows 8

text: I have tried to connect my phone several times but my PC doesn't detect it. I've even tried a factory reset but to no avail. Any suggestions on what I should do?


title: Idea with Samsung sending sms automatically (although no charge)

text: I have two samsung GT S6312 mobiles, Both have idea connection. I noticed from last few days that my both mobile send suddenly sms to some number as same time. The sms log does not shows anything and sent sms does not charge anything. But the popup dialog of charges comes which says "Last call charges 0.00, duration 60 secs". This is strange as I checked all application, antivirus, backup nothing is enabled related to tracking or something. I dont use games also so my mobile is game free still my mobile suddenly gets up from sleep and send two sms continoulsy everyday 2-3 times. Not sure where sms is going and as far as charges, it is not charged anything so that is relief but still bit worried on information leaking from my cell. Please let me know if some one facing same issue and fixed on their mobile. I feel it is related to Idea Network, but not sure. Interestingly the Avast virus scanner does not find any virus related activity. It is IDEA Maharastra network, I checked with IDEA customer care they denied for any such thing. Hope some one will help. Thanks Rohit


title: Sync now-playing with other-devices?

text: I would like to resume the current track(or just the current playlist) from my phone when switching to the desktop. Is it possible to sync the now-playing playlist, ideally with the position in the current track, with other devices. I have not found anything like that in the google play music prefs, but maybe there is a third party App that just keeps now-playing in sync with a static plalist (which are synced across devices). Thanks for any ideas and directions.


title: Save the image that is currently in android internet browser even if image was deleted from the internet?

text: There is a picture in my internet browser in Android tablet pc. i can not save this picture because it was deleted from the web site. android tries to save it from the internet. not from the memory. i can save it to clip board and then e-mail it to myself.. but it turned out.. it was e-mailed as a bmp file rather than the original .png i still have the image on the android internet browser. i can copy it to androids clip board. but how can i save this image as what it is. as a .png file ? MORE İNFO: it also can not be set as wall paper and etc.. because android tries to get the image from the internet again rather than use what is already loaded and is open in the web browser.


title: Rename a bluetooth device?

text: Android doesn't seem to offer a way to name (or rename) a paired bluetooth device. For example, if I have two identical Bluetooth headsets, I can't readily tell which is which. Do you know of any way to rename a paired bluetooth device? Perhaps an application?


title: Reduce minimum in call volume

text: **I find that the minimum in-call volume on my HTC Desire is still far to loud on some calls.** Since I got the phone, I have flashed several different custom ROMs, radio updates, etc, and have had the issue throughout. **Do you know of any way (setting, hack, app, whatever) to reduce the minimum volume?** My device is rooted and I am currently running one of the CyanogenMod 7 (Gingerbread) nightly builds.


title: Can I get a mobile view for every web page on the Internet?

text: Is there an app that lets you view a tiny-screen-optimized version of any web page, whether or not it was coded with this in mind? Opera's "Mobile View" is like this, but it doesn't give satisfactory results on many pages. Arc90's "Readability" bookmarklet is also in the similar vein.


title: How to install apps to the SD card if I have "no real primary external storage"?

text: As my smartphone (Samsung Galaxy Chat B-5330) has very small built-in memory I have bought a microSDHC card to put all the non-essential applications and data files there. Then I have installed AppMgr III (App 2 SD). And it says "the device does not have a real primary external storage, or the primary external storage is emulated, moving app to SD function may not be supported by this device". So how do I install an application to an SD card then? The Android version is 4.1.2. Original, no root (yet).


title: Hidden items in gallery

text: I have updated android yesterday. And it is now ANDROID JELLY BEAN 4.2.2. But after updating when I enter into hidden items in gallery it automatically pulls me out saying error message like "Gallery has unexpectedly stopped". I have many important items inside my hidden items. Please anyone help me out to solve this problem.


title: What is the storage constraint for Micro SD cards on the LG Optimus L7 II

text: What is the maximum capacity of the Micro SD card that the LG Optimus L7 II can accommodate? According to the following review it's 32GB   LG Optimus L7 II & L2 II available next week Is this accurate? I would much prefer to put 64GB in there. Is there any disadvantage to using the largest Micro SD card I can find. I found the following question on this site Will bigger Micro SD will slow down mobile The answer to the question states that the phone in question can go up to 32GB, is this a coincidence or do most or all android phones have this limitation. The product page on the LG site doesn't seem to indicate what the limit is or if there is one. LG OPTIMUS L7 II


title: How do I know if an Android tablet supports Project Butter?

text: As far as I know, Project Butter is just shorthand for versions of Android OS that have quicker touch screen response, close to the "physicalness" of iOS devices. But how do I know if a particular Android device has it? Will a version of the OS with Project Butter (for example, Android 4.1) have silky-smooth touch response on ANY device it is installed on? I'd like to use the answer to this question to buy a lot (20) identical tablets on ebay, so hopefully there is a way to answer the question for a particular device without having it in my hands.


title: Change Screen Timeout to Never

text: Is it possible that I can change my screen timeout to never? I am using Nexus S. Currently, the maximum value I can set for screen timeout through settings is 30 minutes.


title: Something causes my phone to hang and reboot

text: This problem always happens after I restore my apps from Titanium Backup and move them to the SD card, regardless which ROM. However, I noticed that this problem has something to do with the SD card. Since the logcat is too long, I posted it here:   * Logcat #1: http://pastebin.com/5qAEz3n7   * Logcat #2: http://pastebin.com/Hd7uXPrc   * Logcat #3: http://pastebin.com/Xc6evYsM   * Logcat #4: http://pastebin.com/yQFuXdTu P.S. all these logcats occured during the same session, after that, the phone started becoming slow, hanging, then rebooting.


title: How can I get the mobile Version of stackoverflow.com on Evo3D?

text: I just got a new phone (HTC Evo 3D / Android 2.3.4) and opened `stackoverflow.com` in the browser. I noticed I got the desktop version of the website. On my old HTC Desire (Android 2.2.2) I get a mobile version, which is friendlier on the device and probably more lightweight. What can I do to have the mobile version on the Evo 3D as well?


title: K9-Mail PGP encryption problem

text: I have a bit of a problem with PGP and K9-Mail on my Galaxy S3. I'm using the GPG Mail plugin on my computer (Mac OS X 10.8) and can read and write mails just perfectly. Today I decided to setup PGP on my phone. It's rooted and runs the ParandoidAndroid 3.55 custom mod. I did the setup as shown in this guide: http://cariadus.com/blog/2010/07/how-to-set-up-your-android-phone-to-enable- sending-pgp-signed-emails-to-nominets-automaton/ and everything went fine. I can encrypt and decrypt mails sent from my phone (to myself). BUT, here is the problem. As soon as I send myself (or got a mail from a friend) that wasn't sent via K9-Mail and Android it doesn't recognize the signature. FOllowing screenshot will explain: ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Fkqix.jpg) It shows me the attachments but the usual "Decrypt" button that I get from mails sent from my phone itself doesn't show up. I update my public key + the public key from the friend that sent me a mail from the keyserver and have both of them stored in APG. Well, I hope you understand my problem now and have advice on what I can do to fix this :P Thanks!


title: Connecting to VPN forces having secure screen lock

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Transformer Prime, VPN and password protection I noticed that creating a `VPN` connection in ICS forces me to use a secure screen lock. I want to have Slide method for my screen lock, but it's disabled when I've set up a VPN connection. Is there a way to use a slide lock with a VPN configured? > Phone: Google Nexus S   >  OS: Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4


title: How to disable lock screen in ICS when VPN is set?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Connecting to VPN forces having secure screen lock I have **Sony Xperia S** with `ICS 4.0.4` stock rom **(rooted)** , I need to have a **VPN account** set in my phone, but when I add a VPN account, the phone asks me to set either a pattern or password for lock screen, which I don't want. Is there an app or hack **to disable lock screen** or at least, have just simple `"slide to unclock"` instead of pattern or password?


title: How to set up tablet to use a local DNS server thru VPN rather than Google's DNS?

text: I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise server running in our home network. It has VPN functionality installed and fully working. If I connect with a computer, the computer will get right DNS servers. If I connect with Android tablet (Asus Transformer Prime), the tablet will still use Google's DNS servers. The problem with this is that I can't resolve local website addresses such as intranet. Getting the access to that site is more than necessary. I want the (non-rooted) Android tablet to use the DNS servers provided by the VPN server. How can I fix this?


title: A question about bricked phone (moto g xt1032)

text: I hav moto xt1032. In short I can only access recovery and cmw. However it seems that either my usb debugging was turned off or there is somehow some sort of malfunction and in cmw adb does not detect my device (I have seen posts claiming that cmw does not required usb debugging off to use adb but still it does not work while it used to work previously). Mount as usb does not produce any effect neither I need to somehow push a stock rom into my phone so I can use cmw to install it. Adb not working, sideload does not work as well. So is there any way out of this? Thanks update: 0- my fastboot recovery command is working so I tried flashing recovery from twrp which works.But it can not for instance mount as usb neither. 1- I have tried using fastboot update rom.zip it says android-info.txt missing (and some more txts) 2- I can use fastbppt to flash files into to a flash partition but I guess they are not reachable by twrp or other recovery apps


title: Sony Xperia P bricked!

text: I was trying to root my phone. But unfortunately my phone is bricked. I tried to switch on but failed. Even the notification light is not coming. When I connect it with PC using fast boot mood my PC says to me **USB device not recognized**. Details on what I did:   * I have downloaded this file from Mediafire   * I've unzipped it and there was an `.elf` file   * Copied that `.elf` file in a folder that I've downloaded from this link   * Copied SuperUser from here to the device's internal storage   * switched off my phone and started the cmd there   * Then executed `fastboot flash boot keiran-recovery-st25.elf` That brought up my issue then.


title: kies stuck on "connecting" on mac+galaxy s2

text: i have the latest version of kies,os x, and a galaxy s2 with cm10 on it. it is set to MTP with usb debugging off (if it's on usb storage rather than mtp, kies crashes). i tried playing with many parameters but none of them seem to work - when i plug in my galaxy kies shows "connecting" and nothing happens.. (the program itself is not stuck). someone suggested launching phoneutil (7284) and changing the pda/modem stuff, but it doesn't launch on my phone, i guess it's because of my cm10. what else can i do? thanks in advance. p.s tried rebooting the phone\mac several times.


title: How to install 'Google play services' over an android phone samsung galaxy Y S5306 using my PC?

text: How to install 'Google play services' over an android phone samsung galaxy Y S5360 using my PC? Will it require kies?I am facing the similar issue as faced by this gentleman (Can't install Google Play Services). The resolution has been provided in the link but I dont know how to install apps over my phone via a PC. Pls


title: New, created contacts sync, but imported contacts do not, towards exchange

text: The phone is a sony xperia V with android 4.1.2. I have some contacts from my old phones imported trough google, next to that is my business contacts who are all from our company exchange system. Creating a new contact under my exchange account works well, that contact will sync nicely and show up in outlook within a few short minutes, but the contacts that I've imported from my google account will not sync. I tried to "cheese it" by backing the contacts up on the SD card, and then import them back in under the exchange account, but they will still not sync. I've toasted all my knowledge as well as google for answers, but no dice. I've also attempted to see if a recreation of the exchange account would do anything, but no. I do suspect that either there is something with the contacts, or there is something with the exchange client on the phone, but I have no clue how to test this properly. While I did try to set the scenario on my samsung galaxy SIII, the results came out the same. Newly added contacts sync, imported contacts do not. So my pleas ask for a hero who can give me a final answer to this mysterious behavior, so that I can finally put this silly issue behind me... **EDIT:** The contacts are listed as exchange contacts after import. All sync options are on, and I've even performed a forced sync to make sure that the phone had actually synced after the importing of the contacts. Imported contacts will still not sync towards the exchange server.


title: Does the HTC One X support GLONASS?

text: I'm looking to buy the brand new HTC One X (Tegra 3 version) but I want to know if it's compatible with GLONASS (Russian GPS satnav equivalent). I already know that the Snapdragon S4 version supports it but does the Tegra 3 support it as well?


title: lock screen clock shows my work alarm after update 4.3

text: I have a _Galaxy S3_. I don't want to look at what time I have to wake up in the morning every time I look at my phone. I don't think there is a way to make it not show on the lock screen, but any input would be much appreciated.


title: Android 4.4 can use printer over Wi-Fi?

text: I searched on printing using wifi printer and I came to know that Android 4.4 can do this (Android apps can now print any type of content over Wi-Fi) but I did not found any idea how to connect to wifi printer and give it command to print. Only I found that I can do this using Google cloud print (what if I want to use only wifi not the concept of Google cloud print). And provide me suggestion if it is possible (1. detect available wifi printer 2. connect to one 3.give command to print) I found similar app PrintBot, PrinterShare , iCanPrint, but unable to guess "How they accomplish this?" I found some are using Google Cloud Print! Something similar to Apple AirPrint


title: is more battery-dispendious shutting down or leave 3g on?

text: I know that many apps (like messaging apps eg whatsapp or facebook) every time like 30 seconds, ask the server for push notifications. I know that **3g** has many state, when downloading data the consume is **incresed** , and when not in use (idle) it is less. Since the apps are not synchronized toghether, the request from an app could be sent when 3g is just passed to idle state. So i was wondering this: is more dispendious to **shut down** 3g and then **reactivate** it like 5 minutes later (to let apps download push notification) or just leave it on and let apps to use it when needed? I know of cDroid which is a cloud-based android, and one of their feature is of course push-notification download synchronization. Thanks for answers!


title: Apps do not exist on moving them to SD card on Tab-1030

text: I have a Tab-1030 Android tablet (Tab-1030) with Android 4.0.4 Whatever apps I move into the SD Card get deleted. The first occurrence happened when for some reason my tablet couldn't connect to the wi-fi and I couldn't access Google Play. After that I restarted my tablet (it also took longer than usual to start up again) and when I tapped on one of my games, it announced that the app didn't exist. Looking deeper into it, all the apps (5 of them) that I moved into the SD card had no data. They were deleted! The blank apps showed that they had cached data which was a lifesaver because after I re-downloaded the apps some memory of what I had done was saved. From there I tried to not move any important apps to the SD card, but a few months later the same thing happened. This time it was because I mounted my phone's microSD card (16 GB). After I unmounted the microSD card, the few apps that I moved to the SD card had again been deleted. Can someone, anyone help me out and explain to me why this happens?


title: Full text search File Explorer

text: I want a full text search File manager for my Nexus 7. Lifehacker writes about ES but after trying it out, it doesn't do full text search http://lifehacker.com/5825578/the-best-file-management-app-for-android What would be your choice? I have mostly .txt and .pdf files (also some .tex but that would classify as plain text I guess). I have tried Searcher but I'm not satisfied.


title: How hard is it to transfer everything from an iPhone?

text: My wife has an iPhone 4. She's due for something new, and I want her to get an Android just so we have the same OS. She's concerned about losing contacts and her iTunes music. How hard is it to move these to a new Android?


title: Voicemail Notification Stuck

text: I'm on T-Mobile, running Android 4.1.2 on Samsung Galaxy S2. I have had this voicemail notification stuck on my home screen for the past two days. I can't swipe it off the notification screen (can't dismiss it), and when I check my voicemails it says I have none, so I'm unsure why it's still there. I've tried multiple times reaching my voicemail inbox, to see if that would correct it... and I've reset my phone a couple times as well and still no luck. Anyone else having this issue, or have any idea how to get rid of it (aside from completely resetting the phone, or calling T-Mobile and having them reset it)? ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/qDt6y.jpg)   Screenshot (click image for larger variant)


title: How do I get the stock icon for MIUI apps?

text: I want to change the icon of MX Player to the same as MiVideo, but where do I get the icon for MiVideo within MIUI os itself? I tried /data/system/customized_icons but IT isn't there.


title: Apps change their positions whenever the phone is rebooted

text: After rooting my phone, I forced some applications to be transferred to the SD card using _DroidSail_ , I wasn't able to transfer them before rooting. However, after moving them, whenever I reboot the phone, these apps change their positions in the apps pages.   For example, _WhatsApp_ is one of these applications which after being forced- transferred to the SD card, keeps changing it's location every time I restart the phone. The problem is gone when I moved it back to the phone memory.   My Question is: Is there any way so that these applications remain on the memory card, and yet don't change their positions upon restarting ? 'trying to save some internal memory here' Android Version : 4.0.4   Model Number : LT18i - "Xperia Arc S"


title: Root and then unroot afterwards?

text: On my device, I have a bunch of stock applications. Some of them I don't need. Some of them are outdated. Here's what I want to do:   1. Root my device.   2. Uninstall all my unnecessary apps (no changing of roms).   3. Install the updates that my other stock apps need (like Facebook). **Note:** I meant I want to **overwrite** where the older version **will be replaced**. This is a common problem with stock applications. You **can** upgrade them **but** the older version is still around (possibly because of lack of root access), thus eating up unnecessary internal space.   4. Add some more other apps.   5. Secure some of the newly added apps so that they are uninstallable when I go back to being unrooted.   6. Unroot the phone. As you can probably tell by now, I just want to overall change the applications on my phone. I also want to secure some new applications that I will be installing (e.g. make them act the same as the Facebook app wherein I can't uninstall it unless I have root). I don't want to install another rom, I don't want to overclock or anything. I just want to change the phone apps then return it back to being unrooted and be on my merry way. Is this possible?


title: How to "flash" a single updated file with CWM Recovery?

text: I have modified certain .so library and want to safely flash it over existing firmware. I see that incremental updates are possible (thinking of GravityMod2 3.0 to 3.1 to 3.2 update route); unpacking one of updates found on net, got this:                inflating: changelog.txt                   creating: META-INF/        creating: META-INF/com/        creating: META-INF/com/google/        creating: META-INF/com/google/android/       inflating: META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary         error:  invalid compressed data to inflate       file #7:  bad zipfile offset (local header sig):  150328           (seems like extra bytes in zip)      How do I prepare such updates?


title: Pop-up notification from carrier

text: What is this type of notification called and how can I block these?                                           ![alt](http://i.imgur.com/eSSxtmum.png) "MTS" is the name of the carrier. The messages are all ads. I've never seen one of these in the UK, but I receive one every 20 minutes in Ukraine. I've not installed anything recently, I only swapped SIM cards.


title: should you be on a tablet when its charging?

text: is it OK for the battery if you keep using the tablet while it's charging? And should you stop charging when it's fully charged.


title: Reasonably how much free space should one leave for best performance?

text: (Reasonably because freeing space brings diminishing returns, correct or no?) # Background I'm testing different SD card schedulers to get the best performance. I'm assuming that when I will have more free space and use the best governor for that situation the performance should be better than now with the best governor for now's situation. # Question I want to find out if I can somehow find out the best scheduler and read ahead combination without having to test every combination. So is there some way to calculate/find this? If not then what is the best way?


title: How do I restore my old WhatsApp history on another phone?

text: My Samsung Galaxy S3 phone was water-damaged and is not working at all. Unfortunately, I didn't backup my chat history. I inserted my old SIM card and memory card into my friend's phone and downloaded WhatsApp. I linked it to my old number, but when I opened it, there were no contacts / chat history at all. Is there any way I could get back my old WhatsApp chat history? There are some important messages there.


title: My Android tablet seems to be "read-only"

text: I got an iView 7" Android tablet about a week ago, and it's been doing fine until today. This is the product on NewEgg In short; it seems my internal storage just won't accept any changes of any kind, which is causing all manner of odd errors. I have gone to the extent of trying a Factory Reset; powering off, holding Vol-Up, Home and Power; waiting for the prompts, and choosing the Factory Reset option. But it did not work - after rebooting, everything is just like it was before; My ADW Desktop is still there; all my programs and data, everything. * * * Of course, it's not usable as is, though; Programs don't work as intended. Some (Like Facebook and Calendar Storage) Force Quit as soon as I unlock the home screen. Others will Force Quit during operation - usually, one can tell, when it's needing to save some data. Yet others appear to operate, but don't save their data; the program apparently just 'swallows' the error. Some system functions don't even work; for instance, I can't connect to WIFI; when I turn it on, the WIFI item in the settings area just shows "Error". I can't even uninstall programs. Well, I can; But as soon as I reboot, they are back. Via the file manager, I can not modify any of the files on the user area of the internal SD Card. The tablet is rooted (it comes rooted; I did not do this myself), and using ES File Explorer I can go to /system/app/ and I can, for example, rename APK's and it appears to take effect as you would expect, but then as soon as I reboot, the program is back in the state it was in before. All I have done with root access on this device is installed Superuser and ES, then mounted the system so I could rename the `Phone.apk` and `Telephony.apk` files so they would not run, since this is a tablet with WIFI only. I did that as soon as I got the table last week, and it hasn't given me any other troubles. Now, those files can't be renamed _back_ to their original permanently. * * * So, I'm wondering if perhaps my internal memory card is fried or something? It seems odd that the behavior would be so predictable with a hardware error like that, but who knows? Anybody have any idea?


title: Disable Data Connection for Certain Applications?

text: So, sometimes when I'm at work, I have a problem wherein I want to use my phone's data connection to stream music, but I don't want to be bombarded with notifications from Google Voice/ GMail / Facebook / etc. Is there a way to disable the data connection for those applications, so that the notifications don't pull me "out of the zone", while still leaving the phone's overall data connection intact so that I can stream music?


title: Remove time-wasting prompts like "data network mode will be deactivated"

text: I've just upgraded a Galaxy S2 to ICS and when I now toggle data network mode by long-pressing the power button I get these time-wasting prompts like "Data network mode will be deactivated. OK/Cancel?". Any way to turn them off?


title: BATTERY got wet, then won't work!

text: What is that little sensor for on my LG cell phone that lines up with the battery? Went the battery got wet, it quit working. What is that little round sticker on the battery that lines up with that sensor? Can it be replaced?


title: S2 randomly restarting / draining the battery

text: For the past month my S2, SPH-D710, Android 4.1.2, will randomly restart throughout the day. I took the battery out for awhile and that didn't change anything. Sometimes it happens when I'm looking at it, sometimes it will happen as soon as I plug it into a charger.. at which point it appears to completely drain the battery. Seems to be only one of my chargers though. Other charger is fine. There is no clear pattern to all this. These issues don't happen all the time. Sometimes I'll go through an entire day with no problem. Warranty expired on the phone. I have never installed a custom ROM on here. Is this something that might be fixed with a custom ROM or is it completely hardware?


title: Nexus S OTA 4.0.4 problem?

text: I get 4.0.4 OTA with my Nexus S today. After downloaded the update package, i click "Reboot to install", but unfortunately the phone did't reboot successfully, so i boot it by myself. I checked the `android version` in the settings, it's still 4.0.3, and the system update never noticed me to update to 4.0.4 again. Does this means i can't get the 4.0.4 later? How can i try to install it again? My phone was rooted before, Any help will be very appreciated. Anyone got the same problem as me? it frustrated me.


title: How do I do remove a lock pattern from samsung gt-i5800?

text: I have a samsung gt-i5800 and I forgot the pattern, and after too many tries, it puts me on a screen on which it asks me to login with a google account, which I've tried but nothing has worked. I would perform a factory reset but there is one problem, which is that my volume + button doesn't work and so I am unable to do a hard reset. I just want the lock to go away and don't mind if I have to lose everything on the phone. Anybody got any idea as to how I could do it?


title: Can someone identify this icon (looks like a ear) in the notification bar?

text: (Asking this question for a friend) What is the icon to the left of the GPS icon in the notification bar? The one that looks like an ear? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/YLHgu.png)


title: Unlocked HTC One X (AT&T) Jelly Bean update

text: I just got my HTC One X from AT&T and have been using it unlocked on T-Mobile. Eventually, will I get the Jelly Bean update, or will I need to root?


title: Android 4.0.3 Google tablet will not connect to Billion 5200n RC router

text: I have an Android Google tablet that will not connect to internet Wi-Fi on Billion 5200n RC model router. iPad and iPhones do connect without a problem, but the tablet shows its connected but when I go to browser it will not load a page and connect to internet. Have tried connecting tablet at the neighbors house and it connected without a problem. Can someone please help me out and tell me what the problem is.


title: I want to uninstall Playstore

text: I need to uninstall the Playstore on my Android device due to internal memory issues. All my updates are done externally. I want to inquire if it is safe to do so?


title: Cant find the delete dumpstate/logcat on my Galaxy TXT (Y Pro, B5510)

text: My internal storage keeps running low, even though I keep removing apps, and I only have a handful of apps installed. I cant install updates anymore either for the ones I do have because of this. I read somewhere that i could try deleting the dumpstate/logcats by dialing *#9900# using the 2nd option: Delete dumpstate/logcat, but after dialing that number, this option is not showing up anywhere on the Sysdump list of my phone. Is there some other way to use this option?


title: Clockworkmod error on Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 - Failed to send data

text: I'm trying to install Clockworkmod on my Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500), but I'm running into an issue when installing. I'm following the steps laid out here, and I then receive this error when running Heimdall to start the flashing process...               Initialising connection...     Detecting device...     Claiming interface...     Setting up interface...          Initialising protocol...     ERROR: Failed to send data!Releasing device interface...      I've tried on both Mac and Windows machines, but I keep getting the same error. I'm kind of at the end of my rope here, I've tried everything I can think of, and have googled my butt off, but no luck. :/ What could be causing this, and how can I get past it? Thanks in advance!


title: Keyguard is not responding - what should I do?

text: After the KitKat update on my Samsung Galaxy Note 3, I am seeing a message `"com.sec.android.app.keyguard` isn't responding. Do you want to close it?" Can you tell me what this is, and how do I fix it? Thanks!


I am not seeing names of my friends in whatsapp. Also there are spaces in between the digits of the mobile number for example if the mobile number is 1234567891 then the number is now appearing as +91 1234 567 891 and the name of the friend has vanished. Also if I try and search in whatsapp contact it comes up as no result to display. This has happened most recently started 3 4 days ago. Surprisingly my wife's number and my daughters number has been affected too. They stay with me and have not made any changes worth affecting their name not being seen on whatsapp. I have a Samsung note 3. Please help !! Thanks


title: What does "avoided poor Internet connection" mean?

text: The connection to my work wifi just failed and below the network my phone is saying `"Avoided poor Internet connection"`. What does this mean exactly? Has the phone detected that it can't get out to the wider Internet or did the network fail to allocate an IP address or something else? Not sure if it matters but this is on a Galaxy Nexus.


title: Cubot S208 Avoided Bad Internet Connection, How do I disable?

text: we're hoping somebody out there can help us with a new Cubot S208 smart phone we've just bought. We've been using it for a couple of weeks on various wi-fi networks and not experienced any problems until 2 days ago. We tried to connect to our home network which we'd connected to many times over the last 2 weeks but we got the Obtaining IP address message. This stays on the screen for ages, then the message says Avoided Bad Internet Connection. I tried out the phone on a neighbours wi-fi network (which has the same security type WPA- PSK with its own password), and this worked okay. We used it last night and it intermittently logged onto 1 or 2 different wi-fi networks in town, other networks we got the same error message as we're now getting at home Avoided Bad Internet Connection. So, here's what we've tried so far:   * Took the handset back to factory settings   * Tried connecting to our home wi-fi on its own (we switched off our wireless laptop in case it was causing the problem)   * We deleted our home wi-fi connection and re-entered it on the handset And today we're still getting the same error message when trying to connect at home. Our wireless router BTW is a Belking54g (not sure if that's the problem?). Does anybody have any suggestions what we can do to rectify this problem as currently we're not able to use the handset at home for internet now. One other thing; we don't have a SIM card in the handset yet (in the process of buying one). We've seen lots of other comments online where other devices are getting exact same problem, and we've also seen some software online that suggets it can cure it but would appreciate some honest advice. Really hope somebody out there can help us. Thanks for listening :-)


title: Avoided poor connection on my android tablet

text: I used my windows eight laptop as a hotspot through my DSL connection but even though I made sure the signal was excellent it loops saying Authenticating, saved secured with WAP2, and then obtaining IP Address. But then after a while it quits and says "avoided poor internet connection". No option in settings to disable option please help!!!!!


title: Apps have disappeard

text: Yesterday morning when I woke up I turned on my smartphone and I saw that all my application have disappeared! When I entered in Setting menu, Applications management (my mobile phone is in spanish, so I don't know how it is called in english) I can see the list of my apps, but instead of the icon there is an standard image. Even Play Store and Google Services apps have disappeared!! All the applications where installed in the internal memory. My smartphone is a Samsung Galaxy S2, android 4.1.2 version. Please, I need your help! (Sorry for my bad english)


title: Android phone wi-fi not connecting with perticular network only

text: Please refer me to right portal if this is not a right one. I am having android phone HTC one +. Now problem is that when i am in office and trying to connect with Wi-Fi then it not connect but when i try to connect with any other Wi-Fi network then it easily connect. I also had visit the service center and Wi-Fi connected easily in their network. What i can do to solve this issue.


title: How to access a memory stick using a OTG cable?

text: I have a OTG cable connected to my phone and a memory stick on the other end. My android phone is rooted and I have no idea how to find/access the files on my memory stick. How do I access files from my memory stick with my phone? EDIT: Is it also possible to watch videos from the memory stick without moving it to the phone's storage?


title: Missing voice input and output

text: I have no voice input and output option from my samsung galaxy s2 settings - help!


title: What is the dalvik speed patch?

text: Lately I've been hearing about a dalvik speed patch to supposedly increase the interpreting speed of apps through the dalvik JVM. The only mention on Google is Facebook's "hack" of the dalvik JVM to allow the Facebook app to install on legacy phones. I am sure this is not a dalvik speed patch. Post where the patch is briefly talked about: "New score...PA 3.99 RC2 + Franco r184 + dalvik speed patch.." https://plus.google.com/105415059081329756565/posts/4i8GDm47bnv So what exactly is this dalvik speed patch?


title: How do I stop Spotify trying to play music files from Dropbox?

text: When trying to play a song from dropbox I think I should have hit media player or something. Instead I think I hit spotify always and now it won't let me play my song. It goes right fo spotify and I cant find my song there. How do I change the the player to like internet or media on my galaxy s4


title: What are some reasons for big difference in time usage and small difference in mAh?

text: I have found an android phone with really good specs like 1.5GHz Quad Core, 1GB RAM, 5", HD screen. My question though is on the battery               Battery Size: 2000mAh     Usage Time: 6 Hours     Battery Standby: 72 Hours      In comparison with let's say Samsung S4, it comes with a battery of 2600 mah,               Stand-by     (2G) / Up to 370 h (3G)      Talk time    (2G) / Up to 17 h (3G)      Why is that big difference in the time of usage with just 600mah? I got the numbers for the S4 from Gsm Arena and the other one from the manufacturer. Thank you for your time


title: Free (libre) SSHD for Android?

text: How can I install a **sshd** server (with **scp** support) on Android **without relying on Google Play Store** for my safety? Rooting the device or compiling the application is not a problem, but so far I'm unable to find proper instructions. I don't need a GUI either, some kind of on/off switch would be nice tho, but that's not required.


title: How to detect incoming call is a forwarded call?

text: I want to know if the incoming call is a forwarded call when my Nexus 5 is ringing. Is it possible?


title: Why is my Galaxy S4 still not appearing as a device in Mac OS X

text: I am trying to solve the problem of having an empty list of devices when running `adb devices`. Why is it not appearing? I have tried the following to no avail:   * Installed Kies and ran Tools > Install driver; then restarted   * Turned off the Mac OS X firewall in   * run `sudo adb devices` instead of just `adb devices`   * Read the user manual from Samsung, which simply refers me to use Kies   * Attach S4 to a different macbook in case the USB input is faulty   * Try both different USB inputs in my Macbook Pro The output I see after doing a fresh restart and plugging in the S4:               ./adb devices     * daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *     * daemon started successfully *     List of devices attached       (with nothing more shown underneath) Also, even after installing the drivers using Kies, the device does not appear there. I am running OS X 10.9 on a Macbook Pro. The phone lights up and does start to charge when it is plugged in to any of the 2 USB ports on my Macbook. What else can I try to have my brand new S4 appear in this device list? **EDIT** It seems according to this thread (http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4/282817-pc-cant-detect- galaxy-s4.html) that it may just be a faulty cable. I'm currently using the cable that came with the S4. I'll try other cables.


title: Is it "safe" to provide users with the apk file?

text: I was wondering, if I have an app that is available on the Play Store, is it "safe" to provide a direct download of the apk file to someone (either signed with the proper keys, or just debug-version)? "safe" in the sense of _does the marketplace do anything special to the apk to protect the source code, signing keys, etc.?_ Reason I ask is a user of my app has said that their Marketplace/Play Store is no longer working and therefore can not upgrade the app - so asked me to email them the apk file. The app is a free app, so on the surface I can't see any issues - though just wanted to double check. Although this raises the question - the apks of the apps you download from the marketplace (paid and unpaid) are on your phone. Are these apks (on the phone) somehow unique to the phone/google account? Otherwise, what stops one from buying an app and passing that apk on to others?


title: Setting Tasker app to disable one finger touch after opening a specific app?

text: I need to disable one finger touch (2 or more fingers touch is still allowed) after opening an app. Can I use Tasker app to do it ?


title: Losing network connections when using GPS

text: I'm having the same kind of problem as described in these threads, using a rooted HTC One S with Dark Jelly S rom: Thread on XDA-Developers   Thead on CyanogenMod Forum When activating GPS while using either WiFi or 3G, after a couple of seconds I'm losing GPS fix and mobile data connection. WiFi stays active. I also get a notifaction "Restricted access changed". I only have 1 APN in my settings, this happens on both the CM10 rom and Dark Jelly S rom. Further information:               VLE PVT SHIP S-ON RL     HBOOT-1.09.0000     RADIO-0.16.314018.17_2     OpenDSP-v25.1.0.32.0405     eMMC-boot     Apr 2 2012,21:08:24      How can I solve this?