title: Is it possible to turn of the GSM radio and still use data connection?

text: I recently starting using a Samsung Galaxy S4. I need to use a special phone at my work. For that purpose I have a duo card where I turn off one phone to use the other. The problem is that I can only turn off all connections on the Samsung (Airplane Mode), including the mobile internet connection. My question is: can I turn off the phone capabality (GSM?) on the Samsung while maintaining my mobile network on the Samsung?


title: Samsung p7510 versus p5110 : what are the main differences?

text: I'm in a tight schedule to buy someone a tablet in the ipad2-range, but I want to buy an Android device. After some research I decided to buy the Samsung Tab 10.1" P5110 (I don't need 3G). However the Samsung Tab 10.1" p7510 is much easier to find in a short term. When comparing both I got a bit confused because I don't get the main differences between both models. Is there an obvious 'best one' ?


title: Galaxy s4 remove icon doesn't work

text: i have problem with my galaxy s4 i9500 (android version 4.3) Shortly - when i drop my app icon on trash nothing happens. More info - I can't to remove apps with desktop remove trash, tap and move app icon on the trash icon from desktop and apps is not remove, just icon, why? with my another galaxy s4 i can to remove like that. i can to remove just from settings (app manager). p.s. sorry for my english


title: How can I check if installed apps are latest versions?

text: I used to have an app on my Desire HD that I _think_ was called Something Dog. When launched, it would list all the installed apps and whether they were the latest versions. My Desire HD crashed a while ago, and all my data was lost. I've since bought a One X and I'd like to have this app again. Does anyone know what it's called?


title: How WhatsApp send audio files or video clips instantly?

text: When I try to forward any video clips that I downloaded to my phone from any other contact it sends immediately (ie without any uploading) . Also attaching some mp3 files are also sent instantly without showing any delay in uploading? How is this possible? I think they are storing all media files on their server.


title: "Mediaserver" under Power management / Battery usage (xperia ZL)

text: I have a Sony Xperia ZL running Android 4.2.2 . There's a background process named "Mediaserver" which uses most of my battery, while the phone is on standby. If I charge it to 100% and leave it alone, the "Mediaserver" process by itself will account for some 30% of all battery usage after 8 hours or so... Mediaserver manages to have "Keep awake" CONSTANTLY! I've spent quite a lot of time searching about this, and went around many ideas, including that this excessive battery usage could be caused by some corrupt media (audio/picture/video) file stored on the device. But, despite having flashed several stock ROMs from around the world, without even having any kind of media (or even any app but the stock ones), the problem persists! I have also tried the apps "Rescan Media Root" and "Mediaserver Killer" from the Play store (of course, I do have root access). For my misfortune, they were not useful. As a fairly advanced user, who likes to be in control of things, I've tried to find "Mediaserver" under Settings / Apps hoping to stop it but it's not there. I'm believing to have found it under /system/bin/Mediaserver (no extension), but how can I stop it from running all the time? It seems to me that deleting/renaming this file isn't really a good idea. Ps: I also tried a few Task Managers from Play, still couldn't find/stop the running process. Any ideas on this will be appreciated, including possible some more information on how to manage built-in background process for Android. Anything, really, doesn't matter if involving ADB or running commands from Terminal Emulator. Thank you everyone!


I have a Samsung Galaxy player that has been giving me the message "Charging paused. Battery temperature too high or too low". I left it unplugged and powered down all night, and it still gave me the message as soon as I turned it on. The battery should be at room temperature. I've turned it off and on several times. I've tried removing the battery and putting it back. I have no idea what's wrong. It's been working fine for the past 9 months. Can anyone help?


title: How to test suspected hardware on Android

text: I have a problem with my HTC Sensation that I think is either due to problems with the electronics that interfaces to the battery or a memory problem. Basically the phone turns off spontaneously by itself every now and then. Very often - as far as I can see - when the CPU is running 100% (and hence there are a big battery drain)... Turning on the phone again can easily take 2-3 turns before it is running stable (until next time). It seems to be starting first time though if connected to power... If this occurred on a Windows PC, I would first download a hardware test/diagnostics application and see whether this could find anything... ...but for all the usual security reasons, the Android platform is way more closed than the PC/Windows platform and I suspect that it is not so easy to install a diagnostics app to test the hardware. So... how do you go about this then? Short of using a full-blown hardware analyser, which I don't have access to :-) [Note that I have rooted my device and don't mind flashing a new ROM if needed...]


title: How to stream video from one device to other?

text: I need to stream video from my Android device to other Android device over Wi- Fi, but I do not want to have a server in between. How can I do this?


title: How do Mobile Access Points work?

text: I have this data plan that gives unlimited mobile browsing. It only works with the browser, so http and https. If I tried to use the Maps or Youtube app, it won't connect. I enter the APN settings with the provided server, port (80), username, password to connect. There's a few proxy apps like ProxyDroid that let me use Maps, Youtube, Gmail, etc. with that same data plan. I just enter those APN settings into the ProxyDroid settings. Can someone tell me what the proxy is doing to give me access like this?


title: Where is the mic located on Samsung Galaxy S2

text: I have downloaded an app for calculating distance of the phone to the wall It is known as sonar. I want to test this app. So, I covered the `speakers` ![](http://i.imgur.com/q19uJT6.jpg?1) of the phone which could be could found on the back side at the bottom of the phone.On doing so the app showed noticeable change in the distance calculated. However, I could not find the mic's exact location. I want to cover up the `mic`, and would like to observe any noticeable distance change. Then are couple of holes on the periphery of the phone, however, on closing each of them I could not find any noticeable. Can anybody show me in picture when can I exactly find the location of the mic. Thanks.


title: i9300 getting random freeze/hang up irrespective of recovery/kernel/rom

text: I was running CWM recovery + Siyah kernel + CM10.1 + Touchwiz 4.1.2 (dual boot setup) perfectly fine on my Galaxy s 3 for almost a year. But yesterday I decided to update all of those and updated to latest CWM using ROM manager, then changed the kernel to googy max2 and installed CM11. Everything worked properly except that my phone would freeze or hang up randomly at any time(whether swiping through homescreens or updating apps or even during standby). So I changed my ROM to S4 Revoution ROM (tried with both googy max2 and devil kernel). However, even this ROM gave me same hangup problems. So I moved onto TWRP recovery+ OmniRom but still encountered the same problem multiple times. After getting tired of wasting so much time, I came back to my original setup of CWM+Siyah kernel+CM10.1 thinking I wouldn't face this problem again, but to my aghast, the phone would still freeze randomly. Only a power button reboot would help. Please help, I have no idea what might be causing the problem as I have successfully tried every combination of recovery, kernel and ROM but to no avail. And no, I never manually tinkered with any CPU/GPU frequencies or voltages. Your time and help is greatly appreciated, Thank you. edit:I did a full wipe, flashed everything again, did the emmc check as well as the dummy file generator thing....the hangups have reduced to 2-3 per day from 2-3 per hour but are still there. Should I downgrade my cwm recovery?


title: Ramos W16 Android Usb driver

text: Have an issue with my Ramos W16. Upgraded to the last firmware. Now I want to root device, but can't install drivers. Here is hardware Id's USB\VID_18D1&PID_4E22&REV_0231 USB\VID_18D1&PID_4E22 OS: Windows 7 x64. In Device management tablet is visible as USB Composite Device. I've tried a bunch of different drivers, but they don't work. Somebody help me! Tried USBDeview - deleted all drivers.


title: Why did auto-sync start to upload that much?

text: It's been a month now that the auto-sync option on my phone makes it upload 30 MB per day _(in addition to my usual upload/download rate)_ and still download only a few hundreds of KB. It blew up my quota in only 10 days so I had to deactivate it. The only app that I installed at that time was the Google Doc app. I recently reactivated the auto-sync and I unchecked the doc sync in: `Settings > Account > my account`, but I'm still uploading 10 spare MB per day. I only kept Gmail, contacts and calendar syncing _(just as before)_. **My questions are:**   * Do you know what can cause this, why it changed without any visible reason ?   * Are there third-party apps using the Android auto-sync option to enable/disable their own syncing process ? **Note:** I use 3GWatchDog Pro, and this spare MB are shown under "Android System" so it's not very helpful. If relevant, my device is the Motorola DEFY


title: Is there a (root) command line option to force the Verizon Galaxy S4 into 3G mode instead of 4G?

text: I have a rooted Galaxy S4 on Verizon, and I am wondering whether I can force it to go to 3G only mode using the command line. I have browsed the various forums and it seems that there used to be an App that could do this, but currently I have not found any working solutions.


title: Redirect speaker output to microphone

text: I want to redirect speaker output of Android mobile to microphone, just like this person did it on Ubuntu http://askubuntu.com/questions/283687/redirect- speaker-output-to-microphone How can I do it?


title: Unable to reset the lock screen password for xeria M

text: I forgot my lock screen password and have tried resetting it with Google device manager since my phone is connected to home WiFi .But when I try to give lock screen password it always says "Your new password is not strong".I have tried every possible combination of characters and numbers to make the password strong.But still its showing the same error.My device is not rooted and usb debugging is disable unfortunately.I have also tried resetting the password via myxperia.I am able to make my phone alarm using ADM and myxperia,but not able to reset the password.Please suggest some method so that I can reset the lock screen password without losing the data in my phone or **please tell me what is the issue with ADM.**


title: Unable to uninstall apps

text: I am unable to uninstall any application on my Samsung Galaxy S. I have tried all possible ways (settings-applications-manage applications-uninstall and with the edit option). These applications are the normal ones downloaded from market. But whenever I reboot my phone those applications are still there in my phone and its as if nothing has changed. Also I keep getting this "settings.google.application has stopped unexpectedly" and am not able to open any of my apps. I tried formatting my internal SD card by connecting it to the PC but that also didn't work.


title: Is it really possible to increase internet speed by using some apps or system modification on Android?

text: I have an Android phone with EDGE connection, as far as I know is EDGE theoretically can reach 384 Kbps for download speed, thats what my carrier told me, but in reality, the best I can get is around 5 KBps (or 40 in Kbps), most of the time I got only 1-2 KBps (or 8-16 Kbps), chat is delayed, browsing is impossible, thats really far far away between 384 and 40 Kbps. What I want to know is it is really possible to optimize internet connection on Android phone, my phone is rooted, but I just don't know what to do. My carrier told me there is something wrong with my phone, but I already tried with several other EDGE Android phone, and the result is the same, even the problem persist after upgrading my Android from 4.0 to 4.1. Or is it my carrier cheating on me?


title: No notifications when screen protection is active

text: Running Galaxy S3 and Kitkat I don't have any notifications (eg. reminders) when the device is locked with any method (pattern, pin etc.). When the screen is off and the protection not active yet, the notifications work ok. How do I debug and resolve this problem?


title: Shorcut on desktop that enables packet data and 3G

text: In order to save battery (it works a lot!), 99% of the time I disable packet data and I use only 2G networks, because I don't want the phone to go on internet / use data. But sometimes I want to use internet, so I have to do :   * 1) **Enable** _Settings > Wireless and networks > Mobile networks > Use packet data_   * 2) **Disable** _Settings > Wireless and networks > Mobile networks > Use only 2G networks_ ... and then to do it in the opposite way when the internet session is over. This is quite long... * * * My question is: **How to set a shortcut on desktop that does 1) + 2) in just one single click ?** (Android 2.3.6) * * * PS : here is what my notification bar looks like : ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ItIpv.png)


title: Send tweet automatically using an Intent?

text: I'd like to send a DM automatically from Llama. Llama supports Intents, but I can't work out how to send a tweet via an Intent in the background. Is this possible?


title: Access website hosted over LAN

text: I am developing a webpage and would like to see how it looks on mobile browsers, preferably the real thing and not some emulator. So I thought of making my locally hosted site available over LAN. I managed to do that and can access it fine over the WLAN from another computer. However if I try the same address on my android-phone on any browsers I've tried so far I just get "Webpage not available". Also tried on IOS and it's the same thing as on Android while it's still working on my other Windows7-computer. Why is this? How can this be solved? All devices in question access the LAN wirelessly if it matters.


title: How to use USB Keyboard and USB Mouse In Android Tablet Simultaneously

text: My Android Tablet is having one Standard USB port and One Micro USB port I use Mini for 3G Dongle..... Tablet is not having Bluetooth. I want to know is it possible to connect mouse and keyboard from one standard USB port in Tablet ... Like we use headphone... I am using this tablet http://bloggerplugnplay.blogspot.in/2012/12/bsnl-701c-penta-tablet-3gplay- store-not.html


title: Google Latitude History is telling me that Im living on the next block

text: Today was looking over the statistics on Latitude history and i noticed that it registered another place as my home, it is actually one block away from the adress it says. There is a way to change or set my home's location manually?


title: clockworkmod/backup can it be removed?

text: Today I installed cyanogenmod JB on my galaxy note and I found this huge directory (2.47GB) in the /sdcard partition. Can it be removed or it could be useful? Can I move it on my pc? Thanks in advance


title: Is my phone listening to me?

text: I've recently received a Nexus 5, which touts very tight Google Now integration. This weekend I've been visiting my parents. We had a discussion about a local restaurant which they went to last night. I just flicked over to Google Now and it's got a card about that restaurant, and only that restaurant. (we're in a big town, there are many restaurants, and it's by no means the nearest. I've never been there before). Is this a crazy coincidence or is Google Now listening to me? ![](http://imgur.com/IEBy22E.png) We've had nothing mention of the restaurant in email's or texts, only a face to face conversation this afternoon while I had my phone out (but not explicitly listening).


title: How to see the contents of boot partition

text: Does anybody know how to mount the boot partition?On my nexus 7, I booted to recovery and tried to mount the boot partition using the following- mount -t ext4 /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot /boot But this failed. I tried to do read-only mount and mount using vfat, but with no success.


title: Do you need root to flash a custom recovery?

text: Does flashing a custom recovery requires rooting the device, or just unlocking the boot-loader is enough? On my Nexus 7, I was able to flash custom recovery (CWM) without rooting. Is the same applicable on other android devices too?


title: Email app displays messages in "Sent" by "From:" instead of "To:"

text: I configured my Email app to point to an existing Yahoo Mail account. When I go into the Sent folder, I see that the Android-composed messages display the recipient (To:), but the older messages display the sender (From:) I checked the headers on several messages. It seems that Email app is selecting first occurrence of "From:" or "To:". So my older messages say... From: To: ...and the "From:" is displayed in the message list The new messages I composed in Froyo have: To: From: ...and the "To:" is displayed in the message list. Is this the expected behavior? I know that some things are different in mobile world, but classically, the "Sent" folder has been special cased to show who the message is being sent to, because that is the most useful information to display in this context.


title: Is it possible to show "all calls" on my Samsung Galaxy S?

text: Under phone -> logs -> menu key -> view by there are options for all logs, dialled calls, missed calls, received calls, sent messages and received messages. Is it possible to show "all calls" instead? Is this more of a feature request than an answerable question?


title: Will I get OTA updates from Vodaphone Australia by flashing stock I9300XXEMC2 ROM on Samsung Galaxy S3?

text: I have an Australian Samsung Galaxy S3 from Vodafone (GT-i9300T). I want to flash a non-branded ROM to it using Odin. I found a ROM on samfirmware.com called `I9300XXEMC2`. Will I be able to get OTA updates if I install this? It is a stock ROM, but I've read that it might have problems if the modem and CSC don't match up. Here are the details of the rom:   GT-I9300 Galaxy S III   PDA: I9300XXEMC2   CSC: I9300XSAEMC2   MODEM: I9300XXEMC2   Added: 2013-03-28


title: A specific app works fine with tablet owner account, but crashes for other users

text: I've played Modern War on the owner account on my Nexus 7. It opens and works fine. But when I go to another user account and try to open the app it goes halfway through the upload then Force Closes. I've done it with two more user accounts and the same thing happens. The only account where opens is the owner account. Does anybody know why this is happening? (I figured if it was separate space and storage it should be like having two phones.)


title: How to use Android modem without using PC

text: I have rooted my mobile. I wanted to use modem of Android phone without connecting to PC. How to give AT commands without connecting to PC, because in http://atinout.sourceforge.net/, it is suggesting to use `'/dev/ttyACM0'` file which is not present in Android device. I am not sure, but it seems `ttyACM0` is related with USB, how to use same command in Android mobile, if I have rooted my mobile successfully.


title: Is it possible to have the same apps from the same amazon account on 2 different devices?

text: My kids have an android tablet each both linked to my amazon account. When I try to put the same app on both it tells me it's not possible. How can this be fixed?


title: How to go to a specific time of a video clip quickly in Youtube?

text: Since YouTube on my Android device has nowhere to input the URL, I cannot jump to a specific time to view it. How to do that easily? Dragging the player carrot is very hard to make a accurate jump especially for long clip


title: Show an app's context menu on Nexus 7

text: My Galaxy S1 (Gingerbread) has a context menu button below the lower left of the screen which brings up various extra soft-buttons. For example, in the Twitter app, I use this to pop-up an additional menu which includes a `switch user` soft-button. I have recently acquired a Nexus 7 which is lovely. However, the three screen buttons are `Back`, `Home`, and `Multitask[I think?]` and I can't work out how to bring up the same context menus which I use to use. When I press the `Multitask` button in any app, I just get a list of running apps. Have I missed something? Is there no context menu option in Jellybean? How do I get to the Twitter App `switch user` soft-button (etc)?


title: Why don't my text-message conversations pile up?

text: I've recently installed a new version of my favorite rom "Codec ROM" in version 10.1, previously I was using v7.5, which was working like a charm. I have done a full wipe, and installed the version 10. Everything works correctly. When I start receiving some text message, every new one is created in an other conversation, instead of being added to the corresponding contact conversation. So I try to re-wipe, re-install the rom, and the same problem occurs. Device: International SGS 3 ROM: Codec ROM 10 (JellyBean) Any idea on how to fix?


title: Getting rid of "Tethering Detected" popup on Android ICS 4.0?

text: I just got a Samsung Galaxy S3 that runs Android ICS 4.0.8. When I connect the Galaxy S3 to my Mac laptop and use PDAnet to tether, I often get this popup on the Galaxy S3 screen: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/aZs6c.png) Tethering via PDAnet works great, but the popup can get annoying. I can close the popup, but it comes back a few seconds later.   **How can I get rid of this popup permanently?**


title: No Service on Galaxy SL GT I9003

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy SL running Android 2.3.6. I bought a new battery and it was working perfectly until I put on recharge. Immidiately after I put it for recharge, it started showing "No Service". It does not receive any network coverage. Everything else is working fine.


title: Xperia V heats up very much near the camera

text: So I purchased this new Xperia V today, updated to last firmware 9.1.A.1.140, but when I do stuff on the phone even when not too CPU demanding, it heats up very much, and I mean really heated up, near the camera flash... What could be wrong?


title: what is the download mode

text: could anybody explain what is this download mode? As described in here How to root Innos A35 as I hold vol up +vol down 5 seconds and at the same time connecting the USB cable to my computer it shows up a removable disk and unknown drivers in windows 7. My phone is also Innos A35 device locally sold as i35 from dialog telecom. What are those? And what is this `download` mode? But unlike the recovery mode, I didn't get a screen up. Is these two modes all coming from ROM. what kind of code is there on ROM. [Well in x86 computer I could review a opensource bios implementation, any idea on Android ARM ?].Where that consoles come from? Where is uboot located? Is this download mode is a mode that programmed into a ROM, where I could not change it? I have read the boot procedure of a typical android phone. But can't organize the info with this.


title: How can I directly, wirelessly copy files between Galaxy S3 and Ubuntu?

text: I would like to copy files between Galaxy S3 and Ubuntu   * without giving away too many privileges - just copying said file   * without any rooty system modifications (I want to keep the carrier-warranty including their system updates - currently 4.1.2; and I want to show this to hapless users too - without them calling me back...)   * without using an USB cable (I know how to do this like in this answer, that is, connecting as a camera ; but this gives one complete rw access in some directories)    * preferably without any extra apps to install. It seems there are two options left (when going through the list offered by the "Share via" button): either Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. For Bluetooth such a transfer worked with an out-of-the-box preinstalled Windows. So it is not the Android as such which is a problem, rather Ubuntu but there was no answer nor interest on AU. When I try to send it via Bluetooth I just get the notification: "Bluetooth share: Sent 0 successful, 1 failed". However, I can transfer files from Ubuntu to Android. So how can I copy files successfully?


title: No web access on Android 2.3.7

text: I have an _LG Optimus V,_ rooted, with Cyangenmod 7.2.1 (BackSide-IHO) that has developed, lately, a weird network problem: While on 3G (or wifi) every app on the system with the exception of the two browsers on the system work perfectly. The browsers, which are Opera and the "built-in" browser cannot get to ANY webpage. They act as though they have no internet connection. Whereas I can fire up an OpenVpn tunnel via WiFi or 3G and it connects fine. Every other network-using app on the system also works fine on either 3G or WiFi. I have the "SetDNS" applet and have changed from Sprint's DNS over Google's with it. This change was LONG before this problem began. As I'm familiar with Linux, I've poked around via `adb shell` to see if I can suss out the weirdness, but nothing jumps out at me. Everything I do at the shell command line having to do with the network works fine. It appears the browsers have _something_ misconfigured.. I have no idea _what_... Does anyone have any idea of what it could be, or what else I could test -- and how to get the browsers work normally again?


title: Xperia V require root permissions every time

text: I have Xperia V 9.1.A.1.140 and I just rooted it using "Root Many Android" (see closer decription on XDA), and now I installed Titanium Backup and every time the app loads it requires permissions multiple times and every time I try to uninstall and app, why is that? EDIT: And here is the solution - I also rooted it with _motochopper_ (again described at XDA) which installs the SuperSU, and in now only asks the SuperSU for permissions only once and it's working fine now.


title: How to import Yahoo Mail contacts into Google?

text: I need help with importing my Yahoo Mail email addresses to my Gmail contacts list, using a Samsung Galaxy S4. Whenever I try to email anyone from my Gmail contacts list, I can't because they aren't imported from my Yahoo Mail account.


title: Can I use an Android OS card on the new Nook Tablet?

text: I am debating between purchasing the Kindle Fire or the Nook Tablet for my son. My main concern with the Kindle is the limited memory. I love the fact that the Nook has the slot for an SD card. However, I've noticed that the prices on many of the games and such on the B&N Nook store are much more than those on Kindle. I read somewhere that there is an Android OS card that can go into the Nook MicroSD slot to make it a full Android tablet. Is this true? Where would I get this card and how much is it? (I'm really totally new to this... sorry). Would this mean that I would be able to go to any Android App store and download games and such from there? Any help with this would be greatly appreciated!


title: Is there a way to transmit all sound over wifi from my tablet to my pc?

text: I want to transmit my sound (from youtube, music files on the tablet, etc) from my tablet to my computer. The closest I can get is controlling my library of music on my computer, but I really want to be able to play a youtube video from the youtube app on my tablet and have it play through my computer. I don't mind buying apps if that is what I need. Any help will be appreciated.


title: How can I control a list of applications in "Share" pop up in Android built in browser?

text: I'm using Android's built in stock web browser (Froyo 2.2 if it matters), and when I choose "Share page" from the menu, I get a list of like 15 different apps. Of those, I only ever use 2-3, and 99% of the time I use Gmail, which happens to be near the end of the list.   1. How does Android browser compile that list?   2. Is there a way to:     * Control which applications appear in the list?     * Sort the list the way I would want to? The phone is rooted, so I'm perfectly fine if the answer is "Get a file from filesystem in this location and edit its contents". Also, I don't necessarily need the answer to be 100% permanent - meaning, that if installing an application update will re-add the app to the list, I can live with that.


title: How do I set Wi-Fi sleep policy to Never on Froyo 2.2 Droid X without Advanced Wi-Fi Settings menu?

text: I've encountered the following instructions on a forum about battery drain > Set Wi-Fi sleep to Never in the `Settings > Wireless & Networks > Wi-Fi > Settings > Advanced >Wi-Fi Sleep Policy` menu. However, my Droid X (Stock rooted Froyo 2.2) doesn't have "Advanced" option in "Wi-Fi Settings" menu! **How do I set Wi-Fi Sleep Policy?**


title: How can I ensure that I'm logged out of Google Latitude?

text: When in Google Maps, when I go into the menu, I see "Join Latitude" option next to Latitude icon. When I am on Google Latitude web site, it tells me "Location sharing is not turned on" Does that mean that I am 100% logged out of Google Latitude? The reason I ask is that I was experiencing major battery drain via Google Maps, and many people on forums heavily recommend signing out of Latitude as a solution. However, it seems that my Latitude is already off.


title: CyanogenMod, why doesn't Market self-upgrade?

text: I've bought a used HTC Magic with CyanogenMod 5 on it. It has Google Market. The market version is 1.713 - which is nowhere near the latest IIRC. In-app billing, for one thing, is not supported. Isn't Google Market supposed to upgrade itself when a new version comes out? Why doesn't mine do so? Probably some kind of CyanogenMod interference. Any good way around that, please? EDIT: debugged the situation a little bit. I happen to know that market updating happens out of the main Market process - the Market (com.android.vending) downloads the update, then fires a broadcast intent UPDATE_MARKET to a receiver in another app (com.android.vending.updater), which in turn installs the package. Here's what I got in the LogCat: > 02-01 02:34:16.155: W/ActivityManager(121): Permission Denial: broadcasting > Intent { act=com.android.vending.UPDATE_MARKET > dat=content://downloads/download/31 } from com.android.vending (pid=1762, > uid=10006) requires com.android.vending.permission.UPDATE_MARKET due to > receiver > com.android.vending.updater/com.android.vending.updater.UpdateMarketReceiver So it looks as if the Market app lacks a permission to invoke the updater. The manifest file of Vending.apk, however, does have a               <uses-permission android:name="com.android.vending.permission.UPDATE_MARKET" />       line. How is it possible for an app to have a `<uses-permission>`, but receive a permission denial message? EDIT2: the permission com.android.vending.permission.UPDATE_MARKET is marked as "signature" in the MarketUpdater manifest. Meaning only apps signed by the same certificate as MarketUpdater are granted that permission. That could be the reason Market is not granted the permission - could be signed by a different certificate. EDIT3: that's exactly the case. The public key is different. The one on Vending.apk seems to match that on various versions of Vending.apk that are floating around the 'Net.


title: Google two-step authentication and Android lock screen

text: After many failed screen unlock attempts, the user is required to enter the Google account password. That's a good idea. But what if I enabled Google's two-factor authentication, and then entered the wrong pin/pattern/password two many times? How do I unlock my phone now? How do I login to Google on another machine, when my phone is locked and I can't receive SMSs? Is there anything very obvious I'm missing? Am I supposed to carry a printed version of Android's application-specific password in my wallet?


title: ADB does not work in boot loader mode

text: I have a Galaxy Nexus 'maguro' and a laptop with Ubuntu 12.10. I'm trying to install Ubuntu Touch preview. I installed the adb and fastboot packages, and adb detects the device when it is booted in to Android. But when I do a reboot-bootloader, it no longer turns up in the devices list.


title: Why can't all rooted phones be unlocked?

text: I enjoy modding my phone with custom roms, kernel patches, and custom bootloaders. I know that the bootloader/recovery can be overwritten, as can pretty much any partition that exists on the phone. Even the radio can be flashed, though this is not generally an option available since you could permanently brick a phone that way. My question is how phone companies can lock down a phone (ie tie it to their carrier) if a rooted phone gets access to basically everything? I lack the knowledge in the architecture of how a locked phone works, so I'm guessing there has to be some chip that is not accessible. Can someone shed some light as to how exactly a phone gets locked?


title: Google Voice texts delivered hours late/not at all

text: I use a Google Voice phone number to receive texts, and I have the Google Voice app installed on my device (Atrix, OS:2.3.3). For some reason lately when someone texts my Google Voice account it's not getting sent to my phone. For example:   * I got a text at 9:00 this morning (time is now 1PM)   * If I visit voice.google.com, I see I have a text in my inbox.    * If I open the Google Voice app on my phone, it does the 'synchronizing' spinning wheel animation for a few seconds and then I get the 'new text' notification, which is now 4 hours late.  In my Google Voice app's options, I have `Background data: Enabled`. Why isn't it pushing my texts when they are received? I get Gmail messages delivered to my phone near instantly, but I'm not getting the same behavior with GV. Any ideas?


title: Voice Recorder "Phone Storage"

text: Apparently on my latest HTC phone, the voice recorder default storage setting is set to "Phone Storage" as opposed to "SD Card". I just switched the setting to "SD Card". From my Win 7 PC, I can view the new *.amr files now saved to the SDCard in \My Documents\My Recordings. I want to find and transfer previous 150 recordings stored on "Phone Storage" ultimately to my PC. If I need to go to SDCard first, that's fine, but how?


title: Why are there two settings apps, Settings and Settings Storage

text: On my Galaxy Nexus running 4.2.1, I see two Settings apps in Settings > Apps. One is name Settings (28KB) and the other is Settings Storage (520KB). Both have the version 4.2.1-533553. Is the storage one for handling the Settings > Storage screen? If so why is there a separate app for that? If not, what is it for?


title: Music plays through phone speaker instead of headphones when app is opened?

text: This problem started a few days ago and it's extremely annoying in quiet environments. I will be listening to music from any music player app, and whenever I open an app, get a notification, or switch the song the music starts playing from the phone speaker instead of the headphones. How can I stop this? Is this a software issue or a problem with the headphones itself? Is it just something in the settings? I've tried a lot of different methods. Thanks!


title: application cannot be installed in the default install location?

text: I have an Android Galaxy S1, and have been getting the error "application cannot be installed in the default install location". I am aware that this is a common issue. So I Googled it, and almost everyone is saying to move your apps to the SD card or delete unused games. There's only one problem. My phone won't let me move apps into the SD card, and I have 1.3GB of free app space. While I can download some apps, the more important ones won't download. Anyone have any fixes to this?


title: Unable to connect keyboard to my EKEN tablet

text: I have a 7 inches Android EKEN tablet running ICS. It has Cortex A9 1.5 Ghz CPU. I also have a leather case with USB keyboard which when connected to my tablet doesn't seem to work - nothing happens. How can I make the keyboard to work?


title: How to have my stock GS3 dialer initial screen be Recent instead of Keypad

text: Is it possible to have the stock dialer on my GS3 start on the Recent tab instead of the Keypad tab?


title: MP3 getting mixed up

text: I am running ICS on my tablet. Whenever I copy new music files to my tablet, the files get mixed (playing parts of other music files for 5,6 seconds randomly in any file I copied). What should I do?


title: GO Launcher apps in HTC Sense

text: i want to use **Go switch widget** in **htc sense launcher**. But widget list doesn't show me this one. why is that so ??


title: How to make Android play music reliably, without chopping?

text: When I try to play music on Android 2.3 (using various players, including PowerAmp) on Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 I get not reliable sound. Music pauses for a short time, for example, when:   * I press the power button (especially repeatedly) (`request_suspend_state: sleep;request_suspend_state: wakeup` in dmesg)   * When I see messages like `send sigkill to 15497 (ndroid.settings), adj 8, size 6428` in dmesg   * When some program reacts to changed screen orientation.   * When wifi connection gets established, when I force it to "reassociate"   * When I go to/from application from home screen (AWDLauncher), except of to/from WidgetLocker screen.   * When I enable/disable Airplane Mode.   * When the display is off (the most annoying) When only really stable way to play music is to use StayAwake to force display on, turn off Wi-Fi, turn on Airplane Mode and don't switch applications. Starting CPU hogs like `while true; do true; done` does not affect chopping. And it was playing more or less fine on Android 2.1. "mediaserv" process (that writes to /dev/msm_pcm_out) has realtime io and scheduling priority, but sound is choppy anyway. If I start playing from console with `mplayer -ao pcm:file=/dev/msm_pcm_out` the sound chop less (notably it does not get interrupted by power button / loading bunches of heavy processes), but still behave not normally when screen is off (even `ionice -c1 -p4 cat /dev/urandom > /dev/msm_pcm_out` is choppy) When I start music A by usual way and music B using mplayer to /dev/msm_pcm_out (getting them mixed) music A chops more than usual and I usually hear B when A is in chop. When I turn off screen, both A and B chops in sync (stopping B leads to relatively more fluent playback of A this way). How to play music on Android reliably in presence of background load? Should I report a bug somewhere? **Update** Found a way of playing music. Inconvenient, but _without chopping_ :   1. Start WakeLock in "CPU on, Screen Off, Keyboard off" mode   2. Use mplayer to play music bypassing Android:               ionice -c1 -n4  \       schedtool -R -p 3 -e \       mplayer -really-quiet \             -af volume=-26 -quiet \             -ao pcm:file=/dev/msm_pcm_out,nowaveheader \         /mnt/sdcard/music/something.ogg     # (created script to start it easily, of course)      Plays without chopping no matter how much applications I start, what do with Wifi, orientation and airplane modes. Even with "powersave" cpufreq governor (everything very slow, but music plays fine). So the hardware have enough resources to play it. **Update 2** Looks like doing               for i in `pgrep ''`; do schedtool -D $i; done      i.e. "Set Idle priority for all processes" makes music play fine even when I {start programs,lock screen,rotate screen;it reconnects to other mobile network stations} at expense of some input lag in games. Don't know exactly why it happens.


title: Why WoW wakes Android only once?

text: 1. Android is connected to a WiFi network   2. The devices sleeps:              <6>[ 7917.653293] PM: Syncing filesystems ... done.     <4>[ 7917.660344] Freezing user space processes ... (elapsed 0.02 seconds) done.     <4>[ 7917.681675] Freezing remaining freezable tasks ... (elapsed 0.00 seconds) done.     <4>[ 7917.683022] Suspending console(s) (use no_console_suspend to debug)     ...     <4>[ 7917.701339] Suspend for wow mode     ...     <4>[ 7917.855690] Wow enabled. Not allow to send tx data     <4>[ 7917.957487] Setup WoW suc<6>[ 7917.653293] PM: Syncing filesystems ... done.     <4>[ 7917.660344] Freezing user space processes ... (elapsed 0.02 seconds) done.     <4>[ 7917.681675] Freezing remaining freezable tasks ... (elapsed 0.00 seconds) done.     <4>[ 7917.683022] Suspending console(s) (use no_console_suspend to debug)     ...     <4>[ 7917.701339] Suspend for wow mode     ...     <4>[ 7917.855690] Wow enabled. Not allow to send tx data     <4>[ 7917.957487] Setup WoW successfully     ...cessfully     ...        3. I ping it from remote:              <4>[ 7917.958113] ar6000_pm_resume: enter status 3     <4>[ 7917.959225] android_ar6k_check_wow_status: WoW resume from irq thread status 0     <4>[ 7917.959377] Resume WoW successfully     <4>[ 7917.960300] WoW does not invoked. skip resume<6>ES209RA Audio Jack Driver : es209ra_audio_jack_resume START     ...     <4>[ 7918.144031] Restarting tasks ... done.        4. The device wakes up (without turning screen on) and respond on network.   5. But then (after about 2-3 seconds) it suspends again:              <6>[ 7918.240298] suspend: exit suspend, ret = 0 (2012-01-15 11:48:35.684507919 UTC)     <4>[ 7918.967615] save exit: isCheckpointed 1     <6>[ 7918.972936] PM: Syncing filesystems ... done.        6. Now it does _not_ resume on wireless. When I press some hardware button, the phone resumes, sleeps and I have one more opportunity to resume it from wifi. But only once. Why does it fail to resume from Wifi every time?


title: Can the Galaxy S2 be rooted without increasing the custom flash counter using adb?

text: Normally, rooting guides for the S2 involve flashing a kernel to the device to install busybox and su. This xda post suggests a method for doing so via adb (found approximately in the middle of the first post):               adb shell mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p9 /system     adb push busybox /system/xbin/     adb push su /system/xbin/     adb shell chown root.shell /system/xbin/busybox     adb shell chown root.shell /system/xbin/su     adb shell chmod 755 /system/xbin/busybox     adb shell chmod 4755 /system/xbin/su     adb shell /system/xbin/busybox --install -s /system/xbin     adb shell mount -o ro,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p9 /system      This also seems to be the method tools like SuperOneClick use. Now I recently found this blog post indicating the above method does not increment the hardware counter in the S2 that counts flashes of custom firmware. More than that, it can also be used to install ROMs via Mobile Odin, also without increasing the counter, because they come form the device itself and not from a computer via the USB cable. I fear to try out myself and lose my precious counter value of still 0. Has anyone tried out a method like this before and can confirm that it really does not affect the counter?


title: Avoiding power drain

text: I just got a samsung Indulge this weekend and I’ve noticed that the biggest power drain on the battery is from the display. I’m blind, so I really don’t need to be able to see it at all. Is there a way for me to turn it off completely like I do on other devices?


title: Background apps and the battery

text: Every time I use Google Search, the browser or the music player of my Samsing Galaxy S II (Android 2.3), even if I push the back button until it brings me back to the home screen, the apps keep running in background (seen in the "Active Applications" widget). Do they consume my batery? Do they enter in some kind of supended mode, so they don't consume the CPU? If they do consume, is there any configuration to make them really close when I push the back button?


title: Why is the com.android.browser process draining my battery?

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy Note with stock 4.0.4 ROM. The battery drains very fast and the phone is often warm. Reboot doesn't help. Settings says that com.android.browser (Internet) uses most of the battery. I never use default browser, I only use Chrome. I suspect that some background process it creating a heavy load and using the internet connection. I think browser is used by other applications, but I'm not able to figure out which application is related. I suspect maybe ad supported applications are the root of the problem. Is there any solution or app to figure out the origin of the problem?


title: Android Media Process detected above threshold

text: I'm sure a lot of us stumble upon following issue: **> android media process detected above threshold**. I've spend a lot of time reading Google and various different forums and yet I still have no solution. I outlined some of the things that I've done on my blog Android Media Process (high CPU) | alexus' blog, i.e.:   * Settings -> Apps -> ALL -> Media Storage -> “Force stop” & “Clear data”.   * Gallery (deleting broken images (black/grey image place holder/square). yet still nothing( I even did following:               ~ # e2fsck /dev/block/mmcblk0p12     e2fsck 1.41.12 (17-May-2010)     /dev/block/mmcblk0p12: clean, 82292/1875968 files, 3972208/7493115 blocks     ~ #      so seems like my "sdcard" is in good state yet as soon as I start my Android phone it takes about ~10min and ~10%-30% of my battery to complete this cycle of whatever is it doing after booting my phone(. just in case if anyone cares I'm using Samsung Galaxy Nexus (toro/Verizon) w/ Google Jelly Bean (4.1.1).


title: ghost key and unpressable keys issue on android HTC desire Z

text: On my screen the area where the letters "w e r" and "a s d" seems to press itself on its own, to a point most of my apps are inaccessible. If I have to write a text message or dial a number, I have to be really creative to achieve that desired goal. Also, the letters "e" and "d" are not pressable, as in when I press them, I get any of the letters surrounding it but not that specific one. I cleaned my screen, recalibrated my screen, and reconfigured my keyboard, and have tried to google the issue. Are there any fixes or workarounds?


title: Accept call then play a pre-recorded voice message to caller

text: I receive quite a few non-work calls during my working day that often I am unable to take. I am not a big fan of voicemail, and I would much prefer if the caller would send me an SMS message or an email instead. I would therefore like to do the following on my Android phone:   * disable my carrier's voicemail   * record a voice message to a sound file   * when my phone rings have an app automatically accept the call after X rings (or seconds), then;   * play back the sound file to the caller, then;   * hang up Is there a way to achieve this? Perhaps an app?


title: No root permission after installation of ClockworkModRecovery kernel

text: My smartphone is the Samsung Galaxy Ace 5380 running Android 2.3.6 and I want to flush it with the CyanogenMod 7.2 I'm performing the steps from this guide: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Ace:_Full_Update_Guide I have done the "Installing the **ClockworkMod** Recovery" steps and performed a backup of my current ROM. Now I want to run a backup with **Titanium** but it says that I have no root permissions. I thought the ClockworkMod Recovery kernel brings the root permission, because it sounds so by the guide mentioned above. _Is there any other thing I have to do now to activate the root permission or must I root my phone additionally with some other guide_? If so, I read that after the root-procedure I have to "wipe data factory reset" and that would delete the things I want to update, but for the update itself, I need root permissions.


title: HTC Desire HD (Android v. 2.3 Gingerbread) - Internet Pass-through not working

text: I've got an HTC Desire HD and a Mac Pro running Windows 7. I've got the latest version of HTC Sync and when I connect the two together I can choose Internet Passthrough from the 'Connect to' menu on the phone. However data doesn't pass from PC to phone. I've tried disabling and reenabling the connection under Windows but this does nothing to help. I have RTFM and got the impression this was a straightforward thing with no configuration required. Am I missing something or have I got a dodgy phone? I should probably point out that regular 'mount-as-drive' works perfectly.


title: Alarm/Cal Event repeating every alternate day and that which does not sync with google

text: I need to create an alarm or calender event that repeats every alternate day at same time. I can not associate it with day of week, or date. I am using HTC Desire S. I also need create entries in HTC Desire S calendar that which does not sync with Google calendars.


title: My Milestone doesn't always charge

text: I have a Milestone and sometimes when I plug my (supplied Motorola) charger in the 'charging light' on the side does not illuminate and the phone does not charge. I think that this may also happen even after a successful initial connection (i.e. after plugging it in and getting the light) since occasionally I have unplugged the phone in the morning, after an overnight charge, and it is only 30% full (rather than the expected 100%). This problem is intermittent and sometimes rights itself but other times I need to reboot the phone.   I have replaced the cable, and still have the same issue, so it is unlikely to be due to a faulty cable.   This happens both when charging it from a wall socket or a USB port.   Does anybody else have this problem? Or maybe have an idea of what it could be? _edit:_ Faulty hardware may be the cause... I have seen similar posts about people having intermittent problems connecting their Milestones to USB ports, so I'm curious that this may be either a generic bug or a generic hardware fault, rather than just my phone.


title: Show SMS content only after unlock? (Handcent)

text: Is there a way to make Handcent show an SMS only after the screen is unlocked? Right now it shows the whole message in some kind of preview even when the screen is locked. Browsed the options a few times but didn't find a solution.. Is there such an option, or did I just miss it? thank you


title: How can I force new contacts on Droid X to be Google Contacts (instead of Phone and Google contacts)?

text: On the Droid X (Motoblur interface), when you specify how new contacts are created:               Contacts-> <menu Button> ->More->Settings->New Contacts      you can specify what account the new contact is made under (in my phone there is Phone Contact, Google, and a corporate account) with a checkbox. This means that you could check off all boxes, and a newly created contact would be saved to all accounts (not sure why this is set up like this, but I'll deal with it). The problem that I am having is that **I want to create the new contact in Google contacts only, not the Phone Contacts**. Unfortunately, the option to uncheck the Phone Contacts account is not modifiable, so I can't uncheck it. I have no idea why this option is not enabled and with both options checked, I am getting contacts stored twice (once on the phone and once in the cloud). Is there any way to only select the Google contact option for new contacts?


title: Network operator selection

text: I own a Acer BeTouch E130 upgraded to Android 2.1 (official upgrade). And I'm facing issues with it, I'm basically from Belgium but I work in France currently therefor everyday I spend time in both France and Belgium. When I reach France, my phone selects a French network operator... okay sounds correct. But now when I get home it doesn't switch to my operation (called **Mobistar** ) it keep showing the French one ( **Orange F** ). Yesterday, while I was home in Brussels, I went to the network op settings and manually selected Mobistar in the list... It kept showing Orange F.... Is this a bug ? the french operator isn't even available in Belgium so it's impossible to connect to... And the weirdest thing, when I'm in France data sync can't be done because I disabled roaming... What the hell? Any guess?


title: Facebook doesn't fetch all messages

text: When I receive a new message on Facebook, I get the notification properly on the official Facebook app. I open the list of messages and the new message is highlited. The names are correct and the beginning of the message (below the name) is also from the new message. But when I click on it and open the discussion, new messages don't load (i.e., the discussion is consisted of only older messages). Is that maybe because the discussion is too long? What's causing this?


title: Is there a better sync application for Windows than HTCSync?

text: I'm running HTCSync 3.0.5422 on Windows 7 Ultimate but I find it just a bit unreliable. One one PC, sometimes the application doesn't see my HTC Desire (bought as an unlocked SIM free unit) and on another computer it just won't connect/sync at all. Is there an alternative?


title: Is there a way to disable the default calendar app on a Samsung Galaxy S4?

text: I'd like to use the standard Google Calendar app (as available in the Play Store) too keep track of events. However, Samsung includes a modified version of the calendar on the S4. In previous iterations of the Galaxy it was possible to disable the Samsung version of the Calendar app so that I wouldn't get duplicate notifications of events. On the S4, it does not seem possible to disable the app or it's notifications (the "disable" button and "show notifications" checkbox are greyed-out in the app info screen). Is there some other trick I can use to disable the Samsung Calendar app?


title: Regular voice calls stopped working, was earlier. Maybe Skype related. Android 4.0.3

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S II with Android 4.0.3. The problem: It was working fine until today, for both voice calls and Internet use, as well as for Skype calls. (I had installed Skype for Android on it some time ago after buying the phone). But only used it for Skype calls once or twice. Since it supports both regular voice calls and Skype calls, when I go to call log in the Phone app, and touch or swipe a contact name to call them, it earlier used to give the option of calling that person either via a normal phone call or via Skype. Today, while trying to call a person, I think I was absent-minded and may have accidentally pressed some wrong option. As a result, from then on, when I try to call a person, from the call log list in the phone app, it does not show the normal call option and the Skype call option for me to choose from. Instead, it directly goes to Skype and tries to do a Skype voice call. So I am now unable to make regular voice calls with it. I looked in the Skype app settings as well as in the Call menu under the main Settings app of the phone, but could not find any way to restore the earlier behavior, where it allows me to choose whether to make a normal phone call or a Skype call. I also looked at all other options in the main Settings app, at the top level, but could not see any other menu that seemed as though it may be relevant to fix this issue. Any suggestions on how to solve this? Thanks.


title: How to restore nandroid?

text: I created a nandroid backup and copied the files to my computer               boot.img     cache.ext4.tar     data.ext4.tar     nandroid.md5     recovery.log     system.ext4.log     ta.img      I deleted the files on my phone to save space and now have copied them back. I used Online Nandroid Pro and not sure how to actually get it to do a complete restore?


title: Google Calendar on Android opens to old date by default

text: When I open Google Calendar on my Android phone, it starts up showing October 1 2011. The phone knows the current date; pressing menu and then the today button goes to the correct day. I'd just like it to default to today like it did before 10/1. Any ideas? This is Calendar 2.3.6, Android 2.3.6 GKR39F, on a Nexus s. This forum thread seems to describe the same problem, but it's unresolved.


title: How to create shortcuts to a certain subset of files

text: I have a large collection of books on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, organized by topic in many nested folders. I have a certain subset of them (coming from multiple folders) that I expect to refer to frequently, let's call them the "popular" books for convenience. _I'd like to have a single icon I can press on my home screen that will, one way or another, bring up the list of popular books, from where I can select a book to open._   * I want to preserve the organization of the folders, so creating a separate folder containing the popular books is not an option.   * I want to save space, so I don't want to make copies of every popular book and put all the copies in a separate folder. Given these constraints, there are two approaches I can think of to do what I want. First way:   1. Get an app "A" that can create shortcuts to individual files, and puts the shortcuts on the home screen.   2. Get an app "B" that can take _arbitrary_ items on the home screen, and bundle them together into a single folder on the home screen.   3. Use A to create shortcuts to all the popular books on the home screen, then use B to bundle them together. Clicking the icon created by B should bring up a list of the popular books that I can then select from. Second way:   1. Get an app "C" that can create shortcuts to individual files and put them _in the file system_ , like (for example) Windows can - in Windows Explorer, I can right click on any file and choose "Create Shortcut", and the shortcut appears right there next to the file, not on the desktop.   2. Get an app "D" that can create shortcuts to folders in the file system, and puts the shortcuts on the homescreen.   3. Use C to create shortcuts to all the popular books in the file system, move them all to a single folder in the file system, then use D to create a shortcut to that folder on the home screen. Clicking the shortcut created by D should open the folder, which contains links to the popular books (this, presumably, does not have the same space issues as having two copies of every popular book). So, here are my questions:   * Are there any other approaches you can think of to doing this?   * Do you have any recommendations for apps that would fill the role of B or C? I currently have Linda Manager, and it is only able to do A and D, as far as I can tell. For B, I have looked at Folder Manager, whose purpose is to create folders of apps on the home screen, but (as far as I can tell) it can't see the home screen shortcuts that Linda Manager creates to individual files.   * Are there any issues with either approach I proposed above that might prevent them from working? For example, are shortcuts "in the file system" even possible in Android? Many thanks for your help.


title: Unable to enable Wifi/Bluetooth

text: I have a HTC One X , Android 4.2.2, everything worked as a charm, but suddenly my WIFI/Bluetooth functionality stopped working. I cant see any WIFI network and cant turn WIFI on/off. It just shows me the message: 'Error' on the Settings > Wifi dashboard. also I cant enable bluetooth. At Settings > Info > Hardware info it states: Wifi: 802.11 a/b/g/n Wifi MAC Adres: Unavailable. Bluetooth: 4.0 Bluetooth adres: Unavailable. I tried a wifi diagnostic app (Wifi fixer) it states: WIFI_STATE_UNKNOWN I tried the following:   * give it a static IP-adres, but I can't reach the advanced settings tab. (Settings > Wifi > Advanced)   * Soft and Factory Reset. Because it cant tell me the MAC adres of the wificard/Bluetooth is unavailable. I am afraid that the radio unit is broken. Do you have some suggestions for a fix or how to trace the cause of this problem?


title: What is the easiest way to add a new contact to an existing Google contacts group?

text: Let's say I'm adding a new contact and it's a long lost family members so I want to add them to my custom "Aussie Family" group within my Google account. There appears to be no easy way to do this. I have to log in on a PC to actually achieve the grouping. I recall reading a similar question somewhere (which I now can't locate) which indicated it's **not possible using the built-in contacts manager** , so, if that's the case, I'm looking for the best way to do it via an app. I'm using Gingerbread (2.3.3) on a Samsung Galaxy phone (kernel v2.6.35.7).


title: Updates for Google Search, and Street View for Google Maps, listed but not able to be downloaded/installed

text: I have an LG ally that's just about a year old now, running 2.2.2. When I go to Market -> My Apps, there are two apps listed as "Not Installed" I'm having trouble with:   * **Google Search**   * **Street View on Google Maps** ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/LHjic.jpg) (I have no interest in updating Facebook for Android, I luckily have an old, working version and I'm sticking with it.) When I click on Google Search to download / install the update, the only button available is "Open"; there is no "Install" button. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/RieqT.jpg) With Street View on Google Maps, there simply aren't any buttons at all! ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/HtD0k.jpg) If I didn't already install whatever these updates are, I'd like to install them. If I did already install them, I want them out of the "Not Installed" queue. How do I figure out which is the case? Is this a problem with my phone, or with the apps?


title: Fast lock and unclock screen by lock button doesn't lock screen at all

text: I couldn't find any topic related to this. If there is one, please flag to delete. There is problem with lock button that it doesn't lock your screen even when you setted in settings to lock the screen for security. Sometimes it happens that if you click on this button and immediately click again to unlock, last screen / activity of application is shown again without lock screen. Step to reproduce   1. Turn on security screen in settings   2. Open your app   3. Click lock button   4. Click fast lock button again   5. Screen of your app is visible as it was, instead of there should be lock screen How can I fix this bug? Did someone find this problem before? * * * ## Bug found on device: GT-I9070 v 2.3.6 I suspect that there is a problem with transition. In my private app I use custom transition by `context.overridePendingTransition(R.layout.fadein, R.layout.fadeout);`. Of course there is no connection between system android <> custom app. This bug is hard to reproduce. Sometimes you see few times in row and sometimes its impossible..


title: Phone Stuck on Samsung Galaxy S2 Screen

text: I have a rooted GT-I9100G. Recently the official JB for France came out, and I wanted to flash it. Some of the reasons to do so were:   * My phone use to randomly show _charging_ even when the charger was not plugged in    * Random reboots would occur    * Had heard the new official firmware was pretty good So, I went ahead and rebooted to CWM recovery (was running AOKP 4.2). Did a factory and Data wipe, wiped cache, and Dalvik Cache. Now, I've realized I made a mistake by formatting `/system` and rebooting. That shouldn't have been a problem, because it should still boot into Download or Recovery mode (on pressing `Down+Home+Lock` or `Up+Home+Lock` respectively). Yet, when I try entering either the phone gets stuck on the Samsung Logo screen :( One thing that is really bothering me is whenever I put in the battery, a couple of seconds later the battery indicator shows and stays stuck at that. Please guys help me out. I don't even have a decent replacement phone for the time-being. :S


title: Unable to open secure HTTPS websites on the tablet Android

text: My laptop and tablet are connected to the same access point. The LAN port of the WiFi point is connected to the router that uses DHCP protocol. I can access all the websites including secure ones without any problem using my laptop. With the tablet, I'm not able to access HTTPS websites, my Google account, and the Google Play market. Why does it work for the laptop, but not for the tablet? What can cause it, and how can I solve it? My device is Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7-Inch) I can access HTTPS websites using other networks so it means that there is a problem with my connection.


title: Strange Android app displaying in Mandarin

text: On my Samsung Galaxy Note phone I started receiving strange notifications in Mandarin (the language of the people of China). Once I click on the notification it opens my browser with a blank page and then exits just after few seconds. A few minutes later I get this app install prompt: ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/dVVWl.jpg) It says in French > blocked install of apps not coming from Android market. This has been repeating several times since ~2 weeks now. Questions:   * What's this?   * How to be sure that it won't repeat again? My phone has the latest updates offered by Samsung and is not rooted. I also did not install any app in Mandarin.


title: I'm having trouble opening my play store

text: I have a galaxy s3 and the play store will not open, I've i tried every way I can think of to open it but it won't work: I restarted my phone many times, I've also tried opening it from the application clearing page where it has the option to force close, uninstall and clear data. I also tried deleting some apps, and nothing. When I click on it to open it opens for a second and displays Play Store on a white screen but in about a second it closes. When I'm doing anything on my phone an error saying play store has unexpectedly stopped and the only thing I can press is an "ok" button. I have also tried downloading apps directly from a website and it doesn't let me, instead it closes the page. Any ideas?


title: Possible security issues with having debug mode enabled?

text: Are there any significant security concerns with having a phone with _debug mode_ enabled 24/7? As I understand it the _debug mode_ only really becomes active once the phone is connected via _USB cable_ to a computer with the _adb_ driver which would basically limit the security concerns to malicious programs being installed on a computer and waiting for a phone to connect? Or are there any other security issues involved that enables apps on the phone themselves to do anything, _Bluetooth_ or _WiFi_ exploits or something similar?


title: How to remove GMail contacts from Messaging app on Samsung Galaxy S Advance?

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S Advance and when I try to send a SMS message to someone I have to search through all my GMail contacts that for some reason appear on the app along with my phone contacts. I don't send mails through the message app and most of my GMail contacts are people who I sent just one e-mail in my entire life. The Sync and Account settings don't let me turn off Contact sync, just remove the GMail account entirely, and there is no menu in the messaging app that lets me hide the GMail contacts. Is there any way to make the messaging app only show the contacts I have on my phone?


title: Samsung S2 kernel change

text: On my Samsung Galaxy S2, I have Android 4.0.4 running with Kernel 3.0.15-1114882. I need to change to kernel 3.015-1157945 or 3.015-1056084 . Is this possible? If yes How?


title: Is there a way to share my mobile screen with another Android phone like Netmeeting or Live Meeting?

text: The requirement is similar to Netmeeting software where the screen of a desktop is shared and can be accessed for another system. Is is possible in a mobile device? There should be no PC to Mobile connection. Applicability: This can be used for verification of railway or air tickets where I can show my ticket shared with examiner's device instead of handing him the device.


title: When I lose access to my Exchange server, is there a way to keep my contacts?

text: Changing jobs and will soon no longer have access to my company's Exchange server. Contacts are in Exchange and synched on my Droid (HTC EVO) using the default Exchange app. I want to be sure I don't lose my contacts when I no longer have access to the Exchange server. But if I transfer them to GMail contacts now, I'm concerned it will duplicate my contact records. Any suggestions or tips? Thanks in advance!


title: how to flash Kindle Fire with custom boot.img

text: I tried flashing my Kindle Fire with a custom `boot.img` using this command:               $ fastboot -b 0x80000000 -i 0x1949 flash boot boot.img && fastboot reboot          sending 'boot' (3536 KB)...     OKAY [  0.889s]     writing 'boot'...     OKAY [  0.858s]     finished. total time: 1.746s     rebooting...     ERROR: usb_read failed with status e00002ed          finished. total time: 0.001s          $      but it always gets stuck in Fastboot Mode (requiring recovery mode). What's the correct command to get a successful flash?


title: How can I use my Xperia in mass storage mode with Windows 7?

text: I have bought an Xperia which runs Android 2.3 and I'm running Windows 7 on my laptop. I just connected the Phone using a USB Cable and set it to "Mass Storage Mode" but I can't access it. What do I need to do to access the Xperia as a mass storage device?


title: How to play already transfered music with 'Music' app?

text: I just bought Galaxy S2. Its really cool, but I have one serious problem! I transfered few MP3 files using USB and copied those files to _usbStorage/_. When I open 'My files' app on S2, it does show those files. When I open the 'Music' app, there aren't any clue of new files. Only the default music. It there any way to somehow add that music to 'Music' app? Maybe I need to get other app to play music? If relevant, I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 running Android 2.3.3 and my computer has Debian 6.0.2.


title: Samsung Galaxy Ace not detected AT ALL on Windows 8 Pro

text: Here is the exact same problem but with a different phone: Unable to connect Galaxy S3 to PC via USB This is not the standard device on recognized ordeal but a device is not even being detected at all in any way by the PC. The phone is the Samsung galaxy ace. and the OS is Windows 8 professional x64. Tried installing kies and re-installing. I'm using the stock cable and the windows 7 drivers (no windows 8 drivers available). I've went through the usual reset of the phone, formatting of the phone. Tried all the available USB. I tried the troubleshooting pack cabinet from windows for hardware changes on windows 8 to no result. I've messed with all the settings for development on the phone etc etc. Been in device manager looking for some information on it but it is not listed. The phone with the setup it has just now works perfectly with windows 7 on another PC of mine and I can debug and deploy to the mobile via that but it is not my primary work station. (without kies!) The phone still charges and buzzes but the PC gives no response :/ Whats the code to do a hard reset and any other ideas on how I could fix this problem?


title: Is it possible to use a Google TV device without a TV connection?

text: With the price of the Logitech Revue having dropped, I am interested in using the Google TV device purely for the (internet) functionality of the Android platform. Since a "Cable or Satellite set top box with HDMI out" is listed as a requirement I am wondering if the device can be used without the HDMI input being connected. I am aware that this might remove the TV functions that are at the core of the device.


title: How do i use a lockscreen from another rom

text: I want to use only the lock screen from another rom for the same phone. I own Micromax A52. And I am using Xzoom v3 as my rom with Dark Angel theme.(to be precise if anyone knows and if it matters :P) But i want to use the lock screen from another rom 'SuperStock52' which is also a rom for the same device. How can i port that lock screen to my rom?


title: Update to ICS makes Firefox fonts look awful (Eee Pad)

text: My Eee Pad TF101 auto-updated to ICS today. After the update, all fonts in Firefox changed to some dreadful-looking Times Roman-like font, in which the accented characters don't show right. Stock browser and Opera look fine and use the newfangled ICS sans serif font. Deleting data and reinstalling Firefox didn't help. Maybe it expects the old 3.2 font? Is there a way I can install the old fonts in 4.0?


title: In my keyboard, is there a way to advance or backup the insertion point?

text: Using the keyboard in Cyanogenmod, sometimes while typing in a sentence, I see a point where I would like to make an edit. Presently, I do this by touching with my finger where I want the insertion point to be, however, it is hard to get the exact location, often I miss it by one or two characters. In such cases, instead of trying again and again until I get it right (which is most difficult to position right at the beginning of the text) is there a way to advance the cursor forward of backwards by one position somehow? In other words, on a computer, I would press the forward or backward arrow keys to move one position, is there something like that in the keyboard?


title: How can I edit a prior predictive search?

text: When typing a URL into my Cyanogenmod phone's browser, as I type, it suggests URL(s) from prior browsing that match what I have typed, similarly, when on a Google web search page, if I begin to type in a search string, the phone offers prior searches that match what I have typed in thus far in a drop down list from which you can select. This is a great feature, but sometimes, I want to take the prior history and modify it slightly or append to it. This is especially common with a search where I want to add more words to my prior search. Is there anyway to somehow select one of the suggestions without immediately invoking it and thus allowing me to edit it slightly before submission?


title: Can't access Market app on Droid 4

text: I'm trying to access "Market" app to download apps. I am getting message "No Connection. Retry." This is a new Droid 4. I have turned off wi-fi. I'm sure there's some setting I need to change because I've used market before but I don't know where to look or what to do


title: Get 850MHz 3G working on Samsung S5 Active

text: I have Samsung S5 Active. It seems that it never get the 3G signal, only 2G. After some research I found that 850Mhz is disabled in my phone, I tried to enabled it with the code: *#197328640# but no luck. This code seems to work only with S5 but not with S5 Active. I don't have even DEBUG SCREEN menu if I enter this code. Any suggestion how can I enable 850 3G in my phone?


title: Why does my phone need to connect to google servers?

text: You can tell the difference between when your phone is connected to Google's servers, and when it isn't by the following in 4.3: Connected ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/1oZIY.png) Not connected![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/j5ESG.png) Please note one is blue and one is grey. My question is why is it necessary for the phone to connect to Google's servers at all?


title: Root my android tablet

text: I have a 3Q lc1016c tablet, and i would like to root it, i have been trying to install the su through the update.zip but the installation aborted. There is an official release to update the ROM (update.zip) and it worked fine, i tried to take that zip and added the su but when i zipped then signed it and try to install it, i got the same Error, so i do not know if there is some special keys to sign with or. I want to understand why the official one is working and when i zip and sign the same folder it doesn't work.


title: How to prevent widget resize on unlock swipe on jellybean 4.3?

text: This is very annoying since I never want to resize the widgets after they are set, but obviously, I swipe the phone a lot. Is there a way to disable this box and return the swipe area to the visible window?


title: Mail Transfer Agent for Android

text: There are quite a lot of mail user agent program on Android platform, but my question is about setting up a mail server running on an Android powered server. I can't find one, but I think maybe someone is working on it. Is there already a mail transfer agent that has been migrated to Android platform?


title: How can I uninstall Firefox OS?

text: I was handed a phone from my friend who installed Firefox OS over Android, but now wants Android back. I know roughly how to flash roms, but am not sure how to go into download mode or equivalent in Firefox OS. Any help would be appreciated. Just so you know, I'm not too sure of the phone model. Sorry. \-- EDIT: Now found the model of the phone behind the battery. It is a ZTE Kis. If I can supply any more information just ask! This has been moved here from SuperUser.


title: Can I retrieve Whatsapp voicenotes which have been deleted while recording?

text: If I record a voicenote on Whatsapp and there is an interruption while doing so (incoming call, calendar notification), the recording is immediately aborted by Whatsapp. A little dustbin pops up in the bottom right corner and I cannot stop the recording from being deleted. Is that "piece" of recording available somewhere or was it never saved?


title: Is it normal that most or all rooting apps get so many virus warnings?

text: For example, here are some results from VirusTotal:   * TowelRoot   * The variants of Framaroot (1, 2, 3) Why is that? Can anyone point to a clean rooting app?


title: No notifications with Facebook messenger after upgrading to 4.4

text: I have a Galaxy S2 that is rooted and I recently upgraded to Kitkat 4.4. After doing so, I've noticed that Facebook Messenger does not alert me when a new message comes in. It would before the upgrade, and I restored it from backup, so I assume it's the same program. I have gone through the interface to ensure that notifications are set to be on. I have also looked in the app manager and made sure that notifications are enabled for this app. I do seem to be getting notifications with Gmail when I get a new mail, but I'm not sure of other programs are affected. How do I ensure that Facebook Messenger notifications are operating as they should?


title: Play store - Wishlist server error DF-DFERH-01 - ZTE Blade III

text: My android was working fine until one day, i saw > **Error retrieving information from server. [DF-DFERH-01]** with a `RETRY` button. This is happening only in the "My wishlist" menu. No errors before. I have ZTE Blade III with android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich. **SCREENSHOT:** ![My wishlist error](http://i.stack.imgur.com/P7vCj.png)


title: How can I show someone's name instead of their number when someone calls?

text: I want to hide the number when some calls me and just display their name. How can I do that?


title: How do I delete all data from my Android phone?

text: My phone has got some error and I am returning it to the service center. As my phone contains my personal data, images and videos I would like to erase them so that they can never be recovered (even after being rooted). Is there any easy way to do that because I am not an Android developer. Does factory reset do this trick for me?


title: Using luks manager app for creating file based containers for encryption, is there any chance that unencrypted data appears in crash dumps etc?

text: My PC is fully encrypted and protected with TrueCrypt using. I don't use TrueCrypt encrypted file based containers as they are not safe from the OS itself. The official TrueCrypt site states that file based container encryption is insufficient because the operating system stores fragments of files and other metadata in various places in clear unencrypted form(hiberfil.sys, pagefile, crash dumps etc): > System encryption provides the highest level of security and privacy, > because all files, including any temporary files that Windows and > applications create on the system partition (typically, without your > knowledge or consent), hibernation files, swap files, etc., are always > permanently encrypted (even when power supply is suddenly interrupted). > Windows also records large amounts of potentially sensitive data, such as > the names and locations of files you open, applications you run, etc. All > such log files and registry entries are always permanently encrypted too. My question is that is this a problem with android too? I have encrypted containers created with the "luks manager". One of them contains highly sensitive data, making me paranoid enough to think that the android device might also be storing file fragments and other details like windows does. Does android have temp files, crash dumps etc? although full device encryption is possible since honeycomb 3.0 it does not allow plausible deniability or hidden android OS etc(of course, its not useful for almost all who use Android)


title: Don't charge to 100% when always-on wall-plugged-in

text: I want to use a Google Nexus phone for an always-on wall-plugged-in WiFi tethering access station. It occurred to me that if I just do it like this, then I'm risking ruining the battery within a couple of months, and the battery becoming useless, potentially leaving the phone permanently handicapped to a wall-plug operation, and within a year or two, going as far as requiring an external UPS for power-outage situations, too. Is there a solution to start charging when below 40% or 50%, and stop charging at 60% to 80%?


title: Accessing files on google drive from file menu

text: I am using a GIS package ported from UNIX and it has a standard file menu with Open etc. The files that I want to access are on google drive. How do I get these mounted as part of the file system?


title: Screen resolution on Nexus 4 and Nexus 7

text: If I understand this answer correctly, then the Nexus 7 (7" screen at 1280x800) should show more of a given webpage (or of anything else) than the Nexus 4 (4.7" screen at 1280x768). This means that a Nexus 7 will not simply look like an enlarged Nexus 4? It will appear to have a higher resolution, because of the "dp" value mentioned in that post? I have a handset similar to the Nexus 4 and am considering a Nexus 7. However, if the Nexus 7 will appear as a larger version of my current handset (that is, what I see on screen at the moment will still appear on a full screen on the Nexus 7), then the purchase may not be worth it.


title: Cannot connect to wifi suddenly! Insignia Flex w/ Android Jb 4.1

text: I am not very tech savvy, so any help is appreciated. My son has this Insignia Tablet he just got for Christmas..He uses it regularly and his battery was getting pretty low so he started to charge it. Powered it off at some point and when he turned it back on it will not connect to our wifi...In the settings, it will let you slide the button to the on postion to connect, but just sits there, then goes back to off. Will not let us access any other settings that I can find. Its not our wi fi since we have other devices added. Im unsure what to do, and dont know much about changing any settings in my wireless router. I can call tech support Monday, but was wondering if anyone has any ideas where to start and if this is common...Thanks


title: Port not open when using portable wifi hotspot

text: I just bought a Samsung S4 and am using its portable wifi hotspot feature for internet connectivity on my laptop when I go out the house. Works just fine when browsing the web(actually quite fast) but when I use uTorrent, it has an orange exclamation point icon near the bottom right. Downloads are slow even if I have 20-30+ seeders(around 6-10kbps max). Did a quick google search and found out(using canyouseeme.org and port forwarder port checker tool) that the port used by uTorrent is not open. Checked my windows firewall exception and there's already an exception for uTorrent. I've even added new inbound and outbound rule to specify the port used by uTorrent but no luck. I believe I've covered everything on my laptop (win 7 64bit). BTW, when using the same laptop but using my parent's dsl connection, DL speeds jump to a couple of mbps of the same torrent(facepalm). Sorry if post is long. I just wanted to explain it thoroughly and to show the things I did to try and resolve the problem. I'm just new to android. Be gentle (but not too much.... harhar!) Is there anything I need to do on my S4? Hopefully without rooting it. Or to my laptop? Thanks a bunch guys. :D


title: How to disable Play store from updating itself?

text: I don't quite like the new design of the play store, and wish to stay with version 3 of it. Is it possible (by root if needed, and I think it is needed) to disable it from auto-updating? Will I even miss anything from the new versions ?


title: Can I remove the last 3 widget host of the tablet I have?

text: This is maybe silly question but I don't know how to get it. When I start my android Tablet then I see 5 widget host where I can drag my app for easily run. I have removed few apps and now end 3 are blanks. Now I want to remove them how I can do it. My android id 4.0.3. Any guess.


title: Find Touch Calibration Wizard

text: My touch calibration has gone off. I've a Huawei G610s and I can't seem to find where the touch calibration wizard is, so I can restore the responses of the phone.


title: Nexus 7 Share Dialog No Longer Showing Up After KitKat

text: Before the KitKat upgrade, tapping "Share" in apps would bring up a dialog that lists all apps that you can share to. After upgrading to KitKat, tapping this button only copies the link to the clipboard. I should note that this only happens on some apps, like these listed below:   * Chrome   * Bacon Reader   * Hacker News 2   * Trello Is there a way to bring back the old functionality?


title: Motorla Defy+ being not possible to root. Script commands throwing errors when rooting android 2.3.6

text: It's getting very hard to root a Motorola Defy+ (mb256). My cellphone is accepting non android market apps, and USB debugging mode is enabled. I tried: \- using z4Root app. \- doing the scipt commands one by one with adb tool. \- using superoneclick \- using UnlockRoot. Basically all the scripts I tried returns the same error. Seems like the file system of my android is protected, so can't mount folders, can't change permission of files, etc.. at the end, the Android is not rooted. These are some prints of the problems occurred: ![Errors in SuperOneClick \(right\) ](http://i.stack.imgur.com/DTpo3.jpg) Content of the Easy Root script showed bellow here. ![Errors in easy root script](http://i.stack.imgur.com/APkG7.jpg)


title: How to unlock a G1

text: Yes, I got the G1 the day it was launched in the UK. Swapped it for HTC Desire when that was launched. Now have a Galaxy S4. Anyway, I moved away from T-Mobile without removing the G1's network lock (because I was using the Desire then). Lately, I've been experimenting a bit and would like to use the G1 for some things. How can I unlock it?


Can I play music from my UPnP NAS with VLC on Android? And if so, how do I find my UPnP device from within VLC? I'm on the latest beta VLC for Android on a Nexus 4.


title: Can I install gapps after I have finished installing the new ROM?

text: I have recently installed a new ROM on my Galaxy S3 and I did not flash gapps with the ROM itself. Can I go to reboot mode and flash gapps even after I installed the ROM?


title: LiveSuit problems

text: I have formatted my Chinese tablet PC from 'LiveSuit' software. Now my tablet PC is showing blank screen. Please tell me how can I re-install the operating system on my tablet? _Old operating system is ICS._


title: Load MP3 files on my Nexus

text: I want to listen to mp3 files of a lecture while viewing pdf files (containing the lecture notes). How do I load the MP3 files onto the Nexus? ( _The MP3 files currently reside on my hard drive._ )


title: Can a MM download, being sent to one phone, also go to a third party who is concurrently sending the mutual receiver a text message?

text: I got a MM download that was being sent to someone to whom I was in the process of sending a text message; is this actually possible? We both ended up with the MM download; the mutual receiver of both of our messages couldn't believe I ended up with the MM download that was only intended for him, and the sender of the download didn't intend for me to receive the download either.


title: Will Whatsapp message be sent if Whatsapp account was later deleted?

text: I have sent a message from Whatsapp. After I sent it, a single tick appeared. Later, due to some reasons, I deleted my Whatsapp account. So, will that message be delivered or not?


title: Cannot connect Micromax A57 Ninja 3 with desktop PC

text: Device: Micromax A57 Ninja 3   Desktop PC OS: Windows 7 I cannot connect my smartphone with my desktop PC using a USB data cable. It keeps on showing device driver software not installed properly. How can I fix this?


title: Call Recorder Issue in HTC Devices?

text: I am unable to record calls on my HTC device, and also there is not any app to record the calls. So I tried with the Third party apps from Play store, but then to I am just able to Listen my voice not the other person with whom I am in call with? So is this the issue with software or just with my device?


title: "Not Found" apps hanging up my autoupdate... what can I do?

text: I have a couple of apps that give a "not found: The requested item could not be found" error when I try to update or view them in "my apps" in the market. (PDA Net is one of them). If I do an auto update (update all) the update process tends to hang when it gets to either of them. I still have the apps on the phone, and they work fine but I can't even get to the screen where I would turn off auto-updating for them. What can I do?


title: google contacts sync

text: I have 2 Samsung Android phones and both are synced with 1 gmail account. now the issue i am facing is:   1. The number of contacts restored on both the phones is different. ie. for example I have total 500 contacts stored on gmail one of my phone is showing 490 contacts and the other is showing 495 contacts, where as in total I have 500 contacts.   2. Sometimes when I add contact to one of my phones it automatically adds the contact on phone memory & google contacts on the other phone instead of google contacts only. I want to store to google contacts only and not phone memory as it slows down my phone. What could be wrong here, and how can I fix it?


title: What would cause a sudden spike in the battery charge level?

text: Today I spotted something this on the battery chart : ![graph of battery history showing a massive spike](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Q13hB.jpg)   graph of battery history showing a massive spike (click for larger variant) What is the reason of such erection ? Hardware problem ? Or maybe a bug ? Should I report it or is it a common problem with battery charts ? PS: It was spotted in Nexus 7 (2013)


title: I can not get rid of information about a file transfer

text: Hi I have HTC phone with Android system. Several days ago I tried to transfer a picture from another phone by bluetooth. Now I can't to delete a notice about transfer. I mean that when I click on transfer notice and I next click on accept or discard this notice is still visible. Any suggestion?


title: How to open multiple PDF files at once?

text: I would like to open two PDF files at the same time. However, it seems like "doing more than one thing at once" is a concept which has yet to be invented in the tablet world. Is there a way to do it? Ideally I'd like some sort of MDI interface where I can view files side-by- side. The next best thing (option 2) is a tabbed interface where I can see the files one at a time but switch between them. The next after that (option 3) would simply be to have two files open but use the app switcher to jump back and forth between them. At first I thought that I'd be able to use Firefox as a container and could make option 3 work - but Adobe don't seem to have released their NSAPI plug-in for Android. So files are opened in their standalone "Reader" app. The next failed idea was to use Firefox and PDF.js. This actually works, but PDF.js is so ridiculously slow that this is not a viable option. Then I heard about "Dolphin" which supposedly has a PDF plugin, but after trying the browser out, before even getting to the stage of downloading the plugin, it's clear that this app is buggy and useless. Frankly, I'm not in love with the idea of using a web browser for this task anyway. The other idea is to install several different reader apps, but this is a horrible, ugly solution, and I assume I'll have to either pay up or accept ads. Are there any simple ideas that I've missed? Is there some way to get "Reader" to not close the current file when I want to open another PDF?


title: How to undo silent mode on Nexus 4

text: On the Nexus 4, I can silence the ringer by pushing the volume down button, however, when I push the volume up button, the ringer remains on silence until I go to settings and change the volume bar in ringtones. Shouldnt the volume up button work? Any suggestions?


title: Android Email Attachment over 50mb

text: I need to send over 50 mb's worth of email attachments on a android device. I have a email server with no email attachment limits. The problem is the default email client won't allow attachments over 50mb. How can I do this big of a transfer? What android email clients allow this ? I have tried k-9 and it wont finish transferring the files.


title: Remove recommendations from Google plus friends at Google Play

text: Has anyone encountered that? I entered in my Google Play account and I saw that some apps are recommended by Google+ friends. How can I disable my recommendations to be available? Or at least make them anonymous? I dont want my name to be popped up in such occassions.


title: Archiving photos sent to Gmail

text: My only access to computer is my Samsung epic cell phone. My storage is getting full because I take a lot of photos. If I send them to Gmail & archive them. Will this free up some storage space in my phone even though I keep my Gmail app on my phone ?


title: 'Spy Activity Spotted' in Android notification

text: I bought a new Galaxy S3 and downloaded _Frontline Commando: D-Day_ from Play Store. I have not inserted the SIM card yet. I use my phone via wifi, for now. Yesterday, I got a notification that **'Spy Activity Spotted! Terminate....'** for the game. Now, I am not sure as to why that happened. I decided to read the message further and clicked on the notification. Instead, it launched the game. So I have two questions:   1\. Is it a false positive? (considering I wasn't connected to WiFi or cellular network)   2\. How do I read previous notifications once they have disappeared from notification panel?


title: What do CPU Total, CPU Foreground, and Keep awake mean?

text: I've been keeping an eye on my battery usage on my Android device (HTC One), mostly to see if I can drain it during a full work-day, and I came across the app usage details under the Power settings. I get a percentage of battery used by the app, the CPU total, the CPU foreground, and keep awake. I'm not sure what they mean, although I can take a guess, but I'm wondering more on how they work. For instance, I've used the Chrome browser extensively throughout the day (device was on for ~14 hrs, holding around 30% battery life left) and noticed that the battery usage for the app was at 54%. Under use details (see pic below) CPU total was 29m 31s; CPU foreground was 14m 43s; and Keep awake was 30s. ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Vhq0F.jpg)   Screenshot (click image for larger variant) How can these numbers be relatively low when I know I've used Chrome for more than a half-hour and had it as the primary app running for much longer than 15m, which is assuming that my ideas on CPU total and foreground use are what I believe they are. In essence, what do those three numbers mean in terms of app/battery usage and what does it tell me?


title: Are there technical reasons why Android is not as smooth as iOS and can they be overcome?

text: There are some discussions of this topic on the internet but I'm looking for something objective and technical like the Stack Exchange community is generally quite good at. I've resisted the smartphone and tablet wave thus far but will probably buy my first Android device soon and start developing for the platform. I much prefer Android's openness to Apple's walled garden. But the thing that bothers me most is that iOS is silky smooth and Android is not, even on pretty powerful devices with multiple CPU and graphics cores. Is this something that's already overcome in newer Android or that is really on a problem on older/cheaper devices? Or is it inherent due to Android being fully multitasking and based on Unix? **Edit** _(In response to the possibility that this question invites opinion based answers)_ : This question is not intended to be opinion based but rather to gather information on real differences in software or hardware that are responsible for the large differences in test results of factors such as Touch screen responsiveness, and rendering speed of UI elements of the Android and iOS operating systems. **Expected answer:**   * Answer that pinpoints exact differences in software implementations and reasons for doing so that have lead to disparities in responsiveness   * Differences in specific hardware (such as the touch screen) that can be a cause   * All backed up with actual test results if possible   * Any other relevant and well defined causes/reasons