title: Unable to update Nexus 7 2012 32gb from 4.2.1 to 4.3

text: I bought my google Nexus 7 2012 32gb wifi only today. It has stock 4.2.1 and it is showing that an update to 4.3 is available but whenever i go there it always states that waiting to download-172.1MB. I tried to restart it and see if it picks up the download but no use, its in the same way. Please can any one help me, i dont want to Root it or anything.


title: Left Alt on External Keyboard Helper for use on JuiceSSH and Finch

text: I like to use JuiceSSH to connect a remote machine which is running Finch. Finch uses ALT+ as it hotkeys prefix, for example, Alt+n to go to the next window. I have an external bluetooth keyboard which has Left Alt Key and Right AltGr key. The AltGr key is working fine, my problem is with the left key. The only configuration I found on the Custom Keymapping is to put Left Alt as Left Alt Modifier. But thats not what I want, I dont want Left Alt to be a modifier, I want that the application receives LeftAlt as it is. So I can use shortcuts like LeftAlt+N (instead of getting the char ñ) Basically, I want to be able to control Finch using LeftAlt as the shortcut prefix.


title: My phone pronounces my name wrong!

text: I use Google Now quite a lot and it pronounces my name wrong. This doesn't surprise me... no one reads my name correctly. However, I think I should be able to tell my own phone how to pronounce it! I have added my name phonetically to my 'contact.' (The same place I choose what picture appears in my text messages.) But this doesn't help. Any ideas where Google Now stores that information?


title: How do I update my ROM to the CyanogenMOD M series releases using the internal updater?

text: All versions of CyanogenMOD released it the last couple years have an internal over-the-air style ROM update mechanism found under _Settings > About Phone > CyanogenMOD updates_. Using the _Update types_ setting you can select whether you want to see only stable updates or nightly builds. However, these two release lines are not the only options one might want to install. Notably absent is the ability to select the M series of releases. Technically these are basically milestone tags in the nightly line, but using them is recommended over nightlies for some users. The M series builds do show up in the updater under the nightly list when they are first built, however that list seems to only show the latest three available builds. **How can I select the most recent M build for installation after three or more nightlies have been built after the M build is released?** For example, CM 11 M2 was released earlier this month, but I was traveling and now over a week has passed and the updater on my devices only show the nightlies from the past couple days. Please note that I know how to download the files for my device and flash them manually, but I would like to use the built in tool.


title: Where are dialer's "All Contacts" coming from?

text: Stock Moto G running 4.4.2, initially set up using Motorola Migrate to transfer my data from an HTC Desire S. I have Google, Skype, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts on my phone, and all the correct contact details from all those accounts are shown in the People app. Happy days. The fun starts when I open the dialer, and select "All Contacts". Here I see all sorts of ancient contacts who did once exist on my previous phone(s), some of whom I may have called at some point but most of whom I never have. They don't exist in the People app, or in the Call History, or on my SIM card-- indeed, if I tap one of them to look at their details, there's an "Add to My Contacts" button there. Some of them are contacts that I used to have on my phone 1 or 2 phones ago and long since deleted, others appear to be old details for contacts that I have since updated or renamed. Where have these ghosts come from, and how can I banish them?


title: Good idea to transfer all phone numbers from SIM card to google contacts?

text: I am new to the whole smartphone thing. Currently all of my telephone contacts are on my SIM card. **I suspect it makes sense to move all my phone numbers from the SIM card to my Google contacts** (i.e. adding the numbers to existing Google contacts who mainly contain only email addresses). The benefits would be: (a) no more duplicate contacts in my list, (b) automated backup of my contact's phone numbers. **Or, is there something I should be aware of before I do this effort?** Will there be some workflow side effects? (apart from not having my contacts on SIM anymore) Edit: I just transferred all. Actually, I did not remove the contacts from my SIM card, I just hid them using the contacts settings. So if I ever have to use my old phone as a backup, I'll have most of my phone numbers in there


title: Recorded video visible on device, but not other media players once uploaded

text: When I record videos with the rear-facing camera on my Archos 43 Internet Tablet, I am able to watch those recordings on my device, but when I attempt to upload them to online video sharing sites like youtube or blip.tv, they aren't properly recognized or converted. Likewise, when I transfer them to my computer, I can't play the video file correctly. If I transfer the file back to my device, it plays just fine. I know that the device produces *.mp4 video files. How can I convert these (corrupted?) videos so that I can see them on my computer and upload them to video sharing sites? Thanks.


title: unknown_error when installing couchdb on android

text: I was able to install CouchDB fine on my Samsung Captivate android phone using the app in the market. When I try and install it on my Samsung Galaxy I update the binaries, then I get an error:               {"error":"unknown_error","reason":"badarg"}      I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling but no luck. Any suggestions?


title: Does Jorte synch with Google Calendar?

text: When I create events on Google Calendar, they don't end up in Jorte. Does Jorte truly sync events with Google Calendar or does it just import events when you set it up and then forget about it?


title: ToDo list, with SPECIFIC repeat option

text: I'm looking for a simple to-do list, that preferably is cloud-synced. I'd like something with a relatively light-weight, simple interface, similar to Any.Do or #fetchnotes. I was using CheckMark Pro, but it is really WAY overkill for what I want. My biggest criteria is that I want to be able to set a task to repeat, some interval **from the date it is completed**. Most of them let you repeat every 6 months or 2 weeks or whatever, from the due date. But take this example: Task with due date of 5/30. Task set to repeat every 6 months from completion. I _complete_ the task, marking it done, on 5/13. The next occurrence should now repeat 6 months from 5/13 (the completion date), not from 5/30 (the original due date). And of course whatever reminder is set (2 weeks for example) should be relative to the new due date, 5/13 in the example above. Most of the one's I've looked at either are not cloud-synced. And I've not found any others than CheckMark Pro that allow the next occurrence to repeat based on COMPLETION date rather than DUE date.


title: Where can I find a widget to enable or disable GPRS in my Spice Mi-270 Android handset?

text: I have a Spice Mi-270 Android phone. There is no touch gadget to enable or disable the GPRS connection. Every time I have to select `settings -> wireless & networks -> data communication sim` and have to select a SIM to turn GPRS off. How can I do this in one touch?


title: Whats new in Android 4.0.3 for Samsung Galaxy S2?

text: I just upgraded my Samsung Galaxy S2 phone to Android 4.0.3. However, I am just wondering if someone can point out what are the new things I can do with this software upgrade. i.e. what are some new features etc. that is now possible with this upgrade. (I think my previous version was 2.3.6.) I tried searching for this on google but I am as confused as ever.


title: Can you charge a Galaxy Tab 2 7" with a charger from Galaxy Tab 10.1?

text: I've already got a charger for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and I'd like to be able to use it charge both that and a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7". It seems to work, but I was wondering if there is any sort of disadvantage to doing that.


title: Race conditions in Tasker?

text: I'm trying to learn Tasker, and it seems that it runs its steps asynchronously, so I end up with a race condition where my task doesn't have the data it needs to continue. I made a simple pair of tasks to test. (Hardware info: LG G2 on Verizon running stock KitKat ROM, rooted.) Task 1: Echo   1. Variable Set: [Name: %ret; To: %par1]   2. Flash: [Text: Par1 = %par1]   3. Return: [Value: %ret; Stop: On] Task 2: Echo Test   1. Perform Task: [Name: Echo; Priority: 2; Parameter 1 (%par1): 5; Return Value Variable: %var]   2. Variable Set: [Name: %dbl; To: %var * 2; Do Maths: On]   3. Flash: [Text: %var * 2 = %dbl] Expected output:   1. Flash: "Par1 = 5"   2. Flash: "5 * 2 = 10" Actual output:   1. Flash: "%var * 2 = 0"   2. Flash: "Par1 = 5" My question is, why doesn't Tasker wait for step 1 to complete before continuing on to step 2? In fact, I'm not even sure it's working correctly in the first place. In my Echo Test task, I added a 2-second wait after calling the Echo task, and now my output is this:   1. Flash: "Par1 = 5"   2. Flash: "%var * 2 = 0" So the `%var` variable doesn't seem to get set at all. Am I doing something wrong, or is my Tasker installation bad?


title: POP3 email accounts disappear

text: I have several POP3 e-mail accounts that periodically just "disappear" from my Samsung Galaxy S3. My enterprise accounts never disappears. I add the POP3 back and they are they for a while, then when I try to open a notification I get a message that says `MAIL NO LONGER RESPONDING` and my accounts are gone. I have tried deleting all the accounts, clearing the cache then re-adding, renaming the default name -- all to no avail. I am on AT&T if that makes a difference.


title: How can I schedule a Nandroid backup?

text: Is it possible to schedule a Nandroid backup for a particular time on a rooted Samsung Galaxy S2 running CM9 and the Siyah Kernel? How would one accomplish this?


title: How do I easily create an image/button on my Android home screen which links to a website?

text: I know the below example is of a custom home screen app, much like Yahoo Aviate, but I'd just like to place custom designed buttons (like the "Attractions" button in the image below) or images on my home screen which links to websites that I specify links to. Is there an easy way to do that? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/98wpP.png)


What exact purpose has the sync option "Background data"?


title: Open source / trusted rooting app for Android / Motorola Defy?

text: I found a lot of compiled rooting exploits for Android, but not a lot of source code. So, how can I trust an exploit able to take SU rights on my mobile device? How can I be sure there is no root-kit/bot/spyware inside? I'm maybe a little paranoid, but this is a very serious issue for me: My PDA contain a lot of private/secret informations (personal and professional), so, is there a trusted/secure way to root an Android device? (A Motorola Defy in particular) * * * [EDIT] I insist on this last point: > is there a trusted/secure way to root an Android device? (A Motorola Defy in > particular) Does anybody know an open source or trusted rooting app for Android, and Motorola Defy in particular?


title: Is voice recognition on Android Wear performed on the device?

text: The recently announced smartwatches based on Android Wear extensively rely on voice recognition for user interaction. Is the voice recognition performed on-device, on the paired smartphone, or in Google's cloud? Or is it a mix of those three, e.g. online with an offline fallback?


title: Why do I get dropped calls and weak signal with Samsung Galaxy 3 5801 mobile?

text: Samsung Galaxy 3 5801 phone with android 2.1 OS. When I enable GPRS I am getting dropped calls and weak signal. When I disable GPRS I find my calls don't drop and the signal much better. Is it a hardware issue or service provider issue or a software issue? How can I fix it?


title: samsung galaxy tab 3 can not connect to pc via usb

text: I am trying to connect my galaxy tab 3 to my pc via usb, however my pc does not recognise it and nothing is shown on my computer on the usb drive. However when I connect it to the pc I get the message that the software was not installed correctly, upon doing more troubleshooting I noticed that it is a driver issue and the reason my tab is not showing as a drive in my computer is because the drivers are not getting installed. When installing the drivers it gives me the error "access denied" any idea why and how to fix it? I should probably add I have checked that permissions are correctly set in the registery. Thanks for taking the time to read my queston


title: OpenVPN Tunneling Facebook/Gmail App

text: I recently downloaded the OpenVPN app and I have it setup to connect to a server at my house and all of my HTTP(S) traffic is tunneled through the connection. I have confirmed this by going to ipchicken.com and it shows the correct public IP. Under the OpenVPN settings I have the "use system proxy" box checked. My question is does that pertain to the Facebook and Gmail apps as well? I would assume the apps are just using HTTPS to connect and then display them but wasn't 100% sure. On a side note, for some reason every time I connect to my VPN on the cell network, it pushes me my correct 192.168.1.0/24 route that my server is handing out but it also pushes a 10.109.105.209/255.255.255.240 route. This is not defined anywhere in my setup and doesn't show up when I connect to my VPN through another WiFi network. It is solely linked to the cell network. Everything still works fine but was curious why it did this. Thanks in advance, Eric


title: Is it possible to use Samsung Galaxy Nexus as a bootable USB stick?

text: I want to install centOS linux distro on my desktop, which does not have a disk drive. Moreover, I posses a 4GB usb stick which is insufficient for installation. I need a usb stick with atleast 8GB to install centOS. However, I've Galaxy Nexus which has lots of space. So I was wondering as to can I use it as a bootable USB stick?


title: How do you determine if you're using Wi-Fi or LTE?

text: On Android, how do you tell if you're connected through Wi-Fi or some other type of connection like LTE or 3G? If I'm sitting at a Starbucks and I sign-in to their Wi-Fi, my phone has both the Wi-Fi and LTE icons showing. How do I know which connection I'm using? When I'm at a place that has Wi-Fi, I want to use Wi-Fi and not my data from my data plan. Is there a place in Android that specifically tells you?


title: What custom rom or kernel will help control wakelocks?

text: Galaxy s2 running Android 4.1.2. Out of 2.5 hours of awake time only 49 minutes were screen on. I would like the awake time to not have such a large gap with the screen on time. Should I install a custom rom or kernel? Which one? Thanks ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/a7cDa.png) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/kCfmw.png)


title: Activate Device Administrator via ADB

text: Is it possible to activate Device Administrator via ADB command instead of tapping _**"Setting -> Security -> Device Administrators --> Select App --> Activate"_** on handheld? If it's possible, how?


title: Bluetooth option not found on an ICS device

text: I have Android 4.0.4 (ICS) and the system report app says that it supports bluetooth. However this isn't shown in the settings for wifi etc. Is there any way of turning bluetooth on?


title: Where has all my storage space gone?

text: This is actually starting to annoy me! Every so often, I get the 'Storage space running out' notification. I go into my settings, and it says I have 60MB left. The thing is, almost a month ago I erased the device because of the same thing - I have my 1.8GB available, and everything was fine and dandy, until now. I haven't installed anything recently, however I suddenly only have 60MB left. I added up all the app sizes according to Android:               Chrome - 65.55MB     Can You Escape - 34.75MB     Facebook - 31.77MB (why does Facebook use so much?)     Gmail - 27.46MB     Skype - 24.04MB     Facebook Messenger - 19.74MB     Search - 18.98MB     Tapatalk - 17.50MB     Hangouts - 17.33MB     Maps - 13.49MB     Google Play Services - 13.49MB     Google Play Store - 10.91MB     Youtube - 10.80MB     System - 10.27MB     Google+ - 9.39MB     Shazam - 8.37MB     Titanium Backup - 8.30MB     Spotify - 6.93MB     Ingress - 6.70MB (I still have 3 invites if anyone is interested)     Media Storage - 4.50MB     3G Watchdog Pro - 4.05MB     Cerberus - 3.02MB     Secret Codes Revealer - 2.99MB     Email - 2.93MB     Contacts Storage - 2.62 MB     Super SU - 2.50MB     Screen Standby - 2.27MB     Settings - 2.20MB     Titanium Backup Key - 2.12MB     DeskSMS - 2.09MB     Exchange Services - 2.05MB     Browser - 2.05MB     Root Explorer - 2.03MB     TalkBack - 2.02MB     Beats Audio - 1.90MB     Google Services Framework- 1.86MB     Google Text-to-speech - 1.78MB     Gallery - 1.75MB     Spirit UL - 1.66MB     Contacts - 1.65MB     Spotify Community - 1.53MB     Sound Search for Google Play - 1.34MB     I then have ~80 apps < 1MB in size.      Add them all together, and I get 490.53MB - nowhere near the 1.9GB Android says I am using. Why is Android reporting me using 1.9GB? What is using this memory? Why isn't it showing in the settings? And above all, how can I fix it? I am using a Samsung Galaxy SII with Android 4.2.2 Cyanogenmod 10.1 Output of `df` shell command:               Filesystem               Size     Used     Free   Blksize     /dev                   395.3M    48K   395.3M   4096     /storage               395.3M     0K   395.3M   4096     /mnt/secure            395.3M     0K   395.3M   4096     /mnt/asec              395.3M     0K   395.3M   4096     /mnt/obb               395.3M     0K   395.3M   4096     /mnt/fuse              395.3M     0K   395.3M   4096     /system                503.9M   340M   164M   4096     /cache                  98.4M    72M    26.4M   4096     /efs                    19.7M     8.3M    11.4M   4096     /data                    2G     1.9G    83.9M   4096     /preload               503.9M   204.3M   299.7M   4096     /mnt/asec/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackupPro-1     2M   100K     1.9M   4096     /storage/sdcard1         7.4G   126M     7.3G   4096     /storage/sdcard0        11.5G     4.6G     6.9G   4096     /mnt/secure/asec        11.5G     4.6G     6.9G   4096     /mnt/asec/com.thales.android.view-1     3M     1.1M     1.9M   4096     /mnt/asec/com.nianticproject.ingress-1    26M    24.4M     1.5M   4096     /mnt/asec/uk.co.nickfines.RealCalcPlus-1     2M   340K     1.7M   4096     /mnt/asec/com.mikersmicros.fm_unlock-2     3M  1004K     2M   4096     /mnt/asec/com.eclipsim.gpstoolbox.pro-1     2M    76K     1.9M   4096     /mnt/asec/com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2-1     2M   912K     1.1M   4096     /mnt/asec/com.farproc.wifi.analyzer-1     2M  1000K     1M   4096     /mnt/asec/com.shazam.encore.android-1    10M     7.8M     2.2M   4096     /mnt/asec/com.hutchison3g.planet3-2     5M     3.8M     1.2M   4096     /mnt/asec/com.google.android.apps.plus-1    20M    18.5M     1.5M   4096     /mnt/asec/eu.chainfire.supersu.pro-1     2M    64K     1.9M   4096     /mnt/asec/com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer-1     3M     1.4M     1.6M   4096


title: How do I make my Linux PC mount my Android 4.2.2 phone using MTP?

text: I have just purchased a new TCL (S950) Idol x phone and I'm figuring out some issue to make it visible on my system. This phone uses Android 4.2.2 and I guess this is the cause of the issue: my previous phone with android 4.1 was correctly displayed in nautilus/dolphin ( using `mtpfs` ) Now I have tried to install `mtp-tools` but nothing has changed. `lsusb` gives me that list (T & A Mobile Phones should be my phone )               Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub     Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub     Bus 003 Device 002: ID 1bbb:0168 T & A Mobile Phones      Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub     Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub     Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub     Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub     Bus 001 Device 003: ID 1bcf:2b80 Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc.      Bus 002 Device 003: ID 8086:0189 Intel Corp.       `dmesg` gives me this output:               [15780.855333] usb 3-2: new high-speed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd     [15780.874336] usb 3-2: New USB device found, idVendor=1bbb, idProduct=0168     [15780.874348] usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=2, Product=3, SerialNumber=4     [15780.874354] usb 3-2: Product: TCL S950     [15780.874359] usb 3-2: Manufacturer: TCT     [15780.874364] usb 3-2: SerialNumber: FESKMRSOYLW8RKSK      Any idea what could be wrong here ? **UPDATE:** I have added the following rules to udev (`/etc/udev/rules.d/11-android.rules `) and now at least `adb shell` works fine:               ## TLC     SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1bbb", ATTRS{idProduct}==”0167″, MODE="0777", OWNER="fra"      ( change `OWNER` user name with yours )


title: Nexus 7 (2013) Won't Boot Normally or into Recovery After Attempted Root

text: So I thought it would be a great idea to try and root my brand new 2013 Nexus 7. After checking out a few tutorials online, I found one for mac, and downloaded the toolkit at: http://www.androidrootz.com/2012/12/nexus-7-one-click-toolkit-for-mac.html I opened up the bootloader by holding down Power + Volume Down and opened the included script on my computer, which unlocked the device. I then attempted to restart it into recovery mode. I pressed Power + Volume Down on startup and opened up the bootloader. I then scrolled to Recovery Mode using the volume keys and pressed Power to select it and boot into recovery. This is where everything went downhill. I could open up the bootloader, but when I attempted to boot into recovery to load SuperSU onto my device, it got stuck on the Google logo with an unlocked padlock icon at the bottom of the screen. So I tried to boot normally, and it got stuck on the same screen. All the forum posts I have come across so far to fix a bootloop all require the ability to boot into recovery mode or normally. I cannot find a guide that tells me how to relock and return to factory settings if I cannot boot at all. Basically I need to unbrick my 2013 Nexus 7.


title: After upgrading the preview of text messages on my lockscreen feature disappeared

text: I have a HTC One Mini and recently upgraded from Android version 4.2 to 4.3,. Everything went fine, but I noticed when people were sending me messages that I couldn't see a preview of them or who sent them on my lock screen. I went into Settings and Personalized settings and my lock screen feature has disappeared.


title: Android images backup to the Cloud

text: Is there a way to backup all images of my Android, something like Dropbox, but for all images of gallery, not only camera and screenshots? But for monitor other folders, created by other apps too, like 'WhatsApp images' or 'Messenger'. Thanks in advance.


title: Trying to root Galaxy SIII Mini (Canadian) SM-G730W8 for additional language support

text: I bought an S3 Mini in Canada, but have noticed that I do not have a language option for Portuguese. I have done some research, and found that it is likely that the Portuguese language is included on the ROM, but is not accessible with my carriers version of Android. I can modify some language xml and config files in order to enable access as per this link http://www.pcwired.com/2013/07/how-to-add-international-languages-into- settings-on-android-samsung-galaxy-s4 However, the problem is that I need root access to do this, and there isn't a confirmed root for the Canadian version of the phone as there is with AT&T and Verizon versions of the S3 Mini. Can anyone give me some advice on how to enable Portuguese language on this phone either through a rooting method that will work, or through another approach? Am I out of luck until there is a root? I am disappointed that the carrier would hide this language as an option when it is, as I understand, already baked into the ROM.


title: Would Nexus 4 bought from UK work in India?

text: I bought a Google Nexus 4 LG make from UK, will it work in India?


title: Samsung Galaxy S3 - cannot get on 3G anymore

text: I have a Galaxy S3 mini on the EE network and until the 23rd December I have been able to use 3G on my mobile by turning the Mobile data on but now when I turn this on nothing happens. I have googled for help but cannot find anything that seems to help. I looked about setting up the APN with EE's details but I already have one called Internet and am unable to change the settings on this or delete it and create a new one. Does anyone have any ideas? I can use wi-fi but not mobile data and I am unaware of donwloading or changing any settings for it to have stopped working


title: trouble with messages

text: How can I get Just the name of the person that sent me a text to come up on my phone and lock screen? I know there is a setting but it shows the message along with the name and I don't like that I just want the name.I could do that with my previous iPhone.


title: How can you see your Facebook Groups in Facebook for Android?

text: I downloaded facebook for Android latest version just now. This version is much better than the one which was pre-installed on my Samsung Galaxy S phone. But can I see my Facebook **groups** somewhere in this version ?


title: Application connection errors after phone reset

text: My phone was reset, now Wordfeud gives constant connections errors. Do I have to reset something for Wordfeud to work?


title: Why phone sometimes (often) goes crazy and constantly lightens up its locked screen?

text: In general, from time to time, my phone (Galaxy SII) lightens up its locked screen for 4-5 seconds. I thought: the reason behind can be to show if some messages or calls are awaiting to be noticed (but, with screen locked, it is pointless anyway, because nothing is shown besides symbol entry screen). But sometimes it lightens up the screen like 3 times in a minute, over 15 minutes. Why it does that?


title: Can't get into Clockworkmod recovery on LG Optimus 2x

text: I flashed a MoDaCo ROM this afternoon just to try it on my LG Optimus 2x P990, which was on ICS (CM9). I see that it's based on the offical LG Optimus 2x ROM, but I decided to flash it back to Android 4.0.4 ICS again, the one I was coming from. But I can't get into ClockworkMod Recovery. I didn't find ROM Manager on my phone after flash (it works, except for Market and has **very** many bugs), so I reinstalled it by sending the *.apk to my email. I installed CWM successfully, but I can't get into it. I have tried the volume and power button method and reboot from ROM Manager. None of them worked. My phone does works (call and such), but I can't get into CWM, which is **really** annoying.


title: Cannot create list in evernote

text: Android 2.3.4 and official Evernote app. While writing a note I want to add a multiple list (simple, numbered, checked) so I click the corresponding button. The indicator of the list is displayed (dot, number or checkbox) and I enter the text I want. At this point, there is no clear way of how to add another item in the same list. If I hit enter it goes to the next line, in the same item of the list. There is no way to add a second item but to fool it by changing list type back and forth (type1->type2). By only doing this trick I am able to see the second list indicator and continue my note. Example of what I see after enter:   1. Text here... and next here... Example of what I want:   1. Text here..   2. And here... I am not sure whether I am doing something wrong, if it is a bug (?) or if I have something mis-configured in my keyboard (default international keyboard).


title: Why are my contact pictures blurry and how to fix it?

text: Since the switch from Android 2.x (2.3.7) to 4.0.4 ICS I notice that all my contact's pictures are blurry. Some of them come from g+ profiles but most are self added on a gingerbread phone. Why are they blurry and how can I fix this? PS: my own picture I reuploaded via the talk app is still low res and upscaled in the phone app. I also have a public profile pic that i updated at the same time.


title: Do Google Talk and Play Store still require background sync on Ice Cream Sandwich?

text: When I used Android versions up to 2.x, some apps like Google Talk and Android Market (now Play Store) required background synchronization to be activated via _Settings_ -> _Account and synchronization_ -> _Background data_. I recently upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich and noticed that both Google Talk and Play Store now work also when that setting is switched off. Do such apps still require background synchronization, possibly in a way that is no longer controlled by a user-accessible setting?


title: What does the SMS limit per conversation do?

text: On the Samsung Galaxy S3, there is an option under the default SMS application called "Beschränkung für SMS" ("limit for SMS"). It was set to "200 messages per conversation" when I bought the phone. What does it do? What happens to messages exceeding this limit? Is there any reason that I can't save millions of messages per conversation?


title: 16GB memory card, ive used 2GB and yet have 14GB of free space, how can i use that 14GB and why is it saying low of space on sd card???

text: im using my 16gb memory card as to store all my apps on etc.. as my internal memory is too full so i chamged my sd card to default storage, but now as i have been using it it says storage space is getting low... but when i check it i therefore have 14gb left in total space i can use but it wont let me ... that's heaps of space I can use, I've tried moving apparently from sd to phone but internal is too full so I can't... I don't see how I need to do that anyway as I've only used up 2gb on sd and yet have 14gb I can use but why is it saying low on storage space on my sd? And how can I go by using the other 14gb ?


title: SMS notification on Bluetooth

text: How can I get text notifications on my 390 plantronics bluetooth device from my galaxy prevail 2 if It has that feature? I have tried my settings in my phone but it only has the option for call audio. What else can I do?


title: Updating Siyah Kernel to 1.9.1 on Galxy SIII i9300 ends in black screen after Siyah logo

text: I currently run Siyah 1.8.9 Kernel with CM 10.1 nightly (20130218), and I've tried to flash Siyah 1.9.1 with both Odin (PC) and through CM recovery. Both ways end up with a black screen after the Siyah logo. I've wiped cache and dalvik as well and fixed permissions. I'm not sure what the problem is. GM's website seems to support the CM 10.1 nightly I'm running. Am I missing something in stweaks setup? Something else?


title: Why does my google maps keeps on crashing even though i'm not using it at all?

text: So, I'm just using my apps. Then sometimes it freezes for a while, and a notice will pop-up and say "Unfortunately, maps has stopped." even though I'm not using it. What do I have to do? Samsung Galaxy S 3


title: Why doesn't my Evo bring up the Hacker's Keyboard?

text: I have an HTC Evo, which is still on Froyo. I've installed Swype and Graffiti, and while I mostly use Graffiti (I used to rock a Palm III), I switch as I need. I heard of the Hacker's Keyboard on the Android Market and I jumped at it. I have ConnectBot on my phone and I sometimes use it to get a command line on both my home and work machine, and it seems like the right thing. But it isn't showing up as one of my choices. Just Swype, Touch Input and Graffiti. I see "Gingerbread" in the description. Sprint hasn't pushed out Gingerbread yet. Is that the problem?


title: Can I install Skype on my xperia?

text: I want to install Skype on my xperia x10 but I cannot find it in the market when I go to Skype.com/m and try to download it, I get the following message: > item not found A friend of mine who has a Nokia C5 was able to install it. How can I install it?


title: I need to view the saved WiFi passwords on my non-rooted Android phone

text: I have an LG Optimus 7 (not-rooted), and all my WiFi passwords are there. I want to view the saved WiFi passwords to transfer thm to my new Samsung Galaxy S3, but I don't know how. I tried to search on the Internet and Google play for an application that would allow me to view this information, but I can't find one. Is there any way for me to accomplish this?


title: Does USB tethering degrade droid batteries?

text: I want to know if tethering with my Xperia Neo V via USB will affect the battery capacity in any negative manner other than the usual.


title: Chrome browser closed after receving a call

text: I started an online transaction on Chrome (under Jelly Bean). In between, I had a phone call and the browser closed automatically. It disconnected from the web sites, and I had to start the transaction again. Is there any way to keep Chrome running in background and keep all the connections open? This is really a big problem for now. I fear starting any online transactions on my Jelly Bean device. Is there any other browser which will keep the connections open? Google must have come across this issue.


title: Will playing a game in a Android phone while charging damage or cause harm to the battery or the phone?

text: Will the following situation damage or cause any harm to the battery or/and the phone:   * The phone is being charging (regardless it is using the electrical outlet or via USB) **and ..**   * You are playing a game while the phone is being charging **and ..**   * You will be playing the game for 5 hours or more. In another word, if you will be playing a android game in a android phone for 5 hours or more while the android phone is being charging, will it cause any damage or harm to the android phone and/or the battery inside the android phone?


title: DC-HSPA Cellular Standard Indicator

text: I have recently picked up a Nexus 4, on a carrier with a good DC-HSPA network (3 in the UK), and I want to check out the speed on that network. However, I don't know whether my phone has even picked up the DC-HSPA network. My speedtests have so far shown around 12Mbps down and 2Mbps up (one of which was in central London), so I can assume I'm only on HSPA+ at the moment. I'd imagine DC would be roughly double that. The indicator next to the signal strength bar has only ever said H or 3G. Will it say something different when using DC? It's never even said H+, for that matter. Is it supposed to? Or is H just a blanket for all HSPA-related standards?


title: Update to Android 4.0.4 fails

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 with ICS 4.0.3 installed. The phone is rooted. Since a while I get a message about a 129MB update. I suppose this is the update to 4.0.4, but I'm not 100% sure. When I try to install it, the following happens:   * the update starts   * alert that a reboot is needed, and after 10 seconds it reboots itself   * the phone reboots   * I see a white open box, a green android icon, and at the bottom a progression bar   * before the progression bar is at 10% the screen goes black and it reboots   * the phone starts up, I enter the pin, then get an alert: Cannot update firmware. Try again with Kies or go to Samsung servicecenter. (Roughly translated) Is this a known problem? How can I fix this? Should I undo the rooting?


title: Can I copy/paste cyanogen files to another SD card, plug it into a rooted tablet, and expect it to work?

text: Long story short: I've got 10 Nook Colors, each of which has previously been rooted, but of which 6 of the 10 SD cards have gone missing (don't ask me how). I've also got 3 non-rooted nook colors that I'd like to root. I'm using the tablets to conduct questionnaires using ODK. If I take a SD card out of one of them and put it into another rooted one, it boots into cyanogen just fine. Plugging the SD cards into my computer (I'm running Ubuntu), I see that they have a fairly complex partition structure. How can I recreate both the files and the file structure onto new SD cards, so that I can boot my rooted tablets into cyanogen? Following these instructions ruined the tester SD card that I bought -- the computer now doesn't recognize the card when plugged in. Not sure why -- I `umount`ed it. I've got the disk image file, the gapps file, and the cyanogen file sitting on my hard disk. Also, how can I root new tablets? The uNooter file described here is a dead link. Or is cyanogenmod old and deprecated? Is there something else that I can do to get these tablets to run ODK? Help!


title: Can I control how google accounts get synced? Mobile vs Wifi

text: Under Settings>Accounts>Google>(my account) there is a bunch of services you can check and uncheck. My question specifically is I'd like everything to be synced but I want to be able to choose which services sync over wifi or mobile data. For example, I'd like most services to sync on both wifi and data but I want music and g+ photos to sync only when on wifi. Is there a way to do this? I also don't want to disable auto sync.


title: Xperia U automatically booted into safe mode?

text: I shut my phone off and turned my phone back on in my pocket and it automatically was in safe mode. I couldn't find apps I had installed and some of my widgets aren't working. What happened to my phone and how could I get it to be "normal" again?


title: Trouble understanding this Cyanogenmod PSA

text: I've been using Cyanogenmod for over a year now, with my own modifications to the dalvik VM. I have teamwin recovery installed on my Samsung Galaxy S3, which I use to install new builds of cyanogenmod. One problem I've always had and have been unable to find an explanation for is that installing the new build of cyanogenmod would fail with some assert until I remove the assert lines from META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script in cyanogenmod zip file. I'm trying to figure out how to install cyanogenmod properly so I don't get the assert error (cyanogenmod already works for me (though it crashes sometimes, but I think that's normal), I just want to make sure I'm doing it right). I'm reading this PSA on Cyanogenmod's website, which I was linked to from here, which I found by searching the word "I747MVLDLK4", which I found in my phone's "baseband version" in the settings menu (I was thinking I need a different version of cyanogenmod other than d2att - one which has "I747MVLDLK4" listed in its assert lines), and I don't understand a single thing it's saying. > As we march towards the 10.1 release of CyanogenMod, we have folks updating > from older ICS stock builds. What is ICS? > However, there is an incompatibility between the ICS bootloader firmware and > Android 4.1 and above releases > > [...] > > Find a heimdall/odin or recovery-installable package of your device’s > firmware, and install it. What is a heimdall/odin or recovery-installable package of my device's firmware? Is that the bootloader firmware? Or, is it the entire "firmware" as in the way people call cyanogenmod a "firmware"? Or, are they telling me to install the default software that came with my phone when I bought it (where can I even get that?)? > To make sure your device is primed and ready for this state, the following > lists the bootloaders compatible for each device: > > d2att: I747UCDLK3 & I747MVLDLK4 Is this a different thing? Or is it the "firmware" they referred to above in my previous question?


title: how to change analog clock widget on homescreen to digital clock

text: I'm stumped. I don't know if my phone is broken or what's happening. I have an analog clock widget on my home screen and I want to change it to a digital clock. If i tap the widget it takes me inside the clock app. If i select settings I select "Style Digital" but the home screen clock is still an analog clock. How do i change the homescreen analog clock to a digital clock?


title: Custom Boot animation is not working in Android Jelly Bean

text: I am reading this tutorial for creating a custom boot animation. I have created a custom `bootanimation.zip` and put this file into the `system/media/` folder but it's not working. When I replace it with the original `bootanimation.zip` it works fine. How can I get my custom boot animation to work?


title: How to enter USB debugging mode in Cyanogenmod

text: I just installed Cyanogenmod 11 on an HTC One, and now I'm completely unable to connect to it via USB from my Linux PC, so I'm unable to transfer any more ROM or applications. How do I enable USB access, similar to the "USB debugging mode" seen in the stock Android ROM? I've looked through the settings, but there's nothing labeled USB.


title: Which engine does the stock Samsung browser use?

text: The title says it all - is it based on webkit, gecko or something else? Thanks!


title: Unable to flash a recovery using Clockworkmod

text: I'm trying to install Cyanogenmod 11 onto an unlocked HTC One, but when I went to boot into recovery mode, all I got was a red error triangle. The docs don't mention it anywhere, but other reports of this error suggest that I **first** need to flash a custom recovery image. So from there I discovered Clockworkmod and installed their ROM Manager app. It detected my phone version, but when I select "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery", it successfully downloads something, but then reports "an error occurred while flashing your recovery". How do I fix this?


title: Nexus 7 tablet (original model) stuck in Safe mode; no way out?

text: I own a Nexus 7 tablet (the first Wi-Fi + 3G model - only front-facing camera, no support for phone calls). Yesterday, I wanted to take a screenshot on my tablet and tried various key combinations; i.e. power key + up/down volume keys; I am not sure about the exact combination, especially because I didn't expect anything bad to happen. I am not sure that's the exact cause, but there's no other way it'd have gotten into safe mode. **So, how do I get my tablet out of safe mode?** I've tried:   1. As stated in the official docs (and confirmed by a Google rep.), simply restarting the tablet (i.e. power off, then power on) should fix it. > ...restart your device to get it out of safe mode   2. Following these exact steps, I tried manually booting into safe mode, and then restarting the tablet to get out of it.   3. This: > It is necessary to hold the volume control switch to "high" and then operate > the "on" switch, to get out of safe mode [...] hold the "on" switch for at > least fifteen seconds.   4. Reset device to factory settings.   5. Reset device in Recovery mode. (Followed steps under Nexus 7 section) successfully from 1 to 5. Volume buttons become unfunctional at this point, and I am unable to use them to _scroll to "wipe data/factory reset"_. **Mind you** , the volume buttons worked in the first few steps, so there's nothing wrong with the buttons themselves.   6. Battery pull, i.e. holding the power button until the tablet restarts.   7. Remove SIM card and restart. Insert SIM and restart. **But... NONE of them worked.** My tablet is still in safe mode and I'm out of ideas. Is there anything I can do to fix this?


title: Using USB peripherals with hardware debug

text: I have a developer tablet, and I also need some peripherals connected via USB to my tablet and debug cable at the same time. I tried to connect USB hub to my tablet using OTG cable, by got the problem - tablet can use peripherals, but PC doesn't show the device in `adb devices`. Is it possible to connect debug cable and USB peripherals to my tablet at the same time?


title: How can you send email to a Gmail Contact Group?

text: I'm using Android 4.1 on a Droid Razr M. Is there any way to send an email to a contact Group? I've read several posts that show how to do this but none of them actually work. There is also an app (GroupU) but it would be nice to be able to send to groups _within_ Gmail.


title: Why do I get `Error Cannot play track` from the Walkman app when I use the `Queue track` feature?

text: I'm using the Walkman app which I downloaded from http://www.mediafire.com/?ajalsjbbpp2sp41 and the `Queue track` feature doesn't work. When I try it, I get the following error message:               Error          Cannot play track      Is there a solution for this type of thing? Note: This is on a Samsung Galaxy S3


title: Stream video over Samba or nfs to Android device

text: I have a file server on the LAN that serves Samba and NFS. What applications can connect with any of those protocols and stream video from it, without unlocking/rooting?


title: Customize number display on dial pad on Android 4

text: Is it possible to customize how numbers are displayed when dialing a number? For example: Instead of grouping them with spaces like `555 123 123`, I'd like it to have no grouping: `555123123`. On 2.3 you could do that from the locale, US had spaces and UK did not. On 4.1 it seems that both US and UK have the same spaces. Can it be changed? Thank you.


Device: Samsung Galaxy (T959)   OS: Android 2.1 (stock from T-Mobile USA)   Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise   **How can I get the stock mail application in Android to sync all my Exchange/Outlook contact folders?**   I have several contact folders off my "Mailbox" root. Here is the directory structure: Mailbox - [my name]   ..Contacts **( << correctly sync'ing to phone)**   ..Contacts - Family **( << not sync'ing to phone)**   ..Contacts - PRC **( << not sync'ing to phone)**   ..Contacts - Vendors **( << not sync'ing to phone)**   ..Inbox   I know that originally the iPhone didn't sync all the contact folders but it does now. Any hints on how to get Android 2.1 to do it?


title: How can I geo-tag a photo after I've taken it?

text: Is there an app for that? :) (For when automatic tagging fails)


title: how to carry my HTC Desire on me? no bag, no pocket

text: In winter time I used to carry my HTC Desire in my jacket's pocket... It's summer time now :-) and I have no pocket (I don't want to use my jeans pocket) and I don't carry any bags on me when going to work. I was thinking of carry my Desire **around my neck** but how can I do that? What is **the safe** way to do so?


title: Why are some songs are not named correctly in media players?

text: Most songs in my collection display correctly. However some will display the name of the song as "01 Song name" instead of "Song name". Note that the file name is "01 Song name.mp3". They also appear out of order in the album so doesn't seem to be taking the track number into account. When I check the id tags all the information is correct. This occurs in all media players that I have tried. Does anyone have any ideas why this occurs and how to correct it?


title: What is the best way to provide feedback to an app's developers and request a feature?

text: Following on from an earlier question that I posed on how to free up space on my Android phone it became clear that a key issue is to request that more developers allow their applications to be moved to the SD card. **What is the best way to let the developers of my favourite apps know of this request?** I considered giving them a low rating in the market and writing in the comment that I would give them 5 stars if they included the "Move to SD card" option. However since I really like the applications and want them to be widely adopted to encourage further development on them I don't really want to turn away potential new users by giving a low rating.


title: Does the gmail app stop syncing once the "Low on space" message appears?

text: Based on casual observation and anecdotal evidence it appears to me that once the "Low on space" message appears in the status bar the gmail app stops syncing and stops notifying me of new emails. Can anyone confirm whether this is the case?


title: Is it possible to clear the 'program installed' icons at the top notification bar?

text: When you perform an update of an installed program, the top notification bar displays a 'downloading' icon. When it is downloaded, it displays a 'successfully updated' icon. **Is there a way to clear these 'successfully updated' icons?** I found no other way than to pull down the notification bar, and click the installed notification messages, but this always starts the updated program. I was just wondering if you can clear these icons without having to start the program. _A minor thing, I know, but once I get a question like that in my head..._


How can I add a shortcut to a particular Google Drive document to my Android homescreen? This is the Android analog to this question. Using a URL doesn't work, since I don't want to open the browser and I want to directly access a Google Drive file I have made available offline. Could QuickShortcutMaker be used? Looking through it briefly, (see here) it doesn't look possible because the "intents" used by QuickShortcutMaker don't take arguments such as a filename.


title: google play services do not support your device

text: When I open some application it says Google play services it says "Google play services which some of your applications rely n do not support or device"..what should I do about it?


title: What is the format of Android's logs?

text: I'm trying to gather data about my phone by analyzing the log files in `/dev/log`. I'm specifically looking at `/dev/log/main`. I always thought that any sane log format would be plain text, yet these files appear to be either binary or in some character set that neither I nor my Linux text editors can identify. **What is the format?** Here are a couple of screenshots:   * First, here's a snippet of the log as interpreted by `vim` (`^@` refers to the null byte; I'm not sure about the other colored control sequences): ![vim](http://i.imgur.com/uKm1C.png)   * Next, this is what the log looks like in a hex editor: ![hex editor](http://i.imgur.com/qhdCS.png) I'm using a Galaxy Nexus running Jelly Bean. The logs were collected using root and a terminal emulator, since aLogcat doesn't seem to use root and thus can't access all logging info.


title: Samsung galaxy s2 (i9100) part of touchscreen unresponsive

text: Just about week ago my phone started to randomly ghostclick in certain parts of touchscreen, so i started to debug issue and came to conclusion that part of touchscreen has became unresponsive and also phone sometimes click on those unresponsive areas by himself. Here is affected areas: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/XeZIt.png) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/APxKp.png) As you can see the two vertical areas are unresponsive. Top part of screen is okay (that's why i did not include). Anyone has encountered such problem?   I have tried, full wipes and different ROM's nothing fixed problem. Should i consult some sort of mobile technician?


title: Can't create new calendar event

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy s2 and for some reason I cannot create events on my calendar, I have not ever had a problem before, and I have space available on the phone. It appears as though all is fine but when it comes to saving the event it just doesn't appear.


title: to recover whatsapp messages

text: i factory reset my phone and then installed whatsapp.Before that i had created a backup of my conversations in my sd card,the name of the backup was 'msgstore.db.crypt'.After i installed whatsapp and after entering my number,i got a option to restore my conversations.i clicked'restore'.it loaded for a minute then i had to enter my name and other things.After i finished everything no conversations were retreived.i hav the backup in 'databases' folder...but its not working!!what should i do????..pls help me out!i need those messages.


title: How to stop a phone from ringing without rejecting the call?

text: Sometimes I don't want to take a call, but I don't want him to know that. So I left the phone be until it stops, so it would appear that I'm away from phone or something and I miss the call. Can I silence the ringing tone and the vibration while doing that? **Info** : My phone is Galaxy S


title: How much internal storage for Apps does Nexus S have?

text: I have a Nexus One now, and the internal storage is very limited. For the moment I have only 164 MB internal storage for apps (From DiskUsage). Nexus One seem to have totally 512MB of internal storage. And Nexus S seem to have totally 16GB of internal storage. But Wikipedia wrotes: `16 GB iNAND (partitioned 1 GB internal storage, 15 GB USB storage` Does this mean that Nexus S only has less than 1GB of internal storage for Apps? I find my 164MB very limiting on Nexus One and I consider to buy a new phone because of this.


title: Where to find the MMS settings?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I configure my phone for MMS? I am using a Samsung GT-I5503 and I can't send an mms. Where can I locate the mms settings so that I can configure it?


title: galaxy s2 booting problem

text: I have been using samasung galaxy s2 in south korea. It was fine and working nice but when I saw there is update software option. I followed the instruction given by Samsung and tried to update making a Samsung id . it was looking fine downloading and updating . when it shows to reboot the option later or now. I chose now than it was rebooting. than it is restarted but it show T only than restarted again. it is continuously going on but doesn't properly start the phone now I cannot use it .how can I solve this problem. T is the icon of Sk telecom which is the one of biggest service provider of south korea. any body can suggest me to solve this problem.


title: Airplane Mode Timer that LOCKS

text: I have found airplane mode apps where I can set a timer for when it comes on. However, I can't find anything that requires a password to turn it off. I need to set it up on my friend's phone for his son so that it forces the phone into airplane mode every night so his son goes to bed. I've tried various Parental control apps, and they suck. Also, it would be useful to have the option to manually turn the service off by sending an SMS from another phone. Please, don't tell me that my friend needs to take away his son's phone at night. I agree. But it's not my kid so I can't do it myself.


title: Not able to connect xperia tipo to Ubuntu

text: I can connect my Xperia Tipo to Windows but not able to connect Ubuntu. Why is it so? Is there any changes that I need to make to my phone ?


title: Can SIP be restricted to certain Networks?

text: The default android telephony app allows the configuration of SIP accounts. At home, I want to use my android phone as a softphone with my local router (an AVM fritzbox). However I frequently use other Wifi networks. As far as I understand, with a SIP account setup to accept incoming calls, the phone will now try to connect to my home router whatever network it is connected to, even using mobile internet services, using up bandwidth. I know that this can be restricted using dedicated SIP apps (like the one AVM provides itself). But it is it also possible to only search for the SIP server when connected to a given network using just the native telephony app?


title: Debugging crashes on Jelly Bean

text: I got an Allwinner-based no-name Android Tablet with 1GB RAM and a 1Ghz A8 CPU. The tablet came with Android 4.0.4, but later an upgrade for 4.1.1 was available. I upgraded my OS and while this newer version of Android feels a lot faster and responsive than 4.0.4, I got some random applications crashes which doesn't appeared on ICS. The crashes occurs randomly and after an application dissapears from my screen there's no dialog to tell me that "Unfortunately, [application name] has stopped", making me wonder if is not the OS which kills the application. I don't know where to dig for some debugging data but while I was messing with builds.prop I found a line called `dalvik.vm.stack-trace-file` which pointed to `/data/anr/traces.txt`. I don't get any clue what is happening by reading that file, so I post it here hoping that someone will understand something from it. The most "crashy" application here is GTA 3 (most reproductible crashes), but crashes also occurs with Browser, Google Play, etc. Do anybody have a clue about what could be the problem? Are 1GB of RAM insufficient for Jelly Bean? I post here my build.prop and traces.txt file hoping that it will be useful for solving my problem (build.props was sightly modified by me trying to get a solution for this problem). Please let me know if there's any additional information I should provide. Thank you.


title: Can't I install or update Apps from Play Store: Error 905. How to fix?

text: Suddenly (after a Play Store update?) I can't install or update any Apps. I always get error code **905** when I try to do so. How can I fix this?


title: What are Cyanogenmod's profiles good for?

text: I just installed ICS CM9 on my Galaxy Note and I am puzzled by the "Profiles" setting. It seems to allow me to set-up different profiles (home, work, etc) and associate settings with them, eg enable Bluetooth and disable GPS at home. But I didn't see any way to automatically change profiles according to, for example, presence of a given WIFI network. So, my question is: _what are those profiles for?_ Should I manually switch profile from work to home when I come back home? This make no sense! I searched but didn't find anything relevant, maybe because "profile" is a very generic noun.


title: How to fast scroll on Chrome Mobile

text: I just installed Chrome Mobile on my Galaxy Note (ICS, CM9) and while it has this nice card-like interface, I didn't find how to flick the screen to fast scroll to top or bottom of pages. In other words, using the Android stock browser, when on a very long page, if I swipe the screen for up to down fast enough with one finger, the page will scroll very fast and continuously from the bottom of page to top of the page. How to do the same with Chrome Mobile?


title: Adding email address from Gmail to Contacts

text: Suppose I have a contact in **Contacts** named John Smith. John's email address is _jsmith@gmail.com_. I've emailed him in the past, but I've never added his email to his contact details. Now, suppose I compose an email to John, then as soon as I type _js_ , **Gmail** guesses that I want to email John and his full email address pops up for me. At this point, I'd like to copy his email address and add it to his contact details in **Contacts**. Any way for me to do that easily? I'm using ICS on the galaxy nexus.


title: is there a way to schedule a turn-on-wifi-sync-turn-off-wifi scheduled task for every day at 8am?

text: I have no 3G. I use my android phone mostly via wifi home network and read emails and podcasts later offline. Is there a way to make a scheduled task which will turn on wifi, force sync (or wait for it) and turn off wifi after for example after 20 min? Force sync is optional. I will just hope that during the 20 min it will occur somehow. Is there an app which will do this or some smart hack?


title: What is the diff between the Media transfer protocal and Picture Transfer Protocol

text: After connecting my device for data transfer the device asks for mode of USB transfer MTP or PTP. I googled it and found that MTP(Media transfer protocal ) and PTP(Picture Transfer Protocol) are some sort of protocols for data transfer but didn't get why is it been used as we can transfer data easily with the previous USB mode as an external storage device. The new USB device modes is somewhat complex for me to understand as I am used to data transfer only as an external storage device but not any PTP or MTP. Which mode is suitable for what kind of data transfer?


title: android phone turns off when wifi on

text: i have a Samsung galaxy ace 3 that tuns off when it sleeps or locks but that only happens when it has internet access, not necessary WiFi on. So if i want to use the phone i have to disable the WiFi so that i can lock it, and if i want to use internet i have to make sure it doesn't sleep, by touching the screen and stuff. It does not turns off at random only when WiFi is on and it sleeps, sometimes it takes a bit of time for it to turn off even when screen black out and sometimes it instantly turns off when the screen goes black, also if i set WiFi to be disabled when sleep i can't receive mails and stuff when is locked but it does not turn off. so i prefer if there was another fix, i can't seem to find any problems the phone worked fine before, i have not installed anything and i even did a factory reset from the backup menu on settings


title: Samsung Galaxy Ace Internet Connection Problems

text: My mother owns a Samsung Galaxy Ace(GT-S5830) mobile phone and we have a wireless modem from Airties with model number Air5343 broadcasting its SSID. The wireless works fine with all devices except Linux Mint 16 which has hard time connnecting automatically. The mobile phone recognized the broadcasted SSID but is unable to connect to it. The network uses WPA2 encryption with a password of 10 characters of length. The phone used to connect to the modem but the modem has been replaced two times. How can I make the phone connected to the home network? Thanks in advance


title: Restoring USB Audio after accidental /Music deletion on Nexus 4

text: I used to be able to have my Nexus 4 play audio via USB to my basic Kenwood car stereo. The controls weren't great, as the device isn't specifically Android-compatible: next folder, and next/previous track was about the limit. But it worked. A couple of months back, a spurious file appeared in my `/Music` folder under OS X Android Connect. When I deleted it, it took out the whole /Music folder. When I recreated the folder, other music apps worked fine, but the car stereo responds with a sullen **No Music** or the very unhelpful **Error** messages. Is there a way to restore the basic USB Mass Storage emulation that I used to have, please?


title: Dead spot in android screen - can't press some keys

text: There's a dead spot on the right of my android device(nexus4) , it interferes with pressing some keys. Is there a solution.


title: How can I make scroll bars always visible?

text: Android hides scroll bars unless the window is actively being scrolled. This makes it hard to tell if a window can be scrolled without actually trying it. Is there a way to force Android to always show scroll bars when there is something to scroll? I have a Thunderbolt running Android 2.2 (Froyo).


title: Milestone rooted with the Universal Androot, can I install ROMs?

text: I rooted my Motorola Milestone 2.1-update1 with the latest beta of Universal Androot, and it seems to have worked fine. I've installed busybox, used titanium backup, and installed a couple root-only apps. Now I'm thinking about using ROM Manager to see what custom ROMs can be installed. However, I'm worried because I've read the milestone has some sort of lock in the bootloader, and I never actually unlocked the bootloader while rooting it. Am talking sense? **Will I run into problems if I simply install ROM Manager and try to install a custom ROM?** Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm under the impression that rooting and unlocking are separate issues. And so I'm wondering if I don't have to unlock my phone before messing with ROM Manager.


title: User experience difference among Nexus S and Samsung Galaxy S

text: Currently, I am considering 1 out of the following 2 android phones.   * Samsung Galaxy S   * Nexus S (Not available in my country yet) I was wondering, has anyone used the above 2 android phones before? What is the significant difference of these 2 phones, in term of software and hardware? p/s Is there any online store where I can buy Nexus S from if I decide to have one? I am from Malaysia.


title: How can I edit/remove my pictures in Android -devices on desktop?

text: I want to remove a bunch of images and it is extremely slow in Android. I want to edit things directly in Desktop, maybe such services with something like Google Picasa (?). In other words, how can I edit my images on the memory card of the Android device on Desktop? The Desktop and the Android are linked with the same Google account.


title: Where to copy wallpapers?

text: I downloaded some wallpapers for my phone using the PC. Now, in which folder of my Android phone should I store them in order to be visible in Wallpaper Gallery?


title: HTC One / Beats Earbud Conflict

text: The Beats earbuds that came with my HTC One initially worked great: the inline control worked, sounded decent. Recently, the phone fails to recognize them however. When I plug in alternative earbuds the phone plays music through the alts. When I plug the Beats earbuds into alternative audio sources, the earbuds themselves work fine. There appears to be a conflict between the two together:   * I have tried using the headphone controls apps to see if throwing an app in there dedicated to managing the earbud controls would be a workaround and this did not work.   * When I plug the Beats earbuds in, music plays through the phone speaker but the earbuds make the noise they would due to being plugged into a sound source   * I have tried this with the Beats Audio setting on and off, and it is not a separate volume settings issue as the phone plays music through itself instead of the earbuds   * Essentially, the issue isn't even with the inline controls, it is with audio not coming out at all; having audio come out of them would suffice a win for me What are my options and which are the best:   * Get a new set of the same headphones; confirm if the issue is with this specific pair, and perhaps a short inline or other wear issue?   * Is there some kind of Software solution?   * Is the phone the problem even if other headphones work with it?


title: Chrome New Tab Page Different/Changed. Samsung Tab 3, Android Kitkat

text: Usually my chrome://newtab looks like this:![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/fAC1q.png) When I opened chrome recently and made a new tab, it looked like this (PLEASE NOTE! This is an image I took from chrome beta to recreate the image as I cant recreate it on chrome version 36, as after I cleared chromes data in application management, it was gone.) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/eycGG.png) I first noticed there was a Google search bar, and tapping just moved it to the top like the beta did. It looked exactly like the beta one, but how did it end up on my normal chrome? I searched the settings and could not find anything. I had just been browsing reddit and superuser, and was on youtube. When I came back to make a new tab it was different. I cleared the data for chrome and it was gone, so thats why I installed beta and took a screenshot for comparison. Any explanation?


title: Add contact to ActiveSync on Samsung phone

text: I have two Samsung phones connect to my Exchange email using ActiveSync. When I manually add a contact they are stored on the phone and not ActiveSync, how can I set the default storage mechanism to be ActiveSync? Thank you


title: Remove notification bar in Samsung Galaxy Tab 3

text: Is there a way to remove the notification bar on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3?


title: How to sync music bought on Google Play back into iTunes

text: I have the Google Music manager set to watch my iTunes folder, so if I buy music on iTunes, it'll end up in my Google Play Music. What about the other direction? When I buy a song on Google Play, how do I set things up so that it will be added to my iTunes collection on my Mac?


title: I have broken screen. Can I root my phone only with downloading mode and recovering mode?

text: I want to recover my data from my Samsung S Duos. I have broken screen, so I can't do anything, even unlock (because I have a password to enter the phone). I tried to install CWM and connect with ADB, but USB debugging isn't turn on, so I can't connect with ADB at all. Is there some way to root my phone via recovering mode (with CWM) so I can turn on USB debugging and work with ADB? Maybe there is some easier way to recover my data? I thought e.g. about connecting keyboard to my phone, so I can unlock it and normally connect via USB, but my phone doesn't support OTG :/ any ideas?


title: Clearing photos space from device via USB, keeping auto backup

text: I am running out of storage space on my mobile device. I am using photos auto- backup, and would like to still be available to view my photos/videos when I want to from my device. Can I connect via USB and delete/move files from `Internal Storage\DCIM\Camera` and be sure they will still be available from the photos app while I am online?


title: How can I set a directory permission so that all files, existing, and newly added are indelible?

text: I am tinkering with an app that I do not control. It creates files and then sometime later deletes them, I want to prevent it from being able to delete those files. Or if I could create a file system watcher app that would auto copy the file to a new location, that too would suffice, but I do not know if that is possible on Android. Also, I would like to be able to set this recursively on a small folder tree but if not, I can just do each folder manually.


title: adb/fastboot can't find device in bootloader, but they can do it when booted

text: I have worked on building Android from source code for few weeks. It used to be fine to me with my Galaxy Nexus, I can connect to my device via adb and fastboot and flash either the factory ROM or ROM built by me into my device. However, when updating the phone into 4.3, I forgot to extract drivers into the built directory and flash the built image into my device. Is surely can't work, and the screen turn off once "Google" is shown, so I would like to reflash it back to other image. However, my laptop can't recognize my Nexus S anymore in the bootloader. I can use "adb shell" once the device is normally booted (even without screen), but once I type "adb reboot bootloader", the connection is lost! Both "adb and fastboot devices" show nothing.... There are many threads talking about unable to connect devices but 70% of them are driver-related issue and 30% of them, ex: sudo adb, just don't work for me. I think I am not facing the driver issue because I still can use "adb shell" once the device is normally booted (not in bootloader mode). Moreover, I also tried few debrick tools contributed by xda community but with no luck. The most closed thread to this question is: ADB can discover devices but not fastboot But it seems there is no answer for this question. I am wondering if there is any way that I can reflash image to my device without accessing it in bootloader mode? (ex: push image in to device via adb shell when device is normally booted?). I am also wondering if there is any way to fix this problem.


title: problem with root s4 gt-i9515

text: I have S4 I9515. Can I use a ROM or root S4 I9505 to my phone or not? I don't find any root for my phone. I even tried to root my phone with root S4 I9505 but when I try to give super user access to my "root checker application" it give me "this device does not have proper root access". But if I delete "super user application" and then run "root checker", it show me that I got good root. Also I use another su app but it is not working with me so what to do?


title: How can I root my HTC Legend without erasing my data?

text: I want to root my HTC Legend but I don't want to lose my data on it. I have seen the unrevoked method for rooting HTC devices but it does not have a version specifically for HTC Legend. Would the HTC Wildfire version work or do I need to look elsewhere?


title: How do I make the apps/widgets view the default view?

text: I just got my first Android device (a tablet). I noticed there's two views. One with a wallpaper and some apps, and another view similar to Launchpad on the Mac (shown below): ![screen shot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/eJ8ZJ.jpg) I want to get rid of the view with the wallpaper in it and just have the "launchpad" view as my default. Is that possible?


title: Can I mount external SD card read-only?

text: I have a SamsungGalaxy S3 (32GB Verizon version, not rooted) with a 64GB external SD card. I use the external card only for music, which I load from my computer. Several times now I have lost files from the external card. Is there any way I can force the S3 to mount the external card as "read-only"? Ideally, a widget that would allow me to toggle the mount from RO to RW and back would be perfect, but any way to mount it as RO will satisfy my need to protect the data on the card.


title: How to stop "Make your phone more social" prompts?

text: Alcatel One Touch 983, firmware version 2.3.7. I am frequently interrupted with a black screen displaying this prompt: > Make your phone more social > > Authorize the synchronizing which will make it easier for you to connect > more with friends, share photos and links, and receive event reminders and > notifications. > > `Allow` `Skip` At first I thought it was Facebook, but then found that it was continuing after I killed the Facebook app. Moreover, it seems to stop when I switch my phone off and on again, but I don't know what's triggering it to start doing it again. Once started, it will sometimes pop up at minutely intervals, whether I tap Allow or Skip. I'm not sure what it's actually doing. In any case, what can I do to stop this frequent interruption? A way to stop it for good would be preferable, but failing that, I would welcome advice on how to stop it for the time being without having to shut my phone down and possibly lose something I'm in the middle of doing.


title: adb shell mount command: documentation?

text: I'm creating a guide for noobs on editing the SystemUI.apk on the US Galaxy S3. But, before I post the guide, I want to make sure I know my stuff! I'm looking to learn about ADB (and ADB shell) and its various commands. I've noticed that some users mount their system read-write like so:               mount -o remount,rw /system      But, others mount like so:               mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system      I have a little bit of knowledge behind this (-o signifies options, yaffs2 signifies the file system, /dev/block/mtdblock4 signifies mount point, and /system is the actual directory), but why do people have different commands? Is it unsafe to miss some of the arguments? Why do some people include the mount point? The file system? Some separate multiple options using commas, others use spaces: does that matter? Instead of asking 50 questions like those, **does anyone know where to find the documentation/reference/explanation of the mount command, and describing its options?** If you are feeling extra great, any documentation/reference/explanation regarding ADB and busybox-for-android available? _(Besides these:http://busybox.net/downloads/BusyBox.html and http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html , which are a little lacking.)_ _Someone_ knows these things, but my Google-fu is took weak... :( I would sincerely appreciate your guidance, any at all! :)


title: Lost root on LG AS855 due to OEM update

text: I lost root privileges on my LG AS855 when I updated it. I used SuperOneClick to root it. Now, it just hangs on step 7. This is not a very popular phone and information on rooting it is extremely sparce on the internet. Any suggestions on how to go about getting root privileges back would be much appreciated.


title: Samsung Galaxy S3 won't push emails

text: I can only get new emails by manually doing a refresh. I want instant access to emails, like in Blackberries. I have both the Gmail and the Red Envelope emails with the same emails. P.S. Is this a sync issue?


title: Flashing Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with Android on Linux

text: Is there a way to flash my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with stock rom(Android KitKat 4.4.2) in Linux(any distribution)? EDIT: I can't figure out how to flash this firmware with Heimdall. All I can find is different files and different devices. EDIT:Here are the instructions building a Heimdall firmware package. EDIT: I found a post on XDA saying that Heimdall doens't support KitKat 4.4.2, I got the same error as that guy:ERROR: Failed to send request to end PIT file transfer! ERROR: Failed to download PIT file! When trying to download the PIT file for my device.


title: Why does my data plan need to be on to send pictures with text?

text: I don't understand why data is needed to send a picture with a text or to send a text to multiple recipients. These things did not need data on a dumb phone. They just used texting.


title: Why is phone still checking inbox after deleting account?

text: I'm running Android 4.2.2 on Samsung GS4 SGH-m919. I set up an Exchange account using the stock "Email" app. I later deleted that account from the accounts list. Now if I run Email, it starts the "set up email" process, so it acts like the account is gone. However, I am still seeing regular status messages that say "checking inbox: exchangeserver.com". I have restarted the phone since deleting the exchange account. From Application Manager, Email is not shown as a running application. Why am I still seeing notifications about checking a non-existent account?


title: ERRORLEVELs in adb push and pull

text: I need to execute adb commands from DOS batch files, but I need to know if the push and pull commands were successful. Do these commands return an ERRORLEVEL, or some other environment variable to determine of the push or pull was successful?


title: Polling JavaScript from shell script in Android?

text: * I want to measure the real, system and user time for running a web benchmark (1). It basically runs some pre-stored site data emulating basic human interaction.   * It contains index.html, results.html and some js files.   * I was able to modify the index.html to autostart without pressing a start button and then using Android intents to start web browser. Example:               time adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -n com.android.browser/.BrowserActivity -d file:///storage/emulated/0/benchmark/bbench/index.html      But the above code gives me the time for only the process which starts the index.html file. Possible solution:   I can call the above intent in a script and then run the script using time function, the catch is that I need to get some kind of feedback or end of task status from the benchmark. I can't understand how to do it. When I open results.html file, there is a for loop which basically runs the benchmark for some predefined number of iterations, I can perhaps modify this or get some status flag from here. **but** , the main question is can I poll a function/ variable in JavaScript from shell script? I am doing everything on Android platform 4.2.2 .


title: Nexus 5 with an English interface and a Hebrew keyboard

text: I can't figure out how to set a Hebrew keyboard while using an English interface in my Nexus 5. The only way I have found to switch to a Hebrew keyboard was changing the language of the interface to Hebrew. Is it possible to have them both without a third party app?


title: Page can't be loaded in S4 using http, but it does in https

text: I'm having special issues loading a website in my Galaxy S4, either Chrome and the default browser. In my case, when I try to access a website file using http, it throws an error 500, while accessing it using https, it works as expected. The weirdest thing is that when I try to access using another phone or a pc, it perfectly works. I've even tried using Firefox, but it still doesn't work. Do you know where does this error can come from?


title: How to record an IR remote control commands and retransmit it by android device?

text: I have an Ir to Use. Is it possible to use it to record commands of an IR remote controls and simulate them by an IR-enabled android device? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ZW8bN.jpg)


title: backup taken by kies and want to restore it in lg phone

text: My s3 screen was blacked out and i took contact backup using kies3. Now i have got LG LTE2 phone also known as LG optimus f160 and want to restore that backup (taken by kies) data on LG phone. How can i do it?


title: App shows ads even after restricted background data

text: I restricted background data for my file manager app. But still when I open the app, I am getting ads at the bottom. How is that even possible? How the app able to connect to mobile data? Am I missing something?


title: Will Android recognize USB wireless adapters?

text: I'm looking to use a wireless drawing tablet with my Asus TF300T. I have a USB accessory so I can plug in the USB adapter for the drawing tablet, but I was wondering if Android would recognize the drawing tablet so I can use it like I would on a PC.


title: matching desktop signature to mobile

text: I have seen this question for 2 yrs now but still can't find an answer. How do I sync my desktop gmail signature to my droid?? I need to send email from road and want my professional signature to appear. I'm using google mail and isn't droid a google phone?? it should work. It works on my employees' iphones, what am I doing wrong. Very frustrating if there is no answer for this. Our company policy requires use of "real" signature when using mobile email and I can't adhere to my own policy. I know I can type a signature in, but it's just not the same as what appears on our desktops. Please help!! hoping I've just been missing something and the answer is out there. Thank you!


title: How can I sync all folders from an Exchange server (not just the Inbox)?

text: I am using a Samsung Galaxy S2 (Android 2.3.4) and have set up the native email app to synchronize with an MS Exchange 2007 server. The problem I am noticing is that I'm only notified for a new email if it is sent to my Inbox folder. I have to sync my other folders one-by-one. Is there any sync all option?


title: Want to download an unsupported app, but says it will replace an app

text: What does it mean when it says it will replace an app?


title: How to root my Motorola Flipside?

text: I am a relatively new Android user, but I have a bit of experience with Linux. My new Motorola Flipside MB508 has quite a few unwanted preinstalled applications on it, which I would like to remove. However, I need to root the device to do this. What is the easiest way to root a Motorola Flipside on Linux? `*`edit`*` I tried using SuperOneClick, but I am running Fedora (17) and it doesn't work in Wine.


title: Maximum ring volume for one contact, vibrate for others (SMS)

text: I keep my phone on vibrate all the day because of my work. So I mostly get back on people when I have the time. However, I must be informed immediately when some server goes down. For that I have ordered a service which sends me an SMS when it happens. How would I have the phone ringing with a maximum volume for just one contact, while at the same time have everyone else on vibrate?


title: What does the random "ding" in Google Maps Navigation signify?

text: Ever since updating my Nexus S to ICS, I've noticed that when using Navigation I sometimes hear a random "ding" when driving around. Any idea what this means? I was thinking maybe it was a warning about the speed limit or something, but I haven't noticed any particular circumstances whenever it does it. Sometimes its multiple times per journey, other times not at all. In the UK, Nexus S 4.0.3.


title: how to search a particular song using search button

text: i am unable to search a perticular song by usng search button from the long list of songs after its been upgraded to android 2.3.5. Before that i was able to find a song using search button.i am using htc desire s handset. Please suggest if there is a solution to this.coz if i need to listen a perticular song ,i have to traverse through all the library and fing the song after 15 -20 minutes..


title: How to start browser in incognito mode by default?

text: I have a samsung galaxy tab 2 10" running Android 4.0.4. Is there a way for the default browser to automatically start up in incognito mode? Or, is there an alternative browser that can do it?


title: Is it possible to dual-boot my TF201 with Windows RT?

text: I'm really liking the look of Windows 8 / Windows RT, and I'd like to try ditching my PC entirely by getting Windows onto my Transformer Prime. I'm aware that there are a few issues around things like not having the windows key, but I can't find much conclusive information around the dual-booting situation. Most of what I've found is a from much earlier this year, and a lot of the information seems to be based on supposition rather than " _I've tried this and it did / didn't work_ ". Is it, or is it not, _actually possible_ to get Windows RT running well on the TF201? As a follow-up, will Windows recognise the keyboard, or will it be ignored because it's not the Touch Cover?


title: Zoom in/out via external keyboard

text: In there a way to get the effect of (zoom out/pinch put)/in with external mouse and or/keyboard? For games like angry birds or using google earth.


title: Jorte sync NationalHolidayCalendar with Google Calendar

text: Is there any way to sync the NationalHolidayCalendar which the Jorte has with Google Calendar?The NationalHolidayCalendar of Jorte has been set up to show Greek Holidays.The google calendar shows greek national holidays ,but it only shows a few of them,while jorte shows most of them.So,I was wondering if there is anyway to sync the Jorte's NationalHolidayCalendar with Google Calendar.


title: How to connect 3rd party tcp/ip device to Nexus7

text: I have a wired tcp/ip based device that I need to access from an android app running on a rooted nexus 7. There is only one hard-requirement   1\. The tablet's primary internet connectivity must **NOT** be affected (3g and wifi).      and a couple of preferences...   2\. Preferably the device would be accessed wirelessly.   3\. Preferably this would be accomplished without additional hardware physically attached to the tablet.   The options as I currently see them...   * **Bluetooth** obviously this would require some sort of ethernet to bluetooth gateway. I would rather not pay more than the price of the table for an industrial device which has significantly more capability than what I would need. So does a consumer version of this even exist? If it does would the resulting bluetooth connection on the tablet interfere with the 3g/wifi internet connectivity or is that something I can workaround with special routing rules or just coding the app to use bluetooth rather than sockets?   * **Wifi** Is there a way to accomplish this while still meeting requirement #1? Maybe attaching a USB dongle via the tablet OTG connection and running two simultaneous wifi connections with special routing rules?   * **Wired** USB RJ45 dongle via tablet OTG connection? This is similar and possibly simpler than the wifi option yet has the same potential issues regarding having two network connections active concurrently. Any thoughts, suggestions, creative solutions?


title: Do I need to root my phone to get a tcpdump?

text: I'm troubleshooting my aCal installation and the good folks at aCal asked me for the output from `tcpdump -A` \-- do I need to root my phone and install busybox or can I do this from a terminal emulator?


title: Disable camera's lockscreen shortcut

text: How can I prevent the camera app from opening directly from my Nexus 4's lockscreen? It opens frequently and easily when the lock screen slides from right to left, even if the phone is locked with pattern. My phone is running Android 4.2.2.


title: How to make Galaxy Tab as portable WiFi hotspot?

text: I am a new user of Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (GT - P5100). Is there any way to use my Galaxy Tab as portable WiFi hotspot?


title: Malware has corrupted SD card

text: I have android phone with SD card. Malware has moved all files to other folder. Then I copied it to previous place. But now it doesn't show applications placed in menu. It shows it in settings. What to do? How does android application in SD card must be placed?


title: video recording distorts vertical lines

text: Here's a problem I've noticed on all Android, from old 2.2 to the new demo tablets at the store: When in camera video mode, record a column or a pillar, and slightly rotate the device back and forth left/right. Notice that the column appears to be changing shape, wobbling. I remember seeing in consumer-reports or similar magazine that most Android phones have worse video quality, I think only G2 had a very good rating. I wonder if there is any known fix for this problem? Which models don't have this bug?


title: Flashing Samsung Galaxy S3

text: I got my Samsung Galaxy S3 but it was bought from South Korea. At first it was all Korean but after some time(or some tweaks) I managed to set it to English. (No, I am not A Korean). Can I flash the firmware to a real English version(using ODIN or any other software)? I entered the model number because I might do something wrong but everything is in Korea (SHW-M440S: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=SHW-M440S&pcode=SKT#firmware). Another problem on my phone is it will only send an SMS if it has 80 or less characters on the message. P.S. I am very new to Odin and flashing an Android phone. But I have seen some tutorial on how to do it.


title: Hide Facebook friend's events from calendar

text: I added my Facebook account to the calendar to sync up my Facebook friend's birthdays in my calendar. But along with the birthdays, few useless events also got added automatically. Like if my friend who is a football fan, is attending a Football match somewhere, that event is displaying in "MY CALENDAR". It is very annoying to see my friend's events in my calendar. How do I stop that?


title: Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 can't receive incoming calls

text: After updating to version 2.3.7 of Android the device can't receive calls. Although it can call. The caller to my device is said to line was busy always, it happens from any kind of callers. Need to note, that incoming calls are saved to log, but without any notifications. I played with Profiles, WIFI settings, but it didn't help. baseband version: S5830XWKS2


title: Command to install app from phone?

text: I'd like to SSH into my phone, download an APK, and install it remotely. Is there a command available on the phone that would allow me to do this? EG:               wget localhost/file.apk      android_install file.apk      Need to automate an install, as I just accidentally wiped my SD card and everything on it. :(


title: Android Packet data shortcut

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy Mini running Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread. In the previous version Froyo (2.2.1) when I held down power button I got in that menu a shortcut to enable packet data. In Gingerbread I couldn't make this shortcut appear. Is there anything I can make to add this shortcut there? Because it's quite annoying to keep accessing Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Mobile networks -> Enable packet data.


title: Is there a way to preserve my configuration between firmware updates?

text: I had some apps installed on my Galaxy S2 and configured them on screen the way I liked to have them. Today, the firmware got updated (it looks cool) and all my installed apps are gone from my workspaces. They are still available in the application menu. Also, a load of Samsung and Vodafone (my carrier) apps were put in the workspaces. Is there a way to preserve my configurations between updates, and if not... why? I usually use about five apps, so it's not such a big deal for me, but it's annoying. I can imagine some other users freaking out over this.


title: Change behavior of space on external keyboard?

text: On my PC, I am using TouchCursor, so that I can control the text cursor using key combinations such as:   * **SPACE+I/J/K/L** : up/left/down/right   * **SPACE+H/N** : page up/down That way, and when using a keyboard with a TrackPoint, everything is reachable from the home row, and I don't need to move hands. TouchCursor reconfigures the space key:   * to act as a modifier key when pressed together with **I/J/K/L/H/N/...** , and   * to act as space, when pressed and released. Can I get the same functionality with an _external keyboard_ connected to a modern Android device?


title: Transfer large files beween Android device and an iPad mini

text: I have an iPad mini and a Galaxy Tab 7.7 tablet. What is the easiest way to transfer several large files between an Android device and an iPad device?


title: How can I select which folders to sync via Exchange ActiveSync?

text: I am using Exchange ActiveSync with Android version 4.1.2, but cannot find the option to choose which folders to sync within my mailbox. A technote on the Samsung website (albeit the US version) says this option should be there. Does anyone have any ideas?


title: Android 2.1 - MyTouch 3G Slide - Preparing SD Card mal-function - Formatted SD Card after taking out and putting back in :(

text: Operating System: Android 2.2 Device: HTC MyTouch 3G Slide SD Card: Micro SD 8GB Sandisk card that is less than 1 year old Background: This feature formatted my working SD Card w/ all my pictures on it after i took it out and put it back into the same phone. I didn't add or delete any data from the device when i took it out... I checked the sd card on the computer and it only had 2mb of cache files on it while before it had 6gb of music and photos. I already tried mounting and unmounting the card. That doesn't help. The phone has recently been factory restored. Questions: 1) Why is Android / MyTouch3G Slide formatting my sd card? 2) How do I know if it's an sd card problem or a phone problem? 3) How do I get the card to work w/ the pictures and mp3s on there? I'm thinking maybe I should prepare the card for android somehow- with a sd card formatter Update: I recovered the files w Easeus Data Recovery, put them back on the card, and it formatted the files again. I'm thinking I should format my card for android 2.2 or mytouch3g so it accepts the pictures or put the card in while the phone is off to prevent this from happening again?


title: Google play is not displaying

text: I'm trying to open google play on my computer but it displays me like below image: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/3Dn2g.png) Doesn't display any of the application not even when I select from categories.


title: Contacts / People application missing

text: I have no Contacts / People app in my ICS tablet (bq Maxwell Lite). All the other google apps are there (calendar, playstore, gmail, talk). There seem to exist other tablets with the same problem. I've tried to retrieve the `Contacts` and `ContactsProvider` apks from `/system/app` on the SDK emulator, but these fail to install Third party contact managers just crash on startup.


title: Updating my Xperia U to the ICS firmware 6.1.1.B.1.54 instead of the official 6.1.1.B.10

text: I'm using the official Sony GingerBread 2.3.7 with firmware **6.0.B.3.184** on my **Xperia U** and I want to use the latest **6.1.1.B.54**. I've tried using Sony PC Companion/SUS but it tries to update my GB to ICS 6.1.1.B.10 which is buggy. I do not want to unlock my bootloader in this process and I also want to keep a backup of my current stock ROM in case something goes wrong. Can anyone post me a link or explain me the process of updating my phone?


title: Gmail app on LG Optimus U doesn't get email anymore

text: I have an LG Optimus U from US Cellular and I use the stock Gmail app. A few days ago, it stopped receiving any new emails. When I click on refresh it doesn't do anything, just fails silently. Also, it shows that my account has 4 new emails but when I list the emails, I don't see any. Has anyone had this problem, or can anyone recommend a better email app?


title: How to get Banshee to see Xoom via MTP?

text: I just bought a Canadian region Xoom, and have been able to access it via MTP using Gnomad2, but Banshee refuses to recognize it, despite having the libmtp extension installed. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! OS: Fedora 14, amd64


title: google contacts not shown

text: When I log onto GMail on my HTC Desire, I can't find a way to access my GMail contacts. I read that there was some link on the left of the screen. I see none. I am now at a loss


title: How can I charge an ASUS Transformer while connected to USB?

text: Currently I'm developing with my Nexus S but would like to use Asus Transformer for that. So far I figured that device won't charge from USB. And for me - I need to have it on USB for debugging while charged and ON all the time. Is that even possible? How long device lives on battery when 100% on? **EDIT** I look at keyboard accessory and it looks good. It seems that I can charge and it will serve as a stand. But I'm not sure if USB in keyboard will work for debugging?


title: Just wondering if there's an app in android that can read the actual height and width of an image captured from camera

text: Is there an app that can identify height and width of the image or object captured by a camera of my phone. Example is: It can identify the height and width of the dog or building or the person.