title: Preventing installed apps from making calls or sending SMS

text: It seems like a growing number of (seemingly legitimate) apps casually claim the " **Services that cost you money** " permissions (making calls and sending SMS) for non-essential secondary features that aren't the main thing people download the app for. A couple of examples I've seen recently are **Any.Do** and **2Do**. These apps' primary purpose is managing to do lists and projects, but they have secondary minor features that use these permissions (I think it is for scheduling responses to missed calls and sharing tasks by SMS). I don't want to allow any non-official app on my phone to make phone calls or send SMS. It's just not something I need 3rd party apps to do for me, and I'm not interested in these secondary features. The developers look reasonably legit - but I generally prefer not to feel like I'm unneccessarily handing a company I don't know an open wallet. But I would, ideally, like to be able to use these apps for their primary features, which appear to be very good and better than the competition for what I want. Is there any way to download these apps and prevent these permissions from being used? Or to make it so any time they did try to make a call or send an SMS, I get some kind of system confirmation notice and the opportunity to stop it before it happens. _(please note this isn't a question about to-do apps, I'm aware there are loads of alternatives that don't use these permissions. It's a question about **any kind of app** you want for any reason, that requires call and SMS permissions for a non-essential minor feature you're not going to use)_ * * * Ideally I'd prefer **not to need to root the phone** to do this. I've looked at the app **Permission Denied** (requires root acces) and while I love the idea of what the app does, it sounds like a complicated road that I don't have time to go down. Likewise for custom ROMs. I don't mind if it's a blunt solution that stops any app except the Android phone interface itself from making calls or sending SMS. In fact, that would be ideal. I thought about trying to use an app like Tasker to set up a trigger on any ongoing call or SMS that cancels it if it wasn't called directly by the Android phone interface, but I doubt that it would work (and of course Tasker uses these permissions itself...). Also ideally I'd prefer not to need to spend lots of time in airplane mode unable to receive normal calls or messages - but I'll accept a strong solution that involves using airplane mode some of the time if there is no better approach. I also don't mind if a solution causes the app to crash or force close any time it tries to use one of these permissions. If it thinks it needs to make a call or SMS, that itself is a sign that something is wrong. This earlier question covers somewhat similar ground but with a focus on data privacy, monitoring, and proper sandboxing for rooted phones. Only one answer there seems like it could be a non-root solution to this specific problem - the app **App Shield** \- but it seems to be no longer available (dead link and nothing relevant in Google Play app search). EDIT - I've added a seperate linked question trying to find out what the deal is with App Shield: Is App Shield safe, stable, available? * * * Phone is a Samsung Galaxy Note if that's relevant.


title: "USB Storage" Encryption

text: Samsung phones, Galaxy Note running ICS 4.0.3 in particular has System Storage, USB Storage, and SD Card. I wanted to know if I encrypt my device by going to Settings - Security - Encrypt Device. Will it encrypt the "USB Storage" as well aside from the System Storage?


title: How to set android as internet gateway for my home network

text: Title should say all, but here's some network topology: Laptop(s), desktop(s) **< -wlan/lan->** router **< -wifi->** android **< -internet->** So I'd walk into the reach of my wifi and my android would connect to the wlan automatically and voila, internet for the rest of the network. I think this is a good approach https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Internet/ConnectionSharing and I'll probably figure the rest out myself before long, but if someone who knows what they are talking about could create a better guide or even an app for android for this, it would be much appreciated. As for the use of this. e.g. range, network resilience (when used in mesh networking). Thank you


title: No visual tabs on Chrome

text: Device: Blu studio 5.0   Android: 4.1 When I open the tab viewer in Chrome, all I get is a list of open tabs and no visual tabs. Does anyone know why? I have this problem on the beta and regular version. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/g2phm.png)


title: Root Samsung Epic Galaxy 4G (SPH-D700) on FC09 Gingerbread?

text: I have been searching for a while and am trying to figure out if I can root the SPH-D700 on the FC09 update. I just cant find any information regarding that. Id like to Root the phone, either if I have to update or downgrade, and even preferably be able to flash CyanogenMod 9, and update to ICS. I know this is possible on the phone, I just dont know if this FC09 update will prevent this or something. I am trying to familiarize myself with this phone as its my freind's phone, and I am trying to root it for him, as he is still sitting with stock, and needs root for a few features. So what do you guys believe would be the best way to go about this? Should I just get a root image of an earlier update to downgrade? and then just do the updates after I am rooted? I am just not sure where I should start. Been searching this for most of the day, I just cant seem to find a definite answer yet. Thanks for your time guys, Hope we can work this out.


title: Reduce size from Whatsapp

text: Whatsapp backups take a lot of space. Is there any possible way to save more space without totally messing up Whatsapp?


title: Wifi issue on my Nexus 4

text: I recently updated android version to 4.4.2 on my Nexus 4. After this update my apps like "watsapp", "LINE", "VIBER" are having connectivity issue when connecting through WiFi, But I could open the browser and could access the web pages. I didn't have this issue with the previous android version. Can anyone suggest how to resolve this issue.


title: Why Can I Not Access My Devices Localhost Over Data?

text: While experimenting with the Bit Web Server app I have noticed that when I attempt to access my device's localhost, the connection seems to be sent somewhere else. Using the localhost button in the app sends me to `http://localhost:8080`, however this displays a blank page, whilst removing the port number takes me to a page that has the following written on it: `Bytemobile Dummy Web Server`. When accessing `http://localhost:8080` with no connection (WiFi and Data are turned off) I simply get `Unable to connect to the proxy server`.   I can however connect to my device's localhost fine when connected to WiFi. Why can I not connect to my device's localhost? Surely it should not need a connection for it to connect to itself. Why does it only work when WiFi is enabled and how do I change this behavior?


title: I have put custom rom the myth in phone is there a way i could put cynogenmod on my phone also I want to unpartition my memory card

text: I have rooted the phone and then put THE MYTH custom rom for which I have partitioned my memory card. Is there a way I could unpartition my memory card and put cynogenmod rom on my samsung galaxy ace.


title: How do I switch off loading of pictures in Chrome for Android?

text: In the Android browser one could switch off loading of images to save bandwith, battery and time when the images were not needed. There seems to be no obvious way to do this under Android 4.4.2 KitKat with Chrome now that it has replaced the old browser. Does anybody know a way?


title: audible caller and text id for samsung galaxy s3

text: Is there any way to set up the audible caller ID and text ID but not to have it read your message as well? Using the _Samsung Galaxy S3._


title: Ubuntu 13.10 adb "device not found"

text: I'm trying to reinstall Android on my first-gen Nexus 7. I'm using `adb` to do so because the install is so corrupted I can't even use the touch screen. I use Ubuntu 13.10 and I have `adb` and `fastboot` installed. My Nexus is plugged in. This is what I type:               sudo adb kill-server     sudo adb start-server     adb devices      And... nothing shows up. How do I fix this?


title: Internal SD card does not mount on boot

text: I am using Clockworkmod recovery to install Cyanogenmod ROM. I see the internal sdcard at /storage/sdcard0 in my recovery. But, when inside the ROM, under Settings --> Storage, no internal sdcard is shown. I even formatted it from recovery in default/vfat format, but still no luck. Any pointers what could be wrong?


title: Why are my messages hidden under the keyboard in the Hangouts app?

text: Whenever I respond to an SMS or a gTalk/Hangouts message, it is hidden under the keyboard. Afterwards, if whomever I am talking with responds, their message is hidden further below. This is causing me to constantly scroll the conversation up to see what's the latest message is. When looking in a thread, and pulling a keyboard to type something, everything looks fine. This only happens after initiating a conversation by sending a message. My device is a Verizon Galaxy Note II running CyanogenMod 11.


title: Is there a way to backup contents of internal SD, while preserving the file's modification date?

text: I'm having problems with my internal flash storage (namely not being able to create folders in root, which prevents some apps from working, plus periodic unmounts), and I have tried unsuccessfully to run `fsck` on it, so I figured I would back up my data, format the internal flash storage, and restore. Running `adb pull /storge/sdcard0` will, however, replace the files' modification date, which will be an issue with photos, for example, since the Gallery depends on those dates to sort pics. My question is if there is a way to preserve that data.


title: Galaxy Note 10.1 recurring tasks in Exchange: sync problem

text: I'm syncing email and calendar with my corporate Exchange server on my Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet. Problem is when I mark a recurring task as done on my PC the tablet puts it back. This only happens when the tablet is online, so definitely caused by the tablet. I've noticed that yearly re-occuring tasks that originally started for instance in 2003 are put back starting again in 2003 but the reminder date is 2013. When I mark it as complete the dates move to 2004 and 2014. I have to actually delete the task on the tablet and recreate it on the PC to get it right.


title: Swype keyboard not swyping

text: Yesterday I installed Swype Keyboard to replace SlideIT. At first Swype was working but today it only lets me press the keys and not drag my finger. I think I briefly saw a message saying "dragging is not allowed in this mode" but it went away fast. I've tried disabling and enabling and selecting Swype again but not good. How can I fix this?


title: Kerberos authentication

text: Does the android web browser support kerberos authentication? If not, is there an open source web browser for android that works well, which can be extended to support kerberos?


title: Is there a way to set the IP configuration on a per network basis?

text: I connect to multiple wifi networks. On some of the networks I have to use a static IP address. Most with DHCP configurations are without the option to use static IP addressing. For this reason I want to be able to set specific IP settings for the networks with special settings. Is such a thing possible?


title: Authenication fail during root on AT&T Galaxy AT&T SGH-I337 using Odin in 4.3

text: My mp3 player was socks when played music file and hang device.so I have try to root my Galaxy S4 AT&T SGH-I337 using Odin, but failed. I am getting these               <ID:0/003> Added!!     <OSM> Enter CS for MD5..     <OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..     <OSM> Please wait..     <OSM> CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505.tar.md5 is valid.     <OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..     <OSM> Leave CS..     <ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..     <ID:0/003> File analysis..     <ID:0/003> SetupConnection..     <ID:0/003> Initialzation..     <ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..     <ID:0/003> Firmware update start..     <ID:0/003> recovery.img     <ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!      <ID:0/003> FAIL! (Auth)     <OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)      Anyone help me, how to root this device.


title: How can I can open local files in the default Android browser?

text: I want to open local files that are on my sdcard in the Android browser. How can I accomplish this?


title: Get CM safely on incompatible phone

text: My phone isnt compatible with Cyanogen mod how can i safely install CM? Xperia P 4.1.2 rooted.


title: What microphone can I attach via the 3.5mm audio jack @ Samsung Galaxy S4?

text: I need to attach an external microphone to my phone. Can I do this via the 3.5mm jack on my `Samsung Galaxy S4`? What kind of microphone would it be?


title: Android App - Same phone - Different versions on App Store

text: I'm using an Android application called 'Out of Milk'. I have it installed on two identical phones (hardware and software). However on one phone it is version 4.2.2 and on the other phone it is version 4.1.7. Looking at the Google Play app store on both these phones, they each say there are no updates available. Looking at the info page of the application in the app store show that latest version is 4.2.2 on one phone and 4.1.7 on the other. Both phones are running the free version only - the unlocker (pro) app is not installed. How can I make both versions identical? [Android version is 4.1.2 on both.]


Can I attach a USB mic to any Android phone? Which one? I am asking since I need to be able to shoot video with sound clear of noise. Hence, I need the phone to shoot good video quality as well(full HD at least).


title: How do I root a Samsung Galaxy Star Duos S5282?

text: How do I root my Samsung Galaxy Star Duos S5282? How do I put it in recovery mode?


title: How to root without a computer

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G and I was wondering about rooting my phone without using a computer. I just want to use my phone to root it. And z4root doesn't work.


title: How to change WIFI hotspot configuration from lock screen?

text: I have an Android smartphone (Samsung Galaxy Ace 2) that I haven't used in a while. Specifically, I have (a) forgotten my lock screen passcode, (2) changed our Wifi configuration (provider, router, passwords, …) in the mean time, (3) there is no more SIM card in the phone, and I (4) also forgot and subsequently had to change/reset the associated Google account's password. Now I cannot log into the phone any more. Since I have tried about 50 lock screen combinations Android tells me it has to log into the associated Google account - which it cannot, probably because our local Wifi hotspot configuration has changed in the mean time and it can't get online. It keeps telling me "incorrect password" while I can log into Google fine from my desktop (Mac) using the exact same credentials. How do I change the Wifi setup configuration without being able to log into the phone because the phone needs to be online to do so? If that's not possible, are there any other options I can try? The phone doesn't contain any valuable data, so as a last resort I'd wipe it and start from scratch, but only as a last resort. Any ideas? Thank you!


title: Can't recover my .db files

text: I did a backup before reseting my phone. I've got two .db files (contacts & text messages); I really want to put them back into my phone but when I try to open them it says "unable to open". How can I recover them?


title: Always open links from apps in a new browser tab

text: I often catch up on feeds (twitter/facebook/rss/email) when off line. There are often web links included that I want to check out, however, as far as I can tell, Android limits each link source application to one tab and, more annoyingly, if the same app sends a second link it creates a new tab in place of the old one with no browsing history+ - so I can't just go back and forward through the links i've tried to access while off line. Is there any way to: Force the browser to create a new tab for each link clicked on an app - even if it means many tabs related to the same app being open at the same time. Or add these sites to the history of the tab (even if not loaded successfully) so I can get to them via the back button. Store links (ideally with information about their source) for later investigation? Nb Since I'm on android 3 these are real tabs - with no limit to their number i've found - rather than the 8 cards/slots on earlier versions.   * I'm minded to raise this as a bug. It seems daft.


title: Is it possible to backup settings and apps for SGS with Samsung Kies?

text: I want to backup my phone (Samsung Galaxy S) before having the carrier upgrade the Android version. I don't want to root it because then the carrier won't upgrade it for me. Is it possible to backup all the settings, SMSes, phone contacts (i.e. not those on google contacts), apps etc using Kies?


title: Accessibility option in Android 2.1

text: I own Xperia Mini Pro which has Android 2.1-update1. I noticed Accessibility settings in my phones settings. What are these settings and why these settings are required ? I opened these Accessibility Settings. I can see an option "Accessibility" with a unchecked check box in disabled state. It always in disabled state. I don't know when it is going to be activated.


title: Adobe flash for Samsung Galaxy 551 with Android 2.2

text: There is any way to view flash animations on web with a Samsung with Android 2.2??? I already tryed to install the Adobe flash apk from market but it is disabled for my phone.


title: Is there a ways to set data speed limit in android?

text: Is there a way to set data **speed limit** on android device(Samsung Galaxy GTi9003,Gingerbread 2.3.6)? Note :this is different from data limit. I want to use 3G network 300MB/month plan which I think can only be achieved by limiting data speed and also limiting net access to various apps NON ROOTED DEVICE


title: Improve GPS signal reception inside building

text: Hi I'm developing an application that requires a GPS also inside a building. Does anyone have an idea how to get a proper position system also inside buildings. Would it be possible to locate a cell phone based on the 2 or 3 wifi routers. When exact location of the routers are known and the signal strength from each of the router in an app is measured, there might be a chance you can get a good positioning system working.


title: adb restore across different devices, android versions

text: Once upon a time, I ran this on an Android 4.3.0 Nexus 7 2012 running ParanoidAndroid:               adb backup -all -nosystem -apk -shared \       -f backup-all-nosystem-apk-shared-201309132331       Now I would love to restore at least one of those apps on my Android 4.3.1 Nexus 7 2013 running vanilla. (I haven't installed it.) I've preemptively ran:               adb backup -f backup-all-system-apk-noshared-20131027111818 -apk -noshared -all -system      and now I wonder: what could possibly go wrong if I restored the original backup? Would re-applying the backup I've just made on top of it get me to a... working system? Do I want to take additional safety measures?


Is there a task widget that only shows todays tasks? I have a had a few that I have downloaded, synced with my google account, and all was fine. I then added that task app as a widget and started completing tasks, and future tasks appear. For example, I have make; Make coffee (due 1-11-12) Make lunch (due 1-11-12) Do laundry (due 1-11-12) Make coffee (due 1-12-12) Make lunch (due 1-12-12) Now say I only see 3 tasks on the widget, so they all have a due date of 1-11-12. Great, all todays thing that need to be done, but as soon as I mark off make coffee, (due 1-11-12), it brings up make coffee (due 1-12-12), which I don't want. I only want to see todays tasks. Any help pointing me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated! If possible, I'd like the widget to be about the size of the calendar so it doesn't take up the entire screen. I'd like to keep the task and calendar on the same screen.


title: How can I use my internal storage as extra RAM?

text: So I asked this question on this site and got this answer. Now that I'm rooted, I'm ready to take this route. I've tried looking for ways but almost all the results that came up were unrelated. So yeah, can anyone give me a lending hand with regards to using my Internal Memory as additional RAM for my phone?


title: Swap partition not working on Huawei U8160 running CyanogenMod 7.2

text: I have a Huawei U8160 (also known as : Vodafone 858 Smart) which is running CyanogenMod 7.2 (which was released by MADTeam in 2/7/2012). After updating to the 2/7/2012 update, I found an option to use swap partition instead of compcache (compressed cache), so I repartitioned my SD card to make a swap partition using mini tool partition wizard which is 100 MB in size and primary (I had an Ext2 partition). But after enabling the swap option the programs where slower, so I checked whether the swap partition was working or not. I used the terminal emulator and typed "free" and the swap partition was all zeros. So I wanted to know if I should mount it or do something else to make it work?


title: Can I run ICS on the Samsung Galaxy S+ I9001?

text: I have read a lot of documentation about how to run ICS on the Samsung Galaxy S I9000. Can I use the same approaches for the S+? Or is it not possible to run ICS on the S+?


title: How can I tell if an app can be a "link" target?

text: I have a couple of Bible apps on my phone. Sometimes, other apps link to a Bible verse, but they usually either embed a Bible viewer in the app or only work with a particular app. I would like to be prompted for an app in the same way that one is prompted for a browser when clicking a link. But this doesn't happen. Why? Is it the fault of:   1. The app generating the link;   2. The Bible app(s) I have installed;   3. Android itself; or   4. Some combination of the above? I'm running Android 4.0.1 (MIUI) on an HTC/Google Nexus One.


title: How to detect that an app is linked to Play Store or not?

text: Previously, Android Market didn't show `Uninstall` button for apps which aren't installed using it. So, this button was a nice identifier of linking status. Now, Play Store displays the button for every app. Problem starts here: Titanium Backup started to show some of my purchased apps as unlinked from Play Store. It was unexpected.. Something had broke it. I could re-link apps using Titanium Backup, but I needed confirmation to avoid more problems. Well, I checked it using other apps like App Manager of ROM Toolbox Pro. Interestingly, all such backup apps are displaying different linking status. So, I am screwed up. I want to discover linking status without any help of third-party apps.


title: Apps can't see the light sensor but automatic brightness works anyway?

text: I don't have a toggle for automatic brightness in my phone's settings menu and I cannot install apps like Lux Auto Brightness that depend on the light sensor. I can, however, turn automatic brightness on using Widgetsoid and it works fine. Why do all the apps think I don't have a light sensor and how can I fix this? Since I have installed Cyanogenmod, I can now install Lux. However it always sees a brightness of -1 Lux.


title: Can I disable MTP mode and just have a regular USB connection?

text: I have a Galaxy Tab 10.1, and it's been rooted. Whenever I try to connect it by USB, it goes into MTP mode, which isn't working for me when connecting to my Ubuntu Linux computer. I'd really rather not have to deal with some software to make transfers. I'd rather just have it show up as a USB exernal drive like my phone does. Is there a way I can disable MTP and make my tablet just show up as a USB external drive?


title: How to get an .apk file from Android device?

text: I need to get the apk file for an app from a development device (Galaxy Nexus). I've had very little contact with Android before. I know the name of the app and have tried to search the "internal storage" that shows up in explorer when I connect it but no apk file with the app name shows up. I also tried logging into the shell using adb, but I have no "find" command and no permission to list "/data/" where the apk files are supposed to be. I'd really appreciate if someone could help me out here! Thanks!


title: What is a goldcard and how does it work?

text: I know how to create a Goldcard, but I'm curious as to what it actually is and how it works. I've done some Googling but can't find any information about the details. To create a Goldcard one needs the CID, which from what I can gather is an SD identifier for the card. The CID is then reversed and entered into a site which generates a Goldcard image. The image is copied to bytes 0x000 to 0x170 of the device.   * Does the CID change when the card is formatted?   * If I plug an SD card into my computer, will I get the same CID as when it's in the phone?   * Is the Goldcard image a boot sector?   * How does it fit in with the FAT32 filesystem on the card?   * How is the Goldcard image generated?   * Could I generate one myself, or modify an existing image for a different CID?   * What does the Goldcard do when the phone boots? Does the phone boot off the card?   * How does this bypass the restrictions to allow other firmware to be flashed?


title: Any way to use another name for the external_sdcard folder?

text: On my Android tablet, the SD Card is shown as an `external_sdcard` folder, no matter how I rename the card. Personally I don't like the auto-assigned folder name. Is there a way to use a different default folder name for the SD card, such that the folder name looks more consistent with my other folders? (Android 4.0.3 WiFi only)


title: Changed keyboard, now can't enter password

text: For some reason, I changed my keyboard to Greek, yet my password is in English. I am unable to enter the password to unlock the phone. I can't pair with Bluetooth without unlocking, and there is no option to change the language of the keyboard. Any help is greatly appreciated.


title: What is causing music playback to stop/pause unexpectedly?

text: Moto DROID v1 Android 2.2.1 Is anyone else experiencing random music playback stopping/pausing on their handset? Do you know what is causing it, or how to prevent it? I've been trying to get to the root of the issue, and I think it has to do with the music playback service. I've tried several apps (stock Music app, DoubleTwist, Cubed (3)). In each case the behavior is the same. Seemingly at random, and with now obvious trigger, music playback will pause/stop. I've seen this both with and without bluetooth, wifi, Last.FM scrobbling, and headphones. It does not correlate to notifications, as I get e-mail, text, and other notifications and playback continues. My music files are stored on the MicroSD card. Could this be due to latency in loading a portion of a file?


title: Turning off LED light for email notifications

text: I have email notifications turned off on Galaxy S4 and i'm still getting the blue led indicator every time i receive an email (gmail). How do i stop that?


title: Can't send MMS messages (but can receive)

text: About a week ago I lost the ability to send MMS messages. I can still receive, and single-recipient SMS works fine. The phone is a Moto X, stock. I did recently install some new apps; could one of them be interfering with the messaging app? EDIT: the message I get is `invalid destination address` or `could not send message`.


Why MP3 music files cannot be played on Note 3? ( It says, The music player does not support this type of audio file) This happens to some of my MP3 files when I try to play them on my Note-3. They were all fine when it was transferred to iphone previously. They can also be played by my Window Player. I've tried deleting them from my Note-3 and transfer them back again which does not work. Please help..


title: How can I turn off vibration without going into silent mode on a rooted Nexus 5 with stock firmware?

text: I see a related question but I do not see an applicable answer to my exact situation. I want to turn off vibration on notifications, without diabling notification sound along (so notifications should still play sound, just not vibrate). I'd like to do it using Tasker. @Izzy recommended the "Vibrate On Notify" toggle but that doesn't seem to be available for me; unsure as to why (see image below). I'd be open to installing Xposed Frameworks module if needed. Any ideas? ![tasker window](http://i.stack.imgur.com/dnh5Pm.png)   _Tasker_ window (click image for larger variant)


title: How do I keep my headphone jack from disabling my bluetooth speakerphone in my car?

text: I just upgraded to the Samsung Galaxy S III running Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and I drive a 2009 Mazda 5 with integrated bluetooth speakerphone. When I'm in my car, I connect the headphone jack to my car stereo Aux input so that I can play music from my phone through my car speakers. I got a phone call today and I noticed that when I'm connected to the Aux jack, my phone wouldn't connect to the bluetooth speakerphone. In fact, I couldn't hear the phone call at all, although the person on the other end could hear me. When I pulled out the cable from my phone's headphone jack, the bluetooth connection to the speakerphone was restored. I never had this problem with my Bionic. How do I make my phone connect to the bluetooth speakerphone even when I have a cable in the headphone receptacle? Note: my car hooks up to the bluetooth speakerphone only -- it doesn't have an option to play music through the car speakers via bluetooth. **UPDATE (JUL 19)** Having thought about the situation some more, here's what I think is happening: When I make a phone call using my car's integrated bluetooth speakerphone, my car turns off the stereo input to my speakers and replaces it with the phone input. At the same time, if I have a cable plugged into my headphone jack on my phone, my phone assumes that I want to hear the call through my "headphones" and not any attached bluetooth device, so my phone doesn't transmit the incoming phone audio to the bluetooth antenna -- it sends it to the audio cable plugged into the headphone jack. Since my car stereo isn't accepting auxiliary input during a phone call, I hear nothing. So, I really need a way to tell my phone that when I have a bluetooth speakerphone connected and "headphones" connected, I prefer to hear the call through the bluetooth connection (I don't think it's very likely that I'm going to be able to get Mazda to change their stereo firmware :-) ). **UPDATE (JUL 24)**   1. I tried my wife's Razr (running ICS) and didn't have this problem, so it seems to be Samsung Galaxy SIII problem, not an ICS problem.   2. I've come up with a couple of work-arounds that I'll submit as a separate answer.


title: Unhide a Contact

text: I accidentally hid an individual contact. I cant' find a way to un-hide - I'm imagining an "Un-hide all contacts" option or something. Any ideas? I'm using a Motorolla Droid XT907, Android version 4.1.2 Edit: I did find this answer, but it's a bit invasive, as the original poster said: http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-razr-support/239955-unhide-read-only- contacts-2.html


title: Inbox messages auto remove once read Samsung s3

text: Have tried droid mail, k9 mail, as well as the local email app. My outlook is set to leave a copy of message on server. Emails that have been read, disappear when updating or polling for new messages. Verizon tells me gotta talk to google tech support. Does anyone know how to, or of a program, that will allow my messages to be saved locally and accessed even when outside of cell service range? My droid and droid 2 both had no problems keeping inbox messages, read or otherwise, in my inbox.


title: Is there an app for Heart Rate Zone Training like in watches?

text: Such apps helps you to stay in your desired interval training program. Say for the first five minutes, my target heart rate zone is 100-110 and for the second five minutes would be 110-130 and so on. If I go below or above those ranges that I've set on those intervals I will be alerted by the app. Most of the apps in google play just display your current heart rate monitor, record/track it, and nothing more. I'm not looking for such apps.


title: Does android keep a log of when it starts?

text: I'm making a parental control/accountability app for android. It consists of a monitoring service that runs in the background and starts when the phone is booted. Unfortunately, I have found that when android is started in "Safe Mode", services are not started automatically, and because of this my app has a serious flaw. While in safe mode, the web and other apps can be started without my monitoring service running. I thought that if it isn't possible to monitor app activity while in safe mode, maybe I could at least have my app detect if the phone was previously in safe mode. Then it could maybe alert the parent or accountability partner? Does Android keep any log of this? Or any boot log in general? I'm very open to suggestions and alternatives.


title: Where does the standard Android Web Browser keep its history files?

text: As in, the included web browser (which isn't Chrome or Firefox). I'm using a Lenovo ThinkPad, by the way. But the results might be generalizable to other tablets.


title: SwiftKey 3 randomly quits giving suggestions?

text: I just downloaded the new version of SwiftKey (3) on my HTC EVO running Cyanogenmod 7.1 (supersonic). ~~I use GOSms for texting, and it gives me a popup whenever I receive a text, so I do not have to venture all the way to the messaging app. However, the word suggestions and autocorrect function (as are basically the point of using SwiftKey) do not function in the popup window, and only work after I go back to GOSms to reply there.~~ Occasionally and seemingly randomly, SwiftKey will not provide suggestions and autocorrect will not function. This usually requires exiting out of whatever is using the keyboard and re-entering that application. Has anyone else experienced this or found a fix?


title: MAC Address Spoofing Neuropad Ultra

text: I'm out visiting some family at the moment and my dad has found some cheap Android tablets from somewhere, the Neuropad Ultra. They are not great, but they do the job and you can give them to the kids to play with as they're nice and cheap. Anyway, a new one got delivered today so we have two in the house now. We tried to connect it to the internet without much joy. A little digging around and I find that they both have the same MAC address! So I've been searching Google trying to find a solution but nothing I find seems to work. I tried some commands I found including some busybox stuff, but nothing is working. Has anybody any ideas or managed to get it changed on a similar device? It's using Android 4.0.3 Thanks in advance!


title: Broken screen, need to boot to original firmware

text: This is kind of an odd question, but I have a Razr with a broken screen which has safestrap 2.x (maybe .10) installed and CM10 currently booted up, using VNC/ADB/LOTS of patience, I managed to backup all my information in the CM10 partition. However, I need to boot to the original firmware (the other partition), however since the screen is broken I can't see safestrap windows to do so, **what I'm asking for is if someone has screenshots of the safestrap windows** that enable me to **blindly** navigate (since the physical buttons work) through the screens in order to boot to the original firmware, then I will repeat the ADB/VNC process to remove the safestrap traces so I can send it to Motorola.


title: Playing subtitles - and only subtitles - on Android

text: I've decided to embark on learning Spanish. Last time I learned a foreign language, I was in a foreign country watching a lot of American TV subtitled in the local language. Seeing the translation of things said on the show was very helpful. I'd like to watch my Netflix movies (and possibly other sources as well, like Amazon streaming) with Spanish subtitles, but Netflix generally does not support them. There are a large number of free, independently-made subtitle archives out there; it would be an easy task to download the subtitles for a movie or TV show I'm about to watch. I'd like to sit in my TV room and watch movies or TV shows on my TV, while the subtitles are displayed on my phone. While there are a few video players out there that support external subtitles, I have been unable to find a way to do subtitle-only viewing. Is there an app or some other solution?


title: LG L5 restarts every minute

text: I don't know what I've done to my LG L5, but now it's just restarting and restarting. I've rooted my phone using adb and installed ClockworkMod recovery, but now it just restarts every time it loads into phone or into ClockworkMod. I really don't know what to do. Even if I get new ROM onto sdcard and try to flash my phone, it could randomly (in 1 min) shutdown, and I guess then I will brick my phone. So what should I do? I've tried to wipe cache/data/dalvik cache. At first I could get to my home screen and even work for a while, but now I can't even go to my home screen. It freezes on the boot logo and restarts after 1 minute. Even in ClowkworkMod recovery. Works one minute and restarts. Is there something that could help me? **Ok, so for now I've updated to cyanogenmod, thought it'll help, but no. It just keeps restarting, but now it goes to home screen again. So what to do? How can I update kernel or whatever I need to do?**


title: Sudden boot failure after reboot

text: My HTC EVO 3D gets stuck at the black screen after htc logo on boot. It happened suddenly, nothing new installed, no settings changed. My phone runs on mwakious3d rom (i think it's v15) It is unlocked, s-on using 4ext recovery v 1.0.0.5 RC8 I tried to make a nandroid backup in order to do a full wipe, but i get an error saying that it failed to create an image of /data Seems like a data filesystem error to me. I wiped cache + dalvik cache + battery stats It is now fixing permissions, but it's like that for over 5 minutes now. What should i do? Wipe everything and lose my data? or restore to an older backup? Or is there anyway to make that backup using fastboot?(not adb)


title: how can i turn off cell broadcast messages in my xolo q500?

text: i just unselect all the options in setting menu but afterwards also it shows the notification. what can i do now? please tell me. Its gets irritating to me.


title: nexus s in bootloader mode does not appear in lsusb

text: I have a Nexus S, and I'm trying to root it. The bootloader is already unlocked. (I got it from a friend, he unlocked it so I don't know any details on how that was done.) When I start it and plug it into my computer, it is shown in lsusb as `18d1:4e21` (`4e22` with usb debugging activated), and `adb devices` shows the serial number. I also can execute `adb reboot bootloader` (without root), and it starts the bootloader. Everything fine until here. N.B.: My power button is broken (if I press it nothing happens). I can boot to the bootloader mode either via usb or via pressing vol+ while re-inserting the battery. But, on the bootloader screen, there are two weird things (regardless the method used to get there):   * When I press vol+ or vol- nothing happens (I think it should cycle through the options presented there, doesn't it?)   * It isn't listed in `lsbusb` (when I plug it in while in bootloader mode, nothing appears in the syslog neither) Is there something broken? Or is it rather an issue with my PC? What can I try? I use Debian (3.2.0-4-amd64) on a Thinkpad.


title: How to Root Xperia Sola (MT27i) Android version 2.3.7

text: I have to recover a deleted audio file from my phone memory. But a lot of recovery software need the ROOT access. I don't have any knowledge about Android rooting, developing etc. But I want to unlock my phone. My phone is Xperia Sola (MT27i), Android Version 2.3.7 Kernel Version 2.6.35.7+ Build Number 6.0.B.3.162 When I access _#_ #7378423# _#_ , it shows me this ↓ ![screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/3TT7bm.jpg)   Screenshot (click image for larger variant) It says, `Bootloader unlocked allowed : NO`. So does it mean I cannot root my phone? I have no idea. But if I can root my phone, please let me know how. I tried several ONE CLICK ROOTING cmd applications, but it didn't work. Do I have to install the Android SDK and root this? That's how it's gonna work? Please enlighten me.


title: Will installing CM9 on Xperia PLAY, lose its Playstation power?

text: I want to know that if I install CM9 on my Xperia PLAY will it lose its ability to play Playstation games or the games which uses D-pad controls & X,O controls? How will it affect performance? What are the advantages and disadvantages of CM9 on Xperia PLAY?


title: Stock email client doesn't load email + images (screens provided)

text: I am trying the stock email client and I have used my live email account to check it out. Unfortunately, when I open a message I don't get the full email with the pictures like on the computer. For this to happen, I have to press at "load more details" on the end of the message. Also, I can't get the new emails without refreshing the account through the app. How can I "fix this?" ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/JowtE.jpg) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/7vImV.jpg)


title: ROM Manager: What is the difference between the MTD and the non MTD versions (e.g. "Samsung GalaxyS i9000 (MTD)")?

text: When I select "Flash ClockwordMod Recovery" from the ROM Manager menu a list of devices is presented ("Confirm Phone Model" dialog). There I can choose e.g. between "Samsung GalaxyS i9000" and "Samsung GalaxyS i9000 (MTD)". **What is the difference between the MTD and the non MTD versions?** When would I choose what?


Trying to setup my homecall.co.uk email on new Asus T300 Android. Followed screen instructions got this message: "email setup couldn't finish - couldn't open connection to server". Also tried entering exactly same settings as on my PC but with same result Any ideas, please? Alan


title: Samsung Galaxy S has become very slow

text: My phone recently has begun to become very slow. At certain times of the day, the phone will completely stop working and will have to be turned off by holding the power button. Sometimes, the lock screen will also cause problems. Any help will be very much appreciated.


title: How frequently is it okay to let the battery discharge fully or as low as possible?

text: I know that atleast once or twice a month a full battery drain and then a 100% charge helps increase the battery life and also gives more accurate battery readings. I was wondering, how frequently is it okay to let it drain as low as possible or to zero? Like is it okay even if done most of the times(or all the times) or it should not be done more than like say max 5-6 times a month or so?? Thankyou!


title: How can I flash my Galaxy 5 (GT-I5500) via Linux?

text: I like to know if there's a way to flash my Galaxy 5 (I5500) via Linux. I found Heimdall, but it only works with Samsung's Galaxy S.


title: Where are the email folders in 2.3 gingerbread?

text: It seems to me that the previous version (2.2 Froyo), I had user folders in the email client. After I downloaded 2.3, now when I am looking at an email and press the menu key I only have a move button. The move button only gives me either trash or another email inbox selection. Where are all the folders?


title: Installing CyanogenMod on Newsmy NP-711 tablet

text: I have a Newsmy NP-711 Android 2.1 tablet (terrible device, cannot recommend it to anyone), and I would like to install CyanogenMod on it. On their page, they only have downloads for specific phone and tablet models. Is there no "minimum-build" that might work for non-listed devices? And how would I go about installing it?


title: RPC:S-5:AEC-0 error on brand new tablets

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Google play fails to install application with RPC:S-5:AEC-0 I recently bought 2 of these tablets, which had good reviews. I bought them for my young daughters for Christmas. So, the tablets didn't have to be the best in the market. They need to be able to download games, but I am having problems with downloading from the Play Store. The most frequent error is the RPC:S-5:AEC-0 error. All the fixes I have found for this are for problems following updates, and not for brand new devices. Nevertheless, I have tried clearing caches, re-installing GMail accounts, and restoring to factory settings but nothing is working. The above link shows that the devices are on 4.0.3. But when I checked the tablets, they are on 4.0.4. Any ideas?


title: How to protect my Google account credentials on my Android phone?

text: Currently I use Gmail on my desktop with 2-step verification (by SMS) enabled and I consider it secure. Now I'm buying an Android phone and I'd like to check Gmail on it _sometimes_ , but I don't want to save my password on the phone. When my phone gets stolen or lost, the thief would gain access to all my Gmail data. I've heard Android uses Google account for a lot of things, like downloading apps from the store. Is there any way to set it up so that it doesn't store my password and asks for it every time I'd like to access mail? I don't want to protect my phone entirely (with entering the PIN every time I use it etc.), as it's prepaid and I don't really have anything sensitive there.


title: How can I fix or troubleshoot my Internet connection problem?

text: I am using a Sony Ericsson Xperia running Android 2.3.4. When I try to access online applications like Gmail, Facebook, Android Market etc. I get an error that says `No connection, retry?` or `No data service provider`. How can I overcome this problem?


title: i have the samsung admire from metro pcs. would the new apple earpods mic work with my phone?

text: I have the Samsung admire from metro pcs. would the new apple I phone 5 ear buds work with my phone? now I know its a 3.5mm entry slot, and the head phones would obviously work. but how about the mic?


title: What causes the error "No certificate found in USB storage." when trying to import a certificate?

text: I have a Samsung S3 with Android 4.04 and to get on my WiFi at work I need to install a certificate .p12 file. So, I navigate to "Security and lock screen"-->"Install from device storage." BUT instead of giving me a field to specify the location of my cert ( on /mnt/extSdCard ) it just says "No certificate found in USB storage." There are some USB devices ( called "UsbDriveA" through "UsbDriveF" in my /mnt folder) but I cannot copy the cert onto them because they are read-only. So, how do I get this certificate imported? I tried using "Android Certificate Installer" from the app store and that didn't work for me either: it launches a browser and the browser fails to prompt for the cert password.


title: Can't find Google Now in Cyanogenmod 10.0 for Galaxy s2

text: I flashed CM 10.0 (Android 4.1.2 JB) to my Galaxy s2 (i777); it doesn't seem like Google Now is installed. When I go to Google Play, it doesn't show in the list. Any idea how I can install Google Now?


title: How does my phone start installing apps so quickly when initiated from the play on-line store?

text: When I go to the Google Play on-line store and install an app, how does my phone know to install it? Is it using push notifications? Quite often it happens within a few seconds so presumably it can't be using polling. I just don't understand the nature of the connection between my phone and Google's servers.


title: How long are older versions of Android supported

text: Having very recently acquired my first Android phone, I am interested in Apps development. I know this site tries to avoid dev specific questions, but I hope you'll still find my question relevant. I am wondering whether to learn development for the "upcoming" Android4.0 version or to stick to the "current" 2.3 version. The arguments pro 4.0 are obvious but here are a few advantages about 2.3:   * Documentation is widely more available. Tutorials are easier to find. People in the community are more familiar and more likely to help.   * 2.3 is on my phone (Galaxy SII). 4.0 won't be for some time. I don't want my app to be confined to an emulator or a SDK. In order to help me make up my mind, I have one specific question to ask: **How long will the 2.3 version still be around?**   * Are there any upcoming phone scheduled with that version?   * Will Google/manufacturers still provide updates, patches and support?   * Is it likely that (like some notorious open source projects) the 2.x branch will be forked and keep evolving? Being new to the community, I'm hoping you could provide answers based both on references to official announcements, and past behaviours when Android went from 1.x to 2.x


title: How accurate is the GPS in my Mobile Phone?

text: I was wondering how accurate is the GPS is in my HTC Desire Android compared to a dedicated hand held GPS unit or in car satnav? The reason I ask is that I have read articles complaining that the iPhone's GPS is not very accurate and wondered if it applied to all mobiles.


title: How do I get the GPS icon to show in the status bar in CM7?

text: Just did a fresh install of CM7 in my Incredible, it's fantastic, but whenever I turn on my GPS, it does not show in the status bar that it's on, like it does in the stock 2.2 OS. Is there a way to enable this show it shows when it's active?


title: Does the processor speed have any bearing on the time taken to charge?

text: I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy S II i9100 running the default Sammy Android 2.3.3 on the Siyah Kernel 2.0 I use SetCPU to change my processor speeds to conserve battery life during the day. Will there be any difference in time taken to charge my phone to 100% depending on the core processor(s) speed / governor? Will a change in processor speed increase/decrease charging time? Will a phone charge faster if it's completely powered down? Or is charging solely based on the output of the AC power adapter ?


title: root-android.org - A scam?

text: I would just like to know whether the website root-android.org and its product is a big scam when it comes to rooting Android devices. If it is, then I advice other would-be rooters to stay away from it if they were to come across it.


title: Mere presence of SD card causes all sort of issues - what can be wrong?

text: My Galaxy S II started to act weirdly recently - **application can't be installed or updated** neither in Google Play, nor locally, the Settings > Apps (Storage) says **"Computing" forever** , my SD card **fails to dismount** etc. But other than that, the phone operates normally - all files are accessible, all apps work etc. As I needed the updates and installs to work, I needed to fix this. It appeared that when I physically take the SD card out, all is suddenly fine. When I put the card back in, I can access the data on it, the files are visible over MTP on my Windows machine etc. but the above mentioned problems are back again. I've checked the card itself and it seems to be fine - it operates normally under Windows, the Windows check tool didn't find any corrupted sectors or anything like that. So I guess the fault is either in my phone or in Android - does this sound familiar to someone here? Is there anything I can do to try to fix this?


title: WiFi channel 1 issue with Android 2.3.6

text: I am writing as I cannot find a solution in answered question.   I'm using and Android phone with 2.3.6 Gingerbread. WiFi works on channel 11 (office), but does not work on channel 1 (home).   It (channel 1) connects but stops after 2-3 seconds.   I need to turn it on and off, and it works for 2-3 secs. At the office, the WiFi works great.   Note that at channel 1 (home), other WiFi devices - PCs, Android phones - work fine. Is it an Android version issue? I recently replaced touch pad under warranty. Afterwards, I had this issue.


title: Is it possible to read SMS headers?

text: Is there a way on Android (I've got Samsung Galaxy S3) to read SMS message headers? If yes, how can I do this?


title: How to hide my name in Whatsapp group?

text: I've provided a screenshot, clickable for full size, of a group I'm in. Some people are able to hide their names. How can I do it? I do not know some people in the group and I don't want them contacting me. ![whatsapp group](http://i.stack.imgur.com/EKW6Bm.jpg)


title: (How) can I get contacts with no name to display the Organization instead of "Unnamed" on my Android phone?

text: I have an HTC Evo with contacts that were imported by Sprint from my old Palm Centro. On the Centro, I could have contacts with no name but a business/organization, and the contact list would use that as the display, and I could search on that field. (Handy for calling pizza restaurants!) On my new Android device, that sort of contact shows up as "Unknown", and the Organization name can't be searched.   1. Is there a way to get the Android contact list to mimic the Palm's (quite reasonable and user-friendly!) behavior?   2. Is there a quick way to copy the Organizations into the (say) Last Name field, if the above is not possible?   3. What is the "right way" to deal with contacts that are businesses, not people, on Android devices?


title: Increase RAM through SD Card

text: In windows we can make SD card as RAM, is something similar possible in android (with and without root)


title: Samsung Galaxy Nexus Charger - USB?

text: Does the Samsung Galaxy Nexus charger use a USB charger? If so, what kind?


title: How can I edit a Presentation in Google Drive?

text: Google Drive shows me presentations, spreadsheets and documents, but I only can edit spreadsheets and documents. So I'd like to edit the presentation locally, but I can't find a way to download it in the first place. For edit in a tablet, for example with Polaris Office or other free apps.


title: Can the disk digger app restore a file even after factory reset

text: I recently read about how disk digger app works for android, I wanted to know if the app could search the memory and find the deleted files even after doing factory reset?


title: How to delete everything?

text: My phone is either infected or simply has an error in one of my apps and gives me the com.android.phone stopped error (plus the one like 44 01 21, don't remember exactly). I took phone to the service, they didn't fix it. I deleted all memory card, did factory reset like 5 times, but some apps are on internal memory and they stay there. How to completely wipe it all out? I made a back up of personal data, that's the only thing I want to keep. How to delete everything else correctly?


title: Can I make Android save ussd codes in call log?

text: I often use some ussd codes, for example for checking current balance. I always have to type ussd code to do it because it is not saved in call log as ordinary calls do. I would like somehow to configure call log to save ussd codes as well and later choose them from list instead of typing. Is it possible?


title: What phones support voice search?

text: I need a phone with Android operating system that supports voice search, and speech recognition. How can I understand if a phone supports voice recognition or not? Does each phone with Android support speech recognition? Or does it also depend on the hardware of the phone? Thanks in advance!


title: Nexus Root Toolkit (advanced util: boot <temporary> ]

text: Using NRT I have unlocked, and rooted my Nexus 10 (4.4.2 KOT49H). But it seems the standard ROM that I get with the NEXUS 10 (4.4) does not have an settings option under Wireless & Networks (MORE) [then] Tethering & portable hotspot. Am I correct that I need a custom ROM. If so which. And then I would like to try this withought flashing (just temporary). The NRT has intereting option in Advanced Utilities called (Boot/Flash Image) Temporary. But I have not got it to work CyanogenMod ROM (I picked up the zip from the web, exploded it) and then put it on the desktop of my win7 box. What do I not get?


title: Change Default Save To Directory For Content Downloaded From Apps

text: I've been looking all over and could only find information on changing the directory for the camera or for changing from the internal storage to an external SD card. What I am trying to figure out is how to consolidate my downloads, specifically all of my images, into one nice folder. For example, anything downloaded from Chrome is saved to the folder "Download" while everything I save from Reddit is Fun is saved to "Pictures." This drives me nuts when I am trying to send somebody one of these pictures and my Gallery is very cluttered. It would be great if there were an app and/or procedure that allowed me to specify which folder the content from each app should be downloaded into. I am on a rooted SGH-T889, 3.0.36 Perseus Kernel, running stock 4.1.2.


title: Is this AMOLED screen damaged?

text: 1. When i display a black screen on my phone, it is still brighter than when i turn it to sleep, is that how AMOLEDs normally behave (trying to "shine" the black darkness)?   2. When viewing the totally black screen (sadly dark gray screen) in dark, i see real black lines and dots on my display, see the picture i painted in mspaint. Is that a damaged screen? They dont show on turned-off display. _I think some old tamagotchi did this too :)_   3. ![random black lines on gray display](http://i.stack.imgur.com/1fwyS.png)   4. I read AMOLED can shut down pixels when displaying black (and save energy), can they do it after all, when they display gray anyway? Or is it the dimming that saves battery? My phone is (should hopefuly be) Samsung Galaxy S III LTE (GT-I9305) so it should have AMOLED. **EDIT** Ad. 2.: I googled a bit and it seems a common problem for all AMOLED screens. But since it is so hardly noticeable it isnt nothing to worry about. One poster summarizes it nicely here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/260791-amoled-black-dots- dark.html#post2726685


title: S Planner (Mini) widget in Galaxy Note 2 (running on 4.1.2 JB) doesn't update

text: Recently added the S Planner (Mini) widget to the home screen to have a quick glance of my calendar for the current day. But the widget is not updating by itself. When I tap on 'Today' then the date and the events are updated. Am I missing any setting for the automatic update for the widget?


title: Multiple Touch Gestures in Android?

text: Does Android allow for multitouch input? I have a Samsung Galaxy Y phone with Android 2.3. On the Samsung Homescreen, when I rotate two fingers simultaneously in a clockwise direction, I get the option to add/remover spaces from the home screen. Because of this, I assume it must be possible, but I have never come across any app for Android that makes use of it. Several iPhone apps make use of them. Why is it? What is the state of multitouch in Android?


title: How to set Spotify as default Music Player?

text: I want spotify to appear in the drop-down menu instead of the default music player. Is this possible? (I stream all of my music, so I don't need the default music player). (By "drop down menu", I mean the one you drag down from the top of the screen -- the place where you can see everything that's going on. Is there a name for that "place"?)


title: Return my motorola defy to its original state

text: I'd really like to find a way to reset my phone to the way it was when I bought it, like before I customized it. Is that something that would be possible?


title: What do Online and Offline mean in Viber?

text: If my bf's viber shows he's online and then in the middle of the night it changes to offline, what does this mean? Does it mean that when he's at home and within reach of the internet it shows him to be online if his Viber app is active? And does it mean that he has gone out of range of the internet if his Viber states he's offline? (He has a Samsung Galaxy Fame.)


title: How to add new language Unicode range to Android OS

text: **Background** Sri Lanka has its own language called Sinhala with its own Unicode range (0D80 - 0DFF) and set of rendering rules. Currently Android phones do not support this language (but Linux and Windows do). We have built a temporary solution using JavaScript to read Sinhala in Android but we face issue when need to input by users. **Questions**   1. How can we add a new built-in Unicode range to Android?   2. Do I need to request this from Google or can we do it ourselves?   3. Do we need to request this from Android manufacturers such as Samsung, HTC, Acer?   4. How can we create a Android keyboard that is suitable to our language.


title: Random volume changes with headphones

text: Starting a few days ago, every time when I plug my (Monster iSport Livestrong) headphones on my Galaxy S2, the audio volume just randomly either goes to silent or to maximum, and it keeps doing this every few seconds for as long as the headphones are plugged in. I have previously used this same combination of device and headphones for months without any issue. I have no problems when I use the standard headphones that came with the device, so I guess the bug is probably related to this specific model (which BTW does not have any built-in functionality for changing audio volume). Anyway, any insights on how to solve this problem? Even if the headphones are at fault here, is there a way to instruct the OS to ignore whatever volume- related input that is coming from them?


title: downloading error

text: I'm from India and tonight (friday 20 june 2014) at around 10:58pm a sight happened to my downloading notification bar. I was downloading ESPN FC FOOTBALL AND WORD CUP app and suddenly after reaching 100% And time 0 seconds left the download kept on going and as it passed the 100% mark the time started to go in negative and this continued for about 6-7 minutes. Please let me know if there is a problem in my android device or it's an error from the play store. After some time it ultimately installed the app but it kept on closing automatically. I uninstalled it and when I tried to install it again from play store it downloaded but after reaching 100% it said 'a fatal error occurred 961'. Please if anyone knows what is happening then please help I was using MOTO G XT1033 non-rooted Here are the pics please help https://www.dropbox.com/s/ibjs58f2y63x22n/IMG-20140620-WA0013.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/gnaudvewh0iy52w/Screenshot_2014-06-20-22-59-56.png


title: Open links in standalone dedicated application

text: Im not sure how to word the question exactly but I will try and describe what I mean. If im on a website, email or any app and there is a link that can be opened in a certain app, For example, clicking a youtube link, instagram link, pintrest etc it "opens" that app. But when I hit the multitasking button to look back on the site/email/source of the link, I find that the app is actually "inside" the source. For example, even though its opened the youtube app, when you click on the multitasking button it actually shows up as chrome (im not talking about it loading the youtube website). Can it be set so it physically opens that respective app rather than "virtualising it" inside the source app? I know this may sound very confusing...if so let me know ill try again or maybe do a video of what I mean...


title: It it possible to change bluetooth headset calling sound from beepin to something else

text: I wan't to change the sound that my BlueBuds X playing (simple beeping) when someone calling me to something else. Is this possible?


title: Where is the notes app on nexus s?

text: Is there a native notes app? I cant find it


title: Can you restart data service with full strength & orange indicator?

text: With some regularity (6-7 times per month) my Android 4.4 phone gets into a data-wedged state where the connection is shown as full-strength LTE, but without connectivity (the icon is orange in the settings drawer). Toggling mobile data and toggling airplane mode do not help, but rebooting the phone does restore service. Sometimes simply leaving it alone will eventually result in data restoration (but that could be a case when it was a transient carrier issue). Is there some way to kick (restart) the radio or data service to get going again without a reboot? I have root and a terminal, as well as SL4A experience if that would help—I just can't find anything that fits this description in the developer docs. I can't figure out what would be lower-level such that rebooting would cause the needed "kick" but airplane-mode toggle wouldn't. Note that the apparent answer Restart data connection when stalled? doesn’t actually answer the question, it suggests diagnostics for verifying the connection really is stalled (I don't have any trouble with that part). (In case it matters, this is a Nexus 5, Android 4.4.3 KTU84M, T-Mobile LTE.)


title: Disabling SMS notifications except in the top bar

text: Whenever I receive an SMS I have 3 on-screen notifications. How can I disable them without disabling the notification in the top bar? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/KVtkA.png) Text program/menu/settings/notifications/uncheck only disable the notification in the top bar, which I don't want: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Exdhp.png) I use Samsung Galaxy S3 with Android 4.1.2.


title: How to 'root' (or gain root access to) a Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 with Android 2.1-update1?

text: I have a Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 with Android 2.1-update1 and I need a quick easy way to get root access so I can boot it through a custom ROM me and a friend have been working on (the custom ROM is like Gingerbread (Android 2.3), but with a different UI so that it's compatible with my phone)


title: Deferring GSM data connection

text: Frequently I am in the range of WiFi. Still when waking up my phone (Motorola Milestone) it usually makes a GSM data connection (visible in the top bar), and only after few seconds the WiFi connection is made. I understand that WiFi takes some time to connect to. Is it possible to somehow stop the GSM connection opening so quickly? I get billed for each such connection, and even though it is a very small price (0,01PLN/100kB), it is annoying to see all such attempts in billing, one by one. I think it would be enough if I could defer any internet connection for few seconds after wakeup to give WiFi channel to get opened. I do not want to block all GSM data connections, it would be a chore to unblock it when I really need it, and then I would keep forgetting to block it again when in WiFi range.


title: Is there a good USB debugging toggle widget for Android?

text: Can you suggest me a widget for toggling usb debugging mode for Android? Or could you code it and upload to market, please? (I need it because of HTC Desire and HD's init process consuming 100% cpu bug. When toggled, it resets to 0)


title: Tool for accessing android files on a linux pc over wi-fi

text: What is the best app to browse, explore and access android files on a Linux machine over wifi?


title: galaxy nexus tuna/toro is lagging on stock

text: I'm using Samsung Galaxy Nexus (tuna) on Verizon network (toro) w/ Google Android 4.2.2 (stock ROM). my phone lags so much, sometimes it even becomes unresponsive ... the only way to deal with it is to wait kill all apps (if any) then again i could can only have one app running and it'd already become unresponsive( apps could be as simple as : chrome, gmail, hangouts, search. i'm really lost and not sure how to figure out what app is doing that to my phone and how to address it in order to prevent it from future, i restart my phone into "safe mode", my phone starts flying (then again no apps at this point). so my question is: how would one find a "rogue" app? all of my apps were downloaded through google play store and majority of them are very popular apps, so I can't really blame any. any ideas?


title: How do I find my Nexus 7 model number

text: I am building an adhoc network using Asus Nexus 7. I've managed to root using CyanogenMod and ClockworkMod recovery and establish the adhoc after installing Thinktube image-file. However, i need to buy similar tablets so that i can test the network for real. I am now trying to find out my Nexus 7 model number. But when i go to **_Settings-->About Tablet-->Model Number_** , All I can see is **_Nexus 7_**. how can I find the Model of my Tablet ?


title: short battery life

text: I have a gs3 running slim bean, and the battery life seems horrible to me. I woke up this morning at 8:00am with 100% battery life and by 1:30pm it has gone down to 23% I have been I barely use the phone throughout the day too. The entire time the phone is probably being used for 30 min to an hour the rest of the time the screen is off. What causes this?


title: Is Recovery Mode necessary to flash to newer Android version manually?

text: My phone (Sony Xperia Go) seems to be not able to boot into Recovery Mode Is there some alternative way or tool to use for flashing ROM? (to latest kitkat mod). To avoid recovery mode I have fastboot working on computer


title: Where does "Places" get all its information?

text: In my Nexus S, there is an application named "Places", which it is able to provide me the restaurants information near by me. Surprisingly, the information are very localize and accurate. May I know where does Google get all these information?


title: Does CyanogenMod Installer create a recovery image?

text: I'm looking at installing CyanogenMod onto my Galaxy S3 (i9300) and the CyanogenMod Installer looks to be the easiest way to do this. However I would like to get an image of my phone before I attempt to install CyanogenMod. This is so that if anything goes wrong (or I dislike the ROM) then I can just revert back to an image of the phone as if nothing had changed. Google searches suggest I need to root my phone, unlock the bootloader and then install ClockworkMod Recovery to create a backup. If I do go down this route then the automatic rooting and bootloader unlocking that the CyanogenMod Installer will do seems completely redundant, since I'm going to have to do it manually anyway to get an image. That doesn't really make sense to me - so can anyone please advise on what I should do to get this image before I start?


title: Set hostname for SSHelper

text: I currently use SSHelper to transfer my data to the Android 4.0 device. The app displays the IP address that is currently assigned. Since this IP address changes regularly, I'd like to use a hostname for the device, with all my Linux computers, that works with Avahi/Zeroconf and I have computername.local. How do I get such a hostname for my Android device?


title: How to move Whatsapp chat history from iPhone 4 to Nexus 4?

text: Just upgraded my iPhone 4 to Nexus 4, and could not find on Google a reasonable answer to this question. Is there any good app that does this? Or, what should be the process?


title: How do I manage CalDAV-provided tasks?

text: On my phone I have a calendar synchronized via CalDAV-sync on a server of mine. On the desktop I edit them with Thunderbird, and since Thunderbird can associate tasks to a calendar, I was wondering, is there a way to see those tasks on Android too, since I can already see (and edit) the calendar itself?


title: Where are the downloads from the Amazon Appstore stored?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Amazon App Store - Location of the downloaded APK I like to grab the free app of the day but space on my phone is too precious to go though with the install. But I can't stop the download when I do purchase. Where is that download stored and how can I get rid of it?


title: Where does Amazon App Store keep the APKs

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Amazon App Store - Location of the downloaded APK I am trying to find an APK that I downloaded from the Amazon app store but it is nowhere to be found. I have looked in all the normal APK locations but none of the APKs from the Amazon app store are there. Does anyone know where they are hidden?


title: I move a folder in android root directory to SDcard directory in internal phone memory. Is there a way to restore it back?

text: The folder was custpack in root directory and the phone will not boot now. I can still access a recovery mode but it only have a stock recovery from the manufacture. No custom recovery available for my phone... is there any way I can grab contents of the SDcard directory using developers tools? one of the menu in the stock recovery is to adb side load file name is there any hope I can access the phone memory using a pc somehow and restore the folder ? thank you edit1: in android stock recovery menu, I have the option to install package from SD card. The phone does have an SD card slot. is it possible to create a zip file that will some how restore the custpack folder back to root directory? I do have the deleted folder in my PC....


title: How to get HTC Evo 4g out of bootloop?

text: How do i get my htc evo4g out of this boot loop it just turns on and off over and over never getting past the white screen? i can get to the bootloader screen by holding the volume up and power button but clear storage and recovery do nothing it just goes on and off aover and over? please help mesomeone? im running 2.3.5 and it says locked 2.18


title: Fastboot doesn't recognize Nexus 5 on L

text: I recently flashed the dev preview of android L on my Nexus 5, however, I did what is called a "dirty flash" - I just used TWRP and flashed the image as if it was a normal ROM. The result is that it's pretty bugged right now - many apps just crash or don't work correctly. I'd like to do a proper install now, but the problem is that `fastboot` doesn't see my device, though `adb` does. Typing any `fastboot` commands just result in a "waiting for device" message. On 4.4.4 I didn't have any issues with `fastboot`. What might be the reason?


title: How to mount disks of a Samsung Galaxy in a Linux System (connected with a USB cable)?

text: I have connected a Samsung Galaxy S i9000 to a Linux machine over the USB cable. How can I access the disks of the galaxy from the linux machine through this cable (and not through wireless or by opening the cover and removing the sd card). I cannot find anything under /dev/disk/by-id/ on the linux machine that could be mounted. Edit: While connected via USB, there is a USB icon on notification bar of the galaxy android device. When I drag the notification bar down, you I see a "USB connection" item. But I cannot do or change anything with it. * * * The steps from the accepted answer: 1) Go to Settings - Applications - Development and turn `USB Debugging` to off. 2) Go to Settings - About Phone and switch USB connection to `Ask on connection`. Maybe `mass storage` could also work, but in my case there was some samsung app `kies` still blocking the connection with this setting, so I prefer `ask` 3) Connect the device to the linux box with the USB cable. The android device brings up a menu, select `mass storage` 4) There should appear a USB icon on the notification bar of the android device. Drag it down and select `mount...` If nothing is mounted on the linux box automatically to `/media/` you have to mount manually. You can watch the syslog on the linux box with this command, type it into a console of a user that has sudo rights before you connect the USB cable: sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog Some messages should appear after you connect the cable that help you analyze the situation. This link is also a good resource: http://androidforums.com/android- lounge/115574-solved-cannot-mount-android-device-via-usb-linux.html


title: Why is my phone's brightness reset to full brightness?

text: I put a new SIM card in my phone, then took it out and rebooted. Afterwards I noticed the screen brightness was up to nearly 100% (I always have it all the way down). Auto-brightness was off both before and after. Does anyone know why this might happen? Is brightness somehow linked to my Google account (which was invalidated on the phone due to the SIM swap)?


title: folder will not open

text: I have organized my Apps into several folders. Every once in a while, I find that when I click on a folder, nothing happens (i.e. the folder does not open). No matter what I do, I cannot open the folder until I reboot the phone. Other folders still seem to open when this happens. I have a Droid X, not rooted, runnning Froyo (2.2.1). I am using the stock Home screen launcher, and have not installed any alternative launchers. Anyone else have this problem? It does not seem to be folder specific, as it affects different folders at different times.


title: Does android, specifically the HTC Incredible, support headphone volume buttons?

text: Coming from the IPhone, I love being able to control my phone from my wired 3 button headphones. Center clicking to start/stop music or answer calls and using the 2 volume buttons to adjust the volume without pulling the phone out of my pocket. I've tried different 3 button headphones with my HTC Incredible and can answer calls and pause and play audio with the center button, but I've never been able to change the volume from my headphones buttons. Are volume adjustments via headphones supported in the HTC Incredible? Am I just using the wrong headphones?


title: Why do I have duplicate contact birthdays on Android calendar?

text: i deleted all of my contacts from google and from my HTC incredible so that i could reload them all in just google. as a result, the calendar on my phone has 2 entries on the "contacts birthdays and events" calendar on my phone. the calendar in my google account only has 1 entry. the android calendar even has a birthday for a contact i deleted. anyone else seen this and have a fix?


title: Improve Android battery life by lowering CPU freq

text: I would like to know if it could be possible to use adb (Android Debug Bridge) to tell the phone to lower its CPU max freq. I'd like to use less battery if possible, and in my use case I don't mind if some tasks are a little slower.


title: How to fix setting Android display brightness to 0%

text: I have a Windows Mobile phone(HTC Tilt 2) and put Android on it(on the SD card only). When I was messing around with some stuff I accidentally set the display brightness of Android to 0%. So now nothing will ever show up on my screen.How can I fix this without doing a clean install of Android?


title: Why does Android prompt me with "Enter the credential storage password" when I attempt to connect to a secured WiFi network?

text: When I connect my iPhone to a secured WiFi network (at work), I'm prompted for my Username and Password. (And then I'm prompted to accept what I presume is an SSL certificate.) But when I select the same network on my Motorola Droid or HTC EVO 4G, I'm prompted with "Enter the credential storage password". What is this password?


title: Google Play Store behaving strangely: apps don't install

text: Lately, when I try to install apps from the GPS, the following things happen:   1. When I tap "install," the blue "waiting" bar shows up. (I don't know whether there's a better name for it.)   2. Instead of turning into a progress bar that shows the app downloading, the "waiting" bar just sits there. I eventually hit "stop".   3. When I go to the GPS on my computer, the apps I have unsuccessfully attempted to install show as installed, even though they're not. (And they don't show as installed on my phone.) Has anyone seen this behavior before? What is the remedy? EDIT. The phone is a Moto X, not rooted, on a cellular connection. It started maybe a week ago. I can't think of anything I might have done to provoke it.


title: Mobile data is disabled, but some data is still transmitted

text: First of all, I've read several similar questions here, but they are either not related, or require root access (Droidwall and stuff). I received my Google Nexus 4 a week ago, and enjoying it so far. One thing is bothering me though. I have access to Wi-Fi pretty much whenever I need it, so I'd like to disable any mobile data usage, at least until I figure out a nice data plan. So the first thing that I did was unchecking `Mobile Networks > Data Enabled` and `Data Usage > Mobile Data` (I believe, these are the same thing). Now, the usage graph is empty. However, my carrier's report shows several records (6 in 2 days) of low mobile internet usage rounded to 100kb each. Cost-wise, it is equal to about 1 minute of talking. I could probably live with that, but I have a trip to another city in a few days. If it happens while I'm in roaming (although `Data Roaming` is also unchecked), it will become much more expensive. And so, the question is: how do I block mobile data for sure and let all the apps only use the Wi-Fi connection? Non-rooted Google Nexus 4 running Android 4.2.2 Possibly relevant options:   * Data enabled - off   * Data roaming - off   * Restrict background data - off - I use skype and imo.im, so it's nice to have them update in background   * Auto-sync data - on   * Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep - always


title: What causes NFC on Nexus 4 to stop working?

text: Sorry for the vague question title, I am open to suggestions, but I am not sure how else to phrase this. I recently got a new phone; the Nexus 4. When I got it, NFC tags were working fine. They would scan successfully about 90% of the time (as good as it gets with NFC it seems). Now, all of a sudden, it is down to 0% success. About once every couple minutes it will make the faint low-pitched jingle it makes when it detects NFC but does not read successfully (successful read results in higher pitched jingle). What happened?! I can't get it to read anything no matter what I do. Tested with 2 tags here at work. I will try a couple more when I get home too. I was trying to install a custom NFC apk today to allow NFC while the screen is locked, but even when I revert back to stock apk I get the same behavior. I didn't test NFC today before attempting to install the custom apk, so I don't know (or think) that is what has caused this. Anyone have any ideas? Seems so bizarre that it would just suddenly stop successfully scanning NFC. I flat out REFUSE to send it back to LG. They already had it once and I didn't get it back for 2 and a half weeks. **EDIT:** I have also tried removing some of the apps I have installed in the last couple days (avast and tasker specifically). Could rooting the phone have something to do with it? Really stuck here. **EDIT #2:** So I have restored from some old (nandroid) backups I had. Still no dice. Probably going to attempt a factory reset when I get home at this point (my original settings and apps are so far gone now anyway). But honestly, it looks like it is hardware at this point, which has me extremely irritated. This would be the second time sending my phone in, and the last time I sent it in, I had to fork out for a manufacturer defect. This time, I'll probably crack it open and attempt the repair myself. _**Pro Tip: NEVER BUY FROM LG._**


title: adb backup disabled on phone

text: I am attempting to run an adb backup to my computer from my Samsung Galaxy Nexus, version maguro, v4.2.2 (I guess it's worth mentioning I'm running Windows 7 on my computer). I have tried this with two methods, using the WugFresh Nexus Toolkit, and directly from the command line using the adb executable I got from the android sdk. Each time I attempt it, the adb backup page comes up fine on my phone, but the button to accept the backup is not clickable. I can deny the backup fine, but not accept it. Does anyone have any idea why this is happening? The drivers are the most likely problem, but I am running the signed Samsung drivers that I successfully installed from the Nexus Toolkit. Could anyone additionally corroborate if they are/have been a problem? I would consider uninstalling them in favor of another possibility, but don't know which alternative is best, or how to remove the damned signed drivers from my computer so they stop auto-installing. Thanks in advance for any help.


title: Can I re-install a purchased app from Google's Play Store?

text: I've successfully purchased an app from the Market via my Android phone. It's currently too large for my internal memory (still running 2.1), so can I uninstall it and then re-install it at a later time? Will uninstalling the app (after the 15 minute eval period elapses), also ensure that I can't re-download it again or do purchased apps remain linked to my Google account even if they aren't currently installed?


title: How to force wpa_supplicant to connect to AP and skip scanning

text: I have been using wpa_supplicant to connect to an AP on an Android device running ICS. I have defined a few APs within the network block in the `wpa_suplicant.conf` file. The problem is every time the device restarts, it does a fresh scanning which takes up a lot of time. What I would like to do is to force wpa_supplicant to just try re-connecting to one of the APs present within the network block of config file and not undergo a full scan. Am I missing an option somewhere (either command line or in config file) to achieve this without making changes to wpa_supplicant code?


title: I can't unlock bootloader of my moto g xt1033 android 4.4.4

text: Guys I've been stuck at this step for a while. My device as Motorola says is unlockable and I also have the unlock code but still it says in the command window that error occurred. I've installed android SDK and in it I've installed the platform-tools and all the other build tools. Link to screenshot:https://www.dropbox.com/s/wgqpq7jdki6sik5/Untitled.png


title: Can't connect Samsung Note 3 to a Windows 7 VM in VirtualBox

text: I'm trying to connect my Android to my Linux Laptop, I use VirtualBox and in it a Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit virtual machine. I've been able to connect in the past but it's not working anymore. I have installed Virtualbox guest additions and the extension pack. I've made usb filters to the VM. Still when I plug the phone in, Windows doesn't recognize the device. I've tried to uninstall the driver, disable/enable the device but nothing. I reinstalled all the "System Devices" and nothing. I have Kies3 and "Drivers for Samsung mobile phones" installed. The phone is: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with Cyanogenmod 11 installed. It worked before and I've flashed my phone many times with Odin in this VM. What can be the fault here? ![Image from the VM](http://i.stack.imgur.com/82YxV.png) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/8ytyA.png)


title: Im stuck in a Bootloop after editing build.prop system files ive tried everything to reset, reboot my device

text: I have a Xperia P. I changed build.prop files and my device has been stuck in a boot loop ever since then the stock Sony reset wont boot the device into recovery neither will my custom clockworkmod recovery. I do have knowledge about this problem but no practical experience I have never flashed the device, its stock. I need help to recover and then to reset the .prop . or otherwise is there a way to delibratly brick my phone and then ill bring it to my carrier and try to spoof my warranty. Stock Android 4.1.2 rooted, bootloader is unlocked.


title: Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 Died

text: I updated my phone with Odin v.3.04 and now it is not working anymore. I took out the USB cable and I removed the battery while the phone was in download mode. When I went to turn my phone on again, it would not turn on. Can someone please help me?


title: Use WhatsApp anonymously

text: I want someone to be able contact me on WhatsApp. I would prefer to give him an anonymous account. Is there such thing? I don't want him to know my phone number.


title: How to change the way joined contacts are displayed

text: I have several accounts synchronized on my galaxy S3 (google, google+, skype, facebook, linkedin) and I grouped the same contacts from various accounts into one. How can I modify the way this merged account is visible in my contacts list? As an example I have the same person as:   * in linkedin: John Doe + ugly picture   * in google: Johnny + nice picture   * in skype: The mad guy + no picture When merging these contacts I usually end up with the combo "the mad guy" + ugly picture, or whatever combination. I obviously would like to have "John Doe" + nice picture. Is there a way to select what element should come from which contact? Fallback question: in case this is not possible: is there a way to enforce one of the contacts as the "master one" ? (I would choose google as I have the most control over that one) Note: This question was initially asked on Phandroid but it will hopefully apply to any Android device Thank you for any pointers!


title: Alternative file transfer clients

text: I think most people will agree that the official file transfer client for OS X is _painful_ to use. It seems to stagnate at version 1.0 and only offers the bare minimum. Since my camera connection still isn’t fixed I unfortunately have to use it quite frequently. Are there alternative clients that are better integrated into the operating system or are there any plans to make it obsolete (after all, neither Linux nor Windows require such a client, they can access the storage of the smartphone directly)? To clarify, I’m not necessarily looking for _more features_ but _better integration_. However, anything that makes it easier to use fits the bill.


title: Enable Hebrew Swipe Input

text: I noticed I can use (with my out of the box Nexus 4) swipe for.input in English but there does not seem to be a way to use swipe for Hebrew input.   Am I missing a configuration option that enable this?   I know there are 3rd party applications that does Hebrew swipe input but I prefer not to use them if the OS provides me that functionality.


title: Android restore bootstrap nandroid backup after a failed rom flash

text: I was trying to flash my Droid X2 to CM7, but it failed. Before I attempted the flash, I did a nandroid backup using an app called "system recovery" (MOTODX2_Bootstrap_signed.apk). I want to restore to that backup, but I cannot seem to boot into the same recovery menu. Someone please help me. My phone gets to the boot animation and keeps resetting.


title: Copying apk's from phone to tablet

text: I have a Marketless tablet (Coby Kyros), and I bought a Samsung Captivate (AT&T). Will I be able to copy the apk's I download from the phone into the tablet?


title: How do I disable the annoying auto-correction of punctuation on device keyboard?

text: Here are two examples: (I'm using the '`|`' as the cursor) Example #1:               I want to put the next word in quotes |      type '`"`' followed by a word and closing quote:               I want to put the next word in quotes" |     I want to put the next word in quotes" f|     I want to put the next word in quotes" fa|     I want to put the next word in quotes" fai|     I want to put the next word in quotes" fail|     I want to put the next word in quotes" fail"|      Desired (and expected):               I want to put the next word in quotes "|      Example #2:               I want a space before the question mark |      type '`?`' multiple times:               I want a space before the question mark? |     I want a space before the question mark? ?|     I want a space before the question mark? ??|      Desired (and expected):               I want a space before the question mark ?|      I have all the auto-correct options unchecked in my Motorola Flipside's settings: ![Motorola Flipside - device keyboard settings](http://i.stack.imgur.com/IAVGx.png)


title: How to open text files with DropBox on Android?

text: I have the DropBox app on my Samsung Galaxy S 2. It seemed to me that before, when I clicked on a text file, it would open a text editor. I think Dropbox had its own internal editor. Now, however, when I open any plain text file, I get a message that says: > Can't open textFileName > > Please download an app that can open this file. I tried downloading numerous text editors from the market, but none of them linked with Dropbox. How do I get text editing ability in Dropbox on Android?


title: Sync contacts with ubuntuone?

text: It doesn't look like UbuntuOne has a sync app for contacts. Files and music, yes, but not contacts. Are there any workarounds to this? I've successfully avoided linking my phone to a google account thus far and I'd like to keep my contacts off of Google. I'd like a good way to sync my Ubuntu One contacts to my phone without going through google.


title: Does Android 4.0 support WPA2 Enterprise?

text: At the place I work, everyone can log on to the wifi network with an iPhone. They just need to add a new network, type in the network name and choose `wpa2 enterprise` and then add their username and password (their own unique). Everybody else with Android phones hasn't been able to connect, and it seems like they've tried for a long time. I have to buy a new phone this weekend, and I don't really want to buy an iPhone. So I was hoping if somebody knew if the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (or any Android 4.0 device) has better wifi support than the older Android versions? Sorry I don't know anything else technical about the wifi at work.


title: HTC Incredible - always on soft button lights when screen is on

text: When I bought my Galaxy Nexus, I gave my dad my HTC Incredible to replace his aging Blackberry curve. His eyesight isn't so great, and he has trouble seeing the soft keys on the Incredible when their backlights are off. Is there a way to have those backlights remain on as long as the screen is on? Root or no root, it'd be great if someone had a solution.


title: Disable camera completely

text: I'm writing a program that depends on the camera. I need to test how my program reacts when the camera is not present or disabled. Is there a way to turn it off completely?


title: VW car bluetooth - Android 2.3.6 (Nexus S) phonebook display

text: I have had great success using my Android Nexus S 2.3.6 with my new 2012 VW GLI Autobahn with RCD-510 stereo, which has bluetooth integration for A2DP audio thru the stereo and phone, as well as the built in speakerphone of course. I'm very happy with how well it's worked except for one problem. The display of the phonebook via the car's MFD (multifunction display, between the speed and tach gauges), shows all my contacts EXCEPT those on my favorites, like my wife, best friend, mom, brother, i.e., the people I call most often. I can usually find them thru recent calls, but it seems silly that those don't show up in the phonebook when people I haven't talked with for years show up by virtue of not being favorites. Anything I can do to help the phone show the favorites to the car as part of the phonebook? I have done phonebook update a couple times, but no luck so far. Thanks!!


title: Google "Play Music" app constantly running!

text: Why is Google Play Music constantly running on my galaxy s4? I don't use any music app.


title: empty log files created automatically

text: For 5 or 6 months I have been experiencing a strange activity on my android 4.1.2 device. It is samsung galaxy tab 2. The problem is somehow every day a few log files will appear in the root of my SD card and I could not figure out why and what application does it. It is very annoying as I need to clean them. I will attach a screenshot. If anyone came across the same issue, please let me know. We could try to find the solution together. If more information is needed, feel free to ask. Thank you. Vitaly. ![screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/2BnQYm.png)


title: Kingo root doesnt recognize my phone when its plugged in

text: I'm trying to root my s4 with kingo but it doesn't recognize my phone. Why? Also sometimes it says it can't connect to the server. Finally does anyone know if kingo root triggers Knox?


title: Non native alarm clock app able to turn on the phone

text: The native alarm app of the phone (VIVO s7i, a Chinese brand) can turn the phone on to play the alarm. I'm looking for an alternative third-party alarm app. I have downloaded several apps, but they don't appear to work if the phone is off. By the way, I have read that it is impossible because the phone is 100% off. It is not true, as the clock is always running. For example: if you turn off the phone at 3pm and turn it on one hour later, it will show 4pm.


title: Auditing application's use of GPS

text: There is an application on my phone that triggers the GPS at random intervals. The start of this polling doesn't correlate with any newly installed applications so I imagine a recent update or recently activated feature in an existing application is causing this behavior. What options do I have to audit the GPS usage on my phone (Galaxy S4 - Verizon)?