title: Disable Google docs in Dolphin Mini?

text: The answer to how to download PDFs leads to a link describing that Dolphin mini uses google docs for opening pdf and other documents. From a programmers perspective this is a nice solution - the content is just passed to a web-service that displays the content on the browser. But what if you do not like Google to read your pdfs at all? What if you want to download a pdf, but the links to do so is generated so you can not press longer on it to start a download instead? So as a follow up this question arises: How can I completely disable that google-docs-feature in Dolphin Mini?


title: Where are Android settings stored?

text: I have to set up 50+ plus phones for my company, and I am allowed to root the phones. Each phone needs to have the exact same WIFI SSID's / passwords, account / privacy settings, brightness, input methods, etc. Repeating the exact same manual setup 50 times seems a bit tedious.. Where are the phone settings stored? Can I simply adb push the settings to each device? The phones are Samsung Galaxy Pockets.


title: Upgrading my HTC G1 to SDK 2.2

text: I am trying to upgrade my HTC G1 to OS 2.2 (I have a developer device bought way back when it was released) I have been trying the steps provided here - http://code.google.com/p/android- roms/wiki/SPL but for some reason the phone won't boot up after following all the steps. I have tried twice and restored my device to 1.5. But would really like to upgrade to 2.2 Any ideas please? Thanks.


title: Galaxy Note 2 JellyBean update

text: I have a Galaxy Note 2 GT-N7100 running on Android 4.1.1 JellyBean. The 4.1.2 update has been released a while back, but I still am reluctant to upgrade. I have read over the Internet that it causes the battery to drain faster than normal. Is there any truth to this?


title: Can I create a contact in a particular contact group on Android 2.2?

text: Is there a way to add a new contact into a particular contact group which I have in my Google contacts? Similarly, is there any way to move contacts from one group to another? It seems as of now, I can only create contacts on Android but cannot put them in any specific group. To do that, I've to use the web interface of Google contacts.


title: How do I use voice input in Google Maps on a HTC Desire?

text: I have an HTC Desire phone running Android and I use the Google Maps application. I can search for locations using text entry but I would like to be able to use the voice entry feature which was added last year. > You can now search Google Maps for Android simply by speaking your query and > Google Maps will search it for you. I have the latest version of Google Maps from the Android Market but I don't see how to activate this voice search feature. I have tried opening Google maps, pressing the search key at the bottom-right of the phone, and then saying for example 'London' into the phone's microphone, but nothing happens. How do I use the voice search in Google Maps for Android? * * * **Updates** There is no microphone icon next to the search bar. _Version Information_   * Android Version: 2.1-update1   * Google Maps version: 4.4.0 (#4414) gmm-android-htc


title: Selectively sync Picasa / Google+ Albums to device?

text: I have a lot of Picasa Web Albums (equivalently, Google+ Photo Albums) that are all automatically synced to my Galaxy Nexus. It works great. The problem is, the Galaxy Nexus only has 16GB of internal storage, and because I have so many albums, I'm out of space on my device. I'd like to be able to unsync some of my albums, to create more space. I don't want to unsync _all_ of my albums, just some. Is this possible? I've looked at a lot of third-party apps that deal with Picasa, but none that I can tell can selectively sync only some albums. A possibly related question, without a resolution, is: How to sync ONLY some specific Picasa albums in Gallery app? I'm hoping that something has changed in the last year and a half?


title: Move /#/data/app to external SD

text: Folks I've rooted my device and installed Directory Bind. I'm not sure if I can move the /#/data/app folder to an external SD. There I have all my .apk files. But I seem unable to find this folder when I look for it in Directory Bind. I'm confused about it. I could sucessfully move the data files but not the .apks what am I missing?


title: Opera mini v12 automatic clear cache history & cookies

text: Is there a way to get rid of all cache, history and cookies automatically. Preferably each time I shut down or start up the browser Opera mini. If this one doesn't anyone know another browser that does? Manually deleting each privacy setting all the time is a pain in the ass. And if no mobile browser supports this is there another way to get rid of all this data automatically?


title: In what version of Android was process caching first implemented?

text: Android can cache app processes to improve start-up times for subsequent app executions. You can see this capability on some devices by going to `Settings->Applications->Manage Applications` (or just `Settings->Apps` on others), going to the "Running" applications tab, and either pressing the `Menu` button or another button on the UI marked with the option to `Show cached processes`. Here's a list of devices I've looked at to see if this "Show cached processes" menu item is available:   * HTC Hero (Android 2.1-update1) - No   * HTC T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide (Android 2.1-update1) - No   * Samsung Dart (Android 2.2) - No   * HTC EVO 4G (Android 2.3.3) - Yes   * HTC EVO Shift (Android 2.3.4) - Yes   * HTC EVO 3D (Android 4.0.3) - Yes   * Samsung Nexus S 4G (Android 4.1.1) - Yes   * Samsung Galaxy S3 (Android 4.1.1) - Yes Based on these devices, it looks like process caching became visible to the user in Android 2.3. So, the question:   * In what version of Android was process caching first introduced (even if its not visible to the user)? Any answers with strong evidence (e.g., Android documentation or AOSP source code references, 1st person observations of devices) are appreciated.


Both my Motorola Bionic and OG have bad audio jacks that require significant jiggling around to get a constant connection almost every time I plug them in. Once it's "good" I can leave it alone and it works great but if I bump the connection it could disconnect again. Is there any resolution to this? Is this true for other phones as well? It doesn't matter what OS version, it's the hardware connection itself.


title: Google Now is not able to call one of my Google contacts

text: Google Now can call all of my contacts... except for one: James P*****. See the following screenshot: ![call james p*****](http://i.stack.imgur.com/iC3S5.jpg)   Screenshot: Call James (click image for larger variant) What? Who the hell is James A. Kellam? An attorney, apparently, but I don't know him. Let's try a similar name, also in my contacts: Jimmy P***** (same last name, different contact): ![call jimmy p*****](http://i.stack.imgur.com/kADvL.jpg)   Screenshot: Call Jimmy (click image for larger variant) As you can see, that works as expected. I find this strange because they are both Google contacts. They both show up on `http://contacts.google.com` and they are both marked as Google contacts on my phone. Why can't I call James through Google Now, but I can call Jimmy? I am running CyanogenMod 10.0.0-d2vzw on a Samsung Galaxy S III.


title: HTC Desire won't boot - buzzes 7 times instead

text: I've just bought an HTC Desire and it seems to have stopped working. On startup, I just get the O2 splash page, then it buzzes 7 times, and that's it. I tried holding down the Vol down key, then the power button, and it gets me into some menu called HBOOT. There is a recovery option in there, but it just reboots the phone, and I'm back where I started. How do I wipe the thing and get it starting up again?


title: How do I better organize my contacts on Galaxy Nexus?

text: I remember when I was using my HTC Desire Bravo, it had this nice option to amalgamate duplicate contacts into a single profile contact. But in my Galaxy Nexus I am finding it cumbersome to do the same thing. Odd thing is these redundant contacts persist only on mobile - my Gmail doesn't have such data. I am thinking perhaps its the various other accounts I use along with Gmail such as Lync, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, etc. my contacts spans around 4000.. I've tried Contacts+ and other apps but it didn't help. How Can I better organize the contacts and sync to my Gmail account?


title: Does the Google Authenticator app negatively impact a fully charged device

text: I have the Google Authenticator installed on my phone. I notice the codes are generated constantly. It appears the app is running constantly in the background. Does this app has a major impact on a fully charged android device?


title: Android programatically change the screen scale of device

text: I am using FJ809 device, which can be connected to HDMI desktops/tv's. There is a option where we can change screen scale to 100% i.e., Settings->Screen->Screen Scale. Is there a way we can do that programatically? Or any linux commands that would change the screen scale, as my device is rooted one. Thank you!


title: What's the risk of installing Cyanogen Mod on unsupported phone?

text: My device is not listed as supported on website www.cyanogenmod.com/devices. I have ZTE Skate, and some other ZTEs are listed, but not mine.   Is it possible to install the mod on Skate, and what's the risk? If phone is not listed, does it mean, that it was just not tested, or the mod wouldn't work?


title: Initial lock screen before the pattern screen not moving

text: I have a new MI 3 phone with MIUI, and I tried the theme Angry paper on this, and there seems to be a problem with the initial lock screen of this theme and it won't unlock to display the pattern, and so I am unable to unlock my android mobile. Can anybody help me with this theme or any other way to unlock the initial lock screen of MIUI.


title: i have some files encrypted in gallery vault application

text: I have some files encrypted in gallery vault but my phone's software crashed and had to be reinstalled. how can I restore my data from that app? I do have my SD card but it is not showing my encrypted data.


title: Applications crashing

text: I have some applications crashing. The message says The application XXX (process YYY) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again. One of applications who is crashing is Google Maps. It is crashing all the time even if I don't run it. Only uninstallation helps. What does this crashing mean?


title: What does the "Force stop" button mean?

text: When I go to `Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Downloaded` I see an application list. If I select some applications I see button "Force stop" active, but some applications have this button dimmed. What does it mean? What happens if I press this button? This button can't mean application running, since the applications with this button are not listed in `Running` section. Can I list just applications which have the `Force stop` button active and uninstall them? * * * Android version: 3.2


title: Minimal set of .apk files to enable Google Play

text: I have some Android **Froyo** device not blessed by Google, so it doesn't have Google Play/Market or any of GAPPS by default and device maker won't make any firmware updates. Is it even possible **now** to make Google Play/Market work with Android **Froyo**? What is the **minimal** set of `.apk`, `framework` and `lib` files should I put in pertinent folders to enable Google Play on my Froyo device? * * * I don't want to put **all** of gapps from goo.im:   * I want to conserve some space on device (small built-in SD CARD),    * I think that some of them may be malicious (Virustotal detects `EnhancedGoogleSearchProvider.apk` as `Android/GoManag.A`)   * I believe that there is some resonable minimum that works anyway


title: Is there a way to list the local dns cache?

text: I would like to get a list of my current cache on my phone, what is the command to issue in order to retrieve that list ? I would like to get a command and not an app that does that, since i want to incorporate that command into a script that i am write. Thanks.


title: does it matter what version of Android I have before installing Clockwordmod?

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S with recovery 3E. I want to install Clockworkmod on my phone, but because of the version of recovery I have, I need to flash CWM via Odin. When I download the CWM recovery image, does it matter what version of Android I have, whether it's Froyo or Gingerbread?


title: Push notification on Samsung Galaxy Note (GT-I717)

text: Why is there no push notification or some notification for incoming messages in the screen when the phone is in locked state? I am using Samsung Galaxy Note. When my phone is in locked state, and when I click the power button I see the pattern unlocking screen. When new messages flow in, I just see a mail icon in the top status bar, but no other notifications in the screen. What needs to be done for that?


title: Why does it take so long for a program like Mapdroid to use the GPS to track you on a map

text: I was in London last week ( _which is outside my country, so I did not use roaming to connect to the internet to be able to use the maps application from Google_ ). In stead , I used **Mapdroid** to find my way around the center there. Mapdroid, for those who don't know this program, lets you download maps and than use them without data connection. The only thing you need to do is turn on the GPS. This works great apart for the fact that **it can take between 5 and 10 minutes for the program to mark you location**. If it does, it can track you fine , and it keeps tracking you on the map. But I am just wondering **why it takes so long before Mapdroid knows where you are**. Is it a hardware thing (I have a Samsung Galaxy S phone running Froyo).


title: Contacts stuck in favourites widget on HTC Legend

text: Until recently, I was able to remove contacts using this method. Now those methods don't work. I can remove a person from the favourites group, but that only removes them from the widget until I restart. When I visit the contact profile I see them listed as being in the favourites group, but when I go to edit, they are not listed as a member. Removing the contact from my "Starred on Android" group doesn't work either. Is there any other way to remove contacts?


title: Widget to show calendar events and TODO items merged in a single agenda?

text: The Calendar application works with Google Calendar and its agenda style is really useful. Nevertheless, for some reason, it does not work with Google Tasks, so I use GTasks that works with the Google Tasks. I use both of them really intensively, but none of them can show both calendar events and todo items. Sometimes it's very inconvenient because I have to switch between widgets and merge the overall timeline in my mind. So is there any widget to show calendar events and TODO items at once? Agenda style would be a real plus. Thanks in advance.


title: How can I fix this "No such file or directory" error starting an AVD on 64-bit Linux?

text: I am facing a problem to run the AVD in my Xubuntu 14.04 64bit version. Before that I used Xubuntu 32bit and that time my ADT(32bit) worked. But now I am using 64bit ADT and 64bit OS. everything is okay but the AVD is not starting and showing me the problem below: Starting emulator for AVD 'Avd_name' Failed to start emulator: Cannot run program "/media/Disk_name/Folder_name/And_Dev/adt-bundle- linux-x86_64-20140321/sdk//tools/emulator": error=2, No such file or directory


title: How to use Tasker to close an app when a different app gets closed

text: I have a task setup that opens Co Pilot (satellite navigation) after I click on Dailyroads Voyager (blackbox recorder); this works really well. What I'd like to know is how to close Dailyroads Voyager once I exit Co Pilot by using Tasker.


title: How can I replace stock download manager that Google Play uses?

text: Yesterday I upgraded my rooted LG Optimus One (P500) running v20g 2.3.3 to CM10 (unofficial) 4.1.1 through this post. Since the new ROM is unofficial and is in alpha/beta stage there are few known problems. I am able to live up with those problems just to enjoy the new Jelly Bean. However one undocumented problem about download manager was discovered yesterday, which proved to me nasty. When I attempt to install any app from Google Play Store, a progress bar appears saying "Downloading..." and the numerical progress indicator 'x/y Kb done' does not come up. At first I thought it should be problem with my WiFi, but other application seems to access Internet correctly. In concurrence to this behavior, the LEDs in my WiFi modem does not blink, which it usually does when there is a WiFi activity. Even small apps in the order of 150 Kb takes long time and eventually ends with error. However, I accidentally noticed that a combination of simultaneous downloads of more than one app, cancelling and starting again etc, made FEW of the downloads to actually progress while other still linger. So, it is clear that the download manager that Google Play Store relies on is trouble some in my case. My question is how can I replace that download manager? Installing other download manager does not help as Google Play still uses the troublesome native one only. Any ideas on how I can use some other download manager **for Google Play** or to mend the troublesome one? BTW, I had tried: Turbo Download Manager, Download Manager for Android. They do not detect the download when i press "install" button in Google Play Store for an app. Trying other download manager is still a big pain as I have to download APK from other sites and transfer to my SD card to install.


title: How do I move multiple app icons at the same time?

text: I have an HTC Incredible running Miui with Go Launcher EX. Is it possible to move multiple icons at the same time?


title: Settings app: 'Unfortunately, Settings has stopped.'

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus with Cyanogenmod 11 11-20140225-SNAPSHOT- InstallerXNPQ09P-maguro Android 4.4.2 KitKat with CWM 6.0.4.7. It's a stable installer build. For a while now I have been getting been getting a 'Unfortunately, Settings has stopped.' error, when trying to simply open Settings from the home screen or application drawer. It also happens if I try to run the app (`com.android.settings`) in other ways such as opening a third-party keyboard's settings (which tries to open 'Language & input' within the Settings app). I have tried the following things, to no avail:   * Wipe Dalvik cache in CWM   * 'wipe cache partition' in CWM   * Fix permissions using the 'ROM manager' app   * Did 'Clear data' for the Settings app (by dragging it to 'App info' on home screen)   * Installed AROMA Filemanager in CWM, and, not finding anything to delete in `/data/data/com.android.settings/cache/`, but deleting `/data/data/com.android.settings/shared_prefs/CMStats.xml`   * Botting into safe mode, where Settings app STILL crashes. I will note that the Settings app still sits in the multitasking list, but when you try to open it from there it still gives the same crash error. I'd like to try and avoid a factory reset if possible, so are there any steps I could try further before an entire factory reset? Could it be having selected ART mode that eventually mucked up Settings somehow? If so perhaps I could turn it off manually via Terminal/adb and then reset Dalvik again or something? Whatever it is, what troubleshooting steps could be done in addition to the ones above?


title: Nexus S: how can I control sites shown underneath stock browser search box?

text: The built-in web browser of my Nexus S has a cool feature: when I press the Search button, in addition to a text box where I can type a URL or search terms, there are 4 sites shown above the on-screen keyboard. How I can control what sites are listed? I'd like to be able to populate that list with favorites so I can get one-click access to my top favorite sites without having to go through the "favorites" menu.


title: How to push website links from phone to chrome/other browser?

text: I can't seem to find an app for this. I have a Samsung Galaxy S3.


title: My phone displays: "Notification has been set" at each boot

text: I am in doubt. My Galaxy SII phone began recently to display a standard pop-up notification box with the text "Notification has been set" at each boot. I uninstalled the software that I suspected was displaying this popup, there were no notifications in notification area left, but this popup has kept appearing on the screen. How to track which software is displaying this popup? Android 4.0.4


title: How can I display my Android on my PC monitor?

text: I have scoured the Internet and come here as my last hope. I currently have the Galaxy S4, M919v. I own two 24 inch Samsung monitors. Is there any method for me to display my Android screen onto one of my monitors? I want to basically play my Android games, using my Android phone, but have them displayed on my monitors. My 24 inch monitor has the same resolution as my phone, so I figure the graphics should be great. I am trying to find a WIFI/micro-usb cable solution to this problem without buying any types of additional connectors.


title: Do a Google voice search with Belkin CarAudio Connect Bluetooth on a Sony Xperia

text: I have a non-rooted Sony Xperia running Android 4.3 and I have recently have bought a Belkin CarAudio Connect AUX with Bluetooth. It connects fine and it all works however it left me wanting more. Currently pressing the button on the CarAudio Connect pauses and plays the audio, a feature that I wish to keep. However, I was hoping that a double tab or a long press can do a Google voice search so I can call or text people (or find out important information like the height of the Eiffel Tower) while driving. How would I set this up? I have tried 'Bluetooth Launch' from the Play store but it didn't do anything and I couldn't find any similar apps. I was thinking a Tasker task or a similar app but I don't know how to set it up or what action to look for. Please help.


title: Motorola Triumph changes Volume between Songs or with Notifications

text: I have a VirginMobile Motorola Triumph, stock but rooted. I listen to music with both Pandora and Google's Play Music app. When listening to music, the volume has two modes, 'soft', in which all the way down is too quiet and all the way up is too loud, exactly as it should be. The other setting is loud - just loud. The first click of 'loud' is enough to hurt my ears. I can change the volume from 'loud' to 'soft' by playing with the Ring or Alarm volumes (not Media). They don't have to change, but they have to be altered briefly to 'reset' it back to 'soft'. Furthurmore, if I receive a notification, text, call, or any other sort of message, the volume becomes 'soft' again. While listening on 'soft', if the song finishes and naturally continues to the next, the volume will jump to 'loud'. There are other occasions where it does this as well, but I haven't figured out exactly what they are. * * * [ORIGINAL]:   I have a stock rooted Motorola Triumph (which does not have MotoBlur) with Pandora installed. Media volume is pretty loud, so I keep it on the first click, always (I also have Audio Manager installed, but this problem was happening prior to installation). However, when Pandora goes to the next song (either because I skipped, down- thumbed, or just finished the song), the volume gets really loud. It doubles in volume, if not more! The weirdest part though is that none of the volume sliders (anywhere!) have changed. Not one. Furthermore, altering the Media volume (still on 1st click), has no effect other than to make it even louder. However, if I alter (or even touch) the Ringer or Notification volumes, the song volume drops to where it was. I'm tired of changing my volume between every song. I'm willing to talk to whomever (Motorola, Pandora, Google, etc) in pursuit of a fix. How can I address this?


title: How do I get my Android Phone to connect its internal SD to my PC via USB?

text: For some reason my Galaxy Y GT-55360T phone running Android 2.3.6, won't connect its SD card to my Ubuntu 12.10-running PC when I plug the USB cable into it. It did before, I have no idea what I did to cause it to not mount the SD. Please help me, this is getting very annoying.


title: Connect Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 to Acer projector

text: I bought a Samsung Tab 4 8.0 16GB. I want display some videos and documents on the screen through an Acer projector. It has no wifi. How do I display my files? Is there any possibility? Tab has no HDMI port. There is a VGA cable for the projector.


title: What are the benefits of "Restore Android ID from a backup" after a factory reset?

text: As far as I can tell Titanium Backup is the only application that has the ability to restore this ID but there's no explanation of what it is or why one would restore it. Without restoring I'm able to access the Play Store and restore apps and settings without issue and all the apps work fine. Why should the Android ID be restored?


title: Application that is able to resume failed download

text: It's often happening when I want to download a file with `browser` that download fails due to a bad connection and then I have to download a file from the beginning. Is there an app or browser plugin that is able to continue downloading of failed download? I found only `byte tornado` app which is not much help.


title: Remove google-account from older smartphone

text: I gave my sister my older smartphone without removing my google-account. How can I remove that permission without removing her settings completely, or how can I remove that certain android device from my google dashboard? If possible, it would be great if I could do it remotely (via my google dashboard).


title: Google cache links in search results

text: When searching for something while the target is offline its most convenient to click on Google's cache link for that certain target or search result. But I don't see such link on my android phone using the default browser. Is it related to mobile Google search? I wonder if I could reenable this. I use Android 2.3.3 with Samsung Galaxy S i9000.


title: Samsung galaxy i9000 switching off on its own like a gazillion times a day

text: I have been a proud owner of a samsung galaxy i9000 for about a year now. However, my phone recently developed a problem that I had not anticipated. The phone now just switches off on its own. Sometimes it can do so up to 5 times a day. One moment the phone will be working and you go on with whatever you will be doing and before you know it the phone is off. The phone cannot be restarted using the normal on and off button. I actually have to remove the battery and put it back for the phone to restart again. Anyone with a clue?


title: How do I get my stock ringtones back?

text: I have a Droid X, and I've been having issues with my music lately. I finally deleted the Albums, Music, and Playlists directories from my SD Card, and used SDRescan to get the media library to update. That did the trick for the music, but now my stock ringtones have disappeared. Were they on the SD card? Why did they disappear, and how can I get them back? My phone isn't rooted.


title: How to avoid email/gtalk notifications when logged in in both, PC and Mobile?

text: Is there a way to avoid double notification, both pc and mobile, when logged in in both? IE, my work mobile is Android based and at work we use gapps, so even if i am at my pc i get the email notification even though i'm logged in, the same with Gtalk. Thanks!


title: Where are apps natively stored on a Nook running CM7 off a micro SD

text: I have a Nook running cm7 off a class 2 4gb sandisk. I've installed a couple of Apps on my device. I've noticed, after going to managing apps, that some apps are actually being installed internally and some apps being installed onto the SD card. I am planning to upgrade to a class 4 16gb sandisk, and I want to completely start fresh, how do I remove pre-existing apps internally? I'm slightly confused. Thanks. edit: Actually, so I guess verygreens method splits the SD card into 2. The first "internal (1gb)", second being the "rest of the sd ( total sd - 1gb)". So..to my understanding, apps defaults to installing "internally" or the first partition, how can I make it so it defaults to the larger partition? Or do I need to manually move it after each install of a new application?


title: The battery is discharged suddenly on Galaxy S2

text: Sometimes after I fully charge the phone, and disconnecting it from the power, the battery suddenly drops to 97%, it is normal? I already made a battery calibration past week. Well, this happened only 2 times.


title: "New line" using Android voice input

text: My quetion is - how I can enter "new line" symbol using android voice input? For example I tyr to create shopping list using Evernote and voice, but to create new item in list I must switch to keybord, and press enter. How to do that using only my voice?


title: three sets of headphones not plugging into brand new lg optimus g phone

text: I have 3 sets of headphones, being he exact same size. They all fit and even click into my old phone's head jack, where as with my new phone the lg optimus g they go in midway and the only way for the headphone jack to read the headphones I have to hold it in. There isn't dust in it or anything I don't know what is happening. This is ridiculous


title: Enable music controls while phone is locked

text: I use a Sony Xperia Neo. I recently formatted my phone. Before, I was able to control my music while the screen was locked. Now, those controls have disappeared. Does anyone have any idea how to restore that option?


title: Google Dialer crashes when Contacts are disabled

text: I disabled the Google "10003 Contacts" App in the Apps preferences, and although I have installed CardDav for my contacts that I use via my owncloud, the Dialer crashes when I click on a Contact in the call-history How Can I Block the default Google Contacts app without loosing the functionality in the dialer?


title: How to pin OS and a process in different CPU core?

text: I am running a benchmark in android. I want to pin the OS in core-0 and pin the benchmark app in core-2. Total number of cores are 4. Is there a way to do it? Just to elaborate more on this, I have read about Processor affinity and Affinity mask. They are good for processes or threads but what about OS itself. Does the OS run on core-0 only or can it also (in general) load both core-0 and core-2. (I have switched off the other two cores: core-1 and core-3)


title: How to restore (mobile) data usage?

text: I've an S3 and until yesterday I've PACMAN ROM running - previous: Paranoid Android I made a Nandroid backup, in using titanium backup but I've forgotten to save my mobile data usage. **Now I'm searching for an way to get it back (without restore the backup, if possible) Is there any absolute path to a file?**


title: Where can I find HTC error report log?

text: HTC devices offer sending error report to HTC after the device crashes. Before sending the report you can view the error log. However there's no option for saving it (at least I haven't found one). Is there any way to access this error log? I would like to use it for diagnostics.


title: Disabling safe mode or removing apps from safe mode

text: I use a Droid 3 which has not yet been rooted. I need to remove access to the Browser or the Play Store. I already have an app called "program encrypting" which disables access to selected apps unless the user has a password. However, when the user enters safe mode, all downloaded apps are disabled, allowing the user to use the Browser and the Play Store. I am curious if it is possible to disable safe mode in some way, or changing the button combination to enable it. I would also be fine with removing those applications from appearing in safe mode. I am new to rooting and such, and I would appreciate being able to remove access to these apps in the safest, quickest way possible.


title: Exchange and Coperate Account in android

text: What does Exchange and co-operate account means. I have being seeing it in my setings and do not really know how to use it. Also, how do set up a working email like the microsoft outlook account in my android device. Thanks


title: Edit Connection Rules on Note 3

text: When I bought my note 3, it prompted me to configure certain automatic rules around my WiFi and Bluetooth. For example if I turn on my Bluetooth and connect to my car then it automatically turns on hands free mode. I can't find now how to go back and edit them. I've looked in settings and googled it. Appreciate if someone can point me to them.


title: How to tune a frequency like 89.0 on Jusada ICS CM7 stock radio?

text: I am using Jusada Ice Cream Sunday ROM. I have problem with its stock radio app. I can not tune to even numbers after decimal like 89.0 or 106.2. After the decimal it only let me tune to odd numbers. How can I fix this? The above mentioned frequencies are popular radio stations in my region. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/cR9h0.png)


title: Vibrate not working on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Update

text: Samsung Galaxy S3. I go to Settings > My device > Sound > Vibrations Before the Jelly Bean update, I had a custom vibration which was a medium length vibration. Now, after the Jelly Bean update a little while ago, it's just two short vibrations. I've changed my vibration after I noticed this to "Jingle Bell" and it's still the same vibration. Any ideas on how to fix this?


title: Other peoples photos in my camera uploads folder

text: My Samsung Galaxy 3 android phone is linked to my Dropbox account so that photos I take on my phone are automatically uploaded to the Camera Uploads folder. Suddenly lots of strange photos have appeared in this folder and my photos aren't appearing. These photos look like a family in the Middle East, I am in Europe. My questions are:   1. who do I complain to - Dropbox, Samsung or Google/Android?   2. If I delete these unknown photos will someone else be losing their precious family photos   3. If I am seeing their photos who is seeing mine!?


title: Android Phones Hangs while playing game

text: I just noticed this one but when I played my game its lagging and till it stop completely or freeze. I cant do anything but to take my battery out. Any clue? I master reset still nothing. I do not want to lose my game I tried to go settings and running app and clear cache still same sometimes.. Is this something to do w/ game, hope not, how do i fix this problem. i am currently using Techno P5 with android version 4.2.2


title: Keep Samsung apps/"features" after rooting?

text: I know that if I root my samsung phone, I will lose a lot of Samsung features (like fingerprint scanner probably, and apps like S Note etc). And I understand that its the base that a rom is created on which determines if it can support things like that (I think?), but is there any way I can use a custom rom and still keep Samsung features, especially things like gestures and the customizations/settings screen from my S5? OR 'import' those features back in onto Cyanogenmod or something similar? I want the best of both worlds, and can't seem to find any answers


title: How to restore/edit build.prop after rebooting (and phone stuck in reboot loop)?

text: I was trying to setup a custom host name for my device(a rooted xperia z) following this guide but without paying too much attention, especially to the comments. I'm guessing I had a typo in the edited build.prop file because after I rebooted the phone was stuck in a boot loop: I would see the sony logo but instead of the usual xperia logo and colourful boot animation the phone would restart. I can turn off the phone and I think I've managed to get it in a different state by pressing the volume up key multiple times after powering up because I could see a blue led always on. Before that in between boots I would see a red led blink twice. Unfortunately the phone reboots to fast to become visible to adb. What are my options on restoring/editing the build.prop file ? Can I somehow see the phone's filesystem on a computer without booting the phone into android ? Also I don't mind loosing all the data as long as I can use the phone again. Thanks


title: Why aren't there notifications for updates to built-in applications?

text: On July 29th, Google released an update for the Gmail application, that brought it to version 2.3.5. Since I had version 2.3.4, I was expecting to be notified of the update shortly as I had for updates to other applications including ones that came pre-installed on my phone, such as Google Maps. Alas, I still haven't received the notification, even though I can see the update available in the market (yes, I realise I can download it manually). I have since surmised (though this is a guess on my part) that the difference is that gmail is considered a "built-in" app, but Google Maps, while pre- installed on my device, is not considered built-in. Is this right? If it is, why are built-in apps treated this way? Is there a technical reason, or are they somehow considered more sacrosanct, because of their status n the platform? Update: Apparently, the SDK doesn't list Google Maps as built in, but it does list the "email" app. Furthermore, Google Maps is listed as a "Downloaded App" but Gmail isn't.


title: Unable to move apps to SD card after Gingerbread upgrade

text: I upgraded my HTC Desire to Gingerbread via the official update yesterday. It wipes all settings, so I've been working through re-installing all the apps that I previously had on the phone. They all install fine and some move to the SD card fine too, but some just say "unable to move to SD card" when I select them. I suspect it's because they were on the SD card before and it's getting an error when trying to overwrite the existing files/directory. Where do these get stored and how can I work around this?


title: SIM settings icon always on notification bar

text: I bought an imported HTC Desire about 6 months ago and put my New Zealand Vodafone SIM in it. When I start up the phone, there's nothing in the noticication bar as you'd expect. Then, after a call is made or data connection initiates, an icon appears that looks like a SIM card with a cog next to it. I assume it's something to do with SIM settings. When I drag the notification bar down and click on it, nothing happens. It's not a big deal, but I'd like to get rid of it if I can! Don't know if it matters, but since I upgraded to Gingerbread, most of the icons in the notification bar are grey rather than white, but this one has remained white. The phone is running the official HTC Desire Gingerbread upgrade - Android 2.3.3. Update: Photos of the icon: ![Photo 1](http://i.stack.imgur.com/GnHqY.jpg) ![Photo 2](http://i.stack.imgur.com/VFU4k.jpg)


title: What's the difference between the 5 Samsung Vibrant models?

text: I have a T-Mobile Galaxy S Vibrant, which has the Samsung model number SGH-T959. However, Samsung's download page has 5 different sub-models: SGH-T959ZKATMB (appears to be the "default"), SGH-T959ZKDTMB, SGH-T959ZKMTMB, SGH-T959ZKBTMB, and SGH-T959ZKBTMK. The only difference in the downloads is that the ZKBTMK doesn't have any manuals or instructions. Apart from that, all the files are dated the same across all 5 versions. What are the differences between these phones? And how can I tell which one my device is?


title: Unable to connect Galaxy Tab 10.1 to Windows 7 for transferring files

text: I am unable to connect a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 to a computer via included cable. Here is what I tried:   * Tried to mount on Windows XP (32), Windows 7 (32), Windows 7(64), and OSX (Snow Leopard).   * Tried installing official drivers from US and CANADA Samsung website.   * Tried installing several versions of Kies.   * Tried installing driver through each version of Kies.   * Tried to see/push to device in DDMS using Eclipse with latest Android SDK.   * Tried to connect using Odin, but I do not get any device information.   * Tried installing drivers from other websites.   * Tried Android File Transer for OS X. None of these seem to work and after two weeks, I really have no other ideas of what to try. Does anyone have any suggestions?


title: Unicode input from a Bluetooth/external keyboard?

text: Is there a way that I can do Unicode character input on an external keyboard on Android 4.4? For example, on Linux, you hold Ctrl+Shift+U and then start inputting the code point. On Windows and OSX, there's a similar way to do it using a keyboard shortcut. Is there any way to insert a specific code-point into a text field in Android? (ie: how do I insert U+2022 using an external keyboard on Android?)


title: Show boot log at boot instead of boot animation?

text: I have a Nexus 5 running CyanogenMod 11. Normally, my boot animation looks like this: ![http://www.loadthegame.com/wp- content/uploads/2014/08/cyanogen.jpg](http://i.stack.imgur.com/hDAP6.jpg) Instead of this, I'd like to have something that simply shows me the contents of `dmesg`, or something else that usefully updates me on the status of what's being loaded and how far along things are. I'm wondering if there isn't something simpler available. Is there a "developer" boot animation that might report this info? Failing that, what's the best way to get a standard dmesg output or something similar as my boot "animation"? * * * **Note:** I've already looked at Chainfire's **live logcat** , but it's over two years old. Setting it as my boot animation just glitches my screen and soft-bricks my device, necessitating a reflash. So while that would have been an ideal solution if it worked, it looks like that might be the wrong avenue to pursue.


title: How to export email settings from an android device to another one?

text: I have configured the stock-email application of my phone to use my four imap accounts. This is quite long and I would rather avoid repeating this for my tablet. How can I export my email settings smoothly ? I want to point out that I don't use gmail, nor K9 mail. Thanks!


title: Can I share Google Keep notes between people?

text: Is there a way to share the notes of Google Keep between different persons? For example, could I link the notes to the todos of Thunderbird Lightning, or can I share the notes between two different Google Accounts?


title: Android and DEX files handling at runtime

text: I'm trying to understand a few things around how dex files are handled by android. What I do know is that an APK ships a dex file, the system gets it, optimises it at install time, and stores the resulting ODEX file (optimised dex) at /data/dalvik-cache/myOdexfile and then runs the application from there. Is that really how it works? What happens when a dex file downloads and opens a new dex file from the internet? is that optimised as well? Also - the system, afaik, keeps the original APK around, right? I think that is kept at /data/app/myAPK-1.apk. Is that used in any way by the system? When? Can you somehow manually force regeneration of the odex file from the stored APK file after installation?


title: Flash Custom Rom on china tablet

text: I have a chinese tablet with the allwinner a13 chip, that I want to flash a custom rom to. Rom Manager doesn't recognize the device, so I can't install clockworkmod recovery... So how can I go about flashing a custom rom to this tablet? same specs as seen here http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/51050-quantex-9-kb901/


title: Change the speed of games in Android / SpeedHack for Android

text: Is there a way to slow down / speed up the actual game speed? For Windows PC, there is the Cheat Engine SpeedHack that does it nicely. Is there anything (requiring root or not) to achieve similar effect on Android? Check the Cheat Engine wiki (linked above) for the description in the functionality.


title: Is there any way to launch an app (and keep the screen on) when a Galaxy Nexus is docked?

text: Using the official desktop docking station, my Motorola Xoom (running official Honeycomb 3.2) by default launches the Clock app when the tablet is docked, and keeps the screen on whilst it's docked. The Settings app on the Honeycomb Xoom has a Dock category with two options "Dock Application" and "Dock Insertion Sound", I can't find any similar options on the Galaxy Nexus. Is there any (preferably built-in) way to get similar functionality with an (unrooted) Galaxy Nexus using the official Samsung dock?


title: How to connect an android tablet with a laptop using a USB cable?

text: My AAkash 2 tablet has a mini-USB port and comes with a cable to convert the mini port to standard USB female port for connecting flash drives etc. I want to connect the tablet to a laptop using this port. For this I bought the standard male-male USB cable, which attaches to the female port of the USB connector of the tablet and female port of the laptop. But no devices are found by either the laptop or the tablet. Do I need to make any setting changes to make this happen?


title: How do I stop my screen from flickering when I wave my hand across my camera?

text: Whenever I wave my hand or finger over my front camera, it causes my screen to flicker off and then back on in 2-3 seconds. It does not matter what app I am using; it always occurs. What could be causing this?


title: Can't Pull Bar to Mount Storage

text: I don't know what's wrong with my phone. Things are breaking left and right ... To mount the phone so I can access files on it (I don't have an SD card), I:   * Disable USB debugging   * Enable Mass Storage Mode   * Plug the phone in   * Go to the home screen   * Drag that bar down on the top of the screen   * Click on the USB item   * Click "Mount Storage" Viola, I can access my files. The problem now is that the bar at the top doesn't drag down. I fear that it's a hardware issue (is there some way to disable/enable it from the software side?) Having said that, how can I now mount the storage to transfer files onto my computer? I have several (100ish) 1.5MB images I need to copy over. I have a Samsung i7500g running Android 1.6. I wrote my own app, which can trap events on the top bar part of the screen; it seems that it's only the home page bar that doesn't allow me to drag it down. Is there some setting I'm missing? **Edit:** Even stranger, sometimes, the pull bar works perfectly.


title: Photos directly to dropbox, discarding local copies automatically

text: Is there a possibility to take photos directly to dropbox? Currently Dropbox offers the Camera-Upload option, but it doesn't move, but copies files to Dropbox. This still leaves me to delete the local files by hand, hoping that the photos have already been uploaded. Similiarily there are solutions like FolderSync, but general purpose synchronization software is liable to misconfiguration and increased maintenance requirements compared to special-purpose software. Ideally I'd like to have a photo app, that doesn't keep local copies of the image, e.g. something like Cambox but for Android instead of iOS.


title: Restoring static boot logo and animation from ClockWorkMod backup for: Android Huawei Ideos X3 (U8510)

text: I have a rooted (and unlocked) Huawei Ideos X3 (U8510). I have complete backups of the stock ROM using ClockWordMod installed to the sdcard. Then I started playing with different ROMs on the internet. At some point I also flashed the device with another GENERIC Stock ROM for this device. At this point, the generic Stock ROM permanently changed my static boot logo and the boot animation. Originally it was a static Huawei logo with Vodafone animation (Red Vodafone logo). That was replaced by the static Huawei logo AND Huawei generic boot animation. This is the problem as:   1. I need to replace with the original static boot logo and boot animation in the event of a warranty claim.    2. I need the assurance that recovering to the stock ROM backup will restore everything to the way it was except the bootlogo and boot animation. Now if I revert to the stock ROM from the backup (via ClockWorkMod recovery), everything from the backup is restored EXCEPT for the static boot logo and the boot animation sequence. Things I have tried:   1. From the installed terminal, as su: I tried copying the recovery.img from the backup to the root of the sdcard. Then as su, I executed the following command: flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img The above command worked. I rebooted into recovery. Then I rebooted again but still am seeing the generic static Huawei boot logo and boot animation. I can see the following files from my stock rom backup:               .android_secure.vfat.tar     boot.img     cache.yaffs2.img     data.yaffs2.img     nandroid.md5     recovery.img   ---> This is the file I copied to the root of the sdcard.     system.yaffs2.img      I have also tried asking in other forums to get the copy of the boot animation from the stock ROM with no success. Questions: Do I have the original boot logo and boot animation from stock rom backup (above file list)? If so, is there a way to recover it? If not: is there a known source to get the original boot animation? Thanks in advance for your help.


title: Preinstalled SNS Application

text: I have deleted the SNS application and now im not getting any of my Facebook notifications. Is there a way of getting this appplication back on my phone? I have looked in the app market and cannot find it. Cheers


title: Connection between Ubuntu and Nexus 7 does not work well

text: Following the instruction in http://forum.xda- developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004182 (I also see many other similar guides online) The above method, shortly, is editing the file (Do not follow the instructions below for connection, since it omits many steps and only for a description purpose. Using the link above if you want to do connection.) > sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules And put the device information in the file: > SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="18d1", MODE="0666" It starts udev > sudo service udev restart Create mount point and permissions > sudo mkdir /media/nexus7 chmod 755 /media/nexus7 MTP in Nexus 7 is enabled. (Do not follow the instructions for connection, since it omits many steps and only for a description purpose. Using the link above if you want to do connection.) I successfully connect my Nexus 7 to Ubuntu 12.04. For the first several trials (mount and transfer, then unmount), it can drag and drop files from Ubuntu to Nexus 7. Now after I mount, I can see all folders and files of Nexus 7 in mounted folder in Ubuntu. But I can't drag and drop files anymore. It would pops an error window, but with now any explicit information what's wrong. How to solve it? Another question: when I succeed in transferring files through mounted media, I transfer music files in Ubuntu to a folder in Nexus 7, such as /SoftwareEnginneringMp3. But all music files were automatically placed in the music folder. How to solve it? I searched online and find some similar complaints. But I am not lucky to find the solution.


title: Process priority of music player?

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S+ with Cyanogenmod 10.1 (built 2013-04-15) (Kernel `3.0.73-rc1-PhenomKernel-V3`) and music playback is stuttering when the phone is locked/standby most of the time. Some days it's fine being locked and playing music, other days it can't play 5 seconds straight. As soon as the phone is unlocked music plays fine, when locked again the stuttering continues. I've tried solving this problem by trying around with different I/O schedulers (currently on `ROW` which was the ROM's default) and CPU clock rates (currently set to `192-1401 ondemand`, tried elevating the minimum clock to up to 386 MHz) to no avail. Since the phone is single core, my best guess is that the phone goes into the `powersave` governor when locked and some background processes are using all the processing power when syncing data or doing something similar. Is this a correct assumption? If so, how do I give the music player a higher process priority (e.g. lower its nice value) or otherwise tell the system to prefer spending resources on music playback?


title: ADB status offline when trying to root Kindle Fire

text: I'm trying to root Kindle Fire but it always show "ADB status: Offline" when I start "run.bat". Could you help me out of this problem? :( I tried to plug, unplug, connect, disconnect the Kindle many times but nothing changes. I'm using Windows 7 x86.


title: How can I remove the battery from my Samsung P1000?

text: My P1000 tablet needs rebooting but will not respond to any input commands. If I remove the battery I believe this will force the tablet to reboot. How do I get to the battery?


title: Accidently wiped out all data. Now I can't restore it.

text: I accidently wiped out all data on the device (no backup). Now I'm in TWRP and when I select "Restore", there is no package to choose.


title: Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 version 4.1.2. stuck and freeze

text: I have Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 version 4.1.2. Lately it freezes very often and only a restart helps solving that. I ran Factory data reset, but it does not help. I don't know how to solve the problem. I bought it less than 1 year ago via E-Bay so I don't know who can help me.


title: Trying to use Kies to upgrade Galaxy Note firmware

text: Similar to this question: Kies dies when trying to update Galaxy Note firmware I go to upgrade the firmware and it just keeps looping, downloading firmware components. The progress bar keeps moving, but it seems like it starts over and never completes. I've uninstalled Kies and reinstalled it as an Administrator. I set it to run in XPSP3 compatibility mode and to run as an administrator and even run it explicitly as an administrator with a right-click. I'm running on Windows 7 Professional, SP1, 32-bit OS. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/WlsdQ.png)


What are the features that TouchWiz has that vanilla Android does not have? This question is similar to What are the features that HTC Sense has that stock Android does not have? but for Samsung TouchWiz.


title: Is it possible to add any arbitrary application as a shortcut in the Car Home app?

text: In the Google Car Home app, when I click "Add Shortcut" on one of the available Car Home icons, and then select "Other applications", I am only presented with two options:   * Blast Monkeys   * Launcher Why just these two? Do apps have to register themselves specially to be available here? I know that is true for the "Car Applications" list, but I wouldn't think that were true for "Other applications". It's hard to imagine that Blast Monkeys (a game) would be car mode compatible. Should I be able to add any app as a shortcut? Or should I just find another car mode app?


title: Proxy setting applies to internet browsing only ( on Galaxy S II )

text: I have done the setting for proxy server on my Galaxy S II. It works for internet browsing only. Other applications that use internet, do not work. Anyone has got that working?


title: Is the HTC One known by another name?

text: Have just taken delivery of the new HTC One (15th March 2013) and am struggling to find relevant Internet search results.They all come back with info about HTC One X, HTC One V, HTC One S, XL, XT.. you get the idea. So, is there another name/word which might narrow down the field when looking for HTC One specific info ? Thanks in advance.


title: Running own executable on Android shell

text: I need a specific command line tool and I have made a C program in my linux shell. I have compiled the program with an arm cross compiler. I have then moved the program into the android filesystem and tried to run it. The output is permission denied. What do I have to do, in order to run my own compiled programs in Android filesystem? Thx, Nuno


title: Wifi battery saving tips or automation

text: A person that is not expert in computers & technology (including smartphones) bought a Galaxy Mini S3 and asked me some help. He is very old of age. The problem with this phone is that Wifi drains away lots of power. The battery barely survives half a day. Disabling wifi multiplies the battery duration. It is normal that disabling wifi helps battery survive, but the difference with this phone is dramatic (my S3 "large" lasts more). The basic idea is to disable wifi when not needed, something that I do every time I go out of home playing Ingress. But that user is not an expert and hardly can be taught how and when to enable/disable wifi. He needs Viber, which he learned how to use, when home. When out of home, no wifi is needed. I would like to ask if there is any application that can be used to turn wifi on and off depending on the location of the device, possibly avoiding draining battery because of the GPS. I was thinking about coarse location based on cell tower. I was also thinking about the old Microsoft On.X. Or, can any other trick be used to make battery last a little longer with wifi on? An important thing I found: I let the user use the phone mainly in standby for an almost full discharge. Battery meter said that `Android OS` consumed 62% of battery. Wifi was only consuming 6%. This morning the phone was fully charged. After about 4 hours the battery level, with wifi manually turned off, was of 98%.


title: How to make an Android device to display complex rendering of Indic characters?

text: **Please excuse the length of this question. I need to explain all this to help others and to avoid helpful contributors to provide answer without asking clarifications.** My requirement in one line: "to enable an Android phone to display Tamil characters properly". **Elaboration:** Tamil, like any other Indian language has complex character rendering system. Unlike English or other Latin based script, it has glyph (what you see in screen) composed of more than one character. Android does not have ability to render such complex scripts (with exceptions). My aim is to know how I can provide such an ability to an Android phone or tablet. **Little background that I gathered so far:** To display a glyph in screen, Android first needs a suitable font file. Android device has a folder _/system/fonts_ which has few of them. The most interesting file in that folder is the DroidSansFallback.ttf. As the name suggests, when Android's system fails to find a character in system fonts (that could be DroidSans.ttf or DroidSans-Bold.ttf etc) it falls back to search it in DroidSansFallback.ttf. By replacing a suitable font file from PC (Latha.ttf or Lohit-Tamil.ttf - these are fonts for Tamil) and DroidSansFallback.ttf will enable to display Tamil characters in the device. It is not so easy to replace and it involves rooting the device and mounting the system as writable. In spite of those troubles, even if the DroidSansFallback.ttf is replaced, the Tamil characters that are displayed are not rendered properly. The Tamil character "தி" is a conjunct of two characters and instead of getting displayed as "தி", it will be displayed as "த ி" without space in between. Though this is enough to read short messages, it cannot be used to read books etc. From Android 4.0 on wards, Tamil and other few languages are supported through browser as said in Android 4.x API overview as seen below.               Support for Indic fonts (Devanagari, Bengali, and Tamil, including the complex     character support needed for combining glyphs) in WebView and the built-in Browser      The words to notice is "in WebView and the built-in Browser", which means that Tamil characters will be rendered perfectly if it is rendered as HTML content and will not be rendered otherwise. Opera and other few browsers did this even before Android 4.0 by substituting image instead of character. I noticed that in few devices that target Indian market (ex: LG Optimus One, most of Samsung phones and tablets) are able to display Tamil properly both in browser and even in places out of browser like in contacts, text messages, file names etc. To my surprise they do this even in Android 2.3 onwards. I also noticed that the same model targeting non-Indian country running same version of Android does not support Tamil character display. This made me to investigate further and reached a conclusion that Android (as other Linux based OS) depends on a font rendering engine to display such complex characters. The two engines that I came across are Skia and Harfbuzz. I noticed LG uses skia and Samsung uses Harfbuzz libraries in their devices to bring this ability. I came across many websites suggesting to replaces these libraries and fonts. It did not work and results in freezing. Fortunately I backed up using clockworkmod and hence I restored my phone. Though I had explained this with Tamil, this is applicable for most of the Indian languages. **Here comes my question (if you are still reading;) )** Now, far sure it is clear that a TTF file should be present to provide characters and an appropriate libraries (libskia.so or libharfbuzz.so) are required to render them correctly. Does any one know how these manufacturers are able to provide the ability? I am even ready to build my own ROM from AOSP (Android Open Source Project).


title: tamil font for samsung android tablet

text: Tamil font கை is viewing reverse in samsung tablet Is there any tamil fonts for samsung tablet as the some of the tamil fonts are viewing in reverse.please suggest if any.


title: Tamil Font not supporting in Facebook and tamil websites

text: I am suresh from riyadh, sAUDI ARABIA last week i bought Samsung-Galaxy-S- DUOS-GT-S7562 mobile .. i am facing a problem for Tamil font not supporting in facebook and tamil news.. Please help me..


title: Need fonts of a different language to show up on android or atleast Instapaper

text: My family is residing in USA and we are from India. Now my mom gets super bored at home! And loves to read the regional online newspaper and magazines from India on the Internet; problem is she doesn't know how to use a computer! Me or my dad has to sit with her and click links for her, I have never heard anyone say a simple back in a browser in so many ways!. Interestingly, she didn't have a hard time in using my dad's iPhone 4, in which he managed to lose! I already own a Asus Transformer 300t and I tried to _instapaper_ the websites she visits Gujrat Samachar Sunday Special this she doesnt miss at any chance. Problem is, those turn up beautifully on the desktop/webapp but the fonts aren't rendered properly on my tablet or any Android device, before I go ahead and get a Nexus 7 or Galaxy Tab 7, can I have this font show up on Android or at least, instapaper. All I need to do is _instapaper_ every article when I come home in evening (morning time in India, meaning the newspaper just came out), so that she can read it next day and as a trial run on my tablet!, Also, those websites, at least the one mentioned above, don't implement RSS feeds or else I could have had my Calibre auto generate/fetch daily news and make an e-book every day and download it on the tab. But I also don't know if those fonts will be detected on Kindle app or any app for that matter! I know I can try having it outputted as PDF but teaching her to go to PDF and then browse; that's too much for me to teach! The instapaper works smoothly, open instapaper, read headlines, tap that and read/scroll/read , press back next article... plus I still got to download that PDF for her to the tablet Also reason I'm saying Instapaper often is cause only that will detect the actual title of article Some screenshots: for following Article Android Apps:   1. Instapaper   2. Readability   3. Pocket Web Version:   1. Instapaper   2. Readability   3. Pocket Android Web Browser


title: Tamil Font problem in Android device

text: I'm developing a Tamil web app (using PhoneGap) where I use unicode to display the Tamil language. The problem is, it is working fine in Android Emulator and in web (Firefox), but the fonts are not displaying in a Galaxy S device. I'm sure that I have used the following in my HTML file                   <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />         <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">              <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.2.0-alpha.1/jquery.mobile-1.2.0-alpha.1.min.css" />         <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.7.2.min.js"></script>         <script src="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.2.0-alpha.1/jquery.mobile-1.2.0-alpha.1.min.js"></script>      I really don't know what I'm missing.


title: Tethering a "reversed tethered" data from a pc?

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S 4G mini (GT-I8190) and I know I have the _hotspot_ feature built-in which transforms my phone into a modem. I have used it plenty of times to tether my phone to other devices (tablet, laptop, etc). I have discovered recently that it is possible to do a _Reverse Tethering_ and plug the phone to the computer via the USB and get data running on the phone from the PC. Now, I am interested to combine the two - in order to transform my phone into a real _router_. I tried to enable the hotspot while getting data from the PC. The phone has access to the internet. And my tablet was able to join the hotspot Wi-Fi network - but it has no network access. Can anyone shed some light on:   1. How _USB-tunneling_ works as far as transmitting the data from the PC? All I know is that it forwards data from a certain port on the PC. I tried to find an "open code source" for the USB Tunneling app but could not. I wanted to have a look on how they manage the data.    2. How does the built-in _hotspot_ feature functions? Does it only forwards the Mobile Data to the Wi-Fi? Can anyone share/direct me where to find an open code source for a tethering app? (the built-in hotspot works perfectly - but all downloaded tethering apps fail to run on my I8190).    3. I tried to find a tutorial, app, or anything that can explain on how to Wi-Fi tether a Reversed Tethered data without great success. Can anyone help?


title: My Galaxy y s5360 is not detecting the sd card?

text: I am using the Galaxy Y (S5360) with Gingerbread. A few days ago my mobile stopped detecting any charger or usb. After some time it started working again but it still wouldn't connect via usb to a PC so I can't access my SD card. I have reset my mobile also but I am still having the same problem.


title: Will JTAG wipe internal memory on Galaxy sII?

text: I have hard bricked my phone by flashing wrong bootloader. My phone wont show any signs of life but warming of the back side. I have some private photos, messages, etc that i don't want the repair man see them. He said to me that when you JTAG the phone, all the phone memory contents such as ROM and internal memory are completely wiped. Is this true? Cant he recover internal memory sdcard before or after JTAG? Please only answer if you are 100% sure Thank you


title: How to find out if my mobile data is working or defective?

text: I installed `CyanogenMod 7.2 stable` on my Samsung Galaxy Ace before, but it seems mobile data wasn't working. I decided to download the latest nightly build (2013-03-01) but still the mobile data doesn't work. What are some ways to troubleshoot/test if my mobile data is working? Note: it was working before on stock ROM.


Can I import google authenticator data into Duo Mobile? Other than re-scanning manually each barcode, quite obviously. I'm rooted, in case this matters.


title: Can I pull the emails off my Android phone?

text: I recently lost all the emails on my laptop computer. And they were important business emails. Many of those emails still exist on my Android phone. I know I can forward them all, but that will take a lot of time and then they'll all be in my inbox from me, not the original sender. Is there any way to pull the emails off and then drop them in to my mail program?


title: Handling Notifications - Vibrations / Screen / Tones?

text: My HTC One seems to vibrate for every damn notification that comes on. When it does this, the screen does not come on and there's no sound. I know how to turn notifications off, but I"m trying to figure out how define when a notification : a) Turns on the screen so I can see the notification without having to turn the phone on, go to the notifications screeen, etc. b) Provides a audio notification / tone c) Does or does NOT vibrate Personally, I find the vibrate with no sounds and no screen to be the most annoying.


title: Download manager with support of password protected sites and Content-Disposition: attachment

text: I've already tried almost 10 most rated download managers and browsers (including latest Chrome and Dolphin) to download content from a password protected site. Neither one works. The site serves the content for download via `file.php` script (via GET request), which returns http header `Content-Disposition: attachment;`. It seems such scenario is not supported by popular Android apps. Could someone suggest a download manager which supports such a thing? Thanks in advance. **Appendix A** According to this blog post Android and the HTTP download file headers: > _"Another defect of the Android Download Manager is its inability to handle > basic authentication. If you use authentication to control access to your > download script, your downloads will fail with all browsers that make use of > the ADM (e.g. Android stock browser and Dolphin)."_ AFAIK, many others do use it as well, including Chrome.


title: Many devices for one android user. Are there limits?

text: I'm a teacher in the UK and have 30 kids in my class.We have bought 35 (older) Nexus 7 tablets. I have one Google account which I want to use across all devices so that the young children don't have to remember user names and passwords. The trouble that I'm having is that not all of them are able to be logged in at once. There appears to be a limit as to how many devices can be online with this account at once. We're doing this to be able to use Google Drive so that the kids can produce work and save it into Drive. We are finding that as tablets are booted up, already online device are logged out from Google and I have to log them in the android backend. I'd love to get this sorted. It's for the kids!


title: wave hand & lock phone automatically

text: Is there any way to lock my Samsung Quattro (running Android 4.2) just by waving my hand upon it?


title: Is it possible to activate an android device using a 'google apps' account

text: I'm using Google Apps for my personal domain and email. Is it possible to use such an account (e.g. "name@mydomain.com") to activate an android device?


title: How can I get ClockworkMod Recovery to properly use /sdcard on an encrypted Galaxy Nexus?

text: I have a Galaxy Nexus (toro) device. It's flashed with the latest touch ClockworkMod recovery image, along with a milestone snapshot of CyanogenMod 11. Now, when I try to pick a zip file to flash from the SD card, ClockworkMod gives me an error that it can't mount `/sdcard`. The Galaxy Nexus has no internal SD card, so I assume that it can't mount properly because it's already there (there _is_ an `/sdcard` directory, it's just stored on the internal flash memory and so can't be mounted). So far I've been using sideload to flash things, but it'd be nice if I could push files to the SD card. It's worth mentioning that I have data encryption turned on. How can I tell ClockworkMod that `/sdcard` doesn't need to be mounted, because it's stored on the internal flash? I have read this related question, but it appears to be about mounting problems due to the locked-down nature of most Samsung Galaxy devices. I have no such problem, having a Nexus device.


title: Is there any undo command when editing any field

text: When editing text fields, is there an **UNDO** command ? If you paste something in a text field by accident, the only way you can delete this, is to backspace over it ( or highlight and cut ). So I was wondering whether there was an UNDO command I haven'f found yet. I am running Froyo on a Samsung Galaxy S.


title: There is an Android equivalent to Microsoft's CTRL+Z?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Is there any undo command when editing any field Today I just make a mistake when typing a text on a box over Android's browser and then I realise that I was missing the "back to past" CTRL+Z Microsoft Windows feature, which allows you to step back anything you made on Windows. So, there is such thing on Android OS?


title: TMobile Galaxy 3 adjusting between group & single text messaging

text: I want to send the same text to many individual people (only allowed 10 on G3). I don't want this to go out as a group message where if they reply all the others see the comments. Someone who has a Galaxy 3 from Verizon tells me he can see other's comments. I cannot choose individual or group on my phone like he can (he sent me a screenshot). I don't have Group Messaging in MMS in settings to disable. I called TMobile. They said if I send out same text to various people, everyone can see the other's replies, unless they start a new message. What app can I download or what can I do to send out a text to many recipients, but I only want them to reply to me, not everyone on the recipient list.


title: SD Card keeps getting unmounted on my HTC Desire

text: The SD card in my HTC Desire keeps getting unmounted every now and then and it's very annoying. From what I'm seeing, the SD card is removed only when some kind of multi-tasking with the files on it happens. Example - Listening to a song that's stored on the SD + Using an app that's stored on the SD. I haven't rooted my phone and don't intend on doing it. The phone is currently on the official Android 2.3.3 build. I've tried another SD card but the problem still persists. It's still under warranty, but I thought I can fix it myself with some help from you guys. :)


title: Software update never worked in Samsung Galaxy S2

text: Whenever I try   **Settings -> About Phone -> Software Update -> Check for update**   I get the error message "Connection failed" More Information -   1. I am connected to Internet. and Internet works in my phone.   2. I have configured Samsung account in my mobile.


title: Android phone not recognized when connected to Ubuntu, by 'adb devices'

text: Upgraded my HTC Slide to Froyo. Connecting Ubuntu 10.10 via USB. As per instructions here, http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/device.html                   $ cat /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules         SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0BB4", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"          $ ls -l /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules     -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 72 2011-10-23 20:57 /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules         $ adb devices         List of devices attached          ????????????    no permissions


title: What is the mobile provisioning website supposed to do?

text: When I go to **Settings** → **More...** → **Mobile plan** it gives me a message "{mobile operator} has no known provisioning website". Digging into Android source code for WirelessSettings.java I found how URL gets populated (it was later moved to `IConnectionManager` but I guess it have similar implementation):               private String getProvisioningUrl() {         String url = getActivity().getResources()                 .getString(com.android.internal.R.string.mobile_provisioning_url);         log("getProvisioningUrl: mobile_provisioning_url=" + url);              // populate the iccid, imei and phone number in the provisioning url.         if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(url)) {             String phoneNumber = mTm.getLine1Number();             if (TextUtils.isEmpty(phoneNumber)) {                 phoneNumber = "0000000000";             }             url = String.format(url,                     mTm.getSimSerialNumber() /* ICCID */,                     mTm.getDeviceId() /* IMEI */,                     phoneNumber /* Phone number */);         }              return url;     }      So potentially it can create an URL like: `https:\\operator\provisioning.aspx?ICCID=8991101200003204510&IMEI=49015420323751&number=008801552341588` My question is, what such a provisioning site supposed let me do? Is information passed to URL is sufficiently secure for a network operator to identify a customer so it can skip authentication?


title: Cannot turn on Wifi. MAC address unavailable

text: I have an Android 4.0.4 tablet, Navon Platinum Explorer. When I try to turn on wifi, the toggle button goes "off" after a few seconds automatically. It doesnt even show the list of available networks. In Wifi-Advanced, there is MAC Address - Unavailable. The Wifi worked before doing a factory reset. I also tried turning the table off and on, but it did not help. What can I do to make the wifi work again? I do not want to root the tablet.


title: power button defect: how do I turn my device on

text: Recently my power button stopped working, meaning that it does not accept _any_ input. With Cyanogenmod, it was easy to add easily accessible buttons in the notification area to turn the screen off. However I fear the time when the phone is turned off some time in the future (maybe through 0% battery level). How do I turn the device on? I hesitate opening the device (which I've done before) because of this very same situation. I'm not sure if the button is repairable, so I'd very much like to have a backup plan to turn it back on (since for opening the device, the battery must be removed).


title: How to restore damaged Internal SD card partition layout? Tried everything

text: I have Samsung S 3 mini. I did something really bad to my INTERNAL SD CARD partition layout. As I remember correctly, I tried to repartition my External SD card via fdisk right on Android via 'adb shell'. And I delete existed (there was only one as I recall) partition on mmcblk0 (which is appears to be not an External, but Internal =) Now I have:               ~ # cat /proc/partitions     major minor  #blocks  name      179        0    7634944 mmcblk0      179       64       2048 mmcblk0boot1      179       32       2048 mmcblk0boot0      179       96    3866624 mmcblk1      179       97    3862528 mmcblk1p1                    ~ # ls -la /dev/block/mmcblk*     brw-------    1 root     root      179,   0 Jan  1 10:30 /dev/block/mmcblk0     brw-------    1 root     root      179,  32 Jan  1 09:28 /dev/block/mmcblk0boot0     brw-------    1 root     root      179,  64 Jan  1 09:28 /dev/block/mmcblk0boot1     -rw-rw-rw-    1 root     root      16777216 Jan  1 10:07 /dev/block/mmcblk0p20     -rw-r--r--    1 root     root             0 Jan  1 10:07 /dev/block/mmcblk0p22     brw-------    1 root     root      179,  96 Jan  1 09:28 /dev/block/mmcblk1     brw-------    1 root     root      179,  97 Jan  1 09:28 /dev/block/mmcblk1p1                    ~ # df     Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on     tmpfs                   411756     16452    395304   4% /dev     /dev/block/mmcblk1p1   3858432   1473472   2384960  38% /external_sd                    ~ # mount     rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)     tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,relatime,mode=755)     devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,relatime,mode=600)     proc on /proc type proc (rw,relatime)     sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,relatime)     /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 on /external_sd type vfat (rw,nodev,noatime,nodiratime,fmask=0000,dmask=0000,allow_utime=0022,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro)                    ~ # tail ./etc/recovery.fstab     /system     ext4    /dev/block/mmcblk0p22     /cache      ext4    /dev/block/mmcblk0p23     /data       ext4    /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 length=-16384     /efs        ext4    /dev/block/mmcblk0p11     /boot       emmc    /dev/block/mmcblk0p20     /recovery   emmc    /dev/block/mmcblk0p21     /preload    ext4    /dev/block/mmcblk0p24     /modem      ext4    /dev/block/mmcblk0p12     /sdcard     datamedia   /dev/null     /external_sd    vfat    /dev/block/mmcblk1p1                    ~ # tail ./etc/fstab     /dev/block/mmcblk0p23 /cache ext4 rw     /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /data ext4 rw     /dev/block/mmcblk0p22 /system ext4 rw     /dev/null /sdcard datamedia rw                    ~ # parted /dev/block/mmcblk0     GNU Parted 1.8.8.1.179-aef3     Using /dev/block/mmcblk0     Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.     (parted) print     print     Warning: /dev/block/mmcblk0 contains GPT signatures, indicating that it has a     GPT table.  However, it does not have a valid fake msdos partition table, as it     should.  Perhaps it was corrupted -- possibly by a program that doesn't     understand GPT partition tables.  Or perhaps you deleted the GPT table, and are     now using an msdos partition table.  Is this a GPT partition table?     Yes/No?      My ClockWorkMod recovery tool can't mount anything (/cache, /system, nothing). This is what kind of stuff I get in CWM:               -- Wiping cache...     Formatting /cache...     Need size of filesystem     E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p23     Cache wipe complete.     W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p23 (Block device required)     E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log     E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log     W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p23 (Block device required)     E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log     E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log     W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p23 (Block device required)     W:Can't unlink /cache/recovery/command     Formatting /data...     warning: get_file_size: Computed filesystem size less than 0     Need size of filesystem     E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p25     Error formatting /data!     W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p23 (Block device required)     E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log     E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log     As you can see, there is no partitions for /system, /cache and other stuff, that should be there. (but /system, and /cache folders are present in dir listing)      I really did everything I could. I tried: restore from backup (I have one, made with recovery tool), install new ROM (With recovery tool), install stock firmware and stock kernel in ODIN mode. I even tried some PIT file: nothing did absolutely nothing to my status. Frankly I miss some important part in understanding of filesystem, partitions, images, what is ROM, what is stock kernel, how does those 22, 23 25 partitions are created etc ... What should I do? # UPDATE! Oh, looks like I have everything in console buffer (full history of distraction actions) In the beginning I had this:               cat /proc/partitions     major minor  #blocks  name             7        0       2111 loop0      179        0    7634944 mmcblk0      179        1        128 mmcblk0p1      179        2        384 mmcblk0p2      179        3       1024 mmcblk0p3      179        4       1024 mmcblk0p4      179        5        512 mmcblk0p5      179        6        512 mmcblk0p6      179        7        512 mmcblk0p7      179        8        512 mmcblk0p8      179        9       1024 mmcblk0p9      179       10       1024 mmcblk0p10      179       11      16384 mmcblk0p11      179       12      16384 mmcblk0p12      179       13      16384 mmcblk0p13      179       14      51200 mmcblk0p14      179       15         64 mmcblk0p15      179       16      14336 mmcblk0p16      179       17       2048 mmcblk0p17      179       18       2048 mmcblk0p18      179       19      16384 mmcblk0p19      179       20      16384 mmcblk0p20      179       21      16384 mmcblk0p21      179       22    1228800 mmcblk0p22      179       23     860160 mmcblk0p23      179       24     327680 mmcblk0p24      179       25    4945920 mmcblk0p25      179       64       2048 mmcblk0boot1      179       32       2048 mmcblk0boot0      179       96    3872256 mmcblk1      179       97    3868160 mmcblk1p1      254        0       2110 dm-0               / $ df     Filesystem               Size     Used     Free   Blksize     /dev                   402.1M    84K   402M   4096     /mnt/asec              402.1M     0K   402.1M   4096     /mnt/obb               402.1M     0K   402.1M   4096     /dev/shm               402.1M     0K   402.1M   4096     /system                  1.2G   414.5M   766.6M   4096     /modemfs                15.7M     4.3M    11.4M   4096     /cache                 826.8M    84.8M   742M   4096     /efs                    15.7M     4.5M    11.2M   4096     /preload               315M    64.2M   250.8M   4096     /data                    4.6G     4G   699.2M   4096     /mnt/.lfs: Function not implemented     /storage/sdcard0         4.6G     4G   699.2M   4096     /mnt/asec/com.spruds.transport.pro.tallin-1     2M   888K     1.1M   4096     /storage/sdcard1         3.7G   905.7M     2.8G   32768 Even before everything went wrong I tried to use parted command and get an error               ~ # parted /dev/block/mmcblk0     GNU Parted 1.8.8.1.179-aef3     Using /dev/block/mmcblk0     Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.     (parted) list     list       check NUMBER                             do a simple check on the file system       cp [FROM-DEVICE] FROM-NUMBER TO-NUMBER   copy file system to another partition     .....     .....             copyright information of GNU Parted     (parted) print     print     Error: Unable to satisfy all constraints on the partition. This is fdisk print before disaster               ~ # fdisk /dev/block/mmcblk0          The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 954368.     There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,     and could in certain setups cause problems with:     1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)     2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs        (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)          Command (m for help): p          Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 7818 MB, 7818182656 bytes     1 heads, 16 sectors/track, 954368 cylinders     Units = cylinders of 16 * 512 = 8192 bytes                        Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks  Id System     /dev/block/mmcblk0p1               1      954368     7634943+ ee EFI GPT     Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary And then I deleted it               ~ # fdisk /dev/block/mmcblk0          The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 954368.     There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,     and could in certain setups cause problems with:     1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)     2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs        (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)          Command (m for help): p          Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 7818 MB, 7818182656 bytes     1 heads, 16 sectors/track, 954368 cylinders     Units = cylinders of 16 * 512 = 8192 bytes                        Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks  Id System     /dev/block/mmcblk0p1               1      954368     7634943+ ee EFI GPT     Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary          Command (m for help): d     Selected partition 1          Command (m for help): w     The partition table has been altered.     Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table     fdisk: WARNING: rereading partition table failed, kernel still uses old table: Device or resource busy # UPDATE 2 I can see difference from initial state. Now I have 4 heads instead of 1 and so 238592 cylinders instead of 954368. How do I change number of heads?


title: Navigation app is on filesystem, but cant find it on Android

text: I have an Android navigation Navon Platinum Explorer with Adroid 4.0. I reseted it to factory settings, and the navigation software, iGo Primo, disappeared from the list of applications. However it is still on the filesystem. How can I "recover" the application, so Android will see it? I cant just reinstall it because of specific license files.


title: temp root to acquire a .dd image of my android phone

text: I have a Sensation XE which is not rooted. (hboot 1.29, android 4.0.3) I found a recovering method in the highest ranked answer in this post: How can I recover a deleted file on Android?. From the above post, it's necessary to root my phone, but for some reasons, I don't want a permanently root. Is it possible to follow steps 1~5 in this post [GUIDE] Juopunutbear S-OFF NO HTCDEV UNLOCK | ROOT (1.2x HBOOTS)--NEW: ONE CLICK ROOT to temporarily root my phone, ... > 1.get this temproot-sensation-windows zip file > > TEMPROOT ZIP > > 2.Extract temproot-sensation-windows.zip into a directory on your computer. > > 3.Plug your HTC SENSATION/XE/4G into your computer via USB. (keep the > connection in "charging" mode) Recommended: Plug your device’s USB cable > into the back of your computer if you’re using a desktop PC. > > 4.Enable USB Debugging on your HTC sensation. Settings >> Develop Options > >>USB debugging (checked) > > 5.Double click temp_root.bat to run the script and wait until it completes. > Don't touch the device during the entire process. and then follow the steps 1~3 in the highest ranked answer to recovery the deleted files in my phone? >   1. Find out on which block device the file was on. Via `mount` >   2. Acquire and image of that block device with dd: dd > `if=/dev/<blockdevice> of=/sdcard/image bs=4096` > > > 3.Get a data recovery forensics tool and let it search `/sdcard/image` for > the lost file. You can of course try to run multiple tools on the image. > Formemost and Scalpel are a good start.


title: Can we install Android 4.4 factory image on Samsung Galaxy Core?

text: Google has released Android 4.4 factory image for Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 today. The steps to install Android 4.4 factory image in nexus 4 is   1. Download the factory image corresponding to your device's model and version   2. Extract the downloaded file and `cd` into the extracted directory.   3. run `adb reboot-bootloader`   4. run `./flash-all.sh` Can I follow the same steps and install the above Android 4.4 in Samsung Galaxy Core or in Galaxy Grand? Any help will be highly appreciated?


title: How is it possible that an app stores its data even though I clear the cache and uninstall?

text: I have downloaded an app (its a game), made some test progress, and then deleted the game data. I have also cleared the cache and uninstalled the game, but whenever I install it again from the Google Play Store, the progress is still there. I have also tried installing the app after clearing its data, offline from the .apk-file. How is it possible to retain the app data like this and how can I clear the data?


title: GTalk notify when a friend is online

text: Why can't I set GTalk on my Samsung Nexus S to notify when a friend is online like it does on the computer?


title: Google's location-based services versus third-party services

text: Since Google offers various location-based services for which it uses its maps, known as Google Maps, what is so special about third party software programs that also provide location-based services? Don't those make use of Google Maps, which Google in turn bought from NASA? Is there any legal restriction that Google puts for those third-party programs? I am a newbie.


> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Is there a way to see the top apps across all categories? Where can I find official statistics of most downloaded android app in play market? I would like to check which app in google market was most downloaded? Age wise, Geneder wise, Country wish, device wish, I know Android Developer Console gives statistics about the app I uploaded. But I would like to have some berif statistics about good apps/most downloaded apps in google play. I can see lot of third party blogs - sorting n rating apps and prearing TOP 10, TOP 50 kind of list. but I can see its not official or proven.


title: Is there a way to "Turn Off" My Magazine on Samsung Note 3?

text: I just got a new Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and it has the annoying feature of "My Magazine". I was able to unbind "My Magazine" from using Home button, however, is there a way to turn it off (like with some other apps: Settings -> Applications -> All -> {app name} -> "Turn Off")? I have searched around the net and seems like that option is available for Galaxy S5 users, however, could not find anything for Note 3.


title: Is it possible to backup a ROM before installing a custom one?

text: Can I backup my current ROM (Samsung modifications plus a few telco specific applications installed) before installing a custom ROM?


title: My Android phone screen is un-usable, how do I transfer all my data to a new phone?

text: My current phone (Samsung Galaxy POP) running Andoid 2.2 has all its data including contacts and messages stored in the SD card + SIM card. However the touch screen of that phone has been damaged and so the phone is unusable now on it's own. I have purchased a new phone (Xperia SL) online which which runs Android 4.0 and does not have an SD card slot, it only has an internal memory. My question is, how do I transfer all my data including contacts and text messages from my old phone to my new phone. Since my old phone is practically unusable, I'll have to connect it to my PC and prob back up my data and thereafter transfer it to the new phone. Could somebody suggest me some resources which will guide me on how to backup my data between phones by using the PC as a medium. I tried looking up on Google for help and could not find any good solutions for this issue.


title: Is there a black list for Android apps?

text: Is there a blacklist yet for Android apps? After reading things like this on slashdot, I think this sort of thing would be extremely helpful. As much as I like Android because I'm not censored as to what I can and cannot install, I would like resources that help me censor myself. I tried googling but I didn't see anything obvious.


title: How to use the front camera with Tango?

text: Like lots of us, I guess, I discovered Tango today (one the greatest app !) As I own a Galaxy S, I wonder if we can use the front camera while talking. I know we can do that using the builtin visiocall app. Does anybody know the hack ? http://www.appbrain.com/app/tango-video-calls/com.sgiggle.production Thanks.


title: Why do some apps with no internet features require internet access?

text: A couple of apps I've installed or considered say they require internet access even though they have no obvious internet features. One of the most surprising ones was a simple compass app. Why is this?


title: Can I sync Firefox bookmarks with Android?

text: Is there any way to sync my Firefox bookmarks with Android?


title: How to sync Google Account every one hour?

text: If I turn on sync of my Galaxy Nexus, it makes batter life short. But I need sync my Google Account. So is there a way I can sync automatically every one hour?


title: Identify Unlocked Device's Carrier

text: I bought an unlocked Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 a while ago, this phone was imported by an independent store and not any of the local cellular carriers. And my phone is not getting firmware updates, I suspect the carrier is not releasing the updates but I can't check it because I don't even know what carrier my phone is set to. How can I tell what carrier my phone "belongs to"?


title: Displaying all images automatically in the gmail app?

text: Is there any setting in the gmail app to show images automatically when you open an email instead of pressing on the little links?


title: Stop Facebook using GPS

text: I have set location to off but I can see it is still trying to use GPS from the icon in the top left corner. Where in the settings can I switch this off for Facebook only? Despite Messenger location servvices being set to Off, everytime I open the app it tries to get a GPS lock. I am running the latest stock Nexus 4 firmware and Android 4.2.


title: Stop IMO messenger asking me to create account

text: I use this to allow me concurrent sessions on my tablet, phone and computer... ...however, everytime I open the app it asks me to create a public profile and verify with my number. Is there any way I can stop this? I don't really fancy having a public account and I'd prefer them not to have my number (but that's not so much of a big deal).


title: Where have the megabytes from my downloaded game gone to?

text: I downloaded heros call game, about 130 MB. All is fine -- but I can't find the 130 MB anywhere on my phone, just about 300 KB. Where have all the megabytes I downloaded gone to? Probably something obvious, but it's driving me mad!


title: Firefox Beta and Youtube - no play nice

text: I'm loving Firefox Beta. My current only problem with it is that when it encounters a resource that needs to be opened with an app, it does not do that. Instead, it gives me the non-useful error message "This link needs to be opened with an application." Youtube is a clear example. The android browser knows to open Youtube videos with the Youtube app, but there don't appear to be any kind of user agent settings in Firefox Beta? I already tried removing defaults from both Firefox Beta and Browser. Again, Browser properly interprets the default application for youtube anyway. I also don't want flash; I don't want to play the videos in the browser but in the youtube app.


title: SD card partitioning? why? how?

text: I am going to install cm7 and it seems to me that is 'good' to partition my SD card. I did some reading but I am not sure if ext partition will become accessible as mass storage when an Android phone is connected to the computer. I still want to transfer files from / to my SD card via computer. How can I backup files if they are on an ext partition? How big ext partition is good if my sd card is 16GB? * * * HTC Desire on Android 2.1


title: How to know whether my Xperia Ray's bootloader is locked or unlocked one

text: Title says all, but again a bit background I would like to know whether the bootloader on my xperia ray is locked or unlocked one. I bought it from ebay & with seller warranty (or you can say no warranty). It was a great deal & I didn't need warranty too as I was going to root it. I haven't done anything to unlock my boot loader till now. Used x-parts (auto CWM installer) to test some roms. How do I know the phone I received, has bootloader locked or unlocked?


title: Is cm10 compatible with cwm 5.0.2.8 on huawei u8160 ?

text: I have a Huawei u8160 with CWM 5.0.2.8 .I have tried to flash cm10 using CWM 5.0.2.8 but it boot loops.I have waited for 20 minutes for it to boot ,but it didn't. I've seen this discussion about cm10 boot looping and I did flash it using the same way that worked with him ,boot looped.And this discussion too ,but CWM 6 isn't compatible with my phone. So, I am asking here ,What can I do to make it boot or it's not compatible?