title: Wipe tablet and install new ROM

text: I have the Galaxy S Wifi 5 Player, I have a rooted ROM I installed more than a year ago. I completely forgot the process of ROM installation and I hope someone can sum up a checklist so I don't find myself with a bricked device. Note: I've backed up all the data on my device, so I don't care about the current data. The deal is I want to install this ROM. Here are the installation instructions: Installation on the Galaxy Player 5.0/ Galaxy S 5.0 >   1. Installing from cm10.1/ Updating PAC >   2. Download rom and latest gapps >   3. Download the appropriate Sultan kernel or KKernel if you want >   4. Put the files on your device >   5. Reboot into recovery >   6. Wipe dalvik cache >   7. At what order should I install the zips? "or do adb sideload if you > want" - what's that? >   8. Reboot >   9. Profit! >   10. From any other rom do same as above, but in addition, wipe data, > dalvik, system, and dbdata (look under mounts and storage) > I don't understand these (of the above list): 1) don't know what's cm10.1/Updating PAC (how do I?)   2) what's gapps   3) what are they and how to install them? are they mandatory?   4) at what location?   7) how do I install the zips? what's adb sideload?


title: troubleshooting email forwards not being sent, but no error message

text: I'm hoping someone can shed some light on this problem. My co-coworker has an ICS Android and is using the stock email app for our exchange server. When he forwards an email that has an attachment, it keeps getting stripped out. I'll give you some of the steps I've already gone through. I can send attachments of various types through my phone, granted I'm on JB. \--should rule out server/global issues I tried sending different types of attachments, small and large from his phone. \--not a file-type issue or file- size issue I verified that the attachment showed on the email draft. Now that I think about it, I didn't look at his sent. I'll check that tomorrow. What am I missing here? I'm hoping this is a simple setting issue. Would it help if I tried to get a log? I'm not quite sure how to get the log for the email app.


title: Use my Land Line with Android?

text: Is it possible using a computer and WiFi, hardware plugin box or something to allow me to make (and receive) telephone calls using my Android phone through the existing land line? It would be more convenient if I could carry one phone and receive both home phone and mobile phone calls. Also I want to make outgoing calls and have it use my home phone connection for the reduced charges and the correct caller ID. I'm OK with using WiFi LAN (VoIP), but I don't want to use the internet connection, I want it to go through the hardware phone line that the phone company put in. Is there such a solution?


title: Edit default applications to open KML file?

text: This is a more general question than simply handling KML files, but this is the issue I currently have. I was looking for an application that could not only download maps for offline use (so I can turn off roaming and avoid paying for data access while travelling), but also display a list of user-defined applications (created on a computer with eg. Google Maps). MapsWithMe Pro is supposed to be able to open a KML file, but when opening the attachment in Gmail, I'm not given the choice of opening it with MapsWithMe: For some reason, it opens it with MoboPlayer, which handles audio/video files and obviously complains that it doesn't support KML fils. Google didn't help. Does someone know how to reconfigure Android (4.2.1 on Galaxy Nexus) so that I'm prompted for which application to open KML files with? Thank you.


title: Does Android have a "router setup page" when acting as a wireless or wired hotspot?

text: I can edit all the crucial aspects of my hotspot/router within the setup options for the hotspot/router configuration. I am confused as to how the DHCP works when using up the Android phone as a wireless hotspot/router and wanted to figure that out. One of my attempts to get this information for myself was to try and navigate to `192.168.6.1` via a web browser - this is, of course, the phone's IP address. I was hoping to see some sort of router setup page as you would normally see when configuring a normal ethernet wired/wireless router via a web browser, but unfortunately, there was no such page. I did some research and found out that you can get some basic information about the phone's IP configuration by downloading a terminal emulator and running a few basic *nix flavored commands. I was looking for something more - a GUI would be excellent, but I'll take any suggestions on how to access the phone's routing configuration specs. Is there any sort of "router setup page" that I can access when I enable my wireless hotspot on my Android phone?


title: Guide to editing /etc/hosts

text: It was noted in another thread that it should be possible to build up a white list for an android device using the /etc/hosts file. I would like to experiment with this idea. Does anyone have any guidance to offer as to how to go about it? It has been many years since I played with that area of networking, but from what I remember the host file allows you to specify an IP for an URL which overrides the published DNS settings. With that it is fairly easy to build a list of content that I want to have accessible, or explicitly blocked, but I am not sure how that helps prevent access to other content. I am not aware of, and so far google has not showed me, any way to tell the host file to intercept all other requests. Does android support some form of wild card in the hosts file? Or is there some way to disable DNS regardless of the active network connection? Should note that the devices I am worried about at the moment are wi-fi only tables running android 2.3.3. I am willing to root them if necessary.


title: Why doesn't Samsung Kies show an update for my Galaxy Ace?

text: My phone has Android 2.3.3, build GINGERBREAD.XWPKY. I have the latest version of Kies and my phone isn't rooted. But I believe I should see an upgrade to 2.3.5 there. Any clues? Note: When I first plugged my phone into Kies, it found a firmware update. I wasn't very sure what it was, but after the update the version is still 2.3.3 (which is the version before I did that update.)


title: Use android phone with broken screen as WiFi camera

text: The screen of my android phone is broken and since I couldn't find a replacement screen I thought of using the phone as wifi camera. I've installed IP cam and use the android.screencast to control and setup the device using USB cable. However, the color depth of the screen is extremely low with color banding and all this like if it has only something like 8-bit color depth. I have another phone of the same brand available and tried the same steps on that phone and it works with high color depth. I blieve that due to the missing screen android might fall back to a default color depth as it cannot probe the screen as to which color depths is available. Unfortunately this means that basically my nice idea is useless as the quality of this IP camera is terrible and useless. Does anyone has an idea of how to change the color depth so that I can continue to use the phone for the described purpose?


title: Yellow Triangle at bootup

text: A few days ago I bought a Samsung Galaxy S2. But, at phone start up under the Galaxy S2 Logo I see a strange Yellow Triangle. I read a few forum posts found on google, but I have some doubts about this. To be more precisely, what that means? Ah, and yes, at first start up I didn't see this triangle, he appears after I tried to update the phone software from samsungapps.com


title: what is my personal data storage as opposed to program storage  and how can I reduce it?

text: I am using Android 2.2, samsung galaxy tablet. When I look at task manager, summary it list 4 types of storage   1\. program mine is 1.1 / 1.5 gb full   2\. personal data 59.35 / 81.26 megabytes   3\. internal sd storage 10 / 12.8 gb   3\. external sd storage 13.7 / 14.83 gb It is 2. personal data that is giving me trouble. For many weeks it was over 70 Mb / 81.26 mb and I was getting warnings about my database storage being nearly full. At times the phone would slow down or crash, mp3s would not play smoothly and SMS couldn't be received. Clearing phone logs and texts and programs I didn't use much etc only helped for a very short while. When I look at main menu, applications, manage applications, running - it says my calendar storage is 180 kb contacts storage 0.98 MB maps 10.49 mb facebook 5.7 mb yahoo mail 4 mb Are these figures relevant? The big one in this list is media storage 53.0 mb (I have much more than that in my internal SD storage in many small files, but deleting 4000 of them didn't change my personal data storage even after a reboot). For the last few days my personal data storage has stayed just under 60 mb and is not giving problems, but I'm not sure what is different this week and What does the personal data storage consist of and where is/was the main part of my problem coming from? I also note that when I reboot the phone the media scanner runs and takes forever and slows the phone. This last week I have just noticed that when it is nearly finished my personal data storage jumps to over 70 and I get warnings again. But it goes back to about 59/81 after a few minutes.   Is the amount of personal data storage I am using higher than usual ? Thanks for any help.


title: auto (usb) tethering when phone is connected?

text: Can I somehow **auto** turn on   * usb tethering when I connect my   * HTC Desire with Cyanogenmod 7.0.3 to my    * Windows 7 computer?  NOTE Not when I connect it to anyother computer though.


title: USB file transfer only works when HTC One X is connected in internet pass-through mode

text: When I connect my HTC One X via USB to my PC, I can see my Android storage only when my phone is connected in internet pass-through mode. I set the mode by `Settings > More > Mobile network sharing > USB Network setting`. If I select any other option I am unable to see my drives on phone. My Phone is running Android 4.1.1 and Sense 4+.


title: What are apps 10110 & 10109?

text: On my galaxy S2, the mobile data usage shows two applications 10110 and 10109 consuming a lot of data. Does anyone know what these apps are? Or how I can find out? I am running jellybean 4.1.2 on Samsung Galaxy S2.


title: nexus S with self built Android system is not working

text: I have an unlocked Nexus S. I downloaded the latest Android source code and built it with lunch option "full_crespo-userdebug". I followed the instructions on the official website and boot my Nexus S with the new image. Then phone boots up. But I can not enable Wifi or bluetooth in settings (failed after a long hang). A black screen will show when I open the camera. It seems that there are some problems with the device driver! Does anybody have any clue?


title: How do I delete an email in Gmail from the notification screen?

text: The latest Gmail app update (26 MAR 2013) introduced a feature for devices running Android 4.1 (Jellybean) and higher wherein a user could directly archive / reply to an email from within the notification pull down. The "What's New" section on the Play Store however also lists the ability to delete an email. > Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and up: • Reply, archive or delete from > notifications - no need to open the app I'm running CyanogenMod 10.1 (Android 4.2.2) on my Samsung S2 i9100 and the options for Archive and Reply show up when I pull down the individual email notification but nothing for Delete shows up, even while in Landscape mode. Any ideas on how this can be implemented or a setting that I've missed to enable this functionality?


title: How to download all my apps in google play when I have flashed a new ROM?

text: When I have flashed a new ROM, I have to download all the apps I need in google play one by one, which is very inconvenient absolutely. Some of you may recommend "Titanium Backup", but it will lead to some errors with my device sometimes. So I want to download all my apps using google play in one time, instead of downloading my apps one by one. That is, I want google play to download and install all the apps in my previous ROM automatically after I have flashed a new ROM, Is that possible? Better if you have some more convenient methods. Thanks for any help!


title: Lockscreen rolling notifications like iPhone

text: I like everything about my new Samsung Note 3. It is a superior device in almost every respect to my previous phone the iPhone 5. But, I have one issue that I have not yet resolved. I cannot get the level of detail notifications that are automatically shown in a rolling notification queue like the iPhone (see images below, iPhone on left, Android on right). ![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9305638/iphone%20notification.jpg) ![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9305638/android%20notification.jpg) The notifications are shown in the queue in the order they are received regardless of source (sms, email, calendar notification, etc). They are scrollable vertically, and a swipe takes you to that specific message, event, email, etc. This is one area the iPhone did very well, and I relied on the timeliness and dependability of that feature. I have downloaded several lockscreen and notifications apps, but none are close to what I described. Any suggestion? I really appreciate any insight. Thanks


title: How can I copy all the annotations I've made in FBReader?

text: So I use FBReader to read my ebooks in mobi and epub format. I often use the software to highlight the books. The one thing is that while FBReader saves the highlights, it doesn't update the files when it saves the highlights. I'd still like to be able to back up the highlights, or even to maybe copy all of them so that I can quickly access the phrases of each book that I really like - from anywhere.


title: Samsung Galaxy Grand is running out of space

text: I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Grand and I have not much apps installed: in fact just about 3 apps besides the pre-installed apps, but still I have no space when I'm downloading apps like Skype and Candy Crush. On the process of updating my phone I get this message, that there is an insufficient space; the phone too shows a lot of used up space. I have an 8GB microSD card, which is hardly used. Please help me on this.


title: Cannot send Outlook.com email but can receive in Galaxy S4

text: I'm using the standard email app in Samsung Galaxy S4 and added my Outlook.com email. I can receive emails but can't send emails, which is weird. Hope somebody can help me out. Thanks


title: How to add a shortcut to the list of installed apps (or to a widget)?

text: I have an app (Pleco) which has created a shortcut (study flashcards). I want to execute that shortcut from the screenlocker (Go Locker), but it only allows to add either installed apps or widgets. My idea to solve this issue was to create an app from the shortcut. I tried with Tasker and its AutoShortcut plugin as it is suggested here, but the built app simply does not work. Is it a correct procedure to solve this issue? Another possibily would be to add the shortcut to a widget, but how?


title: Can't update apps nor install apps

text: I have a Galaxy Nexus with the stock firmware, it's a device that has been powered off for a long time. Currently I can't update any existing apps nor can I install new ones. I have tried with Chrome, Firefox Beta and Opera Mini, I also tried updating existing ones with no luck. Also there are apps that have updates available but Play Store doesn't offer the option to update (for example the version of Firefox is 16), others (actually just one) are listed as having available updates. There are two different behaviors that occur. **When trying to install Chrome** The Google Play says that the app is not compatible with the device, i don't think is the case. The same happens with Firefox which is listed as a supported device in the mozilla page **When trying to update an app or install Opera Mini** When trying to update an app with updates available or installing Opera Mini my device is recognized as supported but after clicking install and accepting the permissions an error occur, it says:               Error retrieving information from server. [RPC:S-3]      I have already deleted the Google Account and recreated it (password works) Android version is 4.1.2 build number JZO54K. No carrier and no SIM, connected over a working wifi (I can surf the net with firefox) Any ideas?


title: "Unfortunately gallery has stopped" error appearing while running Android x86-4.3 in VirualBox

text: I have installed Android x86-4.3 in VirtualBox yesterday! But there are some problems: Gallery, Camera, Navigation, Live Wallpapers etc. won't open and showing error "Unfortunately has stopped". I tried checking the RAM while running processes: I totally allocated 512 MB DDR3 RAM and it is only using half of it i.e., around 220 MB while running other applications. The browser is working fine. But it has also showed the same error once while I opened too many tabs in it. When I run android in Bluestacks, it is working perfectly alright. However, I want to try it in VirtualBox. Any ideas what might be the problem! Here are the details of the Virtual OS:   * Allocated RAM: 512 MB (DDR3)   * Allocated Hard Disk Space: 4GB   * Processor: Intel Core i3 (3rd Gen)   * Allocated Video Memory: 128MB I also tried clearing the cache in apps. But doesn't work. Any help would be great! thanks!


title: A Real Terminal (Root or No-Root)

text: I use KUBUNTU on my laptop, but this goes for any Linux distro. I can open a terminal window and type in things like `sudo apt-get update`, `sudo apt-get install packagename.` Is there a terminal that can carry out commands like this on Android? It doesn't have to be "sudo", I simply mean carrying out commands. I use the Galaxy S3, but I doubt it really matter for the question I'm asking.


title: No files accessible after upgrade to CM10

text: I understand that Cyanogenmod 10 is still in early access, but I installed a cm-10-20120910-NIGHTLY-i9100 build to my Samsung Galaxy S 2 anyways. I had a stock 4.0.4 before. I heard that this problem happened with previous CM versions, but couldn't find a fix. Now, all my files are still on the internal SD card, but built-in apps like Play Music or Gallery can't see them. I can still access these files with PowerAmp or Root File Explorer. Even if I take a picture with the camera, it puts the file in DCIM\Camera where all the other pictures are, but it can only see the picture that I just took. There's no difference in file permission or owners between the files, all of them belong to `system` and group is `sdcard_rw`. If I connect the device in USB storage mode, I can access all the files from my computer. In MTP mode, I can only see new files. I tried to `chmod 777` all files; it didn't work. Does anyone know what I should do? Is there a way to tell android to see my files?


title: Is my phone's GPS limited by US regulations?

text: Apparently any GPS module made in the US and exported is classified as a munition if it is: > Capable of providing navigation information under the following operational > condition: > >   1. At speeds in excess of 515 m/sec (1,000 nautical miles/hour); >   2. At altitudes in excess of 18 km (60,000 feet). > http://www.armscontrol.org/documents/mtcr **Would the GPS still be usable above 18 km or while travelling more than 515 m/sec?** I have a Droid Charge.


title: Manually starting wpa_supplicant

text: I can start wpa_supplicant just fine through adb shell. The firmware and stuff for my WiFi radio is all loaded before this. However, I want to start it via execv() in a C program. When I execute execv(), I get the following error:               E/wpa_supplicant( 3008): Failed to initialize control interface 'wlan0'.     E/wpa_supplicant( 3008): You may have another wpa_supplicant process already running or the file was     E/wpa_supplicant( 3008): left by an unclean termination of wpa_supplicant in which case you will need     E/wpa_supplicant( 3008): to manually remove this file before starting wpa_supplicant again.     I/wpa_supplicant( 3008): ELOOP: remaining socket: sock=15 eloop_data=0xa5320 user_data=0x0 handler=0x6acd9      I also have this in the serial console:               mkdir[ctrl_interface]: Permission denied      The full strace ouput is here: http://pastebin.com/fuQnqjXK Here's the strace output snippet of interest:               2380  mkdir("wlan0", 0770)              = -1 EACCES (Permission denied)     2380  write(2, "mkdir[ctrl_interface]", 21) = 21     2380  write(2, ": ", 2)                 = 2     2380  write(2, "Permission denied", 17) = 17     2380  write(2, "\n", 1)                 = 1      Also, here's the logcat snippet. I've already verified that there's no wpa_supplicant running in the background, and the file that is created when wpa_supplicant is successfully run (/data/misc/wifi/wlan0/wlan0) does not exist. Are there other files that wpa_supplicant is creating?               D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): wpa_supplicant v0.8.x     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): random: Trying to read entropy from /dev/random     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): Initializing interface 'wlan0' conf '/data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf' driver 'nl80211' ctr     _interface 'N/A' bridge 'N/A'     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): Configuration file '/data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf' -> '/data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.co     f'     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): Reading configuration file '/data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf'     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): update_config=1     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): ctrl_interface='wlan0'     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): eapol_version=1     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): ap_scan=1     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): fast_reauth=1     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): config_methods='push_button keypad display'     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): device_name='U8500'     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): default_bgscan='learn:60:-70:300:10:20:/data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant_bgscan.db'     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): wmm_enabled=1     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): uapsd_enabled=1     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): nl80211: interface wlan0 in phy phy0     I/wpa_supplicant( 3627): rfkill: Cannot open RFKILL control device     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): nl80211: RFKILL status not available     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): nl80211: Set mode ifindex 5 iftype 2 (STATION)     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): netlink: Operstate: linkmode=1, operstate=5     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): nl80211: Using driver-based off-channel TX     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): nl80211: driver param='(null)'     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): wapi_initialization()     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): wlan0: Own MAC address: 00:80:e1:c2:89:9a     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): Country: 00     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): wpa_driver_nl80211_set_key: ifindex=5 alg=0 addr=0x0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): wpa_driver_nl80211_set_key: ifindex=5 alg=0 addr=0x0 key_idx=1 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): wpa_driver_nl80211_set_key: ifindex=5 alg=0 addr=0x0 key_idx=2 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): wpa_driver_nl80211_set_key: ifindex=5 alg=0 addr=0x0 key_idx=3 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): wlan0: RSN: flushing PMKID list in the driver     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): nl80211: Flush PMKIDs     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): wlan0: State: DISCONNECTED -> INACTIVE     I/wpa_supplicant( 3627): WPS: Converting display to virtual_display for WPS 2.0 compliance     I/wpa_supplicant( 3627): WPS: Converting push_button to virtual_push_button for WPS 2.0 compliance     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): nl80211: Regulatory information - country=00     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): nl80211: 2402-2472 @ 40 MHz     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): nl80211: 2457-2482 @ 20 MHz     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): nl80211: 2474-2494 @ 20 MHz     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): nl80211: 5170-5250 @ 40 MHz     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): nl80211: 5735-5835 @ 40 MHz     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): nl80211: Added 802.11b mode based on 802.11g information     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): WPS: Set UUID for interface wlan0     E/wpa_supplicant( 3627): WPS: UUID based on MAC address - hexdump(len=16): b2 15 b7 6a cb d7 55 cf b9 d4 3e 8c 40 ae 2d     30     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state DISCONNECTED     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): EAPOL: Supplicant port status: Unauthorized     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): EAPOL: KEY_RX entering state NO_KEY_RECEIVE     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): EAPOL: SUPP_BE entering state INITIALIZE     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): EAP: EAP entering state DISABLED     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): EAPOL: Supplicant port status: Unauthorized     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): EAPOL: Supplicant port status: Unauthorized     E/wpa_supplicant( 3627): Failed to initialize control interface 'wlan0'.     E/wpa_supplicant( 3627): You may have another wpa_supplicant process already running or the file was     E/wpa_supplicant( 3627): left by an unclean termination of wpa_supplicant in which case you will need     E/wpa_supplicant( 3627): to manually remove this file before starting wpa_supplicant again.     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): Failed to add interface wlan0     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): wlan0: No keys have been configured - skip key clearing     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): wlan0: State: INACTIVE -> DISCONNECTED     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): wpa_driver_nl80211_set_operstate: operstate 0->0 (DORMANT)     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): netlink: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): EAPOL: Supplicant port status: Unauthorized     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): EAPOL: Supplicant port status: Unauthorized     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): wlan0: No keys have been configured - skip key clearing     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): wlan0: Cancelling scan request     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): wlan0: Cancelling authentication timeout     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): nl80211: Set TX rates failed: ret=-22 (Invalid argument)     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): netlink: Operstate: linkmode=0, operstate=6     D/wpa_supplicant( 3627): nl80211: Set mode ifindex 5 iftype 2 (STATION)     I/wpa_supplicant( 3627): ELOOP: remaining socket: sock=15 eloop_data=0xa5320 user_data=0x0 handler=0x6acd9      Anyone can hint to me what I might be doing wrong? Permissions?


Which hardware sensors are supported by Android? Are there any imaginable sensors that may be planned to be supported in the future? For every sensor:   * How is the sensor useful?   * Which devices currently have it? (Only for new sensors)   * What do notable apps use the sensor? Here is a list of currently supported hardware sensors: **Environment Sensors**   * ambient humidity   * illuminance   * ambient pressure   * ambient temperature    * Device temperature **Motion sensors**   * accelerometer   * gyroscope **Position sensors**   * geomagnetic field sensor   * the proximity sensor > The orientation sensor is software-based and derives its data from the > accelerometer and the geomagnetic field sensor.


title: Snapchat receives blank chats

text: Since signing up for Snapchat about a month ago, I have regularly received Snapchats that are simply black screens (and obviously confirmed that the sender did not send a blank screen) about 1 out of every 4 messages. I have the LG Spectrum 2, running Android 4.1.2 (JB) and just did a factory reset in an unsuccessful attempt to fix Snapchat. I have tried using an old version of Snapchat (v2.something) which received less blanks, but still some, as well as the new Beta version which received just as many as the most recent version. I even tried signing up for a new account and deleting the old one - this worked for about two days and then the same problem started again with the new account.


title: Are all SGS phones able to detect a car dock?

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S I-9000 (the international version) and I have a car dock manufactured by Samsung for this phone (given to me by the Samsung representative who works with my cellphone provider, so I have good reason to believe it's the real thing). I know that most car docks have a magnet that the phone uses to detect that it's been docked. Mine seems to have one because when the phone is docked, the magnetic compass always points north, and when it's not docked, the compass points in the right direction (I checked this using Car Dashboard, which uses the internal compass when the phone isn't moving). The problem is, my phone does not seem to detect that the phone is docked. I have some triggers in AutomateIt for when the car is docked, as well as in Car Dashboard, and they don't seem to work. The question is, should me phone detect the car dock? How can I check this? If it should, but doesn't, how can I troubleshoot it?


title: An app to locate my Android device around the house?

text: Oftentimes, I don't know where I placed my Android around the house. What app would you recommend to allow me to send an email to it that will cause vibrate and emit high volume sounds/music that will help me find it?


title: Find my Android from an App

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  An app to locate my Android device around the house? I'm looking for a "find my phone" app that can be activated from another app instead of a webpage. The scenario is simple, my wife misplaces her android phone frequently. I'd like to be able to quickly launch an app from my android phone or tablet and activate a find me siren on her device. So far all of the apps I've found require you to long into a bloated webpage first. Edit: It should work in reverse too, so I can find my tablet (which does not have a phone number of course) from her phone.


title: Why can't I download apps from the Android Marketplace?

text: I just bought an HTC Desire S and cannot download apps from the Android Marketplace. I tried to download Skype and it stalled saying "Starting To Download" - nothing happened. Then I tried downloading another app and then it said that app will be soon downloaded, but nothing happened.


title: Is there any difference between Samsung Galaxy S 3 GT-I9300 and I9300?

text: I've been looking into flashing a custom ROM on my Galaxy S 3, and most of custom ROM are only supported by the I9300 model of the Galaxy S 3. When I went into my phone's settings, it said GT-I9300, so my question is: Are these two are the same and the HTC part is just being omitted, or these are two different models of the device? Thank you for the attention, I.


title: Synchronizing Call log with Gmail

text: I have noticed a label in my Gmail with name **Call Log**. And it contains the some Call Logs of my Phone. I haven't created that Label. I thought it was because of the Mails synchronization. But the same thing isn't happening now- a-days. The Call Logs label mail box contains the information about only few days. After that it stopped logging the Call Logs information. I want to synchronize the Call Logging information on my Gmail. How to do that ?


title: Remote path to Angry Birds Space savegames

text: I'm following this answer on how to backup Angry Birds settings and hi-scores using Android Debugging Bridge. The command:               adb pull /data/data/com.rovio.angrybirds/files/highscores.lua C:\ab_highscores.lua      works perfectly for Angry Birds original, Rio and Seasons. The paths I need to change are:   * `angrybirds` for original Angry Birds   * `angrybirdsrio` for Angry Birds Rio   * `angrybirdsseasons` for Angry Birds Seasons Now, what is the path for Space? The most obvious one, `angrybirdsspace` is giving me error "Remote object not found".   Alternatively, how can I list content of `/data/data` folder? I think it's not possible with ADB.


title: Android update on Samsung Galaxy Nexus

text: I have Samsung Galaxy Nexus running on Android 4.2.1. When I run system update it outputs "Your system is up to date". How can I update Android to 4.3 EDIT: Device's model: Galaxy Nexus (maguro) Product code: yakjuxw I'm considering to install CyanogenMod. Can you recommend good backup software.


title: How to make the system keep my setting even after the battery is removed?

text: I have no clue what is going on of my phone. My phone cannot store any setting for long term. What I mean is that the setting would go back to default after battery is removed or system crash. Please help. Thanks


title: How to root a Xperia SP (C530x)?

text: Simply, how to root a Sony Xperia SP device?


title: Charging from different USB cable

text: I have USB cable meant for Sony Xperia, the USB cable can be detached. Will using this USB cable to charge other phones like Nexus cause any issue?. I am not using the entire charger, I am just using the USB cable to charge through PC. Will it cause any issue to the battery in long run?


title: Forced to save as an edited office document in polaris

text: So, i am editing an excel document in polaris from my device sd card storage. But after i want to save it, it need to be renamed into a new file name. It also cant be saved to overwrite the old version. Any one knows how to make such document is directly saveable (not save as)? Additional info : 1\. The document created from my laptop using ms office 2007 2\. The android device i am using is galaxy note 3 neo 3\. I transfer the file from my laptop via google drive, and then download a copy to my device, which then moved to my note 3 neo sd card 4\. I am using polaris office 5


title: Kindle on Galaxy tab 7.7 suddenly has no Kindle Store

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Why does the STORE button on Amazon Kindle go to the website instead of the > in app store? Usually when I click the Kindle Store button on my Kindle app I will be taken to a store inside the app. All of a sudden it doesn't work that way anymore. Now when I click the button the browser opens and I am forced to use amazon.com to shop for ebooks. What's going on?


title: Nexus 4 Downgrade from 4.4.2 to 4.3 Risks

text: So I bought my Nexus 4 last month expecting that it'll have a 4.3 OS version. However, my sister accidentally updated the version. Now, I would like to downgrade my OS version. Following this guide: http://www.cultofandroid.com/46632/downgrade-nexus-4-to-android-4-3-jelly- bean-from-kitkat/2/ what might be the possible failing scenarios and what am I going to do if that happens.


title: Nexus 7 Alarm and Volume

text: I have the Nexus 7 2013. Lately I've noticed two problems:   1. When I press the Volume Up/Down button, the usual volume indicator of a speaker does not show up. Instead it has been replaced with the icon of a phone. Is there a way to return it to the icon of a speaker, so I can get control of the volume again without going to Settings>Sounds?   2. When I set my Alarm Clock that comes with the Nexus and I choose an alarm tone, when the time comes for the alarm, the default tone rings instead. I've noticed if I set an alarm for a minute from now, the tone I chose will play, but if I set it for some hours in advance, then it plays the default alarm tone instead. Is there a way to make sure my tone plays instead?


title: Chrome / internet hogging dat

text: I have an HTC One using 4.3 I have recently "lost" a lot of data. I think I've narrowed it down to Chrome, which hogs about 10mb every morning around 6am. This is detailed as "foreground" in my usage stats, but it's not "me" using it. Strangely, today I disabled chrome mid-morning and started using HTC's browser. This immediately hogged 9mb of "foreground" data. Any suggestions appreciated


title: Multiple Users in Android 4.0.4

text: I have a Toshiba Thrive AT105 running on Android 4.0.4. I wish to use the multiple users function on it to share it with other users. Can this be done on Android 4.0.4? If not, how can I upgrade to another android version which can support this feature.


title: How to root Android 4.1 in order to use SD card for internal storage?

text: I made the mistake of buying a cheap Chinese phone on Ebay to use on Three or Orange in the UK, a **4" Malata I60 Android 4.1 Dual Core MT6577 1GHz**. It's okay for what little I need, except the internal storage shows as a total of 179MB. I've moved whatever apps I can to my 30GB SD card and using App Cache Cleaner, but I am still only left with 36.8MB of free space. This is causing warnings whenever updates are found and even causing updates to fail for lack of space if I am actively using the phone. Does anyone know where I could find reliable step-by-step guides to rooting Android 4.1 and using the SD card for internal storage?


title: Managing calls between carrier number and Google Voice, using GV as primary

text: I'm looking for the best way to set-up/manage my calls between the carrier # and Google Voice as I use both. I'm using a Samsung S4 on VZW _(however I would prefer to use phone/Google Voice/app to manage rather than rely on VZW settings)_ I have certain calls go to Google Voice and the rest go to carrier. The problem is that the 'other' calls are many and I was sick of hearing my phone ring all day when I only want to receive those calls at specified times. Part of my solution was figuring out how to set-up call blocking on the S4 _(last phone was a Thunderbolt and as far as I knew this wasn't in the settings)_ My big problem now is that every blocked call ends up going to my Voice-mail and a lot of them have automated recordings so my inbox is filling up. I'd like to find a way to block all carrier calls, and not allow them to forward to my Google Voice inbox for Voice-mail on a specified schedule. e.g. Block all calls/VM's M-F 1am-1pm


title: How to speed up switching pages in a PDF?

text: How can you speed up flipping between pages in a PDF (currently using ezPDF on a Nexus 7)? What's the function that determines how fast a PDF can flip pages between? I thought it would be a function of PDF size, however, some smaller-sized PDFs flip between pages faster than some larger PDFs. By understanding the "function", I hope to convert/refine my PDFs so I can flip between pages faster. I love reading on my tablet (Nexus 7), but the main area it lacks in (when compared with physical books) is the ability to quickly flip back and forth between pages. It seems most pages need about 2-4 seconds to "set" before moving onto the next page.


title: Connect Android GPS with Computer

text: Is this possible to connect my Android's GPS with my computer? I have a Samsung Galaxy Fit running Froyo.


title: What is the address for internal storage on browser?

text: If `file:///sdcard/` is the access address for the SD card, then what is the address for internal storage on my HTC?


title: Variable amount of free space indicated in "Manage Apps"

text: When I go to "Manage Apps" and view the "Downloaded" section, the indicated amount of used space first shows a high value then drops slowly while the system calculates the space used by each app. After around one minute it finally displays a value which is up to 100MB less than the initial value. I had always assumed that the final value was the correct one but recent experience suggests that the first value displayed is what is actually available for installing apps. So, can anybody tell me what is actually happening here and how I can reliably measure the free space?


title: How do I share apps between users in Android 4.4 KitKat?

text: My kids received the second-generation Nexus 7 tablet as a gift. I'd like to be able to purchase apps from one account and share them between the various users on the tablet. Some articles about the topic indicate adding a different user to the play store, but I see no such functionality in Android 4.4 KitKat. Is there a way to share apps between users?


title: Google Play Store Doesn't Open

text: So, in the end of the past year I have finally got to root my china replica (fake) Galaxy SIII Everything was working just fine, until I remove some app from the `/system/app` directory, because this replica comes with almost no internal space, although I thought I was removing only unnecessary apps. I removed two that should not have been removed, the phone started to act erratically, it would fully start, but the screen just showed the wallpaper a blinked nonstop. After my first attempt, I tried to solve it, throwing everything back on it, that stopped the blinking screen and showed the apps shortcuts on the main screen again. Then I started removing one app at time interspersed with a reboot. After removing what I didn't want left, except the only two necessary apps, I went to the Play Store, to download some apps and enjoy the new freed up internal space, only to discover that it simply didn't open anymore. At first it would load, then show the upgrading screen (from market to play store) and when I tapped *continue" the app would just shutdown, and I was back at the app launcher, then I tried again just to even attempt open the app, the screen would change to the loading, but very quickly, it would shutdown again. After my second attempt, I tried installing apps via ADB, and it worked, and so did the apps, every app that I installed worked just fine, but it wouldn't be updated unless I could find the .apk file and install it again via ABD. What, in some cases, is simply impossible. Than I found a site, that would send the download link of the .apk file to my email, and I could download it in my phone, which was not an update but it was better than have to install anything via ADB. Then I tried to launch one of those apps, only to discover that my browser would crash with a F/C when I tapped _save_ in the download pop-up. After weeks searching for solutions and for any clue in this issue, I discovered that within the Dropbox's application directory contained a lot of `.txt` files. Reading these files, I discovered what is causing the malfunction of the Play Store and the download function in the Browser, and it is the same thing. The problem is I don't know what to do to solve this. Following below are some examples of the `.txt` files: **Location** : `/data/system/dropbox` **File name** : `system_app_crash@1357930047501.txt`               Process: com.android.vending     Flags: 0xabe45     Package: com.android.vending v8016010 (3.10.10)     Build: sprd/sprdroid_base/hsdroid:2.3.5/MocorDroid2.3.5 W12.20_P12_20121105.115851:user/test-keys          java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unknown URL content://downloads/my_downloads         at android.content.ContentResolver.insert(ContentResolver.java:600)         at com.google.android.finsky.download.DownloadManagerImpl$1.run(DownloadManagerImpl.java:43)         at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:587)         at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:92)         at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:130)         at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:60)      **File name** : `system_app_wtf@1354930047485.txt`               Process: com.android.vending     Flags: 0xabe45     Package: com.android.vending v8016010 (3.10.10)     Subject: Finsky     Build: sprd/sprdroid_base/hsdroid:2.3.5/MocorDroid2.3.5/W12.20_P12_20121105.115851:user/test-keys          android.util.Log$TerribleFailure: [27]     DownloadProgressManager.makeNewCursor: Download progress cursor null: content://downloads/my_downloads         at android.util.Log.wtf(Log.java:275)         at android.util.Log.wtf(Log.java:254)         at com.google.android.finsky.utils.FinskyLog.wtf(FinskyLog.java:40)         at com.google.android.finsky.download.DownloadProgressManager.makeNewCursor(DownloadProgressManager.java:126)         at com.google.android.finsky.download.DownloadProgressManager.onDownloadProgress(DownloadProgressManager.java:234)         at com.google.android.finsky.download.DownloadProgressManager.access$000(DownloadProgressManager.java:28)         at com.google.android.finsky.download.DownloadProgressManager$2.run(DownloadProgressManager.java:97)         at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:587)         at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:92)         at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:130)         at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:60)      **File name** : `system_app_crash@135793929686111.txt`               Process: com.android.browser     Flags: 0x9be45     Package: com.android.browser v10 (2.3.5)     Build: sprd/sprdroid_base/hsdroid:2.3.5/MocorDroid2.3.5/W12.20_P12_20121105.115851:user/test-keys          java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unknown URL content://downloads/my_downloads         at android.content.ContentResolver.insert(ContentResolver.java:600)         at com.android.browser.BrowserActivity.onDownloadStartNoStream(BrowserActivity.java:3737)         at com.android.browser.BrowserActivity$18.onClick(BrowserActivity.java:3603)         at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:2485)         at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:9080)         at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:587)         at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:92)         at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:130)         at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3690)         at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)         at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)         at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:839)         at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:597)         at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)      Does anyone knows what it means? Or how to solve it? I really want this to work and despite it is taking up all of my free time, and I cannot come up with a solution. Originally Posted in XDA Developers


title: Will the HTC Thunderbolt be able to use AT&T's network?

text: I'm speaking from a hardware perspective. It supports the 850 and 1900 network bands that AT&T uses, but will it work? The phone is amazing, absolutely destroys the Inspire 4G (which is a complete joke in my opinion).


title: Is there a way  to compare networks in terms of internet connection?

text: I want to compare two different networks and choose the "better one". Better could be that I want to find out if the one I want to switch to would handle VoIP applications, like a Skype call in particular. Is there any way for me to compare two networks like this? I have two SIM cards and and an Android phone with CyanogenMod 7.2


title: SD Card fills up with GPS/*.txt files

text: My Galaxy ACE SD card fills up with .txt files in the GPS folder when the GPS is on. I often run out of space. This doesn't happen with my other Android phones. How can I diagnose and fix this?


title: Do I root to my model, or my version number?

text: When I rooted my last phone, I was able to find a detailed tutorial made specifically for the model I had. It was great, because I knew I had fully compatible tools and ROMs, which limited my amount of fumbling around. I don't see anything out there for my new (to me) phone. I've seen generic guides for my Android version, but since it's specific to my carrier, I am wondering if I can just jump right in and start trying it out.


title: Can't use Foursquare because it needs Google Play Services, which "is not supported by your device"

text: I've installed Foursquare, but it does not start, instead I get the following error: > Google Play Services, which some of your applications rely on, is not > supported by your device. I don't know what does this mean and how can I solve this issue to use the application. I'm using Chinese phone AMOI N 821 android 4.1.1. I live in Russia. What should I do?


title: Bluetooth Tethering on Galaxy S4

text: I have a galaxy s4 and a tethering data plan and I can tether via wifi (Settings| Connections tab| More Networks| Tethering and portable hotspot| Mobile hotspot). I don't see any options for bluetooth tethering. Do I need a special app for bluetooth tethering? ![Before turning Mobile Hotspot on](http://i.stack.imgur.com/gvZaB.png) ![After turning Mobile Hotspot on](http://i.stack.imgur.com/uqyIq.png)   Before and after turning on Mobile Hotspot (click images for larger variant)


title: How do I adjust audio balance of my Android phone headphones out?

text: My headphones are disbalanced - one ear is louder than another, so I need to adjust the sound volume balance to get it right. How can I do it on Android?


title: how can I re-link my apps to play store?

text: after installing custom rom and downloading most of my apps from pc and installing them offline, my play store account is peculiar, some apps I uninstalled weeks ago but i can still see on play store desktop, many apps are shown installed on play store mobile but not on desktop, and many unlinked apps. so what can i do?


title: Connect JUST as charging

text: With ICS my phone now ALWAYS mounts my SD card as an external drive when I plug it into a computer. Sometimes I just want power, especially if I am trying to play a game that's on my SD card. Under the previous version I had the option to connect JUST for charging, without talking to the computer at all. Is there a way to get this functionality back w/ an ICS device?


title: Connect to laptop's localhost websites

text: is it possible for me to connect to `http://localhost` websites on my laptop from my phone without any internet connection? Phone is Samsung Galaxy W. Laptop Acer with Windows 7. The server I'm using on the laptop is XAMPP at the moment, but this can be changed if another program is easier. Basically, I want to connect to my laptop server from the phone without router or internet connection. I know the phone is supposed to have hotspot functionality, does this work without internet (just bought it so I don't know much about it yet)?


title: Cracked screen on sony xperia z

text: Sony xperia z screen cracked, I need to delete text messages as I have sold phone, can anyone help? I can only press screen in certain areas so I can't click on factory reset or delete messages one by one


title: Why a phone gets slower as time passes?

text: I did a hard-reset, wiped everything everywhere, reinstalled firmware and changed SD card. However, the phone still works extremely slowly, not as when it was bought. What can wear out in phone? Inner flash memory or something else?


title: Copy Contacts from Blackberry Touch to Galaxy S3 without google sync

text: Just came across a problem when switching from Blackberry Touch to the Galaxy S3. How can I automatically move the contacts from the old device to the new one without typing it myself? Some one suggested me using Google sync but the problem is that Google services are blocked in my country. Anyone has other solution to fix the problem? Thx


title: Sense 5 mods on other devices

text: Is there any method to replicate the interfaces as in HTC Sense 5 on other android devices ? I have nexus 4 and samsung galaxy s III and I would like to have the recent app and blink feed as on Sense 5 ROMs. Is there any Sense 5 ROMs for those mobiles or is there anything that would make it possible to have these features on mentioned devices ? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/kKDfI.jpg) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ZvPkL.jpg)


title: why my htc status goes back to its rom defult settings after restart?

text: i have HTC status i had unlock and root my phone and also i created a 2nd ext3 partition which i linked it with Link2SD in order to improve internal memory. then i installed a bunch of different apps but then there sth odd had happened once it goes off because battery didn't have enough charge , when i re start it again it come up with the basic settings just like it's the first time that the Rom is starts and all the customizations i made were gone it runs a basic wizard that asks for basic settings and then when i check for those apps i had installed before they weren't there. also i check to see how much of the internal memory is occupied , i found it just 32M (or sth) just like there's no app installed on it I'm wondering whether i could get back to all the customizations I've done on my phone or get all those apps back to my phone ? it's very upsetting that every thing goes wrong this way... :-( and i would be very thankful if you could clarify that what exactly goes on my phone and how i can prevent this happen again. the Rom which i had installed is custom build based on OTA update -> 1.57.415.3 Android version 2.3.5 - build (1.57.415.3) Thanks for your help in advance!


title: Android and using Mozilla Thunderbird

text: I would like to sync my THUNDERBIRD program on my PC to my GALAXY NOTE 2, is this possible as the web suggests it is possible


title: What time does Google Play update apps when it is set to auto-update?

text: I'm not getting on what basis Google Play will update apps when auto-update is enabled. Is it time-specific, or something else?


title: Swype "The Swype package you installed is configured for another device." error on install

text: Running CM6 on my Motorola Drid. Another Swype upgrade, another headache. I keep getting this error message when I uninstall --> reboot --> reinstall Swype: "The Swype package you installed is configured for another device."


title: Navigation app lost after updating phone

text: I lost the Navagation app that came with my phone after updating the phone's system. None of the free apps on Google Play work well for me. Any clues on how to get it back? It is not on Google Play.


title: Browsers that use compression

text: I know that Opera Mini is available on Android. Are there any other browsers available that compress content to work faster when not on Wi-fi or 3g?


title: No 3 dots option on whats app on my Samsung Galaxy Grade

text: i don't have that 3 dots( which usually is in the top rhs) so I can't change my profile picture on my what's app


title: Google bookmarks app?

text: Is there an app for Google Bookmarks (this is distinct from Chrome bookmarks)?


title: Galaxy S Advance Network Issues

text: I recently bought a Galaxy S Advance GT-I9070. Its not even a week since I've bought the phone. When this phone goes into an area with low or no network coverage it loses coverage and never regains it. The phone needs to be restarted to get coverage (and then gets full coverage). The device is running Gingerbread 2.3.6. Is there any solution to this, or has Samsung provided a fix already? And what are the chances of it being a hardware or a software problem?


title: How to print a webpage from my Android phone?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Is there any way to print directly from the phone? Assuming a modern (compatible) **mobile** printer, is it possible to print a webpage or a PDF document directly and **natively** from the phone? I've heard of **PrintShare** , and saw **this question** , I'm asking if it can be done natively, without the use of another application. If that's not possible, is there some sort of API I can use to achieve it? Assuming I write my own application.


title: Is it possible to directly print from Android?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  is there any way to print directly from the phone? Why can't Android devices directly print to a shared network printer? Or is there a way?


title: What is CyanogenMod and how is it different from Android?

text: I have been listening a lot of chatter about CyanogenMod and it only seems to be growing louder by the day. But what exactly is CyanogenMod and how is it different from Android? If CyanogenMod is a fork of Android then how can it (aim to) become third major mobile ecosystem. Aren't they both same? Also, how safe is CyanogenMod, in the sense, can I trust it with my Contacts, Google, Facebook, Twitter and social account information? Some time back I read an interesting article on Ars Technica - Google’s iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by any means necessary \- which details out how Google is creating closed source equivalents of Android Open Source Project (AOSP) apps for e.g. Search, Keyboard and so on. If that's the case will Google's proprietary apps be available on CyanogenMod? The same article details out how Amazon's fork of Android is not Google approved and because of that it faces many issues. Is CyanogenMod Google approved?


title: I've rooted my Galaxy Nexus phone, but "/data/data" is empty

text: As a follow up question, I rooted my Galaxy Nexus phone using Kingo, but when I tried to explore my phone using an application like ASTRO, I found out that the `/data/data` directory is empty. Why is it empty? Am I missing something? Where are application data stored?


title: Change WCDMA to GSM automatically

text: I have **Samsung Galaxy S II** with **Android 4**. If I configure my phone to **GSM/WCDMA (automatic)** mode, I have problems when I receive or make a call. Usually I lost the call or the other person cannot hear me. In my city 3G network is not very good. I solve this problem changing the mode to **GSM only** (manually) and then make the call. Is there a way to configure my phone to change from WCDMA to GSM automatically when I make or receive a call? I've installed **2G/3G OFF** application, but it is still manual.


title: Does Android's "Data Usage" also count uploads?

text: As per my question above... does the data usage that came into existence in ICS count uploads as well as downloads?


title: A lot of storage space used by 'system files'

text: I have a problem of huge storage space missing in my newly bought Galaxy Tab 2 tablet. It is the 16 GB version, but even after resetting twice to factory settings, the available storage space remains at about 5 GB, with the remaining 11 GB inaccessible, because it is "used for Android system files". I suspect that there may be back-up or batch files from the previous installations that Android does not remove when I restore to factory settings. Does anybody know in which directories I should look, and how I can delete the relevant folders to free the expected 6-7 GB of remaining storage space that I need for my applications?


title: I have to set the phone to silent twice to make it "stick". How can I do it after once set?

text: I have a VZW Galaxy Nexus running bugless beast 4.1 and when I hold the power button and select silent mode, the phone immediately switches back to normal mode. Then if I do it again, it will go into silent mode. I was using the Shush app and thought that was messing with it so I uninstalled Shush and it still takes two tries to make the phone be silent. This is relatively new behavior that used to work before. How can I isolate what is causing this problem?


title: Coverting ROM for MTK 6575

text: My phone was already a dead unit but can still be detected by SPFT (Smart Phone Flash Tool). What I have is a Stock Flashable Rom which is in zip file. Is there a way to convert this into .md5 or .pmt? Or how can I flash this through SPFT. And also, while doing the (SPFT) memory test, I got an error saying "NAND Flash not detected on phone" How can I solve this?? Thanks!! I'm using Alcatel OT 5020a


title: What does solid solid blue LED light mean on my Samsung Google Nexus phone?

text: Similar to this question except my LED light is solid blue. I've googled the subject but the only thing that came up associated with the blue light was the Facebook app, which I don't even have installed. I can't say I remember ever seeing it before. The battery was not low. The phone was unresponsive and, though off, the screen felt unusually hot. So I pulled the battery out and let it cool down. The battery's back in but it still won't power on. ### Update I googled "nexus 4 hot", as my phone continues to be very warm (despite remaining, to all other appearances, utterly dead), and ended up on a Google support page, where I was able to chat with a live human being, who emailed me some troubleshooting steps, which were very basic and not at all helpful. The email included a phone number, 1-855-83-NEXUS, where I talked to another human being, who again wasn't able to help, but was very pleasant. No one has yet been able to explain the mysterious blue light.


title: How much battery savings to expect from SetCPU?

text: Has anybody done any serious measurements as to effects of SetCPU (or a similar power-saving app)? I mean, are Google and Linux developers really that stupid not to properly implement power management in-system? Especially so considering the Android's paramount problem of battery life. The SetCPU promo video only shows how the MHz numbers jump up and down, but is it noticeably better for the battery than processor idling done by the OS itself?


title: Where can I see synced contacts

text: I enabled contacts sync because I will have to factory reset my phone. After cleaning up the mess joining accounts made, I would like to check if my phone contacts are indeed saved on Google servers so as to proceed to the wiping of memory. Is there anyway to do this? contacts.google.com only shows Gmail contacts. Thank you.


title: Hard Wired Aux In not working

text: I just recently purchased a Galaxy Three with 4.0.4. Before the new phone, I had an Apple iPhone 4S. When I plugged the iPhone's headset jack directly to my car receiver's Aux In it worked just fine. When I do the same with the Galaxy, it does not work. I plug one end of the standard 3.5mm male to male adapter cable into the phone it reacts as if a headset was connected - headset icon appears. The Galaxy reacts as if the cable is not present the moment I connect it to the receiver. The headset icon disappears and sound comes from the phone's speakers. I do not have a bluetooth enabled car so that is not an option. Any ideas?


title: Any way to schedule a passive profile-change? (connectivity, volume etc.)

text: What I am wondering is if there is any way to make Android change its profiles **passively** from one state to the other at e.g. 3 pm in the afternoon local time:   * Through Android internally (with some tweaks)   * Through an Android app   * Through a 3rd party mod (Cyanogen etc.)   * Through ...? **Whereas the state change should be:**   * From "Airplane mode" (set) to Wifi/3G   * From "Mute"/vibration (set) to maximum volume, i.e. visible sound   * Optionally: From E-Mail/Notifications on-demand (Pull) to "Push", i.e. the moment I get out of airplane mode and mute/vibrate mode, I want to get the push alerts of the last hours. I wonder if 3. is possible, I never changed much concerning my notification settings. Any Android version welcome, currently I run 4.0, but plan to upgrade to CM10. What I don't want (and don't have) is NCF, because it involves me being active. The whole reason for having a scheduled, predefined activity is that I can "set and forget" it and can focus on my work being assured that I will keep my deadline or whatever. I don't want to be actively involved.


title: Where can I find SharedPRefs file on my MotoG device ? It is with KitKat BTW

text: Generally for SharedPRefs file the path is like : `data/data/com....application..package..name/shared_prefs/filename.xml`. But when I tried to navigate through the same path on my MotoG device, I don't see anything like this after `/data/..... :(` Can you guys help me please....


title: Change network time (Fake)

text: In android you have a option to change your GPS location to a fake location. Is it possible to "fake" the network time, so my app thinks that the actual time the fake network time is? My phone is a Huawei G700-U10, and the Android version is 4.2.1 And I have root my device. So I can acces SuperSu. Thanks


title: Galaxy fame wont work with otg

text: I am trying to operate an otg cabe with my Galaxy fame but am getting nowhere. When I run host diagnostic it doesnt recognise the phone Anyone help?


title: Is it possible to display incoming calls groupped by caller?

text: In "all calls" i have something like this:   * John Doe 14:32    * Peter 14:30    * John Doe 14:25    * Peter 14:10  On another android device with same version i would have:   * John Doe (2) 14:32   * Peter (2) 14:30 Which is much, much better. But i could't figure out how to change that. * * * Model number: Lenovo K910   Android version: 4.2.2


title: Charging New Phone

text: I bought a new phone today. Motorola How long am I supposed to put my new phone for charging (Li ion battery)??? Should I keep it plugged even after it shows 100%?? Please help me clearing this doubt.


title: Can't move any applications to SD Card- "Couldn't Move App" error

text: I'm trying to move any application that I install to my SD card (Nexus S, so its technically internal storage) and regardless of what I choose, I get a               "Couldn't Move App"      error. I fired up logcat and got the following output:                I/DefContainer( 1273): Copied data/app/de.joergjahnke.gameboy.android.free-1.apk to /mnt/asec/de.joergjahnke.gameboy.android.free-1/pkg.apk      D/VoldCmdListener(   81): asec finalize de.joergjahnke.gameboy.android.free-1      E/Vold    (   81): Failed to chmod /mnt/asec/de.joergjahnke.gameboy.android.free-1 (Read-only file system)      E/Vold    (   81): ASEC finalize mount failed (Read-only file system)      W/Vold    (   81): Returning OperationFailed - no handler for errno 30      I/PackageHelper( 1273): Failed to finalize container  e.joergjahnke.gameboy.android.free-1      I/PackageHelper( 1273): Forcibly destroying container de.joergjahnke.gameboy.android.free-1      D/dalvikvm(  250): WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 0ms      E/DefContainer( 1273): Failed to finalize de.joergjahnke.gameboy.android.free-1 at path /mnt/asec/de.joergjahnke.gameboy.android.free-1      D/dalvikvm(  250): GC_EXPLICIT freed 48K, 26% free 14596K/19591K, paused 4ms+5ms, total 64ms      D/VoldCmdListener(   81): asec destroy de.joergjahnke.gameboy.android.free-1 force      I/PackageHelper(  250): Forcibly destroying container de.joergjahnke.gameboy.android.free-1      D/dalvikvm(  250): WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 0ms      W/ActivityManager(  250): No content provider found for permission revoke: file:///data/app/de.joergjahnke.gameboy.android.free-1.apk      D/dalvikvm(  250): GC_EXPLICIT freed 13K, 26% free 14595K/19591K, paused 3ms+6ms, total 63ms      D/VoldCmdListener(   81): asec destroy de.joergjahnke.gameboy.android.free-1 force      E/Vold    (   81): Couldn't find ASEC de.joergjahnke.gameboy.android.free-1      I/PackageHelper(  250): Failed to destroy container de.joergjahnke.gameboy.android.free-1      I/PackageHelper(  250): Forcibly destroying container de.joergjahnke.gameboy.android.free-1      D/dalvikvm(  250): WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 0ms      D/dalvikvm(  250): GC_EXPLICIT freed 8K, 26% free 14594K/19591K, paused 3ms+8ms, total 69ms      I/PackageHelper(  250): Failed to destroy container de.joergjahnke.gameboy.android.free-1      D/VoldCmdListener(   81): asec destroy de.joergjahnke.gameboy.android.free-1 force      E/Vold    (   81): Couldn't find ASEC de.joergjahnke.gameboy.android.free-1      It seems to be a permissions issue of some kind. I've tried booting into CWM and resetting permissions, but that doesn't seem to do anything. Even re- formatting the storage doesn't seem to do anything. If anyone has any advice, I'd greatly appreciate it!


title: Accounts disappearing on Samsung S3

text: I have developed an application which creates an account in "Account & Sync" Some users on Samsung Galaxy SIII report that this account occasionally disappear (maybe at each reboot). Of course, this doesn't happen with other phones. Has anyone encountered a similar issue, ie an account disappearing?


title: Android news app that fetches by topic

text: I had a great news and weather app on my HTC Incredible that gave me top news articles and also let me fetch news by specific topic, for example "ebola" or "nanotechnology." Is there a way to accomplish this the Motorola Droid Razr M?


title: How to install game resources without Wi-Fi?

text: I am trying to install Fifa 14 from my PC because I don't have Wi-Fi to download it. I recently got a new 16GB SD card, formatted it, created `/Android/obb` folder and put the cache files therein. I installed the game and every time I start the game it says: > "download failed" because the resources could not be found. I have tried installing the apk first - then putting the files in the cache but that doesn't work either. It's not only for Fifa, it says the same for all other games as well. I've even tried putting the files in `/Android/data/obb` or only `/Android/data` but it doesn't work either. I'm using LG Optimus l7 II, it's compatible with all the games I'm trying to install.. And yes, I even tried moving the app to SD card, but it's the same.


title: How can I force-disable all dock detection/HDMI connectivity?

text: **Context:** I have a RAZR MAXX XT912 with 4.1.2 (3.0.8-gbacb1cf). As soon as I wake it for any reason, it immediately acts as if it is connected via HDMI, despite the fact that no cable is connected. Many people have this problem, and it is usually a result of a software issue or a shorted connection somewhere in the HDMI hardware/plug that results in a phone thinking it is docked. For me, it occurs constantly (some people experience it intermittently)--as soon as I wake the phone from sleep/non-lit states, it immediately rotation- locks itself into widescreen and presents me with the docking choices menu. **Question:** Is there some way to permanently disable HDMI dock detection? **What I've tried:**   * I've tried the "HDMI Connection" setting; whenever I uncheck it, the phone goes back to normal. However, leaving it unchecked doesn't work: if I restart the phone with it unchecked, the phone acts as if it's docked when it starts again, and I have to go into settings, check the box again, and then uncheck it before the phone behaves. The phone also periodically "forgets" what that I've unchecked the setting (without a reboot), and I have to go check/uncheck it again.   * I've tried clearing all application caches, to no avail.    * I tried clearing the cache partition, to no avail.    * Finally, I tried a factory reset, but the symptoms persisted.    * I've fiddled around with a hand lens and a needle inside the HDMI connector, but couldn't observe any shorted pins and didn't manage to affect the symptoms at all.


title: Android 4.0.4 Tablet USB connection has "Mass Storage" grayed out

text: The Camera (PTP) transfer mode is working, but I need to mount as mass storage device to transfer PDF's. What is required to enable the Mass Storage mode?


What is the technology used in the phones which reduces blur in the photos even if they are zoomed? In our old mobile phones, our phone camera pictures used to look blurred when the are zoomed. But now, it is not the case. Which technology is responsible for the reduced blur?


title: Is there a known to be good T-Mobile Android Device that will work with T-Mobile Wifi Calling and a custom ROM

text: Am evaluating switching to T-Mobile in the US and bought a prepaid SIM to try it out. Coverage is poor in my house with my Galaxy Nexus (Maguro/GSM) with CM 10.2. I'm open to buying a new phone, but want an unlocked device that I can use with a custom ROM, but also T-Mobile WiFi calling app. Is this doable? what's the secret combination of device + ROM that would allow this to work. I've googled this an have not found anything conclusive.


title: How do I synchronize my FireFox Bookmarks from my PC to both my android devices?

text: My web browser is Firefox 11 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and I have a lot of well organized bookmarks that I would like to synchronize with both my Android Devices (Galaxy 10.1 tab & Galaxy S Phone). I want to maintain my PC as the book mark server. I wasn't sure where to ask this question "Ask Ubuntu" or here.


title: Mobile network turns on by itself after Android 4.0.3. update

text: I'm having HTC Sensation and I use wi-fi on a regular basis instead of mobile network (bad data plan). For the old Android version there was no problem, I just switched of background syncing and set option "Sync only via wi-fi". After the update mobile network turns on automatically... I couldn't find exact duplicate of "Sync only via wi-fi" in the update. I went to Settings->Wireless&Network->Usage->Menu->Usage Settings -> "Restrict background data", but two problems still arise:   1. Can't get rid of Notification "Background data restricted"    2. Mobile network turns on automatically when decides to sync. Any advises?


title: What is Phablet?

text: How to define a **phablet**? I first read this word in article about "ZTE building some Galaxy Note-style phablets". This is something larger than a smartphone, but smaller than a tablet. But where is the boundary? What features would a device have (apart from size) to be considered smartphone/phablet/tablet ?


title: What is the Streaming Decryption setting in Google Drive?

text: I notice a "Streaming Decryption" option under Encryption Settings. For me, it was not selected by default. The description under this setting is a little unclear: > Decrypt documents into a stream incrementally. So my question is what does this mean and what does it do? Does it mean that a given document is only partially decrypted (if there is such a thing) while it is open? Should the average user pay any attention to this setting? I found this HowTo on CNET but it does not explain the setting. _I don't recall whether this was a setting under the former (i.e. pre-Drive) Google Docs app._


title: Can I use Android's Holo theme on versions earlier than Ice Cream Sandwich?

text: I have recently used Ice Cream Sandwich and I really like the Holo theme. I would like to be able to use this theme for lower Android API versions (Gingerbread, Froyo, Eclair, etc). Is there a way to port this theme to older versions of Android, or any other way that I could use it?


title: Creating and handling an encrypted folder on sd-card for unrooted devices

text: I'm looking for a way to create an encrypted folder on the sd-card and provide password protected access to its contents. Ideally, this would provide a UI to encrypt new files by moving files to it and retrieve them back. I know there is EncFS but it only works in rooted devices. And also BoxCryptor which is only for Google Drive or DropBox. I need a solution which would work with sd-card folders and on unrooted devices.


title: USB connection unreliable while tethering

text: Device: Galaxy Nexus   Android: CyangenMod 11.0 (Android 4.4.4) The IT department of my company doesn't support access of Mac devices to its network, but it does for Android devices. So I would like to connect my macbook (Mac OS X 10.9.4) to the internet by tethering my phone's Wi-Fi connection. Bluetooth tethering is reliable, but rather slow (max 200KB/s download speed, in reality it is rather something like 80KB/s). So, I tried to use the USB tethering with the help of HoRNDIS (release 5), which is magnitudes faster (22MB/s) than Bluetooth tethering. However after a while (some minutes), the connection is lost. To restore it, I have to unplug the USB cable, plug it in again and retick the checkbox 'USB tethering' on the 'Tethering & portable hotspot' page in the 'Wireless & Network' settings. In order to solve this problem, I tried the following:   * Enable 'Android debug mode' & 'ADB over Network'   * Screen always on Unfortunately, these attempts didn't work. Does anyone have a similar problem or workaround?


title: Is there a way to replace the 4.4.2-style emoji graphics with the Google Hangouts versions?

text: I don't use emoji very often, but I did think the Google Hangouts-style emoticons were rather adorable. Following the 4.4.2 update, the graphics set used for emoji have been enabled in the stock keyboard, but in these rather unattractive cliche-looking versions which have also overridden the ones available in Hangouts. Is there any way I can get a Google Hangouts-style icon pack or something? All of the Google Play searches I've attempted returned mostly emoji keyboards which are NOT what I am looking for.


title: How to switch from camera mode to media device?

text: Device: Samsung Galaxy S4   Android: 4.4.2 (KitKat) I can't switch from camera mode to media device when plugging the phone to my computer. How do I do this?


title: App that uses default camera to save in a non-default location

text: I am looking for an application that does the above. Preferably, I could create application shortcuts for different save locations. Also, a Dropbox option would be nice but not required since I could use DropSync.


title: Is it possible to have my lockscreen turn on and off automatically at given times?

text: I want my lockscreen to light up at a specific time say, 10pm and shut down by itself at 10:30pm. Is that something that exists? OS: 4.1.1 Phone: S3


title: Alcatel Tablet 7 Dual Core doesn't boot up. Everything crashes

text: My **Alcatel tablet 7 dual core** doesn't boot up. The last time I was using it is when I was downloading a game from Playstore. It **suddenly hanged up** so I decided to turn it off. The next thing I know was when I was trying to turn it on again it just **displays the android icon and then it just goes on loading for 2 hours**! I have tried the _power button + volume down combination_ and selected the reboot option but it didn't work. Tried it again and selected the factory setting option with hopes of getting it function properly this time and failed. I visited the nearest service center in my town but got disappointed to discover that it has been closed since April. Contacted the second nearest service center but provided numbers were offline. Please help. I need my tablet at work.   The service center that I visited first had this poster that customers may contact dealers.   **_I connected my tab on my laptop and it opened. Now it just displays these over and over again:_** **\- android.process.acore has stopped   \- Android keyboard has stopped   \- Exchange Services has stopped   \- android.process.media has stopped** I think I'm going to be crazy in no time.


title: How to set As Lower Brightness as in Clock application, without rooting

text: I noticed that with the Froyo "desk clock" application, when you put it in low light mode, it forces the back-light far darker than you can manually make it in the settings. My question is: is there an application or a non-root hack that can make the back-light really dim just like in the desk clock application? As that clock can set brightness lower without rooting, there should be a way to do that without rooting.


title: EXT4 partition not recognized by system

text: I partitioned the sdcard with my linux box but it is not mounted by the system. I did fdisk in the phone's terminal and:               Command (m for help): p          Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 7948 MB, 7948206080 bytes     4 heads, 16 sectors/track, 242560 cylinders     Units = cylinders of 64 * 512 = 32768 bytes                       Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks  Id System     /dev/block/mmcblk0p1   *          33      226176     7236608   c Win95 FAT32 (LBA)     Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary     /dev/block/mmcblk0p2          226177      242560      524288  83 Linux      I have CM7 for Milestone, it should be supported. Tried with mount -a but there is not even a /etc/fstab. Any ideas? Thanks! Thanks!


title: How to share clipboard between BlueStacks & host Windows PC?

text: I want to paste texts copied from host Windows PC to apps inside BlueStacks & vice versa. How to do this? I am running BlueStacks beta-1...


title: Key tap vibration option missing in S3 mini

text: I have read about how to disable the key tap vibration option in S3. It seems pretty straight forward: Go to Language and Input --> Samsung keyboard settings --> Advanced --> Unselect key tap vibration. The problem is that there is no such an option in my phone, does it mean that there is something wrong with the phone? Or such option does not exist for the mini version? Thanks, LJ


title: Pictures and videos not showing in the gallery

text: I'm experiencing this issue since a month or so. I was using the camera and I received a message of some memory error, but was able to continue taking pictures. Then I realized that the pictures were not showing up in the gallery. I connected the device to my PC and the files are actually there. In addition, I am able to continue taking pictures and access the files when using the camera (I touch the recent photos icon and I can see them). I have tried many things, such as removing the DCIM folder, erasing the .nomedia files, erasing data from the internal memory, and none of them seemed to work. Could anyone help me? Thanks, Agustin


title: Why does every single app keep crashing on my Vibrant Samsung SGH-T959 Android 4.0.4?

text: Every single app keeps crashing. I also keep getting these messages "`Android.process.acore has stopped`" and "`com.google.process.gapps has stopped`" I have a Vibrant Samsung SGH-T959 ,Rooted, running on Android 4.0.4. Help is appreciated.


title: Cannot install any Custom ROMs on Xperia Ray ST18i: assert failed: getprop Status 7

text: When I try to install any of the roms of that page: http://get.cm/?device=urushi I always get this error: > Finding update package... Opening update package... Installing update... > assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") == "ST18i"|| > getprop("ro.build.product") == "ST18i"|| getprop("ro.product.device") == > "ST18a"|| getprop("ro.build.product") == "ST18a"|| > getprop("ro.product.device") == "urushi" || getprop("ro.build.product") == > "urushi" E:Error in /sdcard/cm-9.1.0-urushi.zip   >  (Status 7) Installation aborted. This sounds to me, that the prop doesen't get the right string "ST18i" which is strange, cause that's exactly my model. Do I have to downgrade or install something else first? I also tried to install the old image Xperia Ray (ST18i)_4.0.2.A.0.42_CE.zip again, but there is just sais "installation aborted". Are there different Rescue Menues? I read, someone tried reinstalled his rescue menu with Odin. I installed my Recovery Mod with the app **x-Parts** from Google Play that app installs the CWM.


title: How can I create an app or shortcut that will do multiple events?

text: I play a game that I have different accounts in. The "problem" is that when I login, the user data is saved in the cache so I can jump right into the game the next time I open the app. But I don't want that. Typically I do the following:   * Open App   * Login   * Play   * Go to Settings   * Go to Apps   * Scroll to the app   * Force Stop   * Clear Data Then login under my second account and do the same thing. Ideally, I would like to click an icon that does Settings/App/Force Stop/Clear Data/Login in that order. I would then have a second icon do the same type of sequence for my other account... any ideas?


title: Re-install settings application.

text: I have compiled Android Source codes and get settings.apk now I wonder can I install that application on my phone ? When I try to do that my phone say "CAnnot install application" what can I do to install that application ?


title: Android 2.3 Tablet: HDMI using both screens

text: I've an android 2.3 tablet. When I connect it to the TV the tablet's screen turns off and I can only see in the TV screen. Is there any way to keep both screens on? Thanks!


title: How can I add a Corporate / Exchange account if there is no option in the "Accounts & Sync" list

text: I'm on a Samsung Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0.2. If I go to Settings, Accounts & sync, ADD ACCOUNT, there is no "Corporate" or "Exchange" options at all. I only have Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Dropbox. I haven't rooted my phone or made any modifications beyond installing apps from the Play store. Under Settings, Apps, ALL, I have something listed called "Exchange Services" but it says that it is using 0.00B storage, cache, etc. Any help on adding an exchange account to my phone would be appreciated. I've been using it with just my Google account for quite a while but would like to add a corporate exchange account for work.


title: Usage statistics in Android

text: Is there any intent or method to get the values which show in the usage statistics? We can get that manually by dialing `*#*#4636#*#*`.


title: Losing connection to powered USB hub

text: Background (not a development question): I'm developing an application which allows multiple android devices to interact. I am trying to tether the phones through a powered USB hub to run some simulation tests. In order to use the phones through USB tethering, I have to shell in and do some configuring. Typically, I leave the phones plugged in overnight, or else I lose these configurations and I have to redo them. For some reason, when I get in the next morning, some of the lights above the ports on the powered USB hub are off. The phones connected to these ports are no longer tethered. In order to resolve this, I have to disconnect the USB cable, reconnect it, re-tether the phone, and redo the configurations. This is not so inconvenient for 1-2 phones, but I will soon be testing my application with upwards of 30-50 phones. I will probably be writing a script to configure the phones, but I would ideally not be running this script every day. I am currently using Nexus S phones with Cyanogenmod v 10.1.0 (based on 4.2.2 I believe), but I do not think this issue is phone dependant. Is there any setting on the phones that I can set to keep the phones tethered indefinitely? As far as I can tell, the phones all have the same settings for going to sleep/screen locking. I am really not sure why they are disconnecting, but I am pretty sure it is not the USB hub nor the USB cables. Update: I forgot to mention that I suspend my computer (Ubuntu 13.04) , but when I return from suspending my session, only some of the phones are powered. I marked my phones before I left for the weekend, and when I came back the same ones that were powered when I unsuspended my session last time are powered now. So I think this is an issue with phone settings.


title: PIN enforcement with MDM solution

text: I have a technical question to the android os. A phone doesn't have to have some PIN or other unlocking options but what exactly happens when you take this phone into a MDM solution such as MobileIron? It gives you some policies and somehow you are forced to take a PIN. Is this because of the policy or because of the android OS which says: "oh you want to use certificates, well I do not allow you to use them without a PIN". the phone uses wpa2-enterprise


title: Rescue data from an application

text: I was using Secret of Happiness for about three months, and created some notes during this time period. At one point when I wanted to add a new note, the application froze, and I had to force close it. I tried to look for the directory where it stores data. I hoped it would be some database, XML, or CSV format so I could view the notes data, but wasn't able to find it. I also tried to copy the app's data to the SD card but it's not there either. How can I find out where this app stores its data, and how can I view my notes again?


title: How to get rid of hovering circular notification shortcut in CyanogenMod?

text: Ever since I installed CyanogenMod, there has been this hovering blue circular notification on top of every application. I don't know what its called so I really can't find a way to disable this. Can anyone help me identify what it is and how to get rid of it? Attached is a screenshot. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/pHWzE.jpg)   Click for full size image


title: Can 4.4 be downloaded OTA without wifi?

text: My phone have gotten a 4.4 system update available notification, but it is not downloading it. There is a small text saying “Only over WiFi until 21:06”. Does that mean that my phone will start downloading the update at that time unless I connect to a wifi network? How can I start the update now?


title: How does Youtube's android app handle playback?

text: On Android, in the past Adbobe flash player was used to handle the playback of YouTube videos if am not mistaken. Now with the drop of flash player support by Google and Adobe not developing it anymore, how does the current YouTube app for android work? Is it HTML5 based? Does anyone know if it supports hardware acceleration like use GPU for decoding? Because it seems it me the current YouTube app doesn't have hardware acceleration. The battery consumption is just too high even on WiFi. I loose about 1% for every 2 mins on Youtube app regardless if am watching a 360p or 720p video stream. But when I try playing back a stored 720p MP4 video I only loose 1% for every 5 mins. That's a big difference. The video player is course hardware accelerated. I do remember in the past watching videos YouTube on the resulted only 1% for every 3-4 mins. Now it has gotten worse and it's not down to 720p or 360p as the loss is pretty much the same. I am guessing YouTube on android now is not hardware accelerated anymore?


title: Can I update my [rooted] phone using downloaded OTA zip file? how?

text: My phone (HTC One M7) is rooted, so I can't update it simply by accepting update option in the settings menu. I downloaded a zip file from a forum for an OTA available for my phone. Now how can I use this OTA zip file to update my phone? How can I do that? My phone: HTC One M7, rooted, bootloader unlocked, S-on. thanks.


title: Reorganizing Android storage

text: My Android device (rk2928, Android 4.1.1) currently has NAND flash on `sdcard` and the SD card on `external_sd`. Moving an app to SD keeps it in flash but takes up more of it total, so I'd like to reallocate the NAND flash used for `sdcard` into internal memory and then have the SD card on `sdcard`. How can I do this? Or is there a _very good_ reason why I should not do this? Results of `df`:               Filesystem             Size   Used   Free   Blksize     /dev                  197.2M  36.0K  197.2M   4096     /mnt/asec             197.2M  0.0 K  197.2M   4096     /mnt/obb              197.2M  0.0 K  197.2M   4096     /system               511.6M  393.0M  118.6M   1024     /data                 1007.9M  840.3M  167.6M   4096     /cache                124.0M  16.1M  107.9M   4096     /mnt/external_sd      14.9G  10.2G  4.7 G   8192     /mnt/sdcard           1.7 G  1.0 G  658.5M   8192     /mnt/secure/asec      1.7 G  1.0 G  658.5M   8192     /mnt/asec/<apps follow> ...      Results of `mount`:               rootfs / rootfs ro,relatime 0 0     tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,nosuid,relatime,mode=755 0 0     devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,relatime,mode=600 0 0     proc /proc proc rw,relatime 0 0     sysfs /sys sysfs rw,relatime 0 0     none /acct cgroup rw,relatime,cpuacct 0 0     tmpfs /mnt/asec tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0     tmpfs /mnt/obb tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0     none /dev/cpuctl cgroup rw,relatime,cpu 0 0     /dev/block/mtdblock8 /system ext4 ro,noatime,nodiratime,barrier=1,data=ordered,noauto_da_alloc 0 0     /dev/block/mtdblock6 /data ext4 rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,nodiratime,barrier=1,data=ordered,noauto_da_alloc 0 0     /dev/block/mtdblock5 /cache ext4 rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,nodiratime,barrier=1,data=ordered,noauto_da_alloc 0 0     /sys/kernel/debug /sys/kernel/debug debugfs rw,relatime 0 0     /dev/block/vold/179:0 /mnt/external_sd vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,nodiratime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0002,dmask=0002,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0     /dev/block/vold/31:9 /mnt/sdcard vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,nodiratime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0002,dmask=0002,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0     /dev/block/vold/31:9 /mnt/secure/asec vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,nodiratime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0002,dmask=0002,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0     tmpfs /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure tmpfs ro,relatime,size=0k,mode=000 0 0     /dev/block/dm-0 /mnt/asec/<apps follow> ...


title: where is /data/preload folder on my [rooted] android phone?

text: I need to copy a file into this folder. I cannot find this folder using the root explorer. Where is it? I know it exists (or should exist) since system gives me an error message saying that file is missing in that folder.


title: No calendar notifications after gingerbread on galaxy s 4G

text: I updated my Galaxy S 4G to Gingerbread, followed by a factory reset. Now I don't get any calendar notifications even though the appropriate boxes have been selected in the Settings menu for the calendar app (no pop-ups, no notifications in bar, no sound or vibrate). Google calendar, syncs perfectly.


title: Package Install via Market sometimes fails and gives seemingly random error message

text: Some times when I install an application, the installation will fail. However, the errors it throws are not only incorrect, but seemingly... random. An example is, it'll fail and throw 'Insufficient storage space.' Blatant lie, I have plenty of space on the phone. Another example is 'Package file is invalid.' When I go to redownload the app, it usually installs just fine. On rarer occasions, it'll throw another (can't remember if it's the same) error, but then it'll install just fine. I'm using stock market, on a stock Droid 3.


title: Package file is invalid

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Package Install via Market sometimes fails and gives seemingly random error > message Every time i try to download a app from the android market place to my HTC desire it will download the app but wont install it, I've tried clearing the cache and data from the Market place and Download Manager. Nothing seems to be working does anyone know how to fix this problem?


title: App Installation Fails Every Time

text: My wife uses a Droid (first gen) running v2.2, and in the past month or so she can no longer download or update apps from the Market. We've tried rebooting the phone without any luck. The phone has internal storage available, so I don't believe that's an issue. Please help!


title: Can't access Recovery Menu Milestone a853

text: I'm trying to flash a Cyanogenmod 7.1.5 on my Motorola Milstone A853. I can access the Bootloader (version 90.74) and started RSDLite 5.7 and used a base sbf file, which flashes normally. When I reboot the device I can access recovery mode by pressing `Camera`, but when I access the recovery mode by pressing `Volume UP` and then press `Camera` the recovery menu does not open. I see videos on YouTube, read a lot of tutotials, but I don't know what to do. Is there another way to do this?


title: Latest Cyanogenmod doesn't want to be rooted?

text: I just saw that if I need to install the latest Cyanogenmod on my tab (Galaxy Tab 2 7 (GT-P3113)) I don't need to root it. Is this true? Any one have more information on this? So will it be easy to restore to the original rom?


title: Passwords do not work: Verizon Ellipsis 7 4G LTE Tablet

text: A friend of mine recently became bedridden and a kind neighbor gave her a Verizon Ellipsis 7 4G LTE Tablet QMV7A to help relieve her boredom. My friend has no other access to the internet while she is injured. Her problem is that she can't log into any of her web sites that require a password. She continuously gets told her password is invalid. She made sure the shift and caps lock key were not issues. She told me that she was able to see her actual password characters before they were redacted as asteriks..........she typed them correctly. Does anyone have any suggestions for helping her successfully entering her passwords into web sites running on this tablet? Thanks Steve


title: Does it have Flash? Verizon Ellipsis 7 4G LTE Tablet QMV7A

text: A friend of mine was recently given a Verizon Ellipsis 7 4G LTE Tablet QMV7A as a gift after becoming bedridden with an injury. She has no other access to the Internet.She told me she can not play most videos. From her descriptions it sounds like she might not have flash. Does this tablet come with flash installed? If not, how can she install it? If the tablet doesn't have and can't have flash is there anything else she can do to watch flash videos? Thanks


title: "Battery use" information screen not reporting apps

text: I've got a Samsung Galaxy S (international version) that I've just upgraded to Android 2.2 (Froyo) and now the battery usage page in settings (Settings => About phone => Battery use) only ever reports the following items: Display, Cell standby, Phone idle & Voice calls. Although I upgraded only a couple of days after having the phone, I'm sure that it originally showed usage of other things like apps & live wallpaper... It's kind of useless how it is now, any ideas on how I get it displaying all usage again?


title: Is there an easy way to to send a simple GET request from a lock screen widget?

text: I've built a garage door opener that can be triggered by a GET request (with the appropriate password, of course), and right now it's controlled by a webpage with javascript. It's possible to use this page from my phone to open the door, but it's quite a hassle to get to my browser before I can use it. What I'm after is a home screen or lock screen widget that will send off the request with the touch of a button, or an easy way to create one. I've attempted to write android apps before, and found it all very cumbersome. I have a Nexus 5, running the latest cm-11 nightly build.


title: (BRICK) SAMSUNG GT-I9100

text: I have a problem with my mobile phone Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100. I don't know why but my phone turned off and now I cannot re-start it. In Plug in mode my USB used to work, but now nothing is working. The Download mode,Recovery mode is dead. 3K mode doesn't work. After plugging the device through the Data cable on my PC it shows a message "SEC S5PC210 Test B/D" cannot be installed. With PdaNET.exe: nothing. How do I get this driver "SEC S5PC210 Test B/D"? And how I can unbrick my mobile phone?


title: Restoring backup from CWM recovery

text: I made a backup of my stock ROM before flashing a Custom ROM. I used CWM recovery. But that backup wasn't fully made due to memory constraints. But still it created files worth 1.01 GB in the backup folder. There are 4 files in that backup -   * boot.img (6 MB),    * data.ext4.tar (577 MB)   * recovery.img (6 MB),   * system.ext4.tar (448 MB). My question is, if I try to restore from this backup, will it work?