title: Note 3 on OSX. Stuck in "Connected as a media device"

text: I'm studying tutorials on Android development. After struggling to get an AVD running on my system, I'm using my personal cell (A Note 3 on Verizon) to test the small programs I'm writing. I enabled developer options and USB Debugging on my phone. When I connect it to my computer (an iMac running OSX), it behaves as most people want it to: It notifies "Connected as an installer" for ~30 seconds, then displays "Connected as media device." The Android File Transfer application starts up. My problem: I need it to stay in "Connected as an installer" mode. So long as it's "Connected As Media Device" Eclipse and the Android SDK can't copy programs to it. For the last few days, simply closing Android File Transfer on the computer caused the phone to revert back to "Connected as an installer". Lately, though, that doesn't do the trick. I open and close Android File Transfer, but the phone is stuck in "Connected as a Media Device" mode. If it helps: Eclipse can see the device. When I plug it into the USB port, Eclipse's log show all the messages coming off the device. But Eclipse won't run programs on it so long as it's in Media Device mode.


title: type "adb shell su" in terminal (cmd in win or console in Linux ) let the terminal hang

text: I just want to input more shell commands after typing `adb shell su`, but the terminal just return an "#". It appears to be unresponsive to further commands. How can I solve this problem? Recompile the `su` binary? Any other suggestions? Other information: I use `ddmlib` to communication with Android phone, if I use `device.executeShellCommand("su", receiver)`, an exception occurs( _com.taobao.wireless.testlab.ddmlib.ShellCommandUnresponsiveException_ ).


title: Automatically have my frequently-used apps handy

text: I recently wiped and re-installed my phone. In so doing, I lost my home screen layout. In any event, my layout wasn't all that great. What I'm looking for is an app/other method that would determine which apps I use most frequently and place them on my home screen automatically. I imagine this would need to be either a launcher or a widget. This way, I wouldn't have to spend time scrolling around for my most commonly-used apps. Does such an app exist?


title: How can I abort a voice mis-dialed call?

text: When I use voice dialing, the wrong contact is selected often enough that I'd like a chance to abort the call before it starts. If I tap the call button on my headset, it seems to transfer the call back to the phone; by the time I reach for the phone, and hang up, I've left a missed call on a random person's phone. What is the proper way to abort a call _from the headset_ when the dialer picks the wrong contact? Is there some way to get a bit more delay before the call connects? Moto Droid (stock), 2.2, Moto H720 headset.


title: Alarm Volume On A Motorola Citrus

text: I'm using a Motorola Citrus. Basically my alarm volume is low. It is low in settings, but it is even lower, barely audible when I run a timer. In settings I have the volume bar maxed out. I also have the volume bar maxed out when I press the volume button on the upper right side of the phone The phone is fully charged. I'm using the sound of an alarm clock. I'm new to Android and smart phones. Any ideas on how I can make the alarm louder? Thanks


title: How to change Android's default key press sound?

text: The phone is rooted, I tried changing the file/s;               /system/media/audio/ui/*.ogg      and their permissions;               -rw-r--r--      but still plays the default. Restarting the phone doesn't work also. Am I missing something?


title: Samsung Kies not connecting with phone

text: I am trying to upgrade the firmware for my Galaxy S Plus. I have KIES SW installed in my PC, but when I try to connect my phone to the PC, KIES is not recognizing the phone. The phone's USB debugging is switched off, USB mode switched to Samsung KIES. Is there anything I can do?


title: Insert images into notes in pdf files

text: I want to insert a note in pdf files that contain images. Is there a way of doing this or something like this in pdf files using android?


title: No WiFi connection on Note 3 after update to 4.4.2

text: I recently updated my SM-N9005 note 3 to the 4.4.2 kitkat firmware(N9005DXUENE4)Then I rooted the phone with CF-Auto root and After that I flashed Omega v16_DXUENE4_md5...ROM It is running smooth, fast response and everything BUT no WiFi connection. Not even scanning... I searched about this issue in forums if anybody has the same problem and I found recommendation about how to fix it. First I tried to change 'ro.securestorage.support=true' line to '=false' but nothing happened... I saw somewhere somebody said to check 'getenforce' command and if it's come out like 'enforcing' then I have to change it to 'permissive' This Omega ROM is with permissive kernel but still no WiFi. Now I don't know what can be the problem. Is there anybody who can suggest something or give me the solution please?


title: How do I fix the permissions on /system/app on my Kindle fire

text: I attempted to root my Amazon Kindle. That seemed to go well, but when I tried to add the Google App Market, I apparently made a big booboo, because now I am in "constant reboot, 'kindle fire' screen of death". That is, the fire won't boot, and it just stares at me with "kindle fire". I've googled around, and found people with my exact problem, but no way to fix it. And my problem is this: The permissions on my /system/app folder are as follows?               d--------- root     root              2012-01-28 13:26 app      Yeah, I know, not good. So, how can I fix it? I've tried the various methods out there, but basically, because the directory is so hosed on permissions, I can't do anything. For instance, I can't run               mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock2 /system      because I get               mount: Operation not permitted       and when I try               adb root      I get the cryptic               adbd cannot run as root in production builds      So I am dead in the water. Can anyone help me fix my permissions on /system/app?


title: How do you root the Samsung Galaxy Player?

text: How can I root my Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0?


title: Why is bricking possible?

text: No matter how messed up a desktop is, you can always format it and reinstall of a live boot. Why can't you do the same thing with a droid?


title: is it possible to emulate previous OS in an Android Device?

text: Well, I see no one else have asked this, may be a dummy question, but is it possible (through a menu setting or an app or something) to emulate a previous version of Android OS? For example, my device is running ICS 4.0.4 and I want it just for a moment to try an app have it in GB 2.3.6 or GB 2.3.3 or even further? I know about the AVD (Android Virtual Device Manager) but it's just that is not smooth enough for me, that's why I want it in a physical device. Any help is appreciated. **UPDATE:** I'm not worried about if an app is supported or not, I'm a developer and what I want to test is the behavior of an app I'm building in different versions of Android. Since I have JB, I want to try my app in ICS and GB to see how it works, minimal details such as action bar that was added in HC. That's why I ask if it's possible to do it with my own device or if I have to get other devices with previous OS


title: Customise lock screen on samsung phones

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy Fame running Android 4.1 One day, I was fiddling with my phone's lock screen and accidentally removed one of the shortcuts on the lock screen. I had 4 and there is now 3. I have searched and searched but nowhere will show how and it's not obvious on my phone. Please help!


title: Sending out android devices; official way to handle device gmail accounts?

text: I tried asking this question on the android google groups, but it would appear the group is no longer moderated and new users can't post there. Let's say I have an app that we setup and distribute on our own devices to clients via the play store. What is the "official" way to handle the device email accounts? Setting up a new gmail account for every device could become time consuming, and if the number of machines grows arbitrarily high (let's say 1000 devices), seems like a bad solution. Creating a single gmail account is also a bad idea, if someone changes the password than all devices are locked out, etc. I can't imagine it's a use case nobody else has, so is there an official google way to do this, or is it a free-for-all find what works best for our particular use case kind of thing? Thanks edit - The application can be installed either on a user's private tablet (hence it being on the app store) with their own gmail account, or can be distributed by us to them, on our devices. Since we already had the app on the play store, it makes sense to use that distribution method for updates. But that requires a gmail account for the device to connect to the play store.


title: Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 bootloop

text: I am using a samsung galaxy note GT N7000. I was getting error of insufficient space. To overcome it I wanted to partition external SD memory. I downloaded 3 files (CMM.zip, CMM Super SU and Franco Kernel) and installed CMM super SU and rooted the phone. As per the instruction video, I was supposed to see an icon of Super SU in applications but I couldn't find. I repeated this process several times but still couldn't get the icon in apps. So I installed all the three files, CMM.zip, CMM Super SU and Franco Kernel and rooted. Since then my phone is not booting and/or starting. Is this what we call booting loop? I have tried deleting the cash and wipe data/factory reset. It still doesn't work. Please help how to fix this.


title: Connected to Wifi but not internet

text: I have S4 ,I have a full 5 bar signal on the WiFi but no internet if I try to browse internet it says : the server at www.google.com can't be found,becasue the DNS look faild. I tried connecting / reconnecting, turning off the phone and restarting it but no Connection. while the other devices such as I phone ,another Galaxy are OK please advise what do to do


title: SMS messages won't delete no matter what

text: I have a phone which has thousands of SMS. Now it's very difficult to delete them all and the SMS app always hangs. I have tried the following to no avail:   * Select All SMS > Delete   * Downloaded SMS Backup & Restore App and used it's delete function   * Downloaded Super SMS Quick Delete App and used it's delete function They all just hang. I am also trying to "Clear Data" the Dialer Storage App but it's not pressable, even after "Force Stop". How can I make the Clear Data button pressable? Or, is there another way to delete all SMS aside from Factory Reset?


title: Phone memory vs External SD card

text: I bought phone which contains 2GB internal memory and 32GB as storage. I've also installed 16 GB External SD Card (I need to keep there photos, videos, films, gps maps etc). But now 32 GB is like inaccessible via programs: Programs install to internal memory (2GB) when I move them to SD Card, they move to 16 GB SD Card, but I need move them to phone storage 32 GB, and install programs there. When I remove 16 GB Sd Card, phone sees 32 GB as priority SD Card. But When I install 16 GB External SD Card back, it's like 16 GB is priority SD Card where all programs could move there, and 32 GB is secondary SD Card. How is it possible to make 32GB phone storage as priority and install programs (or move after installation) by default there?


title: How to download files from the Web in the Android Browser?

text: This is probably quite a stupid question, but after trying for a long while to figure it out, I still cannot convince my Android browser to save the file from a web link. If the link is a picture , holding over it and pressing "Save As" saves the picture, not the file it links to. My android device has no multitouch (is this required to tell to browser to download?) and simply clicking on a download link takes me nowhere. Can anyone help me?


title: What are the /firmware and /efs partitions on Samsung devices

text: This is specifically the Galaxy s3. Out of curiosity what are these partitions exactly. Are they part of the android OS or something lower level than that? If I were to delete everything in these partitions will I brick the phone even after a complete factory restore from "Download mode"? If these are not in fact android partitions why do some ROMs flash them? What is the difference between `/firmware` and `/efs` and are these flashed with most ROMS? I've been googling the partition structure of my device and these things are not clear. Please help me clear them up :)


title: Export photos from Galaxy Nexus (w/ Jelly Bean) to Win 7

text: I upload photos from my Galaxy Nexus (w/ Jelly Bean) directly to Google+, but I would also like to periodically export photos from my phone to my Win 7 desktop. I tried Picasa 3.9, but it would always freeze and I would have to force quit Picasa. I tried Windows 7's photo software (Windows Live Photo Gallery), but it would export every photo, including cached websites. Is there a simple solution? Or will I need to manually move photos from my Galaxy Nexus to my Win 7 desktop? FWIW, the only feature set I really want is exporting photos/videos to folders based on date taken. Thanks!


title: Ice Cream Sandwich email app on Droid RAZR won't autofill all contacts

text: Why won't the Ice Cream Sandwich email app on Droid RAZR autofill all contacts? It works fine with Gmail but only for some contacts in the standard email app.


title: Can I save my htc desire if the battery is dead?

text: I ran my HTC Desire on a 0% charged battery - and it shut it self down. Now it won't charge anymore and wont start even when plugged in. What are my options?


title: How can I display Exchange sub folders with the native mail application?

text: I have multiple sub folders that have email routed them via rules. Is there a way to get these folders on my phone so they show new messages as they come in the same way my Inbox does? I know the 3rd party application Touchdown works really well but was hoping that I could just use the native mail application on the phone.


title: "SD card is damaged - You may have to reformat." How do I fix this problem?

text: I had this before, formatted it and now it's happened again. I suspect it's the problem mentioned here but I don't understand how to apply the fix from that thread. I thought I had to download the file, rename it to update.zip, stick it on the phone's internal SD card, go into recovery mode and run "apply sdcard:update.zip" but I get an error when I do that which says: > E:signature verification failed / Installation aborted. I'm not even sure if the fix is the right fix or the process is correct either, but if they are how do I get around this signature error? It's a Galaxy S, running Froyo.


title: How to fix a damaged sd card?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  “SD card is damaged - You may have to reformat.” How do I fix this problem? I made my SD card available as mass storage, copied one file from the SD card, unmounted the card from OSX (inside OSX) and then .. I am not 100% if I unmounted the card in mobile or it was already damaged at this point. I tried to reboot the phone but it doesn't help. Removed the card, put back and turned on again. Didn't help either. Do I have to reformat the card and lose all data on it? * * * HTC Desire + CM 7 RC2 + Kingston 16GB Type 4


title: Galaxy Nexus won't charge, will immediately reboot if turned off

text: Ran into a bizarre problem this morning. My Galaxy Nexus was plugged in, but not charging. Data transfer over USB seemed to work, but no charging would happen. Stranger still, if I turned the phone off, it would immediately start booting up. I couldn't actually get it to be off. I couldn't find these symptoms on google, so I'm posting here. I did eventually solve it by pulling out the battery and putting in a different one (the lower capacity one the phone came with). It seemed to be normal, and continues to be normal after I switched back to the battery which wasn't charging earlier. Anyone know the actual cause? Either way, a solution is here for distressed users.


title: Contact still visible in Whatsapp after deleting out of my contactlist from my phone

text: I deleted a contact/number out of my contactlist from my smart phone. But if I open Whatsapp I can still see that same contact/person that I deleted earlier. How is this posible? R.


title: How to increase call volume on Nexus 4?

text: I just bought a Nexus 4, and this is like my first Android phone. Can someone please help me to increase the call volume? It is really low on my phone. I tried to increase it but the maximum is too low for me.


title: Is there an empty/clean version of Android for tablets?

text: All I want is a tablet that only runs one application (developed by me) on startup. Is there a "clean" version of Android that I can use for this? By clean or empty I mean an OS without all the unwanted features. Basically, my app needs to connect to the Internet, access the camera within my app, and send and receive data from sensors and other external devices.


title: Does the Google Nexus 10 tablet-PC have a standalone GPS?

text: Does the Google Nexus 10 tablet-PC have a standalone GPS, or does its GPS rely on GSM data?


title: What file level function is used to read/write SQLite database file

text: I am working on some sort of implementation for SQLite file encryption in Android devices. I would like to get some info about the low level function inside the SQLite source code (Amalgamation version) that is responsible for writing the database file to disk/storage (or reading from it)? Based on my research inside SQLite source code (Android version), I found different functions that might be related to disk read/write operations. These functions are: winWrite(), unixWrite(), seekAndWrite(), unixRead(). So my question is that which one of these functions (or other lower functions) is responsible for the final writing to storage, right after the database file is closed and need to be saved? Knowing that specific function can help us embed our encryption test module in the proper place of SQLite so that the encryption will occur exactly before saving database file to disk. Thank you for any help. P. S. I am not interested in current SQLite encryption products (Sqlcipher, SEE, etc) and prefer to test my own encryption algorithm.


title: Just updated to Android 4.2.2, Facebook Messenger doesn't push notifications now?

text: I just updated my Samsung Galaxy S3 (model SCH-I535) to Android version 4.4.2. It seems fine, except for one bug I've noticed recently. Facebook messenger will not always give me a notification that a message has been received. I've got it set to flash the light and show the icon on the top task bar only, but here is what I have determined:   * If messenger is currently open while the phone is locked or the screen is off, no notification is pushed.   * If messenger is off screen but still running while the phone is locked or off, some of the time it pushes a notification, and sometimes it does not.   * Mostly I notice a small (1) next to the messenger icon, but no light notification.  Is this just a new feature? I have tried everything I can think of with the settings, uninstalling and reinstalling, clearing the cache and stored data for messenger, and I'm out of ideas. Does anyone know what this could be? Thanks, Jeff


title: How to make your own CWM flashable stock ROM from "SP Flash Tool" Flashable Stock ROM ?

text: I can't restore my stock ROM of device XOLO A500S IPS by using SP Flash Tool. I need a stock ROM that can be simply flashed by CWM recovery. There is no such ROM available on the internet, as I have searched for it, but couldn't find it. Can I make one myself ? How to do this ?


title: Hibernate from command line

text: Is there a command I can enter in a terminal emulator to put my phone or tablet into a low power, instant on state? My tablet lacks that option from the press-and-hold-power menu.


title: How to hide the mouse pointer after I finished using a bluetooth mouse?

text: i recently bought a bluetooth mouse for my android tablet (galaxy tab 7 p1000 running gingerbread) and every time I stop using the mouse, the pointer stands where it was, only thing that makes it go away is a reboot. Is there any way to hide the mouse pointer when the mouse is no longer in use without rebooting?


title: The ps command shows many repeating processes named "app_process". Why?

text: as of today my phone (Samsung Galaxy Nexus (4.1.1) slows down a lot. I noticed following:               root@android:/ # ps | grep -c app_process                                           136     root@android:/ #       and here is few details:               root@android:/ # ps | grep app_process | tail                                       root      3651  1     429424 12600 ffffffff 40061c74 S app_process     root      3667  1     429420 12596 ffffffff 400e3c74 S app_process     root      3680  1     429420 12596 ffffffff 4013cc74 S app_process     root      3681  1     429416 12596 ffffffff 4003bc74 S app_process     root      3682  1     429432 12608 ffffffff 400b4c74 S app_process     root      3711  3710  429424 12600 ffffffff 40102c74 S app_process     root      3722  3721  429424 15244 ffffffff 4004fc74 S app_process     root      3726  3725  429416 15236 ffffffff 40049c74 S app_process     root      3727  3723  429420 15240 ffffffff 4004ac74 S app_process     root      3728  3724  429420 15240 ffffffff 40014c74 S app_process     root@android:/ #       I just boot my phone run adb logcat on my laptop and it's been 15 min already and screen already off yet I still see something going on through logcat. Is this normal? I cleared /cache and dalvik cache - that didn't help


title: Podcast app that can create playlists

text: I asked before about a podcast app that is able to share it's episodes with the default music player. Does anyone know of a podcast app that takes it a step further and generates playlists for each podcast (playlists that would be visible in the default music player or any music player capable of handling m3u's).


title: How to sync contacts in one direction only -- from phone to Google?

text: Samsung Galaxy Ace 2, Android 2.3. I just lost a lot of time after syncing contacts -- executed from the phone. I assumed that all the changes will be transferred to Google account (as initially) but the effect was reversed -- my changes were deleted, and what I got was simply an undo function -- the old data from Google were transferred back to phone. So how can I transfer contacts from phone to Google account -- I mean copy them only in this and only this direction? _All my contacts are of google type, so when I say "from phone" it means they are stored at phone memory, but they are not "phone type contacts"._


title: Give fake permission details to apps on Xperia X10i

text: Because of the recent update to Google play stores permissions, I wish that as apps can access very personal information, I want to deny permissions to the apps, but as I have heard that this might cause them to crash, I want to give fake data to the apps Eg. IMEI = 0123654789, so that the apps do not crash. I am running the Xperia X10i original stock ROM, rooted. I want to do it without flashing a custom ROM. I appreciate any help.


title: Wireless Display missing

text: I have a couple of 7 inch tablets at work, one is a Scroll 7D the other is a no-name Chinese tablet, again 7 inch. The Scroll 7D is running 4.2, the other 4.2.2. Both _should_ have wireless display, according to http://www.android.com/versions/jelly-bean-4-2/ but neither do. I have a third 7 inch tablet, running 4.2.2 and that does have wireless display, which is running at this very minute, mirroring to a miracast dongle across the room. What is the reason for the two tablet to not have Wireless Display options, and how can I get it back, if at all? Would it require a new ROM? If so, why would it have been removed from the ROM they are running?


title: no sound alert to let me know i have a text message received

text: I can't seem to get an audible sound when text message received.


title: Where are my received voice notes saved?

text: I checked in the whatsapp media voice notes. But they are not there. Plz help me to find them urgently.


title: What are workable/straightforward methods for using external game controllers (bluetooth, USB) with the Android platform?

text: I own an Archos 43 IT running Android 2.2. It is my understanding that the Archos devices in this product line support USB Host and Bluetooth. **What are workable/straightforward methods for using external game controllers with the Android platform?** I am aware of the WiiMoteController project, and the capability of hooking up a Wii Classic Controller to a Wii Controller via bluetooth for emulator usage such as here. The thing is that I don't already own any Wii controllers and it seems like a waste to go out and get those controllers if I already own several Logitech Dual Action USB gamepads, and could use those instead.


title: How to force Google+ Instant Upload to perform an upload right away?

text: Sometimes I want to share photos my friend right after after we take the shots. I want those photos to appear in my Google+ Instant Upload album immediately, rather than waiting for it automatically do it. How can I force "instant upload" to run?


title: How do I set unique ringtones for individual contacts?

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 and would like to set text notifications to be unique to each contact (just as I can set unique ringtones for each contact). Is there a way to do this? For example, I would like 1 ringtone/notification for my sister for both calls and text and a different ringtone/notification for my mother for both calls and text.


title: ADB unable to connect my Nexus 7 on Ubuntu

text: I want to be able to connect my Nexus 7 in order to test my applications from Eclipse on the physical device. I followed this Google guide. My `/etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules` file contains this :               SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="18d1", ATTR{idProduct}=="4e42", MODE="0666"     SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="18d1", ATTR{idProduct}=="4e40", MODE="0666"     SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="18d1", ATTR{idProduct}=="4e41", MODE="0666"      The device is configured to use `"Camera (PTP)"` and `"USB debugging"` is checked too. But `adb devices` lists no device. What have I missed ?


title: Where are all the statusbar icons stored so that I can change them?

text: I have a rooted phone and would like to change my ugly status icons to the ICS ones... I used this app to do so but I could change only the battery icon. When I wrote to the developer, he replied that the icons do get replaced but my phone is still using the old ones from another location where they might be stored too as backup or something I guess. How do I find this alternate place where they are stored? Is there a fixed predefined place for it? Here is a snap of the reply from the developer - _**"_** _Changing icons and files in your system is something that Android was never meant to be capable of doing and because of this it makes it difficult to work on every Android device. The themes and icons provided in the app were pre-created and meant to work on the majority of devices. The app searches your system for matching icons and if no icons match in your system it does it’s best to find the best match. You can see what icons will be changed when you go to install a theme or icon pack._ _Even after the icons are changed the theme might not work with your system. Many devices have unused icons used in other devices. **On many of the problems we hear about the icons actually did change but your system used icons from a different location.** If you have the T-Mobile Theme Chooser and are using a theme or your system is using icons from a different location then the theme will not work. Also, if your device isn’t deodexed the theme will not work._ **_"_** * * * ## Edit * * * I read about odex and deodex from here. Can I install only the deodexed file of the statusbar instead of the complete rom? and how do I deodex it?


title: Using the same apps for a second user in Nexus 7

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How to migrate applications to other user account without downloading the > applications again? I've created a second user on my Nexus 7 for my wife. Do I have to re-install common apps like Facebook and Skype for the second user? Can I not just bring the apps across from the first user?


title: How do I search emails on Honeycomb?

text: I have multiple email accounts set up on Honeycomb. To my disappointment, I couldn't find any way to search my email. On my Froyo phone I can do this from the options menu. How can I do this on Honeycomb?


title: How can I bulk import texts (SMS) from a SIM card?

text: How can I bulk import texts (SMS) from a SIM card ? I'm using a Nexus S with Gingerbread. The 1by1 import feature (copying the sms to the phone) removes the original sender.


title: How do I choose a wired headset whose buttons work?

text: I'm switching from iPhone to the Nexus 4 (yay!) and I know that the Nexus 4 doesn't come with a headset. I also know that for simple audio playback, any stereo headset can be used -- but **I also want to use the headset to:**   * **adjust volume** with in-cable **+/-** buttons,   * **start/stop music** playback with in-cable middle button,   * **start/end calls** with in-cable middle button,   * **telephony** with in-cable microphone. The Apple headsets provide these abilities on iPhone so I'm assuming that something similar would work on Android as well (and specifically on the Nexus 4). I've tried connecting the Apple wired headset to a borrowed Nexus 4, but the in-cable buttons didn't work. I'm not really surprised because I assume that the buttons send coded signals that are proprietary. **How can I select a wired headset that is compatible with the Nexus 4?**   I can't very well buy one and test it, buy another if it doesn't work right, and continue until I succeed.   Surely, there is a solution here that I have been too Apple-brainwashed to see? Alternatively, if this isn't possible on a stock Android: Is there an add-on package to Android that catches the signals from an iPhone headset and sends appropriate commands to the system?


title: Skype Android use headset but record sound from phone's microphone

text: **Environment** : Skype on Android 4.1 **Hardware** : Galaxy S2 + earplugs without microphone Is it possible to use phone's built-in microphone while using earplugs during a skype call?


title: Increase touchscreen sensitivity on Nexus 7

text: Is there a way to increase the touchscreen sensitivity on a stock Nexus 7? I ask because I find that there is no stylus that registers movement or even touching quickly and reliably. that means that it's useless for scribbling handwritten notes. Perhaps this is a stylus issue, or even on that can be solved in software. But the obvious solution would be something general that increased or tweaked the sensitivity of the screen. Does that exist?


title: Where is the precmd command in android?

text: I'm kind of used to linux. I'm using Busybox from the Busybox Free installer, with Busybox 1.21.0-Stericson. Trying to chance my shell to the Busybox shell using `busybox ash` gives the following error after every single command:               ash: precmd: not found     echo $PS1     $(precmd)$USER@$HOSTNAME:${PWD: -?} $       I tried to go back to the normal shell and find out WHERE precmd is:               which precmd      It just changes the prompt to have "`1|`" in front of it, without giving me WHERE it is. I found a solution here, but have no idea where to put it. I'm basically trying to do the same as this question (make Busybox shell the default).


title: my phone keeps reminding me of low space... any way to move apps and data to sd card?

text: My phone doesn't ask me to install to internal or external memory when installing an app. It automatically install to internal memory.. my phone keeps reminding me of low space and I can't install any other app cause my phone is low on space..... is there any way to move all apps and data to SD card? Any help......


title: Recovering Twitter Account Created on Android Device?

text: A friend of mine has created a Twitter account on their phone but now can not remember any of the details they used. They remain logged in on their phone but I've had a look through the app but it doesn't seem to mention anything useful. Have I missed something? I have a adb backup (and the password) to look through if that helps.


title: How do i recover my data on a Galaxy Tab after a factory reset?

text: I forgot my password to unlock my Samsung Galaxy Tab, so I did a factory reset to get into it. Now I would like to recover as much of my previous data that I can. Is this possible? If so, how do I go about recovering it?


title: Exchange sync with Calendar on Samsung Galaxy S 3

text: I have set up my Samsung Galaxy S 3 to sync with my Exchange server, my emails appear, my contacts appear but only some of my calendar appointments appear on the phone and many are missing. any ideas how I can get all my calendar appointments to appear on the phone?


title: One-click access to alarm settings

text: I want to access the alarm clock feature built into Jelly Bean in one click. In the past, I've always done this by tapping the analog clock that's on the home screen by default. I want to switch to a third-party clock widget now, and it doesn't leave me enough room to keep the analog clock on the screen. (Besides, having two clocks would look weird.) The only other way to get to the alarm clock setup page, as far as I know, is to open the clock widget and then tap on the "next alarm" bar. That, of course, takes a minimum of two clicks. How can I do it in one?


title: ClockworkMod TOUCH problem on Samsung Galaxy S2 with Cyanogenmod 10

text: Cyanogenmod Clockworkmod TOUCH problem... I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 SIM free (international) with CyanogenMod 10 Nightly which is up to date. I have ROM manager premium installed which I used to flash clockworkMod Recovery 5.8.1.5 I used ROM manager premium to flash ClockworkMod Touch. It works OK from within ROM Manager but if I boot into CWM normally, then the touch version is lost and it reverts back to the standard non touch version. (Cyanogen Mod has its own menu for booting to recovery mode via the power button). I do not want two different versions of CWM but I cant work out how to make the touch version stick. I tried manually downloading the zip file from their download page and manually flashing it which had exactly the same results. I thought it might be to do with Read/write permissions so I changed my file system root to read/write but that produced the same result too. I also downloaded the SGS2 touch tar file which completely messed up my phone TWICE and it would not restore my backup so I had to load everything again... and again. Can anyone explain why this is happening and explain what I need to do to get the Touch version installed as my main CWM once and for all? Many Thanks in advance.


title: Voice announcement of phone calls?

text: When my phone gets a call it announces either the number or contact of caller. Where can I turn this off or on? I am using Galaxy S3 / Android 4.0.4.


title: Problem Sync'ing/Downloading from Google Play

text: Android Enthusiasts I've been having problems when trying to download apps from Google Play. I'm relatively new to the Android Scene. Whenever I try to download and install from Google Play, I get a (-101) error, telling me it couldn't be downloaded and installed. On a related note, since I can't get the apps to sync via wifi, I've been trying to sync via USB, which doesn't work well either. Doesn't even show up on my external devices. Is there anyone who can lend a hand?


title: How do I enter twrp recovery?

text: I unlocked (not rooted) my HTC One XL using official HTC method. Then I install goomanger and installed latest open recovery script TWRP 2.3.0.0 evita. goomanager said that it was installed. Then I tried to boot into recovery from goomanger (there was a note that root access will be acquired and if this doesn't happen I have to go to recovery manually). Nothing happened I was still in goomanager. From TWRP website \-->`You must be S-OFF or have taken HTC's unlock to use a recovery on your device!` So I booted into fastboot and then selected recovery and pressed power button. See the screenshot for what happened. I got the 'briliant' screen then black screen with mobile and green something above it and then black screen with mobile and red triangle. The red one stays there for 2-3 minutes and then mobile restarts into normal mode. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/cp4S3.jpg) I want to run twrp to install cm10


title: When is a free app removed from your google account?

text: I install a free app from android market, then I uninstall it. Then I still see it linked to my google account. But after some time, the app is no more linked to my account. Other apps instead are always present under the "Not installed" category... When is an app unlinked from an account?


title: My HTC Desire HD crashes when picking up a call. Any ideas how to resolve the problem?

text: This is extremely annoying. After the last update to Android 2.3.5, whenever I get a call from certain contacts, picking up crashes the whole phone application and resets the SIM. Rejecting the call is even worse, as the ringtone continues indefinitely and the phone blocks all input. There is a support thread about this with other people having the same problem. The solution for re-syncing all Facebook contacts didn't work for me. Has anyone here had the same problem and knows how to fix it?


title: Warranty on Nexus 7

text: I just won an auction on the Nexus 7. The seller claims that he doens't have the original sales receipt but says I will be able to sign up for the warranty online with the registration & activation of the Nexus. So, how does this exactly work and will this warranty be of the international type? Thanks!


title: Is there a way to have Google Reader sync much more aggressively?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I access my Google Reader entries offline? I commute via subway and I like to read my RSS feeds on the train, but I don't have any network connectivity at that point and I find that most of them aren't sync'd. I'm using the official Google Reader app on ICS on a Galaxy Nexus and I have the synchronize feeds option enabled. Is there a way to have it sync much more aggressively? Any time I'm on Wi-Fi I'd like it to pull down absolutely everything that is unread in Google Reader. Ideally I'd also like it to follow any links out of the feeds to webpages and sync those as well. Is there a way of getting Google Reader to do this? Or is there an alternative to the Google Reader app that will do it?


title: GT2 wi-fi connect button not working

text: Was working on my tablet yesterday when the wi-fi just quit. Tried to re- connect, but the "slider button" won't connect. It tries 3-4 times and then quits, saying "to see available networks, connect to wi-fi", which, of course, I cannot do. There is no trouble with the wi-fi as other devices in the house connect just fine. After about an hour on-line with tech support, I did a factory re-set as suggested by the tech. Not sure that was a good idea, but I'll live with it. I have tried the "airplane mode" thing, re-booting, and nothing works. Now what? Please help. I hope I backed-up my info correctly, but there are things I need in there. Thank you.


title: Can I get my Galaxy 4 to put sent emails on my server?

text: Just got a Samsung galaxy S4 mini (had an ancient Nokia before). When I go back to my web email (its Yahoomail), all my emails are marked as read even if I havent looked at them on the galaxy, (I can live with that though its annoying as I'm likely to miss stuff)and emails I've sent are not copied back onto the server so the only place I will ever have them is on my phone. Thats not what I'm used to - the Nokia put them onto the server so I could see them in the web application. Any idea if I can get it to do that too?


Apple iPhone apps also run on iPads. I don't know if the same is true for Android. Do Android phone apps run on Android tablets? I figure the API is the same but are the two formats interchangeable at all?


title: Unable to access internet

text: Previous day i installed an app on my mobile (Micromax superfone) .It is not compatible with my mobile it said,but it continue the installation process. From that time i was unable to use all kind of internet based apps on my mobile except through browser. What is the solution for this problem?? Please suggest. Thanks you.


title: Scheduled silent mode on S3

text: Got a Galaxy S3 with Android 4.1.2 Some time ago it started changing my phone to silent mode automatically, every evening at 19:30. I did not install any scheduler app, nor did I change any settings. How can I find this setting and remove it?


title: Starting an activity listed under "Settings" from terminal (or adb shell)

text: I would like to start this activity from terminal. **com.android.settings.Settings$PowerUsageSummaryActivity** I tried               am start -S com.android.settings/.Settings$PowerUsageSummaryActivity      and this is what I get:               Stopping: com.android.settings     Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.LAUNCHER] cmp=com.android.settings/.Settings }      okay, the problem is 'am start' command OMITS the '$PowerUsageSummaryActivity' part, so basically I'm just getting standard "Settings" menu open. how can I open that specific "power usage summary" page from terminal? any help will be much appreciated. thanks!


title: Is it possible to update CyanogenMod from within CyanogenMod?

text: Is there a way to update CyanogenMod from within CyanogenMod without going though the whole flashing process? I'm looking a for one press update button.


title: Apps download but do not install

text: I'm using a two-week old HTC Sensation. A number of times now, I've tried to download apps (this is happening on multiple apps, not just one) and although they download, they never install. I can see the download happening and getting to 100% in the status dropdown, but it never continues on to install. I don't get any error messages; it just never goes any further. This happens regardless of whether I download the app from the Market on the phone, market.android.com on my computer, or the Amazon app market. Android version 2.3.3. Any ideas?


title: Spotify/pandora timer

text: Is there an app that is preferrably free that will shut off (not just mute the phone as I don't want Pandora sucking bandwitdh all night) that will shut off Pandora or spotify after a certain amount of time?


title: Galaxy S I9000 is showing a flickering screen after a troublesome boot

text: My galaxy is not rooted, but I tried installing original android package to this phone using odin. I have tried reseting, clearing cache, formating memory etc. Nothing works.


title: How can I recover deleted calendar events?

text: I had duplicate events from syncing so I deleted what I thought were the correct set but it turns out I deleted the ones from my Outlook calendar which in turn deleted them from my Outlook calendar during the sync. How can I recover them?


title: Polish keyboard/dictionary

text: I have a new HTC Desire running Froyo, and I found the built in Polish keyboard/dictionary to be absolutely appalling, a lot of basic words seem to be missing. The auto correct feature works worse than my fiddly typing. How can I fix it?


title: How to quickly scroll to top in android?

text: In iOS, it's possible to tap on the status bar to scroll to top and automatically go to the beginning of a list. Is there such feature in android as well? I am looking for a way to go to the beginning of a large list without needing to tediously swiping my finger down repeatedly thousands of times.


title: Recipient removed from address list when replying to all in GMail

text: When receiving a group email with multiple recipients in the "to" field in the GMail app on Android, I have noticed that when I "reply-all", one or more recipients are truncated from the address list. Has anyone else noticed this and is there a fix?


title: Android keyboard stopped working

text: I did a revert from CM10.1 to CM10. Now, my keyboard is broken. It does not stop crashing. I tried everything:   * Clearing data and cache   * restart of the app   * factory reset   * clearing dalvik and normal cache   * re-installing it several times with different gapps, although I know the correct match.  Now, I'm back to cm-10.0.0-maguro and gapps-jb-20121011-signed. Meanwhile, I'm thinking of a system wipe using CWM recovery. Is this safe, or will it brick my phone? Is there anything I need to know?


title: How can I mute the camera shutter on Motorola RAZR i (ICS, without rooting)

text: Even when I silence the device the camera shutter continues to making sound. I know that using rooting alternative we can move or delete the correspondent ogg file*. But i'm looking for a less invasive/complex alternative. (*) How do I disable the 'click' sound on the camera app?


title: 3.2 update causes strange swype problem

text: I own a galaxy tab 10.1. After updating to honeycomb 3.2, I have noticed the following problem whenever trying to use the swype keyboard in the url bar of the stock browser: After having written any word using sliding, then the two last letters of that word are automatically erased if I try to tap any letter or the spacebar. Has anyone else noticed this strange behavior? Does anyone know how to fix this issue which is really very frustrating? Thanks in advance for your help.


title: Calendar Event Location: Diallable Conference call number with host/participant code

text: In attending/hosting conference calls, I'd like to be able to dial the conference call provider and enter the required PIN code directly from the entry in my calendar. The process I currently use is:   1. When scheduling the call - create the calendar entry for the call, including in the field [Where - Event Location] the number and PIN to dial in the format `+CCAAANNNNNNN,,PPPPPP#,` where CC = country code, AAA = area code, NNNNNNN is the conference call telephone number, PPPPPP = the PIN code needed. The first two commas are to wait long enough, the third comma is to stop the # requried to enter the PIN from not being recognised.   2. When setting up or dialling into the call: 1. Open the calendar entry, 2. **Edit** , 3. Select the text in the "Where- event location" field, 4. **Copy** , 5. Switch to the dialler, 6. **Paste** , and then 7. **Dial**. Whilst this works, is is clearly not as efficient as clicking a link in the Calendar Event `+CCAAANNNNNNN,,PPPPPP#,`. Frustratingly, this even comes up as a hyperlink, but Android gives me the options Earth & Maps (as well as two other proprietary links - Radar which is part of the App "GPS Status", and ZVVFahrplan - part of the Zürich city public transports system's app). I have tried all permutations that I can think of rfc3966.txt: The tel URI for Telephone Numbers. For example `tel:+442012345555,,123456#,` or, `tel:+442012345555","","123456"#"","` or `tel:+442012345555PP123456FP` If if put the number in the Notes field within the Calendar event, it turns into a diallable link, but chopped up. I can dial the number , but not the PIN. Any thoughts or ideas?


title: I have used a GB of data in less than 24 hours, how is this possible

text: I got my android phone a week ago. This morning I recieved an text from telus telling me I have used 75% of my data, then an hour later I recieved a text saying I used 95%. Since I was sleeping and was not using my phone I want to know if this is at all possible, I took my phone into telus and all the settings for wifi are off. Is someone taking internet from me? What should my settings be?


title: Turn off volume button notification sound in Galaxy S2

text: 1) I get a beep sound every-time I increase the ringer volume using the side button in Samsung Galaxy S2. How can I turn of this sound. I have set the notifications sound to Silent. But still am getting this sound. 2) Also whenever I connect the charger, I am getting a notification sound. How can I make this to silent as well.?


title: How to download apps without a wireless data plan

text: I bought an i7500, no data plan. I had assumed that connecting to my router would allow me to download apps from the marketplace; apparently not. I get a message about not being able to connect via the SIM data plan. Is there a way for me to download and install apps without actually getting a data plan?


title: Signing Firmware

text: I have successfully created my own custom firmware and loaded it onto a phone. But I was wondering why I didn't need to sign the firmware before loading it, or was it signed with a debug key similar to when you test your own android app?


title: User's can't open android application on their phone, they have to open from the android market

text: I have an application on the Android market however after a recent update a lot of users are complaining that they can't open the application on their phone by clicking on the icon, instead they have to find the application on the market and click the open button. Does anyone know why this might be? For a bit more info I recently started creating the apk file. Before it was done in a batch script that looked like               "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_16\bin\jarsigner" -verbose -keystore C:\Users\...\keystore\android.keystore "C:\Users\...\release\OurApp (android).apk" androidkey     C:\Users\...\dev\android-sdk-windows\tools\zipalign -f -v 4 "C:\Users\...\release\OurApp (android).apk" "C:\Users\...\release\OurApp.apk"     @pause      When I started doing it, I just used the Eclipse Android Tools to export a signed application package with the name OurApp.apk. Not sure if this has anything to do with it or not


title: Transfer file securely android to pc via LAN

text: I need a file transfer from android device to pc server.Both of them is in same network.First i tried file transfer via adb.But adb is not secure connection. How do i securely transfer between android and pc in LAN ?


title: I'm switching mobile phone service and I want to port over my contacts

text: So I have a Droid Razr and I backed up my entire phone to a 7zip file. All I want to get is my contacts and a specific picture and ringtone. I got the picture and the ringtone but I don't know where to find my contacts. I have a lot of them so I don't want to lose them. It would be much easier if I weren't switching phone services because the sim card is Verizon and I could just switch the simcard in and let the contacts transfer like that. But I'm switching to Metro so the sim card won't do anything. At least I don't think it will.


title: Micro USB cable - Intermittent

text: I have a http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QOAGOQ/ "4-port USB charger". Recently I noticed that some Android devices e.g Nexus 7 (2013), charge very slowly when one particular micro USB cable is connected but that same cable charges other devices just fine. I am not sure what to make of this. I thought a cable functions in a binary fashion i.e. it either works or doesn't. Why would it have a degraded performance just in some situation? As long as the connection on both ends is proper so the current is flowing, that's all that matters, right? Is there a app to check how much current/wattage is currently being received by the Android device? I tried "Battery Monitor Widget" on the Play Store and it shows the current flow as negative or 200mA, surely that can't be right when the charger is putting out 5V/1A per port. Maybe the app is buggy. Thoughts? Thanks


title: Widgets appear to be entirely missing from my device

text: When I long press on the Home screen, I an offered a "Choose Wallpaper From" menu. Everything I've looked at says I should be able to add Widgets here also, but nope. Widgets are not automatically added when I install one, and I've been through the Settings pretty thoroughly without seeing a mention of Widgets. What am I missing? I have a Nexus 4 running 4.3.


title: My device is not listed in Play Store

text: I have an LG P760. Until yesterday, I had an U8800Pro that was listed along with my P760 phone under my account. The U8800 is now the phone of my wife and is listed under her account correctly. But, my phone is not listed. I have disabled the U8800 from my phones list but the LG is not shown again. I have installed at least 2 applications via Play app in the LG but still Google Play store says that I have no phone connected with my account! I also tried to Sync my phone with Google from Setting-->Apps-->Sync Any ideas?


title: Battery - do they last longer if recharged when empty?

text: I'm about to buy a Samsung Galaxy Ace (it's not much expensive and I think it's a pretty good phone), however everyone has been complaining with the battery life but admitting that isn't bad compared to all the other smartphones. I read about how to save battery with tips/tricks, and I'll certainly do it; but I'd like to know whether a battery life would increase recharging it only when completely empty (some old phones used to gain life expectancy from that, I don't know if things are changed now)


title: ICS: Add Google Contact Group To Home Screen

text: Please note I'm using Ice Cream Sandwich. I'd like to add a shortcut to a Google Contacts Group such as 'Co-Workers' to my home screen. Can I do that?


title: Is there any app that measures the distance using the camera?

text: I have found tools like Smart Ruler that helps us measuring length using the screen. But for objects bigger than the screen I imagine there are apps that use the camera and focal length to show distances and widths. If there's no such app, is it possible to use a camera or any other common phone hardware to measure spatial dimensions?


title: Android ICS ROMs for MID Tablet

text: I have a MID (Chinese) tablet and I found 2 Android 4.0 firmwares, but with the first one wireless doesn't work and with the second camera doesn't work, the other components and functions of my tablet work perfectly with both firmwares. Is there a way to extract the "wireless driver" from the second firmware and use it on the first one?


title: How many times must I set default application?

text: So this problem has been annoying me for quite some time. Whenever I select a link via Chrome( a YouTube link) a dialog pops up asking if I want to view the link in the browser or in the YouTube application. I always select the YouTube application and then proceed to select it as the default application to launch on any YouTube links. So the problem is that the next time I click another YouTube link the dialog pops back up for me to select what action to perform. This doesn't only happen with YouTube but with other applications... I tried resetting all the applications to "default" and retried the process but it occurs again. I understand that there are other posts but, those were all for older versions of android. DEVICE \- Samsung Note 3 (4.4.2) Thanks in advance for any resolutions samthewildone


title: How to add Chinese Input Method to English Android 2.2 Phone

text: I have an HTC Legend with Android 2.2. I can switch between the standard input method (on-screen qwerty) and Graffiti by a long press in an input field. I would like to be able to type chinese characters (for a dictionary app etc) without using pinyin. For example using wubi, ckc or some similar method. Is it possible to add a new input method of this sort or to enable it if already built-in?


title: How to access bootloader and what functions are available?

text: How can I access the bootloader on a Android 2.2 (or on other version)? Is the bootloader vendor or model specific? What are the options offered to the user when accessing the bootloader? (I know that the bootloader without interaction "boots" the android, please do not specify that)


title: HTC EVO with Evernote App - pictures upside down

text: I'm trying to use the Evernote app to take a photo and upload it.   I create a note, take a picture of a business card. I'm holding the camera sideways, aiming down at the card on the table in front of me. When I see the note in the Evernote app on the EVO or on Evernote site, the business card is upside down. I've even tried rotating the pictures in the gallery and attaching them, but they always come out upside down. I'm new to the phone, so could be I'm doing some really wrong. Or maybe Evernote has a limitation for the "free users"? Update: I just uploaded pics to my PC, and they were upside down there to. So the rotate/orientation on the EVO must own be for display there, not in the actual photo-file itself? I'll try flipping the camera the other way... seems like I tried that last night, but will try again.


title: Nexus 4 soft keys issue, can I reduce the effective touch screen area on the phone

text: after recent update 4.4.4, my nexus 4 soft keys are not working, after few days, little more area on top of that has went into unusable, is it possible by an xposed module to reduce the effective tough screen area on the phone to only the working touch screen area.


title: How do I stop "USB debugging" mode auto-enabling and default to just charging in android 4.2.2?

text: I have an HTC one, running Android 4.2.2 overlaid with HTC Sense 5. I am trying to plug it into my car stereo. All I want to do is play audio from spotify via my car stereo (which wasn't a problem with my old HTC Desire). However, with this phone I can't charge and play at the same time. It works fine if I plug the phone into the 3.5 mm jack on the car and play via media mode on the stereo. However, when I _also_ plug it in to charge via USB it doesn't go onto charge only mode, but "USB debugging connected", which confuses my car stereo and means it will stop playing music (even if it was playing fine before when it was just connected to 3.5mm). I can't switch this USB debugging option off, even when I manually switch it off in developer options it switches itself back to usb debugging mode. I have found numerous threads around the internet with the same issue and lots of discussion and no solutions that I can find, though most are a little old now. Does anyone have any ideas how I can stop this behaviour of auto-enabling USB debugging?


title: Gmail app doesn't send messages, gives strange logcat message

text: Recently, Gmail has stopped sending messages, storing drafts, or basically having anything to do with messages I create. Clicking the "send" button does nothing, and exiting the app doesn't auto-save the draft as expected. Instead, logcat shows the following error (every time I click the "send" button, for example):               W/MessageQueue(27786): Handler (com.android.internal.os.HandlerCaller$MyHandler) {4160e070} sending message to a Handler on a dead thread     W/MessageQueue(27786): java.lang.RuntimeException: Handler (com.android.internal.os.HandlerCaller$MyHandler) {4160e070} sending message to a Handler on a dead thread     W/MessageQueue(27786):  at android.os.MessageQueue.enqueueMessage(MessageQueue.java:320)     W/MessageQueue(27786):  at android.os.Handler.enqueueMessage(Handler.java:626)     W/MessageQueue(27786):  at android.os.Handler.sendMessageAtTime(Handler.java:595)     W/MessageQueue(27786):  at android.os.Handler.sendMessageDelayed(Handler.java:566)     W/MessageQueue(27786):  at android.os.Handler.sendMessage(Handler.java:503)     W/MessageQueue(27786):  at com.android.internal.os.HandlerCaller.sendMessage(HandlerCaller.java:86)     W/MessageQueue(27786):  at android.accessibilityservice.AccessibilityService$IAccessibilityServiceClientWrapper.onAccessibilityEvent(AccessibilityService.java:619)     W/MessageQueue(27786):  at android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceClient$Stub.onTransact(IAccessibilityServiceClient.java:70)     W/MessageQueue(27786):  at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:404)     W/MessageQueue(27786):  at dalvik.system.NativeStart.run(Native Method)      Does anyone have a hint at what might be causing this? I've uninstalled and reinstalled the app, deleted the /data/data/com.google.android.gm directory, nothing works. I can receive and interact with email fine, it's only sending and saving drafts that doesn't work, afaics.


title: Does android switch to a different APN when in hotspot mode?

text: I've tried turning on the portable hot-spot mode on my nexus-one and got a message from my operator saying that my plan doesn't cover data traffic made through the `web.operator.com` APN, as opposed to `mobile.operator.com` (my "usual" APN). That made me curious. Does that mean that android switches APNs when the hot-spot feature is active? And if so, is this a built-in feature/configuration option or an operator customization? **Update** No, the phone doesn't switch to a different APN, but I'm still not sure what triggered the message from my operator... **Update** There's kind of a persistent rumor that European Nexus-One phones get tweaked OSes, see the xda-developers forum threads [1] and [2], or google nexus-one forums [1] and [2]. One of the most likely tweaks seems to be the tagging of hotspot traffic, in order to be able to charge for it differently.


title: Gingerbread with ext4: will it burn my flash?

text: 2.3 Gingerbread will use ext4 instead of YAFFS. My question is: YAFFS is for flash based filesystem, but ext4 is not. Will it lead to premature death of the device due to wear leveling?


title: How to switch off HDMI

text: I have an android box with a HDMI port. Im connecting it to a projector. To the same projector Im also connecting a PC via VGA cable. Now I want to give my box a command to switch off the HDMI port, so that I can see the image of my PC. Is there some shell command way to do this? Via ADB? Or any other suggestion? Thanks!


title: Charging the Asus Transformer (Prime)

text: Can you charge the Asus Transformer (or the newer Prime) without the keyboard dock? Since the tablet itself does not have any USB ports, I don't see how you could charge the tablet without the dock or a very clunky proprietary charging cable. However, It seems insane to manufacture and market a high-end tablet that can't charge without a giant peripheral (and sell/price the thing independently too). Am I missing something? Or, is Asus just insane?


title: What does TRWP backup include?

text: If I would take a backup via TRWP, does it include all my apps, app data, messages, contacts or it would just take backup of the ROM only, so I could get a fresh ROM with factory restored when I restore it ?


title: How to hide the carrier name in status bar?

text: I'm using MIUI rom and in the Philippines, the carrier name is pretty long. "Globe Telecom-P" and it takes up a lot of status bar space. Gah. Is there a way to hide this?


title: Google Nexus 7 3G free storage not recognised by Play store

text: I have 85% free space of my 32 GB internal storage (there is no external sd card on this device), and yet I cannot download any new app or even update an old one, because Google Play Store keep telling me there is not enogh free space. I am running Aopk ROM, tilapia-userdebug 4.2.2 JDQ39


title: Application trying to access in app billing

text: Getting a message at the bottom of my screen: In app billing is not supported for this device. Try again later. The problem is, I never authorized an app for in-app billing in the first place. What's going on?


title: com.phone.android keeps crashing immediatelly after factory reset

text: I am having the very-well known problem where com.android.phone keeps crashing all the time. I have done a factory reset and the problem had immediate effect just after the 1st reboot. So, we can exclude cases like crappy applications. I know that this is a common problem, but as far as I couldn't find any working solution I decided to ask your help. My phone is Samsung Galaxy S, Gingerbread, rooted, no custom ROM installed. Any help appreciated.


title: Cannot find downloaded files

text: My phone is a Galaxy S3 i9300 and is rooted. I do most of the time download files via the Internet. So the files I downloaded are in the `documents` folder. The weird part is after I check it in my file manager, the downloaded file is nowhere to be found. I am 100% sure that I finished the download. Have anyone experience this scenario?


title: Can't make or receive calls or texts, or connect to the Internet

text: My Samsung Galaxy S2 wont allow me to make or receive phone calls, messages, or texts. My provider is Vodafone; my Android version is 4.0.4. I have tried my SIM in other phones and it works fine. It is just in this one that it doesn't work. I have preformed a factory data reset and still have the same problem. How do I fix this?


title: Is there a way that you can set an Android Vivid to delete messages of the number you select

text: How can you set an Android Vivid to delete text messages after a certain number that you pick


title: How can I access an Amazon cloud drive from a Kindle Fire?

text: I randomly remembered that I have an Amazon Cloud Drive on my account recently, and I'm curious if there's any way that I can access it from my Kindle Fire. As far as I can tell, the "Documents" tab on the shelf doesn't link to it, and I don't see any other built-in methods of getting to it. I'm okay with third party apps or other solutions, it need not be an official method that's baked into the Fire. My Fire is rooted (stock 6.2.1) and the Market is installed if that provides any extra possibilities.


title: Changing contact to canonical form (adding + country_code)

text: I am using Samsung Galaxy S2. Is there any automated way or app to change all my contacts with appropriate country code into canonical form. I just found that lot of my contact are there without the country code. And few apps like whatsapp, viber etc does not recognize the contact unless + is appended with country code. Is there any better way to do it than editing all my contacts?


title: How can I prevent the Google+ app from showing the wrong thumbnail before I share a photo?

text: When I go to the Google+ app to share a picture I've taken on my phone, it shows the wrong thumbnail. I select the thumbnail anyway because experience has taught me that I can trust the date, and I when I share the picture the correct picture is shared. This is incredibly frustrating, however, as I'm effectively "flying blind" when I share photos with the Google+ app. I've developed various coping mechanisms for dealing with this problem. I go into the Gallery app and delete all but pictures I want to share on Google+ and count the number of pictures I want to share. Then I select the first few pictures (say, four) and share them on Google+. Even though the thumbnails are wrong because I've already done the legwork to know which picture is which. I've sent feedback to Google about this multiple times (it bothers me that there is no public record of this) and have been updating the Google+ app regularly, but the problem persists. As of this writing I'm using version 2.3.0.240337 of the Google+ app on Android 2.2. I don't _think_ this has anything to do with how I manage pictures on my Android phone, but I'll describe that anyway. Every so often I put my phone in USB mode and import my photos into iPhoto. Then (after safely ejecting the device), from the phone I do a "select all" and "delete all" of all the pictures.


title: Superuser not prompting

text: I recently installed ICS(Android 4) on my Samsung Galaxy S, and it seems that in the process my superuser app broke. Everything went fine, my phone is working better than ever, but when an app requires superuser permissions, it gets denied and I never get a prompt. Checked the settings, cleared superuser's cache and data, restarted it, tried to put it on automatically allow, nothing works. How do I fix this? P.S. superuser has no problem prompting for itself(when updated it prompts "superuser asked for permissions"), but doesn't work for other apps.


title: Seems like my SD Card just died... can I insert a new one?

text: So today my HTC Desire randomly froze, then started acting strangely - only showed the background image, nothing else. Didn't respond to power-off or anything so I pulled the battery. After this, it simply would not boot up, just gets stuck on the boot up screen. The phone is flashed with InsertCoin ROM so I can still get into fastboot but can't make backups - it can't load the SD Card. Error given is: **E:Can't Mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (Invalid Argument)** When I try to mount the SD Card to my computer it fails (ie. computer doesn't recognise it at all). Tried other random SD Cards and they mount no problem (thus shouldn't be a problem with the reader) Main question... can I insert the original SD Card that came with the phone, and will the phone bootup and be usable? (note: this SD Card would be pretty much 'as-is' since I used a diff SD Card pretty much from day 1) Sub question... anyone with ideas on if I can salvage what is left of this original SD Card? (can't seem to get anything to recognise it at all...) Thanks in advance!


title: Why are the checkboxes different on different devices?

text: Why is there a difference in the look of the checkboxes between this device and this Samsung device? Is this affected by the launcher, in which case the reason is clear?


title: Home screen bottom bar buttons

text: I don't understand why the Android 2.3 SDK docs show the home screen dock as beeing this:   http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Google_Nexus_S_smartphone.jpg And I have this, unchanged from 2.1 to 2.3.4 now:   http://blog.nimbuzz.com/files/2010/06/samsung-galaxy-s-android-launches-2.jpg Is it a Samsung thing? Is there an `official` launcher for 2.3 and the `Samsung` one? Thank you.


title: how to recovery lost imei no Samsung Galaxy s2 gt-i9100?

text: i have Samsung Galaxy s2 gt-i9100(unrooted) and suddenly my network signal was missing. and i dialed *#06# and display no imei no so how to solve that problem. detail - gt-i9100 android version - 2.3.4 baseband - unknown lernal version - 2.6.35.7-i9100xxkh3-cl479037 se.infra@sei-15 #2


title: Root permission doesnt appears for me to accept

text: I rooted my Android (HTC Desire 2.2) permanently with z4root, and it was rooted successfully. Root checker confirmed that it has been rooted. I downloaded DATA2SD, when I opened it, superuser was installed and asked me to confirm/accept root permission for DATA2SD. It was working properly. After a few days my phone was updated from 2.2 to 2.2.2 according to my system scheduled check for update online. After updating, I realized that DATA2SD wasn't working: it says "DATA2SD cannot work without root permission"; it never asked me to accept root permission anymore. I then checked again with root checker and it said "No root" but when I try to root it says "Your phone is already rooted, do you want to root again?" root checker says its not rooted. SuperUser is still installed, but I don't see any root permission to accept. Any help? What should I do? I want to unroot but can't unroot.


title: How to create link to app that does not appear in the apps menu?

text: I just purchased a Galaxy Note 3 and was surprised that the Voice Recorder app is not included on the screen with the rest of the apps. However, the Voice Recognition feature opens the Voice Recorder app when I say "Open voice recorder". Thus, obviously the app is installed. **How can I the app to either the list of apps or even better yet, to one of the "home screens"?** Note that my device in not in English, so I'm not sure of the English names of all the windows. However, to open the app I do say _in English_ "Open voice recorder" so I know that is the name of the app. Previous Samsung devices, such as the S3, had this app on the screen with all the other apps.


title: How can I translate Chinese and Japanese text without typing it?

text: When I'm in Japan or China, there are barely any European alphabet and I want to use my camera to take a photo of a sign and convert it into English language. Is it possible to achieve that?


title: Explanation for Google Log ins (relating to android)

text: So I see activity for logins I know I am creating. However, there are some im not sure where they originate from. My pc uses chrome 37.0, and my android device uses 36.0. Signing into the actual chrome android client will display a log in from 36.0 from the device. Now, ive noticed in the sign in history, past 15 days, every day or couple days, there is a log in from the android device from the right ip address (mine), but as chrome 30.0. I cant seem to recreate the log in by removing the account from the device and logging in again to apps e.g google + or youtube. I cant reproduce this so im wondering what are the origins of these log ins? Im sure i read somewhere that android 4.4.2 is misinterpreted as chrome 30.0 (I think github) so maybe its just a general login from booting the device every now and again?


title: Making Android not respond to connecting headphones

text: My android (Galaxy sII, CM9) has this thing where if I connect/disconnect headphones (either audio jack or bluetooth) it responds to it. (Like turns the song on or off.) I use Poweramp for music. The idea is great but the execution is horrible. It tends to just turn on random audio files in my phone that I don't want to hear, or just switch songs arbitrarily, lose the point in a podcast that I'm at so I have to reopen the file and find the point again, etc. How do I cancel any and all Android responses to connecting or disconnecting headphones? I don't want my phone to do anything when I connect or disconnect headphones.


title: Is there a alarm clock app that uses UTC time?

text: Is there a alarm clock app that uses UTC instead of local timezone? The reason I ask is that I am tired of this daylight savings time idea, so my plan is to set 1 time in a non DST timezone like UTC and then use that time as wakeup in the morning time all year.


title: How to sync old Google Calendar events on Sony Ericsson XPeria X10 Mini?

text: I have got a replacement phone for my HTC Desire while the latter is in repairs. It's Sony Ericsson XPeria X10 Mini. Since it's also an Android-based device I hoped I could sync my contacts and calendar events. However, as it seems it only syncs one of my calendar in full (namely Ukrainian Holidays, which is not as important) and new events for other calendars. I wasn't able to find option for selecting which calendars to sync as in HTC Desire. How can I sync my old events (including ones that are recurring in future)? It would be sufficient to just have my primary calendar on the phone. P.S. I tried cleaning Calendar Storage data and synching manually again (from Settings -> Data Synchronization -> Auto Sync and then select Calendar). It took substantial time (~5 minutes), so I hoped it have synched old events, but they are still not in my calendar. It has even removed events that I have added today. New events get synched as previously.


title: How to get android device model number connected to a PC via USB?

text: How do I get the android phone model number from a Windows PC connected via USB, provided all the USB device drivers are installed properly? Is there anyway to get it via Android SDK?


title: SuperSU binaries won't install to my HTC One M8

text: I am following this guide to root my HTC One M8. I just need root, I don't need a custom ROM. I have gotten to step 7 (weaksauce). I can install weaksauce fine and it roots my device (at least, it says it roots it). However, when I try to run SuperSU (downloaded from the Android market, latest version) it says `The SU binary needs to be updated. Continue?` It says this in my notification bar as well. I click `Continue` and it says `Installing, please wait. If you see this message for more than five minutes please restart and try again`. After about 30 seconds, it says `Installation failed ! Please reboot and try again`. I've tried it multiple times with all forms of rebooting (adb reboot, holding power button, etc) as well as a factory reset (which put me back down to 4.2.2), however it keeps giving me this error.


title: Cannot enable Ad Block plus for Galaxy S5

text: I am trying to use Ad Block Plus for my Samsung Galaxy S5. I recently upgraded from a Galaxy S3 on which ABP worked flawlessly. To install and configure it on my Galaxy S3 I used this guide https://adblockplus.org/en/android-config-samsung-galaxy-s3 I have downloaded the app successfully but for whatever reason it does not appear to block ads when I configure it similarly


title: Control of apps while driving. (Macros?)

text: I want to create a few simple macros which I can activate while driving. At the moment, for safety I would need to park the car in order to use the GUI. What I'm after (if it's possible) is to assign to a trigger (such as shaking the phone, which I can do while driving without taking my eyes off the road) to a series of taps or the clicking of a button etc. Can one app control another in this way? And can macros be recorded which would for example, click on an item in a list, and then when a new screen pops up, click a GUI button in it? Specifically, I listen to a number of di.fm radio station streams in the car and want to be able to change between them. DI.fm has a custom app for this, but their stations are also available as standards-compliant streams (mp3, aac) for 3rd party programs like WinAmp (which might have more accessible controls for switching between streams which could be managed by an additional 3rd party app)


title: Wi-Fi and 3G connections auto enable after upgrade to ICS 4.0.3

text: Since I've upgraded to 4.0.3 my rooted Samsung Galaxy S2, Wi-Fi and/or 3G connections auto enable/disable. I've found a similar question asked here: Wi-fi is auto-enabling I'd be grateful if someone could find which of my apps is handling the connection: http://www.appbrain.com/user/jasmines77/phone


title: Add wifi network name in notification?

text: I saw on one ROM (based on Cyanogen 10) it had wifi network name by the carrier name, and i want to make it work on stock CM.


title: How to force my tablet to remember which video files it was playing and make it easy to resume playing these files next time device is powered up?

text: I am using Samsung Note 10.1 to watch lots of instructional videos; each course is composed of 10-40 video files, stored in folders, subfolders etc I have tried bunch of video players; most of them can play videos ok, but once the device is rebooted I have to do the whole process again (start video player, point it to certain folder, scroll through the files I have seen already etc) Here is my question - is it possible to force video player to start playing from the last position the player has been stopped at? (and later been able to jump to the next file from that folder etc) _As an alternative fix_ \- would it be possible to switch my tablet into "deep-sleep" ( **hibernation**?) mode so it could stay in such mode for a _long long time without draining the battery_ and, once waken up, restore last work session)?


title: How can I ignore the AT&T software update?

text: I keep getting this message every 10 minutes or so on my Samsung Galaxy S3 (non-rooted Android 4.1.2): ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/bY6nT.png) How can I ignore it? I want to skip this update as the penultimate one introduced some nasty bugs. EDIT: Apparently I cannot kill the AT&T service: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/PYVHj.png) Also, I restarted the device and the AT&T service is launched at startup. So I tried to remove the AT&T service from the startup using Startup Cleaner 2.0, but the AT&T service still get launched...: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/s1M3C.png)


title: Too many repeat notifications from Google Now

text: I do appreciate a lot when Google Now tells me when my team plays but the thing is.. every game shows me like 4 notification. I clear it and then it comes back again. I don't like most notifications, almost all of them are muted on my phone, even e-mail, but this is one that I actually like but I don't like getting so many of the same one. Is there any way of tweaking this? I'm on a Note 3 if that's of any importance


title: Is it possible to write video directly to external device while recording

text: I have a Nexus 5 that I'd like to use for some video recording. The meetings I'd like to record are likely to run long enough that they might cause my phone to run out of space mid-recording. I am wondering whether it is possible to connect my phone to my Macbook (or some other device) such that the file is written directly to my Macbook SSD while recording; in other words, to use the phone as a peripheral. Is this possible?


title: Default launcher app hangs at boot up. Unable to do anything with phone (NexusOne)

text: My NexusOne's builtin launcher is suddenly hanging at bootup. Since the main lock screen is hanging the screen touch is not working, soft buttons are not working -- I am just completely unable to do anything with the phone. When I tried calling the phone the call comes through, and I see the "Activity Launcher is not responding. Force Close?" popup, but when I force close it and the call ends, it goes back to the hanging lock screen and once again I am able to do nothing. Since it is stuck at lock screen there is literally nothing I can do to kill it or try other apps or settings or anything else. Even connecting USB cable didn't work since I need to enable USB storage from the notification bar and the hanging lock screen wont allow any touch response anywhere... What can I do or try? I guess hard reset is an option to try, but I want to keep it as a worst case option.


title: Android and Google contact sync: "Starred in Android"

text: How can I sync Android contacts directly with Google? The problem is I have several groups under my Google account ("contacts", "contacts2", "Starred in Android"). When I try to add a new contact from my Android device, under the groups tab I can see only "contacts" and "contacts2" named groups, but not "Starred in Android". And when I choose to sync contacts with Google, it syncs with contacts which are under the "Starred in Android" named group. So as you can guess every time when I add a new contact from my phone, I must change this contact's group to "Starred in Android" from Gmail.


title: Installing Orbot as a remote SOCKS server for other computers?

text: I installed Orbot on my Android device and I want to make it a remote SOCKS server so that other computers can connect to it. The TorFAQ – Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki suggests that for Tor on Windows, the user should edit Tor's directive file **torrc**. So I did the same thing with Orbot on my device. Here is the contents of my **torrc** file on Android:               SocksListenAddress 0.0.0.0     SocksPort 9050     SocksPolicy accept *     SafeSocks 1     Log notice stdout     ControlListenAddress 127.0.0.1     ControlPort 9051     CookieAuthentication 1     RelayBandwidthRate 20 KBytes     RelayBandwidthBurst 20 KBytes     AutomapHostsOnResolve 1     TransListenAddress 127.0.0.1     TransPort 9040     DNSListenAddress 127.0.0.1     DNSPort 5400     HardwareAccel 1     SafeLogging 1     TestSocks 1      I added the first and third lines to the original file. However it doesn't work. The SOCKS server refuses the connection all the time. Can anybody help me please?


title: How to prevent caching of music in Gingerbread?

text: I'm using android 2.3.6. It automatically caches all the music that I add. This kind of annoys me because every time I delete a song the name of the song still appears in the music list. Therefore every time I make any changes I have to clear data from the Media App. I've been doing this for a long time and now I've had enough of it. Can someone tell me how to prevent auto caching of media files?


title: Android launcher not working

text: Unfortunately the launcher has stopped working. I get this error again and and again with a just OK option to press, which I do, but after some time this error comes again. I have not downloaded any other launcher application. The launcher is version 4.0.4. Can anyone please help me? Tried restarting the phone but that doesn't work. I've even tried downloading a new launcher but I'm not able to do so. I'm getting gasps process error.


title: Google Now suggest I leave work early every day

text: I have flexible working hours. My work days are eight hours. I usually arrive at work between 8 and 10 am. That means I should leave at 4 pm or 6 pm. Google Now, however, insist that I should leave work every day regardless of when I arrived and take the bus home at 3:30 pm. How can I calibrate how Google Now behaves? Location services and sharing of that data with Google is enabled. I have been using the service for four weeks.


title: How can I update my Nexus S manually?

text: I just bought a Nexus S from the USA and it works fine here (Spain). Just realised its version of Gingerbread is 2.3.1 though. While it's no surprise it finds no OTA updates with the local carriers, I wonder how could I get the phone up-to-date, _offline style_. Suppose I don't have to root and tinker with it right?


title: Improve mic sensitivity; phone partner can't hear me

text: Whenever I use my phone to actually call someone, I often hear the complaint that I'm speaking too low, even when I'm using a loud enough voice. **Is there a way to increase the sensitivity of the mic, or to boost the volume?** This problem is bad enough when using the phone without accessories, but if I use my iPhone 4 headset I have to nearly swallow the mic to be heard. My Bluetooth headset is as bad as the phone but better than the Apple headset. I'm using a Nexus 4 and this has been the problem on every software release: Android 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.2.2, and CM 10.1.3. My searches haven't revealed any solution, but it seems to be a problem on many different brands and models, not specific to my current hardware or software.


title: Merge calls option shows a popup 'Conference call not allowed'

text: While trying to make a conference call using the merge calls button, my Micromax A25 with Android2.3.6 shows a popup displaying 'Condference call not allowed'. Can you please tell me whether it is OS related or my operator related ? Or there is any settings that needs to be enabled for activating conference calling in my device?


title: Using Android to PC over Wifi apps while device is hotspot

text: Is there a way for me to configure my wifi hotspot so that I can use apps such as IP webcam while the hotspot is the PC's only internet connection?


title: Cant connect to my wifi network at home WPA/WPA2 psk

text: it writes saved, secured. when I try to connect it writes connecting then back to saved secured. after a few seconds it writes authentication error. the password is right BTW


title: How is Whatsapp delivering notifications?

text: I am having some issues with Whatsapp notifications and I'd like to better understand what's the root cause of the problem. It seems that the application is somehow bypassing (at least partially) the system notification system. In addition to ignoring Touchwiz blocking mode, the application works weirdly because its notifications do not turn off music volume when I receive them while listening to music, and it is able to manage by itself the led colors. How can they do that from a technical point of view? Is there any way to disable this behavior and have Whatsapp to entirely rely on system notification system and completely follow its rules?


title: Change system font on 4.2.2

text: On my GT-I9105P with 4.1.2 there was a section in the Settings where I could change the system font. But now I've done the 4.2.2 upgrade and the Settings have been redesigned I can't find any option to change the system font. How can I change it? P.S. I would not use any applications to change the font, so I wanna know if the option to change the font have been removed or simply I can't find it. EDIT: I found the solution.


title: Sync only on screen on

text: I just bought a Nexus 4 (4.2.2), the problem is thta whatsapp/gmail/facebook (all apps) only show notifications when the screen is turned off (so I'm not notified if a message arrives with a led, sound nor vibration) until I actually check my phone. I have deactivated the wifi baterry saving option, set the wifi to always on (instead of off during sleep), and nothing :S I had a motorola razr and this problem never happened to me.


title: Unable to reach Google Play does not recognize my device

text: I have the HUAWEI G520-5000 mobile phone which was bought in April 2013 from China during a business trip. The device, despite of being locked for China Mobile carrier, is working properly for my carrier (Cosmote) in Greece. I don't have problems with talking or accessing the internet. My problem is that my Google account does not recognize my device and I can not use the Google Play store and it is impossible to install even the simpliest application. I suppose that the problem is the Android OS on my device which seems to be modified by China Mobile and Huawei (only Chinese apps are accepted by the device and the s/n of the OS is also pretty strange (something like 123456ABCD). I would appreciate if somebody could help me out with my problem. Thanks


title: Marketplace offers downloads in notifications but when I tap notification none are available

text: I've seen some other places with this question, but no answers that explain/help with what's going on. I've got a Droid 3, and about once a day I get a notification that there are updates available for my apps. When I tap the notification to be taken to the market place; however, there are either no apps to update or the wrong number of apps (i.e. notification says 2, only one app is available). Does anyone know why this is happening or if there's a way to resolve it?


title: Why is my Galaxy S stuck on downloading 'do not turn off target'?

text: I was updating the firmware on kies for my galaxy s and it got half way through and then said error and is no frozen on the downloading 'do not turn off' screen, I have taken out the battery and put it back in, and tried the hard reset, which leads me to a phone symbol, a computer symbol and an error symbol in the middle, help plzzzzzz


title: How do I turn off geolocation when taking photos?

text: Is there a way to turn the geolocation feature for photos off? Is this per application or phone-wide? _edit_ I have a Droid X. I would like to have geolocation off even if my gps is on. Is there a way to do that?


title: Which modem firmware for Samsung Galaxy S (GT-I9000) works best with the mobile networks in Russia?

text: Trying to use a Samsung Galaxy S device coming from China or Korea in Russia lead to the observation that the quality of the connection to the mobile network is much worse than on Samsung Galaxy S we used previously (which was bought in Russia). I have installed CyanogenMod 10.0 on the device in the hope that the mobile network connection quality would improve. But that doesn't seem to be the case. Now I see information that there are different firmware available for the modem; one should try to flash them to get modem working well in a specific region --http://android.stackexchange.com/a/44021/13117: > Well, I guess you should flash another modem file, which is working well for > your region/carrier (use google . A modem file defines how the radio part of > your phone works, it has an influence on signal strenght/network speed (and > might have influence on battery life, too). and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158783 lists a lot various modem firmware for the device. Which one to choose for Russia, Moscow (Megafon mobile network)? (The one that was working bad for us is XXJPK, and--on another device from China or Korea--SPJG2, which also has bad/unstable signal, but not as bad as XXJPK. After the installation of CM10, XXJPK on that device was replaced with XXJVT, which again has very bad signal.)


title: How do I turn on the battery full notification sound?

text: Similar to this previous question, but I want to enable the battery full notification sound, not the opposite :) My Galaxy S used to make a nice beep and switch the screen on briefly when the battery was fully charged, since the Gingerbread update (official Samsung 2.3.3 JV9 release) it still briefly switches the screen on, but no longer makes the noise. This used to be great because the plug socket on my desk is right at one end, so (if I don't want a long cable getting tangled in everything) the phone's out of my line of sight and I rely on the audio notifications to tell me there's a reason to glance over at it. Now, since Gingerbread, I don't get any audible notification for the battery full, and never know when it's been fully charged. Unlike a lot of people here I don't plug my phone in to charge overnight (why would I, when I have to pay for the electricity at home :D), so was never bothered by the noise waking me up. I've hunted through all of the Sound and Notification settings that I can find, and already have System and Notification volumes turned up, so it's not those. I'm slightly worried that they've listened to the moaners and removed a useful feature, but hope that buried somewhere there's a nice setting that can keep everyone happy.


title: How do I create a Favorite Contacts shortcut on Droid X?

text: On the motorola Droid X there is a favorite contacts shortcut. I'd like to add this on another screen but I can't figure out how to create a new one. Any ideas?


title: Does the HTC Desire support 'microSDHC'?

text: The `HTC Desire` spec states that it supports: > microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible) I saw on the Secure Digital entry on wikipedia that there are 3 protocols: `SDSC`, `SDHC` and `SDXC` \- how can I know which of them my device supports?


title: Can I use Asus Transformer power supply and dock as with regular laptop?

text: I couldn't find this information in all reviews, so I am asking here about it -- I would like to get such experience with Assus Transformer:   1. I put everything together -- I plug power supply into the dock, I put tablet part into dock   2. Tablet part gets power from AC outlet, not from battery   3. I need to go, I pull out tablet from dock, I leave dock and power supply on desk   4. Tablet part works on its own battery   5. I get back home, and cycle repeats -- (1) The crucial part is, I don't charge tablet directly, but indirectly, via dock, which itself is powered with power supply -- of course this is my wish, **the question is** \-- is it actually possible with Asus Transformer?


title: Running a tasker task via SSHDroid (or adb shell)

text: I'm trying to run a tasker task manually from ADB Shell, via SSHDroid. I'm running the following in putty (Windows SSH client): **am broadcast -a net.dinglisch.android.tasker.ACTION_TASK -es task_name Silent** On which I get: **Broadcasting: Intent { act=net.dinglisch.android.tasker.ACTION_TASK dat=Silent } Broadcast completed: result=0** However, despite the existence of task "Silent", nothing happens. Could it be because SSHDroid doesn't have the net.dinglisch.android.tasker.PERMISSION_RUN_TASKS permission? If so, how can I fix that? If not, what else can be the cause? Thanks!


title: How can I backup my contact list without rooting my phone?

text: Up until now, I was always storing my new contact phone numbers on my SIM card because that way, when I buy a new phone, I have all my numbers transfered automatically. However, it really is nice to be able to store pictures and more information next to a phone number. I am thinking therefore, on beginning to store new contacts on my phone. **How can I backup and restore all contacts on a new phone without rooting my current phone** ( which is a Samsung Galaxy S, by the way ) ?


title: Can I turn off Google/Google+ notifications on Samsung Galaxy S3?

text: I know you can turn off notifications from the native email client, but is there a way to turn them off for Gmail, Google+, and other Google apps? I have my Google account set up on my phone, which is useful, but if I can't specifically turn off Google notifications I'm going to have to unsync it, because as it stands I have to either silence all notifications and miss important text messages, or get woken up by G+ comments and NYT emails at 4 AM.