title: Do I need to "unroot" my Evo 3D to get the ICS update?

text: Android 4.0 just came out for my phone today (a Sprint-version HTC Evo 3D). I didn't get the update yet, but I guess Sprint is doing it in phases. Anyway, I'm wondering whether I need to unroot my phone before installing the update. I used HTC's method to root it. Another thing I should mention is that I currently do not have the ability to install "Firmware updates" from the "System Updates" settings menu. There is a pending update now (not the ICS update), but when I try to install it, the phone restarts, then shows an error (what seems to be a green robot with a triangular warning sign above). Does this mean I need to unroot before installing any firmware updates? If so, how can I unroot it, when it still has HTC's bootloader? I am aware that there are ICS ROMs I can download and install, but these all have problems, and I'd rather stick with the update from HTC. What do you guys think I can do?


title: Restore contacts from nandroid backup

text: I got a nandroid backup of a stock android froyo firmware. The device (GT-I9003, Galaxy SL) is now running cyanogenmod 9. how can i transfer the contacts (and sms/mms optionally) from the backup to the running system?


title: PIM alternative to Outlook that syncs through USB?

text: I find Outlook 2007 slow and bloated. Before I check Outlook 2010 to see if it's any better, I was curious to know if there's a PIM (Personal Information Manager) that can sync with Android smartphones through USB. At this point, EssentialPIM can only sync through wifi. Ditto for MyLifeOrganized, which only handles to-do lists anyway. Is there just no USB-capable alternative to MS Outlook? Thank you.


title: Can I rollback the stock system by just installing an older image zip?

text: I received the 4.2.x updates on my Nexus 7 and the performance has been awful. I tried the Forever Gone hack and it helped but it's still much worse than 4.1.x. I'm not so excited about doing a factory wipe in order to make my system almost as good as it was a month ago. I've never tried rolling back a stock system before, is it possible to download the official nexus image zip and install it from CWM recovery? Or do I have to do a more involved wiping and flashing process? My system is stock 4.2.1 rooted and unlocked, with custom recovery.


title: Allwinner A13 tablet stuck on boot screen

text: Okay, here's the deal- I received a generic Chinese tablet from a friend in early January, and it worked well for about two-and-a-half months. Then, just recently, I discovered rooting and the wonderful things it allowed you to do, and my problem followed shortly after. I decided to download a system-tweak app, which included a CPU control. I was a little wary of overclocking my CPU, having heard it may decrease its life expectancy, but finally I thought "What the heck?" and in a brilliant stroke of genius cranked my 1Ghz processor up to 1.5Ghz, and it promptly froze, forcing me to power it down. When I turned it back on, I discovered that it had been factory reset. I re-installed my apps, including the system-tweak app, and decided not to touch the CPU controls for a while. Soon after, while at my sister's talent show, I discovered I had about 30% battery life, and I was still supposed to record her. So I figured I'd underclock it to save the battery. Unfortunately, as my finger touched the slider, my brother bumped my arm and caused me to lower the CPU frequency to its lowest setting. It became extremely sluggish, almost to the point of being unresponsive, and finally I had to shut it down. When I restarted it, it started to boot but then got stuck on the shimmering Android logo, and now that's all it does. I can't even boot into recovery mode, and unfortunately I had just turned off USB debugging that same day. I would like to know if there's any way to get it working again, and if so, how. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!


title: Backup apps on SGS 2 with broken display?

text: the display of my Samsung Galaxy S2 got broken and I need to backup my apps. Is that possible without the phone's screen? There are no backup apps on the phone and it's not rooted. I don't know the exact OS version. Bought it 24 months ago. After the crash I was able to connect the phone to Kies via USB and made a backup. Then I gave the phone to the repair shop of the accident insurance. But afterwards I read about that Kies won't backup your apps and as I still have one Bitcoin on the phone and also would like to restore other apps, I now think about getting it back from the repair shop, because if they repair it, all data will be gone. So is there any way to get my apps back? Thanks!!!


title: Can't find Package and Tools buttons on the top part of the Android SDK Manager

text: I have Eclipse installed on Ubuntu with the Android SDK and latest JDK and JRE. I'm trying to manage add-on sites in the Android SDK Manager, but I can't find the two tabs for Packages and Tools as I normally do on my Windows PC with the same settings. I also tried installing the ADT bndle, but still the same thing. This is a screenshot of what I have: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/3U6LL.png) This is what I'm expecting: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/e2Km7.png) I'm sure I'm doing something wrong, and any help will be appreciated. Thanks!


title: Factory reset upon unlocking

text: For security reasons, I want to be able to specify two lock passwords (or patterns) as follows : One for normal unlocking the device. Another one if entered, the device will factory reset itself (and maybe format the SD) I want this to happen from the main Android lock screen, but with two passwords.


title: gmail on galaxy get chopped

text: "I am experiencing a strange situation with my gmail-emails on my Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Verizon phone, When I view my emails on my phone they get chopped and part of them totally disappear and cannot be recovered. I checked my trash, and my various files.... but they are not there. When I log on to my computer and check these same emails that were viewed on my phone - they are chopped too and I cannot recover the full email. If I do not view an email on my phone, it remains intact and no part of it is lost. Is anyone experiencing the same problem?


title: My Mac doesn't recognize my Galaxy S2 through USB

text: My Snow Leopard Mac doesn't recognize my Samsung Galaxy S2 for file transfer over USB, and it's starting to drive me nuts. I've tried the following: **Connect Storage to PC** `Settings > Wireless and Networks > USB Utilities > Connect Storage to PC` I've tried this several times on my phone, following the procedure stating that I should only connect after the phone asks me to, but it does not work. There is no "attach-button" in the pull down menu, like some claim there should be. Yet it seems that the phone notices that the USB-cable is connected. However OS X does not. No external storage pops up in Finder. I've also tried waiting for several minutes as I know this sometimes can take a while, but to no avail. **USB Debugging** `Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging` When set to on, nothing happens. When set to off, nothing happens either. (It is automatically shut off when using `Connect Storage to PC`.) **Android File Transfer** I've also downloaded Android File Transfer, and while the phone finally recognized something by stating `MTP-Connected` in the pull-down menu, nothing happens in OS X, nor the Android File Transfer program itself. It just continues to demand that I attach the USB cable. I've also tried it in conjunction with both USB Debugging on and off, to no avail. When it's on, the phone doesn't detect any MTP. When it's off, the phone detects MTP. Either way, it seems that OS X doesn't detect jack... **USB Prober** The USB Prober on my Mac does detect something when I connect the USB to my phone, but I do not understand the message after the timestamp, that is: `[1] AppleUSBOHCI[0x56f9800]::SuspendUSBBus Processing WDH before suspending`. **USB Cable** I've tried with two different brand new cables. Made no difference. * * * Please do not post answers suggesting the use of Kies, Bluetooth, Wireless, and the like. I want my phone to work over USB for a reason (speed and convenience).


title: View app's full package name?

text: I am using Android 4.0.3 and I can no longer find package name for some app. If I recall, I used to go to Applications and has been able to see it there. So, how can I see full package name of some app? Like, the app's name is "Test" and I need to see its package `com.test.mytest`.


title: Personal Dictionaries

text: I use swype beta on my galaxy nexus (ICS). When I type some word that is not in the dictionary, swype prompts me to add the word to its "personal dictionary". However, even after I go along with that, the word does not get added to the system's underlying personal dictionary and so I get a spelling error indication which prompts me to add the word to the system's "personal dictionary". Is there a way of avoiding this two-step process. Is there a way of configuring swype to use the underlying personal dictionary?


title: My Huawei u8160(Vodafone 858) supports usb-host although not working?

text: I have a Huawei u8160 running Psyke83's Cyanogenmod 7.2 14/8/2012 which had a package with it to apply usb-host mode kernel called usbhost1-cm-7-20120814-MADTEAM-u8160.zip. So I flashed the zip using clockwork mod recovery (from Rom Manager) and was successful although when I started my phone and connected an USB mouse it didn't light(the mouse) and it wasn't working. I want to ask here,what's wrong? * * * **EDIT #1:** I downloaded the app USB host controller and when I opened it it told me that "S3C USB Host driver NOT found!" * * * **EDIT #2:** I've found this blog (it's in Hungarian so I translated it using Google) talking about exactly my state and it says that I need a Y-Cable to feed the usb peripheral with power, so I'm going to try that and then I'll report here. * * * **USB Y-Cable :** ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/cUQx7.jpg)


title: Galaxy Mini hangs at boot - how can I fix it?

text: My Galaxy Mini powers on, but then hangs on the "Samsung Galaxy Mini" splash screen. How can I re-install Android, or get it booting again?


title: Is there a workaround to add recently *used* apps to my recently *launched* apps?

text: If I long press `home`, I get a list of the last six apps I've used, but if I open a web browser from another app (eg. by following a link in Tweetdeck or email) the web browser never shows up in my recent app list. This seems to be expected behavior -- I'm wondering if there is any workaround to this. It comes up in answers to other questions: Why does Google Talk never appear on the "Recent Applications" list? Why isn't gmail listed as a recent app when I long-press the Home button?


title: Factory reset after purchase

text: After purchasing a phone from the store should a factory reset be done to erase anything that the store or someone might have put in?


title: Phone boots very slow and restarts by itself

text: My problem is when I turn on the phone, the Google logo stays stuck and after unknown minutes boots in with the software animation, but very slow and then starts over again! First a little history of my upgrades with this phone. My friend bought me Nexus S T-mobile version for US 6 mounts ago, and the phone was with Gingerbread 2.3.4. After reading many post from xda-developers , I decided to upgrade because I can't upgraded 2.3.6 OTA. After many hours I finally upgraded it to 2.3.6. Then ICS came out, and again, I upgraded to 4.0.3. Then, a few weeks ago, I got the 4.0.4 OTA notification. Happily I taped yes. And then before two days ago, my phone just died. I don't know how and why. I have 115 installed application, no music inside, no ROOT - just pure stock. I was in my college room and I left my phone on the desk right in front of me and after few minutes when I looked at the phone, the Google logo was there. I didn't give the phone to anyone to picks or anything. When I get home, I turn the phone on and still the Google logo just was there doing nothing and like I said before, after unknown minutes the phone boots in with very slow animation of the ICS software. I decided to install Clockwork Mod recovery 5.0.2.0 and root the phone. After reading many tutorials I installed CWM recovery successfully. Then I tried to downgrade to 2.3.4 and successfully I did that to. Now after doing all this things to this phone, after so many hours in pain, the phone is nothing like one week ago. The booting is very slow, the animation is veryyy slow, and I don't know what to do anymore... I think this is hardware problem. **[edit] I send it to Samsung and they send me a new one, so definitely is a hardware problem.**


title: Default calendar doesn't show any calendar; not able to create a new one

text: My tablet runs Android 4.0.3. The stock calendar app complains that there's no calendar available, however I'm pretty sure that my calendar exists because I can read it online through other devices. I can even sync it with my Windows phone. Moreover, I don't see any button to create a new calendar. In my settings, sync calendar is enabled, and there is no problem with my Google account; I can successfully use Gmail and Play. I must be missing something... without any calendar, the calendar app is useless, uh?


title: What is the best way to get the android sdk reference offline on my android device?

text: I want to study the Android API on my phone during my frequent and long metro rides (where I cannot connect to the internet). What would be the best way to make the documentation available (I would appreciate being able to use a search option and an index) ? Is copying all the documentation files from my PC to my Android device the best thing to do ? Is there any serious app that could provide this features ?


title: Apps goes to background automatically

text: I'm using Samsung Galaxy S Plus and after installing CyanogenMod 10.1 by ADC- Team. After some days of using it started to do strange things: the apps are going automatically to the background after 2-4 seconds of using it, and if I tried to open it again it's still there (it opens from the last point I had seen). So please any suggestion to fix my problem.


title: Insufficient storage when installing app on Android ICS phone

text: My Android ICS phone has 42MB available (according to Settings->Storage). I am not able to install some new apps (e.g. O2 wifi, size 4MB) or update some existing apps (e.g. TouchPal X, size 19MB) though I have been able to install other small ones (e.g. Terminal Emulator, size 1MB and Cache Clear 5MB). I've tried using Cache Clear to clear the caches. I've tried 'pm set-install- location 2' to default the install location to external storage (currently it's 0 i.e. auto) but it's rejected it with the comment 'killed'. I've moved all the apps (that I'm allowed to move) to the sdcard. I'm not able to root the phone (ZTE V790) as I haven't found any instructions & software that works. I'm at a loss what to do.


title: Problem after flashing Sony Xperia Mini

text: This is related to How to root the Xperia Mini ST15i. I followed the instructions from the answer, but I'm stuck. > Now open the flashtool again and flash the stock kernel of ST15i and now > enjoy the rooted phone. For check if you have rooted your phone successful > there is an app installed superuser on your phone or you can download the Go > backup/Titanium Backup to check out its rooted or not. After flashing the stock kernel, the phone is stuck with the Sony logo, and keeps on restarting. The phone can't detected by the PC, the Sony PC companion, or the Sony Ericsson Update Service. Because it can't be detected, I can't flash it. It doesn't even charge when it's connected through the charger cable.


title: Mobile network not displayed after I rooted my samsung galaxy 10.1 tablet

text: I have a Samsung galaxy 10.1 tablet (GT-P7500) with android version 3.1. I upgraded the android to 4.0.4 (the latest one available). It was rooted but I guess I've modified something since it always used to show "permission denied" for superuser requests. So I rooted the tablet. When I did, the tablet didn't reboot by itself. Someone suggested that I wipe all data. So I did it and now the tablet reboots well, but it isn't showing the mobile networks options when I go to `Settings > About device > Wireless & Networks`. I am not getting the 3G network either. I want my tablet to get the mobile network again and I want to upgrade it to android version 4.0.4.


title: What is AwesomePlayer?

text: In looking in my logs I see `AwesomePlayer` running. I am currently not playing any media, so I'm wondering what it is, and why it's running. My device is a Samsung Galaxy S3. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/gCDeJ.png)


title: Device does not boot after crash without power plug

text: In the last few weeks I'm faced with a somehow strange behaviour of my Android device (Samsung Galaxy S4 active, GT-I9295, Android 4.2.2, Kernel-Version 3.4.0-2015525): If the phone crashes resulting in Power-off when doing some CPU or network intensive task, it is not possible to boot it afterwards unless it is plugged into the power outlet. Even using a so called Battery Power pack as external power supply doesn't help. In some cases it boots until the PIN input, in other cases it completely refuses to boot. Has anyone been faced with a similar situation?


title: Recover Data From Pattern-Locked Galaxy Nexus

text: A colleague's relative passed away and left behind a Galaxy Nexus phone. It is pattern-locked and we don't have the pattern nor his Google email account password (or access thereto). All my colleague wants off the phone are the photos. I have tried the following without success:   * Use `adb` on both Windows and Ubuntu Linux to attach to the device connecting through USB.(USB debugging is definitely off.) -- always unable to attach the device (though on Linux `lsusb` is able to list the device)   * Use apps Moborobo and Holo (Simple ADB Backup) -- neither can access the device   * Attempted to use the emergency dialer hack (dial 0, use back button; does not work)   * Booted into recovery mode, but there is no backup option (which seems ridiculous unless this is because of security)   * Connected the phone to Windows, shows up as "Galaxy Nexus" drive, but is empty. "Import pictures" reports "no new photos" Incidentally, the screen-saver shows these desired photos, but there seems to be no way to share them without unlocking the phone. Any suggestions for how to get at the photos?


title: How to send photos to Chromecast?

text: I have made a bunch of shiny photos with my Nexus 4 and now I want to watch them on my Chromecast. Trouble is that the standard photo application wants me to upload the photos to the cloud and then add them to an album. Is there an easier way to watch my photo gallery on my Chromecast? A cloudfree solution that just shows all my photos on my device would work best.


title: How to use Titanium Backup to keep stuff through factory reset?

text: I'm looking to factory reset my Nexus 4, which is currently running CyanogenMod 11 M7, because of an issue inside the ROM that requires a reset (Themes Provider crashing on every launch). I have Titanium Backup, and have created a backup. **How do I now back up (or put onto a computer and then return to the phone) the backup and restore it once I've resetted?** Or is there a better alternative to keep all my stuff through the reset? Yes, I'm quite a noob at ROMs and rooting, before you say.


title: Sync saved wifi passwords from defected mobile

text: I had an accident few days ago and broke the screen of my Samsung Galaxy Note 2, everything in it is working fine, even the touching system is working fine as well, but I want to retrive the saved wifi passwords, I looked over the internet, though if I could sync the screen of the mobile with my PC, though about the synced passwords on google, non of them could help. I have purchased samsung galaxy tab 3, logged in using same account and tried to retrive the saved passwords from google account, but it seams that there is nothing saved there. can you please advice how can I solve this issue?


title: Adding a new spell-checker to Motorola Moto G

text: Does anybody know how can I add a new spell-checker to Motorola Moto G (it runs Android 4.3 Jelly Bean)? I have the spell-checker for UK version, but I also would like to use Polish spell-checker.


title: Can I configure Google Play to see App Reviews in several languages?

text: By default Google Play is configured to display reviews only in my native language (not english). But there are a lot of reviews in other languages, especially in english and I want to see them also. As a workaround I can change language to english but it is not perfect solution. Can I see reviews both in my native language and in english?


title: How can I type Indian Rupee symbol?

text: I want Indian Rupee Symbol (₹) font in my android, so I can type it in message or anywhere I would like to. But, I can't find it in my keyboard. Can anybody please suggest me where can I get it? I am using Samsung Galaxy Grand and Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2


title: How can i run Wifi direct in my andrioid ICS tablet?

text: i have an **android ICS** tablet (no bluetooth) , I want to share files wirelessly... but in ICS wifi direct is not there.I heard that **wifi direct** is not any hardware plugin - it is based on OS and can be run in android ICS. So please if u know tell me _step by step instruction._ ...


title: Installing original OS on Samsung s3

text: Is it possible to install Google's original OS without all the manufacturer- added bloatware that comes with the device? Is there a chance that I would ruin the phone and/or not be able to get it to work as it used to if I don't like it for some reason? Are there any important features that I would miss out if I had to do so?


title: Why do I get the same "updates available" for apps even though I have already updated that app before on my S3?

text: I have noticed that my Google Play apps keep notifying me of apps with new updates but when I click on it I see that's it's sometimes an app a old update which I have already installed but the "update" button is still there for apps which I have definitely updated. What is the fix and the cause? OS: 4.1 S3


title: How to change text color of icons captions on home screen from light to dark?

text: My stock Samsung Galaxy S III mini phone uses light (white) text color for captions of apps icons (for app names) in home screen and application list. When using bright wallpaper, those captions / app names are almost invisible. How can I change text color for application names (for icon captions)?


title: Is it possible to retrieve a call without having recorded it?

text: I made an important call and I want to listen to it again. Unfortunately I didn't install any application to record calls. Is it possible ? Are calls recorded somewhere ?


title: Samsung galaxy s3 update installs strange applications

text: today i updated software to latest, it took around 148 mb to update and when finished, i started getting 4 new apps apps are as below, mytaxi app kaufDA app pizza.de app Bild app wondering why these apps coz in my friends S3 i didnt see this before. Please let me know, if this is not an original phone or why, as i understood this seems to be a germen version but still when i checked the imei 7th and 8th digits are respectively 0 and 5 not o and 8 to be german. Please let me know


title: How To Flash A Rom To China Tablet Karbonn a34

text: I Have A Karbonn A34 Tablet With Android 4.0.4 (rooted with SRS-Root). I want to install custom recovery and custom ROM but ROM manager doesn't support my device. How can I install custom recovery/ROM?


title: Google Calendar gone nuts since DST has ended

text: Ever since the 28th of October when DST has ended all of my events in my Google Calendar has moved one hour earlier. The web calendar shows currect dates and times but the one on my Nexus 4 is one hour early. I tried using 'Home time' in the calendar settings without success. Any ideas?


title: How to root and flash a android Galaxy Ace s5830t?

text: i am trying to root my device which has android 2.3 in it. The reason is something has gone wrong and wifi and bluethooth are not functioning. every time i try connect, it says error and automatically gets disabled. so i decided to, root the device and install a fresh ROM. i am able to root it but when trying to install the ROM it doesnt allow me. it prioritizes TELSTRA. Any help on this is highly appreciated from android geeks. **EDIT1** i was able to flash it and now there is a problem that phone is not starting up. its stucked in well come screen for more than half and hour now. but i saw in the screen instead of galaxy ace S5830T it shows S5830 which is a change. anyways to recover this kind of a situation ?


title: Can I set my HTC Desire into sync-mode without using touch screen

text: The screen of my HTC Desire just broke (It's not shattered, but it's completely black). I have no reason to believe anything else is broken (When I start it up, I hear the short tune that plays when the logo is normally displayed). Now, I'd really like not to lose any data, so I'd like to sync it to a PC using USB; however, I've set the default mode to tethering. Is there any way for me to set the phone to sync-mode or any other way for me to recover my data? I know that I can extract the memory card and use a card reader for that data. This question is specifically about the data that doesn't reside on the extractable memory card.


title: Why I am unable to check balance on BSNL Mobile in Android Phone?

text: I have just ported my Tata Docomo number into BSNL Mobile and it is working good. But I am not able to check my balance and recharge top up coupons because USSD code that we run, like `*123#`, are not working. It says "Connection problem or invalid MMI code". Unfortunately, it is happening only in my Samsung Galaxy Y Duos GT-S6102 which is based Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread. I tried on another cell phone and there was no error. Talktime balance showed up and even I recharged with the top up coupon. My phone has dual SIM support and there is no corruption on both SIM ports. Message centre number for BSNL mobile is also correct and I am able to send SMS too. There was no problem with Tata Docomo either. Don't know what's the problem with MMI codes.


title: Not all media files discovered by media apps

text: I have folder on my sd card called podcasts. It contains subfolders of podcasts. My problem is the media players I have tried only display some of the podcast files as being available to play. There doesn't seem to be any reason why the displayed files should be playable and the others not. I have tried clearing the data of the "media storage" app as well as running a "rescan sd card" app, to no avail. So, any ideas as to how I can get all of my podcasts to be playable in a media player? UPDATE: The problem seemed be caused by Winamp not playing wma format files, even though it's meant to support them. Have converted them to mp3 and they now appear in Winamp and can be played


title: Accidentally hit PIT during Odin update now phone is stuck

text: I was attempting to flash a handset using Odin, and accidentally clicked on the button marked `PIT`, and now the Odin is saying similar to this message - ' _connecting phone ------ pc_ '. Also, the handset cannot be rebooted nor put into downloading mode. Please advise?


title: HTC Chacha - random facebook notifications?! please help!

text: My boyfriend bought me this phone about a week ago as an xmas present, and i've been very happy with it so far. Thing is, everytime I try to text somebody/look through my phone it constantly flashes 'to check-in places/to upload photos, please sign into facebook'. I don't have facebook & I just want to get rid of these random notifications that stop me enjoying my phone! Please help!


title: How do I debug my wi-fi connection?

text: I have two wi-fi networks at home and one of them I just cannot connect to with my Galaxy Nexus. (It works fine with several laptops.) It shows up but when I try to connect after "Connecting..." it just goes to the state "Saved, secured with WPA2". I also tried connecting using WPS but it just times out. I am looking for ways to get additional information to debug this. What I have tried (as suggested in many other places) is changing the frequency band from Auto to 5 or 2.4 GHz but that didn't help. EDIT: By now I have also tried resetting the phone but that didn't help either.


title: Nexus 7 is stuck in reboot loop after full discharge

text: I have a few day old Nexus 7 tablet, unrooted, bootloader still locked, and otherwise in factory condition. This morning, it ran its charge out. When I plugged in it, this happens:   1. Google Logo appears.   2. Nexus Logo appears.   3. Lock screen which shows charging: 0%.   4. White screen, device powers off.   5. Repeat. What is happening? Thanks!


title: Symbols become boxes after reset

text: I recently factory resetted my HTC Explorer, but all the special characters have become squares ([] for unrecognized symbols). Even the HTC Sense Calculator widget's decimal button has changed and the arrow on StackExchange site when browsing on the device is showing the same squares. I have tried:   * factory reset three times   * reboot,    * battery pull,    * SIM removal and microSD card removal.  Please help!


title: Samsung Note 1 - cut or copy in any app causes it to hang and crash

text: I hope someone can help rather than the normal suggestion of rebuild. I have Samsung Note 1 with Android 4.0.4. This is the most up to date version available (UK - O2 network) Cut or copy hangs the application. This is the same across all apps. Any suggestions as its almost impossible to use without it as I use it as my main business tool.


title: Where can I find the "hack4legend" or "Legend Downgrading Tools"?

text: In my quest to Root my HTC Legend, I have run into many problems. Now I am stuck with the fact the I seem to have to downgrade my phone to a previous version of android before I can root it. I have come across two guides:   * The unlocker   * xda-developers.  The first tells me to download "Legend Downgrading Tools" and the other tells me to download "hack4legendv5.zip". The links in the guides are not working (or are sending me to some malicious looking download site). I can't seem to find them when googling for them either. If there is another way to downgrade or root my phone, I'm also open to that (If an answer gives me another way, I'll change the title of the question to match). The z4root app suggested here doesn't seem to work for me.


title: Not configured to display PDF error on Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.0

text: I keep getting this error when trying to open a PDF file from a government source:               it appears your web browser is not configured to display PDF files      The PDF opens on my laptop, but not on my Samsung Galaxy smartphone or Samsung Galaxy Tablet 2.0.


title: Rooting/unlocking Android Nexus One with broken power button using Linux terminal tools

text: I am attempting to get Cyanogenmod onto my Nexus One, but am running into far more problems than expected. The information on rooting Android devices seems heavily fragmented across the web and the tools unreliable. At least in my case, _SuperOneClick_ has proven a complete misnomer. So I'd like to go back to basics - executing as many of the commands as possible from a Linux terminal to get the phone rooted/unlocked/whatever else has to happen to get Cyanogenmod installed. The two constraints I'm working with here are as follows:   1. The device is running Android `2.2.1` (I downgraded from `2.3.x` using the `PASSIMG` method).   2. The power button on the device is broken, so any method which requires pressing/holding it is ruled out. The problem I am having is that even after following Linux-centric guides, I get to the point of installing the SuperUser app followed by the ROM Manager app, but I'm never prompted to give ROM Manager superuser permissions and so can't flash the ClockworkMod recovery. Below I describe the steps I've been taking so far, based on the How To Root Nexus One Running Android 2.2.1 From Ubuntu Linux guide.   * Download/extract/move Nexus One Softroot files to same directory as `adb`   * From `adb` directory, execute the following commands:  sudo ./adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp/psneuter   sudo ./adb push busybox /data/local/tmp/busybox   sudo ./adb push su /data/local/tmp/su   sudo ./adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/psneuter   sudo ./adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox   sudo ./adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/su   sudo ./adb shell cd /data/local/tmp ./psneuter   sudo ./adb shell After executing `sudo ./adb shell` as above, I get the `#` prompt, which is purported to indicate that rooting was successful.   * Still following the guide, I then execute the commands which purportedly make root permanent: mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system   cd /data/local/tmp   ./busybox cp busybox /system/bin   chmod 4755 /system/bin/busybox   busybox cp su /system/bin   chmod 4755 /system/bin/su   exit   exit   * Again, still following the guide, I execute the commands which purportedly set the `/system` partition back to read-only: sudo ./adb shell   su   mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system   exit   exit   * Now, I download the _SuperUser_ app from the Android Market and open it to make sure it's running.   * Next, I download the ROM Manager app from Google Play (looks like it pulled a sneaky and upgraded from Android Market to Google Play here).    * I run ROM Manager and choose _Flash ClockworkMod Recovery_. I'm prompted to confirm the phone is a Google Nexus One and then ROM Manager runs for about 30 seconds (yellow program bar goes all the way) before spitting out _An error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands!_. And this is the point I am stuck at. I should note that at no point am I prompted by the SuperUser app to give the ROM Manager app super user permissions. I don't restart the phone or do anything else throughout all of the steps I've described above, so I can't see any reason for root to have been lost at any point. In fact, if I execute the command `sudo ./adb shell` after all this, I still get the `#` prompt indicating root. And when I execute `id` afterwards, I get `uid=0(root) gid=0(root)` \-- further confirmation of root. I really am stuck on this one. I've spent a lot of time digging through forum posts and online articles, but the signal to noise ratio is poor and I haven't been able to find anything that actually works. Can someone suggest where I am going wrong?


title: "Account unlock" when not connected to internet?

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy Y mobile phone. I see this screen when I press "Forgot Password" in the pattern lock screen that comes by default with the phone: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/lvDmT.png) My Question is: How would my account be unlocked when (i) "Wifi" is turned off and (ii) "Packet Data" is disabled?


title: Do the front buttons on the Droid X turn on the screen?

text: I had an LG Optimus V phone and the physical buttons on the front could get pressed when it was in my pocket, which would turn on the screen. I'm considering a phone (Droid X) with physical buttons b/c I _like_ the physical buttons easier to see and feel when using). But.... I don't want the screen turning on all the time (and draining the battery). Does the Droid X's row of menu/back/search buttons turn the screen on?


title: Is Evernote a malicious app?

text: I have been using Evernote on my Laptop and Mobile phone for quite some time now. Recently, when downloading an update of Evernote app in my phone from Google Play app, I noticed that Evernote asks for some objectionable permissions: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/K3AQY.png) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/27HoF.png) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ylsYm.png) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/sx8Nm.png) I am not aware of any option/facility/service provided by Evernote which would require any of these permissions. Is Evernote Malicious?


title: Loss of internal memory after rooting HCL ME V1

text: I have HCL ME V1 tablet with android 4.0(Icecream Sandwich) OS. It has 4GB of internal SD memory and 1GB DDR3 RAM. When I connect the device to the PC in storage mode, it shows the 4GB SD memory; which is fine, I belief. Since this device didn’t come with Google play store, I rooted it with “Android Commander” and installed Google play store and Google services. Then I reset the tablet to factory setting. After resetting, when I connect it to pc it shows me total size of internal SD as 1.5GB out of which 900 MB approx is free. My question is – Where did the additional 2.5GB internal storage space go ? * * * I have viewed the "Settings -> Storage" and found the storage distribution as below, FLASH: Total: 4 GB, Firmware 3.09 GB DATA STORAGE: Total: 0.91 GB, Apps 228 MB, Available 698 MB It seems the internal SD still has, 4GB, out of which 3.09GB is eaten up by firmware. So How can it be corrected. Earlier it was much lesser.


title: WhatsApp re-registration after backup

text: I want to flash a custom rom on my S3. I was wondering if I take a Titanium Backup of all the applications and data on my phone, would I need to re- register (sim verification) for applications like WhatsApp, Tango, Viber etc. even after I restore the data?


title: Press android version thrice took me to another screen which shows big Jellybean logo!

text: When i pressed _settings_ > _About phone_ > _Android version_ thrice quickly, it took me to another screen which displays _Android version with Red Logo_. I wonder this behavior is common in all Android Flavors. I have galaxy Nexus with Jellybean 4.2.2


title: Delete certain mis-spelled words from Android dictionary (These words were not listed in the "Personal dictionary")

text: I have a Sony Ericsson Xperia mini (running Android 4.04). I'm trying to remove a few embarrassing words which show up during typing. I tried through **Settings** → **Language and input** → **Personal dictionary**. When I checked the **Personal dictionary** , I see that there are no such words listed, though there is an option to add new words to this list. I added a few words and then afterwards I could delete them also. But I couldn't find any way to delete those words which come up during typing messages etc. I might previously have typed those wrong spellings accidentally, and I think through the **Learn new words automatically when typed** feature the words have been added to the main dictionary. Is there any way to remove them from there? I don't want to turn off the auto- complete/suggestions feature completely.


title: How do I find out which number an SMS is from, out of all the numbers associated with the sender?

text: In the messaging application it says who is the sender of each message, but it doesn't say the phone number the message was from. From each thread I can get to the corresponding contact, but some contacts have several numbers and I don't know how to tell which number the message was from. I can get the message details, but again only the name of the contact is listed, and not the number. I am running ICS on a Galaxy S2 device.


title: PC doesn't perform copy from it to sdcard/internal storage

text: I had create a custom ROM and trying now to copy it from my **PC** to my **Lenovo Ideatab A3000-h** , but when connecting the device and try to copy it from my pc to the device, it didn't do the process and gave me the following behavior (forever): ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/zFv6p.png) the ROM size is about **2GB** , is there's some way to know what's wrong or a safe way to transfer the ROM rather than this way. p.s. tried to copy another one with a very near size and got the same result, but copying a small-sized files works fine


title: Serious battery drain (Screen, Android OS) after JB upgrade

text: Since I upgraded my Samsung Galaxy SII from Android 4.0.4 (ICS) to 4.1.2 (JB), my battery life has decreased dramtically. Running ICS I could easily have ~25% battery left when going to bed, after about 20 hours of moderate use. That is with a few phone calls, reading work/private e-mails as they arrive, occasional news reading, internet browsing and Facebook. My usage pattern is largely unchanged, but since the moment I upgraded to Jelly Bean, I can barely make it through a working day without charging. Looking at earlier battery stat screenshots (I'm a nerd, guilty as charged), my phone would use about 2-3,3%/hour. Now I see usage of between 5,7% and 10,6% per hour! The top power consumer is, as always, the screen, which takes up 35-45% of the power used - just like before. Only now, it has drained the same amount of power, 2-4 times faster - or about 1% of the total battery capacity each minute it's been on. ![Battery usage overview](http://i.stack.imgur.com/7aD9q.png) ![Screen battery usage details](http://i.stack.imgur.com/l9Yot.png) ![Battery usage details](http://i.stack.imgur.com/zkB1r.png) (click images to enlarge) _72% of the total capacity used, of which screen consumed 38% (relative) or 27% (absolute)_ _Android OS_ has moved up the list of power consumers. Now using typically 16-17% (relative) or 12-17% (absolute), as opposed to the previous 9% (relative) or 5% (absolute). I never switch off WiFi completely, unlike GPS which is switched off (thanks, Facebook) unless I actively need it. Display is set to auto-brightness - just like before. I have completely drained, then fully re-charged, the battery at least three times, to re-calibrate the battery gauge. It didn't help my battery life. Any idea of what's going on here and how to fix it (short of doing a factory reset)? How can the screen suddenly drain the power so fast? What's causing Android OS to burn more fuel as well?


title: What features should I consider when shopping for a cheap Chinese Android tablet?

text: There are a lot of cheap Chinese Android tablets out there, and keeping them straight is tricky. What are the options that I should keep in mind?   * Capacitive vs. resistive touch screen   * HDMI out   * Screen resolution   * Screen size   * GPU   * CPU speed   * NAND size   * charging voltage   * Whether the microSD card sticks out   * Accelerometer What else?


title: Should I re-install certain programs after upgrading from Android 2.1 to Android 2.2?

text: I upgrade my Samsung Galaxy S phone from Android 2.1 to Android 2.2 over the weekend. Today, for the first time since buying the phone ( two months now ) **I had to reboot the phone** when starting one of the applications I installed. This started me wondering **if I should re-install certain programs after an upgrade** ? Did you had to re-install certain programs after an upgrade ? If so, what programs ?


title: How to determine what applications are using what features on Android?

text: With its multi-tasking, it's easy to launch lots of applications on Android. I understand that background applications use fairly minimal resources, but they often activate features (GPS WiFi etc.) that drain the battery. How can you find out what applications are running and what resources they're using? and how can you stop them safely?


title: /data/data nightmare: FC's because of 100% Utilisation

text: I feel like I need to clear things from /data/data every 2 to 3 days to prevent cascading FCs when it becomes 100% full. Is there any possible way to move any of that data to the SD card (and still have it be accessible from my apps), or to increase the maximum size of the folder? I am rooted and running cyanogenmod 7.1 on my HTC Incredible. Thank you all so much for your assistance.


title: Second google account never shows up

text: I want to add a Google account to use as the primary (paying) account in Google Play. I have tried to add the account in the Google Play app or in settings under Accounts and sync. I get no error, but after the sign in process, the account is never listed. I am using two step verification. I am running Android 4.0.4 on a Samsung Galaxy S2 (build number IMM76D.XWLPY).


title: Turn notifications on and off based on time periods

text: Is there a way to configure Android to turn off notifications at a specific time and turn them on at a specific time? Pretty much I don't want to hear notifications at 3 AM from anyone or anything.


title: How toolbox symlinks work

text: On my Android emulator, the /system/bin folder contains several symlinks that point to the toolbox binary:               # ls -l /system/bin     ls -l /system/bin     [SNIP]     lrwxr-xr-x root     shell             2012-08-23 07:01 ls -> toolbox     lrwxr-xr-x root     shell             2012-08-23 07:01 lsmod -> toolbox     lrwxr-xr-x root     shell             2012-08-23 07:01 lsof -> toolbox     [SNIP]     -rwxr-xr-x root     shell      181002 2012-08-23 07:01 toolbox     [SNIP]     #      My understanding is that 'toolbox' is a binary that is able to do everything that ls, lsmod, lsof etc... can do, and that calling 'ls -l' ends up calling 'toolbox ls -l'. But what I don't understand is how this works: if 'ls' is indeed a symlink to 'toolbox', then 'ls -l' would become 'toolbox -l', which of course doesn't work. What am I missing ? (or said differently: what makes 'ls -l' become 'toolbox ls -l' ?)


title: Screen goes off as soon I dial or receive a call. CyanogenMod 7.1- stable

text: In stable mod 7.1, I am facing this problems. I don't know if its a bug or what, please help me out. **My screen goes off as soon I dial or receive a call. After that I am unable to end the call as it never wakes up. Pressing the power button has no effect.**. The problem is not just related to ending the calls. I am unable to do anything on my phone as it never wakes up. Then I have to either pull off the battery and restart the phone or plug in the charger to wake it up. It never happened on stock ROM so no hardware problem. I checked the solution for this problem and it was "It seems to be the screen protector is at fault. CM7.1 doesn't play nice with it. I just cut a hole where the proximity sensor is and it basically fixed it. " But IMHO if the proximity sensor does not work properly with cyanogenMod then why does the power button also stop responding. But if they are related then can you guys please tell me with an image where the proximity sensor is located on a Defy? So that I may try the other solution (cutting the screen protector).


title: Nexus 4 problems connecting usb mtp

text: I recently bought a Nexus 4 and I encountered a real issue with my computer (Windows 8 Pro 64 Bit) not being able to connect in USB mode. It does however work with Camera PTP mode, which I find very strange. I have tried/tested with:   1. Different usb cables   2. My computer with the same OS of Windows 8 64 bit isn't connecting compared to another computer with the same OS.   3. Removing its current drivers on my computer and reinstalling drivers from Nexus 4 ToolKit   4. Restarting the computer   5. With/without USB debugging mode Note that the device is visible on the computer although it's not recognized: ![Nexus 4 not recognized](http://i.stack.imgur.com/aGeMQ.png)


title: How do I transfer contacts from my PC to my phone, without putting it in Gmail?

text: I have a Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo. I want to copy my outlook contacts to my phone without gmail. This is my first time I bought a Android. It seems great, but one thing I do not like is that I have to sync my whole life with google first, before I can transfer it. The previous software allowed me to copy back and forth between PC and phone,without going onto the internet. Hopefully it is something I'm doing wrong, because if it is not, I'm changing OS! Please help es


title: How can I browse old mails in an IMAP folder?

text: Both the build-in mail client (Android 2.1) and K-9 mail, display the most recent `n` messages received during the last `m` days, where `m` and `n` are configuration items. Messages older than `m` days are invisible. It's certainly sensible to hide old mail my by default, but how cannot I lookup an old message in INBOX or another folder? Even if the INBOX folder is huge, retrieving all headers should be an option.


title: PDF reader with text wrapping

text: Is there any PDF reader in the market that has text wrap functionality?   What I'm talking about is the way text wraps when you zoom-in on a webpage. Most of the PDFs are meant to be read on a computer monitor, so a line of text in a PDF document is too long for a small phone screen. And scrolling horizontally for each line is too much of a pain.


title: Filesystem created and last accessed times

text: Why doesn't Android keep track of the created and last accessed times as well as the last modified time for files in the file-system?


title: Why are files sent through Gmail renamed?

text: Why is it if I download an image sent to me through Gmail the filename of the image was changed into downloadfile? Is there a way that the filename won't be changed after downloading it from Gmail? Samsung Galaxy 5, if it matters.


title: Sub keys always lit

text: By sub keys I mean the two keys next to the home button on my Galaxy Ace. Even when the screen is off they are still lit up. Other than that the screen being off acts as normal. So my question is: Is there a setting or way to get revert to the normal behaviour for the subkeys backlight? (e.g. off when the screen is off)


title: difference between ninesky and ninesky cn

text: Ninesky is a browser for android. What is the difference between Ninesky and Ninesky CN?


title: Why does the GPS module hang on my Android phone after some hours?

text: I record GPX tracks using Osmand. I have set everything so that it tracks also in the background, with the screen switched off. After some time (usually hours), I check the GPS and must realise that it doesn't get a GPS fix anymore. I can wait for hours under a clear sky -- no effect. But if I stop recording, and re-start it immediately, I get a fix in a second. What can be the cause of this? I have created a video at http://youtu.be/sqSjm7EUgbY which demonstrates the problem: Coming and going grey and yellow bars in "GPS Status", but after a short re-start, an immediate fix! I use Android 4.1.2 on a Samsung Galaxy S III mini. The background plugin of Osmand 1.7.5+ is active, as is the "keep fixing in the backgroud" option of "GPS Status & Tools". However, it doesn't matter whether the latter is installed. The polling time in Osmand is "continuously". The same issue occurs with some other tracking apps. At least "GPSLogger" and "Geotag Photos" are affected. However, I can _not_ reproduce the bug with Google "My Tracks". Maybe this is due to the fix for https://code.google.com/p/mytracks/issues/detail?id=496 but unfortunately, no details of the fix are known.


title: Galaxy Nexus; no signal after flash roms

text: I have a 'Maguro' Galaxy nexus, purchased from O2 in the UK. I am now in the US on T-Mobile. My phone was working fine until yesterday I flashed the most recent CyanogenMod nightly, now I get no signal. Under Network Operators I get a list of AT&T and T-Mobile but clicking either gets an instant fail. I've now tried flash all kinds of Baseband to it, XXLJ1, UGLL1, TDVMK1 to name a few. I've tried installing the google 4.3, 4.2.2 and 4.1.2 images, all of which come with XXLJ1 - still no luck. My previous ROM was a stock (but rooted) 4.1.2 (I think) , but I have no idea on the radio. Any suggestions what I should try next? Update: I've just checked my IMEI number and the one the phone reports no longer matches the one on the sticker :\


title: "Application already installed" error when trying to install Minecraft

text: I am a tester Minecraft Pocket Edition. Whenever I click the link to install the 0.9.0 release it says "application already installed", even though I did not yet install it. How can I fix this? My device is an Asus MeMO Pad, with the latest stock Android version installed.


title: BT keyboard + mouse simultaneously (tablet)

text: I have Acer Iconia B1-A71 and what I want to do is to attach a full-size keyboard and a mouse to it. As far as I know, my tablet does not support OTG, so I am thinking of connecting both devices via bluetooth (it has built-in BT 4.0). Is there any way to connect two devices to tablet via BT at the same time? I do not have neither a keyboard nor a BT mouse and I do not want to spend my money at things I cannot use later. Or maybe there is a way to enable OTG in this specific tablet (but I have done a little research about my model and I did not found anything useful)?


title: USSD attack official notification

text: I have an HTC that is vulnerable to USSD attack. I am trying to tell the HTC helpdesk about this issue, but they tell me that unless there is an official news from android team about this, they will ignore the huge amount of articles from blogs and websites that talk about this. There is any official android article about this that I can link to them?


title: Google Voice free calls on a Tablet

text: I recently bought a small tablet - a Samsung Galaxy Player. I've been using Google Voice to text all my friends for free. However, I would like to start being able to call my friends as well, and have them be able to call me. I see on the Play Store that there is an app called GrooVe IP that allows me to do such a thing, but I would prefer not to pay $5 for this app. My goal, then, is to find a free alternative that works just as well. I've checked out SipDroid \- but I can't figure out how to use the dialer. I'm not entirely sure there is one. You see, there are billions of tutorials on the internet to help set up SipDroid on a "real" phone, but I only have a tablet with no calling capabilities, so I can't use the built in dialer because there isn't one. One thing I could do here is to find a third party dialer that works with SipDroid. I have also looked at 3CX for Android, but I can't figure that out either. It assumes you have a VoIP Provider, which I don't, unless I can use the Google, which would be very nice. So, in this case I have three questions:   1. Is there a free alternative to GrooVe IP that works just as well?   2. Is there a third party dialer that works with SipDroid?   3. How do you set up 3CX with Google Voice, if possible? I only need one of these three questions answered, not all three.


title: How to open android backup file (with .backup extension) on PC?

text: I created user data backup (with .backup file extension) on Philips W732 (Android 4.0.3) through service menu. I need to open it on PC and modify (I created this backup before hard reset due to blocking by gesture key guard). How can I accomplish this?


title: accessing light sensor raw data

text: Is it possible to access light sensor raw data logs from an Android device (in my case, an LG Optimus)? If so, how is this possible and what format would the log be in?


title: Does google do anything to stop an app developer from just posting lots of 5 star reviews for themselves?

text: Anyone can set up a gmail account and anyone logged into gmail account with their android phone or tablet can leave google play app ratings (with android 4.2 I can even have multiple google accounts for the same tablet) So is there anything preventing someone from just creating lots of gmail accounts, then logging into their android device, leaving a 5 star rating for their app?


title: Android Emulator (API 10) Camera Not Working - ADT Bundle Linux

text: The Camera on my Android API 10 Virtual Device isn't working. While creating the AVD there are three options I found for Back Camera:   1. None   2. Webcam0   3. Emulated I tried all options 1, 2 and 3 to no avail. Also, Front Camera is set to `None` and selection is disabled. What is it that must be done for the emulator camera to work? Will any Camera app solve my problem? Can I have the Front Camera enabled somehow? What it shows - no matter which option of the above I select - is a white screen with two icons near the bottom edge of the screen. One icon is for setting picture quality and/or restore default settings. The other icon is to enable/disable "store location" See the image below ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/BFNRV.png) Thanks in advance for help!


title: Reducing the memory usage of Contacts Storage

text: I have an HTC Desire running 2.2 and have noticed a lot of low memory warnings lately. I think this is due to my Contacts Storage taking up 33+ mb of space. How can I reduce or limit the amount of space the contacts take up?


title: Can a Factory Reset fix Malware Problem?

text: This recent story appeared on Slashdot regarding various malware apps that had invaded the Android Market. Google quickly removed them (and I was not infected - I don't typically download apps), but I was curious - would a factory reset fix the problems that this malware caused (including rooting)? If so, why not?


title: Is there an Android phone without proprietary code?

text: I want to buy an Android phone. However, with everything that is happenning in the IT world today (all the backdoors, "Carrier IQ" stuff and so on), I am more and more convinced I want a trully open OS - that means, without proprietary applications, without proprietary drivers/"binary blobs" - or, at least, with at least of this as possible. (Stallman-style!) I know that one fully open phone is OpenMoko phone, but that's not an Android and it has _very_ outdated hardware. Is there another possibility? (I see that this question on Android SE was marked as unconstrictive for some reason; I hope this won't be too)


title: How to get 2012 Chevy Equinox to recognize my Evo 3d?

text: When I plug my Evo 3d into my 2012 Chevy Equinox (w/color touch radio), the Equinox does not recognize the phone. I'm using a micro USB cable to connect my phone to the vehicle. After plugging it in, the Evo 3d starts charging, but the Equinox does not show any available USB connection. Iphone 4 is able to plugin and get recognized just fine. How can I get the Equinox to recognize the Evo 3d so I can play audio from my phone through the Equinox stereo?


title: How to prevent shutdown when low battery?

text: When I'm using my hacky backlight modulation program which toggles screen off and on fast enough to simulate ultra-dim brightness Android sometimes gets wrong info about battery charge (it sees 0% 0V sometimes for a short period) and starts shutdown unexpectedly for me. How to turn off that shutdown on low battery? Expecting something like:   * Changing settings to forbid this behaviour   * Temporarily locking battery reporting to some constant   * Temporarily making it think that it is charging Root access is present. **Update** : After updating from android 2.1 to android 2.3 it does not shut down anymore when I run that program.


title: Why can't I update my device?

text: I have a Galaxy S3 (GT-I9300), my current Android version is 4.0.4. I am trying to define software updates for it, via the Software Updates screen. (Settings > About). However, I get "Unable to connect to network" every time. What network is it trying to connect? Can I define it? If so, what should I define it too? Also, will software updates allow me to update to 4.1.2? If not, how can I? Can anyone please point to a resource which explains it? (Or even better, answer it here). If I'm lacking any technical details, please leave a comment and I'll edit my question right away.


title: Keys don't work properly in the recovery menu (HTC Wildfire S)

text: For some reason, my friend's HTC Wildfire S starts with the recovery menu. That wouldn't be a problem if I could get out of it. However, the buttons don't work properly. Key "volume up" should go up in the menu, "volume down" should go down, and the shutdown button should be "select". However, on this phone, the "volume up" key goes down the menu, and the other two keys do nothing! Any idea what to do?


title: Accessing my Google Play music

text: Is there an app to access my Google Play music? I can only access it via the browser. The connection is horrible, as well as the interface.


title: Why do all my MMSes show up as videos?

text: Long text messages, photos - all show up as a five second long "video" (still image). Happens with received MMSes and the ones from me that I've sent. Using a galaxy s2. This is _really_ annoying, my shoddy old nokia brick just opened them up how they were meant to be and then offered 'save to gallery' when I left the text. Why would such a better phone use such a worse approach? At first I thought it was that for some stupid reason it couldn't read normal pictures, but it does the same with my sent messages so unless it converts pictures out of readable format and back into a still video, that's not it (and that was also the only answer I could find on google).


title: When sending a text message to multiple recipients, how does one see the other recipients?

text: I sent a text message through MightyText to 5 recipients. One of them showed me on his phone it indicates the other people the message was sent to. How is this possible? Does SMS include each recipient in each message?


title: Phone forgetting networks after turning off wifi

text: Whenever adding a new wireless network, android seems to forget the network after disabling then re-enabling wifi. I am forced to manually connect to the network and enter the password each time. This also happens with open networks. The problem occurs on any wireless network, at home, work, public networks, etc. Further inspection on the /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf file shows "disabled=1" added to the end of each network. ![](http://i.imgur.com/dBzsXzum.png) click image for larger version This has been going on for weeks. Any help would be much appreciated. Phone: Nexus 4 Version: 4.4.4


title: TF300t bricked, no fastboot, wrong recovery

text: I've been running CM11 on my Asus TF300t for a while now. A while ago, an (automatic) update broke my rom. From there on, matters have gotten worse. Right now, my tablet is a brick without an OS. Here's what I experience   * No OS, tablet automatically boots into recovery.   * Wrong recovery. Probably the Teamwin for the TF300Tg? It opens with 'Please enter password', and I can't access most of the features (E: Unable to find partition size for ... / E: Unable to mount ...). I've got a CM11 zip on my SD card, but I can't flash it. The recovery works, but most of the actions fail.   * I cannot access FastBoot. If I press volume down + power, it just boots into recovery. Because of this, I can't flash the right recovery .blob.   * A physical reset (with a paperclip) didn't change anything. I'd be really grateful if anybody has anymore ideas / things I could try. Thanks in advance


title: Nexus S - Can't copy to SD card

text: When I connect my Nexus S to my computer I can see various files (media, LOST.DIR, DCIM...). If I copy a file here, I can't find it on the file manager (ASTRO) on my phone? How do I access these files on my phone?


title: How to separate the two pieces of the AC adapter for Samsung tab 2 7.0

text: I am trying to separate the two parts of the Samsung tab 2 7.0 AC adapter, since I am traveling to a country with different outlets. I have tried pulling them but nothing seems to work. Do you know how they can be separated?


title: The process has stopped unexpectedly - recovery

text: When I start my tablet `Archos 7 Home tablet` it shows this message box:               Sorry!     The process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.     Force close      ![error message](http://i.stack.imgur.com/t9Rr5.jpg) The only possibility I have is to press the button `Force close` and then the message appears again. I tried to reset the tablet with pushing the needle into the `reset hole` on the back of the tablet, ![back hole](http://i.stack.imgur.com/l2kTe.jpg) but after starting the tablet the message appears again. Now, I'm trying to solve it inspired by this question as follows but I have stuck               $ adb shell     $ recovery --wipe_data      I can only mount the tablet and browse through the directories in it. Can I destroy the files of the application that cause this error message? How would you solve it?


title: How can I monitor my phone usage between two top up

text: I have a prepaid mobile subscription and I want to know how much I phoned between two payments. There are plenty of applications that can track my phone usage in general, but I am missing the feature to specify which days I paid my bills. Is there any such thing?


title: Problem with attaching Archos device on Ubuntu

text: On my laptop I have Ubuntu 12.04. 1) mounting the tablet               $ sudo mkdir /media/tb     $ sudo chmod 777 /media/tb     $ sudo mount /dev/sdc /media/tb      2) downloading and updating Android SDK               $ cd ~     $ wget http://dl.google.com/android/adt/adt-bundle-linux-x86-20130219.zip     $ cd ~/adt-bundle-linux-x86-20130219/sdk/tools     $ ./android update sdk      3) editing rules for my device. Each hardware device has its ID. According to Archos website my vendor ID is `e79`. According to this website I should also edit `~/.android/adb_usb.ini`.               $ sudo vim /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules      After editing the file has this content:               SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device",     ENV{PRODUCT}=="e79/*", MODE="0666"     SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="e79", MODE="0666"          $ sudo chmod a+r /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules     $ sudo vim ~/.android/adb_usb.ini      after editing the file has this content:               0x0e79          $ sudo chmod a+r ~/.android/adb_usb.ini      4) updating the information               $ sudo udevadm control --reload-rules     $ cd ~/adt-bundle-linux-x86-20130219/sdk/platform-tools     $ ./adb kill-server     $ ./adb start-server     $ sudo reboot     $ sudo mount /dev/sdc /media/tb     $ cd ~/adt-bundle-linux-x86-20130219/sdk/platform-tools     $ ./adb start-server     $ ./adb devices          List of devices attached      You can see that I have problem with attaching my device. What else would you try to solve it?


title: Connector allowing charger and usb computer connection as same time?

text: PoE lead me to idea of having some kind connector, allowing supplying my connected tabled with power from it's charger (5V 2A) and in same time being connected to computer (for backup or whatever purpose). Do you know such hardware solution? To make it bold: I want to connect charger for power (2A) and have data connection in same time! (imagine a kind of "Y" saped thing :) )


title: Xperia Z1 Bootloader Unlock Problem

text: I have been having problems trying to unlock the boot loader on my Z1. I followed the instructions provided by Sony to unlock. I had previously unlocked and relocked the device. However, now when following instructions again I am given the following errors:               FAILED (remote: Command did not succeed)      And after this:               FAILED (remote: Device is already rooted)      Even though it is not and service menu says,               Boot Loader Unlock Allowed: Yes      Any help is appreciated. Thanks.


title: How to Re install Android 4.2.2 on Samsung galaxy grand

text: I am using _Samsung Galaxy Grand GT-I9082_ from past one year. I got lot of software updates and did all of them, including the 4.2.2 JellyBean FirmWare Update. Recently I got one stability update, after which my mobile lost it's stability. Now I want to revert back to Jelly Bean _prior_ to that update, by re-installing 4.2.2 JellyBean FirmWare. I have read few blogs about the procedure with Odin but I am confused whether that procedure only works when my mobile is loaded with 4.1.2, or with any version? Currently I am using 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. I have tried hard reseting the device and wiping the cache partition; but still the device is slow, constantly hanging sometimes, and I am missing important calls also.


title: download several files to tablet from drive

text: I would like to download approx. 100 pictures from google-drive to my tablet. I found only one way, only one picture by one. Is there a way to "download all"?


title: Error problem with market on my ZTE score x500M

text: Tried to download several different apps but with each one I got "App name could not download due to error" I tried all suggestions listed here and it still doesn't work. One thing I did notice was that google play services is missing from my apps list. Could this be the problem? And if yes, how do I fix it? I have tried downloading google play services app and the.apk but I get an error saying that there is no application to open it. Please help!!!


title: How to tell if your phone is refurbished

text: Is there a way to tell if an Android phone is an original or a refurbished product?


title: Is there a common GPS cache on Android?

text: From what I understood about Android securty all applications are separated by different user-accounts and different filesystem locations. BUT: After GPS-test has fixed my location for the first time after powerup, all other applications will fix very fast. My conclusion: This has to be something not in Android user space. So how does this work?


title: WiFi Signal drops out every 3 minutes

text: For several weeks now my Android (Gingerbread 2.3.6) phone has been losing it's WiFi signal momentarily, typically at about 3 minute intervals (about 3 minutes, 1.5 seconds) and occasionally at some longer interval that always seems to be a multiple of just over 3 minutes. This causes an interruption of several seconds while the WiFi connection is re-established and typically fails any kind of download/streaming that is happening, makes web sites "unreachable" and generally makes the phone unusable as a data device due to the frequency. The signal remains down for about a second, but the phone takes a few more seconds to reconnect to the router. This happens regardless of proximity to the router, which shows a very strong signal - usually -40 to -30 dBm or better in the same room, nowhere in the house less than -70 dBm. It also happens regardless of whether the phone is plugged in or on battery. Some specific things I've tried that had no effect:   * Changing channels (I've tried 1, 4, 8 and 9).    * Turning off the router's guest access.    * Turning off the 5.0 GHz band.    * Setting the router to Wireless N only (though that did prevent my laptop from connecting, which only supports G).   * Changing the phone's wireless advanced settings sleep policy to Never.   * Setting the battery mode to Performance mode. Monitoring the signal on my phone with WiFi analyzer, shows **_all_** WiFi signals on **_all_** channels drop to nothing when the WiFi connection is lost (there are two other networks on different channels which are strong enough to be relevant, with about 6 others constantly fading in and out). WiFi analyzer shows 3 separate signals for my router, the main 2.4 GHz, the guest 2.4 GHz and the 5.0 GHz. Using WiFi Analyzer on my wife's phone side-by-side shows no change in signal when my phone drops, nor does her phone drop. Monitoring the signal using our laptop, side-by-side likewise shows no signal loss and likewise the laptop does not lose it's WiFi connection. But, at work, the phone seems to not exhibit the same behavior, or, if it does, it's _very_ occasional. Monitoring it all day at work I only saw the signal drop 3 or 4 times. The signal strength of the various networks there is comparatively weak. AT&T were super helpful: "Sorry, we can't help you with WiFi problems. You could try doing a factory reset on your phone". `</sarcasm>` The router is relatively new, but has been working fine with this phone since last Dec.               Phone          : Motorola Atrix MB860, System version 4.5.141.MB860.ATT.en.US, Android 2.3.6, Build Number 4.5.141.     Router         : Belkin N750 DB (F9K1103 v1 (01C)).     Router Firmware: 1.00.46 (2011/10/28 6:37:11).     Security       : WPA/WPA2-Personal (PSK)


title: Cyanogenmod 7.2 Install Method

text: I have a quick question about installing the new Cyanogenmod rom. Would installing it over the current 7.1 rom without wiping data and cache work? Or would I have to do it every time I install a new one?


title: How can I enter an English unlock password when the keyboard is Arabic?

text: How can I unlock my tablet that my password is in English and the keyboard is in Arabic?


title: Droid DNA stuck in infinite reboot/shutdown

text: Title pretty much says it all. The phone will load the white "HTC" screen and then turn off and repeat until the battery runs out. Tried to load the menu and get get to it, but the phone will restart before I can select anything. I would really like to get all my data off there, since I have a lot of work items and I run the very real risk of being fired if I end up losing all this data that I never got the chance to back up off it.


title: Note 2 Contacts app

text: Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Contacts app has started to lag after updating to Android Jelly Bean 4.3. What can be the reason behind this lag?


title: Google Play refund a purchase?

text: On Google Play, I ordered an app with my Discover Gift Card, and I refunded it within 15 minutes. According to my Card balance, I have not been refunded yet. How will I know when I will get refunded?


title: Add 2nd number into Google play

text: I recently bought another android device. How to add my 2nd number to Google play account? So that, I can easily choose to install apps from google play into my 1st number or 2nd number.


title: How to solve bluetooth issue?

text: I flashed an unofficial MIUI ROM on my Sony Xperia P. I found enormous bug here. Recently I found that bluetooth is also not working. How can I solve it?


title: Google Now Voice Search not resetting (voice search brings up old search result instead of re-searching)

text: In the past whenever I launched "Voice Search" on my android phone (Samsung S3), it would bring up the google voice search prompt, where it was actively listening to what I said (the phone on the left in the picture below). ![Voice Search](http://i.stack.imgur.com/SrzS5.png) It would then search google for whatever term I said, showing the search term at the top, and a browser on the bottom (the phone on the right in the picture). If I then existed the search, and opened a different app then went back and clicked on the shortcut to "Voice Search" it would again bring up a voice search prompt where it was actively listening to what I said again (back to the state on the left). Now, if I perform a search, exit to another application, then click on the "Voice Search" application, it then REOPENS the search I already performed (the phone on the right), as opposed to starting a fresh new search (the phone on the left). That is not the desired action. I want it to start a fresh search every time I open "Voice Search". Is that possible, or is this what we are stuck with as a result of some recent update?


title: I have a Kindle book with a deviating font, can I change it to normal?

text: Most of the books on my Kindle for Android app display with the same font, which I find good enough for reading. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/pLDJBm.png) But I have just one book which uses different typography, and it is bad enough to distract me from the reading experience. I checked maybe 10 other books and none displays that way. So I assume that this must be a publisher font. Kindle is supposed to support reset of publisher fonts since 4.3. I have 4.4.0.71 and can't find how to do it. A solution from Amazon help says >   1. While reading, press the Menu button and then select Change Font Size. >   2. Next to Publisher Font, select "on" or "off". > But I have no such option. **If this is a publisher font, how do I get it to normal? If it isn't, why is this book displaying so differently from all the others, and again, how do I get it to normal?** (device is not rooted). The below screenshot shows what I see in the settings for the book. (There are no font settings in the two real Menu buttons, this comes from the `aA` button which changes the book's appearance). It also shows the strange font with low readability (both screenshots are taken at the same line spacing setting). ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/kWjyam.png)


title: My nandroid backups are around 2gb, I'm told it shouldn't be this big

text: my nandroid backups are over 2gb and someone told me they shouldn't be that big. What might the culprits be? It would be nice to keep the backups on my phone if they were smaller. Not sure how relevant it is, but I'm on stock deodexed ROM and ElementalX kernel. I'm pretty new to android so any help would be nice. CWM 6.0.4.5 and using ROM Manager to backup.


title: Slate 21 crashes with Firefox or Chrome

text: I recently purchased the HP Slate 21, All in One Desktop-Tablet and I have the pre installed apps. When I try to use chrome, it crashes upen exec the same with firefox, any tips? Tom


title: Cannot access all my folders from my SDCard via USB

text: I plug in the USB cable to my computer. I click on `Open Device` to view files, I get to the root of my SDCard. The problem is that there is a directory missing. I can see it with my file manager on android but not on the computer. Any ideas why? I created this folder with an app I am developing.


title: Jelly Bean Update cause SD card unexpectedly removed issue

text: I have recently updated my Samsung Galaxy Note from ICS to official JellyBean Update. I am getting SD card unexpectedly removed issue after regular interval. SD card unexpectedly removed issue is not there if phone is in charging mode or If I am listening music or playing games. SD card unexpectedly removed issue appears only when I use phone after some time. This is very annoying please help me to fix this issue.   1. Phone: Samsung Galaxy Note   2. SD: SanDisk 32 gb.


title: How to root Samsung Galaxy S4 SCH-I545

text: I would like to root my Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 SCH-I545. It is currently running Android 4.2.2 and has Build number ending in VRUAME7. How do I root my Galaxy S4?


title: How to boot to ClockworkMod recovery with Galaxy5 GT-i5500

text: I have ClockworkMod recovery installed on a phone (Samsung Galaxy5 GT-i5500, I have used it in the past to flash ROMs). The phone is currently not booting, just shows the Samsung logo. I want to get into the ClockworkMod recovery mode, by pressing some key combination. (Do not confuse with Samsung download mode: power-down+middle- button+power.) How to get to CWM recovery mode?


title: Google Play authentication required error

text: I'm using Android on a Samsung S3. I was initially trying to upgrade WorldMate, but was getting authentication errors. Then I tried to purchase something via Google play, and was given an authentication required error. I have removed my Google account and re-added it, deleted updates and tried to stop apps being updated automatically but they do no matter what setting I use. I have created a new account and tried via that, but no luck. How can I stop apps being updated? Is there a service I can stop and put on manual? Or is there another way to purchase apps/music? All I want to do is upgrade WorldMate but their support staff have been useless so far...


title: How do I make sure all sync happens automatically now in Jelly bean?

text: Before my phone updated there was a sync button on the toolbar. Sometimes I am where I dont want to waste bandwith and set it to off then but most times it was set to on to automatically sync as soon as I enter a wifi zone. Now I cant get the calender to update automatically and I get where the accounts are but they are all listed separately do I actually have to go and sync then one at a time every single time I want to sync? That seems like such a step back from the previous system? Can I unupgrade my phone? This is such a major issue for me to make sure I get my calender synced to all my devices.


title: Why alarms in "To-do" applications are shown as notification

text: I am not sure whether my understanding about alarms is wrong, so I thought of posting this question. I keep forgetting tasks so I thought of installing the best "To-Do" android app. What I simply wanted from the application is this: If I want to set a reminder, say on May 19th 2013, at 9.00 A.M and I want a a loud alarm that will keep ringing until I dismiss it or snoop. Every famous app that I tried (Astrid, Wundrelist etc), provide a reminder feature to be associated with Tasks, but these reminders to go Notification area. Some of the "to-do" apps takes the reminder date/time as alarms, but they again send these alarms as notifications. The problem with notification is that, it only makes a very simple sound (as if a message has arrived), that too only once. I want these reminders to ring as alarms not as notification. Do you know any apps that does this?. For example, the alarm that we can set in clock.( but clock doesn't provide a specific date/time)


title: Can I install an MTK6577 ROM on a Star W007 6575 MTK?

text: I have a Star W007 single core MTK 6575. I downloaded a A8809 Jellybean for a MTK6577 dual core. Can you install this dual core rom on a single core. Most MTK stuff is interchangeable or are the drivers completely different?


title: Internet shortcuts on home screen

text: I've a galaxy s4 running 4.2.2. Using the stock browser not Chrome. Not always but often when I click on Internet shortcuts on my home screen it doesn't take me to the correct site, but rather to the att / yahoo home page. When it does this all the shortcuts on one home screen won't work but go to another home screen and they do work. Then sometimes later the shortcut will take me to the correct site. It happens both on wifi and 4g. Sometimes when i toggle wifi/4g they go back to work. Why do the shortcuts not consistently work? By the way if the launcher has any bearing I'm using Holo Launcher HD. Thanks!


title: Does the Android OS provide any overheating protection?

text: Apple iOS devices display the following warning and suspend operation should they overheat: > # Temperature > > [ _iDevice_ ] needs to cool down before you can use it. Does the Android OS contain similar functionality? (For reference, I'm using a Nexus 7, running stock Android 4.2.2 without root or unlocked bootloader. However, this question is intended to be device- agnostic. I have not experienced any overheating--the tablet does get warm under load but by no means excessively so. I'm just wondering if any protection exists at the system software level in stock Android.)


title: Moving keyboard app to SD card?

text: I recently rooted my phone, so obviously the first thing I did was                pm setInstallLocation 2      then move all my internal storage hogging apps to the SD card. I left the widgets, wallpapers, and system app updates because moving them will break them apparently. My question is, can I move my keyboard app to the SD card without breaking it?


title: Text-to-speech reading queue?

text: Anything similar to InstaPaper/Chrome to Phone, but with reading (text-to- speech) capabilities?


title: Making notifications easier to hear when listening to music

text: I would like to find some way to make it more likely for me to hear my notifications (mostly incoming SMS) while I'm playing music on my phone. The phone does vibrate, but that is of little help if I'm not very close to it. And it does play the notification sound, but it easily gets lost among the music. It's very frustrating to miss a text message and answer it way too late even though you were right next to your phone. Ideally, I'd want to make it so that the music's volume is cut for about a second of silence, then the notification sound would play, followed by another second of silence, and then the music would come back. Actually that's the only solution I can think of, but I don't know everything. Surely, it's possible, since most media apps are able to cut their volume to play the ringtone if a call comes during playback. But does there exist a solution? ## Details Google Nexus 4   Android 4.3 **Music applications in cause**   _(though I wish this not to be necessary, since a cross-application solution is required to be practical with several applications)_   * AlarmDroid (Internet radio stream)   * TuneIn Radio   * Rocket Player


title: AFWall+ allow DHCP+DNS services without allow all root?

text: Picked up AFWall+ today when heard it is the fork of Droidwall (which had been sold off to Avast). Bonus is that AFWall+ has an entry for "(Tethering) - DHCP+DNS services". Problem is that entry doesn't work unless I also allow "(root) - Applications running as root". ("Doesn't work"=connecting device gives error "Avoided poor internet connection".) I believe the following script would still require root to be allowed, but unsure.               $IPTABLES -A "afwall-wifi" -p TCP --destination-port 67 -j RETURN || exit     $IPTABLES -A "afwall-wifi" -p UDP --destination-port 67 -j RETURN || exit      (Built from: DroidWall and Wireless Tethering and https://github.com/ukanth/afwall/wiki/CustomScripts ) The goal is to not blanket whitelist all Root apps, but still allow DCHP/DNS out over the Wi-Fi interface (phone as wifi hot spot). Is this even possible? If so, how so? (Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III SPH-L710 running Avatar nightly_3.1-658-20130823-NIGHTLY-d2spr , based on CM 10.1 , android 4.2.2 )


title: Is it possible to download an apk from an email onto an Android 2.2 phone, and then run it

text: The micro usb on my phone broke and I need to continue development of an application while I wait for the replacement. Can I send my program's apk package to myself then download it onto the phone and run it. If so, how might I accomplish this? Thanks for reading.


title: What is special/different about CyanogenMod's kernel? (especially compared to. DroidX GB kernel)

text: In an Phandroid article announcing the first successful attempt to run CyanogenMod on DroidX thanks to cvpcs's breakthrough, I noticed the following quote: > CyanogenMod 7 will unfortunately be limited to running on the DROID X’s > stock kernel. Assuming that this is accurate, what (if any) of the main features of CM7 would be missing compared to normal phones' CM7? In other words, which features of CM7 depend on CM7's own kernel code as opposed to non-kernel?


title: How do I make my Nexus 5 work with ADB on my Windows 7 desktop?

text: I am attempting to develop on the Nexus 5 using the Android SDK on eclipse. I'm developing on Windows 7, have the Helios version of Eclipse, and have kept my SDK up to date. I have previously been developing on a Samsung Galaxy S2 fine - but now the SDK is having trouble detecting the Nexus 5. I have developer options, usb debugging, and third party apk's all enabled on the phone. When connecting the phone it appears as an eject-able USB device, appears as "Nexus 5" under Unspecified in devices and printers, and appears as "Android Composite ADB Interface" under "SAMSUNG Android Phone" in device manager. I have tried uninstalling the usb drivers I was using with the galaxy (including kies - its additional software) and then reinstalling drivers through the SDK manager, I have tried modifying the drivers as suggested here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19838016/what-usb-driver-should-we-use-for- the-nexus-5 and I have tried to install the generic driver here: http://adbdriver.com/downloads/ (but this failed as it could not find the nexus 5 as a connected android device). I've also tried simple things such as restarting eclipse, the phone, and my machine, and trying different USB ports. None of this has helped, I am unable to browse the nexus 5 as removable storage and when running projects in eclipse it does not appear as a running android device. Any help would be much appreciated.


title: How do I setup a Gmail account with 2-step verification in K-9 Mail?

text: I'm trying to setup my Gmail account in K-9 Mail, but when I'm setting up the incoming server, I keep getting the error: "Wrong username or password". When I'm trying to set up an outgoing server, I get an error which directs me to the two-step verification at Google. I have 2-step verification configured on my Google account, but can't seem to get this into K-9 Mail. I've searched all over and tried following different guides, e.g. this question, and I've also tried to change the password on my Google account but nothing helped. How can I properly configure K-9 Mail for my Gmail account with 2-step verification?


title: Shuffle YouTube playlist with Android and Chromecast

text: I'm using a Chromecast, controlled by the YouTube app on a Nexus 7 running Android 4.4. I can select a playlist and it will add all of the videos to my TV Queue, but I can find no option to play in shuffle mode or to randomize the video order. Am I missing something, or is there a reason that this feature does not exist?


title: How to rename files by batch?

text: I use OI file manager, but I would like to know if there is a way to remove spaces from file names and replace them with underscores, preferably in batch mode? I would even be willing to perform this operation on my windows laptop, so this isn't specifically an Android question, though I'd prefer to do this on my phone. I'm a graphic artist and I have thousands of inconsistently named images in various places, and I'd really like to avoid doing this manually, one by one, as it would take months!


title: Google Navigation, screen doesn't rotate when in walking mode?

text: I'm having a problem using Google Navigation. I select a destination, click the "walking button" and rotate my phone, yet the display remains portrait. If I select "by car" - then it rotates as it should. I'm using the phone mainly as a cycle GPS, and my bike mount is fixed to landscape orientation. So is there anything I can do about this? If there is no way to "edit a config file?", if not, is there a way to force the app (using a widget) maybe to rotate? Thanks in advance.


title: Is the Galaxy S II stable?

text: I am thinking about getting a Galaxy S2. It seems like a great phone, but I have some concerns about the system stability. I hear from Android users that Samsung's original ROM is very slow and heavy (and doesn't handle right-to-left languages very well - I speak Hebrew), and that other ROMs have their own problems and the releases are not so reliable. Is any of this true?


title: How to make a simple bookmark on HTC Wildfire S?

text: I am in the browser on my HTC Wildfire S. I want to make a bookmark of the current page and save it to my desktop (main screen). I press and hold down the URL and it gives me the choices:   * share page (twitter, facebook, etc.)   * copy page url I would also expect it to give me the option "save bookmark". **How can I make a bookmark of a web page?**


title: Galaxy S3 Bootloader Problem

text: I made an effort to unlock the boot-loader on a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 (SCH-i535) and it didn't work. I followed these directions to a T. When I got into CWMR, I installed CyanogenMod 10.2 and rebooted. When it starts up the phone tells me the software installed is not authorized by Verizon and that I should take it to the nearest store. I'm stuck and Googled a few guides and there are so many, I have no idea where to being to retry. I cannot boot into the Touchwiz ROM at all, nor get access to Clockwork Recovery. I can only access Download Mode. I would greatly appreciate any help at all to point me in the right direction. :) Prior to attempt it was Running Android 4.1.2 Touchwiz UI.


title: How to archive gmails in GS4 stock email app

text: I kind of like the stock email client in Galaxy S4, but I don't use it since I haven't figured out how to set it up to archive mails instead of deleting them. I subcribe to Google's philosophy "archive, don't delete" but is that possible with stock email client on GS4?


title: Playing Music From PC

text: I want to be able to listen to songs on my phone via my pc at work. I want my headphones to be plugged into my pc. Is there any application that works with Google Play Music on the pc? Like when you ply an iPhone into itunes and can play music Thanks ** Edit 20/11/2013 At work we can't stream music. Also I'm not guaranteed to be sitting at the same machine so don't want to copy all my songs to the pc each time


title: Multiple connections show up for Lync

text: I am using Android 4.3. I use _Lync_ for my corporate communication. In phonebook, for a contact, multiple icons for Lync show up under the connections. Ideally I should see one icon. Even if I try to remove the connections it does not help. How can I see just one icon for each of my connection modes like device, Skype, whatsapp, Lync etc.?


title: Would any of the advanced Linux/UNIX filesystems be viable on Android?

text: I know ext4 is already used as an internal filesystem but I wondered if there would be anything gained by using something like btrfs or ZFS? I know they are meant for more server-oriented situations but I'm just curious if there are any features that might help on a flash memory based smartphone.


title: Cannot boot into recovery (Samsung Galaxy S)

text: My GT-I9000 device recently got stuck in a bootloop, and now I'm trying to put CyanogenMod on it, hoping that this would fix the situation. I can use Heimdall to install the ClockworkMod Recovery on the phone, but as of today, I cannot boot into the recovery! Yesterday everything worked normally, but once I tried to boot into it today, it got stuck in the bootloop instead of going to recovery! I'm using the standard `Vol up` \+ `Home` \+ `Power` button combination. What can I do to force the phone into recovery mode again? **Edit:** CWM flashed (but unable to start) and honestly I can't remember how I initially bricked the device. I think it's safe to assume that I have a broken ROM on it. I actually am trying to install a new ROM, so if I could flash it that would be great. But for that I need to get the recovery and ADB working.


title: No access to the Gallery nor to the camera

text: I've got a Galaxy Nexus and recently I cannot access my gallery or camera. When I tap both on the Gallery icon or on the camera icon I got this message "No archives available", then the app shuts down. The only way to overcome as far as now is to completely reboot the phone. Phone is not rooted.


title: Questions regarding receiving 3G calls on my IDEOS

text: My Android device is 3G capable, but does not have a front-facing camera. I am on a 3G network and I don't see any "video call" option in contacts. I'm wondering if I will be able to receive video calls so that I can just see them or maybe show my primary camera (back of the phone; the only camera) to them? Also, if that was possible, can I toggle the camera off/on DURING the 3g call? And does "data packet" need to be enabled to receive 3G calls? EDIT: My device is Huawei IDEOS u8150 running Android 2.2 and if 3G video calls are not supported, can I find some custom ROM suitable for mine that can do this with the existing camera or some other workaround?


title: If I buy an ebook an Amazon, can my son, with another Android device, read my books?

text: When I buy a pocket book both my son and I can happily read it. I bought some books on the Amazon Kindle store (which I read on my Samsung Galaxy S), and am now wondering: **can my son read these books too ?** Knowing that the price of an ebook is not that much lower than a pocket version of the same story ( I even found some where the ebook costs more than the pocket equivalent ), I am just realizing that this could not be a good thing to do. **[--- UPDATE ---]** Having read the first few answers, I must clarify something: **the Amazon account of my son is NOT the same as my Amazon account**. I think that for him to access my Kindle store ( as I do as well with my Archos 101 tablet ), I need to give him my login credentials, or am I mistaken ? _It's not a matter of trust that I should not give him my login credentials. It's just that, I have a lot of items in my wishlist/saved basked that are items I may give to him as a present. And of course , I do not want him to see these items._


title: Can I 'trick' my device into thinking it's unrooted?

text: I rooted my Nexus 4 in order to install a custom ROM, which I'm quite happy with. However, there are a couple of apps that I want to use but refuse to work because the device is rooted. Is there a way for me to trick the device into thinking - or telling apps - that it is unrooted?


title: Is xperia Ultra charger dock compatible with xperia Z?

text: There's a low cost generic charger for Ultra but not for Z1. Is xperia Ultra charger dock compatible with xperia Z1? http://dx.com/p/portable-cell-phone-usb-charging-dock-station-for-sony-xperia- z-ultra-xl39h-black-262275


title: Vodafone Smart Tab 2 won't turn on or charge

text: My Vodafone Smart Tab 2 will not turn on or charge. I have tried to hard reset it and all I see is a very faint red light, but nothing happens. I've charged it for hours and connected it to my computer, but neither helped. Any suggestions would be appreciated.


title: How can I stream audio from my phone over wifi to a speaker or receiver?

text: I have a Galaxy Nexus and would like to be able to send music from it to speakers or a receiver. Since I use a few different apps to listen to music (Spotify and Pandora mostly but sometimes also Audible) I don't want to have to use a specific player. And I'd like to do it all over WiFi because Bluetooth doesn't provide enough range for me (I've tried, many different ways). Is there a way to do this with android? What I'm **not** looking for:   * A way to **stream to or from a PC**.   * Anything involving BlueTooth.   * A new music player app on android - I want to stream music from any app on my phone to a wireless receiver or speaker.   * Anything involving software running on a PC.  This should work when my PC is off. I should be able to pull out my phone, open spotify or pandora or audible or google listen or whatever and hear the output on any speaker in the house.