title: Can you Disable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth from Google Apps or a MDM Server?

text: This page claims: > **Wifi configuration from Admin console** \- Enter Wifi network settings in > the Admin console, and they’ll automatically be pushed out to all managed > Android devices. Does this mean just connection settings, or can it be disabled remotely?


title: How to partial sync Dropbox contents to my device?

text: Is it possible to sync only _some_ folders of Dropbox? I have 5GB+ files on Dropbox cloud, but only want a few folders to be synced to my Galaxy Tab 7.7.


title: YouTube app stops loading

text: Device: Xperia V   Android: Stock ROM, rooted When I watch some YouTube video on the YouTube app, it plays up to some point. Then, it just shows that it loads, and never continues. Why is that?


title: What can you use on Windows to try out Android apps you find online?

text: What can you use to quickly try out apps you find online? The tool should   * Run on Windows   * Give you root access so you can run apps that require root access   * Have functionalities of a physical android device. In other words things like GPS and a Internet connection should be present and you should be able to install apps using APK files or through the official Google App Market.  These things would be nice to have but one can still work around them   * The tool runs fast and lag free   * It's lightweight and can run smoothly on some of the most low spec hardware by today's standards.


title: Difference between PDA MI3 and NB1

text: I have this message in my keis, telling me to upgrade which says               current firmware : PDA:MI3/Phone MI4/CSC MI3          latest firmware : PDA NB1 /Phone NB1 / CSC :NB1      I am totally new to andriod apps or tabs. So don't know what does that mean, does it mean it will upgrade my tab to latest 'Kitkat'? How can i read what does the `PDA`,`Phone`,`CSC` code and abbrv. means?


title: what is the use of VPN Connection in Android phone?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What is this VPN setting good for? Is it used for remote machine access? How to configure the VPN setting?


title: What is the difference between USB charging and AC charging?

text: I've recently got hold on an HTC One X having moved from an HTC Desire. I noticed that my One X charges very slowly when connected to the USB socket on my PC, whereas the Desire was comparatively fast. When charging the One X from the supplied AC adapter the charge is very fast. So, I purchased a new Mains Adapter to keep in the office. However, when connecting the phone to this mains adapter the device still says Charging : USB under the battery status tab and it isn’t as fast as I thought it should be So, is there some difference between the supplied AC adapter and this third- party one I have purchased? Presumably the power supplied s not as high or is there something more?


title: Play Rayman Fiesta Run without a google plus account

text: I have buy Rayman Fiesta Run and on my first phone they were no problem playing it without a Google plus account, the thing is I don't care about cloud gaming and I certainly don't want to have a google plus account.   When I launch the game the nice Google Play games box open asking me to choose an account I type cancel, and then it loads again. How can I play Rayman Fiesta Run without this intrusion to my private life ? My phone is Wiko Darkmoon, it's rooted so I don't mind using application to uncompiled and remove part of the app if necessary.


title: Android Market won't download apps and Google Talk won't sign in after changing to @gmail.com address

text: I have tried the suggestions here and here with no results. Google suggest changing back to @googlemail.com, waiting two days and restarting the phone, but that hasn't worked either. Anyone had any luck with this?


title: Settings - Accessibility warning: "Downloaded accessibility application is required to activate" -- What should I do?

text: If I choose the ' **Settings - Accessibility** ' option on my Samsung Galaxy S, the following text is displayed: ' _Downloaded accessibility application is required to activate_ '. I searched the Droid Market for 'accessibility' but am not sure that this is the correct way to install this (system?) application. Anyone any idea what and where from I should install ? Thx.


title: Need Help in Downloading Applications from Android Market?

text: I had an android mobile whose version is 1.5 , in that device, can i see the application in the market whose versions are 1.6 and above, is it possible to do this.


title: How can I see what IP address my android phone has?

text: I would like to know what IP-address my Android phone has. E.g. if I use my phone over WiFi, how can I get the local IP-address that is assigned to my phone?


title: How do devices recognize their chargers?

text: Several android devices complain when they are not plugged into their manufacturer-designated chargers. One samsung tablet I own won't even charge if its not on its own brand charger. Is there some code between the device and charger, or is it just the voltage / amperage gauges?


title: SSHD, sftp-server and hostkey auth on android

text: I am compiling full Flash image of my Allwinner A20 based android 4.2.2 devices (thousands of them are currently under production), and I currently have dropbear + scp builtin in the image, to allow easy production. These +500Mbyte sized IMG files are uploaded to boards via USB OTG. Problems with this setup:   1. In order to Access to my devices from Windows, I only have WinSCP. And in WinSCP, I have to go to _SCP -> Shell_ setting, and change `ls -la` to `busybox ls -la`. Of course, I tried changing `ls` symlink from `toolbox` to `busybox`, and it worked, but that caused my WIFI system to crash, when I change symlink of `ls`, USB WIFI can not login anymore. If I change `ls` symlink back to `toolbox`, it Works.   2. In my current `dropbear` executable (which I find the binary from internet), I can login to the system without any username and password! (Of course, it asks me a username / password; but if I press enter - enter, it can directly login to Shell)   3. I don't have sftp-server at the moment. I find one sftp-server binary from internet, and uploaded to my system, and it turns out that sftp-server binary should be in `/usr/bin/sftp-server`... that is also very hard to achieve in the android build system (please consider root partition is in a ramdisk in allwinner SDK). ====== After that, I decided to have my own SSHd server, so there was only two option: Dropbear and OpenSSH.   1. I searched almost all internet, couldn't find a clear explanation, how to port OpenSSH to android.   2. I want to be able to Access the devices via HostKey Authentication ( Not public key authentication), simple username and password.   3. I read following tutorials, and applied one by one very carefully, all of them are written for PublicKey Auth:     * https:// github.com/iMilnb/docs/blob/master/dropbear%2Bsftp-android.md     * http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442754     * http:// wiki .cyanogenmod.org/w/Doc:_dropbear   4. I only find one tutorial for accessing via username / password:      * http://roycormier.net/2010/11/02/cross-compiling-dropbear-sshd-for-android/ But problem is, author does not give information about which version of the dropbear he use for it, and dropbear have changed since 2010 (4 years ago). =================== Can anybody give me a clear idea, clear path, how to be able to Access my thousands of devices via username / password, and no need to be able to use WinSCP withour changing `ls -la` everytime, and how to use sftp-server on android ? Note: Sorry for long text, I tried to answer every basic question, before you ask :)


title: No Internet when another Android device is connected to router

text: Like the titles says, i have a weird problem. I have a brand new device A (Android phone V4.2, manufacturer is called "Vivax"-not very popular outside Europe), which is having problems accessing internet. Internet works only if there is no other smartphones connected to router.If the other phone (some older Samsung) is connected, there is no internet access on the device A.If i disconnect the Samsung device, turn wifi off and back on on device A, it can browse internet. But if the other phone is connected, there is no internet access at all. I checked the router and i think it is using WPA2 encryption.Also, there is no IP address conflict. Anybody have any ideas what could be the problem?


title: Avoided poor Internet connection on Samsung Galaxy

text: The connection to my work Wi-Fi just failed. Below the network name, my phone is saying `Avoided poor Internet connection`. Also, how do I get to DHCP on Samsung Galaxy Straight Talk?


title: Tablet stuck in boot animation

text: I have this tablet, `MSI Primo 91` and just recently I booted into recovery mode in order to wipe the cache. On restart the tablet gets stuck in the manufacturer boot animation and refuses to boot up. I then tried to reboot into recovery mode when the android laying on its back pops up. The recovery options won't show up. This guy here. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/zFpf1.jpg) The device restarted and gets stuck yet again in boot animation. I visited the website to download the firmware. I followed the ritual described in the pdf instruction file and I couldn't recover the tablet. Right now, I just as stuck as the tablet. How can I fix this?


title: Cannot open TIF file from GMail on Android device

text: Android: 4.1.2 When I try to open a TIF file from an email in GMail, I get the following message: `Couldn't load image` Is there a plug-in or a solution to fix this? I don't want to use a 3rd-party application.


title: Android Virtual Device frozen whilst loading

text: I have just started developing for android after a 4 year break, I see that the Android developer site now has an integrated package with everything included, in a single zip, to streamline setting up. I have downloaded and extracted the zip file and begun going through the tutorial. However, when creating a virtual machine, it just hangs. I have followed the suggestions in this post: I can't get any of the Android Virtual Devices started My machine has 16GB RAM and an AMD Phenom 2 6-Core processor. I have set the RAM to 768MB for the VM and even after 15 minutes it is just frozen. The Console shows some details of the VM I have created, but does not progress much. Any suggestions on how to get a working VM?


title: tasker: grace time on events

text: I use tasker to act on state change on wireless services (WifI on, Bluetooth connected, ...). There are cases where, for a very short time, the state of a service changes (no matter the reason: a thicker wall, repairing of BT, ...) and the exit actions are triggered. This is particularly annoying when I rely on continuity (I have, for instance, Waze being killed when the connection to my car's BT is over - but the car sometimes requests a repairing out of the blue and Waze is killed -- which by the way never happens on a 120 km highway section but always right on the middle of complicated turns in a city :)). What would be the best way to configure a "grace period"?               when an action is triggered (say, by BT disconnecting)       wait for *n* seconds         then if the state is still there (= BT is disconnected)           go ahead with the actions to perform         otherwise           do nothing      I know that I can add the logic above to selected actions but this is cumbersome and prone to errors (a short cut may trigger an exit action, then immediately after an entry one, while my timer on the exit one is still running). It would b better if the "state" of a service was aware of the possibility of these short interruptions (and therefore manage correctly the exit and entry actions) Thank you for any advice


title: Connect to internet via proxy

text: My office network is connected via proxy. While I connect to the internet(via browser) using mobile Wi-Fi, it asks for user name and password. When I enter the user name and password, it connects to the internet. But when I open Google Play store , I see 'Server error' means it could not connect to the internet. How can I fix the issue ?


title: Problem opening VCF files on tf300

text: I am trying to help my Father debug an issue he has on the TF300 since it upgraded to Jelly Bean. We are both unable to open a vCard file from email or from Astro file explorer. It appears to the user that nothing happens when he hits view in Gmail. He receives vCard emails all of the time from his work. I can save it, open "people" and then import it, but I cannot import it from Gmail view it. We can open it from Gmail on Jelly Bean on both my Galaxy Nexus and my Nexus 7. This sounds like a file association issue, but there are no defaults under Contacts. Does anyone have any ideas on how to debug this? Is there an easy way without USB debugging to determine what program gets called? Edit: What is the easiest way to log every process opened after a file is clicked on? I am happy to use USB debugging at this point.


title: Tagging photos when importing them from my Galaxy Note

text: I tried to import the photos I have in my Galaxy Note. While importing them the computer asked if I would add a tag to them -- and I did. The strange thing is that when the computer finished importing the pictures, I found pictures of strange people in the same folder and with the same tag! Does this mean that my photos will appear to whoever chooses the same tag?


title: How can I find a lost phone or help people return it?

text: I'm looking for an app like **Where's My Droid** to help locate a lost device. Ideally I'm hoping there is one that might have two specific features:   1. The ability to display a message to the screen to help people return it, like Windows Phone 7 will have, as illustrated here.   2. The ability to turn the GPS on remotely to aid in the physical location of the phone. I do not want to have to keep GPS on all the time, to avoid the battery drain. Running on a non-rooted Galaxy S Captivate.


title: My phone was just stolen an hour or so ago. Are there any options for tracking?

text: I realize this is a long shot, but my phone was lost or stolen a few hours ago. At the time it was stolen, I didn't have any specific applications installed to track it or wipe the data. So... my bad. I'm hoping the fact that I have a pattern lock will at least prevent anyone from accessing my data. My question is, do I have any options for tracking or data wipe after the fact? (I'm more interested in tracking.) Note: I have read similar questions, but unless I'm mistaken, they all address the question in terms of preparation before losing the phone. I'm asking about fallback options _after_ losing the phone.


title: How can I find my phone without an app

text: I just lost my phone today and I dont have any Find Me app but I am logged in with all of my information. Like my email, facebook, and such things. How can I possibly find it?? I also know that my GPS is set on On.


title: How to find my stolen galaxy ace duos

text: I lost my galaxy ace duos. The sim card has been changed. How can i trace phone or find the number of the new sim being used? I have several apps installed. can that help in anyway? Thanks for the help


title: Yet another lost phone :(

text: GSM is on. Wifi is on. Email is on. G+ registered. Ringtone - don't know maybe silent. It isn't stolen, nor it is found by someone. It rings when called. No tracker app was installed. I was at few places around that day. I tried AndroidLost, but it doesn't work on Jelly Bean. I installed it remotely, though. Plan B even less applicable. On Google's ADM it says "Location unavailable". There is also Google's location history, but I just turned it on. For next occasion. I need just GPS info, but nothing works for me. There is a full stack of tracking/finding/anti-theft apps, but most of them works preventive. Can't believe those post-lost apps works only on older Androids. Am I lost too? :((


title: Best lost / stolen device tracking app

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Helping a lost phone get found What is the best tracking app for a stolen or lost device? I've tried iTag but I'm thinking about switching to Prey http://preyproject.com/blog/2010/01/prey- arrives-on-mobiles-android-version-available . Looking for experiences...


title: my phone is stolen and sim cards removed. how to track it?

text: my android phone got stolen a few hours ago. the thief has already removed both the internet sims. as such, i had not installed AndroidLost or Mobile Tracker apps in the phone as it is a relatively new one. i have tried to remotely install it, but it may take time . please help out with the procedure and suggest methods to get it back.


title: I have lost my phone! Please help me regarding the apps to track it down

text: I have **lost** my smart phone. What are the best ways to track my Android device? Hints on how to keep you'r phone from being lost or stolen are welcome, too.


title: how to trace lost mobile location with help of imei number?

text: I had lost my samsung galaxy note 2 on 31st january 2014 & i have imei number so can anyone help me how to trace my mobile loation with help of imei number?


title: How to find stolen Galaxy S4 using IMEI number

text: some one stole my Galaxy S4 on 12th June 2014, at Mumbai, India. The IMEI number is 357138056665539. Can you pls help locating it.


title: How To Track My Stolen Phone Without Usin Wifi

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  My phone was just stolen an hour or so ago. Are there any options for > tracking? My Phone Is Stolen I Need To Know How To Use It


title: Is there a way to track a phone with its IMEI?

text: Not Android specific. Is there a way to track a phone knowing its IMEI? That is, finding out if/when a phone with a certain IMEI connects to the network, and to get the SIM card number it is using from there? This is for a lost phone, and Android Device Manager is not being very helpful. I did not have any apps such as Prey installed on my phone and ADM relies on being connected to the internet, having GPS signal, not being wiped, etc. I'm not sure this is even possible, but I thought maybe if the IMEI is broadcast to the cell network on logon, the provider could "watch" for a connection from that IMEI and get the SIM number it is using.


title: Tracking Android Phone via IMEI number

text: I have lost my Android Phone. How can I track it via IMEI number. Can I install any application which can given me the number of SIM currently on given IMEI number. Please help


title: What Lost Phone finder do you use and why?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Best lost / stolen device tracking app I've used MobileDefense, but I want to make sure I'm getting the best protection. What lost phone finders have you used, and why do you like it? I'm not using a rooted phone, so I'm not looking for features that require root.


title: Hack ICS browser to restore "menu button exposes URL field"

text: I just got a Galaxy S3, and I'm finally being forced to confront an aspect of ICS that I've hated from the moment it showed up on my Xoom: the fact that pressing the 'menu' button no longer drops down the URL field, and instead you're forced to scroll all the way back up to the top and pull it down to get at it. Is there any known way to re-enable the original behavior (press the menu button at any time, see the "url" field drop down in editable form regardless of whether or not the page was scrolled all the way up to the top)? Yes, I know about the "Labs" shortcut of swiping from the side. I find it extremely awkward and frustrating to use. Like many things in ICS, it uses gestures that lag in their initial visual presentation, then exhibit hair- trigger sensitivity for their selection and confirmation behavior. Half the time, I'll begin the swipe to bring it out, then give up 150ms later when it doesn't appear (only to have it show up after I've already let go), and about 25% of the time, my thumb ends up triggering the wrong target after bringing it out. Update: pressing and holding the 'menu' button semi-works, but not quite. Sometimes, it makes the URL bar visible and selects the URL, but fails to bring up the actual soft input area (Graffiti). Sometimes, it makes the URL bar appear, makes the soft input area appear, then hides the URL bar the moment I let go of the menu button. For the moment, the problem is somewhat moot... I installed Chrome, and quit using the stock browser altogether due to the remote-wipe vulnerability (in the semi-naive hope that Chrome's alleged non-permission to make phone calls might prevent it from triggering).


title: Backup to SD card in kit kat

text: Is there a backup program that will allow me to back up directly to my SD card in Kit Kat without an internet connection? I currently am forced to back up to the internal storage {after clearing space} then copying to the SD card, then deleteing the copy on my internal storage. this wastes _much_ time and effort. My phone storage is only 2.8GB free, but my SD card has 28.0GB free.


title: How do I sideload, i.e. install non-market apps, on at&t phones?

text: I'd like to try out some Android beta software I found online, but when I tried installing it on the device I got a message that said that installing non-market apps has been disabled for security reasons. Can I bypass/disable this restriction? I am using the at&t Captivate (Samsung Galaxy S) with Android 2.1.


title: How do I set Google Latitude to auto-update with location regularly?

text: When I use Google Maps it sets my Google Latitude location, but once I turn Maps off it stops. I'd like it to update with my location on a regular basis. I don't want to drain the battery by always using the GPS, but it'd be nice if it updated, say, every half hour or so.


title: Voice Control for Android 2.1

text: I have a Bluetooth speakerphone for my car (BlueAnt). It uses a phone's built in voice control. When I try to use it, it says that voice control is not supported by my phone (AT&T Samsung Captivate, Android 2.1). Is there a way I can get voice control (over Bluetooth) on my phone?


title: Is there a way to use bit.ly account when shortening links in Twitter app?

text: I have a bit.ly account, and I want to be able to track my shortened links. However, using the Twitter, it allows me to choose what shortening I use, but I can't seem to find an option to have any shortened links linked to my bit.ly account. I know that my twitpic account is used to upload pictures (and I've set twitpic as the default), but I want to know if there is a way to do this with bit.ly


title: Android Jelly Bean - Download and install Download Manager without a pc

text: I'm writing this from the tablet having the issue. 2 months ago when I still had a working pc I wanted to install Linux on my tablet and in the process I wiped mostly everything from it and changed the custom recovery to not include those wiped app files. I wanted to put Android back, but I forgot to download and install the missing app files for it to work correctly, the most important being the Download Manager. Today my pc unfortunately broke up and I have a project to be done. So I thought to begin using this tablet to program as I have no money to buy another pc for maybe a year. The problem is that I can't download anything as I'm missing the Download Manager app. When I try to download something for ex. with Chrome it crashes. Now, given that I have no access to a pc for a year or so but my tablet is fully rooted, is there a way to download and install the Download Manager apk? My thoughts on possible theoretical ways:   1. As I can't download but copy/paste text from the net, I could try to look for the Download Manager apk, copy its source, paste it on text file and give it the .apk extension.   2. Trick the Chrome cache to store the .apk file and then retrieve it from the cache offline. But here I don't know where the Chrome cache is stored and I'm afraid it's in a privileged part of the system where only a file manager with root functionality can see it. 2.   3. If it's supported create a script on Jsfiddle to fetch the apk file and save it through IndexedDB or LocalStorage and access it offline thereby being able to install it. My question here is: Would that work? Otherwise have you ideas on how to do that given the current situation?


title: Roaming Icon on Home-Network

text: I have an **Xperia L** mobile , I'm from **India** and having **AirTel** Network Connection. The problem is on the mobile network icon,it shows Roaming Symbol since I'm in home network.I made a call to the customer care,they replied that the problem is not on their side (they haven't charged for Roaming). Can anyone help to get rid out from the issue. Does keeping the mobile data on for all time have an impact on battery ?


title: Barcode scanner and touch keyboard in Android

text: If I connect the barcode scanner via blue-tooth with my Android tablet, the soft keyboard will be switched off and I can not visible the keyboard any longer. I have to disconnect the barcode reader first. Is there a way to use both (barcode scanner and touch keyboard)in the same time?


title: I can't find the developer options in my tablet running Android 4.0.3

text: I am starting to learn Android develpment and I bought a very cheap Chinese Android Tablet. It came with 4.0.3 and I can't find the developer option under settings! I think maybe it's the custom ROM it has, does anyone knows how to solve this? Thanks! PS: I wanted to post pics of the Settings to show that there isnt a Developer option in there...but I cant even do a printscreen with this tablet since it only comes with the power button, and printscreen requires power and volume buttons...this tablet was too cheap I guess... PS2: In case it helps: Model Number FS-MG789 Android Version: 4.0.3 Baseband Version: 0.51 Kernel Version: 3.0.8+ spreadwin version 2.4.10(S101_JH_B) Build Number: nuclear_puppies-eng 4.0.3 iml74k 20120727 test-keys **EDIT:** I couldn't install the device on my PC either so I followed this answer and installed it like this (David Kreps answer)...which is basically to add your device's VID/PID manually to the android_winsub.inf (inside the sdk\extras\google\usb_driver folder). I am using Android Studio, and it doesn't need a manifest with `debugable` added in it and I did a little test and apparently I can debug a code in the device....but still, I don't know the general implications of this no Developer option in the device.


title: Samsung Galaxy encryption failed

text: I updated my GT-19100 Phone to 4.1.2 Jelly Bean from the previous version. For this venture it was necessary to decrypt my phone first. After the update I started again an encryption. The process failed (i just left the encryption continue by leaving the phone alone) and the phone showed me this message: ![http://i.imgur.com/J37aZaq.png](http://i.stack.imgur.com/MDKgx.png) After reseting the device I can't access any previous data on the phone, nor can I save something on the phone. The phone recommends to format the device. Is there a way to get my old data back? How could I avoid such a problem next time? Any advice appreciated! Thanks in advance! Similar to this question: "Encryption Failed" on my Samsung Note 2 & it asks me to reset device. Is there a way to back up my data But still not answered.


title: Are there any window managers for Android?

text: I once saw a YouTube video where someone had hooked up a bluetooth mouse and keyboard to a Galaxy Note and was manipulating apps like on a desktop computer, where each app had window decorations and multiple apps could be visible at once. I would like to have such a window manager (preferably not requiring any external devices) for my Galaxy Nexus. There are occasionaly situations where it'd be helpful to be able to see two apps at once. For example, I might receive complex data in an email that I want to input into another app. However, Gmail doesn't allow you to copy text from an email (which is just rediculous). So, I have to remember a little bit, switch apps, type it in, switch apps again, etc. It would be much better to be able to put my phone in landscape mode, fire up the window decorations, and tile the two apps side by side so I can see the email address at the same time I'm entering data in the other app. I've searched for a window manager for Android, but I can't find anything, despite the video I saw. Does anyone know of one?


title: Connection Time Out error while accessing Google Play Store in Samsung I9070 Galaxy S advance

text: I have bought a Samsung I9070 Galaxy S advance. Whenever I enter Play Store (Google Play Store Version 3.4.7), it displays waiting sign and then Connection Time Out Error is shown. I use mobile data connection to access the network. Please help me to solve this asap Phone Details: > Device: Samsung Galaxy S Advance   >  Android Version: 2.3.6   >  Baseband version: I9070DDLI1   >  Kernel version: 2.6.35.7-1194396 dpi@DELL163#2 SMP PREEMPT Thu Sep 13 > 22:11:28 KST 2012   >  Build Number: Gingerbread.DDLI1


title: Getting "Authentication is required" when trying to access the Play Store

text: Over the past week, whenever I try to open the Play Store/Market app on my phone, the app thinks for a while and then displays this error message: > Authentication is required. You need to sign into your Google Account. But I am indeed signed into my Google account, as seen in other Google applications running on the phone, and as seen if I open the menu in the Market app and click the "Accounts" button. I suspect this might be related to the fact that over the past few months I've had two different Google accounts synced to this device, and I have recently removed one of them from the phone. No other Google application has had any problems with removing one account. Does anyone know how I can solve this issue? I can still install applications by using the market website (now "Google Play"), but this is still a big inconvenience. I also think I stopped getting updates.


title: 'Authentication' Error

text: I try to download Bad Piggies and update Angry Birds on my Samsung Galaxy Tab but a message appears... "Authentication is required. You need to sign into your Google Account" I'm already signed in and they give me that strange message. Help anyone?


title: What's the secret behind super durability of latest ADW Launcher EX?

text: Update of ADW Launcher EX is back again after a long time. It brings lot of visual tweaks as well as performance boosts. After few days of experience, I have encountered one even more interesting thing: I am unable to kill it by increasing system load (which is a very good thing). When foreground apps are launched, Android kills background apps based on `minfree` values. The apps having running services and notification get higher priority than normal background apps, but get lesser priority than foreground apps. Latest version of ADW Launcher EX has a running service (but no higher priority running notification) which is same as old versions and other launcher apps. I have used Go Launcher EX, LauncherPro, old version of ADW Launcher EX etc. All get killed when heavy foreground apps are launched, but latest version of ADW Launcher EX isn't getting killed. Instead, foreground apps are being killed when system load is high. Previously, hot reboot was also able to kill ADW Launcher EX, but now even that one fails. What's the magic behind all these? I am just curious...


title: View Contact-Facebook connection on computer

text: Before I started using an Android phone, I had already connected my Google contacts with their Facebook profiles by including a URL-type field named “Facebook” with a link to their profiles. The Android Contacts app was clever enough to link (many of) my Google contacts to their Facebook profiles, but this link seems to exist only in the phone, not in Google Contacts. Is there a way to view & edit this aspect of my contacts database on my computer?


title: Link contact to Twitter handle

text: Is there something I can put into the Google Contacts entry for someone that will link it to their Twitter handle? I have tried putting “@JohnDoe” into an IM-type field I’ve named Twitter, but that didn’t do the trick.


title: Google play disappeared from my phone

text: While uninstalling some app I may have accidentally uninstalled Google play app. But even then I have updated Google play app before and while uninstalling it should remove only updates from my phone not the complete app. I should have been able to use default app. But I am unable to do so. Yesterday while clicking app's icon it was showed an error, that app isn't installed. I tried to find it on my app library but it's not there. What should I do? I am using Samsung galaxy fit (GT-S5670)


title: Google Play Store disappeared from my phone

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Google play disappeared from my phone My google play store is not showing on my home page and it's not in the app drawer and it's not in All Apps under settings. My phone is not rooted, and is running the stock HTC rom. I have an EVO 4G phone. Could anyone tell me what is happening and how I can recover it? I would download an .apk or something, but I don't have a file manager currently installed. I would rather not reset my whole phone.


title: Is there a facebook app that does not read your location?

text: I've looked at a number of facebook apps, and it seems that they require permission to read my precise location. This includes Stream, Fast, Friendcaster, and the official facebook app. Can anyone recommend a Facebook app that does not require permission to read my location data?


title: Can't take screenshots on a rooted device

text: I can't take screenshots on my **rooted** Android 4.0.3 tablet. It's a Genesis GT-1230 running some modified ROM, and apparently the power + volume down combination is disabled. The screen is 10.1", 1024 x 600 pixels.   * I have GoLauncher installed on it, and its screenshot feature produces a result like this: (resolution 600 x 988, not resized or edited in any way) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/LHm5P.jpg)   * However, if I deny root permissions for GoLauncher, the screenshot result goes like this: (resolution 249 x 410, not resized or edited in any way) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/1n0Zh.jpg)   * I installed this screenshot app, it requires root, I give root permission, and it displays an error message, something along the lines of " _error on fb0_ ".


title: Other apps to manage permissions?

text: I used to use - and loved - LBE Privacy Guard which allowed you to revoke specific permissions from specific apps. Ever since AT&T _finally_ pushed out Jelly Bean for the S3 though, it no longer works, and puts my phone into a endless reboot loop. Searching in the market, I couldn't find any other app that does this (though the are plenty that just let you _SEE_ the permissions of all your apps). Anyone know of another app that does the same thing as LBE?


title: How to Use Camera in ICS to store images on internal memory?

text: The SD card slot on my HTC Dezire Z is broken and a replacement is not available. How can I use my camera without an SD Card? I am using ICS.


title: Unable to receive msgs even when im online on Galaxy S3

text: When I'm online and have not manually signed out of Skype or force closed it, I cannot get messages sent by contacts online to my account. Sometimes there is a delay in message delivery and sometimes they are not delivered until I login on laptop/desktop. Can anyone help in this regard?


title: Crash while adding google account

text: Facing trouble while adding Google account to my android device. In logcat I got these two messages:               java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create service com.google.android.gms.gcm.GcmService:       java.lang.SecurityException: attempting to read gservices without permission: Neither user 10073 nor current process has com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES.        java.lang.SecurityException: attempting to read gservices without permission: Neither user 10073 nor current process has com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES.      Screen shot of my device Samsung Galaxy S3 (4.2.2) ![This is the Screen shot of my device Samsung Galaxy s3 \(4.2.2\)](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Cu1Rsm.png) ![while restarting](http://i.stack.imgur.com/fWNJ3m.png)   Screen shot of my device Samsung Galaxy S3 (4.2.2) / while restarting


title: Does using uTorrent for Android wear out the phone memory?

text: When you use uTorrent for Android, does it trash the SSD with multiple writes? Since most phones' internal memory and SD cards are flash based, and torrents do multiple writes, are they especially harmful for the lifespan of SSDs? If so, are there workarounds?


title: Authenticator app is not working

text: I'm choosing option to add MFA in the Google accounts, scanning barcode, secret is added. Name of the account in the Authenticator is correct. However, when I try to enter the generated code - Google says it's incorrect. The same on all attempts.   Ideas? UPD I've tried syncing time from the Authenticator - still getting errors UPD2 Can it be the reason that I previously had Authenticator installed on another phone with different email?


title: Game app's restarting themselves between levels

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 phone with the 4.4.2 version of android. The issue is that games tend to restart themselves between levels, games like angry birds, "blocks" (a tetris-like game) and other, various apps. They are all free versions, if that matter. In fact, it almost seems the app tries to show an add when this event occurs. So my question is: Is there a way to deal with this? Is it actually the ads that cause this?


title: ASUS Transformer TF101 freezes on many ROMs

text: # Problem: I have this TF101, which freezes in virtually every ROM I've tried. When I'm playing a game, refreshing Twitter timeline by dragging down, or sometimes even simply viewing settings, the screen freezes. The sound and logcat however continue. I can also turn the screen on and off by pressing the power button, but the lockscreen does not show up. When I press the volume buttons, _sometimes_ logcat says it's registering the presses, but ignores them: `I/InputDispatcher(141): Dropped event because input dispatch is disabled.` Here's a Youtube video showing the problem. # Analysis: As said, logcat continues while the freeze is happening. Here are two logcats of the freeze and a traces.txt: **Device info:** Stock ROM   **Android version:** 3.1   **Kernel version:** 2.6.36.3-00011-g3eb19ec android@Mercury #1   **Build number:** HMJ37.WW_epad-8.4.4.11-201107011   **S/N:** B70.........   **Problem:** Freeze as mentioned before.   **Logcat** **Device info:** Stock ROM after 2 ASUS updates   **Android version:** 4.0.3   **Kernel version:** 2.6.39.4 android@Mercury #1   **Build number:** IML74K.WW_epad-9.2.1.24-20120503   **S/N:** B70.........   **Problem:** Freeze as mentioned before, but now the device reboots itself short time later.   **Logcat** **Device info:** Prime! 1.8 ROM flashed using NVFlash   **Android version:** 2.3   **Kernel version:** 2.6.36.4-g565dea1 roach@nimda #20110816   **Build number:** HTJ85B.prime_epad-1.8-20110821   **S/N:** B70.........   **Problem:** Freeze as mentioned before. _This is the ROM in which the freezes less frequently happen, but they still happen._   **Traces.txt** # Solution: I have no idea. That's why I came here. Any help is appreciated.


title: Android customization Galaxy Note

text: Recently, Android ICS has been released in my country (Hungary) also for the Samsung Galaxy Note. That's cool, the phone updated itself to Android 4.0.3 and at first sight it was really cool and fast. But... To be honest, the Wi-Fi disconnects and the battery gets empty in half of a day... These 2 make me really angry and I was thinking about rooting, which I have successfully done today, but it still didn't help at all on my problems. Okay, the UI might be a little faster... So. I thought I might have to change the ROM to a custom one. Now I have more questions about this:   * I wish to modify my phone on a way I can easily turn it back to the factory state (no wonder, warranty). How to do this/is it possible?   * Is it possible to "put up" more ROMs and when I'm turning on the phone just select the one I want to use (just like you'd install more OSs on a desktop computer)?   * I would also want to know what are my options for a custom ROM for a Galaxy Note WITHOUT losing my S-Pen functionality, so which ROMs should I count in?   * How to freakin' achieve these above questions if everything is ok? =D Thanks in advance! =) (Links and experiences are welcome also...)


title: How to root Xperia P device

text: How do I get root access for my Xperia P device runing Jelly Bean(4.1)? Is it required to unlock bootloader before trying to root the phone?


title: How to enable NFC on Galaxy Note I717 for lockscreen/screen off use?

text: The Note I717 running Paranoid ICS and makes everything except the S-Pen great -- except I can't quite figure out how to enable NFC for use on the lock screen/screen off modes. I see plenty of people doing this and it appears to require a software mod of some kind. How can I get this rigged up on the I717?


title: SGS2 mobile connectivity/GPS intermittent problems after DIY repair

text: Looks like my SGS2 started to have mobile connectivity/GPS problems, possibly as a result of DIY repair (I manually replaced LCD+digitizer after an LCD damage):   * GSM signal level frequently drops to nearly zero   * mobile data speed drops to (nearly) zero   * GPS works only rarely; can't fix most of the time **How can I debug the problem? Which connectors etc to check most carefully which can directly affect the problem? What else to try?** Official firmware auto-updated to 4.1.2. GT-I9100. GSM, non-locked, international version.


title: Missing features in Galaxy S2 ICS upgrade

text: I just upgraded my Sgs2 to ics but found a few things missing. First one is facebook integration with Contacts app is broken. I used to be able to see everyone's info from their Facebook in my contacts app, including profile pic, status, even recent media uploads. Now it barely shows anything, just an email and that's it. It doesn't even show me birthdays anymore which is extremely important to me! Very upsetting! Wtf happened?? Secondly I read that some stock ics features were taken out, such as lock screen app launching and new gallery. Is this true? Thank you very much


title: Something eating my battery

text: I have my Nexus 7 2013 few months. Few weeks ago, for some reason battery start draining - it was empty after one day or so. I reinstalled whole tablet, and after that everything went to normal. But again, after maybe 10 days, I faced the same problem with the battery. How can I find what causing this problem, and how to solve it?


title: Trigger WiFi hotspot based on known WiFi availability or location

text: I have a HTC One XL and a Nexus 7. They both know my home WiFi network and a few other networks, and my Nexus knows my HTC's WiFi hotspot as well. When I'm out and about I press my hotspot widget on my HTC to enable the WiFi hotspot, which allows my Nexus to automatically connect and get online. What I'd like is a way to   * use a known WiFi network if available (to save battery and mobile data), and    * otherwise automatically turns on WiFi hotspot mode   * can be WiFi based or location based This will allow me to use the Nexus 7 wherever I am, without having to take out my HTC and flick the hotspot switch. At the same time I'd like the Nexus to prioritise other known networks over the hotspot, so that if possible it drops off the hotspot network and uses the known network. Searching for anything containing 'WiFi hotspot' returns dozens of apps to get around carrier imposed hotspot restriction, so I am not having much success there.


title: Is less than 2 hours of battery life normal for Galaxy S2 with

text: Screen darker than | 5 times darker than normally possible thanks to Screen Filter app, removed more than 70 system apps (I have less than 40 now) with the rest except absolutely essential being frozen, WiFi GPS and all the rest turned off,sound muted, CPU and GPU undervolted and underclocked,(flashed 4.4.2 ROM and Dorimanx 10.43v98.4 Kernel which noticeably boosted battery life, especially after tweaking with the settings) disabled error reporting and everything else battery using I could think of while playing any game? I doubled the battery life thanks to all the changes I made (read above) because the battery lasted barely an hour, often less.The issue was ever since I got the phone and I thought it was caused by the Samsung bloatware and Android 2.3.4.Being very UNsatisfied with the battery I bought a new one and it doesn't help except that I have double the battery life again (4 hours max) which is still very bad for Me. The screen gets hot but the battery is even hotter and the area around the SoC (CPU, GPU etc) gets the hottest, I believe **So is this normal? What else can I do apart from the improvements I wrote above to improve the situation?**


title: GPS stopped working after root

text: After rooting my Sony Xperia P, the GPS stopped working. Even Google Maps can't find my current location now. I found this problem when started working on Location API. Is it a common issue and is it resolvable? I tried searching on XDA too, but couldn't find anything about this.


title: Taking screen captures on Galaxy SII with ICS

text: After upgrading my Rogers Galaxy SII (I727R MODEL) to ICS. I cannot take screen captures of activities. I've tried using home and power as with gingerbread as well as power and down volume together. Neither works. Is there another way or has this feature been disabled by rogers? Any help is appreciated.


title: Can Android phones restrict background syncing to secure WiFi connections?

text: Context:   * T-mobile G1   * CyanogenMod   * No data plan WiFi is available for free in many places, including my home, local libraries, and even at least 1 doctor's office. However, not all of them are secure. While I don't mind using insecure networks for Google Maps or simple Google searches, I don't want to transmit my Google account infomration/e-mails/contact list/etc. in the clear. Is there a way to keep the phone from doing this? Incidentally, I really don't want to turn off background sync completely because that would defeat the point of having a phone that's (more or less) always up to date.


title: Where is the +1 button in Google Reader on Android 4.0?

text: I just upgraded from (Samsung S2) Android 2.x to Android 4.0. This apparently upgraded some Google apps like Gmail and Reader as well. In the old Reader, I had a +1 button next to each article. Where is it in the new Reader? (Not _Star_ , mind you).


title: Google Play movie rental errors as it says my device is rooted (it is not)

text: I have a standard Galaxy S3. I have rented and downloaded Movies from Google play before however now it is saying: > Downloads aren't supported on rooted devices (error 44) However my S3 is not rooted. All software is update to date. I have cleared the cache but this does not solve the issue.


title: Enable Adhoc on Jelly Bean

text: [Is] there any way to enable adhoc mode in JellyBean. WPA_supplicant hack isn't working.


title: My clock has disappeared

text: I have a HTC Desire X running Android 4.0.4 (not rooted). I use the "Digital Clock" widget which comes with phone on my home screen. The phone came with 3 clock related widgets - Weather Clock, Digital Clock and Social Clock. By default, the Weather Clock appeared on the home screen but I removed that from the Home Screen and added the Digital Clock on the home screen. This was good for a month. But today, the Digital Clock disappeared from the home screen. I tried adding the clock back to the home screen from the Widgets list. I am able to add "Social Clock" and it's visible on the home screen. But I am unable to add "Digital Clock" and "Weather Clock". When I add either of this - it takes me to the chose a City menu & then when I chose a city, it returns me to an empty home screen with no Clock. I am however able to add the "Social Clock". I tried the following things   * Booted the phone   * I force stopped and cleared data for Clock and Clock Widget None of this helped. What do I do? I am not really a Social Clock kind of guy.


title: Unknown Notification Alerts

text: My S3 constantly sounds a Notification alert but I can't tell what it is trying to notify me about. No new emails, no new messages. What is it trying to tell me?


title: Can I use my Android device as Wi-Fi Dongle (ie Tethering to PC through USB, but using Wi-FI not Phone Network)?

text: I want to use my Android phone to connect a desktop (windows 7) PC to the internet via Wi-Fi (ie, not muching though my Data plan). Is this possible with the various tethering options out there? The reason I ask is, most suppot wi-fi the other way around, ie, the phone is the wi-fi hotspot, and the internet connection comes over the phone network. I want to connect to an existing wi-fi network, and share that with the PC. Background - for various reasons our office LAN network is b0rked and very slow. The office WiFi network on the other hand is happy and fast. But my desktop PC is wired only. If I can use my phone as a wifi dongle/modem/adaptor, and connect to the office wifi, then I'll get a much faster connection. Edit: I've got an HTC Desire HD, I haven't rooted it so far.


title: How can I tether my phone's Wi-Fi connection to a PC over USB?

text: Today in my work the people from security are going to block internet access and only admit enterprise local pages. Luckily, there is a free Wi-Fi connection which I have access from my Motorola Milestone. Is there any way for me to tether the Wi-Fi connection over USB to my computer?


title: ART Runtime vs Dalvik Runtime

text: Recently I was looking through developer options on my Moto X and I was interested by the option to do runtime in either dalvik or ART. After doing some research I decided to change my runtime to ART. I was wondering if this was a good choice or if I should continue running my phone on Dalvik. Let me know what you think.


title: How to copy wireless networks list from one android device to another?

text: I got a very long list of free hotspots and friends/family networks on my phone. Recently I bought a tablet and I'm trying to find a way to copy the wireless manager list to this new device. Any idea how to do that? Both devices are rooted and running ICS.


title: Nexus 5 Unroot: Update Possibilities?

text: I somehow one-click rooted my Nexus 5 (without a computer) but want to unroot. If I go to Settings >>,About Device >> Update and install an update if there is one, will it delete root or get stuck on the boot logo because I'm root? I don't want to have issues but I also don't want root. Now I downloaded SuperSu and used the Temp Unroot option which basically just deletes root temporarily unless that option is DE-selected. So basically I don't have root now (I checked) but it's still there, I just want to know 1) Can I update without having problems? I have T-Mobile. 2) Is there an app that can just delete root for good, permanently?


title: Connecting tablet to VGA projector

text: Is it possible to connect an Android tablet to a VGA projector to make presentations of what's on its screen – and if so, how can this be done? TL;DR: I am searching the market for purchasing an Android tablet. The only feature that I want it to have is being able to be connected to VGA projectors for making presentations concerning my Android applications. So before buying any device, I need to know if this is possible (not looking for "device recommendations" explicitly here, but for the technical possibility). I've searched similar question but I didn't find a definitive answer. I know I must also buy a converter but I've found out that is more difficult than it sounds. So I would like to hear some suggestions, better yet if you have achieved such a connection.


title: Can I install CyanoGenMod's or AOSP Messaging app on top of existing Messaging app by my vendor

text: I want to install default Android SMS/Messaging app by Google, or even the one that comes with CyanoGenMod Custom ROMs.   They feel more native and plain, which is awesome. Can I have 2 Messaging apps on my Galaxy S4 (I9500) without problems, or disable Samsung's messaging app and install AOSP/CM's Messaging app?


title: How to recover Samsung Galaxy Fit using software that works on Ubuntu?

text: I tried to install the new Jelly Bean on my Samsung Galaxy Fit, but it got stuck during installation with an error on `/tmp/slideloadpackage.zip`. Now, my original Android OS lost. How can I recover my phone using software that works on Ubuntu (12.4)? I am able to access "download mode". I need to transfer the update file (`BENI_v1.0.ops`) to the device.


title: Stuck at "Verifying Information" when updating to ICS

text: I've been trying for a few hours to update my Desire S running Android 2.3.5 to the newly released official ICS rom "RUU_SAGA_ICS_35_S_HTC_Europe_14.01.401.2_Radio_20.76.30.0835_3831.19.00.110_release_275068_signed". Running XP, I've installed the latest HTC Sync from the HTC website (to get the drivers). No matter what I try I always get stuck at the screen "Verifying information on your android phone. Please wait...". I've let it sit there for over an hour without it ever continuing, I'm not getting any kind of error message. When using the HTC Sync program the phone shows up as connected without any problems. I've tried running the installer both while having the program on and having the phone in "HTC Sync mode", and having the program turned off and having the phone in "Charge only mode". USB debugging is of course turned on. I've also tried turning the AV and firewall off, just in case. I've also tried resetting the phone to factory settings, just for the hell of it. No change. The phone is not rooted and is S-ON. I've tried restarting both phone and computer a number of times (phone both using fast boot and regular boot) but I just can't seem to get it working. Any ideas? Edit: I also found a log file from the RUU, containing the following:                   <LOG>         <T170112><INFO><VERSION>1.0.6.2012</VERSION></INFO></T170112>         <T170112><DEBUG><PAGE>====== WelcomeDlg ======</PAGE>         </DEBUG></T170112>         <T170117><DEBUG><PAGE>====== VerifyingMobileDlg ======</PAGE>         </DEBUG></T170117>         <T170117><DEBUG>strPath = C:\Program\HTC\HTC Sync 3.0\         </DEBUG></T170117>         <T170117><DEBUG><CMD>adb devices</CMD>         </DEBUG></T170117>         <T170118><DEBUG><OUT>adb <T170118><DEBUG><CMD>fastboot devices</CMD>         </DEBUG></T170118>         <T170120><DEBUG><OUT>fastboot


title: Some apps are gone and others crash after Samsung Galaxy S2 crash

text: I'm facing a problem with my Galaxy S2. I've been using it for 1 year but a week ago when I used the alarm clock to set an alarm, the phone suddenly hanged and restarted. After the restart it stopped working properly. At first all of my apps crashed even the TwLauncher. So I turned it off and then tried turning it on by removing the memory card and simcard. It didn't work out, so I used my Nokia for a week and left it with battery, simcard and external memory card removed. But this weekend I turned it on and it started working with less app crashes but some of my apps were gone like opera mobile. Also I had to re-enter my Google account because the phone was like factory reset. All data was there, the only thing gone was my Google account. Now my problem is all my apps are crashing when I enter them and sometimes a text comes to the screen saying "Oooops !! I crashed but a report has been sent to my developer" How can I fix this? Any ideas? I can provide screenshots if needed. Any help would be helpful.


title: Brand new Galaxy Nexus not booting

text: I know someone who bought a Galaxy Nexus recently, and he finally unboxed it today and straight away inserted the SIM and battery and plugged in to charge. Hours later when we tried to boot it for the first time, nothing happened. Removed and reinserted batteries, changed sockets, attached the USB charger to a PC, etc. but we still have no idea if the phone has charged or charging or if it's a completely defective item. Please help me troubleshoot it.


title: Try to install Clockworkmod Recovery, always getting stock recovery

text: I'm trying to install Cyanogenmod on my Samsung Epic 4G. I've tried a couple of ways to get Clockworkmod Recovery on the phone, but every time I boot it into recovery mode I get the stock recovery program. I've tried the method listed on the Cyanogenmod wiki here and one using Odin here, but every time it boots, it loads up with stock. Does anyone have any ideas for how I can get around this?


title: How to workaround "no network => go away" in programs?

text: When neither Wi-Fi nor Mobile data connectin is turned on, the programs often tell "No network" and refusing to work (not even trying) although networking can still be available (Wifi in "hotspot" mode, USB reverse-tethered, some virtual network, etc.). How to explicitly tell Android "There _is_ network, I configured it myself" to make programs that rely on Android API to go?


title: Documentation for adb shell getevent / sendevent

text: Is there any documentation on the format of the getevent and sendevent shell commands? specifically the ones for touchevents. or is this device-dependent? it is a bit hard to guess what those ids are doing.


title: How to force Backup Assistant to sync in airplane mode with WiFi on

text: I recently switched phones but am keeping my old phone for use on WiFi. I have put the phone in airplane mode to improve battery life and keep it from looking for the cell network (as this is futile, it is no longer activated). However, now every morning I am getting an error telling me that Backup Assistant was unable to sync. At first I thought this was very strange as I have a WiFi and Internet connection. However when I finally went into the app to see what was going on it told me I was in airplane mode and asked did I want to exit airplane mode or cancel. Obviously I don't want to exit airplane mode so as to save battery life, nor do I want to have to manually sync as that defeats the whole purpose of automatic backup. How can I get Backup Assistant to work without leaving airplane mode?


title: How to force Contacts to respect "File as" (or "NickName") field for sorting and display?

text: Let's say one wants for Android to display their father not as "FirstName LastName", but simply as "Dad". This seems to be a pretty essential feature; and, as I have heard, it is implemented even in an old systems such as Windows Mobile. However, while Google Contacts offer the "File As" field (which does what I'm looking for), Android does not seem to respect this field: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=5724 , http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=8578 The issues are pretty old; did anything changed since then? I cannot find any options to use the "File As" field on my Xperia P with Android 2.3.7 installed. Are there any alternatives to the default "Contacts" application that make use of this field?


title: Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Connect to ethernet

text: Is it possible, using some type of adapter or combination of adapters, to connect a Galaxy Tab 2 to a ethernet port. Is it necessary to add some kind of kernel module? Which one? How do I do that?


title: Why is Android File Transfer necessary?

text: Apparently newer versions of Android require the use of Android File Transfer. I have an older machine that doesn't require this, and just mounts as a USB mass storage device. I can't see a technical reason why Android File Transfer is now required when it used not to be. What changed in order to make this necessary? Why is it necessary?


title: "No language is installed in your default TTS Engine"? What should I do?

text: I have just installed a pdf reader in my Samsung Galaxy Y mobile phone which comes with android 2.3 Gingerbread. This pdf reader has a text to speech option, but I am not able to use it and getting the error message: "No Language installed in your Default TTS Engine". What should I do? How do I fix this?


title: Should the sdcard support case-sensitive files?

text: I've been testing one of my apps to see how it handles filenames in UPPER- CASE. I _thought_ the Android libraries and system was case sensitive for filenames, however I eventually discovered that files on the SD card are matched without case-sensitivity. Here's an example taken from a Samsung Ace phone (my Nexus 4 behaves similarly)               adb shell          $ pwd     /mnt/sdcard/testDaisyReader/casesensitivebook          $ echo "" > NCC.HTML     $ ls -l     -rwxrwxr-x system   sdcard_rw        1 2013-11-19 18:57 NCC.HTML     $ ls -l NCC.HTML     -rwxrwxr-x system   sdcard_rw        1 2013-11-19 18:57 NCC.HTML     $ ls -l ncc.html     -rwxrwxr-x system   sdcard_rw        1 2013-11-19 18:57 ncc.html     $ ls -l     -rwxrwxr-x system   sdcard_rw        1 2013-11-19 18:57 NCC.HTML     $       I would have expected the commands `ls -l ncc.html` wouldn't find the file I created, however it seems to do so. My Android app also matches files without case-sensitivity. Do any of you have any counter-examples? I'd like to know whether it's safe to assume filenames are matched on the SD-Card in Android, like Windows, without case-sensitivity. Notes: 1\. the filesystem on the SD-Cards are FAT32 2\. I've found 2 related posts that imply files on the sdcard are case-sensitive: How can I open an HTML file I have copied from PC to SD Card of Phone? How can I determine the SD card's path?


title: How do I record a ~45 minute 1080p video with external mic?

text: I am currently using the camcorder function that comes with lgcamera because it allows me to use the microphone as the source of sound input. But I found that it stops when the recording size reaches 1.9GB (or 2.0GiB in the linux world, or about 16 minutes). I believe this is an arbitrary limit set by Android for apps? I googled and found some people reporting the same file size limit problem. Is it possible to get around this file limitation problem (I have nexus 5)? or is there a recording app that would break down the video into smaller sizes? The external mic is a requirement for me though. If you know how to use external mic that with the native video recording app (1 hour recording limit), that would be even better. soundabout did not work for me. # Reference: People complaining about the limit: http://forum.xda- developers.com/showthread.php?t=1714021


title: Keyboard Macros

text: Is it possible to have keyboard macros? Like on iPhone if you type lol it automatically converts it into laugh out loud? Couldn't find it on my phone for multiple hours.


title: Touchscreen doesnt work, Phone in warranty. Need backup of internal memory

text: I have and Android 4.1 phone Huawei Prism 2 and my touchscreen doesn't work. It powers up and all but I just can't use the touch. I need to back up my internal memory and I'm unable to select USB mode. I've tried using ADB and also using recovery mode, but it's all futile. Please help me regarding this. I just need USB mode to be somehow activated externally to backup my memory.


title: Unify volumes for global volume control with the rocker

text: My android seems to have different volume levels for alarms, ringtone & notifications, music and games. This is annoying/confusing for me and I'd just like one global volume control by using the volume rocker on the side of my phone. It has happened several times that my phone would make sound when I was sure I'd silenced it, and when it happened in a job interview the other day that was the last straw! ## How can I have just one volume control? Installing apps is OK, rooting or changing firmwares is not. My phone is a stock Galaxy Nexus: ![Device details](http://i.stack.imgur.com/u7onE.jpg)


title: Disable power-off menu when screen is locked

text: I own a Samsung Spica GT-i5700, how can I disable the power-off menu when the phone is locked. I am running CM7.


title: "Ubuntu" kernel version - what does it mean?

text: I have a 4.0.3 tablet (Genesis GT 1230 running some preinstalled rooted custom rom from factory). It reports its kernel as "3.0.8+ root@ubuntu #412". Why "ubuntu"? What does it mean? Do I have Ubuntu on my Android tablet? Is it any different from an ordinary Android? ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/aQO8j.png)


title: App that translate text from your camera?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Word Lens Alternative/Port for Android Basically, I'm interested whether there is an Android app that does what Word Lens does for the iPhone.


title: How to help Android users with reduced ability to see

text: What can we do in Android phone to help users whose ability to see is reduced? To be clear they are not blind persons, they are just 55+ years old and with age they have reduced ability to see. When my father has seen Xperia with 4.0 inch display he thought that his troubles with using the phone were over. Trouble came again when he realized that font size is still small because of large resolution. Most of them are just simple users and they have needs only for seeing time, date, contacts, missed calls, incoming caller id, and dialer. They're not even using SMS. What can I do to increase size of these functions on display, and make it simplified to access as it can be? Is there any app or theme or something similar already made for helping "older" people using phone?


title: How do I collapse outlines in OneNote app?

text: I understand OneNote for desktop can collapse/expand outlines to any levels. However, I failed to find this feature in OneNote Android app (version 15.0.2727.2300). Did I miss it?


title: Device got bricked while installing JELLYBEAN

text: I was trying to update my ICS4.0.4 to Jellybean and clear cache partition and also Dalvik cache and unfortunately my tablet got restart and now it is hard bricked just show vendor logo and boot infinitely and now usb debugging was off now anyone please help me to get it unbricked.Thanks in advance. I know last option is to go to vendor service centre don't want to do so. Now one more thing that if someone can help me to install any android version from starting then all posts are welcomed such as new device with no boot loader. Delete completely and install new boot loader hope you understand what i am saying. Thanks in Advance.


title: Rooting HTC Hero GSM 2.1-update-1 (3.41.61.31)

text: So I've been trying to root my HTC (Hero GSM 2.1-update-1 (3.41.61.31), originally Orange Spain, but unlocked by code) for few hours now, haven't managed yet. All the articles I've found about rooting this phone seems to be quite old and none seem to be more recent than the latest OTA update they've sent. Even the latest version of Androot (1.6.2 beta 5) doesn't seem to work; I keep getting a `Failed ! No ~~~ Fu goo ~~~` seemingly clueless error. Found some more hardcore ways to do it, but then again, all of them quite old and no one confirming if for the current version - I don't want to end up with an expensive paperweight :( I want to root it in order to install the latest Froyo ROM (Oh, and if anyone have serious reason for opposing to the villainrom 1.7, I'd appreciate a headsup) Please, could anyone refer me to the definite how-to-root-this-thing? cheers mates, f.


title: How come some apps don't show-up on my phone's Android app market?

text: Fxcamera is a popular app, but it's not showing in my xperia x10 mini's app market search. I tried:   1. fx   2. camera   3. ymst   4. fxcamera None gives the result. In fact, after that I've tried many apps which are listed on the internet market site http://www.android.com/market/ but not on the market app. I live in India, is that why the apps don't show up? Is there a way to install the apps download them directly or something? Is it related to my carrier or mobile network provider?


title: How to fix Telstra network dropouts on Gingerbread Oxygen ROM?

text: It's a long shot, but figured i'd give it a go.. I've installed the Oxygen RC6 ROM on my Telstra HTC Desire. It's pretty much perfect - better than this phone has ever been. It's fast, great to use, no space issues (you can force any app to install to the SD Card which solves my biggest gripe with the desire - minimal internal memory for app storage), and is just all round brilliant. But there's one problem, and its a doozie. Every now and then (at least a few times a day) my phone drops its network connection. When i go into settings and try search for networks, it can't find anything.. its as if the radio turns off completely. Rebooting the phone more often than not fixes it, but still sometimes takes a while to sort itself out. Its really annoying cos there'll be times where its off and i wont even know it. The ROM i've installed is this one: http://android- roms.net/desire/2011/01/06/oxygen-v2-0-rc6/ I've tried installing a new radio (32.46.00.32U_5.10.05.17_2 on the following page): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=687464 any suggestions how i can fix this? Try a different radio? Advice on the best one to try? Thanks heaps Greg


title: Exchange Client That Supports Rules

text: I set up rules in Outlook (which is synched to a Microsoft Exchange server) to automatically filter emails to specific folders, based on sender. I have been able to sync the Android email client to my mail server, and the inbox contains all of the folders I had set up in Outlook. My problem is that the Android email client offers no way to sync ALL email folders at once. I have to sync each individually, which is not really feasible with over 20 folders. Is there a better email client that will sync with Exchange AND allow synching of all folders under the inbox? Thanks, Seth


title: Live folders for Contact groups?

text: Does anyone know of an app which will allow you to place live folders on your home screen which are tied to a specific contact group? That is, when setting it up you would choose a group from your address book, and it would then show you all the contacts in that group, when opened. I tried this app: Groupie, but it has a number of problems. The groups it lists are NOT the groups that are in my contacts (it seems to only list some common groups, but not the ones actually in my contacts). Even for a group with the same name as one in my contacts, it does not actually show any contacts when I clicked on the folder. Plus, _while admittedly minor_ , the icon for the folders is dorky. ;) Ideally would like one that uses a variation on the standard live folder icons (like **All Contacts** , **Contacts with Phone Numbers** , **Received from Bluetooth** and **Starred Contacts** ) Running on a Galaxy S Captivate, unrooted.


title: How can I set a default contact for a phone number?

text: In my contact list I have a number of contacts that share the same home phone, because they are family members. For instance:   * my mother   * my father   * my brother   * the family's house I keep the home phone number for each contact so that when I want to speak to one of them, I can choose the contact and then where to try to reach them. I keep a separate contact for the house so that I can call there when I don't want to talk to anybody specific. When anybody calls from the family home phone, I want the phone to display the family house contact, not anybody in particular. Is there any way to specify that a phone number has a default contact?


title: Why does Kies say that there is no official release for my Samsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570)?

text: Why does Kies say it does not support updates for the firmware on my Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 as it is "not official release". On the phone it says android version 2.2.1 and Kies calls it:               PDA:KC1     PHONE:KB1     CSC:KC2(CPW)      Will I ever be able to upgrade?


title: Battery life in dual-boot HTC HD2

text: I own a dual-booting HTC-HD2 with MIUI on SD card. I already knew, from tutorials, that in order to maximize battery life I should first-boot Android only with 100% of charge. This is currently unclear to me. First, I run Windows Mobile 90% of time, and I use Android occasionally only for some programs that are not available in WM. It happened that I needed to boot Android when on the street, with less than 100% battery. However, I recently noticed that my battery is descharging really fast, for example today from 7:30am to 10am it ran from 100% to 68%, and I really wonder if it could have lasted till 8pm (when I get back home). Is it because Android should **always** be booted with 100% of battery, or because I run 24/7 Skype and Windows Live Messenger in HSDPA from Windows Mobile? Thanks


title: Revert from MIUI to Motoblur

text: I am a proud owner of Motorola Defy. A few months ago I upgraded my defy from 2.1 to 2.2. Although it had new features it became a bit laggy and so finally I decided to root my defy and install MIUI Gingerbread. I was using MIUI Gingerbread all this time and suddenly it started itching me and a thought came to my mind that I want to experience Motoblur again. I had already created an image of my Motoblur Froyo before installing MIUI Gingerbread. So I went ahead and reverted the Froyo image back on my defy. But then some of the things stopped working: e.g. Camera is not working now. I found that the Foryo image did not copy the Motoblur Froyo Kernel and when I reverted back my defy is still having the MIUI kernel. Can someone help me getting back to Motoblur Froyo or can I download the original kernel and re-install it back to my defy? Anything would help.... Thanks.


title: Restore a ROM Back-up

text: I am going to try out CyanogenMod tonight on my phone. Before I do that, however, I am curious about one thing. I performed a NANDROID backup, per instructions that I received on this site (thank you to Bryan), as well as a Titanium Backup of all my applications and data. What I am confused about is - say I really screw something up during the CyanogenMod process? How would I recover from that? From my own research, it appears it works something like this:   1. Made NANDROID backup. (Should be on the SD card.)   2. If something goes completely screwy, boot into Recovery mode (hold X on boot, Volume Up + Camera key).   3. Flash using the NANDROID backup off the SD card to return to a safe state.   4. Get Titanium and restore all apps. Is it really that simple, or am I missing some aspect? (I should just do it, but I'm a bit worried about royally screwing up my phone.)


title: "MTP USB Device" driver error (screenshot) when connecting my Galaxy S to my PC in Kies mode -- How can I resolve this problem?

text: ![alt text](http://i.stack.imgur.com/dAC7Q.png) I always got this error when trying to connect my Galaxy S to my PC in Kies mode. I can connect it as "Mass storage" with no problem. But I need to connect with Kies mode to get 2.2 (froyo), but I always get this error. What is this error and how can I correct it? I have Windows 7, Galaxy S 2.1, and kies already uploaded to the latest version. If this is of help, the PC tries to install "MTP USB Device" for a while (around 3-5 minutes) and during this time the phone shows a display that says "Initialising blah blah, press home to exit". How to fix this? Or if this is possible, is there another way to upgrade to 2.2?


title: How can I manually add memory to the Android emulator?

text: I'm planning to buy an Android phone, but I want to try the applications in the Android Market using Android Emulator. I have downloaded many applications and reached the maximum apps I can download because of low memory. My questions is how can I manually add memory to the emulator?


title: Play Store not installed error

text: I had the Play Store App on my Android running Jellybean. The icon still shows on my main screen, but I can't find it in my apps folder. When I tap the icon I get an App not installed error message. What happened to it, and how can I get it back? Apps don't download anymore. I get message that an app will be installed soon, but I am never able to find it.


title: Always add youtube clips to watch later list

text: I prefer to watch my youtube clips later on my computer rather then on my phone.   Currently if I encounter an interesting clip I want to add to my youtube 'watch later' list I have to:               * Open the link in youtube app     * Wait until youtube app has loaded     * Make sure the media volume is muted     * Wait until first buffering is done     * Stop playback     * Add the clip to 'Watch Later' list through the submenu     * Go back to the app I was using before I clicked the link      Is there a way to do this faster? Ideally all links normally opened in the youtube app should instead be added to the watch later list. Extra points if it doesn't disturb the flow in the original app so I continue reading.


title: Galaxy S3: I747UCUEMJB upgrade - baseband unknown

text: Last night I updated my Galaxy S3 from Cyanogenmod 9 to CM 11. One of the steps was to upgrade the bootloader. Everything went fine, and I'm now on `CM 11-2014-06-02-d2lte`. The problem: can't connect to mobile network. Settings > About Phone:               Model number: SAMSUNG-SGH-I747     Baseband version: Unknown      How can I fix this?


title: Resetting the (non-gmail) email application

text: I am using the non-gmail email application to connect to get email from my university, but the app seems to have a bug and sometimes (probably when there are connection issues) doesn't properly delete emails. These would be deleted from the server, but get stuck in the app. Every time after a refresh operation they reappear even if I delete them over and over again. They reappear even if their date is older than the defined relevant window (e.g. last month). How can I refresh the app to get rid of these zombie emails?


title: How can I allocate more than 1024 MB of RAM to an Android Virtual Device?

text: I want to work with 1024MB or higher RAM sizes but when I try to start my Virtual Device it is giving the error:               Failed to allocate memory: 8      I researched many thing about this issue; Some releated solutions are;   * Manually change the AVD's .ini files etc.    * Run emulator as Administrator   * Run from commant line All of them did not work for me. My system is:   * 64bit Windows 7   * i7 3610QM CPU    * 8GB RAM    * 2GB Graphic card Android 4.2 is the version that I am trying to use.


title: Samsung Galaxy S3 not booting up, keeps restarting showing ”Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-i9300” black screen

text: My Samsung S3 is stuck! It keeps restarting! It doesn't reach the enter pincode, but keeps restarting showing the "Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300" screen. Then cycles starts again. Here are the things I've tried:   * I have already removed battery, put back in; still the same result.    * I have also tried to hard-reset, but it just turns off and restarts.    * Same result when trying VOLUME DOWN + HOME + POWER BUTTON; goes back to restarting and the Samsung S3 screen. It was working fine last night, but when I left to do something, I came back and found it restarting over and over again. Didn't update any apps.


title: galaxy s2 cellphone problem; possible virus

text: I read that it is used on the computer. It has been coming up on my Android Galaxy 2 s. It is on at least 3 times at once and up to 7 or 8 at once. They are called `kworker/0:1` through `kworker/0:4` and/or `kworker/u:1` through `kworker/u:4` Occasionally, it comes up as using about 80 % of the CPU. My phone also regularly crashes as of recently. Could kworker be the problem? The virus I have also is kind of trojan-based and has popups when I restart my phone sometimes. Also, when my phone is asleep, and i turn it back on, it says kworker is using 100% of my CPU data.


title: Stock email app does not include certain attachments when forwarding email

text: I am trying to forward an email with a powerpoint file attachment to a colleague in the company using the stock email app. When I click forward , the paper clip shows up as though the attachment is being attached , however the recipient does not get the attachment. I tried this with attached powerpoints that arrived from another company site over an encrypted email connection and it always fails to attach. Other powerpoint files that I get from my gmail account always are included when I forward the emails. So there is something unusual about these attachments that the stock Android email app cannot handle. The kicker is that the same exact email can be forwarded with the attachment just fine using the iOS email app. I tried with my iOS phone which I also use from time to time. So it seems to be a OS specific issue .


title: Android Bluetooth Profile - AVRCP Version on JellyBean

text: My Car audio system supports AVRCP v1.3 which, when my iPhone 4 buddies play music over BT, the song title is displayed on the radio... I have just upgraded to JellyBean and find that i am still not having any luck with my android device Phone Specs   * Samsung Galaxy s i9000    * Android Version 4.1.1   * ROM MIUI-2.10.5 JellyHeff Wikipedia quotes: AVRCP has several versions with significantly increasing functionality:   * 1.0—Basic remote control commands (play/pause/stop, etc.)   * 1.3—all of 1.0 plus metadata and media-player state support The status of the music source (playing, stopped, etc.) Metadata   information on the track itself (artist, track name, etc.).   * 1.4—all of 1.0, 1.3, plus media browsing capabilities for multiple media player Browsing and manipulation of multiple players Browsing   of media metadata per media player, including a "Now Playing" list   Basic search capabilities Any Ideas where the problem is?


title: Nandroid backup of Emulator instance?

text: Is it possible to use Nandroid to backup an AVD instance?


title: How to see what applications do some actions when I power on my phone?

text: I believe there's some set of “hooks”, which get executed when I power on the phone. I want to see it to figure out the reason why my phone sometimes doesn't wake up properly (wakes with black screen).


title: Where are the inline remote settings in Android?

text: I recently purchased a set of headphones with iPhone controls. I've never had these work on Android before and was expecting to just get audio out, and lo and behold, I have media controls. The trouble seems to be, I also have Voice Dialing, which is triggering itself anytime the headphones are plugged in. Any app playing music now also pauses and plays randomly. I don't know exactly what's going on, but I suspect that there are 2-3 different apps all trying to do something with the headset, and it's causing problems. I don't really need it to work, but I can't find _any_ settings dealing with the inline remote anywhere. I've been digging through the system settings and all of my app settings all day and nothing even mentions these behaviors. I don't care if I have to recompile the kernel myself; I very much want to edit this behavior. Where do I start looking? Is the headset a hardware button? Is there a flag I can check for with an app's code that can detect when a headset with a remote is plugged in to make it do different things?


title: HTC Desire HD Wifi proxy applicaiton

text: Is there any working application (root does not matter) for using proxy on HTC Desire HD. ProxyDroid is not working on HTC Desire HD. SSH Tunnel is also not working on it.


title: How can I turn OFF encryption on a Honeycomb tablet?

text: I used the "Encrypt tablet" option on the "Location & security" page of my settings to fully encrypt my up-to-date Asus Transformer. Honeycomb encryption seems a bit flaky so I want to un-encrypt my tablet again. How can I do this? (the option on the settings page still says "Encrypt tablet" and underneath it says "Encrypted", but tapping it does nothing, and I can't find any way to decrypt the tablet again) Owen


title: Buying from Play store using a credit card with foreign billing address

text: Is it possible to use a credit card with a foreign billing address to buy items from a local Play store? I have a Visa credit card from a German bank with a billing address in Germany registered in my Google Wallet. I have successfully used my Wallet to pay for online purchases from several online service providers in different foreign currencies so I am sure the credit card is correctly registered in my Wallet account. However, while physically located in the UK, I cannot complete any purchase from the UK Play store. At the point when I need to select my preferred payment method from my Wallet account, it shows my registered credit card greyed out with the text "Unsupported Payment method" next to it.


title: Is there any way to connect 'Samsung galaxy tab 2 p3100' to a monitor

text: i want to know how to connect the galaxy tab 2 p3100 to my monitor through hdmi or dvi interface. is it possible or not. i tried google but can't find any solution.


title: Is it possible to enable Location Services via Shell?

text: Is it possible to enable Location Services(GPS or Google NetworkLocation) via ADB or Terminal Emulator? I'm on a rooted Phone. Extra Points: Is it also possible to change other system-related settings?


title: problem while connecting samsung galaxy gt-i5801 to pc via samsung kies

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Why Samsung Kies not detecting my Galaxy S GT I9000? i have tried everything for the connection of my galaxy to pc but all in vain... i am unable to understand *#7284# code... as it has uart and usb both... please suggest something how can i connect my cell phone to pc via samsung kies


title: How to stop getting internet through the prepaid card and use only my home wifi?

text: I bought a 3G prepaid card that offers internet, but I want to stop getting Internet through the card and use WiFi to connect to his home router or certain WiFi networks of choice. I know how to connect to WiFi. My question is how to shut off prepaid 3G internet, other than removing the card, which I find tedious. The reason is simple, I want to use my card for phone calls only and I want to use the WiFi for Internet. Plus, my prepaid card internet is damn expensive.


title: Want to organize apps on nexus 4

text: I have many apps, i want to organize my 150 apps in folders (but not on the home screen). Any suggestions how to do this properly?


title: How do I copy/move contacts from phone to my exchange account?

text: My contacts are stored on a (Open-)Exchange server, so they are synchronized between phone, the server and my other mail clients (e.g. on my desktop PC). However, I have some "phone-only" contacts and I want to copy or move them to my exchange server contacts. How can I achieve this?


title: Prevent overheating when tethering

text: When I tether my phone and download big files or large numbers of them, and download is non-stop for a few hours, my phone (Nexus One) overheats. Is there any way to prevent that, except avoiding overusing the net? This has happened in multiple devices, so it's not a hardware malfunction; it also happens both in the original ROM and CM7.


title: last digits invisible from call history

text: I have recently bought Sony Xperia and recently have been facing this weird problem. The last 2 digits of the phone number in call history are invisible. And this is not the case for whole history, but only for some. Please guide if you know reason/resolution for the same.


title: Android x86 on DELL INSPIRON 1501

text: I can't run android-x86 (4.4 RC2) on my notebook (dell inspiron 1501) well the first problem is : Graphics : Radeon Xpress 200M my `/proc/fb` : 0 ATI Radeon 5975 I can use at most 1024x768x16 (vga = 791) but my native resolution is 1280x800x32 and if I use this in kernel (or even 1280x800x16) it shows `A N D R O I D` and graphic ui doesn't show up. just a blinking underline in the middle of page. and I can write terminal commands like `cat /proc/fb` there ! ================================== the second problem is : I can not turn on my `Broadcom 802.11g Network Adapter` in android-x86 ================================== if there is a release of android-x86 (preferred : 4.0+, second choice 2.3+) or a way to solve it please tell me Thanks **EDIT :** installed 4.3 4.2 4.0 still no luck


title: Sync Fails After Changing the Password

text: I Changed my google mail password for some reasons when I tried to access my gmail account in Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos mobile am unable to Login What could be the issue?


title: How to stream sound from Android phone to PC?

text: Is there a way to stream all sound from an Android phone to a PC to be played by the boxes of the PC? At best wirelessly?


title: Play store not registering my phone after root

text: I rooted my phone and after that for the 1st time, as i was just checking out stuff, google play recognized my device and registered it. Later i did a factory reset and now for some reason it is not registering my phone ad I cannot download anything! Entering the "My apps" section only lists the installed apps. No update options , no all apps setion! What happened? Now what should I do?


title: Is it possible to do a complete image backup of an Android device via USB connected to a Windows PC without the Android device being rooted?

text: I recently purchased a Nexus 7 tablet from Google and I also have a Samsung Skyrocket from AT&T. Neither of the devices is rooted. I'm not too enthusiastic yet about rooting either of them, especially since it voids warranties and severely limits support options. Is there a way to obtain a complete image backup of either (or both) of these devices via the USB port on my Windows computer? If so, how? Thank you!


title: How can i turn off charging when my phone connected to my computer?

text: I have Android device Samsung S4. Is that possible to turn off Battery Charging when my phone connected to my Computer via USB Cable. Any ways to turn off or disable it from settings?


title: How can I sync .vcf contact  photos between Android 2.2 and Gmail?

text: I can save all of the contacts to one .vcf file, then use a PC to import it to a Gmail account but there are no photo in the Gmail contacts. I checked the .vcf file there is photo data in it. Is there any function or app can sync the photo from an Android phone to Gmail?


title: Can Android Chrome be linked to an account other than your main Android account?

text: Say that your main Android account is account1@gmail.com. Can you set up Android Chrome to use account2@gmail.com? (Ideally Chrome would allow multiple users, which will no doubt happen in Android too eventually.)


title: How can Google Maps accurately locate my phone when GPS is disabled?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How does Google Maps estimate my location without GPS? I was wondering how Google Maps on my Android phone can locate me with a good accuracy when my GPS is disabled. At first I though it was with the cell tower but I'm not sure it can achieve this precision and it is way better when the wireless is enabled. Experiment that i did.   1. If GPS is OFF and Wifi is ON = Perfect location   2. If Wifi is ON GPS OFF = Still Perfect location   3. If Wifi is OFF and GPS is ON = location is not precise. Tested this with 5 -6 Phones Any Idea why ?


title: What is the ODIN tool?

text: Recently, I've been learning about rooting/flashing android devices and I often come across web-pages mentioning "ODIN". From my common sense, I've come to realise that it is some sort of Windows GUI software that helps you in flashing/tweaking android devices. However, my concern is that wherever it is talked about, it is only provided as a downloadable _binary blob_ .exe file hosted on third party file hosting services. Which raises concerns over trustworthiness of that downloadable file. So my questions are - What is ODIN? What is the canonical website? Is it open source? If yes then, what is the canonical URL for repository?


title: android v4.4.2 add own avatar (Motorola Moto G)

text: I have difficulty finding out how to add my own picture avatar, as is in the SMS dialog for example. I have added pictures of my contacts, and I can see them on the contact list and the SMS messages history, but I can not add mine. Is there the only way I can do it via Google+? Do I have to add my own picture in Google+? Or is there another way? Thanks.


title: Why is the play store displaying same app twice under the My apps section

text: ![Under the All apps the true caller is shown twice by the play store](http://i.stack.imgur.com/3V2KGm.png) ![Under the settings there is only one app not two.](http://i.stack.imgur.com/SruHRm.png)4   Under the All apps the true caller is shown twice by the play store / Under the settings there is only one app not two. (click images for larger variants) Android Version:4.1.2 Jellybean Device: Samsung Trend Duos. In the above image the True Caller application is shown twice and both are of the same no extra app on(or plugin for that particular app). I have force closed the application ,later switched the device waited for some time and restarted the device and still the application duplicate is displayed under My apps. There are not two apps as you can see in the downloads section.(The applications list is sorted name wise so there's no chance of missing a second true caller app)


title: Kitkat keyboard no suggestion on text fields

text: I noticed that when slide-typing (does it have an official name?) into text **fields** (as opposed to text **areas** ), suggestions do not appear. It just puts in the first word it guesses I was trying to type and doesn't give me any other options. Why is this and is there a solution to it?


title: How to get notified of new automatically archived emails in Gmail?

text: I am a very organized person, and thus also in the case of my emails. I have taken the time to set various filters and labels to keep my emails organized, some of these filters automatically archive messages, i.e. labels are applied to emails, and they get archived (hence these messages skip the inbox). ![Setting a filter to auto-archive messages in Gmail webpage](http://i.stack.imgur.com/DmK1i.png) These days I am receiving some emails that belong to a specific label, about topics in which I'm working currently, but since they are not reaching the inbox, my smartphone does not notify me when they arrive. However, when I expand the list of recent labels, I find that there are unread messages in the label in which I am interested. ![No new messages in my inbox](http://i.stack.imgur.com/gbeXI.png) ![New message count for specific label](http://i.stack.imgur.com/vUk2Z.png) When I open the folder (label), I find the new unread email message. ![This is the new auto-archived message](http://i.stack.imgur.com/7LGRn.png) What do I have to configure in order to get notified of these automatically archived emails in Gmail?


title: AVG by DroidSecurity - legit? Useful?

text: Re-post from StackOverflow, when suggested this was a more appropriate forum. I originally posted this on Whirlpool as well - I am very interested to see what new input I can get from this community. I was looking at AVG by DroidSecurity in the marketplace today and am a bit confused. On the free version there is recent feedback saying that AVG isn't affiliated with the app and other comments saying it is malware that slows the machine, deletes data and sends spam. But my Googling skills reveal articles saying AVG acquired DroidSecurity. So, has anyone on this forum had experience with this app? And... do I really need an anti-virus on my Android device? Is it so bad? Are we talking about bad things coming from .. what, apps, email or web pages? I am coloured by my experience with iPhone, nothing evil to worry about so far. Also, if there's nothing to worry about, what are these AV apps doing? Scanning with an empty database?


title: open messages to a contact at bottom of list

text: When I open my messages list with a contact ~~(I presume this is the same across all androids, and not my htc legend)~~ it has the message history with that contact...if you have just received a message from them, the new message is at the bottom and you always have to scroll to it...is there a way to make it so that the new message is focused? or that newer messages are in view by default or by sorting? **Edit**   Seems to be a HTC Sense messages app bug...Anyone with HTC Sense not have this problem?


title: Offline voice recognition Kitkat

text: Got a Moto E recently. I was checking out the Google voice commands. It works great. But offline commands are not working. As soon as I open the voice search/Google Now offline it gives error saying not connected. I tried downloading offline language and installed the same. But still not working. Anything else am missing here?


title: Can't pass the initial setup wizard on SG3 with broken screen digitizer

text: So i **burned digitizer** on i9305 by flashing corrupted recovery. Then i flashed **new** working custom **ROM** and recovery, after Stock JB tried some KitKats like MoKee, Omni, CyanOgen 10/11 but i'm facing the same problem with all of them. After booting fresh android i got stuck on the **welcome screen** / first run setup wizard, cuz can't click anywhere. This phone supports **USB OTG** so i am able to use mouse in TWRP recovery for example, but the driver is not working on the welcome screen yet. Also i cant use **ADB** to simulate screen touch cuz it doesn't connect when the initial setup is active. I don't have any backup of initialized/configured android so this is no go either. Any ideas how to get further? Thanks for any tip.


title: How much "Keep awake" is normal for Google Services?

text: How much, in general, of "Keep awake", and "Wakeups" is normal for Google Services? When should I be alerted that something is wrong? For example, would 2 hours of "Keep awake" be normal for 24-hours? Or 6 hours? At what point is it "too much" and I should look for the culprit?


title: Problem viewing SD card contents while connected to PC

text: I have a problem while connecting my Samsung Galaxy Y Duos to my computer using a USB cable. My mobile displays "NO memory card. YOU cannot view Your photos, music etc" I do actually have the memory card in the mobile. What can I do about this?