title: How to reset settings on Lava E-Tab Z7C

text: I rooted my Lava E-Tab Connect Z7C a few weeks ago. Then I tried some commands in a terminal emulator and ran some scripts in smanager to install a custom recovery. But it didn't work. Instead, internal storage is now inaccessible and the device lags during use. How can I reset the settings? The device information is:               Manufacturer: Lava     Model: E-Tab Connect Z7C     Android: 4.0.4     Build: lava_Z7C_S002_20130221


title: Link2SD fails to mount after nandroid restore

text: Recently I happened to switch back to stock ROM in my LG P500. I used v2.3.3 (v20c) ROM from LG's site and installed wiping all partitions including my SD card. I then rooted using SuperOneClick and installed Link2SD. I rebooted into TWRP recovery, partitioned my SD card with one ext3 and one swap partition. The remaining space on the SD card was filled with a FAT partition. After rebooting phone normally, I used Link2SD which detected the presence of ext3 and **mounted it successfully at very first run**. To test the mount, I restated the phone (with reboot command in terminal emulator) and the ext3 partition was mounted without any problems. Having faced a issue with ext3 partitions (see my earlier question) I decided to first test the backup and restore features first. Hence I moved Google Maps app to ext partition and created a link. With link created, maps was working fine. I then took a backup with TWRP which included all partitions (`system`, `data`, `boot`, `recovery`, `cache`, `.android_secure` and `sd-ext`). I immediately restored the backup and to my surprise, Link2SD did not mount the partition and reported an error `invalid argument`. My phone does not have busybox installed and also no init.d support. But even without these Link2SD mounted the second partition well and fails after restore. Can someone explain why it fails to mount after restore when it did before? **Update** : I had sent email to the developer of Link2SD with logcat and as of now I haven't got any reply. The log cat did not show any suspicious entries (or I do not know what to look for!). The only two lines about Link2SD are: > I/ActivityManager( 1567): Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN > cat=[android.intent.category.LAUNCHER] flg=0x10200000 > cmp=com.buak.Link2SD/.Link2SD } from pid 1680 I/ActivityManager( 1567): > com.android.server.am.ActivityRecord 444 Displayed > com.buak.Link2SD/.Link2SD: +387ms This logcat is also available here for a detailed view. **Update 2** : I missed to add that, with Link2Sd not mounting, if I go ahead and format the SD card and re-partition using TWRP recovery, Link2SD starts recognizing and mounting. So, something happens to the partition during restore operation. At next available opportunity, I will attempt to manually mount the partition as Izzy had kindly suggested.


title: Nexus 7 cannot acts as Handsfree

text: Today I watched this video in below url and I am wondering why Google Nexus 7 and Google Nexus 4 cannot act like this. Unable see the incoming call coming from paired device in Nexus. URL: http://support- us.samsung.com/spstv/detail.jsp?ctg_id=209&sub_ctg_id=&live_id=8 I have updated both the device to Android 4.3. Have I missed any settings or Nexus does not support A2DP? or only Galaxy Player supports this? Thanks Deepak


title: Play store not connecting on MIUI rom

text: After updating MIUI from 3.8.23 to 3.10.25, I get the annoying error message "No connection" when opening Play Store (which is version 4.3.11). Wifi is on and all other apps work fine. Tried to delete play store cache/data but didn't help. Any ideas?


title: Motorola Triumph & HyperShell in Titanium Backup

text: It would seem that Titanium Backup, everyone's favorite root backup tool (right?), does not particularly like the Motorola Triumph—or vice versa. I've been having problems with restoring apps (only the Manual, APK installer method works) and integrating system updates (it just hangs, and then the app it hung on is broken until I restore it from a backup). My TiBU (5.4.0.2) main screen says that I have root, BusyBox 1.20.2-Stericson from system, and HyperShell—but then turns around and says "Fast/Auto app install: NO (HyperShell needed)". Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. The BusyBox I have installed is the latest version, and I had the same problem when I was using the BusyBox 1.18.x build included in TiBU. I have also tested using both the stock and Umph v1.0 kernels. _Why is everything on the Triumph so bloody buggy? I never had these problems on my old LG Optimus V._


title: Flash boot.img without using fastboot USB

text: So I've recently rooted my phone and tried a ROM or two. I find it really handy that you can use TWRP recovery to install another ROM from the SD card, you don't need to have it connected to a PC. However, on my device (HTC One S) I need to flash a different boot.img file for every ROM as well, so I still need to hook my phone up to my PC to switch ROMs. If I don't do this, it just gets stuck on the loading screen. Then I must use the command               fastboot flash boot boot.img      from the folder where boot.img is located. Is it possible to flash this boot image with TWRP or any other way without using fastboot over USB?


title: Transferring pdfs from computer to android

text: When trying to transfer pdfs from computer to Galaxy Note II, Samsung Kies reports 'No App to read file'. I have several pdf readers including adobe for android and downloads direct to Note 2 work fine.


title: Does the Bluetooth/Google Now "Initializing" bug exist on Razr Maxx HD?

text: There is a pretty severe, widespread Android Jellybean bug that causes Google Now voice search to not work over bluetooth audio (it gets stuck saying "Initializing"). I've personally dealt with this on a Galaxy S3 and a Galaxy Note 2, both running 4.1.1. I'm curious whether the Razr Maxx HD has this bug - is there any credible information on which phones are affected by this bug? Or can anyone vouch from experience whether this is a bug on the Razr Maxx HD as well?


title: Samsung Galaxy Ace - HID Bluetooth Keyboard Connection?

text: I'm a newly arrived escapee from the iPhone Empire - I just got a Galaxy Ace and it seems better in all respects except one very important one for me... I used to use my iPhone to write / take notes etc, using an I-connex Bluetooth keyboard. But it looks like my Ace won't allow this keyboard to connect - it says it doesn't connect to HID devices. I've tried two different apps to try and fix this - BlueKeyboard JP (which only works with certain keyboards, not including mine) and Bluetooth Keyboard Easyconnect (which I think requires my phone to be rooted - at any rate, it doesn't work). I'd be very grateful for any suggestions how I can fix this, as it really makes the phone seriously less good than what I had before, given how I use it! Failing that I'd be very grateful if anyone could advise me if there is any version of Android that DOES allow HID devices to connect - and what phones run it.


title: Is there a way to see what application is performing a sync?

text: Sometimes you see the **sync symbol** appearing in the message bar at the top of the screen (mine being a Samsung Galaxy S running Froyo). At that time, most of the times, the screen freezes. So I was wondering : is there an application / widget that **shows which application is performing a sync** operation at the moment ? And/or is there a **log** somewhere of all sync operations ?


title: Why does my Android 2.2 powered Samsung Galaxy I5510 receive duplicated messages (SMS)?

text: I own a brand new Samsung Galaxy I5510 (Android 2.2). Everything works fine and I really like the device. ## My problem is: ~~Every time~~ _Some times_ I receive a message from a phone number that is not in my contact list, the phone continues receiving it every few hours. ## Facts I pointed out:   * The time between those messages is not constant.   * It never happened when the number was in my contact list.   * Deleting the thread does not solve the problem.   * The senders do not fool me and send the message again and again.   * It seems to stop after a day or two.   * restart of the phone does not solve the problem.   * I am not sure if it really receives the message again or if it just copies the old one. Does anybody has an idea what could cause the described behavior? _Thank you!_ **EDIT:** Another point why it is not likely to be a provider issue: I never received a duplicated message while the phone was turned off. Means: I never switched the phone on in the morning and received one or more such messages instantly. **EDIT 2:** I looked through all the phone log. It happened by now for two numbers. Both were not in my contact list. The occurencies and their time of day are: ### +491773**4537               15:38     17:23     19:19     21:41     00:37     phone off     13:20     16:12     20:48     phone off     09:59     10:16     14:10     phone off     12:46     21:04     --------     13 times      ### +491635**4554               23:39     phone off     12:20     13:09     14:44     16:16     17:51     19:28     21:02     23:39     phone off     07:28     08:16     09:32     10:51     12:17     15:28     17:00     18:27     20:04     21:21     22:47     --------     20 times      ## Message from numbers that did not repeat:               +491762**21169     +491797**1598     +436508**7821     +336782**105


title: How can I find the nearest ATM in India?

text: There are some applications that can find and locate ATMs but those I tried are not for India or for Indian banks. Is there an app that supports this for India?


title: K-9 Mail: Search in Message

text: I use K-9 Mail for Android. Recently I tried to search for text in a (rather long) email, but could not find any possibility to do so. Long-pressing the menu button results in a search field, which returns a list of messages containing the search phrase. I would like to search for text inside of one particular message. Any suggestions on how to do that with K-9 Mail?


title: Play Store not downloading app without wifi

text: I have just bought Samsung Galaxy Grand phone featuring android jelly bean. I am trying to download some app using my mobile data. But, it doesn't download application, while I am not connected to wi-fi network. It downloads apps while I am connected to wi-fi without any issue. Can anybody suggest me, what setting is restricting me to download without wi- fi network?


title: enabling WCDMA on galaxy s2 I9100

text: We have 2 WCDMA networks here in IRAQ but SGS2 I9100 cannot find any of them even when I'm choosing WCDMA mode from network operators, while it works fine with GSM. Why?


title: Samsung Galaxy S II won't start

text: I shut down my phone last night like I always do. I went to start it up the next morning and it wouldn't boot. I knew the battery was at least half charged but I put it on the charger anyway. I didn't get the screen I usually do when I put the phone on the charger while it is shut down. I took out and replaced the battery. I don't know what else to do. All I have is a black screen. The user manual is useless. Any suggestions or should I just go to the T-Mobile store where I bought it? Thanks!


title: Record android screen Droid Razr

text: I've been trying to connect my Droid Razr running 4.0.4 to record its screen, but have had no luck. I've tried VNC server, Tight VNC, and just tried the android adk using the adb or monitor tools, and nothing. I did list devices in adb, checked see devices in android debug monitor, and noticed that my device was not there. I have USB debugging and connected as media device when USB is pluged in. Can anyone help me with this, so I can use something to record my screen?


title: Forwarding text messages from an android phone to a TCP port of a PC

text: We are going to have an online poll using SMS in an upcoming ceremony. We also want to show the result of the poll on a large screen using a video projector. The idea that I have is to use an android phone to receive text messages and forward them to a PC using a TCP/IP connection. If the message is forwarded to the PC, I can handle the rest of the things easily. Now, I have two questions regarding the above idea:   1. Do you know any application of piece of code that forwards any incoming text message to a given ip address/port number?   2. Is an android phone capable of handling a large number of text messages? That would be 100-200 messages per minute. The latter issue is a more important one since I have no clue about the number and I cannot test the scalability of the system since the day of the ceremony.


title: power consumption by application?

text: Since cellphone application software requires extra power for processing. Is there any application software that indicate power consumption by particular application?


title: How to download photos (of others) from Instagram?

text: By _download_ , I mean saving to SD card for later use. I have already explored the app for this option, but without luck. :( I think, there must be a way to trap from cache. If you've screenshot based suggestion, please don't answer...


title: How can I root the Galaxy Tab 10.1?

text: How can I root the Samsung GT-P7510? I've tried z4root and many others, but they all seem to support Android 3.1 and not 3.2. I gather 3.2 is specifically designed to eliminate the exploit that z4root and others depend on.


title: Change language ICS spell correction (red dotted line)

text: I've upgraded my i9000 to Android 4.0 using CM9. I've found a major annoyance though. I've enabled spell-checking on my phone (the fancy one, with the red, dotted lines), but it appears to be available only in English, and 4 other languages. See this image: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/de9VV.png) When I switch my entire system language to Dutch, the dotted line just disappears. I've Googled around and learned that Android.com officially states: "For specialized features or additional languages, you can now download and install third-party dictionaries, spell-checkers, and other text services." However, I haven't been able to find language packs like these. I'm dying for one, and find it hard to imagine that months after the launch of 4.0 not a single language pack has been made. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Much appreciated!


title: Will a higher class SD card reduce the risk of crashing my Galaxy Ace?

text: I was using my class 4 32GB SD card in my Samsung Galaxy Ace quite happily until I filled it up to a certain point (which point, exactly I'm afraid I can't find out and don't know). Once the SD card reached a certain percentage of its capacity (Somewhere in the >20GB used area) it started going into the "Sleep of death" bug, where it cannot be woken up after going into lock. I then deleted some non-essential stuff, and the phone worked with the card quite happily for about 20 minutes, when the card died. I haven't been able to revive the card on my PC or phone. My theory is that the processor in the Ace couldn't handle that much data on such a low-speed card, which would explain the sleep of death, but not the card failure. Is there any merit in this idea? Would a better class 32GB card have a chance of avoiding the sleep of death, or am I indulging in some wishful thinking? Apparently the problem is very widespread in Galaxy Aces (according to the manager of a phoneshop I brought it in to), and it seems to happen the Nexus One aswell. Any thoughts would be much appreciated.


title: Galaxy S2, Hangouts app deletes incoming text messages

text: Incoming SMS messages tend to get deleted immediately on my Galaxy S2. The original messages app does not cause any issues, but if I turn on hangouts it goes nits. Edit: were talking about an unrooted galaxy s2 with the latest Samsung firmware. If I disable hangout sms feature everything is fine. Funny thing there was a big period of time when hangouts worked flawlessly. I guess the desire is to use hangouts for sms if possible.


title: Can I receive calls of cell phone number with a tablet?

text: I have an Android tablet without telephony capabilities. I can put in a SIM card. When somebody calls my SIM card number (mobile number), can I receive this call? What application do I need?


title: "cannot write file in SD card" when taking a screenshot

text: I have an Optimus Black. When I try to take a screenshot, it makes a noise. Then, it says `cannot write file in SD card`. How do I fix that?


title: How can I send service commands from my Nexus 7?

text: I have a Nexus 7 3G and I often need to send network service commands (e.g., to use top-up codes or to activate/de-activate data-plans), but can't find a way to do it from the tablet. Instead I'm forced to take the SIM card out of the Nexus and put it into a mobile phone temporarily. Is there a way to do this directly from the Nexus 7?


I have an Mi Traveler Android model 10R2 tablet and I am continuously getting a "memory low" message. I have added a SD card and moved some apps to the card, but still get the same messages. In checking the storage area, it shows the allocation of memory as follows:   * Total space 3.09GB   * Apps 84.95MB    * Downloads 116MB    * Misc. 19.16MB    * Available 2.87GB Then under Apps, it shows the following:   * Total space 252MB   * Apps 204MB    * Available 21.94MB Is there a way to adjust the memory allocation to increase the allocation for apps? It seems that I am only getting the low memory when apps are updating or new apps are being downloaded.


title: Whenever I try to download an app, it keeps wanting to download it to my old Android phone

text: I bought a used Coolpad, but like new. Whenever I try to download an app, be it an old one already installed on old phone or a new, never before loaded one, it keeps wanting to send data to old phone, an LG Admire. In the box, looking for device compatibility, only the old phones model number comes up.


title: How to install a ROM with CWM when /data (and /sdcard) are encrypted and I can't reformat them?

text: I used to run CyanogenMod 9.1 with device encryption on my Galaxy S3, and decided today that I wanted to try a CM 10 nightly. A problem with device encryption that I didn't know about before is that it's impossible to turn off. ClockworkMod Recovery (5.8.4.3) can't mount the `/data` partition (and, by extension, `/sdcard`). This means that I can't use CWM to factory reset or install a new update.zip, since the update.zip must lie on the internal sdcard. Trying "choose zip from sdcard" gives "E:Can't mount /sdcard/" and choosing "apply /sdcard/update.zip" gives "E:Can't mount /sdcard/update.zip". This happens even if I've used `adb` to put the update.zip in the `/sdcard` mountpoint. Factory resetting from CWM gives these two errors: "Error mounting /data!" and "Error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure!". Factory resetting from CM9 didn't work. I've since tried to flash CM10 with MobileOdin, which didn't work, and now I can only boot to CWM. Does anyone have any idea about how I could mount `/data` or otherwise get a working ROM? I've taken backups of everything. The tools I suppose could help me, but I haven't tried because I'm new at this and don't want to hard-brick my phone, are fastboot and heimdall. TL;DR: S3 only boots to CWM, but CWM won't mount `/data` and so can't flash zips.


title: How to change calendar week start day in Android?

text: I prefer my week view of my calendar to start on Monday rather than Sunday. I already have my Google Calendar set that way (to which I sync). How can I do the same on my Droid (Android 2.2)?


title: Performance of Android 2.2 vs. earlier versions

text: One reason that I haven't switched to Android in the past is that it has seemed sluggish when I've tried phones that run it. I see that Google claims performance improvements of 4x to 5x over previous versions, but those numbers are based on benchmarks, not on real-world use. Does anyone have any information about how Android 2.2 affects typical smartphone usage. Not just making calls -- scrolling through a long contact list, reading emails, browsing the web, navigating photo albums, playing games? Ideally, a side-by-side comparison of device _X_ running 2.2 and an earlier version.


Which kernel versions does the udev exploit work? Upon googling this, I found articles claiming that it works on Android 2.1 and maybe 2.2, but there is no information about the kernel versions.


title: How to delete a specific file in Android so that it can't be recovered?

text: From my experience a file deleted from a computer filesystem can often be recovered unless it is overwritten with a special program (that's usually called "shredding"). Is an Android-based HTC smartphone any different? How can a specific file be deleted from such smartphone so that the file can't possibly be recovered?


title: How do I clone a tablet as an img to flash an identical (but non working) tablet?

text: I have two identical Noname Chinese A10 based tablets. One works, one doesn't boot and I can't find suitable firmware to flash the non-working one - I've tried several. I'd like to clone the working one as a flashable image to use in Livesuite. Is this possible? If so, how? Thanks in advance.


title: How reliable is ICS face unlock?

text: After following a liveblog of the presentation where Google announced Ice Cream Sandwich, one of the more interesting features announced was the ability to unlock your phone with your face. As in, the front facing camera is able to determine if the person in front of the camera is the owner of the phone. ![](http://images.scribblelive.com/2011/10/18/9054f22b-9e67-46a6-bf2c-8f4b875b6fb0.jpg) What is the rate of false positives and false negatives for this feature? Can it be fooled by a photograph of the owner of the device? If it fails to unlock automatically, is there a fallback password/pin mechanism to unlock the device?


title: Why can't I download apps from the Android Market via my PC?

text: I was trying to find a free french dictionary for android, and indeed I found many. But I can't download them. The problem is, I don't have access to the internet right now from my cell phone, and what I want to do, is to simply download the application to my computer (where I have access to the internet) and then transfer the installation package to my cell phone, and then install it. Is it a wrong expectation? Is it an unusual practice for installing applications on mobile devices? However, every application either wants me to directly connect to the internet and android market to download the application, or to use my cell phone to download it. Why it is so? What is the philosophy behind it?


title: Is it possible to install a higher Android version on a phone and have it still running smoothly?

text: I have an LG Optimus One P500 phone which has an official update limited to Android Gingerbread 2.2.3. But I've heard of people installing ICS custom ROMS on their phone even though officially it is not supported. My phone has the following specifications: CPU: 600MHz   RAM: 512MB   Current OS: Gingerbread (runs very smoothly with no lags for any tasks) So I'm just trying to find out **what are the minimum requirements for ICS** and whether a phone will continue to function as smoothly as it did for Gingerbread.


title: Copying links off Google Search results directly

text: I Googled for one document, a PDF file. If I navigate to that link using my device browser, the document starts downloading. However, what I actually want is the actual URL to the document copied to my clipboard, not the Google link which redirects.


title: Phone interrupted during first charge, battery damage?

text: Got my new Sony Xperia Go and after draining its initial power, plugged it in to charge. Red light was on, but the battery icon did not show that it was busy charging. So I unplugged it and reconnected. Now the green light is on and the phone shows 100% charged. This is impossible as it was only plugged in for a few seconds. Did I just destroy my battery?? It's plugged in now with a green light showing. Is it charging?


title: Samsung Galaxy Ace keeps updating Samsung app store

text: I recently purchased a Samsung Galaxy Ace and tried to get onto the Samsung application store on the phone. It said that there was an update for the application so I downloaded it and tried to get into the application again. It again came up with the update option and it keeps repeating the process... Please can I have an answer for this as I'm not familiar with these kinds of phones...


title: How can I convert my music to show up OGG Vorbis tags?

text: What command with FFmpeg should I use to ensure that all of my metadata (Currently, most of the Artist tags are ignored) and music will play perfectly on Android? (Preferably using Ogg Vorbis!) I'm running the latest stable version of CyanogenMod (7.1) but the majority shows up under "Unknown Artist" on my device, but shows them on the computer. I just use Banshee to sync the music, as I'm a linux user (so DoubleTwist is not a solution ;__;)


title: Can I use the stock SMS/MMS app on an Android tablet without UMTS module?

text: I just got my Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet. It does not have a GSM/UMTS/3G module but there is an SMS/MMS icon. What is the purpose of this app? Does Android allow me to send and receive SMS/MMS over my Wifi Internet connection, or is it just a leftover? I am not interested _in any alternatives_ to the stock app. I am more curious if it serves any purpose on a device without a UMTS module and if so, how to configure and use it. So the questions could also be phrased like: **What purpose serves the stock Android SMS app on an tablet without GSM/UMTS module?**


title: Why does Google+ Messenger deliver messages with long delays?

text: Google+ Messenger conversations are supposed to take place in real time. Yet when I use Messenger with the Google+ app for my Nexus S Android 2.3.6 phone via 3G (Vodafone IT), the messages I send or receive from others are often delivered with delays ranging from a few tens of minutes to a few hours. Does Messenger require push notifications, i.e. setting the Settings -> Accounts & sync settings -> Background data checkbox?


title: How to start a Google+ Hangout from android/mobile phone?

text: So Google just released a new version of the Google+ app that has Hangout support. **But how do I start a Hangout on my mobile phone?**


title: Send/receive or refresh inbox on native email client

text: Is there such an option for the native email client built into Froyo? For example, I might send myself a document to the phone via email, and it won't come through straight away. Sometimes I need that option to check for new emails. There's no obvious refresh option in the menu.


title: How does OMS (Open Mobile System) relate to Android?

text: So I've just read about "OMS" and a bit of googling suggests it's a fork of Android prevalent in China: http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/china-mobiles- ophone-platform-goes-2-0-supports-winmo-api-w/ But it's not quite clear if it is also open source, what the differences to a "standard" Android system are, how to distinguish it. Has anyone ever seen it or better documentation? Does it have any desirable attributes? (Again I'm mostly wondering, because if it is a fork, could it possilby be the variation required for Dual-SIM support, meaning normal Android wouldn't have that.)


title: Acer BeTouch E130 notification bar keyboard

text: I've bought the Acer BeTouch E130 and updated it to **Android 2.1**. Therefore, I'd like to know if there's a way to trigger the **Top notification bar** from the physical keyboard rather than tapping on it (which works 10 times out of a 100 because of its size, and my finger's size...).


title: How to set my wallpaper from my Dropbox?

text: I have copied a bunch of images into my Dropbox on my pc and sync'd them to my phone. Does anyone know how to use these images for wallpapers on my phone? The only way I can think of is that I can use something like Astro to copy the file to my gallery locally on the phone, or to share my dropbox pictures folder on the web and browse to it. Although copying the file into dropbox and then copying it again seems crazy. Is there a better option?


title: Starting emulator for AVD 'Android_2.2' PANIC: Could not open: Android_2.2

text: How do I please to make the AVD correctly works ? When I try to start a virtual device, I get the following message : ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/vATtX.png) How do I to fix that, please?


title: connecting to a wireless network that uses WPA2 enterprise encryption

text: I'm trying to connect to a wireless internet I've got the user id and password for. The network uses WPA2 enterprise encryption and Cisco:Leap authentication. How can I connect? On my laptop I do this using a program by ThinkVantage technologies called Access Connections but on the Android built in wireless networks there aren't enough options. Android version: 4.0.4 with JJHybrid custom rom (and rooted)


title: How do you clear .thumbnails folder without hanging Windows Explorer?

text: Is there a recommended way to clear out the thumbnail data that I have in `DCIM/.thumbnails` folder? It occupies about 50 MB and I want to clear it out but when I press Ctrl+A in Windows Explorer it stops responding. There are maybe 10,000 files in there. Is that enough to cause this problem where Explorer just hangs? I read in another post here at AE that you're supposed to go to Settings, Applications, and then pick the Gallery app and tap Clear Cache button. I tried this and it didn't help. Also it said in the dialog that the size occupied is like 170 KB or so. So I don't think that's it. But this is on Android 2.2, just for the record, so maybe it doesn't work that way in this version.


title: Flashing Cyanogenmod9 - Kernel via Odin

text: EDIT: I think the question is more confusing than helpful. I leave it up simply because something else has been closed as a duplicate to this. My problem was finally solved by flashing a completely fresh stock android. With my Galaxy S i9000 (galaxysmtd), I can only access download and recovery mode after flashing some recovery kernel via odin. The latter was done to escape the boot loop that my installed cyanogenmod 9 was stuck in. Installing the cyanogenmod cm-9.1.0-galaxysmtd.zip from the sdcard from within the recovery mode gives me an error 7. This is supposedly because the recovery kernel I flashed was unfit. My idea now is to flash only the kernel of the cyanogenmod-9.1.0-galaxysmtd as an odin-pda file, boot into recovery again and to then install the full ROM that is still on my sdcard, which should be possible then. Because I can't boot the phone normally, I don't know how to put anything on the sdcard manually and have to use odin. I have been reading though a lot of threads now, but the nomenclature seems to be used in such an inconsistent way that googling the right thing is almost impossible. I hope I expressed myself in sufficient clarity.


title: Is it possible to install CyanogenMod for "Samsung GS4" on a "Samsung GS4 Active" device?

text: As I was desperately waiting for the 4.4 update on my Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, I read that Cyanogenmod was available for the Samsung Galaxy S4. My problem is: Is it possible to install the CyanogenMod ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9205) on my Samsung Galaxy S4 Active (GT-I9295)? NB: The GT-I9295 is more or less the same as the GT-I9205, but has physical buttons. So I assumed that the drivers (and the ROM) could be different, but I'm new to Android ROM hacking.


title: Joining Contacts has no effect (SG3 4.1.1)

text: I just switched from the SG2 to the SG3. They transferred all my contacts at the store. I now have a lot of duplicate contacts, some of which are Phone contacts and some of which are Google contacts. I am working to clean this up. On my old SG2, joining contacts did what I desired: 2 contacts would become 1 with all of the information from contact A and contact B 'joined' together. On my new SG3, when I join contacts, I get a message saying 'Contact Joined', but there is no visible effect. No additional data is added, no additional joined contact is present, and when I browse through my contacts, both copies of the contact are still present. What am I missing? There are similar questions such as Merging duplicate contacts - is my phone broken?. My question seems very similar, but no one sufficiently answered the poster's original question in my view. It might be a good idea to start over, but I would need a way of separating out the Phone and Google contacts when I export. Thoughts on that point? Thanks.


title: How to prevent WhatsApp images and other local pictures folders appearing from Google+ Photos app?

text: I've enabled auto backup for camera photos except local folders. Although local folders are not uploaded to the cloud, Photos app keeps showing these folders and making a mess. I'd like to have this app clean with only camera photos just like Dropbox's Carousel do.


title: Installing Google Now on Verizon Galaxy S3 (SCH-I535)

text: I'd like to get Google Now on my (rooted) Verizon Galaxy S3 without flashing Jelly Bean on my phone. Is this possible? Although I'd love to have Jelly Bean, I want to avoid flashing ROMs (and unlocking my bootloader), because I don't want to lose all of my apps and settings every time I do an upgrade. So I'd like to continue to receive stock OTA updates so that I can keep my settings intact while upgrading. I did find this method, but I'm not sure I understand the implications. It mentions flashing a Google Now ROM to your phone. Does that mean I would lose my current settings? Does it mean I would have trouble later doing an OTA upgrade to Jelly Bean? Would I need to unlock my bootloader?


title: how to run a specific app's action via terminal?

text: I need to run my android app from a remote computer via SSH, but I'm not a command-line expert, so I would like to know: how to run a **specific action** of an app? (not just open it) Which implies: how to KNOW the exact sintax of possible actions of an app? eg: I want to start a audio-recording app on my phone from my computer, AND start recording from remote. Is it possible? Thanks, Andrea


title: Can somebody explain the boot process of an Android device?

text: From the user's perspective when switch on the phone, I see two boot animations in my LG P500 running CM10. The first animation is from LG and the second animation is from CM10. Then it settles in with a locked screen ready for my input. Can someone knowledgeable (and kind) enough explain the what happens behind the scene (screen) during a boot process when an android device is switched on? It will be helpful if the answers can help a non geek to understand various process and jargons (like, fastboot, bootloader, recovery, if applicable etc) regarding boot sequence.


title: Locale powersave plugin & Power Control widget

text: I use Locale app with powersave plugin. 3G is usually switched off except during scheduled syncing to save power. There are occassional situations when I would like to use 3G and I would like switch it on by hand. I would like to use Power Control widget. I have two problem with it.   * I can't reenable 3G that powersave plugin disabled previously   * I cannot override the behaviour of the Locale. In the Default profile 3G shouldn't be allowed so it would disable it all the time when it's enabled. For now I can't found any Power Conrol plugin for Locale. Do you have any idea how to solve this problem or do you have any workaround? Thanks, Hubi


title: Custom recovery and Google OTA

text: Will I receive Google updates for my Galaxy Nexus if I replace stock recovery with CWM (like explained in Why isn't Clockworkmod Recovery “Sticking”)?


title: Nike+ Running App

text: So, I've got Nike+ Running on Android, and I would not like for the whole world to see where I'm running. Is it possible to still track distance, calories, speed etc without enabling GPS? Is the built-in accelerometer itself enough?


title: How to play YouTube or any audio from my desktop Linux and send the audio playback to Android?

text: I have many music lists and local files which is playing in my Fedora, Ubuntu, ArchLinux, Solaris, FreeBSD. How can I send the playback audio to my Android so that I can hear using my headphone from my smartphone? Where my laptop is actually playing the audio because in Android I can not play the music how Iwanted. How can it be done? Follow up: A) Ubuntu Desktop where my music are playing I do:               $ sudo apt-get install openssh-server     [sudo] password for sun:      Reading package lists... Done     Building dependency tree            Reading state information... Done     openssh-server is already the newest version.     0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 27 not upgraded.          $ vim /etc/ssh/sshd_config     + AllowUsers ssh-client     :wq     $ sudo useradd ssh-client     $ sudo passwd ssh-client     Enter new UNIX password: 1234     Retype new UNIX password: 1234     passwd: password updated successfully     $ su - ssh-client     Password: 1234     No directory, logging in with HOME=/     $ sudo echo helloworld     [sudo] password for ssh-client: 1234     ssh-client is not in the sudoers file.  This incident will be reported.


title: how to turn on/off automatic date/time settings

text: I would like to be able to turn the automatic date time settings on and off from tasker. I don't see a way to do this directly but I can use tasker to issue a shell command. I know I can just use the date command to change the date to some specific date but is there a way to turn the automatic setting off and on from a command line or tasker?


title: Is there a way for me to run Adb shell as root without typing in 'su'?

text: Is there a way for me to run Adb shell as root without typing in `su`? I want to be able to have root access without going into the shell.


title: Poor performance with portable wifi hot spot. Is this normal?

text: I'm using an HTC Desire HD to create a portable wifi hotspot on a 2G connection (yes, I know, but its all I got sometimes) so I can use my laptop for simple internet based tasks. My 2G connection on the phone seems to max out at about 40kbps (unrelated, but is this normal?). However, the connection is pretty much unusable by my laptop which seems to gain a maximum of about 300 bytes/sec download speed (strangely though, it gets almost 4kbps upload). So, 1) Any idea what's wrong? 2) If the phone's 2g connection is capable of 40kpbs, is it reasonable to expect a portable wifi hotspot client to be able to use all of this capacity? Thanks!


title: Why can apps access the whole SD card?

text: Is there a technical reason for why apps that only need their own data are not limited to one folder? I do realise that some apps use other apps' data, but I'd be much more likely to install an app that only asked for permission to store files in one, specific folder.


title: Alarm about Internet usage?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Monitor wifi usage? Is there a way to have an alarm warn me every time I spent another 100MB and telling me the total I've spent on the last billing period to avoid going over my limit and into debt in Android?


title: set song as alarm tone

text: How can I set song from my sd card as alarm tone ? i tried to change the tone but I cant figure out how to make the songs from my sd card to show up on the list. I am using samsung galaxy ace with android 2.3.4


title: Regaining root access after 4.4.3 update

text: I had rooted my device and hidden the SuperSU app using an app called Apphider which requires root access to function. I applied the Android 4.4.3 OTA update successfully. Now I cannot unhide SuperSU or update it in any way. Upon checking for root using root checker apps, it still showed that the device was rooted. In an attempt to fix the issue, I had removed the root files also(/system/xbin). Now I am unable to install the binaries also. So is there any way I can grant superuser access to the hider app exclusively and then reinstall SuperSU and the binaries?


title: How can I run a script on boot?

text: I'm accustomed to running scripts on boot in Linux, but I'm not sure how to do this in Android. I'd like to start my SSH daemon on start, so I'll always be able to connect. How can I run an arbitrary script on Android boot? It'd be preferable to do this outside of Dalvik.


title: Truecrypt on Android 2.2?

text: Has Truecrypt been ported over to Android yet? If yes, where can I get it from as I can't seem to find it in the Market unless it's named something different. If no, is anyone developing it? If no again, any reason why no one is developing it?


title: HTC Sensation XE, Mobile data OFF when GPS ON

text: When any app on my android device started to read GPS (with GPS icon ON at notification area), my mobile data connection is OFF right away and then ON again after about 10-20 seconds. It happens in every app and that's really annoys me. I've tried to uncheck the "Google's Location Service" at "Location" settings menu, but it affects nothing. Anyone has same problem with me? What's the solutions?


title: Copying files from web to phone?

text: Is there a reliable way to move files from the web to my phone? I am with Orange/T-Mobile (Everything Everywhere) and my 3g coverage is really patchy. When we had wifi in the office I used to use Astro to browse a share on my work computer and copy files that way. We have no wifi now. I've also tried using Dropbox, but when I hold and download, the image doesn't seem to be anywhere on my phone. I thought it copied them into my gallery, but I can't seem to see them any more. I've also tried emailing images to myself and then trying to download them on the phone. All of these seem to fail for me, can this just be an issue with my diabolical mobile carrier? Or is there a better way to copy stuff onto the phone without cable or wifi? Maybe I'll have to buy a cheap cable from ebay? Any suggests for solutions? Ta


title: Stock Browser splitting HTTP POST requests into separate TCP segments

text: I am currently testing different web browsers and devices for compatibility with a web interface that has been developed. We have realized we have an issue with code already in production. The bug is hit because any HTTP POST requests sent from the android browser (on both a Galaxy Nexus (running JB) and a Galaxy Tab (running ICS)) are split into two TCP segments at the boundary of the HTTP headers and the HTTP POST data. Interestingly enough Chrome for Android does not exhibit this same behavior, rather the entire request is sent as one packet. We are not even close to hitting the MTU, so that is not an issue. My questions are:   1. Is there any configuration that can be changed to prevent this?   2. I know that both the built-in android browser and chrome use Webkit, which I was under the impression that it was built into the android OS, so why the different behavior between the browsers?   3. Finally, what is gained or what is the intent behind this?


title: Root Nexus One without wiping?

text: I have a Nexus One running Gingerbread (2.3.6), completely stock and unrooted. I would like to root my phone, and try installing ROMs like Cyanogen. However, as far as I know, the official way to do so, `fastboot oem unlock`, will wipe my phone, causing me to lose all of my data. Is there any good way for me to root my phone without wiping, so that I can use something like Titanium Backup to back up all of my data before I unlock my bootloader and thus wipe my data? If not, is there any good, automated way, to back up as much data as possible without root, and give me some indication of what could not be backed up? I don't want to have to go through every application and figure out if it has some way of exporting its data.


title: Improving performance of HTC Magic

text: I have installed Cyanogenmod 6.1 and it's OK - better app compatibility, and stable - but it's slow (and USB SD-card mounting doesn't work, but maybe that's an app or something). What can I do to speed this thing up? Ginger Yoshi 1.5 sounded like a good option, but I got errors when I tried to flash it.


title: X Window with GNURoot

text: I have installed GNURoot (Fedora flavour) on my Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 10.1 (2014 edition). I am trying to get GUI applications to work (gvim, for starters), but I've been unsuccessful so far. I've tried several X Window apps, but I don't undersand how to connect to their display (all I found were instructions for the applications started on a Linux PC, not locally under GNURoot) and I tried installing XOrg under GNURoot. I'm an Android beginner (this is my first "smart" device ever), so I might be missing something obvious or I might be searching in the wrong places. Also, because I am a beginner, I prefer to avoid rooting and installing Linux properly (for now).


title: PIN reset for purchases on Market

text: I created a PIN for accepting purchases on the Android Market, and I seem to have forgotten it. How can I reset it? It looks as though I can't access User Controls without said PIN. It's not a huge deal, since I can still purchase apps from the website, but it would be good to have that option if I was on the go.


title: 3G Connection Not Working on Samsung Galaxy S2

text: I have a Galaxy S2 that for some reason does not work when it's connected to a 3G network(or at least I think it's connected, there's a '3G' symbol next to my signal meter). When I say it doesn't work, I mean that I don't have any data connection what-so-ever. No internet, nothing. When my phone is connected with the 'H+' symbol next to the signal meter then everything works perfectly. But the problem is that my phone is constantly trying to use 3G, which of course is useless. **My phone details are:** Model Number: GT-I9100 Android Version: 2.3.3 Baseband version: I9100XXKE7 Kernal Version: 2.6.35.7-I9100XWKF3-CL276555root@DELL101 #2 Build number: GINGERBREAD.XWKF3 If anyone has an idea why this would happen, please give me a shout. It's so frustrating having no data connection for the most of my day. Also if there's a way to just stop the phone completely from trying to connect/use a 3G connection. That would be great. PS - I'm in South Africa and my carrier is 'Cell C'. Thank in advance!


title: Is It Safe To Root A Samsung Galaxy S5 (or other applicable Android devices) using Geohot's Towel Root Method?

text: A little while ago Geohot released a very simple way to root a Samsung Galaxy S5 (which can be applied to other Android devices as well). Is it safe or too good to be true ?


title: How can I protect my photos from Apps?

text: Camera saves them on SD, so everything can just upload them wherever it wants. I heard of apps that claim to protect photos within them but the only thing they did is making them hidden from the user with hidden folders, but thats not what I call protection. It also doesnt protect them from apps which dont care about dotted .files or .nomedia. Is this lack of protection intended? What can I do? PS: If the protector you recommend is an app, please let it be one that is available on the developers site because I have no access to playstore.


title: How do you restore app from trash?

text: Accidently dragged an app into the "trash". How do I restore it to home screen? Do not know how to retrieve the app from trash.


title: Samsung X-Cover USB Debugging not turning on

text: I just tried to root a friend's Samsung XCover, first connected it to the PC, windows recognized it and installed some drivers, then I turned on USB Debug and there was no indication it wasn't turning it on, neither the phone showed, nor the PC tried to install some drivers, BUT it was still connected as a media device.... What could be wrong?


title: System crash log in Android 4.3 ( cm 10.2 )

text: My rooted HTC Sensation with android 4.3 has started crashing recently. Is there any crash log where I could find out where is the problem? I'm using not-so-recent nightly version of cyanogen mod 10.2. Anyone knows?


title: How to connect to a Windows PC through SSH from an Android phone?

text: I have **connectbot** in my Android Phone (GT-N7000).And how to access a PC through that app ?. I tried to use **putty** to establish ssh in my PC but it didn't work well. Can anyone give my a solution for this problem.


title: Is the "secret flag" chrome://flags/#max-tiles-for-interest-area a legit trick - OR SCAM?

text: I've been seeing these "secret flags" for chrome browser on Android posted all over the internet. Are these legitimate tricks, or scams to phish users?


title: Is there a way to check who is connected to my Galaxy Nexus hotspot

text: I would like to be able to check who is using my phones hotspot, it was simple on my Droid 2 since the Motorola app much like the one shown in the answer to How do I check who is connecting to my hotspot? however I don't see a version of this screen with the galaxy nexus. Update: Looking for a non-root solution


title: Long delay for Google Voice prompt if dialed from "Contact" home screen shortcut

text: I have Google Voice set up to prompt me (whether to dial using GV) every time I make a call (in GV app `Settings -> Making calls -> Ask every time I make a call`.) When I dial via the Phone app, or via "Direct dial" home screen shortcut, the "Google Voice" prompt appears instantaneously. However, if I add a "Contact" shortcut to my home screen, tap it and select any number to dial, the same prompt takes over 5 seconds to pop up. The logs are showing no other activity during this time:               I/ActivityManager(  223): Displayed com.android.contacts/.quickcontact.QuickContactActivity: +332ms     I/ActivityManager(  223): START {act=android.intent.action.CALL_PRIVILEGED dat=tel:xx-xxx-xxx-xxxx flg=0x14000000 cmp=com.android.phone/.PrivilegedOutgoingCallBroadcaster} from pid 2814     D/PhoneUtils(  636): checkAndCopyPhoneProviderExtras: some or all extras are missing.     D/dalvikvm(  223): GC_EXPLICIT freed 2189K, 18% free 23216K/28103K, paused 2ms+6ms     I/ActivityManager(  223): START {flg=0x10000000 cmp=com.google.android.apps.googlevoice/.CallConnectingActivity (has extras)} from pid 1646     D/dalvikvm(  636): GC_EXPLICIT freed 107K, 4% free 13700K/14215K, paused 2ms+4ms     D/OpenGLRenderer(  636): Flushing caches (mode 1)     D/OpenGLRenderer( 2814): Flushing caches (mode 0)     I/ActivityManager(  223): Displayed com.google.android.apps.googlevoice/.CallConnectingActivity: +5s25ms (total +5s167ms)      Specifically, the line `I/ActivityManager( 223): Displayed com.google.android.apps.googlevoice/.CallConnectingActivity:` **+5s11ms**`(total +5s302ms)` shows the actual "lag" time. I cannot see anything different than if I try dialing out from a "Direct Dial" type of a shortcut:               D/dalvikvm(  612): GC_CONCURRENT freed 607K, 7% free 15178K/16199K, paused 3ms+16ms     I/ActivityManager(  223): START {act=android.intent.action.CALL dat=tel:xx-xxx-xxx-xxxx flg=0x14000000 cmp=com.android.phone/.OutgoingCallBroadcaster bnds=[185,50][360,250]} from pid 671     D/PhoneUtils(  636): checkAndCopyPhoneProviderExtras: some or all extras are missing.     D/dalvikvm(  758): GC_CONCURRENT freed 423K, 5% free 13369K/13959K, paused 1ms+4ms     I/ActivityManager(  223): START {flg=0x10000000 cmp=com.google.android.apps.googlevoice/.CallConnectingActivity (has extras)} from pid 1646     D/dalvikvm(  636): GC_EXPLICIT freed 210K, 4% free 13690K/14215K, paused 3ms+4ms     D/OpenGLRenderer(  636): Flushing caches (mode 1)     I/ActivityManager(  223): Displayed com.google.android.apps.googlevoice/.CallConnectingActivity: +265ms (total +354ms)      I am running CM9 alpha (ICS: Android 4.0.3) on my Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone, but the same thing was happening on my Atrix 4G running stock Gingerbread (Android 2.3.4) and CM7 (Android 2.3.5.) This makes me think that this is not a general Android issue, but rather a bug in Google Voice app. Has anyone else experienced the same problem? Other than posting on GV feedback forums, how do I go about resolving this?


title: Do phones have a power supply?

text: This is definitely a noob question, I'm not an engineer but as far as my knowledge goes, the power supply on a phone would be its battery. However, my Nexus One stopped turning on recently, the battery charges fine as the LED indicator shows, but when I try to turn it on I get nothing. _This is the result of me taking the phone apart and trying to clean the contacts of the sim slot as it wasn't recognizing sim cards, and after putting it back together I can't seem to turn it on anymore._ I then took the phone to a repair center and the guy told me the power supply is bad that he would have to replace it, the battery is fine but its not getting power to the device. So my question is, what is this power supply he speaks of? The battery is fine, and hes obviously not talking about the power adapter... and what could cause this power supply to fail? I followed the directions here to take apart


title: Force Opera Mini to open links in native browser?

text: Is there any way to force Opera Mini for Android to open a link to the webpage in a native browser(just like it opens attachment files)?


title: Need someone to tell me the camera preview and picture resolutions in Samsung Galaxy S4

text: I need to know the camera preview and picture resolutions that the Samsung Galaxy S4/S4 Zoom (SM-C101) supports for it's rear camera. I'm building an application that does real time image processing on the frames received from the camera. By default, the highest resolution is set which makes the processing very slow. So, I want to know what resolutions are available so that I could set a range within which to select from at runtime. I noticed that some common lower resolutions aren't supported on the S3, so I had to increase the range. So I need to know if I need to change it for the S4. Someone on SO has created an application which records this data and makes it publicly viewable here. I guess using this would be easier than manually looking up the resolutions.


title: S-Planner stopped problem in Samsung Galaxy S3

text: I bought my Galaxy S3 two months ago. After updating it, I found an error in the S-Planner app. When I swap back to the past month, the S-Planner stops and shows a message: `Unfortunately, S-Planner stopped.` How can I fix this?


title: Notification Symbol meaning in Jellybean

text: Can anyone tell what's this icon (one with small T) to the left of battery bar. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/XDntV.jpg) Using Sony Xperia P with Android 4.1.2 . Is it any application based?


title: How to Install Android OS on mobile

text: I bought Android phone called **KUBAO** (Chinese phones model) Its says that it has Android Version 4.1.1 But its in Chinese Language in menu & when I change it to English language then its shows some items only in English version. Now I need to install fresh Android copy on my mobile. [ I mean like format PC and install linux or windows on my PC :) ] I heard some words like **root phone** is it mean format phone.? Please send me a link to download Android OS also if i'm following incorrect link. I used this link for download Android OS I have USB cable and SD card for use with phone, but haven't got an application like PC Suite. I downloaded **MOBOROBO** which I can use as a file explorer, but it doesn't have the permissions to create or edit files in Phone memory. Here is a picture of the phone: ![image](http://i.stack.imgur.com/118ik.jpg) Please help me to sort out this issue. I use Google but I got only results for install android OS on PC :-) so I think here is the best place to resolve me problem


title: Samsung GT-s6312 USB issue connecting to USB

text: My samsung GT-s6312 phone does not connect to PC. Even after connecting USB cable, it gives an error to download software.


title: Why is portable hotspot and tethering not working?

text: I am trying to use tethering features to connect my laptop to the Internet. On my Samsung Galaxy S3-i9300 device when I enable a portable wi-fi hotspot and connect wirelessly I can connect from my Windows 7 device but not browse the Internet from my laptop. If instead I use USB-tethering I can browse the Internet from my laptop but sometimes the connection falls and I need to reboot my computer to get the laptop to realize the connection to the Internet is lost. The connection falls for instance when I receive a text message on the phone used for tethering. Anyone experience these problems and have any solutions?


title: Android Folder Hierarchy

text: On Android's root (/), what is the purpose of each folder? I am wanting to learn the folder hierarchy structure of Android 2.3 and 4.x, if they have different folders in "/".


title: Androidify does not show correct graphic on my device

text: Androidify from Google that uses svg-android library, shows broken graphics when running on my low-cost Chinese tablet (Android 4.2.2). Look here: ![Androidify bad graphics](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Bml4L.jpg) Is someone else facing the same issue? How can I fix this?


title: Why is adb backup with system apps unsafe? (Holo backup)

text: In holo backup, adb backup with system apps is said to be unsafe. I was and am not sure why it is. But I tried it anyway, and slept then when I woke up in the morning, my computer crashed. So I am wondering what is going on. (I tried other "safe" adb backup methods, and they did not crash my computer :) )


title: What exactly is the APN field used for, and why do some providers require it while others don't?

text: I've switched providers and now have to enter an APN (access point name) in order to use the service. With my older two providers I did not need to do this and it worked out of the box. What is the rationale for requiring APNs to be entered on some cell phones, and exactly what features do they enable? Why do some providers require them while others don't, and what do they do?


title: Disable service permanently

text: I would like to disable some services/apps on the Android. Some run that I do not want to. I do not want to have to stop the service every time I turn off the phone for obvious reasons.


title: Some app keeps turning on mobile data

text: There is some app that turns on mobile data. I turn it off but on sleep or power up it is back on. It is very annoying and potentially costly since I do not have a data plan. (this seems like an intentional way to rip off consumers... off should mean off)


title: Cannot add Outgoing COM port for any android device

text: My problem is that I need to add outgoing com port to my android device (Nexus 4) Windows 8 x64 connected via Bluetooth. This is usually done by using Bluetooth settings on the PC and then from "COM ports" tab yo "Add" -> "Outgoing port". However, when I try to add my device it shows me error "The device you have selected does not have a serial port service running". For Incoming port it work fine, but that's not the option I need. I've also tried to connect Samsung Galaxy S3, Nexus 7 and rooted Nexus 4. Both on Windows 8 x64 and Windows 7 x32. Nothing worked. Then I connected an old phone which uses Symbian 8(?) and it worked fine. Of course the devices are paired before I try do add COM port. I did good search on Google, but I did not find a way to "turn on serial port service". There's an app (Serial Port API Sample) which supposedly should help with my problem, but it doesn't - I can't get it to work, always showing an error. I need the outgoing port so I can control my device like a modem by using Matlab.


title: Can apps update without Google account?

text: Scenario: \- No Google account is attached to the phone \- No apps have been installed beside ones that where already on the phone (even after a factory reset) Questions: \- Is it possible to let the apps update without entering any Google account? \- Can apps update in the background when no Google Account has been entered into the phone? I could not find this information in the FAQ.


title: Methods to trigger a gallery/music player refresh?

text: I've search around the internet for details regarding this, and the only way I found was to remount the SD card.. But I have a lot of apps (virtually, all) installed on my SDcard and this is probably what is causing me enormous time to unmount and remount the sd card. Furthermore, just unmounting the sdcard itself takes almost an eternity. (I dont know if this is a bug or if its due to my large no of apps; i have around 90 apps).. So this method is really inconvenient for me So I wanted to know if there are other methods to refresh my gallery items and music player. Is there any small app that would do this?


title: What are the *technical* reasons preventing connection to 4G? How can I diagnose myself?

text: I have an EVO Shift, and often see an icon similar to `4G!` (see enclosed picture with red arrow) in my android status bar. I have consulted with my carrier ad-nauseum, read the manual, rebooted, updated firmware, updated profile, updated PRL... all to no avail. The HTC manual says that this icon means that 4G is available, but I am not connected. This problem can happen at any time; in fact, sometimes it is literally ten or twenty feet from an area where I had max 4G signal strength. In fact, the last time I took the phone into the carrier's store, the tech saw the `4G!` icon, clicked to "scan for 4G service" and the phone suddenly came up with maximum 4G signal strength. This screen capture is after walking less than 30 seconds outside the door to the carrier's store, where again the phone cannot connect to 4G service. I am an engineer and love to understand the details of how things work. So my questions...   1. I hope to hear from people who understand the intimate details of Sprint's 4G technology and/or the innards of the HTC Shift, and can elaborate on why these erratic 4G connections could be happening (other than low signal strength).   2. I already know I can use the `iproute2` family of commands from a non-root terminal shell; but this is only giving me ip address and link up/down info. Can I get signal strength measurements in dB? What about signal-to-noise ratio, logging, or a list of available 4G tower ids?    3. What apps or Android native APIs I can hook into for better diagnostic information? ![No 4G connection](http://i.stack.imgur.com/bpryH.jpg) This map shows exactly where I had the problem, and Sprint's own coverage map indicates that I should get maximum connectivity here: ![Max 4G signal strength](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Q2UiD.png)


title: How can I control the brightness from the notification bar?

text: My friend has the `Galaxy S` and is able to control the brightness by sliding his finger over the notification-bar. He said he didn't install anything to have it (but he has a custom ROM, so that doesn't have to mean anything). I have the `HTC Desire` running with the `Cyanogen` MOD. I tried finding a widget or something else that will allow me to control the brightness from the notification bar, but came up with nothing. Can it be done?


title: Will gingerbread system apk apps upgrade over froyo's?

text: On my froyo , I just found several apk files of gallery, FMradio, etc etc inside "/" directory using filemanager.. I was wondering if gingerbread's system apps can be used to "upgrade" over these froyo system apps.. Would it void my warranty? would it cease OTA upgrades? If anyone could also give the sources to gingerbread system files apk's it would be good.


title: SD card unmounted when HTC Desire is being charged (even with a "wall charger")

text: Whenever I plug in the charger into my HTC Desire (2.2) it unmounts the SD card. I can get around it when it's connected to a PC or other device via USB by selecting Charge Only again in the charge menu - it then re-mounts the SD card. However, you do not get the charge/connect as options when it's a wall charger so I cannot get around the problem (therefore losing all my apps installed on the card, music etc while it's charging). Has anyone seen a bug (feature?) like this? I've been trying to find anything about this problem online but to no avail... Thanks in advance!


title: jelly bean lg optimus 2x upgrading?

text: I had LG optimus 2x with Android 2.2.2. Now I need to upgrade this version for install some special application for my business. How can I upgrade my LG optimus 2x to jelly bean version? Is there any other software required?


title: Sony Ericson Xperia 10 Mini - rooting Android 2.1

text: I need to root my phone in order to tether it to an iPad. I have tried everything i found, but no success: \- Exploid \- SuperOneClick \- z4modd (z4root) \- Universal Androot well, i'm a newbie when it comes to Android, but i know my way around computers, and i am starting to feel a little stupid. Can someone shed a light on this for me? Thanks


title: Make Gmail default for new contact instead of AT&T Address Book

text: My chose AT&T Address Book as the default for her contact storage on her new Motorola Moto-X. I want to change it so that by default her contacts store in Gmail instead of AT&T Address book. I cannot figure out how to switch it. It's Android 4.2.2. Thanks


title: How do I label a page of the Galaxy S4 home screen?

text: The GS4 allows you to have multiple pages of the home screen. I'd like to use this as a kind of full-screen, more accessible folder (e.g. a "Utilities" page). How do I put a text label ("Utilities") to note the page as such? I realize I could use an actual folder, but I'd like to try the page idea.


title: Yahoo sign-in problem in 4.1 JellyBean

text: I can't sign in my Yahoo ID in my Android mobile (iball andi 4.5q). It's runing Android 4.1 JellyBean. It always shows `Your Account Blocked`. How do I fix this?


title: Screen turns off during call with Tecno F7

text: Why does my screen go off during a call? It doesn't turn on even when I press the power button. It only comes back after the call.


title: recovery partition does not seems to be exist

text: Hi all I have successfully root my innos a35 phone and now what I want is to There's no file called /proc/mtd , So is that mean that my device is not based on the mtd technology. I have tried the fastboot but it seems not working. My /proc/mounts is look like this bellow.               cat /proc/mounts     rootfs / rootfs ro,relatime 0 0     tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755 0 0     devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,relatime,mode=600 0 0     proc /proc proc rw,relatime 0 0     sysfs /sys sysfs rw,relatime 0 0     none /acct cgroup rw,relatime,cpuacct 0 0     debugfs /mnt/debugfs debugfs rw,relatime 0 0     tmpfs /mnt/asec tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0     tmpfs /mnt/obb tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0     none /dev/cpuctl cgroup rw,relatime,cpu 0 0     /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 /system ext4 ro,relatime,barrier=1,data=ordered 0 0     /dev/block/mmcblk0p13 /data ext4 rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,barrier=1,nodelalloc,d     ata=ordered,noauto_da_alloc,noinit_inode_table 0 0     /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 /cache ext4 rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,barrier=1,data=ordere     d 0 0     /dev/block/vold/179:33 /mnt/sdcard vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,     uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0602,dmask=0602,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharse     t=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0     /dev/block/vold/179:33 /mnt/secure/asec vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,rela     time,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0602,dmask=0602,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,ioc     harset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0     tmpfs /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure tmpfs ro,relatime,size=0k,mode=000 0 0     /dev/block/vold/179:18 /mnt/emmc vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,ui     d=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0602,dmask=0602,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=     iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0     #      So I understand that /dev/block/mmcblk0 is a one device and it should be refers to the internal SD card. Is this assumption is right here? So I navigate into /dev/block/ and executed 'ls' there. I could find these files there.               mmcblk1p1     mmcblk1     mmcblk0p20     mmcblk0p19     mmcblk0p18     mmcblk0p17     mmcblk0p16     mmcblk0p15     mmcblk0p14     mmcblk0p13     mmcblk0p12     mmcblk0p11     mmcblk0p10     mmcblk0p9     mmcblk0p8     mmcblk0p7     mmcblk0p6     mmcblk0p5     mmcblk0p4     mmcblk0p3     mmcblk0p2     mmcblk0p1     platform     mmcblk0      What are those devices normally? So mmcblk0 does represent the whole partition table there right? I want to know how it was partitioned ahead, what address mapped to where and what partition mapped to where. So from them what is the recovery partition? What is the booting procedure of this device? I mean device first sector of mcblk0 into it's memory and then it does starts executing there. Am I right? Or the startup rom [I have no clue what's going on] does configured to directly read the partition titles and load the recovery images? What is going on here? If I dumped those partitions as hex files , is there any signature or something that I could used to assume which is what?


title: Can someone explain fragmentation?

text: Would someone be able to explain android fragmentation? If I created an app using 1.5 will that app work on all devices that have version 1.5 - 3.2 (highest current version)? Or are there issues between the versions? I understand 3.0 is the tablet version so an app made for 1.5 probably won't look good, but will it work without having to create specific version targeted versions of the app? Also, why does it take so long for some phones to get updates? Is Android so tied to specific device hardware that upgrading it is not possible without other device specific modifications? I would have expected that if a phone is able to run a new version it would get it OTA, but reading around it seems a lot of android users complain that it's taking so long to get x update or that they don't even know if they will get it.


title: Why can't the Sprint HTC One use GSM ROMs?

text: Everywhere I've looked, I've found that the HTC One physical hardware (USA) is the same regardless of the carrier--all models of the USA phone containing both CDMA and GSM radios. If this is the case, why can't the Sprint variant of the HTC One be hacked to work _properly_ (see issues with Sprint-variant SIM unlocking here) with USA GSM networks like AT&T? Or use GSM ROMs for that matter if all the USA hardware has both radios. I ask because I made the mistake of buying a Sprint HTC One on eBay with the intent of unlocking to use with my existing AT&T account. NOTE: I am not talking about 4G/LTE data, only 2G and 3G.


title: android virtual memory support

text: I want to know if android supports virtual memory concept.I know windows supports virtual memory but what about android? Do our android phones store less used data out of RAM?


title: No Google Now Hotword Detection on Moto X

text: I've checked this solution, but it hasn't worked for me. After updating to 4.4, my Moto X Google Now has lost the "OK Google" hotword function. "OK Google Now" on the Moto X system still works, but I like being able to do another search in Google Now without having to leave that environment again (it's much faster than doing "OK Google Now" through Touchless Control). My mic icon in Google Now shows up "unfilled," (example below) and I have Hotword detection enabled and am using English (US). Ideas? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/apboh.jpg)


title: Can I use 'adb tcpip' on Gingerbread devices if I root them?

text: I have tried using the command `adb tcpip 5555` to be able to connect wirelessly to my test devices. It's working fine for devices running Android 4.0+, but every 2.x device (like the Galaxy Ace, running 2.3) I have tried gives the same result:               $ adb connect 10.26.5.215     unable to connect to 10.26.5.215:5555      I haven't been able to find anything online that says this feature only works on Android 4 - is this the case? Will it be possible to connect ADB over TCP/IP on the 2.x devices if I root them? N.B. I do not want to install custom kernels or ROMs, I want them to be in as similar a state to stock devices as possible.


title: Continuously losing our email signatures in Samsung galaxy note 3, any suggestions?

text: I have set up an email signature for 30 phones at work but now they have all disappeared back to the generic signature rather then the one I set up... any ideas? James


title: How to see which applications are saved on phone

text: Recently I get a lot of warnings that the internal memory is full, which also led to full SMS memory. What I did was to delete some messages, which seemed to work for a while. Yesterday however, I installed some updates and those warnings messages came up again. Is there a way to find out which application are installed on my phone? A rather indirect way is to remove the SD card and see which applications are on. Is there a way to figure this out in a direct way?


title: Samsung note 3 keyboard shortcuts

text: Any keyboard shortcuts comparable to their windows counterparts on the note 3? Ex. Copy and paste ctrl-c and ctrl-p. Looking for a alternate way despite pressing and holding a field of text. Any assistance appreciated.


title: Frequent WiFi disconnects with my WiFi router

text: I recently purchased Wireless Router and When I connected Wirelessly through my mobile(Sony Xperia P, android ver: 2.3.7), keeps on connecting and disconnecting for every 2mins. Whereas from other mobile(Samsung Galaxy Y) its perfectly connecting w/o any issues. Can someone pls tell me how to resolve this issue? # Router details: D-Link, Model No: DIR-600L, H/W ver: B1, F/W Ver: 2.00


title: Why to create and use a Samsung account (on a brand-new S4 mini)?

text: Are there any real benefits of (creating and) using a Samsung account? Or is Samsung just offering inferior services (e.g. "synch") in an effort to deepen its marketing clout?


title: Where to get a Native Clock application for Galaxy Y?

text: I have deleted the Native Clock application on my rooted Galaxy Y. Now I can't set alarms and such. Anyway to undo this or at least anywhere I can get the native clock app on android? I tried searching at Google but nothing relevant came up.


title: Warning received when clicking links in Facebook application

text: When I click some shared links in the Facebook app and Chrome opens, I get: > Please be careful for safety and privacy of your Facebook account, > remember... ![screenshot here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/f3Ml6.png) and when I try to click on Continue, I get: > The page you requested cannot be found ![screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/VpH3v.png). So how can I disable this annoying thing so the links open directly? It did before I started using Chrome and was using the default Android browser and each time I clicked a link there was no warning.


title: Copy files from android device to windows 7 laptop using windows command

text: I connect my android phone to my laptop. I see computer\gt-19100 in windows explorer for the phone. I wish to run a dos command to copy photos from the android over to a temp directory on my laptop. I try               C:\Users\Me>copy Computer\GT-I9100\Phone\DCIM\Camera\20130702_083215.jpg C:\temp      I get:               The system cannot find the path specified.


title: Installing the OEM USB Drivers

text: I seem to be unable to get as far as installing the drivers (windows 8). I go to device manager and go through the steps to point it to the downloaded driver location (I've tried getting the drivers from google sdk, downloading it from google by itself and getting it from asus), and every time I hit 'next' after pointing it to the driver folder it immediately goes to a "Windows was unable to install your Nexus 7" page. "Windows could not find driver software for your device". I can't figure out what's going on. I don't know if stackoverflow's the place to ask this but I can't find any information on it and I've run out of resources. Sorry for the lack of formatting, I'm not in a right state of mind.


title: Can I use a Bluetooth dongle in my Android Tablet?

text: I have an Android tablet running on ICS but unfortunately it doesn't have Bluetooth. Can I use a Bluetooth dongle with it so that I can transfer my files between my phone and tablet?


title: phone stuck while loading cyanogenmod

text: I am using a _Samsung Galaxy Y._ Everytime I switch on my phone it goes from samsung logo to cyanogenmod loading. What do i do? I have waited for an hour.


title: galaxy3 update that keeps updating for 3 days plus!

text: My Galaxy 3 said there was an update to 4.3 available. So I connected a charger and started the upgrade. It warned me that I cannot use phone while upgrading, even for an emergency, bla bla. Of course, I continued with the upgrade, and it went through a couple of processes and then said android is now rebooting! After it reboot, it came back on saying was upgrading my apps. That was 3 days ago and is still saying it. I've taken the battery out, put it in, switched it off then on, etc. As I'm typing this, it's still saying the same thing! I can't do a thing with it now! Any ideas to what is going on? Or is my phone now rendered useless?


title: SSH Tunnel with Android

text: Without rooting, how can I SSH tunnel to my homePC running sshd?      I need ssh tunnel to VNC home, but i don't trust VNC, so I want to use it with SSH to make it safe!      Thank you for any help!


title: Blank screenshots on Android tablet

text: I use `ddms` to take screenshots of my phone and it works fine, but when I try to do the same with my tablet I just get a black image. The phone is a Samsung Intercept running Android 2.2; the tablet is a ViewSonic gTablet with Cyanogenmod 7. I found a forum post that mentions that Tegra devices (like the gTablet) don't use `fb0`, so normal screenshots don't work, but it also claims that screenshots taken through `adb` connections work and they don't for me -- I get the same black image. Is that the reason `ddms` doesn't work on my tablet? Is there a workaround that will let me take screenshots?


title: Device admin policy and multiple users

text: If I add my work Exchange email account to my Android 4.4 tablet, it sets the device-administrator "erase all data" permission. Does that apply to _all_ users on the device, or just to that one user? I.e. can I prevent a remote wipe from wiping my personal data by setting up a separate Android user account on my device for work stuff, or will it still wipe the entire device? Whatever the answer, does the same apply to other device administrator policies?


title: What does APK stand for? What is the internal format?

text: Is APK an abbreviation for Android Package Kit? What about the file itself? Is it an archive such as ZIP where during install the installer extracts and copies the files onto the file system?


title: How can I install additional audio/video codecs on Android?

text: Does android separate the module between video player and video codec? If so, how do we install more codec to the system?


title: Does Android have a "device driver" architecture?

text: Since 1990, when a new version of Windows comes out, the (only) thing that stops PC owners from upgrading is whether there are compatible device drivers for their hardware (network adapter device driver, display adapter device driver, printer device driver, etc.). Does Android have "device drivers" that Acer, Archos, HTC, Huawei, and other phone manufacturers can publish on their website such that Android device owners can, if they want, upgrade their phone's OS and afterwards (download and) install the appropriate drivers?


title: Automatic switching to the strongest Wi-Fi Access Point

text: Both at home and at work I there are multiple Wi-Fi access points nearby with the same SSID and security settings. My Samsung GS2 used to switch to the strongest available access point quite quickly. Now that I have ICS 4.0.3 installed it seems that my phone is sticking to the previous access point too long. This causes my network speed to very often be too slow as I'm consistently connected to "the previous hallway". What are the solutions available to fix this issue? Is there a system setting I've missed? Is there an app that can help?


title: how remove duplicate entries in music list (after reset)?

text: How remove duplicate entries in music library (music player). i have factory restore (reset) still double entries of songs list, albums. I am using android-2.2 Foryo (Samsung Galaxy 551 - GT-5510). duplicate entries not working... :(


title: What countries is Google Play Books available?

text: I wanted to install Google Play Books app from Play store. Unfortunately I got message, that > This item cannot be installed in your device's country. Can someone point me to list of countries, where this app is available? As side note: if I travel to another country, can I install the app and then continue using it in my country?


title: Remove duplicate contact information

text: After merging contacts from different sources like Facebook, Twitter, Exchange and Google+, it was apparent to me that now my contacts contain a lot of duplicate information such as the same email addresses, birthday date, website address. Ideally, all those redundant entries should be merged as well so not to clutter things. I've looked almost everywhere but could only find information relative to just merging issues with contacts. (If it matters, I am using Android 2.3.)


title: Lost tablet - No SIM, no google account, no tracking software, can I track it?

text: A couple of days ago, I lost my dear Android tablet. I dont know if I have left it somewhere or if it in fact was stolen :/ It does not have any 3G module, and hence no SIM, inserted. I haven't logged into my Google Account on the tablet. And I have not installed any tracking software. The tablet have a GPS installed. Is there any way to track the tablet using only the serial-number?


title: Phantom notifications of Galaxy Note driving me nuts

text: I just got a Samsung Galaxy Note a few weeks ago and really like the phone. The problem is that I get notifications for non-events or phantom events day and night: the phone makes the notification sound but there are no new messages, lost calls, or anything; the notification bar is empty and there's nothing showing on the screen. I've changed the alert sound and the funny thing is that the one that keeps on buggin me is the default whistling sound that came preloaded with the phone. **Updated to ICS 4.0 and it is still happening**. (I'm still running the Gingerbread stock build.) Any ideas beyond resetting to factory settings?


title: Difference between exported apk and app backed up apk

text: Hi I have signed an android project with my signature and exported it as `.apk` file. I uploaded it to Google play and installed it in my mobile. I use an app to take a backup of the file and then as my friend asks me for the I share the backed up `.apk` file .   1. Now when I update the app on Google play with the same signature will my friend be able to update it without any issues?   2. If I have uploaded the backed up `.apk` file to playstore and users have downloaded the app. then I update the app with same signature and exported apk file will the user be able to still receive the app?   3. Whats the difference between the exported `.apk` file and backed up `.apk` by an external app like Astro Manager. Are they both viable for upload into Google play?


title: assign an animated image to contacts

text: Is it possible to assign an animated image to contacts in my address book? So when a person from my contacts calls me it would play an animated image instead of a static image. I have tried using animated GIFs, but it doesn't seem to work. I was wondering if there is a work-around. Preferably without having to root my phone.


title: How to see what is stored in System memory area?

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7" tablet (Android 4.1.2, not rooted). I tried to install a big app recently and it failed because it said that I didn't have enough space. When I go into Settings > Storage, this is what I see:   8GB - Total Space   2.83GB - Apps   199MB - Pictures, videos   116KB - Audio   18.69MB - Downloads   3.47GB - Miscellaneous files   1.14GB - Available space The 3.47GB for Miscellaneous files seems really odd to me. When I select the "Miscellaneous files" item, it says that most of the space (3.33GB) is being used for "System Memory" and the rest contains a number of small files. I have tried restarting it, cleaning out cache of various apps, and a lot of poking around with a file manager. I have also moved as many apps to SD Card as possible, but most of my apps don't support that function. I just can't understand what is taking up almost half the available storage space. Is this normal operating system stuff that can't be cleaned up? Is there a way to see what is contained within and clean some of that space up? If there is one particular app that is taking up a ton of "System Memory" space, then I might be willing to remove it. Note that I have looked at the applications through Application manager, sorted by size, and the largest app is only using 323MB of app space.


title: Frequently changing battery from mobile

text: Is is bad for a device to change battery frequently from mobile? I have one extra battery when my first battery got dry I removed it from mobile and put the second charged battery. Is it bad for the device? I am using Samsung galaxy s2


title: Heimdall errors, "ERROR: Partition "recovery" does not exist in the specified PIT."

text: When I try to flash my S4 with Heimdal and put on clockworkmod, i get the follow,               $ sudo heimdall flash --recovery ./clockworkmod_6.0.3.2_jfltespr.img --no-reboot     Heimdall v1.4.0          Copyright (c) 2010-2013, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna     http://www.glassechidna.com.au/          This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is     encouraged.          If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future     development please consider donating:     http://www.glassechidna.com.au/donate/          Initialising connection...     Detecting device...     Claiming interface...     Attempt failed. Detaching driver...     Claiming interface again...     Setting up interface...          Initialising protocol...     Protocol initialisation successful.          Beginning session...          Some devices may take up to 2 minutes to respond.     Please be patient!          Session begun.          Downloading device's PIT file...     PIT file download successful.          ERROR: Partition "recovery" does not exist in the specified PIT.     Ending session...     Releasing device interface...     Re-attaching kernel driver...      So why is it telling me, > ERROR: Partition "recovery" does not exist in the specified PIT.


title: Is there a way to sort backups listed in Rom Manager?

text: One of the older versions of Rom Manager I used to use did this, but more recently my backups, as listed by Rom Manager, seem to be listed in whichever order they please. This is quite annoying when I keep a lot of backups and they are all named only by ROM, date, and time. Is there a way to sort them alphabetically and/or by date? I'm using a Motorola Droid X (shadow). I switch between MIUI (Feb. 2012, GB 2.3.7) and CM9 (July 2012, ICS 4.0.4). Using the latest Rom Manager from the Play store, which appears to be 5.5.2.8. Thanks for any suggestions. EDIT: Nevermind. Turns out the Rom Manager installation on CM9 wasn't actually up to date, and apparently my backups were not all named consistently. It seems that Rom Manager uses the format: `YYYY-MM-DD-HH.nn.ss` while CWM Recovery uses the format: `YYYY-MM-DD.HH.nn.ss` which is why they didn't seem to sort correctly. Updating and making the names consistent solved the issue.


title: Heimdall errors, "ERROR: Failed to confirm end of file transfer sequence!"

text: Using Heimdall v1.4 RC1 to flash Clockworkmod Recovery on a Samsung S4, I get the following,               $ sudo heimdall flash --RECOVERY ./recovery.img --no-reboot     Heimdall v1.4 RC1          Copyright (c) 2010-2012, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna     http://www.glassechidna.com.au/          This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is     encouraged.          If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future     development please consider donating:     http://www.glassechidna.com.au/donate/          Initialising connection...     Detecting device...     Claiming interface...     Attempt failed. Detaching driver...     Claiming interface again...     Setting up interface...          Checking if protocol is initialised...     Protocol is not initialised.          Initialising protocol...     Protocol initialisation successful.          Beginning session...     Session begun.          In certain situations this device may take up to 2 minutes to respond.     Please be patient!          Downloading device's PIT file...     PIT file download successful.          Uploading RECOVERY     100%     ERROR: Failed to confirm end of file transfer sequence!     ERROR: RECOVERY upload failed!          Ending session...     Releasing device interface...     Re-attaching kernel driver...      I've even tried two different builds of Clockworkmod,               -rw-rw-r-- 1 ecarroll ecarroll 6.8M Aug 11 23:23 clockworkmod_6.0.3.2_jfltespr.img     -rw-rw-r-- 1 ecarroll ecarroll 6.8M Aug 12 00:02 recovery-clockwork-6.0.3.2-jfltespr.img          $ md5sum *clock*     c95fac4d0e27fcb0c3355f209e62cd9c  clockworkmod_6.0.3.2_jfltespr.img     760cbf5a3b157ab23f49fcf40b46db2f  recovery-clockwork-6.0.3.2-jfltespr.img


title: How do I import a user CA for the Email app properly?

text: For my own setup I use a personal CA: "Gert van Dijk CA". I'm using this for HTTPS and VPN successfully by importing the CA certificate into the Android keystore. I'm having trouble getting the Email app recognize this. Here are some notes about the current setup:   * The custom CA is listed perfectly fine in _Settings_ -> _Security_ -> _Trusted Credentials_ -> _User_.   * Chrome and "OpenVPN for Android" are working with this custom CA. I can see a green location bar when connecting to `https://mail.mydomain.tld`. This all looks good, until I come to setting up my Exchange mail. It simply won't connect to `mail.mydomain.tld` with the error "Couldn't open connection to server". However, when I change "Security Type: SSL/TLS" to "SSL/TLS (Accept all certificates)" it will sync my mail just fine! This makes me believe the stock Email app isn't taking the user credentials in the key store into account. Why? Logcat shows me this line when receiving the connection error:               I/Exchange(10278): IOException while sending request: java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException: Trust anchor for certification path not found.      To verify I've set up my Exchange server correctly, I navigated to `https://mail.mydomain.tld/Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync` and the location bar is perfectly green! How can I make the Email app take the user trusted credentials into account here? I don't want to trust all possible certificates for security reasons. Android versions: 4.4 (Nexus 5), 4.3 (Nexus 7 2013).


title: Galaxy S-4 Active connect via bluetooth to IMAC desktop

text: Can I transfer data from my galaxy S-4 Active Phone to my Apple IMAC Desktop Via Bluetooth? Such as Music, Photos, files ?? Thanks Carl


title: how to disable android headset/aux volume limit?

text: While using my old Samsung Exhibit II 4G and now on my relatively new LG Nexus 4, I have noticed that music or media playback through headphones or auxiliary cable stops after about 30 or so seconds if the volume is higher than 3/4 of the max. Is this a bug? What seems even more confusing is that if you press play again, it stops the playback after less time (like 10-15 seconds) and continues to shorten the time it will play back until you lower the volume below 3/4. Can this be disabled? And what is it anyway? It is not app-specific and it doesn't care if I have the volume maxed out if I'm using bluetooth or the built-in speaker.


title: nexus 4 not allowing me to copy files

text: I have a nexus 4 and had been trying to copy files with Windows 7 - but when I plug it in, it doesn't show up in my device manager but when i enable USB debugging in the developer options, it shows up under "Other devices" and Windows can not seem to find the appropriate drivers for it. What's happening here? How can I make the phone to show up in my My Computer to copy files to/from it? Thanks, Ron **edit** I now tried to install the drivers I found on http://forum.xda- developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992345 and now my nexus 4 shows up as an Android ADB Interface but I still can't see it in my device manager... :o


title: Why is my Android phone always showing "contacts storage space is low"?

text: My Android phone is always showing "contacts storage space is low". Even if I delete all of my contacts in the phone, I still get this message, and I can't store any new contact now. What is more, my SIM card shows that it is 95% full, but when I select "multi- delete"->SIM, I found no contacts at all. What should I do?


title: Twitter ReceiveSMS permission

text: On Twitter November 25, 2013 update, they ask for **receive text messages (SMS)** permission. Does anyone know what exactly this is for ?


title: Sync iPod Classic on Asus Tablet

text: I have a lot of music on both my iPod Classic (pre-iOS type), and my Asus Transformer tablet. Is it possible to sync the two for music and pictures? Or am I forced to use a computer? The tablet is rooted, and the iPod does have Disk Usage enabled. All the music files show up as just 4-letter folders and filenames though.


title: Samsung Galaxy S4 S Planner events have different timezones

text: Device: Samsung Galaxy S4 In the S Planner, the events have two time zones in their Detail view; e.g. GMT+3 and UTC. I would only like to see only my local time zone. Is there a setting for that? Couldn't find anything on the web. The time zones are set to manual both in the phone and in the app.


title: Pure news (scollable) not working

text: I want to have news appear on the home screen of my tablet so I got Pure news widget. I installed it and added the widget but the widget is empty (no news shows up). I assume I need to add a feed somehow. How is this done? In the widgests settings under the tab "providers" there's a section "feedly source" and in it there's a button to "login with credentials" and if I click on it asks me to login with Google. Should I do this? I don't feel comfortable giving my Google credentials to random people and I've never heard of a "feedly" before.


title: Merging duplicate contact entries from multiple sources

text: I have multiple copies of the same contacts on my phone, from the Google account associated, and phone contacts etc. Eg., for a single contact I might have:   * 2 copies on the phone    * 1 copy on my Google account (synced)   * another copy in some other location This happened on my HTC Wildfire a year ago and now I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S2. Is there a way I can merge all related contacts and delete the other extra copies? It'd be helpful if I could do this from my PC.


title: Uninstalled original alarm by accident on samsung galaxy ace ii x (gt-s7560m)

text: I rooted my phone and uninstalled the alarm app thinking i could find a better one, which i couldn't. I was wondering if any one knows how to go back and reinstall it? Thanks


title: How to install recovery and rom on blank Samsung i9000

text: I wanted to install CM on my Samsung Galaxy S, and while trying to enable ClockworkMod recovery, I somehow managed to partition it. Now the only thing that appears is the screen with the model number, and I can enter download mode (but not in recovery mode). I tried to install recovery with Odin (I found a tar file) but that failed. Is there any chance that I can get my phone working again?


title: Ice Cream Sandwich can't obtain IP address, what do I need to delete to reset wifi settings?

text: My phone is encountering that issue again where it won't connect to any wifi router. It would get stuck to "Obtaining an IP address..." and then later it will say it avoided the router for poor connectivity even if the signal bars are always full. I encountered an obscure thread before where it instructed me to delete some folder and it wiped out the wifi settings on my phone, meaning it removed all my configured wifi connections. No, I don't mean to remove the connections one by one via the Settings because that doesn't work. Does anyone have an idea on what that folder might be? I can't, for the life of me, remember what it was. I'm rooted.


title: HTC ONE WILL NOT REBOOT

text: I was in Austin Texas over the weekend for an outdoor wedding (I live in Miami). The temperature was in the mid 50s when the battery in my phone ran out. When I got back to the hotel I plugged my phone to a power cord and tried to turn the phone on. The phone turned on and booted to the standard HTC One screen (green HTC and black ONE, with the words "beatsaudio" a the bottom on a white back). However, it gets stuck on this screen. I have tried the fast boot and recovery commands, but neither have worked. Is there an alternative to get my phone working other than a factory reset?


title: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. SuperOneClick

text: Im trying to root my Motorola Defy (not plus) and when going to root it with SuperOneClick (1.9.5) I get `Object reference not set to an instance of an object.` What can I do?


title: Android Engineering Mode

text: Is there a way to change between User and Eng mode on android devices? More specificity the Motorola Defy (2.2.2) and the Acer Iconia A500 (4.0.3) I need access to tools like dev tools. I dont mind if I have to root the DEFY.


title: Can I use my Android phone as a bluetooth microphone (for Skype)?

text: I do some international phone-calls. Gets annoyingly expensive. I didn't like a bigger Android mobile, so I got this small Motorola Fuzzout thingy. Is there any way to link the Android phone as a Bluetooth microphone? I can run Skype on my Mac or Windows PC. However I'm not sure how to connect the devices that way.