title: Are my apps crashing or disappearing, my music not playing, and my photos not opening from lack of memory? If so, how do I address this issue?

text: I need help... I have only had my Sam Gal 2 for 7 months and I am ready to get a new phone because I can't use the music or open photos and photo applications! If I try to play a song via Google Play it says "Music Temporarily Unavailable" and I am constantly getting errors saying that Facebook, Google and Yahoo (email) need to be forced closed or an error reported... Example: "The process, email, has stopped unexpectedly and needs to close" (force close option.) Its really gotten to be a problem! I also can't open my Gallery (Pictures) or my picture editor at all, (no app that uses pics can open them and some pic apps wont open at all.) The only way I can even look at my pics is by going into my camera and opening them from there. I cant even send a pic in a message without going through the camera app first! It says "not enough memory, delete some items" when I try to open my pics through the gallery app or messages. I can't open pics that are texted to me either, same error message. I just recently started having apps disappear too! They would just be gone and I'd have to download them again! Once I download them again however, all of the data is still there, (I don't lose progress or levels in games, etc.) I am just stumped here... I figure it has something to do with the memory, but I'm not sure; or is this a virus perhaps? I have AVG Anti-virus installed an I never download any apps without at least a 4 star rating and good reviews! Here is my info: Samsung Galaxy SII - SCH-R760 Android Version: 2.3.6 Build: Gingerbread STORAGE: -SD Card- Total Space: 14.83gb Available: 8.08gb -USB- Total Space: 11.50gb Available: 1.91mb -System- Available: 825mb Used: 1.2gb (Doesn't tell the "Total Space" but we know its 2gb)  -RAM- (of course this varies from one extreme to the other) 177mb used 592mb free *I am on the Mobile Nation network, (unlimited talk, text, web) and the nearest cell tower is just three lots down from where we live, (maybe a football field away.) So I always have 5 bars and 3g. I mostly use our home wifi for everything but I have allowed unlimited network streaming too; so none of my apps should ever have trouble accessing the web, (like for Google Play songs.) So that isn't why my songs can't/won't play.  Obviously I think I need to move something around or delete something. But I'm confused as to the difference between the USB and SD, which is the external/internal, and what to move stuff to. I've googled this problem many times and can never get an straight answer; they always conflict with one another. For the record, I also have a lot of pictures and contacts, (of which I have already eliminated about half of,) other than that I have installed 28 app store apps, (only 6 of the 28 apps are over 25mb) and my largest app is 313mb. I've went through the applications and gotten rid of a lot of apps and cleared the cache for everything else too. Also, when I go to Mange Applications and click "Move to SD Card" it ALWAYS says "Failed to move: Not enough memory." Oh, and NOT ONE of the applications has the MOVE TO PHONE option now, and I know they used to! Everyone single app says "Move to SD Card" or they don't have the option to move them, its greyed out. I would really appreciate any help on this matter! I am going to go ahead and take all of my pics off the device, but that's about the only thing I haven't tried so far... After that, I don't know what else to do! Please help me, I love my phone and don't want another one... the S2 has everything I want in a phone when it's working correctly!


title: Picture Frame widget resized

text: The size for the picture frame widget originally was 3x3. Now, inexplicably, it is only 2x2. How can I change it back or pick what size a widget should be? I've created cue cards perfectly readable at 3x3 but at 2x2 too small to view the diagrams/text.


title: Android 4.0 tablet WiFi connection stopped working

text: I bought an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet about 4 months ago. It worked great until it suddenly stopped connecting to WiFi. I have tried connecting both at home and at work to the wireless router but it refuses to connect. It just says "turning WiFi on" and stays that way for hours. I have not tried resetting it as I have apps on it that I have bought from the Play Store and would not want to lose them. Are there any solutions that I could try to see if the WiFi will work again?


title: Samsung Infuse is getting really hot when using a Samsung wall charger that came with Samsung Strive. Is this bad?

text: The output specifications for the Samsung Strive charger match those of the Samsung Infuse charger, so I don't see why the phone is heating up so much. Also, when charging the Samsung Infuse with this non-stock charger (although it is still made by samsung) while the phone is off, the charging never stops. The display never says (100%) even after a full night of charging. The animated dots keep on moving as if the phone is still charging. Is all this bad or are we ok here? I wouldn't want to blow a fuse in the brand new Infuse!


How can I find out what devices support Skype video calling over Wi-Fi? (I'm particularly interested in tablets.)


title: Is there a SMS to bluetooth router app?

text: I have a bluetooth device that is paired with my phone. The BT device can receive and send text. How can I route incoming SMS text messages to the BT device? And conversely, how can I have the BT device send an SMS via the phone?


title: How can I get the android tablet to show New York time zone when that time zone is not an option

text: There is no "New York" or any option for EST on my Android tablet. If I have the device set to automatic time zone - it defaults to GMT +1 British Summer time. If I have both "Automatic Time Zone" & "Automatic date & Time" it does not recognize my location aznd defaults to GMT +1 British Summer time. How can I get it to recognize EST


title: Samsung Galaxy SIII not Recognized

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy SIII which I'm attempting to pull photos off of - but I am having trouble doing so. I've attempted to use Kies to pull the photos off - but it just says loading... loading... loading... forever. The computer seems to recognize the phone (it is shown under device manager) but it never seems to appear under My Computer (this may be related to why Kies does not recognize it either.) Anyone have any suggestions?


title: How can I stop Google play from automatically updating?

text: How can I stop Google play from automatically updating to the latest version? I tried deleting my `hosts` file but it's not being deleted. My phone is rooted.


title: Where to find IP address in file system (e.g. proc or sys)

text: Is there a way to get the IP (v4) address of an interface in the file system of Android? I know I could use ifconfig or netcfg but I would like to use a monitoring tool which can only access files and not execute commands.


title: Where to check what apps I have purchased

text: I got a statement from my bank and I have 2 transactions I do not know what they are. > Google *E-Commerce Ltd GOOGLE.COM of 15.99 Normally I have a text, which indicates what app or service I have purchased. But these positions are simply don't have that information. What is it? How to check what I have purchased in Google so far?


title: Need a way to prevent phone wakeup when slider opens

text: Is there a way to stop my phone from waking itself when the slider opens? Because my phone does things in my pockets :(


title: How can I mount a USB flash drive on my Acer Iconia?

text: I have an Acer Iconia A500 tablet with Android 3.1. I cannot mount any USB flash drives. File Manager HD and other similar apps display "Directory is empty" in `/mnt/usb_storage/`. I have tried use a flash drive formatted FAT32, and my USB port works (I've checked with a USB mouse). How can I get this to work?


title: Can I remove User Dictionary Application itself ? not just words in it?

text: My process monitor shows the User Dictionary Application is taking up all the CPU the device has got so even phonecaller app crashes. I'd like to remove the whole User Dictionary Application if possible. I don't want to use this feature anyway. Would I be able to remove it ? If I could, would removing User Dictionary cause any serious issues ?


title: Does this permissions request make sense?

text: I would like to use a vendor's application to enable remote access to a security DVR from an Android phone. The app requires permission for "read phone status and identity". I'm not an Android developer, but that doesn't seem like an appropriate permission, since the application has nothing to do with the phone number or the phone operation. It would work equally well without any phone functionality. I contacted the developers, and they say: "The application makes that request to get though the firewall on the phone. The program does not store or use that information. If you manual set permissions in the firewall then the program will need the permission." Does that make sense to anybody? Is there a "firewall" in Android that is somehow related to phone state and identity? Before I call BS on this response, I wanted to check here with experts just in case there is some obscure relationship.


title: How can I mount my google nexus4 on linuxmint(nadia) computer via usb?

text: Also is it any different than ubuntu? UPDATE: Using gmtp, I still get the error from the terminal and gmtp crashes when i click on "connect". The gmtp says the following in the shell:               Device 0 (VID=18d1 and PID=4ee1) is UNKNOWN.     Please report this VID/PID and the device model to the libmtp development team     PTP_ERROR_IO: failed to open session, trying again after resetting USB interface     LIBMTP libusb: Attempt to reset device     Android device detected, assigning default bug flags     Error 1: Get Storage information failed.     Error 2: PTP Layer error 02fe: get_handles_recursively(): could not get object handles.     Error 2: Error 02fe: PTP: Protocol error, data expected      I'm sure that libtmp teams added nexus4 to their libraries because my nexus4 was being seen by ubuntu-11.04 easily. But my problem is still alive in linuxmint


title: What are the advantages of a separate tethering app over the built-in tethering controls?

text: I just rooted by AT&T Galaxy S2 (SGH-i777) to troubleshoot battery usage. I also would like to tether my laptop (OS X Lion) to make use of my phone's data connection intermittently while traveling. I see both "USB tethering" as well as "portable WiFi hotspot" under `Settings --> Wireless and network --> Tethering and portable hotspot`. Should I use this feature or install an additional tethering application? What [if any] are the advantages of a separate tethering app over the built-in tethering controls?


title: How do I root my Samsung Galaxy S?

text: How do I root my Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000?


title: Nexus S after update to JB doesn't show callers name

text: I've installed the update to Jelly Bean on my Nexus S and when someone calls, it shows only the phone number of the contact (the contact was saved in the contant list) and not the name of the person. When I updated to ICS some months ago, the phone number was there for few seconds (like 5 seconds or so) before the name actually appeared. What's causing this and what can I do about it? Something tells me that it has to do something with performance of the phone. On Ginger Bread it was all good. On ICS it took some time to show the name and now it doesn't show at all. The phone is incredibly slow and almost out of memory the whole time. EDIT: When the call ends I can see in the history of calls that it shows the name of the contact.


title: What is the screen life of an Android Tablet?

text: I'm unable to find technical specs on the life expectancy for the screen of a Nexus 7 (or any Android Tablet, for that matter). Do you know how many total hours we can expect to get out of a tablet before it starts to die out? FYI: I'm considering to use an Android tablet as the touch screen for an Industrial Controller. The Industrial Controller will be turned on 24/7 - which is obviously not the typical use case for a tablet - so I'm concerned that the tablet will burn out too soon (i.e. within a year or two).


title: Drawer - arrangement of icons

text: Why does the arrangement of app icons change (to alphabetical order), and why do folders get deleted, on every update of the Android version? Follow up Qs:   1\. How can I prevent this from happening?   2\. Is there a way to restore the previous arrangement, after the update (if I did not follow your answer to Question 1) or does it have to be done manually?


title: App to track multiple devices via GPS

text: We have about 15 Android tablets in use in our department, and we want to be able to keep track of their locations. I've been trying to find an app that will easily track all these devices. Most of what I'm finding is either too expensive for the number of devices, or has too many features that we do not need. We just need an app that will every 30 minutes or so send every devices' GPS data to somewhere. The only thing that has come close is Google Latitude, but it was becoming tedious to create a Google account for each device, and when we would flash them all with the same images, it was even more of a hassle to re-add each individual account. Any thoughts on a simple periodic GPS tracking app for multiple devices that phones home? Note that I've also tried apps such as Prey and Seekdroid, but they don't play nice restoring multiple devices from a single image/backup. If all else fails, I can write an app to just send GPS coordinates to one of our servers every so often, but I'd like that to be a last resort.


title: How to Power On and Shutdown a Remote host with Android?

text: The title can't be more specific. I'd like you to suggest the best way to send the poweroff instruction, to windows or Linux.


title: Lock Screen Problem in HTC ONE X

text: How can I recover my clock-style lock screen after it failed to return on my HTC One X? I let the phone's battery run out. Then I recharged and turned my phone on, but I can't see my clock-style lock screen. My screen is also cracked, just to let you guys know. I also tried many times to fix it in the settings but it still doesn't work. Also none of the other lock screen options work.


title: Weird Bluetooth Behavior, difficulty reconnecting to paired device - Galaxy S II

text: I had been having this weird behavior with my BT - Headset, that it works fine if I pair manually, but when I try to reconnect to a previously connected device, it would connect, and then just fail, and **I would need to unpair and repair manually every time**. I have verified that this same headset **works as expected with other phones** \- ranging from iPhone - Blackberry - Nokia Symbian S60. The device itself is over a year old, and this is when my previous device failed. However the fact that other phones are able to handle it, negates the possibility of this being purely due to age. I tried to get Samsung Customer support to take a look at this, but they refused to see the problem. Until recently I had just resigned myself to pairing it every time I want to use it, however recently, I seem to have discovered a pattern. If I disable the "Phone" Setting from bluetooth settings, this problem occurs. **However with both "Phone" and "Media" options enabled, it seems to work as good as new**!! I also came across Bluetooth Auto Connect which seems to be tackling a similar problem, but I don't think it is quite the same. So basically my question is, is this a known/common issue with GSII? Is there a fix for it? My device is rooted if that helps. If this is a purely software issue as I now suspect, will a new rom help?


title: Fake/Dummy/mock internet for spam apps

text: There are a lot of apps which require internet to run whether be spam or good apps. Is there any way to _make them feel there is internet connection_ without actually running internet kind of fake/mock internet connection for such apps? FYI, I am using ICS (Android 4.0.4)


title: Firewall Application

text: Is there any application that can filter internet uses. I want an application that will only give permission to one Application to access Internet. e.g. at any given time only google chrome has the right to access internet. other application wont be able to access internet at that time Is there any app like this??


title: Is it possible to run applications with different locales (languages)?

text: I want to run some applications in one language and the rest with the others. Specifically, I'd like to run maps in Russian (I really don't need names transliterated to Latin) and everything else in English (Russian translations are usually very poor and I just cannot understand what the app wants to tell me. English translations are usually good enough for me to understand). I run stock android 4.2.2 on rooted Texet X-basic tm-4072. The solution involving Tasker does not apply for me because Google Play says Takser is not compatible with my phone. There was an application for this, but now it's outdated and I don't know how to reach the author (he suggests to send the newer version to those who write to him). In desktop Linux I'd simply run app with different LANG value, does something like that work for Android?


title: Does juice defender randomly drop your data connection?

text: Does it drop your data connection? I have experienced that since I installed it a week ago. Sometimes it will randomly choose to drop your data connection.


title: Why isn't gmail listed as a recent app when I long-press the Home button?

text: This would be helpful at times... I usually just end up pressing home and selecting the gmail widget from there but I've gotten used to long-pressing home to get to recent apps. Could it be due to the fact that I get to email using the widget? Does it work with the native email client or other email apps? Thanks in advance...


title: Why do the buttons on my Incredible occasionally light up?

text: I've noticed that sometimes the four buttons at the bottom of my HTC Incredible sometimes light up for a couple seconds at a time, even when the phone is just sitting unused on my desk. Until now I've attributed this to a software bug, but I recently noticed it doing this while I was digging around in my email on my computer. Does this indicate data transfer? Or does it have some other significance?


title: How can I get small parts of Cyanogenmod like sound files?

text: Is there an easy way to get parts of Cyanogen Mod, for example the sound files? I'm sure that I can probably pull the source and download individual elements (pictures, sound files, etc) but this seems time consuming and potentially difficult.


title: Is there a way to erase my personal data without losing my apps?

text: I have an ADP1 running 2.2.1, and used it with my Google Account. I have to give it to a friend, and want to erase all my personal data viz. email, chat logs, photos in the gallery synced with picasa, and any other stuff that might be synced. But the problem is, I do not want to lose the apps. Is there a way to erase my data, without losing the apps?


title: Is it possible to use the 'Samsung Mobile Print' application with non-Samsung printers?

text: In my Samsung Galaxy S, there is an Samsung application called ' **Samsung Mobile Print** '. **Does this application require a Samsung printer ?** Or can it be used with other network or wi-fi printers too ?


title: If I buy a tablet with Honeycomb 3.1, will I be able to upgrade it to 3.2? How about 4.0, 5.0, ...?

text: I am in the market for a tablet. However I am not clear the degree to which the hardware will be linked to a specific android version. For example, if I get the Motorola Xoom or the Galaxy Tab 10.1, will I be able to upgrade it to honeycomb 3.2? Will there be limitations on future upgrades, and if so, on what time scale?


title: What is the difference between a Restricted Profile and a User in Android 4.3?

text: Android 4.3 introduced a new feature called Restricted Profiles. What is a restricted profile, and how is it different from a User?


title: How to make ringtones louder so that I can hear it in a loud environment?

text: It seems that the only ringtone I was able to hear was the one in my old Nokia phone, 10 years ago. Nowadays, in the era of smartphones, no matter which ringtone I chose, I have problems hearing it when I am out in a loud environment. And yes, regardless of the fact that the audio level is set to max. How can I make my ringtones louder on my phone so that I can hear them easily on a noisy environment? Maybe there is a setting to make ringtones high- pitched?


title: How do I get push notifications of a specific user on Twitter?

text: I heard someone mentioning you can be notified when a specific Tweeter start tweeting...but I haven't been able to find a tool that does this. What is the way to do this without following them? OS: 4.1 S3


title: OCR price app for shopping?

text: I am wonder if there is an app that can do an OCR of price tags (the ones used inside supermarkets) and automatically do a sum of all the prices scanned? I am NOT talking about barcodes, but price tags.


title: I cant move apps to the sd on a motorola xt532

text: So, I used the first rom in the wiki http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Motorola_XT532 I had 65MB free, then I run the update of the google apps and I ended up with only 12MB free.. I cannot move any of those apps to the sd since they look like system-app and cannot be moved.. What can I do?


title: Connect Samsung S2 with Microsoft exchange server

text: I bought Samsung Galaxy S2. I created new e-mail profile with my credentials and successfully connected with Exchange server. I can read my e-mail messages, but when I try to send new e-mail, I get following error: `Unable to sign or encrypt message. Certificate not installed.` My company has self issued certificate with .cer extension. What to do ?


title: Clone Android Device

text: I have to clone about 65 Android devices (Galaxy Tab 10.1N). Currently i would do it with a Backup in Cyanogen Mod. The problem with the Cyanogen Backup is, it does not backup the Sdcard... Does somebody know any other method to completly clone an Andorid device? (Homescreen settings, installed Apps, Data on SDcard!)


title: Why does adb work only while the tablet boots?

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab. When I type "adb devices" or "adb shell", it works while the tablet is booting up - showing the Samsung logo or animation - but once the orange lock screen shows, the connection breaks and adb exits. I've tried unplugging and plugging the USB cable, fiddling with settings and configurations, According to answers to other questions I've asked, adb ought to work just fine anytime the tablet is on. Maybe for others, but not for me. Hint: it's not anything to do with udev. I took care of the udev rules thing along ago. Here is my udev rules file:               => cat /etc/udev/rules.d/80-gtab.rules     # Samsung GT-P7510/Galaxy Tab 10.1     ACTION!="add", GOTO="gtab_rules_end"     SUBSYSTEM!="usb|usb_device", GOTO="gtab_usb_end"     ATTR{idVendor}=="04e8", ATTR{idProduct}=="6860", SYMLINK+="gtab" MODE="777"      I've restarted udev with "cd /etc/init.d ; ./udev restart" (or something similar) and I see /dev/gtab, created by this udev rule. I've tried other rules that don't involve /dev/gtab, different variations found on the web. One time, the app gmtp actually ran, let me see the file system and copy many files, so I know it's possible. I don't recall exactly what I did to make it happen. But I have been using the exact same udev rule file ever since. I've been googling and experimenting for over a month now, and except for that one lucky time, haven't gotten adb to work reliably. Main question: What are some ways to diagnose this problem of the usb connection breaking when the tablet gets past boot-up?


title: Cannot view DropBox Media from Native Android Video Player... HELP

text: My friend and I both have a Galaxy Tab 3. When he uses his native android video player he can see media listed from DropBox (and a little drop-box icon on the bottom left corner of the thumbnail). He also has the options "View by" under the options button and can select "view by content on DropBox ". -> This allows him to stream the videos from DropBox on the native vid player without downloading onto the device... I do not have these options!!! How do i get them?!? I need this because i want to use the AllShare option for streaming to my TV that is available on the native video player. Any help or advice appreciated....


title: Is there a way to control the app and notification volumes at once on a phone like there is on a tablet?

text: Whenever I want to change the volume for apps on my phone, I have to open up an app that makes sound. If I try to do it at other times, it only changes the notification volume with no option for others. Like this page says, this is an option for tablets, where you can just expand the volume controls when they pop up and then adjust either one. Is there a way to get this expanding functionality on a phone? I guess that they made it like that to save screen space, but neither a button nor a slider bar comes anywhere close to filling up my screen, and I would appreciate being able to do this. I have a rooted Nexus 4 with Android 4.4.2 and have the Xposed Framework installed.


title: Samsung galaxy Tab 3 won't show up in My Computer?

text: I am trying to root my tablet and it won't show up in My Computer when I plug it in. I have tried different ports and have tried rebooting the phone. I just purchased it 5 hours ago. I have Windows 7. I installed some Samsung drivers, but I am not 100% sure they are the ones I need (I got them from a guide). I don't have an SD Card, but I do have 8 GBs of internal memory. I have Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 T210R with WiFi. Thank you!


title: Can I delete Zinio pdf files?

text: There are password protected page1.pdf, page2.pdf, etc... under mnt/sdcard/com.zinio.mobile.android.reader/9380198313/123123231/32123213 etc... Can I delete them?


title: My Huawei u8160 is restarting automatically

text: I have a Huawei u8160 running Cyanogenmod 7.2 that always restarts automatically. My phone is clocked to 122-600 while my phone's CPU's Max frequency 558. I'm using the SMARTASSV2 governor and it mostly restarts when it is sleeping. So I want to know what restarts my phone automatically?


title: Is it possible to change password on the phone itself for gmail/market/other google apps?

text: I think this is a general question that would apply to all Android phones though I have a HTC Desire Z. I cannot find a section on any of the settings to change the password for the Google account used for gmail, Android Market or any of the other google account dependent services and features on the phone. Surely this is a glaring omission? I would expect a feature to be present _on the phone_ and for extra security, have it ask me for the existing password in order to allow me to change to a new one. Obviously I can change the password when logged into Google in a browser on a PC/Mac but this is an unnecessary procedure - surely we are all becoming increasingly mobile-centric, so shouldn't it be possible to change it _on the phone_? I have searched here and on Google, the only answers I can find are things like:   * people who need to enter the new password on the phone after changing it to this new password when on a PC or Mac logged into Google on a browser for example.   * people who want to change their actual google account, i.e. use a different one But I can't find anything about a section on the phone itself to change the password for Gmail,Android Market and other google account dependent services and features on the phone!


title: Eclipse Android with a Real Device (Not AVD)

text: I've been teaching Java to two of my friends and its coming well. We're interested in Android development. Both of my friends have android devices, and slow enough computers that using the emulator (AVD) is impractical and/or a PITA. Since I have a good enough computer, I have done some simple Android things, and I just use the emulator, but how should I instruct them to set things up so that they can hit the Run (green arrow) button and launch the app on their plugged-in device? All I really need is to show them a webpage or something that will teach them how to do a simple Hello World sample without AVD. All the Hello World Eclipse projects I've seen involve the use of the emulator.


title: Why does my phone uses Google Public DNS?

text: I was just curious to know what DNS server my phone used. So I launched a terminal emulator and I entered:               $ cat /etc/resolv.conf     nameserver 8.8.8.8     nameserver 8.8.4.4      As you can see, my phone uses 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 as DNS servers (Google Public DNS servers). At home (Wifi), my router is configured to give OpenDNS' servers through DHCP. But, on my phone, `cat /etc/resolv.conf` returns the same output. Same thing with 3G. And, even if I disable both Wifi and 3G, and then reboot the phone, it still uses Google's Public DNS servers. I don't remember having changed `resolv.conf` or installed any application to change it. My phone is an HTC Desire with CyanogenMod 7.2.0.1 (Android 2.3.7). Can someone explain me why my phone uses Google Public DNS? Is it a common configuration for any Android devices, or CyanogenMod ROM?


title: Port forwarding wireless tethering without using a VPN

text: There is a very similar question, but the only answer suggests running an openVPN server etc., which is not what I'm looking for. I need to use the phone and only the phone. So, I need to port forward my phones wifi hotspot to a computer on the network but can't find an option to do it in the standard settings. The port I need to forward is port 80. The reason for this is to be able to access a web-server from outside the network. The phone is a Samsung GT-I8150 running Android 2.3.6. What can I do to solve this?


title: Why do we need Kies (ADB driver) in Windows but not in Linux?

text: Why do we need an ADB driver in Windows but not in Linux? I have been working on Android for the past few months in Windows. To run my project on my Samsung device I had to install Kies first. Similarly for my LG device there is a LG ADB driver, and another for HTC. But when I shifted to Ubuntu Linux recently, I didn't require any other drivers like Kies and ADB. I was able to debug directly without any third party driver. Why is that? I know it is something very common, but I haven't found anything which explains why this is the case.


title: Can there be malicious apps on Google Play?

text: Do I need to worry about malicious apps on Google Play, or can I trust everything I install, so long as I install it from Google Play? And if I need to worry, what red flags should I look for - number of downloads, ratings, how old the app is, what permissions it requires? On a practical level, would you say that it is as safe as Apple's App Store?


title: Handcent SMS - privacy box backup file read

text: Is there a way to decrypt backup file of Handcent SMS privacy box? File is by default named like:               hcprivacy-loginName-D01M01Y01.z      I've lost my phone but have those backup files on my computer, although they are not in readable form. Inside, there is information I need to get. Please advise...


title: In search of a Terminal App that works with SSH to AWS (EC2)

text: I have the itch to try and see how far down this path I can get for my own work. I've got a Galaxy Tab 10.1 and a Bluetooth keyboard. I created an AWS EC2 Micro Instance and I can SSH into it from my laptop. I copied the key to the tablet and when I try to run the same SSH I get the error: > ssh: Exited: String too long Here's a post where someone seems to be having a similar problem. I'm not specifically using dropbear, that I know of, though. I've tried 3 or 4 different Android terminal clients and all seem to have this same problem. I do have busybox installed, so maybe it's using dropbear under the hood -- I just don't know. I have been able to connect using ConnectBot and the ssh key file downloaded from AWS, but the UI/UX for this app is horrible and unintuitive, and if this is my only option then I'd give up. It seems to be designed for phones, has no landscape orientation support, and only connects to the EC2 instance intermittently. I also tried creating my own key files (`ssh-keygen -b 2048 -C GTab -t rsa -f id_rsa_gtab` on my laptop) and installing them on the EC2 instance & tablet, but get the same error. I tried running `ssh-keygen` from the tablet, but it doesn't appear to be available.


title: How can I create a Google Account?

text: I have a new Android 4.0 device (d2pad), and I have installed Google Drive and Google+ but neither one works. When I try to start Google Drive it gives me the message "No Google account found, exiting". I poked around and tried to find where to create a Google account, but on the account screen I don't see a Google option. How can I create a Google account, or what do I need to install to create one? I see the following options on the add account screen:   * Facebook   * Corporate   * Email    * Dropbox Corrective actions tried:   * Installing "Google Play Services" from the marketplace.   * Resetting to factory defaults   * Installing "Google Play Services" again I also can't log into Google for my marketplace login.


title: How do I open a text notification from lock screen on S4?

text: I have given up on my iPhone 5 and now I have the Samsung Galaxy S 4. So far I love it with one exception: I get the notifications in the lock screen and the preview in the lock screen, but I can't figure out for the life of me how to just open text message directly from lock screen in one action. I have a couple friends with S3's and they can open text notifications with a swipe from their lock screen and they can't even figure out what I'm doing wrong. I know there must be a way to swipe the text notification on lock screen that will bring me straight to text message.


title: How to take screenshots from a generic ICS 7" tablet?

text: I want to know how to take a screenshot on a generic Ice Cream Sandwich tablet? I believe this certain model is called the XTOUCH X708S. I already tried pressing `power button` \+ `volume down` and it just does its respective functionalities without taking any screenshots. The owner isn't very literate when it comes to Android devices so she doesn't know how to either.


title: What is the difference between restoring and installing an app on an Android device?

text: Is there any difference between restoring an app and installing an app on an Android device, or are both the same?


title: Blinkfeed, what exactly it is?

text: HTC says best feature of the device. But what exactly is Blinkfeed?


title: CWM Recovery showing wrong sdcard info

text: So i have installed Cyanogenmod 10.2 using Clockworkmod Recovery, which went fine. However now I am unable to get rid of CWMR. I tried flashing TWRM, but CWMR persists. Even worse, CWMR shows the data on /sdcard from my old ROM. it is not up to the actual sdcard contents. and whenever i try to enter any directory it still shows the same data again. it's like going into a loop. the only exception is, that when i enter the directory called "0" it shows the actual data of the new cyanogenmod installation. is it possible that cyanogen actually installed itself into /sdcard/0 and the old data is still present in /sdcard/ this would explain why i am having only little space on my sdcard free.


title: LG G2 rooting error

text: I'm rooting LG G2 (for Verizon) following this instruction. http://forum.xda- developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448887 While I'm running root.bat, it seems to freeze showing that 'Looking for device'. I closed the command window and re-ran root.bat but always the same result. So I cannot proceed anymore. What should I do?


title: How Can I Get Access to Photos Taken on My Droid II with "camera" program - from a Linux System?

text: I used to use a program called "camera" to take pictures. I was able to see what had been taken, and save (or not) as I took them. And when I attached the phone to the USB port of my (linux) computer, I could find the pictures in the phone's memory card file system, which could be mounted. The program "camera" appears to have auto-updated. I can still take pictures - but that seems to be all - I can't access them, either within the program or via the SD card. I didn't see anything relevant in the program's menu(s) - neither the one I get from the phone's menu button, nor the one I get, briefly on the right side of the screen, when I tap a small non-descript image on the upper left. Perhaps I'm now supposed to access photos via some other app - on the phone at least? Any idea what it might be called? And how on earth am I supposed to get access to the underlying files? The phone claims to be running Android 2.3.4


title: 'applypatch' process using too much CPU

text: I have here a brand-new Samsung Galaxy Duos 2 and there's something that bothers me about the "applypatch" process. It uses too much CPU (up to 50%) and runs continuous like a service. Now, what does it do there? I think this happened after I updated my firmware through Settings > About device > Software Update or maybe after I restored some apps from my other phone. Is this just normal like it would patch something and will stop as soon as it finishes its job or is there something else I should be alarmed? Do I need to stop it? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/47mrxm.png) (Click on the image for larger version)


title: How can I easily backup data from external card on Android 4.0.4 to a new external card?

text: I intend to buy a new external card of larger capacity for Android 4.0.4 phone and would like to backup and restore data from currently installed external card to a new card so I can restore the data and apps on the new phone. Is there a cloud backup and restore!? Easy Backup app or other solution?


title: Way to get BBM on Android version 2.3 phone or way to upgrade from 2.3 - 4.0+?

text: I have an LG Optimus Elite vm696 and it is current Android version 2.3 and I was wondering if it was possible to upgrade it to Android version 4.0+? To be honest the only reason I want to is so that I can use BBM on my device because I tried to install BBM and it said that it doesn't support it. I couldn't find any safe / trustable tutorials on google / youtube on how to do update the LG Optimus Elite from Android 2.3 to 4.0+. Does anyone here know how?


title: Some magic to remount /system

text: First of all:   Phone's model is Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini / 6012X   Chipset model is MT6572 The short version: The device is in boot loop and to resolve this I must rename a file. The problem is that the file is in /system and I haven't granted ADB superuser permissions (So ADB simply hangs on "su", even when running scripts through ADB. Also "at" is not installed). Another problem is that I haven't installed a custom recovery and, more importantly, I haven't even unlocked the boot loader. I can't manage to install custom images via SP Flash Tool (SP Flash Tool doesn't find the device although the VCOM USB drivers are installed). What's worse than this? Alcatel doesn't provide a way to reflash the stock ROM. So, my question:   Is there some kind of magic to force "su" to execute through adb without adb being granted permission by SuperSU?


title: Motor disability – In Android Home or “All Apps”, tapping on right edge = swipe to the left – Tap bottom in Chrome = swipe up/page down?

text: Microsoft has the Sticky Keys accessibility option so that you don’t have to hold down a modifier. Too much holding down, like in mouse dragging, and swiping on a touchscreen can be bothersome for people who suffer from a repetitive strain injury, or other people with motor disabilities. On the Android Home screen or “All Apps”, tapping on the right edge = swipe to the left, which moves you to the next screen on the right. When browsing Chrome, or YouTube, is there a way that you can similarly touch somewhere near the bottom edge of the screen to execute a swipe up (page down)? Perhaps an accessibility option can be turned on to add a page down button in the Navigation Bar? It would be like browsing a webpage on the desktop, and instead of just tapping the space bar, or page down buttons, you have to keep swiping upwards on the screen. Thanks. (Posted on Accessibility Google Group https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/accessible/YM1pNjRcD1Y)


title: Cyanogen Mod on HTC One X+: "SD card" partition not mounted

text: Some time ago, I have installed CyanogenMod 10.1.3-enrc2b on an HTC One X+, experiencing some surprising issues with flashing, but finally got it working. One major problem, however, remains: The partition that represents the SD Card (in case of the One X+, internal memory) is gone and most apps crash because of that. /storage/sdcard is a symling to /storage/emulated/legacy, but /storage/emulated is empty. How can I restore this partition? Attempts to reboot the device, re-install CM, or to use 10.2 did not help. Thanks!


title: htc desire z keeps restarting on its own

text: My HTC Desire Z keeps restarting on its own continuously, how do I stop it and how can I switch on my phone now? I tried removing the battery but that didn't work. Can anyone help?


title: Right binaries for my Nexus 5 (4.4.3), KRT16M or KOT49H?

text: I downloaded the AOSP source code and compiled it. I used the Android 4.4.2 (KOT49H) binaries. Problem now is that I do not have any camera app at all. If I try to access it from the lock screen it says: > Can't connect to the camera. I suppose it _is_ actually installed but not accessible from the apps view because it is not set up correctly. My question is, should I use KRT16M or KOT49H? The Android version is 4.4.3.2.1 and on the binary site it says: > Nexus 5 (GSM/LTE) binaries for Android 4.4 (KRT16M) > > Nexus 5 (GSM/LTE) binaries for Android 4.4.2 (KOT49H) Can it be that there are no drivers yet for 4.4.3?


title: How to limit WiFi data traffic on my Android device?

text: I am testing an Android application and need to understand how does the app behave on different internet speeds. An example of test case is: 1\. set the maximum bandwidth to 20kbps and check how it works; 2\. set the maximum bandwidth to 50kbps and check how it works... etc. The problem is - I have no idea how to limit the traffic. I am using WiFi and Charles Proxy. I use Charles to check how does the app reacts. Unfortunately, I am unable to throttle using Charles - for some reason Charles limits do not affect my app at all. Anyway, can somebody assist me with this problem? Do you have any ideas on how to limit the bandwidth? Thanks in advance.


title: Control a PC with Air Gestures

text: I'm aware of a few questions that talk about controlling a PC with an Android phone:   * control android device from pc   * Is there an Android application for Remote Control?   * How to Remote Control Android smartphone, if not in same subnet   * How can I turn my android phone into a remote control (mouse/keyboard) through bluetooth for ubuntu/linux Is there any support for **Air Gestures** of the Galaxy S4 in any of these products? I would love to place my phone on table during a presentation and wave my hands around to magically advance the slides.


title: Battery Drains out Suddenly

text: So here is what happened! I was simply going though my phone (Canvas HD running Jellybean) when suddenly it hangs and then shuts down. I try booting it. It turns on but goes off again. I try it yet again but then it goes off in the title screen again. And since then it hasn't turned on at all !! I tried booting it into downloading and safe mode but those aren't working either. I haven't rooted my phone btw. I went through forums to get a clue but none of them really helped. Put my phone on charging through the whole night but the red light still didn't show! And because it wont turn on i couldn't even uninstall any battery consuming apps if there are any ! Please Help !!


title: How can I root my Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S?

text: I tried using Flash Software, but it doesn't work for me. I may have used the wrong version or my process is wrong. Can anyone tell me the correct process?   * Android Version : 2.3.4    * Model Number : LT18i   * Build Number : 4.0.2.A.0.62


title: Synchronization does not work

text: * HTC magic   * Android 1.6 A couple of weeks ago the built in sync of mail, contacts and calendar stopped working. Sync is activated for all three and it seems to sync sometimes, but not all the time as it is supposed to do (it did). E.g. mail and contacts synced at 2:34am and calendar synced at 7:30am (but it's 10:11pm now). Any ideas? **Solution:** I went with mlevits advice. I removed my account from the phone via the trick I described now in How can I remove the default Google Account on my phone? (the "clear-all-data" trick did not work and I did not want to factory reset the phone). After I reentered my account data the syncing works again. Thanks a lot mlevit!


title: Where can I find Android API usage stats?

text: I've seen statistics dashboards saying around 48 percent of users are using Jelly-bean now, but this is most likely based on Google-Play usage - is there any detailed, more accurate usage, based on web user-agent usage or similar? According to these stats it could be that most people use a Jellybean phone, but it could also be the case that after a certain amount of time, people uninstall Google-play because there's too much adware/junkware, it's too bloated, privacy issues or other reasons, therefore only the latest phones show up on the chart? Have Amazon, FDroid or others released statistics on usage of their markets as well?


title: How do I turn off the HTC Desire boot jingle?

text: Even with a set of headphones plugged in, when I reboot my HTC Desire it (ironically) still plays the 'quietly brilliant' boot screen jingle loudly on the built-in speaker. This can be utterly annoying when lying in bed and the handset needs a reboot as it invariably wakes up the wife. Can this be turned off or replaced?


title: Revoke USB debugging authorizations

text: How does one revoke USB debugging authorizations when the option does not appear in the Developer options section of Settings on an Android device? The device in question is not rooted, nor shall it be. Using Android version 4.1.1


title: Difference between "T-Mobile G1" and "HTC Dream"?

text: Are there any differences between "T-Mobile G1" and "HTC Dream" besides the name? If Yes, what are the differences?


title: How to change alarm sound to an MP3

text: I've tried creating an "alarms" folder on the root of my SD card on my Galaxy Note 3 (Jelly Bean 4.3) then unmounting and mounting it again. Didn't work. Tried an application (Tone Picker) to let me put the song as an alarm but still the song doesn't show up. When I select the song from Clock JB+, I can easily select the song with the File Manager app but the song won't be found when the alarm sounds then it will just sound the regular "beep" alarm


title: Can I restrict Nexus 7 2013 LTE to 2G/3G, instead of just 2G?

text: In the settings on Google Nexus 7 2013 LTE, there is an option to restrict the device to 2G networks for better battery life, which makes it use 2.75G GSM EDGE. Why is there no option to do the same for 3G? Isn't 3G UMTS/HSPA+ also better in the battery-life department than 4G LTE? Is there any app to address the limitation?


title: Replacing Samsung S3 Mother Board

text: I have experienced problems with my Samsung Galaxy S3 mother board and I want to replace it with a new one. Does the new motherboard come with OS installed in its ROM as its default OS ?


title: Touch screen not working after using the code" *#*#2663#*#*"

text: I have Samsung Galaxy Mini and I dialled `*#*#2663#*#*` to see the version of the touch screeen. I pressed the update button, upon which got a message on screen > updating, do not switch or shut down something like that. After a few minutes, it displayed version not found, perhaps. After that, touch screen is no longer working.


title: how to "repair" a Nexus 10 that spontaneously exits Chrome

text: Sometimes the Nexus 10 will exit Chrome spontaneously in the middle of displaying a YouTube stream. Why is this happening and how can it be resolved? In order to operate conservatively, I have been trained by the computer industry to have low expectations so I tend not to have any other applications running; not even the Settings application, when I use an app such as Chrome browser.


title: Chrome browser will not connect to intranet web addresses

text: I can access a internal address using `http://companyweb` which redirects to `http://companyweb/default.aspx` from my windows desktop fine. I can also access `http://companyweb` on my iphone. However, when I type `"http://companyweb"` on my android device it searches the internet. If I type `http://companyweb.domain.local`, the default IIS7 (internet information service - windows web server) homepage is displayed. They are all connected to the same wireless network. How can i get android to connect to this site? Thanks


title: Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 can't pair with Bluetooth keyboard after update to 4.2.2

text: Updated last night. Tablet can't find the keyboard when Bluetooth is turned on and tablet is visible. This is the keyboard that came with the tablet in the student edition. I can't find anyone with this problem yet except in version 4.3. But this is 4.2.2.


title: Apps randomly crashing on my ZTE Blade 3. How can I fix this?

text: Applications on my Zte Blade 3 (ICS) crash frequently. They just close without an error message. How can I know if it it's a bug in the app, or a bug in the Android or a flawed device? **Edit:** Apps that are crashing most frequently are ones which I use the most: Friendly fire game and stock web browser. Per suggestion from comment I've tried clearing data/cache but it did not make a difference.


title: Voice of turn by turn navigation alternating between male and female

text: Sometimes the voice will be the female voice of Google text-to-speech and sometimes it will be the one from SVOX TTS, which is a different one. What should be causing them to alternate and how can I make it stop?


title: boot animation loop on nexus 4

text: I realise this is a common problem and have read many solutions, but many seem to not work in my case. I got into this situation after flashing cwm (in order to later root the device). I can get into cwm easily and wipe cache/dalvik and factory-reset easily (and have done so a few times). I do get the following mounting errors when doing the factory reset (i copied only the error lines):               Error mounting /data!     skipping format...     formatting /sdcard/.android_secure     E:unknown volume "/sdcard/.android_secure"      One lead that I currently have for the problem is that I'm not sure whether usb debugging was enabled. On Skipsoft Android toolkit for example I'm stuck on "waiting for adb mode".


title: How many DPI does the T-Mobile G1 phone have?

text: I've got a G1 borrowed from a friend and I was wondering what is the DPI/PPI for this phone. I tried to Google for that, but no luck so far. Thanks!


title: Minimizing data usage for users with data caps

text: To reduce my phone bill, I recently switched from an unlimited plan to a prepaid plan which only has a 50 Mb data cap per month. I think that should be adequate for email, google voice, and navigation. In order to avoid going over the data cap, I would like to disable all data heavy applications such Youtube, Application Update, etc. while the carrier's data connection is on, and enable them only when WiFi is on. Is there any easy way to achieve that? In general, what settings do I need to change in order to minimize my data usage?


title: Samsung Galaxy S4 USB Screen Lock Error

text: I have no idea what happened, but the last few times I have connected my Galaxy S4 to my Mac OSX to try and transfer music files (or any files for that matter) I get the message " **can't access device storage** If your device's screen is locked, disconnect its USB cable, unlock your screen, and then reconnect the USB cable." Only problem is my screen is Not locked when I connected it in the first place. I have tried disconnecting, locking my screen, unlocking my screen, and then reconnecting but that doesn't work either… Is there a way to fix this? All and any answers would be greatly appreciated.


title: How can I open Instagram links inside my Twitter app?

text: I'm looking for a way to open Instagram photos inside my Twitter app. I'm using Plume now, and it can open almost all the photos inside the app. When press and hold on the link the photo expands to the actual size, so Plume doesn't open the browser for every photo, and it's very convenient and quick. However, this technique doesn't work with Instagram links. When you select those, Plume opens the browser and redirects to the Instagram site, which takes several seconds. Twitter for Android is worse - it opens every photo link in the browser. Is there a way for me to open photo links inside either of these apps quickly? If not, are there any alternative Twitter clients that support this?


title: Sync birthdays from Facebook to Android contacts

text: Many people want to have their Facebook contacts synced with their Android contacts, including information such as birthday and so on. I have the official Facebook app installed on my Android 2.3.3 phone and it automatically syncs the email address and profile picture from Facebook. But it doesn't sync the birthdays. So I chose the iCal approach so that you export your Facebook calendar and import it to the Google calendar (web interface). But some days ago, someone told me that you can sync your Facebook birthdays with your Android contacts simply by adding the account in your "Accounts" settings. Is this true? How does it work? For me, it just syncs the photo and the email, as I've said.


title: Android 2.2 : How add device admin

text: I can't figure out how to add / remove device admins from my HTC Desire running Android 2.2 Where in the settings screen is this feature located ? Any help would be highly appreciated.


title: Manual APN Not Selecting

text: I added a new APN from `Settings->Wireless & networks->Mobile networks->Access Point Names` and named it "myapn", but I can only select the default APN. How can I select my new APN settings?


title: How do I root Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro (MK16a/i)?

text: I am kind of new to Android and smartphones.               Phone: Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro     Model number: MK16a     Android version: 2.3.4      So far, I have been able to find the following sources:   * I first saw this XDA-Developers thread. It seems relatively complicated. (And I haven't had much experience with the Linux shell either, so I shy away from this...)   * The previous thread linked to this thread, which was 'easier'.      * However, reading the instructions, I need ADB drivers or something. No clue how to get these.     * Also, avast has blocked parts of the file from downloading. (Zerg rush...?) I can disable avast's web shield temporarily, if you guys recommend this method.   * This article which mentions a thread similar to the previous one.   * Android Forums - Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro: All Things Root Guide. I would rather do this using as foolproof, easy, and unlikely-to-brick method as possible.


title: Wifi hotspot not working on my unofficial cyanogenmod 10 (Android 4.1.2)

text: On my unofficial cyanogenmod 10 custom ROM WiFi hotspot is not workingsl .Is there any other method or app to turn the WiFi hotspot on?I tried the foxfi app it didn't work.also there is no restriction that carrier applies on this.:-( :-(


title: How can I boost the mic level of my Bluetooth headset?

text: When I make calls with my Bluetooth headset, often the person on the other end of the line complains that I am too quiet and it's difficult to hear me. How can I boost the level of my Bluetooth headset so I sound louder to others? (I looked at droid x bluetooth volume too low but that is the opposite of what I want: I don't want the headset's output louder, I want the input from the headset louder.)


title: Trading clipboard contents between phone and computer

text: Is there a way to send information on my phone (for example, an SMS that I started to type, that got way too long, and that I decided I want on my computer to send as an email instead) through the clipboard? There are ways like sending myself emails, but they're not exactly great, on top of me finding absolutely no decent way of using email on my phone. In an ideal world, on my phone, I would like to have a "right-click" (hold- the-tap) option, "Send to PC", and if Wi-Fi is enabled, I would just go to my PC, perhaps authorise the received clipboard (not sure that would be necessary or convenient), and then just Ctrl-V somewhere, and voilà, it pastes what came from my phone in my browser/Skype conversation/Word document/etc. Also, I would very much like a similar option to go the other way. To send things typed from my computer to my Android device. In an ideal world, through a right-click option called "Send to Phone", or even a keyboard shortcut like ctrl-alt-shift-C. But this part, I'm not sure if it wouldn't belong on SuperUser more. My PC uses Windows 8. My phone runs 2.3.6 Gingerbread. My phone is a Samsung Galaxy Q (SGH-T589W). For your information, this is almost the same phone as the Samsung Gravity Smart. Or literally the same phone. These dual names confuse me. Samsung Kies does NOT work for me, so no use mentioning it (unless you can make it work unlike the Samsung support people I contacted, but this would belong in another question).


title: Video conference Android phone to computer

text: Can I video talk from my Android Motorola Droid to my computer. If so, how? Can I video talk from my Android Motorola Droid to someone else's computer? If so, how?


title: Obtaining some 4.0 functions on a 2.3 phone through rooting?

text: I'm thinking of maybe rooting my phone, for various reasons. But one of the main ones is that I find the current version of Calendar, amongst others, that I have, very lacking. And I'm almost sure the version that comes with Ice Cream Sandwich or later is better. It just has to, seeing all the "what the heck?" things there are in the one I have. (There's also the fact I need to free my super small phone memory as much as possible, which I'm not allowed to, but this is not what I want to ask about.) To be clear, I know for sure that my device cannot run full later versions of Android. Clearly, unless you can use an SD card as an extension block of RAM and processor AND install the OS on it, I doubt I can do this. My phone is way too basic. However, I would like to know if there's a way, through rooting my phone, to get some features of Android 4.0 and up. Such as a better calendar with more features, or the ability to put contacts in groups, for example. I did look at some third-party calendar software reviews, but none of them seemed to beat the original up-to-date one. Every review seemed to point out things like "calendar app XYZ is great, but X function isn't very compatible with Google Calendar", or "XYZ Google Calendar function doesn't work on it yet", for example. My phone's specs should be:   * Samsung Galaxy Q (SGH-T589W)   * Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread   * Processor: 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 (if indeed it's the same as the Gravity Smart, because information on the Galaxy Q is rare)   * Internal storage: 152 MB, some of which I think is taken up by the OS or useless stock software, because I can't ever seem to free it   * RAM: 279 MB   * SD card: 2 GB


title: What are correct file permissions?

text: My phone is a Sony Ericsson Xperia X8, and I'm using CyanogenMod. There is an app called ROM Manager included in CyanogenMod, and I found an option 'Fix permission' there. I shouldn't have used this: I had no problems before but I have some now. During the fixing process I got a lot Force close dialogs, and after next reboot the phone had reset to the _default_ CyanogenMod home screen configuration, _default_ options for many programs, and _default_ network parameter. I also got some more Force close dialogs. I have a backup done a week ago, but I really installed a lot during the week, so I don't want to lose it all. I hope there's a way to recover current situation. I tried this through adb shell:               chmod -R 755 /data/data     chmod -R 744 /system/app      but it didn't help. I even tried this stupid idea:               chmod -R 777 /      but it made even worse: after reboot, my phone forgot even my Google account and offered to reconfigure it as if it was the first time I switch the phone after buying it. Can somebody tell me which file/directory permissions could ROM Manager change and how should I restore them to make everything work? Currently I have a backup made immediately after I discovered the problem. **UPDATE:** This fix_permissions.sh didn't work for me.


title: How do I configure ADB for the Samsung Galaxy Y?

text: How do I configure ADB to recognize my Samsung Galaxy Y? I have installed the USB driver. but when I run `adb devices` it does not list anything. Following are the steps I followed.   1. Declare your application as "debuggable" in your Android Manifest.   2. Turned on "USB Debugging" on your device from Setting->applications-> development   3. I have my Google USB Driver installed. I use windows 7 so to install driver I did these   4. Connected my Galaxy Y computer's USB port   5. Right-click on Computer from your desktop or Windows Explorer, and select Manage   6. Select Devices in the left pane.   7. Locate and expand Other device in the right pane. Now I just don't see my device listed there I am new to the forum and cannot post images so here's the link for the screen shot what device manager looks like http://www24.zippyshare.com/v/66454912/file.html


title: When rooting a device are there any downsides?

text: I have heard benefits of rooting a device and gaining new capabilities and more control of the phone and access to more applications that only run once rooted. Are there any downsides to rooting? If I was to root my Galaxy S5 would I lose any features/capabilities of a non rooted phone? What are the differences?


title: Root EVO 4G stock ROM?

text: I've got a Sprint HTC EVO 4G Wimax. I want to get rid of the Sprint Apps to free up some space on the internal storage, but otherwise leave the phone stock for now. I followed the instructions at the HTCdev website to unlock my bootloader and I installed Superuser from the Play Store. If I can get an su binary installed, I can give root to Titanium backup and remove the Sprint Apps. There is a zip file at androidsu.com that I think I can flash, but that's the bit I haven't figured out yet. Since I've got an unlocked, but otherwise stock phone, I guess I don't have a recovery image, since if I boot into recovery mode, I get a red triangle with an exclaimation point. What are my options for recovery images? Is there anything besides ClockworkMod or Amon Ra? If I go with either one, how do I get it installed? Or is there a better way to get this done? **Update** : I Installed Amon Ra and used it to flash the su zip file. I removed the apps that I could without breaking anything. I didn't free up any space I could use at the moment, but I'm happy to have them gone.


title: How can to specify a wireless interface to an AVD using command line?

text: I am searching for a terminal command on AVD (Android Virtual Device) which supports attaching to a wireless interface in an AVD. Is there a way to connect to wifi in AVD?


title: Using wired and wireless headphones simultaneously?

text: I have 1 android device, 1 wired headphones, 1 wireless headphones, 2 ppl willing to watch film. When I connect both of headphones only wired work. Is it possible to use both of headphones simultaneously?


title: dexopt produces a segmentation fault preventing boot-up

text: I built an application for Android (non-rooted) and tried to install it on my 'phone (Sony Xperia E), but when my 'phone tries to run dexopt on it, dexopt segfaults. To make matters worse, I rebooted, and now it won't boot up until it's succeeded at the dexopt, so I can't use my device. Here's a log of the segfault:               I/PackageManager(  399): Running dexopt on: ip7.bathuniapp     E/Adreno200-EGL(  392): <qeglDrvAPI_eglTerminate:2531>: <<<< Reset Blob Cache Funcs >>>>     W/dalvikvm(  487): Invalid file flags in class Lgroovy/ui/OutputTransforms$ObjectHolder_localTransforms;: 0002     F/libc    (  487): Fatal signal 11 (SIGSEGV) at 0x00000004 (code=1), thread 487 (dexopt)     I/DEBUG   (  157): *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***     I/DEBUG   (  157): Build fingerprint: 'Sony/C1505_1270-4432/C1505:4.1.1/11.3.A.2.23/20130731.052941:user/release-keys'     I/DEBUG   (  157): pid: 487, tid: 487, name: dexopt  >>> /system/bin/dexopt <<<     I/DEBUG   (  157): signal 11 (SIGSEGV), code 1 (SEGV_MAPERR), fault addr 00000004     I/DEBUG   (  157):     r0 41ac8d98  r1 00000000  r2 a1cbfd84  r3 a1cbfd84     I/DEBUG   (  157):     r4 00000000  r5 41ac8d98  r6 44824fac  r7 00000008     I/DEBUG   (  157):     r8 00000001  r9 00000004  sl 4016d5b8  fp 1dcd64ff     I/DEBUG   (  157):     ip 40072f80  sp bed27978  lr 4012b27b  pc 4011481c  cpsr 60000030     I/DEBUG   (  157):     d0  72546c61636f6c5f  d1  736d726f66736e61     I/DEBUG   (  157):     d2  656a624f24736d72  d3  7265646c6f487463     I/DEBUG   (  157):     d4  42b6ebc842b6eb90  d5  42b6ec3842b6ec00     I/DEBUG   (  157):     d6  42b6eca842b6ec70  d7  42b6ed1842b6ece0     I/DEBUG   (  157):     d8  0000000000000000  d9  0000000000000000     I/DEBUG   (  157):     d10 0000000000000000  d11 0000000000000000     I/DEBUG   (  157):     d12 0000000000000000  d13 0000000000000000     I/DEBUG   (  157):     d14 0000000000000000  d15 0000000000000000     I/DEBUG   (  157):     d16 42b6ed8842b6ed50  d17 42b6edf842b6edc0     I/DEBUG   (  157):     d18 42b6ee6842b6ee30  d19 42b6eed842b6eea0     I/DEBUG   (  157):     d20 42b6ef4842b6ef10  d21 42b6efb842b6ef80     I/DEBUG   (  157):     d22 42b6f02842b6eff0  d23 42b6f09842b6f060     I/DEBUG   (  157):     d24 0000000000000000  d25 0000000000000000     I/DEBUG   (  157):     d26 0000000000000000  d27 0000000000000000     I/DEBUG   (  157):     d28 0000000000000000  d29 0000000000000000     I/DEBUG   (  157):     d30 0000000000000000  d31 0000000000000000     I/DEBUG   (  157):     scr 00000010     I/DEBUG   (  157):      I/DEBUG   (  157): backtrace:     I/DEBUG   (  157):     #00  pc 0005281c  /system/lib/libdvm.so (dvmLockObject+23)     I/DEBUG   (  157):     #01  pc 00069277  /system/lib/libdvm.so     I/DEBUG   (  157):     #02  pc 0005a549  /system/lib/libdvm.so     I/DEBUG   (  157):     #03  pc 0005aa41  /system/lib/libdvm.so (dvmContinueOptimization(int, long, long, char const*, unsigned int, unsigned int, bool)+240)     I/DEBUG   (  157):     #04  pc 00000c8d  /system/bin/dexopt     I/DEBUG   (  157):      I/DEBUG   (  157): stack:     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27938  41b24198  /dev/ashmem/dalvik-heap (deleted)     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed2793c  00001000       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27940  00000001       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27944  00000028       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27948  41acd548  [heap]     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed2794c  40168c60  /system/lib/libdvm.so     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27950  00000005       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27954  41b05fc8  /dev/ashmem/dalvik-heap (deleted)     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27958  42b65260  /dev/ashmem/dalvik-LinearAlloc (deleted)     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed2795c  00000005       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27960  00000001       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27964  00000000       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27968  4016d5b8  /system/lib/libdvm.so     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed2796c  00000001       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27970  df0027ad       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27974  00000000       I/DEBUG   (  157):     #00  bed27978  41ac8d98  [heap]     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed2797c  00000000       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27980  a1cbfd84       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27984  00000000       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27988  41ac8d98  [heap]     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed2798c  44824fac  /data/dalvik-cache/data@app@ip7.bathuniapp-1.apk@classes.dex     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27990  00000000       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27994  44d5cd90  /data/dalvik-cache/data@app@ip7.bathuniapp-1.apk@classes.dex     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27998  44d5cd90  /data/dalvik-cache/data@app@ip7.bathuniapp-1.apk@classes.dex     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed2799c  4016d5b8  /system/lib/libdvm.so     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed279a0  00032026       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed279a4  4012b27b  /system/lib/libdvm.so     I/DEBUG   (  157):     #01  bed279a8  00000002       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed279ac  41ae5f88  /dev/ashmem/dalvik-heap (deleted)     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed279b0  00000000       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed279b4  a1cbfd84       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed279b8  00000000       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed279bc  41ac8d98  [heap]     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed279c0  41ac8d98  [heap]     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed279c4  447848cc  /data/dalvik-cache/data@app@ip7.bathuniapp-1.apk@classes.dex     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed279c8  00000000       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed279cc  40168c60  /system/lib/libdvm.so     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed279d0  41ad2578  [heap]     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed279d4  00001417       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed279d8  00000002       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed279dc  4016d5b8  /system/lib/libdvm.so     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed279e0  4015d134  /system/lib/libdvm.so     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed279e4  4488631f  /data/dalvik-cache/data@app@ip7.bathuniapp-1.apk@classes.dex     I/DEBUG   (  157):          ........  ........     I/DEBUG   (  157):     #02  bed27a38  00040000       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27a3c  00000001       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27a40  0000b30b       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27a44  4016d5b8  /system/lib/libdvm.so     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27a48  00000000       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27a4c  4093d000  /dev/ashmem/dalvik-aux-structure (deleted)     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27a50  007de220       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27a54  00000001       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27a58  00000005       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27a5c  00000000       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27a60  4472f000  /data/dalvik-cache/data@app@ip7.bathuniapp-1.apk@classes.dex     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27a64  4016d5b8  /system/lib/libdvm.so     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27a68  00000001       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27a6c  4472f028  /data/dalvik-cache/data@app@ip7.bathuniapp-1.apk@classes.dex     I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27a70  007de220       I/DEBUG   (  157):          bed27a74  4011ca45  /system/lib/libdvm.so (dvmContinueOptimization(int, long, long, char const*, unsigned int, unsigned int, bool)+244)     I/DEBUG   (  157):      I/DEBUG   (  157): memory near r0:     I/DEBUG   (  157):     41ac8d78 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................     I/DEBUG   (  157):     41ac8d88 00000000 00000000 c4bbc1b1 00000453  ............S...     I/DEBUG   (  157):     41ac8d98 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................     I/DEBUG   (  157):     41ac8da8 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................     I/DEBUG   (  157):     41ac8db8 00000000 00000001 00000000 400e14c0  ...............@     I/DEBUG   (  157):      I/DEBUG   (  157): memory near r2:     I/DEBUG   (  157):     a1cbfd64 ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff  ................     I/DEBUG   (  157):     a1cbfd74 ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff  ................     I/DEBUG   (  157):     a1cbfd84 ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff  ................     I/DEBUG   (  157):     a1cbfd94 ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff  ................     I/DEBUG   (  157):     a1cbfda4 ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff  ................     I/DEBUG   (  157):      I/DEBUG   (  157): memory near r3:     I/DEBUG   (  157):     a1cbfd64 ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff  ................     I/DEBUG   (  157):     a1cbfd74 ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff  ................     I/DEBUG   (  157):     a1cbfd84 ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff  ................     I/DEBUG   (  157):     a1cbfd94 ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff  ................     I/DEBUG   (  157):     a1cbfda4 ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff  ................     I/DEBUG   (  157):      I/DEBUG   (  157): memory near r5:     I/DEBUG   (  157):     41ac8d78 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................     I/DEBUG   (  157):     41ac8d88 00000000 00000000 c4bbc1b1 00000453  ............S...     I/DEBUG   (  157):     41ac8d98 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................     I/DEBUG   (  157):     41ac8da8 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................     I/DEBUG   (  157):     41ac8db8 00000000 00000001 00000000 400e14c0  ...............@     I/DEBUG   (  157):      I/DEBUG   (  157): memory near r6:     I/DEBUG   (  157):     44824f8c 00000733 00000001 00000abe 0011386c  3...........l8..     I/DEBUG   (  157):     44824f9c 000019a7 00000000 001571b5 00000000  .........q......     I/DEBUG   (  157):     44824fac 00000734 00000002 00000abe 0011386c  4...........l8..     I/DEBUG   (  157):     44824fbc 00003eac 007d33c0 001572f3 00000000  .>...3}..r......     I/DEBUG   (  157):     44824fcc 0000073a 00000001 00000abe 0011386c  :...........l8..     I/DEBUG   (  157):      I/DEBUG   (  157): memory near sl:     I/DEBUG   (  157):     4016d598 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................     I/DEBUG   (  157):     4016d5a8 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................     I/DEBUG   (  157):     4016d5b8 41ac6b18 41ac6b08 00200000 01000000  .k.A.k.A.. .....     I/DEBUG   (  157):     4016d5c8 01000000 00004000 00004000 00000000  .....@...@......     I/DEBUG   (  157):     4016d5d8 00000001 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................     I/DEBUG   (  157):      I/DEBUG   (  157): memory near fp:     I/DEBUG   (  157):     1dcd64dc ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff  ................     I/DEBUG   (  157):     1dcd64ec ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff  ................     I/DEBUG   (  157):     1dcd64fc ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff  ................     I/DEBUG   (  157):     1dcd650c ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff  ................     I/DEBUG   (  157):     1dcd651c ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff  ................     I/DEBUG   (  157):      I/DEBUG   (  157): memory near ip:     I/DEBUG   (  157):     40072f60 00000000 00000000 00000000 40352185  .............!5@     I/DEBUG   (  157):     40072f70 403452b0 4034c90d 4033fa0c 403456b0  .R4@..4@..3@.V4@     I/DEBUG   (  157):     40072f80 4033fbc0 40346959 40340104 40341560  ..3@Yi4@..4@`.4@     I/DEBUG   (  157):     40072f90 4036cb5d 4034a11c 40351dcd 4035d745  ].6@..4@..5@E.5@     I/DEBUG   (  157):     40072fa0 4034f5ad 40341468 40340c00 403411a0  ..4@h.4@..4@..4@     I/DEBUG   (  157):      I/DEBUG   (  157): memory near sp:     I/DEBUG   (  157):     bed27958 42b65260 00000005 00000001 00000000  `R.B............     I/DEBUG   (  157):     bed27968 4016d5b8 00000001 df0027ad 00000000  ...@.....'......     I/DEBUG   (  157):     bed27978 41ac8d98 00000000 a1cbfd84 00000000  ...A............     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text: I keep seeing Android devices in shops that state what version of Android is installed. Thence I conclude that not all Android devices can be updated to a current version of Android. How can I tell before I buy (or even after I buy) if a device can be updated to the newest release or not? Can Samsung's Android devices usually be updated? Update: Note that I am not refering to abandoned devices but to current devices available in stores now.


title: Informations about LG G2 partitions + broken download mode

text: could i ask you for some informations about LG G2 (i my case D802 32GB) partitions? could you you tell me purpose/description of sbl1, aboot, rpm, tz partitions at least please? (I will be glad for description of others too...) I am trying to understand what i am doing with my LG G2 and how to fix my device. Because i have problem with broken download mode... The last screen i can see: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ZXniC.jpg) My PC don't recognize USB device i think (no USB sound in Windows, no new device in Device manager). Something is wrong. I tried to install USB drivers from tutorials to my PC (Win 8.1 64b or Win 7 64b), but no change. And cable is ok (have two USB cables). Maybe i have wrong drivers? BTW: Android CM11 works (installed via TWRP) and TWRP 2.6.3.3 works too Thank you in advance!


my SAMSUNG GALAXY S DUOS 2 (GT-S7582) turning on for 2 second only and then switch off again. I already check with other charge battery but same problem occur. I also try to root phone by holding VOLUME DOWN+HOME KEY+POWER KEY TOGETHER but same issue. I'm not identify that is hardware issue or software issue. Please advise me and give solution. Thanks!


title: Google maps displays black screen when trying to navigate

text: When getting directions to a new place on Google maps (using navigate) I get a black screen where the map tile should be. Sometimes after a few seconds, Maps force closes and I have to type the place again. It takes me about 4 or 5 attempts to get it working. I have tried:   * Uninstalling and reinstalling Google Maps   * Clearing cache   * Clearing data   * Factory reset   * Different ROM Here are some screenshots of the issue: ![click for larger image](http://i.stack.imgur.com/tGCH4m.png) ![click for larger image](http://i.stack.imgur.com/K3gDOm.png)


title: According to Link2SD I only have 2% system space left

text: I have plenty of space everywhere else. How can I fix this?


title: Why does my Android device create a CD-ROM device on my computer?

text: When connecting my Android phone (HTC One V) to my PC via USB (in HDD mode), it creates two removable devices for the internal memory and the sd card - as it should. However, it also creates a CD-ROM device which is always in the "no media inserted" status. Why does it create one and does it have some purpose?


title: SD Card partition named differently on different devices - breaks music player

text: I have recently moved from a Droid 2 to Droid 3, both running Android 2.3. The same SD card registers as "sdcard" on the D2, and "sdcard ext" on D3. Probably for this reason, I am having problems with music files, as well as playlists. When I move the SD card back to the D2, it is in the "sdcard" folder. In the D3, it is in the "sdcard ext" folder. I would like to know:   1. why is this different?   2. where are the music playlist files typically stored?


title: GTalk sound notification doesn't always work

text: I have a Sony-Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro SK17i with Android 2.3.4 and I tend to use the GTalk app quite a lot. I also use Gmail chat whenever I'm in front of a computer. Most of the time when I receive a new chat message, it appears both in my phone (triggering a sound notification and a status bar notification, like I've set it to do) and in Gmail (given that I'm on a computer with Gmail open). In these cases I read and answer these messages using Gmail and if I keep chatting in Gmail, my phone remains silent. If there's a break of some ten or fifteen minutes in the conversation, my phone beeps again when my buddy says something. However, occasionally I just don't get notified of new chats. In these cases neither does my phone beep nor does my browser tab with Gmail show that "Buddy says..." message it normally does. Why is this? I think this happens with new chats only, not after a break in a recent conversation. Is it just a bug I have to live with, or something about which something can be done? Thanks in advance.


title: How can I install ClockworkMod recovery on my Motorola Defy+?

text: I want to install ClockworkMod recovery on my Motorola Defy+ in order to install Android 4.0.3 (ICS). Where can I get CMW to install? Are there any problems with ICS on the Defy Plus?


title: Can I force move to sd card applications that don't want to be moved there?

text: _disclaimer: of course I can move apps which allow that, using "manage applications" menu._ There are apps, some stock ones and some downloaded, that for some reason don't have the "movable to sdcard" flag set. Is there a way to move them anyway without preventing them from working _(as long as the sdcard is on, of course)_. _Yes there might be a good reason for them to be in the internal memory, I'd like to try moving them anyway if possible._ Phone is a Nexus One with stock android 2.3.6 unrooted — I guess I'd either have to root it or to install cyanogen or whatever?


title: USB storage crashing copying files >8MB

text: I "turn on USB storage", and I correctly see the sd card unit on my computer. I can browse the directories, but as soon as I try to copy a file out, after 8MB it crashes:   * on the android device it counts as no longer turned on   * on the computer it complains "device or resource busy" (of course, since it's not on anymore) I have tried copying a file smaller than 8MB and it worked fine. Phone is a Nexus One with stock android 2.3.6, computer is OSX 10.6 but I also tried on a windows machine and the result was the same, so I'd safely say it's phone's fault. Disabling debugging mode, as suggested by this question, and then rebooting (just to be safe) didn't help.


title: Send all calls to Voice Mail

text: It's seems like it should be a simple thing, but I haven't figured it out yet on my desire. How do I send all calls to voice mail? I can disable the mobile data network and put the phone in airplane mode, but how do I keep the data active and send all calls to voice mail?


title: how to get skype to work when the phone sleeps

text: I got a Samsung Galaxy 3 GT-I5800 with Android 2.1. Installed Skype on it, and when connected to wifi it works. When WiFi is not available it switches to G3. While I use the phone, skype works fine. If the phone sleeps/locks, no one can call me from their PC. I think it's because skype disconnects when the phone sleeps and logs-in as soon as I activate the phone touchscreen. What do I need to do, to get Skype to work and receive calls at all times?


title: How to upgrade rooted HTC Desire with Unrevoked3 (Clockworkmod) to Froyo 2.2?

text: I recently rooted my HTC Desire having Froyo 2.2 with Unrevoked3. Rooting was successful, however, after Unrevoked placed the recovery image, the system was back at OS 2.1 again. How can I upgrade again back to Froyo 2.2? Installing the normal OTA update doesn't work I guess. At least it didn't when I tried. Can someone provide me some hints on how to do so? (Sorry, but it was my first rooting adventure.)


title: Need browser with websocket and full screen mode support

text: I need a browser that supports **websocket and full screen mode** and where I can set a **default homepage**. The device that I am using is Rikomagic **MK802 III**. I am using a startup program to open a browser in full screen mode with a default URL when the machine is booted. The default stock Android browser works fine, but **does not support websocket**. It also does not have a very good support for JavaScript. Next, I tried with Chrome, Firefox and Opera. All of them support websocket and works fine. **But none of them have a provision to set a default homepage and full screen also is not supported.** However I found an add-on in Firefox that supports full screen, but don't know how to make this a default behavior when the browser is opened. Setting default homepage is still a problem. Please suggest me what option I am left with. Is there any workaround ?