title: security implications of unlocking, rooting, cutom recovery, etc

text: Just curious. There are lots of posts on the web that talk about the fact that unlocking your bootloader wipes apps and data - presumably to prevent unauthorized access to that info. But in order to unlock the bootloader, you need adb access, and with adb access, any unauthorized person could get access to that data even with the bootloader locked. So, essentially, if you've enabled usb debugging, there's no security on this info once you plug the device into a computer. If that's true, the security rationale for wiping this data on unlock is a red herring, and seems mostly to be done to scare people away from unlocking, no? That said, I guess that raises the issue of whether you should leave usb debugging enabled on a dev mode phone. Also, does unlocking the bootloader open up other major security holes? Obviously allowing arbitrary kernels to boot could be a problem, but without entering your password on the lock screen and turning on adb access (or usb mounting), can somebody get access through the bootloader (or a flashed recovery module)? On my nexus one, usb access required you to okay it from the phone - i.e. you had to at least enter your lockscreen password in order to say okay. Just got a nexus 4, and usb access is different - you get a choice between MTP or camera mode, but I don't remember being asked whether to grant access at all (don't have it with me to check). But assuming it wouldn't be granted without the lockscreen password having been entered, I guess that's okay. That leaves the recovery module. I guess anybody can get access to that, and a malicious user (even on a locked phone?) could restore the phone to factory settings and wipe all your data. But could they use a custom recovery module to gain access to the data? All they can do is flash any roms you've put out there, right? - can that mechanism be used to bypass lockscreen security. And in any case, is there a way to password protect recovery?


title: Where to find Android benchmarks results?

text: I am looking for a site where to find Android benchmark results for the different smartphones and android builds.


title: MTP mounts vs USB storage - restrictions

text: Just got a nexus 4, and tried to copy files from my nexus one to it. Copying the N1 SD data to my linux box was a breeze, but the N4 doesn't offer simple mounting. Shows up as a USB Camera, with only access to DCIM. I was able to find and use mtpfs to mount the device, but even that has some serious limitations.   1. The software on the phone's end seems to make some decisions for you. I tried copying a mix of files from the N1's Ringtones directory to a Ringtones directory on the N4, and the N4 decided that mp3's belong in the Music directory, etc. I couldn't control where stuff went. Interesting, some flv files that were there went to Ringones, but not the mp3's. At first I thought the mp3's weren't copied at all. I was able to fool this logic by copying to Download on the N4. Anyway, not sure I like the phone making these decisions.   2. The mtpfs mount didn't allow me to preserve the timestamps on the copied files. I copied a bunch of pictures (cp -p) from the N1's DCIM/Camera folder to the N4's. They all came over with the current date/time. I can see where it'd be a good idea not to allow a usb mount to set the owner or permissions for a file, but the timestamp? Is there a way around this, or is this just a shortcoming of the linux mtpfs implementation?


title: Better keyboard on Nexus One?

text: is there some easy way to get a better keyboard on the Nexus One? The default keyboard has way to small buttons and it's hard to use.


title: Is there a way to have Gmail autocomplete "To" only with Gmail contacts (and the same for Email and Exchange contacts)?

text: I am never going to email work folks via gmail, nor friends and family through my work email, and I'd hate for that to happen accidentally.


title: Installing SDK on Windows 7

text: I have downloaded the SDK from Andriod site on a system where 32bit Windows XP is installed. Now I am trying to install this on system where 32bit Windows 7 is installed and this pc is without internet access. The installer is not doing anything on double clicking on SDK Manager, no SDK Manager related Service is running on Task Manager. **Can you please suggest me, what I need to follow to install Andriod on Windows 7?**


title: Including permissions in searches

text: Is there a browser (firefox, chrome) plug-in or other method to search google play not only by keywords, but by also limiting certain permissions? Wouldn't this be a great way to filter out a wallpaper app that wants network permission? Yes, the store shows what permissions the app request before buying or download, but I want to filter out certain permissions even before they're presented to me. ## update Just noticed this related question: How to search the Play Store by permissions?


title: How to transfer Viber message history to a new phone

text: Since Viber currently doesn't offer backup and restore functionality, I resorted to using Titanium Backup for transferring message history to a new phone. However, after the restore, when launching viber, the message history appears for a second and then the activation screen pops up for confirming the new device -- and after the device is confirmed (via incoming call or sms), all the history vanishes! Any ideas?


title: Huawei Ascend y210 failed to mount SD card

text: I rooted my Huawei ascend y210 single SIM. After a while the phone failed to mount my SD card. All my applications are on my external SD card which includes Titanium Backup and YouTube. I only have the default apps like Play Store and Google Services. I'm using Android 4.0 (custom ROM). Are there any solutions for this?


title: How to paste a password in a field of web browser?

text: This question may look ridiculous at first look, but this is more sad than funny. In some cases, standart web browser (or any of the alternatives I tried - firefox, opera, dolphin) simply doesn't offer an option to paste anything in some text fields. But typing long complex password manually is deal breaker (hard to use keyboard + need to constantly switch apps back and forth unless I have super human abilities to remember all text at once) How can I paste something in such cases? Android version is 2.3.4 P.S. I'm already using Hacker's Keyboard, maybe it can help if text pasting can be done with some key combo? (like in most desktop OSes) P.P.S. I know how to copy and paste text in _most_ situations when a bunch of buttons appear after double press inside text field. The question is about the case when this doesn't work.


title: Galaxy s2 screen turns on by itself

text: I'm Running a Galaxy S2, with the AOKP milestone rom (JellyBean). Occasionally, the screen will turn on by itself (even when no user apps run in the background) after being turned off, light up, turn off and on again, it won't remained off for a long period of time. Needless to say it's annoying and battery draining. Rebooting doesn't always help, some times it goes away only to return a day or 2 later. Has anyone else encountered this issue with AOKP or other CyanogenMod based roms, and if so how you did addressed this? how should I fix this or disable this?


title: Why is my Xoom showing up as a Windows Portable Device?

text: I have connected my Xoom to a Windows XP64 machine, and it shows up in the device manager as a Windows Portable Device. However, it does not show up in My Computer as a Windows Portable Device as the Motorolla site says it will. I'm unable to access the files on the Xoom, although the device shows up in Windows Media Player as a device I can sync. However, it tries to convert files to fit onto the tablet rather than just copy the files over like I'd like to do. Is this how this device is supposed to work, or is there something going wrong with my PC?


title: I can't download big files

text: So ive been trying to download these big files that are around 500mb-2gb but after like 10 minutes it says download failed. Im using Wi-Fi not data. Im trying to download the file in google chrome. I have dolphin browser should I try using that.


title: News & Weather Widget Not Updating

text: I have a news & weather widget on my Nexus S home screen, set to show the weather for my current location. In its settings, I have it set to update once an hour along with automatic location tracking. Neither of these things work anymore since about a month ago (possibly the 2.3.4 update?). I have background data enabled, sync enabled, and I don't have any battery saver style programs.


title: How do I prevent KitKat from showing two alarm icons in the notification bar?

text: I have Nexus 5 with KitKat. When I set an alarm with Google Now, I see this: ![alarm icons](http://i.stack.imgur.com/FLQ2m.png) Why is there two icons? How can I fix this?


title: WiFi network not accessible with modified MAC address

text: I've recently bought a Nexus 7 to use as a demo client for a system I am currently developing. For the time being, the system requires the client to have a particular MAC address in order to work. I've rooted the Nexus (still with the Android 4.4 stock ROM), and am using `ip link` to change the hardware address of `wlan0`. I am aware that this will be reset on reboot, but as I'd rather not recompile my Android kernel right now, that's okay. The issue I am seeing is that I am unable to get an IP address from my (open) WiFi network with a modified MAC address. If I set a static IP, I can connect successfully with the modified address, but no packets are getting through. Hopefully the below transcript will shed some light on exactly what isn't working and what I've tried. First, I "forget" my WiFi connection and reboot my device just to start from scratch. Then:               $ adb shell     shell@flo:/ $ su     root@flo:/ # ip link | grep -A1 wlan0     22: wlan0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP mode DORMANT qlen 100         link/ether ac:22:0b:9f:37:f7 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff     root@flo:/ # ip link set dev wlan0 addr ac:22:0b:9f:37:f0      Here, I connect to the wireless network. If DHCP is selected, I am simply shown "Obtaining IP address" until the connection fails. If I set a static IP, the network is shown as connected, but:               root@flo:/ # ping 192.168.1.1     PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.     From 192.168.1.113: icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable     From 192.168.1.113: icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable     ^C     --- 192.168.1.1 ping statistics ---     2 packets transmitted, 0 received, +2 errors, 100% packet loss, time 1004ms     pipe 2     1|root@flo:/ # ip route     default via 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0      192.168.1.0/24 dev wlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.1.113      192.168.1.1 dev wlan0  scope link      1|root@flo:/ # ip n     192.168.1.1 dev wlan0  INCOMPLETE     255|root@flo:/ # ip n change 192.168.1.1 lladdr 10:0D:7F:4D:1C:D0 dev wlan0     root@flo:/ # ping 192.168.1.1     PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.     ^C     --- 192.168.1.1 ping statistics ---     7 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 6006ms      So, still no connection. Let's see what happens if I change my MAC address back to the real one without even disconnecting from the wireless network:               root@flo:/ # ip link set dev wlan0 addr ac:22:0b:9f:37:f7     root@flo:/ # ping 192.168.1.1     PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.     64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=13.0 ms     64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=9.82 ms     64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=9.49 ms     ^C     --- 192.168.1.1 ping statistics ---     3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2003ms     rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 9.491/10.793/13.061/1.609 ms      Does anyone have any idea what might be going on here? For what it's worth, I am running DD-WRT on my router, no MAC filtering is enabled, and there should be no other "weird" rules set. **UPDATE:** After some further investigation, I have noticed that it seems like the Nexus 7 isn't using the spoofed address at all when talking to my AP. I have enabled MAC filtering and only allowed the spoofed address, and then `adb logcat` shows a `CTRL-EVENT-ASSOC-REJECT` message. I'm wondering whether this might somehow be related to this wpa_supplicant question, but there weren't any answers to be had there either...


title: My plague inc app keeps closing/crashing?

text: When I open the app, it works but when i try to start a game it closes/crashes. I don't get a crash report or anything. I've removed and reïnstalled the app, i've turned the tablet on and off again and I've checked if I have enough space, but nothing works. Please help me? I really want to play the game.


title: anycall Galaxy S freezes after media scanner running during boot up

text: this is my first post and im new here..any help is highly appreciated my anycall galaxy S freezes right after media scanner completes its scan from booting up... i tried restarting the phone many times but it doesnt work.. its been 4 days and i cant use my phone.. i tried booting in safe mode but still experiencing same problem. ive researched on disabling MEDIA STORAGE using ADB but got stuck when i try to login as ROOT... SU doesnt work.. my SGS is rooted using SUPERUSER.apk through "SRSRoot for android" software.. USB debugging is also enable.... any help guys? :( heres a screenshot of my cmd ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/iHyUj.jpg) thanks in advance


title: How to rebuild or refresh slow Motorola Defy

text: My friend has a Motorola Defy which is beginning to run very slowly and reboot itself at random. He's had it for a couple of years. He doesn't have enough money right now to get a decent replacement so I suggested there might be ways to get a few more months out of the phone. Installing a brand new/ clean operating system seems like a good plan. I've had a look at Cynogenmod but I'm not sure if that will achieve what we're after. In the case of a slow Android phone is the best approach to install a new OS? Or are there ways of cleaning up/ speeding up the OS without going to that level? If we were going to install a new operating system is Cynogenmod the best approach? I noticed this question explaining how to return the Defy to it's original stock state: Return my motorola defy to its original state


title: How to uninstall Android upgrade

text: I was asked by my Galaxy Grand to update. It was a 608 MB build update. After done , now I got Android Jelly-bean 4.2.2 . It is making my phone very slow and uses too much phone memory. Want to uninstall, How can I do it without resetting device ???


title: What is trying to connect to the network?

text: When I'm not actively using the network, I usually **turn off Wifi, Bluetooth, and Data**. Since upgrading from Android 4.3 (stock) to 4.4 (OTA update from my carrier) I notice two things:   * **Battery life plummets.** The device could be fully charged at night, but when I wake up it reads < 20%. This with Wifi, GPS, Bluetooth, and Data all disabled, and no applications actively running!   * I often get a small system popup at the bottom of the screen that says something to the effect (translated) **"Could not contact the network. Please try again when your have network access"**. This looks like a system popup, especially since it is in my local language. Looking in the **Network Usage** area, I see nothing suspect. The largest user is Google Play at 1.89 MB, below that Skype at 804 KB, everything else is below 500 KB. Looking in the **Battery Usage** area, I see "Operating System Android" at 33%, "Screen" at 23%, and "System Android" at 13%. Before the 4.4 update, only one of the two "Android" listings were shown (I don't remember which) and it was in fact well below the screen usage (i.e. the screen was at the time by far the most battery-hungry app). Note that all three of these names "Operating System Android", "System Android", and "Screen" are translated from the system locale language. Unfortunately I cannot peg the problem on the 4.4 update as during the same day I did install 3-4 calendar apps to see if any of them provided a better experience than the default app. I have since remove all of those. This is on a **Samsung Note 3**. I currently have the following applications installed: Ankidroid, Appops, Earth, Waze, Skype, SatTrack, AirDroid, Opera, ES File Manager, JuiceSSH, Firefox, Galaxy Call Recorder, Pocket Planets, Widget Locker, VimTouch, LastPass, Translate, Dolphin Browser, XKCD, Podcast Addict, Swype, Swiftkey, Motion Planet, Read Later, DCentral1. Podcast Addict is set to never automatically check for podcast updates, though XKCD _does_ automatically check. I don't use Swype's Living Language feature that was recently noted as a source of battery drain and network usage. I have tightened down some apps' permissons via Appops and later with DCentral1. Additionally, there have been other apps installed and since removed from this device. **How could I further troubleshoot the battery drain issue?** Should I leave the network on to see what will use it? Additionaly, **how could I check which app is trying to use the network** when I get the "Could not contact the network. Please try again when your have network access" popup?


title: does google know my browsing history by virtue of my phone being linked to my google account?

text: I am completely new to the smartphone world - I have just purchased a Galaxy S4. I want to know if there is any way for me to "log out" of my google account and browse (and generally use the phone) without Google being able to associate my history with my account (which I understand is somehow linked with the phone?). I am a longtime user of various Google services on my non-mobile devices, but I tend to be fairly careful always to log out of google when I am finished with the particular activity (gmail, calendar, etc) so that everything else I do (whether reading espn or anything else) doesn't become linked to my google account. I am aware of incognito mode and clearing browsing history and cache - are there additional steps to take?


title: How do I have the contacts name only once a text comes?

text: on my samsung android 4.3 I turned off in messages settings preview, now when I receive a text I get "new text messages". When turned on I get the contacts name & some of the text written from the person. Is there a way I can receive the contacts name only?


title: ISIS under NFC in features.xml Galaxy S4 -- Can I enable Google Wallet

text: I rooted my phone again (I accidently downloaded the update that caused me to loose root). I was looking to add features to my TouchWiz like infinite loop for the home-screen and that information is stored in features.xml. I found the NFC location and ISIS was under one of the tags. Is it possible to make Google Wallet work by changing some of these values? Here's a screen shot:![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/gNyHe.png)


title: How do I get an itunes podcast into an android phone?

text: I want to listen to this podcast in my Podcast Addict app on my android phone. It doesn't come up in the search engine in the app, and I can't find the link (RSS I guess) on the itunes site to plug it in manually. How can I do this?


title: How do I root the Android emulator?

text: How do I root the Android emulator? I need root to install an .apk file on the emulator.


title: Does camera clarity vary with to the app?

text: I own an old HTC Wildfire A333. I recently switched it back to the HTC Sense ROM and I saw that the quality of pictures taken with the default HTC camera app seem better. Not slightly. Quite a considerable amount actually. I know that picture clarity is related to the camera hardware. I switched back to CM9 again and when I turned the camera app on, I could see the clarity was bad(without taking pictures, just through the app interface. I did take pictures though and the quality was bad. The settings were all accounted for.). Even when I used another camera app the quality was pretty bad. Sadly, I couldn't flash the HTC camera on the CM mod to see if that's what makes the difference. My question is, does software affect the picture quality? If so, how. If not, any answer to this question?


title: "Charging paused. Battery temperature too high" while connected to car charger

text: I have a Galaxy S2 with ICS. When I use it in my car, while it is charging from a car charger, I occasionally get this popup:   "Charging paused. Battery temperature too high" ![Charging paused. Battery temperature too high](http://i.stack.imgur.com/0D85d.png) Also Waze is running while this happens.   * Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening?   * Does this indicate that my car charger is defective?


title: Can you factory reset an Android device but not wipe away info on the SD card?

text: I am looking into factory resetting my 2.2 Android tablet. Is there a way to do this without wiping the contents of the SD card?


title: Driver issues when using Samsung Galaxy SIII via USB for development

text: The phone is connected via USB to Windows 7 64-bit. The `USB debugging` option enabled.   When I connect the phone to the computer, I'm notified that some drivers failed to install. ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/QYsRP.png) Do I need these for development? Where can I get them? I have yet to try the Kies drivers.   As is, the device is connected as a "media device", which is useless in terms of development.   When trying an Android SDK sample demo, it starts the emulator instead of running on the phone. **More info about device:**   * Model number: SGH-T999V   * Android version: 4.0.4 **edit:** See my answer below.


title: Unable to send or receive emails on Galaxy S3

text: I recently restored my galaxy s3 to factory settings after backing up via Kies. Now after getting everything restored I am unable to send or receive any emails. I am using the default mail exchange server. I have 2 hotmail accounts.


title: How to make a normal apk with .dex inside it from an apk which is odexed?

text: I had a file manager provided by my manufacturer as a system app. it was odexed. i have its apk and odex file both. I installed a custom rom now and want to install that filemanager. how do i do this? how can i make a normal deodexed file from the odexd one?


title: Long texts not sending; if I set my phone to split them up, some don't go through

text: I have a Droid RAZR and I'm on Verizon, and when I try to send a text that's over 2x160 characters to another Verizon phone, it usually doesn't send. In the message details, my phone says "Received", but the other person doesn't get the text. This has been happening for a while, but it's only gotten bad recently - before, I would have to reach 5x160 characters in order for it not to send. Texts sent to non-Verizon phones seem to send fine. To try to get around it, I set my SMS app (I use GoSMS) to always split up my messages. What happens now is that some of the messages in the batch don't go through, regardless of the number of messages. I would ideally like to not need to have my phone set to split my messages automatically, and be sure that long messages are going through. How can I do this?


title: How much internal storage for apps does Nexus 4 have?

text: Please tell me that 16GB of internal storage as mentioned on NEXUS 4 is available for apps or for apps it creates separate internal storage thing as it does in Nexus S...


title: Starting an app when the screen is locked?

text: Is there any easy way to start an app when you press the button to lock your screen? I've seen custom lock screens before so I know it's possible even if I have to make my own app for it. I have an app that I want to pop up every time the screen is unlocked, but it doesn't do it on it's own. I've seen/used other apps that could do this so if necessary I would code my own app to do this, but I'd prefer an already existing, preferably free option.


title: Why can I see '/' in a file manager when my device is not rooted?

text: My device is not rooted: I have rooted it before, but I did a full factory reset using the Nexus Factory Images. Root Checker tells me it's not rooted, and SuperSU tells me that it cannot find SU Binaries. However, when using multiple file managers, they can all see the '/' folder, and all the folders and files beneath it. I thought that root was required to do this. Is this correct, or am I imagining things? How can my device can see these? When actually going into Cheetah Mobile's File Manager Settings and checking the 'Root Explorer' option that apparently allows me to see the '/' folder, it says is cannot gain root access. How come multiple file managers let me see this folder? Thanks in advance.


title: How can I restore my mobile internet connection?

text: I was tinkering with some settings to try and improve my battery life. I used several settings widgets to turn off some settings, but when I tried to use an app that required a mobile internet connection, it wasn't working anymore. I looked through all my regular settings (2g vs 3g, roaming etc) and couldn't find what I turned off that's blocking my mobile internet connection. So what could it be that I turned off?


title: Any answering machine app (or widget) out there?

text: Is there any app which can function as an answering machine, with multiple recorded messages, like "gone to take a shower", or "in a meeting" and easily switch between those?


title: How do I stop a download?

text: I accidentally clicked on a download link and started a download. Once the download started, I didn't know how to cancel it. Later, it occurred to me that I could have ended the connection. Either way, how do you stop a download once started? I have a HTC Wildfire S, a v2.3.5 Android if that matters.


title: How to set Home country for Google Now?

text: I'm living in UK and all my apps understand it. All except Google Now. It keeps showing me cards about the rate between $ and £ or time in US (supposed to be time at home). I checked all my settings and UK is set every where even for my Google account. I've got a Nexus S running Jelly Bean that I bought in UK. How to make Google now understand that I live in UK? Am I missing something?


title: Camera app is missing from my Galaxy Nexus

text: I ran bigxie's 4.1 jellybean for a while, worked great, switched to the same brand but 4.1.1 instead (I always do a full wipe) and since then I have issues with my camera. I think the installation of Camera 360 might have done something to cause my regular camera and Gallery app to have problems (both of them simply crash upon start). I just installed the latest AOKP (4.1.1) and tried two separate gapps, the most popular one from somewhere in april that some forums claim fix this issue, and also the absolutely newest one. Both give me the same issue as the 4.1.1 bigxie ROM. Is it possible that Camera 360 did this? What can I do to troubleshoot this? When I go to "manage apps" and then "all" I can't even find an app called "Camera", and also nothing called "com.android.camera". Are system apps even included in gapps? Can I find the system app "Camera" from somewhere and just install it to fix this issue? Thank you in advance.


title: How do I end a voicemail call?

text: Apologies if this is an elementary question. I have called up the voicemail service and I listen to the first message; I'm then invited to press a key to save, delete, and so forth, but the screen has gone blank and there is no key to press. How do I recover the keyboard so that I can select an option? A second problem then presented itself; that not only is there no key to select an option, there is no key to end the call either. The only way I could do this was to take the battery out of the back. This can't be what the designer intended, but there is no guidance given any of the manuals I have been able to find. Can anyone give me a pointer to an idiot's guide? Edit: It is a Samsung Galaxy (can't say what model number), and it has no protective devices attached to it.


title: Duplicate calendar entries presumably caused by Google's calendar sync

text: I have a subscribed calendar in my Google account. Events from this calendar get synced to my phone as you would expect. However, whenever it syncs it creates a completely new event instead of updating the existing one, or taking no action. How can I fix this? _Samsung Galaxy S running Gingerbread 2.3.6_


title: What is Blackmart, and is it legitimate?

text: I have an HTC One X. I want to install the Blackmart app, but I'm a little wary about its implications. Can it safely be installed without it messing up root security? Is it a legitimate app source?


title: App to External SD on Samsung I9003

text: How can i install apps on Samsung Galaxy SL's external SD card? 2 GB Internal memory 2 GB Internal SD card 16 GB External SD card Samsung Galaxy SL=I9003


title: Flashing radio to European G1 via Amon_Ra process: which version of radio 2.22.19.26i is safe for DangerSPL?

text: Cyanogenmod's wiki says to use **dream_magic.radio-2.22.19.26i-signed.zip** But this revision says to use **ota-radio-2_22_19_26I.zip** These files differ. **My question is: which of them (or both?) is safe to use before flashing DangerSPL for the first time?** NB. The main difference between them seems to be that their `META- INF/com/google/android/update-script` files differ thus:   * dream_magic.radio-2.22.19.26i-signed.zip:              assert getprop("ro.product.device") == "dream" || getprop("ro.build.product") == "dream" || getprop("ro.product.device") == "sapphire" || getprop("ro.build.product") == "sapphire"        * ota-radio-2_22_19_26I.zip:              assert getprop("ro.product.device") == "dream" || getprop("ro.build.product") == "dream"


title: How to upgrade Samsung Galaxy S2 to ICS?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Upgrade Samsung Galaxy II OS to android 4.0? I want to know if there is any official documentation on how to upgrade Samsung's Android enabled devices?


title: Partitioned sdcard not working with link2sd

text: I have a 4GB SD card which is partitioned into 3GB and 1GB (Well it's not 1GB it's approx. 750 MB) (I used it through my phone 'cause i didn't have a reader and i used mini tool partition wizard) then I put my data back onto the 3GB partition. Link2SD showed me a screen titled :"select the file system of your SD card's second partition" which has 4 options:   * ext2   * ext3   * ext4   * FAT32/FAT16 The 1GB partition is ext2 so I choose ext2 and restarted my phone. It showed the same message every time and it tells me "If you're getting this message after reboot it means that the second partition cannot be mounted automatically at boot" My phone is a rooted Vodafone 858 Smart / Huawei 8160 it's running CM7.2 I tried to reformat and repartition but nothing worked.


title: Get Windows PC Notifications/Updates on Android Mobile

text: I need a way to get all the desktop taskbar updates/notifications on my Android device. Example: Someone pings me on my Office Communicator on PC. I need to see that as a notification on my Android Device. Not looking for screensharing apps such as Teamviewer where I need to connect and check the screen for updates. What I'm looking for is the exact opposite of Desktop Notifications. Is there any way to do this? Third-party apps are acceptable.


title: How can I set the default Google Drive account used?

text: I have two Google accounts set up on my phone, both are also present in Google Drive. When I open the Gallery app and chose to _share_ a picture via Google Drive, it will always be shared with the same account. Of course, I want it to use the **other** account. I can not figure out how to do it. I would happily accept it if the _wrong_ account was completely removed from Google Drive on my phone. I tried disabling sync for the account I don't want in Google Drive, but that didn't have any effect on the problem. I don't want to completely remove the account from my phone, as I have purchased apps with that account and I fear that I won't be able to install/use them otherwise.


title: How to display my heart rate on the Samsung "Android Wear" Smartwatch?

text: I have a Samsung Gear Live Smartwatch that says it has a heart rate sensor. How can I see the output of this sensor?


title: What causes Android to have slow WiFi performance?

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy SII (GT-I9100 with Android 4.0.3) and a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1(GT-P7500 on Android 4.0.4). They both perform awfully slow on WiFi for internet related Apps. Either Facebook, YouTube, Any web browser (Chrome, Mozilla, Dolphin and native) perform like if the WiFi connection was a slow one. Frequent time-outs in Play Store, videos taking forever to buffer, etc. I Know for sure that at least at home the router/modem is not the issue, as I can have two laptops running Windows consumming WiFi at normal speeds, i.e. each one streaming a video on YouTube without pauses for buffering, but at the same time, one of my androids woul not even be capable of playing the same video, or take, say 1 minute to load a page that on my laptop loads in 2-3 seconds. The same happens in other WiFi Networks I connect them to. My devices have developed this behavior from 10-8 months ago and it has slowly worsened over time, Is this something related to the Android Operating system? Could it be one of my apps? And if it is one of the apps, how can I identify and kill it? It does not seem to be a disconnecting from network problem, I get steady connection indicator. Note: I consider myself almost a lean user: I don´t keep a lot of apps and dont usually leave running the ones I use (i.e. I close the browsers, the facebook app, etc, and constantly check whether apps are running with the app manager). Note 2: These devices sometimes work faster on 3G, wich doesn't make much sense because here in my country the provider is not very good and many of the cell towers(antenas) are clogged with a too many users. In these cases I normally get the normal, expected lag of such network.


title: Invalid WI-FI Networks showing in "WI-FI Networks" list

text: In my WI-FI list, I see 5 password protected WI-FI networks that appear to be in range. The problem is, I know these networks are not in range. It appears as if I was in range at some point and when I got out of range they did not go away. They show as available at home, at work(20 minutes from home), at the cottage(2 hours north of here) and anywhere else that I go. I have never connected to these and I do not know the password to any of them. If I press and hold on them, the only option I have is "Connect to a network" so I cannot "Forget" them as I was never connected in the first place. What could have caused these to start appearing in the list? Is there a way to get these out of my available "WI-FI Networks" list?


title: Are Google Books DRM protected?

text: In some countries Google Play offers ebooks. I was wondering if those are DRM protected. Can I export them as e.g. epub? Or are they bound to be read within the Google `Play Books` application?


title: Can I set a tablet to wake up when moved or when I touch the screen?

text: I intend to buy a an Android tablet for a single use, as a remote control. It'll run a single app all the time and sit in a dock most of the time, occasionally being carried to another room. I want two features: stay awake while charging (searching this site showed me a few app solutions for this), and for the tablet to wake up when moved or when the screen is touched. Basically, I want as little time and as few manipulations as possible to get from just lying there on a coffee table to being awake and responsive. I expect this will decrease battery life (because the touch detection or accelerometers have to be active), and given my use case, that's ok as long as I still get 3-4 hours out of it. I don't have a specific tablet picked out yet, but I'm thinking something along the lines of the Galaxy Tab 8.9". The 7" screen size would be fine, but I want to us this in landscape mode all of the time and that works better if the dock connector is on the bottom while in landscape mode.


title: List of which phone builts with multitouch in the browser?

text: I have seen this which led me to Droidthing. Although being the most thorough i have seen so far, it would need it more detailed. Background being: some 2.x phones have a multitouch stock browser, most don't - this depends on the software version. I've even read reports of people just applying the official update and the feature had been disabled between 2.2 to 2.3 update... Therefore my question is:   * Is there any data source out there, which also breaks down by individual software version, **in particular** if the **browser** supports multitouch ? Bonus question: Is there a list which android 1.6 phones any multitouch- capabilities at all?


title: How to re-download a video in Whatsapp?

text: I downloaded a video shared in Whatsapp. After playing, I deleted it using MX Player Pro. Now, when I tap that video in Whatsapp, it says "Sorry, this media file doesn't exist on SD card." I was expecting that Whatsapp would try to re- download that video. How to force Whatsapp to re-download that video? Or, does Whatsapp delete media files from server after being downloaded?


title: My smartphone battery was damaged

text: Can I change battery for my Motor G (Motorola)? My smartphone's battery was damaged. What can I do with it? It say that I shouldn't remove the battery


title: How do I remove the pattern lock?

text: I have my brothers old HTC & was playing with the Location & Security settings. I added the pattern lock to my phone, but it's now just an extra thing to get through before being able to use my phone. How can I remove this? I'm rather clueless with the terminology too & don't grasp the concept of APN's & VPN's or know what a corporate administrator is.


title: How to assign my home button function to a custom launcher?

text: I installed Apex Launcher on my S3. It takes some configuring before it is useful, so I didn't assign it to the default action of my home key. I then did accidently set the default action to use the standard launcher. I can't find any way to now set the Apex shell/launcher/what ever it is to be the default when you press home. Any ideas how to change my home button function?


title: Android tethering via bluetooth keeps disconnecting

text: I'm currently using a Google Nexus tablet tethered via Bluetooth to a Samsung S3 for internet. Two things are annoying me. First, if I take the phone away from the tablet (go out for lunch), the tablet disconnects and has to be manually reconnected. Is there a way to have that happen automatically? Second, Bluetooth tethering, i.e. the internet sharing part needs to be switched on each time the bluetooth is switched on (or perhaps just after power cycling) on the S3. Is there no way to have that default to on? Thanks


title: How can I get Android 4.0.4 on my XPERIA Neo V?

text: I asked some questions about rooting before but I didn't realize it all was supposed to be done on an MT11a with **Android 4.0.4**. I have **2.3.4** , so I just rolled everything back. Where and how can I install this version? I am seeing videos (YouTube, for example) where people have this OS installed in this very same device.


title: TeamViewer QuickSupport on Jelly Bean

text: Currently the TeamViewer QuickSupport v7.0.640 doesn't run on Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (N7100). This is not a hardware problem but a problem with various devices running on Android 4.1.1 The problem seems to be a missing library, I get a handled exeption:               could not load application module:     Cannot load library:     link_image[1892]:     1936 could not load needed library 'libsurfaceflinger_client.so'     for 'libjniscreenshot23.so'     (load_library[1094]: Library 'libsurfaceflinger_client.so' not found)      So I managed to get a libsurfaceflinger_client.so by searching google. According to this XDA Post i tried to push the library to /system/lib/ and then chmod rw-r--r-- After launching the App I now get a Force Close due to an unhandled exception:               java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError in Class:     com.teamviewer.incomingremotecontrollib.activity.MainActivity in Method:     onCreate()      Any ideas? My guess is that the downloaded library is not for Jelly Bean.


title: Radio and inbound Calls Volumes Can be set separately?

text: On Samsung Galaxy 2 is there a way to set volumes for the radio and incoming calls separately from each other? What's too laud for the radio (for me anything above 3) is not loud enough for the incoming calls, which results in me missing calls.


title: Recovering deleted files from unrooted Galaxy Nexus

text: In my infinite buffoonery earlier today I deleted the entire camera pictures folder from my GSM Galaxy Nexus. I had last copied images from my phone in August and have lost all pictures since then :( I've been looking around quite a bit to see if there's any way possible to recover those files. The two options that I've come across so far - using an Undelete app available in the Play store or using `dd` to take a block-level dump, both require the phone to be rooted. However my GNex is not and the official rooting process requires unlocking the bootloader which wipes the device. There was a thread on xda-developers that documented an exploit that could be used to root the GNex without unlocking the bootloader, however that exploit has been patched by Google. Do any of you have any bright ideas on what I can do? What's the nature of device wipe like that happens while rooting? Is recovery still possible after that making rooting still an option?


title: Videos are directly streaming onto my default player. Want to open in Opera so I can download it

text: I have been using Android for the last week. I have Opera for browsing. I download videos from a website directly thru Opera. While downloading it asks me whether to open the video in Opera or default video player of my mobile. Accidentally I once clicked on the "make it default" option and it was directly streamed to the video player. After this it never open in my Opera to download. Because of this I can't download videos into my mobile. If I try to search the name of the video player I cant find it. And please help to restore as it was before.


title: How to make an unrooted phone use or detect Ad-Hoc Wi-Fi

text: I have an unrooted Android 2.3.6 phone and i want it to connect to the Ad-HOC connection made on my ubuntu...how do i do this? i refered some already existing questions here but none seem to be the solutions for unrooted phones!


title: Modify file without creating a copy

text: Is it technically possible to edit a file directly and don't create a copy inside the application directory ? I want to annotate an image or a PDF directly but every application saves a copy instead of modify my file.


title: Moto G in to USB Debugging mode issues on Windows 7

text: I've installed Motorola USB Driver and enabled USB Debugging mode as well with MTP enabled. The Issue is - The device hardly shows as available in Eclipse for << 1min time and after that it gets back to offline mode. I tried to do ADB command like Kill-server and start-server but there is NO effect. And it comes back to online after so many ON/OFFs and disable/enable the USB debugging again and after all these efforts, the device again stays in debug mode for the same <<1 min. I also tried it with PTP mode as well but no use. Is this a known issue with Moto G or Am I doing something wrong? My settings are like this under USB Debugging:   stay awake - On   USB debugging - On   Allow mock locations - On Appreciate if somebody can guide me which will enable me to work with my Moto G and Android Programming.


title: Android Nexus 5 knows password of WiFi he was never connected to!

text: I just bought a new Nexus 5 after using a Nexus 4 for about a year. After turning it on and using it at work, I go home and as soon as I turn the WiFi on the phone it connects to my home network without having to insert any password. I have never used it before at home and I did not insert the password on that phone. To verify I went to a friend of mine's place where I had used the old Nexus 4 and tried again and voila' the phone connects to the network again. Does anybody know if it's an expected behaviour or does it sound strange to you as well? What could be the reason? The only thing I could think of is that Google is storing details about the WiFi you connect to on your Google account. Can anybody confirm? Is this even legal?


title: Is there a way to get a history of Facebook profiles that I've visited?

text: I have visited a profile on Facebook recently but now I've forgotten the name of person. Is there a way that I can get a history of the profiles which I have already visited? I am currently using Android Facebook application


title: Is there way to make the virtual keyboard appear over any app?

text: I've noticed that some apps need a keyboard to play and I was wondering if there was any way to make the virtual keyboard appear anywhere.


title: How can I set my Galaxy S3 to vibrate when locking the screen?

text: My partner and I have identical Galaxy S3's. However when my phone locks it briefly vibrates, when partner's locks it does not. What setting have I changed that makes this happen on mine and not on his?


title: Samsung Galaxy S3 suddenly dies and won't turn on even after battery removal

text: The phone was plugged in to my computer (I was doing development) and was running all the time. Suddenly, while I was not doing development or doing anything, the phone died and I have have never been able to turn it on again. I've tried:   * Hold the Power button   * Hold both Power and Volume down button   * Take out the battery and put it in again   * Replace the batter with another one from my friends' working-perfectly-fine Galaxy S3  The result is the same: no response from the phone at all - it's completely cold, no sound, light or vibration at all - all I've seen is the blank unchanged screen so please don't ask me about the start up screen What can I do?


title: How can I free up more space on my Android (2.2 Froyo) phone?

text: I have already moved all the applications that allow it to the SD card. So what I am really looking for here are some tips like clearing internet cache or something like that. (I have an HTC Desire.) Edit: In my case the top space hogs are:   1. Google Reader - 19.1 MB   2. Swype - 10.7 MB   3. Maps - 9.2 MB   4. Contacts Storage 8.9 MB   5. SliceIt - 8.2 MB   6. doubleTwist - 6.4 MB   7. Facebook for HTC Sense - 5.9 MB   8. Handcent SMS - 5.0 MB   9. Adobe Reader - 4.7 MB   10. Gmail - 4.2 MB and there are many more after that (TweetDeck, Bloomberg, Angry Birds, Shazam, ...). Now I know that I have a lot of apps but that's what I want from my smart phone and I don't really want to have to uninstall anything. I've also got a 16GB SD card which is over 50% empty so if only more of the apps would allow themselves to be moved to the SD. EDIT 2: I found this question - How can I deal with "Low on space" messages on my HTC Incredible?  which deals with the same issue and the accepted answer there is very good.


title: Thumbnail image different to actual image

text: A similar question has been asked previously, however the answer is not relevant to my problem. I have a number of photos where the thumbnail in the gallery does not match the photo displayed by the viewer (HTC Sensation, stock gallery and photo viewer). for instance, take a picture of a child on a swing. The thumbnail appears to be an image taken a fraction of a second earlier than the photo the viewer presents. The child is framed to the right of the photo in the thumbnail but to the left in the full view. Is anyone able to explain why this is the case? Also, am I able to rescue the image presented as the thumbnail (which is a better framed image)?


title: Samsung galaxy s3 driver problem on win7 ult 64 bit machine

text: **The Driver Problem.** When I install the drivers and restart my system it will not pick them up, I have tried USB debug mode and normal mode it still won’t work. Even multiple installs of Kies_2.5.0.12094_28_8 and it still well not pick it up? It’s a gt-i9300 if that helps from UK Vodafone. Any help would be great thanks and would be very thankful. ![The Problem](http://i.stack.imgur.com/idcGr.png)


title: Expand file sysem to entire sd card

text: I followed very simple instructions http://liliputing.com/2012/03/how-to-dual-boot-cyanogenmod-7-nook-tablet-os- with-a-microsd-card.html1 for extracting cyanogenmod to an sd card for dual booting on nook. Works great. As instructions indicate, file system is only 4gb, even though I used a 16gb sd card. I've googled all over the place to figure out how to expand the file system to use all avaliable storage. My laptop is on windows. the windows disk manager doesnt seem to know how to expand the partitions on the drive (or create a new one on unpartitioned space) do i need to be running 'nix to manage the file system? Is there an app on the marketplace that will manage the filesystem? Apologies if this is a duplicate question, I did a pretty good search before posting.


title: How to enter CWM recovery on an encrypted Galaxy S3?

text: I'm trying to enter CWM recovery so that I can back up my ROM. While rooting my S3 I could enter CWM using the instructions I was following at the time (which I no longer have around). Since then I've used the built-in encryption feature to encrypt the device. Now when I try to press simultaneously the volume-up, home, and power buttons - the device only turns off, and doesn't start booting again until I release all buttons and press the power button. What are the exact instructions for entering CWM recovery on an S3, and do these differ for an encrypted device?


title: chkdsk for android

text: My Android tablet "went berserk" this week and eventually I managed to stop the behaviour that was stopping me from even getting the "desktop" to stay up front. I eventually discovered a corrupted directory (name was "mashed"). I deleted it and the device now seems stable. What is the Android equivalent of the Windows/DOS CHKDSK command? I want to be able to scan the device and repair any nascent problems on a regular basis.


I got a tablet without wifi connection, and a device with a SIM card and internet access. I managed to get a Bluetooth connection between those two devices. Now i wanna access the internet with my tablet via the second device. Is there a way given through android to dial into the internet ? I thought about implicit Intents or Bluetooth tethering, but didnt find anything yet. i hope u got what im asking about ;) ty in advance


title: Android Icon keeps changing from what I set it to or disappearing entirely from the quick-launch bar at the bottom

text: I have a Galaxy S3 on Sprint, and the quick-launch icons at the bottom of the screen keep messing up. I have 5 quick-launch icons there, but sometimes one of them either gets removed so only 4 show up, or it duplicates itself and overwrites another one. This leave 5 icons, two of which are the same thing. The icon I've noticed do this the most is `ColorNote`, but others will do it too. 1) What can I do to track down the cause of this anomaly? 2) How do I make it stop? Anything you can do to point me in the right direction is much appreciated.


title: Google docs on Android cannot authenticate

text: I have a Galaxy S3 on Sprint with the latest software and firmware updates. When I use the internet browser to browse to `docs.google.com`, it keeps redirecting me between `accounts.google.com` and then back to `docs.google.com`. It does it so fast I can't type in my password to authenticate. This has persisted across a reboot. I am logged in to my google account if I go to `Settings`, `Accounts`. I just want to get on to Google Docs. How do I stop this redirection? (note this method worked fine on another phone of the same make/model.)


title: Galaxy S3 won't complete boot after Cyanogenmod reversion

text: I installed a CGM 10.2 "snapshot" last night that was listed by the updater as a stable build. It started draining my battery immediately, so I tried to revert (using the built-in updater) back to the 10.1.3 stable build I had previously. After installing 10.1.3, I never get past the spinning "CyanogenMod" screen. Is there a way to transfer the CGM 10.1.x files via Odin to the sd volume on the phone so I can try to boot via recovery, or is Install from SD card via recovery the best way to try and load a build that may work? Follow-up: I have wiped my cache, the dalvik cache, factory reset my phone, and tried both 10.1.2 and 10.1.3. I can now boot, but can't get the default (and only available) keyboard to work, so I can't even enter my google account to do anything with Android on the phone. Is there a way to directly install an alternative keyboard?


title: Samsung Note 3 cannot detect finger touch

text: I'm using the Galaxy Note 3, and suddenly it cannot detect my finger touch! It works normally with the S Pen. I tried factory resetting, turning it off and on, and taking out the battery but it still behaves the same! Is there a way to fix this?


title: Google Play Music won't use Wi-Fi

text: Samsung Galaxy S3 running Jelly Bean, 4.1.2. Doing a trial of All Access, but it won't use Wi-Fi. If I click download/stream via Wi-Fi only, I get a message that it can't play without Wi- Fi even though I am connected to my home network. All other apps work fine on Wi-Fi. If I uncheck the Wi-Fi option, it uses data network. Seems like a major bug. Anyone experience this or know of a fix?


title: Exchange email sync problem

text: Here is my problem. I have set up my phone's email with an Exchange server. It works just fine EXCEPT for one part. If I log off of the computer, close out Outlook on my computer, or the computer goes to sleep (after 1 hr of no activity) then I am unable to receive any emails on my phone. I can send emails, just not receive any from the server. Is there some way to fix this?


title: Will my Kindle Fire still work the same with GO Launcher?

text: I was thinking of getting GO Launcher on my Kindle Fire, since I want a new look on my Fire. But, I don't want to change it's defaults programs and functionality. If I get GO Launcher, will I still be able to open my Docs and Books in normal Kindle Fire fashion? Will it change the functionality of my Fire?


title: How do I re-use my account information on Kindle app?

text: I downloaded the Kindle app from the Play Store but I uninstalled it after trying it out because I went tested other ereaders as well. The problem is, when I decided to settle for the Kindle app. I downloaded it and there was no option to log in. Only an option to **Register**. Thus, when I "Registered" again with the same account information I used before, my device was dubbed "My Name's 2nd Android". I also lost my first @kindle.com email and it has now been appended with some numbers. Is there any way to get around this? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/lWMLE.png)


title: How to access functions previously assigned to the hardware Search button on HTC Sensation XE

text: I presently have an HTC Desire handset which has a physical Search button. If I long-press on that search button I get a pop-up screen titled "Complete action using" and then I have three options of programs to run. I have the options of running my AutoRotate Switch program, running the Quick Compose feature of my SMS program or running a Voice Search. I find this jolly handy mainly for the auto-rotate Switch fast access. However, I understand that the HTX Sensation XE handset doesn't have a hardware Search button, ( or maybe no dedicated UI search button at all) so is there an alternative method of getting at this list of application short cuts on the new handset? Alternatively does the version of Android on the Sensation XE ( ICS I believe) have any kind of QuickLaunch feature that applications can be added to? Rob


My Samsung Galaxy tab 2 (7.0) can't see 5ghz networks. Am I missing anything?


title: Any way to change my caller id?

text: Is there any way to change my own caller ID so the person I'm calling sees my Google Voice number instead of the number associated with my SIM card? My Google Voice number is my primary number and I prefer everyone to use it, so I can receive calls on my PC, while travelling internationally etc.


title: Samsung I717 cannot enter the recovery mode

text: I'm using the 1st Gen AT&T Galaxy Note. It shows the following message:               FIRMWARE UPGRADE ENCOUNTERED AN ISSUE. PLEASE SELECT RECOVERY MODE IN KIES AND TRY AGAIN.      I want to use KIES to solve this issue. However, I cannot enter the recovery mode when I press Power, volume up and down. The phone was turned off. What can I do?


title: Why does my wifi hotspot widget no longer provide a free hotspot?

text: I have occasionally been using my Android phone as a hotspot without signing up for that service from Verizon by activating the hotspot through a 3rd-part widget (I use Elixir 2 Widgets) rather than the hotspot app provided by Verizon. I tried it yesterday, and it was blocked by a pop-up directing me how to sign up for the service. Why did it stop working? Is there another workaround to allow me to hotspot for free (without rooting my phone)?


title: New Google Maps - how to launch quickly navigation

text: Recently released Google Maps doesn't have a standalone app for Navigation which was quick to use - only one tap and voice recognition to start. It takes at least four taps in new Maps to navigate, which is not good to operate while driving. Google Now is not on devices with ICS and below (still majority). How to start navigation quickly by one tap in current Google Maps? (Google Now is not supported)               Observed on: Google Maps version: 7.02 (700021001), Android ICS 4.0.4, Sony Xperia Active      ![Previous standalone app disapeared](http://i.stack.imgur.com/2i43g.png) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/6qsGF.png) Previous standalone app on left started navigation immediately after speaking the destination. New Maps app on right takes 4 taps to small nav icon, edit, mike, start and doesn't show alternatives if voice recognition is poor.


title: NFC for PC using libnfc

text: Is it possible to use the phone's nfc hardware as a NFC reader for PC (installing some app or using netcat with some /dev/ file)? My phone has pn544 chip, it seems it is available as /dev/pn544


title: Edit new calendar entries on AT&T samsung galaxy s2 using android 4.0.3

text: The 'edit' button does not appear when trying to edit a new calendar entry using the 4.0.3 ice cream sandwich operating system on my AT&T Samsung Galaxy 2 phone. The calendar entries that were imported from gingerbread allow me to edit the entries.


title: How can I view only one task list in Jorte?

text: Suppose I'm at the store, and all I want to view is my "Stuff to Buy at the Store" list in Jorte. How can I view only that list instead of all the tasks on any list?


title: Tell HTC EVO browser to always "select all" when moving to URL field

text: Every browser I've used selects the full URL whenever I move into the URL field (address bar), but my new HTC EVO doesn't select anything. Almost always when I move to that field, it's to enter a completely new URL, so the extra steps (press, hold, wait, then select all) are annoying. Is there some way to change this to work like every other browser on the planet? (Short of installing another browser, which I'll do now, anyway, while waiting for an answer here.) Even a faster way to "select all" would be welcome.


title: Volume buttons unexpectedly started waking the phone from - how to disable?

text: When my phone is locked and the screen is off, I could usually wake it up only by pressing the home or power buttons. Now, the screen also wakes when I press a volume button. This started happening for no reason that I remember, and is extremely annoying since I use the volume buttons for controlling audio while the phone's screen is off (an option in Apollo). Now when the screen goes on, the volume buttons have stopped changing the songs, but instead just increase the volume - which is quite a traumatic experience when you're trying to change a song on the go. It also results in my phone's screen being on most of the time because I like to change the volume a lot. How can I disable this? Running:   * Android: 4.2.2   * CyanogenMod: 10.1.3


title: Tethering on alternative (lower and more penetrating) frequencies?

text: A few of forewords:   * Android's tethering function allows very easy set up of a wireless bridge between two devices using a standard wi-fi connection at 2.4 GHz.   * This can be exploited for instance by video surveillance tools like IP Webcam without having a data plan, however the wi-fi range is quite poor.   * A (smart)phone contains RF equipment capable to transmit data on some other frequencies and especially the ones around 1 GHz are much more penetrating and less prone to multipath, allowing longer ranges. And now the question:   * Could it be possible to tether two Android phones using an alternative frequency (of course bypassing the network operator) in order to achieve ranges of about 500~1000 m? Is there any tool that allows this? Note that I'm not interested in other possible solutions for video surveillance, I just would like to achieve about 1 km range data connection between two phones in open air with moderate bandwidth requirements.


title: Paranoid Android Custom Rom For Galaxy s3 i9300 Instructions

text: I want to put paranoid android on my galaxy s3 i9300, **I have tried and been unsuccessful** Here is the link to where I got the download from; XDA Community Can someone give me clear instructions as to what exactly I have to do to put this custom rom on my phone please, Thanks


title: My notification bar won't slide down

text: When my phone is upright the notification bar won't slide down, but if I turn my phone on its side with screen rotation, It suddenly works again. But if I turn the phone up again it suddenly doesn't work again


title: Set a profile in Tasker to wipe the phone

text: Is it possible to create a profile in Tasker that completely wipes the phone? I ask because I haven't tried Tasker yet, and this might be enough to make me buy it. It doesn't matter how this profile would be triggered, I'm interested in the effect. It has to completely reset my phone's internal memory. Preferably, it would also erase the SDcard, but that's not absolutely necessary.


title: Capturing audio out in Android and writing as a mp3

text: I want to be able to capture all the audio that would normally play through the speaker on my Android phone and write that stream as some sort of audio file. The reason I would like to do this is that I want to capture Subsonic streams and write them to a file on my phone. Then I can attach it my car stereo as a USB mass storage and play these streams. Is there a way with or without root to do this?


title: Without Root, why can I pull a specific apk using adb, but not everything in /data/app. Android 4+?

text: Using: Droid Bionic 4.04 without Root. I can use the adb to pull a specific apk file to my PC, for example,                    adb pull /data/app/com.google.android.gm-1.apk C:\my-hacks      which pull gmail's apk file. But when I try to copy the entire /data/app directory with                    adb pull /data/app C:\myhacks      the command line reads   pull: building file list... 0 files pulled. 0 files skipped. I don't understand **why** I have permission to pull specific files from /data/ but not everything.


title: Why is "Samsung Push Service" using so much of my battery?

text: Looking at the battery usage summary on my Galaxy Ace Plus (GT-S7500), I found that "Samsung Push Service" (v1.0.4) has used 29% of my battery. I'm having problems with the battery not lasting very long (about 1 day mostly on standby), so anything that extends the time a charge lasts will be valuable. What does the "Samsung Push Service" do? Should I uninstall it (I never chose to install it, so it must have been on the phone to start with), or is there another way to reduce it's battery usage? Edit: When drilling down into the Samsung Push Service from battery usage, I see that is keeping my phone permanently awake. This doesn't seem sensible!


title: Rooting of Samsung Galaxy S2 didnt work - LPB kernel

text: My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S2, purchased in Singapore. The OS is Android 4.0.3. I wanted to root it, and followed the method specified in this xdadevelopers post. My kernel is `*LPB*` (I dont remember the whole thing, and that post says only these 3 letters are relevant anyway). I tried to follow the instructions and flash both the LPB kernels suggested in that post, but in both cases, while booting, my device shows the Samsung screen with the yellow triangle and then immediately switches off. I am still able to go to download mode.


title: Why does my HTC Desire browser crash on startup after update?

text: after I've applied recent OTA update (2.29.405.2) to my HTC Desire I can't use built-in browser anymore. It crashes every time I run it. Here is a stacktrace: > 12-08 20:13:45.929: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(2147): FATAL EXCEPTION: main 12-08 > 20:13:45.929: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(2147): java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: > nativeEnableGifAnimation 12-08 20:13:45.929: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(2147): at > android.webkit.HTCWebCore.nativeEnableGifAnimation(Native Method) 12-08 > 20:13:45.929: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(2147): at > android.webkit.WebView.fnEnableGifAnimation(WebView.java:13341) 12-08 > 20:13:45.929: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(2147): at > android.webkit.WebSettings.setIsEnableGifAnimation(WebSettings.java:1617) > 12-08 20:13:45.929: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(2147): at > com.android.browser.BrowserSettings$Observer.update(BrowserSettings.java:335) > 12-08 20:13:45.929: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(2147): at > com.android.browser.TabControl.createNewWebView(TabControl.java:707) 12-08 > 20:13:45.929: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(2147): at > com.android.browser.TabControl.createNewTab(TabControl.java:180) 12-08 > 20:13:45.929: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(2147): at > com.android.browser.BrowserActivity.onCreate(BrowserActivity.java:430) 12-08 > 20:13:45.929: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(2147): at > android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1069) > 12-08 20:13:45.929: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(2147): at > android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2751) > 12-08 20:13:45.929: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(2147): at > android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2803) > 12-08 20:13:45.929: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(2147): at > android.app.ActivityThread.access$2300(ActivityThread.java:135) 12-08 > 20:13:45.929: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(2147): at > android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2136) 12-08 > 20:13:45.929: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(2147): at > android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) 12-08 20:13:45.929: > ERROR/AndroidRuntime(2147): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:144) 12-08 > 20:13:45.929: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(2147): at > android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4937) 12-08 > 20:13:45.929: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(2147): at > java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) 12-08 20:13:45.929: > ERROR/AndroidRuntime(2147): at > java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521) 12-08 20:13:45.929: > ERROR/AndroidRuntime(2147): at > com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:868) > 12-08 20:13:45.929: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(2147): at > com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:626) 12-08 > 20:13:45.929: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(2147): at > dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method) 12-08 20:13:48.398: > ERROR/ActivityManager(92): Error running process 12-08 20:13:48.398: > ERROR/ActivityManager(92): java.io.IOException: Error running exec(). > Command: [/system/xbin/procrank] Working Directory: null Environment: > [ANDROID_SOCKET_zygote=11, ANDROID_BOOTLOGO=1, EXTERNAL_STORAGE=/mnt/sdcard, > ANDROID_ASSETS=/system/app, ASEC_MOUNTPOINT=/mnt/asec, > PATH=/sbin:/system/sbin:/system/bin:/system/xbin, ANDROID_DATA=/data, > BOOTCLASSPATH=/system/framework/core.jar:/system/framework/ext.jar:/system/framework/framework.jar:/system/framework/android.policy.jar:/system/framework/services.jar:/system/framework/com.htc.framework.jar:/system/framework/com.htc.android.pimlib.jar:/system/framework/com.htc.android.easopen.jar:/system/framework/com.scalado.util.ScaladoUtil.jar, > ANDROID_PROPERTY_WORKSPACE=10,65536, ANDROID_ROOT=/system, > LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/system/lib] 12-08 20:13:48.398: ERROR/ActivityManager(92): > at java.lang.ProcessManager.exec(ProcessManager.java:226) 12-08 > 20:13:48.398: ERROR/ActivityManager(92): at > java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:201) 12-08 20:13:48.398: > ERROR/ActivityManager(92): at > com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService.logProcessResult(ActivityManagerService.java:9437) > 12-08 20:13:48.398: ERROR/ActivityManager(92): at > com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService.access$900(ActivityManagerService.java:155) > 12-08 20:13:48.398: ERROR/ActivityManager(92): at > com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService$9.run(ActivityManagerService.java:9614) > 12-08 20:13:48.398: ERROR/ActivityManager(92): Caused by: > java.io.IOException: No such file or directory 12-08 20:13:48.398: > ERROR/ActivityManager(92): at java.lang.ProcessManager.exec(Native Method) > 12-08 20:13:48.398: ERROR/ActivityManager(92): at > java.lang.ProcessManager.exec(ProcessManager.java:224) 12-08 20:13:48.398: > ERROR/ActivityManager(92): ... 4 more I have tried factory reset, but that doesn't help. Does anybody know how to fix the problem?


title: Updates reinstalled bundled apps I have uninstalled

text: I've recently purchased a Samsung S3 Mini, and as I do with all my new devices, I go through and uninstall applications that I know I will never use. Twice now since I've owned the device, there have been android updates, and in both cases it has re-installed the apps I removed (as well as add a few new ones that can't be uninstalled but that's another question). So is there a way to configure my phone to not install these unwanted applications?


title: What alternatives are there to the Contacts application for X10 running 2.1?

text: My X10 was running 1.6 when I bought it (I think). I successfully imported the vCard file with all my contacts from my Palm Centro. Then I exported my contacts to a vCard file, upgraded to 2.1-update1 and lost all my contacts. When I try to import any of the vCard files I have I get the message (translated from Swedish) "Couldn't read the vCard data. (Invalid line: "[valid email address]")" What do I do now? Can I use a different Contacts application?


title: Google authenticator app

text: Can't remember what it is called, but I used to have that google authentication code generator app on my phone which would be used to enter a special code for the 2 step google authentication system. My phone has been damaged, so I have a new one now. But I can't log into google because I don't have that authentication app install on my phone, and I can't install that authentication app on my phone because I need the authentication code... What can I do?


title: Widget for controlling tethering

text: Are there any widgets on the market that let me control standard Android tethering? I use it quite a lot and it's a pain to have to navigate through all the Settings options just to check a checkbox...


title: Line in the middle of screen

text: It showed a few months ago, before I upgraded to ICS. It changes its color depending on wallpaper. Anyone know how to fix it or what caused it? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ZkgxTm.jpg) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/7iNfRm.jpg)


title: How to display cell info display (CID) on screen?

text: Does Android OS have an option for showing **Cell Info Display** (Name of the cell Tower) on home screen ? (Without using external apps)


title: How to get back pattern lock with Exchange/ActiveSync account?

text: I have added an Exchange/ActiveSync email account to my Android phone. This required me to set the email application as a device administrator so that ActiveSync can control certain features of my phone.   One of the controlled features is the way I can unlock my phone (from the lockscreen). Exchange seems to limit me to the "PIN" and "Password" options. But I prefer to use a pattern lock. Please note that I have administrative access to the domain in which the Exchange server is running and I would like to control this behaviour from the server side. I do NOT want to circumvent restrictions on my device. I have already created a new ActiveSync profile (which doesn't enforce any password restrictions) for my user account, but it doesn't seem to affect the issue. It seems like ActiveSync in general restricts me to a password/PIN unlock and the profile can just control the complexity rules for those. I realize this isn't really an Android issue, but I assumed this would be the best place to ask. * * * **Update** : Please note that this seems to be a new feature introduced with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). When I was using Android 2.3, I was able to use pattern lock just fine.


title: IMAP Setup on Android 4.0.4

text: How do I setup an IMAP account on an ANDROID 4.0.4. I keep getting an error that says that the username or password is incorrect.


title: Is there a way to automatically change notification ringer&volume, differentiating email, sms and calendar via profiles?

text: I'm aware of this question about different notification settings for different apps. But changing the settings manually like that is time consuming. It would be nice to integrate these settings into profiles so:   * At night it would be nice to have SMS off, emails off and calendar on   * During the day however, it would be nice to have everything on   * On certain occasions, only sms and calendar notifications would be nice ... you can see the trend here, toggling different notifications on and off quickly would be a smart idea. Blackberry has had it for years. I understand that the way Android works makes this impossible. Why is there no API that allows apps to set other app's notification settings? Or would that make too much sense? I have a Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy S3. Any solutions are appreciated. The new Blackberry has this feature but then I'd have no apps.


title: Is there any way to disable/enable the back button?

text: The back button annoys me in some apps so I want to disable it in certain time and will enable it later. Is there any way to do it ? p/s : I use Galaxy Note 2 N7100 with Android 4.1.2, rooted.


title: Built-in sound recorder

text: If you go to settings -> apps -> all you'll be able to find the "Sound Recorder" built-in application in JB 4.2.2 Curious, how to run it?! PS: it's not a question about choosing recording application, but about curiosity of running the built-in one ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/9jPyy.png)


title: Galaxy S3 Mini - my provider only offers micro and nano SIM cards

text: I've ordered a [Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini] (hasn't arrived yet) : http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i8190_galaxy_s_iii_mini-5033.php On the above link, it says that it uses "Mini-SIM". I've tried double-checking that info on Samsung's site, but there it only sais "Sim Support": http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/mobile- devices/smartphones/android/GT-I8190RWABTU-spec My problem is, my provider only lets me switch my standard SIM to Micro-SIM or Nano-SIM. Is there a way to make any of these work with the Galaxy S3 Mini? Anyone who already owns such a phone has had this issue? (and hopefully solved it)?


title: Lost huge internal memory while debugging application on device

text: I started developing Android apps recently. For debugging purpose I used my device. Debugs and all went good but lately I realised that 32MB of my internal memory is missing. I have gone through all the applications, cleared caches but nothing helped. Does anyone have any idea as to how should I get back the 32 MB's of Space on my Device. Device: **HTC Desire** Android Platform: **2.3.3**


title: The last App update keeps downloading after reboot

text: When I update an app everything works fine. Android Market shows that the update was succesful and nothing is downloading. Also there are no items in "downloads". But when I reboot, the progress bar of the update that I've just installed reappears in the notification area and the download stars again and it finishes without installation. After another reboot it stats downloading the update again and so on. There is only one update that is being continuously downloaded after reboots and it is always the last update that I've made. I've already tried clearing Android Market's cache and checking if there are some items in downloads.


title: Samsung Galaxy S3 Exchange Email Problem when cc'd

text: I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy S3 and have it set up with my Exchange account and have the setting to download "All" for the email size. This works fine for most emails. However, when I am on the "cc" line on an email sent to me, the phone only downloads the first few lines and doesn't even give me an option to retrieve the remainder of the email. Any advice?


title: How to switch user profile based on password / lockscreen pattern

text: Currently, I have a family use tablet running on 4.2 Jellybean Model is Ainol Novo7 Flame, a cheap Nexus7 alternative. Nexus7 is quite expensive in my country on its release so I bought this one instead. The problem is that the tablet is shared. I already set-up multi-user profiles for each of us.   1. Family mode   2. My mode   3. My sister's mode The default user set is family but I want it to automatically switch user- profiles based on the entered password or pattern lock. example: password `1358` triggers `My mode` while entering `2467` triggers `My sister's mode` profile I would also like to have an option to lock certain apps automatically when in `family mode` but unlocked in `My mode` Is there a way to do this? or is there an app that can closely do some of it?


title: Google two-step identification not working on my phone

text: I just turned on two-step identification on my Google account. It works fine on my desktop. It also works fine on my iPad with help of application-specific password. But I have troubles with my HTC One X. Once I've turned two-step identification on, it immediately displayed a warning in notification area, that it cannot log in with Google account. Ok, when I click on it, I'm asked for a new password. If I enter an application-specific password, I have an error - password is incorrect. If I enter my account password, it asks me to log in through browser then and redirects me into browser. Then I log in with the browser, I receive my confirmation code by sms, all works fine. Then I redirected back from the browser and have the same error! I tried to visit https://accounts.google.com/DisplayUnlockCaptcha from my phone with no success. The only other options I saw on the Internet about my problem is to reset the phone settings. It's too hard, I'd like to try other solutions first. Any ideas?


title: my google play uninstall by itself.. how can i install it again ?

text: I have just reset my Samsung Galaxy Ace and now Google Play doesn't shown up. I've already restarted my phone but nothing happens, and I've downloaded a different Play Store but it doesn't seem to open. Before I reset my phone I read that nothing will be un-installed from my application, but how does it come that Google Play doesn't shown up ?


title: Can't select date in calendar and Gmail not coming to phone

text: My question is 2 fold: First, when I go into calendar monthly view and hit say the 15h of the month...it won't pull up the info that day. When I do a battery pull, it will work for a few hours then do the not working bit again. Second, I have two emails going to my phone. My personal Gmail and my work email that also used Gmail. I have the work one set up as Priority but it only recieves about 1/16 of the emails that I get. Any help for these issues would be great! (I had currently upgraded to the Galaxy S2 LTE and didn't have these problems before with the Galaxy Nexium or whatever it was that I had...)


title: How can I read large QRs in Android?

text: I have used the Zxing app here but I cannot read large QRs with it, how can I do that? By Large, I mean that I want read a content with a lot of text (I am able to make them as large as possible by dimension but not in content). Now I am not meaning the technical specs as given by one answer (certainly they reveal somethnig), I am looking for ways to read large-amount of content in QRs without too much lag. Is this a pipe dream, just better device or better software?


title: How to use adb over Mobile AP (Portable wifi hotspot)

text: First : I know about `abdWireless` app. But my problem is different. I am using my Android mobile as Mobile AP (Portable WiFi hotspot) for using internet on my computer. I want to use adb in wireless mode but the problem is - when i enable Mobile AP on my android mobile WiFi gets turned off and i am unable to use abdWireless app. I want to use both `wireless ADB` and `Portable WiFi hotspot` at the same time. Is there any way to do it ???


title: How can I get Tasker to set my Google Chat Status?

text: I'd like my Google Chat status to update by task; specifically '@Work' and '@Home', on the obvious criteria. Is there a plugin or script that will allow me to set the status in a task? With additional work, could I do it via something like SL4A and trigger it from Tasker? I'd prefer to avoid a graft like this as a plugin would be more efficient, but it's better than nothing.


title: Is there music player that supports both AAC and MIDI files on Android 2.3?

text: Update from 2.1 to 2.3 broken playing from aac files in most players. The only music player that is more or less usable is PowerAMP (and also video players like MoboPlayer and MX Player). But it won't play midi files. The only player that can play both aac and mid files I tried is MoboPlayer. But it is video player (so no useful widget/play queue).               Player:   Support AAC on 2.3   Support mid    have widget     PowerAMP          +                  -            +     Most players      -                  +            -     MoboPlayer        +                  +            -          I want            +                  +            +      How to fix aac in android 2.3 in SE Xperia X10? Alternatively, is there a player that can play both aac and mid files and have widget?


title: Nexus 7: does ruining the bootloader hard-brick the device? Or is there still a chance to recover?

text: So, I've got a Nexus 7 and would like to start expirementing with images, etc (primary goal being installing Ubuntu in multiboot with Android, probably loading from a flash drive over an OTG cable). My main concern (and hence the question) is: _I've heard, that rooting, unlocking the bootloader and flashing ROMs involve some dangeorus operations (like "fastboot erase boot loader") that can render the Nexus 7 unbootable if something goes wrong (i.e. the bootloader ends up in a messed state or erased)._ Is there always a strong guarantee (not "99 out of 100, I'd say, if you're lucky") I can get the Nexus 7 to boot an OS with software-only means (i.e. USB cable, PC, and my hands pressing the hardware buttons on the tablet) if the above-described scenario takes place (i.e. the bootloader is ruined and the device refuses to boot)? I've discovered that there exist different opinions on that matter, with some (obviously quite experienced) people telling one should not really worry about possible problems during image flashing and alike operations, and still others seem to struggle with what appears to be a Nexus 7 hard-bricked after an unsuccessful flash attempt. For example:   * This thread is a story of several Nexus 7 devices (hard) bricked with essentially a wrong sequence of fastboot (or alike) commands.   * This fresh thread bears an example of "a knowldgeble guy" telling everything can be fixed. **Please note: this question is specifically about Nexus 7, and not about unbricking in general!**


title: Gmail Notification stopped working on Nexus 4

text: I have to press the refresh option in Gmail just to get new messages. I have checked the application and the notification setting is on. I stopped it and then again started it but still it is not working. Is anyone else facing such issue? Android version is 4.2.1 In my accounts it is showing that "Sync is OFF". Has this something to do with this? I always see this option like this and have to go inside it to change Gmail, Currents, Photos, etc. to sync.


title: How do i find apps which weren't installed from Android Market

text: The _Sky Go_ application will not work for me because it thinks my Samsung Galaxy Nexus is rooted even though I have never rooted it. According to the Sky customer service agent I chatted to, this can be because of apps on the phone which weren't installed from the Android Market/Google Play. I know that I have manually installed an apk or two in the past[1], but I am not sure which apps still on the phone (if any) were installed manually. So, how can I tell which apps on phone were installed manually and which were installed from the Android Market/Google Play? [1] Amusingly, the only app I can remember installing manually was the Sky Go app, when it wasn't available to download for Galaxy Nexus phones. It didn't work however, and I removed it.


title: Will Android tablets have issues if they are always on?

text: I plan on using an Android tablet in an always-on scenario (a fancy self-coded alarm clock, but this would apply to numerous uses). Is there any problems with keeping an Android tablet on and charging all the time? Is this likely to cause screen issues?


title: How can I get a random image on my lockscreen?

text: Could you recommend me a simple solution to set a random image for my lockscreen? I have the stock Samsung launcher, stock ICS rom and I don't want to install any custom launcher. I'm just looking for an app to switch the image every few hours.


title: How to disable GPU rendering on Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8"

text: You're reading it right, I'm trying to do the oposite as others. **I want to use CPU for rendering.**      The reason is simple. My tablet is freezing very frequently. I have no warranty, so I'm trying to solve problem by lowering performance of device. I isolated a problem and I'm sure freezing is caused by GPU. It freezes on gfx intese moments(few seconds of video playback), or on overlay (Eg. opening search dialog in google play causes almost instant freeze).      So the question stands:   **How can I disable GPU rendering on my device** (I have terminal with root access if it helps)?      What I already tried:   1\. Underclocking CPU has no effect on freezing. I tried powersave mode with 200MHz, with no impact on problem.   2\. Underclocking GPU has also no effect on freezing.


title: Is there an android phone that fits these criteria?

text: I'm not asking for recommendations, just if there is a phone that fits these criteria, and if so, what is it?   1. Android (preferably 2.2+)   2. Physical Keyboard   3. HTC   4. Verizon


title: Android L Preview upgrade

text: I was about to flash the phome with the command prompt, but an error came up saying that the device was locked. Does this mean is has to be rooted? If I root it and upgrade it will it be unrooted again because I don't want to loose my warranty.


title: Problem importing CSV/vCARD contacts to S3

text: I have an _S3_ I'm attempting to import contacts to. I started with a list I've converted to `.CSV` and then used an online converter to create `.VCF` files from for each of the contacts. The _S3_ will not import the `.CSV` or `.VCF` files. I've combined the `.VCF` files into 1 and it still refuses to import them. Is there any other way to do this without creating a _GMail/Google account_ to first import them into? (Device is setup with an IMAP account so no need for GMail). The _S3_ reports "`Couldn't import vCard`" then within notification it reads "`The format is not supported`". The `.VCF`'s I have created are _version 2.1_. What versions of _vCard_ does the _S3_ support?


title: How to know my base station?

text: I am an android user and I would like to know what are the available base stations and what is the base station that I'm getting signals from. How can I know that? Is there a way? Thanks in advance..!


title: samsung galaxy s2 battery shuts phone down when plugging in charger

text: I have a Galaxy S2 and when I plug in the charger on one battery the phone shuts down and will not reboot. On battery #2 (exactly the same OEM) the phone remains usable on the charger. Dilemma that I sure would like some help on.


title: I have multiple Google accounts on my phone. How can I delete some of them?

text: I have an annoying problem with this Samsung Epic 4G touch. I set up a new Gmail account, which I use for Google Talk and the Android Market. However, I logged in to YouTube under two usernames at various points. I am not logged in and when I click Market it defaults to one of the YouTube accounts instead of my Gmail account. Under accounts, it shows all three. How do I delete the two YouTube accounts? I don't want them to access the Market and it does every time even though I no longer log into YouTube.


title: How to put a lock screen with security code on a Arnova 10 G 2?

text: I have a Arnova 10 G 2 with Android 2.3 which works very well, but it has no unlock screen and no security options. Does anyone know of a way to put some kind of security code on the device, either swipe pattern or password or pin- code? I guess there must be some kind of simple app for this ...


title: Can I relight my hardware keyboard?

text: I have an HTC chacha with a hardware keyboard. A nighttime reading app turned off the keyboard light long ago, but I don't remember which of the hundreds available it was. Is there anything I can do?


title: How can I make the button on my headphones control something other than the stock music player?

text: When I press this button, it plays/pauses the stock music player. I don't use the stock music player--I use a comination of Last.fm, Grooveshark, and Winamp. I would like to make the button play/pause whichever player I am currently using. If this isn't possible, I would like it to simply control Winamp, instead of the default player. I am using Android 2.1 (unrooted) on a Samsung Fascinate.


title: My dialler app is severely lagging

text: I have a HTC Sensation running Android 4.0.3 (HTC Sense 3.6, 3.33.401.53). Of late I've been having increasing problems with global lag, however this is really most noticeable on the dialler/phone app itself. By more noticeable, I mean several times worse compared to anything else. I can open the contacts menu in the dialler without difficulty and filter by name to get the number I want up, however I get no response when I click the name (aside from a green flash of it to indicate I've pressed sucessfully). There's then a pause of I would say up to a minute in the worst cases before it actually dials. Usually I've pressed it multiple times in the hope of it working, whereupon it calls the person multiple times and I end up with several calls to the same person 'on hold'. Is there any known cause for this or _even better_ any likely way to fix it? I could do a factory reset if this doesn't get resolved as it makes the phone close to unusable. The effect isn't really on answering calls, though there is a lag on that too (but not to anywhere near the degree).


title: What are the pros/cons of using the JIT (Just-in-Time) compiler on an older phone?

text: On an older phone originally designed to run Android 1.5 or 1.6, what are the pros and cons of using a newer Android feature like the JIT compiler?


title: Any tips for phone stability?

text: My Moto Droid has seen great performance improvements with each new Android version, and has been much more stable and reliable with each version release. Recently I was in a situation where the phone just didn't think it had a cell signal, and then wouldn't disconnect the call that it couldn't place because of the non-existent cell signal. Ultimately I had to reboot the phone to get it to be usable again. This happened when I really needed to make a call and was a huge hassle. Having a smart phone with tons of data network features is great, but I still pay more for minutes than I do for data (thank you US carriers...) so not having it function as a phone when I need it is very frustrating. I'm running Android 2.2 and don't use many widgets nor do I keep many programs running that use background services (don't usually keep GTalk connected, etc) Does anyone have any general tips or apps to avoid to help keep my phone stable and reliable?


title: Can I screenshot my HTC Legend without rooting it?

text: I've been told rooting is the be all and end all, but at the moment, I want to see how far I can extend my device without rooting it. One thing that would be good is screenshot functionality, but I can't seem to find an application on the marketplace that does this without a **** ROOTED PHONES ONLY **** disclaimer. Is there any way to get screenshot functionality without a rooted phone? And what is the reason for this functionality being disabled by default. The iFail can get screenshotted with 2 button pushes, why not the Android?


title: Change the location of on screen buttons bar

text: The on screen buttons bar "Back, Home, menu" are not convinently located at the bottom of the tablet screen as it is in close proximity of controls of the program being run. Specifically I am using a SNES emulator and it's using that area for it's joypad control. It would be very helpful if I can move the bar to the top of the screen, is there any program to do this?


title: How to remove saved email addresses from dropdown To: menu?

text: Native Android mail app using Exchange. Some email addresses are incomplete or incorrect in the dropdown list when adding recipients. I want to delete these. Anyone know how?


title: Saving a bookmark in Firefox?

text: This question might sound dumb, but I really don't understand how can I save a bookmark in Firefox for Android!! I see no bottom menu option for that. If I click on the address bar I still have no option to save a URL as a bookmark! Who can help me? Please!


title: How Do I Keep My Droid X's SD Card from Mounting as a Drive in Windows?

text: Stock Droid X, running 2.1. I have the USB Connection mode set to "Charge Only". Whenever I connect the phone to my computer to charge, the SD card mounts as a drive in the computer. In the phone's USB Connection settings, it is still listed as "Charge Only", but the SD card is not available to the phone. They only way to get it back is to:   1. Change the connection mode to "USB Mass Storage" on the phone   2. Unmount the SD card within Windows.   3. Change the connection mode back to "Charge Only" This works, but it is a pain to do this every time, when I should be able to just set the connection I want and plug it in. Is there anything I'm missing? Edit: This happens with more than one computer - one running Windows XP, one running Windows 7. Neither have the Android SDK installed. **Update** \- The upgrade to Froyo seems to have fixed this issue.


title: Download free-software apps from official Android Market without logging in

text: The Android Market has some apps which are free software, which entails that anyone can redistribute them; and that are also zero cost. (An example is Theremin, but I'm not interested only in that one specific app.) So for those apps, there's no good reason for me to register with the Market in order to get those apps and install them. I have no interest in registering with the Market. It would be good if such free-software and zero-cost apps were available at more places, like the FDroid Repository, which doesn't require anyone's credentials in order to get the apps. (Please note: this question is **not a request for other app stores** , that's not the issue.) But the Android Market doesn't have an obvious way to download apps without logging in. How can I do so?


title: Hide or autohide top bar

text: Is it possible to hide or autohide the top bar which is still present on the top of Android screen? My version of Android is 2.2. The top bar is distracting for me while reading. I'm using `Aldiko`, `ezPDF Reader`, `Infinity` for reading. Most **distracting** is the **wifi icon** which is changing when something happens with the connection. And the top bar is **using space** on a **small display** which can be better utilized (e.g. in `Teamviewer`) Some **video players** can hide the top bar (default `Video player`) and some can't (`Act1 Video player` \- which I like more but don't use because of the top bar). Thank you.


title: Where do I get Owncloud App-PIN

text: I used to use the Android Owncloud App. Since some time I cannot start it, because it asks for an "App-Pin". I never decided to choose a PIN. What is this PIN, where do I find information about it and How can I set/change it?


title: Import Wifi Analyzer aliases

text: I exported my aliases on my SDCard. There is no option, it automatically chooses `WifiAnalyzer_alias.txt`. When I try to reimport that file into Wifi Analyzer, It sais:               java.io.filenotfoundexception /storage/emulated/0/WifiAnalyzer_Alias.txt: open failed: EACCESS (Permission denied)      This seems to be true, if I look at the file in the Terminal Emulator, It has no read rights to others. How can I import my aliases?


Does Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 support Otg? I have read various opinions but they are all very confusing... Please help.