title: How to play video on mobile browser's webpage WHILE ON the webpage?

text: On any browser I try, even with SkyFire 4.0 and Flash, when I play a video on a webpage, what happens is the video is actually played by another program(Moboplayer, SkyFire's client, HTML5 browser video player, etc.). What I want to do is play a video and watch it streaming while still being able to: 1.Move the webpage around, scroll, navigate, select other buttons, radio boxes, hyperlinks, etc. 2.Be able to have Flash run other streaming media, such as top-bar Flash ads, flash games in the manner described above, etc. 3.Access webpages more like they're intended and viewed on a non-mobile targeted site, but through a mobile device and browser. Here's a picture to illustrate what I mean crystal clearly: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/nmo15.jpg) What I want to know is what the problem is here: 1.Is it the way the browsers are programmed/configured? 2.Can't a browser app developed for Android/iOS/Windows Phone/Symbian/etc. (theoretically) be used identically with touch gesturization like if with a keyboard(such as pressing articulate little buttons, scrolling iFrames properly, running Flash runtime). In other words, is it possible for Flash to run like it does on Windows on Android? Why and why not? PS: The problem is that on my device I can't find any tricks to get this done right, and I'm very limited with Flash video playback in this manner(and Flash altogether). **Just to clarify, no, I'm not unaware of the YouTube app. What I want to do is all of the aforementioned tasks (video streaming, viewing Flash ads/animation, etc.) right from a single webpage which the .swf data lies upon(no "transferring" of data to other programs and leaving the webpage).**


title: How does the Motorola Razr D3's alarm clock work when phone is off?

text: I have a Motorola Razr D3. I see that when the phone is turned off, the alarm clock still works. The device is started by the alarm software. I would like to replicate this functionally in a program that I'm developing, and I would know how it works. :) ![Starting android](http://i.stack.imgur.com/szHp2m.jpg) ![the bottom menu activated](http://i.stack.imgur.com/JEfxum.jpg) ![alarm is working](http://i.stack.imgur.com/kgkdWm.jpg) ![alarm is working2 \(close up\)](http://i.stack.imgur.com/FR3cCm.jpg)


title: Take Pictures Via ADB

text: Hi I need to take pictures via adb but do it secretly in the background or with a quick popup. I need this because im making an app but its API dosent let you take a picture with the camera when the app is in the background but I can run adb commands. I have already seen: `am start -a android.media.action.IMAGE_CAPTURE`


title: Is there a way to find out if a given app supports GCM (like APNS)?

text: Is there a way to find out if a given app supports GCM (Google Cloud Messaging)? (GCM is Google's version of APNS.)


title: Where to find the Kernel Source code for my Samsung Epic 4g device?

text: I'm trying to recompile a module for my Android device (I'm pretty new to both kernel level stuff and android stuff) I have an Epic 4G CM9 with a Kernel 2.6.35.7-g502e35e, pinky-ghost@cyyanogenmod#1 I've found out that to create a module I need the source code for the Kernel of my device. Initially I went to kernel-epicmtd, but I discovered that this was the wrong place, since they are using kernel 3.x.x. I am now going through the cm-kernel, but I noticed that for kernel 2.6.35 there are 3 different branches. So my question is how do I go about finding the kernel source that I need? and if I pulled the config files from any phone with the same kernel version, would it work?


title: How to get the camera's auto white balance to work on a Nexus 4

text: I've been taking pictures with a Nexus 4 for a few days now, and noticed that the colors are off on many pictures. Finally today, I decided to do a Nexus 4 vs. iPhone comparison, with the same scenes, and it seems to me that:   1. The auto white balance on the Nexus 4 / Android 4.2 isn't always working; in particular, with incandescent lights, in Auto mode, at times whites are greenish. Forcing the incandescent light mode fixes this.   2. In all cases (incandescent or fluorescent, Auto mode or correct mode specified), the image lacks contrasts: whites are grayish and dark areas lack details. Just walking around with a Nexus 4 and an iPhone while pointing are things around makes this very clear. Is there a way to improve this, or should I just resign myself to the iPhone camera (lens, sensor, DSP, software?) being overall better than the of the Nexus 4? (And my apologies if this sounds a bit provocative, as I seriously hope this is not the case!)


title: How to take a picture and uploading it with a comment to Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter?

text: I am coming from the iPhone, and there was using an app called Camera+, which worked well for my workflow. On Android, I am now looking for a way to:   1. On the go, _take pictures_ , and store them somewhere. (I don't care where they are stored, they could very well be in a private store specific to the app.)   2. Allow me to go through the picture I took, delete the one I don't like, and for the others, _enter a description_ , and upload them to a combination of Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter. I want to just enter the description _once_ , click on checkboxes for Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter to select where the picture will go. I could do this with the standard Camera/Gallery, with the Flickr and Facebook apps installed, but it requires way to many steps. I'm looking for something simple, that allows for a fast workflow, not for an editing workhouse. Is there any solution out there that would allow me to do this?


title: Android 4.0 - cannot set preferred network type

text: I want to change the preferred network type from the current setting of 'unknown'. I go into the tablet using the *#....access and it lets me see all the various info sections. When i go into Tablet Info I can see that the network type is 'unknown', so i go to change it to access the options for the network types (wcdma, gsm, etc), see what i want (which is WCDMA Preferred) but when i click on it, it just goes back to showing 'unknown'. Can anyone help me understand why and what i need to do so that the preferred type stays locked in? Thanks David


title: How to get root back after OTA update

text: When I updated to Android 4.1.2 on my Galaxy Nexus, I lost root. Everything is still there, but the permissions on `system/bin/su` no longer include the `setuid` bit, which prevents `su` from working. I don't want to go through the whole re-rooting process if possible since I used root to re-lock the bootloader and unlocking it without root will wipe the entire phone, including `/storage/sdcard0`. As far as I can tell, the only thing I need to do to get root back is to fix the permissions of `su`. How should I do this? Of possible relevance:   * I'm using the stock ROM.   * The phone is the international GSM version.   * I tried to get into recovery and got an android with a red exclamation mark. Is this due to the bootloader being locked or is it a different problem?   * Since the update and losing root, a process called `system_service` has frequently started comsuming 100% of my CPU and slowing my phone to a crawl, forcing me to reboot.


title: Why do i have the greek language in online programs while my phone is in english

text: My Android phone is in English, as are all my apps. however if I go online with it to a.e.google play the language changes to greek in the browser (parts are in English parts are in greek. I am just visiting Greece for a longer period, I cant read that language and don't want it. How can I keep my preferred language; english


title: Save Applications to SD Card

text: I recently purchased an LG Optimus F6 Android phone. Apparently it only has just over 1GB of internal storage, and after having installed just a few apps during a lunch break, the phone was already out of memory within 24 hours. I purchased a 64GB SD card, inserted it, and formatted it. The `Storage` pane accessed through `Settings` shows the 64GB free memory as does the file browser on my laptop when I plug it in. I have managed to get the phone to save some pictures to this location, but when I try to install even a 1MB wallpaper from the Play Store, I get an `insufficient storage memory` error. I can't figure out how to make the phone utilize the SD memory card for apps... is it not possible? To make things more weird, I have used a memory cleaning app to delete junk files, but even after it says that it freed up almost 300MB, the phone still reports insufficient storage for my 1MB wallpaper and other 2MB app I need to install. I tried restarting it.


title: Lost access to internal and external sd card because modified vold.fstab

text: I just bought a copy of Samsung Galaxy S4, rooted it using framaroot, installed busybox. Then i modified the vold.fstab because the internal sd card size only 1.8gb and i want my 16gb external card become the internal sd card, after i reboot my device some of my downloaded apps was lost and i can't open play store then i open file manager its empty. So i go to recovery mode and factory reset and nothing happening, i still cant access my sd cards. The two sd card are accessable in recovery mode so i moved my external sd card to my another samsung device and downloaded cynanogen custom rom and gapps then i moved the external sd card back, i go to recovery mode and tried to install the custom rom but it failed. I have also tried using android commander in my windows pc but it didn't work either because it says i have no root acces. Now i have no idea what to do, can someone please help me solve my problem if anyone can i appriciated it. Thank you....


title: Can you fully remove Google system apps from Android including the Play Store updates?

text: Believe it or not, but I want to remove a few Google Apps which I have no use for and want to free up space, resources and mobile data usage by not having them on my phone at all. These include: Google Currents Google Play Music Google Play Movies Google Play Newsstand Google Keyboard Google+ I have ‘uninstalled’ them via the Play Store, but they still appear in my ‘Installed’ items in ‘My apps’ in the Play Store and instead of ‘UPDATE' and ‘UNINSTALL’ for any other app in my ‘Installed’ list, they stubbornly remain and only have ‘OPEN’ AND ‘UPDATE’ options. Also going in the ‘All’ list in ‘My Apps’, all these apps are also different from other ones, where unlike other locally uninstalled apps that have their payment status (‘FREE’ or ‘PURCHASED’) and a ‘X’ at the top to remove it from your Google Account entirely, these Google Apps that I don’t want on my Android and want to be completely optional for my Android experience, only have an ‘UPDATE’ and no X up the top of their listing. I don’t mind them remaining on the Google Account if Google insists on this, but I just want listings to ‘update’ them in my Google Play updates list to be removed, given this is Google basically forcing me to reinstall them against my will. Is there a way to do this? I’m on stock 4.3 Gnex.


title: Detailed description for GpsSetup2 on Samsung Galaxy S available?

text: Is there a detailed description available for all the settings in GpsSetup2 (which can be opened by dialing `*#*#1472365#*#*`)?


title: Can Asus Nexus 7 WiFi support a Huawei E3276 4G usb dongle SIM holder to achieve telephone functionality?

text: I could connect (with an usb adapter) a Huawei usb dongle that I normally use with my laptop computer and contains a SIM card for mobile internet and phone functions like SMS and phonecalls, but it doesn't seem that android (4.4.4) with my Asus Nexus 7 WiFi edition recognizes the device. Can it be done, or should I investigate other ways to enable mobile internet and telephony for my Asus Nexus 7? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/fzW0H.jpg) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/UmtIf.jpg)


title: Scrolling behaviour for apps (in general)

text: I have a HTC Desire and I've realised there appears to be, for most apps (in general) 3 types of scrolling.   1. Drag/pull with finger and the contents scrolls (slowly) depending on how much you've moved your finger   2. 'Flick' your finger across the screen and the content scrolls (relatively fast) and slows down towards the end   3. "Do something" and the contents scrolls insanely fast - usually goes to the end of the content... My question is what is what do I do to 'activate' #3? Reason is, every now and then I somehow activate #3 (often when I don't want it) which makes it very annoying. But sometimes I do want to scroll insanely fast right to the bottom/top of the list/page but end up just flicking multiple times (very annoying again). Would be nice to be able to control/choose which scroll type I need.


title: What does converting the DBs in Titanium Backup do?

text: In Titanium Backup, I was exploring the batch actions available and somewhere down the list, under "Manipulate Data" category, there is:   * Convert DB to Rollback Journal Mode (works on all ROMs)   * Convert DBs to WAL mode (faster, slightly bigger, Android 2.3+ only) What do these things mean? And what benefit does each have? For context, I am using Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich.


Can I get the email app to only download email headers -- and get bodies on demand? This is for an MS Exchange based email service. I have a Nexus One. The email app works fine, but the volume of email I get for work is huge and although I need to see all the subject lines, I rarely need to read the full email when I'm not at work. How can I get the email app to just download headers? Alternatively, is there another email app in the Market I could use for this? I have Android version 2.2.1


title: Is it possible to have a phone without a voice plan?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I receive phone calls through WiFi on an Android phone? I have an unlocked Nexus One. I barely use the voice function, mostly just use data. However, I'd like to have the voice function just in case. Is it possible to use something else (possibly VOIPish) to replace the voice plan that I am currently paying? Perhaps Skype, or Google Voice or something else. Has anyone had an experience with this? Thanks


title: Can't download ePub with Aldiko

text: Recently I received via email an `.epub` file (eBook). When I try to download it I get an error message that says "Aucune application ne peux afficher la pièce jointe" (no application can show the attached file). There was a short time I don't read on my Android phone, so when I have the first error message I have uninstalled and reinstalled the Aldiko app. But my phone still tells me with "Aucune application ne peux afficher la pièce jointe" (no application can show the attached file). Has anyone had the same problem? Does anyone have a resolution?


title: Turn On a Nexus One without default Power Button

text: My Google Nexus One has a broken power button. I'm using **CyanogenMod-7.2.0-passion** on it. I would like to configure **trackball** to Turn On my device (after battery died or after changing the SIM or SD- Card). Are there any applications to configure the **trackball** as the default power switch instead of power switch on top of the phone ?


title: Karbonn A27 Retina Data Surf Problem?

text: I have Karbonn A27 retina. i have using airtel data package in sim 1 slot.its speed was too poor. but my friend using Karbonn A7 with airtel data.thats works too fast.but i have to use my friend sim card,again my mobile not to work compare than the mobile. there is any option to change my network settings?


title: wifi problem with android

text: Hey all this might not be some programming problem rather a usability problem. I am new to android world. I have bought an android mobile [Samsung Galaxy Pro B7510] couple of days ago. I am trying to connect it to internet with wi-fi connection. But the problem is that normally when i connect my laptop to that router i need to repair the connection to get proper ip address like 192.168.1.2 etc. other wise i got 10.38.132.90 or rather something like this. And in that case i can't access internet. That's why i normally repair the connection on pc. I am also using this router's wi fi with nokia E5 mobile and it gets proper ip address after 2 or 3 attemts (enabling and disabling wlan scanning) But with android the ip address remains the invalid one i mean 10.38.132.90; not the correct one like 192.168.1.2 etc. So how can i repair or set static ip address with this phone. Please help. Thanks in Advance


title: how do i access files in my sdcard during the boot of galaxy gio

text: i want to acess a file in my sdcard during the boot menu of my galaxy gio but I cant, I have tried to boot my phone, during the boot menu I selected sdcard but I was not able to access the file I wanted to select and the name of the file I wanted to access was not an update file


title: Gmail keeps loading forever when open email

text: I have a LG Optimus L3 II (Jelly Bean) and the latest version of Gmail, although this problem happened also with the stock version. Whenever I receive a new email, I have to open it twice, since the first time it keeps loading the email content forever. ![gmail loading forever](http://i.stack.imgur.com/5bPpL.jpg) Then, after return to the email list and open again, the email instantly opens. When I delete all the data and re-login, it works fine for a few days, and then this bug start again. Has anyone faced the same problem?


title: What are the signs your (stolen) phone has been wiped/hard reset?

text: I had my 2-week-old HTC One stolen. Unfortunately, I was not aware of the Android Device Manager or the ability to turn on remote wipe functionality (nor I had any remote tracking/wiping apps installed). My phone had a lot of private stuff on it. I really dread this stuff being in someone else's hands. Since the theft to restrict access to my private information, I logged out all other Google sessions, changed Google account password, switched 2-step verification to another device, revoked access permissions to apps on my stolen phone and the phone. However, the best case scenario for protecting my information would be to wipe the phone. I would like to know the following:   1. Having changed Google account password and done all of the above, will I still be able to push apps to the phone through Google Play (e.g., Plan B or Android Lost)?   2. Having effectively stopped my phone from syncing with Google (change passwords etc), if it is switched on with data connection will it still show up on Android Device Manager?   3. Is there a way - taking into consideration all the stuff I have done to prevent the thief from logging into my apps/account - to find out if the phone has been wiped? e.g., Android Device Manager will stop showing it as registered?


title: Tab bar in Chrome browser

text: I have a Galaxy S4. I use Chrome browser. Anytime I play with an Android tablet, Chrome has a tab bar like on a desktop OS. I want to enable this on my phone, but I can't find an option to enable it. I tried looking into the prefences file but didn't see anything pertaining to this. Is there a way to enable this? I'm rooted, and don't mind messing around so I don't mind if there's a "hackish" way to do this. It seems like Chrome is a universal app, so I don't see why it acts different on a phone versus a tablet. Or at least provide an otion for it.


title: Linux fails to mount Android device in USB MSC mode

text: I wish to mount my Sony Xperia ST21i (Android 4.0.4) under Linux (Debian) via USB. However, I get this error:               # mount /dev/sdb /mnt     mount: no medium found on /dev/sdb      What I did so far: On the phone side: Settings > Xperia > Connectivity > USB connection mode: set to Mass storage mode (MSC), instead of the default Media transfer mode (MTP). On the PC side: dmesg yields               [...] usb 2-1.3: USB disconnect, device number 12     [...] usb 2-1.3: new high-speed USB device number 13 using ehci-pci     [...] usb 2-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=0fce, idProduct=e170     [...] usb 2-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=2, Product=3, SerialNumber=4     [...] usb 2-1.3: Product: Android     [...] usb 2-1.3: Manufacturer: Android     [...] usb 2-1.3: SerialNumber: **********     [...] scsi14 : usb-storage 2-1.3:1.0     [...] scsi 14:0:0:0: Direct-Access     SONY     Mass storage     0000 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2     [...] sd 14:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0     [...] sd 14:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk      For comparison, when mounting a cheap memory stick, dmesg yields               [...] usb 2-1.3: USB disconnect, device number 13     [...] usb 2-1.6: new high-speed USB device number 14 using ehci-pci     [...] usb 2-1.6: New USB device found, idVendor=1307, idProduct=0165     [...] usb 2-1.6: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3     [...] usb 2-1.6: Product: USB Mass Storage Device     [...] usb 2-1.6: Manufacturer: P Technology     [...] usb 2-1.6: SerialNumber: 00000000000280     [...] scsi15 : usb-storage 2-1.6:1.0     [...] scsi 15:0:0:0: Direct-Access     UT165    USB Flash Disk   0.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2     [...] sd 15:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0     [...] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdb] 3948544 512-byte logical blocks: (2.02 GB/1.88 GiB)     [...] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off     [...] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 00 00 00 00     [...] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdb] Asking for cache data failed     [...] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through     [...] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdb] Asking for cache data failed     [...] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through     [...]  sdb:     [...] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdb] Asking for cache data failed     [...] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through     [...] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk      Several lines more - is this significant? Does this mean, I need to configure my phone differently before I can hope to mount it? Following advice in some related threads, I created an udev rule,               # cat /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules     SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0fce", MODE="0666"      but this had no effect.


title: Out of space message although I'm using link2sd!

text: I've Android 2.1 (Sony Ericsson Xperia X8) so I'm using link2sd becasue many apps need some extra space but OsmAnd always shows "Out of space" message. How can I fix space issue? P.S.   * link2sd works fine.   * I've 64.13MB of free space in the internal storage and 4.61GB in the 1st SD card partition and 2.18GB in the 2nd SD card partition.   * The size of OsmAnd apk is: 16.5MB


title: Who are responsible for pushing out the OTA updates?

text: There are many parties involved in an Android phone. My question is who is responsible for the OTA updates of my phone. Is it the manufacturer, the phone service provider or Google? I thought this answer could be answered generally but maybe not. My phone is the Galaxy Nexus i9250 witch is manufactured by Samsung.


title: Can I recover vanished login informations?

text: My friend, upgraded his S3 for Nexus 5, leaving me with his mpj extended battery. I do have the S3 but have tucked in drawer for months and ran out of battery. Pop in the new and it turn on but jump right into safe mode. I rebooted the phone and it worked perfectly so far except I lost all login details and customizations. Wandering what may cause this?


title: Does upgrading bootloader wipe your data?

text: I'm about to flash an update to Android 4.4.2 on my Nexus 4, downloaded from Google Developers, and one of the files that it's going to flash is the new bootloader version. I wanted to know if flashing a new bootloader will re-lock my fastboot, which will require me to unlock it wiping my data, or if it will in any other way cause my data to be wiped.


title: Ubuntu One and Continuous Shot on the Evo 4g LTE

text: I have a new Evo 4G LTE phone and I use the Ubuntu One app to automatically upload my pictures to my Ubuntu One account. Unfortunately, while my normal single-shot pictures are uploaded correctly, the pictures I take in continuous shot mode are not, even when I select a "best picture" and the other pictures in the shot are deleted. Is there a configuration option I am missing? Is there something I need to do to get my pictures uploaded?


title: Where can I get the software that installs google apps for CyanogenMod

text: I installed CyanogenMod a while ago. Yesterday I uninstalled Google Play and Google Play Services. Now I need to reinstall them again. I downloaded the gapps zip file but I need to know what was the software used to install them from my computer to the phone


title: Nexus 5 4G issues

text: I have got a nexus 5 device on O2 network which supposedly has 4G. When I am out and about and not connected to WiFi I use my data. I can have all 4 bars and Hrsp+ yet when I load up play store or Google chrome it can take minutes to load a single webpage Why is this, it can be really annoying when I'm out and want to quickly search something and it take 5 minutes to load. Thanks.


title: CM 11 Link volumes when toggling through (Silent, Vibrate, Noise)

text: I have a question about CM 11 volumes. I have a Sprint Galaxy Note II, running cm-11-20140226-NIGHTLY, and this is referring to the volume toggle that you can add when you pull down the right side of the notification bar (quick access tiles). Basically, for the sound tile, is there a way to force all three of the phone volumes (ringer, media, and alarm) to go to zero when I am in silent or vibrate mode (well, the ringer volume would be set to vibrate for vibrate mode, but you get the point)?


title: Installing USB driver for Micromax A50

text: I have to install USB driver for _`Micromax A50`_ . I have google USB driver installed through SDK Manager, but need a USB driver specifically for this device. To install this USB driver I think, I need PC suite. From where can I get this ? _My goal is to install USB driver for Micromax A50, so that it gets detected in the Dalvik Debug Monitor._


title: Bootloop issue with LG G2

text: This phone seriously hates roms and alterations. It seems like everything I do screws something up. So I eventually got a custom rom installed and working perfectly. Then I backed up my phone with TWRP and tried to install Jishnu's camera mod apk. Well, my phone is now stuck in a bootloop. It shows "LG" then "Google" Then the kitkat four circles boot animation forever. I can't get to TWRP with power+down but I can get to download mode. I just tried the hard reset thing where you hold the power button until the notification light blinks and then let go and quickly hold volume down. I did this 5 times, still no luck. I really need help with this. I just followed the boot-loop tag-wiki and none of it worked. I'm not able to get into safe mode or my bootloader. It just keeps booting no matter what button combo I do. Except, I can get into download mode, but I don't know how to fix it with that. I have the Canadian LG G2 D803. How can I fix this? Please help!


title: Does Android suffer from the same "over a period of time" performance degradation that OSes like Windows do?

text: To clarify, yes, I run a custom ROM on my phone. I thought to myself "I'm going to flash this and keep it stable because I need to depend on it for work". Almost a full month later, I'm finding that the interface is lagging, apps don't spring open with the same swiftness that they used to, and in general, I'm finding I need to reboot more often. Nothing is critically wrong, logcats don't seem to show any malfunctioning, it's just.....sluggish. Flashing the ROM over again is starting to feel like Windows; I reinstall fairly often to keep it running smooth, but if it's something I'm doing wrong, I'm entirely open to suggestions. As I grow older and less obsessed with flashing anything I see on XDA, I want to keep something stable and dependable.


title: Virtual Sd-card won't transfer

text: I have a Verizon Galaxy Nexus 32GB. I've installed AOKP on it and it has been running pretty okay with no bugs etc... But after I connected it too my Nintendo Wii I think it mounted sdcard as FAT32 itself :\ I'm receiving the following error when trying to download something from 4Shared sync app(But actually none can download or transfer anything to Virtual sdcard): > XXXXX.apk: open failed: EACCES(Permission denied) I already restored my old backup wiped all data etc, nothing seems to work. Note that I can access my sd-card, i can't only transfer, take pics... basically data. PS: I showed 4sync problem because it was the only one that specify something


title: Gmail ICS: How do I mark as not spam?

text: I've got a Samsung S3, and on my old SGS I could mark a spam as not spam. How do I do this in my ICS GMail? The feature seems to have healed up. Others have seen this also: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525799


title: Tegrak lagfix: how do I install it?

text: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920711 I've seen the above thread but I have no idea how to install the kernel. I've got a Galaxy S running Froyo 2.2 "JPO". Since removing the OCLF lagfix the phone has been really slow, so I need to find out what I need to do to get Tegrak working. I have Odin 1.3 which I used to install Froyo, but that was following a detailed step by step list of instructions! It says in the thread I need the latest stock firmware before trying to install Tegrak, but it doesn't state what that is or where to get it. It also doesn't really go into detail beyond saying "use Odin to install it". Additionally, how do I go about making sure the apps I have bought from the market are saved so I don't have to buy them again? I'm a web developer, so it's not as if the tech stuff is alien to me, but the Android specific stuff is!


title: Can I create a stock recovery from Nandroid backup or from OTA? How?

text: I am looking for a stock recovery for my phone (HTC One M7, rooted, s-on,CID: HTC__102, Software number: 4.19.401.11). But I cannot find it. The reason I want this recovery is that I want to experiment if it is possible to keep my phone rooted but going back to Stock recovery so that I can get OTA updates. I have a nandroid back up of my stock ROM (I created it in TWRP, so it is after flashing the TWRP recovery), and also I have downloaded an OTA for my phone from forums. Is it possible I can get an stock recovery image from OTA zip file or Nandroid backup? Thanks.


title: Android applications privacy and security concerns

text: If a user wants to install some applications from play store, is it sole responsibility of the user to decide whether the apps may harm or not? Should the user be worries regarding permissions? For example, if an application asks permission to read contacts, can user be assured that it does not misuse that permission (like, sending to third party)? How google regulates applications and prevent malicious applications? Are all play store applications safe?


title: Open Source "My QR code" app to quickly share my contact details?

text: Especially in Japan/Korea, there are many proprietary apps to quickly share your name+email+phone. Example here. They all work the same way:   * At first use, enter your name, email, phone: It generates "your" QR code.   * Whenever you meet someone and want to keep in touch:     * Launch the app, it instantly shows your QR code     * The other person scans it, and can add you as a contact without typing anything. Key features:   * Extremely fast, should take less time than a web page load.   * Fit to screen size for easier scanning, maybe even make the screen brighter temporarily.   * Options to show a different QR code for carriers that use a special format. **QUESTION: Is there an Open Source app that does this?**   _If not, I might create one, but I prefer to ask first._   _Almost nobody usesBump here in Japan, making it pointless._


title: Unable To Open Google Play

text: I've encountering a problem. The problem is that i can't access my Google Play on a my Wi-fi. It is not on a particular tablet or phone. Its all the devices me an my family own. That includes 4 phones and 2 tablets. It only says "No Connection" even when the Wi-fi signals are at full strength. I don't know if this is coincidental but recently I've been receiving this notification that says "Sign into Wi-fi Network". Guys please advice immediately because how can i download awesome apps without the awesome store and i'm not planning to let 3rd party apps populate our devices.


title: Samsung galaxy s3 being slow and getting hot

text: I have a samsung galaxy s3 running Android 4.3, and it's always really slow and gets very hot sometimes. Does anyone elses phone do this? If so, have you found anything that helps?


title: What factors constrain the highest possible Android version for an Android device?

text: I've read on the Sony's website that the increasing amount of RAM required for newer versions of Android is the limiting factor for upgrading the operating system of Android devices: > ... if a lower amount of free RAM is available to applications after a new > release of the operating system (due to increased capabilities in the > system), phone speed will eventually be impacted (this is the main reason > that a certain device cannot be indefinitely upgraded to newer releases of > Android™). But in the newest release of Android (KitKat) it is asserted that the new version needs lower amounts of RAM. So, my question is what are the limiting factors that eventually constrain your device's OS from upgrading to newer versions of Android? I mean, what (hardware) factors should I consider when buying an Android device to increase the chances of getting the newest OS updates for a longer time?


title: incompatible with other application(s) using the same shared user id

text: I have a nexus-5 with Android Kitkat 4.4.4, no root or anything like that. I tried to install the game "The Walking Dead: Season Two" but after the download I got this error: incompatible with other application(s) using the same shared user ID. I don't know how to fix it. Note: It's important for me to say that I don't understand about ROM, ROOT and how the Android OS works. So please; if you post an answer, write as many details as you can. I very much appreciate the help! Thank you. The error Message: ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/D9afz.png)


title: Educational tablet mass-customization

text: I am working on a small nonprofit project to bring educational tablers to rural areas of Thailand. I would like to ask you guys to help me out with the task. There are 100 chinese tablets donated. I am looking for a way to upload multiple educational apps at once and customize the tablet look and feel, so far I have found solution to upload multiple APKs with mass-apk-installer. For customization I have found Themer, which unfortunately is not compatibile with the tablet. Then I came across Desktop VisualizeR this one looks promising, but customizing manually 100 tablets will be ages of manual work. At the end I will have lets say 20 APKs with educational games. I would like to change the home screen so every one has different background and customized big icons, preferably 4x bigger than original size. The 'icons' should have custom descriptions. At the end I would like to fully customize one tablet and have some kind of solution to easily port all settings and customizations to rest 99 tablets. I would kindly request specific answer to my problem, not links to general tutorials. Please help me out! The kids will grately appreciate your help.


title: Market App crashes on Samsung Galaxy Ace

text: i have samsung galaxy ace, yesterday i rooted my phone and installed the link2sd application, everything was fine, today when i tried to install an application using market, the market just crashes while opening, i uninstall the app, and got the new apk from internet and install that, same happening with that, after i read a review on internet, that if the market app crashes, just clear the data from settings, i did the same, it was working fine, but when i clicked on Accept and Download button to install the app, the market again start crashing, do anyone have any idea why is this happening, is it because i rooted the phone and partitioned the SDCard and installed the Link2SD application yesterday, did anyone have faced this issue.


title: View last successful mail check/sync

text: Is it possible to view the last successful sync of my IMAP and Exchange accounts in the Mail app of an HTC Evo 3D?   I just switched from an iPhone 4 and there it said in the bottom of the mail app when that account was last synchronized.   For me it is quite important, because at work the signal is so weak that the sync often fails. When I am waiting for an important mail it is good to know when the mail accounts were last updated.


title: DoubleTwist sync fails after Froyo Update

text: I updated my Galaxy S Captivate on Rogers to Froyo last week. Debating whether the upgrade was worth it or not. There is one thing that's been really irking me since I did the upgrade: DoubleTwist no longer successfully syncs songs from iTunes onto my Galaxy. On my PC, I set up the playlists I want to sync, and tell it to go, and it only syncs about 1/3 of the songs, telling me that the others failed with unspecified errors, and only 1 of the 5 playlists I selected appears to be able to play. I've done factory resets of my phone data twice now, and I also tried to format the internal SD card as well (Settings --> SD Card --> Internal SD --> Format SD card). Hasn't helped. I'd switch to WinAmp, but that's having it's own problems (it's not saving when I change the sync options and wants to put all of my library on the phone). Anyone seen this and/or know how I can fix it. Even a lower level log file so I can get more information rather than some unspecified error would be good. Thanks


> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Xperia handset - cannot send files using bluetooth My friend has a Sony Ericsson Xperia (most probably X8) handset which is an Android based smartphone. He is not able to send files through bluetooth but able to receive. I don't exactly remember the version of Android which he is currently having. He has tried to download and install the required update using the same phone (he has internet connected) from http://www.sonyericsson.com but not able to install it. So, he asked me to help him. Which version of Android do you think he has? Does it seem like he does not have Android 2.1 installed. It is written here (click on Xperia X8) that > If your phone already has Android 2.1, you can use your mobile network* or a > WiFi connection to download the software. Is it possible that he does not have updated Android and so not able to download? If so, does he need to upgrade to Android 2.1 first? Should it be done by connecting it to a PC?


title: Ffmpeg options for Android?

text: What ffmpeg options should I use to make video playable on Android Phone (specifically, LG Optimus)? I tried various bitrate and codecs and all combinations I came up with doesn't work (tried theora, mpeg4, h264).


title: Is there a productivity suite for organizing group trips?

text: My cousin, who is an active member of his university organization, is going to organize an charity drive event where he need to assign students into groups and ask for donation on different places. I suggested that he should a spreadsheet - excel, google doc, etc- to organize students into groups and Google Map to plan the charity drive places. The only missing thing is having the ability to track how each group progress along the designated route. I am looking for an Android app to track how well his group progresses since some of his group leaders have an android phone. However, I was thinking "there's got to be a single application where he can do all the above in one place". Now the question: "Is there an application that will help my cousin do all the above ?"


title: Custom Launcher that supports Google Now integration?

text: I just upgraded to a Nexus 5 and am setting up my launcher + icons. Right now I'm using Nova Launcher, and a like a lot of things about it, but it's lacking in Google Now integration. Two things in particular I miss:   * Having Google Now start listening when I say, "Okay Google" without pressing a button - this still works once I'm in Google Now, but not on the Nova Launcher homescreen (as it does with the stock launcher).   * Being able to swipe over to the left from the homescreen to get the Now screen  Are there any launchers that support these features, especially the first one?


title: How to get Recovery without the Hardware key

text: Apprently I am stuck in a known problem the Cyanogen Bootloop.   The solution involves going into _recovery_ , which is not possible since my " **volume down key** " is physically damaged. Do I have any options of escaping the vicious Bootloop? Or did I officially brick it? The model is: HTC Desire HD (HTC Ace)


title: Is HTC one X AT&T and HTC one XL same?

text: Just noticed HTC one X AT&T and HTC one XL has got same configuration. Are those mobile same ? HTC one X AT&T vs HTC one XL (GSM Arena) Actually, I read a article on which it was mentioned like " Android 4.2.1 ROM is cooked up for the HTC One XL (the AT&T One X) ". This tend to think me whether these two are same. Android 4.2.1 AOKP Custom ROM for the AT&T HTC One X


title: Rooting failed htc one x : adb server is out of date

text: Tried to root my mobile **HTC One X AT &T Build number 1.73.502.1 710RD ATT US edition** referring the following link. Root HTC One X **Restarted twice but the phone was not rooted.**                   adb server is out of date.  killing...         * daemon started successfully *         ** daemon still not runningerror: cannot connect to daemon              DON'T TOUCH THE DEVICE OR UNPLUG WHILE ROOTING!         PUSH FILES         adb server is out of date.  killing...         * daemon started successfully *         3388 KB/s (2005736 bytes in 0.578s)         adb server is out of date.  killing...         * daemon started successfully *         2874 KB/s (91980 bytes in 0.031s)         adb server is out of date.  killing...         * daemon started successfully *         3240 KB/s (570342 bytes in 0.171s)         adb server is out of date.  killing...         * daemon started successfully *         adb server is out of date.  killing...         * daemon started successfully *         adb server is out of date.  killing...         * daemon started successfully *         adb server is out of date.  killing...         * daemon started successfully *         adb server is out of date.  killing...         * daemon started successfully *              REBOOT         adb server is out of date.  killing...         * daemon started successfully *         ** daemon still not runningerror: cannot connect to daemon         adb server is out of date.  killing...         * daemon started successfully *         adb server is out of date.  killing...         ADB server didn't ACK         * failed to start daemon *         error:         AGAIN REBOOT         adb server is out of date.  killing...         * daemon started successfully *         adb server is out of date.  killing...         * daemon started successfully *      Does rooting require bootloader ?


title: Standalone RSS reader for android?

text: Is there any "standalone" RSS reader for Android that does not require a subscription (like Feedly)? What I have in mind is something like RSSOwl. Maybe I'm old fashioned but I don't see the point in using a web service for subscribing to feeds that I can add manually.


title: buy an app - message: "none of the accounts on your phone are supported"

text: I tried to buy my first app on the HTC EVO. My mail is working fine. It says "none of the accounts on your phone are supported", then it offers me to 'add a google account". I click "Already have a google account/signin", then it tells me "There is already a "xxx.xxx.com" account on this phone. My account is a Google App account, is that the problem? What is the get around, to create yet another Google Account juts for shopping?


title: How to reset the default app for outgoing SMS sent via Google Voice Actions?

text: In sending my first SMS via Google Voice Actions, I assigned the wrong default app for sending outgoing messages from Voice Actions--I chose the default Messaging app rather than Google Voice. How can I change this very specific setting? There doesn't appear to be any setting to change from within Google Voice Actions, and in Settings>Apps>Messaging there are no defaults associated with the app at all to reset. I have no text messaging plan with my carrier--I use Google Voice via the Messaging + Google Voice app--so I now can't send SMS directly via Voice Actions. (Note: Voice Actions actually has two distinct apps associated with SMS. One is for selecting the app with which you can edit a message partially composed in Voice Actions. I have that one set up correctly. The other default app setting for SMS in Voice Actions is which app will auto-send a message composed entirely with Voice Actions, and this is the one that I have set incorrectly.) [Galaxy Nexus running stock Android 4.3]


title: Debugging android from chrome developer tools being offline

text: I'm debugging some html on an android device using chrome's developer console (chrome 32.0). Neither my laptop nor my device are connected to the internet; I'm using xampp as the server and netsh hostednetwork to provide my tablet with access to localhost. Apparently, Chrome's console only works if my laptop is online, when it's not I can access the inspectable pages list, but when I click "inspect" on any page the console opens and stays blank. It only starts working when I turn on my internet connection again. Is there any way to debug html on android without an internet connection? I'm using windows 7 64b and chrome 32 on android 4.2.2 nexus 7 Thanks


title: Does deleting content on my phone affect content on Google+ Auto Backup?

text: If I delete photos and videos on my device to make more space for other content on my device, will it delete the corresponding content on Google+ Auto Backup or will it stay online?


title: How can I fix the slow freezing text messaging app on my MyTouch 3G Slide?

text: I have a MyTouch 3G Slide w/ Android 2.2 and am having issues with the text messaging freezing up all the time and running incredibly slow. If I try to delete all the texts, the messaging application will continue to show the circular thinking pattern for over an hour and never delete all the texts. I ended up having to delete 3 texts at a time and waiting 5 minutes each time.... It's really frustrating... I have tried handcent sms and have the same issues with it 1) Is there a fix for slow/freezing text messaging other than factory reset? 2) Is there an app that deletes text messages over 2 weeks old? 3) Is there a better text messaging app than the onboard android messaging application for android 2.1 with better reliability, ease of use, and speed?


title: A problem with finding apps in the market on the Phone

text: I want to install the app Where. But when I did the same search in the Android Market app on my phone, I couldn't find this app. Since my phone does not have service, I cannot install this app through the Android Market website. Does anybody know why this app does not show up on the phone? How can I install this app in this case? I couldn't find its apk file either. Thank you.


title: Improve Nexus 4 Vibration Intensity

text: This is basically the same question as posed here: Increase vibrate strength I thought there might be a different answer for the Nexus 4, however, seeing as how it's a different manufacturer and the OS has changed slightly. I came from using a Nexus S which had a really good vibrate. With the Nexus 4, however, even with nothing else in my pocket sometimes I can't feel it. I'm used to being able to get a slight buzz or something if I set my phone down on my desk but with the Nexus 4, the best I can hope for is a slight buzz if it's on a hard surface. Touching papers or something else? Better hope you were looking at the phone, otherwise you're going to miss incoming calls. For other Nexus 4 owners, is this a noticeable issue with your phone? Maybe mine is slightly defective. If not, is there any way to boost the intensity or strength of the vibration through settings? I've seen that the Galaxy phones have a vibration setting that can be adjusted but I can't seem to find something similar on the Nexus 4.


title: Droid Razr Voltage

text: Is it normal for the Droid Razr voltage to be at 4.34? I checked yesterday and it was at 3.x (I cannot remember the exact value) - should I be worried about this? My Razr is rooted.


title: How can I make the system folder writable without rooting?

text: My device is `Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III` Model number: `SPH-L710` I want to do this, because I want to stop the camera shutter sound. And I don't want to root my device.


title: Show time with seconds

text: How can I see the time with seconds on a Nexus 4? The settings give me the option to only change the date format, but not the time format.


title: Video streaming among Android devices using Wi-Fi without Internet

text: I am looking for a way to stream online video between 2 or more Android devices over Wifi network created by hotspot tethering. I found one that can stream audio online. Is there something similar but for videos?


title: HTC One X Does not charge or turn on

text: A day ago my HTC One X would not turn on. When I booted into developer mode it said at the top " **** _LOCKED_ ****" and "Security Warning" (or something similar). It also said "cpu-bootmode: disabled". I was able to get it to boot with recovery mode but it would just freeze after a minute and I would have to restart the phone through the above process. Now, the battery is dead because it froze with its screen on (draining all the battery). It won't boot into developer mode or safe mode. It also doesn't charge (atleast I think so because I don't see the LED indicator light up). Any ideas on how to charge my phone, fix the issue or even what the issue is? I did not root my phone but I did install Apex Launcher (about a month ago). Thanks,


title: Can I backup my HTC Desire to my laptop without a USB cable?

text: I want to backup my HTC Desire, but I don't have the USB cable handy for a while. Any Ideas?


title: How do I remove an account for a phone I sold but did not factory reset first?

text: I had an HTC Wildfire phone which I stood on and broke the screen. I then sold it as spares because it wouldn't turn on and bought another one. When I went onto my Market account I noticed my new one is there and so is the one I sold, both registered to my Google mail address, and there is recent activity on both of them. I could not reset the old one to factory settings before I sold it because it wouldn't turn on. Is there a way I can unlink the old one from my account? Its beginning to worry me that someone else is using it through my Google mail account .


title: apps downloading to old phone instead of new phone!

text: Help! I've just bought a new phone and I've viewed my apps on Google Play but when I try to install they say they have already been installed and opens a drop down box with my old phone name. There is no option to select the phone i now have. I then bought a new app to see if it does the same thing and yes it installed it to my old phone! my old phone is LOST, how do I get Google Play to recognise my new phone?


title: Nexus 7 is not being detected on Mac

text: Nexus 7 is only charging if it is connected to my mac. It is not being detected in Android Studio nor Android file transfer and there isn't anything popping up or showing a USB symbol on the Nexus. I enabled the "USB debugging" option in the Developer menu. The connection mode was set by default to MTP. Is there a problem with the cable, port or OS?


title: How to change Gmail settings to automatically unhide pictures in messages

text: Among the settings of recent versions of Gmail there is the following entry: > **Hide pictures in messages** > > Until you allow by sender, pictures won’t display automatically Tapping the entry brings this dialog: > Hide pictures in messages? > > Cancel OK How do I change this setting so that Gmail automatically displays pictures in messages? I’m aware that it’s possible to display pictures on a message by message or sender by sender basis. Here I’m referring to reversing the effect of tapping _OK_ in the above dialog. Tapping _Cancel_ only dismisses the dialog without changing the setting.


title: Heartbleed check for Android App

text: How I can check whether a particular android app is vulnerable to heartbleed or not? I don't want to use any third party app. I have seen https://github.com/musalbas/heartbleed-masstest/blob/master/ssltest.py but I want to do it with app. I don't know the domain name the app is communicating to. Are the app bundle the OpenSSL libraries with apk, If yes how to find the version of OpenSSL being used. @Solution: I have wriiten python module which takes an APK and it do the check for openSSL version and heartbeat extension.               import zipfile     import os     import re          def heart_bleed(tempdir, msl_outputfile):         parrent_tempdir = tempdir.split('tmp')[0]         sslpattern = re.compile("1.0.1[a-f]")         flagssl = False         flagheartbleed = False              msllst_heartbleed = []         msc_vulid = "heartbleed"         msc_infoseverity = "Info"         msc_medseverity = "Medium"         apkpath = ''         if (parrent_tempdir):             for root, dummy_dirs, files in os.walk(parrent_tempdir):                 for allfile in files:                     if allfile.endswith(".apk"):                              apkpath = os.path.join(root, allfile)                  #print(apkpath)             with zipfile.ZipFile(apkpath, "r") as msl_apkread:                 for i in msl_apkread.namelist():                     if i.endswith(".so"):                         data = msl_apkread.read(i)                         if "part of OpenSSL" in data:                             start = data.index("part of OpenSSL")                             resultdata = str(data[start:start+40])                             sslversion = re.findall(sslpattern, resultdata)                             if sslversion:                                 flagssl = True                                      if "tls1_heartbeat" in data:                                     flagheartbleed = True                  if flagssl and flagheartbleed:                 print("The App is using OpenSSL version " + sslversion[0] + " which is vulnerable to Heartbleed and Heartbeat extension is enabled."))             elif flagssl or flagheartbleed:                 print("The App is using OpenSSL version " + sslversion[0] + " which is vulnerable to Heartbleed but Heartbeat extension is disabled."))           Please comment is it right to do ?


title: Unable to install applications from AppsLib

text: I'm trying to install an application with `AppsLib` application. When the application is downloaded I click the `Install` bar at the bottom and it writes a message. > Download, please make sure you have free space and retry. Nothing is installed. I did it several times. I have 5.65 GB available space on `Internal flash storage` and 398 MB available space on `Internal device storage`. Do you know what's wrong here or some better method how to install android applications? (Android 2.2)


title: How to display comments from devices that I don't own?

text: It is now possible to filter the comments in the Google Play Store using the devices you own as filter. Is it possible in some way to filter comments by devices that I don't own? I am trying to check how some apps behave on my device because it is not so popular, and I would like to try instead check comments with other devices with similar hardware specs.


title: Instagram app is not working when using wifi internet through out proxy server

text: In our organization we use a proxy server (Traffice Inspector) and I connect to internet usin wifi of my HTC Sensation. Most of the apps work fine except several apps that don't work at all. Say show error message that there is no internet connection at all. How can I fix this situation please?


title: How to monitor tethering bandwidth

text: Is there any way to monitor 3G _tethering_ usage. ie excluding regular 3G bandwidth. (This is for a UK GiffGaff plan, where normal use is unlimited, but tethering charged per GB.)


title: Tasker profile kills all alarms

text: I have a tasker profile set up to kill alarms labelled "something" and launch an app. I have noticed it kills all my alarms, including those without a label. I am running cyanogenmod on a galaxy s3. What is causing this problem and how can I fix it?


title: How to find correct mount of sdcard android 4.3

text: I need to found on which block is sdcard mounted. I'm using android 4.3, nexus 4 When I run "mount" I didn't find anything about sdcard or other :/ Any one know ? I'm not really a exeperienced user :/


title: Google account sign in problems

text: Yesterday my HTC Tattoo (with software based on Donut) started giving me "No connection Retry" errors for Gmail, YouTube, Google Reader, Market and anything else that requires sign in with Google credentials. After doing a "Clear data" on the Gmail app I get another message, > There was a network error while trying to sign in to xxxxxx@gmail.com. Retry > now or press the back button to cancel Whatever "network error" there is, does not stop me from using the web browser. Indeed I am able to logon to the mobile (and unfortunately buggy) Gmail web app from the browser. I will note that I get "Security warnings" about the certificate for google.com.au: _"the name of the site does not match the name of the certificate"_ when I logon via the web, although I saw that message months back and have been able to use my apps until now. Any idea what could have triggered this? I've not changed my google account credentials, or switched SIM card, or done anything that I think could make it my fault.


title: Chrome save as PDF doesn't work

text: For some reason whenever I try to save a webpage as a PDF Chrome generates a 0-byte size document. And when I try to open the PDF in my Downloads folder QuickPDF tells me "Error while opening file. It appears to be damamged." My phone is a Moto G if it helps.


title: Galaxy Nexus ringtones and notifications too quiet

text: I've recently ditched an iPhone in favour of an Android, Galaxy Nexus. Now I am missing calls and texts all the time because I simply don't hear the ring! I have maxed all the volume sliders in settings and the volume rocker on the side, and tried the more obnoxious ringtones included stock, but it is still fairly quiet. I'm not hard of hearing but if I'm on a tram and the phone is in my suit pocket or bag, it's just not loud enough to be heard over the ambiant noise. Is this a common problem or it might be specific to my phone? How can I boost the volume of ringtone and text notifications?


title: Using an Archos 3G modem with an Acer Iconia tab (Android Honeycomb)

text: I've recently purchased an Acer Iconia tablet with Android 3.1. Then I adquired an Archos G9 3G USB modem, with the intention of having internet connection on my tablet when not around a wifi (90% of the time for me, sadly). I _thought_ using it would be simple, like with a PC: insert the USB modem on the tablet, it recognises it, asks me some questions to configure it and so on. But no, when I insert the USB modem on my tablet it does **absolutely nothing**. I've searched on the net for instructions about this but haven't found any. Is this USB modem intended for using **only** with Archos tablets? Anyone on my situation?


title: Sharing files between users in 4.2.1

text: I have a Google Nexus 7, unrooted, running stock 4.2.1. I have set it up for two user and we seems to be enjoying it. Recently I ran into an issue about sharing files. In User1's account I copied few PDFs into `\sdcard\PDFs` folder and was able to use it well. When I switched to User2's account, I could not see the folder `\sdcard\PDFs` at all. Surprisingly, I could not see it even when through computer when Nexus 7 is connected as Portable media player. I guess this can be achieved by granting sufficient access by escalating to root, which needs rooted device - but I am not sure. **My questions:**   1. Are there any way I can share files between users of the same tablet without using Internet (like using email, dropbox etc) or transferring to some repository like PC etc?   2. If I root, can I change the permission to such user created folders and access files from other user's account or elevating as root? Update: Found a link that asks same question - but the answer given is not applicable for files rather works for apps, not useful.


title: how to install games directly to sd card without going through phone or internal memory

text: the memory on my phone is very less to even install the file once. the memory is only 700mb. so please help me out. my mobile is micromax canvas A177.


title: AC-USB Charging Device Makes Sounds when Device Fully Charged

text: This might not be the right place to ask this question, as it falls under the purview of electronics, however that SE is not about consumer electronics. And this phenomena has only happened with Android devices, at least with the Droid 1 and Droid 3. So Android is where I stuck it. Sorry if that's wrong :( This has happened with both the MicroUSB-to-USB (with AC adapter attachment) OEM wall charger and MicroUSB-to-AC-only wall charger. Basically, when my phone is charging, the AC plug is completely quiet, but once my phone hits 100%, sporadically the plug portion of the charging apparatus will begin to make squealing noises. It stops once I unplug the phone and will begin again if I were to re-plug it in immediately. Here's the thing, two other people I've asked cannot hear it. I promise you I am not going crazy and imagining things -- but I have been known to have very sensitive hearing -- hearing buzzing from old TVs and monitors and so forth. My question, mostly out of curiosity, **why is this happening** and **how can I get it to stop** , as it is rather irritating. This issue seems unique to my old Droid 1 and Droid 3. My laptop or similar high-power chargable device does not suffer from this issue.


title: Acer a510 touch screen not responding to some fingers

text: Its more of a touch screen question than an Android question, but it pertains to an Android device so... I got my Dad an Acer A510 for Christmas and he has been very frustrated with it, especially the touch screen. I noticed that when he taps the screen it does not respond as readily as when I tap it. So my question is: do touch screens not respond as well to older (drier) fingers? He lives in New Mexico, and probably has relatively dry skin. Alternatively, is he just doing it wrong and skin type has nothing to do with it?


title: How to enable a disabled app

text: I recently disabled a default app (Google+, using `Settings -> Apps -> Google+ -> Disable`) on my phone. Is there a way to enable it again?


title: I have to triple tap everything on Galaxy Tab 10.1

text: I don't know how the settings were changed; my young daughter may have done it. Also, I just got the new update this morning. I have to touch, then double tap every time. Also, there is a yellow line around the screen and everthimg. I've checked all settings I know of, but I can't reverse this.


title: A data forensic tools for android

text: I have recently taken interest in digital forensics. What is the best tool, or set of tools to obtain and analyze images of android phones?


title: Close app as opposed to letting it run in the background

text: I'm not sure whether this is a Galaxy Nexus question or an ICS question, but here goes: Suppose I'm using some app and then I move to the home screen, rather than shutting down, the app is left to run in the background. Is there a way of exiting an app such that it gets closed upon leaving it rather than being left to run in the background?


title: Rezound in a boot loop

text: My Rezound has randomly just turned off and on for a while and it doesn't stop until I take the battery out and remove the SIM card. Any ways to fix this? Thanks!


title: Grooveshark app on Android

text: I realized that they took `TinyShark` offline recently. I'm looking to see if anyone knew why or what the reason for that was? I've found one alternative, `BlueStream`, but I don't think that that is a solid alternative and would love to hear some more apps from you guys.


title: Phone won't turn on after attempting to upgrade Galaxy S to ICS

text: I tried upgrading my Galaxy S to ICS like I did my Galaxy S2. I used the exact same steps. However, Odin froze and shut down. So, I unplugged the phone, powered off, and went to power back on in download mode. It didn't show any signs of life now. I've taken out the battery, put back in, but still nothing. When I plug it in, it doesn't even come up with the charging symbol. Please help.


title: Mobile network settings - Not enabled for modifications (Greyed)

text: I bought a zte v7275 tablet Device information   * model number - ZTE V7275    * android version - 4.0.4   * kernel version- 3.0.21-perf-gc8726c4f   * Flash ROM  which is likely to be locked to a single operator (vodafone, but I haven't tried it with vodafone sim card). Any way when I insert a different sim card and navigate to "Mobile network settings" section, I can see all the operator network related configurations are disabled (greyed). I know this particular modle of device is rare in use. But I would like you to suggest best option I have, following are some of things I came up with   * Install ROM to 4.1 , assuming operator lock, will be flashed    * Install custom build Phone.apk for android 4.0.4 and repalce the existing Phone.apk system app Further can I know different stratergies can be used to disable the Mobile Network Settings, so I can reverse it. Thanks


title: How do I get a full screen caller photo id?

text: What do I need to install/change so that when I get a call the picture of the caller is in fullscreen mode instead of the regular small image.


title: Is there a way to customize keyboard settings?

text: On my Samsung Captivate (AT&T) they have (for no reason that I can fathom) split the voice command key out of the Swype keyboard. So, I seem to have to make a choice, do I want to use swype or have easy access to my voice command mic. I was hoping there's some way to add a custom keyboard where either I designate the keys when I set it up, or (more ideally) they are already set up in the obvious way, but with both the voice entry available on the Swype keyboard.


title: My location is not available when GPS is turned on in Samsung Galaxy Y

text: My problem is that after installing _Nemesis_ one stock ROM, and after installing _Nemesis_ kernel, my _Galaxy Y_ hard bricked. I unbricked it using _Odin_ and installed stock ROM again – but after this, when I opened _Google Maps_ with GPS on and searched my location, it shows "your location is temporarily unavailable". What could that be, and how to fix it?


title: Android 4.3 - No internet access, unable to connect to the proxy server error

text: My Lg nexus 4, received the android 4.3 update last night. I didn't do much on it, opting to sleep peacefully knowing that I had the latest and greatest in android software, but this morning I noticed that I cannot access the internet either via the web browser or the play market. Chrome complains "unable to connect to the proxy server" regardless of what site I try to go to. And the play store says "No connection". However, I do have a connection, I can use gmail to send and receive messages and I can use whatsapp and twitter and a few other apps. I have checked the network settings for both my 3G and wifi, and there are no proxy settings or anything enabled. Does anyone know what the problem might be? EDIT: Does this happen on both WiFi and mobile data? YES What apps have trouble, and which do work? Chrome and the play store as far as I can see are both troublesome. Other apps work i.e. my whatsapp can send/receive messages, twitter works and so on. What's the color of your signal bars in the notification area? Blue, full signal on HSDPA. EDIT 2: I think this may be affected by some setting left over from a rogue app. I have played with VPN apps and proxy setting apps in the past (a few months ago) so perhaps the new 4.3 update read some of those settings and configured things incorrectly?


title: Is slow charging bad for the battery?

text: I know that charging the battery too fast can overheat the battery and shorten battery life. But is charging it slowly, e.g. from a USB 2.0 cable plugged to a laptop, also harmful for the battery? I know there is a 'USB charging mode' designed for this, but I am not so sure if it is bad for the battery. I have Googled, but most links are forums where people offer their opinions and personal experiences, I want to know whether someone has actually tested this out?


title: How can I access the Gmail contacts on an Android tablet?

text: I am helping a friend who has an Android tablet with an app for Gmail. Her mail contacts appear if she starts typing a name, but she wants to be able to go to Contacts and check off multiple people to send mail to. We cannot find any access to Gmail contacts without going through the browser to the full Gmail site.


title: Can Samsung tell if my galaxy s3 is rooted if the phone doesn't turn on anymore?

text: My Galaxy s3 suffered from what seems to be the "sudden death syndrome". It had been turning off once in a while and wouldn't turn back on unless I removed and the battery and put it back in. But the last time it turned off it would not turn back on. When I connect my phone to the PC, the PC will make a sound recognizing the device has been connected but does not read it. When charging the phone to a wall socket, nothing happens. But if I remove the battery and connect it to either the outlet or the PC, the red led goes on. The battery isn't the problem though because I tried a different galaxy s3 battery and it did not work. I sent my phone to Samsung for repair under warranty but my question is whether they will be able to tell if the device is rooted despite the phone not turning on at all. Thanks a lot for the help!


title: Different sounds for different alarms

text: Is there a way (app, root code, etc) to set a different alarm sound for each alarm?


title: Can I install apps on phone without using the Android Market?

text: I have this Huawei Device that does not come with the Android Market installed. Is there any work-around for this? As in how can I install Android Apps without the Android Market? Is there a way to install Appbrain w/o having to go through the Android Market?


title: Search site for Opera for Android

text: I use the Opera for Android browser (the full-featured Webkit-based version, not Opera Mini or the older Opera Mobile), and I spotted a Search in Site feature, but I haven't been able to reproduce it ever since. I think I was scrolling up and down a site, and suddenly a text message appeared, saying something like "It seems you are spending a long time on this site, do you want to use site search?", and I clicked the button, and it showed an input box, I entered some text, and it then went to Google with this search text:               site:example.com search terms      But I haven't been able to figure out how to bring that feature ever since. How do I do that?


title: Cache folders taking a lot of space: store_00010001/Pictures/cache/com.google.android.googlephotos/picasa--{0,1,2...}

text: I've found that this cache folders take 1,5GiB of my 16GB Nexus 5: `store_00010001/Pictures/cache/com.google.android.googlephotos/picasa--{0,1,2...}` Is it cache of some app, which I can easily remove from phone level? (App settings -> clear data/cache?) Or do I have to clear it from computer periodically?


title: How water resistant is the HTC Desire?

text: I read on another question that the Motorola Defy is a good choice if you want a water resistant phone. I assumed I wouldn't get the phone wet so water resistance was not a factor I considered when I was deciding which phone to buy. As it happened I ended up buying an HTC Desire. However I do occasionally find it convenient to operate the phone in light rain, or with wet hands. So far no problems apart from a slightly unresponsive touchscreen sometimes, but I'm wondering how much of a risk am I taking here?   * Could operating the buttons while they are slightly wet cause _permanent_ damage to the phone? If so, how likely is it to happen in practice? Mostly I'm interested in the HTC Desire, but if you have had a similar phone that was damaged by a _small_ amount water then that would be interesting too.


title: BatteryManager inner workings

text: I recently installed linux on a Sony Xperia Neo (on SD), but the Android kernel remains under the hood. I've only changed kernel initrd to boot off the SD's Debian. The real question is: ¿What is accesed via BatteryManager (or maybe another Android daemon?) to let the kernel know that a USB charger is connected? I mean, AFAIK everything is acknowledged via /proc or /sys, but I've been unsuccessful on finding out how charge notify it's accomplished. Good old Neo is a pretty decent miniserver, but only working on battery is not useful... Thanks in advance!


title: Galaxy grand is not getting detected in PC

text: Hi my samsung galaxy grand mobile is not getting detected in my PC.windows is not updating drivers also.It was working fine earlier.I tired installating Kies and also UsB debugging in developer optns nothing is working.Usb Tethering is also not possible.Can you please help me to resolve the issue? My Usb cable is working fine and the PC detects all other mobile except mine.


title: Where to find stock recovery for htc one x

text: I have bootloader unlocked, custom recovery installed and rooted my phone. OTA is available for my htc one x now and i need to flash back to stock recovery in order to get that update. I don't want my phone brick flashing random recovery found on internet that says for htc one x coz there may be version different right? The software version is 4.19.1136.3 Can somebody please tell me where can I get correct recovery? Do I need to download RUU?


title: Recovering data from broken android phone which is sent for replacement

text: Sent broken android phone to Sony customer care for replacement. I had the device encrypted with a 4 digit numeric pin. I erased it. I found when searching on Google that data can be recovered easily from an erased android phone. But, if it has some kind of encryption turned ON, then it is a little hard to recover. I had peace of mind that no person can look into my personal stuff and business stuff, my credit card details etc. But, today in the morning I was surprised when Google Plus notified that a photo was uploaded from the phone. Its an old phone screenshot which I took one day before 7th July, 2014 ( The day when I returned the phone ). So, what I want to know here is, is Google photo upload got stuck somewhere for 6 days as today is 13th July, 2014 OR some person from sony staff was able to decrypt my phone? I am a little worried about my personal stuff now. Had so many accounts linked there and now I will have to log in into each google account one by one and sign out all devices. Any help will be greatly appreciated. EDIT: Also, I had my LastPass account with offline login associated with that. EDIT: Phone info as requested by @davidbaumann: Sony Xperia Z2 with latest version of Android which I think is 4.4.2 KiKat.


title: How may I submit a WiFi hotspot to Android's database for a better triangulation?

text: As we know, in order to locate our position indoors, Android utilizes the nearby Wi-Fi Hotspots' location for triangulation. But how may I submit the Wi-Fi hotspots in my neighborhood to Google's/Android's database to benefit from better triangulation? I live in Turkey, and Google Street View Cars-which are claimed to collect these Hotspots in USA-don't exist here. For further info in triangulation take a look at similar threads here: Why does google maps need WiFi? How does Android get the coarse location? Thanks in advance.


title: Can't run Doggcatcher and Endomondo simultaneously

text: I'd like to listen to music with Doggcatcher and record the routes with Endomondo while bicycling. The problem is, when I start Endomondo, after a couple of minutes Android kills Doggcatcher. When I start Doggcatcher, after a couple of minutes Android kills Endomondo. What can I do? I'd rather kill any other application or service than these two, but I've already tried uninstalling almost every other app except the system apps. I have stock Android ICS and Huawei Honor.


title: Format memory card with NTFS

text: I have a Galaxy SIII and 32GB memory card. I want format the memory card with NTFS just to get rid of 4GB size per file restriction. How can I format the card with NTFS and even if I format it with NTFS will I be able to use it with Galaxy SIII?


title: my samsung galaxy w doesn't register on 2g network

text: I've tried factory reset and manual search but no solution for the problem it works on i have flashed this rom: I8150JPLM7_I8150OJPLM4_I8150XXLMB, and no solution.


title: error with adb push

text: Hi I want to push an APK Expansion file to my phone so I am executing: `C:\Users\dogface\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb.exe push c :\main.1.com.redcricket.Audiobook.obb /mnt/sdcard/Android/obb/com.redcricket.Audiobook\main.1.com.redcricket.Audiobook.obb` But that fails with this error: `failed to copy 'c:\main.1.com.redcricket.Audiobook.obb' to '/mnt/ sdcard/Android/obb/com.redcricket.Audiobook\main.1.com.redcricket .Audiobook.obb': Invalid argument` So what am I doing wrong here?


title: Is it possible to have separate user accounts in an Android tablet?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Support for Multiple Users on same device I would like to buy a tablet and share it with someone else, but I wouldn't like us to mess with one another's configuration, i.e., having to log out and log in from GMail, Facebook, Twitter etc etc etc. Also, separate bookmarks. The issue here is not as much privacy as tidiness. Will any Android tablet allow me to do that? Maybe if I install CyanogenMod on it? (If not, this question automatically becomes a feature request for CyanogenMod.)


title: Will rooting my Samsung Galaxy S before I activate it cause any problems?

text: I have a samsung Galaxy S (Fascinate) that I haven't decided if I want to keep, so I haven't activated it on my Verizon account. I'd like to root it and flash a new ROM (possibly a separate Kernel) but I'm wondering if doing so when it is not connected to any carrier will cause any problems, particularly with the voice/data connection settings?


title: Does Android upload my address book to Internet if I never explicitly enabled this?

text: Suppose the following scenario:   * User gets an Android device;   * User created Google account, not enabling any "sync"s or "backup"s;   * User inserts a SIM card with contacts;   * User copies then to the "Phone contacts", not to Google account;   * Users installs various programs that does not request permission to view contacts, root or contain exploits. Are the phone numbers still secret from the Internet in general and Google in particular? Has somebody experimented (monitored all traffic of Android device, including encrypted) and confirmed or disproved this for particular devices, Android versions and usage scenarios? How do I proof the device from vendor-installed backdoors that can "mistakingly" send my data on opportunity; for example, if user never rooted the phone, not over Wi-Fi (which user can monitor), and when there is legitimate mobile traffic?


title: How to save and recover icon and folder positions?

text: How can I save and recover the position of icons and folders? They get wiped every time I patch Android.


title: Looking for "full-size" on-screen keyboard layout for Honeycomb

text: All on-screen keyboards available in the market seem to be designed for phones, and as such most of them follow the "37-key" layout. However, using this layout on large (10") android screen is painful and breaks all quick typing habits. Even keyboards that try to mimc desktop keyboard are limited to letters and move special characters to separate layout or to other row of keys. So the question is whether there's a soft keyboard available which completely mimics the main part of the regular computer keyboard, with digits row and all extra keys right to letters?


title: Samsung Galaxy S2 Settings Notifications crash

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S2. In my notifications, the "Configuration Message List" is always highlighted, but pressing it causes the phone to exit to the home screen. All other notifications work. Any thoughts on how to solve this?


title: K-9 Email App Not Finding All Folders - Labels/Folders

text: Quick question, I have a problem in that my K-9 mail application is not finding any of my Google Mail IMAP folders/labels. Now I can send and receive messages without problem, however I'm curious as to why K-9 cannot find any of my folders such as [Google Mail]/-Poeticemails Any ideas? Am I getting confused between labels/folder and the two aren't interchangable?


title: How to increase the download speed of Torrent on Android Mobile?

text: I own Xperia Mini Pro. Recently I came to know that there are some Torrents Clients available on Android Market. So I installed aDownloader to download some movies from Torrent server. I want to know if there are any tricks to speed up the Download on Android mobile. And I am using 2.75G(Edge) data connection to download. I found the average download speed on this connection is 25kB/sec. Pl let me know the same on WiFi connection. The average download speed using WiFi connection is around 50kB/sec.


title: Choppy Droid X2 720p Video Recording

text: When recording video through the Camera app to my external microSD card, the video starts to become laggy and choppy, which results in the file becoming corrupt. This only seems to happen when I'm recording to the external SD card and when I'm recording in 720p. I'm using the stock card that came with the device. Does anyone know what the possible problems could be?


title: Is It Possible To Backup Settings And All Customized Stuff I Made On Android Cellphone?

text: Which backup is that? Full backup that backs up **whole system**? Or is it only backup that backs up **settings and customized stuff**?


title: Two Asus Transformer TF300s, same JB version, different skin

text: A friend has two Transformer TF300 tablets, both upgraded OTA to the (apparent) same JB 4.2.1 version, but one has tablet-style notifications (lower right corner) with the Home, Back, and Recent apps buttons left justified on the bottom, and the other has notifications on the top (like a phone), with the back, home, and recent buttons centered at the bottom. Is there a setting that controls the notification style, or is there some non- obvious difference in the software versions?


title: Create bookmarks in Chrome mobile browser. (Galaxy s4)

text: All over the internet it says there is a five pointed star to the right of the URL in omni bar. This is not the case with the version of Chrome packaged with the Samsung Galaxy S4. How can I create a bookmark? ![Samsung Galaxy S4 displaying google chrome](http://i.stack.imgur.com/yALEQ.jpg) There's only one button. The tab button.


title: Does Cyanogenmod reduce battery life?

text: My galaxy mini was running GB 2.3.6. I recently rooted my phone and installed CM 7.2. Now it looks like my battery is getting drained a little quicker than before. From what I have heard CM increases performance while giving a better battery life. So is my case an exception? Can somebody suggest methods to increase battery life after installing Cyanogenmod?


title: "User 0" message displayed on notification bar of android KitKat

text: I recently upgraded my Lenovo P780 to kitkat and yesterday applied an update from Lenovo "P780_ROW_8G_S222_140817". After applying this update, I have started seeing text "User 0" in the notification bar (next to the setting icons on right top corner) and additionally, U0 text is displayed in the notification area below the icons. I am not able to cppture screen for the notification area hence unableto attach the screenshot. Does anyone have any idea on how to remove this text or is this a bug with the new update?


title: How can I use a Chinese Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9008S in Iran?

text: I bought a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9008S in China. I can not install Google Play Services and there are only Chinese and Korean languages built in. I did not know Samsung manufacture mobiles according to region; I think this a disadvantage in Samsung product management. I am living in Iran I would like to install Google Play Services, as well as add the Persian and English languages. How can I do this?


title: Galaxy S2 is possibly bricked. What can I do?

text: **Background:**   1. Browsing on Chrome, device suddenly freezes. Hold down power button to turn it off.   2. Turn it on again. "Galaxy S2 i9100T" logo keeps displaying nothing else happens. Tried rebooting again, same result.   3. Try to do a factory reset through recovery mode. I notice that the progress bar freezes unlike the resets I've done before. Takes a while. I get a bunch of errors in red with `failed to mount on E/` and `invalid arguments` (this is the best I can recall).   4. Now when I turn it on the Galaxy S2 logo will blink in 3 second intervals.   5. Tried using Odin to root it and install fresh firmware (followed this guide). I also used Siyah v5.0.1.tar as directed. Using latest version of Odin.   6. After clicking start (auto reboot, f. reset time and PDA checked) Odin gets up to NandWrite. A couple of minutes later I get an error message that it failed.   7. After unplugging my phone will show `phone...orange "!"...PC`. I can't get into recovery. When I go into Odin mode it detects a custom binary. I'm afraid that my phone is bricked at this point and I don't want to get myself into further trouble without consulting someone who actually knows there way around these things. What are my options here? (I would prefer to keep the stuff on my sD card but if it has to be deleted as a last resort then so be it.)


title: Something's automatically sending "stuff" from my phone

text: Today I was on my computer and I had my phone (Samsung Galaxy S2 X) sitting beside me. All of a sudden the screen on the phone came on and instead of it showing the lock screen, it went directly to the home screen and a little message appeared at the bottom saying "Sending...". This happened a couple more times and then stopped. I have ran both a _AVG_ and _avast!_ virus scan of my phone and both came up empty. I'm wondering if I should be worried if something like this happened or is it something else? What I don't understand is how it just went straight to the home screen without having to unlock it. There's nothing in my text messages or emails to suggest it was being used for spamming. My guess is that it was just an app sending usage statistics or something? Any ideas?


title: disable two startup logos on android devices startup

text: There are **two** logos on my android device(s) showing while `loading device`. How to remove them showing?   * First one is general android logo   * Second one is vendor specific. I need either of them to be disabled, **without** going to change them. There has to be some option for this.


title: Is there any (open) standard for importing/exporting contact from/to any mobile phone?

text: Is there any open format for importing and exporting from/to any mobile phone. It doesn't have to be a smartphone, it could be a basic mobile phone. If any such thing exist, does is also support import/export from/to SIM as well? Contacts is one feature which is universal in all phones so I am hoping this is some standard/format which could be used for doing this. In smartphone, it could be done by apps but what about the basic phones. Any help/insight on this would be highly appreciated.


title: Web Page Not Available on StraightTalk Android ZTE

text: I have a StraightTalk ZTE Merit, and the browser keeps on saying "web page not available". `Data enabled` and `Data roaming` are both checked under `Mobile network settings`. For some reason, it will not let me edit the APN settings. I cannot use any internet-based apps. This is the third day it has been like this. Any help would be great. _**Some troubleshooting results_** :   * Cellular network is AT&T, MVNO is StraightTalk.   * Voice/Text still works.   * No installation of apps prior to the issue   * Have cleared the Browser's cookies and cache   * It has worked on previous occasion   * Disabling data roaming did not seem to help   * Does not work over Wifi   * APN is set to:      * Name is WAP.        * APN is att.mnvo       * Proxy is proxy.mnvo.tracfone.com       * Port is 80       * MMSC is mmsc.cingular.com        * MMMS proxy is proxy.tracfone.com       * MMS port is 80       * MCC is 310       * MNC is 410       * Authentication type is none       * APN type is _default,mms,supl_     * Am suspecting the proxy within the APN setting, could be the fault, or that the service provider has changed something somewhere. OP was advised to check with their cellular network's web-site to see if there's a page somewhere, ( _it would require registering details such as name/email/number_ ) and perhaps a button to send the APN details via SMS.


title: How to extract .zip through ADB shell

text: Exactly what the title says. I've got a 1.5 gb zip file on my sdcard that I would like to extract via adb (not pulling to pc and pushing back). Is there a simple command to unzip a file? Thanks!


title: Backup ALL Android files to PC?

text: I've had this issue with both my GS3 and now my N5. I routinely wipe my phone and start over fresh, so using apps like TitaniumBackup and Helium does not help me since I don't plan on restoring any of my apps in the future. My problem arises when I connect my phone to either my PC or my Mac laptop, and attempt to just backup ALL of the files ("Backup ALL the files!") to my computer or an external hard drive. The computer will start copying the files, but then the progress bar disappears after a few seconds (well before hitting 100%) with no errors or messages. Upon checking the copied files, some folders and files are completely backed up with a simple drag and drop, but other folders don't. I have the phone set on MTP and debugging is enabled, and all of the files show up. I realize that some folders don't allow you to just drag and drop them (possibly the "Android" folder?), but others, like my "Downloads" folder, shouldn't have any restrictions, right? How can I simply make a full backup of all of the files that are on the phone? I've done this successfully in the past, but cannot remember what method or program was used.


title: Is it possible to Chromecast a Google+ video from Android?

text: I'm trying to Chromecast a video uploaded to Google+, using my Android phone (Sony Xperia Z). I thought this would be pretty straightforward, as video is already on the net, and it seems the Chromecast has a pretty simple way to just be forwarded an URL and playing it. However, no Chromecast symbol appears when clicking the video in the Google+ app. Anyone knows if this functionality exists or not in the Google+ app?


title: After rebooting phone, app shortcuts from sd go missing

text: I own a Samsung Galaxy S Advance (i9070) with stock android 4.1.2 There is not a lot of internal storage, so I tend to move all possible apps from phone to SD card. However, when I reboot the phone, the shortcuts from the homescreen dissapear and i have to put them back in place all over again. Very annoying. How can I fix this behaviour?


title: Can I use an unlocked T-Mobile Galaxy S5 on AT&T?

text: I made the unfortunate mistake of buying a Galaxy S5 through AT&T and was rewarded with a locked bootloader and no fun whatsoever for any reason ever. As a remedy, I've considered purchasing a T-Mobile Galaxy S5 and somehow unlocking it (how does that process work again?) for use on AT&T. Two questions:   1. Will it be compatible with most (if not all) bands on AT&T? (ie: will I lack anything or will I be able to use the network just as well as with the AT&T S5?)   2. How do I unlock a device for use on a different carrier? According to AT&T, these are the supported bands for the AT&T S5:   1. 4G-LTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 17   2. 4G: HSPA+ with enhanced backhaul   3. 3G - UTMS: 840, 1900, 2100MHz   4. GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850, 900, 1800, 1900MHz According to T-Mobile, these are the supported bands for the T-Mobile S5:   1. LTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 17   2. UMTS: Band 1 (2100), Band 2 (1900), Band 4 (1700/2100), Band 5 (850)   3. "Quad Band GSM" (what bands?) It seems to be compatible. See also AT&T Radio Frequencies and T-Mobile Radio Frequencies **Will it work?**


title: Way to send all sounds that come through microphone to earbuds

text: Is there a way or an app to send the ambient noise picked up by the microphone on a Galaxy S4 to the headphones while using another app (say spotify) is being used? Use Case: I have some noise cancelling earbuds, and I want to be able to hear my surroundings, like when someone wants to get my attention.


title: Uses for more than 2 finger multitouch?

text: I am planning on get a new android phone, and one of my options is the Xperia Miro. I know it is not big deal, but it fulfills my needs. But one of the specs that got my attention is that it says here, that it only supports up to 2-finger multitouch. I've seen other phones, like Xperia J, and they also say that. My question is, how much could i need more than 2 finger support? For my experience, the majority of apps really don't use more than that, because the most common use of multitouch is simply pinch to zoom, turn pictures X degrees, etc, and they only need 2 touches. Even games mostly only use 2 touches max (afaik), for example shooters, typically use only left side for moving and right side for shooting, besides they are meant to be played using thumbs, so 2 fingers is enough. So, if I get such phones with only 2 finger support, what will I be missing? What kind of apps NEED more than 2 fingers and what do they use them for? (Real examples would be nice). I really can't think of any app that needs that, but i don't know. Any thoughts? Thanks.


title: Disable showing password input characters with a physical keyboard?

text: I'm using a Google Nexus 7 2013 LTE running CyanogenMod 11.0M6. When I use a physical bluetooth keyboard to type in password input fields, Android still displays one character at a time, which is a bit of a security concern. Is there a way to disable this either globally (ie: even for soft keyboards) or specifically for external keyboards so that password characters are never shown as they are input?


title: Google Reader Not Available in International Market

text: I was excited when they announced the official Google Reader app but I can't get it on the market. I am using my Android Device from Kenya, Africa and would want to know whether being in this region affect availability of apps on the market and if so, how to work around it. I tried searching on the market as pub:"Google Inc." and this did not help


title: How to stop display turn on and consuming battery power, when using Headphones remote control or volume button?

text: I don't know if this depends on the music player (I'm using mort player music) or standby screen (I have widgetlocker app as lockscreen), I don't see any options in these apps to change this. In Android 2.3.4 (rooted) I have set turn off Display after 30 sec. When I jump to next/forward song via remote control button of my headset, every time the display turns on for 30 sec. For the volume buttons the same. Is there a way to stop this behaviour and save battery power. E.g. only turn on screen when pushing HOME or POWER button when in standby? Any apps like _tasker_ able to manage this?


title: My phone just notified me that Kickback and Soundback were updated, what are they?

text: My Motorola Droid just informed me that Kickback and Soundback were updated. Clicking on the updates takes me nowhere, and they aren't listed in installed programs that I can see. What are these programs?


title: Netflix: Is there an app yet?

text: Is there an app to play videos from Netflix and Hulu for the Android?


title: HTC Sensation stuck in boot loop. Any possible fixes?

text: Recently my HTC Sensation got stuck in a boot loop. I've tried factory reset and recovery to no avail. Upon getting to the screen, I get the following: > PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL > > HBOOT-1.27.0000 > > eMMC-boot > > HBOOT > > PG58DIAG.zip ...No image > > PG58IAG.nbh ... No image or wrong image > > PG58IMG.zip ... No image > > PG58IMG.nbh ... No image or wrong image > > PG58IMG.tar ... No image > > PG58IMG.aes Any advise on possible fixes would be much appreciated as my phone is no longer under warranty and the alternative is giving my carrier more money. Whilst I am a complete n00b to it, I would not be unwilling to root the device if it could solve my problem (if it's even possible at this stage). Cheers.