title: Shell utterly borked, toolbox claims "no such tool"

text: HTC Magic, rooted with CyanogenMod 5. Tried to install busybox using "Busybox Installer" from the Market, ended up with a strangely borked system. Android does not boot, freezes on the splash screen. ADB shell, however, works. On the other hand, almost none of the commands work. The busybox file is in /system/xbin, it seems. However, whenever I call it, I get "Permission denied". Even after sudo. Running common commands like ls, cp, ln gives the same error message: "permission denied". Seems like those are symlinks to busybox, which is borked, see above. /system/bin/toolbox is there, but it refuses to do most useful commands with a uniform message "No such tool". Ls, cp, mount, chmod, chown - "No such tool". Experimentally I found that set, ps, kill, reboot work. Is there a list of toolbox commands out there? The only message of relevance in logcat is "02-02 01:36:38.280: E/logwrapper(61): executing /system/xbin/busybox failed: Permission denied". I kinda knew that. I can write to the SD card. Is there a way to reflash the busybox while making it executable? Is there an executable file anywhere on /data, so that I could push a copy of busybox there? I can reboot into recovery mode, which is Android's own recovery mode. Any ideas how to bring the system back to usable state? The phone is a scratch phone, so data loss is not an issue - there's no good data there. It seems like making busybox executable somehow would bring everything back. I'm utterly lost, however, how to do that. And I'm rather surprised toolbox won't support chmod. EDIT: funny data point. When I boot into recovery, I still can do ADB shell. And I get a completely different environment - there's command line with ls, busybox (!) and stuff. /system is almost empty. From that environment, can I somehow go back to the regular /system? The mount command is available.


title: Phone Radio uses 80% of my battery

text: I have GSam Battery Monitor, and it says that my `Phone Radio` is using about 80% of my battery. Why is this so high? I usually unplug my phone in the morning at 8AM, and I usually need to plug it back in between 2PM and 4PM. Maybe this is normal, but it seems very high to me.


title: Is there a known issue with HTTPS and the Android browser?

text: I have a Galaxy S2 running 2.3.3, all up to date and not rooted. On several sites I find that logging in is impossible due to requests sent on HTTPS not returning a response. I've not tested the issue exhaustively, but the most notable failures for me are my Natwest online banking and signing in to Stack Exchange sites with my Google ID. In both these cases the response from the server never appears, in the case of Stack sites this happens when clicking the 'Log in with Google' button, I never even get a chance to enter credentials. I've resorted to using Opera Mobile for now, and since this works fine it seems to be an issue localised to the android default browser. Is there a way of fixing it, or should I just choose a different browser and set that as default instead?


title: Launch browser with --option

text: In order to use the remote debugging WebKit's feature, I'd like to launch android's browser (from emulator) with the `--remote-debugging-port` option. How can I do this? Thank you.


title: How to turn Android phone into an USB gamepad for PC?

text: Is it possible to turn an Android phone into a USB gamepad for the PC? If yes, how?


title: Download an APK without an SD card or computer?

text: I have an Archos 7 Home Tablet v1, with a Cyanogenmod 7 rom on it. I do not have an sd card for it yet, and was wondering, Is there any way I can install/download an APK file to it without an SD card? When I try to download an APK for a market fixer, it tells me that I cannot download it without an SD card. I cannot connect to the device with my computer, because the cyanogenmod messes with the drivers. Thanks.


title: No touchscreen response when charging

text: I have a new HTC Desire S in the UK unlocked from Amazon running Android 2.3.3 and HTC Sense 2.1. When I charge the phone the touchscreen is non responsive. I have tried changing Settings > Applications > Development > Stay Awake (screen will never sleep whilst charging) but this makes no difference. The touch screen does not respond, whether the phone is dark, lit up looking for my lock pattern, or unlocked and on the home page. If it is charging and I press the power button the screen will wake up, but still the touchscreen is disabled completely. Hopefully I have been clear that this is not solved by the "stay awake" function (seen elsewhere). So, in summary, when charging the touchscreen is completely disabled and changing the "stay awake" checkbox makes no difference. Any other ideas welcome. THANKS IN ADVANCE.


title: How to recover "data/data" folder from HTC Desire before rooting

text: I've got an old HTC Desire with a bitcoin stuck on it. Trying to access "/data/data/de.schildbach.wallet/files" through ADB shell predictably gives me permission denied. I tried using unrevoked but it says my firmware version is too new. I've been following the guide to use revolution at "http://androidforums.com/desire-all-things-root/579600-guide-s-off-root-htc- desire-revolutionary-updated.html" and have successfully got S-OFF, but I still can't access files in "data/data/..." through shell. Now HBOOT screen, although being tagged -Revolutionary- and having S-OFF doesn't have the recovery option. The phone's current details are Android version 2.2.2 Kernal version 2.6.32.15-gf... The fastboot screen says               -Revolutionary-     BRAVO PVT1 SHIP S-OFF     HBOOT-6.93.1002     MICROP-031d     TOUCH PANEL-SYNW0101     RADIO-5.11.05.27     Aug 10 2010,17:52:18          FASTBOOT          <VOL UP> to previous item     <VOL DOWN> to next item     <POWER> to select item          BOOTLOADER     REBOOT     REBOOT BOOTLOADER     POWER DOWN      I've followed the guide all the way up to point 6, Adding custom recovery. That seemed to go well with the command prompt telling me               C:\Users\Dave\Downloads>fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA_2.0.1.img       sending 'recovery' (3936 KB)... OKAY [  1.089s]                 writing 'recovery'... OKAY [  1.146s]     finished. total time: 2.235s      I couldn't find the "recovery" option before but have just found it by accidentally selecting bootloader. What is the safest way now to fully root the phone without risking deleting that "data/data" folder? Update: From the point I reached in this post I proceeded to create a nandroid backup from BOOTLOADER and copied the *.img to a folder on my PC, then used unyaffs to extract the data from data.img. This worked a treat and I didn't have to fully root my phone to find what I was after. One minor problem I encountered was that the first attempt at a backup said it was successful, yet gave me 0 byte files. I just had to free up space on my SD card to fix this.


title: changing the default home & power buttons behaviours on Note 3

text: Is there a way that I can configure the following?   * double press on the home button shows the recently opened apps. (by default, a double press does that)    * long press on the home button triggers the voice search (by default, a double press does that)    * long press on the power-off button gives me the recently running apps(by default, it gives me the DEVICE OPTIONS ( poweroff+airplne mode etc...)   * alternatively, long press on the power-off button gives me an option to create an action list of my own which may contain items like +turn off the phone, +open app voice recorder +start google search +even a "go back" function...  Is there a way in note 3 to get a handle of these functions/actions in terms of a shortcode handle name and then use it in making a list like that? ( I hope this part is not too confusing to you ) What's the ultimate tool/approach that lets one do these such fundamental changes in the way note 3 buttons work? thank you


title: Can I add special characters to the default Android keyboard?

text: Sometimes I need to type a special character or symbol that is not accessible by default through the Android keyboard. Currently I do this by copy/pasting them from other sources, very inconvenient. Is there a way to add custom characters to the keyboard? It's typically things like currency symbols (such as ₭ ₩ ฿ ƒ) or math symbols (such as ∈ ⇔ ∫ ⌊ ⌋ ∑ ) etc.


title: Same phone number with different code problem

text: There is a strange bug/issue with almost all phones (non-android phones too). If two different contacts have same numbers with different starting code they appear as one contact.   * In call log both numbers show under one contact   * When any one of them calls, phone shows just one contact For example, my brother (03331234567) and father (03311234567).   * I dial 03311234567 manually and press call, on screen it appears as "brother 0331123456789   * I dial number of my father from contact list same happens.   * Father calls me but on screen Brother appears How to solve this issue. I am using froyo Update: I posted it as a new issue   http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=18684


title: Android Read recent SMS messages from command line

text: I have recently broken my Android's screen. (Again) Its a T-Mobile G2 Trying to keep up with my busy technology related life is hard enough without losing my link with everyone. I have rooted the phone and have the USB Debugging already turned on. Does anyone know how I would check my recent SMS Messaged from the adb shell so I can keep up with work while i save up to get a new phone or a replacement screen. Thanks for anyone that has any information regarding this. # EDIT Response to eldarerathis               C:\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb shell     $ cd /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases     cd /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases     $ sqlite3 mmssms.db     sqlite3 mmssms.db     sqlite3: permission denied     $      cant chmod the file. do you know actually where it is ?               $ chmod +x sqlite3     chmod +x sqlite3     Bad mode     $      su leaves me with only basic commands               $ su     su     # cd /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases     cd /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases     # sqlite3 mmssms.db     sqlite3 mmssms.db     sqlite3: not found     #      # Corrected sqlite was not installed               C:\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb shell     $ cd /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases     cd /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases     $ sqlite3 mmssms.db     sqlite3 mmssms.db     SQLite version 3.6.22     Enter ".help" for instructions     sqlite>      Also to Access the database I needed to be root.               C:\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb shell     $ su     # cd /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases     cd /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases     # sqlite3 mmssms.db     sqlite3 mmssms.db     SQLite version 3.6.22     Enter ".help" for instructions     sqlite>      Thanks a lot eldarerathis This Link Helped


title: How to disable Hangouts?

text: I have an HTC One, and I went to `Settings -> Apps -> All` to disable a few apps I didn't want on my phone (7digital, Facebook, Google Play Music, Google+). The apps are now gone and the update notifications disapeared for these apps in Google Play. But for some reason Hangouts is not there. How can I disable it?


title: battery drainage question on HTC Sensation

text: HTC Sensation Z710e is one of the phone I have used over years. I found out that this handset’s battery drains extreme fast and I tried to find out some ways to reduce the battery drainage and make battery performance better. I got a replacement battery for Sensation from a friend and this is helpful. I think it probably because I are using the stock battery for too long time? it is also easily got hot now...so how long can a stock battery actually be used??


title: Tab stays on 216mhz instead of Deep Sleep

text: I am using Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and I have installed Cpu SPY. I have noticed that when I leave the tab in the night, WiFi OFF, flight mode on, it does not go to Deep Sleep but stays on 216Mhz. I guess it is an app or something, however I do not know how to investigate this. I run 4.0.4 stock, rooted. What can I do to have the device on Deep Sleep the time that it stays on 216Mhz?


title: Secure keyboard application from android market

text: Is it safe to install a keyboard application from android market that asks full internet access permission? Will it not lead to certain security risks? There are several free and paid keyboards that are very popular with millions of downloads. Some of them asks that permission while others do not. What is the difference?


title: Jelly Bean OTA fails on Galaxy Nexus, how to fix?

text: The company I am working for has hundreds of Galaxy Nexus handsets which are used as the standard operating platform of a company specific app. The app is not important. We have found that about 70% of the devices fail to install the standard OTA Jelly Beans update. We are running completely stock OS (4.0.4 ICS) and the devices are not rooted. My questions are:   1. Why does the OTA fail for completely standard builds? Factory reset makes no difference.   2. How can I get some idea as to why the OTA fails?   3. Where does Google provide support for this situation?   4. Can I disable the OTA updates? We are getting very frustrated with the regular interruptions to normal service when the OTA notification pops up no matter what the user is doing.   5. Is there a Google web site that describes how to do the OS update manually? Perhaps we can manually handle the hundreds of handsets, costing us thousands of dollars in labour costs? I have reported this to the code.google.com Android issues list, no response from that. I tried to post a notice on Android Developers but the moderation process there seems to take four or more days, perhaps never. This must be happening tothousands of non-developer users of the Galaxy Nexus, they can not be expected to hack their way around it. Where is the Google fix (or does Google simply not care?).


title: After update to Jelly Bean I am asked to select the E-Mail protocol. Which one should I choose?

text: Has anyone come across with sync-in email accounts using the native app? For example: I known a Bell.net account (Provided by Bell Canada), which uses Hotmail.com server. On Ice Cream Sandwhich I was able to punch in my email & password and it would automatically connect to my email no issues. When I upgraded to 4.1.1 Jelly Bean it prompt me to select "POP", "IMAP" or "Exchange" setting. Is anyone else experiencing this with either a Bell.net or Hotmail.com accounts?


title: Erasing SD Card contents and personal data

text: I have an SD card in my Droid Global or Droid X, not exactly sure which model. I go to the files and click on the SD card instead of shred files and delete all of its contents. I then go to Privacy and click the Manufacturer Reset and also click the box to erase SD Card. My phone does a hard reset, and it turns back on. After this process, what is readable on my SD card if someone took it and hooked up to a computer or anything else? If I hadn't done the reset, would someone be able to see text messages, phone calls, or browsing history if I've deleted them all from my phone?


title: How to configure phone number in LG l7 (P-708)

text: i can't setup the phone number in:   * Settings -> About phone -> Status -> My phone number ![Menu1](http://i.stack.imgur.com/J2DhY.jpg) ![Change phone number](http://i.stack.imgur.com/rx3HL.jpg) How i can change it in the LG L7 P-708? It has installed Android 4.0.3


title: OS X utility to create stock images

text: Before I spoil my new HTC One. I needed a little help with the following   1. Create a backup of the recovery   2. Create a backup of the system   3. Create a backup of anything that maybe required to bring the device to factory defaults I am not interested in backing up SMS, Call Logs, and any user data. The phone is not rooted. It has literally been taken out of the box and I walked thru the setup wizard to turn on USB debugging.


title: Multiple destination organization-navigation with google maps

text: I hope you understand what I am trying to ask, because it seems little complex for me to explain... Let's try: I want to find a job and I have an Excel list of like 60 places (in my Desktop Computer), each one with its address. I want to have them in my android phone to go out and receive navigation indications from my gps with google maps, and something like check the places like "visited". Oh, and if possible I want to have an optimal route to follow. I found this web service: http://www.gebweb.net/optimap/ That does the work from excel to gmaps pretty well, but the problem is that I don't find a way to make it work (the indications) in android. I tried to find a way to do it with a to-do software, like wunderlist or evernote, onenote... but I dont know how to achieve my goal... Also I seen tripit and other apps, but don't accept bulk input or import and also are NOT FREE, so please, I have not money at the moment to buy an app like tripit or routexl :( Thanks and excuse me for the size of my question.


title: Accelerometer on Moto G is bad from factory?

text: I got a Motorola Moto G a few weeks ago and unfortunately it came with what I suspect is a failing accelerometer. I say that because when I open any level (bubble) application it reads random numbers in a wide range, even after the app calibration and on a flat surface (no sensor calibration on the phone settings).   Let me show you the video to make it easier to understand: http://youtu.be/FD35Uk4HmXo   I tried four different applications and all of them show the same symptoms- the bubble moving randomly in almost one full degree. When I talked to Motorola technicians they blamed the application(s), so they recommended me to return the phone and get a new one. To my surprise the new device (the one shown in the video) does the same exact thing!   Now I wonder, do I have bad luck and got two defective Moto G? Or they messed up and put a bad sensor in the devices? Or I am doing something wrong!?      Does anyone have this issue with their own Moto G?   Thanks :-)


title: "Avoid poor connections" setting on Samsung Android 4.1.2

text: I am trying to connect to the wifi on my laptop, i have managed to connect using many other android versions, but a Galaxy S2 & S3 (both with Android 4.1.2) wont connect. I get a message saying 'Network disabled. Poor connection'. On other phones, I can go to Wifi>Advanced Settings and then disable the 'Avoid poor connections' setting. On the Galaxy phones, I cannot find that setting.


title: Can I use my phone without sdcard?

text: My phone recently can't read sdcards, is there a way to make the system think there is actually an sdcard in the device by using the internal storage? The device is an LGP970


title: Google services not connecting

text: I have a Samsung tab 3 and I'm having a problem with Google services. I am logged in with my Google account but none of my apps are syncing. In youtube it says check network connection. In drive it just says waiting for sync. Maps says network connection. Same on new stand. Chrome does not sync tabs from other devices but does see to get bookmarks. Also she I use any browser the equivalent apps don't load there Web page either.


title: How to force retrieving app icon for apps downloaded from Google Play?

text: On my Nexus 5 running Android KitKat 4.4.2, I noticed that from time to time, the apps I downloaded from Google Play would come with missing icon, so it defaults back to the green android robot icon: ![screenshot](http://imgur.com/jJGJTXlm.png) Click image for larger version Two applications that I have found to produce the issue for me.   * FLV Video Player   * Bayes Theorem I have yet to figure out a proper solution to this, but I can't be the only person experiencing this issue, so I was wondering if any seasoned android users can help me resolve this issue. I already tried to do a quick search on android stackexchange, and on google, but I did not come up with a solution that caters to stock android. I did find something similar, but that appears to work only for for Kindle Fire. Thanks for reading.


title: SMS dont appear in the message folder

text: My phone does not show new text or texts i write. For example, i message a friend, after pressing send i don't see my sent message. But the message gets delivered. When i receive text messages, i get a notification, but no new texts appear in my message folder. I have restarted the phone several times without success. Also, this problem started right the battery was depleted and recharged.


title: Wallpaper doesn't rotate or stretch to match the screen when in landscape mode

text: I have a Samsung Stratosphere, running Android 2.3.6. My problem is that when I'm on the home screen and I slide the keyboard out (putting the device into landscape mode), the wallpaper does not change with the rest of screen. For the purposes of illustration, I've made a home screen less cluttered than my real one, and used a wallpaper whose orientation can be more easily discerned (see here for the full image). Click on the screenshots below for larger versions.           ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/OmJkB.png)           ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/eSucA.png) As you can see, the wallpaper doesn't rotate to match the orientation of the screen, nor does it stretch; there are just some (very silly looking) black bars. I owned a Stratosphere for a few years, during which I never had this problem with the wallpaper; however, the wallpaper I used during this time was just an image consisting of just a solid color, so I can't say for sure whether the wallpaper was being rotated or stretched. All I know is that I never had any black bars. But I recently dropped it and had to get a replacement via my Asurion insurance policy, and now an ostensibly identical device has this problem. Any help would be appreciated.


title: Galaxy S 4 phones which react to Wifi differently

text: I'm asking why one of my S4's recognizes my Wifi & gets to the WEP key popup and my other S4 doesn't? The second phone lists the Wifi however just hangs, then never connects. What gives? Carrier is t-mobile.


title: Samsung Unable to connect to Philips Modem

text: Samsung Tab 3 Trying to connect to Philips modem 6600 and get message "network disabled because internet connection is slow" WiFi works with other modems and laptop works OK with Philips modem. Reboot does not have any affect.


title: Unable to Install APK Via ADB Shell

text: `pm install /mnt/sdcard/Documents/ClientFrontEnd.apk` command excuted on rooted device. This command is working via terminal. but when it comes to installer application it gives error.               $ pm install /mnt/sdcard/Documents/ClientFrontEnd.apk     Error is pkg: /mnt/sdcard/Documents/ClientFrontEnd.apk Killed.


title: Root - How to remove one of the superuser app?

text: I rooted my phone a month ago and downloaded the SuperUser app yesterday. However, when I use the app SuperSU, it is not running and it said i need to update a file. I could not update it. What can I do? How can I remove SuperUser?


title: Unable to copy files to Nexus 7 / Android KitKat

text: I've got brand new, factory-based, un-tweaked ASUS Nexus 7 II (2013) LTE tablet and I'm completetly unable to copy more than just a few files between my PC and tablet. Steps, that I repeat every time are painfully obvious:   * plugs these two devices together,   * wait until Nexus device appears in Windows,   * open source folder window (any on Windows disk),   * open destination folder (any on my Nexus device),   * select some files or folders in source and drag them to destination. Copy process starts and stops after sending about 10-20 files. On Windows side, copy progress freezes forever. On Nexus side, you see beatuful message saying that `com.android.media` process is halted. I can repeat these steps over and over again. Changing cables, using different computers, restarting source computer or Nexus itself, all for nothing -- my Nexus 7 breaks file transfer after receiving about 20 files (sometimes it breaks after getting just one). I know, that MTP protocol is very, very unstable and forcing users to use it (i.e. removing native USB support in Android 4.x) is a Google very not funny joke. But, for God sake, how can I copy my 20k photo collection to my brand new Nexus tablet, if it breaks copy transfer every tenth files? Is this an identified bug, or with Android 4.4.2 Google decided, that we won't be able to copy files to our own devices at all? And the only way to get them there, will be to use stupid Google Drive? Is there any fix or work-around to this problem? Other than my own solution, as stupid as setting up local FTP server, installing FTP client to my Nexus and copying files that way, through FTP protocol?


title: Any way to auto close Chrome when closing the last tab?

text: I have been using the stock Android browser for several years and I am trying to make the switch over to Chrome. The one major annoyance I have with Chrome is that the browser doesn't automatically close when I close the last tab like it does in the stock Android browser. This may not seem like a big deal, but I tend to use a lot of apps that open web pages. With the stock Android browser, closing the last web page will auto close the browser and return me back to the app I was using. With Chrome, I have to manually close the browser or manually switch back to the app I was using. Does anyone know how to make Chrome automatically close down when I close the last tab? If not, is there another good browser that works this way?


title: How to enable experimental reverse port forwarding in chrome?

text: > Commonly you have a web server running on your local development machine, > and you want to connect to that site from your device. If the mobile device > and the development machine are on the same network, this is > straightforward. But this may be difficult in some cases, like on a > restricted corporate network. This is what I ran into at work.I have been trying to get my web application that runs on my my localhost to be accessible on my mobile device.   * Desktop OS: Mac OS X 10.6.8   * Desktop Chrome: Version 30.0.1599.69   * Mobile OS: Android 4.3 (Nexus4)   * Mobile Chrome: Version 30.0.1599.82  I found an article about chrome experimental features that was explaining you how to enable **reverse port forwarding** in chrome. I have been following the article until it said to tick the checkbox for "Enable reverse port forwarding" in "developer tools > settings > experiments". **I found the tick list but could not find that option.** Does anyone know how I can enable this reverse port forwarding?


title: SuperSU vs Root

text: I have seen two methods, which claim that they root an Android device, that I don't know the difference of. Method 1 is as easy as installing the SuperSU from Google Play. Method 2 is going downloading some files, going to recovery mode by pushing some complex buttons simultaneously, and much more difficult stuff. (e.g. here) What is the difference? Does Rooting in both methods mean the same thing? If yes, why should anyone bother himself trying the second method? Regards


title: How to turn on USB mass storage with JellyBean

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. I have files on an external SD card but I cannot mount the tab as a usb drive from my computer - I cannot find a way to turn on USB Mass Storage. How do I do this in JellyBean?


title: Add multiple Gmail accounts in Gmail app

text: Is there a way to do this? I currently have Android 4.1.2 on an S3, and while I can do this on the e-mail app, I much prefer to use the Gmail app for its interface. I know that this was possible in earlier versions. Is this still possible, and if so how?


title: Does my cell phone alarm run off the battery or does it need cell service

text: Will the alarm in my phone go off when programmed if I am in a poor cell reception area?


title: market links to google play in browser

text: I just bought a desire HD. I did the factory reset. When I click on Market (old app or at least old icon), it opens a new window in the browser with the policy of google play. At the moment I click, I see the accept and decline buttons shortly but can't click on them, they then disappear. Basically I can't use market. There is no google play app on the phone either... Does anyone else have this issue? Does anyone know how to solve this?


title: How can I enable DNS Suffix support on Android? (resolv.conf search)

text: I would like to add Namecoin support to my Android phone (galaxy s) like this: http://dot-bit.org/How_To_Install_Dns_Suffix I managed to mount the system as read-write and add a resolv.conf to my etc folder like this:               search namecoin-suffix     nameserver 8.8.8.8      Now it works fine with nslookup but not with ping or any other program. Is there anything else I have to do? edit 2012-03-11: looks like Android does not use resolv.conf at all. tried these properties but no luck yet (can be read/set with getprop and setprop from the shell):               net.dns1     net.dns2     net.dns.search -> space separated domain search suffixes (used e.g. by VPN)      There are additional dns server properties that may have to be changed. The properties are not persistent over a reboot.


title: Barcode Scanning with a low res camera (3.2mp)

text: I have two phones, one has a 3.2mp camera, the other has an 8mp camera. I downloaded the 'Barcode Scanner' app on both phones, it works on the 8mp phone but the 3.2mp phone doesnt pick up any barcodes at all. Is there a way around/fix to get the 3.2mp phone to scan the barcodes? UPDATE: The 3.2mp camera picks qr barcodes just fine UPDATE: From the discussion below, it seems the phone doesn't pick up barcodes because it doesnt have Auto Focus. Is there a way I can get around this?


title: Where can I find local installation files?

text: I'm rather new to Android development. Where I work there are pretty tight security measures (firewall etc) preventing me to download API 15 from within Eclipse. We configured Eclipse's proxy settings to match IE's, but this didn't fix the issue. Finally, I took my laptop home to circumvent the issue. Everything works great now, except for the fact that my colleague has a company desktop and needs to work with android as well. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to perform an update on his pc? / Does anyone know in what system folder the Android SDK stores the API15 installation files? Thanks alot!


title: WIFI not Connecting on my Samsung S Duos

text: My home networks says Saved, Secured but when i open internet it says no internet connection


title: Can somebody explain how multi-user is implemented in android 4.4

text: Can somebody please help in giving information on how multi-user partition is achieved on android 4.4. I was digging into 4.4 code specific to creating multiple users. There is class called multiUser(added in 4.4 for multi-user) whose members talk with multiUserService to create user space. I am not getting how exactly secure space is created at file system. I have below basic question. 1\. How FileSystem partition is achieved for multiple users 2\. How UI part ( Launcher, different screen icons etc) is developed and when user switch how it reload default users data.


title: Wi-Fi passwords are forgotten

text: My nexus 4 is not storing new Wi-Fi passwords. Each time I want to connect to a previous connected Wi-Fi I have to re-enter the password. I found that in `Settings > Backup & Restore` everything is checked but `Backup account - No account is currently storing backed up data` is in gray and i can't do anything about it. In `Settings > accounts > google` i have everything sync but Movies & TV and photos. I'm running kit Kat, not rooted. Any help will be appreciated


title: OS services and Android OS using data

text: I have a question following up Locking applications to wifi only data connections: I followed the guide given in its answer and notice some applications (like Android OS) don't have the option to be turned off. Is there any solution for this? At Data Usage the "app" called Android OS is using data but I don't wanna use data unless I'm on WiFi for that process. What I'm trying to achieve (on the _Xperia Z_ ) is that on WiFi all apps have full access to the internet. On mobile data I only want Whatsapp and Gmail to be syncronised. I disabled everything that uses data exept the mentioned apps above and I can't get I also have My Data Manager installed. It says _OS services_ is using 111kb so far, and it's going up. Another process called _Android System_ has used 78kb. In short again the question: some applications (like Android OS) don't have the option to be turned off in Data Usage. Is there a way to stop this process (and other processes) to use data unless I'm on WiFi?


title: Internal storage still being used despite of sd card

text: I have a 4 GB micro sd card mounted in my Micromax Bolt A58. But, whenever I install some apps, it shows "not enough storage space". I went to the settings and set the default download location to micro sd card but in vain. It still shows the same result. What should I do?


title: My Galaxy S4 isn't recognized as a drive

text: I'm running Windows 7. When I connect with USB, it recognizes that I plugged in a device. And if I head to device manager, I find my device. However, it's not treated like a drive. When I go to my phone (while USB plugged in), I don't have any options as I did with previous Galaxy S series phones to treat this as a media device etc. In fact, KIES doesn't even work with the device. It first told me Kies (1) can't work with this device and asked me to upgrade to KIES 3. Which I did, but it now tells me I can't use Kies 3 with this device. In short, I can plug in and charge it and see it as a Device in device manager... but that's it. I had someone attempt to Unlock the phone (and they failed). I'm wondering if that's connected to my problem. If they "broke" something. So far Kies installs / re-installs (of both versions), reboots, plug / un- plugs etc aren't accomplishing anything and I think the "unlocking" attempt might have been the issue. Thoughts? How can I scan or fix this?


title: Bluetooth outbound transfer list

text: I have a device running Android 4.1.2 and the problem is that I want to check Bluetooth outbound transfer list to see the failed transfers. So that I can resend it. How can I do that?


title: How can you set a default calendar to use for new events on a LG Android 2.2.1 phone?

text: My wife bought a LG-P350 phone running Android 2.2.2. Is it possible to set the default calender to use when entering new appointments using the agenda application ? She added the google account of my son to her accounts, and now , every time a new appointment is created, the last agenda of my son's account is selected. I have found no obvious way to change this default. I don't know if this is the stock application of Android.


title: Keyboard crashes in Cyanogenmod 10 on GT p1000

text: Because of the incompatibility between cyanogenmod version and google apps pack : Android Keyboard keeps crashing --> I have no keyboard so I cannot download anything from Google Play The biggest problem is that my GT p1000 is not detected by my computer anymore. So I cannot upload any new file on the tablet. I have tried bluetooth transfer so I could reinstall the compatible google apps, failed. I am lost. Any help please ?


title: Device became slow after upgrade

text: After upgrading to Jellybean(4.2) my device became slow. I have done several resets, but still have the same problem. How do I go back to 4.1 or can this issue be fixed?


title: Why are Photo Sphere and Panorama options not available in Google Camera app in Moto G?

text: Recently Google launched a new camera app named Google Camera. Looking it's features, I found it has Photo Sphere and Panorama options. But when I installed it on my Moto G device it doesn't have both of those options. Only Lens Blur, (normal) Camera and Video options are available. See this: ![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ISPmvl.png) What is the reason behind it? Or is there any setting I have to activate?


title: Email doesn't sync over data, does sync over Wi-Fi

text: Ok, I just got a Droid Mini and I've been trying to get it to sync both the Gmail and the stock email applications when I'm using the data connection. They refuse to auto-sync until I switch to Wi-Fi, at which point they sync instantly, even though the data connection is fine and my other apps have no problem. So far I've tried: Checking that "Restrict background data" under Data Usage is NOT checked. Checking that "Restrict background data" on the individual apps and the Motorola Services app is NOT checked. Checking that "Sync" under Accounts IS checked for both apps. Checking under the individual app settings that both "Notifications" and "Sync" ARE checked. Going to "Access Point Names" under Mobile Network Settings and resetting to default. Changing "Network Mode" from Global to LTE/CDMA. Restarting my phone. I'm out of ideas. What else could possibly be preventing my email from syncing over data?


title: Any way to get Wi-Fi to auto-connect only to hotspots that don't require a captive portal sign-in?

text: Often, as I'm walking and using the internet, I'll walk by a Starbucks and my phone will auto-connect to attwifi (which is free, but requires that I open my browser and confirm). I lose internet access for a little while, for no good reason. I could turn off auto-connecting to known Wi-Fi networks, but then I'm getting rid of a useful, bandwidth-saving feature. Any ideas for ways to get the best of both worlds, auto-connecting only to Wi- Fi networks that don't require a captive portal to sign in?


title: scp and rsync to transfer data from Linux to Android

text: I'd like to be able to push PDF files onto a phone/tablet with a Bash script. Is it possible to transfer data using scp (or even rsync) from a Linux computer to an Android phone over wireless? Could I even run Unison on the phone? And is it possible to run Bash (or only POSIX Shell) scripts on the phone remotely?


title: Wallpaper on Kindle Fire

text: I want to get rid of ads on my Kindle Fire and set some of my pics as my wallpaper without rooting it. Is this possible and how do I do it? I keep looking at different sites but none helps. Any advice?


title: Connect to Samsung TV using AllShare from a Non-Samsung phone

text: I have a Nexus 5 phone and want to connect to my Samsung Smart TV (which supports AllShare). How can I do this? Thanks.


title: How come moving files on my phone when it's connected to my computer actually does a copy instead?

text: So, I copied a file from my desktop to the phone's microSD card. Then I realized that I'd like the file to be in a subdirectory on the card, so I initiated a move. Shouldn't take long at all, as it's just a file system entry update and not an full copy, right? Wrong! I had to wait the same amount of time as the initial copy! What's the reason for this? Is it some limitation of MTP?


title: custom 4.1 rom for zte v7275 tablet

text: A question was asked previously, about how to unlock the ZTEv7275 tablet and the dude answered it by saying that to flash a 4.1 custom ROM.... I would like to know which 4.1 custom ROM was that person referring to? Also maybe if you guys could send a link to the website of that ROM, will briefly explain the features of ROM .


title: Do all Android devices have USB OTG support?

text: I am using **celkon A98**. The specification of my device says it does not have **USB OTG support** .. I tried **OTG troubleshooter app**... it says USB host is supported ... Do I have **USB host functionality **or was that a bug in the **OTG troubleshooter app** ? L


title: Share Macbook's Internet connection with Android using Bluetooth?

text: My apartment has wifi network to connect Internet but only allows one device to connect. Can I share the Internet using Bluetooth? I'm using a Macbook with Mavericks and my phone has Android v4.0.4. I tried to set sharing using Bluetooth in Mac system preferences and pairing the phone but it's not working. I have read some articles about this, and they have a setting on Android for Profile - checkbox Internet access on "paired Bluetooth device" and also have "Bluetooth tethering" on `setting>tethering and portable hotspot`. I don't have any of those setting on my phones. Can my phone still have ability to receive Internet through Bluetooth using my laptop?


title: Synchronizing S-Note notes between S4 and Note 10.1 2014

text: Some time ago I used a pair of devices: **Samsung Galaxy S4** and **Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1**. I noticed, that they synchronized the notes in S Note nicely: even though S4 was unable to edit complex Note's notes, at least it was able to display them. And they were synchronized with my Samsung account as well. I've replaced the 10.1 with the **Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition** 1 lately and I've noticed, that it no longer synchronizes notes with my S4. Do you know maybe, why is it so? Is there a way to synchronize notes between my devices automatically? * * * 1 Samsung for sure sets the records in their devices name lengths...


title: Headphone Volume buttons do not work

text: I have the V-Moda Crossfade LP headphones, which have convenient volume buttons. They work great on my iPhone, but on my Nexus 7 they seem to have no effect. They even work on Windows XP, 7, and Mac. How can I make them work on Android too?


title: Mx player says unsupported android version for 4.3

text: I have installed 4.3 yesterday on my Nexus 4, and since that time MX player would not load, saying: > unsupported android version Is there a workaround, or do I have to wait until the developers change the API level check? As far as I know there is nothing in 4.3 that makes a code change neccessary. I have tried RealPlayer as well, it says the same. There might have been some serious changes after all. Then again, VLC player is working. I am more and more confused.


title: USB synchronization security issues

text: I've got an Android phone. I have just reset it to its factory default settings and set a password for unlocking the phone. However, even when it is locked and the screen displays a text box with a text entry keyboard, hooking the phone via USB to Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS out of the box causes a popup to show up above the password request screen, which allows you to confirm the mounting of the phone's SD Card onto the filesystem in location /mount/328D-1EEE . Of course, the SD card could be removed from the phone and read using a card reader anyways, so perhaps this isn't as much of a security concern. On the other hand, is it possible to read and transfer files to and from the phone's "internal, rather than external, memory", and to and from that little bit of space that is present on the phone's SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card? If yes, then is this possible by mounting the internal memory or SIM card onto the Linux /media directory? I don't see these ones automount when I connect the USB cable, so I'm wondering if there is a way to do it manually.


title: USB OTG support on Samsung Galaxy Chat B5330

text: I have Samsung Galaxy Chat B5330 and I was wondering if there is a way to get USB-OTG support on this. ![Samsung Galaxy Chat B5330](http://i.stack.imgur.com/T1fcu.jpg) sorry for my bad English.


title: SIM card is not working on Sony Xperia Z (Android 4.1.2)

text: My friend has a problem using his micro-SIM card on his new Sony Xperia Z (Android 4.1.2) The problem is: when he inserts the SIM card, the phone display a message that the SIM card has been inserted, and restarts... then after the restart, displays 'SIM card removed' and restarts! Notes:   1-The SIM card works perfectly on other phones.   2-The shop where he bought the phone has installed apps (mostly games) before he received it. Any solutions?


title: Reduce message textbox size

text: I have ICS on my Samsung Galaxy S2 using the stock messaging app. When unlocking the phone after getting a new message, I'm taken straight to the message itself. This is good. However, it seems to go straight to "reply- mode", in that the text box and keypad take up most of the screen and I can't actually read the message itself, maybe just the last 2 lines of it. Is there anyway to not go straight to "reply-mode", just to "read the message mode"? Or at least reduce the size of the textbox back to 1 line like it was in Gingerbread?


title: SD card limit says 8gb, Can I get a larger sd card to work?

text: I'm thinking a buying a new phone, but it says the external sd card size limit is 8gb. Can I do something to increase this to 16 or 32 gb. Details: phone: I-Mobile IQ 5.3 http://product.i-mobilephone.com/preview/53/1312 Android 4.2, 4gb rom, 1gb ram. I don't want to root this right away. The price is less then $200. unlocked.. Don't have $600.


title: Show battery percentage on Nexus 7 (Jelly Bean)

text: Is there a (preferably built-in) way to show the remaining battery percentage in the status bar on the Nexus 7 (4.1.1)?


title: Android Devices: use external storage as a default storage

text: If you're running out of memory which happens a lot on low-end android devices like Samsung galaxy Y, Samsung galaxy Y-DUOS etc. and want more free space for your apps, then this post is for you..


title: why does clockwork mod make tar.a tar archives?

text: To open the tar archive on my PC I have to rename the tar.a to .tar otherwise my archive manager will say archive type unsupported or similar


title: Rotate smart tv screen

text: I'd like to use a smart tv box for a kiosk application. Problem is, my client wants the screen to be in vertical mode. Is there a way to rotate the display to be 1080 x 1920 instead of 1920 x 1080 and rotated 90º? I'm looking into a box with Android 4.1.


title: Exchange Scheduler Assistant equivalent on Android?

text: Is there any Android app that implements this feature request: seeing the availability status of people I invite to a meeting, or even better, the equivalent of the find a time UI to pick up a suitable time? It looks like this can be done on iOS / Exchange somehow, but I couldn't find an equivalent on Android / Exchange. Non-Exchange calendar providers (CalDav- or Google Calendar-based) may or may not be ruled out by the consideration that server-side support seems to be required (lest the phone have to sync all the potential attendees' caldendars ahead of time, which could be quite a lot in a corporate setting).


title: Nexus 4 getting "No Service" until a reboot after losing signal

text: I've got a Nexus 4 running Android 4.2.1 on AT&T (via Straight Talk). I've noticed that sometimes at work (low signal area) instead of getting low bars (zero to two at my desk) I'll get "no service", with an empty triangle instead of the shaded in triangle with an H over it. Moving to a place with better signal (outside, at home) doesn't bring back the signal indicator, but rebooting the phone does. I don't think it always does this, either, but I may have just not noticed. Once I even got "emergency calls only" which I've only previously seen when I had my SIM card but hadn't activated it. The weird part is rebooting the phone at work brings back the signal meter too; the problem seems to persist until a reboot. Turning airplane mode on/off didn't seem to work. What's causing this? It seems like once it loses signal it just kind of stops looking for a signal until it reboots. Is there some way to prevent this or force it to reacquire a signal once I know I'm in an area with signal?


title: Updating app that has newer version than the store it was bought in

text: I bought an app in the Samsung Play store, only to find out later that there is a newer version available in the Google play store. In case the developer doesn't update the Samsung offered version, is there some way to update it using Google Play? When I got to the app in Google Play it recognizes that I have the app installed and even offers to let me uninstall (but not upgrade) it. If I try to uninstall it warns me that Google play didn't install it and asks if I really want to uninstall so I'm not sure what dangers might lie there. If I go through with it, might I perhaps be able to re-install from the Google Play store and get the latest version, or might something get totally messed up?


title: View internal Storage use

text: I'd like to view use the meager internal storage on my HTC Evo. The phone is rooted, and I have used Link2SD to move apps to the SD card. I am also using DiskUsage by Ivan Voyosluk to monitor use of storage. The DiskUsage app, however, does not seem to make a clear distinction between internal storage and external. It appears it may be calculating the total by following the symlinks onto the SD card. I'd like to know how much internal storage is actually being consumed by my apps. I am continuing to run into the problem of running out of my meager internal storage while there is a huge amount of unused space on on my SD card.


title: First battery charge on new tablet?

text: I got yesterday a Galaxy Tab 3 and I want to be sure what's the best way for the first battery charge. On the shop, they told just turn it on, wait for the battery to finish and then charge it to 100% (3 times!). When I got home I turned it on and the battery was at 50%. But then I saw on the little book in the box that said: when you buy a new tablet, or the battery has not been used for a long time, charge the battery. So, what do I do now? The tablet is in sleep mode with 20% battery. Should I turn it off and charge it? Or just charge it as it is (on)?


title: Use ADB To Lock Phone

text: I have a security app that needs to be able to activate the default lockscreen but with a passcode. Is it possible to do this with android shell commands?


title: How to control volume of system touch sounds?

text: I am running the Hyperdrive ROM RLS12 and find in the Settings => Sound => [System Section] Touch Sounds (Play sound when making screen selection), that the sound produced when clicking on the screen is fixed and does not vary with the overall sound volume setting other than to silence these sounds when the phone volume is brought to zero. Is there anyway to control the Touch Sounds volume other than turning it off completely? I find the volume to be way too loud and distracting to others around me. Is this feature specific to my ROM, or perhaps all ROMs after a particular AOSP version include this feature?


title: Scan barcode from the mobile screen itself

text: Is it possible to scan barcode from the mobile screen itself? Are there any tools that support scanning barcode from image file?


title: Lockscreen widget default to expanded on Android 4.3 or upcoming 4.4

text: Does anyone know if there is a configuration to allow the lockscreen widget to default to expanded view on Android 4.3 or higher? I have a Note 3 and have not yet received the 4.4 update. I prefer NOT to use a 3rd party app. My preference is to use the stock email widget, but have it in expanded mode by default.


I use com2us' Tower Defense application. How can I export my game progress in the Tower Defense application to another Android device without using a com2us account?


title: On an SGS3 how do I stop the recent apps list from showing after I press the Home button?

text: On a Samsung Galaxy S3, running Android 4.3, the Home Button has all-of-a- sudden begun opening up the recent apps list, if I press it for much more than half a second. I neither use or want to use this list, so is there a way to disable it, or at least make the necessary hold-time longer?   I practically have to snap-click the button like a Samsung-ninja (or the Korean similar), and that is really not possible when holding the phone in the same hand as the one I'm using to press the button.   My phone is not rooted, but I have been wanting to do it but have just kept putting it off, so if the solution involves that I am more than ready to do it. Any help would be greatly appreciated!


title: How to debug outgoing SMS's?

text: My phone isn't able to send messages any more and receives CMS error 21, which indicates that my provider is blocking them for some reason. It looks like I'm out of money, while this isn't the case, because other phones still let me send messages correctly. Since this is clearly a software error, I got curious to the content of the SMS's. So is there a way to see the full format of the SMS, like sender and receiver fields etc?


title: How can I control the order in which my mp3 files are played?

text: I ripped an audio book consisting of two CDs and copied the mp3 files to my android smartphone but they don't appear in the right order: they are sorted by track number, so the second title is the first chapter from CD 2 rather than the 2nd from CD 1. I used k3b on linux for ripping, converted the files to mp3 using lame and copied them to my android smartphone via usb. The meta information has been obtained from CDDB. The file structure now looks like this:               /Music/interpret/albumTitle/cd1/01-titleA1     /Music/interpret/albumTitle/cd1/02-titleA2     /Music/interpret/albumTitle/cd1/03-titleA3          /Music/interpret/albumTitle/cd2/01-titleB1     /Music/interpret/albumTitle/cd2/02-titleB2     /Music/interpret/albumTitle/cd2/03-titleB3      Of course this is the order in which I want to hear them. When I close the usb connection and start the music app the new files are recognized correctly but the order is different: the directory is ignored for sorting and the titles are orderd by track number:               titleB1     titleA1     titleA2     titleB2     titleB3     titleA3      within groups of equal track numbers the order seems to be random. In order to fix the order I renamed them likes this:               /Music/interpret/albumTitle/101-titleA1     /Music/interpret/albumTitle/102-titleA2     /Music/interpret/albumTitle/103-titleA3          /Music/interpret/albumTitle/201-titleB1     /Music/interpret/albumTitle/202-titleB2     /Music/interpret/albumTitle/203-titleB3      but the result is the same. Directory and filename seem to have to influence. I guess the order is defined by the track number taken from the headers of the mp3 files but how can I modify it? Do I have to rewrite the mp3 headers?


title: LG G2 music player hooking into bluetooth?

text: I have a 2012 C250 that I used to hook up to my RAZR MAXX, and was able to control the music (Google Play Music) from the car. I now have an LG G2, and I noticed in the beginning that the LG player would fire up when I hit my car's commands. If i manually start Play Music, the car will intermittently recognize it, but mostly the control functions are useless. The car will still receive the audio and phone fine however. I have rooted my phone and frozen the LG player, but no luck. All of my music is on Google Play, so unless there is an app which can play GooglePlay music that plays nicely with my car, I'm kinda stuck. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks


title: Nexus 5: Different home screen with lockscreen enabled vs disabled? Huh?

text: community: I am a new Android user, and I've spent most of the weekend banging around on my Nexus 5 making it work the way I want. For the most part, I am super happy. But, I'm experiencing something weird that I can't find any documentation for, and I can't tell if it's expected behavior that I think is weird to me because I'm new to Android/Nexus 5, or if it's genuinely weird. After I got the phone, I disabled the lockscreen. I didn't intend this to be permanent--I just did it so I could get to the home screen faster while I was installing new apps and setting up the home screen. (I think I'm using the right terminology -- "home screen" is the screen displayed after you turn on the phone, and displayed again any time you press the home button, right? Because, home button?) After I got the home screens looking the way I want, I re-enabled the lock screen with a swipe to open. With the lock screen enabled, after I swipe and then dismiss the Google search screen, I don't get my nicely configured home screen that I spent several hours on -- I see the original home screen that came with the phone, with most of my apps not available. When I click Home, I get my "good" home screen, and I can't get the old weird one to show up again until I turn off the screen. Then, when I turn on the screen and swipe and dismiss the Google search, I'm back to weird unupdated home page. When I turn the lock screen off entirely, the correct home screen is immediately displayed when I press the power button. I was willing to shrug my shoulders and say "Android is weird, I'll just set up this weird post-swipe homescreen to look exactly the way I want, and then it won't matter," BUT not all of my apps are in the app list to add to this weird unconfigured home screen that shows up after I swipe away the lock screen. So, to get to the home screen I want, I have to swipe the lock screen, dismiss the Google voice/search prompt, and then press the Home button, which shows the good home screen, and there's no access to the bad home screen until I press the power button off, then on, then swipe again. Attached please find screen shots of: * The first thing I see if the lock screen is disabled---this is the desired home screen * The first screen I see if the lock screen is enabled (after I swipe away lock screen and dismiss Google prompt) Can anyone shed some light on this for me? I really appreciate the help and I thank you in advance for assisting a newbie. Regards, Elissa M.


title: How to pair a symbol CS3070 bluetooth scanner with a nexus 7 (2013) tablet

text: The pairing code asks me to type on the device which has no keys. Is there a work around?


title: What is the maximum charging current supported by Samsung Galaxy S3?

text: As the title says: What is the maximum charging current supported by Samsung Galaxy S3 (GT-I9300)?


title: Auto-rotate setting disabled permanently on Toshiba AT100

text: About a week ago, the setting for auto-rotate on my Toshiba AT100 (running stock 3.2.1) got permanently disabled somehow, and I am unable to change it. It says it is "on", but the setting is grayed-out, and the screen does not rotate with the device. Does anyone know how to re-enable this setting?


title: Where can I confirm that my HTC One XL is evita model?

text: I want to double check that my HTC One XL is evita model. I am almost sure I saw it in a menu somewhere but I cannot find it anymore. Could somebody guide me where I can find such info?


title: Using an OTG cable while charging

text: Most Android devices have a single port for both connecting to the computer (USB) and charging. I have to use this OTG small cable to transfer data, but also to use a real keyboard. However, when I connect the keyboard, I cannot recharge my device while I work. Since they both use the same port, is there a way to split an OTG cable to introduce power on it, but keep the existing port so I can connect a keyboard ?


title: HSDPA/3G not working and Power off when plugged to charger

text: I am not sure whether anyone has this issue before. My phone is: Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830. From today morning onwards, 3G or HSDPA not working in my phone. When I plugged the phone to the charger or plugged into the data cable, the phone shut down automatically. Does anyone have this issue before? Or is there any application or a way to fix the issue or find out the issue Thanks


title: Do Android Default apps (phone, browser,...) support NFC?

text: Is there any default support on Android basic apps (phone, browser, contacts...) for NFC? Because if I want to develop for NFC, the user will need to install my NFC app. But for simple tasks that use default apps like phone, is there any default support? For example if I want to make a NFC tag to call my phone number. Or would I need to create an app even for this?


title: AOSP ROMs Video Playback Capability

text: I have one problem with AOSP roms and I consider this as the biggest one. I have a Galaxy S3 I9300 running Stock 4.3 deodexed, zipaligned etc. Now with this ROM I am able to play almost all types of video files...Why is this not possible with AOSP roms? I have always seen people installing different types of Apps (MX Player, VLC Player etc. etc..) to get all the videos playing... But TouchWiz plays almost all types of videos out of the box...As of now I don't have any third party video player installed on my phone... I am a big fan of CM, but refrain from installing it just because of this one reason! Can someone please explain this to me...would be great !! And please correct me if i am wrong... Thanks.


title: Used Phone- Trying for Stock Wipe

text: first Q on the Android side. Just bought a used unlocked HTC One S from someone. It's running 4.0.3. Now let me preface this by saying I'm coming over from the Apple side and I know zero about Android. I would like to update this phone, I would **not** like to have to get 10 hours deep into Android ROMs. OTA updates won't work because of Team Win Recovery Program installed by the previous owner. This to me means root and a custom ROM of some sort, or whatever I'm dealing with. **How can I wipe this thing, restore it to stock, and continue on my merry way?** I've googled and googled and don't have a dictionary to decipher what I'm dealing with here, but if there's a simple way I imagine someone here would know it. Thanks!


title: Is there some SSH server for android?

text: Is there an ssh server for Android (such as openssh for Ubuntu) that will allow me to access my device console via PuTTY?


title: Does Android 4.2 support IPsec IKEv2?

text: Does Android 4.2 support IPsec IKEv2? If not, does any other version of Android support IPsec IKEv2?


title: Prevent Skype from vibrating/beeping the phone when I'm chatting on the computer

text: I have Skype on my Android phone, and I'm logged into the same account from both the phone and my PC, but it's annoying that when I'm chatting from my PC, the phone constantly vibrates and beeps with every message. I'm on my computer, not on my phone. Is there a way to make Skype realize that if I'm typing from my computer, it means I'm sitting in front of it (or how else I'm typing there), so it doesn't make noises from the phone?


title: How to move applications to external memory card on ICS

text: I have an android ICS tablet and I'd like to install applications on the **external memory card** (not the internal memory / internal SD). Is it possible to do so? A solution that does not require rooting would be great.


title: Mouse to touch?

text: Currently, I have successfully installed androidx86 to my netbook(that really saved the netbook,android run at light speed!),however, I noticed a problem, when I play some app in it, the mouse don't work!(I only can control android with mouse with keyboard)I can move the curser,but clicks don't work. Later, i done some reasearch and found that the mouse do not have size! But touch have.That's why I cannot use mouse in some games. Is there any way to use mouse as touch? Or any app to simulate touch?


title: Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500 Unable to update OS

text: When I try to update from Gingerbread 2.3.6 through the normal software update system, the update fails upon "registering device" almost immediately. If I try to update using Kies, it tells me my software is too old to support updating via PC. Do I have any course of action that doesn't involve rooting, or is there a very high success rate method of updating through rooting? My carrier is Vodacom (South Africa). Thanks for any suggestions!


title: Unable to change tab in Google Chrome when swiping from side to side on the toolbar

text: I have Google Chrome v35.0.1916.141 installed on my HTC One X running Android 4.2.2 with HTC Sense 5. One of the previous updates introduced a nifty feature to change tabs by swiping from side to side on the toolbar. But now with the current version this is not working. I cannot find any setting to turn this feature on/off. Has this feature been removed? _Update_ I checked on HTC Desire 500 and it works there.


title: Can you reprogram the motorola-droid-razr-m screen buttons? Does it require Rooting?

text: I'm not a big fan of the Droid-Razr-M's screen buttons (missing the menu and search buttons, but includes a Programs button (which is a waste b/c you can long hold the Home button for that). Since those buttons are actually on the screen, can you reprogram them? Would it require rooting the phone?


title: How can I redirect a call, incall

text: I want to get a call from somebody and after talking with him redirect that person to another number, on my charge, like call-centers do. Is that possible and if that's so, there is any application that can do that? Thanks


title: Getting "The application [APPLICATION NAME] ( [APPLICATION ADDRESS] ) has stopped working unexpectedly. Please try again"

text: I have a Motorola Razor running on Android Version 2.2.2. Over the past 3 days, whenever I turn on the phone, the following message appears on the screen: > "The application [APPLICATION NAME] ( [APPLICATION ADDRESS] ) has stopped > working unexpectedly. Please try again". Application name: Email, Messaging, > Google Services, Market, The Weather Chanel, etc. After force closing the initial message, up to 10 similar messages appear until the home screen finally opens. If I click on the Google browser or any app, the error message(s) again appears and as a result I cannot access the Internet or run any apps. Does anyone out there know how I can solve this issue?


title: How to SSH into Android from a different network?

text: I'm running SSHDroid on my unrooted android device. When my SSH client on ubuntu or windows are on same wifi network as the Android, I'm able to connect to it via SSH. But what I want to do is, connect to the device via SSH from a client like putty etc. from a computer which is not in the same network. eg. If i'm on the same wifi network, I can connect via SSH using command > $ ssh root@192.168.1.3 -p 2222   > but when I connect via ssh using external IP, it says connection refused. > $ ssh root@112.79.41.234 -p 2222 I also tried using PortForward to forward external port to the internal one. But it doesn't seem to work. Can anyone tell me how to do it without rooting the device.?


title: How do I disable data on my ics xoom LTE?

text: I have a xoom LTE from Verizon but do not currently have a data plan. After getting the ics update I went into settings and unchecked mobile data. I have no reason to believe that I am using Verizon's network, but I am surprised that there is a network strength icon in my notification area that is constantly updated. Is there a way to turn off signal strength checking for the phone network since I do not even have a contract with Verizon? Will it just always be there now that I have ics on the xoom?


title: Scripting a whole bunch of actions

text: I am using the stock / vanilla Android on Galaxy Nexus. What I want to do is setup an advanced "profile" kind of tool which does a series of steps one after another depending on what I ask - for instance - Office cube - Bluetooth off, GPS off, WiFi on, silent mode, kill Good For Enterprise app, start Skype Car - Bluetooth on, GPS on, Wifi off, loud mode, start Good for Enterprise app Home - Bluetooth off, GPS off, Wifi on, loud mode, start Skype The eventual idea is to do this with NFC tags but before that, I want like a "script" that goes about doing this one by one. I guess I have been spoiled by Bash scripts on the terminal? any suggestions on how I can start going about this? Other notes - I do have Llama installed and it is great, but I want more control. Also, I am not keen on rooting my phone. (Note: I am not allowed to create a tag named "scripting" because it doesn't exist and I am new !)


title: Boot custom kernel via phone

text: I can currently boot a custom kernel (without flashing it) for test purposes by using fastboot on my computer via:               cmd> fastboot boot customkernel.img      Which works great. I've found great kernels that do different things but have trade offs such as an overclocked gpu but the battery life takes a hit or an undervolted kernel but performance takes a hit. So the kernels are great for different situations. But it would be great to use them for different situations without needing my computer. So if I wanted to use an game emulator I could boot into the gpu overclock or if I need battery life I could boot undervolted kernel. **Is there a way to boot custom kernels via fastboot on the phone without needing an external computer to run cmd commands?** Fastboot is defined as holding both volume up and volume down plus the power key. Not just holding volume up and power.


title: Google Play Store on a Samsung Galaxy Ace missing

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace with Android 2.3.4. The phone came with Samsung App Store not the Google market. I would like to install the Google market or Google Play as there is a better selection of apps. However the play.google.com website has no link to download the store. What can I do?


title: How do I root my Samsung Galaxy Ace?

text: I want to root my Galaxy Ace but don't want to install Custom ROM or CWM! Just only root so that, I can run some apps which requires root.


title: Do I really need an SD-card?

text: I don't have an SD-card as I got my Karbonn Smart A10 Dual SIM Android based on Android Jelly Bean v4.1 and 1 Ghz Dual Core processor out-the-box. There are two things which appear to need an SD-card: 1 - camera: when I select camera, I get "No Storage - please insert an SD card" 2 - whatsapp: when I download and install whatsapp, I get "Error - application cannot be installed in the default install location." Is there no work-around? Is the best solution for me to run off and buy an SD card?


title: how to move google email acct to new phone

text: I just got an HTC DNA (old phone is HTC Incredible). I need to move my gmail acct to new phone. I then need to remove a new gmail acct I created in error. Thanks, Jim.


title: How can I set a default contact store?

text: I had my phone repaired and the factory data was reset, so I moved all contacts from the SIM card to the phone storage. Now all calls I receive or make are still made from the SIM card which makes it impossible for me to have different ringtones for each contact. So I need to know if there's any way to set phone storage as the default dialer (or something like that).


title: I keep getting alerted regarding unread Facebook messages even though there is none

text: My phone beeps and tells me I have an unread Facebook message even though I don't. I've got a hunch what the source of the problem is. I have both the Facebook app and the Friend Caster app and they are connected to different Facebook accounts (one's for work one's for my personal life). Is there way I can stop getting these false "new message" alerts? I want both my Facebook accounts on my phone because then all the contact numbers get pulled off both accounts. If anyone can think of a better way I'm open.


title: Why can't I install apps when I have enough storage?

text: In "Settings" > "SD card & phone storage settings" under "Internal Phone Storage" it lists "Available Space" as 13.78MB. I'm trying to install an app that is 2.38MB. Why do I get the "Insufficient storage available" error message? I clearly have enough space. If it's relevant, my phone is an LG Optimus V.


title: "Insufficient storage" error; can't install ANY apps

text: My android has 350 MB in overall storage available, and when in my storage settings I clicked on the apps tab it says I have 443MB free. However, I cannot install any apps from the Google Play Store. I have been deleting apps to make more space but with no success. I thought it was the size of the app I was trying to update so I tried to install a 160KB app, and got the same error message. I definitely have enough space, so what is the problem? I have looked at other storage error questions, and none have provided an answer to my problem. Please help!


title: Does Chrome's reduce data make browser faster?

text: I was wondering if using "reduce data"-function under bandwidth management would make the browser load pages faster on slow connection like mine ~512kbit. I have unlimited data so the pure amount of data doesn't matter. I just wonder if it makes loading pages faster.


title: How do I change DNS settings for 3G?

text: So I can use Twitter. It is okay when I use WiFi. But in 3G I cannot change DNS.


title: Android on Samsung Galaxy Duos is too slow

text: I've bought a Samsung Galaxy Duos GT-S7562 with Android 4.0.4 3 months ago. The phone is so slow and getting slower by the ay, it has become almost useless. For instance, to look up and call a contact can take more than a minute. Some apps simply won't start, nor work and prefer crashing. I can literally count to 3 between the moment I click to take a picture and the moment the camera will actually take the picture. I haven't found a solution to this on Internet so far. The only thing I can think of is tossing the phone on a wall, but somehow I think that won't help. How can I make my phone be worth the 200$ I paid for again?


title: Pocket Neo, possible virus?

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo which I have for about 4 months now. Shortly after I started to use my mobile device, I started to get push notifications for various applications (where to remove the notification I have to click on to the link then quickly exit back to my home screen) and in the last two weeks I have started to get the odd pop up message for applications if the same manner and have to do the same actions to get rid of it. If someone could please, please shed some light on this I would be very grateful, thank you in advance.


title: I cant enter in s/w mode

text: I'm bricked my phone (optimus black) and only show "security error" with logo, not allow me enter in s/w mode for unbrick


title: How do I make "Emergency Call" harder to hit? I keep pocket calling 911!

text: I have a Samsung Captivate Glide phone running 4.0.4 on the AT&T network. Unfortunately, I have pocket called 911 at least four times. To call 911 on my phone you have to:   1. Activate the lock screen   2. Swipe near the bottom of the screen on "Emergency Call"   3. Press on the screen I think that this is how it happens:   1. I unplug the phone from the charger (which wakes the phone up from sleep and shows the lock screen)   2. I slide the phone into my pocket without looking at it (which does the swipe)   3. The button gets pressed in my pocket How can I stop this from happening? I'm hoping for something like an app that replaces the lock screen, or a setting to change it from a single button press to actually dialing 9-1-1. For clarification, I have not rooted this phone.


title: Nexus 4 WIFI hotspot web authentication

text: I have a Nexus 4, and I would like to set up a WIFI hotspot at my house that doesn't require a password, but if a user connected to the WIFI, it would display either a static HTML page or some way to authenticate. Is this possible?


title: App can't be moved to SD card

text: There was an app moved to SD card. I did a factory reset. Then I reinstalled the app. It was side loaded by Humble Bundle app, it's not from Google Play. Now the app can't be moved to SD, getting error "Couldn't move app". I am guessing there is this some type of Android's cache for this app on SD already that prevents it from moving again, but this is just a speculation. Titanium backup couldn't move it either. Well, it said it did but it's still "on the phone". Any ideas welcome. The phone is HTC Sensation.


title: Join/Merge external SD with internal SD card?

text: I have a Samsung device of 8GB with an SD card of additional 32GB. I'm using many apps that cache data for offline use (mainly Google Play Music), these apps are not smart enough to determine the 32GB of available space and take advantage of it, but instead claim 'no space'. I thought perhaps there is a workaround for it by merging the external storage with the internal so the apps 'think' there is 48GB.   I don't use several SD cards which means I'm not gonna switch SDs back and forth any time soon. Do you know a hack for it? Or any solution to make Google Music store its stuff into all available space wherever it is? I've read this link, but since I'm not so much into Android development, I didn't understand it, can anyone refer me or translate it into a more detailed guide (I'm not a complete noob, but I'm not a hacker). P.S. My device is rooted.


title: Add an APN to Samsung Galaxy S3 running 4.1.1

text: I am traveling internationally and have replaced my Verizon SIM card with a local one. To get data, I need to add an APN. I can't do this using settings -- no option to add exists. Is there another way to do this? And app maybe? I do _not_ want to root my phone.


title: Samsung s3 Unlock

text: I bought a Samsung phone, on the T-Mobile carrier in the US. I went to India last week, and got my unlock code from T-Mobile. My India-Vodafone SIM is working fine, except for the internet. I have called customer care, and have changed all the settings, but it doesn't work. How can I make internet work?


title: Samsung Captivate not booting after root

text: I recently installed Clockwork Recovery, and used that to install CyanogenMod 10 on my Captivate using this guide. Every thing worked perfectly. I backed up the stock ROM. Then I realized that my contacts and data were gone in the new ROM. I read in an article that you could restore the data part of the backup using the recovery in Nandroid, so I recovered it. But when I rebooted, the phone got stuck at the spinning CyaogenMod screen. I made the problem worse by trying to flash the mtkareys zImage kernel, and repeated the process described in the guide. Now, I can't get into recovery mode nor the Android (CyaogenMod) OS. I suspect that I would need to use some tool that uses my Ubuntu 12.04 or Windows 7 PC, because the only resource that I have access to is download mode in the phone. Nothing else seems to work. Please understand that I am a beginner who has never even written an app for android (I do have the sdk installed though).


title: Amazon Free App of the day app, will not install on Kindle Fire

text: My stepmother has a Kindle Fire. I want to install the Amazon Free app of the day (from link here): http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000626391 I go to link, download the file, and it comes up with the .apk. I install it, and click "OPEN". When the installation is done, it takes me back to the web page to download it. I enabled it to allow to install 3rd party apps. The Amazon account is setup with a debit card and onclick is enabled. If I go to manage my Apps and view all apps, the icon shows up twice. But there is no uninstall button to click; it is grayed out. I have done this on 3 phones and 1 other kindle fire, and had no problems. Anyone have any ideas?


title: How to block SMSs from certain "named" senders?

text: There are many tools around to block unwanted SMSs. Samsung Galaxy S3's Jelly Bean offers a native call&sms blocker too. But some senders are not phone numbers, they are alphanumeric strings.   I would like to get rid of this spammer, and my provider says they can't block SMSs on their own. Currently, I wouldn't like to block "anonymous" SMS because I haven't yet received spam (better say mobbing) from undisclosed/private senders. I've tried to use Root Call Blocker Pro, but it doesn't seem to support named senders too. # Any suggestions on how to deal with this? ![SMS screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/QOTtH.png)


title: Silent failure when connecting to VPN on HTC One Kitkat

text: I'm not sure exactly when this happens (since I normally use another phone for VPN work), but on my HTC One, updated to 4.4.2, connecting to VPN fails silently :   * the built-in VPN client, tested with PPTP profiles, would silently appear to do nothing when I try to connect. No icon shows up in the notification area, it just immediately return control to the settings menu as if I had cancelled   * Private Internet Access' client would show its status as connecting but stuck there, not showing any update in its log   * Onavo Extend likewise is stuck when told to connect Any idea what could cause this, and is there a workaround, hopefully not involving a full reset? Thanks!


title: Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000M keeps rebooting

text: **Here's my problem:** I have a Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000M that keeps rebooting after trying to install a custom recovery so that I can root it. **What I did** I followed the steps (1 to 11), of `Installing a custom recovery on Galaxy S` mentioned in the following page: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_galaxysmtd After that, I simply unplugged the usb, there were no errors, and removed the battery and now what I get is the simply that my device reboots after the boot logo. IF I hold down `volume + home + power` I can boot in download mode. However, I cannot boot in recovery or in normal mode ! Here's a video of what it is doing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wie9eZYyECw **What I have tried**   * Removing the battery and reboot the cellphone   * I tried to redo step 7, `heimdall flash --kernel zImage --no-reboot`, but I still got the same error


title: Complications with the Galaxy note 2

text: I have been asked by a friend to have a look at his mobile, it's the Note 2 (N7100). _Symptoms_ Phone being unable to connect to any discovered network and Super User being present on the phone as they want it unrooted. I have the knowledge and required tools to unroot the mobile phone. but as for the problem with it being unable to connect to discovered networks (three, O2, Vodaphone) & Only being able to make outgoing emergency calls.. I did assume it's a problem with the phone it's self. But upon entering the IMEI into a blacklist checking site (unsure if reputable) http://swappa.com/esn it shows it as being blacklisted.. So it goes onto the case of possibly changing the IMEI to something different.. But i'm concerned of the Legal issues of performing such a process.. as the IMEI bonds the phones identity.. So within the UK are there any laws to possible change the IMEI (still. Unsure whether or not it's actually blacklisted from networks.. but it seems the most viable option)


title: Why does my Android have an 8MB hosts file blocking thousands of sites?

text: Background: my Android is the only source of internet I have - I use it as a hotspot while at home. I have been noticing strange behavior out of my Desktop PC recently: sites like Amazon were not styled, and Yelp.com wouldn't work at all (as if it didn't exist)! Then, I attempted to use Yelp while I had WAMP running on my PC, and it redirected to my local website. I soon discovered it was not a hosts file on my PC causing the issue, but the host file of my Android device from which my internet was coming. I grabbed a terminal emulator from the Play Store and cat'd my hosts file into a text file, then retrieved it from my phone. It was 8.12MB, and it blocks 283,000 websites by redirecting their names to 127.0.0.1. What is this madness? Most of these sites appear to be spam or inappropriate, but why are they blocked in this manner? Does Google do this? Why is Yelp.com blocked!? And why are Amazon's CDN servers blocked, too? For now I think I'm going to manually edit the hosts file on my phone to get around this, but I would _really_ like some answers, if anyone has any! Thanks!


title: Is there a way to mount a Windows shared drive so I can access those files on my phone?

text: I have a shared network drive full of files I want to access from my phone over wifi. Is there a easy way to mount it on my phone? I have a rooted Motorola Milestone.


title: Cant see my files in gallery

text: I reset my LG optimus L5 E610, and now when I download files from We Heart It they don't appear in my gallery. I found them in my files but they are in .png format (my other photos are in jpeg/jpg).


Does the Nexus 4 battery drain faster if it has no SIM card inserted?


title: is there a way to automatically turn off wifi?

text: I have an LG P990, and I recently upgraded it to ICS. Since that charging is much slower, and energy consumption much faster. I could live with it, I charged it at work and at home too. Yesterday however went from 85% to empty in one night. 49% of the energy consumption is Wifi, according to Battery usage. So I want an aplication, that periodically turns wifi on, and after a few minutes off. Every program I was able to find did the first part, but when it found a known network, left it on indefinitely. In the settings I have "Keep wifi on during sleep" set on Never. Does not help.


title: Running out of Memory while installing SPB Shell 3D APK

text: I am using LG P500 phone, running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). I am installing SPB Shell 3D APK file which I got from internet. After some time it shows error that **Memory Full, Please Uninstall Some Apps to Free Memory** Though I have 50 MB Free memory.


title: Stop old posts from reappearing in Facebook News Feed

text: I've recently been given an update of the Facebook App on Android and I have noticed that in my News Feed old posts are appearing. Some as old as a week or more. Obviously the point of a News Feed is to see new things, not old stuff. How can I turn this off so that I only see new posts appear in the News Feed?


title: Volume too loud at the start of every music track

text: This is on a Moto X with Android 4.2.2. Not rooted, no EQ installed or enabled. I primarily listen to music through DSub (streaming audio from a Subsonic server), but I've talked to their devs, and they don't perform any volume changes of any kind. Likewise, the Subsonic server doesn't make any volume changes, and I haven't experienced this volume issue when streaming to other devices. Every time a song starts, it plays very loud for a few seconds, then drops slightly to normal. If the song starts loud, it can be quite a jolt for a few seconds before it drops down. It's almost as if it starts at max volume, then drops to the volume level I have set, but I haven't tested that. As far as I can tell, there are no Equalizers enabled. Turning off the "Audio Effects" settings panel doesn't seem to have any effect on music playback. Any idea what would be causing music playback to start off at a different volume?


title: Youtube Preload limit?

text: I have enabled Preloading for my Watch Later playlist. This currently contains 23 hour-long Google IO videos but YouTube seems to only ever preload up to 2 of them, never any more. I have an HTC One X with over 24GB of space - I have to remove a video from the playlist that has been downloaded to allow another to begin. Everywhere I search gives no details about limits on how much you can preload so I was wondering if anyone else knows anything about this or has seen anything similar?


title: Restart camera service

text: I have a smartphone which the camera doesn't work very well with CyanogenMod. Sometimes (and very often), after taking some picture the camera stops working until I restart the phone. When I try to open it, it just says "Cannot connect to camera". I'd like to know if there are some way to "restart" the camera service, or something like that, because it's very annoying to be obligated to restart the phone everytime it stops working. If that's somehow useful, I have a modified version of CyanogenMod 7 installed.


title: Troubleshooting tips when backing up and transfer files from my Samsung S3 to my PC

text: Troubleshooting when backing up and transfer files from my Samsung S3 to my PC (window 8) I am able to open up the transfer as normal, however the pictures or music are not downloaded or synced. I get an error message that there was an error. No details regarding the error. Can you please give me some support on how to resolve this issue?


title: Transfer Whatsapp chat history to new device

text: I've got a new phone (Samsung) and want to transfer my Whatsapp chat history from my old device to it. Is this possible, and how to do it? I have a Whatsapp backup file for that date.


title: Force link to open in app not my default browser

text: Is it possible to force the links to open in their respective application and not in the default browser (e.g., Chrome)? For example, I get an email from Pinterest with interesting links for the week. When I click a pin, it opens in Chrome and not in the Pinterest app. This happens with a few apps and was wondering if there's a way to "open link with" type of feature.


title: Tablets that run without a battery

text: I want to run a tablet in an environment where it will always be plugged in. In this situation, a battery is unnecessary and will just degrade over time. Are there any tablets that can run without a battery while plugged in?


title: Can't add Samsungdive Account

text: My Mobile device is "Galaxy s5570-mini", I want to secure it if it's lost -God forbidden- so I signed up in Samsungdive.com with my Gmail account then I have to add "Setting>Accounts and Sync>Add account>samsung account" in my mobile but I can't find this option !! what's wrong?? any thing is missed ?


title: Factory reset: prestigio multipad 7.0 ultra plus tablet pc pmp 36 70b

text: How to factory reset prestigio multipad 7.0 ultra plus tablet pc pmp 36 70b? It boots to gmail sign in page, then it says wrong password, though it's not connected to the internet, it doesn't even let me connect. I need to reset it **Edit** usb debugging mode is not enabled and I am stuck, can't login like this, and the tablet,isn't booting to recovery


title: In Galaxy S3 call history, does the orange arrow mean incoming or outgoing call?

text: Though this is may sound very trivial, this is not a troll question. I do not own an android phone and need to know for something.


title: android special characters keyboard

text: Under Winodws, if I want to enter extended characters (such as "«") I canuse the Character Map application and the `Alt`+keypad numbers (such as `Alt`+`0171` for the "«"). How can I do this under Android? I know there are ways to do this under Linux, but is this infrastructure there under Android? Especially with tablets and phones and their special Android keyboards - which typically don't have `Ctrl` or `Alt` keys.


title: How to install full Unicode fonts

text: The page http://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammurapi contains several occurrences of the character Ḫ (1E2A;LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H WITH BREVE BELOW), http://codepoints.net/U+1E2A which does not display on Galaxy S3. Neither with the built-in browser, nor Chrome, nor Miniopera. Similarly, ẞ, Capital Sharp S, http://codepoints.net/U+1E9E cannot be displayed. Does Android support full Unicode? How can I install full Unicode support? Edit: I have (so far) not modified anything at all.


title: Is NTFS file system supported on Huawei u8160?

text: I have a Huawei u8160 running Cyanogenmod 7.2 . I have a 500GB portable hard drive which is file system is NTFS , I connected the hard drive using OTG the phone didn't recognize it at all. So I was wondering if my Android system supports NTFS? and if it doesn't how can I make it supported? * * * **EDIT:** I've formatted a flash drive to NTFS ,the phone detected it but it couldn't mount it,how can I mount NTFS file system on my phone?


title: what apps are running?

text: A few months back I started developing an app that read incoming sms messages and saved them in a db. A few days ago I went to revisit the app and had a quick look in the db where I discovered the app was still recording my texts!?! I can't find any mention of my app running on the android apps option under settings or in advanced task killer. How can I find out if it's running or not? It's bizarre!


title: Samsung galaxy S3 screenshot doesn't work

text: Yesterday I bought a brand new samsung galaxy s3. WHen I hold home button and lock button, it doesnt shot the screen. how to fix it?


title: Contacts sync in the opposite direction

text: I tried to sync my contacts in my phone (Android 4.0.3), and as a result all my contacts in my phone were changed to the old contacts I had in my google accont on the web. For example. if I had changed a phone number to a new one in my cellular phone before the sync, it changed back to the old number that was on the web. Can I restore the up-to-date numbers that I lost? What could have gone wrong?


title: Reinstall OS on Nexus 7

text: I had unlocked my Nexus 7 and everything was great for months. I came home from work and it was stuck in a boot loop. I somehow managed to delete the OS while trying to fix it. I have access to the Team Win Recovery Project v2.2.1 but nothing else. What's the best way to reload the OS?


title: How can I easily find out what has changed in an app after an auto update notification?

text: When I get a notification about an app update I often wonder what changed in this update. Is there a quick & easy way to find out? (No typing.) _Note: This is with auto-update enabled, when the update is already installed._


title: how do I set up adb with MyTouch 4g?

text: I have a mytouch 4g running gingerbread. I want to set up adb to work with the phone over usb, but I can' figure out how to do it. Frankly, I don't really know anything more so I'm not sure what else to say. Any help is greatly appreciated


title: How can I tell if I have ClockworkMod recovery installed?

text: How can I know if my Galaxy S2 has ClockworkMod recovery installed? I want to install CyangenMod and installing ClockworkMod is the first step. I'm running Android 2.3.3 and I use a Mac laptop, if that's relevant.


title: Which music players support search by "Album Artist"?

text: All the music players I've tried have search by artist/album/genre but I really want search by "Album Artist". Do any of the market players do this?


title: What are applications locked against? ROM, phone ID, or google account?

text: If I bought an app, is it locked to the specific installed android ROM, to the hardware (phone) or to my Google account? Basically I want to know what would happen to my paid apps when I would reinstall the ROM, or change my phone. Could I re-download my apps?


title: Looking for a Lightweight gallery to replace the stock gallery

text: I am looking for a lightweight gallery with following characteristics:   1. No annoying 2D/3D animations   2. Possibility to set wallpaper   3. Classification by folders   4. Fast or at least faster then standard Cooliris gallery   5. No background services like Just Pictures!


title: How to type SMS in a full sized keyboard?

text: The only way I have to send SMS is through my Android Phone, since I don't have a GSM/3G modem. I would like to use my Desktop's keyboard to type those SMSes. Is there any application that would allow me to type in the keyboard and the keystrokes echo in the Android device, through bluetooth or an USB cable?


title: Auto rotation, proximity sensor issues in Xperia Arc S after updating to ICS

text: My auto-rotation and sensors was working fine in my Xperia Arc S with Gingerbread, but when I updated it to Ice Cream Sandwich via Sony PC Companion, now the auto-rotation and some sensors are not working. I have also checked it by reflashing the other custom ROM, but same problem exists there. I guess its a Sony's built-in bugs, because I have also checked other Xperia Arc S with ICS, same issues exists there. Any help in this regards will be highly appreciated! Please help me how to fix it, or any other alternate to auto-rotation and how to turn off proximity sensor manually.


title: Should I reboot my phone regularly?

text: After noticing that my Galaxy S3 sometimes grew slow after a week or so of not rebooting, I set up a Llama task which reboots my phone automatically every night (under certain conditions). My question is simply are there any downsides to rebooting a phone daily?


title: Saving pix from Google camera to SD card

text: I have tried all the suggestions in the forum, but to no avail... What I have: Galaxy S4, 8GB internal, 64GB SD card, Omega ROM with Android 4.3 (TouchWiz); has Samsung camera AND Google camera (with Photosphere) which I prefer much more than the Samsung camera. Samsung camera makes it easy to store pix on ext. SD card. Cannot find any setting or way to do the same with Google camera. Even tried deleting DCIM on internal SD card, hoping I would be asked where I wanted to store pix. But DCIM and subfolders were just recreated on the internal SD card. With only 8GB internal, I need to clear more space out. That's why this is so important. Any help?


title: Help On Changing Settings

text: I updated my voicemail and with out thinking I allowed apps that are not from google play to access my phones features causing some things to disappear, on my phone How do i change my settings back to where only things from the play store and so on can be installed?


title: Installing Android 4.1 or higher on Sony Tipo with permanently locked bootloader

text: My operator (Telecom HU) has disabled unlocking the bootloader of my Sony Tipo. I would like to get Android 4.1 or higher on my device, but so far this seems impossible. I successfully installed ParadoxRom, but I found out that it is just a re-skin of the same android version I had before. My choice would be installing Cyanogenmod 10, but every tutorial I've seen so far relies on unlocking the bootloader, and as I found out from the service menu, this is impossible in my case. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/DOblg.png) If this doesn't prevent me from upgrading to 4.1 or higher, I would like to know what rom(s) can I use that are _actually_ a newer operating system rather than a heavily edited ICS.


title: Mobile network: browser is OK, apps doesn't connect internet

text: When phone use WiFi connection, all apps can connect to internet. When it use mobile network connection, browser can connect, but apps cann't connect. Is there any settings? How can I diagnose? Phone is Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 with Android 2.1.


title: Change own phone number in ICS

text: I've change the SIM in my Galaxy-Nexus-S. Under `Settings -> About phone -> Status` there still is the old phone number and I cannot manage to change it. I've seen this answer which is outdated. The menu option `Own numbers` discribed in the answer is not there in ICS. The navigation terms might be called differently, as I manually translated the names from German.