title: A few Questions about Recovery

text: I tried to install ClockworkMod recovery using Rom Manager but my device was not listed on the supported versions. So I tried installing ClockworkMod for a different device using the commands shown here. Now I can't boot into recovery mode, but the phone starts up normally. So I thought of backing everything up before trying anything more with the phone. I found this guide which has instructions on how to back everything up. But my filesystem doesn't have a file /proc/mtd as mentioned there.   1. Can someone point out a way for me to find those partitions?   2. After searching the file system in the phone I came across a file `/cache/recovery/last_log`. Thinking that the file would prove to be useful I have added the contents in this pastebin. Can someone explain to me the contents of the file and how it can be useful to accomplish what is mentioned here?   3. As I have mentioned earlier, due to my efforts to install ClockWorkMod recovery, the phone doesn't boot to recovery mode. Is there a way to use the mentioned data in order to fix that? (Maybe backup the data as mentioned in the link and restore them using some terminal commands using adb?)   4. After looking at the contents, I tired the command `busybox mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p16 /mnt/sdcard/recovery-test` and it returned the error `mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p16 on /mnt/sdcard/recovery-test failed: Invalid argument` Can someone explain to me why this happens?


title: Why custom roms are .zip filed than made as .ftf

text: I am asking about Sony Xperia devices and I dont know this suites other brands or not. The custom roms provided by the ROM cooks were `.zip` files where we need to flash the kernel and then the rom zip to install. Why the roms were not made as a `.ftf` file so that it can be flashed easily via flashtool?


title: A13 Allwinner Camera and Gravity Sensor

text: I have an A13 Allwinner tablet. Its own ROM was laggy. I found a similar ROM from another tablet comapny and flash it with. It was fine and everything worked perfectly. Now there is a newer version (4.0.4) of said ROM. I flashed the tablet with the new one and Camera and G Sensor doesn't work.   I am asking if there is a way to **FIND** the respective drivers and **HOW** to apply them.


title: How to setup K9 Mail properly for free email services offering multiple aliases for same email box?

text: Tried Googling for a lot of results but did not find any that can show how to setup email accounts that offer using multiple email aliases to users on same email. I am talking mainly about Outlook.com and ability to send from my email account there using different aliases like joedoe@outlook.com or superjoe@outlook.com while all arriving email will arrive to main email box. I also wonder if certain filters can be set up that would establish folders for respective email aliases to keep myself organized) I tried playing with settings, different combinations but nothing worked and brought me errors.        * I tried settings like using @outlook.com instead of @hotmail.com or my email address but without @outlook.com or @hotmail.com for my username.   * Tried m.outlook.com and snt-m.outlook.com and same with hotmail.com   * Tried enabling SSL/TLS security with default port 443 and no security      Can anyone suggest me appropriate course of action to setup K9 Mail at least for Outlook.com to be able to use email alias I have there? I think it involves setting up exchange type of account. Thanks.      _Android 4.3_ _K9 Mail latest version_


title: Can you change the runtime on an encrypted phone (KitKat)?

text: Nexus 5 owner here. Basically, I encrypted my phone a while back while on Dalvik Runtime and recently wanted to give ART a try again (to check app compatibility). The problem is that when I set ART as the default runtime and reboot, it doesn't try to apply to change and reverts back to Dalvik. [it worked fine prior to encryption]. Is this a known/common occurrence (search engines didn't give me much)? Thanks!


title: How to delete backups made using Clockworkmod?

text: Splitting this question from the comments to my answer to How to install ClockworkMOD Recovery on Sony Xperia Neo V (MT11a)? > Erik, one last thing. I accidentally made an extra backup which didn't even > complete because my SD is full, how do I delete that backup, or any other > previously done backup using CWR?


title: How to root Teac Tc-7120

text: I want to root my new Teac TC-7120 device, but couldn't find any rooting guide targeting it. What should I do? I used the following Guide: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/root-android-phone- superoneclick-2/ But even though my device is connected and in Debugging mode, I can't get the ADB to recognize it.


title: Bootloop in Xperia L when the bootloader is unlocked using sony's flashtool

text: I was trying to install AOSP rom for Xperia L provided by Sony. So i tried to unlock my device using Flash tool. I tried unlocking the device, it replied "failed" first and second time I tried, it ran some commands, said ok and requested for a Restart. And when i restart it displays SONY, XPERIA and gets caught in a loop displaying a image. Is there something I missed before I unlock my device or there is a problem with the device? thanks.


title: Is the Google GMail client able to download attachments for arbitrary file types?

text: I emailed myself an epub the other day and went to the GMail app (v 2.3.5) on my android phone to download it. While it showed me the attachment, I could not figure out how to download it. The email shows a pretty paperclip icon next to it, and at the bottom of email I get another pretty icon with a paperclip. But I cannot click(/press) on it. There is no preview/download button. The menu has no option to download it. So my question is, is it actually possible? I've seen a fair bit on forums suggesting it is not, but those are fairly dated threads. It seems somewhat inconceivable to me that one would not be able to download an attachment - as one person has put it, this seems like a feature shortcoming that is bordering on a bug. An example of what I see is: http://imageshack.us/photo/my- images/703/attachwhat.png/ My phone: Samsung Galaxy S 2 running VillainRom 2.4.2, Gmail 2.3.5, email sent from Thunderbird 3.1.14 on Windows 7.


title: Revert back to factory defaults after rooting and installing CM7

text: Rooting your Android and flashing CM7 seems pretty straightforward (SGS2 as an example). I'm a complete notice and notice that you have to replace the recovery partition thingy in the process. Lots of people say doing this invalidates the warranty, understandably. This leads me on to wonder if it's irreversible. Is there a way to completely un-root, put the stock ROM and recovery thingy back onto the handset - so that it is back in the **exact** same state when you opened the box? Are there prerequisites to this, i.e. can I backup the recovery and the ROM before I start rooting, etc, and how?


title: (Android 4.2.2) Sync my contact photos with Facebook?

text: I'd like to add a contact picture to all of my contacts, but when I first installed Facebook I synced my phone to all of my Facebook friends. I quickly realized this was a mistake as I then had loads of contacts I didn't want, so I removed the Facebook account, and uninstalled the Facebook app. I then re installed the app and this time clicked "sync only my contacts", but this again synced with all of my Facebook friends. If I change the settings to show only the contacts on my sim then I'm back to square one, and none of the contacts have pictures. How can I resolve this? Thanks!


title: Pre-caching limitations and reliability in Google Maps

text: The latest version of the Google Maps application bundled with Android allows me to pre-cache map areas. Each time a pre-cache a point it saves the map in a 10 km hamming radius of that point. I'm about to take a long vacation in various destination. Can I pre-cache those destinations and reliably use Google Maps there without data connection? Is there a limit to how many areas I can pre-cache (aside from the obvious memory required)? Is the map data guarantee to remain after a few weeks or months, or does it expire after some time?


title: How do I get the maximum video compatibility on my Android device?

text: I use miniDLNA to stream videos from my Ubuntu computer to my Galaxy tablet running Android 4.4 and BubbleUPNP. Some video files don't play at all. Some play the video, but no sound. It doesn't seem to be just a matter of file format. Sometimes, for example, some `.MKV` files will play fine, and others wont. Some `.AVI` files work, and others don't. All the video files play on my computer without any problem, so I assume it's just a matter of some codecs not being available on my Android device. Or something to do with compatibility. Is there a way I can make my Android device able to play a wider variety of formats, if not _all_ video formats?


title: How to access HTC One Mini internal storage during flashing?

text: I have unlocked and bootloaded my HTC One Mini. After that Ive clicked on "wipe" and deleted my whole OS. Now I want to "Recover" the "superuser.zip" file to root my HTC One Mini. The problem is: I cant connect my phone with my computer to insert the .zip file. How can I do it? :/


title: Why doesn't my phone charge?

text: Okay, so I already ordered a new battery, but in the mean time. Why won't my phone charge?   1. I have tried every charger/cable in my house and car (over 10 chargers and around 15 cables).   2. Double checked the setups with my tablet to make sure they work.   3. Checked battery temp with a WiFi tether app, shows 27-28 degrees centigrade. Moving so I know it works.   4. Restarted the phone, reseated the battery.   5. Replaced the battery with a brand new one.   6. It is even hesitant to charge when the phone is off. It would show initial charge symbol, then go to the charging animation for 5 seconds and restart. This is the only way to get any juice into my phone by the way. * * * ### Update: If I take the battery out while it's on the charger the screen flickers. At this point if I wiggle the cord I can get the flickering to stop, but I can also get the phone to turn off. So, I bet the solder points on the USB are faulty...


title: Galaxy Nexus ICS Does't remember wifi Passwords - ICS 4.2.2

text: Anybody else have this issue? It's freaking annoying as every time i revisit somewhere and want to use their wifi, i have to get the password and enter it in again. Any suggestions on how i can resolve this issue?


title: Why are some applications on the Market not on AppBrain as well?

text: Take this game; why is present on the Android Market but not on AppBrain?


title: How can I install google talk with video call support on CM7.1?

text: I I just installed CM7.1 on my SGS. To my surprise, the google apps that I installed did not include the version of google talk with video chat. The ROM I used to have was based on Samsung's stock Android (2.3.5), and did have this version of google talk. How can I get this version on my phone? Is it safe to install google talk from a backup created in my previous version onto CM7.1?


title: Gmail app - cancel notification but see number of unread

text: I have two problems with the Gmail app:   1. I'm using LauncherPro and have the Gmail app icon in the down task-bar, but I don't see the unread mail count. How can I make the unread number appear there?   2. I've found out that the fact that every incoming new mail appears in my notification screen makes me lose concentration with what I'm doing and answer without thinking properly. How can I stop the notifications about new mail?


title: How to connect USB CD/DVD-rom to my Asus Eee transformer?

text: I have lot of CD/DVD movie's. And i want to watch those in my Android so i bought one USB CD-DVD ROM. But my Transformer, does not have USB input, how can i use it?


title: How do I set reminders using Voice Actions in ICS 4 - Galaxy Nexus?

text: Willing to pay for an app. Thanks


title: How to get Power Control Widget (Status bar widget) on stock rom

text: Can I have the Power Control Widget (Status bar widget) from CM7 on the Stock ROM? ![Power Control Widgets on Status Bar](http://i.stack.imgur.com/RhsUs.jpg) This is the is the only feature I missed from CM7 when I switched back to Stock ROM. It gives the quick access to power widgets when when I pull down my notification bar I've tried ExtendedControls but its buggy and not as flexible as Power Control Widget. Is there any way to have the Power Control Widget on Stock ROM?


title: Is there a free android app which can launch apps on a successful wifi connection?

text: Is there a free android aplication which can launch other pre-selected apps when it detects a successful wifi connection? Bonus, if it can kill the apps when the wifi connection is gone. I know plug in launcher pro version claims that it has this feature (but it ain't free) More background: I'm using wifi powermanager to startup wifi whenever a power source is connected. Once wifi, is connected, I wish to start applications like airdroid, wifi fixer.


title: How can I watch movies offline on my Android tablet?

text: How can I watch movies on my tablet (Asus Transformer tablet with Android 3.2) offline? I recognize that this is a very basic question, however, I can not find any step-by-step instructions on this site or online. It is also not clear if any popular sites such as Netflix, Amazon, or Hulu support offline viewing. I think that it would be useful to have step-by-step instructions. If I had the tablet in my hands, I would probably be able to figure something out - even though it is a new device and my first experience with Android. However, my wife has taken it and the children on a trip, and would like to use it for entertainment on the flight home.


title: Copy internal storage from dead phone to new (same model) phone?

text: Hi Android Enthusiasts! I dropped my Galaxy S3 in water, then pressed some buttons and heard some nasty popping/crackling sounds. hehe Ok, so now I think it's time for a new phone. What I'm thinking is that I can get the exact same model, then copy all the data over (I'm guessing the internal storage is probably not damaged). The question is, how can I do this? I'd like to flash the new phone with the image of the old phone, but the old phone doesn't work so I can't use a simple tool like clockwork to make an image backup. Is it possible to get the data some how?


title: Samsung Galaxy ACE 3 - Game Crashes

text: I've installed some **games** ( _online and offline_ ) and It always **crashed** when I'm playing for about 1-2 minutes.. I'm looking at my RAM process it just **60%** and I've turning off some of the background application and **it still not working**.. > My Gadget is Samsung Galaxy ACE 3 **GT-S7270** ( _Rooted_ )   > Android Version **4.2.2**   > Kernel Version **3.4.5-920484** The crash happen before the device rooted, need to root the device to check on **catlog** and I didn't understand the words there.. This is the log..               01-02 19:47:22.652 D/ActivityManager(1852): Trying to launch com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free/.TCGProject     01-02 19:47:22.672 D/dalvikvm(22664): Trying to load lib /mnt/asec/com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free-1/lib/libgame.so 0x4171bb60     01-02 19:47:22.862 D/dalvikvm(22664): Added shared lib /mnt/asec/com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free-1/lib/libgame.so 0x4171bb60     01-02 19:47:22.862 I/#GvLib##(22664): v2.1.7 >> |   componentName    com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free.TCGProject     01-02 19:47:23.392 E/ActivityThread(22664): Failed to find provider info for com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free     01-02 19:47:23.452 D/FlurryAgent(22664): Launch Options Bundle is present Bundle[{profileBundle=Bundle[{gvNewsParam=null, gameID=28527, pushServiceType=0, expansionUrl=null, lguARMID=null, expansionFileName=null, ktAID=null, isTestServer=false, gcmSenderIds=[Ljava.lang.String;@417df760, carrierId=5, sktAID=null, lguAppID=null, circleMode=0, gvEmvers=661067555f7d43a7841edaad52d9ed5b, disableOptions=0, flurryApiKey=ZH7WR2NKWZTWCDVPQHQF, isUsingBase64=false, c2dmCallbackUrl=null, saleCode=14, serverType=0, expansionFileSize=0, corporationCode=0, appVersion=1.1.2, isUseingKillProcess=false, isRooted=1, isProfileSent=false, gvEventParam=null, ktCID=null, activityUri=com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free.TCGProject}]}]     01-02 19:47:23.452 D/FlurryAgent(22664): Launch options Key: profileBundle. Its value: Bundle[{gvNewsParam=null, gameID=28527, pushServiceType=0, expansionUrl=null, lguARMID=null, expansionFileName=null, ktAID=null, isTestServer=false, gcmSenderIds=[Ljava.lang.String;@417df760, carrierId=5, sktAID=null, lguAppID=null, circleMode=0, gvEmvers=661067555f7d43a7841edaad52d9ed5b, disableOptions=0, flurryApiKey=ZH7WR2NKWZTWCDVPQHQF, isUsingBase64=false, c2dmCallbackUrl=null, saleCode=14, serverType=0, expansionFileSize=0, corporationCode=0, appVersion=1.1.2, isUseingKillProcess=false, isRooted=1, isProfileSent=false, gvEventParam=null, ktCID=null, activityUri=com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free.TCGProject}]     01-02 19:47:23.452 I/FlurryAgent(22664): loading persistent data: /data/data/com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free/files/.flurryagent.-3f0d8e88     01-02 19:47:23.452 D/FlurryAgent(22664): Referrer file Name if it exists:  /data/data/com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free/files/.flurryinstallreceiver.     01-02 19:47:23.452 D/FlurryAgent(22664): Referrer file Name if it exists:  /data/data/com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free/files/.flurryinstallreceiver.     01-02 19:47:23.452 D/FlurryAgent(22664): Launch Options value is :Bundle[{gvNewsParam=null, gameID=28527, pushServiceType=0, expansionUrl=null, lguARMID=null, expansionFileName=null, ktAID=null, isTestServer=false, gcmSenderIds=[Ljava.lang.String;@417df760, carrierId=5, sktAID=null, lguAppID=null, circleMode=0, gvEmvers=661067555f7d43a7841edaad52d9ed5b, disableOptions=0, flurryApiKey=ZH7WR2NKWZTWCDVPQHQF, isUsingBase64=false, c2dmCallbackUrl=null, saleCode=14, serverType=0, expansionFileSize=0, corporationCode=0, appVersion=1.1.2, isUseingKillProcess=false, isRooted=1, isProfileSent=false, gvEventParam=null, ktCID=null, activityUri=com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free.TCGProject}]     01-02 19:47:23.462 I/FlurryAgent(22664): Writing FlurryDataSenderBlockInfo: /data/data/com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free/files/.flurrydatasenderblock.0dafdf4a-856d-4762-b449-36d94475911f     01-02 19:47:23.462 I/FlurryAgent(22664): Reading FlurryDataSenderBlockInfo: /data/data/com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free/files/.flurrydatasenderblock.0dafdf4a-856d-4762-b449-36d94475911f     01-02 19:47:23.482 E/ActivityThread(22664): Failed to find provider info for com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free     01-02 19:47:29.068 I/FlurryAgent(22664): Trying to delete persistence file : /data/data/com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free/files/.FlurrySenderIndex.info.Data_ZH7WR2NKWZTWCDVPQHQF_151     01-02 19:47:29.068 I/FlurryAgent(22664): Trying to delete persistence file : /data/data/com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free/files/.FlurrySenderIndex.info.Main     01-02 19:47:30.169 D/StrictMode(22664):     at com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free.TCGProject.onResume(TCGProject.java:643)     01-02 19:47:30.169 D/StrictMode(22664):     at com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free.TCGProject.onResume(TCGProject.java:643)     01-02 19:47:30.169 D/StrictMode(22664):     at com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free.TCGProject.onResume(TCGProject.java:643)     01-02 19:47:30.179 D/StrictMode(22664):     at com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free.TCGProject.onResume(TCGProject.java:643)     01-02 19:47:30.179 D/StrictMode(22664):     at com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free.TCGProject.onResume(TCGProject.java:643)     01-02 19:47:30.179 D/StrictMode(22664):     at com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free.TCGProject.onResume(TCGProject.java:643)     01-02 19:47:30.189 D/Finsky  (21074): [1634] InAppBillingUtils.pickAccount: com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free: Account determined from installer data - [O10S9Fw157nhqfFWjOxFc0GZd7M]     01-02 19:47:30.199 D/Finsky  (21074): [1635] InAppBillingUtils.pickAccount: com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free: Account determined from installer data - [O10S9Fw157nhqfFWjOxFc0GZd7M]     01-02 19:47:30.439 D/cocos2d-x debug info(22664): GameData::getExternalPath() = /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free/files/     01-02 19:47:30.439 D/cocos2d-x debug info(22664): GameData::getAppPath() = /data/data/com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free/files/     01-02 19:47:30.509 D/StrictMode(22664):     at com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free.TCGProject.onWindowFocusChanged(TCGProject.java:758)     01-02 19:48:23.244 D/cocos2d-x debug info(22664): GameData::getAppPath() = /data/data/com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free/files/     01-02 19:48:23.274 D/cocos2d-x debug info(22664): GameData::getAppPath() = /data/data/com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free/files/     01-02 19:48:23.354 D/cocos2d-x debug info(22664): GameData::getAppPath() = /data/data/com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free/files/     01-02 19:48:28.729 D/cocos2d-x debug info(22664): cocos2d: CCTextureCache: texture: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free/files/banner_img_4_en.png     01-02 19:48:28.729 D/cocos2d-x debug info(22664): cocos2d: CCTextureCache: texture: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free/files/banner_img_2_en.png     01-02 19:48:28.729 D/cocos2d-x debug info(22664): cocos2d: CCTextureCache: texture: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free/files/banner_img_11_en.png     01-02 19:48:28.729 D/cocos2d-x debug info(22664): cocos2d: CCTextureCache: texture: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free/files/banner_img_12_en.png     01-02 19:48:28.729 D/cocos2d-x debug info(22664): cocos2d: CCTextureCache: texture: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free/files/banner_img_0_en.png     01-02 19:48:28.729 D/cocos2d-x debug info(22664): cocos2d: CCTextureCache: texture: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free/files/banner_img_1_3_en.png     01-02 19:48:28.729 D/cocos2d-x debug info(22664): cocos2d: CCTextureCache: texture: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free/files/banner_img_3_en.png     01-02 19:48:28.729 D/cocos2d-x debug info(22664): cocos2d: CCTextureCache: texture: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free/files/banner_img_6_en.png     01-02 19:48:28.729 D/cocos2d-x debug info(22664): cocos2d: CCTextureCache: texture: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free/files/banner_img_7_en.png     01-02 19:48:29.760 D/Finsky  (21074): [1635] InAppBillingUtils.pickAccount: com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free: Account determined from installer data - [O10S9Fw157nhqfFWjOxFc0GZd7M]     01-02 19:48:29.760 D/Finsky  (21074): [1635] InAppBillingUtils.pickAccount: com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free: Account determined from installer data - [O10S9Fw157nhqfFWjOxFc0GZd7M]     01-02 19:48:29.770 D/Finsky  (21074): [1634] InAppBillingUtils.pickAccount: com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free: Account determined from installer data - [O10S9Fw157nhqfFWjOxFc0GZd7M]     01-02 19:48:29.770 D/Finsky  (21074): [1634] InAppBillingUtils.pickAccount: com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free: Account determined from installer data - [O10S9Fw157nhqfFWjOxFc0GZd7M]     01-02 19:48:29.810 D/Finsky  (21074): [1635] InAppBillingUtils.pickAccount: com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free: Account determined from installer data - [O10S9Fw157nhqfFWjOxFc0GZd7M]     01-02 19:48:29.820 D/Finsky  (21074): [1634] InAppBillingUtils.pickAccount: com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free: Account determined from installer data - [O10S9Fw157nhqfFWjOxFc0GZd7M]     01-02 19:48:29.820 D/Finsky  (21074): [1635] InAppBillingUtils.pickAccount: com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free: Account determined from installer data - [O10S9Fw157nhqfFWjOxFc0GZd7M]     01-02 19:48:29.820 D/Finsky  (21074): [1635] InAppBillingUtils.pickAccount: com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free: Account determined from installer data - [O10S9Fw157nhqfFWjOxFc0GZd7M]     01-02 19:48:29.830 D/Finsky  (21074): [1672] InAppBillingUtils.pickAccount: com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free: Account determined from installer data - [O10S9Fw157nhqfFWjOxFc0GZd7M]     01-02 19:48:29.830 D/Finsky  (21074): [1672] InAppBillingUtils.pickAccount: com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free: Account determined from installer data - [O10S9Fw157nhqfFWjOxFc0GZd7M]     01-02 19:48:29.870 I/ActivityManager(1852): Process com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free (pid 22664) (adj 0) has died.     01-02 19:48:29.870 W/ActivityManager(1852): Force removing ActivityRecord{42d8b6b8 u0 com.gamevil.spiritstones.global.free/.TCGProject}: app died, no saved state      Sorry for my bad english and I hope someone can help me about this


My Samsung Galaxy S GTI-9003 spontaneously reboots itself with different time intervals. The boot cycle does not complete and freezes at Samsung Logo. When I take off the battery and switch it back on, all the data is gone, the phone is literally formatted. I have tried several options like factory reset, changed the sim card, removed memory card but nothing is working. Appreciate help from Enthusiasts


title: Android App Force Closing

text: 01-02 15:30:21.361: E/AndroidRuntime(3764): FATAL EXCEPTION: main     01-02 15:30:21.361: E/AndroidRuntime(3764): java.lang.NullPointerException     01-02 15:30:21.361: E/AndroidRuntime(3764):     at com.htc.music.browserlayer.fragment.HtcMusicFragment.initLyricsView(HtcMusicFragment.java:8905)     01-02 15:30:21.361: E/AndroidRuntime(3764):     at com.htc.music.browserlayer.fragment.HtcMusicFragment.initialUI(HtcMusicFragment.java:2305)     01-02 15:30:21.361: E/AndroidRuntime(3764):     at com.htc.music.browserlayer.fragment.HtcMusicFragment.onCreateView(HtcMusicFragment.java:662)     01-02 15:30:21.361: E/AndroidRuntime(3764):     at android.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState(FragmentManager.java)     01-02 15:30:21.361: E/AndroidRuntime(3764):     at android.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState(FragmentManager.java)     01-02 15:30:21.361: E/AndroidRuntime(3764):     at android.app.BackStackRecord.run(BackStackRecord.java)     01-02 15:30:21.361: E/AndroidRuntime(3764):     at android.app.FragmentManagerImpl.execPendingActions(FragmentManager.java)     01-02 15:30:21.361: E/AndroidRuntime(3764):     at android.app.FragmentManagerImpl$1.run(FragmentManager.java)     01-02 15:30:21.361: E/AndroidRuntime(3764):     at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java)     01-02 15:30:21.361: E/AndroidRuntime(3764):     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java)     01-02 15:30:21.361: E/AndroidRuntime(3764):     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java)     01-02 15:30:21.361: E/AndroidRuntime(3764):     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java)     01-02 15:30:21.361: E/AndroidRuntime(3764):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)     01-02 15:30:21.361: E/AndroidRuntime(3764):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)     01-02 15:30:21.361: E/AndroidRuntime(3764):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java)     01-02 15:30:21.361: E/AndroidRuntime(3764):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java)     01-02 15:30:21.361: E/AndroidRuntime(3764):     at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)     01-02 15:30:21.541: E/EmbeddedLogger(2496): App crashed! Process: com.htc.music     01-02 15:30:21.541: E/EmbeddedLogger(2496): App crashed! Package: com.htc.music v522301810 (5.1.2320352112.658919.648253)     01-02 15:30:22.081: E/EmbeddedLogger(2496): Application Label: Music      I open Music app in Android but it force close. I have taken logcat and found this problem causing. At Line 8905 here is the code :               > if-eqz v11, :cond_1     >      > const-string v11, "[HtcMusicFragment]"     >      > const-string v12, "onServiceConnectedHandle, mActivity is null


title: My Parents are tracking my Android phone. How can I prevent that or fake the location?

text: how can i prevent my parents from tracking my device? i have a samsung galaxy. I have heard that i can turn off my data, gps locator, or the phone itself BUT i would like to be able to keep my phone with me and on at all times and have normal functionality. is there a way i can route the tracker to a specific location when i want so that i could just tell them i am at that location even when im not? im 17 and i'm getting sick of getting a phone call everytime i leave a friends house. I am willing to root my device and install any kernel or rom; whatever it takes. please help.


title: Owner Information on Galaxy S3

text: I just had a software upgrade on my Samsung Galaxy S3 phone. The Android version is 4.3. How do I update the owner information on the locked screen? There is no option under "security" in the setting.


title: OSGB Map on Android Phone

text: I've paid for & downloaded a map from Great Britain Ordnance Survey onto my Android phone. I want to copy it to my tablet. Can anybody tell me where (i.e. directory) the map is within the phone?


title: Quiet sound after 4.3 update - Samsung Galaxy SIII

text: Since my Samsung Galaxy SIII was updated to 4.3, I have had problems when listening to music. The sound is very low when my equalizer turns on. I've already tried to configure the equalizer accordingly, but that doesn't seem to help. I uninstalled the equalizer but the sound is still low. What can I do?


title: Sony Xperia Z1 Walkman App and Media Go App continue playing song from the position left?

text: I'm not sure if there's already a feature like this but I'm wondering whether it is possible to make communicate Sony's Walkman application and Media Go application which is a part of Sony PC Companion Application. The idea came in mind while I was listening music the music in my Micro SD card of Xperia Z1 using the Media Go application via usb. By saying make communicate the two applications, I mean when I unplug the phone from the PC's USB port it will continue the current song from the current time position left but with the Walkman application. The idea can be extended integrating NFC Tags to this cycle and make play the same content from it's current position while getting on the car from the car's stereo. Any ideas? Is there something like this or any attempt of Android implementation?


title: Is there an alternative to Adobe Voice for Android?

text: Adobe Voice was recently released for iPad only (at least at this time). Adobe apparently doesn't realize the shrinking market share of the iPlatform, but I digress. Does there exist an alternative for the Android platform?


title: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 - Eye detection on non-native apps?

text: Although I feel that the eye detection still requires a lot of tweaks and performance improvements by Samsung, I would be more tempted to use it and test it if it worked with non-native apps. For example, although Google Chrome comes pre-installed on the device, the eye detection will not work with it. It would also be nice if the feature worked with messaging apps such as HandCent SMS. To put it simply - Is there a way for this feature to work with apps you install on the device?


title: Is it possible to disable logcat logging for an application?

text: Is it possible to disable logging to the logcat for an application (APK) in Android entirely. Since i make heavy use of my logcat output, I'd like to see only bits that are relevant to me but there are a lot of apps that write to the logcat, it is quite cluttered. I would simply filter the output but it seems that the logcat entries only have the PID for deciding what the application is and the PID is something that changes everytime a process is restarted.


title: Suspicious Permissions And A Safe Repository?

text: I have found **older version of Facebook For Android app here** which was hosted on geekfiles.in When i wanted to install 1.8.1 and checked permissions, the following arose my suspicions: **Services that cost you money:**   _Send SMS messages_ **Your messages:**   _edit SMS or MMS, read SMS or MMS, receive SMS_ **Your accounts:**   _act as an account authenticator, manage the accounts list_ **Phone calls:**   _read phone state and identity_ **Your accounts:**   _discover known accounts_ **Storage:**   _modify/delete SD card contents_ Can unscrupulous people inject malware into APKs? If yes, what are trusted repositories for downgrading apps to older versions? Is **this repository** trusted source?


title: Copy all contacts from HTC Desire HD to my google account

text: I'm trying to sync all my contacts from my HTC Desire HD to my google account but I can't see them anywhere in my google account. I have already found several tutorials on the the internet but still can't make my contacts visible in google account.


title: How to force Android 2.3 to believe that there is networking?

text: (unsatisfied by answers in "Let Android believe it is connected to internet", they more about "how to set up networking") The android device is connected to the Internet though my laptop over Wi-Fi in ad-hoc mode, not from any Android interface, configured from console (Android thinks that it is offline: both wifi and data transfer indicators are off). All console tools, browsers, etc. see the network, but Google things (like Google Talk) show "Network currently unavailable. Will connect automatically when available" and [seems like] doesn't even try if the network is _really_ unavailable. Google Market shows pages, but silently fails to download anything in this state. How to explicitly tell Android that "there is network" without turning on Wifi or mobile networking?


title: How do I re-install the system app "Google Talk"?

text: I accidentally uninstalled Google Talk using Root Uninstaller and now I can't download anything from the Market. Can anyone help me? I don't have the .apk file for Google Talk.


title: Map internal Wi-Fi strength?

text: I'm a system administrator for a school division, and we are upgrading our Wi- Fi network. Is there a way that I can map the strength of the Wi-Fi signal at different places inside a building (where GPS does not work)? I have used some stumblers -- Wi-Fi Analyzer and Meraki Wi-Fi Stumbler -- and those really do most of what I need, but I'd really like to see things on a map. I've tried some standard wardriving applications -- such as WiGLE Wi-Fi Wardriving and Wi-Fi Map Maker - Free -- and they just don't really work without a GPS coordinate. I'd be more than happy to snap a photo of a building map and indicate where I am at different places and be able to see, say, a heat-map of the signal strength (and better still if I could see if by BSSID). I'd also be find with using the phone as a collection device and analyzing the data later on the computer. Is there a way to map the Wi-Fi signal strength at different places in the buildings I'm providing Wi-Fi service to?


title: Securing a young child's tablet

text: My wife has decided to get the kids a set of android tablets for christmas. These are Coby Kyros 4GB wi-fi only models. The kids are ages 6-10 so I don’t particularly want to let them have free reign of the internet or the app stores. I also want to make sure the tablets are protected from the various forms of malware. Ideally I would like to be able to establish a white list for the websites they are allowed to visit, and make it so that they are not able to add any apps or modify the white list without parental intervention. However I am not familiar enough with the android platform to know where to start on any of this. Google has helped me find out that apps exist which claim to be able to restrict access to other apps, but almost all of them have comments indicating that they are very easy to bypass. Likewise I have been seeing mixed reviews as to the effectiveness and value of the antivirus options that are out there. So far I have not been able to find anything about building a whitelist, or restricting content accessible from the web. So I am asking for suggestions as to specific topics/apps that I should be reading up on, and/or other approaches that I can take to reach these goals. EDIT: I should note that this model does not come with the android market pre installed, it has some third party app store on it. It does come with an apk manager installed, and I have played with one of them enough to get the market and gmail onto it. So I should be able to get most anything installed/removed if I can figgure out what it is I actually need to do.


title: All my apps crashing upon startup, black screen

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 with a flashed ROM Gingerbread (Kyrillos) and Kernel (EX Kernel). When i power on my phone it loads up to the lock screen, but it just shows a blank screen And i'm prompted to force close on every single app over and over. The only thing i can do Is access my phone in disk mode on my PC. I have tried removing the SD Card, Clearing all the cache files in Recovery but it still doesn't fix the problem (Second Time this has happened) It is very annoying as to why this happens, i wasnt even using my phone at the time, it was just charging. Is there any possible way of fixing this without a reflash or format?


title: What Android versions have captive wifi detection?

text: A _captive Wi-Fi_ or _captive portal_ being a Wi-Fi network that redirects all websites to a page, usually with a form to log in, enter a code, or accept some T&Cs. My samsung-nexus-10 can detect when I've connected to a network with this behaviour, and brings up a notification to tell me, but my old htc-desire can't. When was this feature introduced?


title: My phone has an error when I want to delete drafts, what should I do?

text: So, here's the problem: when I want to delete drafts from HTC Wildfire S, I go to drafts and press the three-line-button, which always offers more options. It says "Delete drafts". I press that and it says that there's an error and that I should either force close everything, or report it to HTC. I can delete drafts by opening them and selecting discard from the menu, but I don't want to do that every time, and the lag is just irritating. What should I do? Does someone have the same problem? Thanks in advance!


title: Removing a contact from "Frequently contacted" on Hangout (formerly Google Talk) app

text: After the recent update to v.1.0.1.678536 on my Nexus S, I see that it is automatically listing few contacts as "frequently contacted", I don't want to see certain people on that list, and there is no way to remove someone from the "Frequently contacted" list through mobile UI. I have tried the following: 1) From the Web UI, I have set that contact to "Never Show" 2) I blocked that contact from the Web UI None of these seems to work. any suggestions?


title: Weather update problem

text: I use 9s-weather app. Its beautiful. But i can't set it up to update weather via 3G or WIFI. Its always want to activate the GPS. Is it possible to update it without GPS? Thank you very much.


title: Alarm clock with auto flight mode

text: I'm looking for an alarm clock which is able to turn off Airplane mode if I stop the alarm on wake up. (I turn on flight mode when I sleep.) Do you know any alarm clock with this function?


title: which site to use for obtaining information regarding android apps?

text: i have just bought a android phone, and i want to know about the different apps that i need to install on my phone which are also good. for example, i wanted a good file explorer for my android 2.2 phone, and i could not find a standard site to get information regarding this. so could you please recommend a good website for me, wherein i can find these things. thank you for you help.


title: How To Make Android Based Smartphone Consume Less Mobile Internet Bandwidth?

text: **Control** I want to have full control over applications and have them ask whether or not i allow them to access mobile internet. I also want to disable automatic updates but enable updates notifications to i can know if update is available and deside to update or not. **Bandwidth Optimization** What is appropriate browser that consumes less bandwidth but at the same time still delivers satisfying experience and compatibility with websites? **Internet Usage Profile** Is there a way to set custom profile for smartphone when connected with specific connection method? Example: _**1st Internet Data Plan_** If i connect with Wi-Fi the apps and services are allowed full unrestricted internet access. _**2nd Internet Data Plan_** If i connect through mobile internet, everything has limited access - apps, syncronization, background services etc. And requires permission from me.


title: Control PDF presentations on Linux -- Samsung Galaxy Note 2

text: I use LaTeX for all my presentations and therefore use a PDF viewer as my presentation software. I would like to be able to control my PDF presentations using my Galaxy Note 2. I'm looking for an app. to help me do that. **Features I need**   * Navigate slides from phone.   * See slide preview on phone.   * Linux compatible. **Bonus features**   * Ability to annotate slides using S-Pen.   * PDF-viewer agnosticism (i.e. works with most/all PDF viewers).   * Free. Connectivity with either Bluetooth or WiFi would be acceptable. Is there such an app. around? Barring that, is there a general purpose Linux remote around?


title: Better keyboard to type '?' symbol

text: I was wondering, is there any better keyboard for me to type to following '?' symbol. Now, using stock android keyboard, to type '?', I need to   1. Press and hold ',' key, a list of symbol choices will shown.   2. Hold and move my finger to '?'.   3. Release. I feel not comfortable on step 2, as most of the time, my finger is quite dry. I found it is difficult for me to hold and move my dry finger on the screen. Is there any way I can.   1. Press ',' key, a list of choices will shown.   2. Click on '?'.


title: What is the default clock known as?

text: What is the default clock (that appears at the top right corner, next to battery indicator) called?


title: How do I take a screenshot on a Honeycomb tablet?

text: Is there a built-in mechanism to take a screenshot on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1? Or is there an app I can download to do so (without rooting the device)?


I am attempting to install the Google Apps (gapps) 20130812 update for Android 4.2.2 on my Samsung Galaxy Fascinate which is running CyanogenMod 10.1-20130723-NIGHTLY-fascinatemtd utilizing ClockworkMod v4.0.1.0. I have pushed the gapps-jb-20130812-signed.zip file to the device's SD-Card. Once I have booted into ClockworkMod I select `install zip from sdcard` then `chosse zip from sdcard` then select `gapps-jb-20130812-signed.zip` and confirm that I am sure I want to install. ClockworkMod then goes through the process of installing Google Apps for Android 4.2.2 and indicates that it succeeded in doing so. ![screenshot of install screen](http://i.stack.imgur.com/HEHD3.jpg) When I reboot the Fascinate none of the gapps are listed. What am I missing? How do I install Google Apps 20130812 into CyanogenMod 10.1 (Android 4.2.2)?


title: "mount" on 2.3.4 is Behaving Oddly

text: I'm on Nexus S, 2.3.4, stock and rooted. BusyBox is v1.18.4 (2011-03-20 15:16:04 CDT). When I try to remount _ANYTHING_ it just               $ mount -o remount,rw /system     Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory      Any ideas how to fix that? Is it a BusyBox issue?


title: Android: Delay dropbox upload intentionally

text: Is might seem an odd question for some.. But I often find myself wishing that dropbox would wait 5-10 minutes before uploading my newly taken photos. The reason is that sometimes I take a blurry picture and delete it straight away - but dropbox alwas snap it before an upload it to my dropbox. So I have to delete it on my dropbox.. I actually think that what I need would be total sync - so deleting on my phone would delete on dropbox. But I feel that this solution would be too risky.. so would just be happy with a delayed upload that just upload what I have in my camera folder. Any such solution?


title: Cost of using AGPS for satellite location

text: Can anyone tell me, if I want to use GPS or AGPS with an app to locate a satellite for TV reception, will I be charged for the data. I'm thinking of buying a Huawei g300 Pay as you go from Vodaphone but don't want to be landed with heavy charges to use this facility while abroad. Thanks


title: Jelly bean screws up Droid 4 keyboard layout

text: The Droid 4 physical keyboard has had driver/software issues forever, but this update takes the cake. Pressing shift-period and shift-comma no longer produce colon and semicolon as advertised, but instead greater-than and less-than. Is there any way to fix this? Also, in Dolphin browser the keyboard is even more broken—the symbol key acts as a second space bar and holding a key makes it repeat instead of offering alternatives. Help! edit: following directions elsewhere I did a factory reset. The keyboard now seems to work okay everywhere except Dolphin, where the shift key doesn't latch, the capslock key doesn't work, and the symbol key is still a spacebar. Edit 2: The latest Dolphin beta has the same problem. Edit 3: Actually, Dolphin, Chrome, and the plain browser all have this problem. Firefox does not. DroidEdit does not, Gmail does not.


title: Android to Google calendar sync problems

text: The option to sync calendars is missing from the list for my 2 Google accounts, following some issues with syncing after which I deleted calendar data and calendar storage data. I have tried reloading the accounts and all the other options come back - except the Calendar sync!! Please help..


title: Android 4.3 Privacy Protection settings get reset from time to time

text: I use JB 4.3.1 (Avatarrom). In `system settings > security > Privacy protection` I can set which apps have access to my contacts. I've set this many times, and I notice that after one or two days the settings are lost and most apps have free access. How can I make sure that this setting is kept?


title: App not installed .. What does mean?

text: I have Galaxy S4 GT-I9500, plus I have much free space .. some apps have trouble to be installed which end after press install; at telling me "app not installed"! Please I need a sulotion for this weird issue ?! Thanks advanced.


title: Why do some games ask for calling/SMS permissions?

text: More and more Android apps (games to be specific) require permissions to make calls. Some of them also require permission to send SMS, read bookmarks, history, etc. What is the explanation for this? I mean, why would a game need to have those permissions? If it is some software which provides anti-theft support or a voice/video app or something I understand, but games? Is there some logic which I am missing or are the game developers asking too much?


title: Why/ How do some manufacturers remove the Encryption option?

text: I've owned two Android tablets now - one a no-name cheapo device (running 4.1.1); the other a more mainstream Asus Memopad HD 7 (4.2.1). Neither have had the "System" -> "Security" -> "Encrypt Data" option; that is, the option is simply _not there_ , rather than being present but greyed out. I'm really disappointed and, above all, bewildered by this: what motivation has a company for removing such a useful feature when it comes built into stock Android? What other devices have people used that don't have this feature? ~~As an addendum: does anyone know of any e-mail clients that will encrypt all your e-mail and passwords _as they are written to disk_ , so that if the device falls into "enemy hands", as it were, they won't be able to read them, even if they have root access? I'm thinking specifically as a workaround for the confusing lack of whole device encryption, here.~~ Thanks!


title: Fail in restoring whatsapp chats

text: I followed the steps below to restore whatsapp chats: 1) on my old phone, I backed up my chats to SD card 2) Insert the SD card on the new phone 3) Moved the whole whatsapp folder to the new phone from the SD card 4) Install whatsapp on new phone and register and then it said there is a backup file founded, asked if I would like to restore it. 5) I clicked restore, so whatsapp processes.... for around 1-2 minutes, whatsapp quits itself, prompts "Unfortunately, whatsapp has stopped" The whatsapp version on both my old and new phone is the same.. So how can I restore my chat history? Thanks!


title: Galaxy S3 Wifi no internet on Comcast/xfinity router

text: Brand new stock Samsung Galaxy S3 will connect to Comcast-provided wireless router (Arris brand), but cannot get out of local network - I can ping other devices on the network, and I can even browse the admin page of the router, but cannot get on the internet. Other devices work fine. I've tried turning off security. I don't seem to have the disconnect problems others have reported - the connection is consistent. Oddly, I don't see the S3 listed in the "connected devices". If I run ifconfig wlan0, it shows the IP address, netmask but no gateway. I can set a static IP, but I still am unable to get internet. I can connect to other wireless networks without problems. Any ideas? Yes, other devices can connect - couple of laptops, kindle, wife's phone, my old phone (both androids) and ipad..


title: Transfering contacts from one Android smartphone (with smashed screen) to another

text: So my mother in law used to have an Huawei ideos X3 (U8510) and due to an unfortunate event the screen of her smartphone got smashed. That wouln't be a big issue if it wasn't for the fact that she wasn't saving her contacts in the cloud on google servers, she was saving them only on the phone. Since her screen is unresponsible to touches, I can't get her contacts into the google cloud. I gave her my old Samsung Galaxy S with CyanogenMod but I can't get her contacts over there. What I did so far is, root the Huawei phone through adk to gain access to all files and databases. So far so good. I extracted the database with the contacts (contacts2.db) and overwrote the contacts2.db from the Galaxy S, which resulted into major force closes when opening the contacts app. Any other suggestions? She needs her contacts badly.


title: How to retrieve a system file of Android?

text: I ve deleted the file "fw_bcm4329.bin" from the root of the SD card, right now I cannot connect by my pc with the tethering of android. Anyone knows how to retrieve this file? I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 with Android 2.2.1 Froyo thank You max


title: Should I update those pre-installed programs that I never use?

text: There are quite a number of applications that came pre-installed onto my phone when I bought it. I am unable to uninstall any of these without rooting my phone. Every now and then, Google Play will send me notifications of new updates for these software. Some of these, such as Gmail, YouTube and Hangouts belong to Google, others belong to third parties linked to my telco. Whenever I perform an update on an application, I have to go through a list of App permissions and decide whether to grant those permissions. Some of these may request permission to access my address book, others may request certain controls on my Android system. These are privacy issues as well as security issues that I supposed many people will be facing. In any case, how should one deal with these "unwanted" programs?


title: How can I find why I'm using so much data on mobile network?

text: According to my provider, I've used 6.8MB of data within 3 days. The thing is, I don't know how. I've installed DroidWall and WiSync and only used Waze (a navigation app). I installed Traffic Monitor which shows Waze using less than 800KB and other apps even less (some of them used traffic before I setup DroidWall) Any clues as to what is using 6MB??


title: Is There *Any* Way To Increase Internal Memory?

text: Ok, even to me this question sounds stupid but I let's just go with "the only dumb question is the one not asked". I have nearly 14Gb free on my SD card but the Motorola Droid only has 128Mb internal so I am constantly fighting "low memory" warnings. I have moved every app that I can to my SD card. This is not only a hassle, for some apps (*cough*AnythingGoogle*cough*) I have to choose to either have Widget functionality or sacrifice my precious internal space. **Question** : Is it physically possible for me to upgrade this internal memory?   Although I believe answering that question will cure my woes, I will open it further to ask: Do you have a recommendation on what I could do differently (other than _just delete your crap!_ ). As I said, I have plenty of (SD) space so I find it asinine to have to make sacrifices because of these short-sights in this phone's design (after all, who would _ever_ have an app larger than 1k, right? You'll never come close to using 128Mb...).


title: ADB on Ubuntu does not recognize Nexus 4

text: I'm unable to get my Nexus 4 phone recognized by ADB on Ubuntu (12.04 with a newer kernel installed: 3.8.0-30-generic). Developer mode is enabled on the phone. The device shows up in _lsusb_ :               $ lsusb     ...     Bus 003 Device 034: ID 18d1:4ee5 Google Inc.      ...      But when I run _adb devices_ I get an empty list. I found many posts on the internet about this problem but none of them solves the problem. There are two solutions.   * Add a rule to _/etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules_. I found various variation for the content of this file. In most cases a _idVendor_ and _idProduct_ value should be set based on the output of _lsusb_. Below are some examples that I tried               SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="18d1", ATTRS{idProduct}=="4ee5", MODE="0666" GROUP="androiddev", SYMLINK+="android%n"     SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="18d1", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"     SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="18d1", SYMLINK+="android_adb", MODE="0666"     SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="18d1", ATTR{idProduct}=="4ee5", MODE="0666", OWNER="my-login"       After adding this I set the permissions for the rule file to _644_ and I rebooted PC/ restarted udev, restarted phone and plugged in my Nexus 4.   * Add the vendor id to ~/.android/adb_usb.ini.                echo 0x18d1 >> ~/.android/adb_usb.ini      I ran _adb devices_ as root and normal user but I only get an empty list:               $ adb devices     * daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *     * daemon started successfully *     List of devices attached            Any ideas on how to solve this problem? Any help of suggestions would be greatly appreciated.


title: How can I exclude certain contacts from silent mode?

text: During the night, I set my phone to silent, since even the vibrate wakes me up. Is there some way to let it still vibrate if I get a call from certain contacts?


title: What's my solutions if i brick my android phone?

text: Are there any tricks (general or not) that I can use if I brick my Android phone? e.g.: when updating android..


title: Nexus 7 rooting false device not responding

text: I am tried to root the nexus 7, at the time of rooting i wrongly deleted the boot.img so device not switch on. i have tried lot many ways to switch on the device and recover the operating system no use in that, do u have any way please help me!!! i need to know how to restore os or install new os to boot the device please help me!!! any way to recover that problem!!! what is an need to write the os on flash at first time.


title: How do I change call recorder file destination?

text: By default my call recordings are saved on the internal phone memory, in the Sounds directory. How can I change this, e.g. to the external SD card? (Android 4.1.2, Omega ROM v49, inbuilt recording option)


title: Custom Alarm sounds removed?

text: This is what I am currently running:               Verizon Motorola Droid 4       Android Version 4.1.2       System Version 98.72.189.XT894.Verizon.en.US       Last update Nov 21 2013       Prior to this Nov 21st update, I was able to set a custom ringtone, notification, and alarm on my phone. Custom meaning I can upload a sound file of my choice and have my phone play it. After the update, I am still allowed to set a custom ringtone and notification, however I am prohibited from setting a custom alarm sound. Is it possible to still choose my own alarm sound **without** rooting or installing an app?' _Note: Previous question/answers don't concern this update or suggest installing a third party app._ EDIT: To change alarms, I go to: `Apps -> Clock -> Set Alarm -> Settings`. When choosing an alarm sound, I am only allowed the default selection from the phone, whereas with ringtones and notifications (in `System Settings -> Sound`), I am able to select from my custom made sound files.


title: Where is the temp file of recorder in Android?

text: Galaxy Note2 4.3 Samsung firmware. Recording for 1 hour with the highest quality, accidentally pressed "back" button, nothing saved. Usually the file would be saved automatically even if "back" is pressed. But maybe 1 hour is too big for the simple recorder app. Any chance that there is a tmp file somewhere? Or recorder just stores everything in DRAM before hitting save button?(that would be too naive..) Thank you


title: the games on my sony ericsson live (ics) keeps on crashing

text: two days ago my phone was alright ,but now when i open any game it loads and crashes .im not able to play any game.would be appreciated if solution was for root users without clearing game data or factory reset.


title: Nexus 5 touch response is slow while charging

text: My problem is simple. Touch response of my Nexus 5 is very slow while charging. I can't even unlock the pattern while charging. I need to draw it very slowly. My OS is Android 4.4.2. I have been charging from Laptop USB port. **I am seeing this issue for the first time on my mobile. I have used it while charging before.** I am charging with **original USB cable** that comes with phone. I also tried USB cable of my old nokia C5. Both responds similarly. (Earlier both worked fine). **I checked it in safe mode and problem still exists.** **UPDATE 12-Feb-2014:**   1. The above-mentioned problem occured when I connected my phone to laptop USB via stock USB cable in my **college lab**. After reaching home, the phone works fine, both in USB charging and AC charging.    2. I tried charging with both USB and AC power in my lab. And the problem exists. I even tried them with Debugging mode turned off and problem is still there. _So I strongly suspect some problem with AC power supply in my lab. Anyway to check it?_ Does anyone face this issue? Any fixes?


title: How can I change the behavior of the volume buttons vs. the orientation of the screen

text: On the Acer Iconia A200, when you change the orientation of the screen, the function of the volume rocker flips. In landscape mode, with the volume rocker on the right side and at the top, you find that 'down' on the rocker turns down the volume. Now, flip the device 90 degrees left to a portait orientation, with the volume rocker on the top left. Now the same press that was 'down' before is 'right' and it turns the volume UP. In other words, the action of the volume rocker is sensitive to the orientation of the device. I haven't found any way to control this yet in the settings - is there any way to change this behavior? I'll eventually get used to it, but for the moment it's driving me batty. Added: After seeing Zuul's answer talking about the gpio_keys.kl file, AND getting a bluetooth keyboard, I did some experimenting. When using a bluetooth keyboard, the bluetooth vol up/down buttons are independent of tablet orientation. So either some bit of software checks where the key is coming from and remaps or not as appropriate, OR the swap is happening at some lower layer (i.e. before it becomes a key code).


title: Asus Nexus 7 Tethering and Wifi HotSpot not available

text: Using my ASUS Google Nexus 7, I was trying to make it as Portable Wifi Hotspot. But when I opened my settings --> Wireless&Networks there is option for Tethering and Portable Hotspot. I tried this link. Its an app in Play store to enable Wifi Hotspot. Can someone help me to make this work? SPECIFICATIONS: Model Number - Nexus 7 Android Version - 4.2.2 Build Number - JDQ39


title: Android driver resets DNS on my Win7 host

text: Few days ago I plugged my android (HTC1) phone to my Win7 machine which never had any network issues. When I connected, I also made th following change: > Mobile Hotspot & tethering->USB network Setting->Internet pass through Even when the phone is _disconnected_ , from time to time, something (new) resets the DNS setting to my phone's IP address. I reset with `ipconfig /renew` and it is fine for a while, but eventually flips back.    **Update:** Ran wireshark on PC and it looks like the phone is sending DHCP ACKs and announcing itself as the router & DNS server etc. **This can't be a feature, How am I supposed to stop it?**


title: Change IMAP folder subscriptions on default email client

text: I've set up an IMAP account in the default email client (android 2.2.1), and have added and removed some folders on the IMAP folder. How do I change the android email settings to subscribe to these new folders?


title: Cannot connect to Facebook, hosts file seemingly ignored

text: I have a Motorola Atrix. My country used to block Facebook, so I decided to add its ip to the `/etc/hosts` file about 3 months ago and it worked in the browser, but the Facebook app did not. Now my country has unblocked Facebook so I would like to clear my hosts file and use Facebook as normal. However, my phone cannot connect to Facebook normally even after I performed a factory reset. Other devices still work without the modified hosts file. Also, if I add some test lines to the hosts file such as:               127.0.0.1 localhost     127.0.0.1 test      then try to `ping test` in a terminal emulator it returns `unknown host`. Is my hosts file being ignored? Did I miss something? I have OTA Root Keeper and it seemed to keep root after I did a factory reset. Did it keep something related to networks, too?


title: Stop Bluetooth Auto Sync Contacts to Pioneer Avic Z140

text: Am running Cm7.1. I have about 2,000 contacts. My Nexus One and Pioneer headunit insist on exchanging all 2,000 contacts if my Android Contacts "Display Options" are set to "My Contacts." Problem is that this really makes Voice Recognition unusable (too many contacts to parse). To get around this, I created a "Car" label in Gmail for the 21 contacts I want. If I change the "Display Options" to just "Car," only the 21 contacts are synced and VR works great. Problem is that when not in the car, I would like "My Contacts" to visible on my phone. I would like to sync only the "Car" label, or only sync manually. I can't figure out a way to control this.


title: How to check success status of opened URL in Tasker?

text: In Tasker, I have created a profile to open a URL when I visit certain place during certain time. It works.. When conditions are met, my default web browser (Dolphin) is opened to handle that URL visit. I have setup another profile to kill Dolphin when I leave that place or time duration ends (whichever comes first). Now, I want to make logic flow more complex: If URL fails to load, don't kill Dolphin. How to check that URL was opened successfully or not? The rest I can do by myself.


title: Autopublish album in Google+ photos

text: Okay, in spite of the hate being heaped on by iPhone elitists, I have installed Instagram on my Android phone and have started playing with it a bit. **How can I get my Instagram photos to automagically appear in a public album in Google+ Photos?** Felicia Day, for instance, has a public Instagram album. I can see, on my phone, an Instagram album (which was automatically created by the app), but there is no such album in my Google+ Photos. The options for the phone album do not include a "make public" option, and there's nothing in the Instagram settings. At best, the photos are appearing in the default "Photos from your phone" album. I know that I can manually share them, either through the website by making a public album and moving/copying them there, or using the Share features on my Android, but I'd rather have something automatic. Is this possible, or just a pipe dream? (Cross-posted at _Web Applications_.)


title: Adding a 2x Picture Widget on home screen

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S4. I have a picture that I would like to have as a 2x2 widget. I don't want to set it as background; I want it like the Weather widget.


title: How to ensure that the data traffic is going over the VPN connection?

text: I have Motorola XT910 and I would like to install the Motorola AnyConnect by Cisco to use when out in public and using open WiFi. Once I do that how can I check if all the traffic that is coming from my phone is going over those VPN tunnels?


title: Can't use Google Account on Android 2.3

text: I have an LG Phoenix with Android 2.3 and I just recently did a factory reset, and now when I go to add my Google account, it won't let me add it. After I entered in my username (...@outlook.com) and my password, it says that "...@outlook.com does not use gmail". Then it offered me a couple suggestions to create a gmail account. I don't want a Gmail account. I don't understand why I need one when I've already got a Google account. I thought that would be enough info needed.


title: Nexus 7 and Bit Web Server last update problem

text: I was using Bit Web Server for a while but the last update just made the lighttpd as the php servers failing to start with the following messages: > Lighttpd Server not running. Error running exec(). Command > [/data/data/com.andi.serverweb/files/lighttpd/lighttpd, -f, > /data/data/com.andi.serverweb/files/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf] Working > directory : null Environment : null and a similar message for the php one. How to find the right paths for the Nexus 7?


title: Moved microSD from droid to droid 4 but apps don't show

text: I moved my microSD card from my old moto droid to the droid 4, but I can't see any of my old SD card apps. Is it possible to import them? Neither phone has even been rooted. Thanks!


title: How to edit doc from mail attachment in drive?

text: I have an email with a .doc or .xls attachment and I wanted to copy some text from it. JB 4.2 opens it by default with the "document viewer app", which doesn't allow copy/paste. I tried downloading it, then sharing to Drive, but Drive doesn't show it as an editable document, and it still opens it with the "document viewer app", not with Drive editor. Is there a way around this?


title: Will flashing a custom ROM on my Galaxy Nexus device wipe my data?

text: I'm wondering if I flash a custom ROM onto my Samsung Galaxy Nexus device, will it erase all my data (musics, pictures, etc.) due to its memory singularity?


title: How can I get to Settings if there is no physical settings button?

text: I just got a Samsung S5 and it has a physical Back, Home and Task Manager button. No settings button ... some apps I use do not have a settings button (I guess it sees the physical buttons and assumes settings is one of them). Is there any way to accessing app settings? Maybe a gesture I'm missing?


title: View LTE Carrier Bandwidth & Number of Antennae

text: On the iPhone, there is a field test menu that looks like this and it shows the LTE carrier frequency bandwidth (10MHz in the screenshot) as well as the number of antennae in use. This is helpful in determining if we have 5+5 or 10+10 (or more) LTE as well as the number of antennae. The iPhone screenshot shows 2 TX antennae which indicates a 2x2MIMO arrangement being used, and shows 4 on T-Mobile's 4x2MIMO towers. Is there any way to obtain this information on Android? It is definitely not in the Android field test menu ( _#_ #4636# _#_ ) and I haven't yet found an app that does this. There are apps that can differentiate between 7.2 hsdpa, 21 hspa and 42 dc-hspa+, so I would expect that there is _some_ way to obtain this information in Android. I appreciate the help. Thanks!


title: Factory reset a bricked device on adb

text: My phone is stuck on android logo. What i want is to factory reset my phone. I can not do anything else than rebooting my phone Recovery is not available What i tried :![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Z7xQk.png) (My phone is rooted)


title: How to share Internet from Android via Ethernet

text: The Situation: I've got Android running on my Cubietruck. Now I want to share the existing Internet Connection (Wifi) with my Win8 Desktop PC over Ethernet, so the stream would be Internet –wifi→ Cubie –ethernet→ PC I just found a thousend tutorials about making this the other way round. Is there any way to make this possible?


title: Did I broke touchscreen or touchscreen and LCD?

text: I was trying to repair my broken touchscreen glass. I was going to use the touchscreen like that shown here, but every of them is transparent inside. ![transparent glass](http://i.stack.imgur.com/F2sKj.jpg) That would be absolutely OK, but after heating the touchscreen with hair-dryer and peeling it off it seems that there's not such black layer. The LCD screen is kinda silver. Now take a look how my glass actually looks like. ![my broken glass](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ue9R9.jpg) I don't know if some polarization magic takes place here, but is that possible I peeled off some black layer from not only the touchscreen, digitizer, but from the LCD screen as well?


title: How can I update my Xperia Z mobile programs (applications) with my PC

text: Can I use my PC to update Applications installed in my Sony Xperia Z mobile? For example, I have installed avast anti-virus software in my mobile. Now, I want to update this software using my PC internet BUT NOT my mobile internet. How can I do this? I have tried by googing it, but everywhere I am getting links to update my phone itself, but not the installed applications. When I follow the procedure, I am getting the message at last like my phone software is up to date. Thanks in advance,


title: How to know if a side-loaded app is safe?

text: How can we be assured that the APK of an app that we are downloading from a website is safe to install on our Android phone? Is there a way to know that the downloaded file is safe? Is there an app or service that scans the APK file and says `This file is safe to install`.


title: Looking for software to create an exact copy of the memory card

text: What software can help me Copy memory card From my phone Into my hard disk My pc have Operating system is windows 7 My memory card Have two partitions, one FAT32 And second EXT Total memory 8 GB A MICRO-SD card Thanks to anyone who can help


title: Nexus 4 not recognised by Windows 7 machine after KitKat update

text: I have a Nexus 4, which I used to be able to connect to my Windows machine via USB, to test my code on. When I plugged it in, if I tried to run an application on it from Eclipse, Eclipse would tell me that there were no devices, and ask me if I wanted to start a virtual device, unless of course I waited a bit, until Windows popped up a dialog box asking me if I wanted to treat the Nexus 4 as a directory for photos, or audio, etc. Now however, Windows never gets to the point of showing me that dialog box, so Eclipse will always tell me there are no connected devices. How do I fix this?


title: Will my phone (carrier unlocked but initially locked to verizon) get locked after Kitkat update?

text: I've bought Motorola Droid Razr M from eBay. It is locked with Verizon by default, so seller unlocked device for me and it is working fine. It comes with Jelly bean 4.1.2 and I found that Kitkat update for this device. Now the question is Will my device get locked again after update from 4.1.2 to 4.4.2???


title: How can I change screen timeout based on whether my phone is/not charging?

text: I'd like my screen to stay lit while charging but have a timeout when just on battery. Is ther any way to do this?


title: Is there any way to stop Google removing apps from the phone?

text: Back before Android had gone mainstream, there was an incident where Google removed an app using a feature called Remote Application Removal. This potentially allows Google to start removing political or anti-authority apps although I'm aware they have so far only used it to remove malware. Still, I don't trust Google or any other corporation very much and would rather do everything I can to keep them out of my phone. I already use CyanogenMod 9 (latest nightly 2012-06-21) but since I use the Market/Play it is kind of beside the point. Is there a way to hack the Market/Play app so that it can't delete apps from the phone without specific authorization from the user? Alternately, is there a way to set up per-app permissions in CM9 so I can prevent the Market/Play app from deleting anything? http://android-developers.blogspot.co.uk/2010/06/exercising-our-remote- application.html http://phandroid.com/2010/06/24/google-can-remotely-remove-apps-from-your- phone/


title: samsung tablet GT- P3113 have OTG USB support?

text: Does the samsung tablet model # GT-P3113 have OTG USB support already built in or do I need to get the cable? Am thinking of getting a keyboard for my tablet.


title: Maximum number of alarm clocks

text: My HTC One (Android 4.3) told me that I can only have 10 alarm clocks at maximum and that I should delete one before adding a new one. Why, and is it possible to have more than ten?


title: Bluetooth Remote Controll for Voice input on Nexus 5

text: I am using my Nexus 5 for 1.5 months now. Previously I used an iPhone 5. On the iPhone there was Siri and - when connected via Bluetooth to my car stereo - I could push a button on my Steering Wheel and start voice interaction with siri. When I push the same button in Android 4.4.2 on my Nexus 5, it says "initialisieren", I think the english locale would be "initializing" and nothing happens. It would be great to get at least some starting of calls working like "call my mom" or "call john doe" better would be also a working tts/stt (reading/dictation) of sms. Best would be if I also could change playlists (Play List Salsa/Play List Rock) or starting of the navigation (Navigate to Home) is there any way to get those things working? ![The Initializing Screen](http://i.stack.imgur.com/VvX0Pm.png)   Screenshot (click image for original size)


title: What is the setting in xprivacy to access the microphone?

text: I use xprivacy to set all permissions on my phone, but I accidently forbid the tuner app to access my microphone. Which setting do I have to enable?


title: How to setup VLAN on Android?

text: Can anybody give me idea how to setup the VLAN on android. I get VLAN 200 tagged traffic from some device. So how can I configure or setup the networking stuffs in android to allow traffic tagged with VLAN 200. Currently, I can access normal traffic (without any VLAN) on mini usb port.


title: Unexpected battery discharge on Samsung Galaxy S2

text: I charged my smartphone yesterday to full 100%. When I woke up today, I saw that battery was 40%. Android OS has used 90% of the battery. My Android version is 4.0.3. What is the cause of the problem?


title: LG DoublePlay: Boot looping after replacing framework-res.apk

text: I modified and replaced the original `framework-res.apk` on my _LG DoublePlay (C729)_ and now it keeps bootlooping on T-Mobile logo. Even the recovery mode didn't help - the recovery mode displays only a unpacking icon and then it reboots the phone. I have the original `framework-res.apk` but I'm not able to get it into my phone. USB connection with PC is stable. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!


title: Network Connectivity in GSM/WCDMA mode

text: I am using a Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562 with Android 4.0. Whenever I disconnect a call, the network vanishes for a few seconds when the phone is in GSM/CDMA auto mode. The network is fine in GSM only mode. Please share any reasons and solutions for this.


title: Error 504 when downloading apps from Play Store?

text: My device is Motorola Xoom MZ604. The internet connectivity is 4G WiMax via my laptop as hotspot. The problem is when I'm trying to download any app from Google Play Store, it gives me an **Error 504** with the message I mentioned in title. However, if I navigate to the application via browser and click: `Install → Select Device → Install` and then restart my device, it sometimes works. Some googling brought me that it's a gateway timeout error. But I'm still unable to figure out how to work around the problem. So looking forward for your help.


title: Installing custom apps on a Nexus 7

text: Does the Asus Nexus 7 allow me to create and install my own apps without using someone's app store (like Google Play or Amazon)? I want to create my own apps but not make them open for anyone else but me.


title: Galaxy S5 Privacy Mode

text: Attempting to access privacy mode on Samsung s5. Unable to reset password. How do you reset password (code) for privacy mode on Samsung galaxy s5?


title: Google agenda question (Still need help)

text: my question is more related to the Google contacts system than to Android itself, but hope you can help me.. I have a Nexus 5, and my agenda looks organized with everything that I added perfectly. The problem is when I go to the people section is shows me clones of my contacts for example: my girlfriend contact with phone number and another with the Skype name, but it's the same person. The problem is that when I try to merge both contacts to be perfect, it doesn't stay with my contact name but instead with the Skype name! For example, her name is Ana and her Skype name is Anaaa.. And when I merge them it appears now as Ana.. Not only in people but also in my contact list.. I tried to see in the settings to fix this, but can't find the solution.


title: How to export bookmark list from stock android(ICS) browser to pc

text: I have been using the stock browser which came with the phone for awhile and it has been really useful. Currently I have a large number of articles I have bookmarked that I would somehow like to get on my PC. I tried to use the "share" functionality but it allows you to share only one link at a time, and I have over 50 articles. Is there any way to export the entire list?


title: Can I get my car's head-unit to play audio, via USB, from my Galaxy S3?

text: I've just moved from iOS to Android, purchasing the new Galaxy S3. Lovely phone; I'm impressed thus far. The only thing that I'm struggling with is playing audio, _via USB_ , to my car's head-unit. I've got a 2012 Nissan Juke which worked fairly seamlessly with my iPhone 4. I'd plug the USB cable in, and my music would start playing through the car's speakers - with names/album/length etc. displayed on the head-unit's display. This worked with music I'd loaded on to the phone _and_ the Spotify app. When I plug my S3 in, the phone detects the connection and asks what mode I want to use - Media mode, or Camera mode. Regardless of which mode I use, the head-unit is unable to play either stored or Spotify music. I've read up a little, and I'm wondering if this is to do with the S3's inability to render itself in _Mass Storage mode_. Does anyone have any suggestions for a workaround, or an app which might resolve the problem? **I can play audio via Bluetooth, but its interface isn't as seamless and I will forget to turn Bluetooth on/off; don't want to drain the battery excessively.** Thanks in advance,


title: Applications on SD Card disappear: Gingerbread bug or hardware error?

text: I have an Huawei Honour running 2.3.6. I have plenty of apps installed and some I have moved to a 32GB sd card. Now I notice that quite randomly some application that are stored on the sd card just disappear. (I am not talking about the apps become unavailable when mounting the USB file system on a PC, as that is to be expected.) All that remains is a placeholder-icon that will be removed once I click it, and every hint that this app was ever installed is gone. I have to go to the playstore and reinstall it. Now I wonder what the source of this problem could be. Is it Gingerbread, or a hardware error (the device itself, or the sd card)?


title: Transfer many files from android to pc, without usb and wifi

text: **How can I quickly transfer many files from my Android device to the PC, without USB cable or WiFi?** Regular bluetooth would require to transfer every single file manually.


title: IS it OK to flash stock ROM from other country?

text: Is it OK if I flash my phone with a stock ROM from another country? Wouldn't it have a negative effect?


title: Android 4.4 Switched from ART to Dalvik after reboot, why?

text: I was going through the `/data/data` folder to delete some app leftovers and noticed there was multiple listings of the `lost+found` folder. However, selecting one selected all. I could only enter/select the first one. The rest were like ghost copies. I deleted it, all the ghost copies vanished. Creation of the same folder with the same permissions made all the copies appear once more. I close File Manager and swiped it away from the recent apps. Sudden reboot. During the boot _Android is upgrading..._ appeared and I knew it switched to Dalvik because app optimization went fast, as opposed to ART which goes slower. I checked the dev options and sure enough the run-time was changed. I'm not sure what `lost+found` is on Linux and not sure as to why the sudden reboot happened. Samsung Galaxy SIII (SCH-i535/Verizon)   CM 11 (Nightly build)   CWM Recovery 6.0.4.5


title: Calls with speakerphone input and headphone output on Nexus One

text: I've searched and found several posts on various sites with this same problem but nobody offering a solution. I use my N1 in a car mount with music playing through my stereo with a 3.5 mm cable. When I make or receive a call, I have 2 options. I can either hear the other person through the car speakers clearly, but they can't hear me. The other option is to turn on speakerphone and they can hear me clearly but they are piped through the phone's speaker on the back which is tinny and hard to hear in the car. The obvious solution seems to be to use the headphone jack as the output for the call audio but with the input treated the same as when speakerphone is on, but I can't find a setting or an app to achieve this.


title: avoid Bluetooth DUN authorisation with paired devices

text: I have two Android phones - one has 4.0.1 ICS and other has 4.1 jelly bean. I have enabled Bluetooth tethering on ICS . I have also paired both the devices via Bluetooth. Now what I want is that when I connect jelly bean phone to ICS for network access(via DUN) ,the ICS phone should allow it without asking user's permission again and again when I try to connect. (this is similar feature seen in Nokia phones ,auto connection) how do I do this ?


title: Google Play Language Setting

text: I am currently using Samsung Galaxy S2. Recently I found that there are a lot of different language application in the Google play store. I can understand both English and Chinese but It seem like I am getting application of different languages. For example, in the bottom list in google play lifestyle top new free app, it show me application of languages that i don't even know how to read it. Is there a language setting where i can display app that shows only English? ![Different Languages in Google Play Lifestyle Top New Free APP](http://i.stack.imgur.com/2PKUI.png)


title: Video stream from Android phone to laptop over the internet

text: I would like to transfer a video stream coming from my Android device to a remote PC through the internet. I want to connect to the Android device from my PC to see what is showing on its camera. I tried TeamViewer but it does not allow the user to access a mobile phone from a PC. I tried Skype & Tango (Video call) but they do not automatically answer calls. I am struggling to find a solution. Is there any?


title: I can't flash a custom rom onto my Galaxy Note N700

text: I just wiped my data and dalvic cache and formatted `/cache`, `/system` and `/data`. I put philz touch recovery (an enhanced CWM) on my phone and now wanted to install a rom. But when I install OmniROM it always tells me `failed to verify whole-file signaure`, and when I want to use CyanogenMod it tells me `error in tmp/update.zip status 7`. The problem now, is that I now have no ROM on my phone and only can be in recovery mode. But, when I use `adb sideload filename` in the console I only get `error: closed` also my Windows doesn't show my phone so I can't put another ROM on it to test it. What could I do ? I have no system on my phone at the moment and can only go into recovery mode.


title: Samsung Galaxy S3 with fastboot

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 (international and unlocked). I recently downloaded the kernel source code from Samsung's website and have successfully compiled and now have a zImage file. My problem is what to do with it? I have seen people saying to use `fastboot boot zImage` to test that the kernel works before more permanently flashing it with `fastboot boot zImage zImage` but fast boot wont recognise my phone. When i type `fastboot devices` i get nothing. `fastboot reboot` (i think that was it) sits there for ever waiting for the device. I have also tried adb just to prove a point. This sees the device with `adb devices` (while the phone is in normal mode) but still didnt help. I currently have the Clockwork recovery mod installed. Could this be causing issues? and if so how do i remove it? Everything i have seen says to boo the device into fast boot mode. Is this Download/Odin mode on the S3? Thank you Adrian EDIT: Forgot to mention i have tried this on Ubuntu 12, OSX 10.8 ans Windows 7 with drivers installed


title: HTC ONE X: Rooting and boot loader

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How to root the new version of the ONE X How to root HTC ONE X from AT&T? What exactly does rooting a phone mean? What is the boot loader? Is installing boot loader and rooting the same thing?


title: Any converter available to connect my android phone to an iPod/iPhone car dock?

text: I have a iPod/iPhone car dock, which integrates into the back of my stereo as if it were a CD changer. I'd like to hook my android phone up to it, but the only input is an iPod/iPhone cable (technically it is from pre-iPhone-3GS days, but I was using another adapter so my iPhone 3GS would charge on it).


title: Determine strength of the cell antenna in an Android phone to ensure good cell reception

text: In some parts of the world, the cell towers are few and far between. In places like these, when someone is shopping for their next smartphone upgrade, they need to consider cell reception. Boosters may be a good option, but it lacks a mobile power supply and is uncomfortably bulky. It seems clear that some phones would be better than others when it comes to cell reception, for example, in the modern world my Note II will hold 4G internet even if my USB modem will not. But in places like these, the challenge is to get any kind of reception, let alone 4G. How can one determine the strength of the cell antennae on the phone they are about to buy? Is there a place to look this information up, or a spec one could check on? And does the method of determination change whether you are on a GSM or CDMA network?


title: Are there alternative ways of downloading free applications from Android Market?

text: I can't download applications from the Android Market very well. The most common problem is that it sends an HTTP request and the remote server replies, but no data follows: the TCP connection just stalls. The Market app shows an animated progress bar (before "0%" or sometimes always "0%") indefinitely until I cancel the download. Sometimes using another network connection helps. (Note: I don't have data plan yet and use only WiFi):   * Connection over Wi-fi access point to my laptop that is running VPN and doing NAT: stalls   * Connection over Wi-fi access point to my laptop that is running VPN and doing "-j REDIRECT' to tcpsocks that is connecting throught "ssh -D" from my server: sometimes works   * Ad-hoc Wi-fi connection to my laptop that is running VPN and doing "-j REDIRECT' to tcpsocks that is connecting throught "ssh -D" from my server: stalls   * Connection over Wi-fi access point to my laptop connected to university network and doing `-j REDIRECT` to tcpsocks that is connecting through the `ssh -D` (connections originating from my server): sometimes works, very very slow   * VPN connection from the device throught the access point (without using laptop): works   * Connecting through the ProxyDroid (running redsocks internally) redirecting to `ssh -D` (connections originating from my server) started on my laptop over Ad-hoc wifi network: stalls   * Connecting through the ProxyDroid (HTTP mode) redirecting to proxy server running on my laptop (with by chain of proxy servers finally originates connections from my server) started on my laptop over Ad-hoc wifi network: stalls The only workaround I found is to capture the request from device with Wireshark and execute it (using netcat) on my desktop computer. It downloads the apk file from the Market which I can put on the device as usual. Obtaining such links is hovewer inconvenient (especially when it uses HTTPS). Trying to use ProxyDroid does not help.   * How can I debug stalled downloads from Android Market?   * What are alternative approaches to obtaining apps from Market? Would using the Android Market in the emulator be better?


title: Loud Tick with Headset

text: My phone (Samsung Galaxy S) has a loud "tick" on some actions (opening and closing applications or menus) It is fine when I don't have my headset on, but with earphones in it is unbearably high pitched. Is there a way to control this noise so it it doesnt' happen when I've got my headphones on?


title: Samsung Galaxy Ace wont connect to my home wifi

text: I am trying to connect my new phone to my home wifi, it connects i put the password in, it says remembering connection... authenticating then comes up with disabled. I've tried using the app which said it'd solved the problem but it hadn't. what should i do?


title: News features from 2.2 to 2.3 version of Android

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What's new in Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)? Which new changes/features are present on the 2.3 from 2.2 version of Android?


title: Benchmark application for Android?

text: There is any application to measure and publish benchmark results from Android devices?


title: Behave as a PC browser

text: I want to watch streams of a TV channel. That channel also offers an unfree app to do that. When I visit the site with my tablet I am forced to download the app to use the site. From my PC I can access the site normally. How can I set my tablet browser to behave as a PC browser? I tried the default Android and Chrome browsers.


title: Where is GMail app on Galaxy Note 3 app list

text: I setup my GMail account as a Google account on my phone. When email comes in I can tap the notification to go to the Gmail app. I can use S Voice to go to the Gmail app. However the Gmail app is not on the home screen. I am not using the "Email" app though. Where is it and why is it hidden? **EDIT:** It's in the app folder Google. Shame on you Samsung for not making the difference between folders and apps obvious. Well the folders look like this: ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/VGoRM.jpg)   Screenshot (click image for larger variant) I'll update the question with the answer in a day.


title: How do i update the video driver?

text: How do I update the video driver for my Droid 2 Global? I have a custom Cyanogenmod installed but YouTube videos have a green bar, green tint, or are garbled.


title: Best "nandroid" or equivalent on Galaxy S4 VRUAME7

text: So I'm pretty new to Android. Just got a new Galaxy S4 from Verizon and it's running VRUAME7. Already rooted of course. Basically right now I'm looking for a way to do a complete backup (nandroid); Not planning on installing any different roms just yet, but wanna play around with some stuff in /system and the like, so I'd like have a backup just incase I screw anything up. From what I've read, you need a custom recovery to do a backup/restore like this. For VRUAME7, it seems the only way to go about this is with Safestrap. Is there a less intrusive way to do this? I would think a manual backup (pain.. lol) but it seems some of the partitions are inaccessible while Android is running? Also, I'm not sure how to go about restoring that if something would happen. Is it overkill to install Safestrap just for this purpose (backup/restore)? If this is the best (or only) way to go about this? I'm just curious on some of the implications of SafeStrap. On the developer thread (http://forum.xda- developers.com/showthread.php?t=2441441):               TEST #3: Recovery removal leaves device in clean state RESULT: FAIL      I'm not quite sure that this line means... does that mean removing Safestrap? I don't want a permanent installion; I'd like to have choice to remove it or go back to stock if needed. Also, since this bypasses the bootloader, does this mean every boot will go directly to Safestrap first? As in I'll always have to select to boot the rom each startup?


title: Android Micro SD Card Show Wrong Size

text: I have a 32GB Lexas Micro SD card in my Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100. For some reason, the card consistently shows 12gb as the size of the card. It just randomly started doing this about 2 weeks ago. I have done an on-device format (as it has prompted me once or twice to format), a format with an SD card utility through the SD card group, and a Windows formatting. It still shows 12GB. Any solutions?


title: Galaxy Tab Multi Device App Installation

text: I am planning on having a few labs of Galaxy Tabs (60+ tabs), and I need a way to manage all of these. Primarily I need a way to automatically install apps on all of these at once. I know there is a solution called Meraki but it won't install the apps for you it just sends a notification and the user has to install individually install the app which is kinda useless.


title: Phone isn't detected via USB but still charges

text: My Galaxy GT-S5360 is not being detected via USB when I connect it to my PC. It still charges however. It used to work and there was a prompt to connect it to the computer but now it just charges directly. I have downloaded Samsung Kies but it still won't connect.


title: Problem upgrading a Lenovo A2107

text: I have a Lenovo Ideapad A2107-H and I read this guide. I followed the guide step by step to upgrade my Tablet. On step 6 I got `assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device")`, so I deleted this line in the related script file and tried again. Afterwards, I tried to reboot my device. It only shows me the Lenovo logo and won't boot into Android. How can I fix this?


title: How do I move the voice input button to the numeric keyboard in KitKat?

text: In Android 4.4. KitKat, how do I move the voice input icon, i.e. the one with the microphone icon, from the alphabetic keyboard (next to the spacebar, at left) to the numeric keyboard? At least up to Android 4.3 It used to be possible to do that via an option in the settings. I checked several times the settings of my Nexus 5 with KitKat, especially the _Languages and input_ section, but I cann't find the option. Is moving the button still possible? What input method and settings options are required?


title: Is it possible to recover data from internal memory?

text: I have Samsung Galaxy S2, that was sent to the lab for repair. The phone arrived and all the internal memory was deleted. All the data that was on the internal memeory: Media, SMS, Contacts (actually I synchornized the contacs with my google account, but some contacs were deleted from my phone..) Is there any way to recover this internal memory? I know that some application can recover an SD card.. but which one can recover the internal memory ?


title: Cannot Factory Reset after Encrypting

text: I encrypted my phone but now want it not encrypted so have to factory reset. However, if I try to do this from the CWM Recovery it says               -- Wiping data...      Formatting /data...       Error mounting /data!       Skipping format...      Formatting /cache...       Formatting /sd-ext...       Formatting /sdcard/.android_secure...     Error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure!     Skipping format...      Data wipe complete.      When I try to factory reset from the normal GUI it doesn't give me an error but finishes very very quickly and hasn't worked (presumably the output above has happened in the logs). What can I do?


I would like to change landscape mode on home screen without using any launcher application. I prefer default home screen to other launcher. I just want to change landscape mode on my default home screen.


title: "Button: Camera" and "USB Plugged" not working for Tasker?

text: I saw Tasker on my friend's phone and I tried out a simple profile. I wanted the Camera button to vibrate the phone. Nothing more, nothing less. The setup is as follows: Button: Camera   * Priority: Highest   * Stop Event: Checked Then the task only has 1 action and that is: Vibrate   * Time: 200 With the above, I couldn't get the profile to work. When I hold down the Camera button app, it still proceeds to open the Camera app. I tried creating other profiles other than the **Button: Camera** and they all worked. I want to know if there's something I'm missing here? **EDIT:** I also realized that the "USB Plugged" action is not firing. It keeps staying on "Not USB Plugged" mode even if we have the data cable connected to a PC already. **EDIT 2:** The device I'm doing this on is an Xperia Mini.


title: How to localize Android OS for new locale

text: I've been looking for the Android "localization project", assuming that there is one (like you have for LibreOffice or Mozilla) but so far, I have only found thousands of pages about localizing apps, but nothing about the operating system itself. Which suggests it's more complicated than I expected...   * Assuming that it can be localized, anyone know if end users can then download and install such a new locale on their phones? I'm under no illusions about Scottish Gaelic ever getting shipped by default :/   * If the answer is yes, then does anyone know how the localization process for Android actually works and where I need to go? Thanks!