title: Looking for option for 3-way file sync

text: I want to be able to have a 3-way sync for some files between home and work PCs and my Android (HTC Sensation, 2.3). I want to sync a few documents and Keepass password database. What options are there for this? I found SMEStorage which looks very good, but I can't really see a good sync provider that does everything I need:   * Windows Live Mesh: good for transparent sync on the PC, but I did read somewhere that docs synced from here would be read-only on Android (this doesn't apply to Skydrive, but can you sync to that like you can with Live Mesh?)   * DropBox - hmm, I really don't want all my files publicly readable thank you...   * FTP - I'd have to have a separate sync solution on my PCs   * Google docs - not good on PC as I want a physical copy synced one each one. Is there some other simple method I'm missing? If there was a way of getting it to work with Live Mesh then that would be ideal. EDIT: Looks like Live Mesh also syncs to Sky Drive, so Android clients that have read/write sync to Sky Drive may work, such as Sorami or SMEStorage may work


title: Help Uninstalling Stubborn Application

text: I have the original Motorola Droid. I recently installed Lotus Notes Traveler on it (we use Lotus Notes at work). The application is giving some issues, so I was going to uninstall it and re-install it. Unfortunately, when I try to do that I get a message the message "Uninstall Not Succesful". Is there any way to uninstall an app that does not want to uninstall through "Manage Applications"?


title: fastboot serial number?

text: On occasion I've seen the serial number reported by `adb` and `fastboot` differ. Is there a way to reliably determine what the `fastboot` serial number will be from `adb`?


title: Lost phone and WhatsApp issue

text: I lost my phone and I have some contacts on WhatsApp which I don't have anywhere else. Is there any way to get those contacts? I have already deactivated my SIM card. Can I get the data back?


title: Is there a curated list of Android web browsers?

text: I was looking for a reliable list of available Android browsers for the purpose of comparing features, standards support, engines, and the like. At first I thought something like this would be pretty easy to find! (Spoiler: **I was wrong** ) A Google search for "List of Android web browsers" returned blogs, a few arbitrary "Top 10" lists, and outdated forum posts. (Along with a mix of unrelated results). The highly informative Wikipedia article titled List of web browsers includes many _mobile_ browsers. However, the article does not explicitly specify which platforms the browsers are available on. That "Mobile" section of the article above contains a link to Wikipedia's Mobile Browser article, which has a section titled Popular Mobile Browsers which also does not specify platforms. Compro01 Points out that there is a limited list immediately blelow the "Popular Mobile Browsers" list for "Microbrowsers", which includes platform availability. Unfortunately, it's a very limited list. Searching for "Web browser" in the Play Store returns a _lot_ of results which are not very well-suited to at-a-glance comparison. Does anybody know if/where a curated list of Android browsers, perhaps with some information about features/etc, exists? (Please don't just respond with your personal browser of choice!)


title: Control Upload Location on Google Drive for Scans

text: Google Drive on Android has the really helpful scan feature which I use all the time. However, it would be really great to be able to control where the default location for those files in Drive is. Is this possible, if so how do you do it?


title: Battery-tracking app

text: I have a Galaxy SIII on Jellybean that's about a year old. I've never had any battery issues with it. The last three days, it's been at 80% when I go to bed at night, and completely dead in the morning. Once it's charged (and it does appear to charge fully), it's fine all day, so there has to be some app that's hijacking it and running down the battery during the night. To the best of my recollection I have not installed anything new recently. I have GPS and wireless turned off by default. Are there any apps out there that would produce a report of what apps are running at a given time (i.e. that I can look at after the fact; not something that shows me what's running now) and how much battery life they used?


title: How to search one word in Firefox address bar with Google, not OpenDNS?

text: When I search only _one word_ (which isn't URL) in address bar, Firefox treats it as URL and `Website Unavailable` notification is displayed with OpenDNS search page. How to replace OpenDNS with Google here?


title: Samsung Knox - Keyboard Problem

text: I was wondering if anyone would be of any assistance to me. I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 (Google Edition) smartphone. I have recently setup KNOX for business use, and safely connecting to servers etc. However, my keyboard does not work at all in the KNOX application, but it works fine in Personal Home? Does anyone have any ideas of what this may be? I am using Google Keyboard, since I do not really like the stock Samsung Keyboard. Thanks in advance, Ben


title: Send audio using bluetooth

text: I have an Acer Liquid Metal with Froyo and an Alpine Car Stereo (bti 114). I can use the stereo as headset perfectly and I've noticed that I can also hear the phone notifications when using it. Can I stream phone mp3s to my car audio? Any detailed information is very welcome :)


title: How can I uninstall Alkido 1.1 when both Alkido 2.0 and Alkido 1.1 are installed on my Samsung Galaxy S

text: After installing my Archos 101 tablet, I noticed that the Alkido version I installed on it was version 2, when the version installed on my Galaxy S was still version 1.1. The market when run on the Galaxy never told me there was an update. **I just installed version 2.0 of Alkido on my Galaxy, resulting in both versions being installed.** However, I find **no place where I can install version 1.1** !   * Settings - Applications - Running applications show both version 1.1 and version 2.0 ( cause I just started both programs ).   * Pressing version 1.1 does not give me an option to uninstall (e.g. the Uninstall button is greyed out)   * Settings - Applications - All show both version 1.1 and version 2.0   * Settings - Applications - Third-party only show version 2.0 Both programs have their own data folder so it seems, as I don't see the books visible in version 1.1 being displayed in version 2.0. The market, as I said, only shows version 2.0. **Any other place I can start an uninstall ?**


title: Prepend phone numbers with a calling card dial in number

text: I use a calling card to call my home country and usually it's these steps:   1. Call the dial in number for the calling card company (e.g. 1 800 123 1234)   2. Enter the card PIN code (e.g. 1234 1234 1234)   3. Enter the destination number (which is saved as a phone in the contacts - e.g. +7 12 123456780) I have several several contacts I call regularly and also plenty of one-offs. Is there an app or way to automatically prefix the numbers from steps 1 & 2 along with pauses (p) and waits (w) so that I could dial the contact directly from the address book? Thank you!


title: Is CyanogenMod available in several languages?

text: Vanilla Android works in so many languages (including mine). What about Cyanogen? Are there language packs? I have not found any on official site, but maybe anything unofficial? And if there is/isn't any, then   * Is the translation device-specific?   * Will some parts of system, that come from original (vanilla) Android work in my local language?


title: Moving apps to folders within the app drawer using the stock launcher of Samsung Galaxy S4

text: So on my Galaxy S4 I can open the Apps Overflow Menu (4x4 square-ish dots) and press the menu button (left of the Home) and choose edit. From there I can long press icons and put them into a folder on a particular page. What I can't do is drag apps from page to page and place them in folders on different pages. I would really like to have all my Verizon/Samsung apps in their own folders. I feel the answer will be a resounding "you can't", but how can I put icons from different pages of the apps overflow menu into folders on a different page in this menu list?


title: sd card not mounted after formatting

text: So, I tried to do a clean wipe of my Galaxy SII I1900 variant and flash in Paranoid Android's latest build, and everything was successful, but I realised the clean wipe wasn't that "clean". It did not wipe out anything from my internal data, so my app data and photos etc were not wiped. I tried to wipe it again but it doesn't work somehow. For some reason my brain thought formatting the sd card means formatting the internal memory (lack of sleep), and after formatting it, neither my phone nor my computer could detect the sd card anymore. I formatted it using the CWM I think (I held power button and chose reboot->recovery), there was no option to format it in any format, it just formatted right after I chose the option. I am not sure if I plugged it out safely but there wasn't any notifications about it being plugged into the computer. I don't have a sd card reader and I don't think I have any spare sd cards lying around.. Any help for this poor soul here? :/


title: Stuck with draconian security restrictions after adding and removing corporate e-mail account

text: After adding a corporate e-mail account to my phone, my device asked to encrypt itself as well as the attached SD card, and change the lock to password. I immediately removed the account, but the security restrictions are still in place. The device no longer requires encryption, but it refuses to read the SD card without encrypting it ("Preparing SD card") appears in the pulldown menu. It's also stuck on password lock with all other options greyed out. From reading this post, I tried all of the following to remove these restrictions; nothing has worked.   1. Deleted all e-mail accounts.   2. Settings > Security > Device administrators; remove all (including related e-mail accounts.)   3. Settings > Security > Clear credentials; remove all certificates   4. Re-connect to the offending account, and repeating steps 2 and 3 before encryption. This actually shows a more detailed message when about to remove device administrators, including all of the security restrictions, but it still doesn't remove them. Nothing succeeds in a) removing the restriction to password lock, and b) stopping the device from constantly trying to encrypt the SD card. If you uncheck the "Encrypt SD card" it is just checked again automatically. Currently there is no way to access the SD card at all without apparently first going through the encryption. There must be a way to fix this that **doesn't involve backing up and wiping the device, or rooting it**. Either this is a really strange bug or I'm missing something obvious. I'm running Android 4.2.2 on a Samsung Galaxy S4.


title: What does unlocking the bootloader do?

text: My understanding is that a boot loader is like a BIOS in a PC, which will help a device to load the OS correctly. When I unlock the bootloader in an Android device, does this modify the complete bootloader itself? In other words, will this install a completely different bootloader compatible with the device? Or is it just a slight modification in the existing bootloader?


title: Rooting and flashing the DX2

text: I have a DX2 I recently rooted (2.3.5) with some self root package. However, I didn't realize virtually all of the CM roms require 2.3.4. So now I need to SBF back to 2.3.4, re-root and flash. I'd like CM7, and maybe even try CM10. Is there a comprehensive site with all the necessary files in 1 location? I've searched all over forums and so many sites have dead links. I'm a bit of a noob, but have flashed the optimus elite once before..this motoblur crap is annoying.. Edit : DX2 = droid x2 CM = cyanogenmod SBF = system boot file noob = beginner or novice


title: Kies won't connect to Galaxy S2

text: It just displays `Connecting...` forever when I plug in the phone (through USB), and nothing else happens. What should I do? I just installed Kies, v2.3.0.12035_16


title: Root Samsung Galaxy S2 with unconventional kernel version

text: My Galaxy S2 is running Android 4.1.2. I am following the howto here. I am trying to look for the corresponding CF-Root download, by looking in the xda- developers forum. The problem is that the kernel version of my device does not match the format given in the forum. Here are the details of my kernel:               Model Number     : GT-I9100     Baseband Version : I9100BULS1     Kernel-Version   : 3.0.31-889555 dpi@DELL228 #3 SMP PREEMPT Thu Jan 31 14:48:54 KST 2013     Buildnummer      : JZO54K.I9100XWLSD      How can I choose a CF-Root download based on that kernel version?


title: Windows 7 complains that Nexus S driver is missing

text: When I connected my Nexus S to my PC running Windows 7 Professional (32-bit) via USB cable, the system installed a handful of drivers before complaining that the Nexus S driver wasn't installed. I can see the USB storage as a drive letter. And I can use MyPhoneExplorer to browse all of the memory. I'm just concerned that if I go to Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Devices and Printers, the Nexus S icon is there with a warning symbol on it because the driver wasn't loaded. If I try to let Windows fix the problem, it searches and fails to find the driver and suggests I take it up with the manufacturer. If I select Properties for the Nexus S, I see the drive letter listed plus "USB Composite Device" and "USB Mass Storage Device", but sitting at the top of the list is "Nexus S" with a warning sign. Should I be worried? Does anyone else have this? I have previously had a different Android phone connected and that was OK once I got the drivers for that...


title: Are wireless chargers specific to model numbers?

text: I found this charger on eBay: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Qi-Wireless-Charger-for-Samsung- Galaxy-S3-i9300-S4-i9500-Charging-Pad- Receiver-/200962957683?pt=US_Cell_Phone_PDA_Chargers&var&hash=item2eca536173&_uhb=1 However, the model number of my Samsung Galaxy S4 is SGH-I337, which is not what's specified on the ad. Does the model number matter for wireless charging pads? Will the receiver for S4 i9500 also work on SGH-I337? Thank you!


title: "Windows was unable to install your Nexus 7." I'm having troubles getting the drivers to work in a way that allows me to run to device

text: My goal: I want to be able to run to device from an IDE, like eclipse/intellij. My problem: I cannot get the usb drivers to install. I have tried many guides, but they all fail at the step where I need to select the driver folder. I am met with the message:               Windows was unable to install your nexus 7      I have USB debugging on, mass storage mode off. It's plugged into a USB 2.0 socket. I am running windows 8.1 Any advice?


title: Is it possible to get multi-user support on Android with help from the boot manager?

text: I know that a common problem with Android tablets is that they lack multi-user support. I wonder if there isn't already a solution that allows me to select the user on boot by linking/moving/changing the data partition. **There are boot managers that allow the selection of the (custom) ROM to be loaded, just like Windows/Linux dual-boot. Are there any Apps that allows me to select the data partition/user on boot? Or let me switch the user data on- the-fly without rebooting?**


title: Can't play this video error

text: So i was downloading video files(episodes) from internet it was all working fine i was using ADM download manager and then i got notification mobile memory full transfer to sd card so i did and now suddenly i can't play any download video can't even stream it i am using most popular mx player it shows 'can't play this video' and vlc media player shows video with 0 second (i. e video is 0 sec long) i can't convert it not able to open it in files i have used diffrent types of downloading option reset my phone twice this problem occurs in some sites only (2,3 sites) i can watch videos from diffrent sites for instance video that i am unable to play are same videos which i was able to play few days back please help


title: Asus Transformer video playback

text: I have an Asus Transformer tablet with the dock extesion and I am trying to play a video file recorded in MOV format. I had recorded the video on my Powershot ELPH 310HS camera in 1080p setting and it is saved in h264 format. I tried putting the SD card into the dock and playg back the video but the playback is very slow and I think it i sbeing done in software.I installed the MX video player app to play back the video. My question is if there is any way to do playback using a HW video decoder? I thik that I've read that the tegra 2 has this bultin but I don't know enough about video formats to know whether this is a hardware limitation or whether it could be solved with a diffferent app.


title: Why is my GPS reception poor?

text: I get very poor GPS reception on my Droid X. When I turn GPS on, the little icon in the overhead bar has a flashing center, which means it hasn't found a satellite. It takes forever to lock on, if at all. I've found it's better if I move around -- if I walk a 100 yards or so, it will often lock on, but not always. This seems to have changes recently. It was great, then something changed. I just hard-reset the phone, so it has fresh settings (and I was having the problem previously, so it's nothing I did then reset). Is something wrong with the phone?


title: How to prevent Galaxy S4 from connecting as "Connected as Installer" instead of "Connected as Media Device"?

text: I have my Verizon Wireless Samsung Galaxy S4's developer options enabled with USB debugging turned on. Whenever I connect it to my machine, it displays "Connected as Installer" in the notification window. However, after about thirty seconds, it switches to "Connected as Media Device" without me having done anything. This behavior is seen no matter which operating system I connect to (tested in OSX and Windows with appropriate drivers installed). I would like it to connect as a media device by default. Does anyone know how to permanently keep the phone in "Connected as Media Device" mode?


title: How can I pin offline tracks at a lower bitrate with Google Play Music?

text: I'm using an HTC One S running Android 4.2 (actually Cyanogenmod 10.1). I recently uploaded my entire music library to Google Play Music, and have started using the Google Music app on my phone. I'd like to be able to "pin" a bunch of music that I can always have on my phone (I don't have a data plan). The app allows this, but you can't select the bitrate or anything like that. Is there way to force the app to download the music at a lower bitrate so that I can store more? I'm running out of space too quickly. I believe it's downloading everything at 320kbps, which is overkill for a mobile device that I use with earbuds. I'd be plenty happy with 128kbps. The app allows some changes to the bitrate when streaming music, but I can't find anything related to music that's pinned on the device. My phone doesn't have an SD card slot, so I can't just add more storage. Is there any way of doing this? Failing that, are there any third party clients that could utilize my Google Music library with more customization options for pinning music?


title: Unwanted WiFi proxy issue

text: I have a Nexus 7 Android tablet. When I connect to my WiFi at home it keeps automatically adding a proxy on `localhost:3128` to the connection. When I remove the proxy it works for a few hours and then I see the proxy is back. I removed the WiFi connection and set it up again and I still experience this issue. I don't experience anything similar on my other devices like my Android phone. Does anyone know how I can figure out what is causing this or how I can fix it (I don't want to do a factory reset)?


title: Should I let Windows "Fix" my SD card?

text: Windows is popping up a message that my card may have been improperly ejected and is offering to fix it. Should I let it?


title: How to help with Android translations?

text: I'm a Android user. I've used both G1 and my current phone Nexus One. The one problem I see in Android is that it lacks a good translation for my native language (Spanish), so the question is: where do I have to go to help with Android platform translations? Thanks!


title: How to setup screen sharing for business meetings?

text: I'm wondering if it would be possible to use android-based tablets (or ipads) in business meetings. The idea would be to have each person in the meeting, with its individual tablet, see what a "meeting-leader" is seeing on his own tablet, navigating through the web or using apps. I see some solutions that seem to be mostly directed into remote-control, but what I want is just to screencast in realtime to multiple receivers, privately. The ability to let some other person take control would also be nice, but not mandatory. How could I set this up?


title: Old ringtones from android 1.0?

text: I had a Android Dev G1 phone (which has long since bitten the dust). it was running android 1.0 (later updated to 1.5). I have just gotten a HTC Desire running 2.2. There was a nice ringtone on the 1.0 that i'd like to get again. Is there anyway to download the ld ringtones that were on 1.0?


title: What running applications and services are safe to turn off?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Knowing which applications to stop I just got a used Nexus One and I see a lot of running services and applications. I'm wondering what negative impact there would be if I just started switching them off? For example, obviously, I don't want to mess with "Calendar," but what about "Calendar Storage?" If I install Handcent SMS, do I still need the Messaging- related services/applications? Same for Media: if I install Winamp, do I still need those?


title: Installing the English (United States) language

text: I recently got my Desire HD, and it came pre-installed with Deutsch, English, Spanish, French and Portuguese, each in a (Spain) or (Portugal) flavor. Is there some way of getting an English (United States) or English (United Kingdom) on it?   Removing the other languages as well, would be nice.


title: How to configure Dropbox to ONLY upload camera pictures, and NOT download all folders in the cloud?

text: Samsung Galaxy S4, installed dropbox to upload photos. However, S4 has 9 gig free, and my dropbox had 50 gig on it, so the first time, it bombed trying to download everything. deleted sync file (~4 gig) on S4, but now my device is deleting files from Dropbox on it's own! Had to shut it down and uninstall. Any idea how to NOT sync anything but camera uploads? It's really messing with my dropbox folder sync between my home computer and laptop, randomly deleting files and folders. Thanks!


title: Is there a way to share OTR keys between different applications?

text: I have IM+ pro installed on my phone and purchased the OTR upgrade.   On my linux laptop I have pidgin installed and the OTR plugin active. I set both XMPP resources - laptop and nexus - to the same priority, I simply set IM+ pro to 1, to share messages between devices. I prefer to use OTR communication whenever possible but I have not yet found a way to share the OTR keys already on my laptop with my phone. How can I achieve OTR communication that can be decrypted on both devices equally?


title: How To Install Custom ROM In LG GT540?

text: I rooted my LG GT540 now I want to install custom rom but don't know how to do, so I am looking for some easy steps to do this and also share which custom will be best for this device?


title: HP TouchPad: After reinstalling CM9, one app refuses to re-install at all, and I cannot move apps to the internal SD card

text: The app in question is _Viral Floating Youtube Popup_ (a really awesome app, try it). The notification bar says "Couldn't install on USB storage or SD card". Here's my relevant ADB log output as it finishes downloading and attempts to re-install:   * **D/Finsky ( 5512):** [1] DownloadQueueImpl.onComplete: com.Mata.YTplayer: onComplete   * **D/Finsky ( 5512):** [1] DownloadQueueImpl.remove: Download com.Mata.YTplayer removed from DownloadQueue   * **I/installd( 164):** free_cache(0) avail 1346953216   * **D/dalvikvm( 249):** GC_EXPLICIT freed 861K, 57% free 6745K/15559K, paused 3ms+9ms   * **W/ActivityManager( 249):** No content provider found for permission revoke: file:///data/data/com.android.providers.downloads/cache/downloadfile-3.apk   * **D/VoldCmdListener( 153):** asec list   * **I/PackageHelper(10147):** Size of container 8 MB   * **D/VoldCmdListener( 153):** asec create smdl2tmp1 8 fat {} 10041   * **E/logwrapper(17534):** executing /system/bin/newfs_msdos failed: No such file or directory   * **I/logwrapper( 153):** /system/bin/newfs_msdos terminated by exit(255)   * **E/Vold ( 153):** Format failed (unknown exit code 255)   * **E/Vold ( 153):** ASEC FAT format failed (I/O error)   * **E/PackageHelper(10147):** Failed to create secure container smdl2tmp1   * **E/DefContainer(10147):** Failed to create container smdl2tmp1   * **W/ActivityManager( 249):** No content provider found for permission revoke: file:///data/data/com.android.providers.downloads/cache/downloadfile-3.apk   * **D/dalvikvm( 249):** GC_EXPLICIT freed 125K, 57% free 6739K/15559K, paused 3ms+8ms   * **D/Finsky ( 5512):** [265] 1.packageInstalled: Package install status for "null" is -18   * **D/Finsky ( 5512):** [1] InstallerTask.cancelCleanup: Cancel running installation of com.Mata.YTplayer


title: How to stream videos I own to an android device?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Is there a DLNA enabled media player for Android?   >  Video streaming from PC to Android? I've largely been an iPhone/iPad person. I am looking at getting a Kindle Fire or Nook color. I really just want to be able to stream video from my already huge collection of movies that I have on hand. I have used the Boxee and Airplayit applications for PC/iPad/iPhone.... Anything like that for Android or will I be stuck encoding and transferring?


title: Is there a DLNA enabled media player for Android?

text: Is there a DLNA compatible media player app available for Android?


title: Is a Class 10 MicroSD overkill or is a Class 6 adequate?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Is the class rating of my MicroSD card relevant? I don't see any speed class or × rating markings on the 2GB card that came with my phone. Is a Class 10 card going to be noticeably faster (in apps that use the SD storage) than a Class 6? I know that it's theoretically 40% faster but I'm not sure that my Flipside would even be able to take advantage of the higher speeds.


title: Performance gain from upgrading higher class SD card

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Is the class rating of my MicroSD card relevant? If you've upgraded the SD card on your phone to a higher class, have you measured or noticed any significant performance difference? What kinds of apps seemed most affected?


title: Is the class rating of my MicroSD card relevant?

text: Does Class 4 perform differently from Class 6, and so on, when it comes to Micro SD(HC) memory cards on smartphones? Samsung Galaxy S to be specific.


title: How to read unicode characters for font not installed?

text: I can't read malayalam characters in my facebook news feed. This is because there is no malayalam unicode font is installed in my device (XPERIA U). But other sites like chandrika don't show any problem because @font-face is already set in their css. Is there any way to read content in malayalam or set user specific fonts in facebook?


title: Sony Smartwatch compatibility with regular headsets

text: I bought a Sony Smartwatch and I wonder if it can be used with any bluetooth headset to take the calls. I know there is a Smart Wireless Headset pro but it costs almost as much as the watch. Can I use the smartwatch with a regular bluetooth headset like Samsung HM1200?


title: How would you change the default Android boot animation?

text: I am attempting to change my boot animation on a rooted Xoom with Android 3.2. I've got the files in part0/ the desc.txt looks like               1408 880 24     p 0 0 part0      I made the images 512x256 since this is what the Honeycomb boot animation had. After I copy the bootanimation.zip image to /system/media/ and reboot I get just a black screen. I've tried 777 and 644 permissions on this file. Any ideas how to not get a black screen?


title: App to sync PDFs between Linux laptop and Android phone?

text: I like reading research papers on both my laptop and on my phone. I'd love to be easily send a PDF to the phone while reading it on the laptop, so I can read it later on the subway or when I am someplace without a network connection. I've tried Evernote with the web clipper plugin on my Linux laptop, but that will only remember notes that contain the PDF URLs rather than the PDF contents directly.


title: How to recover files from SD card on HTC Merge?

text: So today somehow my phone completely reset itself. I went into my local wireless office and they helped me a bit. My phone has lost all of it's contacts and apps (no biggie) but the employee told me that pictures and video would still be on the SD card. I can't find my pictures _anywhere_ on my phone. Would they still be on the SD card? If so, how can I get to them? Thanks


title: How do I set up adb for the Augen GenTouch78?

text: I am trying to root my Augen GenTouch78. I am following instructions from this site but I cannot get past step 8b. I get this error: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/gcugT.png)


title: Path where Firefox Mobile Addons store their data?

text: I've installed Firefox Mobile on my Asus eee transformer and installed the scriptish add-on for using some userscripts. Some of them require editing. The problem is I don't know which path contains these scripts. Does anyone here know that? Or know where the firefox data is stored?


title: How can I get JOdin3 to root my i897?

text: I am running the downloaded version of JOdin3 on my Ubuntu 14.04 system. I tried running it in my browser, but it would not detect my device, nor would it do so in the new window. I downloaded it, changed the permissions to "executable" and ran it locally; it detected my device immediately. I tried running the program, allowing it to extract my PIT file automatically by following the on-screen prompts, it says "running", but after nearly 30 minutes there was no change. Then I stopped the program, rebooted my device, cleared my cache in the stock recovery, extracted the PIT file using Heimdall-frontend in my terminal and used that file instead of allowing JOdin3 to extract it. Same result, after 30 - 45 minutes, no change. I guess it is possible that it is just taking a LOOONG time, but all the other times I have flashed root using Odin on my Windows system, it was quicker than this. What am I doing wrong?


title: Galaxy Nexus: how to upload music in Linux?

text: As you know, Galaxy Nexus supports only MTP protocol for USB connection, which is not greatly supported under Linux. As a workaround, I have tried to upload my music to Galaxy Nexus through WiFi. I have installed "WebDAV server" (The Olive Tree) from Market and uploaded a couple of tracks to Music folder. But, Music app on the phone does not see any music, shows just "ways to add music..." message. Is there a way to force a rescan?


title: Does rooting require a custom ROM?

text: I've noticed that some apps say they require a rooted phone. Is it necessary to install a custom ROM in order to root a phone? Edit: I should mention that I've seen this answer, but my phone isn't listed.


title: Can I install Darky ROM using CWM even if I'm not coming from a previous Darky ROM?

text: I want to install Darky ROM to replace my stock Gingerbread phone. Can I do this without Odin, using CWM, or will that only work if I have a previous version of Darky?


title: Can I install CWM without Odin or root?

text: I have an SGS with stock Gingerbread (2.3.3). Can I install CWM without Odin? Will installing CWM also root the phone, or do I have to root it ahead of time?


title: How can I get my phone to find contacts by name *or* company name?

text: I have an HTC Droid Incredible running Android 2.2 (Froyo). I keep my contacts in GMail, and they are automatically synced to my phone. The problem is, my phone's "Search People" app seems to search by business name/organization _only_ if no contact name has been entered. Is there any way to trick the phone into searching by either name _or_ business name/organization when both of these fields are in use? Alternatively, is there a better app for looking up contacts than the "Search People" app that came with the phone?


title: Can I flash a kernel without flashing a ROM?

text: Does flashing a new kernel require flashing a new ROM? Will flashing a new kernel wipe the data? Because if so, I might as well flash a new ROM. How can I see which kernels are compatible with which ROMs?


title: Delayed updates on Facebook

text: I am sending messages on Facebook using my mobile (Samsung Galaxy Pop) wi-fi. Other person is using a desktop or laptop. There is a delay in the update of the conversation ... not real time updates happening like any other chat-box happening between computers. Would there be a delay in the update of the messages? Why am I getting delay in update of my messages? Is it related to Android wi-fi?


title: How to use NFC tags to trigger profiles and tasks in Tasker?

text: I am planning to get some NFC tags which I want to use to control some profiles in Tasker. Where in Tasked can I choose NFC tag as my trigger? If that does not exist, how can I turn tasks on and off for free using NFC tags? Any plugins? Thanks.


title: Direct backup from Titanium Backup to DropBox

text: Device: Samsung Galaxy S4, with root I was wondering if it would be possible to make my backups straight to DropBox, without needing to save the files to my phone first. I had TiBu upload to DropBox after the backup, but TiBu cannot complete the backup because of the low disk space. I was thinking of something like a symlink to DropBox, but I don't know if that is possible.


title: Wrong length displayed for audio file

text: So I have an audio book in a single `mp3` file that's over 5 hours long. On my computer all players display it's length correctly, however on my phone Smart AudioBook Player and the Play Music app both says that it's only 11 minutes long. Rockbox picks up the length correctly. What could be the problem and how can I fix it **without using a different app**?


title: Samsung Galaxy SII battery not recognised / charging

text: Last night I changed the USB / Charging port on my Samsung Galaxy S2. Now when I plug in the charger it recognises the charger but the battery level stays on 0%. I have tried to charge the battery on an external charger and this is saying the battery is fully charged. however the phone is showing 0% and it is not moving from that. And ideas? Kevin


title: How can I edit/produce themed videos on Android (e.g. iMovie for Android)?

text: In video editting apps, is there something like iMovie, which allows you to make movies based on "themes"? I.e. stichs movie clips together on a theme like "princess" or "adventurer" and form an elaborate result?


title: Oflline access to note/task/calendar apps

text: Sure Evernote is great, but I don't like the idea of paying for accessing my own data when I am offline, which is still very often the case for tablets when you travel. Unfortunately, when you read reviews, this bit of information is lacking. Do you know of any free evernote-like app where synced data can be later accessed offline still for free? What about Springpad in this regard?


title: Connectify network for android

text: I have a wired internet access on my win xp laptop. And want to share it to my HTC android smartphone. So, I've installed Connectify Hotspot Pro 3.7.1, created a network, but my android even doesn't see that network. However, another windows based laptop sees it.


title: Disable USB charging

text: For some reasons not related to the battery life, I need to disable the battery charging when a USB host is connected to my phone (a rooted Nexus 4). Taking a look around on the internet (link1, link2), it looks like I should modify a system file. I have found a series of interesting files located in `/sys/class/power_supply/battery` and `/sys/class/power_supply/usb`, that could be the right ones to be modified in order to achieve the usb charging disabling (e.g. `/sys/class/power_supply/usb/present 0/1`). Has anyone tried something like that (control the usb charging via software and modify such system files)? Which is the best way to modify those system files? Should I use the adb shell or another tool? I tried the "root explore" app in order to modify those files, however when I modified a file (after changing its permissions), it was automatically kept back to its original value.


title: How to disable phone from charging without rooting

text: I have recently bought a galaxy grand 2 and I want to disable it from charging when it connects from usb. I want to have option whether to allow charge or not.


title: How to stop USB charging?

text: I'm a developer so i plug in my device for quite a long time, so i think it might affect my battery life. Is there any way to disable usb charging?


title: how can i connect my samsung galaxy y s5360 via usb to pc by odin mode?

text: My Samsung galaxy y5360 operating system was gone.now i want to install Samsung by default software 2.3.6 Gingerbrade by Odin v1.85..but can't detect usb in my pc but also good in USB port&cable.so how can i install by default software 2.3.6gingerbrade by Odin v1.85 or other.my Phone can't run.help me.


title: Does automated mapping with voice come pre-defaulted in Android without needing a data plan?

text: Navigation is yes -- Does Android come with free navigation in non-US contries? And it has voice -- Talking GPS software for Android? But do you need a data plan?


title: Paragon app won't mount

text: I have a Galaxy Note 2014 edition. I rooted the device in order to use a NTFS partitioned external HD. I followed all the instructions, used the root checker and everything is fine. When I connect the external drive it is recognized by Paragon but when I click "mount" it just flashes back to the initial screen of the app. Does anybody have a clue of what is possibly going wrong? (I've tried other apps such as stickmount, ntfs mounter and none of them worked. Thanks.


title: Android Music player that displays BPM ID3tags while playing songs.

text: I am desperately searching for an android music player app that will display BPM (which I already have in ALL of my songs id3tag) while the song is playing (maybe instead of album). I have not found any - please advise


title: Transfer Frozen: Free Fall progress between devices

text: How can I transfer my progress in Frozen: Free Fall from my Samsung Galaxy S2 (Android 2.3.3) to my Samsung Galaxy S5?


title: Android Transmit system audio over MTP

text: Here is what I want to do. If I plug in my Galaxy S4 to my BMW 335i, then I can browse and play music stored on the device just fine and the sound quality is excellent. If I play over the audio auxillary input, I can play anything but the quality of the sound is not good at all. The only way to play system sound and services like Spotify, Pandora, Google Music, etc is though the aux input jack since MTP doesn't carry the Android devices audio output. What I want to do is transmit all system audio over MTP when the device is connected. This should be doable through some app or through some custom code that would basically buffer the system audio output and push it over mtp. Ideally, you could just browse to an item in the BMW iDrive that says "System Audio" and then you could hear any output from the Android phone regardless of what app is playing it. Does anyone know of an app that would route system audio over the MTP connection? or does anyone have a service or custom code that would route all audio over the connection? I have the same problem with Bluetooth audio as well. The 2010 BMW I have doesn't support Bluetooth Audio, but I really don't care about that since that sound quality is pretty questionable as well anyway.


title: Disable full screen view in Google Play Books

text: On my 2013 Nexus 7, the Google Play Books app makes use of the new full screen feature in Android 4.4 KitKat to hide the system bars when the app is in use. This adds nothing useful to the experience, in my opinion, and requires annoying extra taps for trivial tasks like looking at the clock or switching apps. I can find no settings in the app for this. Is it possible to disable this "feature," preferably on a per-app basis?


title: Resume play function on standard music app for Galaxy S2?

text: How can I get the standard Music app for my S2 to resume play from where I had got to in a podcast, rather than having to start the whole 90 minutes again? I operate on Android version 4.0.3


title: Showing deciseconds in the homescreen

text: I am interested in a clock app that in addition to seconds also shows deciseconds. I searched and could not find one yet. Is there any widget for Android that shows deciseconds (like this: 11:51:32.1)?


I have an Xperia Mini Pro with Android 2.3 (and upgradeable to Android 4). Its recording program does not have ability to pause and resume recording. **How can I pause and resume video recording if the stock app does not support this feature?**


title: I have 29GB free on the sd card and only 101mb on storage,before I had 800mb and installed batman arkam,the download stopped at 91%

text: Because I hadn't sufficient memory,but the files remains on mine phone but i can't find them and delete theM. On google play it says that the game isn't installed and in the phone either.How to free my phone? And other question how to use the space on sd card..? I have samsung galaxy s4 with 4.4.2 android NO ROOT


title: Samsung Note 2 input language selector problem (Android 4.3)

text: I have a strange problem for about a week. I have 3 input languages enabled on my smartphone (EN, RU, DE). To switch between them, I usually could slide the space-bar of the on-screen keyboard to the left or to the right. However, recently this function has suddenly disappeared. The triangles do not appear on the space bar. I've found a few other posts on the internet, and there the authors connect it to the 4.3 Android upgrade. I am not sure though. I thought I upgraded quite a while ago and everything was OK. But I may be wrong. Interestingly, if I switch to the hand-writing mode by tapping the "T"-button to the left from the space bar, the triangles appear on the space bar and I can now switch the language. Any ideas?


title: Galaxy Nexus Official 4.0.4 update and root

text: Since the official 4.0.4 that be downloaded from Google's servers seems to be an update (39mb) can I update my rooted Galaxy Nexus wuthout losing root?


title: Make phone calls using a computer through an Android phone, both connected by WiFi

text: I have a computer and Android phone connected by WiFi. I want to use my computer to make calls through the phone. Is there any way to do this?


title: How can I track my days activities on Android (Similar to Track and Share on iPhone)?

text: There is a app called "Track and Share" available for iPhone. This app helps us track as to how we spend our day, doing what activities and doing what category of activities. I wonder how I could do the same on Android. Maybe a similar app exists?


title: open-gpstracker: Export all tracks or access the SQLite database

text: I am using open-gpstracker to track routes. After quite some time I have collected a large number of tracks that I like to export as GPX files. The application allows to do that, however, there is no export option for all tracks at once. I am using a device **without root** access. Is there any way I could access the SQLite database of the application? I also thought of modifying the source code of the opensource application to my requirements, but I am afraid of losing my data when I install the customized version of the app on my device. Am I right, that this can be a problem? * * * **Update:** I came up with the idea that I could use the `ContentProvider` of the application, if there is one included and if it is public. I could write another application that uses the interface to access the database. Do you think this is possible? How can I see if there is a public `ContentProvider`?


title: How can I boot my Nexus S with a broken power button? Can only boot to "Do not turn off target"

text: My Nexus S power button has stopped working and Samsung will not honor the warranty. The farthest I've gotten is to the Downloading screen with the yellow work ahead sign, that says "Do not turn off target" and `USB Control Init USB Control Init End`. My computer does not find the device via the Android SDK. I looked up this post Turn phone on with ADB or Fastboot? and others outside of this forum (eg: removing and inserting battery with charger connected), but it does not work for me. Once I boot it I can use it by plugging a battery charger or cable to turn on the screen. Is there a way I could boot it?


title: How can I delete all images in the album on my Sony Xperia S?

text: I synched all my photos with Lightroom, now would like to delete them from my Phone. There is no delete function in the Sony Album (Android Album?) however. How can I get rid of all photos taken?


title: how to transfer contacts from a micro sim to a mini sim if the screen is broken and not getting comands?

text: how to transfer my contacts from a micro sim to a mini sim if my phone screen is broken and is not getting my commands neither? from a galaxy s 2 to a nexus


title: Galaxy Tab2 fails to see functioning Netgear router

text: We have a Samsung Galaxy Tab2 10.1. It previously connected fine via Wi-Fi to our Netgear router from anywhere in the house. Last night, it stopped connecting and no longer displays the router in the `available routers` list, even though many neighbour's routers are visible (but password protected, of course). I have rebooted the router. We have four Mac laptops and two iPhones, and all connect wirelessly to the router without problems. I have entered the SSID and password manually (and correctly) several times, but no joy. The Galaxy simply states `Out of range` under the SSID of our router. Not so surprising as the machine fails to "see" our router at all, even though the router is broadcasting its existence to the Macs just fine. One last thing: the Galaxy sees fewer of the neighbour's routers than the Macs, and shows a weaker signal strength for those it does see - but I have tried it right next to our router without any recognition. The Macs see our router as full strength from most of the house. Suggestions?


title: Omni ROM for Android safe for production?

text: Relatively new to the whole world of custom ROMs on Android devices. I've successfully rooted my Nexus5 since I am developing custom software that must integrate with bluetooth. I've read a bit about custom ROMs and was wondering if it was generally considered NOT a best practice to use any sort of custom mod(kernel, ROM) in a production environment. http://omnirom.org Or are there some mods that are 100% reliable?


title: Moto X 4.4: Google Hangouts vibrates although vibration is disabled

text: I'm having a really annoying issue to where when i receive a text message through hangouts my phone will vibrate and make a sound when it isn't muted even though in the hangouts app and in the settings on the phone, I have vibrate unchecked. Am I missing some option? I haven't modified android on anyway on this phone.


title: "Unable to connect to the proxy server" after updrade to Android 4.3

text: My Samsung S4 has been experiencing the problem of "Unable to connect to the proxy server" after upgrade to Android 4.3, all the apps need network (HTTP) are not working, no matter using 4G or Wifi connection. For apps which does not require HTTP connection such as Whatsapp or Google Search which is ok. I have double checked the Proxy setting in my Wifi Setting, which is set to none, so are there anything I have missed or misconfigured?


title: Notification bar turns green when I'm having a phone call (Galaxy S4 Plus)?

text: Whenever I talk to someone and the Phone app and the phone call in progress is not in the foreground, the entire Notification bar turns all green on me. See the screenshots below. When I return to the phone call it disappears (i.e. turns back to normal/black). ![a](http://i.stack.imgur.com/FJl8ft.png) ![b](http://i.stack.imgur.com/HSi69t.png) ![c](http://i.stack.imgur.com/OnHSHt.png) Is this normal? What does it mean then? Does this happen to any one of you with a Galaxy S4? Is it a bug? If this is a "feature" of the phone, how can I get rid of it? I've looked at settings but couldn't find anything relevant. The phone is a Galaxy S4 Plus (GT-I9506) on Android 4.2.2 (stock ROM and everything, brand new, retail version, unlocked).


title: How to connect Sony Xperia L with Ubuntu?

text: How do I connect my Sony Xperia L in MTP mode with Ubuntu? If I connect in MTP mode, Ubuntu fails to read my files from internal storage. What can I do?


title: How (where) do I browse to the /data/Tombstones (on the System Partition, I think)?

text: Trying to delete some files from my System partition. Someone suggested deleting /data/Tombstones (I.e., what's the Path to it so I can browse to it) Using Astro File manager I navigated from the SDcard0 up until I got to what seems to be the root. It has folders like:   * acct   * cache   * config   * data _(which is empty)_   * ...   * firmware   * ...   * tombstones (which is empty)   * system (is **this** the system partition), it does not contain a Tombstones folder.


title: Is there a quick-fix for the Galaxy Nexus when it signals "charging" without beeing connected via USB?

text: My Galaxy Nexus goes into charging mode but when it isn't plugged in. The battery symbol then indicates a charging and when in suspend mode, the display turns on which drains battery rapidly. I am still able to actually charge the phone by attaching an usb cable. The problem is largely discussed in http://forum.xda- developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427539 with different suggested solutions:   * send device to Samsung for repair   * use a custom ROM   * fully drain the battery and charge it over night   * replace USB port   * clean USB port I guess it is an hardware problem. But before sending the device to Samsung (and beeing without phone for a while) I would rather like trying to clean the port or other "quick" solutions. Has anybody instructions to do so?


title: Why won't my SGS2 allow me to perform device encryption?

text: I upgraded my Samsung Galaxy SII with the new 4.0 OS. The option to encrypt my device is enabled, but whenever I try to encrypt it asks me to plug the device in to have at 80% battery charge. I tried that, and waited until it was 100% charged, but it still didn't allow me to encrypt it. I changed the password to a stronger one, restarted the device, and tried again but that didn't seem to help. I was thinking of performing a factory reset, but I'd like to avoid doing that if possible. Does anyone know how I can get the encryption to work?


title: How to root a Samsung I9070 Galaxy S Advance/S II Lite?

text: What are the steps to root this phone? As I understand, Samsung has been using an internal counter that will void your guarantee if you install a custom kernel, I'd like to avoid that.


title: How safe is it to use Aptoide?

text: As with the latest update to _Google Play_ one now longer sees the full list of permissions requested by an app on install/update1, I feel my privacy invaded. Even worse, an app could sneak in additional permissions with an update, and without the user knowing2,3. So I'm looking towards alternatives. ## TL;DR: I know we've got What are the alternative Android app markets?, but a) that's more or less a listing of other markets (without giving backgrounds)4, and b) it's not even mentioning _Aptoide_. I don't want another app that has to run in background permanently to "check license validity", so things like the Amazon Appstore or AndroidPIT are out. AppBrain is just another front-end to _Google Play_ – so nice as it is, it doesn't solve the issue, as for app installs and updates it just has to re- direct to _Google Play_ – which I'm rather about to "flee". I've already checked out F-Droid a few days ago, and feel it pretty fitting my needs (follow the link for details) – but with just about 1.200 Apps (as of 6/2014) it leaves too many gaps. **_Aptoide_** on the other end is said to serve more than 120.000 apps currently. As the name suggests, it uses APT style repositories, which I'm used to from Linux (Debian and derivates). It even lets you have your own private repo to share apps between devices (or with friends). All apps are offered for free, so no need for a "license server". But **how safe is it for the end-user?** I've googled (and ducked) for hours, but could not find any source on this. Instead I found a lot of links of the type "get paid apps for free", "black market", and other piracy-oriented stuff – which is definitely not what I'm after. I'm more than open to pay for good apps5, so "getting them for free" is not the intention behind my question. Like _F-Droid_ , _Aptoide_ has multiple repositories – but I couldn't figure out whether there's a "trust-able" main repository like with _F-Droid_. There is related information available in the package description (e.g. this one) indicating safety measures such as malware scan, signature validation, and third-party-validation. But as the corresponding web page shows, this information seems to be at least partly relying on user feedback (which could be faked/manipulated), or is not even presented to the user (the package info e.g. names 3 scanners used to check, I cannot find this info on the web page). While I might be able to look things up via package info, I cannot ask e.g. my 70+ years old parents to do so. On this page, _Aptoide_ also points out how to see results of their security measures, and explicitly states: > Aptoide Anti-Malware platform analyses applications in run-time and disables > potential threats **across all stores.** (Emphasis mine) – which suggests a malware protection comparable to that of _Google Play_ (how does that go together with those "black market rumors"? Maybe they just don't _remove_ offending apps, but only _mark_ them instead?). So finally ## The question: **Is there a way to safely use _Aptoide_ as source for apps? If so, how?6 If not, why not?** Bonus points for an "idiot proof" way which could be recommended to less experienced users. * * * ## Footnotes **1** I know it would be possible opening the _Google Play Store_ web page of the app, scroll through it, and click the corresponding link when found – but you can't call that user-friendly, or expect users doing this on every update.   **2** e.g. on first install it requested the "unsuspecting" `READ_PHONE_STATE` with the usual justification. With an update, it could request `CALL_PHONE`, `PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS`, and others – and the Play app would not bring that up, as they belong to the "same group".   **3** To figure "new permissions", one had to compare those of the installed version with those of the present one. Have fun!   **4** I've just edited two answers and added some details on AppBrain and F-Droid to fill those gaps   **5** I've bought a lot of apps on _Google Play_ (or donated to the dev directly), and e.g. _F-Droid_ has donation buttons on each app's page to make this possible   **6** I could imagine by knowing (and restricting your use to) "safe Aptoide repositories" this could be achieved. But as I wrote, I couldn't figure out which ones to consider "safe". The Aptoide article on Wikipedia suggests there's a "default repo" on install, and more repos need to be added manually; so it might be sticking to that first one is safe.


title: Is it possible to use Apple Wireless keyboard with Android 4.2.2 tablet?

text: I have a Kobo Arc 10HD and it runs on Android 4.2.2. I have successfully paired it with an Apple wireless keyboard but I still can't seem to use it. My virtual keyboard pops up and when I type on the Bluetooth keyboard nothing happens. Has anyone used a different keyboard that works? Is it even possible for me to use the Apple keyboard?


title: Rooting Samsung Galaxy S4

text: I'm trying to root my Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 and I'm wondering that is there any way to root it without using PC and without losing any of my data. Currently I am running on Android 4.4.2 and have no custom ROM. Thanks in advance!


title: How can I install APK file on Bluestacks app player?

text: I have created an Android application using Eclipse, and now I'd like to install the APK on Bluestacks which is running on Windows 7. How can I install an APK on the Bluestacks player?


title: How to set special ringtone for all foreign numbers?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Separate ringtone for calls from numbers not in the contact list? How to make all numbers except of "+375..." play different ringtone (or set ringtone just for this pattern of numbers)? Also I want to set other special ringtone for unknown (not in phonebook) numbers. I don't want to specify ringtone for every record in phonebook.


title: how do i fix the imei problem my phone dispays invalid imei

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How to fix "Invalid IMEI " after Factory reset? The phone is a g tide A702 dual sim with Android v2.2.1, MTK Platform I get an Invalid IMEI error after a factory reset. How can I fix this


title: How to fix Invalid IMEI number on HTC HD2 phone after factory reset?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How to fix "Invalid IMEI " after Factory reset? Hi. I followed Three.ie support and performed a factory reset on my HTC HD2 running Android 2.2.1. It now displays 'Invalid IMEI' where the SIM connection detail should be. I purchased the phone from China and have been using it with an O2 SIM but the reception in my area is bad so I sent for a three.ie SIM. This also worked OK but I queried why it was connectiong to Vodafone.ie and not three.ie. I was told to do a factory reset to correct this. The reset has now made the phone unusable. I have the original IMEI number printed inside the phone. This is 354120034327435. Please help. regards Dave


title: What is the fastest way to turn the phone into silent mode?

text: The title kinda tells it all. Sometimes I need to turn silent for a meeting and the procedure is like:   1. Unlock the phone   2. Click on `Menu`   3. Go to `Settings`   4. Click on `Sound`   5. Enable `Silent mode` Apart from (1), which can't be shortened (can it?), I want to minimize the remaining 4 clicks. EDIT: I have a Nexus S, but I'm more interested in things that are not specific to models. Also, please feel free to add model-specific answers, as other people may find it useful.


Mail app keeps freezing (Jelly Bean 4.1.2 on Samsung Galaxy S3). Really annoying since I use it for work mail.


title: How to limit the synchronized contacts to "My Contacts" on a Galaxy Note?

text: I have a problem with my Galaxy Note II (Android 4.1.1) when synchronizing the contacts I have on the phone via Bluetooth with my car. I believe this is some limitation of the number of contacts (or groups of contacts) I have on my phone. The same problem is present on my wife's Galaxy S3. I therefore would like to understand how the Galaxy Note II synchronizes its contacts with Google. I keep all my contacts in Google (I have nothing locally) and would like to just get the _"My Contacts"_ group (with the hope it will fix the Bluetooth synchronization problem). I tried to limit the accounts as explained in another post but even though the title of the post is the same as mine, the solutions seem to only limit the number of **displayed** contacts. What I did was to:   1. stop the synchronization for the google account (for contacts)   2. forcefully delete all contacts from my phone (with Mass Contacts Delete, Delete All Contacts and Delete Contacts   3. choose only _"My Contacts"_ in `Contacts | Menu | Display Options | Choose contacts to display (account)`   4. restart the synchronization I end up with all google contacts synchronized again ( _"My Contacts"_ , the groups within and the _"Other Contacts"_ one). I know this because when running the batch contact delete apps they inform me that 500+ contacts will be deleted (while I should have only 30 or so synchronized). This is why I suspect the solution given in the post I mentioned (and which I basically run in the points 2-4 above) just helps to limit the display (and not the whole synchronization). I would be grateful for   * some general information about how the Google accounts are synchronized with Android (specifically Samsung Galaxy)   * possibly a way to limit the "visible" accounts, as presented by the phone via Bluetooth (the idea being that even if the phone has all the contacts synchronized, maybe there is a way to set it up so that it "presents" (makes visible to other devices) only a subset). Note: the inferior alternative OS :) (iOS) worked as expected out of the box -- so I guess this is something which is manageable in Android as well.


title: How to change Moborobo's SMS time

text: I'm currently using the Android Smartphone Management Software Moborobo and was amazed of what it can do. But I noticed that everytime I send a SMS, the time in my message is not synchronized to the one either in my PC or in my smartphone. Please help, Thanks! :)


title: Connected via SSH Tunnel, but IP address stays the same

text: I have installed SSH Tunnel on my phone, and can connect to an ssh account I created on my server. The server runs debian 7, hosted elsewhere, with openssh-server installed. I created a special user account for this purpose. Whenever I enable sshtunnel, it says it's connected, but the ip address does not change. I created a simple php-page on my webserver that shows the ip address plus current time. The time is updated each time, so it's not a caching problem. How can I get this working?


title: How can I tell why my sleeping phone occasionally gets warm (and battery is draining abnormally)?

text: My two Android phones are doing the same thing, Motorola Milestone and Samsung GS3. From time to time, it is sleeping in my pocket and it will start to get warm and the battery is then draining quite rapidly. I guess it must be caused by an application that is stuck running in the background so I am checking:   * Task manager, but none of the applications seem to be using more CPU than any other, they are mostly all close to 0%.   * In "Battery Statistics" only "Phone Idle" shows quite high battery usage so it does not tell me if there is a problematic application. Currently I just reboot the phone to solve the problem but I would prefer if I was able to find the problematic application so I can close it.


title: Cyanogenmod 10.1 becomes unstable with usage?

text: Does CM 10.1 become more and more unstable with usage? I have a Galaxy Mini S5570 running CM 10.1. After flashing the ROM my phone works fine for one or two weeks. But soon my phone starts crashing more often. The phone starts rebooting every now and then. Apps (especially Camera.apk) start crashing often even though I haven't installed any new apps. This doesn't happen for the for the first few days after flashing the ROM. Is there any fix for this? Any patch available so that my phone can run smoothly even after 2 weeks?


title: Can I run a webserver on an android device?

text: You can make a Web server on your router providing that you rewrite its firmware with a free DD-WRT, Tomato, etc. You can also run a on a raspberry pi, given that you can run a Web server on any device provided it runs a Linux. Can I run a Web server on an Android device, and if yes, how can I set it up?


title: My phone thinks it's charging

text: After upgrading my Galaxy Nexus to 4.0.4, it keeps thinking the cable is being plugged in and out all the time. The battery discharges at a normal rate, even though the screen keeps lighting up as a result of the random plug events. I don't think this is a hardware issue, but I've not completely discarded the idea either. Has anyone experienced this? Is this a known issue? Anything I can do about it?


title: Android Updates: Why Carrier Involvement?

text: Why is it possible that Android users have to wait until their carrier releases an update and iPhone users get their updates directly from Apple?


title: Skype integration with the native contacts?

text: I tried adding Skype information to my contacts and there's a gray circle showing up beside the Skype username. I can then deduce that it is indicating my contact as offline. However, there seems to be some inconsistencies. On some contacts, I can see three options below them namely:   * IM with Skype   * Call with Skype   * Video call with Skype However, on other contacts, there aren't any options below their Skype usernames. And also, another inconsistency is the status. My contacts would show up as online on the Skype app but will still show the gray circle on the Contacts app. This happens fairly most of the time which defeats the purpose of it having an indicator there in the first place. At times though, it would correctly and show a yellow circle on online contacts. I want to know why it's behaving like this and if there's any way to make it less **buggy** than how it is right now. Also, can't I just click on the Skype username on the Contacts app and have the Skype app open up their profile? It seems easier that way instead of adding the three Skype actions I stated earlier.


title: Are there any alternate mirrors for downloading Android Source

text: Presently I am trying to download the android 4.0 source from               https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b android-4.0.1_r1      The package and project paths are accessible here `https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest/+/c4e4db1a85b9bea00b9fe8c6a18f9d3357adab0c/default.xml` Currently I am using ubuntu based curl , gitcore and repo to download the source. I tried to search but could not find any public HTTP or FTP mirrors that shares the entire source code in a compressed iso or rar file. Is anyone aware of such public mirrors.


title: Android: POP3-only email clients without mandatory SMTP settings?

text: I have a few email accounts at a free email service (and all accounts are old but I prefer to use them as non-primary), and I'd like to connect them to my Android email client. In free mode, that email service only allows POP3 access so I use that for registering at message boards, services etc for really long time. When I was trying to add those accounts to my Android email client, I failed to do that because my client also requires SMTP settings. Sure, as a work around, I can use Gmail to import those accounts to my primary Gmail, but I'd like to keep them separated. So, the question is: is there an Android email client that does not require mandatory SMTP access? Thanks in advance.


title: Where Can I Get The Latest GApps (Google services framework)?

text: I need the latest version of GApps for my rom (running Android 4.1.2), however none of the sites that I found allow me to download it (I think it is an issue with my internet). What is the best place to get them from?


title: How to backup data from a locked Galaxy Nexus phone with a broken screen and disabled debug mode?

text: The screen is shattered and totally blacked out - it doesn't recognize finger inputs. The Debug Mode is disabled. The phone has a password protection. Sound and vibration are okay. I have tried using ADT, however due to not having Debug Mode enabled, the device cannot be recognized. Any help would be appreciated.


title: Start Google Search with input selected and keyboard active

text: I'm trying to add an app to Widgetlocker (or shortcut) that will not just start the Google Search app, but actually focus the input and activate the keyboard. Otherwise, I have to click again to do this, which is annoying. I've found no way to set this up in the Google Search settings, nor been successful finding an alternate app that does this, so hoping someone else knows of one?


title: Time zone automatically reset

text: When I set an event in the S Planner under Pacific Time (GMT -7) and then later try to edit it, the event opens under London/Dublin (GMT +1). How can I fix this? I have set the time zone to Pacific. (Galaxy Ace 11x)


title: Where to store (personal) files?

text: What is the best place in the Android (4.4 or similar) file system to save some documents (.pdf, personal docs, other files, music, ...)? In other words, is there a specific folder where one can create a home directory and put in files without having to fear that it is wiped out by (updates of) Android?


title: How do I prompt the user for "Device Administrator" on Tasker?

text: I made a Tasker app via the Tasker App Factory that locks the screen based on various occasions. My app works fine except from the initial run which would require the user to enable it as "Device Administrator". How do I prompt the user to do this instead of having to instruct them to go to **Settings > Security > Device Administrators**? I'm quite positive it has to be done by using **Send intent** (a Tasker function) but I'm not sure how to go about doing it. Just to clarify, I want to show the user the dialog box for "Device Administrator" automatically on first open of the app. * * * Okay so I tried using Intent Intercept but even that, doesn't seem to intercept the Device Administrator prompt. See my video below on how the Device Administrator prompt appears when I select it to be enabled on Secure Settings (a Tasker plugin). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TprkAYoDVDI As you can see above, Intent Intercept never prompted me and the Device Administrator dialog still popped up.


title: How to switch between viewing of two different pages of one PDF file easily

text: For example, the pdf file could be a research paper or a book and it has a complicated diagram on page 10, and text in page 11, 12, 13 refers to this diagram constantly. Or page 100 has a complicated example and text in page 200 refers to the example in page 100. The example or the diagram is complicated in the sense that I cannot recall its details easily without looking at it. If I were reading this pdf on a desktop computer with a large monitor, I would open two windows side by side, one window displaying page 100, another window displaying page 200, and if the monitor was small, I would have two maximized windows and I would be Alt+Tab-ing between the two. If I were reading this pdf on my Android smartphone while I was on a bus, what can I do to easily switch between viewing of page 100 and page 200? A workaround I use for now is to take a snapshot image of page 100, and then switch between an image viewer (for viewing page 100) and pdf reader (for viewing page 200), and I wonder if there are better ways.


title: mobile homescreen lost

text: I have downloaded 2 icon packs for android. Now my phone don't work anymore. I am working with smart launcher. I can not even get in to settings or apps. My homescreen is black, but I can see on top the task bar, with notification for emails and our and I have netconnection. what can I do??


title: Can I change some Android settings from the command line?

text: I would like to activate "USB tethering" from within a bash script, so is there any possibility to run a command line with `adb shell` to change some Android settings ? **Edit1** : The following command open the needed settings but don't change anything alone :               am start -n com.android.settings/.TetherSettings      I've found _TetherSettings_ action name from               aapt dump xmltree com.android.settings.apk AndroidManifest.xml | less +/ether


title: My LG E615 stuck at boot logo

text: My _LG E615_ (running Android 4 ICS) was not starting: it always stuck in LG logo, and the screen keeps blinking. I tried using _kdz updater_ , but it always has an error when the update was almost finished. I also tried using LG support tool, but it always end up at the same scenario. I don't know what to do anymore.


title: Samsung Note 2 slow down

text: I find my note 2 is getting slower and slower after using it for 1 year. Is there anything I can do to make my phone run normally/faster. It looks like the memory is approaching to the max usage. Is there any way to keep the memory at a lower level?


title: migrating phonebook/contacts after Cyanogen mod install

text: Trying to find a straight answer - I have 3 year old Samsung SCI 1500 and am tired of bloatware, most of which just tracks me. I have backed up the phone with ADB. I'd like to root it and install Cyanogen, I know this wipes data. It appears CM does include a phonebook/contact function, is there a way to populate it with the contact info from my ADB backup? Can't seem to find that answer anywhere. I don't want my address list on google.


title: Stuck in Fastboot?! Help please!

text: I tried to get CM11 on my LG G2 on Bell Canada's network and I really messed it up. I can no longer get into recovery, adb doesn't see my phone, but download mode works (though I have no idea how to use it). I even tried the "Get out of Fastboot" tutorial and it didn't work because when I get to the point where I have to choose " **Android** " under " **other devices** " in Windows 7 and my G2 is showing up as " **SAMSUNG Android Phone** " and under that it says " **USB Modem Phone ADB Port** ". The latest drivers for LG are installed so I have no idea what's going on. I had a Samsung Galaxy S2 a long time ago. Could it be that those drivers are over-riding LG's drivers? I have no idea how this stuff works... So now my phone boot loops to little rows of words at the top of the screen: **[650] Fastboot mode started [700] udc_start()** Please, what can I do to fix this phone? I need a simple tutorial for a total noob like myself. Thanks! Secondly, is there any way I can get CM11 on this **Bell** phone? I don't like LG's skin...


title: Apps spamming my log

text: I've been looking at my log recently for more development of android applications, and I've noticed my log is spammed with all sorts of information that I wouldn't considered needed to be logged. Over time, I've notice my phone get slower. I've even noticed at this point, completely stock firmware with a number of apps from the Play Store, running music right now, and Eclipse can't even keep up with the log output on Verbose logging. My question is related to this. Are the logs stored for a while that might cause space to gradually disappear? Is there a way to turn off some logging features as to not record to "disk" things like verbose, when apps don't even need it? I've always thought logging should be done if it's an error, not "just because". If it's debugging information, then the release version shouldn't log that much output (easily done with a simple variable switch). Am I wrong in this thinking? Thanks in advanced!


title: Advanced camera settings on Nexus 5

text: I have a nexus 5, with android 4.4.4. How can i change advanced camera settings? (iso, shutter speed etc...)


title: Why synchronization doesn't work whereas I have 265 MB of free space

text: Snchronization doesn't work whereas I have 265 MB of free space: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/BlGbt.jpg) Why? I use Samsung Galaxy S3 with Android 4.1.2.


title: Why is the NFC in the Galaxy Nexus battery?

text: Why is the NFC in the Galaxy Nexus embedded in the battery? Wouldn't it make more sense to separate the two things? Is there any hardware advantage of being this way? Disadvantages I can see several, like replacing the battery with another, without NFC...


title: Unable to set tablet display mode to HDMI

text: I'm new to android and trying to connect my tablet to LCD TV using a HDMI connector. The instructions in the manual are as below:   1. Set the TV mode to HDMI.   2. Connected the HDMI cable between tablet and TV's respective ports.   3. **Set the tablet display mode under Display Settings to HDMI.** Steps 1 and 2 went good, but in Step 3 I'm unable to find any option in Settings and Display Settings as HDMI. However my default video player named Vortex player has an option to "Play on TV" where the display can be set to HDMI and the video plays fine on the TV. This leaves me to think that both the TV and HDMI cable are working fine but I suspect that the tablet's firmware might be that of a different model perhaps which does not support HDMI (wild guess). The tech support suggested to download and install the latest "software" (not sure if it's a firmware or not, even they were not..) to help fix the issue with steps by connecting it to PC through USB with a bunch of steps. But this software which shows prompts in chinese doesn't seem to help the cause either. Tech support also says I should be prompted to select display mode on tablet when connected to HDMI but it didn't happen either. Details of my tab as below:   * Name: Penta T-Pad IS703C (T-Pad IS703C With BSNL)   * Manufacturer: Pantel   * Android: 4.0.3   * Kernel: 3.0.8   * Build Number: fj_vortex-userdebug 4.0.3 IML74K eng.zjd1.20120413.113558 test-keys Request thoughts and suggestions on the same that could help me fix the situation. P.S the above information remained unchanged even after the "software update", so I suspect that it might've done nothing at all.


title: Does Google Navigation Live Traffic reroute during the journey?

text: After setting a destination and start navigation and my journey, if a new incident occurs and slows/blocks the route, is Google Navigation able to update the route and find a faster alternative automatically before I get near?


title: MTP mode instead of charging with plugged in wall charger

text: My Galaxy Tab P1000 was charging when it fell down. I tried plugging it in again to continue charging but the battery icon now appears with a cross mark and instead the MTP mode initializes. How can I get the Galaxy Tab to charge normally again?


title: My nfc-enabled android-phone won't read a rfid key I own, why and what can I do about it?

text: Does it require some kind of activation-code? If so, can I read it while I scan it on the original scanner?


title: Is there a command or application similar to ipconfig?

text: I would like to see my network addresses on my phone. On Windows I can use `ipconfig` for this and `ifconfig` on Linux. But how can I see this information on my Android device? Is there an application or command for this? More specifically I would like to see what IPv4 address I get and what IPv6 address I get or if I don't get one.


title: What is the right way to close apps in Android?

text: I'm new to the Android platform, and this is probably a dumb question, but... How do you close an app? When I'm in an app, and I want to get out, I just click on "Home" and move on, but I just installed a Task Manager app, and I noticed _everything_ is left running. Is there a way to exit apps? Or do I need to use the Task Manager every time I exit something?


title: Closing applications

text: I guess this has to do with our habit on desktop computers where we   1. open an application   2. use it   3. close the application AFAIK there's no direct way from within the application to close it. And by pressing the Home button app just gets into the background. Still running. I got a habit of pressing Home, then Recent apps and flicking all open apps out. Is this a bad habit? Should I leave applications like GMail, FB, Currents, GNow, etc. running or is it better to close them and have as less apps as possible running?


title: How to properly close a program in Samsung Galaxy S3?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What is the right way to close apps in Android? After using my Samsung Galaxy S III for a while, closing apps and dialogs with the "back" button (front-right), I pressed and held the front-middle button, which brought up a list of _all_ windows and apps I had been using. I suppose that means that they were still running in the background. How to close them properly?


title: What is the correct way to exit an app

text: When I open an app and then I'm dong using it I usually just push the home button. The problem is that leaves the app open and if you do that too many times it slows down your phone. My question is what is the correct way to close an app after you're doing using it without pressing the home button? Or is pressing the home button and then sliding it away the correct way of closing an app?


If I format my SD card or replace with a new SD card, what will I lose?   1. What Personal data   2. What Application data   3. What downloads In short I want to find what, where and how data is stored on SD.


title: Why doesn't my Samsung Galaxy S Captivate have self shot mode?

text: I just bought my Samsung Galaxy S (Captivate). My self shot mode is missing from the camera options. How do I get it? What should I do?


title: What happens in background when an app is linked or unlinked to/from Play Store?

text: If you are rooted, you can use `Titanium Backup` to link or unlink an app to/from Play Store. What does `Titanium Backup` do for it? I don't think Android API supports this directly. It alters a file or database or something else?   I am just curious...


title: How much does an LCD's backlight drain the battery?

text: The screen tends to be one of the biggest consumers of electricity. How much of this is for the backlight vs the actual screen, particularly in the case of an LCD?


title: Does Android have support for IPv6?

text: I wonder if Android has support for IPv6? I have heard that the phone company I use has support for IPv6 and I have a IPv6 address if I visit http://ipv6.whatismyipv6.net.ipv4.sixxs.org/. But I can not visit IPv6-only sites like http://ipv6.google.com, why is that? Does Android have support for IPv6?


title: How to update HTC Wildfire to froyo (android 2.2)?

text: This is not duplicate of "When will my phone get the Android 2.2 update (FroYo)?" as I read there that official UK update was on 20 December 2010. I have phone in 3 and I cannot find any way to update. If I enter into settings and try to do scheduled check it informs that phone is up to date. Firmware version is "2.1.-update1". How to update to froyo


title: How can I create a file from My Files?

text: This seems like a silly question, but how do you create a file in My Files? I've been searching for a while on Google and this site, but I cannot find out how! When I pres the "menu" key, I can see an option to create a folder, but there's no option to create a file. So, how can I create a file, for example, "filename.html", from the My Files viewer? I am using a Galaxy S4.


title: has anyone rooted micromax a65 bolt?

text: i have micromax a65 android version 2.3.5 baseband version DM_BASE_12A_W12.43|sc6820_modem| kernel version 2.6.35.7 i tried rooting with z4root but it didn't work.


title: how to boot ubuntu on asus transformer tf101

text: I want to boot ubuntu on Asus tf101 with Android 3.2 ROM from a microSD card, by using Windows. Can someone explain how to do it or link a wiki for it? Thanks in advance.


title: the youtube app on my smartphone won't unpair from my LGTV (SmartTV)

text: I am being completely unable to unpair my android smartphone youtube app from my LGTV. **At LGTV:** I went on youtube app and made logoff of my account, and also disconnected all mobile devices from it, what should (?) suffice in case my cell phone is stolen or something else happens, but... **At Phone:** I removed all app data and cache for youtube application, and still, after start the youtube application, my LGTV is still registered AND I can make youtube videos play on LGTV... Edit: **At Youtube Account:** I removed the LGTV from youtube configuration and still any account on the phone can make videos play on the LGTV... There is something that is being left on my smartphone that still allows it to control the LGTV... The next step (that I am holding) is: completely reset my phone and research some way to completely reset my LGTV (if it makes any difference)...


title: How to access to my folders on android nexus 4 without OS

text: I have a problem : I tried to install the last update of Android 4.4 on my nexus 4 But It didn't work... My phone didn't want to turn on. So I tried to uninstall everything an install the update manually. But now I can't access to my phone on my computer... he "sees" it but I can't go into it... I tried to install differents drivers like : adb, google USB driver, MTP. But nothing. Some poeple say that sometimes it works by using PTP, but I don't know how to install it... Thank you for you're time tbille


title: 'last seen 'for whatsapp contact not showing anymore?Am I being blocked?

text: Is there any reason that I am not able to see a whatsapp contact's last seen time anymore?Such as some kind of bug but not being blocked?


title: Play Store Not Downloading Large Apps

text: When I try to download any large app from the Play Store (v 4.3.11), it stays at "downloading" and doesn't go anywhere. I'm able to download small apps such as Angry Birds without a problem. My GApps is version 4.3 gapps-jb-20130813. I'm using CyanogenMod 10.2 (Android 4.3) Nightly on a Droid 4.


title: Tab 2 10.1 keeps turning on

text: I bought a Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 last year and it's been working great. Then I noticed the other day when I tried to turn off the tablet (by holding down the power butter), it just recycles and comes back on. It will go to sleep mode but it will NOT turn off completely. I think the latest update may have had something to do with this. Thoughts anybody?


title: Kies is not working after flashing cyanogenmod on my Samsung Android phone

text: I have flashed my samsung android phone(GT-I5510) to CM7 and everything is fine with it exept that kies has stopped working with it..i.e when I connect my phone to laptop, it doesn't show the option for kies mode. Please help me with how to enable it.


title: What should I do before I try advanced troubleshooting

text: Are there any generic troubleshooting steps and tips to be followed _before_ I search for problem specific troubleshooting options? Then what are they? I only have a general knowledge on Android and not familiar with flashing, shell commands, etc.


title: Why am I getting a "Low on Space" warning and having other weird problems?

text: Yesterday I got a warning that the "phone storage space is low." Because of that I can't receive SMS messages. I tried to uninstall applications - the system shows me that the application is being uninstalled but after restart I see the application again (i.e. I tried to remove Adobe AIR - 16 MB). Also when I try to delete threads of messages, it doesn't delete theme. The weirdest thing is that after I "free" space and I check the internal storage in the system phone storage setting, I see that the available space in the internal phone storage is lower than before... Moreover I can't install any application that can help me: cache cleaner or something else. Does someone know how to overcome this problem?


title: "You don't have enough free space remaining in your phone's storage"

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Why am I getting a "Low on Space" warning and having other weird problems? I have a HTC wildfire S and have experienced nothing but trouble with this phone and a previous android phone I had. I have personally downloaded 1 app which is moved to the SD card, but my phone keeps coming up with the message mentioned in the title. I cannot open the gallery to delete music (which there is little of) or any pictures, it is also stopping me reading messages I have received. How can I create more free space? The only apps I have are the ones that came when I first got the phone and cannot be moved to my 8gb memory card! Someone please help.


title: Locking down Android phone features (Android 4.x)

text: I'm managing the IT of a small team. I want to restrict the users of the Android phones from doing the following:   1. Turning off GPS.   2. Uninstalling certain apps.   3. Seeing that certain app is installed and running (or quitting this app). Is there a way to do this natively in Android? Alternatively, are there any apps on the Google Play Store that would allow me to set up these limits?


title: Performance comparison between internal and external memory

text: What are the performance differences between phone's internal memory, the internal SD card, and the external SD card? I wonder if that counts when deciding where to store apps. What technologies are used for building a phone's internal memory? How about the internal SD card, if it is not really an SD card at all? How do they compare, in general, to SD card speed classes 4, 6 and 10? Note that I am not asking about the filesystems, as a deleted answer focused on, since performance comparison on this aspect would be totally ruined by just switching the SD card from FAT32 to something better (which I think the industry should have done since a long time anyway).


title: How do you SIM-unlock the SGH-I317 (AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 2) on Jelly Bean 4.1.2?

text: I have looked all over the internet, and a lot of the download links and information has gone stale, or is incorrect. I wanted to standardize it here for other people.


title: Is there any way to sync my Outlook calendar to my Samsung Galaxy S without Kies?

text: I am trying to sync my Outlook 2010 calendar to Samsung Galaxy S using Kies. For some reason, it doesn't sync. Kies has a nasty habit of hanging, so I would really like to use something else, if possible, instead of trying to understand why it doesn't sync to begin with. Are there any tools out there that will sync the calendar directly to the phone without using Kies?


title: Cannot turn Nexus 7 on after locking the screen

text: My Nexus 7 had been performing without any issues, however, I locked the screen by pressing the power button as usual and then tried to turn it on several hours later but it was unresponsive. How can I fix this?


title: Is there a browser that will display Armenian letters?

text: I have just got a an HTC Desire as a present and I want to view www.mathnet.am which is an Armenian site. But insted of Armenian letters I see squares. I have read some advices in some forums, but could not solve the problem. Please help. By the way I can't see www.Google.am (this is the Armenian variant of it) letters too. The same squares :(


title: Samsung Galaxy S No Unlock Screen

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S (with DMB). It's running Gingerbread and it doesn't have an unlock screen. I have tried to set it up through the settings but it doesn't work. Any idea why?


title: Exchange - exclude emails from being sent to my phone

text: I have a droid and MS Outlook email, which is sent to my phone using Exchange. I'd like email in some folders to NOT be sent to my phone. Does anyone know how to do this?


title: Screen timeout versus secured lock time

text: I just updated to Jelly Bean on my GS3 and am mostly impressed. I am having trouble with the screen timeout setting, however. When I go into Display>Screen Timeout and select a time, say 30 seconds, I get a message that says "Screen will turned off when screen is locked. Secured lock time is currently set to 5 seconds." My question is where? I cannot find this Secured Lock time setting in Display settings, Lock Screen settings or Security settings, which would seem to be the intuitive places to look for it. Further, even though I get this message, my screen now does not turn off at after 5 seconds, or ever as far as I can tell. After walking away from the phone for 20 minutes, I returned to the screen blazing in all its AMOLED glory.


title: How to place replies in the same folder as the original message on the IMAP email app?

text: Messages that I reply to from my phone are placed in the "Sent" folder. Is it possible to configure the Email App to place replies in the same folder as the original message. Using galaxy S3, Android 4.0.4.


title: Image and video files disappear from the SD Card

text: Sometimes it happens that all image files (JPEG, PNG, etc.) and videos (3GP) are erased automatically in the SD Card. So they are removed from Gallery also.   This means I risk to lose documents and photos I shoot with the phone camera, unless I make external backups. I noticed that sometimes it looks related to fast mount/unmount cycles via USB cable to a PC (due to unwanted multiple pressure on the ' _Activate/Deactivate media archive_ ' soft-button on the phone) Does anyone know what happens? Is it a known bug, some misuse from my side, etc. My phone model is LG P962, with Android 2.3.4 and a 32-GB SD Card. Thanks!


Is it possible to plug a thumbdrive / portable harddisk that have multiple partitions to a tablet (any generic tablet or tablets in general) or there is a need to use a Apps to perform such actions?


title: Calendar Agenda view won't stay on today

text: I have the Optimus V. I use Google calendar for all my calendaring needs. I'm using the standard Calendar app that came with my phone, build 2.2.1. I start the Calendar app, and go to Agenda view. It's scrolled so that yesterday is the top. Weird, I don't know why I'd care about my agenda for yesterday. Any normal person would want to see today's agenda plus however much of tomorrow that fits. So I go to menu->Today. Now Today is at the top. So far so good. Now I go to menu->More->Settings, look at my settings and hit the back button. Grrrr. Yesterday is at the top again. So I go to menu->Today. Now Today is at the top again. Now I hit the phone's power button. Then I hit the power button again and unlock my phone. Now the top entry in agenda is TWO DAYS ago, and today isn't shown at all. Is there any way to prevent this extraordinarily irritating behavior? I want "Today" to always be at the top of agenda view. Not some completely random day. Today. Always Today.


title: Mobile Network not available despite full coverage

text: I've been to my network provider and the problem is with my phone. I woke up on Tuesday with an unread message but have been unable to respond since. My lock screen says that I can make "Emergency calls only", but shows full network coverage. I have CM7 on the phone, and tried a new install last night to no avail. I did spill some water on the phone about two weeks ago, but the phone has been working fine since. Most confusing is I received the text above at 08.00 and the problem has been present since at least 10.00 on the same day. Any advice is welcome. Samsung Galaxy S2


title: How to disable traffic alert messages which come as flash sms from carrier?

text: I get this alert message (screenshot from my phone) from my carrier after using the internet for sometime. The problem is that I get numerous messages (20+) like this when my phone is idle. I guess some apps are syncing in the background. The phone is unusable till I hit OK on all the alert boxes. Is there a way (or an app) to make sure that I do not see these messages.


title: Use 3G connection on my Android in Ubuntu

text: I would like to use the 3G connection on my android with my Ubuntu. Is there any method to do so?


title: Android Log Output KINETO

text: On my T mobile G2 there is always a lot of action in my Log output that has the tag KINETO these are the two most common things it puts in there:               ERROR/KINETO(9304): KLOG0C3- xmk_QueryOSQueue SDL Queue empty : WAIT_FOREVER      ERROR/KINETO(9304): KLOG0A3- ibs_os_GetMsg: Timeout forever for UKCC qHnd 0x80c34e3c      but there are a lot of others that it does as well. I am wondering what these logs are related to, because they seem to be happening basically all of the time on my device. I did a google search for KINETO and got a bunch of results for Wifi Calling related stuff, which kind of makes sense. My phone came with a Wifi calling app on it. But I never use this app. My suspicion is that I am getting these messages in the log because the wifi calling app does not have access to the internet on my device because of DroidWall. But my question is why does it try so often? and does anyone know if there is a way to stop it from trying so much I am sure this behavior has some negative impact on my battery life.


title: Is there a reasoning to how often and long the notification light blinks?

text: I have a Droid X. The green light on the front blinks when something has happened, but I've noticed that the number of blinks and their length is not consistent. Is there some method to it? Some code to it? Does it reflect the event that has occurred in some way>?


title: How to listen which URLs an app tries to connect

text: Is there an app (or some other way) that could listen to other apps, and their network? I have this one app, and I couldn't figure out where it gets its images. I tried to google an app to listen to other apps connections, but I didn't find any. I'm looking for similar functionality as Google Chromes network tab from developer menu. I have rooted Nexus 4 with 4.2.2.


title: Viewing app's internet activity by URL?

text: How would I go about viewing the activity of an app based on what HTTP requests it is sending and receiving? For example, I have an app that gets me statistics for a video game I play. I want to know where this app is sending the request to in order to retrieve the data that is displayed within the app.


title: Tracking down which app makes HTTP requests

text: After configuring my Galaxy S4 (Android 4.4.2) phone to use a proxy server for debugging an app, I noticed that other apps on my device were making some suspicious HTTP calls. I would like to track down what app is doing this. Unfortunately, the request itself didn't have any clues... it only contained a generic `User-Agent` header:               User-Agent: Dalvik/1.6.0 (Linux; U; Android 4.4.2; SPH-L720 Build/KOT49H)      The response was also generic, and not related to anything I have knowingly installed. Is there a way to log apps making HTTP requests on my Android device?