title: Why does the Play Store need access to NFC?

text: In xPrivacy, I can see that the Play Store asks for `getNfcAdapter`. What does it need it for?


title: SGS2 screen gets more and more dark blue, possibly after overheated charging

text: My phone screen is gradually becoming dark blue and then black--see photo. Started with a single light blueish edge, and growing during the last hours to what can be seen on photo. ![photo](http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6727/212517.3/0_876df_2a0479cd_L.jpg) The only serious reason that I could think of is that the phone has recently overheated while charging: it stayed for several hours under the pillow, and it was very hot when I took it away from there. Another guess is a recent drop on the floor, but in its 2-years lifetime it dropped dozens of time, frequently much harder than today. What could be the reason, and how it can be fixed, ideally DIY or at all? It's Samsung Galaxy S II GT-I9100.


title: How can I install pure android and get rid of bloatware?

text: I am new here and already posted question on one of the google group,   I am curious to know few things regarding android OS.   I have Micromax Canvas HD 116 with Android 4.2.2 installed on it. What I hate is the unnecessary software offered by them, which is not occupying only space but also RAM and affecting speed of device. I just want to get rid of those bloatwares somehow.. I know if I follow some good rooting procedure, I can achieve it.. but is there any way, or official way so that I can manually re- install original pure android OS in my device. I would be very much obliged if someone would provide some good resource about it.. and which is applicable to any device. Thanks


title: Why does my phone have no data connection when roaming?

text: My mobile carrier in the US (Sprint) provides free domestic roaming for data and calls. However, whenever I am roaming, I have no data connection (in-bound and out-bound calls work fine). I am using a Samsung Galaxy S3 with CyanogenMod. The signal indicator often shows several bars with an "R", but the bars are always grey (not connected). Under Settings -> More -> Mobile Networks I have "Data enabled", "Data roaming" and "National data roaming" all checked. Is there something else I should be looking at to figure out why I can never use data roaming?


title: What is the file location of the sound files used in the Google Now application

text: I am trying to find the audio file that is played immediately after you manually start audio input via tapping the round microphone button on the search line of the Google Now application or saying "OK Google Now". I find it kind of odd that the speech recognition extension for Chrome is still in its beta stage while the Android application is so polished but case in point, the sound file used for the extension is obnoxious. Not only is it three times as loud as every other desktop notification sound and genuinely painful to listen to with headphones but it plays every time you open a tab containing the google search engine. It'd be one thing if I could just drop the playback volume on Chrome through the audio control panel but I usually use Google Music for audio playback. Anyway, I found the irritating mp3 reference in the code for the extension and I was hoping to copy and download the one used in Google Now from my phone to my laptop, move it to the Background.html folder and replace the reference with the mp3 that I want. Either the location of the file within Android or the actual name of the audio file used would be great; if I can't find it through the file explorer, being able to find it online is just as good but so far I haven't had much luck.


title: Is flashing a new ROM enough after phone was stolen?

text: A friend of mine had his Samsung Galaxy S 2 stolen and returned some 20 minutes later after he talked to the pickpocket and tried to play her guilty consciousness. USB debugging was active when I checked with the old ROM, so I assume that everything was possible. The bootloaded was already unlocked, but the phone was not rooted, as far as I can tell. I flashed Clockwork Mod Recovery and then Cyanogen Mod onto the phone, and formatted the external SD card with `mkfs.vfat` on Linux. Is that enough to get any malware off the phone?


title: How can I stop QuizUp from using up so much of my storage space?

text: After a few weeks of usage the apps settings show that QuizUp is taking up several hundred megabytes of local data storage. What is causing this and how can I prevent it? Clearing the app cache won't work.


title: Access a word definition from within an app?

text: Sometimes when I use an app on my Nexus tablet offline, I encounter words for which I would like to quickly check the definition. This is the solution I am currently using   1. select the word   2. copy to clipboard   3. switch to a dictionary app   4. paste the word and read the definition   5. switch back to my original app I have to do this often, and this is quite inconvenient. Is there a more direct way to access word definitions when offline? * * * ![http://imageshack.com/a/img585/3637/epx5.png](http://i.stack.imgur.com/qDCuql.png)


title: minimum in call volume on lg g2 and samsung s4 too high using headphones

text: I have tried the Apple and Klipsch earbuds with LG G2 and Samsung S4, however, both phones have a minimum _in-call_ volume that is still excessively loud for me. What are some possible solutions? This is not the case when using an iPhone. I saw Minimum volume is too high with headphones suggested getting an inline volume control. Will this only work for music or phone calls as well? I have tried equalizer apps like Fine Volume Control but these work only for media and not in-call volume, which is my main issue.


title: GNex factory reset apparently doesn't write anything and I'm not able to update

text: my gnex (maguro) started rebooting frequently (like every 30 seconds). I hope is not an hardware fault and now I'm trying to restore a factory image so I can rule out any custom rom-derived problems. I'm trying to flash yakju-jwr66y the problem is when I flash the bootloader and radio everyithing is ok but when it reboots to install the rest of the system the bootloader and radio are still not updated! If I try to update manually the bootloader this is what I get: Code:               wax@pasifae:~/Scaricati/yakju-jwr66y (2)$ fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primemd04.img     sending 'bootloader' (2308 KB)...     OKAY [  0.308s]     writing 'bootloader'...     OKAY [  7.971s]     finished. total time: 8.279s     wax@pasifae:~/Scaricati/yakju-jwr66y (2)$ fastboot reboot-bootloader     rebooting into bootloader...     OKAY [  0.006s]     finished. total time: 0.006s      But the bootloader version is still the primemd03! The same goes with the radio. What is going on?


title: How do I clear out some information recorded in Google accounts?

text: I have a phone that is running Android. I have several Gmail accounts setup on the phone, many of which belong to my family members who are computer illiterate while a couple of the accounts are my own. The only reason I have those accounts on my phone is to teach my family how to use email on their phones, which I am going to get them shortly. Today I noticed for the first time that every one of those Gmail accounts record my mobile device under the "Android device" section of the dashboard. Every Gmail account has the rest of the accounts recorded. The market info too is common to all. Furthermore, they all show the same IMEI. That is plain wrong. I tried removing all the accounts except my own from my phone but the information recorded still persists. Is it going to be updated after some time when the server cache is cleared? If not, how can I correct this?


title: How can I make my Android TV dongle support Anymote?

text: Google TV flavor of android has anymote protocol implemented. I would like to take this implementation and put it on my rooted android tv dongle running kitkat (which doesn't have this service running). I cannot seem to find anymote server binaries anywhere... How would I go about doing this?


title: Android does not boot because of missing apk files in system/app folder

text: I moved the question from http://stackoverflow.com/q/15872848/1665807 I have a rooted Huawei u8825d phone.I want to know if there were no apk files in "/system/app/" folder. So,I moved these apk files from /system/app/ to internal sd-card.When I tried to reboot the phone,it didn't succeed.I hanged up with a white screen. Then I tried to push the apk files from the internal sd-card into the /system/app/ folder by using "adb".               D:\MTH\update>adb devices          List of devices attached          78F5FD6420D5 device          D:\MTH\update>adb remount          remount failed: Operation not permitted      Then,in another way,               D:\MTH\update>adb shell mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system          mount: Operation not permitted      This is another way.               D:\MTH\update>adb shell          shell@android:/ $ su          su          Segmentation fault          139|shell@android:/ $


title: Broken Screen + Using adb shell to run vnc server

text: I have an HTC HD2 with a completely busted screen, I tried repairing it with a replacement screen but broke the ribbon cable to the screen (oops) sad day, I've got two of these and I've been running them as servers and ipcam cameras. I started using `qtadb`, which did work on my phone despite a broken screen. I installed droid VNC Server beta using the file manager on qtadb. I grabbed the app's manifest:               <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>     <manifest android:versionCode="52" android:versionName="0.991" package="org.onaips.vnc"  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">         <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="3" />     <application android:label="droid VNC server" android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:name="MainApplication" android:debuggable="false">         <activity android:label="@string/app_name" android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:name=".MainActivity" android:launchMode="singleInstance">             <intent-filter>                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />             </intent-filter>         </activity>         <activity android:label="Preferences" android:name="preferences" />         <meta-data android:name="com.mobclix.APPLICATION_ID" android:value="1F34160B-63BB-4854-BDB7-D46B7EADBF06" />         <activity android:name="com.mobclix.android.sdk.MobclixBrowserActivity" />         <service android:name="StartAtBootService">             <intent-filter>                 <action android:name="org.onaips.vnc.StartAtBootService" />             </intent-filter>         </service>         <receiver android:name="StartAtBootServiceReceiver">             <intent-filter>                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.HOME" />             </intent-filter>         </receiver>         <service android:name="avncservice" />     </application>     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_SUPERUSER" />     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_TASKS" />     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />     </manifest>      and I have tried several things to start and run the service using the console on qtadb. I have tried running:               am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n org.onaips.vnc/com.mobclix.android.sdk.MobclixBrowserActivity          am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n org.onaips.vnc/org.onaips.vnc.MainActivity          am start -n org.onaips.vnc/com.mobclix.android.sdk.MobclixBrowserActivity          am start -n org.onaips.vnc/org.onaips.vnc.MainActivity               am startservice -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n org.onaips.vnc/com.mobclix.android.sdk.MobclixBrowserActivity          am startservice -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n org.onaips.vnc/org.onaips.vnc.MainActivity      etc.... I test each time by NMAPing my device's ip address, no new ports show up. (I don't have a firewall) But on a working phone, it doesn't start when you run the app; it starts when you press the run button. So How do I press the run button with a broken screen? I just need vnc server to run so i can actually do some config things to run debian and my video server on it.


title: How to set bash as default shell?

text: When I adb into a device with Cyanogenmod, I'm presented with a nice bash shell, color prompt, and bashrc. I don't see a symlink from /system/xbin/bash to /system/bin/sh. How do they set the default shell to bash instead of sh? I looked through rc files, but didn't find anything. I'd like to do the same on my Android build, which isn't Cyanogenmod. **Update** After re-installing from scratch with CM7, I'm taken to sh instead of bash. Now the question is how to set bash as default.


title: galaxy note N7000 wifi disconnect and forgot wifi network

text: i'm connecting to wifi home spot and after phone screen turn off wifi disconnect and forgot pasword ... in settings about wifi and sleep stays "Never"


title: Why do certain non-Latin characters show up as empty boxes, and how can I fix them?

text: See this screenshot for an example (view the original page here): ![Perseus on Android](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Zj3Th.png) As you can see, most of the missing characters have some sort of accent/breathing mark on them. This occurs in all applications that I've tried (such as opening a text file in Dropbox), not just in the browser. Does anyone know what is going on, and how I can fix it? I am running Android 2.1 on a Samsung Fascinate (not rooted).


title: Does AVG have any features that Lookout doesn't have, or vice versa?

text: I'm trying to decide which antivirus/malware protection I should use on my android phone. It looks like the best options are either Lookout or AVG. Where can I find a list of features that the one has and the other doesn't, or vice versa?


title: On Rooting Desire HD

text: I came across this forum post on rooting and getting S-OFF in HTC Desire HD. In step 6 it says > You should see the $ turn into a #. If this happens, congrats you have root > access. and continues the steps. The question I have is, does the rooting process finish there or do I have to follow the other steps as well to get the phone rooted?


title: stock sms client creates multiple threads for the same number

text: Running the default android SMS application, multiple threads get created for the same number. This is how it started: I was visiting a foreign country, I got a legit sms from the service provider (smartone in Hong Kong) suggesting that I could get cheaper calls by dialing *131*001 followed by country code and number. I tried it on an sms to see if it would work. It didn't but from then on the sms app started two threads, in a seemingly random way: most of the received sms are listed under a number starting with *131*001 that I cannot reply to. In the process all the past sms conversations were "captured" and listed under that number. To send sms I had to start a new thread with the same number but without *131*001. This is what I tried: first, I added *131*001etc as an additional number for my contact, hoping that the threads would be merged. But it did nothing. Secondly, after reading some, I used SMSBackupAndRestore to save the sms and modify the resulting xml file. I noticed one difference between the sms in the two different threads, namely, a difference in the service_center, for instance service_center="+852161645501" for the sms listed as *131*001etc and service_center="null" for the properly listed sms. So I replaced every instance of service_center="+852161645501" (numbers varied) with service_center="null". I then reloaded the modified xml file using SMSBackupAndRestore. Before the "fix" just described, I had about 2,000 messages listed under *131*001etc and about 5 or 6 listed under the correct number. After the "fix", I had two more or less evenly split lists, of about 1,000 messages each. Plus a third list got created with 2 messages in it. As I was doing this, it occurred to me that SMSBackupAndRestore only saves the text of the sms, not the pictures and other attachments. Yet, the pictures and attachments were showing up after applying the "fix", showing that the sms had not really been deleted, merely taken off the directory and upon being re- loaded the android sms app would "recognize" the messages and re-load the pictures and attachments. This means that there is a folder somewhere with the history of my sms. And the android sms app is using information stored there to recreate the *131*001etc thread that I'm trying to delete. I wanted to delete all the cache. I couldn't find it by browsing (I'm using Windows 7), so I downloaded some apps to help me, two apps named 1tap cleaner, both worked in a similar way and deleted cache, but obviously not the cache I want to delete since it hasn't solved anything. I have deleted all the sms, but double threads listed as *131*001etc still happen with the new messages. Plus now I can't even add a picture to my contacts (when I "edit" the contact, I can only edit the name and number, nothing else)... Handcent hasn't helped. Any suggestions on how to get out of this nightmare? many thanks.


title: How do i transfer files from my android smartphone to windows laptop?

text: How do i transfer files from my android smartphone to windows laptop ? NOTE : Bluetooth is working fine on both the devices and is in ON mode.


title: How to use an external mic on a galaxy note 3?

text: I need to use a wired microphone to run a ham radio application that allows sound to go into the note 3 and sound out as well. I really need to be able to attach a mic without resorting to Bluetooth. Is it possible?


title: How do I prevent auto-mounting of ext2 partition on OSX?

text: I've created a 512Mb partition on my HTC Desire's (running LeeDroid) SD card to store apps. When I used Windows, I'd never had a problem with this partition becoming read-only, unreadable or corrupted. Since I switched to a Mac, this partition got corrupted several times. Somehow, I thought it was LeeDroid's fault, and didn't blame it on the Mac. I installed Cyanogenmod on the Desire to overcome this problem, but the ext2 partition on the card still kept getting corrupted. I read on the Cyanogen's forums that Linux and OSX automatically mount the ext2 partition when the phone is plugged in, causing the partition to become corrupted, and then this made sense. Question: Is is possible to prevent OSX from automatically mounting the ext2 partition on Android phone's SD card?


title: Using Swype, or a Swype-like keyboard, is there a way to type without lifting my finger up?

text: Swype is great, but I feel like it could be even faster/more fluid if you just dragged your finger over the space bar/performed some other gesture to insert a space between words, rather than having to pick up your finger. Is there any way to add functionality like this to Swype? Alternatively, are there any good gesture-based keyboards that support this?


title: App download from own server shows unknown resource, How to make it trusted one

text: May be I am asking discussion related question, I am sorry if you feel it wrong, but I am really stuck while deciding what to do. For first time app Installation I have to give Download link for users from My own server because users don't have access to other Internet (also play store). I have uploaded app to my own server and gave download link to other users from there. Now while installing that from that location gives warning that it is from untrusted location and ask to change the setting and tick unknown location. maybe because I haven't signed this app with play store. Now, If I sign it with play store key and upload it to app store also, but for first time If I give same app download from my server, will it give same warning ? Or else what things I can do to remove that warning while downloading from my own server. Any other ways of dealing with this scenario will be helpful.


title: Log off on Nexus 7 2013 V4.3

text: Can you log off gmail on Nexus 7 2013 V4.3 ? I would like to share tablet (to play games) without them reading my mail. I do not wish to open up new accounts. Thanx


title: Lenovo Ideapad A1 , dead, not working, no charge led

text: I was flashing the Lenovo A1 ideapad tablet following the steps here :   http://www.artiss.co.uk/2012/04/installing-cyanogenmod-on-a-lenovo-ideapad-a1   , and I was able to flash the clockwork Mod (and I did a nandroid backup), and then modified bootloader, but after flashing the CM7 , all I would see was the lenovo logo on boot.   I was still able to go boot into recovery, so I tried to restore from the earlier mentioned backup, nothing, and the fastboot was not working anymore (modifed bootloader), so I reinstalled it from clockwork, and the A1 died.   Now it won't show any signs of life, except when I plug it into the computer, I would hear the USB ding (device connect )sound, and then 2 seconds, I hear the USB duh-ding (device disconnected) sound.   The charge LED doesn't light on when plugged in,   Here's what I tried so far (And I ran out of ideas ) :   \- Hold the power button for 45 seconds (tried 60, and 120 as well), and then tried to power on   \- All other possible button combinations   \- One forum mentioned to touch the home button while holding the power button down   \- Putting an update.zip on a micro SD , and boot with holding (volume - and power )   \- Disconnected and reconnected the battery pack.   \- left it overnight (as others recommended until the battery dies, but I can't tell whether the battery was fully drained)


title: Can I download WhatsApp on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich?

text: Is Ice Cream Candwich compatible with WhatsApp?


title: Accounts inexplicably removed from "Accounts & sync"

text: I'm running CyanogenMod 7.1.0 on my HTC Desire. I have a few accounts added in "Accounts & Sync" (Last.fm, Facebook, Skype, Soundcloud, etc.), but on several occasions all of them (except Google) got deleted, and I had to log in again in all of them using the respective applications. This could be quite annoying, but fortunately happens only every few days or so. I can't quite understand why it happens and what causes it. I have some suspicion it might be related to the fact I don't have much space on the device (Desire notoriously has ridiculously little internal storage) -- although I always keep it above the "Low space" warning (which is something like 15 MB). Is this a known problem? What can I do to prevent it?


title: Why does the preview image for my FFC look sharper than the actual captured image?

text: I feel this has been a problem on my Sprint Galaxy S3. The preview looks very crisp but when I actually take picture it becomes faded and bit blurry. I know it's not motion from the tapping the button because it does not do it remains clear if I take a screenshot of the preview which is more shaky than just pressing the screen. I took a picture and a screenshot of the picture to show what I am talking about: ![Screenshot of the preview](http://i.stack.imgur.com/VaB0Lm.jpg) ![Captured image](http://i.stack.imgur.com/41YUMm.jpg)   Preview / Captured image (click images for larger variants) In the preview you can clearly see the texture of my shirt and the freckles on my face while on the captured image it is just a solid blur.


title: Arabic support for my Android device

text: I've got a new phone (Samsung galaxy SII) with Android 4 on it. I would like to be able to add Arabic support on it. Is there a simple way to do so ? I'm a newbie with Android related subjects, so I'm not able to handle complicated processes.


title: How can I take a screenshot of a specific portion of my screen?

text: There is no screenshot by area on my Galaxy Tab 8.9, running Android 3.1. Is there any software that adds the ability to take a screenshot of only a portion of my screen rather than the whole area?


title: Stop from Samsung Galaxy S4 turning on when receiving text message

text: **Summary** : Is there a way to stop the Samsung Galaxy S4 screen from turning on when receiving text messages (without disabling the notification light)? **Details** : I've got a Samsung Galaxy S4 on Verizon. I've noticed that sometimes when it's in my pocket that it will turn on and access apps, etc. (for example one time I saw it had posted something to Facebook). I think that the problem is when I receive a text message that the phone turns on and then from there the touch screen might do whatever it wants. The reason I think the phone screen turns on when I receive a text message is I've noticed that happen sometimes. So really what I want to do is prevent the phone from turning on in my pocket, but I don't think that is an actual option. But I thought there should be a way to stop incoming text messages from turning on the screen, while still allowing the notification light to flash. But I haven't found an option that does that.


title: Installng MIUIv5 on Sony Xperia P (4.1)

text: I want to install MIUIv5 on my Sony Xperia P (4.1). I've no idea how to do it. I've some questions:   1. Should I root my phone before installing it? If yes how can I root my phone using ubuntu 12.04LTS?   2. Where I get the firmware of MIUIv5?


title: Changing Administrator of WhatsApp group due to non-working mobile and migration to another country

text: My friend is an Administrator of our group on WhatsApp. He migrated from Singapore to US and as a result, his phone is not working. I would like to take the Administrator privileges for adding him back to the group using US phone number. Can you please share suggestions for solving this issue? Thanks, Aniruddh


title: How to conect USB modem dongle to tablet AOC Breeze

text: I have a tablet AOC Breeze model MW0712 with Android 4.1.1. I want to connect with USB modem dongle Huawei E303C in order to have internet connection, but with no success results. I try with this link (in spanish, because I'm peruvian and the APN settings is for my ISP), but I can't save any APN settings as I explain here. I try with this widget, but always give me a "No driver found" message. Then I try with this tutorial (rooting the tablet) and supporting me with this one (in spanish) that I think is better explained (but in both tutorials doesn't says that you need the BusyBox app installed). But I could also not connect. Finally I try with this APP, but the connection is very unstable.


title: Alternative contacts app, faster than Google's with 2000 contacts?

text: Google's `Contacts` app is very slow to load when I want to quickly get a friend's phone number. Is there a quicker/lighter contacts app?   I have found nothing fast enough in the Market. My dream app:   * Loads the list of ~2000 contacts in less than ~3 seconds.   * No need for picture/details in the main list, just name.   * Can import contacts list from vcard or similar.


title: How to stop Google Keep from seeing numeric data as phone numbers?

text: Google Keep on Android seems to convert arbitrary numeric data into clickable phone numbers. Any sequence of 5 or more digits, with differing punctuation seems to trigger it. I seem to have triggered this a lot so far and not once have I actually typed a phone number! This is proving to be quite problematic. The hypertext'd numbers are too easy to tap, particularly when you are going back to edit that text, which then transports you away to the dialer! Most annoying. ![Google Keep on Android having converted "phone numbers"](http://i.stack.imgur.com/CACk6.png) Is there any way to prevent the app from doing this? **UPDATE:** I installed the update to 1.0.79 today but there is no change in this behaviour yet. In fact I can't see that _anything_ has changed with this update?! Possibly bug fixes I guess, but nothing new is listed in the official change log either?! However, this over zealous hyperlinking of numbers is more prevalent than I first thought... the default text messaging app does it as well - so I guess they share a common text-element?


title: My alarm clock program is no longer installed. Can I re-download it?

text: I have an HTC Incredible 2. I went to check my alarm clock before I went to sleep last night by pressing the clock on the home screen and nothing happened. It usually opens up my alarm clock. After pressing several times and nothing happening I went into all apps and clicked the clock app. It said: > The linked program is no longer installed on your phone. I did not uninstall it. The only unusual activity I did last night was install the 5 Guys app, Opera Mini, uninstall Opera Mini because I did not like it, install Dolphin Browser. I went into widgets and selected the htc clock and put a different variation on my home screen, it did not work either. I tried to find it on the Android market to reinstall it and its not listed there either. Is there anything else I can try before I go to my Carrier?


title: ssh over wifi vs broadband weirdness

text: I have a really weird issue with connecting to an outside host from my android device (2.3.6) using ssh. I have no problem with connectbot actually, but when working on a terminal the weirdness kicks in. I've tried several solutions (terminal-ide, rsync4android, kbox) and the symptoms are all the same. If I'm connected to the net through the broadband link everything works find, host resolution, ssh, etc. However if I'm connected through my home wifi router host resolution doesn't work and neither does ssh (connectbot still works over wifi, but none of the terminal based solutions). It simply hangs when I do "ssh host.com" or "ssh x.y.z.v" so it doesn't matter if I use IP numbers or the domain name. I thought this has to do with the firewall setup on my wifi router, but on my laptop everything is working without a problem, I can ssh to any host, etc, and on the laptop the connection is also through the wifi router. So to summarize this is situation:   1. connectbot on device: works with both wifi and broadband   2. terminal/ssh on device: only works with broadband   3. terminal/ssh on laptop: works with wifi I should add that ping, wget, netcat, etc. all work from the terminal to the outside host also on wifi so the problem is ssh-specific. What can be the reason? Any hints would be greatly appreciated. Unfortunately strace or the -v and -vv options for the ssh client are not available on android, so I'm really at a loss how to debug this. In case you are interested why I don't simply use connectbot and forget about the terminals: I'd like to use rsync eventually which would operate over ssh.


title: Google Play Services taking more and more storage

text: I'm using HTC Desire A8181 with Android version 2.2.2. I'm currently running out of free internal space. Besides of some applications growing bigger from release to release, the greatest space consumer is **Google Play Services**. It is currently using 13,55MB and is automatically upgraded, taking more and more space. Soon I'll be forced to deinstall some of the apps because of that :( Is there anything I can do with that Google Play Services? For example, can I safely uninstall it, install older version or tell it to move to external storage? My phone has barely 2 years and it's in danger of running unusable, while normally I'm using electronic devices 5 to 10 years...


title: Google Play store crashes and gapps process not working since upgrading to Jelly Bean on Samsung Galaxy S II

text: My phone is about 9 months old and has not given me any problems before I upgraded to the latest Android version - Jelly Bean 4.1.2. I downloaded an original version (not a cracked version) when I got an upgrade for my phone. However, since then, while I try to launch the Google Apps store, it just crashes and I'm unable to browse the store, forget downloading new apps! It hangs often now - while typing a message or browsing on the phone, I randomly get the message - Something like, **gapps.process** is not responding and has stopped. I reckon, I shall have to format and re-install the Jelly Bean again on my phone. _I'm open to suggestions though :D_   1. I do not have Kies pre-installed on my laptop yet. Will it cause an issue? If needed, where do I download it from?    2. My phone is not rooted - I would not like to root my phone as yet.   3. Would appreciate only _legal_ methods, as I'm worried about my warranty on my phone.   4. My phone memory - contacts (extremely important) and apps(if possible) need to be safe.    5. I would like to keep the data on my data card ( music, videos ) safe. I do a bit on my S II (I9100G), but I'm no real expert with the phone. Appreciate a tested way..!


title: Cannot sign-in Google account on Samsung Galaxy S with 2-step authentication

text: I recently use 2-step verification to sign-in my Google account. But after turning this on, I cannot sign-in my phone since no SMS is sent to my phone. What can I do to sign in now?


title: My phone galaxy GT-I9003 is stuck in flight mode and not able to detect Sim card.

text: I want to disable the airplane mode in order to return to normal state. After a long press on power button, I do have the "device options", however nothing happens when I press Airplane mode (airplane mode enable). I am stuck in airplane mode Have you experience this? Is it a known bug? How can I disable airplane mode.


title: How to use android phone as a login key to your PC

text: Is there a way to setup a Linux box to enable authentication by inserting correct android phone with correct software in it to allow user to login? So when there is a login prompt shown user should be able to just connect her/his android and voila; user has logged in.


title: Deleted Google Play Settings... Help!

text: I was trying to make room on my cell which is a Huawei Ascend Y215 and I deleted Google Play Settings, Now my Google Play won't work. Please help!


title: Encryption code apparently not same as lock screen code

text: So after I encrypted my Moto X with a numeric passcode, it seemed to boot and unlock fine. But I changed my lock screen code to an alphabetic one. Now my phone will decrypt to my alphabetic code and not unlock to either my numeric or alphabetic lock codes. Any help?


title: Is AndroidAP hardcoded to channel 6?

text: I've noticed that my `AndroidAP` _portable wi-fi hotspot_ always appears on channel 6. Is it just a coincidence, or is `chan 6` in fact hardcoded? Is there a way to change it? Or to use 5 GHz channels instead of 2,4 GHz ones?


I am having a strange issue with my Camera app. When I open the application, I received the following message:               Activity Camera (in application Camera) is not responding      after about 5 seconds. However, I am able to capture photos from Facebook using the Camera activity, and other photo apps like Camera 360 works properly as well. I have Samsung Galaxy S2 (GT-I1900) from AT&T. **Edit** Thing I have tried:   * Clear cache/data from Settings/Application/Manage Application/Camera   * Remove SD card, which results in the error "Please insert an SD card before using the camera."   * Restoring the Camera Apps from Titaniumn Backup from 2 weeks ago, when the Camera app was working.


title: Wi Fi Sleep policy doesn't work on Galaxy Mini

text: Set the WiFi Sleep policy as 'never' but when my new Galaxy Mini is in sleep mode wi-fi is turned off. I tried with a few apps like 'Keep WiFi' without success. Is anybody out there who actually got the same problem and solved it?


title: Execute Windows Run Command or Some Windows Batch Process from Android

text: Can we execute a Windows run command from an Android device? Like for example I want to open a file in PC using my Android device such as `Run>C:\abc.exe`. Or you can say I want to run a batch process (Exe File) placed in PC from my Android device.


title: Upload and tag video to facebook

text: Is it possible (using the native facebook app) to upload a video and tag it? I know they recently included the ability to tag people in photos, but I'm not sure if you can do it to videos as well.


title: Galaxy Nexus NFC Verizon

text: Does the Galaxy Nexus have NFC on Verizon? I remember reading about the phone being delayed because competing carriers wanted to avoid Google Wallet and that some carriers had even disabled the NFC chip to avoid that. But I don't know about the outcome of that situation. Do all US versions of the Galaxy Nexus have NFC enabled?


title: Is the data associated with an app cleared when an app is uninstalled?

text: The data associated with an app which we see when we go to Applications > Manage Applications > application, is it cleared when we hit "Uninstall" or is it left untouched by the uninstaller? The reason why I'm asking it is, I've heard from a lot of people who first hit "Clear data" and then hit "Uninstall" mostly because they're not sure so they just ensure that they get rid of the data and then uninstall!! So do one need to hit "Clear data" before uninstalling.


title: SMS thread message total doesn't increase past 201

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S running firmware version 2.2 with pretty much the default configuration it came with from the shop. On it, the `(Unread/All)` counter with one of my contacts has been stuck at `(0/201)` for quite a while, even though I've been sending more messages to the contact in question so the `All` value should be increasing at the very least. ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/aH38s.jpg) Any idea how to get this to refresh so it shows the updated total? Or is this a hard limit set somewhere or something like that?


title: No Whatsapp notification in the pulldown menu in Xperia S

text: I had Ice Cream Sandwich running on my Xperia S and the notifications of a new message of Whatsapp appeared in the top notification panel showing an icon of whatsapp. I received and update to Jelly bean and after updating to jelly bean I'm not getting the whatsapp icon in the top notification panel when a new message is received. If the volume is high, all I can hear is the new message tone but there is absolutely no notification showing the new message received. Does anyone know how to solve this problem? Please help..!


title: Open SWF in Chrome for Android

text: I can open SWF URLs in Chrome for PC, however, I cannot open them using Chrome for Android on my device. Is there a Chrome plugin, or is there Java code that will do the mission, if there is, I will create a new Android project and program it then install the APK. **The URL that I test with is :** http://www.b7r11.com/tkber.swf


title: nexus 10 tablet characters illegible

text: I've installed two apps on my Nexus 10 tablet and the characters show up as boxes with x's through them as shown below. i'be contacted the developers of the Rosetta Stone app to no avail. I'm in android 4.3. any suggestions as to settings or installations that can solve this problem? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/81Ax5.png) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/iuahM.png)


title: Cyanogenmod - What is "Notification mode"?

text: I think I'm misunderstanding the profiles options in Cyanogenmod regarding notifications. Here's what I'm trying to do: I would like all notifications to pop in the status bar, but only the phone and messaging ones should vibrate. At work, the phone & messages shouldn't ring. I've configured my profiles this way: Group "Phone&Messaging" contains phone, messaging, email and gmail apps. **Work:Phone &Messaging**   * Notification mode: on   * Ring mode: off   * Vibrate mode: on **Work:Other**   * Notification mode: on   * Ring mode: off   * Vibrate mode: off **Home:Phone &Messaging**   * Notification mode: on   * Ring mode: on   * Vibrate mode: on **Home:Other**   * Notification mode: on   * Ring mode: off   * Vibrate mode: off But some stupid notifications still vibrate (when I download an app on the Google Play Store, my phone vibrates during all the download duration). So how should the "Notification mode" be used?


title: change file permission in BlueStacks player qwerty.kl

text: I want to edit BlueStacks '/system/usr/keylayout/qwerty.kl' to add few more key map to this file, but I cant able to edit this file due to permission issue. Any suggestions on how can I change file permission in BlueStacks. Any hacks for changing the file permission ! Res:https://getsatisfaction.com/bstk/topics/change_bluestacks_system_file_permission


title: What way of controlling volume is more battery efficient?

text: I have a headset with it's own volume control, and I can also control the volume of the music through the android's volume control keys.   But which way of controlling is more battery efficient?   * Have my android device on full volume and control it with my headset's control.   * Have my headset on full volume and control it with my android device.   * None of the answers above. (if so, then which?) EDIT: I'm not talking about an electronic controlled headset, I'm talking about a headset controlled by a dial resistance.


title: View email previews on lock screen?

text: I am desperately looking for a way to view a preview of a new email message on the lock screen. I would like the screen to light and preview the email for few seconds. If it is relevant - I have ICS 4.0.4


title: Hide labels side panel in Gmail for tablet

text: I just want to **not** see labels on the left side bar in Gmail with a Google Nexus 7 tablet, just as on Android phones like Galaxy Nexus for instance. In fact I want to use the whole width the screen for email summaries: titles and senders. How can I get this view?


title: Are settings and accounts (like email) removed when changing the SIM card?

text: My android phone was stolen. The SIM-cards PIN must be entered on start and I also had a PIN set for unlocking it. My question now is if the SIM card is changed, will all the settings be reset or could the "new owner" now just read my emails etc...? EDIT: As addition to my below comment: On another Android device it seems that the SIM-card PIN and the unlock PIN must be entered before the phone can be accessed so I guess I'm safe?


title: what is latest android version for samsung s7562?

text: i want to know which is the latest android version for samsung galaxy s duos s7562. in my phone android 4.0.3 is installed but it is very slow.though not much applications installed still it takes 8-10 seconds to respond to touch commands


title: HTC Dream - Upgrade Android OS and driver for 64-bit Windows 7 Home

text: I have just bought an unlocked HTC Dream G1 android cell phone. It has Android 1.5 installed. Can someone guide me as to how to upgrade to Android 2.X series? Also, which android 2.X OS would be the best choice? I have heard Android 2.2 is best for this cell phone compared to Android 2.3 or 3.0. Also, I have been unable to find drivers for this cell phone to connect my micro-SD memory card in cell phone to my Windows 7 Home 64-bit OS. I believe the problem is because I have a 64-bit OS. Where can I find the drivers? Thanks in advance.


title: Changing install location to 2 with `adb shell pm set-install-location 2' results in 'insufficient memory' errors when installing apps

text: I am using Galaxy Grand GT-19082. I used latest android sdk and unpartitioned new 32 GB SDHC Card. I used `adb shell pm set-install-location 2` and it shows that It selected 'External 2'. After unplugging/rebooting, I tried to install some icici apps from Google Play. Once it downloaded to internal storage, it throws a 'Insufficient memory' error while trying to install. After setting 'install location' to 0, I was able to install apps at internal storage. Even if configured as secondary storage, application was unable to install/location the secondary storage SD-card. Could you help me finding the cause?


title: Access root directory?

text: Assuming that I am not able to start up my phone due to a file that is missing on the file system. Would it be possible to get to my phone's root directory on my computer and to place the missing file? Maybe by using fastboot?


title: Rooting Nexus 7 - SuperSU Binary Update Installation Failed

text: Can someone please help me find the correct SU binary for this device? I am trying to install the SU binary for SuperSU, and I get an installation failed every time. I have been looking for information on this specific problem, and from what I have read, I may have to download a new binary file and download it through flash recovery (shrug). I thought I would try that, but I cannot find anywhere with information specific to my device. If you think the problem could be caused by something else, please let me know. Thanks in advance.


title: How can I view the contents of an .srt file on my Android?

text: OS: 4.1.1   Phone: Samsung Galaxy S3 I have a French .srt file that I want to view and edit the contents. How can I achieve this?


title: Android - Exchange encryption - SD card 'damaged'

text: Mrs has a HTC One S, asked me to set up her work email on exchange. No problem. Got to the device admin-security policy part; a little bit surprised by requesting encryption & pin lock but what the heck hit OK. Never used it before, never expected problems. Upon further reading it looks like this process is supposed to take an hour, after hitting OK it went straight to the mailbox and failed to sync. Rechecked pass & server settings, no go so removed account, administrator, cleared saved credentials and rebooted.   * First surprise, PIN lock is still enabled.    * Second surprise, "SD Card is damaged." Did some research, my understanding security policies cannot be removed while SD card is encrypted. Storage shows phone storage as encrypted and SD as not mounted. Tried a few tricks like re-adding account and then then attempting to remove encryption without success. VPN settings are nill. This is not removable storage, so left with options in phone. At a loss so here I am at 'phone a friend' if anybody has any idea. Would really like to recover media from SD if at all possible. Cheers.


title: How to send multiple contacts by email?

text: I've searched all over the place and couldn't find a solution. I want to send around 30 contacts (names + phone numbers) by email, to someone. Now I can't seem to succeed with the feat! What can I do to send a simple list (or a table) containing the name and phone number of an entire group of people (they're already organized in a group). Offering free cookies and upvotes for any good info!


title: How can I recover from flashing broken ROMs on my HTC One X?

text: I am seeking your help to clear up some of my confusion in solving a problem with my HTC ONE X. I tried flashing a custom ROM on my HTC Android phone but all the files and partitions got messed up that every time it boots up, it is on a bootloop. I know the cause to this is due to a mixture of inconsistent (boot, recovery)partitions libraries that I have on the phone. Therefore, I want to FULLY WIPE OF ALL the data on the phone's storage and reinstall a clean set of libraries and stock rom. However, before I wipe off all data and install the new stock rom, I want to know all the commands that I can issue to correct this problem but the problem I have is that the stock zip has a boot.img, hboot.img and recovery.img along with a set of folders (System and Meta-inf folders) and I don't know the command that I can issue to push the folders I mentioned in the right partition, "/system" partition. Moreover, I cannot boot into any recovery modes (CWM or TWRP) so everything has to be done via fastboot commands, I think. I know I can execute the following commands if everything was an .img file but for the folders I do not know how to push them onto my phones storage. For example to push the boot content on the boot partition, I issue the following command to flash the device               fastboot erase boot      fastboot flash boot boot.img       and the following for the rest of the partitions:-               fastboot erase recovery      fastboot flash recovery recovery.img      and so on.. So what would be the solution to push those folders that are non image related onto the right partitions? Lastly, the phone is unlocked, CID: 11111111, Hboot: 1.09 and can only boot into fastboot mode for now. I also tried running the automatic RUU files via zip and exe formats but always fail due to signature or some other missing file error.


title: How to import/ restore vmg sms backup to android?

text: I have got an old Samsung mobile that exports all the SMS messages in .vmg format ? How can I restore those messages on my android format ? Is there any tool to convert .vmg messages to .xml so I could restore using SMS Backup & Restore ? Or is there any app to restore from .vmg files directly like the one, SDBackup, unfortunately, which didn't work for me ?


title: Removing mobogenie

text: I saw the Mobogenie in my installed apps list. Uninstalled and it is coming back from somewhere when I connect to internet. I think this is a genuine app, but a bit concerned about the intrusive nature. Also it is posting notifications once it comes back. Does anyone had similar experience? Is there a way to remove Mobogenie permanently?


title: I have an HTC desire C and want to turn off Google voice typing

text: The keyboard is so small that I keep hitting the voice typing microphone icon but I don't want to use that feature ever. It's too slow and lags. So, I want to turn it off completely. Under settings>language & keyboard> keyboard & input methods, there is no option to turn it off. This thread: How to turn on/off voice typing is similar but addresses another model that does appear to have an on/off feature or box to check to enable or disable. HTC Desire C does not seem to. So how can I turn it off or disable it?


title: CamScanner - how to get image instead of PDF

text: I run CamScanner 3.2. In earlier versions, it used to save the image as a JPG (or PNG, don't remember), but with the latest version, it always seems to save as a PDF. I couldn't find any setting to make CamScanner save the scanned thing as a image file. Is there one?


title: Security options grayed out

text: I have my mobile phone (Samsung Galaxy S2) running on ICS. Recently I activated Microsoft Exchnage ActiveSync to connect to my corporate email. It disabled all the security options like 'Pattern Unlock'. I hated it, and removed my microsoft active exchange account from the phone, but these options are still disabled. How do I get it enabled?


title: If someone is seen online does that mean they have opened our conversation or any conversation on whatsapp?

text: When you open a conversation on whatsapp and the contact is seen as online have they opened your conversation or just any conversation?


title: TRIM command operability in Android 4.3

text: Has anyone been able to confirm the **usage** and **operability** of the fstrim (TRIM) functionality in the latest Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) release? I have seen multiple articles mention the operability of the TRIM function when certain prerequisites are met in the latest release but I have also read a few comments/blogs where they state that the functionality was added and functional in Android 4.1.


title: Is it somehow possible to sync data on two mobiles phones

text: I am using a Samsung Galaxy S (running Android 2.1) mobile phone and am thinking (only thinking mind you) of bying a Samsung Galaxy tablet (this one running Android 2.2). I am wondering: is it somehow **possible to sync the data used by programs on these two devices** so that software (like the marvelous Book catalogue) can be installed twice with the possiblity to copy the databases used by these program to both mobiles/tablets ? Preferably by copying them over using WiFi or so.


title: Google Play Music limit amount of space it can take on SD card

text: Google Play Music has the tendency to totally fill up my SD card with cache files for streaming. Now I do like this as 3g connection when travelling can be flaky and this way you minimise re-streaming of music you have recently been listening too (so unchecking this option in the settings is not a solution). Problem arise that Google Play Music is taking up all available space which leads to other applications (Evernote in this case particularly) to complain about having not enough space on the SD card (total free space at the moment is 95mb but this still leads to Evernote shouting warnings/errors). Is there a way to limit an app like this for the total space it can take on the SD card?


title: Are there any video players with variable speed playback?

text: I am looking for a video player that can play videos on my SD card with variable speed playback **Related Questions**   * Comparision of video players for Android


title: Android 4.3 - change notification sound for received Exchange email

text: How do I change the default notification sound when an email arrives in my Exchange mailbox? Many thanks.


title: Softkey Position for Kit Kat

text: On my old Tablet which was a Honeycomb on a Toshiba Thrive. The softkeys were on the left hand side when you were in landscape. Which Is convenient. When I use my Nexus 7 2013 I keep having to stretch my thumbs over to the middle to hit the home softkey. My phone is rooted but I dont want to use cyanogenmod as when I used it it crashed several times in 1 hour yet I have used the stock rom for 100's hours with no crashes what so ever. And advice on how to get the softkeys back to the left side? PS: No floating softkey apps as that is a quick and dirty.


title: Android tablet very laggy and freezing for 3 minutes (slow internal storage?)

text: I have Pipo M9 Pro with Android 4.2.2 OS is quite laggy and to use Chrome is almost impossible... it is so very slow and sometimes I cannot do anything for 3-5 min because of freezing. I made some tests with AndroBench and it looks like the internal storate is very slow. ![Sequential Read](http://i.stack.imgur.com/kxc8g.png) ![PlayStore?](http://i.stack.imgur.com/AZ0T9.png) ![SQL Lite INSERT](http://i.stack.imgur.com/uAhrT.png) Could this be the main and only problem? Also for the freezes? Should I just get a fast SD card and link everything to there? With which app? How can I then take the card out and copy something to it?


title: Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync - Contacts Storage

text: I use a Microsoft Exchange account for my business and use a Samsung Galaxy S3. If I sync my contacts to the phone from the exchange account, are they actually stored on my phone or SD card or are the actually just in the cloud? I want to have access to all the people, but don't want it to take up memory. I have over 1,000 contacts and it grows.


title: Samsung Galaxy S4 only boots for 5 seconds, then dies

text: Yesterday I was using my phone, and suddenly it shut off. I tried the power button, but it wouldn't turn on again. I then took the battery out, and put it back in. Immediately, the phone vibrated, and displayed the Samsung Galaxy splash screen (this happened without me pressing the power button). After about 5 seconds, it shuts off, and I have to start the process over again. I tried booting in safe mode, and recovery mode, and the same thing happened. Interestingly, If I take the battery out, plug the phone in, then put the battery back in, the phone doesn't automatically start, but it still doesn't boot either. I tried changing the battery, but that didn't seem to make a difference. Initially I thought it might be something wrong with the power key, however, I would expect that if that were the case, it should be constantly restarting, not shutting off and staying off. What could possibly be causing this? Is this more likely hardware or software, and is there any way to fix it that isn't just replacing it?


title: Is it possible to run fastboot in a recovery mode shell (without connecting to PC)?

text: I have a method for **unlocking the BootLoader** of my HP SlateBook x2 running Android v4.3 consisting of: 1- Booting into **recovery**.   2- **Connecting** to PC via USB cable.   3- Sending the **command** `fastboot -i 0x03F0 oem unlock` to the Android device. But this device has an incredible problem: it _sells without USB cable_ (LOL), so I have **no USB cable** at all.   But I have **installed TWRP recovery** , that includes a **root command-line shell**. So, as long as I can not connect via ADB bridge by using USB cable nor ADB via Wireless (the recovery mode does not detect the wifi card), I was wondering if it would be possible to **use this shell** to send the `fastboot` command from recovery mode in the stand-alone device (without any connection to PC, as long as it is not possible). Any ideas, please?


title: Confirm if apps have successfully installed from Google Play (Without looking at the phone)

text: My girlfriend recently had her phone stolen and I'm trying to track it down by remotely installing apps on her phone via Google Play, but I can't tell if the apps are successfully installed. For example, if I turn off my phone completely, and install an app on it from Google Play, it will still report "installed" even though my phone's turned off.


title: Auto correct mangling email addresses on web pages

text: For a while now I have been experiencing mangling of e-mail addresses when entering them using Google keyboard into login form within web browsers (both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox). This us happening on multiple devices (all linked to the same Google account) and with different versions of Android (4.01 and 4.44) and has been happening for several iterations of the Google Keyboard app. If the email address is not a primary email address I use, and I use aliases for most sites to help mitigate risks attached to data breaches and deal with companies selling email addresses - so almost never use a "primary" email address, then the email address is auto corrected when entering the first dot after the domain. For example screenshots see logging on to Facebook in Chrome and British Gas in Firefox. The email addresses are fake but indicative of real data. The problem only seems to arise with longer e-mail addresses, or rather longer domains. For the first few characters after the at symbol the email address (as typed so far) is the primary auto correct suggestion, the Google keyboard starts to try and form a sentence from it. I have to be sufficiently alert to immediately hit back space after adding the dot, to undo the auto correct change, or the replacement words have to be deleted and the email address started again from the beginning. I have, on occasion, had to completely re-enter the email address three or four times in a row following auto correction. Obviously this is more than a bit frustrating. Short of trying to find and register a domain that is just a few characters long for email purposes, or disabling auto complete altogether, is there any way I prevent **automatic** auto complete for input matching an email address pattern? Google Keyboard set to English (United Kingdom), modest autocomplete "aggression" and no words in the personal dictionary.


title: My Samsung Galaxy S2 Android v4.1.2 won't auto-update my apps

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S2, SHV-E120K and auto-update from Google Play store won't start for already installed apps. The auto-update checkbox is checked and there is an updated version ready on the store. Similar question: xda Developers: My Samsung Galaxy S3 won't auto update my apps


title: Is it possible to to set a fixed NFC P2P RF speed for the Initiator?

text: In NFC P2P communication, the RF speed of the LLCP connection is set by the Initiator. The possible speeds are 106kbit/s, 212kbit/s, 424kbit/s. Android always choses the fastest possible speed. For example I would like to set the speed to 212kbit/s. Is it possible to set a fixed RF speed rate on Android side?


title: How to stop a notification saying "Registering to Network" every few seconds?

text: On Samsung Galaxy S2 HD LTE SHV-E120K Android v4.1.2 without a SIM I get "Registering to Network" notification repeatedly. How to stop? Thanks.


title: How to fix Google Play Store Update Error in Android 4.0.4?

text: I hope this question is not a duplicate of other related questions. In my Samsung Galaxy S duos mobile (Android 4.0.4 OS) I received frequent notification to update my software. Though I updated(Re-booted) it after receiving that notification I hate that notification so I disabled that. After disabling that when I tried to open Google Maps App its showing me an error “ **Google Play Store Update Error** ” and I was not able to open Map App as well as other Apps. I thought this error happens only because I disabled that software notification and I tried to enable that notification but I’m not able to enable that one. So how to fix Google Play Store Update Error and how to enable that software notification?


title: Installing apps from desktop site "play.google.com/store" not working/slow

text: When i am signed with the same account as my phone on my desktop, i can choose to install apps from my desktop. I can simply click on install button and choose the device op my preference. I remember when i did this a few years ago, it worked great. But now if it doesn't really seem to work properly. I am waiting 15 minutes for the app to shop up on my phone, but it just doesn't. Am i doing something wrong or is it a known issue? Thanks!


title: Moto Droid v1 disabling primary Wireless AP

text: I have a Motorola DROID v1 that is running Froyo (2.2). I've noticed that if my device sleeps for a while, when I wake it up it will not attempt to connect to the wireless AP in my home. When I go to the wireless settings section, I see a note next to the AP entry that says 'disabled'. If I click the entry and select 'connect', it connects right away. It will remain connected until the next longish sleep, when it is again marked as disabled. Is there any way to prevent this AP entry from being marked as disabled?


title: Root Android Tablet without USB Cable

text: I have a tablet and its USB port is not working, I think it is broken or there is some hardware problem. I can not plug USB cable in it. Now my problem is, I want to root my tablet can I do that without using USB cable. And can I use bluetooth, wifi or HDMI for this purpose. There is a similar post (see link below) and it has answers put they are not applicable because they are suggesting some apps from market but these app will work only on rooted devices. Get root or re-install the OS without a USB cable?


title: Android won't boot after unsuccesful wipe operation

text: I rooted my Asus Transformer Prime and tried to install a custom ROM but I managed to fail. I selected the option to wipe data from the table in the bootloader menu (accessed it via holding power button and volume down) and then I cancelled it by turning the device off because I wasn't supposed to select that. It seems this wasn't wise... I tried to boot the device but now it's stuck saying "Asus" in the middle of the screen. If I try to power it off, it turns off but immediately it turns back on. I can't access the bootloader menu. Fastboot nor ADB sees the device via USB. How can I restore it?


title: Gyroscope not working for some games on Samsung Galaxy SII ICS and JB

text: The gyroscope works fine for most apps, and for all uses within the OS. But for some game apps, both temple runs and 100 Doors for example, it will not work at all. It's remained a problem after I've upgraded from Ice Cream Sandwich to Jelly Bean. Seems really strange, but perhaps someone knows what's going on and better yet how to fix it? Thanks.


title: How to change the home dock icons on TouchWiz?

text: Similar to How to edit the home dock icons (shortcuts) on TouchWiz 4.0 ICS I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 with Android 4.0.4. I can't for the life of me figure out how to edit the home screen dock icons on the default launcher (Touchwiz). I've tried:   * Long pressing on a home dock icon (nothing happens).   * Long pressing an app in the home screen to drag onto the home dock. (Home dock icons disappear and are replaced by a Delete bar across the bottom of the screen)   * On the home screen, press Menu -> Edit. (Home dock icons disappear and are replaced by 4 icons: Create folder, Create page, App info, Delete).   * In the Apps list with a Customizable grid view, press Menu -> Edit. This is the answer to the linked question. (Allows editing of the Apps listing, but doesn't bring the home dock icons onto the screen so I cannot modify them) Before I updated to 4.0.4 I could change the shortcuts in the home screen dock, and I put Google Chrome there to replace the default browser. After updating I now want to replace it with Firefox. I am in Australia. I have friends with grey imports of the same phone from Hong Kong that don't exhibit this behaviour on 4.0.4.


title: Is it possible to set device's Latitude and Longitude using ADB SHELL?

text: I know how to set locatlon for emulators using device configuration interface from Motodoev Studio for example. But, how I can set locatlon for a device?


title: How to recover contacts from backed up galaxy S2 (gingerbread) files

text: I recently gave my old Galaxy S2 to a friend as I just got an S3 and before I did, I copied the "My Files" folder from my phone to this computer via USB debugging mode and then factory reset the phone. I have since noticed that I had saved a few of my contacts on my old phone rather than to the sim since when I put the new sim in, there are some missing contacts. I was wondering how I might recover the contacts I had saved to my old phone from the copy of files I made on this computer. I have the following files (not enough rep to post image): http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g358/treefingers77/backupFiles_zps3b1f20cd.jpg Is there anything I can do to get the old contacts?


title: Will rooting my phone improve its battery life?

text: I've had an HTC Desire HD with HTC Sense for about a year and I'm quite happy, except for the battery life. After upgrading to the latest version, it lasts about 24 hours with moderate/low usage. I was wondering 2 things:   * If I root it, will i gain some significant battery life?   * After a phone is rooted, can it later be returned to the factory state? I dont know much about rooting.


title: how do I know if I uninstalled something I shouldn't have

text: Epic sph-d700 rooted 2.3.6 kernel v 2.6.35.7 FC09 I wanted to free up RAM by removing some system apps. after removing 7 of them my system started having unexpected errors. Google play updates wont install. Is this repairable with clockwork mod or Odin?


title: Switch ROMs, still seamlessly use Apps and its data

text: I am presently using a rooted LG P500 running stock 2.3.3. I am very fond of trying various ROMs and recently got hooked to unofficial CM10 Android 4.1.1 (JellyBean). Working with such unofficials or even official nightly builds has a problem of receiving frequent update. When ever such update comes I have to wrap up all my app and its data using Titanium Backup (TB) and for safety backup my present ROM completely using CWM recovery. After installing the new ROM, I will download TB alone and restore all my apps. Though the TB has batch mode for "Restoring all missing apps and its data", TB asks for confirmation before installing every app and prompt for "Done/Open" after installing every app. This kills the purpose of running a batch. Now my questions:   1. Is there any way I can switch between ROMs but keep the apps (with its data) installed in a common location for all ROMs   2. Automate the restore option (in new ROM) such that with one click and a wait of few minutes should get my phone back with all apps and data intact? My dream use case with either question will be like: While I am in 2.3.3 ROM I would simply backup the present apps and its data to SD card and install the new ROM. When the new ROM is installed, I would like to have the apps that where backed up in my 2.3.3 ROM to come back with its data by doing something that is not daunting, but ready to wait for a while. Any suggestions?


title: Where is current wallpaper stored on Jellybean?

text: On my Nexus S running 4.1.1, I am unable to find where the current wallpaper is stored. I referred to Where is the background image saved?, but my `/data/data/com.android.settings/files` folder is empty (I do have my file browser showing hidden files). It was confirmed in that question that ICS stored it in that location, but did Jellybean move it to a different place?


title: How to get to notifications in settings?

text: The title sounds misleading... There exists a shortcut under the settings shortcut widget that points to notifications. In this I can see all the notifications that my phone had (even after clearing it in the pulldown notification tray). I have 2 questions: a) where is it actually located in the settings (I have been looking for it for a while) b) how do I clear this...there seems to be no option (do I reboot?) Here are the screenshots that may help clarify: ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/XAxhs.jpg) ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/JsWEc.jpg)   ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/MVvjn.jpg) ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/qP0iP.jpg)


title: Force close messages; no access to phone

text: Have only had my new Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830i one week and while playing "Flow Free" game downloaded from Play Store my phone suddenly switched off and from then on constant "Force Close" messages appeared. I have no access to my phone. How can I get my phone back?


title: No pbcopy-pbpaste command

text: I am trying to access the clipboard but there is no `pbcopy` or `pbpaste` command. Is there an alternative to this command? how can i access the clipboard from the command line?


title: Android Experiments drain battery

text: While I am experimenting with Android I found it annoying that the device even if is plugged in on the PC using a USB is discharging. THe problem is that I am performing some intensive experiments and are consuming a lot of power. (processing, screen, internet) I know that every USB port or USB HUB port offers 500mA power in each connected Device and PowerTutor shows that the device consumes near 800-900mA thus it drains the battery. Can you please suggest me some options? For example: Are there any USB Hubs offering 1A as output? Can I use a dual usb cable instead? The same usb cables used to power hard drives?


title: change system wide the connect timeout

text: Is it possible to change the android equivalent of sun.net.client.defaultconnecttimeout? Many applications are not working correctly over an high latency edge connection, but work with H+ or WiFi. So maybe increasing the timeout globally could help. Is that possible?


title: I am running Paranoid Android 3.97 but Root Checker is showing me that my Nexus 4 is not rooted

text: I am running Paranoid Android and Franco Kernel but I do not have access to data/data folder is empty. Root Checker app is showing me that my phone is not rooted for some reason. It was working fine when i was on Android 4.2.2(Paranoid Android 3.67). How can i fix this? Thank You


title: Does a malicious android WebView break the DoubleSubmittCookie countermeasure against CSRF?

text: **Initial situation:** A RESTful webservice defends against CSRF attacks by using the double submit cookie approach. This means that the authentication token gets submitted twice and verified at the service side. **Problem / Security Threat:** The WebView element of the android and iOS plattforms allow to create a malicious web browser that unveils and modifies session cookies. **`webView.loadUrl("javascript:document.cookie=’’;");`**. If the attacker already figured out, how the double submitted cookie looks like, (In this case it's the AuthenticationToken) he is able to create a malicious RESTBrowser. Therefore he adds the already known CSRFToken to the document object model and thus bypasses the CSRF countermeasure. Is that right so far? **Possible Preventions:** So far I have no idea how I can prevent an attacker from creating und publishing such a malicious mobile application, as well to prevent the service from beeing accessed via malicious mobile applications. I know about the existence of the `User-Agent` header and that the service can use this information to reject requests from others than specific browsers. But I'm sure that also this header can be manipulated within the WebView. What are effective countermeasures aginst CSRF in contex of malicious mobile applications?


title: Google Services consumes an excess of data since I moved

text: You know the part of android that checks your email, syncs your calendar and the such? Google Services has murdered my data cap, taking 605 MB of data in four days, two of which were spent with background data restricted and missed emails as a result. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/rprcX.png) Is there something wrong with my profile that Android sync keeps trying to fix but cannot? Is it something else? I noticed this started shortly after I moved from Wind in Italy to O2 in Germany.


title: How do I know which apps are actually using battery?

text: There is a Battery section within Settings on my Galaxy Nexus, which shows which apps are using the most battery. However, it would appear that not all apps are present. For example, my mail client is not present at all. But since installing said mail client, the battery does seem to discharge much faster than prior to doing so. How do I actually know which apps are preventing the phone from some kind of deep-long-time sleeping, and are using up my battery?


title: How can I download entire folders/albums or songs from my PC (over wifi, BT, or USB) to my phone to take on the go

text: I have tens of thousands of songs on my PC organized by artist/album in folders, and would like to be able to view my collection and manage what comes with me when I travel. Ideally I could browse and select what to download to the device over wifi/BT/cable, with some sort of server app running on my PC. Bonus points for some sort of "sync" type option where it maintains the directory of music that is on the PC (even when offline) so I can queue it for download as I remember music during my travels, then have it download it when I get home. I'm not necessarily looking for it to be a music player - just something to manage my 250GB collection between my phone and computer. **I'm NOT looking for a streaming app, but for downloading.** In fact, it doesn't really have to just be music - it could be movies, or even docs I guess...


title: Easiest way to automatically pause music when removing device from Dock?

text: I'd like the music on my Droid 4 to automatically pause when I pull the thing out of the dock, no matter what. I don't need it to auto-play again later, just go to pause and stay there. What's the easiest way to do this? I'm willing to buy an app if it makes this simple. I normally use the built-in music player, but again I'm willing to try something else if it would help. If it's relevant, I have the phone set to not go into the dock app for desktop use.


title: How to upload images onto Google Glass device and view them?

text: The first part of the question: I've got a Google Glass device and I plugged it into the USB port. The drivers install fine on my WinXP. I do see the Glass directory pop up in My Computer. I'm able to take a picture, as well as copy it to my PC. However, how do I copy or upload a picture to the device? It does not allow Paste. Right-click -> Paste option is disabled. Dragging a file also doesn't work. I've looked at the following links, here and here, but that's not what I want. The second part of the question is how to view all images on the Glass device, with something like VLC APK? **Update:** A workaround that I've found is to share images/videos from another Google+ account to your Glass device Google+ account. This seems to be the easiest way so far that I've encountered.


title: Sent text (SMS) messages sometimes show up under wrong contact's conversation

text: I'm on a Nexus One with Android 2.3.7 (CyanogenMod-7.2.0-passion), and recently I've noticed some sent messages go into the wrong contact's conversation: I send a message to person ABC, the person does receive it correctly, but when I check later the app shows it as sent to a different person XYZ. This really messes up the conversation and gets confusing quickly. This has happened thrice so far, and there doesn't seem to be any pattern to it except both the contacts involved were people I had been messaging recently at those times. Note that the correct contact does receive the message, it's only on the display of the Sent message that this bug happens. I'm using Handcent app, but the same display issue occurs in the default Messaging app. In both cases, the message details that comes up after a long press on the message shows the correct number. But somehow, it is still shown under the wrong contact. I've also tried restarting the phone, doesn't help. Edit: I checked them all, and there does seem to be a pattern here - in each case, if a message ("msg1") sent to A is wrongly displayed under B, it turns out that B was the person I sent the next SMS after "msg1". That is, I send "msg1" to A, then after some time (varies from a few hours to a few days) I send a different message ("msg2") to B, "msg1" and "msg2" both end up under contact B one after the other


title: How to get my WiFi notifications back into English?

text: For some reason my WiFi notifications have started appearing in _I think_ Polish, or something with a similar alphabet, I don't even have any such languages installed as far as I can see. This problem has survived through an update to 4.3 Jelly Bean. Phone is Galaxy Note 2, (GT-N7100), on O2 UK. The 3 messages that I get when turning WiFi on and off with my **home** network - which has an English name, are in the attached picture. ![Messages on disconnecting and connecting WiFi](http://i.stack.imgur.com/clkhtm.jpg)   Messages on disconnecting and connecting WiFi (click for larger image) Google Translate tells me that they are Polish for "Available connectivity package", "No access to Network" & "Available Wi-Fi connectivity".


title: how does an android rom decide the amount of phone memory?

text: I used to mod symbian roms, and would like to know if it is possible in android to allocate extra internal storage memory, by removing unneeded apps, as packed by OEMs. [NOOB ALERT] if I manage to find a custom ROM that is smaller in size, does it mean I get more free memory?


title: Disable dictionary popup

text: When I'm typing some text and I tap a word that doesn't exist, a popup shows up offering alternative words (as well as a "delete" and an "add to dictionary" option). This feature is useless for me, because the suggestions don't take into consideration the current language, which makes them strictly worse than the suggestions already displayed by the keyboard. The problem is that this popup covers up the keyboard's suggestions (which are the reason why I tapped the word in the first place) along with half the keyboard. This forces me to tap on some other region of the screen so that the popup will close and allow me to see the keyboard suggestions. Is there a way to disable this popup entirely?


title: How are Battery History logs generated

text: How are the **Battery History** logs generated in dumpstate? I know that battery history is printed in dumpstate by batterystats.java, but how does this file get the battery stats from kernel? Also, how long are battery history logs taken? Who decides the duration of battery history logs? Is there any way to change the timings of starting of the logs?


title: Kobo Glo Running Android

text: I recently bought a Kobo Glo, and while carelessly googling around, stumbled into this:   http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/04/kobo-glo-android-hack/ 1) Has any of the fellow SE-Android-lings attempted / succeded installing android on the Kobo Glo? 2) How can I backup the Original Firmware of the device?


title: Google Keep doesn't do spell check

text: All of my apps except for Google Keep doesn't do spell check. And there's also no option in Settings to enable or disable spelling. Any help please.


title: How to check where an app is sending data over internet on Android?

text: How to check where an app is sending data and making requests over the internet on Android? Is this possible with ADB or something else? I want to monitor an app for data it is sending over the internet.


title: Find out which firmware to use to revert to stock ROM

text: I bought the SG3 (GT-I9300) 6 months ago from Amazon Germany. I have Cyanogenmod 10 installed but wanted to revert it because I'm selling the phone. I want to use this guide to revert it, but I'm not sure which Firmware I should download from sammobile. I didn't get the phone from a specific service provider, so I have no idea which firmware I should use. Any help?


title: Typing accented letters from physical keyboard

text: I use a SGH-i927 Captivate Glide (4.0.4 AT&T stock rom, rooted) which has a physical US-keyboard. I frequently type in my native language which uses letters with umlauts. I know the trick that keeping e.g. 'a' pressed for a moment brings up a popup that has different variations of 'a'. However, I find that very clumsy since it breaks my typing flow. I always use the same umlauted 'a' from the popup, so the other 8 variations of 'a' are useless. What I'm now looking for is some kind of a shortcut to 'ä'. Ideal would be the same kind of behavior that can be seen with the top row of a virtual keyboard and its embedded numbers. How can I make 'a' turn into 'ä' after keeping the key pressed for ~0.5 seconds?


title: How can I disable the front status LED when charging my device?

text: Charging my smartphone the front LED is always shining annoyingly green. This bothers me especially while reading an ebook which is why I am looking for a way to disable this feature. So how do I disable the front status LED? My smartphone is a Huawei Honor U8860, but I'm hoping to find a device- agnostic solution, be it in form of a hidden setting or app that adds the option to disable the front status LED.


title: Link to app will not open in Google Play

text: I am using the URI format `http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=<package_name>` described in Linking to Your Apps on Google Play in order to open the app in Android Market or Google Play to install it. But it only opens it in the browser as it would do it on the desktop. And when `Install` is clicked it asks the user to sign- in to install. How can I link the app in Google Play so the user can install it?


title: while hide the soft keyboard it leave's white space in the screen

text: I am using bing map, in which when I hide the soft keyboard it leave's the white space in the Screen.This problem only occurs in Sony Xperia J handset ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/UkM51.png)


title: Some advice to speed up Android on Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini

text: my first Android device is an Xperia X10 Mini. It is a good phone, i'm happy also because i've spent really few money for it ... i've also installed a custom Rom (miniCm7) and now my device is definetely 'cool'. The only problem is that a lot of application run on background slowing down the phone. Xperia x10 mini has a 600Mhz processor and only 256 mb ram, so it can manage 'few' applications alltogheter... despite they are applications i need of (for example: whatsup, facebook, dropbox ..etc.). So my question is: can you give some advice to _speed up_ and maintain it ..clean? Thanks


title: How to take backup of all the data of all the apps from canvas 4 mobile

text: I have some apps that contains information like Account summery, TODO list, Notes, Password saver etc. Recently I have lost my cellphone so I lost all my app data as well. I don't want to loose my app data. So is there any way what I can take all my app data backup into my PC or SD card and restore back when required. TIA               FYI      PC-OS : windows 7     Mobile OS : Android 4.2.2     Mobile model : CANVAS 4 (a210)     Hardware manufacturer : MICROMAX


title: Why has the delete function disappeared from my Gmail app?

text: I cannot see a delete function on my Gmail account for my inbox. I have a Galaxy smartphone.


title: What if I accidentally checked CDMA/LTE instead of GSM/HPA+ in the Galaxy Nexus Root Toolkit?

text: I tried to use WugFresh's `Galaxy Nexus Root Toolkit` to root my device, but I accidentally selected `CDMLA/LTE` while I have a GSM model. I tried flashing CWM recovery afterwards, but it didn't work. Now I'm stuck at the white Google loading screen. I tried doing a factory rest and flashing the stock rom, but it's still stuck.


title: Getting into the trending list

text: What are the criteria being used to decided which apps go into the trending apps lists on `Google Play`? When I look on the trading lists, I don't see a lot of consistency, I see apps with as little as a 1000-5000 downloads and others with 500K-1M downloads. I guess the real question is, any idea what Google takes into consideration when deciding what's trending?


title: What is a "Hall" sensor, and what is it used for?

text: On Google's specs page for the new Nexus 5, the Nexus 5's built-in sensors are listed as: > **Sensors** > > GPS   >  Gyroscope   >  Accelerometer   >  Compass   >  Proximity/Ambient Light   >  Pressure   >  Hall   > (Click "View Full Tech Specs" to see that list) Looking up Hall Sensor on Wikipedia, it seems to be some sort of magnetic sensor, but it's not the compass because that's listed separately, and none of the example uses on the page seem to make much sense for a smartphone application. What is it, and what is it useful for?


title: Rooting HP Slate 21 all in one with built in Android Jelly bean 4.2.2

text: Any ideas on how to root a HP Slate 21 all in one with Android Jelly bean 4.2.2? I am going crazy trying to find a solution for this.


title: Deleted all my contacts by mistake, but my contacts storage shows 328KB, can I recover them?

text: I didn't do a backup nor do I have them in my card, but in App info it shows "Contacts Storage" a total of 328 KB. Could this mean there's a chance that although I deleted them, can I still recover them? Please help! Ps. my phone is a ZTE N861 by Boostmobile


title: Application doesn't get installed : insufficient storage available

text: I have around 50MB of internal storage left and some 1.7 GB of external storage left in my phone. But when I try to download and install any application from google android store,I get a message _insufficient storage_ and the application though downloaded doesn't get installed. Why is this ? Earlier it worked fine from the same store. For instance yesterday when I tried to install _whats app_ I got the same message. What can I do about this ?


title: List of default applications for a given android version

text: Is there a list for the stock applications (those who are installed by default with android), and libraries? for example: Atci_service, calendar, com.mediatek are they default applications? Or where there added by someone else? Thanks.


title: remove RC4 from SSL/TLS ciphers

text: is there a way to remove RC4 from SSL/TLS ciphers in android system wide such that also apps and not only the browser doesn't use them anymore? Thanks


I have many test Android devices and added my Google account to those device to reuse my application collection. Recently I often recieve payment notification via gmail for application which I really don't buy. So my need is to see the list of devices which has been added the account to. This also related to the situation when someone try to use my account on their device and read my email/download my application. So my question is "How to see the device list of a given Google account"?


title: Where is the SMS "Drafts" folder on the Xperia Play?

text: The manual says when typing a text, if you stop to answer a call, whatever you were typing is placed into a "Draft" folder or is saved as a draft. The thing is, that I have never seen or found any "Draft" location other then when I use the browser to go online and goto my email site, and hat isn't where its going. I was typing a huge text and I am really upset that I will have to re-type the entire thing, knowing it is in my phone somewhere, unless the manual from Sony Ericsson written specifically for this phone is totally wrong. Even though the manual says it is saved, it also is too vague on conveying where this draft folder is. Can any one help me? This had been am ongoing issue and this "unfinished draft" location must have 400 messages in it by now. I am totally confused. The manual said to goto the "Time Save" app but I don't even think that's correct.


title: How do I check if Tasker is the application in focus using a Tasker profile?

text: I want to execute a few tasks whenever I am active on Tasker (e.g. editing profiles, viewing settings, etc). However, the problem is I can't see it on the list of applications that's usable when creating a profile. Am I missing something?


title: All communication apps show "Unfortunately, X has stopped."?

text: My phone is having a weird problem, whenever I get communication from anywhere (e.g. e-mail and sms), I get greeted with "Unfortunately, X has stopped." with X representing the application that handles the communication. The weird thing is, after showing that pop up, I can still use the application without problem. Let's say somebody texts me, that error will pop out but when I click on the notification, the SMS opens up without a problem. So far it hasn't affected anything (yet) but you can imagine the annoyance of seeing that pop up every time someone contacts you. What should I do?


title: Prioritise Cell Tower Selection

text: This question is similar to another one asked here. But I would like to be more specific and add to it to find out if someone can suggest a solution. I live in a area which is within the range of multiple cell towers and hence there are frequent data and call connectivity issues for all the network service providers available here, due to frequent tower switching. I remember having an option to set a priority to connect to a specific tower, which was available in some old Nokia dumb-phones. Is there a similar option in Android, or is there a method to achieve this functionality if I have root permissions on my phone.


title: How to keep the MP3 player from starting automatically while the phone is locked

text: I have a new Galaxy S5, and when I leave it locked it sometimes starts the music player. I don't hear any music, probably because I had no time to put music on it. Is that because buttons get pressed? Is it a bug? Anyway, how can I make this stop? In case it matters, the OS is Android 4.4.2 Here is what I see after I just locked the phone and did nothing knowingly: ![screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ZyA7um.jpg)   Screenshot (click image for larger variant)


If i install my app avast show like virus detected and showing popup dialog potentially unwanted program detected - Android:MMarketPay-A [PUP]. How to solve this problem


title: Both Bluetooth and Wifi not working on Galaxy S3 Mini

text: I have a Samsung Galaxay S3 Mini. I bought it from Canada and used there for 8 months without issue. However, when I came to Pakistan I unlocked it, and started seeing lots of issues. First, I have both WiFi and Bluetooth turned on, but they do not work, even though I have fast WiFi. The second issue is is that sometimes I lose cell service, and can't receive calls or messages.


title: Why does selecting the second use on the lock screen crashes OS?

text: Running 4.2 on a new Nexus 7 with two users setup with individual google profiles. Both have basic setups (a few apps, sign in patterns, no widgets running). Both profiles having been running fine for a few days, then after a restart (the first time since setting up multiple profiles) every time I select the second profile it crashes and restarts. Notes:   * I can log in fully with the first user   * I have uninstalled the clock widget (after reading some google posts about it)   * The second the second user profile image is tapped, the system stops, the pattern doesn't appear, I can't move back to the first user, etc


title: How to clean up old application folders from prior ROM?

text: I installed CM10 on my GS2, and during the process I didn't format the file system as I wanted to retain my photos and music on the device. I was aware of an app called "SD Maid" that is _supposed_ to be able to be able to clean up all these old app folders, but it doesn't seem to work. Does anyone know how I can clean up all these folders, or does a person have to just go in and manually delete all of them? (For an app to do this, the OS would have to have some sort of a referencing system of known installed files & folders, don't know if it has such a thing though.)


title: Method to monitor data connection based on location

text: I was wondering if there was way to ping `google.com` (or any other stable site) and record my GPS location. It would then append the result of the ping, GPS position, and the time to a file on my phone. It would run every 10 seconds or so. Basically, I just want to get a view of my cellphone's Internet connection throughout the day and at different times. After a full day of this app running, I could then look at the generated file and figure out all sorts of interesting analytics for my phone. If there is no such app, is there any quick script or something that would do this?


title: Unroot my phone in recovery mode

text: I've just updated a firmware from archos website (OTA972121_8916_V007049.zip) for the archos 40 titanium. I reboot in recovery mode, and after plugin the USB, I selected update from ADB. SO I ran `adb sideload OTA972121_8916_V007049.zip` in cmd, everything seemed to work. I reboot and now my cell phone doesn't work anymore: i got a bootloop :(. I must precise that I performed full adb backups just before. I tried to reset cache and data, didn't worked. My cellphone is already rooted. **I contacted Archos they asked me to return them the phone. Since I rooted the guarantee isn't available anymore, unless I "unroot" it. How to do it?** After searching a while I know there is a way but only for I9001. After extracting it I could open update-script and see this, so I edited it to make it work for my phone (the partition name I got it in the official archos firmware update)               ui_print("***********************************************");          show_progress(1.000000, 0);          ui_print("  Mounting SYSTEM...");     mount("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p4", "/system");          set_progress(0.100000);          ui_print("  Deleting SYSTEM:xbin/su...");     delete("/system/xbin/su");     set_progress(0.200000);          ui_print("  Deleting SYSTEM:app/Superuser.apk...");     delete("/system/app/Superuser.apk");     set_progress(0.300000);          ui_print("  Deleting SYSTEM:app/XPosedInstaller.apk...");     delete("/system/app/XPosedInstaller.apk");     set_progress(0.400000);          ui_print("  Deleting SYSTEM:app/XPrivacy.apk...");     delete("/system/app/XPrivacy.apk");     set_progress(0.500000);          ui_print("  Deleting SYSTEM:app/GravityBox.apk...");     delete("/system/app/GravityBox.apk");     set_progress(0.600000);          ui_print("  Deleting SYSTEM:app/Busybox.apk...");     delete("/system/app/Busybox.apk");     set_progress(0.700000);          ui_print("  Unmounting SYSTEM...");     unmount("/system");     set_progress(0.900000);          ui_print("Install complete. Bye Bye!");     set_progress(1.000000);      **But is this script correct? Particulary, I'm not sure for GravityBox, XposedInstaller, XPrivacy, Busybox and SU (since when I root it it was w/ Boromir from Framaroot).**


title: Cyanogenmod "assert failed" error after deleting system apps

text: After having rooted my phone, I removed some system apps. Now, when I try to install an incremental OTA update, I get "assert failed" errors relating to the apps I removed. I understand that one way to deal with this is to reflash the stock rom but I really don't want to do this. Is it safe to just remove the assert checks from the installer script in the update zip?


title: How can I update my droid x to the 2.2 operating system?

text: I'm trying to find a (hopefully official) place to update my droid x to 2.2 I'd appreciate any help/pointers


title: What can I do to increase battery life on my Android tablet?

text: Tablets have different usage profiles than phones. So many of the "Phone" suggestions don't apply. So, what can I do to get better battery life on my Android Tablet. (TechPad 7" Tablet from Chinavasion, S3C6410 Android 1.6;) Works well, except something unexpected is consuming power; Just having the tabled turned on will drain the battery in 2-3 hours. Also, the power status shows 40% of my battery is always being used by "cell standby"; While this tablet has Wifi, it is disabled. It also has no built-in cell phone, so what could be draining the battery?


title: Is there a media player which doesn't lose current track when mounting/unmounting the SD card?

text: I've got an Xperia X10. I listen to audio books, so I'd like to keep my position in the playlist. Whenever I mount the SD card using USB, the standard media player, Mediascape, lose both the playlist and the position. Do you know of an alternative media player which doesn't have this defect? (Including paid apps.)


title: How can I get the Windows 7 USB driver working for my Android Tablet?

text: I have a Tech_7 from Chinavasion, S3C6410 Android 1.6; When I plug it into the usb port, it shows up in the Device manager as HiDROID, but the driver is not installed. How can I get the USB driver working?


title: Is there any way to find/remove duplicate tracks from Google Play Music?

text: I have my music from CD in both MP3 and FLAC format. Unfortunately, the Google Music uploader insists on uploading both formats, and so I have duplicate tracks. Is there an app/tool/method to find and remove these duplicate tracks from the cloud?