title: Unlocked/Bricked HTC ONE X

text: Hi i think i screw up my phone. I was trying to install Viper X rom for my htc one x. I needed to update my hboot which is 1.12 to 1.31 for the Viper X rom. I tried adb and firewater, and got an error.. did some search on google and figured i had to update to andriod 4.2.2 and got an error.. my phone is showing this is hboot UNLOCKED EDEAVORU PVT SHIP S-ON RL HBOOT-1.12.000 CPLD-None MICROP-None RADIO- None eMMC-bootmode: disabled CPU-bootmode :disabled HW Secure boot: enabled MODEM PATH : OFF * * *


title: Icons changing screen postion

text: Every so often I will unlock my phone and notice an Icon is missing on my home screen. Upon further investigation it seems that I can always find it on the home screen to the left or right. My question is: how does this happen? I have tried everything I could possibly think of to reproduce moving the icon from screen to screen. It doesn't pertain to a particular icon or icon position, it can happen with any of them. Until recently I thought this didn't affect widgets but I noticed it happen with the Google search bar... It's not that big of a deal because I can quickly delete the icon and put a new one on the proper home screen. I just want to understand how this is happening, it has been going on long enough and frequently enough to make think it is not the phone but something I am doing. I have replaced my original DROID 3 times since I got it and have seen this problem since 2.0 on my the original one.


title: Does official Gmail app use a secure connection?

text: As simple as that, when I'm using the official Gmail app to access my email account, does it use a secure connection?


title: Does the T-Mobile G2 have 2 GB or 4 GB of storage/memory?

text: I just received my new G2 from T-Mobile, and I checked the settings, and it has 2 GB internal storage. However the Google Phone site says it should have 4 GB internal storage. What is the deal?


title: Make my screen dimmer than the lowest setting available on my Moto Droid?

text: I primarily use my phone at night and any screen that is white is super bright, even when the brightness is turned as low as it can go (0%). Dolphin HD has an add-on called Dolphin Brightness that actually turns the screen's brightness down lower than the 0% setting in the Settings menu. Unfortunately, as soon as I leave Dolphin HD, it goes back to the stock brightness level. Is there anyway to dial the brightness level down like the add-on, but for every app and the home screen? I have tried several apps that give you access to brightness control, like Quick Settings but they simply give you the same level options that the stock settings menu gives you.


title: How to Import/Export Group field in Contacts via VCF?

text: OS: 2.1 Phone: Samsung Galaxy S (Vibrant) When exporting or emailing a VCF file from the Contacts app, the Group data (e.g. Family, Friends) does not get exported. Similarly, the CATEGORIES property is ignored when importing a VCF file. Does anyone know how to get this data into/out of the Contacts app via VCF? Thanks!


title: Root Galaxy Star Pro

text: Is there any tutorial for rooting Galaxy Star Pro (S7260). With rooting package ? I bought this phone recently and I could't find a tutorial for rooting this phone by googleing.


title: Wiko Iggy draining too battery and strange log in the Android Developer Tool

text: My girlfriend complain that her Wiko Iggy (stock jelly bean 4.2.2 and stock rom) drain too much battery. I usually develop android app with ADT and my galaxy nexus, but today I tried her mobile. My galaxy nexus LogCat doesn't have nothing of similar (and strange), instead the Iggy's LogCat have a service that run every 10ms!!! Really too often I suppose...               06-05 22:37:42.972: V/Provider/Settings(649):  from settings cache , name = gprs_connection_setting , value = 1     06-05 22:37:42.973: D/MobileDataStateTracker(486): net: getNetworkInfo: updated IsAvailable=true     06-05 22:37:42.974: V/Provider/Settings(649):  from settings cache , name = gprs_connection_setting , value = 1     06-05 22:37:42.975: D/MobileDataStateTracker(486): cmmail: getNetworkInfo: updated IsAvailable=true     06-05 22:37:42.975: V/Provider/Settings(649):  from settings cache , name = gprs_connection_setting , value = 1     06-05 22:37:42.976: D/MobileDataStateTracker(486): cmmail: getNetworkInfo: updated IsAvailable=true     06-05 22:37:42.977: V/Provider/Settings(649):  from settings cache , name = gprs_connection_setting , value = 1     06-05 22:37:42.978: D/MobileDataStateTracker(486): rcse: getNetworkInfo: updated IsAvailable=true     06-05 22:37:42.978: V/Provider/Settings(649):  from settings cache , name = gprs_connection_setting , value = 1     06-05 22:37:42.979: D/MobileDataStateTracker(486): rcse: getNetworkInfo: updated IsAvailable=true     06-05 22:37:42.981: I/SystemUpdate/Util(17857): isNetWorkAvailable result is : true     06-05 22:37:42.981: I/SystemUpdate/Receiver(17857): status = 1     06-05 22:37:42.982: I/SystemUpdate/Receiver(17857): current time:2014-06-05 22:37:42     06-05 22:37:42.982: I/SystemUpdate/Receiver(17857): alarm time:2014-06-05 12:00:00     06-05 22:37:42.983: I/SystemUpdate/Util(17857): setAlarm enter, time = 1401962400981, current time = 1402000662983     06-05 22:37:42.984: V/AlarmManager(486): Native set alarm :Alarm{42e75e60 type 1 com.mediatek.systemupdate}     06-05 22:37:42.985: V/AlarmManager(486): Native set alarm :Alarm{429575c0 type 1 com.android.deskclock}     06-05 22:37:42.985: I/AlarmManager(486): mBootPackage = com.android.deskclock set Prop 1     06-05 22:37:42.986: I/SystemUpdate/Receiver(17857): status = 1. Need not query, set next query alarm     06-05 22:37:42.997: I/AlarmManager(486): rest power off alarm is com.android.deskclock     06-05 22:37:42.998: D/Provider/Settings(486): put string name = power_off_alarm_package_name , value = com.android.deskclock userHandle = 0     06-05 22:37:42.998: D/SettingsProvider(486): call request for 0     06-05 22:37:42.998: V/SettingsProvider(486): call_put(system:power_off_alarm_package_name=com.android.deskclock) for 0     06-05 22:37:42.998: V/SettingsProvider(486): insert(content://settings/system) for user 0 by 0     06-05 22:37:42.999: D/SettingsProvider(486): insert(content://settings/system) for user 0 by 0     06-05 22:37:42.999: D/SettingsProvider(486): redundant, old Value: com.android.deskclock new value: com.android.deskclock     06-05 22:37:42.999: V/ActivityManager(486): Broadcast: Intent { act=com.mediatek.systemupdate.AUTO_QUERY_NEWVERSION flg=0x14 (has extras) } ordered=true userid=0 callerApp=null     06-05 22:37:43.002: I/SystemUpdate/Receiver(17857): onReceive: action = com.mediatek.systemupdate.AUTO_QUERY_NEWVERSION     06-05 22:37:43.002: I/SystemUpdate/Util(17857): isNetWorkAvailable: context = android.app.ReceiverRestrictedContext@425d0e08typeName = null     06-05 22:37:43.003: V/Provider/Settings(649):  from settings cache , name = gprs_connection_setting , value = 1     06-05 22:37:43.004: D/MobileDataStateTracker(486): default: getNetworkInfo: updated IsAvailable=true     06-05 22:37:43.004: V/Provider/Settings(649):  from settings cache , name = gprs_connection_setting , value = 1     06-05 22:37:43.005: D/MobileDataStateTracker(486): default: getNetworkInfo: updated IsAvailable=true     06-05 22:37:43.006: V/Provider/Settings(649):  from settings cache , name = gprs_connection_setting , value = 1     06-05 22:37:43.007: D/MobileDataStateTracker(486): mms: getNetworkInfo: updated IsAvailable=true     06-05 22:37:43.008: V/Provider/Settings(649):  from settings cache , name = gprs_connection_setting , value = 1     06-05 22:37:43.009: D/MobileDataStateTracker(486): mms: getNetworkInfo: updated IsAvailable=true      and so on, this is repeating indefinitely! Could be this the cause of the excessive draining of battery? Is it normal? Is it possible to reduce the frequency of this service?


title: Why my Note 2 can not charge properly

text: Yesterday I plugged my (turned-off) Note 2 in but it refused to charge properly, even though I charged it via pc. I removed the stock battery and swapped a OEM and my mpj extended battery successively. It seems to be charging because the percentage was going up but it took almost 10hrs to 20%, oh and I am using the Samsung charger came with my phone. Should I send it for repair or get a replacement but it should be my last resort…Please help and thanks in advance.


title: Switch to developer mode in Android 4.2.*

text: If you get the Android 4.2.* version phone, you will notice that there is no Developer mode any more. How can you switch to development mode?


title: How to enable debugging mode on asus zenfone 5?

text: i am unable to find developer mode on this asus zenfone 5. I want to unable debugging mode on this phone to debug my app.


title: missing USB debugging options in jelly bean

text: I just updated my phone samsung galaxy s3 to JellyBean from ICS. I like to debug my application as I am android developer. But on setting screen I could not found the Developer options. So where can I find it and enable usb debugging.


title: Enable rotation of stock home screen

text: How can I enable home screen rotation of Google Nexus 5(stock) with root enabled? I've found `launcher.force_enable_rotation=true`, but it doesn't worked... Anything similar for Google Nexus 5?


title: How can I disable root on a modded device?

text: Is it possible to _disable_ root access to applications on an Android device again after installing modded firmware? I would like to try Cyanogen or one of the other custom ROMs, but I'm wondering whether that poses a security risk. Do all installed applications get root access automatically, or can that be disabled? I want to keep the Android security model the way it is or at least for applications to ask for my permission before they can access sensitive data.


title: Does Android 4.4.3 support Bluetooth Low Energy in peripheral mode

text: (Re-post from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24049823/does- android-4-4-3-support-bluetooth-low-energy-in-peripheral-mode): We know that Android until 4.4.2 does not support Bluetooth Low Energy in peripheral mode (see here). As the OP said, from those commits https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/ee0b3e9 looks like they added the feature. Does anybody have any information on this?


title: I can't find the boot/recovery partitions on my Android phone for backup - where are they?

text: I'm trying to back up boot.img, recovery.img, and system.img on my Android phone. I've found several mentions of running this command:               cat proc/mtd      and then just using dd to copy the listed mount points. Seems straightforward enough. Unfortunately, the output of that command is just this single line:               dev:    size   erasesize  name      df also doesn't list the usual "Mounted On" column, just the filesystem. This is the output of df:               Filesystem             Size   Used   Free   Blksize     /dev                   234M    52K   234M   4096     /mnt/secure            234M     0K   234M   4096     /mnt/asec              234M     0K   234M   4096     /mnt/obb               234M     0K   234M   4096     /system                640M   459M   180M   4096     /data                    1G   406M   898M   4096     /cache                 369M     6M   363M   4096     /protect_f               8M     4M     4M   4096     /protect_s               8M     4M     4M   4096     /mnt/cd-rom              1M     1M     0K   2048     /storage/sdcard1         1G    24M     1G   16384     /storage/sdcard0         7G     2G     5G   32768     /mnt/secure/asec         7G     2G     5G   32768      Some details about my phone:   * It's a BLU ADVANCE 4.0   * Board is Mediatek MT6572   * Android version is 4.2.2   * Kernel version is 3.4.5   * I do have root access So, to reiterate my question - where are the partitions? How can I find them? While I'm not necessarily averse to using programs other than the shell it seems like I really should be able to do this from there. * * * EDIT: I used dd on the various mmcblk files I found in /dev/block. Most of them I terminated prematurely as they were 100MiB+, but two (mmcblk0p2 and mmcblk0p3) came out to about 10MiB each which seems more probable for boot and recovery. The contents of these when mounted are:   * a directory labelled lost+found (ext?)   * a directory labelled md, the subcontents of which differ In mmcblk0p2 the contents of md are:   * Two files of unknown type, one 4B one 2.0KiB, labelled MPOD_000 and ST33A004 respectively In mmcblk0p3 the contents of md are:   * One file of unknown type, 2.0KiB, labelled ST33B004


title: Hardware ID missing on Galaxy S3 after Windows update

text: A few days ago I accepted Windows Update's Samsung drivers for Galaxy S3 running rooted Jelly Bean. It worked fine as USB MTP device until then. Now, every time I connect the USB cable I get the error "Hardware ID missing. Contact manufacturer..." and I can't see my device's file system. Switching to PTP or enabling Debug doesn't work. How to fix it?


title: Problem with SMS vibration on Samsung Galaxy S3

text: When I turn on vibration in the notification bar, my phone doesn't vibrate when I get SMS but it vibrates when someone calls me. I saw that there is a setting in `Messaging > Settings > Vibrate` where I can check only that option. On some other phones I saw on the internet, there is a new menu that offers you to check always, only in silent mode, and never. **Edit #1:** What I want: When I set sound mode in notification bar, it should only give me sound. When I set it to vibrate mode, it should only vibrate. The problem is only with SMS, not with calls. When it is set to vibrate mode, if I uncheck vibrate notification in message settings it will not vibrate, it only turns on display.


title: What difference does it make that I have two SD cards

text: I guess I don't really understand the Android storage structure; maybe someone can enlighten me or direct me to a place that does. I have a Galaxy S3, Android 4.0.5, with two 16GB SD cards. So:   1. Does the phone have internal storage other than the SD cards?   2. Under /mnt, I see both sdcard and extSdCard; there is also sdcard under /. I assume this is just a link. But this implies to me that the external sd card is somehow "less important" than the original SD card. Is that true?   3. I would like to use perhaps doubletwist, or some other application, to put my whole iTunes library, which is slightly larger than 16GB, on my phone. Will that application (or any application) insist on having 16gig on one card, or will it just figure it out and put the data wherever it needs to go?   4. The file structure on my sd cards seems pretty complicated, with lots of empty folders. What folders are really needed by the OS, and how can I figure out what is supposed to go in each? I guess this comes down to two questions: 1) how can I figure out what the principles are behind the Android file system, and 2) do applications care that there are two cards, or do they/can they treat it as a single disk? Thanks.


title: Samsung Galaxy S2 Problems - Possibly Hardware Related?

text: I've had my Galaxy S2 SGH-I777 (AT&T) for about 2 months now and everything has been great up until yesterday. I started experiencing some freezing and strange behavior. The phone is unrooted and using the stock ROM. The problems include but are not limited to:   * Random freezing when the phone is locked (by pressing the power button). Always have to do a hard reset.   * Random notifications about MTP initialization when no USB cable has been plugged into the phone.   * Vlingo Voice command (come preloaded on the phone) randomly popping up/starting without anything being pressed.   * Sometimes when I power off the phone it doesn't actually turn off completely but just restarts.   * Plugging in the USB cable while the phone is off turns it on (I don't think this is default behavior).   * And just recently I've had some strange touchscreen issues. Random letters being typed that I haven't touched etc.  These issues are not constant but occur intermittently. I've already performed a factory reset, but the problems persist. Since I have yet to read about anyone else having similar problems with their phones, this leads me to believe that it's not actually an issue with the stock ROM but an issue with the phone itself and the hardware. But before I take it back to AT&T I wanted to get some input from you guys. Any ideas on what could be causing this? Thanks in advance.


title: HTC Sense live wallpaper picker

text: Is there a way to set the image preview for the HTC Sense 4+ live wallpaper chooser? Currently, it just scales my thumbnail to a much larger size, which makes it look pretty bad. Here is an image of what I am referring to: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/jT8tq.jpg) See how it just scaled? I am just wondering if there is a way to set the image that is used. I have noticed HTC live wallpapers look great, but I don't know if they have that image in their system files or in the actual apk. Thanks.


title: How to disable virtual keyboard when in landscape mode?

text: I have a Droid 2 (on Gingerbread); The device has a physical keyboard. I use virtual keyboard in portrait mode _sometimes_ , but never in landscape mode (since I have physical keyboard.) Is there a way that would allow me to disable virtual keyboard when in landscape mode, but leave it available for portrait mode?


title: some Android text lines appeared on the screen that are changing constantly

text: It's about a few days since some text lines (white and green) appeared on the display and I don't know what changes I have made unintentionally that caused the appearance of those lines. ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/N1UWO.jpg)   Screenshot (Click image to enlarge)


title: What is BluetoothTest process?

text: I am on android jelly bean and I keep noticing this process called "BluetoothTest" and I don't know what it actually does. I tried searching online for it but only ended up with other people complaining that this process eats up battery power. Anyone know exactly what this does?


title: Videos working on my website do not work when viewed from Android browser

text: My website has videos which are in MP4 format and work well when viewed from a Google Chrome browser. But when I try to load my website from the browser of an Android OS, the video doesn't show up. Is there any thing else I need to do in order to make it work? Actually the site is not done by me, so I have no details about how the site is built. I just wanted to know if anything special needed to be done in order to make videos work in the Android browser.


title: Search and cancel notification with Tasker

text: I'm looking for a way to search for (by text) and cancel a notification that wasn't created by Tasker with it. I know there's an option to cancel notifications which were created by Tasker but I want to cancel some notifications of WhatsApp.


title: Upgrading one phone by copying the update file from an identical phone

text: I have two HTC One X - first one (which was bought in India) got upgraded OTA to JB 4.1 (official version pushed by HTC) last week. I might have to wait a few more weeks/months to get the same update on the second phone since it was bought in Europe. Is there a way to update OS to 4.1 on the second phone by copying the update file from the first? Any changes need to be done before doing that?


title: Connect Galaxy S3 Wifi Connection to Computer

text: I tried googling this, but it kept giving me the USB tethering option, which I don't want. My laptop currently cannot connect to the Wifi we have at work, because there is a problem with Cisco, Windows 8, and Killer Networks cards not working together. However, my Galaxy S3 can connect to the Wifi at work perfectly fine. I know that you can take your phone's mobile data connection, and use that as an internet connection over USB or Wifi. My question is, if your phone is connected to a Wifi network ALREADY, can you USB tether it to your computer, and use that to connect your computer to the same Wifi network? Thanks.


title: Buy Android phone, install Android from source, have Nexus S -like experience?

text: I'm new to Android. I understand that although the Nexus S is built by Samsung that it has a stock standard Android image (whatever that means) and so it considered a "pure" Google phone. If I were to buy any Android phone and install a clean Android image from source (I assume this is possible... I heard it is fully open sourced) then do I effectively get a "pure" Google experience a la the Nexus S? Compared to the Nexus S, would I be lacking anything (software-wise)?


title: How can I prevent an app being uninstalled from the Play Store?

text: In our organisation, we are providing Android tablets to some users. There is an app we have installed on the devices that we don't want users to be able to remove. I have searched for "app lock" in the Play Store, and tried the various 'app lockers' which password protect the apps I choose. If I then use the Android menu to try to uninstall an app that I have protected with the app locker app, it prompts for a password - which is good. But, if I go into the Play store app and try to uninstall through there, it removes it straight. And I don't want to password protect the Play store. Is there any way to prevent uninstallation of certain apps in a foolproof way?


title: `adb shell ime list` commands - Please clarify!

text: What do the following two commands mean               adb shell ime list -s     adb shell ime list      and why don't the return anything at all? See code below:               aneesh@nb-14:~$ adb shell ime list -s     aneesh@nb-14:~$ adb shell ime list     aneesh@nb-14:~$ adb shell ime list -a     jp.co.omronsoft.openwnn/.OpenWnnJAJP:       mId=jp.co.omronsoft.openwnn/.OpenWnnJAJP mSettingsActivityName=jp.co.omronsoft.openwnn.OpenWnnControlPanelJAJP       mIsDefaultResId=0x0       Service:     ...     ... etc.      I found no manual entry for these commands. It suggested that I did `mandb` to update the manual entries list. Googled too! But these efforts were in vain. Any help is appreciated!


title: /data partition corrupted?

text: I have a Galaxy Mini GT-S5570 running CM 10.1 which was installed about a month back. Yesterday my phone suddenly crashed and after rebooting it got stuck in a boot loop. I tried wiping the cache and data but when the CM recovery starts formatting /data partition it gets stuck. I also did a clean install of GingerBread stock ROM but the problem still persists. Formatting /data partition cannot be done after installing stock ROM also. Did I brick my phone? Can someone give me links where I can download new kernels and fix the problem?


title: How to open or fully import a previously made backup file of SMSes?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How to read out the data in HTC Desire SMS backup file? I made a backup of my SMSes before doing a reset on my phone HTC Desire S (Android 2.3.5; HTC sense 3.0) to my SD card. Now I cant restore it, there are 6000+ SMSes in it, but the restore works for hours and doesn't go past the 2300 SMSes. I've even tried to let it run for hours. I've tried to open the backed up file with SQLite Database Browser, but it shows me an error saying that is not an SQLite database file. Is there any solution, how to open/restore the file? I tried many apps related to backup/restore category.


title: State of VLC for Android / Media Player that plays AVI files

text: Does anyone know where the VLC developers are up to with VLC for Android. Is there a beta out, an APK somewhere? I'm trying to play an AVI on my HTC Legend, to no avail. If VLC is not ready, does anyone know a media player which will play AVIs (is there more than one codec for AVI types?). Thanks very much.


title: How can I permanently disable USB debugging mode?

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace and I've encountered a strange issue. When I was connecting my mobile to the PC I unchecked the box for "USB debugging mode" and did my work without issue. However, after some time passed and I again tried to connect my mobile to same PC, it was unable to connect. When I checked my settings, I noticed that USB debugging had become re-enabled again. Is there anything I need to set to disable USB debugging permanently, or is this the default behaviour of the Samsung Ace?


title: Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 has USB OTG (On The Go)?

text: Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 supports USB OTG (On The Go)? I've dedicated a long time to research, both in Google and on specialized sites (rich in Technical features), but I could not figure out if this device has this feature. Here in Brazil this device is marketed as _Galaxy S II Duos TV_ , much poorer in specific device technical features since it was only released for this local market. Therefore if I find out about the _Galaxy Ace 3_ , brother machine, I think I find the answer. Having to buy a device only know it's crazy, but I have real buying interest for being OTG valuable.


title: Any solution for sharing text with friend but prevent copy?

text: Is there any App / solution can suffice the follow needs ?   1. I want to share some text with friends (not public).   2. I don't want them be able to copy the text in anyway.   3. able view the text offline.   4. cross-platform. (not a must)


title: How do I prevent "No Internet calling account" error?

text: I'm running 2.3-Gingerbread. Calling was working fine over the telephone network. I set up the internet calling feature by adding an account to test the featuire out. Then I removed the account. Every time I dial a number I get this error:               No Internet calling account     There are no Internet calling accounts on this phone. Add one now?      If I click cancel, it doesn't dial using the telephone network it just returns to the home screen. I've cleared the defaults for the Dialer application but still the problem persists. Does anyone know how I can prevent this error?


title: Enabling WiFi HotSpot in Google Nexus S

text: I have a Google Nexus S with Android 2.3 in it. I want to tether/or enable Wifi HotSpot in it. Do I have to root my phone? How should I proceed? Thanks!


title: How can I remove the default browser favorites?

text: The default browser on my Galaxy S Vibrant running Froyo has a bunch of favorites pre-loaded -- CNN, Facebook, etc. The browser tells me they can't be deleted when I try. How can I delete them? Is there a folder of them somewhere I can just delete? I am rooted.


title: Are the signatures of gapps from zips checked?

text: Are the gapps (e.g. from goo.im) signed in a way that prevents tampering? Is there a way to verify they're the same as you'd get from Google? Do all / most ROMs check for this?


title: How can I know from boot which img is on (system or recovery)?

text: From boot, is there a way to know which `.img` is going to be run? Can I write a script / program that would run from `init.rc` (e.g. from pre- init), and print the `.img` (system/recovery)? Where is the earliest place I can know this? Where is this written? **Edit:** I want to know (automatically detect) whether I'm in recovery mode.


title: Desk home screen display appears randomly even when disabled

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 and every so often, without any apparent reason, while my phone is idle sitting on my desk (no dock or anything; it's just laying on my desk) the screen will light up and display the time and the icons of my any current notifications appear. I have disabled daydream and unchecked "Desk home screen display" It appears to happen randomly after device has been idle for some time. It's not a huge deal, but it's annoying and rather distracting. My device is a rooted Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 running android 4.2.2 on baseband VUAME7.


title: Extract Samsung Galaxy S3 keyboard history

text: Is there a way to extract a log file containing all keyboard history, and everything that has been typed, from a Samsung Galaxy S3?


title: How can I root my Prestigio MultiPad (PMP3670B)?

text: I want to install ArchiLinux on my multipad. I have tried to root my Prestigio MultiPad (model: PMP3670B) using some rooting apps I had found on the Internet, but all of them have requested an adb driver, which I have problems installing on my XP because it won't autodetect the device. As mentioned in all the instructions I had set my device to USB Debugging Mode and to MTP Mode. I downloaded SDK and, using a couple of instructions, including some on modifying android_winusb.inf and adb_usb.inf, several times tried to install it manually. The Device Manager displayed MultiPad as two devices (MTP and Android), that had an icon with a yellow question mark. The best I could achieve was making the Add Hardware Wizard detect the MTP (it still wont detect the Android). Using The command prompt I opened platform tools folder and executed `adb kill-server`, `adb start-server` and `adb device` commands, but the "List of devices attached" was empty. Also when I tried unchecking the USB Debugging Mode on the Multipad and my XP started displaying it as a Portable Media Player. This is my first tabled, so I'm really inexperienced. I guess I'm making a mistake somewhere, but I can't figure out where. Maybe someone has rooted this or similar Prestigio MultiPad on XP and could help me?


title: Search Contacts with all Voice Search Commands?

text: Is there any way to integrate voice search's navigate to/directions to/map of commands with your contact list? If I want to go to Bob Jones's house, I don't want to go to Bob Jones Co.


title: How can I sync Facebook contacts on a Droid X?

text: I used to have an original Droid and now I have a Droid X. My original Droid had an option on Facebook to sync with contacts, but with my Droid X and the new Facebook app I do not see that option. I just want the contact pictures to sync. Is there anyway to do this on the Droid X?


title: Restricted bluetooth functionality when device is paired

text: I have a bluetooth enabled car stereo, with my iphone I'm able to connect to it, and then use the device to browse through the music on my ipod/make calls etc. The bluetooth pairing basically enables me to operate the phone via my car dashboard. I've tried doing this on my Orange San-Francisco / XTE (android 2.1) but I can't get the same outcome. The device is correctly paired (or so the phone says). If a call comes in/or I make a call from the handset, it gets detected and then sounded over the handsfree system. BUT, Using my stereo I'm unable to browse through my phones contact book, or to play any audio from my phone. I'm thinking, is there an option in the bluetooth settings that determine what paired devices have access to? i.e, tapping into the phones contact book / music could be disabled?


title: How to use Android Device as Wireless Headphones for TV?

text: I go running in the morning and I'd like to use the Sony Internet TV in the basement without waking up my family. Is there any way to connect my Galaxy Nexus to the TV as a wireless headphone set, so that audio streams from the TV to my phone? My TV model is the Sony HX929.


title: What's a good app for managing media files?

text: I prefer to manually organize my media (music, podcasts, video) on my SD card using a file manager (as opposed to letting the media player organize it all by tags, because it mixes music with podcasts and doesn't organize untagged files). I've been using the "File Manager" app which works fine, but the problem is when I select and play a file with it, it will play in the player of my choice but when I 'minimize' the player the audio stops. It seems that when I manually select a file to play it's not opening the file and letting it run in the background while I multitask. Any tips or app recommendations appreciated !


title: Will installing Cyanogenmod speed up my Galaxy S?

text: I recently purchased a used Samsung Galaxy S Captivate. While it seems fine for my purposes, it would be nice if it were just a bit faster, in terms of loading different pages more quickly. From what I've seen, Cyanogenmod claims that it's faster than many stock roms, since it doesn't use the company's extra interface, which, in this case, would be TouchWiz. However, Cyanogenmod would also bring my operating system up to Android 4.4, and I'm not sure how much additional power that would take. I'm also open to using older versions of Cyanogenmod, if that's feasible. Would it be better in terms of performance to keep my phone at the stock rom or to install Cyanogenmod?


title: Network Bridging on Android *NOT* just tethering.

text: I've got a rooted S3, and would like to emulate the 'network bridge' capability of, say, a laptop through a USB cable. Every thread I've come across points to setting up phones as wireless access points, or just write off the question with "Oh hey, they want to tether." What I want to accomplish is being able to see the other PCs on my network while connecting to my wifi network with the phone. Basically, I want my pc to have an address on the wifi network, not just the phone.


title: Can't exit recovery mode after intalling HD revolution 71.1

text: I started with a HTC ONE m7 with HD Revolution 12 and Android 4.2.2. Downloaded and installed Android_Revolution_HD-One_71.1.zip. Install seems to go fine. After installation it asks me to fix permissions. Also wiped from TWRP before installation. After installing and rebooting I can only get to TWRP v2.5.0.0 or the bootloader mode that shows: **_TAMPERED_** **_UNLOCKED_** HBOOT-1.44.0000 RADIO-4A.14.3250.15 OPEN DSP-v26.120.274.0202 eMMC-BOOT May 3 2013, 20:01:28-1 FASTBOOT USB: Bootloader Reboot Reboot Bootloader Power Down or HBOOT: Fastboot Recovery Factory Reset Simlock Image CRC Show Barcode What now? Everything I try takes me to either the Recovery Screen or the TWRP. :?


title: If I install a ROM that doesn't exactly match my phone, will it work at all?

text: As you know, manufacturers of popular mobile phones often times will release a modified " clone " version of their mainstream models. often these clone models will be re-released models that are designed to be a downgraded version of a high end phone, usually released for prepaid network. these dumbed down androids will have the exact same hardware as their big brothers, but will be lacking in some performance features such as a smaller lower resolution screen, or a weaker camera. but the are essentially their own kin. they'll have the same chipset, the same sensors and I/O devices, but will be cut down much like an entry level laptop. The problem with these phones is that the manufacturer rarely publishes software updates for them because they aren't very popular. and most of the time it's impossible to find third party roms for them for the same reason. so how likely is it to work if you download and install an OS made not for the prepaid, but for it's big brother? Say you have a Motorola XT957C3 This phone is a prepaid, entry level version of the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX. is uses the Texas Instruments OMAP3040 chipset, just like its cousin, and it has the same Broadcomm WLAN chip, the same Wolfson Audio hub, the same accelerometer and gyro, even the same battery and power IC. ( note that these figures aren't factual, I'm just making an example ) The only differences are purely aesthetic. A smaller display, lack of a front camera, less internal memory etc. etc. How likely is it that installing a ROM for the Droid RAZR will work on this off-model phone? What other than basic drivers does the OS need to work right? And what about the baseband software? Would it be the same as the one on its brother?


title: Open Wifi.swi file

text: So. I just came back home and i forgot that there is no wifi here. But i got a wifi network i know, which i was connected to and made a backup of my phone with Kies 3. In the backup, there is a Wifi.swi file that should contain the pass but i just can`t open it ! If anyone has a solution, id be happy to accept cuz the computer is pretty bad and the android emulator is not a great idea ...


title: Bootloop Sony Tablet S

text: I had a problem with my Sony Tablet S (Android 4.03) i tried to unnistalled some app and then alot of messages pop up one after another teeling that "x" application has fail, so i try to reboot, but since the tablet get stuck on the loading screen when try to initialize. Anyone can help me to solve it without lost all the apps and info? thanks.


title: Stop android from automatically uploading images to dropbox and facebook

text: My wife has an Optimus LG. Every photo she takes automatically syncs with Dropbox and Facebook. I have looked but I can't see a way to stop this. How can I stop this behavior?


title: Questions about Samsung Galaxy Tab

text: I'm going to buy a Galaxy Tab and I'm hoping to find the answers here:   1. Can I plug in a USB flash memory or an external hard-disk to Galaxy Tab via any USB Converter?   2. Does Android 2.2 support VPN connections?   3. Are Android applications free?


title: How can I minimize UI lag?

text: How can I minimize UI lag by ensuring that global UI elements (e.g. keyboard and notification drawer) don't compete for resources with every running application?


title: Error adding another Google account

text: Device: T-Mobile G2 (UK) / HTC Hero OS: 2.1 I have a primary gmail account, a second Gmail account, and a Google Apps account. I'd now like to add another Google Apps account. However, whenever I try, I get a "you don't have a network connection / This could be a temporary problem or your phone may not be provisioned for data services. lease try again when connected to a mobile network, or connect to a Wi-Fi network. If the problem continues, call Customer Care" message. However I've tried this from 3 cities, across a few weeks, from where I'm always able to access internet and Google accounts. I presume there's no limit of 3, so what else can I try? Edit - 3rd Jan - I just tried removing an existing (working) gmail account. I can't add the new account, or put back the removed account - new error is "Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server./This could be a temporary problem or your phone may not be provisioned for data services. If it continues, call Customer Care.". This is on WiFi and 3G - whilst the process was trying I received (pull) email! There's something really wrong.


title: Why can't I Sync Picasa Web Albums?

text: Device: T-Mobile G2 (UK) / HTC Hero OS: 2.1 I would like to Sync Picasa Web Albums, like on this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIfjt3pye5c. However, the option is not present - only contacts, Google Reader, Google Mail, calendar. I've tried visiting Picasa Web Albums site on my phone browser, and re-starting the phone, but it's not there. How can I enable it? Edit (28th Jan) - I raised a ticket on support.htc.com about this a while ago. Here are their responses...   * "Dave": "Do you have the Picasa option showing in the accounts and sync folder of Settings on your phone, please?"   * "Dave": "Can you confirm you are running at least Android 2.1 on your handset?"   * "Richard": "Christopher, your email has been passed to myself for further action as there has been no activity on it since the 22nd Jan. Picasa is a 3rd party application and you will need to install additional software from the Android Market to enable this functionality. (Picasa Album Sync is not pre-installed on your phone.) "   * "Richard": "The picasa sync is not pre-installed on any of the HTC handsets running Android 2.x. I have checked several android phones running 2.1 and 2.2 that we have here and none of them have a Picasa sync option. I will pass on this information to the developers and inform them that a customer has asked for this function to be included on the phones. This may lead to it being implemented in a future update. In the meantime if you want that functionality then you will need to obtain 3rd party software which can provide it." I'm not sure why Dave asked those questions, when Richard is adament that the functionality doesn't exist. Does anyone have any examples of Picasa working on HTC handsets running Android 2.x?


title: Wrong label color in gmail 2.3.3

text: I recently created a label on gmail via web, and assigned it a color. On the app on my Nexus S it shows as the default color instead, while all the other labels have the correct color. I've tried to wait a day, or to reboot the phone; I've also tried to either rename it, or delete it and create it again. OS is stock Android 2.3.3. Any idea?


title: Mobile network not available

text: I have serious problem with my Galaxy S2. Some guy stole my phone. With help from Samsung Dive, I gained his phone number because he put his Sim card in my phone. Then, with help from police, I got my phone back. Just today, I went to shop for a new Sim card because my old one was lost (thanks to that guy!). First, I did factory reset without any Sim card inserted. Then I put in my new Sim card in it. Here comes the problem - it doesn't recognize my Sim card! First I thought that I did put it in somehow wrong, but after few tries - I think that it isn't the case. I remembered that it asked me something about missing Sim card when i booted up phone after factory reset so I did factory reset again with Sim card in it. Still, problem remains. When I try to call someone it says `Mobile network not available`. When I try to select my network operator under settings, it says `Unable to connect. Try later`. What could be the problem? Is it possible that my phone is blocked? If so, where can I unblock it? Thanks for any advice! P.S. Are there any steps to find **why** I cannot connect to mobile network? **Edit:** When turning the phone on, it shows yellow warning icon. When phone is on, near clock in top bar there is like phone icon. If that anyhow helps, guys!


title: Can Android save state on powerloss?

text: Does Android support hibernation? I'm interested specifically in two scenarios:   * Resuming after a "nice" powerdown - ie, the phone runs out of power during normal use (say, in the middle of writing or reading email)   * Resuming after a "catastrophic" powerdown - ie, say the battery accidentally is removed in the middle of some sort of activity.


title: Music transfer and playlists

text: Is there an app that will allow you to make playlists with your music (on your computer) and then transfer those playlists, and the associated MP3 files, over to the phone? I'd prefer not to have to "Sync" stuff because of all the headaches that syncing carries with it, but I just don't see anything in the market that has this functionality.


title: Cannot access library e-resources on campus

text: I own a Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet(Wi-fi only model) featuring Android 4.1.2. My problem is that I cannot access and use library e-resources on campus although I have my tablets MAC address registered at the computer center in our university and connect via the wireless network available in campus. I consulted the library staff but that did not resolve my issue as I already had VPN and proxy disabled (they told me to disable any proxy and/or VPN). From the same wireless network on campus I can access the e-resources on my laptop and its MAC address is registered in the same database. May this problem caused by lingering VPN and/or proxy settings since I had Tunnelbear installed for some time. I am looking forward to hearing your response and suggestions on this matter. Edit: I think that it may also have something to do with DNS settings. Can these settings be changed for a particular network without modifying other settings such as IP, Gateway etc.? Edit 2: The problem is exclusive to Google Chrome, I can browse using Firefox without major problems. Which setting in Chrome might have to do with this? Thanks


title: Changing the ringing volume when pressing volume keys

text: The volume buttons of the HTC Wildfire S only changes the media volume, rather than ringing volume, even though I'm on the home screen. Is there any way of changing the ringing volume when I click the volume buttons?


title: Regarding file association in ICS

text: I have a Micromax Supercanvas 2 phone. I installed ES File Explorer from Play Store. I was browsing through various directories and files. When trying to open server logs, events, and other similar files, I was asked to open the file from a list of applications (e.g HTML viewer, ES file viewer, etc.) I selected Android HTML Viewer (as default). No file content is shown. Instead, an error is shown that file does not exist on path. I tried going through all android apps and removing the cache and defaults. It did not remove the association. It still opens files in HTML Viewer. Is there any way to remove the association, so that I can select which app to use to open the file? Thanks in advance for any help.


title: Connecting through authenticated proxy

text: I have an Unrooted Sony Xperia tipo running 4.0.4.   I have a Wi-Fi at home which uses an authenticated proxy. I have managed to apply the proxy and also have managed to use authentication.   The trouble.   Any app on my phone is unable to use the Wi-Fi.   Is there any way I can at least get Google Play running without rooting my phone?


title: Sony Xperia Z won't name contacts on incoming calls

text: Whenever on of my contacts ring my phone, it does not display the caller ID and simply marks them as "Unknown". I don't mean saying the contacts name out loud either- I just mean the caller ID isn't displayed on the screen for incoming calls. Even when the contacts are saved into my phone. Please help! It's driving me mad and leading me to avoid all phone calls at the moment.


title: Deleted all Google Calendar events by mistake (web). How to I push my local android calendar to the web?

text: I just deleted ALL my events from Google Calendar (website) by mistake! My calendar events are still intact in my Nexus 7 because I have not synchronized after the mistaken deletion. I would like to know how can I make sure that the events in my tablet will be pushed to the web on my next sync (I fear that syncing will delete my local events) Please help!!!


title: help me out to solve issue of vibration htc desire 500

text: my mobile starts vibration as soon as it comes in contact with battery, not only this much it even catches heat and before 3 months I have taken mobile to htc care for the issue of defective vibrator as it stopped before after the purchase of mobile within 3 days. htc desire 500 has bad result in terms of durability. mobile hanging issue and vibration issues keep on continue even after taking it to the service center.and they take at least 6-7 days for solving any issue and feedback is not revalant.


title: Disable Camera on Android using ADB Shell

text: I am using 4.1 JB Rooted Device & want to completely disable Camera on my mobile as it is not allowed at my work place. Currently I am using 'Disable Camera device' app but one can easily Enable camera using this app. I am looking for a way where without a PC & connecting through ADB one should not be able to Enable camera. Technicians at our workplace should also not be able to enable the camera. * * * I have got the following codes from one of the Camera Disabled app... How to use them? Support Shell command line operation               > adb shell     $ am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n jp.ne.neko.freewing.DisableCameraDevice/.CameraDeviceDisable     $ am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n jp.ne.neko.freewing.DisableCameraDevice/.CameraDeviceEnable


title: Disable connecting USB as media device with Jelly Bean

text: I got a new update on my Samsung Tablet and I recognized a change / problem. I want to connect my Tablet to my PC without connecting as Media Device. I like to transfer Files from my Aclipse ( Java ) to the tablet. For that the MediaConnection should be disabled, I guess :-) Any hints ? Regards


title: I always have to login to google again?

text: Everytime my battery ends, and the phone turns off, I'll have to login to google again? Isn't there a way to keep my login information even if the mobile restarts? By the way, I use double check login, but after the first confirmation with the sms code, it should not ask for the login again.


title: Why does my phone say "Verizon Wireless" when I receive a phone call?

text: Whenever I receive a phone call on my DROID RAZR MAXX, the phone speaks the words "Verizon Wireless" in a female voice and then begins playing the ringtone. If I put the phone into airplane mode, the same female voice says the words "Loss of service". Then when I turn airplane mode off, she says "Verizon Wireless" again, sometimes twice in a row. What's going on? What is this feature? How do I enable or disable this? My phone is running stock JB 4.1.2.


title: Ainol Novo 10 Hero 2 bricked?

text: Attempting to update my Novo 10 Hero 2 appears to have gone seriously wrong somewhere along the line, to the point the device won't boot and appears completely dead. The computer isn't recognising it when it's plugged in (as in it doesn't even recognise there's a device attached) and booting into recovery mode by holding volume up + plugging the USB cable in doesn't do the trick either. The screen doesn't light up, it doesn't make any noise - it's completely and utterly dead, or at least appears that way. Is there anything else I can try, such as perhaps booting from the SD card, or is it completely unusable now?


title: Why do I get the message "device connection disrupted" when I connect my phone to the computer?

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy mini gt-55570. When I try connecting my phone to the computer, I get the message "device connection disrupted" and " Kies has stopped working". What is the problem and how can I fix it?


I believe i found a bug with the pattern lock. Where should I submit bug reports for the pattern lock? _Note_ : this might just be a Sense thing:   1. Create a pattern lock.   2. Lock phone.   3. Wake phone draw pattern. Hold finger on screen and not activate any more points (so that it has your valid pattern)   4. Let screen go dark.   5. Release finger.   6. Rewake phone.   7. Phone should unlock.


title: How do I disable the popup when I connect my phone to my PC via USB?

text: How do I disable the popup (the one asking me if I want to mount my SD card) when I connect my phone to my PC via USB? I've been told it's a feature of CyanogenMod but I can't for the life of me find it. I'm using CyanogenMod 7.0 RC, with Android 2.3.2.


title: App2sd - Changing the SD Card

text: I plan to purchase a new micro SD card for my phone, I use app2SD for most of my programs, so what I wonder is what will happen if I get the new SD card, will I be able to copy the content of the old card onto the new card and still operate the phone as if nothing was changed?


title: Are those log files in /storage/sdcard0/log necessary?

text: On my SGS2 (GT-I9100, Android 4.1.2), 1.2GB of log files piled up in the folder               /storage/sdcard0/log      . I have almost no space left on the internal SD card and a lot of the space is used by those log files, so I want to get rid of them once and for all. To give you an idea what's there, here are two examples of file names stored there:               dmesg_cp_boot_201405280100_24.log     logcat_cp_boot_radio_20140219173_53.log      Is it normal that those logfiles get saved there? I can simply delete them, but then new ones are written there anyways. Can I prevent that? **UPDATE** : The logfiles seem to have started appearing about a year ago. The file with the oldest date in the file name is `logcat_cp_boot_radio_201304060741_36.log`. Most of the files have names of the form `logcat_cp_boot_radio_*.log`, but some are also called `dmesg_cp_boot_*.log` or `dmesg_cp_boot_done_*.log`, the latter two being completely empty files (0 bytes length).


title: Problem with System UI stopping

text: I have an Android tablet with Jelly Bean 4.2.2 installed. I downloaded an app onto it yesterday and then started seeing the dreaded "Unfortunately, system UI has stopped" error message pop up when booting. The tablet only has a power button and back button on the side---no volume controls there. This makes factory reset impossible, right, because I have to use the volume buttons to select 'wipe data/factory reset" from withing the reset settings. Anything else I can do or am I screwed?


title: Connect from Android to SSH server without password

text: I want to run scripts on an Ubuntu PC from my Android phone just with a tap, no passwords or other stuff. Things I did so far: I managed to connect via SSH to the PC, but I cannot configure a public-key authentication (I'm using CM9, for what it matters). I could create a rsa key on my phone (and stored it on the server) but it's like it's not using it when connecting, so I tried using the "ssh -i" flag but then I get an error that the string is too long. ConnectBot rsa authentication works well, but I cannot use it to run scripts. I also tried installing dropbear but I stopped as soon as I needed to compile stuff, because I could not find a complete guide, or they are mostly describing the opposite process (install an ssh server on Android). To run the scripts I use "Script Manager - SManager" that allows the creation of widgets, but so far it's always asking for the password. Can you suggest a proper way to use pub key or any alternative solution? Thanks! P.S. I know this has already been partly discussed here: Where to add SSH keys to allow connections to remote server on Android? But it does not work and I cannot comment that question.


title: Mount entire internal sdcard (/mnt/sdcard2) as /data

text: Duplicate/extension to this question : Mount a folder from external sd as /data The device is micromax a110 and it has an internal SD card which has it's own /data partition along with other necessary partitions and a 2GB 6th partition which shows up as Internal storage/SD card in any of the USB mounting scenarios. Since I'm using a custom ROM that make the External (bigger: 14GB) SD mount as the default /sdcard, and internal (smaller) as /sdcard2 or something I don't really need it and would much rather like to mount it entirely as /data In the previous question it was about mounting a folder or partition on External SD which seems unnecessary now. (right?) I have formatted the Internal 2GB partition as ext3 and copied /data onto it. How do I mount it? I have little knowledge of how how mounting work/behave in linux so I'm not really sure if commands in previous answer would work similarly (because it was about a folder, this time it's entire partition that's being mounted). I guess I want something similar to this script : http://forum.xda- developers.com/showthread.php?t=1716124 except that it "Mounts **/sd-ext** to /data" but I want to mount /mnt/sdcard2 to /data . How do I do that?


title: Browser goes to wrong site

text: Since yesterday, I cannot browse to www.aemet.es (the Spanish national weather service). Instead, it goes to m.antena3.com (a TV station). This happens both with the built-in browser and with Chrome. Following the advice found here, I've cleared the cache (or I've tried to) but the problem persists. I've also tried a hard reboot. What else can I do? My device is a Samsung Galaxy S3, unrooted, running Android 4.1.2


title: How do push notifications work?

text: I am wondering how is push notifications system working? Is there an active TCP/IP connection that runs in the background to Google servers?


title: How large is “one pixel” for S5 AMOLED display?

text: Referring to Samsung Galaxy S5 OLED Pixel structure in oled-display.net, in particular this image illustrates the S5 AMOLED pixels: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/e9hTu.jpg) To my understanding, the yellow rectangle should represent "one pixel" as it is the smallest repeating pattern. However, doing a few maths:               118 micrometers = 0.00464566929 inches     1/0.00464566929 = 215.25423735 pixel-per-inch (ppi)      Which is very different from the announced figure: 432 ppi. However, surprisingly:               215.25423735 x2 = 430.5084747 ~ 432 ppi      In another words, 432 ppi is concluded by seeing 1/4 of the yellow rectangle (59µm x 59µm) as "one-pixel", isn't it? But why? In the 59µm x 59µm square, it contains only either Blue or Red. In simple words, repeating the 59µm x 59µm square cannot produce this pattern, isn't it? * * * # Answer: (As it is closed at the moment, I put my answer here.) I was about to file a query to Samsung Support. To ask better questions, I re- study the webpage again, and I came across this post having the table below: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/6gnBG.jpg) In the row of "Sub-Pixels Per Inch", we can see that only green pixels are having 432 ppi. Both red and blue pixels are at only 305 ppi. Doing a few maths: $$ Closest\ (inclined)\ distance\ between\ red\ pixels = \sqrt{(118µm/2)^2 + (118µm/2)^2} = 83.439 µm $$ $$ 83.439 µm = 0.00328498426 inches $$ $$ PPI_{red} = PPI_{blue} = \frac{1}{0.00328498426 inches} = 304.415 ppi \approx 305 ppi $$ This table verifies our PPI calculations and definition. According to these figures, **pixel distance** that is used to calculate the PPI should have been defined as **the closest distance between two dots of the same colour, which can be independently turned on and off**. Is Samsung being tricky? Not exactly. When I do more researches on S5, so as S4 as they have the same _diagonal_ PenTile RGBG matrix, I got this from wiki: > PenTile RGBG layout used in AMOLED and Plasma displays uses green pixels > interleaved with alternating red and blue pixels. The human eye is most > sensitive to green, especially for high resolution luminance information. > **The green subpixels are mapped to input pixels on a one to one basis. The > red and blue subpixels are subsampled, reconstructing the chroma signal at a > lower resolution.** The luminance signal is processed using adaptive > subpixel rendering filters to optimize reconstruction of high spatial > frequencies from the input image, wherein the green subpixels provides the > majority of the reconstruction. The red and blue subpixels are capable of > reconstructing the horizontal and vertical spatial frequencies, but not the > highest of the diagonal. Diagonal high spatial frequency information in the > red and blue channels of the input image are transferred to the green > subpixels for image reconstruction. **Thus the RG-BG scheme creates a color > display with one third fewer subpixels than a traditional RGB-RGB scheme but > with the same measured luminance display resolution.** This is similar to > the Bayer filter commonly used in digital cameras. So, we have a few conclusions:   * The structure and dimensions in the oled-display.net news (it means the image in the question) are correct.   * Yes. S5 AMOLED display does having less than 432 ppi **_if we focus on red or blue sub-pixels_**. (They are of 305 ppi only.)   * However, according to wiki, the perception of resolution depends mainly on the green sub-pixels. So it is having 432 ppi on real-life images. (I believe for pure red and/or blue images, it has only 305 ppi diagonally.)   * Digital images are displayed at 432 ppi, as they are mapped to the green sub-pixels on 1-to-1 basis. The red and blue sub-pixels are complements. * * * A side note: In the last sentence in wiki mentioned our familiar cameras' Bayer filter. After re-studying again: > The raw output of Bayer-filter cameras is referred to as a Bayer pattern > image. **Since each pixel is filtered to record only one of three colors** , > the data from each pixel cannot fully specify each of the red, green, and > blue values on its own. To obtain a full-color image, various demosaicing > algorithms can be used to interpolate a set of complete red, green, and blue > values for each pixel. These algorithms make use of the surrounding pixels > of the corresponding colors to estimate the values for a particular pixel. which means the image below is a 8 x 8 pixel sensor (instead of a 4 x 4 or else). ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/IKXVz.png)


title: adb closing when in command line

text: I'm trying to use adb backup command, but adb window just pops up and closes instantly, I've tried doing > adb backup -all -apk -shared -system -f D:\backup.ab > D:\out.txt but the file is empty, the size is 0 bytes, so I don't even know what went wrong. How can I fix this? EDIT: seems it was bothered by one of the emulators, but now after disconnecting them I get: > Now unlock your device and confirm the backup operation. however, no messages pop up on my phone...


title: How to root the Xperia Mini ST15i

text: I searched it a while and found some articles regarding Xperia Mini X10 also on XDA but I couldn't understand them easily. So I want help from you geeks who can give me the lighted way with simple steps to root my phone. I want a step by step guide about to root this model. I'm a not much familiar with this technology so please guide me through some detailed answer.


title: How to Disable Screen When Using Visual Voicemail?

text: Anyone know of a way to get the screen to automatically turn off when listening to a voicemail? I'm used to the feature of my HTC Evo and HTC Hero, where the proximity sensor automatically detects my face and turns off the screen. This doesn't seem to happen with the visual voicemail app, which is pretty annoying. On multiple occasions I have accidentally deleted and called the person that left a message for me giving the impression I have fat cheeks. :(


title: Is it possible to create a URL link to a website on the home screen?

text: Is it possible to create an icon on my desktop home screen (Android 2.1 Samsung Galaxy) that I can tap to fire up the browser to a specific web site?


title: quick way to add chrome (or internet) shortcuts to home screens

text: On the iphone, under the Safari settings, there was an option ADD TO HOME SCREEN. that gets quite handy to have direct bookmarks launchable from a single tap on the icon. How do you do that in the android world? I got a note 3 & I'm dying to get this functionality in. http://cubiq.org/add-to-home-screen


title: Home shortcut key to my designated webpage?

text: I was wondering if there is an android shortcut to make things more efficient.


title: Enable the keyboard on the right side of the emulator

text: I am currently using the latest Android SDK. Whenever I run a device, I can use the hardware buttons on the right side and the D-Pad. But, there's no qwerty keyboard below it. Is there any way to make it show up? ![Old emulator \(with QWERTY keyboard\)](http://i.stack.imgur.com/o1okN.png)   Old emulator layout (with QWERTY keyboard) ![New emulator \(without QWERTY keyboard\)](http://i.stack.imgur.com/foujo.png)   New emulator layout (without QWERTY keyboard)


title: Nexus7 Stuck in Reboot Following Full Discharge

text: I am experiencing the same symptoms as described in the following: " Nexus 7 is stuck in reboot loop after full discharge " My Nexus 7 is full discharged. I have it connected to Factory AC-to-USB adapter. It cycles through boot up, sounds a tone ... stays on perhaps for 10-20 seconds ... long enough to display "0% Charging" ... and then powers itself down, again with another tone. On some instances when it powers down the screen display shows 'static' with accompanying white noise sound, like an old television set. I've had it plugged in for over 4 hours ... and its cycled probably 2-3 dozen times. Any ideas?


title: How to install Cynogenmod on a Galaxy S w/ Android 2.1

text: I got a Galaxy S today. It shows a _"Firmware version 2.1-update1"_ , which I suppose is Android 2.1.1. I want to install an up-to-date Android version on it, so I thought I'd turn to Cyanogenmod. I have never done this. (In fact, I am still at the state where I am a bit hazy about what terms as "rooting", "flashing" etc. exactly apply to.) I have found this step-by-step guide to install Cyanogenmod on a Galaxy S and tried to follow it, but I failed miserably. I got as far as #5, where I would put the ClockworkMod recovery file onto the phone, but there   `heimdall flash --kernel zImage --no-reboot`   gives me a   `Initialising connection...   Detecting device...   Claiming interface...   ERROR: Claiming interface failed!` I have put several hours into this, but now I am stumped for good. I used to get `failed to detect compatible device` when I started this. After lots of searching the web, installed Samsung's Kies software, because it is supposed to allow the phone to be updated to Android 2.2, which some guides seem to presume as a starting point. However, I was unable to get Kies to even recognize the device. But its installation seems to have gotten me past Heimdall's error. At other places, however, I have found statements saying that one should _uninstall_ Kies in order to get Heimdall working... So what did I do wrong? How am I to proceed? What should I try next?


title: Report application

text: Not sure if this is the proper place to ask this question, but here it goes. Where/how can I report an Android application that tells it's users to click on its AdMob ads? Thank you


title: How to make android prefer mobile data when wifi signal is very weak

text: When I leave home or the office there is a ring around it where I simply have no connection at all. This is because the WLAN network from my router at home or the one at the office is detected, but the signal is so weak that no useful data flow can occur. Is there a way in which I can make android use the mobile data network when the WLAN signal strength is below a certain strength so that there isn't this annoying "dead ring of no connectivity"? Googling this problem or searching the app store keeps giving me solutions for the exact opposite. thanks in advance


title: Save screenshots to Google Drive (Samsung S3)

text: I can't figure out the easiest way to save screenshots automatically to Google Drive. Is there a Google Drive folder and an app that makes screenshots and saves them into this folder? OR, a default folder for screenshots which be added to Google Drive? I know I can upload the fotos to Google+, but I would like to avoid this manual step. Thanks a lot!


title: Cannot add participants to calendar events

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S3. Last week I deleted an event from my calendar. Since then, I have not been able to add participants to my events. I've gone through all the settings. I have also rebooted, but it doesn't help. Can anyone advise?


title: Is there a reason why an app would want all of my contacts?

text: I've downloaded an application that wasn't in Google Play (private developer) for testing purposed. Part of the assignment is for me to send them back some information about my device (auto-generated, I just hit send). However, I noticed before sending the email that there was an attachment. I sent it to myself first so I could look at it on my computer and saw it was all of my contacts and the information I had of them, such as phone numbers, names, etc. Is this something the developer legitly needs? The application can call other people, so that may be why they need it, but I don't understand why they need it. Should I send it to them?


title: Can't connect to the device with ADB when it's in recovery mode

text: I am having some problems with my Samsung Galaxy S2 and I want to start an `fschk` session on the device. So, I installed Android SDK with platform-tools. I can access to the device when it's normally rebooted but I couldn't list and connect to the device when it's in recovery mode. How can I connect via ADB when the device is in recovery mode?


title: Import SMS messages from Samsung .nef file to Sony Xperia S

text: How can I import my SMS message from a Samsung phone to a Sony one? New PS Studio gave me a `.nef` file that I can't import to my Sony phone.


title: Can't enter < (less than) or > (greater than) in terminal

text: When I try to type "<" or ">", I get semicolons ";" and colons ":" any idea?


title: How can I use passthrough/reverse-tether on the HTC One V with Ubuntu?

text: > **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How do you set up internet pass-through (reverse-tether) on linux? I read that the phone needs to be connected to HTC Sync, thats not available for Linux. Has anybody been able to do a passthrough?


title: With the Google Voice app, is it possible to send an SMS to multiple people?

text: I know from the web interface, you can send messages to up to 10 people. However, I haven't figured out how to send an SMS message to multiple people using the Google Voice Android app. Is it possible? If it is, how?


title: What program can I use to compress (zip,rar...) and password protect files on my Android Froyo

text: I was just sending a backup via mail to my Google account. This backup contained readable information (csv format) from sensitive data. Does anyone knows of a program to compress files (in .zip format, or .rar if necessary) on my Android phone (running Froyo), with a password protection used while compressing. That way I can compress/protect my data before sending it via email. Thanks.


title: How to pause a movie using Video Player (Galaxy S)?

text: Galaxy-S (Vibrant), Android 2.1 I was watching Avatar the other day and paused it. When I played it again later, it restarted at the beginning. Is it possible to resume play from where I left off, or bookmark a position or something? Or is there a different/better player that does this? Thanks!


title: Froyo freezes on bluetooth use

text: Whenever i connect any bluetooth device, be it to my pc for copying files, another droid or my headset (Ive tried 3 different headsets) it freezes the system. By freezing i mean if i get a phone call it rings in and i can answer with the headset. If its copying files it finishes. But i cant get back to the home screen. The hardware buttons work, as if i hit the side button or the home button the screen lights up and the buttons do also but the system doesnt show, the screen stays lighted black. This is indefinately. The only way ive found to get it back is taking the battery out. Ive tried a couple bluetooth fixing programs and still nothing. This doesnt happen from pairing alone or connecting. This only happens during long processes, ie anything that takes longer than about 2 minutes. For instances copying a file or talking on the headset. If the call is under 2 minutes it goes right back to the system fully responsive. The only thing i havent tried is flashing, i dont want to have to do that though. This is a Galaxy Ace that i am using.


title: Factory reset left root intact?

text: I rooted my Dream/G1 last night and finally gave up on modding it (not for good mind you, but for the moment) and opted instead to just restore it to factory settings via `Settings > SD card & phone storage > Factory data reset`, which did solve all the problems I was having with multitasking (and not being able to answer it, etc.) Curiously, I still seem to have root on the phone, despite having reset it. I'd love to understand how that is possible! Superuser Permissions is the only non-stock app still on the phone, and I'm still able to use `su` to gain root privileges from `adb shell`. Is this because BusyBox installs to my SD Card? My phone works just fine, so this is hardly critical, but the whole exercise was/is about knowing my phone better and this is most def. a mystery. Thanks!


title: Will Factory Reset remove root?

text: I got my Samsung Galaxy Y rooted a month ago. Will a Factory Reset harm the phone? Will it still have root?


Does factory resetting a rooted phone unroot it? Does it vary by ROM - I'm on CyanogenMod 11 M7 Nexus 4, will it?


title: Will reseting my device to factory setting unroot and remove superuser?

text: As the title says, if I reset my rooted nexus 4 to factory settings will it be unrooted relocked and superuser uninstalled?


title: WCDMA only option in Jelly bean devices

text: Earlier versions of Android did have this "WCDMA only" option for connecting to cellular network. However with Jelly bean there's none. Its really frustrating especially when the Android OS keeps on connecting to 2G where in the same spot 3G is very much available. Is there a way to force WCDMA only with Jelly Bean, I've tried `*#*#4636#*#*` but nothing happened. **Update:** I'm using Android 4.1.1


title: Motorola RAZR D3 move application to memory SD

text: I'm trying to move the apps that I have installed in the internal memory of the smartphone but I can't because the programs that I'm using say: > The device does not have a real primary external storage, or the primary > external storage is emulated. > > Moving app to SD function cannot be supported by this device I'm using AppMgr II and App2SD and both says some similar. How can I move the apps?


title: How do I install the custom ROM with boot.img inside?

text: I have found a custom ROM in Chinese forums for mY HTC ONE SU (t528w) model. The ROM is zipped and the folders look like below image ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ewjJp.png) I have no idea to install this ROM. Could anybody please guide me to install this. I dont know how and where to place the boot.img. I have successfully unlocked my bootloader and mobile is rooted too. Thanks


title: Determine ASUS Transformer Serial Number

text: I'm trying to determine the model of an ASUS Transformer tablet. In Settings -> About, I know its a TF-101 (I knew this one I bought it a few years ago). But that's all it provides under Android 4.0.3 (shown below). However, I cannot determine if its an A20, B10, etc. According to How to identify hardware versions?, its encoded in the serial number, and its on a sticker attached to the tablet. Unfortunately, even with my glasses, I cannot seem to find it. How does one determine the serial number for an ASUS TF-101 tablet? * * * ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Y1GGw.png)


title: How to use diffrent modes at same time on a phone for different callers

text: For two different callers call on a phone, Is it possible that phone is on vibrate mode for one caller and on ring mode for different user? My question is in terms of making an application. Is it possible for two different caller when they call at same time on an phone for one the phone is on vibrate mode and for other it will be on ringing mode. Like what i am thinking is to start a service that run in background, So when a call is coming from a particular number it will switch it to vibrate and for different no it will switch to vibrate. But again the thing is service can listen only one number at the time. So the phone can either work on Vibrate or its in ring. Can it be possible that two mode run simultaneously for two different number? IF so then hows it possible?


title: How do I add comments to an app in the Market?

text: Apps in the market have a lot of comments and reviews. How do I add my own rating and comment to these?


title: is there a place where new phones release dates are posted?

text: I recently got a new Inspire 4G and its awesome but how can I know if something new is coming out in a few days and I should have waited? Is there a site that keeps track of this stuff? Sorry if this is not the correct place to ask this. thanks!


title: Is there an app for Flash support for Android 2.1?

text: Currently I am using Samsung Galaxy 3 (i5801) with Android 2.1. Is there any app available to support flash video ?


title: Google+ client that takes up less space?

text: Has anyone tried a Google+ client that takes up less space than the standard client from Google Inc.? My phone gets full very quickly and right now the Google+ client is one of the largest installed apps I've got. Any suggestions? The most useful feature of the client compared to using the browser version is that I can do "Share" from any other app, usually Google Reader, directly to Google+ without having to copy+paste the URL I want to share. EDIT: This is on an HTC ChaCha (Status) which has a pretty tight memory space.


title: Is it possible to reorganize the SD card? Because it is a mess in there

text: One of the things I hate about Android is the folder organization. Each app creates its own folder, usually in the root of the SD card. When I'm trying to find something, I have to search it through long lists of app-specific folders. Is it possible to reorganize these? For example, this is how I would like my SD card to look like:   * Android: OS specific data   * AppData: Application specific data. This is where every app puts its settings and data, not where they want   * Documents   * Downloads   * Pictures   * Music   * Video etc. So in other words, can I restrict where apps put their data?


title: PPTP Disconnects

text: I am using the built in PPTP client on my 2.3 phone and 3.0.1 tablet, to connect to the same PPTP gateway. Neither will stay connected for longer than about 5 minutes, maximum. My phone uses it's 3g connection. My table is Wifi only. I have a laptop that will stay connected, that connects via my home Wifi. I also have a wired desktop at home, that also stays connected. So it's just the two Android device, via 3G and Wifi, neither stay connected. Are the better PPTP clients out there? Or something I can tune on my devices perhaps? They both have the maximum power settings for wifi already configured. The tablet is rooted, if that provides me with any other options?


title: Help with enabling USB Debugging

text: My problem is that I need to enable USB Debugging on my Asus me301t. When I go to try and enable it in settings, all developer options are grayed out and I can't enable it using the slider at the top of the screen. I'm using Android JellyBean 4.2.1. Help?


title: how do i update to the latest cwm recovery on verizon fascinate?

text: im trying to update the recovery on my fascinate because I would like to flash the 4.4.2 kitkat rom, current recovery is 'CwM Voodoo Lagfix Recovery v3.0.2.8x.ti' also when I try to 'apply update from sd card' or 'install zip from sd card' it just keeps telling me cant mount sd card or error mounting sd card.


title: MX2 recovery problem

text: I'm hoping someone can help me with the problem I have. I have a MX2 Android TV Box and flashed it with Matricom firmware, running 4.2.2. When I try to access the SD card in recovery mode it doesn't allow me to do this - Apply from EXT, update from SD card, then it's blank. I've formatted several times and confirmed the files are there but they don't show in recovery. When I open Winzip/File manager on the box I can see my files there. I want to flash the box again but can't from SD because the files won't show. I'm not sure what to do with 'Update from ADB', (is this an option)?. I don't have a lot of knowledge with these things but want to learn if someone can help me. Thanks


title: Run any user apps in safemode?

text: ## Some Background My Note 2 has strange slow down after hours of use. After hours of usage `system_server` and maybe `kworker` use a lot of CPU, mostly during apps open and switch, it lags badly. I also have around 200 user apps installed, and mostly greenified, so I expected that my device shouldn't be slowed down like this even with a lot of apps installed. I used to experience `system_server` and `kworker` using a lot of CPU on Tab 7.7, but less than 30 user apps installed. Even safe mode, changing ROMs doesn't fix the problem; finally wiping both `/data` and internal SD fixed the problem. It is now fast. So I would like to try running various user apps on safe mode, to see if it still slow down after hours of usage. Or I have to wipe both `/data` and internal SD to fix the slow-down problem like I did in Tab 7.7. I have a lot of data and apps in the internal SD, free space is 1.5 gb/10 gb. I feel lazy to backup and restore (it's a lot of data) and try the fix of wiping data, so I would like to try running a lot of user app in safe mode first. There are some exploits in TouchWiz ROM which allow that: I'm using this 4.4.2 firmware. On this firmware, I can do it partially. By adding apps to lock-screen shortcut. Those apps can be opened in safe mode. In DN3 Rom before Kitkat update, user apps added to Samsung Note 3 Touchwiz Launcher home screen can also be opened, but not anymore in Kitkat update. When I installed custom ROMs on Note 2, I never wiped internal SD, I wiped only `/data` partition, an this probably is the cause of lagginess in Tab 7.7. ## My question So is there any more ways to open user apps in safemode?


title: KitKat uninstalling app from device

text: I ran into a weird issue on my Nexus 7 running 4.4.2. If I uninstall an app from the device, it still shows up in Settings -> Apps -> Downloaded at the bottom, and it says not installed. However, it prevents me from installing an apk via adb, reporting the app was still installed. I had to do an adb uninstall and that completely removed the app. What changed? What's the proper procedure to remove an app? The only thing that changed that I'm aware of is that now I'm using user profiles, but the app in question is not used in any other profiles. Thoughts?


title: Xperia U ST25i (Android 2.3.7 - Gingerbread) - Where is Developer Options?

text: There is some way to active developer options in 2.3.7? When I bought my Xperia U, they came with developer options and 2.3.7 android. How it works? I tried press 7 times on build number and those thing, but nothing worked, someone can help me, PLEASE? I don't want to use ICS, JB or some different android. Thank you, guys!


title: Bluetooth keyboard connection settings

text: I installed a system update and it changed how the device works when connecting a bluetooth scanner.   The tablets I am using are Nexus 7 (the new one released in 2013). They are all identical hardware. Although I think it is irrelevant, the bluetooth scanner I am using is a Motorola CS3070. I am currently running Android version 4.3, build JSS15R. When I connect a bluetooth scanner to my device, I no longer have a soft keyboard. I have to select "Choose input method" and then turn the "Hardware Physical keyboard" setting to OFF. I can then use my bluetooth scanner and the soft keyboard at the same time. I have another identical tablet that I have not updated. It is running Android 4.3, build JWR66N. When I connect my bluetooth scanner, it works as though the "Hardware Physical keyboard" setting mentioned above is turned to OFF. However, there is no setting in the "Choose input method" section to toggle it ON OFF. Although many complained about the way this worked, we actually liked it. I understand why the option was added in the new build. The need was there. My question is whether or not there is a way to setup my tablet so that each time the bluetooth scanner is connected, it will default the "Hardware Physical keyboard" setting to "OFF"?


title: ADB do not recognize a Tegra Based Tablet

text: I have a tablet and I'd like to use adb but I have some probles, I looked on google but without luck... **Tablet Info: (from tablet)**               Model Nr: SN10T1     Android OS Version: 2.2     TapUI Version: 1.2-4204     Kernel Version: 2.6.32.9-0001     Build Nr: FRF91      I did the following:   * Activate Debug Usb on tablet   * Downloaded and installed android-sdk and google-usb-driver    * Edited the file `extras/google/usb_driver/android_winusb.inf` adding under `[Google.NTx86]` and `[Google.NTamd64]` `;NVIDIA Tegra` `%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0955&PID_7000` `%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0955&PID_7100&MI_01` Restarted adb but using adb devices it does not show the tablet.... I checked under device manager the VID and PID of my device and VID = 0955, PID = 7100 so they are the same of the file above... Triyng to reinstall the driver using `extras/google/usb_driver/android_winusb.inf` I got this error: `The folder you specified doesn't contain a compatible software driver for your device. If the folder contains a driver, make sure it's designed to works with Windows x64 based system` I have windows 7 64bit Professional...


title: Any android app capable of storing "unsent tweet" then send it out when internet connection is resumed?

text: As question, I have found something called `offline twitter`, but seems that it is broken in my HTC ChaCha, as I can't copy the "pin number" from twitter site back to `offline twitter`. Thanks.


title: How to add a pin / marker in Google Maps?

text: I met a new contact from another city and quickly wanted to add his contact address in maps (so that I can find it quickly when I drive down there). Even after a lot of fiddlying, I couldn't find an easy way to simply add a "Pin" to the map. I could select places / businesses by long pressing on them and starring them. But I couldn't add my own places/pins/markers on the map. I am using Google Maps on Asus Transformer with Honeycomb 3.2, with all updates installed.


title: How to force Galaxy S4 to use phone speakers when connected through HDMI?

text: ## Equipment I have working HDMI dongles, both a Wi-Fi and an MHL, both original Samsung branded connectors. Connecting through screen mirroring (Wi-Fi) works perfectly and if I plug the MHL in it immediately displays the picture. I'm using an LG Flatron IPS235 Monitor as "TV". I have both Samsung Galaxy S4 and S3 at hand (S4 solution is preferred though) ## Problem There's no sound. The monitor does not have a speaker built in. When I connect through either interface the sound immediately mutes (I tried Google Music and the music keeps playing without any sound). I guess the "smart"-phone figures it's HDMI so it must have a speaker... **How can I force the Galaxy S4 to use the phone's speaker?** ## Background I'm trying to play games on my "big" monitor, but having 2-3 cables (power/MHL, audio jack on top) hanging from the phone doesn't really help, that's why I'm trying to reroute only the video and keep the audio in the phone; also I don't have a TV neither external speakers (laptop built-in only). Also I'm kind of forced to use the MHL adapter, because Wi-Fi is sluggish when playing a race game.


title: updated Cyanogenmod 10.2 to 11 and now can't access sdcard0

text: Hey guys hoping someone can help me with this: I just updates Cyanogenmod from 10.2 to 11 on a Samsung Galaxy S2 and I can not seem to access SD card 0. The camera does not cuntion and in the file viewer sdcard 0 acts like an empty folder. In clockwork mod I can see that my files are still there I just can't seem to access them (its like the os doesn't have read/write access or its unmounted). I have tried: - reverting back - mounting the sd card manually in clockworkmod then booting - soft reset - hard reset - clearing data and resetting phone to factory through clockwork I am out of ideas. Anyone know this? By googling I can see this is not an uncommon issue but I did not find a solution that helped


title: Is it possible to run a PS2 emulator through Android's DVM?

text: I have heard some random posts from people on forums claiming that Android's Dalvik Virtual Machine can't handle something of the magnitude of a PS2 emulator, such as this one ported somewhat. Is this true? Are there obvious limitations to a massive program running under Dalvik, or the DVM's workload? With the obvious limitation being the hardware and most devices having major trouble with this for that very reason, is there any **software aspect** that may limit this, in short?


title: How to manually change default save location to phone storage

text: My phone Iocean X7S has opportunity to save apps to either internal storage, phone storage or external SD-card. However, I can't use phone storage as apps saving location. There is Phone storage and SD card opportunities in Settings -> Storage -> 'Default write disk' . However, whichever I choose as primary, there doesn't happen anything. If external SD card is mounted, there is "Move to SD card" button in apps and a tab 'SD card' in Settings -> Apps. If I unmount SD card, there disappears opportunity to choose primary save location, SD card tab and button to move app another location. However, there reads 'Phone storage app 0.00B' and 'Phone storage data 0.00B' in apps instead of 'SD card app and data' when SD card is unmounted. So I think it is some kind of software issue. I have tried factory reset different ways without any result, there is still only opportunity to keep apps in internal storage or SD-card. In \storage\sdcard0 is external SD-card and \storage\sdcard1 is phone storage.


title: Samsung Infuse - missing notifications after rooting

text: i have a Samsung Infuse 4G and have rooted it. Everything is great except i've somehow lost notifications in the icons for Messaging, Gmail and Yahoo Mail. I may have deleted BadgeProvider.apk. Would that cause the missing notifications? I used NoBloat and backed up all the apps i removed but I can't seem to get BadgeProvider back on. Thanks anyone for suggestions.


title: Microphone issue for nexus 5

text: Nexus 5 when calling the other end can't hear me . but this happens not for all calls only for some . and for only outgoing call.


title: How to make chrome not swallow bluetooth play/pause event?

text: On my nexus 5, when listening to music, I can pause it on my headset by pressing the pause / play button. It seems to work regardless of what app in focus. Unless that app happens to be chrome. The same follows for starting music (same button). If I am browsing the web and hit this button it does not work. It seems like chrome is swallowing this event somehow. **How can I prevent this from happening?**


title: Can I stop a WhatsApp message from being delivered?

text: If I delete a message with a single tick, does that just get deleted from my local device ( Android) or does it no longer get delivered to the recipient?


title: Delete a group chat message in Whatsapp

text: Device: Nokia 5230 I have sent a message in a group chat in Whatsapp. I want to delete that message from the conversation. I mean deleting in the sense that no one in the group can see that message after I delete it. Is there any possible chance?


title: How can you sort apps alphabetically in android jellybean 4.2.2?

text: I use a Lenovo S600 tablet with Android Jellybean 4.2.2 OS, the problem is that the apps are arranged randomly as I install them which leads to a lot of confusion. I would like to arrange all the apps alphabetically so I know where to find the specific one I need. My previous tab had ICS OS which provided the option to arrange the iapps according to date or alphabet. But my current tab does not do so. How do I arrange them alphabetically? Help would be appreciated.


title: Resettng an android device with non-removable battery

text: I'm planning to buy my first android phone which has non-removable battery. But in case the phone hangs what to do ? As in general case we remove the battery from the device and plug it in after a few seconds. But what can be done with non-removable device in cases where the phone just stops to responds and even refuses to restart ?


title: Google Drive does not detect internet connection

text: Yesterday I have updated Google Drive and installed Sheets. Since that time I am unable to open the spreadsheets I have created earlier. When I try to open a sheet, I get `Unable to access document. Please make sure that you are connected to the internet.` I am obviously connected, Firefox works, _I can even open documents_ , just not sheets. If I try to set offline access to these sheets, they keep downloading, just like when I have no internet connection. Anyone else has this problem, or even better, a solution? I have tried clearing the cache of Drive an Sheets, did not help.   I have a rooted Nexus 4 with 4.4.2


title: Install Android-x86 in Virtualbox VM, then root it

text: **Problem** I want to install Android in a VM to restore a backup using Titanium Backup. For this to work I need Android to be rooted. **What I tried** I've tried to install Android-X86 4.3 in a Virtualbox VM. The installation seems to work. I made a 8GB partition disk (sda1), made it bootable, and installed Android in it from an ISO file. This all seems to work. Android starts, I can browse the internet, install apps, etc. Then I want to restart the VM, and guess what?! I go back to the installation screen, like starting up from the ISO live image. For normal stuff I can make a snapshot, start that up, and do anything. My problem is that I need root permission to restore a Titanium Backup in that VM. And I cannot root this VM because the disk is not writeable. With ALT-F1 I become root, and I can use a script to root Android. But my guess is that I'm still on the ISO and that is not writeable. **Update - another try with Android 4.2** As mentioned in the comments, 4.3 would have problems with root access. I tried 4.4, which didn't start at all. Then I tried 4.2, which has the same problem as 4.3 for me. I made a screenshot of what I see when I try to run the rootscript, which is described here. You can see the errors: **rm failed - Read only filesystem** How can I fix this? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/xrbPC.png) **My question** How can I install Android permanently on this VM, so it can reboot and then be rooted?


title: Number not display while incoming call

text: I have a Htc Desire SV Dual SIM mobile. Today when I got call then I surprised that it is not showing name or number on display. I tried changing settings, changed the wallpaper but still this problem persist. You can see in the below screenshot which I captured at the time of incoming call. Here only two button option is there **Decline and Accept**. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/uLyHgm.png)


title: Samsung Galaxy S2 vibration

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 and when i am on the phone with someone and i get a text message while i am in a call, is it normal for my phone to not vibrate and alert me of a msg?


title: My LG Motion is stuck in boot loop after hard reseting

text: I tried to install a font using Font Installer on my LG Motion which was rooted, and it went into a boot loop. I hard reset it, but it is still stuck in a boot loop. Help me out, please? If I need to download any files, please, give me a link.


title: Best way to auto-synchronise music between HTC One and PC

text: got my new HTC One today and now i wanted to set up something that i can put all my desired music for the smartphone in a folder on the pc and then they get automatically synchronised on the smartphone. is this possible? i often change my songs and i dont want to always copy them by hand, thats a pain... Jottacloud has something in the right direction, but it isnt fully automated i guess


title: Right swipe on my Galaxy 3s isn't working work

text: When I go to one of my contacts and swipe to the right the phone no longer wants to make a call. When I swipe to the left the text option still pops up. How can I get my phone to once again make calls when swiping a contact?


title: how do I get rid of this google searchbar?

text: I have a Google searchbar in a tablet I have borrowed   ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ZEpi7.png)   For me it's in a very inconvenient location and I keep on pressing it accidentally.   It looks like I can't click and drag on it to move it to another location either.   How do I hide this toolbar? I need to be able to get it back as well, since the tablet isn't mine, but I want to hide or disable this search bar while I use it (or at least move it to another location)


title: Where is the default ringtone stored?

text: I recently brought a _Sony Xperia C._ One of my friends like a few default ringtones of the phone. I tried to search in the internal as well as sd card memory but couldn't find the ringtone. Where exactly they are stored? Can I send it to my friends using another android phone?


title: android missed call notifications not going

text: I have a _Samsung Galaxy S6012._ Long time back (I do not remember when) I've got a call. Even though I answered that call, it was put as missed call. Since then it shows a missed call alert in my phone. First I removed that particular number from the list. Still the same alert was there. Then I removed the entire log history – still the same missed call alert. I have restarted the device many times but all my work went in vain. **NOTE** By "missed call alert" I mean a numeric ① being displayed on top of the phone icon: ![Missed call](http://i.stack.imgur.com/lyI5I.png) This is the phone I have http://mobile.cdn.softpedia.com/phone-pics/Samsung- Galaxy-Music-Duos-0.jpg The phone icon is at the bottom left side.If any missed calls then I get a number(like 1,2) at the top like this http://i.stack.imgur.com/bOfXd.png


title: Way to send a barcode via SMS with as little user interaction as possible

text: I would like to set up a bar code reading app (such as ZXing Team's Barcode Scanner) on an android phone in such way that it would send with as little user interaction as possible (preferably none) after the barcode was scanned the result in an SMS to a predefined phone number. I have tried Tasker but without success and I don't have the skills to write an app of my own.


title: can't update, can't do a factory reset

text: I have a Nexus S running Android 2.3.4. For a while now it's been trying to prompt me to install newer versions. Every time I try, it restarts, displays the cute robot error screen and doesn't come back on until I take out the battery and restart it. Pressing power+volume+/- doesn't help. I also tried to do a factory reset. Same result. Before I got this phone (it was a gift), the shop did something to it "to enable Hebrew." Not sure what exactly but I suspect they dinkied around with system files and that's what is causing this. Anyone have suggestions for what to try next?


title: How to disable mobile data on DROID Bionic?

text: I tried this, but there's no such option. I suspect that it might be because of Motorola's customizations. The device is a DROID Bionic.   System version: 5.9.902.XT875.Verizon.en.US   Android version: 2.3.4.


title: Boot from SD card

text: As PC can boot from CD or USB I wonder if android devices can boot from SD card? Could it be used for repairing original bootloader?