title: How can I configure an OBD ELM327 cable to work with an ICS tablet?

text: I bought an OBD ELM327 USB cable in order to use it with Torque Pro since Ice Cream Sandwich USB host capabilities and the Torque website claims that it works. The problem is that when I connect the OBD adapter to my tablet it simply doesnt do anything, but I expected the choose application window to pop up. I downloaded a usb device app and I can see that it is connected, but it doesn't recognize it. How can I configure it so when I connect it the choose app window pops up?


title: How to sync my iCloud email acct using the stock email app?

text: I am using cyanogenmod11 on both my phone and tablet which comes with AOSP email app. I've also tried the latest stock email app that Google released recently on the playstore. No matter what I do, I can't get my email. The server settings (both imap and smtp) validates fine but nothing happens. I've looked at various guides available in the net. They are very much the same. The settings used are the same. I have tried K-9 mail app using the same settings and that works fine retrieving my data. So I believe I'm using the correct settings. Any ideas what I could set in the stock email app? Thanks :)


title: Pattern lock screen on Froyo, what should I do if I forget the pass?

text: What should I do if I forget the standard pattern lock screen order/pass (the one that you need to join 4 or more points between the 3x3 matrix screen) on my android phone?


title: Suddenly can't find several apps in Market

text: So I've been using several apps for a while now, and all of the sudden, I can't seem to find them in the Market anymore. If I look on the "My downloads" page in the Market, it does show as installed, and I can even update them if I hit "Update all". However I can't seem to navigate to the apps's page, neither through the "My downloads" page nor through simply searching for it. It just says it can't find the item. Note that this doesn't occur with all apps, just specific ones. As mentioned before, the apps were installed earlier and I didn't have this problem back then. The apps I've run across that have this problem so far are the following   * WhatsApp   * eBuddy   * PingChat!   * ebuddy XMS I've tried uninstalling them through app management, but this leaves me with an uninstalled app with no possibility of re-installing it through the Market. I'm using a UK Motorola Milestone running the official Froyo update. Any ideas anyone? :D


title: deleted drafts remain in conversation chain

text: In the gmail app, I keep finding conversations that display multiple draft versions of replies that have long been deleted via the drafts folder. Is there a proper way to remove drafts from all conversations, or perhaps a settings available to fix? v2.2.1, Samsung Charge.


title: How to change the color of specific calendars?

text: I'm using the default calendar application that came with my phone (Samsung Galaxy S 2), which is kept in sync with Google Calendar. I have multiple calendars there, but I was not able to find a way to change the colors of specific calendars, which is unfortunate as calendar #1 and #5 share almost precisely the same color by default. Those are _not_ the same color I see in the online Google Calendar. Is there a way to control the colors of specific calendars, or is there a similar, alternate calendar or tool I can use that will allow me to do so?


title: How to root my next book premium 8 tablet

text: How do I root my nextbook premium 8 tablet


title: Kaspersky Mobile: disable lock

text: I have Kaspersky Mobile installed. Today I had to reinstall it after installing a new rom. Now whenever I turn on the phone, I have to enter the kaspersky unlock code, which is different from the sim card lock code. Before I had the lockcode disabled, and I could use the phone without having to enther any code. I would like to disable the lock code, but can't find the option in the Kaspersky app. I've searched in the system settings, but no luck. Can you tell me where I can set this option? Phone info: Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100, Android JB 4.2.2, Avatarrom


title: ICE Emergency Contacts on Emergency Dialer Screen

text: On my Samsung Galaxy S 4, I can add contacts to the "ICE - emergency contacts" group. When I initiate the emergency dialer, there are four gray buttons with plus signs. Pressing any one of them brings up a list of the contacts I added to that group. Each of the buttons acts the same. I would think that you should be able to assign one contact per button and have the button show a name or relation. Is it possible to do this? How? ![emergency dialer](http://i.stack.imgur.com/jdSgg.png)


title: "Data roaming" unchecked but connected to foreign network for data anyway

text: I am using a Galaxy Nexus LTE running Jelly Bean 4.2.2 with service from Verizon Wireless in the U.S. In Settings > Wireless & Networks > Mobile networks, I have:   * Data enabled: on   * Data roaming: off I have flown to Canada twice recently. Both times, I turned my phone on to discover that I was getting new email through data roaming via a Canadian network, and was later billed accordingly. This happens despite the fact that I have Data roaming off. I have to turn Data enabled to off or go to Airplane Mode to get the phone to stop using data roaming. Is there a way to actually disable data roaming so that I can set it and forget it?


title: shutting down takes ages (HTC Desire 2.1)

text: I wanted to reboot my HTC and it was shutting down for more than 10-15mins so I removed the battery... What can I do next time? Is that ok to be shutting down for ever? The mobile is almost new one. Not much stuff installed. Primarily used for web browsing.


title: custom arrangement of favorites in default (HTC) browser?

text: can I arrange my favorites in default HTC Desire (2.1) web browser the way I want? Not only by newest, mostly used, alphabetical?


title: desktop shortcut to phone options?

text: can I have shortcut to   * airplane mode and/or    * phone options (power off/airplane mode etc) I do not like the current way of holding power on/off button for some time


title: Why does my Xperia X10 spontaneously reboot?

text: Several times a day I find out that my Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is waiting for PIN entry, probably because of a soft reboot. It annoys me to no end, and I end up missing calls beacuse of this. Is there a tool or another way to help me find out what actually happened, when, and what caused that?


title: clockwork recovery not working

text: I cannot use the "recover" tool. I have the same issue as this post: Why isn't Clockworkmod Recovery "Sticking"? but I am unable to rename the file described as it is not shown in the directory. I think this may be because I do not have root access. What should/can I do next to get on with installing a new custom OS?


title: App site with reliable ratings + comments?

text: While Android Enthusiasts is nice, it's still a very small site. I need to find some applications for Android smartphones, and was wondering where people went for ratings + reliable comments from users? PlayStore? Other? Incidently, I need to find two applications for a friend who wants to study English and Chinese, but don't know where to go to find the best apps for this. Thank you.


title: Cannot copy files in recovery mode which made Google nexus S unusable

text: I have a Google Nexus S, bought last year and it was working fine till last week. It came with Android Ginger Bread, and I rooted the phone and installed several custom ROMs including Cyanogenmod. Recently I installed Android Jelly bean ROM, and it was working fine. Last week, I wanted to try the Cyanogedmod 10 (on Jelly bean). I went to recovery mode for taking a backup. But I saw a recent backup which was taken before 2 months. I thought that should be fine. I cleared all cache and did a factory reset for getting ready for the new ROM. Now something went wrong! I tried to reboot the device, but I could only see the usual animated CROSS logo( with four colours) for ever. I even left the phone for more than a hour. But it is not rebooting. //SO CAN'T RELOAD THE PREVIOUSLY WORKING OS I tried restoring from the previous backup.. It shows that "installation complete". After that while rebooting the device just hangs in the same place. //SO CAN'T RESTORE FROM MY PREVIOUS BACKUP I thought of copying the new rom in the device. I could not succeed. I tried adb command through my SDK. ADB is not listing my device. In all the forums it is mentioned that to enable the USB debugging from the phone. I cannot do this, because I cannot go into the device OS other than recovery mode. I even tried some GUI stuff like Android commander / QtADB but every thing needs USB Enable from the OS Menu. Finally I tried mounting disk from recovery mode. Whenever I mount the disk, Windows 7 is fixing the file system errors and bad sectors for a while and shows "no problems were found" and it is ready to use. Here something weird happens. I can copy the files in windows explorer and can see the files in the device thru explorer, BUT when I unmount and browse from the recovery mode the files are not there. (may be the files are copied in cache) //SO I CAN'T COPY ANY FILE TO THE DEVICE.. ( May be here I am doing something silly. ) My phone is now unusable! Any advice/tips is highly appreciated! Cheers Kum


title: Loss of Image quality when set as lock screen or home screen wallpaper

text: This is my original wallpaper: ![wallpaper](http://i.stack.imgur.com/eZhnl.png) After setting it as Lock Screen wallpaper, its quality got reduced and this is how it looks: ![wallpaper](http://i.stack.imgur.com/7blPw.png) Even when set as homescreen, the image quality is reduced. ![wallpaper](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ddCDU.png) How to improve the quality of the lock screen/home screen wallpaper?


title: What is default GMail setting for: number of days of data to synchronize?

text: Gmail allows to limit from how many last days it will synchronize the messages. E.g. from one day, two, etc. What is the default setting? I think this is phone independent, but I ask about Samsung Galaxy S, and SII.


title: Wifi connecting-disabled-connecting loop

text: My wifi was perfectly working a few days back, but now all of a sudden all I get is connecting-disconnecting-scanning loop. It never connects. Help. I'm on Android 2.3.5 | Wildfire S | Rooted Here's my log:               05-02 17:18:50.583: D/StatusBarPolicy(190): onSignalStrengthsChanged     05-02 17:18:50.583: D/StatusBarService(190): updateIcon slot=phone_signal index=20 viewIndex=13 old=StatusBarIcon(pkg=com.android.systemui id=0x7f0200d2 level=0 visible=true num=0 ) icon=StatusBarIcon(pkg=com.android.systemui id=0x7f0200d2 level=0 visible=true num=0 )     05-02 17:18:53.165: D/WifiStateTracker(118): Reset connections and stopping DHCP     05-02 17:18:53.165: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): Rx Data Filter Remove [5] command     05-02 17:18:53.165: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): auto ip enabled     05-02 17:18:53.175: D/NetUtils(118): ifc_get_info addr=0 !     05-02 17:18:54.176: D/WifiStateTracker(118): Disabling interface     05-02 17:18:54.186: W/wpa_supplicant(1323): l2_packet_receive - recvfrom     05-02 17:18:54.216: D/DrmScannerReceiver(398): android.net.wifi.STATE_CHANGE     05-02 17:18:54.246: D/DrmIntentService(398): TIME_THREAD     05-02 17:18:54.246: D/DrmIntentService(398): Wifi disconnected.     05-02 17:18:54.256: D/WifiSettings(352): isDisconnected=true, detailstate=DISCONNECTED, networkId=-1, wifiinfo=SSID: <none>, BSSID: <none>, MAC: 64:A7:69:93:4B:B9, Supplicant state: DISCONNECTED, RSSI: -200, Link speed: 72, Net ID: -1     05-02 17:18:54.276: D/NetSharing_NSReceiver(352): onReceive : android.net.wifi.STATE_CHANGE     05-02 17:18:54.276: I/NetSharing_NSReceiver(352): wifienabled:false     05-02 17:18:58.861: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): Authentication with 00:00:00:00:00:00 timed out.     05-02 17:18:58.861: V/WifiMonitor(118): Event [Authentication with 00:00:00:00:00:00 timed out.]     05-02 17:18:58.861: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=0 BSSID=00:00:00:00:00:00     05-02 17:18:58.861: V/WifiMonitor(118): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=0 BSSID=00:00:00:00:00:00]     05-02 17:18:58.871: V/WifiStateTracker(118): Changing supplicant state: DISCONNECTED ==> DISCONNECTED     05-02 17:18:58.971: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=2 BSSID=00:00:00:00:00:00     05-02 17:18:58.971: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): wpa_driver_wext_combo_scan: Start     05-02 17:18:58.971: V/WifiMonitor(118): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=2 BSSID=00:00:00:00:00:00]     05-02 17:18:58.971: V/WifiStateTracker(118): Changing supplicant state: DISCONNECTED ==> SCANNING     05-02 17:18:58.971: D/ConnectivityService(118): Dropping ConnectivityChange for WIFI: DISCONNECTED/SCANNING     05-02 17:18:59.542: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): got scan complete     05-02 17:18:59.542: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): wpa_supplicant_get_scan_results:return scan results2     05-02 17:18:59.542: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): AP:ssid[MoDroid],rssi[-30],BSSID=00:26:82:73:2d:d3     05-02 17:18:59.542: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): Received 201 bytes of scan results (1 BSSes)     05-02 17:18:59.542: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): wpa_driver_wext_get_scan_results---     05-02 17:18:59.542: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): wpa_disabled_ssid_list_clear     05-02 17:18:59.542: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): clear disable: MoDroid     05-02 17:18:59.542: W/wpa_supplicant(1323): [EAP-MSG] EAP wpa_supplicant_check_sim@436: eap_methods not available     05-02 17:18:59.542: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): Trying to associate with 00:26:82:73:2d:d3 (SSID='MoDroid' freq=2412 MHz)     05-02 17:18:59.542: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=3 BSSID=00:26:82:73:2d:d3     05-02 17:18:59.562: V/WifiMonitor(118): Event [wpa_disabled_ssid_list_clear]     05-02 17:18:59.562: V/WifiMonitor(118): Event [clear disable: MoDroid]     05-02 17:18:59.562: V/WifiMonitor(118): Event [Trying to associate with 00:26:82:73:2d:d3 (SSID='MoDroid' freq=2412 MHz)]     05-02 17:18:59.562: V/WifiMonitor(118): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=3 BSSID=00:26:82:73:2d:d3]     05-02 17:18:59.562: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=4 BSSID=00:26:82:73:2d:d3     05-02 17:18:59.572: V/WifiMonitor(118): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=4 BSSID=00:26:82:73:2d:d3]     05-02 17:18:59.572: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): Associated with 00:26:82:73:2d:d3     05-02 17:18:59.572: V/WifiMonitor(118): Event [Associated with 00:26:82:73:2d:d3]     05-02 17:18:59.572: V/WifiStateTracker(118): Changing supplicant state: SCANNING ==> ASSOCIATING     05-02 17:18:59.572: D/StatusBarPolicy(190): onSignalStrengthsChanged     05-02 17:18:59.582: D/StatusBarService(190): updateIcon slot=phone_signal index=20 viewIndex=13 old=StatusBarIcon(pkg=com.android.systemui id=0x7f0200d2 level=0 visible=true num=0 ) icon=StatusBarIcon(pkg=com.android.systemui id=0x7f0200d2 level=0 visible=true num=0 )     05-02 17:18:59.592: I/keystore(76): uid: 1000 action: t -> 3 state: 3 -> 3 retry: 4     05-02 17:18:59.592: V/WifiStateTracker(118): KeyStore.LOCKED     05-02 17:18:59.592: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): DISABLE_80211X     05-02 17:18:59.592: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): CTRL_IFACE: wpa_supplicant_ctrl_iface_disable_80211X     05-02 17:18:59.612: V/WifiStateTracker(118): Changing supplicant state: ASSOCIATING ==> ASSOCIATED     05-02 17:18:59.612: D/ConnectivityService(118): [embedded] ConnectivityChange for WIFI: CONNECTING/CONNECTING, default=-1     05-02 17:19:02.585: D/StatusBarPolicy(190): onSignalStrengthsChanged     05-02 17:19:02.585: D/StatusBarService(190): updateIcon slot=phone_signal index=20 viewIndex=13 old=StatusBarIcon(pkg=com.android.systemui id=0x7f0200d2 level=0 visible=true num=0 ) icon=StatusBarIcon(pkg=com.android.systemui id=0x7f0200d2 level=0 visible=true num=0 )     05-02 17:19:05.587: D/StatusBarPolicy(190): onSignalStrengthsChanged     05-02 17:19:05.587: D/StatusBarService(190): updateIcon slot=phone_signal index=20 viewIndex=13 old=StatusBarIcon(pkg=com.android.systemui id=0x7f0200d2 level=0 visible=true num=0 ) icon=StatusBarIcon(pkg=com.android.systemui id=0x7f0200d2 level=0 visible=true num=0 )     05-02 17:19:05.708: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): wpa_driver_wext_combo_scan: Start     05-02 17:19:06.078: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys     05-02 17:19:06.078: V/WifiMonitor(118): Event [CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys]     05-02 17:19:06.078: V/WifiStateTracker(118): New network state is DISCONNECTED     05-02 17:19:06.088: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=0 BSSID=00:00:00:00:00:00     05-02 17:19:06.088: V/WifiMonitor(118): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=0 BSSID=00:00:00:00:00:00]     05-02 17:19:06.088: V/WifiStateTracker(118): Changing supplicant state: ASSOCIATED ==> DISCONNECTED     05-02 17:19:06.178: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=2 BSSID=00:00:00:00:00:00     05-02 17:19:06.178: V/WifiMonitor(118): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=2 BSSID=00:00:00:00:00:00]     05-02 17:19:06.178: V/WifiStateTracker(118): Changing supplicant state: DISCONNECTED ==> SCANNING     05-02 17:19:06.178: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): wpa_driver_wext_combo_scan: Start     05-02 17:19:06.188: W/wpa_supplicant(1323): ioctl[SIOCSIWPRIV] (cscan): -1     05-02 17:19:06.188: W/wpa_supplicant(1323): Failed to initiate AP scan.     05-02 17:19:07.229: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): got scan complete     05-02 17:19:07.229: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): wpa_supplicant_get_scan_results:return scan results2     05-02 17:19:07.229: W/wpa_supplicant(1323): ioctl[SIOCGIWSCAN]: 22     05-02 17:19:07.229: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): wpa_driver_wext_get_scan_results:buffer is NULL     05-02 17:19:07.229: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): wpa_drv_get_scan_results2:Failed to get scan results     05-02 17:19:07.229: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): Failed to get scan results - try scanning again     05-02 17:19:08.340: I/wpa_supplicant(1323): wpa_driver_wext_combo_scan: Start      http://pastebin.com/r23NQ2VC


title: Wi-Fi of Galaxy S2 is not working after ICS update!

text: I updated my Galaxy S2 with the official OTA update to Android ICS 4.0.3 After the upgrade, my wireless worked for a couple of hours, but after a restart it doesn't work at all (for a week now). I tried a couple of tricks (none of them working):   1) `*#*#526#*#*` combination   2) WiFi Direct activation   3) Static IP   4) Changing to 2.4 GHz None of them are working!!! Somebody has any other ideas? BTW: I'm not getting an IP from my router. The router is working fine with other phones.


title: How can I force Chrome Beta to display in landscape mode?

text: The default Android internet browser has an option in the settings to always display webpages in landscape orientation. Is there any way to do the same in Chrome Beta? I keep my auto-rotation off, but it's much easier to read webpages in landscape.


title: Samsung Galaxy S2 wifi - Connected but no internet

text: My Galaxy S2 (ICS I9100G) connects to my home wifi but sometimes does not actually transmit data. I took it to the shop and they did a factory reset (which I could have done on my own) and then was told to take it home and see if it was any better. It wasn't. O2 tech support didn't really have much to offer so I tried various different online fixes. None worked. We got another router (for the back of the house) which used WPA2 whereas the initial router uses WPA. My SGS2 works absolutely fine on this new router. What's going on?


title: Does Android's Full Filesystem Encryption also Encrypt the SDcard?

text: In Android's filesystem encryption do they also encrypt the SDcard? If so Is encrypting the SDcard optional or is it encrypted by default when you choose to encrypt your device? Here's some info about Android's file system encryption and its crypto implemenation on android.com


title: Is there a way to select text directly in Android?

text: I would like to edit some text on my way home, however I found that in Android there is no way to simply select some text to delete or change it. You have to first locate the cursor or long press the screen to enable selection, then drag the cursor for selection. This is quite inconvenient. I tried Jota Text Editor, 920 Editor, Note Everything and Evernote - no one offers a simple method to select text directly. Is there any way to do this?


title: Why is Google Music preinstalled outside of the US?

text: I've noticed on many phones in Canada and I think in the EU nowadays come with Google Music preinstalled. If Google Music is only available in the USA, then why bother putting it on the phone?


title: Insufficient memory nfs most wanted

text: I have samsung galaxy ace plus s7500 with 1.8 GB available internal storage and 8GB memory card. I want to run NFS most wanted on it that take around 2GB of space. Could you please tell me a way to run it on my phone. Please help. Thank you.


title: Is there any battery-less Android-based device

text: I'be been working on some Chinese (bit crappy) device, with own system, that had one wonderful (at least for me) feature. When constantly powered-up (plugged to power adapter) it could work without the battery inside. Is there any Android-based phone or device that does the same? Or the only option here is to keep battery inside, keep it powered up all the time (I have some reasons for that) and replace battery quite often, since it will be charging and discharging it the same time (will it), thus lowering its life- span.


title: Which factory reset should I use?

text: I have the motorola droid 3 and it can be factory reset from either the settings menu or the recovery menu. What is the difference between the two?


title: Android OS using a lot of background data

text: My phone (Xperia P running Jellybean 4.1.2) is consuming a lot of background data (about 70 MB in just 15 minutes) Since, I have a restricted usage of 2 GB, it's causing a great problem. I've already disabled auto sync, background data and other related stuff. Don't know the reason. Please help!


title: Cannot move app to sd-card?

text: My sdcard has plenty free space but I cannot move any apps. On my sdcard there's the old Android/data path with many older apps. Why cannot it be possible to move apps here? Maybe I can create a symlink?


title: How to set Exchange _calendar_ and _contact_ sync frequency?

text: I have a corporate e-mail account (exchange) on my Android 4.3 phone (Galaxy S4). I sync E-Mail, Calendar and Contacts. I know I can set e-mail sync frequency to push/periodic/manual in e-mail app. Where do I set my calendar/contacts sync frequency, however? I want to sync e-mail manually, but still sync calendar every hour, and contacts every day... Thanks..


title: Question Mark on Lock Screen

text: I've updated my S3 Mini, and now i have a question mark on my lock screen, it's right below the time, and right to the date, and above the message "discharging x%" What is this question mark? ![screenshot of S3 mini lockscreen with orange question mark next to the date display](http://i.stack.imgur.com/KVFMP.png)


title: Market won't show some apps on custom rom

text: I installed cyanogenmod 10.2 on my samsung galaxy s3 and asus tf101g, and it looks like both of them have one problem with apps showing in play store. For example I have buyed Mantano Reader Premium and it's showing on "All" section, I can install it and it'll work, but it wan't show in "installed" section, so i'm not getting any update notifications or such. I tried to restore market links with Titanium backup, but it did nothing. In fact, i think the links are ok, because it was installed from market. App reinstall obviously not helping too. Searching solutions i got some varians: 1) Use Market Helper by Jummy: com.jrummy.apps.google.play.api Didn't help. I tryed to delete market cache and data, modify device properties in Market helper and reopen market. Nothing helped 2) Modify build.prop and set ro.build.fingerprint to some "good' value. Didn't help. Actually i found that cyanogenmod already have some value from samsung s3 stock rom, and I also tried to modify it to something from other devices, remove data and cache from market and restart device. Also got nothing. So, is there any good solution? What exactly is restricted:   * Device name?   * Android version?   * Region? How I can find and fix that? For example here is some affected applications:   * Facebook   * Mantano reader premium   * Whats app They appears in "all" tab, u can install, but it wan't came on "installed". Wan't appear in search also. I'm using market 4.4.21. Thanks for helping.


title: Samsung Galaxy S4 "Prevention Information" USB OTG

text: I am trying to connect things to my S4 with a USB OTG cable. Standard devices such as mass storage, keyboard and mouse all work fine. My problem seems to be with vendor class devices. I connected an FTDI USB to UART bridge (TTL-232R-3V3) to a USB OTG cable and installed the FTDI app. I plugged in the OTG cable and the phone reccognised the FTDI chip, launched the app, waited a few seconds and then closed the app again. I got the message: "Prevention Information, An application has been forced to stop for an unauthorized attempt to access system in your device". (Including the grammatical error) I have the same problem with my Arduino Uno using the ArduinoDriod app. I tried both devices on a friend's Huawei p6 and they both worked fine. From what I can tell, this issue is specific to the S4 and seems to be related to the recent update to Samsung Knox. Does anyone know of a work around that doesn't involve rooting the device? I am still in the 14 day trial period of the phone, so I could swap it for a different one. How do I tell if the Galaxy Note 3 or the LG G2 will have the same problem?


title: Restoring using ROM Manager

text: I created a backup file successfully using ROM Manager and saved it on my PC. I lost all my data on mobile and now I want to restore my mobile using the backup file I created. I copied the backup file to mobile but in ROM Manager its still showing 0 backups. Where to copy the backup files in phone so that ROM Manager can find it?


title: Huawei Ascend P6, Moving maps to external sdcard

text: I bought an Huawei Ascend P6, which comes with 8GB internal phone storage. But only ~4GB are available for the "internal storage". I installed my apps, which include Tomtom Europe and Copilot Europe, which respectively have maps of about 4 and 2 GB. Both of them only install the offline maps in the internal memory for this phone. I am trying to find a way to install those maps into the external SD. I tried, without success, the following solutions   * trying to move the apps to SD card after installing the maps. The App gets moved, but the maps remain in the internal storage.   * trying to create a symbolic link installing a terminal app and using the `ln -s` command. But it doesn't work since the /mnt/sdcard (internal memory) is VFAT.   * I tried some apps to move applications to the external SD card, but no success yet. (tried Link2SD) Any help would be appreciated. I read that FolderMount App can solve the problem, but it only works for rooted device. But my device isn't rooted (so, if anyone does have a good tutorial on how to root this device, it would be appreciated). But if possible, I would avoid rooting. I still have the last try in the arsenal, which is enabling the debug mode in the cell phone and trying to use the command `pm set-install-location 2` via adb or a terminal emulator app. I didn't try this yet, since at the moment my phone is installing the firmware update. Any help would be appreciated.


title: Samsung galaxy s4 long vibrate time on 'vibrate' mode.

text: I have Samsung Galaxy s4 - GT-i9500, running Android 4.2.2. Im using Facebook messenger to chat with my friend on Facebook. When Im on 'vibrate' mode, when I get notification, it's like one long vibrate, instead of two short vibrates. (as was in my Galaxy s3) it's very annoying. Any suggestions how to get back to the '2 short vibrates'?   * in' sound' mode, I get the normal case - 2 short vibrates. Thanks!


title: Can an encrypted Android phone be unlocked with an USB drive some way?

text: I want a fast way to login to the system without entering difficult credentials. If the usb key is not present there won't be the ability to decrypt the system ... Some 2-factor solution without NFC because the device doesn't have NFC. Does somebody know how I could do this, because I can't find a way to do it?


title: Why can't I access Google and other sites when tethering my phone?

text: When I tether my phone, I can't access Google or Gmail (other sites, too [see below]!).               cmd: ping http://www.google.com; Ping request could not find host...      * * * ## **List of problem sites/applications:** _               Sites: _ http://www.google.com; http://www.google.co.jp; https://encrypted.google.com. http://www.gmail.com. http://search.yahoo.com, same issue. Also, http://play.google.com. Further, https://github.com. Dang! https://www.freelancer.com. http://www.sugarsync.com. http://www.dropbox.com. Parts of http://www.titanpad.com (i.e., login); makes me curious as to whether or not it's a language-blocking issue.... _               Apps: _ ET Naver Line (a.k.a. LINE) jp.naver.android.npush I experience this on various sites and apps; however the above are sites tested as working over emobile (separate modem)--the URLs should be correct. I would change the question title, but I have a support request in with the developers to contact me via this site for a resolution. * * * ## **Device info:** _               Phones: _ \- Softbank Fujitsu Arrows 301F; 4.1-Jelly Bean. \- Softbank Aquos 104SH; 4.0-Icecream Sandwich. \- Connected via USB, debugging mode enabled, in MTP mode. \- Phone's DNS: Google DNS; OpenDNS. _               PC's: _ \- PC OS: Windows 7 SP 1 (please request any hardware specs). \- Connection methods tested: chrome latest, IE10 latest, cmd (ping), telnet. \- PC's DNS: OpenDNS; Google DNS; no DNS. _               Non-specific: _ \- Tethering software: easytether lite (no root). * * * ## **Known error messages:** _Via Chrome:_ > This webpage is not available > > Reload Less Google Chrome could not load the webpage because > www.google.co.jp took too long to respond. The website may be down, or you > may be experiencing issues with your Internet connection. Check your > Internet connection. Check any cables and reboot any routers, modems, or > other network devices you may be using. Allow Chrome to access the network > in your firewall or antivirus settings. If it is already listed as a program > allowed to access the network, try removing it from the list and adding it > again. If you use a proxy server... Check your proxy settings or contact > your network administrator to make sure the proxy server is working. If you > don't believe you should be using a proxy server: Go to the Chrome menu > > Settings > Show advanced settings... > Change proxy settings... > LAN > Settings and deselect "Use a proxy server for your LAN". Error code: > ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT _Via IE 10:_ _Via CMD:_ > Ping request could not find host http://www.google.com. Please check the > name and try again. _Via Telnet:_ > Connecting To http://www.google.com...Could not open connection to the host, > on port 23: Connect failed _Via LINE:_ > Unable to login due to network issues. Please check your connection and try > again. * * * ## **Question summary:** Why am I experiencing these issues (not being able to connect to the above- mentioned websites), and how can these issues be resolved? Can you help me test what I think is causing the issues? * * * ## **Proposed causes:**   1. **Perhaps the reason I cannot access these sites is because they are in use by the phone?** If that is the case, I am not sure how to test it. So far, when I "force-stop" and "disable" an app like LINE, I still cannot connect. So, I thought: _it's possible that the phone is reserving the app's networking info, somehow._ **So, I went so far as to uninstall Line from my phone and reset the phone and PC. Still unable to use Line on the PC. Furthermore; Skype works simultaneously on PC and Phone.**   2. **Perhaps it's a PC or OS issue?** I still have yet to tether my phones to a different PC or OS.   3. **Perhaps it's a DNS issue?** I still have yet to test this, but I believe I get a similar error with OpenDNS when trying to access localhost.   4. **"Activate EasyTether or use it with UDP and secure sites BLOCKED**? This message appears at the top of Easy Tether's settings screen. I'm very curious to know whether or not this is the cause. It seems highly likely.


title: What are the android versions suitable for Samsung Galaxy Pocket?

text: Why can't samsung galaxy pocket GT-S5300 be upgraded to android version of jelly bean 4.1.2? It's just being upgraded to 4.1.1 why so? I've rooted my mobile, but its getting upgraded to ICS 4.1.1 only. I want JB 4.1.2. How can I get it?


title: When taking pictures with GPS enabled, is the 'has the "GPS searching/locked notification icon" been disabled?

text: Background: In stock (i.e. pure Google with no manufacturer customizations) Android 4.3 using the built-in camera app, I am using the geotagging feature of the camera app. Description of the problem: When the geotagging is turned on I don't see any GPS status in the notification bar. Previously when in the camera app on older version when geotagging is turned on I would see an icon appear in the notifcation bar. The icon that appears would indicate your GPS model is in use and a circle would indicate 'searching for GPS' and then the filled in circle would indicate 'GPS acquired and locked'. Question: **When you enable geotagging in Android 4.3 built-in camera app, has the 'GPS searching/locked notification icon' been hidden even though GPS is being used?** Motivation: The reason I ask is because the previous method is akin to a video camera's red blinking light . Where the red blinking light tells you that you are recording and then you can take appropriate action. Without the red blinking light on the video camera you would have all sorts of recordings when you didn't want and other problematic scenarios. Returning back to the Android camera app scenario, if the GPS icon doesn't ever appear to the user... even if GPS is actively being used --> that would lead to situations where I would record the GPS location for a photo when I didn't want to record the GPS location.


title: Setting gmail to sync / push / notify on wifi only?

text: I have a droid mini that is running 4.2.2 and I want gmail to only sync automatically on WIFI only; never on 4g / network / whatever. How do I do this without rooting the phone?      When I first bought the phone, gmail allowed me to chose to sync on wifi only (and by sync, I mean that it would notify me of new emails and download them or what not on wifi only). This is how it was originally set up. I work for a local cable company and this was great. I know this is how it was originally set up because 1) I set it up that way and 2) when I setup up new internet connections in customer's homes, I would use the wifi on my phone to verify that their internet was working. As soon as the wifi would connect I would usually hear my phone announce I had emails, letting me know the wifi was connected.      Then today, I was having an issue with Google play store. I took my phone into Verizon where they claimed to only have 'soft reset' the phone. Now, not only does gmail download / notify /syn (whatever) whenever it wants but the setting for wifi only is completely gone. I distinctly remember something like 'sync on wifi only' or 'push on wifi only' or something like this. I assume there has been some update or something recently and I have no idea how to check this. I would, however, be happy to uninstall the update if i could get it to work on wifi only again.      So long story short, how the hell do I get gmail to 'whatever' on wifi only without rooting?


title: How can I recover System Font of Huawei Y210-0100

text: I accidently Deleted my huawei y210-0100 's system font droidsansfallback.ttf.Now I only see boxes. i rooted the phone with kingo android root.


title: Mirror the Android Tablet Browser to Windows Browser

text: Is there any way I could mirror the default browser on Android 4.0+ to a web browser/emulator on my Windows PC? When I developed apps on native Android, there was a way through the IDE. Can I accomplish this with the web browser also?


title: Galaxy S2 ICS 4.0.3 Wi-Fi connecting but not able to browse

text: In my new Galaxy GT-I9100 Android version 4.0.3 everything expect WI-Fi is working fine. When I am connecting my wireless it's getting connected, but not able to browse the internet. I tried changing from DHCP to Static IP Address, restarted mobile/Wi-Fi router, removed the battery and checked, it's working for only a few minutes and again the same issue.


title: Connect physical Android Wear watch to emulated phone

text: I have found many tutorials that explain how to pair an emulated Android Wear watch to a physical phone. However, I would like to do the opposite. Is it possible to create a Bluetooth connection from the pc to the watch and then tell ADB to make the phone emulator use this connection?


title: How to store currently downloading file via mobile directly on PC

text: I have a very big file that needs to be downloaded and I am using my Android phone to download it. Is there a way to directly store or sync it on my laptop? It is too big and there is not enough space available on my phone, so I was thinking of a way to directly choose my laptop's hard drive as default storage for the downloader, so that it downloads and save the file on my laptop's hard drive instead of phone's memory.


title: Whatsapp, Wechat not supporting on Samsung Galaxy Y after factory reset

text: Today i reset my phone samsung galaxy y. Then i go to google play to download whatsapp & wechat but they show your device isnt compatable with this version. now not supporting after factory reset. how to fix this problem?


title: Why does my ZTE Score have so much trouble emulating video game consoles + games?

text: I have an ARM v6 600 MHz revision 5 CPU with 512 MB RAM. The GPU is an Adreno 200 with 245 MHz clock speed. It seems that anything in the 3-D realm, including some 2-D games, have trouble emulating perfectly smooth. I realize that 600 MHz CPUs are pretty poor these days, especially single-core and with dated microarchs. Some emulators also exhaust the CPU. My question is, is this ability to perform emulation based more on the hardware or software on Android-powered devices? It has to be a little of both, but I'm using Gingerbread. Do any newer Android OSes have better demand, or am I limited solely by the CPU?


title: Block Connection to Specific BSSID's?

text: I am setting up my friend's network for his kids. I have Tomato firmware running on their Linksys with OpenDNS filtering as well as timed Access Restrictions (ie, no more internet access after 11:30pm). That's all fine and dandy as long as my friend's son's phone stays on his network. However, he is getting access to a friend's router nearby (however, he does not have data on his phone; so I don't need to worry about that). In Tomato, I can go to Tools > Wireless Survey and I can see all the BSSID's that are all around their house. I also have rooted my friend's son's Android phone. Is there any way to block the phone from connecting to specific BSSID's? I have AirDroid installed and can access the root files from my house. Is there some file in there that I can edit?


title: How to get rid of this orange highlighter

text: Recently I've noticed a really annoying orange highlighting feature that I can't find a way to get rid of. It usually appears in the default browser and apps that use webview (websites that act like apps). So I was hoping someone would know of a way to get rid of it. Some info about my devices:   * Archos Platinum 50   * Runs a vanilla flavored stock ROM (android 4.1.2)   * Rooted I've attached a sample image with it. ![annoying orange touch-highlighter](http://i.stack.imgur.com/wjXEL.jpg)


title: How to create duplicate bookmarks in Android?

text: I'm using the stock browser on my new Samsung S3 mini (Jellybean) and am having trouble with the browser. When I go to the bookmarks page it seems to have two sections, one called "My Device" and one for my Google account, which seems to contain my bookmarks from my desktop Chrome browser. I have 100 or so bookmarks on my desktop browser since I have a mouse and a nice big screen to go along with it but on my phone I don't expect to be able to browse more than a few very often so I'd like to create a set of bookmarks to access from the phone quickly and easily. I don't want to navigate around the complex directory structure that I have for my desktop. I'm running into a problem though. It seems that the browser won't let you duplicate any bookmarks. When you try to add them it just says "already in use" if the bookmark exists anywhere under "My Devices" or my Google account and no matter where I'm adding the bookmark. Have you all run into this problem and how have you solved it? Should I resort to stupid tricks like adding a "#" after all the bookmarks for the mobile version simply to convince the browser that it's a different page when it's not really?


title: Invalid IMEI on HTC One X after factory reset

text: I performed a factory reset on my phone, and now it says that I have an invalid IMEI. I cannot call anyone or get calls. Phone model: HTC One X   Android Version: 4.1.5   Baseband Version: 201206010808   Kernel Version: 4.1.5   Build Number: ONE X 4.1.5 HTC   Build version: 4.1.5


title: How can I determine if my device has USB Host Mode (OTG) support?

text: Some Android devices can act as a USB host, so that you can use other USB devices attached to them. For instance, browse or import the photos stored on a camera from your phone, or copy files onto a USB memory stick attached to your tablet, plug a full-size USB keyboard or mouse into a tablet, or use an external GPS or wifi device. How can I tell if my device can do this?


title: How do you transfer a programs database to another device

text: I am using the **Book Catalog** program to scan and enter my collection of books. This program provides an export/backup and import feature, so I can transfer the entered data onto another device. But I am wondering now: programs can create databases on one device. **Can you transfer these database onto another device ?** More specific, could I buy another Samsung Galaxy (or any other Android powered device) and transfer the database onto it for use with the same program (without the export/import feature ) ?


title: Can I use my ipod touch as a wireless camera over bluetooth or wifi and watch it on my droid x?

text: Just like the title says. I need something to work like a wireless spy camera.


title: Who is creating icons?

text: Some application (malware? adware?) is creating garbage icons on my Android desktop. How to know the application who does this? I heard each application is a Linux user on android. Is it possible to see icon file owner ID then? My device is Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Android is 3.2 **UPDATE** Icons are different. Some of them mimic existing icons, other are entitled with question marks. I can delete them, but they appearing again. I need to have general way to know icon creator.


title: How to get out of broken home screen replacement?

text: I was writing my own home screen replacement, and while trying it out on my ZTE Blade I got into a bit of trouble. I have hooked the HOME-button, and set my app as the default for it. Too late I realised there is no (easy) way out of such an app. I have tried: * holding down VOL DOWN to get into FTM-mode, but that just gives me screen that says "FTM" and nothing more * Using adb, but it just says my device is offline. Debug mode is not enabled on the phone. So, how can I: 1) get out of an app that has hooked HOME-button? or 2) reset the phone with a button-combo or over USB (since I cant access the menus) Installing new ROMs is something I rather not do.


title: Opening sms thread goes into incorrect thread

text: When using my mobile (HTC Desire), I would say I use sms more often than actually using it as a phone. Because of this, I have a fairly huge history of sms threads (I really like how HTC Desire displays the sms conversation). However, I've realised that every so often when I hit on say sms thread with "person A" I actually get sms thread with "person B". At first I thought it was just me accidentally hitting the one below. However, today this happened three times (tried to open personA, but got personB instead) and the thing is there is a gap of ~8 between person A and personB... so impossible for me to accidentally hit the wrong one...(plus the repeated occurrence is quite annoying!) Was wondering if anyone has a similar experience or know why this is happening... also preferably how to fix it :)


title: Can't Access iPlayer via Internet Pass-through - is there a workaround?

text: My HTC Desire HD plays nicely with Windows 7 and while at work I use it for personal web access, quicker than H/G/E connection and free. However when attempting to view/listen to content on the BBC's iPlayer I get a message which asks me to switch to a wi-fi connection to access their content. Is there a way of getting over this? Seems like very odd design ... Thanks.


title: Using YouTube under Orbot

text: I'm trying to put my YouTube app's traffic on Orbot (Tor) in my phone due to filtering issues in my country. When Orbot is in **Tor Everything** mode, it works, and all of the traffic used by YouTube is gone through Orbot. But, when I choose **Select Apps** (and I select YouTube in there) it stops working. The point is that the video is not behind Tor on this state. Should I add another app to that list? What should I do?


title: Samsung's Pen applications under CyanogenMod 9

text: Anyone run Samsung's pen based applications for their Galaxy Note running under CyanogenMod 9? Are there any kernel driver difficulties with doing so?


title: Cannot upgrade Samsung gt-i5800 firmware from 2.1

text: Hi I cannot upgrade Samsung gt-i5800 firmware from 2.1 using kies, it tells me that the phone requires 3000 mb (or 3gb) but it doesn't even have this as internal memory as far as i know! Has anyone else had this problem? Also the storage space is always getting full and won't save on my external sd card - will the update change that? Any help would be great as I don't know what I'm doing and I'm sick of a phone that can only have 5 extra apps or so on top of the ones it comes with :(


title: Moving Robinson game files/user profile from one android to another

text: http://www.forumforpages.com/facebook/robinson-mobile/useful-tips/798367174/0 I tried the above but cannot find the below mentioned file which sound like what one needs to continue on playing the game at the level achieved on the old phone. I so do not want to lose the levels and enjoyment and hard work put in on this!! :) "UserProfile.json" The file path suggested is there, but the Userprofile.json file is not there!


title: Galaxy Tab 3 won't boot - dead battery?

text: I'm kind of disappointed, this morning I wanted to start my GT3 but I get this logo instead (sorry for the poor quality) : ![Battery Logo](http://i.stack.imgur.com/4PxR5.png) I've try AB testing with my Nexus 5 battery loader, both works on my Nexus. The GT3 flash sometimes and boot a few times but stop after less than 1 min. I can't launch the tests (`Power` \+ `Vol +`) because it "needs battery to be above 3.4V. Is the battery dead ?


title: Can apps modify the system-level "Display->Auto-rotation" setting?

text: I've noticed in the last couple weeks that my Nexus 4 (stock rooted, with franco.Kernel) will seemingly at random lose the ability to auto-rotate the display. If I go into the Display settings and check the box, it works again, but that setting is invariably disabled again through no action of my own (or even a reboot) within a day or two. Can apps, either in the foreground or the background, modify this setting? If so, I'll have to start keeping really good track of what I open to try and track down the culprit so I can complain to its developer.


title: Android 4.0 devices do not return majority of the discoverable Bluetooth devices

text: The observation about 4.0 may be wrong, but this s evident in both the 4.0 devices I have tested : Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Samsung Nexus S. (Nexus S is actually upgraded by me to 4.0) In the other devices (HTC-Evo and ZTE-Optik), this problem is not there, compelling me to suspect 4.0 ; or Samsung as vendor. The list of devices it is successfully able to scan have no "pattern" - it is random. It discovers the same device in one scan and may not do so the next time. **Maximum 50%** of the total devices in the vicinity are discovered. **EDIT : (Added more details)** The devices are close enough and the RSSI values are all > 60 dBm All the "missing" devices are getting discovered through devices < 4.0. To add some more details, I must say the problem is not with the "other" devices - the same device shows up in one scan and fails to show in other (on Android 4.0) When I say scan - I only mean scanning through startDiscovery() in my code. If I do the scan via Device Settings, then all the devices are enlisted BUT many of them are only cached values - once I try connecting to some device, it says "Device not in range". Any solutions ?


title: What is S-OFF? Why would I want to do it?

text: I always root my android devices, but there's something called obtaining S-OFF for certain devices, and I have no idea what that means. What exactly does the term S-OFF relate to? Why would I want to obtain S-OFF for my device?


title: How can I slow down my phone?

text: I know it seems like a silly question, but here is the situation: I'm debugging an app and my users have reported a bug on slow devices that I can't see on my fast device. Is there anything I can do to slow my device down so that I can see the bug for myself?


title: Any way to dial international calling codes automatically based on my location?

text: I do a fair amount of international traveling (currently mostly between the U.S. and Mexico, but will be visiting Europe, Africa, and South America soon, too), and am looking for a dialing app that lets me set international dialing rules, so to speak, for each of my contacts. This post describes pretty well what I'm looking for, and an app for PalmOS that apparently did it pretty well. In short, I should be able to:   * Specify a country for each contact phone number   * Specify the country where I am located (either automatically by GPS location, or I can select my location, or a dialing profile, or whatever)   * Then when I dial, it will automatically dial the appropriate country code before the number. Example scenario: >   * I have a contact entry for Bob, who's phone number is 123-555-1234, and > he is in the U.S. >   * When I am in the U.S., Bob is automatically dialed as `123-555-1234` >   * When I am in Mexico, Bob is automatically dialed as `00-1-123-555-1234` > _or_ >   * I have a contact entry for Alice, who's phone number is 33-33-12-34-56, > and she is in Mexico. >   * When I am in the U.S., Alice is automatically dialed as > `011-52-33-33-12-34-56` >   * When I am in Mexico, Alice is automatically dialed as `33-33-12-34-56` > Please note this question is _not_ about how to select the cheapest calling plan for each number, or making international calls with Skype or another VoIP service. It's simply about dialing the proper international exit codes when doing standard "direct-dial" with whichever mobile provider I'm using.


title: APN settings in A500 with dongle

text: I own an A500 without 3G and a ZTE LF627 USB dongle. I donwloaded the `thor_3g_patch_v14.2` and flawlessly installed it. I also had to unlock my dongle (tested from computer, works...). Now I connected it to my Iconia. It shows the blue _roaming_ light, and seems to be ready for connection. How do I set up APNs in Honeycomb 3.2? I found that a new settings menu "Tethering/portable hotspot" appeared after ROM patching, but I see no more menus for setting up APNs. From ConnectBot I can also see /dev/ppp Can you help me with that? I can't even install those applications from the market that enable setting APNs because Google forbids me. [Add]Interesting ADB output               ~ # rild     rild     insmod: can't open '/system/lib/modules/usb_wwan.ko'     insmod: can't open '/system/lib/modules/option.ko'     chmod: /dev/ttyUSB0: No such file or directory     chmod: /dev/ttyUSB1: No such file or directory     chmod: /dev/ttyUSB2: No such file or directory     dlopen failed: Cannot load library: load_library[1108]: Library '/system/lib/libhuawei-ril.so' not found      maybe I'm missing some kernel modules.


title: can an android device be in danger on a malicious site?

text: I accidentally went onto a site via Google images and went off after half a second, (the page had been quarter/half loaded. I accidentally hit the undo button and it opened again, and I closed it again. Virustotal had 1 scanner, "website security guard" say it was a malware site. Scumware.org listed 10 pages on the site having scrinject.gen b, and or trojan.blackhole.-1. The page I accidentally visited was not one of the 10. Is it possible these exploits/malware do anything to an android device? I know malware is prevelant on the app store, but can malicious / possible websites be danger for an android device? I am worried about anything that keylogs or steals info. I scanned with AvG (Tablet), MBAM mobile, Clean Master, Clean Master Security, Avast and used ES file explorer to manually look around, and havent found anything. Clean master security found not an infection, but a vulnerability, named towelroot. I think this is on alot of devices, (not an infection, just a vulnerability). I havent seen any notifications, ads, or had any redirects. Should I factory reset in case or is there no need?


title: Is it possible to start an FTP session via bash?

text: Is it possible to start a session with an Android Samsung Galaxy smartphone through a bash shell to access files remotely?


title: I clicked on an anti virus scanner pop up on my android?

text: I was browsing Google when a message popped up saying something along the lines of me having a virus. Okay, I'm not stupid. I've seen these on a computer before. I also saw the word yahoo somewhere on the pop up? But, in my frenzy, I forgot to carefully inspect the thing. Anyways, I clicked "no thanks" instead of "scan now" or something, but thinking back, if this was some kind of virus pop up, clicking on either option would have been a bad idea. After clicking _no thanks,_ I closed the app and turned my phone off. So far, I haven't seen anything wrong, but I am still quite concerned. I have been thinking about backing my phone up onto my computer, and then restarting my phone, however, I'm not sure if that's a good idea. In the case that my phone has been infected, would it be possible for the virus to transfer over to my computer? Should I even be concerned? Has this happened to anyone else? Maybe I'm being paranoid, but I'd like to take as little chances as possible. Thanks.


title: LAME3.98 encoded music has foreign title

text: I copied a couple albums to my Note 2 that have LAME3.98 encoding and they show up with maybe Chinese for the Album and song name, it does this on both the stock music and play music apps, the songs show up fine on my computer. Maybe this is an issue with how android reads LAME3.98 songs? How can I get them to show properly without converting my music? It also has ID3 tag v2.3


title: Why is my Samsung mobile calling a strange number when plugged into the laptop to charge?

text: I have a Dell Vostro 1320 and a Samsung s5300 (android 2.3.6) mobile. When I try to charge my phone via USB on the laptop, it keeps calling the strange number `22` over and over again (once every 3-5 minutes). I've used an antivirus in both the devices but to no avail.   I wonder what problem causes this strange behavior!


title: Receive calls on Wi-Fi via Google Voice

text: I don't have good cell reception in my house and I'd to have my Google Voice number forward to my phone on Wi-Fi when I'm home. Can I just use Google Voice or do I need a third-party app to do the connection?


title: How to change video brightness?

text: Whenever I watch any videos, either through the Gallery, Play Movies, or YouTube, my screen becomes substantially brighter. After searching online, I suspect there's a separate video brightness setting, but there's no apparent way of accessing it. It doesn't show up in system or any of the app settings. Does anyone know how to find and adjust this video brightness setting? If it's of any concern, I have a Huawei Ascend P1 running almost-stock Ice Cream Sandwich, with auto-brightness enabled.


title: Handsfree profile sniff mode

text: I recently connected a bluetooth module (BTM511) to my Android phone (SG2 running android 4.0), using both the handsfree and the headset profiles. I notice that the Bluetooth device never goes into Sniff mode to save power. As far as I understand only the master (the SG2 in this case) can put the slave into sniff mode. Is this not implemented in the handsfree and headset profile implementation on Android? Or do I not understand the master/slave role in sniff modes? I sure cannot force the BTM511 in sniff mode, it is nowhere to be found in the datasheet.


title: How to trigger mouse-over in Android

text: I visit sites where some features like pop-up menus and tooltips are invoked by placing the mouse cursor over an item. I would like to use all the features while using my Android tablet. So, I'm looking for a way to simulate the mouse-over event in Android browser, especially in Android 4.1.2


title: Emergency battery backup code

text: Is there any emergency battery backup code? In Nokia we have `*3370#`. I don't know this code will work in all devices, But in some devices it will backup the battery up to 50% Is there anything like in Android?


title: Are calls made by third-party apps logged?

text: For the first time I installed app that can make calls automatically (sms/call screener). What worries me is this level of permissions -- however I have to no choice really because stock screener (Android 2.3) works only for calls (not sms), and all apps I found require that permission. So my question is this -- are such calls (made by app) at least logged? So I could check and see "oh, call to Bahamas for $100"? Or there is a catch, and the call is logged, but the app can clear the log after call as well?


title: How to lock touchscreen without turning it off?

text: Pressing power button both turns off the screen (even if some application holding wakelock) and stops receiving input from it. How to stop receiving input (and require password to get into normal mode again), but still show what is the foreground application displaying, like "view only" mode. Example scenario:   1. I open compass application;   2. I use that "lock, but not hide" thing;   3. Now touching the screen just does nothing, but the application is still updating things on it;   4. I press power button (unlock);   5. It asks to slide for unlock and/or password;   6. Unlocked.


title: My Samsung Galaxy 3 (GT-i5801) is not being detected by my PC -- What should I do?

text: I have a Samsung Galaxy 3 (GT-i5801) Android phone. Currently, my phone is not being detected by my PC. Initially, when I purchased this phone, I was developing applications and I was able to run the applications on my phone. I have purchased a new cable as I thought the data cable may have been damaged, but that did not solve the issue. What can be the possible solutions or what do I need to check for in order to connect my Samsung Galaxy 3 to my PC by using a data/USB cable? I have Windows XP installed on my Dell Inspiron laptop.


title: Upgrading Unrevoked Desire from Eclair to Froyo

text: I'm currently running my HTC Desire on 2.1 (O2 branded from the UK, if it makes a difference) which has been rooted via Unrevoked. I've just now been prompted to upgrade it to what I assume is 2.2 via an OTA update. I'd quite like to do this but I'm assuming this will cause me to lose my root. Unrevoked seems to now say it supports 2.2 as well as 2.1 so would it just be a matter of doing the OTA update and re-rooting with Unrevoked? Also, I've never performed an upgrade before, do I lose all my apps/data/configs? How long does it normally take? Thanks.


title: Proxy app which doesn't requie any root access in android 2.3.6

text: I recently installed proxydroid app in my android 2.3.6 This application requires root access. Every time to use it, I need to make root access to my device.   Is there any proxy app which does not require any root access?


title: Why are some files under /proc are universally readable?

text: Why are some files under `/proc` are universally readable by anyone using adb? e.g. `/proc/<pid>/statm`   `/proc/<pid>/maps`   `/proc/<pid>/smaps` We can even cat the content of these files, which is dangerous to leak sys info. Is it because other system components are also using/reading/writing these files under `/proc`, so that these files under `/proc` are universally readable to anyone?


title: Gmail notifications stopped working

text: I don't receive Gmail notifications on my phone recently, no sound, no light and nothing appears on the notification bar. Searching the web, I figured it might have happened because I turned syncing options off. So I turned it on except for some syncing options such as Pictures and browser. I still am not getting notified of new emails. What's wrong?


title: Is there a way to use Chrome's phone interface on a Nexus 7 instead of the tablet interface?

text: I don't find the tab switching on Chrome for tablets easy. I know I can swipe from the sides to move between tabs, but I prefer the version optimized for smaller screens. Is there any way I can use the phone interface on my Nexus 7? For comparison, here's Chrome on a Galaxy Note 2: ![Chrome on a Note 2](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ABNlD.jpg) And here's Chrome on a Nexus 7: ![Chrome on N7](http://i.stack.imgur.com/XmqT4.jpg)


title: How can I deal with mass texts from an Apple phone when using an Android phone?

text: Occasionally one of my friends using an iPhone will send out a mass text, and for the next few days I get spammed with texts from all the other numbers they sent it to, most of them unidentified on my phone, and since some of them are responding to each other, none of them make any sense. It's incredibly annoying. Presumably iPhones have something that can detect and properly order mass texts, as Apple wouldn't want to annoy their own users, only Android users. Is there something I can do to make the mass text make more sense on my end?


title: How to know if a Galaxy Note is a real one?

text: I'm in Thailand now and I've seen a Galaxy Note device that seems to be a real Galaxy Note phone, but it has an extremely low cost (about 100 USD). I'd like to confirm that the phone is real, how do I prove it? I had the chance to play with the operating system and it is like my Galaxy S, but with a larger screen. I cannot "open" or connect to laptop, but I can play with it.


title: Camera - Using the flash to illuminate in camera mode?

text: On my HTC One-X the Camera app can take videos or photos. When recording video you can turn the flash on to provide some illumination. Is there a way of doing this while in the camera mode when composing a shot? The other night I was in the garden in the pitch black trying to take some photos of some nocturnal animals. When in camera mode the viewfinder is also pitch black which made it very difficult to line up the photo. I ended up having to record a video, turn on the flash for some light and then take photos while the video was recording. This is not ideal, and so I wondered if there is any way to get the flash to provide light while aiming the camera for a normal photo.


title: Can I prevent ICS browser from using CPU while in the background (without back-button exiting)?

text: I'm running ICS 4.0.3, and I notice if I have the Web app (default browser) open, but not in the foreground, it still uses a lot of CPU (25-50%), based upon the built-in Android Task Manager. Other apps are using 0%. Looking at my battery usage, the Web uses about 33%, even when my phone is inactive. Is there any way I can prevent the Web app from using so much CPU when it is not in the foreground, without using the back button to exit? I'm running on a Samsung Galaxy S2. Edit: If the best answer is to use a different browser, I am open to that suggestion.


title: Are there any legitimate ways to watch NFL season on Android without cable/satellite subscription?

text: Are there any effective ways to watch NFL games (preferably live) on Android devices this coming season? Ideally, they'd be available in high resolution and streaming, but what options are available? I know there is a DirecTV app, but it seems to require having a DirecTV subscription, which many do not have.


title: App searches in wrong directory

text: I just installed DroidID3Tagger, however it just searches for my music files in `/mnt/sdcard`, my music however is in `/mnt/emmc`. Is there anything I can do instead of moving the files? I'm using CM9 Nightly on a SGS1 with Icy Glitch Kernel. (for some reason the Kernel swapped sdcard and emmc)


title: How to root but not root Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0

text: Recently my family signed up for an offer from Google called Screenwise Select. As a part of the deal we got a smartphone used to connect to our TV and monitor TV shows that we watch. The phone is a Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0. However, evidently the Screenwise app is more than an app; it's taken over the phone. When I turn it on, the "swipe to unlock" appears for a split-second, then it flips over to this app. I can't get out if it. I suspect the system has been somehow modified so that the phone can only be used with the app. So, my question is - is there a way to "root" but "not root" the phone - that is, to get the system back to normal with the app running like a regular app? I think the app is in the AppStore so the other option is to factory reset the device and then install the app, but I don't want to do that without confirmation from the Screenwise people. Any ideas?


title: Tablet screen never turns off

text: I flashed a custom ROM and didn't liked it some reverted to a recovery using TWRP. Now the screen is always on, even after long periods of inactivity. Even if I press the power button it doesn't turn off (or go to sleep or whatever it is called). Any ideas how I can fix this? Obviously if the device is power off the screen is off.


title: answering machine app on Galaxy Note

text: I want to install an answering machine app on Galaxy Note, didn't find anything interesting in Google. What do you recommend? Or is there such a feature on the phone itself, in settings or somewhere? Something with a recorded message saying "I'm not available now, please leave your message or phone number".


title: Android uninstall app before boot completion

text: A strange one this. I have got myself into a situation where I think that a single apk is causing boot to fail. I have the same situation on a Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 running 4.4. Running `adb install <com.myapp.package>` would hang - then the device would reboot - then would get stuck on `Android is upgrading...Optimising app 1 of 1`. I can list packages through `adb shell` at this point - but uninstalling with `pm uninstall <com.myapp.package>` will just hang - presumably as the current process is doing something with that apk already. If i try to boot into recovery at this point i get a dead android with a "no command" message. Fastboot is locked on the device and its not rooted. My only option at this point i think is to unlock fastboot but was wondering if im missing something. EDIT: I just wiped via fastboot on one device and it works again - dont really want to do this on other device if poss Thanks!


title: Cannot connect to internet within WhatsApp in Android emulator

text: I want to use WhatsApp in PC within Android emulator. I am using the official emulator.exe within an Android Virtual Device of Android 2.3. My PC is behind a proxy so I set the proxy in the setting of the Android emulator. I can access Google with the default browser. I tried to use WhatsApp but after I had submit my mobile phone number, it said cannot connect. ![screen shot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/IiWUJ.png) Please dont't recommend other 3rd party Android emulator to me because I planned to use other app with this emulator.


title: Samsung Galaxy S2 Join contact Conflict

text: I have joined my facebook, google, whatsapp and phone contacts. The problem starts when the display names are different. Now the phone has its own mind which contact name to display. I tried un- joining them and leave the name i want to be displayed "in this case PHONE and join them back again. This resolves the problem momentarily, but whenever I come back again, its the same. This issue is also with Whatsapp, the contact name within wha Can I choose which account's name is to be displayed by default?


title: Strange voice message from phone

text: Today I heard a really strange voice message from my phone that I've never heard until now. I was sitting at work, doing my thing, and the phone is lying next to me. Suddenly, a female voice message in English is heard from the speakers, saying something like this: " **C called, followed by a name and a number**." I was taken a aback by this and didn't think it came from my phone at first. So I activate the screen, and the only thing I can see is "Unfortunately, X has crashed", but I don't remember which app it was. That was all. Has anyone encountered something similar before? I hope my phone hasn't been hacked or something.


title: Is there any way to access Google Plus Messenger history?

text: Once you leave a Google Plus Messenger (formerly Huddle) conversation, it is removed from the main window of the application. Is there any way to view or search old messages?


title: Rooted Android 4.4 does not show mounted external-usb disk to all apps?

text: I am using a custom Android 4.4 ROM (rooted) with ext4 file-system support on my Radxa Rock ARM dev-board, the board shows detects the attached disk driver (shows USB device safe to remove notification) but fails to mount it - using utilities like "Stick Mount", "USB Host Controller" and "ntfs mount" also fails. However, if I use `mount -t ext4 /dev/block/sda1 /mnt/internal_sd/ehdd` the disk mounts but is ONLY visible to the same terminal session. How to make the disk accessible system-wide?


title: Odin doesn't recognize Galaxy S3

text: While I was trying to flash my phone to newer version of custom mod, I bricked my phone (Samsung Galaxy S3 for Verizon, SCH-I535). To debrick the phone, I've followed below precedure:   1. Confirm USB cable is not faulty.   2. Confirm my MicroSD is not faulty.   3. Format MicroSD to FAT32, then image Verizon Stock firmware through Win32 Imager.   4. Enter into "Download" mode on the phone.   5. Confirm my Windows 7 system recognizes the phone. To do so, I confirmed the phone enters into "USB Debugging mode". Window7 recognizes the phone as "MSM8960".    6. Confirm `adb` works and recognizes the devices. Then, I ran Odin3 (v3.09) to see if Odin recognizes the phone, but no luck here. What are some reasons Odin isn't recognizing my phone? What are some other alternative way I can debrick the phone (other than flashing the ROM through Odin)?


title: Remove/replace heartbleed vulnerability on 4.1.1 rooted?

text: I'm running stock TW 4.1.1 with root and xposed mods on a Galaxy note 2 with T-mo. Up to this point, I've been happy with my setup, but now I'm reading that I am the only exception to the HB vulnerability on Android. I'd rather not upgrade, or flash a rom if I don't have to. Is there a way I can replace the lib file in es file, or some other tactic? Where would the file be, I can't find anything familiar in /system.lib. Am I understanding correctly that it is only vulnerable through browser, not apps? I changed all my passwords on app services that were susceptible. Trying to get a grasp on it all. Edit 1: I found Bluebox's heartbleed scanner in the Playstore via Android police. It says I'm running 1.0.1c but heartbeat is disabled. It did report that Netflix app was running 1.0.1e and was enabled/vulnerable. PStouch, Google+, my VPN app and xbmc all have openssl too, but supposedly safe.


title: How to set Google search by voice command to include Chinese input?

text: I use google search in Android and I can set android to listen my chinese voice input. However, I don't know how to set the same thing in desktop. Every time I visit google.com, I see a mic icon. I click on there and speak English, I can do the search. However, it does not listen my chinese voice input. Please help


title: Phone storage not mounted , after using USB storage shows "Application not installed"

text: Earlier when I used to connect my phone (A jelly bean 4.2.2) to my computer (OS: Ubuntu 12.04) both my _memory card_ and _phone storage_ gets mounted automatically, but recently **only** my memory card gets mounted , after I disconnect (unmount then turning off usb storage properly ) all my apps that are in the phone storage when launched shows `Application not installed`. Although this `Application not installed` is fixed when I _reboot_ my phone each time I connect to my computer but it is **tedious**. How can I **mount** my phone storage and **fix** the `Application not installed` problem


title: Is it possible to share GSM or 3G or 2G connection?

text: As I know that Android phone can share wifi by using the tethering. So, may I know if it is possible to even share my phone GSM / 3G / 2G connection? (of course without applying another SIM card for the another phone.) An example: Suppose there are two friends - Jack and Jill. Jack have a Android 4.2 phone while Jill have a Android 2.3 phone. Jack have a SIM card insert into his android phone but Jill is currently thinking of signing a mobile plan and so her android phone does not have a SIM card. What happen was that Jill need to make a call to one of her relatives due to whatever reasons. However, Jill does not have a mobile plan yet. The problem arrives when Jack also need to make a phone call. So, is it possible for Jack to tethering his "mobile plan" to Jill, who do not have any mobile plan and SIM card? This mean that both Jack and Jill can make call using a single SIM card but with two different android devices.


title: Good, free, syncable to-do/task list with priorities and categories

text: I'm looking for a to do list app with some specific features:   * Must sync to something (google, dropbox, evernote, whatever)   * Must be able to distinguish "do it now" vs "do it later" (and not show "do it later" in the app)   * Preferably have categories (I work on several independent projects) Being able to order tasks within a category would be good. Not necessarily "high priority" or "low priority", but just "do this before that".


title: Alarm Clock Plus says wrong temperature; wrong by 20 or more degrees

text: I enabled the "Say time before alarm" and "say weather before alarm" features on Alarm Clock Plus, but when alarm activates the wrong temperature is being said. Not by a few degrees, but by 20 or more. For example, the temperature is 30 C, and I hear "It is 2 C"! I did not have this problem with the free version. I have Galaxy S2 and it seems that the temperature is read from Samsung's built in "News and Weather" app. I tried changing my location in "News and Weather" thinking that the data for my location may be corrupted, but it did not fix the issue. No matter which location I choose, it says the wrong temperature. How can I fix this so that the correct temperature will be used? I'd really hate to rate this alarm app badly as it's really good except for this irritating bug.


title: Is 3G broken on my Nexus 4?

text: Since a few days, my Nexus 4 has not shown 3G in the network symbol, and Internet on the go is really slow. Clearly it's on a slower protocol now. **How can I determined whether 3G is broken,** or how to make it run 3G again?   * I know that I am in a 3G area with my provider.   * I have rebooted several times.   * I've checked the phone's network settings to prefer 3G if available.    * I haven't recently damaged or dropped my phone.    * I don't run much custom software, except Llama which is not set up to change the network settings.    * Phone is rooted, runs 4.4.2 stock.  I'm in Austria where the Nexus 4 was not marketed, so it's a private import from Germany. The warranty has expired. I would hate to have to replace the phone!


title: Uninstall app without deleting data

text: I am building an app that receives updates from a server. So at the beginning of the app, a download occurs. However, this thing is getting a bit annoying since whenever I want to test a new build, I would use:               adb -d uninstall com.mycompany.myapp      This command removes the app as well as its data/cache stored. Now, whenever I do this, I would have to go through the process of downloading the updates again and it takes time (a lot of it). Is there an `adb` command that would uninstall the app without removing its data/cache? Eclipse ADT can do this but I don't want to fire up Eclipse everytime I build. **EDIT** : I've tried using `adb uninstall -k com.mycompany.myapp` but it always responds with this:               The -k option uninstalls the application while retaining the data/cache.     At the moment, there is no way to remove the remaining data.     You will have to reinstall the application with the same signature, and fully uninstall it.     If you truly wish to continue, execute 'adb shell pm uninstall -k com.mycompany.myapp'      If I try `adb shell pm uninstall -k com.mycompany.myapp` it just says `Failed`.


title: What is true octa core?

text: I found few budget phones are releasing with true octa core.What does it mean? I read that the powerful dual core snapdragon phone is snappier than the quadcore phone of mediatek processor. Is it true? I also read that from ics only android supports dual core. Is the latest kitkat version is made to support octa core?


title: More than 50 android devices on same username/password

text: I have between 50-100 Android devices. They are being used as a sensor network. Another 50 are coming online soon. The devices need to download an app from the play store. So I need to login with a google username/password. For now, I have been using the same username/password on all the devices. However, now google is asking me to resign in to the devices after a week or so. This didn't happen before. I think the number of devices on the same account is tripping some alarm. Does anyone have any recomendations for how to set up 50+ devices so that they are all able to download and receive updates from the app store?


title: Will a Factory Reset on an unlocked Samsung S2 4G T989 from T-Mobile relock the phone?

text: I have a Samsung S2 4G T989 from T-Mobile which is unlocked. It is currently using ion Indian carrier. I want to Factory Reset it. Will it be locked again after performing a reset? I don't have any code with me.


title: How to prevent Motorola Cliq from factory reset upon startup?

text: I have a Cliq (MB200) which I successfully rooted. I would like to permanently disable the Motoblur application which always appears at startup. Until now I've been using the "#eebluroff" code to temporarily disable it, but this causes an automatic factory reset the next time the phone is rebooted. There must be some way to prevent this from happening... any ideas? Thanks!


title: Can't read Comixology comics purchased on my Kindle Fire since app update

text: Since the Comixology Android app update a few days ago, I've been unable to read any comics that I had previously purchased on my Kindle Fire. The app tells me that the device is not authorized to read these comics. I'm directed to sign in, but I'm already signed in on that device with my Comixology account. I saw on their Facebook page that they have some work-arounds to try, but they don't list them anywhere on their site. How can I read comics in the updated Comixology app that I had purchased before the update?


title: Will my apps still auto-update if I root?

text: I'd like to root my Nexus 4 with rasbeanjelly because I heard it increases battery life. If I do that, will the apps that I have installed still auto- update from the Google Play Store like they do now?


title: How to run virtual machine on my nexus device?

text: Are there any virtual machine players such as virtualbox, I can use to run `.iso` images on Android? If I need the device to be rooted that is fine, but I prefer a portable solution


title: Is there any way to install apps incompatible with Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

text: After looking around on the Google Play Store, I've found a lot of apps that 'I like the look of'. But by tapping on them, quite a lot of the time it says **"This app is incompatible with your Android version."** Is there any way around that? P.S:I don't have any other Android devices and no, I haven't edited any of the files.


title: how to solve Network not found problem in Samsung Galaxy s2?

text: I have UK based Samsung Galaxy s2 gt-i9100 and i was using since last 2 years without any problem in india but suddenly i found it says network problem so how to solve this ? model number - Gt-I9100 android version - 2.3.4 plz help


title: How to create a soft link between root partition and ext3 partition(on SD)

text: I am trying to create symbolic links of `/data/sdext2/app/*` on `/data/app`.   This is what I did in adb shell   `ln -sf /data/sdext2/app/* /data/app/`   But it is telling _"link failed No such file or directory"_.   Note that none of the partitions are of FAT32 format.   And without -f option it says _"link failed File exists"_.


title: What country is my Milestone from? Can I install a Droid Froyo update on it?

text: I bought it at Amazon.com, and had it delivered to a friend's house in Massachusetts. I flew to the US, visit my friend, did some tourism, and brought the phone back with me to Brazil, where I put in my GSM chip and it works just fine. Here is the phone info: Model number: Milestone   Firmware version: 2.1-update1   Firmware configuration version: GAS_EMEA_USASHLS00RTINT_P012 The box says: SM,A853,TR,RETAIL,LICBRZ So, I should be waiting for an update for what? Europe, like it says in this thread? Or Latin America? Or can I get 2.2 safely from somewhere else? The software looks pretty American to me. What if I follow the instructions from this site? Do I risk bricking my phone?


title: Why does Yahoo Weather limit my wife to 2 locations but not me

text: Yahoo Weather allows me to add any number of locations. When my wife, on the very same Nexus 5 phone, tries to add a third location, it asks her to delete one of her existing locations. What's going on?


How do I set the calendar display to the correct timezone on my samsung nexus phone? For instance, editing of a calendar entry shows 14:00 [Montreal time], but the event display time in the calendar's weekly view for the same entry is 17:00


title: "Settings" is crashing after installing gapps

text: I've install custom rom called JELLYTIME on my HTC Desire HD phone. Recently I tried to update it to most recent version. After the update I installed google apps from this website: http://goo.im/gapps. I installed version 20130301. Since then the settings section works very badly. It crashes often and I can't connect to any wifi network for example. I'm afraid that I installed the wrong version of gapps but according to the table I should have installed that version for android 4.2.2. Can anyone please tell how can I fix the problem?


title: Android Os problem

text: I necessarily deleted a folder called app (it contained the basic apps .apk files and other files for example: calculator.apk) on my samsung galaxy mini. After that everything seemed to froze, so I restarted my phone and now it only repeats the samsung intro forever. Can you help me? Should I reinstall the android os, if so how can I do it? I alreay tried installing android 4.2 but when I went to the screen where I selected update form sd card and chose the file of android 4.2 it returned me an error "status 0". Please help me asap!


title: Gmail closes when i touch icon in blue address bar

text: I'VE have a dgm t909s tablet android 4, when I am in the gmail app and I press the icon in the blue address bar a box pops up with ( unfortunatly gmail has stopped) and closes down the app. Anyone got any answers please


title: Android NIC MAC address changed automatically

text: This is very puzzling but my android phone's NIC's MAC address seems to have changed on its own (or at least this is what it's showing). I have a MAC filter in my LinkSys router and I have given access to only my computer and android phone. I had connected my phone to the access point just a few hours ago. When I tried to connect it now, I couldn't. So I rechecked the MAC filter list (FC:A1:3E:77:57:76) , and I surprisingly found it to be different from what my phone (FC:A1:3E:77:57:F7) was showing. Is this some bug in android? Does this happen? Or maybe the address in my router got changed (which isn't plausible). PS: _Please don't say that somebody must have broken into my router and changed it there, because that's not possible. I use WPA2, and anyways the signal cannot reach outside since outside is very far._ **Edit** : I guess it's a fault with my LinkSys router, since more weird things are happening. The router is assigning the same IP address to my computer and android phone. Can someone please migrate this question to Server Fault? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/lRZAG.png)


title: Cannot restore Kies backup after firmware upgrade

text: I backed up my Samsung Galaxy S2 on Kies before updating to Ice Cream Sandwich. After the upgrade I tried to restore, but the restore fails each time I try.


title: How do I remove the search bar in ICS?

text: Is there a way to remove the search bar from all of the home screens in Ice Cream Sandwich? I have a Nexus S, which already has a hard-button for search, so the search bar is redundant. Long pressing on it doesn't seem to do anything useful.


title: What are the limitations of syncing PC settings (Firefox) with my Android?

text: Is it possible to sync the Firefox settings (including add-ons) on my PC with my Galaxy 10.1 tab?


title: SMS problem on moto g after updating android 4.4.4

text: I have updated my Moto G yesterday to Android KitKat (4.4.4.) Before that I have disabled the stock Messaging app and I used Textra SMS app instead. Everything was working fine until the update. Then I was not able to send SMS from Textra or Hangouts because they were crashing. After resetting the app preferences and re-enabling the stock Messaging app, I am able to send SMS again from both the stock app and Textra. But I want to disable stock messaging app again, because it shows the incoming message preview in notification bar, and I don't want that. I want privacy with my SMS. This feature why I use Textra. How can I disable the stock SMS app?


title: Can I install a Micromax Canvas Juice ROM on a Micromax Bolt?

text: actually I want to install a Samsung galaxy s5 ROM on my micromax bolt a068 but I was not able to find such ROM for my device on the internet but now I found a s5 ROM for micromax canvas juice ant this device is almost similar to my device,only one the processor is not same I have a 1 GHz processor and it has a 1.3 GHz processor. so my question is that can I use that ROM for my device. is it safe to do so. thankyou


title: Android Service Menu without dialer

text: Following this question about how to access the service menu on android, I started wondering how to do such a thing, if there is no dialer app available (android tablet without gsm.) In my case that's a Samsung Note 8.0 WiFi only Version, but hints in general would be helpful as well. Is there a way to access (some) of the Service Menus without having the dialer app?


title: *#7284# not launching phoneutil

text: My tablet is not getting connected through USB. It's showing me the error" " _USB device not recognised_ " On one forum I read to dial `*#7284#` and it will launch Phoneutil. But in my case it's not working.


title: how to install gapps on xperia ray with previously installed cyanogenmod 10

text: I have installed cm 10 on xperia ray, but unfortunately forgot to install Google apps. Can anyone explain how can i install Google apps now? Thanks


title: How to mute on Galaxy s2 on android 4.1.2

text: Have just updated software to android 4.1.2 and whereas before one went to settings - sound - and had options mute vibrate so you could mute the phone this new version does not offer that. How do I mute the phone now?


title: How to stop android device from corrupting pictures

text: When I take pictures with my device (Techno Phantom N9 running Android 4.2) the thumbnails and the images get corrupt. Hence I cant even send it to anybody, but on my device I can see some of the pictures even if the thumnail does not show. ![Imgur](http://i.imgur.com/hJrw5ybm.png)   an image of what it looks like (click for larger variant) I use the default camera app. What could be the problem, and how could it be solved?


title: How to downgrade Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 from 2.3.6 to 2.2.2?

text: I need help with downgrading my Samsung Galaxy Mini (S5570) from 2.3.6 to 2.2.2.


title: System file contain mount command

text: I'm searching for file that mount all android partition like system,cache,etc. Why I want to do that? Because I had partitioned my SD to Fat and Ext4 and I want the Ext4 Partition as Internal SD and Fat as External SD (My device doesn't have Internal SD). I'm using Ext4 because when I search in Google "fastest file system" then the result are Ext3 and Ext4. I have tried to edit vold.fstab but Android 4.0 or just mine doesn't support other filesystem except Fat. Then I have and idea why don't edit file that mount system or cache,etc then make my Ext4 partition as Internal SD


title: Is there a way I can get a Windows 7 Phone  UI on my Android device?

text: Is there an App/Widget/Custom Rom that gives you a Windows 7 Phone-like User Interface? Of course I don't need the Microsoft-specific stuff such as XBox Live, etc. But instead of app icons for phone/msg/settings/etc, you have the nice big ... windows... that you can slide around instead. I hope its not too subjective. Basically I want the Windows 7 UI on my Android phone (even just in the home screen).


title: Lag fixing using OCLF - could it do any harm?

text: I am wondering if the lag fix proposed by xda-developers could harm the device in anyway. Quote from Google Code "Original use was for 'One Click Lag Fix' for the Samsung Galaxy S series, to create a loopback EXT2 device on top of Samsung's RFS in order to improve response time for applications." Link to forum page about this: here. How does it work exactly? What does "create loopback EXT2" mean? I know the forum post clearly states it's been tested on a huge number of devices and it's working, but I want to understand what it does exactly and if there is any compromise by installing it? Thank you.


title: Display On when plugged in

text: Is there a way to keep the display "ON" whilst the device is plugged in? I am running Android 2.2 Froyo on Samsung Galaxy S.


title: Why does Google Talk never appear on the "Recent Applications" list?

text: I frequently will get a message on Google Talk. I will drag down the notification bar, click the message, and answer. However, if I then press "Home", and it occurs to me that I wish to send yet another message to this person, I am forced to go find the Google Talk app icon, launch it, select the relevant conversation, and enter my message. Why does Google Talk not appear on the Recent Applications list, accessible by holding down the Home key? Every other app I have does...


title: Internet becomes abeyant gradually on phone usage

text: Observed this problem in the following devices:   1. Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 GT-P3100. - Android JB.   2. Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 GT-S7582. - Android JB.   3. Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro Sk17i. - Android ICS. When the phone is new or, fresh factory reset, the mobile Internet connectivity is really active. This means, messages in WhatsApp, email notifications from GMail occurs properly in time. But gradually on usage, say 2 - 3 months, these apps take more time to notify new messages when the screen is off. When the screen is ON, messages are received instantly.   1. Observed only in mobile Internet. (H+ or H - WCDMA auto mode).   2. Not observed when in Wi-Fi.   3. Facebook notifications are in-time and this problem is not observed by the app. Only WhatsApp and GMail tend to suffer. What could be the problem? Any suggestions?


title: How feasible is it to use Google Voice for all calls and texts?

text: I'm considering getting an Android phone, and one thing that I'd like to do is drop my texting plan, and do all texting over wifi/data using Google Voice. If I do this, I need the following things to be true:   * It must be easy to send texts over Google Voice.   * It must be easy to receive texts (and notifications of new texts) over Google Voice, without them actually coming to me by SMS (so I don't get charged for them).   * It must be easy to place calls using my Google Voice number (it doesn't have to be VOIP, but the person I'm calling has to see the call as originating from the Google Voice number, so that I don't have to get them two numbers).   * It must be easy to receive calls using my Google Voice number (again, I only want to give out one number). Are all these things possible with Android?


title: Can video recording on an Android smartphone be paused?

text: I've got an HTC Wildfire with Android Froyo 2.2. When I record videos with it, I want to be able to pause the recording, in order to pick up recording at the exact place where I paused. This is not supported by the built in video recorder. Is this common for Android phones, or are there phones out there that support pause in video recording?


title: MP3 tags in Hebrew show up in gibberish on my phone

text: I have some songs on my computer with Hebrew files names and Hebrew tags. When I copy them to my phone, the file names appear OK, but the tags appear in gibberish. This is true both for the default player (I have a Samsung Galaxy S, so that's the default) and for Winamp. Is there any way to change the font for the tags so that it appears correctly?


title: How do I get to Alarms?

text: I know I can get to alarm setup through the Clock app, but I swear this used to be a separate app. How do you get directly to the Alarms app?


title: How to connect to multiple hosts through SSH, with the "same ip", with "Better Terminal Emulator Pro"?

text: I'm trying to set up SSH connections to my home network. The application I'm using is Better Terminal Emulator Pro. But it only allows me to connect to one host with the same IP address(the external IP), it doesn't understand that it's a different port. I created 3 shortcuts for the SHH sessions, but only one works. The network is a LAN behind a router. I need to connect to multiple hosts on this network. I can do this with another terminal, don't remember which one. But I like Better Terminal Emulator Pro so, any ideas?


title: Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 - MicroSD Card not recognized

text: My Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 rebooted unexpectedly and when it came back up all my app symbols showed a grayed out android image with SD written in the bottom right corner. All my music was gone too. I went to check under "SD Card and Phone Storage" and under "Storage Settings" it said "Mount SD Card". I clicked on "Mount SD Card" and it turned into "Mounting.. Mount in progress" but nothing happens (15min). I tried powering off the phone and removing the battery and SD card, putting everything back and powering up again, but no success. I also tried a Factory Reset, the SD Card is not recognized. I inserted the SD card into my friends Samsung Galaxy S2 and it appeared on his phone and he could copy pictures and music to it, but on my i9000 the card does not appear. What do you suggest i do?


title: If I charge Nexus 4 with a wireless charger will it charge considering red LED error

text: I've had a red LED error in my Nexus 4 for a week and it won't turn on or charge. I've tried everything, pressing the power button for 60 seconds, etc. I even opened it up and removed the battery and plugged it back in. It just won't help. I think it's due to very low power levels in the phone and it won't even charge. I was thinking that if I charge with a wireless charger will it charge or not? Also if I charge it with an iPad charger the LED becomes stable red otherwise it's blinking using LG's original charger. So what's the issue and how can I resolve it?


title: Clock widgets and other widgets freezing on GS4

text: Often when I charge my GS4 phone two different clock widgets and my GNotes widgets freeze up. I have to restart the phone to make the widgets work again. The clock widgets are BeWeather and Fancy Widgets. I never had problems with them on older galaxy. Does anyone know what might be causing this problem? Thanks! Edit btw I'm using Holo Launcher HD.


title: Remove SMS notification on Lenovo A800

text: How can I remove the SMS notification in status bar? I think I have no Notification setting.


title: Connectify doesn't work with Android

text: I use Connectify Hotspot Pro to create Wi-Fi network. However, my Android phone is unable to display this Wi-Fi hotspot at all. What do I need to do to make it work?


title: Rooting android,did it really ruin application?

text: After rooting my android tab 4.1,I noticed that my internal storage was corrupted. All my apps dissapear.and when I try to install it ,it said that I have insufficient storage.How come this happen when I still have 4 gb of memory on my internal storage?I haven't use memory card since I purchased this product.Please somebody help me.