Getting a file to Samsung Galaxy Tab from my Laptop without Android?

I am trying to install new Android OS to Samsung Galaxy Tab but it does not have a Memory-card -slot and it does not have any OS currently. I need to somehow get the OS -file to the Samsung Galaxy Tab from my laptop, how can I do it? **ttyACM3 -description with ls**               # ls -al /dev/ttyACM3      crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 166, 3 Oct 27 14:06 /dev/ttyACM3      **Dmesg**                [538846.011011] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present     [539228.371156] usb 2-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 67 using ehci_hcd     [539228.387241] hub 2-1:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 2     [539228.882058] usb 2-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 68 using ehci_hcd     [539228.990676] usb 2-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=04e8, idProduct=6860     [539228.990685] usb 2-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3     [539228.990691] usb 2-1.2: Product: SAMSUNG_Android     [539228.990696] usb 2-1.2: Manufacturer: SAMSUNG     [539228.990700] usb 2-1.2: SerialNumber: 4xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx     [539228.995453] cdc_acm 2-1.2:1.0: This device cannot do calls on its own. It is not a modem.     [539228.995729] cdc_acm 2-1.2:1.0: ttyACM3: USB ACM device     [539820.734285] thinkpad_acpi: unknown possible thermal alarm or keyboard event received     [539820.734288] thinkpad_acpi: unhandled HKEY event 0x6040     [539820.734290] thinkpad_acpi: please report the conditions when this event happened to ibm-acpi-devel@lists.sourceforge.net     [539820.734655] thinkpad_acpi: EC reports that Thermal Table has changed      **usb-devices**               :  Bus=02 Lev=02 Prnt=02 Port=01 Cnt=01 Dev#= 69 Spd=480 MxCh= 0     D:  Ver= 2.00 Cls=ef(misc ) Sub=02 Prot=01 MxPS=64 #Cfgs=  1     P:  Vendor=04e8 ProdID=6860 Rev=04.00     S:  Manufacturer=SAMSUNG     S:  Product=SAMSUNG_Android     S:  SerialNumber=4xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx     C:  #Ifs= 3 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr=96mA     I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=02(commc) Sub=02 Prot=01 Driver=cdc_acm     I:  If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=0a(data ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=cdc_acm     I:  If#= 2 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=42 Prot=01 Driver=(none)      I can see that my laptop can detect the SGT but I am now trying to find where it is mounted to. How can I find the directory for SGT to save a file to it?


Allowing my rooted Sanyo Zio to work with my Vista 64 computer

I recently got my Sanyo Zio phone and I would like to upload my android programs that i coded earlier onto it. I installed the driver that I found on the website and then plugged in my phone and when prompted I located the usb driver folder. Yet the installation failed. I tried the same thing with a new driver i found for vista x64. The same problem reoccurred. (i found multiple drivers for both vista x64 and x84 and tried installing all of them) None of them have worked. I can access my phones SD drive no problem but i would like to upload my software from eclipse. Because of the response I got from costumer service (locted below) I decided that I will root my phone if it allows me to upload my programs from my computer. Does anybody know of a rom that will work with vista 64 on sanyo zio.? Anyone has any ideas?? Update: I have send a msg to the costumer service for my phone the response is quite upsetting * * * > Dear XXXXXX, > > Thank you for contacting Kyocera Communications Inc. This email message is > in response to your email about the difficulty of installing the Sanyo Zio > device driver in a Windows Vista 64-bit PC and in a Windows Vista x86 PC. > > We are sorry to hear about the difficulties you are experiencing with your > phone and appreciate the opportunity to assist you. > > Unfortunately the Sanyo Zio device driver will only work in your Window > Vista x86 PC. If you are having difficulty installing the Sanyo Zio M6000 > device driver in your PC, please try to download and install the Sanyo Zio > SCP-8600 device driver. > > The Sanyo Zio will only work in your Windows Vista 64-bit PC if you set it > as a mass storage device. To set it as a mass storage device, connect the > USB data cable from your phone to your computer then from your Sanyo Zio > just press "Mount". > > If you have any further questions, or are interested in purchasing, or > information on accessories for your Kyocera Communications Inc. phone, > please contact us at any of the phone numbers listed below: > > -E-Mail: phone-help@kyocera.com -Phone: (800) 349-4478 (Toll-free USA and > Canada only) -Sanyo Accessories: (877) 204-1816 -Kyocera Accessories: > KyoceraWeb@scp4me.com -International Access: (858) 882-1401 (Outside the > USA) -Fax: (858) 882-1717 > > Please help us improve our service by taking the survey. Click the link > below: > > http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VKK5RWC > > Thank you for contacting Kyocera Communications Inc. Ivan Technical Support > Specialist > > Phone: Zip: Carrier: Cricket Wireless Feedback: I tried to install the usb > driver on my vista x64 laptop. I then connect my phone and locate the driver > but the installation fails. (i tried this with the driver for vista both the > 64 and the x86 version) * * * Submitted via form: http://www.ziobykyocera.com/tech-support/ So any ideas on how to get my applications on my phone without installing the driver or how to install a driver anyways... Im kinda desperate :/ **Update** I have rooted my phone and I am willing to install a rom on it to make it connect with my computer. Will that help? If it would how would i go about doing that


Whatsapp: traveling with a pay-as-you-go SIM card

If I replace the SIM card in my Verizon Galaxy s4 with a pre-paid pay-as-you- go UK SIM card, then my phone will have a new UK number. If I now want to use Whatsapp, do I have to migrate Whatsapp to the UK phone number and back again upon return? Do I then have to tell my contacts what my UK phone number is? (by email or voice phone call, I suppose). Can I simply send them a Whatsapp text from the new number, and their Whatsapp will accept it? What's commonly done when traveling? Use Verizon's Global plan, and pay their rates?


Move Mail storage from phone's internal memory to the SD Card

I am not too concerned with the security aspect of putting my mail on the SD card, I am however very interested in moving the mail storage from the phone's internal memory to the SD card. I have looked at the Gmail app and the stock Mail app and neither of them seem to be movable to the SD card so does anybody know if this can be done? To be more specific, I really do not need to move the app itself, only the mail storage so if there is a way to move the storage location of mails from the internal memory to the SD card I would be very interested to know how that is done.


Facebook Messenger Lock Screen Preview

I had this feature on for like 24 hours but now its gone. Its when facebook messages would pop up onto my lock screen and I could see the message without having to actually turn on and unlock my phone. Now I cannot find how to change this. Pls help me cos it was really convenient to have that feature. Cheers xxx


Change the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 white dial pad to another color

I just got a black Galaxy Note 3 from an att store with my upgrade. I saw that the phone dial pad was white when I got it, but I thought I could change it later. WRONG! I have been on lots of Android websites but can't find an answer. I am already an Android central member where I get most of the answers to my Android questions. There are a lot of people with the same issue. It looks like the US got the white keypad and background and Canada got black on black. This is way too bright for me. I have eye issues. I know I can use a third party app if I have to. Any help would be great. Thank you.


How can I get a vanilla Android device?

OK I'm about to buy an Android phone for development, but I will try to keep this question from becoming a shopping recommendation. I want to have vanilla Android on my phone (i.e. not Sense or TouchWiz or something similar). Can I just buy a random phone and somehow revert it back to vanilla Android? Is there any risk of compatibility problems or hardware problems when doing that? An easier option is to buy a phone that comes with vanilla Android, but the options are limited. As far as I know (i.e. not much), the only phones with pure Android are Nexus One, Nexus S, ADP and ADP2. Is that really it?


Plugging phones into tablets

I have an android tablet (1) and phone (2). Using the phone as a wireless hotspot drains the battery almost as fast as having the phone screen on. I'd like to be able to use it as a tethered hotspot and charge the phone from the larger battery in the tablet (3) but I have two problems - micro usb to micro usb cables don't seem to exist and i'm not sure that a micro to usb converter + a micro usb to usb cable is worth setting up - does it do anything useful?   1. motorola xoom - answer may be honeycomb specific   2. nexus one   3. Copying files would be nice but is a plus.


Notification numbers for a lot of apps don't show up?

We recently switched from iPhone to Android and on both of our Samsung phones, apps that we have notifications for (Facebook, Skype, etc.) do not have a number next to the icon showing how many notifications they have. They used to on iPhone, and the system apps on Android still do like the Messaging and Email apps. I've triple checked the apps' settings and turned everything off and back on and still have no clue why it's doing this


Notifications on apps to be displayed with number of messages

I would like to know how to turn on notifications on my Samsung galaxy s4 desktop


SMS not vibrating

I'm using a USA T-Mobile G2, stock Froyo OS. My phone used to vibrate when receiving SMS text messages, but now it doesn't; I can't figure out why. As far as I know, there are two settings that are supposed to control this:   1. Messaging App: Settings -> Vibrate. Currently set to "Always."   2. Settings App: Sound -> Vibrate. Currently set to "Always." So why isn't my phone vibrating when I receive text messages?!


Fixing GPS lock that takes too long without installing a custom ROM

My phone (Huawei Y300) takes a little under 10 minutes to get a GPS lock. This has been happening both in new locations as well as in and around my home (where it's on frequently). What could be the problem that is causing this? Are there any possible workarounds for this (and I don't mean custom ROMs)?


Can I set Calendar default reminder to "none"?

This question has been asked recently, and the answer was "Menu->More->Settings->Default Reminder Time". On my Galaxy S II running 2.3 there is no "More" on the Calendar Menu. There is a "Settings" which allows the Default View to be set but no Default Reminder Time. Under Notification settings is the option to Set alerts and notifications, but that is simply the choice between alert and status bar. Like the previous poster I set most of the entries via the web and it is extremely frustrating to have every one appearing on the phone with a 10 minute notification set.


How can I change media volume when no media is being played?

Sometimes I want to play games in (near) silence, and don't like the background music to disturb people. If I use the volume buttons, the ringtone volume is changed instead of media volume. When I'm already in the game, the volume buttons do change the volume of background music, but it's kinda too late. Is there a way for me to change the media volume to a level I like, from the home screen, before starting apps/games?


ARM6 or ARM6 VFP?

I wanted to know if my Huawei IDEOS u8150 is ARMv6 or ARMv6 VFP. One thing I know is that it is ARMv6 but is it VFP? Any good ways to find out? Huawei documentation/site/forums doesn't say anything about this. I need to know because in the Android Market for video players, there are different versions for different processor types like ARM6 and ARM6 VFP versions.


Unable to run su in adb shell on an Ubuntu machine

Device: Unbranded Android tablet   Android: 2.2 I was trying to root my tablet using my Ubuntu 11.10 machine. I followed the following instructions from a site:               1. adb Install Superuser.apk     2. adb push busybox /sdcard/     3. adb push su /sdcard/      In the same terminal, now we open adb:               adb shell      Enter the command for superuser               su      Now, you will copy and paste these commands:               1. mount -o remount,rw /system     2. mv /system/xbin/su /system/xbin/oldsu     3. cp /sdcard/busybox /system/bin/busybox     4. cp /sdcard/su /system/bin/su     5. chmod 06755 /system/bin/su     6. chmod 0755 /system/bin/busybox     7. ln -s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su     8. exit su (may say something about a bad number     9. exit     10. adb reboot      I could not run the first mount command, but still continued with rest of the 9 commands. Then, I ran a root checker app after reboot to check whether my device was rooted. It indicated no root access. I then again ran adb shell, and then on running su, it gave an error:               su: 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected      Now, I am not even able to delete this file. I am stuck and since it's my first time trying to root an Android device. I have no idea what should be done now to resolve this problem and successfully root my device.


How do I disable the Swype button I see in the virtual keyboard?

On my Samsung Galaxy Next, I enabled the Swype mode, but I don't find anymore where I enabled it, and where I can disable it.   I tried with the "Language and keyboard" settings, but I find only the Swype settings, under "Text settings." How do I disable the Swype mode, and avoid the Swype button appear in the virtual keyboard?


How to increase memory for debugging of Developer options

I would like to know how to increase memory for debugging of Developer options without DDMS connection. Please kindly advice me. Background: I have a problem with my smartphones sometimes does not work well when to use application out side of my house without my PC. So, I would like to keep logs as much as possible. I would like to keep them for a day at least.


Any way to translate tweets in realtime on my S3?

I use the stock Twitter client and I was wondering if there was a hack of some sort to translate tweets using Google Translate in realtime? OS: 4.1


Can I expect samsung mhl adapter to work on my htc?

Mine is HTC One X and I am going to buy a mhl to hdmi adapter in our local store. Can I expect samsung or other random mhl adapters to work on my HTC One X in case Stock adapters are out of stock or too expensive?


Increase the DATA partition size on Galaxy S2

I have a Samsung Epic 4G (Galaxy S2) with a data partition of size 2GB. How can I increase it to say 6gb? I tried looking up online but was unable to find a specific and targeted guide to do it. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.


android 2.3.6 wifi does not show list of AP

After I switch default storage from Internal memory to External SD card, the wifi manager of Android 2.3.6 does not show the list of available AP most of the time. I tried to delete /data/misc/wifi/allow.list and deny.list, it become better that shows AP list 95% the time. Does anybody know why? Previously before I refresh ROM on the machine, there is some wifi password remembered and at that time Default storage is on External SD card and the problem already happens often. After refresh ROM and default storage to internal memory, this problem does not exist until I switch Default storage location to external SD card. Any idea that I can fix this on changing some root file for wifi manager?


Battery charging indicator went crazy on my Samsung Duos S6802

While I was playing a game, my cellphone warned me that my battery went too low. I plugged the charger but it was like it didn't work (charger indicator didn't show the bolt icon). After several efforts I found out that the battery was charging, simply the indicator didn't work. Unfortunately on my panic I had done a format (USB Storage) thinking that an installed app was causing this. However, this was not the case. The battery charge indicator is now working half the times I am plugging it for charging. Upon going to the battery statistics, I observe a strange behavior: it shows it is almost (or half) -empty but the battery timer says that there is enough battery for 3 days while in another phone with similar battery and phone usage it shows full battery but 11h remaining time only. How should I proceed? Samsung S6802 - v.2.3.6 Gingerbread


Screen turns black during call after adding SD card

I have a Colours X120Q (Shine II) running Android 4.2.1. Phone calls worked fine before I added a SD card in the device, after which the screen started turning black (shutting off) during calls. This behaviour continued even after I removed the SD card. There are no apparent setting for proximity sensors nor are there any options in the call setting of the phone application. What can I do other than restoring factory settings?


What video chat works between the Android and iOS? For example between a Samsung Galaxy and iPhone.


IEEE 802.1AE (MACSec) support

Does Android support IEEE802.1AE MACSec ? This protocol enables data confidentiality and integrity over WiFi connections.


ezPDF reader: settings to correct jerky page scrolling?

On the ezPDF Reader, is there a way to make the scrolling from one page to another smoother and less jerky? Some settings, perhaps? The jerky/jumping scrolling on ezPDF reader when one page scrolls to the next page breaks the flow of reading a little. Thanks for any insights.


Lock Screen Pattern Too Small After Android 4.3 Update on Samsung Galaxy S3

A few days ago, my Samsung Galaxy S3 finally got the OTA update to Android 4.3 from Verizon. Before the update, when I was running Android 4.1.2, the pattern on my lock screen looked like the 1st image below. Not only was the pattern larger, but it also had a visible "shadow", providing an easy way to see how big each circle is before you begin highlighting. After the update to Android 4.3, the pattern on my lock screen now looks like the 2nd image below. The pattern has decreased in size by about 30%, and it is now harder to see where each circle is before you begin highlighting (as I have started to do in the image below). So my question is two-fold: **1) Does there exist a way to make the lock screen pattern larger on Android 4.3 so that it looks more like it previously in Android 4.1.2 _without the use of a third-party app?_** I don't intend on using the space provided for widgets above the pattern, so a solution that causes this functionality to be removed in the process is acceptable. **2) If no native solution exists, is there a third-party app that I can download that will allow me to substitute the default home lock screen pattern for one that is larger?** I am aware that there are app-specific lock screens with large patterns, but I am referring to the home lock screen only. # Before Update (Android 4.1.2) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/fiVh1m.jpg) # After Update (Android 4.3): ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/1Woram.jpg)


Android boot-up messages for debugging?

I am trying to figure out if Android (i.e. Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S, and/or Motorola Xoom) come with some sort of capability to produce a "boot-up" log. (kind of like Linux boot-up screen) It would be immensely helpful in figuring out how far one's phone gets in the boot stages before it crashes (such as first-stage bootloader, main bootloader, then kernel loading, etc.). Does anyone know how to enable the phone to spit out this log file or enable a "verbose" boot-up mode (and print actual messages to the terminal of the Linux computer you have the phone connected to)? My phone gets stuck in a "boot-loop" with my current modified build and I would like to debug it if possible. Alternatively, anyone know of any useful resources or tutorials that explain how to easily "hack" the phone to do this (no messing with the hardware)? Or of any forums where my question may have been asked but in a more obscure form? This has been a frustrating problem of recent, so any help would be greatly appreciated!


Samsung galaxy SIII is there a way to add a new call ring?

I proudly own this phone, but I can't find a way to set up a classic ring call. What can I do? There's a way?


Mount HTC One as Removable Storage

I was in two minds whether to post here or Superuser so let me know if you think I made the wrong decision. Does anyone else remember the days when we would plug our HTC into our (Windows in my case) PC and it would show up as a **Removable Disk** within My Computer? I do, and I miss it. Is it possible to mount newer HTC devices in this way? More specifically the HTC One (m7). ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/pjEkS.jpg)


Installs for Google play & other app stores

A user can download the android app from any where - Google play, Amazon app store, Opera app store, Samsung app store.. Some of the android apps can also be ported into other OS providing access to android apps, like Kindle Fire OS, Blackberry OS, Nokia X. Do install numbers seen in Google play developer statistics include installs from other app stores like amazon, opera, Samsung etc.,? How about android apps that can be installed non-android devices as stated above?


How to measure the charge left in a dying battery?

This question is not relative to a specific phone model, even though I will cite my P1000. My P1000 is 3 years old, and it is often suddenly turning off (no shutdown sequence, just goes dead) out of the blue while the battery marker is at the 31ish percentile. If I try and turn it on right away, it goes dead again during boot sequence. If I plug the charger, the charging icon shows some battery left. Turning it on with the charger plugged shows the 31-ish percent on the charge indicator. If it is left on standby, it goes below that threshold without dying, but dies soon after. The battery is almost dead, that is sure. Now the question is, How can I measure how much energy the battery really have left before dying, and is there any app to tweak the display of battery charge so I can have a new "zero" at this dying point?


Cannot take screenshots of Android L emulator

No matter which method I use, I cannot take screenshots of the Android L emulator. I tried through Android Studio, using the Android Device Monitor app, and through adb with this method (first answer) which produces a 0 byte file. I can take screenshots fine with all my other emulators. However, this emulator is a bit different than my others. For the first time, I am using the X86 system image and I enabled "Use host GPU". Is there some new way of taking screenshots I don't know about?


Unable to delete file on sdcard

Can anyone tell me what the file and folders are in the picture below? I can't do anything or delete these files and folders. They are coming into my external sd-card. If I format the sdcard they are removed. If I take this sdcard out of my phone and put it into my PC I'm still unable to do anything with the files and folder. ![File listing on phone](http://i.stack.imgur.com/MNldM.jpg)


LG G2 (d800) Stuck in Bootloop

After rooting my new G2 and tinkering with some XPosed modules I am now stuck in horrible bootloop limbo. My phone starts, shows the LG splash screen, plays the AT&T startup sound, and starts the boot animation. The boot animation slows down and freezes after a few seconds, and after a few minutes the sound plays again and the animation starts over ad infinitum. I didn't bother installing a custom recovery like an idiot, factory reset doesn't seem to do anything, I can't adb in when I'm in download mode, and I can't find a stock KDZ for a d800. Please help me!


No option for "mobile network" on Dell Venue 8

My friend has bought new "Dell Venue 8 3830" tablet with Android JellyBean 4.3. Now we want to connect a 3g dongle (D-Link) via a micro-usb cable which came with it. When i connect the dongle to the device the dongle shows solid green light (which probably means connected), but when i go up in settings of the tablet i dont see an option to turn on and use the device. All the blog i read tells to enable the "Mobile Network" option in settings; But on this device theres no such option.               Wireless Settings           - Wifi           - B/T           - Hotspot           - Data Usage           - More...                  - Airplane Mode                  - VPN                  - Tethering


Installing TextSecure, but missing Google Play

I am running a rooted Android 4.2.1 and removed all Google packages. Now I want to install TextSecure from Whisper Systems, bu to support push messages Google Play is needed for Google Cloud Messages. How do I install Google Play? I tried installing it using this packages (http://wiki.rootzwiki.com/Google_Apps#20121212), but in recovery mode the installation is aborted every time I try.


Android detected USB core and storage locked, unable to use phone's apps

Recently My phone suddenly could not do anything relate to the storage, I can not view album, it says there is nothing there, I can not find picture, can not take picture and post to Facebook or something, when i clicked into PhoTo in Facebook app , i got a pop up: > Your computer detected a USB cord and locked your phone for storage. Please > disconnect the cord to see your photos . And into Gallery it says found nothing . All i guessing is my storage (sdcard and ext_card) have been locked because it detected a USB connection. I try alot of methods even wipe all date, install a new ROM.   It happened since i uninstall Mcafee antivirus by titanium backup ( or may be something else , just guessing ) I tried to reinstall it again and nothing happend, still locked. I try to search the internet and may be i am the only one fooling around with this bug. Any idea please?


Can I change system locale by command?

For some reason I need to change system locale temporarily. Can I change system locale using some command? or script? So that i can run it with tasker's built-in shell.


Would Galaxy Nexus US version (unlocked directly from Google Play) work in India on GSM networks? As far as I understand from the specifications the voice should work just fine as it is a quad band. What about data? Seems like it does support 3G 2100 which is used in India. Galaxy Nexus specifications   * GSM/EDGE/GPRS (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)   * 3G (850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100 MHz)   * HSPA+ 21 GSM Bands information by country   * 900 1800 3G 2100 BSNL / MTNL


Messed up "Google play services". How to reinstall them?

I have acidententially deleted my phone's Google play services so now when i try to download things in the web store it says _no devices installed_ and every time I try to install google play services it wont allow me to. Can you help me? I have tried just about everything and it still won't allow me to download anything. How would i get google play services back working again?


Windows 8 driver error with SGS

Got a new computer with Windows 8 64 bit, In the last day, I tried to connect my Samsung Galaxy S (GT-I9000) but get a driver error when I plug it in. I tried looking in the Samsung's web site forums, for it but with no luck. I got no luck in any other forum site. Any suggestions ? I tried this found here also and it did not help.


Is it possible to export my Google Listen Status?

I am playing with the idea of switching from a rooted stock Froyo ROM on my Droid to a Cyanogen ROM, and one of the things that is holding me back is the Google Listen status. I want to be able to preserve the contents of my queue, and, if possible, the last stopped point on any episodes in the queue. It would also be great if I didn't have to re-download all of the episodes in my queue (I prefer to download them in advance, when I am on wifi, rather than stream them). If I have to re-download, that isn't a big deal, but it would be nice if I could skip this. Is this possible? This seems to be the only thing that does not live in the cloud (at least that affects me).


Could not see "persist.service.adb.enable" value from default.prop of Android device?

I read some guide to get the "persist.service.adb.enable" value, and it said that it belongs to "default.prop" file on device. Its content should be:               #     # ADDITIONAL_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES     #     ro.secure=1     ro.debuggable=0     persist.service.adb.enable=0      But when i connect device to PC (Linux), try to pull out this file from device (both emulator and Samsung Galaxy Nexus), the content of default.prop file is only:               #     # ADDITIONAL_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES     #     ro.secure=1     ro.debuggable=0     persist.sys.usb.config=mass_storage      So i could not see "persist.service.adb.enable". Could anyone tell me why, and how can i got it?


Gmail has gone completely crazy

Gmail went completely crazy, I don't know what to do. When I open it I get the inbox, but the app is almost unresponsive: whatever I do, be it opening the menu, scrolling or opening a message, it starts to do it (the menu starts opening, the message gets highlighted) but after a fraction of a second it flashes and gets back to the inbox itself as if nothing happened. I still receive new mail notifications in the top bar, but clicking them prompts the inbox anyway, with the same problems. Even after managing to evade the application using the home button, sometimes it pops up again, going crazy even if I don't touch it (flashing repeatedly the inbox, doing a "left to right" slide-like effect), and the whole system can be unresponsive for a while. Other applications, including google ones (calendar, docs, contacts), appear to have no problems. Phone is a Nexus S, was running android 2.3.4, I upgraded to 2.3.6 and upgraded the gmail app too, but nothing changed. Doing a "clear data" prompts the "mails will appear shortly" screen, and there the menu works, but as soon as I receive the emails, it goes crazy again. I'm clueless, what could I do?


What does the voice privacy setting do?

In perusing the settings on my EVO today, I noticed that there is an option under call settings named "Voice Privacy". The description beneath the checkbox merely states "Enable enhanced privacy mode": ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/oXUH9.png) The screenshot is from Deck's ICS pre-beta, but I'm fairly positive I saw this in CM7 as well because it seems very familiar. I've also seen this settings on my Verizon Galaxy Nexus running both ICS (stock and CM9) and Jelly Bean. Both phones I've seen this on were CDMA devices - an HTC EVO on Sprint, and a Verizon Galaxy Nexus. What little information I've been able to dig up seems to suggest that it may be unique to CDMA, but I cannot say that for certain. What does this setting do? Some theories I've found on forums have included reducing the earpiece volume (so others can't overhear your conversation, I suppose?) and adding extra encryption to the CDMA connection, but I haven't found anything definitive.


Whenever someone sends me a picture message, I always get a duplicate. How do I fix it?

Someone sends me a picture message and I receive it twice. How can I fix it?


How to migrate 4.1 primary user's app data to new 4.2 secondary user?

My wife has been playing games (Angry Birds Star Wars if that makes a difference) on my Nexus 7 which I have just updated from 4.1 to 4.2. Android 4.2 lets you have multiple users on a single device, so I would like to create a new user account on this device which has all of her game saves. Without root, is it possible to migrate specific applications data to a new user account on the same device?


app to actually edit an image?

I looked around and even photoshop only change image tint and add kisses stamps... Today I was in need of something that would simple pick a UPS label image and resize the canvas to be a full Letter paper in 300dpi. ..because my printing app insists in always stretching the image to the whole size. resulting in a UPS label larger than the box. I found nothing. Is this so? I don't want to start to write code and then learn I'm the only one not using some cool app.


Why can't I turn off vibrate while keeping audio on when a e-mail comes in?

After my Galaxy Nexus upgraded itself to Jelly Bean last night, my phone refuses to turn vibrate off! It's set to Vibrate Never when email arrives, but it vibrates anyway. I've restarted the phone, taken the battery out, etc, but it still happens.


Kies dies when trying to update Galaxy Note firmware

I downloaded and installed Kies in my Windows 7 laptop. (Toshiba Satellite.) I plug the phone in the USB, it is recognized and its storage shows in Explorer. Then I run Kies. It says there is a firmware upgrade available. I click to update. A window shows with a progress bar at the bottom, saying something like "downloading update components." After the download goes to 100%, Kies just silently dies on the PC, no error messages, its windows just vanish. And nothing happens on the phone. My phone is not rooted, it still has the carrier-provided software, regularly updated via Play. It was bought here in Brazil. Kies is trhe latest version, I had it check for upgrades. I also disabled the PC antivirus to no avail.


How can I make direct phone-to-phone VoIP calls without Internet (on LAN or Wi-Fi)?

I'm looking for a way to make VoIP calls between two Android devices without having any intermediate server (SIP server) or an Internet connection. Is this possible?


How can I track app usage?

Is there a way to show usage stats for installed applications on my Android phone? I'd like to know how much I use my apps and if there are any I can get rid of (because I don't use them).


Acer A500 internal storage is not auto-mounted by Ubuntu

I just got my Acer A500 and have problems accessing the it's storage from my ubuntu machines. If I try it with Win7 in VirtualBox it is automatically mounted without requiring any actions on the tablet itself. Ubuntu accepts the USB device (it can be passed to vbox) but nothing further. The only dmesg entry is:               [119174.117100] usb 1-1.2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 22      I'm able to mount and use other usb storage devices.


How to connect using WPA2-Enterprise on Android Devices?

I am doing some product development for BYOD environment, so I require a wide variety of devices. This one is causing me some issues with connectivity to the private network where I have to test. The LG device with Android version 2.3.3 and upgraded firmware to whatever latest Sprint is supporting connects to the Wireless Access Point, but I get a 401 Unauthorized when access from a server on this private network. Meanwhile, the same configuration works with my iPad-1, an Android running Ice Cream, iPhones, Win Mobile, etc. using the same settings. I am suspect that this device is too old to support WPA2-Enterprise but I cannot find any documentation, forum, etc. that supports any related issues. I do not have access to the server to see why it is rejecting with the 401. Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot/fix or officially lay claim of non- support?


Can I have different volumes settings for notifications and ringtones with Nexus 4/Android 4.2?

My old Gingerbread phone would let me have a low volume for notifications while having a high volume for ringtones (very useful at night). My new Nexus 4 seems to have these volume settings tied together. Is there any way to separate them? I'm running Android 4.2.1 stock. Have looked at a Nexus 7 running 4.1.1 and it has separate volume streams so this looks like a phone specific bug/feature. **Update**   Tried various apps but couldn't fine one which separated the Ring and notification audio streams. In the end I downloaded the Cyanogenmod notification sounds, selected the ones I liked and processed them to -10db and -15db versions. Then copied them to the 'Notifications' folder on the phone. (The phone looks at the title tag in the mp3 file rather than the file name so needed to change that as well.) I now have the ringtone as normal but a quieter version of the notification sound that doesn't wake me at night or sound ridiculously loud in meetings.


How can I use a CyanogenMod theme with a stock rooted Galaxy S III?

I'd like to make this my phone theme https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ramazor.theme.freedea&feature=more_from_developer But it seems to require me changing my phone over to Cyanomod or something of the like. I'm not sure if I'm ready for that, but I do already have root access via SuperSU and was wondering if there might be another way to go about using this theme. I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S3 SGH-T999.


Vibrate-before-ring

Is there a way to have an android phone vibrate first before it starts ringing? Note that I'm looking for a clean solution, i.e. I don't want to modify the ringtone to include a few seconds of silence at the beginning.


Where are my Apps gone? Not shown under all apps, in my phone

I have a nuumber of Android apps installed. When I use them from desktop shortcuts of phone, they work normally but in "All apps" (having up arrow symbol) section, it only shows 4 apps: Latitude, Local, Maps and Navigation. While all other apps are not there but still installed. So I am wondering that why and how that happened? I saw some other similar titled questions but they are different. I didn't hide any thing intentionally but not sure if I set some thing. Please note that I am not a layman, I am a developer so when I am doing some thing then I understand what I am doing, so I think it is some thing that did automatically, may be after and because of updates of apps. I also have app2sd card so not sure if it's related. So please some one tell if you know that how can I have my apps again under that apps section and can use it normally. My Android version is, Froyo and I'm using an HTC Wildfire.


wifi no longer work on galaxy tab plus

I have a GT-P6210 that was working perfectly fine and suddenly I noticed that my Wi-Fi would no longer connect. It just reports "Error" after trying to connect to Wi-Fi,I tried to factory reset my device but that didn't fix my Wi- Fi issues.


HTC Desire sticky power button

I have an HTC Desire that is 2 and a bit years old and in the hands of my wife and baby, now has a power button that barely works. Luckily the ROM I'm using allows the device to wake with the select button, but when the battery dies it is a real pain to power up. Does anyone have any tips to fix it?


Repeating letters being truncated

About a month ago, I noticed a strange issue anywhere a repeating letter a appears on my Android phone: repeating letters are either truncated or replaced with a single letter that has a macron (bar/ line) above it. I have noticed this issue in nearly every application on the phone. Note that my phone should be configured for only US English and not any other languages. How can I get rid of this? The phone is a Verizon Samsung Galaxy SIII running stock Android 4.3 Here are some examples: ![NOAA to NOĀ, Firefox](http://i.stack.imgur.com/woSkS.png) NOAA to NOĀ, Firefox ![Klaas to Klās, Google Play Music](http://i.stack.imgur.com/OtwWL.png) Klaas to Klās, Google Play Music ![Paas and Iaas to Pās and Iās, Google+](http://i.stack.imgur.com/kvFRJ.png) Paas and Iaas to Pās and Iās, Google+


How can I find the region and carrier for an HTC phone?

I'm using HTC One X. To find RUU at htcdev.com, I need to know the region and carrier. Can I determine this using the IMEI or something else?


Does Samsung Galaxy Tab 3(SM-T211) have radio facility?

I purchased Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (Model SM-T211) and I am searching for Radio in the Home Menu. Does the Tab 3 have radio functionality?


What is the purpose of an app disallowing backups (android:allowBackup="false")?

I'm asking specifically because Helium (the application formerly known as Carbon) uses root permissions to do data backups and with root I can manually (through the shell or Root Explorer) back up data for apps that disallow it. So why would some app data not backup with Helium (which has root privileges granted)? I read the information about the permission elsewhere on SE as well as at developer.android.com that says user couldn't copy off data to dig through on their PC, but it's actually trivial if you have root access in the first place. If you're really into digging through data then bypassing the permission is trivial. If the permission would stop you, you probably wouldn't be the type to be digging through app data.


How can I get Android devices to see a classless static route?

This seems to be a problem that a few people are having. I have DHCP set up on a Windows 2008 server. Amongst all the options I have set, is option 121 (Classless Static Routes). I have two routes set up going over two VPNs, one to one datacentre and one to another, both going through different gateways. We have a wifi network here with no restrictions to the network once you're connected to it. The Android devices connecting to the wifi can connect to machines going over one of the routes, but not the other. The Windows PC I'm currently typing this on also gets its IP address from the same DHCP pool and I have no issues with connection to machines in both datacentres. Just in case it's useful to know, the DC that I can't seem to connect to is Amazon Web Services. My device is a Samsung S4 with 4.4.2


Mass confusion about present and future: Hangouts, SMS, MMS, and Google Voice

I've been trying to make sense of recent news and theories about the future of Hangouts, SMS/MMS integration, and merging with Google Voice. My main concern right now is that I want to continue having **free** SMS messages sent through my Google Voice number. I don't have any texting plan from my phone company -- my "real" number is secret to the world. The facts:   * I have a Google Voice number that is public, for calling and free texting   * I have a secret "actual" Verizon phone number, SMS or MMS costs $0.25 per message   * Google Voice doesn't support MMS   * I do not want to activate **SMS over Hangouts** because I fear it will use my Verizon number which does not have free texting Am I correct in my concerns? Should I hold off activating SMS in Hangouts because I will end up with a lot of fees from my carrier? Should I pay for an unlimited texting plan with Verizon because doing all of these things won't be free in the future anyway? * * * ## Google Hangouts + Voice Integration **Update Sept 10, 2014:** Google has now merged Google Voice into Hangouts.


Why is the maximum value of the light sensor from my phone stuck at 85745.0lx?

My lightsensor of my Samsung Galaxy S3 doesn't return good values. I tested it in different places, p.E. outside in the sun or indoor with and without light. The value outside was a bit confusing because the result was the proper value of 85745.0lx. This value is first of all 4 times higher than in comparison with my tablet. At a second Samsung S3 (with Stock-OS) it was about 18'000 lux. Second point: it was a fix value, it didn't change between ~200lux all the time. After the tests I tried to find out, why that happend. The function `maxvalue = light.getMaxumumRange();` shows me, that the maximum value of the light sensor is 121240.0 lx. Could it be, that this value is, because I have an custom rom on my phone (Team UB)? Or does anyone know an other reason for this difference? Thanks for your answers.


Stop audio player from restarting music after a phone call

Whenever I receive a phone while listening music (with earplugs), I disconnect the earplugs and take the phone through the normal speakers. The music is paused during the phone call, no problem there, but when I hang up, the music starts again, even without the earplugs. Which is kind of annoying at work, in an open space. Is there a way to force the music to stay paused after the phone call? I'm using the Music Mod app on an Froyo-powered HTC Legend, but I believe it has happened to me with every music player I've tried.


Why do Samsung Apps not support the Galaxy S?

Why is the Samsung Galaxy S i9000 not supported by Kies or Google, I have tried to download apps from the Samsung apps list but I get a warning that the Galaxy is not supported by Kies or Google.


Rooting the Samsung Galaxy LITE (SGH-T399

I have recently purchased the Galaxy LITE phone. I am having trouble rooting this device. It would be easy if I had a windows computer, but I only have a MAC, and a LINUX computer. Instructions on how to root the Galaxy LITE would be helpful. THANKS :)


Connecting Nexus 7 to external hard disk?

How can I connect a Nexus 7 (JB 4.2 rooted) to an external hard disk? I know I have to use a USB OTG cable, but what's the exact procedure to achieve this after connecting via OTG?


Why does Pandora advance songs randomly?

I use Pandora **a lot**. Unfortunately, I've noticed that when using headphones at work it randomly skips songs very often. It might jump to the next track after just 30-90 seconds, etc. It's very, very annoying. What is going on? I'm usually on solid 3G when this happens but not exclusively.


Will the 'wipe data/factory reset' option in clockworkdmod also wipe the internal sd card?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Does ClockworkMod Recovery's "Wipe Data" command also wipe the SD card? I've been using non wipe roms and I'm planning to do a full wipe, my backups etc are on the internal sd card. Does the above option in cwm also wipe the internal sd card? Cheers


What purpose does the Notification Flash/Email setting serve?

The Notification Flash/Email setting (Settings > Sound & display > Notification flash > Email) appears to have no influence on the stock mail app or gmail app. So does it serve any purpose? In the stock mail app, even if Email notifications (Settings > Notification settings > Email notifications) are on, the flash doesn’t occur, regardless of the system wide Notification Flash/Email setting. In the gmail app, the Email notifications (Settings > Email notifications) setting controls whether the flash occurs or not, regardless of the system wide Notification Flash/Email setting.


Is possible to make symbolic links in the android filesystem? (and how?) Thanks in advance :) . (My Android version is 2.1 , i'm using Motorola Defy)


How to set alarm for all calendar events synced from Google account android

I used to use my events in Google Calendar for reminding me of my events through SMS alerts earlier (when I had a simple mobile). Now I've got those synced up in my Android 2.1 (Samsung Galaxy 3 Apollo) and I would like it to remind me of my events by alarm instead of SMSes. Is this possible?


Inquiry about Galaxy Tab

Can I install any of the software that we can install in an desktop PC? Can I use Adobe Photoshop 3, Adobe Photoshop 5? Can printers be connected through USB to this? Does it support any external USB mouse.? Can I insert a pen drive in it.


HTC One M7 Keeps Restarting Itself

I have recently bought a new HTC One M7. Since the moment I turned it on it's performing random reboots. At the begining it was every few minutes but now its every time I unlock the screen. I've performed 3 factory resets - didn't help (I think that even made it worse) I've entered "safe mode" - still rebooting I've tried to enter recovery mode but the phone got stuck on the loading screen (exclamation point icon) Anyone might have an idea what's going on? Is the phone defective? Might it be a hardware issue? As I said, the phone is new, so no custom ROMs or strange apps installed Thanks


T0lte model number

This could be obvious I have a Note 2 and the Model number in the phone is the CyanogenMod T0lte. When I got the phone it already had a custom Rom so I never go to see the original modle number. With the official 4.4 update I want to try it out but Samsung does not recognize this modle number so what is the model number for T0lte?


How does Android determine which apps are "social networking" apps for data usage purposes?

My phone carrier (Bell Canada) says that in addition to my maximum data limit, I have "unlimited social network" usage. I'm wondering which apps count as social networking apps? As an Android developer, I'm also interested in how I might designate one of my apps as a social networking app. (Let me know if this would be better off on programmers.stackexchange or stackoverflow...)


Force widgetlocker theme's default image?

I'm trying to get WidgetLocker to work with an "Xperia ICS" theme. So far the theme looks good but I have a bit of issue about the right slider. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/57rZZ.png) As you can see above, the right Camera slider looks just fine. However, instead of launching the Camera app, I want it to instead run a Tasker task that captures images instantly. I have the task already setup and its working fine. But when I select it to be the action for the right slider, it obviously uses the icon I set to it by default. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/LbreS.png) So I went and extracted the right slider image from the theme zip file in an attempt to restore the slider back to how it looked like on the first image. However, when I selected the right slider image, it doesn't fit nicely and thus makes it look smaller than the left slider. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/d9efI.png) And so my question is, how do I make it look like how it was on the first image while opening a Tasker task instead of launching the Camera app?


Is it okay to use USB 3.0 cable with USB 2.0 wall adapter?

I bought an LG Optimus One phone a long time ago. The phone came with a USB 2.0 cable + wall adapter. 3 months ago, I bought a Galaxy Note 3. The phone came with a USB 3.0 cable + wall adapter. The wall adapter stopped working, however the 3.0 cable still works. (When I connect my Note 3 to the computer using the 3.0 cable, it works. But when I try charging my Note 3 using a wall outlet, it doesn't work). My question is: Since the wall adapter which came with my Note 3 stopped working but the 3.0 cable still works, is it okay if I charge my Note 3 with the USB 3.0 cable while the 3.0 cable is plugged into the wall adapter which my LG Optimus One came with? Note: I didn't try it yet because I was afraid it might ruin the 3.0 cable.


Backup and restore Android Settings and Application through ADB

I would like to ask if it possible to backup and restore all Android Settings and applications through ADB. I tried:               adb backup -all     adb: unable to connect for backup      It is not working, while all other commands are working. Is it possible to use this bmgr ?


Disappearing Icons on Galaxy S2

On my Samsung Galaxy S2, sometimes all of the icons will disappear from the home screens except for the 4 built in icons (phone, messaging, web, applications). This sometimes happens at startup, and sometimes happens after the phone has been running for a while. It can only be fixed by rebooting the phone, although that is not a guaranteed fix. More recently I've encountered an additional problem: Sometimes when the icons disappear, the Applications button stops bringing up my applications menu. Any suggestions on how to fix this?


Music players that can import M3U playlists?

OK, so it seems that (unbelievably) Winamp for Android is so extremely stupidly designed that it can't import M3U playlists. So, I want a player that can import M3U playlists. I'm running CyanogenMod 7. I have copied some MP3s I want in a playlist to a directory on the sdcard, and used the "My Playlist Maker" app to make an M3U file that references the audio files inside that directory. Does anyone have some ideas for good music or media players that can import this M3U playlist? An additional requirement is that the player be able to set itself as the default player to be used with Bluetooth - Winamp, for example, has the "Control headset" (use Winamp to control the headset) checkbox setting.


VPN doesn't work on HTC Desire over WiFi

My phone is HTC desire, Android 2.2. It seems to connect to the VPN server while using WiFi, but the broswer and other applications can't be access the Internet any more. The connection is disconnected after minutes automatically. However, the same VPN settings work well while using 3G. **Update:** The router allows VPN connections -- My PC and a Milestone 2 can use the same VPN over the WiFi network. **Update2:** It doesn't work over all WiFi connection! My phone could access the Internet when connecting the same VPN over the WiFi network of my office. It looks like the VPN only doesn't work over the WiFi network of my home. **Update3 - solution** After updating my phone to htc official desire 2.3.3 dev ROM, it works. So it looks like there is a bug fixed by Android or HTC rom in 2.3.3. Does anyone know how to resolve or diagnose this issue?


How to root my Epic 4G on mac?

Hello i am trying to root my samsung epic 4g (galaxy s) with my macbook air. I was going to use superoneclick but i cant find a version for mac, does anybody know how i can easily root my phone using my mac?


Where is the options button in Rockplayer?

How do I open the options for the Rockplayer app? I need to get to the subtitle encoding menu so that my srt is supported (currently it looks like Chinese) but I can't find it. I see only the play/pause buttons, the screen resize button and the video info button. Can you help me?


"Update unsuccessful" on all apps running on SD card

I know this problem has been reported before, but man, I am really, really getting tired of it. I have not been able to update any app running from the SD card on my HTC Evo since I got it nearly 6 months ago. I just went through all of my apps and documented which ones are on SD storage and phone storage. I was then able to go through my list of updates and select just those that are on phone storage and then all succeeded (11 apps). I then went through some of the ones on SD storage and they all failed (tried 7, but I probably have 10-15 more). I have tried many of the "fixes" I've seen online like clearing the cache on the Market app. There is not enough internal space for all my apps. I refuse to accept some of the "fixes" as true fixes like deleting the app and reinstalling it or moving the app to the phone storage, updating, and then moving back. Those are not acceptable fixes in my book. This is a major black eye on the Android OS to me. When people ask me if Android is as good as iOS, this problem is front and center in my mind when I tell them that its good, but I'd rather have an iPhone (but, I'd rather have this than my old Blackberry). I get my phone through work, so rooting is not an option. Has anybody else had any success resolving this issue? I'm using the SD card that came with the phone but has anybody had luck with a different brand?


Create flash-friendly file system on microSD card (not FAT32)

Yesterday I noticed that I destroyed my just a couple of months old 32GB large microSD card. I wasn't even able to create a new file system on it or change the partition table, so it became completely unusable. To prevent this from happening again, I want to use a different, _more flash- friendly filesystem_ on my new microSD card. I am using an _unrooted_ Nexus One with Android 2.3.3 on it. I know that it is quite possible to use different file systems with custom ROMs on rooted phones, but I want to use the official, unrooted version of Android. So my question is: Is it possible to use other file systems than FAT on a microSD card with unrooted Android? Which file system would you use then to save the flash memory from corrupting? I am also interested in things you do to save your microSD card life.


Default folder location for images when saved as 'wallpaper'

What is the default folder location for images when saved as 'wallpaper' from an internet site using FROYO or Android 2.2?


How do I turn off spoken notifications?

Can't figure out how to change the settings on my Samsung Galaxy S phone to actually have a ringtone when receiving a call. When receiving a call a voice says "call from 123-456-7890" or "call from Fred". I know how to set the ringtone which has been set..but I don't know how to take the voice off. So how do I turn off these spoken notifications and get back the ringtone I've set?


Whatsapp, Keeping the number on the new phone but without the old sim card.   Ok the situation is I love my old number and to be honest don't want to ask everybody to change my number again and again.   But I do not have the old sim card, and that bums me out. If there is any way to achieve this?


How is WhatsApp able to receive messages when not in use?

I'm curious about how WhatsApp is able to receive messages when not in use. I mean, I understand that WhatsApp works using the Internet connection rather than the cellphone network. Imagine that I haven't touched my phone in hours. At that moment, a friend sends me a message on WhatsApp. I get it immediately. Does that mean that WhatsApp is keeping the Internet connection connected at all times? Does that mean that WhatsApp acts as a server, opening ports on the phone? Or maybe a long-running HTTP request?


Connect to a FTP server using IPv6?

Currently my device is running on Android 4.1.1 (JB). I have a FTP server with IPv6 address and connecting to it on my computer is just fine. However when I try to connect to this server on my Android device (using AndFTP and Total Commander), the result is always "Network unreachable" AFAIK, IPv6 support has been added to Android 4.0 or ICS. But I still don't know what's wrong with my device. Can anybody tell me how can I fix it, or is there any way to track the problem?


MyTouch 4g MMS over Home Wi-Fi

Why can't I receive or send MMS on my My Touch 4g through my home Wi-Fi? I have bad coverage at home so I have to use my Wi-Fi connection. I'm sure my settings are right - I have it set to T-Mobile Data. Does it have to be set at MMS? It works fine when I'm away from home on the 4g network.


How to change the account for Android Market?

I use two Google accounts and add them to . Let's say acc1 and acc2. When I try to buy an app in the Market, it chooses acc1's Checkout account, and I don't see an option to change to acc2. Can I use acc2 to pay this? And I still want acc1 as the main account for other purposes. (i.e. Talk, Mail, contacts) Possibly related question: How Do I Know Which Google Account is Used for the Market?


How do I change accounts on Google Play Store on a Blu Studio handset?

I bought a Blu Studio from someone and they have their account hooked up to it. I want to remove it and setup mine. How do I do so?


How do I change the Gmail account associated with the Play Store?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How to change the account for Android Market? I got on the market yesterday and it made me enter my password for my existing Google account but I had forgotten the password. I made a new one and tried to delete the old one but it wouldn't let me. I can't install apps now because I don't have the password. How can I set it to use the new account?


Google Play account not transferred during SIM swap on new phone

I got a new android phone. The SMS card fit but it did not transfer over my Google Play account information. How do I get it back? When I set up the Gmail account I started with a new one not the one I used before.


How to change Android's primary Google account

During the "in-app purchase" I am unable to switch the Google account I would like to use for "in-app purchase". Currently, in order to change the primary Google account on Android operating system, we have the following ways:   1. Perform factory reset on our devices.   2. Remove other Google accounts, leave only one Google account. If we perform factory reset, we will lose all data that we have not backed up or unable to do backup. And, we have to re-install the applications that we need to use. If we choose to remove other Google accounts from our systems and leave only one Google account, if there are applications installed from Google Play Store by using the Google account that we want to remove from our systems, then we will not be able to remove the account from the system unless we remove those applications. However, sometimes we may forgot which account we used to install an application from Google Play Store. My question is that is there any other way to switch between the accounts?


How to change Gmail account on Google Play but keep applications

I am using my Gmail account on Google Play. I bought several applications by using my Gmail account. Now, I have some problems with this account and I want to delete it. Can I switch to an additional Gmail account but keep all my applications which I bought on the first account? If yes, how?


How to change default username in Google Play?

I'm stuck to this problem. I used to have a google account which is now deleted and not existent anymore. I have a new Google account. The problem is that in my Android device when I have to go to Google Play, the default username is the old one. How can I change it?


Optimally using an SD card

I have a Galaxy Note 3. I have 64GB internal storage, and a 64GB SD card (SanDisk Extreme Plus). How do I get the best use out of my SD card? I switched Google Play Music's download cache to the SD card, and the data was moved right away. However, I used Application Manager to move Kindle, Adobe Reader, and Netflix to the SD card, but their data is not showing up yet on the external SD card. What does it mean to move an app to the SD card? Does their data not also move? When would it be moved? Does putting Netflix on the SD card mean that it'll buffer using it? Would that cause performance issues? What are the trade-offs when considering whether to put an app on the SD card or internal storage?


How to install Amazon FR app alongside Amazon (US)

This might be as simple as: It cannot be done. I am an American living in Europe. I have an android phone with multiple accounts (one for each country where I reside). I would like to be able to install the Amazon FR app alongside the regular Amazon app (US). Attempting to do give me the following error: duplicate provider authority Can I get around this? Update: Each app as well as each URL (amazon.com vs amazon.fr) provides a different set of vendors, items, previous orders, order tracking, invoices, etc. Both apps are in the Google Play App store and you can search for the Amazon FR app but you can ONLY install it if your logged in account while accessing Google Play is registered in France.


Touch Sensitivity

Is it possible to change the touch sensitivity of the android? Too often, I find myself working too hard to tap lightly so as not to make accidental selections. I'm using ICS on the galaxy nexus.


Is there any way to find out which application if any uses the camera?

I got a camera failed warning (which disappeared after rebooting): is there any way to find out which application if any uses the camera? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/bS5JF.png) I use Samsung Galaxy S3 with Android 4.1.2.


Mute notification sounds when on a call

I use a bluetooth earpiece, and whenever I'm on a call, notification sounds play on top of the call audio. The person on the other end can't hear it, but it's very annoying as I usually can't hear them behind the sounds. I've tried turning down audio completely, but that doesn't work. Any ideas?


How do I see my sent SMS messages?

How do I see my sent SMS messages? I can search my text messages, but it's not obvious how to simply see a list of my sent messages ordered by time.


Weight tracking app

I'm looking for an app to help me track my weight. Ideally, I would tell it my weight each day (and perhaps my age and height), and after a while I could use it so plot a graph of my progress but also get extra informative statistics. I've seen a lot of health related apps on the market, but a lot of them are payed and come with tons of extra features. I don't need diet guidance, exercise reminders, etc. I just need something to track my weight, preferably free. Thanks


Recover Google account password without unlinking/deleting the main account from android device

I forgot the password for my Google account and I want to recover it. This Google account happens to be the main Google account linked to my Android device. When I try to use the Recovery options:   * A password reset link can only be sent if you haven't signed in for 4 days.   * Your security question can only be answered if you haven't signed in for 5 days.   * A third option where "I no longer have access to those above", it implies a very long password recovery process and **MAY** get the password again. If I don't unlink this Google account from Android device, the device will continue to sign in to Google services. So, recovery options can't be used. I don't want to reset my phone to unlink/delete the main Google account, wait 4-5 days and then get the password. This means I can't use my phone for this amount of time and may lose data. How to get it without unlinking or deleting the Google account of my Google Nexus with Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean)?


Change permission on file in /sys folder

I am trying to turn off the backlight on the soft keys (home, menu, back and search). My phone is a HTC Evo 3D running Ice Cream Sandwich. Before, I had Gingerbread installed and I could use "Screen Filter" app to turn the lights off. After the upgrade, "Screen Filter" no longer works. On one forum it says that if you edit the file `max_brightness` in folder `/sys/class/leds/button-backlight` from `255` to `0` and then switch the screen off and on again then the key lights stay off. However, the file is read-only. I want to make the file writable. Do I need to root my phone to do this?


Can MAME4droid emulate a trackball?

I see trackballs mentioned in the MAME4droid settings, but only a virtual joystick appears when playing. Is there support for emulating trackballs via the touchscreen?


Android on my Galaxy Nexus is able to interpret iPhone emoticons, how can I send them back?

Recently I notice that my Galaxy Nexus (Verizon 4.1.1) was able to translate the iphone 4 emoticons for my Android phone as seen here: ![Android to iPhone communication with Emojis](http://i.stack.imgur.com/QzWcz.png) Which is great. However the only way I can send them back is if I know the code for them or if I copy and paste one that I have already received. Is there any App or Addon that gives me a full menu of the icons to insert into the message?


Why is the HDR button missing?

This article mentions a new HDR camera mode that's available in Android 4.2: ![Camera setting wheel in Android 4.2](http://i.stack.imgur.com/M9EuD.jpg) but my Galaxy Nexus doesn't show that option: ![Camera setting wheel missing HDR button](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Tk3C4.png) Why not?


Google apps losing connection to the servers when on mobile data

I'm struggling with a weird connection problem I have with Google Maps 6.14.1 (#6140011) on the Galaxy Nexus (running Android 4.1.2/CM10). The problem comes with the following symptoms when on mobile data:   * The app stops loading additional tiles from the network that haven't previously been cached (while displaying cached ones without any problems).   * The app no longer synchronizes starred places.   * Whenever trying to calculate transit directions, it gets stuck on the "Getting transit directions" progress dialog (there is no error message, the dialog just stays there forever).   * When trying to find a location ( _any_ search query), it gets stuck on the "Searching for: X" progress dialog (there is no error message, the dialog just stays there forever).   * When switching to navigation, it gets stuck on the "Getting driving directions" progress dialog. Things I've tried:   * Rebooting: has no effect whatsoever.   * Switching to wi-fi. Then everything works. This might make it sound like my network provider (a T-Mobile US MVNO) is blocking Google Maps traffic, but read on!   * Tethering my tablet (CM9) to the phone: Google Maps works fine on the tablet, leading me to the conclusion that it's not the network blocking certain kind of data. However, when putting the SIM card directly into the same tablet, it again doesn't work.   * Stopping the process, then clearing all data: this fixes this issue "for a while" (a few minutes to a few hours). I haven't yet figured out what causes the problem state to come back. It could be a fixed amount of time, it could be the first switch from mobile data to wi-fi and back, I don't know. _UPDATE_ : I've had it happen 5mins after a 'clear data' with wi-fi all the time disabled, so the next connection to wi-fi does not seem to be the trigger.   * Connect ddms: Getting transit directions does not cause any warnings or errors to be logged.   * Reinstalling Google Maps: same as 'clear data', it helps for a few minutes. Potentially related problems:   * Gmail doesn't load any images. Other than that Gmail works perfectly, including background syncing e-mails on mobile data. This problem also occurs when on wi-fi.   * Goggles always says "Network error" and "Authentication failed" (again, it works fine while on wi-fi).   * Google Now reports "Requested content '…' cannot be accessed. Access is not allowed for this user agent."   * In GMaps -> Settings -> About -> Network, I see the following error "Error - Bad HTTP response code: 403 for 62,71,72 class java.io.IOException". I can't get any additional information for this however. It might be weeks old, as I see this even while everything works perfectly fine.   * Some things in the Facebook app work (notifications are shown), but some just lead to a "cannot find secure connection" error message (navigating to an individual post).   * Other apps using the WebView control in some cases do not show content properly. (NewsRob for example can synchronize just fine, but when trying to switch to the web view of an article that was not previously cached, it shows an error message similar to the one of Google Now above.) Further notes:   * The mobile network indicator is blue/green during all of this (indicating a working connection to the Google servers) and everything else seems to work perfectly.   * This has happened on various builds, including the CM10 final, installed from a factory reset.


About Extracting & Replacing files in a Custom ROM

Custom ROM's come in as a .zip file. Is it good to extract those and add a few apps like Settings.apk(replacing), MMS.apk (replacing) with the existing one? Doing so and after that compressing it back to a .zip file would work when i try to flash it or not?


Can't turn on bluetooth and wifi samsung galaxy s2 i 9100?

I have asked this question previously. I have a problem in my _Samsung Galaxy S2_ : when I try to turn on WiFi and Bluetooth the button suddenly gives gray color and turns off again. I can't turn on Bluetooth and WiFi. My phone model number is GI-I9100, kernel version is 3.0.31-863787, and Android version is 4.1.2. How to fix this issue? Here's a screenshot: ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/H00Wrm.png)   click image for larger variant


Lag when opening Data Manager Settings

Since I have a prepaid Internet/Data Plan, I need to turn off/on Data Connection frequently. But Navigating to `Settings -> Data Manager` takes at least 25-30s on my Moto Defy (2.2) device. What could be the problem? EDIT : As a workaround I am using this app to turn on/off. Have installed and uninstalled lots of other widgets which never worked.


Bulk editing privacy guard permissions

Started playing with the Privacy Guard feature in Cyanogenmod 10.2.1/Android 4.3.1. However, all the applications that were already installed are not retroactively enabled. Ideally I would like to try setting all the permissions to "ask" and see how it goes. Is there a way to set app permissions in bulk?


Sprint Galaxy S2 won't encrypt

My Galaxy S2 won't encrypt. I follow all the prompts, including PIN, the encryption program launches with the green android on a black background, but no text or progress bar to indicate the program is running. After about 2 minutes, phone reboots and encryption is still not enabled. I have rebooted, cleared the task manager, and still nothing happens. Os version 4.0.4, Does not have Jellybean I need encryption to be able to receive company email from Microsoft Exchange server. Tried many times, but no success.


Why does the google web browser time out when launched on a HTC 1s?

Just recently started to occur. After launching a second time it fires right up. It happened after a facebook update so it seems.


Why do some earphones work but some have garbled audio on my phone?

I recently bought a rebranded Innos D9 from China. When I tried using the earphones that came with the phone and the Sony earphones I have, the audio is fine. Really awesome too. However, when I use a generic Samsung earphones, I hear garbled audio, like the sound is coming from a cave. When I play a video, the voices / speech of people are distorted. Also, I don't think equalizers would fix this because I know how they work. I also tested Apple's Earpods, to the same effect. I would like to know why this happens. Maybe I could download an app to correct the sound, or at least know what earphones to buy in the future. Note: The phone has a built-in Yamaha music amplifier that boosts AAC or something, if that information would help. Another update: Found a relevant thread on XDA and the fix I did was to push the answer button on the Samsung earphones, and the audio was fixed. Do note that for the audio to stay that way, the button should be pressed always. This is not a good fix.


Error downloading apps in Google Play Store with Samsung Galaxy S3: "Package file invalid"

Whenever I try to download an app in the Google Play Store on my Samsung Galaxy S3, it keeps saying "package file invalid" and won't let me download anything. The message also has a triangle with a ! inside it.


A2DP Bluetooth audio randomly shows "(no media)"

Sometimes when I connect my phone to my headset, the Bluetooth device will be listed as: " **Connected ( no media )** " ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/HsEum.png) When this happens, it uses the "Phone audio" profile. The "Media audio" profile (A2DP) will also have a checkmark, as if it were connected, but all sound is coming from the phone's speaker (see photo below). If I attempt to uncheck it, it will immediately recheck itself. When it _is_ working properly, it will wait two seconds and disconnect. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/gP1dv.png) Rebooting the headset, or disconnecting it manually doesn't solve the issue.


Generate a browser bookmark from file manager

We are developing a web site that will all be local to an android tablet. The idea is we create the web app, copy the web app to MicroSD cards and distribute the SD cards. Right now, when you open the file manager and browse to the location and open `index.html` , the file manager does a terrible job and displaying any of the HTML. In order to view the page in a browser, you have to type: `file:///Removable/MicroSD/MyApp/index.html` That isn't very intuitive. Is it possible to create a file that gets executed from the file manager that will create a bookmark and place it on the home screen that points to the location I stated above? Thanks.


How to set active APN on ICS

`Android 4`: Under `Mobile Network Settings` I have `Access Point Names` menu, which lists 4 APNs, first one's got a radio button selected next to it. I'm trying to select one of the other `APNs` \- which takes me to edit mode for that `APN`, however there doesn't seem to be a way to select an active one (as in - put a radio button selected next to it). Long tap and menu options don't provide that ability either.


How can I see the RRC state and signal level of an HTC Explorer?

Is there any alternative to the Android secret code `*#*#197328640#*#*` for the HTC Explorer? I am trying to get the same Service Mode on my HTC Explorer to show the RRC State and signal level of the device.


I lost my phone and changed my Google password. Is there any way to wipe the data on my phone now?

I lost my LG P500 a few hours ago and the first thing that came to my mind was to change my Google account password. Now I cannot install AndroidLost or another such application remotely and I really need to wipe the phone clear because there is sensitive data on it. I know I should have thought about this before changing my password. Since Google doesn't allow you to keep an old password again, I am in a huge fix. Does anyone have a solution for this?


Which version of Heimdall to use with S2 or S3?

I think this is a pretty straight forward question. I have a Galaxy S2 (i727) and a Galaxy S3 (i747) and I'd like to use Heimdall with both of them, but can't seem to find which version of Heimdall supports them. Working with the 1.3.1, for example, when I boot my S2 into download mode, zadig.exe does not list the Samsung driver everyone mentions. Heimdall Frontend says it detects a device when I click Utilties->Detect, but I can't seem to interact with anything on the Flash tab. I'm trying to flash recoveries.


How can i turn off the message received tick

I have a sony ericsoon xperia x10 mini. when I send a text message, a tick appears to let tme know it has been received by the recipient. This costs me money, how do I turn this off? I have looked through the menu and cannot seem to find the answer.


What does the 'Mark as default' option do in my 'Edit' option of a contact

What does the **'Mark as default'** option do you can choose in the `menu` when you **select a contact** which is present in the **phone memory** ? I am seeing this on a Samsung Galaxy S phone ( _if this should make a difference_ ). **\-- background information (for those interested) --** I am still trying to copy phone numbers one at a time from SIM to the phone memory ( see my other question ). At the moment the easiest way to accomplish this is to send the contact information using the `Send via` \+ Gmail to my own Gmail account, press `Download` in the received email and choose `Contacts` ). Having done this for the few numbers I wanted to transfer ( _it's main reason being that I now can attach a picture and a ring tone to the important phone numbers, while still retaining these numbers on my SIM card should my phone suddenly die_ ), I now noticed the ' **Mark as default** ' option in the menu of a phone number saved to the phone memory. Before selecting this option, I wanted to ask what the option will actually accomplish.


HTC Sense - What Is "Current Weather"?

I think this app is a part of HTC Sense. When i check weather, i get usual report: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/XVh0B.jpg) But if i swipe down, i get "current" report: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/FUOD5.jpg) From pictures you can see that reports differ by 2 degrees Celcius, however i once had not only difference in degrees but in day and night i.e usual report showed day while "current" report showed night (or vice versa..? can't recall). Why there is a difference between both?


How to use "street view" in Google maps on Xperia Mini ST15i?

I'm unable to switch to the street view when using the Google maps on my android phone. I updated the Google maps to the latest version and also the street view but unable still though. I turned off the `satellite view` and tried but the street view was still disable. I tried to finding informative videos regarding this and some forums but they didn't helped me. I would really appreciated if any one help me about this. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/6vMgN.png)


Damage risk of using flashlight

I'm using a flashlight app on my Xperia L phone. I accidentally turned on the flashlight, but noticed it only 4 hours later. I turned it off then. Is this keeping the flashlight on for a long period of time harmful for my phone or flashlight?


Technical questions about the Nook Color rooting process

I've been considering getting a Nook Color with the intention of rooting it for use as an inexpensive general purpose Android tablet. Before I decide either way or dive into one I went and read a bunch of the development forums and guides, but I still have some questions/concerns about some of the specifics. For starters, I have a few questions about the rooting process:   * Should I be concerned about the root process failing? I don't want to get a NC if I can't get root on it. Everything seems to indicate this isn't an issue (at least at this moment)   * If something goes awry, is there any way to recover/restore to stock software? Most phones seem to have desktop upgrade utilities, but I haven't found one for the NC yet. At the least, can I get to HBoot/fastboot?   * Does the rooting process just require a microSD card to complete, or does the custom ROM actually run from the card? I've seen some unclear info on this, but it appears that the former is generally the case but dual-booting (or booting directly from microSD) is an option as well. Is that correct?


Computer folder keeps closing when I try to open the camera folder to download all my photos

When I connect my samsung galaxy s2 to the computer and click through to the folder which contains all the photos from my phone's camera the phone keeps disconnecting and everything closes. How do I download the photos to my computer?


Chinese songs don't show up in Apollo library

I have some Chinese songs on my LG Optimus G, which I copied to my music folder along with the rest of the songs. All songs show up in Apollo (Cyanogenmod's standard player), but not the Chinese ones. I have tried changing the filenames to western alphabet. I have put them in a folder with a name in western alphabet. I have refreshed the media library. I have rebooted. I have deleted the data from Apollo. Yet to no avail. The only thing I've not changed is the MP3 Tag which contains Chinese characters, but that really shouldn't be a problem. I can open each individual song with Apollo from within a file manager, and they play and their MP3 Tag information shows. The songs played perfectly before I made the move to Cyanogenmod. How can I make them show up in the library?


Connection problems 3G/4G (Mobile data)

Phone: Samsung Galaxy S3, Mobile data enabled, APN configured for T-mobile Applications: MightyText, BrowserTexting Internet connection is working, i can use browsers, gtalk, IMO, etc. The problem is some applications cant connect to their respective servers. Both apps work when on WiFi, but not when using mobile data connection. The question is how to debug this problem? Is there a way to see what the problem is, see the request, responses? Update: The behaviour seems to be sporadic. While the above mentioned apps have never been able to connect, now Imo is having problems signing in. Help please


I am having Xolo Play smartphone. I want to support it Gujarati Font. How can I do that?

I am using smartphone xolo play. I tried to download the gujarati font library to support Gujarati Font. But not able to achieve it. So please guide me how can I support Gujarati font in my xolo play smart phone. Thanks in advance. Bskania.


I formatted my HTC One V while in Hard Reboot menu

I think I deleted Android from my phone while I was trying to update and it was not getting installed in Factory mode. I tried to Format device which made my phone go dead. It was running Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Is there any way to re-install it?


Pipo M8 pro launchers

I have a new Pipo M8 pro max tablet. I accidentally deleted the launchers when I tried to get rid of a few apps. I now realise that launchers are a necessary part of the android o/s. I have tried the Pipo website but it will not load. I know very little about adding upgrades and firmware but I might need to go down that road. Could anyone offer me any help or advice so that I can use my excellent tablet to its full potential?


is it possible to mask esn of a smartphone?

On a computer, it's possible to trick a server that you are using a different computer by masking MAC address. Is there something like that for android? Rooted phones have full access. So I'd think it should be possible. I don't mean wi-fi mac address, I mean 4g/3g alternative to mac, I assume it's ESN. If that is possible, than there is a security problem. Someone can pretend that they are using your phone. Of course, there is still Google account password but still, is this possible?


Copy contacts from Google to SIM card

I have recently got my SIM card replaced, and lost all contacts as a result. I was wondering if there is a way to copy them from Google Contacts to the SIM card. It would type them one by one but it seems like a waste of time. Surprisingly, though, I haven't been able to find an easy way to do it. Is there a way to dump contacts from the google backup to the SIM card?


How to bookmark an automatically redirecting link on the Android?

I am on page_1. There is a link_1 to page_2 that redirects to a random URL page_x. I cannot go to page_2 because I will not see its URL in the address bar (it redirects to page_x) I want to bookmark link_1. On a non-mobile browser, I would right click link_1 and bookmark it. I am using the pre-installed "Internet" browser that comes with the Android. How do I bookmark link_1 on Android?


Can't install apps through Android Market website?

When I try to install an app from the Android Market website, I get this error: > "There are no android phones associated with this account. Please sign in > with a different account." I tried fixing it by following **this**, but it didn't help. I can see the list of apps that are already installed on my phone though. Did anyone else encounter this problem? Any hints on how to fix it? thank you!


Dial 7 digits in an area requiring 10 digits

My area code(402) is going to be requiring everyone to dial 10 digits soon because we're getting an area code overlay(your next door neighbor could have a 531 area code). However, at first everyone will have a 402 area code. I would like to only dial 7 digits, and for the phone to see 7 digits and prepend 402. So I would tap buttons for 867-5309 and it would dial as if I had tapped 402-867-5309. Is there a way to make my Incredible do this?


How to fix out-of-sync calendar?

I'm using a rooted Samsung Galaxy S (Vibrant) running stock FroYo from T-Mo. I sync my calendar on the phone with my Google Calendar. I have several different calendars on Google, shared with different groups of people, and all are set to sync with my phone. Everything has been perfect since I got the phone 4+ months ago. Two days ago, within 30 minutes of adding a calendar event where everything looked fine, when I went to add another event I noticed that most of my calendar events were missing. I usually use Jorte, and have been doing so with no problems. I checked the stock calendar app and it's displaying a different sub-set of events. Looking at both calendar apps plus Google calendar on my PC I see:   1. some events appear on the PC and in both apps (very few)   2. most events are missing on one app or the other   3. for a given calendar, some events will appear on one app but not the other (even on the same day)   4. there are events appearing on the stock app that don't appear on either the PC or in Jorte (for a calendar I have read-only access to) It seems to me that something has corrupted the phone's cache of data. Could this be possible? How would I fix it? This is a **huge** PITA -- I depend on my calendar for everything. Thanks for any help you can give!


Samsung Galaxy S3 wi-fi connection problems

When I try to connect to wi-fi on my Samsung Galaxy S4 a message comes up, checking the quality of your internet connection and then network disabled because internet connection is slow. This happens at home and when out and about when other devices connect straight away. This has only been happening in the past 4 to 6 weeks.


Is it possible to put a micro sim from an iPhone 4 into the Nexus S?

I have an iPhone 4 with micro sim, and am wondering if it is possible to put my micro sim into the unlocked nexus s, to function as my phone (for development purposes). If not, is there an alternative android phone that would work better for this?


Hide applications from Apps menu

I don't want to root my phone to delete some applications installed by the provider, but I would like to hide them from the menu, since I know that I won't use them often. I know that it is possible to do that with the alternative launcher, but I'm using the original one. Is there an application that can do that? If it matters, I'm using a HTC Desire.


Android early boot console over usb

I'm trying to port newer kernel versions onto my Nexus S device. Most newer kernels panic very early on in the boot process. I would like to debug this. However, since the phone has been provided to me by my school, I cannot get a hold of a serial port (if it does exist..not sure) Is there any way I can obtain the messages via usb onto my PC?


How to delete Skype history?

How to delete Skype history? I saw two methods declared: (1) delete Skype application data and/or (2) reinstall Skype. But both methods are compromised by an idea and saying, that Skype history is (maybe partially) stored on Skype server. If so, then History will resurrect after both actions. So, my question is: how to really delete history? Also I need some explanations about the cases where history was resurrecting. For example, this can be because parallel client was holding history...


Picture converted to very low quality while sharing on Google +

I'm using a HTC ONE X with Android 4.2.2 and HTC Sense 5.0 I took a screenshot from my phone : the picture has the same resolution as my screen which is 720x1280. Then I share it on google plus :   * go to 'Galery' app ( don't know if its the standard android one or an HTC specific app :/ )   * choose my picture   * touch 'share'   * chose in the list 'Google+' which open the google+ app to choose the circles I want to share with.   * confirm. The picture shared is then 180x320 ! All text is unreadable so the sharing doesn't make sens anymore :/ Does anyone know why ? And how to prevent this ? I'm connected using wifi connection so there's no need to scale down the picture I can upload the full size...


Why does bad Busybox installation in /system/xbin/ cause problems?

I've got familiar with Android not long ago. Having almost no experience, I carelessly installed Busybox, and after that the system started resetting itself after each power-off. It also didn't allow to install software from internal storage anymore saying that there was no space. Luckily, this question helped me out. Quite sceptical at first, I installed a file manager from external USB and moved busybox from `/system/xbin/` to `/system/bin/`, and surprisingly, the problem was gone. But could anyone tell why busybox executable placed in `xbin` was causing these problems?


Is there a way to change device type on Google Play

I have an HTC One V, but I rooted it and installed CyMod 10.1. The problem I am currently facing is that the device shows up on Google Play as HTC One V which came with 4.0, whereas my phone now has 4.1. Since it shows up as One V (4.0) many of the downloads show up as non- compatible with my phone and hence I cannot install them. Is there any thing that can be done to remedy this?


nfc tag compatibility with google nexus 5

does anyone know if samsungs tec tile 2 (note the 2!) are compatible with the google nexus 5? in fact, does anyone have a list of compatible nfc tags? (i thought the whole idea of nfc tags is that they are compatible, but it appears that the tectile 1's are compatible with even the newest samsung phones)


How can I decrypt an encrypted SD card (HTC Evo 4G) on a different device?

I encrypted both my phone and SD card upon purchasing my HTC Evo 4g LTE. Recently the phone died (would get to the login screen and then reboot). After a factory reset the SD card shows up as damaged. I've tried mounting it in various ways, but neither the phone nor a computer will attempt to mount the drive - they just ask to format it. Is there any hope of recovering the contents?


How to access a linux shell from my phone via bluetooth?

Basically I want to send shell commands from my phone to my PC (Ubuntu 11.10) via bluetooth. Why? Because I don't always have WLAN and WLAN on my phone sucks. All possible solutions are welcome. I know that most solutions will require some kind of daemon running on the linux system. This is no problem. Thanks in advance. **EDIT:** I will not root my phone.


Google Now says it's not available in my country

On my Xiaomi M2A, Google Now complains that it's not available in my country. I know for a fact that Google Now _is_ available in the Netherlands, because it works fine on my Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet. So apparently, Google Now thinks it's in some other country (possibly China, since that's where I ordered this phone). But the phone has been configured to use the Dutch settings everywhere I could find. (Silly enough, the message is actually in Dutch). So where does Google Now get the idea that it's somewhere else? And (more importantly), how do I tell it that it is, in fact, in the Netherlands?


Can Nokia X,X+,XL run android apks?

Can Nokia's new android phones run android apks just like in other androids via package installer? I heard there is no google play store, can I use a google play apk or flash gapps that brings one more question is their bootloader unlocked and rootable?


Recovering internal memory on SGS2 (CWM, not root, boot to recovery only)

I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 (i9100), which stopped booting into the normal OS. I have no idea why - one morning it turned itself off, and when I started it, it went as far as the "Samsung" screen, and just hangs. I have pictures on the "internal" SD card (flash memory), which I would like to recover. I can boot into recovery, and have installed the latest version of CWM touch, which allows me to mount both the internal and external sdcard. I can do a "browse for update" on both internal and external sdcard, and all the files I want are there. However, even when internal sdcard is mounted, I cannot access it with adb, presumably because I don't have root. Just to see what I can do without root, I used CWM allowed me to backup the system, but because the backup is written to the internal card, I cannot check whether it's worked. However, it is taking about 1.5GB of space on the internal card, so I assume it must have backed up something. Any ideas? Could I write a script that would copy the contents of the internal sd card to the external sd card, without root? If I rooted the phone, would I loose the content on the internal sd card? (I have looked into rooting, but only with heimdall so far, and I could not get it to recognise the phone on linux or OS X.) Any thoughts and suggestions will be much appreciated! Thanks!


Is it a good idea/useful to use two Anti-virus apps on Android?

Is it a waste to load two anti-virus apps on your mobile? Are two AV apps more effective than one?


Possible to restore calendar file from unit after update to 4.4.2?

Is it possible to restore the calendar file from the unit's storage after update to 4.4.2? The file was in Android/data/com.android.calendar. And no, I had no backup of the file... :-( I've rooted the the phone (Samsung Galaxy S4) and tried numerous ways of recovering without any success. Please help me!!


BlueStacks: Is there a keyboard shortcut for the menu button?

Instead of hitting the menu button with the mouse, is there any keyboard shortcut?


Amazon links in Amazon app

Is it possible to configure Amazon app so that all the `amazon.co.uk` links open in the App (or at least ask if I prefer the browser or the app)?


Wiping dalvik cache - Dalvik cache of uninstalled apps

I just came across the folder `dalvik-cache` having size of about 750MB. I searched for dalvik cache on google, and came to know that it is builded during boot up, and wiping this will make the next boot slower. So whether wiping dalvik cache is not at all useful? My doubt is that whether Dalvik cache has some files related to only the uninstalled apps? If so, how we can find that files? Or Dalvik cache components get deleted when we uninstall an app? _**EDIT** : My phone is rooted._


Broadcast screen over wireless

With my Sony Xperia Z1, I can use NFC to "pair" it to Sony TVs to broadcast what is being displayed on my phone on the TV screen as well. I would like to do this however I don't have a Sony TV. Is it possible to use an app or set up streaming so I can view my screen on my TV? I have a typical "dumb" tv connected to a Western Digital Live Hub which can access the videos/media stored on my phone without issues (supports DLNA) over my wireless network.


Issues canceling downloads in Market

All of a sudden a few days ago, I went into the Market for the first time in ages to download a new app. It said the app would be downloaded, but when I went back several hours later, it had not downloaded. I looked in the Downloads section of the market, and there were about 6 updates trying to download (which I hadn't approved - I don't have automatic downloads set, just notification of new updates with manual download). I want to cancel these downloads, but it will not happen. I long-press on the app name and choose Cancel, but nothing happens. I've even rebooted the phone, but the unwanted downloads are still there, saying Starting Download - this is after 3 days. I've seen this, this, and this, but none of them are exactly the same as my issue. The last two did have answers that I'd like to try - clearing the application data and cache for the market. Unfortunately, I don't see the Market as an app in my Manage Applications section. (I'm running CyanogenMod 5 on a rooted T-Mobile MyTouch G3.) Is there any way I can access that application to clear the cache? Or any other way I can get the unwanted downloads to stop trying and go away?


What extra features has the Android Youtube application over the HTML one?

It seems the HTML Youtube application has all the features the Android Youtube application has. I want to remove the Android Youtube application. But I want to make sure that I will not lose any feature. Do you know if the installed Android Youtube application has any extra features that the web Youtube does not have?


Where can I find stock Android apps that are not normally in the Market?

I downloaded a custom ROM for my Samsung Captivate phone that is a variant of 2.2.1. Its version of the Camera allows me to use the power button to take pictures. I decided I want the stock camera without this feature. Is there a site from which the default camera.apk is available for 2.2.1, or for that matter, other apps?