My Samsung Galaxy Ace disconnects from Wi-Fi when sleeping even after setting the Wi-Fi sleep policy

I asked this question and found that normally setting the Wi-Fi sleep policy to Never would prevent my device from disconnecting from Wi-Fi when the screen is off, but it's not working. Even after setting this it still ends up disconnected. How can I get it to work properly?


How can I change the default app that opens when double tapping the screen of my Galaxy note with the S Pen?

I would like to change the default behaviour of S Pen so that instead of using the (not so good) memo app from Samsung I can use the note taking app of my choice (right now Papyrus). How can I change the default behaviour of double tapping the screen with the S Pen while holding its side button to open my app of choice? Thanks!


Alternative for Kies

New firmware upgrade is available. I tried to install it through Kies at least 15 times. But every time, it fails. I am using latest version of Kies on my PC. I Googled for alternative. I found **ODIN** for the same. But I am doubtful whether it is reliable. Please tell me if someone knows reliable way to upgrade firmware without using Kies.


Apps won't install (silently fail after 100% downloaded)

I have a problem with installing apps from Google Play onto my Samsung Galaxy S Plus phone. It has Android 2.3.6. Yesterday I tried to download some apps. When I clicked 'Install', the app began to download but when it got to 100% it just disappeared and silently failed to install on my phone :\ I don't have an SD card and up to now I saved all my apps on the phone and had no problems like this. It seems to be some settings problem, but I don't know what to do. any ideas?!


Unable to access text messaging after updating to ICS

I have a Droid RAZR and the stock messaging app just keeps loading forever and Handcent SMS crashes when I access it. I have tried to leave it be and let it load but nothing happens. I would use SMS Backup & Restore (or another backup app) like I have in the past but since the messages don’t load the progress bar just says “NaN 0/0″ and does nothing. This is the only thing preventing me from doing a factory reset/clear data since I have lots of messages on this baby that I need to keep. I'm not sure if the messages have already been deleted, but if they were, wouldn't the apps work? This is just one of my many problems I've been running into with ICS.


How to configure Show Owner Info on Lock Screen on Galaxy S2 / Android 4.0.3?

I just upgrade my S2 to Android 4.0.3, and I'm trying to configure it to show my info on the lock screen. I go to Setup-->Security-->Owner info Then, I type in the info, but I don't find any way to save or submit this info. I can only hit the back button, and then when I go to the lock screen, nothing is displayed. What am I missing?


Why can't my device connect to my home Wi-Fi, but is able to connect to others?

Another user asked a question that covers the same grounds as my issue, but it has no answers and very few details about what was tried. My router is an DVG-G5402SP using the 802.11g standard and the security type WPA/WPA2 PSK. ![D-Link DVG-G5402SP](http://i.stack.imgur.com/94r5O.jpg) When I try to connect the Wi-Fi in my phone both manually and auto, it presents a message mentioning `out of range`, even though I'm sitting right beside the router. I really did a lot of changes such as changing the ssid of my router and the security type but nothing seem to work. I'm able to connect to others Wi-Fi available on my area, just can't connect to my home Wi-Fi.    **My question is:**   How can I deal with this situation as to successfully connect to my home Wi- Fi?


How can I automatically change volume/GPS/wifi/etc settings based on time and location?

I put Jelly Bean on my Verizon Samsung Galaxy SIII using http://www.cyanogenmod.com/blog/cyanogenmod-10-m2. I like the "Profiles" feature, with which I can set ringtone volume, GPS on/off, wifi on/off, etc for different scenarios (work, home, traveling, etc). However, I'd prefer that my phone just "know" when and how to change profiles. E.g. at certain times of day on certain days of the week, it should be Profile 1. If I'm at location X, it should switch to Profile 2. I figure this should be possible since it has a clock and geolocation abilities. I just haven't figured out how.


Android device as SMS Gateway?

I'm searching for an app to make my phone act like sms gateway. What exactly: Web Server (to visit URL and send from there) and ability so send one sms to multiple contacts. I've tried Servers Ultimate but it isn't able so send to multiple contacts.


Device encryption and broken screen

Assuming you have a device that is encrypted by the factory encryption option in the security settings of the device, and having said device suffer a fall and end up with a broken screen, what are the options to recover your data (if any)


In MIUI 2.10.12, where do I set it so that I get pop up notifications?

This is the first time I'm using MIUI as my ROM and I swear I managed to make it pop out an alert window when someone messages me. Now, however, I can't seem to figure out how to do it again. When I get a message, it just shows up on the status bar above. How do I re-enable it again?


GPS showing double the speed? System setting?

I use a "Enco B039" android-run in-dash car stereo. When using the gps the speed I drive in is showing double the speed. So if I'm going 50km/h the gps software tells me I'm going 100km/h and so on. All the settings in the software are set to km/h so I suspect it's the android system that communicates with the gps-module fault? I read in another forum of a guy that discovered that his android phone was giving him the speed reading in nautical miles (nots). Maybe this is whats happening with my unit? I found the system file "gps.conf" but I can't see any settings in there that I can change when it comes to speed. Any suggestions? In what file in the system is this setting located? Cheers.


Android OS (ICS) consumes more data in background in Funbook

I bought Micromax Funbook P3000 (All Winner A10-based clone) one month back and I have a 3G USB Dongle (Tata Photon+), I have a 10 GB plan, in that 5GB was used by Android OS itself. How to stop this as I find no option to "Stop background data"?


How to use camera without unlocking phone? (Jelly Bean on S3)

I put Jelly Bean on my Verizon Samsung Galaxy SIII using http://www.cyanogenmod.com/blog/cyanogenmod-10-m2. I know that it should be possible for me to use my camera to take pictures quickly (without unlocking my phone). (See Is it possible to use the camera without unlocking first?) But I haven't figured out how. I use a 4x4 pattern lock screen.


Lost contact details

I have a Galaxy S3 and use gmail on my phone. I was attempting to dial a number when the contact details disappeared from my phone in front of my eyes. They had gone from my phone AND from my gmail account when I returned home to check it out there! This happened again with another contact. I depend on gmail and have everything synced - so I have no idea of this has happened to other contacts too - I may have to wait until I need to call someone! Any ideas??


Why my app disappear at reboot?

When I reboot the phone, often, some of the apps a get generic icon and won't load anymore. A reinstall solves the problem but I'd rather not have to do that. Device is an Acer Liquid Metal with Froyo.


Connecting multiple phones to a single Bluetooth module.

I have successfully connected my Bluetooth module (RN-41-sm) with my Android phone. However once I am connected I cannot connect the module with another phone, because it is undiscoverable once connected to a phone. Does anyone know how I can connect multiple devices? Maybe relevant, I am using the Amarino Class to connect with my module.


bluetooth upgrade to include keyboard support

I have a Zen Touch 2, running bluetooth 2.1 and android 2.2. I also have a Samsung Galaxy Fame running bluetooth 4.0 (I think) and android 4.1. On my Zen, I cannot connect to a bluetooth keyboard to input data without an additional driver, but on my Fame I can. This is obviously because of an upgrade in either bluetooth or android, but which one and when?


Emulate an RFID card with android 4.4?

Is it possible to do it with the host card emulation feature of android 4.4? Is there a sample how this framework works? https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/nfc/hce.html


Recovering from lengthy rom upgrade on HTC Desire S

I started installing Android 4.0.4 on HTC Desire S from the official website. It had an executable that I just launched and clicked through to start installation. It should have taken about ten minutes but now it is over half an hour later. There's no progress bar on the phone. I can only see "Sending.." (with number of dots growing repeatedly) on my laptop (under Windows 7). Is there a way to recover from this situation? Is my phone doomed to be bricked if I just disconnect usb?


Browsing Jelly Bean 4.3 filesystem via bluetooth?

Is there a way I can browse my 4.3 tablet via a bluetooth connection? My (Ubuntu) laptop's bluetooth manager has a "Browse Device..." option, but it is grayed out. Is there a way I can enable it?


Samsung tab charging

Tab gt7500 battery went flat while downloading and now does not want to charge with supplied charger or via computer


Obtain the Phone Number through ADB

I have a rooted Android device, and I'm set up with the Android Debug Bridge (ADB). I'm having difficulty finding the phone number of the device through ADB. I'm hoping to eventually automate this process if the phone connected to the computer is arbitrary. I've tried google searching for the answer to this problem with no help, and I manually searched in some places on the phone. How could I obtain the phone number through ADB?


How can I make voice search know that a certain first name is always that specific contact?

I have a Nexus 5 with the Okay Google search feature. I can theoretically use it to send text messages hands-free. However, my wife has a common name, and I have several other contacts with the same first name -- and it wouldn't be surprising for me to know someone with the same last name too. And, she has a work phone number instead of mobile. So, instead of being convenient, there's a whole back-and-forth interrogation. There must be some way to tell it that when I say "text Karen", I always get _my_ Karen. Right? I tried to look for some "remember this decision" setting, or for some way to mark people as special in the People app, but no luck. I could come up with some silly nickname, I guess, but I don't want to have to do that. I'm hoping there's some real solution.


local cloud storage solution

I have got a 1 terabyte external hard drive, and I would like to find a seamless way for my android device (an HTC one mini) to be able to access that hard drive. In the old days when I wanted to do "cloud", I would plug such a device into my always-on-always-connected-to-the-internet linux and just share the device -- let other machines mount it. Of course this still works fine -- but I don't know how to do this via Android, or via Windows. Nowadays we have cloud solutions like Dropbox, which works great on my Android device, but I have limited storage space (unless I pay -- but I already paid for the external hard drive). Ideally I am looking for something with the simplicity of Dropbox but with everything under my control. I considered git for a while, and there are ways to get an android device to run git, but you seem to only have a limited end- user experience, and you seem to have to actually upload projects rather than being able to access them from afar -- and my android device doesn't have that much memory. I tried sparkleshare, but I can't find a client for Android. I tried every option that ES File Explorer offers, but they all seemed to involve losing control of the cloud storage. Is it possible to do this via LAN somehow? The problem is that my Android device will typically be moving from wireless network to wireless network and will not always be on the same network as the external drive. Basically I think I am asking for a way to plug a terabyte hard drive into my phone in a wireless way. This problem has surely been thought about seriously!


How to enable audible alarms while making phone calls?

I often need to use a timer while making phone calls. No matter what timer I use they never play the alarm sound while you are on the phone, they simply emit a brief "beep" and vibrates (if the timer was configured to vibrate of course). I need an audible alarm. Is there any way to use a timer with an audible alarm while making a phone call? It used to be possible, a few Android updates back (can't remember which Android version), but not any more it seems, at least not out of the box. I've tried the stock Clock app, Ovo Timer and Timer (by Opoloo). In all three cases alarm signals are only played as expected while not making a phone call.


Jelly bean voice search not talking back

I've recently upgraded my phone to Android 4.1.1 and I've tried the new voice search. It mostly answers my questions correctly, but i didn't get it to talk back. I checked the following setting: Settings->Voice->Speech Output. It's set to Always. Does anybody else have this issue? Any ideas on how to fix it?


How can I disable mobile data completely?

I have a pre-paid plan and don't want to use my mobile data except for two days in the year. However, since there's the quick option button mobile data, I fear I might press the wrong button when I'm dizzy. So is it possible to deactivate mobile data completely, such that a press on the "mobile data" quick button won't activate it anymore? Or a little bit more drastic: how can I remove that feature from my phone? If the solution is device specific, I'm looking for an answer for a Samsung Galaxy S2 (GT-I9100, running stock 4.1.2), but I would like a general solution.


My samsung GT-s6312 phone does not connect to PC. Even after connecting USB cable, please help to connect USB to PC


Does Android's implementation of SELinux's M.A.C. inhibit apps with root privileges from accessing other app's data?

Starting with Android 4.4 SELinux's MAC is enforced. Does this mean that if an app somehow can get installed and exploit the kernel to get root privileges, that MAC will still prevent that app with root privileges from accessing private app data? Android Documentation says: "SELinux can be used to label these devices so the process assigned the root privilege can write to only those specified in the associated policy. In this way, the process cannot overwrite data and system settings outside of the specific raw block device." source- http://source.android.com/devices/tech/security/se-linux.html#use-cases As a reference I am implementing a Mobile Device Management system and in the process I have to determine how secure Android OS is itself. That is why I need to know how secure corporate data stored on a device is to root-kits, spyware, and other malware. _p.s. This was posted on the 'Unix & Linux' site but no one has been able to answer it, and I was suggested by one of their users to ask this community, any help is much appreciated. Thank you._


How can I make my HTC One stop vibrating on notifications, but still make noise?

My HTC One vibrates every darn time the notification sound comes on, and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get it to stop. I have "vibrate on calls" unticked in the setting, under sound, and it still does it. This was never a problem before that system update a little while ago. I am seriously so mad right now. Help?


TWRP, blank screen after flash?

My friend has Nexus 4 with 4.4.2 on it with TWRP recovery and multirom installed. Something went wrong with his main stock install. He had a back up of his system, cache, boot and everything else apart from Data. He restored this backup and now whenever he selects his main partitionn he just boots into a blank screen. Any ideas? We have tried fixing permissions and wiping all types of cache. His other roms in multirom work.


Reflashed, kept data partition intact how do I restore my texts?

My friend has had to flash his phone but he kept the data partition intact. He uses hangouts for his SMS and for some reason, his old SMS messages in hangouts arent showing... Did they go when he reflashed the phone?


How do I hide contacts in HTC Sense?

How do I hide contacts that I sync from Google Contacts in the Sense? I removed them from My Contacts and filed them under an "Archived" group. I want to keep them, but not show up. I can go to the second "tab" on the bottom to filter by group, but thats a hassle.


Android adb: "device unauthorized" message, but can't boot device to confirm authroization

I managed to get stuck in a boot loop after installing the Chainfire 3D driver on a Galaxy Tab 3. I can boot into the recovery mode (and download mode) but when I try to establish a connection using `adb shell`, it says: > error: device unauthorized. Please check the confirmation dialog on your > device. Of course, I cannot boot my device to confirm authorization. How can I use adb without first being authorized?


Can I connect my Android device to a laptop via WiFi to use file sharing?

How can I connect my _Sony Xperia U_ to my laptop using WiFi to use file sharing? I tried normal connectivity by sharing my laptop WiFi and connect my _Xperia U_ to the laptop -- but it only accesses the internet, not the file sharing. What should I do to access file sharing and managing my laptop using my phone? Is there any application, setting, or procedure that can help me connect my laptop and my phone?


Does rooting erase anything?

If I root my android phone (just so I can get access to Wifi Tethering, etc.) will that erase anything on the phone (apps, data, etc.)? Will it change anything other than the ability to run app(s) as rooted?


How to set CPU Affinity for android tasks

I have a dual core android device. Is there any way to set CPU Affinity for android tasks ?


Must I install ClockworkMod to install CyanogenMod on Samgung Galaxy SII?

I want to install CyanogenMod on my Samsumg Galaxy S II. If I install ClockworkMod I think I will void the warranty provided by Samsung. Must I install ClockworkMod or can I just install CyanogenMod?


Google Play Music offline files cannot be found

So I have a very odd problem. When I mark my songs for offline use in Google Play Music, they download just fine and are available offline. However, when I go to the `/sdcard/Android/data/com.google.android.music/cache` directory, there are **no** files in there. Does anyone know how to find my files or fix what's wrong? I'm very confused and have already tried factory restoring my phone. I am using a Samsung Galaxy S3 (Verizon) with the stock ROM which I've rooted.


Any way to hard reset a HDC A9100?

I need to hard reset my HDC A9100 any way I can. Please, does anyone know how? To clarify: I need to overcome a forgotten screen lock, and the documentation provides no helpful information (it's here: http://www.swedishphones.com/uploads/7/4/6/3/7463877/hdc_a9100__manual.pdf) A few attempts at the 'hold the volume buttons' etc while it powers on have been unsuccessful. I do know the right username/pass combination for the "forgotten your..." screen, but it doesn't appear to work. Does anyone have any recommendations?


Install Cyanogenmod 7.2 on Nexus One using ClockworkMod Recovery - "remote: signature verify fail"

Steps I've done:   1. Downloaded & copied CM7.2 to my SD card (from here)   2. Installed the Android SDK   3. Downloaded & copied the ClockworkMod Recovery to the platform-tools directory in the SDK folder (from here)   4. Rebooted my phone by holding down the volume-down and power buttons   5. Went into fastboot mode   6. On my laptop I ran "fastboot oem unlock", then ran it again to make sure it really worked ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/V6rhC.png)   7. On my laptop I ran "fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-passion.img" This is where I get the error "remote: signature verify fail" ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/4n8tF.png) Anyone know how to fix this?


Where to get Flash Player for Android 2.2 Froyo

As everyone knows, the development of Adobe Flash for mobile devices was discontinued. I have an external device I want to access. It has a web server installed running a HTML script with an embedded Flash movie. Since I am not able to download a compatible Flash version on Google Play and have a device that runs Android 2.2.1 Froyo and another device that runs 4.0.3 Android Ice Cream Sandwich, my question is: **Where can I get an Android version of Flash Player that may run on Froyo as well as on Android 4.0.3 ICS?** I've downloaded the APK files here. NOTE: I am no way affiliated with chip.de


Why does the CM7 Radio FM app require bluetooth to run?

The FM Radio app on my stock ROM(s) (Samsung 2.2 and 2.3) only required to plug in earphones. And that was the case with any phone radio app on any cell phone. But why does the app which comes with CM7 require both bluetooth turned on and earphones plugged in? (Apparently, from the "about" page in the settings, it is developed by MIUI) ![Image of the app turning on Bluetooth](http://i.stack.imgur.com/v2AyT.png)


Show only new available and new updated apps in Google Play Store

Is there a way to show only new apps and games or new updated games and apps in the Play Store? I don't mean the top new games section because apps in there are mostly old (few days/weeks). A few month ago there was such a section but it was removed. I'd like to get this section back, maybe on another website or with an API if necessary.


Sony Xperia Tipo not recognizing SD memory card

I have installed an 8GB SD memory card in my Sony Xperia Tipo, but the memory card is not being recognized. Has anyone else had this problem with the Sony Xperia Tipo? If so, how did you solve it?


How to hard reset of a Samsung Galaxy GT-I9000 which I cannot put in recovery mode?

I don't have much hope. Here is what's happening Galaxy S GT-I9000 keeps crashing at startup :   com.sec.android.provider.logprovider crashes      and other ones android.process.acore      So I cannot reach any settings to disable some system settings like Settings/Privacy   So I cannot connect usb (it's never seen by my PC)      And a very good joke : it cannot be put in recovery mode !   http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_Series#Recovery_Mode   Does nothing   Somebody have notices some i9000 in this case : http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/fix-3-button-combo-download-recovery-mode- in-samsung-galaxy-s-gt-i9000/ Too bad I can't do this : "Now plug the USB cable into the phone. Start a new command prompt window and navigate to the folder/directory where you have installed ADB." As my phone is not able to make the usb work !   So is there a way to reset the phone the hard way ?   I mean by opening it and erasing the memory to revert to an empty phone fully ...   PS : I cannot tell the android installed on this phone. It's not mine. All I know is that it's pretty old and that it's a custom "Orange" ROM.


Google Now time estimation to work

I have an Galaxy SII, and I'm using AOKP JB Milestone 1. That said, I'm experiencing something strange, the Google Now app is running and working just fine, except for one thing, I've set my home and work address, but it just shows me the estimated arrival time for going home, all the time by the way(except when I'm home), and it never showed the estimated arrival time for work. Is it known, or may be just and ROM bug?


My Epic Touch 4G can only boot into Odin mode

Installed ClockworkMod via ROM Manager, selected reboot into recovery via manager and the phone only boots into "Android System Recovery" now. OK button doesn't work to select "reboot now", though long depress does what it should. I just flashed the EG30 tar file (see comments) successfully, but it booted back into "Android system recovery" again and the ok button will not select on "reboot system now" but long long depress will reboot it... back into recovery though. Any ideas on how I can get the phone to start up properly?


How to solve "insufficent space on the device" error on Samsung Captivate

I have a Samsung Captivate, running the stock Froyo ROM, rooted. When I try to install a large app from the Market, I get the error "insufficent space on the device", for apps of ~40 MB, with 700+MB free. I first noticed it with "Jelly Defense" on Google's Christmas-week sale, but you can see it for yourself if you try the free "Reiner Knizia's Labyrinth" which is also quite large. This is a common problem -- just Google it and you'll see dozens of posts around the Internet going back almost a year. From those posts, I've tried two free apps that are supposed to help, "Market Fix" and "Cache Fixer", but neither has done the trick yet. As I understand it, both are supposed to re- mount /cache as a loopback file on the SD card. I don't know why they don't work. If anybody has fixed this specifically on the i9000 series (SGS1, Captivate, Fascinate, etc), please let me know how!


Kindle Fire Power Adapter Specs

I have misplaced the power adapter for my v1 Kindle Fire. USB charging works but is dog slow. What are the specs of its adapter, including any branding, as they're never labeled properly. Also, a photo would be very helpful, since it is likely in the box o' adapters in the basement.


Choose contact name manually?

In my contact list, I entered a number of "household" contacts combined together. For example, "Bob & Sally Smith", with the corresponding e-mail addresses, phone numbers, etc. The problem is that, if the e-mail address is also associated with a Facebook contact, it overrides my preferred naming system and shows the name of the Facebook contact. For example, if the e-mail address were Bob's in my example, it would show "Bob Smith" instead of the combined name. Is there a way to force it to use the name _I_ prefer it to use? Note that this _may_ be specific to my phone - Motorola Droid. A friend of mine has the Droid X and I might see if his does the same thing...


How to start deskclock timer via NFC

I am trying to start the timer of the deskclock app that comes with Android 4.2 using a NFC chip. I am not trying to write an app that does this but rather use one of the many NFC launcher apps. I can't seem to find if that is possible at all... AnyTAG NFC launcher for example is able to launch the deskclock app but not set any parameters or just launch the timer part.


Backing up Android device on Windows via wireless

I need a way to back up my whole Android device on my PC, which is running Windows 7. I don't have USB cable for my phone, but I have wireless router, so my best option is using Wireless connection. I have encrypted my rooted Nexus S device, and now I am locked out of accessing SD card via recovery. The only way to decrypt my device is Factory data reset, which will erase all data on my phone. Before doing that I need to backup all my SD Card content, Apps, App data content to my PC. I need something much like Ultimate Backup Tool, but instead of recovering data through USB cable, using wireless instead.


How do I set up my wifi router for my Android device?

I have a wireless network set up with a Sweex LC000070 router, WEP encryption and while my HTC Hero can connect to the network, internet doesn't seem to work. Is there any setting on the router I have to change in order for Android devices to connect?


Nexus One: 3G/WIFI Not Switching

As of last couple of weeks, my phone has been having problems automatically switching between wifi and 3G. When i leave home, I have to completely turn off the radio and turn it back on for it to pick up the 3G connection. When i come home in the evening, I have to turn off the wifi, and then turn it back on in order for it to kick in. Has anyone else experienced this problem or know how to fix it? **EDIT:** The problem is that the phone doesnt automatically switch from WIFI to 3G and vice versa. If I go out of range of a known wifi hotspot, my 3G data connection should be established (indicated by the 3G icon in the top row), but it never shows up. If i work-around this by going in and out of airplane mode, the 3G connection is re-established. My carrier is Optus in Australia, but i dont think that matters, given that it USED to work and only in the last couple of week has this problem occured.


When did my phone power off due to low battery? Is the information recorded somewhere?

I'd like to know when my Android phone powered down due to low battery. Is there a log or way to see this? I am running a new program that makes use of BlueTooth and I suspect that's the problem. I ran the program over the weekend and when I recovered the phone, it was dead. Of course I have no way of know if the phone died after 1 hour or 23 hours. I'm guessing the operating system logs it somewhere. The phone in question is a Sony Ericsson Arc, but I'm hoping the answer generally applies to all Android phones.


Photos copied via bluetooth from LG 4X HD to Xperia Z not sorted

a novice at this so bear with me. I recently copied all my photos and videos from my LG to my Xperia Z using Bluetooth. It took awhile but all copied fine. Problem is they now all sit in My Album under a folder name Bluetooth but have lost all my sorting i.e. I had all the photos sorted in to albums with a specific name. Can I resort or is there another way to recopy keeping the albums with their names? Thanks


Delete folders from the SD sstorage phone

I have many folders in the smrtphones (Nexus4) that I think are not used or that are empty. Is it possible to delete them in a safe mode? If the folder is necessary it will be created when I need it?


WiFi does not turn on Sony Tablet S

After a prolonged screen off turning on WiFi on Sony Tablet S android 4.0.3 (release5a) results in "Turning on WiFi" status message in the available WiFi networks pane for a very prolonged time. Then it silently turns off. Once after a long time of "turning on" process it succeeded. There are no problems with bluetooth or airplane turning on. Only restarting the device solves the problem.


How to install regional font in Moto G?

How to install a regional font for India on the Moto G? I have tried this but its required rooted device; is there any way to do it without root?


What happens to Crash Reports sent to Google?

Many Android applications have bugs. These include app crashing, screen flickers or failing to start altogether. The app crashes present the well-known `Unfortunately, **AppName** has stopped` screen. ![Crash dialog](http://i.stack.imgur.com/JvFJq.png) But sometimes actually pressing the left button and sending the report seems like a bit of a waste of time since I never get to know what happened to the report. **What does actually happen once this report is sent? Is it known what Google does with it?** Does Google pass them on to the developers of the app that crashed? And do we how many crash reports Google receives per day?


Nexus 4 encryption

I encrypted my nexus, and now forget the password after the power is run out Can anyone tell me how many digit required and its rules (upper case, number, etc)?


program to resize image?

I'm looking for an image editor that I can use to do a wide array of resizing tasks including canvas size (expand/contract the image canvas), image size (enlarge/shrink the entire image), and cropping. So far, all I can find are cropping tools in the apps I'm finding, but I want the others as well. Does anyone know of any apps that provide all three tools?


Is there a real time wifi traffic analyzer for Android?

I'm using SugarSync to sync files between my phone and computer, but am not sure if things are actually working as they should. It would be great to watch android network traffic in real time. Anyone know of an app?


Some apps not supported on Samsung Galaxy Player

I've never really used an Android device before about a week ago so I'm not terribly familiar with how this all works, but I've noticed that there are a couple of apps that I am not able to download on my Samsung Galaxy player, but my friends who have Android phones are able to. Any ideas on why this might be or how I could work around it. An example is Go Launcher Ex.


Rationalising the utility of swap in Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830

I am trying to get my hands on the average read/write speed(s) of the RAM bundled on the said phone. Just wondering how this faces off with a Class 10 micro SD. I was thinking if the Class rating was high enough, maybe using swap might be a good idea. Q1.) Is there a Class rating that is performing almost onpar with the RAM random access timing? Q2.) Is my theoretical basis invalid? Thank you!


How can I stop downloads from Google Play when net balance is ending (or zero)?

In my SIM, the net balance is zero. But, the device shows that it is still downloading applications. Because of this, I am losing my main balance. Also, the battery is getting lower every 3 hours. How can I stop this problem?


Sending an application (apk) through NFC

Is it possible to install the application to another device using NFC? The application is not in Google Play store. If it is possible, how can I do this?


Cannot get Android 4.0 NFS client to connect to my NFSv4 Ubuntu server: "no such device"

I'm using GLaDOS kernel which includes the NFS modules (and I'm using the Codename Android ICS 4.0.3 ROM) on a GSM Galaxy Nexus. I'm trying to connect to my NFSv4 server (Ubuntu 11.10). My other clients (e.g., Ubuntu 11.04 laptop) can connect over the same LAN network, but my Galaxy Nexus will not connect. In the Android terminal (BTEP), in su mode, I'm entering these commands:               insmod sunrpc.ko     insmod lockd.ko     insmod nfs.ko      lsmod shows the modules loaded:               nfs 104232 0 - Live 0xbf036000     lockd 42336 1 nfs, Live 0xbf028000     sunrpc 150792 3 nfs,lockd, Live 0xbf000000      My mount command (In the terminal, in su mode) is:               mount -t nfs4 nfserver:/shared1 /sdcard/nfs/shared1      The error is "no such device". (See edit below - I have a new error now.) It returns immediately, so I'm fairly certain this is entirely a client side error. It is probably not even trying to contact the server. Usually the "no such device" error means that the nfs kernel module is not loaded. However, in my case, it is indeed loaded, as shown above. Can anyone help? **EDIT** : so now I believe that the BusyBox mount command does not support NFSv4. Unfortunately, my server only supports NFSv4. So I borrowed a NAS device which supports NFS v3 and set that up. Now the error is "invalid argument". In fact, the BusyBox mount command gives the same "invalid argument" error on all mounts using either "-t nfs" or "-t cifs". That leads me to conclude (based on quote below) that there is a version mismatch between BusyBox and my Linux kernel.   * busybox: 1.19.3-Stericson    * linux: 3.0.8-GLaDOS-V1-15 My conclusion is supported by this link where he says:               This is how I interpret it.     kernel is newer - recompile mount command (i.e. busybox etc)     Make sure that it uses the headers from the kernel it will run with.      Finally, trying a regular NFS v3 server (the NAS device) with Mount Manager does not succeed with either NFS or CIFS. But AndSMB will connect to the NAS using CIFS.


Is it possible to write to a device's clipboard using ADB?

I am interested in learning how to write to (and if possible, read from) a rooted Android device's clipboard. I hope to do so using ADB over USB and I am not interested in installing any apps to help me do this, as this is something I plan on rarely doing. Any suggestions or help guiding me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.


How to open or restart or unlock mobile device from Android Device Manager

I am using samsung galaxy S2. I have recently download google's android app **Android Device Manager**. But i have wrong click Erase in web https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager here . After that My Mobile is does not open? Please give idea, How to restore data from web(https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager). I check in web but there is not enough setting for unlocking?


Send files from Linux to Android via ssh

I want to send some specific files from my linux PC to my android device. I'd like to send it automatically using terminal commands, so there will be no drag and drop files. I don't know what is the best communication way to send file via wifi. I understand how to send using ftp by downloading 'ftp server' app on my android, but that's not suitable to my work since it needs to open an internet browser on my PC and transfer like a file manager. So I tried using ssh:               scp /home/user/picture1.jpg u0_a167@192.168.1.117:/storage/emulated/0      but always ended up error:               ssh: connect to host 192.168.1.117 port 22: Connection refused     lost connection      How to solve this problem? or does anyone have any other recommendation which communication way should I use?


Installation in Mac for Android SDK

I have an installation problem with Android SDK Manager. I am getting this error in Android SDK Manager please help...               https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/addons_list-2.xml Failed to fetch URL https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/addons_list-2.xml, reason: File not found Fetched Add-ons List successfully Fetching URL: https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/repository-10.xml Failed to fetch URL https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/repository-10.xml, reason: File not found Done loading packages.      I tried opening them on my browsers, and it opens perfectly fine. I took the whole package of ADT from Google's official site. and have browsed a lot also with no avail. While trying to run the program I am getting: > Description Resource Path Location Type Error generating final archive: > Unable to get debug signature key NewProject Unknown Android Packaging > Problem


Windows explorer not showing all my SdCard Files | Galaxy S3 mini

I have a some images that I can see in my phone, when I check the location it says that they're in my external SD card (see first image), but when I connect my phone to my laptop with Windows 7, I can't reach those pictures (see second image). ![First image](http://i.stack.imgur.com/gVYCf.png) ![Second image](http://i.stack.imgur.com/xS920.gif)


Are IPv6 Privacy Extensions supported and how can they be enabled/disabled?

I just read about a potential privacy issue with IPv6 addresses on phones. While the article mainly talks about Apple devices, Android _is_ mentioned so I wonder: Does Android support IPv6 privacy extensions and how can they be enabled/disabled? According to this question, Android currently has _partial_ support for IPv6.


Alternative market app without country limitations

I want to download Apps from the US for researching purposes. A co-worker of mine could do that by installing an alternative Market. He did not have a rooted phone and probably got that app from the original market. The icon of this app was similiar to the original market's one but blue instead of green as far as I can remember.


How do I cleanup all information backed up from my phone?

i.e. I want to remove all information, that was backed up from my phone to the Google servers (sync data, etc). How can I do that?


What's the reason that the alarm clock isn't working when the phone is turned off?

I know that the alarm isn't working when the phone is turned off, but my question is: Why doesn't this work? What were the developers/engineers thinking? I always used my mobile phones as alarm clocks and even very old mobile phone support alarm clocks when they are turned off.


if I have an app running on android is it possible to send it commands from the computer instead of the device?

Say I was running facebook for android or something, and I wanted to delete all my friends or messages. Would I have to program a macro to do this? B. would it be possible to send the application direct commands? Delete this friend or do this? Similarly if I was going to write something for the computer?


Unlocking HTC HD2 and installing Android

I have HTC HD with Windows Mobile 6.5 installed and it is locked with Vodafone (Germany). If I want to install Android on it, do I have to unlock it first? Or it will be automatically unlocked in the process of installing Android?


I want to use market place on my cheap tablet

Alright I'm cheap bought a couple cheap tablets for my kids. We have enjoyed alot of the apps ava on the Market Place but it will not work with the tablets. (Something about "Honey Comb". My question is there a work around or someway to get the apps I want or upgrade my os so I can get the market place?


Firmware Update for Samsung S LCD I 9003 stops at "preparing firmware update"

I am trying to upgrade the firmware of samsung galaxy S LCD using Samsung Kies. I am using the recent version of Kies. But during when I click start update it is showing that the FirmwareUpdate has stopped working. and it is showing preparing firmware upgrade components forever. Please advice me what to do.


How much does Android use Wi-Fi for network discovery when not connected?

When I have Wi-Fi turned on, but not connected to any network, how much does Android use the Wi-Fi function? I'm asking this because apparently Wi-Fi activity uses considerable* amounts of battery. Is the device constantly scanning for Wi-Fi signals to find a network to connect to? Or does it only do it at some intervals to save battery, so that all significant battery use happens only when it's connected? Are there any settings related to this? (I have Android 2.2.1 but I'm interested in information about other recent versions as well if there are significant differences.) * - _"considerable" should not be interpreted as a synonym of "large" or "too much". I'm not suggesting Wi-Fi drains my battery immediately, just that the energy consumption is worthy of considering._


Google Account shows two Android Login Service in Connected Sites, Apps, and Services

I have a HTC One X and when I go to my Google account's Security section -> Connected Sites, Apps and Services, it shows me two entries of "Android Login Service — Full Account Access". But I have only one Android device. Below is the screenshot: ![Connected Sites, Apps and Services](http://i.stack.imgur.com/xo4cx.png) Is this correct or there is another device which connected to my account?


I've got LG Optimus One phone (model LG-P500h). How do I find out what wifi chipset my phone has? Is there a general mechanism that will work for all phones?


Can One Increase the Mobile AP Hotspot Timeout?

I have a Samsung Captivate (Galaxy S) and I have an AT&T plan that includes tethering. I can turn on the Mobile AP hotspot and then other devices can connect to it. However, after several minutes, the Mobile AP turns itself off. If I manually turn it back on again, it works fine again, but this gets pretty annoying. Is there any way to make it stay on, or to lengthen the time it will stay on?


Keep GPS on when screen is locked

Is there a way to prevent GPS from sleeping when I lock the phone even though google maps app is running?


Email Flagging works only one way

Device: Samsung Galaxy S2 Carrier: SmarTone-Vodafone Country / Language: Hong Kong / English OS / Browser / build number (if applicable): Hello. I recently purchased a SGS2 and realized that although I could 2-way sync all my contacts, tasks, calendar, and email to my Corporate Exchange Account (2007), I could only 1-way sync flags; from the phone to Excahnge. Changes on flag status on Exchange would not appear on the phone. Any ideas? Thanks


How do I fix pwd (print working directory) on Cyanogenmod 7?

I recently started using Cyanogenmod and I noticed some odd behavior in the shell for certain commands. The command works as expected in the Terminal app directly on the phone, but strange things occur when connected by ssh. For instance `pwd`:               /data/dropbear # pwd          /data/dropbear # which pwd     /system/xbin/pwd     /data/dropbear # busybox pwd     /data/dropbear     /data/dropbear # ls -l /system/xbin/pwd     lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root             7 Apr  1 23:30 pwd -> busybox      As you can see, `pwd` prints a blank line ![enter image description here][1]when typed normally at the command line. Even though it is just a link to `busybox`. I've fooled around with other embedded systems (DD-WRT), and noticed `busybox` was set up the same way - and works. The way it's behaving here breaks functionality with WinSCP, which depends on `pwd` when it connects. I thought I could be a little clever here and use WinSCP to transfer files to my phone over my wireless lan. But as you can see it isn't quite working yet. For the record I'm using a Motorola Droid, Cyanogenmod 7 RC4, and also PuTTy from a Windows 7 machine.


Rooted Phone but still can't uninstall Apps

So I finally temp-rooted my HTC Desire HD and set about trying to uninstall some of the stock apps that came with it (Stocks (no pun intended), Facebook for HTc and so on). But it won't let me - the 'Uninstall' link is disabled inside Settings-> Applications. Do I need to do a 'full' root to achieve my goal or am I missing something? Thanks for reading.


ICS: Use site's bookmark icon

The bookmarks on the home screens of my Galaxy Nexus have the same red bookmark icon. Is it possible to automatically display the site's default icon (i.e., the one which appears in the URL bar) as the bookmark's icon?


Unable to tilt in Temple Run in IdeaPad K1 3.2

I'm using Lenovo Ideapad K1 tablet-android version being 3.2. I'm **UNABLE TO TILT** while collecting coins in Temple Run. Is it because Android 3.2 doesn't support tilting or is there a problem with my tablet? Please help..


How can I get a good route for many way-points?

I need an app that can search for me all the various places for different keywords like "beauty salon" and "web design" (the keywords are chosen by the user) in a specific region (e.g. my city) and then give me an optimum route for the "beauty salon" ∪ "web design" places in function of accessibility (the app has to know the public transport routes). Is there any app that can do this for Android? It would spare me from making a lot of calculations. There are around 700 places in my city. Imagine doing an optimum route for all of them. If there isn't, then I got you a very good idea, for a possibly viral app. I can't start making such an app, because I don't have time. I have to sell. That's it. So, there must be another solution. Did someone got into the same situation as mine? PS: It's not like I don't know HOW to do it, it's the fact that I don't have time. Programmatically you can do it by following a backtracking model. For every optimum route calculated, the app shall send the data to a server so the next time you won't be obliged to recalculate. For the server, you'll use a a search engine, so everyone can access a previous route. Afterwards, you can gradually implement stop lights, traffic. Gradually because you don't want to overstress the CPU at first.


How to change equalizer presets with Tasker?

I am not using a third party application downloaded on the Play Store, but the **Sound enhancement** menu that comes pre-installed on some devices (can be found on `Settings -> Equalizer` on _Play Music_ for example). What I want is a pop up menu where I can choose one of two equalizer presets when plugging in my headphones or earphones. I know how to do the event and menu parts, but can't find something relevant for the presets.


Trim list of sharing apps in ICS

Things like sharing photos come to mind. When I view a photo and click Share, the list can get pretty bloated depending on what apps I have installed. Is it possible to trim the list of apps down or disable them from appearing on this list? Annoyingly, many of my most useful and frequented apps have been bumped down on the list and I now have to scroll to select an app.


Why is Kivy Launcher giving "your device isn't compatible" with Nook HD+?

When I bought my Nook HD+ a week after Google Play was enabled for it, one of the first apps I installed was the Kivy Launcher. It worked great for a few times, then stopped working mysteriously - wouldn't even generate a log file. I finally decided to uninstall it and reinstall again. Now when I go back to the Play Store, it shows a message under the app icon: > Your device isn't compatible with this version. I have no idea why it wouldn't be compatible, since it worked the first time I tried it. Is it possible that B&N black-listed it? What other conditions would generate this message?


Unable to resolve host "get.cm"

I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (GT-P3113). When connecting to a particular Wi- Fi network, I get a message that states: `unable to resolve host "get.cm"`. I am able to connect to the network and can see other devices on the net, but I cannot connect to websites. All my other PCs on the network function just fine, but this Android tablet cannot get internet access. It works fine on every other network I've accessed. I have modified the network to use no authentication, WEP, and WPA, but still nothing. Ideas?


How to get the information of users connected to a Wi-Fi hotspot?

How can I get the IP address, MAC address, etc. of a user connected to a Wi-Fi hotspot? ( Using Karbonn A21 Phone running Android 4.0.4 with minor changes to the skin)


Reply to an SMS and send it to someone else

Sometimes when I reply to an SMS, I also want to send that same SMS to another person. On my previous non-android phones this was easy, every SMS was a single message, as opposed to the threads in Android. I could just add another receiver there. When I answer an SMS in Android, I do not have the option to add another receiver. Is there any workaround? (Android 2.3 on a Samsung Galaxy Gio)


How to enable Wifi on an AVD

How can I enable WiFi on an AVD? I am emulating the Android version 2.3.3 API 10 and when I click WiFi in the phone settings menu it just says 'error'.


Rooted phone - sending SMS message via command line

I have a rooted Droid (Sholes), with ConnectBot installed. I can `ssh` into it via `dropbear` copied to `/system/xbin`, and/or also the instance of Debian installed on it via the "Linux Installer" application. I'm in portable Linux bliss. But... I would like to send an SMS message via the shell. Something like                sendsms 8005551234 "This is a text."      Anything like this out there?


HTC Desire - phone's dead

I was trying my application on HTC Desire when I realized there was a problem with the app so I force stop it. Next thing is the screen freezed - HTC white welcome screen. I tried rebooting several times, but it never got into the desktop. Sometimes it restarted itself. I tried removing the battery as well to no avail. Now my phone is completely dead. I cannot turn it on and when I charge it, the red/green light is not on. What should I do? I was thinking of resetting the phone via command line or something like that. Thanks for any suggestions!


Google Music app update in UK

I am UK based and have a Nexus 1 and Nexus S both running stock Android 2.3.4. On both devices, I have a manual update pending for the Music app from Google Inc., but when I go in to the Market to view this app, I get an AlertDialog telling me that "The requested item could not be found." I understand that Google Music is only available in the US, but why is the Market telling me that I need to update the app, only to tell me that it is not available when I try to?


Can Droid 2 Global sync with Outlook 2010? Esp concerned with tasks

Considering getting a Droid 2. I use Outlook for all calendar, contacts, and tasks. Although it is seamless for calendar items and contacts, task management is critical for me. I am not impressed with Google apps task mangagment and want to keep using Outlook. Is the Droid compatible with a sync directly to Outlook 2010? Under what conditions?


What is the proper way of using GPS Test Plus to update GPS data?

Do you need to click the `Clear AGPS` button, then click the `Update AGPS` button, then wait for its home screen to update the list of satellites it finds, before closing the app? Or is clicking the `Update AGPS` button sufficient? The help file describes what these buttons do, but there doesn't seem to be any best practice for using the app (or when is the best time to close the app). > **Clear AGPS Button.** Pressing this buttons clears the AGPS aiding data > from your phone. Do this if your GPS takes a long time to get a fix. > > **Update AGPS Button.** Pressing this button requests the download of AGPS > aiding data. The AGPS aiding data can become out of date, so requesting an > update will get te latest version.


Good source for genuine batteries

I'm looking to source a genuine original size battery for my HTC Desire. I'd rather not fork out the RRP of ~£35 but lots of the cheaper ones have bad reviews. Will anything much less than the RRP be fake? Does anybody know of any reputable sources in the UK?


App that can import google maps saved route to use as turn-by-turn navigation

I built a driving path containing several destination points using google maps and would like to use it in a turn-by-turn GPS navigation app such as iGo. Any existing app/s that can achieve that? Thanks.


Galaxy GT-P1000, in recovery mode, which button is "Home Key"?

In the Galaxy GT-P1000 Tab, when you're in "Recovery Mode", `Volume Up` & `Down` is used for scrolling. But which button is referred to as `Ok` or `Home Key` to select? As far as I know, the `Menu` Key, `Home` Key, and `Back` Key are soft keys that only light up after a full Boot, while in Recovery Mode, these three keys do not come up (lights up). Right now, after successfully flashing my GT-P1000 stock rom, the instructions says that I should go into recovery mode by pressing `Volume-Up` button together with `Power` button and enter the recovery mode and use the `Volume up` and `Down` to scroll to "wipe/factory reset" to complete my upgrade. I could not find the "Home Key" that I needed select that option after scrolling to "wipe/factory reset" and my Tab won't boot fully either. I need these answers quickly to get my Tab working. At the moment, the Tab continues to loop back to rebooting around the Samsung Logo.


Long boot time in Honeycomb

I just got a motorola xoom, love it so far, but it surprises me that the initial boot of the device takes so long (approx 1 minute). I figured with less RAM than my PC, a less "hoggy" OS (honeycomb vs win 7), and the benefit of a solid state hard drive, that the xoom should be able to boot from off to on-and-functional in like 20 seconds. does anyone know of a way to decrease the boot time in Honeycomb? Thanks!


Where to find diagnostic information as to why mobile data won't turn on

I've had a Samsung Galaxy S3 for a little over a year now and not had too many problems with it. This afternoon, however, it's decided it won't connect to mobile data at all. I've had similar things on this and previous android phones, so I've tried:   * making sure wifi isn't on   * checking that mobile data is enabled (!)   * checking the AP settings (these are actually locked down by my network provider - O2 UK)   * turned on & off airplane mode   * restarted   * powered off & on   * powered off, removed the battery and powered it back on In all cases, I get no mobile data icon (so it's not even trying to connect from what I can tell) and I get no connectivity. Phone calls and wifi are working just fine. Is there anywhere diagnostic information is kept around the status of the mobile data connection? If there's an error occurring, that would certainly be useful! I did drop the phone a few days ago, but the mobile data has been working fine since then... but I guess it could still be related somehow. Even if that is the case and there's a hardware fault, the same thing applies - where is the diagnostic info? I'm on the O2 UK stock image by the way - 4.1.2 / JZO54K.I9300XXEMC2


RDP/VNC App that has 1:1 mouse cursor support?

I've tried a couple different remote desktop programs, but I'm having issues with the mouse support... For starts, I have to double click everything, even things that are normal a single click, or a single click in the Android OS... I'm on Archos 101 Android 2.2.1. I'm pretty familiar with the process of remoting at this point, so my question basically is "which remote desktop solution provides the best experience with a full keyboard, mouse and HDMI support monitor?" Thanks.


Tasker double WiFi activation with 'or' statement

I have a Tasker app on my tablet, I want to make a profile which will trigger silent mode when 2 conditions are met: Connection with WiFi Network A is lost and either network B or C is connected. I want this profile to be turned off when network A is connected again. I assume that some sort of variable has to be used for the 'B or C' function. How can I do this? Also can please walk me through how to assign variables if any.


Examples of mobile broadcasts being used

I recently found this page of settings in on my phone under Cyanogenmod, I had never even heard of this system before. ![mobile broadcast settings](http://i.stack.imgur.com/0EJ7u.jpg)   mobile broadcast settings (click to enlarge) Are there any examples of this system being used in the past?


Are running apps slowing down Android phones?

When my phone (Xperia J) is getting slow I'll go to _Setting→Apps_ , select _running apps_ , and delete everything in there. Then I go back to the homescreen and I notice that my phone is faster. So is running apps making my phone slow or it is just a coincident?


USB connectivity problems with Nexus 7 2013

I've just acquired Nexus 7 (2013) and can't connect it to my PCs. All drivers I have (one from Android SDK, as I'm a developer, and the second from the Android site here, named as `latest_usb_driver_windows.zip` btw) do not install either under Windows 7, or Windows XP. PC discovers new device as "Nexus 7", but wizard says "could not find the software on your computer" when I specify folder with drivers. After some unsuccessful trials, I decided to disable MTP and mass storage modes on the Nexus, just to eliminate these parts of driver - in fact I need only debugging via USB. I enabled the debugging via USB at very beginning, and it shows up in Android's notification bar, but the device does not show up in adb/Eclipse. So I switched MTP and mass storage OFF via notification area. This did not help to attach the new device. But now I can't enable either MTP or storage mode back. They are missing in notifications, and they are missing in Settings -> Wireless & Networks -> More, where they are supposed to be. So the question number 1: how one can switch MTP and storage mode ON in Android 4.3, specifically on Nexus 7 (2013), other way than via notifications? I saw similar question on the Internet, and the only answer was to reboot the device - in some cases (from time to time!) this worked for someone. I restarted Nexus, but still nothing USB-related shows in settings. Also I'd appreciate any clues on how to connect Nexus 7 (2013) to Windows PC? I should mention, that I have Nexus 7 of the first version, and I'm able to debug apps using it, that this first Nexus is connected to the same PC successfully. This brings another problem, because I do not want to lose connectivity with the first device by complete removal of drivers, because I have no guarantee that after this the first device will not become lost in the same manner as the second. Thanks in advance.


How is GPS stack organized on Android, down to UART level?

I had some reading on location faking, and got eye caught on the report of using "fake NMEA data from UART port". Can anyone clarify, does Android GPS stack HAL supports direct access to one of the UART I/O pins with GPS receiver chip connected? Or the original post author should have written his own HAL extension in order to read from UART? What are the abilities of standard GPS HAL and how it is interfaced to chips? (e.g. are most available phones/tablets - like Google Nexus - got their GPS integrated into RF chip core, or they are still using external chip hooked to UART/I2C/other bus)?


Convert handwritten note to text

The Samsung S-note app has a handwriting recognition mode that will turn handwriting to text in more or less real time, but it slows down input enough for it to not be really practical to use when jotting notes in meetings. Is it possible to convert previously-taken handwriting and turn it to text later in S-note? If not, then what about one of the other apps that come with the Galaxy note such as aNote HD?


Does the Google Drive App create a folder that syncs automatically?

On my computer I have a Google Drive folder that syncs to the cloud. Is there a folder like that on my android phone after installing Google Drive? The idea would be to make a 'photos' folder in there and save all my photos from the camera in that folder.


How can I determine why my phone won't sleep?

When my phone won't go to sleep, what is the best way to trouble-shoot what the problem and/or offending app is? (In my case I am running CyanogenMod, and so I don't know if the solution will be the same or different than for stock Android)


Installing the OEM USB Drivers for Android

I seem to be unable to get as far as installing the drivers (windows 8). I go to device manager and go through the steps to point it to the downloaded driver location (I've tried getting the drivers from google sdk, downloading it from google by itself and getting it from asus), and every time I hit 'next' after pointing it to the driver folder it immediately goes to a "Windows was unable to install your Nexus 7" page. "Windows could not find driver software for your device". I can't figure out what's going on. I don't know if stackoverflow's the place to ask this but I can't find any information on it and I've run out of resources. Sorry for the lack of formatting, I'm not in a right state of mind.


How do I install a self compiled android image onto an SD card, and run Android from said sd card?

I have compiled a generic version of Android KitKat from source, and run it in the Android SDK emulator. I now want to take that version of Android I created, which sits in my `../out/target/product/generic/` folder and install it to run on an SD card in a tablet. How would I go about partitioning, formatting, copying over all the required Android files, etc.?


Android keyboard crashes continuously

Since this afternoon the Android keyboard crashes continuously on my phone, Samsung Galaxy S2. I have Avatarrom installed. I tried to delete the Dalvik Cache (cache/dalvik cache and data/dalvik cache), restarted the phone, but that didn't help. Today I installed BTSync (Bittorrent Sync) on my phone. I don't know if it has anything to do with these problems. (See update below - I have disabled App Protector!) I have App Protector installed, and it protects the system menu, so I can't open that. I can't open the Playstore to download SSHdroid or some other tool that will allow me to remotely access the phone. I cannot paste passwords into App Protector. I don't have a second keyboard installed. I do have ES File Explorer installed, without protection, and can use that to clear the cache or remove files. It has root access. Rom Toolbox is installed without protection. I can open the App Manager in Room Toolbox, but cannot remove App Protector. Freezing the app doesn't work either. Because the keyboard crashes so often it's difficult to do anything. So I'm wondering what options are left for me. I have lockeck myself out it seems. Of course I can install a new rom, but if possible I want to avoid that route. What suggestions do you have? * * * UPDATE I managed to disable App Protector. I copied a text file with the password for App Protector to the phone. I copied the text, and I could copy the password and that worked, so I disabled it immediately. I have installed Thumb Keyboard, but that doesn't help.


Edit navigation bar (Soft Buttons)?

I just bought a low-end Android tablet (using Android 4.2.2), and it has 6 virtual buttons on the bottom of the screen :   * Home   * Apps   * Back   * Volume down   * Volume up   * Screenshot ![Screenshot of a Pipo M6 tablet: maybe not the same as the OP says, but definitely related to the question](http://i.stack.imgur.com/qAaV9.jpg) I don't need the last 3, since I have physical buttons for the volume, and I rarely make screenshots. I looked for a way to remove them but couldn't find anything. Any suggestion appreciated. Thanks


How do I remove pending/in-progress downloads

A few days ago, I tried to save an attachment from official Gmail app and it could not finish download due to some connection errors. Now, I'm seeing the notification every time without any progress. It just stays in the notification area and sliding the notification does not remove the download. This file download was started from Gmail app and I see the same type of notification in other downloads from different apps so I'm guessing there is a central download progress going on. I tried turning the phone off, removing the battery and SIM. ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/STODB.jpg)   (Click image to enlarge) How can I list and remove these downloads ?


Android photo viewer that doesn't blank screen

I have many photos of my family on my phone. I like to draw with my daughters and I invariably end up drawing family members. It would be really nice to have an android phone app that displays a photo and simply leaves it there without allowing the screen to dim or to lock the phone. Certainly such permissions are commonly used by video player apps, but photo viewer apps seem to always allow screen dimming and phone locking. Is there such a photo viewer app? I would expect a handful, but haven't been able to find one. (Yes, I know display costs battery, and that if I don't close it my battery will be drained.)


Galaxy Nexus: Safely Remove the device in Linux?

I'm using Linux Mint 13 MATE (based from Ubuntu 12.04) as my main operating system. I have been using the adb shell and use push and pull in transferring to and from my Galaxy Nexus. As I have read somewhere that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus USB port is sensitive and can easily get broken, I would like to ask if it is safe to just remove the USB cord when I don't need it? Or is there a command I need to type via terminal to have it safely remove or unmount my Galaxy Nexus?


How can I configure my phone to show random background wallpapers from my pictures galery?

I know how to set a static picture from my photo gallery as a background wallpaper picture. However, I would like to see a new picture every time I turn the screen on. Is there a way to configure my Android smartphone to do this? Or maybe some app that does something like this? I'm using a Samsung Galaxy 551, with Android 2.2 (Froyo).


Ext2 partion mounted then after linking apps it can not be mounted!

I have Xperia Active with FXP CM 10 installed Yesterday I partitioned a second partition on my sd card so as I can link apps to sd Then, It was mounted, I linked the apps and everything was just GREAT!!! Then, I slept for about 12 hours and when i'm awake i found the apps I linked yesterday are not shown. Link2sd couldn't mount the partion, although he could see it!! Minitool partition wizard can not see the partition "although I used it yesterday to create it!!" And now, the windows doesn't read the sd card at all!! Please, any ideas??? Thanks


Recieved an SMS that deleted all my SMS

A weird thing happened to me today. I received an SMS and upon opening it from the notification bar on top, my SMS are all gone. I didn't even get to read the message. I have my SMS backed-up from a week ago so it's not much of an issue. But then how can this possibly happen? I am using GoSMS and CyanogenMod 7.2 btw. Any thoughts on what could've caused this? **Update** Okay now 5 days later, all my contacts have disappeared on it's own. I wasn't doing anything at all. I just notice my contacts are all gone. I did re-sync from Google and they're all back but what could possibly cause that?


Root and/or flash ROM on Haier Haipad 8.0 (PAD821)

I'm trying to root my haipad but none of the methods I found over the internet works. Here the PAD821 features:               Basic parameters          Time to market: February 2013     Product positioning: Entertainment Tablet PC     Operating system: Android4.1     CPU/GPU Processor architecture: ARM architecture     Processor model: ARM Cortex-A9     Processor Main Frequency: 1.5GHz     Processors core: Dual core          Storage device     System memory: 1GB     Storage capacity: 8GB     Storage media: Flash Flash disk     Storage expansion: supports Micro SD (TF) card, maximum support 32GB          Display     Screen size: 8 inches     Screen resolution: 1024x768     Screen description: Capacitive touch screen, Multi-point touch screen     Pointing device: touch screen     Screen characteristics: Five-point touch screen,The TFT screen,LED backlight     Language support: supports many languages     Network connection: WiFi support     Network mode: 3G module reserved ports     Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4          Multimedia features     Sound system: Double stereo speakers,Built-in microphone     Video playback: support playback of 720P vide     Camera: dual camera (front: 300,000 pixels, rear: 2 million pixels)     Video recording: support for recording 720P video     Flash features: supports Flash          Format support     Audio format: supports MP3 format     Video formats: supports MP4 format     Picture formats: support JPEG,BMP,GIF,format     Text formatting: supports TXT format     Buttons/interfaces: Data interface Micro-USB     Audio interface: 3.5mm earphone interface     Other interface: power interface,memory card interface     Function keys: switch button, volume buttons          Power parameter     Battery type: Lithium battery,4400mAh     Life time: depending on the using environment, at a specific time     Power adapter: DC (5V, 2A) adaptive AC power supply     Function parameters: Built-in induction The intelligent gravity sensor     Basic applications: Baidu input method,The ES file browser,PPTV,AppChina,WPS          Appearance parameters     Product size: 204.37x155.42x9.5mm     weight: 432g      Casing material: composite materials     Casing color: silver      Is there someone who knows a ROM compatible with such a device? Otherwise: is there a way to root it? Which version of the recovery (CWM or TWRP) can I install? Thanks in advance.


How to disable softkeyboard in cyanogenmod 10.0.0 parmanently?

I want to disable the soft keyboard on asus tf300t permanently. I have read a lot of post on stackoverflow that allow you to block the soft keyboard but all of them explain how to do them in a specific app. I have root access to the device. its running cyanogenmod 10.0.0 on it. it has a dock keyboard. I could not find the .apk fie in /system/app for the soft keyboard that I could remove. does someone know how to remove the soft keyboard ? thank you


Can't find Angry Birds

Same websites are reporting that angry birds is available in the android market. However I can't find it on my phone (Samsung Galaxy S in New Zealand). I have tried the bar code, the download links and searching the android market from my phone the app just isn't there. Whats going on? Is my phone not supported? Is my country not supported? Is my OS version (2.1) not supported?


How to block a number in Sony Xperia J

I intend to block a number that is in my contact list. Unfortunately I can't find any option to block it. I was told that I should add it to some Reject list. When I open the contact and press Menu, I see only 4 options:   * Modify   * Send contact   * Delete contact   * Set as default Where should I add it to the reject list?


Can ROM APKs self-update without violating Google Play policies?

Last year Facebook's hands were slapped by Google for updating their APK outside of the Google Play update process. Google then introduced language in their Developer Program Policies. > An app downloaded from Google Play may not modify, replace or update its own > APK binary code using any method other than Google Play’s update mechanism. How is this to be interpreted across two cases?...   * Is making the APK available for download for those that do not want to enable a Google account on the device a violation of this policy?   * If an APK ships with the ROM, is it considered an "app downloaded from Google Play"? Can such an app be eligible for updating through other means? Can such an app update itself? In other words, are APKs originating from a ROM exempt?


battery drain- Panasonic T 41

My battery drains every 2 min when I use else remains constant. Takes 3-5 minutes to step a point of charge. Battery usage states WiFi taking 32 and idle as 32 percentage whereas my WiFi Is off Android KitKat 4.2.2


Play store icons are not in transparent

From past few days I am noticing that play store icons are visible with black background. Even I have done factory reset settings for the phone. I am facing the problem with every icon in the play store. Is there any way to get rid of it. Is there any way to change the settings. But I didn't change any thing in settings even. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/VmKbb.png)


Android Market - Want to see Best Applications

Is there any way to see "Top Best (i.e. Top 10/50/100, etc.) applications" in Android Market as we are looking in AppStore ? I means to say which applications/Games are famous amongst the people as "Angry Bird" is famous game in Appstore, applications may have either higher ratings or higher viewer, how do i come to know about applications in android market?


AppBrain offers to update app that marketplace does not

The Appbrain app is offering to update my Maps, Street View and Facebook app. In the Android Marketplace, I can't see any option to update (though I have never updated an app before so I don't know how the update would appear). I am wondering if this difference has something to do with HTC customisations. Should I allow Appbrain to update these applications or not?


Nexus 7 stuck in a boot loop

I have a two-week-old Google/Asus Nexus 7 tablet, unrooted and otherwise standard. Yesterday it ran out of charge a _lot_ faster than it usually does, and wouldn't seem to recharge. When it finally ran completely out of juice it shut down. Now when I turn it on, it gets stuck in an endless boot loop. I contacted Google's support and they're looking to send out a new item. However if I go that road, I'll lose the data on there. Has anyone experienced this issue? Is there anything else I could try? Thanks!


transfer files from Mac to nexus 7 via bluetooth?

I forgot the USB cable and I have some files on the Mac that I would like to transfer to my nexus 7. Is it possible to do this via bluetooth? Is there an app that can do this?


Is it possible to do an advanced compare of two apps based on instalation history?

Is there any tool which classifies apps by their features. Something like Pandora (music genome) for apps (apps genome). For example I installed 'Chess Free' and after 3 months I installed 'Free Chess' (app2). Can I somehow see a matrix which would say: app2 can save games (unlike app1), app1 I can customize figure icons. (to better see the king vs. queen). App 2 has ads on top (app1 does not). Perhaps this is asking too much. and Google may not like it so it would have to bee from external start-up. Or alternatively (no matrix) - can I only read reviews of users who (1) wrote a review for app2 and (2) also have installed app1 and (3) mention app1 name in their review. (i.e., "app2 in comparison to app1 review"). Or any server which comes close to this vision?


Can I lock android phone to one network if it is unlocked?

Can I lock android phone to one network? If can be unlocked if I have both lock and unlock code? I want to lock my android phone to use only one network.


android phone or small device with qwerty physical keyboard with Ctrl and Alt keys?

Is there any Android phone or similarly-sized device with qwerty physical keyboard including Ctrl and Alt keys? What do sysadmins use for typing on Android devices?


How can I change the account used for contact sync?

My phone currently synchronizes the contacts with my personal Google account. I would like to change that so it would synchronize the contacts with an other account of mine. I added the other account, but in the synchronization settings it's empty. I can't see the same options that I see in my personal account's settings. (My personal account contains Gmail, Google Calendar, and Contacts... there isn't Gmail and Calendar associated with my other account, so don't seeing it might be expected, but it definitely has Contacts.) What can possibly cause this? Is there a way to still make the synchronization happen that way? (I use Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro with Android 2.1, and I don't want to root my phone and load a custom ROM yet.)


How can you determine what programs you installed last?

Following my question about logs I wonder if there is a way **to determine the last updates and applications which have been installed**. **Does Android keep a chronological list of installed programs and updates ?** _I am running Froyo 2.2.1 if that should make a difference._


legitimate version Android 2.3 available for developers?

I have seen a bunch of posts online saying that you can download some hack of android 2.3 on your phone..are these safe to use? or better yet, is there a legitimate version that I can download and use from the android dev site?


Phone calls - the other person can't hear me

My phone has just started having a problem where on phone calls, the other person can't hear me. They just hear some static. I can hear them just fine. It's the same whether I call them or they call me. I tried restarting my phone, I looked at the settings and couldn't see anything obvious whereby I could have muted myself. I tried turning the call on Speaker and off again - no difference. Any ideas? If it's relevant, my phone is a Samsung Galaxy S running Froyo.


How Android Custom Recovery roots the phone?

I rooted my Samsung Galaxy Note n7000. I performed some acrobatics and booted into the Stock Recovery of my phone and installed a zip that contained Philz CWM 6 Touch custom recovery. How can installing a custom recovery ROOT my phone when I have no idea of the root password? How can the said custom recovery even gain access to protected system level stuff without requiring some authentication etc. in the first place?


Clear stock browser cache?

I'm trying to do some css / javascript changes to a webpage with the android stock browser. How does one clear the stock browser cache, on the Samsung galaxy s3? I've checked settings and settings -> developer settings as well.


Using Droid as a computer microphone via USB?

Is it possible to use my Droid as a computer microphone (for Skype, Teamspeak, etc) via the USB cord? If not, does anyone know of a Teamspeak client app? Any help would be appreciated.


Removing or blocking default Android apps

I have developed a software for a company, not for a personal use, and I need to block some app access on Android. I need to block the user from making calls, sending sms, using the Android Market, using Gmail and several other apps. As I see it there are two options: 1 - Uninstalling default apps with "Titanium Backup" and If need to use this device to do calls again I will reinstall the original ROM or restore a Titanium Backup. 2 - Use a software with a ignore list and this software will kill all the ignored process(Backgronud, Foreground), and this software needs to use a adminitrator password for configuration. So does this software exists? Uninstalling is a good option? Are there other options?


GPS app to follow a prepared itinerary

I am preparing a 1-week bicycle trip. We can't use high-traffic roads, so I am preparing a quite complex route on small country roads, using Google Maps. With my phone saddled on my bicycle, is there a GPS app that will "guide" me using the itinerary I crafted? Turn-by-turn would be ideal, but just writing the itinerary as a map overlay would be better than nothing. Note: My phone is WiFi only so I will need an application that can cache a lot of maps, like AndNav2 or Maverick. Also, I am stuck with Android 1.5


Why have i received a message that wasnt sent from the said sender?

I received a message in error yesterday, i am using the Samsung Galaxy. It wasnt sent by my friend, who i was chatting with over sms at that time, but i still received it and it shows time of sending at that time itself. I believe had received the same message from my friend around 2 months back, it may be the same message. Has this happened with anyone else?


Why does HTC Incredible not update?

My HTC Incredible (Verizon) has tried to update to ~~either Ice Cream Sandwich (android 4.0.x) or just~~ build # 4.x ~~(I'm not sure which)~~ for the past two weeks or so. Either way, it has not been succesful. Sometimes I'll get a notification telling me that the update has been downloaded, and asks me whether I wan't to reboot to install. I tried that a bunch of times, but neither time did it even shut down after the ten second delay/grace period. Once I tried going to Settings > About Phone > System updates, and downloaded the update and tried to install, but the same thing happened: ten second countdown, then nothing. Now, the notification never pops up, and Settings > About Phone > System updates indicates that no new updates are out. What's happening? Thanks!


Phone doesn't ring or show missed call, later a voicemail appears

I have an AT&T Samsung Galaxy 2 and have had a sporadic problem: A person calls me, my phone doesn't ring, kicks them over to voice mail, doesn't show as a missed call, and then the voice mail shows up on my phone as much as an hour later. I have tested this from my land line and sometimes the phone does everything it's supposed to and other times doesn't ring and doesn't log a missed call but records a voice mail.


How do I run an application on my phone from my PC?

I have a phone with a touch-screen malfunction, I want to run applications on it from my computer, connected by USB. Is that possible? I've tried applications like http://mymobiler.com, but that has failed me (I can see the screen, it's not responsive). Sadly, I have ADB turned off, so I cannot use applications like the android screencast, or DroidExplorer.


How do I reset the fade effect on ICS?

I recently installed ICS on my Samsung Galaxy Ace and I have accidentally enabled the fade effect throughout the phone, but now I cannot find the setting that I changed. I don't want to perform a factory reset. Does anyone know how to reset this fade effect on ICS? The effect is being applied throughout the phone, while displaying system popups, pressing menu buttons etc.


Set a particular browser as "always"

I have Galaxy Nexus with JB. I got stock browser on it and Chrome and I also installed Firefox just to keep it there since I'm a developer and I can test stuff on all three. But the question I'm having is, what happens if I set a particular browser as "always" when it asks me which one I'd like to use? I keep pressing "just once" because I don't know hot would I change it later if I desire to do so?   1. Is it possible to change/reset this later? How?   2. Does "always" set it as default just for that particular app that's redirecting to browser or does it set OS-wide?


Shortcut/Widget to set a reminder in Google Now

I use Google Now to set reminders quite often. At times when I'd rather not be talking at my phone to add a reminder, I wish I could have a button on my homescreen that would take me straight to the Add Reminder card. I just found out about the "Set Reminder" option in Google Now's quick settings panel. It's much quicker than typing out "add reminder" in the search bar. But still, having a shortcut to that "add reminder card", or a widget which would add reminders from the homescreen would be pretty advantageous (I would probably prefer a shortcut). I've tried using a few of the Google Search app's activities, but none seem to take my straight to the add reminder card. Any ideas?


Bug Report and Power-Bug Report Functions not working on Nexus 7 Android 4.3

I need to gather log info for QA testing. The settings menu "Bug Report" and the power menu "Bug Report" functions don't work for me on my Nexus 7 running Jellybean 4.3 (don't know if it ever worked because I just found out about the function). I get a popup saying "this will take a while..." and after that nothing. Scanning the file system, I don't see anything that looks like a screen capture and no mail is sent out. (I can't get the magic {power/sound up/sound down} button combo to work either). The only way I can collect app logging info is by tethering the nexus 7 and using ADB. ANy idea how to get the new bug report mechanism working or why its not working would be appreciated.


Samsung Galaxy S4 USB Not Recognized by Windows 7

When I connect my Samsung Galaxy S4 (Verizon) with a USB cable to my work PC that is running Windows 7, my work PC recognizes it immediately. I see all my pictures, music, etc. When I connect my phone to my home PC which is also running Windows 7, I get a device named "CD Drive (F:) Verizon Mobile". I see a very short list of folders and files that includes a USB driver (with an autorun) and a few Mac OS folders in it. In Device Manager, this shows up under DVD/CD-ROM drives" with a driver named "SAMSUNG File-Stor Gadget USB Device". After a few seconds of looking at these files, Windows removes the device and replaces it with one labeled "SCH-I545". Clicking on SCH-I545, there are no files visible. I have many files and photos on my phone, but I can't see any of them in Explorer. If I right-click SCH-I545 and get Proeprties, I see a battery level, but nothing else. Opening Device Manager, I see SCH-I545 in the list of portable devices. The manufacturer of this driver is Microsoft. I have tried uninstalling the driver, unplugging the phone, and plugging it back in, but the same thing happens. I have tried downloading and installing the USB driver from the Samsung site, but the same thing happens. I have managed to get Samsung Link working to load some files onto my phone, but I would much rather use a file copy mechanism. Does anyone have an idea of how I can get my home PC to recognize the phone and let me copy files to and from it?


ART internal storage problm

Using my moto e in Art mode and my internal memory is totally consumed will I get my internal memory if I switch again to dalvik?


How can I extend my Android's filesystem space with remote storage?

I have a 8GB Motorola Moto G from Republic Wireless, which means I have a little over 5GB of space that I can actually _use_. I have several VPSs and a dedicated server, and I was wondering, without rooting, is there any way I can mount a remote filesystem on my phone? I mean at the actual filesystem level, such as mounting a SSHFS or NFS share at example.com to /pathhere or something of that sort. I have unlimited 3G access, and area-wide WiFi, but my IP address may change often. Any suggestions?


Filesystem format used for SD Card by Galaxy S3

When I remove the SD Card that was formatted by my Galaxy S3 from it and put it in a MacBook, `fdisk` shows its sole partition as having partition ID `0C`, indicating that it is a Fat32 LBA partition. However, OSX is unable to mount it, and Ubuntu appears to be mounting it as an exFAT partition. What is the filesystem used on this partition? Could a discrepancy between the partition ID and the filesystem used on the partition be preventing OSX from mounting the partition?


Samsung Galaxy Note does not boot after ICS update

I've just installed Android 4.0.3 ICS onto my Samsung Galaxy Note with 2.3.6. The installation was done by wifi via official installer. I did not download anything specifically, just got a popup with something like "Do you want to upgrade to 4.0.3?" After answering 'yes', it downloaded some files over wifi, and restarted the phone. But the restart didn't go well. I can see the initial Samsung animation, but after that the text "Samsung" keeps flashing in the center of the screen and nothing happens. I left it for a couple of hours - no changes. I tried rebooting and even remove battery - the same thing, it does not boot. I have never rooted the device or replaced the ROM. What can I do? How can I enter recovery mode or something? I tried to enter safe mode by tapping menu button while booting - didn't work.


Add Android device to Windows Network - dns lookup

I'm running android-x86 on vbox in a windows domain. From the android device I can ping windows computers on the network using their dns names. However I can't ping the android device. I'm not sure how to generate a dns record for the android device in the dns server. The android device can access the dns server - for ping, and for nslookup for other machines on the network so the android device is aware of the dns server. The android-x86 port doesn't seem to have the conventional files that other linux ports have - hostnames, for example, so I'm not sure where to go next. I'd like to access the android device from other window machines on the network using a name rather than ip address.


Download Photosphere images

I have Google Cardboard which works great with Photosphere. I've created a few of my own, but I'd really like to get some spectacular images (e.g. Times Square, Grand Canyon etc) to install on my phone to demonstrate to people. I have found Photosphere images online, but they are only viewable online - is there a way to download these images** so they can be viewed as photosphere images on my Android phone ? ** Assuming of course that appropriate license allows me to download a copy.


phone whilstles or bell rings: sounds on Samsung Galaxy S3

I have two very basic questions about my Samsung Galaxy S3 phone. In its default configuration:   1. Every now and then the phone whistles. (a) What does this mean? (b) How do I change this or turn it off permanently?   2. A few months ago the operating system did an OTA (over-the-air) update. Now every now and then, besides this whistling, I also hear a bicycle bell ringing. (a) What does this mean and how does this differ from the whistling, that is, how is the information conveyed by the whistling different by the information conveyed by the bicycle bell ringing? (b) How do I change this sound or turn it off altogether permanently? Thanks.


Nexus 4 - suddenly lost access to all Google sites

Nexus 4, stock 4.3, rooted. WiFi only for data, strong signal Suddenly today, for no apparent reason, every app requiring access to a Google site stopped working: Google Now gives "Network error" Google Chrome gives "This webpage is not available" for any Google url, but works fine for any other url Android Weather sits on "Updating" Finance gives "Error. Network connection unavailable" Google Maps gives blank screen Play Store gives "Server Error" The one exception to this is that Firefox can access any Google url, no problem. All other apps accessing the internet work fine. I have tried rebooting - no effect. Anyone have any ideas how to solve this problem. Thank you.


Nexus 7 Stuck on X: Can a backup be done using the .sh file?

**My Situation** My Nexus 7 2013 won't start up. It gets stuck on the X screen. Since there are pictures on it from my vacation, I would like to get them off before I attempt a factory reset. Unfortunately the tablet died on the flight back from Italy and I only had half of them backed up. **My Potential Solution** After digging through some possibilities of how to do this, I would like to know if some sort of backup or file pull command can be inserted into the install-recovery.sh that is in update packages. **Background why am asking this question** My bootloader is locked. Unlocking it will do a factory reset which would wipe out my pictures. USB debugging is off so various other options are not available. I have successfully installed the nexus toolkit and can upload and install update packages using the adb sideload function. These update packages contain various scripts that run. A script I found in the update zip file is called install-recovery.sh. This looks to be some sort of UNIX script. I really don't know anything about android programming but I do know there are adb commands such as adb backup and pull. Could these commands or equivalent commands be inserted in to the sh file so they run as part of the update? What language are these files written in? Are there other scripts I should look at or better ways to accomplish a backup? I've been trying to figure this out for a couple weeks and I'm stuck now so any help would be greatly appreciated.


s4 mini SD card makes battery drains fast?

I have inserted a 8GB SD Card in my S4 mini i9190 and since then only GPS enabled my phone loss abt 5% per hour battery. For me it is a big shock to only last a day at best as usually my old phone which is way smaller last for 2 days on battery...really awful but if I remove the SD Card and use the replacement battery got from MPJ, the battery life is awesome. Is the SD Card fautly or something wrong with my phone??


Keyboard not coming up

I have a rooted LG P500 running 2.3.3. It has stock a Android keyboard, a LG keyboard and a Swype keyboard (latest version). Swype is set as default. I have been using this ROM and this keyboard settings without any tweaking for almost an year and suddenly today morning the swype keyboard did not slide up when I touched the EditText box where I am supposed to type a reply to a message. Perplexed I tried touching controls of various application that would normally show up the keyboard and the keyboard did not slide up at all. At times Swype will take long time to popup and hence by a long press I changed the default Input Method Editor (IME) to standard Android keyboard in one attempt and to LG keyboard in another attempt. In spite of the change, restart keyboard does not slide up in any app. With Link2SD, I even tried to clear the cache and data of Android, LG and Swype keyboard and none helped. Without a keyboard, it becomes almost impossible to do any normal operation, leave alone diagnosis. Google search didn't help much. With my patience running out, I plan to factory reset the phone (or restore a nandroid backup) by end of today. I suspect it is not the keyboard (i.e the APK of the keyboard) that causes this trouble, but rather it should be the software component that switches or invokes the keyboard. Please share if anyone have any better ideas to diagnose or to solve the issue.


Various Stutterings on Samsung Galaxy Nexus

So I've had my Samsung Galaxy Nexus for a while now, round about a year, and it has this odd set of problems where some of the core functions of the OS stutter. What do I mean by this? The most egregious and obvious example is while typing, occasionally my keyboard will find it pertinent to, without prompting, close about 95% of the way, stall, then open and close in quick succession many times in an unpredictable fashion. This makes typing very difficult as when I go to type, the phone will sometimes make it impossible to access the keyboard. While it does this odd stutter, the normal "back" button shows the "close keyboard" icon. When tapped, the keyboard will continue its stuttering until it realizes I wanted it to close, when it closes. I've tried reinstalling the keyboard, resetting the phone to factory settings, and different keyboards like swiftkey. Along with this keyboard malfunction is the unfortunate glitch in the phone itself, where if it feels like it, the phone will mute and unmute so fast that neither me nor the person on the other end can make out what the other is saying. More recently some of the system sounds, such as notifications, have begun stuttering. In what sounds like a failure to buffer the sounds before playing them, it sounds like a skipping record player. The reason I'm saying all of these in the same post is that I suspect my OS is to blame. One remedy that may or may not work (extensive testing not yet completed) is to make sure there are no finger smudges on the screen. My screen is in tact but has a very small scratch about half an inch long in the middle. I'd appreciate if anyone could point me in the right direction; either to reinstalling my OS from scratch or towards a new phone. Thanks in advance.


How to change my Google+ connection in "Me" contacts

When I set up the social connection in Me I picked the Google+ account that I share with my spouse. How do I change it to my own google+ account. In messaging, it picking up the photo of the two of us from our shared Google+ account. I want it to pick up the photo from my personal google+ account. Thanks.


LG G2 debugging mode on Android Studio (Windows)

I have up to now done:   * set the phone in debugging mode (seven taps)   * enabled debugging mode   * loaded the missing drivers in windows (from the phone) (Win7)   * tried different USB modes (MTP and Internett-share) I can still not see the phone in the ADB window in Android Studio (3.6 as of today). And I have read this post several times: 54806 Any help will be most welcomed!


Resize screen for Dead touch zone

I have Star N7189 (5.5") with the lower zone of touch screen dead ![Dead zone](http://i.stack.imgur.com/PKBfk.png) The menu and back buttons don't work,but the physical home button works. I tried to press hard on the edges of the screen, I tried to apply a twist from the short sides as if it were nothing but a wet towel. I did the hard reset but it did not work. Sometimes pressing dead area, the phone takes it as menu button As well as replacing the screen what other methods can I try? Is there any app, launcher or trick to resize the screen usable only to the working area? P.S. a few hours after leaving it in airplane mode suddenly the touch had this problem but I do not remember if I inadvertently placed something heavy in that area of the cell.


How to install custom firmware on HTC Desire A8181?

I have an HTC Desire A8181 with Android 2.3.3, browser version WebKit/533.1. I want to install new custom firmware on my phone. How can I do this? What tools do I need?